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Crisp and tailored. Get the transitional look with the Bantry 5-piece sectional with sofa sleeper. Versatile slate hue pairs well with a variety of decor. Impressively lengthy seating area is spacious enough for you to stretch out or sit with guests comfortably. Menswear herringbone weave has a wool-like feel. Don't worry about it getting dirty. Nuvella® performance fabric can handle messes and is easy to clean. Crafted of quality memory foam, this sectional's pullout full mattress comfortably accommodates overnight guests.
- Includes 5 pieces: right-arm facing corner chaise, armless chair, left-arm facing loveseat, armless sofa sleeper and wedge
- "Left-arm" and "right-arm" describe the position of the arm when you face the piece
- Corner-blocked frame
- Loose back and reversible seat cushions
- High-resiliency foam cushions wrapped in thick poly fiber
- 4 accent pillows included (blue/brown/beige)
- Pillows with soft polyfill
- Easy-clean polyester (Nuvella®) upholstery and pillows remain vibrant and resist stains
- Exposed feet with faux wood finish
- Included bi-fold full memory foam mattress sits atop a supportive steel frame
- Memory foam provides better airflow for a cooler night's sleep
- Memory foam encased in damask ticking
- Excluded from promotional discounts and coupons
- Ships in-home; pillows arrive via standard shipping
Fabric Details
- Body: Polyester (100 %)
Weight490.56 lbs. (220.75 kgs.)
- Width: 147.00"
- Depth: 133.00"
- Height: 40.00"
Additional Dimensions
- LAF corner chaise Width: 40.00"
- LAF corner chaise Depth: 69.00"
- LAF corner chaise Height: 40.00"
- Armless chair Width: 27.00"
- Armless chair Depth: 40.00"
- Armless chair Height: 40.00"
- RAF loveseat Width: 64.00"
- RAF loveseat Depth: 40.00"
- RAF loveseat Height: 40.00"
- Armless sofa sleeper Width: 65.00"
- Armless sofa sleeper Depth: 40.00"
- Armless sofa sleeper Height: 40.00"
- Mattress size Width: 52.00"
- Mattress size Depth: 72.00"
- Mattress size Height: 4.25"
- Pillow Width: 20.00"
- Pillow Depth: .00"
- Pillow Height: 20.00"
- Wedge Width: 40.00"
- Wedge Depth: 40.00"
- Wedge Height: 40.00"
- Assembled sleeper sectional Width: 147.00"
- Assembled sleeper sectional Depth: 133.00"
- Assembled sleeper sectional Height: 40.00"
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – August 22, 2014 – On Saturday, August 23, 2014, the National Women's History Museum (NWHM) and its Los Angeles Regional Council, will host a private brunch at 11:45 a.m. PT at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles – Women Making History – to honor the achievements of three notable women including Lesa France Kennedy, ISC CEO and NASCAR Board Member. The event will honor female philanthropists and activists who contribute to women's history while creating awareness to advance NWHM's mission and build a world-class museum in Washington, D.C.
This year's honorees also include accomplished actress and philanthropist Sophia Bush, and producer, director, and Academy Award-winning writer Callie Khouri. "We are delighted to join with our LA Council to honor these three remarkable women," said Joan Wages, NWHM President and CEO. Past recipients include Maya Angelou, Fran Drescher, Annie Leibovitz, Jennifer Seibel Newsom, Dolores Huerta, Marissa Mayer and Rita Moreno.
"I am humbled and honored to receive this special recognition," said Lesa France Kennedy, ISC CEO and NASCAR Board Member. "The National Women's History Museum is making great strides in educating our nation and I am excited to help preserve women's history for the next generation."
NWHM's mission is to educate, inspire, empower, and shape the future by integrating women's distinctive history into the culture and history of the United States. For more information on the NWHM, please visit http://www.nwhm.org.
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International Speedway Corporation is a leading promoter of motorsports activities, currently promoting more than 100 racing events annually as well as numerous other motorsports-related activities. The Company owns and/or operates 13 of the nation's major motorsports entertainment facilities, including Daytona International Speedway® in Florida (home of the DAYTONA 500®); Talladega Superspeedway® in Alabama; Michigan International Speedway® located outside Detroit; Richmond International Raceway® in Virginia; Auto Club Speedway of Southern CaliforniaSM near Los Angeles; Kansas Speedway® in Kansas City, Kansas; Phoenix International Raceway® in Arizona; Chicagoland Speedway® and Route 66 RacewaySM near Chicago, Illinois; Homestead-Miami SpeedwaySM in Florida; Martinsville Speedway® in Virginia; Darlington Raceway® in South Carolina; and Watkins Glen International® in New York.
The Company also owns and operates Motor Racing NetworkSM, the nation's largest independent sports radio network and Americrown Service CorporationSM, a subsidiary that provides catering services, food and beverage concessions, and produces and markets motorsports-related merchandise. In addition, the Company has a 50 percent interest in the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.internationalspeedwaycorporation.com.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series), four regional series, one local grassroots series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) governs the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, the premier U.S. sports car series. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information, visit www.nascar.com and follow NASCAR at www.facebook.com/NASCAR and Twitter: @NASCAR.

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Orange is quite an unusual color to find in a bat print. The subject matter is interesting: a young woman and a rather large cupid who is offering her hearts out of his basket. The bowl dates c.1825-30.
It was made by John & William Ridgway. The only mark on the back is the pattern number 2/1447. For a similar Ridgway bat print, see the photo on page 97 of Geoffrey Godden's "Ridgway Porcelains". The cupid shown on that bowl is very similar to this one. The pattern number on that piece is 2/1399.
This large bowl was part of a tea service. It is 8-1/2" in diameter, and quite shallow.
It is in very good condition. There are no chips, no cracks, no crazing, and no repairs. There is heavy wear to the orange lustre border trim (in fact, it has disappeared in places), and there are utensil marks to the print.
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WALES boss Mark Hughes is urging new boy Paul Parry to follow in the footsteps of his Cardiff City colleagues Robert Earnshaw and Danny Gabbidon tonight.
Parry, with a mere five Football League matches behind him since his #75,000 move from Conference club Hereford United six weeks ago, is set to take some part in tonight's friendly with Scotland.
With 10 of the original Welsh squad missing, 23-year-old Parry is about to complete a whirlwind rise from non-league to international football.
And as he has done with Earnshaw and Gabbidon over the last couple of years, Hughes has opened the doors to Parry to make a lasting impression and make the most of his unexpected opportunity.
"Danny Gabbidon did just that as did Robert Earnshaw," Hughes said.
"When you lose senior players there's always a chance for others.
"This has proved to be a good group and it has been well worth the get together.
"The older lads have made the new boys very welcome.
"These kids have taken those chances and I am pleased with the other new lads who have arrived.
"I watched Paul Parry at the weekend at West Brom.
"He was direct and positive and didn't show any fear.
"He caused an international full-back in Bernt Haas an awful lot of problems.
"I'd had reports he'd been doing well and had him watched at Derby.
"It is a great opportunity for the lad, even if it is a hell of a jump from the Conference.
"But when players do get an opportunity they have to take it."
Wales have not won in their last seven internationals and Hughes sees this match as a starting point to the 2006 World Cup qualifiers
"We are aware we have not won for almost a year," he said.
"We know we need to put that right which is why this game is so important.
"It remains to be seen whether I can move this squad on, but that is the goal.
"We still have a great chance to make a real mark.
"England are obviously favourites in our World Cup qualifiers, but we can compete with all the teams in the group.
"Ryan Giggs has talked of unfinished business, and I feel just the same way."
Hughes can be forgiven for thinking ahead to the World Cup qualifiers, but he will not take Scotland lightly.
He added: "I am impressed by what I have seen Berti Vogts do in rebuilding the Scotland squad.
"There are some good young players in his team and they will give us a very hard game."
With Gareth Taylor and Earnshaw set to lead the attack, the midfield could consist of skipper Gary Speed, Giggs, Simon Davies and either injury doubt Robbie Savage or Carl Robinson.
If Giggs plays he is sure to be given an hour or so before coming off - paving the way for Parry's moment of glory.
With Paul Jones poised to start in goal, the team is likely to be completed by a back four of Rob Edwards, Rhys Weston, Gabbidon and either Rob Page or Andy Melville.
As reported in the Echo last week, former England Under-21 defender Ben Thatcher won't have his Welsh qualification rubber-stamped by Fifa until tomorrow.


