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It was a privilege to shoot these photos. There was a magical quality in the air as the team worked to produce something of great artistic merit. I very much want to see the finished production when Running on empty tours as I know it's going to be special.ReplyDelete
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Barbie wants to look ravishing for Easter. She has guests coming over and a party to go to. She just returned from the hair salon and she must get ready for her nail salon appointment next. Dress up Barbie in a pretty Easter outfit for her nail salon session. A pink bunny printed dress combined with matching high heel shoes, bag and studs is the perfect dress up choice. What Easter nails design do you recommend her? Impress Barbie with your nails designer skills doing her manicure and decorating her nails with amazing nail polish colors and prints. A hot red manicure will look fantastic on the cute doll. How about a purple, pink, green or multi colored design? Add glittery gems and stickers or replace these alternatives with trendy Easter patterns like eggs and bunnies. Got any other stunning nails designer ideas for Barbie? Have a fabulous time playing our brand new nails game! Check out Baby Barbie DIY Ombre Nails also!


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Advocacy & Social Change
Sequal Consulting provides expert advocacy, legislative, and tactical strategies to help clients reach key targets and decision-makers needed to achieve their goals. We help organizations navigate "dos and don'ts" according to IRS guidelines (501c-3, 501c-4, PACs, 527s), and provide strategic lobbying strategies, training, and services.
Sequal Consulting provides a wide range of consulting services to help organizations advocate for social change, including:
- Issue advocacy and message development
- Public policy and legislative strategies
- Strategic communications
- Coalition building
- Community outreach
- Grassroots and grass-tops organizing and mobilization
Organization & Mobilization
Sequal Consulting puts an extremely high value on bringing grassroots energy to movements for social change. We train and manage volunteers to help them become effective advocates, and provide them with organizing "tool kits" that complement a broader communications strategy. We also use web-based "e-tools" to create interactive opportunities for grassroots activists to have the most impact both on and offline. We also mobilize "grass-tops" — high-profile (or low profile but high impact) community leaders who have significant access to decision-makers. After identifying and engaging grass-tops, we develop systematic programs to mobilize letters, calls, and personal meetings with decision-makers.
Community Outreach
Reaching out to diverse populations is critical to influencing public opinion. Sequal Consulting helps clients connect with critical constituency groups, and thought and opinion leaders. We tailor our efforts to serve clients seeking broad-based support for an initiative or campaign as well as those seeking to reach specific groups.
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Sequal Consulting helps clients develop and maintain strong partnerships with elected officials, community leaders, opinion leaders, labor unions, associations, similar and dissimilar organizations in the community. The strategic value that coalition building adds is invaluable. We work to nurture the coalitions we build and focus on leveraging members' support efficiently and effectively.
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The possession of and distribution of adult pornography is, as a general rule, not illegal. But receiving these types of images through unsolicited email can cause distress.
It is up to you if you think the matter is serious enough to report to the police.
See our Reporting page for more information
If you are receiving a lot of offensive emails from the same source and you believe you know who is sending them, this may be an offence.
If you wish to report this, make sure you save the emails or alternatively print them out as hard copies and contact Northumbria Police and we will advise you on the best course of action.
Indecent images of children (child sexual abuse content)
It is a criminal offence to possess, manufacture or distribute indecent images and video of children. These are extremely serious offences and will result in a prison sentence.
Sometimes people receive unsolicited emails (spam) that contain indecent images of children. These emails are sent in a totally random way and not directed at an individual deliberately.
If you are concerned about any images found on the internet or you are sent obscene images of children by email, contact Northumbria Police as soon as possible or report the matter to the Internet Watch Foundation.
Don't, under any circumstances, email the image(s) or print them, not even to the police. This will be seen as distribution which is a criminal offence.
Don't delete the image(s) as they may be needed as evidence in criminal proceedings.
You may want to consider informing your Internet Service Provider, as well as block the sender's email address using the controls on your email account.
If you are sent a link to a website which contains indecent sexual content relating to children, report the web address to the Internet Watch Foundation who will investigate the sites and try to close them down. If you keep getting 'pop up' windows that take you to similar links, disable cookies in your browser.
Cookies are a way of holding information about your internet use, which can make it easy for similar types of emails or links to be sent.
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JACKSON — With stock market gains replacing steep losses in the accounting ledger, Mississippi's main public employee pension fund posted stronger results last year. Actuaries reported yesterday to the board of the Public Employees Retirement System that the funding percentage — the share of future obligations covered by current assets — rose to 61 percent as of June 30 from ...Read More »
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Auditors find problems with Coast county's inventory records
PASCAGOULA — State auditors have found Jackson County's inventory procedures insufficient. In a report released this week, Auditor Stacey Pickering's office said the county did not have policies and procedures in place to maintain accurate inventory records. The audit is for the year ending Sept. 30, 2013. The audit found the county's inventory procedures do not properly document the existence, ...Read More »
Hospital dipping into settlement money while sale continues
NATCHEZ — Natchez Regional Medical Center officials say they have had to use money from a 2012 legal settlement to address pressing needs as Adams County officials continue efforts to sell the facility. The undisclosed settlement was reached with the medical center's former management company, Quorum Health. The county-owned hospital had sued Quorum in 2008, alleging mismanagement. The Natchez Democrat ...Read More »


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After his studies with André Navarra and Pierre Fournier, Christoph Richter was principal cellist of the Northern Radio Symphony Orchestra in Germany, conducted by Günter Wand. An intense collaboration with Sandor Végh and prizes at international competitions such as Paris (Rostropovich) and Geneva led him to the decision to leave the orchestra.
He became professor at the Folkwang University in Essen (Germany), was a member of the Cherubini Quartet and played as soloist with many leading orchestras.
From 2004-09 he played in the Heine Quartet, with whom he recorded a CD of works by Brahms and Janá?ek, which became The Strad Magazine's CD of the month.
His strong interest in contemporary music has led him to work with composers such as Penderecki, Kurtág, Henze, Lachenmann, Holliger, Reimann and Widmann.
ECM released his recording of works by Schumann and Holliger with pianist Dénes Várjon. A second CD of the complete works for cello and piano by Brahms and Webern will follow, also for ECM.
In 2009 he performed a complete cycle of Beethoven works for cello and piano at Kings Place in London and several other European cities. Upcoming concerts include the Schumann cello concerto at the Musikverein in Vienna, projects with the Camerata Bern, the Beethoven Triple concerto with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and violinist Anthony Marwood, and chamber music concerts with Andras Schiff, Isabelle Faust, Erich Hoebarth, and Thomas Riebl in Paris, London, Milan, Bern, Salzburg and Berlin.
He is a faculty member of the European Chamber Music Academy and was teaching at the Menuhin Academy in Switzerland.
He has been invited as a jury member for international competitions such as the Haydn competition in Vienna, the Joachim competition in Weimar, the London String Quartet Competition (2009 and 2012) and the Trondheim Competition in Norway.
