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"Baroque music retains its special role for the FBO – even after twenty years. While the "Freiburgers" have meanwhile earned a reputation as interpreters of classical, romantic and even contemporary music, the Baroque in the orchestra's name is still more than merely a description of an epoch: it stands for the musicians' practical performance perspective as well as for their pleasure in musicianship and cultivated, virtuoso ensemble playing.
The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra has conquered the world's best known concert halls with this musical self-image. From the Baroque perspective, the music of the 18th and 19th century, in particular, sounds young and modern and not at all like old music, but as immediate as if the ink on the music sheets was still damp. This is perhaps what James R. Oestreich meant when he enthused, in the New York Times in March 2007: "The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, familiar from […] opera recordings and other notable projects, may be the liveliest ensemble now on the international early-music scene."
The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra's prominent status in international musical life is expressed both in its continuous collaboration with significant artists such as Andreas Staier, Thomas Quasthoff, Cecilia Bartoli and René Jacobs, as well as in a close collaboration with the French recording label harmonia mundi France, and is successfully reflected in numerous CD productions and outstanding awards. Hence, only recently, a survey of journalists in the magazine Opernwelt presented the FBO with its "Orchestra of the Year 2007" award.
Under the artistic direction of its two concert masters Gottfried von der Goltz and Petra Müllejans, or under the baton of selected conductors, with about one hundred appearances each year the FBO performs in differing formations ranging from chamber music to opera orchestra: a self-administrated ensemble with its own subscription concerts in Freiburg's Konzerthaus, Stuttgart's Liederhalle and Berlin's Philharmonie, as well as with worldwide tours. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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There is no going back to old phpbb. In fact, we considered going with completely different forum software which would be a much larger shock to you. I strongly pushed in the direction of keeping the look and feel similar because i did not want to shock the users.
If you are visually impared, your best answer is a larger monitor because the larger web is going to be an issue for you as well ( especially with low contrast fonts being common these days ). I'm personally on the border of needing glasses, and i have a 28" 1080p monitor here. I run the endless sphere facebook group and the fonts are about 10px, which is smaller than what you see here. I can barely read it. But i deal.
I find that this theme scales well with ctrl+ and ctrl- in most browsers. Will work fine for 99% of most users. I cannot scale fonts to be much larger without putting many hours into reformatting the entire theme ( which is a multi day/multi week job ).
Everyone is fleeing from web forums to facebook because facebook is more convenient, more responsive, mobile compatible, and cleaner.amberwolf wrote: ↑Nov 18 2017 2:07pm(Side note: most of those "40000" members are either long gone, never even came back to read or post, or were just spammers--I bet that if you removed all zero-post members that haven't visited the board more recently than a year ago (in case there's some that might still come back), it'd cut the number of "members" in half, at least--probably even further.)
And it's not just endless sphere facebook that is displacing traffic from ES. It's also a couple dozen other ebike groups on facebook that are taking the eyes away from ES.
ES has to keep moving forward in order to survive in this kind of web environment. I don't believe that phpbb3.2 adds enough features to make it modern, myself. We will be hacking on better functionality later on, once all the bugs with themes and such have been shaken out.

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DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ADO::MS_Jet::Cursor - GUID Support for MS Access over ADO
This class is for normalizing GUIDs retrieved from Microsoft Access over ADO.
You probably don't want to be here, see DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ACCESS for information on the Microsoft Access driver.
Unfortunately when using DBD::ADO, GUIDs come back wrapped in braces, the purpose of this class is to remove them. DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ADO::MS_Jet sets cursor_class to this class by default. It is overridable via your connect_info.
You can use DBIx::Class::Cursor::Cached safely with this class and not lose the GUID normalizing functionality, ::Cursor::Cached uses the underlying class data for the inner cursor class.
See "AUTHOR" in DBIx::Class and "CONTRIBUTORS" in DBIx::Class.
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The Chevrolet Venture was a rare success for Chevrolet in the minivan market. Unlike its successor, the Uplander, the Venture provides a cutting edge example of the minivan technology available in its day.
The Venture was introduced to the car market in 1996 (1997 model year) as a replacement for the Lumina APV, a car that attempted to buck the trend of ugly minivans with only modest sales results.
Even though the design of the Venture is slightly better that of the Lumina APV, it failed to make a big splash in the market and was discontinued in the 2005 model year. The Uplander, a minor facelift of the Venture with a longer wheelbase, replaced it in 2006.
The Venture, at first, was praised for its design and performance. Soon, however, the Venture was lambasted for its terrible safety features and for lagging behind its competitors. The 1997 scores fairly well in front-end collisions, but poorly in offset side collisions. The Pontiac Trans Sport, a twin of the Venture, scores very poorly, making it one of the worst performing vehicles in safety.
The Venture comes in three trim levels: base, LS, and LT.
Base models come with a shorter wheel base, cloth upholstery, and a bench for the second row that carries two passengers. All models of the Venture are fitted with anti-lock brakes and front side airbags (starting in 1998).
The LS has the option of a short or longer wheelbase, setting it apart slightly from the base model. Aluminum wheels instead of steel wheels are also offered. Extra perks on the LS model include keyless entry, adjustable seats, and headrests.
The LT model has the long wheel base, power adjustable seats, leather seats, a roof rack, and a power sliding door.
A 3.4-liter LA1 V-6 Engine and a four-speed 4T65-E automatic transmission power all models of the Venture. The engine makes 180 horsepower, which is considered weak in relation to the size of the vehicle. In 1999, the engine was slightly improved to increase the horsepower to 185.
Some minor adjustments were made year-on-year to the Chevrolet Venture.
In 1997, the Chevrolet Venture base model was introduced. The brand began offering LS trim later in the year as an extra option for consumers.
In 1998, the StabiliTrak stabilization system was introduced to the Venture. Stabilitrak transfers power between sliding wheels and applies the brakes when the Venture skids, improving the handling of the vehicle. The base model of the Venture was discontinued in 1998.
In 1999, VersaTrak all-wheel-drive systems were installed standard in all Ventures. The LT trim was also introduced in this year.
OnStar navigation became a Standard feature on all Venture models in 2001.
Designers Doug Anderson and Joe Foster introduced a mid-year refresh to the Venture with a new grille in 2002. The grille forces the Chevrolet logo to move to a chrome bar higher up on the vehicle. The steering wheel is redesigned, and the vehicle boasts a five-screen entertainment system as well.
The LT was discontinued in 2004, and the car remained unchanged. A facelift was made in 2005 and again in 2008, but these small changes did nothing to improve the sales of the Venture. The next year the Venture was dropped for good.
A limited edition Warner Bros. Venture was sold as a gimmick in the 2002 and 2003 model years. They are very rare. The minivan has leather and cloth seats with a Warner Bros badge, including Bugs Bunny leaning against the Warner Bros. logo. Different versions of the vehicle include DVD and VHS players. A whole slew of weird things are included with the vehicle such as boy pajamas, a cooler and can holders, key chains, beach blankets, and other unrelated items.
Although the Venture was a great vehicle for minivan drivers in the late 1990s, once the millennium approached so did better advancements. Chevrolet fell behind. The minor updates to the vehicle do not bring the Venture up to the standard of other minivans on the market. A cheap, used Venture will have many options that might appeal to those who want a fully equipped minivan that will keep the kids entertained and comfortable. If you do go for a Venture, chose one that has the side impact airbags as well as the second row airbags for added protection. If you are worried about the poor safety ratings for side impacts on the Venture, it might be wise to choose another vehicle altogether.
2005 Chevrolet Venture
The Chevrolet Venture dates back to the introduction of the Lumina APV in 1990.