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However, a dangerous alternative scenario exists. Defeat in San Pedro Sula will leave the US sweating over their automatic qualification spot, as Mexico, Costa Rica and Honduras could all edge them out on the final round of World Cup qualifying matches on 14th October. A showdown for a top-three place against Costa Rica, who beat the States earlier in the campaign, would be a tense affair.
A play-off berth with the fifth-placed team in the CONMEBOL table is guaranteed, but this two-legged clash in November is best-avoided: Argentina currently sit in fifth place in the South American World Cup 2010 qualification table. Any of the other prospective opponents would provide a stern test for a team that has struggled away from home in qualification so far.
This travel-sickness makes the trip to Honduras a nervous one for fans of the Red, White and Blues. The three trips to Central America have produced just one point, in El Salvador – and that courtesy of two late goals – with seven goals being conceded in the process. A 1-0 win at Trinidad and Tobago is their only win, which doesn't inspire total confidence ahead of an assignment at a team that has won all four of its home matches, hitting the net 12 times.


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A Christmas comedy directed by and starring Joanna Lumley, and an adaptation of literary children's classic Moonfleet were among the commissions announced today at Sky1's autumn launch.
The involvement of Lumley in the Little Crackers strand is the 66-year-old actress's first project for the channel and is considered something of a coup for Sky1 as it aims to go upmarket.
"I'd like to work on getting some talent with gravitas," explained Stuart Murphy, the Director of Entertainment Channels. "We've had the statesmanlike David Attenborough on Sky3D this year, and Joanna Lumley, I believe, is perceived in a similar way."
However, Murphy was keen to point out that Sky1 was already successful in courting an ABC1 (ie more upmarket) customer base and if there were aims in increasing its demographic, it was to appeal to an older audience.
As well as snaring Lumley, Murphy announced a new two-part adaptation of J Meade Falkner's haunting smuggling yarn Moonfleet, and an eight-part firefighting drama called The Smoke, from Kudos, the production company behind such terrestrial big-hitters as Spooks and Life On Mars.
Sky is currently in a commissioning frenzy - soon Murphy believes that it will be commissioning more comedy content than any other broadcaster, but he also stated that Sky1 will never be in the sort of a position where there will be a new commission on the channel every day of the week.
"I don't think that's what our customers are looking for," he said "They value quality over freshness."


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Rapid prototyping (RP)
rapid manufacturing (RM)
3D Printing
Sauber (Australia GP 2011) like many other teams runs non carbon brake ducts which are manufactured via Rapid manufacturing method. This method can produce components faster with reduced manufacturing time up to 90%, and cheaper. RM and RP can achieve extreme structural accuracy and be able to create almost any shape .
Many Formula 1 teams runs non carbon brake ducts, parts of floor, air ducts and many more parts which are manufactured via Rapid prototyping method (RP). Actually, this type of manufacturing is called rapid manufacturing (RM), but how is done is the same, only used materials are different. Rapid Prototyping or manufacturing decreases development time by allowing corrections to a product to be made early in the process, mistakes can be corrected and changes can be made while they are still inexpensive. RP or RM can achieve extreme structural accuracy and is able to create almost any shape. The parts are first designed on a CAD (Computer Aided Design) system and then with the help of a 3D laser printing technology are being manufactured layer by layer until the model is completed from material in powder form.
Rapid Prototyping (RP) or rapid manufacturing (RM) can be defined as a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model, usable part or assembly using three-dimensional CAD data. What is commonly considered to be the first RP technique, Stereolithography, was developed by 3D Systems of Valencia, CA, USA. The company was founded in 1986, and since then, a number of different RP techniques have become available.
Process of creating models or final usable parts
Although several rapid prototyping techniques exist, all employ the same five-step process:
- Create a CAD model of desired part
Build the object using a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software package. The designer can use a pre-existing CAD file or may wish to create one for prototyping purposes. This process is identical for all of the RP or RM building techniques.
- Convert the CAD model to .stl (stereolithography) computer format
The second step is to convert the CAD file into .stl format. The various CAD packages use a number of different algorithms to represent solid objects. To establish consistency, the .stl format has been adopted as the standard of the rapid prototyping industry. Since the .stl format is universal, this process is identical for all of the RP build techniques.
- Slice the .stl file into thin cross-sectional layers
In the third step, a pre-processing program prepares the .stl file to be built. Several programs are available, and most allow the user to adjust the size, location and orientation of the model. Build orientation is important for several reasons. First, properties of rapid prototypes vary from one coordinate direction to another. For example, prototypes are usually weaker and less accurate in the z (vertical) direction than in the x-y plane. In addition, part orientation partially determines the amount of time required to build the model. The pre-processing software slices the .stl model into a number of layers from 0.01 mm to 0.7 mm thick, depending on the build material. Each PR machine manufacturer supplies their own proprietary pre-processing software.
- Construct the model one layer atop another
The fourth step is the actual construction of the part. Using one of several techniques RP machines build one layer at a time from WINDFORM carbon fiber filled materials, polymers, plastic, paper, ceramic or powdered metal. Most machines are fairly autonomous, needing little human intervention.
- Clean and finish the model
The final step is actually post-processing. This involves removing the prototype from the machine and detaching any supports. Some photosensitive materials need to be fully cured before use. Manufactured parts may also require minor cleaning and surface treatment. Sanding, sealing, and painting the model will improve its appearance and durability.
Metal part produced using RM method with metal 3D printing
A natural extension of RP is rapid manufacturing (RM), the automated production of parts directly from CAD data. Currently only a few final products are produced by RP machines, but the number will increase as metals and other materials become more widely available and cheaper. RM will never completely replace other manufacturing techniques, especially in large production runs where mass-production is more economical.
For short production runs, however, RM is much cheaper, since it does not require tooling. RM is also ideal for producing custom parts tailored to the user's exact specifications. The other major use of RM is for products that simply cannot be made by subtractive (machining, grinding) or compressive (forging, etc.) processes. This includes objects with complex features, internal voids, and layered structures.
The Audi RSQ, car from "I-robot" movie was made by Audi with rapid prototyping industrial KUKA robots
In the 21st century, rapid prototyping and manufacturing process in motorsports is a world apart from the earliest techniques. In the world of motorsports, time is everything, and with competitive stakes so high, every team wants to be ahead when it comes to the designing, wind tunnel testing, and race track testing of their racer. Even in the stellar world of Formula 1, there's only so much money you can spend. The sooner the model is built, the sooner can it be tested on the track. That's why rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing is so important.
The aerodynamic testing in the wind tunnels is a major element in the entire manufacturing procedure, which is arrived at only after a successful rapid prototyping of the final assembly of the vehicle is done.
Rapid prototyping and manufacturing in motorsports involve the use of solid freeform fabrication techniques to arrive at the physical model of the sports car (scaled or full scale), which begin with a blueprint of the final aerodynamic design of the part or indeed, whole car. This design is taken from the drawing board to the computer.
Aston Martin LMP1 prototype car design for 2011 competition was entirely prototyped with help of RP. One of the big questions surrounding the design and development of the AMR-ONE is just how did George Howard Chappell and his team develops a car from scratch in just six months. One tool they employed was a pre release version of PTC's Creo, another was highly advanced 3D printing. The Stratasys Dimension Printer was used to mock up the chassis, driver controls and engine of the race-car. Also, 3D printer produced prototypes for concept and aero testing of Aston Martin's new chassis. Aston Martin Racing is also exploring the idea of using the 3D printer to make finished parts to bolt onto the car. One item being considered is the front wing splitters used for aerodynamic flow.
Manufacturers are using advanced technology as well, giving rise to bring about a drastic improvement in the overall quality of the rapid prototyping and manufacturing product. Commercially used materials for the rapid manufacturing of motorsports vehicles, include carbon filled WINDFORM material used by almost any Formula 1 team. Aim is to test as many iterations of desired parts as possible with cost as low as possible. Problem was a team model shop physically making parts by hands with long production time and high costs. Today racing teams including Formula 1 are using a lot of WINDFORM carbon fiber filled materials both for wind tunnel models and for the racing cars.
Today RedBull Racing is using a lot WINDFORM carbon filled materials both for wind tunnel model and for the racing car. On the picture, part of the floor.
Next step required by all F1 teams is the direct metal deposition or sintering, in order to design parts without manufacturing constraints. In this way team can make quick design modifications during the season, such as to change the suspension fittings on wheel uprights to improve vehicle dynamic performance or add ribs to increase stiffness and reliability, or to repair broken parts. Of course main requirement is the direct sintering of composite metals or very high performance alloys.
