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Residents heard chilling screams
RESIDENTS living in a beachside Alexandra Headland unit complex have told of loud noises and late-night screaming matches leading up to the days before Nigel Hill was allegedly murdered.
The 38-year-old was found dead inside the Club Beaches unit on Alexandra Pde late Thursday night.
Police allege Mr Hill was bashed to death by his housemate Kai Cummins.
They said several other people had been inside the unit at the time.
Mr Cummins, who was unshaven and dressed in prison browns, was not required to enter a plea to a murder charge during his brief appearance in Maroochydore Magistrates Court yesterday.
The unit complex, next to Okinja Rd, was cast with a curious calmness yesterday as neighbours peered through curtains or sat on their balconies to watch forensic police investigators scour the unit.
Dressed in protective suits, gloves and masks, the investigators went in and out of the complex over several hours, looking for clues to what happened in the moments leading up to Mr Hill's death.
One neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said loud noises, swearing and commotion was regularly heard coming from the unit.
"Sometimes the yelling is so loud, I can hear the walls vibrating," he said.
"People in the unit stomp around, playing music and just scaring the kids that live in the complex, too."
The neighbour said he had been awake when police were called to the alleged murder scene at 11.30pm Thursday.
He said he had heard a female screaming frantically downstairs shortly before police arrived.
During a press conference yesterday, Detective Inspector Dave Drinnen said Mr Hill had been involved in a violent struggle with another person when he suffered head injuries.
"At this point in time, we cannot disclose whether a weapon was used - that will be subject to further investigations.
"These are people (Mr Hill and Mr Cummins) that police have had dealings with, but I can't go into what those dealings are."
Police prosecutor Sergeant Jamie Baker submitted a written objection to bail for Mr Cummins but Magistrate John Hodgins said any application would have to be submitted to the Supreme Court.
Solicitor Michael Robinson said Mr Cummins had applied for legal aid and asked for him to be excused from his next appearance.
The court heard other charges against Mr Cummins of stealing, assault and break and enter in relation to a separate incident would be mentioned along with his murder charge on March 11.
An autopsy to determine how Mr Hill died will be undertaken on Monday.

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DoHPossible catecholamine-binding domain present in a variety of eukaryotic proteins.
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The DOMON domain is an 110-125 residue long domain which has been identified in the physiologically important enzyme dopamine beta-monooxygenase and in several other secreted and transmembrane proteins from both plants and animals. It has been named after DOpamine beta-MOnooxygenase N-terminal domain. The DOMON domain can be found in one to four copies and in association with other domains, such as the Cu-ascorbate dependent monooxygenase domain, the epidermal growth factor domain, the trypsin inhibitor-like domain (TIL), the SEA domain and the Reelin domain. The architectures of the DOMON domain proteins strongly suggest a function in extracellular adhesion [(PUBMED:11551777)].
The sequence conservation is predominantly centred around patches of hydrophobic residues. The secondary structure prediction of the DOMON domain points to an all-beta-strand fold with seven or eight core strands supported by a buried core of conserved hydrophobic residues. There is a chraracteristic motif with two small positions (Gly or Ser) corresponding to a conserved turn immediately C-terminal to strand three. It has been proposed that the DOMON domain might form a beta-sandwich structure, with the strands distributed into two beta sheets as is seen in many extracellular adhesion domains such as the immunoglobulin, fibronectin type III, cadherin and PKD domains [(PUBMED:11551777)].
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Maximum process safety through non-contact, inductive and digital signal transmission: No contact corrosion, absolutely watertight, no interference potential.
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While parents often struggle with getting their children to eat healthy, Sodexo, the student nutrition provider for 11 school districts throughout Rhode Island, is ready to help.
Sodexo, a partner in First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative to end childhood obesity, sent nearly 40 representatives from throughout the state to Pezza Farm at 2279 Plainfield Pike in Johnston Tuesday morning to meet with farmers and participate in a tour of the farm, which will be supplying fresh vegetables to students during the upcoming school year.
"I'm looking forward to this partnership," said Shelley Pezza, who, along with her family, owns and operates the farm. "We're growing vegetables specifically for them. They gave us their order and told us what their expectations are and we're trying as hard as we can to grow fresh vegetables for the kids."
When the vegetables are ready, Pezza staff picks them and sells them to Roch's Produce of West Warwick, who then distributes the food to Sodexo. It isn't exactly an easy task, said Pezza, as Mother Nature cannot be predicted. For Pezza, it's both exciting and scary.
"For vegetables to be ready on a specific date is really the most stressful part," she said. "Peppers and tomatoes are easy because you pick them continually, but with cauliflower and lettuce you have a short window. The lettuce bolts and the cauliflower bruises. [Sodexo is] very patient with us, which is huge."
But Sodexo employees have no complaints. Production Manager June DiLorenzo said she chose the farm because of its wide variety of vegetables. This, she said, will best help Sodexo teams plan and create menus that meet the new federal school meal guidelines created by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, while supporting local agriculture.
To prepare, seeds were planted the last week of July on nearly 12 acres of land. The selection includes lettuce, cherry and grape tomatoes, green and purple peppers, yellow and butter beans, white and purple cauliflower, broccoli, escarole and kale.
During the tour, Sodexo teams were treated to a hayride and explored the crops to come up with menu ideas. They are all excited about exposing the children to healthy meals.
"Having them try new vegetables, as well as the fact that they are grown locally, hopefully will create some excitement," said Marc Roy, general manager for Warwick Public Schools. "We've offered kale salad and have had some success. At first, it was a little alien to them but it's important for them to see it more than once so they have more than one opportunity to try it. If they pass it up the first time, they might try it the second or third time."
Lynne Conca, general manager for the Cranston team, agreed and noted the importance of working with the farm directly. She also said it would be fun to bring the children to the farm.
"Maybe we can get some field trips out here so the kids can see where the food comes from," she said.
Donna Walker, general manager of West Warwick, thinks that's a great idea.
"They see it at the farm and then they see it on their plates," she said. "If you serve it, they will eat it and it just grows and grows from there."
Further, Walker said helping them plant their own crops is another good incentive for children to eat healthy.
"Right now, I have a little pumpkin patch at one of the schools," she said. "The third graders helped plant it and they each have their own pumpkin. We're going to roast the pumpkin seeds and make pumpkin breads."
Not only do the children understand the importance of eating healthy, they also get the opportunity to work together and learn how to cook.
"It's all about getting the children involved," Walker said. "Some of these kids live in areas where they don't ever leave the city. Sometimes, a child only knows about a red apple; they don't know about Granny Smiths or a golden delicious because they are not exposed to it. This is about exposure and putting it in front of them."
Pezza Farm, which occupies 48 acres of land, was established in 1947. In addition to produce, they also have 12 greenhouses and sell mums, annuals, perennials and poinsettias, and house animals such as horses, ducks, sheep, chickens, roosters, cows and, of course, two dogs, Tucker and Copper. The farm is open from March to Dec. 24, with fall activities such as hayrides and scarecrow making in the fall.
Sodexo provides healthy school meals while supporting student well-being and achievement in the following Rhode Island districts: Cranston, Warwick, West Warwick, Cumberland, Exeter-West Greenwich Regional, Foster, Foster-Glocester Regional, Glocester, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket Public Schools.


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Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Brent crude, headed for a fourth weekly advance, climbed to a nine-month high in London after stronger-than-expected trade data from China, the world's second-biggest user.
Futures rose to more than $118 a barrel for the first time since May 3, boosting the premium to West Texas Intermediate for an eighth day to the most in almost two months. China's exports climbed 25 percent in January from a year earlier and crude imports increased to the highest level in eight months, customs figures showed. Oil markets will "remain tight" in the first quarter and may push prices above its forecasts, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said.
