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Copy this Internet Rainmaker to Flood Your Bank Account With Lifetime Income.
Finally, someone takes you by the hand to lead – not just show or tell – the way to serious money on the Internet.
There are so many different systems. Most charge big money to tell you how to make money then leave you in the cold world of hard knocks.
Heck, it's a full-time job just investigating what's legit or not, much less actually rolling up your sleeves to do the heavy lifting it takes to get started. But you already know this. What you haven't known until now is that there's a system that's tried, true, honest, and honorable.
And it works.
Just plug in, choose your products, write about them, make money.
There's no software to buy that gums up your computer with analyzers and calculators. No $5,000 coaches. And you don't have to sign up for social clubs or start a blog if you don't want to. I'll tell you more in a minute. Just read on and decide to change your life.
Let me ask you something. You ever wasted time and dollars on money making schemes that were too complicated or even downright dishonest?
I've been down that road and can tell you that it's well traveled. Some of it's my fault and some theirs. That's old business though, because here's someone who cares about your success. So much so that he gives you everything – I mean everything – to start and maintain a vigorous, pulsing, thriving Internet business that rains income for the rest of your life. Then he shows you how to do it again and again and again. But you've got to take action.
His name's Dan Ho. He's a very bright and compassionate family man and he's got it right. Do what he does (and says) and you'll get it right too.
Dear Friend,
I own several niche internet companies. As someone who shares Dan's values regarding family, integrity, and freedom it's my pleasure to sing the benefits of the foundation he's built for your success.
First, what's a genuine Internet business?
- A Product. Affiliate marketing means someone else has created it and you are making money from commissions on sales.
- A Market. Believe it or not there are lots of folks who get so excited about the latest trend or gadget that they slap a web site up but forget to see if people want what they've got.
- A marketing plan. How do you tell them about your offer? Website of course! (but super affiliates have other secrets that Dan will show you)
- Traffic flowing to your site.
- A reason to buy when they get there.
- A way to accept their money.
- A way to get the product in their hands.
- Great customer service and follow up.
- A way to grow and maintain your business.
That's the nuts and bolts of it. Where do you fit in?
- Get the product to market.
- Sell it
- Get paid
- Grow your business
- Do it some more
- Somebody else does the complicated stuff.
But hold on. There's a secret sauce that puts you far ahead of the competition.
Ever hear of "glicken"? That's what old time commerce used to call the something extra that customers hold out for when doing business. Glicken is extra value to sweeten the deal.
Dan learned this secret early as a SBI certified web master. He always gave customers something extra when he designed and built a site. Partly because of this the company (Site Build It) became and remains a pioneer and powerhouse in site construction and promotion. He kept that "can do extra" attitude after going on his own and now you'll benefit handsomely by coming on board right now.
There's no hidden fee. No extra charge. No expensive backend programs. Dan's company, Affiliate Article Writers, is everything it says and – here's the important part – More!
The model is designed for beginners because Dan takes it personally if people don't succeed.
Affiliate marketing is one of the easiest, most accessible ways of generating passive income today and will continue to be as long as there are product/service producers and people who want to market for a commission.
But it can be tough and, if you get it wrong, expensive.
For example, pay per click (PPC) can be downright devastating in a program like Google Adwords. That means you bid for keywords and phrases, set up some ads, Google puts them on relevant search results then, when somebody clicks on your ad, you pay.
Don't get me wrong, it gets you traffic fast and if you know how to test and monitor closely Adwords is great. But it can also be a bottomless money pit and your road to ruin because the competition is brutal.
Affiliate Article Writers has a better, gentler, easier way. Dan's perfected it since he started niche affiliate marketing and he teaches you, step by step, how to replicate it.
Here's the glicken you give to your customers. Feed them the information they crave and deserve by writing articles about your products and submitting them to the big article brokers like ezinearticlearticles.
Google loves relevant, informative content and articles are link bait for their search robots. These links make your website or landing page a superstar.
Get that right and you drive people to your site for free. Or – and here's an even cooler way if you can't or don't want to write – pay a few bucks and have somebody write the articles.
Either way, you give your customers valuable information and sales for yourself.
What it can cost to enter affiliate marketing on the 'net with other systems.
System A. Classroom oriented. Means that you do the course work online, and apply it to affiliate marketing. Good but misses one step crucial to your success – what niches to enter – unless you pay $97/month. It's PPC based.
System B. Again, a course that is very good on the basics of how to enter the business. Even provides some keyword research tools. You're left on your own, though, because there's no telephone consultation. Their webinars sometimes occur at 2 AM for some participants. Problem is they are only live with no recording. $997.
System C. Great program that gives you niches that are good sellers. Even provides tested Adwords . Their real product, though, is a personal coaching service that costs anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000. Some pretty big bucks.
System D. Guarantees you a passive income from an affiliate Internet business. Very detailed instructions on how, where, who, what, why, and when with personal coaching . Price tag, though, is a whopping $8,000 to $10,000. Yikes!
Affiliate Article Writers will put you in business:
- Well researched products so you don't need to guess – these are huge sellers. Value = $500.00
- The relevant keywords and phrases that will get searchers to your sites. You don't waste your valuable time testing keywords – all taken care of. Value = $49.00/month
- Detailed information on market trends. Things can change fast. Affiliate Article Writers is on top of trends and so are you. Value = $97.00/month
- Pre-Sell Content for landing pages. Professional sales content writing is expensive. Value = $1000.00. AAW does it so you don't have to if you opt to purchase one of their modestly priced presell websites.
- No set up fees – ever. No hidden costs.
- Member's forum for private support. One of the best, most enthusiastic forums I've seen for newbies and veterans. And Dan is always there or nearby. Value = $47.00/month
- Cancel anytime – guaranteed.
- Regular teleconference consultation. Recorded so you can listen live or later.
- Regular email newsletters packed with information on product launches and trends.
The cost of all that value? Only $29.99 per month. Less than a dollar a day. I know the numbers and there's nowhere else with that kind of value and potential high return for that low an investment.
It's time to get started right now though. To protect his member's interests and manage the competition Dan is limiting the membership to 500 smart people just like you. Don't let this opportunity slip by.
Here's some glicken from Dan.
You don't have to but if you decide go all out and put up a website; AAW will create it for you. Includes the artwork, pre-sell content, (with affiliate links woven in) and, if you want, Google Adsense code embedded – that allows Google to put PPC ads on your site so you make money when people click.
I just want to tell you guys how excited i am, i just got my 39 Sale since i started promoting 2 months ago. I have tried other Internet Marketing programs before where i didnt get any results, this is the first time that im getting consistent and fast results, this is being life changing really.Thanks — Ray Ayuso
I've paid an absolute bare minimum of $150/month before for a service like this. But Dan says give it for just the price of hosting at $14.99 per month. (Where the heck was he when I started out?) Now that's glicken!
Warning: If you are a hobbyist who collects money making systems but neglects to put them in force so that they work – this simply isn't for you. This is serious business for people willing to take the challenge. Do not under any circumstances let the low subscription entrance fool you. Affiliate Article Writers values its time, money, and energy. But most importantly, Dan wants to give the best possible service to those seeking freedom from financial stress.
- My advice to you is to take this and run all the way to the bank.
- There's nothing to lose because you can quit anytime.
- The subscription investment is nothing compared to the return potential.
- It's all laid out for you. Just listen, watch, copy, and add your own link bait.
There are few better ways to start the day than getting up, checking your account and seeing that sales grew while you slept.
The folks who understand and run with this are old, young, male, female, citizens of everywhere, part-time, full-time. But they all have one thing in common: A burning desire for freedom from bosses, schedules, and worry about losing their jobs. They want to work when and where they want, be with their families, and enjoy life to the fullest.
I know for a fact this describes you or you wouldn't have read this far. The power of the Internet is the equalizer that allows your dreams to become goals.
Join Dan now to live free from financial stress forever.
D. Conrad Kiefer, President and CEO, Felicity River Companies
P.S. More glicken – the support provided by Dan and the staff at Affiliate Article Writers is the major factor in your success. You'll not find it elsewhere for less than a dollar day.


