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Wella's TrendVision Spring/Summer 2014 Trend: Urban Native
Wella Professionals collaborated with more than 20 world renowned stylists, including Global Creative Directors, Eugene Souleiman (Care and Styling) and Josh Wood (Color), to identify the emerging styles of 2014.
These trends are adapted within Wella Professionals globally recognized platform, TrendVision, an event known for pioneering salon trends for women, and offering stylists the chance to express their creative abilities by interpreting them in an international competition.
This year Wella Professionals is embarking on a fresh TrendVision era. Rather than deploying one annual theme with four corresponding trends, Wella will now unveil two seasonal movements: one representing Spring/Summer and the second reflecting Autumn/Winter – similar to that of a fashion designer's collection.
Additionally, within each of the movements there will be three collections created, each offering a unique interpretation of the trend.
Looks in the Spring/Summer collection:
Seasonal "Pret a Porter" - Obtainable looks that enable stylists to bring the trend to life, creating professional color, cut and style in their salons.
Editorial Trend Styles - Showcases the styles seen on the catwalk as translated through the fashion industry.
Haute Couture - The highest level of creative expression designed to showcase and to inspire a full spectrum of creativity.
Defined as a techno-savvy, but nature-connected woman, the "Urban Native" is de-cluttering, slowing down and listening to body and mind, while reconnecting with life.
From a styling perspective the Spring/Summer 2014 trend offers a "deconstructed, very natural feeling to the hair with textures where they should be. Hair isn't ironed flat or over-styled – it's natural, pretty but a little bit edgy. The style is much looser and much cooler, which reflects the personality of the girl who wears it," says Souleiman.
From a color point of view, the Urban Native movement shifts the hair color palette by transitioning away from bright and intense colors into soft corals and bleached pastels – a look that Woods says is "very soft pastel that almost has a washed out quality."
An easy introduction to the feel of Urban Native is Eugene Souleiman's interpretation at Peter Som Spring/Summer 2014, where the hair highlighted a natural balance of texture but was designed with a city girl in mind. Eugene kept the hair looking effortless and cool, focusing on the beauty in imperfection. The hair was scraped back with no parting, then tied in a quick knot at the back and deliberately left looking unfinished.
Stay tuned for the Fall/Winter 2014 looks from Wella.


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First Obedience Class with my dog.
I've had Chloe for 3 months now. She is a great dog, learns quickly and is doing well in every way but one. She is terrible on leash around other dogs and since I live in the country we don't see many other dogs so have little opportunity to work on this. I decided to take her to doggie school and there is only one place locally (1/2 hour drive for me). He is a dominance type trainer who says he only uses a flat collar wtih a 6' and 20' leash and NO treats. He doesn't believe in dog parks of which there are none here anyway. My dog was a shelter dog but has been through a few homes and I think I've just found out why. She looks like a retreiver/ridgeback cross ???? and going to be 2 in June. I discovered she is aggresive when on leash towards other dogs and so I by taking her to class I'm hoping we can overcome this. The problem is she is a big dog and I'm having a hard time holding onto her when she decides to lunge at another dog. I already have a weakened shoulder from a previous injury years ago so have walked my dogs on my right side for the last 20 years. Now I have to switch to my weaker left arm and I'm slightly uncoordinated getting used to the dog on my left. I know it is easier to run the class with all dogs on the left. First class we were walking dogs on a 6' circle to the left and our goal was to teach heel and get them walking on a loose leash. The problem was this shepard next to us (Frank) and my dog took a dislike to each other. If Frank just looked at my dog Chloe responded with an all out run at the dog and I'm getting dragged across the arena (and so is Franks owner) for a ways before getting my dog under control. The instructor stood between the dogs with a lunge whip and gave Chloe a tap under chin when she tried to lunge which worked as long as he stood there. Today I'm in pain with my whole left arm and shoulder. I don't know how much damage I've done but it is going to take most of a week I'm sure then I get to go back to doggie school and repeat this mess. My husband doesn't want me to come home battered and in pain from dog obedience class. i have 4 horses to look after and I need to be able to use both arms not to mention we have a business to run. Normally I would use a halti if I felt I would be in a situation around other dogs. It just gives me more control in a much less painful way for both of us. It is hard to get Chloe to concentrate on much with the other dogs around. She gets excited and grabs the leash yanking and growling making it pretty difficult to watch and listen to the instructor. She did the same thing with the trainer but he is a bigger/stronger person than I and got her under control a bit quicker. I despise bad manners and I've worked with horses for years, I am not a pushover or afraid of this dog but in a flat collar I'm not abe to control her without injury to myself. I guess I'm going to have to call the trainer and talk to him but I doubt after the whole speil of no choke collars or treats he will allow me to bring my dog to class in a halti. I was really looking forward to these classes but now I'm not so sure. Would appreciate any insite others may have had with a similar situation. I know this is not an uncommon problem in dogs. Maybe obedience isn't the right class, maybe she needs individual work modifying her behaviour around other dogs with the trainer privately or on my own?
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Ice Cream, Auto Tech and Rehab
On July 14, Sam Hornish Jr. will try to be the first NASCAR Nationwide Series driver to cross "The Granite Stripe" at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the F.W. Webb 200. Today, he completed half of those 200 miles during a New England visit that stretched from Concord, N.H. all the way down to Lowell, Mass.
