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The lawyers representing the family of murder victim Robert Wone oppose an outright stay of the civil wrongful death suit while charges are pending against the three men accused of crimes following the homicide.
Wone family lawyers at Covington & Burling filed papers in D.C. Superior Court yesterday calling the stay request too broad. Lawyers for the defendants, including David Schertler of D.C.'s Schertler & Onorato, say allowing the civil and criminal cases to proceed simultaneously violates due process rights.
Arent Fox partner Joseph Price, Victor Zaborsky, and their roommate Dylan Ward, are charged in criminal court with conspiracy, evidence tampering, and obstruction of justice following the August 2006 fatal stabbing of Wone. The civil suit, filed in November, adopts the criminal allegations. Price, Zaborsky, and Ward have pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges; their lawyers refused to admit or deny anything alleged in the civil case. A status hearing in the civil case is set for Feb. 27 before Superior Court Judge Brook Hedge.
Price, Zaborsky, and Ward "now seek to put off the day of reckoning still further, claiming that they cannot even answer Mrs. Wone's basic questions about her husband's murder without incriminating themselves," Covington partner Benjamin Razi, representing the Wone family with associate Stephen Rodger, wrote in a brief filed Wednesday.
The Wone family, Razi said, does not oppose a temporary stay that would push back any deposition of Price, Zaborsky, and Ward. But the family is against any "blanket stay" of discovery. Wone's widow has retained a forensic expert who should be allowed to review the same forensic evidence that is part of the criminal case, the family contends.
Third-party document subpoenas, Razi said in court papers, are ongoing. The subpoenas target the employers of the defendants: Arent Fox, the International Dairy Foods Association, and A.B. Data. The Covington lawyers are seeking e-mail communication among the defendants. Razi said in yesterday's filing the production of documents "have yielded important evidence in support of Mrs. Wone's claims." Razi wasn't immediately available for an interview.
Razi drops a footnote at the end of Wednesday's filing that begins with "one final point." Schertler, who represents Ward, sent a letter to Razi questioning him about an apparent private investigator in Florida who was allegedly misrepresenting himself as a lawyer for Ward. Schertler suggested the Covington team was up to no good. Razi fired back, calling the statement in the letter a "spurious claim" that was "curiously" filed with the court before it was delivered to Covington.


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ST. LOUIS -- A former college classmate of a Bangladeshi man accused in a foiled car bomb attack on New York City's Federal Reserve said Thursday the allegations don't square with the peace-talking student he befriended and routinely gave rides home from class.
Jim Dow said he was shocked to learn of 21-year-old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis' arrest Wednesday during an FBI terror sting in New York, just a few months after Nafis left Southeast Missouri State University after attending only the spring semester, having shared a physics class with Dow.
A law enforcement official, who talked to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation, said Nafis is believed to have initially considered targeting President Barack Obama and the New York City Stock Exchange before settling on attacking the Federal Reserve. That plot unraveled when Nafir wasn't aware the 1,000-pound bomb he tried to detonate was bogus.
Investigators said Nafis admired Osama bin Laden and arrived in the U.S. in January on a student visa and attended Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, a 38,000-resident Mississippi River city about 100 miles south of St. Louis.
Remembering Nafis as "a little on the shy side," Dow said Nafis seldom interacted with other students outside of the physics class they took.
"He was actually a pretty good student—he understood the topic pretty well," Dow, 54, told the AP on Thursday.
Nafis, who Dow gave rides home twice a week, never intimated or displayed violent tendencies or thoughts, instead coming across as "real religious," Dow said.
Since Nafis' arrest, "what really shocked me the most was he had specifically spoken to me about true Muslims not believing in violence," said Dow, an Army veteran who's now a junior studying sustainable energy management. "He told me he didn't really believe bin Laden was involved in (the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks) because he said bin Laden was a religious man, and a religious man wouldn't have done something like that.
"I do know he thought really highly of Osama bin Laden, and that he told me he didn't think bin Laden would have done something like that" attack on the Pentagon and New York City's Twin Towers.
Nafis, who gave Dow a copy of the Quran and asked that he read and respect that holy book, "told me things like that Muslims believed that Jesus was a prophet the same as (Islam's) Muhammed. And that he just he just didn't believe Jesus' words had been passed down correctly but Muhammed's were," Dow said.
Nafis "never said anything that was angry or mean. He didn't rant or rave or say crazy stuff," Dow said. "I liked him."
When Dow no longer saw Nafis on the 11,700-student campus after the spring semester, he assumed Nafis returned to Bangladesh because "he talked like he was homesick." The university said in a statement Thursday it transferred Nafis' academic records over the summer to an unspecified Brooklyn, N.Y., institution.
Dow said he was listening to a national TV network's news program Wednesday night while working on his computer when he heard a reference to the alleged terror plot targeting New York's Federal Reserve, glanced up and saw a courtroom sketch of the suspect.
"It went through my head that, 'Gee, that looks like Quazi,"' said Dow, whose suspicions were confirmed when the report mentioned Nafis attended Southeast Missouri State, then showed a photograph of him.
"I'm shocked—I don't know what more to say about that," Dow added. "I didn't just meet this kid a couple of times. We talked quite a bit, sir, and this doesn't seem to be in character."
Southeast Missouri State's president, Kenneth Dobbins, wrote in a letter Thursday to the university's faculty, staff and students that the FBI has assured him that no one at the school was in danger, and that "Southeast was never a target of terrorism."

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NORWICH Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Norwich have come together with the Disabled American Veterans organization (DAV) in an effort to provide Chenango and Madison County veterans transportation to the VA medical center in Syracuse.
With gas prices continually rising and the Nations economy continuing to worsen, both organizations decided years ago to help veterans get to regional VA facilities easier.
We cover about 18 counties, said Frank Caputo, the DAV hospital coordinator for Syracuse VA medical center operating area said. This service was originally created for veterans who where severely disabled or homeless. It took off from there, it now serves all vets, no matter their aliment, length of time served or age. We take all of them.


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So it's the first week of February in our sunny island and as usual, it's time for us to update you on this month's events, activities, some nice dining out places & lots more. Check it out only here on Spotlight!
Catch Kumar, one of TOS's Hometown Heroes, as he showcases his razor-sharp wit and killer heels in this weekly gig. The notorious comic makes fun of his audience from 11pm onwards every Monday at Hardrock Cafe. Catch Enigma Live as they pump out hip and happening music afterwards.
Cost: $15 for the first drink.
Hard Rock Cafe Orchard (HPL House #05-01)
50 Cuscaden Road 249724
Nearby Stations: Orchard
Bus Lines: 7, 36, 105, 111, 123, 132, 174, 502
Telephone: 6795 7454
Valentines' is coming! One awesome way to look pretty, sweet and apt for your special day would be to shop at H&M !! Flower power! Get your spring valentine looks with H & M's latest collection now available instores! Head down to Orchard Building or ION Orchard Singapore today & find more at www.hm.com/sg/springlooks
Blind Dates? Mmhh, not quite! Sick and tired of friends and relatives setting you up with anyone and everyone of the opposite sex? Find a partner (or make some cool friends) the old-fashioned way – by meeting new people and having a good time over drinks. Informal and discreet, this night is sponsored by online dating service "Lovestruck.com" – all that's required of you is a simple red straw in your drink to indicate your relationship status. If you're single and ready to mingle, why not? Get there early to enjoy Loof's Beat The Clock! Admission is free.
Krishna: The Dance Musical will be showcased at the Esplanade Theatre on 08 Feb 2013 at 7.30pm. Awesome music, film and dance that leaps from classical/folk Indian dance to bombastic Bollywood combine in a sell-out dance fantasy musical about the life and times of legendary Hindu deity Krishna. By acclaimed dancer Padmashri Shobana and her team of 14 dancers. Admission price from $40.00 to $100.00. Purchase your tickets at here !