"The numbers out of China are good," said Nic Brown, head of commodity research at Natixis SA in London, who forecasts that Brent will average $107.40 this year. "China appears to be significantly stronger than even we were expecting. This is a clear upside risk for oil prices."
Brent for March settlement advanced as much as $1.17, or 1 percent, to $118.41 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange and was at $118.23 at 1:29 p.m. local time. Volumes were 29 percent more than the 100-day average. The European benchmark grade's premium to WTI futures widened to as much as $22.28, the most since Dec. 14.
Crude for March delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange added 9 cents to $95.92 a barrel in electronic trading. The volume of all futures traded was 64 percent higher than the 100-day average. Prices are down 1.9 percent this week, after advancing 14 percent over the prior eight weeks.
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The Brent-WTI spread has widened since Enterprise Product Partners LP said Jan. 31 that capacity will be limited until late 2013 on its Seaway pipeline to the Gulf Coast from Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point for New York crude.
Brent's advance to more than $117 a barrel has been driven by improving fundamentals rather than increasing risk premium, Stefan Wieler, an analyst with Goldman Sachs in New York, said in a report dated yesterday.
Prices may exceed the bank's forecasts, which for Brent futures are at $110 a barrel over the next three-to-six months, and at $105 in 12 months. For WTI, Goldman projects a level of $102.50 in three months, $105 in six and $97 in 12 months.
China bought 24.87 million metric tons of crude more than it exported last month, according to data published today on the website of the Beijing-based General Administration of Customs. That's equivalent to 5.88 million barrels a day, the most since May, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Mideast Supplies
Brent, the benchmark price for more than half the world's oil, extended gains yesterday amid signs of increased tension in the Middle East and reduced supplies by Saudi Arabia.
Iran won't be coerced into holding direct negotiations with the U.S. about its nuclear program while being threatened and simultaneously squeezed by Western sanctions, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday. The U.S., which imposed new financial restrictions on Iran on Feb. 6, is ready for direct talks as soon as Khamenei gives a commitment to negotiate, Vice President Joe Biden said at the Munich Security Conference Feb. 2.
Exxon Mobil Corp. said crude shipments from Nigeria are still being disrupted because of repairs on a pipeline facility.
The export terminal for Qua Iboe, the country's benchmark and biggest grade, is operating as normal, Nigel Cookey-Gam, a Lagos-based spokesman, said today in an e-mail.
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WTI may fall next week as technical indicators signal that prices may have risen too quickly to be sustainable and as equities come under downward pressure, a Bloomberg survey showed. Eighteen of 37 analysts and traders, or 49 percent, forecast crude will decline through Feb. 15. Twelve respondents, or 32 percent, predicted an increase and seven forecast little change. Last week, 42 percent projected a gain.
The relative-strength index of front-month oil futures rose above 74 at settlement on Jan. 30, the highest level since Feb. 24, 2012. The RSI was at 58 today.
Weakening demand and surging U.S. exports are hurting Mediterranean producers of diesel, just as they boost capacity at the fastest rate in five years. Ultra low-sulfur diesel's premium to gasoil on the ICE Futures Europe sank to $3 a ton on Feb. 5, the smallest gap since November 2009, and was at $4.50 yesterday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It averaged $26.44 last year.
Total SA and Hellenic Petroleum SA were among companies from Portugal to Greece that added about 130,000 barrels a day of so-called hydrocracking units last year, which increased Europe's output of the fuel by about 9 percent. Capacity is growing just as the second European recession in four years reduces consumption.
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The Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, who co-authored the international Charter for Compassion and is a keynote speaker for the 2012 Festival of Faiths, will lead worship in the Caldwell Chapel and speak on "Compassion and Congregations" during a luncheon on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 for a festival event at Louisville Seminary.
Campbell, who currently serves as Director of Religion at the Chautauqua Institution, is a featured speaker for this year's annual festival, Sacred Fire: Light of Compassion, held from Nov. 14-18, 2012 at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage. A full listing of festival events may be found here.
Campbell's participation in this special Festival of Faiths event hosted by Louisville Seminary includes a worship service in the Caldwell Chapel at 11:30 a.m. and a luncheon at Hundley Hall in Gardencourt at 12:30 p.m. Tickets for the luncheon are $15. Reservations may be made online here or by contacting Dana Cormack at (502) 894-2291. A few student scholarships for the luncheon are available. The event is open to the public.
An ordained minister with standing in two Christian denominations, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the American Baptist Church, Campbell has held many posts, including: Associate Executive Director of the Greater Cleveland Council of Churches; Executive Director of the U.S. Office of the World Council of Churches; and General Secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA.
Through her various roles and offices, Rev. Campbell has participated in many historic events. She organized volunteers to work for the election of Carl B. Stokes, the first black mayor of a major American city. She worked with Martin Luther King and brought him to her own congregation, the first white church in Cleveland to receive Dr. King. Dr. Campbell also served as an honorary election monitor with President Kaunda of Zambia in the election of Nelson Mandela as the first African president of South Africa.
Campbell holds numerous national and local offices, including: past member of the U.S. State Department advisory committee on Religious Freedom Abroad, Trustee for the Council for a Parliament of the World Religions, the Fund for Education in South Africa and the advisory committee for Americans for Humanitarian Trade with Cuba, life member of the NAACP, Chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women and many others.
The Festival of Faiths is an annual event in Louisville, KY that celebrates religious diversity, promotes unity and strengthens the role of religion in society. Each year's festival brings thousands of people from different faith traditions to discuss issues of importance in their faith and daily life.


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Re: First food?
1) conservative approach (AAP) - to delay starting those veggies that are more likely to have nitrate concentrations (spinach, broccoli, carrots, beets) until baby is 8 months old and their system is mature enough to handle
2) be aware that most nitrate poisoning comes from contaminated well water
3) organics are likely to have less nitrate concentrations as are commercial jarred baby food (b/c they screen for nitrates)
4) don't use the cooking water in making your purees of root & leafy green veggies
i have to say that i didn't worry a huge amount about this issue b/c dd really was at least 8 months before she really even got more than a tiny taste of anything on her tongue....certainly no where near enough to be concerned about.
i think that while it's something to be aware of, my impression is that it's not a huge risk.
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Re: First food?
I haven't read the other responses, so my apologies if this is a repeat.
With ds #1, 12 years ago, I didn't give anything until close to 9 months. He wasn't interested, so I didn't offer. Then it was just a little off our plates, a bite of yogurt, etc. He ate maybe 10 jars of baby food before he ate table food full time. He has alwas been a great eater, will try anything, loves fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc.
Ds #2 was waaay different. By 5 months he wanted everything on our plates and put it directly in his mouth. No gagging, or problems. He wanted to eat. I only gave him a dab here and there, but by 6 months he was eating homemade food, a little at first, then more. I started with veggies. He loved them. Then fruit, then mixes, then meat. He really never liked plain cereal, plus they clogged him up the couple times we tried them. He was eating mostly table fod by 9 months. At one year he quit eating just about everything and is now a very picky eater. Not sure if it would have been that way no matter what.
BM supplies all your baby needs, so go with what he seems to want. Give him a taste of your mashed potatoes, a bite of applesauce, some juice off your peaches, the flavor of a raw carrot, etc. Let him taste lots of different things without feeling like he needs to "eat" them. He just needs to explore the world of tastes.
To make your own food I like the wholesomebabyfood site. I only added enough bm or water to make it blendable. Then if it was too thick when it thawed I add a bit more. Be careful to not make it too thin in the beginning.
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Re: First food?
Noticing a post above, my day care boy started on BM, then formula at 4 months. He was EFF till after one year other than a few Cheerios.
