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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On the two year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death Move America Forward the Nation's largest grassroots pro-troop organization urges President Obama to remember that the threat of radical Islam to America has not diminished and that we must remain vigilant in identifying Islamic jihad threats and treat those who carry out acts of terror with the seriousness they deserve.
"The recent Boston Marathon terrorist attack shows us that the War on Terror is far from over and the threat of Islamic jihad is as real today as it was before Osama bin Laden was killed." Said Scott Raab, Outreach Director for Move America Forward. "The Boston Marathon was not because of Tax Day or any of the other reasons media outlets tried to suggest, it was because of Islamic jihad, and we need to remember attacks like Benghazi even if they seem like a long time ago to the white house".
To stop the questioning of Dzhokhar and give a terrorist access to a lawyer, effectively stopping valuable information on other terrorists, terror plots and high level information is inexcusable. It has been two years since Seal Team Six found and killed Osama bin Laden, but the Boston Marathon terrorist attack and attacks on our embassies are a clear sign that our enemies are not beaten.
Every day, radical Muslims dream of carrying out jihad like Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev did on April 15, 2013. We must recognize Islamic jihad as the threat, and stop censoring our efforts in attempt at political correctness.

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The first act of outright imperialism on the Internet occurred late last year but went largely unnoticed by the advertising and marketing industry.
Shots were fired, territory invaded, treachery was afoot and, although the smoke has temporarily cleared, what remains is an edgy standoff between three cyber superpowers whose expansionist ambitions are not secret.
In December, the International Ad Hoc Committee, a new and self-appointed regulatory body, released a proposal to add new top-level domain names as add-ons to the familiar .com, .org and .net designations. The organization also recommended the establishment of companies to compete with InterNIC, the present clearinghouse for operating, registering and administering domain names.
The IAHC gave the Internet community just a month to respond to its recommendations. Not surprisingly, given the short time frame and the intervening holidays, few responses were filed. On Feb. 4, the IAHC issued its final report, largely ignoring the few comments it did receive.
Conspicuously absent from membership in the IAHC is Network Solutions Inc., the corporate parent of InterNIC.
NSI has a contract with the National Science Foundation to administer .com, .net and .org through 1998. At the end of 1998, NSI's contract with NSF expires, leaving the ongoing administration of these three top-level domain names open to bidding in the marketplace. Until then, no one can force NSI to share administration of .com, .net or .org.
NSI has been very quiet throughout the IAHC proceedings, leaving some in the industry to speculate that NSI has no intention of cooperating with IAHC. Like Sony and Betamax, that would certainly create confusion and inefficiency for Internet users.
Others speculate that NSI will sue IAHC and its members if they attempt to subvert NSI's business with competing domains.
Alternic is a loose association of independent companies that administers a network of top-level domains through their own computer systems. At present, there are more than 30 such companies. Their collective view of the Internet and domain maintenance has a decided bias in favor of free competition. If someone wants to set up a new top-level domain and has the assets and equipment to do so, then Alternic says that's fine, as long as the domains don't interfere with one another.
Rights to second-level domain names on any top-level domain are on a first-come, first-served basis with disputes resolved in the courts. Known as "enhanced domain names systems," or eDNS, they include such top-level domains as .sex, .corp, .xxx, .web, .arts and others. Generally, Alternic top-level domain names are indicative of the content one will find at sites using that domain.
IAHC members claim eDNS is not as reliable as the traditional Internet system. Obviously, Alternic denies that accusation. As if to add to the intrigue, the IAHC chose two Alternic-administered top-level domain names within the seven new domains it proposed--.arts and .web. Doing so sets the stage for direct confrontation, putting the IAHC at odds with Alternic and in the role of the bully trying to run the smaller Alternic out of town.
Complicating the problem is the fact that some Alternic companies are financially capable of fighting for their turf on the Internet. Proof is evident in the suit filed Feb. 27 by Image Online Design, the operator of .web, to stop the IAHC from implementing its plan.
IAHC supporters are heralding the latest proposal as a major step toward relieving overcrowding on the Internet and introducing competition with InterNIC. Alternic supporters are rallying against the proposal as an illegal attempt to monopolize the Internet and interfere with their businesses. Sphinxlike, NSI remains silent. At this stage, accusations by all three parties are flying like bullets on the e-mail circuit, testimony as to just how brutal and ugly arguments can become on the Internet.
It is unsettling that all three groups claim Internet turf without the least regard for those who inhabit and use the territory. In their imperial presumptuousness, they're not unlike the earliest settlers who came to America, oblivious of the fact that the land was already occupied. The Internet, already a lawless place, could become an even more chaotic battlefield if companies with enough hardware, software and cash are allowed to do as they please. The result would be conflicting domains that interfere with commerce on the Net, and could eventually bring the whole system to a halt.
Thus far, this entire conflict has percolated without the participation of the ad and marketing community--the primary source of revenues needed to run and expand the Net. Last week, the World Intellectual Property Organization, one of the IAHC members, invited the Coalition for Advertising Supported Information & Entertainment to attend a meeting in Geneva April 28 to 30 to discuss the IAHC proposal. In addition, the IAHC is planning public forums in Washington the week of April 14 to present its proposal. While advertisers and marketers may not be able to stop the cataclysm, they should certainly warn the Internet warriors against rash actions and firing any wild shots.
The Internet is still an untested and fragile medium. There are many traditional media out there to channel information to consumers. If the Internet becomes any more unreliable, confusing or unstable, everybody suffers. And the advertising and marketing community may well close its pocketbook, pulling the plug on the whole promising enterprise.
Mr. Wood is a partner in the law firm of Hall Dickler Kent Friedman & Wood, New York. Contact him at [email protected].
Copyright March 1997, Crain Communications Inc.


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In 2015 alone, over one million refugees and migrants fled to Europe by sea. Travel on the open water has its own inherent risks and dangers but for refugees crossing the Mediterranean, these risks are amplified by inadequate means. Vessels run by smugglers and human traffickers are damaged and overused, are loaded past capacity in the warmer months, and are sometimes deliberately sunk by the smugglers themselves.
1 in 3 people arriving in Greece at that time were children as compared to the much lower 1 in 10 of September 2015. These new journeys are indicative of how bad conditions have become in the many nations represented by those crossing - Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Syria. Children are the most vulnerable victims of conflict, often facing the most extreme violence and exploitation in their home countries. For these women and children, the search for peace and safety is worth the risk of the sea.
More than 400 people died in the past two months trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
More than 80,000 migrants arrived in Europe by boat during the first six weeks of 2016. For those who believe that refugees have an alternative to risking so much for a safe haven, Kenyan-born Somali poet Warsan Shire's "Home" earnestly urges that "No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land."
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"I didn't even like cars."
Not exactly what you'd expect to hear from a film director best known for his work documenting the rise, fall and rebirth of the electric car. But after driving electric cars for the past ten years, Chris Paine, who just a few years ago asked Who Killed the Electric Car?, has become a car guy, prone to discuss the finer points of his all-electric Tesla Roadster, plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt or dearly-departed General Motors EV-1.
As it turned out, the 2006 release of his first film coincided with several major turning points in the electric vehicle (EV for short) story, documented in Paine's follow-up, Revenge of the Electric Car, released last Friday.
"I wasn't going to make a second movie," says Paine. "It just came out of hearing that the industry was about to reverse itself, and we already had the connections. You don't usually see things shift, especially in giant industries. So maybe we should take advantage of this window and watch what happens?"
