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As part of an ongoing drive to offer a fully integrated suite of services to clients, Saatchi & Saatchi X London, will become part of Saatchi & Saatchi Group London (SSF Group) from January 1 2014.
The move will see Saatchi & Saatchi X move to the SSF Group headquarters on Charlotte Street and will allow multi-disciplined teams to work together.
Famous shopper campaigns from Saatchi & Saatchi X include the Diageo and Coca-Cola "Summer Drinks" push that encouraged shoppers to consider mixed drinks for their summer occasions and innovative work for the Marine Stewardship Council that included the world's first edible QR code at Moshi Moshi.
The firms current clients include EE, Visa and Lurpack.
Magnus Djaba, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi commented: "We now deliver advertising and digital solutions across the majority of our client base, and hope to replicate this success across new channels with Saatchi & Saatchi X."

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5 Most Iconic Leather Jackets Worn by Musicians in Movies
Ever since Johnny Strabler oozed cool wearing a leather jacket in the classic motorcycle gang movie The Wild One, leather jackets have become synonymous with film characters who lived on the edge. From the classic Perfecto black leather jacket to Michael Jackson's futuristic ensembles, the silver screen has had a long love affair with one of fashion's most iconic and deconstructed articles of clothing. And as these below cases show, musicians have gladly followed in this tradition when on the silver screen.
Joey Ramone in Rock 'n' Roll High School
The 1980 musical comedy Rock 'n' Roll High School starring The Ramones was one of the first movies to give punk rock a mainstream platform. Joey Ramone took it as an opportunity to grab the classic Perfecto leather from Strabler, and effortlessly make it his own.
KISS in Detroit Rock City
Detroit Rock City is easily one of the best and most popular rock 'n' roll movies of all time. Variety called it "a high-water mark in the burgeoning subgenre of Product Placement Cinema." The misadventures of a gang of KISS Army recruits culminate in a concert where KISS is decked out in glorious leather and metal armor. A fantastical and dark twist on the classic black leather accessory.
Alice Cooper in Wayne's World
If you've seen Wayne's World, you no doubt remember Alice Cooper's short, impromptu history lesson about the origins of Milwaukee. During that cameo he wore a heavily-patched Perfecto-style John Richmond leather jacket. This famous jacket was incidentally stolen during a raid on the Alice Cooper Archives, and went missing for some time. Blabbermouth reported that it was eventually surrendered to the LAPD and returned to its rightful owner.
David Bowie in Labyrinth
The movie Labyrinth is as much a fantasy movie as it is a showcase of David Bowie at his peak as a fashion icon. We can't think of anyone else who can bring Jareth the Goblin King to life with as much sultry swagger as Bowie brought to the silver screen. Each costume change throughout the film is a reminder that this man can pull off anything, including the avant-garde leather jackets that are regular fare for the Goblin King.
Michael Jackson in Captain EO
In a way, Captain EO is Michael Jackson's Labyrinth. But instead of a goblin king, the King of Pop stars as a space captain in charge of a ragtag group of puppet aliens. As the crew encounters trouble, Captain EO unleashes dance and music-based powers that transforms hostile guards into backup dancers, his crew into musical instruments, a villainous lair into a peaceful temple, and the entire rotten planet into a verdant and gorgeous paradise. Michael Jackson's red Thriller jacket may be more iconic, but the white leather outfit he wears in this film bears witness to a much more fantastic display of pure pop magic.
The very fact that we're still talking about the King of Pop is a testament to his undying legacy. Everywhere on the internet there's evidence of MJ's influence as a fashion icon. Beyoncé's leather jacket at her Super Bowl performance was clearly inspired by MJ's own halftime outfit. The MJ's HIStory statue chose that attire to honor Jackson. Such is the status of that particular outfit that it is often also used as the clothing of choice for companies promoting the singer. Foxy Bingo have multiple games dedicated to famous musicians, and in their Michael Jackson game King of Pop they feature a digital version of the halftime outfit. Even fashion giant Supreme just recently released an MJ-inspired line of street wear. And last but definitely not least of all, the infamous Kanye West has been known to wear a red leather jacket highly reminiscent of the Thriller jacket.
Whether you're looking for a more avant-garde MJ-inspired look or a simple but undeniably rock n' roll outfit a la Johnny Castle, make sure to wear it with the proper attitude. Remember: the secret to pulling off any leather jacket is absolute confidence.


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I will miss David Tennant's Doctor, but on the other hand I am extremely excited about the new Doctor and the new season due early next year. So here he is, the 11th Doctor, and his new impossibly hot companion Amy Pond. (played by my new celebrity crush Karen Gillan)
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Date: 09/29/1998
Writer: D'Lyn Ford
LAS CRUCES -- Just like other child care providers, relatives need to know what parents expect to maintain a positive, nurturing environment, said a child development specialist with New Mexico State University.
Some suggestions to maintain good feelings and a positive, nurturing environment are to sit down together and discuss expectations, payment, hours of care, discipline and the child's likes and dislikes, said Diana DelCampo with NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service.
"When relatives are taking care of your children, it's really important to sit down and talk about issues before the child is in their care," she said.
Parents and relatives also should discuss the child's activities and routines, along with the child's development and concerns both have about the child.
Some of the things that a parent can suggest to a relative is keeping a notebook so that both caretakers know what is going on with the child when the other is not around, said DelCampo. A notebook is a good way to share information.
When parents and their family members communicate and plan together, relative care can provide low cost, loving child care.
