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Game On! Sports Schedule for February 26, 2013
The nation's number one team continues its march to the NCAA Tournament tonight when Indiana continues Big Ten play.
The Hoosiers roll into Minneapolis to face off with the Minnesota, which has tournament ambitions of its own. While the Hoosiers look poised to be a number one seed, the Golden Gophers are a middle-of-the-pack team in conference play, sporting a 6-8 record. At 18-9 overall, a victory of the top-ranked team in the country will do wonders when it comes time for the selection committee to decide on the fate of coach Tubby Smith's team.
Here's a look at all the action in the sports world tonight. All times Eastern:
Orlando at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Golden State at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago 8 p.m.
Brooklyn at New Orleans 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix 9 p.m.
Charlotte at Los Angeles Clippers 10:30 p.m.
NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25
(1) Indiana at Minnesota 7 p.m. (ESPN)
(8) Florida at Tennessee 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Nebraska at (17) Wisconsin 9 p.m.
(19) Memphis at Xavier 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Winnipeg at New York Rangers 7 p.m.
Carolina at Washington 7 p.m.
Dallas at Columbus 7 p.m.
Boston at New York Islanders 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Buffalo at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Florida 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Vancouver 10 p.m.
Colorado at San Jose 10:30 p.m.


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On this epic trip through Nepal and India, we will be travelling overland, using a combination of overland vehicles, boats, and 4x4s, thus cutting out the need for air travel and reducing carbon-emissions. Going overland (by car and on foot for excursions) means you get to experience physically crossing the borders between countries as well as explore places which are off the beaten track.
We have a strict set of rules regarding wildlife-spotting, for example when in Chitwan National Park. In order to minimise the impact of our presence on the wildlife and ecosystem of the areas where we travel, we explicitly forbid any involvement in activities that harm or exploit animals, and advise our crew in specific activities to avoid in this regard.
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All trucks carry a 350-litre water tank, providing drinking water for the group and minimising the need to purchase bottled water. Rather than using plastic bags when shopping for food, we also provide reusable longer lasting bags; we bury our bio-degradable waste or give it to local people to feed livestock; and for cooking we generally use gas instead of wood, a cleaner fuel which leaves natural resources for local people. Passengers and crew are encouraged to use rechargeable batteries for items such as cameras, which can be charged from mains supplies or on our trucks as we travel.
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How women will dominate the workplace BRIC by BRIC
CNN Opinion
Despite recent wobbles in the BRICS economies, most economists agree that the majority of world economic growth in the coming years will come from emerging markets. The story of their rise to date has been one in which women have played a large and often unreported role. I believe that as the story unfolds, women's influence will rise further and emerging markets' path to gender equality may follow a very different route to that of most developed countries. READ MORE
James Harding: Journalism Today
BBC Media Center
To so many journalists, Stead has been the inspiration, the pioneer of the modern Press. His zeal and idealism, his restless fury at inequality and injustice; his belief that dogged, daring investigations could capture the public's imagination and prompt society to change for the better; his muscular opinions, his accessible design and his campaigning newspapers – and, no doubt too, a dab of ego, showmanship, and human folly – has made him the journalist's editor. I remember standing in the newsroom of The Times in late 2010 when the then Home Editor told me of a story that Andrew Norfolk, our correspondent based in Leeds, was working on. It was about child sex grooming: the cultivation of young, teenage girls by gangs of men who plied them with drink and drugs and passed them around middle-aged men to be used for sex. And I remember thinking: 'This can't be true, this feels Dickensian, like a story from another age.' READ MORE
The 'Expectation Revolution' Is Rattling Chile, Turkey and Brazil
The World Post
The world economy is entering 2014 with signals still mixed, but becoming more positive for the short run. There has been some good news. In 2013 the American economy grew faster than what consensus projections had foreseen. China slowed down a little in the middle of the year, but picked up later. In Europe, the UK finally started to come out of its recession and growth returned even to the Eurozone, although very slowly. Worries about widespread emerging market difficulties that appeared in the aftermath of the US Fed's tentative signal of likely tapering in May, dissipated as the Fed later made it clear that any tapering would be very gradual. READ MORE
The First Photo Won a Prize; The Second Made a Controversy Explode
Politica y Sociedad
Controversy has erupted in Sweden with the photographer Paul Hansen's image, which has won the Swedish Picture of the Year Award 2011, publishes Terra de España. In the photo we can see Fabienne, a young Haitian girl of only 14 who was killed by the police after being discovered looting a store and stealing two plastic chairs and some framed artwork after the earthquake that shook Haiti. Now it is known that at the moment of this girl's death, there were 14 photojournalists present, which has unleashed criticisms and a debate over the ethics of photographers. READ MORE
All Our Challenges in the Next Decade Are Interlinked
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All our key challenges in the next decade are interlinked. In order to meet them, we need to fully understand how they are related. Widening economic disparities, for example, have a bearing on the growth of crime, religious and ethnic extremism and terrorism. Similarly, the failure to reach an international agreement on effective policies to arrest, and eventually reverse, the adverse impact of climate change would make all the difference between poverty and destitution for vulnerable swathes of the population worldwide. On the other hand, technologies like ICT, phone-banking and net-working, properly deployed, could go a long way to bolster development, democratize governance, encourage cultural exchanges, improve public health and provide clean energy. Linkages of this nature, at the regional and global levels, will need to be tracked. READ MORE
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Last October, several dozen audiophiles gathered in a basement auditorium for an all-day conference about "the future of radio in a digital age." Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian finished a talk he's been giving to college campuses about the Internet and the transformative power it can unleash when it mobilizes a mass of people around an idea, a video, a website, a tweet. When he took questions, I asked: Why does the Internet so rarely mobilize around audio? What would it take to put audio on the Reddit front page? READ MORE
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A resolution modifying the master list of architects and engineers originally approved by Resolution No. R94-1050.
Whereas, Section 2.08.040 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides:
A. The metropolitan county mayor is authorized to execute and enter into on behalf of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County professional services contracts with any and all firms listed on the master list of architectural/engineering firms on a project-by-project basis and upon the recommendation of the capital improvements architectural/engineering review board.
B. Architectural/engineering firms may be added to the master list of architectural/engineering firms by resolution.
Whereas, Regulation R2-302.01, subsection (a)(ii) of the Metropolitan Government Procurement Standards Board calls for the Director of Finance to enter the master lists of architectural and engineering firms in a central file available to all departments and agencies of Metropolitan Government.
