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Local news from Edmonton.
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Canal Savoir propose des émissions riches en savoir pour parfaire vos connaissances et nourrir vos réflexions
The Cable Public Affiars Channel, is your number one source for all that is Canadian Politics and for current events within Canada's government, the House of Commons, and the Senate. If it's happening today in parliament, you will see it on CPAC and online at www.cpac.ca. CPAC is the best in political and public affairs programming, always streaming online, 24/7.
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Local news from Nova Scotia.
Local news from New Brunswick.
Local news from Montreal.
Local news from Manitoba.
Local news from Ottawa.
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Local news from Saskatchewan.
Local news from Vancouver.
Local news from Edmonton.
Recorded news from Calgary.
BNN broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis.
Canadian Television British Columbia – Breaking news, local headlines and top stories from BC, Canada and around the world. Sports, Weather, Entertainment, Lottery Results and more.
Local news from Newfoundland & Labordor.
Local news from Windsor, Ontario.
La chane canadienne de rfrence pour la meilleure programmation en matire de politique et d'affaires publiques, diffuse en continu sur Internet 24 h sur 24.
Salt + Light is an award-winning digital network that offers a variety of programs, event coverage, series, documentaries and other hope-filled content.

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The American dream of owning a home is still alive and well, but a large percentage of Americans today feel that for now, renting might be the better option.
With home prices still falling and foreclosures still flooding the market, just 65 percent of those surveyed in CNBC's All-America survey said they are better off owning than renting, far less than the 89 percent who favored owning back in 1996.
On the bright side, Americans do feel better about their home values, and that is vital given that home equity is such a key driver of consumer spending. If we feel richer, we buy more.
Twenty-two percent of those surveyed believe their home values will increase in the next year. That's up from 15 percent last quarter and the highest level in two years, albeit less than half of the 50 percent who expected home price appreciation in March 2007, when housing was about to fall off a cliff.
Fifty-eight percent said they expect prices to stay flat, while 20 percent say home prices will continue to lose value.
Analysts who watch housing for a living are all over the map on this question, some predicting further price drops of up to 10 percent, while others claim prices have bottomed.
It does seem that Americans are more realistic about their home values, with fewer now saying their home is worth more than they paid for it.
Strangely, though, a majority (52 percent) of those who lost money on their largest investment, i.e. thought their home was worth less than when they bought it, still said they did not want any more government intervention in housing. Fifty-three percent of all those surveyed said no to more bailout.
Housing has long been a primary driver of the U.S. economy; money spent on a home and money taken out of home to buy other things have fueled U.S. businesses and labor.
The good news is that 73 percent of Americans still believe owning a home is an essential part of the American dream, unchanged from the survey's findings a year ago.


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If you subscribe to a lot of mailing lists and like to keep an empty inbox, muting (or preventing a conversation from re-entering your inbox) is an essential feature. We just made a few changes that should make muting even better.
First up is "Smart Mute," a new Gmail Labs feature that helps solve the problem of conversations that just won't die. You know the ones I'm talking about: those emails with 10+ people cc'd where everyone replies all, but you lost interest five emails ago. The current mute behavior doesn't do well in these situations since the messages are addressed to you. You end up with muted messages in your inbox, and the only way to prevent these emails from coming back to your inbox has been to create a custom filter for a specific conversation.
If you enable "Smart Mute" from the Labs tab in Gmail Settings, muted conversations will only appear in your inbox if a new message in the conversation is addressed to you and no one else, or a new email in the conversation adds you to the "To" or "Cc" line. Once you enable Smart Mute, mute behavior will change across all versions of Gmail: web, mobile, Android, etc. Try it out and let us know what you think.
Since you'll likely be muting more than ever, we also added easier ways to unmute muted conversations. Previously, the only way to unmute a conversation was to move it to your inbox — not super intuitive and useless if the conversation was already in your inbox. Now there are two new ways to unmute a conversation. The first is through an "Unmute" option in the "More actions" menu. You'll see this when you view or select a muted conversation.
If you're viewing a muted conversation, you'll see the second new way to unmute: the "Muted" label next to the subject line now behaves just like all other labels. Clicking on the "X" will remove the Muted label and unmute the conversation.
Hopefully these changes will make it easier to mute and unmute conversations.


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simsol necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 79 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
We're looking for a clean and sleek web 2.0-ish logo for a new web-based service.
This logo is for a basic map service that allows users to know what are the basic services available around them (restaurants, shopping malls etc). The logo should be made up of two elements, an icon and the product name (centre-me). The icon has been decided to be a map pin (think push pins). When used on the map, this particular pin will act as a marker to represent the user's current location, and this must be immediately obvious to the user. We would strongly prefer a pin with the text "me" incorporated tastefully.
* The pin, as mentioned earlier, needs to represent the user (ideally with the text "me" stuck somewhere)
* The pin should have a sharp, pointy end that appears to "stick" into a specific point in an image, and a larger pin body on the other end.
* The pin needs to be clearly visible against a map
* The pin graphics can be displayed either as an opaque solid object, or as a transparent object so the image behind the pin is still somewhat visible.
* The overall logo should appear contemporary and unique.
* We do not want complicated designs. Simplicity is preferred.
* The final artwork should be a vector graphic or some other contemporary format of image that results in a "lightweight" object
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Seal is a total dude. He has a voice of silk and many runs of the board in the music industry. He doesn't turn his chair for just anyone. He is discerning. He is looking for something different. A unique sound.
Joel Madden is full of Americanisms and is far too huggy for my liking, but he is enthusiastic and confident and strangely likable. I like that he knows his limits. He leaves the big voices to other judges.
Keith Urban is smart and an excellent musician. I like that he comments on the arrangements that the contestants put together, and their skills on the guitar. He has made a few too many references to the 'soul in your voice' but I forgive him for that. I rate him. Even if he is married to Nicole Kidman.
And then there's Delta. I know I should like Delta. She is musically gifted. Attractive. Friendly. Successful. But there's just something about her. I don't know what it is that makes her so unlikable. But I wouldn't pick her if I were a contestant. I just wouldn't.
I reckon if I had the choice, I'd go with Seal.
Who would you pick to be your voice coach if you were on The Voice?


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Latest in Paleo Episode 60: The Race/
In the news, we hear wheat farmers react to Bill O'Reilly's suggestion that the United States government sponsor a "Beware of Wheat" public service announcement. New York City's health panel considers banning large sodas...and more. We discuss what the meat industry is feed cattle. Where does your Vitamin C come from? There was 'anti-freeze' in some cereals when they were pulled from the shelves. What does it mean when a product claims that it is 'natural' on its label? We talk about how Americans are spending their grocery dollars and whether the Paleo Diet could be the answer for the future. Finally, a new study looks at mental illness and vegetarianism. In Paleo Land, Marks Daily Apple tells us how we can potentially answer questions about the primal or Paleo approach. The Moment of Paleo is about The Race to the Bottom, as it relates to food. There are two After the Bell segments this week.
- In the USA click or bookmark this link: /amazon.
- You can use these Amazon links if you are in Canada or the UK
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- Animaniacs - Be Careful What You Eat
- Reaction to Bill O'Reilly Giving Up Wheat - KSN (Thanks, Nathan)
- Health Panel Talks About Wider Food Ban - My Fox NY
- Concerns About Meat Industry - NPR Fresh Air (Thanks, Matt)
- Antifreeze in Malt O'Meal - Minnesota Business Journal (Thanks, Mark)
- Lawsuit Slams Natural Claims - Associated Press (Thanks, Ricardo)
- What Americans Spend on Groceries - NPR Planet Money - (Thanks, Donna & Elana)
- Why Eating Like a Caveman May be the Way of the Future - io9
- Vegetarian Diet & Mental Disorders - PUBMED
- High Fat Diet is Healthy & Safe - Mark's Daily Apple
- Race to the Bottom
- Obesity: To Win, We Have to Lose Government - Reason
- Holistic Planned Grazing
- Reversing Global Warming with Livestock
http://youtu.be/lOpoRdpvlh0 ⇒ Decided not to play this on the show, because it's a bit too visual. Check it out, though -- worth watching.


