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MELBOURNE, Australia -- There are many unique stories in the increasingly global game of baseball, but it's not every day that you find an American who plays for a Canadian franchise representing Australia in Taiwan.
But a few weeks ago, that was Jack Murphy, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound catcher selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 31st round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of Princeton University.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- There are many unique stories in the increasingly global game of baseball, but it's not every day that you find an American who plays for a Canadian franchise representing Australia in Taiwan.
But a few weeks ago, that was Jack Murphy, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound catcher selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 31st round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of Princeton University.
Currently in the midst of his second season with the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League, Murphy will next be representing the World team in the 2013 ABL All-Star Game to be held on Dec. 18. Sporting a .309 batting average, four doubles and eight RBIs, the 25-year-old is locked in through his first 15 games played.
The All-Star nod is the second in as many years for Murphy, and is the latest in a series of successes that he's found while playing Down Under. The Cavalry were 2012-13 ABL champions, winning the title for the first time in franchise history, and this year they've taken it to the next level.
The current Canberra club is coming off a historic effort in which it became the first Australian team to win the Asia Series -- a tournament featuring the Australian, Chinese, European, Japanese and Korean champions.
Prior to 2013, Australia had never won a game in the tournament. Now, they've won it all, and the man with the savage mustache was at the center of it all.
"It was awesome," said Murphy before a Cavalry game in early December. "It was pretty obvious from the get-go that the only people that believed we could even win a game in that series were the guys in our locker room. For us to be able to win the whole thing was an incredible experience. To see how baseball is played a little bit differently there and how we stacked up was great for the league, great for Canberra, and I think it was great for baseball in general."
Murphy did his part, delivering a game-winning grand slam in the 10th inning of the semifinal game, and adding another grand slam in the championship game, a 14-4 rout of the Taiwanese champion Uni-President Lions. In the process, he became a bit of a cult hero, something that had happened in Canberra a year before.
"I think all of that comes with winning; with playing well, and with winning," said the humble Murphy, who was named MVP of the tournament.
"I wasn't playing very well the first two or three games of the [Asia] Series, but then I had an opportunity to get a couple of big hits, and that stuff happens when you win games. I try to be as cordial and as nice and friendly to people as possible, but if you're on a losing team and you're not playing well, it doesn't matter how nice you are -- you aren't really going to connect with people."
Murphy played exceptionally well with Canberra last season, posting a .304 average with five home runs and 24 RBIs in 41 regular-season games. The season served Murphy in a number of ways, and it previewed a Minor League season that brought the backstop one step closer to his ultimate goal.
Spending the majority of the 2013 Minor League season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Murphy received two brief callups to Triple-A Buffalo, where he appeared in just three games but relished the atmosphere.
Playing in 59 total games, the switch-hitter batted a combined .220 with 23 RBIs in 2013.
"It was up and down," Murphy said of his performance this past season.
"I would have liked to have played a bit better," he added, before explaining how he goes into each new season. "The goals I set for myself at the beginning of every year are to stay healthy and to move up. If you stay healthy and you play hard, then you usually give yourself an opportunity to move up -- especially at the catching position. To finish the year in Buffalo was awesome. It was a really incredible experience, and I'll just set the same goal for myself for next year -- stay healthy and see what happens."
In the meantime, he's working on rounding out his game, mixing in some reps at first base with his time behind the plate.
"I'm working on getting better at first, getting better behind the plate and just working on my overall approach at the plate," said Murphy.
"And just trying to have a little bit of fun while I'm here," he added with a grin.
Having spent the entire 2012 season with the Class A Dunedin Blue Jays before his first stint in Canberra, Murphy hasn't had a true offseason in more than two years -- something he considered when deciding whether or not to come back to Australia for another year. Ultimately, he couldn't pass up the opportunity, due in large part to an insatiable desire to play baseball.
"When they asked me to come back this year, I was hesitant because it was two full years of playing," Murphy explained. "But when I'm home for three weeks [after the Minor League season], I start getting the itch to start playing again."
An Ivy League graduate, Murphy is also keenly aware of the bigger picture.
"You've got such a small window of opportunity to play baseball and you never know when it's going to end, so I just try to go and see how far it can take me," he said. "So far it's taken me almost all the way around the world; so I couldn't be more thankful for that."
While Murphy could talk baseball forever, the broad-shouldered backstop shied away from discussing the implications of representing so many nations each time he steps on a baseball diamond. Still, one gets the sense that what he's doing isn't lost on him.
"I guess more than anything I think what brought me back here is how good the people are, how genuine they are," Murphy said.
"They love baseball and there's so much room for growth here in Australia. I'd just like to be a part of that."
Craig Durham is a contributor to MLB.com.


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I doubt a N Korea vs Qatar fixture can send the Wembley spilling out with English fans, despite soccer being a craze in UK.
The definition of being cricket crazy public doesnt necessarily include an all inclusive, broadminded love for cricket the game regardless of form or participants. I am quite sure we will see wholesome crowds for the quarters, and we all know how has been the demand for semis and finals. Afaik India iisnt a confirmed entry for all these gamees, but the demand has been unbelievable.
Regarding the CB final remark, it wasnt just a end of. summer game, but a crucial must win final for Australia, and the final international of one of the game's greatest. Surely that should see better crowds than a Aus vs Ken fixture or a Net vs Ire one?


