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Forum on Education
- 1 Welcome to the 5th Annual Forum on Education: The Service Learning Connection
- 2 Sarah Bonner
- 3 Jennifer Doty
- 4 Frances Veit
- 5 Kathelene McCarty Smith
- 6 Sheila Smyth
- 7 Caleb Puckett
- 8 Audra Eagle with Hillary George and Camille Ray
- 9 Hillary George with Audra Eagle and Camille Ray
- 10 Amy Buckland
- 11 Heather Lisa Davidson
- 12 Danica Sheridan
- 13 Audra Eagle & Shannon O'Neill
- 14 Susan Nef
- 15 Joshua D. Hogan
Welcome to the 5th Annual Forum on Education: The Service Learning Connection
We are pleased to invite you to attend the Forum on Library Education to be held on Friday, June 27, 2008 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm during the upcoming ALA Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. This Forum is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and its Committee on Education (COE). The Forum continues the dialog on issues in library and information science education and it identifies new issues and new challenges confronting our profession. The format of the Forum allows for substantive input by those attending it.The forum will be held at the Hilton hotel, California Pavilion B.
The Forum will feature a special introduction by authors of the forthcoming ALA Editions book The Service Connection: Library and Information Science Education and Service to Communities Guest Authors include: The School Library Media Practicum as Service Education by Johan Koren Varied models for effectively incorporating Service Learning in LIS education by Rae-Anne Montague Service Learning 3.0: Real learning in Virtual Worlds by Joe Sanchez
Sarah Bonner
Title of Project: A Case Study Redesigning the Teaching Resources Centerís Website to Improve Usability
University Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com
The Internet has become a major tool for disseminating information in the past decade. Therefore it is important for libraries to maintain a strong presence on the Internet through their website to connect users to information. A libraryís website should market the library, be designed to connect patronsí with both online and print resources. This project is a case study that redesigns the Teaching Resources Centerís website. The goal of this project is to redesign the website to improve website usability and provide a tool for the Teaching Resources Center to reach both student teachers and teachers in the Piedmont Triad Community. To discover the best design for the new web site, information architecture tools such as, ADDIE: Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate are being used to evaluate and redesign the web site.
Jennifer Doty
Title of Project: Mapping Our Backyard University Affiliation: Univ of Michigan, School of Information Email Address: email@example.com
Abstract: Awareness of the importance of geography in the educational curriculum is increasing. By incorporating elements of geographic information systems (GIS) technology into a service learning project, students will engage directly with their environment to gain new perspectives about the use of space in planning for urban and natural areas. This idea for a future service learning project was born from an experience teaching basic GIS applications to a small group of high school students attending the Michigan Math & Science Scholars program in the summer of 2007.
Frances Veit
Title of Project: MÈxico Negro University Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Abstract: MÈxico Negro serves an Afro-Mexican population in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, with the goal of establishing opportunities for learning and the development of cultural identity. MÈxico Negro has helped build a library in the community of el Ciruelo and has begun construction work on a second library in the Huehuetan community. Seven University of Wisconsin-Madison SLIS students have joined forces with Rev. Mr. Glyn Jemmott of MÈxico Negro A.C. and librarian Vianney Lopez of the El Ciruelo library to work on a variety of community-based service learning projects, some to be carried out at a distance and some to take place during a physical visit to Oaxaca in August of 2008. Distance projects include developing library staff training materials, collecting books for the library, researching potential library outreach models, and creating a newsletter template for the organization. During our visit in August, we plan to work with the community to increase interest in libraries by performing outreach, training librarians, and working at the Huehuetan construction site.
Kathelene McCarty Smith
Title of Project: Marketing and Disseminating Resources of STARS Alliance
University Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Email Address: email@example.com
Abstract: My service learning project involves working as an information architect to accomplish two goals; first, to help an alliance of southeastern universities market and disseminate their work and second, to try to increase diversity in the areas of computing, IT, and the information sciences. A national crisis has arisen as the result of an alarmingly large gap in the number of jobs which are needed in Computing and Information Technology (IT) as compared to the number of students seeking a career in these fields. This issue is compounded by the under-representation of women and racial minorities. In order to address this issue, the National Science Foundation (NSF), is funding an alliance of 20 universities and colleges to learn more about this problem and to formulate potential solutions to broaden participation in Computing and IT. It was because of this impetus that the STARS Alliance (Students and Technology in Academics, Research, and Service) was born, with its main goal being student recruitment, retention, and the creation of a pipeline from student, to college, to workforce.
I have been on the forefront of helping to conduct and analyze research on how to best market and disseminate important information concerning Computing and IT to STARSí target audiences: middle school students, high school students, community college students, and counselors/researchers The challenge is to design a Web site for diverse populations spanning middle school to college-aged and adult users which will meet the different information needs of all and to evaluate the Web site to ensure that it is highly usable in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, and overall satisfaction. These questions form the basis of on-going original research and my poster presentation will detail the overall research design used and how this impacted the type of information and overall interface design of this organizationís marketing Website.
Sheila Smyth
Title of Project: RECRUITING LIBRARIANS FROM THE FRINGES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE: A Service Project
University Affiliation: Academic Librarianship Committee of the Librarian Association of the University of California Irvine
PRESENTERS (Members of the Academic Librarianship Committee) Sheila Smyth, Research Librarian, German, Logic & Philosophy of Science, Philosophy & Religious Studies, University of California, 147 Langson Library Irvine, CA 92697-9557 Phone: (949) 824-7021 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Katherine Harvey, Cataloger Maintenance Project Librarian, University of California, 322 Science Library Irvine, CA 92697-9557 Phone: (949) 824-1541 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pauline D. Manaka, Social Sciences Research Librarian, University of California, 145 Langson Library Irvine, CA 92697-9557 Phone: (949) 824-4969 Email: email@example.com
Keith Powell Head, Acquisitions Department University of California, 304 Science Library Irvine, CA 92697-9557 Email: email@example.com
The Academic Librarianship Committee (ALC) has engaged in several initiatives to promote Librarianship on the University of California Irvine campus. We established a partnership with the Career Center to champion ALAís recruitment mission. Since 2006 we have participated in the Career Centerís Graduate Fair, held several panel discussions, and distributed information on library education. Many of the potential recruits who stopped by our table at the Graduate Fair also attended one of the panel meetings. We had a wide range of presenters, from the Library world to the publishing industry who spoke about their career paths to librarianship. One panelist demonstrated Second Life Library Education Centers to illustrate how librarians are operating in the virtual world. At the end of the meeting we held a Question and Answer session. The evaluation forms from this presentation indicated that 98% of the attendees were impressed, and would encourage other interested students to attend such panels in future.
