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text: Tough loss but a great game by DeRozan and Gay, although their field goal % are pretty low, jacked too many shots instead of playing the team game. We are gonna sure miss Jose Calderon, Lowry looked amazing in the first quarter but became chucker and dished only 1 ast, come on. Val, is his head in the game cause he looked lost, no point in saying. If he continues to play like this, I'm afraid BC might trade him for a well established center. Can't wait to see Bargs in the lineups to boost his stocks, perhaps we will make one last final move to the roster before the deadline. Gay and DeRozan are just not enough to defeat the Blazing Heat. Good game by CB4 though, the crowd did not boo him as hard as it used to be and I could swear the fans were cheering for the Heat at the end of the game.

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Speaking at the Minnesota Credit Union Network's annual political advocacy event in St. Paul, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said he will protect the credit unions' tax exemption.
Dayton stressed that his proposal for tax reform does not involve the credit unions' tax exemption, saying that credit unions provide important services and he won't tamper with that, reported McCUN. The governor made his remarks Tuesday at a Credit Union Day event, according to McCUN.
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i agree with Matt, not sure where "mediocrity" is coming from when in fact this team sucks. the raptors, on reputation and ranking as "The Raptors" sucks. But the guys that they have right now, has a chance, a very big chance to turn that label around. Even if the team does not make the playoffs, they have something really good that can be built around on. I think we're past the draft here. i think it's fairly obvious that the next step is try to win as many games and possibly attract a superstar free agent. And unless they do that, then you can say they probably will be stuck in mediocrity.
First year of trying to be competitive can't be stuck....ask the question again in the middle of NEXT season.
This thread may have lost it's way but reading it through, has nobody mentioned Indiana? No discernible superstar. Small market (basketball crazy small market but still small). I'm not a fan of picking one team and saying let's do that because so many things have to randomly fall into place for any situation to succeed but this one looks plausible. The tanking idea is great when it works. So is buying a lottery ticket. OKC (Seattle) didn't tank for years. They got multiple picks by helping create the first big 3 (modern era). They could just have easily wound up with Oden's leg. The Penguins (sorry, switched sports) were kind of bad but it took the fact that two of the best players in a generation came along in successive years separated by a lockout. Don't get me started on the Spurs. Miami? LA? Just going to have to concede that method.
But Indiana works. Solid D. We can do that. They lucked into a game changing big man (thanks Bryan)...we lucked into a game changing big man (thanks Bryan!). They evolved from TJ Ford to a solid if unspectacular point guard. We might even be one up there. They have a PF who averages about 19 and 7 (not there yet). Wings? They have us there but it's not like we're talking about wade or pierce. We can get there. But they seem to have a culture. I think we can do that too. Besides,
we both survived Jermaine O'Neal.
I'm sure all of this has been mentioned in other threads....just thought it also belonged here.
Soooo something is wrong with me if I can't see improvement in the Raps, yet judging the team's defensive performance after 4 preseason games makes one a shmuck? Touch of contradiction there, no?Oh and one more thing.... its still preseason. how can you judge players defense after 4 preseason games ya shmuck.
Raps may not be on the mediocrity treadmill quite yet (simply because they haven't been good enough to be mediocre), but they're headed there, you can book it. The problem is their salary structure.
DeRozan represents the main problem: the only way Toronto is going to keep him is to match some other team's insane offer for him. Because as much as I hate to say it, someone will pay him way more than he's worth. So going forward he's either going to be overpaid and underperforming or will walk. I doubt very much BC will trade him at the deadline this year, and even if they do, his market is wildly overvalued on this forum because nobody considers that said market is restricted to teams willing to pony up and match other teams' offers for him once he's qualified. And if a trade partner has the cap space and lack of roster talent to consider taking deRozan on at a price above market value, they probably don't have anything to offer the raps in return.
Lowry presents a similar problem. If the raps aren't competitive at the end of his contract, he'll walk. Guaranteed. All we hear about is how competitive he is, how strong-willed, so why would he stick around if the team doesn't show signs of competing? He'll be in a similar position to deRozan: someone will overpay him if the Raps won't. He might even command a max contract. Obvisouly there's no point in speculating whether he'll be worth it, but it's a looming pitfall; overpay or watch an asset walk.
That means that on two years, should the raps keep this group together, the bulk of their payroll would be taken up by Bargs, DeRozan, Lowry, Fields' poison pill, and Amir Johnson. Unless there's a massive surge of internal growth or either Val or Ross turn out to be elite, that's got mediocrity treadmill written all over it. And if deRozan and/or lowry walk, the result would obviously be even worse. The other option is to leverage some youth into...what exactly? Unless the raps get extremely lucky and have a franchise dump a top-15 talent in their lap, they're looking at guys like Granger/Deng/Gay as the best case trade gains, and none of them are going to take the raps over the top.
For the general sanity of the rapstors fanbase, I suggest everyone temper their collective expectations and realize this team's ceiling isn't as high as most like to think.
And you are certain that, despite the opportunity to finally play as a starting PG, Lowry will walk, or the Raps will wildly overpay. I assume they do that because there are no alternatives.
You then assume that there will be no roster changes so all that will be available are wildly overpaid DeRozan, Lowry, Fields, Bargs and Johnson. You then casually toss aside JV and Ross, ignore any potential growth in the first 5 players and assume there is no significant growth in other players and apparently, no draft picks or trades or free agent hirings in the next two years.
Unstated, but obvioulsy assumed by you is that if there is any significant improvement, then a meteor will strike the team bus, killing any good low paid players and leaving behind the aging overpaid dregs. So what's the point of discussing anything with you?
Look, of course there's an infinite amount of possible variation in what COULD happen. But all you've said is that the raps could replace DD and Lowry with other players. Of course they can, but are they going to get equal value in trades? Nope. Are they going to be able to replace them with top tier free agents? Doubt it very much. Sooo how is that not going sideways?
Of course they could rely on player development, but given that none of their players project to be elite even as a best-case scenario (with the exception MAYBE being JV), I fail to see how the team is suddenly going to acquire the talent necessary to compete at the highest levels unless, as I said, someone dumps a top-15 players in their lap.
So let's sum up:
Very little chance of developing top tier talent internally. Much higher chance of overpaying for the devil you know.
Very little chance of acquiring top-tier talent through free agency.
Very little chance of acquiring talent through trades (though admittedly this is the most likely option).
Sooooo what's the likely outcome? A roster full of good-but-not-great players. That's called mediocrity.
Just as you can assume that magic can happen, I can assume it won't. Which of us is more likely to be right?
The way I've seen it, toronto has always been a team held down by poor management, and ecision making from the Front Office. Bad draft choices (Rafael Araujo, anyone?), poor coaches and terrible trades have really hurt a team that has shown potential at times, especially the early 2000's squad, which was struck down before it had a chance to shine. The coaches have been offensively-oriented, and allowed players (mainly the large European base) to show softness and a lack of effort defensively. However, I've really seen a big change in the past year or two. There's a new coach hell-bent on curbing a culture of softness, that's grown since the team's inception. We're drafting well, and getting value from our dealings (Lowry for Forbes and a pick, on his current contract?). We still need a true star player, not just to help win games, but to give the team some weight on a worldwide level. But once the team starts winning consistantly and building a reputation, this will be much easier, and players will want to come to Canada. Honestly, I'm very optimistic, and see good things in the future.
