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This thread is for discussion of this week's Building on a Budget, which goes live Wednesday morning on magicthegathering.com.
I was thinking, with this being WB, you could probably throw in Sorin, Lord of Innistrad. With Mentor of the meek, his + ability would get you an extra card each turn.
Yeah, Aligarius. Budget decks love brand new $30+ planeswalkers.
another decent way to make it standard and cut another rare would be skinwings over those swords
I think Painsmith needs to be in this decks. Combo's deathtouch with mortarpod as well as adding a large power boost with all those extra cards you're drawing.
Is it just me or does it seem like quite the play error from UB Zombies dude to attack with both his Geralf's Messengers? I mean, if he only attacks with one of them, he actually forces Jacob to burn his Spellbomb on only one Messenger, which should be better for him.
Nice deck
i think Worldslayer would be funny, and Infiltration Lens might be a a nice way to replace the sword or try the need-a-lot-of-mana Argentum Armor, and Elbrus, the Binding Blade is another funny one (but a little expensive) Doom Blade could replace dismember, but i dont think thats the right call.
I'd be none too amused if someone brought this deck to a Casual game.
Blah blah casual doesn't mean anything blah.
Chances are he just forgot that Sword of Vengeance isn't in M12 until the last minute.
@Qmark: yes, Paradise Mantle would be hilarious here.
@Minus_Prime: I think Aligarius meant "If you're lucky enough to have this, put it in." @aquariansword: I don't think that Skinwing is an efficient use of mana even in this deck. It's 4 mana for a 2/2 flier that w/o puresteel has no application, since the equip cost puts you out an entire turn.
@DeEer: Infiltration Lens is good, and the curve is faster for it. More cards are good. You have to equip it to a Ghoultree type card-something that can survive a block, doesn't have too much effect if chumped, and will put on the hurt if they leave it unblocked. Essentially, force them to block. I've been trying to fit it into my self-mill deck for a while now, since it seriously lacks card draw.
EDIT: Strata Scythe in SB for matchups against WW/Mirror/anything that shares a color with you is BRUTAL. It turns anything into something that must be killed NOW.
Dispatch should be great in here. If not for budget purposes Mox Opal might play a part as well. Other equipment uses for cheap could be Silver-Inlaid Dagger and Butcher's Cleaver
Honestly, i think the biggest reason to run black is Painsmith . Helps turn all your measly artifacts into actual damage, gives you more beats, bodies, long game, and bait removal.
Against a green deck sideboarding art removal or that new card that destroys all artifacts, wouldn't that neuter this deck idea? and it's not that uncommon given puresteel is still in some metagames and swords etc. I do like the idea of trepanation blade though you lose the vigilance side. maybe some extra accorders shield or avacyn's collar. then again a good 1 or 2 off batterskull would be an nice addition if you can get them.
W/U just gives you so much more reach and inevitability with this deck though. You get Moorland Haunt , Trinket Mage , and counterspells to help stop wraths from ruining you. The W/U version of this deck literally turns every single card into a cantrip, and it just gets completely demoralizing to play against.
Mox Opal does, indeed, help this deck by miles. But this is a budget column, so whatever. I also have no idea why this deck isn't running Silver-Inlaid Dagger , which is a complete beating. That card is absurd even if there are no other humans in the deck. I hear an endless supply of 3/1 flyers is pretty silly.
Jacob, I feel like you missed the best reason to play black: Vault of the Archangel. When you get Paladin with metalcraft, a Mortarpod, and a pile of tokens together, the Vault just makes good things happen.
Your best replacement for Sword of Vengeance is Piston Sledge. The enters-play equip is great, and the paladin offsets its regular equip cost. If you need to sacrifice an artifact, you can usually get rid of an extra Mortarpod (you don't usually need more than 1 at a time). I'd rather play a set of Dispatch instead of the current 6 removals. It's just generally better, especially for cleaning up zombies, undying creatures, anti-aggro monsters like Wurmcoil Engine, and vs. reanimator decks. Also, cutting a couple removal spells frees up some space for Vault Skirge, which is a really useful roleplayer for Puresteel Decks, and probably needs to be a 4-of. The skirge swings equipment really well, it's immune to Doom Blade and Go for the Throat, and it helps set up metalcraft. To fit the full set of Vault Skirge, you could cut a Mentor of the Meek and the maindeck spellbomb.I don't think you ever need more than 1 Mentor of the Meek at a time, so 3 is probably enough. With the spellbomb, you cut a 1 or 2 mana cantrip that might be useful sometimes for a 1 or 2 mana creature that's useful most of the time. Etched Champion is an upgrade over Bloodline Keeper. The Champion is another metalcraft enabler, it's easier to cast since it's cheaper and doesn't need double black, and it's really tough for most other decks to deal with. On top of that, the Champion is a couple bucks cheaper (~$5, vs $7 for Bloodline Keeper). Cutting the black removal cards and Keepers also lets you cut swamps so you can fit in the Vaults. I also really like Celestial Purge and Timely Reinforcements vs. casual decks, since there are plenty of aggressive red and/or black based decks right now. So, if I were going to play this deck, it'd probably look more like this: 24 Lands: 4 Isolated Chapel 4 Evolving Wilds 3 Vault of the Archangel 2 Swamp 11 Plains 14 Creatures: 4 Vault Skirge 4 Puresteel Paladin 3 Etched Champion 3 Mentor of the Meek 22 Other Spells: 4 Dispatch 4 Flayer Husk 1 Faith's Shield 4 Mortar Pod 1 Swiftfoot Boots 4 Piston Sledge 4 Lingering Souls Sideboard: 3 Nihil Spellbomb 2 Sylvok Lifestaff 3 Celestial Purge 3 Revoke Existence 2 Timely Reinforcements 2 Gruesome Discovery Faith's Shield and Swiftfoot boots might be too cute; they might be better off as Silver-Inlaid Daggers. Might be worth -1 Piston Sledge, +1 Dagger too. tl;dr - I like Puresteel Paladin and Vault of the Archangel.
Ugh, why do you guys always have to hate on JVL so much? I like his articles a lot more than any of the previous authors. In fact, it seems like he's trying to cater more to the really budget players lately, which should make a lot of you happy. Personally, I prefer the higher budget decks.
i was thinking about a modern deck with:
Spellweaver Helix Flame Jab Secrets of the Dead Choice of Damnations Raven's Crime anyone nice suggetstions?
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Time to open up Evernote and give you a rundown of all the happenings of Day 2 at the 2012 Avvocating Conference. It's hard to know where to being. The amount of information that was disseminated today will likely take a while to digest. The quality of speakers and presenters at the conference (sans myself) was nothing other than top notch. I am really impressed with the people that Avvo brought in for this particular conference. So, without further adieu, here are some of my notes from today's proceedings.
Josh King (@joshuamking) is General Counsel for Avvo. Of all the presenters, I think Josh did the most to assuage concerns that lawyers have about using social media as marketing tools. The key take away from Josh's presentation was "Attorney advertising rules apply to advertising, not to posts or information about attorneys." Josh pointed out four areas of potential concern: (1) testimonials; (2) client solicitation; (3) promising results; and (4) bureaucratic requirements. Testimonials are in their early stages and various bar organizations are trying to figure out how to deal with them. Bottom line, you really don't need to worry about them (unless you have a specific bar rule prohibiting them). But client solicitation was an interesting discussion.