A lot happened. The future of the electric car was suddenly in the hands of surprising advocates, as the new film follows four somewhat eccentric central players: Bob Lutz, the outspoken GM executive who unexpectedly leads the push for EVs in his hanging-by-a-thread car company; Carlos Ghosn, the larger-than life CEO of Nissan who puts his formidable reputation on the line to produce an affordable all-electric car; Elon Musk, the overstretched Silicon Valley entrepreneur who juggles production of his sleek Tesla Roadster EV with a commercial space flight company; and master tinkerer Greg "Gadget" Abbott, who converts beautiful vintage cars into EVs, until disaster strikes.
Paine says that the focus this time around was purposely on the people involved with the EV revolution, not the issue itself. "What changes people's minds is emotion and a sense of momentum and charisma," Paine explains. "So let's do a story about people with incredible charisma – risk takers – that for whatever motivation, whether environmental or completely non-environmental, have decided that electric cars are where we're headed. And we ended up with a very different kind of movie."
Despite the confidence of even former EV skeptics like Lutz and Ghosn, Paine says that there's still one looming barrier to changing people's minds about electric cars: "Low gas prices. That will delay it. Because when people fill up their truck or cars for $100, they go 'Damn there must be something cheaper.' And electricity is $1 per gallon in equivalent cost. So ordinary people are saying, 'Wow, this electric car thing might be a solution for my pocketbook.' If they keep oil prices $3 or below it'll take a lot longer, if it's $5 it'll be a lot faster."
For the auto executives featured in the movie, however, plain old competition was a major driver for them to pursue EVs, and in some cases, even convinced them to open up their businesses to Paine's team of filmmakers. Paine was already a Tesla customer when he approached Musk about documenting his company as it developed its Roadster EV. Musk agreed, and immediately Paine let GM's Lutz know about the filming arrangement. "Tesla was a real thorn in Bob's shoe," Paine says, recalling Lutz's reaction to the news, "'God these guys are doing it? I knew it!'" Soon after, Lutz convinced the GM board to let Paine follow the development of the Chevrolet Volt. Nissan flew two executives to Paine's home for an intense hour-long questioning over tea along with one of Paine's producers. The two execs immediately hopped back on a plane to Japan and soon after, Paine got approval to start tracking the Nissan's highly-secretive Leaf program.
With greater access to these companies of course comes the danger of subtle manipulation. As one former Frontline producer working with Paine's team directed: No junkets, no special favors – it's a thin line but stay on this side. "We didn't want to become part of their spin machine," Paine explains, "Greenwashing for any of the car companies. Our job was to tell the story of how change can come from the inside."
One of the auto companies' fellow guilty parties from Who Killed the Electric Car? shows no evidence whatsoever of changing: big oil. Clearly, the oil industry is no fan of the electrification of the automobile for obvious reasons, but Paine explains that there's more to the story: "They're one of the largest users of electricity in the world. All the power lines go in (to the refineries) because they eat up an incredible amount of electricity to get the crude oil to turn into gasoline. So why not just bypass the oil, and run cars?"
The oil industry almost won another battle with EVs thanks to the 2008 economic collapse. All of the electric car programs were uniquely vulnerable in a tense economic and political climate. In the middle of filming, Paine remembers expecting the worst: "We're in our second act and the movie becomes 'Curse of the Electric Car.' And these programs all go down and we're stuck with Hummers and SUVs for another ten, twenty years. But then, miraculously, the Volt survived the bankruptcy at GM, and all the other things that happen in the movie start to turn things around."
The film indeed ends on a bright note, and although sales of both the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf have been fair, Revenge of the Electric Carpresents a convincing case that the shift towards EVs is inevitable, however slow the process.
Leaving the EV story with a happy ending certainly makes sense, so Paine is thinking about shifting gears for his next film. "I'm thinking that the next film will not be about electric cars," he proposes. "But I made that prediction last time so who knows."
So what might be the subject of his next film? Bikes. Wait, bikes?
"Yeah I love bicycles! Did you know bicycles were only invented around the time that the car was invented? I thought bicycles came from ancient China, but they came from about 1874. Look at what bicycles are today – they're a cultural revolutionary force. I mean there's a lot of great bike movies out there so…maybe something else."
Maybe, but with more and more electric and hybrid models coming out, I wouldn't completely rule out one more chapter to complete an EV trilogy.


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i Gas Engineers Ltd. Provide a quality service at an affordable price, whether it's repairing boilers, replacing boilers, or servicing them, We can do it all!
Dorset Catering Services
Raise Construction Ltd
Surrey roofing specialists ltd
We cover all aspects of roofing and building works. I have been roofing and building for 18 years, I have city and guilds qualifications in roofing, carpentry and welding. I am a holder of the skilled worker construction skills certification scheme. I have a great team of skilled workers working for me. All work comes fully guaranteed.
Roktops Worksurfaces
Conway and Son Landscapes
UR Patch property services
We are a dynamic young company operating in the South of England offering a no nonsense affordable handyman, property maintenance and gardening service from intelligent, qualified and experienced individuals Our offering is unique... We are capable of the full array of general tasks through to the more complicated jobs should you require them. Our costs are very competitive, all of our works are fully guaranteed and fully insured, we even offer a loyalty reduction scheme for regular clients We are establishing a good name for ourselves and are proud to be recognised by our growing client base for our excellent skills in painting decorating and wallpapering, fencing, patio & decking installation, flooring, tiling, blind and curtain hanging, tv screen installations and kitchen and bathroom fitting. Please dont think of us for just this though, as we offer a wider range of skills and expertise.
Hooper Landscapes & Construction
Hayes landscapes
We are a hard landscaping company With many years experience in the trade Please check are checkatrade profile as well. We offer free design and quotations with a fixed price. Works including: patios, paveing , fencing , drainage , soakaways , footings foundations, artificial lawns , koi ponds, warter features, brick work all types , Kind regards Daniel Hayes Hayes landscapes
MGB General Builders and Landscaping
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KJT Developments Ltd
Construction company carrying out all aspects of building work from both domestic extensions to complete new builds. Also roofing, basements and structural calculations/gas safe/electrical compliance. We have carried many builds over the years from 7 bedroom colonial style to 5 bedroom Eco build new builds, from master carpenters and bricklayers all our staff are trained to NVQ Level2 minimum. We can build you an extension to a new home having over 50 successful builds already completed, with an average score of ten out ten from 99% of our clients. All reviews are from genuine clients
Your builder ltd
Your builder ltd is your local building company based in waterlooville. We cover a variety of trades to enable us to complete your job from start to finish.
GarMon Building Services
Specialists in single ply / mineral felt roofing repair/overhaul/refurbishment. Commercial, industrial roofing/guttering Property maintenance repairs/refurbishment External internal decorating Home and garden Our company pride itself on high quality workmanship, safe working practices and friendly service.
Exbury Homes Ltd
We carry out high quality building work, such as a new house build or extension and reformatting your house including loft conversions. We have been in business since 1987 and have extensive knowledge of all construction work that is likely to be required on any domestic project.
Morris Parker
Morris Parker Property Refurbishment Ltd is your one stop shop for all interior refurbishment work and some exterior work. We specialize in: Kitchens, Bathrooms, Plastering, Tiling, Flooring, Electrics, Gas, Plumbing, Heating, Air conditioning, Windows, doors, fascias, soffits, guttering, conversions, all decorating works. With a combined experience of over 30 years we have the talent, ability and in house design / project management to work through any refurbishment project you may have.
