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Yi Ann Coffee Shop is located at Sekama. One of the shops opposite Shell. Not directly opposite but somewhere opposite, it can't be seen from the main road as it's at the back. There's a few coffee shops there so you will have to locate it. Hmm… Not sure how to explain the location. If […]
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Yi Ann Coffee Shop
September 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments
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Pizza Hut's Meaty Deluxe Pizza
September 28th, 2010 · 5 Comments
I don't think Pizza Hut's Meaty Deluxe Pizza is available now. Had it few weeks ago but didn't manage to update it. It was launched in July. The Meaty Deluxe Pizza has large chicken or beef meatballs around the crust. We had beef meatballs because the pizza's topping was Hawaiian Chicken. The large pizza has […]
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Ruffoni Copper Cookware
September 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Looking for new copper cookware? Do you know that copper cookware is used by many professional chefs because of its superior heat conductivity? I have one at home but not ruffoni copper cookware. I like cooking with it compared to other type of cookware. Why don't you consider ruffoni cookware if you want to invest […]
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Alex & Sunita Wedding (25/9/2010)
September 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments
One of my ex-college mates got married yesterday. Now based in Sydney but came back for the holy matrimonial. This post is specially dedicated to many ex-college mates that didn't manage to go to the wedding and also for those that Alex couldn't contact. It's been a long while, lost touch with many people. Was […]
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Oh Sigh…
September 25th, 2010 · 4 Comments
🙁 So disappointing… Very disappointed with myself. I really couldn't believe what I've done this morning to my IELTS reading test, writing test wasn't that good too. I think another RM550 will go down the drain again… Guess it's not meant to be but I'm not giving up, I'm going to go for backup plan […]
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text: What makes a good graph? When faced with a slew of numeric data, graphical visualization can be a more efficient way of getting a feel for the data than going through the rows of a spreadsheet. But do we know if we are getting an accurate or useful picture? How do we pick an effective visualization that neither obscures important details, or drowns us in confusing clutter? In 1968, William Cleveland published a text called The Elements of Graphing Data, inspired by Strunk and White's classic writing handbook The Elements of Style . The Elements of Graphing Data puts forward Cleveland's philosophy about how to produce good, clear graphs — not only for presenting one's experimental results to peers, but also for the purposes of data analysis and exploration. Cleveland's approach is based on a theory of graphical perception: how well the human perceptual system accomplishes certain tasks involved in reading a graph. For a given data analysis task, the goal is to align the information being presented with the perceptual tasks the viewer accomplishes the best. Continue reading Good Graphs: Graphical Perception and Data Visualization

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This wedding took place at a private home in Pasadena, CA. The couple did all the planning and details themselves. The bride's family helped pull it off, they did the flowers and all the desserts.
location Haynes Landscaping, hair Tokiko Inoue, bouquets Moe's Flowers, dinner Empress Harbor, dress Carolina Herrera, shoes Badgley Mischka, the cake was made by the bride's sister!


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While other heads of state showered Giulia Sarkozy with gifts, President Obama offered a few winning words in honor of France's First Baby.
Fox News reports that at the G-20 Summit today, the President strayed from political topics while onstage with France's President Sarkozy, giving these well wishes:
"I want to congratulate Nicolas and Carla on the birth of Giulia. And I informed Nicolas on the way in that I was confident Giulia inherited her mother's looks, rather than her father's, which I think is an excellent thing."
He also kindly added, "Now, we share one of the greatest challenges and blessings of life, and that is being fathers to our daughters."
As you can see in the video below, Sarkozy takes it in stride. We only wish mommy Carla Bruni was onstage to share her reactions... but alas, she's probably off drinking and smoking in sweatpants while wheeling little Giulia around Versailles.
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For some time now Mozambique has been a source of good news in Southern Africa. In recent years expectations have been high that the country is on the brink of a bright and prosperous future. But these dreams have lately been shattered by a number of deadly attacks, allegedly committed by members of Renamo.
Recent years have seen regular reports emerge about large natural gas finds worth billions of US dollars off the Mozambican coast. The Rovuma field is believed to hold enough gas to supply Germany, Britain, France and Italy for 15 years.
Equally impressive are the coal deposits in the interior said to be among the biggest in the world.
Mozambique emerged as one of the brightest stars in the "Africa Rising" narrative. Enjoying a growth rate of more than 7%, brought high expectations that the once impoverished country, ravaged by a brutal civil war in which one million people died.
But reports of a series of deadly armed attacks, allegedly committed by members of Renamo, the ex-guerrilla movement and the official opposition since the first democratic election in 1994, dramatically changed this rosy picture.
In the most recent of a spate of incidents over the past three months, during which a dozen soldiers, police and civilians were killed, two people were shot dead on 21 June when suspected Renamo gunmen attacked a truck in central Mozambique.
The latest attack was preceded by an attack early in April when Renamo fighters killed four policemen in a raid on a police station in Sofala province followed by an ambush -- a common Renamo tactic during the civil war -- a few days later on the main north-south highway in which three civilians died.
Main grievances
Renamo claims the government is not paying attention to its grievances which forced it to adopt a more militant approach.
Renamo demands "a share of the country's wealth", arguing it "has a right to a reward" for signing the 1992 peace accord and a redress of the perceived marginalisation of Renamo soldiers who laid down their arms to join the new defence force.
Renamo also threatens to disrupt local elections later this year and 2014's presidential poll if the government fails to change the electoral law to create "parity" between Renamo and Frelimo in the National Elections Commission.
Renamo leader Alfonse Dhaklama, describing himself recently as "the best political-military leader in the world", claims that large-scale election rigging by Frelimo in the past cost him the Mozambican presidency and that this injustice will only be rectified if the electoral law is amended.
Renamo's fallback on its old and tested tactics of creating fear through low-level armed attacks and intimidation is the result of its inability to arrest declining support and a last-ditch attempt to force the Frelimo government into concessions. It is also a confirmation that the more militant elements are currently holding sway within the movement.
At a press conference Dhlakama admitted that he ordered the attack on the police station under duress because some of his colleagues threatened to kill him if he did not. This statement adds weight to assertions that he is losing control and is under threat himself from former senior Renamo officials who are increasingly angry at not receiving any rewards for their support of him and the 1992 peace accord while their Frelimo counterparts are living the high life.
The shootings came only two days after Renamo threatened to disrupt road and rail routes, particularly the Sena railway line connecting the northwest coal-rich region of Tete to the Indian Ocean port of Beira.The line is used predominantly by the two biggest foreign mining companies operating in Mozambique, Brazil's Vale and London-listed Rio Tinto.
The line runs close to Renamo's stronghold in the Gorongosa mountains where it established its military headquarters during the civil war.
Late last year, as tension and hostilities between Renamo and the government escalated, Dhaklama ordered his followers and ex-Renamo combatants to assemble at their former base and prepare for a return to armed conflict. In October 2012 he relocated to the Gorongosa stronghold, where he still hides out under strict surveillance from the Mozambican military.
Renamo justified the threat to disrupt traffic as a precautionary measure to prevent the security forces from sending troops and equipment to the Gorongosa region to carry out an alleged plan to assassinate Dhlakama, allegedly orchestrated by President Guebuza.
Except for the detention of Renamo information chief, Jeronimo Malagueta, after he announced Renamo's plans to paralyse key transport routes, the Frelimo government's reaction thus far has been remarkably restrained.
The government recommitted itself to continue with talks in June to discuss grievances after six rounds of talks ended in stalemate.
Frelimo's apparent tolerance of Renamo's latest actions suggests that the government is convinced that the situation is under control with Renamo holding no political or military threat.
There is consensus that Renamo, with an estimated 1 000 aging ex-fighters under arms,does not have the military capacity to conduct even low-intensity guerrilla warfare for any sustained period of time. Without a proper arsenal, lacking in logistical organisation and a secure communications system and particularly in the absence of any significant external support, Renamo finds itself in the proverbial cul se sac.
With the people of Mozambique showing zero tolerance towards any return to conflict, Renamo's current actions will in the longer run cause irreparable damage to its already rapidly dwindling support. Frelimo is aware of this and feels comfortable it has the situation under control.
While the Mozambican government is showing tolerance and political maturity, although it must admit its military capacity is also limited, it is important for the government to record progress in the negotiations with Renamo soon, even if it requires some concessions.
The Renamo armed threat might be temporary but the consequences could be costly in the longer run. The present campaign is not only disruptive but is causing panic among the locals forcing scores to leave their homes to seek safety, creating an internal refugee problem.
It could also result in an unnecessary and unwelcome strain on the Mozambican economy as programmes address the country's infrastructural deficiencies slow down and foreign investments are affected.
On a wider regional level Renamo's destabilising tactics might also have negative repercussions for Mozambique's neighbours, particularly South Africa.
There are disconcerting signs that the Zimbabwean elections, due to take place soon, might again degenerate into a season of intimidation, harassment and violence that will once again unleash a new stream of refugees to neighbouring countries. With Renamo still operational by the time the people of Zimbabwe go to the poll, the stream of refugees from both countries could become a torrent which none of the neighbours can afford or accommodate.