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My friend's MIL EBF one of her children for 3 years - BM only. I can't imagine the caloric needs of a 3 year old. She must have eating 20 times per day! LOL
thanks for all the input ladies. We will be starting solids by the end of June and you've given me alot to go on. I've also laughed about the idea of sugary fruits -BM is so sweet as it is - they're already used to sweet stuff if they BF!
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Vancouver Canucks hockey blogger C-Mac tells us with the 2012 NHL all star game coming up in Ottawa this weekend for the brothers Sedin, there is not much of a gain in showing up in Ottawa. Going back to the 2010 Olympics, and the 2011 NHL playoff run, Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin have played an awful lot of hockey. Alex Edler and Cody Hodgson also make the trip.
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On December 5 and 6, the Lipscomb Track and Field Team re-created the "Giving the Gift" 24-Hour run with their own 24 straight hour run to raise funds for U.S. Army Special Operations soldiers who have been killed in service to their country.
The Lady Bisons and Bisons traded off in 30-to-60-minute intervals, covering nearly 200 miles in the 24-hour period. Even though the temperatures only reached a high of 39 degrees and a low of 23 degrees, the team had two runners out on the track at all times. At the end of each interval they passed a Garmin GPS watch and one baton each to the next team members, so they passed their motivation to the next participants throughout the run and through the frigid night.
The "Giving the Gift" 24-hour run was first started in 1998 by the Lipscomb University Cross Country Team. The idea of the event was that God gives each of us skills or blessings to use to give back. Being blessed with the ability to run, the team decided that running was the best way they could give.
Initial events benefited Youth Encouragement Services and raised nearly $5,000 through donations from the runners' friends and family. Unfortunately the original event was discontinued.
But one of the original members was contacted by an aid of Three-Star General John F. Mulholland who led the invasion of Afghanistan following Sept.11, 2001 and is the Commanding Officer of USASOC. The aide expressed the need for funds to build a proper memorial for U.S. Army Special Operations soldiers who have given their lives in service to our country.
Through communications between this former runner and members of the Lipscomb track teams, it was decided to resurrect the event. All funds raised will be used to help build a proper memorial wall to be placed at Fort Bragg, N.C. Placed on this wall will be the name of every U.S. Army Special Operations Soldier who has given his life in service. The wall will be dedicated Memorial Day Weekend 2010.
In attendance during the run, offering his encouragement, was Special Forces Veteran David Hughes, Director of Lipscomb's Yellow Ribbon Campaign. David spent time out in the cold with the team, thanking them for their efforts and service. He shared with them how much it meant to his fellow soldiers and him to see the team care enough to sacrifice their time to raise funds for the memorial wall.
His presence helped to further personalize the event as he was able to share stories of some of the men who will be forever remembered on the wall. To make the matter even more personal for the runners and the donors, each runner was given specific names of soldiers for which to raise funds. Then, each donor was given a name he or she was sponsoring. With over a thousand names to be honored, the fundraising is an ongoing effort to ensure each soldier's memory is eulogized.
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The team's objective is to get $10 per name, and they've already raised $3,500. Please join them in this effort to honor the US Army Special Operations Soldier. For your consideration, the USASOC Soldier, Family, and Command Support Association is a 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as a public charitable organization.
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Scrum Sevens
Time for a fresh start
ESPNscrum Staff
January 5, 2012
Will Saracens' Owen Farrell give England some added kick during this year's Six Nations? © Getty Images
England will embrace a new era next week when interim head coach Stuart Lancaster names his squad for the forthcoming Six Nations.
When Lancaster unveils his 32-man squad on January 11 it could feature as many as 17 players who did not play at the recent Rugby World Cup that was blighted by off-field scandal. England can make a total of 10 selection changes to the 30-man World Cup squad, add two extra players to that group and replace those who have retired or have long-term injuries.
As a result, a host of fresh faces are expected to earn a promotion ahead of the latest battle for northern hemisphere supremacy. This week's Scrum Sevens highlights some of those rising stars pushing for selection.
The 20-year-old Saracens star is surely destined for great things and is poised to take the next step in his career by making the grade for the Six Nations. Some may suggest that the presence of his father among England's interim coaching team may have boosted his chances of a promotion but there is no doubt that Farrell Jnr has the game to make a major impact in the Test arena - just as he has on the domestic stage.
He kicked Saracens to Aviva Premiership glory last season and also took a starring role for England U20s as they came up just short against the Baby Blacks at the International Rugby Board's most recent Junior World Championship. His continued excellent form will see him by-pass the Saxons squad and surely claim a place in the elite set-up where he looks likely to claim a key role in a new-look England midfield.
Not an entirely new face having made his Test bow against Argentina in 2009, but the flanker is poised to return from the wilderness on the back of an outstanding run of form. The 25-year-old suffered Rugby World Cup heartache by missing the cut for the tournament in New Zealand despite having been lauded for his attitude during training.
But he responded in the best possible way by knuckling down with Premiership side Harlequins. Victory in last season's Amlin Challenge Cup Final was the springboard to a record-breaking start to the current campaign that saw his side go 14 games unbeaten. Having previously captained the Saxons and skippered England's midweek side on their 2010 tour of Australia and New Zealand, he is also being tipped as the side's leader for the Six Nations.
One of number of exciting game-breakers currently plying their trade at Gloucester, the 22-year-old winger made the step up from the Saxons in the World Cup warm-up clash against Wales at Twickenham but was deemed surplus to requirements for the tournament itself. But with the likes of veteran speedster Mark Cueto set to be cast aside, Sharples can look forward to being a more permanent fixture this year.
Declared the fastest player in the England elite player squad during testing last summer (4.82 seconds over 40 metres), Sharples scored 18 tries in 25 starts for Gloucester last season and while four more this term does not suggest he is in the hottest form, his undoubted talents are unlikely to be ignored by Lancaster and co.
The 26-year-old fullback has been hotly-tipped to resurrect his Test career after three and a half years in the international wilderness. His Test career stalled in the wake of a troubled tour to New Zealand where he was one of four players embroiled in an off-field scandal but time - and stand-out performances - are great healers.
It has been a long road back, via the Saxons, but his superb form as part of a dominant Quins side fully justifies his expected return to the England ranks. Having re-built his reputation, he is reportedly set to benefit from the tarnished image of rival Delon Armitage who has four suspensions to his name in the last 12 months may well move in the opposite direction. So often a livewire in attack, Brown is equally industrious in defence and will push Northampton's Ben Foden all the way for the No.15 jersey for the opening Championship clash with Scotland.
It is a bit difficult to miss the Quins prop due to his fondness for a fluorescent Mohican hairstyle, but if reports are to be believed then we can expect a toned down version of the loose-head to grace this year's Six Nations. Another key figures in Quins' impressive start to the season, he is not a complete stranger to the international set-up having trained with the Test side and captained England at U18 level.
A pivotal force in the scrum, Marler brings added value in his ability to shine in the loose and that may give him the edge over the likes of Alex Corbisiero or Matt Stevens when Lancaster comes to name his side for their Murrayfield opener.
The 22-year-old Scarlets No.8 was recently the subject of a tug-o-war between England and Wales with both countries reportedly desperate to secure his services. Having pledged his allegiance to England, speculation is mounting that he is set to be thrown straight into the midst of a Six Nations battle.
There is certainly room for manoeuvre in the England back-row and Lancaster is a fan of the strong-running forward having attempted to recruit him for the Saxons' Churchill Cup campaign last summer. With another veteran in the form of Quins No.8 Nick Easter reportedly on the way out, Morgan's potent mix of power and energy could prove too good to ignore. And while he plays in Wales that will not affect his availability for England because his contract pre-dates the Rugby Football Union's decision not to select players based outside the Premiership.
