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IASTEM -347th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision Engineering(ICCARVE) will be held on 23rd - 24th June, 2018 at Luxembourg City,Luxembourg . ICCARVE is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision Engineering to a common forum.
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Aaron Rodgers is the No. 1 player in the NFL, but his little brother is just trying to get somewhere in the top 2,880. That's the number of jobs available in the NFL at a time when the 32 teams have 90-man rosters, and Jordan Rodgers has fallen short of making the Jaguars' 90-man roster for the start of training camp.
The Jaguars announced today that they have released Rodgers, a quarterback they signed as an undrafted free agent in April.
Jordan Rodgers had sports hernia surgery in May and wasn't healthy for Organized Team Activities, so he never had an opportunity to do much of anything in Jacksonville.
As a senior at Vanderbilt last season, Rodgers completed 191 of 319 passes for 2,539 yards, with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions. Now he'll just have to hope one of the 31 other NFL teams think he's good enough for a spot on a 90-man roster.

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Malaysia 2017 Visit Pahang 5V Mint with Stamp Title
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Payment by Bank Transfer within 3 days of Purchase. Send by Registered Post RM4.00 (to be paid by Buyer) in Malaysia (upto 50g and extra RM0.40 for each 10g inclusive of packaging). Pl check scan copy for item condition as some old items may have tonings due to age.


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It depends a bit on wether you are getting a rash immediately after you shave (in which case you at allergic to either the shaving products you are using or possibly even the metal in the shaver itself) That is an easy problem to fix, change your products! Or try waxing or hair removal creams. If the problem is a rash that comes up a day or so afterwards, then that is a more difficult kettle of fish.
That slightly delayed shaver rash is a common problem for men with curly hair, or for women who shave their bikini-line pubic hair. (Pubic hair is naturally more curly than head hair.) The medical term is 'pseudofolliculitis barbae'.
Normally, the weight of each individual hair straightens it slightly. When you shave, a remnant of hair is left in the hair follicle. As this starts to grow out of the follicle, it may immediately curve round into the surrounding skin, because there is nothing to keep it straight. The ingrowing hair irritates the skin and can cause a lumpy reaction. Although regular shaving with the correct technique as described below will result in less razor rash, once it is developed, shaving nick the tops of the lumps, worsening the inflammation and perhaps allowing an infection to occur.
How to prevent shaving rash
1. Do not pull on the skin. Hairs are most likely to ingrow if you pull the skin while you are shaving, to get a close shave. This makes the hairs pop out of the follicle. Afterwards, the cut tip retracts into the follicle and then turns into the wall of the follicle. If you are shaving for the first time, or after significant regrow th it helps to carefully trim the area first so that you are not pulling against the entire leith of the hair.
2. Shave in the direction of the growth of the hairs. If the hairs naturally grow downwards, pull the razor downwards.
3. Avoid a close shave. The aim is to shave the hairs just above the skin, when they have already emerged from the hair follicle. Use an electric razor or an ordinary single-blade razor. Double-blade or triple-blade razors can give too close a shave (though if they work for you then great, it's not a one size fits all problem).
4. Prepare your skin before shaving, by using a good shaving gel, oil or foam, and thoroughly wet it into the hairs. rosebuds suggestion of a conditioner is an excellent one, as it will allow a smooth lubricated surface as well as softening the skin.
5. Check your razor is in good condition. If it is the disposable type, make sure you use a new one each time. If it is electrical or blade, check it is clean.
Once shaving rash has developed, curing it is tedious and can leave you with stubble for a few weeks.
Analyse the problem. Inspect the area with the help of a magnifying mirror. You may be able to see the hairs curling inwards. Have a good look for tiny yellow pustules, and redness and inflammation around the hair follicles or the tips of the ingrowing hairs – this could mean infection with bacteria, in the worst class you could need antibiotics to sort the issue out.
If you can see them, typos can try to get the tips of the ingrowing hairs out of the skin. Soak a towel in hot water and put it on the skin for a few minutes to soften the hairs. Then very carefully, using clean tweezers, pull the end of the hair out of the bump. Do not pull the whole hair out of the skin – just the loose end. Then with small scissors cut off the end of the hair that is curling back, quite close to the skin.
In the worst cases you will need to stop shaving and start again once the area has healed. Once the inflammation has resolved you could try using depilatory cream if you wish, which has the advantage of removing the hair at the skin surface and no lower.
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Creationist? Whitcomb? Morris? Gish?
Dick, you've gone off the deep end. I have nothing to do with any of those people.
Your statements about my motives are entirely bizarre. You are reading your own religious hangups about the problem of evil into my posts. I suggest you take your objections regarding the evil and suffering of the world to your priest or minister, or to a higher authority. I'm just reporting on what I see, not commenting theologically on it. And I see design. And if the design appears to include some evil in it, there's very little I or anyone else can do about it. Don't blame the messenger, blame the designer.
In answer to my question about your publications of a biological nature, you refer me to a book you wrote on the interpretation of Genesis. And you call me a creationist?
Of course, you completely missed the point of my mention of various authors. The point was that you do not understand how the word "chance" is used in the history of Western thought, and by classic neo-Darwinists, and therefore should not be debating with me or anyone else about it until you have done your homework.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Fischer
To: 'Cameron Wybrow'
Cc: ASA
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 9:07 PM
Subject: RE: [asa] ID/Miracles/Design (Behe vs. Behe)
Dear Cameron:
Typical creationist reaction. When your argument holds no water you demonize your opponent. I raise counter arguments, you insult my character. I've see it all before. You're no different than your predecessors, Morris, Whitcomb, Gish, Humphreys, Gentry, Ham, etc.
Let's see, of your list I've read Bacon, Aquinas, Augustine, Darwin, and Gould. Interesting you'd include atheists Sagan, Dawkins and Russell. Strange list of notables. I can readily see you've read Behe, Dembski and Wells. That is apparent from your arguments. What happened to Johnson? Didn't read him or are you ashamed to admit it? My reading list runs more to archaeologists, Genesis commentary and a few others I'm sure you have read: Francis Collins, Miller (both Ken and Keith), J. P. Moreland, Richard Leakey, Donald Johanson, John Haught, Alister McGrath, Richard Colling, Ron Numbers, Holmes Rolston III, Davis Young, Bernard Ramm and Jon Entine. But my reading list or your reading list is not the issue here.
Let's stick to the issue, shall we? Does God (let's just name the Creator and not hide behind ID propaganda to include aliens and spaghetti monsters) leave telltale signs of divine activity in the various life forms we have available for study? To date no one has found any. So the answer is we have no evidence that God manipulates DNA. A scientific theory requires data and evidence. ID has none. Will it come up with some? Maybe. If it does put it on the table. Until then keep ID arguments confined to philosophical discussions and out of science classrooms.
Do we have evidence that God does not manipulate DNA? Well, we humans have over 3,000 genetic diseases caused by genetic defects. If God was active in some way at the introduction of the flagellum, for example, what was he doing when Huntington's Disease entered the world, or Down's Syndrome, or any of the other thousands of genetic diseases we have plaguing mankind today? What you want to do is credit the great Designer for the successes while ignoring the failures. You want to tout the "camera eye" as evidence of design yet totally ignore that the human eye is wired backwards, that over 40 different "designs" are used in various creatures, and fish have been found in caves that have lost their eyes altogether.
Simply put, ID like all other creationist arguments is dishonest. Another hallmark of all creationist arguments.
Now, I don't doubt the sincerity of any of your kind. If you can prove the Creator exists maybe you can persuade some non-believers into accepting the faith and after they die and get to heaven if they then see the flaws in your arguments - who cares? You did him a service.
On the other hand, Jesus said he was the "truth, the way and the light." So let's stick to that and speak the truth, don't act like you don't know it.
For my publications, there is PSCF, Teachers of Vision, Cosmic Pursuit and The Washington Post. As for books, start with this one.
Dick Fischer, author, lecturer
Historical Genesis from Adam to Abraham
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From: email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Cameron Wybrow
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 4:35 PM
To: email@example.com
Subject: Re: [asa] ID/Miracles/Design (Behe vs. Behe)
You do not understand the meaning of "chance". I chalk this up to your
apparent unfamiliarity with the history of philosophical discussions about
nature. The "false dichotomy" I've set up between design and chance is
agreed upon by Lucretius, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Hobbes, Bacon, Aquinas,
Augustine, Darwin, Bergson, Lecomte du Nouy, Bertrand Russell, Carl Sagan,
Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, etc. How many of these authors have you
read, Dick?
Your bulbous nose example is ridiculous. The contested part of Darwinism is
not about bulbous noses. The contested part of Darwinism -- and by the way,
I've read Darwin's *Origin of Species* from cover to cover (have you?) -- is
about whole new body plans arising gradualistically, with each intermediate
stage being functional. Clearly you have not read the scientific literature
which challenges the likelihood of this. I think you ought to, before you
speak glibly about the alleged powers of mutation and natural selection. If
I may recommend six books by people with Ph.D.s in relevant areas of
science, I suggest Behe's two books, Denton's two books, Dembski's *No Free
Lunch*, and Dembski and Wells's *The Design of Life*. I have read all of
these from cover to cover, in some cases taking extensive notes as I read.
I would also recommend the articles of David Berlinski on evolution,
published in the journal *Commentary*, and his books touching on the
As for your implied charge of stubbornness on my part, let me say that I am
willing to learn from anyone here who can teach me anything at all about
theology or science. I've learned from Ted Davis about the theology of
Boyle, for example, and I hope to learn something from Mike Gene about
design theory in biology and from Gregory Arago about the philosophical
foundations of social science and from George Murphy about Lutheran theology
and from other people about things in their areas of expertise. I also hope
to learn something about the mechanisms of evolution. For starters, I would
like you to teach me the detailed genetic pathways by which the camera eye,
the cardiovascular system, the fin-to-foot transition, winged flight in
birds, the human brain, the nostril-to-blowhole transition, the gill-to-lung
transition, etc. were achieved, or even could have been achieved. I would
also like to know how the first living cell arose from non-living matter
without intelligent intervention. When I have learned any of these things
from you, or from anyone else here, I will gladly admit the awesome creative
powers of chance combinations of atoms, random mutations, and natural
Since you have been "engaged in these discussions for quite some time now",
perhaps you have some scientific publications in this area which you could
direct me to. Perhaps you have written a book providing the details of the
evolution of the camera eye? Or perhaps one of your scientific colleagues
on this list has done so?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Fischer" <email@example.com>
To: "'Cameron Wybrow'" <email@example.com>
Cc: "ASA" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 2:58 PM
Subject: RE: [asa] ID/Miracles/Design (Behe vs. Behe)
Please drop the "chance" rhetoric. Evolution comes about through random
genetic mutations and natural selection which is not chance at all.
A nucleotide substitution might result in a person with a large and bulbous
nose, for example. A person sporting such a protrusion might find it
difficult to attract a help mate. That person might remain single and pass
from life's scene leaving no bulbous-nosed progeny - natural selection at
work. But those prospective mates made rational choices based on upon a
physical appearance they found objectionable. The same holds true for other
physical characteristics that may be appealing or unappealing.
So if we wish to make progress in these discussions, show some ability to
learn from those of us who have been engaged in these discussions for quite
some time now. You are trying to set up a false dichotomy and win debating
points. Most of us, on the other hand, may be knowledgeable in this area,
but still earnestly seek better, more refined answers.
Dick Fischer, author, lecturer
Historical Genesis from Adam to Abraham
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"Construction of seafloor thematic maps from multibeam acoustic backscatter angular response data", Computers and Geosciences Journal. Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2011.,
"High-resolution Delineation of Acoustically Homogeneous Areas in Multibeam Backscatter Maps", Gulf of Maine Symposium. St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, 2009.,
"Comparison Between Physical Sediment Samples and Grain-size Estimates from GeoCoder", International Hydrographic Conference (HYDRO). Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 2009.,
"Unsupervised acoustic seabed classification combining angular and spatial information from multibeam backscatter data", Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Journal. Elsevier.,


