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LDWF Advises Residents to Remain Alert
for Wildlife Displaced by Flooding
Baton Rouge, La. - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is advising the public to be alert for wildlife species forced into populated areas by flood waters resulting from Hurricane Isaac.
Rising waters can move wildlife from flooded habitat into adjacent residential and commercial areas where they may come into contact with residents. LDWF urges citizens to minimize contact with animals while they seek temporary refuge from their flooded home range.
Wild animals not posing a threat to humans should be left alone and should not be fed. Feeding wild animals will encourage those animals to remain in the vicinity of a new food source when they should be allowed to find natural habitat and food sources on their own. Basic tips when encountering wildlife include:
Alligators, Snakes:
Flood waters will carry reptiles into populated areas where they may not normally be noted in significant numbers. Residents should exercise extreme caution when salvaging possessions from flooded areas. Wildlife, especially reptiles, may remain in flooded areas and pose a safety threat.
Poisonous snake species in Louisiana include the canebrake rattlesnake, the copperhead, the cottonmouth, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the harlequin coral snake, the pygmy rattlesnake and the Texas coral snake. For more information on snake species found in Louisiana, including frequently asked questions, visit LDWF's website at this link: www.wlf.louisiana.gov/resource/snakes-louisiana.
Deer, Feral Hogs:
Deer and feral hog populations represent the two large quadruped species that may appear in populated areas in significant numbers as flood waters move wild animals out of natural habitat. As is the case with all wild animals, how these species will react to humans in close contact situations is unpredictable. LDWF recommends allowing these species, when sighted individually or in groups, to move unimpeded through flooded areas as they seek higher ground.
Black Bears:
The Louisiana black bear remains on the federal Threatened and Endangered Species List. Black bears are not common in the areas of the state impacted by Hurricane Issac flooding, but could be displaced from their preferred habitat by flooding.
For emergency situations involving alligators, black bears and deer that present an immediate threat to public safety, call 1-800-442-2511 for assistance. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter@LDWF.


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Whether you are conservative or liberal, the actions of many states to keep people from voting should send a chill down your spine.
In a country where voter participation is abysmal, we should all be working to get more people involved in the political process – not less. In a move that should remind everyone on the left how important elections are, the Obama Justice department has rejected South Carolina's new law requiring a photo ID at the polls.
We don't have to look back very far to see what a Republican Justice department would do.
This is also, by the way, another one of those "parties matter" moments, of which there have been many lately. Remember, in 2005, career staffers in the Justice Department's Voting Section found that Georgia's voter-ID law was discriminatory and should be rejected — only to see Bush/Cheney officials override their own experts' judgment and approve the proposal.
There has been a lot of progress in voting rights since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but in recent years, the Republican Party, which is now dominated by the Tea Party wing, is trying to roll back that progress and disenfranchise voters who just happen to be in predominantly minority populations. And we all know it is because minorities understand clearly that the Democratic Party represents all people, regardless of skin color or ethnic background and these people tend to vote in their own self interests – for Democrats.
For Republicans, it's a game of percentages. If they can lower the turnout of minorities and make it harder for groups who support Democratic candidates to have their votes counted, they can continue their quest to….well, it seems like their only goal is to put more money in the pockets of the rich. They really haven't tried to hide that fact in the last few years. It's all about protecting the rich and consequently, hurting the poor. And I don't think I'm being hyperbolic.
Elections matter, vote Democratic.


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27th April 2017
Account Director, Katie Conroy considers the interplay between online news and Google search.
This week Google rolled out an algorithm update, dubbed Project Owl, in an apparent effort to combat fake news and offensive content. Negative media attention has plagued the search giant after the discovery of omissions related to the holocaust, misogynistic top search results and the promotion of debunked conspiracy theories – just to name a few.
"Problematic searches" is the term Danny Sullivan, an authority on search engines and search marketing, coined to describe the situation Google faces as people increasingly produce content in support of their particular views without regard to facts. He says, "people are searching in enough volume for rumors, urban myths, slurs or derogatory topics that they're influencing the search suggestions that Google offers in offensive and possibly dangerous ways."
That's an enormous problem for a company whose reputation relies on providing helpful, accurate information.
Google doesn't appear to take algorithm updates lightly, so the change rightfully signals that it understands the magnitude of the issue – whether inherent to the product, as a result of media amplification or a both – and shows it is working to correct it by reducing high-ranking invasive or erroneous content.
Anyone can now quickly report concerns with search results to prompt a review from an internal team at Google with the authority to make appropriate changes.
Perhaps the best news about the algorithm update for the media and marketers is that Google now gives "authoritative information" more weight than "popular" content, although how Google exactly qualifies authoritative is unclear – yet another evolving challenge for our industry. The preference to quality over popularity will no doubt benefit those producing and promoting accurate information, while hopefully decreasing the value, and therefore the prevalence, of click-bait. Which in-turn is good news for credible media sources.
Although the actual effect of these changes to combat fake news and offensive or inaccurate content has yet to fully be realized, Project Owl seems like a wise move by Google. At the very least, its PR team is breathing a sigh of relief.
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15th November 2016
Will Kunkel, Executive Vice President for Creative and Content in Grayling New York, on the final of our #7for17 trends, Live and Uncut'Timing is everything' has been a favorite line to many but...Read More
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Danica Ross, Grayling San Francisco US Executive Vice President, on how brands can guide themselves through the 'the new space race' – part of our #7for17 trends series.In an era where brands...Read More
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Amazon ReferralsAugust 29, 2003
So AdSense has been the big thing for the past few months, yeah? I just can't do that to this site. Not only am I not trying to make money here (at least, in the "I'm writing for a paycheque" sense), but they taste horrible. Others are making hundreds, if not thousands off of AdSense. It's tempting to throw in the towel and just go for it to see what results, but I'm still not ready to compromise yet. (Give me a month of huge overage charges on my hosting plan and watch how quickly I turn to the big 'G'.)
What I have been experimenting with is Amazon's referral program. For the past few weeks I've simply added a referral ID to all outgoing links to amazon.com. I've made about 30 bucks ($US, no less, and that means a lot north of the 49th), and that's not too bad for the minimal effort. I noticed my inclination to link something on Amazon went up too, so their program is clearly benefitting them.
All of which lead to thinking that resulted in a recommended reading list on the right (spurred further by Matt Mullenweg's recent ruminations). The idea is that by sharing books I like, by letting you know what has been helpful to me in hopes that it will be helpful to you, I can continue supporting my habit and buying more books to recommend. While this blurs the lines between content and advertising, the expectation is that new users of this site will be able to quickly distinguish, and those more familiar will completely ignore it.
The effectiveness of this method will probably lessen over time, but I've noticed a nice little jump after launching a few nights ago. I'm looking forward to the first shipment when I decide to order in a week or three. Any recommendations?
Some will note that I've replaced the photo journal. After my rebuild last month, I had broken it to the point where new images were no longer being picked up, and the archives were a mess anyway. I hope to bring this back one day when I have time, and it's still available at the old URI, but it'll have to wait as I have more pressing things to attend to.
update: Then again, I suppose it's not available. I followed the link and got a type mismatch. Which goes to show a) that I am not much of a coder, and b) neglect is obvious.