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Pursuant to Title V of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182) concerning transitional adjustment assistance, hereinafter called NAFTA-TAA and in accordance with section 250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2273), an investigation was initiated on September 5, 2002, in response to a petition filed by the Bristol Bay Native Association on behalf of State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission Permit #61155V, Dillingham, Alaska.
The workers stopped fishing in July 10, 2001, more than one year from the September 5, 2002, petition date. Section 223(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, provides that a certification may not apply to a worker whose separation from employment occurred more than one year prior to the date the petition was filed.
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Rogge Lecturer Shares Benefits of Libertarianismby Adam Hawkins '06 • March 30, 2005 Share:
Dr. Jeff Miron, professor of Economics at Boston University, gave the annual Rogge Memorial lecture in Salter Hall Tuesday evening. The lecture, entitle "Why Thoughtful Conservatives Should Be Libertarians" espoused the fundamental libertarian principles of individual rights and small government.
Dr. Miron used the examples of Social Security and high-stakes standardized testing in public schools to explain where conservative and libertarians differ on specific issues. Miron argued that limiting government and leaving many social issues to the free-market would solve a lot of problems that plague politicians today.
One important distinction Miron made is between the representation of political ideology in the media, and how that reflects on real conservative political principles.
"Conservative politicians are politicians first, and conservative second," Miron said. With that thought, Miron encouraged his audience to think about real political problems, rather than the all-to-often televised rhetoric.
"He brought up some good points about libertarian ideals, but I have trouble seeing these ideals put into practice," Jeff Sostak '06 said.
In addition to being a professor at Boston University, Miron is also the President and Founder of the Bastiat Institute: a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization that promotes the values of classical liberalism.
Miron's presence at Wabash College stands proud in the liberalist tradition that the annual Rogge Lecture continues every year. After Miron's lecture in the evening, students, faculty, and staff were invited to a reception in the Fine Arts Building where they could ask Miron questions or have him sign his newest book.
Despite the variety of political opinions expressed by the audience during the question and answer section, all in attendance benefited from hearing one of the top libertarian scholars in the country explain the fundamentals of libertarianism. To some, the news seemed shocking, as Miron's strict adherence to cost-benefit analysis in political policy stirred some sharp questions from the audience.
To learn more about Jeff Miron and his research be sure to check out his book Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition. He gave a noon time campus presentation on the cost benefits of drug legalization.
Hawkins is a student writer for The Bachelor, Wabash College's student newspaper.


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High Point, N.C. - Coker College's Henna Koponen has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas women's basketball Player of the Week for week 12 of the 2008-09 season.
Koponen (Vantaa, Finland), a junior forward, was an unstoppable force for the Lady Cobras basketball team for the past week averaging a double-double every game for 27.7 points and 11 rebounds. She scored a career high 34 points against Conference Carolina leader, Mount Olive, while grabbing 15 rebounds. Koponen followed that game up with 29 points, 13 rebounds against Pfeiffer. For the year she is averaging over 17 points a game with over six rebounds a game


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Report Builder 1.0
Information workers need to access business data in order to make timely and effective decisions. They need a powerful, yet easy-to-use tool that allows them to explore and find information without having to understand the underlying data source structures. To help you reach these goals, Report Builder, a component of SQL Server Reporting Services, delivers ad hoc reporting functionality. Report Builder is fully integrated with Reporting Services.
Build Reports
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Using Report Builder, users can interactively explore the related data within the report model. Clickthrough reports are automatically generated so that report viewers can follow the report model's navigation paths to explore the data. They can continue clicking through the data as long as there is a relationship to follow from the current item. When clicking through the data, queries are generated automatically by passing information about which data that the user is using to create their report, typically referred to as the context of the current data location.
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Report Builder is a ClickOnce Windows Forms application that is accessed from the report server for easy centralized management. Report Builder reports are published in Report Definition Language (RDL), and therefore can be opened and modified using the advanced programming capabilities in Report Designer or Report Designer Preview to utilize the full capabilities of Reporting Services. Report Builder reports are managed, secured, and delivered using the same methods and APIs used to manage, secure, and deliver Report Designer reports. In addition, Report Builder can be launched from third party applications for integrated reporting.
If you open a Report Builder report in SQL Server 2008 Report Designer or Report Designer Preview and add additional functionality, you will not be able to open the report in Report Builder again.
Report Builder can be accessed through a URL or from Report Manager, a component of Reporting Services that enables users to publish and view reports on a report server. Users need assigned permission to access Report Builder. In the role-based security model that is implemented for Reporting Services, users who are assigned to the Content Manager role can create and edit reports in Report Builder. Local administrators are automatically assigned to this role. If you want other users to be able to work with a Report Builder report, you must create a role assignment for them that includes the default role "Report Builder." Alternatively, you can create a custom role definition. As long as the customized role includes the "Consume reports" task, users who are assigned to that role will have sufficient permission to create and modify reports using Report Builder.
When Report Builder is loaded on the client computer, a separate Help file is available for reference. This Help file discusses Report Builder concepts, and provides procedural and F1 help.


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Portia Munson's latest show at P.P.O.W uses photography, installation, and sculpture to create a vibrant and colorful atmosphere that examines nature, including our own.
Entering the gallery, photographic wallpaper of dandelions reach out from under a series of still life prints or memento mori: images of actual flower blossoms, carefully arranged by the artist as a mandala, inside of which, a woodland creature, formerly found along the roadside, nestles.
Of her imaging process, Munson elaborates, "I use the scanner like a large-format camera. I lay flowers directly onto it, allowing pollen and other flower stuff to fall onto the glass and become part of the image. When the high-resolution scans are enlarged, amazing details and natural structures emerge. Every flower mandala is unique to a moment in time, represents what is in bloom on the day I made it."
When shown alongside Munson's other piece: Reflecting Pool, a "congested installation" of heaping blue landfill trash, we are forced to confront our natural instincts– to build and discard with quick irreverence.


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A great philosopher once said that "the two professions for which there is no formal training are politics and motherhood." I can't vouch for the motherhood part, but there should be some type of formal education for people in the political world. If I could sponsor an educational trip for local politicians, it would be a trip to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
I had the opportunity recently to tour the company's headquarters, and it is a world unto itself. Imagine roughly 1,500 brilliant young people sitting at computer terminals, creating programs and dealing with the company's social media contacts of over a billion people. Despite the fact that Facebook is a serious business with intense technological challenges, the atmosphere is as relaxed as any place I've ever been.
Facebook staffers have every opportunity to work and have fun at the same time. They eat most of their meals on campus and have every type of relaxation at their fingertips. The buildings where they work are like a large college campus but with a simple and functional design. Blessed with all of these benefits, they are helping Facebook build a dynasty that will last for many years to come.
Outside the walls of this incredible enterprise are numerous communities that benefit from its presence. Restaurants flourish, and there are plentiful housing opportunities. Between Facebook, Google, Yahoo and dozens of other companies, the region is enjoying an economic boom of enormous proportions.
If some local politician with leadership skills and the will to challenge the naysayers took up the cause of creating new Facebooks in this region, things would be a lot different. Imagine if there was more affordable housing available to our local college graduates. What if a Long Island Rail Road train trip to and from the city was faster and more affordable? What if some major high-tech companies decided to plant their flags at places like Mitchel Field, Islandia or Hauppauge, enticed by generous tax incentives and low-cost power?