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text: Cultivating Email Marketing Relevancy By Billy McNair in Digital Marketing on April 4th, 2013 Share this article: Clients engaged in email marketing tend to primarily focus their revenue growth strategy on solely trying to grow their subscriber base. Most efforts and resources become devoted to attracting/gaining those additional email addresses, with the train of thought being: more emails = more open rates which = higher click rates and increased sales. While the acquisition of additional customer email addresses should be a goal of every company, it should not be the primary goal when looking to maximize the true value of an email marketing program. Much of the email marketing content generated today is the same one size fits all content. The content created gets sent to the entire subscriber base. We have all gotten the same generic 25% off sale notification. We all know there will be a Mother's day sale every May and a Father's Day sale every June. Did you know several research companies report that between 70 to 80% of online subscribers delete emails without even reading the email? 70 to 80%! How then can you best design an email marketing program that delivers the financially measureable results executive teams are pressing for year after year when most subscribers delete their emails without reading them? Start by creating relevant subscriber emails that resonate with the subscriber based on their location, interest, attributes, and past and recent behavior. Then, those generic 25% off mass blast emails become individualized 25% off loyalty offers featuring subscribers' recent product searches within the content and subject line. By creating email marketing strategies focused on subscriber relevancy, you can tap into that 70 to 80% of existing unengaged subscribers and reengage their interest. But, how do you do increase relevancy? Start by taking a hard look at your current email marketing strategies. Relevance is defined by six factors: segmentation, lifecycle management, triggers, personalization, interactivity and testing. Score and weigh these factors to determine your email marketing program's weighted score. By placing a different value (weight) on each of the factors based on the importance of that factor in determining relevance, it produces a chart like this: In this example, a higher weight is placed on segmentation based on its importance in determining relevancy. Each factor of relevance is scored on a basis from 0 to 3 – with three being the highest possible score. Ultimately, you are looking for a total relevance score of 3.0 for your email marketing campaign. Based on the above hypothetical score of .80, there's some room for improvement. By adjusting goals and setting milestones that need to be accomplished to reach those goals, it leads to a chart that looks more like this: Email marketing should always be evolving and adapting based on subscriber's recent and historical interactions. Creating relevant emails encourages and promotes these interactions between subscribers and your organization. Keep an open mind, be willing to adapt, and make changes as your audience behavior changes and your email marketing program will continue to generate the revenue needed to reach those goals that are set each year. By laying the foundation and planting the seeds, you can cultivate long-term success. Interested in speaking with us about expanding your email marketing capabilities? Contact us today! Related PostsHow To Take Advantage of the Swing to Native Advertising5 Common Challenges Facing Today's Digital MarketersBing Shop 'til You DropOh Snap! Snapchat Just Upped Their Ad GameHow Inactive Subscribers Can Affect Deliverability


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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Stethonet Website
I just discovered the Stethonet Website via the blog La Rubrique Necro. The site contains a number of fascinating images, including those shown above--French pharmaceutical advertisements from 1942 and surgical photographs with nuns lurking in the backgound. Visit the website (perhaps with the assistance of Google's "translate this page" feature) to see and read more.
Labels: ephemera, medical, photography
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- Am.K said...
Hi ! I have some links for you if you want , I'll mail you in the week if you're ok
Bye and thanks for the link :)
- May 31, 2008 at 8:02 PM
- JE said...
Hi there!
Would love some links! Please send them!
And you're welcome for the link--thanks for yours, and for turning me on to Stethonet!
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EW.com has added the latest Catching Fire still of Katniss and Caesar Flickerman (and all the Tributes) to their online image gallery as part of a slideshow of upcoming hot movie panels at San Diego Comic-Con.
EW.com has added the latest Catching Fire still of Katniss and Caesar Flickerman (and all the Tributes) to their online image gallery as part of a slideshow of upcoming hot movie panels at San Diego Comic-Con.
A few more photos from Entertainment Weekly have surfaced on Tumblr. Check out these images from what looks like the party at President Snow's mansion and a scene with Prim and Mrs. Everdeen.
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Clean photo of Katniss and Finnick from EW's magazine cover.
The Catching Fire fun from Entertainment Weekly keeps on coming! In addition to the new cover and article, they've also shared this new official movie image of Katniss and Finnick on their Facebook page. The caption reads: "Finnick (Sam Claflin) tries to break Katniss' (Jennifer Lawrence) concentration during training in this exclusive photo from the highly anticipated film."
Entertainment Weekly is bringing us our first look at Catching Fire on the cover of their 2013 Preview issue.
Be sure to pick up a copy of the magazine this week because there are a ton more Catching Fire goodies inside! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! Was there something else you were hoping to see?
Entertainment Weekly has exclusive clip from the behind-the-scenes extras on The Hunger Games DVD/Blu-ray.
In this EW exclusive clip of a behind-the-scenes feature from the upcoming Blu-ray release ofThe Hunger Games, Lawrence discusses her fears about signing onto a popular franchise film, her advice from her mom, and why a good script is a good script, no matter the size of the movie.
While what Jennifer talks about isn't anything new, the video shows behind-the-scenes clips of a number of scenes, including the Tribute interviews, the Everdeen's house, the Tribute parade, and more.
The video isn't embeddable, so head over to EW.com to watch it.
Once Lionsgate confirmed Mockingjay will be made into two films, we all have been wondering how they will split the story. A few media outlets have dissected the book and shared their thoughts on the subject.
Entertainment Weekly has come up with a few scenarios:
SPLIT POINT #1: District 13 is attacked
Catching Fire ends with Peeta falling into the clutches of the Capitol as Katniss, Gale, and Haymitch hole up in the underground, mysterious District 13, and Katniss begrudgingly lets the rebellion transform her into the symbol of their struggle: the Mockingjay. During a propaganda broadcast by the Capitol, Peeta manages to warn District 13 that an attack is eminent, giving everyone enough time to prepare.
The climax: In the book, District 13 is basically a giant bunker, butMockingjay Part 1 could fudge things and allow for a Helm's Deep-like battle in which District 13 emerges the victor.
The cliffhanger: Afterwards, Katniss realizes that whatever she does as the Mockingjay to rally support will only be taken out on Peeta by the Capitol. She has a nervous breakdown, and is sedated. When she comes to, Haymitch tells her a rescue mission has been launched to save Peeta. Its leader: Gale. OMG! She could lose them both! Continue reading
Entertainment Weekly has come out with this exclusive preview of the extras that will be available on 'The Hunger Games' DVD and Blu-ray. The video details the 3-hour behind-the-scenes experience that features exclusive interviews discussing casting, training, filming and much more!
Take a break from speculating over Johanna and Finnick casting, and treat yourself to this exclusive trailer for the behind-the-scenes extras on The Hunger Games Blu-ray and DVD, out August 18.
Listen to Josh Hutcherson talk about "powerful" Jennifer Lawrence, and get the inside scoop on the training the Tribute actors had to go through to make the arena fighting realistic.
If you weren't excited for the DVD release before, I bet you are now!
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The official Hunger Games YouTube channel has posted a new TV spot titled "Irresistible." This short 16-second spot includes reviews from movie critics at Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and others.


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Today's question about the Broncos comes from Cliff Swanson in Minneapolis. To submit a question for consideration, send an e-mail to The Denver Post's Jeff Legwold.
Q: I have read over and over this season that Rahim Moore's play is light years ahead of where it was last season. However, as I watch the Broncos on TV and comb through their boxscores, I do not see nearly the same measurable impact as I do from a player like Von Miller or Wesley Woodyard. Could you please explain his improvement, particularly in the areas that do not show up on stat sheets?
A: Cliff, in the world of NFL personnel departments, there is concern in some years with some players who are at, or near, the top of their position group coming into a draft when the particular position group overall isn't rated very highly in that year.
The scouts say you really have to be careful to judge the player on his own skills, on his own grade, rather than draft him above his true slot because he is among the best at a position in a bit of a down year.