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Cool Pranks for Cats
By Caldwell Tanner
How to Own Your Owner in Five Easy Steps!
1. Snooze Butt-on (Prank Level: Meowcenary)
a. Hop up on your owner's bed.
b. Sit on his fat head until he wakes the fuck up and feeds you.
2. Throw-Up Throw-Down / Throw Big or Throw Up (Prank Level: Felinfinite Jest)
a. Lick yourself all day, really put that tongue to good use.
b. Puke on something your owner cares about.
3. Death From A-dove (Prank Level: Puss n' Goofs)
a. Straight up KILL an animal with your deadly claws and fearsome feline strength.
b. Put it on your dumb owner's doormat. Be sure to tear it to shreds so the blood gets EVERYWHERE.
ProTip: If you pull this prank off, your idiot owner will be so flustered that he / she will try to write this embarrassment off as you bringing them a "gift" or something.
4. Feline Recline (Prank Level: Mewtiny)
a. Tear that piece of shit's favorite couch into a million goddamn pieces.
ProTip: Once finished, pee all over it to establish ownership / make the couch smell real bad.
5. Trick the Bucket (Prank Level: CalicOWNED)
a. Grow old and sick.
b. Find an unreachable and inconvenient hiding spot somewhere in your owner's house.
c. Die.
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2012: Played in 34 games and started 28 as a junior outfielder ... finished the year with a .222 batting averageand drove in 13 runs ... was one of the more patient batters in the league finishing the season tied for seventh in walks with 21 ... did not commit an error on the year and had 43 put outs ... had three RBI's and a home run against Wentworth (3/14) ... also had three RBI's and a home run against Eastern Nazarene (3/21).
2011: Started 38 games in left field for the Engineers ... shared the team lead with two triples ... tied for second in the team in runs scores (23) ... fourth in RBI (21) and walks (13) ... tied for second on the squad with 11 muli-hit games ... committed only one error during the season ... had the longest hitting streak on the team at 16 games ... streak started with a 2-for-4 day with a pair of runs, two RBIs and a triple at Trinity (3/14) ... 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI and two steals against Wheaton (3/20) ... perfect 3-for-3 day at Coast Guard (4/2) with a triple, two walks and four RBI.
Off The Diamond at MIT: Majoring in materials science and engineering ... internship with Wyss Biological Engineering ... research at the MIT Sports Innovation lab.
High School: A 2009 graduate of South Kingstown High School ... two-time first team all-state selection ... three-time first team all-division pick ... National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Richard McKinney and Elizabeth Hill.


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ejswanson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 192 diseños de 45 diseñadores freelance.
Im looking for a new logo/ business card currently I'm using my signature as a logo im looking for something that is somewhat edgy but not dark in any way! 2 or 3 colors perfer gray blue or green winning design will provide a business card as well! logo should be horz. and info on back should be vertical.!
card info
E.J. Swanson
E.J. Swanson / E.J. Swanson ministries
Im looking for a logo that can be used for letter head business cards and different print items! It would be sweet if the logo could be 2 fold used both vertical and horizontal! I like splatter or distortion but it should be the whole logo! it still need to be able to be read! Im working with a number of big bands so it needs to be a able to fit in! shapes and curly things are OK some things I like... current contest life point church right now by artkka and marcus 1991 old web site http://www.souledoutstudents.com/
current http://www.ejswanson.org/ could have tag line making Christ real to teens,without watering down the Christ-centered truth of God's word
I would love to see it on a bussiness card also if you inclued the card design it could help you win!
...Lets see what you got yo!!!
- name E.J.Swanson has to be in it
- the target is High school JR high school students
- blue green and grey
- could be used black and white
- design could be a vertical and horizontal to fit on the top or side of web page
- web 2.0 ok the logo upon delivery should be a .gif and .pdf file!~ should also be shown on a bussiness card rounded edges
- no clip art
- No graident in my name!! i think it looks like it was done in ms word! just keep it solid and shade
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Hackable Lighting
- 1 Project Name
- 2 Proposer
- 3 Summary
- 4 What Will Be Done
- 5 What Areas in the Space Will This Affect
- 6 Who Will Be Doing It
- 7 Why This Will Be Good
- 8 Why This Will Be Bad
- 9 How Long Will It Take
- 10 In A Fantastic World, What Extra Budget Would You Like
- 11 Are There Any Other PFAs This Would Work Well With
- 12 Are There Any Other PFAs This Would Contradict
Project Name
Hackable lighting
Install addressable LED lighting combined with sparing use of cfl, halogen or incandescent.
What Will Be Done
- Remove anything in the category of 'crap' from the ceilings
- Prep / paint ceiling
- Install dc power supplies
- Install LED fixtures
- Install microcontrollers
- Install other fixtures w/ relay switching from micros
- Install networking equipment
- Install touchscreen control panels
- Install sensor packs
- Run ac power to dc power supplies
- Branch dc to led fixtures
- Connect fixtures to controllers
- Connect LED subnet to main network through router
- Wait ~1 month
- Remove any unused florescent tube fixtures
- Install diffusion on remaining florescent tube fixtures
What Areas in the Space Will This Affect
Who Will Be Doing It
Why This Will Be Good
The new lighting system will be much more pleasing to work under. It would use less energy, especially if combined with sensors and automation to turn down or off unused lights. It would provide hardware for hacking on. It will be super hi-tech and becoming of a hackerspace.
Why This Will Be Bad
It is new tech and could take longer, or be more expensive than planned. This will be the second time for me to install this in a building. People who hack the computer controlled lights might instruct them to display patterns that are annoying to others. It might be too awesome.
How Long Will It Take
A similar job took 3 months to complete. Depends on other construction. Would roll out in stages.
In A Fantastic World, What Extra Budget Would You Like
A fundraising effort will be executed to provide the 5-15k needed. (No use of Noisebridge general fund) I would like help with the ac power distribution.
Are There Any Other PFAs This Would Work Well With
Renew Energy Maker Mover Quiet Diet Rebase Working Synthesis
Are There Any Other PFAs This Would Contradict


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An Illinois man found himself behind bars for the second time within an hour on Saturday afternoon.
Keith Kline, 45, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and placed in Wayne County jail at about 3:45 p.m., Courier Press reported. After completing the booking process and posting bond, Kline was released 30 minutes later.
Upon exiting the building, Kline proceeded to urinate on the steps of the jail entrance, according to police. A trooper noticed his actions on the video surveillance system and Kline was arrested again, this time for disorderly conduct, police said.
Kline posted bond again and was released from custody pending a court appearance on both charges.
After the second arrest he went home without incident.


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The Particulars
Harvard baseball returns to O'Donnell Field on Saturday for a twinbill against Rolfe Division rival Dartmouth at 1 p.m. Sunday's doubleheader will be at Dartmouth and also starts at 1 p.m.
The Situation
Harvard trails the Big Green by four games headed into the weekend and must sweep the series to tie for the division title and force a one-game playoff next week for the right to face the Gehrig Division champion in the Ivy League Championship Series. If Harvard sweeps the series, the Crimson would host that one-game playoff next weekend on a date yet to be determined.
About Harvard
Harvard has played numerous close games this season with outcomes decided by just a few pitches here and there. The team's record has not been reflective of the year, as the Crimson has lost an incredible 14 games by two runs or less with eight of those games decided by a single run.
The team did find success last weekend in taking three of four games from division rival Brown. The Bears came into the weekend as the league's top offensive team but Harvard pitching limited Brown to just 19 hits in its three wins.
Harvard has seven players hitting above .290 overall this season as well as in Ivy League play. Jeff Reynolds is batting .390 in Ivy play and is coming off a tremendous week that saw him garner Ivy Player of the Week honors. He batted .611 (11-of-18) in five games with four runs, five doubles and eight RBI. In four games against Brown, Reynolds was 9-of-13 (.692) and reached base safely at least three times in every game.
Reynolds is the second Harvard man in as many weeks to earn top honors as Jake McGuiggan did the trick last week. McGuiggan leads Harvard with a .412 average in league play and each player has nine extra base hits in conference. Kyle Larrow is batting .375 with a team-best .468 on-base-percentage
Brent Suter (2-5, 3.91 ERA) and Conner Hulse (0-1, 3.91) are slated to start on Saturday. Suter has struck out 40 batters in 48.1 innings of work while walking just 13 and holding hitters to a .257 batting average. Hulse turned in a fine start last week against Brown and has continued his career marked as a strikeout pitcher with 24 K's in 23.0 innings.
About Dartmouth
The Big Green enters the weekend as a hot team as winners of 10 straight and 15 of its last 17 starting with a victory over Division II member Saint Anselm back on April 4. Dartmouth's only two setbacks in that span have been a pair of one-run losses to Columbia and Brown.
Dartmouth will feature a rotation comprised entirely of left-handed pitchers, starting on Saturday with sophomore Mitch Horacek (3-2, 4.76), who has 40 strikeouts against just eight walks in 45.1 innings. Freshman Adam Frank (3-1, 5.09) gets the game ball in game two. He has just 14 strikeouts in 35.1 innings with teams batting .282 against him. Incredibly, Dartmouth only has eight pitchers that have seen work in more than four games this season (Harvard has 14).
Offensively, Jeff Keller (.381, .444 OBP) and Jake Carlson (.370, .420 OBP) lead a team that features five players with an on-base-percentage over .400. Joe Sclafani (.323) leads with 18 extra base hits while Dustin Selzer (.327) had five homers and 35 runs batted in. Speedster Ennis Coble (.330) sports a team-best .445 on-base-percentage thanks to his being hit by pitches 10 times already.


