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One hundred million people are actively using Twitter (by logging in at least once a month), according to the official Twitter blog today. The company actually has over 200 million registered accounts, but prefers to focus on active users. While that still is a shadow of the 750 million Facebook users, the company in the shadow is growing larger everyday.
Who uses Twitter?
According to the blog post, 35 heads of state, including @BarackObama are active users. 84% of U.S. governors and every major GOP presidential candidate are on Twitter. 40% of world religious leaders tweet, including the @DalaiLama and the Pope (@news_va_en).
A large majority of professional athletes, entertainers, journalists, and other celebrities have Twitter accounts these days as well. In addition to these celebrities, the @redcross and @fema tweet about volunteer efforts and emergency situations. Every major news organization has a Twitter feed, including users like @BreakingNews that emerged from the Twitterverse itself.
Why is this news?
Twitter has been very protective of its official number of total users until now. Some estimates this spring placed the emerging giant around 225 million users, while the Huffington Post reported Twitter to have 105 million users back in April 2010. Like many other successful businesses, the company is probably protecting its image to maintain and increase its value. Now analysts have an official baseline to project future growth of the company.
Where will Twitter head?
If the Huffington Post is correct and Twitter had 105 million users a year and a half ago, then the numbers of users could at least be between 300 or 400 million by the end of next year, with 200 million being active. For perspective, active Twitter is almost the size of Mexico (11th) and the total number is larger than Brazil (5th). If it grew to 300 or 400 million, Twitter would be the 3rd largest country in the world, larger than the United States.
Congratulations to all those involved in helping Twitter reach this social milestone.
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Bangor Anchor Duo Signs Off...For Good
An anchor team in Bangor, Maine signed off from the early evening news Tuesday, and surprised viewers and co-workers by quitting their jobs on the spot as well. Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio anchored at WVII-WFVX until last night.
The Bangor Daily News reports:
Citing a longstanding battle with upper management over journalistic practices at their Bangor TV stations, news co-anchors Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio announced their resignations at the end of Tuesday's 6 p.m. newscast.
Consiglio hinted at some pressure from management that didn't sit well with his ethical constitution:
"I just wanted to know that I was doing the best job I could and was being honest and ethical as a journalist, and I thought there were times when I wasn't able to do that," said Consiglio, a northeastern Connecticut native who broke in with WVII as a sports reporter in April 2006.
Michaels was the news director as well. She said she and Consiglio quit in the manner they did so they could thank viewers on air–something she believes they would not be able to do if they resigned off air.
She elaborated on the strife within the stations in the Bangor Daily News.
"There was a constant disrespecting and belittling of staff and we both felt there was a lack of knowledge from ownership and upper management in running a newsroom to the extent that I was not allowed to structure and direct them professionally," Michaels explained. "I couldn't do everything I wanted to as a news director. There was a regular undoing of decisions."
She also cited a lack of balance in the ABC-Fox duop's political coverage: "W e were expected to do somewhat unbalanced news, politically, in general," she said.
Mike Palmer, WVII-WFVX GM, said he was not shocked by the sudden departure of his feature anchors.
"No, that was unfortunate, but not unexpected," he said. "We'll hire experienced people to fill these positions sooner rather than later."
Bangor Communications owns WVII while SDR Rockfleet Holdings has WFVX in DMA No. 155.
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2. On a piece of 9X13" paper (a shopping bag, old wrapping paper, etc.) draw a ghost with a rounded top and ruffled hem. Cut this out and place on the top of the cake. Sprinkle powdered sugar around the outside of the paper pattern.
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Northskull: Modern Bangles for the Modern Man
Over the last few years, bangles have maintained a healthy marriage alongside watches, and Northskull seems determined to make the bond last a lifetime with its collection of urban designs collated with materials like .925 sterling silver and 18K gold plating. But the materials aren't what set Northskull apart. No, its trump card remains its ability of giving business-class gentlemen a subtle, one-of-kind look. Scrolling through Northskull's Instagram, it's plain to see that the designer's bangles give any well-tailored suit a rebellious look, and like its contemporary, Atolyestone, Northskull provides a new look to a man's attire.


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Let me tell you something about Abby. She is 6 going on 16. Sweeter than words can describe, yet is it possible that she is hormonal? She is stubborn, she is fickle, she is hilarious, she is thoughtful, she is goofy, she is serious, she is laughter, she is, well …. she is moody, let's say.
