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Our customer's privacy matters to us. We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how our company collects information from all end users of our Internet services (the "Services")-those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors") as well as those who may purchase Products and/or pay a monthly service fee to subscribe to the Service ("Members")-what we do with the information we collect, and the choices Visitors and Members have concerning the collection and use of such information. We request that you read this Privacy Policy carefully.
Websites linking to this page have chosen to adopt this generic privacy policy as their own. This means that they agree to abide by the principles laid out below.
In common with other websites, log files are stored on the web server saving details such as the visitor's IP address, browser type, referring page and time of visit.
Cookies may be used to remember visitor preferences when interacting with the website.
Where registration is required, the visitor's email and a username will be stored on the server.
How the Information is used
The information is used to enhance the visitor's experience when using the website to display personalized content and possibly advertising.
E-mail addresses will not be sold, rented or leased to 3rd parties.
E-mail may be sent to inform you of news of our services or offers by us or our affiliates.
Visitor Options
If you have subscribed to one of our services, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions which are included in e-mail that you receive.
You may be able to block cookies via your browser settings but this may prevent you from access to certain features of the website.
Cookies are small digital signature files that are stored by your web browser that allow your preferences to be recorded when visiting the website. Also they may be used to track your return visits to the website.
3rd party advertising companies may also use cookies for tracking purposes.
Personal Information Our Company Collects and How It Is Used
Our company collects information in different ways from Visitors and Members who access the various parts of our Services and the network of Web sites accessible through our Service. We use this information primarily to provide a customized experience as you use our Products and Services, and generally, do not share this information with third parties. However, we may disclose personal information collected if we have received your permission beforehand or in very special circumstances, such as when we believe that such disclosure is required by law or other special cases described below.
Registration: Members may be asked to provide certain personal information when they sign up for our Products or Services including name, address, telephone number, billing information (such as a credit card number), and the type of personal computer being used to access the Services. The personal information collected from Members during the registration process is used to manage each Member's account (such as for billing purposes). This information is not shared with third parties, unless specifically stated otherwise or in special circumstances.
However, in instances where our company and a partner jointly promote our Services, we may provide the partner certain personal information, such as the name, address, and username of persons who subscribed to the Services as a result of the joint promotion for the sole purpose of allowing us and the partner to assess the results of the promotion.
In this instance, personal information may not be used by the partner for any other purpose. We may also generate non-identifying and aggregate profiles from personal information Members provide during registration (such as the total number, but not the names, of Members). As explained in more detail below, we may use this aggregated and non-identifying information to sell advertisements that appear on the Services.
Our Company Partners and Sponsors: Some products and services may be offered to Visitors and Members in conjunction with an affiliate, independent contractor seller or non-affiliated partner. To provide Visitors and Members some of these products and services, the partner may need to collect and maintain personal information. In these instances, you will be notified before any such data is collected or transferred and may decide not to use that particular service or feature.
Additionally, our partners may have advertisements or co-branded Web Pages that are cosponsored by an affiliate, independent contractor seller, or non-affiliated partner. Our company may share non-identifying and aggregate information (except as described above), but not personal information, with such partners in order to administer the co-branded products or services offered.
Online Shopping: At some Web sites, you can purchase products and services or register to receive materials, such as a newsletter, catalog or new product and service updates. In many cases, you may be asked to provide contact information, such as your name, address, email address, phone number, and credit/debit card information.
If you complete an order for someone else, such as an online gift order sent directly to a recipient, you may be asked to provide information about the recipient, such as the recipient's name, address, and phone number. Our company has no control over the third parties' use of any personal information you provide when placing such an order. Please exercise care when doing so.
If you order services or products directly from our company we will use the personal information you provide only to process that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.
Online Advertisements: Our company may display our online advertisements. In those cases we share aggregated and non-identifying information about our Visitors and Members collected through the registration process as well as through online surveys and promotions with these advertisers.
Additionally, in some instances, we use this aggregated and non-identifying information to deliver tailored advertisements or joint ventures. For instance, an advertiser or joint venture company tells us the audience they want to reach and provides us an advertisement tailored to the audience. Based upon the aggregated and non-identifying information we have collected, we may then display or send the advertisement to the intended audience. Our company does not share personal information about its Visitors or Members with these advertisers or joint venture companies.
Responses to Email Inquiries: When Visitors or Members send email inquiries to our company, the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive. Our company does not use the return email address for any other purpose and does not share the return email address with any third party.
Voluntary Customer Surveys: We may periodically conduct both business and individual customer surveys. We encourage our customers to participate in these surveys because they provide us with important information that helps us to improve the types of products and services we offer and how we provide them to you. Your personal information and responses will remain strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted by a third party. Participation in our customer surveys is voluntary.
We may take the information we receive from individuals responding to our Customer Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other customers we may have, to create broader, generic responses to the survey questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies, education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic information). We then use the aggregated information to improve the quality of our services to you, and to develop new services and products. This aggregated, non-personally identifying information may be shared with third parties.
Special Cases: It is our company's policy not to use or share the personal information about Visitors of Members in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
However, we may disclose personal information about Visitors or Members, or information regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible through our Services, for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including: credit agencies, collection agencies, merchant database agencies, law enforcement, or to satisfy laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Child Online Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal requests for such information; to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Acceptable Use Policy or Terms Of Service, or other user policies; to operate the Services properly; or to protect our company and our Members.
"Cookies" and How Our Company Uses Them. A "cookie" is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain Web sites. Our company may use cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to manage our telecommunications networks.
If you are a Visitor or Member we may use a cookie to save your settings and to provide customizable and personalized services. These cookies do not enable third parties to access any of your customer information. Additionally, be aware that if you visit other Web sites where you are prompted to log in or that are customizable, you may be required to accept cookies.
Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We do not control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for information collected through them.
Our Company Commitment to Children's Privacy. Protecting children's privacy is especially important to us. It is our policy to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. Therefore we restrict our Web site to persons eighteen years or older.
Public Forums: Please remember that any information you may disclose in any Member Directory, or other public areas of our Web sites or the Internet, becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information in these public areas.
Our Company's Commitment to Data Security: Services and Web sites we sponsor have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally obtaining this information.
Where to Direct Questions About Our Privacy Policy: If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, you may contact us through the contact information provided on this Web site.
Revisions to This Policy: Our company reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy, our Terms Of Service agreement, and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner, by updating this posting.


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Your credit score is a critical component of your financial health. Your marital status is not listed on your credit report, and it doesn't affect your credit score. You and your spouse each have your own credit report. However, if you are thinking about sharing financial responsibilities, that could have an impact on your credit score.
What's in Your Credit Report
Your credit report contains information that identifies you and helps to determine your credit risk, not your marital status. Identifying information, such as your name, address, Social Security number, date of birth and employment information, doesn't have any impact on your credit score. Credit activity — the stuff that actually affects your score — includes information about the status of your credit cards, loans and mortgages; credit inquiries; and certain public records, like records of bankruptcies or foreclosures.
Joint Accounts
If you get married, chances are you're going to have at least a few joint accounts. These accounts show up on both of your credit reports, even though they may be primarily used by only one of you. For example, say your spouse adds you as a joint account holder on a credit card he or she uses. Even if you never use the card, the account gets added to your credit report and can affect your credit score. If she pays it on time every month, your score will reflect the positive payment history.
Loan Applications
When you're married and you want to apply for a loan together, you may be asked to include your spouse's credit usage as well as your own as part of the application process. If one of you has a great score but the other doesn't, that could cause you to be denied for the loan; alternatively, you might be approved but have to pay a higher interest rate, or you might be approved for a smaller amount than you had hoped for. Before you apply for credit, checking your credit reports will help you see where you stand financially.
Multiple Names
If you change your name after you get married, you may notice that your identifying information on your credit report includes your old name as well as your current name. While this might tip off a lender that you got married, it has no impact on your score. The information is included to ensure that all your accounts are properly reported on your credit report. For example, if you forget to change your name on your student loans to your married name, your credit report will still include them.
About the Author
Mark Kennan is a freelance writer specializing in finance-related topics. He has worked as a sports editor and published articles on a number of online outlets.
This article is provided for general guidance and information. It is not intended as, nor should it be construed to be, legal, financial or other professional advice. Please consult with your attorney or financial advisor to discuss any legal or financial issues involved with credit decisions.
Published by permission from ConsumerInfo.com, Inc. © 2014 ConsumerInfo.com, Inc. All rights reserved.