Josh and I spoke after his presentation and I agree with him–the in-person solicitation rules are designed to prevent lawyers from pitching clients on the spot–essentially, situations where the potential client has no choice but to respond. Since us crafty and charismatic lawyers work all sorts of magic, obviously in-person solicitation is problematic because no one can resist us. I agree that bar organizations will have a hard time applying these "in-person" solicitation rules to social media discussions. After all, the potential client can simply stop participating in the conversation. Our wily ways don't work over the Interwebs. A few other tips from a presentation designed to make lawyers more comfortable with social media and the review process:
- State bars can only regulate commercial speech. Definition of commercial speech: "that which does not more than propose a commercial transaction." Even then, the regulation on commercial speech must be narrowly tailored and advance a government interest.
- Don't overstate your qualifications. Don't lie. If you are going to talk about your cases, do it in a way that does not imply future results.
- Always be professional.
Follow these tips and it is unlikely that you will ever have any problem with your local bar. If you do, call Josh (and he'll solve it haha). Always remember that clients can say whatever they want–a client testimonial is not an advertisement.
Sachia Bhatia (@sachbhat), Director of Product Management at Avvo, discussed four basic things that every Avvo user should do and then identified three new opportunities to take advantage of. First, the four necessities: (1) Keep your profile up to date–there are few things worse than an outdated, stale profile. (2) Solicit reviews from current and past clients–these reviews are important to your Avvo ranking and also have impact in search engine results. (3) Build out your endorsement network. Find attorneys you can legitimately endorse and request legitimate endorsements in return–the "I endorse this lawyer" line simply doesn't cut it anymore. Endorsements need to be detailed and descriptive. (4) Answer questions to showcase expertise. Again, answering questions on Avvo helps your Avvo score and it also increases your exposure by exponential factors. Not all of us can be level 20 contributors (some of us have to actually bill hours after all–I'm only a level 10 contributor and no, I don't have an Avvo rating of 10–who can fix that for me?). But answer questions when you can. Subscribe to immediate email updates for questions in your practice areas and your localities so that you can be a first responder. This will be more important as Avvo rolls out some new features.
Sachia also discussed three "new" opportunities that more Avvo lawyers should be using: (1) Avvo on the go–start getting Avvo updates wherever you are (see the discussion above about "immediate" subscriptions to questions); (2) Bring Avvo Home–make sure that all of the work you do on Avvo and other sites, such as answering questions or publishing guides, pushes users back to your Core Web Presence. Use Avvo to help bring your potential clients to your home turf; and (3) Bring answers back to your site. This is something I plan on implementing immediately. When you answer a question on Avvo, publish that question and answer on your own site. Increase your footprint and show the visitors to your homepage the knowledge you have (and hopefully answer some of their questions along the way).
Panel Discussion: Kelly H. Zinser (@kellyzinser), Linda M. Callahan (@DUIAttyCallahan), Peter Gonzalez (linkedin.com/in/peterjgonzales), Rich Sierra (businesslawyer.biz). As was the case yesterday, it was hard to take notes on the panel discussion–to much conversation going back and forth. The panel continued on the theme established by Sachia and discussed how to best use Avvo and how it was working in their respective practices. I hope the panel discussions make their way onto a Avvo / Lawyernomics video post. The information exchanged in the panels was invaluable.
Ari Kaplan (@AriKaplan), President/Owner of Ari Kaplan Advisors. Ari's presentation was one of my favorites. His creativity in building networks and a working referral base is unmatched. He spent most of his time focusing on how you should be making efforts to help your network increase their personal business and success. For example, Ari scours the web, including sites such as http://www.helpareporterout.com, and then forwards links to those in his network to follow up on. "Self promotion has very little to do with promoting yourself. It really has to do with helping to promote others." Absolutely brilliant.
He is creating an extremely loyal network by helping his network succeed. His focus is on his connections, not himself. And my personal favorite tip was to do quick video interviews with "important" people as an icebreaker or a way to open that networking door. I was really impressed by this idea. I think it is brilliant. So I went "Ari" on "Ari" and here is the result (it will play upright, I promise):
Thanks for the interview Ari. Hopefully it will be the first of many more. For whatever reason, this really resonated with me. What a great way to build a network, especially with those who otherwise might not give you the time of day. I was so impressed, I got Ari's book.
Vanessa Fox (@vanessafox) is a search guru. While her presentation was entitled "Marketing in the Age of Google," it quickly became apparent that the subject de jure was "How do I convince people to hire me." According to Vanessa, "Search is valuable for figuring out what people really want." And figuring out what people want is extremely important because these three steps are necessary to convince people to hire you:
- Know who your audience is.
- Know where your audience is.
- Know what your audience wants.
Figure out what your audience is searching for and make sure that you are found there. Speak their language. Enough with the "Environmental Remediation Litigation Specialist." How about "environmental cleanup lawyer" or some other layman term that might actually get searched. "Remember to talk about things in the same way that your audience talks about them." Also remember that SEO "is about solving people's problems."
Two bits of invaluable advice: (1) Every page of your site is the home page–you never know where a user is going to land so make sure your important information is available on all of your pages; (2) How to rank well in search engines: Have great content that people love.
Mark Kelly (@chair10 / @mkelly7777), President and Founder of Chair 10 Marketing. I am going to be honest here. Mark gave one of the best PPC presentations I have seen (and I have seen a lot). I've requested his slides and I am going to do a full post on PPC once I have a chance to distill all that information. If you missed Mark, you missed out. (I was also fortunate to have Mark help critique my "elevator pitch" at the Avvo social hour on Thursday night.) This is one bright, bright guy. A quick tip for now (and plenty to come later): "Make sure your page headings match your PPC or search terms; when someone searches a key phrase, they want to see that key phrase listed in the page's title so that they know that clicking the link will likely get them the information they want and need."
Duane Forrester (@duaneforrester / web: http://www.bing.com/webmaster). Look, when your web address is "Bing Webmaster," I'm pretty sure you are going to have some important things to say. Similar to Mike Blumenthal's presentation from Day 1, Duane presented explicit details about the Bing algorithm, particularly how Bing includes social media in its search rankings and results. It is too complex for me to describe here but how about some statistics:
- 1/4 searches deliver successful results.
- 42% of sessions require refining.
- 44% of sessions are lasting more than a day.
- 90% ask family / friends before making a decision.
- 80% will delay making a decision online.
- People use friends: 2.5x more of than city guides; 4x more often than online reviews; 10x more than check-in sites.
- 2nd most expensive area in your law firm (after payroll).
- Never ending process.
- Need to continually produce more and more leads.
- #1 reason you're not getting more referrals is lack of your clients' education. Failed to educate them what a good referral looks like.
- Explain why you value and depend on referrals.
- Explain what a great referral looks like.
- Explain how to make a referral to your office.
- Email?
- Phone?
- Lunch appointment?
- Explain how are you going to treat the referral.
- Explain what to tell referrals about you and your firm
- Explain what information they [your clients] can give:
- Business card
- White paper, special report, etc.
- #2 reason you're not getting more referrals is lack of client communication.