Hornish, along with Crew Chief Chad Walter, visited Concord High School, Southern New Hampshire Medical Facility in Nashua, N.H., and Bailey International Elementary School in Lowell, Mass., before capping off the trip with a tweetup at Axel's Food & Ice Cream in Merrimack, N.H.
"I love coming up here, beautiful weather like we've had today, great scenery and I like the racetrack as well," said Hornish, driver of the No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts/WURTH Dodge Charger. "Being able to come up here, meet some people, talk and get some kids interested in racing. … I just had a good time and I'm glad we had the opportunity to be able to do it."
Hornish and Walter began their day in the New Hampshire state capital, visiting with students in Concord High School's Auto Tech Class, where they explained how they got into auto racing and even took a tour of the shop to see what the students have been working on. The two also ventured outside – during an impromptu fire drill – for a glimpse of the Nationwide demo car, showing students the technology that goes into racing, as well as answering questions from the class.
"Being a father of four, children always put a smile on my face," said Walter, who is in his first full season as Hornish's crew chief. "I think it's great that somehow, someway I've been a role model to an 18-year-old. I think that's great and I feel very blessed and fortunate that I'm in that position and maybe I can say one thing that might get them to enjoy a successful lifestyle like I've enjoyed in racing."
Their next stop was about 40 miles down Interstate 93 to the Southern NH Medical Center Rehab Facility in Nashua. Hornish and Walter sat down with several patients to discuss their rehabilitation, as well as offered words of encouragement and talked about recovering from injuries in the racing business.
From Nashua, the two traveled a bit further down I-93 and across the state line to Bailey International Elementary School in Lowell, Mass. The youngsters were eager to get a glimpse of a real-life NASCAR star, and Hornish was more than happy to talk about racing and the importance of staying in school and getting an education. Students then spent time with Hornish and Walter, checking out the demo car and asking questions about racing.
After departing campus, the two made their way back up I-93 to Axel's Food & Ice Cream in Merrimack for a tweetup with fans and customers. It was a wonderful turnout with several fans taking the time to sit and chat with Hornish and Walter, who were more than happy to oblige. The two even took part in making their own ice cream "Saturdaes" to support the F.W. Webb 200 on Saturday, July 14 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
"I think I had too much mint. Where I come from I don't see peppermint ice cream too much," Hornish joked. "Everything was good. I'm full, I was fed well today and I'm going to sleep on the plane ride home, I can tell you that much."
Every student, patient and fan attending today's events received a pair of complimentary tickets to the events on Saturday, July 14, which includes the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Town Fair Tire 100, the Global RallyCross Championship and NASCAR Nationwide Series F.W. Webb 200, featuring Hornish. They also received a complimentary ticket to the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 on Sunday, July 15.
For more details and ticket information on events at New Hampshire Motor Speedway or to purchase tickets to the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 and SYLVANIA 300 NASCAR weekends, please stop by our Ticket Office, visit the speedway website at www.nhms.com, or call our Ticket Hotline at (603) 783-4931.


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With left-over acid dye from Ukranian dyeing (bought from Steiner College Bookstore), the kids and I painted more eggs for Easter and we came up with some fun abstract work by dipping the eggs and also dripping dye onto them. The style almost resembles watercolor veil painting. Mostly, we had fun seeing how the dyes would find their own paths in traveling along the surface of the eggs, creating subtle organic shapes and abstract eggscapes!
Our Syrendell shop at Etsy has an ebook for learning how to use natural egg dyes!


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Ah the age old question that has faced many a homeowner with a growing family: do you stay in the city or move to the suburbs? Do you forsake the hustle and bustle of the metropolis for the quieter, although seemingly less awesome, life in the "country."
With the help of our friends over at NBC's LXTV Open House, we followed a Chicago couple, Lauren and Allen, on their quest to answer that very question. They are working with Coldwell Banker agent, Karlina Mina with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the Chicago area, to see some options in each locale and ultimately determine where they're going to put down some roots now that they're more than just a carefree couple.
Will they choose life in the Windy City or make the move to a place with more space? In Part One of "The Hunt" Karlina shows Lauren and Allen a nice townhome in the Lakeview section of Chicago. This afternoon we'll take a look at Part Two when Lauren and Allen head outside the city to observe life in the 'burbs and ultimately make a decision.
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T-Wolves Acquire Budinger From Houston For 1st Round Pick
The Timberwolves acquired small forward Chase Budinger and prospect Lior Eliyahu from Houston for the 18th overall pick in this week's NBA draft. Buddinger is a 6'7 218 pound forward who averaged 9.6 points a game in 2010-2011 while playing for the Rockets. Budinger played for now head coach Rick Adelman for 2 seasons and is just 24 years old. Eliyahu is a 6'9 225 pound prospect who hasn't played in the NBA but will play for the Wolves summer league team in Las Vegas. Eliyahu played Spain and Israel.
The NBA draft will take place Thursday. The Wolves now only have a late 2nd round pick.


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...living the reality of a "retired" person, which means I work harder than ever at being a writer, lurching from one deadline to another.
About Me
- Glenda Larke
- Australia
- My life was described by one of my editors as "impossibly exotic" – although really it was not my life, but me, that was the exotic, the uprooted plant, the one who didn't belong, always living in someone else's backyard...
Now I am back in Australia, the returning native learning to live where I was born. Writer, traveler, environmentalist. Author of The Isles of Glory trilogy (The Aware, Gilfeather, The Tainted); The Mirage Makers trilogy (Heart of the Mirage, Shadow of Tyr, Song of the Shiver Barrens); The Stormlord trilogy The Last Stormlord, Stormlord Rising, Stormlord's Exile, and writing as Glenda Noramly, a stand-alone book Havenstar.