Reader Comments
Hey Dave,
As long as ads are not intrusive, I am fine with them. The ads on Daring Fireball are a perfect example. Mr Gruber has made a nice compromise. Although the fact that the ads dont stand out will definitely affect click-thrus, I dont see any other way without affecting the overall feel of the site. That said, I like the Amazon referrals much more, especially when books are concerned. It may be seem as an ad, but really you are promoting the books that you personally approve. That makes all the difference (unlike in the case of Google adwords where you have no choice). It also allows you to continue buying books. So in the end, I actually prefer that you have the amazon referral service. I will value your advice and selection because I trust you. Because of this I prefer the amazon referral service.
Sunny is right on the mark - with Amazon, you get to choose the products. They've even added a keyword feature where the products that are shown (say, books) are ones that match a predetermined keyword. The ad I have on the webmaster board for B4TF shows two books related to the keywords "web site usability" and rotate with each page refresh. That keeps the content, so to speak, fresh, and hopefully will lead to increased click-thrus and, even more hopefully, sales. :-)
Jai - Yep, there's that. If I'm going to do this, I'm going to try and make them mesh with everything else. They're the second most attention-grabbing thing on the page right now; I'm not sure if I like that much emphasis. But at least they look like they belong there. That's a good start.
Sunny, Bob - precisely. Having control over what I'm shilling is pretty important.
Amazon doesn't offer real-time stats, so I'm eagerly awaiting the next turn-over to see how well these do. I'm debating posting the results or not; I might have to divulge a bit more info than I'd like to do that, though.
A friend runs Google ads on his forum.
He publishes his costs up front and the money earned from Mr.Google. Anything in excess is used to buy prizes for forum competitions. Win win.
Having said that, an old saying springs to mind…
"when everyone is running in one direction, quietly walk the other way"
John ( I always forget to click em )
Am I the only person who's finding that AdSense's payments are minuscule? It's kind of depressing to hear about people making thousands of dollars off their ads when I've made about $50 in over a month…
Lach: "Am I the only person who's finding that AdSense's payments are minuscule?…when I've made about $50 in over a month"
If you've made $50 in roughly a month's time I'm betting you're doing much better than 90% of the AdSense participants out there.
AdWords = AdSense?
Six of one, half-dozen of th…. [thanks, fixed].
You know, I've been doing the Amazon referral thing for quite a while and so far I've made a whopping $.52. I get quite a few quick throughs, but no conversions. I guess my readers like their music free.
I too have thought and rejected the whole AdWords thing, but lately I've been re-thinking it. I've also been approached about other types of advertising and rejected them. Part of me doesn't want to "sell out", and part of me thinks it really wouldn't be that big a deal as long as I did it right and kept the content up to what my readers expect.
The point isn't to make money, I agree, but hell we all know a lot of effort goes into our sites and not everyone has the opportunity to write their own book. What's wrong with a little payback for all that effort??
I just don't know. But I for one don't mind if someone has well thought-out, unobtrusive ads on their site. Hey as long as you don't *make* me sit through it or click through to get the content – I'm cool.
I've been approached a few times by people wanting to place a small link on my page to improve their PageRank. I've said no each time. Screwing with the system like that just feels wrong.
Then, the flip side is that it's screwing with another company's system. PageRank isn't open, so if people want to try making money by spoofing it, it's not as morally offensive to me as someone trying to make money off spam or DoS attacks or the like.
There's a fine line here. I'm still trying to figure out where it is, and which side I fall on. I'm all for purity, but I'm also for sustainibility.
Damn, I meant AdSense. Am I the only one who's grammar and spelling go straight to heck when typing comments?
Purity vs. sustainability. Good point. There are times when personal motivation can only take you so far…Hey, when you figure out that line, let me know will ya?
I wouldn't discourage you from doing the GoogleAds. The ones on http://daringfireball.net/ are quite inoffensive (aesthetically, I mean). If you put them there, I'll almost certainly click them from time to time.
I applied to AdSense, figuring that with all the traffic I'm suddenly getting on B4TF, I might make a few pennies here and there. Unfortunately, they rejected me outright - not once, but twice: I applied right after opening the site, and again a couple of days ago after my traffic spiked up into the hundreds of thousands of hits per month.
So now I'm also trying the Amazon thing. Like Keith, I'm getting click-throughs, but no purchases so far. I'm not looking to get rich, but I figured that it'd be nice to be able to supplement what I'm paying per month with a little donated money, and the purchaser gets something useful for themselves in return.
Oh well, maybe it's still too soon to tell.
Keith - Yer not the nly 1 who's gramer and spling go to hek when typing coment - just thought I'd let you in on that…
Dave S…. I mean Dave Shea (being that there's 2 Dave S.'s in this post) - I actually found your rotating amazon booklist ad appealing. It's aestetically very nice, especially with the dabs of varying color that it gives the site- especially when that book by the real Slim Jeffrey is up there. It looks really nice- made me click through it.
Dave S…. I mean the other one- the Staus one with the great tutorial on Graphic file formats for teh web on his site- I had to frickin' look for the google ads on http://daringfireball.net/ . That's extremely unintrusive. I wonder if anyone ever clicks them at all. That kind of defeats the purpose of them as well.
I like my ads unobtrussive but visible. I like them better when they look great. I hate when they are force fed to me though- except last year there was a Flash ad for the supernowl on MSN (wait, MSN had pop-up ads?…) and I was initially upset but the ad was frickin' cool so I let it go.
Um.. that's *Superbowl*… not supernowl… see Keith. I told ya.
I'm not sure it's worth going halfway towards making a site commercial unless you're desperate to cover your hosting bill.
If you keep money completely out of things then people won't think twice before linking to you, and it's clear to visitors that you're doing what you're doing for the love of it. If you go all out and try to make cash from a site then people also understand that and have different expectations.
The area in the middle is murky; putting ads on a previously non-commercial site can seem greedy and make the site feel like yet another cheap portal.
I think the amazon recommendations are great, and I would also support Google ads if you were to put them on your site. I usually click all four ads every time there is a new article at DaringFireball. His articles are always wonderfully written and extremely informative, so I actually like feeling like I'm helping him out, just by making a few clicks of my mouse after reading a several page article. It beats having to subscribe to some magazine or an online e-zine to read his articles. I would feel the same way if you were to add the ads to your site.
Dave, your "Ads" don't feel like ads at all. They feel like what they are labeled as- Recommendations. I didn't even know they were ads until I clicked on one. Honestly, I think you've done a nice job with them, and as a designer who comes here often to learn new design stuff, those particular recomendations are a helpful supplement to my learning. If you make a couple US dollars off it, then that's probably well deserved. I don't feel like Mezzoblue's been commerdialized in the least.
Dave, I think a lot of us have watched our site stats grow as blogs get more mainstream. It's interesting that the American Dream® is to make money at doing something you love and that blogging is providing a medium for that. I had ruminated about this recently:
Though my conclusion at the time was "probably not," I'm now much more of the opinion that I'd like to at least cover my costs of web hosting (which is now ~$100/year).
Two questions regarding your setup:
* Are you using some form of web services to grab a cover-shot and description from Amazon?
* Is the sole definition of a commercial site the ability to turn a profit–if so, do we need to pay SixApart a commercial license fee?
As always, thanks for your insight!