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French Onion Soup
Tom Schierlitz for The New York Times. Food stylist: Jill Santopietro.
- 1 baguette, cut into 1/2-inch slices (about 25 to 30)
- 9 tablespoons butter, softened
- 9 ounces Emmental cheese, finely grated
- 8 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced (about 12 cups)
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt, more to taste
- 1 cup tomato purée
- Toast the baguette slices and let them cool. Spread a generous layer of butter on each slice (you will need about 5 tablespoons), then lay the slices close together on a baking sheet and top with all but 1/2 cup of cheese.
- In a large saucepan, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add the onions, season with salt and sauté, stirring occasionally, until very soft and golden, about 15 minutes.
- In a 5-quart casserole, arrange a layer of bread slices (about 1/3 of them). Spread 1/3 of the onions on top, followed by 1/3 of the tomato purée. Repeat for two more layers. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese. To avoid boiling over, the casserole must not be more than 2/3 full.
- In a saucepan, bring 1 1/2 quarts water to a boil. Add the salt. Very slowly pour the salted water into the casserole, near the edge, so that the liquid rises just to the top layer of cheese without covering it. (Depending on the size of your casserole, you may need more or less water.)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put the casserole on the stove and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, then transfer to the oven and bake uncovered for 1 hour. The soup is ready when the surface looks like a crusty, golden cake and the inside is unctuous and so well blended that it is impossible to discern either cheese or onion. Each person is served some of the baked crust and some of the inside, which should be thick but not completely without liquid.
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|Michigan Prison
|Michigan Department Of Corrections
|Michigan DOCJ
|Inmate Name - Fake; I Looked It Up
Get unlimited lookups that include full address, email, relatives, and more for only $0.95 with a 3 day trial
Numbers with this prefix were first introduced in 1999.While 9727980395 was originally issued with the info above, the owner of the phone number (972) 798-0395 may have transferred it through a process called porting.
Caller name: michigan DOCJ
Caller type: Unknown
it is a jail call. my wifes son is in jail there.my beef is the sorry assed prison for profit corp running the system panders cash infront of every call we get. when the ballance gets below $25 the rotten corpiration interferes with every call or they out right terminate a call in 30 seconds. THEN CHARGE THE ACCOUNT FOR THE INTERRUTED CALL.
Caller type: Prison/Jail Collect Call
Got a call from this number. Did NOT answer it. Call was from Texas. They left a voice mail. I listened to it. Looked info up. Prison in Jackson, Mi. Even looked up the prisoners name (he said his name on the voice mail) and found out why he was in prison. Even seen a pic of him. First time I got a call from this number. I figure he got the wrong number.
Caller name: Michigan department of corrections
Caller type: Prison/Jail Collect Call
I get a call from this number every few days. There is a recorded message/voicemail but I don't know anyone incarcerated. I'm going to have to block this number from my cellphone. This should be illegle!
Caller type: Unknown
I received 2 calls from this number identified as a Michigan correctional facility while driving in my car. I could not press any digits as my steering wheel has none. This was so scary though...it was my Ex husbands name and voice. Like they copied it from an answering machine. So some how this person got my cell phone number and matched it up with my Ex's voice so that I'd pick up...on the 3rd call I did press 0 on my cell phone and it was another voice on the phone asking for someone else. 'I said this is weird I got a call from my Ex stating it was a call from Jackson Prison and now I have you'...so the caller says 'that is strange, I am calling from Jackson , where are you...' This freaked me out and I hung up!
Caller type: Prison/Jail Collect Call
I have received numerous calls from this number over the past few weeks. They identify themselves as Michigan Department of Corrections and tell me to report abuse to 855-466-2832. How do I get them to stop?
Caller name: inmate name - fake; I looked it up
Caller type: Prison/Jail Collect Call
25 calls in 3 days. No matter what I type, can't block call. Contacted 855 number to block calls - they claim they can't do anything ... no record of call. Prisoner name on message - not on the MI site for active inmates .... hmmmm .... someone needs to BLOCK THIS NUMBER FROM MY PHONE!!!!!!!
Caller name: Gary
Caller type: Prison/Jail Collect Call
Got a call from ( Gary ) who was in a Michigan Prison and I was told by a recording to press ( 1 ) if I wanted to accept this call or press another number ot leave a complaint. I choose neither. After the recording ran the same recording ( 3 ) times it changed the recording to say call was not accepted and hung up.
I recently received a call on my work phone from 0011976000, they were requesting information about a couple of staff members. she said her name was Cathy, she spoke with a Malaysian accent, she even had details about a certain job our company had worked on previously. I was immediately suspicious and questioned her about the company she said she was calling from, she didn't like that and was very reluctant to give me any answers. She left annoyed and disappointed as I refused to pass on any details other than what was already on our company website. Those working in HR or even Reception, beware of this number, and do not give out personal details. They come across very convincing at first, they had me thinking for a brief moment that they were calling from our overseas office, but obviously they were not. This IS a scam.
Caller type: Unknown
It's not a scam I can tell you that much. It's the company the prison in Michigan uses for inmate calls. My fiance called and that's the number that showed up last night.
Caller type: Prison/Jail Collect Call
I just received two calls back to back. I currently live in Michigan. But can't imagine anyone would be calling me from here. In regards to Texas my ex-fiance lives there and this really freaks me out. I called to block my number, but they wanted all of my information just to do that. So I opted out instead.
Caller name: Michigan Prison
Caller type: Prison/Jail Collect Call
This number came from Carrolleton TX but was from a Michigan Prison?? I live in Florida and do not know anyone in prison anywhere! Sounds like a scam to me!!


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...She strutted for Christian Dior, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Pierre Balmain in the '50's, and in 1954 brought her savoir faire to American shores, staging fashion shows and fundraisers for the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
In Barbara Summers' 1998 book Black and Beautiful, Towles said, "I feel that my going all over America with my show had a great influence on American black women dressing differently and feeling good about themselves...I saw them dressing more creatively, more internationally. They could say, 'If she can do it, I can do it, too.' "
Read more about her here.


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About Joe McPhee
Joe McPhee tends to inspire fanatical reactions in fans, even though he remains largely a cult figure. McPhee builds on influences from the '60s avant-garde -- John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, and Ornette Coleman in particular -- to create music that is often both theoretically advanced and emotionally stirring. His vocalized, vibrato-heavy tenor playing conveys great passion even in the absence of discernible rhythms or melodic lines. Despite his outside tendencies, he doesn't shy away from tradition: the recently reissued Nation Time, for one, proves his ability to burn it up in swinging and even Funk-flavored jazz settings. McPhee's work has been influential; saxophonist and Chicago scene-maker Ken Vandermark has repeatedly cited McPhee's 1976 solo LP Tenor as a prime source of inspiration. The Swiss Hat Hut label -- home to recordings by the likes of Steve Lacy, John Cage, and Cecil Taylor -- was founded in the early 1970s to release his music.
Similar Artists
Frank Lowe, Horace Tapscott, John Coltrane, Julius Hemphill, Ken Vandermark, Steve Lacy


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Michael Isikoff, an investigative reporter who has broken numerous national news stories, has left NBC News. His last day was Friday.
Perhaps best known for his coverage of the liaison between former President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, Mr. Isikoff has also reported extensively on the war on terror, the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, the Penn State sex abuse case and other national issues. Mr. Isikoff joined NBC News in July 2010 as the national investigative correspondent, a position similar to the one he had held at Newsweek since 1994. He was named an MSNBC contributor in January 2009. During his nearly four years at NBC News, Mr. Isikoff appeared frequently on "NBC Nightly News" and "Today," and on MSNBC.
Less than three months ago, Lisa Myers, the senior investigative correspondent for NBC News, also left. NBC News recently added Cynthia McFadden, hiring her from ABC News, to be NBC's senior legal and investigative correspondent.
"Michael has done terrific work for NBC News on stories ranging from revealing which government official leaked the U.S. Stuxnet virus attack on Iran's nuclear program to a groundbreaking examination of the Obama administration drone strike program," Richard Esposito, the senior executive producer of the investigative unit at NBC News, said in a statement. "We're grateful for all he's done and wish him the very best."
NBC News and Mr. Isikoff said the decision to part ways was mutual. "It's a totally amicable departure," he said. "I had a good ride at NBC, and I'm proud of a lot of what I was able to do there. But it was increasingly clear they were moving in directions in which there were going to be fewer opportunities for my work."
Mr. Isikoff, 61, said he intended to stay in Washington but declined to elaborate on his plans.