LATEST: THE FORSAKEN LANDS A clash of cultures and magic as traders and buccaneers hunt for spices and wealth in the Va-forsaken half of the world ... even as the unidentified darkness of plague and murder stalks their own land. THE LASCAR'S DAGGER and THE DAGGER'S PATH available worldwide now! Final book, THE FALL OF THE DAGGER out mid-April.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
How much notice do you take of Amazon reviews?
But I am wondering: just how much notice do READERS actually take of those reviews? Now I know this is probably an extreme case, but just consider this example:
A book, Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton, sits at 3,590 on the Amazon.com rankings after publication in June 2006. That's over 6 months ago, it's a hardcover and the paperback is not out till March 2007, so that's a pretty good ranking. It has 533 reviews. Wow. But it has been almost universally rubbished by those reviewers - it has 2 stars.
WTF? People are still snapping up the book, reading it, and then writing a review about how lousy they think it is. There are already 9 reviews for January. Don't any of them read the reviews first, and wonder whether they really ought to buy it in the first place? Apparently not. Or not enough to give the author a lousy ranking.
Interesting, eh?
From a writer's point of view, I guess the moral is: if you get a bad review, don't worry. Perversely, it might even sell more books...
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I frequently read them...with a big grain of salt. I usually sort the reviews to list most negative first, to see if there's a trend or something I think would annoy me.
But a big grain of salt! Tastes differ, I don't know these people, and sometimes there are contradictory reviews (e.g., "author does X poorly" and several "author does X great" -- um, okay, what-e-vah). I try to read what they say and not pay so much attention to the # of stars. (Some people don't say what's bad; well, that "review" is ignored by me... ;-)
But also, not every "problem" is meaningful! If someone dislikes X and I don't have a problem with X, then I don't read that comment as negative, I just shake my head and move on. The bottom line is many large grains of salt with the reviews.... ;-) Sometimes I just read them to get a better idea of what the book's about. (E.g., if Amazon's description is terse or missing and I can't find information elsewhere about it.)
- 11:54 am
- Simon Haynes said...
I'm guessing there's a bit of tall poppy syndrome where big name authors are concerned, whereas trashing a new author's first book is like kicking puppies.
For big name authors there's also the problem of not meeting expectations, or experimentation gone wrong. And given Hamilton sells books by the hundred thousand, 500 people leaving negative remarks is a pinprick.
If an author disappoints a reader that reader will be sure to let everyone know, but if an author's book is just as good, or better, than their previous effort, where's the news in that?
Remember, when someone is browsing a bookshop they're often attracted to works by authors they've heard of. If they've heard a load of negative they might pick up the book and scan the back cover to see what all the fuss was about. At that point, half of them might decide to make up their own mind and a sale is made.
- 1:06 pm
- Emmaco said...
I don't shop from amazon but read a lot of blogs and so on that review books. If a lot of people seem disappointed with a book I will probably try to get it from the library before buying it. Or give it some serious scanning in the shop!
Like Kendall said, though, it depends on what the reviewer did or didn't like about the book. If it's a theme I don't mind then I probably wouldn't worry. But if someone complains about something I also dislike I'd pay attention.
- 2:56 pm
- Satima Flavell said...
I write and edit reviews for www.specusphere.com and the only people who ever pass comment on them are writers and editors. It used to be the same when I wrote dance reviews for The Australian - dance companies cut them out and saved them in a clippings file and now and again a director or choreographer would take umbrage at something I'd said. But in all the years I was doing it (about seven all told) only once did a member of the public ask to be put in touch with me because he had a gripe about what he'd seen as an insult to the culture of his ethic origin. Nothing about dance at all. Even my friends and family didn't read them. *sigh*
I seldom buy newspapers and therefore seldom read print reviews, but now and then I check other e-zines to see what they have to say. It's interesting to compare other reviews to my own. The weirdest site I've come across is one where the blogger reviews reviews! Honest! (Get a life, I say!)
- 3:43 pm
- Satima Flavell said...
Oh sorry, I never got to the point:-) Amazon reviews. Mm. I read the odd one but many are so amateurish I shudder and give up. They need a good editor:-)
- 3:47 pm
never, ever read them, and rarely even use amazon. My choice of buying a new book comes from one of two ways: listening to people I know and who's opinion I respect in regards to plot and characterisation, browsing the book store, reading a page or two, to see if I personally like the author's style. Once I've established that I like their style I will buy their subsequent books
- 3:54 pm
Wow, I never thought of it like that, but then I haven't ever been to Amazon.com to check out the reviews, that must be a failing on my part...
- 5:33 pm
- hrugaar said...
I guess readers will weigh what they know of the reviewer against what they know of the author. With an established 'name' (as Hamilton is) they'll buy the book anyway, based on the author's name and reputation. With an unknown author a review might carry more weight - depending on who writes it. (In other words I think reviews, like cover quotes, influence the marginal increase to the core readership.)
If it's a review in the Times newspaper, chances are that if reviewers hate a book or movie, I'll love it. I know this from experience, heh.
With amazon reviews, the problem is getting a context for the reviewer - what else have they read, what books do they prefer, what have they said about books I have read already, etc.? Like Kendall, I probably look at amazon reviews more to find out what a book (or movie, or video-game) is about, rather than paying much attention to what they thought of it.
