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Making a stand for a liberal arts education in today's difficult economic climate, Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman urged graduates to bring to the fore the talents they have developed as they embark on the future.
"In a world that is changing as rapidly as ours, developing the capacity to learn new things is as critical as how well you think or how much you know," Tilghman said June 5 in her annual Commencement address. "Your education is the best vaccine I know against early obsolescence."
Speaking to a crowd of approximately 10,000 students and guests assembled on the front lawn of Nassau Hall, Tilghman championed a liberal education in the face of "economic hard times" that "always elicit calls for more goal-oriented education."
Arguing against efforts to shrink the breadth of higher education, Tilghman maintained that the "kind of thinking" that emphasizes education merely as a means to specific jobs is misguided.
"It is ironic that these calls for more outcome-oriented education in the U.S. come at precisely the moment when other nations are racing precisely in the opposite direction," Tilghman said. "They have taken note of the immense creativity of the American economy over the past 50 years, and have concluded that education in the liberal arts promotes in citizens innovation, independent thinking and the ability to work across disciplinary boundaries."
As other nations have begun to believe that an education that "specializes too early and too narrowly produces well-trained technocrats but very few innovators," Tilghman said she "rejects the notion that a liberal arts degree has suddenly become obsolete."
Tilghman offered the example of James Madison, a member of the Class of 1771 and the fourth president of the United States, who pursued far-ranging intellectual interests while at Princeton, which she said helped build a foundation for his public career. Tilghman explained that Madison was "a leader in the crusade to found a free and independent nation" and was the author of "a number of the most important documents that guide our nation to this day," including the framework for the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
"Without taking anything away from Madison's towering intellect, I would argue that the years he spent at Princeton, engaged in the study of subjects such as mathematics and political philosophy, powerfully prepared him for his life's work," Tilghman said.
She said that Madison's accomplishments at Princeton remain relevant to today's Princetonians. "Just as the nascent United States depended upon well-educated individuals who brought historical perspective, political theory and a sympathy for the complexity of human nature to the task of designing a new nation, both this country and the dozens of others represented on this lawn today need thoughtful, open-minded and well-informed citizens to chart their course and influence their future. No, we are not about to administer the last rites for a liberal education."
Noting that a liberal education is not the "only valuable form of education," Tilghman said that "to be successful in the 21st century, just as in the 18th century, a society requires citizens who are steeped in history, literature, languages, culture, and scientific and technological ideas from ancient times to the present."
She also emphasized that a "liberal education is a privilege that brings with it a responsibility to use your education wisely, as much for the benefit of others in your community and nation and the world as for your own private good."
Concluding the address with her traditional send-off, Tilghman said: "So, as you walk, skip or run through the FitzRandolph Gates today, as citizens of this and many other nations, I hope you will carry forward the spirit of Princeton and the liberal education you have received. The future is now in your hands. And I expect you to do as you have done at Princeton — to aim high and be bold!"
Pomp and circumstance
Tilghman shared the podium with two Princeton seniors: valedictorian Nathaniel Fleming, a psychology major from Eugene, Ore.; and salutatorian Elizabeth Butterworth, a classics major from Auburn, Mass.
Fleming told his classmates that the knowledge they have acquired while at Princeton will prepare them for the future. "Don't just think of yourself as a chemical engineer, as a sociologist, as a consultant; we have lots of those already. We do not have any more of you. Bring your own individual knowledge and experiences to your work," he said. "Think of your Princeton transcript as your fingerprint: Nobody else has the same one, and your complete list of classes — including that random one that you took senior year because it looked like fun — helps define your unique intellectual identity. Use this to your advantage."
Butterworth delivered the salutatory address in Latin, one of her key areas of study. The Princeton tradition dates to the first Commencement in 1748, when the entire ceremony was conducted in Latin. The Latin Salutatory, Princeton's oldest student honor, began as a serious, formal address, but today it often contains humorous tributes, recollections and a farewell to Princeton campus life.
Butterworth honored Princeton as the "best alma mater in the world," noting that "here in your embrace we cultivated virtue, knowledge and friendship." She said: "Be well, my friends. Today we come to a sad parting, but not to the end of our friendships. Daily I will see your images on Facebook! And we will come together again and again at Reunions, so that we may rejoice in Bacchus bringing sweet memories."
The University awarded degrees to 1,230 undergraduates in the Class of 2012, five from other classes and 832 graduate students at its 265th Commencement. It also conferred honorary doctoral degrees upon six people for their contributions to athletics, music, education, the humanities and science: Peter Carril, basketball Hall-of-Famer and former Princeton coach; Aretha Franklin, the singer known as "the Queen of Soul"; Eduardo Padrón, president of Miami Dade College; Joan Wallach Scott, the Harold F. Linder Professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study; Joseph Taylor Jr., the James McDonnell Distinguished Professor of Physics Emeritus at Princeton; and Karen Uhlenbeck, the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair in Mathematics at the University of Texas-Austin.
As it does each year, Princeton honored excellence in teaching at the Commencement ceremony. Four Princeton faculty members received President's Awards for Distinguished Teaching and four outstanding secondary school teachers from across New Jersey also were recognized for their work.
Other honors for students were presented over the last few days of the academic year. Six graduate students were honored for excellence in teaching during the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni's Tribute to Teaching Reception June 2. Advanced degree candidates participated in the Hooding ceremony in McCarter Theatre on June 4, where the keynote speaker was columnist and author George Will.
In his address, Will, a 1968 Princeton graduate alumnus and a member of the University's Board of Trustees, urged the degree recipients to communicate the value of the academy to broader society, and also to "communicate the sheer fun of the intellectual life."
Also on June 4, seniors were recognized at Class Day ceremonies, where the keynote speaker was actor and comedian Steve Carell. He lightheartedly lamented the waning of personal interaction in the Digital Age, before closing with some "helpful hints." He said: "Every once in a while, put something positive into the world. We've become so cynical these days — and by 'we,' I mean us. So do something kind. Make someone laugh. And don't take yourself too seriously."
At the Baccalaureate service the day before, author and journalist Michael Lewis, a 1982 Princeton graduate, spoke about how good fortune plays an important role in success. "Life's outcomes, while not entirely random, have a huge amount of luck baked into them," he said. "Above all recognize that if you have had success, you have also had luck — and with luck comes obligation."
Webcasts of Princeton graduation events will be available on the University's WebMedia site. Also available is an interactive photo zoom of the Commencement stage.


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Eclipse DemoCamps Galileo 2009/Hyderabad
About the Event
The Eclipse DemoCamps are an opportunity to showcase all of the cool interesting technology being built by the Eclipse community. The focus of this demo camp will be on the new release of Eclipse- Galileo. There will be presentations on a few interesting projects and demos of Eclipse based products. The event will conclude with a networking of the Eclipse developers' community in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad edition of the worldwide series of democamps is being organized with support from Hysea.
8th Floor conference hall, iLabs, Madhapur, Hyderabad
Date and Time
26th June 09, 17:30
If you would like to present at the DemoCamp, please feel free to add your name and topic to the list. Depending on the number of people interested we may have to limit the number of presenters and time of each demo.
