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Synchronizing Your Server's Passwords
Syncing your server password will update the login credentials on file for the server in your customer account. This does not reset your password for your server. This function will sync your server passwords with your login information on your account for verification purposes only.
- Log in to your GoDaddy account.
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Channel 10's Friday news magazine Shishi raises the standard of reporting each week, literally writing the book on how a news magazine should be done. Anchormen Raviv Drucker and Ofer Shelah's segment 'On The Road', which turned the traditional in-studio interview into a-day-out-with-the-interviewee report, has already been copied by Channel 1's Ayala Hason and Ben Caspit – including the famous Statler-and-Waldorf-like embedded commentary. In addition to the outstanding ensemble of reporters that the show sports, it is famous for its self-awareness, self-criticism, and a fair amount of 'process stories'. Shelah and Drucker often criticize the Israeli media, always starting with their own place of work.
The recent security situation in the region triggered the Pavlovian media response of rolling news reports, and when you mix a barrage of rockets, satellite latency, and loads of air time – inevitably you get a fair share of on-camera bloopers. Leave it to Shelah and Drucker to end their show on a lighter note with a compilation of the channel's reporters supplying a week's dosage of self-deprecating humor.
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Huawei is slowly building a name for itself. If you haven't yet heard it, you will in the next year or so. For a start, the firm has the world's slimmest smartphone in its CES-announced Ascend P1 S. And it seems committed to making the move from backroom hardware - Huawei equipment runs mobile networks the world over - to the customer-facing side.
The Ideos X3 is a budget handset, which you can pick up online for around £130. It's got Android 2.3.4 installed as well as a 3.2-inch screen. It's small, light and clearly aimed at people who care more about having a phone, than having the latest and greatest phone.
To look at, the X3 is much like other Android handsets, while managing to pull off something a little different. For example, there's a home button - a physical one rather than the capacitive type - and three touch-sensitive controls for "back", "menu" and "search" functions.
There's not a massive amount different here from any other budget smartphone. There's a headphone jack at the top - a great location for this - along with a power button and, on the right of the handset, a volume rocker switch. On the bottom, there's a USB socket for charging and data transfer.
To access the battery, you slide the back of the handset down, and the rear plastic case detaches. Inside, there's a microSD slot, to take cards up to 32GB and, as you would expect, a full-sized SIM socket. The battery is a 1200mAh pack, which will provide quite modest standby times.
Overall, it's not a bad-looking phone, it's not super-sexy, nor is it a minger. You're looking at middle of the road here.
Huawei has approached the Android customisations with similar gusto to Samsung. Indeed, it's app drawer looks very similar to the one in the Korean firm's TouchWiz. It's nice enough here, and certainly isn't a visual disaster.
Huawei has built-in a 3D effect when you flip from one home screen to the next. This is entirely unnecessary, but it does make the phone look quite different. It works fine too, and there's no extra stutter or lag introduced by its presence.
In the status dropdown, there are controls for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, data and auto-rotate. These toggles are really handy, and we're always pleased to see them. They look nice too, Huawei has done a good job of keeping everything subtle and in keeping with the Android OS.
You get some custom apps too. For example, there's a data monitor system, called Smart Traffic, that asks you what your monthly allowance is, and then warns you when you get near to it. It also - and we like this a lot - puts a reminder in your status and notifications dropdown. Very cool.
Huawei also includes something called "Streams" which is a social media timeline that can include updates from your friends via Twitter and Facebook. This is much like any similar app on any platform. It can be interesting to casual users, but more-devoted fans of social networks will find it adds little to the existing apps for those services.
The screen
Visually, the screen on the Ideos X3 is quite nice. It's not the most detailed we've seen, but it certainly is good enough for most purposes. There's more than enough brightness, and the auto-adjustment of the backlight seems very capable. Adjust it manually to maximum, and you'll have enough light to see the screen even in bright light.
The resolution is 320x480, and that gives you 180ppi on the 3.2-inch screen. Not the best technically, but it looks absolutely fine. There are no problems similar to those on the HTC Explorer either, where moving text gets very blurry.
The problems come, not from the panel though, but from the capacitive screen. In our testing, we found that it was often confused by swiping. Single taps were fine - although we had the devils own job typing on the Huawei supplied virtual keyboard - but swipes often went wrong.
We noticed this most when trying to scroll down the app tray, or in the Android menu system. We'd be trying to scroll, but the inevitable finger lift and reapplication would cause the system to think we were tapping. It seems clear that other phones must deal with this differently, as it's the first time we've really seen this problem this severe.
The built-in 3.2-megapixel snapper is nothing to write home about. It works though, and it's fuss-free. There's no autofocus and the camera app itself is a little basic, but it works and there's a digital zoom - although you'd be mad to use it, there's just no point. The X3 can shoot video too, although you won't be blown away by the results.
This is certainly not a phone for the power user. It has a 600MHz Qualcomm CPU and just 256MB of RAM. This is very much an entry-level phone, and one for people who have never heard of Angry Birds or Tiny Tower.
Interestingly though, in day-to-day use, the lack of ooomph isn't a massive problem. Web browsing, for example, is snappy enough. And the screen makes it easy enough to read pages. Scrolling around also presents no problem, honestly, we've seen more problems from higher-powered devices.
Despite it's modest capacity, the 1200mAh battery did fine for us. We used the phone all day, and with modest use, occasional web checking, push email and phone calls, it lasted easily. You'll see more drain if you're out-and-about and we tested it mostly on Wi-Fi, which is less of a power hog than using 3G constantly.
But as this phone is aimed at the Smartphone refusniks who has been forced in to the 21st century against their will, it will probably be more than enough to see them through. Hopefully though, this plucky little smartphone will soon get them addicted to all manner of modern mobile apps, and they'll be looking for the next step up.
We like the X3. It's not the fastest phone, but its small size, decent screen and more than acceptable call quality is enough for the casual user. More advanced owners might find the touchscreen tedious, but you could certainly live with it.
If you make huge numbers of calls, or end up using the Internet a lot, you might also find the low-capacity battery doesn't last very long. But overall we wouldn't really expect too much more from a cheap, entry-level phone.


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To our minds the concept is sound and we really like the exceptional fit and finish of the phone but certainly the front bezel does now look a bit tired. In particular this seems to be because the iPhone 4 is slightly narrower and taller, yet retains the same size screen, as previous models. This makes the screen look a bit lost in the vast blackness of that bezel. It's still a pretty stunning design overall but there's definitely a prototype/engineering sample feel that takes the edge off.
See also: iPhone 6 Plus Review
By severely shrinking many of the internal components, Apple has managed to make the iPhone 4 noticeably slimmer than its forebears at just 9.3mm, and the company even touts it as the slimmest smartphone on the market. Normally we would be concerned about this as the slimmer devices get, the more difficult they tend to be to handle but thanks to its flat sides the iPhone 4 is actually pretty easy to get a good grip on. However, the pointy edges that result from all those flat surfaces make the phone feel, if not out and out uncomfortable, certainly less comfy than many rivals and even previous iPhones. Weight remains largely unchanged at 137g, 2g more than the iPhone 3GS.
