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What does customer experience mean to you? I don't know about you, but I've been hearing this term a lot lately. In fact, ABR is a sponsor for this year's CXPA (Customer Experience Professionals Association) Insight Exchange and some of our team members will be attending the Insight Exchange next month in Atlanta.
If you're tuned into Forrester research, they tell us that "empowered customers have given rise to a new era we call the Age of the Customer." Companies must create "customer experience ecosystems" that are "customer obsessed," meaning they are deeply knowledgeable of and engaged with their customers to succeed in this age. Successful ecosystems provide their customers with quality interactions at each touchpoint with their brand through the marriage of people, processes, policies, and systems. When done effectively, the customer's perception of their brand at every interaction is positive, increasing their level of commitment to the brand and impacting the bottom line. Creating a consistent experience for customers is big business.
More times than not, organizations can define their customer wants and how to best satisfy those wants throughout the customer lifecycle. What is often challenging is how to permeate this ideal state throughout the organization – how to build the customer experience ecosystem. The first step is to break down the strategy into a structured set of competencies that define the behaviors and skills employees must act upon and that the company can measure. From here, different modalities can be used to communicate the strategy and gain the necessary buy-in, and then help employees master the required competencies to act on the strategy. Lastly, reinforcement tools are needed to ensure that the supporting behaviors are built into everyone's daily routine.
To bring this concept to life, below is an example of a solution that ABR recently created to help our client build a customer experience ecosystem.
Customer Experience Online Learning Module
This short eLearning module builds awareness and understanding of the customer experience competencies across the organization. It defines the strategy from the customer's point of view, then backs into the skills and behaviors necessary to demonstrate a customer experience competency. The module also helps to reinforce the overall strategy, providing employees with a vehicle to connect with the content from wherever they are before attending the face-to-face Application Instructor-Led Training (ILT) sessions.
Application Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Sessions
Application ILTs provide employees with multiple opportunities to apply the customer experience knowledge and skills gained in the Customer Experience Online Learning Module to their own reality. Employees partake in various interactive activities, which provides insight into typical customer situations and interactions from the customer's perspective as well as their own, and highlights the differences and strategies for affecting positive customer experience outcomes. For example, the opening activity is experiential in nature and is designed to help employees see things from their own perspectives as customers. By using a common reference point (dining in a restaurant), employees experience first-hand the impact that service has on a customer's relationship with a company. This experience provides a vehicle for rich conversation around how employee behavior impacts customer expectations, which drives how committed a customer is to the brand. Employees are then tasked with evaluating various scenarios to predict whether the interaction will lead to greater commitment. With this activity, the goal is to gain employee perspective and buy-in to the importance of building a customer experience ecosystem.
Customer Experience Toolkit
The toolkit includes a range of resources designed to drive ongoing learning beyond the Application ILTs. These resources include materials such as activity/meeting plans, self-paced assignments, discussion guides, and job aids. For example, one resource provides materials to conduct a meeting that highlights the internal activities that ultimately affect customer interactions. Employees who can role play other roles within their organization can better understand how they may directly impact the customer experience even when they are not directly customer-facing. The toolkit also provides visibility and implementation support by guiding leaders on how and when to use resources. Using a toolkit helps bring the training to life by proactively reminding leaders to keep the initiative top-of-mind and directing them to the resources to do so.
Much like a successful customer experience comes from the compilation of positive touchpoints throughout the customer lifecycle, manifesting this customer experience ecosystem throughout the organization is achieved through the integration of multiple training and communications touchpoints.
"We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better." –Jeff Bezos


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A few months back, I had posted a photo from Seguin, TX.
While I was there, I had taken these other photos
from the courthouse that I wanted to post for Memorial Day.
The inscription on the Guadalupe County
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"The citizens of Guadalupe county dedicate this memorial to
all veterans who have served and continue to serve
in the United States Armed Forces at home and abroad.
We shall forever be grateful to them for their sacrifices
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All around this memorial there are bricks inscribed with names
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A new organization called Dot Kiwi Ltd has applied for the domain suffix .kiwi as part of the new gTLD application window.
Dot Kiwi was formed by a group of New Zealand expats including Peter Dengate-Thrush, the former President of ICANN. Its CEO, Tim Johnson, said that he "was keen to provide a way for New Zealanders around the world to connect and claim their Kiwiness online".
The organization has been set up so that when .kiwi domains are available for sale in 2013 (providing Dot Kiwi's application is successful of course), a percentage of the revenue and profit before tax will be used to form a trust fund to support Christchurch following a series of recent earthquakes in the city. Tim Johnson said:
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I'm Filing For A Divorce Who Can Help Me?
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HAMILTON — Joseph Spicuzzo resigned as chairman of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization today, hours after turning himself in to face charges of bribery and official misconduct.
He is accused of selling jobs and promotions while he served as county sheriff, a position he held for 30 years.
Helen Gottlieb, who has served as vice chair since 1994, will head the county organization until its next reorganization meeting.
"I am assuming the role of chairperson under the most unfortunate circumstances," she said in a statement. "I will be working closely with party leaders and the Middlesex County Democratic Organization's staff to ensure a smooth transition through the Democratic conventions and the June primary."
Spicuzzo is also a commissioner at the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. He had not resigned that position, held since December 2009, as of noon today.
Some ranking Democrats from the state and the county have called on Spicuzzo to step down from all his public positions.
State law enforcement officials unveiled the charges against Spicuzzo at a press conference this morning. They said at least three people paid him bribes, which ran as high as $25,000, in 2007 and 2008.
Spicuzzo, 65, of Helmetta could be sent to prison for at least 10 years. He was released on his own recognizance and is due in Superior Court in Middlesex County on March 14.
Despite Spicuzzo's reputation for mixing politics and his duties as sheriff, some in Middlesex County politics said they were surprised by the news.
"I never heard anything (about Spicuzzo) over the years," Edison Democratic Committee Chairman Thomas Paterniti said. "He always did a good job. We kind of accepted the fact that he was going to run for another term as chairman."
Longtime Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci, who had filled in as the county's Democratic Party leader several years ago when Spicuzzo was hospitalized for surgery, said he was "stunned."
Spicuzzo is well entrenched in Middlesex County politics, where his political career spans decades.
He started as mayor of Spotswood from 1976 to 1980, then served as county sheriff for a record-setting 10 terms. He decided not to seek re-election last year, citing health concerns.
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The World Bank, in its annual Africa Development Indicators report, says so-called "quiet corruption" is widespread in Africa. The report says the problem of corruption goes beyond bribes and graft and affects health, education, and agriculture.
The World Bank says public servants, in many African countries, are failing to deliver government goods and services to the people they are aimed at.
It says the problem is widespread across Africa and affects poor people most because they rely on government services.
Joel Kibazo, from the London-based research group Chatham House, says "quiet corruption" affects people on a daily basis.
"Of course the big corruption where you take millions or billions is really important - but in some ways that's not what affects everyday people, this does," Kibazon said.
The report highlights how corruption affects agriculture, health, and education.
As an example, it says farmers who have used diluted fertilizers may choose to stop using them altogether - leading to low productivity. Research from the 1990s found 43 percent of analyzed fertilizers sold in West Africa lacked the required nutrients.
And the report says absentee doctors and ineffective drugs means that many people in Africa don't use the health system. In Uganda in 2003, a direct observation survey found the absenteeism rate among health care providers at 33 percent.
In education, says the report, many children are denied a proper education because the teachers themselves don't show up.
Kibazon says this has long-term consequences for the continent.
"One, the child or the children are not educated," Kibazon said. "Secondly, there's a sort of probability of losing interest in education. And then onto that goes the fact that if they lose interest they will leave school without any qualifications and therefore it reduces their ability to serve their country, their economies, and their own families because they have not been educated."
Kibazon says the publication of this report by the World Bank is the first step towards reversing the problem. He says international organizations need to do more to highlight instances of "quiet corruption" and put pressure on African governments to do something about it.
And he says people who experience daily corruption must make sure their voices are heard.
"This is about the people of each country and each society saying, 'we don't want this', and therefore making a call on their own leadership to make a move in eradicating it," Kibazon said.
Along with its study on corruption, the World Bank published its annual collection of data on the continent including over 450 economic and social statistics covering 53 countries.
In Somalia, it says, only 29 percent of the population has access to a safe source of water. In Mauritania it is 100 percent.