And yeah, as Simon says, trashing a new author's first book is like kicking puppies. Why is it that we seem to have a culture where it's easier - and apparently more 'entertaining' - to trash something rather than to say something good about it?
- 6:01 pm
- Glenda Larke said...
Fascinating. I'm a bit of an oddity. If I want to know what a book is like from Amazon reviews, I seek out the bad reviews. I think they will tell me more about whether I will like the book or not.
And Hrugaar - it is easier to be witty or clever when rubbishing something. Much harder to write entertaining stuff when you are praising something.
Hmm...am I past the puppy stage? Yes, fraid so, but never mind. The small puppy hasn't become a tall poppy yet. I'm safe yet a while *g*
- 8:32 pm
- Simon Haynes said...
I don't buy newspapers, only read them online, and they usually only review literary works & non-fic. It's like SF doesn't exist.
So, I get info on new books via blogs these days, never book reviews. It's interesting: people rarely trash a book on their blog, unless it's by a big name author. Maybe that's because they're not as anonymous as they are on Amazon. What I have found is that people sometimes blog about books they've enjoyed, and those recommendations are worth more than half a dozen five star Amazon ratings.
And I like Satima's reviews. Satime has great taste ;-)
- 8:37 pm
- Simon Haynes said...
Whoops, got your name wrong the second time around. SATIMA. There, that fixed it.
- 8:38 pm
- hrugaar said...
Oh yes, Glenda, I quite agree about the wit factor. I suppose I didn't ask my question the right way la.
To put it another way (leaving the wit element largely aside) why does it seem that people who hunt down my email address to write and tell me how much they've loved my books (there have been one or two) will seldom write a review on amazon to let other people know (even when nagged, heh) - as opposed to those who dislike my books who have no qualms about telling the world?
Of course, it could be that people are embarrassed about admitting publicly that they enjoy my books. Perhaps they hide them under the pillow, along with their copies of Enid Blyton and Jackie Collins!
And Mr. Haynes has revealed his handsome face at last. :o)
- 10:31 pm
- Mary Lanser,USA said...
I have just now found you, your books and your blog. I love your blog. You take beautiful photographs, and photograph beautifully, so you need to stop complaining about the fact that you don't like to have your picture taken and keep the photos coming!! I may even like your books too. I intend to find out. When I do, I will let you know, and I won't wait till you are enormously famous either...I'll be back!!
Thank you for this wonderful window on you and your life. Your girls look like great fun and are beautiful. I love my two children beyond words, so there's that too.
- 5:56 am
- Glenda Larke said...
Thank you, Mary!
Hrugaar - Maybe it's easier to be moved to action by a negative reaction than than by a positive one?
I know there are loads of times when politics and politicians move me towards writing a scathing blog entry and I have to walk away because I don't want to turn my blog into a political rave!
- 8:23 am
- ink paw prints said...
hmm... I think people are more likely to leave negative reviews partly because of the negative cultures we live in (e.g. the press report on all the bad things the government do, but few of the good) but mainly because disappointment is a very powerful emotion. It also lasts longer than the elation a good book can bring. And going to amazon, finding the right page, logging in and writing a review is a lot of effort ;)
I tend to use amazon to try out new authors, and like other people read the reviews more to get an idea for content than to decide if the book is any good or not. If I'm interested in the book, I'll read all of the reviews unless there's a lot, in which case, if they all seem to be saying the same thing I'll ignore the rest except for the negative. How I actually decide I want to buy a book? I'm not entirely sure, lol, usually I think there's an unique idea mentioned which catches my imagination.
- 1:40 pm
- hrugaar said...
It's the 'private praise / public trashing' contrast that intrigues me. Maybe it is our negative culture (or that bad times make more interesting reading than good times). Maybe it's the Devil Wears Prada theory that scathing discipline drives us toward excellence, heh.
- 4:40 pm
- Glenda Larke said...
Well, I actually feel that scathing criticism is more likely to drive a writer to either suicide or giving up altogether!
I can't say, though, that I have suffered from public trashing. in fact, with one solitary exception, I have been generally pleased with the public comment on all my books, both by professional reviewers and amazon-type reviewers.
The one exception was a doozy, I will admit. "An unpleasant read" was about the nicest thing she said. Lol!! I think she might have someone who likes "nice" books and she just came to the wrong place.
- 7:56 pm
- hrugaar said...
I don't respond well to scathing criticism either.
I have had a certain amount of public trashing. The one (amazon comment) that hurt most was being called "racist" (well, actually they said my first book "may even be mildly racist, however it is so bad you cannot really tell"). Yes, I know it was probably someone who didn't know me (they didn't have the spine to put their name to the comment) and the chronic political correctness malaise is that you can find fault wherever you look for it; but it was, as you say, a doozy. It had me chewing broken glass for weeks.
- 11:42 pm
- chocolatetrudi said...
What Hrugaar said:
With amazon reviews, the problem is getting a context for the reviewer.. is exactly why I don't read Amazon reviews.
Good reviews could be good because the reader is smart... or stupid. Bad reviews could be bad because the reader is smart, or stupid. There's no way to tell, so there's no point taking bad reviews to heart - or the good ones either.
And if you took on all the contradictory feedback, you could easily go mad. Or never write another word without doubting and questioning what you're doing to the point of choking.
I trust the feedback and opinions of friends and fellow writers instead. A million Amazon reviews wouldn't amount to a speck of the value of a good friend's feedback. And the same is just as true for book recommendations.