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The Gamble family will forever fascinate me. They are second only to my own families - the Clow, the Fitzpatrick, the Fitzgerald, and the Short families - in the comprehensiveness of what I know about them as people. Due to the letters, we've been priviledged to entered into a real slice of 19th and early 20th century life of those individuals. Thank goodness for packrats...!
I have recently received correspondence from yet another Gamble/Griffith descendent. Her family saved letters from Maggie Neill. Maggie was a member of the Gamble family through adoption (details of the adoption are not known to me at this time...) While most members of the Gamble family moved on and settled farther west and south, leaving their original Ontario home after initial migration, Maggie stayed at the old place alone, growing into old age. Her connection with those who left was through her letters to them, of which is an example below.
I will let the letters speak mostly for themselves, but from time to time will include comments from the family of what is known about them or the writer...
June 1, 1928From Gamble descendent Lori Bianco come these comments on this Neill letter:
To Mrs. P. Edkins
My Dear Alice,
I received a card from you at Christmas time, but as you spoke of writing one a letter later on I waited for it, but of course it never came; so I decided to write you one instead. I did not hear from little Jean for months, but I owe her one now. Kathleen still writes to me. I was sorry to hear from her that Willie had left his farm.
I hope this Spring was more favorable for seeding than last Spring was out there. We had a cold dry Spring here. The leaves on the trees were a week late coming out, and the ice on the lake was late in breaking up. We can stand fires in our stoves most of the time yet. Indeed I might say we need them most of the time.
Seeding here was quite late, and a nice warm rain would do the crops good. But there were frosts lately instead. My garden looks rather nice now. There are Lily of the Valley and Narcissus and Bleeding Heart and Forget-Me-Not and Columbines etc. etc. blooming now. It looks too nice for some people, for they would like to get it away from one if they could. Of course, the buildings are old now, but it is the site they covet of course.
The street is paved like the City streets now. There is only a strip of grass on each side - where the maples grow and it is near the schools and R.R. stations and stores etc. The Council said if I would will the place to them they would not bother me for taxes - the taxes are very high here now - but I sent them word I would pay what I could and the rest could run on. I was sixty-eight last January and far from strong, and don't expect to live many more years. There is a young couple in the other house the last two years with three little children.
I hope you and your little ones are quite well. I must now say goodbye,
from yours affectionately,
Margaret Neill
"Little Jean" would be Barb's mother, Jean (Gamble) Maloney, and "Kathleen" would be her (& my grandfather's) older sister, Kathleen Gamble Jaynes Weber. "Willie" is my great-grandfather, Alexander & Mary Ann's son -- he lost his farm during the Depression.


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Over the past five years, the Federal Reserve has bought $1.2 trillion of mortgage-backed securities in an attempt to resuscitate the nation's housing market. How it acquired that power is a lesson in the ways seemingly small changes in policy can have outsized impact generations later.
The year was 1966. America had reaped the spoils of the post-war boom and was beginning to see the buds of inflation. The economy was overheating: Banks were fighting for deposits to meet loan demand, pushing up interest rates. Higher rates on mortgages meant that the red-hot housing market was faltering. Congress wanted to act.
More specifically, it wanted the Fed to act. To keep interest rates down, Congress wanted the central bank to set limits on the interest rates that banks could pay to depositers. Lawmakers amended the Federal Reserve Act to give it those new powers -- along with one more that seemed little more than an afterthought at the time.
The 1966 amendment also gave the Fed the authority "to buy and sell in the open market … any obligation, which is a direction obligation of, or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, any agency of the United States." In other words, the Fed could buy debt from agencies other than the U.S. Treasury, so long as it was otherwise guaranteed by the government.
Congress was trying to establish a new Federal Financing Bank to help ease tight credit markets. To boost lending, the government was starting to buy mortgage and other debt. It wanted the Fed to join the experiment. The Fed, however, was not immediately sold. The market for agency debt was small and untested; the central banks involvement could alter the dynamics, a monetary policy no-no. On the flip side, some officials thought there would be little actual benefit. It wasn't until 1971 that the Fed purchased any agency debt.
Congress "felt that the [Fed's policy-setting] Committee had demonstrated an uncooperative attitude in the matter," read a memorandum from a central bank meeting at the time. "Congress as a whole was concerned about the housing problem, and ... the feeling was widespread in Congress that the [Federal Reserve] System had not been sufficiently sensitive to that problem."
Lawmakers trying to cobble together their response housing crisis, and a central bank accused of ignoring the problem -- sound familiar? The Fed spent $485 million that year on agency debt issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (known then colloquially, and now formally, as Fannie Mae). By 1977, it was buying $3.3 billion worth of securities from Fannie Mae. It also had smaller holdings of a hodge-podge of other agencies: the U.S. Postal Service, the Export-Import Bank and even $117 million in debt of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Yes, the D.C. Metro system was funded in part with dollars from the Fed.
It was the WMATA holding that crystallized the hesitancy several Fed officials had about dabbling in agency debt in the first place, including then-Chairman Arthur Burns.
"I'd love to see us get rid of that," he said at one point, according to a transcript of a Fed meeting in 1977. The holding "is dug up by individual Congressmen, and they come forward with the argument: 'Now you have supported and rendered financial assistance to the City of Washington. You bought their securities. Why don't you buy the securities of New York City, and why are you discriminating against New York?'"
The Fed wound down those investments in the years that followed, shifting over time to a more "neutral" balance sheet in which it held plain vanilla Treasury bonds instead and thus not favor one segment of the economy -- like home mortgages or D.C. area subways -- over everything else.
The debate that Burns was having in 1977 is almost identical to one held by modern-day critics of the Fed: Purchasing mortgage backed securities, as it has in response to the current crisis, means that the Fed is effectively helping one sector of the economy, housing, over everything else, effectively picking winners and losers.
"If there's any effect, it tilts the playing field," current Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker, a vocal opponent of the central bank's purchases of mortgage-backed securities, said in an interview. "You're doing fiscal policy in a very real sense."
Most of the Fed's top brass, including current Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, believe purchasing mortgage debt is an important tool boosting the recovery. It has helped push interest rates on 30-year fixed loans to historic lows, which is credited with spurring demand among buyers and raising real estate prices.
The ripple effects, however, could be felt for decades to come. Fannie Mae mortgages remained on the Fed's balance sheet until 2002, 30 years after the central bank first began purchasing them. The Fed held no agency debt until the financial crisis hit six years later, and it transformed an obscure rule into a powerful new weapon.
And given how long ago the Fed helped fund the D.C. transit authority, it seems unfair to blame Ben Bernanke for broken escalators a generation later.


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When I sign the drivers I got:
"SignTool Error: An unexpected internal error has occurred."
"Error information: "CryptQueryObject" (-2147467259/0x80004005)"
This is the first time since 2013 that I encounter it and I don't have had it the past days!
This error occurs only when I sign the drivers. The dll and exe are signed.
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Boilermaker To Again Pick Up Tab For Utica Public Safety Costs
For the second straight year, organizers of the Boilermaker will be underwriting the cost of public safety during Boilermaker Week.
Executive Director Tim Reed will present Utica Mayor Rob Palmieri with a check for $18,000 at tonight's first Boilermaker Committee meeting at Mohawk Valley Community College.
Palmieri says the city never requested any financial support from the Boilermaker.
The 36th running of the Boilermaker will take place on Sunday, July 14th.