Another potential pitfall of having so much glass is its propensity to crack or shatter when knocked. However, while having glass on the front and back does double your chances of this happening, it only really matters if the screen breaks, and there's just as much change of that happening on any other smartphone.
Moreover, in our experience, unlike plastic, glass screens are essentially scratch proof in normal use so using glass on the back as well will hopefully mean the iPhone 4 will look flawless for years to come, no matter how rough you treat it. Certainly we know many people that have not been overly careful yet own three year old iPhones that don't have a single scratch on the screen, which is more than can be said of the aluminium and plastic backs of said phones.
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I had a long and detailed comment rebutting you point by point, but Blogspot ate it.
So to be short and sweet, everything you said about the JVM is wrong. The JVM doesn't and won't do overloading, function or operator, even when your program uses overloading. That's the compiler's job. Operator overloading will have precisely zero impact on the JVM.
Ahh :(. important information lost. @Anonymous I value your thought and I may be wrong but would be great if you could put some references. In my opinion if you are going to implement operator overloading It could vary based on Object (and not Type) and since Object is only available at run-time it should involve JVM to resolve that.Once again thanks for your valuable comment and time, I am ready to correct if I come across any reference.
I am not the same Anonymous, but you might want to check this pseudo code:
AnyObject foo;
Something1 = foo.bar(1);
Something2 = foo.bar("asd");
Something3 = foo + 1;
Something4 = foo + "asd";
The difference between a polymorph and overloaded call to bar() is identical to an overloaded operator+
Whether the functioname is "bar" or "operator+" makes no difference in neither runtime nor compiletime.
That's not true.
1. Java is not object oriented (int and float are not objects)
2. You could also write a function add() to multiply as you can overload operator + to do the multiplication. The name of the function does not help to avoid such errors.
3. For JVM it doesn't matter, operators are just normal functions.
The version with operator overloading looks much clearer
Let's compare two numbers...
price < 0
price.compareTo(BigDecimal.ZERO) == -1
Let's add and multiply...
(a + b) * c
Really? Will it be so bad on jvm? are we running our apps on P1 processors?
I think operator overloading makes your code more intuitive and if few programmers makes programming error in using it then they should better write some unit tests. I pity on such developers, how they gonna learn ruby or groovy?
I agree with Anonymous. Operator overloading could be implemented in compile time: the bytecode generated would be just a method call - for instance, a+b translates to a.plus(b)
java does not support operator overloading , because it is a *stupid* decision made by its inventor. Everything that is in java, does not have to be rational.
operator overloading support does not have any impact on jvm, because it is not a runtime feature. Multiple meanings for the same operator is not a bad thing, because using function overloading one could also assigns multiple meanings to the same function name, hence java should not support functions/methods at all, everything should be in just a sequence.
one could also put intentional for loops and conditionals at many programmings places and produce errors, hence as per you it will be logical to remove if and for loops from the language.
JUST FACE IT. Designers of java made some good decisions about language, and some bad decisions about the language. And we need not justify the bad decisions till date.
Hello, another anonymous here.
Java was REALLY basic when first out. It had no generics, no enums, it still have no lambda expressions. You can only start to make using of strings in swiches with java 7.
In fact many things that have been already added or that will be here with java 8 were before seen as bad by many similar argument than yours.
Hard to optimize, prone to errors...
The truth for operator overloading is that it's easier on the eyes to write:
(A * B) + C than (A.multiply(B)).plus(C).
So in C++,C#, scala and many other languages all matrix libraries can provide operator for matrixes. Java can't.
Yes the design is simpler, and has less complexity but there are real cases for operator overloading. The main case is it make code more explicit, more expressive, and thus easier to maintain. There a reason you can use operator on ints or double (so with overloading already). Because you need operators !
Yes you can do weird things with operator overloading, as with templates, lambda expressions... But theses features are just added in new versions of JAVA anyway. And java 1.0 code was hugly... Less clear, needed cast everywhere ...
Nothing perfect.
The writer of this article doesn't understand how the JVM works, when he says operator overloading would result in a slower JVM. At best, it would result in slower compilation of code, but it could never result in slower run-time code. The run-time code would still be put into regular bytecode, and it would run at the exact same speed. When operators are overloaded in other languages and then compiled, the language does the job of assigning the operators to methods at compilation so that run-time is unaffected.
Furthermore, the arguments that operators lead to more confusing code is absolutely bunk. Java already supports operator overloading in very limited instances. Strings for example have the "+" operator. You can concatenate strings without having to do something convoluted like SomeString.add(SomeOtherString). No one complains about this.
For the person who said "The real advantage come when Java programmers never have to think about whether the + operator adds two objects or appends one object to another." is ridiculous. If I created an "add" method for a class of mine, and that "add" method accepted an object of the same class, how would you know if I wasn't just taking the data from the second object and pushing it onto the first object or if I was creating an entirely new object? You'd have to look at the code or the documentation, wouldn't you? The same goes for operator overloading. You'd have to become familiar with the code. It's not like because there aren't operators being overloaded, then suddenly everything is magically intuitive and easy to understand.
@D, I appreciate your comment and thought but not completely agree. Operator overloading can be even implement using method overloading or overriding and if it does on object level it has to go runtime because object only available in runtime. it all depends upon implementation , though a compiler dependent method is more appropriate and its just an observation that it's a confusing feature though it still supported by many language. When Java was designed , in my opinion designer thought to remove certain feature not just because technical difficulty but as choice and previous experience.Anyway thanks for your comment.
Nobody seems to have noticed an obvious (and serious) mistake in the very introduction to the post:
"Java doesn't support multiple inheritance, no pointers in Java and no pass by reference in java."
Wrong, there are pointers in Java, and to be even more precise - only pointers exist in Java (the only exception to that rule are primitive types). The fact that you don't have to use * operator like in C++ doesn't mean that the pointers are gone.
I'm afraid you don't have deep knowledge about things that your writing about.
Another anonymous here...
I agree with what killy said. Java has pointers. What we call handle in Java is basically a pointer. Try to recollect 'this' pointer in Java. Because of 'this' pointer, Java is object based programming language.
What Java doesn't PROVIDE is POINTER ARITHMETIC
@Anonymous, Thanks for your comment. you can call reference as pointer and I like your precise answer. you can not get address of pointer or get a reference by accessing memory address.
I agree java doesn't support operator overloading.But lets say an example of (+) operator. + is used for arithmatic addition and also it is used as a concatenation operator for String.Doesn't it mean operator overloading?