Whereas, the Director of Finance and the Purchasing Agent propose to add to the master lists the architectural firms named in the document attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County:
Section 1: That the architectural firms listed in Exhibit A attached hereto shall be added to the master lists.
Section 2: This
resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Sponsored by: Jim Shulman
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I graduated from high school in the top 10%. Of course I was going to go to college. I turned down the full scholarship to any of the community colleges in town because I wanted to go to the big university. Maybe that was a mistake. I got the Pell grant and took out loans to go to the university for art. That was my special talent, why wouldn't I develop it? It was the 80's and no one advised me except school counselors. They tell everyone with good grades to go to college and they tell you it doesn't matter what kind of degree you get as long as you get one.
I went for a year and dropped out. Not really sure why now, but I got a job painting tiles with a small family business. I stayed in that job for almost 8 years. I was happy until I realized it wasn't going anywhere. I wasn't making enough money to pay the student loan, so I deferred. Maybe I paid on it for a year or so.
After a few more dead end jobs I decided to return to school and finish my degree in art. I had found my love, ceramics. Science and art, awesome! I graduated with honors in 1998. But by then manufacturing jobs, especially anything having to do with ceramics, had been shipped to Korea, Vietnam and China. All the businesses in town that made anything with clay was out of business. The only jobs in ceramics were teaching jobs at community art centers, community colleges and universities. I know everyone who has those jobs and they will die in those jobs, they know how lucky they are.
I was, however, able to get a studio tech job in one of those places. Part time with the city. It even had benefits. After a few years I again, felt like it was going no where. I wasn't making enough money to pay the student loan and was feeling like I needed to do something drastic. I was also finding the summers in Arizona unbearable. Maybe mistake number 2.
So, I moved to Portland, the opposite of Arizona and went to engineering school, the opposite of my bent. That's the ticket, I thought. Even with a 2 year degree I could find a better paying job than I had in Arizona. I was going to remake myself.
I hated it, I was miserable. I felt like the people in my classes didn't understand me. They were so linear and didn't get my jokes and snickered at me because I asked so many questions. As Barbie said, "math is hard". My grades were fine, a mixed bag of A's, B's and C's. But, I was not able to find enough financial support to get through without getting a job, and I needed all of my spare time to study. I could do math but it didn't come easy to me.
So, I dropped out and got a job as a courier. My student loans were probably up to $30,000 or more by this time. The courier job wasn't even paying enough to pay the interest so, I kept deferring and forbearing. Plus, Portland was not a cheap city to live in like Phoenix was. And I stress the WAS.
I moved back to Phoenix where I had friends and connections. I thought I could get a job at the one and only ceramic supply store in town. Hell, I have a degree in ceramics and I had been shopping there for years and knew most of their products. I asked for $12/hr and was offered $10/hr. This was 2004. Phoenix wasn't so cheap anymore because of the housing bubble plus, there was that nagging student loan. They wouldn't budge.
I ended up getting a job with a faux finish painter. She paid me well as an independent contractor but the work wasn't steady. I still was not able to pay anything on the student loan. When the housing bubble burst in 2008 there was not enough work to keep me employed and I was competing with other faux finish painters for work. I again, had to remake myself. I could see that anything in the arts was not viable anymore.
Somehow, I got into organic farming. "Hey, there you go", I said to myself. People always need to eat and "green" is up and coming. Seemed like a good direction. I got a job with a small organic farm and became farm manager. I did everything except the tractor work and the computer work. EVERYTHING. I wasn't getting paid much but it was a bare minimum and I was learning how to farm! And I was able to buy my house at a smokin' deal because of the burst housing bubble. I was happier than I'd ever been. I was being creative and doing good things for the Earth and people. I loved it even though it was hard work out in the heat.
But, I lost that job this past October, 2012 because the owner had mismanaged the money. We knew he was a screw up but since he didn't interfere with us we figured we could work around him and build the business ourselves. Since then I have worked for 2 other small organic farms, briefly, and I found both of them to be highly exploitive. Terrible work conditions. I was not willing to sacrifice my body and health at this age for very little money.
And still, that nagging student loan looms and grows. Last time I checked it was over $60,000. That was a few years ago. As of yet, I haven't had the experiences some others have had of garnished wages or anything like that. I try to keep up on deferring and forbearing. That's how I was able to get this house, is because I have kept up with that. But I worry that I will lose my lovely house or something worse. I can't imagine losing my house. It has given me a semblance of stability.
My mother is getting old and will need help very soon. I'm still unemployed. I have a weird work history and it's difficult to find a job here in Arizona that pays a decent wage (right to work for less, you know). Going back to school is not an option. I just got an email from a grocery store where I applied for a cashiers job and they told me I was "unqualified". Really? I have a fucking degree and lots of work experience. Couldn't they have said over qualified? If there is a job that is unskilled out there it is cashier. They don't even have to count back change anymore.
I am talented, smart and skilled and I have somehow fallen through the cracks. Reading others stories, I don't feel so alone. How is it that so many useful people have become useless and desperate? I see so many short sighted and stupid people doing so much better than me. I don't understand.


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I am currently staying in Yucaipa and am available all week. Consistent hitter with stronger backhand than forehand. Would love to play in the Palm Springs area or anywhere warmer than Yucaipa right now! If someone wants to meet me half way that could work as well! Played off and on since high school and more consistently the last nine years on the east coast before I moved back to So Cal a year ago. Just found Tennisopolis and am hoping to find partners again.
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March 6, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – United States Reps. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), Lee Terry (R-Neb.), Mike McIntyre (D-NC) and Jim Costa (D-Cal.) introduced legislation March 6, to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from disclosing the private and confidential information of livestock and poultry producers to the public.
The Farmer Identity Protection Act (H.R. 4157) comes in response to the EPA's release of livestock and poultry producers' names and other personal information to three radical environmental groups through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in February and again in April 2013. The release divulged names, addresses, geographic coordinates and in some cases telephone numbers and email addresses of over 80,000 producers in 29 states. EPA has plans to release information on thousands more farmers and ranchers in the future.
"There is no justification for the blatant disregard of our privacy," said NCBA President Bob McCan. "To turn this type of information over to anyone who has a computer is not just reckless, but it poses serious agro-terrorism threats."