Think about metal for a moment, or more precisely think about how it's constructed and shaped. There are three main methods familiar to all of us: casting (pouring it into a mould), forging (beating it into shape) and machining (carving from a solid block). Well, now you can add a fourth to that list: printing. Or, more technicaly, selective laser sintering (SLS).
Sounds strange? Printing a 3D object in metal? But it's far from science fiction – in fact it's now being used by a few F1 teams to improve the performance, reduce the weight and cut the lead times of certain parts.
So, how does it work?
You start with a fine metal powder – any metal that can be welded, but most often titanium since it's difficult to machine and costly to process. The powder sits in hoppers and a single layer around 20-30 microns (0.02-0.03mm) thick is spread on a platform by a recoating arm. Using the CAD data, a precision laser then 'draws' shape of part, melting/welding the first layer before the platform drops 20-30 microns. Another layer of powdered metal is spread out and the laser goes to work again. And repeat many times over. It's fascinating to watch as the 0.5mm-wide laser dances and zaps over the powder, throwing sparks into the inert argon gas chamber. The whole operation is contained in and leaving an impression behind that's then covered up by the recoating arm. The laser itself penetrates beyond a single layer, bonding (welding) the layers to each other. At the end of the process it's just a matter of removing the welded piece and dusting the excess powder off. Finished parts may also require minor cleaning and surface treatment like sanding.
The use of additive manufacturing for rapid prototyping takes virtual designs from computer aided design (CAD) or animation modeling software, transforms them into thin, virtual, horizontal cross-sections and then creates successive layers until the model is complete. It is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) process where the virtual model and the physical model are almost identical. Laser zaps over the powder in determined patern to create final product.
There are limitations: EADS' largest machine has a chamber that measures a 60 centimeters by 60 centimeter deep, so that's the maximum component size – and if you were to build something that size it would take around 2 days. But still much faster and cheaper then hand made parts.
The beauty is that complexity of the manufactured part doesn't cost anything. The metal is worked at a molecular level, and the laser can draw any shape you like – structures can be left hollow or layered and unused powder is fed back into the hoppers and reused.
Formula 1 is a sweet spot for this technology as they use high value and low quantity of parts. Rumor has it that since Daimler is a major shareholder in EADS, leader in metal printing technology, several parts of the 2011 Mercedes GP car could be built using metal RM.
Formula One roll structure made using the SLS process from titanium powder stock
One company closely involved with Formula One teams in the area of rapid prototiping and manufacturing has gone so far to produce a complete roll hoop to demonstrate the capabilities of its manufacturing process. A roll hoop is a complex component required to fulfil a number of important tasks. Its primary function is to protect the driver's head in the cockpit, but also to act as an air intake, as a camera mount and a pick-up for lifting the car with the crane.
The roll hoop is one of the highest points on an Formula One car, and a traditionally built roll hoop is a heavy component to have so high up. Any reduction in weight could be highly beneficial from a vehicle dynamics perspective, so the company set a target weight for the hoop of 1 kg – a potential weight saving of 1-2 kg over a traditionally manufactured item. The resulting roll hoop is produced from Ti6-Al-4V titanium alloy, so it is both lightweight and strong, and contains internal features that would be exceedingly difficult and costly to produce using other manufacturing methods. The part has maintained its aerodynamic line, and features an area to allow for the addition of a camera mount or other component. Although it has not been subjected to FIA crash tests and is not manufactured for any specific car, it was modelled and subjected to FEA assessment to ensure it would meet the same requirements as a traditionally manufactured part.
The latest tweak in the rapid manufacturing processes in F1 is Red Bull Racing's decision this year (2011) to have two rapid prototyping machines travelling to the races inside the trucks. It is not clear whether the machines involved use stereolithographic and laser sintering techniques (the different being that the first uses photopolymer resin and the second powders which are melted together by the power of a laser beam. In both cases, the laser fuses the material while scanning a cross-section. The process is repeated with a new layer being added with each scan, until a finished piece is completed. The processes are now so advanced that metal parts can be created although most of the work is with things such as brake ducts. The biggest problem with these systems is getting the data from computers at the factory, where a part is designed, to the transporter, but this means that new parts are available on site and do not have to be flown out once the work is done. They will simple slot on to the car.


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Giving birth in Barcelona
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The degree of medical contact with pregnant women is reasonably high in Spain, with more antenatal tests, scans and intervention during childbirth than in some other countries,. The standard of care in Spain is highly regarded, both public and private, although women are generally required to have held a private insurance policy for a certain amount of time to cover maternity costs, while state healthcare does not have any time restrictions.
Choosing the specific clinic for delivery is a decision future parents should handle with care. You can give birth in Barcelona both in private and public hospitals. Everything depends on the personal preferences of the parents-to-be and whether the future mother has medical insurance. If you are a resident of an E.U.-country, in order to receive free medical service in a public clinic, it is sufficient to present the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
On the other hand, one can choose a private clinic in which payment will be charged on a daily basis or they can be covered by a private medical insurance. There is a good reason for this charge – private clinics in Barcelona very often resemble expensive hotels, boasting personal rooms, individual service, excellent food, and 24/7 presence for mother and baby.
Normally, in private or public, you can get a guided tour of a clinic before the childbirth and in public you can find some hospitals with private rooms meanwhile in private hospitals all rooms are private.
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You need to know that not in all hospitals not allow gas or air, although epidurals and pethidine are available. Birth in Spain is seen as a fairly straightforward medical process and alternative birth methods, such as water births, and birthing plans are not as common in Spain as in other countries but in Barcelona you can find at least two hospitals with the possibility of dilation in water. However, you can still write your birthing plan in Spanish and take it with you.
Home births in Barcelona, meanwhile, are not covered by the state health system.
Apart from that, one should bear in mind that during childbirth Spanish doctors widely administer epidural anesthesia (in 98% of the cases). The epidural is considered completely safe for both mother and child and allows the mother to move through the whole process in a more comfortable and less painful way. However, if this option does not suit your vision of the ideal childbirth, you can always choose to decline the epidural anesthesia.


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A new Pew poll reveals that most of us think this decade's been a bit of a bust—little enough surprise there. But when pollsters dug into people's attitudes toward particular technological and social changes, I was a little taken aback by the incredible popularity of "increasing surveillance and security measures." They're not quite as popular as, say, the Internet—but folks love Big Brother better than iPhones, online retail, blogs, or reality TV. That may seem especially odd because even someone who regards those changes as necessary and appropriate cannot be glad that we now find them necessary—and you might expect the association to pull the numbers down.
I won't get too depressed about this just yet, because I generally think it's an error to take polls either too seriously—if you ask people for an opinion they don't have, they'll formulate one on the spot, but it'll be about a millimeter thick—or too literally. If you read "How are you? / Fine thanks." as a sincere inquiry into and report on someone's welfare, you're missing something rather elementary about our social world. Ditto, I think, if you assume that the large numbers of people who purport to be unsure whether Barack Obama is perhaps a secret foreigner literally believe in an insane conspiracy theory. It has a propositional form, but it's more about signaling an attitude than a factual belief. When "confidence" in government spiked right after 9/11, should we suppose people had really revised their assessment of the government's competence upward? Of course not, it was more like a vote of confidence. It's like whispering "there's no such thing as ghosts!" to yourself—something you do precisely when you don't feel so certain anymore. (I've elsewhere referred to these as "symbolic beliefs.")
So what are people doing when they say increased surveillance and security measures are a "change for the better." Some people, of course, are really expressing a considered political opinion about the PATRIOT Act or other reforms. The phrase "security measures" may suggest to others just those measures which make us more secure—in the same way "Terrorist Surveillance Program" implies a program that surveils only terrorists, even if the rationale for the program is precisely the lack of sufficient evidence that its targets are terrorists. But I expect there's also an element of "there's no such thing as ghosts" at work. Given that our intelligence efforts fell spectacularly short at the decade's start, we have to hope there's been a net change for the better. And the downsides to expanded surveillance are largely invisible, slow, and structural: You have to go out of your way to think about them or they're not especially evident. The rest of the survey items, though, prime people to think about "better" in terms of concrete differences in our daily experience. They may think of the inconveniences of lines at the airport, but there's nothing in the rest of the context that seems likely to activate longer-term political concerns. The same question in a survey about other explicitly political trends might trigger a different response.