Get on the ice! It may be hot outside, but the Skating Rink at Marina Bay Sands is cool and fun – the ideal rink to try out Michelle Kwan-inspired triple axels and chassés (after all, she did fly in to christen it). Personal skates aren't allowed, but make sure you bring a pair of socks. It's $7 for admission, $3 for skates and – gasp! – $6 for foot-warmers, so save your shekels for a post-skate hot chocolate. Canal Level, The Shoppes at MBS, 10 Bayfront Ave (6688 8868, www.marinabaysands.com). Daily 10am-5pm, 6-10pm.
For all you ladies out there who are keen to learn the tricks of what make up can do, join the Certificate in Personal Makeup Artistry course at Cosmoprof, one of the top make-up schools in Singapore. It will teach you essential core skills in creating a professional, polished makeup and enhancing your best features. It's a month long course of 5 lessons each priced at $481.50 (including 7% GST). Log onto www.cosmoprof.com.sg for more info.
Expect to see 10 storey-high steel cranes come to life in this waterfront spectacle by Emmy Award-winner Jeremey Railton every night at Resorts World. Inspired by the birds' courtship dance ritual, the free 10-minute nightly performance can be seen from as far as VivoCity and uses stunning light and water effects, pyrotechnics and digital art. The water 'wings' of the cranes span 25m so you could imagine the amount of water used per show – it's enough to last a person 50 years!
Embrace lovely Thai food this Feb at Bangkok Jam! The modern space – with its timber and brick decor, and campy soundtrack of Bananarama and Rick Astley – gives little hint of its Thai provenance. But the breezy menu, dotted with snapshots of Bangkok, dishes out quickly cooked and delicious staples. Start with a pomelo salad tossed with chilli and dried shrimp or the fried discs of fish cakes sprinkled with fried basil leaves. Tender chunks of curry-marinated chicken are charcoaled in pandan leaves, while the sweet, thick gravy of the massaman curry has tender chunks of beef and potato. Wash it all down with a tall glass of chilled lemongrass tea.
Great World City: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, 6-10pm; Sat & Sun 11.30am-10pm
Wheelock Place: Daily noon-10pm, public holiday noon-10pm
Main courses from $6.90 to $14.90
Have a Fantastic February, folks !
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This is a PUBLIC / FAMILIES WELCOME EVENT
FRIDAY 11th May is the set up day!
Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th are the General Public entry days!
Gates open from 11AM Sat / Sun
Event closes 6PM daily
The Northampton Powwow Experience weekend is set in a Family / Children Friendly beautiful 10 acre grassy fields & 40 Acre woodlands venue set in Overstone scout camp, billing lane, Northampton, NN6 0AF
( NN3 5NS Woodland Walk for sat nav as its accross the road from the entrance )
The venue has Multiple Lodges dotted over the site with 50+ bunk beds available for low cost weekend hire or many exquisite shady or open areas to camp with your tent
We are offering a small but remarkable Native American Indian style experience ( A Powwow ) showcasing traditional type drums, drummers, singers, dancers, workshops and much more over the weekend
We invite like minded people either within the powwow communities or people with a common Native American Indian interest to help us celebrate this beautiful experience and journey weekend
ESPECIALLY YOU - THE GENERAL PUBLIC as its an event for all
Saturday 11am to 6pm & Sunday 11am to 6pm are the Main Event days
The venue is child safe and family friendly as its normally a scout camp and it has all amenities such as hot showers, real toilet blocks, children's slide, children's mini assault course and climbing wall etc
DOGS: your dog is welcome but please bring a water bowl and doggy poo bags and keep it on a leash at all times
Onsite parking is available
If you prefer to stay for a night or two in a lodge dorm room with bunk beds, you will need to bring a sheet, pillow and duvet.
All the bunks have mattresses
The cost is to be arranged but we guess it will be approx £10 for up to 2 nights ( fri-sat )
As a special for the weekend guests we will be offering the popular flute, shamanic drumming, didgeridoo, handpan etc open mic sessions in the evening from 8pm
a very special one off contrasting performance by the drum troupe Inta Africa on the saturday evening 9PM, this band is normally only seen at major festivals and events on main stages
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FREE CHARGING of phones, laptops and other electronics etc
Electric sockets are freely available in the lodges to lodge guests and we will be offering a 4 gang 240v 4 socket charging station onsite for people to use in the upper field area
The earliest Public entry is 11am Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th
Traders and Crew can arrive on Friday the 11th from 12 miday
Everyone must be offsite by Monday 8AM NO EXCEPTIONS
Due to the landlords covenant and fires we will have 1 off the ground communal one in a suitable area
Please be courteous and understanding as the venue is now surrounded on two sides by residential homes and as such the event licences are granted on the understanding we cease noise at 10pm
We are allowing dogs onsite but they must be kept on a lead at all times, you are responsible for supplying a water / food bowl and clearing us any dog fouling with your own poo bags
Even though we are offering an experience weekend Powwow Etiquette is very important to us and other guests:
NO DRUGS or ALCOHOL allowed onsite
The venue is close to Luton, London and Birmingham airports and the town itself is on the Main line train network, the venue is only 5 miles from the train station.


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Definition of transcendent
- the antislavery movement … recognized the transcendent importance of liberty
- —L. H. Tribe
a firm belief in angels, demons, and other transcendent beings
the star player's transcendent performance helped the team to a surprise victory
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The Latin verb scandere means "to climb", so transcend has the basic meaning of climbing so high that you cross some boundary. A transcendent experience is one that takes you out of yourself and convinces you of a larger life or existence; in this sense, it means something close to "spiritual". The American writers and thinkers known as the Transcendentalists, including Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, believed in the unity of all creation, the basic goodness of humankind, and the superiority of spiritual vision over mere logic. When we speak of the transcendent importance of an issue such as climate change, we may mean that everything else on earth actually depends on it.
First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1aSee Words from the same year
metaphysical, otherworldly, paranormal, preternatural, supernatural, transcendental, unearthly;
mystic, mystical, occult, psychic (also psychical);
celestial, divine, ethereal, heavenly, spiritual, unworldly;
: going beyond the limits of ordinary experience
: far better or greater than what is usual
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Helio Castroneves adjusts his half of the bed. He likes the mattress angled just enough to forgo a bunch of head-propping pillows when he retreats to his American Coach after a day on the race track.
Castroneves is still familiarizing himself with his new American Eagle 45T, a one-of-a-kind motor coach that REV Recreation Group unveiled to the three-time Indianapolis 500 champion in March of 2015 as part of REV's multi-year partnership with Team Penske.
"I'm still learning how to be an RV user, but it took me no time to figure out the bed's massage feature," Helio laughs during an exclusive interview with REV Group. "When I flipped the switch, I was in heaven, and I don't have to put a lot of pillows behind my head anymore when I sleep. You would think my neck would be stronger, but I've had enough incidents in my life that it hurts every now and then."
As would any neck subjected to Castroneves' line of work — defying speed on a regular basis.
Castroneves, who is buckling up for his 18th season of IndyCar racing (17 for Team Penske), became the first driver to claim back-to-back Indy 500 wins in his first two starts, followed by a third in 2009, making his record the most active driver victories during the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing." However, those trophies haven't come without a few "incidents," like last year when Castroneves' car flipped during an Indy 500 practice, the result of a new Chevrolet speedway aero kit that was used at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time.
"We're in a very dangerous sport," says Castroneves, who has never shied from a race, even after his YouTube captured flip. He was quickly returned to the Indy 500 track, his crew salvaging the engine in a back-up car. "My team did a phenomenal job. They turned things around in three hours. Like a computer, you hit the delete button and move on."
Still, it comes as no surprise that his sister-slash-manager sprinkles holy water on his car before every race, which includes the upcoming April 2 Phoenix Grand Prix, where the G-force is so wicked even the steering wheel feels heavy, particularly on Turn 1 where Castroneves says the track appears to be tight and steep but eventually opens up.
REV Group is the main sponsor of Castroneves' No. 3 Chevrolet during the VERIZON IndyCar Series race, a much-anticipated competition under the lights of Phoenix International Raceway. The race marks the first time since 2005 that IndyCar has raced at this fast track.