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Friday, August 8, 2008
Reasons for optimism....or not
In a strange twist of fate, it did actually set up the post I had been thinking about......reasons for Jays fans to be optimistic about this season and next....or not. You decide.
Schedule = opportunity
One week from today, the Jays begin a stretch of fifteen games facing the three teams ahead of them in the division - 6 against Boston, 6 against the Yankees, and 3 against Tampa (fuck you, Joe Maddon). Wouldn't it be interesting to have a gander at the standings if the Jays can take, say, ten or twelve of fifteen? Admit it....a little exciting, no? Borderline delusional, yes....but still something to be optimistic about. Even the asshat bandwagon JaysTalk callers crowd has to be able to see that.
Bottom line - if you can't get up for that stretch of games, then turn in your fan card and apply for citizenship to Red Sox Nation. Or join the Rays Rebellion (that's a freebie, from me to you, Tampa fans). Or latch onto the Evil Empire. Whatever.
On the flip side, they could lose ten or twelve of those fifteen, and be buried before this month is out - leading to......
September recalls!
It sucks having to be excited about admitting your season is over, but hey, at least you get a chance to see the kids. Ricciardi has said he didn't expect to bring up a whole whack (I think those were his exact words - a whole whack) of players, but we could see the likes of Robinzon Diaz, Free Buck Coats, and Davis Romero for a cup of coffee.
And, are you ready for this? You sure? I have a sneaking suspicion we could have a Ricky Romero sighting in Toronto before the season is out. Sounds crazy, I know, but he's been promoted to AAA already, pitching reasonably well, and Ricciardi could be establishing make-or-break time with the former 6th overall pick. Just keep an eye on him, is all I'm saying.
Hey, did you know the Jays passed on Troy Tulowitzki to pick this kid? Someone should phone in on 'Wednesdays with JP' and ask about that.
2009 Payroll
Question: AJ Burnett, Frank Thomas, David Eckstein, Shannon Stewart, and Greggg Zaun?
Answer: Who are approximately $35,000,000 of payroll coming off the books at the conclusion of this season.
In my mind, I'm already spending Fast Teddy's money. Let's see.....$15 million for a front-line starter to replace AJ....$10 million for a mashing 1B/DH who actually owns a fielding glove and isn't 40+ years old with declining batspeed.....maybe $8 million for a legit everyday shortstop who can swing - with apologies to Johnny Mac, who's been out of his mind defensively lately and chipping in with the bat. So the money's gone and we haven't addressed the losses (bear with me here) of Zaun and Stewart. Shit! Now what?
The Farm - 2009
The Jays minor league system consistently ranks in the bottom third (or worse) of the league by guys who get paid to know these things - our guy Keith Law, BA's Jim Callis and John Manuel, etc. And who am I, some shmuck blogger, to argue with that knowledge? But for the holes in the roster at the major league level that need to be plugged, I think the Jays are in decent shape.
Zaun will be replaced by one of Diaz, Brian Jeroloman, or JP Arencibia. My money's on Jeroloman to be a twice-a-week guy next season behind Barajas. His bat might not be ready, but Jeroloman was never about the bat - his value lies in defensive abilities, handling a staff, and walks. Lots and lots of walks. Besides, 2009 will be a nice little transition year for when he assumes the same role in 2010 behind Arencibia.
Diaz seems the odd man out here. I don't know that anyone thinks his future is behind the plate, and offensively, he's Vladdy Guerrerro without the pop. Which is to say, he's a singles hitter who swings at everything. And Curtis Thigpen....we hardly knew ya.
Shannon Stewart will be replaced by.....wait a minute. Shannon Stewart is still on the team?
...and beyond
Travis Snider, Brett Cecil, and JP Arencibia. These are the blue-chippers, and sure, we could see them sometime in 2009, but I don't think it's fair to expect big contributions from them.
After all, we have to have something to look forward to in 2010, right asshat bandwagon JaysTalk callers?
25 comments:
- Darren Priest said...
Ack, you fool, Tao showed you how it's done: vitriolic posts where you set up a straw man (In this case, bvandwagoneers) and rail against him like Billy Sunday on a fistfull of bennies.
All you've done is present facts and reasoned commentary. Pfeh.
The other night, Tabler said the Jays need to go on a "10 of 11" or "11 of 14" to be back in it. That may not actually work out, numbers-wise, but we got 4 down and 6 to go.
Scooch over, bandwagoneers, I'm getting back on! We can do that, ya know...and no one will ever know. Well, no one but Tao, but nobody listens to that raving lunatic.
- August 8, 2008 at 9:29 AM
- Brendan said...
MIckey Tettleton didn't hurt me. The score for the Sox game had just been put up at the stadium(was it Camden then?), showing the Sox had won and the Jays were done, so Henke threw a meatball just to get it over with. It did suck, of course, but it wasn't really heartbreaking.
- August 8, 2008 at 9:31 AM
- Brendan said...
And I totally commented on the wrong post. Oh well.
I also wanted to comment on you, Ack, You've been doing some good work over here. Keep it up.
- August 8, 2008 at 9:32 AM
- The Ack said...
cheques are in the mail, dudes.
- August 8, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Ack, you don't suck at this, that's for sure. Although there is no SS to be had in free agency, Orlando Cabrera is the cream of next year's crop and he is not good anymore. But he is a former Expo, so Griffin will love the move.
- August 8, 2008 at 9:41 AM
- eyebleaf said...
ack, you're a rudey.
perhaps Toronto is A.J.'s happy place, you know, like in Happy Gilmore. perhaps he'll fool us all and say "fuck it, i'm staying, we've got unfinished business in Toronto"...i mean, it finally seems like he's putting it all together...
i'm not ready to say goodbye. i love AJ.
- August 8, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- Michael said...
Good to see the Jays come back and rally twice rather than rolling over. Hopefully with Doc, AJ and a healthy Marcum they'll be able to make a run.
The team does a good job of beating up on teams in other divisions...let's hope they can take care of business against the East and really make up some ground.
- August 8, 2008 at 10:32 AM
- Jer said...
I say keep AJ, and dump a shit tonne of money on the ManRam train. We put his bat in the middle of this line up (and wells back and hopefully healthy) we can afford Johhny Mac's non-bat in the 9 hole. A-hill back at the 2 bagger (inglett and scut as the Best Damn Reservists in Baseball) sounds like a winning team to me.
p.s. Going completely delusional here for a moment, fuck the 5 man rotation... Doc, AJ and Marcum go on short rest all season (comeon Doc says he throws better on short rest and you can't tell me throwing a GD change up tires marcum out too much) Mother Fucking PLAYOFFS!!!!
- August 8, 2008 at 11:59 AM
- Torgen said...
I know JP asked Hill whether he'd prefer short or second, but if the team could just move him back to short they'd have some good options at second in Inglett and Campbell. Not sure if either of those two can make the move to short. Campbell has solved the Eastern league offensively, but he's being held back to work on defense because they don't have major league fundamentals in New Zealand. I agree with getting Manny, with Delgado as a backup option in case someone actually gives Manny the $25M he thinks he'll get, but more than a one year contract for either and Snider's blocked unless they move Rios or Wells, and both have no trade clauses.
- August 8, 2008 at 1:21 PM
- Darren Priest said...
Glad to see I'm not the only delusional Manny fan out there. I can't help but think he wouldn't want to come to Toronto because it's another country and the taxes are high and there's no Spanish-speaking community, etc etc.
I'm not actually saying there's no Spanish speaking community (I don't know about that stuff) but I remember Shawn Green wanted out because we didn't have a big enough Jewish community.
- August 8, 2008 at 1:46 PM
- The Ack said...
For the record, I think the best news the Blue Jays could get this offseason would be if AJ DIDN'T opt out. It's also a 99.96% (I'll leave room) certainty that won't happen.
I'm all for sweetening the remaining 2 years by, say $2M or $3M more per season, but if it takes tacking on an EXTRA 2 years at $15M per to convince him to stay - I'm solidly in the "fuck you very much" corner.
AJ's a pure power pitcher with a history of arm troubles, and he's already on the wrong side of 30 for a pitcher of that description. Throwing him an essentially new 4 year deal for $50M+ would be/is going to be a disaster for whoever does it.
As far as Manny....hell yes he would look good in Blue Jay blue...errr black and gray. But he's making lots of noise about how much he loves LA, wants to move his kids out there, wants to finish his career there, etc. Then again, this is Manny Ram here, so who knows.
Christ, I think I just hammered out another post in this comment...
- August 8, 2008 at 1:51 PM
- Darren Priest said...
Ack and I agree on AJ! Maybe there is hope for peace in our time.
- August 8, 2008 at 1:53 PM
- The Ack said...
by the by, let's not get too comfortable Priesty....
- August 8, 2008 at 1:59 PM
- Torgen said...
Considering that the two option years were dropped in exchange for waiving the no trade rights, and Manny agreed to decline arbitration so that the Dodgers would get their draft picks, I'm pretty sure he's not coming back to the Dodgers after this season, and the Angels already have so many outfielders that they're rotating them through DH.
- August 8, 2008 at 2:04 PM
Don't forget about David Cooper. He's another blue-chipper who can mash, but is more of a 1B/DH type.
- August 8, 2008 at 3:05 PM
- Jer said...
Whoa whoa whoa!!!! The angels ARE NOT IN LOS ANGELES!!!!! Don't get suckered in by the name they still represent the uber-suburbia of Anaheim no matter their moniker. ManRam is NOT staying in LA, it's a two team race between us and the yanks... and it'll probably come down to length + money... As far as blocking snider... he's 20!! If we sign manRam for even 3 years (I don't see him asking for more than 2) That means the pasty-white hope is 23 when he becomes our full time DH/LF... IF we don't move Lind to 1b in the meantime. Oh and a quickee on AJ... the biggest knock on trading him was teams were convinced he WASN'T going to opt out and didn't want to be on the hook for him.
- August 8, 2008 at 3:42 PM
- Darren Priest said...
If AJ opts out, I wouldn't mind it at all. But if he picks up his option, I wouldn't mind it at all.
- August 8, 2008 at 4:03 PM
- Darren Priest said...
If Manny became a Blue Jay, I wouldn't mind it at all.
- August 8, 2008 at 4:04 PM
- Jer said...
Priest you strike me as someone who doesn't mind at all, you don't mind if I say that do you?? Not at all I guess
- August 8, 2008 at 4:10 PM
- Torgen said...
How long is Johnny Damon on the books for the Yankees? Because he's basically a DH at this point, which could prevent them from adding another DH. Also, will new Yankee Stadium left field be as big as old Yankee Stadium left field?
- August 8, 2008 at 4:31 PM
- Joanna said...
Re-up AJ and get Manny. Excellent baseball + damn fine flakey entertainment. What's not to like?
- August 8, 2008 at 6:04 PM
- Darren Priest said...
I agree Joanna, I wouldn't mind that at all.
- August 8, 2008 at 6:15 PM
- The Manute Bol Experience said...
The Yankees kind of seem set at outfield/DH already. Damon, Matsui, Abreu, Teixeira (yes, I'm putting him in pinstripes already), and they pretty much need Melky because he's the only one who can play anything close to a competent center. So I'm not sure they need Manny, but Hank Steinbrenner is fucking nuts, so who knows.
And Torgen, New Yankee Stadium will have the exact same dimensions as Current Yankee Stadium.
What do people think about Jason Giambi as a DH for next year? I wouldn't be totally opposed to it as a fallback plan...
- August 8, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Torgen said...
Doesn't old Yankee Stadium have some dimensions that would be illegal in a new stadium but that are grandfathered in for old stadiums?
- August 8, 2008 at 6:56 PM
I'm usually pessimistic about anything Jays but I get the feeling Uncle Ted is gonna give us a huge payroll infusion for the next 2-4 years. Something like 130 million per season for that period. Keep in mind, I'm totally making that up and I'm not even sure if the current budget arc expires this year or not. But 130 per sounds like a doable budget for the richest motherfucker in Canada and with the team set up as it is, needing only a few more pieces, you'd think Rogers would ante up and go for it. Roy Halladay and that rotation, that bullpen, the defense...that combination doesn't come along that often. I say let's go all in. After all, we have a bunch of cheap talent coming up so we can afford to splurge now knowing that we'll have a lengthy period of time later on with cheap talent.
The extra money would give us room for Man-Ram (at about 18-20 million per for 3 years), a good #2 or #3 starter at 13-18 per (CC, Sheets, Harden, Lackey), an everyday SS at 8-10 per (Cabrera or Furcal) and maybe another bat for another 8-10 (Delgado, Giambi). Add that to this team, assume it's healthy and doesn't grossly under-perform for no apparent reason like this year, and you've got yourselves an instant contender.
Of course, if the big pitching signing is CC, Lackey, Sheets, Harden, etc, he would want a contract extending longer than the budget arc but it still might be worth it. If not, I'll settle for a Lowe or Moyer type. Point is, I say we go for it NOW.
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Yemen's president has fired two senior army commanders after last week's capture of a city by Shiite Hawthi rebels, state television reported.
The TV report said President Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi issued decrees removing Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Someli and Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ali al-Maqdishi.
The report late Saturday gave no reason for their removal. However, it comes after Shiite Hawthi rebels took the northeastern city of Amran last week. They had been fighting against conservative Sunnis from one of the country's largest tribes backed by a local army unit.
The United Nations Security Council on Friday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the rebels and all other armed groups involved in the fighting.
Hawthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam has said the rebels will withdraw from the city.
Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry said Hadi met Saturday with the ministry's senior officials and instructed that Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Abdou Hussein el-Terb's powers be curtailed.
The ministry's security media center said Deputy Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Ali Nasser al-Akhshaa will be in charge of supervising all security agencies in the capital, Sanaa.
The center did not give a reason for the new assignment. Al-Terb is known to be close to the country's Muslim Brotherhood group, the Islah party.
The Interior Ministry said tribesmen in the southern province of Marib blew up on Saturday an oil pipeline, cutting off oil from the Red Sea export terminal.
The same pipeline was blown up in May, allegedly by the relatives of two al-Qaida militants who were killed by security forces earlier in the month.
Pipelines carrying oil and gas to coastal terminals in Yemen's mostly lawless south have been repeatedly attacked by al-Qaida militants and tribes with whom they have ties. Yemeni officials also suspect tribesmen allied with former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.