Kenn, you raise some interesting points. I would hazard that pulling in a few extra bucks isn't enough to warrant a site 'Commercial'. I have no product but free information; any extra revenue is solely a diversion. Regardless, I've long had my MT key so I think I'm okay on that count.
The infrastructure is pretty much non-existent. I pulled the product shots off Amazon and re-sized them, so they sit on my server. The text and links are all stored in a file on this site as ASP variables, and randomized. Too few items to mess around with databases.
Matt, I've thought about that. I don't know that it's a mindset most have though. Take for example the interview I did recently on DMXZone, or the article on Digital Web. Both sites are supported by ads, and most people didn't think twice about linking.
To be honest, half the time I think people are MORE inclined to link to central resources like those two sites, but more because they're collaborative efforts (and not just one person's voice) than anything to do with ads.
Ads are pretty much here to stay. We all expect them sooner or later. I think my method is pretty unobtrusive, but we'll see how it goes. I may get sick of them myself in a week.
Eric, you can in fact specify sites to filter… no ads will be displayed from those sites.
I don't think Google's AdSense is too commercial, because you very rarely see them on commercial sites. This is because the nature of the program would put ads for your competitors on your page, and to my knowledge they don't provide a way to prevent that.
I concur that the Amazon links are more than OK. I consider mezzoblue a credible and useful source, and my assumption was that you are only recommending books you've actually read. I feel the same way about Tycho on Penny Arcade. If he raves about the game, I hope he is getting paid to do so. I've gotten to the point where I buy stuff solely on his recommendation, due to a 90%+ success rate with that.


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By By Andrew Drwiega | December 1, 2013
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Super Typhoon Haiyan (locally named Yolanda) slammed into the Philippines on Friday, Nov. 8 and brought havoc to the lives of millions of people as its 200-mph-plus winds and associated tidal surge blasted away buildings, villages, towns and people. It was already expected to be the worst typhoon to hit the Philippines – and it lived up to expectations as one of the worst storms to hit land ever recorded. But once again the international preparations to respond quickly have largely been shown to be inadequate. Typhoons are a common occurrence in the Philippines, but this was always going to be different. Now, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), around 11 million people have been affected with more than 600,000 displaced. The city of Tacloban is devastated as are large areas of provinces included Cebu and Leyte. It quickly became obvious that a humanitarian disaster had been inflicted on the country with as many as 10,000 potential fatalities being predicted at time of writing (mid November) – and yet the response has been excruciatingly slow.
"The aid has only come in trickles," said one resident being interviewed by the BBC's World News five days after the storm had hit. "The government is paralyzed; the army only came to restore order." Like any previous disaster the basics of water, food, medical aid and shelter are needed within the first 24 hours. But electricity is cut, as are communications (especially cell phones as their towers are down), utilities (water and sewage) are not functioning, roads are blocked, and even harbor areas potentially conceal underwater debris. It is the sheer scale of the humanitarian relief effort required that is the problem.
United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said on Thursday, Nov. 14: "I do feel that we have let people down because we have not been able to get in more quickly." Surely the question is why couldn't the means to deliver immediate help be pre-positioned sooner? Why is there, yet again, a lack of vertical lift in the form of helicopters being rushed to the country to begin the task of delivering aid to those tens of thousands who need it? Aircraft laden with suppliers were sent by well-meaning nations and were being received at unaffected or recently cleared airfields, but again in many cases those supplies remain within the airfield.
The U.S. Marine Corps was one of the first organizations to respond with eight of the new Bell-Boeing MV-22 Ospreys of HMM262 squadron (Pacific Command) on their way within 24 hours. But that represents only the tip of a rotary iceberg. Helicopters need to be in the first wave of aid and while the people cannot eat and drink helicopters, if they cannot get the essentials for life and recovery fast then there is no point in those basics arriving first.
It is also the small things. Cargo nets are tremendously useful. Not only can they be reused time and again, they allow for weighty underslung loads which can be prepared at the dispersal area cutting down on waiting time while helicopters are reloaded by hand. That means many more trips per day. It also gives hard-pressed crews greater safety (there was at least one incident of desperate people rushing a landing helicopter).
Of course it is easy to sit remotely and write about slow response again – but how many times does it take for governments and world organizations to realize that disaster recovery means having helicopters, as well any aircraft capable of vertical lift, quickly available to begin recovery operations?
Why aren't ships relocated in advance? It costs a huge amount of money to reposition ships and most eyes turn toward the U.S. Navy to see what it will do, especially as their naval vessels are equipped to produce drinking water from sea water in large quantities. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington (21 helicopters) and escorts were sent in the days following and arrived on November 14, just as the UK's Ministry of Defense announced that it was diverting its helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious from a patrol around the Horn of Africa to the Philippines. It operates Westland Sea King Mk4, Merlin AW101 Mk1 and Lynx Mk7 helicopters, but it is 4,500 miles away and will take 10 days to arrive, that is over two weeks after the storm impacted.
Disaster recovery on this scale is an impossible task – but we already know this. What is needed immediately are fully equipped, self-sustaining operation centers with the capability to quickly receive then deploy rotary forces. It is command and control and first responders also need to be sustained. It is not so much the point that the task being faced is beyond the wit of man to organize, but rather it needs international agreement, collaboration and of course the financial muscle to allow forces to be pre-allocated and reserved for disasters such as this.


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COLUMBUS -- The state Controlling Board has released more than $9.1 million in funding to six regional economic development offices that serve as local contacts for JobsOhio in its efforts to convince companies to expand -- but not before an official objection from the chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party.
The total includes more than $2.7 million for Team NEO, a joint effort involving Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Lorain and Youngstown and covering northeast Ohio; $1.2 million for Regional Growth Partnership Inc. in Toledo, covering northwest Ohio; and $800,000 for the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth in Nelsonville, covering southeast Ohio.
The funding comes from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, and the development groups are required to provide local matches.
JobsOhio was created by lawmakers shortly after Kasich took office in 2011 and was one of the Republican-controlled chambers' top priorities of the last session.
Supporters believe the nonprofit is better positioned to work with businesses considering expansions or relocations in Ohio, with executives feeling more comfortable discussing such matters behind closed doors.
But opponents, including Progress Ohio, say the setup is unconstitutional, funneling public money and resources to a private organization that is exempted from portions of the state's open meetings and records laws.
Funding for the nonprofit is being challenged. The Ohio Supreme Court last week agreed to hear a suit brought by Progress Ohio. If justices agree the liberal advocacy group has legal standing, the subsequent legal proceedings could leave the JobsOhio's status in question for years.
Democrats have called on Kasich to postpone a bonding plan for JobsOhio until after the matter is settled. On Monday, state Rep. Chris Redfern, in his first term back in the chamber and continuing in his role as head of the state party, questioned the use of voter-approved Third Frontier monies to support the nonprofit's operations.
"I'm concerned that JobsOhio, because it's essentially a private institution, that there isn't the public oversight that was guaranteed upon passage of the Third Frontier...," Redfern said before objecting to the funding release. "Is there any recourse for taxpayers to get their money back if any of the deals JobsOhio or the regional partners (enter) fail to achieve the desired (outcomes)?"
But John Mahaney, legislative liaison for the Ohio Development Services Agency, said the actions of the regional JobsOhio partner offices are subject to scrutiny.