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Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901 when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Commonwealth of Australia was established as a constitutional monarchy. 'Constitutional' because the Commonwealth of Australia was established with a written constitution, and 'monarchy' because Australia's head of state was Queen Victoria.
The Constitution, the monarch and the Governor-General
The Australian Constitution is the most important document in Australian government history. It established the Commonwealth of Australia government, defined its structure, powers and procedures, and defined the rights and obligations of the states in relation to the Commonwealth.
The Constitution was brought into existence through a British Act of Parliament, the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act. This Act granted permission to the six Australian colonies, which were still then subject to British law, to form their own Commonwealth government in accordance with the Constitution. The text of the Constitution (which was clause 9 of the Act) was written by representatives of the six colonies during a series of conventions in the 1890s, and accepted by a referendum in each colony.
Under the Constitution, the reigning British monarch is also the Australian monarch, and therefore Australia's head of state. The Constitution grants the monarch certain governing powers that place them above all other levels of the government. Because of the large distance between Australia and Britain, the monarch is permitted to appoint a Governor-General who can exercise the monarch's powers in their absence.
The federal system
The birth of our nation is often referred to as 'federation'. This is because the Constitution created a 'federal' system of government. Under a federal system, powers are divided between a central government and several regional governments. In Australia, power was divided between the federal government and the governments of the six colonies, which were renamed 'states' by the Constitution.
Specific areas of legislative power were given to the federal government, including taxation, defence, foreign affairs and postal and telecommunications services. A complete list of Commonwealth power is at section 51 of the Constitution. The federal government also has power to make laws for Australia's territories (section 122).
The states retained legislative power over all other matters that occurred within their borders, including police, hospitals, education and public transport.
The wording of the law has often created situations where both the federal government and the states claim the authority to make laws over the same matter. See State and territory government for a discussion of the federal-state relationship and how these conflicts are resolved.


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Egypt Intensifies Crackdown on Islamists
Egypt's interim civilian government took a step closer to reviving the police state of the country's hated former regime on Sunday, a day after police gunned down at least 74 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Matt Bradley has more from Cairo. Photo: AP.
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There are many different reasons why a man will chose to get or try out a glans or cock ring. The purpose of a cock ring is to slow the blood flow to make the erection be more sensitive and last longer. The cock ring can be placed anywhere on the shaft of the penis however it works better if it is put on the penis closest to the body. Some men just enjoy the pressure caused by wearing a ring and some like it for the looks of it. A glans ring is supposed to be positioned right after the head of the penis. The most important part in selecting a glans ring or a cock ring is make sure to get the right size for you. Serious issues can arise if the ring is too tight.
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The first measurement should be done while the penis is flaccid and the second should be done while the penis is erect. While measuring, it is important not to pull the penis skin tight because this will not give accurate measurements. Wrap the string around the penis and mark on the string with either a pen or marker where the sting comes together. Then lay the string out on the ruler; that is the first measurement.
After the circumference has been written down from both flaccid and erect positions they need to be converted to a decimal. Then the decimal needs to be divided by 3.14 (which is pi). That answer then needs to be changed back into fraction form, and that is the correct inner diameter ring size that is right for you. Just a side note, it is a good idea to round up to ensure that the ring is not too tight.
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It's been a little while since we last saw or heard anything about Middle Manager of Justice, Double Fine's foray into free-to-play smartphone gaming. I gave the game a go back when Double Fine first announced it, and it looks like a fun, suitably goofy take on the whole smartphone time-management sim deal.
After accidentally releasing the game for a hot minute and then treating that early release as a beta test, the folks making the game have been tweaking and fine-tuning it before wide release.
Today, project lead Kee Chi posted this typically funny blog post documenting the game's origin, along with the above internal pitch video for the game's concept. The best part is definitely that the pitch video was made using Xtranormal. Ha.
The Origins of Middle Manager of Justice [Double Fine]


