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In Remembrance - Wood River Massacre - July 10, 1814
who were killed by Indians near this site on July 10, 1814 - Rachel Reagan, Elizabeth 7, Timothy 3 wife and children of Reason Reagan - John 10, George 3, sons of Wm. Moore William 8, Joel 11, sons of Capt. Abel Moore
The victims are buried in Vaughn Cemetery on Highway 111 south of the airport.
Additional inscriptions on back of monument read;
Stone work by
Hugh Tieman
Chris Heinkel
Mississippi Line Co.
St Joseph Hospital
Kienstra Inc.
Fred Haney - Noble Wyatt
Erected 1980 by Bushrod's Raiders.
Location. 38° 54.65′ N, 90° 6.451′ W. Marker is in Alton, Illinois, in Madison County. Marker is at the intersection of College Ave (Illinois Route 140) and Park Road (Illinois Route 140), on the right when traveling west on College Ave. Touch for map. Marker located north of Alton Park and South of Alton Mental Hospital. Marker is in this post office area: Wood River IL 62095, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Ruins of First State Prison in Illinois
Additional keywords. settlers
Categories. • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 28, 2011, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,301 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2011, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


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|26 Sep 2011
This is a brand new laptop, you shouldn't have to struggle so much. While we can all start telling you to run memory diags, hard disk diags etc., I think you should contact Asus and get them to set it right for you. And its really moronic of OEMs to push bios updates like any regular run of the mill update.
I totally agree... Why are you messing with your pc so much!!!!
Leave it alone.
Flashing your BOIS should have nothing to do with Windows not starting.
If you have your disc, try to do a startup repair.
Don`t ever do anything to your BIOS if it`s working fine!
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|26 Sep 2011
Didn`t we just get your laptop running fine a few days ago ????
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|26 Sep 2011
My Bios update was different than in that video, so the video doesn't help.
I've contacted Asus for help.. but this is an utter misery.. brand new laptop wrecked by the manufacturer's own update..
Putting BIOS Update in Windows directly as if it were Firefox upgrade or something.. proposterous !
What now, throw away the laptop ? Even my Windows licence is OEM, if I don't restore it, I don't think I can reinstall & activate it again. Misery, thats what this turned out to be.
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|26 Sep 2011
Why did you reinstall a new Notebook?
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|26 Sep 2011
I wasn't messing with it at all. Asus Live Update poped up in Windows, 2 updates were checked, one was for livecam, other for bios, I clicked yes without even thinking about it, and from there it all went to hell.. Why would they even include Bios update when it can so easily wreck a system..
Exactly, barely few days since I installed Windows, and now this..
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|26 Sep 2011
I didn't reinstall anything, Asus Live Update updated BIOS in Windows, and this is the result..
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|26 Sep 2011
OK, with all that said. Do you want to fix your laptop ????
Don`t say microsoft messed it up, you have the choice to install an update or not.
I have all 10 of my machines ( give or take a few ) set to inform me of updates but not to download or install them.
There is no reason to install an update you don`t need.
But back to your problem. Do you have a recovery partition ( I think you wiped that out ) or the os discs?
While your at it change your boot order to cd, dvd, 1st and hard drive 2nd. disable the last 2.
The fact that you got it free makes it even better to get it up and running.
Why don`t you just mail it to me ???
Pardon me, I worked all nite installing new self serve checkouts at Home Depot.
Also, in your bios make sure your date is correct and if you don`t have a floppy drive make sure you change it to disabled.
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Anyone (family members, professionals, etc.) can submit a request for technical assistance for a child or young adult who is deaf-blind.
The request can be made either by calling us or emailing us or by submitting a TA Request Form. This form contains basic information about the person who is making the request and why.
You can submit this form in two ways:
A staff person will typically respond to your request within two business days.
NYDBC is required to maintain a census of children and youth who are deaf-blind in New York State. We do this as it helps us develop our services guided by the demographics of the population. If you would like to register an individual who is deaf-blind you have these options:
The type of technical assistance you receive is determined collaboratively by the stakeholder (professional, educator, etc.) and the project staff. This decision is based on the level of need as well as the extent to which you, the stakeholder, want to be involved. This is a fluid process that typically evolves over time, starting at more basic levels such as information dissemination, and progressing through more intense levels of intervention such as child-specific TA or transdisciplinary team development.
The project will develop a TA action plan with you that will guide the services. This action plan includes activities and actions for which each party is responsible, with specific outcomes that you, the stakeholder, and we, the project, hope to achieve. The action plan evolves as the stakeholders' knowledge, skills, and practice change over time.
NYDBC is accountable to the federal government, and is required to show measurable outcomes for the TA that is provided to all stakeholders. Therefore, an evaluation component is associated with all four levels of TA. It is important for TA recipients to understand that receiving this evaluation data is critical for the continuation of NYDBC support. Evaluation levels are proportionate to the level of intensity of TA that is provided. The more intensive the TA, the more intensive the evaluation component will be. NYDBC is committed to seeing improved outcomes in children, professionals, and systems. Embracing a multitiered evaluation process will assist us in addressing this issue.


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Use Group Team Building Activities to Celebrate the Fourth of July
You can use group team building activities as a way to pull the team together to work on different skills.
One of these group team building activities that you can do in the summer to celebrate the Fourth of July is to have your team work together to build a miniature golf course. They can build the course outside, in a park, company yard, or a vacant area of a parking lot. If no outdoor space is available, they can build the course in a cleared out conference room.
Gather Materials
The team can build its course using a variety of materials, including cinder blocks or bricks, aluminum siding, cardboard boxes, bricks, wood, chicken wire, gardening stakes, or any other material that will work. Provide the team with a limited budget for materials and tools, and have team members bring in whatever they might have at home that might be useful, also.
The main step in building the course will be the planning stage. Team members will work together to create a blueprint of the miniature golf course and decide what materials they want to use and need. This is one of those group team building activities that will focus on innovation.
Plan the Course
When the team plans the miniature golf course, they can use a variety of designs. They might want to build a maze, by placing bricks in parallel lines, with a middle island of blocks placed at an angle to direct players to the maze's right side. Team members should put the cinderblocks in locations where players can make bank shots.
Other holes that the team can build include a raised tunnel, using bricks, cinderblocks, planks of wood, and wire. The wire can be used to make a tube, and cinderblocks and wood can be used to make two towers. The plank in front will rest on the top of one tower. This creates a small lip so that the ball can drop into the wire tube. The plank in the back of the tower should be level with the tower's top and held up with supports. Team members can then arrange bricks in paths on one side of the tunnel. They should use an L-shape that has an embankment in the corner and a back that is wide open, with a plank or cinderblock below the downhill ramp for ricochets.
Other holes that the team might want to design include a bumper ball hole, a hole with a chute made out of an old rain gutter, or a mousetrap hole made out of a weighted down cardboard box with doors.
Group Team Building Activities Spur Creativity
Any time you think your team might be in a slump, spark their creativity energies and innovation by using group team building activities. They will unite the team for a common cause and give them an outlet that is both challenging and fun.


