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Bottoms up for AMSET benefit
Beerfest … More than 500 beer lovers descended upon the Art Museum of Southeast Texas last week to attend the Art of Beer benefiting AMSET and then head into the Yappy Hour hosted by Beaumont Main Street. Distributors of the tasty brews were Giglio Distributing, Del Papa Distributing Co. and Ben E. Keith Beverages, along with brewery reps Kelsey Lamb (a Beaumont native) with St. Arnold Brewing Co. and Corey Nelson of Cornel's Brewing Co. The entertainment certainly drew a large crowd as fans of Tracy Byrd were thrilled to attend the musical star's local performance. Edibles were provided by Abbie's Imports, HEB, Zummo Meat Co., K.J. Bradford Pastry Concierge (beer cream), Basic Foods, Cater to You, Rao's Bakery, Two Magnolias and Major League Grill. All the goodies, fun and entertainment came together due to committee members Emily and Jeffrey "Yeast Priest" Wheeler, Craig Kinsel with wife Keely, Bernie Daleo and Joshua Cavett (wife Lauren was also in attendance). Sipping and supping were Randy Edwards, Mike O'Pry, Brian Fiorenza, Luke Nichols, Jennifer Turner, Adam Nichols, Rachel Grove, Elaine and Charlie Jabbia, Patricia and Josh Tortorice, Shelly and Carl Vitanza, Jean Moncla, Charline and Robin Dauphin, Michelle Byrd, Leah and Austin Williams, and Jessica and Nathan Camp. Bidding on the doggy dream houses and enjoying the spirited auction were Mark Fertitta, Virginia and Ralph Jordan, Kathy and Kevin Peyton, Chris Bean and too many more to mention. A great evening for both deserving organizations!
A karaoke evening … Last Saturday evening, Bayou Jam 2011 benefiting Child Abuse & Forensic Services was held at Starvin Marvin's Bar & Grill on 11th Street. Early entertainment began with Jack Flash, dinner was served around 8 p.m. and then the upbeat entertainment of Vince Vance & the Valiants rocked the house and a lot of folks in the audience. This was definitely an audience participation band, as Vince Vance came around to several tables enticing guests to join him in song either at their seats or on stage. Joining him in song were Dinah and David Bernsen, Meredith Bernsen, Gerri Christopher, yours truly, and Sammy Bevilacqua, and taking to the stage were Mellie Bevilacqua and Cade Bernsen. The silent and live auction raised around $30,000 for this much needed association. Also in the mix were Katie and Robert Martin, Taylor and Fuller McSpadden, Yolanda and Chris Dowdy, Robin Broussard, Yale DeVillier, and Kristi and Don Dodd, to name a few.
Seeing red … Friends of the Triangle AIDS Network will host "Paint the Town Red: A Toast to Elizabeth Taylor" on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Beaumont Country Club. This elegant evening of art, auctions, entertainment, dancing and fine dining is the major annual fundraiser to benefit TAN. The gala will recognize the late actress's pioneering efforts on behalf of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Festivities began at 6:30 p.m. with the red-carpet arrival of guests, a champagne receptions, hors d'oeuvres and silent auction. See you there!
Fine dining … A gourmet restaurant opened its doors last week on Boston Avenue in Nederland. Finch Hutton is owned by Chef Rafael Ruiz and is certain to be a hit with people in Mid-County as well as many Beaumont gourmands waning to make the drive for the delicious food.
News of I do's … Congrats to Cindi and Phillip Battaglia on recently celebrating 38 years of wedded bliss.
Candles and cakes … Champagne toasts to Michelle Phelan, Melissa Caballero, Caralee Thompson, Casey Crenshaw, Gerri Christopher, Madison Phelan, Stephanie Figari, Zachary Miller, Suzanne Maloney, Trent Jenkins, Ina Messina and Lynn Smith.
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Over the next few days, we'll take a look at each position on the Jets roster and take a look ahead at what the Jets might expect and might need to address this coming offseason. Up first, the Wide Receivers.
Coming Off The Books
Braylon Edwards -- Based on what we saw from the 2012 Jets, there is no reason to not convince Edwards to take a low-level deal for one year to come back to New York with larger promises for later. Edwards loves New York, knows he's appreciated and could work into the offense in a number of places and not take away too much from Stephen Hill ... or step in in his place if necessary. Priority signing to a veteran minimum deal.
Chaz Schilens -- Make Schilens the #2 priority between him and Edwards. 28 catches and 2 TDs isn't a level of output that is so invaluable to the Jets that they can't move on from him. Secondary priority.
Clyde Gates -- Gates seems to have a deep play ability that works in spurts with Sparano's offense and he has a rapport with McElroy. Who's calling the shots and pulling the trigger in 2013 might determine his future with the team. Gates might be a nice piece to keep around, but he's not exactly a world-beater unless paired with a rifle armed QB. Secondary priority.
Jordan White -- I have said that I am a fan of White's body of work from college. White's rookie season might have been dashed by a unfortunate injury during spring practices, but I'd like to see White get another shot with the team in 2013 to become a Danny Woodhead type of player if he can work on his burst. White's speed is less but his build and durability make him a promising special teamer and slotback / running back. Reserve/future contract.
On The Books
Stephen Hill -- Hill had an up and down year, but looked to be turning a corner right before his season ending injury. Hill came out of the gate strong against the Bills in Week One, but struggled much of the rest of the season until responding after his tough games against Saint Louis and the Patriots. Hill is going to have to put in a solid and dedicated offseason to better his route-running and hands skills with his otherworldy physical talent. His rookie salary makes him an easy player to keep. Increase role.
Jeremy Kerley -- In the midst of a meltdown, Jeremy Kerley came a long way. While the Jets expected Kerley to be a slot receiver, Kerley responded to the opportunity given him when Holmes went down. Kerley's season ending output came in line with the pace that Santonio Holmes was going for before his injury, so the Jets have a wonderful replacement starter and slot receiver at a minimum in Kerley. Increase role.
Santonio Holmes -- Holmes was on pace for over 1000 yards and 80 catches in 2012, but it's still fair to ask how many of those yards would have been "empty calories." Sanchez locked on Santonio and while Holmes was a backbreaker for opposing defenses in 2010, he's been lackluster since. With the money due him, I don't see how the Jets could cut him and save any money. The Jets are likely stuck with Holmes for one more year and they'll do their best to get as much out of him as they can ... unfortunately it will be to the tune of an $11,000,000 salary number. While I've been harsh on Santonio in the past, I am going to ask for a blank slate for 2013 for a few reasons. In 2013 he could be playing with a new quarterback and maybe even new coordinator which might play more to some of his abilities. Could the Jets find a way to get their first 80 catch season from him? Grit teeth for salary cap reasons, ride out one more year.
CB/WR Royce Adams -- Adams hit the reserve this year and might be a player that the Jets have pegged for a special teams / depth role in 2013. They are going to need versatile players who can move around the roster depending on need and while Adams had a tough camp, 2013 might be another chance for him to prove how far he's come in a rehabilitation / strength program in the past year. 2013 practice squadder.
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Credit Card Traps, And How To Avoid Them
"0% interest* for the first six months, no annual fees**
and a low fixed*** rate of only 8.9%****!"
* Unless you count the deferred interest we will charge you
if you don't pay off the full balance transfer amount when
the promotional period ends.
** Except the ones we charge for "late payments****", going
over your balance, cash advances, balance transfers,
membership in "rewards" programs, etc., etc., etc.
*** Fixed for the first month, but after we may change it
without notice for: late payments, going over your balance,
changes in the prime rate, or just cause we want more of
your money.
**** Rate depends on your credit score. (Which we already
checked and intend to charge you 19.8% or we wouldn't bother
sending you this great***** offer.)
***** A payment may be late if we just don't get around to
processing it in time no matter when you actually mailed it
to us.
****** May not be great in all states.
Yes, folks, "the devil is in the details" and the truth is
in the fine print.
While this is obviously an exaggerated and fictitious
example I have seen most of these "weasel" clauses in the
100s of credit card offers I receive each year.
Some of these tricks and traps are practiced by local and
national merchants with their "store credit cards" and
"discount cards".
I have seen stores and even car dealerships make "no
interest for a year" type announcements and advertisements.
But when you actually read the contract (and who does that -
they count on you to not read the whole thing and you
probably won't understand it without your attorney) you may
find that instead of the regular payments you would expect
to start at the end of the no interest period, you are
required to pay the full purchase price.
If you want to make installment payments, you will be
required to pay the payment plus the interest (look for the
rate in the fine print) and you may also be required to pay
the interest that accrued during your "interest free"
period. Gotcha!