Did we mention, an IndyCar can lap the Phoenix 1-mile oval track in 20 seconds? Now, that's pretty wicked.
That said, if Castroneves races anything like he did during the two-day Phoenix track test back in February, REV Group just might see its logo in Victory Lane. During that test, open to the IndyCar field, Castroneves unofficially broke the track record, lapping the oval in 19.5858 seconds with an average speed of 187.850 mph. Unfortunately, official IndyCar track records can only be set during a qualifying or race session, meaning Arie Luyendyk still holds the 1996 record of 19.608 seconds (183.599 mph).
"We managed to stay on top of the list, and that's our goal on Saturday," Castroneves says. "Hopefully, we'll get to celebrate the victory with our new partner — REV!"
However, don't mind Castroneves if he decides to climb a fence or two after the race. You see, Castroneves — not Tony Stewart — was the man behind the now-popular fence climb. The Brazilian driver was the first to climb a fence in the racing industry — all out of sheer excitement following his first CART victory at the 2000 Detroit Grand Prix. "The crowd went crazy," Castroneves remembers. After that, ESPN's John Kernan began calling Castroneves "Spider-Man."
But don't let the Spider-Name fool you. Little does anyone know, the name Helio comes from a Greek god who so happened to pull the sun across the sky with nothing but a chariot. Greek god … super hero … it's all relative.
"Some of my littlest fans started dressing up in Spider-Man costumes," Castroneves laughs. "It's a cool nickname, and I'm definitely hoping for super hero powers against my competitors this year."
Us, too. After all, who doesn't like rooting for a guy whose super hero dreams began at the age of 11 racing go-carts. Here at REV, we can relate to that same love … the roar of an engine … the sight of an open road … it gets to us, too.


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SC Johnson starts offering paid vacations, establishing itself from its very beginnings as a great place to work.
Samuel C. Johnson lays the cornerstone for the Racine YMCA, setting a standard for community leadership by the company.
SC Johnson becomes one of the first companies in the United States to offer profit sharing for all employees.
Herbert F. Johnson Sr. founds a community fund to unite volunteer agencies - the precursor to the United Way of Racine.
In a speech, Herbert F. Johnson Sr. summarizes our principles: "The goodwill of people is the only enduring thing in any business."
Despite the Great Depression, SC Johnson establishes a pension plan for employees - it's among early companies to do so.
H.F. Johnson Jr. leads the Carnauba Expedition 15,000 miles to Brazil. This expedition is retraced in 1998 by Sam, Fisk and Curt Johnson.
Around 200 employees serve in World War II and the company produces millions of units of product for the war effort. Jobs were held for anyone who wanted to come back.
SC Johnson introduces water-based aerosols with a reduced environmental impact and improved safety and performance.
The SC Johnson Fund, Inc. is established to provide grants that support people, communities and the environment.
In Fortaleza, Brazil, H.F. Johnson Jr. founds Escola Johnson for primary education; he later donates it to the Brazilian government.
SC Johnson opens what will become the world's largest private, urban entomology research center to combat bugs and the diseases they can carry.
SC Johnson voluntarily and unilaterally eliminates chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from our aerosol products, three years before the U.S. mandate.
SC Johnson formally states our values in "This We Believe," which gives all employees a common understanding of our principles.
After more than 40 years of doing so, SC Johnson formalizes its commitment to donate 5% of pre-tax profits to charitable causes.
SC Johnson opens one of the first corporate childcare centers in the U.S.; and it expands continually to ensure there's never a waiting list for employees' children.
"People Who Care" launches and becomes a model organization for encouraging and arranging employee volunteerism.
SC Johnson leads a national grassroots coalition to promote steel can recycling, resulting in over 5,600 communities recycling empty aerosol cans.
Chairman Sam Johnson becomes a founding member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
SC Johnson publishes our first sustainability report, becoming one of the first consumer packaged goods companies to do so.
SC Johnson receives the prestigious Gold Medal for International Corporate Environmental Achievement from the World.
SC Johnson helps The Nature Conservancy protect two reserves in Brazil's Caatinga ecoregion and create a local conservation organization.
SC Johnson helps launch the Sustainable Racine Initiative to improve education, revitalize downtown and enhance offerings in our headquarters community.
SC Johnson develops the first-of-its-kind Greenlist™ process to evaluate raw materials based on their environmental impact.
SC Johnson Mexico receives CEMEFI's Socially Responsible Enterprise Award; and has won every subsequent year.
SC Johnson is the first consumer packaged goods manufacturer to join the U.S. EPA's Climate Leaders program.
SC Johnson receives the first-ever Lifetime Atmospheric Achievement Award from the U.S. EPA, for protecting both the ozone layer and climate.
SC Johnson partners in a South African malaria education program that ultimately reaches more than one million people.
SC Johnson sponsors field testing of the Base of the Pyramid Protocol™ to develop a sustainable business in Nairobi, Kenya.
SC Johnson is one of the first inductees to Working Mother magazine's Hall of Fame for companies named "100 best" at least 15 times.
SC Johnson starts up our 2nd co-generation turbine, becoming the first CPG plant in the U.S. Midwest to produce nearly all our own energy through clean-burning technologies.
SC Johnson is the first major consumer packaged goods company to partner with the U.S. EPA's Design for the Environment program.
SC Johnson is awarded the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership, for commitment to responsible raw material choices.
SC Johnson is among the first to surpass its Climate Leaders goals, reducing our greenhouse gas emissions 23% per pound of product.
SC Johnson achieves Charter for Sustainable Cleaning membership with Europe's International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance(AISE).
In recognition of our Greenlist™ process, SC Johnson is awarded the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award.
SC Johnson begins offering the use of our patented Greenlist™ process to other companies royalty-free.
A 5-year deal to source nearly half the electricity for our Bay City, Michigan factory from wind power helps cut 29,500 tons of CO2 annually.
SC Johnson receives the U.S. EPA's Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative award for voluntarily committing to use safer surfactants in products.
SC Johnson surpasses industry guidelines by launching an innovative and expansive ingredient disclosure program.
SC Johnson launches its first owned and operated windmill, at its largest European manufacturing plant. The turbine generates about 42% of the electricity to power the plant.
SC Johnson initiates a partnership to help Rwanda pyrethrum farmers boost their incomes and provide a sustainable supply of the insecticide ingredient.
SC Johnson opens Fortaleza Hall at its international headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, a tribute to fourth-generation leader Sam Johnson. The building celebrates the spirit of adventure and highlights the landmark expeditions to Brazil by Sam and his father, H.F. Johnson Jr.
Fortaleza Hall earns LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
SC Johnson testifies before the U.S. Senate, calling for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
SC Johnson announces that by 2015, the company will only purchase palm oil-based ingredients that originate from responsible and sustainable sources.
SC Johnson test launches Windex® Mini, a concentrated refill pouch, aiming to increase dialogue and acceptance of concentrates.
SC Johnson sponsors a 20th anniversary survey to uncover shifts in consumers' green attitudes and behaviors.
SC Johnson publishes its full North America fragrance ingredient palette at WhatsInsideSCJohnson.com to enable families to make more informed choices.
SC Johnson introduces a full line of concentrated cleaner refills to encourage refilling and help reduce plastic waste.
SC Johnson receives a Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management (Goal Achievement) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and The Climate Registry.
SC Johnson powers up two 415-foot-tall wind turbines at Waxdale, the company's largest global manufacturing facility, to generate, on average, 100% of the facility's electrical energy onsite.
SC Johnson introduces a line of Ziploc® Brand compostable bags for use in commercial composting programs.
SC Johnson is awarded a Goal Setting Certificate by EPA's Climate Leadership Program for addressing climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
SC Johnson expands WOW™ business concept in Ghana with more solutions to help families work toward malaria prevention.
SC Johnson extends fragrance disclosure leadership by announcing product-specific fragrance disclosure, beginning with U.S. and Canada air care products.