2004 Chevrolet Venture
The 2004 Chevrolet Venture minivan seats up to seven people.
2003 Chevrolet Venture
The 2003 Chevrolet Venture is a front-drive minivan that was introduced as a replacement for the Lumina APV.
2002 Chevrolet Venture
Related to the Pontiac Montana and the Oldsmobile Silhouette, the Lumina APV has a new name: Venture.
2001 Chevrolet Venture
Wedged between the Chrysler Town & Country and the Dodge Grand Caravan, the 2001 Chevrolet Venture falls into one of the tougher segments of the automobile market.
2000 Chevrolet Venture
The Chevrolet Venture is a front-wheel-drive minivan introduced in 1997 as a replacement for the Chevrolet Lumina APV.
1999 Chevrolet Venture
The 1999 Chevrolet Venture is a highly versatile minivan that was developed in collaboration with Opel, one of GM's European subsidiaries.
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Bogus Spyware Scan Companies Held In Contempt Of Court
from the like-they-care deptEarlier this month, we noted that the FTC had cracked down, yet again, on a company for putting up a bogus spyware scanner. The company would get people to their site where it would supposedly "scan" their hard drive for spyware. Of course, the scan was entirely bogus, and the scan would always tell you that your computer was rife with spyware. Then the site would tell you to buy its anti-spyware product for about $40. Of course, that anti-spyware product did absolutely nothing. The FTC ordered the company to shut down, but apparently the company is ignoring the order. It's now reached a point where a court has found the company in contempt and ordered it to pay $8,000/day until it complies. The execs in the company have had their assets frozen and the judge is now threatening to have them arrested. Sure, scamming may be easy money, but you would think these guys would at least shut down this operation and move on to some other bogus scam, rather than outright ignoring the court and the FTC.
Update: Now it comes out that these sites are using URL redirectors via Microsoft and the IRS to make people think they're legit.
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Now, I am NOT a directioner. Yet. I'm getting there though, unfortunately ;p Now, if you're old or just totally out of it, you may not even know what One Direction is. Let me introduce you:
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Optimizing Papervision Rendering Performance Part I
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Technology as3, flash, flex, papervision, ria, tutorial, tweenmax 1 Comment
One of the big problems with Papervision as a 3D engine is that because it's cross platform, not hardware accelerated, it really uses up a lot of the hardware CPU.
Many Papervision projects can really bog down the CPU and can be a major turnoff for a user or a site visitor.
One of the easiest most common sense things to do is to render only when necessary. This only works for certain types of Papervision projects. If you have a 3D 1st person shooter, this probably won't apply as much since you are always in motion. However if you have a project with clearly defined animation states that end up into mostly static states, this trick is a good one.
What I do is have a global variable, singleton or what have you called NEEDS_RENDER, which is set to true only when you need to render of course. By that I mean, only when there's animation. If the scene does not change, there's no need for us to call the Papervision render loop to update the scene.
// our render loop should look something like this now:
private function enterFrameHandler(event:Event):void {
if (NEEDS_RENDER)
If we are doing tween based animation (I am a big fan of TweenMax), then right before we do the animation, we set ourvariable to true so that the render loop knows to update the scene.
We use the onComplete event to set the NEEDS_RENDER variable back to false so that when the animation is done, we are no longer updating the scene.
NEEDS_RENDER = true;
TweenMax.to(cube, 1, {
onComplete:function():void {NEEDS_RENDER = false;}
This works for really simple cases where we only have at most ONE animation going on at any one time. In a more complicated scene where there maybe animations starting in the middle of other animations ending, using this method will produce rendering artifacts where animations suddenly stop or freeze or disappear. This is because the previous animation has not had a chance to finish its animation when a new animation starts. When the first animation finishes, the global variable is set and the render loop gets the message to not have to update the scene. This results in the new animation not being able to finish.
The simple workaround for this is to use the onUpdate event of TweenMax. We just keep setting the variable to true on this event which will keep firing until the animation is complete.
TweenMax.to(cube, 1, {
onComplete:function():void {NEEDS_RENDER = false;},
onUpdate:function():void {NEEDS_RENDER = true;}
Using these simple techniques, I was able to get a Papervision project that was constantly eating up 70-80% CPU to something that hovered around 20%, only spiking up during the animation.
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kearly wrote:I lean towards Welker. He was good before NE. He's not playing his age yet, and fast players tend to age better. He'd sign a shorter contract because of his age. Welker is the best slot WR in the NFL, he'd be an enormous upgrade over Baldwin. He is very hard to defend, and can get open at will. He's even a deep threat.
I'd be very surprised if New England let him hit UFA, but if they did, I'd love to see Seattle schedule him a visit.
Problem is, not only is Baldwin fine in the slot but slot guys are a dime a dozen. I think we need an outside guy more than anything else who can beat press coverage. Wallace is the superior option.


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All About Owl Pellets
Most birds cannot chew their food and owls are no exception. Owls usually swallow their prey whole. However, owls differ from other species of birds because they do not have a crop, the baglike organ used to store food after it has been swallowed so that it can be digested later. In owls, food passes directly from the mouth to the gizzard. The gizzard is an organ that uses digestive fluids and bits of sand and gravel to grind and dissolve all of the usable tissue from the prey.
The types of tissue that can be dissolved by an owl's digestive system include muscle, fat, skin, and internal organs. These tissues are broken down into a variety of nutritional substances by the owl's gizzard and intestines. Some of these tissues (e.g., fur and bones) cannot be digested. The digestible material, along with other waste collected throughout the body, is ejected from the vent, which is the combination reproductive and excretory opening in birds. The pasty white excrement is known as urea. It is very rich in nitrogen and similar to urine in mammals, only thicker.
But what happens to the indigestible material? Indigestible material left in the gizzard such as teeth, skulls, claws, and feathers are too dangerous to pass through the rest of the owl's digestive tract. To safely excrete this material, the owl's gizzard compacts it into a tight pellet that the owl regurgitates. The regurgitated pellets are known as owl pellets.
Owl pellets are useful to researchers because they can find out quite a bit about an owl's lifestyle through careful examination of the pellet's contents. Since most of the prey's bones are not actually broken during the attack and the subsequent digestion process, they can be readily identified in the pellet. Most pellets include a skull or skulls, which makes identification of the prey relatively simple. If multiple prey are consumed in a short period of time, then only one large pellet is formed from their remains.
Large owls are obviously capable of making large pellets. However, since large owls do not always eat large prey, one cannot always determine the size of the owl that left a given pellet solely based on the size of the pellet. In addition, a startled owl may eject a pellet that is not fully compacted, thereby giving the pellet a larger appearance than normal. Other species of birds such as hawks and eagles produce pellets, but they are smaller and contain fewer animal parts than those produced by owls.
An owl pellet generally reaches its final form a few hours after the owl has eaten. However, the pellet is not usually ejected immediately after it is formed. Owls can store a pellet in a structure known as the proventriculus for as long as 20 hours before disgorging it. Since the stored pellet partially blocks the entrance to the digestive system, it must be ejected before the owl can eat again. Young owls do not produce pellets until they have begun to eat their prey whole.
The actual process of regurgitating a pellet lasts from a few seconds to several minutes. The pellet is forced out by spasms of the owl's esophagus. These spasms make the owl look like it is coughing painfully. However, it is not hurt by the process because the pellet remains soft and moist until it leaves the owl's body.
Identifying pellets
The shape and texture of a given owl pellet depends on the species of the owl that produced it and the type of prey that the owl consumed. Some pellets are tightly compacted, oval, and furry. Others are loosely compacted with an irregular shape. Pellets are moist when they are first ejected, but quickly dry out and start to decompose once they leave the owl's body. Owl pellets are typically found near places where owls perch, such as under trees and near barns.