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Special Events--Ticketed Events
ALA President's Program
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Pennsylvania Convention Center Ballroom A'
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar', the NBA's all-time leading scorer and a prolific author, will be the keynote speaker for the President's Program at Midwinter Meeting.
Abdul-Jabbar was chosen by American Library Association (ALA) President Loriene Roy to deliver the address on Sunday, Jan. 13. He is expected to talk about the Harlem Renaissance's impact on his life. Abdul-Jabbar, who was born in Harlem in 1947, wrote the book, On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance.
During the meeting, he will sign copies of the new audio version of the book, which profiles the achievements of the Harlem Renaissance. Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s was an incubator for a number of great artists, musicians, authors and thinkers, including James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson and Duke Ellington. Their influence on Abdul-Jabbar's life is shown in such chapters as How Harlem Writers Influenced My Life.
The master of the sky hook, the 7-foot-2-inch Abdul-Jabbar led UCLA to three consecutive NCAA titles and the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers to six NBA championships.
But Abdul-Jabbar's achievements go far beyond the court. He has written six books, including: "Giant Steps"; "Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement"; "A Season on a Reservation: My Sojourn with the White Mountain Apache"; and "Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes." Four of his books reached bestseller lists. Abdul-Jabbar prides himself on his literary achievements. "I can do more than stuff a ball through a hoop," he said. "My biggest resource is my mind."
"We're honored to have Dr. Abdul-Jabbar join us at our Midwinter meeting," Roy said. "I am especially thankful for his commitment to scholarship, education, and wellness and his work coaching high school basketball at a tribal school."
Abdul-Jabbar taught basketball and history to American Indian children at Alchesay High School, on the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Whiteriver, Ariz.
For more information about Abdul-Jabbar and the audio book, go to www.osgmovie.com .
Philadelphia Sunrise Speaker Series
Sponsored by H.W. Wilson
Each morning of the Midwinter Meeting, Saturday, Sunday and Monday January 12, 13, and 14, get up early and attend a lively, educational and innovative speaker session, which will run from 8:00 am-9:00 am.
The Sunrise Speaker Series is included in the cost of a full Midwinter Meeting Registration. Exhibits Plus badges are available, providing access to all four days of the exhibits (Friday evening-Monday), as well as access to the three Sunrise Speaker Series sessions.
Celebrate Your Dreams at America's Most Famous Steps
Saturday, January 12, 8:00-9:00 am
Pennsylvania Convention Center Ballroom A
Michael Vitez has been a staff writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1985. In 1997, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his series chronicling the experiences of five people as they approached the ends of their lives. He is a graduate of the University of Virigina, and has taught writing and journalism at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University. Tom Gralish has been at The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1983, working as an editor and a photographer. In 1986, he won both the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for his photo essay on the homeless. Since 1998, he has published a weekly photo column in which he documents everyday life in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. In 2006, Vitez published a book, with photographs by Gralish, called Rocky Stories: Tales of Love, Hope and Happiness at America's Most Famous Steps. The book tells the stories of people who come from all over the world to run the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art just like Sylvester Stallone in the movie, Rocky. The classic film is over 30 years old and yet every day the masses still come and run the steps, often to celebrate their own accomplishments.
A Morning with Aaron Lansky
Sunday, January 13, 8:00 - 9:00 am
Pennsylvania Convention Center Ballroom A
In 1980, at the age of 24, Aaron Lansky set out to rescue the world's Yiddish books before it was too late. He found priceless books in basements and attics, demolition sites and dumpsters. Today, the non-profit organization he founded, the National Yiddish Book Center, has recovered almost 1.5 million volumes and is still going strong. The Yiddish Book Center, with a membership of over 30,000, is one of the largest and fastest-growing Jewish cultural organizations in America. The Center also reprints and distributes books, publishes an award-winning English language magazine, spearheads an international effort to translate the best of Yiddish literature into English, and offers a variety of cultural and educational programs on the treasures of Yiddish culture. In 1989, Lansky was awarded a genius grant from the MacArthur Foundation, and he was included in the Esquire magazine list of "The Best of a New Generation: Men and Women Under Forty who are Changing America." Lansky's first book, Outwitting History, has received numerous awards since its publication in October 2004.
Books Build Friendships
Monday, January 14, 8:00-9:00 am
Pennsylvania Convention Center 201 B/C
A conversation about books, reading groups, and relationships that are formed and strengthened through the experience of reading with authors Shireen Dodson, Elizabeth Noble,Victoria Lustbader, and Carol Fitzgerald. Moderated by Harper's own Book Club Girl, Jennifer Hart (VP/Associate Publisher at Perennial, Ecco).
Shireen Dodson is Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Civil Rights attaché U.S. Department of State. Her second book, One Hundred Books for Girls to Grow On, offers a selection of both new and classic titles. Victoria Lustbader is a former editor for both Harper & Row and Berkley/Putnam, who became an author herself with her first novel, Hidden, published in June of 2006 by Forge Books. Elizabeth Noble is the author of the bestsellers The Reading Group, published in the UK in 2004 where it went straight to the number-one position in The Sunday Times's Fiction Bestseller list, and 2005's The Friendship Test. Carol Fitgerald spent 17 years at Mademoiselle magazine in Promotion and Marketing, and is founder of BookReporter.com, a book review and information site.
Arthur Curley Lecture
Featuring Regina Carter, Jazz violinist
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Pennsylvania Convention Center Lecture Hall
Jazz violinist Regina Carter's career has been a veritable crescendo of success that shows no sign of letting up. She is on a mission: to make a meaningful musical contribution and do it on her own terms. Indeed, she tours with relentless purpose and a seemingly endless supply of energy. Over the past seven years, Ms. Carter and her group have brought audiences to their feet with exhilarating performances worldwide. In 2006, Ms. Carter won the highly esteemed MacArthur Fellowship, which is given to individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits. She has released five albums, the most recent of which, I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey, made its debut, in June of 2006. More details are available at http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/curley/curley.htm.
Youth Media Awards Press Conference
Monday, January 14, 8:00 - 9:15 am
Pennsylvania Convention Center Ballroom B
The Awards being anounced during the press conference are: John Newbery Medal The Randolph Caldecott Coretta Scott King Awards Michael L. Printz Award The Alex Margaret A. Edwards Award (May Hill) Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Andrew Carnegie Medal Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Pura Belpré Award Mildred L. Batchelder Award Schneider Family Book Award Theodor Seuss Geisel AwardM Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
Advance Screening of The Spiderwick Chronicles
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 7:30 p.m.*
RITZ FIVE at 214 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
The American Library Association, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies invite you to a special advanced screening of The Spiderwick Chronicles. The New York Times bestselling series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black comes to theaters February 15, 2008.
- The screening is open to all ALA attendees, Please bring your ALA badge to gain entrance. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY. SEATS ARE NOT GUARANTEED, ARE LIMITED TO THEATRE CAPACITY, AND ARE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE. THEATRE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SEATING OVER CAPACITY.
Thank You for Respecting our Intellectual Property. It is illegal to record the sound or picture of a movie at this or any other theater. No Recording Devices of Any Kind will be allowed in the theater. By attending, you consent to the search of your possessions and person for such devices upon request. Any recording device discovered in the theater will be seized and its entire contents destroyed. Unauthorized recording will be reported to law enforcement.
The following events are NOT included with a meeting registration, and require an additional registration. The following events can be chosen on the online registration form. The Event Code provided for each event is needed if you register using the paper form, or if you are adding events using the Event Add-On form.
The Advocacy Institute
ALA Office for Library Advocacy
Friday, January 11, 2008, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Looking to improve your advocacy skills? Want to meet fellow library supporters from across the country? Get the tools to become an effective library advocate at the Advocacy Institute. Break-out sessions will focus on budget presentations, crisis communications, and passing bond issues/ referenda. Core advocacy skills, such as message development and coalition building, will be covered in the morning. Registration will include a collaborative luncheon with the Young Adult Library Service Association featuring a panel discussion on fostering advocacy at the young adult level. Attendees will leave with an action plan that they can implement in their communities or campuses.
Tickets: Advance: $50. Onsite: $75. (Both prices include lunch)
Reading and the Elementary School Library Media Specialist
Friday, January 11, 2008, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
This workshop addresses critical topics in reading for library media specialists who teach PreK-6th grade students. During this full-day session, presenters will be given a brief overview of current research on reading instruction, discuss how it informs school library programs, explore reading strategies, and explain what the library media specialist can do to strengthen their role as a literacy leader in their school. Using print and electronic resources, the facilitator will work with attendees to cultivate the confidence to adopt and understand the tools which strengthen student reading strategies. Speaker: Christina Dorr, MS
Tickets: AASL member: $169; ALA member: $209; Nonmember: $259.
Assessing Learning Outcomes in Programs Large and Small: A Hands-On Approach
Friday, January 11, 2008, 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Master one method to assess student learning that can be applied from grade school through graduate school, in a oneshot library session, or in a campus-wide program. Gain hands-on experience for each step of an assessment process that is based on the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards and the American Association for Higher Education's "9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning." Learn how to create individualized rubrics, hear about the collection of student work for assessment, find out how to use the rubric to assess learning, and how to change instruction to improve student-learning outcomes. Speakers: Sue Phelps, Reference Librarian, Washington State University Vancouver; Karen Diller, Associate Library Director, Washington State University
Tickets: ACRL member: $195; ALA member: $245; Student or Retired member: $95; Nonmember: $275.
Injecting Fun into Library Orientation: How to Engage and Capture your Students through Interactive Presentations
Friday, January 11, 2008, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Explore how both students and librarians can have some fun with library orientation sessions. Experience two innovative and interactive methods which have been utilized at British universities. These techniques - "The Cephalonian Method" and "Library Bingo"- will be presented in the same way as you could use them with students. Evaluate these methods and assess whether they would fit into your library environment, as well as understanding the learning theories which underpin them.
Speakers: Jacqui Weetman DaCosta, Information Literacy Librarian, The College of New Jersey; Nigel Morgan, Subject Librarian, Cardiff University
Tickets: ACRL member: $195; ALA member: $245; Student or Retired member: $95; Nonmember: $275.
Using Organization Development to Create a "Work Place of Choice"
Friday, January 11, 2008, 1:00 – 4:30 pm
The practice of Organization Development (OD) is based on models, theories and various techniques. OD practitioners blend all f these to foster change for the better in organizations. OD, however, is sometimes couched in obscure terminology and is dismissed as not being relevant. This workshop will demystify OD for you! Find out what an OD professional actually does on a daily basis. Learn to distinguish between human resources, OD and staff development. Using real examples of enhancing communication and improving the climate in your organization, you will do the work of an OD specialist by taking a climate survey and by creating some guidelines for communication responsibilities in your organization. Speakers: M. Sue Baughman, Assistant Dean for Organizational Development, University of Maryland; Elaine Z. Jennerich, Director, Organization Development and Training; University of Washington Libraries
Tickets: ACRL member: $195; ALA member: $245; Student or Retired member: $95; Nonmember: $275.
Metadata and Digital Library Development
Wednesday and Thursday, January 9-10, 2008, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
This workshop is part of the "Cataloging for the 21st Century" series. In an applied, exercise-based context, this two-day workshop introduces practicing catalogers to metadata implementation considerations and processes in a digital library development context. The workshop prepares attendees to serve as metadata specialists in digital library projects. Topics covered will include: Data and functionality; Metadata conversion and mapping; Creating data workflows; Digital library development teams. Speakers: Jennifer Lang, Princeton University; Barrie Howard, Digital Library Federation
Tickets: Advance: ALCTS member: $339; ALA Member: $379; Student or Retired Member: $160; Nonmember: $429. Onsite: ALCTS member: $359; ALA Member: $399; Student or Retired Member: $160; Nonmember: $479.
Risk and Entrepreneurship in Libraries: Seizing Oportunities for Change
Friday, January 11, 2008, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Libraries everywhere are facing challenges in adapting to the rapidly evolving information environment. The process of change involves a willingness to take risks and may offer opportunities for entrepreneurship. This ALCTS Midwinter symposium will examine risk taking and entrepreneurship in libraries in general, with an emphasis on collections and technical services. Examples of how libraries manage risks and how they engage in appropriate entrepreneurial activities will be provided.
Speakers: Marshall Keys, MDA Consulting; Rivkah Sass, Omaha Public Library; Mike Carroll, Villanova University School of Law; Regina Reynolds, Library of Congress; Scottie Cochrane, Denison College Library
Tickets: Advance: ALCTS member: $199; ALA member: $249; Student or Retired Member: $99; Nonmember: $299. Onsite: ALCTS member: $229; ALA member: $279; Student or Retired Member: $99; Nonmember: $329.
Teen Parents Raising Readers: Youth Services Staff Making It Happen
Friday, January 11, 2008, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
This training provides information, handson-activities, and techniques that will enable youth services/teen staff who do not have a strong knowledge of books for young children, knowledge of early literacy, or storytime programming experience to share early literacy information from the Every Child Ready to Read @your library® project in pregnant/parenting teen programs. Your programs will empower teens themselves with a better understanding of reading and will leave them with new ways to interact with their children that will also support later reading development. Registration includes materials and continental breakfast. Lunch will be on your own.
Speakers: Saroj Ghoting, early literacy consultant, Riner, VA; Maryann Mori, teen specialist librarian, Evansville, IN
Tickets: Advance: ALSC or YALSA member: $180; ALA Member: $225; Student or Retired Member: $120; Nonmember: $255. Onsite: $275.
The Complex Edifice: Analyzing Your Dream Library
Thursday and Friday, January 10-11, 2008, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Noted instructor William Sannwald will lead participants in learning to determine the functionality of a library facility, establish the capital investment needs, and develop operating and capital budgets. This course, which fulfills a core requirement for the Certified Public Library Administrator Program, is open to all interested librarians and facilities planners. CPLA candidates will receive resources for preparation for the onsite session, and are expected to complete assignments including a final project for evaluation.
Speaker: William Sannwald, library consultant
Tickets: LAMA member: $595; ALA member: $650; Student or Retired member: $350; Nonmember: $750.
Mission Possible: Practical Project Management
Friday, January 11, 2008, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Projects can finish on time, under budget, at the level of quality you desire, and with everyone still speaking. An effective planning process can ensure improvement in the management of special projects, ongoing multiple projects, and even personal time. Participants will learn how to identify and address the basic causes of project successes and failures involving management of personnel and resources, and correct underlying problems in existing projects.
Speaker: Pat Wagner
Tickets: LAMA member: $225; ALA member: $280; Student or Retired member: $135; Nonmember: $380.
User Centered Design: Design Process (Day 1) and Usability (Day 2)
Thursday and Friday, January 10-11, 2008, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Learn about design process for managing digital projects in libraries and usability theory and methodology. This workshop covers two days, and can be attended for either day, or both days. Day One focuses on design process. Staff skills and responsibilities, artifacts of the design process, and communication channels are addressed. Web technologies and standards are included as a framework. Day Two focuses on usability theory and methodology. Practice with usability technique and methods, information on additional types of test methods, and administrative issues are addressed.
Speakers: Brenda Reeb, University of Rochester Libraries; David Lindahl, University of Rochester Libraries
Tickets: Both Days: LITA member: $310; ALA member: $520; Nonmember: $720. One Day: LITA member: $180; ALA member: $285; Nonmember: $385.
Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk: From birth of a nation to the digital age
Friday, January 11, 2008, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Do you work with genealogy patrons? If so, you know that it can be challenging work assisting them. This institute will give you the skills you need to offer patrons great service by providing them with the best and most up-to-date genealogy information and resources. Historic Philadelphia will be the backdrop as you join other librarians in a quest for knowledge from the Colonial Age to the present and on to the future. Learn about early American documents, current web resources, and what we might expect in future resources.
Tickets: RUSA member: $95; ALA Member: $140; Nonmember: $215; Student or Retired member: $60.
Taking Teen Services to the Next Level
Friday, January 11, 2008, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Marriott, Liberty Ballroom, C
To kick off YALSA's 3-year advocacy campaign, YALSA is offering this institute at a special price! Did you know that the current generation of teens is the largest generation ever? This institute will give you the tools you need to advocate for the teens in your community. Get ideas on how to collaborate with community organizations to maximize outreach to teens, learn how to gain more support from administrators and library trustees, find out how to take advantage of funding opportunities, and sharpen your skills to show others in your library and community how to turn a challenge into an opportunity. Lunch is included.
Tickets: YALSA member: $100; ALA member: $125; Student or Retired member: $100; Nonmember: $150.
Orientation for Chapter Leaders
ALA Chapter Relations Committee
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 8:00 am–1:00 pm
This workshop includes information on: financial management of associations; how to further your commitment to diversity in your association; how chapter councilors work for the chapters; navigating your way through ALA. Join the "hot topic" discussions on board meetings, budgets, conference planning, diversity, legislative issues in Chapters, membership and working with staff. This event requires advance registration (not available onsite) and includes a full breakfast.
Tickets: ALA Member: $45; Nonmember: $65.
EMIERT Fundraiser Reception
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 7:30 pm–11:30 pm
Join us for our first ever EMIERT fundraiser. Our mission is to serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs. Your donation will help fund projects, institutes and workshops aimed on achieving our mission. We welcome current, returning and new members. Your participation will be the key to our success! For information about our fundraiser please contact Roberto C. Delgadillo at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tickets: ALA member: $35; Student or Retired Member: $25; Nonmember: $40
ALTA President's Reception
Friday, January 11, 2008, 7:30–10:00 pm
Don't miss you chance to register for the 2008 ALTA President's Reception in Philadelphia. Tickets are $55, and advance registration is recommended, as seating is limited. Specific location information will be available in October and posed on the ALTA Website at www.ala.org/alta or please call ALTA at 800-545-2433, ext. 2161. Tickets: $55 (this is the correct price - the price that appears in the October issue of American Libraries is incorrect).
YALSA's Gaming Extravaganza
Friday, January 11, 2008, 8:00 pm –10:00 pm
YALSA's 3rd Annual Gaming Night is bigger and better than ever! Experienced gamers, beginners, as well as everyone in between will find something new in the world of online, video, and tabletop games. Participants will: Network with other young adult librarians over refreshments; See demonstrations and play video and tabletop games currently popular with teens; Hear from teens about what's hot and what's not in gaming; Learn about machinima and how to get it started in your library; Vote on submissions in YALSA's first build your own avatar contest; Take part in a video game contest.
Tickets: $40.
Gala Author Tea with Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (requires registration through the sponsoring group)
Monday, January 14, 2008, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Join Friends of Libraries U.S.A. as they host their traditional author panel. Best-selling writers will discuss their works and sign their books – some of which will be given away free and others generously discounted. Enjoy a light repast including finger sandwiches, sweets, and tea.
Tickets are available for $35 in advance ($30 for FOLUSA members) and available from Folusa.com, and $45 at the door.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 171 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
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- You can use the url image provided or create your own
- Size - 750 pixel X 94 pixel
no fonts that make it difficult to read
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LIONS NOTES: Ndamukong Suh accused of taunt; Jeff Backus impresses one Buckeye
ALLEN PARK -- Can Ndamukong Suh get through just one game without ticking off the opponent? Doesn't look like it.
The Detroit Lions defensive tackle had a good game statistically in the 35-33 loss to Indianapolis on Sunday. He sacked Andrew Luck on the Colts' first snap and finished with six tackles and six quarterback hits.
But the Colts weren't happy when Suh laughed and celebrated with teammates after he knocked down Colts right tackle Winston Justice in the fourth quarter after Don Carey's second interception. Justice was forced to leave the game with a concussion.
Here's what Colts right guard Mike McGlynn told Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star:
"Totally ignorant on their part. Just childish stuff. We're all battling out there. I don't know if the hit was legal or not, but clearly he was hurt and they're out there dancing and pointing at him and laughing. Just blatant disrespect. They're good players but there's no room for that. It's disgusting, really.
"If that had happened to one of their players we're never do something like that. But that's what makes this even sweeter. That's why they lose. I hope they never win another game.''
At the time of the play -- there was 6:49 remaining -- the Lions were ahead 33-21.
Obviously this isn't sour grapes because the Colts were able to make a comeback and win.
Coach Jim Schwartz said there was nothing to it. He had obviously checked it out before his Monday presser.
"What shows on the coaches film is we make an interception with six minutes to go and we're up two scores and looks like it's a really great chance to be able to win that game,'' Schwartz said. "Guys were looking to make blocks, guys made blocks. It's off after that. There were no penalties on that play.
"Our guys were rightfully excited. We had a very good pass rush on that. The quarterback, like we had talked about all week, had to elevate his throw. Made the interception (Don Carey), got the ball around midfield. And unlike our other interception, didn't have any penalties. We're excited about it. I don't think anybody's reveling in anybody being injured or anything like that,'' Schwartz said.
Suh was not available to speak to the media on Monday.
Sunday wouldn't have been the first time that Suh has taunted a player who was down. In the 2011 loss to Atlanta, Suh and Cliff Avril stood over Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and reportedly taunted him while he was definitely in pain after having his ankle stepped on by a teammate.
Backus impresses
Jeff Backus returned to action Sunday after missing one game with an injured hamstring.
It was like he had never been gone. He played every snap at left tackle.
"We make jokes and call him Ironman in meetings and stuff like that,'' left guard Rob Sims said. "How great is that guy, really? I know he went to Michigan and I went to Ohio State, but I'll be honest I love the guy. Man, he's Mr. Dependable. He shows up all the time. If you would have seen the way the guy worked to get back into the game. ... The guy is amazing really.''
Rookie Riley Reiff played well in the one game of relief, but there was never a question that Backus would be back when he was healthy.
"No, Jeff's our starter and Jeff was injured, when Jeff was able to go out and play he was able to go back and play,'' Schwartz said. "Riley did a good job when he was in there but that didn't change ... when Jeff got hurt it wasn't a matter of hey, if Riley came in and played good that week he was going to supplant him.
"I know a lot of people look to the future -- we're not. We're looking game-by-game what we think will give us a good chance. Riley's going to be a very good player but Jeff's experience, Jeff's body of work and everything else is certainly valuable to this team and it was valuable in this game,'' Schwartz added.
Fairley sidelined
Defensive tackle Nick Fairley played another impressive game on Sunday. But when it was all on the line, it was Sammie Hill on the field next to Ndamukong Suh.
"That wasn't a fatigue thing,'' Schwartz said. "He had an injury that caused him to come out and he'll probably be a little limited this week as a result of it, but it's not a long-term injury. He got hit on the thigh."
(Paula Pasche covers the Lions. Follow her on Twitter @PaulaPasche. Read her Lions Lowdown blog at oplions.blogspot.com.)