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I want to see specific Lista products, and can't find them on your website.
This website is meant to be an introduction to Lista and our product line. A selection of our most popular products can be found at our Lista Xpress website. To see our complete product line, visit our literature request page to download PDFs or request that printed copies be mailed to you.
I am looking for specific Lista part numbers. Where do I find them?
Type the part number you're looking for in our search feature, found in the upper right corner of every page. The search results will show you the web site pages and catalog PDF pages containing the part number you're interested in. To see our complete product line, visit our literature request page to download PDFs or request that printed copies be mailed to you.
I've found a photo on your website of a product that I would like to order. What is the price, and how do I order it?
For specific product and pricing information please download our product catalogs, fill out a request a quote form, or contact us through our Customer Service Department at 877-GO-LISTA (877-465-4782).
What finish colors do you offer? Can I order a special color?
Lista offers 10 standard powder-coat paint colors, 3 of which are available with ESD properties, and 9 powder-coat premium colors. Special colors are available for an additional charge (a color chip, RAL or PMS number must be supplied to Lista before the additional charge can be quoted). Call our Customer Service Department at 877-GO-LISTA (877-465-4782) for more information.
Lista also offers 5 standard gloss colors for our Technician Series Toolbox line.
What kind of locking and security systems do you offer?
Lista offers a number of locking options. Most Lista cabinets come with a cylinder lock and 2 keys. Additional options include keyed-alike locking systems, master locks, hinged lock bars, security shelf battens, keyless keypad locks and E-Lock electronic locks.
How can Lista help with implementing the 5S methodology?
Our storage and workspace systems help with 5S implementation by effectively sorting and organizing items, and creating a more efficient manufacturing process, which in turn lowers overall costs. Read our 5S whitepaper for more information.
How can Lista help prevent ESD damage?
Electrostatic discharges can cause costly damage to sensitive electronic equipment during parts assembly. Lista offers a variety of storage products designed to create a static safe work environment. Learn more about our ESD manufacturing solutions and specialty workstations. Click here to read our ESD user handbook.
Where can I find product warranty information?
All Lista storage products come with a limited lifetime warranty. You can read more about our warranty terms here.
What is Lista Script?
Lista storage cabinets and drawers can store a large amount of parts, items, and equipment. To help organize all of those products, Lista offers a free label creation software called Lista Script. Register for the software today by filling out this form, and learn more by reading our user guide here.
How do I find my nearest Lista distributor or dealer?
Fill in your zip or postal code in the distributor look-up to find local Lista resellers and the industries they serve.
I need help laying out my workspace and putting together my order. How do I do that?
Our complimentary ListaWorks™ service presents a detailed, customized plan for your individual workspace and storage requirements. First we listen to your needs and survey your space, and then we'll prepare, plan and create CAD and/or photorealistic renderings for a grouping of products or an entire room-size solution. Our solutions will maximize your efficiency and versatility while optimizing space and flexibility. And it's all free of charge!
What if I can't find any products that exactly fit my needs?
Lista is dedicated to providing the exact, customized solution that you require. Many of our products are available in non-standard sizes through our Variable Dimensions program. We can also customize most of our existing products to meet your specific needs through our Custom Applications process. Please contact us to learn more.
I need a copy of the assembly instructions for a Lista product.
Assembly instructions in PDF format can be found in our Resource Center.
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Click here to read our Terms and Conditions of Sale.
I have a Lista product, but have lost the key. How do I get a replacement?
Call our Customer Service Department at 877-GO-LISTA (877-465-4782).
I have a Lista product and would like to order some partitions, dividers, plastic boxes or other accessories to subdivide the drawers. How do I order them?
Please call our Customer Service Department at 877-GO-LISTA (877-465-4782). You will need to supply the interior dimensions and height of each drawer that requires accessories. Learn more about our storage drawer accessories here.
I would like to order some of your products to use in my home. Can I do that?
Lista products are very popular for use in homes. In fact, we have a whole website devoted to Lista products for home garages, workshops, hobby shops, sports storage, and just about any place in the home you can think of! The site is filled with idea-starting photos of homes equipped with Lista products. The site also features an e-store, where you can order products for the home online.
Can I buy Lista products in Canada? Mexico?
Lista International manufactures its products in Holliston, MA, USA, and Burlington, ON, Canada, and sells in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Latin America. To buy Lista products outside North and South America, please visit www.lista.com.
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How long does it take for me to receive my Lista products?
Lista has two ways to order and receive products. Our popular Lista Xpress program contains a huge selection of our most popular drawer cabinets, shelf cabinets, mobile cabinets, modular workstations, technical furniture and industrial workbenches. These products ship within 3-5 days of order. Our normal shipping lead time for our other products is 3-4 weeks from date of order.
I don't have a loading dock at my location. Can I still get your product delivered?
Lista offers tail gate delivery for locations that do not have a dock-high platform. For inside delivery with removal of packaging materials, we offer white glove delivery service. Call our Customer Service Department at 877-GO-LISTA (877-465-4782) for more information and pricing.
Where do your products ship from?
Lista ships from our two manufacturing locations ̶ Holliston, MA, USA and Burlington, ON, Canada, depending on the point of manufacture. Our terms are FOB factory.
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Does Lista have a GSA contract?
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What is Lista's relationship to Arlink? How do I buy Arlink products?
Lista purchased Arlink in Nov., 2002. All Arlink products, including Arlink® 8000 workstations, All-Purpose Arlink® 7000 workbenches, flow racks, parts carts and the VSI Accessory System, are available from any Lista reseller.
I noticed there are other Lista sites. Is this the official Lista site?
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Are Lista and Vidmar owned by the same company?
Yes. Lista and Vidmar are both owned by Stanley Black & Decker. Lista, a known global leader in modular storage, was acquired in 2012 by Stanley Black & Decker to give the company a full portfolio of storage and workspace systems, which includes Arlink®, Nexus®, Align®, STAK, Vertical Lift Module, and more.


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text: 'Orwellian nightmare': German Interior Minister drafts law to spy on all digital devices - report | 03 Dec 2017 | Germany's Interior Minister wants secret backdoor access to computers, phones and even Volkswagens, according to a media report. Critics have slammed his plan as an "Orwellian nightmare." Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere plans to argue "the legal duty for third parties to allow for secret surveillance" during an interior ministry conference in Leipzig next week. The proposal would "dramatically extend" the state's powers to spy on its citizens, according to the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) report. If signed into law, de Maiziere's proposal would allow German security services to spy on any device connected to the internet.