In the UCI Libraries the Committee and library administration are cultivating an environment that encourages Library student workers to consider Librarianship as a career. At the annual Library student appreciation picnic for graduating student workers, ALC hosts a table to share information about graduate education, scholarships, and careers in Librarianship. Another important service we offer are dedicated mentors for the students to contact with their questions. We are committed to reach a new, energetic, and, according to a controversial article in the July 8, 2007, New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/fashion/08librarian.html), "hipper crowd of shushers"
Caleb Puckett
Title of Project: From the Red River to Science Websites: Navigating Reference Services in Hanoi
University Affiliation: University of Oklahoma
Email Address: email@example.com
Abstract: Dr. Cecelia Brown and I intend to develop an intensive four day workshop this summer for librarians in Hanoi, Vietnam. The focus of the sessions will be on evaluating science websites for academic purposes, with a strong component of the presentation being grounded in discussions and demonstrations related to working models of information literacy. By identifying and examining the qualities that determine the credibility and applicability of science websites, we hope to support the efforts of Hanoiís librarians as they work to define, build and promote their reference services so that they reflect international standards. Our main goal in this endeavor is to help establish professional practices among Vietnamese librarians so that they can in turn better articulate the nature of information to their students and engender a sense of lifelong learning among them.
Audra Eagle with Hillary George and Camille Ray
Name: Audra Eagle with Hillary George and Camille Ray Title of Project: Habari Gani: What's the News, Leimert Park? Part 1 of 2: Design and Methods University Affiliation: UCLA Email Address: email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com
Abstract: As part of a Winter 2007 course entitled "Information Services in Culturally Diverse Communities," our group focused on Leimert Park, an African American community in Los Angeles. In this first of two parts regarding the project, we will discuss the course expectations and design of our project to understand the community and its information needs. The project involved the formulation of a community contact network, as well as an exploration of existing information services for the community, by implementing ethnographic research and the Community Analysis Research Institute (CARI) model.
Hillary George with Audra Eagle and Camille Ray
Title of Project: Habari Gani: What's the News, Leimert Park? Part 2 of 2: Results and Proposal
University Affiliation: UCLA
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com
Abstract: As part of a Winter 2007 course entitled "Information Services in Culturally Diverse Communities," our group focused on Leimert Park, an African American community in Los Angeles. In this second of two parts regarding the project, we will expand upon our experiences with the Leimert Park community as well as our information service proposal. While working with a number of community representatives and Los Angeles governmental and community agencies, we gained a greater understanding of the information needs and assets of Leimert Park. As a result, we proposed Project Habari Gani, an information resource street fair, to take place in the community.
Amy Buckland
Title of Project: Ask an avatar: Chat reference in Second Life
University Affiliation: McGill University
Email Address: email@example.com
Abstract:I am currently working on an evaluation of chat reference services using web-based software (such as QuestionPoint) in a bid to determine if Second Life addresses any of the problems both users and librarians have with the "real life" interface. Essentially, does the presence of avatars affect the reference interaction given that both interfaces rely on chat-based communication?
Heather Lisa Davidson
Title of Project: Delaware Academy Animal Resources Collection Development
University Affiliation: Syracuse University
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com
Abstract:Heather Davidson and Kaye Kerr helped alleviate some of the burden on the new media specialist at Delaware Academy in Syracuse by assisting with collection development and weeding of a portion of the collection. Librarians throughout the area were contacted by Megan Oakleaf in an effort for students to get real hands-on experience in Collection Development as part of Dr. Oakleafís Planning, Marketing, and Assessment course, a required course at Syracuse University for Library Science Masters students. Miss Davidson and Miss Kerr interviewed the Delaware Academy Media Specialist to gain insight into the student population. A literature review focusing on special needs of the Delaware Academy school was completed. Miss Davidson and Miss Kerr then physically went through the 590-600 Dewey section of the collection documenting volumes recommended for weeding with reason codes. A recommended list of purchases was prepared based on the budget amount provided. Finally, the collection development policies for the district were analyzed with specific recommendations made for modifications for Delaware Academy.
Danica Sheridan
Title of Project: The Nidorf Collective
University Affiliation: UCLA
Email Address: email@example.com
Abstract:This project grew out of the service learning requirement of the core class Ethics, Diversity and Change. The Nidorf Collective is a group of dedicated students and graduates from the UCLA IS Department who have continued beyond the basic course requirements into a long-term service commitment. We provide reading materials and reading inspiration to children and teens housed at the Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Detention Facility in Sylmar, California. To this end, we institute outreach programs, hold book drives, and conduct book-talking sessions in multiple living units and classrooms at the facility, which has no library services.
Audra Eagle & Shannon O'Neill
Title of Project: Researching Digital Image Standards for an Asian Pacific American Media Arts Center
University Affiliation: UCLA
Email Address: email@example.com, email@example.com
Abstract:For a Spring 2007 course entitled "Ethics, Diversity and Change," we worked with Visual Communications, a nonprofit organization and media center to help preserve and produce media to document the Asian Pacific American experience. Their holdings include born-digital and printed photographs, most of which they hope to put on their website and add to the Online Archive of California. While researching digitization and description standards for photographs, we gained insight into the challenges and benefits of a community-based information center.
Susan Nef
Title of Project: Arne Nixon Center for Children's Literature Prototype Web Site
University Affiliation: San José State University MLIS, expected graduation date May 08
Email Address: email@example.com
Abstract: I live in Fresno California, about 2 ½ hours from San José, and have used and appreciated San José State University's MLIS long distance program. Because of my strong interest in children's literature, I responded to the Arne Nixon Center for Children's Literature in the Henry Madden Library at CSU Fresno's call for volunteers. I have had several responsibilities including some selection decisions as well as writing and organizing an application for the John Cotton Dana award.
I am most proud of my work designing a new accessible prototype website in conjunction with an Information Tools and Technology course at San José State University. http://susan.nef-family.net/anc/anchome1.htm Working with my professor at San José, Debbie Faires and the curator of the Arne Nixon Center, Angelica Carpenter has been a remarkably positive volunteer learning experience that has prepared me with an opportunity to grow in my knowledge of children's literature, children's collections, and expand my technological skills. The project allowed me to work collaboratively online and in person while solving real library problems and challenges.
Joshua D. Hogan
Title of Project: SHARED CONNECTIONS, COMPUTER COMPETENCIES, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY : HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENTS PARTNER TO TELL THEIR STORIES
University Affiliation: University of Tennessee, School of Information Sciences
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Abstract:The CHIPS program (Computers for Homebound and Isolated Persons) trains and equips homebound persons to use e-mail and the Internet to overcome social isolation, connect with people and resources, assert more control over their own lives, and contribute to their community. The project is part of the "No Senior Left Behind" Initiative in Knox County, Tennessee. Participants were partnered with an individual client in the CHIPS program to train and equip them to use e-mail and the Internet (at least 12 weekly meetings of I hr) and document their experiences in how computers make a difference in their lives. We gathered feedback throughout the process from the client, and developed training materials for the CHIPS clients. The following were the two roles that each participant played in the CHIPS project: 1)CHIPS Mentor — main task was to teach a homebound senior how to use a computer, email and the Internet, and 2)CHIPS Communication Liaison -- For one month, each participant conducted communication and information exchange interactions and attempted to build an ongoing relationship via the CHIPS listserv.


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LONDON (Reuters) - An accelerating melt of Arctic sea ice is likely to make the polar bear officially "endangered" in the very near future, the head of a global wildlife conservation network said on Wednesday.