1)Keynote session: The Eclipse ecosystem- Reflections on the innovations enabled and impact created by Eclipse By Ramesh L - representative from Hysea
2)Significant projects in Galileo:
Eclipse Communication Framework - Demo by Rakesh Shah, Pramati
4)Other Eclipse projects
Challenges in Eclipse UI test automation- Dinesh Reddy
5)Demos of Eclipse based products out of Hyderabad
Fuse Integration Designer - Mahesh Sankaran, Progress Smart regression testing using Pathfinder - G. Niranjan, CORDYS
6)Vote of Thanks- Sudhan
To Register
If you plan on attending please add your name to the list below. Note that this requires a bugzilla id. Alternatively, you can send a mail with your particulars to firstname.lastname@example.com in the following format:
Copy paste this in the subject line: "Eclipse Demo camp 2009 - Galileo Edition". Please note that number of seats are limited. If you plan on attending, please register in advance.
In the body: Your name
Name of the company you work for
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- Sudhan , Progress Software, Galileo
- Ganesh Cherivirala, Progress Software
- Pratik Agrawal, Progress Software
- Srinivas Munigala, Progress Software
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- Praveen Sarigala, JDA Software India Pvt Ltd.,
- Prasanth. N, Ajax Toolkit Framework (ATF)
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Police Shoot, Kill Driver Outside U.S. Capitol After Chase
A woman with a year-old child led Secret Service and police on a harrowing car chase from the White House past the Capitol Thursday, attempting to penetrate the security barriers at both national landmarks before she was shot to death, police said. The child survived.
"I'm pretty confident this was not an accident," said Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier. Still, Capitol Police said there appeared to be no terrorist link. Authorities would not say whether the woman had been armed.
Tourists, congressional staff and some senators watched as a caravan of law enforcement vehicles chased a black Infiniti with Connecticut license plates down Constitution Avenue outside the Capitol. House and Senate lawmakers, inside debating how to end a government shutdown, briefly shuttered their chambers as Capitol Police shut down the building.
The woman's car at one point had been surrounded by police cars and she managed to escape, careening around a traffic circle and past the north side of the Capitol. Video shot by a TV camerman showed police pointing firearms at her car before she rammed a Secret Service vehicle and continued driving. Lanier said police shot and killed her a block northeast of the historic building.
One Secret Service member and a 23-year veteran of the Capitol Police were injured. Officials said they are in good condition and expected to recover.
"This appears to be an isolated, singular matter, with, at this point, no nexus to terrorism," said Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine.
The pursuit began when the car sped onto a driveway leading to the White House, over a set of lowered barricades. When the driver couldn't get through a second barrier, she spun the car in the opposite direction, flipping a Secret Service officer over the hood of the car as she sped away, said B.J. Campbell, a tourist from Portland, Ore.
Then the chase began.
"The car was trying to get away. But it was going over the median and over the curb," said Matthew Coursen, who was watching from a cab window when the Infiniti sped by him. "The car got boxed in and that's when I saw an officer of some kind draw his weapon and fire shots into the car."
Police shot and killed the driver just outside the Hart Senate Office Building, where many senators have their offices. Dine said an officer took the child from the car to a hospital. She is in good condition under protective custody, officials said.
A few senators between the Capitol and their office buildings said they heard the shots.
"We heard three, four, five pops," said Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. Police ordered Casey and nearby tourists to crouch behind a car for protection, then hustled everyone into the Capitol.
Others witnessed the incident, too.
"There were multiple shots fired and the air was filled with gunpowder," said Berin Szoka, whose office at a technology think tank overlooks the shooting scene.
The shooting comes two weeks after a mentally disturbed employee terrorized the Navy Yard with a shotgun, leaving 13 people dead including the gunman.
Before the disruption, lawmakers had been trying to find common ground to end a government shutdown. The House had just finished approving legislation aimed at partly lifting the government shutdown by paying National Guard and Reserve members.
Capitol Police on the plaza around the Capitol said they were working without pay as the result of the shutdown.
Associated Press writers Adam Goldman, Mark Sherman, Philip Elliott, Jesse Holland, David Espo, Alan Fram, Eric Tucker, Brett Zongker, Donna Cassata and Henry C. Jackson contributed to this report.
An earlier photo from N.Y. Rep. Grace Meng:
Capitol on lockdown shots heard outside. Everyone stay inside. pic.twitter.com/wqLxPgyZ6k— Grace Meng (@RepGraceMeng) October 3, 2013
This article was originally published on October 03, 2013.
This program aired on October 3, 2013. The audio for this program is not available.


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The federal government once considered whistle-blowers a nuisance or worse. But over the past few years, that attitude has slowly started to change. More agencies have been reaching out for tips about fraud and abuse in and outside the government, even if digging through the stacks of complaints can present a challenge.
Think back to those movies in the 1970s — movies filled with heroic figures who risked it all to expose unsafe factories and police corruption, like New York cop Frank Serpico exposing his less-than-clean colleagues.
Whistle-blower lawyer Neil Getnick says the people in those tales usually came to a sad end.
"Unfortunately, all the stories had pretty much the same plot line," Getnick says. "Something bad happened with an organization. A person stood up to do something about it. That person changed things for the better. And their life was changed for the worse."
The federal government says it's trying to do something about that. Last November, President Obama signed a whistle-blower protection enhancements law after a 13-year campaign by good government groups. The law makes clear that federal employees can challenge policy decisions without losing their jobs. It also directs agencies to choose a point person, or an ombudsman, to help whistle-blowers understand their rights and to protect them from retaliation.
At the Justice Department, that person is Robert Storch. He says the department got almost 5,000 complaints in 2012. One recent investigation started with a referral from Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va. — a complaint that alleged "nepotism and improper hiring practices within the department."
Storch says Justice watchdogs at the inspector general's office dug into the case. They eventually found that eight high-ranking people in the Justice Management Division broke the rules by getting relatives hired.
But with thousands of phone calls and emails coming in, it can be tough to decide which ones deserve attention.
Patrick Burns has some tips. Burns works at the group Taxpayers Against Fraud, where he talks with scores of whistle-blowers every year.
"I ask only two questions," Burns says. "Tell me how you know about the fraud. And tell me about the fraud. Those two questions, if you listen carefully, will tell you a great deal."
Burns says the answers can signal how high up in the chain of command someone is and how deeply they're connected to the wrongdoing.
He says he also gives callers an important piece of advice: "Do not report within a company until you have gotten the documents outside the building."
"Because when you report on a Monday, they'll pat you on the head and say thank you," Burns explains. "On a Tuesday, a Wednesday and a Thursday, they'll be more meetings at the company. And on Friday, they're going to march you out the door."
That's what happened to Cheryl Eckard. She was a quality control manager at the drug company GSK, until she blew the whistle on sloppy practices at a plant in Puerto Rico. Eckard was laid off, but she followed through by calling federal regulators and the Justice Department.