This is, incidentally, one reason I think privacy advocates make an understandable error when we put too much emphasis on the personal effects of expanded surveillance: "Do you want the government reading your e-mail?" For a lot of people, this will just spotlight how little direct harm they seem to individually experience as a result of surveillance. It's less dramatic an appeal, but you really do need to ask people to focus on what the explosion of surveillance means for the structure of a free society, not just gauge immediate consumer satisfaction.


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Excellent music, dancing, singing and story line!! I loved it.
One of the best movies I've seen this year.. the music was amazing and the story was uplifting.
Just wonderful!
Great Movie kept my attention the whole time
Loved it !
This is a great movie. It teaches us to be like Mr. Barnum and accept those who are different or unique.
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Excel 2010 does not contain a Gantt chart template. However, it is possible to make a Gantt chart without a template using Excel 2010 with a tutorial.
A Gantt chart can be made using Excel 2010 by creating a customized stack bar chart. Tutorials on Office Timeline and Excel Easy provide step-by-step directions on how to create the chart.
It is easier and takes less time to create a Gantt chart using PowerPoint. A Gantt chart, commonly used in project management, displays activities as a function of time. Along the top of the chart is a timescale, while activities are on the left side. Each activity is represented as a bar going from start date to end date.


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YouTubers Try a Different Forum: Real Life
Move over, Trekkies. Some new self-described "geeky" enthusiasts are in town.
They're called YouTubers, and on Saturday they had their first social gathering in the D.C. area. It was the fourth such get-together nationwide of an otherwise virtual community that marches to the beat of a different mouseclick.
"These are people we see for two and a half minutes online every day, and now all of the sudden I can poke them and touch them and see they're real," says a man who would give only his YouTube alias, EvilWillieWonka, because he says he works for a government agency. "It's beautiful."
About 170 people filed through Floyd's Bar and Grill in Alexandria during the six-hour event. YouTubers traveled from as far as Florida and California to meet, to film one another meeting and to film one another filming one another meeting.
Most importantly, they came to see their favorite YouTube celebrities in the flesh.
"I heard renetto was gonna be here, but I haven't seen him," said Ian Blau, 15, of Burke, referring to a favorite YouTube star. "I also came to ridicule sXePhil."
SXePhil is the alias of 21-year-old University of South Florida student and Web heartthrob Philip DeFranco, whose videos have been viewed millions of times. DeFranco spent much of the day signing autographs.
In addition to fans (and some purported stalkers), some YouTube celebrities have corporate sponsors, who pay for product placement in their clips or production of online ads. Some have quit their day jobs or changed careers to accommodate their YouTube filming schedules. A handful are also official "YouTube Partners," meaning the company thinks they are so valuable that it cuts them a share of ad revenue.
YouTube, which is owned by Google, issued a statement saying that it wasn't involved in the event, but "DCTube" organizer John Schneider says the company sent him a video message offering help and sent him free YouTube buttons ahead of the party.
Schneider estimates the party cost about $5,000, with most of the funding coming out of his and other YouTubers' pockets. Red Bull, several local businesses and nonprofit group Shaping America's Health also helped sponsor the event. The obesity awareness group is itself trying to harness the power of YouTube by creating a weight-loss challenge on the video portal.
One of the event's highlights was the faux presidential debate for the YouTubian Party, a movement that has become popular among users. True to the chaotic YouTube spirit, no one quite knew what the object of the debate was. Maybe it was for "president of YouTube" or president of the United States on a fictional party ticket, or maybe it was for something else entirely.
"I don't really know what I'm running for," says Kevin Nalty, alias nalts, who is a marketing director for a Fortune 500 company. "I'm just playing along."
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As with any other disciplinary hearing, you are entitled to be treated fairly. Your employer must follow the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures (PDF, 167KB). If better procedures have been negotiated at your workplace, your employer should follow them.
If there is a recognised union at your workplace, it is quite likely that better procedural rights will have been negotiated, including for example a right to take your rep to any investigation meeting, including any reconstruction of the relevant incident.
As always, you are entitled to know in advance of the hearing what you and your colleagues are being accused of. You should be shown all the evidence on which the employer relies, including video footage if appropriate. If there is a reconstruction, you should be invited to attend. You should be given the opportunity to give your version of events.
The more serious the allegations, the more rigorous is your employer's duty to investigate properly. Your employer must follow a fair procedure and approach the issues with an open mind, giving equal weight to evidence that suggests you are innocent, alongside any evidence suggestive of guilt.
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Election jitters add to mixed UK picture
UK retail sales hit a high in March, suggesting consumer morale has returned. But with another month of zero inflation and an upcoming general election, Britain's economic outlook is far from clear. Ivor Bennett reports
A different leader, a different decade, but this was Thatcher through and through. David Cameron resurrecting the spirit of the Iron Lady as he launched the Conservative Party's election manifesto. If re-elected, the Prime Minister promised to extend the famous 'right-to-buy' scheme began by his illustrious predecessor. Allowing more than 1 million council house tenants to buy their homes at a discount. SOUNDBITE (English) DAVID CAMERON, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, SAYING: "You've worked hard, you've saved, that home you live in, it's yours to buy, it's yours to own. The dream of a property-owning democracy is alive and we will help you fulfill it." The party faithful were certainly pleased. The policy helped Thatcher win three elections, and they hope it'll have the same effect. Cameron also promised to run a surplus by 2018, as the economy takes centre stage. Announcing their manifesto on Monday, Labour said they would cut the deficit every year. But despite the pledges, markets are nervous. Polls suggesting a hung parliament, all they see is risk says JP Morgan's Patrik Schowitz. SOUNDBITE (English) PATRIK SCHOWITZ, STRATEGIST, JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT, SAYING: "Yes, UK equities have underperformed but we could see more downside if we have a very very unclear outcome from the election. If we look at the last time we had a minority government in the UK in the 1970s, stock markets didn't take that very well at all, and so far we don't think the market has priced that in." Among consumers at least, confidence is high. Retail spending rose at its fastest annual rate in almost a year last month. Up 4.7 percent on March 2014. Another month of zero inflation has encouraged more spending. And while deflation may not yet be a threat, there are major concerns lurking. SOUNDBITE (English) PATRIK SCHOWITZ, STRATEGIST, JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT, SAYING: "The balance of payments in the UK does look pretty pretty weak so the fundamentals are in place for any weakening in confidence in the UK to have a major impact, at least on the currency." Sterling has already started to weaken Dropping to a five-year low on Monday as the election jitters kick-in.


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My name is Renee McKay Snyder. I graduated from UCLA in 1999 with a B.A. in economics. I loved being a UCLA Bruin! During my time at UCLA, I was a Kappa Alpha Theta, and — in 1997 and 1998 — I was a UCLA cheerleader. I have so many wonderful memories as a Bruin and am honored that my daughter has been asked to be a part of the Battling Bruins.
My daughter, Peyton, is six years old and has Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). PWS is a rare genetic disorder that occurs in approximately one out of every 15,000-30,000 births. Children with PWS are missing a piece of their 15th chromosome, and this affects hormones, muscle strength, behavior, cognition and learning, temperature regulation, pain tolerance, sleep patterns, and appetite. One of the most challenging and defining symptoms of PWS is hyperphagia, or an insatiable appetite. Children with PWS feel hungry all the time, regardless of how much they eat. They also struggle with...
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My name is Summer Medford. I am 12 years old and a patient at the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. Shortly after my 10th birthday, I was diagnosed with onset systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA).
I remember being in perfect health one day, and the next day I was hooked up to IVs and lying in a hospital bed with stuffed animals surrounding me. At the time, I wasn't fully aware of what was going on, but I knew that it would take lots of effort to get better. After two hospitalizations, five teams of specialists and three surgical procedures, I was eventually diagnosed with SJIA, which is an autoimmune disorder.
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Pasha Patterson has long loved Egyptian culture, and her corporation, The House of Amun Ra, stands for the dignity displayed by Amun Ra, the Egyptian God of Gods who the championed the cause of the poor and troubled. Friends and family know that Pasha oozes with a burning desire to make an impact with her incredible design talents. Though Pasha was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016, she has battled over the past two years with an incredible warrior spirit. Loved ones say that molds were broken when Pasha entered this planet.
From her work as a fashion designer often called upon to dress well-known celebrities to her own modeling and music careers, Pasha inspires those who know her to describe her as unique and incredibly talented. She attended UCLA's School of Architecture, and her talent and skill have been put to great use in her career...