Or how about the "no annual fees" bit. Look out for the
contract to say "no annual fees FOR THE FIRST YEAR". Or
first two years or that a "membership" fee is required. How
that differs from an "annual fee" is beyond me.
Also watch out for the "no annual fees" for the use of the
card but "membership fee required" to participate the in
frequent flyer miles or cash back points program (which was
probably why you chose that card to begin with). Gotcha!
And how about the "fixed" rate? Read the fine print, it
will actually say "subject to change without notice". Is it
just me or do I misunderstand the meaning of the word
Also your "fixed" rate may be raised to the "maximum
allowable by state law" if you go over your credit limit
(including fees that may put you over your limit before you
even know it), make a late payment, miss a payment or do not
pay the full amount. Gotcha!
And then there is that low "teaser rate". Yes that's what
it is called in the industry and it is appropriately
descriptive. That rate is given out, they aren't lying
about that. But it is only given to the people who have 700
or above credit scores, minimal debt, and a high paying job.
The majority of the people who are sent the ad will not get
the lowest rate. But you won't know your rate until you
apply for the card. But by the time they tell you what rate
you will be at they have already signed you up and issued
your card.
They count on the fact that most people will just accept the
rate and go from there. Gotcha!
So how can you avoid these traps?
Rule #1, read ALL of the fine print. If you are not clear
on something ask someone else what they think it means. Ask
an attorney friend, CPA (certified public accountant),
financial planner, banker or other person in the financial
industry. Chances are they will have several questions
about the fine print, too.
Rule #2, don't apply for a card unless or until they tell
you what your actual rate will be. This is hard because
most of them are not set up to tell you. Generally you will
need to know your credit scores and have a copy of your
credit report handy.
Even then you are unlikely to find someone through their
telephone maze that will or can actually answer your
question. Try to find a card that gives you a confirmed
rate before you apply. A conscientious company will first
request a copy of your credit report from one of the credit
bureaus before quoting you a rate.
Look on http://www.bankrate.com for current rates offered by
various credit card companies and banks. Often smaller
banks and companies offer better deals and are not as strict
or hard to deal with. Check with your local banks also. At
least with a locally issued credit card "you know where they
Rule #3, always mail your payment at least 7 days before it
is due. Or try paying through the Internet. Many companies
now offer that payment method. It can also save you time
and stamps.
Rule #4, check your statement each month to be sure you are
still at the interest rate you signed up for. If your rate
has been increased, look for a late payment fee, or some
other reason for the increase. Call the company and ask
them why they increased your rate.
If your rate was unjustly increased (they processed the
payment late or credited it to your account late, but it was
not received late) then ask them to change your rate back to
what it should be.
Even if you did make a late payment, most companies will
reduce your rate after six months of on-time payments. But
if you don't ask, they will keep you at the higher rate as
long as they can.
In the credit card business it is definitely "caveat emptor"
or buyer beware!
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As a licensed practical nurse you've already experienced the rewards of a career of caring for people as a trained health professional. Now you can fortify your skills and prepare for a wider field of career opportunities by continuing your studies and earning a bachelor of science in nursing.
The LPN to BSN program follows the same academic plan and requirements as the Traditional-Track BSN program, except that those who already have an LPN license may be granted up to 12 advanced placement credits toward the 121-122 credits required for the degree.
Beginning in Fall 1999, students with an LPN license who request admission to the BSN program, and who have graduated from LPN program within five years of admission into the BSN program and/or who have worked as an LPN within five years of admission into the BSN program, will be granted, without testing, advanced placement credit for: NU 211 (4 credits), and NU 212 (3 credits).
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 52 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
RentAnAC is a niche business in the Boston area that offers a convenient air conditioner rental service to an expanding base of loyal customers. We're in need of a new informational site that tells our story, details our services and helps build our brand.
We are looking for a 5-8 page informational site with a soft, friendly and clean look and feel to go with our new image/brand. The main purpose of the site will be to describe our services and highlight the level of convenience they offer. We also want want to be able to tell our story and convey the human dimension of our company with photos, testimonials and an about section.
- light blues and whites that go well with our logo
- logo can be found here http://gyazo.com/78f178e3e987371c81…a49a75.png
- Site navigation as follows:- Home/Index: general description, relevant photo(s) (possibly space for news, alerts, coupons and promotions)
- Services: details service terms, type and size of units available, pricing, neighborhoods we service, hours, etc
- FAQ: rental terms, gaurantees, insurance
- About: backstory on owners, photos of us, our vans, warehouse, employees, etc.
- Contact: email form, tel, txt for customers and employment opps
- Other pages- Press: links to articles
- Testimonials: customer feedback and photos
- Commercial services: information for colleges, property management companies etc interested in contract services
- We are also interested in adding mock "floorplans", demonstrating 3-4 different room sizes (bedroom, living room, large room, etc) to help customers determine the capacity of unit required (e.g., 150 sq ft = 5000 btu). We would like customers to be able to match their room type with a sample (sample bedrooms will have twin bed, queen + dresser, etc to help gauge size for those who actually don't know square footage).
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— Use headings, indentations; and please, always sign (~~~~) your posts. (See Help:Talk pages for details.)
— Ask your Scouting/advancement-related questions on our forums... several Scouters will be happy to help you.
Online vs Classroom training
I am wondering if the text and chart on the training subject are correct. I am a new Pack Trainer and am trying to ensure that all leaders in my pack are fully trained. My question relates to "Position Specific Training." The text of the "What Makes a Leader Trained" topic says that Position Specific Training is TAUGHT in CLASSES (i.e. not online). The accompanying chart on that topic as well as this "New Leader Training" topic also suggests that it Position Specific Training available only through Classes.
Yet if one looks at their training profile / history on scouting.org, clearly there is on-line position specific training available. Is online position specific training now sufficient? If so these pages on meritbadge.org should be updated or clarified.
Any guidance would be appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tiger857 (talk • contribs) August 8, 2011. (Please, sign and date your posts on talk pages.)
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Bahraini Minister of Labor Abdul-Nabi Al-Shaaleh recently stated that there are 12,120 locals currently unemployed in Bahrain, reported Al-Sharq Al-Awsat daily. Nevertheless, only 9,708 of those unemployed have applied for unemployment benefits.
Of those making a claim at the Labor office, only 5,142 actually received the compensation, reaching 100 Bahrain Dinars ($265) for a married unemployed person, and BD 70 ($185) for those unwed.
The Bahraini population is estimated at 680,000, of which nearly 40 percent are foreigners. Head of the Bahraini Labor Training Institute, Naji Mahdi, stated that over 41,800 new workers had joined the local labor market over the past ten years. The size of the local labor force grew to 132,400 workers in January 2001, up from 90,700 workers in January of 1991.
Mahdi added that although the labor force was growing steadily, he expected the rate of unemployment in Bahrain to reach 18.5 percent in the year 2001. ― (MENA Report)
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Earlier Event: March 2Bennett's Lane Big Band
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Method::Slice - A slice of method calls within an object
use Method::Slice;
# rvalue example: gather several substrings
my $url = sprintf "http://%s:%d/%s?%s",
mslice($obj, qw/host port path query_string/);
# lvalue example : transpose point
my $point = Point->new(x => 11, y => 22);
(mslice($point, qw/x y/)) = mslice($point, qw/y x/);
# other lvalue example : move 10 units on x and y axes
# must use @{[]} because arg to 'map' is a non-assignment lvalue context
(mslice($point, qw/x y/)) = map {$_ + 10} @{[mslice($point, qw/x y/)]};
# unfortunately these won't work
# $_ += 10 for mslice($point, qw/x y/); # not in ASSIGN context
# $_ += 10 for @{[mslice($point, qw/x y/)]}; # assigns to a throwaway copy
Perl has a very convenient feature called slice, to extract several pieces of information at once from an array or from a hash (see ""Slices"). It is even possible to assign a list, to a slice, i.e. to simultaneously update several items within an array or hash." in perldata
Unfortunately, when it comes to objects with accessor methods, good practice forbids us to directly access the internal hash or array that stores the object state; so slices are no longer available, and every attribute of the object must be accessed in a separate call.