After years of waiting, Eckard collected a share of the legal settlement — estimated at $96 million. It's the biggest financial reward for a whistle-blower under a law called the False Claims Act. But Eckard says it was far from easy. She lost friends. She gained weight. She worried about how to pay her mortgage.
"When you're in it, it feels like it will never end," Eckard says. "But there will be an end. It may take eight years, but there'll be an end to it. So the people who are caught in the middle of that process right now, have hope and faith. It won't last forever."
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the top federal prosecutor in New York, has brought half a dozen mortgage lending fraud cases over the past two years, often using company insiders to help guide the Justice Department to email messages and other evidence. Bharara says changing the culture is what counts.
"We find in too many instances there have been whistle-blowers who have come forward earlier on in the cases that we have brought," he says. "And a lot of pain and suffering would have been avoided, and a lot of expenses would have been avoided, and some people might not have been going to jail if people had taken more seriously the allegations of whistle-blowers years earlier."
It doesn't matter how loud someone blows the whistle, Bharara says, if the referee covers his ears.
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More Corn, Soybean Acres Expected in 2013
US - We can expect more corn and soybeans acres planted in 2013, said a University of Missouri agriculture business specialist at the 17 January Winter AgMarketing Outlook Conference."Corn acres this year will likely be about 99 million acres, which is 2 million more than last year," David Reinbott said. "With a more normal weather pattern, most trend-line yield calculations put yield at 162 bushels an acre."
Planted acres of soybeans are also expected to increase about 2 million acres to 79 million in 2013. Dr Reinbott says figuring 42 bushels an acre that would create a supply of 258 million bushels.
Winter wheat acres also increased from last year, but not as much as expected.
"There were 41.82 million acres of winter wheat planted," Dr Reinbott said. "The trade estimate was closer to 42.6 million acres. That's about 700,000 less."
Weather will continue to play a big role in the grain fields this year.
"It is still pretty dry in the western Corn Belt," Dr Reinbott said. "Some numbers have come out indicating that many parts of the southern Plains and western Corn Belt need significant rains just to get them back to normal."
If there is plentiful rain that leads to a large crop, prices for both corn and soybeans will drop, he said. Depending on how big the crop is, corn prices could drop into the low $4s and possibly the upper as $3s per bushel, and soybeans could drop $2-3 per bushel.
Dr Reinbott also advised keeping an eye on South America's corn crop. Both Argentina and Brazil now look to have a good crop rebounding from last year's poor harvest, but that could change.
"If it turns dry the second half of the season, that could drop significantly," Dr Reinbott said. "So corn still has variability. It could go higher; it just depends on how that Brazilian and Argentina crop goes."
Dr Reinbott also touched on federal crop insurance, recommending that producers take advantage of the opportunity to participate in it.
"Right now we are probably 50 cents or more above what the crop insurance price is going to be compared to last year," Dr Reinbott said. "We'll be setting that in the month of February, so if we see rallies continue we are going to be seeing a crop insurance price better than last year, and I think corn and soybean farmers need to look at that."


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In March 1962, James Webb, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, suggested that artists be enlisted to document the historic effort to send the first human beings to the moon. John Walker, director of the National Gallery of Art, was among those who applauded the idea, urging that artists be encouraged "…not only to record the physical appearance of the strange new world which space technology is creating, but to edit, select and probe for the inner meaning and emotional impact of events which may change the destiny of our race."
Working together, James Dean, a young artist employed by the NASA Public Affairs office, and Dr. H. Lester Cooke, curator of paintings at the National Gallery of Art, created a program that dispatched artists to NASA facilities with an invitation to paint whatever interested them. The result was an extraordinary collection of works of art proving, as one observer noted, "that America produced not only scientists and engineers capable of shaping the destiny of our age, but also artists worthy to keep them company." Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum in 1975, the NASA art collection remains one of the most important elements of what has become perhaps the world's finest collection of aerospace themed art.
The spring of 1962 was a busy time for the men and women of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. On February 20, John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. For the first time since the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, the U.S. was positioned to match and exceed Soviet achievements in space. NASA was an agency with a mission -- to meet President John F. Kennedy's challenge of sending human beings to the moon and returning them safely to earth by the end of the decade. Within a year, three more Mercury astronauts would fly into orbit. Plans were falling into place for a follow-on series of two-man Gemini missions that would set the stage for the Apollo voyages to the moon.
In early March 1962, artist Bruce Stevenson brought his large portrait of Alan Shepard, the first American to fly in space, to NASA headquarters.(1) James E. Webb, the administrator of NASA, assumed that the artist was interested in painting a similar portrait of all seven of the Mercury astronauts. Instead, Webb voiced his preference for a group portrait that would emphasize "…the team effort and the togetherness that has characterized the first group of astronauts to be trained by this nation." More important, the episode convinced the administrator that "…we should consider in a deliberate way just what NASA should do in the field of fine arts to commemorate the …historic events" of the American space program.(2)
In addition to portraits, Webb wanted to encourage artists to capture the excitement and deeper meaning of space flight. He imagined "a nighttime scene showing the great amount of activity involved in the preparation of and countdown for launching," as well as paintings that portrayed activities in space. "The important thing," he concluded, "is to develop a policy on how we intend to treat this matter now and in the next several years and then to get down to the specifics of how we intend to implement this policy…." The first step, he suggested, was to consult with experts in the field, including the director of the National Gallery of Art, and the members of the Fine Arts Commission, the arbiters of architectural and artistic taste who passed judgment on the appearance of official buildings and monuments in the nation's capital.
Webb's memo of March 16, 1962 was the birth certificate of the NASA art program. Shelby Thompson, the director of the agency's Office of Educational Programs and Services, assigned James Dean, a young artist working as a special assistant in his office, to the project. On June 19, 1962 Thompson met with the Fine Arts Commission, requesting advice as to how "…NASA should develop a basis for use of paintings and sculptures to depict significant historical events and other activities in our program."(3)
David E. Finley, the chairman and former director of the National Gallery of Art, applauded the idea, and suggested that the agency should study the experience of the U.S. Air Force, which had amassed some 800 paintings since establishing an art program in 1954. He also introduced Thompson to Hereward Lester Cooke, curator of paintings at the National Gallery of Art.
An imposing bear of a man standing over six feet tall, Lester Cooke was a graduate of Yale and Oxford, with a Princeton PhD. The son of a physics professor and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Forces, he was both fascinated by science and felt a personal connection to flight. On a professional level, Cooke had directed American participation in international art competitions and produced articles and illustrations for the National Geographic Magazine. He jumped at the chance to advise NASA on its art program.
