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King's College is located fifteen minutes from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, two hours from Philadelphia and Newark International airports and 2 1/2 hours from JFK (Kennedy) and LaGuardia airports in New York City. The airport is served by several airlines and transportation">transportation can be arranged through our offices. Our campus is near to several malls, so shopping is within a short driving distance.
King's College offers a two-semester calendar year. The first academic semester runs from late August through mid-December, and the second academic semester runs from January through May. A shortened, yet comprehensive, term is offered from June until early August. A comprehensive program of orientation helps students adjust to university life. Organized activities help students become familiar with campus life and the surrounding community as well as make new friends. Residence Hallsare available to all first-year students and we encourage you to live on campus. King's is located in the Northeast, where our weather goes through all four seasons.
U.S. Airways, Delta Connection, United Express, and Continental Airlines are used most frequently by our international student population. If you need someone to pick you up at the airport, please provide us with the date, time of arrival of airline, and flight number prior to your arrival, and we will arrange for an airport taxi or driver to meet you. In all cases, it is necessary that you inform us in advance of all of the details of your arrival so that we may properly greet and welcome you to King's College. You may telephone us at (570) 208-5858. If you have any questions regarding transportation, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Pennsylvania experiences all four seasons, including fall, winter, spring, and summer.
Plan to either bring or purchase warm clothing (including a heavy coat and insulated boots) for our winter season (November to March). A normal winter in Pennsylvania will consist of several inches of snow, and a temperature that can range from -32 (0¡ F) degrees celsius to 4 degrees celsius (40¡F). Our normal fall and spring seasons will require lighter attire, and include a light jacket or sweater. Temperature ranges from 10 degrees celsius (50° F) to 27 degrees celsius (80° F). If you plan to stay from May through August, the weather is always hot and humid with temperature ranges of 21 degrees celsius (70° F) to 38 degrees celsius (100° F). You should bring lightweight clothing for this season.
Residence Halls
Residence halls close during all semester breaks, vacation periods, and other holidays as designated by the institution. All residence hall students are required to vacate the halls during those time periods. The housing contract does not provide room and board during semester breaks recesses or official university holidays.
Students may request permission to remain in the residence halls by submitting a semester break housing form at least two weeks in advance to the Office of Residence Life. Students may be required to move into another residence hall or residence hall room during break/vacation periods. Meal plans are not in effect during break periods and students will need to make their own arrangements for meals. Residence life staff are not on duty in the halls during break periods. Opposite gender visitation is not permitted during this time.
King's is within walking distance of major department and pharmaceutical (apothecary, medicine) shops, hotels, restaurants, and entertainment. We are just minutes away from several shopping malls.
Many international students and their families will purchase most of their required necessities upon arrival in the United States. The cost of living in Northeastern Pennsylvania is quite low and prices are usually reasonable.


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The Atomic AMT² ski pole is the perfect complement to our range of women's all-mountain skis. It's got a lightweight aluminum construction and stylish design. It's also got a comfortable AMT Grip that will fit female hands perfectly, plus an AMT Strap and a 60mm AMT Round Basket. Ready to hit the piste or powder whenever you are.
Offer: 20% cheaper.
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Trump tells ex-White House lawyer to defy subpoena
Opening Sequence
Trump, Democrats face off on Syria after U.S. House vote
Trump: Syria crisis 'has nothing to do with us'
'Wrong setting': Dunn's parents reject Trump's offer
Ex-aide to Pompeo testifies in impeachment probe
Protests set Barcelona ablaze for a second night
Netflix shares jump as subscribers grow
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Of those who conduct online searches/background checks of job candidates, 29 percent use Facebook, 26 percent use LinkedIn and 21 percent use MySpace. One-in-ten (11 percent) search blogs while 7 percent follow candidates on Twitter.
The top industries most likely to screen job candidates via social networking sites or online search engines include those that specialize in technology and sensitive information: Information Technology (63 percent) and Professional & Business Services (53 percent).
Why Employers Disregarded Candidates After Screening Online
Job seekers are cautioned to be mindful of the information they post online and how they communicate directly with employers. Thirty-five percent of employers reported they have found content on social networking sites that caused them not to hire the candidate. The top examples cited include:
Fourteen percent of employers have disregarded a candidate because the candidate sent a message using an emoticon such as a smiley face while 16 percent dismissed a candidate for using text language such as GR8 (great) in an e-mail or job application.
Why Employers Hired Candidates After Screening Online
Job seekers are also encouraged to leverage social media whenadvertising their skills and experience.Eighteen percent of employers reported they have found content on social networking sites that caused them to hire the candidate. The top examples include:
"Social networking is a great way to make connections with potential job opportunities and promote your personal brand across the Internet," said Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources at CareerBuilder. "Make sure you are using this resource to your advantage by conveying a professional image and underscoring your qualifications."
Haefner recommends the following DOs and DON'Ts to keep a positive image online:
2)DO consider creating your own professional group on sites like Facebook or BrightFuse.com to establish relationships with thought leaders, recruiters and potential referrals.
3)DO keep gripes offline. Keep the content focused on the positive, whether that relates to professional or personal information. Makes sure to highlight specific accomplishments inside and outside of work.
4)DON'T forget others can see your friends, so be selective about who you accept as friends. Monitor comments made by others. Consider using the "block comments" feature or setting your profile to "private" so only designated friends can view it.
5)DON'Tmention your job search if you're still employed.
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive© on behalf of CareerBuilder.com between May 22 and June 10, 2009 among 2,667 hiring managers and human resource professionals (employed full-time; not self-employed; with at least significant involvement in hiring decisions; non- government) ages 18 and over. With a pure probability sample of 2,667 one could say with a 95 percent probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 1.9 percentage points. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and varies.
About CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and attract their most important asset – their people. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com, is the largest in the U.S. with more than 23 million unique visitors, 1 million jobs and 32 million resumes. CareerBuilder works with the world's top employers, providing resources for everything from employment branding and data analysis to talent acquisition. More than 9,000 Web sites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder's proprietary job search technology on their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit www.careerbuilder.com.
CareerBuilder Media Contact
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We would like to thank everyone for supporting the Baseball Card Clubhouse program. Over the past 10 years, nearly 90,000 scouts have visited a local baseball card shop to learn about the history of baseball cards and get started on building a collection. Unfortunately, we are unable to renew the program.The Baseball Card Clubhouse strived to offer Scouts a fun way to collect baseball cards with their peers and provide an opportunity to earn achievement awards and merit badges. We hope everyone continues to enjoy collecting baseball cards of their favorite players as part of the Scouting experience.
Please direct any questions about the Baseball Card Clubhouse program to email@example.com.
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*OpenCart 22.214.171.124, 1.5.6, 126.96.36.199, 18.104.22.168, 220.127.116.11 and 188.8.131.52 compatible. *VQMod installed required!