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I have a 9 week old poo-tzu, lstnight he woke up to go to the bathroom more than usual. This morning I noticed his poop was kind of runny, and looked like there may be some blood in it. Anyone know why this could be happening?? :confused:
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Dog Food & Supplies
North Fulton Feed & Seed carries a complete selection of Grain-Free, Holistic, All-Natural and veterinarian approved diets. Whether you have a hunting dog or a family pet, you will find a large variety of dog foods to keep your dog healthy. Our brands include:
- Victor (dry & canned)
- Earthborn Dog Food
- Orijen
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- Exclusive by Purina
- SportMix
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- Diamond Care Weight Management
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- Dave's Pet Food (dry & canned)
- Holistic Select (dry & canned)
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- RedBarn Naturals (canned)
- Taste of the Wild (dry & canned)
- Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul (dry & canned)
- Natural Balance (dry & canned)
- Diamond Naturals Dog Food (dry)
- Venture
If you do not see what you are looking for, give us a call. We sometimes carry a limited selection on some brands. We can also take special orders for dog food.
Dog Supplies
We carry a full line of dog supplies including: collars, flea and tick medicines, shampoos, bowls and leashes. We have dog bones, chew treats and biscuits for all sized dogs. Get your pet tags at North Fulton Feed & Seed. We are happy to special order what you need if we do not carry it.


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Cambridge, Mass. - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that pop star Miley Cyrus will make her Rock Band debut June 22, the date her newest album hits shelves, with five songs in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii.
"I'm excited fans will be able to download and play five of my songs in Rock Band," said Miley Cyrus. "I love that people can rock out with me and play my new song 'Can't Be Tamed' on the same day my album comes out!"
Can't Be Tamed, Miley's third studio album, will be released June 22 and features the hit single of the same name. Five songs from Miley, including "Can't Be Tamed," will be released for Rock Band play day-and-date with the album release.
With more than 400 artists, including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, AC/DC and Green Day, who are exclusive to Rock Band, as well as more than 1,500 songs available through the Rock Band platform and 68 million songs sold through its download store alone, Rock Band is the undisputed sales and content leader in the interactive music space, providing the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums.
Rock Band DLC additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii
American singer, songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus has been a tour de force in the pop world over the past five years. She has won five Kids' Choice Awards, a MTV Movie Awards, a People's Choice Award and a whopping nine Teen Choice Awards. Her first two albums, Meet Miley Cyrus and Breakout, both debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, her EP The Time of Our Lives debuted at No. 2, and she has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.
Next week's downloadable content selection will feature five of Miley's fan favorites, including "Can't Be Tamed" from her new album of the same name, "7 Things" and "Fly On the Wall" from 2008's Breakout, as well as "See You Again" and "Start All Over" from her 2007 debut, Meet Miley Cyrus.
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (June 22):
"7 Things" +
"Can't Be Tamed"
"Fly On the Wall" +
"See You Again" +
"Start All Over" +
(All tracks are original master recordings)
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system June 23)
These tracks will be available as individual tracks on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii. Songs marked with "+" will also be available in the family-friendly LEGO Rock Band Music Store.
$1.99 USD, .99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points) per track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
Rock Band 2 is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Wii system. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.
Downloadable content for Wii is purchased via the in-game Rock Band Music Storeusing Wii Points purchased through the Wii Shop Channel and can be downloaded to the system memory or to an SD card for additional storage. The tracks stream directly from the SD card for seamless play.
With these additions, there are now 1,523 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/music). Rock Band continues to satisfy music fans' and gamers' voracious appetite for rock with more than 68 million paid downloads since its launch Nov. 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are rated "T" for Teen (lyrics, suggestive themes) by the ESRB. Music downloads are not rated by the ESRB.
For more information on Rock Band 2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.


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Liverpool have completed the signing of Swansea City midfielder Joe Allen.
The 22-year-old has signed a long-term contract after completing a medical at the club's Melwood training ground.
Goal.com understands that Allen has trebled is salary to £45,000-a-week wages, along with a £2 million signing-on fee, after completing the £15m move.
Allen, who impressed under Brendan Rodgers at Swansea City last season, becomes Liverpool's second summer signing after Fabio Borini arrived from Roma last month.
"I feel incredible. Everyone knows the history of this club, it's a massive club, and I'm delighted to have joined," said Allen.
"The passion that people here have for football is something I share and I want to be part of that.
"I'm looking forward to being part of some great years ahead for Liverpool."
Allen has spent the previous three weeks for the Great Britain men football squad on Olympic duty.
And Rodgers is thrilled to have obtained the services of the Welshman as he continues to instil his tried-and-tested philosophy at Anfield.
Rodgers added: "I'm absolutely delighted that Joe has made the decision to come with us on this journey.
"Joe is a player whose profile will fit perfectly with the ideas of this group. His ability to control and dominate the ball is an important ingredient in our attempt to gain success on the field.
"Joe has had a fantastic education at Swansea City and will now begin the next chapter in his exciting career, and I wish him all the very best in what I'm sure will be a long and distinguished career here at Liverpool."


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February 26, 2010
Service-Learning & Animal Protection
When students learn by doing, animals benefit too
Service-learning is a method of teaching and learning that combines academics with meaningful service in the community. Studies have shown that a skill learned with a practical purpose is more easily remembered. The potential benefits to animal care organizations that partner with school service-learning programs are endless. Below are ideas on how students can volunteer for animals while learning about many of the subjects taught in schools today. Click each subject below for our suggestions.
Language Arts
Health/Physical Education
Living Skills
Social Studies
Technology Education/Computer Science
World Languages/English as a Second Language
Art: visual or industrial arts (e.g., painting, sculpture, photography, film, woodworking, graphic design, etc.)
- Paint the walls of the shelter, creating rooms with animals painted on the walls or an educational mural in a public area
- Build climbing toys for cats
- Create a video of shelter activities (e.g., a series of public service announcements for local TV spots or off-site presentations)
- Make posters advertising the organization and special events
- Create animal portraits or "paw print" art as a fundraiser
- Create a film or video on proper pet care that can be shown to shelter visitors or other students
- Build a magazine rack, shelving, cabinets, etc., for the shelter lobby or storage areas
- Design, form, and paint receptacles for use in public venues as collection "boxes" for donations (can be made of wood, plaster, ceramic, etc., but should all have a theme centered around animals, whether in the actual shape of the containers themselves or in the motif applied to them)
- Collect old and take new photographs of dogs and cats in different places, poses and situations. Place them in mats and frames along the walls in the shelter lobby and other public places. Whether dramatic, poignant, or cute, the photographs should make an impact, tell a story, or relate a specific message.
- Create drawings, take photographs, or select photographs for use in organization's website and publications such as brochures and newsletters/fliers
- Submit original art for the organization's fundraising calendar
- Create a logo for the organization
- Build benches, bookshelves, and other furniture for a children's reading area in a public area at facility
- Take before-and-after pictures of pets that have had major grooming make-overs and frame them for display in the entrance lobby
- Video record or create a slideshow of the shelter in a tour-style fashion to be played at off-site presentations
- Paint paw prints on the floor of the front lobby leading in the direction of the adoption areas
- Assist in creation of humane education props such as designing and cutting out felt story board characters
- Organize a coloring contest for younger children and help them with their projects
- Design promotional items such as bumper stickers and t-shirts to be used at adoption events
- Design and make leash holders or food bowl stands in metal or shop class to be auctioned or sold as a fundraiser
- Sculpt bowls, vases, jewelry, etc., to sell as a fundraiser
- Create a plan and materials for a public awareness campaign concerning spay/neuter, licensing, fundraising, etc.