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Life hurts sometimes. We all face times of loss, disappointment, hardship, discouragement, and doubt.
Read how Paul describes his situation in the letter to the Corinthian church in the first century:
For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. —2 Corinthians 1:8-9
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If you're in the market for a new car, you might be starting to research which finance option is best for you.
You'll need to get some key pieces of information in place before you know which type of agreement will suit you, such as what monthly payment you can afford, how much deposit you can put in up front, and how likely it is that your circumstances might change.
Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) and Personal Contract Hire (PCH) are two of the most popular types of car finance agreement. They're not the only plans available but they are often compared with one another when car buyers are making a decision about finance.
The table below will help you to understand the differences between PCP and PCH, and to give you the first step in deciding which type of finance agreement to explore further.
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Go Velo has an excellent team of instructors offering a friendly and non-lycra-clad / non-threatening approach to cycle instruction. The team of instructors, coaches and leaders have been carefully chosen for their love of cycling, they are qualified to a high standard and are specialists in their chosen field.
The Go Velo team has successfully delivered Bikeability to about 25,000 children in Lancashire since its formation, enabling children to ride on the road and further encouraging cycling amongst families. Go Velo has delivered cycling activities on behalf of, and in partnership with, Lancashire County Council, Pendle Borough Council, Pendle Leisure Trust, Preston City Council, Heysham and Wyre Schools Sports Partnership, Fylde Borough Council, Pendle School Sports Partnership, Rossendale School Sports Partnership & Cycling Projects. Go Velo supports Healthy Streets, Cycle Sport Pendle & Pendle Bike Week, where led rides, road safety courses and Dr Bike sessions are offered.


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Partnership will distribute Datamatic solutions to the Northeast
Datamatic, Ltd., a supplier of utility data collection solutions, and Ferguson, a distributor of plumbing supplies and pipe, valves and fittings, have announced a strategic partnership to distribute Datamatic's data collection solutions to utilities across portions of the northeastern United States.
"We formed a relationship with Ferguson in the western United States a short time ago and the success of that partnership led to a new distribution agreement for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont," said Ken Kercher, CEO of Datamatic.
Datamatic's expansion into new secondary channels has been led by Director of Business Development Rich Sanders.
"The recent introduction of products like our MOSAIC AMR system has sparked the interest of utilities seeking better ways to manage their valuable assets," said Sanders. "We've already begun forming relationships with western utilities that Ferguson serves and now we can do the same with their customers in the Northeast. Together, we'll help these utilities reach their goals with innovative systems that deliver an excellent return on investment."
Ferguson General Manager Bob Graham said, "This partnership will greatly expand our offerings in the Northeastern region with products like Datamatic's MOSAIC fixed network and Remote Shutoff Valve system that we previously could not offer to our customers. We have built outstanding relationships with utilities in the region and now we can offer the Datamatic solutions they need."


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Altitude: 3,332 m / 10,929 ft, Population: 1,535, Phone Code: 054
Huambo is located in the lower part of Cañón del Colca. The canyon's deepest point, measuring 4,160 meters (13,645 ft), is near town, at Satay. This town is quite different than other ones in Colca Canyon. The climate here is warmer. Daytime temperatures are 22-24ºC (72-75ºF) and at night, dip to 4-7ºC (39-45ºF). During its very sunny days the men wear reed hats, and the clear nights have made this a favorite of astronomers. The town's inhabitants are of Quechua and Spanish descent. The region is home to much exotic flora, including the queñua and lloque trees, cactuses, and rare fruits such as the membrillo (quince) and vicchun (Andean papaya).
The countryside around Huambo offers several nice day hikes. A five-hour walk in the valley below town takes visitors to Yanacoto, agricultural terraces, waterfalls and Chuquibamba-culture ruins. Also five hours from Huambo is Lago de Mucurca (4,310 m / 14,137 ft altitude), in a landscape full of meteorite craters, surrounded by Hualca Hualca, Sabancaya and Ampato volcanoes. Taruca (north Andean deer), vicuña, vizcacha, huallata (Andean duck) and the occasional flamingo, as well as other wildlife may be observed here.
Hayakima, a complex of Cabana ruins located atop a hill near Chinini village, are a one-hour walk ferom Huambo. Another outing is to CancĂł (1,820 m / 5,970 ft), a small oasis at the confluence of the Colca and Huambo rivers; the Class IV-V whitewaters provide great rafting opportunities.
Lodging is limited to Hospedaje Santa Rosa (Av Prosperidad s/n) and the city-run Hospedaje Municipal (Plaza de Armas). Four restaurants and a number of grocery shops provide food services. Local guides offer trips out to local sites; horses and mules are also available for hire. A useful website is: www.huambo-colca.com.
The village patron saint, San Lorenzo Mártir, is honored August 10. Carnaval and Semana Santa are also important festivals.
Other neighborhoods in Colca Canyon: Yanque, Coporaque, Cabanaconde, Chivay, Maca and Pinchollo.
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This beat-up, taped-up employee badge is a humble reminder of a once-thriving outpost of the Cannon textile empire. Wiscassett Mills was founded in Albemarle in 1898. During World War II, its yarns were used for machine gun belts and parachute harnesses. In 1978 Wiscassett was purchased by Cannon Mills. By 2000 when the plant […]
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A.D. Henderson Teacher Wins Hispanic Heritage Month Award
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott recently awarded Tzeitel Chacon-Rosado, a teacher at Florida Atlantic University's A.D. Henderson University School, the 2017 Hispanic Heritage Month Excellence in Education Award. The student and teacher contest winners were honored during the annual Hispanic Heritage Month reception at the Florida Governor's Mansion.
Chacon-Rosado teaches Spanish to sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students at A.D. Henderson. She was nominated for the award because of her ability to integrate the language and culture into her classroom curriculum. Some of the topics she talks about with her students include stereotypes about Hispanics, Cuban and U.S. relations and the difference between Hispanic and Latino. She also produces a Spanish-speaking cooking show using authentic recipes and choreographs a Day of the Dead dance for Halloween.
"The students truly receive a diverse exposure to the Hispanic culture and have a deeper appreciation for their contributions to our nation," said Sherry Bees, principal/director of A.D. Henderson University School and FAU High School. "As a Hispanic American, Mrs. Rosado understands the barriers that native Spanish-speaking students must face as they immigrate to a new country."
Chacon-Rosado also is active in organizing Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations for A.D. Henderson students. She recently designed a Hispanic Wax Museum that is an interactive display of famous Hispanic and Latino figures, along with student-created arts and crafts. The students research famous Hispanic and Latino figures, memorize their biographies in Spanish, dress up like them and then impersonate them during a "gallery walk." The Museum is open to all students, faculty, and staff to learn about the contributions of famous people with Hispanic and Latino heritage.
"As a Latina woman, teaching about Hispanic culture is very personal to me," said Chacon-Rosado. "It is not just what I do, but who I am."