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"We are looking for new niche markets," Wirth told local news agency Newseria. KGHM aims to recover tellurium to produce solar cells, he said.
According to the CE, the Polish companys projects include designing a product range of innovative flexible solar cells. However, the chief executive did not disclose the amount of the latest investment.
KGHM says it is currently performing research and development works on the project in cooperation with the University of Science and Technology (AGH) in Krakow, Poland.
Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Lubin, Poland, KGHM is the countrys biggest mining business with some PLN 2 billion (477 million) in assets. The company has a workforce of more than 28,000. In addition to copper and silver, KGHMs product portfolio includes gold, lead, sulphuric acid and rock salt.


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Branding, Logo design and Website Design
Loma Consulting
Loma Consulting approached Transition Graphics in the early stages of their business development. As a result, we were tasked with branding the new company with the goal of appealing to their niche market. In addition, we set about creating a website design which was fit for purpose and allows Louise to update her site regularly.
Loma Consulting help organisations maximise the effectiveness of their product management function through pragmatic consultancy, tailored training and targeted recruitment. .
Skills: Brand development / Logo design / Web Design / Maintence
I am delighted with my new brand and website. Grant is knowledgable, professional and patient. He teased my requirements out of me very skilfully and then created a modern, fresh identity for my business including a strong logo, a beautiful website and a range of stationery. I run a niche executive search business and my customers are senior people in large organisations, so my brand needs to be polished and my website needs to be concise and professional. My window on the world now reflects my business and its values perfectly. Thank you Transition Graphics!Louise May


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Author(s): Aminatta Forna
Adrian Lockheart is a psychologist escaping his life in England. Arriving in Freetown in the wake of civil war, he struggles with the intensity of the heat, dirt and dust, and with the secrets this country hides. Despite the gulf of experience and understanding between them, Adrian finds unexpected friendship in a young surgeon at the hospital, the charismatic Kai Mansaray, and begins to build a new life just as Kai makes plans to leave.
In the hospital Adrian encounters an elderly and unwell man, Elias Cole, who is reflecting on his past, not all of it noble. Recorded in a series of notebooks are memories of his youth, the optimism of the first moon landings, and the details of an obsession- Saffia, a woman he loved, and Julius, her fiery, rebellious husband.
As their individual stories entwine across two generations in a country torn apart by repression and war, some distances cannot be bridged. The Memory of Love is a towering tale of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, superbly realised and beautifully written, horrifying and exhilarating, unflinching and tender, moving and uplifting. It is the story of four lives colliding; a story about friendship, about understanding, absolution and the indelible effects of the past; about journeys and dreams and loss, and about the very nature of love.
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2011
Shortlisted for Orange Prize for Fiction 2011
Shortlisted for the Warwick Prize
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Africa)
'A writer of great talent and courage' Monica Ali
'An intricate tapestry of betrayal, tragedy and loss ... an affecting, passionate and intelligent novel about the redemptive power of love and storytelling' Daily Telegraph
'Let us hope that it takes its place where it deserves to be; not at the top of the pile of "African Literature" but outside any category altogether - and at the top of award shortlists' The Times
'Intelligent, engrossing and beautifully crafted' Daily Mail
Aminatta Forna was born in Scotland and raised in West Africa. Her first book, The Devil that Danced on the Water, was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2003. Her novel Ancestor Stones was winner of the 2008 Hurston Wright Legacy Award, the Literaturpreis in Germany, was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and selected by the Washington Post as one of the most important books of 2006. In 2007 Vanity Fair named Aminatta as one of Africa's most promising new writers. Aminatta has also written for magazines and newspapers, radio and television, and presented television documentaries on Africa's history and art. Aminatta Forna lives in London with her husband.


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Chuan Chew Bak Kut Teh @ Jalan SS 14/2, Subang Jaya
Came back from a short holiday in Bali and it takes time for everything to fall back into routine. Nothing is better than my favourite local food to make me feel in tune and at home.
The obligatory fried crullers, or youtiao.
Jalan SS 14/2, Subang Jaya, Selangor