Varna Store is extremely powerful OpenCart theme built by profesionals for professionals. The main goal behind creating the Varna theme was to create a modern and sophisticated, flat, parallax OpenCart theme, following the latest tendencies in web design. Despite the modern and complex structure, the theme is clean and light by nature so it's suitable for any type of e-commerce business and prove that OpenCart could be used not only for small stores but also as a fully professional e-commerce site solution.
With it's powerful admin panel, 400+ customization options and 17 custom built modules, you can be sure your store would look the way YOU want! Extremely clean and simple or Glamorous, Modern and Shiny – you decide!
Responsive design – VarnaStore is 100% responsive theme all the way down to 320px, capable to work on every device you can imagine. Don't need responsiveness – no problem! You can turn it ON/OFF with a single click!
Why spending money on additional expensive modules? Blog, Tabs, Accordions, Toggles, Pricing tables, Deals and LayerSlider – "Yes, sir/madame! We have them all!"
You all know how much a blog extension for OpenCart costs, so there is no need to tell you that you're saving at least 40 USD
EASY BLOG is a custom built blog system, made especially for Varna Store and integrated for no additional cost
LAYER SLIDER module with visual composer
The long waited layerSlider module (costs 15 USD without control panel and builder)is here and not just a simple field to paste your pre-made by hand code, but as a fully featured slideshow builder with visual composer supporting drgg-and-drop layers positioning. Images, HTML, Video – anymate just anything you want!
STUNNING SINGLE and DOUBLE PARALLAX sections for selected modules! You're saving… who knows?? Nobody else have them!
With the power of Parallax backgrounds you could build unique and attractive sections in minutes. A single parallax scrolling image, double parallax moving backgrounds or NO PARALLAX? It's only you who decide! Varna store was built to look and work just perfect with or without them!
Note: For performance and compatibility reasons, parallax backgrounds are disabled on all touch devices. If your visitors are using a touch device (e.g. phone or tablet) they would only see the normal styling of the section.
Unlimited Tabs / Accordions / Toggles module
You alwas dreamed about a full content control like in a real CMS? Now you have it with the power of the Varna Sore modules. Build unlimited Tabs, accordions, Toggles and place them wherever you want. Just imagine an opencart store with page content built the way you really need it to be!
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Now with the Power of Varna Store you can easily built unlimited, attractive, animated Pricing Tables!
And that's not even half of the theme features! There is even more:
Unlimited Icon Boxes module
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At just over £40 (less online) you'd expect mid-range performance from a U-lock but the Brute proved itself to be a tough cookie and it's a great lock to sling in your bag for the daily commute. You'll need a bag, as there's no bracket supplied, although one is available.
The Brute mates a 16mm hardened shackle with a bar made from a single piece of steel, and the locking mechanism is protected against drilling and picking. The whole lock is rubberised to protect your paintwork and you get five keys (one with an LED light) to open it with. Like we said above, there's no bracket.
We attacked our sample with our standard armoury - 3ft bolt croppers, persuader, hammer, cold chisel, screwdriver and hacksaw. The 16mm shackle was too big for the jaws of our croppers so we went after it with the persuader and hammer but after five minutes the damage was pretty cosmetic, and the lock – with a slightly bent shackle – still worked fine. Onguard claim that the lock can cope with 10 tons of pulling force. It's a fairly beefy lock and you'll certainly feel the weight carrying it around, it's even heavier then the Kryptonite New York 3000, but then it is also substantially cheaper which means that in terms of bangs for buck it's a solid choice.
Good level of security from a mid-price lock, really good value
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
road.cc test report
Make and model: OnGuard Brute U-lock
Size tested: 178mm
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 36 Height: 190cm Weight: 98kg
I usually ride: whatever I\'m testing... My best bike is: Trek 1.5 with Ultegra 6700
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.


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Traveling to/from Chicago
Experient is ALA's travel management company for both hotel and airline reservations. As an ALA attendee or exhibitor, you are eligible for special airline and hotel rates. To reach the ALA travel desk, please call 800-974-9833 or 847-282-2529 and identify yourself as an attendee or exhibitor of the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The ALA travel desk is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST. You may also make hotel reservations by mailing or faxing the housing reservation form located in this section. In addition, you can make your hotel reservations online through the ALA home page at http://www.ala.org/annual. Choose "Travel & Hotels" and follow the directions. The online housing reservation form features SSL encryption to ensure the privacy of your information.
Tips for getting to Chicago:
1. Don't buy bottled water at the airport. Turns out most major airports let you carry an empty water bottle through security and fill it up at a water fountain on the other side. You'll avoid $5 bottled water from the newsstand and bad-tasting airplane water.
2. Depending on how far you are from Chicago, check out your bus or train options—they might be cheaper, and you'll get to skip the airport security line.
3. If you're planning to leave your car at the airport, check out off-site lots. They tend to be cheaper than the airport's long-term parking.
4. Look for a roommate to split the cost of your hotel room. Post a question on the ALA Conference WIKI to find a willing roomie. (It's common sense, but be careful making arrangements with someone you don't know.)
5. Don't forget we've arranged discounts at the hotels nearest the convention center. Check out the discounts here: [[1]].
6. Pack light. Many airlines are charging for one bag, let alone two. If you can carry on, by all means do it!
7. Fly on United Airlines the official airline of the conference and save on special discounts exclusive to attendees and guests. See here for more information on how to book a flight with special ALA discounts. Since United's hometown is Chicago, airline flights there are out later in the evening, so you could stay Tuesday until the exhibits close, attend the SupERTuesday Celebration, perhaps win some great prizes and still be home to sleep in your bed that night.


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Wikipedia Seeding
Carolyn Dunford and Ann Lally from the University of Washington have been working to seed Wikipedia with digital collections from UW Libraries (citation to D-Lib article below). I'd like to start a GODORT project to do the same for govt information. A Seeding group could come up with a list of tools, Websites, collections etc and then start trolling Wikipedia for articles where links to govt information resources would be helpful. For example, the GODORT Handout Exchange, State Blue Books, State Agency Databases, Gov Doc Kids, Publishing Policies and Practices could all be helpful links/citations to wikipedia articles. Won't you help? Leave your name in the discussion tab if you're interested in helping with this project.
- Using Wikipedia to Extend Digital Collections. Carolyn Dunford and Ann Lally. D-Lib Magazine, May/June 2007, Volume 13 Number 5/6
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking Congress to approve a $163.9 billion budget in fiscal 2015, an increase of about $10.1 billion over the department's fiscal 2014 funding.
The 2015 budget would provide $68.4 billion in discretionary funding, which includes $56 billion for VA medical care, about $1.6 billion to help end veterans' homelessness, and $1 billion to create the Veterans Job Corps. The budget also includes $95.6 billion for VA's mandatory programs, including disability compensation and pensions for veterans.