Barn Owl pellets are typically medium sized, smooth, cylindrical, and dark. The tiny Elf Owl has a very small pellet that is dry and loosely compacted, a result of its largely insect diet. The Great Horned Owl can produce pellets that are 3-4 inches long. These pellets are usually cylindrical and tightly compacted. The exterior of the pellet can vary greatly due to the vast array of prey that Great Horned Owls consume.
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Linda Banta has been a fiduciary for ten years. A fiduciary is someone who has undertaken to act for and on behalf of another in a particular matter in circumstances which give rise to a relationship of trust and confidence.
A fiduciary administers people's estates. She takes care of the needs of the elderly who are no longer capable of taking care of themselves. This may mean that she takes them to doctor appointments, pays their bills, helps them with medications. She is a care manager, may have the power of attorney and helps with taxes and other financial matters.
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ABC News: Should Parents Lose Custody of Obese Children?
Is letting your child become obese a form of child abuse? That is the hot debate right now in an article I read on ABC News' website. Children with extreme obesity are being removed from their parents' house and put into foster care so they can lose weight. In the article, the children came from low-income families where the parent either couldn't afford to buy healthier food or they worked several jobs and didn't have the time to cook. It was very sad to read as the parents were obviously trying to do what was best for their families by providing for them in the best way that they could. One parent worked several jobs so they wouldn't have to live in an unsafe area, but unfortunately, that resulted in fast food dinners for her 400 lb child.
I'm not sure where I stand on this debate. I see both sides and there are definite pros and cons to both sides, but separating a child from their parent when it's not a clear case of physical or sexual abuse seems wrong. So often times parents who do hit or molest their children get to keep them. Yet a parent who can't watch their kid's diet, but is otherwise a good parent loses their child. At the same time, a 13 year old child who is 400 lbs is far from healthy and is definitely in grave danger of an early death and a slew of health problems.
Ideally what needs to happen is there needs to be nutrition and exercise programs available to families in low income areas. Kids need to have a place they can go to get healthy meals and a chance to work out when they have busy parents. However, with our national debt growing by the second and no end in sight, a government run program like this will never happen. I wish local communities could raise money for that type of thing.
There is such a push to try to eat healthier, but it is much more expensive. Why can't the prices on fruits and veggies be reduced somehow? Everyone could still make a profit, but if a carton of strawberries is priced like a McDonald's hamburger, maybe more people will eat it. Local gyms make quite a bit of money, especially if they are a big chain like 24 Hour Fitness. Can't they offer free classes to overweight kids from low income areas?
I would think there are a lot more solutions out there beyond taking the kids away. And so the kids have success in losing weight in the foster homes, but what is to say what would happen to them when they return home to the same situation? Does that mean they are never allowed to go home? On some level it is abuse to let your child weigh hundreds of pounds more than they should, but there are ways to fix it without separating the parents from them.


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Husband Continues Valentine's Day Tradition For Wife With Dementia
Ron Kramer has been buying his wife a box of her favorite candy, dark chocolate cremes from Buffet's Candies, every Valentine's Day for nearly 40 years, and continues to bring it to her in her assisted living facility.
According to ABC News, Donna Kramer was diagnosed with dementia four years ago and had to move into an assisted living facility, which Ron called "the saddest" of his life.
Ron visits her every day and always brings a gift, usually something small like a can of Coca-Cola or a piece of fruit. But on Valentine's Day, he keeps the 39-year-old tradition alive and brings her a box of her favorite chocolate.
The tradition started before they were married. The two met in 1979 when Ron was a door-to-door insurance salesman. Donna opened the door in her bathrobe and a pair of Big Bird slippers. Her appearance left an impression on Ron, and he went back to her house a few days later to ask her out.
"I was really sexy!" Donna told ABC Albuquerque affiliate KOAT.
That year, Ron asked what her favorite candy and she told him it was dark chocolate cremes from Buffet's Candies, a local candy store that has been around since the 1950's. When he bought her the first box, the store said if he kept the box, he could come back each year and refill it for just the cost of the candy. The box of candy cost him $13 in 1979 but has ballooned to $41 this year. He said the price doesn't matter.
"It's awful good candy," he said. "It's worth every dime of it."
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regrets - same work-related function as Justin. Regards Vivienne L. Conway, B.IT(Hons), MACS CT, AALIA(cs) PhD Candidate & Sessional Lecturer, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A. Director, Web Key IT Pty Ltd. email@example.com email@example.com Mob: 0415 383 673 This email is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately by return email or telephone and destroy the original message. ________________________________________ From: Simon Harper [email@example.com] Sent: Tuesday, 13 November 2012 11:38 PM To: RDWG Subject: RDWG: Agenda for Teleconference on Wednesday 14 Nov 2012 Hi Everyone, Also, please remember to feed the wiki: http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki All topics are welcome, the scope of this group is potentially unlimited! The next teleconference is scheduled for Wednesday 14 Nov 2012 at: - *14:30-15:30 Manchester (UK) Local Time* Currently - UTC / UK time (GMT) - 15:30-16:30 Central European Time (CET) - 09:30-10:30 US Eastern time (ET) - 21:30-22:30 Western Australia (WST) Please check the World Clock Meeting Planner to find out the precise time for your specific location: - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html The teleconference information is: (Passcode 7394 - "RDWG") * +1.617.761.6200 * SIP / VoIP - http://www.w3.org/2006/tools/wiki/Zakim-SIP We also use IRC to support the meeting: (http://irc.w3.org) * IRC server: irc.w3.org * port: 6665 * channel: #rd ================================ AGENDA (Items not Covered will be Carried Forward to the Following Week): Chair: Harper_Simon Agenda+ Welcome & Logistics (Regrets, Agenda Requests, Comments) [sharper] Agenda+ TC Symposium on Monday (10m) (shawn) Agenda+ E2R Symposium Status (10m) (klaus) Agenda+ Next Topic Candidate - "User Modelling" http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/User_modelling (5m) [yehya] Agenda+ Next Topic Candidate - "Accessible Illustration/Diagrams" (5m) [markku] Agenda+ Next Topic Candidate - "Notifications and Interruptions" (5m) [markku] Agenda+ Next Topic Candidate - Any Others / Ready to Vote? (10m) [all] Agenda+ Metrics W3C Note Status (5m) [markel] Agenda+ Mobile W3C Note Status (5m) [sharper] Agenda+ Issues and Actions (Standing Item): https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/ [sharper] Agenda+ Any Other Business (Standing Item) [sharper] ================================ Last weeks - and previous minutes can be found at: - <http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/minutes-history> Keep on-top of scribing at: - <http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/scribes> Links to Key Documents: http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/ http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/process http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/planning http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-rd/ Cheers -- Si. PS I check my email at 08:00 and 17:00 GMT. If you require a faster response please include the word 'fast' in the subject line. ======================= Simon Harper http://simon.harper.name/about/card/ University of Manchester (UK) Web Ergonomics Lab - Information Management Group http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.uk This e-mail is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose or use the information contained within. If you have received it in error please return it to the sender via reply e-mail and delete any record of it from your system. The information contained within is not the opinion of Edith Cowan University in general and the University accepts no liability for the accuracy of the information provided. CRICOS IPC 00279BReceived on Wednesday, 14 November 2012 10:23:36 UTC
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The first round of the 2012 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Packers have selected USC's Nick Perry to bolster the defense.
The Draft has become an entertaining piece of theatre, with a prime-time presentation at Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan. I attended with my brother a couple years ago, and found it to be a combination of chaos (mostly from the facepainted fans whooping and/or booing) and formalized ritual.