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With two of the three presidential candidates proposing a gasoline tax "holiday," some readers are wondering: Why can't the government do more to cut gas prices?
If the feds can help with cutting interest rates why can't they do something that really affects everything? Like high prices of gas. How can a billion-dollar industry still be allowed to make so much and affect so many people?
— Lori H., Dodge City, Kan.
There are measures the government could take to ease the pain at the pump, but it's hard to see how the U.S. government could directly control the price of a global commodity like gasoline — any more than it could limit what you can charge for that big-screen TV you're trying to unload on eBay. Gasoline prices — like all market prices — are set by a willing buyer and a willing seller. (You may not be a "happy" buyer right now, but your purchases are still voluntary.)
The last time the federal government tried wage and price controls in the 1970s they didn't work. Refiners chose not to make and sell gasoline at a loss, so there wasn't enough to go around, and we all had to wait on gas lines.
Today, two of the three presidential candidates — John McCain and Hillary Clinton — have proposed a "holiday" on gasoline taxes. It sounds great, but it's a terrible idea.
Eliminating the federal tax, about 18 cents a gallon, would encourage more driving, putting added pressure on supplies, and driving the underlying price of gasoline higher. Since gasoline taxes go to pay for rebuilding crumbling roads and bridges, this is probably not a good time to do away with them.
And making gas cheaper will only postpone progress toward developing alternative ways of fueling cars. Better to just give everyone a tax rebate (coming soon to a mailbox near you) to help ease the pain at the pump.
Our government could always subsidize the cost of gasoline, as some countries do. But that would cost money. We'd either have to borrow more money — adding to the debt we're already piling up like there's no tomorrow — or raise taxes elsewhere.
Some have suggested taxing the "windfall" profits of oil producers. So let's look at those profits.
It's true that as crude prices have surged, so have profits for the companies that produce the stuff. Exxon Mobil last week posted a $10.9 billion profit for the latest quarter — the second-biggest U.S. quarterly corporate profit ever. It may help to put that number in perspective. (Many readers don't really want to do that, but here goes anyway.)
The reason big oil companies post such huge profits is that there are only a handful of them left after the price crash of the late 1990s sent crude prices to $10 a barrel, below the cost of production.
Major U.S. oil companies also found themselves bidding against bigger and better-funded state-owned competitors. (Today, U.S. oil companies produce about 10 percent of the world's crude oil.) To fund those projects they needed lots of capital; getting bigger by merging was one way to do that.
But, hey, $11 billion for three months' work? Isn't that a little much? On the next page, let's look at how that compares with profits reported by other industries.
Let's start with drugs. There are eight major drug makers in the Standard & Poor's 500; collectively they made $36.2 billion over the past 12 months on revenues of $237.2 billion. That means they pocketed about 15 cents of every dollar's worth of product sold. Not bad.
How about software? The seven big companies in the sector (including Microsoft, which jointly owns msnbc.com with NBC Universal) took in $92.3 billion in revenues and earned $23.6 billion in profits, or about 25 cents on every dollar.
Banking? Despite their problems with subprime loans, the eight big "money center" banks in the S&P 500 took in profits of $41.3 billion on revenues of $267.3 billion, about 15 cents on the dollar.
Now let's look at the three oil majors in the S&P 500. In the last 12 months, ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips took in $833.7 billion in revenues but reported profits of $71.8 billion. That works out to about 8.6 cents of profit for every dollar's worth of crude.
Refiners fared even worse. They sold $293.6 billion worth of gasoline and other fuels and made $11.9 billion in profits, or about 4 cents on the dollar.
We got our data from MSN Money's Stock Screener.
I was in high school when the last "Energy Crisis " hit. Then-President Carter set the speed limit back to 55 mph, no doubt saving fuel. Why have I not even heard this mentioned as a way to combat fuel prices/consumption?
— Bob M., Norwalk, Ohio
In urban areas, more than half the states already limit speeds on the Interstate to 55. And while lowering the speed limit elsewhere might help, it would be great if we could first enforce the limits we've already got.
Slowing down — and not driving like a maniac — can have a major impact on gas mileage. Though some critics have disputed the savings from the government-imposed speed limit in the 1970s, trucking companies today seem to believe otherwise; some have recently installed "governors" to cap the maximum speed of their fleets and save money. Airlines are slowing down their flights to save fuel.
There's also plenty of research showing that your driving style is a major factor in determining the number of miles squeeze out of each tank of gas. Zooming away from one stoplight and slamming on the brakes a few yards before you get to the next one really zaps your mileage. And it's really annoying for the rest of us.
If we could all increase mileage by as little as 15 percent, the impact on gas prices would be huge. Since hitting a seasonal low of 8.9 million barrels per day in January, gasoline consumption rose to 9.4 million barrels by the end of April — a gain of nearly 6 percent. Pump prices, meanwhile, rose by about 60 cents a gallon. When supplies are tight, it doesn't take much of a change in demand to make a big difference in price.
So how do we cut demand? The government could certainly do more to promote conservation, a solution famously derided by the White House as a "personal virtue" that has no business in U.S. energy policy. The resulting energy policy means we have to figure out how to conserve anyway — because we can barely afford to fill up our SUVs without selling old jewelry.
But there's no reason we need government to order us to cut back. Trade in your gas guzzler for a car that gets better mileage. Just one day a week, work from home or find another way to get to the office. Obey the speed limit.
And stop driving like a jerk.
Is it true that oil prices have been purposely manipulated to permit drilling in Alaska (ANWAR) and in other areas of the U.S. that are protected?
- C. J., Canfield, Ohio
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Throughout my life, I have had terrible body image issues. You might not know this by looking at me, but I struggle with maintaining my goal weight and have for a very long time. As a teen and young adult, I was obsessed with weighing no more than 120 - 125 lbs. I often skipped meals, ate tiny amounts or took other drastic measures to stay thin. Months before my husband and I got married, I became unhealthily thin. With his help and support, I was able to put weight back on and return to a healthy weight.
Terrified of becoming obsessed with a number and plunging back into unhealthy habits, I have refused to keep a scale in our home for the almost ten years that we have been married. After having two children, however, I now know what it's like to carry a little extra weight, to be an emotional/stress-eater, and to be unhappy with my mom body. Hubby and I are making strides to be more active and to eat healthier meals. He has a big weight loss goal, and being able to track our progress will actually be a good thing for us.
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"Their book provides substantive support for a sound conceptual framework and strategy for necessary reform. In the initial essay, Hargreaves proposes 'a new path—The Fourth Way,' an alternate and strategic change in direction, to move education into 'an age of inspiration and sustainability [with] . . . pillars of purpose, principles of professionalism and catalysts of coherence.'
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An airline passenger sick of waiting out Sunday's weather delays on a Kennedy Airport tarmac tried to open the plane's emergency door — and wound up taking a detour to Queens court.
Prosecutors yesterday charged fed-up flier Robert McDonald, 60, of Scotland, with reckless endangerment of fellow passengers and criminal tampering.
"Apparently, the defendant wanted to get off . . . the plane, so he opened the emergency exit door," Queens DA Richard Brown said. "Fortunately, members of the flight crew were able to stop him before he could fully open the door and deploy the emergency chute."
There was no indication that McDonald was drunk, authorities said. Rain had delayed the flight, from England to Las Vegas with a Kennedy layover. McDonald managed to crack the door open, but then a crew member stepped in to stop him.
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"Space Battleship Yamato" is screening as part of the Japan Film Festival of San Francisco. The festival runs from July 27-August 4th. You can find ticketing and film info on the festival's official site.
As a child, I don't recall ever seeing an actual episode of "Star Blazers," the name given to the English-language version of the 77-episode "Space Battleship Yamamoto, but I was familiar with the striking design of the titular ship: a WWII-era destroyer given sleek lines, with the mast of the ship carved out for its iconic wave cannon. I couldn't tell you the names of any of the characters, stories, or even what the show as about, but I could describe that--designed by master animator Leiji Matsumoto--ship in intimate detail.
With director Takashi Yamazaki's overlong and generally personality free live-action remake... well, at least they got the ship design right.
Set in the year 2199, Earth is under assault by the mysterious Gamilons, whose radioactive bombs have made the surface of the Earth uninhabitable. But when former Defense Force pilot-turned-scavenger Susumu Kodai (voice and screen actor Takuya Kimura) comes across a communication device from the Iscandar, another alien species still, the last remnants of humanity learn that there might be a cure for the radiation problem somewhere out there in the stars. So they send up the Yamato: an advanced ship equipped with the devastating wave beam and capable of point-to-point jumps across vast distances at warp speed.
Thematically (and really, visually), there's a lot of low-rent "Battlestar Galactica" in terms of the the big question: what would we, as a race, be willing to do to survive. The stern Captain Okita (Tsutomu Yamazaki) must make hard decisions for his crew, and impress upon the hotshot Kodai that sometimes the captain has to do terrible things for the greater good. Structurally, it's all fine, as far as it goes, but the details of the film are so broadly sketched along with its characters, that when the final assault on Iscandar happens in the final act, you're mostly left scratching you head at which of the cannon fodder characters meeting their doom are the ones you're supposed to care about.
Kimura does his best with Kodai, a cocky cartoon of a character in a movie that's supposed to be very, very serious. It doesn't help that he's paired with the utterly stiff Meisa Kuroki, who plays the hotshot pilot/love interest Yuki Mori. She hates him until she likes him, and there's really no nuance to the character, taking her from a stone-cold badass pilot to a quivering mass of lovestruck jelly without the script actually earning it. Similarly, a major plot point about the nature of the enemy holds very little weight since it wasn't set up in any tangible way leading up to the climax: so instead of a reveal, it's really just an odd piece of new information.
If you're still keen on giving the movie a try, you'll have to suffer through lots of confusing and not especially visually-arresting dogfights between same-y enemy ship designs and the Yamato's Tiger fighters. Again, the "BSG" influence is transparent, with lots of that rapid digital focus pulling in and out on vessels in a distance to give the fights some sense of visual context and speed. Lifting from the "BSG" wouldn't really stick out so much if "Yamato" had something interesting to show among its overly-designed ships. The interior of the Yamato is is slightly sadder affair, all bare gray walls, and a fixed, po-faced command center that wouldn't be out of place in some of the cheaper sci-fi TV output from the early 70's.
The whole thing is a mess: from conception, to tone, to aesthetics. Worse, "Yamato" never finds a valid reason to exist, some great idea at the heart of the property that would compel a studio to dump millions of dollars into bringing a cartoon to the big screen as a movie with actors. It's not good, and the voyage of the "Yamato" isn't one worth taking.