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"Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves"
Date: 5:30pm EDT April 4, 2013
A talk by American historian, writer and editor, Henry Wiencek, the Starr Center's 2008-2009 Patrick Henry Writing Fellow.
Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Master of the Mountain, Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book—based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson's papers—opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson's world. We must, Wiencek suggests, follow the money.
So far, historians have offered only easy irony or paradox to explain this extraordinary Founding Father who was an emancipationist in his youth and then recoiled from his own inspiring rhetoric and equivocated about slavery; who enjoyed his renown as a revolutionary leader yet kept some of his own children as slaves. But Wiencek's Jefferson is a man of business and public affairs who makes a success of his debt-ridden plantation thanks to what he calls the "silent profits" gained from his slaves—and thanks to a skewed moral universe that he and thousands of others readily inhabited. We see Jefferson taking out a slave-equity line of credit with a Dutch bank to finance the building of Monticello and deftly creating smoke screens when visitors are dismayed by his apparent endorsement of a system they thought he'd vowed to overturn. It is not a pretty story. Slave boys are whipped to make them work in the nail factory at Monticello that pays Jefferson's grocery bills. Parents are divided from children—in his ledgers they are recast as money—while he composes theories that obscure the dynamics of what some of his friends call "a vile commerce."
Many people of Jefferson's time saw a catastrophe coming and tried to stop it, but not Jefferson. The pursuit of happiness had been badly distorted, and an oligarchy was getting very rich. Is this the quintessential American story?
Henry Wiencek, a nationally prominent historian and writer, is the author of several books, including The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 1999, and An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America (FSG, 2003). He lives with his wife and son in Charlottesville, Virginia. Wiencek and his wife (writer Donna Lucey) spent the 2008-2009 academic year in residence at Washington College as the Starr Center's Patrick Henry Writing Fellow.


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SportingBaby needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 82 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
Create an original design for a new baby clothing line. Sports theme
Looking for a design that is original, cool and modern that has a Running theme
Onesies are worn by infants up to 18 month olds (toddlers), however the design must appeal the the parent.
Design must be produced in a vector based design program. AI preferred but any vector program is ok.
Designer will have a lot of freedom, must be original, must be extremely cool/modern/hip and youthful.
Any colors are ok.
No tagline
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FBT Pro J 5A 5" Powered Monitor Speaker Duo Bundle
About This Product
FBT Pro J 5A 5" Powered Monitor SpeakerThe new J series is a technologically advanced range of products that improves on the performance of the previous Jolly line. The new J series is a competitive, value for money range of speakers.
The range is based on the development of three new high efficiency class-D amplifiers with power specifications of 350 + 100W for the J 15A, J 12A and DJ 15A, 200 + 50W for the J 8A and 80 + 40W for the J 5A.
These amplifiers have been designed 'from the ground up' in FBT's R&D laboratories. The largest amplifier model that equips the J 15A, J 12A and DJ 15A has a switch mode power supply as well as a digital signal processor with 4 pre-sets.
The J 8A and J 5A amplifiers have toroidal transformer power supplies. The J 8A has a digital signal processor with 2 pre-sets, whilst the J 5A has analog signal processing.
The speakers have been completely redesigned, introducing the technological developments of recent years to achieve a far superior efficiency and linearity.
Following from the new J series, FBT bring you the DJ 15A, designed with today's modern DJ in mind. The DJ 15A has invaluable features allowing quality audio playback using our revolutionary DSP technology. This includes 4 presets enabling the DJ to change the sound of their music to suit the environment they play within.
These DSP presets will allow the DJs audience to enjoy improved sound quality and SPL, especially in bass reproduction at high volume. The DJ 15A also has another useful feature for DJs, including a two channel input mixer allowing the DJ to plug a music source and microphone direct into the speaker, giving separate control over volume for both devices. You can also daisy chain these speaker together if required. Ideal for many application of today's modern DJ.
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Whole Foods Market is moving its regional headquarters to an eight-story building in Glendale that has sat vacant since it was constructed in 2009, officials announced this week.
With its regional headquarters currently in Sherman Oaks, Whole Foods has almost 50 stores in its western region, including Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii.
During a Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday, city officials outlined the move and what it means to the city, which has been working to reduce its Class A office vacancy rate of about 22%.
Whole Foods will lease the top two floors — or about 45,000 square feet — in the sleek building at 207 Goode Ave. along the Ventura (134) Freeway and just off Brand Boulevard. The building has about 189,000 total square feet of rental space, according to city officials.
More than 140 Whole Foods employees will be making the move.
"It's a huge pick-up for us," said City Manager Scott Ochoa.
Sharon Mann Garrett, the city's senior economic development coordinator, said the company's brand means a lot for Glendale.
"Not only is it a big tenant, it's also a big name" she said.
Whole Foods officials looked at several locations, but the site in Glendale "felt right," said Hilary Maler, a spokeswoman for the company.
"What the space had to offer and the location is what attracted us," she said, adding that the fact that Whole Foods has a store in Glendale factored into the decision.
It's unclear yet if Whole Foods will have its name on the building, which commands a prominent location in front of daily commuters through downtown Glendale.
"That's the plan is to try to leverage that as much as we can," Ochoa said. "I think that right now they're still costing everything."
Mayor Frank Quintero pointed out that Whole Foods may introduce new products and concepts in Glendale since the city will now be its regional headquarters.
Companies with strong local ties have used Glendale as a launching point for new ideas in the past, Ochoa said, citing the Walt Disney Co.'s first Disney Baby store in the Americana at Brand.
Mann Garrett said when company officials are looking to move to the area, they often look at the entire tri-city region, which includes Burbank and Pasadena.
In that group, she said, Glendale has lower leases and its higher vacancy rate allows for more flexibility in size and location.
Other companies and schools are eyeing Glendale, Mann Garrett said, including a title company, a liberal arts university, a national insurance firm, a regional pharmaceuticals company and a graduate school that is looking for a satellite campus
Los Angeles-based developer MPG Office Trust sold rights to the long-vacant 207 Goode building back to the bank at a huge discount in October 2010, about a year after it was constructed.
MPG got $22.8 million in the transaction, more than $21 million of which was used to partially cover the $38.2 million construction loan on the property, according to company documents.
The lender, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria of Spain, walked away from the deal without receiving the remaining $16.6 million.
The building was then purchased for an undisclosed amount by Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co.
-- Mark Kellam, Times Community News
Follow Mark Kellam on Twitter: @LAMarkKellam