EPA claims it lacks statutory authority to protect livestock producers' personal information. The Farmer Identity Protection Act would unequivocally provide the agency with the ability to prevent such farm-specific releases from happening in the future, allowing the agency to provide information to outside parties only in aggregate without individual identifying information, or with the producer's consent.
"Once this information is released, you cannot take it back," said McCan. "With EPA planning to release more information as soon as it is able, Congress must step in and provide relief to livestock producers. We applaud the representatives that have introduced this bill to help protect the health and safety of cattle producers and their families."
H.R. 4157 is the companion bill to S. 1343 introduced in the Senate by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) in July 2013.
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These articles were published in the Spectacular Slovakia travel guide, published annually by The Slovak Spectator since 1996. The latest editions can be obtained from our online shop.
By James Thomson
Nevertheless, in common with many other frontier towns it is as thoroughly and proudly Slovak a place as any in the central heartlands. And just like many other Slovak settlements, the church is at the centre of the town, both geographically and socially.
Trstená's main church, St Martin's, has an interesting recent history. The first thing that strikes visitors is its unusual turreted spire. This is a fairly recent addition: the previous, more traditional, spire was dislodged during fighting at the end of World War II. It's believed to have fallen victim to a poorly-aimed 'Katyusha' rocket, though the Russians still get a traditional thank you for liberating the town in the form of a memorial in the main square. The spire that replaced it, which is being converted to allow tours and should make for a good viewpoint, was modelled on a Czech church.
It's not the only sign of change. St Martin's is surrounded by a wall, along the inside of which are what appear to be a series of odd little seats. Upon closer inspection, they turn out to be more than half a dozen outdoor confessionals. The church was once the object of pilgrimages and attracted so many worshippers, who came to witness a particularly revered painting, that the church's indoor arrangements proved insufficient: this novel solution allowed teams of priests to hear the confessions of pilgrims out in the open.
Despite its loss - still a sore point even today - the church is packed with locals on a Sunday, as a visit to the 7am mass will reveal.
Aside from their piety, one thing encouraging pilgrims to confess as quickly as possible is another sight which greets visitors at St Martin's: the wonderfully-named 'hole of shame'. This consists of a pit covered with an iron grille, into which offenders can be cast, as well as a bench affording ill-wishers a comfortable perch from which to cast vituperation, rotten vegetables and worse upon the unlucky occupant. Levoča in eastern Slovakia has an above-ground cage used for similar purposes. But, for sheer mediaeval nastiness, Trstená's hole has the edge.
In the hills above Trstená is the picturesque Orava reservoir, the dam for which was completed in 1953. It stretches into Poland and affords some picturesque cycling opportunities around its banks.
Heading west, towards the Tatras, is Oravice, popular with Poles and Czechs for its thermal aquaparks. There are two complexes; the newest and flashiest - Meander Park - has the usual selection of slides and naturally-heated 'wallowing' and swimming pools, one of which features a wave machine. Given the hordes of people these attract you might be better advised striking out into the mountains.
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Watch Your Interview Body Language
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Savvy job seekers know how important choosing the right words is when we communicate with prospective employers — but what about nonverbal communication?
"You could be saying how great you are," says image consultant and "Hello Job! How to Psych Up, Suit Up, & Show Up" author Alison Craig, "but your body could be giving your true feelings away." Mark Bowden, the author of "Winning Body Language" agrees with Craig—and with the highly regarded Mehrabian communication study, which found that if what's coming out of your mouth doesn't match what your body is saying, your audience is more likely to believe your body.
Here's some expert advice on how to effectively let your body do the talking in a job interview:
Making a great entrance
Craig and Bowden agree that the interview starts even before you get to the interview room: "You don't know who could be in the parking lot with you, looking at you from a window, or standing next to you in the elevator," says Craig. "Your body should tell anyone who might be watching that you're confident and calm. It's not the time to be frantically searching through your portfolio for printouts of your resume."
Show your good side
Hiring managers often ask receptionists for their take on people who come to the office for interviews, so Bowden suggests letting them observe you without letting on that you know they're watching. "Sit with your profile to them," he says. "It makes them feel comfortable, and if they're comfortable, they're more likely to form a good impression."
Craig suggests trying to predict the direction your interviewer will come from, so you can sit facing that direction. It'll make the greeting more graceful.
First impressions
While waiting, don't hunch your shoulders or tuck your chin into your chest, which will make you seem closed off. Sit with your back straight and your chest open—signs that you're confident and assertive. "But don't take this to the extreme," cautions Bowen. "Elongating your legs or throwing your arm across the back of the chair can make you appear too comfortable, even arrogant."
Also, says Craig, don't have so much stuff on your lap that you're clumsily moving everything aside when you're called. You want to rise gracefully, without dropping things, so you can smoothly greet the person coming to get you.


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During the past three months, we surveyed thousands of investment bankers and traders, asking them to tell us what it's like to work for their firms, as well as to rate their firms in various workplace categories, including compensation, hours, culture, work/life balance, and training. This year, a portion of our Banking Survey (which we use to compile our annual Vault Banking 50) was devoted to interviews—we asked bankers and traders to rate their firm's hiring process, as well as to provide us with a list of actual questions their firms ask during interviews.And, to that end, as expected, many of the interview questions we were told currently being asked on Wall Street include: Why investment banking? Why our firm? Why should we hire you? Tell me about a time when you worked on a team? Tell me about a time when you made a mistake and how you went about correcting it? What are your best qualities? Your worst? How do you value a company?But we also received many questions that are a little out of the ordinary, that take a little more pondering, and that focus on business ethics (which I don't remember hearing about in years' past).And so what follows are, from the pool of interview questions we received from the thousands of professionals who took our Banking Survey, the 19 most difficult currently being asked by the largest banks on Wall Street (all questions come from insiders at one of the following four banks: Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, or Credit Suisse). In no particular order:1. What's 16 x 17?2. If you overstated depreciation by $100 million on your income statement, what would you need to do to correct the error, and what is the impact on the three financial statements?3. How would explain what present value is to your mom?4. In plain English, tell me how to price a bond?5. In less than three minutes, give me an overview of what caused the 2008 financial crisis and the steps that have been taken to help get us out of the recession.6. Pitch me a merger of any two companies.7. Would you rather I give you a dollar a day for the rest of your life or $1,000 right now? Why?8. What is your level of knowledge of financial products (on a scale of 1 to 10)?9. What can you tell me about the current market? What is you interest rate outlook?10. What does it mean to have business ethics?11. How do you define an inclusive environment? What have you personally done to ensure your team/school was inclusive?12. What does risk management mean?13. If you had three million dollars to invest right now, what would you do?14. Tell me about a time where you were challenged to do something you felt was wrong and/or disconnected from your values?15. Describe to me your views on current Fed policy?16. Walk me through the last difficult decision you had to make with incomplete information. How did the problem arise? How did you go about understanding the situation? What alternative did you consider? What solutions did you try? What was the outcome?17. What was the last thing you researched or learned about because you wanted to understand it, not because you were told to for a class?18. How many golf balls can you fit in a 747?