The funding would provide health care for 9.3 million enrolled veterans, 6.7 million patients, and about 97 million outpatient visits. It would also provide disability compensation for 1.5 million veterans or survivors, and vocational/educational benefits for another 1.2 million veterans.
In VA's ongoing war against its disability claims backlog, $138.7 million would be allocated for the Veterans Claims Intake Program, which would continue to implement the paperless claims system and improve veterans' access to benefits information.
Looking ahead to fiscal 2016, the budget is proposing $58.7 billion in advance appropriations for VA medical care programs.
American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger said that advance appropriations need to be included for all VA programs. "We recognize the primary importance of VA's health care for our veterans, but we want to see all VA programs protected by advance appropriations, including benefits payments," he said. "That way, if our federal government decides to shut down again, America's veterans won't be left to worry about whether their benefits checks will show up on time."
A bill introduced by Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the "Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013," would provide advance funding to all VA programs. The bill (H.R. 813) passed the House last September and awaits Senate action.
The total budget request of about $1 billion for VA major ($562 million) and minor ($495 million) construction falls far short of The American Legion's recommendation of about $6 billion annually for a decade – based on the recommendation of VA's own Strategic Capital Investment Planning program, which indicated that VA needed $53 to $65 billion for construction over a 10-year period.
Dellinger testified to Congress last year that The American Legion "is very concerned about the lack of funding in the Major and Minor Construction accounts.... Clearly, if this underfunding continues, VA will never fix its identified deficiencies within its ten-year plan."
More than $7 billion in the budget would be used to expand and improve mental-health services for veterans, including treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and military sexual trauma. The funding would allow VA to continue its collaborative work on mental health with the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Finding effective treatments for PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are a primary concern of The American Legion. It conducted a month-long survey in February for veterans suffering from one or both of these conditions. Results of this survey will be announced and discussed at a TBI/PTSD symposium the Legion is tentatively planning for the spring.
The $1.6 billion budgeted to help homeless veterans would include $500 million for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, and $321 million for the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing program. This investment is intended to help achieve VA Secretary Eric Shinseki's goal of eliminating homelessness among veterans by the end of 2015.
Dellinger said he was encouraged by the overall increase in VA's budget increase, but that he would be weighing in with specific recommendations when he testifies in Washington on March 26 before a joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees.


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PRAYERWALK . . . Care for Body and Soul––MP3
PRAYERWALK . . . Care for Body and Soul––MP3
Aerobic Audio/Music MP3
Valerie Bell
"Walk," Valerie Bell's doctor wrote on her prescription pad, "five times a week for 30 to 40 minutes." In the following weeks she felt as though she had been given a life sentence. "Why do I hate this so much?" she asked herself time and again. "Because it's so boring! What can I do with my mind while I'm taking care of my body?" That was her problem!
She began to use the time to pray, but she needed music that didn't interfere with the direction and mood of her prayers. That's how PRAYERWALK came to be. "It was something I wanted for myself," says Valerie, "but I soon realized that the beautiful music by gifted studio musician Dennis Clements, and the guided prayer time could be used by other people as well.
Currently there are three aerobic audio/music CDs available—also available via MP3 download.
PRAYERWALK . . . Care for Body and Soul (35 minutes)
This is the original aerobic audio/music prayerwalking edition. It focuses on experiencing God's love, adoration, examination, submission, intercession, petition, thanksgiving and praise.
PRAYERWALK II . . . Praise, the Practice of Heaven (45 minutes)
This second edition is upbeat and entirely centered on praising God as you experience His presence in your walk.
CLASSIC PRAYERWALK . . . Blessing Your Community (45 minutes)
This third edition in the series will help you walk through your neighborhood as an intercessor praying for the blessing of God and the outpouring of His grace in the place where you live.
Aerobic Audio/Music MP3 Retail $9.95


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Worship at Salt House is designed to be an experiment; trial and error, full of the sacred and flavored with sometimes silly things that happen when make human plans in an effort to engage with the divine. We are not perfect people and we worship in imperfect ways, but we want to trust in God's leading.
Here are some things you can expect when you come to worship at Salt House:
Singing // Music helps us orient ourselves. Learn as you go + sing as you feel comfortable. We use modern music and practices informed by the church's historical and liturgical traditions.
Teaching // We teach through an interactive time of engaging the countless intersections between the Bible + Jesus + our lives + our world.
Reflection + Response // A quiet moment with music, prayer, listening to God + choosing a response for now or the week to come.
Communion // As Jesus showed us, we take bread + dip it in wine to remember God's generosity and presence with + in us.
Salt House Kids // We have childcare available during worship for kids from birth to 7 years old (older if necessary). We always have at least 2 people on duty and everyone who works with children is background checked. More info here.
Opportunities to THRIVE // Engage with community. We want to encourage people to thrive in their lives, especially by engaging with one another.
Opportunities to GO // Engage the needs of the world. We want to encourage people to live beyond themselves taking Jesus' words to "GO" to heart.
Giving // God is generous with us + we respond by intentionally living generous lives.


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Braves make strides at quiet Winter Meetings
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When Braves general manager Frank Wren exited the Winter Meetings on Thursday, he had the same needs he possessed at the start of this four-day event.
But Wren seems confident that some of the conversations he had with agents and other executives this week could soon allow him to satisfy his desire to add depth to his starting rotation, bench and bullpen.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When Braves general manager Frank Wren exited the Winter Meetings on Thursday, he had the same needs he possessed at the start of this four-day event.
But Wren seems confident that some of the conversations he had with agents and other executives this week could soon allow him to satisfy his desire to add depth to his starting rotation, bench and bullpen.
"You always want to get things done as quickly as you possibly can," Wren said. "But I think it was a really productive [week] for us. We were able to sort through all the possibilities early in the week and then [on Wednesday] get it a little closer to finality. I feel we have a chance to get some things done that will be important for our team."
Instead of attempting to make a big splash by pursuing David Price or Jeff Samardzija, Wren spent this week pursuing less flashy options that could fortify a roster that will include many of the same key players that helped the Braves notch 96 victories and cruise toward the National League East title this past season.
Wren is cognizant of the fact that some fans have become impatient while waiting for Atlanta to make a key acquisition in an offseason that has thus far been highlighted by the free-agent departures of Tim Hudson and Brian McCann.
But instead of falling victim to this pressure by rushing to make a deal, Wren has attempted to remain patient in his search to satisfy what he does not consider to be "dire needs."
"There are a lot of positives with our team," Wren said. "We have a lot of things that people out there are looking for. We have a lot of things in place that helped us win 96 games. And we have a lot of young core pieces that should only get better. It's not like we have a lot of guys on the downside of their careers. We have guys on the ascent. So we should get better just because these guys have four or five years in the big leagues now. That doesn't mean we stop trying to add. But we have a really good core."