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Message from Eduardo Galeano, the author of Open Veins of Latin America, to participants of the First World Peoples' Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
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OneClimate.net streams live from the World People's Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.


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Woman denies poisoning ex-boyfriend's dog
Video shows act in progress, police say
A woman allegedly caught on tape trying to poison her ex-boyfriend's dog has left neighbors upset that someone could go that far with a grudge.
The video of the act is disturbing, but deputies said what looks like something innocent was anything but.
From the time Vickie Black is seen pulling up to her ex-boyfriend's house, it takes her less than a minute to throw what police said is a plate full of poison over the fence and drive off.
The dog's owner said Black fed his dog, Bo, a plate of bologna and rat poison.
Black denied the allegation.
"I would never poison Bo. I gave bologna to Bo like I gave all my other dogs," Black said.
Black said she knew the video camera was rolling when she fed Bo. She said she visits the dog on a weekly basis to give him some of the leftover treats she buys for her dogs.
Neighbors said they're upset to see the act caught on camera only a few doors down.
"That's just so horrible," said neighbor Fortino Gutierrez. "I mean, how can people do that?"
Bo couldn't reach the plate until his owner got home and let him out. Within a few minutes, Bo's owner noticed something wasn't right and made the dog throw up the snack.
Investigators looked at the food and said Black had concocted a deadly mix of bologna and rat poison.
On Tuesday, Bo's owner said his dog is doing OK.
"I feel sad for her," Gutierrez said. "Who would do that? I mean, if that had happened to me or somebody else in the neighborhood…"
The act has left neighbors questioning exactly why anyone would put Bo and a neighborhood of dog lovers at risk.
"(Black) has some problems. Maybe she needs help," Gutierrez said.
Black faces a felony charge of extreme cruelty to animals. She has posted bond and was released from jail.


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This rite is intended for situations in which a larger number of sick people are attended to in ministry, and the gathering of them or their numbers would preclude using the "ordinary" form of PCS 81-91, or the celebration of Mass. Keep in mind the determining factor is the pastoral situation of the people, not the personal choice of the minister.
PCS 92 provides for an antiphon. (One cannot really call it an "entrance" ritual, as it may be performed in the church, in the hospital chapel, or in the first room.) We looked at the texts themselves this past May when examining HCWEOM 200, 201, and 203.
The minister enters the room (PCS 93), possibly with an assistant carrying a candle, and may use one of two ritual greetings, including, "The peace of the Lord be with you always." There is no prescription against the lay minister starting in this way.
The blessed sacrament is placed on a table, a reading is optional, and if time permits, the Lord's Prayer
(PCS 94) is prayed by all present. The Eucharist (PCS 95) is presented and received as in PCS 88. The concluding prayer (PCS 96) may be said in either the last room visited, the hospital chapel, or the church. The final blessing is omitted.
As I mentioned in a previous post, the option of reciting the antiphon and concluding prayers outside the presence of the sick person is very curious. It would seem that abbreviated forms, including a final blessing, could be easily incorporated into the rite. If the framers of the rite thought a preparation ritual for the minister was needed, it might have been included in the ordinary form.
The omission of a final blessing by the priest or deacon is very curious. This would be a sacramental many Catholics would expect and appreciate.
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What does Web Store Design include / exclude?
We have two plans to choose from, and our Professional Web Services team can help you determine which plan best suits your needs. The Professional Web Services team constructs each page of your website using the images and text that you supply. If you buy a Deluxe Web Store plan, we will work with you to create custom graphics.
|Cannot Do
|Store Framework
|Product Insertion
|10 products, one image per product
|20 products, one image per product
|Additional products, product photos, or product details
|Call for quote
|Call for quote
|Configuring taxes
|X - Why?
|Setting up shipping options
|X - Why?
|Adding an SSL
|X - Why?
|Configuring payment options
|X - Why?
|Setting up a merchant account
|X - Why?
|2000 words per page
|25 form fields*
|25 hyperlinks per site
|Images and Videos
|20 images or videos**
|Free favicon
|Invoice graphic
|Invoice footer design
|Welcome graphic
|Logo resizing
|Image touch-up*** (20 images)
|Placeholder category design
|Coded Buttons (3rd Party HTML that you provide, such as affiliate links)
|10 per site
* For customized drop down fields, every 5 items counts as one field.
** Thumbnails or copies of images count as a separate image on Web pages, thumbnails are included for the shopping cart
*** Resizing, cropping and lighten or darken to create a uniform look
Add-on Services
- Theme Refresh
- Add a holiday or sale message and look to your shopping cart. Contact the Professional Web Services team for more information and pricing. This service is available with Deluxe Web Stores only.
- Image Manipulation
- Clean up product photos. Services include: Background removal, adding shadows, image restore (remove dust and scratches), making a uniform size, and adjusting brightness. Contact the Professional Web Services team for more information and pricing.
- Content
- Additional content can be added as needed for an additional fee.
Why can't / won't the Professional Web Services team:
- Configure my taxes?
- Collecting taxes for online sales depends on multiple variables. The taxes you configure could vary depending on where your merchant account provider is located, where you are located, where you ship from, and where your customer has purchased from. Because of these variables, we cannot configure your taxes for you and recommend consulting a lawyer or an accountant.
- Set up my shipping options?
- Setting up your shipping is an individual matter that depends on what you are shipping, how you want to ship it, and your bottom line. Different shipping companies (USPS, UPS or FedEx) may be better suited for your customers or products. Some shipping options require you to measure your product sizes and specify the box sizes you plan to use. Because of these factors, we cannot assist with creating shipping options.
- Add my SSL?
- Due to security procedures, we're not able to attach an SSL to your storefront. But don't worry, setting up an SSL for your Web Store is an easy five-step process. For more information, see Adding an SSL Certificate and Site Seal.
- Configure my payment options?
- Web Store supports a number of different payment methods, including credit cards, PayPal, PayPal Express, Chase Paymentech, personal checks, cash, purchase orders, and cash on delivery (COD). We support credit card processing through online payment gateways as well as through point of sale (POS) transactions using your existing payment processing account.
Configuring these options requires handling sensitive financial data. It is in your best interest to configure these options yourself.
- Set up my Merchant Account?
- Applications for a merchant account require that you provide information such as Social Security number or Tax ID, bank account numbers, and other information that is considered highly sensitive. To keep your personal information safe, we cannot set up merchant accounts on your behalf.