@Partha: Yes, the String concatenation is the only one operator overloading in Java and it clearly shows how wrong it can be. Plus is an associative operator while String concatenation is not. Further, the fact that String concatenation has the same operator precedence than arithmetic plus causes a lot of problems. A dedicated concatenation operator different than all other operators would have been the better choice. However, this does not prove that operator overloading is always evil. There is nothing wrong with providing arithmetic operators for arithmetic classes. But examples like abusing the shift-operator for I/O stream operations in C++ show that even the experts tend to abuse overloading if it exists…
I dislike stupid comments by people who technically worship C++, we don't worship Java .. it's just a programming language we aim to keep simple for everyone
It become so stupid, as comments get to suggest that C++ is actually computer science, or C++ invented Object-Oriented patterns, or that Java is not object-oriented because it does not provide operator overloading
And we're not going to go into discussing any of these points, because engineers already know the answers well .. but it's a waste of time if the other person is not willing to listen with reason
We certainly don't want to morph the language, that's not the aim .. then what is the aim of having a language, or a standard .. just go enjoy C++14, as they seem to standardize stupid features because why not (like having the single comma number separator that's just for readability)
Actually, not supporting operators violates almost all items you mentioned in your blog article.
1) Simplicity and Cleanliness
VIOLATED: Not having operator overloading violates this because it makes it mandatory to use some weird method that is used instead of an operator which is intuitive. At the same time, this makes it UNCLEAN. equals() vs "==" is more clean? More simple? Seriously?
2) Avoid Programming Errors
VIOLATED: Because of #1. Programmers first go for "==", and then when they see an error they realise "ah crap, that is a user-defined type, i must use some method to test equality.
3) JVM Complexity
WHAT? :) There is no complexity required by JVM involved here. JVM has everything needed for operator overloading.
4) Easy Development of Tools
This is basically a job for the Java parser. It already parses operators anyway (for plain-old data), so there is almost no overhead.
Similar arguments were against lambdas in Java, but they became part of Java eventually. Same will most likely be with the operator overloading. It is also backwards compatible - those masochists who prefer having zillion, non-standardized (someone will have equals() somebody else will have same(), or isEqual() or whatever), methods - go ahead, let them have it (yeah, those who need Comparable or similar will have to have standardized names, thank God for that at least), but let us who want modern language to have modern language features. :)
After Reading all valuable comments of all Technical geeks. Can any body let me know the final answer of the question" Why java does not support operator overloading"
Dear java support Operator overloading. Let's see example...
then how can u telling in not provide operator overloading.
@Bhupendra, String is special, what we are discussing here to overload any operator programatically, which is not supported by Java unlike C++.


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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Where Does The Money Go?
One of the questions that you are sure to be asked while trying to raise funds for Relay For Life is "what does the American Cancer Society do with the money raised". Here is a short overview of some of the things that ACS does with the money that we raise right here in Polk County along with over 5,000 other Relays in the US each year.
Since the inception of its Research Program in 1946, The American Cancer Society has contributed to almost every major cancer discovery. As a result of research advances, there are more than 10 million cancer survivors in America.
• American Cancer Society funding of select researchers led to effective treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, and bone marrow transplants that extend thousands of lives each year.
• Many cancers such as breast, cervical, colon and prostate can be detected early when treatment is more effective. Society-funded research has led to the development of early detection methods such as the PSA test and mammography.
• If colon cancer is discovered and treated early, the 5-year relative survival rate is 90%.The Society has been a leader in raising awareness about the importance of getting tested for colon cancer to save lives.
• Original American Cancer Society scientific research contributed to the recognized link between smoking and lung cancer. The Society is helping smokers double their chances of quitting through our Quitline, 1-877-YES-QUIT.
• The American Cancer Society advocates for stronger smoking ordinances and state laws to protect employees and the public from tobacco smoke in an effort to reduce death and illness caused by smoke.
• The American Cancer Society works to fund researchers early in their careers, when funding is particularly hard to receive. Remarkably, 38 of those funded researchers have gone on to win the Noble prize.
• Any time, day or night, people facing cancer can connect with lifesaving information, resources, and support online at www.cancer.org or through our toll-free call center – 1-800-ACS-2345.
• You are never alone in the Cancer Survivors NetworkSM, an online community that connects patients, survivors, and caregivers with others who have "been there" for insight, moral support, and inspiration.
• When the best hope for a cure is at a cancer center far from home, Hope Lodge® provides a comfortable, nurturing environment where patients and caregivers can stay free of charge during treatment and focus on what is most important – getting well.
• Through I Can Cope® classes, medical professionals help patients and their families overcome fears through information and resources to understand their cancer experience.
• Patients need not worry about how to get to and from their treatments when trained American Cancer Society volunteers offer free transportation, friendship, and support through our Road to Recovery® program.
• A free consultation with a Look Good … Feel Better® beauty consultant helps female patients feel beautiful again by providing tools and tips to overcome treatment side effects and restore their pre-cancer appearance and self-esteem.
• The American Cancer Society offers many other programs, services, and resources to help with the cancer journey. Call the Society to find out which ones are right for you, 1-800-ACS-2345.
• Ensured access to breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income women.
• Continuing to restrict youth access to tobacco.
• Reduced deaths and illnesses by advocating for stronger smoking ordinances and state laws to protect employees and the public from tobacco smoke.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Care For The Caregiver
If you're like so many caregivers, you have a hard time taking time out for yourself. Not only because your time is at a premium, but also because you may feel selfish thinking about your own needs when the needs of your loved one are considerable. Your loved one is ill and needs you. And because you are not ill, you may place your own health and needs way down on your priority list. But you do so at risk not only to yourself, but your loved one, too. If you aren't strong and healthy, you can't be there for your loved one. So make it a priority to take care of yourself. That may be the most selfless act of all.
Taking care of you involves eating a healthy, well-balanced diet; getting regular exercise; and taking time for relaxation and rest. It also involves getting regular cancer screenings and testing. The latter may be ignored by caregivers, yet these may be the most important – especially for a caregiver who is a first-degree relative (brother, sister, or parent) of the person with cancer. Being a close relative may mean that you are at a higher risk for the same type of cancer. The best defense against most cancers is to find them as early as possible – when they are more easily treated.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Luminaria are an important part of Relay For Life events. They are paper bags filled with sand and illuminated by a small light or candle. Each Luminaria bears the name of a person who has faced cancer, or those who have lost their battle. Each bag represents a life and story, survivor or memory – all donated in the spirit of love.
The Luminaria are placed around the track and lit as sunset approaches. As night falls it is a beautiful and poignant scene to see all the lit luminaria.
There is a Luminaria Ceremony that offers everyone at Relay the opportunity to honor and remember those whose lives have been touched by cancer. Luminaria also raise money for Relay For Life.
A special Luminaria Ceremony will be held during the Polk County Relay For Life to be held April 23rd at Janssen Park in Mena. During the ceremony we will remember those lost to cancer and honor those who have survived. Luminaria will be lit at sundown to represent these individuals.