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GrowVeg.com, a subscription based online garden planning tool, has recently launched an iPad app based on the service. It costs $9.99 (no subscription) during the introductory period. It's possibly the best tool I've found yet for planning your vegetable plot or allotment, with a fantastic advanced feature set such as square foot gardening and space requirements for individual varieties.
I must admit I've been searching for a decent vegetable plot planner for a while – I did a round up last year 3 iPad Apps For Growing a Vegetable Garden 3 iPad Apps For Growing a Vegetable Garden As a gardener, I wanted to explore some iPad apps for growing vegetables and the self-sufficient lifestyle I strive for. Specifically, I wanted something that would help me figure out exactly what I could grow,... Read More and only one of the apps actually lets you map out plots, while the others were just glorified grow guides. Having recently acquired an allotment of 125 square meters, the need to actually have some kind of system to manage it all and the release of this app has worked out nicely. We don't normally review premium apps here at MakeUseOf, but in this case there are very few alternatives at all – and I feel this is an app definitely worth paying for. Click here to view it on the app store.
Core Functionality
Garden Plan Pro allows you to define your growing areas to scale, then plan out what you wish to grow there. Each plant includes seasonal growth info that's nicely plotted on an easy to understand graphical planting calendar, as well as indicating spacing and area requirements. Let's look in detail at some of the features that make this iPad gardening app so unique though.
Laying Out Your Plot
This app has by far the most powerful layout options I've found yet. While other apps limit you to simple rectangles, Garden Plan Pro lets you define custom shapes, rotate them, and even create curves.
On the downside, things can be a bit fiddly once you start rotating them, which is something they need to refine. Once rotated, it's nearly impossible to move the shape, and resizing by dragging the corners still functions as if it weren't rotated. It's disconcerting, and sometimes you may resort to just deleting the shape and trying again.
It's not impossible though, and bear in mind you only need to define the basic shapes once, as any subsequent years are copied over. It's currently limited to geometric shapes (and colors), straight lines and curves – but typical garden objects etc. are promised for the future.
Crop Rotation
Having made a complete garden and planting plan for a year – what happens the next? In Garden Plan Pro, the garden shape will all be saved for next year – though of course you can still edit it if you make changes from one year to the next. Even more useful is that when adding plants for the next years plan, areas of your garden will be shaded to show where those plants were placed last year, thereby encouraging you to rotate crops. The app apparently remembers 5 years, with older years shaded lighter each year. A minor feature perhaps, but one that gardeners with large allotment plots will really appreciate I think.
You can also edit plans by month if you wish, ready for you to add something else for quick successional planting. There is also an option to split the growing into two entirely separate plans if you have a long growing period, which really shows how much thought the designers have putting into making this a Pro level app.
Another unique feature is the inclusion of a square foot gardening mode, whereby instead of laying out rows and entire beds of a specific variety, you interplant things into 1 foot areas – supposedly resulting in greater overall yields in more useful small batches. Helpfully, a small number in the box indicates exactly how many of that particular item you should fit into a single square foot, as well as allowing for larger items such as courgettes that need more than a single square foot to grow in.
Plant Selection
A good amount of plants are included in the database, from both generic varieties to specifics; covering both vegetables, fruiting trees, and herbal/medicinal flowers. Compare this to the SmartGardener online plot planner, which limits the seed selection to specific seeds from affiliated companies – all of whom are American with no generic types for us Brits to use.
The varieties included with Garden Plan Pro are also American based I believe, but with both generic types and the ability to add custom varieties (including the planting schedule and spacing requirements), it's not a bother at all. In fact, adding custom varieties alone will make this a godsend for organic and heritage growers who tend to save and share seeds that simply aren't grown commercially.
This the first release, but there seems to be some glaring bugs. Firstly, it's impossible to delete plans created in error. You can edit individual plots on the plans easily, but you can't actually delete the entire garden to start again.
The planting calendar also displayed an obvious bug for me whereby the label was moved forward 7 months – so although the graphical planting guide was correct, it said I was currently in July. This doesn't affect functionality as far as I can tell – if you assume the blue line is the current date, the planting guide will still be accurate.
The date selections also seem to be a bit peculiar. Pressing the minus button will set it to 2201 or something ridiculous.
Worth It?
Despite it's buggy release lacking such basics as deleting gardens, Garden Plan Pro really still shines as the best garden planner for the iPad, period. It has by far the most advanced feature set (online sites included), catering for both casual gardeners who want a little structure, and serious allotmenteers who want fine grained control over the growing season plan. can forgive it's shortcomings in knowing that these will be dealt with in time, and I can offer nothing but a 5-star heartfelt recommendation for this iPad gardening app.
iTunes Store: Garden Plan Pro – $9.99 introductory price, normally $19.99
I'll try to answer any app specific questions in the comments if you like, or feel free to give us your own quick review if you've purchased it. What features do you feel are missing still?
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Any apps that allow you to enter a garden's dimensions using a photo?
That looks pretty nifty. Is it usefuli for Permaculture-type gardeners?
Thanks for the review James - you've put together a great guide to the app! You'll be pleased to hear that we have already fixed the bugs you mentioned in the latest version (1.0.3). We have several more updates coming in the next few weeks including new features and fixes as we respond to all user feedback. The app uses weather station data and separate plant databases for the US & Canada, UK & Western Europe etc. It also works in the Southern Hemisphere including South Africa, Australia and NZ, although in sub-tropical climates you may need to enter your own planting dates (we hope to include better handling of hot climates in the future). -Jeremy (from GrowVeg.com, producers of Garden Plan Pro)
I have had a subscription to GrowVeg for years (absolutely love the program), and have been anxiously awaiting an iPad version. Do you know if this app will be able to access our existing accounts, or will we be functionally starting from scratch? Either way, I'll probably still take it, but I would love to be able to get my pre-existing dream plans on it....
Morton - the next update to the app (1.0.4) will extend the basic syncronisation between the online version and the app so that it's two way and intelligently asks which way to synchronise if it finds changes at both sides.
Thanks for the review. Would it be appropriate for Australia/Southern hemisphere locations? These things usually are very northern hmisphere/US -centric.


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I know a bunch of you out there will be excited for this CrackBerry Turns 3 Years Old Contest. The Coveroo is one of my favorite smartphone accessories -- making it easy to personalize and customize your device by replacing the stock battery cover with a pimped out one -- and the folks at Coveroo are giving away ten of them to lucky members of CrackBerry Nation.
Be sure to jump over to Coveroo's website to check out the ton of designs available. They cover everything from basic symbols and artistic designs to sports team logos and even tv shows. And if you can't find something you want, there is always the option to go custom. I still love the Coveroo on my Bold 9000... definitely my favorite battery door cover of all time!
Which Coveroo design would you get? To be entered to win all you need to do is leave a single comment to this blog post before midnight PST on Sunday, March 7th. Good luck!!


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Asus P6X58D Premium Review
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Featuring all-new game tests, this benchmark is for use with Vista-based systems. "There are two all-new CPU tests that have been designed around a new 'Physics and Artificial Intelligence-related computation.' CPU test two offers support for physics related hardware." There are four preset levels that correspond to specific resolutions. "Entry" is 1024x768 progressing to "Extreme" at 1920x1200. Of course, each preset can be modified to arrange any number of user designed testing. For our testing, I will use the four presets at all default settings.
- All default settings in each preset level
- Entry: 1024x768
- Performance: 1280x1024
- High: 1680x1050
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The P6X58D Premium stays right up with the Rampage II Extreme in the 3DMark Vantage tests.


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HEARTS are preparing a strong squad for Inverness after welcoming their Scotland Under-21 contingent back home unscathed.
Jack Hamilton, Callum Paterson, Jordan McGhee, Billy King and Sam Nicholson will all travel north on Friday night, when Hearts aim to return to winning ways in front of the BT Sport cameras.
The quintet were all involved in Scotland Under-21s' victory over Northern Ireland in Lurgan on Saturday. They reported back to Riccarton with a clean bill of health on Monday morning. Blazej Augustyn and Miguel Pallardo also have an outside chance of featuring against Inverness having returned to training this week. The Polish defender underwent hernia surgery last month and Pallardo has yet to play this season because of an Achilles problem.
Head coach Robbie Neilson watched his team lose their 100 per cent record to Hamilton two weeks ago but has defender Paterson available after his red card was rescinded. The international break left Hearts stewing on events at New Douglas Park but Neilson and his players are now eager to move on.
"The boys are all good, feel fresh, ready to go to Inverness and go for the three points," Neilson told the Evening News. "It's a good game to have but any game is a good game to have after Hamilton. I'm disappointed we had a break after that game but the boys are desperate to get back into it.
"The Scotland Under-21 guys all came back fineg. Augustyn is back in full training, Pallardo has done most of it, so I'll decide before Friday whether they'll be involved or not. It's great to have those two back with the group again. Prince Buaben is okay so we're in good shape going up to Inverness."


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Once again, time has gotten away from me and posting.
Julie and I just got back from the Shaklee Global Conference held in New Orelans, LA this year. It was FANTASTIC! I simply cannot tell you how much fun it was and how much we learned.
Shaklee has released a new product that will just knock your socks off. I cannot type all of the wonderful things here about it because I do not have enough room to go over it all. I would LOVE to talk to you about it at some point, so please contact us so we can tell you how life changing this product is!
ON an MS note, I got to meet our first 'natural' inspiration this weekend at the conference. It was really encouraging to talk with her in person about how she has been truly symptom free for about 12 years. I truly look forward to having the same success.
We also met another nutritionist that is interested in talking with me about my fight. I am not going to go into details but she is also convinced that I can be symptom free. I will let you know how that path progresses.