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I was freakin' out at the $495 price of the new "Enduro" boots...........until I realized the quote was in $AU.Originally posted by MrsKbasa
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I'm with you - my heart was in my throat. $587 for a light weight jacket and $680 for a rain suit. No disrepect intended but is the $Austrailian worth about .25 cents US?
I really love my BMW but the price of accessories etc. at times reaches the absolutely outrageous.


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Prior to the Borscht Belt hotel craze of later years, a "Hotel Era" took place in Stamford between 1883 and 1942. It was where "white" city folks spent their summers
My father grew up there. My aunt is the village historian. That's why I have over 300 scans of postcards from that time & stuck some of them to Google Earth.
Historical Survey: this is just an informal survey & map of the village hotels.
Matt is the webmaster for the Forgotten Faces and Places blog, a neat blog that tries to identify historical postcards and photos. He came to hear about us while researching a photo from the 1910s, apparently the clue that helped him identify the building as the Broome County Courthouse was our post from 2005. I really liked his post of the "Happiest Wedding Party Ever!!", who are probably all depressed-he surmises-because they live in the "Age of Crappy Hats."
We're glad to have been a help and are thrilled to hear back from Matt.


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RFC 5716 introduces the Federated File System (FedFS, for short). FedFS is an extensible standardized mechanism by which system administrators construct a coherent namespace across multiple file servers using file system referrals.
- Name: Ian Kent
- Email: email@example.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 18
- Last updated: Jul 10, 2012
- Percentage of completion: 80%
Detailed Description
RFC 5716 introduces the Federated File System (FedFS, for short). FedFS is an extensible standardized mechanism by which system administrators construct a coherent namespace across multiple file servers using file system referrals.
A file system referral is like a symbolic link to another file system share, but it is not visible to applications. It behaves like an automounted directory where a new file system mount is done when an application first accesses that directory. The arguments of the mount operation are controlled by information returned by the file server.
Today, file system referral mechanisms exist in several network file system protocols. FedFS provides its namespace features by leveraging referral mechanisms already built in to network file system protocols. Thus no change to file system protocols or clients is required.
Currently, the Linux FedFS implementation supports only NFS version 4 referrals. More on NFS version 4 referrals can be found in RFC 3530. FedFS may support other network file system protocols in the future.
Benefit to Fedora
See detailed description. As this is an emerging standard, we want Fedora to be one of the first operating systems to support it.
Chuck Lever also points out that fedfs-utils is part of a larger, ongoing effort to build out storage administration features on Linux file servers. This includes, to name but a few:
- The ability to manage NFS referrals either via FedFS or via a simple command line tool on file servers
- Support for SMB2 in a FedFS framework
- Support for NFSv4.1's fs_locations_info attribute
- Client-side support for NFSv4 migration with transparent state migration
- Support for transparent NFS client access to replicated file sets
Much of the work for this has already been done. Chuck Lever of Oracle has done an implementation of the required userspace tools for this, and a Fedora package of release 0.8.0 has been built. We'll probably also need to do some documentation and/or articles describing how to set up both the client and server for FedFS.
The upstream project website for this is here:
It contains license information, presentation slides, the FedFS LDAP schema, and a project roadmap.
How To Test
(FIXME: Make this less skeletal)
- set up fedfs domain and server(s)
- set up fedfs clients
- test that fedfs referrals work
User Experience
The casual Fedora user won't see any changes with this. This should only change the experience for someone who makes the effort to set up and use FedFS.
There are some kernel patches required which are fairly modest in scope and have been included in the upstream kernel since version 3.2.
There are also some changes needed to nfs-utils (specifically mountd) to allow it to process junctions. The change to nfs-utils required by version 0.8.0 has also been done although nfs-utils will need to be rebuilt to recognise that the fedfs-utils plugin is now present.
Additionally, LDAP servers need to have the FedFS LDAP schema installed. The schema is not yet included in Openldap so users will need to manually add the schema which is included in the package fedfs-utils-common and placed in docs directory.
/etc/rpc needs to be updated to include the IANA-assigned fedfs RPC program number which has been added in glibc-2.15-12, available since Fedora 17.
Contingency Plan
If this can't be completed in time, we simply won't ship fedfs-utils, or may just ship the client side pieces initially.
Alternately we could ship the packages and simply not announce this as a new feature until everything needed is in place.
The package has a fairly comprehensive set of manpages, but we may also need to create some other "How-To" documentation.
Release Notes
- We'll probably just want to mention that this release supports FedFS, and maybe provide a link to documentation for it (once there is some).


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Nation & World
Assad military advance in western Syria pushed deal that led to nuns' release, official says
The deal that saw the release over the weekend of 13 Syrian nuns who'd been abducted in December by anti-government fighters happened largely because rebel forces fear they are about to lose control of the area where the nuns were being held.
Lebanese security officials familiar with the details of the negotiations for the nuns' release said both sides realized that as government forces surrounded the rebel stronghold of Yabroud, they faced the possibility that the nuns would be killed, either by their captors or in a crossfire. Such a result would not only mean the death of the nuns, but also eliminate any possibility of a ransom being paid for their release.
The complex series of negotiations involved the head of Qatar's intelligence services, a pro-Syrian regime Lebanese intelligence officer, the al Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front, the Syrian government and the rebel group that abducted the nuns from the Greek Orthodox Mar Takla monastery in Maloula in early December.
The nuns were transferred to the custody of Lebanese authorities late Sunday in exchange for the government's release of 153 prisoners as well as a sizable ransom payment made to the original kidnappers, according to public statements by both sides and private statements by intelligence officials familiar with the process.
A Lebanese security official, who spoke on the condition that he not be named because he wasn't authorized to discuss the delicate negotiations, said that the progress of Syrian government troops and fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement against rebel forces in an area known as the Qalamoun was the spark that drove the deal.
"The regime's and Hezbollah's progress in Qalamoun over the last week meant Yabroud was increasingly surrounded," the official said. "The Nusra Front realized they had to act quickly to get any sort of deal from the regime or they would risk seeing the nuns freed or, worse, killed in a crossfire."
Rami Abdurrahman of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for the Human Rights said the government freed 150 women prisoners and three children in exchange for the nuns. His account was confirmed by the head of Lebanon's General Security directorate, Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, who has close ties to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Last year, Ibrahim successfully negotiated the release of 11 Lebanese Shiite religious pilgrims who'd been held for more than a year by rebels in northern Syria.
The nuns were abducted Dec. 3 when Syrian rebels took control of the Syrian town of Maaloula, the home of several monasteries and early Christian religious sites. A rebel group fighting in the area that called itself the Free Brigades of Qalamoun said at the time that the nuns had been taken "for their own protection."
The nuns were then transferred to the custody of the Nusra Front in Yabroud, which described the women as "guests" who would be exchanged for women prisoners held by the Syrian government. A series of escalating demands followed, including the condition that Syria and Lebanon release all of their Islamist prisoners.
But it was the advance of pro-government forces that really moved the negotiations to a close, the Lebanese official said.
"Nusra knew they would never hurt these nuns and that their deaths by accident would be a disaster, so they opened negotiations through Qatari intelligence to get women and children released and a ransom for the original kidnappers," he said.
The official said that Nusra appeared genuinely concerned that the nuns not fall into the hands of other rebel groups – including the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has specifically targeted Syrian Christians in other regions.
"They were very specific that no ransom would be paid to Nusra, but rather their demands were only humanitarian," the official said. "But they did make an agreement with the kidnappers when they took control of the nuns that the first rebel group would be paid."
According to local media reports and people familiar with the case, Gen. Ibrahim negotiated with the Assad government while Qatari intelligence officials used their contacts in rebel units funded by Qatar to negotiate directly with Nusra's Qalamoun commander and to arrange for the original kidnappers to receive a ransom payment, which the intelligence official described as in the "low millions of dollars."
The resolution of the kidnapping case came just days after the release of a Danish freelance television journalist whose freedom also appeared to be the result of increased fighting in Qalamoun, a mountainous area along the border with Lebanon. Danish officials told wire services that a deal came into place after concerns on both sides over the intensity of nearby fighting forced both sides to reduce their demands.