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First I must apologise for the sporadic nature of my restaurant reviews of late (yes, again). But I'm sure you'll agree, Berners Tavern is worth waiting for. I've been waiting to go for months myself having been repeatedly impeded by tedious university related things. I would say that the experience was all the sweeter for this but frankly, I'd be lying. Housed in The EDITION Hotel on Berners Street, the place is a marvel, the food incredible and it was an absolute treat to spend the evening there that I'd repeat twice a week if I could.
This won't be the first time you've read about The EDITION on LPA and I suspect not the last by a long shot. Mere seconds after opening its doors last September, the hotel was decreed the place to see and be seen for fashion folk and celebs alike. Unapologetically decadent in an over-the-top was that somehow manages to flirt with flash but not quite go there, for me it was lust at first sight and love at first sip of Passionfruit Martini. Over the past couple of weeks I practically moved in, not that that's anything to be particularly proud of. And despite the fact that Harry Styles is also meant to frequent it's Rococco halls, I've never spied him there (not I was looking, honest) but we're not here to talk about that huge haired, teenage lothario – come on, this isn't the Daily Mail – we're here to talk Berners Tavern. Firstly, the room itself, nothing short of spectacular. After sashaying through The EDITION's marble pillared hall you're ushered into a vast, impossibly luxurious space with stucco-work ceilings, antique chandeliers and gold framed paintings covering every inch of the walls. Having been greeted by the charming maître d' and ushered to our seat (in prime people watching position, score) Laura and I were immediately presented with glasses of champagne, got thoroughly over excited and lowered the tone by taking about fifty selfies.
I could have happily lounged around for hours, revelling in the luxuriousness of it all but I'd heard great things about the grub and couldn't wait to try it. To start, I went for the Orkney Scallop Ceviche with Avocado, Radish, Baby Gem, Jalepeno and Lime ice. Naturally the presentation was par excellence, Berners Tavern is a place where no detail, however small is overlooked. More importantly (well, ish), the taste. I love scallops but they do run the risk of not being the most flavoursome of mollusks especially when served practically raw but these bad boys were practically bursting with tantalising, ever-so-spicy deliciousness. Laura decided against the scallop in favour of Beetroot cured Loch Duart Salmon, Beetroot, Horseradish and Watercress. She assured me it was fantastic but wouldn't let me try much, the big meanie.
Orkney Scallop Ceviche with Avocado, Radish, Baby Gem, Jalepeno and Lime ice
Beetroot cured Loch Duart Salmon, Beetroot, Horseradish and Watercress
Before we go on to the mains I have to raise one of my favourite aspects of dining at Berners Tavern, the service. I'm not one for rough and ready East London establishments where you share a splinter-tastic wooden bench with fifty bearded strangers and help yourself to booze from a communal jug which always seems to be at the opposite end of the table. No, I'll take a "no trainers" dress code and the opportunity to be treated like a Princess while wearing something fancy over that any day. Given the high fash n' sleb quotient, I suspect Berners Tavern might make allowances when it comes to footwear but the service was on par with that at the of the most impossibly posh restaurant you can think of. Only better because you don't feel mildly terrified whenever a uniform clad waiter comes near you. In between every course the oh-so-attentive sommelier was on hand to offer guidance, something I enjoy almost more than I can even describe. Suffice to say, we drank some seriously fine wines that night with my personal favourite being the Sancerre " les Boucauds", Domaine Claude Riffault.
The meal had something of a maritime theme, with both me and Laura also choosing fish for our main courses. After a short squabble over who was getting what we decided that she'd order the South Coast Cod with Braised Puy Lentils, Smoked Bacon and Charred Calcots Onions while the Roasted Cornish Sea Bass with Brown Shrimp, Samphire and Kale with Whole Grain Mustard had my name on it. The idea was that we'd share but the second each of us took our first bite we decided that wasn't happening. I've eaten a lot of Sea Bass in my time (it's kind of my default) but this, this was above and beyond virtually any I'd tasted. Lighter than light with a medley rich, luscious flavours exuding from the other elements, it was quite simply perfection. Judging by the fact we both basically inhaled our meals in about thirty seconds (chic, non?) I'd say Laura's was pretty good too.
Roasted Cornish Sea Bass with Brown Shrimp, Samphire and Kale with Whole Grain Mustard
Despite having ordered relatively light dishes (not gonna lie, the mega steaks were tempting) we'd committed the cardinal sin of fine dining by eating rather a lot of the mouthwateringly good bread and found ourselves pretty stuffed by this point. We did however, find room for cocktails and macaroons which came exquisitely delivered in a miniature antique wooden chest at the gloriously grand bar. Passionfruit Martini for me, Espresso Martini for Laura, perfection.
If you haven't guessed already, I utterly adored every second I spent in Berners Tavern. The food was flawless, the service impeccable and the whole place so unashamedly fabulous yet gratifyingly non intimidating it would be hard not to have a very good time there. Admittedly, it ain't cheap, but not mind boggling expensive either. If you've got a special occasion coming up then book yourself a table toute suite.
Berners Tavern at The EDITION Hotel can be found at 10 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NP. Click here for more information.
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Most moms I know don't even want it all. We just want less stress and enough time to do meaningful work and spend time with our family. A more-than-worthwhile goal, but how can we achieve it?
A recently released book sheds some light on this question. In "Good Enough is the New Perfect," Hollee Schwartz Temple and Becky Beaupre Gillespie surveyed 905 working mothers (born between 1965-1980) across the country and conducted in-depth interviews with more than 100 working moms.
The authors note that they intentionally chose to examine only the portion of mothers who had the privilege of education and a certain amount of choice regarding work including the ability to temporarily scale back hours, switch jobs or take time off. Those polled also possessed a certain amount of financial security.
Data amassed from the survey revealed that 67 percent feel stymied by the constant need to be the best at everything. These responders are described as Never Enoughs. These women report having a harder time delegating responsibility (even to their own spouses), feel obligated to work because of how hard they worked to get where they are, and have less realistic expectations for themselves.
The Good Enoughs, however, are those 33 percent who have somehow found a way to let go of unrealistic expectations. Feedback from these women includes the following:
"My standards had to change or my sanity and my marriage would be sacrificed."
"I am comfortable with decisions I have made to give up a little at home and a little at work to make it all work."
"I do less wanting of things to be different and am more focused on being grateful for the time with our children, which goes so quickly."
Taking control and accepting that we're not going to "Have It All" just by working a little harder are other ways to embrace being Good Enough. Also key is knowing that what's good enough for one woman isn't necessarily what's good enough for another.
Recently, I had a chance to catch up with one of the book's authors, Hollee Schwartz Temple. I took the opportunity to ask more about "the New Perfect" as she sees it.
On Parenting: What advice would you give a young woman who hasn't had kids yet about how to navigate work and family once she has one?
Temple: I'd say she needs to be brave and craft her own definition of success. You can't be happy or balanced if you're chasing someone else's dreams. What feels like success for you? It might not be a corner office. For many women, it's about taking control of their own schedules.
The "Mommy Wars" don't exist as I see it. Most women I know and work with are too busy balancing to point any fingers. What I do hear a lot about is women wanting to be a "good" mother, which does seem to equate with being perfect. I wholeheartedly agree with you that if we change the goal from perfect to "good enough" that can really make a difference. What else can we do to get this message across to mothers (and future mothers) across the country?
I think we need to keep emphasizing that the woman we are all comparing ourselves to — this perfect mom who has mastered the workplace, her marriage, her children, cooking, crafting, and fitness — is a composite. She's a myth. None of us can excel in every area and maintain sanity. We're already enough — even if we're not perfect.
And it's not good for our kids to see us striving for this level of perfection. It's actually a disservice to our children, as they learn that mistakes are unacceptable. Isn't the whole point to raise kids who can launch? Good enough is a mindset that takes us a step closer to that goal.
What are your thoughts on the recent Atlantic piece on women and work/life balance?
I think the article put work/life balance front and center — literally on the front page of some of the nation's biggest publications — and that was a good thing. When someone with the credentials and privileges of Anne-Marie Slaughter admits that she could not find work/life balance in Washington, that speaks volumes. It's clear that change needs to happen, right now, for the current generation of parents — both moms and dads. We're not willing to work around the clock and miss our children's childhoods. It's not that we're not ambitious, but we won't put work before everything else, all of the time. If companies want to retain top talent in the 40-and-under age bracket, they'll take note.
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Apple stores to participate in World AIDS Day by promoting (RED) products
ifoAppleStore reports that a "select group of Specialists will be wearing and promoting the (RED) iPod nano" to mark the day set aside for international AIDS awareness.
Apple sells 8GB and 16GB (RED) iPod nano models for $129 and $149, the same price as other models. A portion of the purchase price goes to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. The company also offers a (RED) leather iPad Smart Cover, Special Edition (RED) Beats by Dr. Dre Solo HD Headphones. A (RED) iTunes gift card is also rumored to be reintroduced at stores.
Managers will also reportedly use the (RED) Smart Covers for iPads as they go about their work on Thursday, and product shelves will feature signs promoting the Beats headphones, the report noted.
The Cupertino, Calif., released its seventh-generation iPod nano in early October. The device includes an "improved fitness experience," updated interface and a cheaper price.
The (RED) project was created by U2 lead singer Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006. Apple joined in later that year with a (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition iPod nano.
Though Apple has at times been the object of criticism over a perceived lack of philanthropic endeavors, Bono praised late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the company in September for their contributions to the (RED) campaign. According to him, Apple has been the largest contributor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
"This is serious and significant," Bono wrote. "And Apple's involvement has encouraged other companies to step up."
Apple also initiated a charitable contribution matching program for full-time employees this September that pledges to match up to $10,000 worth of donations per year. AppleInsider reported last month that Apple had already matched $1.3 million with the program in less than two months.
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The Revelers, founding members of the Red Stick Ramblers and The Pine Leaf Boys — "unquestionably the two groups at the vanguard of the Louisiana cultural renaissance" — have joined together to form a Louisiana supergroup which combines swamp-sop, Cajun, country, blues and zydeco into a powerful tonic of roots music that could only come from southwest Louisiana.
As individuals, they are each in high demand having performed and recorded with T-Bone Burnett, Natalie Merchant, Linda Ronstadt, Preston Frank, Walter Mouton, Mamadou Diabate, the Duhks, Cedric Watson, and Tim O'Brien, to name a few. As a group they play with a sense of empathy and depth that can only be fostered after years of making music together. They have all appeared on the 2011 season finale of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, and they also were handpicked by David Simon (producer/creator, The Wire) to be featured musicians for the third and fourth seasons of HBO's Tremé.
Long-time fans of the Red Stick Ramblers may find themselves very familiar with The Revelers: the powerful singing and songwriting of Chas Justus and Eric Frey, a mix of traditional Cajun and zydeco dance music, some of the swing that was such a strong focus of early RSR, the magical rhythm section chemistry of Glenn Fields and Eric Frey, and impressive musical virtuosity across the board.
Take what you know about the Red Sticks, add into the mix the crooning vocals of Glenn Fields, and the singing/songwriting of Blake Miller (founding member of the Pine Leaf Boys and unarguably the most prolific French songwriter coming out of Louisiana right now, the tightly arranged section of sax-fiddle-accordion, and you'll start to get The Revelers' picture.