- Create a catchy slogan for the shelter to be put on t-shirts, magnets, or bumper stickers
- Brainstorm fundraising ideas to raise money for the shelter; plan community events; create activities and assist with marketing (See the Help Homeless Pets project.)
- Assist with writing grants (teens can do research and can write outlines or even rough drafts of grants)
- Schedule meetings with various real estate agents, small business owners, veterinary clinics, and community service organizations to solicit sponsorships and partnerships
- Contact local radio stations to inquire about live remote shows during organization events
- Create an address label for the organization, including phone number; label all materials available to the public including literature and pet adoption kits.
- Make bandanas that have shelter's name, address, and phone for the adoptable pets to wear (dogs can be taken to walk-a-thons, the park, etc.)
- Set up a shelter information booth at county fairs and other community events to market organization
- Write public service announcements concerning topics that are important to the community
- Wreate an ad for the local newspaper or magazine promoting organization events
- Market and sell a book created by youth or the shelter, which educates about proper animal care, dog bite prevention, etc.
- Conduct a "movie theater" showing half-hour videos on dog bite prevention and humane education topics
- Distribute fliers in libraries, grocery stores, and privately owned businesses; pamphlets can either be generalized regarding responsible pet ownership or can relate to the shelter's policies, programs, and/or needs
- Form a theater group in which the students perform for other classes or give demonstrations at the shelter; the demonstrations can include proper pet care tips (These skits can be taped and used in schools or community organizations.)
- Develop and perform puppet shows centered around a theme pertaining to humane education, responsible pet care, or the life of an animal in the shelter; book time at school assemblies, First Night celebrations, holiday pageants in the mall, kids camps, etc. (See the Mission: Humane Cause for Paws project.)
- Organize a summer children's play camp that teaches about humane issues
Language Arts (e.g., English, reading, literature, writing, speaking)
- Develop and present humane education presentations for students their age and younger
- Read current events on animal and environmental issues and write to elected officials, newspapers, newsletters, etc., to express opinion
- Review books and create a list of humane books for various grades levels
- Write poems or short stories about animals, nature, wildlife, working in the animal shelter, etc.; collect the poems into an anthology to be placed in the library or shelter as an educational tool
- Form reading circles in organization's conference room, local elementary schools, after school programs, youth groups, and church groups in which students read to younger children; conduct reading hour with a humane book at library or organization
- Write lyrics for jingles promoting the adoption of shelter animals on local radio stations; ask stations to play them as public service announcements
- Collaborate with the drama students and write script for humane themed plays; present these to the community or younger grades
- Write animal descriptions or individual "stories" to attach to cages for each pet available for adoption; write "happy ending" adoption stories for shelter website
- Write and present an educational speech to be given in conjunction with a spay/neuter campaign or other humane education topic
- Write and design educational booklets to be handed out in conjunction with shelter tours
- Facilitate an elementary school essay contest and act as a judge
- Research different animals and their habitats, in books and online; create a picture book highlighting the animals (These can be displayed in the lobby or sold.)
- Write a children's book dealing with proper care of domestic animals, dog bite prevention, or respect for wildlife. These can be given to schools, placed in the shelter lobby, or sold. (This could develop into a larger Business/Publishing project.)
Health/Physical Education
- Develop a presentation, pamphlet, or video on health benefits associated with pet ownership, to be shared in the community or as a public service announcement
- Organize a community walking program such as "Walk Your Dog in the Park" day and log heart rates of both humans and companion animals
- Plan or participate in a pet walk to raise funds for the organization
- Create a pet agility class that provides activities for kids/pets
- Create, plan, and present public education seminars on animal health. Cover topics such as weight management, proper nutrition and special needs diets, heartworm prevention and treatment, grooming, the importance of vaccinations, etc.
- Create pet first aid kits or emergency evacuation kits to be distributed to the public
- Research and develop a diet program for older or diabetic pets at the shelter
- Organize a pet health fair at shelter, school, or community center
- Give presentations to younger children about dog bite prevention
Living Skills
- Research and design a pamphlet or public service announcement comparing the care, time, and money required for babies and companion animals to promote an understanding of the responsibilities associated with owning an animal for life
- work with the animal shelter, local food bank, schools, and veterinarians to set up a program where donations of pet food and care products are raised to help families in need
- Sew cat toys and animal beds for homeless companion animals
- Research organizations, scholarships, funds and other avenues of financial aid available for spay/neuter; compile list for those in need of assistance
- Make pet food/treats for shelter animals; research any health benefits to homemade food/treats rather than store bought food/treats
- Socialize litters of kittens and puppies and keep a "socialization journal" to allow potential adopters to track progress and see what the animal has learned or how they have progressed
- Create various companion animal care fliers/posters that can be given to the public
- Create and maintain a feeding schedule for sheltered animals
- Hold fundraising dinner where students learn dish place settings, food preparation, budgeting, and the benefits of a vegetarian diet
- Sew clothes and coats for shelter animals (These could be used in a fashion show fundraiser where humans and animals wear the creations.)
- Measure amount of fencing, wall board, etc. that is needed to build animal housing for use by an animal sheltering organization or animal control officers
- Collect data and develop a presentation or public service announcement concerning pet overpopulation and the benefits of spay/neuter
- Research and collect data for organization use (e.g., spay/neuter, the number of registered animals in the community, dog bites, stray dogs, number of pets in household, etc.)
- Research the cost of a license versus the fees when ticketed for compliance failure and the statistics of licensed pets who are returned to owners; create a flier to promote licensing of pets
- Develop statistical charts and graphs to illustrate numbers of animals brought in to the shelter, numbers adopted, average age and stay of animals, etc.; can be used by staff and for educational purposes
- Create an age appropriate feeding schedule for animals and measure appropriate amounts of food for each animal
- Learn about animal cruelty laws in your state; create a community flier showing the statistical connection between those who hurt animals and those who hurt humans (See the Mission: Humane Combat Cruelty project.)
Music (e.g., choir, marching band, jazz band, orchestra)
- Coordinate or perform in a musical concert or dance as a fundraiser
- Write music to accompany shelter radio jingles, videos, PowerPoint presentations, or public service announcements; facilitate the performance and recording of jingles
- Sing or play music at outreach events
- Write songs that teach children about proper pet care, dog bite prevention, etc., for use in humane education lessons
- Create a classical music mix CD to be played in animal areas to help ease stress
- Work with school athletic boosters to dedicate a halftime show to the presentation of adoptable companion animals
- Create a music CD to be sold as fundraiser
Science (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, ecology)
- Contact local veterinarians or shelter veterinary technicians to learn about various shelter viruses and zoonotic diseases and create an informational brochure to be placed in shelter lobby
- Research the ways in which people can cope with and conquer their allergies to pet dander; include medicines, homeopathics, air filtration systems, and foods; create a brochure to help allergy sufferers and for public information
- Research the wildlife at a sanctuary or waterway and create a lesson for younger students about the importance of protecting habitats and endangered species (See the Shoot to Save Wildlife project.)