The present module comes the rescue : it exports a single subroutine
mslice (for "method slice"), that takes an object and a collection of method names, and encapsulates a list of method calls, either to get a list of attributes, or to set them in a single list operation.
my @values = mslice($object, qw/meth1 meth2 .../);
(mslice($object, qw/meth1 meth2 .../)) = @new_values;
Takes an object reference, and a collection of method names, which are supposed to be getter/setter methods in the usual sense (i.e. we should be able to write
my $val = $object->meth1() for getting a value, and
$object->meth1($new_val) for setting a value within that object).
mslice is called in an rvalue context, it will return a list of values obtained by calling the methods as getter accessors (i.e. without any argument).
mslice is called in an lvalue assign context, it will call each accessor in the method list, with a single argument corresponding to the item in the corresponding position within the list on the right-hand side. Notice that the
mslice call should be enclosed in parenthesis so that it is in list context, not in scalar context.
mslice cannot be called in a lvalue, non-assign context. This is typically the case when using it as an argument to another subroutine (because that other subroutine receives aliases to its arguments in
@_, and might alter those aliases). So for such situations we have to force an rvalue context by writing
some_subroutine(@{[mslice($object, qw/meth1 meth2 .../)]})
See Want, perldata and "Lvalue subroutines" in perlsub for more explanations on lvalue/rvalue contexts.
Laurent Dami,
<dami at cpan.org>
Please report any bugs or feature requests to
bug-method-slice at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Method-Slice. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc Method::Slice
You can also look for information at:
RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
CPAN Ratings
Search MetaCPAN
Thanks to Belden Lyman for useful fixes.
Copyright 2013 Laurent Dami.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the the Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a copy of the full license at:
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Professor Eric Fossum has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the highest honor the engineering community bestows. He also has been named a Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Innovators in recognition of his invention of the CMOS active pixel image sensor, now found in nearly every cell phone and digital camera.
Professor Jifeng Liu was named a 2012 recipient of the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award for outstanding young faculty who through their work "exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research." The award will enable Liu to pursue research on low-temperature growth of high crystallinity germanium tin (GeSn) on amorphous materials for advanced optoelectronics.
Professor Keith Paulsen was named a Fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for his achievements in multi-modality medical imaging technologies for the detection and treatment of cancer, especially in the breast and brain.
Professor Brian Pogue was named a Fellow of the Optical Society of America for his contributions to optical tomography and spectroscopy of breast cancer and advancement of optical diffusion modeling software for tissue spectroscopy and imaging.
Professor Ulrike Wegst was one of 78 young engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's 18th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium in September. The materials scientist also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Bionic Engineering.
The world's most exciting, groundbreaking technology is pointless if it is unable to address an urgent and relevant need, Professor Tillman Gerngross argued in a recent issue of Nature Biotechnology magazine. "As basic scientists, our impact is measured by generating new knowledge and advancing our understanding of how the world works," stated Gerngross, cofounder of therapeutic protein companies GlycoFi and Adimab. "Not all problems are worth solving, and your job as a bio-entrepreneur is to figure out which ones are."
Ph.D. candidate Kaitlin Keegan provided a critical data point to a NASA announcement last summer regarding extreme melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet. "An estimated 97 percent of the ice sheet surface thawed at some point in mid-July," reported NASA, pointing to Keegan's analyses of ice cores. Keegan and Professor Mary Albert are among the coauthors of a new paper published in Nature reconstructing the climate of the Eemian interglacial period, based on the analysis of a 2,540-meter-long ice core from northern Greenland.
Elizabeth Chang Th'12, Amanda Christian Th'12, and Christopher Ng Th'12 were finalists in the annual Collegiate Inventors Competition sponsored by Invent Now, Inc. The Thayer team—advised by Professor Douglas Van Citters '99 Th'03 '06—invented an "Expandable Hydrogel Sphere for Orbital Implantation" for patients either lacking an eyeball or having a small eyeball. This was the third time in four years that Thayer students have won or been finalists in the competition.
Robbie Cholnoky '13, Kevin Dahms '12, Annie Saunders '12, and Robbie Moss '12 traveled to Fond des Blancs, Haiti, in November to examine the town's water pump system and research ways to increase its durability. The students undertook the project in post-earthquake Haiti as part of ENGS 89/90, Thayer's capstone B.E. engineering design course.
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Actually it is not a matter of "if", but a matter of "when" the trolls find us. This place is going to grow (and don't get me wrong - I really want it to, and it needs to) and the kids I call the "child actors" will eventually wander in here. And of course, they're going to love it because there are so many avenues to troll on people. (comments on pages, comments on photos, the forum, groups, etc.) Here's the cool part - just as we are all building this site together, we all get to monitor our own stuff too. You get to delete any comment from your profile, or your group, or even the photos and videos you post (I think.)
"...inflammatory speech is often allowed, while outspoken opinion is scrutinized."
I could not have said it better myself. There is a fine line and we're going to have to watch it. I certainly think disagreement is a good thing - it makes the discussions worth having. When people start flaming at each other, that has to be stopped. We are not the first message board online so we won't have to reinvent the wheel. It just takes good judgement which I think I have. And you clearly do too. You better watch out or I'll make you a Moderator. ;-) The big boards, tennis.com and TW are horrible at moderating. I actually think they like the trolling because they want that element in there. In my opinion, that is what Tennisopolis has that they will never have. This site is based on a community model and we're going to maintain that.
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|Perform a jump. Now you may think that you should indicate where you want to jump to. But of course, that's actually specified by the session type so you don't have to specify it at all in the implementation.
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With bond valuations getting squeezed as the Federal Reserve keeps rates near zero, fixed-income yields have fallen under a considerable amount of pressure. Also, total returns for many corporate bonds risk not exceeding their coupon payments this year. So where should investors go hunting for yield outside of fixed income? Electric utilities, natural-gas-infrastructure companies, and real-estate investment trusts are good low-risk candidates, according to a recent report from Barclays. "Since QE2 began in November 2010, cyclical sector P/Es have contracted while defensive sector multiples have expanded," Barclays wrote in the note. "In our view, this trend will persist until the Fed begins the normalization process, creating an accommodative environment for equity income." Of the firm's many suggestions, MarketWatch picked the 10 largest by market cap.
— Wallace Witkowski
1. Simon Property Group Inc.
As the world's largest real-estate investment trust, or REIT, Simon Property SPG, +0.32% is focused on shopping malls. Barclays expects healthy growth from Simon's current portfolio and its $1 billion in projects planned for 2013. Taking into account the stock's compound annual growth rate, current dividend yield, and projected dividend growth, Barclays estimates a potential total annual return of up to 18% from Simon Property.
2. Kinder Morgan Inc.
The energy infrastructure company has strong cash flow derived from its business diversification and general partner holdings. Growth at Kinder Morgan KMI, +0.09% is supported by its $26 billion in expected capital expenditures over the next five years, Barclays said. The firm expects a risk-adjusted total return of 14.1% from Kinder Morgan with its current 3.9% dividend yield.
3. Duke Energy Corp.
As the largest U.S. electric power holding company, Duke DUK, +0.26% stands to turn in 4% to 6% earnings-per-share growth following its acquisition of Progress Energy in 2012, Barclays said. The firm also expects Duke to return trading at a 10% to 15% premium to the sector once it outlines long-term growth expectations at an analyst day in late February, and announces a new chief executive in the latter half of 2013. Barclays estimates a total annualize return of 10.6% for Duke.
4. National Grid PLC
With electricity and natural gas assets in the United Kingdom and the United States, National Grid NGG, +1.35% UK:NG stands to gain from a more stable regulatory landscape following final decisions from U.K regulators and pending approval for settlements in New York and Rhode Island. With a current 5.7% dividend yield and dividend growth potential, Barclays estimates a potential total annual return of 20% or more for National Grid.
5. Williams Cos.
Barclays expects an annualized total return of up to 23.9% from Williams WMB, +0.50% owing to its potential to grow its dividend by 20% through 2015. The pipeline company's current dividend yield of 3.9% is about 100 basis points at a discount to peers, Barclays said.
6. Prologis Inc.
As an industrial REIT with holdings in the Americas, Europe and Asia, Barclays expects Prologis PLD, +0.45% to see above-average earnings growth from improving industrial fundamentals worldwide, as well as achieving portfolio repositioning and deleveraging goals outlined when it merged with rival AMB in 2011. Barclays estimates a potential total annual return of up to 16.5% for Prologis.
7. Plains All American Pipeline LP
As the largest crude oil pipeline master limited partnership, Barclays estimates a return potential of 13.1% from Plains PAA, -0.28% with its 4.5% yield. Some $1.5 billion a year in capital expenditure is expected to drive expansion.