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Front Page Portallime -- Friday, June 03, 2005 -- 12:16:19 AM
Posts here show up on the front page. This is still in development, so you can still make mistakes. Don't panic--with one exception, Cal and Lime will be forgiving.
The Exception: DO NOT POST COMMENTARY OR RESPONSES IN THIS THREAD! If you forget--and everyone does sometimes--just delete your post. If we have to delete it, Cal will probably be cranky about it. Don't be obtuse.
Eventually, portal posts will be anchored to a thread for responses. For now, if you want to discuss or respond to a portal, just take your responses to the relevant post. Apologies for the occasional duplication of effort, but over time this will be much better than the news/breaking news/discussion craziness that existed before.
Posting Recommendations:
- Make sure the title is meaningful--ideally, the title of the article. The link text can either be a subheading, or something like NY Times Article, AP Story, or whatever.
- Include text--it can either be commented or italicized. Eventually, Lime will standardize this so don't worry.
- If you don't know how to stop an image from bleeding, don't use images. Ask in the HTML Help thread or check the help files for more assistance--but you do need to have enough text to cover the image.
- At this point in time, you can't edit the Title, so be careful. That will change.
- PLEASE AVOID PERSONAL OPINIONS. Try and keep it objective text for now.
- NO BLOG PIMPING. This will change; Lime and I are thinking about how to give bloggers a way to publicize their work, so hang tight for now.
(All users will see what tags exist for a thread. Please tag carefully!)
"Former Speaker of the House–and current Minority Leader–Nancy Pelosi apparently bought $1 million to $5 million of Visa stock in one of the most sought-after and profitable initial public offerings (IPO) in American history, thwarted serious credit card reform for two years, and then watched her investment skyrocket 203%."
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(Goodbye, Nancy P.)
Campers waiting for the doors to open. But then they got pepper sprayed. Or shot.
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Would that all women had this man for a shoe salesman:
Griffin beat out Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and Alabama running back Trent Richardson for the 77th edition of the award annually given to college football's top player.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Maurice Jones-Drew set a franchise scoring record, interim coach Mel Tucker got his first victory and Jacksonville did something it hadn't done in more than 13 years.
It was a near-perfect day in an otherwise miserable season for the Jaguars.
Jones-Drew scored four times, setting the franchise record for career touchdowns, and the Jaguars scored 41 unanswered points to beat the turnover-prone Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-14 Sunday.
TOKYO — Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader who threatened the world with his nuclear weapons ambitions and suppressed his own people with imprisonment and isolation, left in the wake of his death Saturday an antiquated country with a power vacuum.
Kim's death raises immediate questions about the future — and the stability — of perhaps the world's most isolated state, which for six decades has been held together by the Kim family personality cult. Kim was deified by state media, described as the "Dear Leader." A weeping television anchor Monday told North Korea of Kim's death.
Security analysts and officials from Seoul to Washington have long believed that Kim's death would double as a pivot point on the Korean Peninsula. But that poses a threat of its own — as North Korea tries to pass power to Kim's youngest son, Kim Jong Eun, who is in his 20s.
Related news: Kim Jong-Un Privately Doubting He's Crazy Enough To Run North Korea (okay yes, that one's from The Onion)
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White House Chief of Staff William Daley is stepping down from his post and will be replaced by Budget Director Jack Lew, NPR's Scott Horsley has confirmed.
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesWhite House Chief of Staff William Daley.The news, first reported by the Los Angeles Times and quickly followed by other news outlets, puts "a veteran staffer of the White House, Capitol Hill and State Department in a critical position at a difficult time for the president" — a reelection year — as the Times says.
Daley became chief of staff one year ago, succeeding Rahm Emanuel (who went on to become mayor of Chicago). Last November, some of Daley's duties were shifted to deputy Pete Rouse.
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Have just gone into the holmgaard resources site to try and date a production number I have on a Per Lutken vase-no sucess but did fine a qualification on a decanter I have-Per Lutken!! What a suprise. The number in question is 220194-can anyone of you lovely people help. Many thanks to pinkspoons for what appears to be a labour of love-excellent site even though it is in developement. regards from New Zealand
Hi HarderNet.dk, thankyou for the information re my vase-Height is 13cm but top diameter is 8cm, base is 3.6cm. Colour is aqua. regards carolglass
...as to unica they is always signed.
Are pieces marked HGX from 1970, do you know? I have a set of glasses marked with this, which date to around that time.As I said in the first post, I've one piece from 1980 marked HG80 - and this seems to be where this manner of signature stopped.Quote from: HarderNet.dk on September 15, 2007, 09:54:57 AM...as to unica they is always signed.Unfortunately that's not always the case - I've four unique / limited production pieces without signature. Makes them difficult to sell on, I can tell you!
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I'm having some minor trouble with system tray in xfce4.4 on xorg under Debian 4.
There is no system tray.
I have Right_Click > Add_New_Item > System_Tray but it informs:
There is already a system tray running on this screen.
and alerts:
Could not open "systray" module.
I have checked it with ps and there seems to be no obvious tray-providing process running.
I have also tried installing docker and trayer with no luck.
I have searched this forum; google has proven to be of no help (in this special case ).
Please help
Thank you.
Am I stupid or what...
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Jenika's Color + Pattern Bedroom
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- What do you love about your bedroom?:
- I mean, come on, the color. I also love the size, it's cozy.
- What are your tips for creating a beautiful, healthy and organized bedroom?:
- If you have a lot of stuff, give yourself a lot of space to store it in. Instead of open nightstands, I chose a pair that have two drawers each for all the t-shirts that won't fit in my tall dresser. Also, surround yourself with things you love, your favorite artwork, pictures of your loved ones, treasures collected from trips you may have taken...
- In modern homes, bedrooms have become more than just a place to sleep; they can be a retreat, a home office, a library, a relaxation zone. What are some ways you make the most of your bedroom?:
- For most people our bedrooms aren't the largest room in the house so if you need to use the space for something other than sleeping choose pieces that are multi-functional, like a desk for a side table next to the bed. If you don't already have one, install a dimmer at the light switch, this can take the mood anywhere you want it to go. If you're like me, and you hoard books and magazines, store them under the nightstand instead on top of it. This adds another layer of color, texture and interest and keeps the top of the nightstand free of clutter with room for important things like your alarm clock.


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- First we find the obvious, the name and address of my great-grandfather, John Nestel. I wasn't positive if this was his home address, or the church address, of another random address. However, the 1920 U.S. Federal Census provided me proof that this was indeed his home address, 2103 S. 66th St, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- The prayer book was blessed by Father Eckert, a priest of the Dominican Order. What was Father Eckert's first name? What church did he belong to?
- We know it was blessed in November of 1922, and it appears that it was on a Saturday. But why was the actual date left out?! Based on a calendar of 1922, it could have been the 4th, 11th, 18th or 25th.
- The top right corner is written, Woodland 0728 W. That I am clueless to. Woodland was a street name, and a trolley station. Everything else was written in what appears to be pen, while this writing in the top corner appears to be in pencil. Were these written on a different date? Was this the trolley station he had to meet someone? Was it the street his church was on? The 0728 W I can't even begin to figure out. This is why I enjoy blogging, hopefully I can get some answers from you!
So where does the irony appear in this prayer book? Well, my last name is Eckert, and my mothers maiden name is Nestel. This was happening in 1922.. An Eckert and a Nestel wouldn't meet again for over 50 years. Is this Father Eckert a distant cousin of mine? Ironic.. I know!


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TJ International Ltd
TJ International is an award-winning, leading manufacturer of books, with over 30 years of experience at the cutting edge of production, printing and binding in Europe.
TJ international is located in Padstow, Cornwall (UK) just a stones throw from the beach. They employ over 150 people.
TJ International have won numerous awards for its environmental credentials.
TJ international provide a full, in-house book production service of monochrome soft and hardcover books, as well as large-print books for the partially-sighted.
TJ international can also produce books in ultra-short runs, as few as ten copies, through their TJI Digital Short-run facility.
"AT TJ International we follow the individual specifications of our customers, manufacturing products of consistently superior quality. We have produced millions of soft and hard cover academic and technical titles, for specialist national and international publishers.
Our continuing investment in the latest equipment and technology, our commitment to customer service and our professionalism ensures that we will remain at the forefront of the printing industry for years to come".
Publishing companies such as bloomsbury.com or penguin.co.uk as well as independent authors.
A new logo is required.
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Website address not to appear in logo: http://www.tjinternational.ltd.uk/ (this website is in the process of being redesigned)
Company style: They are a traditional company and have a conservative, high quality, perfectionist attention to detail in everything they do.
They invest heavily in the latest technology and are forward thinking so would consider a 'considered' contemporary new logo approach.
The current logo design has an 'open book' incorporated - they are not precious about keeping this within the logo - but are also open to refinement of this motive/completely different book style.
The finished design needs to 'work' or 'look good' on Letter heads, business cards, office signs and in digital format such as websites and mobile devices (please consider how it would look small on a website).
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The mild winter this year has meant a winter greens bonanza in my garden. Back in August I started kale, swiss chard, salad mixes, beets, arugula, and cilantro. Everything came up and thrived through the winter. The parsley just re-seeded itself.
I'm a big believer in late-summer plantings of cool season vegetables. Allowing them to winter over—to get a start in the early fall warmth and then kind of stop growing with colder weather and go into hibernation—brings them back with a vigor you don't see in crops seeded in the spring. It's something we southern gardeners can do more easily than the northern ones, and we should take full advantage. This year, the growing didn't really stop, however. Everything just got hardier and more persistent through the cool weather.
Then as made that early turn into spring, things started to go a little crazy. Really, it started with the cilantro.
The parsley saw what was going on and decided to get in on the act.
I really have no idea what to do with that much parsley. And that's just one of the many mounds that have volunteered.
I have been harvesting baby kale all winter long and eating it mostly fresh in smoothies, but the warm weather has instigated a sudden growth spurt.
I have been picking pounds and pounds of Swiss chard—I think my best crop ever. Here's what I came inside with last Saturday.
And the salad greens.
The arugula thrived through the winter but bolted when the warm temps hit. The chickens, however, have chowed down on arugula blossoms, not to mention all the weeds I have been pulling up. It has made their egg yolks richly yellow, almost orange. We have all feasted on the greens of this season!