"They're running out of ice to be on," said Julia Marton-Lefevre, the director general of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) which publishes an annual "Red List" of threatened species.
The IUCN, grouping 83 states and hundreds of conservation organizations, currently lists the polar bear as "vulnerable".
"It's likely to be increased to endangered... in the very near future, unfortunately," Marton-Lefevre told the Reuters Environment Summit of the giant Arctic carnivore that is an emblem of manmade global warming for conservationists.
The Arctic saw record melting of sea ice this summer, a 30-year satellite record shows, prompting some scientists to predict an ice-free North Pole by the summer of 2050 or sooner.
Placing the polar bear on the second highest alert, below critically endangered, would underscore how manmade climate change has arrived and could even bring political fallout.
President George W. Bush's administration will separately decide by year-end whether to add polar bears to its own threatened list, a move which would bar the government from jeopardizing their existence.
That could open a pandora's box given that the United States is one of the world's top two emitters of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, alongside China.
Marton-Lefevre said the polar bear was a sign of a global "extinction crisis" which she said threatened, for example, half of all turtles and a quarter of mammals.
Extinctions could be the next global threat to hit the public eye, she said.
"All indications are exactly like the climate issue ten years ago. It looks bad. The climate issue was ignored for so long because scientists were very prudent."
Preserving animals and plants could help protect mankind, she said. "When the tsunami hit we now know the parts of coastline without mangroves were worst affected," she said of the Indian Ocean disaster of 2004.
The IUCN estimates that 16,000 species are threatened with extinction, not including those unknown or little understood.
Success stories are thin on the ground but include the Echo Parakeet, the only species that the IUCN this year downgraded, to endangered from critical, thanks to protection in a wooded corner of Mauritius.
"That's a good story... There aren't too many, this is the problem. This is a tiny little example to show that conservation can work."
The polar bear's main hunting trick is to use its snowy coats to blend in with a white background and so sneak up on seals, its main prey. In other words — no ice, no food.
— Additional reporting by Deborah Zabarenko in Washington

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Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 6, the 311th day of 2012. There are 55 days left in the year. This is Election Day.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 6, 1888, Republican Benjamin Harrison won the presidential election, defeating Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland with an electoral vote count of 233-168, even though Cleveland led in the popular vote.
On this date:
In 1632, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed in battle.
In 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the presidency: John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
In 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was elected to a six-year term of office.
In 1893, composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in St. Petersburg, Russia, at age 53.
In 1928, in a first, the results of Republican Herbert Hoover's election victory over Democrat Alfred E. Smith were flashed onto an electric wraparound sign on the New York Times building.
In 1934, Nebraska voters approved dissolving their two-chamber legislature in favor of a nonpartisan, single (or "unicameral") legislative body, which was implemented in 1937.
In 1944, British official Lord Moyne was assassinated in Cairo, Egypt, by members of the Zionist Stern gang.
In 1947, "Meet the Press" made its debut on NBC; the first guest was James A. Farley, former postmaster general and former Democratic National Committee Chair; the host was the show's co-creator, Martha Rountree.
In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower won re-election, defeating Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson.
In 1962, Democrat Edward M. Kennedy was elected Senator from Massachusetts.
In 1977, 39 people were killed when the Kelly Barnes Dam burst, sending a wall of water through Toccoa Falls College in Georgia.
In 1990, about one-fifth of the Universal Studios backlot in southern California was destroyed in an arson fire.
Ten years ago: A jury in Beverly Hills, Calif., convicted actress Winona Ryder of stealing $5,500 worth of high-fashion merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue store (she ended up serving probation).
Five years ago: Six lawmakers were killed by a suicide bomber in northern Afghanistan during a visit to a sugar factory; 61 students also died as a result of the bombing and shots fired by guards. Country singer Hank Thompson died in Keller, Texas, at age 82. George Osmond, father of Donny and Marie Osmond and patriarch to the family's singing group The Osmond Brothers, died in Provo, Utah, at age 90.
One year ago: Greece's embattled prime minister, George Papandreou, and its main opposition leader, Antonis Samaras, agreed to form an interim government to ensure the country's new European debt deal. Geoffrey Mutai (jahf-FREE' MOO'-ty) of Kenya shattered the course record in the New York City Marathon, winning the men's title in 2:05:06, while Firehiwot (FRAY'-waht) Dado of Ethiopia made a stunning comeback for her first major marathon title in 2:23:15.
Today's Birthdays: Director Mike Nichols is 81. Country singer Stonewall Jackson is 80. Singer Eugene Pitt (The Jive Five) is 75. Singer P.J. Proby is 74. Country singer Guy Clark is 71. Actress Sally Field is 66. Pop singer-musician Glenn Frey (The Eagles) is 64. Singer Rory Block is 63. Jazz musician Arturo Sandoval is 63. TV host Catherine Crier is 58. California's former first lady, Maria Shriver, is 57. Actress Lori Singer is 55. Actor Lance Kerwin is 52. Rock musician Paul Brindley (The Sundays) is 49. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is 48. Rock singer Corey Glover is 48. Actor Brad Grunberg is 48. Actor Peter DeLuise is 46.
Actress Kelly Rutherford is 44. Actor Ethan Hawke is 42. Actress Thandie Newton is 40. Model-actress Rebecca Romijn (roh-MAYN') is 40. Actress Zoe McLellan is 38. Actress Nicole Dubuc is 34. Actress Taryn Manning is 34. Singer-songwriter Ben Rector is 26. Actress Emma Stone is 24. Actress Mercedes Kastner is 23.
Thought for Today: "I know nothing grander, better exercise, better digestion, more positive proof of the past, the triumphant result of faith in human kind, than a well-contested American national election." -- Walt Whitman, American poet (1819-1892).


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The Arab film industry, particularly Algerian, is assuming a high profile at the Freyburg International Film in Switzerland.
This event, scheduled for March 12-19, will include 70 films out of which 10 are competing to get the best awards, al Youm daily reports. These films are from Asia, Latin America and Africa. The Festival outlines the importance of the North African film industry and features 23 leading Algerian movies. These works will be screened in a special session devoted to the Arab films from 1930 to 1998. Besides Algeria, other Arab movies will come from Egypt, Kuwait, Palestine, Tunisia, Sudan, Morocco, Mauritania, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. Many famous Arab producers are expected to attend this event.
During the festival, there will be an important discussion regarding the future of the Algerian cinema with the participation of the distinguished producer, Muhammad Bu Amari. This discussion will be attended by other Arab producers such as the Sudanese, Muhammad al Sharif, the Moroccan Ahmed al Ma'nouni, the Tunisian Abd al Latif Ben Imar and Naser al Khatib.
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ROCKFORD - A man on probation for possession of a stolen vehicle was arrested on the same charge and a few others, police said.
About 1:50 p.m. Thursday, a Rockford police officer was patrolling in the area of North Rockton and Garfield avenues attempting to find a stolen green Chevy Trailblaze seen earlier in the day in the area.