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There are 2 Meijer credit card: the Meijer Mastercard, which calls for at the very least excellent credit score for permission, and this store-only Meijer Card for individuals along with reasonable credit report or even far better. Yet there is only one document, therefore unless you opt out of factor to consider for the Mastercard, you will be actually analyzed for that 1st. Apart from their credit score criteria, the 2 deals are practically the same, along with the primary distinctions being that the Mastercard gives you a $100 benefit for investing a minimum of $1,000 in the first 90 times as well as operates no matter where Mastercard is accepted. You can easily compare both Meijer memory cards as well as inspect your credit history for free on our internet site.
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- D-FUZE counteracts the impact of EMF radiation emitted from the mobile phone †
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- It's especially beneficial for children and young people, who spend the most time using mobile technology during the day †
- It works on any mobile phone in the market †
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EMFs can potentially be absorbed by the human body, particularly the brain.
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Nation & World
Syrian refugees find home at abandoned army base in Lebanon
A few miles from Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria, a small road cuts off the main highway toward an abandoned base that Syrian soldiers used as an interrogation and detention center before they ended their nearly 30-year occupation of Lebanon in 2005.
Known locally as "The Onion Factory," it's occupied today by hundreds of Syrian refugees fleeing their country's civil war.
It's a symbol of the difficulty Syrian refugees are finding as they flee the conflict. Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, has taken at least 1 million Syrian refugees. Nobody is sure of the real figure, but the United Nations has registered 1.1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon alone. Yet so far Lebanese officials have refused to allow international aid groups to set up refugee camps, partly out of fear that such a settlement will grow into the kind of semi-permanent presence that Jordan's Zaatari camp has become – that country's fourth largest city, with well over 100,000 residents.
That means those who come must make do with what they find in an economy reeling from the collapse of its traditional tourism base.
In the case of the al Ahmad family from Raqqa, Syria, that's a tent on the edge of a grim industrial-looking complex where Syrians once allegedly tortured and executed Lebanese dissidents. Still, they consider themselves lucky.
"The land for our tents was donated by a nice local businessman," said Abu Sharif Ahmad, a farmer who lost his home in the far eastern province of Syria. "And the people here have been good to us – they try to help us when they can – but they're poor, too. Lebanon is not doing well – no jobs or food for many people here – but they'll help us when they can."
Their unofficial, and technically illegal, camp is tiny – 10 tents holding about 25 people each – but they say the police and army have yet to bother them despite threats from Lebanon's interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who's warned that Lebanon might reconsider its open-door policy for its Syrian neighbors.
But a lack of harassment and some local support aren't helping the Ahmads – who hail from one of the Arab world's largest tribes, the Shammar – as they try to find work. Two sons, aged 11 and 12, occasionally get day-labor jobs picking or cleaning vegetables, but even those pay only $10 a day for backbreaking farm labor. The 12 other children in the family are too young to work and too far from a school to attend classes.
"Even if you can sign them up for a school, there's a 90 percent chance they won't be able to attend," said Khalif Ahmad, another member of the clan. "And the nearest school is 30 minutes away. My children all love going to school, and they're very upset. Now all they do is write on the tents to practice."
Still, the Ahmads say they feel lucky, for people who've lost all their possessions to war and now live illegally in a country that's deeply uncomfortable with their presence. The possibility of returning to their homes seems remote to them as they watch the rebellion they once supported turn into a stalemate in which Islamist rebels tied to al Qaida now control their home province and battle a government force they think must go.
"I was just in Raqqa to try and get my last possessions last week," said Hajiya Ahmad, the oldest woman present. "It was raining mortars and the regime planes filled the sky like birds. I was there only a day and an airstrike killed 10 children at a school. Ten of these children here are orphans; their mother and father were killed in the fighting. I'm their aunt."
When they were asked whether they supported the rebellion, all the refugees agreed that they did and argued that they can return only if Syrian President Bashar Assad is deposed. But Abu Sharif Ahmad also stressed that it would only be the beginning of the fighting.
"Many of the rebel groups are now gangsters, and they'll fight each other for control of Syria after Bashar is out," he said. "It was a clean revolution before, but these rebels are ruining it."
He wryly explained that it's still easy to support the rebellion itself, though.
"We were hungry and oppressed before," he said, laughing. "Now we're the same in Lebanon."


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Re^3: Often Overlooked OO Programming Guidelinesby Anonymous Monk
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|Need Help??
Most of the times I prefer delegation. It is a useful technique, because it is really easy to reuse modules that way. But it depends on your programming style. I usually write small modules, which have one or two functions. I have for example a module Logging, which does exactly that: 'Logging'. I use delegation to build with them. For example I can put them in a facade, which does some more complex things.
Inheritance I mostly use, when I want some method to be shared by all my objects.
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Area law enforcement agencies are warning residents to keep their cars locked as they prepare for Thanksgiving.
Area law enforcement agencies are warning residents to keep their cars locked as they prepare for Thanksgiving.
According to Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown, those breaking into vehicles tend to hit areas that are well-populated such as apartment complexes or motels, going down the line and through every car. He said they usually park their own cars out of the way before they �commit their devious deeds.�
As a result, officials warn that wallets and other valuable items should not be left in vehicles while shopping for groceries or gifts, or overnight.
Richlands Police Chief Ron Lindig said that the town has seen two or three vehicle break-ins so far this season, but he expects it to increase as the holidays get closer.
As a result, he is warning area residents to lock their cars to decrease the chance of them being victimized.
�We just don�t want to give them the opportunity to create a crime,� he said.
Lindig said that vehicle break-ins typically occur overnight, but could happen any time of day.
�It doesn�t matter if it�s day or night because people leave their packages in the car and it�s a crime of opportunity,� he said. �(Thieves are) going to find a way to get what doesn�t belong to them and all we want is for people to have a safe holiday and a prosperous one and enjoy it.�
Jacksonville Police Department spokeswoman Beth Purcell agreed that vehicle break-ins can happen at any time, though night time hours provide more opportunity.
�Evening hours provide the cover of darkness for criminals to work in, and fewer people are out and about in the nighttime and overnight hours,� she said.
Brown said that electronics, bags and weapons tend to be among items stolen from vehicles.
�They can take money and spend it in a store. They can take a radio or some other electronic and sell it. If they take a gun, we�ve got issues,� he said explaining that young people are intrigued by guns and can get hurt by them or hurt someone with them.
Purcell added prescription drugs and �any other items of value that can be easily carried� to the list.
Lindig said that items such as wallets, tablets and a guitar were among the items stolen from vehicles recently. He warned that the car may not be a good place to hide Christmas presents from the kids or relatives.
�Don�t hide anything in the car. Anything of value, do not hide in the car,� he said.
Purcell said that area residents in need of a hiding spot for presents should make other arrangements than storing them in the car.
�(It�s a) bad idea to use your vehicle as a storage unit. Why put yourself at risk to be ripped off?� she asked.
Purcell said that calls from the public have helped officers catch those breaking into vehicles successfully.
To report an in-progress vehicle break-in, call 911 to report suspicious behavior.
Purcell said that helpful information would include the exact location, for example in the first row in front of the grocery entrance at Walmart on Yopp Road, how many suspicious people are involved and descriptions of them, if possible.
�Look out for yourself, as well as your neighbors, friends and co-workers. If you see something suspicious, report it,� said Deputy Chief Tim Malfitano, deputy director of Public Safety.
Brown also suggested that area residents holler to run those breaking in off, but not to try and chase them in case there is more than one perpetrator.
Tips to deter vehicle break-ins
Richlands Police Chief Ron Lindig suggest the following tips to protect yourself from a vehicle break-in:
- Not to leave anything of value loose in the car.
- Keep the car locked.
- Set the car alarm.
- Park the car in a lighted area.
- If going out of town, ask neighbors or law enforcement to check on the property.
Daily News reporter Christopher Thomas contributed to this report. Amanda Hickey is the government reporter at The Daily News. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Washington College Campus 3D
If you have questions, or for more information, please contact our GIS Office Manager, Kelsey Newcomb to get more information. Email: email@example.com Phone: 410-810-5031
GIS Lab 3D
If you are looking to visit us anytime soon, you can come to our off-campus office located at the Chestertown Business Park, 151 Dixon Drive, Suite 3, or as an alternative, take our online office tour powered by Unity. Click the link below to launch the tour to walk around the office and interact with student workstations and see firsthand what students can make during their time at Washington College.
Come explore our Off-campus Office virtually and in person!
Hope to see you soon!
3D Virtual Tours of Campus Dorms
Jessica O'Brien (team lead), David Katz, Steve McFall, Jason Angoh, Alex Lucas, Charlotte Cugnini, and Caleb Powell are our student team on this project with some additional students in training to assist them. Our students are using Autodesk 3dsMax and Unity to develop these models from our previous project to create floor plans of every building on campus for the EOG.
The idea is to help admissions by allowing prospective students to tour all the dorms and make resources available to public safety too in case of an emergency. We hope to have all twenty dorms done by the end of the semester and by the end of Spring, the ability to walk through campus as well. We will also develop short YouTube videos for those technically challenged persons unable to navigate around in a virtual space (IE parents).
Click here to check all of the new exciting tours!
Washington College 3D Flyover
The team at Washington College has been slowly but surely building a 3D version of our beautiful campus. Check out the preliminary animated video below with 3D construction work, done by a number of students in the lab and through our academic courses over the last few years.
*Special* 1962 Campus Alumni Video
We are currently working on a version of what the campus looked like in 1962 to celebrate the return to campus this May of college alumni who graduated that year. Check out our video below!