- One tip (very cost effective): newsletter.
- Keeps you connected
- Builds credibility
- Adds fresh content to your website
- Helps cross-market your services
- Generates more referrals
- Works 24/7
- Promote website and blog.
CPL (Cost Per Lead)
- How many leads are produced in a given time frame.
- How much money did the firm invest in marketing during the same time frame?
- Divide $$$ by # needs.
- Compare month v. quarter v. annual
- Running average
- How many clients retained during that time period.
- How much money did you invest in marketing during the same time frame.
- Divide $$$ by # clients.
- Compare month v. quarter v. annual
- Establishing a running average.
How much is each of your clients worth? Does the worth of your client justify the amount of money you are spending on obtaining leads that actually turn into clients? Although there is much, much more to Stephen's presentations (including a multi-day seminar put on by The Rainmaker Institute), here are some final parting thoughts on lead conversion:
Five stages of conversion:
- Number of leads in the top of the funnel.
- How many leads turn into appointments.
- How many appointments actually show up.
- Number of appointments sign up at the IC.
- Number of appointments who sign up later.
- Cloud Drives – Dropbox, Skydrive, GoogleDrive, Box
- Ultrabook – Samsung Series 9
- iAnnotate App
- Tripit.com – consolidate itineraries into one.
- Uber
- Dragon Dictation
- Bloomberg Law
- Pico Projector – small, battery powered projector
- Kindle Fire
- Lumosity.com
- Instapaper App
- ithoughts App (mind-mapping app)
- fastcase (legal research)
- Ruby Receptionists
- Square
- Evernote
- Penultimate App
- Unbounce.com
- Rocket Matter / Clio
- Jelly Fish Art
Avvocating 2012 – Day 1 Wrap Up
Here is a quick wrap up of some things I took away from the first day of Avvo's 2012 Avvocating Conference. First and foremost, Seattle is rainy. Second, there are a lot of people here who are a lot smarter than me. Here is a quick run down (and yes, for those of you who listened to my panel, I am using my jottings in Evernote to flesh this out):
Rich Barton (@Rich_Barton) is somewhat visionary. Consumers are empowered these days. They are also impatient and demanding. "42% of consumers surveyed indicated they would contact another service provider if they have not heard back within one hour." Not only are consumers empowered, they are using that power to review and rate nearly everything, including you, your abilities, your service, and your law firm. "If it can be reviewed, it will be reviewed." Rich's vision is obvious from has past and current endeavors: Expedia, Zillow, Glassdoor.com, Trover, Netflix, Nextdoor, Avvo, etc.
Mark Britton (@mark_britton) is extremely (extremely) impressive. Founder, CEO, and President of Avvo. Here are some highlights. Target three things: (1) your audience; (2) your time; and (3) and your spend. Having a strong Core Web Presence ("CWP") is essential. It doesn't have to be a $10,000 website–it can be a strong Avvo profile or a solid blog (like this one haha). But your CWP is imperative to your marketing efforts and ultimately your success. Everything should link back to your CWP. Looking forward, three things that are changing: (1) the social media opportunity; (2) the video opportunity; and (3) the mobile opportunity. "Video is changing everything" and, if you are forward thinking, you should be optimizing your web platforms for mobile devices. My favorite tidbits: (1) don't get wrapped around the "risk axle" and avoid potential opportunities. Write down all of the opportunities before you start looking for the risks and/or negatives; and (2) be proactive on Twitter–don't wait for consumers to come to you, go out and find there groups and become a part of their community.
Carolyn Elefant (@carolynelefant), author of MyShingle.com. Carolyn really hammered home the point of hyper-local practices and marketing. She is an expert (through experience) on developing a niche practice (and even a niche within that niche). When it comes to social media, offer things of value–things that other people value to the extent that they want to pass them along to their friends. She also suggests making basic legal forms free to your clients as a business development tool. The information is out there. Consumers will find it. They might as well get it from you so that you can offer up some value-added services to these same consumers.
Matt Homann (@MattHomann), founder of LexThink and the NonBillableHour.com blog spoke on retaining existing clients. Advice: just because you write it, tweet it, blog it, or post it, it doesn't mean that it matters or your clients care. Lawyers need to spend more time on improving their clients' service experience. Think about the stages of the "service experience." (What does the client see? What does the client hear? What does the client wonder? What will the client tell others?) Breed client loyalty by making your client smarter, more successful, and sexier. In my mind, the most valuable point he made is that you need to focus on your clients' "influencers." In other words, who (or what) influences your clients and their actions? Hone in on them and utilize them. Maybe this is where to target some of your marketing dollars. After all, these are the people that are really driving your clients' decisions.
Panel Discussion Moderated by Matt Homann: Mischelle Davis (@MischelleDavis), Kelly Phillips Erb (@taxgirl), Tyson B. Snow (yours truly, @tysonESQ), and Tim Flynn (@clarkstonlegal). Candidly, I was having too much fun participating in the panel presentation to provide much insight here. All of the panelists were great. Mischelle has me more interested in Facebook as a marketing platform. Kelly is simply brilliant, both in her approach to blogging and social media, as well as in life in general. Tim is a real world guy who is implementing all of these techniques and doing it successfully. His advice to "always remember you are a lawyer first" should not be ignored. I learned a lot from all of them. And Matt did a great job of moderating. For whoever was watching, feel free to give a panel summary in the comments.
Mike Blumenthal (@mblumenthal) is a Google / search engine guru. Mike is simply brilliant. I consider (or like to consider) myself a tech nerd. After all, I did pay my way through law school by running PPC search engines (back in the day of ah-ha! and Overture–even before Google Ads had hit the scene). But Mike blew me away with his presentation. I feel like I need copies of his slides so that I can study them for hours (in order to properly understand them). This guy knows search. His understanding is so deep that it can be difficult to comprehend. Google's search algorithm is extremely complex–Mike seems to know all about it. Follow this guy and you will learn a lot. A lot.
Now, two general observations. I am really, really impressed with Mark Britton. Whatever he is selling, I am buying. He is innovative, thoughtful, and quite charismatic. He cares about his product (Avvo) but he cares more about the users of Avvo and whether the product is resulting in success stories. Meeting and speaking at length with Mark will definitely be one of the highlights of this trip. He is one good guy.
Matt Homann is one of the best presenters I have ever seen. That guy is nails on stage. The combination of humor, entertainment, and quality content mixed with his presentation style and skills went unmatched. I would recommend him to any firm or organization looking for a consultant or a speaker for any event. This guy is legit. I can't wait to see him present again.
Finally, let me add that it was awesome to be associated with a group of so prominent, so successful people. I look up to and admire all of these people and it was a pleasure to share the stage with each of them. It was also fun to talk with Kevin O'Keefe off-stage (at length). Kevin and I have been Twitter friends for a long, long time.
Great first day. My apologies if I missed anything important. Feel free to contact me with any additions you think are warranted. Having written this up, I'm even more excited for Day 2!
Thanks Avvo for the opportunity and for putting on such a great presentation. As I come across other summaries, I will add links so you can get perspectives from others in attendance.