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Soweto String Quartet
The Soweto String Quartet is a string quartet from Soweto in South Africa composed of Reuben Khemese, Makhosini Mnguni, Sandile Khemese and Thami Khemese. Their music is a fusion of the "dance rhythms of Kwela, the syncopated guitars of Mbaqanga, the saxophones and trumpets of swaying African jazz and the voices of people singing in joyous, easy harmony". They became a full-time professional outfit in 1992 and they performed at President Mandela's inauguration, after which Mandela started recommending them for other jobs. Their "albums showcase the band's unique blend of traditional rhythms, Township Jazz, Pop songs, Jazz fusion, and of course, strong Classical influences. The songs are arranged in the band's unique and vibrant fashion - a true celebration of the resilient township spirit."
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Google Docs: Not just for sharing
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- When:
- Session Six: Sunday 2:30pm–4:00pm
- Where:
- Room 211
- Who:
- Sara Platt, Ann-Bailey Lipsett
- Affiliation: Annandale Terrace Elementary School
- Conversational Focus/Audience:
- Elementary School, All School Levels
- Conversation Description:
As kindergarten co-teachers in an inclusive Title I classroom we realize the importance of being on the same page with the needs of our students, without drawing attention to individual student needs. This year we purposely wanted to keep our student groupings open, allowing each teacher to successfully work with each child, addressing each child's strengths and needs appropriately.
In the past we used Google Docs to share documents but never to immediately share information to inform instruction. Setting up a Google Docs spread sheet as well as using the chat function allowed us to collaborate in real-time while working with students.
- Conversational Practice:
- It being the first year we are using Google Docs as a collaboration tool we are hoping to not only share what we have done but hear from others on what they have done and as a group build on our experiences. It is our hope there are other "experts" that would see this conversation and want to attend to share their expertise. As kindergarten teachers we always look for ways to make our lessons hands-on so we hope to create a Google Doc at the conversation where all members can share information and ideas on using Google Docs in the classroom.
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text: Digital The Evolution Of Social Media (2008-2013) [INFOGRAPHIC] By Shea Bennett|November 28, 2013Share By Shea Bennett|November 28, 2013Share Earlier today we took a (somewhat cheeky) look at the history of social media, as told by some of the key social networks we've seen arrive (and, in a few cases, depart) over the past decade. But, really, social media as we know it today has only really come to be a force in the last five years or so, with the period from 2008 until the present day effectively changing everything we thought we knew about online communication, brand messaging and marketing. HootSuite is celebrating its fifth birthday today and, being the swell folks that they are, they're drawn together this nifty infographic which takes a closer look at the past five years. Here are some key stats: There are around 1.7 billion social media users worldwide Back in 2008, Facebook (130 million), LinkedIn (30 million) and Twitter (just one million!) were tiny compared to their present selves HootSuite estimates a combined value of the top social networks at a heady $150 billion Check out the visual below. (Source: HootSuite. Social media image via Shutterstock.) Share http://adweek.it/2jOIlwd copy Adweek Adweek


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Faculty Grants
The University Center for Human Values invites proposals from members of the Princeton faculty (senior lecturers; assistant, associate, full professors and lecturers and research scholars on continuing appointments) for support of research, conferences and collaborative projects on subjects relating to values in public and private life.
Please send a brief (1-2 pages) description of the project and append a budget showing the costs of the project and indicating other funds received and other sources applied to. Please note that we cannot support academic-year or summer salaries or stipends and are not in a position to offer office space. Requests should identify a Princeton faculty member and department or other unit as having overall responsibility for oversight of the project and administration of the award.
Application deadlines for fall 2018 and spring 2019 proposals will be announced in September 2018. Please direct proposals and questions to Regin Davis, Assistant Director of the UCHV (firstname.lastname@example.com).
(1) Individual research projects.
The Center offers grants up to $10,000, depending on the nature of the project, to support costs for individual projects and collaborative work with colleagues from other institutions. These might include, e.g., costs of research travel, book workshops (to discuss draft manuscripts with local and visiting colleagues), and support of travel costs of colleagues from non-U.S. institutions who would benefit from a short time in Princeton working with a Princeton faculty member or group.
(2) Conference funding.
The Center welcomes requests to cosponsor conferences and workshops on normative themes to be held on campus and open to participation by faculty and graduate students. Typically the Center makes small grants of from $500 to $2,000, depending on costs and centrality to the Center's interest. We will consider larger requests (normally for not more than $10,000) for support of activities centrally concerned with questions of ethics and values, whether in historical or contemporary thought or practice. We expect that co-sponsored conferences will also be supported by other units of the University and will be administered in one of those units. This program does not support activities intended primarily for undergraduates.
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Costs for projects centered at Princeton or organized in collaboration with other universities and with a substantial Princeton participation devoted to exploration of ethical issues in public and private life. We will consider requests for amounts up to $50,000/year, with budgets appropriate to the ambition and scale of the project. Requests covering up to three years of support will be entertained.


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- 5 years ago
- Wedding: May 2014
Hi Bee's –
As the title reads, we officially closed on our first home yesterday. First, thank you for being there for me through this process. Be able to vent to the Bee has really helped me from whining to my friends who probably wish they were in a position to buy a home.
This process has taught me so much about myself, and my relationship with my Fiance. We will have our ups and our downs and we have to work together to get through those times. The bank was trying to post-pone up until the last minute! We finally were able to close at 6PM. Last night after we closed we went to the house with our dog Winston, popped open a bottle of champagne and had our first dinner in the new house. It was such a special moment that I will treasure forever.
My birthday is tomorrow, and as a gift my sister planned a trip for all of us to go to Las Vegas to see my all time favorite BEYONCE in concert at the MGM Grand. My flight leaves later this evening and I cannot wait to celebrate! This GIF explains my level of excitment to see her 🙂


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Skype and FaceTime are great for staying in touch with people in a more personal way than an old-fashioned phone call. Especially now that everyone is heading off to or back to school all over the country. However, video chat brings its own complications. Key among these are that people often end up disappointed with how they look when the chat opens. All of the sudden your Skype date has an emergency cousins sisters dog to pick up from the airport. Or The position your interviewing for has just been filled. The quality of your virtual image is super important these days. Fortunately, there are some simple tricks that can make you look good on Skype / more attractive on video chat in general.
Use Multiple Sources of Indirect Light
If you've ever done a video chat with sunlight streaming in through a window, you know how this can leave much of your face in a deep shadow. The other person sees only what's lit, leaving most of your expression unreadable. Think about lighting before you start the video call. It's best to have multiple sources of light, and make sure none of them are shining directly at you. One possibility is to have a light right behind the computer, giving nice indirect lighting.
Think About Your Clothing and Background
You want the person to focus on you, not other distracting elements of the scene. If you have a cluttered background, it can detract from the image of you. Try to set up with as plain a background as possible. A darker background color will show you off the best. Also watch what you wear. Avoid big, bold patterns on your clothing, or jewelry that can cast reflections in distracting ways. Keep things simple.
Angle the Camera Down
If you have a laptop sitting on a desk, you'll end up with the screen tilting up towards you. This can result in a picture which is shot from below, and when you have to look down into the camera like this, it generally makes your face look fatter than it is. You will get a more flattering result if you elevate the laptop, and set it up so that the camera is at the same height as your forehead. Tipping the screen just a little bit down towards you will give you a more flattering angle.
Include Your Upper Body
You don't want the shot to be so close that just your head appears, either looking like a giant talking head, or floating at the bottom of the background. It's better to give your shot some context by ensuring that you get your head and upper body in the frame. You don't need to include your waist or anything below it, just the shoulders and upper torso is enough.
Keep Proper Eye Contact
It's normal to look at the face of the person you're talking to. That's what we do in real life, but it doesn't look the best on a video chat. It's also easy to be distracted by looking at the video of yourself in the corner of the screen. In order to look your best, you need to be looking into the webcam to make proper eye contact.
Do a Test Run
Before you start video chatting with your boyfriend, try doing a test call with one of your close friends. They can give you some honest feedback about how your setup works, and also confirm that your video and sound quality are good.