Anyone desiring to make a luminaria donation may do so by contacting Relay For Life team members. Each luminaria candle is $5.00. Each luminaria represents the life of someone who has battled cancer. It is a beautiful sight when all the bags with candles are illuminated around the track. The Luminaria Ceremony is a moving way to remember loved ones lost to cancer and to pay tribute to cancer survivors."
If you have never been involved in a Relay For Life, find out if there is one in your community and become a part of it. In 2009 there were over 5,000 Relay For Life events with 3.5 million people participating. Don't miss out on the fun of this important event. Last year over 400 million dollars was raised by Relay For Life for cancer research, education, advocacy and service.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
How Relay For Life Got Started
Relay For Life is a life-changing event that brings together more than 3.5 million people to:
• Celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer. The strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight.
• Remember loved ones lost to the disease. At Relay, people who have walked alongside people battling cancer can grieve and find healing.
• Fight Back. We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the disease.
One person can make a difference. Nowhere is that more evident than with the story of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, which began in Tacoma, Washington. In the mid-1980s, Dr. Gordy Klatt, a Tacoma colorectal surgeon, wanted to enhance the income of his local American Cancer Society office and to show support for all of his patients who had battled cancer. He decided to personally raise money for the fight by doing something he enjoyed – running marathons.
In May 1985, Dr. Klatt spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. He ran for more than 83 miles. That first year, nearly 300 of Dr. Klatt's friends, family, and patients watched as he ran and walked the course. Throughout the night, friends donated $25 to run or walk with Dr. Klatt for 30 minutes. His efforts raised $27,000 to fight cancer.
While circling the track those 24 hours, Dr. Klatt thought about how others could take part in his mission to fight cancer. He envisioned a 24-hour team relay event that could raise more money to fight cancer. Over the next few months, he pulled together a small committee to plan the first team relay event, known as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer.
In 1986, with the help of Pat Flynn – now known as the "Mother of Relay" – 19 teams took part in the first team Relay event on the track at the historic Stadium Bowl and raised $33,000. An indescribable spirit prevailed at the track and in the tents that dotted the infield.
In 2010 there will be Relay For Life events in over 5,000 communities. Check and see if you community is one of them, and if it is plan to participate.
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Childhood Cancer
The types of cancers that occur in children vary greatly from those seen in adults. Leukemias, brain and other nervous system tumors, lymphomas (lymph tissue cancers), bone cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, kidney cancers, eye cancers, and adrenal gland cancers are the most common cancers of children.
Leukemias are the most common childhood cancers. They account for about 33% of all childhood cancers.
Although there are exceptions, childhood cancers tend to respond better to chemotherapy. Children also tolerate chemotherapy better than adults. But, because chemotherapy can have some long-term side effects, children who survive their cancer need careful attention for the rest of their lives.
About 10,730 children under the age of 15 in the United States were expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2008. Because of significant advances in treatment, 80% of these children will survive 5 years or more. This is a major increase from before the 1970s, when the 5-year survival rate was less than 50%.
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Only a week after posting about the need for states to charge all veterans the "in-state" tuition rate, Chairman Jeff Miller (FL) and Ranking Member Mike Michaud (ME) of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 357) that would require state-operated schools to give veterans in-state tuition rates even though they may not be residents of the states where the schools are located. The requirement would apply to state schools which have programs which are eligible for the GI Bill. According the House VA Committee's press release, the legislation has been met with early support from several Veterans Service Organizations, including the Student Veterans of America and VFW. Michael Dakduk of the Student Veterans of America said, "We fully support Chairman Miller's and Congressman Michaud's efforts to provide in-state tuition to student veterans regardless of residency status. The 'GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013' addresses the issue of inequity within the Post 9/11 GI Bill and will do a great deal to support veterans' success in higher education." The VFW's Executive Director, Bob Wallace was quoted in the January 23, 2013 press release, "Over the last couple of years, the VFW has heard from countless veterans driven into more expensive college programs because public schools offered no flexibility in residency requirements, prohibiting veterans from attending at the in-state rate." Adding, "The VFW is proud to see that Chairman Miller and Ranking Member Michaud have already taken a bold stance to ensure student-veterans attending public schools receive a reasonably-priced education at the public school of their choice, as we intended when we passed the Post-9/11 GI Bill." It should be noted that the Post-9/11 GI Bill offers the Yellow Ribbon program, which is designed to help veterans avoid out-of-pocket tuition and fees. However, not all schools choose to participate at the 100 percent level and some restrict the number of open slots for the YRP. Although I hate using the term "fairness," it is obvious that this is a great step toward treating student veterans fairly and respecting the fact that military service benefits all 50 states. And most importantly this bill will help student veterans avoid thousands in out-of-pocket tuition and fees. Let your elected officials know how you feel about the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013.
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DELAFIELD, Wis. (Stockpickr) -- Professional traders running mutual funds and hedge funds don't just look at a stock's price moves; they also track big changes in volume activity. Often when above-average volume moves into an equity, it precedes a large spike in volatility.
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Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as
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Unusual volume can also be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. These types of traders like to get in well before a large spike, so it's always a smart move to monitor unusual volume. That said, remember to combine trend and price action with unusual volume. Put them all together to help you decipher the next big trend for any stock.
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) is a provider of credit ratings-, credit- and economic-related research, data and analytical tools, risk management software and quantitative credit risk measures, credit portfolio management solutions and training services. This stock closed up 3.8% at $64.68 in Wednesday's trading session.
Wednesday's Volume: 3.19 million
Three-Month Average Volume: 1.67 million
Volume % Change: 124%
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From a technical perspective, MCO spiked sharply higher here back above its 50-day at $63.14 and into breakout territory above $62.65 with above-average volume. This stock also flirted with some near-term overhead resistance at $65.83, before closing at $64.68. Shares of MCO are now starting to move within range of triggering a major breakout trade. That trade will hit if MCO manages to take out Wednesday's high of $67.05 and then when it clears its 52-week high at $69.70 with high volume.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in MCO as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $63.14 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 1.67 million shares. If that breakout hits soon, then MCO will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory above $69.70, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that move are $75 to $77.
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) is an electronic payments provider. This stock closed up 5.4% at $35.75 in Wednesday's trading session.
Wednesday's Volume: 732,000
Three-Month Average Volume: 249,245
Volume % Change: 191%
>>5 Bargain Bin Stocks to Buy in 2013
From a technical perspective, EEFT trended up here right off some near-term support at $34 with above-average volume. This move sent shares of EEFT into breakout and new 52-week-high territory, since the stock took out some near-term overhead resistance at $35.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in EEFT as long as it's trending above $34 and then once it sustains a move or close above its new 52-week high at $36.14 with volume that's near or above 249,245 shares. If we get that move soon, then EEFT will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that move are $38 to $40.