The ritual begins with the Commissioner under the lights, announcing each pick in turn. The player ambles onstage and poses for a standard draft photo in his draft cap and holding a jersey with his name on it.
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Apr 26, 2012; New York, NY, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell introduces defensive end Nick Perry (Southern Cal) as the 28th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall.In previous years, many teams used to take standard draft jerseys to Radio City. They would Velcro new nameplates on for every pick, or pose draftees with the front of jerseys, resulting in photos like this one of Rams' first-round acquisition Chris Long in 2008:
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Looking at the interior tagging (with its YEAR-SIZE designation), we see that the jersey he's holding was five years old at the time.
This year, Nike set up a heat press backstage to customize each draftee's jersey moments before he walked out on stage to hug the Commissioner.
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The turnaround time was reportedly 90 seconds, so they were covered even in the case of last-minute trades. Good thing, considering how quickly the first round sped by and the amount of movement we saw between teams.


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President Barack Obama apologized to the American people Tuesday for the bitter fiscal impasse that's shut down parts of the federal government, but he continued to blame Republicans for it.
"I know the American people are tired of it," Obama said at a White House news conference. "I apologize that you have to go through this stuff every three months, it seems like. And Lord knows I'm tired of it."
The president again urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to pass bills immediately to reopen the government and increase the nation's borrowing limit, even while continuing to call them irresponsible hostage takers.
An hour later, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, scolded Obama for his remarks, saying the president must negotiate before they pass the bills.
Boehner said Congress and the White House had negotiated on government funding and the debt limit dozens of times over the years, resulting in "significant policy changes that would in fact reduce spending and put us on a saner fiscal path."
"It's time to have that conversation. Not next week, not next month. The conversation ought to start today," Boehner said at the Capitol. "I'm hopeful, whether it's the president or Democrat leaders here in the Congress, we can begin that conversation."
Democrats and Republicans, meanwhile, remained far apart on how to fund the government and increase the borrowing limit, threatening to push the nation further back into financial crisis.
The Democratic-led Senate wants to pass proposals that reopen the government at current spending levels and raise the debt ceiling for a year. The Republican-controlled House wants a broader deal, including delaying the new health care law, large portions of which went into effect last week.
The House tried anew Tuesday to draw the Democrats into negotiations with a proposal to create a so-called super committee with House and Senate members to resolve the shutdown and debt ceiling issues.
"We are simply talking past each other, rather than talking to each other and rather than working with each other in the best interest of the American people," said Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Rules Committee.
House and Senate Democrats mocked the super committee proposal as a stunt, reminding Republicans that the last such group failed. That 12-member panel, formed to cut at least $1 trillion from looming federal deficits, disbanded in 2011 after failing to reach a bipartisan agreement.
"Not again. Not again. Oh, my gosh," said Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif. "Having served as a member of this so-called super committee, there was nothing super about it. And it was just punting. It's another way to get out of doing what you should."
Obama also dismissed the proposal, saying again that he won't negotiate until the House passes a bill to reopen the government and increase the debt ceiling. He'd reiterated that in a brief phone call to Boehner earlier in the day.
"We can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy," the president said in his news conference. "Democracy doesn't function this way. And this is not just for me. It's also for my successors in office, whatever party they're from. They shouldn't have to pay a ransom, either, for Congress doing its basic job. We gotta put a stop to it."
Lawmakers have generally agreed on a temporary government-funding bill that would fund domestic and defense spending at an annualized rate of $986 billion. It continues spending at last year's levels. Republicans wanted to spend less on domestic programs; Democrats generally wanted to spend more. The two sides aim to iron out their differences in a larger, more nuanced budget bill later this year.
"Let's find a way out of this," urged Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "I don't care if it's appointing people, the informal conversations we've been having back and forth. But there should be a way out of both these dead ends that we are in. How is this going to end?"
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, however, urged House Republicans to stick to their guns.
"The House of Representatives is working constructively to fund vital priorities, and unfortunately President Obama, the (Senate) majority leader and Senate Democrats are refusing to negotiate, refusing to compromise," Cruz said. "That's not a reasonable approach."
At his news conference, Obama said that a debt default would be far worse than a government shutdown, warning that it could disrupt markets, hurt retirement accounts and home values, and raise borrowing costs for mortgages and student loans.
"There would be a significant risk of a very deep recession at a time when we're still climbing our way out of the worst recession in our lifetimes," he said.
If Congress fails to act before Oct. 17, the U.S. government would start running short of money to pay all its debts and current bills.
With the government still shut down, Obama canceled his weeklong trip to Asia this week. Instead, he's tried to use hastily planned events – a visit to a nearby sandwich shop, a brief talk at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and his news conference – to bolster his argument.
"It hurts our credibility around the world," he said. "It makes it look like we don't have our act together. That's not something we should welcome."
His remarks came after Japan and China – the United States' biggest foreign creditors – said they remained worried that the stalemate might affect their trillions of dollars of investments in U.S. Treasury bonds.
"We ask that the United States earnestly takes steps to resolve in a timely way before 17 October the political (issues) around the debt ceiling and prevent a U.S. debt default to ensure safety of Chinese investments in the United States and the global economic recovery," Zhu Guangyao, the Chinese vice finance minister, said in Beijing. "This is the United States' responsibility."
"The U.S. must avoid a situation where it cannot pay (for its debt) and its triple-A ranking plunges all of a sudden," said Taro Aso, Japan's finance minister.
Lesley Clark contributed to this report.


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One good thing about JUB is that you don't need to be tech-savy at all to use it. But once you wish to use more and more features you slowly advance your skills on your own and learn new things - like quoting, including images in your posts, customizing your signature and so on. Those are all things that you learn or wish to learn because you saw someone else using the feature.
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Do Not Miss the Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi
While most of Hanoi's ancient Thang Long citadel was destroyed by the French colonialists, the remnants provide fascinating insight into Vietnam's history.
Luu Quang Pho visits this important site, which has been granted UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site status.
"The North Gate, or Cua Bac, bears holes made by cannon balls fired from French warships." Once a prohibited area, the Old Hanoi Citadel is now open to the public.
On July 31st, 2010, the World Heritage Committee recognized the Thang Long Royal Citadel as a World Cultural Heritage Site. This site is a source of great pride to the people of Hanoi and Vietnamese people in general.
In late 2003, the Institute Archaeology announced the initial findings of the largest excavation in Vietnam at 18 Hoang Dieu Street in the BaDinh district of Hanoi. People were amazed by what had been exposed. The deepest layer contained evidence of buildings from the pre Thang Long period (7th-9th centuries AD), or the Dai La Citadel. Wooden columns had remained intact in the clay environment created by the alluvium of the Red River. There were also ancient wells and roof tiles decorated with terracotta animal heads.
The next layer contained architectural traces from the Ly-Tran dynasties (11th- 14th centuries AD), including a foundation buttress, foundation columns carved with dragon motifs, a tiled base, and drainage canals. Archaeologists also found sophisticated decorative architectural relies like phoenix heads, bo tree leaves, and dragon figures, confirming that the manufacturing technology, kilns and skills of the era were quite advanced. After nearly a millennium, the colored glaze remained intact.
The top layer of the excavation at 18 Hoang Dieu Street revealed remnants from the Le dynasty (15th-18th centuries AD) with structures made of wooden hammered bricks and walled wells, particularly fascinating are roof tiles decorated with five clawed dragons designed for royal palaces and ceramic objects for royal use.