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Last night's Town Hall put on by Councilor Brad Winter drew a large crowd of around 150. (ABQ Journal - Subscription Required). There were a lot of good questions raised, questions of the length of yellow lights, economic profiling, funds distribution (where $4 Million of the $6.3 Million received has gone), due process, and excessive fines. Most of the crowd was less than happy with the program; in fact, down right angry. But even supporters found things to be concerned about and many of them were the same complaints voiced by the program's critics.
If you distill the evening down to a few points you find that people believe that the program is a cash cow for the city, that the fines are excessive, and that they do not receive a fair and impartial hearing (how can they when there are bills to pay?). We told you about the pressure not to dismiss these citations here. The fact is, as long as the City of
If there was ever any doubt that this program was all about money, just look to today's Albuquerque Journal (Subscription Required). The Legislature has managed to do something that angry citizens have been unable to do... threaten the existence of the program. Mayor Marty has vowed to pull the plug if the Legislature passes a bill that would send $74 of every citation to the state. Why? Yep… Money.
The Almighty One claims that it cost $5 Million a year to operate the program, a figure that is sure to include every "cost" even those charged by the City. And apparently, if the City weren't allowed to keep all of the loot, that $5 Million a year would be "a program killer." Wait, wasn't this about public safety? According to the Journal this is how the fines collected are broken down:
"Of a standard $100 fine, city officials said, $14 goes to the company that owns the equipment, $15.65 funds the hearing office, $18 processes the fines and $9.60 pays for officers to review the citations."
There are other costs associated with start up and expansion but when you take a look at the core costs of each citation, your immediate reaction is that the City is paying $57.25 per $100 ticket and only keeping $42.75. Hey that seems fair... right? Not really. You see at least $25.25 of the $57.25 actually goes to City departments, upping the City's take to 68 bucks and that's on a citation of $100. Remember those fines of $100, $250, $500, and the two year term for repeat offenses? There ends up being an awful lot of gravy or profit over and above the $68.
Let's review... We've established that the
Now the real question after last night's Town Hall Meeting is: Councilors, Mayor Marty, were you listening?
Looks like great minds... well, you get the idea. The local blogs are a buzz over last night's Town Hall Festivities. Take a gander at these great minds!
Mario Burgos - MarioBurgos.com
The Wednesday Morning Quarterback - WednesdayMorningQB.com