While initially cautious with regard to the time the project might require of one of his chief curators, John Walker, director of the National Gallery, quickly became one of the most vocal supporters of the NASA art initiative. Certain that "the present space exploration effort by the United States will probably rank among the more important events in the history of mankind," Walker believed that "every possible method of documentation …be used." Artists should be expected "…not only to record the physical appearance of the strange new world which space technology is creating, but to edit, select and probe for the inner meaning and emotional impact of events which may change the destiny of our race." He urged quick action so that "the full flavor of the achievement …not be lost," and hoped that "the past held captive" in any paintings resulting from the effort "will prove to future generations that America produced not only scientists and engineers capable of shaping the destiny of our age, but also artists worthy to keep them company."(4)
Gordon Cooper, the last Mercury astronaut to fly, was scheduled to ride an Atlas rocket into orbit on May 15, 1963. That event would provide the ideal occasion for a test run of the plan Cooke and Dean evolved to launch the art program. In mid-February, Cooke provided Thompson with a list of the artists who should be invited to travel to Cape Canaveral to record their impressions of the event. Andrew Wyeth, whom the curator identified as "the top artist in the U.S. today," headed the list. When the time came, however, Andrew Wyeth did not go to the Cape for the Cooper launch, but his son Jamie would participate in the program during the Gemini and Apollo years.
The list of invited artists also included Peter Hurd, Andrew Wyeth's brother-in-law, who had served as a wartime artist with the Army Air Force; George Weymouth, whom Wyeth regarded as "the best of his pupils"; and John McCoy, another Wyeth associate. Cooke regarded the next man on the list, Robert McCall, who had been running the Air Force art program, as "America's top aero-space illustrator. Paul Calle and Robert Shore had both painted for the Air Force program. Mitchell Jamieson, who had run a unit of the Navy art program during WW II, rounded out the program. Alfred Blaustein was the only artist to turn down the invitation.
The procedures that would remain in place for more than a decade were given a trial run in the spring of 1963. The artists received an $800 commission, which had to cover any expenses incurred while visiting a NASA facility where they could paint whatever interested them. In return, they would present their finished pieces, and all of their sketches, to the space agency. The experiment was a success, and what might have been a one-time effort to dispatch artists to witness and record the Gordon Cooper flight provided the basis for an on-going, if small-scale, program. By the end of 1970, Jim Dean and Lester Cooke had dispatched 38 artists to Mercury, Gemini and Apollo launches and to other NASA facilities.
The art program became everything that Jim Webb had hoped it would be. NASA artists produced stunning works of art that documented the agency's step-by-step progress on the way to the moon. The early fruits of the program were presented in a lavishly illustrated book, Eyewitness to Space (New York: Abrams, 1971). Works from the collection illustrated NASA publications and were the basis for educational film strips aimed at school children. In 1965 and again in 1969 the National Gallery of Art mounted two major exhibitions of work from the NASA collection. The USIA sent a selection of NASA paintings overseas, while the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service created two exhibitions of NASA art that toured the nation.
"Since we …began," Dean noted in a reflection on the tenth anniversary of the program, the art initiative had resulted in a long string of positive "press interviews and reports, congressional inquiries, columns in the Congressional Record, [and] White House reports." The NASA effort, he continued, had directly inspired other government art programs. "The Department of the Interior (at least two programs), the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Army and even the Veterans Administration have, or are starting, art programs." While he could not take all of the credit, Dean insisted that "our success has encouraged other agencies to get involved and they have succeeded, too."(5)
For all of that, he noted, it was still necessary to "defend" the role of art in the space agency. Dean, with the assistance of Lester Cooke, had been a one-man show, handling the complex logistics of the program, receiving and cataloguing works of art, hanging them himself in museums or on office walls, and struggling to find adequate storage space. In January 1976, a NASA supervisor went so far as to comment that: "Mr. Dean is far too valuable in other areas to spend his time on the relatively menial …jobs he is often burdened with in connection with the art program."(6) Dean placed a much higher value on the art collection, and immediately recommended that NASA officials either devote additional resources to the program, or get out of the art business and turn the existing collection over the National Air and Space Museum, "where it can be properly cared for."(7)
In January 1974 a new building for the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) was taking shape right across the street from NASA headquarters. Discussions regarding areas of cooperation were already underway between NASA officials and museum director Michael Collins, who had flown to the moon as a member of the Apollo 11 crew. Before the end of the year, the space agency had transferred its art collection to the NASM. Mike Collins succeeded in luring Jim Dean to the museum, as well.
The museum already maintained a small art collection, including portraits of aerospace heroes, an assortment of 18th and 19th century prints illustrating the early history of the balloon, an eclectic assortment of works portraying aspects of the history of aviation and a few recent prizes, including several Norman Rockwell paintings of NASA activity. With the acquisition of the NASA art, the museum was in possession of one of the world's great collections of art exploring aerospace themes. Jim Dean would continue to build the NASM collection as the museum's first curator of art. Following his retirement in 1980, other curators would follow in his footsteps, continuing to strengthen the role of art at the NASM. Over three decades after its arrival, however, the NASA art accession of 2,091 works still constitutes almost half of the NASM art collection.
(1) Stevenson's portrait is now in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum (1981-627)
(2) James E. Webb to Hiden Cox, March 16, 1962, memorandum in the NASA art historical collection, Aeronautics Division, National air and Space Museum. Webb's preference for a group portrait of the astronauts was apparently not heeded. In the end, Stevenson painted an individual portrait of John Glenn, which is also in the NASM collection (1963-398).
(3) Shelby Thompson, memorandum for the record, July 6, 1962, NASA art historical collection, NASA, Aeronautics Division.
(4) John Walker draft of a talk, March 5, 1965, copy in NASA Art historical collection, NASM Aeronautics Division.
(5) James Dean, memorandum for the record, August 6, 1973, NASA art history collection, NASM Aeronautics Division.
(6) Director of Planning and Media Development to Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs, January 24, 1974, NASA art history collection, NASM Aeronautics Division.
(7) James Dean to the Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs, January 24, 1974, copy in NASA Art history Collection, Aeronautics Division, NASM.
Tom D. Crouch
Senior Curator, Aeronautics
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
July 26, 2007
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.


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Ryan Hunter-Reay Wins 2014 Indy 500
Ryan Hunter-Reay passed Helio Castroneves on the final lap and won the 2014 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Hunter-Reay and Castroneves were battling for the lead after a restart with six laps left, but the American claimed the victory with a decisive maneuver in the second-closest finish in race's long history.
Hunter-Reay's dramatic victory made him the first American driver to win the iconic race since Sam Hornish Jr. captured the checkered flag in 2006.
Marco Andretti finished third. Pole-sitter Ed Carpenter finished 27th.
Kurt Busch took sixth. The NASCAR veteran had plans to fly to North Carolina for the Charlotte 600 Sprint Cup race on Sunday night in an attempt to become the fourth driver to start both events on the same day, joining John Andretti, Robby Gordon and Tony Stewart.


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Heroic Maps
Heroic Maps produces high quality, full colour battlemaps and tiles for RPG games and miniatures. We strive to produce RPG maps with a high standard of artwork featuring a variety of locations; castles and villages, dungeons and crypts, temples and caverns.
You can also see our range of maps made for Dungeons & Dragons modules at DMs Guild
We'd love to hear what you think of our products, or if you have any questions or suggestions for future products you'd like to see, please get in touch.