To strengthen this core, Wren would like to find a veteran who would have the ability to serve as a reliable pinch-hitter and clubhouse leader. The Braves are interested in having Eric Chavez fill this role. But Chavez has not yet provided indication that he is evaluating the possibility of playing in Atlanta.
Many of the same relievers who helped the Braves produce a Major League-best ERA this past season will return next year. This relief corps could be further strengthened if Eric O'Flaherty opts to return to Atlanta.
As for the starting rotation, the Braves are confident that they already have a strong base with the presence of Kris Medlen, Mike Minor, Brandon Beachy and Julio Teheran. But Wren would like to add some depth in this department to serve as insurance in the event that Beachy's elbow continues to be bothersome or Alex Wood stumbles during his first full Major League season.
"I think we have a chance to get things done over the next week as we get to the holidays, because I do think we have made progress," Wren said.
Deals done: Jordan Walden avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.49 million contract. The club also gained some organizational depth by signing right-handed reliever Yunesky Maya to a Minor League contract.
Rule 5 Draft activity: The Braves did not make any selections during Thursday morning's Rule 5 Draft. But the club lost two pitchers -- Blaine Sims and Mike Lee -- during the Minor League phase.
Goals accomplished: As this week progressed, Wren seemed to gain a better sense that he will be able to erase the few items that are on his wish list. He had multiple conversations with a number of clubs, including the Twins, who are looking to add starting pitching, but might be willing to deal veteran starting pitcher Kevin Correia, who will be eligible for free agency after making $5.5 million this year.
Unfinished business: The Braves are hoping to soon learn whether O'Flaherty will decide to return to Atlanta for at least one more season. They will continue to evaluate the possibility of trading Dan Uggla and a portion of the $26 million he is owed over the next two seasons. But at the same time, there are members of the organization who believe it would be better to keep Uggla with the hope that he will continue to provide power and consistent plate discipline while regaining the offensive consistency that he has lacked over the past season and a half.
Team's bottom line: "I don't know if there is an importance or a significance to when you get [a deal] done. But whenever that day is, you feel good about having that part of it behind you. We're always thinking and talking to people. The more needs you can fill, the more creative you can become." -- Wren
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com.


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vkuhn necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 92 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
We are a growing bakery that creates custom-made cookies, cakes and treats for people AND their furry friends! We've been using the tagline: "CookieMeister: People Eats and Puppy Treats" which we feels conveys the fun spirit in which we operate our business.
Individuals and families who are willing to pay a premium for event treats that are unique and not "cookie cutter".
We are looking for a logo that represents us well. We would love to incorporate iced cookies (maybe hearts?) into the logo, but still hope that it can somehow include the other sides of our business (cakes and dog treats). Some things to consider:
1) We want it fun! Nothing "too elegant".
2) It should flow - nothing too angular or staunch.
3) It needs to stand out among our competitors in a highly competitive market - bold and brilliant!
4) It should be a little girly (but not too much) - our primary customers are female.
5) We like imagery. Not just plain, ho-hum lettering.
The primary colors on our website are pink and a chocolate brown, and we kind of want to continue with a trendy yet classic color pallette like that.
You can view our website (which is a starter website, and our next project will be a major expansion and update) to get a feel for us and our products at http://www.cookiemeister.com, and you can also visit our Facebook Fan Page under CookieMeister.
We will require the image in a high resolution .jpg, .bmp and .png
Thanks, and good luck!
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It was a big day for the sailing brethren last weekend with the 2013 National Sailboat Championship (全國帆船錦標賽) and the Third Huilan Cup Windsurfing Competition (第三屆洄瀾盃風帆賽) held off Beibin Park (北濱) in Hualien City. The sailing community from around Taiwan was present, with teams in various categories of sailing craft preparing to show their skills. The windsurfing category was at the top of the agenda, as this was the first time that the Huilan Cup competition would be held to international specifications, and the first time that a foreign team from the Hong Kong Sea School (香港航海學校) would be taking part.
At the opening ceremony on Saturday, Taiwan Olympian Chang Hao (張浩) also made an appearance, living proof that Taiwan, a country not known for its ocean-going prowess, has plenty of opportunities once a more comprehensive training and competitive environment has been established for these sports.
Chang said that Taiwan had a good environment for developing wind surfers and sailors. "At the moment, most of our competitors are no higher than middle rank, but that's because the sport is only just getting started," Chang said in an interview during the opening ceremony of the Huilan Bay Sailing Festival (洄瀾灣風帆節), an event that had been cobbled together in an effort to generate greater public interest in the sailing competition. Chang, who competed in the Beijing and London Olympics, is currently ranked 99th in the world according to the International Sailing Federation.
Chang is a native of Nantou, the only county in Taiwan with no direct access to the ocean, but relocated to Penghu to hone his skills, and has subsequently trained with Australian coach Alex Mowday. Speaking about the potential for development of sailing in Taiwan, Chang emphasized the importance of bringing over international competitors and coaches to raise the standard of the sport.
"The level in Taiwan is still pretty low," Chang said, "there is a long way to go."
The location of the opening ceremony at the Creative Park and Lohas Happy Farm (洄瀾灣台開心農場), a long-term investment project of the Taiwan Land Development Corporation (台灣土地開發股份有限公司) indicated that the promotion of sailing in Hualien might also be linked to the exploitation of wide tracts of land between the Hualien River (花蓮溪) and the Hualien Industrial District.
Chen Hung-ming (陳宏名) of the Ji-an Township Athletics Committee (吉安鄉體育會) said that the sailing and windsurfing competitions, and the festival now associated with them, had their origins in the development now occupied by the Creative Park and Lohas Happy Farm. Abutting both the Hualien River and the Pacific Ocean, this location could possibly vie for popularity with the already highly successful Dongshan River Water Park (冬山河親水公園) in Yilan.
"We want to create a center for water sports in this area, and even set up a permanent marina," Chen said. "There are still considerable administrative issues that remain to be dealt with, so what we are doing at the moment is locating various water related activities here on a trial basis, as a first step to something more permanent. This will allow more people to know about this area."
As competitors, kitted out in sunblock and protective gear, sorted out their rigging, a smattering of people watched from the pavilion, few willing to brave the blazing summer heat. While the temporary marina at the base of rough concrete steps going down the embankment was crowded with government officials, including Hualien County Commissioner Fu Kun-chi (傅琨萁), ready to take a short ride in a scow, the public seemed ill-prepared for any activity that might involve getting wet.


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EATONTON, Ga. – Powered by three golfers in the top-15, No. 7 University of North Alabama leads the team standings after the first two rounds of the 2011 Bobcat Invitational, hosted by No. 6 Georgia College at the Golf Club at Cuscowilla.