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Versatile A.B. Dick QP25 & QP25II Address Needs For Short-Run Color Market
Saturday, September 08, 2001
Press release from the issuing companyCHICAGO, IL -- The industry leader has done it again. A.B.Dick Company has developed a reputation over the years for delivering innovative and dynamic offset presses. Based on the response of quick print and small to mid-sized printers who saw a preview at Gutenberg in May, the new A.B.Dick QP25 and QP25II one and two-color units will attract plenty of attention in booth #3329 at the Print 01 show, September 6-13 in Chicago. Company officials believe these presses are the absolute solution for the growing, short-run multiple-color market. Delivery and installation to the first customers began in July. "We anticipate these presses will be successful in the marketplace for several reasons," explained Dennis James, Product Planning Manager for the QP25. "First, customers know we are the industry leader in traditional offset equipment. They are very aware of the quality and performance levels of these presses and use A.B.Dick as a measuring stick when look-ing at competing models. Second, printers look at productivity, durability and cost effective- ness. One look at our track record and they know what they are getting, and for how long." One of the most unique features of the A.B.Dick QP25 and QP25II is the patented "Constant Contact Register System". It combines the significant advantages of direct feed with an impressive tight register system, giving operators full control over image position. The QP25II also features a newly designed second color head. Perfect for fast turnaround work, it delivers high quality performance with four-color process, screens and halftones of images up to 12 1/2" by 17.3". The QP25 and QP25II have many outstanding benefits to offer. A revolutionary patent-pending micro-set ink fountain means easy set-up of variable ink coverage for first-time jobs. The high capacity inker is calibrated to control ink density in specific coverage areas. An ink clean-up attachment also allows for fast, 90-second ink roller color washes. A Varn Kompac II continuous dampener features a patented auto recovery moisture system that delivers sharp, dense images using a wide range of inks. A quick-set dual feeder system helps simplify operations and improves productivity with features like a new paper pile support, which expands and contracts to eliminate the use of different size pile boards. The dual paper guides and quick release side guides give these presses the ability to change stock size in seconds. This increases production time while reducing paper waste, therefore saving both time and money.
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Utah Administrative Code
The Utah Administrative Code is the body of all effective administrative rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules (see Subsection 63G-3-102(5); see also Sections 63G-3-701 and 702).
NOTE: For a list of rules that have been made effective since October 1, 2019, please see the codification segue page.
NOTE TO RULEFILING AGENCIES: Use the RTF version for submitting rule changes.
R386. Health, Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology.
Rule R386-703. Injury Reporting Rule.
As in effect on October 1, 2019
Table of Contents
- R386-703-1. Purpose Statement.
- R386-703-2. Definitions.
- R386-703-3. Reportable Injuries.
- R386-703-4. Report Requirements.
- R386-703-5. Special Investigations of Injury.
- R386-703-6. Confidentiality of Reports.
- R386-703-7. Penalties.
- Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment
- Notice of Continuation
- Authorizing, Implemented, or Interpreted Law
R386-703-1. Purpose Statement.
(1) The Injury Reporting Rule is adopted under authority of Sections 26-1-30 and 26-6-3.
(2) The Injury Reporting Rule establishes an injury surveillance and reporting system for major injuries occurring in Utah. Injuries constitute a leading cause of death and disability in Utah and, therefore, pose an important risk to public health.
(3) Rule R386-703 is adopted with the intent of identifying causes of major injury which can be reduced or eliminated, thereby reducing morbidity and mortality.
R386-703-2. Definitions.
(1) "Injury" is defined as bodily damage resulting from exposure to physical agents such as mechanical energy, thermal energy, ionizing radiation, or chemicals, or resulting from the deprivation of basic environmental requirements such as oxygen or heat. Mechanical energy injuries include acceleration and deceleration injuries, blunt trauma, and penetrating wound injuries.
(2) "Laboratory" is defined as any clinical laboratory, physician office, hospital, health clinic, reference laboratory or any facility that performs blood lead analysis.
R386-703-3. Reportable Injuries.
(3) The Utah Department of Health declares the following injuries to be of concern to the public's health. Each case shall be reported to the Utah Department of Health as described in R386-703-4.
(a) Acute traumatic brain injury. Reportable acute traumatic brain injuries include head injuries of sufficient severity to cause death or to require admission to a hospital. Acute traumatic brain injuries may be associated with transient or persistent neurological dysfunction, and may be diagnosed as brain concussions, brain contusions, or traumatic intracranial hemorrhages.
(b) Acute spinal cord injury. Reportable acute spinal cord injuries include traumatic injuries to the contents of the spinal canal, spinal cord or cauda equina, which result in death or which result in transient or persistent neurological dysfunction of sufficient severity to require hospital admission.
(c) Blunt force injury. Reportable injuries include all blunt force injuries which result in death or which are of sufficient severity to require hospital admission.
(d) Drowning and near drowning. Reportable drownings and near drownings include all water immersion injuries resulting in death and other water immersion injuries of sufficient severity to require hospital admission.
(e) Asphyxiation. Reportable asphyxiations include injuries which arise from atmospheric oxygen deprivation or from traumatic respiratory obstruction which result in death or which are of sufficient severity to require hospital admission.
(f) Burns. Reportable burn injuries include injuries resulting from acute thermal exposure or exposure to fire which result in death or which are of sufficient severity to require hospital admission.
(g) Electrocution. Reportable electrocution injuries include injuries arising from exposure to electricity which result in death or which are of sufficient severity to require hospital admission.
(h) Blood Lead. All blood lead test results are reportable. Cases of elevated blood lead levels include all persons with blood lead concentrations equal to or greater than 5 micrograms per deciliter. All cases shall be confirmed by either a venous or capillary blood sample, if the first sample was a capillary blood sample.
(i) Chemical Poisoning. Reportable cases of chemical poisoning include all persons with acute exposure to toxic chemical substances which result in death or which require hospital admission or hospital emergency department evaluation. Unintentional adverse health effects resulting from the use of pharmacological agents as prescribed by physicians do not require reporting under this rule.
(j) Intentional Injuries. Reportable intentional injuries include all cases of suicide or attempted suicide resulting in hospital admission and all cases of homicide, attempted homicide, or battery resulting in hospitalization.
(k) Injuries Related to Substance Abuse. Reportable injuries include all cases of injury resulting in death or hospitalization and associated with alcohol or drug intoxication of any person involved in the injury occurrence.
(l) Traumatic Amputations. Reportable amputations include traumatic amputations of a limb or part of a limb which result in death or which require hospital admission or hospital emergency department treatment. Only amputations resulting in bone loss shall be reported.
R386-703-4. Report Requirements.
(1) Reporting blood lead testing results.
(a) Non-Case Report Contents. Unless otherwise specified, each blood lead result shall provide at minimum the following: name, date of birth or age if date of birth is unknown, sex, zip code, and the individual or agency submitting the report.
(b) Case Report Contents. Unless otherwise specified, each injury report shall provide the following information pertaining to the injured person: name, date of birth or age if date of birth is unknown, sex, address of residence, date of injury, type of injury, external cause of injury, locale of injury, intentionality, relation of injury to occupation, disposition of the injured person, and the individual or agency submitting the report. A standard report format has been adopted and shall be supplied to reporting sources by the Department of Health upon request.
(2) Agencies or Individuals Required to Report Injuries. A reportable injury evaluated or treated at a hospital shall be reported by that hospital. Reportable injuries not evaluated at a hospital shall be reported by the involved physician, nurse, other health care practitioner, medical examiner, head start health coordinator or laboratory administrator.
(3) Time Requirements. Persons required to report shall submit their reports to the local health department or the Utah Department of Health within 60 days of the time of diagnosis or recognition of injury. In the event of an unusual or excessive occurrence of injuries which may arise from a continuing or immediate threat to the public's health, persons required to report shall immediately report by telephone to the local health officer or to the Utah Department of Health.
(4) Case Report Destinations. Each case of injury shall be reported to the Utah Department of Health or to the local health department responsible for the geographic area where the injury occurred.
(a) The local health officer shall forward all original reports to the Utah Department of Health. Local health departments may maintain copies of these reports.
(b) Except as noted in R386-703-4(4)(c), (d) and (e), case reports shall be sent to the Bureau of Epidemiology of the Utah Department of Health.
(c) In fatal cases, submission of completed death certificates to the Bureau of Vital Records fulfills reporting requirements.
(d) In cases evaluated in hospital emergency departments, submission of properly completed hospital emergency department logs to the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services will fulfill reporting requirements, provided that the records are submitted through an electronic medium in a computer database format acceptable to the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
(e) In cases where reportable injuries listed in R386-703-3 are reported under the requirements of the Utah Health Data Authority Act, 26-33a, the data supplier may notify the Utah Department of Health in writing that information relating to individuals with a reportable injury will be supplied to the Bureau of Epidemiology before the identifying information is removed from the data file. Any data provided in this manner fulfills reporting requirements. If permission is not granted by the data supplier, duplicate reporting is required.
R386-703-5. Special Investigations of Injury.
(1) The Utah Department of Health and local health departments may conduct epidemiologic investigations of injury occurrence. The Utah Department of Health and local health departments may collect additional information pertaining to risk factors, medical condition, and circumstances of injury. Hospitals and other health care providers shall, upon request, provide authorized health personnel the occasion to inspect medical records of reportable injuries. The Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Industrial Commission, Utah Department of Public Safety, and local public safety agencies shall make available to authorized health personnel information on reportable injuries.
R386-703-6. Confidentiality of Reports.
(1) All reports herein required are confidential and are not open to public inspection. The confidentiality of personal information obtained under this rule shall be maintained according to the provisions of Sections 26-6-27 through 26-6-30. Nothing in this rule, however, precludes the discussion of case information with the attending physician or public health workers.
R386-703-7. Penalties.
(1) Enforcement provisions and penalties for the violation or for the enforcement of public health rules, including this Injury Reporting Rule, are prescribed under Sections 26-23-3 through 26-23-6.
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Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment
August 23, 2017
Notice of Continuation
September 23, 2015
Authorizing, Implemented, or Interpreted Law
Additional Information
For questions regarding the content or application of rules under Title R386, please contact the promulgating agency (Health, Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology). A list of agencies with links to their homepages is available at http://www.utah.gov/government/agencylist.html or from http://www.rules.utah.gov/contact/agencycontacts.htm.