- Create a habitat at the school, park, or shelter to attract wildlife, insects, or birds and learn the benefits of these species
- Research and design a model environment with pet care items for a small animal (e.g., a guinea pig: include the proper shavings, wood block, water bottle, food dish, and interactive toys) (These can be used as displays in the community.)
- Learn about the needs of various wildlife species and develop plans to enhance environments at local wildlife center or rehabilitation center
- Research eco-systems and companion animal friendly plants; landscape the shelter after learning appropriate plants for climate, size, area, foot traffic, etc.
- Hold a park clean up to benefit wildlife; research indigenous animals and plants
- Research animal and eco-friendly products and create a directory of products for shelter and public use
- Research indigenous animals and hold a walk through a park with guides telling about the animals (funds raised benefit wildlife organizations) (See the Mission: Humane Shoot to Save Wildlife project.)
Social Studies (e.g., history, government, geography, psychology, sociology)
- Write to state legislators to express opinions on bills concerning humane issues
- Study state legislature voting records on humane topics and prepare leaflets so the community knows where a candidate stands on issues based on past votes
- Study the origin and importance of animal related laws, such as leash laws, licensing laws, etc., and create a public service announcement
- Research the vaccination and quarantine policies employed by the two locales in which there are no reported cases of rabies (Hawaii and England). Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast. Present to animal care and control for use in developing public policy.
- Study local, state, and federal laws and other nations' legislation concerning humane and anti-cruelty laws; present findings to other high school students (See the Combat Cruelty project.)
- Research the history of the shelter and create a timeline to be placed in the lobby and/or create a history scrap book to be placed at events
- Research animal advocates of the past (such as George Angell, Mahatma Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Paine, or Abraham Lincoln) and create a book of quotes to be placed in shelter lobby or at educational events
- Study the connection between abuse of animals and interpersonal violence (use historical documents and court cases); write letters to the editor concerning the connection or create a public service announcement (See the Mission: Humane Combat Cruelty project.)
- Research and write about how animal treatment in the U.S. differs from other countries and create a display for local schools or the public library
Technology Education/Computer Science
- Assist with web publishing for organization; help create a teens or kids page
- Upload photos, videos, and descriptions of adoptable pets to websites such as petfinder.com and pets911.com
- Create a Facebook, MySpace, and/or other online social networking pages for the shelter
- Help update databases such as license renewal
- Create and produce public service announcements concerning dog bite prevention, rabies laws, spay/neuter, etc.
- Create an online book for young people and post on organization's website
- Create PowerPoint presentations or slide shows to be used by the shelter in public education
World Languages/English as a Second Language
- Translate shelter literature, videos, humane education materials, etc., into other languages to make the literature more accessible to those for whom English is not their first language
- Design fliers and posters to post in neighborhood schools and community center where Spanish (or other language) is the primary language
- Research animal protection issues and organizations in different countries and explore the need for translators in those areas
- Create a public awareness campaign for the local shelter written in another language or using pictures for non-readers
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Hello, I have the newly updated version of Skype and am trying to figure out how to sign out. I tried looking at an article (http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1949/how-to-quit-skype-on-android), but it was of no help. It gives steps that I can't follow because I don't see the sign out option at the bottom of the screen once I click the top-right icon.
Huge help suggesting to use Samsung home button. The options only show up if you do this.
1- Tap on the avatar in the top right corner (the one with your photo in a circle)
2- this brings you to your profile
3-click your normal home menu- on a Samsung Galaxy this is the bottom left button that looks like lines
4- This gives you three options: Sign out, Settings, and Help
For some reason, the Samsung Galaxy version does not have the three dots anywhere on the screen or in the program.
Good luck!
1) tap on your image/avatar icon
2) On the next screen, depending on the hardware tap on the menu button or the 3 vertical dots in the bottom right . Select the option to sign out.
There are no vertical dots on this version of Skype on the Android phone. It appears there is no way to sign out other than to go to Task Manager and quit the program.
It works! Thanks for helping!
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"Austrian Empire History Since 1800"
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From the book "Roots of Modern European Conflict: 1850-1950"
Freedman Publishers, Inc., Copyright 1992
Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1812, Austria was instrumental in setting up the Confederation of German States, a replacement in many ways for the Holy Roman Empire it had killed in 1804. Primarily an economic confederation, it lasted until the 1860's when Prussia began its mass takeover of the other German states. During its fifty year run, Austria managed to dominate it, much as it had the Holy Roman Empire before, though its dominance was first challenged – and then voided – by the Prussian expansion.
Surprisingly, in many ways the Confederation worked more efficiently and less corruptly than the Empire did itself. That a loose collection of independent nations was able to work together with more harmony than the theoretically single nation of the Hapsburgs was not lost on the intellectuals of Austria, and many began the call – once again – for reform.
Reform, however, remained unachieved until in 1847, when the Magyars of Hungary revolted and declared an independent Hungarian kingdom. Austrian forces moved in and – with the help of Russian troops (relations between the two would not sour until the 1880's) – put down the revolt and restored Austrian control. However, this once more pointed out the need for reorganization of the Austrian Empire, which had long been characterized by inefficiency, graft, and a tendency to "put off until tomorrow."
Franz Karl I called for a committee to create a constitution for the Empire, one that would strengthen it, but at the same time quiet the increasing calls for independence amongst its many peoples. Meeting in the small town of Kremsier, a group composed of intellectuals and leaders from all over the Empire (dominated, it must be admitted, by the German liberals) hammered out the first agreement ever to be agreed upon by
of the Empire's ethnic groups – the "Kremsier Constitution."
It went before the ministers and the Emperor in late October of 1849, where it was debated and mulled over for several months, almost vanishing into the pit of ineffectuality that was the Austrian government before a surprise defeat of Austrian troops stationed in Hungary by a band of guerrillas – and the threat of a new uprising – caused the Emperor to come to a decision, and push through acceptence of it.
Following the adoption of the "Kremsier Constitution" in 1850, and its signing by the Emperor Franz Karl I on June 15th of that year, the Austrian Hapsburg Empire became officially what it had always been
officially – a supranational collection of individual nations united by a single monarchy. The constitution guaranteed (and still does, though much modified in other ways today) "all the national groups of the Empire have equal rights...Each of them has the inviolable right to the preservation and cultivation of its nationality in general and its language in particular. Legal equality of all languages, and public life will be guaranteed by the state."
The Emperor became a constitutional monarch, and much of his power was divested to the new Austrian Reichstag which, similar to the one adopted two years before in Switzerland, was divided into two houses, the lower representing the people, the upper the various lands of the Empire. While it has to this day retained the term "Empire" in its name, Austria became more of a monarchical federation of peoples, living in almost autonomous nations, but cooperating closely for national security, for the maintenance of the peace, and for economic growth.
Along with the constitution, there came about the promotion of what was called "The Austrian Idea." For centuries, the Empire had never had a common sense of "nationalism." Its peoples had always had their loyalties to their own national groups and, almost as an afterthought, to the Emperor. Not to the Empire, the
While this worked, after a fashion, it made for slow political, economic, and cultural progress. Now, progressive liberals of all the nationalities within the Empire began to promote this idea of "federation". Of all the nations within the Empire working together for the common good. And of loyalty not just to one's nation, but to the greater Empire which would protect them, insure the continued peace of their lands, and help maintain their prosperity.