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We've all heard a car or truck in our Daytona Beach neighborhoods that needs a new muffler. But there's more to the exhaust system than just the muffler. The exhaust system has three main functions:
To safely get hot exhaust gas from the engine out the tailpipeTreats the exhaust to remove harmful pollutantsMuffle the engine noise
Exhaust gas is poisonous. You don't want it getting into the passenger compartment. For example, carbon monoxide can be deadly. That's why you should never run your engine in a closed garage. If you have a leak in the exhaust system, exhaust could get into the passenger cabin and make you sick or even kill you. If you smell exhaust in the vehicle, roll down your windows and get it inspected. You may smell or see exhaust coming from the engine compartment or under the vehicle if you have a leak. Sometimes the sound from an exhaust leak is loud and obvious. Sometimes it's a ticking sound when you start the engine that goes away as you drive. That could be a small crack or a bad fitting that leaks when it's cold but seals up when the metal heats and expands. Now, let's address the environmental issues for our Daytona Beach community. Exhaust gas contains a number of pollutants and particulates. The catalytic converter scrubs some of those harmful substances. And diesel vehicles have systems to deal with soot.Catalytic converters eventually wear out and need to be replaced. They're expensive so you want to help them last as long as possible by keeping the fuel system clean and replacing your air filter. These components need to be tested for function with an emissions test from time to time. And that leaves the muffler. The beauty of getting a new muffler is that you can suit your taste: Some want whisper quiet and others like a little rumble. And some like a roar when they drive down our Daytona Beach streets.
Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths. It's a dangerous and potentially lethal toxin. Excessive exposure to auto exhaust can cause brain damage and even death. If you see, smell or hear exhaust anywhere but the tailpipe, get an auto inspection right away. At Honest 1 Auto Care - Daytona Beach in Daytona Beach we install quality NAPA replacement parts. Give us a call at and let us help keep you safely and economically on the road.


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Kids & Teen
Bambi Baby offers kids bedroom furniture and caters to all of your family's needs. While we mainly specialize in baby furniture, we carry cribs that convert into twin, and, eventually, full sized beds. Moreover, we provide you with a wide variety of bedroom sets for kids so that you have options, and you can furnish your kids' rooms all in one place!
The beds we carry for your child's bedroom are all durable and long lasting, as some are even baby to teen furniture that grow with your child! Some began as cribs, the convertible kind, which change and grow along with your child. All you need to change the bed are conversion rails, which we can equip you with. In addition to convertibles, we carry bunk beds, loft beds, twin sized beds, and full sized ones. What are you looking to do with your kids' room? Is it space optimization you're looking for? If so, some of our beds are space savers, with drawers underneath. Are you looking for a fun-filled whimsical atmosphere for your child to grow in? We carry bunk bed palaces with optional slides coming down. If you're looking to keep it classic, we have what you need. Our beds come in traditional, modern, classic, and contemporary styles, in addition to a variety of colors, to suit your kids' room needs.
Your child is no longer a baby - while you can hold on to the dresser he or she had when younger, that little one has grown older, attends school, and needs a bookcase, a desk, and a chair for that desk. We understand the dynamics of your growing family, which is why we carry all of the things you need under one roof. Some of the most popular youth bedroom furniture brands we carry are Atlantic, Bolton, Coaster, Dutailer, Legacy Kids Classic, Smart Stuff, and many more. Please reach out to us for further details.


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One study found that 43% of cyber attacks target small business, and 60% of small companies go out of business within six months of a cyber attack.¹
Business owners are also required to protect their customers' personal information. In 47 states, and the District of Columbia, businesses are required to notify individuals of security breaches involving personally identifiable information.²
As evidenced by news of large-scale data breaches, online hacking has become another form of risk that businesses now face everyday. Like many risks, businesses can insure themselves against the financial damage a cyber-attack may inflict.
Cyber liability insurance may cover a range of risks, including:
- Data Breach Management: Pays expenses related to the investigation, management, and remediation of an incident, including customer notification, credit check support, and associated legal costs and fines.
- Media Liability: Covers third-party damages such as website vandalism and intellectual property rights infringement.
- Extortion Liability: Reimburses for expenses associated with losses arising from a threat of extortion.
- Network Security Liability: Covers costs connected with third-party damages due to a denial of access and theft of third-party information.
Cyber liability insurance is fairly new so expect a wide divergence of coverage and costs. It may be purchased separately or as a rider to your current business insurance policy. Be prepared to comparison shop to get a better understanding of coverage and costs.
Small business owners might also keep in mind that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." There are steps you can take to protect your business from becoming a cyber victim.
Suggested Read: A Bucket Plan to go with Your Bucket List
Consider steps to protect your data.
- Maintain robust malware detection software and keep existing software updated.
- Train employees not to open links contained in emails from unknown senders. Research shows that 48% of security-related incidents are caused by employee behavior.¹
- Encrypt your important data, such as bank account information, customer credit card numbers, etc.
- Perform a security audit.
As obvious and simple as these precautions may sound, some businesses fall victim to cyber-attacks because of their failure to take them.
- SmallBizTrends, January 3, 2017
- National Conference of State Legislatures, 2017
The content is developed from sources believed to be providing accurate information. The information in this material is not intended as tax or legal advice. It may not be used for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. Please consult legal or tax professionals for specific information regarding your individual situation. This material was developed and produced by FMG Suite to provide information on a topic that may be of interest. FMG Suite is not affiliated with the named broker-dealer, state- or SEC-registered investment advisory firm. The opinions expressed and material provided are for general information, and should not be considered a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Copyright 2018 FMG Suite.


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80% organic private label, bulk wholesale skin eczema soap bar with Lavender Essential Oil + Organic Coconut Oil + Thyme Extract + Patchouli Essential Oil + Rosemary Essential Oil and Extract
Lavender and Rosemary Essential oils are excellent for soothing the skin and used together they may help in relieving eczema and skin allergies. Some clinical studies that were done on thyme showed a good skin allergy and eczema relief, in addition, coconut oil provides good skin hydration and may reduce inflammation as well as discomfort. Patchouli essential oil is great for skin soothing and irritation.
All of our soap bars:
Minimum quantity 1152 bar per type. Prices include: soap bar + a recycled kraft paper box + assembly soap bar in the box
Lead time 6-10 weeks.
Please check our FAQ (frequently asked questions) page to get more info on labeling/ assembly costs.
We can custom make natural organic soap bars per your specifications, minimum 5000 bars, email us for more info.
Check our other soap bars:
Energizing Grapefruit Soap Bar
Ruler Of The Wood Men Soap Bar
Our full range of luxury private label cosmetics
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GOODVARA, LLC AND GOODVARA.COM Privacy Policy + Terms and Conditions+ Cookies Policy + Return, Exchange And Refund Policies -Updated- March.31st.2022
This policy describes how GOODVARA, LLC. (collectively, "GOODVARA", "we", "us" or "our") collects, uses and shares the information we obtain from you online and in store.