The officer spotted the Trailblazer in the 2400 block of Benderwirt Avenue. The vehicle stopped, and the driver exited and began walking away from the officer. When the officer told the man to stop, the suspect whipped the vehicle's keys at the officer striking the officer in the chest.
The man ran only to be caught by the officer and a near by detective in the 800 block of Garfield Avenue. In the process of being arrested, the man threatened to harm the officers multiple times, police said.
Marquadius D. Turner, 19, of Rockford was arrested on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting a police officer, aggravated intimidation, aggravated battery to a police officer and driving after revocation.
Turner is being held in the Winnebago County Jail on $50,000 bond.
The Northern Illinois Auto Theft Task Force assisted with the investigation.
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Jim Roddy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 168 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
Jameson Publishing was launched in May 1980, with its first publication dated October 1980. At that time, we had three employees. Today Jameson Publishing has 40+ employees and publishes four national trade magazines for the IT industry. In 2009, Jameson Publishing acquired five websites from VertMarkets. These five websites add valuable, new website functionality that augment the national trade magazines currently produced. These enhanced websites have become the primary research tools for the industries we serve.
The MarketConnect logo will be included in our marketing literature that is typically sent to company Presidents, Vice Presidents, Marketing Directors, and Advertising Agencies. If our own marketing materials aren't slick and professional, they will be disappointed.
We are looking for a logo to represent MarketConnect, our exclusive web-based content syndication product that provides a direct connection between active buyers and sponsors on our business-to-business web sites.
Here's how it works:
- Sponsor purchases a MarketConnect Program
- We launch their content (e.g. case studies, white papers, product info) on a microsite 100% dedicated to their company. The microsite is called a MarketConnect Hub Page.
- Their content is "gated" -- the user's demographic data is captured when they access the content
- We push that content to a specific, targeted audience through our e-newsletter and through Google syndication
- Sponsors can view to that demographic information anytime using a back-end tool called MarketConnect Dashboard.
We are selling these sponsorships to B2B executives, so the MarketConnect logo needs to be exciting and professional. We would also like it to represent a connection through a graphic or connection of the words.
Here are some other thoughts:
1. No cartoons - we want it to be exciting but not zany or immature
2. The typeface should be clear, simple and bold.
3. We don't have a color preference, but no pastels.
4. Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
5. The logo will need to be readable when small
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Economists React: Indicators Point to Stronger Growth
Friday's October industrial output figures came in stronger than expected, offering the latest sign that a slowdown in the Chinese economy may have hit bottom. Industrial production rose 9.6% from a year earlier, up from the 9.2% increase in September, official data showed. The rise exceeded the median 9.4% gain forecast by 12 economists in a Wall Street Journal survey.
Meanwhile, fixed-asset investment in non-rural areas was up 20.7% from a year earlier in the January-October period, slightly above expectations for a 20.6% gain, and retail sales rose by 14.5% from a year earlier in October, up from a 14.2% increase in September.
Earlier Friday, separate data showed that inflation moderated in October, with the consumer price index rising just 1.7% from a year earlier, the slowest pace since January 2010. Analysts weigh in:
The key question for investors is whether China's economic growth has truly bottomed out. Based on Oct data, especially the 9.6% industrial production growth reading, the answer is firmly YES. We maintain our forecast of 7.8% [year over year] GDP growth in 4Q and 8.3% GDP growth in 1H13, and we expect our competitors to revise up their growth forecasts soon. ... Today's activity data, plus the lower-than-expected 1.7% CPI inflation reading, are definitely positive for markets. -- Ting Lu, Weijun Hu and Robbie Li, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch
What a lovely dataset to welcome in China's new set of leaders. The stabilization looks to be on firmer ground, with the key metrics of industrial production and fixed asset investment ticking up in October. Electricity production – a nice proxy for economic activity – has mounted a significant recovery, up to 6.4%y/y, its best performance since March. The stabilization is not rock-solid, though – IP growth is still well under its double-digit trend, and October's number has merely rebounded to the level seen in May this year. PPI data released in the morning also confirmed weakness. The bottom line is that the economy remains very sluggish, although the good news is that there surely not a huge amount more slowdown to come. -- Xianfang Ren and Alistair Thornton, IHS
These data reinforce our view that growth in Q4 will pick up strongly to above 8%. ... Many market analysts expect China's Q4 GDP to be at or below 7.5% y-o-y (Q3: 7.4%), which implies a quarter-on-quarter growth slowdown in Q4. The October data suggest there are upside risks to these forecasts. ... We believe macro data will remain strong through the rest of Q4 as policy easing continues via bank loans, trust loans, and bond issuance. -- Zhiwei Zhang, Nomura
With today's activity data release, we are confident of our view that China's economy is picking up amid easing inflationary pressures, which has further eased the likelihood of RRR cuts in the foreseeable future. We believe that China's fiscal policy will be more active after the leadership transition this month. Many long-term infrastructure projects will start soon as well. We see further upside in China's heavy industry in the following months, suggesting that China's commodity demand will continue to increase, thus supporting global commodity prices. -- Li-Gang Liu and Hao Zhou, ANZ
The year-end CPI level is most likely to remain well below the 3% level that was expected by most, including monetary authorities, at the middle of this year. Lower-than-expected inflation trajectory tends to leave more space for policy makers to [loosen] policy. However, we are not expecting any major further loosening measures to be rolled out in the near term because the rebound in activity growth should alleviate the urgency policy makers need to do so. If anything, the 14.8% M2 growth and 1.6 [trillion yuan in] Total Social Financing in September was probably viewed as modestly excessive by monetary authorities, and measures were taken to restrict liquidity supply in October. As a result money and credit data to be released in the coming days are likely to be modestly below market expectations. -- Yu Song, Goldman Sachs/Gaohua China
--compiled by Carlos Tejada
For inflation data dating back to 2001 and other historical Chinese economic data, visit CRT's interactive China Econtracker


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Averages 2018
This page contains, for season 2018, all of the average tables that have historically appeared in the annual 'Facts And Figures' report, itself now an historical artefact – full and official batting and bowling averages, best performances and partnerships, catching leaders and miscellaneous statistics – along with one or two others that have appeared from time-to-time, like five year and lifetime tables. In addition, there are links to the other top level pages, which you can also reach from the menus in the left hand column.
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Oak St is one of the major draws to the Carrollton Ave area as it has many restaurants and shops that contribute to the city's vibrant culture, particularly the stretch from Carrollton Ave toward the lake. Here are some of our favorite spots for you to try.
At the corner of Carollton and Oak is a popular coffeehouse, Rue de la Course, where you can find tasty breakfast, brunch and sandwich offerings in addition to a great coffee selection.
Just down the street you'll find up-and-coming Chiba Nola, already one of the best sushi restaurants in the city, whose menu includes specialty rolls like Satsuma Strawberry Roll, Mardi Gras Roll and Let the Good Times Roll. The restaurant has a great happy hour called the "Funk and Roll" happy hour from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays that features cheap drinks, rolls, appetizers, steamed buns and desserts.