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This device does not come with a SIM card. Please contact your local cell provider and purchase a standard 2G/3G SIM card, and activate it on a pay as you go plan.
The device has two independent relay switches. The first relay switch is activated by calling the SIM cards cell phone number. The device will then reject the call without answering and trigger the first relay. There are no call costs incurred when dialing the unit; it will recognize an authorized telephone number calling it and reject the call without answering. The first relay has two modes, momentary and latching mode. When receiving a phone call in momentary mode, the first relay will turn on for a pre-programmed amount of time. This time period can be programmed by the user and can be anywhere from half a second to many days. When receiving a phone call in latching mode, the device will simply change state. If they rela was on before, it will be turned off. If it was off before, it will be turned on.
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The programmed operation can be temporarily overridden and the relays switched on for up to 18 hours by sending the unit a text message command. A confirmation text will be returned when the relay(s) is switched on and another when it is switched off.
The relays can be permanently switched on or off by sending the GSM-AUTO a text message, again a confirmation text will be returned.
An on board clock and 24 hour timer with 8 time segments for each relay enables the relays to be switched on and off for a set time, for example relay1 switches on at 0600 (6am) and off at 1900 (7pm), once set the timer function repeats every day until reset. The caller ID and override functions are disabled when the 24 hour timer is active.
The device also has the ability to learn the phone numbers that call the device. To quickly and simply add a new phone number to the white list of safe numbers, simply press the learning button and call the device. It will learn the phone number used to call the device and will indicate to the user that the number has been learned via LED's on the board.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 3 diseños de 1 diseñadores freelance.
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We consider ourselves to introduce a diffrent approach in guiding youth by offering them career planning tools for their early years of employment.
We dedicate ourselves also to find employers quality candidates and to help job seekers find the right jobs for them.
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All the design requirments is explained in the 6 pages attached plus you have to view http://www.careermatch.net because careermatch is the first part of the whole website http://www.BlooMatch.com & educationmatch is the second part of BlooMatch.com
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Toni Jennings isn't someone you'd expect to criticize Workforce Central Florida.
After all, she helped found the jobs agency.
Heck, there's even an annual Workforce award named after her.
Yet, on the heels of scandals over everything from superhero capes to federal investigations, Jennings minced no words last week when I asked her about the agency's current state of affairs:
"Their mission has been compromised."
Those who know Jennings — a respected former Senate president and lieutenant governor — know that she isn't one to rush to judgment or overreact to a single episode.
Workforce Central Florida, however, has had far more than just one problem.
It started with the capes — a plan to spend more than $10,000 in public money on miniature superhero capes supposed to make the jobless feel empowered. Instead, they made the agency look stupid. Jobless people need jobs, not gimmicks.
Then, the Sentinel revealed that some board members' companies had been striking financial deals with the very taxpayer-funded agency they were supposed to be watchdogging.
State auditors questioned car purchases. A legal dispute with SunTrust cost an additional $739,000.
Now, as the Sentinel's Jim Stratton reported, the feds are looking at the state's entire network of 24 local boards, and Gov. Rick Scott is asking questions.
Add it all up, and you have quite a taxpayer-funded mess.
Also losing out: job seekers. Because, as Jennings points out: "If you're spending dollars on these things, you're not spending money on people who need jobs."
The complicated hubbub seems far removed from the late '90s, when Jennings helped create the state's work-force network with a seemingly simple goal: to help people find work.
It was all part of welfare reform: trying to get people off the public dole and on to private payrolls.
In short, Workforce Central Florida was meant to help people find jobs. And it does.
But the agency's mission has also wandered a bit since its inception.
For instance, Workforce also runs a gang-prevention program for teens. A worthy endeavor? Absolutely. But part of the core mission of a jobs agency? I'm not so sure.
The agency also now focuses more of its time on companies than individuals. A big part of the agency's focus is subsidizing job-training programs that companies might otherwise pay for themselves as a basic cost of doing business.
Clearly problematic are the nonprofit agency's conflicts of interests among board members. Quite simply: No board member who is supposed to be guarding money should also be taking it.
Jennings actually takes the argument a step further, questioning whether any of the employers who avail themselves of the agency's job-training services should serve on the board, either.
Also, the board itself is big and unwieldy — about 40 members who meet only four times a year. Some of that structure is state-mandated. But it's still a problem. A big board that meets infrequently doesn't add up to accountability.
Interestingly, the top dogs at Workforce Central Florida don't necessarily disagree.
Late last week, I sat down with CEO Gary Earl and board Chairman Larry Haber.
Previously defensive attitudes seem to have been replaced with more-open minds.
I'm not sure whether the epiphany was the result of a string of bad press or the recent threat of an investigation into possible criminal conflicts of interest involving workforce contracts.
But Haber often responded to concerns with statements like: "Those are fair questions," "That's a debate worth having," and "We welcome the scrutiny."
Earl said they would look for ways to improve.
Both men still argue their agency does a good job. They contend administrative costs are low and that results are high, with 50 percent of those who come to them ultimately finding employment.
And they say they've tried to be responsive, killing their cape campaign and changing the policies to prohibit board members from doing business with the agency.
That's a start. But what really needs to happen is for everyone involved — from the state to the local boards — to beef up ethical guidelines, tighten the financial reins and sharpen everyone's focus.
After all, when Jennings and Gov. Jeb Bush helped create this system more than a decade ago, they knew precisely how they wanted to spend the public's money.
Not on capes. Not on fancy buildings or lawsuits. And most certainly not on deals with board members' companies.
But on getting people jobs.
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Adult is a work in two acts. Act one is the funeral. Act two is the killing. What happens when it might be over, and it's clearly time to unlearn what we know. The project never ends, but I suppose we do.
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Located in SOMA in San Francisco, CounterPULSE is a non-profit theater, performance space, community center, and gallery with roots deep in the Bay Area's provocative performance and dance scenes. CounterPULSE produces its own shows, helps support local artists and activists with its programs and can be rented for productions and rehearsals.
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jezza necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 158 diseños de 39 diseñadores freelance.
Smartercomms help businesses gain competitive advantage, reduce communication costs and close the emotional distance between themselves & their clients by providing effective and targeted advice around the adoption and implementation of Smart communications technologies.
Smartercomms are :
Positioning clients for the future
Enabling growth of their business
Maximizing their business efficiency
Reducing their operational costs
Positioning their business to capture future opportunities
Providing knowledge so they keep up with technology trends
Minimizing the risk of technology obsolescence
Upgrading their communications technology in a cost effective manner
Creating a communications platform for growth (upon which they can build)
Helping them maximize business opportunities
Assist them to optimize their operations
Minimizing their costs & carbon footprint
Working with our clients to create a real & sustainable competitive edge
And as a consequence increase employee satisfaction and productivity
Our position as a client advocate in a very "noisy" market enables us to precisely match the client's business communications requirements with the most appropriate smart technology solution available.
Smartercomms provides a platform for collaborative relationships between us our clients and our partners
Our approach is to work interdependently with client and partners.
Our direct customers are those individuals who work for or within the target business market. From "top to bottom," CEO to a casual worker, people in today's business environment are impacted by the use of communications technology in their lives.
Our approach is holistic, our solutions are sustainable, and in keeping with our life balance and green philosophy.
Our broad target market, and our indirect customer source, is the SME EG: companies that have (20-500 staff).
We have further defined the market as companies that have a "distributed" and/or mobile workforce and/or multiple sites and/or tightly knit channel relationships, or have strategic plans in place to develop their business in one of more of these directions.
Typically the target companies will be low on internal IT advisory resources, especially those that flow onto converged solutions, or those that use an outsourced IT resource without communications expertise.
Other characteristics of our target market include companies that:
Are under pressure to develop new products
Have/want higher customer/stakeholder intimacy
Requires significant Interrelatedness with other organizations
Have a reliance on creative processes to solve specific problems
Have a savvy constituency that demand faster clearer interconnected communications
Their reputation is reliant on their flexibility
The logo should be transportable across all media in the most appropriate and flexible format.
The logo should project a sense of strength,flexibility trust worthiness and approachability. I would envisage that the colors will be reasonably conservative but not overly corporate. Primary colors may work here but we are not rigid about that.
The logo should be explicit in representing what we do.
An example is: Smartercomms with the tag line Smarter Leaner Greener
in 3 boxes underneath then Business Communications under that. The rationale is that each box links to a specific service.
For instance, if these boxes were also buttons on a website, Smarter takes them to a page on Unified communications, Leaner leads to a page on reducing comms cost & Greener goes to a page on reduced emissions etc. (site not yet built-next on the agenda)
However, we are open to ideas, you are the experts!
Just keep in mind that the target audiences are largely business users across a wide demographic.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil the newest iPhone iteration on Wednesday in what some analysts predict will be among the biggest technology releases in history.
According to J.P. Morgan's calculations, Apple is expected to sell about 8 million iPhone 5s in the 4th quarter, for $600 a piece—enough to jolt the country's 4th quarter GDP.
In a note to clients Monday, J.P. Morgan chief economist Michael Feroli said that the device "could boost annualized GDP growth by $3.2 billion, or $12.8 billion at an annual rate," according to Reuters.
Other analysts expect even higher sales. Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, told Bloomberg News that Apple could sell up to 10 million new iPhones by the end of September.
While Apple has not confirmed details about the new model, and has only suggested that the iPhone will be released at Wednesday's event through an invitation that displayed a shadowy "5", reports of a larger screen, thinner body, and compatibility with faster networks have abounded, boosting buzz ahead of the event.
"In our view, the iPhone 5 represents the biggest upgrade in the history of consumer electronics," Brian White, an analyst at Topkea Capital Markets told the Wall Street Journal. "Given that many consumers expected the iPhone 5 to be unveiled last year, the market has been waiting for twenty-seven months now for this new iPhone."
White added that the iPhone's screen should grow half an inch to 4 inches, run on a 4G LTE network and lose about 15 percent of its thickness.
Apple, which has released a new smartphone each year since it debuted the original iPhone in June 2007, was expected to release an iPhone 5 last year, but came out instead with an iPhone 4S—an upgrade from its previous iPhone 4, but with fewer new trappings than expected.
Ahead of this week's expected release, Apple's competitors have beefed up their offerings to woo consumers before Cook's announcement. Amazon announced four new Kindle Fire models last week, while Nokia and Motorola unveiled new smartphones.
The expected iPhone introduction—which would be the first since former Apple CEO Steve Jobs died last year— kicks off at 10 a.m. local time in downtown San Francisco. New iPhones have typically hit the market two weeks after they are announced.