What Our Privacy Policy Covers
This privacy policy discusses the "personal information" that GOODVARA obtains from you on GOODVARA store.com and GOODVARA.com, in-store. When we use the term "personal information" we are referring to information that is connected to your name. This may include things like your e-mail address, mailing address, birthday, telephone number, photographs, personal images and information you provide, or information about the products you purchase when those pieces of data are stored with your name. Any information that is not connected to your name is not considered personal information.
This privacy policy does not cover information that you submit on other websites, even if we communicate with you on those sites. For example, if you post something on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube, Instagram, Vine, Pinterest, and other social media outlets, that information is governed by the privacy policies on those websites and is not governed by this policy.
What We Collect
The following are examples of the personal information that we collect: Name, email address, credit card number, billing and shipping addresses, phone #, products you order.
In addition to the above, we may use the following technologies to automatically collect information about your activities on our websites.
Cookies *
Flash Cookies *
Web Beacons, clear pixels, or pixel tags. *
Web Server Logs.*
Geo-location technologies. *
Note that we do not intentionally collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you can look at our websites, but you should not make a purchase, register, or submit personal information to us.
How We Use Your Personal Information
GOODVARA primarily uses the personal information that it collects to provide you with products, information, and services. We may also use your information to track your purchase history and to contact you for the account and promotional purposes. You must create a registration profile in order to send an e-mail to our Customer Beauty Advisor, post a product review or make a purchase on our website. We may also use your personal information for other legitimate business purposes, including to detect and prevent fraud, to collect amounts owing to us, and to maintain business records.
How We Share Your Personal Information
GOODVARA may share your personal information in the following circumstances:
Service providers. We may share your personal information with companies that perform services for us, such as fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mails, analyzing customer data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, investigating fraudulent activity, conducting customer surveys, and providing customer service.
Social Networks, Widgets, and Plug-ins. If you use any features made available to you on our website by a third party it may result in information being collected or shared between us and the third party. For example, if you use Facebook's "Like" feature Facebook may register the fact that you "liked" a product and may post that information on Facebook.
The public. GOODVARA may share the personal information that you submit through one of our interactive services, like Ratings & Reviews, with the general public or our affiliates.
Other instances. GOODVARA may share your personal information in order to protect the legal rights of our company, our employees, our agents, and our affiliates, to protect the safety and security of our visitors, to detect and protect against fraud, or to comply with the law or legal process.
Business transition. GOODVARA may share your personal information with another company that buys some, or all, of the assets or stock of GOODVARA, and that company may use and disclose personal information for purposes similar to what is described in this policy. GOODVARA may also share personal information with prospective purchasers to evaluate the proposed transaction. GOODVARA may share de-identified information (i.e., information that is not directly connected to your name) in the following circumstances in addition to those identified above:
Aggregate information. We may share de-identified aggregate information about our customers with advertisers and marketing partners.
Behavioral-based advertising. A third party may use technology (e.g., a cookie) to collect information about your use of our website and other websites so that they can provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interest. That advertising may appear either on our website or on other websites.
How We Protect Your Information
We realize that our customers trust us to protect their personal information. We take that task seriously and maintain reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to help protect your personal information. While we attempt to protect the information in our possession, no security system is perfect and we cannot promise that information about you will remain secure in all circumstances.
Your Options And What you need to do
You have the following choices with how your information is used:
You can update or correct your name, e-mail address, security questions, and other preferences by logging into your account and clicking on the "Sign In" page, Email: email@example.com
You can opt-out of some, but not all, online behavioral-based advertising by using your browser settings to block cookies or notify you when a cookie is set.
You can remove content that you posted on a GOODVARA public space, such as part of a Ratings & Review, by e-mailing details to firstname.lastname@example.com Note that we will endeavor to honor your request to remove information, however, our removal of your information does not completely erase that information from the internet. For example, historical copies, or "caches," may remain.
You can click on the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any promotional e-mail that you receive.
Communicating With Us
If you have any questions about our privacy or security practices, or of you would like to request access to or correction of your personal information, you can contact GOODVARA's Customer Service by mail, telephone, or e-mail:
Your right to access or correct your personal information is subject to applicable legal restrictions. We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
If we need or are required, to contact you concerning any event that involves your personal information we may do so by e-mail, telephone, or mail.
Changes To This Policy
We may revise this policy from time to time.
Effective as of January.21. 2020
* "Cookies" are small bits of information that are placed on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies remember information about your activities on the site to make your visits to our website more enjoyable and valuable to you by providing a customized experience and recognizing your preferences when you visit our website. If you've chosen to disable cookies on your browser, some of the functionality of our website may be lost. Certain of our web pages, particularly those that require a login and password, require that cookies be enabled in your browser and cannot be used when you have disabled cookies in your browser.
* Flash Cookies (also called Local Shared Objects or "LSOs") are data files similar to cookies, except that they can store more complex data. Flash cookies are used to remember settings, preferences, and usage, particularly for video, interactive gaming, and other similar services.
* Web beacons are small graphic images on a Web page or in an e-mail that can be used for such things as recording the pages and advertisements clicked on by users, or tracking the performance of e-mail marketing campaigns.
* Web server logs are records of activity created by the computer that delivers the webpages you request to your browser. For example, a web server log may record the search term you entered or the link you clicked to bring you the webpage. The Web server log also may record information about your browsers, such as your IP address and the cookies set on your browser by the servers.
Last Updated: JANUARY.21.2020
These are the Terms of Use ("Terms of Use") for your use of services or features on the sites owned and controlled by GOODVARA, LLC.. ("GOODVARA"), including www.GOODVARA.com (the "Sites"). We may add additional Sites from time to time as we expand our beauty offerings and these Terms of Use will govern those new Sites when added. These Terms of Use govern your use of our Sites and your conduct, regardless of the means of access (computer or mobile device)_and these Terms of Use govern your use of those Interactive Services.
By using the Sites, you signify your agreement to these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Guidelines and Rules, whether or not you have read them. GOODVARA reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in the Terms of Use, Guidelines, and Rules from time to time at any time, without notice, and in its sole discretion. If GOODVARA decides to change these Terms of Use, GOODVARA will post a new version on the Sites and update the date set forth above. Any changes or modifications to these Terms of Use, Guidelines, or Rules will be effective upon posting of the revisions. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITES FOLLOWING POSTING OF ANY CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS AND IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE USING THE SITES. For this reason, you should frequently review these Terms of Use, our Guidelines and Rules and any other applicable policies, including their dates, to understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Sites.
All design, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio, and video clips, the selection and arrangement thereof, and all software on the Sites is Copyright (c) 2020 GOODVARA, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on the Sites is the exclusive property of GOODVARA and protected by the U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on the Sites is the property of GOODVARA or its software suppliers and is protected by the U.S. and international copyright laws. Permission is granted to electronically copy and to print in hard copy portions of the Sites for the sole purpose of placing an order with GOODVARA, using the Interactive Services, or using the Sites as a shopping resource. Any other use of materials on the Sites - including reproduction for purposes other than those permitted above, modification, distribution, republishing, transmission, display, or performance - without the prior written permission of GOODVARAis strictly prohibited.