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Review of Sleeperkid's World – THE PERFECT CON 4 – 18 mins
The beautiful CADENCE LUX faces NIKKI FIERCE in this amazing multi-fall pro style hotel battle! The blows and KOs fly as both ladies struggle to be the last woman standing, but only one will prevail. Here's the breakdown. Round One: Nikki takes the early lead with a lock up, knee to the gut, and sleeper hold KO on Cadence. Round Two: An angry Cadence dominates with a bearhug and THREE brutal belly splashes for the KO. Round Three: Nikki nails several forearms to Cadence's face, belly blows against the wall, and three high-flying X-Factors for the KO. Round Four: Cadence slams Nikki's face into a nearby dresser and follows up with multiple face punches, an uppercut, and a series of brutal split leg drops to the throat for a KO. Round Five: Nikki attacks with a fireman's carry that turns into an airplane spin. She tosses the stunned Cadence on the bed and KOs THREE times in a row with a regular, figure four, and reverse neckscissors set. Round Six: Cadence reverses a bearhhug with a head butt and works Nikki's abs over, only to nail Nikki with a WINE BOTTLE to the jaw! Cadence finishes the dazed Nikki of with a tight sleeper for the KO. A quick squeeze from a neck scissors makes sure Nikki is totally out cold. Round Seven: Nikki attacks with a sudden neck pinch that slowly renders Cadence unconscious, only to carry her over her shoulder and toss her on the bed. She grabs a nearby phone and slams the receiver into Cadence's face, dazing her enough for the coup de grace blow to the back of the skull! A final pillow smother KO ends it for Cadence. Round Eight: Cadence attacks with a deadly sleeper, but Nikki replies with a "freeze" pressure point technique that leaves Cadence paralyzed! A sudden punch leaves Cadence out cold while still standing, leading to Nikki "un-freezing" her with another KO jab. Nikki decides to end it all with a big finisher, nailing a bed POWER BOMB and followed up with a belly splash for the final KO, and the winning pin.
I always love Fetcon, because every year we get new faces to do some stuff for SKW and hopefully like it enough to come to Atlanta to shoot some more. This time we are introduced to Nikki Fierce and Cadence Lux. Cadence isn't new to me, because she's worked with Cali and Keri before. One of my favorite things about this one is the outfits, with two fan fans, a bikini and the silver one piece, with boots and kneepads. Both Nikki and Cadence look amazing their outfits. Another really good thing about this one is that there are so many rounds with a lot of really great KOs and reactions. Cadence has a really expressive face and makes tons of great faces, both while winning and losing, and Nikki was better at eyerolling and she even kept her eye open throughout one of the KOs. My last mention about is one is the foreign objects. A couple of great makeshift weapons were used in this, from the hotel phone, to a wine bottle and a pillow, were used to take down the competitors here. Overall, a great back and forth battle with a lot of great KOs and touches that cover a lot of the things the fans like to see and a great intro to Nikki and Cadence, if you've never seen them in action before.
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Things have been so crazy since we got back from Canada. We only have three weeks to move out of our apartment, put our stuff into storage (a.k.a. my parents' house), organize as much baby stuff as we can, pack everything for France, spend as much quality time with as many people as possible before we leave, and squeeze in a few doctors appointments, too. Things are definitely going to be busy around here until our very last day.
What does all of that have to do with meatball stroganoff? Absolutely nothing. I made this meal when we were in Canada – and once before we went – and now I'm finally sharing it with you. I got the idea from my sister when she made pretty much the exact same thing a few months ago, but I adapted her recipe to incorporate the sauce from my favorite stroganoff.
The problem with regular beef stroganoff is that it takes forever and makes a big mess. It's one of those recipes that you find yourself scrambling around in the last 10 minutes of cooking to make sure everything will be ready at the same time, and even when you're done, you just can't fathom cleaning up from all the dishes you just created in that whirlwind cooking session. Or is that just a problem I have? I found it so much simpler to make these meatballs because you can pop them in the oven while you focus on the sauce and noodles. Plus, you can get a few dishes done while everything cooks.
Since stroganoff is such a hearty, comfort food, I love having this meal with a nice, big helping of salad or some freshly steamed broccoli – you know, to keep things in balance.Print
Meatball Stroganoff
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/4 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Pinch of ground nutmeg
- 1 12-ounce package wide egg noodles
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 10-ounce cans beef consommé
- 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup fat free sour cream
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
- Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
- In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, onion, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Form mixture into 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 inch meatballs and place on a parchment or foil lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 22 – 25 minutes. While the meatballs are baking, cook the noodles according to package directions and prepare the sauce.
- To make the sauce, melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour to make a roux. Pour in the consommé and continue to whisk until smooth. Stir in Dijon mustard and sour cream. Simmer until thickened (sauce should coat the back of a spoon), and reduce heat to low to keep warm if needed.
- Toss cooked pasta and meatballs with sauce and top garnish with chopped fresh parsley before serving.
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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GEOG 205 – Cartography & Geomatics
This course examines the types of geographic data, methods of data gathering, storage, manipulation and display. This includes elements of surveying, cartography, aerial photography, GIS and remote sensing.
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The Five Stages Of Collapse, By Dmitry Orlov, Reviewed By Carolyn Baker
Many of us who have been researching collapse for a decade or more repeatedly use the word in writing, speaking, and daily conversation, but few of us have the opportunity to define it with such precision or personal experience as one finds in Dmitry Orlov's forthcoming book Five Stages of Collapse: A Survivor's Toolkit (New Society Publishers, 281 pages). I first heard of Dmitry when I was writing for From The Wilderness in 2005 after FTW published "Post-Soviet Lessons For A Post-American Century," one of Orlov's first articles in the United States naming our predicament and likely outcome.
Since then I have been a huge fan of Dmitry's work, and I must concur with Richard Heinberg who says, "Even if I believed collapse were impossible I'd still read everything Dmitry Orlov writes: he's that entertaining." Incisive articulation of reality tempered with irrepressible humor and sarcasm define his writing style and not only compel us to stay with what some describe as a "dark Russian perspective," but reveal a man who has found a way to live with what is so and navigate it with buoyant humanity.
The Five Stages of Collapse is nothing less than a definitive textbook for a hypothetical course entitled "The Collapse Of Industrial Civilization 101" or perhaps a bible of sorts for an imaginary "Institute of Collapse Studies." While to my knowledge no such courses or organizations presently exist, this book would be an essential aspect of any such entity's credibility.
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These linen towels have been made from a stained linen tablecloth, that has been recycled and cut into a bunch of whimsical, easy to embroidery and embellish hand towels.
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you're genial! We all have so many oversized dumb t's and with so much charm, and sewing fun you have re-invented, re-cycled and stamped it with your signature! I love it and am off to try my hand at one.
drop by my blog, it's full of ways to cut and sew new from old - http://21centurydressmakers.blogspot.com
or you may like my book - Denim Revolution - a scource for high fashion ways to remake jeans, i filled it with goodies, all my favorites.
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Excellent! A really beautiful way to re-cycle in the home. So many household containers have beautifully designed graphics, like all the containers you choose, and it is delightful to continue to enjoy their colors, patterns and textures in new and unexpected ways! Thanks for sharing and the inspiration.
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it's visually wonderful and I also love your tutorial, clear and doable. Must go fill a colorful basket with them to keep handy in the kitchen. Thank you!
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I feel that barrel stands for many things - drunkenness of Motilal, spiritual emptiness and greed of India's middle class, the terror of living (not getting even a drink of water) जगायची पण सक्ती आहे , facelessness of vast majority of India's poor and downtrodden, black humor that is integral to every life....
Bacchus. Statue of the god, whole-length seated on a wine barrel, wearing grapes in his hair and holding a stylized thyrsos, his left hand resting on his hip; unsigned; first state before planet-sign added on socle; after Jacques Jonghelinck. 1586 Engraving
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More flowers saved from the dustbin
Prologue: The washing has been on the line since Sunday, the day it started to rain.
It has hardly stopped since…
I found two pots of orchids being thrown out last week, before the rains came, and my daughter and I felt, like the Kate Bush song This Woman's Work, that the plants had 'a little life in them left'.
This morning, unbelievably, I managed to find a patch of brief blue sky and took a photo of the flowers, thus proving Kate's point. I know that song so well; I think I prefer Maxwell's version, but it tears me apart to heart it sometimes. Instead I've got Miles Davis playing So What, from the album, Kind of Blue. Can't beat that on a rainy day like today. A jazz trumpet talks to you, without playing on your emotions, telling you what to think like lyrics do.
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SteelSeries Review of NewsWatch TV
NewsWatch TV is a television series whose episode features consumer and tech reports, entertainment, interviews, and much more. The series first aired in 1990 and originally began as a monthly program to today, where it is now a weekly program. Eventually, the program added a tech news segment as well as an AppWatch segment to appeal to the tech market's audience.
Throughout the years, NewsWatch TV has earned a number of awards which include a Silver Telly Award in 2016, a Gold and Platinum Marcom award in 2017, and the national 2017 Videographer Award for excellence, among being nominated for others. Over such years, the show has been graced with awards, as well as the presence of hundreds of celebrities from singer Carrie Underwood to Olympian Carl Lewis.
While the show's earnings, awards and other accolades may speak for itself, NewsWatch TV's peers are not the only people who are raving about the series, but their clients are as well.
SteelSeries is a major gaming tech and accessories manufacturer, whose products have expanded to millions of fans, and the company itself is at the head of gaming accessory innovation. SteelSeries began working with NewsWatch TV in the fall of 2013, and the companies Senior Director of Marketing, Tori Pugliese, exclaims that it was "seamless."
"You can really deliver a message that you want delivered to your audience but in a way where consumers are understanding it in their own language. The team has been great!" said Pugliese, when asked about the company's experience of working with NewsWatch TV.
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I want to create a report that runs semantic checks on all the models under a DB/group and maintains the success/failure message in a model attribute.
Is there a way to catch the message displayed by semantic check output dialogue/log and if so how can i put this on an attribute?
In our ARIS implementation we are unable to edit the semantic check profile. That seems the correct place to collect and update that info from my perspective.
To go around that problem, we see that semantic check profiles call functions in atsallen.js(which we are able to edit).In that file, we amend the function that outputs statistics for semantic checks to update our custom non-editable semantic check timestamp and result attributes. This allows us to use the info for our release cycle management so that we can be sure that the values were actually updated by the checks.
You can set a breakpoint in that function in the global variables you should be able to see the errorlist array with the models that fail checks and there is another array with the actual errors that fail and the relevant messages (I cant remember its name now but I'll check post an update)
My thinking then becomes - update the semantic check profile to set the attributes and then create another report to simply loop through all the models and run the relevant semantic check (which then updates each model accordingly)
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Check out the amazing covers that are there, and spread the word!
Check out the amazing covers that are there, and spread the word!
I was just recently interviewed by Retcon, and had a great time. Warning. I talk fast. Really fast. I still don't know how people understand me in real life.
Thanks again to Cab Comics in Flagstaff and Atomic Comics Paradise Valley for having me appear at their events yesterday. I had a great time, and had some wonderful conversations with everyone who showed up. Thanks also to Dave Beaty and Jonathan Hickman for sharing space with me. 🙂
I just sent in the last of the corrections for the last pages for Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. I was lucky enough to be on an incredibly talented team, and am thankful to everyone involved. Blond the Colorist ( http://www.blondthecolorist.deviantart.com/ ) did just beautiful work since the beginning, and made me look so much better than I should have. Richard Starkings (http://www.comicraft.com/), the perennial powerhouse letterer, created art with the word balloons that was almost too subtle and natural to be noticed. My editors Ian Brill and Bryce Carlson kept me honest but gave me freedom. BOOM! Studios and Ross Richie allowed me to be a part of it. Isa Dick and Electric Shepard showed a tremendous amount of trust in the risks I took with their heritage. Finally, without the amazing words of Philip K. Dick, and his powerful story, this would obviously be nothing. Thank you all for reading this groundbreaking experiment, for without you, it does not exist. I can only hope that you had close to how much fun I have had over the past two years.