LexBlog / LXBN TV Interview Regarding Avvocating
Here is a brief interview I did in anticipation of Avvo's 2012 Avvocating Conference, which is coming up next week. I look pretty goofy on camera:
My thanks to Colin O'Keefe of LexBlog / LXBN TV for conducting the interview. I am looking forward to the conference and hope to see some of my readers there.
The Power of a Facebook Vanity URL!
In a world where social media "experts" are a dime a dozen and everyone is a marketing "professional" (or even better, a Twitter / Social Media / Technology "evangelist" — I love the evangelists) it is nice to come across actual useful tips that are easily implemented and yield results. (The only question is whether and why I would want to give these tips away haha.) Even better, how about something that is free.
I recently listensed to a presentation by Stephen Fairley, founder of the Rainmaker Institute (someone who actually is a "professional" and successful marketer) and picked up a tip on Facebook Pages and vanity URLs. The tip was, essentially, "if you don't have one, get one. In fact, get more than one."
I've never been a big fan of using Facebook as a marketing tool; of all the major social media outlets, it tended to fall towards the bottom of my list. But, after listening to Stephen's emphatic plea, I decided to give it a shot. I setup a page for "Utah Employment Lawyer". At first, it was just a random page with a random URL with basically no content. But once you get enough likes (25 or 30), Facebook will allow you to choose a "vanity" URL (assuming the URL you pick is available). And that is when you can really start to make things happen.
Back to the story. So, I invited a bunch of my friends, reached the "like" threshold, and chose "utahemploymentlawyer" as my vanity URL. In other words, http://facebook.com/utahemploymentlawyer will now take you to my fan page.
The search engine results, especially on Google, were almost immediate–and somewhat shocking. As you can see from the screenshot below, my Facebook page is an organic result on Google's first page for searches for "Utah Employment Lawyer". While there are several paid listings and SEO'ed sites ahead of mine, I am still on the first page, within days, for free–and by visiting my page, you will notice that I have done very little work (which will now change given my search engine positioning). Here is the proof:
Now, I am sure we all recognize that when someone is searching for a lawyer, they might not be interested in going to a Facebook page (as opposed to a law firm website). But people are also willing to click a few different links. And if your fan page contains adequate content and links back to your firm's website, you have built another "connection" to your practice. In this case, the result is very clear: "Utah Employment Lawyer" in big blue (or purple if you have visited the site) letters, on the first page of Google's results for a set of terms that are likely to be searched by someone who is looking for a utah employment lawyer. Plus, this is a great way of reminding your friends that you are someone that might be able to help them out if they need some legal advice.
So get to it. Just visit http://www.facebook.com/page and take a couple of minutes to setup a page. I am sure there is plenty you can do to dress up your fan pages (feel free to give me some suggestions in the comments). Suddenly, you have a new, free, marketing resource that took $0.00 out of your budget. And since you will be on Facebook anyway, feel free to like my Facebook Fan Pages:
For what it is worth, in the time it took to write this post, I setup a Fan Page for Social Media Esq., sent out "like" requests to all my friends (I wasn't shy about it) and received numerous "likes" within minutes. I then sent out a request over Twitter. From there, it only took an hour or two to get to the number of likes I needed to claim http://www.facebook.com/socialmediaesq
This is something you can do and you can do it quickly and easily. Regardless of what business you are in, I suggest you take a little time and do this. One of the best free marketing tips out there. Enjoy!
More Twitter Tips for Lawyers
Admit it. At least once a week you go to Google or Bing and search for "Twitter Tips for Lawyers". We all do it. And we all have our own tips. I recently elaborated on five of my more unique tips over at Avvo's Lawyernomics Blog. The five tips include:
- Length
- Attribution
- Adding Substance
- Frequency
- Repetition
You can read why I think these tips are important over at the post: Twitter Tips for Lawyers. Have your own tips? Add them to the comments section and I will be sure to add them to my list and likely include them in a future post.

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Mrs. Given takes lead in Coosa women's meet
Mrs. Hugh Given grabbed a stroke lead over a record field Tuesday in the annual Coosa Women's Association Medal Play Golf Tournament, at the end of the first 18 holes of the 54-hole meet.
Mrs. Given posted a net score of 72, including handicap to take a one-swing advantage over Mrs. Lance Wenham and Mrs. Jack Robbins, both with 72s, in a heated battle for the President's Cup.
A number of others are within reach of overtaking the pacesetters trailing by only a few strokes. They include Mrs.
H.A. Dewberry and Mrs. Lester Harbin, with 75s. In the 76 bracket are Mrs. George Dobbs and Mrs. George Home.
Mrs. Dave Metcalf posted a 77, and 78s were carded by Mrs. Roger Hackett and Mrs. M.A. Uram.
The remainder of the 20-player field and their net scores are: Mrs. Jack Runninger, 80; Miss Nell Wyatt and Mrs. Doc Blanchard, 81s; Mrs. R.A. Hall, 83; Mrs. James Salmon, 85; Mrs. Joe Helie, 86; Mrs. Gordon Lee Sullivan and Mrs. Doug Bagley, 89s; Mrs. H.E. Nichols, 92, and Mrs. Billy Huffman, 93.
Eighteen more holes are scheduled today, and the final 18 on Thursday. Tee time each day has been set at 9 a.m.
Medalist honors Tuesday went to Mrs. Given, and Mrs. Uram copped low-putt laurels with a 27 total. Awards go to the medalist and player with lowest number of putts each day of the tourney. In addition, the top three finishers at the end of the 54-hole meet will receive trophies. Presentation of the prizes will be made at a buffet dinner on May 2, with Coosa Club president W.A. Bethel awarding the President's Cup to the 1962 champion.
Sunday, May 20, 1962
Hoffa contends charge attempt 'to harass me'
NEWARK, N.J. (UPI) – Teamsters Union president James R. Hoffa Saturday told newsmen a federal indictment accusing him of accepting more than a million dollars from a transport firm was "just an attempt to harass" me.
He said he had no comment on an assault suit filed against him by James Baron, 59, a Teamsters field director, "except to say that when we go into court we will have our own witnesses and our own story will be told."
Hoffa spoke here to 1,200 members of the ladies' auxiliary of the New Jersey Teamsters drive for Democratic – Republican independent voter education.
Following a 15-minute speech to the women in which he urged them to stick up for the rights of labor, he held a news conference.
"The suit (indictment) against me is part of the Kennedy task of harassing me at every available opportunity and getting me to the courts at every available opportunity," Hoffa said.
"The Kennedys think that the way to break me is to have me spend lots of money in litigation. For seven years the government has been trying to break me, and they haven't been able to do it yet. This is just another of their attempts."
Hoffa pleaded innocent Friday to charges of violating the Taft-Hartley Law and collecting some $1 million illegally. The two-count indictment involved payment through an auto transport firm incorporated in Nashville, Tenn.
If convicted Hoffa could receive a one-year prison sentence and be fined $10,000 on both counts.
The indictment charges Hoffa and a former Teamsters vice president, the late Owen Brennan, received $1,009,057 from Commercial Carriers Inc. of Detroit, Mich., through their Tennessee firm, Test Fleet Corp., the stock of which had been transferred by Commercial Carriers to Mrs. Hoffa and Mrs. Brennan under their maiden names.