GOODVARA.com and all page headers, custom graphics, and button icons are service marks, trade names, trademarks, and/or trade dress of GOODVARA and may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not offered by GOODVARA in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits GOODVARA. All other trademarks, product names, and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.
Product Information
The products displayed on this site are Private Label Products and not GOODVARA Products or Brands. Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation thereof by GOODVARA.
All material and information presented by GOODVARA is intended to be used for personal educational or informational purposes only. The statements made about products have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the results reported, if any, may not necessarily occur in all individuals. The statements and products sold through GOODVARA are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition or disease. If any minor uses any goods or product from GOODVARA it should be only after the legal or parental guardian has discussed the product with the minor's doctor.
All products should be used strictly in accordance with their instructions, precautions, and guidelines. You should always check the ingredients for products to avoid potential allergic reactions. Use of the Sites is not meant to serve as a substitute for professional medical advice: these Sites are solely online stores for specialty beauty products. Please consult with your own physician or health care practitioner regarding the use of any goods, products, or information received from the Sites before using or relying on them. Your physician or health care practitioner should address any and all medical questions, concerns, and decisions regarding the possible treatment of any medical condition. GOODVARA does not give or intend to give any answers to medical-related questions and these Sites do not replace any medical professional or medical resource. GOODVARA does not represent itself as a physician or health care professional nor is this implied. No prescription medications or medical treatments are intentionally provided on the Sites. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION, CALL 911 OR YOUR PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
Products information on this site are for informational purposes for other companies and you will be required to get your own product information/ marketing story/ ingredients uses and benefits as a private label products buyer.
Guidelines for Interactive Services
We want to know what you think of the products you've tried, and we encourage you to leave feedback and reviews. When writing a review, posing a question on the Q&A Service, please follow the following guidelines:
1- Focus on the product and your individual experience using it;
2- Provide details about why you like or dislike a product; and
3-All submitted reviews, comments, and questions are read by our moderators and are subject to these Terms of Use.
You may not use our Interactive Services to impersonate any person or entity, including, without limitation, any GOODVARA official, or to falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity. You may not use the Interactive Services to collect or store personal data about other users.
GOODVARA reserves the right to not post a review or to withdraw a posted review for any reason. Your review will be excluded if it violates Guidelines or the provisions in these Terms of Use regarding submission of Content generally.
Third-Party Content and Third Party Sites
GOODVARA may provide content of third parties ("Third Party Content") or links to Third Party Sites as a service to those interested in this information. GOODVARA does not monitor, approve or have any control over any Third Party Content or the Third Party Sites and the inclusion of links to Third Party Content or Third Party Sites does not imply any association or relationship between GOODVARA and such third party. GOODVARA does not guarantee, endorse or adopt the accuracy or completeness of any Third Party Content or any Third Party Site. GOODVARA is not responsible for updating or reviewing Third Party Content or Third Party Sites. You use Third Party Content and Third Party Sites at your own risk. Third-Party Content, including comments from third-party users submitted to GOODVARA through the Interactive Services, does not necessarily reflect the views of GOODVARA.
Mobile Services
If you access the Sites via your mobile phone (through an iPhone application, for example), please be aware that your carrier's normal rates and fees, such as text messaging fees or data charges, will still apply.
Modification of Content
Any Content that you submit is not confidential and may be used at GOODVARA's sole discretion. GOODVARA may or may not pre-screen Content. However, GOODVARA and its designees will have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, change, condense or delete any Content on the Sites. In particular, GOODVARA and its designees will have the right to remove any Content that GOODVARA deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the Guidelines, or any other provision of these Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable. GOODVARA does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through GOODVARA to edit or delete any Content you have submitted. GOODVARA reserves the right to incorporate any Content you have submitted into any account you may have, now or in the future, as a registered user of the Sites. Ratings, written comments, questions, and answers are generally posted within two to four business days. However, GOODVARA reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission for any reason. You acknowledge that you, not GOODVARA, are responsible for the contents of any Content you submit. None of the Content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of GOODVARA, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, or third-party service providers and their respective directors, officers, and employees.
Disclaimer of Warranties
GOODVARA IS PROVIDING THE SITES, THEIR CONTENTS AND THE INTERACTIVE SERVICES ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITES, THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS, INCLUDED ON THE SITES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GOODVARA DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING FOR EXAMPLE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN ADDITION, GOODVARA DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SITES IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties and conditions, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you but shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws. Price and availability information is subject to change without notice.
Disclaimer of Liabilities
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless GOODVARA (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees, and third-party service providers), from all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses, obligations, and damages including reasonable legal fees, arising out of (a) your misuse of the Sites and the Interactive Services; (b) your violation of any term of these Terms of Use; (c) a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above regarding Content; (d) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party (including, without limitation, any copyright, property or privacy right); or (e) any claim that any Content you submitted caused damage to a third party. This indemnification obligation will survive the termination of these Terms of Use and your misuse of the Sites and the Interactive Services.
If you believe your work or content has been copied and posted to the Sites in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide GOODVARA's designated copyright agent the following written information in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "DMCA"):
1- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
2- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
3- A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Sites;
4- A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
5- Your name, address, telephone number, and email address (if available); and
6- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Fraud Protection Program
As part of our order processing procedures, we screen all received orders for fraud or other types of unauthorized or illegal activity. We reserve the right to refuse to process an order due to suspected fraud or unauthorized or illegal activity. If such is the case, we may reject your order, or our Customer Service department may call you at the phone number you provided (or use your email address) to confirm your order. We also reserve the right to cancel any accounts or refuse to ship to certain addresses due to suspected fraud or unauthorized or illegal activity. We take these measures to protect our customers as well as ourselves from fraud or other unauthorized or illegal activity.
No waiver of any term of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and GOODVARA's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
English Language
It is the express wish of the parties that these Terms of Use and all related documents be drawn up in English.
Dispute Resolution
If a dispute should arise between you and GOODVARA, we want to provide you with a resolution that is efficient and cost-effective by using our customer service team. Almost all customer service disputes can be resolved to the customer's satisfaction by using our customer service, reachable by emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Choice of Law/Forum Selection
In any circumstances where the Agreement to Arbitrate Disputes permits the parties to litigate in court, these Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, excluding its conflict of law rules. You further expressly consent and agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of a court of competent jurisdiction located in Los Angeles County, California.
The provisions of these Terms of Use are intended to be interpreted in a manner that makes them valid, legal, and enforceable. In the event any provision is found to be partially or wholly invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render it valid, legal, and enforceable. It is expressly understood and agreed between the parties that such modification or restriction may be accomplished unilaterally by GOODVARA, or alternatively, by the disposition of an arbitrator or a court of law. If such provisions cannot under any circumstances be so modified or restricted, they shall be excised from the Terms of Use without affecting the validity, legality, or enforceability of any of the remaining provisions.