Cardinal Financial
Cardinal Financial
) offers a range of traditional bank loan and deposit products and services to both its commercial and retail customers. This stock closed up 2.5% at $16.38 in Wednesday's trading session.
Wednesday's Volume: 276,000
Three-Month Average Volume: 133,054
Volume % Change: 80%
>>5 Stocks Poised for Big Breakouts
From a technical perspective, CFNL trended higher here right above its 200-day moving average at $15.80 with above-average volume. This move is quickly pushing shares of CFNL within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. That trade will hit if CFNL manages to clear some near-term overhead resistance levels at $16.37 to $16.50 with high volume. Shares of CFNL hit an intraday high on Wednesday of $16.41 and volume was well above its three-month average action of 133,054 shares.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in CFNL as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $15.44 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 133,054 shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then CFNL will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $17.50 to its 52-week high at $18.40. Any high-volume move above $18.40 will then give CFNL a chance to trend north of $20.
To see more stocks rising on unusual volume, check out the
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume
portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Roberto Pedone in Delafield, Wis.
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Jaspersoft has introduced an open source project designed to help you digest information held in Big Data web stores.
The company's Native Reporting Big Data project seeks to build connectors that can natively query data in a slew of NoSQL databases and other stores. Currently, the project offers connectors for NoSQL databases Cassandra, CouchDB, MongoDB, Riak, and Neo4j; data crunching frameworks Hadoop and Infinispan; key-value store Redis; and massively parallel processing (MMP) analytic database Vertica.
Beta connectors for VMware's GemFire and IBM's Netezza are available on request.
The idea is to replace connectors built in-house by end users. The problem with rolling your own connectors is the time and effort it takes. Many big sites are collecting buckets of information in NoSQL stores, and much of it is going un-queried.
Jaspersoft hopes that developers using Hadoop, NoSQL, and MMP – who are collecting buckets and buckets of data – will search and query that information using Jaspersoft's BI. It claims that early customers are testing the connectors running BI on terabytes of data, but it expects the software will soon fan out across petabytes of data stored in these post-SQL stores.
Jaspersoft's goal is to let you extract, search, and construct reports on data sucked in from key value stores, document databases, BigTable clones, graph databases, and data grid caching among others post-NoSQL stores.
Andrew Lampitt, senior director of technology alliances, told The Reg the company is targeting application developers who use platform-as-a-service, depend on a NoSQL back-end data store, and don't need ACID compliance to get the data out of their NoSQL store.
The connectors project started last fall, and Jaspersoft hopes that the first native connectors will be "mature" in three to six months.
Jaspersoft has been working with NoSQL providers like MongoDB shop 10Gen, and it says the connectors are at different stages of development. It's looking for further input and development from community members and customers.
JasperSoft will provide certification and paid support for some of the connectors but not for others. It said certification is already provided for Vertica and Greenplum in MMP with commercial analytics certification planned shortly for Netezza.
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No. I am sorry. I was just fooling around with the one from Wikepidia. I have another idea, however. Why do you ask? ChaosMaster16 23:39, 2 August 2008 (UTC)ChaosMaster16
Oh. Well, I am going to work on it now. Do you think it would be a good idea to put these on the movie pages? ChaosMaster16 23:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC)ChaosMaster16
Sorry im new i didnt know what i was doing. I was kinda experimenting. Again sorry (Mase1994 17:16, 4 August 2008 (UTC))
Thanks for the info. I will now know for the future :) (Mase1994 21:33, 4 August 2008 (UTC))
How did you get the user boxes? HermioneFan1 23:31, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
- How do you create a userbox? The page didn't eally cover a lot of that... HermioneFan1 23:47, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
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What about it? Special:Newpages. You can patrol them. Me and Freakatone do apparantely to make sure they're valid pages. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 20:27, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
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Ican't work out how you got the headings Sub Pages and Userbox on your userpage to be centered please tell me. Me_Potter_Fan (Talk) 07:00, 9 August 2008 (UTC) I just worked it out. Me_Potter_Fan (Talk) 10:20, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
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Hi Matoro, sorry to bother you. Do you think you could make a preveiw of the skin with the second backround strip I uploaded, so that I can see what it looks like? –K.A.J•T•C•E• 12:02, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Ah ok, thank you. I think it looks quite good, although the fountain of magical brethren could do with being further to the left so it's in view more. –K.A.J•T•C•E• 13:41, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
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Could you please tell me how to get the Character Box thingy with your name, gender, and all that stuff that you have. Thanks!!! HermioneFan1 18:36, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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Selected Picture
Do we have anything like {{FA}} for Selected Pictures? I couldn't find one but just wanted to check before I made one. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 21:25, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
- Should it be a banner or should it be kind of the same type of thing? (I'm not sure the same thing will work cause images are all different sizes). -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 21:33, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
- I'm not sure we can put something in the corner because the "article" starts below the image. But I'll work on something in a little bit. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 22:11, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Template talk:DYK
Thanks with the formatting. I knew there was a specific way it should look; I was just working from memory. --Cubs Fan2007 (Talk) 00:47, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Shrinking keys
I think when you moved Shrinking door-key to shrinking keys it moved it over as a redirect, neither page is viewable atm I don't think. If you want to combine the 2 articles, I can clean them up once theyre moved back.HPguru 01:48, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
- I think I fixed it. -- Freakatone Talk 01:52, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
Peverell Merge
I'm sorry, I didn't realise I'd done something I shouldn't have. I hadn't seen any policy regarding merges. I really like contributing, but don't want to be causing more work / problems. What should I have done rather than merge them? HPguru 08:19, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Ahh, sorry again. Looking at the discussion page it looked like it just needed to be merged. I'll make sure to get more involved in discussions about merges and similar edits that could create problems. Thank you for letting me know what was going on. I appreciate it. HPguru 02:28, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi there! first of all i love matoro. anyways, can someone please tell me how the heck you get your user page going? thanks! Hptrio 05:23, 16 September 2008 (UTC) hptrio
oh yes thanks. im stll learning about this site. i got more to learn so..yeah... thanks! The pure blooded prince08 13:14, 27 October 2008 (UTC)pureblood
Infobox improvements
Hi, Matoro183. I've started a Forum to discuss potential improvements that could be made to the infobox templates on this site. I made it a few days ago, but noboady seems to have noticed. Do you think you take a look and let me know what you think of my ideas? Cheers. Jayce Carver Talk 17:05, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Yeah I guess so. The only argument I have against the house infoboxes is that it creates a bit off a dilema for characters who could potentially belong to two factions that both have infoboxes. Voldemort for example, should he have a dark wizard template, or a slytherin template. As for the asthaetic side of things, I was thinking that we could use simmalar coding as the one used by Wookieepedia. They use two diffrent shades of light gray shading to divide up the fields rather than having black lines. Jayce Carver Talk 17:25, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Yeah I noticed that when I tried to create a template in my sandbox. The gray doesnt show up. I think it requires some sort of Java script, but I can't be sure. Jayce Carver Talk 17:55, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Thats excellent. It also brings up a point that I had ment to mention in the Forum. I noticed that "The Other Minister", is listed as Fudge's alias. I think we need to establish stricter guidlines concerning what we allow in the infoboxes. As I'm sure you agree "The Other Minister" is not an alias, The Prime Minister only refers to Fudge as that in his head, and Fudge himself never goes by it. Jayce Carver Talk 18:37, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
If that even, you would have to actually be called that name for it ti be a nickname. Jayce Carver Talk 18:48, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
MoM nom
Thanks for the nomination! I nominated you... -- Freakatone Talk 00:03, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
RE: Welcoming
I know everyting about wiki'ing so you don't have to help me.ZaneFromGryffindor 23:47, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
If any colors were changed when updating the infoboxes please add changes to User:DarkJedi613/Colors. Thanks! -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 15:48, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
New editor
Good morning! I'd like to draw your attention to Forum:New wiki editor - it's news about a new feature we'd like to bring to your wiki. Thanks, Kirkburn (talk) 18:32, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank You
Thanks for the Order of Merlin! Oread 23:08, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
I'm Sorry
Sorry, because i forgot to say Thank You for Welcoming me here since my first day.