Just across the street, Truburger has become a new favorite among burger lovers with their slew of special burgers. Try The Heat with sriracha mayo, jalapenos and pepperjack cheese, Red Neck Special with beef patty, sausage patty, American cheese, fried egg and pickled pepper mayo or the Deep South with a fried green tomato, pimento cheese, lettuce and onion. They also serve hot dogs, sides, sandwiches, finger food and shakes.
Squeal Bar-B-Q has quickly risen in the ranks of delicious local BBQ with their infusion of Southern style cooking, Mexican and BBQ favorites. Enjoy starters like Smoked Pork Cakes, Black-Eyed Pea Egg Rolls, Squeal Nachos and Jalapeno Corn Hush Puppies. They have a selection of tacos that include BBQ Pork, BBQ Brisket and Jerk Chicken and sandwiches like classic Pulled Pork and Beef Brisket. Their entrees menu features St. Louis Ribs, Hickory Smoked Meats, Pork Grillades over Grits and the Squeal Pie, which is layers of pulled pork, corn maque choux, Andouille mashed potatoes and topped with cheddar cheese.
The Maple Leaf is a long-standing bar and music venue that hosts some of the best funk, jazz, soul and blues bands in the city. The venue's regular line-up includes the popular Tuesday night with Rebirth Brass Band, Joe Krown Trio on Sundays, The Trio with Johnny Vidacovich on Thursdays and a revolving line-up on Fridays and Saturdays.
Perhaps the most popular restaurant on Oak St is Jacques Imo's. Opened in 1996, the restaurant has become a go-to for both locals and visitors, and the reservation book generally fills up weeks in advance, ensuring that you will wait to land a table. Often patrons put in their names for a table and walk down to the Maple Leaf for a drink while they wait. Their menu includes classic Southern cooking with appetizers like Fried Grits, Shrimp and Alligator Sausage Cheesecake and Fried Green Tomatoes and entrees like Smothered Chicken, Stuffed Pork Chop, Shrimp Creole and Carpet Bagger Steak with oysters, caramelized onions, blue cheese and tasso hollandaise. They also have an enormous specials menu you have to see to believe.
Take a walk down Oak St, and see all that you can enjoy day or night!


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Bert Dunn will not appear on the Working Families Party line in this year's election for sheriff despite his earlier listing on the Erie County Board of Elections website.
Democratic Elections Commissioner Dennis E. Ward said this week that although Dunn filed for the line, the party did not authorize the candidacy. As a result, the Working Families line will not feature a sheriff candidate this year, he said.
Ward also said he does not expect the candidacy of District 10 Democrat Robert C. Hauger to survive challenges to his petition signatures. He had filed to challenge endorsed Democrat Lauren M. Gray.


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Microsoft Champions Interoperability for India's Eclipse Community
In continuation of its commitment to interoperability and fostering the Eclipse community in India, Microsoft has partnered with India's first and independent Eclipse-only summit - Eclipse India Summit 2009 (http://www.eclipsesummit.com/) - to take place in Bangalore, India, July 17-18 2009 at the Chancery Pavilion. As a Platinum sponsor, Microsoft will showcase technologies for Java developers to create applications that run on the Microsoft Silverlight platform.
Microsoft announced funding last October for a project by Soyatec, a French IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundation member, to develop an open-source plug-in called Eclipse4SL which enables advanced Silverlight development capabilities in the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE). The Soyatec Eclipse4SL plug-in works with the Eclipse IDE and Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) to enable both Silverlight development and better interoperability between Silverlight and existing Java investments in Web sites and Web services. Eclipse4SL features wizards to help developers build a Silverlight project, a Silverlight Web project, UI components and import Visual Studio projects into Eclipse. The plug-in also provides resource and program management, a code and Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) editor, as well as code patterns and interoperability guidance.
Microsoft has been consistently showcasing its gentler side to Open Source software and Java development communities. At the Mix09 conference in Las Vegas in March this year, Microsoft had revealed several moves intended to bolster its Windows Azure cloud computing platform, adding support for PHP application development and native code as well as full trust capabilities. The Redmond software major has also in the past, reached out and collaborated with JBoss. More specific to the Eclipse community, Microsoft is also assisting the Eclipse SWT team to enable Java developers to create applications that look and feel like Windows Vista in addition to their plan on supporting Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application development with Eclipse SWT.
One of the largest user bases for Eclipse in the world, the Indian ecosystem of software/tool developers and technology companies are benefiting from quick time-to-market and standardised user experiences by building their tools using Eclipse technology. Produced by Saltmarch Media, Eclipse India Summit 2009 will feature four core tracks that hold relevance, immediacy and impact for the Eclipse ecosystem in India - Product Development Essentials, Modeling Techniques, eDevelopment, Cool & New. "The mandate at Eclipse India Summit 2009 (EIS 2009) is to nurture the Eclipse ecosystem in India, empower it with information, and eventually create proactive committers and contributors who can plough back their efforts to global Eclipse development," said Indu Britto, Group Publisher, Saltmarch.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The full report of an autopsy on late President Turgut Ozal, who led Turkey out of military rule in the 1980s, should be released for public scrutiny, the former leader's son said on Wednesday.
Ozal's body was recently exhumed after years of rumors that was murdered by militants of the "deep state" - a shadowy group within the Turkish establishment of the day. He had angered some with his efforts to end a Kurdish insurgency and survived an assassination bid in 1988.
The body of Ozal, who died of heart failure in 1993 aged 65, was exhumed in October on the orders of prosecutors investigating suspicions of foul play.
But the summary this month of the forensic medicine institute report said the exact cause of death could not be determined because no autopsy was conducted immediately after Ozal died.
The former president's son, Ahmet Ozal, who like other members of his family believes his father may have been poisoned, wants the full scientific autopsy report published.
"The scientific findings ... should not be disclosed only to the council of forensic medicine but also to universities so specialists and professors can also evaluate the results," Ahmet Ozal, a former lawmaker, told reporters.
He said he would also file legal cases against people involved in organizing his father's removal to hospital on the day of his death once a full report by the state inspection committee was released. So far only parts of the report have been released to the public.
Ozal, the eighth president of the Turkish Republic, died in an Ankara hospital while still in office.
Viewed as helping to shape modern Turkey with free market economic policies, Ozal also supported the U.S.-led coalition which expelled Iraq from Kuwait in 1991.
After a period of military rule following a 1980 coup, Ozal dominated Turkish politics as prime minister from 1983-89 and parliament then elected him president.
While prime minister, Ozal was shot by a right-wing gunman in 1988 at a party congress, but survived with a wounded finger.
After a triple heart bypass operation in the United States in 1987, he kept up a grueling schedule and remained overweight until he died.
Ankara prosecutors are continuing their investigation into Ozal's death and state prosecutors elsewhere have started investigating the deaths of other public figures from the 1990s.
Turkish political history is littered with military coups, alleged anti-government plots and extra-judicial killings. A Turkish court is trying hundreds of people suspected of links to a nationalist underground network known as "Ergenekon" accused of plotting to overthrow the current government.
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About two weeks ago, I racked the Gewürztraminer (took it off its fermentation lees and moved it into another storage vessel).