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Cassidy was diagnosed with liver cancer when she was just one month old. She received a liver transplant at the UCLA medical center at nine months old. Since then, she has become an excellent student, dancer and cheerleader, as well as an all-around athlete and positive role model.
Unfortunately, Cassidy was diagnosed with a secondary cancer in her neck. Seventeen years later, she and her family are coming back to live at UCLA for eight weeks while she receives treatment. While this is not how she wanted to become a Bruin...
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When nominated as a Battling Bruin in 2016, I was fighting cancer and performing the balancing act between being a UCLA undergraduate student and Ronald Reagan patient.
Today, I am cancer-free and living life to the fullest. The moment I finished treatment, I wanted to do anything and everything my body allowed. In the last year, I have backpacked through Japan, white water kayaked with cancer survivors, applied to graduate school and much more! Currently, I am working at Insure the Uninsured Project, a nonprofit that advances creative and workable policy solutions that expand healthcare access and improve the health of Californians...
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So much has happened since 2014. My cancer got a lot worse, and as a result, I lost one of my lungs and my HIV progressed to AIDS. But that hasn't stopped me from living life. I still go to the hospital at least 2-3 times a week and have been going to Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I also do the AIDS Walk Los Angeles (AWLA) and in 2015 the UCLA Pediatric AIDS Coalition (UCLA PAC) group joined my team, "Team Burrito." They have been part of my team ever since.
Additionally I go speak to UCLA PAC quite often and attend their events. Every year they walk a 10k with me and help me raise money...
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Evan was born with multiple complications including kidney failure. He was transferred to UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital in 2010 after a five month stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a local hospital. Evan has had more than 50 surgical procedures, spent several months in the pediatric intensive care unit and has collectively lived more than two and a half years of his life in the hospital. While in the hospital Evan often asked for a sibling but with his condition the family couldn't consider a new child at that time.
Since then Evan's condition has improved. A life-saving transplant at the end of 2013 afforded...
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On June 23, 2010, two-and-a-half year old Austin Jones went camping with his mother and grandparents. As soon as his father flew in from their home in Thousand Oaks, California to join the festivities, it would be the start of a long vacation. Unfortunately, while camping Austin and his sister Emma got sick. When Emma started feeling ill, the family cut their vacation short and went back to their parents' house in Moses Lake, Washington to take care of her.
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Robert Williamson joined the army as a medic at age 19 knowing he was going one of two places after training. Shortly after arriving at first duty station, Fort Carson, Colorado his unit received orders to deploy to Iraq. His first deployment was during "The Surge" from December 2007 to February 2009, a 15-month deployment to Northern Bagdad where some of the most intense fighting in all of Iraq took place, in the Sadr City district. Through countless firefights, multiple explosions and the arduous operation tempo which is combat, Williamson sustained several life altering...
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On Oct. 25, 2014, our five-month-old son, Ethan, had an MRI and results revealed he had an optic pathway glioma – that's the medical term for a tumor in his eye canals and the front part of his brain.
We first noticed Ethan's eyes would twitch involuntarily at times and after a little research on our own, we dismissed it as part of normal eye development. When he had his four-month check-up, our pediatrician noticed the eye movements and that his head growth had rapidly increased since his last visit. With these two contributing factors, we were referred to a neurosurgeon at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) for a cranial ultrasound... Read More »
At three weeks old, Carter stopped breathing and turned blue. She had contracted an illness known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In the UCLA Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Carter was placed on breathing and feeding tubes, and underwent various breathing treatments for 10 days.
At age two, Carter was diagnosed with cerebral palsy due to the lack of oxygen to her brain because of her RSV. When she turned three years old, a genetic test revealed she had PurA syndrome, a genetic mutation that only she and 40 other children in the world have. Read More »
My name is Lauren Grabowski and I am both a UCLA student and a Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center patient.
I am a fourth year student majoring in human biology and society, with a minor in public health. Throughout my college career, I have been involved in cancer prevention, early detection and cancer research. Naturally, my UCLA classes include lessons on the scientific and social implications of cancer. In my second year, I volunteered for Peer Health Exchange where I went to different high schools in Los Angeles and educated students on nutrition and physical activity to prevent many diseases, including cancer. In my third year, I interned for Breathe LA where I researched and evaluated programs for different lung diseases, including lung cancer. Currently, I am involved in CanCan Health – a non-profit organization dedicated to putting women into action about their breast health, giving them tools for early detection... Read More »
Daniel Sterling joined the United States Army at the young age of 17 after graduating high school. Growing up, he had always wanted to become an Army Ranger. After enlisting, Sterling attended the grueling Ranger Indoctrination Program and, at the end of the course, was selected to become a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment, the U.S. Army's premier special operations unit. During his time in the Army, he was deployed four times—once to Iraq and three times to Afghanistan.
In 2010, at only 20 years old and on his third deployment, Sterling was severely injured during a night raid in Afghanistan. Like most other nights, his team's mission was to capture an enemy leader. As the Rangers approached their obective, a firefight broke out... Read More »
In May of 2014, I felt a pain in my breast, and after further inspection, I found a lump in my left breast. My husband took me to the doctors to have it checked out and was scheduled for a mammogram. When the results came back, I had to have both an ultrasound and a biopsy. In June, I was told that I had ductal carcinoma in situ, which means that I had breast cancer contained in the ducts of my breast. A lumpectomy was done to remove the tumor in July. The outer margins of the lumpectomy showed that there was still more of the cancer in my body, so in August, I opted to have a bilateral mastectomy, removing both breasts to be completely sure that all of the cancer was removed from my left breast and that there wouldn't be any chance of cancer showing up in my right breast. After the surgery, all of the cancer was removed. My oncologist told me there was no need for any medication, chemotherapy or radiation. I was so happy to hear this news! Read More »
Although he has only been an official Bruin for a few weeks, Matthew Tapia has already shed a ray of inspiration onto the UCLA campus. Born three months premature, Matt was a mere one and a half pounds; only as big as his father Rudy's hand. At only nine months old, Matt received open-heart surgery and was told that he had a five percent chance of survival. The doctors believed that if he were to survive, he would never walk or talk again. He was predicted to remain in a vegetative state; however, he had a will that kept him alive and led him to exceed these expectations. Matthew refuses to accept that he is anything but normal and goes through his life normally with a sense of optimism that is inspiring to all.Read More »
I first noticed something was amiss when I was a 12-year-old in junior high. I was playing basketball and had trouble running the length of the court without losing my breath. Shortly thereafter, I developed flu-like symptoms: coughing, a loss of energy and nausea. I was taken to a local military clinic (my father was a physician's assistant in the Navy) where x-rays showed an abnormality in my chest. The first person to read the x-ray thought it was pneumonia, however my father thought it looked more serious than that and insisted that I be seen at the nearest major hospital - which was the Naval hospital in Oakland. There, doctors realized that the x-rays hadn't revealed pneumonia, but rather a large mass in my chest. The surgeons at the hospital thought that it might be operable, so I was scheduled for open chest surgery. However once the surgeons me opened up, they realized the full extent of the problem: the mass extended along my lungs and had a "tail" which wrapped around my heart. There was no way of removing the tumor that wouldn't risk my life on the operating table. So, the doctors just took a small biopsy of the tumor, but otherwise left it as it was and closed me back up. Read More »
I thought it was the flu. I had all of the classic symptoms that Thursday afternoon last spring. A fever, chills and those body aches that squirm up and down your spine, telling you you're in for it. I took some Tylenol. When that didn't work, some ibuprofen. I didn't have time for the flu. An emergency appendectomy in December had knocked me down and I was just now back in the game. My new fitness studio needed me. I was teaching seven classes a week and working at the front desk. My new relationship, teetering on the "are we or aren't we" precipice of real commitment, needed me. And I had a half-marathon to run on Sunday. I didn't have time for this, I needed to kick the speed up a notch faster. Read More »
The brain is an amazing and powerful organ. For most of us, it operates effortlessly in a predictable fashion, allowing a person to live life to the fullest. However, when faced with a challenge such as epilepsy, that brain is a ship sailing through uncharted waters, never knowing when a storm may strike. Just short of his fourth birthday, Gio Silveira was diagnosed with frontal lobe epilepsy. A mischievous and sprightly toddler, Gio was accustomed to overpowering his older siblings with an unstoppable will, that more often than not, allowed him to get his way. It was that same will that would serve as a key ingredient, necessary to overcome a challenge of thirty focal seizures a day. Read More »