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It is an excellant analysis and a timely warning but who will listen?
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US drops biggest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan...The atomic bomb dropped by US on Japan was not meant for Japan. The target was to scare the USSR.The aim of the current exercise is not just Afghanistan. The target is to scare Russia to drop its support for Syria. So that the US can invade and effect a regime change in Syria.What has changed? Only the context. First world still treats the third world as toilet paper. Mao said that contradiction between the third world and Imperialism will remain the principal contradiction of our era. He was right.Modi and Doval should be scared too...their pro-US, pro-Israel, anti-Muslim stand is not going to save India. Pakistan, not India, is a natural US-Israel ally. Soon, with full US-Israel support, ISIS will knock at India's door. And, without a conducive, pro-communal harmony atmosphere, without national unity, without Hindu-Muslim unity, without invoking the legacy of 1857, India will not stand a chance.Amaresh Misra
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To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.
The First Aid Ministry consists of both male and female members of Reid Temple who are registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants, emergency medical technicians, and other health care professionals certified in First Aid and CPR. Members of this ministry provide immediate assistance and care in cases of medical emergency, minor or major, on the church premises. They are available on-site during Sunday services and for other church events such as funerals and conferences—whenever there is a need for their services. The First Aid Unit also provides basic First Aid and CPR training to church members, and hosts a variety of church and community events promoting healthy lifestyles and health awareness education throughout the year.
Join this ministry for instructional meetings every 1st Monday at 7:00pm on the Reid Temple-North Campus.
Contact Sis. Belinda Thomas, Ministry Leader, 301-679-1100, ext. 507; firstname.lastname@example.com.
The purpose of the Reid Temple AME Church Pastoral Support Ministry is to show appreciation to Pastor for his leadership and spiritual guidance. Ministries that provide this support include the Pastor's Agape Society, Board of Stewardeses, Board of Stewards, and the Board of Trustees.
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The Men's Ministry was established to help the men of our church in—Mind, Body, and Spirit—to reach their rightful spiritual position through Biblical preaching, teaching, and fellowship. Its vision is to empower our men to become better husbands, fathers, partners, family members, disciples, stewards, and leaders.
Seeking to transform our community, the Social Action Commission will create an infrastructure and develop pragmatic and achievable social action programs and policies designed to make measurable progress.
From the moment you arrive at Reid Temple-North, these ministries will engage and uplift you through sound, song, movement, dance, and prayer. At special times of the year, such as Easter and Christmas, all of the choirs and ensembles come together to stage major dramatic productions honoring our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. They also participate collectively in Fine Arts programs prepared for the church's annual Music and Worship Conference.
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The Music Ministry organizes the church's choirs into the following groups ...
ts ethos is based on a four-fold formula: Daily Prayer + Weekly Study + Weekly Worship + Consistent Service = Strong Christian Growth. Eleven 22 ministry members offer both loving care and Christ-centered guidance...
Simply said, "20/30" is about connecting and empowering a generation to impact and influence every aspect of life.
We invite you to view the Adult Ministries and learn how these ministries can help bring spiritual depth to your life and greater effectiveness to your ministry with other adults.
S.H.A.R.E.: Self-Help And Resource Exchange
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Singles Ministry
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As we continue to change lives by His Spirit and fulfill God's plan, Reid Temple holds fast to a simple yet profound passage from the Holy Bible - HAVE FAITH IN GOD.
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I invite all of you who have been visiting me here to meet me again in my new blog and mentioning about me to your contacts as well.
Thank you for making me excited on meeting new 'friends' and see you at my new blog.
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CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS are provided at monthly clinics in Merrill.
1. Children who have no health insurance, or children with health insurance bu no vaccine coverage, are eligible for all immunizations through the Lincoln County Health Department; cost is $10 per appointment.
2. Children on Medicaid/Badgercare, or children who are American Indians or Alaskan Native are eligible for all immunizations through the Lincoln County Health Department; Cost is FREE.
ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS are available to anyone for a small fee and include:
Hepatitis A $40.00
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Tetanus, Diptheria acellular Pertussis (Tdap) $10.00 (due to outbreak is available to all residents)
*Adults who ave no health insurance or health insurance with no vaccine coverage may be eligible for state funded vaccines, cost is $10.00 per appointment, call the Lincoln County Health Department for complete listing of vaccines available and to see if you qualify.


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Intel® RealSense™ technology supports a wide range of operating systems and programming languages. The Intel® RealSense™ SDK enables you to extract depth data from the camera and use the interpretation of this data in the platform of your choice, including Intel and ARM processors.
Developer tools are available in Windows OS, Linux, Mac OS, and more. The kit will also offers sample code, debug tools, and evaluation tools to accelerate your project.


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On Partisanship
The President's stimulus package was passed by Congress last week with both houses voting along largely partisan lines. Every Republican in the House voted no, while only seven Democrats voted against the package. In the Senate, every Democrat voted in favor, while all the Republicans, except for three, voted against the package.
This has led some to criticize Republicans for "being partisan."
What nonsense.
When a Senator like John McCain, who has spent his entire career opposing wasteful spending and speaking out against large deficits, votes against a massive spending plan that will lead by all accounts to an increased deficit, he is not being partisan. He is being true to his beliefs, hewing to the same ideology he has always espoused. He also his doing right by the constituents who elected him based on those long-held beliefs.
And for the record, the same applies to those Democrats who voted in favor of the plan- if a Democrat who always believed that the government should spend-spend-spend in order to deal with economic slowdowns voted for the package, he or she is not being partisan but also sticking to their guns.
I just wonder if all the Obama supporters who demand that Republicans "set aside partisanship and support the President" ever felt a similar obligation when we had a conservative Republican president. I don't recall many of my fellow New Yorkers urging Democrats to support Ronald Reagan's agenda, notwithstanding that Reagan twice was elected in a landslide, with far bigger margins than Obama.
Barack Obama was elected President. He won fair and square. And he ran on a specific agenda. But – news flash – every member of congress also won an election. And many of them won (especially those representing conservative districts) by promising to be fiscally conservative and promising to oppose a massive government expansion. They are not being partisan when they vote exactly the way they promised to vote.
I don't know of any Republican member of Congress who got elected last fall by promising to support a massive government "stimulus" spending package, and promised to support legislation that would lead to a massive increase in the deficit.
Bottom line: if you didn't demand that Democrats "set aside partisanship" and support Dubya (or Bush I, or Reagan), you have no right to demand that Republicans do the same and support Obama.


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"support of not domain and AD authentication, but logon scripts, and group policy profiles, as well. The distribution also supports writing to Microsoft's NTFS partitions, and integration with Microsoft Exchange email and groupware"
I know of another system that can do the same pretty well, it is call Windows!
Seriously, I do not get the point about this Business Edition ...
The point is that if you have a Windows server network but tired of Viruses, Spyware and high prices then come to us and we give you a lot of the same features, stable Linux platform, and Active directory support (Which most versions of Linux don't provide out the box)
I really like their server, it's the first version so it needs a little work, but you can give it to almost anyone who is used to working with Windows 2003 and it can be a pretty good replacement.


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PETERSBURG, KY (AP/FOX19) - Science guy Bill Nye is set to visit Boone County next month for a debate on science and creation with Creation Museum founder Ken Ham.
Ham wrote on his Facebook page that the museum will host Nye, the former host of a popular youth science show, on Feb. 4.
Nye has been critical of creationists for their opposition to evolution and asserting that the Old Testament is a literal account of the earth's beginnings. Last year in an online video that drew nearly six million views, Nye said teaching creationism was bad for children.
The video prompted a response video from the Creation Museum and Ham later challenged him to a debate.
The event will be titled "Is Creation A Viable Model of Origins?"
Tickets went on sale online at 10 a.m. eastern time Monday morning on the Creation Museum website. The museum stated that its 900-seat auditorium sold out within the first two minutes.
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The first Shia Labeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Tyrese Gibson photos from Transformers 3 has premiered. Director Michael Bay's third film in the Transformers has already begun filming and we posted Rosie's first Transformers 3 set photo already.
This specific scene had Shia, Rosie and military troops being chased by an evil Decepticon, who tips the building over. For this shot, one floor of an entire office building was built on a giant platform, which tilted at an angle while "tipped over."
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley – Megan Fox's replacement – seems to be working out and fitting in well with the rest of the cast. I looking forward to what Bay creates with Transformers 3. Check out the pictures below and click them to enlarge.
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The daughter of an 80-year-old former South Yorkshire miner who suffered terrible injuries and was left for dead by raiders in his home has branded his attackers 'animals'.
Jackie Perry, 52, appealed for help to find those who left former soldier Tommy Ward with devastating injuries during a raid on his house in Maltby, near Rotherham, 50 days ago.
Mr Ward was left for dead after his attackers took his life saving, thought to be around £30,000, in a safety deposit box.
Making an appeal outside her father's house, Mrs Perry said: "They are animals. They've walked away and shut that door knowing how seriously ill my dad was and they left him for dead, for the sake of money. OK, it was a lot of money but, at the end of the day, that's his home."
Flanked by her daughter, Jay, she said: "Whoever's done this, they're heartless, aren't they?"
Mrs Perry said that if people in the local community were shielding the attackers, they were as bad as them.
But she said her family has had 'fantastic' support from the people of the former pit village of Maltby and others from across the UK.
Jay Perry said the family - which includes Mr Ward's four children, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren - visits Mr Ward in hospital.
She said there were some days when he appeared to be getting better but on others it seemed like he was 'back to square one'.
She said visiting him was an 'emotional roller-coaster'.
Her mother said: "They've got no conscience, have they? He is 80 years old. He only weighs nine stone."
Detectives say they believe the key to finding those who took part in the 'vicious and cowardly assault' on October 1 lies in the local community.
South Yorkshire Police said the pensioner remains in hospital in a serious condition with a "significant neurological injury".
Two 19-year-old men are on police bail after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and burglary.
Detective Inspector Richard Partridge, who is leading the investigation, said: "I'm very grateful to the local community and the wider public in Rotherham for their continued support as we carry out our inquiries into this vicious and cowardly assault."
The detective added: "I firmly believe the answer to what happened to Mr Ward lies in the local community and I know there will be people in Maltby with suspicions around who is responsible.
"What happened to Mr Ward was a brutal attack on a vulnerable man in his own home and those responsible do not deserve to be shielded by anyone."
He added: "It's shocked the community, it's shocked the family and it's shocked the police."
Mr Partridge confirmed Mr Ward was too ill to tell them anything that might help with his investigation.
A box similar to the one reported stolen from Mr Ward was recovered in the Kilnhurst area of Rotherham two weeks after the attack but Mr Partridge said he cannot be sure it is the same one.