The objects unearthed at this site span more than 1,000 years, confirming the continuous development of Thang Long Citadel as reported in historical documents. This find is of great cultural and historical value. These archaeological findings and those found on the surface in the Central Sector of Thang Long Citadel give us a more complete picture of the continuous evolution of Thang Long capital as the seat of power of the Dai Viet kingdom from the 11th to the 18th centuries AD. For this reason, UNESCO recognized the Citadel as a World Heritage Site on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi
According to the World Heritage Committee, the Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long Hanoi testifies to the interaction between Chinese culture in the north and the Champa kingdom in the south of the country, which resulted in a unique culture in Vietnam's Red River Delta. This heritage also confirms the ancient civilization of the Viet people and the existence of a sea of continuous political power since the 7th century AD. As the political centre of the country, Thang Long oversaw the formation and evolution of an independent nation even during the colonial era and the two wars of resistance into modern times.
When the Nguyen dynasty came to power and relocated the capital to Hue, Thang Long remained as important as ever. In 1805, the flag pole of Hanoi was built by King Gia Long when he rebuilt the Hanoi Citadel. This special structure, which stands in the compound of the present day Museum of Military History of Vietnam, suffered no damage during any war.
The Nguyen dynasty ordered the repair of the South Gate (Doan Mon) after its renovation under the Le Dynasty. In 1999 the area below this gate was excavated. Many relics from various feudal regimes were found, such as bricks from the Le period, tiled pathways from the earlier Tran dynasty, and baked bricks with chrysanthemum decorations from the Ly court.
Apart from Doan Mon, all that is left of the Kinh Thien Palace today is nine dragons decorated stone steps made in 1467 under Emperor Le Thanh Tong, At the back of the palace's yard stands a pair of small dragons made in the late 17th century. Behind the Kinh Thien Palace stands the Hau Lau (Back Tower) and Bac Mon (Northern Gate), or Cua Vac, as often called today. These are the only remnants of the former Hanoi Citadel, as the French occupiers had it demolished in order to obtain bricks for their new constructions. The Northern Gate stands as a reminder of the French occupation as its facade bears holes made by two cannon balls. The cannon balls were fired from French ships on the Red River during the attacks of 1882.
Inside the Citadel stands the D67 Building another historical structure built during the war (1954-1975). It was in this building that the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Vietnam (now the Communist Party of Viet Nam) and the Central Military Party Commission held regular meetings from 1967 to 1975.
As it was built in 1967, the building was named D67. This building features a nine meter deep underground bomb shelter with three stairs where the generals could work during U.S, bombardments. Today, visitors may come here to see the place where the generals made important decisions on how to lead the war against the U.S, imperialists, and to see simple yet historically interesting objects like electric table fans and mechanical telephones.
One a prohibited area, the Old Hanoi Citadel is now open to the public. Placed under the management of the Hanoi Ancient Wall Co Loa Vestiges Preservation Center, the Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long Hanoi is an interesting place to visit. Before touring this historic site, visitors should check out the following website.
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Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education and Alaska Department of Law Warn Against Predatory Lending
July 26, 2007
(Juneau, AK) - The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) and the Alaska Department of Law are advising consumers to be on the alert for high pressure campaigns relating to Federal Stafford Education Loan consolidation. This advisory was generated due to increased reports of Alaska citizens being targeted with unethical predatory lending techniques.
According to reports received by the ACPE, some lenders that offer student loan consolidations are making blatant misrepresentations about the terms of the loans they offer. They claim the borrower will receive reduced interest rates, lower minimum monthly payments, cash incentives and borrower benefits, but in fact these claims don't add up to savings for the borrower.
"It may sound like you are getting a good deal. However, over the long term you may end up paying more in finance charges or lost benefits," said Assistant Attorney General Cynthia Drinkwater, with the Department of Law's Consumer Protection Unit. The following facts are essential to making an informed decision on your federal education consolidation loan.
No lender or marketer can give a borrower the actual interest rate on its Federal Stafford Consolidation Loan without borrower-specific loan data. By federal law, the consolidation loan fixed interest rate is based on the weighted average of the loans included in the consolidation, rounded up one-eighth (1/8) of a percent. If a lender or marketer is quoting you a fixed interest rate without that information, it is based on general assumptions which may or may not apply to you.
"The smartest thing you can do when deciding where to consolidate your education loans is ask questions," says Commission Executive Director Diane Barrans. "If you need help, don't forget the Commission is here, and we're happy to help Alaska's students
navigate the consolidation maze."
It is important to understand the impacts of lender "benefits" that may add up as lender profits rather than student savings. ACPE and the Department of Law recommend you ask the following questions before making any decisions on your education loans:
- Are loan benefits automatic, or do I have to qualify for them?
- Are benefits applied annually or one-time only?
- What percent of borrowers get the advertised rate discount, fee waiver, or other benefit?
- Do I forfeit the benefit if I have a late payment?
- What percent of your borrowers default on their loans?
It is important to remember that if you do not already have a financial relationship with the lender, do not provide personal identifying information on their internet site or over the telephone, and never provide your Social Security Number!
For more information about becoming an informed education loan consumer, please contact ACPE toll-free at 1-800-441-2962 (465-2962 in Juneau).
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When Dan and Louise Hodges created a product in 2009 that was environmentally safe but kills annoying pests, Greenbug was born.
Experienced in landscaping, the Hodges' were concerned for the environment as they became aware of the cumulative effects of pesticides on humans and animals.
"I noticed a lot of people weren't spending time outside because of the bugs," Louise Hodges said. "We wanted to create a product that was safe for people to use, but worked to keep the pests away."
Greenbug produces natural pest control products made with cedar oil. Cedar kills pests such as fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and others, but does not harm people and animals. Greenbug produces 13 products with two different formulas.
The formula is Environmental Protection Agency exempt which means there is no professional applicator license required since it is all-natural pest control. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the product for use in and around food. Greenbug products are sold by 120 retailers and online. The company is family owned and operated.
In June, the Hodges introduced their patent-pending Greenbug Injector System which integrates with an irrigation system to distribute the product to create pest-free zones where water is directed. The injector system has been installed in Beaufort and Charleston.
"We are very excited about moving forward with the Greenbug Injector System," Louise Hodges said.
After going to a Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Louise and Dan Hodges heard about the Don Ryan Center for Innovation and applied to become a part of the center. Since they are Clemson graduates, the Hodges said they were excited to be a part of the center that works in cooperation with the Clemson.
"The center has been very supportive and coaches us about investors, manufacturing and our business plan," Louise Hodges said. "With the Greenbug Injector System, we've had to make a detailed operations plan that is more complex than the business plan."
Jordan Berliner, executive director of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation, said the center has been working with Greenbug to help the Hodges grow the business.
"The center has been working with Greenbug on refining their business growth strategy and developing the business plan that reflects that," Berliner said. "We are also working with them on funding their growth."
Greenbug was one of the three businesses introduced as innovators when the Don Ryan Center opened in May.
"We believe Greenbug offers consumers a unique combination of an injector system for pest control through their current irrigation system and the natural pest control products to use in the system," Berliner said. "The products work. I know because I use them."
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Encarnacion, 3 others homer in Blue Jays' rout
PHOENIX -- Edwin Encarnacion says Chase Field is "one of the best" places to hit in the majors.
Of course he should feel that way.
The Toronto slugger homered for a record fifth straight time at the Arizona ballpark to help the Blue Jays beat the fading Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 on Tuesday night.
"Eddie hits everywhere," Toronto manager John Gibbons said, "but he hits really well here."
Rajai Davis, Adam Lind and Moises Sierra also homered for the Blue Jays, who jumped out to a 5-0 lead in two innings off Wade Miley (9-10).
Toronto clinched its third straight series. The Blue Jays have won five of six and seven of nine.