I believe the fans are concerned about value. Yes, it's not our money being spent, but if our favourite team handcuffs itself with bad contracts, that's when overspending becomes an issue.
For example, I not a fan of the Fields contract. Not because it's costing me money, but because I feel the Raptors could've better used that EDIT: $18.725 million (happy Matt? ) to improve the roster.
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1. You're 100% correct that the teams that aren't big free agent destinations rely on luck to compete. This is one of those things in pro sports that nobody ever talks about because it doesn't make for a great story, but is completely accurate. From injuries to chemistry to lottery positions, chance plays an enormous part in success. For a perfect example, see how the raps won the lottery with low odds one year and got Bargs, while the Bulls won with low odds another year and got Rose. So much of what happens to a franchise is out of it's control.
But that doesn't mean that things like scouting, good cap management and good coaching and development don't play roles. Luck can land you a player to build around but the GM and the coach then have to bring in the right players, implement the right system and motivate the team to play the right way. See: Carter, Vince.
So yes, luck plays a huge role, but it only gets you so far. And it certainly doesn't mean that you stop trying or simply tank until you land a franchise guy, because the team is still a business and seats still need to be filled. Plus, you never know when a team is going to dump a disgruntled franchise player in your lap because you happen to have the right combination of contracts they're looking for in return. The Raps are doing the best with what they've got, all I'm saying is that unless something breaks right for them, they'll be stuck on that first round playoff exit treadmill.
2. Salary structure matters. A LOT. A perfect example is the Joe Johnson era Hawks, who had most of their money tied up in a core that lacked the talent to take the team deep into the playoffs. They were never able to add those veterans and extra pieces that might have allowed them to make a deep run, and in the end they had to blow it all up. This is exactly where I see the Raps heading; too much money invested in players with too little of an impact. It's not the end of the world though; fielding a competitive team that challenges for the second or even third round of the playoffs for the next 5 years would be a great step in the team's long-term evolution.
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Businesses that don't require substantial upfront capital, such as accounting and law firms, are experiencing the most growth among private companies.
According to research from Sageworks Inc., private companies in the United States grew sales by approximately 9.7% in the period ended February 2013, about the same as in the period ended January 2013 and close to the 10.1% growth seen one year ago.
The top industries by profitability for the period tracked through February were:
- oil and gas extraction (24.1%)
- accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services (21.2%)
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- outpatient care centers (17.8%)
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The Raleigh, N.C.-research firm said in an analysis of the top industries by profitability, Sageworks identified several service-based industries with strong net profit margins. The average private company had a 7.6% net profit margin in the period ended February 2013, compared to 4.6% a year earlier, the data showed.
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Sageworks analyst Brad Schaefer explained that accounting firms, which will be especially busy this time of year with the tax deadline in mid-April, have consistently high profit margins. However, even though the oil and gas industry posted high profits, it is the exception because it tends to require a huge amount of upfront investment, he noted.
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This study was originally processed, archived, and disseminated by Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR), a project funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Vietnam Life History Survey, 1991 (ICPSR 31101)
Principal Investigator(s): Hirschman, Charles, University of Washington; Lai, Tuong, Institute of Sociology; Bich San, Pham, Institute of Sociology
The 1991 Vietnam Life History Survey is a cross-sectional study conducted to examine households and individuals in Vietnam. A 2-part survey was conducted, the first part focused on the respondents' household as the unit of analysis, information was collected for up to 15 respondents, although most households had only 4 to 6 respondents. The second part of the survey focused on individuals, the respondent's position in the household and their personal background. In the Individual dataset, observations were collected for up to 15 of the respondent's siblings. The 2 parts examined 4 samples of about 100 households, each stratified by region and urban/rural status in Vietnam with the household survey containing 403 household responses and the individual survey containing 921 respondents. Demographic variables in the Household dataset include region, household configuration, socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, appliance ownership, and house construction. Demographic variables in the Individual dataset include information on parents and siblings, familial occupations, ethnicity, sex, education, job history, marital status, and children information.
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Hirschman, Charles, Tuong Lai, and Pham Bich San. Vietnam Life History Survey, 1991. ICPSR31101-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-08-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31101.v1
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This study was funded by:
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: agricultural land, agricultural production, agriculture, demographic characteristics, education, extended families, families, family background, family history, family relationships, family size, family structure, fathers, household appliances, household composition, household expenditures, households, housing, intergenerational relations, living arrangements, living conditions, marital status, populations, relatives
Smallest Geographic Unit: village
Geographic Coverage: Can Tho, Global, Hai Duong, Long Ho, Vietnam (Socialist Republic)
- 1926--1991
- 1991-01-15--1991-03-11
Unit of Observation: household, individual
Universe: All households in Vietnam.
The Household and Individual datasets both contain unknown codes.
All values of 98/9998 labeled "NA (Not Applicable)" and/or 99/9999 labeled "Missing", "DK (Don't Know)", etc. are recognized as missing values in the ICPSR codebook.
Variables about a respondents life history were coded from their completion of a life history matrix. See original documentation for explanation of matrix.
Study Design: Data on households and individuals generated from 4 samples of about 100 households each, stratified by region and urban/rural status. Part 1 (Household Data) was administered as a household survey and Part 2 (Individual Data) was an individual questionnaire.
Sample: There were 4 samples of about 100 households each stratified by region and urban/rural status. The 4 sample areas were: an urban sample from Can Tho (a city of 284,000 about 170 km south of Ho Chi Minh City in the Mekong Delta), an urban sample from Hai Duong (a city of about 110,000 about 50 kilometers east of Hanoi), a rural sample from Tien Tien commune, (about 6 kilometers from Hai Duong city), and rural sample from the village of Long Hoa near Can Tho in the south.
Mode of Data Collection: face-to-face interview
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Description of Variables: Survey data, household roster, and Life History Matrix. Part 1 contains 299 variables pertaining to household life. Specifically, variables in Part 1 (Household Data) include information on household structure, socio-economic factors, and household expenses. Part 2 (Individual Data) contains 2,192 variables pertaining to individuals inside of a household. These variables pertain to family life, employment history, and residence information.
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Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx), 2003-2007 (ICPSR 34406)
Alternate Title: NIATx, 2003-2007
Principal Investigator(s): McCarty, Dennis, Oregon Health and Science University; Gustafson, David, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) is a program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to help substance abuse treatment facilities improve the effectiveness and efficiency of care offered to clients. A total of 38 facilities from across the country were awarded funding to implement the NIATx program between the years of 2003 to 2007. Data were extracted from administrative records from 82,274 clients. The data file covers the dates of contact and treatment with the facility, the number of follow-up units of care received, the primary substance of abuse, and basic demographic information.