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Paris & Nicky Hilton - MTV Movie Awards 2010 Red Carpet
Paris and Nicky Hilton hit the red carpet at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards held at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday (June 6) in Universal City, Calif.
Paris, 29, wore a cream, satin and feathered Blumarine dress and accessorized with a Jules Smith Queen Bee Knuckle Ring. Nicky, 26, wore a Missoni turquoise knit dress accessorized with Jimmy Choo heels with a hairstyle created by Besma Chihi for Frederic Fekkai.
After seeing Katy Perry's dress – Paris called it "sick"!
The ceremony airs TONIGHT at 9/8c on MTV. Funnyman Aziz Ansari hosts!


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A jury in Lucas County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday found a Toledo physician negligent in his care of a Maumee man who later died, awarding damages of $4 million to the man's widow.
Following a two-week trial before Judge Myron Duhart, jurors deliberated Friday evening and Tuesday morning before announcing their verdicts about 12:20 p.m.
The jury found Dr. Patrick White and the Toledo Hospital negligent in the May 21, 2011, death of Brady Woessner, 39. The jury determined that a second defendant, Dr. Timothy Quinn, a radiologist, was not negligent.
According to court records, Mr. Woessner was admitted to Toledo Hospital with abdominal pain Feb. 17, 2011. While Dr. Quinn had noted a possible bowel ischemia — a blood deficiency from an obstruction — Dr. White did not treat him for the emergency condition and his condition worsened. Mr. Woessner was transferred to the University of Michigan Health System where a blood clot and the ischemia were diagnosed, but infection set in and he later died.
Jeffrey Stewart, attorney for Mr. Woessner's widow, Catherine, said they were pleased with the verdict.
"We think the jury understood the focus of the case very well and worked their hearts out in incredibly difficult weather conditions and over long hours, coming in early and staying late to get this done," Mr. Stewart said. "The case was a very hard fought one but very fairly fought."
Toledo Hospital released the following written statement after the verdict: "We offer our deepest condolences to the Woessner family for the loss of their loved one.
"While this was a tragic outcome, we do not agree that the care provided is properly reflected in today's verdict. At this point, we are still considering further legal options."
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Patna: A PIL was Thursday filed in the Patna
High Court seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in
allotment of land by the Bihar Industrial Area Development
Authority (BIADA) to relatives of state ministers and
bureaucrats in Bihar.
Satish Paswan, former RJD MLA, in his PIL pleaded that
the court set aside the allotment of land to influential
persons which, he alleged, had been made ignoring settled
Paswan annexed several news clippings in support of his
PIL that highlighted irregularities that had allegedly taken
place in allotment of BIADA plots.
He has impleaded Bihar government and BIADA as respondent
The PIL is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow.
Chief Secretary Anup Mukherjee had recently held thorough
review of the allotment process and given a clean chit to
relatives of the state ministers and bureaucrats.
"The allotment of plots by BIADA has been made in
keeping with settled norms," Mukherjee in his 18-page report
to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had said.
Opposition parties - RJD, LJP and Congress - have
recently petitioned the Governor Devanand Konwar seeking a CBI
probe into the alleged illegal allotment of land to the kins
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My family celebrates Thanksgiving using the odd-even system. In odd-numbered years the five of us pile into the car and drive to visit my wife`s relatives. In even-numbered years we pile into the car and head for my relatives.
Each side celebrates Thanksgiving according to family tradition. The traditions are like hand-carved music boxes passed from one generation to the next. Side by side on a shelf, they appear similar, but when taken out and opened, each plays its own distinctive song.
For many years, ``odd`` Thanksgivings were a horseless rendition of ``over the river and through the woods`` to the grandparents-in-law`s house. From there it was just a short predinner hike to the top of a hill overlooking Lake Superior, rimmed by a regiment of pine trees standing proud and tall, as if defying human conquest. From this retreat, one could sense the wonder of the early Americans as they celebrated the first Thanksgiving in the wilderness.
Back at the house, the living room was nearly as tranquil. My wife was an only child, whose cousins are strewn across the country, so Grandpa had only our two boys to playfully goad into noisy disruption. But I hardly noticed. I was busy studying Grandma`s latest artwork painstakingly fashioned from dried leaves, pine cones and acorns, or following my father-in-law around as he inspected the aging house of his childhood for afternoon fix-up chores.
But the kitchen was where the action was. Grandma flew from the 1930- vintage stove to the dining room table at a pace that would dizzy a sophisticated work-flow analyst. Every year, just as tradition dictated, we miraculously sat down to a feast of nature`s gifts precisely as the clock in the corner chimed noon.
This presented a sober challenge to my constitution, which doesn`t shift into binge mode until evening. But I always rose to the occasion -- until dessert, when beloved family tradition turned to agony for this newcomer.


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Manuscript Letter signed: "Geo Bancroft", 16x10 opened flat, folded to 8x10. Navy
Department, 1845 June 14. On official letterhead to Captain George W. Storer, US Navy,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Docketed. In Full: "A Naval General Court Martial of which
you are appointed a Member, is ordered to convened at Coleman's Hotel, Washington, D.C., on
the twenty third day of June - at which time and place you will appear and report yourself to the
presiding officer of the Court. I am respectfully yours". Note at bottom states: "Reported in
compliance with the above order." Historian George Bancroft (1800-1891) is best
known for his ten-volume History of the United States (1834-1873). Bancroft
wrote well, and was accurate with his facts, but had a partisan viewpoint. (He
was a Jacksonian Democrat, although one opposed to slavery). As President
James K. Polk's first Secretary of the Navy (1845-1846), Bancroft established
the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, finding the funds for the institution in
his budget before Congress had authorized its creation. As Acting Secretary of
War (1846), he issued orders to General Zachary Taylor to advance into territory
disputed with Mexico, a move which triggered the Mexican War. He later served
as the U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871) and
Germany (1871-1874). George W. Storer (1789-1864), to whom these orders were sent,
served in the US Navy from 1890, rising from midshipman to rear admiral (following his
1861 retirement). He was Commander of the US Naval Yard at Portsmouth from 1843 to
1846. This Court Martial was convened to weigh charges against Lt. Robert E. Johnson,
executive officer of the US Naval Asylum in Philadelphia. Pencil note (unknown hand) on
verso. Horizontal fold creases. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.