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I left this Wisp toothbrush on my desk, planning to use it again (who wouldn't? I also keep tampons in my bag that have come unwrapped and sometimes out of the dispenser-thing because I still plan to use them, OF COURSE). Julie gave it to me and, you know what they say in sales, if someone offers you a mint or gum, take it. Similarly, I think if someone keeps rubbing their nostril and they are not doing cocaine, check your nose for snot. Or ask them if you have visible snot, which is what I do. I did it at a party this weekend and everyone said no, but I wondered if they would really say yes if I did. I would tell them (and you), for sure. All of that is to say that Bryan went to pick something up from my desk just now and this got stuck to old rubber-face's hand. Oops. I'm a recycler from way back is the bottom line. I can't stand throwing away food. Or unwrapped tampons. Or change with gum stuck to it. Do you also re-use one-time-use products? PLEASE confess. Bryan is shaming me as we speak.


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We have successfully collaborated with the following universities within a few months. Our collaborations doesn't include unexceptional universities but universities that have a history of quality and top-notch education around the world.
Leads has been challenging and developing great minds. Characterized by a tradition of innovation and research, the University has broken new ground, pushed forward the boundaries of knowledge and made an impact on people's lives.
In an unremitting run for quality enhancement, escalating international linkages, perking up foreign connections, Lahore Leads University has established its international office for managing, coordinating and providing services to students, academic & administrative personnel.
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Dr. Munawar Sultana Mirza's "Determinants of divergent behavior leading to dropout of public primary school student" published in Journal of Research and Reflection in Education.
Mr. Salman Shabbir's "Implications of new Trade Theory for Firms Internationalization: A Strategic Trade Policy Framework" published in American Journal of Scientific Research.
Mr. Naveed Ahmad's "Testing the Pecking order theory of Capital Structure" published in Intl. Journal of Business and Social Sciences.
Dr. Asfandyar Gilani's "Variability Management for Software Product-Line Architecture Development" published in Proceedings of the 2012 World Congress in Computer Science WORLDCOMP'12.
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The middle seat will probably be saved vacant on home, European, North Africa and Near East flights on your increased space and luxury. Qantas Airways is Australia's national airline and a part of the One World frequent flyer alliance. If we crash, enterprise and top notch perish a couple of seconds earlier than economy. Studying other trip studies on flyertalk, it appears just like the breakfast choice is similar on most flights. Qantas – Bid Now Upgrades scheme is on the market on chosen domestic and worldwide flights by invitation just for passengers holding economic system tickets.
John Borghetti's Virgin Australia has performed more than most, if not any, airline by collaborating with Nespresso and B/E Aerospace to deliver, initially on its A330 home enterprise class, a close to sufficient to cafe-customary coffee in the clouds. Additionally, if business class was the one out there fare while you realized the necessity to journey, you possibly can justify enterprise class fare as the most affordable" so long as your journey policies guarantee pre-planning/pre-reserving journey to the utmost extent possible.
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I am a strong Obama supporter.
I do not believe age is an issue here and McCain doesn't owe anybody an Alzheimer's test.
Just my 2 cents.
Age is not an issue. Age and alzheimers are.
Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
And for the record, the only "agenda" i have is to eliminate the stupidity posted on the decision 2008 forum.
Originally posted by kosmicjack
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Advice? We need ideas - new ones, good ones and lots of them.
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth. - Baz Luhrmann
We need 21st Century solutions, outside the box and forward thinking. Mccain's first reaction to the Russian/Georgian conflict was to jump ugly and start throwing around 20th Century, Cold War rhetoric like it was 1980.
Originally posted by avingard
McCain is fluent, intelligent, and cohesive. Watch him speak, there is nothing to indicate there's anything wrong. If you're still not convinced, compare his speeches to Bush's and then tell me who you think should be tested.
McCain claims his POW sufferings included three years in solitary confinement where he was tortured so badly that he "broke," causing him to attempt suicide.
What McCain's promoters have carefully edited out of their McCain-for-president equation is his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Department of Defense psychiatrists have evaluated McCain for PTSD several times, the results of which remain locked by privacy laws.
PTSD can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which physical harm occurred or was threatened. U.S. government studies have concluded that former POWs "may remain embroiled in a harsh psychological battle with themselves for decades after returning home."
An outcome of PTSD is a subtle web of personal problems including difficulty in controlling intense emotions such as anger and an inability to function well under stress.
Psychologist Patricia B. Sutker of the New Orleans Veterans Administration Medical Center and her colleagues reported in a 1991 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry that as many as nine of 10 surviving U.S. servicemen taken captive during the Korean War may suffer from PTSD and other mental disorders more than 35 years after their release.
In a follow-up study, VA experts concluded that POWs suffer "a much greater risk of developing PTSD than combat veterans."
Originally posted by OldMedic
Hate to tell you, but:
2. McCain has in fact released his medical records.
McCain last revealed his medical records in 1999, making 1,500 pages of records available to reporters when he was competing with George W. Bush for the Republican nomination. The records spanned his time in the Navy to his failed bid for the White House.
The newer batch of records has strict security guidelines attached. Only certain news networks and newspapers will be permitted to enter the room, and they will have only three hours to examine the papers.
No cell phones or Internet access will be allowed in the room, located in a resort outside Phoenix, Arizona. Copying the records is also prohibited.
Anyone who leaves the room for any reason except the bathroom will not be allowed back.
McCain's campaign says the rules allow for a "thorough and substantive review" of McCain's medical history.
The reporters who looked at the records did not describe any mention of a PTSD diagnosis. However, they failed to note that it would have been impossible for McCain to receive such a diagnosis -- since the term "post-traumatic stress disorder" was not in use until seven years after McCain's release from captivity.
There are behaviors associated with the candidate that would be consistent with a diagnosis of PTSD. Author Robert Timberg mentions McCain's intense explosions of anger --- a hallmark sign of lingering mental trauma from war -- in his book "John McCain: An American Odyssey." Timberg describes the episodes as "an eruption of temper out of all proportion to the provocation." Timberg, who McCain has said "knows more about me than I do," wrote that McCain's sudden fury is a result of Vietnam coming "back to haunt him." McCain has himself described having an adverse reaction to the sound of jangling keys, which reminds him of his Vietnam jailers. McCain also told doctors that during solitary confinement he had strayed pretty "far out" and had referred to himself as "mentally deteriorating."


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The Client List Trailer: Jennifer Love Hewitt Goes Prostitutin'
And Cybill Shepherd gets mad.
Apparently they make trailers for Lifetime movies, because here's one for next month's The Client List, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as an upstanding woman who really disappoints Cybill Shepherd when she becomes a secret call girl in order to support her struggling family. She then gets arrested and has to out her high-profile client list in order to maintain custody of her kids, even though she "doesn't want to hurt those guys," because that's how the law works. (It's "Inspired by a True Story," also.) But enough cheap shots at well-intentioned Lifetime movies: How about that Jennifer Love Hewitt?! Her inexplicably successful Friday-night show about whispering to ghosts (five seasons!) gets canceled and she bounces right back with a lead role in a movie that offers both genuine entertainment value (hopefully) and the opportunity to use the wonderful phrase "Jennifer Love Hewitt prostitute Lifetime movie" in casual conversation. Well done, Love Hewitt.


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Michelle "Bombshell" McGee appeared to be looking for someone just like Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James.
"I love motocross, hot rods and cools guys with tattoos," she wrote on what appears to be her profile page on adult site SoCalGlamourGirls.com, which features Web chats.
James, who builds motorcycles and has tattoos, allegedly had an 11-month affair with McGee, In Touch magazine reported today. After the news broke, Bullock, who recently won the Oscar for best actress, canceled an appearance in London for the premiere there of "The Blind Side."
In the SoCalGlamourGirls profile, posted by RadarOnline.com, the heavily-tattooed McGee notes that she's "wild in the sack with my men," but that there's much more to her.
She went to medical school for two years — though people there didn't like the tattoo across her forehead. But that doesn't stop her from having affairs with doctors.