8. Boston Properties Inc.
As an office REIT, one of Boston Properties' BXP, -0.08% best known holdings is the General Motors building in New York. The firm has choice holdings in New York, Boston, and San Francisco, and Barclays sees these office markets as remaining the strongest nationwide over the next few years, with potential upside from holdings in Washington D.C. if fiscal cliff issues are addressed in 2013. Barclays estimates a total annual return of up to 22% for Boston Properties.
9. Northeast Utilities
Northeast Utilities US:NU ranks as Barclays' top regulated utility pick of 2013. With assets in natural gas infrastructure and transmission, the firm sees Northeast Utilities' fundamentals, strong balance sheet and cash flow supporting growth. Barclays estimates a potential total annual return of more than 20% for Northeast Utilities.
10. Oneok Inc.
Oneok OKE, +0.58% is positioned to raise its dividend by 65% to 70% out to 2015 as it seeks to bring into service some $6 billion in new projects. Barclays expects a total return potential of up to 19.6% for the natural-gas-liquids infrastructure company.
10. Oneok Inc.
Oneok US:OKE is positioned to raise its dividend by 65% to 70% out to 2015 as it seeks to bring into service some $6 billion in new projects. Barclays expects a total return potential of up to 19.6% for the natural-gas-liquids infrastructure company.


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Using the Map Data
The Seismic Hazard Zone Maps map may not show all areas that have the potential for liquefaction, landslide, strong earth ground shaking or other earthquake and geologic hazards. Also, a single earthquake capable of causing liquefaction or triggering landslide failure will not uniformly affect the entire area zoned.
U.S. Geological Survey base map standards provide that 90 percent of cultural features be located within 40 feet (horizontal accuracy) at the scale of this map (1:24,000). The identification and location of liquefaction and earthquake-induced landslide zones are based on available data. However, the quality of the data is varied. The zone boundaries depicted have been drawn as accurately as possible at this scale.
Information on this map is not sufficient to serve as a substitute for the geologic and geotechnical site investigations required under Chapters 7.5 and 7.8 of Division 2 of the Public Resources Code.
DISCLAIMER: The State of California and the Department of Conservation make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy of the data from which these maps were derived. Neither the State nor the Department shall be liable under any circumstances for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages with respect to any claim by any user or any third party on account of or arising from the use of this map.
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These maps will assist cities and counties in fulfilling their responsibilities for protecting the public safety from the effects of earthquake-triggered ground failure as required by the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act
For information regarding the general approach and recommended methods for preparing this map, See DMG Special Publication 118, Recommended Criteria for Delineating Seismic Hazard Zone in California
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Hey everyone! I got another BMW... well two more to be exact...
Back in May, before I left town for work, my very first car came up for sale. It's an E46, same chassis/generation as the M3 but it's only a 323i, so it only has a 2.5L inline 6 and makes about 170hp and 180ft-lbs, but it's an automatic, which I thought is perfect for a DD since I already have the M3. A little history on what happened to it; back the summer of 2010 I had just come home after being out of town for over a month and someone idiot kid on a test drive drove straight into my car on purpose in the Intercity parking lot. I never bought it back and I always kind of regretted it but I finally got a chance to get it back so I took it. Here's a few pictures of what it looked like I originally got it, just before it got totalled, after it got totalled, and what it looks like now.
To me it was a perfect opportunity and I was very happy to get back into an E46 and RWD and get rid of my VW. I'm very familiar with this chassis having owned 2 different ones over a combined 6 years and it was local, so that was a huge bonus for me. I got it back and I ordered a few things that it needed to get back into good running order, planning on fixing it once I got home in September. Then in July, George (purplebilmer), posted up his black E39 540i for sale. I was really interested in it since it's a bigger car, it has a V8 and I always kind of wanted an E39, but I had just got the 323 back in May, I was out of town for work and it needed a bit of work to get it on the road so I didn't really think about it seriously. Anyways, George sent me a price and told me to pick it up, and it just so happened that I had 3 days off and a flight available to go home, so I went and I bought it. Now the plan is to sell the VW, fix the 323 and sell that and fix up the 540 and keep it as a year-round daily driver.
Here's a few pictures from George's ad. As you can see it needs a new hood, door handle and mirror.
I never really got a chance to look over the car fully but I already have an extensive list of things that need to be fixed and things I want to do to it. It's a bit more than I was expecting but it's not anything that I don't think I can fix. There's one issue with the front driver's wheel sitting about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch too far forward and rubbing the fender and bumper that I still have to figure out.
Keep in mind, this car has had over 10 owners over 17 years so it's in pretty rough shape. I'm not sure who did this stuff and I don't really care, I just want to get it fixed to my standard, I can be a bit picky, and get it on the road
Here's the list of things to be done, why and what I'm doing, in no particular order:
- Hood - bent in half, picked up a used hood and struts
- Airbag light - internal ecu errors, new ecu ordered
- Cluster - infamous dead pixels and car thinks its an auto, needs to be reprogrammed and ribbon cable replaced
- Front left tire rubbing - not sure, possible bent thrust arm or control arm due to possible accident damage?
- New rear tire - Open diff burnouts
- Hood release cables - one cable broke already, others rusty
- Battery - died over the last month, aftermarket fog light switch left on
- Headlight wiring - adjuster wires cut, random splices and shit everywhere
- Headlights - broken adjusters, dead bulb, one aftermarket ballast, changing projectors
- Left rear tail light - leaking, aftermarket tail lights to be replaced
- Turn signals - bulbs just kind of sit in the headlight, facelift headlights require adapters and new holders
- Ambient air temp sensor - missing, rewire kit ordered
- Fender liners - missing, needs M sport version
- Belly pan - missing, needs M sport version and brackets
- Shifter - needs all parts replaced, extremely sloppy and sits to one side
- Climate control - broken button, used button ordered
- Front & rear windshield gaskets - rotten, to be replaced
- Rear view mirror - dangling, needs to be glued back to windshield
- Drive belts - basic maintenance
- All fluids and filters - basic maintenance
- Spark plugs - basic maintenance
- Throttle cable - sticky throttle, new cable ordered
- Passenger mirror - broken, provided but needs to be fixed and reattached
- Door handle - broken, new replacement provided
- Valve cover gaskets - leaking, replacing with OEM gaskets
- Front driver door catch - missing, used one ordered
- Sunroof - not working, guides probably broken
- Rear window regulators - both broken, windows don't work
- Front drivers window - rattles when closing door, probably a loose nut or regulator
- Fog lights - aftermarket and broken, will be replaced with OEM style lights
- Fog light switch - missing, hole left in dash
- Intake airbox - dirty, ugly pod filter and hacked up airbox
- Steering wheel controls - worn out, new controls ordered
- Engine cover - missing, used one ordered
- Tail lights - aftermarket ones are smoked and leaking, OEM facelift lights ordered
- Updated light control module (LCM) - needed for facelift tail lights
- Steering wheel - worn out, needs to be re-dyed
- Aftermarket headunit - no steering wheel controls, proper harness ordered
- Headunit rewire - clusterf**k of wires
- B pillars - need to be repainted, carbon fiber trim pulled the paint when I removed them
- Headliner - needs to be rewrapped, I don't like two tone
- Trim - don't like cracking wood, vinyl wrapping in satin silver
- Rust - slight rust on rear quarters and other small bits
- Interior - full clean and detail to be done
- Cup holders - front ones missing
- Paint & bodywork - paint in horrible condition w/ random dents, PDR and will be vinyl wrapped
- Front seat - stitching on driver's seat pulling apart
- Jack pads - All 4 pads are missing
- Speakers - front driver's side speakers hacked wiring or missing entirely
Now for some photos of said problems!
Hood folded in half. Release cable was broken so I just took an angle grinder to it and pulled the cable out
Stupidest intake I've ever seen
Broken mirror
Shifter just kind of sits there. It's hard to tell what gear its in.
Water from the tail light...
Lovely wiring job on the headunit. Random wires left hanging
Headlight wiring hacked
B pillar trim
Tired steering wheel
Hole in dash with AEM wideband wiring
Oil everywhere
Possibly broken tie rod?
Two-tone headliner
Random broken bits
On the plus side it did come with a Pioneer headunit, Kenwood amp and a sub, but the sub is stuck in the trunk
I've already ordered most of the parts that I need, save for a few that I'm not really sure on just yet. I'll be picking up all the parts when I head down to Brainerd and I'm hoping to have it on the road for early October.


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Apple has released iOS 6.1 to the public. The update brings a number of improvements, including increased LTE support and the ability for users in the US to purchase movie tickets with Siri.
This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:
- LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/)
- Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only)
- iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud
- New button to reset the Advertising Identifier
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You can grab the update right now on your device by going to Settings, General, Software Update on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, or connecting you device to iTunes and downloading the update there.