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- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01 DA018282)
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Subject Terms: addiction, alcohol, cocaine, demographic characteristics, drug abuse, heroin, program evaluation, substance abuse treatment, treatment facilities
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 2003--2007
Universe: Clients engaged in substance abuse treatment in facilities participating in the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment program.
Data were collected and prepared by the Oregon Health and Science University.
Participating facilities extracted client data from administrative records and completed a spreadsheet of monthly admissions data.
Attendance at follow-up units of care vary by the level of care (program setting): one visit for outpatient, one day for intensive outpatient, one day for detoxification, and one week for residential treatment.
Some changes were made to the original data to help preserve the confidentiality of the clients. The client's age was categorized into ranges. Also, the file originally contained exact dates of a client's initial contact with the facility, clinical assessment, and first treatment visit. These three dates were recoded in the public use data file. First the month, day, and year were split out into individual components. Secondly, the day of the month was deleted completely. Next the month component was combined into quarters (January - March, April - June, July - September, and October - December). Finally, the quarter and year were combined back together.
Four new variables were computed to provide additional utility to users in their analysis. The number of follow-up treatment visits the client made after their initial visit was summed (TRT_TOT). The other three new variables involve the three original dates mentioned above. They were used to calcuate the exact difference in days between the three events before the dates were recoded. If the value was zero the events occurred on the same day. Some cases will have a negative value meaning that the event took place prior to the one it is being compared against.
- DAYDIFF1: Difference between when the clinical assessment took place and the date of original contact.
- DAYDIFF2: Difference between when the 1st treatment visit occurred and when the clinical assessment took place.
- DAYDIFF3: Difference between when the 1st treatment visit occurred and the original contact.
Study Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of participating in the NIATx program. This was done by overseeing the implementation and tracking of process improvement strategies and organizational changes. The desired outcome of the program is to reduce the days to first treatment, increase admissions, enhance retention in care, and reduce client no show rates.
Facilities were not selected at random for participation in this study. Rather each facility submitted a proposal to compete for awards.
For awards funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) the application process began with over 800 facilities attending a symposium to introduce the program and a call for proposals. There were 327 organizations that submitted a letter of intent of which 46 were selected to submit a full proposal. Eligibility was limited to non-profit substance abuse treatment organizations with at least 100 admissions per year and the ability to control a continuum of care either within the corporation or through networking arrangements. Selection criteria included potential community input, evidence of a leadership commitment, ability to move patients between levels of care, systems to collect and report data, suitable financial health, perceived strength of the project team, and a willingness to participate in a learning community. Ten facilities were funded starting in August 2003 by RWJF, and an additional 15 awards were given out in January 2005. Each award was for 18 months.
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) sent out a separate request for applications with similar eligibility requirements. CSAT received 88 proposals, of which 13 were granted funding for a period of 36 months.
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- criminal justice referral
- and basic demographics (gender, age, race, ethnicity)
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1. Can I do my work experience at Jagex?
Whilst we support the principle of work experience for students, we are unfortunately not able to offer such placement opportunities due to the amount of commercially sensitive information and personal data that is used on an everyday basis within the company.
Additionally, all of the roles within the company require a large amount of specialised training, something that would make a short term work experience position impractical to operate.
Whilst this situation might change in the future we have no plans to start up such a scheme at this time.
We do, however, offer a one-year industrial placement opportunity for university students. For more information, please see the 'Careers' section of our corporate website.
2. Can I work for Jagex?
Should you wish to apply for one of the positions within the Jagex team then you will find a full list of available positions on our corporate website under 'Vacancies' on the 'Careers' tab.
Please note that all of the roles within the company require a large amount of specialised training so only genuine and highly skilled candidates will be considered. You will also need to be able and eligible to work in our UK offices. At this time, we are not accepting any contract, part time or Work from home applications.
3. What is Jagex?
Jagex, which stands for Java Gaming Experts, is the name of the company which produces the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, MMORPG, RuneScape, and the Java minigames site, FunOrb, as well as some other small games.
In December 2001 Andrew Gower, Paul Gower and Constant Tedder got together and founded Jagex Limited as a commercial operation to take over the running of RuneScape, underlying technologies and other games developed by Andrew. RuneScape had, already by then, become a game which had had over 1 million accounts created by 2001!
The three founders set out with two immediate tasks: firstly to make the operation of RuneScape commercially viable, establishing long term advertising sales relationships, and secondly to develop a premium version of the game for subscription-paying members.
Both of these tasks were achieved soon after, and on 27th February 2002 Jagex launched the members' version of RuneScape. In the first week after launch over 5000 people subscribed, making RuneScape instantly one of the largest pay-to-play Java games in the world.
In March 2004 RuneScape was updated heavily. The new version, which is often referred to as RuneScape 2 (RS2), features a completely new game engine and vastly improved graphics.
Since that date, RuneScape has gone from strength to strength; expanding as both a game - with regular updates giving new storylines, quests and maps produced by the Content Development team - and as an ever-growing community of sociable online game players.
In 2008, Jagex expanded its presence in the gaming industry with the release of FunOrb, a mini-games website offering players an unrivalled experience in multiplayer Java gaming!
4. What are Jagex's contact details?
We are sorry, but due to security reasons we do not offer telephone support to the players of FunOrb.
Our postal address is:
St John's Innovation Centre,
Cowley Road,
Cambridgeshire CB4 0WS,
Please be aware that:
- No game queries, account queries, ban appeals, membership issues, or similar messages that would normally be handled via the FunOrb Messaging system will be dealt with via this address.
- We will not be able to return any items that are sent to us, even if a returns package is included.