On the whole, the Empire has tried to live up to these goals. During the latter half of the 19th century, it began to move away from the militarism that typified the first half (with, admittedly, good reason) , and once again returned to its roots of
"Bella gerant alii, tu, Felix Austria, nube"
(Let others fight wars; thou, fortunate Austria, marry). While it was no longer possible for Austria to
conduct foreign policy through dynastic marriage (to say nothing of acquiring additional lands), the Empire was able to use its position as the meeting ground between East and West, North and South, to build up the ties and obligations of other nations in such a way that the security of the Empire grew to its highest level in centuries, while it became the economic powerhouse of Central Europe. Though the now Prussian dominated German Empire grew more powerful along Austria's northern borders, while Russia did the same along the eastern, the Hapsburgs were able to hold their own against these military giants, without having to resort to the massive military buildups that they did.
At the beginning of the 20th century, however, it almost all came crashing down.
During the chaos that followed the
"St. Petersburg Event,"
and the breakup of the Russian Empire, Austria quickly moved troops along the borders of the fractured giant to its east. Austria had long considered itself (with justification) the protector of Central Europe – this, in fact, was one of the key components of "The Austrian Idea" – and it saw the collapse of Russia as a definite threat to the area. Within days of arrival, the 3rd, 5th and 12th Imperial Armies crossed the border into the former Russian Empire in an effort to quell the violence which threatened to spill over into Hapsburg territories. Soon more troops were sent into the area as the front moved ever eastwards. What was to become
"The Eurowar"
had begun.
The Empire had many other purposes for moving in, however. It saw a need to keep the area out of Ottoman hands (for the Ottomans had almost immediately begun moving north into the primarily Muslim territories of the southern Russias – and the Austrians had not yet forgotten the Muslim invasions of the 12th-17th centuries!) It wanted to try to consolidate several of the ethnic groups then split between Empire territory and other countries. And, almost the most important reason, it needed to try and keep Germany from grabbing
much land, disturbing the balance between them.
Thus, for the first time in decades, the Austrian Army was on the move in mass.
It was a remarkably peaceful "invasion", however, as the Ukrainians and Bessarabians welcomed them more as liberators than as a change of masters. The two territories were set up as the Duchies of Ukrainia and Bessarabia with, in a startlingly wise move, local rulers as the aristocracy. After a "settling in" period of five years, long before the war ended, the two became full members of the Empire and sent their first representatives to the Reichstag.
These new territories later began to be referred to as
"Der Neue OstMärz"
("The New East March").
Perhaps lulled into complacency by their easy acquisition of these lands to the east and the Empire-wide upswelling of pride in Austrian military accomplishments, the Emperor requested of the Reichstag – and got, with almost no dissent – permission to now invade
to continue the "ethnic consolidation." First to be invaded – and added to the Empire – was the Kingdom of Romania
This invasion was anything
peaceful. Five long years of heavy fighting between the two were the result, until the Treaty of Bukharest in the summer of 1915. In this, Romania remained intact as a nation, but as a Austrian protectorate (Since that time, in spite of occasional uprisings, Romania gradually moved into becoming a full member of the Empire, but it still did not get a seat on the Reichstag until 1945!).
While the southern invasion was beginning, Austrian troops continued to move eastwards into former Russian lands, but back in Vienna, both the Emperor and the Reichstag were having second thoughts about the whole affair. Pulling the Bessarabians, Ukrainians and Rumanians into the Empire made a great deal of sense. All three ethnic groups already resided within Hapsburg territories and most of the political and military problems Vienna had
during the last half-century involved the desire of these peoples to "join" with their brethren outside the borders. Allowing them to do so
the borders of the Empire certainly seemed a better solution than letting the lands go (for similar reasons, but with much poorer results, Austria would expand the southern invasion into the Balkans a year later).
But now they were moving into lands that had never been a part of Austria, had no peoples who were currently represented (other than by a few immigrants) within the Empire, so the rational for further invasion was falling apart. Unfortunately, while both the Emperor and the Reichstag agreed that this was probably a very bad idea, neither could they just let the area go "its own way." For one thing, the Germans or Ottomans or both would be sure to try and snap it up and keeping the violence and chaos this would create from spilling over into the Empire would be nearly impossible. For another, at the moment, thanks to "the "Prussia Treaty" setting a dividing line between German and Austrian "acquisitions" in Russia at 50
north – The "Prussian Line" – tensions between Berlin and Vienna had greatly diminished. If Austria pulled back, however, Germany would surely move in, in spite of the treaty, and Austria might very well find itself at war with Germany!
It must have seen a blessing when Britain decided to become involved in the Russias.
Initially, Austria had encircled the British held territory in the Crimea. But it had made sure to stay back at a sufficient distance that fighting between the two armies was very unlikely. And while this was going on, Vienna and London were negotiating like mad.
The finalized treaty between Britain and Austria acknowledged Austria's new ownership of Bessarabia and the Ukraine (Romania was not mentioned), in return of which Austria agreed to cede all other Russian territories to Britain, to not interfere with British shipping through the Bosporus and the Black Sea, and to remain neutral in future conflicts between the British, German, and Russian forces in the former Russian territories. Austria cheerfully signed. The treaty achieved all the ends they had entered the east to accomplish. It pulled back to the eastern Ukrainian borders by the end of 1910, and was able to send nearly half of its troops towards the Balkans for its planned takeovers of Serbia, Bulgaria, and Albania.
(Britain had, at the time, planned to then cede the territories back over to Prince Ivan, one of the pretenders for Czar. Ivan had sent the "Minsk Letter" – desperately pleading for aid from Britain, which had both treaty and dynastic ties with Russia – that had brought the British troops there in the first place. In 1910 however, even before the Austrian treaty was worked out, Prince Ivan was killed when the Germans took Minsk and – suddenly – Britain had no one they felt they could legally turn the lands over to!)
On August 3rd, 1911, Austria made what was almost the biggest mistake of its long history – it invaded Serbia. Fighting was long and heavy, it would be three years to conquer the Serbs, and another two for its troops to capture Albania, even with the help of it's Bulgarian allies. Then, in late 1914, it moved into the Turkish lands surrounding Constantinople. The Ottoman Turks were heavily overextended in their expansion into the predominately Muslim lands of the southern Russian Empire territories, fighting both Russian and British troops, and usually even the Muslim inhabitants. But still, they managed to pull together a good defense of the city they had held since they had conquered the Byzantines six hundred years before. Austria lost nearly 60% of the troops she moved into the region, and only succeeded in capturing Constantinople because of the blockade her navy managed to seal around the city, and because of help from Greece and the Greek inhabitants of the area.
Previously supported by the people of the Empire, the war now was growing very unpopular.
It was now late 1915, and the great powers were growing exhausted by the endless war over the former Russian territory. Negotiations for a truce between Britain and Germany had actually been going on since 1913, and now the Ottoman's, Finland, and the two remaining Russian states in western Russia joined in on the meetings. Austria found herself the mediator, in spite of the obvious bad feelings between her and the Russian states.
On November 9th of 1915, a temporary cease-fire was called between all the major powers. For the first time in nearly a decade, the big guns fell silent in Russia (though many small guns, unfortunately, did not). Meetings went on through the long winter nights, and on March 1st of 1916, the "Treaty of Minsk" was released. Britain and Austria quickly signed, and the rest of the warring powers followed (Turkey was the last, not signing until six months after the treaty officially went into effect).