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Load carrying capacity
Pillow (plummer) blocks
SKF pillow block roller bearing units are intended for loads acting perpendicularly toward the support surface. If the bearing unit is supported over its entire base and the loads are purely perpendicular, loads are limited only by the bearing.
If loads acting in other directions occur, be sure that the magnitude of the load is permissible for the housing and the attachment bolts. Guideline values for the safe loads of the housings are provided in table 1, table 2 and table 3. The safe loads have been calculated using a safety factor of 5 against fracture.
If the bearing unit is not supported over its entire base, the load carrying capacity for perpendicular loads may be affected. For additional information, contact the SKF application engineering service.
For a purely axial force, static or dynamic, the permissible load on the housing should not exceed 65% of P180°.
Additional housing support
When the housing is subjected to loads acting parallel to the support surface, it may be necessary to pin the housing to the support surface or to provide a stop to counter the load.
Flanged units
For the safe loads of flanged units, contact the SKF application engineering service.
Axial holding power
The axial holding power of SKF ConCentra roller bearing units depends on the friction between the shaft and locking device. It is therefore also dependent on the number of set (grub) screws in the mounting collar (table 4).
For collar-mount units, the axial holding power is determined by the size of the set (grub) screws (table 5). The values are valid for unhardened shafts after the set screws have been tightened to the recommended torque value.
When mounted correctly, the bearing units can withstand typical shock loads equivalent to the requisite axial holding force. However, the axial load carrying capacity of the bearing unit can be limited by the bearing.