Thank you, Thank you! and i'm very happy to say that...
and glad also because i told you before the year 2008 ends. :) --You-Know-Who 20:49, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank You
Thanks for the welcome! :D
Harry&Ron'sGirl 23:21, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
T Two Questions for you
Hello Matoro183/archive4 can i ask you why i can't delete things off of my use page talk? and also i dont have the FA icon i don't have on my user page
could you also help me as i am new to this i came on here on the something of novemeber i and still don't know how to use it yet!!
Cheers Dumbledore08 18:32, 20 January 2009 (UTC) Hiya only me again can you help me on how to use this aswell please becuase i hope to o become as i am good with pc's cheers let me no on my [[USERPAGE}}


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Apple developing Flash alternative named GianduiaAs Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight duke it out over their plugin-based, HTML-alternative web platforms, Apple is using Gianduia, its new a client-side, standards based framework for Rich Internet Apps, to create production quality online apps for its retail users.
Apple introduced Gianduia last summer at WOWODC (World of WebObjects Developer Conference), an independent event scheduled near the company's own WWDC event in June. It is likely that more information will surface at this year's WOWODC and WWDC events.
After watching the NDA demo Apple gave for the new framework at WOWODC last year, Rentzch also tweeted, "Blown away by Gianduia. Cappuccino, SproutCore and JavascriptMVC have serious competition. Serious."
A variety of frameworks for building rich apps using web standards
SproutCore is the JavaScript framework Apple uses to build the web interface for its desktop-like MobileMe web apps. Cappuccino is another third party JavaScript framework that works as a Cocoa-like API for web apps; it was used to deliver 280Slides, a web app designed to provide most of the functionality of Apple's Keynote desktop application. JavascriptMVC is also an independent open source project used to develop rich apps within JavaScript for web deployment.
Like Cappuccino, Gianduia takes a Cocoa-inspired name (Cocoa is itself a Java-inspired name) to describe its role as a way for Cocoa developers to bring their skills to rich online applications built using web standards, with no need for a proprietary web plugin like Flash or Silverlight.
While the emerging new support for Rich Internet App features in HTML5 is often pitted competitively against Flash, Gianduia, SproutCore and related frameworks demonstrate that sophisticated web apps are already possible using existing web standards and without web plugins.
Apple Retail has actually already been using Gianduia to create web app clients (which plug into the company's WebObjects-based services), for a variety of popular programs over the last several months, including its One-to-One program, iPhone reservation system, and its Concierge service for Genius Bar reservations and Personal Shopping (shown below) programs.
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It is a sad, sad day when you realize your teacher got mixed up on the syllabus, and that you actually get back to school on Monday instead of Wednesday, and hysterically call all of your friends asking is this true/some kind of sick joke, then die inside. That was yesterday for me. [Insert angsty annoying preteen variations of "it sucked" here]
So today I went to the library and did my entire book report that is due tomorrow. When I say entire I mean ENTIRE (luckily the book was fairly short and went by fast). I fell out of my chair an embarrassing amount of times since I kept tripping over my cape but then comforted myself by getting a pretzel and chocolate milk and reading outside whilst jealously observing a hobo's dreads. Party animal.
I also tried to grasp every last bit of winter break I could-sitting by the Jul tree, listening to Christmas With the Rat Pack an absurd BUT NOT SAD AND/OR PATHETIC amount of times, eating holiday cookies and playing in what's left of the snow (which, as you can see here, there is very little of). There's something sentimental about this time of year which I'm not ready to give up just to go back to condescending teachers, petty drama, ridiculous expectations, self-absorbed students, alarm clocks, B.O., disgusting and nausea-causing amounts of Axe, and really smelly Messy Josephs (BAM, totez just described middle school in one, huge, run-on sentence. I could take the easy way out and use one word-Hell, if you were wondering-but this is more fun.)


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- Regulatory compliance
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Cisco MediaSense provides:
- An efficient, cost-effective foundation to help you capture, preserve, and mine conversations for business intelligence
- Infrastructure for real-time monitoring of customer conversations with contact center supervisors
- Simple APIs that implement open web standards, extensible with partners' value-added applications
- Dual-stream recording of both sides of a conversation as separate but correlated entities for speech analytics
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HTC's Sensation-series Androids were the first of its phones to start receiving updates to Ice Cream Sandwich. Once the white Sensation made its retail debut, already loaded with ICS, we saw the update start going out to existing Sensations. Of course, things always tend to take a little longer once the carriers get involved, and this was no exception. By the end of March, we had still yet to see the update hit T-Mobile subscribers with the Sensation 4G, though the company did speak up and confirm that the update would eventually be on its way. We haven't heard anything new about plans for the Sensation 4G since then, but the update's absence has apparently been busy fueling some rumors about just what's taking so long. Today, T-Mobile addressed these concerns, as well as provided some new information on just when the update might arrive.
Some Sensation 4G users had started accusing T-Mobile of not wanting to offer subscribers free upgrades to ICS too soon in the hopes of driving One S sales. In a support thread for the phone, a T-Mobile representative vigorously rejects that theory, going so far as to say that ICS isn't enough of a change relative to Gingerbread to be that strong of a motivation for buyers.
Ultimately, T-Mobile explains the wait for the update the same as every carrier seems to for every update that isn't here right when we'd like: it needs to be thoroughly tested first. While there's still no ETA, we do at least get some news concerning when the Sensation 4G ICS update won't be arriving, and it now looks like May at the absolute earliest.