Monday, May 21, 1962
'Heat wave' continues with 90-plus readings
The "tropical heat wave" continued to scorch the Rome area with another 90-degree-plus reading forecast today an Tuesday.
Although it felt hotter to most folks, the official reading Sunday was a sultry 95 degrees, which tied the all-time record reading for May 20. It was due to reach that mark again today and go up to 94 on Tuesday.
The only relief in sight is the possibility of scattered afternoon thundershowers, but even that is not definite. Rainfall is running about two inches below normal.
It's been 90 or better nine out of the last 10 days. The only break came on May 15 when the thermometer c limbed no higher than 88 degrees.
Meanwhile, over the rest of the nation, thunderstorms splashed portions of the country from New England to Texas early today. Mountain regions of the West were sprinkled with snow.
More than four inches of rain drenched Harian, Iowa, during the night, as the heaviest of spring storms lashed parts of the Midwest and Great Plains.
The downpours came on the heels of tornadoes, which hit Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. A tornado near Belvedere, Kan., damaged buildings on about 50 farms, ripped off roofs and tore down telephone lines. Another twister touched ground near Gypsum, Kan.
Three tornadoes, golf-ball size hail and heavy rain swept West Texas. One tornado smashed a barn and other farm buildings near Shamrock, while another broke power lines south of Vernon.
Heavy thunderstorms pelted Oklahoma, and the Weather Bureau said two funnel clouds touched down near Frederick and Duncan in the southwestern part of the state.
No relief from record-breaking heat was in store for Dixie. A 99-degree reading at Mobile, Ala., Sunday broke a 1905 record for the date, while Richmond's high of 95 missed the record by one point.
Almost two weeks of dry weather in the 90s has damaged strawberry crops and has delayed tobacco planting in Tennessee. Alabama and Georgia crops have been hurt.
Thursday, May 24, 1962
Cherokee Ranch Rodeo sets three-day show
CEDARTOWN – The Polk County Mounted Sheriff's Posse will present the Cherokee Ranch Rodeo in three performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the posse grounds on East Queen Street.
The show will be staged by Texas and Oklahoma road stars and consists of Brahma bull riding, horse roping, trick and fancy horse riding, Roman riding, trained force and jumping horse acts, plus other special events.
Featured will be such rodeo performers as Barry Brown, Slim Riddle, Ray Bourne, Bruce Watley and Miss Pee Wee Cobb, trick rider and roper who competes with Ralph Clark.
Bob Cobb will present and exhibition with the Australian bullwhip. A special attraction for the kids will be "Old Skunkfoot" and his little mule "Tickle Britches."
The show will run for an hour and 45 minutes, featuring all professional talent. Proceeds of the event will be used to develop a permanent ring and training ground for young riders in Polk County.


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I felt it sometime last Tuesday night around 9pm CST. I heard it was felt in all 50 states though, not just 10. I believe mass devastation is expected and ultimate cries of, "What happened?".
It´s getting closer to December 21, 2012 ... the "end date."Superstorm, tremors, etc.
Gee, that´s funny #1. I felt that one too and I´m all the way out in Southern California. The only thing is it was a 9.1 on the Richter scale at my place.
Must have been caused by that mid western friggin frackin`....
LOL, I figure that would be the first thing people would say, so I checked drillinghead.com´s USA rig list, and there are no rigs listed as drilling in that area.
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England will face the Azzurri in Rome on Saturday for the second round of an RBS Six Nations campaign that opened with a 13-6 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield.
Spearheading Italy's assault at the Stadio Olimpico will be Parisse, their talismanic skipper who Palmer believes grows in stature every time he steps into the Test arena.
"Sergio Parisse is a high-quality player," he said. "He's a very good athlete, very powerful and combines that with being very skilful.
"He has a high work-rate, so he has everything you need to be a top player.
"It seems as though he raises his game every time he plays for Italy.
"He often plays well for Stade, but not quite as consistently well as he does for Italy.
"He's the captain, it's a big responsibility for him and he rises to the challenge. He delivers every time he plays for them."
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Mercer University, Stetson University to join Pioneer Football League
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Morehead State's Phil Simms to be Inducted in Kentucky Hall of Fame
Former Morehead State University Eagle football player Phil Simms will be inducted in the 2011 class of the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame on Friday, June 24.
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Players Dexter Coakley of Appalachian State and Charles Haley of James Madison, and coaches Mike Kelly of Dayton and Mike Favor of North Dakota State headline this year's inductee class.
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Coakley, five others head into SoCon Hall
Former Appalachian State and Wando High School football standout and Dexter Coakley headlines a class of six that will be inducted into the Southern Conference hall of fame.
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Columnist: Trust in federal government falls to 28 percent • Fred Johnson
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:54.A Pew Research Center Survey reveals that public trust in local government is 63 percent and their opinion of their state government rose 5 percent this year to 57 percent. But the public's trust in the federal government fell five points this year to a record low of 28 percent.
One sign of how bad the perception of the federal government has become is that even the mainstream media is beginning to ask embarrassing questions about the Benghazi Cover-Up. The congressional testimony of state department whistle blowers last week was riveting. Peter Wehner describes the Benghazi scandal in Commentary magazine as Barack Obama's "Tower of Fabrications," ABC News reported that they obtained 12 different versions of the now discredited Benghazi talking points that show they were extensively edited as they evolved from the drafts first written entirely by the CIA to the final version distributed to Congress and to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice before she appeared on five talk shows the Sunday after that attack.
On top of the Benghazi cover up, an IRS scandal emerged when the IRS official in charge of overseeing tax-exempt groups, acknowledged that the agency had targeted for special review groups promoting limited government and issued an apology. The extra IRS scrutiny was given to organizations seeking tax-exempt status if they had "tea party" or "patriot" in their name.
That story developed legs when it was revealed that IRS officials knew of the targeting of the groups as early as June 2011, nine months before the agency's head told lawmakers it wasn't occurring. The scandal has also spread to include not only Tea Party organizations, but the IRS also targeted pro-Israel groups and groups making statements that "criticize how the country is being run" and those that were involved in educating Americans "on the Constitution and Bill of Rights."
Perverse incentives promote disasters • Greg Morin
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:53.In the wake of any industrial accident there follows a predictable chorus of pundits lamenting "market failure" in order to justify further interference of the state into every facet of business function. On the surface this might sound plausible, surely we need Big Brother looking over our employer's shoulder to make sure everything is safe, right? The only problem with this narrative is that the pundits tend to conveniently omit the crucial fact that such disasters happened on the watch of government. There is no place in the world immune to at least some level of government oversight related to safety. Even in Bangladesh where there has been a recent spate of factory fires and building collapses they at least had building codes even if they weren't followed. And there in lies the rub. The people entrust their government with the task of ensuring their safety (a dubious decision at best) but when that same government fails to adequately carry out that mandate and such failure is the proximate cause of some disaster oddly blame is 100 percent shouldered by the regulated entity rather than the regulator. If you had a jail in your community that routinely had prisoners escaping and killing people it seems like at some point the people running the prison should share in the culpability.
So whether it is financial misdeeds on Wallstreet, a factory explosion in West Texas, or a building collapse in Bangladesh, we see the same failure of the state regulators to do their job. But the regulators are just employees, they can't be held personally liable. And their employer is the state, and the state can't be held liable. So where does that leave us? No one is responsible. What is the solution? Rub some bacon on it – err I mean throw some more money at it (youtube.com/watch?v=wSReSGe200A).