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Get dam facts straight
I write as a volunteer with the Rivanna Conservation Society (RCS) in response to Dan Sebring's and William W. Stevenson's letters [April 6: "Cry me a river" and "Shad v. drinking water"].
Both writers seem to be unaware of the facts related to the removal of the Woolen Mills dam. Because this dam is privately owned, RCS has worked carefully to respect the owners' privacy while presenting the idea to the public (we hosted several public meetings).
First, Mr. Stevenson's claim that this is a case of shad vs. drinking water is incorrect. The removal of the Woolen Mills dam will open roughly 16 miles of new spawning habitat and does not require the removal of any other dam. Every additional mile of spawning habitat for American shad counts toward Virginia's goals in the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Drinking water is not threatened by this project.
Second, dams do not help the ecology of rivers. I'm happy to provide Mr. Sebring with ample scientific evidence of that fact.
Third, we tested the sediment behind the Woolen Mills dam, and it is not toxic, contrary to Mr. Sebring's claim. Sediment flows over the dam in every high-water storm. The results of our study and more are available on the RCS website: rivannariver.org/RCSWoolenMillsRestoration.html
Finally, the proposed breach will leave a significant portion of the dam standing for historical interpretation. Despite what some would like to believe, history did not begin in 1776, or even 1743. The history of Charlottesville's river included a shad run each spring for hundreds of thousands of years before humans arrived.
RCS, the state of Virginia, the Federal government, and the owners of the dam are trying to restore what was once the most valuable and abundant fishery in Virginia while respecting recent American history. A Rivanna without American shad is like the Blue Ridge without the American chestnut.
We invite everyone to Darden Towe Park on April 19 at 11am as the Department of Game & Inland Fisheries releases thousands of American shad fry into the river. We hope Charlottesville will welcome them home from the Atlantic in four to six years.
Jason Halbert


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from Think Aloud to Participatory AnalysisNielsen, Janni (København, 2004)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Think Aloud is cost effective, promises access to the user's mind and is the applied usability technique. But "keep talking" is difficult, besides, the multimodal interface is visual not verbal. Eye-tracking seems to get around the verbalisation problem. It captures the visual focus of attention. However, it is expensive, obtrusive and produces huge amount of data. Besides, eye-tracking do not give access to user's mind. Capturing interface/cursor tracking may be cost effective. It is easy to install, data collection is automatic and unobtrusive and replaying the captured recording to the user and probing about her actions and thoughts open for participatory analysis. Keywords usability test, cost effective, unobtrusive, TA, eye and cursor tracking, user experience, participatory analysis URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6501
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On concurrent usability testingNielsen, Janni; Yssing, Carsten (København, 2004)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: ABSTRACT Working with usability techniques, with focus on how a given technique enables data capture made us ask the question: What kind of information is it an HCI expert want from the user when conducting a usability test? We answer the question by discussing two techniques both relying on concurrent data. Think Aloud is one of the most frequently used techniques and almost an institution in itself. Eye-tracking is new in usability testing and still at an experimental level in HCI. We reflect critically upon the two obtrusive techniques. We discuss the usability of concurrent data capture, suggesting participatory analysis and retrospective verbalisation as a possible step in usability testing. Keywords Concurrent data, usability test, Think Aloud, Eye-tracking, mind, participatory analysis and retrospective verbalisation URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6465
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JACKSON COUNTY - Jackson County elementary school students in grades three, four and five will have a special "back-to-school" treat tomorrow (Friday, August 22), when nearly 50 volunteers flood the classrooms to read books from the Hank Zipzer series in preparation for a visit on October 16 by nationally acclaimed actor and author Henry Winkler.
"We are so happy you will be using the Hank Zipzer books in your classroom," Winkler and co-author Lin Oliver wrote in a letter to the teachers. "Writing these books has been a pleasure for us, a true work of the heart, and we hope you feel our enthusiasm on every page."
Our Community's Foundation, which is hosting Winkler's visit, secured 47 volunteers enough to have one in each third, fourth and fifth elementary classroom on the same day to introduce the Hank Zipzer series and a "Hooked on Hank" county-wide reading program. Winkler will address Jackson County students in those same grades on October 16 and then make a public appearance for the Jackson County Community Foundation Benefit that evening at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Millwood.
The evening event, sponsored by the Dickirson Corporation, is likely to be a sellout, said Jane Winters, Regional Affiliates Manager for Our Community's Foundation. Tickets are nearly gone for the annual Jackson County Community Foundation Celebration Benefit.
There are 17 books in the Hank Zipzer series, beginning with "Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Under-Achiever." The books were inspired by Winkler's struggle through his life with dyslexia, which was not diagnosed until he was in his thirties.
"A primary intent of our books is to offer a totally enjoyable reading experience to children," Winkler and Oliver wrote to the teachers. "The other purpose of our books is to illustrate to children that the world is theirs, that they can achieve their dreams and overcome any obstacle in their path. Through persistence, positivity and a strong support group of friends and family, Hank's journey is ultimately successful. If he can do it, you can – that's the attitude we hope our readers will take away."
Winkler has said the books, which he began writing in 2003, give him his greatest source of pride and accomplishment. And while Winkler is beloved by all as "The Fonz" from the popular TV series "Happy Days," it is his intellectual accomplishments that will be the focus during his first visit to West Virginia.
Teachers involved in the reading day August 22nd are planning other activities, as well, to further familiarize students with Hank Zipzer and encourage reading. Activities range from creating a "wax museum" of Hank Zipzer characters who then talk to viewers about their roles and experiences to a friendly competition among classes to accumulate the most time spent reading the books.
"Hank is a boy with learning challenges, and of course, this fact is central to the novels. But just as Hank doesn't let his challenges define him, neither do we let the issue of learning differences define the books. The Hank Zipzer novels are intended for every child who loves to laugh, who loves comic adventure, and who relates to a funny, resourceful, glass half-full type of hero," the letter from Winkler and Oliver reads.
"We are proud of the Hank Zipzer books. We have tried to fill them with humor and with truth. Laughter is a powerful teacher. And so are you! We hope this reading experience brings joy to your students and contributes a little bit to their understanding of themselves and their peers."
Tickets and table sponsorships can be reserved for the JCCF Celebration Benefit by contacting the organization's office at 716 West Main Street (in the United Bank Branch Building); by calling the Foundation at 304-372-8588; or through email at email@example.com.
Seating will be assigned (front row to back) for individual tickets and sponsorships by the date the confirmation is made.
The Jackson County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates, a non-profit public charity created by local citizens to build permanent endowment funds and issue grants and scholarships to meet community needs.
Jackson County Schools embrace Henry Winkler's Hank Zipzer Books to prepare for upcoming visit
JACKSON COUNTY - Jackson County elementary school students in grades three, four and five will have a special "back-to-school" treat tomorrow (Friday, August 22), when nearly 50 volunteers flood the classrooms to read books from the Hank Zipzer series in preparation for a visit on October 16 by nationally acclaimed actor and author Henry Winkler.