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They shared the glassy eyes, the stilted smile and the artificially shiny blond hair, but Paris Hilton's wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York was wearing an outfit that might have made the real celebrity practically melt with shame: The dummy was dressed in a velour tracksuit, a belly-baring, body-hugging artifact of the early aughts.
Even when her wax lookalike debuted in 2005, Hilton's once-trendy tracksuit had begun its mutation into the comfort wear of the attraction's tourists and a uniform of the masses.
Every 10 years or so, it seems, a handful of new looks endure long enough to be so broadly adopted that they become an era-defining staple. Those that don't devolve into wretched cliché may transform into a kind of social glue.
But why do some looks become the uniforms of a generation and others fade into fads? (That today's trendy attire can become tomorrow's thrift-store stock is one of fashion's most perplexing puzzles) That answer – the holy grail for buyers, designers and fashion forecasters-- is a messy mashup of psychology, economics and backstage manipulations.
Consider the case of Uggs, the shapeless sheepskin boots that were first spotted on '70s-era Australian surfers who wore them for post-water warmth. Nearly a quarter-century after their American introduction, floppy, cozy, easy Uggs became an essential part of fashionably casual wardrobes. Local teenage girls still wear them with denim miniskirts and tank tops as a self-imposed high school uniform.
Celebrities wore Uggs on screen and off because they were versatile, the kind of item that was so ugly, it was cute. Meg Rottman, an L.A. publicist who has sent Uggs to influential stylists, designers and style-savvy stars, points out that the boots allow their wearers to mix something casual with something formal. It also helped that the warm and furry boots caught on with wardrobe stylists and trendsetters who had already embraced the 2003 trend for mini skirts in winter. Now it seems that Uggs, and their imitators, are everywhere.
L.A. men have uniforms, too. Urban Bohemia of the mid-2000s copped the look of '50s suburbia when droves of young men added the ironically formal stingy-brim fedora and porkpie hats to their dingy V-neck T-shirts, skinny jeans and chunky sneakers. Indeed, hat styles of the 1950s took off as 2004 dawned, when celebrities from Brad Pitt to Justin Timberlake and Kobe Bryant tossed aside baseball caps and showed men how to wear a fedora with a retro swagger. Today, the hat is part of the L.A. man's casual uniform.
"It's more of a 1950s, West Coast look," says L.A. fashion stylist Albert Mendonca. Vintage styles such as the short-brim fedora, embroidered-front guayabera shirt and the denim jeans du jour were the fashion partner to the reemergence of Mid-Century modern decor and classic convertibles, he adds.
Uniforms may be easy to wear, but when they get tedious to see, chances are that their days are numbered. Mendonca, for one, is starting to be annoyed by the hipster uniform.
"When a guy stepped out of my elevator yesterday wearing that look, I wanted to send a text to a friend of mine: When is this look going to go away?"
To some extent, trends (like a mutating virus) feed on adaptability. If an item or ensemble is comfortable to wear, can be easily copied or modified, and fits a range of body types and social situations, then it's likely to fill store racks to overflowing. The proof is in the enduring appeal of leggings, Louis Vuitton monogram bags, black pant suits and embroidered Indian tunics. Becoming a fashion classic -- such as the trench coat, safari jacket or leopard-print scarf--is the happily-ever-after conclusion to trend stories.
When a new style is impractical, taboo, awkward or unsexy, then it's likely to remain a fad, or a subculture's signature--unless, that is, its rebel appeal attracts new fans who diffuse the original meaning. Cases in point: earrings on men, pants on women, tattoos on everyone. Eyes become accustomed to seeing bra straps peek from skimpy tank tops, excess flesh spilling over hip-hugger jeans and towering fetish shoes adorning office workers, not sex workers. With enough exposure, the styles, and their inconveniences and oddities, melt into the mainstream.
When the transition from new idea to popular style happens in a matter of months, the look is usually considered a short-term fad. Real change evolves more slowly to define an era. It's not always easy for casual observers to distinguish fads from trends, except in hindsight or with the foresight that comes from hyper-vigilant observation, says trend analyst Vilislava Petrova, with WGSN, an international fashion trend research and analysis service.
Indeed, most observers agree only on the endpoint: "When everyone has it, it's no longer special," says Rob Spira, a partner in Launch Collective, a New York fashion marketing and management company.
There is one other factor that seems to be a common denominator: According to sociologist Henrik Vejlgaard, author of "Anatomy of a Trend," many of us need to see someone else who wears the new look in a convincing way.
It certainly helps if that someone else is one of the cool kids, a person who shows us how to make a uniform of ballet flats, tunic tops and jeggings.
The cool kids, of course, are frequently celebrities. Ugg sent Oprah a pair of boots in 2000; she in turn ordered 350 pairs for herself and her staff. A few years later she featured pink and blue Uggs on her show and a national trend was born.
In 1996, the founders of Juicy Couture sent Madonna a velour tracksuit embroidered with Madge, her nickname. Seen wearing it, Madonna helped make the tracksuit, and Juicy Couture, into a success.
Before Hilton and Madonna made tracksuits into a phenomenon, baggier versions had been the uniform of disparate groups--retirees and hip hop stars. Juicy Couture's reworked classic added sex appeal, comfort, and with $200-plus price tags, status.
And today? Well, even resale clothing stores are wary about taking them.
"Their desirability has dropped dramatically," says Lisa Adkins, manager of the La Brea Avenue Buffalo Exchange resale store, which will buy limited numbers of tracksuits, which fetch $16 to $22.
Christos Garkinos is on the front lines of fashion's cycles. As co-owner of the upscale resale boutique, Decades 2.1, he witnesses the points at which trendsetters unload their fading fashions, and he differentiates between innovative women with innate flair, such as Selma Blair and Winona Ryder, and the people with what he calls an 'ewe mentality': "They just go along with what other people think."
Garkinos and his team pair their encyclopedic knowledge of fashion with a sartorial eye to guide them as they parse the fashion cycle. They watch which celebrities and fashion darlings can help make a look work, or kill it.
"I knew the big shoulders trend was over when Jenny McCarthy was wearing it on the red carpet," Garkinos says. "She's beautiful, but she's not exactly a fashion icon. When someone tries to make a look work, and it doesn't, it's the ewe mentality."
Even still, he accepted for resale a Balmain jacket originally priced at $14,000 that exemplified the big shoulder trend partly because the designer is collectible. And Garkinos understands the perishability of fashion, and how, phoenix-like, trends can rise from the dead.
"In four years," he says, "someone is going to wear that jacket and make it look cool again."


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entrepenuer27 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
We are looking for a logo that is simple and clean, but yet flashy enough to catch everyones attention.
Xtra Tuff LLC or Xtra Tuff Coating LLC
Non-Skid, Non-Slip, Safety Coatings
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We are looking for something that will stand out in today's market. We want something that is original and versitile. We will use this logo for all print, web, and apparel. We will also need all artwork in vector format. Please be original with your designs. As far as look and color choices, those will be up to you....so have fun and be creative. He is a little more information about our product...