Container vegetables and fruits? Yes, yes, yes • Stephanie Hudak, gardening columnist
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:08.Big and small, long and short, skinny and fat, fruits and vegetables come in all sizes. There are so many cultivars on the market that your head will spin just reading the labels. Which ones do you want or need? Want is certainly different than need. If you have a couple acres of rich soil, lots of time on your hands to tend to this acreage and the desire to impress your friends and neighbors, you can pick anything you want. But if you only have a small raised bed or even a patio where you can set containers to grow a few cherished lovelies to honor your dinner plate, then you need to keep reading. There are so many "dwarf" varieties of vegetables or fruits that you don't need to be limited in what you put in your garden or containers.
While I was at the Madison Fest – what a gala event that was by the way – giving a talk on container gardening, folks asked me what vegetables they could grow in containers. They wanted to experience the great taste of fresh squash, eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes or even potatoes, but they only had a small plot of soil or several containers to devote to this desire. My friends, there are many options – you will just have to spend a little time seeking out these plants or their seeds.
What is at the top of your wish list? To be sure tomatoes will be there. I know a couple folks who can't eat a tomato but we will understand their dilemma and lovingly wish them well in life. Is there anything better than a fresh tomato on white bread smothered in mayonnaise? I can hear my doctor cringing at two of those options, but let's get back to the healthy part – the tomatoes.
Drugs • Nick Nunn, Nunn-Sense
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 19:36.One surefire way to get your name in – or at least near – the news is to something stupid while stoned.
...or while mentally disturbed.
It really doesn't matter to me.
As far as getting high goes, however, an apparently very normal thing to do while the brain is ridin' high is to go back to our hunter-and-gatherer roots, scavenging for a bite of whatever can be found in the vicinity.
For Jeffrey Wagner, 50-year-old resident of Louisville, Ky., the nearest nourishment turned out to be carpet lint.
Wagner – admittedly – smoked up his meth before entering a Burlington Coat Factory, where he proceeded to the shoe section (because everyone knows that's where the best lint lives), and went to town on the dust bunnies' leftovers.
According to WHAS 11, Wagner claimed that he was "eating sparkles."
In St. Petersburg, Fla., a short 900 miles away from Wagner, Jarvis Sutton was having similar difficulties but wasn't lucky enough to find himself in a retail store.
Stranded at home, Sutton decided to call up his local emergency dispatch to request a delivery of "Kool-Aid, burgers, and weed."
Yeah, that plan worked.
Instead, the officers made a delivery out of Sutton, taking him to the Pinellas County Jail.
Fortunately, however, Sutton was able to get a snack on the way to the lock-up by gnawing on the foam padding attached to the metal cage in the back of the cop car.
Drugs: your one-way ticket to Nunnsense.
Printed in the May 9, 2013 edition.
Putting the "new" in newspaper • (Yeah, I know how cheesy that was)
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 19:36.The look of this week's newspaper – and future issues of the Morgan County Citizen – is a direct result of what happens when Patrick sends Katie Walker and I to attend a design seminar.
I call it the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" effect. (Of course the daughter of a reading teacher coins the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" effect. If you haven't read this children's book, you should.)
Last month the brilliantly talented designer Katie – she's also the art director of our sister publication, Lake Oconee Living magazine – and I hauled ourselves to Columbus one morning to attend a Georgia Press Association-sponsored seminar by the god of newspaper design, Tim Harrower.
(To show you how much of a geek I am and how influential Mr. Harrower is in the newspaper world, I took my J-school text – purchased years ago for my Grady College design class at UGA – and had the man sign it. Yeah, I'm that girl.)
I woke at 4 a.m. to be at Katie's house by 6 a.m. so we could make it to Columbus around 9 a.m. A few coffee stops and one very sketchy bathroom break later, we found ourselves across the state, years from our days in the design lab at Grady, in a huge conference room at the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer listening, in awe, to the man that literally wrote the book on everything we know about design. (He's responsible for the look of The Oregonian; for more about him, if you're interested, see timharrower.com.)
We had to get over being star-struck real quick. The man that publications hire for design overhauls, Harrower was imparting some serious knowledge about not only print design, but also web design and applications.
We soaked it up and came back with way too many ideas. This week, though, we got to put the first of our ideas into action with a complete overhaul of the way our newspaper looks.
Columnist Greg Morin on "The Fallacy of Prevention" • Greg Morin
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 19:33.Gun Control Advocate: "We need more/better gun laws to eliminate gun violence."
Gun Rights Advocate: "Gun laws do not decrease gun violence because criminals do not follow the law."
Gun Control Advocate: "So we should just get rid of all laws because they fail to stop all crime?"
And that's where this little exchange usually ends. The gun right's advocate typically stutters through some non-sequitur argument that doesn't at all address the apparent "gotcha" from the now smug gun control advocate. Sadly courses on logic are no longer taught in our schools, because if they were, we would easily spot logical fallacies such as this one. This is an example of a false analogy or comparison, that is, assuming two things are equivalent and inferring they must share the same properties. Not all laws are the same.
Laws against violations of person or property (murder, rape, theft, etc.) are primary laws. Their sole function is punitive. They prescribe the consequences for violation of the law. If the consequences are severe enough there may be a small preventive tendency but overall people breaking these laws really aren't concerned with the fact that somewhere there are words on a piece of paper saying they shouldn't do such and such. In short, these laws can only affect criminals (i.e. those who broke the law).


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Thanks! I will stop searching for it now. I thought I read that it came out the Wed. after tickets went on sale.
Thanks! I will stop searching for it now. I thought I read that it came out the Wed. after tickets went on sale.
This year will be my first Coachella and I was wondering, how often are bands added to the lineup? Is it only if one is dropped? Or do certain "deals" just take longer and therefore don't make it with the original lineup announcement? If so, how often are they big name bands? Thanks.
As soon as the lineup comes out, many people begin speculating about getting lineup additions. Adds can happen for a number of reasons, and they are not a one-for-one replacement. They can happen at any level and at any time. Beck (2004) and Kanye West (2006) were very late adds with name appeal. Prince was announced very late in 2008. In 2007, the festival sold out quickly, and there were very few (if any) additions. The point is that you should not expect additions, but there may be a couple of changes between now and April.
i'm looking for an afterparty to go to after the event....seriously would like to do some major dance-age till the breakabreaka dawn...ending things at midnight -1am just doesn't cut it for me. How can I find these? Do they exist?
i got a car camping pass - so I'm assuming some people will bring DJ setups for their campsite? total newb here. LETS FUCKING PARTY!
Usually just take more Molly and fornicate in tents until it becomes to hot
You wanna fook on me?!
So as an international visitor, obviously lacking any local contacts, but likely in need of some "assistance" to get through the weekend ( I'm no spring chicken ! )
Any recommendations for readily available over the counter type uppers ?
I have read about the undercover presence & it has scared me legal. So hence my interest in "over the counter" , ie - legal pharmaceutical solutions ??
If you are discreet and not a complete buffoon when it comes to buying drugs in festival situations, you will be fine.