For the next year, a committee composed of representatives from all the great powers hammered out what was to be the new borders for Eastern Europe (it should be noted that they did not even try to set borders for the eastern Russias. Fighting there, in fact, continues to the present day).
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Received an email today to say I have been given a free place on the Great South Run 5k on 26 October. I applied some weeks ago.
My problem is that I have only run 5k twice since graduating in July, due to my ongoing bowel contents retention problem. I can currently only occasionally run for more than 20 minutes before having to stop and (carefully) walk home.
OK, so I could take imodium on the day to get me through the race (as I did for the Race for Life), but my problem is that it is difficult to train properly - I have a distinct lack of stamina for runs longer than 20 minutes, so its going to take me at least 45 minutes to finish the race AND I will probably have to walk a couple of times.
What do you wonderful forum people think:
1) Should I give up my place in the race?
2) Should I give it a go even though I will probably come in last?
3) Should I stop worrying about it and just get on with it?


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Discussion in 'Mountain/Southwest Supercharger locations' started by BlueShift, Dec 16, 2014.
2812 Fir St, Perry, OK, 73077
Tesla Supercharger network - Page 587
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Excellent choice for SuperCharging
Perry is a great location as it is the largest city between the OKC metro area and Wichita on I-35. Enjoy learning about Perry, OK at the Chamber of Commerce web site (the "Perry Video" is a perfect illustration of the friendly people of Oklahoma). I hope that Tesla Motors will be using the locally produced "Ditch Witch" for the underground conduit installation that will power our Model S vehicles at the SuperCharger. Looking forward to visiting Perry when driving between Denver and OKC.
Perry Chamber of Commerce - Perry, Oklahoma
Ditch Witch | Manufacturer of Trenchers, Plows, and Directional Drills
Perry works well for me.
IMO the most important part about Perry is that it's close to Stillwater and opens up OSU game days for alumni and fans to the North and West. I will not be surprised if there are dozens of Teslas tailgating during next year's football season.
(No offense to all y'all who look forward to the transcontinental routes)
If it makes Tesla ownership/driving easier, I'm for it.
No offense taken! Y'all've been exceedingly patient who reside in and about Texas. :smile:
Perry is also near Hallett Motor Racing Circuit for anyone that wants to take their Model S to an excellent road race course. While you'd want an HPWC on-site at Hallett to charge up during the day, this would allow you to get to/from Hallet with minimal fuss.
No offense taken, but given a choice between attending a game and poking a sharp stick into my eye, I'd have to do some serious thinking to decide.
I hear ya, but we've already sold a car to you. Now we can sell them to OSU Cowboys!
But there's always that second car I haven't purchased yet
Nice! Perry is only 227 miles away from the Denton Supercharger, so I could see an easy trip for the 85s with a full charge.
Well, 'easy' might be stretching it: it's a bit of an uphill leg, so with a little headwind, cold temps or some precip it becomes a nail biter. I'd start out slow and see how things progressed (you can always speed up if your margins improve), and have an L2 charger picked out 50 miles or so short of Perry in case Plan A goes pear-shaped.
You're more likely to get #2 before I convince 24 OSU alumni to get theirs.
No reason to. Don't forget about Ardmore.
However, Ardmore isn't in permit stage yet (or at least it doesn't show on supercharge.info), so presumably there will be a period where there is only Denton and Perry. During that time I would have to range charge at home, drive the 15 or so miles to Denton then range charge again, and then drive to Perry. The killer is traffic in Oklahoma City. Normally I don't drive I-35 so I miss the traffic, but going on [310]77 is longer when going from Denton to Perry.
I think Ardmore will be completed before Denton. Just a hunch.
Ardmore doesn't have an online query system, so we really don't know what's going on there. All we get is a monthly report published a couple of weeks after month's end. The evidence we have re: Ardmore is an email from someone at Tesla
On the other hand, Denton has the most comprehensive permit inquiry system I have ever seen, and a permit has not been issued yet.
That would certainly be my preference. With Ardmore I can do without Denton, and it's only a 60-90 minute stop at Winfield to pick up the safety margin.
All three, Denton, Ardmore, and Perry are now showing as "coming soon" on the new Tesla map. I doubt Tesla would include a site on the coming soon map if they haven't secured a site and applied for permit.
I would phrase that as, "Tesla intends to place a Supercharger at those locations." They are in discussions in Denton, and they have chosen a site, but they have not actually applied for a permit there. I don't like to bother people, but I will see if there's any activity in Ardmore next week.
I don't understand. On 11-8 you posted that a permit was applied for in Denton and gave the address and project number.


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There is a secret, hidden within a body, burning within the flames that will change it all. A man's charred corpse is found in the latest of a string of arson attacks in the French city of Orleans. His is the first death. An extremist group claim responsibility but their whereabouts cannot be found. Police inspector Capitaine Ines Picault and her team must track them down before more people die. Their only clue? The name of a woman who has been dead for over 500 years: Joan of Arc. She is one of the great enigmas of history - a young woman who came from nowhere to lead the armies of France to victory against England. And who died the same fiery death as the man whose body has just been discovered. As more fires rage in Orleans and the death toll mounts, Picault must look to the past and the secrets, which lie, buried there to unravel the mysteries of the present. As the clock counts down, she must challenge some fundamental truths to save those closest to her...Into the Fire is a breath-taking collision of past and present, a brilliant race-against-time thriller combined with an immaculately woven historical narrative. In it, bestselling author Manda Scott demonstrates why she is one of the most exciting, innovative and highly accomplished storytellers of our age. Into The Fire is by Manda Scott and is due to be published in June 2015.
We all think we know who we are. What we're capable of. Roz is a single mother, a physiotherapist, a sister, a friend. She's also desperate. Her business has gone under, she's crippled by debt and she's just had to explain to her son why someone's taken all their furniture away. But now a stranger has made her an offer. For one night with her, he'll pay enough to bring her back from the edge. Roz has a choice to make. The Mistake I Made is by Paula Daly and is due to be published in August 2015.
Little Black Lies is by Sharon Bolton and is due to be published in July 2015. What's the worst thing your best friend could do to you? Admittedly, it wasn't murder. A moment's carelessness, a tragic accident - and two children are dead. Yours. Living in a small island community, you can't escape the woman who destroyed your life. Each chance encounter is an agonizing reminder of what you've lost - your family, your future, your sanity. How long before revenge becomes irresistible? With no reason to go on living, why shouldn't you turn your darkest thoughts into deeds? So now, what's the worst thing you can do to your best friend?
Ex-deniable operator Nick Stone has spent a lifetime in harm's way - but when someone he cares for very deeply is murdered in cold blood, he can no longer just take the pain. A high-level internecine conflict at the dark heart of the resurgent Russian Empire and an assassin's bullet on an isolated Alpine pass? Propel him from an apparently run-of-the-mill close-protection task into his most brutal and challenging mission yet. As the body count increases, Stone becomes one of Europe's Most Wanted. He must evade the elite police forces of three nations in his pursuit of faceless men who trade in human misery, and a lone wolf terrorist who threatens to unleash the Western World's worst nightmare. Vengeance of the most explosive kind is top of Stone's agenda. The fuse has been ignited - but who really holds the detonator? Detonator is by Andy McNab and is due to be published in October 2015.