5. Full Credits List
FunOrb Development
Associate Producer
Lead Designer
Senior Developer
FunOrb Graphics Team
Graphics Team Leader
Senior Modeller
2D Artist
Graphic Artist
FunOrb QA Team
QA Team Leader
Quality Assurance
RuneScape Development
Head of RuneScape
Project Manager
Content Development Team Leader
RuneScape Content Team
Deputy Team Leader
Associate Producer
Operations Manager
Lead Designer
Lead Technical Developer
Senior Content Editor
Content Editor
Senior Developers
Senior Games Designers
Content Developers
Technical Developer
Upload Manager
Web Editor
RuneScape Graphics Team
Art Director
Lead Animator
Lead GUI Artist
Senior Animators
Lead Modeller
Senior Modellers
Senior Concept Artists
Concept Artist
GUI Artists
RuneScape QA Team
QA Team Leader
Lead QA Tester
QA Testers
Stellar Dawn Development
Head of Stellar Dawn
Associate Producer
Lead Designer
Lead Content Developer
Lead Technical Developer
Senior Game Designers
Senior Developers
Narrative Designers
Content Developers
Upload Manager
Stellar Dawn Graphics Team
Art Director
Lead Animator
Lead Modeller
Senior Animators
Senior Concept Artists
Senior GUI Artists
Senior Level Designer
Senior Modellers
GUI Artists
Level Designer
Stellar Dawn QA Team
QA Team Leader
QA Testers
8Realms Development
Head of 8Realms
Lead Designer
Lead Developer
Games Designer
Games Developers
8Realms Graphics Team
Graphics Team Leader
Senior Flash Developer
8Realms QA Team
Lead QA Tester
QA Testers
TRANSFORMERS Development
Head of TRANSFORMERS
Operations Manager
TRANSFORMERS Content Team
Principal Designer
Senior Game Designer
Senior Developers
Content Developers
Game Programmers
TRANSFORMERS Graphics Team
Art Director
Art Manager
Lead Concept Artist
Lead Level Designer
Lead Modellers
Lead Technical Artist
Senior Animators
Senior Concept Artists
Senior Modellers
Cinematic Designers
Level Designer
Technical Artist
UI Artist
TRANSFORMERS QA Team
Lead QA Tester
Systems Programmer
QA Testers
Audio Team
Audio Director
Senior Audio Developer
Audio Developers
Localisation Teams
Localisation Manager
French Localisation Team
French Localisation Team Leader
French Translators
French Localisation Tester
German Localisation Team
German Localisation Team Leader
German Translators
German Localisation Tester
Brazilian-Portuguese Localisation Team
Brazilian-Portuguese Localisation Team Leader
Brazilian-Portuguese Translators
Brazilian-Portuguese Localisation Tester
Core Technologies Team
Core Technologies Project Manager
Core Technologies Lead
QA Tester
Infrastructure Development Team
Infrastructure Lead
Game Engine Developers
Graphics Development Team
Game Engine Developers
Core Tech Billing Team
Senior Tools Developers
Tools Developers
Technical Author
Web Systems Team
Head of Web Development
Web Systems Architect
Web Systems Operations Manager
Lead Web Developer
Senior Web Systems Developers
Web Systems Developers
Senior Website Developer
Website Developers
Web Systems QA Manager
Web QA Testers
Exec Team
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technical Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Customer Officer
Vice President of 8Realms
Vice President of RuneScape
Vice President of Stellar Dawn
Vice President of TRANSFORMERS
Executive PA
Operations Manager
Mark K
Finance & Legal Team
In-house Counsel
Senior Accountant
Financial Controller
Financial Planning Analyst
Accounts Assistant
Data Analysts
Data Warehouse Administrator
Fraud Analyst
Finance & Administration Assistant
Advertising Team
Head of Online Sales
Online Account Executive
Marketing Team
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Email Marketing Specialist
Head of Community Strategy
Games Industry Researcher
Marketing Account Managers
Online Marketing Executive
Product Manager
Traffic Acquisition Specialist
Community Marketing Manager
Community Management
CM Engagement
Community Manager
Community Coordinators
CM Jagex Games
Community Manager
Community Coordinators
CM Languages
Community Coordinator
CM RuneScape
Community Manager
Community Coordinators
CM Stellar Dawn & TRANSFORMERS
Community Manager
Community Coordinators
Night Shift Community Management Team
Community Representatives
Creative Services Team
Creative Director
Lead Designer
Flash Animator
Graphic Designers
Video Director
Website Designers
Public Relations Team
PR Manager
Head of Global PR
Global Events Manager
PR Assistant
Human Resources Team
Head of Human Resources
Recruitment Team Leader
HR Advisor
HR Assistant
Learning and Development Advisor
Learning and Development Specialist
Payroll Specialist
Recruitment Coordinator
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Information Technology Team
IT Manager
Infrastructure Architect
Systems Administrators
Desktop Support Technicians
Office and Facilities Team
Facilities Manager
Commercial Assistant
Facilities Coordinators
Player Support Operations Team
Player Support Operations Manager
Night Shift Operations Manager
Player Support Billing Operations Manager
Player Support Core Operations Manager
Player Support Technical Operations Manager
Performance Manager
Player Support Operations Assistant
Billing Support Team
Billing Support Shift Leaders
Billing Support Representatives
Investigation in the Community Unit
Investigation in the Community Unit Team Leaders
Investigation in the Community Team Representatives
Community Safety Representatives
Player Support Core Team
Player Support Team Leaders
Player Support Shift Leaders
New Starter Trainer
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|Participants in the Sankofa Institute lecture series at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio pose for a photo outside the school Sept. 28. Pictured from left are the Rev. Dwight Hopkins, professor of theology at the University of Chicago's Divinity School; South African anti-apartheid activist the Rev. Allan Boesak; Sister Addie Lorraine Walker, a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and director of the Sankofa Institute for African American Pastoral Leadership at the Oblate school; and Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, the school's president. (CNS photo/J. Michael Parker, Today's Catholic)
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- The Oblate School of Theology's new Sankofa Institute for African American Pastoral Leadership is an opportunity to build a new generation of African-American leaders, a Chicago theologian declared during the institute's inaugural dinner on the school's San Antonio campus.
The vast majority of the black community is worse off than it was before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, said the Rev. Dwight Hopkins, professor of theology at the University of Chicago Divinity School and a member of the new institute's Council of Elders.
"One of the clearest advancements since the civil rights movement has been the fact that wealthy black families and black professionals have integrated and benefited from the struggles of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. generation, and this is a good thing," he told a group of about 165 people, black and white, Protestant and Catholic.
"No one wants social relations in America to be based on racial segregation, but the majority of black poor and working-class families have sunk deeper into the pit of being human in an unhealthy way," he said Sept. 27.
Internationally, he said, African-Americans historically have been deeply involved in movements for African liberation, but their involvement has virtually stopped since Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994.
Today, for the first time in black American history, African-Americans as a community "have no national connections with the African continent," Rev. Hopkins said. "Is it possible to develop African-American pastoral leadership without intimate relations with the land of our origins and with other nations who are our allies in the global arena?"
He said that accepting the challenge of both the domestic and foreign aspects of today's reality for African-Americans is primarily a theological task because the answer is linked with God's calling.
"What has God called each of us to think, believe, preach and do?" he asked.
"(The Sankofa Institute) is precisely what we need today. It offers us theological training for the current and next generation of pastoral leaders," Rev. Hopkins said. "It is connected to African values and at the same time moves us into the future.
The Rev. Allan Boesak, who worked side by side with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mandela, president from 1994 to 1999, to dismantle apartheid in his native South Africa, spoke the morning after the dinner. His Sept. 28 talk inaugurated the Sankofa lecture series, which will bring six lecturers to campus each year.
Rev. Boesak spoke of the Sankofa bird, which looks backward while flying forward — a metaphor for the Sankofa initiative, that one has to understand where one has been to make real progress in moving forward.
"We need to return to the past, not to integrate ways that will disable us, but in order to find wisdom for navigating the changes in the world," he said.
Rev. Boesak expounded on St. Augustine's teaching that hope has two daughters — anger and courage.
"This Augustine is the astute and clear-eyed observer of the realities of life, the prophet disturbed about justice and injustice, who tells us that 'an unjust law is not law at all,' and who asks the question, 'What is government when justice is lacking? It is none other than a gang of robbers!'"