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Affiliate Marketing?
Shakespeare, the greatest playwright of all times wrote that it is better to be the master of hell than to be the master of heaven. I suppose all those who choose affiliate marketing as their professions must have something like this in mind. One of the main reasons for the popularity of affiliate marketing is that there is no boss here. You don't have to be stuck to the nine to five routine; you don't have worry about deadlines. You only need to be aware of the tools required in this business to succeed in it.
So, what are the tools required to be a success in the field of affiliate marketing. Well there can be a lot of things that you may need but we are going to discuss the five most important things required to be a raging success in the field of affiliate marketing.
Actually the very first thing that we are going to discuss is a prerequisite in any field that you choose and not just affiliate marketing. It is the willingness to learn and apply what you have learned in real life. You should be more than willing to get trained in the tricks of the trade and your success would depend a lot on how much and how well you have learnt the ropes of the trade.
Secondly you must be ready to invest your time and effort in affiliate marketing. It is true that results might not be forthcoming or that much apparent but you have to persevere with it. Believe me, there may be months when you would not get any fruitful results but you should go on persevering. Just remember, winners never quit and quitters never win.
You can not go anywhere without having strong determination. You need to have the determination to succeed to make any mark in the world of affiliate marketing. You need to be motivated towards your goal and you need to have an attitude where you should be able handle any mishaps. So, having strong determination is our third quality.
Self discipline is a must to be a success in any field and believe me affiliate marketing is no different. You need to discipline yourself to work everyday with the same force and determination that you had when you had started. If you are able to do that there is no reason why you could not succeed as an affiliate marketer. And this is our fourth quality.
A pessimist is someone who complains of noise when opportunity knocks and I sincerely hope that you are not one of them. Having an optimistic view of life is a must to be successful. Throw out all negative thoughts and always have an optimistic attitude towards what you are doing. To again quote a cliché you are the master of your own destiny. So, optimism would be our fifth and final quality.
If you are burning with the desire to succeed and if you have it in you to act to make your dreams come to reality, no one can stop you from succeeding..