Lately she has been prone to some pretty unpleasant episodes of anger. I've noticed that it generally seems to happen when things don't go her way, or don't go the way she is expecting them to. I get that, but her reactions are out of control sometimes and it is a lot to handle.
So, last night before I went to bed I wrote her a note and placed it on her nightstand. She is an avid reader and loves when I write her letters, so my hope was that this would start her day off on a happy note, and help set the expectations for the day ahead. This is what the note said:
Abby came into my room early this morning, so excited about the note I left for her. She LOVES lists (like mother, like daughter … what can I say?) and was thrilled I had made one for us. She asked if we had to do it all in this specific order to which I replied no, of course not – we could mix things up or even do different things, these were just some of my ideas.
She loved it and was in a wonderful mood! For about 30 minutes.
Until I ruined her breakfast by not cutting ALL of the crust off her toast. Let me explain – I did cut off the crust but there was a smidgen still left on the edge of the bread in one little part and this little detail was unacceptable to her. So she went from being pleasant adorable Abby to monster child in three seconds flat over crust on her toast.
God help me.
I survived it though and held my ground. She eventually realized that I was not going to "fix" her toast nor was I going to make her a different breakfast and she ate her food. And then was happy.
The next step was the gym and my goodness, was I happy to get there. I ran 8 miles easy on the treadmill. It was just what I needed.
The rest of the day has gone well – we have actually done all the things on our list and everyone is happy at the moment! Tonight we celebrate the 4th night of Hanukkah and my sister and her family are coming over to help us make pierogis for tomorrow night's Christmas Eve dinner. I haven't talked about this on my blog yet, but my husband Robert is Jewish and I was raised Catholic so you can imagine, December is an extra busy month of celebration and gratitude for our family! I love all the traditions and am so thankful for the miracles God has blessed us with in this life.
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Land surveying is the basis of what keeps our economy going. Today's land surveyors are mainly reconstructing what has been originally divided out of the sovereign which is what the taxation system is rooted. Land surveying is one of the oldest forms of service to the public. The record of the land and its position on Earth is protected by many laws and precedenting court cases, including the Bible
The city/county is requiring me to have a plat and they won't accept my survey. Why?
We are constantly getting requests to prepare a plat because the city/county is requiring one to have a permit issued. The confusion is that not many understand the difference between a sketch of a survey and a plat prepared for recordation with the county to be filed in the plat records.
Not all municipalities have the same requirements but most usually have some rules and regulations that dictate what is required on a plat of record which is typically in addition to a standard sketch of a survey. However, all jurisdictions have to follow either Chapter 212 or 232 of the Texas Local Government Code for subdivision of a piece of property which will trigger the platting process. The rules and regulations that would have to be followed is which jurisdiction the tract resides but it would have to also be the most stringent set of rules.
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Thursday, April 06, 2017
Los Angeles's Unfair Housing Policy of Forcing Developers to Make Low Income Housing
One of the least fair housing policies is the mandatory policy requiring developers to set aside a portion of units in a new housing development for 'low income' households. In practical terms, this means that individuals who achieve must subsidize, through higher prices, those who are moochers and are not even paying the cost of constructing such a unit. Even liberals don't like this (at least, when they have to live with the results). After reading many Yelp reviews of luxury apartments, many tenants are shocked that people with very low income are living in the same building as them. Even people who reflexively vote Democrat can feel that there is a sense of injustice that they may have graduated from college, perhaps graduate or professional school, and they end up in the same place as some loser who dropped out of high school, used drugs, etc, etc. When it comes to hotels, we let the free-market prevail. We don't assume that someone who dropped out of high school will be staying at the Ritz Carlton. But in cities like LA, there is an assumption that when it comes to long-term housing, the free-market cannot be trusted.
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Uganda: UPF Circular – "Individual Responsibility for Court Awards Arising out of Police Action" (13.06.2017)
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Last year several bikes were stolen during the last night.
I intend to put a cable and padlock in my bag and lock my bike to a camp chair every night. Maybe run the cable through a couple of bikes. Anything to deter an easy theft.