When she was a baby, Kourtney had small seizures where she would be absent for a few seconds. She woke often during the night and was restless during the day. Kourtney was physically challenged and struggled to express herself because her speech was unintelligible. It was difficult to understand her basic needs like what she wanted to eat, what toy she wanted to play with, who she wanted to hold her, and any other important need of a young child. Kourtney is a super hard worker and has had many hours a week of speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other special instruction to help her. Read More »
In July 2014, Lisa went in for a routine mammogram and when doctors asked her to follow up with an ultrasound and several biopsies, she still believed it was "much ado about nothing." In August, Lisa listened in disbelief as she received the bad news – breast cancer. There was no denying it any longer as she "was in for a long, awful year but the prognosis was good". Lisa had a mastectomy in September and is just now coming to the end of eight chemotherapy treatments. She will soon begin six weeks of radiation treatment. After one final reconstruction surgery in the summer of 2015, Lisa is looking forward to being able to put this ordeal all behind her. Read More »
Ezra was born with congenital limb differences, lacking a left knee and left fibula, and missing fingers on his left hand. From day one, he was a happy and healthy baby and toddler. At 11 months, when he started to pull himself up to stand, he received his first prosthetic leg from Shriners Hospital Los Angeles. He quickly learned to walk on his prosthetic leg and has been unstoppable ever since. Read More »
As UCLA sophomore Elyse Berlinberg helps to energize Bruin spirit in her first year on yell crew, thoughts of her mom's health are never far from her mind. In February 2013, Elyse's mom Jacki was feeling a bit run down. Married, mother of three busy girls, and a registered nurse working in public health, she thought her fatigue was just the consequence of her active lifestyle. A visit to her doctor and a basic lab test showed that she was anemic. On April 1, 2013, a colonoscopy revealed a 3 cm tumor...Read More »
Eleven year old Riley Kim graduated from the 5th grade at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy in Northridge, Calif. on June 5, 2014. He is an intellectually gifted student who served on the elementary school student council and looked forward to attending Patrick Henry Science and Technology Magnet for middle school. Riley wants to grow up to be a scientist and invent a time machine. He wants to one day go to the UCLA or Cal Tech so he can get a great education...Read More »
Twelve years after he graduated from UCLA, Roger Todd was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. With deteriorating vision, he began the slow process to take control of the disease by carefully watching his diet and trying various medications. Daily blood tests and semi-annual hemoglobin A1c test became routine. Weight loss and watching his sugar intake paid off. Roger can thankfully say that neither his fifty year battle with diabetes...Read More »
It was in 1945 when Ray Hammeras, a former Navy pilot, entered UCLA to study engineering. Pledging Beta Theta Pi, Ray would become best friends with fellow fraternity brother, Roy Gaunt. Known in the Beta House as Worm #1 and Worm #2, Ray and Roy were typical college students – they cheered enthusiastically from the student section at the football games and supported the Bruins at all of the home...Read More »
The UCLA Class of 2014 just celebrated their years of hard work, dedication and commitment to their education on Graduation Day. They listened to commencement speeches and reflected on the ups and the downs, the adversity they faced and the obstacles they had to overcome to make it to graduation. Gabriella Kasley was one of the many UCLA seniors who sat in the sea of blue caps and gowns that filled Wilson Plaza. However, Gabriella's road to graduation was a much bumpier...Read More »
It was 1992, the winter of her junior year at Fresno State University, when Denise came down with a bad case of the flu. However, after three trips to the student health center in two weeks, she knew it was more than the typical flu. Finally, after six months and three different doctors, there was a diagnosis: Crohn's disease...Read More »
Her first thought was…it's going to be nothing. It was June of 2013 when she got a call saying her mammogram showed some abnormalities. Suzi, an emergency room nurse, did not want to accept it. Her summer was already planned out: Hawaii, 25th anniversary party, a few cabin trips and parties at the house when all the kids visit from college…Read More »
This Battling Bruin believes that the saying, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," is a fitting theme to his life. In Oct. 2010, Eric Mansker '76 went in for knee surgery. It wasn't a big deal, after all he had been a stuntman in the film and television industry for more than 30 years. After surgery though, Eric developed serious complications…Read More »
The ability to breathe is something that most people take for granted. The average person takes about 28,800 breaths a day. For people living with cystic fibrosis, those breaths are not so easy; it will eventually be a painstaking struggle as they will have to fight to breathe. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States…Read More »
The struggles of eking out a reasonable manner of living in the utter chaos of war are often concurrent with many other battles, proverbial ones, personal ones, the ones involved in trying to keep family and friends both whole and wholesome. Any soldier overseas is always fighting, at bare minimum, a war with two distinct theatres; one political, the other personal…Read More »
In February of 2012, Natalie's softball coach noticed that while running the bases she was constantly holding her right arm up in a fist. Since there were no other symptoms, nothing was done at the time. As more time passed, though, her parents noticed that she was starting to do this more often - not just while running. That summer, Natalie was sent to see a neurologist to discover the cause of this unusual habit…Read More »
In the spring of 2011, Cathy was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer; she had invasive lobular carcinoma in her left breast and her tumor was 4 centimeters. The diagnosis came as a shock to Cathy and her entire family, and immediately she needed to start exploring treatment options – surgery being one. Cathy had several surgical possibilities including a lumpectomy or a single mastectomy…Read More »
When Shannon was 10 years old, she experienced her first tonic clonic/grand mal seizure at her grandparents' cabin in Mt. Herman, Calif. Now 39, Shannon has survived hundreds of absence, myoclonic and tonic clonic seizures which are a result of a genetic form of epilepsy. Her most severe seizures occurred during her pregnancy…Read More »
During a routine mammogram in August of 2010, doctors first spotted Debbie's breast cancer. At first, because of how fast moving and aggressive her cancer was, the attending doctor was not sure if it had originated in the breast or elsewhere in the body. For Debbie it was terrifying to have one of the doctors question whether the cancer had metastasized…Read More »
When it comes to adversity, Nick Ekbatani ᾿09 fancies himself an expert. Since his childhood, Ekbatani has been forced to find ways to turn lemons into lemonade. As a young boy dealing with the dysfunction of a broken home and the constant bullying at school, he found sanctuary in sports, particularly football…Read More »
At 38 Krissie Robin was diagnosed with early stage 1 breast cancer. Her diagnosis was unusual since she was young for breast cancer and there is no family history of breast cancer in her family. She found the lump in her breast from bathing. She let it go for a couple of weeks, and she thought it was some sort of pulled muscle…Read More »
After battling with rheumatoid arthritis since her teens, life was finally looking up for Yolanda Perez. She and her husband had successfully raised both of their daughters and they had finished college and moved out of the house. Maintaining a life of "normalcy" hadn't been without its challenges. A barrage of doctor's visits and a multitude of surgeries…Read More »
Kenneth is your average 21-year-old young adult, upbeat and fun-loving. For the past three years he's been living paralyzed from the shoulders down. When he was a junior in high school he decided to follow in the steps of one of his best friends, Sara Blackmore. She introduced him to the sport of cheerleading, which he quickly fell in love… Read More »
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PM Modi praises Salman on his Clean India efforts
Bollywood star Salman Khan who were among the few celebrities who were nominated by Indian Prime Minister in their Clean India Campaign, has been quietly doing his part to make India clean in different places. The 49-year old actor who first cleaned an entire village in Kajrat and painted it all over has taken the PM's call wholeheartedly.
Salman after taking the campaign to Kajrat went to Hatluni with his costar of his upcoming film Kareena Kapoor and the crew of 'Bajrangi Bhaijan'. The actor has so far cleaned three villages of the state of Maharashtra and he is looking forward to do more on this Clean India mission.
The Dabang Khan of Bollywood posted a status on his facebook page on India Republic day that said, "The Honorable Prime Minister nominated me for the Swachh Bharat campaign and I have cleaned and painted three villages in Maharashtra so far. I intend to continue with this initiative, but Swachh Bharat is not about what one of us can do. It's about what each of us can do. So today, on Republic Day, I am taking this campaign social. I will nominate 100 followers a month for Swachh Bharat. Please start a sustainable Swachh Bharat initiative in and around your area of work or residence or both. Upload your before and after pictures or videos. Five of the best initiatives will get special mention on my Facebook page and also win a prize each. Kya bolte ho? Shuru karein? First list will be up tomorrow."
He also shared the list of the fans he nominated in his 'Swachh Bharat' initiative.
Salman Khan's efforts did go unnoticed as the Indian PM took the help of his twitter account to acknowledge and praise the star for his efforts towards his Clean India campaign.