Last Updated: January, 21. 2020
Prices are F.O B from one of our facilities -Payment: 100% at the time of the order
Once products are ready to be shipped, the customer has 5 business days to pick up the order or the customer agrees to pay a $300/pallet/month storage fee. All final orders consist of 10% overage or underage from the original quantity ordered. All orders that have not been picked up within 3 months of once order is ready and the customer is notified by email, will be discarded at the customer's expense.
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The final shipping cost for any bulk order of 1 gallon or more and for any packaged order of 50 units or more will be emailed to you at the time of the shipping, the initial shipping cost you will pay at the time of the order is not the final shipping cost, we will only know the cost once your order is finalized and ready to ship
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All sample orders are final, there are no returns, no exchange allowed, shipments that are refused or returned will not be refunded, we will gladly re-ship the package but the customer needs to pay the shipping and handling fee again.
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Samples order (for 1-3 units of each product) lead time 1-3 weeks.
Actual orders lead time (any order for 10+ units per product and all bulk orders by the gallon) = approximately 8-10 weeks and may extend to 10-12 weeks if there are issues with packaging availability.


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Super Bowl blackout caused by device designed to prevent power outages
February 11, 2013
By Kevin McGill
The company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl says the blackout that halted the big game was caused by a device it installed specially to prevent a power failure.
But the utility stopped short of taking all the blame and said Friday that it was looking into whether the electrical relay at fault had a design flaw or a manufacturing defect.
The relay had been installed as part of a project begun in 2011 to upgrade the electrical system serving the Superdome in anticipation of the championship game. The equipment was supposed to guard against problems in the cable that links the power grid with lines that go into the stadium.
"The purpose of it was to provide a newer, more advanced type of protection for the Superdome," Dennis Dawsey, an executive with Entergy Corp., told members of the City Council. Entergy is the parent company of Entergy New Orleans, the city's main electric utility.
Entergy officials said the relay functioned with no problems during January's Sugar Bowl and other earlier events. It has been removed and will be replaced.
All systems at the Superdome are now working, and the stadium was to host a major Mardi Gras event Saturday night, said Doug Thornton, an executive with SMG, the company that manages the stadium for the state.
The relay was installed in a building near the stadium known as "the vault," which receives a line directly from a nearby Entergy substation. Once the line reaches the vault, it splits into two cables that go into the Superdome.
Sunday's power failure cut lights to about half of the stadium, halting play between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers and interrupting the nation's most-watched sporting event for 34 minutes.
Not long after the announcement, the manufacturer of the relay, Chicago-based S&C Electric Co., released a statement saying that the blackout occurred because system operators had put the relay's so-called trip setting too low to allow the device to handle the incoming electric load.
The equipment was owned and installed by Entergy New Orleans.
"If higher settings had been applied, the equipment would not have disconnected the power," said Michael J.S. Edmonds, vice-president of strategic solutions for S&C.
In a follow-up statement, Entergy said that tests conducted by S&C and Entergy on the two relays at the Superdome showed that one worked as expected, the other did not.
Entergy spokesman Mike Burns said both relays had the same trip setting.
Entergy's announcement came shortly before company officials went before a committee of the City Council, which is the regulatory body for the company.
During the committee hearing, council member Susan Guidry asked Entergy executives whether they were "fairly certain" that the relay was faulty.
"That is correct," Dawsey said.
However, when asked if the outage was caused by the design or a defect in a part of the equipment, Entergy New Orleans CEO Charles Rice said that had not been determined.
"The equipment did not function properly," Rice said. "At this particular time, based upon our analysis, we cannot say definitively that there was a defect in design. What we do know is that the equipment for some unknown reason, at this particular time, did not react the way that it should have."
Asked if Entergy and SMG still plan to hire a third-party investigator to get to the bottom of the cause, Rice said that possibility remains open.
"We'll work closely with SMG, and if there is a need for a third-party investigation, we will do that," Rice said, adding that Entergy was also working with the relay manufacturer.
Shabab Mehraeen, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Louisiana State University, said relays are common electrical fixtures in businesses and massive facilities such as the Superdome.
"They are designed to keep a problem they sense from becoming something bigger, like a fire or catastrophic event," he said.
The devices vary in size. Mehraeen, who was not familiar with the relay at the Superdome, said he "wouldn't be surprised if it was bigger than a truck."
The reasons the devices fail are the subject of much academic research into the interaction of relays with the complex electrical systems they regulate.
"It's not unusual for them to have problems," Mehraeen said. "They can be unpredictable, despite national testing standards recommended by manufacturers."
Entergy and SMG had both upgraded lines and equipment in the months leading up to the Super Bowl. Rice said the new gear, with the faulty relay, was installed as part of a $4.2 million upgrade by Entergy that included a new power line dedicated solely to the stadium.
In a separate project, SMG replaced lines coming into the stadium after managers expressed concerns the Superdome might be vulnerable to a power failure like the one that struck Candlestick Park during an NFL game in 2011.
Thornton stressed Friday that the dome was drawing only about two-thirds of its power capacity Super Bowl night. He said typical NFL games in late August or September can draw a little more.
Friday's announcement appeared to absolve Superdome officials of any missteps in the blackout.
City officials had worried that the Super Bowl outage might harm New Orleans' chances of getting another NFL championship game.
But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell downplayed that possibility, saying the league planned to keep New Orleans in its Super Bowl plans. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the city intends to bid for the game again in 2018.


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Wide receiver James Jones is the Packers Hall of Fame's Featured Player of the week for Week 5. In Sunday night's victory over the Atlanta Falcons, he had a 70-yard touchdown reception and four other catches totaling 140 yards, a career high topping his 132 yards in a 2008 contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Each week, a game-used football will be placed on display to be viewed by visitors to the Hall and at the end of the week will be awarded randomly to a Hall of Fame visitor who signed up for the drawing.
Also in the exhibit will be the featured player's jersey, as well as potentially other items such as a face mask, shoes, gloves and other equipment.
The exhibit opened Sept. 12 and will continue through the season. Hall of Fame admission is required to see the exhibit, and visitors are able to fill out a drawing form for a chance to win the ball. One drawing ticket will be distributed per each paid admission. Drawing winners will be selected at close of business Saturday and be notified on or before the following Monday.
The winners of game balls thus far have been Tom Cota of Gillett, Wis. (Week 1, Randall Cobb), Mary Joe Benner of Mason City, Iowa (Week 2,Charles Woodson), Jacob Peters of Gambrills, Md. (Week 3, Jermichael Finley), and Christine Bagley of Dalton, Wis. (Week 4, Aaron Rodgers).
The featured player will be selected after each game and will be indicated in game coverage on the team's Web site, Packers.com. Packers.com also will feature a photo of the display at the beginning of each week.
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The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Hours may vary on gamedays and holidays. Cost is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors (62 and older), military (with valid military ID), student (with college student ID) and youth (12-17); $5 for children (6-11); and children 5 and under are free. Group pricing is available for schools and other groups; for more information, contact the Hall of Fame at 920/569-7512. Information also is available online at.
For fans desiring to visit the Hall and take a Stadium Tour, combination pricing for an adult is $19, a savings of $2. Combination pricing is available only where Stadium Tours are sold.


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