The anger of hope, Rev. Boesak said, means that one refuses to accept what is wrong or to put up with what is driving one to despair.
The courage of hope means to have the firm resolve to pull oneself to one's feet and attack injustice, even if one has to pay a price for doing so, he said. "This is a call to join the struggle for (the) fullness of life."
Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, president of Oblate School of Theology, said launching the Sankofa Institute is a major step forward for the school and for the larger community. He quoted Sojourners founder and president the Rev. Jim Wallis as saying that changing politicians doesn't bring progress; to do that, "we have to change the wind," the priest said.
He said that Rev. Boesak, Archbishop Tutu and Mandela "changed the wind in South Africa, and the wind changed the politicians. ... The Sankofa Institute is the beginning of an effort to do that here."
Through the institute, the Oblate School of Theology will offer all its master's and doctoral degrees with the option of a concentration in African-American studies.
Interdisciplinary categories include black church history, black biblical studies, black theologies, sociology of black religion, contemporary issues in the black church, black Christian social ethics, black church worship and nurture, black preaching and social justice. Aspects of African-American spirituality, art, music, history and culture will come into play in any given course.
Protestant and Catholic students will study together in an ecumenical environment, allowing each to acquire a better understanding of the other while growing in their own respective faiths.
"This will break down barriers and stereotypes; it will build bridges and provide a context in which we can move to dialogue rather than confronting each other with apologetics that is inadequately informed about the other," said Sister Addie Lorraine Walker, a School Sister of Notre Dame, who is director of the Sankofa Institute.
The Rev. J. Alfred Smith, chair of the institute's Council of Elders and professor of preaching at the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Oakland, Calif., characterized the Sankofa Institute initiative as "unique, groundbreaking and seminal."
"It epitomizes true ecumenicity. This is not ghettoized education; it's broad and rich. The context for it is the African-American religious experience, but it doesn't stay there; it embraces a cosmopolitan catholicity and universality."
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Parker is a correspondent for Today's Catholic, newspaper of the San Antonio Archdiocese.
Copyright (c) 2013 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- The Oblate School of Theology's new Sankofa Institute for African American Pastoral Leadership is an opportunity to build a new generation of African-American leaders, a Chicago theologian declared during the institute's inaugural dinner on the school's San Antonio campus.


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Purchase-Money Lending May Be Ready to Blast Off
Credit unions may have their best opportunity ever to boost the portion of mortgage loans that actually go to purchase homes as opposed to loans that refinance previous notes.
Many credit unions seek to build up purchase-money loans as a hedge against the day when the numbers of refinance loans decline and because they often include significantly more cross-selling opportunities.
The signs that the demand for purchase-money loans is rising in the housing finance industry overall are becoming widespread.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that applications for purchase-money mortgages rose 7% for the week ending Jan. 18, equaling a high that it had not reached since May 2010 when the federal government offered a tax credit for purchasing a new home.
"This increase in purchase applications was primarily for conventional loans, as the seasonally adjusted conventional purchase index was at its highest level since October of 2009," the association reported. "The unadjusted purchase index increased 9% compared with the previous week and was 26% higher than the same week one year ago."
Key housing indexes such as the Federal Housing Finance Agency's existing home sales moved sharply higher, going up 5.9% in November to a 5.04 million annual rate, following a 1.5% rate in October, according to the regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Also, the FHFA purchase-only house price index gained 0.5% in October after remaining virtually unchanged in September. New home sales also moved higher in November, with sales up 4.4% to an annual rate of 377,000, hitting a two-year high. New homes sales, which started in 2012 at 340,000, have slowly been building up.
Signs among some credit unions are also positive, with the 98,000-member $1.13 billion Partners Federal Credit Union reporting that it concluded a deal with the housing finance CUSO CU Realty Services in order to help it meet the demand for what it called a coming surge in demand for purchase-money housing loans.
The Burbank, Calif., credit union serves the employees of the Walt Disney Co. and their families around the country.
"Building relationships with Realtors certainly strengthens our purchase-mortgage business," said Michael Terzian, the credit union's vice president of marketing and business development. "But maintaining a network of qualified agents in multiple cities in two states would be very difficult for us to achieve. CU Realty is making it easy because they provide a network of knowledgeable real estate professionals."
Terzian explained that the credit union provides services to large groups of members in Burbank and Anaheim, Calif., and central Florida, mostly around Orlando. But the credit union also has a significant number of members from more widely spread parts of the Disney company, such as Northern California where the Pixar movie animation firm, now a Disney-owned company, is located.
The credit union decided to get ready for a rising demand for purchase-money loans because members were already signaling that demand, Terzian explained.
"We hold periodic housing finance seminars, sort of to quietly market the credit union as a mortgage provider but really to explain the mortgage process to our members," Terzian said. Starting in mid-2012, Terzian said, the number of members attending the meetings climbed sharply and that the questions changed from how they could buy a piece of property in foreclosure as an investment to how they might buy a piece of property to live in.
"I think there were a number of members who had been sitting on the sidelines and hadn't been ready to come in, but that a combination of a shrinking number of houses in their areas and rising rents had helped them make the decision," he said. Signing up with CU Realty Services had been part of the effort to meet those needs, particularly for members who were not in Burbank, Anaheim or central Florida, he explained.
CU Realty Services seeks to help participating credit unions become the first point of contact for their members, whether they are buying or selling real estate. Making the credit union the source of both information about potential home purchases or sales and Realtors ready to help credit union members at a reduced cost should help the credit union capture more of the purchase-money lending, the credit union hopes.
Terzian forecasts that, unless something like another economic downturn occurred, the credit union could see as much as 35% to 40% of its housing finance loans this year be purchase-money loans. He also said Partners was looking for an overall mortgage volume of $275 million this year, up from the $260 million the credit union did in 2012 with a 30% share of its business in purchase-money loans.
"We created CU Realty Services as an advantage to both credit unions and their members," said CUSO CEO Mike Corn. "Over the past decade, we've recruited and trained more than 400 Realtors in 20 states and numerous metro areas. And credit union members have saved millions in closing costs–over $2.2 million in 2012 alone."
Corn said the firm had been hearing from member credit unions about increased demand for purchase-money loans and noted that in some markets, like Phoenix and Washington, D.C., its credit union partners were being hampered in their purchase-money business by a lack of available properties.
"I think credit unions have finally turned the corner about letting their members know they make mortgage loans and in improving their housing finance programs and operations," Corn said, adding that he believed credit union loans officers have a bit more room to be flexible with borrowers as well as a reputation as local lenders that also helps them compete.


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Personal computing discussed
Moderators: farmpuma, just brew it!