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6.1.3 Good Neighbor Exception - Students are always encouraged to call for emergency assistance as needed, even at the risk of disciplinary action for one's own conduct. When another person is in need of critical care or when a situation otherwise warrants emergency response, call 911 immediately. The Good Neighbor Exception provides students the opportunity for University disciplinary action to be waived if he/she risked revealing one's own violation of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities in order to seek medical or other emergency assistance to another person in distress. The decision to provide the exception shall be the judgment of the designated hearing officer.
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Landmark Report Reveals Massive Global Cost Of Alzheimer's: 1% Of Global GDP - And Growing
21 September 2010, London, UK
Global Action Needed to Address "Most Significant Health Crisis of the 21st Century"
A landmark report on the Global Economic Impact of Dementia finds that Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are exacting a massive toll on the global economy, with the problem set to accelerate in coming years. The World Alzheimer Report 2010 - issued on World Alzheimer's Day by Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) - provides the most current and comprehensive global picture of the economic and social costs of the illness. The Report was jointly authored by Prof Anders Wimo of the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; and Prof Martin Prince, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK.
"This is a wake-up call that Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are the single most significant health and social crisis of the 21st century," said Dr Daisy Acosta, Chairman of ADI. "World governments are woefully unprepared for the social and economic disruptions this disease will cause."
The Report reveals:
- The worldwide costs of dementia will exceed 1% of global GDP in 2010, at US$604 billion.
- If dementia care were a country, it would be the world's 18th largest economy. If it were a company, it would be the world's largest by annual revenue exceeding Wal-Mart (US$414 billion) and Exxon Mobil (US$311 billion).
- The number of people with dementia will double by 2030, and more than triple by 2050.
- The costs of caring for people with dementia are likely to rise even faster than the prevalence - especially in the developing world, as more formal social care systems emerge, and rising incomes lead to higher opportunity costs.
- Reports from individual countries such as the UK suggest that dementia is one of the costliest illnesses - and yet research and investment is at a far lower level than for other major illnesses.
"The scale of this crisis cries out for global action," said Marc Wortmann, Executive director of ADI. "History shows that major diseases can be made manageable - and even preventable - with sufficient global awareness and the political will to make substantial investments in research and care options."
"This new Report gives us the clearest, most comprehensive picture yet of the global economic and social costs of dementia," said Prof Anders Wimo. "In this World Alzheimer Report 2010, we merged the best available data and the most recent insights regarding the worldwide economic cost of dementia. This enabled us to provide more detailed estimates than before, by making use of recently available data that considerably strengthens the evidence base."
The Report combines the most current prevalence data from the World Alzheimer Report 2009 with improved data on low and middle-income countries from the 10/66 Dementia Research Group studies in Latin America, India and China. The Report uses representative population-based samples from developing countries to better quantify the cost of informal care systems that have previously been excluded from impact estimates.
Co-author Prof Martin Prince urged nations to develop better plans for caring for the millions who have the disease. "The care of people with dementia is not just a health issue - it is a massive social issue," said Prof Prince. "This is particularly true in low and middle income countries which lack adequate systems of formal care. Governments must show greater leadership, working with all stakeholders, to drive solutions to the long term care issue."
Recommended Actions
The Report urges the global community to take the following immediate actions:
- Governments worldwide should act urgently to make Alzheimer's disease a top priority and develop national plans to deal with the social and health consequences of dementia. Several countries have moved forward to develop national plans, including France, Australia and England. It is critical for other governments to follow suit.
- Governments and other major research funders must increase research funding to a level more proportionate to the economic burden of the condition. Recently published data from the UK suggests that a 15-fold increase is required to reach parity with research into heart disease, and a 30-fold increase to achieve parity with cancer research.
- Governments worldwide must develop policies and plans for long-term care that anticipate and address social and demographic trends and have an explicit focus on supporting family caregivers and ensuring social protection of vulnerable people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
- The scale of what is facing us elevates this to a global challenge, which must be addressed as a top WHO priority and on the G-20/G-8 agenda.
Dementia is a syndrome that can be caused by a number of progressive disorders that affect memory, thinking, behavior and the ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. Approximately 0.5% of the world's total population live with dementia and this will grow exponentially.
After age 65, the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's roughly doubles every five years. At the age of 85, the odds of a person developing it are close to 50 percent. In the World Alzheimer Report 2009, ADI estimated that there are 35.6 million people living with dementia worldwide, increasing to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050.
The Report may be found at www.alz.co.uk/research/world-report.
World Alzheimer's Day is observed on 21 September every year as an opportunity to raise awareness about the devastating impact of Alzheimer's and other dementias.
Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) is the international federation of 73 Alzheimer associations around the world. Each member is the Alzheimer association in their country who support people with dementia and their families. It was founded in 1984 as a network for Alzheimer associations around the world to share and exchange information, resources and skills. ADI is based in London and is registered as a non-profit organization in Illinois, USA. ADI has been in official relations with the World Health Organization since 1996. ADI's vision is an improved quality of life for people with dementia and their families throughout the world.
The Institute of Psychiatry is a school of King's College London and one of the world's largest post-graduate centres for research and teaching in psychiatry, psychology, and allied disciplines, including basic and clinical neurosciences. King's College London is one of the top 25 universities in the world (Times Higher Education 2009) and the fourth oldest in England. A research-led university based in the heart of London, King's has more than 22,000 students from nearly 140 countries, and more than 5,700 employees. King's is in the second phase of a £1 billion redevelopment programme which is transforming its estate. King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.
Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Its mission is to contribute to the improvement of human health through research and education. Karolinska Institutet accounts for over 40 per cent of the medical academic research conducted in Sweden and offers the country´s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. For more information, see the university's website: http://ki.se.


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SOUTH SYDNEY chief executive Shane Richardson has described the progress of the ACC investigation into doping, match-fixing and organised crime as "divisive" and "counterproductive".
Richardson last night said the report should have been tabled in Parliament, where parliamentary privilege would have allowed the guilty parties to be named.
"Last night was one of the most depressing days of my life, sitting by the phone and hoping a call never came," Richardson said, in reference to the NRL informing clubs which had been named in the report.
"It was surreal - surreal and ridiculous. I felt sick in the stomach - and so would have 16 CEOs and 16 chairmen and 16 coaches. These claims, this innuendo and all the rest of it, it all comes down to a telephone call. And what does it mean? That Cronulla's worse than Souths? It doesn't.
"If they were going to release that document, they should have released it in Parliament, where they could actually name names because they're under parliamentary privilege.
"From the moment they made that announcement, it's become divisive, it's become counterproductive and it hasn't helped the process in any way, shape or form."
Richardson said the chain of events - with the ACC on Monday giving permission for the NRL to tell clubs if they had been mentioned in the report - had set franchises and sports against each other when the best solution was for everyone to work together. "What it means is that we've got a real problem and the only way we're going to solve it is if we work together," he said.
"The process should be simple: we work together to find out how we can assist. You'll never eradicate it. You have to try to narrow the problem down.
''If we go around stabbing ourselves in the back, club to club, code to code, we'll never solve anything.
"They made this statement the other day, saying it's rife in the game, and so far they've come up with nothing. Then they tell the clubs, but they don't really go into any depth of what it is.
"It's not a problem for them - it's a problem for us. How are we going to find it if we don't find it together?
"They chose to go public and say 'we have information, come to us now'. What is this information? What it's done is cast a pall over everyone.''
"There's nothing evil about the clubs. It's like 'you're not named, you're a cleanskin, you're named, you're dirty'. I don't think that's right."
South Sydney lower grader Curtis Johnston has been stood down after being accused of using performance-enhancing drugs but the Rabbitohs were not among the six clubs named in the ACC report.
"I've chosen to say this now for the same reason it's best to complain about the referee after you've won," Richardson said.
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The Chevrolet Silverado HD is a heavy-duty pickup best suited for commercial and workhorse applications. Drivers interested in a Silverado HD can get a great deal this month on 2013 and 2014 models. Of course, the best deals are on the 2013 Silverado HD, as Chevrolet is offering the pickup with 0 percent interest for 72 months or $4,000 cash back. For drivers who would prefer the latest model year (which is virtually identical to the 2013 Silverado HD), 2014 models are offered with $3,000 cash back and interest rates from 0 percent for up to 60 months.
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The GMC Sierra is a full-size pickup that was recently redesigned for the 2014 model year. As a result, GMC is not yet offering major incentives, though we're surprised to see the brand already does have a few deals available on the pickup. For shoppers looking to pay in full, GMC is touting up to $750 cash back on any 2014 Sierra model. For those looking to finance, GMC is offering 3.9 percent for up to 60 months. And for shoppers looking to lease, GMC is offering a Sierra 1500 Double Cab SLE with a 24-month term for just $299 per month -- a small figure, but one that requires more than $4,800 down at lease signing.
The RAM 1500 is a full-size pickup offered with a dizzying array of body styles, bed lengths and engine configurations. In January, the 2014 RAM 1500 is offered with low-interest, cash-back and lease deals. For drivers looking to lease, the RAM 1500 Express Quad Cab can be had for 36 months with payments starting at $259 per month after $2,999 down at lease signing. For buyers paying in full, the RAM 1500 is offered with up to $3,500 cash back. And for those who want to finance, the pickup is available with interest rates as low as 1.9 percent for 36 months -- a deal that includes up to $2,000 cash back.
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Answers to the "Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?" Question
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May 18, 2010
"Where do you see yourself in five years?" — we all know the question. So why are we still stumped when someone asks this granddaddy of a ridiculous interview question in our interview? Here's why – because most job seekers believe it has no relevance. The reason? No company can (or ever will) guarantee an employee a job for five years.
But, quite frankly, this is the wrong way of looking at this question. And, in actuality, this question (although obscurely phrased) is actually one of the easiest interview questions to answer — if you know how to answer it properly.
The secret? Most interviewers look for interviewees to answer by way of long-term professional goals. So instead of sweating, rolling your eyes (don't do it!), or drawing a complete blank when asked your five-year goal, use it an opportunity to share your motivation for the job, your goals for building your expertise, and your eagerness to succeed. It really works — we swear!
Check out these five tips on how to best answer this doozy of an interview question:
Tip #1: Choose the best answer.
Only after you've gotten a good feel for the company, as well as for the potential position, will you actually be able to state your five-year plan suitably. Why? Because the hiring manager is using this knowledge as a basis for the "right answer" — don't be fooled, there's always a right answer! For example if you wish to be hired by an older company looking for employees who want to develop their expertise, not management skills, it's probably not the best idea to talk at length about your managerial goals.
Heads up: Interviews work both ways. Always keep in mind that you are using this interview as a means to analyze the potential employer as well. If their needs don't mesh with your creative goals and career outlook, it might be necessary to look elsewhere.
An answer for those who want to be experts: If your career goal is to be an expert in your field (this is more likely to be true of younger professionals, or those who are newer to their careers) you may want to say something like, " In five years, I see myself as a successful graphic designer (or your creative field), and learning new skills that will benefit the company and help me achieve my career goals. I am eager to experience new challenges and excited to invest five years time specializing in a career I find extremely interesting and motivating."
An answer for those who wish to be management: If your career goal is to move up the ranks because you've become an expert in your field, you may want to say something like, "In five years I see myself in a management role. This would allow me to demonstrate my aptitude for managing others and having more responsibility. I am a dedicated employee and hope to better both my career and my company via my commitment and enthusiasm."