19. What was your most embarrassing moment?
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I have a basic understanding of the separation of church and state, and I am a huge advocate. It's why I joined ffrf. I think people should be free to be religious or not. I get why church/state separation protects everyone, the religious and non-religious alike.
But I'm not completely clear on why tax breaks are given to the religious. Precisely how does the U.S. Constitution make it illegal to tax the clergy at the same rate as non-clergy? Why should the teacher's income and property be taxed differently than the priest's? Why should the teacher have to make up the difference because the priest does not pay his share?
[This is a different question, I realize, but I also sometimes wonder why non-relgious businesses have to substantiate their claims, but not religious businesses. Don't psychics and astrologists carry the disclaimer, "for entertainment purposes only"? How is the priest's supernatural claims any different?]
I just think it would be more fair, honest, and transparent if all employees and business were treated the same. And I don't see how this would preclude people from having freedom of/from religion. How does the priest having to pay his share infringe on my right to pick any church on Sunday (or sleep in as the case may be)?
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I agree it would be political suicide. Still I wish politicians were sincere when they say they are worried about the deficit and every potential solution should be on the table. I wonder how much real estate is owned by religious organizations, and if taxed at the same rate as everyone else, how much would that total.
From what I understand, IRS tax code gives certain "501c" organizations tax-exempt status as long as the organization meets certain qualifications about being nonprofit, using the money within a certain amount of efficiency, etc. USC 501(c)(3) lists the most common types of exempt organizations, including religious organizations and organizations devoted to promoting social welfare.
On paper, churches are held to the same standard as any nonprofit organization, but I highly doubt that the people evaluating religious nonprofit organizations' tax forms show the same scrutiny towards churches that they do to nonreligious organizations. I'd imagine most churches' 501c forms are more or less automatically approved.
Here's a bit about the tax law in question:
Plain English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29
IRS tax law: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/26/501%28c%29.html
Ben, thanks for the links! I'll check them out.
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Reference Randall Washington's (Randakk) comments concerning his dealings with Louis. I made a post a few months back about a deal with Louis that was bad, referring to him as the usedcbxparts guy in Florida, or something like that. I won't go into the full background but my comments can be read in my posts.
A 79 CBX that I purchased from Mr Louis was totally misrepresented and now with 9k invested in the bike - that was in great condition according to him, the engine is still not back in the frame, but getting close. Anyway, my point in following up to Randakk's comments, is to reinforce not only the negative dealings with the usedcbxparts guy from Florida, but to reiterate that vendors should not be allowed in the club just to sell products to the members.
Terry also stated the same in his comments. Mr Louis joined this club in 2005. If he knows as much about CBX's as he states loudly, then why was he not a member way back when I joined and communicated with Stan by phone and US mail, because we did not have all this fancy internet stuff? Where was Louis in those early days?
My contention is that he is only in this club for profit and he should not be allowed to be a member for this purpose - and I truly believe that this is the only reason he is in the club - for profit and not for socializing.
As Terry stated, vendors should be paying for the privilege to sell us junk or anything else. Louis sells junk so why would he bad mouth ebay?? It is time that the club leaders take a hard look at people who do a full time business in this club for profit.
To put a bike or a few parts up for sale as an individual, this is acceptable, but to be a full time dealer of junk, getting near free advertising and access to the entire membership, this is not right.
My experience with Louis was exactly the same as Randall's and I can name 5 other people that have similar stories. Louis called one of them a "putz". What a club member!!
Again, I say it is time that the club officers approach this situation and take some action. It ain't gonna fix itself.


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South Dakota Trying to Find a Win Against a Team That Knows All About Losing
What started out so promising for South Dakota in the 2014 Summit League season is quickly turning into a nightmare. The Coyotes, once 3-0 in conference play, have now lost six straight as they head to IUPUI Saturday afternoon.
The latest loss for USD came at Fort Wayne Thursday night, and it what's becoming a typical Coyote game, South Dakota dug themselves a big hole early, mounted a big comeback late, but ran out of time against a team they beat by 14 the first time around.
Saturday the Coyotes will be facing an excited IUPUI team fresh off its first Summit League win since December of 2012; a 10-point victory against Denver Thursday night.
One of the Jags key players is still sideline with injury, Ian Chiles has missed the last six games, and USD coach Joey James knows what he means to this IUPUI team:
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Prior to the creation of Sewu Temple in Prambanan, legend has it, there lived a man called Bandung Bondowoso, who, with his supernatural powers, created 1,000 temples overnight.If Bandung Bondowoso were alive today, the damage done to the hundreds of historical sites by the tectonic quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale on May 27 would not have saddened Laretna T. Adhisakti so much.
"I'm really sad," said Laretna, of the Yogjakarta Heritage Society, of the damaged historical site.The damage is not too hard to notice.
Take a look at the destroyed Brahmana Temple in the Prambanan compound. Slabs of stone are scattered everywhere. Next to it is the Siwa Temple, which appears to have sustained damage to its foundation. The Wisnu Temple was not spared either.
Sojiwan Temple, also located in the part of the Prambanan compound that belongs to Central Java province, is in an even worse condition. The body of the temple, which was actually undergoing reconstruction, has collapsed.
"In fact, the temple stones had been collected since 1950 and the renovation of the temple had been going on since 1992," said Guritno of the Central Java Center for Archaeological Conservation and Heritage (BP3).
In Central Java, other temples that have been damaged are Sewu, Plaosan Lor, Plaosan Kidul and Lumbung. Golo Mosque and an old tomb in Bayat, Klaten, were also damaged in the quake.
There are more damaged buildings in Yogyakarta than in Central Java. The Yogyakarta Palace, which Sultan Hamengku Buwono I built in 1755, was damaged in several places.