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Road safety procession to be held on Sat 21st in Birmingham in Hope Fennell's name
Road safety procession to be held on Sat 21st in Birmingham in Hope Fennell's name
Hope was killed by a lorry as she pushed her bike across a pedestrian crossing in Kings Heath, Birmingham in November 2011. The driver of the lorry, Darren Foster, moved his vehicle off when the lights turned green not knowing that at that moment Hope was in front of the vehicle. Hope died trapped under the lorry's wheels.
Campaigners in Birmingham will hold a procession in Hope's name this Saturday (21/09). They are demanding that Birmingham City Council and the Highways Agency limit the access of HGVs to the busy high street where Hope was killed, as well as calling for other HGV safety measures. The procession begins at 11:30 at Highbury Park, Shutlock Lane and ends at 15:00.
6 months for a life
It transpired that Foster had been texting in the minutes leading up to the fatal crash: he had sent eight text messages and received six over a 20-minute period. He was charged with dangerous driving for this behaviour and with perverting the course of justice for deleting the text messages. Foster was not charged with causing Hope's death because he had moved away when the light was green, whereas Hope had begun to cross on red.
Foster pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice at Birmingham Crown Court on 6 September and was sentenced to a total of 6 months in prison. Foster also received a 1-year driving ban which was backdated to the first hearing in February 2013, meaning he will regain his licence in just 6 months.
CTC is campaigning for judges to make use of longer driving bans via its Road Justice campaign and believes that Foster should not only have received a longer ban but should also have his HGV licence revoked for good. Foster's licence could be revoked by the Traffic Commissioner, who also has the power to revoke the licence of the lorry operator, whose role in Hope's death has so far not been investigated.
Unanswered questions
It is my personal opinion that Foster should have been charged with causing Hope's death in order to give a jury the chance to convict: had Foster been found guilty, the sentence range available to the judge would have included an unlimited driving ban.
I understand, however, that the prospects of achieving a successful prosecution are slim because the prosecution felt that there was insufficient evidence to prove Foster's driving was the direct cause of hope's death. Nevertheless, I feel that questions remain which could have been answered if Foster had been tried for Hope's death, for example, did Foster check all his mirrors before moving off? Could he have seen Hope approach the crossing if he'd been paying more attention to the road?
I have been following this case closely for six months and am struggling with the fact that we will never know exactly what happened in those seconds before Hope was killed. I can only imagine the distress these unanswered questions are causing Hope's family, not to mention the fact that Foster could be driving an HGV down that same stretch of road in a matter of months.
Mobile phones and driving
A 2009 What Car? survey found that 36% of respondents use hand-held phones while driving and 98% see other drivers using them. Cyclists know all too well that using a mobile phone at the wheel is commonplace - you only need to cycle alongside a line of cars in traffic to see a significant number of drivers holding their phones. I'm not going to claim that I don't sometimes feel an urge to send a text message when stuck in traffic, but all I need to do is think about the potential consequences of taking my eyes off the road for a few seconds and the urge quickly goes away.
A recently released American documentary, 'From One Second to the Next' by Werner Herzog, features drivers whose decision to use their phone whilst driving caused someone else's death. Some of the comments are extremely poignant and should be remembered by anyone who feels the urge to pick up their phone when at the wheel of a car: one person said "I decided that texting while driving was more important to me than those two men were to their families...knowing every day that you killed two people is one of the hardest things that you can live with".
This week, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) called for increased sentences for drivers who cause death whilst using their mobile phone. The sentence range for causing death by dangerous driving when mobile phone use is a factor is 4-7 years in prison and an unlimited driving ban (the sentence range increases when other aggravating factors are involved).
Whilst toughening these sentences is necessary, it is also important that sentences for using a mobile phone whilst driving where death isn't caused be increased from the current 3 penalty points and £90 fine. In addition to making these sentences tougher and banning the use of hands-free phones, roads policing needs to be improved so that the law can be enforced.
CTC's Road Justice campaign is campaigning for better roads policing, better charging and prosecution decisions, and tougher sentences for bad driving.