BIF wrote:It is heated by the sun, and that would be the problem. 95-100+ F during summertime months.
just brew it! wrote:Just found an excuse to turn up another node for Frankie for the final week. Took on a little water in the basement after some thunderstorms today; there's a patch of carpet that's damp...
farmpuma wrote:My limited experience with the 6.23 SMP client and the A3 work units with bonus points was rock solid stable. I gave up when the majority of work units resulted in 20MB upload files even though the client was configured for nothing over 5MBs. The 20MB files took about four hours to upload and the server often timed out before the upload was complete. I still have my passkey and SMP folding will resume when real internet makes it to my house.
import socket
import select
import threading
import SocketServer
import time
global upCount
global downCount
upCount = 0
downCount = 0
class ThreadedTCPRequestHandler(SocketServer.BaseRequestHandler):
def handle(self):
global upCount
global downCount
cur_thread = threading.currentThread()
name = cur_thread.getName()
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
sock.connect(('127.0.0.1', 80))
clientDone = False
serverDone = False
while not (clientDone and serverDone):
idle = True
readers, writers, err = select.select([self.request, sock], [], [], 0)
if self.request in readers:
idle = False
data = self.request.recv(4096)
if len(data) == 0:
if clientDone:
clientDone = True
upCount += len(data)
while upCount > 0:
if sock in readers:
idle = False
response = sock.recv(4096)
downCount += len(response)
if len(response) == 0:
if serverDone:
serverDone = True
clientDone = True
while downCount > 0:
if idle:
class ThreadedTCPServer(SocketServer.ThreadingMixIn, SocketServer.TCPServer):
def client(ip, port, message):
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
sock.connect((ip, port))
response = sock.recv(32768)
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Port 0 means to select an arbitrary unused port
server = ThreadedTCPServer((HOST, PORT), ThreadedTCPRequestHandler)
ip, port = server.server_address
# Start a thread with the server -- that thread will then start one
# more thread for each request
server_thread = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever)
# Exit the server thread when the main thread terminates
while 1:
if upCount > 0:
upCount -= 2000
if downCount > 0:
downCount -= 5000
BIF wrote:How do you have a hard cider mishap? In the basement?
just brew it! wrote:That will still need some increase in production. I am pretty much maxed out now. So nothing more to give. We will need may be ~50K ppd more in order to 4 million. I say we will be lucky if we achieve that.Looks like 4 million is in reach? Yeah, down a little from last year. Oh well.
just brew it! wrote:Didn't realize the script I used to start the client on the 9550 had the -oneunit option set. So of course it was idling when I got up this morning. D'oh! (Fixed now...)
BIF wrote:just brew it! wrote:Didn't realize the script I used to start the client on the 9550 had the -oneunit option set. So of course it was idling when I got up this morning. D'oh! (Fixed now...)
Whoops! I'm curious, how many PPD can the 9550 produce?
BIF wrote:Fascinating! I like the idea of having the current stats all rolled up into one page.


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jiggyMPD is a Web-based client for the Music Player Daemon and a companion tray icon. It is in relatively early development, but usable now. jiggyMPD extends the MPD data to add features MPD clients typically lack, such as ratings, date added, and last played date. This allows for some unique features. The jiggy data can be queried for smart playlist-type functionality. For example, "added <= 30, rating = 0, playcount <= 2, lastplayed > 1" will tell the client to find all songs added to your collection within 30 days, not yet rated, played 2 or less times, and not played today. It also fetches album art and lyrics.
Beets is a media library management system designed for obsessive-compulsive music geeks. It catalogs your collection, automatically improving its metadata as it goes using the MusicBrainz database. It also downloads cover art for albums it imports. Then it provides a bouquet of tools for manipulating and accessing your music. Beets also includes a music player that speaks the MPD protocol, so you can play music in your beets library using any MPD client.
pyscmpd is a music player daemon designed for use on Raspberry Pis. It implements a subset of the MPD protocol, but instead of serving local MP3 files, it connects to SoundCloud.com and serves the streams found there. It supports a huge number of front-end clients through MPD, including ncmpcpp and Sonata. It allows you to configure which parts of SoundCloud are made available for browsing by defining categories and adding groups or users to them.
PASAP runs in the background, checking whether a stream exists, and, if it does, plays it. It was originally written to play back audio provided by MPD in remotely networked locations, but it also allows consumer-grade HD decoders (WDTV) to automatically play back audio/video streams from an HTTP address.
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vimpc is a curses-based client for the Music Player Daemon (mpd) that draws inspiraton from vi/vim. It supports a vim-like rc file, mappable key bindings, normal/ex modes, counts, searching, a music library, directory navigation, playlist editing, and comprehensive help, is highly configurable and customizable, and more. It is written with the intent to make vi users feel at home when using mpd, but is also intuitive and very usable by non-vi users.
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Let's not confuse tanking with ineptness. What teams are actually deliberately losing games to improve their draft postions? The system is fine, you award bad teams with the top picks becasue that is the best way for them to get better.
Of course the good teams want to change the system so they can acquire new young talent, they're not satified taking all the best players through free agency.


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My biggest concern with the raptors is
1. lack of stretch 4 (don't anyone say bargnani that's a joke)
2. lack of veteran centre.
so realistically I hope we get :
1. josh smith, very far second choice: millsap
2. timofey mozgov (nuggets)
who or what does everyone else want? I don't want pau gasol, if there is a chance we can make a deal for josh smith, even with his expiring contract.
until something like this goes down, I refuse to remain enthusiastic about the team...


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Vice Dean George Geis joined the faculty in 2008, after visiting at the Law School during the 2007-08 academic year. Geis previously taught at the University of Alabama, where he received numerous teaching awards and was selected by the student body as the outstanding faculty member in 2007. He teaches contracts, corporations, agency and partnership, and corporate finance. Geis also is faculty advisor for the J.D.-MBA dual-degree program.
His research focuses on problems related to contract theory, business alliances, shareholder litigation, and other issues involving the intersection of law and business. His work has appeared in the Northwestern University Law Review, the New York University Law Review, the University of Chicago Law Review, the Virginia Law Review and many other academic journals. He is also the co-author of a book on business partnership and alliance strategies published by McGraw-Hill. Geis has taught courses as a visiting professor at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India, the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and the University of Trento in Italy.
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Also, you cannot use Rasho's championships with the Spurs as credible validation without pointing out that Nazr Mohammed beat him out for the starting job the year that he won. Regardless of that, pretty much ANY big man (i.e. Nazr, Rasho, Oberto) who lines up next to Tim Duncan looks like a defensive stalwart. Just check their defensive ratings before and after Duncan.
That said, Bargnani seems to be practically un-coachable. He is too thin skinned to accept criticism. And he is just good enough at a few things to make him blind to the things he is horrible at.


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House Measure Barring Federal Funds in Flood Insurance Enforcement Draws Fire
House members squirming in an effort to deflect consumer outrage from flood insurance premium rate increases mandated by the 2012 bill are touting a provision in appropriations legislation passed this week that apparently won't accomplish what they want it to do.
The amendment, included in legislation funding the Homeland Security Department for 2014, would bar use of federal funds to implement a section of the 2012 law that mandates phased-in rate increases for grandfathered properties.
The amendment passed 281-146, and the appropriations bill was later approved by the full House and sent to the Senate.