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Barbara has many wonderful old family pieces. I love the vintage school banner (above). As you can see, I had a little helper; Willow was quite intrigued with everything that was going on.
There's so much wonderful light in Barbara's home ~ I think it made for some pretty photographs.
Hubby will be quite pleased that his Nittany Lion (crouched on the table) has a place of honor.
It was a fun time accessorizing and arranging for such a special event. I enjoyed myself immensely as I learned about this sweet family and heard the stories behind so many gems (I especially love the grandfather clock above).
I left happy to have been a small part of the upcoming graduation celebration. Congratulations dear Leah ~ much love to you and your sweet family! xo ~ dana.
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How to Buy Vehicles
GSA Vehicle Purchasing offers an array of deeply-discounted vehicle solutions to meet all of an agency's vehicle purchasing needs. When using the GSA Vehicle Purchasing program, customers are ensured direct and easy access to a full spectrum of vehicle solutions. GSA is a mandatory source, under FPMR 101-26.501, for purchases of new non-tactical vehicles for DOD, federal executive agencies and other eligible users.
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Ordering has never been easier when you use GSA's online tool, AutoChoice. AutoChoice lets you compare manufacturers, configure vehicles,choose equipment and color options, and view side by side comparisons of vehicle models from manufacturers to help you make a best value selection. You can also use AutoChoice to check your order status, get miles per gallon fuel ratings, select dealerships, run reports and much more! Vehicles purchased through AutoChoice are built-to-order. Our wide selection of vehicle products includes:
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GSA has two Federal Supply Schedule solutions that can fulfill your vehicle needs. Eligible customers can purchase through AutoChoice or contract with pre-approved vendors found on Multiple Award Schedule 23 V.
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A native of Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Sarah Fitzpatrick is the director of the U.S. branch of Haven, an Irish non-profit organization which aims to improve the lives of half a million citizens of Haiti.
When did you move to the U.S.?
"Having worked for Haven in the Dublin office for the last three years, I was offered the role of setting up Haven U.S. last summer. Once my visa was issued I moved straight over to New York and began work at the end of January 2012."
Tell us about Haven US.
"Haven US is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization which set up in the United States in 2011, after three years in operation in Ireland and Haiti, with the aim of assisting with the expansion of its program of activities and services in Haiti.
"Haven works solely in Haiti and aims to improve the lives of half a million vulnerable people by providing adequate shelter, water and sanitation solutions. Haven, in conjunction with the government of Haiti also aims to create jobs and training opportunities in the local communities."
Has Haven received a good response in the U.S.?
"Yes. While Haven U.S. is a relatively new organization, it has managed to make significant impact.
"We held one of our first major fundraising events for 2012 at the end of May, a golf classic in upstate New York. We had over 100 people participate in the event and managed to raise over $40,000 for our projects in Haiti. We are very grateful for the generosity and support that we have received from the American people to date."
What is progress like in Haiti at the moment?
"Since the 2010 earthquake, I really have noticed progress every time I visit the country especially within the last nine months. The earthquake was a massive blow to an already deeply impoverished nation. The U.S. public, who donated with exceptional generosity and with real humanity, have contributed hugely to assisting Haitian people affected by the earthquake.
"Haven has built over 2,200 homes and reached over 100,000 people through our emergency and recovery programs. We've distributed emergency supplies to over 80,000 people, provided 75,000 people with clean water and sanitation and employed over 800 Haitians."
Tell us about your Build It Week November 2012
"In November 2011, 300 volunteers from Haven travelled to Haiti and built 54 permanent houses in the Santo community. The building site was located in Leogane, the area considered to be the epicenter of the January 2010 earthquake and where some of the worst damage resulted.
"This year, Haven will return to Leogane in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. Haven U.S. is looking to recruit 100 volunteers, both trade and non-trade, travelling from the U.S. to join Haven in Haiti for a life changing week.
"Our Build It Week will take place from Saturday, November 24 to Saturday, December 1. Volunteers will be required to raise $5,000 which will cover the cost of flights, accommodation, food and house building materials. The volunteer working and living conditions will be very basic.
"Build It Week will consist of a week of hard work with few creature comforts. However, the reward for the volunteers is exceptional."
How can people get involved?
"On Monday June, 18, Haven U.S. will be holding an open information meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Navillus, 575 Fifth Avenue, New York. This meeting will give people the opportunity to learn more about Haven's volunteer program.
"One can also log on to the Haven website on www.havenpartnership.com/havenus or by contacting Haven's U.S. office at 917-561-8044."
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EVERETT — Some measures to prevent mudslides along railroad tracks between Everett and Seattle have been taken and more are in the works, but they won't be enough to fix the drainage problems on the corridor, according to state officials.
Travelers on Sounder commuter and Amtrak passenger trains along the route have been plagued by delays from mudslides for years. Most recently, mudslides resulted in closing the line to passenger service the entire Thanksgiving week, said Gus Melonas, a spokesman for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, which owns the tracks.
The hillsides along the tracks between Everett and Seattle are the worst slide area for trains in Western Washington, said David Smelser, a high-speed rail program manager for the state Department of Transportation.
The problem, he said, isn't just the slopes — it's the runoff from developed areas above the slopes along the route.
"The key is stormwater runoff, and, frankly, BNSF and (the Transportation Department) are not going to fix that," he said.
Sounder, which has experienced low ridership because of parking and other issues as well as mudslides, has had more than 200 trips canceled because of slides since it began running in 2003, according to Sound Transit figures. The railroad requires a 48-hour moratorium on passenger service when tracks are blocked by a mudslide. Eight Sounder trains operate on weekdays between Everett and Seattle, four each way. Six Amtrak trains run on the line every day, three each way.
The state has $16 million in hand from the federal government specifically for mudslide prevention on rail corridors, and most or all of it will go to work between Everett and Seattle, state officials said.
The money could pay for projects such as building small catchment walls, basins and deepening ditches, Smelser said. The state is working with BNSF railroad to pinpoint the most vulnerable areas and on engineering and design.
The earliest that work could begin is the summer of 2014, he said — two winters from now.
Some work was done this past summer along the route. The state spent about $100,000 of its money, not from the federal pot, Smelser said. The railroad spent several million, Melonas said.
The state cleared drains and culverts, trimmed trees and brush and removed debris. Railroad projects included building new ditches, improving seawalls, culverts and bridge footings and contouring hillsides.
There were more than 20 slides altogether between Everett and Seattle during Thanksgiving week, he said. The largest were two in Everett and one in Mukilteo. The Mukilteo slide shut down passenger trains Nov. 19 and the closure was extended by two days, to Friday, because of more slides and more work that needed to be done, Melonas said. Another slide on Friday night shut down the line for the weekend to Amtrak riders, he said.
The summertime projects didn't prevent last week's mudslides but likely kept them from being worse, Melonas said.
While this work can lessen the effect of the slides, in the long run it's small potatoes, Smelser said.
He said state transportation officials are talking with local government officials about how to address storm water runoff, but there's little or no money for fixes.
Larger hillside projects provide some relief, but they're expensive and are not a permanent solution, Smelser said. These involve installing drains into hillsides, collecting water, piping it into a ditch and creating a new drainage system at the bottom of the hill, he said. Trees also are removed and large rocks put in place.
The railroad recently spent between $50 million and $70 million on such a project in north Seattle — covering just a few acres, according to Smelser. The state does not have that kind of money for the work, he said.
"It's kind of a finger in the dike," Smelser said. "It really gets back to storm water."
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Lindsey Stirling's The Only Pirate at the Party book signing at Barnes and Noble in Union Square.
I decided to write a letter to my younger self for this year's International Women's Day. My own personal coming of age story.
Social causes become the big winners at the 60th annual Grammy Awards.
Lindsey Stirling's Brave Enough tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
La Borinqueña makes her debut at the Café Con Comics exhibit, hosted by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies.
My visit to the Pulse Nightclub memorial in Orlando, Florida three weeks after the shooting where 49 people lost their lives.