"The monies that are being used here for the JobsOhio regional network are under the same transparency guidelines that any other Third Frontier projects are," he said. "The network partners are required to provide regular monthly reports to us. Those reports are all audited. We do not provide any funds to the network partners until ... (the Development Services Agency) is satisfied that those dollars are being spent appropriately."
Marc Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau Chief. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter at OhioCapitalBlog.


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100023690 wrote:Los Sacramentin-- i never heard this zone,really i think is worst write, i think the zone known by all people and one the most popular zone in madrid is : Vallekas.
it's a church, not a zone of madrid. as i mentioned previously, the nickname of the parroquia del santísimo sacramento is los sacramentinos and the name on the map has missed out the last two letters. if sacramentinos is too long to fit in the region, then perhaps try santísimo sacramento on two lines?
http://metroo.es/b/madrid/parroquia-del ... amentinos/
http://guiaretiro.es/item/19-los-sacram ... fuera.html


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The 2013 Girls State Basketball Tournament aired the Northwest Iowa teams of Spirit Lake and Estherville against each other. The contest between the two was scheduled to be played in Des Moines at a late afternoon hour. Students and patrons of both schools wished to attend the game.
The dilemma: a) about four hours of travel time is necessary from either community to reach Des Moines; b) to allow students to safely make the trip, schools would have to dismiss by 1:30; and c) a 2:30 dismissal is required by the State Department of Education to constitute a complete day of school. So where did the predicament leave the Superintendent of each school? Should they dismiss classes early by two hours and lose counting a day of session or should they dismiss only one hour early and jeopardize safety and the opportunity to arrive in Des Moines at game time? The Superintendents individually and jointly appealed to the Department of Education for a one-time exception to the rule by counting a full day of school even though classes would be dismissed at 1:30. The request was flatly denied!
It is common knowledge that yearly almost every school in Iowa is granted a waiver to commence up to two or three weeks before Labor Day. State statute allows public schools to open no sooner than the week preceding Labor Day. The State Department of Education of Iowa permits schools to break the law by issuing the waivers to open early!
The practice of granting some waivers and disallowing others sends a terrible message to our communities and our students. Shame on you, Department of Education-always follow the law or press to do away with the law!
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Fifty-five volunteers from Animals Asia's Dr Dog animal therapy programme have been recognised for their vital contribution to China's burgeoning animal welfare movement.
The Dr Dog animal therapy programme has seen registered therapy dogs and their volunteer owners visit hospitals, homes for the elderly, disabled centres, orphanages and schools across China since 1991. Over 1,000 "canine consultants" have worked with Animals Asia as animal therapists, and their enthusiastic owners are a vital part of the process.
Acknowledged at the meet-up at Animal Asia's bear sanctuary in China were the contributions of people like volunteer Shi Yunman and her dog Xiaobao. Xiaobao was recognised as 2013's most outstanding Dr Dog in Chengdu for the sheer number of visits he and his carer made - a perfect example of the dedication of the programme's tireless volunteers.
Shi recalls her first inclination to enrol Xiaobao in the programme:
"I thought Xiaobao was so docile and lovely that she would be perfect at bringing smiles to people in need."
There are presently around 260 volunteers in the China Dr Dog programme, and they come from all walks of life. The latest meet-up included volunteers ranging in ages from young students to the retired - as well as people from a variety of industries and of varying backgrounds.
Animals Asia founder and CEO, Jill Robinson MBE said:
"The contribution of these volunteers is just huge. So many people have been helped by the company of these caring animals, who themselves are helped in turn as a result of this rapidly growing animal-loving community in China.
"The message of Dr Dog has always reflected people helping animals, helping people. So many positives evolve as a result – and especially acknowledging that a dog is a dog is a dog. Many of these dogs are mixed-breed, helping to spread the message that it's not just expensive pedigree dogs that deserve our respect, while Dr Dog brings happiness to individuals across all sectors of society."
Since its beginnings in Hong Kong, the Dr Dog programme has expanded to Taiwan, the Philippines, India, Japan and Malaysia by providing local animal welfare groups with training and advice to run their own programmes independently. Animals Asia estimates that the scheme brightened the lives of around 25,000 people in 2012 alone, including special-needs children, the sick and elderly in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Chengdu.


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Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has failed to grasp the entire picture of melted fuel possibly accumulating inside the container vessel of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant. The radiation levels inside the vessel are extremely high, to the extent a human could be killed in less than a minute, and even a robot designed to conduct a probe inside went down quickly.
In order for TEPCO to move ahead with decommissioning work on the No. 1 through No. 3 reactors at the plant, the utility needs to find out how much melted nuclear fuel lies inside the facilities, and where, in the aftermath of the meltdown of 1,496 fuel rods. The 26 workers were tasked with drilling a hole measuring 11.5 centimeters in diameter in the No. 2 reactor's container vessel to open the way for the probe robot, using a remotely controlled machine.
Ryosuke Ishida, 28, an employee of a related company in Hokkaido, was in charge of removing the machinery that was used in the drilling work. In order to ward off the severely high radiation, he was wearing a lead jacket weighing 10 kilograms on top of his already tightly sealed protective gear. Each worker was allowed only five minutes for their task to keep their radiation exposure doses to no more than 3 millisieverts a day. The dosimeters they were carrying with them were set to beep when the radiation level reached 1.5 to 2 millisieverts, with an additional alarm set to go off when radiation doses hit every one-fifth of those levels.
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Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
- Type of Bill:
- Government Bill
- Sponsors:
- Theresa May
Home Office
- Lord Henley
Home Office
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Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
- House of Lords
- Royal Assent
Last event
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Act of Parliament
|HL Bill 134 2010-12 (Commons Reason and Amendments) | PDF version, 80KB
Latest news on the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 1 May.
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
Summary of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
The Bill includes a wide range of measures.
Key areas
- brings in a new framework for police retention of fingerprints and DNA data, and requires schools to get parents' consent before processing children's biometric information
- introduces a code of practice for surveillance camera systems and provides for judicial approval of certain surveillance activities by local authorities
- provides for a code of practice to cover officials' powers of entry, with these powers being subject to review and repeal
- outlaws wheel-clamping on private land
- introduces a new regime for police stops and searches under the Terrorism Act 2000 and reduces the maximum pre-charge detention period under that Act from 28 to 14 days
- restricts the scope of the 'vetting and barring' scheme for protecting vulnerable groups and makes changes to the system of criminal records checks
- enables those with convictions for consensual sexual relations between men aged 16 or over (which have since been decriminalised) to apply to have them disregarded
- extends Freedom of Information rights by requiring datasets to be available in a re-usable format
- repeals provisions (never brought into force) which would have allowed trial without a jury in complex fraud cases
- removes time restrictions on when marriage or civil partnership ceremonies may take place.
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This is a lovely early New Years' Gift for all US fans of the 3DS as well as Indie gaming! Terry Cavanaugh's acclaimed super-hard and incredibly addictive 2D platformer VVVVVV has come to the US 3DS eShop for $7.99 and is apparently quite a blast to play with the 3DS' much loved 3D-without-glasses screen as well as the second screen that makes the game quite a lot of fun to play.
With its simple controls and simpler graphics, yet extremely convoluted puzzles using the gravity-inversion trick of the game, VVVVVV looked like the best kind of game to be ported to handheld consoles such as the Sony PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo 3DS. So when Cavanaugh decided to go through for developing it for the 3DS, using the secondary screen as a map for the game (one of the more useful ways of using the second screen with this game, although I cannot say I did not see this coming).