The 25-year-old Saracens centre is in line to make the step up having flirted with Test side over the last couple of years. Until now the Durban-born playmaker found his path blocked by the likes of Mike Tindall and Shontayne Hape but with both set to be cast aside in the latest shake-up, he can expect to go one better than the appearance he made for the England midweek side against New Zealand Maori in 2010.
Part of Saracens' Premiership-winning side last season, Barritt is rock solid in defence and most defences struggle to contain him with ball in hand. Those are two qualities that England will do doubt welcome ahead of their Six Nations title defence with Barritt set to join a growing line of SA-born England internationals following in the likes of Mike Catt, Matt Stevens and Hendre Fourie.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) � A hit-and-run crash has claimed the life of an Oklahoma State University sophomore visiting Alabama's Gulf Coast on a spring break trip, police said.
Kasey Waychoff, 19, died early Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle while walking in a bicycle lane, Gulf Shores police said. They said the crash happened around 1:45 a.m. Friday, as Waychoff walked with some of her sorority sisters along West Beach Boulevard in the community about 45 miles southeast of Mobile, Ala.
A Baldwin County sheriff's deputy later stopped a motorist based on a description of the vehicle involved in the hit and run, Al.com reported.
Gulf Shores police said no charges were immediately filed in connection with Waychoff's death, and they were continuing to investigate the crash.
Waychoff was from Flower Mound, Texas, Oklahoma State University said in a statement.
"Oklahoma State University is saddened by the tragic death of one of our students," the school said, adding that "thoughts of the entire OSU community go out to her family and friends."
Waychoff, a native of Edmond, Okla., was studying international finance at OSU, and planned to study abroad in China next year, said her grandfather, Handy Waychoff of Tulsa.
As she was entering high school, the family had moved to Singapore for a few years where her father worked. Later they returned to Flower Mound, where Kasey graduated from Flower Mound High School, Handy Waychoff told The Star-Telegram of Fort Worth, Texas.
"It's a wonderful family, a good Christian family," he said. "And she just had such a big heart, and she loved all of them. We have six grandchildren and the first five were grandsons. . I used to like to say my grandsons gave me a basketball team and she was my cheerleader."
Waychoff and her sorority sisters had decided to visit Gulf Shores because they thought it wouldn't be as crowded as other spring break destinations, her grandfather told Al.com. He said the family was struggling to understand why she was in the path of the vehicle.
"We don't understand why it couldn't have hit a lamp post or something like that," he said.


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With Labor Day Weekend quickly approaching, we're scrambling to figure out how to get the most wear out of our favorite white pieces while the sun's still shining. Luckily, Jenny Altman, fit and style expert for Aerie, is here with her pro tips for pieces that are perfect under your white jeans, shorts, tops, and LWD's (Little White Dresses!). Her advice is here just in time to start planning the perfect look for the holiday weekend, or that end of summer party you're throwing!
Q: What are the best pieces to wear under my white clothes? I don't want my bra or undies to show through!
A: What to wear under white…NOT WHITE!
Why not white? It's just too bright under white clothing. If your goal is to keep your intimates "intimate", then you really need to go with a nude tone. This color could be the actual color nude, but could also be a brown, beige or even light pink, depending on your skin tone. Keep in mind, that no matter what your skin tone (even if you are darker skinned or super fair), the color nude will always be better than white. The nude blends into any skin tone better than a white or a black.
For bras, if you want to show off a colorful piece under your white top, then go for it! If you're looking for a piece that will stay hidden, however, Aerie carries bras in a range of nude shades, from Fair to Dark Maple.
For bras, I love Sunnie, Charley, and the Lace Bare Bra in Natural Nude.
Our Best Basics Shop is a great place to look for bras and undies that come in multiple nude shades, to find the best match for your specific skin tone.
For undies, it's as much about the color as it is about the undie design itself. Go for the most flat, seamless option you can find. You don't want heavy lines showing through.
Our Vintage Lace undies come in multiple fits and nude tones, and the lace is smooth so the texture doesn't peek through. These undies work great under white or light clothing that isn't super fitted.
For a TOTALLY hidden look, the Outta-Sight undie in Buff is the best. No lines and no color to be seen with these! The undies come in a range of fits from thong to boybrief, so pick the amount of coverage that's most comfortable for you and works best with the type of clothing you're wearing.
With these tips, you'll be ready to rock your favorite white styles to celebrate the end of summer!
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Many Canadians don't use all of their allotted vacation days each year. One reason may be the high cost of going on expensive vacations. However, it is possible to take a frugal vacation.
While staying at home for a "staycation" is the lowest cost way to get some rest and relaxation, you really don't have to splurge to have fun on a vacation trip.
The best bargains are available when you avoid the summer rush and travel in the off-season. You will find that crowds are smaller and prices are lower for airfare, car rentals and hotels.
To minimize the cost of accommodation, pull a camper behind your vehicle and stay at campgrounds. Arrange to stay with friends or relatives along your route.
Stay in a hostel. You don't have to be a youth to join Hostelling International. There are lots of HI hostels located in the Rocky Mountains and Eastern Canada.
Join a home exchange club. Arrange to swap living places with someone at no cost for a few weeks. Immerse yourself in another culture. You can experience more than the tourists who only stay in hotels.
Consider a working vacation with World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. You volunteer your labour and the farm owners offer you free lodging and food.
Another idea is to join a hospitality exchange community. Sleep on a spare bed or couch of someone who can be your host when you visit another part of the world. Thanks to the Internet "couch surfing" now provides much the same type of free accommodation that has long been available through student exchange programs.
Pay for airline tickets with mileage points that you earn on business travel. If you pay for everything you can with your credit card to earn travel reward points, make sure that you pay off your balance in full every month.
If you are looking for adventure, pack your bags first and be surprised by where you go by taking advantage of last-minute, deeply discounted travel deals.
When you visit Canada's National Parks, go as a group in the same car. The entry fee for three or more is no higher than the fee for two people.
Buy apparel items that you can wear as a reminder of your vacation trip. Instead of shopping for small gifts in tourist souvenir shops, you may be able to find interesting souvenirs in thrift stores or at garage sales.
Hiking, bicycling and birdwatching are low-cost, fresh air activities.
If you're looking for free live music, festivals and other events, look at the calendar listings in local media. Buy a tourist guide book.
You can cut meal costs by enjoying lunches at five-star restaurants, since lunch menu prices can be half of the dinner menu prices. Many hotels offer free breakfast.
Use discount coupons in promotional booklets that you find in tourist information bureaus. Buy an entertainment book and use discount-meal gift certificates.
If you stay at hostels you can buy food and cook your meals in the hostel kitchen. Pack a lunch to take with you on self-guided tours.
Avoid credit card interest by saving in advance. Open a separate account earmarked for vacation spending.
Enjoy a stress-free trip by knowing that your travel costs are already paid for. Your anticipation will grow as you research and plan your vacation trip. .
There are many ideas, such as these, for living happily below your means in the book The Cheapskate Next Door by Jeff Yeager.
Terry McBride, a member of Advocis, works with Raymond James Ltd. (RJL). The views of the author do not necessarily reflect those of RJL. Information is from sources believed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. This is provided for information only. Securities offered through Raymond James Ltd., member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Financial planning and insurance offered through Raymond James Financial Planning Ltd., not a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.