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What exactly is this you might ask. Well curious reader, this is an attempt to let everyone get to know me a little better. This is a way to write without, well working on things that actually matter. Like Twilight Shadows, or my NaNoWriMo project (which Sandra likes). Obviously November is over, but I still want to finish it someday. I'm writing this because I really don't want to work on something, I just want to write. I suppose this is mostly free writing, streaming live from yours truly. The real reason I'm writing is like Beckett Grey always says, "We write because not writing is worse."
Anyway, I'm Havoc. Hello and nice to meet you. I was recently rereading David's (HeroComplex) blog. Yes, all of it and I loved it (simply click on his name next to the other staff members on the right panel). Please note that I keep it to a minimum, but I DO use adult language. If you are offended by "R" rated thoughts, please don't read any further.
Sometimes I feel like my life so far has not really started. As I'm writing this I'm one week away from finishing this semester and talking to a recruiter. Hopefully I'll be able to join right away. You see, I have made quite a few mistakes in my short 19 (I'll be 20 this month actually) years on this planet. While most of us have, I've made some doozys. Is that right? Who knows? Anyway, I don't think there is much worse than not approving of yourself. Tie that in with being utterly alone, hating EVERYONE around you, and doing nothing for yourself and there you have my teenage years in a nutshell.
My sophomore year of high school was pretty normal. During the 3rd or 4th quarter, I started missing school a lot. I mean a lot. Originally it was just a kid being a kid, lazy and just feeling that summer feeling too early. I lived a block away from the school so I just walked. My freshman year my bike was stolen (bastards!) and I never got another one, funny huh? Back to my story, since I walked and my dad left for work much before I left for school, I was pretty much my own alarm clock. I even had one, but I would just wake up, turn it off, then go to sleep again.
At the end of the year, my grades definitely were hurt. I was so lazy back then, I would intentionally keep my grades around C's. I could live with those grades, so why do work to make them go higher? If I had a B or even a rare A in high school, I would stop doing any work for a few days. So it came at the end of the year that I didn't get the credits I needed. My dad, being the wise and powerful man that he was, grounded me for the entire summer because of my failing grades. I paid the price and I think this was where my insanity began. Being trapped in the house made me resent him every time I saw him. To ease my disgust, I would not even leave my room. I would leave my room to use the bathroom (including shower), and eat. These things were ALWAYS done when no one else was home. My resentment had turned to utter hatred and loathing. Every time my friends came over to see if I could hang out (it happened a few times a week) my anger increased two fold. Somehow, I managed to live those two months barely speaking to anyone.
The next year school year I was a Junior but didn't have enough credits to be considered one, so technically I was a sophomore still. That being said, my truant ways just caught up to me again. I would sleep in all the time and go to class during 2nd, 3rd, and 4th period; sometimes during lunch. I would have to say that every other day I was absent, and when I did come to school I missed some of my classes. On average I maybe made it one full day of school out of every week. The weird thing about this was that I became popular, infamous even. All of the kids in my classes, and even some who weren't knew me. I was the kid that was never there. For some dam reason I never understood I carved out a niche' in the popularity structure. I remember one specific time that a kid I knew saw me in gym class and said "hey, you're here today!" Yeah, a real original greeting that I heard around ten times a day. What was funny was that after gym we had math class together as well, right after. I basically followed him right to the class, and not even five minutes later he looked at me and said, "hey, you're here today!" I remember being half way from laughing hysterically and strangling the asshole for being so dam stupid. Once again, I shrugged it off and continued to wear my stoic I-don't-give-a-shit mask. Teachers knew not to call on me when I wore that protective armor and students left me alone, which was just what I wanted. During class I would put my head down and sleep, listen to my iPod, or read a book.
Again my father took action. He confiscated my Xbox from my room when I was somewhere, I can't remember but I wasn't home. This infuriated me because it was MY Xbox, he didn't even buy it for me! It was my property, what the fuck!? He even shut off the cable in my room and I would spend hours upon endless hours staring at the ceiling and laying on the couch in my room. This went on for days, weeks, and months but I just wouldn't break. The demon that had spawned from my disgust and hatred would not concede. He would NOT let me give up. Not once did I seriously think of hurting myself, but more than once I pictured actually brutally murdering my family members. I'm not afraid to admit this because somehow I kept myself in check. I'd be lying if I said I still don't harbor these demons within me. They are forever a part of me, thus Havoc The Demon was born. He is my hate, my loathing, my anger and pain. Yet he gives me strength and power, he will never let me give up and he will keep me alive, because he needs me. We are one and the same, he gives me everything I need to push forward in life. It is such a strange thing.