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Help Monkey Kick Furball to the hills and beyond! How far can you get?
Don't get caught! This time, you have to steal the treasure under heavy guard, and then escape in time using your stealth skills and the adventure continues in one of the most beautiful cities in the world: Paris! Discover amazing new levels in surprising places, from luxury houses to super markets.Help
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RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) Data Core Series: Cost-of-Living Indices, 1990-2000 [United States] (ICPSR 27621)
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The RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) Data Core Series is composed of a wide selection of analytical measures, encompassing a variety of domains, all derived from a number of disparate data sources. The CPHHD Data Core's central focus is on geographic measures for census tracts, counties, and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) from two distinct geo-reference points, 1990 and 2000. The current study, Cost-of-Living Indices, has four longitudinal datasets containing normalized, annualized cost-of-living indices for MSAs, two of them 1990 geo-referenced, and the other two 2000 geo-referenced. One dataset in each of the geo-reference years includes the higher cost MSAs of Alaska and Hawaii in the estimations and predictions; the other excludes these MSAs.
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Data for Decennial Census Abridged (ICPSR 27866), Segregation Indices (ICPSR 27863), Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status (SES) Index (ICPSR 27865), Disability (ICPSR 27862), Pollution (ICPSR 27864), and Street Connectivity (ICPSR 27861) are also available from ICPSR.Additional details about the RAND center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) Data Core Series can be found on the RAND Web site.
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The purpose of the CPHHD Data Core Series is to provide projects with the data tools necessary to conduct quality, population-based, health-relevant research.
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All Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the 50 United States and District of Columbia.
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett talks about how his business partner Charlie Munger analyzes business more thoroughly than most investors.
Pimco CEO Mohamed El-Erian talks fiscal cliff, European crisis, China slowdown and more.
Sheila Bair, Karen Hughes, Mellody Hobson and Elaine Kamarck offer Romney and Obama advice for the Presidential debate.
Why Irene Rosenfeld is at peace with her smaller, tastier snack empire Mondelez.
Ex-Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz's advice to the current CEO Marissa Mayer - 'changing culture is not a sprint, it's a marathon.'
Ginni Rometty's mother's advice - 'actions speak louder than words', 'nothing is insurmountable' and 'you define yourself'.
The actress turned entrepreneur discusses what it was like to grow up on a military base and launch her own company.
The venture capitalist says anyone building a startup now must be able to do one thing "uniquely well."
Tyra Banks shares her mother's advice: Always think three steps ahead and be an independent woman.
Cisco CEO John Chambers shares his parents' advice on looking ahead and connecting with people emotionally.
Lululemon CEO Christine Day says that to be a good leader, it is very important to create the space for others to perform.
The author of 'Good to Great' shares the best advice that he got from his 'personal board of directors.'
Xerox CEO, Ursula Burns remembers the advice of her mother who encouraged her to be focus on giving back, not getting rich.
President of the ING Foundation says it is important to share who you are and what you value for a great business career.
Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola, says to always look towards the future and never to the past.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says join a company that is growing and you will find more opportunities.
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong says that to be successful, talk about winning and moving forward but never talk about losing.
Bob McDonald, CEO of Procter & Gamble, says the ability to keep learning will lead you to success in business and personal life.
Executive Chairman of Ford, Bill Ford says his father's advice to do what you're passionate about is a key to success.
Attorney David Boies discusses the intense preparation he goes through before trying a case in court.
The CEO of Clorox shares the importance of looking out for your employees.
NBA star Alonzo Mourning shares words of wisdom that inspire his charitable work.
CEO of MediaCom Stephen Allan says this simple advice will never steer you wrong.
In philanthropy, knowing you might never win is all right says the billionaire investor.
Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, says strategy is all about making hard choices.
The tennis legend says there's a lot of good on the other side of tired.
Food Network star and restaurant entrepreneur advises 'follow your passion' and don't 'ever accept no as an answer.'
Microsoft co-founder shares what he learned from industry leaders and competitors.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO says the key to investment is less emotion and more business judgment.
Charles Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, says classic homilies hold true in today's world.
A mentor is crucial to give perspective, says Google CEO.
Jim Rogers, president and CEO of Duke Energy, says it's crucial to keep your ears open at all times.
Gina Bianchini, CEO of Ning.com, says work to the peak of your ability.
The founder of The Vanguard Group says in investing 'nobody knows nothing.'
Microsoft co-founder and his father share their memories of Bill's upbringing.
Azul CEO and JetBlue founder says the mission to change air travel is key to his success.
Know where the other person is coming from and look for the win-win, says Christie Hefner.
John Lasseter says the company's secret is simple: creating relatable characters that have emotions and personalities.
eBay's Stephanie Tilenius says that if you don't risk failure, you aren't trying hard enough.
Under Armour's Kevin Plank says earning consumer trust is more important than getting a patent.
Wall Street investor Wilbur Ross says that 'if it seems too good to be true, it is...'
Pete Peterson, co-founder of The Blackstone Group, learned his best advice from novelist Joseph Heller.
Arianna Huffington says that the best advice she ever got from her mother was to be fearless.
Banking analyst shares her mother's advice - set achievable goals, realize them and recalibrate to keep moving higher.
Tom Freston, ex-CEO of Viacom says that problem solving is endemic of business in general.
Best Buy CEO Bradbury Anderson says managers should discover their own unique leadership message.
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This old dog is still open to new tricks, witness this year's Golden Globes nominations.
Fresh blood was the theme of this year's TV portion when nods for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Thursday.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has long been open to embracing new TV shows, and that's no different this year. After getting passed over when SAG nominations were announced Wednesday, "Orange is the New Black" finally seems to be somewhat in season.
The Netflix prison dramedy, based on the Piper Kerman memoir of the same name, scored nominations for its star Taylor Schilling, who plays Piper, a WASP-y artisan soap maker who is busted for smuggling drug money years after the fact. She's joined by fellow new faces familiar with generating buzz -- Kerry Washington (ABC's "Scandal") and Tatiana Maslany (BBC's "Orphan Black"). The latter had some critics crying foul when she was passed over for an Emmy nomination for her chameleon-like role.
Making a somewhat bolder entrance was Fox's cop comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." The freshman series, which is tapped by Fox to receive the plum post-Super Bowl spot alongside Tuesday sister "New Girl," scored a nomination in the comedy or musical category, with its lead Andy Samberg ("SNL") breaking through in the actor in a comedy or musical category.
The Fox comedy beat out more likely contendors such as "Veep," "30 Rock" and "Enlightened." It joins "Parks and Recreation" and last year's returning nominees "The Big Bang Theory," "Girls" and "Modern Family." Samberg, meanwhile, isn't the only newbie in his category; he's joined by Michael J. Fox and, depending on definitions of new, Jason Bateman, who is up for his role in "Arrested Developement," for which he took home a Globe in 2005 when it aired on Fox. (Its revival rolled out earlier this year--seven years after it went off the air--on Netflix.)
On the drama front, the likes of James Spader ("The Blacklist"), and Liev Schreiber ("Ray Donovan") got in the game, as did supporting players Monica Potter ("Parenthood") and Jon Voight ("Ray Donovan").
But an old favorite was noticeably absent from its posts. Showtime's "Homeland," which just last year had a lock in the major drama categories with four nods, has seemed to have lost its awards steam, getting shut out this year. Perhaps filling in its shoes is the new Showtime drama "Masters of Sex." The drama about the pioneers of the science of human sexuality, which drew critical praise with its roll-out earlier this year, broke through in the drama category; its co-lead Michael Sheen, who stars as William Masters, scored a nomination in the actor in a TV drama category.
Or perhaps "House of Cards" is filling out the shoes more completely. The Netlix political drama scored in four top categories, with the show breaking through, as well as its stars Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright and Corey Stoll.
Meanwhile, another critical darling seems to have lost its edge. After leaving empty handed when SAG nominations were announced Wednesday, "Mad Men's" absence has carried over to the Golden Globes, with the AMC drama nowhere in sight on the list of nominees. It's a surprising exclusion when considering the drama is gearing up for its final bow.
And while HBO continues to be the network to beat, nominations-wise (with nine total), it's got some healthy competition in Showtime, Starz and Netflix this year--each with six apiece. Pay cable network Starz has been in the running before when its Kelsey Grammer drama "Boss" was on the air. But its showing this year has amplified to a network record with its period offerings "Dancing On the Edge" and "White Queen" scoring big in the miniseries categories.