Perhaps, I could have avoided the problem by using some other yeast or maybe by warming the fermentation, but I wanted all the aromatics and fruit forwardness that a cool fermentation promises. In winemaking, as in life, having it all is not an option, but in winemaking, if we know what we are doing, we get a fantastic chance at taking what we are handed and balancing it, and so...
The Riesling percolates toward the end of its fermentation. This wine will be my balancing material. Its pH is so low, and its total acidity so high compared to the Gewürztraminer that before me is the opportunity to see if I know what I am doing. By managing a blend between the two wines, I will attempt to correct Gewürztraminer's mouth feel while subduing the Riesling's acidic nature.
This is fun. It's also been enlightening, as I never evaluated how much I missed making wine since that last batch at my winery in 1993.
Sadly, had I been able to hold out financially a little longer I might have been able to ride the wave that swelled in the late 90s and into this century, producing an effervescence of new wineries in the Finger Lakes, like a hot fermentation foaming over the top of the tank.
Knowing that I had struggled with bouts of depression throughout my life, my wife worried greatly that closing the winery would send me into a downward spiral. She had seen some of my worst spirals (something to do with childhood trauma, although I always thought that growing up poor on the mean streets of Brooklyn was the next best thing to Nirvana!). But the depression did not come. In fact, I was relieved after closing the winery.
I worked so hard and so much through the eight years that I operated the winery, doing things that I loved, and for that I was grateful to have had the chance. I also, however, worked hard doing things that I hated, like having to listen to the inanities of the tourists that traipsed through the region, having to deal with retailers that demanded free wine in order for me to "sell" them a case of my wine, having to fill out myriad federal and state forms, and having to make so many decisions—every day, decisions.
It was a relief to get the business side of winemaking off my back. Nope, there was no depression.
More important, there was no regret either. I had done what I set out to do. The fact that it didn't work out the way I wanted it to work out was merely the consequence of bad planning and bad timing, and timing really is everything.
So, as low key and small as the effort is, I am back to making wine—and loving it.
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The damn thing lasted almost three months. The Mavericks swore to grow beards, bushy, unwieldy beards, until they got to .500. It wasn't easy, but with last night's win, the Mavs have crawled all the way back to respectability. As soon as the buzzer sounded, Dirk Nowitzki, the mountain manliest of Dallas's mountain men, sprinted to the locker room and broke out the razor. A 40-40 record never felt so good.
"It's been too long," the clean-shaven Nowitzki said. "My wife stopped kissing me somewhere in February. It feels good to shave again."
Back in January, with the Mavs well out of the playoff picture, Vince Carter and O.J. Mayo came up with a plan. No blade would touch their faces until .500. Nowitzki and Chris Kaman jumped on board. It seemed like a terrible idea and an ineffective motivator as Dallas struggled through February.
March was better. The Mavericks went on a run, and even briefly found themselves in eighth. But, one game under .500, they weren't able to close the deal. Nor the second time. A third opportunity also ended in a loss. So the beards grew and grew.
Carter appeared to have cheated by keeping his trimmed:
Kaman definitely did not:
But it was Dirk's that symbolized the frustrations of a team just two seasons removed from a championship, now unable to get over the hump. We watched the usually clean-shaven Nowitzki go from intimidating to unkempt, as Dallas's playoff hopes slipped away. Would he have to keep it all summer if the Mavs never got to .500?
Then, finally, last night, it happened. Nowitzki became only the 17th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points, and a 107-89 victory over New Orleans pushed the Mavs to 40-40. Before even hitting the shower, Dirk reached for the electric shaver.
It's sort of already too late. Dallas was mathematically eliminated on Wednesday, so this will be the first time since 2000 an NBA postseason kicks off without the Mavericks. For only the second time in his career, Dirk will watch the first round of the playoffs from home. At least he won't be itchy.


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Subscribe To Thomas Haden Church In Talks For Slash-Produced Film Nothing To Fear Updates
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As much as I like Thomas Haden Church, he hasn't exactly been making the greatest decisions with his career in recent years. After Alexander Payne totally reinvigorated his career by casting him in Sideways (which earned him an Oscar nomination), Church has done dud after dud, including titles like All About Steve, Imagine That, Spider-Man 3 and Smart People. Naturally, the correct move at this point in his career is sign on for a film produced by Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.
Deadline reports that the actor is now in talks for Nothing To Fear, the first project greenlit by Slasher Films, the production company started by Slash, Michael Williams and Rob Eric. The movie will mark the directorial debut of Anthony Leonardi, who has spent most of his career working in art departments with filmmakers like Gore Verbinski and Francis Lawrence. The plot centers on a family who is trying to start a better life for themselves, but "it is undone by a charismatic but unbalanced man of the cloth" (played by Church). According to the report, the setting of the film is based on a town that is suggested to be one of the seven gateways to hell. The film is scheduled to shoot next month in Louisiana.
This actually could be kind of interesting. Thanks to his deep voice and calm demeanor, Church usually plays more down-to-Earth characters, but this sounds like it could be the complete opposite of that. What does Thomas Haden Church look like when he's acting completely batshit nuts? Hopefully Slash has set it up so that we'll find out soon.


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Did you know the average American household eats Spaghetti 20 times a year? That's a lot of noodles! Rather than pull out the pasta sauce, switch up your dinner routine with these 10 quick and clever recipe ideas. They'll zest up your package of pasta in a matter of minutes, adding favorite new flavors to your dinner menu, without breaking the budget.
Classic Spaghetti Carbonara
Everyone loves a classic carbonara! This recipe makes it easy to replicate this quick and easy traditional Italian dish at home.
Mizithra Browned Butter Pasta
Mizithra cheese is a hard, dry cheese—similar to parmesan, but with a mild nutty flavor. You'll sometimes find it in local grocery stores, but may need to hunt it down at a specialty cheese shop. The good news? It's absolutely worth the extra effort. Get the Recipe.
Sausage Pasta
Pasta with sausage may be the most inspired flavor combination ever. Salty, smoky sausage and rich, sweet tomato sauce taste delicious atop a steaming heap of pasta in this simple dish.
Cowboy Spaghetti
Call your little kidlets to the table and serve up a giant pot of this, here, deeeelicious Texas-inspired spaghetti!
Spaghetti with Swiss Chard
Looking for a tasty way to stir some healthy greens into your spaghetti? This simple recipe makes it easy to boost the nutritional value of your dinner, while also boosting the flavor.
Spaghetti with Broccoli
Toss some broccoli and lemon into your pasta for a seriously delicious veggie-packed twist on plain, old pasta sauce.
Spaghetti with Spicy Fresh Tomato Sauce
Like a little spice? Try making your own delicious sauce with fresh tomatoes and this easy recipe. You'll have a pot of homemade sauce so good, even Italian grandmothers would approve.
Jo's Mama's Famous Spaghetti
If you love classic sauce, but want a quick way to make the very best pot of homemade sauce right in your own kitchen, this is the recipe for you! Full of perfect, rich tomato flavor, and just the right balance of Italian spices, this spaghetti will have you feeling like you've just stepped into an Italian eatery for dinner.