Once again, @BeingSalmanKhan makes a distinct & appreciable effort towards a Clean India. I congratulate him. https://t.co/85eQ11UOXC
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 27, 2015


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The Top Six Takeaways from PubCon 2007
by Lisa Barone, December 15, 2007
PubCon took over Las Vegas last week and brought with it four days of informational instruction and search marketers from around the globe. Session topics ranged from search engine optimization, pay per click management, branding, social media, Web analytics and everything in between.
Bruce Clay, Inc. bloggers Susan Esparza and Lisa Barone were on hand to provide liveblogging coverage for an impressive 27 sessions. But in case you don't have time to sift through all that, here are the Top 6 takeaways from PubCon Las Vegas 2007. These are the nuggets that every search marketer must know to start 2008 off on the right foot!
#6: Google Reduced "Visible ToolBar PageRank"...Not For Everyone
#6: Google Reduced "Visible ToolBar PageRank"...Not For Everyone
The search industry has been abuzz over the topic of paid links for months. In fact, it's been our Hot Topic for months. So, it was no surprise that, when search marketers landed in Vegas, paid links was one of the hottest topics in contention.
One of the highlights of Tuesday's session agenda was the Link Buying session. During his presentation, Rand Fishkin revealed a conversation he had had with Senior Google Engineer Matt Cutts where Matt told him that the latest Toolbar update was intended to reduce the visible PageRank of sites Google suspected of engaging in link buying or selling. It was Matt's use of the term "visible PageRank" that really got search marketer's attention. Many wondered if that's all Google had done - reduced the visible PageRank, not the site's actual authority in the index.
Another tidbit revealed by Rand was that Google did not reduce PageRank for every link buyer and seller it knew about. Had they done that, it would have tipped off link buyers and sellers and sent them running to new networks. It was a clear hint to those engaging in link buying and selling, that just because you didn't take a hit this time, doesn't mean Google doesn't know about you.
Because of Google's harsh crackdown, speaker Aaron Wall hammered out some excellent alternatives to buying links. He recommended things like syndicating your content on other sites, bartering for links, buying competition Web sites, engaging in social media and running public relations campaigns to bump your publicity. Tactics like these help sites to build authority, send traffic and flow PageRank in very natural ways. They also allow you to stay in Google's good graces.
#5: Leverage Social Media as a New Traffic Source
With Google taking such a strong stance against paid links, many search marketers are now looking towards new traffic sources. Much of this traffic seems to be coming from social media.
Last year during SES Chicago, the concept of link bait was brand new and all the rage. There were sessions explaining what it was, how to do it and which sites were most important. A year later, the notion of link bait has matured fast. Sure, there were still beginner sessions like Social Marking 101 - The Playing Field and Link Baiting 96 Different Strategies, but much of the talk was about advanced link bait techniques and monetizing social media to turn it into a legitimate revenue stream. The Monetizing Social Media Traffic panel was a goldmine for search marketers eager to learn about increasing ROI and conversions. Panelist Vanessa Fox gave audience members tips on turning fickle social media visitors into loyal customers. She recommended the following:
- Keep your viral marketing relevant for your site.
- Make it easy for visitors to see what your site has to offer.
- Provide multiple links to other pages on your site.
- Think about what your goals are and funnel users into a conversion path.
To turn social media into an alternative traffic and revenue source, search marketers must create something viral that draws people in and then give them something else to make them stay on their site. There should always be another place for visitors to go once they've clicked through. There's a common ground in what your visitors want and what social communities find enjoyable. Find it. And remember, ultimately it's not the eyeballs you're after. You want to attract the kind of people who want to stay.
It's also time to start optimizing your landing pages for the users who are visiting you through social media channels. Digg users are the not the same as Reddit users. Test different entry points when releasing link bait to see which is more effective. For example, research shows that Digg users don't click on ads, so you may not want to even include them when you're creating link bait designed to appeal to a Digg audience.
#4: Content Isn't King; It's Everything
I know, you've been hearing it for years, but PubCon 2007 featured a number of great sessions designed to do one thing--help site owners create content that attracts attention and links from their target audience.
During the Content Creation - Cranking It Out session, Robin Liss broke the content creation cycle down for audience members. Her reasoning was that you must know what's going to happen and who's going to do what during each stage so that you can eliminate bottlenecks and keep fresh content flowing.
Rae Hoffman really drove home the importance of relevant content when she called it the single most effective way to differentiate your site from the masses, to develop traffic, and get the expert inbound links that will propel your site to the top of the search engines and keep it there. And she was right. Publishing unique content on a frequent basis helps to develop links, find new traffic referrals, positions your site as an authority, increases feed subscriber counts, creates new advertising opportunities and much more.
But it can't be all about you. Consumers ignore content that is too salesy or self-centered. In the Effective Action-based Copywriting session, Brian Clark explained how each piece of content should have a clear opening, elicit empathy, offer a solution, and include a call to action.
Your existing Web site is a breeding ground for new content opportunities. Go through your site and find topics that can be expanded. Take advantage of the Google snippet, product reviews, page titles and any other area that will help you get in your customer's line of sight. Every piece of content you write should have independent value, a headline and hook, and a scannable structure.
#3: Control and Maintain Your Brand
With social media becoming increasingly influential in the search engine results page, companies must be vigilant about controlling their brand. Luckily, the Brand Management session was able to teach search marketers a few things regarding the value that content has in building their brand.
Matt Tuens used his presentation to explain to audience members how content and brand management can help generate high quality organic search traffic, establish trust with your visitor, and maximize the monetization of each page. Every page of content out there about you or your company represents another opportunity for you to spread and reinforce your brand message and value. But you have to be aware of it.
You can't just live on your site. You have to go out and find where the conversation is taking place. Be on Facebook and on MySpace. Set up Google Alerts to track any and all company references, as well as references of your competitors. Find the holes they're leaving and fill them. Empower your brand evangelists. Respond to negative criticism without feeding it.
Addressing negative criticism head on is actually a really important facet to brand management. Customers like dealing with companies who can admit wrongdoing and address concerns. Anything negative out there is a risk. Don't think that just because it's not ranking yet doesn't mean that it won't. If you can find it, your customers can too. Make sure the problem is addressed.
#2: Keyword Research Isn't Just for SEO Anymore
You know how important keyword research is to your search engine optimization campaign and you're already using it as a tool to craft new PPC ads. But are you also using it for competitive research and to help your company become a social media king? Your competition is.
During the Keyword Research, Selection and Optimization panel, Ken Jurina delivered a fantastic presentation where he identified 6 other uses for keyword research. In order to stay ahead of your competition, keyword research should be used in the following areas:
- Business Research: Product research, competitive intelligence.
- Social Research: Political topics, publish issues, celebrity brand.
- Brand Equity: Find the relevant words for your niche. If you're selling television sets, learn what sets are popular. What are people looking for?
- New Product Ideas: What are people looking for? Find new opportunities.
- Consumer Feedback: What problems are people having? What parts are they looking for? Customer service issues?
- Celebrity Brand: Find PR issues.
Larry Mersman from Trellian was also present for the discussion on keyword research explained how he was able to use it to increase the sales of a German beer company by 200 percent. Keyword research can be used not only for search engine optimization, but to help find related search terms, identify alternate spellings and misspellings, learn which terms your competitors think are important, etc. It's also good for competitive intelligence and finding what terms others are using and using well.
If you need some more basic keyword research advice, make sure to check out the session recap where Stoney outlined a three tiered keyword research process. You can find a more detailed process in our article entitled 5 Steps to Effective Keyword Research.
#1: Corporations Must Invest In SEO Training
There wasn't a PubCon session specifically focused on the importance of corporations investing in search engine optimization training; however, it was an unavoidable theme throughout. Time and time again we heard panelists school the audience on how important it was for their entire team to well-versed in the basics of search engine optimization. It's the only way for a campaign to be successful. When everyone understands the basics of SEO, it makes the whole process easier.
One of the biggest proponents of search engine optimization training was AOL's Melanie Mitchell. During the SEO and Big Search session, Melanie was adamant that corporations, especially larger ones, will absolutely not succeed without the support of the entire company. SEO has to be part of your company's DNA, it can't be looked at as just a responsibility of the designated SEO team.
Melanie used her own company as an example and explained how the disorganization she found in AOL when she first joined was preventing them from making any progress. She was forced to work her way up the ladder convincing executives to get behind her and invest in SEO training.
Experienced search marketers like Melanie know that education is the only way to get the entire team on board.