The 3DS version, being $3 dearer than the PC version, includes the ability to download fan-made levels on the PC and playing it on this game. In effect, for $7.99, you are getting an unlimited array of levels to keep playing with on your 3DS. Considering how easy this game is to pick up and play, this perfectly supplements the handheld nature of the platform.


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An defense attorney for Pleasant Grove doctor Martin MacNeill who last month was ordered to stand trial for the 2007 murder of his wife is asking prosecutors for a detailed list of the alleged criminal acts leading to Michele MacNeill's death.
In a motion filed in 4th District Court requesting a "bill of particulars," attorney Randy Spencer claims charging documents are not specific enough.
Spencer wants prosecutors to provide the precise time MacNeill allegedly administered drugs to his wife and the precise time of her death. He also requests the precise cause of death.
According to Spencer, prosecutors claim MacNeill gave his wife a dangerous combination of prescription drugs, after which "she was drowned at home in her bathtub or died of the combined effects of heart disease and drug toxicity," Spencer notes.
And during an October preliminary hearing, medical experts testified it was possible Michelle MacNeill died from natural causes related to heart arrhythmia, Spencer notes. Utah medical examiners have never ruled the woman's death a homicide.
In addition, Judge Samuel McVey said following the preliminary hearing that there wasn't any single piece of evidence that convinced him to advance the case to trial. The judge rehashed a number of details of the case that he said seemed suspicious or showed MacNeill may have had a guilty mind.
"Without the requested bill of particulars, [MacNeill] is left to speculate about what alleged acts he is accused of doing to cause the death of Mrs. MacNeill," Spencer wrote in his motion.
Deputy Utah County Attorney Chad Grunander has responded to Spencer's request, saying that the information requested goes "well beyond" a bill of particulars, and that the probable cause statement and information from the preliminary hearing should suffice.
In April 2007, Michele MacNeill , 50, was found dead in her bathtub.
This summer, 56-year-old Martin MacNeill was charged with first-degree felony murder and second-degree felony obstruction of justice.
According to court documents, MacNeill was having an affair at the time of his wife's death, according to court documents, and devised a plan to kill his wife in order to continue the affair.
MacNeill picked up one of his daughters from school on April 11, and when they returned home, the girl found her mother in a bathtub that was a quarter full of reddish-brown water, charges state. MacNeill called 911, but allegedly lied to the dispatcher about performing resuscitation and lied to police about events surrounding her death in an effort to hinder, delay or prevent any investigation, according to the charges.
After an autopsy in 2007, Michele MacNeill's manner of death was ruled "natural," the result of "chronic hypertension and myocarditis, which are capable of causing acute unexpected arrhythmia and sudden death."
But investigators say MacNeill called the medical examiner multiple times and gave misleading information. In 2010, in a new investigative report, Chief Medical Examiner Todd Grey changed the cause of death to the combined effects of heart disease and drug toxicity. The manner of death was changed to "undetermined."
In recent years, other experts have also reviewed the case. A University of Utah professor of pharmacology and toxicology said he believed Michele MacNeill had taken a potentially lethal dose of medication. A medical examiner in Florida determined the immediate cause of death was drowning and that, contrary to the Utah medical examiner's findings, there was no evidence of acute or active myocarditis.
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Drake coach Ray Giacoletti hopes long-term vision brings sustained success to Bulldogs
DES MOINES, Iowa – Ray Giacoletti watched with pride as the Utah team he had constructed reached the 2009 NCAA tournament.
He was never given the chance to see what he could do with those Utes.
Giacoletti's lone high-profile head coaching job ended after just three seasons in 2007, as he resigned following back-to-back losing seasons. But Giacoletti saw Utah's run two years later — it included 24 wins and a Mountain West conference title — as proof that his vision for building a program could work.
He got a second chance when Drake hired him in late March to take over its middling program.
"They didn't understand a rebuilding where we're doing it with high school guys and it may take a little longer," Giacoletti said Thursday of his time in Utah. "The plan was right. It doesn't happen overnight. It takes time to do it the right way ... we were on the right path. We had character guys who were in it for the long haul."
He believes Drake will afford him the patience he needs to turn the Bulldogs into winners, even if history suggests otherwise.
Giacoletti, who spent six seasons as an assistant under Mark Few at Gonzaga following his tenure at Utah, left the security of Spokane for one of the tougher jobs in the country.
The Bulldogs have reached the NCAA tournament just once in the last 42 years. They won the Missouri Valley title in 2008, then lost AP national coach of the year Keno Davis to Providence and the Big East a few weeks later. Mark Phelps followed with five underwhelming seasons, and he was let go even though he produced two of the four winning records that Drake has notched in the last 26 years.
But Giacoletti saw Drake as a school with enough going for it to soon flourish in basketball too. Throw in a much-needed practice facility on track to open before the 2014-15 season, and he was sold on athletic director Sandy Hatfield-Clubb's vision for the program.
"I was really trying to figure out what the right fit was for who I was at this point in my career, and I kept coming back to an academic institution. One that had character, and then one where maybe the basketball program wasn't at the same level as the academics were," Giacoletti said.
Even Giacoletti knows that building a winner at Drake is probably going to take years.
The Bulldogs had their moments last season, most notably beating eventual league champions Creighton at home. But the Bulldogs were inconsistent all season, finishing 15-17 and just 7-11 in the Valley, and leading scorers Ben Simons and Chris Hines have since graduated.
Drake has often leaned on transfers in recent seasons, and the results were mixed. Giacoletti plans to focus instead on recruiting prep kids from the immediate area; Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Kansas City, with a focus on players who excel in the class room and can hopefully blossom into all-Valley types with a little seasoning.
Giacoletti saw firsthand how successful Gonzaga was with players it redshirted to develop. He's planning to take the same approach at Drake.
If you're "recruiting academic guys, you're recruiting high character guys. It's probably harder on the front end. But once you're getting them into your program, it's going to be much easier," Giacoletti said. "Our vision is to have guys here for four or five years. I think that's really how you build a program. You build a foundation, and you're able to sustain it over time," Giacoletti said.
He isn't planning to compete head-to-head for recruits with Iowa and Iowa State, both high-major programs who appear to be headed for extended stretches of success under Fred Hoiberg and Fran McCaffery. But Giacoletti is now the head coach of the home team in Iowa's state capital and largest city, which he sees as a major selling point.
"The community is amazing here in Des Moines. It's prosperous. It's family friendly. Businesses are thriving. There's a niche for Drake basketball in this community," Giacoletti said.
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Yes indeed - our 6 months up north are almost up! The time really flew by, I'm actually sad to be leaving...At first I felt a bit isolated up here, but this little city quickly grew on me and I'll definitely miss it. Still, I'm happy to be moving home! Well, my home anyway...the hubs is from Cape Breton, but we're actually moving to Pickering, which is just east of Toronto - so that's kind of a compromise between Toronto and Cape Breton right :)
Anyway I'm really excited about the new place! It belongs to my in-laws, who'll be sharing the home with us. We'd actually been house-hunting since May, it took us awhile to find the right place!