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A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
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Much of the sex trade is based on power- the person purchasing the service is the one with the power in many third world countries (and even in the US). The person that they are paying (which is most often a pimp) has the power to sell a woman and profit from her body. And the women that are being purchased? Their voices are taken away. They are treated as property. We sit in our Bible study groups and have a chuckle about brides in Biblical times being traded for a dowry of goats, yet we turn our heads and look the other way when women in today's world are treated as a sexual commodity up for purchase. It's uncomfortable. It's not fun to think about- so we don't.
I recently read Ashley Judd's book, All That Is Bitter and Sweet, about her time spent teaching indigenous people in brothels about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, crisis pregnancies and about making choices to take back some of the power that they lose when women are forced into being sex workers. The message is wonderful. But let's be honest- that message will not possibly make it into every brothel across the world. Millions of women all over the world are still enslaved to sexual trafficking. Their bodies are not their own. They suffer health and family consequences as a result of the decisions that they are forced to make on a daily basis.
As people sitting in our cozy homes in America, it's difficult for us to understand why these women don't just run away. It's unfathomable for us to imagine being hunted down like an animal by a pimp who feels that he has ownership over you. It's unimaginable that we would be forced to perform sexual acts (many to the detriment of our health) while our own children played on the floor next to us because there was nowhere else for them to go. We can't wrap our brains around the fact that in exchange for our very personhood we are barely given enough money to survive and to keep our children alive.
Now let's talk about these sex slaves not as grown women, but as children. Yes, that's right. Children as young as 5 and 6 years old are being traded for sex. Is your blood pressure rising yet? Mine is. I consider myself a fierce advocate for children, yet in the 30 years that I've been alive, more than 30 million children (according to UNICEF) have lost their innocence to the child sex industry. This is unacceptable. I think of my own children, skipping rope down the driveway and sitting at the kitchen table working on math problems. Nowhere does sex factor into this equation. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO. Children are supposed to be children, and yet we let this happen to "other people's children" right under our noses.
We like to think of this as a third world problem. After all- our government workers are going to places like Colombia for this type of "recreation". But it is estimated that there are nearly 150,000 enslaved sex workers in our own backyards. Yes, that's right folks, it's a problem in our own communities. And if you really want to get good and made about it- let me tell you this. Our government in the last 11 years has only worked to assist about 1000 of these victims in their escape from sexual slavery. Less than 1%. If you want to talk about the 99%, let's talk about it like this.
I'd like to think that most of us either don't know that this is happening or we truly just don't know what to do about it and that is why we allow this to continue. Today, I'm giving you something simple to do about it. Skip your dinner out tonight and eat PB&J at home. That new shirt you were going to buy? Leave it on the rack. The expensive paper towels you just put in your cart? Pick up the cheaper ones and let's see if we can't come up with something better to do with the difference of a dollar. That hot new song you can't live without hearing? Don't download it today. Turn on your computer and listen to it for free on youtube and watch the power of that dollar you save change someone's life.
Last month, I told you about FORGO- an app that you can download to your phone and use it to donate money that you save by making daily lifestyle choices. This month, FORGO is partnering with Freeset to help rescue women and girls out of the sex trade in Calcutta, India- the country's largest red light district. Women and girls are taken out of the brothels and delivered to safety. This precious woman is given medical care. Her loans are paid off. (Many women have to borrow money to pay for things like child birth and medical bills) She is taught a skill so that she can make a living wage. Her children are put in daycare so that they are in a safe place and are being taken care of instead of wandering the streets while mom works to provide for them. Freeset even helps set these women up for retirement.
Healthy, whole moms change the lives of their children. Healthy families make healthy communities. It just makes good sense. But for this to happen, we all have to be a part of it. No one else is going to step in and do it. The cost to deliver one woman from a life of sexual slavery and restore her to a woman who is honored and respected and whole is about $475. It's hard to think of each life in terms of a price tag. If that was our mother, or our sister, or our daughter, we would move Heaven and Earth to make that $475 happen. These are our sisters. Let's help our sisters. Let's show them we value them. FORGO.
This woman is a former sex worker. A woman who now can hold her head up high in FREEDOM. Tiny lifestyle decisions do this. Tiny decisions make an impact and this valuable sister can now make a difference for her family and for her whole community.I want to throw down the gauntlet. I want the Millions of Miles audience to single handly bring a girl out of the sex trade. I want you awesome people to be a part of helping a woman provide for her family. I want YOU to be responsible for showing a precious woman that she is worthy and that her children matter. If you are a reader here and you FORGO something (anything!) at the end of your transaction, you will be given the option to share with the world that you made a difference in the life of a woman. This is not meant to be "showy" or "braggy". This is meant to educate, advocate, and inspire others to make small decision to impact others. If you share your FORGO- please tag Millions of Miles on Facebook. (by typing @Millions of miles) so that we can all encourage one another. If every fourth person that reads this post today decided to forgo a soft drink- we could do this by dinner time today. LET'S DO IT! I'm kicking it off by FORGO-ing taking the kids out for ice cream after school. We have perfectly good popsicles sitting in the freezer. That's $7 toward the price of freedom for a woman.
To get started FORGO-ing, go to forgo.it from your smartphone. (this is a mobile app and it only works from mobile devices) But don't worry- if you've decided to FORGO a smart phone- the technology is coming to do this from your computer. Be patient :-) For a full tutorial (and all the scoop) on FORGO- click HERE. If you want to follow FORGO on Facebook and watch the running tally for how many girls are rescued from bondage, check out their FB page.
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*Editors note* I just got my copy of Get A Job on DVD.
"GET A JOB," Hawaii''s first award winning major motion picture comedy starring Willie K, Eric Gilliom, Augie T, and many of the island's top entertainers and musicians, is now available on DVD and is quickly becoming the hottest christmas gift and stocking stuffer in Hawaii and beyond.
Both the Movie and Soundtrack are available for purchase online at www.GetAJobMovie.com, and fans can save 10% on their purchases by using the special discount code "KAMAAINA."
Honolulu Star-Advertiser film critic Burl Burlingame says the movie is "Undeniably funny." Impressed by the quality of the all-Hawaii production team, he adds "… in sheer filmmaking technique, it's a masterpiece."
Entertainer and Honolulu Midweek reporter Kaleo Pilanca observes "This movie is for everybody or anybody who wants to laugh and not take life too seriously." Asked if he would buy the DVD, he replies "Yes. I would send it to all my relatives who live on the mainland. This would help them with homesickness."
Regarding the motion picture Soundtrack in his Island Mele column, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser's Jon Berger raves "'Get A Job' sings with fun, creativity, and versatility."
Maui Time's Anu Yagi states "GET A JOB" has broken boundaries, proving it's possible to create a quality Hawaii story, by Hawaii people." She continues, "From the flicker of the first few frames, "GET A JOB" is going to change everything anyone's ever thought about locally made films."
"(Writer/director) Kohne took inspiration from vintage screwball comedies like 'It's a Mad Mad World,' where chaos is the starting point and things get crazier from there," reports Maui News film critic Rick Chatenever. "It's a madcap comedy, a throwback to the zaniness of Hope and Crosby, Martin and LEwis, Abbott and Costello."
"GET A JOB" on DVD stars Willie K, Eric Gilliom, and Augie T, Jake Shimabukuro, Carolyn Omine, Henry Kapono, Amy Hanaiali'i, the late Charles Ka'upu, Ernie Cruz Jr., Kealoha, and Kathy Collins, with cameos by Mick Fleetwood, Willie Nelson, and Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers. The movie was written/directed by Maui's Brian Kohne, produced by Stefan Schaefer, and features a tropical soundtrack by the Barefoot Natives. Produced entirely in Hawaii by islanders, the ground breaking feature film previously screened in theaters throughout Hawaii, on the mainland, and in countries such as Spain, India, and Cambodia, winning top prizes in many of the Festivals in which it competed. The movie is available for purchase at www.GetAJobMovie.com.
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We teamed up with Broadband Genie to take the train from London to Edinburgh in order to find out: what's the best mobile broadband network? For all your broadband needs visit Broadband Advisor.
We wanted to find out which mobile network offered the best mobile broadband connectivity. We got mobile broadband dongles from six networks - EE, O2, Three, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone, as well as two third-party operators that use Three's network: Samba and Globalgig. See all Broadband tips.
To find out which was the best for broadband speed, coverage, streaming video and downloading files we devised a series of exhaustive tests. Over the course of two days we took the train from London to Edinburgh, simultaneously testing the eight connnections as we travelled along on a series of time-limited challenges including speed tests, videos to watch, and files to up and download. We then combined the results so we can say with confidence which networks are best, taking all locations into consideration and replicating real-world use. (Check out the Best Mobile Broadband Deals.) You can read Broadband Genie's take on this with their best mobile broadband winners and best mobile broadband analysis pieces.