Pasta Puttanseca
A quick and easy way to serve up spaghetti with the salty tang of olives. Olive lovers will adore this quick dish! Feel free to add any of your favorite olives to boost the flavor.
Chicken Tetrazzini
Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini is the perfect dish to make and share. It's easy to whip up ahead of time, and reheats beautifully.
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If it's NBC's intention to give us the creeps with their latest Hannibal teasers, they're succeeding. Earlier today, we share the teaser with "the hand." If you don't know what that's in reference to, you haven't seen it yet. Now comes an equally brief but chilling new teaser, which focuses on a serial killer's determination for consumption.
If the the previously released teaser with "the hand" was meant to play up the visual gore, this new one plays up the psychological side of things. And that's probably pretty fitting for a character like Hannibal Lecter, whose interests are both mental and physical…
"He doesn't want to destroy them. He wants to consume them."
These teasers are certainly playing up the disturbing factor, and they're doing it really well. Part of me can't wait for Hannibal to premiere (Thursday, April 4 at 10/9c on NBC), while another part of me isn't sure I'm ready for it! Either way, something tells me Bryan Fuller's new drama isn't one to watch while eating dinner… unless you're enjoying liver with some lava beans and a nice chianti, of course.
Hannibal stars Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, a gifted criminal profiler who looks to the successful psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkleson) to help him in tracking down some of the worst serial killers in the country. Little does he know just how suited Lecter is for the job. The series also stars Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Scott Thompson and Aaron Abrams.


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"I say MG, what do you think? When I say Geely, Chery, Shanghai, what do you think?" asks Duke Hale, head of North American operations for MG. Truthfully, Duke. We think, "Crappy Lucas electrics." Then we think of zippy little runabout droptops. But the reworked TF that Nanjing's going to sell here is actually a hardtop, which isn't something that the brand had a lot of success with here in the US. Their planned Oklahoma facility would churn out 12,000 to 16,000 TFs a year, with 60 percent of those headed for the American market. Can Nanjing pull it off? Will Americans buy a British-designed, Oklahoma-built car owned by a Chinese company? Study the price point very hard, fellas.
Does MG still have legs? Chinese firm faces hurdles [Automotive News]
reaking! Nanjing to Build MG Plant in Oklahoma [Internal]


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The Lights of Christmas Festival
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Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 5-8, 12-15, 18-23, 26-29, 2019; 5-10pm
More than ONE MILLION Christmas lights will be displayed in December, a spectacle spread over 15 acres at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, WA. The Lights of Christmas is the largest holiday light display in the Pacific Northwest that combines live entertainment, children's activities, food, holiday shopping and more. In addition, reservations can be made for Overnight Getaways in holiday-themed lodges and for Dinner Theatre/Sunday Dessert Matinee.


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2013 may have been The Year of Luigi, but it was also The Year of Riley, Call of Duty: Ghost's canine companion giving the series its first awesome character in years. That's a feat worth celebrating with a custom action figure.
Made by sigsauerp226r, and shared by Infinity Ward, the presence of a Hesh figure can be tolerated, because there's Riley, all kitted out with his cameras and straps and other cool dog stuff that made him such a cool dog. If only he weren't so small. I could cuddle him.


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On Tuesday, however, Pat Robertson said that God told him the nation's downfall would be triggered by an economic collapse. He suggested that God told him this would come about if Obama was elected to another term.
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Hey, wadaminit! I talk to myself all the time, even answer myself ... but ain't no deity ever interrupted me ... and I'd kick his ass if he did! [chuckle!]
who cares what he and his imaginary frriend dream up
How irritating.
I do not know who this Pat Robertson is, but sure seems to be great favoured one of god. From what god told this favoured one, it seems that god is very much worried about America. God is all ready to do much good for America but is handicapped by two things: he wants Obama out of his way and wants a big big prayer. God doesnt't have to worry at all as long as he has supporters like Pat Robertson.
You want a short course in Pat Robertson? Have a look at this... and keep a barf bag handy!
MADHUKAR, you just posted a reply which used the word "god" five times. Even if you intended this as ridicule so subtle that context seems to matter, it sounds superficially like the spoutings of a believer. I have a strong negative reaction to language heavily larded with religious memeplexes.
Please try to find a way to express your ideas without relying on religious language.
I don't know what's worse, this idiot Roberston or the people who believe him and do what he says.
i really worry about my country america. all concepts of god are imaginary, but the imaginary father images americans make all seem completely insane.and unchristian.
I agree with you, Carl. My concern is the amount of control that christianity has over people. I, personally do not understand it, but it makes for a scary place when people dictate their lives because of it.
Sandi, or maybe people pray to god and there is no one and nothing to listen.
If there were a god and millions of starving people and people who have compassion pray to end hunger and hunger numbers grow, then that god is either lazy, or cruel, or powerless, or indifferent. If that is true, then what good is god?
There is no god, period. No higher power, period. No one watching over us and caring for us, period. There is no "eye on the sparrow", period.
What we do have are people with minds able to think critically, curiosity to explore the unknown, compassion for suffering, ability to rise above the level of beasts into a high plain of reason, vision, ability to solve problems and resolve conflicts, laws to protect people and property (not the other way around, hopefully), and people with determination to stand up to domination, oppression, exploitation, manipulation, and bullies.
LOL thanks Charles..
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At the Beverly Hills Diner in Moscow waitresses in pink uniforms arrive at tables on rollerskates and, according to the waitstaff, the most popular item on the menu is an Oreo cookie milkshake.
Dutch photographer Julie Hrudova, documented Beverly Hills and a handful of other diners in Russia that celebrate mid-century American food culture.
"We were stunned by the cheerful Russian waitresses dancing around on roller skates, the rock 'n roll music coming from a juke box, the '50's interior of the restaurants and the large hamburgers," Hrudova wrote.
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About 10 percent of electricity in the United States is generated by fuel from dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones.
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About 10 percent of electricity in the United States is generated by fuel from dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones.
thats mad.
i didn't know Chopin died at age 39 until yesterday.
the 1 in 3 (or something like that) girls were sexually molested is a real shocker. (but i'm guessing that might include minor things such as seeing a flasher in the park?)
but did you know that 86% of all statistics were made up?
Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee was an unused substitute in the second leg of IFK Gothenburg's 1987 uefa final win over Dundee United.
Well I know it now, but when found out that Gil Scot Heron's dad was the first black footballer to play for Celtic (a Scotish football/soccer team for the overseas ppl) in the 1950's. I was like W0w, I didnt know that.
if a sperm is the size of a whale, it would swim at faster than the speed of sound.
A cubic mile of sunlight weighs about eight pounds. I know that's true cos I read it somewhere
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yes i am reading the black swan.