Moore, as a rookie last season, fit that category. He was generally considered one of the top two safeties on the board in 2011, but it was also considered a very weak draft class overall at the position.
In my top 100 that year, I had him at No. 60 because of it, which would be at the bottom of the second round. The Broncos took him at 45th overall and immediately inserted him into the starting lineup, so he carried expectations right away as well.
He started the first five games of the year in '11, but didn't always play with maturity and wasn't always technically sound in his approach, whether it be tackling or carrying out his assignments.
Physically, you could see the skills. But he often ran himself out of position and missed tackles because he dropped his eyes before reaching the ballcarrier. Cornerback Champ Bailey rarely misses tackles in space because his eyes rarely leave the target as he approaches and gathers himself for contact.
Too often, Moore wanted the big hit or to force a turnover, and offenses simply took advantage of his aggressiveness.
This season, he's brought the same athleticism to the game. But he's played with more composure and has started seven of the Broncos' eight games. Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has taken him out of the lineup in certain spots. When the Bengals crossed the Broncos' 20-yard line in Cincinnati, for example, Jim Leonhard was put in the game. But Moore is second on the team in tackles at the moment with 43, or 12 more than he had in 15 games last season.
He has been better at coming to balance as he approaches the ballcarrier, keeping his eyes on the target and finishing the tackle. It's kept him from watching people break his arm tackles as they often did last season because he didn't have himself in the proper position at the point of contact.
His teammates say he's also prepared better and knows far more about what to expect schematically from an offense when he goes into a game. Part of that is what happens with young players. They either accept the kind of effort it takes to succeed at their job, or they don't have the job for very long.
Or as safety Mike Adams put it:
"From what I know, he's a competitor. He goes hard, he studies the opponent. He's always the first one in here and the last one to leave. He works hard. His tackling is tremendous. He goes down, gets his head in there. He doesn't go for the big hit and miss the tackle. He's doing well."
Moore put it this way.
"Guys are evolving but it starts with the hard work. It starts way back in OTAs when we trained," Moore said. "We trained at a high level from the days where we were working out with our shirts off, sweating hard, just putting in the dog days. It's paying off."
And though he plays on the other side of the ball, Moore said Wednesday he thinks Peyton Manning's presence, with what he has accomplished in the league, sets a tone for everybody.
"He gives us the best level we ever see," Moore said. "His presence alone is felt. It's like when you're a kid and your mom is around or your father's around and you have to respect his will, his mindset, that's how it is when he's around. We respect him. There's no joking around. We're focused and when we see him out there on the field and we come out there, we try to match it because it's a team effort. I'm blessed to be a part of it."
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Beastin has unveiled its first ever sneaker collaboration with sportswear brand Reebok, Re-working the classic Pump Omni Lite model with a "Quiet Storm" edition. The sneaker is heavily inspired by the celebrated "Martini" race car sailing jacket from the 70s and 90s, which also happens to be Beastin's trademark aesthetic. The sneaker features nylon inserts, a non-marking clear sole, multi-colored piping, and the customized "Quiet Storm" components.
The Beastin x Reebok Pump Omni Lite will be available on October 17th on Beastin's online store. A selected amount of international stockists will release them as well, one of them being SneakerNStuff


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Today over 50% of searches are on mobile devices so the first encounter a visitor has with your website will probably be on a phone.
If the experience isn't good, then how likely are you to convert them to your website on desktop where they will have a better experience? Not that likely really, so you need to seriously consider the visitor's experience on mobile.
In this episode, Pamela interviews Kyle Rollins from Mammoth.Solutions, an expert in mobile design. They discuss how responsive design works in mobile. The key considerations when developing a mobile design as well as why working from mobile first is the best option and will lead to less changes and reworks in the future. And why so many businesses are reluctant to embrace a mobile first marketing and branding plan.
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Monday, 8 July, 2002, 09:38 GMT 10:38 UK
Clampdown on illegal food imports
Holiday makers and those who travel abroad regularly are being targeted by a new government campaign aimed at halting the import of illegal food.
It is thought that meat obtained from outside the EU and smuggled into the UK could have caused last year's devastating foot-and-mouth epidemic and before that an outbreak of swine fever.
The latest campaign will warn travellers that importing a variety of foods from outside the European Union (EU) could result in on-the-spot fines.
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is also considering whether airline passengers from non-EU countries should be asked to declare on their landing cards if they have banned products.
Laws already in place mean anyone caught with an illegal product can face a maximum fine of £5,000.
The campaign will be launched on Monday by farming minister Lord Whitty under the campaign slogan, "Don't bring back more than you bargained for".
Travellers will be warned that for example, raw and dried meats, fresh and smoked fish and dairy products, including cheese, are all banned.
Even some honey - a product of animal origin - should not be packed in your suitcase.
Lord Whitty said: "The devastation that foot-and-mouth disease caused to the farming and tourist industries is still fresh in our minds.
"So it is in everyone's interest to make sure they play their part.
"Farmers and others are playing their part to help prevent the spread of disease, but more needs to be done to prevent disease entering the country in the first place.
Sniffer dogs
Television chef Antony Worrall-Thompson, who also breeds pigs, will front the campaign.
He said: "My advice to everyone travelling for business or pleasure outside the UK is check the rules before you go.
"Harmful bacteria and viruses aren't visible. So, if in doubt, leave it out."
Specially trained dogs will be stationed at ports and airports to sniff out illegal foods in passengers' luggage.
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It's official, guys. Gwyneth Paltrow isn't having any more kids. 'Cause she's over it. Her daughter Apple is 8, and her son Moses 6. She's got two "big kids" now who, most-likely, sleep through the night, and don't poop in diapers, and tell her why they're upset. She's past the newborn and baby stage and she likes it, because doggone it, babies are hard work.
But. If GP did happen to have another baby, there's no question that she'd fall into the swing of things without skipping a beat. Everyone would. 'Cause that's how we roll.
We're resilient folk, us humans. And even when something seems hard or annoying or like way too much work, when it comes down to it, we're always fine. And the same thing applies to having kids. I mean, how many "accidents" are born each year?
Right now, my daughter isn't even 4-months-old, but honestly? Even I think about when she was first born and am like, "Damn, that wasn't easy." I'm enjoying her much more now than when she was teeny-tiny, itty-bitty. She smiles and rolls and -- knock wood -- sleeps through the night. It's fantastic. And, don't get me wrong, I'd love to have another child -- hopefully I will! -- but when my husband and I talk about it, it's always with the undertone of: Wouldn't it be nice to give birth to a 6-week-old?