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hello i would like to know i can i host 2 server on the same machine.. I tried to change the port something like
server1= ipaddress:1716
but the server has the same query port of server 1 (1717)
how can I change this query port for my server 2 or how can I host more than 1 server on the same machine and Ip address
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query port is always +1 to the server.ini setted game port so if youre using 2000 as game port, query port will be 2001
you can change it from your server.ini
look for [url] and search for the Port= here you can see the default game port for AA2.XX, change it pretty much whatever you like, for other server this should be found from the very beginning of the server.ini file
suggestion, make ports to be like 1716 (for primary) then 1720 (for secondary) with 10 incement, this way those will work without any conflicts OH and remember to start the server with MULTIHOME param to avoid the servers trying to run on same IP/port ;) the best way to keep servers separate on linux envinronment, is to install them to differend username, or AT LEAST to different folder, for example /home/aao/server1 and /home/aao/server2 unless you do this, servers try to dump pbsvss to same folder by default and they share same pb configs, which can cause problems later on of course these can be somewhat be changed from the server.ini files but it canb e tricky and not 100% guaranteed to work A-Ok
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A day after a Navy jet crashed in Virginia Beach, Va. – burning several apartment buildings and sending dozens of residents to shelters – officials believe there's been no loss of life. By Saturday morning, officials reported no one missing, although they continued to search the destroyed and damage buildings for visitors or other nonresidents who might have been there.
Seven people were injured, including the two pilots who barely made it out of their stricken aircraft before it became a fireball, but none seriously and all but one (one of the pilots) had left hospitals. Some 40 apartment units were damaged or destroyed. Three persons listed as missing Friday night had been found.
A full investigation is likely to take months, but Navy officials now say the F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet experienced a "catastrophic mechanical malfunction" shortly after taking off from the Oceana Naval Air Station.
At takeoff, aircraft typically are full of fuel, making them very heavy. (The F/A-18D, the Navy's leading strike aircraft with years of combat experience, was not carrying any weapons on this training flight.)
"Catastrophic engine system failure right after takeoff, which is always the most critical phase of flying, leaves very, very few options," aviation safety expert and retired Marine Corps aviator J.F. Joseph told the Associated Press. "You literally run out of altitude, air speed, and ideas all at the same time."
As soon as the pilots realized their difficulty, they turned back toward the airfield (about two miles away), dumping fuel to reduce weight in hopes that they could reach the runway and land safely.
When the aircraft continued to lose altitude, the pilots – a student pilot in the front seat, a very experienced instructor pilot in the back seat – waited until the last moment before ejecting. One of the pilots was still strapped into the ejection seat when it hit the ground.
The F/A-18D Hornet jet was from the VFA-106 training squadron at Naval Air Station Oceana. The squadron's mission is to train Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 replacement pilots and weapon systems officers before they join fleet squadrons.
According to the squadron web site, "Every 6 weeks a class of between 8-12 newly-winged Navy and Marine Corps Aircrew begins the 9 month training course in which they will learn the basics of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions culminating in day/night carrier qualification and subsequent assignment to a fleet Hornet squadron." The squadron also trains experienced Navy and Marine Corps aviators transitioning to the F/A-18.
At this point, observers are crediting the pilots with averting a worse outcome.
"There's nowhere he could have touched down in a safe way," George Pilkington, who lives near the crash site, told CNN. "That it didn't cause more damage to surrounding apartments is definitely a blessing."
"I would say every action they took was an attempt to mitigate damage on the ground, up to and including the loss of life," said Mr. Joseph, a former airline pilot and retired Marine colonel.
"I've investigated hundreds of accidents," he said. "Even better than the black box on the airlines or the cockpit voice recorders are two healthy and alive crewmembers who are going to vividly describe what their observations were at the time."
Some in the area referred to it as a Good Friday miracle, the Virginian-Pilot reported. Gov. Bob McDonnell told the newspaper it was amazing that no fatalities were confirmed in the hours after the crash. "I think it's an act of divine providence," he said.