The Trajumas Hall, a building with a traditional Javanese roof known as a Joglo, where the gamelan, a royal sedan chair and other property for the Tedak Siti rite are kept, completely collapsed. The other halls, such as Srimanganti, Pagelaran and Sitihinggil, have also cracks in a number of places.
Various historical buildings around the palace such as the Hamengku Buwono IX Museum, the Grand Mosque, the Golden Carriage Museum, the houses of high-ranking nobility such as Dalem Wironegaran, Pugeran, Yudonegaran, Pujokusuman, Condroningratan and Prabeyo have also been damaged.
Baluwerti fortress that surrounds Yogyakarta Palace has cracks in the wall in several parts.
The quake, that claimed thousands of lives in Yogyakarta and Klaten, has also damaged Taman Sari, a historical building that has been named as one of the world's endangered sites. At least 10 areas in the compound were damaged.
One of these is the ornamental engraving on the upper part of Gapura Agung (Grand Gate), the main gateway to Taman Sari. Part of the wall of Cemeti Island on this site collapsed in the quake, killing two locals.
"They were a mother and her child," said Siswohartono, who lives in the Taman Sari compound.
Outside the palace, historical buildings such as the royal tombs in Imogiri, Bantul, Panggung Krapyak, where the Javanese kings used to hunt deer, the Paku Alam Palace, Tarumartani cigar factory, the traditional joglo Javanese houses in Kota Gede, and houses built in the Dutch Indies architectural style in various parts of Yogyakarta have also been damaged.
It is really tragic because within just 57 seconds all these historical buildings were brought to the verge of collapse and may well vanish into the abyss of history if nothing is done to fix the damage.
Aside from damaging tourist sites, the quake has also discouraged tourists from visiting Yogyakarta.
Prambanan Temple, usually the main attraction for tourists visiting Yogyakarta, is now deserted. Although it sustained some damage, the temple is open to visitors.
"I believe the post-quake Prambanan Temple can be a special attraction for tourists," said Wagiman Subiarso, director of PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobodur, Prambananan and Ratu Boko, a company managing the three temples, without elaborating.
There may be some truth in Wagiman's words. However, restoring all these historical buildings must be given priority.
To this end, BP3 of Central Java has recorded all the damage and is now ready to renovate the site. A budget of some Rp 9.7 billion (around US$1.05 million) has been set aside for this purpose.
Meanwhile, the Center for the Conservation of Borobudur Heritage is now analyzing the damage sustained by Prambanan Temple.
"Using a laser scanning device, we are now examining in detail the extent of the inclination, collapse and parting of the stones that made up the temple structure," said Iwan Kurnianto of the Center for Conservation of Borobudur Heritage.
With the assistance of various parties such as ICOMOS Indonesia, the Architectural and Planning Department of Gajah Mada University and many other institutions, Laretna is now doing everything possible to renovate the various historical buildings that the quake has damaged.
She has contacted various parties in the global community concerned with the renovation of historical buildings in Yogyakarta. Aside from reconstructing historical buildings, Laretna also reminds people of the need to rebuild the intangible historical legacy such as the community of traditional batik makers in Imogiri, Bantul, ceramic makers in Kasongan (Yogyakarta) and Bayat (Klaten).
"We are preparing a special place for the batik makers from Imogiri so that they can soon start making batik again," Laretna said.
The legend of Bandung Bondowoso describes how he went into meditation to communicate with the spirits and ask them for help to build a thousand temples overnight to meet a condition set by his prospective wife, Roro Jonggrang.
Today, a modern Bandung Bondowoso is needed, not to mobilize supernatural spirits, but to mobilize thoughts, funds and technological capability to renovate Prambanan Temple, Sewu Temple and the many other significant historical sites.


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According to FluiDyne Fluid Power's vice president and general manager, the change was done for two reasons. "The first one is 'historical,'" Harwick says. We were once owned by Western Filter and now we are not. Western Filter was purchased by Donaldson over two years ago and we have been independent since 2009. Without the Western Filter connection, we have had many people ask, 'why are you called Western FluiDyne when you are in Michigan?' Just for clarity, we wanted to get rid of the Western part of our name."
In addition, Harwick says the change was done to reflect the future direction of the company as it puts greater emphasis on the new FluiDyne products it sells, and reduce confusion about the company's description. "Our sales growth is with these new products and we have found a growing acceptance for FluiDyne branded hydraulic pumps, motors, and valves," Harwick said. "While we continue to do a significant amount of 'remanufactured' product the reality is most people prefer our 100% new FluiDyne and that is what we will supply."


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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn't hold back Monday when speaking about Wes Welker, saying Welker's hit on cornerback Aqib Talib was "one of the worst" plays he's seen. The play knocked Talib out of the game.
Welker was far more restrained in his comments after Denver's win Sunday. After reportedly addressing the Broncos on Saturday about facing his former team, Welker did his best not to rub it in after the game. Especially when he talked about his old friend Tom Brady.
"I love that guy like a brother, and I feel bad for him," Welker said of Brady, per Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post.
Brady doesn't need anyone's pity, but Welker knows well that the Patriots' seasons continue to have painful playoff endings marked by uneven Brady performances. While Julian Edelman replaced Welker's production this year, we can't help but wonder how much better the Patriots' offense would have been if they kept Welker.
(Remember: The Patriots let Welker go because they had Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.)
The larger question for the next two weeks: Can Welker get back to being a big factor on the field? His hit on Talib was his most impactful play Sunday. Welker hasn't topped 40 yards for two straight playoff games, and has topped just 40 yards once in his last five games.
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LeBon Herb started her early professional career as a graphic artist and illustrator. She later became a fine arts painter by profession. She and her husband, Guntram, live in Middlebury. They have two grown children, who have left home for college, which they attend on opposite coasts.
ADDISON COUNTY — WomenSafe has received a promise of $300,000 in new federal funding for a program that helps improve the safety of local women and children, at a time when social service programs across Vermont are bracing for the impact of the federal government shutdown.
MIDDLEBURY — WomenSafe in Middlebury announces that Betsy Ouellette of Waltham has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Kimberly Krans Women Who Change the World Award (Kimberly Krans Award). WomenSafe presents the award annually to a woman in Addison County or Rochester whose outstanding work and achievements have had positive impacts on and furthered the safety of women and/or children in the community. A public reception in Ouellette's honor will be held Thursday, March 28, from 5-6:30 p.m. at 109 Catamount Park in Middlebury. Refreshments will be served.