Unless there are some major advances in science in the near future, I don't see that happening. I (hopefully) will give birth to a newborn, and it will be hard. But we'll get through it. And it'll totally be worth it.
But, Gwyneth, I still hear you.
Did you think you couldn't handle another baby -- but then had one and fell back into the swing of things?
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Books in Bloom
Books in Bloom is a biennial event and will be held again in May 2019.
Books in Bloom - 2015
May 1-3, 2015
ABC's of Niceness
All the Light We Cannot See
Andy Warhol Diaries
Boys in the Boat : Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Carline's Fork and Cork: Simply Delish!
China's Folk Customs (DVD)
Dear Unforgettable Brother : the Stavig letters from Norway and America, 1881-1937
Devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
Empathy Exams : Essays
Flight Behavior
Frozen (Film-DVD)
Ghost Map: the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world
Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream
Leningrad : Siege and Symphony
Let Love Serve : a memoir celebrating tennis and life
Little Hawk and the Lone Wolf : a Memoir
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Pioneer Girl : the annotated autobiography
Rechenka's Eggs
Secret History of Wonder Woman
Sleeping Beauty (Film-DVD)
Spoon River Anthology
String of Pearls
Books in Bloom - 2014
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David & Goliath
Knowing Rolf: A Wreath for My Son
Life Reimagined: Discovering Your New Life Possibilities
The Book Thief
The Little Engine That Could
The Rainbow Fish
A Wrinkle in Time
The Goldfinch
Ordinary Grace
The Monuments Men: Allied Heros, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Black Aperture
Twelve Years a Slave
The Gustie Gourmet II Cookbook
The Fault in Our Stars
A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert
The Language of Flowers
Flora & Ulysses
The Warmth of Other Suns
The Divine Art of Dying
Cutting for Stone
The Christmas Wish
Founding Mothers
Books in Bloom - 2013
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Books in Bloom - 2012
Books in Bloom - 2011
Books in Bloom was designed to tickle the creativity of floral/plant arrangers to illustrate selected media from the library.
In this inaugural year, twenty-two blooms were sponsored and designed and enjoyed by over 400 guests over the weekend.
If you missed it, or would like to enjoy it again, click on Flickr for photos of the event.
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For example a tech reporter name Mat Honan had his "digital presence" deleted by a criminal using social engineering. The attacker took over several of Mat's accounts (including Gmail, Amazon and Twitter), and even convinced Apple's iCloud customer support to reset his Apple ID password. Then proceeded to remotely wipe all his devices (e.g. iPhone, iPad, and MacBook). The attacker even used Mat's twitter account to post racist comments.
The summary only offers a very high level overview of what happened, but it does demonstrate some of the dangers of using "cloud" services and what could happen. This article is not intended to warn you against using cloud services, but to offer advice on how you can protect your "digital presence" .
To read the full account of what happened to Mat Honan you can read the following Wired article entitled "How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking".
- Be careful not to share too much personal information online that can be used against you like your mother's maiden name, your physical or mailing address, personal email address, etc.
- Be careful about which online accounts are link together.
- For example, if an attacker obtained a person's Facebook account password, they would have access to any site that used that account for authentication.
- Use two a factor authentication when offered by different sites, such as: eBay, PayPal, Google, Facebook, etc. Also call your financial institutions to find out what extra security measures they offer to help protect your accounts.
- For more information about Google's 2-Step Verification
- Create a secret (e.g. unknown to others) backup email and voice account and use it for resetting your passwords across your different online profiles.
- Strengthen the answers for your "security questions" which are used to reset your password to your online profiles to use information that is not known about you by others or posted on the internet.
- Don't share your passwords with anyone; use strong and unique passwords for every site; and use a password manager to track everything.
- For more information about Password Managers.
- Keep an up-to-date local and cloud backup of your data, just in case one the backup fails there's an alternative.
- For more information about Internet Backup Solutions
- Portable devices that support a remote wiping service need to have an up-to-date backup of the data. If an attacker can access the user profile that associated with that feature they can remotely wipe that device.
- Make sure to set your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, and smartphone to auto-lock with a PIN or password when they're inactive. Even if they're in your home, and you're the only one using them. What happens when you have company, or if a criminal broke into your home.
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Last month Soo Joo claimed cover honors for Manifesto, but this month the distinction goes to her compatriot Sung Hee. Photographed by Liang Zi, the October issue boasts two different covers for the World and European markets. Styling by Jonathan Yee makes the cover story an entirely Chloé affair. Whichever Manifesto cover you choose, it will be Sung Hee through and through.
Credits include: Publication, Manifesto N°16 October 2013; Photography, Liang Zi; Styling, Jonathan Yee; Hair, Yohei Nakatsuka; Makeup, Tadayoshi Honda.


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Archives: July 2014
My Visit to WPC 2014
Last week I attended WPC. This is an annual event organized by Microsoft for its partners around the world. WPC stands for "Worldwide Partner Conference", and this is exactly what it is. Last week it was held in Washington D.C, and there were 16,000 people in this event from over… Read more
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My Visit to Redmond
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the EBC in Redmond. If you don't know what EBC is, that's OK. I didn't know either until Microsoft invited me there a couple of months ago. EBC stands for "Executive Briefing Center". It's a building in Redmond designated to host customer… Read more
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Track Incomplete Statements
What about when statements are sitting in your server, uncompleted and not moving, just hogging resources? Use this script for Extended Events to hunt them down.
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Call for Proposals: Process Evaluation Soul Buddyz and Hands on Parenting [1]
Wednesday 29 November, 2017 - 16:23
Soul City Institute
Soul City Institute (SCI) is a South African "Not-for-Profit", nongovernmental organisation that was established in 1992. SCI believes that "society, communities and individuals have a right to live their best lives in an environment that is safe, supportive and sustainable". Through using a combination of mass media, social mobilisation and advocacy, the Soul City Institute has influenced and shaped the lives of millions of children, adults and communities within South Africa and the continent. It is driven by the recognition that human rights are fundamental to health and development, based on active citizenship and principles of social justice.
The Global Fund (TGF) is the largest financier of HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria in the world. The Global Fund approved the country concept note submitted by South Africa Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) for HIV/TB under the New Funding Model in 2015. The Young Women and Girls Programme is a part of the entire grant with 5 Principal Recipients (PRs) implementing the same programme in 10 districts through sub-recipients
SCI hereby requests proposals for Process Evaluation of Soul Buddyz and Hands On Parenting
Purpose of the evaluation:
The purpose of the evaluation is to:
- Verify that the objectives of the programmes are being met
- Understand the quality of the implementation
- Document different implementation methods and the impact thereof.
- Assess whether there are any unintended outcomes
- Asses the cost of the programme
Key research questions:
This evaluation seeks to answer the following questions:
- Is the programme being implemented as intended?