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Davidson College is located north of Charlotte, North Carolina in the town of Davidson. This historic campus is an excellent choice for the student who seeks a rigorous undergraduate education in a residential environment.
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Number of students: 1,810 enrolled, 51% male 49% female
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La Liga: Barcelona 2 Getafe 2
Barcelona's La Liga title chances were dashed as Angel Lafita's double gave Getafe a shock 2-2 draw at Camp Nou on Saturday.
Lafita – who initially cancelled out Lionel Messi's first-half strike – headed in a dramatic leveller in the 92nd minute to give Cosmin Contra's side a well-earned point.
Barcelona are now three points behind leaders Atletico Madrid, who have a game in hand on them, with just two fixtures to play.
At the other end of the table, the draw could prove crucial in Getafe's fight against relegation, with the draw moving them up to 16th and three points clear of safety.
The hosts controlled possession, as expected, but were never at their fluent best and eventually paid the price in dramatic circumstances.
They did look set for victory, however, when Alexis Sanchez scored his 18th league goal of the season with 23 minutes remaining.
But Lafita took advantage of some terrible marking to nod in a late equaliser and stun the home crowd.
Barcelona paid tribute to former coach Tito Vilanova, with a minute's silence held before the first match at the Camp Nou since the 45-year-old's passing.
The hosts also wore commemorative shirts that had words translating to 'Tito – Forever Eternal' emblazoned on them.
Both sides were slow to get going until Messi's 23rd-minute opener, which came after Dani Alves charged down the right.
His cut-back was met at full pace by the Argentina star, who side-footed a clever finish into the top-left corner from 12 yards.
Barca's lead lasted just 14 minutes, though, as Lafita's outstanding finish restored parity.
An unorthodox lobbed free-kick unsettled the Barcelona defence and Lafita brought the ball down, held off the attention of Pedro and then lashed a shot across goalkeeper Jose Pinto and into the left corner.
The goal was initially ruled out by the linesman, who appeared to suggest that Lafita had handled the ball, but referee Jose Teixeira intervened and the decision was overruled, as the visitors went to the break on level terms after Alexis wasted a late chance.
Alexis was denied by the crossbar early in the second half, despite failing to meet Alves' swinging cross from the right with his head, almost scoring with his shoulder after significant pressure from defender Rafa.
The chances kept coming for Barca, as Pedro was denied by Getafe goalkeeper Julio Cesar after an excellent dribbling run from Messi, and their persistence was eventually rewarded in the 67th minute.
The goal followed a neat team move, with substitute Cesc Fabregas' ball finding Pedro, and although his shot was blocked, Alexis was on hand to fire the rebound in with his left foot.
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John Edward Eastlick, a 76-year-old lifetime Siskiyou County resident, passed away under the care of his daughter Johnnie and Hospice on Oct. 8, 2012 in Klamath Falls, Ore.
John Edward Eastlick, a 76-year-old lifetime Siskiyou County resident, passed away under the care of his daughter Johnnie and Hospice on Oct. 8, 2012 in Klamath Falls, Ore.
John was born to Charles Bernard and Della Catherine Eastlick on July 8, 1936 in Yreka. He was one of five children. John attended the local schools in Yreka and started working in the woods at a very young age. It was there that John learned how to become an amazingly talented equipment operator. A career that would take him to many different areas of Northern California and Oregon. A profession he was extremely proud to be in.
John had eight children, Butch, Tammy, John, Vicki, Raylee, Robert, Kenneth and Johnnie. Due to John's profession and free spirited personality, he was not always present in his family's life, but he was always there when they needed him most. John's children spent the summers with him at the various logging sites, creating many fond memories together, camping, fishing and playing with extended family. He always did things to the extreme, whether it was having kids or getting married, John did what he wanted. In doing so, he married Rose Marie Spence and together they shared a love that John had not found in his life before.
John was preceded in death by his wife Rose Marie Eastlick; his son Butch Eastlick; his parents Barney and Della Eastlick; his siblings Bud Eastlick, Janet Justice and Thomas Eastlick; and his brother-in-law George Edwards.
John is survived by his children Tammy Wanty (Dennis), John Eastlick (Karen), Vicki Eastlick Mitchell (Bill), Raylee Eastlick, Robert Eastlick, Kenneth Eastlick (Leanne) and Johnnie Eastlick Moss (David); his sister Peggy Edwards; his brother-in-law Arnold Justice; his sister-in-law Betty Eastlick; and 19 grandchildren along with many great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
A memorial inurnment graveside will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 at Evergreen Cemetery.
Visit www.girdnerfuneralchapel.com to view the online version of John's obituary or send condolences to his family.


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The full colour five inch LCD touchscreen displays both full spectrum and zero crossing calls in real time, enabling you to monitor and review your sonograms in the field.
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Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records
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Records of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization at Georgia State University:
A Guide to the PATCO Records, Series I: President's Files
Georgia State
Georgia State University
Special Collections and Archives
100 Decatur St., SE
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
Fax: 404-413-2881
September 2002
Profile Description
|Text converted and EAD tagging provided by Morna Gerrard, September 2002.
Collection Summary
|Georgia State University Library, Special Collections and Archives, Atlanta
|Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Washington, D. C.)
|Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records
|204.75 linear ft.in 517 boxes
|The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was formed in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic controllers and was dissolved in 1981, after a strike against the United States government resulted in all PATCO members being fired from their Federal Aviation Administration jobs. This finding aid (number 1 of 18) describes Series I, President's Files, 1968-1982 (14.5 linear feet of records in 35 boxes),documenting the officers and committees of PATCO at the highest level.
Organization of the RecordsThe records are organized into 18 series.
Scope and Content of the Series I: President's Files
The collection consists of the records of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization from 1968-1982. The President's Files (1968-1972) include correspondence of the president, executive vice-president, and regional vice-presidents, as well as minutes, resolutions and subject files. They also include minutes, resolutions, executive board meetings, chronological files, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings and printed materials. These are the files of the president, from Leyden to Eads, as well as the president's secretary. Subjects include the organizational history, the 1978 national slowdown, job actions, the reclassification system of air traffic controllers, as well as the general business of the organization.
The series also documents such committees as Safety, Training and Personnel, and Constitution. Materials include financial records, collective labor agreements, publications, local union records, and voting records. The records reflect the organization's efforts in improving the working conditions of air traffic controllers including wages, better pension plans, and shorter work hours.
History of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was formed in the New York area in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic controllers. The objectives of the organization were to preserve and promote the profession; to improve working conditions for air traffic controllers within the United States, its territories, and possessions; and to represent its members in dealing with the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other agencies concerning grievances, personnel policies, practices and other matters. In 1981, though as federal employees it was illegal for them to do so, PATCO members went on strike. Over 11,000 controllers were subsequently dismissed.
Wages, work hours, and retirement were the significant issues for the PATCO rank and file in their 1981 negotiation with the FAA. Members wanted an across-the-board $10,000 salary increase (base pay for a controller was then $20,462). PATCO President Robert Poli also wanted the 40-hour five-day week reduced to a 32-hour four-day week without a decrease in salary. Controllers deemed the shorter work week their most important issue, because they hoped it would reduce the on-the-job stress that many of them experienced. They also wanted a change in retirement requirements because they claimed that controllers experienced "burn out" faster than other federal employees. The government refused to discuss the last two demands. An agreement was reached by June 22 that called for a 10% pay hike for controllers, a 20% increase in the nighttime work pay differential, and a guaranteed 30-minute lunch period. Though Poli had managed to get a few more benefits, he felt the overall package was not enough. When it went to a vote, 95% of his members rejected the pact. Though the two sides went back to the bargaining table on July 31, neither seemed willing to budge. On August 3, 1981, the 15,000-member Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization went on strike.
Because PATCO members were responsible for guiding commercial airline flights throughout the United States, the strike caused confusion, long delays, and worries about air travel safety. Furthermore, as federal employees, PATCO members by law were not permitted to strike. On August 5, the federal government issued dismissal notices to over 11,000 controllers who refused to return to their jobs. To President Ronald Reagan, the air traffic controllers had quit their jobs by striking illegally. Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis said, "To all intents and purposes, the strike is over. Our concern is to rebuild the system."
On August 6, a federal judge imposed a fine of $2.4 million per day (later reduced) on PATCO as long as the strike lasted. The government also obtained a court order that barred the union from using its $3.7 million strike contingency fund and began proceedings to have it decertified. Union members and other unionists claimed that the government was union busting. New workers were quickly trained and installed as air traffic controllers and in October, PATCO was decertified and dissolved. The PATCO strike and firing was one of the most significant and controversial episodes involving the American labor movement during the era.
On August 12, 1993, President Bill Clinton, by an executive order, lifted the ban on rehiring PATCO controllers who had been fired twelve years earlier.
Presidents of PATCO
|James E. Hayes
|John F. Leyden
|Robert E. Poli
|Gary W. Eads
Executive Vice Presidents
|Robert E. Poli
|Robert E. Meyers
|Domenic Torchia
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Georgia State University Library online catalog (GIL). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Restrictions on Access
Access to materials with personal or sensitive information has been restricted. Please consult with archivist for more information about accessing these records. This collection is stored off-site. Contact archivist in advance to view these materials; 24-hour notice is required. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Administrative Information
[item], [folder title], [series title], Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization Records, L1986-45, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
Acquisition Information
Records donated by Terrence A. Shannon of PATCO Local 159, 1986.
Processing Information
Series I through IV processed by Pam Hackbart-Dean and Annie L. Tilden, 2001. Series V through XVIII processed by Harold V. Hansen III and George Rounds, 2009.
EAD finding aid created by Morna Gerrard, September 2002; revised by William Hardesty, February 2006. Further revisions and additional series added by Traci JoLeigh Drummond, 2010.
Related Material
Related materials in this repository: The Southern Labor Archives contains the Chet Kisling Papers, 1978-1996 (bulk 1981-1982), L2005-17, personal papers of a fired PATCO member.
Related materials in other repositories: The Texas Labor Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington holds many collections related to the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization. Below is a sampling of these collections; please contact the Texas Labor Archives to find out more about these and other collections.