An industry official who has been following the issue for decades said, "Look at the vote tally on the Cassidy amendment.
"As I recall, Biggert-Waters got 407 votes when it passed the House. So- in effect -- nearly three-quarters of the members who voted for it less than a year ago are now ready to abandon the premium increases that they were touting as "urgently needed" at the time," he said.
And, a top agency official said he has no idea how the provision would bar the agency from implementing the rate increases because FEMA uses flood insurance premiums—not federally appropriated funds--to administer the National Flood Insurance Program.
The official, who declined to be identified by name, said that Congress has appropriated taxpayer funds for NFIP purposes only once, $1 billion appropriated in the 2003 legislation extending the program for five years. The funds were used to finance remapping for areas feared to be at greater risk for flooding.
The amendment to the Homeland Security appropriations bill Wednesday was introduced by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y) and Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.)
The statement issued afterward by Cassidy said that, "This amendment will block those rate increases and give us time to carefully modify the Biggert-Waters Act. It is important to have a self-sustaining flood insurance program."
However, Cassidy added, "it must account for the flood protections throughout south Louisiana that make massive flood insurance rates unnecessary. I will lead in making sure that occurs."
The House amendment would prohibit officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from using appropriated funds to implement Sec. 207 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.
Specifically, they said the amendment would delay for one year the expiration of grandfathered National Flood Insurance premium rate hikes for existing policy holders.
At the same time, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) proposed an amendment to legislation creating a National Association of Registered Agents & Brokers being debated by the Senate Banking Committee aimed at stopping the rate increases.
Vitter immediately withdrew it after winning a commitment to hold a hearing on flood rate increases by the committee early in July from the committee chairman and ranking minority member.
Jimi Grande, senior vice president of federal and political affairs for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, said, "Delaying the reforms enacted under Biggert-Waters will not solve the problems facing either homeowners or the NFIP."
He said that the amendment is "a step back" to a program that was financially unsustainable due to hidden subsidies that also created a false sense of security for property owners who, in reality, faced severe risk from flooding.
"A fiscally unstable NFIP helps nobody, and we hope Congress will resist efforts to further delay the phasing in of actuarially sound rates," Grande said.
At the same time, Mike Cheney, Mississippi insurance commissioner and chairman of the Property and Casualty Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, said, "I believe a reduction in the proposed rate increase and a longer phase in for actuarial soundness of the NFIP is in order."
Late Tuesday, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., proposed an amendment to the bill that would delay implementation of Sec. 207 of law for three years.
It would also require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide to Congress a detailed study of how the rate increases would impact the affordability of living in flood zones before any rate increases were applied.
Sec. 207 of the law directs FEMA to increase rates over a five year period on any community that receives a revised or new flood maps.
It would impact grandfathered rates, some grandfathered dating back to 1969, when basing rates based on maps detailing the likelihood of a flood impacting a community were first imposed, on second homes, businesses and areas deemed most likely to be impacted by a storm.


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Deciding whether cosmetic or plastic surgery is right for you is a decision only you can make, but does require some research on the risks and pros versus cons. Not very many years ago, plastic surgery was commonly performed on only the rich and famous and those who underwent plastic surgery were considered extremely vain. Actually, many celebrities? jobs depend on looking young, so vanity was less of a reason than maintaining a career.
The average citizen now contemplates cosmetic or plastic surgery for almost any defect, from minor to major. There are several procedures to choose from depending on what you feel needs changing or improving. In cosmetic surgery, there is dermabrasion or chemical peels for acne or sun damaged skin. Dermabrasion isn't used as often anymore due to the long healing time and risk of further scarring. Several visits to the dermatologist for chemical peels is the preferred method at this time. There are lunchtime peels too, which are not performed by dermatologists but are mild enough one could also do it at home and continue on to work right afterward.
Plastic surgery is performed by certified plastic surgeons. General or local anesthesia is used to prevent pain while undergoing the procedure. Plastic surgeons commonly perform surgeries from a simple rhinoplasty, breast enhancements or reductions to complete face lifts. Plastic surgeons not only work on those who want something changed, they also perform reconstructive surgery on those who've been disfigured. The results have not only been remarkable for the patients, but have allowed them to lead normal fulfilling lives.
Cost is the first item on the checklist when considering cosmetic or plastic surgery. The more involved the procedure, the higher the cost.
The second item to consider is your health. Surgeries are risky and many things can go wrong from excessive bleeding to death, so if you're in good health you have a better chance at a safe and quick recovery. Having someone stay with you and help you as you recover is another very important consideration.
The third one on the list is ensuring the surgeon is a qualified, experienced plastic surgeon. He should have performed successfully many times the procedure you want done on you. The way to find out is to be sure your surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and only works in accredited medical facilities.
Once you've armed yourself with all the knowledge you need, you then can go forward with your decision to wait or go ahead and have your cosmetic or plastic surgery. Don't allow anyone to pressure or dissuade you for this decision is yours and yours alone.
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It seem as though each day is better than the next when it
comes to new product announcements here at CES -- especially when it comes to
the hot field of SSDs. Everyone is in a game of one-upmanship, with Micron
announcing its 415/260 (read/write) RealSSD
C400 on Tuesday and Corsair announcing its 480/320 Performance
3 Series yesterday.
Now it's OCZ's turn to blow everyone out the water with its
new Vertex 3 Pro. The Vertex 3 Pro is based on SandForce's SF-2582 SATA III/6Gbps compliant controller, and delivers read speeds of a whopping
550MB/sec and write speeds of an almost equally blazing 525MB/sec.
When paired with a SATA III controller, the real world
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Shimpi of AnandTech was able to record
a maximum of 492MB/sec sequential read and 518MB/sec sequential write using a
prototype drive.
"Performance may even increase by the time OCZ actually
ships the drive," said Shimpi. "Furthermore, this is the performance
of a single drive with a single controller - there's no funny on-board RAID
going on, we're just talking about the performance of a single drive."
The Vertex 3 Pro SSDs will be available in capacities
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Changing of Guard at CUNA Mutual
Jeff Post, who has led CUNA Mutual Group as president/CEO of the company since 2005, announced Nov. 8 that he will retire at the end of the year.
Robert N. "Bob" Trunzo was named by CUNA Mutual's board of directors to succeed Post effective Jan. 1, 2014, according to the Madison, Wis.-based company.
Since joining CUNA Mutual in June of 2005, Trunzo has held a number of senior leadership positions, most recently as president of CUNA Mutual Group Insurance and Financial Services. He becomes the eighth president in the company's 78-year history.
"I'm honored and humbled to lead CUNA Mutual Group. We have solid business strategies in motion and the company is well positioned to continue the strong momentum we have in our marketplace," Trunzo told Credit Union Times.
In his role as president of CUNA Mutual Group Insurance and Financial Services, Trunzo was responsible for the products, distribution and service of the company's U.S. credit union businesses as well as its 401(k) business, the company said. Trunzo was also responsible for nearly 3,000 of the company's 4,500 employees and approximately $2 billion of CUNA Mutual's annual revenues.