Held at the par-70, 6,730-yard course, UNA leads the field by one, carding rounds of 282 and 285 for a seven-over 567. No. 8 Barry University and No. 5 Lynn University are second at eight-over par, Barry posting rounds of 286 and 282, and Lynn 287 and 281.
No. 15 Armstrong Atlantic stands fifth at 11-over par, with host GC, No. 4 University of West Florida and No. 19 Nova Southeastern University rounding out the top five in a tie at 12-over par.
West Florida's Otto Bonning carded the lowest round of the day, putting up a second-round 66 en route to the individual lead. Bonning is one of four golfers under par thanks to a first-round even score of 70 for four-under at 136.
UNA's Tyler Chandler is second, putting in scores of 70 and 68 for a two-under par 138. Nova Southeastern's Ben Vertz is deadlocked with Columbus State University's Rourke Van der Spuy in third at one-under. Van der Spuy posted rounds of 69 and 70, while Vertz went the other direction, with a 72 and 67.
Daniel Stapff of Barry and Jordan Walor of UNC Pembroke are tied at even par to round out the top five slots.
For the host Bobcats, freshman Gavin Harper (Twin City, Ga.) leads the way, carding rounds of 71 and 70 for 141 and one-over par in seventh. Playing as an individual, Taylor Smith (Mansfield, Ga.) was impressive, following a first-round 75 by nearly shaving off 10 strokes (68). He is 15th at three-over.
Senior two-time All-American Joe Young (Cochran, Ga.) put up rounds of 71 and 73 and stands 27th at four-over, while the reigning Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Golfer of the Week Patrick Garrett (Kennesaw, Ga.) is 32nd at five-over with rounds of 72 and 73.
Two-time PBC Golfer of the Week Billy Shida (Berkeley Lakes, Ga.) is 42nd, shooting a 72 and 75 for seven-over, tied with senior Matthew Yonz (Waycross, Ga.) who followed a 77 with an even 70. Rounding out the remaining individuals were Bayley Craig (Eatonton, Ga.) in 58th at 11-over, and both Victor Monte (Chantilly, Va.) and Ryan Steelman (Eatonton, Ga.) in 69th at plus-13.
The third and final round begins tomorrow, March 22. Starting the Bobcats on hole one at 9:10 a.m. is Yonz, teamed with golfers from AASU and UWF.
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An Analysis of the Long-term Photometric Behavior of epsilon Aurigae
Brian K. Kloppenborg
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver, 2112 East Wesley Avenue, Denver, CO 80208
Jeffrey L. Hopkins
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Robert E. Stencel
Stellar Photometry With DSLR: Benchmark of Two Color Correction Techniques Toward Johnson's VJ and Tycho VT
Roger Pieri
37 C rue Charles Dumont, Dijon, 21000, France
Received April 24, 2012; revised June 18, 2012; accepted August 17 2012
Modeling the Disk in the epsilon Aurigae System: a Brief Review With Proposed Numerical Solutions
Richard L. Pearson, III
Robert E. Stencel
University of Denver, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2112 E. Wesley Avenue, Denver, CO 80208
Received April 19, 2012; revised July 19, 2012; accepted August 7, 2012
Report From the epsilon Aurigae Campaign in Greece
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Emmanuel (Manos) Kardasis
Department of Electronics Engineering, T.E.I. of Pireaus, GR-12244, Egaleo, Greece
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Below you will find links to materials that were developed in the first three years of the Citizen Sky Project as part of the epsilon Aurigae observing campaign. Additional materials are available at the original Citizen Sky Website, which will remain intact as an archive of the Project's activities.
The AAVSO Binocular Program consists of 153 stars in the northern and southern hemispheres. They are mostly semi-regulars and Miras, with a few other types sprinkled in. Most of the stars range between 3.0 and 9.5V and can be observed best using simple hand held binoculars.
Recordings for all Astro-April online talks have been posted below!
To celebrate the achievements of the Citizen Sky Project and to introduce our participants to the wider world of astronomy, we planned a month-long celebration called Astro-April, which took place in April of 2012. We scheduled webinars throughout the month on various variable star topics. We also gave out many awards and prizes throughout the month.
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August 27, 1997-Mysterious Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez
Right in the middle of the Sea of Cortez there is a place of magic and mystery, a high rocky island surrounded by cool water and mists, populated by sea lions and eagles. The Midriff Islands don't seem to be like anything else in The Sea, or anywhere in Mexico for that matter.
We sailed here from the mainland side of The Sea of Cortez. All day we followed a compass course and ran across a glassy sea with our spinnaker, lost in a thick haze which surrounded us and hid the rest of the world from view. In the afternoon a tall island slowly materialized ahead of us and just before dark we rounded a high sand spit and anchored at Isla San Esteban. We thought we had been transported to another world.
What a change! Instead of the hot, thunderstorm plagued, Sonoran Desert shoreline on the mainland side, where days are still and the blistering hot sun heats the air and spawns violent afternoon thunderstorms crackling with lightning and where gusty winds swirl around anchorages and the sea water is almost too hot for swimming, we had arrived in a place of cool misty islands and steady sea breezes.
We anchored behind the rocky, mile long, sand spit which protected us from the southerly winds and we looked up at high rock cliffs with their tops lined by trees disappearing into the low clouds. There was surf on the beach and surge at the base of the cliffs and huge boulders had fallen into the sea forming caves big enough to take a small boat. In the water around the boulders at the base of these cliffs we could hear the barking and splashing of hundreds of Sea lions, and Sea Gulls, Pelican and Great Blue Herons flew overhead.
The temperature was much cooler here, the sea water was cold. As darkness fell low clouds swept in over the island and its peaks were lost in them. At night there was a steady 20kt wind. This didn't seem like Mexico; how can an island from the Aleutians exist here?
Our Mexico cruising guide told the story. Apparently upwelling from the nearby 4000 foot depths of The Sea of Cortez brought cold rich sea water to the surface. The cool water changed the climate of Isla San Esteban and the surrounding islands, and brought abundant sea life which, in turn brought the Sea Lions. There is no local population here, but a few cruisers know of it, and it offers a cool stopover for sweltering sailors.
During the night the swell began to come around the point and a tidal current turned us sideways to the waves. Rolling made the anchorage uncomfortable. Sea Lions were around us breathing and splashing, and ashore their mates barked and yelped. The surf was getting louder as the waves built and the anchor chain rumbled on the rocky bottom. We slept nervously.
In the morning, at first light, we hauled up the anchor and sailed away from Isla San Esteban.
As we sailed into the haze and we looked behind us, we saw only a glimpse of a cloud covered mountain quickly disappearing from view to tell us that this magical place was real and not just a dream.
Fred & Judy, SV WINGS, Sea of Cortez
The Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Saturday, August 23, 1997
The Lonely Coast-Sea of Cortez
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August 23, 1997-The Lonely Coast
We are cruising the lonely parts of the Sea of Cortez now, north of San Carlos on the east shore.