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6/30: Deltron 3030 @ Stern Grove
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7/26: Regis & Max Cooper @ PW
8/9: Metro Area LIVE @ Mighty
8/24-25: FYF Fest
11/16: NIN @ The Joint
Coming from Canada every year, I share your worry.
I would recommend obtaining your solutions before you go in. I have found solutions inside some years but I have found that I enjoyed Coachella to its fullest when I wasn't trying solve problems. People are more than willing to share inside, but I like full-out debauchery and you need your own supply for real fun.
I would find solutions in nearby Indio or Palm Springs a day or so before the festival.
If you are completely out of options, I would heavily tip a taxi driver and ask. I have had good luck with taxi drivers in different cities as a good source for local solutions to common problems...
When does the Do Lab lineup usually come out?
First week of april
so, in addition to bringing a 30 case, what are the rules on bringing tall cans/six packs of microbrews?
not sure if this has been answered but do you think it would be a problem to bring in alcohol if i'm not 21? and neither are my other 15 or so friends i'm going with.
They will ID and breathalyzer everyone
You just never know. Some security dudes are hardcore, some aren't really no way to know. I would say that 16 under-21ers is a big gamble trying to sneak that much booze in.
6/21/13-6/23/13 - Solid Sound Music Festival - MASS MOCA
Will there be free water this year? Will we need a specific Coachella water bottle or can we refill any bottle?
Me and my girl were givin 3 festival passes, 2 VIP's and 1 general admission. Am I suppose to wear both GA & VIP or do I have an extra pass?
Bring a d-ring and attach a small back pack to your belt when your dancing
99, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11,12,13, 14
Dancing In The Desert and Loving Every Minute of Coachella!
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Stiff neck keeps Jacobs out of action
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- Posted: 4:51 AM, August 22, 2010
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The injury, said Giants coach Tom Coughlin, "came out of nowhere."
Running back Brandon Jacobs was supposed to play in last night's 24-17 preseason loss to the Steelers, but he was a late scratch because of what the Giants are calling a stiff neck.
"The original word I got is, he hurt himself doing shrugs in the weight room," Coughlin said.
Coughlin said an MRI was taken. A neck problem never can be taken lightly, but general manager Jerry Reese said, "He was doing some lifting in the weight room and felt something, his neck was stiff, we didn't want to put him out there with a stiff neck, when you can't move your neck that good. It's nothing serious at all. No disk."
It was a lost night for wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. He was ejected along with Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor after the two exchanged punches less than two minutes into the game.
"I've never been ejected from a game in my life until tonight," Nicks said. "I was blocking downfield and trying to finish my block, and the next thing I knew, he was throwing punches, so I tried to defend myself. I'm disappointed, because I let my coaches and teammates down."
Coughlin said, "It's easy to be provoked. It's not easy to walk away."
Safety Antrel Rolle and RB Ahmad Bradshaw did not start as scheduled. Both arrived late for a team meeting and were punished by Coughlin.
"I was in the hotel and I read my schedule wrong, so I was late for a special-teams meeting," Rolle said. "I've been around long enough to understand there are consequences, so I took it like a man. There is no issue. We'll move on."
Sha'reff Rashad started in place of Rolle. and DJ Ware was in for Bradshaw. Ironically, both Rashad and Ware were later forced out of the game with concussions. ... RB Andre Brown (13-61) ran hard and did a decent job on kickoff returns. ... Aaron Ross broke off a 45-yard return.
Last week's revelation, rookie WR Victor Cruz, had two catches for 30 yards but muffed a punt on his own 4-yard line. Cruz caught three touchdown passes last week vs. the Jets, and the Paterson, N.J., native heard his name chanted.
"I thought they were booing at first, then I took a listen, I was like, 'Wow, they're really yelling Cruz,' " he said. "It was definitely a phenomenal moment. I guess I'm a little bit of a fan favorite."
WR Ramses Barden said the back injury that kept him on the sideline "is not chronic. When it heals, it heals. Hopefully it won't be too much time. Hopefully, I'll be in uniform this week."
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Back from the depths, where I presented and delivered two presentations over the course of two weeks and the kind of immersion I require when I do that….
- Figured out, again, how to log on to the Mayo cloud. Uploaded our stratified corpus.
- Got Java Web Start stuff to work by modifying the Java Control Panel.
- Drug NER meeting. Had an a-ha moment where I realized I could search for a string from my mystery drugs and potentially link it to a known BN/IN using RxCUI. See 'erirthrowhatever'.
- Found the above example has two RxCuis for the exact same orthography. This was mostly a head-scratcher.
- Got 100 more cspy and 100 more path notes.
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"Released with Conviction" is a multifaceted project for non-profit Center for Employment Opportunities. CEO is an organization that provides services for formerly incarcerated men and women to help reenter into society immediately after being released from prison. Three photographers were asked to spend two and a half months documenting the lives of 9 individuals as they attempt to enter back into normal life. The culmination of the project was a website to showcase the multimedia pieces produced, a snapshot project in which participants of CEO were given disposable cameras and told to document their own lives, and a gallery exhibition held at CultureFix in Manhattan on June 16th, 2011 displaying the three photographer's photos along with photos from the snapshot project. The exhibition has since been displayed at the Mid-Manhattan Public Library, Bronx Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library (Grand Army Plaza), and Flatbush Public Library.
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On February 26th, about 100 people gathered in San Francisco to discuss the world's greenest buildings and the future of green building. They discussed strategies that spawned a revolution in net-zero building as well as the frontier of new techniques and innovations.
Net-Zero, for those not familiar, is a term used to describe the net energy consumption and energy footprint of a building. Whether a one-story garage or a skyscraper, a net zero building theoretically produces as much or more energy than it consumes. Additionally, a net zero building does not produce carbon emissions. This is often achieved through a combination of highly efficient design, carbon sequestration and offsets.
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Free Press, Benton Foundation, Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, New America Foundation and the United Church of Christ have filed a motion in the D.C. U.S. Court of Appeals asking to join the Federal Communications Commission's side in a broadcaster suit against the FCC's online political file rules.
The general thrust is that they help challenge licenses or represent the public in FCC actions on issues, including having actively participated in the rulemaking that produced the FCC's online political file requirement. In addition, they said, they would be materially harmed if the FCC rules were reversed because, they say, "the new enhanced disclosure rules substantially enrich and advance each organization's research, advocacy, outreach and public-education efforts by making the information contained in television broadcasters' public files more accessible via the Internet."
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An HVAC tech was driving down the road one day and picked up a hitchhiker. Soon thereafter the hitchhiker pulls out a gun and forces him to pull off to the side of the road and ordered him out the vehicle. The HVAC tech was then told to remove all his clothing, to which he did. The hitchhiker promptly used the guys belt to tie his writs around his ankles and made a hasty getaway in the guys service truck.
About an hour went by when another HVAC tech from the same company came driving down the same road and saw poor old Harry standing there all hunched over with his hands tied around his ankles, buck naked.
The 2nd guy stops and yells out the window hey Harry .what happened to you?
Harry: Oh it was terrible, I pick up this hitchhiker, he pulled a gun on me, stole my wallet, stole my clothes, stole my truck and left me standing by the side of the road like this all tied up.