text: New guidance for lawyers advising clients on human rights risks Share this 19 JUL 2017 Par: Daniel D'Ambrosio On 17 July 2017, the International Bar Association Legal Policy and Research Unit (LPRU) released a Handbook for Lawyers on Business and Human Rights to provide guidance for business lawyers and their corporate clients on how to address human rights risks in corporate and commercial transactions. The Handbook was developed by drawing on the expertise and experience of a number of different disciplines represented by business lawyers, human rights experts, businesses, investors, civil society and academics. It contains precedents and substantive guidance on how to address human rights risks in relation to specific legal practice areas: corporate mergers, acquisitions and restructuring; and commercial contracts, including supply, distribution and franchise agreements. IBA LPRU Director Jane Ellis stated, "There is a significant knowledge gap in the legal profession despite increasing demand for advice and expertise in business and human rights. To address this, we have now developed a unique online handbook, of which the first two chapters will try to address the relevance of human rights to commercial transactions and M&A transactions. Through context, case scenarios, discussion exercises, sample checklists and further reading and resources we aim to assist lawyers to understand the importance of human rights due diligence for contemporary business and the way in which lawyers (in-house and external) can provide advice to companies that is aligned with broader risk management and human rights perspectives." When the author of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie, observed that business lawyers were among the most consequential new players in the business and human rights debate, he attributed it to their access to and influence with corporate executives. Five years later, business and human rights is a rapidly expanding area of law and practice and business lawyers have a key role to play, not only because of their relationships with corporate executives but because the promotion of business and respect for human rights are mutually reinforcing. Businesses operate alongside the continuing expansion of economic activity from north and west to south and east, the movement of people across and within borders, and rapid developments in technology and social media. This presents them, and their advisors, with complex challenges, like how to address human rights risks, which require new ways of thinking - and new ways of lawyering. Nicolas Patrick, partner and Head of Responsible Business at DLA Piper commented that, "Addressing these complex challenges requires more than just technical, legal advice and purely legal solutions. If business lawyers are to retain a competitive advantage in an increasingly globalized marketplace they must draw on other disciplines and expertise to advise their clients." Lawyers must understand the institutional, economic, geopolitical, environmental, social and ethical factors that affect the entire ecosystem of governance and regulation that can and does influence markets, financial systems and business transactions and interactions - this includes laws, hard and soft but also voluntary initiatives, international human rights standards, and social and moral norms and expectations. Daniel D'Ambrosio, International Business and Human Rights lawyer at DLA Piper stated, "To properly serve their clients' interests, business lawyers must not only understand that the promotion of business and respect for human rights are mutually reinforcing, but be able to counsel their clients on what this means in practice." DLA Piper provided support to the IBA Legal Policy and Research Unit and Dr Jennifer Zerk in the development of this Handbook.


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I´ve been riding with Airush Varial X this year and I´m very happy with the kites, but I´m far from satisfied with the support from Airush!
I have sent them 3-4 mails through their website with questions and thoughts, but not a damn answer even though I´ve waited patiently for months!
Not that I´m a big customer to Airush, but still some kind of respons would be nice... thinking of switching to another brand due to this poor customer service.
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I was a Clarion retailer during the 1980's and have always considered the brand to be very well engineered and constructed, but lacking a little more cosmetic pizzazz. Sort of like the girl at the dance who is only a wallflower until she takes off her glasses and lets down her hair... then everyone wants to dance with her.
Clarion products have always been solidly engineered and very well made with subtle styling and appeal. Well, if the offerings shown this year are any indication, it looks like the Clarion wallflower just had a professional makeover. The 2009 Clarion gear looks better than ever, and I was anxious to get my hands on some of it to review. A request was made, and shortly thereafter I received a new Clarion CZ509 single DIN headunit.Clarion calls the CZ509 a Bluetooth/CD/USB/MP3/WMA/AAC/iPod compatible/AM/FM receiver. Me, I just call it cool. It features a removable faceplate, 3 sets of preamp outputs, built in amplification and a wide array of useful control functions. It even comes with a wireless remote control. With a retail price of under 300 bucks, the CZ509 also offers exceptionally good value!
Controls and Features
As you may have surmised from the description, the Clarion CZ509 will play pretty much any popular format your heart desires. Fully capable as a normal CD player, the Clarion unit also will playback MP3/WMA or ACC files recorded to CD, or stored on a USB thumb drive, or via the ever popular iPod. Other sources include the built in AM/FM tuner, and auxiliary input, a Bluetooth compatible streaming audio device, and your choice of either Sirius or XM satellite radio via the optional interface. With all these choices for source material, you need good control and adjustability of the playback, and the Clarion CZ509 has you covered there as well. No adapters needed, there is built in iPod control via the USB cable, and you can even select a simple mode if you prefer to use the controls on the iPod itself. Music stored on a USB drive is accessed quickly, and accessed intuitively via easy to use buttons on the front panel. The controls are well laid out, and fairly simple to use. I really like the protruding and detented rotary volume "ring" which allows you to quickly adjust the volume without having to take your eyes off the road. This feature alone makes the Clarion CZ509 a better choice than some other more expensive units in my opinion. While I'm on the topic of safety, I should mention what is probably one of the best features of this unit, the built in Bluetooth functionality that allows for hands-free cell phone operation. You can make and receive calls, import your phone book from your phone, see caller ID on screen and even stream audio wirelessly to the headunit, all via the included Bluetooth 2.0 functionality. And, I should point out here that the entire Clarion CZ509 costs less than some other brands optional Bluetooth adapters!
Going back to the front panel, I found the controls to be logically placed, although I did have to consult the owners manual to find the more obscure adjustments like how to set the input sensitivity for the auxiliary input, or how to adjust the contrast of the LCD display for best viewing. But, after I learned the basics of the way things worked, it was smooth sailing, which is good because the Clarion CZ509 offers a ton of adjustability.
You get a built in DSP powered EQ, with 3 selectable frequencies for each of the bass, mid and treble adjustments. Then, there are adjustable Q settings for those frequencies, and a range of 15 steps for boost/cut for each setting! This is by the way in addition to the built in Clarion "Beat EQ" sound setting, for those of you disinclined to tweak things on your own. And there's more… Clarion also includes a special circuit they call "Magna Bass Extend" (Who comes up with these names?!) which is supposed to extend the very low frequencies and make your music "more dynamic." Want more? Of course you do, so the Clarion CZ509 also comes with an adjustable BBE MP sound processor designed specifically to restore and enhance the harmonics in music that has been lost due to compression. Having some experience with BBE products in a past life doing live concert sound, I can attest to the difference in intelligibility the process can provide when applied correctly. Building it into a headunit, especially if MP3's are your media of choice, is a very good idea. Also included in the built-in software are adjustable frequency high and low pass crossovers. Meaning you can provide a bit more control to the signal sent to your amplifiers, or by using them in conjunction with the crossovers in your amplifiers, use them to make your overall crossover slopes steeper.


text: Admit it: when you hear them calling for EMS at new Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer's press conference, your first thought is that it's for Meyer himself (who reportedly suffered a 2009 heart condition). But given what happens to the camera on ESPN's feed of the conference (and reports on Twitter from those onsite) it seems to have been a female ESPN camera operator who fainted. (She's apparently okay.) [ESPN News]


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When Microsoft announced it would move away from MS-DOS as a stand-alone operating system, Jim Hall figured it would be a good idea to start an open source project to re-implement MS-DOS so that it would continue to exist. He announced the project on June 28 1994 as PD-DOS, later renamed to Free-DOS, which even later turned into FreeDOS. FreeDOS is GPL software.
FreeDOS is actually more successful than many people realise. It's used by businesses, gamers, and it's even sold pre-installed on laptops and desktops by companies like Dell and HP. There was also a GNU/DOS distribution, but this one got discontinued in 2006.