Back to my story, I didn't want to go to school because my dad had taken everything away from me. What was the point? I was a confused kid, rebelling and angry at everything. He just didn't know what to do but threaten me, push me into a corner. All my father did was forever imprint the memory of him being an unbelievable asshole. Day after day he would torment me by jamming speeches down my throat and asking me questions about getting a job. He wouldn't even let me leave the house!
There were days when I would wake up (around noon) or so to voices. I don't know why, but even to this day I am an extremely light sleeper. When I'm dozing my hearing becomes supersonic or something, like Superman's. Anyway, I would hear my father talking about me. It was mostly negative, like what I did yesterday, what I didn't do, my grades, my truancy, my laziness, anything and everything. I've learned since then that my father is a complete head case, he never stops complaining about everything. He thrives on misery and it's always everyone else's fault. He would complain to anyone who listened to him about me including my sister, any of my three uncles, my mom, you name it.
The last straw was one particular morning (I honestly can't remember what day it was) that I awoke in my room to some very annoying voices. Now I hate being woken up by something stupid, but the damage was done. They were in the living room but I heard them clear as day. It was my dad talking to my uncle Danny about, you guessed it; me. They were various things from me getting a job to me getting my permit or license. Those were all his fault, but of course being the kid with all of that power at my disposal I was to blame. He never wanted me to get my permit because "it would add $1,000 to his insurance." One particular line came out of his mouth and I'll never forget it or his tone of voice. He said, "On his 18th birthday I'm going to throw all of his stuff out on the front lawn and tell him to get out." Now his tone of voice wasn't sad, resigned, or even just engulfed in anger. It was calm and sinister. He said it how a bad guy from a cheesy movie would explain his ingenious evil plot to a minion.
I just really couldn't believe it, yet I heard it with my own ears. His only son in a serious state of mental instability and uncertainty, clearly I was depressed and angry at the world, not knowing how to deal with it; I barely talked and I grew an undeniable hatred for anyone who tried to reach out to me. On my 18th birthday? Only 4 days away from Christmas(my birthday is the 21st). Wow. That totally blew my mind and cemented the fact that I hated my father. What a fucking heartless jerk. The very next day I took everything I owned (which was my Xbox, my TV, and clothes) and moved in with my mom.
Well curious reader, there is much more to be said but I think I've bored you enough for one blog. If this gets any comments I'll continue but if not then I'll get the hint that no one cares. I hope the slight peek into some dark times was slightly entertaining.
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"The Demons"
Havoc...You Got It....
Hey Guy...I care....keep writing....
I pick up on your "notes" (because I want you to write more,...so for now they're just notes)
You come from a broken home....so did I...Your father was 100% negative; My mom 100% positive.
I make the comparisons because had your father found something to lift you up and there is "always" something....and make you feel good about yourself....You would have had A's
I wondered throughout your story....where is that girl in his life...That's all it would have taken ..."encouragement"...where is she?
It isn't you Havoc...and never was....Let this lesson teach you to say kind things to people, to encourage them in the least small way....
God is trying to tell you something......Listen closely...with your super sonic ears...
Unfortunantly, as a grandmother twice over and for whatever it's worth to a young good looking guy...I love you....I love your fiesty ways, Your brilliant mind..and your ability to out write everyone on Lit.Org....The reaon I know this..Is because...I just read the best writing I have ever read...Now...
KEEP YOUR PROMISE...You said...You'd write more ...I'm waiting....
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Any HTML tag that accepts a
href=attribute should also be allowed to take a
hash=attribute. The value of a hash attribute would be the base 32 encoding of the SHA of the object that would be retrieved. This does a couple of useful things.
First, it gives us confidence that the file that we receive is the one that we asked for, that it was not replaced or tampered with in transit.
Second, browsers can cache by hash code. If the cache contains a file that matches the requested
hash=, then there is no need to go to the network regardless of the url. This would improve the performance of Ajax libraries because you would only have to download the library once for all of the sites you visit, even if every site links to its own copy.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee was remembered Sunday for his humility, integrity and infectious smile during a public celebration of his life at City Hall, attended by family members, former staff, politicians and residents.