The 2nd HVAC tech. puts his truck in park, starts stepping out his truck unzipping his pants and says Well, I guess today just aint your day Harry.If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what will never be. (Thomas Jefferson 1816)
I had to print this one for the shop wall! fits my service techs to a tee. scary,haha. thanks.
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The OASIS CMIS (Content Management Interoperability Services) standard is the lingua franca of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems like SharePoint, Alfresco, IBM FileNet, OpenText, Nuxeo, and Documentum. This specification, agreed to and implemented by most ECM vendors, provides a standardized, vendor- and language-neutral way to access any compliant content repository, much like SQL does for databases. Apache Chemistry is a complete reference implementation of the CMIS standard, offering robust APIs for developers writing tools, applications, and servers. In short, if you're a developer working with enterprise content management systems, you need to know CMIS. This book is for you.
CMIS and Apache Chemistry in Action is a comprehensive guide to the CMIS standard and related ECM concepts. In it, you'll tackle hands-on examples for building applications on CMIS repositories from both the client and the server sides. You'll learn how to create new content-centric applications that install and run in any CMIS-compliant repository. In fact, you'll have running code talking to a real CMIS server by the end of chapter 1. You'll find working examples using the Apache Chemistry APIs for Java, Python, C#, Objective-C, and PHP, but you can use the techniques you'll learn in this book to work with CMIS repositories using any language that can speak HTTP—including JavaScript.
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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine announced today that it will collaborate with NetJets to offer its U.S. Owners access to quality veterinary care for their companion animals anywhere in the country.
To support this exclusive program, the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania commissioned a software development company to design and implement a program that allows emergency service staff to respond quickly to NetJets U.S. Owners. This software will be used in conjunction with existing data bases that have been modified to meet this need. The modified data base contains information on more than 500 veterinary emergency services in the country, including 53 emergency services employing board-certified critical care specialists. Now our emergency service staff can offer NetJets U.S. Owners immediate veterinary advice and referrals to the nearest available emergency care when they call from anywhere in the U.S. Other services include specialist consultations with NetJets U.S. Owners or their veterinarians, expedited appointments and a wellness visit at the Ryan Veterinary Hospital. The program covers dogs, cats and special species pets.
"We are pleased to partner with NetJets on this industry first program for veterinary care of companion animals," said Barry Stupine, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital. "It is gratifying to see that a company with NetJets' excellent reputation understands the importance of the human-animal bond."
"We recognize that many NetJets owners value their pets as family members," said Richard T. Santulli, chairman and chief executive officer of NetJets. "NetJets is thrilled to offer our owners' pets access to the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital, one of the most advanced companion-animal teaching hospitals in the world."
For more information on the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, please visit www.vet.upenn.edu/ryan.
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China says the United States is "lifting a rock only to drop it on its own feet" in issuing the annual Pentagon report on the Chinese military.
With China's "peaceful rise" giving way to a more muscular approach, Beijing has broadened its "core interests" and exhibited a growing readiness to take risks.
A massive landslide engulfed a gold mining area in mountainous Tibet, burying 83 workers believed to have been asleep early Friday morning, Chinese state media said.
Seventy people have been detained by Chinese authorities as the government moved Friday to crack down on self-immolations in Tibetan regions.
Brad Pitt is now on China's version of Twitter, and his mysterious first tweet has drawn thousands of comments.
China's new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports about official abuses.
Military doctors are treating former President Nelson Mandela for a recurring lung infection, an ailment the 94-year-old remains susceptible to because of his age and his 27 years in prison.
The Pentagon is preparing to activate global missile defenses for an expected test launch of another long-range missile by North Korea, U.S. defense officials said.
If you've ever fired up your computer and cringed in anticipation of what nasty emails await, pity Eve Ensler.
Very soon, Cesar Millan will have a new television show, a book, a tour, a documentary, and _ if she says yes _ a fiancee.
Lashing back at criticism from China, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday said Beijing needs to thoroughly investigate the causes of self-immolations by Tibetans and blamed "narrow-minded Communist officials" for seeing Buddhist culture as a threat.
China accused the Dalai Lama on Monday of allying with Japanese right-wingers in an island dispute as a way of attacking China and blamed him for the glorification of a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans.
China's ruling communists opened a pivotal congress to initiate a power handover to new leaders Thursday with a nod to their revolutionary past and a broad promise of cleaner government while keeping off-stage the main event — the bargaining over seats in the new leadership.
Tibetan protests against Chinese rule intensified around the opening of a pivotal Communist Party Congress, as three teenage monks and two other Tibetans set themselves on fire over two days, activists reported Thursday.
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Two-time Emmy winner, NY Times bestselling author, Grammy nominee, 2009's GLAAD Vanguard recipient and 2011 Trevor Project Life Award honoree and 'My Life on the D-List' Star Kathy Griffin, dances topless in bikini bottoms and waves to passing traffic from a Miami Beach waterfront dock. Griffin is in town for her performance tonight at the Arsht Center for her 'Thankyou to Broadway' tour. Miami, Fl. 03/28/2011
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New Living Translation (©2007)And Peter left the courtyard, weeping bitterly.
English Standard Version (©2001)And he went out and wept bitterly.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)And he went out and wept bitterly.
King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)And he went outside and wept bitterly.
International Standard Version (©2012)So he went outside and cried bitterly.
NET Bible (©2006)And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)And Shimeon went outside and wept bitterly.
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)Then Peter went outside and cried bitterly.
King James 2000 Bible (©2003)And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
American King James VersionAnd Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
American Standard VersionAnd he went out, and wept bitterly.
Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Peter going out, wept bitterly.
Darby Bible TranslationAnd Peter, going forth without, wept bitterly.
English Revised VersionAnd he went out, and wept bitterly.
Webster's Bible TranslationAnd Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
Weymouth New TestamentAnd he went out and wept aloud bitterly.
World English BibleHe went out, and wept bitterly.
Young's Literal Translation and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.
22:54-62 Peter's fall was his denying that he knew Christ, and was his disciple; disowning him because of distress and danger. He that has once told a lie, is strongly tempted to persist: the beginning of that sin, like strife, is as the letting forth of water. The Lord turned and looked upon Peter. 1. It was a convincing look. Jesus turned and looked upon him, as if he should say, Dost thou not know me, Peter? 2. It was a chiding look. Let us think with what a rebuking countenance Christ may justly look upon us when we have sinned. 3. It was an expostulating look. Thou who wast the most forward to confess me to be the Son of God, and didst solemnly promise thou wouldest never disown me! 4. It was a compassionate look. Peter, how art thou fallen and undone if I do not help thee! 5. It was a directing look, to go and bethink himself. 6. It was a significant look; it signified the conveying of grace to Peter's heart, to enable him to repent. The grace of God works in and by the word of God, brings that to mind, and sets that home upon the conscience, and so gives the soul the happy turn. Christ looked upon the chief priests, and made no impression upon them as he did on Peter. It was not the mere look from Christ, but the Divine grace with it, that restored Peter.
And Peter went out and wept bitterly. See Gill on Matthew 26:75.
62. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly—(Also see on [1729]Mr 14:72.)
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This ring stacks with my flower rings, plain bands, and diamond stacking rings. It will also stack with your favorite small bands.
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