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2011: Played in 36 of the 39 contests as a freshman... recorded 242 kills, 232 digs, and 27 service aces.
Pre-BSC: Played volleyball for Athens Academy and A5 volleyball club... 2010 Northeast Georgia Player of the Year and Area Player of the Year... 2010 All-State and senior All-Star... 2009 All-State... 2008 Area Player of the Year... Honor Roll and National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born on Dec. 31, 1992... daughter of Tom & Jennifer Foster... brother, Scott, plays tennis at Samford... father, Tom, played tennis at Georgia.
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Tier 11 Balance Set Bonuses:
These are pretty hard to evaluate when you don't really know the context that they will be operating in. I still think Blizzard needs to do quite a bit of tuning on moonkin to make them competitive. That said there are couple of things I noticed right off the bat.
- Two Piece Set Bonus: Increases the critical strike chance of your Insect Swarm and Moonfire spells by 5%.
- Four Piece Set Bonus: Whenever Eclipse triggers, your critical strike chance with spells is increased by 99% for 8 sec. Each critical strike you achieve reduces that bonus by 33%,
- Any experienced moonkin is no stranger to the first reason. An 8 second buff is very easy to lose to movement, stuns, or anything else that prevents you from casting for a short period of time. That is one of the main problems of the current version of eclipse that we are trying to fix with the new system. Therefore it doesn't make sense to structure the buff this way.
- The second reason 8 seconds is to short, is because you can barely fit 3 Starfire casts in 8 seconds, and it might be impossible when you consider lag and reaction time if procced early with Euphoria. Plus, while the first two casts are pretty much guaranteed to crit, the third probably had a 60% chance at best. If it does not you've lost that 33% chance to crit because there is not enough time left to cast a fourth Starfire with the buff up.
If it is fixed it will be interesting to see how this affects the Cata rotation debate. The primary way seen discussed to do that would be to extend the Eclipse buff for the full 45 seconds and then instantly proc the same eclipse when the old one drops. That increases the time between Eclipse procs and obviously devalues this set bonus.
Talent Tree Changes:
Has Blizzard abandoned the interesting and fun talent design goal that they couldn't stop talking about 6 months ago? If you remember, Blizzard kept saying they wanted players to have more interesting and fun talent choices and to get away from all the passive bonuses that have traditionally been the glue of talent trees. Now with each patch it seems like a new passive bonus is added or expanded. Two builds ago we had 10% damage to moonkin form. Last build they expanded Nature's Majesty to affect all spells. Now we are getting these changes.
- Nature's Grace revamped - Increases your spell haste by 1/2/3%.
The other impact of this change is that it simplifies the moonkin rotation. With the old version it would be best to cast DoTs while NG is up because it's a large buff that would last for the duration of the DoT. Therefore, turning Nature's Grace into a passive buff should make the moonkin rotation easier. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing really depends on your point of view.
- Balance of Power no longer increases your chance to hit with spells, increases your nature and arcane spell damage by 1/2% instead.
- Lunar Shower now increases the direct damage done by Moonfire by 15/30/45%. (Old - Increased all damage dealt by Moonfire)
There are not a lot of changes to discuss in this new talent build, and the few that we do get are just following the trend of previous builds. Blizzard continues to add more passive damage buffs to the Balance tree despite it being a stated goal of Cataclysm to do away with passive buffs.
The Nature's Grace change is a straight up nerf, but should make our casting rotation easier to manage. I don't think the Balance of Power change isn't horrible, but it's completely uninteresting. Why not just add that 2% the Moonfury mastery. Finally the Lunar Shower change is probably just correcting a mistake.
The 2 piece set bonus seems ok, and would probably be fine if it went live. The 4 piece set bonus leaves a bit to be desired, but if it does survive to live in some form it will be interesting to see how it impacts the rotation discussions that have been going on,
The Blog Birthday:
Gray Matter's blog birthday came and went this past Monday and I didn't even notice it. I've been writing this blog for over three years now and that just doesn't seem possible.
As it seems to become an annual tradition, I want to thank all the people have supported, read, and helped this blog over the years (despite the grammar issues). Though it isn't perfect or flash, I am extremely proud of this blog, and it brings me a lot of satisfaction to know that readers find it useful and entertaining. As cliché as it is to say, this blog wouldn't be possible or as rewarding without you guys.


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CLS Organizing needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 25 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
Custom Living Solutions (CLS) is the San Francisco Bay Area's first choice in professional organizing and productivity services. Our clients look to us for the most custom-tailored, functional, and aesthetically pleasing organizing solutions. We strive to make the organizing process fun and enjoyable, and we work with clients to help them live more balanced and effective lives – both at home and at work.
Our services emphasize the completely custom nature of the work we do with clients. We work with clients by offering personalized consultations and needs assessments with individually tailored organizing plans. Follow-up work is customized to meet the needs, goals, budget and availability of each client.
CLS prides itself on being environmentally responsible. We are one of only two professional organizing companies that is currently a Registered Green Business with the City of San Francisco, a rigorous designation.
Clients generally fall into three groups – individuals/couples in residential settings, micro-businesses/home-based businesses, and small/medium sized businesses. CLS' ideal clients are busy professionals and entrepreneurs who earn more than $150k each year. They are used to paying for services they believe can enhance their work or home lives or make things easier, and are willing to pay more for better service. They see themselves as deserving to live their best lives, and look for services that can help make their best life happen. They feel that getting organized will help them gain more control over their lives (at home or at work) and will help reduce stress and anxiety.
· Entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, small/home office workers, service professionals
· Gender: male and female, 35-55 age range
· Our clients are generally design-savvy, tend to prefer Macs to PCs, definitely notice aesthetics in their interior surroundings as well as in the products they buy and use.
· Many of our clients enjoy mid-century modern design, as well as more clean Scandinavian designs – clean lines, simple and bold colors, etc.
- They won't buy a Honda, they'll buy a BMW or Mercedes. They don't mind paying full price for things or for services, so long as the value is clear.
We are looking for an eBook cover template that matches our logo and clean visual style. In the future, we are planning a number of downloadable products, and ideally this design would be extensible enough that we could swap title, text and images for each new product that we create. Typically, our products will be either a downloadable eBook, downloadable workbook, or something along those lines. A sample title would be "Easy Productivity Tips for Home and Office."
You can see samples of what we have had in the past at http://www.customlivingsolutions.com/products - but again, we are looking for something a bit more sophisticated in design and style. We have had eBook covers created in the past, but they are not as clean/cool as we would like.
Colors should be specified in RGB, Hex, and PMS formats, and we would like the design delivered in Adobe Illustrator, PDF, EPS, GIF and JPEG formats. The design should work at both full-sheet at 8 1/2" x 11" and half-sheet (vertical orientation).
We DO want the design to convey:
Upscale/premium, Cool, Classic, timeless design, Professional, Different from the rest
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NBA 2K15 Trailer: Tipping Off in October
Via its Twitter page, the NBA 2K15 team has announced a release date for NBA 2K15, as well as a trailer that puts us all in the shoes of the league MVP and cover athlete, Kevin Durant.
NBA 2K15 will be released for PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 on October 7. As reported earlier, NBA Live 15 will launch the same day, setting up what could be a very one-sided battle for virtual hoops supremacy.
This information is accompanied by a trailer that's, frankly, very disappointing. While Kevin Durant is shown giving his MVP press conference, the trailer shows us a variety of created players running the court, falling, and getting back up. It all looks fine, and does a decent job of hyping up the release, but a caption at the bottom of the screen informs us that we're looking at gameplay footage from last year's offering, NBA 2K14. A gameplay trailer with gameplay from a previous game isn't really a gameplay trailer at all. It's barely a teaser.
The end of the video informs us of a pre-order bonus pack, including $5,000 in in-game currency, a Kevin Durant throwback MyTeam card, two MyTeam card packs and MyPlayer leg sleeves inspired by Kevin Durant.
NBA 2K14 was an amazing basketball game, and we're eagerly awaiting some gameplay footage from NBA 2K15. Perhaps the game isn't yet at a point where it's ready to be shown to the public. Like Kevin Durant says in the video, "We're all a work in progress."