- 6:44 am
- Glenda Larke said...
Not sure that I agree with you Trudi. I am a little distrustful of good friends' feedback, especially if it is positive! LOL.
I was actually asking the question of general readers, not writers pertaining to their own book, but I still think a writer can get something from reading reader reviews. Possibly this is more valid for the writer who has not yet hit the stratosphere and attracted the "let's knock down the tall poppy" syndrome, which might have some bearing on the Hamilton criticisms.
It would be stupid to get het up over comments written by a stranger about whom you know exactly nothing, but nonetheless I think a writer can learn from thoughtful assessments by unknown readers. They are the people we write for and if what they say strikes a chord within me, the writer, then I will learn something.
I think it is fairly easy to recognise a "good" reviewer. They give reasons that explain why they hold their opinion. They confine their comments to the book, not the writer. They are coherent and rational and thoughtful and you can get a sense of whether this is the wrong book for them, or whether they have valid crits of your writing. You can even usually get a sense of how widely read they are within the genre.
(BTW, Laurell Hamilton has reacted rather oddly to criticism with a stinging, sarcastic blog entry which also seems rather silly.)
What intrigued me about her amazon reviews, and which prompted my question, was the huge gap between her popularity (that book was on bestseller lists everywhere) and the extreme reaction of the reviewers. You don't usually see that, even with other hugely popular writers - the only other one I can think of is Jordan's 10th book that had over a 1000 reviews and only scored one and a half stars, and his case is slightly different because each of his books are more of the trilogy type rather than books in a series, so there is more reason for people to buy.
- 7:56 am
Re. leaving comments v. e-mailing the author, I don't leave any type of "review" on Amazon.com or similar sites. I e-mail the author when I love a book, sometimes...but there's no flip side (for me) of giving private praise, but public criticism on a site like Amazon.
- 1:10 am
People buy the book to see how bad it really is. Schadenfreude has a big market in the US especially, people want to see that other people can be, and are worse than, they are. So yes, they will pay for the privilege of rubbishing a book. I mean, it's so bad you have to read it, I mean, really really bad, you have no idea how bad, until you read it. But before you read it you have to buy it :)
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I know a few people here play instruments and things, so I was wondering if anyone was in a band or had recordings of music they did?
I bring it up because my band started recording some stuff today during band practice. I play guitar and sing. It's a mixture of hardcore punk and some metal influence, too. A lot of screaming in it, just to warn you.
It may not be many of you people's cups o' tea, but go ahead and take a look at this video of a show we did a few months ago.


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Hartsville, S.C. - A 12-0 run by the Coker College to start the second half gave the Cobras the momentum needed to pick up a 63-53 win over the Erskine College Flying Fleet on Monday night in Conference Carolinas men's basketball action. The win improves the Cobras to 4-1 to start the year and moves them to 1-0 in the conference, while the Fleet fall to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference.
Coker senior forward Mason Ambler (Atlanta, Ga.) tallied his third double-double in four games, with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Vatrick Thompson (Columbia, S.C.) scored in double figures for the fourth straight game, as he netted 12 points and grabbed four rebounds in the game. Thomas Wright (Sydney, Australia) had eight points and eight rebounds and Delonte Doles (Roswell, Ga.) added nine points for the Cobras.
Brandon Wright led the Fleet with 18 points and five rebounds, with Marko Latinovic adding 12 points to the Fleet cause.
It was a tightly contested game with neither team willing to concede even the slightest bit through the first 20 minutes, as both teams entered the lock room deadlocked at 27 to end the half, but a quick 12-0 run by the Cobras to start the second half gave them the shift in momentum needed to bring home the win.
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Volcanism at Mexico's Popocatépetl is highly punctuated, especially during its current level of activity where domes of lava grow in the summit crater. These domes occasionally collapse or are destroyed by explosions that can lessen the pressure on the magma beneath to create an even larger explosion. This is akin to popping the top off a shaken bottle of soda — the dissolved bubbles come out of solution rapidly as the pressure is released and you get an explosion of soda.
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So let's make a deal on Gun Rights...
January 11, 2013, 04:05:29 AM »
In thinking about the real challenge in American politics today it's clear that it involves overcoming polarization to deal with social, economic and environmental issues...
Can we try an experiment?
If you had to present reforms to current gun regulations in the UA (federal only) what would you present?
A total repeal of any gun control or a total ban are options here...
But can anyone present an options that everyone will agree on?
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i got an option
the coommy libs get the gun when they prie it from my cold dead hand
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I'm not interested in everyone agreeing on it. I'm interested in the rights of law abiding citizens. I'm interested in the constitution.
Violent crime has been on the decline for many years even after the last so-called "assault weapons" ban ended. Pretending that more laws would have prevented these recent school shootings is a farce and I will not be a part of it. The killers were either evil or nuts, maybe both. Nothing you can do about that.
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Quote from: WOOO on January 11, 2013, 04:05:29 AM
In thinking about the real challenge in American politics today it's clear that it involves overcoming polarization to deal with social, economic and environmental issues...
Can we try an experiment?
If you had to present reforms to current gun regulations in the UA (federal only) what would you present?
A total repeal of any gun control or a total ban are options here...
But can anyone present an options that everyone will agree on?
We? You're not American.
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Its Not Just Your Guns; Its America Were Losing
Absolute Rights ^ | January 9, 2013 | Tim Young
Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013 7:42:09 AM by IbJensen
This might come as a surprise to a lot of you, but Im not a gun person never have been, never will be. And you can stop reading right there and be angry, but you know better so read on. The one thing that I have always been and always will be, is a freedom person.