Principle building services
Kitchen Design Direct Ltd
Redbrick Ltd
We are a small building company with many years' experience of all kinds of construction, renovation and conversion work. We pride ourselves on our comprehensive knowledge, our honest approach, and the quality of our work. Your satisfaction is our highest priority. We would love to help you with your next project whether it be a self build house or the conversion of an older building or anything in between. We have the detailed knowledge of the procedures and skills required and the experience to implement them, to successfully complete your project . Our qualified tradesmen are respectful of yourself and your property and work in a clean and tidy way. We know that you may be living in your property while your project is underway so we take extra care to ensure we minimise the disruption to your everyday life. ' A clean site is a safe site' is our motto. Health and safety, both yours and ours, is a primary concern in any project, we hold the ConstructionHealthAndSafety award.(CHAS) We also know that we will be working within a budget and we strive to give you the very best value for your money. We want you to be "over the moon" with your project. Please visit our website www.redbrickbrickwork.co.uk to see examples of our work and read genuine testimonials from our many satisfied customers. We will be delighted to discuss your project and can be emailed firstname.lastname@example.com or speak to us on 07796 756123. We'd love to hear from you!
Barbecue Installers on Bark
We'll reach out to them as well as others, based on your requirements.
Within hours, sometimes minutes, they'll contact you on Bark.
Professionals value their reputation on Bark and strive to do a great job for customers they find on our platform.
Example Barbecue Installation Barks
What is the type of property?
What kind of installation do you need?
Install new barbeque
What type of barbeque do you want installing?
Gas (natural or propane)
Have you already purchased the barbeque?
I already have the barbeque
When do you want the work carried out?
Within 1 week
Any additional details?
Weber Genesis II BBQ purchase and delivered...Looking for someone to do the installation and construction for me as the guide says 2 hours that I do not have :)
What is the type of property?
What kind of installation do you need?
Install new barbeque
What type of barbeque do you want installing?
Built-in, Gas (natural or propane)
Have you already purchased the barbeque?
I would like the professional to provide the barbeque
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I currently have a simple built-in barbecue in my garden which I would like to change to gas.


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Ask someone about Oregon, and they'll probably paint you a rosy picture of cheery, shorts-wearing hikers hustling up a mountain, munching on granola, and collecting banana peels for compost. Maybe that's because compared to many Midwestern locales, Oregon's lush forests, rushing rivers, and towering mountains really do seem like another world. Oregon offers a veritable bounty of nature, but the Beaver State also offers a strong economy supported by the 27th-biggest population in the country.
The state produces 95% of the country's hazelnuts, ranks third in the number of wineries, and historically has been one of the major timber-production and logging states. Additionally, Nike is headquartered in Beaverton, while Adidas has its American headquarters in Portland. As for education, Oregon is home to several known public and private colleges and universities, including University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Oregon Institute of Technology, and others. Between the economy, education opportunities, and access to nature, Oregon is a very appealing place to live, and the safety of its cities only adds to the draw.
Safety has always been an important factor when searching for a new place to call home, but a wavering political system combined with an increase in violent crime has made safety the number one priority for many Americans. Because navigating through crime statistics can be a difficult and time-consuming process, we've done it for you.
On the shores of the Pacific Ocean, located just a stone's throw from the California border, lies Brookings. It was originally established in 1908 and named after John E. Brookings, who was president of the aptly named Brookings Lumber and Box Company. Besides stunning coastal views, Brookings also boasts the safest crime statistics in the whole state, seeing only 7 reported violent crimes and 78 property crimes last year. In addition to keeping an eye out for any shenanigans, many locals work at South Coast Lumber, which has been making Doug Fir lumber for the Socomi Brand for more than 50 years.
Take the Columbia River east from Portland and you'll eventually run into Umatilla before crossing over into Washington. Named after the Umatilla Tribe, this scenic town became a hub during the gold rush of the late 1800s. These days, it's the second-safest city in the state, seeing only 17 violent crimes and 84 property crimes last year. Locals here love enjoying the outdoors, but when they're working, there's a good chance they're punching the clock at Boise Cascade (makers of wood chips), Oregon Rustic (pine furniture), or Gilroy Food (dehydrated onions).
Located adjacent to Dundee, Newberg can be found in the Portland metropolitan area. The city's motto is, "A Great Place to Grow!" and its flag features a red rose on a field of white, which gives it major style points. The city is also home to George Fox University, but its underrated claim to fame is its safety— Newberg experienced 0.92 violent crimes and 16.14 property crimes per 1,000 people last year. Its other claim to fame is being the home of President-to-be Herbert Hoover, who lived with his uncle and aunt while attending Pacific Academy. (The home where he lived has since been designated as the Hoover-Minthorn House museum.)
Named after Silver Creek, which flows through the city from Silver Falls, the town changed its name to Silverton in 1855. It's one of the safest cities in Oregon, seeing only 0.52 violent crimes and 20.82 property crimes per 1,000 people last year. And although Silverton isn't a huge city, it does boast several notable points of interest. It's home to Silver Falls State Park, which is the largest state park in the state, as well as the Oregon Garden. The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in the Pacific Northwest is located here, as is Norman Rockwell's The Four Freedoms mural. Those looking for a safe place to live with access to nature and historical sites should feel right at home here.
Located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Hood River is nicknamed the "Windsurfing Capital of the World." Established in 1895, it's one of the safest cities in Oregon, last year tallying just 0.40 violent crimes and 24.09 property crimes per 1,000 people. Besides the fact that the town offers stunning views of Mt. Hood on the horizon, it has amassed many accolades from print magazines and media, being called the "coolest small town" and one of the "great riverfront towns" in the United States. Hood River is also home to Hood River Distillers, Full Sail Brewing Company, and more than a dozen wineries. So, basically, it's a great place to be.
The Top 40 Safest Cities in Oregon, 2017
1. Brookings
11. Winston
21. Albany
31. North Bend
2. Umatilla
12. La Grande
22. McMinnville
32. Springfield
3. Newberg-Dundee
13. Central Point
23. Woodburn
33. Eagle Point
4. Silverton
14. Independence
24. Baker City
34. Lebanon
5. Hood River
15. Bend
25. Redmond
35. Madras
6. Keizer
16. Corvallis
26. Eugene
36. Roseburg
7. Talent
17. Hermiston
27. Milton-Freewater
37. Florence
8. Monmouth
18. Sutherlin
28. Stayton
38. Ontario
9. Pendleton
19. The Dalles
29. Salem
39. Grants Pass
10. Dallas
20. Ashland
30. Klamath Falls
40. Astoria
To identify the safest cities in Oregon, we reviewed the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics along with our own population data and internal research. We eliminated any cities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI and removed cities with populations under 5,000. Note that our use of the word "cities" is versatile, refers to populations of 5,000 and over, and thus includes places with the words "town" and "township."
The remaining cities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) per 100,000 people. These variables were then weighted, with violent crimes accounting for 70% of the total (due to their severity) and property crimes accounting for 30%. Finally, we moved the decimal point over a few spots to show rates per 1,000 people.


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Hubpages SEO for 2011 -Are backlinks still going to work for SERPS
Where should we be heading with SEO in 2011?
I have been a writer at hubpages for a little over a year now and am making a decent monthly income from adsense and slim pickings from Amazon and decided to write this more as an open question to get some feedback from all the hubbers here and those who perhaps stumble across it in their travels.