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If our tap water is safe, why does my water filter turn brown after 3 months?
That's because the water filter manufacturers want you to continue to buy their products (which is not useful). The water filters are designed to discolour after continuous 3 months of use. If you change the filter after just one week, you will see very little discolouration.
To test this hypothesis (your water filter) you should set up a tap with a filter, through which you should run only PURE DISTILLED water (NOT Mineral Water - those have minerals!). After 3 months of running distilled water through the filter, see if there is discolouration. If the filter is really filtering out things in the water, the filter should still be clean. If the filter is discoloured, then you know the filter manufacturer is cheating you - if even distilled water discolours the filter, then it is obviously not an issue with the water. BUT... there are some stories that suggests that bottled water in many cases are simply tap water. So there is that to worry about.
After the above test, if you are still inclined, you can re-run the test (new filter) but this time with Mineral water. After three months, check the filter. If the discolouration is LESS than that of the filter for PUB water, you can probably conclude that Mineral Water has LESS non-water elements (contaminants) in it. If the Mineral Water filer is AS Discoloured as tap water filter, it means that your Tap Water has as much mineral as bottled Mineral Water. (Which means you should NOT buy mineral water if you are going to filter out the minerals in your tap water). If it is MORE discoloured than the tap water, then you are really getting your money's worth from Mineral water. There are MORE minerals in your mineral water than in tap water BUT... why filter out the minerals in tap water? Think of it as a supplement to your mineral water.
BUT... the greater danger is not the slight minerals (copper, iron) that might be in your tap water. The greater unknown danger is phthalates (google that). And a simple filter will not filter out phthalates if it is present in tap water. You will need a nano-filter (google that) to effectively filter out phthalates.
Speaking of phthalates, the bottled water in the experiments suggested above (whether distilled or mineral) should NOT have phthalates. But they may have BPA or other chemical contaminants. Which may thrown off your results.
The problem is that Water is a universal solvent. It will dissolve ANYTHING. And carry it along. Until you drink it.[Note: This online comment is either a troll or being sarcastic. The ket giveaway is the 2nd last paragraph.
Anyway, good luck with the experiments, if you are keen to try it. I started estimating the cost and stopped after my estimates reached $3000. I can't even afford a water filter system. So no question about affording to run a $3000+ experiment just to find the right filter that is not trying to cheat me.
So now I drink straight from the tap (boiling water is also a waste of resources), and consider it my mystery mineral water.
At least I don't live in Flint, Michigan (google that).
The question was from the comments on a story about the safety of our tap water. PUB said it was safe to drink.
There were some sceptic as to PUB's assertions.
But worries about the safety of our tap water were unrealistic. One comment was that a filter would be discoloured after the recommended use. After establishing that he changed his filer once a year and he estimates that about 5000 litres would have flowed through the filter, this was the response:]
Well, using your base figure of 5000 litres, don't you think that running 5000 litres of water through a filter would result in some discolouration? PUB reports that there are on average 161 mg of dissolved solids per litre of water. Most of these dissolved solids are sulphates, Calcium, chloride and chlorine. Please note the unit of measure - some are in mg, some are in ug (microgram). At 1000 l, there could be on average 0.161 g of solid on your filter. At 5000 l, the total dissolved solids in your filter (assuming it catches all non-water elements) would be... 0.8 g.
Another way of looking at it is, for you to ingest that amount of dissolved solids (0.8g) that is indicated by the discoloured filter, you will need to drink 5000 l of water.
Compare that with the poisoned residents of Flint Michigan (google that).
I think you should be (slightly) worried if your filter gets discoloured say within a week or less. 3 months and above, the water would be considered safe and even more than safe.
Here's another thought: If you pour yourself a glass of filtered water, took a sip and then place it beside you while you check your emails, file your income tax, etc. then an hour or so later, you took another sip, is the water as clean?
Because even with good air (PSI of less than 50) there may be as much as 100 ug of particulates per cubic metre of air. Some of that may settle on your glass of water. And then you drink it.
Of course you would be right to say that the amount of dust settling on your glass of water is insignificant. And you would be right.
It's through breathing that those contaminants are entering your body. On average, a person sucks in 11,000 litres of air per day. With good PSI, there would be about 100 ug of particulates per 1000 litres. In a day you would have breathed in over 1 mg of dust.
In a year about 400 mg. That would be more than the dissolved solids you drink - assuming you drink 2 litres of water a day, and only water, in a year, you would drink 730 l of water (not 5000 l)., and ingest about 110 mg of dissolved solids. Or about 1/4 of the pollutants you would breathe in in a year, with Good Air Quality (less than PSI of 50).
The point is, you're worrying about the wrong pollution. You should wear an N95 mask at all times.
Note: PUB figures for average daily consumption of water per person is about 150 litres of water per day. But this is water for everything - drinking, bathing, cooking, laundry, etc. That's about 55000 l per person per year. However if the filtered faucet is in the kitchen for drinking and maybe cooking, 5000l for a year would cover 4 to 6 persons.


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Top 13 Michael Jackson Songs of All Time
Michael Jackson is no more. He was an American biggest Pop Singer, entertainer and businessman. He was also known as the King of Pop. He made his debut onto the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1969, and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. His 1982 album Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time and other albums are also among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995). Today in the memory of this great artist, I have compiled his all time Top 13 Songs.
1. Thriller — This song made him King of Pop.
2. "Black or White" is from Michael Jackson's album Dangerous, released in October 1991. This song is a mix of hard rock, dance and rap. Written, composed, and arranged by Jackson with the rap lyricist Bill Bottrell. The aim of this song to promote racial unity.
3. "Beat It" won Jackson two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. It was also nominated for Song of the Year along with Jackson's "Billie Jean". Rolling Stone ranked it 337 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
4. "Man in the Mirror" was a number 1 super hit for Michael Jackson when released in 1988. It is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed songs and it was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards.
5. Billie Jean — A dance-pop R&B song by Michael Jackson.
6. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough", released in July 1979, is the debut single from Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album. It was his first solo album.
7. We are the world — This song is title song of 1985 album "We Are the World". It contains US superstars charity recording for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia.
8. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular ballad by singers Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett. This song is also written and composed by Michael Jackson.
9. Bad — This song was the second of five Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit singles from the album Bad, and was his seventh number-one single overall.
10. ABC — One of the first songs by Michael Jackson with his brothers.
11. Say, say say with Paul McCartney
12. "The Girl is mine" with Paul McCartney
13. They don't care about us — One of the most controversial pieces Michael Jackson ever composed
14. chill