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Eight-year-old Hunter Horsley dons a festive elf hat as he leads a horse named Sally around the parking lot at Safeway, 860 N. Cleveland Ave. where members of the No Tenderfoots Trail Riders prepared to ride on horseback through downtown Loveland singing Christmas carols on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
Members of No Tenderfoots Trail Riders ride on horseback along Adams Ave. in downtown Loveland on Saturday while singing Christmas carols.
Competitors in the Valley 5000 run/walk race down 4th Street during the beginning of the race on Friday, August 15, 2008.
Cindie Mearsha, right, smiles as her friend Marlene Graff greets her after finishing the 5K Loveland Classic at Centerra on Saturday. The run marked Mearsha's hundreth race since 2002, and she met her goal of participating in 100 races before the age of 60, "I turned 58 in June!" she proclaimed with a smile. Sat, July 18, 2009.
Tom Raabe poses Tuesday in the Communications Center at the Loveland Police Department where he recently retired as the director of communications for the city.
Larimer County Commissioner Kathay Rennels talks with fellow commissioners Tom Donnelly, left, and Steve Johnson during her last meeting as commissioner on Tuesday. She resigned to take another position at Colorado State University.
The table is set at Starr Blanchard's home on Christmas Eve.
Starr Blanchard, right, and her daughter Kellie Mansfield, 14, work in the kitchen while preparing a holiday meal on Christmas Eve. Blanchard moved into the home in 2000 with her five children and the help of Habitat for Humanity. "I can't thank Habitat enough," said Blanchard. "Our home has been a source of stability."
Museum Director Tom Vaughan will put in his last day at the Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum on Saturday. After 11 years, his position has succumbed to budget cuts and the Berthoud Historical Society will hire a new director under their pay structure. Vaughan, a Fort Collins resident, will work on personal writing projects that have been shelved and continue his work with abstract pinhole photography.
Pat Blomquist, right, and Suzanne Stratford walk Sunday at Devil's Backbone Open Space with Stratford's dog Lucy. Blomquist remembers accessing the park from a different trailhead farther west on US 34. Within the last decade the new trailhead was built that offer restroom facilities for those about to embark on a quick, inside-the-park loop, and those heading farther north to connect with the Blue Sky Trail that ends at Horsetooth Reservoir.
Hikers walk along the Wild Loop trail on Sunday at Devil's Backbone Open Space.
Timothy Grove, 7, of Loveland takes a break from ice fishing with his dad, Bob Grove, and grandfather, Mike Grove, to make a snow angel under a cloudless sky on Lake Loveland. Ice measured at least eight inches in a hole near the area they were fishing.
Brent Newbanks, left, and Jim Betrus of the Loveland Police Department work the Colorado Eagles hockey game at the Budweiser Events Center on Sunday night. Loveland has grown in the last decade and the Loveland Police Department has had to include The Ranch where the Eagles play and Centerra in their patrols.
Greg Yancey, left, and his wife Ellen, right, walk the Promenade Shops after buying Christmas gifts for their neices, Vivian Fraser, 1, in Greg Yancey's arms, Olivia Fraser, 7, and Grayson, 4,
Jacob Fellure, right, and his wife Nicole sit with their daughter Zuri, 10 months, during an interview in their Loveland home. The couple spent a recent vacation in Las Vegas running a marathon and competing on a game show.
Nicole and Jacob Fellure won medals for running a marathon in Las Vegas earlier this month.
Matt Buffone of Stratford, Conn., rehydrates after he and Jason Ratajczak of Greeley, not in photo, and Isaac Romero of Greeley, left, come off the ice of Lake Loveland on Sunday evening.
Loveland resident Guy Keith skis across the snow-covered ground at Centennial Park on Saturday afternoon. Keith said he wanted to get outside for a little exercise and had considered going snowshoeing, but there wasn't quite enough snow.
Kristen Ellis of Loveland hugs Miranda Marston, 14, of Coronado, Calif., during a meeting at the Chilson Recreation Center where the lives of the two first intersected on Dec. 27, 2000, when Ellis helped rescue Marston when she was drowning in the pool. Now, a decade past, Ellis works as a writer/photographer at the Poudre School District and Marston is now going out for the diving team at Coronodo High School.
Two dogs from Pat Kennedy's sculpture "Molly, Deeter and Susie" are covered in snow and ice Friday at Cleveland Avenue and Fifth Street in downtown Loveland.
A scale model called a maquette represents the sculpture Loveland-based Team USA plans to build during a competition in Breckenridge in January.
Loveland residents who are members of a snow sculpting team pose recently with some tools of the trade and models of the sculpture they plan to build during a competition in January in Breckenridge. From left are Steve Mercia, Garett Dreiling, Randy Amys, Jack Kreutzer and Randy Shorman.
Volunteer Stephanie Effinger, right, hands a piece of pumpkin pie to 5-year-old Christine Doman who was getting desert with her mother, Juliann, and sister, Josie, 7, after having Christmas dinner at the Loveland Associated Veterans Club.
Members of the Doman family from Berthoud enjoy a meal during a free Christmas dinner Friday at the Associated Veterans Club in downtown Loveland. From left are Berrett, Taylor, 13, Josie, 7, and Jacob, 9. This was the second year the Christmas day dinner was held at the Veterans Club.
Shadows from a crowd fall on a Live Nativity during in a snow storm on Wednesday night at Summitview Community Church.
Christian pilgrims light candles inside the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009. Israeli Tourism Minister Stas Mesezhnikov said he is expecting about 70,000 tourists to head to the town of Jesus' birthplace for Christmas. Israeli and Palestinian officials have worked closely in recent years to coordinate the movement of pilgrims. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
Youngsters take part in a play during the Christmas for Kids event on Saturday at Abiding Love Lutheran Church, 2825 E. First St.
Braden Turner, 4, back left, and Levi Scheck, 4, wear their costumes as they play games with other youngsters while waiting to perform as sheep in a Christmas play Saturday at Abiding Love Lutheran Church, 2825 E. First St. during the Christmas for Kids event.
Shepherd Josh Egle, 13, tends to his flock before a live nativity at First United Methodist Church.
Caroline Foster, 13, grinds cardamom during the A Night in Bethlehem event at First United Methodist Church.
First United Methodist churchmember Trevin Waechter, 11, hammers away at the carpentry booth during the A Night at Bethlehem event.
Berthoud resident Brian Heaton flies off a ramp as Jim Nix looks on while snow skateboarding together Friday at North Lake Park in Loveland. They said they like to build ramps and rails and then perform tricks off of them.