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Law firm Gordons undertakes Walshaw Moor Estate Grouse Moor inquiry
Tuesday 31st January 2012
Yorkshire law firm Gordons is acting on behalf of Walshaw Moor Estate in a public inquiry into an appeal which seeks to restrict management activities that have taken place on its grouse moor, including prescribed burning of heather and grazing.
Walshaw Moor Estate either owns, or has the benefit of sporting rights leased to it over, approximately 6,475 hectares of Walshaw and Lancashire Moors which are mainly managed as driven grouse moors.
The moors are part of the South Pennine Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest, the South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the South Pennine Moors Special Protection Area (SPA).
The appeal is against a Notice of Modification of Consent issued by Natural England, pursuant to section 28E(6), Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the inquiry is taking place at the Novotel, on Whitehall Road in Leeds. The five week inquiry is due to run until February 10, 2012.
The inquiry will consider important questions of moorland ecology, grazing and burning of heather for grouse rearing in areas of blanket bog and heathland habitats. It will also consider the powers and duties that the Secretary of State has under the Habitats Directive and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Natural England is now seeking a ban on all burning of heather on blanket bog, whether or not it has been burned previously.
The Gordons team is led by head of commercial litigation, Matthew Howarth. Gordons has instructed David Elvin QC, James Maurici and Richard Moules, counsel at Landmark Chambers.
The same legal team also acts for the Walshaw Moor Estates in relation to judicial review proceedings arising out of the service of an additional Notice under Regulation 23, Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, served by Natural England in December 2011.
That Notice was stayed by the Administrative Court in Leeds following an urgent interim application. Following a day's hearing at the High Court before Mr Justice Singh, Gordons successfully obtained a continuance of the stay.
The Judge noted that the case was one of potential importance and public interest and gave permission for the Walshaw Moor Estate to judicially review the actions of Natural England. A two day hearing has been listed at the Administrative Court next month.
The judicial review will consider the wider implications of a total ban on burning, use of vehicles and grazing on deep peat which would have enormous ramifications for the rural economy and grouse moor estates throughout England.


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Enter the folks at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, who have responded to the looming vegetarian crisis by launching a website, Cool 2B Real, in an attempt to link meat consumption with some degree of hipness. The site, which looks like a cross between a Barbie fan page and a Taco Bell ad (beef-filled tacos and gigantic hamburgers dot the screen), extols teenage girls to "Keep it Real" "real" as in a person who eats beef. Visitors are also invited to send e-cards to their "real friends" and to tell the world why they are "real girls" (because they eat beef burritos, of course!)
"We hope the 'Cool 2B Real' campaign helps girls make healthy decisions about food and exercise," says Mary Young, a registered dietician and Executive Director of Nutrition for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. The NCBA, says Young, is concerned about the nutritional shortfalls of vegetarianism, which Young refers to as one of the "wacky eating behaviors" teenage girls tend to favor.
Still, it's hard to wonder if they're going to be successful with this pitch. As any teenager could tell you, obvious pandering is not the way to go when you're trying to reach this audience. Back in the early 1990s, companies with experience in the teen market realized traditional marketing was not going to work; young consumers are too savvy for old-school ads, and too steeped in irony for sincere come-ons.
While chipper taglines about "cool" are not going to affect any normal teenager, frank discussions about health just might. New findings from the University of Minnesota link teen vegetarians to a less health-conscious lifestyle than that of their carnivorous peers. Presented with a degree of subtlety, the U of M study may just succeed not only as an indicator of larger body-image and confidence problems among teens who choose vegetarianism, but also as a warning shot for young vegetarians. You may think you're eating healthfully by avoiding meat, but here are some low-protein pitfalls you could face: thin, brittle hair, bad skin, low energy. These are problems teenage girls care about and they could be massaged neatly into a palatable pro-meat message.


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Over the last five years, we've seen a growth in companies that generate audience data, like BlueKai, Exelate and 33Across, and those that capture transactional and conversion data, like Datalogix, Compete and Criteo. These companies have created new layers of business intelligence reporting aimed at helping advertisers to better monetize and analyze their media spend. Consequently, there has been an explosion in data, now widely referred to as "big data".
The goal of "big data" is to bring an increased level of transparency and control to both buyer and seller, enabling more accurate evaluation of audiences, the ability to customize and blend behavioral segments and deliver optimal performance for marketers. This exercise has helped to educate the market about the potential of clustering and targeting and the resulting momentum has led to the creation of new businesses along the way. However, the industry's thirst for data seems to be insatiable and the sheer volume now available to us has become overwhelming. This data explosion now requires automation in the simplest and most streamlined form via the application of predictive modeling.
Ad technology should dynamically build audience segment recommendations for buyers based on known (or observed) performance objectives, and the cheapest and most effective attributes for delivering that performance. For the seller, the technology should monitor market pricing for specific attributes and automatically package audiences that meet those needs. Additionally, it should also provide the opportunity for sellers to align those audiences with the highest quality content and environment to maximize value and performance.
This concept is perfect for retailers or direct response-oriented marketers, who have a number of products SKUs, or who are focused primarily on driving the best conversion performance at the cheapest price. However, for the brand marketer, while these tactics may be important, they don't capture the emotion or environmental impact necessary to change consideration or mindshare. More important for brands is the ability to synthesize the data and make strategic recommendations about the types of consumers who engage with brand messaging. This is the data that brands must have in order to improve their creative and dramatically enhance the impact of their media buy.
Marketers need a platform and a partner that is capable of not only capturing the data but synthesizing the data to deliver business intelligence, recommendations and drive real results. Simply having the data isn't enough. To provide efficiency and create differentiation, marketers must have a way to simply, logically and efficiently leverage the data that is specific to their goals and objectives and be able to action it across the various digital channels and devices that are appropriate for their brand.
Look for my next column, The Grinch that Stole Your Business, coming next week.


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On Aug. 4, a Washtenaw County dispatcher took a call from a man who told him, "I just hit somebody on Marshall Road." Per protocol, the dispatcher directed the man to return to the scene of the accident. However, earlier this month the dispatcher testified in court that he wouldn't have instructed the caller to return to the crash location if he had any indication that he was intoxicated. The 43-year-old driver now faces DUI-related charges, including operating while intoxicated causing death and leaving the scene of an accident. If convicted, he could face a significant prison sentence.
The accident occurred at nearly midnight, when the driver, who stated that he was reaching for his cell phone, veered off of Marshall Road and hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian was tossed into a ditch, and the driver continued to his home. The exact details of what then occurred are somewhat unclear, but the driver called 911 and returned to the site of the accident per the dispatcher's instructions. The deceased victim's body had been found by a witness, and police and medical personnel were present.
The District Court judge presiding over the hearing is expected to rule on whether or not the individual will stand trial for the offenses charged. Police reports indicate that the suspect was cooperative and that a field sobriety test was not performed. Tests indicated a blood alcohol content of 0.12 percent. The legal limit in Michigan is 0.08 percent.
Even if it didn't result in such a tragic outcome, anyone charged with driving under the influence in Washtenaw County should consult with a criminal attorney devoted to helping those accused of DUI, DWI or OUI. Michigan has intricate and ever-changing drunk driving laws. An experienced lawyer may help chart a course designed to protect all of the client's legal rights while seeking an equitable resolution to the proceedings.
Source: Annarbor.com, "Driver in death of Gary Lillie said he was reaching for cell phone just before crash," Kyle Feldscher, Sept. 20, 2011


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Former Obama press secretary (now an Obama press agent for MSNBC) Roberts Gibbs on Sunday told the Up with Chris Hayes audience that the White House had put a full gag order on even acknowledging the existence of the US drone program overseas.
"When I went through the process of becoming press secretary, one of the first things they told me was, 'You're not even to acknowledge the drone program. You're not even to discuss that it exists," said Gibbs on the Sunday morning show.
Describing one exchange in 2009 with journalist Major Garrett, then of Fox News, Gibbs said, "I would get a question like that and literally I couldn't tell you what Major asked, because once I figured out it was about the drone program, I realize I'm not supposed to talk about it."
Specifically, Gibbs made no mention of how the US public should "better understand" the death of five children and the wounding of five others in a US drone attack in Afghanistan two weeks ago.
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Gibbs added: "Here's what's inherently crazy about that proposition: you're being asked a question based on reporting of a program that exists. So you're the official government spokesperson acting as if the entire program…pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
Though recent events, specifically the CIA chief confirmation hearings for Obama's counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, have pried open the administration's position on the drone program by a crack, officials--including the current press secretary Jay Carney--continue their refusal to speak openly about the full extent of the program. And Obama refuses to release memos that detail the legal rationale behind the most controversial aspect of his drone program, the targeted assassination campaign.
Gibbs did not criticize the administration's drone policy, it should be noted, but only suggested that the level of secrecy has harmed the ability of the White House to "provide better understanding" to the US public.
Specifically, Gibbs made no mention of how the US public should "better understand" the death of five children and the wounding of five others in a US drone attack in Afghanistan two weeks ago.