- Are there gaps between program design and delivery?
- Are there innovative methods being used that can improve delivery for other sites?
- What are the barriers to optimum delivery of the programme?
- What are the outcomes of the programme?
- What is the cost per child reached with the programme?
- Is the using of the App improving data collection?
- Is the point incentive programme working to assist with attendance?
- Are there linkages between the 2 programmes?
The main target groups of the evaluation will be:
- The PRs and their SRs
- The Departments of education (National, Provincial and district)
- The School: principal and facilitators
- The children
- The parents
- District AIDS councils
The evaluation will look at the following components:
- Establishment and registration of the club
- Training of PR's SR's (by SCI and PR's)
- Membership of the club are the clubs reaching the most vulnerable (at risk)
- Recruitment strategies
- Implementation processes
- Materials for clubs
- Retention strategies and their impact
- Program activities
- Interaction with local stakeholders / CBO's / local government / districts etc.
- Data: Collection, flow, tools, successes and challenges
- Allocation and use of resources
The report must include lessons learnt and recommendations.
The methodology should include desktop reviews, an analysis of existing data in the Goldmine database, qualitative interviews (both focus group, individual interviews and observational methods), field visits to clubs/ schools / parents in all 10 districts. An analysis of the expenditure for the programmes.
Sampling Strategy
The sampling strategy will depend on the type (qualitative or quantitative) of data being gathered.
Key Data Analysis Procedure
Analysis will be undertaken using various tools (electronic and or manual) available for qualitative and quantitative data as deemed appropriate. Evaluators must present a coherent data analysis strategy which will enable the effective use of both quantitative and qualitative data in drawing conclusions.
Ensure that you download all the tender documents on our website.
All tender documents, including instructions and terms of reference, will be available on the Soul City website www.soulcity.org.za [2] or from email@example.com [3]
The deadline for submission of proposals is 16:30 on 11th December 2017.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
For more about the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, refer to www.soulcity.org.za [2]
To view other opportunities, refer to www.ngopulse.org/group/home-page/other-opportunities [4]


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Buyers in today's home market look at all the aspects of buying credentials, mainly location and price. After location and price is qualified, the home's "details" ie. age, number of rooms and condition of rooms. The following 3 home improvement projects will drastically improve on the "details" and buyers will notice:
- Kitchen Face-lift
- More Rooms
- Electrical Upgrade
1. Kitchen Face-lift – There is only one kitchen in the home which serves as the hub-spot for everyday living. The kitchen has integral pieces that will be difficult to "stage" with a coat of paint or arrangement of furniture. Buyers will pay special attention to details and needs will vary between buyers. Need factors range from space for work or sitting, age/condition of appliances or storage space. No matter the case, would be best to address any areas that have been overlooked before selling your home. Vinyl flooring tends to make the room look dated, so consider replacing it with laminate or tile. Old counter-tops, old appliances, cheap cabinets, poor lighting may raise red flags and cause buyers to question the overall condition of the property. Updating the kitchen to the latest and greatest will pay off when you are ready to sell your home.
2. More Rooms – More is better when listing your home as the Most Important Numbers are 1. Price and 2. Number of Bathrooms/Bedrooms. When qualifying the list of homes for consideration, buyers will start with location, price and minimum requirements for bedrooms and bathrooms. If you have set the minimum at 3 bedroom and 2 bathrooms anything less with not even make the list. In order to best position our home to maximize potential buyers is to convert any bonus room into a bedroom or even a bathroom.
Conversion of an existing half bathroom to a full bathroom would invoke the need to add a shower/bathing area to the half bathroom. Adding a bathroom to an existing basement area will open doors to many more prospective buyers as well as raising the home's value.
3. Electrical Upgrade – With all the technological advances, the need for electricity is apparent for everyone, everyday, everywhere – especially in your home. Consider a prospective buyer whom possesses an electrical car needing to charge it's battery every night. One of their "must haves" will be an upgraded electrical panel to a 200 amp service. In older homes, 100 amp service is common, with minimal number of outlets available causing a home to feel outdated. Number of outlets in a room will also be a part of the "big picture" when buyers envision making the move into a new home. As a part of upgrading electrical services, making a few extra runs to the rooms needing the most, will qualify a room's purpose and home's appeal. Recently home standard for GFI electrical outlets where water is apparent i.e. outlets above kitchen counter-tops and outlets near a bathroom sink.
One of the most important things to keep in mind when considering any home improvement project is to not go overboard. The value of your home is partially determined by the value of your neighbor's homes, so don't make improvements that bring your home's value significantly over the general value of other homes in your neighborhood.
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Why Bioinformatics?
Bioinformatics is a rapidly burgeoning field in the Healthcare and Life Sciences industry. MGL's Life Sciences division recognizes the importance of a training program in this vital field. Experts have already dubbed bioinformatics – a hybrid profession pairing biology and computer science – the career choice of the decade.
This year's "Beyond Borders" report states that the current Biotechnology industry continues to grow rapidly, as companies raise record amounts of venture capital and the potential value of mergers, acquisitions and alliances reaches new heights. This consequently will create significant job openings in the areas of software development, drug designing, and database in various research areas.
A high percentage of the students who have passed out from the last few batches have now started successfully publishing their projects in international conferences.
About Training
Over the past six years, MGL has been contributing to Life Sciences research community by conducting Industrial training / Certificate Program in the Bioinformatics industry. We permit students (M.Tech, M.Sc, B.Tech, B.Sc etc) from various academic institutions to carry out their dissertation and project work in disciplines involving Genomics, Proteomics, Cheminformatics, Bio-computing, FDA compliance, Pathway designing and analysis, Database designing and Biological algorithm designing. Also available are various programming languages like PERL/PYTHON and exposure to MGL's Bioinformatics educational tools such as EXOMETM Horizon, which includes sequence, structure and drug design modules.
List of Courses
These courses are intended for candidates pursuing/completed their graduation or post graduation in any of the above mentioned areas having some knowledge of bioinformatics.
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Salient features of training program
- Interaction with "who's who" of academia (JNU, NII, IGIB, ICMR, DBT etc) and Industry (MGL, Ranbaxy, Panacea, Hamdard, Dabur etc)
- Lectures/Demos/Presentations to keep you aware of bleeding edge technologies in life sciences viz. Cloud Computing, Clinical Bioinformatics, Molecular Diagnostics, Nano-Biotechnology etc
- Hands-on experience with Industry leading platform for integrated life sciences informatics: EXOMETM-Horizon.
- Frequent interactions with life sciences functional & career experts from MGL to explore and understand various career opportunities
- Placement assistance and MGL Certification
Why MGL ?