"Their medical talk makes me hot!" she wrote. "I love to be challenged, and I love to put know-it-all doctors in their place. Want a LIVE anatomy show and tell?"
Now, she's supposedly working on her master's degree in biochemistry at a college in the California State system.
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Seems my post about Jeff Braybrook's GCPEDIA talk was quite popular, reflected quantitatively in my stats and qualitatively in informal circles. I think I know why – there just isn't enough information out there about GCPEDIA.
So, here's another post about it – the background story to GCPEDIA, where it stands now, and my ideas for it going forward.
What is GCPEDIA?
GCPEDIA is the wiki for the Government of Canada. Launched Oct. 28, 2008 at the annual GTEC conference by then CIO of Canada Ken Cochrane (who I've cited myself in my academic papers), GCPEDIA has blossomed throughout its on-going pilot stage. GCPEDIA is only accessible via the Government of Canada network and you need to be on a computer with connection to be able to access it.
GCPEDIA distinguishes itself from Wikipedia as logically being exclusively for and about the Government of Canada (of course), exemplified with its slogan "People & Knowledge". I refer to this often, pointing out that apart from the wikipedia-like facet of sharing knowledge on common topics across the GC, the people element is about using the wiki tool to create communities.
The knowledge part here is what you're already familiar with from Wikipedia – it's that general information that on GCPEDIA is common across the Government. This doesn't take people actively engaged on agreement to develop – it can be static and iterative. The collaboration is when the wiki is used for collaboration, developing knowledge for mutual benefit. I illustrate this and the role from GCPEDIA to facilitate it here:
Without any accurate econometrics here, I'm pointing out here the overlap of People and Knowledge through Collaboration, and I add volume to each from the metric of registered users and articles. I know, it's not exactly accurate, but I'm highlighting here that the Collaboration happens between people exchanging knowledge, and grows with each.
But, as I said in my first post about GCPEDIA, "there's still much to do, much more 'to get', but this is a great start."
What GCPEDIA is now
GCPEDIA has a mentor in the form of Intellipedia, the wiki built to bring the intelligence of 16 Intelligence agencies and other national-security related organizations of the United States together. Intellipedia continues to break new ground in addressing (and breaking and beating) bureaucratic restrictions and limitations, providing us with lots of Best Practices and precedent – two things the Government of Canada loves.
GCPEDIA is still in development, as a pilot. If you're familiar with wikis (particularly mediawiki), you'd be interested to know that templates (even basic ones) continue to be built, extensions continue to be considered and installed, and the policies and bureaucracy continue to be addressed and formed.
What you should also know, especially if you're among the many consultants curious about GCPEDIA, is what I wrote above – it is still in development, as a pilot. With only 1,912 articles, it's not exactly the Library of Alexandria some wonder it to be, with an article on every contract, every research area and every event of interest to the public service. There's also very little to no customisations done either (I believe only on the log-in screens), so there's no super-nifty public-service-developed tools being kept from the open-source community. There also isn't a slew of staff working on it to support the almost 3,000 users (by comparison, Intellipedia has 35,000 articles and 37,000 users). . Ideally those working on GCPEDIA are displacing staff who would otherwise be managing and organising information that takes shape in other forms; on paper, in filing cabinets, in emails, in memos, on bulletin boards.
I hope that answers some questions that has been lingering by the public and consultants. I'm not trying to lower expectations – I am trying to address there's no missed boat of opportunity here or missed role. When the government has work, input or outreach necessary, they will as it's required, but the government is still carving out the role for GCPEDIA, and much of it is in the culture-change that is necessary; getting public servants to collaborate more across departments and to exchange information more freely – on top of getting more public servants aware of the wiki and trained of its use. That's the focus (as far as I can tell) right now, and that's the priority.
But answering these questions does point to a public criticism people that people have, that there just isn't enough information available about it. Although GCPEDIA is still in development and a pilot, I do so the value in this criticism. With all the interest being developed internally and externally to the government about GCPEDIA (such as that developed by the CPSrenewal.ca blog), and I think it's important that GCPEDIA communicate that it's not for the public, but for the public service to improve its service to Canadians. Resources being limited, certainly the focus is on building GCPEDIA internally, but for now, I think it would be important to have some presence externally to explain what it is.*
*Update: I believe this is coming soon.
What GCPEDIA will be
Hopefully GCPEDIA will be as successful as Intellipedia, or even NRCan's wiki, in terms of roll-out, use and community. It's still too early to tell, and much remains to be learned about wikis, the government infrastructure, and the policies that govern and lead the public service.
Interesting questions come up about the use of GCPEDIA in the GC, such as possibilities for hiding pages (no), protecting the pages (only the front page), and this and that wild customisation (maybe), which usually point to considering the possibilities of departmental wikis. Some are already up, such as the NRCan wiki, which leads to another question: "which wiki? Departmental wiki or GCPEDIA?" and "can our department have their own wiki?". There are many forks in the road that are coming up, each pointing to a different route GCPEDIA can take, each where GCPEDIA may be able to take the express route to success in one way, or need to back up on and take another route with. I continue to provide my input constructively in my involvement with GCPEDIA, and that's where I'm working it.
The most important part right now is that public servants know about GCPEDIA, get on board, provide their knowledge, and get collaborating.


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Gary Vinson (October 22, 1936 – October 15, 1984) was an American actor who appeared in significant roles in three television series of the 1960s: The Roaring 20s, McHale's Navy, and Pistols 'n' Petticoats.
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Gary Vinson (left) with Lisa Seagram and Ernest Borgnine in the October 7, 1963 episode of McHale's Navy "Is There a Doctor in the Hut?"
October 22, 1936
Los Angeles, California, US
October 15, 1984 (aged 47)
Redondo Beach, California
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|Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles
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Early life and careerEdit
Born in Los Angeles, California, Vinson began acting in 1957. Among his first roles was one as defendant Marv Adams in the fourth Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Drowning Duck." He guest-starred on other various television series, including Whirlybirds, Gunsmoke, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Bachelor Father, Cheyenne, Maverick, Sugarfoot, Wagon Train, Laramie, Bat Masterson, Harbor Command, Colt .45, The Rough Riders, Hawaiian Eye, and in three episodes of 77 Sunset Strip.[1]
In 1962 he was cast as Bruce Randall in the episode "The Parish Car" of the ABC series, Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly as a Roman Catholic priest in New York City. That same year he was cast as Charlie Fox in the episode "The Runaway Groom" of the NBC western series The Tall Man, starring Barry Sullivan and Clu Gulager.[1]
In 1960 Vinson was cast in his first recurring role in a series as copyboy Chris Higbee in 39 episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers drama series The Roaring 20's, with co-stars Dorothy Provine, John Dehner, Rex Reason, Donald May and Mike Road. The series ended its run in January 1962, and Vinson then appeared as Alvin in the episode "This Gun for Sal3" of the sitcom, Room for One More, the ABC/WB replacement series for The Roaring 20s. Earlier he had appeared as a guest star in another ABC/WB series, The Alaskans.[1]
That same year Vinson was cast as Quartermaster George "Christy" Christopher on the ABC sitcom McHale's Navy, starring Ernest Borgnine. Vinson appeared in 79 episodes from 1962–66, when the series ended. He wrote one episode. After McHale's Navy Vinson was cast as Sheriff Harold Sikes in CBS's Pistols 'n' Petticoats.[1]
In 1968 he starred with Doug McClure and David Hartman in the film Nobody's Perfect, a naval comedy about the USS Bustard, and as Beau Graves in two episodes of the ABC crime drama series Mod Squad. In 1969 Vinson guest-starred as Sheriff Tom Wade in the episode "Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs" on James Drury's The Virginian. He portrayed the character Joseph Foxx in "Moment of Truth" on Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.'s The F.B.I. crime series.[1]
During the 1970s and 1980s Vinson continued with guest roles on episodic television appearing again in Mod Squad, Love, American Style, McCloud, The Streets of San Francisco, The Waltons, S.W.A.T., Baa Baa Black Sheep, Battlestar Galactica and Barnaby Jones.