 Xtra Tuff is a company that provides a non-skid, non-slip, safety coating designed to provide a safe walking surface on concrete, wood, metal, and fiberglass. The non-skid characteristics come from E.P.D.M. rubber granules blended into a single component water-based resin.  Our non-skid product is specifically designed for walking and driving surfaces.  Our products has proven to be the world's best non-skid/non-slip coating on the market today.Â
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text: ミリマンとは 会社略歴 連絡先 ニュース & イベント コンサルタント Henny Verheugen, AAGPrincipal, Consulting ActuaryAmsterdam, NLBrussels, BETel: +31 6 10149938E-Mail | Download bio | VCardBiographyPublicationsProfessional DesignationsFellow, Actuarieel Genootschap (Dutch Society of Actuaries)EducationDiploma in Actuarial Science of the Actuarieel InstituutCurrent ResponsibilityHenny is a principal and consulting actuary in the Amsterdam office of Milliman and joined the firm in 2006. He and his team carry out consulting missions in the Netherlands and Belgium. Prior to this, he worked three years for Delta Lloyd (part of Aviva) as manager of the Group Actuarial and Risk Management department, six years for Ernst & Young Actuaries as senior manager, and 13 years for Fortis.ExperienceHenny has performed a wide range of actuarial consulting missions for a variety of clients, mainly major European insurers. He advises clients in the areas of statutory reserving, including liability adequacy testing, valuations (IFRS, Belgium GAAP, Dutch GAAP, etc), value-based management, and risk management. He also frequently advises on mergers and acquisitions, product development, and asset/liability management. He is primarily a life actuary, but also has non-life experience (property and casualty). He is fluent in Dutch and English. Work at Milliman "I was offered a chance to come in, shake things up, create something." Work at Milliman


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Medical Provider Network Q&A for Workers
Read Q&A for medical providers instead.
- What is L&I's new Medical Provider Network?
The network is a group of doctors and other health-care providers that L&I has approved to care for injured workers in Washington State. Our network providers meet standards similar to those used by most other health insurance companies in our state.
How does the new network change my medical benefits?
As of January 1, 2013, only those providers that are in the L&I; medical network can provide ongoing care for your work-related injury or condition.
Which providers must join the network?
Effective January 1, 2013, the following types of providers must be in the network to treat injured workers:
- Physicians
- Dentists
- Chiropractors
- Advanced registered nurse practitioners
- Naturopathic physicians
- Optometrists
- Podiatric physicians and surgeons
- Physician assistants
If these types of providers aren't in the network, they will not be paid for treating injured workers except for the initial office or emergency room visit when a claim is filed.
What about providers that are not required to join the network?
Some providers do not currently need to join the network, including:
- Physical, occupational, and massage therapists.
- Out-of-state providers
You can find network-exempt providers at Lni.wa.gov/FindADoc and you can see them for covered services. Other providers that do not need to join the network include:
- Providers of diagnostic testing, such as interpreting MRIs or CT scans.
- Doctors practicing exclusively in hospitals or emergency rooms.
- Facilities such as pharmacies and hospitals.
- All providers not explicitly required to join the network.
How can I check my provider's network status?
Check at Lni.wa.gov/FindADoc. New providers join the network every week.
What if I want to be treated by my regular doctor for a work-related injury, but they're not in the network?
You can see an out-of-network provider only for the initial office or emergency room visit.
For additional care, you must transfer to a network provider. Encourage your doctor to enroll in the network.
- What should I do if my provider is not in the network?
Contact your doctor or health-care provider right away and encourage them to join.
- What if my provider doesn't plan to join?
If your doctor or health-care provider doesn't plan to join the network, you must find a new provider for ongoing care. Ask your current provider for a referral. Or look for a new provider at Lni.wa.gov/FindADoc. Contact new providers to make sure they are accepting patients.
I found a new provider who is willing to take on my care. What else do I need to do?
If your claim is managed by You should L&I
Request a transfer of care, once you have found a new provider. There are 2 ways to do this:
- Online at Lni.wa.gov/TransferCare.
- In writing, by downloading and completing the Case Transfer form. You can also get this form at doctors' offices and L&I offices.
a self-insured employer Contact your employer directly. Find contact information for self-insured employers.
I can't find a new provider. Who can I contact for help?
If your claim is managed by You should L&I
Call 360-902-6480 or 1-800-547-8367 for help.
a self-insured employer Contact your employer directly. Find contact information for self-insured employers.
Do I need to use network providers for all of my care?
- You must use a network provider whenever you need care from the types of providers that are required to join the L&I network.
Can providers bill me for treating my work-related injury or condition?
No. Providers should not bill you for medical treatment allowed for your claim. You are not obligated to pay for these services, and should call your claim manager if you receive a bill.
Exception: If you miss a scheduled appointment without cancelling, your provider can charge you.
What if I see an out-of-network provider for a work-related injury, for example if I'm taken to the hospital, will the services be paid?
For initial treatment when a claim is filed, including hospital admission, you can see an out-of-network provider. For additional care, you must transfer to a network provider.
What is the definition of initial visit?
The initial visit to a health-care provider is the appointment when you complete the accident report for filing your workers' compensation claim. We can only pay network providers for treatment other than the initial office or emergency room visit.
- My employer is self-insured. Am I still required to use network providers?
Yes, employees of self-insured companies must be treated by network providers after the initial visit. You will use the same network as workers covered by L&I.
- My provider is just now applying for the network. Can I continue to see them while L&I is reviewing their application?
In some cases you may be able to continue seeing your provider for up to 60 days while their network application is being processed.
Check Lni.wa.gov/FindADoc to see if your provider is listed as a network provider. If not, call us to confirm your provider's status: 360-902-6480.
What if I get ongoing care from an out-of-network doctor after January 1, 2013?
Your benefits could be interrupted unless you have a network provider for ongoing care.
Only network providers can certify your medical condition and whether you are able to work. L&I or your self-insured employer (or a third-party administrator) must have this information in order to pay your benefits.
I want to see a new provider 60 miles away. Can I get reimbursed for my travel expenses?
Some of your travel expenses may be reimbursable if:
- No other provider who is qualified to treat your injury is available closer to your home, and
- Your claim manager pre-authorizes the travel.
Why was it necessary to create a provider network?
High-quality medical care helps injured workers return to health and their jobs as soon as safely possible. Research shows that health-care providers using best practices for occupational medicine generally have better outcomes with injured workers. The network will encourage the use of the best practices.
The workers' compensation medical network will be made up of providers that meet standards similar to those of other large health carriers in the state. Our goal is for workers to get the broadest possible access to great care, return to good health and get back on the job sooner.
L&I was directed to create the network by the 2011 Legislature.