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Scourge of Rome by Douglas Jackson is the sixth book in the Gaius Valerius Verrens and is due to be published on August 2015. 70AD. Disgraced, dishonoured and banished into exile on pain of execution if he ever returns to Rome, the former military tribune Gaius Valerius Verrens makes his way East through the death and destruction of the savage Judaean rebellion. Valerius knows his only hope of long term survival and a restoration of his family's fortunes lie with his friend Titus, commander of the Army of Judaea and son of the newly crowned Emperor Vespasian. But when he reaches the ring of legionary camps around the seemingly impregnable city of Jerusalem he finds Titus a changed man. Gone is the cheerful young officer he knew, replaced by a tough, ruthless soldier under pressure from his father to end the insurrection at any cost. Soon, Valerius finds himself at the centre of a web of intrigue spun by Titus' lover, Queen Berenice of Cilicia, and her sometime ally, the general's turncoat adviser, Flavius Josephus, who have an ulterior motive for ending the siege quickly. Yet the laurels that will regain his honour cannot be won in the negotiations in the murky tunnels beneath Jerusalem. Only amid the fire and blood of battle will he equal the glory that brought him the title Hero of Rome.
July 1919. Ex-flying ace James 'Max' Maxted's attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, murdered while serving as an adviser with the British delegation to the Paris peace conference, has seemingly ended in failure - and his own death. The trail uncovered by him leads to Japan and a mysterious prisoner held by Sir Henry Maxted's old enemy, Count Tomura. Unaware of Max's fate, the team he has recruited to finish the job are already there, where their paths cross that of former German spymaster, Fritz Lemmer, now rebuilding his spy network in the service of a new, more sinister cause. In the days and weeks ahead, the quest Max embarked on in Paris will reach its dizzying end at Tomura's castle in the mountains of Honshu - and the full truth of what occurred thirty years before will finally be laid bare... The Ends of The Earth is by Robert Goddard and is due to be published in July 2015.
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In every detective's life there are cases that can't be discussed, and throughout the Bryant & May novels there have been mentions of some of these such as the Deptford Demon or the Little Italy Whelk Smuggling Scandal. Now Arthur Bryant has decided to open the files on eleven of these previously unseen investigations that required the collective genius and unique modus operandi of Arthur Bryant and John May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit - investigations that range from different times (London during the Great Smog) and a variety of places: a circus freak show, on board a London Tour Bus and even a yacht off the coast of Turkey. And in addition to these eleven classic cases, readers are also given a privileged look inside the Peculiar Crimes Unit (literally, with a cut away drawing of their offices), a guide to the characters of the Peculiar Crimes Unit, and access to the contents of Arthur Bryant's highly individual library. Bryant & May – London Glory is by Christopher Fowler and is due to be published in November 2015.
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Law firms linked to convicted private investigators
Law firms, insurance companies and celebrities are among a list of clients potentially connected to private investigators convicted of illegally obtaining information, MPs have said.
The Home Affairs Select Committee published a breakdown of the clients but did not name them individually.
Committee chairman Keith Vaz said he wanted to name them when the committee published its final report.
His call has been backed by the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg.
"I have a lot of sympathy with those who say, if there are big companies and organisations that are using private investigators to find information about individuals and organisations, they should be open about it," Mr Clegg said at his regular monthly news conference.
He added that he was "very concerned about the role of rogue private investigators" and that the government would be publishing new guidelines to bring private detectives under the same supervision as the rest of the security industry.
Private data
The four rogue investigators concerned were given jail sentences last year.
They specialised in illegally obtaining private information from organisations such as banks, utility companies and HM Revenue and Customs.
Because the companies involved could be investigated by the police and the information commissioner, the committee says it has not named them. Instead it lists them by business sector.
The list suggested that private investigators often subcontract work to each other - 16 clients were other private investigation agencies.
Labour MP Mr Vaz said: "When we publish our report into private investigators, we would like to be in a position where we publish the entire list.
"But we don't want to compromise any investigation that the Metropolitan Police may or may not be involved in."
BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said proving that the clients commissioned work knowing it would breach the data protection act - the most likely charge they might face - could be difficult.
One of the clients, a solicitor, told the BBC she hired the Brookmans International firm to track down a fraudster but insisted she did not break the law.
She said she put in writing her request to the private detectives that they do not do anything illegal.
Vital work
Much of the work of private investigators involves finding out where fraudsters have hidden stolen money or tracking down people who owe money so that civil litigation can begin.
Another law firm which uses private investigators said such work was vital because often police will not go after fraudsters.
The client categories list published by the committee does not appear to contain media companies.
Our correspondent said critics of the Serious Organised Crime Agency argued it had failed to act on the corporate use of private investigators, while journalists who allegedly obtained private information by breaking the law were subjected to several major police investigations.
The Met Police said it supported the "strong regulation of the private investigation industry and a system that allows for a client to perform due diligence checks on the individual or company they wish to hire".


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is distancing himself from a health products company whose products he promoted in online videos.
Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Baca contacted the Irvine-based company Yor Health earlier this week to tell them he'll no longer publicly promote their product and asked them to remove the videos from their website.
"He was enthusiastic about the product and that enthusiasm, he now realizes, may have extended to what appears to be an endorsement and promotion of the company," Whitmore said. "And that is not what he intended."
A KABC-TV report (http://bit.ly/1fEWqpi) found that Baca has spoken at the company's annual conferences since 2010. In a 3 1/2-minute YouTube video, Baca is seen running and then guzzling one of its drinks.
Yor Health donated $1,000 to Baca's election campaign in 2010 and reimbursed him for travel expenses from a speaking engagement at its annual conference in Las Vegas in 2012. The company has also been hit with multiple complaints to the Federal Trade Commission that Yor Health is a pyramid scheme.
Whitmore said Baca "doesn't know who contributes to his campaign. He never sees those checks. He never handles them. It all goes through the attorneys and directly into his campaign account."
The company didn't respond to a request for comment.
With nearly 16 years in office, Baca is facing his toughest re-election bid yet in 2014 after recent allegations of abuse and corruption in the jails led to an FBI probe and the resignation of Undersheriff Paul Tanaka — now also a challenger in that race.
A Los Angeles Times editorial on Wednesday was entitled "Baca's bad choice" and chided the sheriff for embarrassing himself and his office by promoting Yor Health's products.
"We understand the criticism, which is one of the reasons why he rethought his position," Baca's spokesman Whitmore said. "He believes in the product, he didn't really think about the company."
Whitmore said Baca will continue to use Yor Health's products personally.


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Should you switch? That depends. If you're not satisfied with the service you are receiving, would like more investment options than your current broker offers, want to cut down on fees (or pay more, for some bizarre reason), or are enticed by one of the freebies you see being advertised, then you should consider switching to a broker who better serves your needs.
And, of course, if you're using a full-service broker, then you know how we feel, don't you? It's time to start doing things for yourself.