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In developing these old-time methods many other problems in handicraft are suggested, though not actually worked out. For instance, by knowing how to stencil the burlap foundation in the chapter on the hooked rug, one can make all manner of at-tractive and useful couch covers, cushion covers, and curtains. The dye recipes may be used on fabrics in different ways for experimental purposes. Silk scarfs can be dyed in fascinating colors with the recipes for wool dyes, for dyes which dye wool will also dye silk. Indeed in the dyeing of useful things there is no end. The home dressmaker and milliner will find that odds and ends of silk and ribbon, feathers and laces, which need refreshing or a change of color can be dyed at a saving of expense and temper, especially when the commercial dyer has promised to match something exactly and has just as exactly failed. Then too the work can be done at home and at once. There need be no waiting for a week or more for something that is needed in a hurry.
Suggestions for pillows, table covers and mats are found in the chapters on the knitted and the crocheted rugs. The processes used in the needle-woven rug and in the Colonial rag rug make interesting textures for furniture covers, hangings and portieres. Indeed I might go on suggesting many new forms to which to apply these methods but it is much more interesting for each handicrafter to discover and develop them individually. Two heads are better than one and some entirely new process might be originated by carrying out some application especially appealing to each worker. The now familiar processes developed and used by the modern handicrafter grew in this way out of the pioneer handicraft of Colonial days.
Two methods which have been fully developed in this chapter and applied to special problems are the reserved bedspread and the stenciled oilcloth. The reserved bedspread is dyed by the same process used in the chapter on the knitted rug. The stenciled oilcloth is a revival of an old and practical application of stencil-craft.
The Reserved Bedspread: This novel and effective bedspread is made by the process called "printing by reserve." A process which besides having been used by our great great-grandmothers in Colonial times to shade their knitting wool, has been used from time immemorial by the natives of many eastern lands. The Indians of Asia, the Chinese, the Japanese and the Javanese used it and still use it to-day. The idea in this method is to make the pattern by tying up certain portions of the cloth so tightly that the dye cannot penetrate it. A piece of cloth is pinched together and wound around with thread. Sometimes a stone or a pebble or a child's marble is tied up in the cloth. The fabric is then dipped in the dye and on untying the thread, a characteristic ring appears in the color of the original cloth.
The material needed for making this re-served bedspread is two and one-half yards of coarse, unbleached cotton sheeting two yards wide. Hem the ends with as narrow a hem as possible, either a rolled hem or a napkin hem. Divide the whole piece into six-inch squares and mark off the squares with blue marking chalk. An easy way to do this is to mark off the side and ends at the edges at intervals of six inches and then draw lines across the cloth from side to side and end to end. A yard stick makes a convenient ruler for making straight lines and can be slipped along as the line lengthens. After the cloth is all marked off, begin and tie up small pebbles or marbles as the case may be at every point where the lines or the squares intersect. Also tie one pebble in the center of each six-inch square. After the pattern is all tied up it looks like a rather curious jumble, but on untying, the effect is most interesting.
Dip the spread before it is unwound into the indigo bath or into any one of the dyes recommended in the book, using of course only dyes for cotton. Indigo is a serviceable color but if one has no vat, then the sulphur blue can be used recommended in the chapter, a word about dyes.
Any dye can be applied to this process either an oxide as is the case in indigo, iron buff, or manganese brown, or a dye which re-quires boiling. If tightly wound even in protracted boiling, the dye will not penetrate the protected or reserved portions. Besides spreads, curtains, cushions, couch covers, even kimonos and scarfs may be made attractive by this method.
In carrying out designs where line and spot are used, use bird shot for indicating the line and marbles or stones for the spots or larger rings.
The Stenciled Oilcloth: This is most serviceable and suitable for a bathroom in a country house or for any room where the boards are old and worn and one does not wish to lay a parquet floor. The material needed is a closely woven piece of burlap or canvas. Canvas is the better material to use. The piece of material should be the size of the entire floor with an allowance made for a half-inch hem all around. The seams must be sewed together after the manner of boat sails, by lapping the selvages about a quarter of an inch and sewing along the edge of each selvage. The seams should run in the same direction as the boards in the flooring of the room, as they are apt to wear out less in this way. The outside edges of the piece of canvas must be hemmed by turning under once and sewing on the machine.
Clean the floor thoroughly and let it dry, then fill up all the large cracks and holes with putty. Let the putty harden. Then give the floor a coat of paint for priming. Any coarse barn paint will do. Paint the floor in sections and as the sections are painted lay down the canvas while the paint is .still wet, stretching it and tacking it at the same time to keep it flat. After the canvas has been laid on the wet paint, let it harden a day or two. Then give the can-vas itself a priming coat of white lead or some heavy gray paint. Let that coat dry. Three coats will be needed to make a good job. Gray deck paint is the best to use and it can be colored by adding powdered color or by paint ground in oil.
After the last coat is so dry that it can be wiped off with a wet rag, apply either of the stencils as borders along the edge of the room. The last coat must be thoroughly dry before the stencil is applied, as a dry surface can be easily wiped off if a mistake is made.
Stencil No. 1 shows the swan and wave motif used as a border. It can be applied in cream and medium blue on a background of medium green or gray. The figures representing the swan must be stenciled in the cream tone. The waves in the medium blue. It can be also used on a light blue background with the same colors. The lotus pattern or stencil No. 2 can be applied with these same color schemes which are especially suitable for a bathroom. Stencil No. 2 can be used as a border or as an allover pattern. As an allover pattern surrounded by an outlined square it has an effect of tiling. A floor covering made in this way will outlast an ordinary oilcloth, and last as long as an expensive linoleum, standing many years of rough wear. It is the same method used on the deck of vessels and yachts, and is thoroughly waterproof and dust proof. These-same stencils may be applied to pieces of one toned linoleum or even grass-cloth and make attractive bathroom mats.


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NIXA (us/swe) signs to War Anthem Records
NIXA "Earth of no Return": Dwelling in primordial riffs and anguished melodies, NIXA create melodic, hulking doom – both imposing and intricate. Establishing a powerful dynamic that recalls Yob and Neurosis in its earnesty together with foreboding aural landscapes and heavy-as-mountains riffs, they create a somber pulse for the band's vocal layers (Vocalist of Sweden's dark metal band DeathWolf) to viciously and melodically intone ruminations on the nature of man. Since their inception, NIXA has shared the stage with bands like Crowbar, High on Fire, Stephen O'Malley, and Jucifer, culling their firm stance in the sphere of heavy music, and ready to step forward. A new album is currently being recorded at NIXA's own studio Skybound in South Florida and is co-engineered/produced together with Kristian Karlsson (Cult of Luna, pg.lost). It is turning into a giant beast with many heads, melodies and dark atmospheric landscapes and the albums lyrical theme, a deep dive into the dualities of human nature and the complex relationship ancient man had with the cosmos, the gods, and their role into the woven fabric of their existence – a world nearly forgotten, roaring back to life through the vision and sounds of NIXA. In 2018 NIXA got signed to War Anthem Records and is now releasing a 9-minute single "Earth of No Return", a tremouring journey that explores the heft of the band's sound and primeval vocal lore. The song was mixed by Kristian Karlsson and mastered by Magnus Lindberg, both of Cult of Luna. The new album is planned to be released Fall of 2018.
Valentin Mellstrom / vocalist (DeathWolf)
Raul Valentine / guitar
Michael Rodriguez / drums
David Miller / bass
GRAVEYARD new artwork revealed
We are glad to present you the cover artwork of Graveyard´s new "mini" opus "Back to the Mausoleum". The artwork was done by no one less than Matt Carr Out on LP and CD 27th of April 2018.
REVEL IN FLESH & WAR ANTHEM RECORDS cooperation
War Anthem Records is glad to announce the upcoming release of Germany´s most notorious death metal act Revel in Flesh. With "Relics of the DeathKult" you will be able to get all their on 7″EP released songs (period between 2012-2017) on one CD. The album includes 11 songs including great cover versions of Master, Death and Headhunter D.C.! The artwork has been crafted by no one less than Juanjo Castellano Rosado. Releasedate: 16th of march 2018. Pre-Order comes soon. Limited edition CD + Slipcase!
1.Bonecrusher 2. Corpus Vermis 3. A Chant of Misery 4. Deathkult 5. Phlebotomy: Blood Dripping Healing 6. Nightrealm Ghouls: The Dead Will Walk The Earth 7. The Ending In Fire 8. Casket Ride 9. Pay To Die (Master Cover) 10. Mutilation (Death cover) 11. Deny The Light (HEADHUNTER D.C. cover)
BALMOG signs to War Anthem Records
WAR ANTHEM RECORDS is proud to announce the signing of the spanish entity called Balmog. The new album entitled "Vacuum" will be released march 16th 2018 on CD format. Recorded at Moontower Studios by Javi Flz and mastered at Necromorbus Studio. More info (title tracks, cover and more details) will be revealed soon. The vinyl will be released by Black Seed Productions. More infos soon.
EVIL WARRIORS present first track of upcoming album
Today we present the first preview of the upcoming new EVIL WARRIORS album "Fall From Reality". The album will be released in cooperation with Into Endless Chaos Records January 19th 2018. The band features members of Antlers and I I. Click the link below.
EVIL WARRIORS present coverartwork
Leipzig based black metallers EVIL WARRIORS present the cover of their new album "Fall From Reality".
The album is scheduled to be out January 19th 2018 and was mixed and mastered by Patrick W. Engel.
01. fall from reality
02. excess
03. pillow of cold water
04. reincarnation
05. idleness and doom
06. mania and passion
07. worthless wretch
08. all the stars
swedish death metal monsters LIK killed TUSKA Open Air
Swedish LIK killed at TUSKA OPEN AIR last weekend. See below semi-pro footage.
new CLITEATER video
We are very proud to present you the new CLITEATER video for their song NUKE THEM ALL!!!
The band states as follows: "This is the third track of our recent album 'From Enslavement To Clitoration'. This song is about our despise of extremism. Any form of extremism, whether it is of a religious, political or racist kind. The intolerance towards each other seems to grow every day, while gruesome events drift us apart even more. It can make you wonder if there is a solution to all this madness. Some might say; those with a different opinion should be diminished from this earth, based on their irrational fears and beliefs. We believe it's time to stop hating each other's guts and stop the ignorance. If mankind continues this way, however, there is one easy solution… NUKE THEM ALL!!!"
Enjoy it, share it and stay GRIND!
AGE OF WOE embark on european tour
Sweden/Iceland based death/sludge/doom unit AGE OF WOE is releasing 2017 tour dates and promo video.
To follow up the release of their second album "An Ill Wind Blowing" (War Anthem Records, 2016) the band is gearing up to once again tour Europe extensively, including performances at several festivals like Inferno Metal Fest, Obscene Extreme Festival, Toxoplasmose Festival and Berlin Swamp Fest to name a few.
The sophomore album has gained praise and been accredited raving reviews in the metal community. Kim Kelly (Noisey) wrote: "Instead of wielding a hammer or twisting a knife, 'An Ill Wind Blowing' goes straight for the gut, raining down body blows that ache but don't topple."
Since the release of the new album Age of Woe have had a busy touring schedule as well as delivering praised performances at Mono Goes Metal Festival and Scorched Tundra Festival, sharing the stage with bands like Truckfighters, Switchblade, Suma, Rising, Skogen, Aphyxion and Afsky.
Promo video
Upcoming tour dates
April 13 Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo, NO
April 29 Backstage Rockbar, Trollhättan, SE
May 17 Eternia Smichov, Prague, CZ
May 18 Sabotage, Dresden, DE
May 19 Grind the Nazi Scum Festival, Torgau, DE
May 20 Klaue, Braunschweig, DE
June 1 Toxoplasmose Festival, Saint-Imier, CH
June 2 Ebrietas, Zürich, CH
June 4 Le Diamant D'or, Strasbourg, FR
July 5 Klub Pogłos, Warszawa, PL
July 7 Obcene Extreme Festival, Trutnov, CZ
August 31 Music City, Antwerpen, BE
September 2 Masters of the Unicorn Festival, Marburg, DE
September 15 Bambi Galore, Hamburg, DE
September 16 Berlin Swamp Fest, Berlin, DE
More to come…