I believe in all of the freedoms and liberties given to us by the Bill of Rights something that very few Americans currently understand.
One group of people who completely understand our rights are the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the elected officials of the Democratic Party. That understanding should scare you because they fully know the freedoms we were given when the Bill of Rights and Constitution were written, and have actively worked to take them away.
Today, Vice President Joe Biden announced that the President would unilaterally act using an executive order, SOMETHING HE PROMISED NEVER TO DO WHEN HE RAN FOR OFFICE FOUR YEARS AGO, to limit your Second Amendment rights.
He is attempting to act on the tragedies of the past year to limit the rights of the republic to be free and protect itself The Second Amendment, which, for those of you have forgotten, says the following:
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
This Amendment was written because our founding fathers wanted us to have the same footing as the government to have the same weapons and defensive capabilities so that our own leaders wouldnt take advantage of our people. Its a when all else fails, clause.
America has internally become weak because of a long time of peace. Somewhere in between the Civil War and now, we have forgotten what it was like to fight for our rights. We have taken for granted the fact that we have been able to work together to accomplish great things in not only Americas history, but the worlds. When you get comfortable and settle in to your every day life, you let your defenses down thats when things go horribly wrong.
Whats happening now is a result of us being fat and happy. We havent been threatened on our home turf in over a century but that doesnt mean that we couldnt be again.
What the President is doing is taking away that final when all else fails, ability to protect our rights. The people of this nation have spoken, and stupidly, they have chosen to take hand outs and continue to be fat, happy, and lazy
We brushed over the fact that only months ago, we were fed lies on Benghazi, not to cover up what happened there, but in an attempt to begin to limit our First Amendment freedom of speech. Remember the outcries of the Democrats when they were blaming a video for the attacks we were told that we needed to start to scale back what we could talk about to protect ourselves. That didnt work
So when they failed we were hit with another tragedy in Connecticut, and they have moved on to trying to take your guns If that doesnt work, there are a pile of other rights that they can try to take, and Im sure they will
They will continue to do so until we finally say ENOUGH! But lets face it, America said FORWARD! in the last election
This isnt the America that the Founding Fathers intended to have; this isnt the America that I was brought up to believe in; this is a new America, with less freedom than we have ever had. An America where people can live without working and an America where the stupid prevail.
Its time to act folks. It was time to act 4 years ago, and it was time to act in November, but that didnt work either.
Call your representatives in Congress, call Attorney Generals in your home States, and call your friends and neighbors to do the same.
Youre about to finally and definitively lose your freedoms and youre about to finally and definitively lose your America.
The time is now to be smarter than they think you are.
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Quote from: Fury on January 11, 2013, 05:16:43 AM
We? You're not American.
true enough... note that i did not offer an opinion in this topic...
i'm interested in how people think that Americans (note: not using the derisive version) can come together to tackle an issue... or not
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Its kind of silly to think that there is an option that everyone can agree on when you have people who advocate scoreless soccer games vs. people that support unlimited gun owership
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This is why there is no deal w liberals/progressives/socialists and tyrants w gun control.
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It's almost time to pack up the family truckster and drive a few hours to go see some family members and eat some turkey then take a nap, then eat some pie, then call it a day and drive back home. While you're in the car, instead of singing along to annoying kids tunes and/or yelling couched obscenities at people who've cut you off, why not impress your family with some fun facts about Thanksgiving?
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It's not all fun and games and triptofan on the fourth Thursday in November -- American Indians of New England gather in Plymouth, Massachusettes to commemorate a National Day of Mourning while many of us celebrate. Their objective is to raise awareness about the "democide and continued suffering of the Native American peoples."
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Think we're so special for getting two days off from work and school to feast with family and friends? Think again. The native Hawaiians celebrated Makahiki, the world's longest Thanksgiving, that spanned from November to February. During that time, work was forbidden.
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- You should get a message like this:
- Reload/restart your HTTPD / WebServer / Tracd. That's it.
Post Installation Configuration Options
By default, the TimingAndEstimationPlugin's four components will all be active. However, you can disable some of the components if you want to. (The easiest way to do this is to ensure you have the trac:WebAdmin plugin installed.)
The plugin's components are:
- TimeTrackingSetupParticipant
- Required component.
- TimeTrackingTicketObserver
- Ensures that the "Total Hours" values are updated when a user edits a ticket's "Add Hours to Ticket" field. You would not normally want to disable this component.
- TicketWebUiAddon
- TimingEstimationAndBillingPage
Bugs/Feature Requests
Existing bugs and feature requests for TimingAndEstimationPlugin are here.
If you have any issues, create a new ticket.
Supported Versions
Currently this has been tested on Python 2.4 (I think it should run on 2.3 as well though) and Trac .10dev with sqlite >= 3.2.3 backend. We have been working on improving support for the postgres/mysql backends, but I do not currently have postgres to test on, so this is a user driven process. I believe that the postgre backend is fairly stable now
Because we are using ITicketChangeListener this plugin is only compatable with Trac >= .10
Download the zipped source from [download:timingandestimationplugin here].
You can check out TimingAndEstimationPlugin from here using Subversion, or browse the source with Trac.