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ABC's "This Week" — Republican presidential candidates Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., and Donald Trump, and Democratic presidential candidate former Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif.
CBS' "Face the Nation" — Republican presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J.
CNN's "State of the Union" — Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson; Corey Lewandowski, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign manager; Democratic presidential candidate former Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va.
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For the third year in a row, the quality of Windesheim's study programmes is up and the university's students are happier with the education they are getting.
The findings come from the two main independent annual studies of the Dutch higher education sector, one by Keuzegids HBO and the other by Elsevier.
Keuzegids HBO (i.e. the Higher Education Selection Guide) and the results of Elsevier's research into the quality of higher professional education programmes in the Netherlands both put Windesheim in the country's top three universities of applied sciences. The Elsevier study, which focuses on student satisfaction, ranks Windesheim third in the category of Broad-based Universities of Applied Sciences. A total of sixteen institutes come under that heading. Keuzegids HBO – an annual publication designed to help students choose higher professional education programmes – rated Windesheim the second best large university of applied sciences in the Netherlands for the second year running.
For the third consecutive year, Windesheim fared better in both studies. Keuzegids HBO gave the university 65 points, half a point more than last year. Elsevier's student satisfaction score for Windesheim went up from 31.6 to 35.8. Henk Hagoort, Chair of Windesheim's Executive Board, is understandably proud of the results. "In recent years, we've invested a great deal of time and effort in getting the quality of our programmes up to the highest level possible," he said. "To then maintain that level and even increase quality further is an enormous challenge. The fact that we've been able to do so is a real feather in the cap of all Windesheim's teaching and support staff."
HBO assesses and compares the quality of all higher professional education programmes in the Netherlands. The findings reflect students' opinions, educational statistics and the results of government inspections and accreditation audits. Not only did Windesheim achieve second place in the category Broad-based Universities of Applied Sciences, but six of its programmes were rated 'top programmes'. The six were Spatial Development – Traffic and Transport Management and HBO-ICT (both delivered by Windesheim Flevoland in Almere) and Teacher Training: Physical Education, Global Project and Change Management, Civil Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (all delivered in Zwolle). What's more, nineteen Windesheim programmes were the best or equal best of their kind in the country. That's five more than last year.
Elsevier publishes a guide called 'Best Study Programmes', which includes a league table of universities of applied sciences. The table reflects responses to one of the questions in the National Student Survey: "How satisfied are you with your study programme overall?" Of the fifty-three Windesheim programmes covered, forty-eight got the national average score or higher. That puts Windesheim in third place in the category Broad-based Universities of Applied Sciences.
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Penguin stolen from German zoo found dead in Mannheim
BERLIN – German police say a young Humboldt penguin that had been stolen from a zoo in the southwestern city of Mannheim has been found dead.
Police spokesman Michael Klump said prosecutors have opened an investigation and were looking for possible witnesses.
He said the animal's body, which could be identified by the number 53 on its wing, was found Thursday near a parking lot in Mannheim.
Police said the unknown thief probably dropped the penguin near the parking lot. It wasn't clear whether the bird was already dead at the time and Klump didn't give details.
The zoo's director called the death of penguin number 53, which was reported stolen Saturday, the worst possible outcome.
Joachim Koeltzsch said: "All of us are shocked about the death."


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The LAUSD Indian Education program is a federally funded program that provides direct services to American Indian and Alaskan Native students in the Los Angeles Unified School District. In addition, help is provided to schools through consulting services, professional development, and lesson demonstrations.
Parent Committee meetings are held at the Autry museum of the American West the first Tuesday of Every month. In addition to program updates, parents meet directly with staff.
Students have the opportunity to attend pow wow dance classes, regalia making, music lesson and much more.
Meet our Team
Brighid Pulskamp - Cultural Consultant
Brighid Pulskamp is a tribal member of the Navajo Nation. She was born and raised in Los Angeles where she was once a student of LAUSD's Indian Education Program. Ms. Pulskamp values and utilizes the skills, resources, knowledge she has gained through life experience. Ms. Pulskamp has been working with Native youth and families in Southern California for fifteen years in the field of American Indian education, cultural preservation, and mental health. Ms. Pulskamp's formal education includes a B.A. Psychology, Magna Cum Laude from CSUF.
Please contact Brighid at firstname.lastname@example.com or 213-241-5617
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Brandy Rodriguez is a mother to 4 children, wife, and an adventurer. Her children have been a part of the T7 program since 2002 and she began attended parent committee meetings during the 20132014 school year. She desires to continue the bridge that connects the Indian community and work together with the many community partners . Her dedication to her family, community and respect for culture was a perfect fit for the Title VII family.
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Paul Robeson and Media Myopiaby L. Brent Bozell IIIMarch
12, 1998
Even though it's been more than twenty years since Paul
Robeson died, it may be at least another twenty before the media portrays him
honestly. Of late, several reports - most pegged to the Grammy he
received last month and/or the centenary of his birth next month -- have
correctly noted that he was a talented athlete, actor, and singer. As such,
the conventional thinking goes, he was an exceptionally valuable role model
for blacks during a racially turbulent time.
Except he wasn't.
The political Robeson was not merely a crusader for civil
rights and against Jim Crow, a precursor to Martin Luther King in politics as
well as to James Earl Jones in acting and Marcus Allen in sports. He was also
a fervent supporter of Josef Stalin's Soviet Union, which oppressed its entire
population - not to mention large portions of the globe -- far more
systematically and brutally than the United States ever oppressed its blacks
and other minorities. Yet in many of the recent stories, that truth about
Robeson has been played down, if not ignored altogether.
"The presentation of a lifetime achievement Grammy
Award to [Robeson] resounded with posthumous vindication," read the March
9 U.S. News and World Report. "Robeson was branded 'un-American' during
the McCarthy era after he refused to respond to allegations of Communism. [He
was] blacklisted... His career plummeted."
National Public Radio's "All Things Considered"
reverted to its old, predictably biased ways on February 26. Co-anchor Robert
Siegel remarked that Robeson "lent his time and name to many left-wing
causes: trade unions, the fight against racism and anti-Semitism... On several
occasions, the House Committee on Un-American Activities cited Robeson as a
communist sympathizer."
Peter Applebome, in his February 25 New York Times piece,
romantically referred to Robeson's "flirtations" with Communism
("long-term commitment" would have been more fitting) and called him
a "pioneering human-rights advocate." To his credit, Applebome added
that Robeson "never... backed away from his support for the Soviet
Union... even in the face of Stalin's atrocities." (Acknowledging that
Robeson really did support the Soviet Union and that there really were
Stalinist atrocities puts the Times ahead of U.S. News and NPR.)
Not only national outlets were guilty. Boston Globe
columnist Derrick Z. Jackson suggested that the current flurry of Robesonmania
proves that America "can handle strong black men [only] when they are
dead." A Providence Journal-Bulletin editorial: "The tributes are
long overdue for this cultural icon." A Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch feature:
"Because [Robeson's] conscience was as large as his talent, the
actor-singer ran afoul of the conservative mainstream in the late '40s and had
almost a decade of his career stolen from him."
Quite a few reports declared that Robeson was not a member
of the Communist Party. Actually, he was. But if he hadn't been a
card-carrier, would it really matter? This is someone who very publicly
defended Stalin's purges and the Nazi-Soviet pact; stated after World War II
that "it's up to the rest of America when I shall love it... in the way
that I deeply and intensely love the Soviet Union"; wrote in the mid-'50s
about his "belief in the principles of scientific socialism (i.e.,
Marxism-Leninism)"; and described Communists as "people who have
sacrificed... for all Americans and workers, that they can live in
dignity." Robeson walked and quacked like a Communist; a Communist he
So why all the media tip-toeing around the truth? Because to
report the truth would be to reduce this man's legacy to rubble. More to the
point: It would be to acknowledge the horror of a hideous ideology actively
and passively embraced by so many in the liberal art and entertainment
communities at the time.
A February 9 Associated Press dispatch from Moscow sheds
light on the regime Robeson proudly endorsed. The AP looked into the files of
fifteen Americans who moved to the Soviet Union in the 1920s and '30s to serve
the revolution. Two died in labor camps, five went to prison, and eight were
executed. Among those in the third group was Arthur Talent, who accompanied
his mother to the USSR when he was seven and who, as a young adult, was
befriended by Robeson's wife when she and her husband visited Moscow. Talent
was shot in 1938 after "confessing" to fabricated charges that he
was a spy for Latvia.
The journalists who act as apologists for Robeson now join
him in the Useful Idiots' Club.
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As previously said, the QGIS python console is a good way to test step by step your code before implementing it to your plugin...
To access the python console, just go to plugins > python console.
Notice the example instruction in the shell iface.zoomFull(): this command is applied on the interface object called iface. It performs a zoom that makes all your objects visible.
Just try typing it in the shell to see the result:
The QGIS console is similar to a python shell but there are some limitations like the impossibility of writing multiples lines of code in one time,as it is possible with the usual python shell.
Usually, the "for" and "while" statements require multiples lines. They are often used to get lists. As the "for" and "while" statements are unavalaible, you'll have to deal with the notion of list comprehension to get a list of values.
Look at these links to learn how to use them:
In the examples i'll show you in the next posts, you'll see some examples of these notions.
You can also have to use map, filter, and reduce functions, that are used on lists:
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After Daniel Byers wakes up in a psych ward with no memory of how he got there, he's thrown headlong into deciphering the clues to his father's mysterious disappearance and is drawn into a shocking decades-old mystery that leads him to a modern-day killer.
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Interestingly enough, I struggled with pulling the story together until I decided to include more than just one point of view. Once I made that decision and stopped imposing a framework on the story that it didn't need, I was able to write it honestly and authentically.
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6 nights from £719 per person
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Discover Australia's natural splendours and striking coastline on this brilliant seven day self-drive tour. Starting in Melbourne, you'll drive along the remarkable Great Ocean Road and stop off at a variety of coastal towns and famous attractions, including the lively Torquay, the charming Victor Harbour, and the London Bridge, before taking a trip to the incredible animal abundant Kangaroo Island and ending your tour in Adelaide (ATS).
- Visit the surfing capital of Australia, Torquay
- Drive along the breath taking Great Ocean Road
- Marvel at iconic natural attractions including the Twelve Apostles
- Wander through the luscious Grampians National Park
- Explore Kangaroo Island in search of spectacular wildlife
Day 1
Melbourne to Apollo Bay (189km)
Collect your car and drive along the Princes Highway to Geelong, a charming port city. Afterwards you'll continue on to Torquay, a lively city recognised as the surfing capital of Australia and the gateway to the iconic Great Ocean Road. Move on to the famous Bells Beach or the cascading Erskine Falls before following the scenic road from Lorne to Apollo Bay, a pretty coastal town.
Day 2
Port Fairy (188km)
Today you will drive along the jaw dropping Great Ocean Road to Port Campbell, passing the towering Twelve Apostles that jut out of the Southern Ocean and discovering the London Bridge before arriving in Port Fairy. This charming fishing village is full of culture and history, with nineteenth century cottages, historic churches and a buzzing local art scene.
Day 3
Robe (303km or 520km via the Gramplans)
There are two routes to choose from on day three. There's a short route that stops at Portland, Cape Nelson and Mount Gambier before moving on to Robe, or you can travel via Penhurst to Dunkeld. The latter route winds through the Grampians National Park and onto Halls Gap, both full of fascinating attractions including Reids Lookout, McKenzie Falls, and the Balconies. Robe is a gorgeous coastal town full of pretty lakes, fishing fleets, and historical architecture.
Day 4
Victor Harbour (329km)
Depart Robe and drive along the coast to Coorong National Park, skirting past Lake Albert and Lake Alexandria. After witnessing the lakes' natural beauty, continue towards the Fleurieu Peninsula before arriving at Victor Harbour, a beautiful seaside town. Once you've arrived, walk across the Causeway or take a horse drawn tram to explore Granite Island.
Day 5-6
Kangaroo Island (62km drive)
On day 5 you'll head to Cape Jervis for the passenger and vehicle ferry to Kangaroo Island. The next two days are free for you to explore this wonderful rare island and spot the incredible wildlife that live here, including kangaroos, koalas and sea lions. Visit natural attractions including Admirals Arch, the Remarkable Rocks, Flinders Chase National Park and Kelly Hill Caves, or join in on a Koala Walk at Seal Bay.
Day 7
In the morning you will take the ferry back to Cape Jervis and travel to Adelaide for a day of exploring.
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Merry Christmas! I hope this month so far has been full of peace and happiness for you. I'm writing to remind you that I'd love to see you at the little Christmas party New Way Church hosting for all of our friends.
We are having a laid-back dinner and at the church. The party is on Wednesday, December 16th. We're starting at 6 p.m. We will be providing entrees for dinner, but you are also welcome to bring something along to share as well; Christmas cookies, chips and dip, or just your smiling selves all work!
So mark your calendar….
What: Christmas Dinner and Get-Together
When: Wednesday, December 16th, 2015, at 6:00 p.m.
Where: New Way Church (1921 Cedar Bend Dr, Austin, TX 78758)
I hope you can make it. Also, as a reminder, this is instead of our usual weekly Tuesday dinner gatherings this month.
And while I have your attention, some reminders about upcoming worship gatherings…
We will continue our series about Christmas angels over the next two Sundays. Then, on Thursday, December 24th, at 6 p.m. we will have a short Christmas Eve Worship Gathering. The following Sunday (December 27th) there will be no worship gathering. The following week we will kick off the new year with a worship gathering on January 3rd!
As with all we do at New Way Church, everything is open to anyone, regardless of where they currently stand with God, religion, church or spirituality. So come as you are, and bring a friend!
Hope to see you there!