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He proposed by magazine cover, and she said no with a Tweet.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's supposed beau of two weeks, 24-year old Iraq war vet and New Jersey native Jeff Miranda, popped the question to the "Jersey Shore" starlet on the cover of a glossy magazine.
"I want us to be together forever," Miranda tells Steppin' Out while posing shirtless and down on one knee, reports E! News.
Not so fast.
"Just want to set the record straight," the diminutive Reality TV diva tweeted. "I'm single and I'm not going to get married!"
After Miranda was spotted kissing Snooki on a carnival boardwalk earlier this month, the graphic designer told People magazine that he'd been smitten with Snooki since having met her at a club in Seaside Heights.
"I could see us having children. I want to pop the question to her," Miranda now says. "If we got married we would be the best parents around. She's so loving and puts everyone else before herself. She'll be a great mother."
Miranda predicts that Snooki will be "shocked" to have his request to fist pump down the aisle with her arrive on newsstands next month.
"But once she deals with the shock I think she'll say yes. I really do. In fact, I know she'll say yes," he reportedly tells Steppin' Out.
Sorry, tough guy.
Selected Reading: E!, NY Daily News, Twitter.


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Film Independent is now accepting submissions for the Wildfire Post-Production Sound Grant, a complimentary Sound Mix provided by Wildfire Post-Production Studios on a feature film project selected by Film Independent Artist Development.
To be eligible, applicants must be either Film Independent Fellows, alumni of the Los Angeles Film Festival or Spirit Awards nominees/winners. Film Independent will award this grant on or before November 1, 2012.
Sound Package includes:
- 4 Weeks Supervising Sound Editorial
- 8 Hours ADR Recording
- 2 Days Foley Recording
- 45 Hours Final Mix
- 9 Hours Final Mix Playback and Fixes
- 9 Hours Printmaster
- Sound Deliverables provided on Firewire Drive
Value of services: $40,000. Fulfillment of services is to be scheduled anytime before March 31, 2013, with the exception of the month of January 2013.
- Applicants must be the director or producer of a feature – narrative or documentary – that is in the rough cut stage.
- Applicants must be either (a) alumni of Film Independent's Artist Development programs; (b) alumni of the Los Angeles Film Festival; (c) a past Spirit Award Nominee or Winner; or (d) solicited by Film Independent.
- All submitted films must be feature length.
- Applicants must be current Film Independent members.
How to Apply – Applications open September 12, 2012
To be considered for the Wildfire Post Production Sound Grant, qualifying filmmakers must apply on the Film Independent website. Applicants must complete the online application form, which includes:
- Cover letter explaining your interest in the award
- Detailed written plan outlining the filmmaker's post-production process and timeline
- Budget and detailed outline of funds raised to date
- Project status and history, including any awards the script has won, talent development programs the project has been developed in, etc.
- Logline and synopsis
- Bios of key cast and crew attached
- Rough cut or final cut of the film on DVD or via URL
- $35 application fee
Application deadline: October 1, 2012
DVD of the film (rough cut or final cut) must be received by October 8, 2012
Selection Criteria
Film Independent employs the following guidelines in making its selections:
- Overall quality of the film
- Strength of post production plan
- Uniqueness of vision
- Original, provocative subject matter
- Well-conceived plan for how to use the award
Overseeing the Award
Film Independent staff will select the winner of the award, oversee the administration of the award to the winning filmmaker and will monitor the services rendered.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Jennifer Kushner, Director of Artist Development: firstname.lastname@example.com


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