Fastest mobile network
According to our tests EE is the fastest mobile network, with average download speeds in our tests of 3.43Mbps, and average upload speeds of 1.79Mbps. EE completed 11 of the 13 speed tests carried out, too. This may not sound all that impressive, but when you consider that the tests took place on a fast-moving train all over the country it is a great result. EE's best simultaneous figures were 7.11Mbps down and 8.11Mbps up.
A respectable second was Three, which completed 12 of the 13 speed tests with average figures of 1.87Mbps down and 0.94Mbps up.
The total average for all eight networks was 1.24-meg down, and 0.72 up. Not great, but usable, and impressive under the circumstances. Mobile broadband has come a long way.
Best mobile network for video
EE again performed well, showing at least some of the 11 videos we streamed, and all of five of them in the time allowed. The others that showed some of all videos were Three, T-Mobile, and Globalgig. Three network managed to show four of the 11 videos in full, and more than half of two others. Globalgig showed five videos in their entirety and more than half of a further two. T-Mobile enjoyed some of its stablemate EE's reflective glory, showing the full span of four videos and more than half of another one. But EE again came out on top.
Best mobile network for downloads and uploads
In this test Three was the best, managing to down- or upload 10 out of the 11 files in our tests. Indeed, Three only just missed out on a perfect score as the 11th file was nearly half way to being downloaded when the time was up. EE performed well, too, managing a healthy nine out of 11. In this is narrowly pipped its stablemate T-Mobile with eight downloads, and the Three-running Globalgig with seven.
Overall then it is a close-run thing between Three and EE for the title of best mobile broadband network. Three completed more tests and in those tests was the better at downloads and uploads. But EE topped the charts for video and speed tests, and its speed test results in particular left the rest of the field trailing a long way behind.
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Mirror Wills Benson
Many people in the UK don't have a will, and it's surprising such an important aspect of living should be so woefully neglected. It's stated that more than 50 per cent of adults in the UK haven't made a will.
Given the turmoil and anguish that can surround untimely death, it seems bizarre so many people risk causing further upset by failing to deal with their estate, in the event of death. If death occurs, it is the law that makes decisions on property and capital distribution and not the surviving partner or any children.
One way for couples to take advantage of a simple cost-effective will writing plan is to make mirror wills. Mirror wills are wills that are virtually identical and designed to protect the surviving partner in the event of death.
They are a useful will for any married couple, civil partnership or unmarried couple to ensure that in the event of death, the surviving member of the partnership will inherit the estate.
Mirror wills can also be used to confirm that if both members of the partnership die at the same time, all of the joint estate is transferred to any children/other beneficiaries.
Taking out mirror wills protects partners, particularly if they are an unmarried couple and prevents any legal issues arising if untimely death should occur.
Although mirror wills are generally just about the same, there can be slight differences incorporated within each will. These tend to be small variations such as additional executors.
Advantages of mirror wills Benson:
Inheritance Tax can be avoided when a will is in place leaving everything to a partner.
Nil rate of Inheritance Tax passes on to the surviving spouse mirror wills can cut the cost of making a will substantially. As they are generally a mirror image there is less work involved in drawing up a mirror will When it comes to avoiding Inheritance Tax on a legacy.
As long as the estate has a value of less than double the current rate for zero Inheritance Tax, the surviving member of any couple will not be taxed.The current rate for Inheritance Tax is £325,000, so effectively couples can benefit from an estate of up to £650,000 when wills are in place.
The text of a mirror will name the surviving member of the couple as sole beneficiary. In this respect, the other half of the couple becomes the executor of the will and inherits the estate. If changes are made to either will it is important that these are reflected within the second will.
It is also important to name an alternative executor in each will, in circumstances where both parties die at the same time there needs to be a legal executor in place to handle the administration of each estate.
If you are one of the 50 per cent of UK adults without a will in place, it's important to consider the ramifications this presents to your partner, children and extended family.


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In June, the San Diego County Water Authority board of directors voted unanimously to sue the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, our largest supplier, challenging its adopted water rates for 2011 and 2012. The lawsuit was filed only after the county water authority tried for many months to get MWD to address its concerns over the rates.
The crux of this case is simple. California law requires MWD to impose rates that reflect the cost of its services. The price MWD's member water agencies pay to buy MWD water must reflect MWD's costs to purchase and provide that water. Similarly, the price MWD's member agencies pay to transport their own water through MWD's facilities (which the water authority and all of MWD's member agencies pay for) must reflect only MWD's costs to operate and maintain MWD-owned aqueducts, pipelines, and other facilities used to transport that water.
But MWD does not follow this basic legal principle. The price that MWD charges to transport water owned by a member agency includes MWD's own water-supply costs. By recasting its water-supply costs as transportation costs, MWD artificially inflates the price paid for using MWD facilities and hides the true cost of MWD water. This is a particular problem for the water authority because, in addition to being the largest customer for MWD water, it is the only MWD member agency that transports significant quantities of its own water using MWD's facilities.
The water authority retained independent experts who determined that MWD is misallocating hundreds of millions of dollars of water-supply costs in its rate structure to its transportation rate. These misallocated expenses include the cost MWD pays to purchase water from the state of California under its water-supply contract for State Water Project water. This water will become much more expensive as environmental issues in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta are addressed and further exacerbate this problem. The experts also determined that MWD is misallocating costs of conservation and local water-supply development programs. According to these experts, these costs must all be charged for water-supply services, not for transportation services as MWD does.
Taken together, these rates overcharge this region's ratepayers by approximately $30 million in 2011. That number will continue to grow as the water authority's long-term transfers of conserved Colorado River water reach the planned maximum of 280,000 acre-feet annually. These conserved water transfers, from the historic water-transfer agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District and from lining the All-American and Coachella canals, are a cornerstone of the water authority's investment in regional water-supply reliability. These investments by the water authority also have added greatly to water-supply reliability for all of Southern California.
MWD's rate structure is not just illegal; it's bad water policy that runs contrary to the water-supply planning and policy objectives articulated by the MWD's own board of directors and the state Legislature.
First, by making the cost of its own water supplies appear lower than it really is, MWD's pricing discourages its member agencies from investing in water conservation or developing local water-supply projects because the cost of those projects appears uncompetitive compared to MWD's supply rate. Second, by overcharging for the use of MWD facilities for transportation, MWD's rates discourage member agencies from developing cooperative water-supply agreements within the MWD service territory that depend upon access to MWD facilities at a reasonable cost.
Conservation and local supply projects can diversify and improve California's water-supply portfolio and reduce Southern California's exposure to droughts or regulatory restrictions on imported water, such as the current restrictions on water deliveries from the delta. For example, the water authority's transfer of conserved Colorado River water has helped reduce the region's supply shortage from 13 percent of the water we need to just 8 percent. Without the transfer of this water, the regional shortage level would be closer to 13 percent.
During this time of escalating water rates, Southern California needs accurate pricing signals from its largest wholesale water provider. While it is unfortunate that litigation is required to resolve the rate dispute, the stakes involved – both financial and water-supply reliability – are simply too big to ignore.
Lewis is chairman of the San Diego County Water Authority board of directors.


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Half Dozen Eggs
Inspire your child's culinary creativity by surprising her with a set of Half Dozen Eggs. The six wooden eggs add versatility to her play kitchen activities -- she can imagine cracking them open as she bakes a cake, makes breakfast for her doll friends, or she can hide them for an egg hunt. Math skills will be improved as she counts each egg or adds and subtracts them from the container. Durable wood is only taken from PEFC-certified sustainable forests in Germany.
- Recommended For Kids 3 Years And Older
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Quotation Time: Six Kinds of Chess Players - A Follow-Up
About a week ago I presented the following quotation and asked who said it:
I divide chess players into six categories. The first ones are the killers. Players who, figuratively speaking, are trying to kill their opponent. The second type is that of the fighters. They try to win with all means, but it's not necessary to kill. The third type are the sportsmen. For them chess is a sport like any other kind of sport. Number four are the 'players' or gamblers. Karpov, for instance, is a typical player. He wants to play any game. These four all have very strong motivation. Then we have two more, number five the artists, for whom not only the result is important, and number six the explorers.
The answer, as noted in the comments section to that post, is that it's from Yuri Averbakh, from a May 1997 interview with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam in New In Chess (reprinted in The Day Kasparov Quit, on page 131). I had not only promised to reveal the author, though, but also who he put into what category. So now, here's the rest of the story:
I am category six...