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While nicely played, Ravel's La vallee des cloches from Miroirs lacked the dreamy magic that is the sine qua non of impressionism. Goodyear seemed to only touch the music's surface. He played with much more freedom and tonal allure in his own composition August -- a pleasant, if unmemorable essay in New Age music (in the manner of Yanni). In the famous Schulz/Elver transcription of that Johann Strauss Jr evergreen On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Goodyear played the cascading octaves and pyrotechnical leaps with brilliance and assurance. What his performance lacked was the charm and lilt that are the central focus of the Viennesse waltz -- strangely joyless Strauss. As an encore Goodyear offered a vibrant rendition of George Gershwin's Embraceable You in a transcription by the octogenarian keyboard virtuoso (and Gershwin specialist par excellence) Earl Wild. Here Goodyear played with a rich tonal palette and a sense of the music's intoxicating glow.
Stewart Goodyear remains a prodigiously gifted young pianist. His Beethoven sonata performance revealed considerable musical potential. He needs to grow as an artist and rely less on bombastic effects and hard driven pianism -- the difference between technical facility and musicianship.


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Lynn Riley recently asked this question on the Creative Freelancer Conference LinkedIn Group:
I'm curious if you all charge a broker fee to a client if you do the task of gathering bids from printers + mailhouses and serve as the client/printer liaison? If so, how are you handling the invoice?
A few group members have shared their experiences. Kathleen Hayes commented:
Usually, I procure the printing/fulfillment. I mark it up and pass it on to the client. The markup is included in my original estimate to the client. If the client wants to pay for printing/fulfillment directly, I charge an hourly rate for any "print management" I do on their behalf: from gathering competitive bids to liaising with the printer to facilitate the flow of the job. I might also do this for a fixed fee, it would depend on the client.
Nicholas Nawroth commented:
If I am producing the design for the client that will be printed, I make sure to account for the time it will take me to work with the printer: gathering the quote, prepping the job, etc. It all included in my final project quote that I present to the client. I never mark up printing since the client can simply have me e-mail them the file and then go to the same printer and save whatever commission I would charge. However, my client always pays the printer directly, I don't mess with trying to pay for printing then have the client pay me, too much trouble!
Rochelle Weiner commented:
I work pretty much like Nicholas – I include print estimating, liaison, press check etc in my original estimate at my hourly rate. (However, I job out the print estimating to another associate). If the client has a printer they like to use we include them in the estimating process. The client pays the printer directly – I don't want to get into that either. I've been working this way for years – it's a transparent process and my clients seem to appreciate it.
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Whenever you bring up the subject of platforming games, everyone immediately thinks of Mario -- and for good reason. Mario has long been the champion of 2D platforming, but with the most recent Super Mario Galaxy series, Nintendo has completely revolutionized 3D platforming as well. Super Mario 3D Land builds on the brilliant platforming of the Galaxy titles and delivers what is easily the best gaming experience on 3DS thus far.
I got my sisters hooked on this game as well, and they usually don't play 3D Mario games.
I was hoping this would work out well for Nintendo. Looks like it did.