"It's been a tough year for us but we're playing some good baseball right now," Gibbons said. "We've got some young guys in there that are contributing, bringing some energy. The bottom line too is when you pitch, you've got a chance, and that's pretty much what we've been doing lately."
The Diamondbacks have lost three straight and five of six, all at home.
Adam Eaton, Didi Gregorius and Miguel Montero homered for Arizona, which fell eight games behind Cincinnati for the final NL wild-card spot.
Washington moved ahead of the Diamondbacks in the wild-card chase.
"We have to figure out how to get something going," Eaton said. "It is called a grind for a reason and we can't put our heads down and pout about it. We have to get something going, some way and somehow and figure it out."
Todd Redmond (3-2) allowed three runs and four hits in five innings for his second win in a row.
"The offense did a great job tonight. Hat's off to them," he said, "and I was able to keep the ball down and throw strikes."
Encarnacion also doubled, singled and walked twice. Going back to May 2010, he has seven home runs in his past five games at Chase.
"It surprised me when they told me that, but it's good," he said. "You can see the ball good here -- I can see it."
Miley didn't make it out of the second inning, allowing five runs and eight hits in 1 2/3 innings. Eaton had two throwing errors in left field, one of which led to an unearned run.
Toronto got one run in the first on Brett Lawrie's RBI single, then added four in the second to bring a quick end to Miley's night.
Kevin Pillar doubled with one out, then Redmond walked. Jose Reyes followed with a single but was picked off first base.
That saved a run for Arizona because Davis sent Miley's 3-2 pitch over the wall in left-center, a two-run shot that made it 4-0. Encarnacion doubled and Lawrie got another RBI single to put the Blue Jays up 5-0.
Miley walked Mark DeRosa and the Arizona left-hander's night was over. Josh Collmenter came on and retired J.P. Arencibia to end the inning.
Redmond was perfect through three innings before Eaton led off the fourth with a home run to the swimming pool area in left field.
The Diamondbacks went on to get runners at first and third with one out in the inning, but Aaron Hill grounded sharply to third and Toronto converted the inning-ending double play.
The Blue Jays got a run off Collmenter in the fifth when DeRosa led off with a single and reached third when Eaton's throw from left field after Arencibia's fly out sailed into the Toronto dugout. DeRosa scored the unearned run on Sierra's double off Eaton's glove at the wall in left-center.
Arizona cut it to 6-3 on Gregorius' two-run home run into the right field seats off Redmond in the fifth.
Another leadoff homer, this one in the seventh by Montero off Neil Wagner, cut the lead to 6-4. Gerardo Parra followed with an infield single, but was erased when pinch hitter Willie Bloomquist grounded into a double play.
Encarnacion's towering home run off Will Harris in the seventh put Toronto up 7-4.
Toronto blew the game open in the ninth. Lind's pinch-hit home run off left-hander Eury de La Rosa made it 8-4, then Sierra's two-run shot, his first homer of the season, put Toronto up 10-4.
The shortstop Reyes threw A.J. Pollock out from his backside after knocking down a sharp grounder in the first inning. He said he had done that only once before, also in Arizona when he was with the New York Mets.
Game notes
The Diamondbacks recalled 3B Matt Davidson and C Tuffy Gosewisch and selected SS Chris Owings from Triple-A Reno. Owings was the PCL player of the year. LHP Matt Reynolds was transferred to the 60-day DL to make room for Owings on the 40-man roster. ... Owings grounded out as a pinch hitter in the fifth in his major league debut. ... Toronto recalled RHP Kyle Drabek from Triple-A Buffalo. The Blue Jays also selected LHP Ricky Romero, RHP Jeremy Jeffress and C Mike Nickeas from Buffalo. LHP Luis Perez returned from a medical rehab assignment and activated from the 60-day DL. ... Randall Delgado (4-5, 3.67 ERA) goes for Arizona and Mark Buehrle (11-7, 3.92) for Toronto in the series finale Wednesday afternoon.
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A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling against Oklahoma State University's athletic fundraising arm and its top booster, T. Boone Pickens, in their attempt to recover life insurance premiums in a fundraising plan.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans handed down the decision Monday. It involves OSU's "Gift of a Lifetime" program, which involved $10 million insurance policies on 27 supporters with the university as beneficiary. OSU believed it would raise millions of dollars through the effort.
The court affirmed a March 2012 decision by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis in Dallas, who ruled that Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. could keep premiums it received from OSU. Lincoln claimed the school waited too long to cancel the policies and was not entitled to refunds.
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Survey Says Consumers Believe Food Can Aid Health
IFIC survey finds consumers believe foods and beverages can aid health.
Amid the nationwide debate over health care, Americans appear to agree on one thing: Food is one tool they can use to improve their health. A survey found a whopping 89 percent of respondents say certain foods have benefits that go beyond basic nutrition and may reduce the risk of disease or other health concerns, up from 85 percent in 2007. Significantly more consumers "strongly" agree in the functional benefits of foods this year (53 percent) compared to 45 percent in 2007.
That's according to the 2009 IFIC Functional Foods/Foods for Health Consumer Trending Survey. The survey, taken May 11-20, asked 1,005 American adults about their awareness of and attitudes toward functional foods and beverages. It was the sixth such survey conducted by Washington-based International Food Information Council (IFIC).
"This year's survey findings show us Americans are making the connection that foods can play an important role in achieving optimal health," says Elizabeth Rahavi, associate director of wellness at IFIC. "Consumers' awareness of many food and health relationships has reached an all-time high."
The majority (91 percent) of respondents remain confident they have a "great amount" or "moderate amount" of control over their own health. Consistent with previous surveys, consumers overwhelmingly feel food and nutrition play the greatest role in maintaining or improving health (72 percent), more so than exercise (62 percent) or family health history (39 percent).
Of the specific benefits explored, more than half of respondents currently consume foods or beverages for an overall health and wellness benefit (56 percent), heart health benefit (55 percent) or to contribute to a healthy body weight (52 percent). Generally, respondents more likely to be consuming foods and beverages for specific benefits are those who believe they have a "great" amount of control over their health, view their health status as "excellent," are dietary supplement users and are single.
Top functional foods named in 2009 include: fruits and vegetables; fish/fish oil/ seafood; dairy (including milk and yogurt); meat and poultry; herbs/spices, fiber, tea/green tea, nuts, whole grains/other grains, water, cereal, oats/oat bran/oatmeal, and vitamins/supplements. But beyond their interest in individual foods, people increasingly are associating them and their components with specific health benefits such as: calcium and vitamin D for bone health; whole grains for reduced risk of heart disease; antioxidants for protection against free radical damage; probiotics for digestive and immune health; and omega-3 fatty acids for cognitive development, especially in children.
New questions were added this year to explore consumers' interests in certain functional components when making food and beverage selections. To improve the healthfulness of their diet, Americans say they are: changing the types of foods and/or food components they eat (79 percent), changing the amount of food they eat (69 percent) and changing their use of dietary supplements (19 percent).
Of those who say they are eating more of a specific type of food or food component (64 percent of respondents), the most mentioned foods/components (unaided) are: vegetables, including salads, (60 percent); fruits/fruit juices (53 percent); whole grains (11 percent); protein (9 percent); fish/seafood (7 percent); and fiber (7 percent).
In 2009, consumers were asked to rank the top three food components they look for when choosing foods and beverages for themselves and their children. For those who are looking for themselves, the top three are: fiber (37 percent), whole grains (34 percent), and protein (28 percent). For those looking for their children, the top three are: calcium (39 percent), vitamin C (31 percent), and whole grains (26 percent).