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Iaudio dead, only lights up when connected to usb
I have a year old iaudio 9 and it refuses to start up. I tried holding down the power on/off button but the player does not respond. When i connect it to my PC through the USB cable it lights up and says "Battery Full" . If i disconnect the USB and try putting on the player without it and then plug in the USB again the player starts up normally with an "electricity/charging" sign on the battery indicator. All player functions Music/Pics work perfectly. (So i am assuming that when i try starting it, something boots up inside, but the screen is completely dead.) As soon as i unplug the USB, it shuts down abruptly and then doesn't turn on.
Earlier it was never possible to browse the player while charging from the USB cable but now it's strangely possible. If i leave the player on(through the USB plugged in) it goes off to sleep after a while and then again the 'Battery Full" sign comes up.
Another thing is that my PC does not recognize the device as in it behaves as if there is nothing connected at all.
--I tried pressing the reset button many times but to no avail.
--Since the PC simply does not detect anything when the USB is attached it means i can't use anything like tcctool to unbrick it.
-- Firmware version was 1.14.
-- Could it be that for some reason the player is recognizing the USB cable as an AC power adapter(on the adapter one can use the player functions, right?)
-- I don't think it's a battery issue because until yesterday it was giving me very decent battery life (>10 hrs), so suddenly the battery can't go bust one day. Also it shows full battery all the time(erroneous it may be)
--It'll be great if anyone of you could assist me with this. The most frustrating thing is that it's not being recognized by the PC at all which makes it impossible to do anything(and i cross-checked with 3 different PC's).
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BANGED: A Feminist Artist Interviews The Web's Most Infamous Misogynist
BANGED was a project initially proposed as a platform in which Washko would interview women who have had sexual encounters with the pick-up artist (a former industrial microbiologist who now writes textbooks called about "picking up girls and getting laid" across geographic and cultural boundaries) and produce a parallel book and web-based project to his conquest narratives. The project became problematized when the manosphere blogger became aware of it online and Washko decided she would have to proceed in conversation with the subject of the work himself, beginning by conducting a two hour long interview with him. This is the interview.
->My essay on the interview itself is here.
->The negotiation + the process behind interviewing Roosh is here.
->The full text transcript of the interview is here.
More on BANGED and my intention to find + interview women who have had sexual encounters with Roosh V is here.
-> On the decision to stop pursuing public publishing of the interviews with the women who've reached out to me. Read here.


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Too good not to post about: I got Charles Stross' Hidden Family, the second book in the very promising Family Trade series, in the mail today. Stross, whose Iron Sunrise and Singularity Sky were peerless intellectual marvels of 21st century sci-fi, has written a series that he acknowleges right off the bat is very reminiscent of Zelazny's timeless Amber series, which remains my personal favorite series, and in my opinion the best fiction ever written. Stross has taken Zelazny's very beautiful and well-written but solipsistic and (it pains me to say it, but...) simpleminded vision and transmuted it into something gritty and realistic. Zelazny's feudal lords either purportedly did not oppress anyone (nonroyal Amberites are seemingly thrilled to serve the born-to-power royal family for all eternity without representative gov't, in what amounts to a quasi-religious monarchy) or didn't care much if they did (it is written from the point of view of a prince who can essentially create not only servants but kingdoms devoted to himself, after all), and there's little acknowledgment of the suffering such a primitive existence must necessarily have entailed for the peasantry. Where Zelazny reflects a popular romanticized view of pre-Industrial Age societies, Stross (like S.M. Stirling in the also brilliant Nantucketer series) spares us none of the ugly drudgery, brutality and nearly universal grinding poverty endemic to such times.
Anyway, can't wait to read it, and I'll post a review when I finish.


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We usually try to maintain a healthy lifestyle… proper diet and with some form of exercise. But what really is a big hurdle in spoiling my plans is my sweet tooth. I find it very, very hard to just pass by and ignore the display of chocolates in the supermarket, or anywhere else for that matter. Dinesh gets really upset some times with my chocolaty cravings…well, to defend myself, although I do adore it, I do not gorge on them every day and no, I'm definitely not a big, bloated pig. I just love the feel of chocolate on my tongue a bit more often than I should…well, maybe that does sound like a chocolate addict.
We all know and preach the disastrous effects of chocolate…but did you know that …
- Chocolate may be effective at preventing persistent coughing. The ingredient theobromine was found to be almost one third more effective than codeine, the leading cough medicine. The chocolate also appears to soothe and moisten the throat.
- South American and European cultures have used cocoa to treat diarrhea for hundreds of years.
- Pure chocolate contains anti-oxidants which aid better skin complexion(woowww)!!Chocolate bars with milk content may contribute to acne. It is not the chocolate itself that causes acne, but rather the milk with which the chocolate is mixed.
- Romantic lore commonly identifies chocolate as an aphrodisiac. The reputed aphrodisiac qualities of chocolate are most often associated with the simple sensual pleasure of its consumption.
I know, that's the chocoholic in me speaking…all courtesy of the wiki… but with so much going for it(!!!???), how can one say no to chocolate…I definitely can't anyway {I just hope the kids don't get to read this post, or I'll have to pay by being bombarded with their questions!!!…well, as a parent, I'm not allowed to, (and I definitely don't) extol the virtues of chocolate, am I…no! I , like a good mum, make sure that they and chocolates very rarely meet !}
update-(how could I have missed this chance to gloat!!!!)
A short while ago, Cynthia was sweet enough to think that I rocked. (??!!)…and she passed over an award…Thanks Cynthia…I'm now so far removed from those award winning days of school and college, that it really felt good to receive one. And since it is now my turn to pass on the nice feeling, the following are the ones who I nominate…many of you who I wanted to pass it on have already received it, but with so many of you rocking girl bloggers, I'm spoilt for choice…so here goes- Shn of Mishmash
Sia of Spice Corner
Sig of Live to Eat
Patricia of Technicolor kitchen
…all you girls do rock.
…and since I'm on a high, let me treat my readers with these orangey chocolate chip cookies, which I made in the following way (one of those rare kids -meet- chocolate days!)…
What's needed-
2C of plain flour
3 tblsp of porridge oats
1 tsp baking powder
3 tblsp butter
3 tblsp honey
juice of an orange
2-3 tblsp of milk
2 handfuls of plain chocolate chips
How to-
- Pre-heat the oven at 160 deg cel.
- Grease a baking tray.
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and the oats.
- Add the honey and the butter and rub into the flour mixture with fingertips.
- Add the chocolate chips, milk and orange juice and gently bring th emixture together, again with fingertips…no kneading here.
- Make 18 equal sized balls and place them well apart from each other on th eprepared baking tray.
- Flatten each lightly with the fingertips, keeping it somewhat rough-looking.
- Bake in the centre of the pre- heated oven for 15-20 minutes or till the sides begin to brown, but they are still soft in the centre.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the tray itself for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and cool completely before storing in air tight containers.
The cookies were nice and soft to dig into…the orange adding its flavour and they were not,(apart from the chips here and there), overtly sweet.