Paul Bruemmer brought up the same point in his presentation during the SEO Design and Organic Site Structure panel. Training is a quick win, he said. Training your staff is obviously great. But don't just stop there. When you train your clients, their accounts will do better.
This attitude has been part of our corporate culture for years. It's why we require our clients to take search engine optimization training. In fact, Bruce Clay, Inc. is so committed to the promotion of search engine optimization education and training, we're offering past students an opportunity to experience our brand new, expanded SEO training program at the old rate. New students can get in on the action too with a newsletter exclusive code. For more information regarding this offer, please check out the front page of the SEO Newsletter.
And there you have it! Everything you need to know about PubCon 2007 to start 2008 off on the right foot. If you're looking for more detailed information, you can access our PubCon 2007 archives via the Bruce Clay, Inc. blog.
For permission to reprint or reuse any materials, please contact us. To learn more about our authors, please visit the Bruce Clay Authors page. Copyright 2007 Bruce Clay, Inc.


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Monday, 13 February 2012
Sunday Lunch
This Sunday I took a trip to our local farmers' market with James and my mum to purchase bread and cheeses for Sunday lunch. I know for many people Sunday lunch is traditionally a full roast dinner but in my house Sundays are much more likely to consist of a ridiculous quantity of cheese!
It's 1. a lot less effort and 2. just as good if you are cheese lovers like us!
We came home with focaccia and crusty bread, goats cheese with garlic and herbs and some buffalo milk cheese of some description and ate it with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salad, tomatoes and orange juice. Pretty much my perfect meal!
28 comments:
- Sophie said...
This is my idea of food heaven!
- 13 February 2012 at 10:56
- Lola said...
Oh my god, that looks SO good!!
- 13 February 2012 at 11:52
- opportunityknits said...
Such a yummy lunch! Reminds me of the ploughman's lunch we had on Sundays in the hall where I used to live as a student back in the 80s.
- 13 February 2012 at 12:42
- Leia said...
That sounds like the perfect meal to me, too!
- 13 February 2012 at 13:27
- Lizzy said...
I only started having "proper" Sunday lunches when I moved in with my boyfriend. Sundays with the family were always about cheese! This looks like perfect weekend food to me, yum yum. x
- 13 February 2012 at 13:44
- My Hideaway said...
Oh my goodness this looks good! :)
- 13 February 2012 at 14:58
- Layla Chic said...
great photos! Thanks for your coment
- 13 February 2012 at 15:23
- jazxo said...
Food heaven right here! xo
- 13 February 2012 at 15:30
- daisychain said...
this looks so good, it makes me wish I liked cheese!
- 13 February 2012 at 16:13
- Niina - It seems pretty obvious. said...
Looks like a pretty amazing Sunday lunch. Bread and cheese! What else do you need? :)
- 13 February 2012 at 17:28
- Mat said...
works for me, i think this whole thing just sounds ace. if i was feeling a bit flush i would go with some port but if not maybe some kind of smoothy
- 13 February 2012 at 18:08
- Chloe Likes To Talk said...
That all looks and sounds amazing. I'm suitably jealous... even though I ended up with half a duck this Sunday... shame...
All for the non-traditional Sunday though, who needs a roast week in, week out when there are other fantastic meals to mix it up with!
- 13 February 2012 at 18:17
- Style Eyes Ethical Fashion Blog said...
That sounds like my kind of Sunday Lunch. My husband insists on cooking a roast every single weekend would be great to have a change and a load less washing up.
- 13 February 2012 at 18:34
Yum - I love cheese! I like a traditional roasts at lunch, then an evening of cheese, wine, crackers and posh Italian meats - nom!
- 13 February 2012 at 20:31
- Vicki said...
yum I LOVE cheese! i have quite an addiction :) x
- 13 February 2012 at 20:56
- Maria said...
This looks FANTASTIC! I am so hungry right now!
Maria xxx
- 13 February 2012 at 21:29
- Colette said...
what a wonderful Sunday lunch! I love bread and cheese and the one's on your picture look mouth watering! Plus I don't believe in "traditional" sunday meals, instead I feel like since it's the day we are meant to rest, we can indulge ourselves with pretty much anything!
- 14 February 2012 at 00:19
- LilyLipstick said...
This lunch looks so good. I love meals that are simple but really yummy (and that don't result in loads of washing up!) x
- 14 February 2012 at 07:21
- underthewillowtrees said...
Looks yummy. The word that springs to mind is 'rustic' *drools*
- 14 February 2012 at 09:10
- celia said...
My sundays always include lots of cheese, tomatoes and bread, too. I just can't bother with cooking fancy meals on sundays, and cheese is delicious anyway!
- 14 February 2012 at 10:56
- Sandra Leiva said...
Yummy! <3
- 14 February 2012 at 15:57
Seriously. Love. Cheese.
This looks perfect! I'd be more than happy with this any day of the week.
- 14 February 2012 at 16:43
- Vintage Reflection said...
Yum! This is making me hungry! Looks amazing!! x
- 14 February 2012 at 18:19
- Steph said...
Amazing! Made me hungry!
- 15 February 2012 at 07:26
- Ma Bicyclette said...
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm this looks like an amazing Sunday Lunch!
- 15 February 2012 at 21:29
- Ballad of Seasons said...
omg! so yummy! I love cheese!
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- 18 February 2012 at 13:10
- Alice said...
Gosh this looks so yummy! xxx
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Position Yourself for Oil's Inevitable BounceAlan Stevens Follow |
The secret to making money by speculating in oil is easy: just buy at the bottom and sell at the top (a formula that also should work for stocks, collectible cars and sub-prime mortgages).
However, since I have more column inches to fill, it's only fair to point out that I don't know how to find the bottom or top of the oil market. Neither does anyone on any of Wall Street's trading desks, nor anyone in the commodities pits, nor any of the talking heads on TV. Sure, once the bottom is in and prices have returned to equilibrium, I will be able to use my handy-dandy Fibonacci, Gann or Elliott Wave tools to "magically" draw an arrow pointing at the low point on the chart, but until then your guess is as good as mine or anyone else's.
When asked how he was able to call the 1987 crash with such precision, hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones replied that it would be fairer to ask how he caught the move on his fifth try. Even the best and brightest in the business don't have a crystal ball. The closest I have been able to come to catching commodity price trends is by doing the opposite of whatever Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is recommending. When they were cheering on oil to $130, it was time to sell. Now that they are forecasting oil at $35 for the foreseeable future, I can't help but start to think that higher prices are inevitable.
Data Points to Growing Demand for Crude
I don't really need to fade Goldman Sachs, of course. All I need to do is look at the growth in worldwide energy consumption over the last fifty years, and projected population growth and per capita GDP for the next fifty years. There are going to be a lot more people. A growing number of those people are going to demand the energy consumption that goes with an industrialized lifestyle. I don't know what the bottom in oil will be, and I don't know for how long it might last, but I am sure that oil will be higher in the future than it is today.
So, how to play this expectation of higher prices in oil? Since we don't know when, we might have to sit in this investment for a significant period of time. It should be no surprise that I recommend buying into high-performing energy companies selling at attractive prices. It's really three benefits for the price of one. You get your primary goal of gaining when oil prices increase and these companies increase their gross margins. But you also get the earnings growth and reinvestment in their businesses while you wait, not to mention that you get a reduced tax bite on both dividends and any long-term capital gains.
So here are eight energy companies you might consider if you are looking to add oil & gas exposure to your portfolio (disclosure: our funds currently hold investments in both Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) and Valero Energy (VLO)):
Alan Stevens is Managing Director of Research and Portfolio Management at Lyons Wealth Management LLC, a Florida-based subadvisor to several mutual funds. He serves as Portfolio Manager for Catalyst/Lyons Tactical Allocation Fund and is Co-Portfolio Manager for Catalyst/Lyons Hedged Premium Return Fund. He also manages several separate managed account strategies and alternative asset funds, including Lyons Tactical Overlay Program. He holds his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Lake Forest College.
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But that's not unusual, It's just that the moon is full.
As I remember your eyes were bluer than robin's eggs.My poetry was lousy you said.
We both know what memories can bring.
They bring diamonds and rust
You strayed into my arms, and there you stayed.
Temporarily lost at sea, the Madonna was yours for free.
Yes the girl on the half-shell would keep you unharmed.
Now you're telling me you're not nostalgic.
Then give me another word for it, you who are so good with words.
Yes I loved you dearly and if you're offering me diamonds and rust...I've already paid.
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