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There are few cities in the world located within a 30-minute drive from a wild nature reserve. And Windhoek is one of them. Just a hop and a skip from the city, the Daan Viljoen Game Park is home to zebras, giraffes, antelopes and over 200 different species of bird. You won't find any predators here. The advantage is that visitors are free to explore on their own.
The Daan Viljoen Park extends over 50 square kilometres and is nestled in the hills west of Windhoek. Located just above the city, the park is slightly cooler than the city and is a wonderful refuge during the warm summer months. Hikers can set out on their own adventure and choose from 3 differing walking routes. The relatively low bushes provide great visibility and significantly boost your chances of spotting wildlife.
The park's most characteristic vegetation is known as 'Wag-n'-bietjie'. The unusual tongue twister-like name is derived from the big thorns on these local bushes that easily hook passers-by. When that happens, you have to wait a minute to untangle yourself – which translates into the Afrikaans expression 'Wag-n'-bietjie'. One of the hikes in the park is named after this unique bush and leads through a dry river bed to the Stengel Dam. The 3-kilometre-long trail makes for an easy day hike.
Hikers looking for more of a challenge can choose from 2 longer routes. The Rooibos Route is a 9-kilometre-long trail that takes you to the highest point in the region. As you make your way to the 1,763-metre-high mountain, you can enjoy the fabulous views of Windhoek. Just over 30 kilometres long, the Sweet Thorn hike covers 3 times the terrain. As this route cannot be completed in one day, hikers spend the night in a rustic park hut. It's an unforgettable experience to wake up with the animals in the park.