In the repository there is a scripts folder that contains some various python files that I have written to perform billing queries across an entire directory of tracs and email the results to a specified address. As is these are written to work in my setup and some paths at the top of each file will probably need to be changed. These are mostly included because I wrote them for myself and thought others might want to perform similar tasks. (See: script help?)
The goal of this plugin is to allow us to spec out projects (with estimates) and bill our clients based on the time records recorded.
Related Plugins
- The ScrumBurndownPlugin makes use of this plugin to provide a javascripted daily burndown chart, useful in the agile development methodology known as Scrum.
Recent Changes
- 17249 by bobbysmith007 on 2018-07-30 16:26:11
Change db backend import stuff to allow running without all backends installed re #13462
- 17107 by bobbysmith007 on 2018-04-09 17:22:27
1.5.9(b) - fixed Decimal cast in ticket_daemon re #13405
- 17096 by bobbysmith007 on 2018-04-05 15:41:39
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Home inspections: they're meant to protect the home-buyer from any nasty maintenance surprises post sale. In a way though, they also protect the seller from any non-disclosure lawsuit, or in the case of some of these photos above, from a potential electrical fire. Slumping economies logically spur on more "Do It Yourself" (DIY) spirit when it comes to home repair, but such spirit should be tempered. Consumer Reports reminds us all that "Do It Yourself" shouldn't mean "Do in Yourself," estimating 43 million American homeowners took on 57 million home improvement projects in 2011. " Of those intrepid folks, one in five was injured, according to the Home Safety Council."
Plumbing and electrical DIY projects are considered most dangerous. As Domain.com puts it, "Don't be fooled by the array of electrical and plumbing goodies in the hardware shops. You don't need to be licensed to buy them, but you most certainly need to be licensed to install most of them." Other hazards when skipping the experts: roof repair; working with chemicals; and operating heavy-duty equipment like chain saws and tractors.
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Buying a home is an expensive, cumbersome endeavor, but saving a few hundred bucks by waiving home inspection is not the smartest way to cut corners. Same goes for home owners: saving money by doing home maintenance yourself is awesome– until it (literally and figuratively) blows up in your face.
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Sporting a Panama hat ... that was made in Ecuador ... Charlie Sheen hit the streets of Colombia this week ... and generously gave a homeless man a 2000 PESO NOTE!!!!
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The original novel of First Blood by David Morrell -- the book that gave us the character of John Rambo -- is dedicated to Philip Klass and William Tenn, author of, among other things, "The Liberation of Earth".
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In an interview with Charles Platt, Alfred Bester says that when he was an editor at "Holiday" magazine Peter Benchley came in with an article about sharks, and Bester told him that what Benchley really had was the first chapter of a good novel if he was prepared to do the work. And so the world got "Jaws".ReplyDelete
If you're not aware of it, David Morrell was a grad student at Penn State and Phil Klass was a mentor to him.
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Thanks, Gordon -- I knew about Morrell being at Penn State, but had forgotten that Phil Klass was there. I just saw this article online, which I must have read in the Noreascon program book when I attended, but maybe not, because I'm sure I would have remembered the Rambo connection. (My interest in Rambo will be revealed very soon in an article at The House Next Door blog...)
I also love that Morrell is a John Barth scholar, which I've known for some time. It gives my genre-bending, Rambo-influenced heart much happiness.
Yeh, the Morrell essay in which he talks about PK teaching him to be a writer is worth tracking down.ReplyDelete


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Q: Is the housing market the reason why my shares of Lowe's Cos. are now poor performers? How long will this last? -- V.C., via the Internet
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It remains financially strong with plenty of cash and excellent longer-term growth prospects, but the current industrywide problems can't be ignored.
The Home Improvement Research Institute predicts sales of home-repair and remodeling products will decline 1.3 percent this year and doesn't expect the housing market to improve until mid-2008.
Shares of Lowe's (LOW) are down 20 percent this year following last year's 6 percent decline. It continues to steal market share from Home Depot and Sears in home appliances. But it had to cut its profit forecast for this year based on the expected ongoing effects of the subprime lending situation on its customers.
Some industry experts contend the home improvement market is starting to become saturated. For example, nearly three-fourths of all Lowe's stores are located within 10 miles of a Home Depot outlet.
Yet as large as Lowe's is, it holds just a 7 percent share of the U.S. home-improvement market, so there remains potential in expansion and acquisitions.
For now, it is slowing its pace a bit. It operates about 1,400 warehouse stores, and plans to reach 150 to 155 new openings in the U.S. this year. Its projection of annual new-store openings from 2008 through 2010 is a slightly less ambitious 135 to 145 stores.
It is also test-marketing smaller stores and more stores in large metropolitan areas. Its first Canadian store in the Toronto area opens this year, and it also has plans for stores in Mexico in 2009. But it's unclear how well the Lowe's concept will translate in foreign markets.
Consensus rating on shares of Lowe's at their reduced price is a "buy," according to Thomson Financial, consisting of eight "strong buys," five "buys," seven "holds" and one "underperform."
Baby Boomers are a key demographic for Lowe's because they're major consumers of its products and services.
Lowe's clientele includes do-it-yourselfers, those paying others to do the work and commercial business clients.
Earnings are expected to decline 2 percent in its fiscal year ending in January and rise 7 percent the following year. The five-year annualized growth rate is projected to be 15 percent versus the 14 percent forecast for the home improvement store industry.
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But although it didn't hold many technology stocks, it didn't do all that well during the bear market earlier this decade.
Some of its more volatile holdings were hammered hard, an indication that an aggressive strategy of seeking value and holding on tightly can have pitfalls.