Vinson's last on-screen appearances were as the Air Marshal in the 1982 episode "No Way Out" of ABC's The Fall Guy, as Sperling in the 1982 episode "A Minor Problem" on CBS' The Incredible Hulk and as Jake Cord in the 1983 episode "Chance of a Lifetime" on the NBC family drama Boone.[1]
On October 15, 1984, a week before his 48th birthday, Vinson committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot[clarification needed] in Redondo Beach, California.


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Just before meeting Mich on Friday afternoon for lunch + pv cupcakes + do TJM work at coffeebean!
I don't know why but I suddenly had menses that day and I didn't even feel anything so I stained my blue daisy shorts :( so unlucky!!!
Living in the age of Apple. Everything Apple. Iphone, Ipod, Mac...
Anyways, Sunrise ice-blended and Hazelnut latte are my favorite drinks in Coffeebean (:
Attended Velvet's 18th anniversary at night (: The theme was midnight garden so there were a lot of flowers in Velvet. Sofie sent me sneaks of Velvet entrance in the afternoon and I was so excited to go cos it's really EVERYTHING FLOWER!! Velvet really became a garden that night, so pridddddddy.
With my qt Nat <3 so lucky her table was next to Daniel's!!
Theme dressing is fun so I wore Bondi girl set from TJM!! You can get it here (:
Went over to member's to find Jovene and Nicole!
She can tie my dream ponytail, I can't :'(
But nvm, I'm going to Salon Vim tomorrow to do my hair!! Clueless about what I want to do so shall consult them and decide when I'm there. I CAN HAVE PRETTY HAIR TOO ^^
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How do I apply for life insurance through ASB?
Last Updated: 21 Dec 2015
You can apply for insurance with ASB, in any of the following ways.
- Phone 0800 200 252.
- Email firstname.lastname@example.com and one of our insurance managers will contact you.
- Visit any ASB branch.
If you are a Fastnet Classic customer and wish to apply for MyLife Llife insurance cover online, here's what you need to do:
- Log in to FastNet Classic.
- In the left hand main navigation menu under Open & Apply, select Insurance.
- Select Buy Life Insurance online and select Next.
- Complete the age, gender and smoking status questions and we'll give you an idea of how much your cover is likely to cost. Or you can simply select Buy Now.
- If you want to continue, we'll than ask you a few more questions related to your health and lifestyle, which will take about 15 minutes to answer.
- Once you submit your answers, we'll evaluate your answers then let you know immediately if we are able to provide cover for you. If so, we'll send you a confirmed quote for your cover.
- Should you decide to buy, simply agree to the declaration, provide your details and pay for your policy.
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text: Romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore as Lucy Whitmore, a beautiful woman suffering from acute short-term memory loss. After a car accident several months before, she has been left with a rare brain condition that causes her memory to be totally erased every night when she goes to sleep. Adam Sandler plays Henry Roth, a vet who works at the aquarium in the Hawaiian resort where Lucy is living a quiet life with her over-protective father (Blake Clark) and goofy brother (Sean Astin). Henry usually spends his summers seducing a string of female tourists that he'll never see again - but when he meets Lucy he realises he's found something special, and resolves to give up his promiscuous, non-commital lifestyle. The only problem is, when he meets her again the next day, she hasn't got a clue who he is. Henry embarks on an elaborate quest to win her heart, with the help of his stoner best friend Ula (Rob Schneider). Dan Akroyd makes a cameo appearance as Lucy's doctor.


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The Columns of a Table
To organize the information that a column holds, a table needs a series of details about each column. Two aspects are particularly important: a name and the type of data that a column should/must/can hold.
The name of a column allows the database as a file to identify the column. The name of a column also will help you, the database developer, to identify that column. There are rules and suggestions you must or should follow when naming the columns of a table.
The name of a column:
After respecting these rules, you can add your own rules. In our lessons, here are the rules we will use to name our columns:
After deciding on the name of a column, the database needs to know what kind of information the column would hold. Since there are various kinds of information a database can deal with, SQL Server provides a set of categories called data types. Therefore, you must specify the data type that is necessary for a particular column.
The Length of Data
A database deals with various types of data, appropriate or not for certain fields. This means that you should take care of jobs behind the scenes as much as you can. One way you can do this is by controlling the amount of information that can be entered in a particular field. As various columns can hold different types of data, so can the same data type control its own mechanism of internal data entry. The length of data means different things to different fields. Columns that carry the same data type can have different lengths.
Bit Fields: We saw already that a bit column type is meant for one of two answers. The user is supposed to simply let the database know that the answer is yes or no, true or false, on or off, 1 or 0. Therefore, the only length of this field is 1.
Integers: The length of an integer is the number of bytes its field can hold. For an int type, that would be 4 bytes.
Decimal and Floating-Point Numbers: The Length specifies how many bytes the field can store.
Strings: The Length of a character or string column specifies the maximum number of characters that the field can hold.
In some circumstances, you will need to change or specify the length as it applies to a particular field. For example, since you should use the varchar data type for a string field whose content will change from one record to another, not all varchar columns need to have the same length. Although a First Name and a Book Title columns should use the varchar type, both columns would not have the same length of entries. As it happens, people hardly have a first name that is beyond 20 characters and many book titles go beyond 32 characters. In this case, both fields would use the same data type but different lengths. On the other hand, for columns of datetime and money data types, you should accept the default length suggested by the database.
Practical Learning: Setting Data Types
The Nullity of a Field
During data entry, users of your database will face fields that expect data. Sometimes, for one reason or another, data will not be available for a particular field. An example would be an MI (middle initial) field: some people have a middle initial, some others either don't have it or would not provide it to the user. This aspect can occur for any field of your table. Therefore, you should think of a way to deal with it.
A field is referred to as null when no data entry has been made to it:
A field is referred to as null if there is no way of determining the value of its content (in reality, the computer, that is, the operating system, has its own internal mechanism of verifying the value of a field) or its value is simply unknown. As you can see, it is not a good idea to have a null field in your table. As a database developer, it is your responsibility to always know with certainty the value held by each field of your table. Remember that even if a field is empty, you should know what value it is holding because being empty could certainly mean that the field has a value.
To solve the problem of null values, SQL Server proposes one of two options: allow or not allow null values on a field. For a typical table, there are pieces of information that the user should make sure to enter; otherwise, her data entry would not be validated. To make sure the user always fills out a certain field before moving to the next field, you must make sure the field doesn't allow null values; this will ensure that you know that the field is holding a value and you can find out what that value is. This is enforced by clearing the Allow Nulls check box for a field. On the other hand, if the value of a field is not particularly important, for example if you don't intend to involve that value in an algebraic operation, you can allow the user to leave it null. This is done by checking the Allow Nulls check box for the field.
Practical Learning: Applying Fields Nullity
Programmatic Creation of Columns
In the previous lesson, we saw that the primary formula to create a table was:
CREATE TABLE TableName
After specifying the name of the table, you must list the columns of the table. The list of columns starts with an opening parenthesis "(". The list ends with a closing parenthesis ")". Each column must be separated from the next with a comma, except for the last column. You can include all columns on the same line if possible as follows:
CREATE TABLE Country(Column1, Column2, Column3)
Alternatively, to make your statement easier to read, you should create each column on its own line as follows:
CREATE TABLE Country( Column1, Column2, Column3);
There are two primary pieces of information you must specify for each column: its name and its type. Therefore, the syntax of creating a column is:
ColumnName DataType Options
The name of a column should follow the same rules and suggestions we reviewed for the columns.
After typing the name of the column, type the desired or appropriate data type for the column. For this example, use one of the (that is the appropriate) data types we reviewed.
Remember that some of the data types need to have a length. This is certainly true for all string or text-based columns (char, text, varchar, etc). In the case of text-based columns, when using SQL to create your columns, because it is less visual than the table design of the Enterprise Manager, you cannot rely on the default length of strings suggested by SQL (in fact, in MySQL, you must specify a length for varchar). As it happens, SQL Query Analyzer and the New Table window specify different default values for text-based columns. Therefore, when using SQL to create your columns, you should (strongly) specify your own default length for text-based columns.