Most boats cross over from the west side of the Sea of Cortez and head directly for San Carlos to haul out for the summer. There is a good facility there for taking boats out of the water and storing them and there are a lot of people who need a break from cruising. So San Carlos is the end of the line for many cruising boats. Those that aren't hauling out for the summer stay on the east shore, but we think they are missing some good cruising locations because beyond San Carlos there are a lot of beautiful spots and they are virtually deserted. We've been in 5-6 anchorages and this one, Las Cocinas, is the first one where we have shared it with another boat.
Here we found GISELLE, a beautiful boat with a couple from Australia, David and Gaye, whom we met last year in Bodega Bay before they bought their boat. (They were touring in an RV and had stopped by the marina where WINGS was moored to look at boats.) Mostly it has been long empty beaches with only the sound of the surf and the splashes of Pelicans and predatory fish to interrupt the silence. You can get up in the morning and take a swim without your swimsuit if you want. You can walk a beach for hours. The landforms here are rugged and colorful. There are rocks as yellow as cake batter and others as red as bricks. There are layers of gray and brown and purple and almost white. One beach is tan, another chocolate brown. The hills are green now since there has been some rain. Every gray dead bush in the desert has now bloomed with green leaves and lots of cacti have red flowers on them now, if you look close.
A few minutes ago two people came by in a Avon dingy and when I saw them I looked around for a yacht, but they said they came from a house on the beach. Robert and Marian, he's a retired fireman from Arizona who has a house on the beach up the coast. She's also a firefighter, but still working. Ten days at work in Arizona, then six days down here. She commutes 300 miles which includes the last 11 miles from the end of the blacktop road. They have a 4x4 in addition to the Avon. No electricity except solar panels. They live here year 'round and call people who only come for the winter "tourists". We met them because when they see a boat they like to visit and talk to people.
Yesterday we caught a Dorado, and today we gathered some of the brown clams the call "Chocolates" The seafood helps keep the food budget down. Tonight, after the sun gets low and things cool off, David and Gaye are coming over for a drink and a bite to eat. In a day or two both boats will continue on north. We may skip some of the coast north of here because it is just too desolate, even for us, and cross back over to the other side. We'll write more then, and send this if we ever get cell coverage again, right now it is pretty rare, you know..., no towns, no cell coverage.
Fred & Judy, SV WINGS, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
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Guaymas waterfront.
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August 18, 1997-This seems like the good life to us
I don't know if it was the two splashes of rum I had since we anchored here today or just the overall ambience of this place, but when Judy started to hand dinner up from the galley I knew this was the good life, for sure:
We are anchored just outside of Guaymas, behind a scenic little island of red rocks and cactus. The place is very still and surprisingly cool for the Sonoran desert in August. Dinner is barbequed chicken mole over rice, fresh coleslaw, bread, and a bottle of good Mexican red wine (yes, there is such a thing). We had a nice 13 mile sail today, after a morning swimming and finishing a bottom cleaning job on the boat. Tomorrow we'll go on into Guaymas harbor to check it out. Right now we can hear the rush hour traffic leaving town (they are crossing a bridge to the east side suburb of Empalme, if you can believe that) and a fishing boat or two moving out the channel to the north of us. There are Pelicans diving nearby. Tonight I'll finish the Tom Clancy book I picked up at the book trade counter in San Carlos, then, maybe write another Email or two.
Yep, no question, this is A-OK.
August 21, 1997
We went into Guaymas harbor, found a good spot to anchor, and had a nice stay. This is a town the tourists don't bother with, it is mostly industrial. The harbor has large ships, several hundred medium size fishing boats, boatyards, shipyards, naval station, etc etc. The town however is pretty much normal Mexican city, sans gringos. We dingy'd in, found a good restraunt, had fine shrimp dinners and lots of ice cold beer, bought some supplies including a bag of ice and went back to WINGS. Since then we have had one Chubasco wind (sudden 45kts at night and pouring rain) which caused us to re-anchor and stay up for a couple of hours watching the situation, one cell phone problem which we solved with the help of the local cell phone distributor a computer nerd and shrimp boat owner who has three land lines, two cell phones, and two computers on his desk, very friendly and knowledgeable, and the problem turned out to be theirs, and one engine problem which turned out to be a plastic bag stuck in the water intake screen. I wouldn't dive in the harbor to fix it due to the filthy water there so we used an alternate intake until this afternoon when we were out away from Guaymas proper. All in all it was a very pleasant stay, we like Guaymas.
Now we are motoring north, the wind is light and we want to run the water maker and charge the batteries, plus we want to get to the next harbor before dark, so we are not sailing. We'll stop in San Carlos again for a couple of days, then head towards the northern portions of the Sea of Cortez for a month.
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Covering religion in Washington DC takes an extra measure of precision, and Washington Post reporter Michelle Boorstein regularly takes that level of care when covering the intersection of religion and politics. With all the scuffles over the economy, foreign policy and other current debates of the day (birth certificate anyone?), religion can easily get lost, but Boorstein keeps finding interesting angles that illuminate current political affairs.
Of course, Boorstein covers more than church-state affairs. She has covered everything from Pope Benedict XVI's visit, to Muslim-American affairs to Anglican property disputes (and more). You can track her work through a nifty little RSS feed and over at On Faith's Under God blog.
Boorstein, who has been covering religion for The Post since January 2006, grew up in a conservative Jewish home outside Boston and attended religious school until college. She lived in Jerusalem before she received her master's in Near Eastern Studies. See what she has to say about GetReligion's five questions:
(1) Where do you get your news about religion? I'm not the type who has a totally comprehensive, scientifically-conceived, superduper RSS feed. I try to scan a range of sources: Christianity Today and its blogs, Religion News Service updates, World magazine, Deepak Chopra and Oprah, The Forward for Jewish stuff, altmuslimah for Islam and gender/women's issues. Love to read anything by Michael Gerson and Paul Vitello.
(2) What is the most important religion story the MSM doesn't get? I'm torn about this premise that the mainstream media doesn't, as a group, "get" religion. In a climate where people can easily disappear into an information hole of the like-minded, I actually think the MSM is emerging as the most reliable, un-invested voice -- no dog in the fight. (Now you can hear the sound of someone climbing off their soap box. Another sound of a chip being removed from a shoulder)
That said, two stories we should do much better on:
There isn't nearly enough reporting on how governments from statehouses to the White House are using religion. Who are the most important lobbying forces? How are issues of faith driving campaigns in 2011? Does the Obama White House give real resources to their faith offices or is it more small-potatoes stuff?
The contemporary American family is becoming increasingly a spiritual mish-mosh. When you take a bunch of seekers and mutts and mix them repeatedly, how does that play out in marriages? In parents' ability to pass on a cohesive spiritual belief system to children? Religion and family.