The house was a flip so a lot of the finishes are brand new. At first we really wanted a place we could fix up ourselves and customize, but it's also kind of nice to be moving into something bright & fresh without any work needed. Now we can just focus on little cosmetic changes and one or two bigger renos.
I love that the kitchen is clean and new! We'd love to reconfigure the space to make better use of it and add more counterspace, but that's definitely not a priority.
The upper floor has 4 bedrooms (forgot to shoot the 4th) - two with broadloom and 2 with laminate. I actually like the floors but my husband isn't a fan, so that's another someday project.The extra rooms mean we can have our own office spaces (at least for now). That's pretty much music to my ears since the hubs has been completely hogging what used to be our shared desk :)
The bathrooms are all redone which is really nice. All they need are a few accessories to dress them up and add a little personality. We're also planning to add a shower to the lower level for my in-laws.
We're hoping to make the windows in the lower level bigger so it feels less basement-y, but the best thing about this floor is the ceiling height!
The super spacious laundry room is the perfect spot to add another kitchen. That plus the new shower and bigger windows will make a great in-law suite, even potentially a rental unit in the future.
For the entry we're considering a new front door with windows to bring more natural light into that area. I'm also thinking about faux wainscoting, maybe even some wallpaper or stenciling...but I'll save all the decorating ideas floating around my head for another post :) For now I better get back to packing!


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Location in space: a theoretical approach to economic geography
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I found myself awake this past weekend at 7:50 a.m. Like, really? My alarm goes off every day for work at 5 a.m. and I dream about the weekend when I get to wake up naturally and sleep past nine. Of course, once I wake up and realize I have lots of errands to run, lessons to write, and cookies to bake, the guilt kicks in. That is how I end up baking pumpkin snickerdoodles in the kitchen at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning.
Last year I made these gems, which at the time became one of my favorite pumpkin recipes. While pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are still up there, pumpkin snickerdoodles are my new favorite. These cookies scream fall, and fill your house with the best scent EVER.
Pumpkin the cat, meet pumpkin, the cookie:
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the coating:
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash of allspice
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk together to blend. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugars on medium speed until well combined. Next, still on medium speed, beat in pumpkin. Then, add the egg and vanilla extract. Lastly, add in the dry ingredients. Beat until combined, but do not over mix. Cover the dough, and refrigerate for one hour, until firm.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and spices for the sugar coating. Scoop dough (approximately 2 1/2 tablespoons) and roll into a ball. Roll the dough ball in the sugar mixture, and place on the lined baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Take a drinking glass with a flat bottom and moisten with water. Dip the glass in the sugar mixture, and use it to flatten the dough balls. Re-sugar the glass as needed.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Remove when the centers of the cookies have set. Let cool on the baking pan for approximately 5 minutes, and then transfer to wire cooling racks to cool completely.
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Online critter ID
Posted 08 May 2009 - 10:07 AM
FishBase http://www.fishbase.org/
Australian Museum http://www.amonline....ishes/identify/
Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific http://www.neotropic...shes.org/sftep/
Gobies http://www.gobiidae.com/
Fish Photo Database http://www.fishdb.co.uk/
Sea Slug Forum http://www.seaslugforum.net/
Nudibranch Identification http://www.nudipixel.net/
Mediterranean Slugs http://www.medslugs.de/
Cephalopods http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/
Crustaceans (links) http://www.vims.edu/...crust_links.htm
Coral Reef Creatures http://www.reefimages.com/
Marine Life of the Philippines http://www.poppe-images.com/
Flora and Fauna of South California http://www.ladiving....fieldguide.html
SeaLifeBase http://www.sealifebase.org/
Luiz Rocha - www.luizrocha.com
Nikon D800, Aquatica AD800, Ikelite strobes.
Posted 08 May 2009 - 04:26 PM
Good to see this compiled succinctly. Members should be aware that not all online resources can be counted on for utmost accuracy, so best to cross-check with ones created by museums or scientific organizations if possible.
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 05:18 AM
Its at www.welshmarinefish.org
Edited by pgk, 04 September 2009 - 05:18 AM.
Paul Kay,Canon EOS5DII SEACAM c/w S45, 8-15, 24L,35L, 60/2.8 (+Ext12II) & 100/2.8 Macros - Sony A7II SEACAM 28/2 & 50/2.8 Macro - UK/Ireland Seacam Sales -see marinewildlife
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for froggies: http://www.frogfish.ch/
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Posted 24 October 2012 - 06:11 AM
Two new free ID guide apps for neotropical shore-fishes, both with English and Spanish interfaces have also just been released. Release info below:
- Fishes: East Pacific, version 2, with iPad optimization, several iPad-specific features & an updated database. Covers 1,297 species & includes 3,600+ images. https://itunes.apple...d494644648?mt=8 or search in iTunes store for fishes east pacific
- Fishes: Greater Caribbean, version 1 for iphone. Covers 1,599 species, & includes 5,500+ images. https://itunes.apple...d570048678?mt=8 or search in iTunes store for fishes greater caribbean
While I don't presently have an iphone to check out the apps, the caribbean version includes a few of my photos so must be good!
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Posted 24 March 2014 - 06:19 PM
Fishbase is the very first resource listed in this thread and for good reasons. There is one way I like to use it that may not be obvious so I thought I would post.
On the main page scroll down to Information by Country / Island
Pick the place you are going to for your next trip and click on the Reef-associated
bullet before it. This takes you to a table with all fish that have been reported from that region.
At the top in the sort by row select Family and then, at the end of that row, show photos
By default the results are shown on multiple pages. You can change it to show everything on one page by selecting all right above the table.
In your browser, select save-as and you get a copy of the table and all images on your hard disk. Now you have your own off-line copy of all regional fish with images that you can call up by typing file://wherever/you/stored/thefile/fishlist.php in the browsers address field.
The browser's find button let's you quickly jump to the fish/family you are interested in. If you do have an internet connection you can click the links and go directly to the relevant fishbase page with all the details.
I hope this is helpful
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Posted 09 May 2015 - 09:53 PM
Here are 3 facebook groups that are good for getting stuff ID'd:
ID Please! General marine animals and plants ID: https://www.facebook.com/groups/idpls/
Nudibase - Sharing nudibranch information: https://www.facebook...06426176075326/
Crustacean Identification Group: https://www.facebook...95449120535459/
Posted 17 September 2017 - 07:31 AM
It's a bit location specific, but we just put together this species ID video for some of the more common critters of Ambon Bay, Indonesia:
Edited by Katy Laveck Foster, 17 September 2017 - 07:32 AM.
Posted 08 May 2019 - 06:52 PM
It's nice to see reference links to marine critter identifications. I sorely need to use them to ID the many creatures I've photographed abroad.
For those of you in Southern California. I've been working on a local field guide for some years, particularly opisthobranchs/nudibranchs. The link is:
Though I signed up with WP long ago, I'm just beginning to use the site.
Posted 20 May 2019 - 03:32 PM
I use this a bit:
if you contribute photos you get points to unlock some of the groups, others like nudis are free. The nudi key is successful maybe 50% of the time.
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Global consumer confidence increased one index point in the first quarter to a score of 97, but global discretionary spending intentions declined or remained steady across all lifestyle categories measured in Nielsen's Global Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions Survey.