With Trunzo taking the helm in January, one of the company's priorities is to build on its financial strength so that CUNA Mutual can deliver on promises to credit unions long into the future, he said. For instance, the company said it has made significant investments in a number of its product lines including TruStage lending products, retirement plan services and CUNA Brokerage Services Inc.
"These are core business areas for us—and are a significant part of our long-term strategy," Trunzo said. "We will also continue delivering the credit union protection products that are vital to the credit union movement."
Regarding making any adjustments within CUNA Mutual's current management team, Trunzo said one of his priorities is to keep positive momentum in the marketplace.
"We currently have excellent managers who have delivered consistent results," Trunzo pointed out. "Although we continually look for ways to improve our organization, I have a great deal of confidence in my team."
Trunzo also said he does not have any plans to consolidate operations within the company, but added he would take a serious look at such opportunities that would benefit the firm's customers.
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"The financial services landscape is changing and changing fast. That means we have to continually anticipate where the market is headed and plan appropriately," Trunzo explained. "We are in a strong financial position and have sound business strategies in place that make me feel confident about our ability to succeed long-term."
Trunzo gives strong credit to Post for leaving CUNA Mutual in a solid position, leading a multi-year transformation plan that repositioned the organization for success in the credit union marketplace and beyond. The plan included reinvention of the firm's sales distribution model and its customer service, product and investment strategies.
"I'm very comfortable with the decision," Post said of his pending retirement. "In my nine years, our people have come together and accomplished so many great things. Bob's ready to carry the vision forward."
Post said his retirement was simply the right time for him and his wife, Lisa. Post will be assisting CUNA Mutual's board and Trunzo to assure a smooth transition through July 2014, according to Eldon Arnold, CUNA Mutual board
chairman. After then, Post said he's looking forward to some much-deserved leisure time. While there are many positives about being the president of an insurance company, Post said having personal time isn't one of them.
"I'm going to take it easy for a while; I have some cars that need attention," he said. "My schedule has been rigorous, to say the least. I'm looking forward to coming up for air, but I'll miss the committed people of our company who every day step up and make a difference for our customers. I'll also miss the credit union people, many of whom have become good friends to me and Lisa."
"The time's right for the company, too. Under Bob's capable leadership, CUNA Mutual Group will maintain its customer focus, continued growth and positive momentum," Post said. "The company has a bright future, and I'm honored to have been a part of helping make that happen." Indeed, Post said CUNA Mutual took its financials to new heights by growing the company 44% while breaking down barriers to sharpen customer service and diversifying its business in a way that has benefited credit unions.
"I'd like to think we did business the right way. We identified—and we now live by—core corporate values to guide how we operate," he said. "We made hard decisions in many areas, including our product portfolio. But in the end, I believe the company, credit unions and our employees are better off for it."
After a thorough succession planning process and extensive consideration, CUNA Mutual's board of directors said Trunzo was the right candidate to carry on the company's "rich tradition and execute our future strategy," Arnold said.
A native of Louisville, Ky., Trunzo was once Secretary of Commerce under former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. He is a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the American Council of Life Insurers' CEO Steering Committee on Retirement and Financial Security.
He also served as chairman of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park board of directors, which oversaw the design, financing and construction of Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Trunzo received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Kentucky and his law degree from Marquette University. He also completed the Kellogg School of Management Executive Program at Northwestern University in 2011.


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The Colorado Legislature has wasted no time in its 2013 session taking on long-smoldering issues of great personal significance to many in the state, and of great moral significance to the state as a whole. In passing measures allowing civil unions for same-sex couples, and extending in-state college tuition rates to Colorado high school students who lack legal immigration status, the Legislature has affirmed the critical values of fairness and opportunity.
Senate Bill 11 passed the Colorado House of Representatives 39-26 on Tuesday; it passed in the Senate last month, when Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, was the only Republican to vote for the measure. Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, also voted for SB 11; Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose opposed the bill that gives same-sex couples rights equal to those enjoyed by married couples.
The approval comes after a similar measure was killed in the waning days of the 2012 session, and then stymied in a special session called by Gov. John Hickenlooper to consider the matter. It represents a significant step in deconstructing outdated barriers to equal citizenship for gay and lesbian people in Colorado. It also puts Colorado in the growing ranks of states that recognize same-sex partnerships and their value to individuals, families and communities. There are now 13 states that allow civil unions and six that sanction gay marriage. Colorado is on the right side of this issue, at long last.
With its passage of Senate Bill 33, the Legislature has eased another barrier: that of access to education. The measure, 10 years in the making, will extend in-state college tuition rates to undocumented immigrant students in Colorado, provided they have attended high school in the state for three years and embark upon a path to legal citizenship. Children brought to the United States illegally need not suffer the sins of their parents, and those who are eager to pursue higher education should not be limited by financial barriers, particularly when the state has already invested in their academic achievement during the K-12 years.
McLachlan voted yes on the measure, while Coram and Roberts opposed it. Roberts has long contended that offering discounted tuition is premature while the federal immigration system remains so dysfunctional, saying that those who obtain a college degree without legal immigration status will not be able to work in the United States legally upon graduation. That may be true, but that impasse is not reason enough to create a generation of under-educated immigrant children who would otherwise seek new challenges and opportunities. Those achievements contribute to an educated workforce that, collectively, increases productivity and innovation regardless of its members' national origin. Colorado can only benefit from such a formula.
There is much division and partisan bickering in the Colorado Legislature this session, with Republicans complaining about Democrats' handling of the process, as well as their positions on these seminal social issue measures. That is to be expected, but should not overshadow just how significant these legislative achievements are for Coloradans and Colorado. For doggedly pursuing civil unions for same-sex couples and in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant Colorado high school students, the State Legislature deserves great recognition.


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Special London Show Announced
Arctic Monkeys are pleased to announce that they will be performing a special show at London's Brixton Academy on Wednesday 26th August 2009.
This will be the band's first UK show since December 2007 and their first since the release of their 3rd album, 'Humbug'.
The band shall be joined by very special guests. Tickets are priced £27.50 + booking fee.
To apply to purchase tickets, you will need to register your interest in attending this show via our application page - http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/apply
Registration period will end at midnight on Wednesday 19th August 2009. Successful applicants will then be notified via email the following day, Thursday 20th August 2009, with details of how to purchase tickets. There will then be a purchase period until Sunday 23rd August 2009. Any remaining tickets will then go onsale to all other applicants on a first come, first served basis.
-Tickets are limited to 2 per person.
-The show is strictly 16+ and will require all entrants to bring a form of photographic I.D.(Passport, Driving License, National Identity Card).
-If you do not have a valid form of photo I.D. you will be refused entry to the venue.
-Each successful applicant must when entering the venue on the night have a valid form of photo I.D. which correlates to the name on the ticket.
-Each successful applicant must enter the venue with the person holding their second ticket. If the person with the second ticket is not with the successful applicant then the 2nd ticket will be invalidated.
-The reselling of these tickets is strictly prohibited and tickets will be invalidated.