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Truthfully, there is only one way to drink tequila – and that is one shot at a time. Of course when doing so, you must be prepared for any number of indiscretions ranging from the mild "vomit in the cab" story to a full-blown international incident involving a set of brass ball stretchers, a chicken and an electric fence. Theoretically speaking.
Drinking quality tequila is also a good way to keep it classier, as the bottom shelf swill tends to get us sloppier. Sombra Mezcal is a new mezcal (the term for tequila not made in the town of tequila) made with top-notch organic agave and not some pureed and partially-distilled liquid chupacabra whipped up in the community urinal of a maximum security prison in Tijuana.
However, while inexperienced tequila connoisseurs may not clearly understand the perils of drinking from the bottom of a dusty well as opposed to reveling in the top shelf discrimination of Sombra, it should be noted that the bridge between social drinker and multiple felon can be quickly traversed by the presence of a worm at the bottom of the bottle. (Note: Good tequila does not require a worm.)
This mezcal tastes spicy, smoky and fruity -- there's a hint of roasted pineapple sweetness to it. The smoky flavor is due to the process; it is aged in Encino Oak. The finished product is 45% ABV, which is why we advise caution.
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An aura reader uses her clairvoyant ability to see the conditions in your energy body. The energy center in the middle of one's head, called the sixth chakra, near the pineal gland, is where we create and view mental images and energy. A trained aura reader will be able to see the different dynamics of your aura and energy centers. In a healthy vital person the aura and chakras flow and spin. This is old energy and mental images being released. This creates space for you the Being so you are able to create in present time. When part or parts of your aura is stuck, blocked, frozen or damaged you are diminished in your ability to express yourself through your body. We all feel these conditions in some way and recognize their release or healing.
You the Being, the part of you that comes and goes from bodies, has as its nature to avoid pain. Foreign energy in your space is what pain is. In an aura reading the reader directs your attention to these stuck spots, when you see the stuck spot you have the choice to release the dynamic. This allows the energy to flow and you to continue to become you.
An example might be: someone looses someone close to them unexpectedly, the trauma experience and associated emotions are held by that person energetically. This memory serves as a reminder not to get hurt again. It is a protection and appropriate when needed. This stuck space can become an unconscious dynamic and makes it difficult for the person to have the experience of a close relationship again.
The aura reader will notice this stuck energy. First the reader will clear any similar energy in their own space so as to be able to be neutral and clear in their reading. This is how the reader is healing themselves. Then the reader will communicate what they see. This communication is verbal but is also through mental images, the language of spirit. You then become aware of the emotions form that original event even if it is decades later. The reader will keep you in present time and the emotions will be able to release and the memory will then become neutral information. And best of all, then you can get on with all the wonderful thing you would like to experience and create!


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Information is power and as it turns out power equals emissions. Or at least that's what a new comprehensive database of the United States' 6,700 biggest stationary emitters put together by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says. According to the new EPA database, power plants were the largest stationary sources of direct emissions with an incredible 2.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010 alone. With the EPA recently putting new emissions reduction laws into action, this database should be a great resource for businesses to identify those leading emissions reductions and shed light on exactly how they're managing to make it work. Incidentally it is also a great resource to find out who the nasty emitters around you are. Check it out for yourself: the EPA has now compiled the data and put it online in this super fun online emissions tool. Go ahead and type in your zip code and see who your closest emitters are – the culprits might surprise you.
The EPA instituted the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule in order to gather pertinent information of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large sources in the United States to help influence future policy. The law states that any stationary building that emits 25,000 metric tons or more per year of GHGs must report all emissions and other relevant information to the EPA. In their data collection the EPA found 100 facilities that reported over 7 million metric tons each including 96 power plants, two iron and steel mills and two refineries.
"Thanks to strong collaboration and feedback from industry, states and other organizations, today we have a transparent, powerful data resource available to the public," said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. "The GHG Reporting Program data provides a critical tool for businesses and other innovators to find cost- and fuel-saving efficiencies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and foster technologies to protect public health and the environment."
Lisa Jackson and the EPA spent the last year going full force at emitters. They passed the Cross State Air Pollution Rule, new CAFE standards for vehicles, and announced new standards limiting mercury emissions among other milestones. Armed with information about the exact emissions levels of the nation's largest polluters, we suppose 2012 will be full of enlightening regulations introduced by the EPA and buoyed by the daunting statistics in their new GHG database.


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Anthony Madrid
Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is "I Am Your Slave Now Do What I Say."
Rebecca Makkai
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Domenica Marchetti
Domenica Marchetti's latest book, "The Glorious Vegetables of Italy," is set to be published this fall. Among her books are "The Glorious Pasta of Italy" and "The Glorious Soups and Stews of Italy." She is a co-founder of AmericanFoodRoots.com. domenicacooks.com.
Gail MarksJarvis
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Christopher Marnach
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D.T. Max
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Colum McCann
Colum McCann is the author of the newly released, "TransAtlantic," as well as five other novels and two story collections. He has received many international honors, including the National Book Award, several European awards, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China, and an Oscar nomination. McCann is best known for his novel "Let the Great World Spin."
Marty McConnell
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Steve McDonagh
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Holly McDowell
Holly McDowell is the author of the serial thriller, "King Solomon's Wives."
Arnecia McGlory
Originally from Houston, Arnecia McGlory is a master's degree candidate in fiction writing at Columbia College Chicago.
Earliana McLaurin
Earliana "Earl" McLaurin is a Chicago-based actor, writer and teaching artist. She has worked with such companies as Stockyards Theatre Project and Hell in a Handbag Productions, and is a company member with 2nd Story storytelling series.
Colin McMahon
A longtime correspondent with postings in Baghdad, Buenos Aires, Moscow and Mexico City, Colin McMahon has covered crime, armed conflicts, economic turmoil and political upheavals on five continents. He oversees Media on Demand, providing nonlocal news, features and books coverage in print and online for the Chicago Tribune and others.
Adam McOmber
Adam McOmber is the author of a novel, "The White Forest," and a story collection, "This New & Poisonous Air." He teaches literature and creative writing at Columbia College Chicago, where he is also associate editor of the literary magazine Hotel Amerika.
Joe Meno
Joe Meno, a winner of the Tribune's Nelson Algren Award, has written two story collections and six novels: "Office Girl," "The Great Perhaps," "The Boy Detective Fails," "Hairstyles of the Damned," "How the Hula Girl Sings," and "Tender as Hellfire." He also is a playwright and teaches creative writing at Columbia College Chicago.