Lee, who died last week at age 65, had a love of life and a devotion to public service, said Gov. Jerry Brown, one of several prominent Democrats who spoke during the ceremony.
"I never saw him down," Brown said. "Every time you saw him he was happy, he was expressing a very upbeat attitude."
Lee, also a Democrat, was San Francisco's first Asian-American mayor and a former civil rights lawyer who led the city out of recession and into an economic recovery driven by the technology industry.
He died early Dec. 12 after collapsing the night before at a grocery store. The medical examiner's office has not released a cause of death.
Acting Mayor London Breed recalled the rapturous reception Lee received during an official visit to China, where his parents were born.
"He was like a superstar. An icon," she said. "Everywhere we went and to everyone we met, Lee was like Beyoncé with a mustache."
Former Mayor Willie Brown said Lee had many qualities that made him better than his predecessors.
"We were not always candid. Ed Lee was. We were not always diplomatic. Ed Lee was," Brown said.
One area in which Lee didn't shine — telling jokes.
"He told terrible jokes," said Brown, evoking laughter. "He laughed because he was trying to build enthusiasm for his jokes."
His daughters, Tania Lee and Brianna Lee, shared the microphone and remembered their father for his boundless energy when it came to serving San Francisco, whether it was by giving speeches, stuffing envelopes or waking up early on weekends to paint over graffiti.
"It was absolute love for the city that kept him going," Brianna Lee said.
The women announced the formation of the Edmund M. Lee Community Fund that will continue to address issues important to the late mayor including care for the homeless and fighting discrimination.
U.S. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, both from San Francisco, also eulogized Lee.
Lee "leaves an enduring, inspiring legacy that generations of San Franciscans will enjoy," Pelosi said.
The memorial was also marked with musical performances including a choir and a pre-taped segment of Tony Bennett singing, "I left my heart in San Francisco."
Lee's casket was not present, as it was on Friday when his body laid in repose in the rotunda of City Hall.
Local celebrities, government workers and residents came to say goodbye to Lee on Friday. Many stopped momentarily before his closed casket that was draped in an American flag and behind velvet rope. Some bowed or prayed, saluted or cried before continuing to a side room where they could write condolences.
Outside the building, floral bouquets and handwritten notes filled half of the steps.
Edwin Mah Lee was born May 5, 1952, in Seattle to immigrants from Toisan, a rural village in China's southern province of Guangdong. His father was a cook, and his mother a seamstress. They raised Lee and his five siblings in public housing.
Lee was city administrator when he was appointed to serve the remainder of former Mayor Gavin Newsom's term in 2011. He was elected to the position later that year, and he was re-elected in 2015.
Supporters say Lee tackled homelessness and built affordable housing unlike any San Francisco mayor before him.
Critics blamed him for a modern-day San Francisco where jobs are plenty but housing prices are among America's highest.
But supporters and opponents praised him as a kind, polite man whose corny jokes will be missed.


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Lana Rodriguez was born and raised in Southwest Detroit. Upon graduation from high school Lana entered the United States Navy where she served her country for four years as an Intelligence Specialist. After her tour of duty Lana returned home and enrolled at The University of Michigan. There she received her degree in Political Science and Art History. Lana put her Political Science degree to work as a consultant for several Detroit based creative non-profits. It is at one of these non-profits where she conceptualized Mama Coo's Boutique.
Mama Coo's Boutique participated in successful pop-ups in metro Detroit and New York. With the help of many small business non-profits in Detroit and grants awarded to Lana Mama Coo's Boutique's first brick and mortar was opened on August 12, 2016. Mama Coo's boutique is located at 1701 Trumbull, Suite C in the trendy Detroit historic neighborhood, Corktown. Within two years of pop-ups and her first couple months of opening a brick and mortar, Mama Coo's has a growing consumer base and is becoming a staple within Detroit's small business community.
With Lana's non-profit background it is very important that Mama Coo's is not only a premier boutique but also has a social mission. To support these beliefs Lana serves on the board of the award winning non-profit dance troupe Ballet Folklorico Moyocoyani Izel. Through Mama Coo's Lana sponsors local events and donates to community organizations. Mama Coo's also holds an annual Prom Dress Drive and Giveaway. Last years drive gave over 50 young ladies from Detroit prom dresses, shoes, accessories, goodie bags, tutorials on hair and makeup as well as graduation dresses all free of charge.