(3) What's the story you will be watching carefully in the next year or two? The debates about Islam and government across the Middle East and North Africa by the next generation of Muslims. I am hopeful in this era of cutbacks that I, and other Post reporters, will be able to direct resources into this in a smart way. The subject is often described in a silly, black and white way when it is nuanced in dozens of directions. I'm also dying to see how this subject will play out in the 2012 elections in the United States.
(4) Why is it important for journalists to understand the role of religion in our world today? I'm going to skip this question because I think anyone reading this blog knows the answer. Preaching to the choir here.
(5) What is the funniest, most ironic twist that you have seen in a religion news story lately? A web site whose purpose is to organize factors that might help predict the end of the world (floods, Israeli peace, etc) had an ad for a 30-year mortgage. This came up with some reporting about the California-based ministry that believes the world will end May 21.


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Twitter CFO Mike Gupta also made a golden choice. He left his job as treasurer of Zynga in 2012. That was almost a year after Zynga's IPO, when the stock price was hurting and many top level execs were leaving.
The choice paid off. In 2013, Twitter's IPO year, Gupta was the highest paid employee at the company. He earned $24.6 million: $241,667 as salary and the rest in stock awards, according to documents filed with the SEC.
His pay was bucket loads bigger than Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who brought in a relatively mere $130,250 in 2013 with no new stock awards. Costolo's annual salary was also reduced to $14,000 effective August 2013, the company said.
Not that Costolo's net worth is hurting. He still owns a 1.4% stake in the company, with almost 8.2 million shares. Plus he earned $11.5 million in 2012, mostly in stock.
But 2013 really was Gupta's year.
Twitter's IPO was one of the highlights of the tech industry's year and Gupta was praised as the man responsible. The Wall Street Journal said of him:
"The architect of Twitter Inc.'s initial public offering is a 42-year-old finance whiz with a knack for finding calm amid chaos. ... Gupta had to walk a fine line with analysts and investors, offering ambitious projections without committing the company to targets that it might not achieve."
Going forward, he's getting a bit of raise in his base salary, too, to $250,000, the company said.
Prior to Zynga, Gupta spent 8 years in finance and development roles at Yahoo, from 2003 to 2011.


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". . . we should look to [Swedish rape laws] as a potential model for our own legislation. [...] "In fact, some activists and legal experts in Sweden want to change the law there so that the burden of proof is on the accused; the alleged rapist would have to show that he got consent, instead of the victim having to prove that she didn't give it."Continue with that:
"What all this means is a shift in the burden of proof to the defense would entail that the defense establish, with a preponderance of the evidence, that it was more likely than not that the woman alleging the rape did give clear indications of freely chosen agreement to engage in the sex acts. Affirmative consent constitutes the kind of consent that would be . . . necessary to overcome the presumptive or implied nonagreement in the law. . . . . What the defense would be required to do would be to introduce adequate evidence to show that the alleged victim did openly and affirmatively express a yes of her own free accord.And finally:
Criminal law professor and feminist Michele Alexandre wants to junk all of that and severely limit the way consent may be legally manifested. She insists that the contract theory of consent treats women's bodies as goods and proposes to change criminal law so that all the non-verbal manifestations of assent are invalid to show legal consent. Specifically, "express consent entails verbal or written assent that leaves no doubt as to the victim's agreement to the sexual interaction. . . ." (The other-worldly reference to "written assent" is a dead giveaway that this professor is operating in a different universe than the typical bedroom where real couples are getting it on.)In practice that would mean guilty until proven innocent and not innocent until proven guilty as it is the norm today.
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Michael Dell has moved from an entrepreneur who 26 years ago started building PCs to a world-class, seasoned Fortune 50 CEO running a $60 billion diversified information technology business. We talk about the 'Michael Dell Effect' in our Cover Story this issue.
All the buzz and excitement of Comdex is coming back after seven years at Comdex Virtual, on Nov. 16-17. Join in on the fun!
The wild card in the Hurd channel gambit at Oracle is Ellison. And if he isn't ready to cross the cultural chasm to the channel, then there could be an internal channel shootout at the O.K. Corral.
Are you afraid to make a big bet? And do you have skin in the game with some key vendor partners? If not, you may be about to head off a cliff.
When solution provider Leonard Zavala was frustrated over the long wait for his Cisco Catalyst switches, he went to CRN.com's community boards and got the answers he was looking for.
Eaton, the $11.9 billion diversified power management company, recently celebrated the first anniversary of its PowerAdvantage program.
For partners that are willing to make an investment in the SAP model, the payoff is going to be astronomical.
For 20 years, CRN's Channel Champions awards have been the gold standard pointing solution providers to who truly is walking the channel walk rather than just talking the channel talk. This year, once again, there simply is no vendor that has more channel breadth, depth and commitment than HP, which walked away with more than twice as many top honors and subcategory awards than IBM or Cisco.
More often than not, giving back leads to bigger sales -- particularly in the social networking age where professional and personal lives are blended together.
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There are few products that can in one fell swoop drive a high-margin services business for solution providers and huge ROI for customers. But that's just what EMC has done with its SourceOne compliance product offering, which was launched earlier this year and has shattered sales records for EMC and its partners.
How to prosper from the cloud computing revolution dominated the discussion at Everything Channel's Tech Innovator's 2009 in Las Vegas this week.
Solution providers could be the big losers in the HP vs. Cisco networking battle.
Hewlett-Packard Americas Channel Chief Adrian Jones' tight relationship with HP CEO Mark Hurd made him an outstanding advocate for solution provider partners. It also meant he was under Hurd's constant scrutiny, being pushed and prodded every step of the way to make sure the channel was delivering.
One of the eye-opening moments from our recent XChange '09 conference was a solution provider complaining that Dell Direct is, in some cases, quoting prices that are 10 percent to 15 percent below the channel price on low-quantity servers or PCs.
Best Buy made its name selling technology products at the lowest possible prices. Of course, the best prices don't always mean the best service.
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It's a question worth asking: What makes retail so dramatically different from e-tail?
Solution providers, like Pat Walsh of Computer Station of Orlando, who move to a recurring revenue model are driving higher profits and sales than those who are stuck in the 'ole sell-the-next-IT-project paradigm.
There are a lot of lessons to be learned from NWN, the top winner on CRN's Fast Growth 100.
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The Education Committee shall identify needs and issues concerning the education of users of government information and propose projects to resolve these needs and issues. The goal of this committee is to act as conduit for information regarding education resources in using government information to four audiences:
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- librarians who do not work directly or primarily with government information; and
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• What makes government information resources so valuable? Looking at this another way, why aren't they scary and intimidating or boring?
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Illinois freshman center Meyers Leonard scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the intrasquad scrimmage Sunday. The 7-footer also showed off his end-to-end athleticism.