Nina Metz
Nina Metz covers TV, film and theater for the Chicago Tribune.
Eileen Meyer
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Charles Miles
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Steve Mills
Steve Mills has been a reporter at the Chicago Tribune since 1994. He focuses on the criminal justice system and has written extensively on the death penalty and wrongful convictions. Most recently he worked on a series of stories exploring Sam Zell's purchase of Tribune Co. and the company's bankruptcy.
Anchee Min
The best-selling author of seven books, Anchee Min was born and raised in Communist China. She came to Chicago in 1984 at age 27 speaking no English and without money. In her new memoir, "The Cooked Seed," she describes her 30-year experience as an American immigrant.
Megan Miranda
Megan Miranda is the author of "Fracture." She studied biology and anthropology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she twice won an award for research in bioengineering. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children.
Charlene Mires
Charlene Mires, a historian at Rutgers University-Camden, is also the author of "Independence Hall in American Memory" and a co-recipient of a Pulitzer Prize in journalism.
David Misch
David Misch is the author of "Funny: The Book/Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comedy." His screenwriting credits include "Mork and Mindy," "Saturday Night Live" and "The Muppets Take Manhattan." He has taught comedy at the University of Southern California, musical satire at the University of California-Los Angeles, and lectured at Columbia University and the Chicago Public Library. His play "Occupied" is scheduled to be produced in the fall in Los Angeles. davidmisch.com.
David A. Moran
David A. Moran, born to Latino immigrants, is pursuing a major in creative writing at Columbia College Chicago.
Jason Mott
Jason Mott, a 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee, is the author of the novel, "The Returned," as well as two poetry collections. He lives in North Carolina.
Corinne Mucha
Corinne Mucha is a Chicago-based cartoonist, illustrator and teaching artist. Her comics work includes "My Alaskan Summer," "The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions," and "Freshman."
Shelley Murphy
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Sahar Mustafah
Sahar Mustafah's work has appeared in Word Riot, Chicago Literati and Hair Trigger 35. She is pursuing a master's degree in fiction at Columbia College Chicago.
Kevin Nance
Kevin Nance is a Chicago-based cultural and literary journalist and a contributing editor of Poets & Writers Magazine. He contributes regularly to Printers Row Journal, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Gallery News, American Theatre and other publications.
Amy Sue Nathan
Amy Sue Nathan lives and writes in Flossmoor. She hosts the popular book blog Women's Fiction Writers. Her writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune and many other publications. "The Glass Wives" is her debut novel. She has a son and daughter in college.
Dina Nayeri
Dina Nayeri was born in Iran during the revolution and emigrated to Oklahoma at 10 years old. She is the author of "A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea." She has a bachelor's degree from Princeton and master's degrees in business administration and education from Harvard. She is a Truman Capote fellow and a teaching writing fellow at the Iowa Writers Workshop.
Near South Planning Board
The Near South Planning Board's mission is to plan, guide and support development in the Near South business and residential community. Neighborhood Writing Alliance The Neighborhood Writing Alliance holds weekly writing workshops that engage adults in low-income communities in writing and dialogue about family histories, personal experiences, and neighborhood issues. Select pieces from the workshops are published in the Journal of Ordinary Thought. jot.org.
Nelson Algren Awards, Chicago Tribune
Each year the Chicago Tribune recognizes accomplishment in the art of the short story with its Nelson Algren Awards. The well-respected contest draws entries from around the nation and counts many prominent writers among its winners. The first place winner of the Nelson Algren prize will be declared at Printers Row Lit Fest, and the three finalists and six runners-up also will be announced.
Alec Nevala-Lee
Alec Nevala-Lee is the author of the novels "The Icon Thief," "City of Exiles" and the forthcoming "Eternal Empire." His work has appeared in such publications as Analog Science Fiction and Fact, the Los Angeles Times, Salon and The Daily Beast. He lives in Oak Park with his family.
NewTown Writers Inc.
NewTown Writers, Inc., is Chicago's longest-running lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender writers group offering free workshops, publication and performance opportunities for LGBT writers and their supporters since 1982. NewTown Writers Press publishes an annual anthology, "Off the Rocks." newtownwriters.org.
W. Nikola-Lisa
W. Nikola-Lisa, a former elementary school teacher, is an author, storyteller and musician. His two dozen books span a variety of age levels, from the pre-kindergarten crowd to young adults. nikolabooks.com.
Anders Nilsen
Anders Nilsen is an artist and the author of the books "Big Questions," "Don't Go Where I Can't Follow," "Dogs and Water" and "The End," among others. His work has been translated into several languages and shown internationally. He lives in Minneapolis.
David Nirenberg
David Nirenberg is a professor of medieval history and social thought at the University of Chicago. His work focuses on the interactions of Jewish, Christian and Islamic cultures in history.
Josh Noel
Josh Noel writes about travel and beer for the Chicago Tribune.
Dana Norris
Dana Norris is the founder and host of Story Club (storyclubchicago.com), a monthly storytelling show in Chicago. She has been published in McSweeney's.net, TheRumpus.net, and RoleReboot.org among others. She frequently performs around Chicago. dananorris.net.
Loretta Nyhan
Loretta Nyhan is an author and professor of literature. She is the author of "The Witch Collector" and the co-author of "I'll Be Seeing You." She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and sons.
Achy Obejas
Achy Obejas is the author of "Ruins," "Days of Awe" and three other books of fiction. Her translation of Junot Diaz's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" was a finalist for Spain's Esther Benitez Translation Prize. Born in Havana, she lives in Chicago.
Clare O'Donohue
Clare O'Donohue is the author of the "Kate Conway Mysteries" and the "Someday Quilts Mysteries." She is the vice president of the Mystery Writers of America, Midwest Chapter, and a TV writer-producer. Her seventh novel, "The Double Wedding Ring," is scheduled to be released in September. clareodonohue.com.
Ignacio Olmos
Ignacio Olmos is the executive director at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago. He has published several papers on philosophy and cultural policy.
S. Jay Olshansky
S. Jay Olshansky is a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a research associate at the University of Chicago's Center on Aging, and a recipient of a MacArthur grant to study longevity. He is the co-author of "The Quest for Immortality."