The mechanics of moving an account are pretty simple, and your new online broker will provide forms and procedures for making that transfer. Don't forget to ask about any account transfer (or opening) fees -- from both your old broker and your new one. If you wish to transfer only part of your account -- that is, transfer some money from an existing account without closing it out completely -- contact your old broker to get a check cut for the portion of money you wish to withdraw.
And if you're switching from a full-service broker to a discount one, don't let your old broker talk you out of taking control of your own money.


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When I'm Dead, Don't Write On My Wall
The below is an opinion article that was posted to the user generated opinion section of the News24.com website in Cape Town, South Africa but it raises a serious question: Do you want people to write on your Facebook wall after you've died?
When I'm Dead, Don't Write On My Wall
Call me old-school, but I just don't like this new thing where people write on dead people's Facebook walls.
I encountered it again yesterday – an old acquaintance of mine had recently passed away, and his friends and family were tagging, updating and checking in like nobody's business. True – I too was looking at his wall, so I suppose I'm not exactly innocent. But still – using a profile to inform faraway friends of a loved one of funeral arrangements is one thing; writing as if the person can respond is another.
So, I did a bit of reading and found that it's becoming the new normal in the grieving process. Many say that being able to click that "post" button and see your message appear in exactly the same way it always had is very therapeutic. Writing to the dead feels no different to interacting with the living. It's almost as if the person is still there. Also – Facebook allows for a public display of grief that does not involve actually interacting with people. You are left alone to your tears and thoughts, with only the ones you truly want surrounding you. If people popped in on Facebook, they prefer not to do it in Real Life.
Still – I find it eerie. And perhaps we should stop and think for a moment about the authenticity of our interactions on the site. If it feels exactly the same to post to the dead, how "alive" are we really in our interactions here? I'm not sure if I am making any sense, but what I am trying to say is that Facebook has become too big a replacement for real life conversation. I am very guilty here – I work alone and often have days where I don't interact with actual people. To make up for this, Facebook is always checked once or twice (okay – about 4 times) a day. Here I find that I interact mostly with people I don't really give two hoots about, and am awkward around when we see each other and have to speak and not type. At the same time, these useless interactions make my day go a bit faster. But then they also contribute towards my hermit-like weekday behaviour where I don't make much effort to see anyone.
A friend of mine recently told me about an article she read. To paraphrase, the writer was saying that there is something very wrong, very unnatural about knowing so much about a person's life without actually ever looking them in the eye. The writer was saying thatFacebook is destroying the simple joy of coffee with an old friend – the simple joy of actually listening to the answer when you ask someone about their life.Nowadays, we know everything already and the conversation becomes stunted.
It is as if our Facebook profiles have become a second manifestation of the self – there's the "real you", known and seen by a handful of people, and then there's the "online you", known and seen by so many more. It's no wonder people are turning to Facebook to grieve – if we're honest, there are way too many people we know ONLY as "online people". When the real person dies, there is no change in the online person, and thus it feels natural to still talk.
I used to be one of those constant updaters – if you had me on Facebook, you knew when and why I was happy, unhappy, frustrated, elated – everything. Then I realised that there's nothing quite as odd as seeing someone I haven't seen in years, only to be told a creepy-in-detail lot about my own life. These conversations were okay when the person was a fellow Facebook addict and I knew as much about them, but downright uncomfortable when they NEVER said boo or bah on the site and yet clearly spent more time on it than I did.
So I've stopped – I still update, but not about my innermost feelings. I'll post something funny when I see it, or share a quote or two. No harm in that.
This way, I feel that the people who know me are the ones who actually know me.No need to tell the whole world how disappointed I was when the Tuisnywerheid had no fudge today.
When I'm dead, the last thing I want is for my second cousin's uncle twice removed and that guy I met once in the Steers queue posting pictures of homemade sweetness and writing how much they miss me.
[via: News24.com]


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Country: CHRISTMAS ISLAND Capital: Flying Fish Cove ("The Settlement')
Geographic Coordinates: 10 30 S, 105 40 E
Population: 1,402 (July 2010 est.)
Main Religion: Buddhism, Islam
Language: English
Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general Administrator Brian LACY
Main Industries: tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
GDP in US Dollars (per capita): NA
Currency Code: Australian dollar (AUD)
Life Expectancy: NA
Environment - current issues: Loss of rainforest; Impact of phosphate mining
Issues facing Women and Children: No data
Land Mine Ban Signatory: NA
Local Media: TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia -- (ABC, SBS, GWN and WIN)
Interesting Fact: Christmas Island lies 1,300 miles south of Hawaii and was chosen as the base for Operation Grapple - the race to build Britain's first H-bomb. Christmas Island is a non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department. Two-thirds of the island has been declared a National Park which is managed by the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage through Parks Australia.
Famous for: Flying Fish Cove, diving, whalesharks, Christmas Island National Park, Brown Booby (sea bird), Operation Grapple
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Once again, there's been a fair amount of blogging activity among MarkLogic developers since the last update.
Alex Milowski provides more updates on his "Big Weather Data" saga (see previous installments here, here, and here), digging into the nitty-gritty nuances of configuring limited hardware resources for scale and performance. Parts read like a suspense novel (I'm not kidding!). My favorite quote (which also made the rounds on Twitter) was the conclusion (SPOILER ALERT): "Right now, I'm just a happy MarkLogic camper."
- Disk space is important!
- Too Much Data and Too Little Memory
- Experiments with Big Weather Data in MarkLogic - Right-sizing and Indexing
Dave Erickson shows how to use the Kettle Spoon tool to quickly set up a repeatable ETL job that moves data out of PostGreSQL and into MarkLogic:
For system administrators, we've got a recipe for cleaning up log files:
And a quick-start tutorial for Opsview users on how to monitor MarkLogic using the MarkLogic Plugin for Nagios:
- Monitoring MarkLogic (Robin Bramley)
As well as a tutorial on how to configure rsyslog to monitor MarkLogic on Linux so that you can automatically be notified by email of important MarkLogic system events:
- rsyslog and MarkLogic (Michael Blakeley)
Jake Trent looks at different approaches to dynamic sorting in FLWOR expressions:
Dave Cassel shows how you can enable wildcards in dates in search queries, so a user could search, for example, any day this month by typing "date:2012-07-??":
Cassel also explores the "directory creation" setting, and circumstances under which you want to disable the default "automatic" setting (hint: almost always, which by the way is the reason the default value is changing in the next release). Be sure also to see Michael Blakeley's earlier Directory Assistance article.
- Directory Creation setting (Dave Cassel)
Here Cassel explains how MarkLogic calculates search results relevance (tf/idf) and how you can tweak the scoring algorithm on a per-database basis:
Relatedly, Ryan Dew explores how the "synonym" option in word queries impacts the order of search results:
Dew also provides an update on his in-memory update library for XQuery:
There's always room for esoterica among MarkLogic die-hards. Dew experiments with "unordered" expressions, and Cassel digs into a URL rewriting conundrum:
- Finding Order With The Unordered Expression In MarkLogic (Ryan Dew)
- Redirecting responses from the rewriter in MarkLogic (Dave Cassel)
On the languages front, Kurt Cagle imagines what it would be like to compile CoffeeScript into XQuery:
That's all for this installment. If you know of any MarkLogic bloggers I've missed or if you're going to start blogging yourself, please let me know. See you next time!