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GHNS Illinois Budget (4/24/08)
Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at www.gatehousenewsservice.com. Please check www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/news in the evening for changes to story lineup, including breaking news.
If your paper has a story, digest item, opinion piece or standalone photo to share, please e-mail it to email@example.com.
- Casey Laughman: (217) 816-3343, email@example.com
- Michael Toeset: (630) 348-3356, email@example.com
Ethical/Legal call: GateHouse Media will hold a conference call Tuesday with media lawyer Robert A. Bertsche. The call begins at 11 a.m. Eastern and is open to all GateHouse newsroom staffers.
Behind the Story: Web first with a twister. How the Neosho (Mo.) News dealt with a tornado after the paper had already been put to bed. http://www.ghnewsroom.com/blogs.php?bid=163
Writing coach: Read Casey Laughman's writing coach blog at http://www.ghnewsroom.com/blogs.php?aid=16. Updated every Monday afternoon. This week's topic: What to do when the big story turns out to be not so big after all.
Roscoe jewelry designer makes name for herself with Hollywood crowd
ROSCOE – When Lori Frantz-Koenig flips through the pages of a celebrity magazine these days, it's not because she's interested in Hollywood gossip. She's checking out the celebs' jewelry -- which might have been designed by her. By Elizabeth Davies of the Rockford Register Star.
STATE BRIEFS: News from around the state. Will be posted this evening.
MASTER GARDENERS: Master Gardeners is another program in serious jeopardy because of the cutoff of funding for soil & water conservation service. By Doug Finke of the State Capitol bureau.
JUNIOR PROGRAMS: Extension funding problems may threaten programs that are traditionally a big part of the state fair. By Doug Finke of the State Capitol bureau.
Accused man's sister says missing woman ran off
BELVIDERE – Though Wednesday's hearing was a minor episode on the road to a first-degree murder trial, it was emotionally grueling for the families of Aaron and Brynn Null. Both sides want justice, although each has a different definition of it. By Kevin Haas of the Rockford Register Star.
Coalition pushes for support of capital plan
NAPERVILLE – It has been nearly a decade since the Illinois General Assembly passed a capital bill to address the state's deteriorating infrastructure. By Dan Petrella of Suburban Life Publications.
Sale of bankrupt ethanol plant approved
PEORIA – A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Central Illinois Energy to Credit Suisse, the agent bank for financing of the unfinished ethanol plant. By Brenda Rothert of the Peoria Journal Star.
Goats can stay, but poultry must go
SPRINGFIELD – A Sangamon County judge has decided that two residents of Frey subdivision who kept chickens, ducks, geese and other animals in their back yard can keep their goats, but the poultry must go. By Chris Wetterich of the State Journal-Register.
Work begins on plant site, but plans not yet known
SPRINGFIELD – Whatever is to become of the former Cargill/Pillsbury plant on the northeast side of Springfield, the work has begun. By Tim Landis of the State Journal-Register.
Medicaid cuts could mean big trouble for Illinois
PEORIA – Proposed changes on how the federal government would fund Medicaid could cost Illinois an estimated 10,800 jobs and $418.8 million in lost wages, according to a report from a health care advocacy group. By Frank Radosevich II of the Peoria Journal Star.
Residents not happy with AT&T boxes in yards
SPRINGFIELD – AT&T has upset some Springfield residents with its plans to install nearly 100 utility boxes around the city, some of them in people's yards. By Chris Wetterich of the State Journal-Register.
BRITT: The prayers are flying at Blagojevich's prayer breakfast. Will be posted this evening.
Michelle Teheux: Reach out and touch an automated voice-recognition system
Raise your hand if you've had it with the voice-recognition customer "service" systems that so many companies are using these days.
Phil Luciano: Mystified by manly endeavors
Guys, can't we help each other out? Please. Turn off the lawn mower. Now.
Sign here, please: Son surprises celebrity-loving mom with autographs
To mark her 65th year, son Jerry Wolski wanted to give his Hollywood-obsessed mother the perfect gift. So he spent about a year and half mailing out autograph requests on her behalf. By Jessica Young of Suburban Life Publications.
Home School: Building trades students get hands-on experience in home construction
PEKIN – While their classmates study at Pekin Community High School, 25 teenagers gather in an unoccupied house. Music plays from the radio. A buzz of activity fills the rooms. No, these students aren't skipping school. Actually, they're building a home in the Hickory Hills subdivision. By Ryan Ori of the Peoria Journal Star.
MIKE NADEL: A column from Thursday night's Yankees-White Sox game. Will be posted about 10:30 p.m.
ILLINI: CHAMPAIGN – Former Illinois football stars Rashard Mendenhall and J Leman spent the past couple months promoting themselves to NFL scouts before the draft that begins Saturday. A one-year wonder, Mendenhall has little wear and tear, while Leman just wants a chance. By John Supinie. Moving this evening.
Jane Miller: Danica helps lift IndyCar racing
For a change, it's a good time to be in IndyCar racing. Already riding high from the unification, then Graham Rahal's first victory, the series got its biggest boost yet with Danica Patrick's win late Saturday night at Motegi, Japan.