Even though MS-DOS 6.0 and 6.22 are still available through MSDN, volume licenses, and OEM deals (it's used in embedded systems for its simplicity) FreeDOS is obviously a very good alternative for those of us who don't have MSDN accounts or enough money for volume license deals. Happy 15th, FreeDOS!


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CSS Source ExamplesJune 14, 2004
A quick tip that anyone who would put together a CSS example page for an article or a demo should follow: embed your CSS in the HTML, don't link it.
Linking or importing a CSS file is a good practice when finalizing a production site of course, but when you expect people to view the source of your demos and learn from your CSS, don't make it a four step process.
Do this:
<style media="all">
body {color: #000; background: #fff;}
And not this:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="example.css" />
Instead of making I and everyone else wishing to understand your code 1) view source, 2) hunt down the path, 3) select and copy the filename, then 4) paste it into the address field, we will appreciate your simplifying the process to a single step. And we thank you for it.
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I would go with Ben Hollis and use the webdeveloper toolbar for firefox/moz. It even let's you handpick a specific object on the page and only shows the css for that object, really nice in a crowded stylesheet!
For some reason, I prefer having the two in separate documents. I guess that is just the way I am used to working now, but when I am editing HTML + CSS, I can't stand having them in the same document and having to scroll up and down to see different elements and the style that corresponds to them.
I love having the two side by side, one in my HTML editor of choice (bbedit) and the other in my CSS editor of choice (CSSEdit). I can them line them up to see the html and what it is doing while I am looking at the CSS for that element, while changing it if need be.
If you are just making a demo you want people to learn from, as this article talked about, then I would definitely consider using imbedded styles as the preferred method. This makes it easy for people to just hit "View Source," take a look at it, and learn.
For a demo you plan to have the user play around with and edit on their own however, a method like the garden with the "Link to this page's CSS file" is perfect.
A pretty good advice there Dave. I've never thought of it that way before, but on my latest post I used inline styles on the examples: http://www.misinterpreted.net/index/articlenews/9
By far the wost offense on examples is using @import because then you don't get the css when saving the page (unlike linked css), you have to separately track it down and file it away. What a hassle.
If all else fails, you could use the 'Edit CSS' favlet, which does all that work for you.
And as a CSS newbie, I thank you for passing on that advice for all of the great tutorial writers.
I completely agree with you on this. Although most of my CSS articles are a little old now, they all had embedded CSS (with one necessary exception). It makes life an awful lot easier for the "punters".
On an off topic note, your "remember me" cookie doesn't seem to ever remember me. At first, I thought this might be a consquence of your recent rebuild; however, now I am beginning to feel isolated and unimportant LOL.
Ignore my last paragraph. It appears that I am now a real person, with plenty of cookie pleasure!
While we wait for everyone to take Dave's advice (and they should), I like to use the Web Developer's Toolbar for Firefox/Mozilla. It has an Edit CSS button, but what's better, has a View CSS button that pulls together all the external, internal, and maybe even inline (haven't seen inline styles in a while) styles into one nice formatted page. Great for looking up the "how'd they do that" on your favorite CSS wonders.
I use the Web Developer Toolbar all the time for this specific reason!
If you're a TopStyle (http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle) user, you can use the Open from Web function to load a page, and all of it's linked files (CSS, JS) in the editor.
Not nearly as handy as embedded CSS, though.
Maybe we need Demo Standards? :)
I fear this advice is *obvious* to those who know CSS.
Secondly for those that don't, they might feel inclined to try embedding CSS inline like they did with stylistic elements such as FONT before.
Good advice. I would also recommend that all CSS that is superfluous to the example be stripped away or placed in a linked file, so the reader sees only that which is relevent to the example.
I agree totally Dave. Its bound to keep happening however and the best solution I have found is a bookmarklet from Liorean. http://liorean.web-graphics.com/
The "ViewStyles" bookmarklet. It is a long script and hosted from the site itself. It has the ability to load external style sheets in link tags and from @import.
Well said. CSS tutorials are most helpful to those just starting out, and they would benefit a lot if they don't have to send another HTTP request just to get the stylesheet.
Some don't even know how to do that.
The problem with that is eventually you'll get a whole host of people using inline styles - thus violating one of the bigger advantages of using CSS.
As a best practices point, it's a good idea to create a link to the CSS file as a reference so that one doesn't have to hunt for it, but especially in a situation where you expect someone to look through the code you might as well follow through on other best practices rather than break them for the sake of convenience.
I completely agree. When I was just starting to learn CSS I found it unbearably frustrating having to look at external CSS files in tutorials.
I can't imagine it would cause people to use inline CSS when publishing either, though I might be wrong.
A simple "View this page's CSS" link (with the "view-source:" prefix) would satisfy this need, while keeping CSS external - much like the CSS Zen Garden pages.
I'm with Scott on this. My little tutorials tend to have links to the CSS file directly in the text, since they're, well, tutorials. Adding CSS to the pages encourages some people (who see and are impressed with the technique outlined, but aren't fully into the whole Zen of CSS) to do the same on their own sites, so perhaps a link in the body is a reasonable compromise?
I couldn't really remember which way I did it. Apparently I also keep everthing on one page. But that's because I'm lazy.
In fact I always work this way when setting up a new page. I transfer everthing when I get to the styling phase.
Thanks Dave for making it practical for those of us trying to learn and those of us trying to pass on the knowledge.
completely appreciated - Haunani
I don't know, I think the best way is to have the explanation separate with the code printed out on the page, even if you have what you are talking about in html/css with on the explanation page. Then have a stand alone page with just what you are talking about in the tutorial/example (within reason). I just did a little css thing and I focused in on only the code specific to what I was explaining. The css file contained a lot of basic styling, layout, etc. stuff and the example wasnt really about that side of things. I felt that the explanation of the code was enough and a stand alone version wasnt required as it was just a proof of concept. So I think if you have a stand alone example, like "see fig 1.2" or something then they should definitely have the css in . So basically I am agreeing with you here. Oh well.
PS I am referring to: http://www.jixor.com/experiments/2/
Yes! Keep the css in the (x)html source.
I think that embedding the CSS takes all the fun out of checking "How did they do this?!?". Also, when checking for specific css / html tags you would have to keep scrolling up and down.. if you have a website of over 500 lines.. this would be virtually impossible.
Just thought I would give you my piece of mind.. since no-one else does.


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I recently read a reliable report on the attitude of the American work force. To my surprise I learned more than half of all employees are not engaged at work. In other words, most workers are not happy, not satisfied, not productive, not loyal, not inspired and will jump ship if another opportunity arises. 4
In fact, most are looking to leave now and have polished their resumes. If this is the case, I would also assume that the managers who supervise these disillusioned employees are probably jerks, or are carrying out the mandates of thoughtless upper management.
If you're a company leader who doesn't focus on keeping employees engaged, make note; your days are numbered. I suggest you change now, with sincere intent to take care of your people, or suffer the disastrous consequences of your own unemployment.
I have more to say on this topic to company management. Who do you think does all the work in your business? Who do you think makes your products, sells them, provides support, collects receipts and pays workers? It's not you, my friend. Have you forgotten that you hired these people as a resource to help you build a highly profitable business? Have you forgotten they are a precious asset to be valued and protected?
How long do you think you can mistreat quality workers until they bolt? In a word, it's not very long. Do you get the picture? Am I making sense? In sum, your financial success, your promotions, your glory all depend on how well you treat those subordinates who have placed their trust and confidence in you.
Now a word to Les Miserables. If you are going to quit, for heaven's sake, don't go to work for another pathetic firm. Do something wild: Kiss your boss goodbye and launch your own business. If you have had enough, become your own king. The money you have made for others now shifts to yourself. Take that idea that's been in your mind for months and turn it into a profitable company. If you are an engineer, a programmer, a salesman, a teacher, an accountant, a whatever, start today planning your escape from corporate prison.