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Urmet is providing its IPervoice video entry and access control solution to London City Island, a project in Docklands being dubbed 'Mini Manhattan.' As well as accommodation, the 12-acre redeveloped site will feature offices, arts organisations, a gallery and retail outlets.
In total there will be 1,700 apartments across ten buildings, each featuring brickwork in a striking single colour. The island is on a loop of the River Lea, where it joins the Thames, and is being transformed into a glass-and-steel waterside district in keeping with the area's maritime heritage.
The current phase of this ten-year project will see Urmet door entry equipment installed in 417 homes (two separate buildings) by London-based security systems integrator Heston Apex Europe. The security firm will be responsible for installing Urmet's recently launched Elekta INOX brushed stainless steel flush-mounted door entry panels. The Elekta INOX has been developed in collaboration with architects to create minimal visual impact and preserve overall aesthetic appearances, with a protrusion of just 2.5mm.
London City Island residents will benefit from using Urmet's Signo door phones in either audio or video versions, depending on individual property specifications. Like the Elekta INOX, the Signo units, which are compatible with all the main Urmet video door phone systems, are neutral in appearance and exceptionally compact.
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London City Island is among the first implementations of the Elekta INOX. The panels include an RF reader, and concierge staff will auto-manage proximity access control for residents, who will use 868 MHz remote control RF tokens, also supplied by Urmet. The panels are optimised for the visually impaired and because the mounting height is flexible, installers are also able to accommodate wheelchair users.
Mark Hagger, Urmet's Sales and Marketing Director, said: "As more of the ten apartment blocks go up, interaction using our IPervoice system will be invaluable. Concierges at the different buildings will communicate with each other as well as with residents, using our switchboard software. If a concierge is not present, functions can betransferred to another switchboard in another building to give 24/7 coverage and significant operational savings for the building owner."
Hagger added: "By opting for IPervoice, the client is getting a high-spec future-proofed IP system offering interoperability with other security equipment and helping to achieve the goal of intelligent building management."
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The developer is EcoWorld Ballymore, who is set to transform this section of the Leamouth Peninsula. Infrastructure includes a new footbridge across the Lea that connects the island with Canning Town and public transport, including the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway.
Apartment residents will be able to use a clubhouse, gymnasium, screening rooms, pools and even a spa. The area is set to become a hub for the arts sector, with the English National Ballet and the London Film School relocating to the island. There will be a kilometre of green-fringed waterfront for residents, office workers, students and general visitors to enjoy.
While carrying out the installation, Heston Apex Europe (HAE) has worked with MEP contractors Cilantro Engineering. HAE is an innovative physical security and life systems integrator offering door entry management, access control, IP camera surveillance and fire protection. The company's projects are carried out to NSI, British and International Standards as well as BAFE. HAE is active in the commercial and public sectors working with end-users ranging from SMEs to Fortune 500 companies. Installations are designed to be low-maintenance but comprehensive servicing and support is available 24/7.
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THE presidential election campaign brought to the surface a host of suggestions for using the technological capability of the defense sector, such as a high-speed rail network joining cities and commercial hubs and an information network to link every home, business, laboratory, classroom, and library. Although such grandiose schemes may not materialize, there is another, less dramatic, approach to using science and technology in the public sector. It responds to the dissatisfaction of citizens with the performance of government.
It is useful to cite a parallel. Civilian industry is undergoing difficult downsizing and restructuring as it adjusts to a more competitive global economy. In the process, business is becoming more competitive. A once massive trade deficit has been reduced from triple digits to more modest double digits. A key to this dramatic improvement has been the increased utilization of science and technology in civilian companies (we run a trade surplus in high-tech products).
A similar adjustment should take place in the public sector, based on the old adage "if something is worth doing, it is worth doing well." Low-productivity agencies such as the Post Office and the Government Printing Office should improve their performance by applying modern technology. So should many other government agencies, including local school systems.
But we must learn from the past experiences of defense companies attempting to commercialize their technology. Force-feeding high-tech products to an unwilling customer does not work. If a special government agency is set up to subsidize this process, the result most likely will be a political fiasco or an economic boondoggle - or both.
Government agencies must be educated to seek more efficient, and frequently more high-tech, solutions to the shortcomings of their own operations. This process is already occurring in the area of environmental protection. New approaches are being developed, especially in pollution avoidance, involving innovations in both technology and economics. As more and more government decisionmakers take this enlightened attitude, the demand for using science and technology will expand as will the need for scientis ts, engineers, and skilled craftsmen.
There is an important role for government in advancing technology. No individual business has incentive to spend much on basic research, because the benefits are widely distributed. However, because of the large gains to society, government has a major responsibility for adequately financing basic research.
Government should also reduce the statutory and administrative roadblocks that, often unintentionally, reduce technological progress. In the case of some key high-tech civilian-oriented industries, the major constraints on commercializing advances in technology arise from government regulation. Many regulatory agencies exempt existing facilities, product, and processes from their directives or go easier on them. Rapidly expanding social rulings hit harder on new enterprises and new technology. The sensib le answer is not to provide offsetting subsidies but to streamline the government's elaborate regulatory apparatus.
A simpler and more effective patent system would also encourage the creation and diffusion of new product ideas. Such a change would ensure that smaller inventors are not overwhelmed by the cost of obtaining patents. Also, larger firms would be encouraged to seek patents rather than protecting their new products and processes by maintaining secrecy.
Unfortunately, the course of competition is not predictable. There is no assurance that any given company or industry will win a substantial share of public-sector markets. We do know that if government becomes increasingly high-tech, there will be a rising demand for the types of skills possessed by those hit by the current wave of defense cutbacks.
The basic answer is to generate a more rapid rate of growth for the American economy overall. A rising tide may not lift all boats - indeed the leaky ones may sink - but a rising tide will raise a lot of boats that are now stuck in the mud.


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Some inventive bastard(s) had the insight to link together two things that seem relatively unrelated: getting high and getting off.
Foria, a "sensual enhancement oil" (read: really just another KY Jelly competitor), is a combination of munchies-inducing THC and other cannabis-based products in lube that is rumored to get the user high as a kite. The idea is that ladies' flowery naughty bits are super sensitive when aroused and are as such highly susceptible to the THC chemicals, so the missus might get zooted in the process of your lame-ass missionary position time trials.
As of right now, Foria is only available to California residents (of course) who have a valid medical marijuana license (of COURSE) — never mind the fact that it hits for $88 per 30 mL bottle, which gives you less liquid for your dollar than bottle service in a trendy Manhattan club.
Here's the founder's (a dude, natch) description of what the product will do for women: "A sense of embodiment, a sense of dropping into a more full relationship to sexual sensations, and sensations around the body. As you can imagine, as that builds up to orgasm, if orgasm is a part of your experience, then that can lead to intensification and a more full body experience."
Sounds like a lotta mumbo-jumbo for lube. I'm sure those of you who buy it will buy Foria and line this guy's pockets. One thing: no word on if ingesting this stuff orally will give you a nice buzz, so ladies, don't count on using Foria to get your guy to go down on you more often.
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(Allow us to introduce you to Nelson Roy III, the brilliant hedge fund manager who has absolutely no relation to that fighting hillbilly you saw on Saturday. / Photo via MMAJunkie.)
By Jason Moles
If you decided to play the new CagePotato drinking game this weekend, you're probably way too hung over to think about your financial future right now. But now that the dust has settled from UFC 137, you owe it to yourself to study our insightful and highly opinionated rundown of where to direct your hypothetical MMA investments. It's "Buy, Sell, Hold" time once again, Potato Nation…
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn – Sell
Even if Nick Diaz Pulls a Nick Diaz, Retires BJ Penn" href="http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-137-aftermath-nick-diaz-pulls-a-nick-diaz-retires-bj-penn/" target="_blank">Baby Jay is pulling a Jamie Varner (man I hope that's not a euphemism) as Mr. Falvo so eloquently put it, the writing on the wall has been there for a while now even if the majority of fans didn't bother to read it. BJ announcing his retirement Saturday night may have been a moment of weakness when his emotions got the best of him which led to a rash decision, but let me remind you (just like every other single story you read today about "The Prodigy") that Penn has went 1-3-1 in his last five fights. The Hawaiian may fight again to collect another paycheck but there is no more money to be made as a shareholder.
Nick Diaz – Buy it like they're giving it away for free!
The twenty-eight year old Stockton, California native showed everyone that effective boxing, stellar jiu-jitsu, and cardiovascular stamina that makes the Energizer Bunny look like Roy Nelson at UFC 130, is a tasty recipe for success, even in the UFC. Inside the cage, Nick Diaz can scrap with the best of them. Although slightly awkward on the mic, Diaz evokes emotion and gets heat from everyone in earshot. You should overlook his professional shortcomings as long as Dana White continues to do the same; do that and you'll be in the money once February comes when Diaz takes on the welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre.
"Les plus sales du monde combattant" Cheick Kongo – Sell, Sell, Sell!
Mr. Kongo, if that is even his real last name, (Note: It's not. I checked.) did what no other man in the UFC has been able to do – beat Matt Mitrione . Wait, what?! Those fights in the TUF house don't count. Anyway, back to what I was saying, where was I? Oh yeah, Cheick Kongo finally realized he was in a fight and even managed to win. His stock is relatively high and the extra cash really comes in handy this close to Christmas. Not only did his performance leave a bad taste in the fan's mouth, it clearly proved that Congo would never be a world-beater. Dirty fighter he is, 'in the mix' he is not.
Matt Mitrione a.k.a. "Meathead" – Hold
During the co-main event of UFC 137, Matt Mitrione showed that big moments still get the best of him, despite his having played in the National Football League. The former TUF 10 contestant is what he says he is, "a baby in mixed martial arts." I was neither impressed nor unimpressed with his showing on Saturday night against a seasoned veteran in Kongo. We're still in a fragile market. It would be foolish to write this guy off or jump on his bandwagon.
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic – SOL
As a common shareholder, you have little recourse when it comes to a company declaring bankruptcy. In a nut shell, the company sells all of its assets in order to pay the government, financial institutions, other creditors (i.e. suppliers and utility companies), bondholders, preferred shareholders and, finally, you. If you're lucky, you might get back enough money to buy UFC replica belt… just Jon Jones Used to Sing in Jazz Choir, and Other Uncomfortable Revelations" href="http://www.cagepotato.com/jon-jones-used-to-sing-in-jazz-choir-and-other-uncomfortable-revelations/" target="_blank">don't ask Jon Jones to sign it.
In his post TKO loss interview with Joe Rogan, Mirko 'Cro Cop' declared that we wouldn't be seeing him fight again. "I was treated like a king from the beginning. It's in my best interest that this is my farewell fight, thanks everybody." No, "Thank you, Mr. Filipovic."
"Big Country" Roy Nelson – Sell it like a dog with fleas.
Although he debuted a "more buff" body, Roy Nelson is still the same fighter who's dropped two of his last three fights with his only win coming at the hands of the aging Mirko 'Cro Cop'. Watch Dana White give him the winner of Alistair Overeem: "Brock Won't Make It Out of the First Round"" href="http://www.cagepotato.com/alistair-overeem-brock-wont-make-it-out-of-the-first-round/" target="_blank">Lesnar vs. Overeem and you'll see "Big Country" go belly up.
Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen – Hold
In late 2010, Scott Jorgensen lost a unanimous decision to Dominic Cruz at WEC 53 for both the WEC and UFC Bantamweight title. Since then, he's rattled off a pair of wins in hopes to get back in the mix. Jorgensen needs to face and defeat stiffer competition before you should move your money in either direction.
Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone – Buy! Buy! Buy!
Let's examine for a moment the stats of "Cowboy" Cerrone in 2011: 4-0 record, 2 submissions, 1 TKO, 1 Unanimous decision, 1 each: Submission, Knockout, and Fight of the Night. — And he wants to fight again before the year is over. If your pockets are deep enough, I suggest you pick up some DCC to hedge your portfolio.