We saw that some fields would allow blank values, called nulls. If you don't want a column to have empty fields, specify its option as NOT NULL remember that SQL is not a case-sensitive language, but we type SQL own words in uppercase to make them distinct from our own words). If a field can afford null values, you do not have to specify that as an option.
Practical Learning: Creating a Table Using the SQL Query Analyzer
Properties of Columns
A column on a table controls what kind of data is appropriate for that particular column. The characteristics that identify or describe such a table are defined as its properties. As we have seen previously, three primary properties are particularly important and required for each column: the name, the data type, and the length. Besides these, some other properties can be used to further control the behavior of a particular field.
Besides the name, data type and length of a column, you can control the columns of a table using the Columns property sheet in the lower section of the table in Design View. These properties sometimes depend on the data type of the column. Therefore, to specify the properties of a column, you must first select it in the upper section of the table. This selection can be done by just clicking either the name, the data type, or the length of the column. Then you can either press F6 or click the first field in the lower section, select the desired property and type the necessary value:
Description: Common and enabled for all fields, the description is used for a sentence that describes the column. You can type anything on that field.
A precision is the number of digits used to display a numeric value. For example, the number 42005 has a precision of 5, while 226 has a precision value of 3. The Precision field is used for columns that hold numeric values (integers and real numbers). If the data type is specified as an integer (the int and its variants) or a floating-point number (float and real), the precision is fixed by the database and you can just accept the value set by SQL Server. For a decimal number (decimal or numeric data types), SQL Server allows you to specify the amount of precision you want. The value must be an integer between 1 and 38 (28 if you are using SQL Server 7).
A real number is a number that has a fractional section. Examples are 12.05 or 1450.4227. The scale of a number if the number of digits on the right side of the period (or the character set as the separator for decimal numbers for your language, as specified in Control Panel). The Scale property is used only for numbers that have a decimal part, which includes currency (money and smallmoney) and decimals (numeric and decimal). If the data type is set as money or smallmoney, the scale is fixed to 4. If the column is of a decimal or numeric data type, you can specify the amount of scale you want. The value must be an integer between 0 and 18.
Other Properties
Is RowGuid: This property allows you to specify that a column with the Identity property set to Yes is used as a ROWGUID column.
Collation: Because different languages use different mechanisms in their alphabetic characters, this can affect the way some sort algorithms or queries are performed on data, you can ask the database to apply a certain language mechanism to the field by changing the Collation property. Otherwise, you should accept the default specified by the table.
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A "Virtual Field Trip" is an online interaction between students in their classrooms and neuroscientists in their labs. Without the geographical constraints of the typical field trip, The Synapse Project allows classrooms to connect with neuroscientists around the world (via video-chat and online presentations) with a range of interests, research, and demonstrations that would be unavailable in a single location.
Virtual Field Trip of Dr. Sondra Bland's lab in Denver, CO
Dr. Bland's lab focus is the neurobiology of stress and addiction. She explores how adolescent models of stress may affect vulnerability to drug addiction.
Virtual Field Trip of Dr. Sara Lazar's lab in Boston, MA
Dr. Lazar's lab focus is the brain-body interaction. Using neuroimaging techniques, she explores cognitive and emotional changes associated with meditation and yoga.
More Virtual Field Trips will be uploaded soon. Check back each week!
What will the "Virtual Field Trip" consist of?
After signing up for a field trip or interview at a set time, classrooms will be able to tour a neuroscientist's research lab and watch demonstrations and research techniques (via Skype) and also be given the unique opportunity to interview the scientists themselves. Please see the link above to get an idea of what a classroom will see. Each field trip will feature a different lab and neuroscientist. Classrooms can prepare questions, and even ask to see specific demonstrations or tools if available. These Virtual Field Trips can be integrated into curriculum or used in a career-day type setting, or offered as a fun transition to show how certain science and math skills are translated into real jobs.
How do I coordinate a Virtual Field Trip in my classroom?
The Synapse Project will select a variety of different labs and scientists to feature, and if you know of anyone specific interested in showing their lab or being interviewed by a classroom you can send us their information (under the "Contact" tab) and apply to have them join our Virtual Field Trip program. On this page, we will list all available dates that a lab can be visited, and depending on how many classrooms sign up to view, there will be advance notice about which time slot you will be assigned.
What age group will benefit most from a Virtual Field Trip?
Virtual Field Trips can cater to ALL age groups. If a classroom of younger students is interested in a certain lab, the scientists can present information appropriate for them, and provide visuals and technology to keep students interested. If high school, college, or medical school students are interested, the scientist can go into detail about projects they are researching in the lab, show more complex data and technology, and provide a candid description of what goes on in research labs for those interested in a career in neuroscience.
What technology do I need to complete a Virtual Field Trip?
In order to see the lab, you will need a computer with the "Skype" download (as well as a functioning Skype account) and preferably a projector and small speakers for groups more than six people. Skype can be made available in any classroom or auditorium in the school. If this technology is not available, you can still hear the neuroscientist's interview through an easy and free online conference call system.
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Mary CanterosSeptember 6, 2013
This is actually pretty cool. My science class would enjoy it. I'll be in touch.
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Sam Spiegel was credited with being Cannes' first true showman. His 165-foot yacht, Malahne, became a fixture in the bay, its decks always stocked with rising young starlets.
In the '70s, Lew Grade had his annual seances, and horror king Sam Arkoff his Hotel du Cap luncheons. And by the early '80s, Cannon Films' Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus were buying thousands of pages of trade ads and throwing parties to match.
That decade also saw the rise of the banner-towing planes, pioneered by producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind for the 1978 release of "Superman," but used to most spectacular effect by the duo in 1991. While Ridley Scott, agent John Ptak, producer Alain Goldman and sales agent Patrick Wachsberger were celebrating their just-announced "1492" at a villa in Mougins, the Salkinds serenaded them with a 23-plane salute, trumpeting rival pic "Christopher Columbus."
By the mid-'90s, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, tubthumping their Miramax lineup, marked the last of Cannes' more recent great showmen, though with the rise of private equity financing, the past few years have seen the yacht tradition continued by pic investors such as Microsoft's Paul Allen and Oracle's Larry Ellison. Last year, Ellison's the Rising Sun, the world's largest private yacht, dropped anchor to help promote "Flyboys."


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Kathleen Falk announced today she'll resign as Dane County Executive on Dec. 21, allowing the election for her successor to be held next spring during the regular election cycle.
However, County Board chairman Scott McDonell says he will appoint her interim county executive, so she can serve until the election. This is what Falk had originally planned to do when she announced her resignation in October. However, state law prohibits an election being called until there is an actual vacancy. That would have meant a costly special election next summer.
"This accomplishes the goals I laid out when I made my initial announcement," Falk said of the new plan.
Under timeline, McDonell will immediately become interim executive when Falk resigns Dec. 21. His appointment of Falk will have to be confirmed by the full County Board at its Jan. 6 meeting.


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Skip to comments.North Korea rushes to starvation
Posted on 12/09/2009 4:11:04 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
North Korea rushes to starvation
December 09, 2009
Olivia Ward
North Korea's beleaguered people are used to running on empty. But a silent catastrophe that is looming in the secretive dictatorship may push the poorest beyond the point of no return.
A sudden revaluation has left the currency worthless, threatening collapse of the fragile food market.
"This could start widespread starvation deaths in the hungry season, after the last harvest runs out," said Andrew Natsios of Georgetown University, author of The Great North Korean Famine. "There are a number of alarming things happening at once, and people may not be able to cope."
North Korea announced last week it would redenominate its national currency, the won, apparently to curb inflation and crush the fledgling private markets that sprang up after 2002, when the government realized its centrally controlled food distribution system had failed.