Amye Day Ong
Amye Day Ong is master's candidate in nonfiction at Columbia College Chicago. She holds a master's degree in religion from Yale University and a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Transylvania University. She has read her nonfiction work at the 2nd Story reading series and Essay Fiesta. She is from Villa Hills, Ky.
Peter Orner
Peter Orner is the author of "Esther Stories," newly re-issued by Little, Brown with a new foreword by Marilynne Robinson, and the forthcoming story collection, Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge, out this August. He is also the author of the novels, "The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo," and "Love and Shame and Love." He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and two Pushcart Prizes. Born in Chicago, he lives in San Francisco. peterorner.net.
Erica O'Rourke
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Kevin Pang is a features reporter at the Chicago Tribune, writing about food and pop culture. He won the James Beard Award in 2010 for "The Cheeseburger Show." His writing is featured in the 2010-12 editions of the "Best Food Writing" anthology.
George Papajohn
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Sara Paretsky
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Laura Park
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Samuel Park
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Daniel Scott Parker
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Brigid Pasulka
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Eboo Patel
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Audrey Petty
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April Peveteaux
April Peveteaux is the creator and cook behind the blog and book "Gluten Is My Bitch." Before moving to Los Angeles and being diagnosed with celiac disease, she worked as an editor and writer in New York for print and online publications.
Poetry Out Loud
Poetry Out Loud is a contest that encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. The program, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation and other arts agencies, is designed to help students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. Chicago-area winners will recite poetry. poetryoutloud.org.
Jill Pollack
Jill Pollack is the founder and director of StoryStudio Chicago, a center for writing and writers. Pollack teaches creative and business writing courses, is the co-founder of the Chicago Literary Alliance, an author, and a presenter on using stories in our personal and professional lives. storystudiochicago.com.
Henriette Lazaridis Power
Henriette Lazaridis Power is the author of "The Clover House." She taught at Harvard for 10 years and is the founding editor of The Drum, a literary magazine published in audio form.
Michelle Pretorius
Michelle Pretorius was born and raised in South Africa. She has lived in London, New York and the Midwest, and is a graduate student in fiction writing at Columbia College Chicago. Her work has been published in Word Riot, Everyday Fiction, The Copperfield Review and the Story Week Reader.
Grammy-nominated singer and guitarist John Primer borrowed his first guitar and started to strum at age 8, and hasn't stopped playing since. This Chicago bluesman played rhythm guitar for legends such as Muddy Waters and Magic Slim before releasing his solo debut, "The Real Deal," in 1995.
Dan Protess
Dan Protess is a critically acclaimed producer and writer for television programs at WTTW. He wrote and produced the Emmy-winning, James Beard-nominated "Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History." He is the author of "10 Buildings that Changed America," and writer/producer for the program of the same name.
Psalm One
Psalm One is a hip-hop artist and a native Chicagoan. She has partnered with the Intonation Music Workshop to bring Rhymeschool to children in Chicago.
Christina Pugh
Christina Pugh is the author of the poetry collections "Grains of the Voice," "Restoration" and "Rotary." She is an associate professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Moira Pujols
Moira Pujols is executive director of Contratiempo, a nonprofit literary organization that highlights the cultural contributions of America's Spanish-speaking population. She is a language services consultant and interpreter.


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Cherie1971 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 69 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
We determine the subjective preferences of visitors and use that information to help recommend t-shirts that they might be interested in.
These are just a few sites we found over the course of an evening and should by no means be considered a definitive or comprehensive list. Although we liked many different features throughout the list, do not feel obligated to use all of them. In fact, if you did try to incorporate all of them, we feel the page would come across as forced and tacky.
http://www.madebycreature.com/ - Like the non-white background with the touch of color (pink wouldn't really work for our site though), don't like logo, don't like any of their portfolio sites
http://8interactive.com/ - Like the simplicity of the site above the fold, could do without the graphic along the bottom
http://www.oscarbarber.com/ - Simple, clean, to the point, interesting use of shadows and textures to give the page an illusion of depth
http://www.freshview.com/ - Like the simplicity, and the color scheme feels young and fresh
http://www.globalzoo.de/ - Like the background and the use of colors to highlight different elements of the page, not a fan of the shadows on this page
http://www.feelbreeze.com/ - Clean, fresh design
http://drtims.com/ - Simple, like the color blocking but colors probably too deep/dark for our site
http://www.jeroenhoman.com/ - Like the texture of the background and how it brings out the portfolio example thumbnails
http://www.deliciouslycreative.com/ - Simple, clean, nice use of color
http://www.brettchaney.com/ - Kind of like the asymmetry/angles of the "Featured Work" section, not sure this would necessarily work for us
http://elegantweb.com/ - Like the background, like the logo, like the ribbon in the upper right, however, think the text gets lost on the page
http://www.shyamagolden.com/ - Love the way this page shows off the portfolio items, but still provides useful navigation features
http://augustinteractive.com/ - Like the use of color and texture
http://www.elixirgraphics.com/ - Like the graphics
http://www.panic.com/unison/ - Like the use of color to emphasize elements in the page, like the look and placement of graphics
This is the landing page and the page where visitors will spend 90%+ of their time on this site.
We'd like this page to be simple, clean and elegant. Our target audience is likely between the ages of 16-28, single and computer savvy (and shops online comfortably). We want a site that will be both youthful and fun, but not alienate users outside of the stated audience.
The main components of this page are, in order of importance (see existing site for reference at http://www.threadseeker.com):
1. 2 Shirts Being Compared
2. Suggested Shirts
3. Links (About, Help, Shirts You've Liked)
The page will be used to determine user t-shirt preferences by presenting the user with 2 options and asking them to indicate the shirt they like better. Over time, these options will become more directed and the shirt suggestions will become more personalized. Feel free to play around with the site to get a feel for how it works.
We are looking for something that has a unique feel to it (not template-y) and that will help us distinguish our brand. You are free to experiment with whatever layout you feel would best accomplish this.
Check out our site to see the types of shirts we are currently displaying. Your design should complement the majority of the shirts available (showcase the shirts, not overpower them).
Please feel free to message us if you have any questions. We're ideally looking for someone with an elegant/clean design aesthetic that we work well with and can call on for the addition of future pages to the site.
We've attached some of the shirts from the site that you can use to demonstrate the visual effect of your design. You may also choose to copy different shirts from the current site, if you wish.
We'll respond to questions and entries during the evening (PST) every day.