MGL Life Sciences division was established in 2001 and since then, we have launched a variety of products and services for addressing and solving biological problems ranging from Genomics to drug designing. Some of them are:
- EXOMETM Horizon
- OncomasterTM
Our state-of-the-art facilities include:
- One-on-one PCs with high-speed Internet connection and power backup
- Experienced, qualified and highly skilled faculties in their respective areas
- Guidance from experienced software developers to understand the product development
- Career guidance and personality development sessions
- Interaction/collaboration with industries for placement opportunities
- Visiting domain consultants from leading research institutes/universities
Placement Assistance:
At the MGL Training Center, we understand that the goal for most students, following their respective degree from various colleges, is to obtain a successful and rewarding career. We offer job placement assistance to our Training Program graduates. We have successfully maintained an extremely high job placement success rate within our trainees' chosen career field. Our association does not end the minute you graduate, because at MGL we believe that once you have been trained by us you are part of the MGL family for life. Our career assistance will be available for any graduates throughout the duration of their professional career. We strongly believe that as a MGL training program graduate you are prepared to go out into the life sciences profession and be a success. Our track record of success speaks for itself, as employers constantly comment that our trainees' skill level and professionalism are excellent.
Location of training: 758, Udyog Vihar, Phase 5, Gurgaon 122016
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News Release
|US Navy achieves initial operating capability on Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2
"RAM Block 2 provides the accuracy and lethality our sailors need to combat growing regional threats," said Captain
By achieving IOC, the
IOC follows extensive maritime testing that began in 2013 demonstrating RAM Block 2's ability to counter the latest generation of anti-ship cruise missiles. During at-sea testing, RAM Block 2 missiles successfully defeated supersonic and subsonic maneuvering targets in scenarios that highlighted the advanced missile's defensive capabilities.
Last year, the program had a highly successful test and evaluation run scoring hits on several extremely challenging target sets, including a two-for-two defeat against a supersonic maneuvering raid – a first from a shipboard firing.
"RAM has been protecting naval ships for three decades, and the enhanced Block 2 variant enables vital defense of our warfighters far into the future," said
RAM is a cooperative program between the U.S. and German governments with industry support from
About RAM
The RAM Block 2 upgrade includes a four-axis independent control actuator system and an increase in rocket motor capability, increasing the missile's effective range and delivering a significant increase in maneuverability. The improved missile also incorporates an upgraded passive radio frequency seeker, a digital autopilot and engineering changes in selected infrared seeker components.
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Take your friends with you and head to the beautiful landscapes of Lappish nature. You can concentrate on enjoying the hike, the views and the peaceful surroundings as the reindeer carries your backpack on his back. This is the traditional way to use reindeer for transportation in the summertime. With our guidance you will start hiking along the great Kemijoki river and then head on top of a big hill where beautiful views towards North open in front your eyes. On the hill you will grill some sausage by the open fire and enjoy some coffee / hot juice. During this break there is time to take photos of the view, learn about Lappish nature and animals or for example how to recognise the compass points of nature's signs.
If you wish we can change the route plan so that we will be able to go and feed dozens of reindeer on a nearby pasture. Please ask for this during booking!
– Duration: about 3,5 hours. Starting time: to be agreed on.
– Prices: child 80 € / person & adults 150 €/ person
– The experience includes: guide (ENG/FIN), snacks by the fire, transportation (ask for the price if you will arrive to the spot by yourselves!)
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The biggest difference is that I certainly don't have any massage on the horizon!
I'd kind of like to erase yesterday's evening from memory. It started to really go downhill at 5 o'clock when I left to go teach. I always leave at 5 in order to deal with construction on the road before the gym...it's been backing up for 15-20 minutes consistently. Without traffic it would only take me 15-20 minutes door to door, but it's been bad lately.
I knew I was in trouble when I hit MAJOR traffic on the highway. After sitting at a dead stop for about 20 minutes, and hearing the traffic report, I knew I wasn't going to make it on time for class. I called in, and they said it was covered. Since it was complete rush hour, it ended up taking forever for me to get home. Left at 5 and got home at 6:30. And I never got out of the car. Complete waste of time.
Connor went to sleep as usual at 7. We gave him motrin (which I've heard can work even better than tylenol) because he was in some teething pain yesterday. At around 9 he woke up completely inconsolable, screaming, whimpering, bottom lip pushed out, and waving his hands frantically. Broke our hearts! After realizing he was not going back down without me, and not willing to let him cry it out, I brought him in bed with me.
He spent about 20 minutes falling asleep- but only if my face was right next to his and he had free range of my face to poke and prod. God forbid I not allow him to shove his fingers up my nose. We slept like that until 3 am, when I was actually able to transfer him to the crib with only a little fussing- no actual crying, thank god. Connor woke up this morning around 7 and giggled/talked to himself until 7:30.
|Happy baby is back!
We're headed out for a run now, just about 3 miles. Now that we're almost at Broad St, I'm thinking of signing up for the Odyssey Half Marathon. It's in Philly and about a month out from Broad. I'll definitely update with that!


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I never even shared any of my maternity photos, newborn photos, or nursery photos! How lame am I? Haha
Mattheus is such a big boy and is getting so busy! I honestly can't believe how quickly he is growing and how much he has changed in these few short months!
Are you down to reminisce together? Here are a few of our maternity photos, shot by the always amazing Jared Emerson Photography.
We really just wanted something laid back and easy and fun. We ended up going on a quick walk around the block and then came back to the house, changed into our lounge clothes and hung out while our buddy snapped some photos.
I really love being able to look back on this sweet time of waiting in our lives. I remember feeling so ready to hold Mattheus in my arms (aka -- DONE being pregnant) by the time we took these photos. But I look back at them now and totally miss rubbing that huge baby bump! Haha


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|Representatives of Edison State Pictured L to R: Morgan Abney,
Coordinator of Career Services, Dr. Doreen Larson, President,
and Pamela Gibellino, Director of Student Success.
The award ceremony concluded the fourth annual ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign, which celebrates exemplary employers, community colleges, high schools, and high school seniors who promote readiness for college and career in states across the country.
Edison State's selection was based upon student success indicators, including retention, graduation, and four-year college transfer rates; the strength of relationships with local employers and high schools; accessibility of career readiness assessments and preparation programs; and a support structure in place for students, especially those from underserved populations.
"This award not only validates the efforts of Edison State to focus our students on career outcomes, but also highlights our success in leveraging the resources of our educational and community partners," said Edison State President, Dr. Doreen Larson.
"Our students have access to online tools, face to face counseling, and connections to Ohio Means Jobs to name just a few of the components of our career-focused approach."