The food components Americans most likely consume for a specified health condition are: calcium or calcium fortified foods or beverages for bone health (58 percent); vitamin D for bone health (56 percent); fiber for reduced risk of heart disease (56 percent), digestive health (56 percent) and reduced risk of cancer (54 percent); protein for maintaining optimal health (56 percent); and antioxidants for protection against free radical damage implicated in aging and various chronic diseases (54 percent). Two key associations included probiotics for maintaining healthy digestive and immune systems (72 percent vs. 58 percent in 2007 and 71 percent vs. 54 percent in 2007, respectively).
Foods with added benefits are often discussed in the media as new studies are released that review certain foods or food components and their potential health benefits. Two-thirds of respondents agree reading or hearing about the relationship between food and health is of interest to them, and slightly more than half (56 percent) report being interested in hearing about what to eat, rather than what not to eat. Still, 42 percent of consumers agree food and health information is confusing and conflicting. While consumers say they want to eat foods with added benefits, the data suggest they are struggling to follow through and incorporate them into their diet.
Healthfulness is an important factor that influences consumers' purchasing decisions. However, Americans report taste is the most important factor when making foods and beverage selections, and price is becoming increasingly more important.
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TheHouseofMarketing necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 125 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
Marketing Genius (by The House of Marketing)
We will be launching a marketing contest to students and young professionals, called "Marketing Genius". This will go on in different stages (1st stage: marketing related multiple choice questionnaire, 2nd stage: writing a paper on a selected topic, 3rd stage (finam): case day) resulting in the best marketing promise of the year, the "Marketing Genius". The winner gets a nice prize (and job at The House of Marketing). This game is in cooperation with a leading Belgian newspaper, Jobat (http://www.jobat.be) and will get extensive coverage there. The target of the challenge is twofold: 1) put the marketing function in the spotlight and 2) give (would-be) marketers the possibility to measure them against others.
The logo will be used in the newspaper and on its website, on our website, on the game website, on mailings related to the game and possibly on posters in universities announcing the contest.
About The House of Marketing: we are a Belgian consulting company of about 40 people giving Marketing advice and fulffiling temporary roles in marketing, in the wide range of topics that marketing covers. More info can be found on our website: http://www.thehouseofmarketing.be
Special element: this design contest will be used within the challenge as an example of "crowdsourcing" and a question around this will be part of the questionnaire.
The "Marketing Genius" challenge is open for (Belgian) Students (marketing or other) and for young professionals with up to 5 years of work experience.
* Seen the target audience and the fact that it is a contest, a game, all the graphics need to be playful, young, refreshing, funny, collegiate, colorful
* There does not need to be a link to the 'corporate image' of The House of Marketing (fun, young, playful are more important). However, we do want "by The House of Marketing" as subtitle, in line with the house-style of The House of Marketing.
* The basic need is a logo for "Marketing Genius"
* Best to have the possibility to use the logo also without the text "Marketing Genius" (as well as with the text somehow next, under, in, ... the logo)
* We also require the logo to be able to be used on the top (banner) site of the game web page (and possible banner actions). Examples to demonstrate this are very welcome
* Our co-sponsor is http://www.jobat.be . Please check color and style matching with their logo as well.
* Part of the mission statement of The House of Marketing is "Passion" (for Marketing) and "Excellence" (in our work). Please make designs that encompass both of these.
Remark: this is a redesign (name change) of a previous contest, http://99designs.com/logo-design/co…ners-59081 Logo-scoring can always be checked there to see what we most like.
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Watch 9-Year-Old Sing "Dead & Bloated" With Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots recently invited a 9-year-old fan on stage to sing the band's classic song "Dead & Bloated."
Newly minted STP singer Jeff Gutt introduced the kid as "a good friend of mine. I grew up with his dad, actually."
It sounds like Gutt calls the boy "Vedder," but that can't really be his name, right?
Anyway, if Vedder is the boy's name, it's wildly appropriate, even if having a third grader sing a song like "Dead & Bloated" is not appropriate.
The kid is obviously super pumped to get to join STP on stage, and he'll surely remember this experience for the rest of his life.
While emulating the late-Scott Weiland's baritone like Gutt does is off the table for Vedder, the kid clearly knows the song like the back of his hand. The words came easily, and despite the excitement of the moment, he didn't rush anything.
Gutt walked over to help Vedder with the bridge, but the boy nailed the transition anyway.
Later in the bridge Vedder seems to lose his wind a bit (he had been jumping up and down for about three minutes), Gutt took over again to deliver a line or two, then handed the mic right back.
The two traded lines at the end of the tune and Vedder gave a totally pro-sounding "thank you" as the final chords rang out.
Check out the full video above!
STP announced Gutt as the band's new lead singer last fall.
"I was incredibly proud and honored that they chose and trusted in me," Gutt told iHeartRadio when asked how he felt when he first got the call to audition. "I came in at the end of their search. It was a process of us becoming comfortable with each other and getting to know each other," he continued. "It was just as much about relationships as what I can bring to the table. Things like that take time and are important."
The band is on tour now, celebrating the anniversary of its debut album, Core, on which "Dead & Bloated" is the opening track.
STP is also preparing to release a new self-titled full-length album March 16.
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Agh! After last night's inspiring "Beyonce Bowl," how could we not be girl crushing hard on the most talented diva of our time?! Bey OWNED the night (along with some help from Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, of course) and went down in Super Bowl history as one of the best performances of the past decade -- no doubt! And she did it all while being an uber-empowered woman, hear her roar! But then she had to go and break our hearts by announcing the name of her upcoming tour ... It'll be the Mrs. Carter World Tour. Whaaaaaaat?!
Okay, okay, so we know she's a proud wife to Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z and proud new-ish mom of 1-year-old Blue Ivy Carter. But she's also freakin' BEYONCE. The one. The only! The "Independent Woman" who told us girls run the world! So why in Diana Ross' name is she hiding behind her husband's moniker?!
Really, what in the world is Bey thinking? She's not my fave, but Madonna has never tarnished her one-name identity by making a big show of a married name. I mean, could you have seen Madonna ever going on the "Mrs. Penn World Tour" or "Mrs. Ritchie World Tour"? How 'bout Cher ... Yeah, there was Sonny & Cher, but did she ever go on the "Mrs. Bono World Tour"? No, of course not!
More from The Stir: Beyonce's S&M Super Bowl Outfit & 'Nip Slip' Have People Freaking Out
On the other hand, we've seen famous, successful stars like Demi Moore and Jessica Simpson insist that they go by "Mrs. Kutcher" (on Twitter, how well did that work out? Ack!) and "Mrs. Lachey" (and how well did that work out ...?). Why? They're amazing on their own without having to create and seemingly embrace some alternate, "but I'm just his wifey!" identity.
It feels a bit disappointing, off-putting, and, yes, ridiculous for a woman who has had so much success on her own to call her very own, world-dominating tour "The Mrs. Carter World Tour." Yes, she's technically Mrs. Carter, but as supportive and sweet as I'm sure he has been along the way, Jay didn't build that. Bey did! And her world tour title should own it.
Check out the official announcement ...
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So last night I tried to have a lucid dream for the first time. I thought it was going pretty well but I never had a lucid dream. When I first went to bed, I quickly experienced sleep paralysis. I was super relaxed, this part came easily to me. Sleep paralysis was a longer step than I had imagined, but I kind of waited it out until my mind started slipping to sleep. THEN, luckily before I ever went into deep sleep, I was brought back and was very alert when the vibratons started. I heard a loud, high pitched frequency in my head. This really freaked me out. I didn't get too unrelaxed, but I don't know if I may have thrown myself off track when I got freaked out. After the vibrations stopped I tried to build a dream, but I didn't really know how to go about doing this. The dream I created was super dark and I didnt know if it was really a dream at all. I had one normal, non-lucid dream last night that I remember. It was basically me using tiny peices of furniture as puzzle pieces to do a puzzle. So my question is: How do you form a lucid dream once vibrations have passed? Is that dark, hazy dream the start of a lucid dream?