About three-in-10 global respondents planned to spend on holidays/vacations, new clothes and out-of-home entertainment, quarterly declines of two, three and two percentage points, respectively. Spending intentions for paying credit cards and debts (25%) and new technology products (24%) held steady from the previous quarter. Millennial respondents were more eager to spend—especially those in the 25-29 age range. In fact, their spending intent for these discretionary spending activities exceeded the global averages by as much 10 percentage points. Many of these consumers are just starting their careers and do not yet have families to support, which often gives them more freedom to spend.
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Global saving intentions increased slightly from fourth quarter: at one percentage point each for investing in stocks and mutual funds (22%) and for retirement savings (11%). About half of global respondents planned to bank their spare cash (48%), no change from the previous quarter, while 14% said they had no spare cash, up from 13% the previous quarter.
"With falling oil prices, consumers in the U.S. and Europe, and those in oil-importing countries, have a choice of whether to spend or save the extra cash on hand," said Louise Keely, senior vice president, Nielsen, and president, The Demand Institute. "Data from early 2015 suggests that consumers are not spending it all. That, alongside global savings and investing intentions, suggests that consumers around the world, while generally feeling relative upbeat compared to a few years ago, are still very interested in preparing for their economic futures."
Regionally, a review of the top spending intentions among respondents showed similar priorities, as putting cash into saving accounts was the top goal for respondents in every region except Latin America. In Latin America, paying off debts claimed the highest percentage of respondents. Spending time to relax and have fun was also important around the world, as plans to go on holidays/vacations, buy new clothes and spend on out-of-home entertainment expenses were among the highest-rated activities.
North Americans reported the highest percentage having no spare cash (22%), followed by respondents in the Middle East/Africa (21%), Europe (20%), Latin America (15%) and Asia-Pacific (8%).
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For more detail and insight, download Nielsen's Q1 2015 Global Consumer Confidence Report.
The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions was conducted Feb. 23 - March 13, 2015, and polled more than 30,000 online consumers in 60 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East/Africa and North America. The sample has quotas based on age and sex for each country based on its Internet users and is weighted to be representative of Internet consumers. It has a margin of error of ±0.6%. This Nielsen survey is based only on the behavior of respondents with online access. Internet penetration rates vary by country. Nielsen uses a minimum reporting standard of 60% Internet penetration or an online population of 10 million for survey inclusion. The China Consumer Confidence Index is compiled from a separate mixed methodology survey among 3,500 respondents in China. The sub-Saharan African countries in this study are compiled from a separate mobile methodology survey among 1,600 respondents in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. The Nielsen Global Survey, which includes the Global Consumer Confidence Index, was established in 2005.


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I typically try not to spend a lot of time looking into a crystal ball, but a coaching client of mine asked what I thought the video production business will look like in 5, 10 and 20 years. My insight is based on how I perceive the industry with regard to society, multimedia and technology. Here's what I have to say.
Regarding the video business in the next 5 years, I think video overall is coming back full-force. Corporate video was very popular in the 80's but started to die down pretty significantly in the 90's due to the emergence of CD-ROM authoring and distribution capabilities. This is also when PowerPoint hit the scene heavily in the corporate presentation environment. In my opinion, now is a great time to start a video business and with proper marketing and sales strategies, you'll be able to really flourish in the coming 5 years.
In 10 years, I believe that bandwidth will finally catch up with High-Definition (HD) camera quality (probably before then but definitely by 10 years). Full-resolution HD videos/films will be accessible on your laptop, phones, in your cars, everywhere! The thing to always remember though is that no matter what the technology is doing, you want to remain highly focused on content creation, or storytelling. There will always be a new technology and a new group of investors willing to dump millions or even billions into the technology.
Let the big boys spend all their money on the technology. Just get real proficient at learning new technologies as they come available. Then, teach your clients how you can help them adapt the new technologies in their communications strategies. I believe that no matter how much technology changes, there will still be a need for good video producers/storytellers. In 10 years, there will be more channels than compelling content.
It will be much easier to start your own television/web network and advertisers will have an unlimited supply of choices on where to run their advertisements. Niche markets/audiences will be the key to success in a decade. If you command a high percentage of a particular market segment, you'll be able to develop channels with content that serves that market and make a nice income selling advertising space or member subscriptions.
Note:The tools to produce videos will get cheaper and cheaper every year so it is vitally important that you position your video production business and yourself as a producer who understands business/marketing/training communications… not just video production. You will need to focus heavily on the consultation part of the video business instead of just cameras and software. There will be people who buy gear and call themselves "pros" on a daily basis but the companies that stay focused on the "strategy level of thinking" when dealing with clients will prevail.
This has worked for me so I continue to stay positioned in this manner.
In 20 years… who knows? I'm sure that video will still be a profitable business but the technology will probably be out of this world in terms of what it can do. As I've stated before, no matter what the technology does, their will only be a small percentage of the population that will understand how to craft a compelling and effective message. Study the technologies over the years and figure out quickly how they apply to the video business and how your clients can use them to improve their communications.
I think in 20 years, video WILL be as common and necessary as having a website or email address is today. Instead of business cards, you'll have a video card. Instead of a brochure, you'll have a brochure with tiny chips that can show videos right on the paper.
The above comments were all related to the corporate video industry. How will the consumer video industry fare?
The short and probably best answer is that people will always get married, have birthday parties, and need family history videos. The point is that consumer video needs will never go away. Unlike business, video needs that ebb and flow with the economy, personal video needs are ALWAYS there. There isn't as much money to be made serving consumers but the demand will always be there.
In fact, I can't seem to shake the thought process of developing several consumer- related video businesses that serve this unending need. (Weddings, birthdays, college sports reels, etc.) There is a lot more competition in the consumer video industry because the videos are easier to produce and the client doesn't have the same expectations as to quality as the business customer does. The key is to develop branded products that are easy for the customer to understand and afford. Then, promote them like there is no tomorrow!
I recommend looking at two parallel plans going forward.
Focus primarily on building a video service that develops business videos but also look at serving consumer needs. In the early years of your video production business, the consumer needs often pay the bills when the video business clients go missing in action. Plus, the consumer jobs pay faster.


text: San Diego-based software engineer Michael LaGrasta brought his DeskLights ambient notification system to Maker Faire Bay Area this year, where I had the chance to meet him. In a nutshell, using an Arduino Uno Ethernet and 160 RGB LEDs (in the form of Adafruit's Pixels, "the desk receives event notifications over the network and alters its color and pattern to provide those notifications to the user. The combination of color and location can be used to communicate a wide variety of information." You can customize the color of the lights, flashing patterns, and where they light up on the desk to denote an endless number of different notifications, like incoming email, calendar alerts, basically whatever would be most useful to you. Also, "a light can change from green to red to indicate server health and process load or increase its intensity the longer you ignore your email." Michael used an Ikea Galant desk, which has a frosted surface, but he's currently working on a tabletop version that won't require a translucent desktop, and will be posting updates on Twitter. Michael shared his step-by-step for the build with us in Make: Projects and is offering his code on GitHub. Useful project, and yet another reason to incorporate pretty lights.