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Miami - OH vs. Eastern Michigan, 2-13-2018 - Pick and Prediction
The Miami (OH) RedHawks will travel to the Convocation Center on Tuesday evening for a Mid American Conference matchup against the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
A rematch between one of the top echelon teams in the MAC Eastern division in Miami of Ohio, will travel to Eastern Michigan, who represents one of the mid-level teams within its Western division, for a contest on Tuesday night at 7 pm EST, at Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center.� In their last meeting on 1/27/2018, Eastern Michigan took the 58-48 road win.� The Eagles were down by 1-point at the half, yet, went on to outscore the RedHawks 29-18 in the second half on their way to the victory.� For the game, neither team shot well with the RedHawks shooting 30.4% from the field and 32% from 3-point range.� The Eagles, on the other hand, shot 49% from the field but 35.7% from 3-point range.� The Eagles were able to win the rebounding battle by a slight 33-30 margin, however, both teams were terrible from the free throw line, shooting 35.7% (5 of 14) for the Eagles, and 54.5% (8 of 25) for the RedHawks.� Both teams had 12 turnovers apiece.� Coming in as 1.5-point favorites, the RedHawks were not able to cover the spread. The RedHawks come into this matchup losers of 5 of their last 10 games (6-3-1 ATS), while the Eagles come in as losers of 5 of their last 10 also (5-5 ATS).� In their last outing, Miami, Ohio suffered a 73-67 home loss to Toledo on Friday night.� As 3.5-point underdogs, they were not able to cover the spread.� Eastern Michigan also suffered a 70-63 overtime road loss to Bowling Green on Saturday.� Coming in as 2-point favorites, the Eagles were not able to cover the spread, either.�


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United's earlier statement, now erased from the web, said that the flight attendant "attempted several times to accommodate Ms. Ahmad's beverage request." This flight attendant has been done a manifest injustice. She has been sacrificed on the altar of Muslim victimhood, sacrificed to the false narrative that Muslims are treated unjustly in this country — a false narrative constructed so as to deflect scrutiny from jihad terror plotting and to intimidate people into thinking that resisting jihad terror will harm innocent people. And the result of United's hasty capitulation will be even more hesitation on the part of non-Muslims to take issue with any behavior by any Muslim on an airplane, no matter what he or she is doing. And we will all be that much more unsafe. But who cares? The main thing is that "behavior that is discriminatory – or that appears [to whom?] to be discriminatory," is avoided.
An update on this story. "Shuttle America Flight 3504," United Airlines, June 3, 2015:
While United did not operate the flight, Ms. Ahmad was our customer and we apologize to her for what occurred on the flight.
After investigating this matter, United has ensured that the flight attendant, a Shuttle America employee, will no longer serve United customers.
United does not tolerate behavior that is discriminatory – or that appears to be discriminatory – against our customers or employees.
All of United's customer-facing employees undergo annual and recurrent customer service training, which includes lessons in cultural awareness. Customer-facing employees for Shuttle America also undergo cultural sensitivity training, and United will continue to work with all of our partners to deliver service that reflects United's commitment to cultural awareness.


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Go get it folks! The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is now up on the AT&T website, right on schedule. Pricing details were previously known but for as a reminder the break down is as follows:
- No contract – $449.99
- 2 Year Contract -$299.99 reduced w/MIR to $199.99
AT&T now requires you to have a data plan with the device purchase so keep that in mind folks, as that is at least another $30. But really, if you are a BlackBerry user you likely already have a data plan on your account.


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John Clandillon-Baker of pilotmag has been featured along with his fellow London pilot (retired) Geoff Taylor in an article written by Libby Purves of The Times. This quote seemed to ring particularly true;
The human aspect of the job fascinated me. "I know what I'm getting into, from the first rung of the ladder and the angle of the captain's head," says Geoff. "I'm a psychologist, have to be. You get a sense of the ship – is it well run, is it happy, is it tense, how has it been for that month at sea? Is the master assertive or co-operative?" "Or bonkers," says a Thames pilot. "A bad ship, you feel the rust on the ladder, you look up at the scruffy individual at the top who looks as if he'd like to stick a knife in you . . ." "You smell it," says another.
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Imagine the media coverage of a airline crashing into a hillside, or falling out of the sky due to mechanical failure. The coverage runs non stop all day long with reports of casualties, names of victims, company response, government action, cause speculation. Thankfully it does not happen everyday but it does. Just not a airliner, hundreds of people are dying each day from opioid overdoses. Imagine a plane crash a day of young people dying, there would be so much outrage and call for action and change. A plane load of people die each day from opioid overdoses.
Hundreds of young people die each day
Yet the media is silent about the hundreds of victims dying everyday from prescription drugs and heroin. Why is that? Is it because they do not all die together? Is it because society still views addicts as a lifestyle choice? Where is the outrage? Why is there no call for action? Where is the government who controls these drugs? Sadly these are not heard and cannot be found. The victims and their families are left to suffer and mourn alone.
All this takes place each and every day and the sole beneficiary of this entire process is the drug makers. The company that produces the drugs. These companies sanitize themselves by claiming doctors have the responsibility to administer the drugs. Yet, it is the same company which teaches the doctors how to prescribe and what is the dosage and the indications and the adverse effects.
Drugs designed to create addiction
Envision a plane manufacture designing a plane that when used properly kills. The very design destroys the people who it is meant to transport. This comment seems so absurd but that is what is happening each and every day in the United States. Drug companies are producing daily opioid narcotic prescription pills by the ton and are consumed by addicted patients. Patients whose original indication for the prescription is long gone. For those who find that prescription pills or pharmacy bills are too expensive, they are turning to heroin as a quicker and cheaper alternative. The end result is the same, opioid overdose deaths each day kills a plane load of young people and nobody hears about it.