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The Mets are putting an awful lot of pressure on Mike Pelfrey tonight in DC. He's been the Mets' most improved player all year and they are depending on him to turn things around tonight. He's proven he can throw a strong seven, but the offense has to take over tonight.
And, they have to score a bunch of runs IMO because I have no faith in whomever comes out of the pen after Pelfrey.
Here's the lineup, and nice to see Argenis Reyes is in it:
SS Jose Reyes
RF Ryan Church
3B Carlos Beltran
1B Carlos Delgado
LF Fernando Tatis
2B Argenis Reyes
C Brian Schneider
RH Mike Pelfrey
Team meeting today. Yawn. Just shut up and play.


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Companies within the Packaging & Container (P&C) industry serve a wide variety of markets, but most rely on the food-and-beverage, household products, and pharmaceutical sectors for the majority of business. Offerings from the industry mainly facilitate the dispensing and protection of products. P&C producers serve a customer base that spans across the globe. Emerging markets, especially in South America and Southeast Asia, have been a particularly attractive growth venue.
Among the many examples of P&C products are pharmaceutical pumps, aerosol valves, plastic and polyethylene containers, metal cans, cardboard, glass bottles, storage and waste bags, cushioning materials, giftwraps, and steel, fiber, and plastic drums.
Though key end markets are often considered to have defensive characteristics, the industry is not immune to macroeconomic cycles. Consumer spending habits can have an impact on operating results. Cost control is crucial to a company's earnings performance. Importantly, the success of many players is heavily influenced by energy prices. A good number of products utilize oil-based materials. Nevertheless, P&C stocks have proved to be worthwhile growth-and-income holdings.
As the broader economy goes, so goes the P&C segment. The food-and-beverage and household products sectors account for the biggest portion of overall business. In prosperous times, when consumers and businesses have ample discretionary income, demand for such products, including those viewed as proprietary, is keen, auguring well for P&C sales and earnings.
During periods of economic stress, however, consumer and commercial spending falls and volumes come under pressure. The sales mix, then, will tend to favor simple, low-margined P&C solutions. Companies in this industry that are well diversified usually fair better in an economic contraction. Packaging for private label products, for instance, can lend a degree of stability to results.
Since most of their offerings are commodity-like, companies in the food-and-beverage and household products sectors can keep costs down by using basic, economical packaging and containers. Companies operating in technically specialized markets, such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, though, require high-end solutions that are tailored to individual products. Hence, related P&C products entail greater research and development outlays, which more often than not can be recouped via premium prices; margins are typically wide.
Domestic companies offering high-end solutions often possess dominant positions in the markets they serve. Merger and acquisition activity among them commonly involves small, bolt-on deals. Such P&C producers are cautious about overseas expansion, gradually establishing significant foreign operations.
Most participants in the industry have to compete on price, especially in the food-and-beverage segment. It's essential to maintain a disciplined cost structure in order to be successful in the marketplace. Over the years, managements have endeavored to streamline all aspects of the manufacturing process in support of operating margins. They have utilized common efficiency and quality-control measures, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Successful implementation of such measures leads to enhanced profitability and cash flow, providing the means for expansion. Volatile petroleum-based material prices can make cost management a challenge. Companies usually try to pass increased material costs on to customers.
Players in this industry require an ample capital base to conduct business, with debt ratios typically in the mid-double-digit range. Nonetheless, depending on capital market conditions, managements will issue common stock and/or use cash to fund continuing operations and expansion.
With the sizable North American and West European P&C markets being mature, companies in the industry have looked abroad for growth opportunities. Of note, Latin America and Asia have received a lot of attention, with Brazil, China, and India often being points of interest. Managements have positioned operations in local markets to economically satisfy strong demand. Overseas production assets also offer a natural foreign currency exchange hedge.
As a group, Packaging & Container companies operate across a large portion of the greater economy. They provide a reasonable indication of the health of the business market. Notwithstanding some exceptions, stocks of P&C companies offer a good degree of stability to an investment portfolio. Most have beta coefficients close to that of the market (1.00) and high Stock Price Stability ratings. The companies' Earnings Predictability marks, with profitability dependent on broader macroeconomic influences, however, are not appealing in every case.