There is an age old parady that just when you know all of the answers, they change the questions. I speak of the big G, no not God, but Google.
For most of the past it has been a case of designing your niche and campaigns for your readers and customers visiting your sites and writing to cater for a generalised visitor looking to find a solution or more information on a particular topic or niche. Seemed simple enough right. Well heres the curve ball. What is keywords no longer play as an important role as they did in the past.
Now that last sentence is where we may have last a lot of the readers as they bury their heads in the sand and continue on their merry way backlinking and carrying at seo as best they know how.
Simple find an untapped niche, research it, write it and backlink like crazy to get to the tope of the SERP of google or yahoo or the new Blekka. It doesnt really matter which you are aiming for.
So, you may have noticed recently that the search results are throwing out more shopping results for product searches than they used to. Great, there goes my amazon income, BAM!!!!
Next, you notice that your local search domain starts to gice you maps of businesses you can find in your area for specific search queries. So what is going on you ask.
It seems the BETA version of the Search Engine Results Page is now fully active in most cities around the world. So how is that going to affect us hubbers.
Well for starters, there is are some positive and some negative attributes of the search engines to consider.
Lets start with the negative so that we can end on a positve note, shall we.
The Negative:
- Those hubbers relying on shopping based hubs will be hard pressed to get readers to scroll down past the shopping results and read their wares and reviews.
- Those hubbers relying solely on ebay and amazon are in for a rude awakening when they get their monthly cheqs.
- The learning curve starts again and all that has been learnt so far is mostly useless, or is it. Perhaps not entirely.
The Positive:
- We are amidst a new beginning for online marketing an have a chance to start on a similar level with the marketers of years past. Exciting times these are.
- There is now a whole new approach to how to structure you niche marketing and advertising campaigns for products.
- We can now find the gaps from the starting line and use them to our advantage.
- Backlinking stratagies will not be entirely reliable for certain niches.
- Consumers will get used to a new way of online shopping.
- New niches will be created
- Readers will be enticed easier to adsense sales text.
So are we really in a point of no return or merely a step away from another internet explosion.
So, how are we going to stay ahead of the game ?
Now firstly I need to say that I am not knocking backlinking in any way. Backlinking strategies will still play an extremely important role in internet marketing.
What I will say is that cogniscance must be made of the research process in certain niche topics.
My advice here would be to lessen the amount of times spent on shopping related topics and niches as it seems clear that we are going to be outdone by the SERPS for page one in the search engines.
There is an upside though to those internet marketers who have chosen to design their own shopping sites. These are definitely going to sprout for 2011.So I would have to say that if this is your niche, go out and secure yourself a few domain names now.
The next item that seems to be on the upswing is the local results map showing companies that stock a certain product. The google map is going to play a huge role in 2011 for search engine results and as we all know takes up most of the page 1 results page.
Some consulation is that the consumer will still be looking for reading material and results to satisfy their needs and wants. It just means that we are going to have to think in a round about way to get them to products pages.
I also believe that the newer rollout of the results being catered to a specific geographival area is going to play a major part in the serach results. This means that more so now than ever before will we need to write for our local markets
The results I have tested on the local google serach engine in comparison to the .com version are legues apart and as such have left me dumbfounded in certain niches that remain untapped. For this reason it is easier to follow the predictive text version on the results toolbar to get an idea of what terms searchers are looking for in your immediate geograhical location.
The fact that many hubbers use their local areas to track trends and topics of interest will definitely in my view put them steps ahead of the rest. I believe that this is the route we can expect for SEO in 2011.
I would like to leave this article as an open question to all hubbers to post their thoughts on SEO for 2011 adn the above assumptions.
Perhaps we can all learn a thing or two in the process.
This article was inspired by articles read on Searchengineland, searchengine watch and SEJ.
All comments welcome from new and old hubbers alike.
Post your Comments here.
Links are playing a greater part now than they did with prior versions of Google's search engine. In recent times, my searches do not satisfy me. Why is that so? Google returns heavily-linked sites with little or no content on their first pages, and I wonder if modest publishers like myself still stand a chance. I'm sure you will all have noticed those pages...all filled with links to every topic related to your search niche, but you end up not satisfied with their results...I really have no idea what is happening, but backlinking I must, still.
Interesting changes to SERPs. I guess the content will take a back seat to the sale sites as a natural progression. however guys just looking for reviews and researching products will still look for hubs and blogs.
Links are not nor have ever been the end all - contrary to popular SEO expert blog or tool metric based reinforcements of this idea. Longevity , uniqueness and now with the boldness with which google shoves location based stuff at everyone, geography will play a larger role.
Links were the metric previously used to help google feel secure serving SERPS the content of which they themselves were unaware of. Technology and a dumbed down advertising public have made it even easier for a well planned and large back link profile take second place to a new URL, if monetization is at the heart of googles motives within a particular query.
Save the emphasis on blog network building, article spinning, social media driven and on-topic related back-link building bs for the latest generation of infant SEOs because it's case by case.
As much as I like basic seo advice given by Michael grey for instance, at a certain point I'd like to turn off his cuisine rants from my twitter account and he's not ranking any higher than he was last year in cuisine related SERPS.
Thanks for listening
Mike Balistreri


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This is the end! Solving this challenge will help you defeat Daedalus's cyborg. You can find more information about endianness and the problem here. The flag is the smallest possible program input that causes the program to print "Access Granted".When I opened the page, I read over the problem and information. The input was supposed to be entered as a little-endian, meaning that the order of the addresses are reversed (e.g. "12345678" becomes "78563412").
The question wants answer[0] to be equal to 0x52657663 and answer[1] to be equal to 0x30646521. Both have to be equal to those values respectively, else it won't work.
The first thing to be noted is that the '0x' in front of the address should be removed when writing it in the input, so it should be 52657663 and 30646521 instead.
Now, back onto the topic of little-endians and reversed order, when you put in the correct input, the Data Preview box should look like this:
The thing is that if you try input the exact hex values for both answers, it won't even fit. That's because you're not supposed to input the hex value, you're supposed to input an ASCII character.
Let me try to simplify this... I'll start with answer[0]'s value... it's supposed to equal 52657663. I'm going to split the numbers in that value into groups of twos, so it'll now look like this: 52 65 76 63
Because it's a little-endian program, you'd have to enter the ASCII equivalent of 63 76 65 52. Fortunately, rather than Google 'hex to ascii' for a converter, you can simply write \x followed by the two-digit number, and it'll convert it to ASCII for you.
So \x63 would yield c, \x76 would yield v, and so on.
So answer[0]'s input value would be cveR
...But I still needed to input answer[1] as well.
Using the same method, I divided 30646521 into parts: 30 64 65 21. Then I reversed those parts: 21 65 64 30.
I entered \x21 \x65 \x64 \x30, which displayed !ed0
So, in sum, I basically just inputted \x63 \x76 \x65 \x52 \x21 \x65 \x64 \x30 and it was written as cveR!ed0
When I pressed 'Input' and ran the program, it displayed 'Input Granted!', meaning that the input was correct. Because it was correct, cveR!ed0 is the flag.
Edit: This problem inspired me to write a Java program that converts hexadecimal/byte to Little-Endian and Big-Endian. You can see it on my GitHub here, if you'd like, especially if you're having trouble inputting the address as a Little-Endian, or perhaps for future reference.


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3.2 Electrical Power
- Created by: Twins 1&2
- Created on: 16-06-13 12:05
3.2 Electrical Power
Power is rate of which an appliance transfers energy.