Lana feels it is a necessity that every professional have one foot in the business word and the other in community activism. She believes only then we will be able to create future leaders that understand the importance of giving back and how only through giving back can one truly be successful.
- "Finding resources faster: Detroit's rich and expanding entrepreneurial ecosystem" – Model D, 10/31/2016
- "Motor City Match winner Mama Coo's opens in Corktown as Round 6 application window opens" – Model D, 9/5/2016
- "New Corktown store will feature vintage clothing, art" – Crain's Detroit Business, 8/8/2016
- "Detroiter opening vintage clothing shop in Corktown discovers deep roots" – Model D, 4/29/2016


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Top 10 Website Copywriting Secrets
Top 10 Website Copywriting Secrets
Successful website copywriting is very different than traditional copywriting.
Based on what actually works best –and does not work– from writing dozens of websites for our clients, here are our Top 10 website copywriting secrets. If you apply them, your website will be a major marketing success for your business and its bottom line.
1 What's in it for me? Why should I believe you? What do you want me to do and why should I?
Answer these questions immediately. The reader will leave your website unless these three questions are clearly answered in the beginning seconds
2. You must have a strong, reader-benefit headline. The headline is by far the most important part of your website as far as its effectiveness. The words used (ie the copywriting) must give a reader-benefits of your product or service , a big promise, a reward that the reader wants badly and as specific and concise as possible.
3. Focus your copywriting to accomplish one main goal, which should be to get the interested reader to call you or place their order.
By laser-focusing on one action you'd like to reader to do most, your copywriting will be targeted, specific and powerful.
Of course there will be other information and details on your website and you can have a secondary goal for the reader to email you or sign up for your newsletter or download a report … but focus mainly on te one specific action you ant the prospect to take.
4. Be exciting, informative, to the point, interesting. People will not read something that is is boring if they don't have to. Make sure you avoid "corporate talk" that is loaded with "we" and general information the reader already knows.
5. Write mainly to get sales or leads; and not for the search engines. Your website may be listed high by search engine, but what good is that if it does not bring you leads and sales.
6. Encourage interested readers to telephone you. A good salesperson can sell much more effectively by talking to a prospect than by just emailing. Talking builds rapport, trust, and questions asked so it is customized to the prospects specific needs and wants.
7. Words Sell and graphics are secondary, so be sure to invest properly in the copywriting on your website.
8. Answer the concerns and objections the reader has. Make a list of frequently asked questions. Answer them for the reader on your website. Overcoming objections and concerns is what often clinches the sale.
9. Use proven winners for successful copywriting. These include reader benefit copywriting, be specific, tell the full story of why you are the best choice for the reader, use customer testimonials, make an offer, use a guarantee, get action now.
10. Hire the best copywriter you can afford because the copywriting on your website has the greatest effect on its success or failure. This is not the time to be cheap.
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For a few months of the year the migration is on our doorstep at Lamai Serengeti. But of course the wildebeest move and this is what our Serengeti Safari Camp is all about – understanding the Serengeti seasons and game movements and mirroring them.
Each year, this little camp casts off from Lamai Serengeti and begins its own odyssey. Covering hundreds of miles and moving every couple of months along a route that the herds have travelled for hundreds of years, Serengeti Safari Camp is where you come for your migration fix.
Since the days in the early 90s when Mark and Milly Houldsworth sat down to design this little camp, it's been much copied, but never equalled. We wanted our camp to be effortlessly comfortable – a home from home, where you wanted for nothing. But it's never been about luxury for its own sake.
From the outset our focus has been clear. We're here to deliver a superlative experience of the extraordinary wildlife in this part of the world without damaging the environment that has so inspired us over the years.
This is why we've always worked with the best guides and always kept our camps small, intimate and simple.
Serengeti Safari Camp has just 6 open-plan walk-in meru tents, with an en-suite bathroom at the rear. One of these tents is a family tent with two bedrooms and an adjoining sittting area.
New eco-flush toilets and safari-style bucket showers, as well as a wash-basin with cold running water, and hot water delivered as and when you'd like them.
The main dining tent sits in the middle of the line of tents, with the fireplace right in front and a separate libary/bar tent nearby.