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Joan Sherman Freilich '63
Former CFO & Vice-Chair, Consolidated Edison Company of New York
Earning a bachelor's, a master's, and a PhD in French, Freilich began her career teaching, ultimately going into academic administration as director of admissions at the College of New Rochelle. But Freilich, who became a trustee of Barnard in 2006, enjoys challenging herself: She enrolled at the Columbia University Business School to earn an executive MBA. In class, she met a public-affairs executive at Con Ed who brought her into the company. Starting in accounting, she moved into power-generation—not the dead- end she imagined because of an enlightened male superior from whom she learned a great deal about power—both electrical and corporate. Her career tracked upward until her recent retirement.
For Freilich, critical components of exemplary leadership— for both sexes—are a vision for the future of the institution and the ability to mobilize resources and personnel to help support and realize the specified goals. How to motivate staff? Says Freilich, "You need to ask as much of yourself as you do your personnel and maintain the highest level of personal integrity." To enable such mobilization, "deep channels" of communication must be encouraged from the head office down. But even more critical, those channels must also flow from the lower echelons to the top. Managers have to be comfortable enough to share problems with superiors and must be encouraged to do so without fear of being scorned as less than a team player. Espousing a "tough, but fair" ethic, she says a leader needs to know when an error can be forgiven and when it cannot.
Women as leaders do have some advantages over men. It's easier for many women to feel openly uncertain about a proposal, and to solicit more information, research, and expert opinions before making decisions. But, adds Freilich, "as a leader, you have to be willing to make that decision." Because they are generally outside the "old boy network, and throw off the balance of a group," women may also be more willing to speak up in a group dominated by men of similar backgrounds and training. This unbalance, says Freilich, can bring a fresh perspective and new ideas to problem solving, and is a major advantage to encouraging diversity in the workplace.
Dana Points '88
Editor-In-Chief, Parents Magazine
She got the publishing bug early on; Dana Points always knew that was the field she longed to enter. On the job as editor-in-chief of Parents Magazine since September 2009, Points, an English major, said she was drawn to magazines because they enabled her to help others and bring about change on a large scale. Despite the problems print media face in the electronic age, she has a major role in the business overseeing one of its strongholds: Parents, a monthly magazine published by Iowa-based media behemoth Meredith, has more than 10 million readers.
Before joining Parents, Points served as executive editor of Self, a woman's magazine specializing in fitness, health, nutrition, and beauty, for nine years. At Parents, she oversees a staff of 30 editors, designers, and writers. As a leader she strives to be clear and decisive. She avoids being too controlling, wanting to give her staff "room to grow." As an editor, she welcomes input from outsiders. With a healthy respect for publishing deadlines, which, if ignored, can be extremely costly, Points acknowledges the need for wise, effective management and planning while maintaining a healthy respect for "creative" types. "You have to play to the strengths of people who work for you ... to a point," she says.
Hesitating when asked about differences in leadership styles between men and women, she laughs, "I've only worked for women," but allows that the business, or advertising, side of magazine publishing remains to a large degree a male domain, adding that the founder of Parents was a man: George J. Hecht, a businessman and social-service worker started the magazine in 1926. The first editor, Clara Savage Littledale, was a mother of two and an alumna of Smith. Points is thoughtful about women or men being greater risk-takers; she's not really sure the issue is entirely gender-based. So many other variables come into play, she adds, among them, personality, family background, and an individual's experience. She also feels that the current economy might temper the more adventurous.
Alexandra Guarnaschelli '91
Executive Chef, Butter Restaurant
In a field where top chefs have first names like Daniel, Mario, or Thomas, there's Alex—short for Alexandra, as in Alexandra Guarnaschelli, the not-so-typical female executive chef of Butter Restaurant in Manhattan's East Village. Her creative take on a menu of American cuisine with greenmarket ingredients has been drawing the rich, famous, and those who are simply hungry for fresh, delicious, and imaginative food, since 2003.
After graduating from Barnard with a degree in art history, Guarnaschelli worked with restaurateur and chef Larry Forgione, credited with fueling interest in classic American cuisine. This daughter of renowned cookbook editor Maria Guarnaschelli then went to France to study and work for restaurateur Guy Savoy. Ultimately, he put her in charge of a kitchen in Paris with 10 young French cooks—all men. "It was a life-changing experience," she says, exhaling. Today, in addition to running the Butter kitchen, she is also a member of the advisory council at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City; new episodes of her TV show, Alex's Day Off, will begin airing on Food Network early this spring.
Guarnaschelli says she leads by example, "How can I expect my team to work hard if I'm off having cocktails every night during service?" She also thanks them every night, "I recognize my team for the work they do." In the kitchen, each cook is ultimately an extension of her, and she points out, "I want each person to know they are valued and respected." Given the diversity of the kitchen staff, she says food is a great unifier, bringing together different cultures over its preparation. It's something akin to a family meal: people cook dishes that will say something about their background or culture, and share the results.
Guarnaschelli gives much credit for her success to Guy Savoy, who helped her learn how to take charge of a restaurant kitchen. She believes that gender doesn't consistently affect the way a kitchen is run; women may be more motherly, men more fatherly, but the notion of family reappears. "I care for my staff and make it my business to be as involved in their lives as I can ... I try hard to establish a routine and a bond. And this style of leading has worked for me: I've had 80 percent of the same team for over five years."
Susan Baer '72
Director of Aviation, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
The first person in the history of this bi-state agency to manage all the major Port Authority airports, Susan Baer has spent the past 34 years of her working life at this Port District created by an interstate compact in 1921. As director, she's responsible for the safe, efficient running of JFK International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia, Teterboro, and Stewart International Airport. A major in urban studies and anthropology at Barnard, Baer has an MBA from New York University. She joined the PA as a management analyst and rose through the ranks.
Baer forthrightly ticks off what she considers to be needed leadership qualities: communicate with staff (she's responsible for 900 aviation staff, 700 dedicated police, and more than 2,000 contract employees); keep focused on the institution's mission; be able to make the tough decisions; and appear fearless. The latter quality doesn't imply being fearless. The same skills women use to keep their families running smoothly are the same skills that can make them effective leaders. She feels women can often take on risk more readily than men because women's egos are less tied to their jobs. Baer also sees women as being less likely to take risks that will jeopardize or hurt families; and they will ask for input from staff before making decisions.
During her time at the Lincoln Tunnel, Baer saw male supervisors with a "paramilitary" management style and structure she was not comfortable with. Asserting herself, she was a more inclusive manager, seeking employees' feedback and ideas in round-table discussions about various issues, and instituting a family day. Among the aspects of leadership she enjoys most is being able to develop, mentor, and promote individuals, and encourage diversity in the workplace. Baer believes that a diverse staff discourages "lockstep" thinking and encourages creativity. Essentially, she sees her role is that of an enabler and a leader through a changing environment.
A principal goal of the top person is to help staff be creative and solve whatever challenges the group has to face. And today, in the transportation business, those challenges are myriad and, at times, seemingly intractable.
Ellen V. Futter '71
President, American Museum of Natural History
Frequently included in media lists of "most powerful women," Ellen Futter graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with an English major. With a law degree from Columbia University, Futter practiced corporate law at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, taking a year's leave to become interim president of Barnard. And then, at 31, she became Barnard's president, the youngest ever of a major American college. She led Barnard for 13 years, preserving its independence from Columbia, launching a major fund-raising campaign, and beginning construction of the Sulzberger Tower dormitory, without funding in place, among other accomplishments. In her current position since 1993, Futter has brought a dazzling array of achievements to the AMNH, including the creation of the Rose Center for Earth and Space, 12 new or renovated exhibition halls, and the establishment of the Richard Gilder Graduate School. AMNH is now the first American museum authorized to grant the PhD degree.
Futter brings a strong team orientation to her role as a leader. The top person must bring an organization forward and have a strong plan for growth. In her view, women are inclined to be more collaborative, a notion that goes back to her endorsement of the team concept, and one, she allows, that is not that much different than running a family. She encourages staff—be they curators, professors, or administrators—to think beyond their specific area, to see how a group's particular role might "fit into a larger context." Futter explains, "This lifts their work and maximizes the product." For example, when mounting an exhibit at the museum, staff must function across departments: designers, curators, educators, and installation specialists must work together to bring about an optimal result.
Her list of accomplishments suggests a supreme confidence, almost fearlessness. But Futter characterizes the projects she has led as arising "out of complex and unique decision- making processes...." She describes the whole as "prudent risk-taking," invoking her previous training as a lawyer. That process involves such considerations as a "full briefing and analysis" of pertinent conditions, understanding the "strategic importance ... of the project," and "the risks of both action—and inaction."
-by Annette Kahn, photographs by Brandon Schulman


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Oklahoma Sooners Fan in Critical Condition After Fight with Texas Longhorns Fan
Sometimes it's best to just agree to disagree about sports.
On Monday night in San Antonio, Texas, an Oklahoma Sooners fan and a Texas Longhorns fan exchanged a few heated words, and then things got physical. The OU fan pulled a knife and a scuffle ensued before he was stabbed with his own weapon.
Both men were hospitalized — the Longhorns supporter with minor cuts and the Sooners fan with critical wounds. Adding insult to literal injury, the latter has been charged with aggravated assault. Helping the street cred of neither person was the fact that the incident occurred at an Applebee's restaurant.
Next time they want to act out a collegiate sports version of 'West Side Story,' maybe a stage and some fake weapons would be more appropriate.


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