Watt is a unit of power (W)
1 kW(Kilowatts) = 1000W
An appliance with a power of 1 watt transfers 1 joule of energy to another form of energy every second.
You can calculate power using P=E/t
- P = power in watts, W
- E = energy in joules, J
- t = time taken( in seconds) for energy transfer
Power is energy per second transferred or supplied, so we can write the efficiency equation in term of power: Efficiency = useful power out/total power in (x100%)
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Compatible with car:
LEDs light up instantly and have a cooler color temperature than regular bulbs -- closer to the color of sunlight than standard bulbs, so the light is easier for the human eye to see. (See the picture above -- the stock bulb is on the left, the LED on the right.) Fits all 2002+ Subaru models. One-year replacement warranty. Set of two bulbs.
Install note: Unlike regular bulbs, LED bulbs have electrical polarity, so if they don't light up the first time, take them out and install them the other way. Also, make sure the wire leads are in contact with the bulb socket.
Fits all 2002+ Subaru cars that we know of.
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MAN TGX and TGX Euro 6 Reworked (1.22.x)
The mod replaces the default MAN TGX and adds a MAN TGX Euro6.
There is a choice of spoilers in the cockpit, each cabin 2 spoiler.
Both support Mans default tuning, coloring, and including the latest DLC.
Added collision on the truck seat.
- Completely redesigned European interior
- Change the lighting color of the dashboard
- Fixed all known bugs
- Perepropisany engine sounds
Test version: 1.21, 1.22
The authors of the model: MADster and SCS
Author rework and large improvements: Schumi
Author collision on the saddle: DANZ
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Phase II Study of Biweekly Carboplatin and Gemcitabine With Bevacizumab as 1st Line Treatment in Patients With Advanced, Inoperable Stage IIIb/IV NSCLC
Treatment with Carboplatin and gemcitabine is one of the most active combination therapies
used for first-line therapy of NSCLC. The optimum schedule for administration of
carboplatin and gemcitabine is currently unknown.
The addition of bevacizumab to another comparable platinum combination showed an overall
survival advantage and a significantly greater response rate and progression-free survival.
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Time to Progression
Time to progression (progression free survival)is defined as the time from the start of treatment until first documented sign of disease progression or death due to any cause. For subjects who do not progress, time to progression will be censored at the time of last tumor assessment.
From Enrollment Through 2 Years
Priya Kumar, MD
Principal Investigator
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
United States: Food and Drug Administration
March 2007
May 2010
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This is a Deeper Family, not a Deeper Church. I'm charged to write about family, not the work I do as a congregational pastor.
But sometimes the church is a family.
Sometimes it's a family in all the wrong ways, replete with dysfunction. Sometimes there are controlling personalities and melodramatic martyrs and generational warfare.
And sometimes there is tenderness and mutual care and the simple joy of shared meals – bread and wine in the sanctuary, potlucks in the fellowship hall.
Sometimes they really do know we are Christians by our love.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Against the background of fears that a planned shutdown by the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) for maintenance and other works in February would lead to a generation shortfall of electricity, players in the power sector have been assuring consumers that adequate measures have been put in place to forestall load shedding.
This was one of the stories highlighted by the media in Ghana this week.
The planned shutdown will result in the loss of 230MW from the AMERI plant, whose operations depend solely on gas supply from the GNGC. Ghana has installed capacity of more than 3,000MW with a generation mix of hydro, gas and light crude oil. There is a small percentage supplied by solar and diesel.
"Power companies to mitigate the impact of shortfall in generation," was the headline of the state-owned Graphic newspaper which reported that power producers and suppliers had jointly scoffed at speculations that the country could be plunged back into power crisis soon.
It said Volta River Authority (VRA), a major power generating company, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), the bulk power supplier, and Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the power distributor, in a joint press statement said they "have put in adequate measures to mitigate the impact of the shortfall".
They said they planned to generate additional power from the Akosombo and Kpong hydroelectric plants, and also from the Tema thermal plant, which operates on light crude oil and Kpone thermal plant, which operates on diesel, while imports from Cote d'Ivoire will be purchased to make up for the supply deficit. Tema and Kpone are located just east of Accra.
Additionally, some of the thermal units at Aboadze, in the west of the country, that have been shut down for planned maintenance would be returned into service during this period.
The planned shutdown of GNGC is also to allow for the connection and commissioning of the gas pipeline system and other equipment from the TEN fields to the Atuabo processing plant from 3-20 February, 2017.
The statement said the connection of the TEN oil fields to the Atuabo plant was critical as it would significantly increase the amount of natural gas to run the power generating facilities at Aboadze and improve the overall reliability of power supply to the general public.
The state-owned Ghanaian Times in its story also said power producers and suppliers had dismissed speculations that the country could soon be plunged into power outages.
It said they said "adequate measures to mitigate the impact of the shortfall have been put in place".
The Graphic in a story under the headline, "Parliament commends ECOWAS for timely intervention in The Gambia" reported that Parliament had lauded the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its timely intervention in resolving the stalemate in the aftermath of the elections in The Gambia with the deployment of troops which compelled former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh to step down.
The story said the MPs further expressed appreciation to the ECOWAS troops for not employing military intervention to oust the former Gambian President and as a result avoiding bloodshed.
The MPs urged the new Gambian government to work towards reforming the electoral laws in order to protect the electoral system.
The newspapers also highlighted the appointment of a new police chief by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
The Graphic in its story with the headline, "Asante-Apeatu named IGP" said the president had named Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr David Asante-Apeatu as the acting Inspector General of Police.
Mr Asante-Apeatu takes over from Mr John Kudalor, who had called earlier at the Flagstaff House to bid the president farewell.
Until his appointment, Mr Asante-Apeatu was the Head of the General ICT Department at the Police Headquarters and Head of the Marine Police.
He is also a former Director-General in charge of Research and former Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department.
The President said per the Constitution, he ought to have made the appointment in consultation with the Council of State, but explained that the council was being reconstituted and for that reason, the new IGP was being appointed in an acting capacity.
President Akufo-Addo described the acting IGP as the most qualified officer for the position and tasked him to do his best for the nation.
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This is going to be a super-long entry.
Sunday 16 Feb 2014.
We got a visit from my adik ipar & his in-laws. He just got married 2 weeks ago and weekend tu, the couple buat KL tour to their relatives' places together with his MIL and FIL. I managed to prepare soto Johor with begedil daging lagi kau. Gigih kemain. Everything seemd to be like normal. Not even mild contractions or period-pain like of feeling.
Went to bed quite early because Aryan nak pegi school the next morning. And I had a check-up with Dr Idora. Thinking about the traffic from Wangsa Maju to KL, aku rela bangun bagi terpacak kat spital at 8am rather than getting stucked in the bad traffic.
At 11pm, I felt like perut memulas. It must be the feeling nak poo poo- that was what in my mind. Went to the toilet tapi taknak pulak poo poo so I just ignored the feelings and went to sleep. At about 1230am, terjaga sebab rasa perut memulas lagi. Tapi sakit memulas tu macam manja-manja je.. It must not be the contractions I said sebab tak sakit mana pun. I did not have any braxton hicks masa pregnantkan Aryan. Not even this time. So I did not know how the braxton hicks feel like.