[In category one there's] Botvinnik, Fischer, Kortchnoi. Of course, not everyone fits just in one category. For instance, Tal had something of both the fighter and the artist. Karpov and Kasparov also have some killer characteristics, but not as strongly as Botvinnik. As a rule, the main definition of a killer is a man who was raised without a father. Sportsmen we have a lot. Spassky, Keres, Capablanca. They are normal people, but when they play it is for them just like any other sport.
Bronstein is a fighter He tries to pose as an artist. Maybe he has something of the artist but his main strength is that of the fighter.
I believe that Simagin was a real artist. Nicolas Rossolimo was an artist. Maybe Yanofsky was half artist and half gambler. And Zukertort fitted in this category.
...not only I [, but] Nimzovich was an investigator, Rubinstein, Fine.
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Get Motivated, Stay Motivated
Five or six days every week, Sue Wolcott, 41, hits the treadmill in her basement. It's a habit that started after she named her exercise machine Ripley. "It's as in 'Believe it or not, I'm working out,'" says Sue, a teacher in Grand Island, New York. "I would never skip out on meeting a friend, so I decided to treat my treadmill like a person." It's become, ahem, a running joke in her set; one pal now refers to her own treadmill as Dusty. "It's just us being silly, but when I'm asked if I've seen Ripley, I really love answering yes," Sue says.
Despite what you may think, the trick to exercising regularly isn't finding your inner enforcer. Rather, "it's getting creative and tapping your natural motivations," says Kelly McGonigal, PhD, a health psychologist and fitness instructor at Stanford. We asked women who work up a sweat almost every day for their stick-with-it solutions. Check out our seven fail-proof favorites.
1. Don't put away your gear.
From the moment she rises, Kristina Monét Cox, 26, has exercise on the brain. That's because the first things she sees are her sneakers and workout clothes. "I've got them next to the bed in plain sight," says Kristina, the CEO of a communications firm in Houston. "I've also got dumbbells right where I can see them in the bathroom, and a balance ball, a yoga mat, and a jump rope strategically placed throughout the house." Forgetting to exercise is never her problem.
Why it works: Visual cues are a wake-up call to your brain. "We all have competing priorities like work, family, chores. Sometimes we need a reminder to keep exercise at the forefront," McGonigal says.
Do it yourself: If you don't have the space to display your gear (or if it'll mess with your decor), choose just one or two prime locations that you'll never miss. Better yet, "pick places where you spend a lot of time and can use the equipment, like by the TV or the phone," says Amanda Visek, PhD, assistant professor of sport and exercise psychology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
2. Turn your commute into a workout.
On days that Monica Vazquez, 27, a master trainer for New York Sports Clubs in New York City, can't do her usual run, she stuffs her essentials — keys, cash, credit card, phone and ID — into a fanny pack and jogs home from work instead. "Running is a great workout, but it's also great transportation," she says. "Sometimes I get home even earlier than I normally do taking the subway."
Why it works: Running, walking, or biking somewhere you have to go anyway makes exercise feel time-efficient. "And you don't have to carve out another part of your day for it," says Michelle Fortier, PhD, professor of health sciences at the University of Ottawa. "It's an effective strategy for people who are busy from morning to night."
Do it yourself: Your logistics may be a bit more complex if you drive to work or don't have good public transportation at your disposal. Maybe you can carpool in the morning or park your car a mile from the office and speed walk the distance to and from your job. If you don't have a safe place at work to stash your stuff, invest in a lightweight backpack with waist and chest straps (we like Patagonia's Pocket Pack; $69, patagonia.com) or swap your purse for a fanny pack on days that you plan to run home.
3. Invest in more workout clothes.
For years, Gina Cancellaro, 36, a paralegal in Bronxville, New York, owned only one sports bra. "I didn't want to spend the money," she admits. Then one day she realized that this was a barrier to her working out: "My usual excuse was that it wasn't clean." So she went to the mall and loaded up on bras — and cute tops and shorts. Now she exercises five days a week.
Why it works: "Having the right clothing doesn't just remove a hurdle; it reinforces your identity as an exerciser," McGonigal says. "And when exercising is an integral part of your identity, it isn't optional anymore. It's just part of your life." Plus, you've got to wear those adorable new workout clothes somewhere.
Do it yourself: Stock up on at least a week's worth of gym outfits to eliminate any last-minute hand washing in the sink. Think of it as spending now to save yourself grief later. To truly simplify your life, you may want to get several of the same tops and bottoms. "There's no time-consuming decision making that way," says Patricia Moreno, a FITNESS advisory board member and body and mind coach for the Web site SatiLife. "Look for basics that are comfy and show off your assets — whether that's your shoulders or your abs — so you feel good just suiting up."
4. Log your workouts online.
A surprising thing happened when Michelle Busack, 38, started to post her exercise routines on Facebook: Old friends from high school whom she hadn't seen in years began writing comments. "At first they just congratulated me," says Michelle, a nurse in Columbus, Indiana. "But now we've bonded over this and they're my biggest cheerleaders." In fact, if she doesn't post a workout update for a few days, they'll demand to know what's going on.
Why it works: Social networking sites like Facebook and DailyMile offer an extra layer of social support. "You've got potentially all of your online contacts holding you accountable," says Michele Olson, PhD, a FITNESS advisory board member and professor of exercise science at Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama.
Do it yourself: Choose a social platform or online fitness tool. Then get in the habit of chronicling your progress after your workout every day so that your friends know when you usually exercise — and when you've slacked off. Post your minutes, your miles, or whatever motivates you most.
5. Involve your causes.
A political junkie, Rachel Simpson, 31, decided to use her partisan loyalties to help herself lose weight. She vowed to exercise four times a week; for each week she failed to do so, she agreed on Stickk (a Web site that helps people stay committed to their goals) to donate $25 to the library of a former president she didn't like. "Suddenly, working out was mandatory!" says the recent law school graduate in Minneapolis. Three months later she was down 16 pounds — and hadn't betrayed her party.
Why it works: Strong feelings, especially antipathies, have a multiplier effect. "Losing $10 to an enemy feels like $20 or even $30, so you push yourself harder," says Dean Karlan, PhD, professor of economics at Yale and a founder of Stickk.
Do it yourself: On Stickk, you can pledge to give a minimum of $5 to a charity or an individual (you provide the name and address) you like if you meet your goal or to one you dislike if you fall short. (Your credit card is charged.) Or sign up to raise money for a charity on the Web site Plus 3 Network: You pick from a list of goals that have prearranged corporate sponsors; if you meet yours, they'll pay the charity.
6. Make friends with class regulars.
The thought of spending time with her Spinning buddies pushes Marie Bruce, 24, a coach and events director in Austin, Texas, to her morning class three times a week. "We're a tight-knit group," she says. "If I'm grumpy when I walk in, they don't let me stay that way for long." During the past six years, she's grown close to her extended gym family; in fact, they're invited to her upcoming wedding.
Why it works: It's smart time management. "You get your social fix while doing physical activity," Fortier says. Both boost health, and the better you feel, the likelier you are to want to exercise.
Do it yourself: Some classes foster friendships more than others, so you'll have to do some sleuthing. "Arrive early and observe," suggests Moreno, who teaches IntenSati, a mix of aerobics, dance, yoga, and kickboxing. "Are people staking out their places in silence, or are they chatting and laughing and flitting around the room?" Another good sign: The instructor seems to know everyone's name.
7. Create an exercise contest.
Taking a page from The Biggest Loser, Elizabeth Kirat, 35, and her friends are embroiled in a sweaty battle to see who can diet and exercise off the most weight. Every six weeks, they call the winner. "There's money at stake, but it's really the bragging rights that keep you returning to the treadmill," says Elizabeth, a photographer in Denville, New Jersey. So far she's dropped 10 pounds.
Why it works: Competition turns a solitary pursuit into a fun group one. "By trying to beat each other, you're actually pulling each other along," Visek says. "Even playful heckling validates that you're working toward a similar goal."
Do it yourself: The contest can be for anything: most steps walked, most hours logged at the gym, highest percentage of body weight lost. Aim for anywhere from four to 10 participants. "Fewer than that, and one person who's not really trying can hobble the group. More than that, and it's hard for everyone to interact," Visek explains. To keep group members engaged, limit the competition to six-week rounds and have weekly check-ins, when people put money in the jar. "Your incentive is regularly refreshed in your mind that way," Visek says. Once everyone has agreed to the rules, let the games begin!