I am sure you are similar to the entrepreneurs I spend time with every day. As a principal investor, I put money into emerging companies that have all been founded by someone who, for the most part, previously worked for a clueless company. They left seeking their own destiny and fulfillment, hoping life would be much better on their own. I know their employment history, their state of mind and the decision process they followed as they took a leap of faith to follow their dreams.
Over the past few months, I have spent several evenings giving advice to a gentleman who is a full-time employee of a large company. He possesses a great business idea. He is anxious to understand the steps he needs to follow to properly organize his own company.
Today, I am pleased to share with you the same information he is learning. So, if you are ready to soar, please make note of the following initial guidelines:
1. Keep your day job until the time is right to leave. Keep in mind that you really have two options to consider:
A) You can leave tomorrow if you have the resources in hand to sustain your efforts long enough to reach profitability. Give yourself at least one year to succeed. If you can't reach your goal in that time frame, look for other ways to survive and prosper, or B) You can ponder, prepare, organize and execute your plan overtime, at night and on weekends until everything is ready to go.
2. If you have signed a non-compete with your current employer, honor it. Wait until you can legally pursue your opportunity. Find some form of income to sustain your personal life in the interim.
3. Determine your purpose, your vision, your strategy. Why are you in business? What do you hope to accomplish? What must you do to be successful? Are your answers sound and realistic?
4. Test your assumptions. Determine who your perfect customers are. Know everything about them. Talk to them, listen and respond accordingly. Know how many total potential customers there are. Learn if potential customers will want to buy your product or service. Learn about their needs, pain and current solutions. Determine the right price and where buyers expect to make a purchase. Understand what they watch, hear and read. Know how to promote your offering. Understand the competition. Know their value proposition and why people buy their products.
5. Evaluate a product's viability. Consider the design, development and manufacturing of the perfect solution at the best possible cost. Understand why your solution will be chosen by customers.
6. Evaluate and test a plan to sell your product and collect revenues. Will you sell directly to customers using the Internet, your own sales team or independent reps; will you sell your products to distributors; will you sell to retailers or resellers; will you sell to the government?
7. Determine if you can make a profit. Know your costs, expenses, revenues and margins. Know how much working capital you will need to sustain the business and grow it. Know where you can find money beyond your own resources. Determine if financial resources will be available and committed. Establish a financial system to provide accurate and timely reports to manage the operation.
With positive answers to these initial points, I suggest the following next steps.
Determine your business location; street, city and state.
Name your company. Decide what your firm will be called by clients, vendors, employees and all other entities. Reserve this name for your legal documents and for your Internet website. You do this by contacting the secretary of state, Business Division, to learn if your chosen name is available. At the same time, search the Internet domain names to learn if the name is also available for your use. If available, proceed to register and pay the related fees to secure your ownership of your company name.
Secure a business license and any necessary permits from your local city business office.
Obtain a federal tax ID number, Form SS4, from the IRS. With this information, you will be able to establish an account with a local bank for checking, savings, merchant account and other services.
Meet with an attorney to establish a legal entity. The attorney will give you several options to consider, such as whether you should operate as a sole proprietor, a general partnership, an LLC, an S corporation or a C corporation. He or she will explain to you the risks, responsibilities, costs, liabilities, taxes, duties and reports that are associated with each entity. I also recommend you spend time understanding these various formats via the Internet, which covers in depth what you will need to know. The law office will also prepare articles of incorporation, bylaws, contracts, patents, stock/shares of ownership and provide guidance on company board agendas and minutes, key transactions and state annual reports. In addition, you will be given advice on various labor laws — work hours, safety, breaks, immigrants plus any other legal service you might need.
Meet with an accountant. He or she will help you understand what responsibilities you will have with the IRS; namely, taxes related to the company, yourself and employees. This vendor can also assist with state and federal tax filings. An accountant will also help you with financial reporting and various accounting software options.
Now that you are ready, meaning you have legions of customers who will buy your superior product for the right price yielding good profits, it's time to act. Yes, act, moving fast, with faith and a determination to overcome every obstacle on your way to greatness. Don't look back. Keep your eyes on the bright horizon. It's your time to shine. It's your future to enjoy. You're now the boss. Be a great one! Good luck.
This article originally appeared in Alan Hall's Forbes column.
Alan E. Hall is a co-founding managing director of Mercato Partners, a regionally focused growth capital investment firm. He founded Grow Utah Ventures, is the founder of MarketStar Corp. and is chairman of the Utah Technology Council.


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Rays Homer past Royals
Rays 5, Royals 3
If you have not heard yet,the Rays have added another concert to their Sat. night concert series this season.
After the August 30th game against the Baltimore Orioles, the Bradenton-based alternative rock group "We the Kings", will perform for all in attendance. The Group is best known for their songs, "Skyway Avenue",and "Check Yes Juliet. The band is currently on tour in the alternative festival, the "Vans Warped Tour," and just released their self titled CD, "We the Kings" avaIliable right now on their Myspace page.
The group met while attending Bradenton's King Middle School and will be featured during the Rays "Science Fiction Night." The group has a great song that is similar to My Chemical Romance and The Offspring. The group will be playing on the same stage set as the regular Sat. night concert series in the Rightfield area of the Trop.
Keep in mind, Fox has picked up the August 30th game, and the game time has been switched from 7:05 PM to 3:55 PM to conform with the networks Sat afternoon game time. With that in mind, the Trop. will open it's doors at 1:55 PM for the contest.
Ever since Carlos Pena came off the DL, he has consistantly been revving up his batting average slowly but surely for the Rays. Pena has now hit safely in 28 straight games dating back to May 30th. He is working towards the Rays team record of 37 games set by Ben Grieve in 2001. Pena has batted only .260 during that span with 15 walks.
Pena went 2-4 last night with a single that bouned to the rightfield wall in the 4th inning. In the 7th inning, Pena walked on 6 pitches, but was left on base with the Rays winning 3-2.
In the 9th inning, Pena came up with Evan Longoria on via a walk and hit his 17th homer of the season. Pena's shot hit the top of the right centerfield wall before falling in the grassy area beyond the wall. The 2-run homer ended up being the difference in the game for the Rays. Pena's 62nd homer as a Ray, puts him in 3rd place all-time for the team.
Jason Bartlett responded with and 0-3 night for the Rays. Last night, in his return to the Rays' lineup, Bartlett went 3-3 and was a constant on defense . Last night, Bartlett again was heavy on defense in being a part of the Rays 2 double plays in the contest.
In the 1st inning, Bartlett made a incredible play on a liner by David DeJesus to start the game for the Royals. Bartlett moved swiftly to his right to grab the liner that was heading for the gap in left centerfield.
Evan Longoria reached base 3 times last night. Longoria hit a liner to rightfield in the first inning, and walked twice in the ball game. Longoria's walk in the 9th inning set him up to score on Pena's homer.
In his last 7 games, Longoria is batting .333 ( 8for 24) with 3 homers and 6 walks. He currently leads all MLB rookies and the Rays in homers, with 19 this season,which is 2 away from the Rays current Rookie record held by Jonny Gomes.
Longoria also made a play in the 6th inning on a hard liner hit by DeJesus that was hugging the line at third base. Longoria reached toward the line and snagged the drive about a foot off the ground heading for the corner in leftfield.
Dioner Navarro started off the 6th inning with a blistering double off the left centerfield wall. Navarro moved to thrid ona single by Akinora Iwamura, and scored on a Sacrifice Fly by B J Upton to raise the score to 3-1 in favor of the Rays.