The memulas perut feeling came quite regular that night. I was in all-four position most of the time. Susun bantal tinggi-tinggi atas katil and melekap kat bantal tu. Memang tak rasa sakit lah I could sleep macam biasa. At about 3am I was quite curious knapa that feeling tak hilang-hilang eh. So I started to time the contractions. No harm pun nak time kan. Kau just download je apps dia. Senang bebeno. Eh eh eh... Bila tgk the pattern, it was 5-6 minutes apart and lasted for about 1 minute. But I was still in denial. No, that must not be the real contractions. Firstly the feeling was manageble and secondly I was only at 37 weeks along the pregnancy. Takkan nak deliver kot kan. What ever lah I said, sambung tido, esok pagi jumpa Dr Idora boleh tanya dia ape kemenda nya ini.
Monday 17 Feb 2014
MNI insisted to not sending Aryan to school. Takut kalau aku kena tahan ward masa check-up nanti leceh dia kena amik Aryan from school. Lagipun badan Aryan dedar-dedar so we sent him to his old babysitter's place. Oh you know the traffic in KL on Monday morning could drive you nuts! It took us almost 1.5 hours from Wangsa Maju to Pantai Hospital KL. Madness! Dalam kereta MNI and I berborak like takde apa-apa berlaku. Sebab entah, aku tak rasa sgt pun the surges. Tapi sempat jugak jeling-jeling jam kat keta- mannn memang the surges dtg every 4-5 mins and lasted for about 1 min.
Sampai PHKL, I was the second patient. But unfortuntely Dr Idora got an emergency at the labour ward and masuk clinic lambat. MNI asked me to go direct to the labour ward but I refused. Sebab kang macam-macam plak dia nak check. Better jumpa Dr Idora dulu and get her advice. We got to see Dr Idora at 11 am. Before tu, I felt like vomiting kat waiting area. Tapi berjaya tahan.Cuak jugak because muntah pun tanda yg baby is coming, Masa Aryan pun aku muntah few hour before delivered.
Masa scan scan maybe she could feel the surges. She asked me ada rasa any contractions ke and I told her lah about the memulas-mulas thingy. She asked for my permission to do a VE. I was ok since aku pun nak tau whether I was in labour or not sebenarnya. Lepas VE, she told me that I was 5cm dilated already and baby was fully engaged. Ya Allah, I was still in denial. Sebab it was so different compared to masa delivered Aryan ; at 4cm I lost my mind already, tarik besi katil, marah MNI, menjerit and whatnots. Dr Idora asked us to masuk labour room or balik rumah pack baju ke macam mana. Bag mmg dah ada dalam kereta, so I chose to masuk labour room. Kalau balik rumah, mmg agaknya bersalin dalam keretalah kekdahnya.But I told her nak masuk labour room after lunch and zuhur. She was ok.
PHKL adalah tpt yang bosan utk jalan-jalan ye. Tak macam kat Prince Court boleh jalan dari hujung ke hujung, luas etc. PHKL jalan 10 minit dah habes tawaf spital dah. At this time, I could feel the surges were more intense. Bila surges dtg, I had to stop walking and lean on the wall. Few times jugaklah staffs kat situ tanya nak wheel chair ke? But I said no, I memang tgh jejalan nak cepatkan labour.
Sempat pegi starbucks kejap beli Java Chip Frapp. Tgh beratur and bayar pun, I tried to control the surges. I applied lah all the techniques that I learned during the hypno class. It helped me a lot. Bila ada surges yg terlalu intense tu, what I need was just lean on the wall je. Itu position yang i felt so comfortable. After dah dapt frapp, jalan-jalan lagi around the hospital. Pastu dah bosan, MNI kata jomla check-in labour room. At least I could be free nak buat apa-apa position which I felt more comfortable. Sebab hospital tu boring, aku pun agreed.
In the labour room, as usual macam-macam plak benda-benda admin yang nurses tanya. I told them about my birth plan as they did not get a copy of it. My file was still at the clinic. Fortunately I had extra copy in my handbag, so I passed to them. The nurse requested to do a CTG. I refused at first, but dia mulalah kata procedure biasa bla..bla..bla.. Sekejap je pun takpe she said. So I malas nak layan and agreed.
Masa ni MNI mmg sgt memainkan pernannya sebagai birth companion. He asked the nurse to dim the light, controlled the room temperature, korek sana sini setting the room etc. The nurse gave me freedom to tukar baju spital or birth using my own cloth on. Aku malaslah nak kotorkan baju sendiri kan, so tukar lah baju spital tu. Then rasa nak shi-shi. Went for a loo and there you go, mucus plug dah keluar. Hermm.. lps tu cam saikologi sgt, tetiba plak rasa surges sgt kuat. (maybe that was my mindset sebab mucus plug dah keluar). MNI plak masa tu keluar kejap pegi beli roti and amik telekung dalam kereta. Lps mucus plug keluar, aku muntah lagi skali. I knew baby really really want to come out already.
I tried to find the most comfortable position. Apparently kneeling was the best. Ada stool dalam labour room tu, so I letak bantal on it, and turunkan selimut to alas my lutut. Masa ni masih whatssapp with my buddies cerita lah aku tgh in labour ni. Probably 6-7cm dilated already, aku agak je lah kan.
I tried to find the most comfortable position. Apparently kneeling was the best. Ada stool dalam labour room tu, so I letak bantal on it, and turunkan selimut to alas my lutut. Masa ni masih whatssapp with my buddies cerita lah aku tgh in labour ni. Probably 6-7cm dilated already, aku agak je lah kan.
I was in this position most of the time
MNI masuk labour room bawak roti apa bagai. Memasuk carik aku, rupanya I was terselit tepi katil resting on the stool. He wiped my sweat, bagi minum air, bagi makan kurma etc. He also gave me the light torch massage. Owh sgt selesa seriously. Then at one point, rasa lenguh lah plak dok gitu, so I stood up and swayed, squat etc. Masih tak selesa. MNI hugged me, we cuddled. Oh man sgt selesa. It must be the love hormon oxytocin. Ngeehehe.
Cuddling really helped me to control every surge :)
He asked me nak naik katil tak. I did not want to lay on the bed. He asked me to be at kneeling position but on the bed. Dia cuak kot kalau baby keluar on the floor. Wakaka. So I naik katil and set myself to this position.
Kneeling On the bed
Naik katil tak sampai seminit, tetiba I felt a big poo came out. Man that was the air ketuban. Masa tu I knew baby was about to come out already as I could feel it. MNI called the nurse, tapi nurse lain yg dtg. Not the one that I passed my birth plan to earlier. She requested to do a VE but MNI refused. He asked the nurse to panggil Dr Idora sebab MNI pun tahu based on experience masa deliver Aryan, bila pecah ketuban je tak sampai seminit baby keluar. The nurse insisted to do a VE sebab dia kata kalau tak tau brapa cm dilated macam mana dia nak panggil dr. Gosh aku malas nak layan lagipun aku tak nampak muka nurse tu. I tried my best to control my breathing and focus on the delivery. The visualisation techniques really really helped! The nurse asked me to baring utk VE. Ok lah fine, baring kejap she did VE and 9cm dilated already. Baru dia terkedek panggil Dr Idora. Masa tu aku dah kembali ke kneeling position semula.
2.00 pm
I made the humming sound. Sgt membantu my breathing and visualisation. Suddenly I felt the 'ring of fire' thingy and I just breath out the baby. I know the head was out but masa ni nurse yg kelam kabut tu entah apa yg dia buat aku tak tau. But for sure she was not down there until I told her the head was out. The other nurse yg ada my birth plan entered the room and she was the one yg sambut the baby. I breath out for the second time and I knew the shoulder was out. Lepas tu the rest baby slide out sendiri at 2.09PM.