After the announcement it said limited amounts of won could be exchanged for new currency, and that the move was necessary for building "a strong and prosperous nation." But angry Koreans were reportedly burning piles of old banknotes in protest, and soldiers had been ordered onto the streets.
The move undermined many of the private markets, which had been a runaway success, selling not only food but South Korean items such as videos that are banned by the authoritarian regime.
(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.com ...
Dear Leader, his family, generals,and troops aren't gonna starve; that's all that matters (to them). Their utter contempt for human life is rivalled on Planet Earth only by that of the Muslim terrorists. There's been nothing like it since Pol Pit handed in his dinner pail.
"I wish to be left alone," said Scrooge. "Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don't make merry myself at Christmas and I can't afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned: they cost enough: and those who are badly off must go there."
"Many can't go there; and many would rather die."
"If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
Good point.
Scary part is how close Seoul is to the North
"when the government realized its centrally controlled food distribution system had failed."
But - but - - - isn't Central Planning supposed to be wonderful, all you Socialism fans out there? Hm? Didn't it do wonderful things for Russia? Hm?
What? The departure of motivation left the workers sleeping?
Isn't Central Planning wonderful, all you Democrats, Liberals and Fellow Travelers? Hm? Hm Hm? Hello, Dingy Harry. Yoo-Hoo, Nancy. Barack? You there?
......a North Korean diplomat denied Koreans are hungry and face imminent starvation.......
Which means that the meddling of Canadian do gooders is not appreciated
"North Korea rushes to starvation"
There's no need to rush - socialism always provides plenty of starvation for everyone!
No one on the left wants to see this political, economic, and social reality. In a closed system, communism and socialism doesn't work. Free markets and a Capitalist based system works! But they continue to stick their heads up their asses.
When cap and trade makes it too expensive for farmers to grow their crops eventually creating shortages,expect the 'know it all' federal government to nationalize the food industry placing the USA on a path to eventual starvation.
Let's feed the world by sending the NOKOs some of the boony Gore Carbon Credits! All the NOKOs need is to start some gardens in the open spaces between their Soviet era high rise slums....it worked in BO's ChiTown and in MO's WH garden, right?
As usual, the communists care more about their corrupt and failed ideology than the welfare of the very people they purport to protect.
A Zimbabwean food store. Soon, it will be an American food store under Fascist Zerobama.
History would have been changed for the better had Truman turned MacArthur loose rather than firing him.
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text: TheKian Posted November 2, 2017 (edited) Hello, all. Due to the present difficulty of modifying zones in Geneforge, I have been working on the wonderous Geneforge 5 Modding Suite program. At present, being a demo, it lacks full functionality, but it can be used to create a fully functional zone and can export data to a text file for use with the Blades of Geneforge spreadsheet document. Feel free to give feedback, but remember that it's only a demo version (all versions will be free, of course). Latest version. - Trakovite Edition v1.1a Download. Other download. Development photo album. The GUI is fairly intuitive, but feel free to reply with any questions you have. (On an aside, in their respective modes, you can right click on a tile to remove terrain, items, objects, and creatures) Edited May 21 by TheKian 2 Gameman112358 and alhoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I don't like deceiving people, so let's get something out in the open. I haven't purchased a box of 2011 Topps Inception. This will be the first product review I do without having purchased at least a retail box, though I usually shoot for the hobby variety. BUT this is not an unfounded review. A little while back, I tried to do a group case break of Inception. That attempt failed miserably. One person had signed up. Rather than refund his money or figure out a way to honor the "break" aspect, I decided to just buy a variety of Inception cards from his favorite team. With just $50 to spend, I came one autograph short of an entire hobby box. Not bad. So I have held and scanned all of the cards I'm reviewing. So while it's technically not a standard product/box break review, at least it's not based on someone else's scans or Topps' promotion images.
Whew. I'm glad I got that out of the way. Now, onto the review:
I didn't buy this – this is just for your reference
Hobby boxes come as a single 7-card pack. Each box promises two autographs, one memorabilia, two parallels, and two base cards. As mentioned above, I got one autograph, one memorabilia, two parallels, and two base cards for $50. Hobby boxes are currently selling for a bit over $100 for a per-card average of about $14-15. That isn't quite super high end a la Exquisite, but is certainly not your granddad's box of cards either.
The Breakdown:
Base Cards: 2
Blue (#/209): 1
Black (#/109): 1
Autographs (#/200): 1
Jumbo Relics (#/75): 1
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1st Down, Design: In a word: awesome. For a long time, Upper Deck was essentially the undisputed king of high end. Topps and Donruss (now Panini) often tried and fell terribly short. I'm not a huge high-end buyer, so I can't argue that I have the most experience or valid viewpoint, but Inception is legit. The base cards are all printed on 72-pt card stock. The card fronts have a fine matte finish that actually enhances the luxury feel of the cards while the cut-out player image is super slick and shiny. The ghostly fog background is understated and simple, which is great. There's no need to design the crap out of these cards, and Topps nailed that. The card back is also solid. There is only one season and then a career line for statistics and no player image, but what sells it for me is the player bio. Most cards will have a trite reason why the featured player is good. Inception focuses on the player's inception and talks about how he got his start in football. Very cool concept. The foil stamping is about the only so-so point on the base cards. It never scans well and isn't terribly vibrant in certain lighting, but you almost need foil stamping for a card like this. Printed and colored logos/text just wouldn't work in this case.
2nd Down, Inserts: In a word: great. The parallels seem a bit pointless in a product like this. An average base card is already worth about $5, so changing the background color and adding a serial number isn't a big selling point. I will say the re-coloring is done well, and could really look great for certain teams. For instance, the Ray Lewis here looks awesome as a black parallel (a Baltimore team color) while the Joe Flacco just doesn't have IT, despite being more vibrant. The autographs are fantastic. The player sheen is removed on the lower half of the card to allow a nice matte surface for the autograph, so you shouldn't have to worry about it rubbing off or fading as fast as you would with a shiny sticker. The faded auto area also really helps the autograph "pop" from the card. I couldn't get a silver auto with my limited budget, but the scans of those are stunning. Jersey cards seem pointless at this stage of the game, but they are done well in this product. I find it interesting that a lot of sets now have lower serial numbers on jerseys than autographs. This card is the jumbo jersey swatch variety. The smaller swatches feature a different card design, which is a nice touch. It's evident that every card was hand designed, rather than simply adding or removing elements to make the design process easier across the board.
3rd Down, Collation: In two words: not applicable. I didn't buy a box, so my selection was hand picked by me. So that's perfect collation. But even the factory packed hobby boxes contain 7 cards. How in the world do you judge collation for a product with 7 cards in the box? You don't.
4th Down, Overall Value: In a word: questionable. As I said above, I had just a $50 budget to purchase a team-based sampling of this product, and that included shipping fees from five different sellers for these six cards (I was able to double up on the two base cards). That budget was less than half of the cost of a box, yet I came up just one autograph short of an entire box's contents. Not too shabby from a buyer's perspective, but certainly not good from a seller's perspective. Granted, by hand picking a "box," I had no chance at that super rare card of a high draft pick. But I also avoided pulling a hit of an after thought veteran from a small market team. So in essence, Inception is a typical high-end product. The prospects in any box can be off the charts, but the risk in buying is almost equally high. The cards themselves are fantastic, but a sealed box may be overpriced a bit.
RED ZONE RESULTS: TOUCHDOWN, PAT NOT NECESSARY 2011 Topps Inception is a great product. There's no getting around that in my opinion. The base cards are subtle yet carry an air of elegance and the hits are well designed and eye-catching. But unless you're really into lotteries or busting wax for the sake of busting wax, buying boxes or cases probably isn't the way to go. As I showed here, you have a real shot at getting a box worth of cards of your favorite team/players on the secondary market for the same or even lower price. I will say I really wish Emmitt Smith was on the checklist as I would definitely love to add cards of this calibur to my collection. But even if that were the case, I would definitely go the singles route than gamble on any sealed product.
NEXT UP: 2011 Score (No really, I will review this some day…)