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Opportunities are everywhere, one has to be alert to seize them. Recently, I vacationed in California with a dear friend, Jane, who lives in Texas. Our movie group came up during one conversation and I mentioned Summer and Smoke as our first movie for the fall. Jane promptly replied with information about her friend's daughter who is married to Albert Devlin, a Tennessee Williams scholar credited with editing two books of the famous playwright's letters. When presented with this connection, I was intrigued to learn that Jane's book club traveled to New Orleans for the Tennessee Williams Festival and, Continue reading Summer and Smoke: Elia Kazan's Letter to Tennessee Williams
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Adapted from Tennessee Williams' play, the movie shows a plain, repressed spinster who falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.


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House-Senate Defense Bill Seeks New Radar Against N. Korea Threat
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate and House negotiators on Monday announced they had hammered out bipartisan legislation that would require the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency to field a new radar to detect any long-range missiles that North Korea may fire against the United States.
The two chambers agreed to a fiscal 2014 defense authorization conference bill that identifies $30 million in additional funds to initiate deployment.
The U.S. military presently fields an early-warning radar at a base in northern Japan and is planning on deploying a second, long-range sensor within the year at another site in the East Asian country. The moves are part of an allied initiative to boost the early detection and monitoring of possible North Korean missile launches.
The increase for the additional radar is among more than $350 million in extra funds the House and Senate lawmakers have agreed to apply to missile defense programs in the joint bill, which could be sent to the White House by the end of this week.
The Defense Department policy-setting legislation contains $607 billion in authorized funding, including $9.5 billion for missile defense activities -- a $358 million boost over what the Pentagon had requested for the year, according to a press release from Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin's (D-Mich.) office.
Both chambers are suspending normal rules of order and likely foregoing votes on controversial amendments such as more sanctions on Iran in a bid to get the bill to President Obama for signing before the end of December, according to The Hill newspaper.
The House is scheduled to break for its holiday recess on Friday and the Senate could adjourn a week after that. The deal reached by congressional negotiators does away with the need for a bicameral conference report, which means the Senate only has to vote on the legislation once, Politico reported. The House already passed its version of the bill.
For missile defense, the bill includes a set-aside of an additional $80 million to fix a technology malfunction that caused a high-profile July test of the country's Ground-based Midcourse Defense system to fail. The missile intercept failed when the kinetic kill vehicle of the Ground Based Interceptor fired in the test did not properly separate from its rocket booster.
The bill also includes $80 million for work on an "enhanced kill vehicle and discrimination capabilities" for the GMD system, which is the country's principal defense against possible long-range ballistic missile attacks by North Korea and Iran. The difficulty that GMD sensors have in distinguishing between actual warheads and decoys has repeatedly been raised by technical experts as a serious flaw with the system.
Other missile defense and nuclear arsenal-related provisions in the legislation include:
-- A requirement that the Pentagon "ensure the capability" of fielding more sensors on the U.S. East Coast to guard against possible intercontinental ballistic missiles launched by Iran.
-- A prohibition on using any U.S. funds to integrate a Chinese antimissile technology with U.S. missile defense systems. The measure apparently is aimed at deterring Turkey from purchasing a Chinese system that Ankara wants to connect to the evolving NATO missile shield. The alliance antimissile network is being built largely with U.S. technology.
-- A mandate that the Defense Department brief Congress on any environmental assessments of the impact of a potential third interceptor site under the GMD system. The measure authorizes $20 million for the continued study and planning of the possible complex.
-- An increase of $173 million above the Pentagon's $96 million request for joint U.S.-Israeli antimissile activities, which include nearly $34 million for work on the developmental long-range Arrow 3 missile interceptor.
-- An authorization of $543 million -- a boost of $40 million over the Obama administration request -- for the controversial effort to build the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility in South Carolina.
-- The establishment of a "Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications Council" inside the Pentagon that would focus on updating and better coordinating senior leaders' communications systems.
-- A sense of the Congress that the effects of the implementation of the New START arms control accord with Russia should be distributed as evenly as possible among the country's ICBM wings.
-- The authorization of work on removing the nuclear role of some of the Air Force's B-52H bombers, once the Pentagon has provided its plans for bringing the country's strategic nuclear arsenal into compliance with New START.
-- A requirement that the Energy Department certify to Congress that its nuclear-weapon sites holding sensitive atomic materials meet department standards for physical security.
-- A sense of the Congress that any potential new bilateral arms control reductions with Russia be undertaken "through a mutually negotiated agreement, be verifiable, take into account tactical nuclear weapons, and be subject to Senate advice and consent."
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate and House negotiators on Monday announced they had hammered out bipartisan legislation that would require the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency to field a new radar to detect any long-range missiles that North Korea may fire against the United States.


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BREWSTER — Water-logged campers at Nickerson State Park yesterday were wringing out clothing, towels and even tents after Thursday night's drenching rain.
BREWSTER — Water-logged campers at Nickerson State Park yesterday were wringing out clothing, towels and even tents after Thursday night's drenching rain.
While nature may have put a crimp in their vacations, a recently completed $2.4 million upgrade to the popular 1,900-acre park has enhanced the stay, Pauline Bartley of Yarmouthport said.
"This is prima donna camping," she said, as she washed dishes in one of the park's new stainless steel sinks with hot and cold water and an industrial-strength spray hose. "Usually, you do three buckets: one for hot that you boil first, cold and final rinse."
The new wash sinks are some of the more visible improvements the state has made to Nickerson over the past year. Most of the upgrades, such as burying utility lines, installing new water pipes and removing dead trees, are not obvious to a casual observer, said Richard K. Sullivan Jr., the commissioner of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, who spoke at yesterday's reopening of 200 of the park's 403 campsites. The sites in the park's southern section had been closed since last year due to the upgrade project.
But campers will probably notice the smoothed roads, the shower houses with new tile and siding, and the absence of the intermittent loss of electrical power and water that used to plague the park, he said.
One camper shouted her approval: "hot and cold water that stays on."
Areas 6, 6X and 7 reopened to camping yesterday. Areas 1 through 5 opened to camping on June 13, a delay from the usual mid-April start.
All of the 200 reopened sites have been reserved for months, and a parade of cars and trucks tagged with an array of state license plates filed past the ceremony at the check-in station at the park's Route 6A entrance.
"We are so fortunate to have this gem in our backyard," Brewster selectmen Chairman Peter Norton told the crowd of about 30 local and state officials and a handful of campers.
The former on-site water wells lost about 1.8 million gallons each year and were replaced by laying new water mains and tying them to Brewster's town water system, DCR officials said.
In addition to the water and electrical work, workers from the Maguire Group in Foxboro, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. of Falmouth and Stanley Roofing Co. in Ipswich put new roofs, exterior siding and interior tiling on 12 of the park's 22 bath and shower rooms. Many were "eyesores" prior to the improvements, said park Superintendent Jon Peterson.
As an added bonus, there was enough money left over to repave the roads in and around campsites, which thrilled Peterson. "It was always a dream that something like that would happen, but I never thought it would," he said during a tour of the park yesterday. The smooth asphalt keeps down traffic noise and offers a place to roller blade or draw chalk figures and games.
Peterson, whom Sullivan lauded as knowing "every single tree, nook and cranny in the park," said the greatest improvement for him is the peace of mind he now has that the infrastructure is reliable. With just five year-round employees and 13 seasonal staff, taking care of a park that hosts thousands of visitors every month is daunting, even when everything is working right, he said.
"It's nice to see the park looking so good," he said.
Tucked in a campsite in a swale overlooking Flax Pond, Nina and Mark Aronov of Latvia were enjoying the beginning of their annual two-week stay in Area 1 at Nickerson yesterday. Hauling water to their site is easier this year because of the water upgrades, said the couple, both retired physicians.
Next door, their friends, Mayya and Yakiv Tsykinovsky, of Newton, were tidying their site and hanging wet clothes. It's their seventh time at the park and they noticed the improvements right away. "We can get water closer, it's very clean and there is hot and cold water all the time," she said.
While the adults raved about the improved amenities, 4-year-old Alexis Thayer said she thought the natural surroundings were just right for a fairy house made of wood boards in a copse of trees. With the water in Flax Pond lapping just below, and the sun peaking through the receding clouds, she and her parents, Noah Thayer and Marcie Lopus, of Spencer, were enjoying the back-to-nature experience Nickerson has always offered.