Edison State has developed robust relationships with local employers to provide students with training and education needed to enter the regional workforce. Partner companies include Emerson Climate Technologies, FRAM Air Filters, Abbott Nutrition, KTH Parts Industries, Inc., and Midmark Corporation to name a few. The newest partnership called "EPIC," announced in 2015 with Honda North America, Inc., provides educational and training opportunities to prepare the next generation workforce for high-tech positions in the manufacturing industry. It offers scholarships as well as a work-study program.
Additionally, Edison State's campus-wide service-learning program integrates academic study with non-profit organizations, often resulting in employment opportunities. Partner companies include Miami County Hospice, Troy Community Works, and Partners in Hope.
In addition to working with area employers, Edison State's College Credit Plus program partners with over 40 high schools, translating to one of the highest high school students to total enrollment ratio percentages in the state at over 30%. Participation in this program increased by over 50% from the previous academic year.
"Community college students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including College Credit Plus high school students, traditional, and non-traditional students. Many are working while managing education and family responsibilities," added Edison State Director of Student Success, Pamela Gibellino.
All students at Edison State have access to a customized Holland Career assessment and a second, more in-depth assessment, "Type Focus," to help them determine or validate a career choice and match them to programs offered at the college or a four-year transfer school. Students are also required to complete a Student Education Plan (SEP), which provides an individualized road map for the student's program of study. To help facilitate the plan, each student is assigned an advisor who provides support throughout his or her program of study.
"Our Success Advisors are all cross-trained in career advising and provide a holistic approach to establish a Student Education Plan, resources and education pathways that support career goals and student success," added Gibellino.
Edison State will go on to participate in the national competition and culmination of the program at the National Gala on College and Career Readiness in June 2016 in Washington, D.C.


text: Black-eyelined soul singer Amy Winehouse is prodigiously talented and perennially wasted, as common a combination in popular music as a driving bass line and thumping kick drum. She's Britain's Britney Spears, with true talent. In photos, she looks distraught and an unwitting participant, so much roadkill making the constant crack-ups all the more painful. It's hard to sing along to her hypnotic song "Rehab" - "They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no" - without sensing you've traveled far beyond irony into the realm of distress. Abuse is a constant in the rock world. Years ago, the specifics were unknown. Stars were demigods, cordoned off from the throngs by a velvet rope of privacy. Artists revealed what they wanted to reveal, which was frequently little. It seemed shocking when icons dropped dead to remain forever 27, even when it happened time and again. The evolving tragedy of Winehouse shows no signs of quitting. It's playing out daily before us like a slo-mo car crash we're unable to stop. The unfettered access is creepy. It's like we're camped out in her bedroom closet, peeking at every disaster. Consider this past week. Winehouse was nominated for six Grammys. Her mother, Janis, aiding the circus, published a tortured letter in England's News of the World, perhaps not the best parenting technique. She wrote that "early fame has overwhelmed you, it's dizzied you and muddled your mind. For a moment, forget you're a superstar." That's hard to do when your mum pens a pained letter for 3.3 million readers. Simultaneous to this wrenched appeal, one of Winehouse's representatives announced: "Amy is thrilled to be nominated for six Grammys and is very much hoping to attend. She is determined to be ready and well for that performance." And, simultaneous to all this, designer Karl Lagerfeld displayed his fall Chanel collection in London declaring Winehouse his new muse. "She's a style icon." After all, what could be more fashionable than a malnourished reputed bulimic, drug addict and alcoholic prone to crying jags? "She is a beautiful, gifted artist," said Lagerfeld. "And I very much like her hairdo," known to tower six inches in a distressed rats' nest. "I took it as an inspiration. Because, in fact, it was also Brigitte Bardot's hairdo in the late '50s and '60s. And now Amy has made it her own style." "Amy," Lagerfeld declared, "she is the new Brigitte." You root for Amy Winehouse and her considerable talent all the while wondering if, in some way, you aren't contributing to the destruction. Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain all flamed out in high style and at 27, an absurdly young age, only to be lionized to this day. In this regard, Winehouse is proving to be precocious. She's only 24 with six Grammy nods, crashing headfirst into success and despair, with a codependent husband in jail, exhibitionist parents with questionable judgment, and the paparazzi documenting her emotional and physical distress. Meanwhile, a haute designer appropriates her disheveled style and eating issues to market to the elite while proclaiming her the new Bardot. There is no need for fiction. Karen Heller is a columnist for Philadelphia Inquirer. Leonard Pitts is on vacation. Karen Heller


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Azinger fires up home fans
Fired up US skipper Paul Azinger wants to blow Europe's Ryder Cup battleship out of the water by firing up the home town crowd.
The fiery American, 48, believes the 40,000 strong Kentucky gallery can act as his "13th man" and neutralise Nick Faldo's attempt at a charm offensive.
And he sent a massive warning to European captain Nick Faldo by hinting that he could send out Kentucky boys JB Holmes and Kenny Perry in the opening foursomes on Friday to pump up the fans to fever pitch.
Azinger said: "I've thought about what am I going to do with those two guys; should I put them together, should I keep them apart. You know, I'd like to put them off first match out to be honest with you and get this crowd rocking.
"I feel like the people of Kentucky have made me their own. I love this town and I love this state, and I couldn't think of a better place for us to be.
"I know it's going to be an energized crowd, so to that point we're going to embrace them and try to get them energized.
"All the while, the message is certainly always going to be to maintain a certain level of sportsmanship. We don't want anybody out of hand.
"Of course there will be alcohol served and of course be some minor cases, but we are engaging the crowd."
Azinger hopes to get the home crowd fired up tomorrow night when he hosts a jazzy "pep rally" in Louisville city centre complete with tee-shirt cannons, cheerleaders and rock bands.
And that's because he's determined not to make the same mistakes as 2004 skipper Hal Sutton, who was manoeuvred by Bernhard Langer's charm offensive at Oakland Hills.
Langer ordered his players to sign as many autographs as possible on the practice days to woo the hostile local fans and avoid a repeat of Brookline in 1999, when emotions boiled over.
Azinger explained: "We actually are loving our gallery. I want to treat them like they're going to be our 13th man. We've got little lapel pins that we're passing out to the crowd that has the American flag on it and the Ryder Cup.
"We're tossing these to the crowd, and they're loving that. They're screaming for more pins. I don't think we have enough. We only have 10,000. That might not be enough."
"We're going to do a pep rally Thursday night on Fourth Street. The City of Louisville is putting it on, and we're going to come down there and blow tee shirts out of guns to the crowd, stuff like that. We want to embrace this crowd.
"We don't want what happened in '04 to happen again. The Europeans are already requesting Sharpies (marker pens) on the tees and stuff like that, so I know what they're trying to do."