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Common Herbs For Common Illnesses
Book: Common Herbs For Common Illnesses by William McgrathThis book has been written because of the author's personal experience in being healed from asthma and arthritis through the use of herbs. Hopefully it will be helpful to those curious about various old-fashioned natural cures obtained from herbs and plants. This information is not presented with the intention of diagnosing or prescribing, but is intended to help one cooperate with his doctor in a mutual desire to build and maintain health. In the event one uses this information without his doctor's approval, he is prescribing for himself. This is his constitutional right, but no responsibility is assumed on the part of the author, publisher or distributors of this book. It is not the purpose of this book to replace the service of a physician. This book does not promote the sale of any patent medicines, endorse the sale or consumption of any medicinal or nutritional preparations, nor guarantee the effectiveness of any recipe.
The purpose of this book is to edify and enlighten the general reader, not to sell medicines or advance any claim for infallibility. The various herb recipes mentioned in this book were gleaned from herb books, ancient and modern. The reporting of how they have been historically used as remedies and treatments does not constitute any unqualified endorsement or guarantee of cure. We doubt if the use of simple home remedies could or should ever be eliminated. Nor should home remedies ever make doctors and physicians obsolete. Herbs, like all good natural foods are preventive remedies containing essential vitamins, minerals, hormones and enzymes. If one made more use of them, one would need to impose less on the time of our busy doctors. The well-known American naturalist, Henry David Thoreau, wrote, "A man may esteem himself happy when that which is his food is also his medicine." In a day when the asphalt jungles of cities are spreading like a blight over our polluted planet, and it is popular to indiscriminately exterminate wild plants by herbicides, many city dwellers unknowingly loathe and despise all wild flora as "weeds". But herbs have been used since the beginning of recorded time for medicinal and nutritional purposes and modern scientific research has proven that plants contain many remarkable healing properties.
For those who wish to study the subject in great detail, numerous books are available for further reference. We invite readers to correspond with us on additional herbal home remedies or in the event errors are discovered in this text.
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Pac-12 Adopts Guaranteed Four-Year Scholarships, Health-Care Reforms
Life for future Pac-12 Conference student-athletes became a whole lot better on Monday, as the conference adopted a bevy of reforms including guaranteed four-year scholarships and improved health care.
Currently, NCAA scholarships are renewed on a year-to-year basis, which gives athletic coaches some leeway in terms of their roster flexibility. The Division I board of directors voted back in 2011 to approve a proposal that would allow schools to offer multiyear scholarships, but enough member schools overrode the vote to kill the proposal for the time being.
However, a new governance structure adopted earlier this year gives "Power Five" conferences the leeway to enact certain changes within their own conference. The Pac-12 Conference's university presidents and chancellors took advantage of that autonomy Monday, voting to adopt a number of reforms that could make their schools more enticing to future athletic recruits.
Beginning in 2015-16, all scholarships offered to incoming student-athletes will be guaranteed for four years, so long as the student-athlete "remains in good standing and meets his/her terms of the agreement." Starting that same school year, any student-athlete—current or former—with a "documented athletically related injury" will have their direct medical costs covered by their respective school "for a period of four years after separation from the team or institution."
The following school year, any student-athlete who does not graduate in four years will receive "necessary educational expenses" to complete their degrees "for the remaining terms of the agreement" under certain circumstances. The student-athlete must be in good academic standing at the time of leaving the school and must have completed "a reasonable portion of their degree" (50 percent). This will especially stand to benefit collegiate student-athletes who opt to leave school early to pursue a professional sports career.
The conference also voted to increase student-athlete representation in conference governance and eliminate restrictions on intra-conference transfers. Beginning immediately, student-athletes who transfer from one Pac-12 school to another can receive an athletic scholarship "without restriction."
"As a former student-athlete myself, I believe these reforms will mean a great deal to student-athletes in the Pac-12," said conference commissioner Larry Scott in a statement. "These reforms will ensure they enjoy a positive collegiate sports experience, and graduate with a meaningful college degree. This set of reforms also addresses various health and financial concerns that student-athletes have expressed to me in the many conversations I've had with them, while preserving the essence of the collegiate experience that has served so many student-athletes so well."
Earlier this month, the Big Ten became the first major college conference to guarantee multiyear scholarships across all sports throughout a student-athlete's collegiate career, provided he or she remains in good academic standing. Scott told CBSSports.com's Jon Solomon that his conference "didn't want to wait and see what others are going to do if we have the ability to do things ourselves... This was an opportunity to pivot from talk to action and step up."
Naturally, the question now becomes whether the other Power Five conferences will follow suit and adopt guaranteed multiyear scholarships at the very least. If so, smaller conferences' fears about this new NCAA governance model could be coming true, as the rich schools will only get richer with talent, given the discrepancy in benefits packages each side can provide.
Then again, when student-athletes are the ones benefitting from these changes, it's tough to imagine any complaints from smaller conferences gaining much traction in the public forum.
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Alor Setar is the capital of the state of Kedah. It is a transit point for trips to Thailand and to Pulau Langkawi. The ferry to Langkawi departs from Kuala Kedah, just few minutes outside of Alor Setar. The city is a center of Malay culture and is surrounded by paddie fields .
Ipoh is the apital of the state of Perak and the fourth largest city of peninsular Malaysia with a population of 760,000 (Metro area: 1.4 Mil). It is scenically located amoung karst limestone hills in the Kinta Valley, about 2 1/2 hours north of Kuala Lumpur. The city is somehow forgotten by most travellers in Malaysia, however it has a lot to offer with many colonial buildings and shophouses (it used to be a very rich city around the turn of the 19th century due to tin mining) and the nature (hills, caves) around. Among Malaysians it is known for good food like the popular Ipoh Chicken Rice.


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Downtown Trolley Service
In 1901 when the first electric trolley lumbered around Greenville, it cost a nickel. Here's something you never hear: it's even cheaper now! It's free and runs on a route around the downtown area from Thursday through Sunday year-round. It's a nice break for sore feet and a great way to see the town! Additionally, during Greenville Drive home games, the trolley shuttles fans from Greenville County Square to the baseball field!
Downtown Trolley Route and Hours
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Trolley Tracker App
Download the app to track the real-time location, see the stops along the trolley route and estimate walking time to get to a trolley stop.
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LunchLink Trolley Service Fridays
From 11 am to 2 pm on Fridays, this lunch route is a continuous loop originating from Greenville County Square and up Main Street.