CHAMPAIGN -- The season is already off and running for Illinois basketball. Nobody needs to remind Illini freshman center Meyers Leonard.
The athletic 7-footer from Robinson showed off his athleticism Sunday, when he ran the floor and finished with a team-high 23 points during the orange and blue intrasquad scrimmage. Leonard was 9-for-13 from the field, often finding himself open underneath for easy baskets by running end to end, while also grabbing seven rebounds.
"You're trying to show you have work ethic, show them you have everything'' said Leonard, who led Robinson to the Class 2A state title last March. "You're trying to show them you have skill. You can work hard and play defense, but you have to be able to score.''
Illinois hosts Division II Lewis in the exhibition opener Friday. With such little time to prepare before a flurry of five games in the season's first 12 days, Illini coach Bruce Weber stressed defense and transition offense. Leonard, who will backup senior center Mike Tisdale, fits nicely into that plan.
"That was coach's main thing for Meyers,'' said Illini freshman Jereme Richmond. "Get out, use his athleticism to beat Tisdale and the other bigs down the floor for easy baskets. He did a good job with that.''
It was a good start, Weber said, although Leonard will have to work on those five turnovers.
"He played very well,'' Weber said. "His is a matter of learning the game, figure it all out as much as anything. He can run. That's one of the first things. He's a 7-footer who can run like a deer. He jumps pretty well. His (challenge) is more in the half-court and figuring out the game. He played one speed, his speed. Hopefully, we can change that over time.''
Otherwise, the big stat stuffers were veterans. Senior forward Mike Davis had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore guard D.J. Richardson had 17 points and four assists while guard Demetri McCamey finished with 15 points and eight assists.
Weber said it might take until December to determine the backup point guard behind McCamey, one of the key questions heading into the season. Sophomores Brandon Paul, Joseph Bertrand and Richardson plus freshman Joseph Bertrand and Crandall Head all played the role of ballhandler in the scrimmage.
"You've got a lot more guys who can handle the basketball than we did last year,'' Weber said. "It will ease the pressure on Demetri. It won't make us so one dimensional. Who is the guy? I don't know. At least we have options. That will evolve as it gets into the games. It will probably be December until we get it figured out.''
NOTES: The scrimmage was a series of three eight-minute games and one six-minute game. . . Tisdale won the 3-point shooting contest, hitting eight in the 30-second semifinal and six in the 30-second final against Richardson, who made five. . . Chicago De La Salle senior forward Mike Shaw, who is uncommitted, and Chicago Orr senior guard Mycheal Henry made official visits this weekend. Henry has given a verbal commitment and will sign in November. . .
Illinois scrimmage box score(Stats combined for four short scrimmages.) Name/FG-A/3P-A/FT-A/Rebs/Pts Richmond 5-11 0-1 1-2 5 11, Griffey 2-9 0-2 2-2 2 6, Tisdale 3-11 1-2 4-4 10 11, Bertrand 1-6 0-3 0-0 6 2, Paul 3-5 2-3 4-4 6 2, Paul 3-5 2-3 4-4 6 12, Head 5-7 0-1 1-2 0 11, Leonard 9-13 0-0 5-7 7 23, Davis 9-16 0-0 3-4 11 21, Cole 1-7 0-5 0-0 6 2, McCamey 4-11 1-4 6-8 2 15, Richardson 6-14 4-8 1-2 4 17, Berardini 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0, Selus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0.


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Holiday artwork by students from several local schools can be seen these days in store windows throughout downtown Towson.
At the invitation of the Towson Chamber of Commerce, students from the schools created seasonal murals on display in storefronts on Pennsylvania and Chesapeake avenues:
Local schools involved with the project included Stoneleigh Elementary School, Cockeysville and Dumbarton middle schools and the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology.
Other schools across the county that pitched in included Baltimore Highlands, Deep Creek, Essex, Wellwood International and Woodholme elementary schools; Milford Mill Academy; Hereford, Old Court, Pine Grove and Sparrows Point middle schools; Western School of Technology and Environmental Science; and Chesapeake and Parkville high schools.
Calling students half a world away from Cromwell Valley
Thanks to Skype technology, fifth-grade students at Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet School of Technology are making connections this year across the northern hemisphere.
The class' with their furthest exploration yet – Hawaii – is scheduled for a special video conference on Dec. 15, at 1:40 p.m.
Students from Cromwell Valley will talk with Hawaiian counterparts via Skype during the hour-long teleconference, part of a year-long "partner class" in which every class at Cromwell has a partner class in another state or country. Each of those classes will "Skype" with their counterparts sometime during the school year.
Skype sessions have occurred or are planned with students in Alabama, New Jersey, Iowa, Texas, Canada, North Carolina, Oregon and, this week, Hawaii.
Classes are using Edmodo, VoiceThread and Skype to communicate and collaborate with their partner classes on projects pertaining to cultural or content curriculum. To date, students at the school have established 23 partner classes in 11 different states.
During the Hawaii Skype session, fifth-graders in Flo Falatko's class will work with the partner class in Hawaii to write poems. If time allows, both classes also will share student-created movies about each school.
For more details on the program, contact Anne Groth or Darlene Morrison, at 410-887-4888.
National Aquarium brings 'Squid Lab' to Pinewood Elementary
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is bringing its traveling outreach program "Squid Lab" to fifth-grade classes at Pinewood Elementary School, Timonium, on Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
During the program's four, hour-long sessions, students will be guided through a hands-on dissection of squid while learning about the creature's body parts and functions.
The program supports the fifth-grade science unit, "Wee Beasties," which studies organisms and cells, as well as the school's "Eco-Trekkers" unit, which studies animal and plant life and their eco-systems.
Food, dancing and crafts at Pleasant Plains PTA Winterfest
The Pleasant Plains PTA will host its Winterfest event Friday, Dec. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the school, 8300 Pleasant Plains Road. Admission is free.
The celebration includes food, dancing, face painting, crafts, silent auction and a "craft-a-rama." Proceeds will go to PTA efforts to aid students.
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If you were looking forward to the fan-created Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes, look forward no more. The creators of that ROM-hacked project claim that Square Enix has threatened legal action against them.
The five-year-long project, based on the original Chrono Trigger Super Nintendo ROM was due to be released later this month. But according to a cease and desist letter posted by Chrono series site Chrono Compendium, Square Enix's legal staff has claimed copyright infringement. The timing of that request may have been due to the project actually nearing release and not necessarily a last minute change of heart from the publisher.
Chrono Compendium indicates that the source of that fan-made game has been "destroyed" in compliance with the Square Enix's requests. The Chrono fan site also writes that it has also removed additional fan projects, hoping to avoid the "expenses and burdens of litigation."
Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes was touted as the "first feature-length fan Chrono series game," boasting some 35 hours worth of new, fan-created story line.
Cease & Desist Letter [Chrono Compendium Forums - thanks, Xkeeper!]