The $8 billion Janus Contrarian Fund (JSVAX) is up 30 percent over the past 12 months and has a 25 percent three-year annualized return. Both results rank in the top 2 percent of large growth and value funds.
"It's a good fund for investors who don't mind its go-anywhere approach," said Andrew Gogerty, analyst with Morningstar Inc. in Chicago. "But because portfolio manager David Decker holds battered picks if he likes their long-term potential, there is always the potential that those picks won't turn around."
Janus Contrarian represents a unique holding for investors with the patience to hold it for the long term, Gogerty said.
Its holdings in troubled Owens-Illinois Inc. paid off handsomely, and it has recently benefited from international holdings.
When controversy hits a decent company's shares, Decker often moves quickly to buy while they're temporarily bargain-priced.
In charge since the fund was launched in 2000, Decker went to Janus Capital in 1992 as an analyst and has managed other mutual funds and private accounts. His flexible strategy benefits from his firm's large research staff; he seeks out all types of companies with strong cash flow, accelerating returns and quality management.
One-fourth of Janus Contrarian's holdings are in financial services, with 20 percent in industrial materials and 15 percent in media. Top holdings recently were Owens-Illinois, Liberty Global Inc., Coventry Health Care Inc., Ceridian Corp., Tenaga Nasional, St. Joe Co., Reliance Industries Ltd., J.C. Penney Co., NRG Energy Inc. and Plum Creek Timber Co.
This "no-load" (no sales charge) fund requires a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and has a low annual expense ratio of 0.94 percent.
Q: When I buy a certificate of deposit at a bank, how is it different from buying one from a brokerage firm? How are these CDs different? Are there some worries to consider? -- C.K., via the Internet
A: A brokered CD is sold by a brokerage firm on the secondary market, but was issued by a bank and typically is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. It often pays a higher rate than a CD from your local bank because brokered CDs compete in the national marketplace.
The primary difference between a brokered CD and one obtained directly from your bank comes into play if you need to take your money out prior to the CD's maturity.
With a CD you've obtained from a bank, you simply pay an early withdrawal fee. Although a brokered CD offers more liquidity, the amount you can obtain prior to its maturity depends on what another investor is willing to pay when you sell on the secondary market, said Greg McBride, senior financial analyst with Bankrate.com in North Palm Beach, Fla.
"That difference translates a risk-free investment into one on which you could potentially lose money," McBride said.
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While field service software is a general category that spans a wide variety of industries and offers specialized tools and functions for each, pest control software focuses solely on companies that provide insect and rodent removal services to their customers.
While the degree of functionality does not vary by vendor as much in this category as with other types of field service software, understanding the needs of your particular business is an important first step when evaluating new software. It's also important to understand the options that are out there—so we put together this buyer's guide to help you get up-to-speed on the market.
Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Pest Control Software?
Common Features of Pest Control Software
Benefits of Pest Control Software
Pricing: Web-Based vs. On-Premise
Pest control software is a specific type of field service software designed for use by pest management and control companies and their employees. This software assists with general business tasks, such as providing quotes and estimates to customers, and often supports invoicing and billing. But it can also include more industry-specific functionality, such as tracking pesticide use or even pest activity itself (more on this below).
The underlying theme of this software is that it offers users a unified system in which business owners can automate processes and track operations that are unique to their company.
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The majority of products currently on the market include invoicing and payment features and appointment scheduling, along with varying degrees of customer relationship management (CRM) functionality, such as customer information storage. Beyond that, some programs offer users the ability to track the pesticides they use, or keep a log of insect and rodent activity.
While these features will differ somewhat from vendor to vendor, most software offers at least some of the following features:
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Given the nature of pest control, and the need for employees to access at least some aspect of the main system while at job sites or en route to appointments, the number of users who will be accessing the system is a significant factor to keep in mind when evaluating options.
On-premise. This is software that is hosted locally, on the software buyer's own servers. Most on-premise software systems require the buyer to make a one-time, upfront payment for a license to use the software in perpetuity. Additional payments may be required for support, upgrades or maintenance.
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The bill, called the STEM Jobs Act, was approved by a 245-to-139 vote. The measure would eliminate an existing "diversity visa" program that currently provides 55,000 visas a year to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Under the legislation, those visas would be redirected to highly educated graduates. The bill would create a new category of visas specifically for foreign students who graduate from an American research university with a doctorate or master's degree in a STEM field.
Proponents of the bill, which included nearly all House Republicans and 27 Democrats, said the new program was essential for economic growth and maintaining the nation's global competitiveness because it would keep highly trained, in-demand workers in the United States.
Most House Democrats and the White House opposed the bill. They argued that while they supported the expansion of STEM visas, they also wanted to preserve the diversity visa program that the Republicans were proposing to cut.
"There's no question that a STEM green-card program is the right thing to do for our country," Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, said on the House floor. However, she added, "there's no reason that giving a green card to one person should mean taking one away from someone else."
The bill was also opposed by Nafsa: Association of International Educators. In a statement released on Thursday, the group said it opposed the bill because "it perpetuates a divisive, us-versus-them approach to immigration reform."
Echoing the remarks of many House Democrats, the group said it supported the goal of providing green cards to graduates of American colleges and universities but did "not support creating a new path for international students by eliminating another immigration program."
The House previously voted on the STEM Jobs Act, which was sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, in September, but the bill failed to garner the two-thirds support it needed to pass through an expedited procedure.
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