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Reaching out to customers
Published: 01 September, 2014
By Andy Vickery
The most obvious form of marketing is using the media to deliver your message to customers. What is the best way to ensure your reach hits those you want it to?
Rather than go into detail about each of the three areas available to you, I would like to impart a story of how I worked with my first Motor Repair Marketing customer, which I hope puts things into context.
My very first independent garage customer came to me with a problem; year on year diminishing sales. Admittedly it was the start of the last downturn but, as a family business, it was essential for him to get things back on track. Unfortunately he didn't know what to do. He was getting calls from online directories and internet companies who wanted lots of money to promote his website. Having been in business for over twenty years and tried the odd leaflet, even radio advertising, without much effect, he really didn't know what to do.
This is when we decided to zero-base everything, look at his business, get a strategy in place and then implement it. We looked at his market; his ideal customers and the sort of work he wanted more of. Then we decided on the messages we knew his customers wanted to hear and finally we looked at the methods of delivering those messages.
irst of all I reminded him that the vast majority of his customers were within 1-5 mile radius of his business and that many of his ideal customers had come to him through recommendation. We then also realised that he had never sent any of his existing customers any marketing material, not an offer, a thank you or referral request!
The reason we decided on these strategies was because internet strategies would be a slow-burner, newspaper advertising would be expensive and transient and radio was also too expensive. Common sense and economics dictated that the direct approach would be best. Also, I always advocate reaching out to customers rather than sitting back and waiting for them to discover you. The most cost-effective method of doing this is with direct mail, letters, mail-drops and through the post. Get to your customers before they need to seek you out.
Once you have a strategy in place that achieves these basics, then you can start looking at local search engine optimisation or social media to attract those that are looking online. At least you should have more customers coming through your doors whilst you are testing or developing other areas. You can even start looking at other tactics and initiatives to build and strengthen your marketing such as referral strategies or working with joint venture partners.


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So yeah...my attempted Zipia haul was a huge fail ;_; eheh oh well, it's probably a sign that I need to stop shopping ^_^;; If anyone is interested, let me know...because I just think I'm going to hold off until then :| The thought of going through a survey exhausts me *sigh*
Also, question: Do you guys prefer having full posts on the homepage of the blog or do you prefer clicking "Read More"? I've just been thinking have Page Breaks would allow me to have more entries per page and might cut down on image loading...what do you guys think?
Anyway - another NYX review! These babies are lovely - smooth, rich, and the only American brand of matte lipstick I would recommend. As a general rule I favor lip tints and glosses but my love of the Etude House Dear Darling Ultra Shine Lip Stick and Holika Holika Aqua Muse Watery Lipstick, which remain to this day my favorite lipsticks (the latter would be much better without the soap taste tho) - eventually led me to try more lipsticks. NYX has by far the most affordable and quality lipsticks you can get I think and these are a good addition to NYX's lipstick collection.
Purchased at: $4.50 @ Cherry Culture
Packaging: Simple and to the point - it's just a plastic tube with a fingerprint-prone twist cap that I could do without (same material as NARS makeup, yuck). Classic doe foot. Overall, nothing fancy but I like how compact and sturdy it is. My two complaints: 1.) I wish they printed the lip colors on side instead of using stickers on the bottom. It looks cheap and peels off easily. 2.) The cap material...it gets dirty so easily.
Scent: A creamy, rich (distinctly artificial) vanilla scent. It's a milder vanilla scent than other NYX products though and it smells quite acceptable. But again, scentless would have been ideal.
Texture: So rich & creamy! Smooth as silk and not sticky at all. By far one of the nicest textured lipsticks ever. It just glides on your lips. It's pretty moisturizing even though it has a matte finish - it goes on like a cream and dries matte.
|Swatches turned out looking really...similar. Antwerp has a much more peachy hue and is lighter than San Paulo.
Lasting Power: This is a matte lipstick despite it's creaminess and it's lasting power is right between a traditional lipgloss and traditional lipstick. I would say roughly 4-5 hours if you don't eat or lick your lips a lot.
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Antwerp is the only lipstick color I wear regularly but both of these are really nice in terms of quality. Very creamy, pigmented, affordable, and decently scented. As a matte lipstick it does tend to sink into fine lines but it's more moisturizing and shows fine lines less compared to other matte lipsticks I've tried (Lioele, MAC). I think matte lipsticks tend to age a face so I don't wear them too often, but I don't regret buying these at all.
I would recommend these to people who want to try a matte lipstick. It's just as good quality (perhaps bette) as more expensive brands and overall delivers on what a matte lipstick is supposed to do. However, what really sets these apart compared to other matte lipsticks is the texture! It's so creamy and rich without being sticky or cloying. People who like subtle colors and glossy finishes, however, may want to skip these.


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Tuesday: July 12, 2011
- Some new info about Microsoft's upcoming version of SQL Server for all you database nerds out there.
Just when you think you've gotten used to something a new software product comes along and changes things up. The new version of SQL Server called 'Denali' will see a final release sometime in late 2011 or early 2012. For those wondering here is a giant list of deprecated features the product will carry that you can go cry in the corner about.
Friday: March 19, 2010
- Netflix decides to do away with that friends feature that nobody used.
Maybe this would have worked better had they tried to incorporate into - I don't know, a popular social network perhaps? Seems like the right place where friends would want to exchange information about the types of movies they happen to be renting at the time. Maybe that's just me.
Monday: March 15, 2010
- The folks at Digg would like you to know that a redesign is coming in the near future.
Wow, I haven't used Digg in a long, long time (reddit ftw) but I'm quite curious to see what new 'radical features' they have in store. One of the key changes according to the source article is an unlimited number of topics (aka subreddits). How original.
Tuesday: February 9, 2010
- The top eleven undocumented features of HTML5.
3. Enhanced support for people with disabilities by automatically correcting 'its', 'it's' and 'your', 'you're' mistakes on pages. Hey, what happened to item number four?
Tuesday: January 26, 2010
- The top eleven unlikely features of the Apple Tablet.
Given the amount of secrecy around this product one of these unlikely features may actually turn out to be true. Alright, all things considered it won't probably won't turn into a robot ...or will it?
Tuesday: December 1, 2009
- The top eleven imaginary features of the imaginary Apple Tablet.
9. The startup sound has the ability to tame unicorns and capture leprechauns. My other personal fav: 6. Does not even have a battery to remove. Powered only by your awesomeness.
Saturday: November 7, 2009
- Server Issues and GLM Updates.
Well, as you can see we've been having some server troubles as of late. I'm still trying to work out these issues as to avoid any further downtime. So in the meantime, if you happen to see a message that says 'SERVICE UNAVAILABLE' just know somewhere behind the scenes tiny lemmings are furiously trying to get the site back up and running.
I guess I can also take this post as an opportunity to give you all a GLM state of the union. The redesign from June turned out to be a mild success as GLM has enjoyed a small boost in general web traffic more so than we used to get before. The big news is that I'm hoping to have several new features incorporated into the site before the year is out. Some of them relate to user-generated content (you might be able to guess where thats going) while some of the updates pertain to brand new features (no, I'm not telling what they are).
So that's about it in a nutshell. Oh, I encourage everyone to use the 'Discuss' feature on every post - this place just seems to be too quiet. Help me liven it up with a little idle chatter. Cheers!
Wednesday: October 28, 2009
- Expect to see some more iPhone applications from Disney.
...it will offer users of the popular Apple Inc devices items like the new 'Click2Life' feature that lets fans take pictures of images from the Disney.com Web site, and eventually in the physical world, and unlock exclusive content.
Wednesday: October 21, 2009
- The top eleven features you probably won't find in Windows 7.
7. Personal apology from Bill Gates for Windows ME, Vista and IE 6.
Tuesday: September 29, 2009
- Five Zune HD features that Apple should appropriate in the near future.
CNET makes some great observations on a few key features that the new Zune actually does pretty well. It would be nice to have wireless syncing for my beloved Apple-branded devices.
Friday: August 28, 2009
- Five features that would be nice to see in a future version of Firefox.
Memory management, memory management, memory management. Did I mention memory management? Also, please fix the whole 'Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.'
Thursday: July 2, 2009
- A closer look at whether or not you'll actually have a need for Google Voice.
Handy overview for those thinking about taking the plunge when the service becomes available.
Wednesday: June 17, 2009
- A writeup on how to use the best forty features of the new iPhone 3.0 software.
Everything you need to know to maximize your iPhone enjoyment.
Monday: June 15, 2009
- GeekLikeMe 4.0
Welcome to the latest incarnation of GeekLikeMe.net. Things look a little bit different around here, eh? Poke around and have a look at some of the new features - some of which aren't really new in the sense that what was here previously was old. New things include: individual commenting capabilities on individual posts (you can comment on anything that is posted now - ie daily grind, photoblogs, comics etc), better rss feeds, tags, weekdaily link thumbnails, quick comment posting from the front pages, categories, archives, comment badges, and etc etc etc. That's a lot to start off with - and as always more stuff is in the works. I'll be fixing bugs for most of this week until things are sorted out. Leave a comment or two here to let me know if you a) love/hate the new site b) find a bug c) you have an opinion on both options a and b.
Update: for those who asked, regular posting resumes tomorrow.