The nurses asked me to turn and placed the baby on my chest. But oh before tu diorang ada buat suction kat baby tu jugak, but MNI kata no, its enough. They did not touch the baby after that. Let the vernix absorbed to the skin and baby was so alert. That was the best moment I tell you ! After tu baru Dr Idora dtg. MNI cut the cord after about 15 mins when the cord dah stop pulsating and turned white. Aku pun rasa sgt segar bugar, fully concious and dapat appreciate that moment to the fullest. . The placenta dah keluar dari rahim, so Dr Idora just tarik sikit je bagi dia keluar habes. I had minor tear, kena jahit sikit. After that we were left alone for bonding time for about 2.5 hours before being transferred to the maternity ward.
Syukur Alhamdulillah semuanya berjalan dengan lancar dan selamat. No drugs, only 2 VEs, no medical intervention, I felt very comfortable during labour and delivery, I was in control of my own body, and it was a wonderful birth experience :) A very gentle birth. Alhamdulillah.
Walaupun ada nurses at PHKL yang tak brapa nak follow our birth plan, but all in all I berpuas hati sebab almost all we requested diorang respect and follow. For instance we requested to delay cleaning the baby, delay vaccine etc, semuanya mereka follow.
Few tips :
1. Practise makes perfect ! Kena rajin practise breathing technique so you know which one to apply and when. Ini aku pun kurang practise so ada jugak time yang ke laut breathing aku tuh.
2. Visualize the birth that you want. I always visualise that I will give birth at on all-four position. And turned out to be true. And also I always always always visualise the rose bud, the blue ribbon, thinning and thickening of the servics, the baby path, the laluan J etc. All these really really helped me a lot !
3. Get enough drinks and food. Energy kena ada ok.
4. Husband kena tau their role as birth companion. And both of you must understand your birth plan. So senang lah nak protect apa yang u nak.
5. Trust your body ! It is designed to give birth naturally.
6. Of course doa bnyk-bnyk and tawakal kepadaNya selepas usaha dan doa.
Ok. perasaan lepas bersalin kali ini? Saya tidak trauma lagi and tak serik utk bersalin lagi. Alhamdulillah.
Happy birthing !


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Liars Cut And Run, Marines Never Do
Schmidt apparently made an "oopsy" when she claimed on her website that she had two college degrees when in fact she holds only one. Graduate Emeritus Pre-emptus? What a joke, she actually claims that she never knew of the contents of her website. Right, have you ever heard of a Pole-Cat-icion who did not have the innate ability to quote verse and scripture, every single morsel of press they ever received? Backwards while ice dancing with the local Bear? Come on folks!
"After a media call to the university revealed she had not, she said she had completed the course work for an education degree but had not received one, said her lawyer, William Todd."
I know this was a short clip from the news today, and yes I hail from Texas, live in Florida, and have absolutely no ties to Ohio. (There was that woman who attended Waffle House University with me, I digress) Wake up! Here we go again, one more time, one more Republican, one more lie. Is this a new prerequisite to the party from which I so adamantly defended a year ago?
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Actors: Genevieve Cortese, Nicole Tubiola, Nana Visitor, Greg Serano, Micah Alberti
Directors: John Behring, Maggie Greenwald, Nick Marck, Rachel Talalay, Steve Miner
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T. Stewart | Santa Cruz | 12/19/2005
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"I don't get why the over review of this set gives the show just 1 star because it isn't the show he wanted it to be!
Anyway, "Wildfire" was a show originally developed for the WB network that eventually became the first in a growing line of succesfull original drama series for the ABC Family Channel. The show follows a girl, Kris, and focuses mainly on her transition from Juvenile Hall to the ranch life of Texas. In order for her parole to be granted she is given a job as a ranch hand in an extremely posh and secretive community that raises and races horses.
It is here that she, along with wildfire - a horse from her days in juvie - finally is able to shed her past and live like a normal teenager just trying to survive. But that isn't made easy with all the drama surrounding her and her new soragate family.
I will admit that the series starts out jumpy, but it really comes into its own halfway through the season and never lets up. I missed the final three episodes on television and I cannot wait to revist this series and get caught up. Amazon doesn't mention it but the set is going to include: Deleted Scenes, a Couple Commentaries, and Several Featurettes."
Should be mandatory for pre-teens
Rebecca Pounds | Austin, TX | 02/24/2006
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"This is a drama of consequences and developing a conscience. Chris had to deal with the consequences of her actions and in turn learned how to listen to her conscience. It is wonderful to see the characters grow as the season goes along. I certainly hope that this series runs for a long time. It can teach some very good lessons to those who are teetering on which path they should take.
It should be mandatory material for the junior high and highschool age student to watch and do reports on. It could provide for some positive discussion. Wildfire writers--KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!"
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"Wildfire is one of the first original series by the ABC Family channel, and is really a quality show. Sometimes the plot is secondary to "the message" the show is trying to give to viewers, but most of the time it's very similar to an OC-type drama. Great actors and fun to watch!"
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"Wildfire is a great show. Each plot line is different and easy to follow. Also, I got hooked on this show after just seeing the first episode. Each character is unique and you like each one more than the last one. The story follows a girl named Kris. She has just gotten out of jail and is living with a family at a ranch. She then meets to guys, Matt and Junior, who are fighting each other for her. I really recommend it to everyone."


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Four of Wands reveals itself at a time of a deep joy that springs from a completion of a chapter in ones life. A new way of seeing coming into being. Something has been discovered which was masking clarity and true vision. A portal has been opened within ones being. What was once closed is now wide open and shining in a completely new way, touching dark spaces with renewed energy. The portal is seen through the wands cross that forms a diamond shape. Diamonds are strong and pure, representing the essence of our spirit before we place self judgement to cover up our being. What is the veil that has been lifted and how are you seeing in a brand new way? Something about this shift in perception has revealed a new way of seeing that cannot be discarded. A new reality is being experienced and this is a time where one is stable in listening to the voice of Spirit/God within them. The glowing shade of blue in the center of the card is the intuitive voice which guides us and the yellow/red bursts of color is the natural action which springs forth from this voice. As this portal is opened into our infinite nature we are extending freedom to all of life to dance in its brilliance.
There is an intuitive intelligence here. One that is infinitely expanding naturally. Life is expanding on its own and when we force or push our conditioned ways on life we begin to feel contracted. As we swim with the stream of life, the doors of infinity keep revealing more love and beauty to be seen. We discover ways in which we were closing the doors that were presenting themselves to us. The Four of Wands is an expansion where one is saying yes to life and allowing the invitation of the divine to take over completely. Whatever challenges have appeared within ones life are all seen as invitations to drop in completely to life as it is. This extends a massive feeling of gratitude within the being for all challenges that have been experienced and all challenges that will come.
There is an interesting and quite beautiful dance that is happening with the Four of Wands. There is an explosion of excitement and joy that is being expressed but beyond that is a silent depth is recognized that has given birth to this explosion. A peace and contentment is present and exciting adventure is simultaneously on the rise. Relationships, projects, creativity, and all that is engaged with right now will be emerging with fluidity and ease. There is a clarity in movement that is expressing itself in all areas of ones life. Communicating seems to come easier, working is joyful and doesn't feel like work, there is lightness in how one moves from the body and into life. Weight that was being held has been discovered to be illusion and now somehow fallen away. An exciting time to feel weightless and free.