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My mother is a 5 year breast cancer survivor. Her oncologist recently took her off Tamoxifen after her 5 year anniversary. She gradually weaned herself off the drug. And approximately two months after she was completely off the medication, she had what she thinks was a mild monthly period. She is 66 years old, and this naturally alarmed her. She immediately went to her oncologist who prescribed a series of tests. All of her blood work, ultrasounds, MRI's, etc turned out fine. However, he seems to think that this was not a menstrual cycle and wants her to visit an OB/GYN. She has made an appointment but has asked me to try to locate some information on withdrawal symptoms of Tamoxifen on the Internet. So far I have been unsuccessful. My mother also runs a breast cancer support group at the local cancer center and feels that this information would be helpful to the other women in the group. Could you possibly point me in the right direction to find this information? Any help you could give would be extremely helpful.
Thank you for your time, and keep up the excellent work on your site. I am sure you have been a tremendous help and support to many.
Carolyn Vachani RN, MSN, AOCN, OncoLink's Nurse Educator responds:
The major symptoms reported when stopping tamoxifen include hot flashes, weight gain, and emotional lability. The women most likely to be affected are those who were premenopausal when they were diagnosed or were post menopausal, but taking HRT when diagnosed. It seems possible that the shifting of hormones when stopping tamoxifen could cause some uterine bleeding, but this should certainly be investigated.
One of the possible complications of tamoxifen use is uterine cancer, for which bleeding is a symptom. The uterine tissue should be biopsied to be sure this is not the case.


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MOSSY HEAD � Docks built over the water at Walton County�s Beaver Lake now extend out into thin air. The lake has disappeared.
MOSSY HEAD � Docks built over the water at Walton County�s Beaver Lake now extend out into thin air.
The lake has disappeared.
Beaver Lake dried up this summer, ironically enough, soon after the county was deluged by somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 inches of rain.
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When the rains came the lake rose until it had swallowed the 10 or so docks scattered around it and climbed into yards like that of John and Rose Belensoff on Silk Oak Drive.
But once the water started to subside it didn�t stop. Now the 50-acre lake, estimated to have been 22 feet at its deepest point, has been reduced to not much more than a healthy mud puddle.
�Boy, it went down fast,� Rose Belensoff said.
John Belensoff, who has lived on Beaver Lake for 27 years and has been active on the community�s property owners association, believes pipes used to drain water from Beaver Lake gradually have failed and caused the lake to almost run dry. He also claims an overflow pipe is too stuffed with trash to function properly.
The Belensoffs, their daughter Janet and neighbor Dennis Prescott all live on the lake directly across from Walton County�s Oakwood Hills Park. They�re hopeful the county can help them restore the lake to its former grandeur.
�This was why we bought the place, this beautiful lake, and now it�s dying,� Prescott said.
Walton County Commissioner Bill Imfeld has been made aware of the condition of Beaver Lake and took county spokesman Louis Svehla on a walk around last week it to survey the situation.
Imfeld was out of town Tuesday, but Svehla said the commissioner has made it clear he�ll only help residents get state permits necessary to refill the lake if the residents do something about the trash that litters its now sizeable shoreline.
�It was horrible out there,� Svehla said as he scrolled through photos of broken beer bottles, clothing, tires and other debris he shot while walking around the lake with Imfeld.
�The commissioner wants to make sure the residents take some responsibility for getting the trash out of the lake before we fill it back up,� Svehla said.
Beaver Lake was built to attract home buyers
Beaver Lake, which quickly and quietly drained this summer when pipes beneath it apparently were damaged, has a long and interesting history.
The 50-acre lake is believed to have been built in the early 1960s by Ecological Development Inc. out of Miami.
The group produced a pamphlet shortly after the spring-fed lake was created. It offered potential home buyers lakeside homes in the Oakwood Hills subdivision, a community �close to everything that makes Florida unique.�
Lot prices ranged from $595 to $1,095 when Ecological Development began marketing the area.
Oakwood Hills is about halfway between Mossy Head and DeFuniak Springs off U.S. Highway 90. Beaver Lake, the neighborhood�s major asset, is just west of Girl Scout Road and is bordered on the north and south by the unpaved roads Silk Oak Drive and West Violet Lane.
�They used the clay they took out to make the lake to build the neighborhood roads,� said John Belensoff, who moved from New Jersey with his wife, Rose, in 1985 to live on Silk Oak Drive.
�The lake has been filled most of the time. It went down once before,� the 90-year-old Belensoff remembered Tuesday as he looked out over a muddy expanse where Beaver Lake used to be.
That first time the lake drained, Belensoff said, a Walton County commissioner brought him a piece of pipe and he fixed the problem himself.
Ecological Development Inc. doesn�t seem to have lasted as long as the lake. Belensoff, who served for years on the Oakwood Hills property owners association, said the company went belly up, although he didn�t remember when.
State records indicate the group filed its last annual report in 1994.
In 2010, Walton County opened Oakwood Hills Park off West Violet Lane. It has a bathroom and a small cluster of picnic tables. The county owns just a sliver of the land around Beaver Lake, enough to extend 10 feet beyond the width of the park as it runs to the water.
Beaver Lake has grown popular over the years with residents, even though Belensoff said it originally was built as a private pond for homeowners.
Young swimmers at the park like to launch themselves from an overflow pipe, something Belensoff said may have damaged it.
When the lake went down, County Commissioner Bill Imfeld and county spokesman Louis Svehla walked around it and found it littered with trash. Much of the mess was discovered on private property away from the park, Svehla said.
Imfeld has said he might approach fellow commissioners about obtaining state permits needed to repair the lake, according to Svehla. But he wants Oakwood Hills residents clean up the trash.
�The county doesn�t want to fill the lake with water if something in there could potentially be a health and safety hazard,� Svehla said.
Neither do county officials want to send crews to work on private property, he said.
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Tom McLaughlin at 850-315-4435 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @TomMnwfdn.


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According to Chief Eddie Ausbrooks, the fire was set sometime during the night. When the firefighters arrived at the scene one barn was completely down, another was standing but structurally unstable, and a combine was destroyed.
The estimated loss exceeds $125,000. The Kentucky State Police and Fire Marshall were called to investigate.
According to Robert Montgomery, who is spearheading the Citizens For Justice Coalitition in Allen County, (independent of his role as Allen County USDA Farm Service Agent), the small farming community near Rough Hill Missionary Baptist Church remains in shock after individuals committed this heinous act of arson. He says that many residents have voiced concern that additional acts such as this may continue unless those responsible are found, arrested and convicted. Many in the community are living in fear that they could be next unless swift justice is served!
The coalition was formed by concerned citizens of Allen County, who are implementing a campaign targeted toward the immediate and successful apprehension and prosecution of those responsible for the November 5, arson.
Monetary pledges are being solicited to be used to establish a reward for anyone providing information that leads to the arrest and conviction of these individuals. At this time the reward is up to $12,000. The campaign will remain active until a conviction is obtained.
Pledge forms have been prepared and anyone submitting a pledge will have the option to remain anonymous or to authorize their name to be used as supporting this campaign.
The Macon County Chronicle has received numerous tips regarding the federal investigation by the USDA into tobacco insurance fraud in Macon County. This arson fire in the southern tip of Kentucky is believed to be linked to this investigation regarding several local tobacco producers.
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Daimler Trucks North America today said it plans to add nearly 700 jobs at its manufacturing plants in Mount Holly and Gastonia.
The Portland, Ore.-based company said it is adding 535 manufacturing and 37 administrative positions by September to its Mount Holly truck-manufacturing plant, which is also getting a second shift.
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