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- 5 Steps To Writing An Deceivingly Good Article -
- By Papaya Mafia -
Before I start, you must know that this is strictly from an amateur's point of view. I am not in college, although I do take a college level writing class. Therefore, I lack the necessary knowledge to TRULY know what it really takes to write a good article. But I must tell you, that I read more than a dozen magazines a week. I don't buy more than a dozen, I just read them. I do not read them because I adore the life of celebrities or the high fashion of Paris. I read them because I love the simplicity of couture that they show, the unique lives of undiscovered talents, the photo's of shoe laces and punk love, and the articles that are written so thoughtfully. I love to read these articles. They range from absolutely cheesy to despairingly lovely. But I love them all and from what I have found in these articles - nearly all - are 5 interesting keys to writing a good one. I myself have written a magazine, yearbook, newspaper article before, but my talent lacks. It is my goal to eventually take over for one of these lovely journalists, but until then . . .
Also, it is a well known fact that if you are an aspiring writer it is good notice to put your works on the internet. There are many, many places you can do this without paying a penny etc.). But this can also be disastrous if you are looking for someone to notice you and you're article is quite in shambles. Perhaps I can help.


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There is a malicious and perverse relationship between the force of NGOs and the weakness of the Haitian state.That is Ricardo Seitenfus, the Brazilian head of the Organization of American States mission to Haiti during the 2010 earthquake - quoted by Acemoglu and Robinson.
This is the real challenge to aid project impact evaluations, whether randomised or not, and is really the key argument made by the critics from Bauer to Easterly to Moyo.
What isn't clear to me is how we should expect the impact of NGO activity on state strength to vary by the effectiveness of the project. Does the measured impact of the project on individuals have any relationship with the impact of the project on broader governance? It's at least plausible that a very effective health intervention (measured by outcomes for individuals) could also be effective in building state capacity for service delivery. Or on the contrary, the same measured improvement in outcomes for individuals could be consistent with undermining state capacity, by encouraging the state to spend less on health and more on other goodies, and also by poaching the best staff from the government into the NGO sector. Tricky.
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Like a number of skid row's poor and "unbanked," Robert Baker trusted his cash and future dreams to a half-ton safe in downtown's bustling Union Rescue Mission.
Baker, 36, had landed at the Christian mission at 5th and San Pedro streets ready to work, save money and move to Arizona to join his four children. As per mission requirements, the West Covina native squirreled away 70% of his earnings in a second-floor safe along with those of some 200 other residents.
The bank safe was a service for the city's poorest -- those who can't or won't deposit their money in traditional banks. But early Sunday, the 116-year-old mission's informal banking system backfired when a thief gained entry to the locked second floor, pried open two steel doors, cracked the back of the concrete-reinforced safe and stole $100,000 in cash, jewelry and gift certificates, police and mission officials said.
Although mission staff reassured homeless victims such as Baker that they would get their money back, the crime has left many shaken.
"It's a damn shame somebody can come into a house of God and do that," said Baker, who lost roughly $300 in the theft.
The loss has already prompted Baker to postpone his departure from the shelter. "I was kind of upset, but what can you do?" he said. "You're in downtown L.A., skid row."
On Monday evening, however, police announced that they had arrested Alvin Synder, 44, on suspicion of violating parole. Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a Jeep Cherokee that Synder allegedly had bought with cash from the safe.
Mission officials said the suspect was a former shelter resident who often bragged of his ability to "break" safes and who left the mission on bad terms a week ago.
"I think he left with a bit of a grudge," said Andy Bales, Union Rescue Mission's chief executive.
Bales said he and mission residents spent hours Sunday scrutinizing security video of the thief going down a flight of stairs and out of the building. "One of the reasons we figured it out was the direction he was headed, because we knew where he was staying," Bales said.
The mission's bank is a major part of life for those struggling to escape skid row.
Although mission staff usually empty the safe once a month, depositing the contents at nearby City National Bank, many residents choose to keep their money on site. They worry that banks will charge them hidden fees, penalize them for not monitoring their accounts, or allow creditors to tap their savings. One man distrusts banks so much that he insisted his money stay in the safe. He lost more than $10,000 in the burglary, Bales said.
About 1 in 10 households nationwide are "unbanked," according to the latest federal survey of consumer finances. A handful of nonprofits in San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta and other cities offer informal banking services to help fill the gap.
Bales said many mission residents lost about $4,000 in the burglary. The thief also took $16,000 in petty cash and about $1,500 in Christmas gift cards for mission staff, Bales said.
According to Bales, some mission residents used the safe because they're unable -- because of bad credit or lack of identification -- to open bank accounts for Social Security or welfare assistance checks. Unlike banks, the mission cashier accepts identification cards issued by the mission, check-cashing companies and other sources available to the homeless.
"I've even ID'd people with hospital wrist bands," mission cashier Michael Jones said.
Kidogo Jamal, 64, a former barber, lost about $100 in the heist. He said homeless people expected to be targeted on the streets, but he always thought of the mission as a haven.
"It happens out here every day," he said outside the mission Monday. "But for it to happen on the inside. . . ."
Although police say the number of Skid Row robberies has dropped 40% since last year, and overall crime has dropped 30%, criminals still target Skid Row's homeless, said Lt. Paul Vernon.
Los Angeles Police Det. Bryce Spafford, the lead officer on skid row for a decade, said many homeless people with substance abuse problems can't handle the temptation of an ATM card, which can make bank accounts accessible from as close as the ATM in the shelter's lobby.
"A lot of the reasons people are down here is their inability to self-discipline," he said.
Impulsive spending was mission resident David "Dino" Wells Jr.'s problem before he put money in the safe.
"I was bad with saving money," the aspiring actor and screenwriter said. "I'd get $1,000 and splurge it, living above my means."
But for the last few months, Wells, 36, had been changing his ways. He started doing small-time acting gigs and had saved $900 in the safe to buy Christmas toys for his four kids and then move into a studio apartment.
The mission plans to replace its safe, strengthen security doors and install security cameras in the cashier area, Bales said.
But some mission residents said they planned to carry their money with them from now on. Others intend to pay for safe-deposit boxes. But many, such as Baker, Jamal and Wells, said they still trusted the mission and planned to keep saving.
"I need to not indulge so much," Wells said. "And this is teaching me how to do that."
molly.hennessy-fiske @latimes.com


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Stupidity in Mississippi
So, 20 players get caught stealing items from hotels and get "probation," whatever the heck that means down at Ole Miss. No suspensions, no missed games and, yes, no leadership from the adults about consequences, apparently.
Because beating Mississippi State is more important than building character.
The headline for this article was "Punishment's a Crime." Apparently down in certain corners of the Southeastern Conference, it most certainly is.


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What Do I Need?
You need a Hanukkah menorah with nine branches (known as a hanukkiah) – Many Jewish families have a separate Hanukkiah for each member of the family. Make sure you have enough Hanukkah candles for 8 nights (44 candles) and wicks for oil-burning hanukkiahs, and don't forget matches!