Azinger was expected to set the course up to suit his long hitters but admitted yesterday that he doesn't have enough firepower in his side to take advantage.
The rough has been cut back to make it easier to blast birdies galore but apart from monster hitter Holmes, Anthony Kim and Stewart Cink, the American team is no longer off the tee than Faldos troops.
He explained: "I felt like if I could seek some kind of an advantage and exploit our strength, I would try to do it. Europe has been able to exploit their strength and neutralize the Americans, and they've taken advantage of home course.
"The Europeans set the courses up to neutralize our strength, which has generally been power and my thought is I want to try to exploit our power.
"But it turns out we don't have a team with great power. We have some powerful players, but I thought we would have seven bombers and five guys that weren't bombers, and it's not the case. I don't think right now that I've been able to grab a course advantage.
"The first cut in some spots is wider than it would ordinarily be. But I think other than that, I really didn't see anything or find anything that I could do to gain a big edge."
Despite that claim, Azinger knows that Holmes has the power to give the Americans a big advantage in foursomes or fourballs.
And he got a taste of what the Kentucky boy - the second longest player on the PGA Tour after Bubba Watson - can do with a driver in his hands.
Playing the driveable, 352-yard 13th in yesterday's practice round, Holmes cut the dogleg and drove the island green to send the crowd wild.
Aziner said: "I believe the hole is 328 or 330 to the front of the green, and J.B. Holmes flew it right on the green, and the crowd went absolutely crazy. That was just kind of a dose of what we could be in for, and I look forward to it."


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WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Wyckoff police crashed a house party where they said some of more than 50 underage attendees were drinking.
Dozens fled a garage as Officer John Rafferty, responding to a complaint, walked up the driveway the night of Sept. 29, Lt. Joseph Soto said Monday.
Delinquency complaints were field against three of the juveniles for hosting an underage drinking party, he said.
The complaints were forwarded to the Family Part of Superior Court in Hackensack for a delinquency hearing, Soto said.
Backups Sgts. Daniel Kellogg, Kevin Kasak and Kevin Pinches, officers Kyle Ferreira, Robert Schlossberg, and James Bakelaar, Detective Sgt. Michael Ragucci and officers from the Midland Park Police Department joined Rafferty.
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12, September 2015: With the rising number of divorce settlements in favor of women over men, many western men are rethinking the concept of marriage and dating women. One growing community is called MGTOW or "Men Going Their Own Way" and they have simply said no to pursuing female relations all together. This trend in the West comes as no surprise to those in Japan as over half the population of young Japanese men have no desire to get married at all. Men in the west are turning to sites like www.LoneJourney.orgto find women who also have no desire for long-term relationships and their companionship can simply be paid for.
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And this is what I did.
I didn't add white dots in the middle of the boxes because I wanted it to stay sharp. I do have to say, this is such a crazy mix of tape and polish!
I'm going to point out my mistakes now! My index cuticles aren't cleaned up properly, but for some reason, white polish always gave me trouble. =( In the pic, you can see the odd blue strip looking slightly wonky on my middle finger. That's because I tried to cover up a mistake with white polish but my hand slipped! And the tape on the fourth finger is not proportionate, so the 'boxes' appeared squeezed at the bottom.
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By the way, the colors were inspired by the colors of my flat. A few years (?) back they repainted it into sunny shades. I always wanted to create nails based on these set of colors and I finally got a chance! Hence, the title of this post.
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The minivan involved in a fatal accident Thursday in Kyotos Gion entertainment district was videotaped passing other vehicles on a narrow road at high speed shortly before the crash.The footage, released Sunday, was taken from a taxi near the accident site.
Police are investigating whether the driver, Shingo Fujisaki, who had been receiving treatment for epilepsy, was conscious when the vehicle rammed into pedestrians, killing seven and leaving Fujisaki dead. An investigator who saw the video said the minivan dodged other vehicles and pedestrians "in a remarkable way" while possibly going more than 60 kph and "it seems the driver was controlling the wheel."
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Most of the time, we don't use either! Talking about a specific competition we would generally say: "I won second place".
In other circumstances, one might say: "Over the season, I won three firsts and a second place". One would not normally ever say "I won the second place".
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Dear Grace,
I know that the Catholic Church prohibits artificial birth control because it "goes against nature." What is the Church's position on Viagra? I think it goes against nature just as much as artificial birth control does.
The Church has not condemned the use of Viagra, but your question is interesting and occasions an opportunity to make an important distinction. Artificial contraception, as you must know, is the intentional prevention of conception or impregnation through the use of various devices, agents, drugs, sexual practices, or surgical procedures before, during, or after a voluntary act of intercourse. Viagra, on the other hand, is a drug that helps males to overcome a pathological condition preventing them from engaging in the conjugal act with their spouses. Destroying or denying a good (conception) is quite different from enhancing or strengthening a good (as by use of Viagra).
Is it wrong for a married man to be assisted by medical treatment to have sexual relations with his wife? Surely it cannot be. Scripture tells us that God, out of His infinite and powerful love, created man and woman for each other. He then said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it" (Gn 1: 28). God had a beautiful plan for marriage. And in order that they would be able to fulfill that plan, God created them with a natural desire for each other. This desire is good and noble when it is satisfied in the way that the Creator intended. Sex is a sacred and holy gift from God to a husband and wife because this is one of the means by which they can fulfill the two purposes and meanings of marriage to be unitive and procreative. Let us not make the mistake, though, of placing all of the focus on sex. Sexual performance is not the end-all in marriage and really has little to do with the spiritual aspect of marriage.
Use of drugs such as Viagra to help overcome pathological conditions can certainly not be immoral. The difference between use of such drugs and artificial contraceptives is that contraceptives do not help overcome a pathological condition. Being fertile is not a pathology. There is quite a difference. Viagra does not go against nature it assists nature. Artificial contraception does not assist nature it goes against nature.
I assumed, of course, that you were referring to married men in your question. If, however, you were asking about all men using Viagra, then that would change the answer. The Catholic Church has always taught consistently that sexual intercourse "must take place exclusively within marriage. Outside of marriage it always constitutes grave sin and excludes one from sacramental Communion" (CCC #2390.
You can see, therefore, that because we believe firmly that sex outside of marriage is immoral, then the use of Viagra a drug specifically used to assist males to be able to have sexual intercourse would most naturally be condemned as immoral if used by single men. This teaching by the Church regarding no sex outside of marriage is often not a popular one and creates a tremendous challenge for many single persons today, but the reality is that it is a beautiful teaching, for it comes from God, and therefore we know that it comes from His loving heart and is, thus, for our ultimate good and true happiness.
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