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This is an interesting point, Lip. I'd also add that the Sox, perhaps because of the approach you mentioned, have a tendency to promote players before they're ready for the Major Leagues, often because they need to fill a hole in the lineup or in the starting rotation. How many times over the past decade (at least) have we complained about the lack of pitching at the back end of the rotation, or the lack of production from certain spots in the lineup?
It has been a problem nearly every season that I have followed this team, save for the 2000 and 2005 seasons. The '02 and '03 teams had problems with consistency from their fourth and fifth starters, and the '04 team was devastated by injuries to its two best offensive players (Thomas and Ordonez), forcing Paul Konerko and Carlos Lee to be the primary run-producers for the team. Konerko grew into that role, and eventually succeeded Thomas as the team's best hitter, but Lee was too undisciplined for the role, and as he was traded to Milwaukee after the season, it's unclear if he would have progressed as Paul did in later seasons. In any case, the absence of the team's number three and four hitters was more than enough to knock the Sox out of first place, as it would likely be for any team (as the 2012 Phillies about that).
Ironically, the events of 2004 were the impetus for Williams trading Lee and allowing Ordonez to leave via free-agency, moves that ultimately paved the way for the team that won the World Series. It's impossible to know how the Sox would have fared had either or both remained with the team in 2005, but I find it hard to believe that either would have contributed to the extent that Jermaine Dye or Scott Podsednik did. None of the players I mentioned were young, but Williams' willingness to find players who approached the game differently had a tremendous impact on how the Sox played. Why he was never able to recapture that dynamic with future groups is something I don't understand, as it was clear that reliance on team baseball produced far better results than the "home run or die" approach of Jerry Manuel's teams.
Pods stole a lot of bases, but the 2005 White sox actually scored a higher percentage of their runs via a homer than the 2004 squad.
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March 2, 2011 TED, Day 1: Monumental, Majestic, Mindblowing
UPDATE: Videos of Cady Coleman, David Brooks, and Eric Whitacre have been added from TED.com.
Before I start: Do you know what TED is? TED is self-defined as:
… a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design.
I've been able to attend TED this year, with my colleagues at Newell Rubbermaid, via the TED Associates webcast. This year's conference addresses The Rediscovery of Wonder.
Day One featured a physicist, explorer, media players, artists, designers, musicians, composers, doodle expert and one astronaut. As I'm sure you can imagine, it was an incredible day with many take-a-ways. Here's my personal recap of the Best Of TED Day One.
Cady Coleman, Astronaut @Astro_Cady
TED started with a habitat of the International Space Station addressing attendees and described her experience in space. Since childhood, I've had a fascination with space and have always wondered what it would be like to be in space. It blew my mind when she said: "8 1/2 minutes after leaving Earth, all the rules as you've ever known them are different."
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David Brooks, Columnist
New York Times columnist, David Brooks, had a lot to say in a short amount of time. He moved quickly from one point to another, almost scrambling to get everything all into one presentation. What I was able to take away from his talk was his perspective on emotions. "Emotions are at the center of our thinking. They are the foundation of reason," he said, "because they tell us what we value." This is no big surprise, but it was good to rethink our emotional connections and how they drive us. Brooks also claimed, "the strength of our conclusions should be based on the strength of our evidence, but it rarely is." Why is that? Why do we make "strong" conclusions based on weak evidence?
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Eric Whitacre, Composer/conductor @ericwhitacre
Wow. This was incredible. Eric Whitacre was inspired by a single video from a fan to create a virtual choir. Last year he held auditions on YouTube for his composition, Lux Aurumque. It was such a success that he received requests for a second video. This new virtual choir brought together over 2,000 individuals from 58 countries to perform Eric Whitacre's composition, Sleep. The video itself is amazing. It shows the thousands of people, all over the world, coming together to perform as a choir. The really impressive part, though, is that one fan started an entire project that would have been impossible six years ago.
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Sunni Brown, Visualizer and gamestorming @sunnibrown
I was especially excited to hear what Sunni Brown had to say. For a while, she worked with Sharpie (Newell Rubbermaid brand) as a Doodleologist. She not only teaches adults how to doodle, but that doodling is acceptable. How many times have we been scolded by a teacher or looked down upon by colleagues for doodling when we were supposed to be paying attention? The first roadblock toward the acceptance of doodling is the definition of doodle. Let's look at some synonyms associated with the verb "to doodle" from Merriam-Webster: fiddle (around, fool around, goof (around), hang about [British], kick around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), and trifle. My goodness, even the sample sentences are insulting to the art: "She doodled in her notebook instead of taking notes." "I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling." Sunni Brown offers an alternative definition to be considered. This is a definition that challenges a culture so focused on verbal communication to think of doodling as a preemptive measure to keep from loosing focus.
To Doodle: To make spontaneous marks to help you think.
She makes the argument, based on research of retention, that doodling can actually improve your ability to learn. Sunni Brown listed four ways of learning: visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic. Any one of these methods improve your ability to learn. Doodling incorporates all four of these methods plus emotion.
Paul Nicklen, Polar photographer
Hired by National Geographic, Paul Nicklen set out to document the Spirit Bear, which had never before received the attention this photographic spread would give. He had to sit and wait for two months for this Spirit Bear to appear. At any point he could have second guessed himself and left, but he stayed and waited for this opportunity. He reminded himself that National Geographic "can't publish excuses." It was clear that his perseverance paid off as he shared some of his work with the TED audience.
Carlo Ratti, Architect and engineer
We have talked about our world for years, but Carlo Ratti proposes that we are at a point where our world can start speaking back to us. He covered several examples, but one was especially interesting. He worked on a project in Seattle where people volunteered to tag their trash. 3,000 common items like paper, banana peels, batteries, and light bulbs were tagged and tracked by Carlo and his team to see where this trash ended up and how long it took for it to travel there. The results were astounding. Trash from Seattle spread all over the United States, reaching as far as Florida and New York and was still traveling up to two months after the initial disposal. While this is interesting, the benefit of this project shows in the hope that if people see that their trash doesn't magically disappear, we can start to change behavior.
Aaron Koblin, Data artist @aaronkoblin
Before Aaron started to speak, I knew that this would be an interesting presentation. I love the concept of classifying yourself as a data artist. I've always in intrigued by infographics, which is essentially what Aaron creates, adding an interactive factor. He makes data beautiful. What a concept! He walked the TED audience through flight patterns across the US and SMS messages on New Year's Eve in New York City. He then used Amazon's MechanicalTurk.com, which finds a way to complete tasks that are easy for people and difficult for computers, to tap into people's minds on other projects. Some of these projects include The Sheep Market, Ten Thousand Cents, and Bicycle Built For Two Thousand. If these weren't interesting enough, he also worked on The Johnny Cash Project: a music video for Johnny Cash's last recording, "Ain't No Grave," with each frame of the video drawn by individual fans. All of these projects have one similar thread: bringing individual work to be represented as a whole.
Mike Matas, Co-founder of Push Pop Press @mike_matas
Push Pop Press demonstrated the first truly interactive book (Al Gore's "Our Choice") for the TED audience, showing the ability to scroll though pages, play video and audio, map data, zoom in and out, display interactive infographics, and even respond to "wind" by blowing on the device. Push Pop Press is a tool that has been built to be licensed out to publishers to make more books like this demonstration. This is so much more impressive than the digital readers we currently have on the market, which are little more than digital copies of books as we have always interacted with them. Alternatively, the Push Pop Press demonstration showed how new technology can be applied to books to rethink how we interact with our reading material.
Have you been one of the lucky few to watch TED 2011 live? Do you have anything to add to this Best Of TED Day One post? Were there other speakers that you specifically appreciated? Have you seen any TED videos from previous years? Do you have any questions about or additions to this post?
Note: Images taken from TED.com and Twitter.com
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With my new Etsy shop "Plumed" I am finding my desire is strong to make this a true blue business. A day or two after I opened the shop I was contacted by Emily Henderson of HGTV's Secrets From a Stylist and the winner of last seasons Design Star. She ordered my "I Love Louisiana" pillow cover and it will be on an upcoming episode of her show (airing mid-September, woohoo!) When this happened I suddenly had this realization that, hey, I seriously need to approach this as a business. When you put your product out there you never know what kind of attention it might attract, so having a business mind going in to your venture is a good idea. With the attention from someone like a "design star," and the promise of my product making it on TV, my confidence was boosted for sure, but if you are doing what you love and love what you do, you don't need a fancy designer to catapult you into thinking of your Etsy business as a real business. Apparently I did, but now I am here to tell you, you don't! Since opening my shop and getting this enormous compliment and validation, I have been spending a lot of time online trying to learn the in's and out's, the do's and don't's, how to promote oneself (oh, that is just not in my nature, or it wasn't, waahaha!), market my shop and stay on top of everything.
There is so much information out there and I am still in a learning process (I am talking early stages here) and I imagine this process will continue for a long time, if not forever. There is advice on using facebook, twitter, etsy teams, mailing lists, SEO's (whatever that is), google analytics, etsy circles, etsy treasuries, taking photographs, the list goes on and on. I do not understand all of these methods or how to best utilize them but I have learned a few things that seems to be making a difference and I thought I would pass the information along.
2: Communicate! With my first Etsy shop I started out communicating a lot with my customers, but as a buyer, I found hardly anyone communicated with me. For example, when someone would place an order with me I would contact them and say "thank you for your order...it will ship out on this date." Once the item had shipped I sent another message letting them know it shipped and the tracking code (if I had one for them). As a buyer, I found much too often, I would purchase something and then just wait and wait for my item to get to my house, with no confirmation of my order, no ETA from the seller. I took this lack of communication from other sellers, turned it inwardly and believed it to mean I was being a zealot and I shouldn't be contacting people so much. Wrong! My initial instincts were correct. You should absolutely make contact with your customers. I believe the reason for this are as follows: as a buyer when I didn't have a confirmation of my order or that it was shipped, I felt like my purchase didn't really mean anything to the seller. And lets keep in mind that anyone could go to any big box store and buy anything they want, but they are on Etsy. Someone buying from Etsy is making a conscientious buying decision. They are buying from YOU, supporting your business, the local and handmade community. They are complementing your design and your craft; they chose your product out of billions, that's right BILLIONS of products that are out there in the world. You want your customers to feel special because they are making a special purchase. So encourage this and give them the kudos they deserve! Additionally, I believe that if they not only see the product that you make, but also see you as a person, you have a much better chance at having return customers. They will not only remember you make really cool headbands but they might remember you as a person and the next time they need a really cool headband they will remember you and your shop.
3: Be speedy with Orders and Make Them Look Purty: Again, with my first shop most of my orders were custom made so I didn't have the luxury of getting my orders out quickly and if you are doing mostly custom made orders you won't either. You can let them know ahead of time in your listing the approximate turn around for custom orders and again when you email them confirming their order. If you have stock of what you make send them within a day or two of purchase. I usually wait a day to see if I get any other orders in. Driving too often to the Post Office isn't cost effective so this certainly needs to be accounted for (then you can keep your shipping pricing down for your customers too). However, after my one day window to see if I can take two or three orders at once, I head straight to the Post Office. I have realized Etsy customers expect a long wait, but that does NOT mean that they like it, who does? We are a right here, right now culture, look at the fast food industry ; ) Now, of course as Etsy shop owners and crafters we are the opposite of the fast food culture but that doesn't mean we should just take our time because we can. In my shop policies I let customers know that ready made orders will be shipped within five business days, this gives me a cushion for when times are really busy but I always try to send my orders out as quickly as possible and, in doing so, I often get a message back from customers saying "Thank you! It arrive so much sooner than I expected!" This is good business, this is another positive for you and a happy customer is much, much more likely to spread the word about your business or return again. But before you send of that package like speedy gonzales, check to make sure it is in the condition you want it to be sent in, iron if needed, package it nicely with tissue paper, a ribbon or sticker and include a business card. To me this just shows that you take care in what you do. Everything you do for your business speaks about your business, so you want it to all speak wonderful things because your products are wonderful and so are you.
5. Etsy Teams, Circles and Treasuries...Let's start with Etsy teams, for one they are filled with people just like you, people looking to promote their shops and blogs, network and get answers to the same questions you might be asking yourself, or your computer at 2 o'clock in the morning. While joining Etsy teams you may not see a spike in your sales but you will learn things from seasoned sellers, gain followers for things like twitter, your blog and your facebook page and all in all be apart of the Etsy community. I think it's a great place to start. Now, onto Etsy circles, so, when you join a circle or someone adds you to their circle, your Etsy activity (like the treasuries you created or new items or favorite items you add to your shop) get plastered on other peoples activity pages. The great thing about this is that other people that are in their circle see when they "like" something in your shop. Ultimately it is about exposure and it's a good idea. I know we don't all like seeing 800 other peoples Etsy activity, we want to see who likes OUR products, but just think about all the people that are getting exposure to you and your shop and I guarantee you will see more hearts for your shop, items and get into more treasury lists. Through looking through my Etsy activity page I often find shops and products that other people in my circles like and I end up going to those shops, checking them out and adding them to my favorites. At the same time this is happening for me and my shop too. Etsy treasuries...egads, I don't quite have a full understanding of these yet, but I will say I know the front page of Etsy is taken from curated treasuries from other Etsy users. You can join an Etsy treasury team where your treasury will get more exposure and people will often use other members items in their treasuries, but from what I can tell this is definitely a time consuming undertaking, but if you love making treasuries then this might be great for you! When making a treasury be sure to send a message to the shops you are using, that way they are sure to visit it and perhaps re-post it to twitter or facebook. I often find when I am in a treasury my "hearts" for that item go up; so again, I am getting more exposure for my shop overall. Again, all of the above are about exposure, how that may affect your Etsy sales today isn't the point, it's how your sales will be affected over time. It's about getting your name and product out there as much as possible. So while someone might not need a rhinestone doggy leash today, they might get that cute little chihuahua they've been vying for in a month from now and think, oh, I know exactly where I can go get one of those because they have seen your shop pop up in their Etsy activity feed or in a treasury.
6: Use Google Analytics: I must admit I had a difficult time figuring out how to set it up, but once I did, I find I use it all the time (eventually I watched a video on youtube and that was how I got it working). It will give you a plethora of graphs and charts that show your website activity and trends. My suggestion is to first find out what days and times people seem to be on your site generally speaking. From there you may be able to decide when it is best to post new items or renew items. Personally I have found I get the most visitors to my shop at 9 am, 4 pm, and 9 pm PST, additionally, Wednesday seems to be the day where I get a bit more traffic. So I use this information to my benefit and post my items at those time slots and try to post my new items on Wednesdays. I also keep a paper log of when I post or renew items and compare them to the traffic on google analytics. The days and times in which I post or renew I see that my views double or triple. Google analytics is really an invaluable tool in my book and it's free to boot!
Ok, so these are a few things I have learned by logging hours upon hours onto my poor tired computer. Again, this is just the tip, the very tip of the iceberg. As I learn more, or I learn more simple methods, I plan to update this path of learning and pass along my information. Above all I believe if you are doing what you love give that love over to it. Don't be afraid to promote yourself because others out there aren't blinking an eye in doing the same thing. While self-promotion is a bit aggressive in nature you can still do it with that warm and crafty flair that makes the products you are promoting so spectacular.
Lastly if you have noticed I have also "promoted" myself in this post. To give you some examples, I used photos of pillows from my shop and linked them back to my Etsy store. I have also linked pinterest and facebook to my accounts and so on. That's the point of having a platform, you offer something, support others and then link up your site. Will I sale 500 pillows from this post today? Uh, no. Maybe not even one, but I might get a follower, a viral friend to journey and navigate with or learn something from, links to others amazing shops and blogs where I might find something I like or information I need to know. So the point is you can promote yourself but do it with a wide array of intentions and make them good ones, not just your profit margin, because I might be wrong, but I don't think it works that way. I have also included different images of my pillows using different methods and backgrounds. I included where they were taken to give you an idea for your photos. Good luck! And PLEASE if you have any advice to share or an experience that you would like to add I would love for you to do so in the comments!