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- Facebook has 1.31 billion users.
- Every 20 minutes, 1 million links are shared, 2 million friends are requested, and 3 million messages are sent on Facebook.
- 48% of 18-34 year olds check Facebook when they wake up.
Yep. Let's be honest: with 1/6 of the world owning an account, your local business needs to be on Facebook. (Check out this tutorial if you need help signing up).
For those that do, we got some candy for you. Here are our 15 tips for local marketing with your Facebook.
The 15 Local Marketing Tips
1. Brand your Facebook photo.
Our first local marketing tip is branding your Facebook photo. By this, I mean adjusting your Facebook to fit the message of your brand. For example, go to McDonald's Facebook. On it, you will see McDonald's brand (in the photo), a landscape graphic of their McCafé, and several posts involving their food.
Profile Photo: this is pretty simply. Use your brand as your photo. One tip: keep this simple. Your photo will be small (160 pixels by 160 pixels) so don't add anything with text. An image of your brand will work fine.
Cover Photo: be creative with your cover photo. McDonald's uses a product, but you don't have to use a product. You can re-design your brand and add some text, like we did. But make sure the cover photo agrees with Facebook's guidelines. To get the best load time, upload a JPG file that's 851 pixels wide and 315 pixels tall (the actual size of your cover photo). If your photo has text, use a PNG file (the quality will be better).
2. Schedule Constant Content.
When you have a Facebook, you want activity. You don't want your Facebook to turn into a ghost town. So update at least once per day. If you don't think you will be on Facebook every day, use the "schedule post" feature. You can appoint a block of time—say, Monday—to just scheduling Facebook posts.
To do this, go to your business page. Insert a status into your comment bar. Then, look to the far left. You'll see a clock button.
When you click this button, the comment bar will morph into this:
Simply select the day and time to schedule your content.
3. Actually talk to People.
Our next local marketing suggestion is incredibly important: talk to your friends. Don't be creepy, but don't be abstract, either. Local marketing involves communicating to real people. You cannot do that if you hide behind the persona of your brand.
So be personal. Optimize your local marketing by commenting on your customer's posts or liking their posts or posting something constructive and encouraging on their wall.
You know athletes with Facebook will post things about their games. "We won!" "We are going to the regional championship game!" Reach out to the athletes in your area, ask them to like your page, and comment on these posts. Encourage them. Support them. Tell them they are doing a great job and your business has their back.
Be smart about this. You don't want to damage your local marketing. But you don't want to be impersonal, either.
4. Engage more than you Advertise.
The last local marketing tip leads us into this one: don't always be the salesmen.
Whenever I'm on my favorite business's profile, I like to see interesting and engaging content. Not advertisements.
If you just advertise, you are less personal and more abstract. Your local marketing will look business-centered or self-centered.
5. Ask Questions and Share Responses.
Questions are the most engaging tool available.
But this begs the question: as a local business, what kind of questions should I ask?
Although I'm no master questioner, the best questions are the most specific and interesting. For instance, if you said, "Who is going to win the super bowl?" you may get a few responses. But honestly, everyone asks that question. It's so general, it fails to entertain or encourage a response. In place of this, you could ask "which mascot looks more bad-ass, the Bronco or the Seahawk?"
Ask specific questions. Then, when all's said and done, share some responses. Post a Facebook status that says, "Shout out to Kevin for his hilarious answer to our question." Kevin will probably like the status, you'll have another status update, and your Facebook will look super local.
6. Share Photos of your Product/Service in Action.
Another way to engage is to call for photos of your product/service in action. Again, McDonald's does a great job with this.
When you see their posts, you'll notice pictures with their product involved. For instance, this one:
Someone put a fry to her nose and called it "#fryday #frystache." That's all it took. And boom: 3,666 likes.
7. Post Something Funny.
We cannot and should take ourselves so seriously. "When humor goes," says Erma Bombeck, "there goes civilization." Thus, don't always post serious content. Lighten up someone's day with a trivia fact, a funny YouTube video, a meme, or something else.
If I may misquote Bombeck: when humor goes, there goes your local marketing. So do something funny. Or unpredictable. Like this:
8. Create Drawings and Contests.
Another way to engage with content is to create contests. Carmike Cinemas does an excellent job at this. If you go to their Facebook, you'll see tons of contests. And they're creative, too. Carmike is obviously pushing for more likes and shares on their Facebook. So all their contests are centered around "like our page," "share this content link," and "comment on this post." Once you do this, you have entered in their contest.
Just as an example, I pulled this image from their Facebook.
Basically, if you celebrated a birthday 7 days or less before this post, you could enter the content. All you had to do was like the page, share the content on your Facebook, and comment on the link. By the end of the content, there were 664 likes and 444 shares.
Pretty cool, huh?
Of course, Carmike has the advantage of giving away free movie tickets. But so do you. I mean, you can't give away movie tickets. But surely you have something to offer. So just be creative.
9. Share Creative Hash-tags.
This involves some terminology you may not be familiar with.
By hash-tag, I mean the "#" before a scrunched up phrase, like #localmarketing or #jimgaffigin or #stevenporrello.
Whenever someone posts something with a hashtag, that post is documented on a separate webpage. The hashtag then becomes a link, and you can click on the link and see what's posted under the tag.
For instance, let's look at local marketing. Follow the #localmarketing hashtag. You'll see hundreds of articles and posts about local marketing. If you're like me, you'll read these articles and then share the ones you like.
Encourage your customers to hashtag your business. Then, check the hashtag. Scroll through the multitudes of hashtagged posts and find one you want to share.
10. Introduce Employees.
If you want to put the local back into local marketing, then you need to introduce your employees. Of course, make sure your employees are cool with this. If they are, consider posting about your employee's profiles. You can make this a sort of "employee of the month" contest. "This month we honor Brant Kelsey for being my awesome boss! #suckup."
11. Integrate Video into your Facebook.
As said in an earlier post, video marketing is indispensable for a 21st century audience. Read that article for some tips on creating videos for your local marketing. Then share those videos on your Facebook.
12. Stir up Action with Facebook Events.
The events page is a pretty useful tool. Use it to substitute flyers and posters. Just create an event and invite all your friends.
13. Be a Prophet: Create a Petition.
We are venturing into local PR with this tip. But it's still necessary for your local marketing: find a cause and create a petition. This will really get your name out there, and it will show you care about your community. You can create a Facebook petition here. Or, you can create a petition on a separate site, like this one.
Maybe you don't want to create a petition. That's fine. You can also sign petitions. And with the "Care2" petition site, you can search for petitions within your area. Just search your county or city in the search bar, like this:
When you search your county or city, petitions with those keywords will show up.
As you can see above, several petitions exist for my county, Coweta County, Georgia. There's one to end violence, one to start a skatepark, and one really sad petition about a dog.
Anyway, look at these petitions as a way to enter your community. Sign them, comment on them, and share them to your Facebook.
14. Sponsor Local Artists and Musicians.
Of all these tips, this one is most important to me because it's the most overlooked.
Your city is bound to have artists and musicians. They are literally everywhere. Many of us buy into the myth that good music is produced on a national or global scale. In other words, unless everyone is listening to a certain band, that band is most likely terrible.
Again, this is a myth. Good music is produced at the local level, too. Use your Facebook, then, to support these local artists.
For instance, in my area, I know of several musicians who have Facebook, like this one. All it takes is a share of his or her music page, and you've made someone's day.
15. Keep your Facebook Local.
Finally, after all this talk of local marketing, I cannot stress this enough: keep your Facebook local. Limit yourself to just your surrounding area. Don't worry about what other cities are doing or what other states are doing. Just worry about your local vicinity.
Local Marketing with Facebook
Need help getting started? We are always here to help. Just add some comments below.
Oh, yeah, and like us on Facebook.


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Our Innovation Story
Multi Service Technology Solutions (MSTS) was founded in 1978 by a former fleet owner who knew there had to be a better way for fleet owners to pay for fuel than a pocket full of cash and oil cards. From that belief came the Multi Service Fuel Card, our first product which disrupted the way the trucking industry purchased fuel.
Using our business payment problem-solving ideas and technical expertise, the company began to grow. We established our headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, for its central location. Our key innovation milestone was the development of the first live electronic authorization of a Credit Card from a truck stop, which allowed drivers to quickly and easily refuel. By 1987, we began processing our private label program in manufacturing for Navistar Fleet Charge. By the end of the decade, we opened offices in London and branched out into the aviation industry with the launch of AvFuel, the first aviation private label Charge Card, including Mastercard, Visa and American Express.
Throughout the 1990s and the turn of the millennium we expanded our operations and continued to innovate, receiving ANSI ISO number 7000 for our fleet cards, the first card scheme issued in the petroleum industry. We also opened our Australian development offices and established our European headquarters in the Netherlands.
We began bankcard processing for trucking private label programs, simplifying credit acceptance and helping our customers transact while on the road. We also established an online authorization solution with VisaNet, providing our customers with the ability to boost sales and customer loyalty. In 2008, we entered the retail technology space with a private label program that included branded full-service support, underwriting, collections, and billing and payments solutions for Best Buy. By 2013, MSTS became a wholly-owned subsidiary of World Fuel Services Corporation, a Fortune 100 company.
We established our B2B eMarketplace in Australia and can proudly say our credit decisioning tool processed applications in under a minute. We were also awarded 24 of the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) markets to deliver a cost-effective e-wallet solution that allows for greater payment flexibility for travel agents and faster, more secure payments to airlines.
In an age of instant, automation is king. That's why we have unveiled Credit as a Service® (CaaS) to accelerate business commerce through a suite of applications and services that allow companies access to robust payment and credit solutions, sophisticated managed services and expert driven integrations to power today's global commerce.


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Several networks announced new reality shows over the past few days, and several of those caught my attention, either because they seem fascinating or horrifying or both.
First, the best/worst-titled series ever: The CW's Oh Sit!, which is actually musical chairs. Apparently, there will be an obstacle course as part of that, so it could be fun if it's at all like Wipeout. Then again, it's still musical chairs on prime-time network TV.
National Geographic is planning Are You Tougher than a Boy Scout? is produced by Deadliest Catch producers Original Productions, and features "adults from all walks of life will compete with the country's top Boy Scouts for merit badges in challenges on the Scouts' 100-year-old handbook."
Following the fascinating, must-watch UK series My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, two networks have ordered their own gypsy shows. TLC, which aired the Channel 4 version, will air My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding, which is "in active production across several states including West Virginia, Georgia, and Maryland, will share the lives of several Gypsy and Traveller families."
American Gypsies is National Geographic's version, which follows a Manhattan Gypsy family and is produced by Karate Kid Ralph Macchio. It seems more like The Real Housewives of New Jersey with its focus on one family that values its traditions, and clips I saw suggest it will be full of drama.
OWN is taking The Bachelor's format to an entire town–in Georgia. Lovetown, USA will see two matchmakers "take over Kingsland [Georgia] for 30 days helping eight singles embark on a journey to find true love in their own backyard." OWN will also air Lives on Fire, about four women who are members of California's emergency response teams.
CMT is giving Melissa Rycroft and her husband Tye Strickland their own series, Melissa and Tye: A New Reality, which is about Melissa moving to L.A. while Ty stays in Texas. In , National Geographic Channel will air yet another show about people who catch sea creatures in extreme conditions; this one is called Wicked Tuna.
Finally, the Weather Channel has interesting-looking reality TV coming up to add to its lineup, which includes two more seasons of Coast Guard Alaska. Those shows stretch the definition of weather-related a little bit, and are Lifeguard!, which is self-explanatory, and Braving the Elements, which is about people who work extreme jobs in extreme conditions.