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2015-08-26 - We're celebrating the 100,000th Bugaboo Donkey sold this month with a series of portraits highlighting the convertible stroller's best features. First up, a day at Rotterdam's new indoor market, De Markthal, where you can shop until you drop!
Our critical test panel for the day comprises teaching assistant Anna Lambregts (29) and her son Rhys (3) – who admits to feeling like a king on a throne while sitting in the Bugaboo Donkey. Situated in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, De Markthal (marketplace) is a true food Walhalla, housing over 100 food stalls. Designed by famous Dutch architects MVRDV, the building is shaped like a giant arch, the ceiling decorated in a one-hectare large mural of fresh produce, fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Everything can be found at the indoor market, from roasted nuts to tropical fruits, fresh-cut flowers and French macarons. And even, no joke, dried donkey-meat sausages. Where better to see how much we can fit into the Bugaboo Donkey's side luggage basket and under-seat basket!
Score after 1 hour: 4 tangelos, 1 grapefruit, 6 mini bananas
Total weight: 1.5kg
The sheer amount of choice upon entering De Markthal is pretty overwhelming at first, but it's a breeze once you figure out the system - the market is made up of sections organised by food group. Our first stop is fruit stall Tropica, where the tropical offerings include ripe island avocados and star fruit - we are happy to take a sample.
Score after 2 hours: 1 loaf of freshly-baked bread, 2 bags of warm-roasted nuts, 2 cannoli
Total weight: 3kg
Thanks to the side basket, our fruit and vegetables can safely be storedwithout getting bruised. Rhys keeps his favourite pet dinosaur at a safe distance as he snacks on a handful of nuts from family-run stall Elbnuts.
Score after 2.5 hours: 3 dried sausages, 2 aubergines, 2 sweet potatoes, 1 large stem of ginger, 1 bunch of coriander, 1 bunch of spring onions, 1 large bunch of carrots, 1 bunch of chives, 1 leek.
Total weight: 6kgs
After stopping for a quick espresso (and a froyo for Rhys) at Amy's, we take a look around the outer rings of the market where we come across tulip bulbs and other speciality stalls such as Heerlijk & Eerlijk Deli selling delicious donkey-meat sausages.
Score after 3 hours : 1 bag of sushi rice, 1 bag of palm sugar, 1 pot of tamarind paste, 1 pot of chili bean sauce, 1 shaker of garam masala
Total weight: 9.5kgs
The most outer ring of De Markthal is home to a number of cafes and restaurants, as well as some speciality supermarkets. It's easy to spend hours looking around Asian supermarket Wah Nam Hong, and the Bugaboo Donkey can be manoeuvred quite easily through the relatively narrow paths. Even though this stroller functions as a sturdy packing mule, it's surprisingly light on its feet… ahem, wheels. In the supermarket, the under-seat basket really comes in handy for glass jars filled with foreign delicacies.
Score after 3.5 hours: 1 bucket of cherry tomatoes, 1 bunch of sunflowers, 1 bunch of Gladiolas
Total weight: 12kgs
The market is a great place for kids to experience new sights, sounds, and especially tastes! Try exotic treats including octopus and cheese with fudge at 21 Pinchos Tapasbar – a great place to sit upstairs and look over the entire market. Thankfully, the Bugaboo Donkey proves to even be light enough to get up the stairs with a little help from the staff.
Final score after 4 hours: 6kgs in the side basket + 10kgs in the under-seat basket +15kgs of Rhys in the seat
Six kilos of fruit and vegetables and a whopping ten kilos of other produce managed to fit into the Bugaboo Donkey Mono – we could have fit in even more, but decided best to work out our arms a little too!
Recommended accessories for a day out shopping with the Bugaboo Donkey Mono are the Bugaboo Cup Holder, Bugaboo Wool Blanket, and the Bugaboo Parasol. Shown here is the Bugaboo Donkey in mono configuration with a Bugaboo Donkey Extendable Sun Canopy in ice blue.
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By featuring so many characters and making them fit as best as possible in the introduction to The Avengers, some of the key players didn't have their stories told as several plot threads didn't make the cut. We know Jeremy Renner is still waiting to play the Hawkeye he signed on for after his limited role in the team-up and another story arc dropped from the film entirely was that of the relationship between S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) and Director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).
In promoting the upcoming home video release of The Avengers, Marvel Studios has released another deleted scene from the Blu-ray, this one presenting what could have been the introduction of the film had they explored the Hill-Fury conflict that was initially intended to play a part in the film's story.
The clip, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies, sets a vastly different tone compared the actual theatrical opening ofThe Avengers and doesn't quite sync up with how the film's conclusion played out in terms of the reception of the people of New York to the superheroes protecting them against he alien invasion.
Hill's conflict with Nick Fury was a plot thread that had several shots cut from the film but will undoubtedly surface during Phase Two of the Marvel cinematic universe. Essentially, Hill represents the mysterious council and her viewpoints therefore, don't quite match that of her superior, Fury, who believes bringing together these heroes is the best hope for Earth.
Without getting into spoilers we can see how that would have changed how a few scenes in regards to S.H.I.E.L.D., especially when it comes to how the Council wants to respond to the alien threat vs. Fury's plan of relying on six heroes to do the right thing. What we can see is an inevitable arc to be explored down the line, where there will be a power struggle over leadership of S.H.I.E.L.D. and where the world will at one point split itself in questioning the right/wrong of having unaccountable heroes duking it out in civilian population centers, leaving it up to others to clean up the mess. When something goes wrong, who will be responsible? Marvel Civil War anyone?
The Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg, Tom Hiddleston and Stellan Skarsgard. It is of course written and directed by Joss Whedon.
Iron Man 3 releases May 3, 2013, Thor: The Dark World on November 8, 2013, Captain America: The Winter Soldier on April 4, 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, 2014 and The Avengers 2 on May 1, 2015.
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COOKVILLE, Tenn. -- Junior Tyler Cassetty has played in several big tournaments throughout his young golfing career, and Monday he'll add another chapter to his resume when he tees off as Tennessee Tech's No. 1 when the Golden Eagles open the season in Kentucky.
Coach Graig King takes the Golden Eagles to the Pine Island State Resort Park in the southeast corner of the state, to play in the Morehead State Fall Kick-Off Invitational. The 54-hole tourney begins with a 9 a.m. shotgun start at the Wasioto Winds Golf Course. After playing a practice round Sunday, the field of 10 teams will play 36 holes Monday and 18 holes Tuesday.
Tech is slated to play alongside Belmont and Southern Illinois in the first round. Other teams in the field include host Morehead State, Murray State, UT Martin, Lipscomb, Bellarmine, Walters State and John A. Logan College.
Cassetty sat out last season as a redshirt after seeing regular action in his first two seasons on the roster. He returns to action at the top of Tech's five-player team lineup. Following him in the lineup will be juniors Travis Ramsey and Lee Maxwell, and freshmen Mason Griffin and Greg Kitts. Another freshman, Sam Schrock, will also be in the tournament competing on an individiual basis.
Cassetty, Golden Eagles get season underway in Kentucky
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 72 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
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I am starting my own consulting firm. My services can roughly be described as "Project Management" for commercial real estate projects. The type of projects I manage include:
* Custom "build outs" of a commercial space (walls, wiring, cubes, carpet, phones, site planning, vendor negotiations, etc)
* "Refresh" projects -- where businesses "remodel" or rearrange their existing business space
* Move/change management -- where businesses are either growing or shrinking into a new space.
* commercial real estate brokers
* Directors of Real Estate within a large corporation
* Facilities Directors
* Companies that are moving, relocating, or re-stacking
Age: 30 – 60; Gender: Both, but possibly more male;
Background: college educated professionals and/or high level management (brokers, developers, architects, Directors of administration/facilities/real estate)
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* When I decided on the name Key Project Management, I envisioned using the image of a "key" as an icon that could be used to represent "key" elements / criteria / milestones / goals throughout the project
* Other visuals to consider might be a stylized timeline, or puzzle pieces, but I'm less sure about this idea.
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I would like to understand or have and idea of the difference in
lenght vs width when you design a surfboards vs a kiteboard.
My background came from Surfing and in surfboards"normally"
on the same model of a surfboard when you drop the lenght
you increase the width. For example if you have a 5'8 x 19"
when you drop the same model to 5'4" normally you increase
the width for example to 20 1/2" and also increase the tickness.
As everyone knows this gives more volume or compensate for more flotation
on the shorter board that you lose when you drop the lenght.
The extra width and more tickness in the short board also helps on the flat sections
of small waves, they also have less rocker, etc etc
But when you check some models of different kiteboards brands
if they drop the lenght they also drop the width (and also drop the tickness).
If we check for example the North Whip the 5'8" is 5'8" x 18 3/4"
and the 5'4" is 5'4" x 18". We can check also other models like Airush
Cypher or F-one fish and they do the same they drop the lenght and the width
on the small size board. why?
I would like to hear some comments or explanations of a kitesurfing board designer.


text: In this report, retired industrial line manager and entrepreneur Chris Davies reflects on his experience of four decades of NHS care, and details the numerous occasions on which Britain's health service has failed him. He argues that the NHS is a fifties-style nationalized service that does "time wasting and inconvenience on a monumental scale" and is fundamentally incapable of serving its customers effectively. Davies goes on to advocate reforms far more radical than anything yet contemplated by the British government: his blueprint would see the entire NHS estate sold to competing, private groups; it would establish a national insurance fund financed by the proceeds of those sales and by employer and employee contributions; and it would introduce a co-payments system whereby patients had to pay 20 percent of medical bills themselves, up to reasonable annual limit.