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52 HASKINS & SELLS July The Significance of Treasury Stock IN the somewhat remote past the term treasury stock was used to mean either stock authorized and unissued, or stock once issued for value and subsequently reacquired, depending on one's concept of the term. Time, thought, and a better understanding generally of accounting terms have served to clarify this conflict of usage, so that to-day treasury stock has come to mean but one thing, namely, the capital stock of a corporation reacquired by the corporation after once having been issued for value. Consideration of the matter of treasury stock need involve little discussion of the motives which prompt the acquisition. The effect of such procedure rather is of the more importance. The law generally does not require that a company acquiring its own capital stock shall cancel that stock. Legally the purchase by a corporation of its own stock does not effect a reduction of its capitalization, or its capital. Economically there is at least a suggestion of reduction in the capital since, in cases where the stock is purchased, assets of the business, and usually cash, have to be taken to pay back to certain stockholders, capital contributed or earned by them either in theory or fact. Whether the stock was issued originally for bona-fide values or values based on fiction and convenience, seems to have little bearing on the effect when the stock is reacquired. Any stock outstanding represents, both legally and economically, share ownership in the net assets of the corporation, on whatever basis the net asset value may be fixed. The act by the corporation of taking up any of its shares must of necessity be accompanied by the complementary act of parting with or reducing some of its assets. Except the corporation elects to cancel the shares so acquired, they are substituted in the list of assets in place of those surrendered in exchange for the stock. Here, then, is a sort of wheel within wheel; the carrying of an asset which is offset by stock, the proprietary value of which rests in the company's net assets exclusive of the treasury stock. But, it is contended, the treasury stock may be sold and replaced by cash. This is all true enough, as is also the rejoinder that if the limit of authorized capital has not been reached new stock might be sold at the same rate. The fact remains that the condition of the treasury would be the same prior to the sale whether the stock sold is called unissued stock or treasury stock. And, apparently, treasury stock is a sort of myth which is made possible by an offsetting credit in the capital stock account. There can be no objection to carrying an account on the financial books for treasury stock any more than for unissued stock. As a matter of record and convenience, it seems good practice to do so. Treasury stock frequently is received as a result of donation. A separate account on the books facilitates keeping track of it. Likewise, such stock is sometimes bought by a corporation for purposes of resale or distribution as a bonus or award in connection with other profit-sharing schemes to employees. Under such conditions, with activity in the transactions giving rise to frequent charges and credits, it would be obviously unwise to mix such transactions with the capital stock accounts. Again, treasury stock may be acquired as a means of reducing capital to conform to the needs of the business without the legal formality of obtaining authorization from the state. This expedient has the advantage of keeping the stock available
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Twitter's IPO Plan: Don't Do What Facebook Did
Company Executives Work to Distance Themselves From Rival's Mistakes
The Twitter Inc. executives leading its long-expected initial public offering have a mission: Don't repeat the mistakes that muddied Facebook Inc. FB -2.38% 's IPO.
While the two social networks offer services that increasingly overlap, Twitter executives have put distance between themselves and their rival in the lead up to an IPO. Among its efforts, Twitter has acted conservatively in building a business case for advertising on its short-message service, kept remarkably quiet about its IPO process, and notably picked a different lead banker for its offering, Goldman Sachs Inc. GS 0.03%
The goal, according to a person familiar with the board and senior executives' thinking, is to make Twitter's IPO a contrast to Facebook's botched offering, after which its stock fell following its May 2012 IPO. The moves could help Twitter be taken seriously both by investors and by marketers as it tries to become an online advertising juggernaut.
A Twitter spokesman declined to comment.
It isn't yet clear how Twitter will price its stock at its debut. The current thinking among Twitter's leadership, people familiar with its thinking say, is to be more conservative than Facebook.
Twitter wants to avoid overpricing its shares or offering too many, as it looks to models from tech companies LinkedIn Corp. and Workday Inc., both of whom saw their stock soar after their debuts, according to a person familiar with the board's thinking. One of the people, however, said Twitter also doesn't want to leave too much money on the table.
On Wednesday, before Twitter's disclosure, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg joked at a conference that he would be the last person to advise Twitter executives on "how to make a smooth IPO."
Before Facebook's IPO, executives increased the size of its offering and the price, despite some internal concerns about the strength of its ad business. While the offering was also haunted by technical challenges on the Nasdaq market, some critics blamed the stock's challenges on greed among Facebook's management.
Twitter chose Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as the lead underwriter for its offering, over the Morgan Stanley team that advised Facebook, according to people familiar with the decisions. Twitter is in the process of discussing which additional banks will be involved in the process, according to those people. A number of other banks are already in the mix, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Corp. 's Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., who had leading roles on LinkedIn's IPO in 2011, and Deutsche Bank AG , which worked on Facebook's IPO they said.
The discussions with the banks also include possible extensions of credit to Twitter, people familiar with the talks said. Twitter would use the loans for general working capital and to pay taxes incurred when employees' stock options vest, one person familiar with those discussions said. In this respect, Twitter's IPO process appears to mirror that of Facebook, which secured similar credit lines ahead of its own IPO last year.
For years, Twitter's management has been careful to avert the pitfalls of its larger rival.
While Facebook's stock traded aggressively in the secondary market, Twitter made efforts to tame its own. From early on it prevented sales by shifting to granting restricted stock units to employees, according to people familiar with the company's practices.
Twitter actively exercised the right of first refusal in stock sales to funnel shares to a cherry-picked group of preferred buyers, which include veteran technology investors Ron Conway, Chris Sacca and Joi Ito. When it allowed investors to buy shares, Twitter also pushed them to agree to hold on to those shares for a long time, according to one person with knowledge of the transactions. The rampant trading on Facebook, exacerbated by the number of owners, pushed the company against a federal rule that requires financial disclosure once a company has more than 500 shareholders.
Twitter has also done a better job at keeping secrets. While details about Facebook's IPO trickled out in advance, Twitter's filing was kept secret, taking many industry watchers by surprise on Thursday when Twitter announced via its own short-message service that it had filed confidential papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin the IPO process.
"They kept it pretty tight lipped," said one banker who has discussed an IPO with Twitter in the past and was surprised to read the company's disclosure in a tweet.
In timing its offering, Twitter is telegraphing a different message than Facebook about its revenue growth prospects.
At the time of its offering, Facebook had hit a plateau as it struggled with the transition to mobile ads, disappointing investors. It had more users at the time—close to a billion—but its IPO was clouded by concerns that it wouldn't be able to make as much money from users on mobile devices.
But by all external indications, Twitter's ad revenue continues to grow, particularly on mobile devices. Twitter's revenue is sealed inside its confidential filing, but analyst firm eMarketer expects its ad revenue grow to a little under $1 billion next year, up from about $583 million this year. It also purchased MoPub earlier this week for $350 million, a mobile advertising firm that sells ads across a broad swath mobile of properties, giving Twitter a revenue stream beyond its own services.
Even as its user base has surged to 200 million monthly users, Twitter has taken its time to build up its business and its decision to go public. "The thinking was, don't open a fine wine until its time," said one person familiar with the matter.
Twitter recently said it experiments with a new feature or product every day. Yet in the last three years, it has only rolled out three types of ads. Meanwhile, Facebook has introduced a flurry of different types of ads over the past year, generating a new revenue but also fanning concerns that more and more ad products could eventually alienate its user base.
"They're not just throwing everything they think of at them [the users] like Facebook," said Nate Elliott, an analyst at Forrester.
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