Any imput is greatly appreciated! (:
vibrations-> LD's?
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you dont form them, they come to you. The darkenss may be the blank canvas so just dont expect anything and see what appears. It sounds like you are aware at this point and that is cool
Who are you I asked, the reply "dont be silly, we are your daughers" many years before they were born
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Blair-- i am at the exact stage you described in my WILD attempts-- i have successful had reality checks click in during a dream , but never a WILD. Glad to hear others are experiencing the same thing!
Re: vibrations-> LD's?
I had my very first WILD just 5 days ago and it went exactly how yours did except for the fact that I didn't have to create a dream scene or anything, I felt the vibrations and my heart rate skyrocketed during them, and then total darkness, all of a sudden I'm awake lying down on some rocks in my backyard, Unfortunetly I haven't had an experience like yours but am also interested in case I find myself in that situation
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i've been attempting WILD's for a few days now, but i can't get sleep paralysis to work even though i've lay perfectly still for over an hour. I don't know what's going wrong.
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Re: vibrations-> LD's?
For all of you that are having this problem with creating a dream once you pass through sleep paralysis, have you read the WILD technique on the website? If not, it tells you that once you pass through SP and a dream does not pop up around you, you need to use your strongest sense to get the dream going. For instance, if you play an instrument, try create sound in your mind. Just imagine a song you like, or the sound of the ocean, or anything that means something to you specifically. Also, if your an artist, lets say, try and paint the dream in front of you and almost step into it. Once you anchor yourself to a dream, it will usually make it easier to engulf yourself in the dream. Also, if you are still having trouble creating a dream, it could be because you are new to it and your brain doesn't know that it can do it. You just need to remind yourself that all of this is in YOUR head, that you control everything that happens. Hope this all helps! Good luck!
The mind is a beautiful thing
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DAZ_XT950 wrote:i've been attempting WILD's for a few days now, but i can't get sleep paralysis to work even though i've lay perfectly still for over an hour. I don't know what's going wrong.
Try it when you are tired. You can try physically exhausting yourself prior to sleep as well (going for a run, gym, whatever). Anything to make your mind and body to sleep, but the trick is to let your body sleep while you stay aware of your mind changing states.
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I'm sorry, I removed one question to unburden you.
Student or Learner
As "must" can be used either as "obligation" or "certainty", I think "should" can be used as either "obligation(less strong than must) or "presumption(about 70%), but does it all depend on context and common sense to determine if "should" means "obligation" or "presumption" like in the following?
1. You've worked at this company for ten years. You should know who Mr.Smith is.
- Can this "should" be interpreted as "obligation" or "presumption"? Is it ambiguous?
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I'm sorry, I removed one question to unburden you.
My temporary conclusion is this can be interpreted either as obligation or presumption depending on the context.
If you have any opposing opinion, please let me know.
You should know who Mr.Smith is.
How can you obligate someone to know someone?
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.


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deferpanic needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 58 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
ClickSaw is enabling internet marketers and advertising agencies to develop highly targetable CPV (and other) ad campaigns. It's emphasis on quality software engineering and it's in depth knowledge of the current offerings allows us to build a superb platform for the online marketing crowd that will not only stand out but dominate the CPV industry.
When we first came up with the name we were thinking of a chainsaw -- you know just ripping it up -- like if the internet was a tree the chainsaw would be making the sawdust be clicks flying everywhere -- basically the premiss here is that our company will produce a TON of clicks for our customers ads -- that's the message we are trying to get across.
affiliate marketers, advertising agencies, online publishers -- let me be clear on this -- the target audience is NOT people clicking on ads; it's the people who are buying ad views through our platform -- those are the people we want to attract to our company and impress upon them our image
feel free to get creative
we want our audience (which is primarily online affiliate marketers) to know that we will deliver them vast quantities of really good traffic extremely fast, and our site is built with strong engineering discipline -- not the typical 2nd tier ad network
so to me clicksaw is like a chainsaw just ripping it up and delivering a ton of good traffic -- you don't have to subscribe to the chainsaw metaphor -- that is jut what I think of when I hear it
(good traffic would entail people who are targeted well enough that not only a ton of ads are delivered but they decide to go ahead and click/convert for the ad)
the main thing for this is to go into the website header and on business cards
I know these aren't logo examples but I like the look/feel of sites like forrst.com and heroku.com -- for whatever that is worth; nodejs.org has a nice logo, one example I like is the one found at fastvend.com; but whatever you do -- design for the target audience -- not me -- I'm looking for paying customers -- not a boost to my own ego
it for sure needs to be professional but it can also have some elements of 'kicking ass' -- just to let the user know they are about to experience some life changing ad campaigns
I guess I shouldn't have to tell you all this should be in vector format -- that's a def. must
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I'm having to pinch myself today to make sure I'm not living in my own special Groundhog Day hell where every day is April 1.
How else to take the story that Lego is discontinuing a Jabba the Hutt palace set because the Turkish Cultural Association of Austria (!!) complained that the Lego set is raaaccciist. The Turkish Cultural Association of Austria?? Okay, I know the Turks rolled briefly through Vienna a few hundred years ago, leaving behind mostly coffee grounds, but if the TCAA really exists, wouldn't a complaint that decaf is racist degradation make more sense? From the story:
Kilic's organization argued earlier this year that the set resembled the a former mosque in Istanbul, the Jami al-Kabir mosque in Beirut and a minaret. Because Jabba The Hutt is a villain in the Star Wars films, the group claimed the alleged close resemblance reinforced negative stereotypes about Muslims. "This does not belong in children's bedrooms," Kilic told NBC. "And the minaret-like tower features machine guns. Children will become insensitive to violence and other cultures."
Oh-kay. But typical of the Hollywood racists to try to slip one by us fanboys. By the way, I still can't believe Star Trek has gotten away with Klingons all these years.
But wait, there's more! Smith College, the tony womens' wymyn's college in Massachusetts, has been outed as a bastion of backsliding sexism and chauvinism because it has rejected the application of a transgendered high school student:
Calliope Wong, 17, a Connecticut senior who was born a male but has identified as female since adolescence, says Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, twice opted not to read her application and returned it in the mail.
Calliope? I'm not even going to make the obvious jokes about steam pipe noise-makers here. That's just another job this American won't do. Naturally this good sense by the Smith admissions office has "prompted outcry."
Laurie Fenlason, Smith's vice president for public affairs, said the school does not comment on the status or admissibility of individual applicants. But she added, "Every application to Smith is treated on a case-by-case basis, and application materials must reflect female identity."
The truly absurd part here is that I'll bet there isn't a single person among the faculty or administration at Smith that could give a coherent reason why "application materials must reflect female identity," since it is likely their wymyn's studies courses and student indoctrination orientation sessions reinforce the idea that gender identity is "socially constructed." And since bathrooms are most definitely socially constructed, what's the problem so long as Calliope has had
his her ??? pipes re-tuned to the right pitch?
Turns out that may be the problem:
In Massachusetts and Wong's home state of Connecticut, a transgender person would need to have sex-reassignment surgery to change the legal sex on a birth certificate and thus amend a FAFSA [college application] form.
Wong has not undergone the costly reassignment procedure.
It might be cheaper to reconstruct some Smith bathrooms, no?
So pinch me again. It is still April Fools Day, right?


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