Navarro went 2-4 in the game to raise his average to .316 on the season. Navarro is currently ranked 2nd in the AL, and 3rd in the majors with a 36.3 percent caught stealing , and has thrown out 8 of his last 14 runners. Navarro made his only error on July 1st in 428 chances, and leads all MLB catchers with a .988 fielding percentage.
Edwin Jackson picked up his 6th victory of the season and pitched a spotty, but great contest. Jackson gave up 2-hits in 5 innings of work for the Rays. The only two hits to be registered by the Royals were solo homers by Billy Butler in the 5th inning, and John Buck in the 6th inning. After the Buck homer, Jackson was replaced by Grant Balfour, who finished the inning for the Rays.
One year ago today, Jackson was 2-6, with a 6.65 ERA. Last season, Jackson did not get his 5th victory, and final win before Sept. 23rd.
The reason I mention this, is to show the improvement Jackson has made on the mound this season. People forget that he had two wins taken away on blown saves in the 9th inning of those contests, and has 4 quality starts in his last 5 appearances. Jackson has gotten consistantly better with his control and placement during this season. He is currently 6-7, with a 4.22 ERA for the Rays.
Jackson has had 8 starts where he has given up 1 earned run or less, but has won only 3 of them. His 3.72 road ERA is the best on the Ray's this season.
The Rays record of 60-42 is 22 games better than last season at the 101 game mark. The Rays current ERA of 3.82 is ranked 5th in the majors.


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Facebook Starts Rolling Out Graph Search
Facebook on Monday turned on its advanced search feature called Graph Search for all English-speaking users in the U.S. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports. (Photo: Getty Images)
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World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua broke a window with one punch in Amsterdam – as he opened a shop in the Dutch capital.
The IBF and WBA champion has been out of action since defeating Carlos Takam at the end of October as he successfully defended the titles he won when he beat Wladimir Klitschko in April.
The 28-year-old won super-heavyweight gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games and has an unbeaten professional record of 20 knockouts.
Joshua, who is next due in the ring in the spring to face an as yet unnamed opponent, was at the opening of an Under Armour Brand House in Amsterdam where he punched a mocked up shop window.


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Wes Anderson's films seem to exist in a bygone time and place that is at once familiar and elusive, built (as memories often are) on things both real and imagined. Though his latest, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is based on the books of Stefan Zweig, an Austrian Jew who was among the most admired writers in Europe before he was exiled by the Nazis, the adventure tale is uniquely Andersonian. It begins in an opulent old hotel in the Alps but is located in a country that is "some combination of Czechoslovakia and Poland and maybe Hungary, too," Anderson says. The year is 1932, and the coming war that throws the lives of the hotel's esteemed head concierge, M. Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes), and his lobby boy, Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), into spirited disarray "is meant to be something like the two world wars mashed together." Against this stormy forecast, the plot turns on the death of Madame D. (Tilda Swinton), a countess and hotel regular who leaves an invaluable treasure to Gustave instead of her own villainous offspring. By telling the story through flashbacks—a game of cinematic telephone, really—Anderson further blurs the lines between history, source material, and film. "I wanted to make a movie that wasn't based on a specific Zweig story but rather one that was 'of his world,' " he explains. What he has made is informed by Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder—European filmmakers who created their own visions of Mitteleuropa in Los Angeles. Even the lavish decor of the Grand Budapest is not of one period but took cues from "all sorts of hotels from the 19th and 20th centuries," Anderson says. "You might say it's a composite."
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Physical Sciences
Research Highlights
March 2014
By Losing Their Shape, Material Fails Batteries
Scientists show that too many electrons at the lithiation front in silicon are a problem
Molecular simulations and experiments show the initial structure of the lithium silicon alloy and the amorphization that occurs after 420 femtoseconds. The lithium ions are the red spheres and the silicon atoms are the green spheres.
Results: Ubiquitous but frustrating, lithium-ion batteries fade because the materials lose their structure in response to charging and discharging. This structural change is closely related to the formation of electron-rich regions within the electrode, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Northwestern University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The team used experiments and molecular simulations to show that the electron-rich region causes silicon bonds to break. The bond breakage transforms crystalline silicon into an amorphous alloy of lithium and silicon.
"It was absolutely unclear what was going on, although a lot of papers described how inserting lithium ions into materials leads to amorphization," said Dr. Fei Gao, a chemical physicist and a corresponding author on the study. "We propose that local electron-rich conditions induce amorphization."
Why It Matters: As every owner of a mobile phone knows, lithium-ion batteries fade, storing less energy each time they are charged. Over time, a battery declines to the point that it has to be replaced, at both an environmental and financial cost. This study explains what has been seen time and again in experiments: operating batteries with silicon, zinc oxide, germanium, or certain other insulating materials leads to amorphized electrodes, but aluminum or some other metals remain a crystalline alloy. This study's results could assist in designing longer lasting materials for not just cell phones, but also for electric cars.
"The ever-growing energy demands of information and transportation rely on the progress of energy storage techniques, such as lithium-ion batteries because of their relatively high energy density and design flexibility. Timely development of a better battery is the driving force for creating new materials for energy storage," said Dr. Chongmin Wang, chemical imaging expert at PNNL and investigator on this study.
Methods: When a lithium-ion battery is charged, lithium ions are inserted into the anode, a process known as lithiation. The anode's ions begin by being arranged in a well-defined lattice, but in certain cases devolve into an amorphous jumble. In this study, the scientists used phosphorous-doped silicon nanowire anodes. The nanowires were grown at DOE's Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Northwestern University, using chemical vapor deposition.
The team took the nanowires to DOE's EMSL, located at PNNL, and assembled them into a tiny battery inside an aberration-corrected transmission electron microscope and observed lithiation, at lattice resolution. They further watched the behavior of these regions with scanning transmission electron microscopy images and electron energy loss spectroscopy maps. To complement experimental observations, they studied metal-based electrodes using a large-scale density functional theory molecular dynamics method and saw crystals form. The team also examined the reactions that result in crystalline lithium silicide under electron-rich conditions.
They discovered that amorphorization always starts at interfaces between the silicon and a lithium-silicon alloy where a localized high concentration of electrons occurs. To adjust to the extra electrons and a high level of lithium ions entering the lattice, the bonds between silicon atoms in the crystalline lattice break. The broken bonds create isolated silicon atoms and lead to the disordered phases.
"Expertise on both lithium-ion batteries and chemical imaging gave us the edge," said Dr. Louis Terminello, who leads the Chemical Imaging Initiative at PNNL, the principal sponsor of this study.
What's Next? The scientists are conducting computational simulations to support experiments aimed at fully understanding batteries. For example, they continue to explore graphene's behavior, a material of great interest in the energy storage. Also, they are doing computational work with experimentalists to elucidate ions' behavior in materials for the rechargeable lithium ion battery, specifically the lithium nickel manganese oxide cathode.
Sponsors: Chemical Imaging Initiative at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, under the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program, and the National Science Foundation (supported research at Northwestern University)
User Facilities: EMSL and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Research Areas: Chemical Sciences and Chemical Imaging
Research Team: Zhiguo Wang, Meng Gu, Yungang Zhou, Chongmin Wang, Jie Xiao, Daniel Perea, and Fei Gao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Xiaotao Zu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Justin G. Connell and Lincoln J. Lauhon, Northwestern University; Junhyeok Bang and Shengbai Zhang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Reference: Wang Z, M Gu, Y Zhou, X Zu, JG Connell, J Xiao, D Perea, LJ Lauhon, J Bang, S Zhang, C Wang, and F Gao. 2013. "Electron-Rich Driven Electrochemical Solid-State Amorphization in Li-Si Alloys." Nano Letters 13(9):4511-4516. DOI: 10.1021/nl402429a


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