If life isn't feeling light within the being, Four of Wands is inviting one to investigate the heaviness that is felt within. To not ignore the heaviness, but to open that door and acknowledge what wishes to be seen. Our pain is an invitation to extend more love, compassion, and gentleness towards ourself. If we resist/ignore our pain it strengthens and grows in power. The more open we are to looking at what is arising we are telling life that we are willing to be honest with ourselves. This honesty allows us to embrace all that arises and we learn more and more to extend love instead of judgement. Instead of perceiving problems as obstacles we extend freedom to ourselves and others to feel what is present in order to move through with all embracing arms. All is magick. All is love.


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Nokia has just posted its results for the fourth quarter of 2013 - this is the last set of quarterly results which include the devices division, which has been sold to Microsoft. The parts that remain at Nokia are doing relatively well, but the holiday quarter for Lumia was a letdown.
Exactly how much of a letdown we can't say, since Nokia has - curiously, but tellingly - stopped reporting Lumia sales (update: Nokia has confirmed it sold 8.2 million Lumias). However, they do state that Lumia sales in the fourth (holiday) quarter were down from the third quarter, but up from the year-ago quarter, meaning they sold anywhere between 4.4 and 8.8 million Lumias during the holiday quarter of 2013. Tweakers' Arnoud Wokke has done the math, and concludes Nokia sold between 7.55 and 7.98 million Lumias (update: Nokia has confirmed it sold 8.2 million Lumias). Average selling price dropped again, most likely due to the popularity of the low-end 520. This gives Nokia a smartphone market share of about 2-3%.
All in all, the devices division, with its crashing Asha sales and struggling Lumia sales, was a clear stone around Nokia's neck, kept somewhat afloat by cash injections from Microsoft. However, those injections apparently weren't enough, and by now, we can conclude that Microsoft was effectively forced to step in and buy Nokia's devices division - lest someone else do it.
With this being the last quarter in which Nokia reports on its devices division, an era has come to an end. Now it's up to Microsoft to try and see if they can make something out of the Lumia brand - however, without the Nokia name, that's going to be a very tough sell.
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Excuse my ignorance, but for what purpose does kids even need cellphones? They are under adult supervision almost all the time they are away from home and cellphones are very distracting to young minds and has proven to be a bad influence on their grades and decreases the attention span.
I mean i would be a silly parent if i did not send a cellphone if they are going out camping in the woods, or traveling a long distance on public transportation and so on. But i would never buy one for my kids, when they are old enough to save up for one, they can do so with their own money.
How about calling their parents if they're out playing and something happens? Or if they get lost? If they're at a friend's house overnight and get homesick and just want to call their parents quickly from the bed to ease them to sleep? I dunno, I certainly would want my kids to be able to reach me no matter where they are or what the time is.
How about calling their parents if they're out playing and something happens? Or if they get lost? If they're at a friend's house overnight and get homesick and just want to call their parents quickly from the bed to ease them to sleep? I dunno, I certainly would want my kids to be able to reach me no matter where they are or what the time is. "
I'm not normally an old fogey about these things, but kids have survived without cellphones before. It teaches them to be prepared every time they go out and not rely on the parents swooping in and provide them with what they need.
But I understand it will be a necessity in the future as people get rid of landlines*. All together.
* Or only use lines for the internet, which I do.
Here's a perfect example:
She is in the equivalent of the US "High school". She walks to school unsupervised. If we sent her to school with no way of her contacting us in an emergency, we would be failing as parents. Given also that I'm separated from her mother, it also allows her to keep in contact with me on a regular basis and in such a way that her mother is not in total control.
Here in Finland it's common for kids all the way from the 1st grade of elementary-school to walk unsupervised to the school. Parents or someone they know walk them to school and back for the first few weeks so they learn the route, but after that they generally walk it all by themselves. As such there's plenty of reason to make sure they always have a cell-phone with them.
As an aside, in my family all the kids had a saldo-limit on their phones, ie. you got 10 Finnish marks (we moved to Euro much later) a month to use as you saw fit, but after that you could only call our mom or the police, or receive calls. No SMS, no calls to anyone else. It taught us some preliminary skills at planning and budgeting the 10 FIMK so it'd roughly last the whole month, a skill that isn't terribly easy to teach to kids so young, but one that we couldn't avoid learning simply because we all had cell-phones. IMHO it was a useful skill to learn.
You might change your mind when your kids are the ones that don't get invited for birthday parties and nobody comes to theirs. Having a principled attitude towards it isn't going to heal the heart break.


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When I've had such a long and tiring day, and desperately need sleep, I put my phone on silent. I am a light sleeper and sometimes I wake up even at the faintest notification. It's a slippery slope. I'm an insomniac, as it is, and if I have further distraction from my phone, then that's good luck to finding sleep. Anyway, I broke my iPad and so instead of reading ebooks, I have been back to reading actual books these days and I find sleep earlier this way---unless I'm too ea...
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We live in an era wherein everyone multi-tasks and tries to be productive at all times. However, it is really ideal to get rid of our gadgets right before we sleep. Unfortunately, I am also guilty about this because I like reading before I sleep. I use the night mode in my gadget that eliminates blue light (I use it even daytime). However, I am not really sure if this has any effect on improving sleep since I have insomnia and I am not a good subject for this. Does anyone here in the community u...
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You suggestion of keeping the phone away from your reach is also helpful when you are a deep sleeper. There have been many a times that I have slept past the set time, only to find out an hour later that I indeed have got up turned the alarm off and slept back! I used to do that a while back and it really helped. And it makes you less likely to use the phone before sleep and also you don't get di...
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With the evolution of this technical era, the electronic devices have got much closer than the beloved ones. Most of the people have got used to use their mobile phones for few minutes sometimes it would extend into few hours before they sleep. But there are several bad effects on their health as you mentioned above. It disrupts the circadian rhythm and causes blurry vision, poor focusing, dry eyes, and pain in eye muscles. Not only that, most of the people experience neck pain and back pain wit...
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Actually it is now a habit of most of the people. Even I have the bad habit of going to bed with smartphone and keep it just at the side of my pillow. Nowadays, we are being dependant on smartphone. Many of our daily works depends on smartphone now and we can't think of a day without it. But actually this is not good for our health.Insomnia or sleep disturbance is becoming prevalent day by day and smartphone is related with this. Checking facebook or email , browsing web at bedtime impair th...
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Any sort of blue light from gadgets like tablets, laptops and smart phones can disrupt sleep and lead to poor sleep quality. I think the use of such devices has contributed to sleep problems and a population that is more active at night than in the daytime. I myself am guilty of this, as I tend to work on my laptop even late into the night, causing me to have problems with getting quality sleep. If using your smart phone or laptops at night is a necessity, though, there are apps that can help sc...
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If you're spending each night sleeping with your phone, stop. I think there are still ways to improve your body even by using your phone at night. Such are;
1. Like many, we haven't used an alarm clock on our bedside table for years, but that doesn't mean you have to rely on that phone to wake you up! Simply move your phone further away. The distance means you're less likely to use your phone right before bed, and helps cut down on your exposure to radiation.
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You may be already reading this post on your smartphone lying in the dark in your bedroom. Did we ever really stop to notice that this habit might actually be bad for your health. Smartphones have grown bigger and brighter and we are getting more addicted to our smartphones every passing day. I myself go to bed with the smartphone and browse some web pages till I fall asleep. But apparently smartphone light can disrupt your sleep cycle like an artificially induced sort of jet lag. No wonder why ...
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