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Letter to the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the Mark-up of the FY 2011 Education Funding Bill
July 14, 2010
Dear Representative:
On behalf of the National Education Association's (NEA) 3.2 million members, we would like to express our views on the FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill in advance of this week's subcommittee mark-up.
NEA believes that, particularly in these troubling economic times, investing in education makes both good fiscal sense and good public policy. Funding targeted to quality public schools will see the greatest return on taxpayer money and will strengthen the entire economy. In fact, research shows an inextricable link between investment in education and economic strength.
Today, students' success in school depends in large part on the zip code where they live and the educators to whom they are assigned. Poverty is still a serious issue in this country, and unfortunately we still have schools that lack resources, committed and effective leadership, and enough great teachers and education support professionals to reach every student. Schools in struggling communities too often have high dropout rates, and the cycle of poverty continues.
Yet, the funding levels proposed in the Administration's budget for core, foundational programs such as Title I and IDEA are considerably less than what is necessary. These programs are critical in providing necessary and sustained funds to schools serving disadvantaged students and special populations. Increased federal investment in these core programs is particularly urgent in this economy. State budgets typically lag any national economic recovery by a year or longer and, as a result, budget gaps are continuing into fiscal year 2011 and beyond. For many states, FY2011 marks the third consecutive year in which budget balancing actions will be needed to close sizable budget gaps.
We urge the Subcommittee to:
- Reject the Administration's overemphasis on competitive grant programs. The Administration's FY 2011 budget request calls for historic education increases but all of those increases were slated for competitive funding programs. While federal formula grant programs are always important, they have never been more so than in today's difficult economic climate. Competitive grants simply cannot ensure that children in poverty receive the essential resources for success. In contrast, formula-driven federal aid ensures that resources get to where they are needed the most, and offers stability in an otherwise rapidly deteriorating fiscal environment, particularly for high-need urban schools and small, rural districts. A competitive system serves only to create funding winners and losers, rather than providing all districts the resources they need. Indeed, many districts would simply be unable to compete, as they do not have the staff to write grant proposals.
- Increase funding for IDEA/special education to keep us on a path toward the promised 40 percent of the national average per pupil expenditure for every child in special education. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act got us closer than ever to meeting the federal government's commitment, but those funding levels are not sustained beyond 2011. IDEA is essential, yet it remains badly underfunded, placing further strain on state and local budgets already at historic shortfalls.
- Increase funding for Title I state grants to help ensure disadvantaged students the assistance they need to succeed. Title I services are essential to closing achievement gaps. Yet, this proven program remains underfunded and unable to serve all eligible students. Addressing the continued inequities and opportunity gaps facing children in poverty requires increasing funding for this core program.
We also urge increases for other critical programs, including Title II (teacher quality state grants), after-school programs, rural education, and English Language Learner grants.
Thank you for your consideration of our views on these important issues.
Kim Anderson
Director of Government Relations
Mary Kusler
Manager of Federal Advocacy


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Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (SLIET), established by the Government of India, provides technical education in emerging areas of Engineering & Technology. It caters to the requirement of technical manpower at various levels by adopting the concept of modular system in imparting technical education with emphasis on practical training in industry. Set up in 1989 under Rajiv Gandhi - Longowal accord with an aim to fulfil the cherished dreams of late Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, the Institute has carved for itself a niche place among the professional Institutes and Universities of the country. The Institute is fully funded by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The educational programmes of this institute are non-conventional, innovative, practical oriented and contain all aspects of new education policy (1986) of Govt. of India. The Institute offers programmes at Certificate, Diploma, Degree, Post-graduate (M.Tech., MBA and M.Sc.) and Ph.D. in Science, Humanities, Management, Engineering and Technology. The M.Tech. Programmes were started in the Institute in 2002.
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The candidates may visit Institute website www.sliet.ac.in for complete details about the Institute.


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Typically, the art of drawing focuses on the finished product – the marks left on the paper that form an image. Heather Hansen's Emptied Gestures is as much a performance piece as it is a drawing. Appearing to use charcoal or pastel, Hansen literally steps on to the paper and begins to draw. She allows the natural movements of her body – the movements of joints, the extension of her back, stretching and contracting – to define her lines. The large-scale drawing becomes a kind of record of her moving body. Interestingly she says:
"Emptying Gestures is an experiment in kinetic drawing. In this series, I am searching for ways to download my movement directly onto paper, emptying gestures from one form to another and creating something new in the process."