Since Nomad Safari Guides began in the early 90's, when a handful of the top Tanzanian guides got together to promote quality guiding in Tanzania, our team has built a reputation for excellence that we are hugely proud of.
We would always recommend that you take a private car and guide so there are no limits to your game viewing – you can leave camp at dawn with a picnic lunch, and return at last light. Or you can take morning and evening drives returning to camp for lunch in between. The whole structure of the day is deliberately designed to cater for each person's individual interests. And as you wont be sharing the vehicle with strangers, you'll be able to indulge your own interests…without having to endure other peoples'.
That said, we do have a great value game package which includes a shared morning and evening game drive each day, still with our own exceptional guides.
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July 6, 1971 – Los Angeles, CA
Two teenagers were sitting in a grungy coffee shop called the Soul Kitchen in south LA. One of them was weeping; the other was downcast. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things, a man in his thirties, a hippie, walked in and sat in the booth behind the teenagers. They did not recognize the man because of their bleary eyes.
The man overheard the teenagers conversation and asked, "What are you discussing together?"
They were shocked at the question. One of the teenagers asked, "Did you not see the news or read the papers? Are you from another planet, dude? Didn't you hear about the thing that happened the other day?"
"What thing," the man asked?
"About the Prophet. He died in Paris on Friday. The world couldn't handle him. He was killed by the evil of this world. We thought he was the One. And the crazy thing is now they can't find his body. Some people say he is not dead, but we saw the pictures. We heard the witnesses. But now some are saying he is alive. They even went to the morgue and the Prophet wasn't there."
"Man, you guys are dense," the hippie man said. "Don't you know that the Prophet wasn't made for this 'world'—that the Prophet is immortal and all the prophecies from all the Books have attested to this Truth. The Prophet cannot die."
The young teenagers asked the man to sit with them at their table.
When the man sat with them, he ordered some French fries and a beer. After the fries arrived he gave thanks for his food and broke some of the larger fries and shared them with the teenagers.
After eating with the teenagers, suddenly their souls were opened and they realized that they were in the presence of the Prophet. They remembered the words from one of the ancient Psalms, "Well, I woke up this morning and got myself a beer" (RB 4:1).
Just then the man got up to leave and the teenagers asked, "Hey what's your name?"
"John, what? What's your last name?"
"Doe, John Doe."
The teenagers were amazed. And the man disappeared from their sight.
Immediately, the teenagers got up and ran to find their friends. "It is true! The Prophet has risen, He is alive." Then the two told what had happened at the coffee shop, and how the Prophet was recognized by them when he broke the French fry and drank the beer."
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Eating is a part of our daily routine. We have breakfast, lunch and dinner, and sometimes a snack or two. But that's not the case for one woman.
In fact, she barely eats normal food at all. Kenya Jones is struggling with a mental health disorder that causes her to eat some strange things.
Every day, Jones eats large amounts of cornstarch directly out of the box.
"I eat at least four boxes of this cornstarch right here," Jones said. "I cooks it up but sometimes I eat it powdered."
It's a problem that started years ago. Now, it's affecting Jones' health and spiraling out of control.
"I be dizzy, light-headed. My skin be peeling. I have bad headaches. It makes me feel bad, I know it," Jones tells us. "I know I'm feeling bad. I wake up with real bad headaches. I have to... I just can't stop. It's hard to let go."
One big reason Kenya can't seem to get this issue under control - YouTube. There's a channel where she posts videos of herself eating cornstarch.
Can Kenya quit the cornstarch? Will she finally get professional help?
WHNT News 19 is Taking Action to spotlight this relatively rare disorder for others who may be struggling with the same problem.
Watch Thursday, October 3 at 10:00 p.m. for our special report: Destructive Eating.


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Making supported decision-making a viable alternative to guardianship in New York requires a number of steps.
First, stakeholders (persons with I/DD, parents and family members, providers, the educational system, judges, lawyers, and the court system, healthcare providers and financial institutions) need to be educated about supported decision-making, how it differs from guardianship, how it enhances self-determination and inclusion, and, perhaps most critically, that it actually works in practice. This latter can best be achieved by our pilot project results, by the stories of people with I/DD successfully making their own decisions with supports, and through their voices and those of their family members and supporters.
Second, governmental agencies with which persons with I/DD and their families interact ( like OPWDD, Department of Health.) need to agree to accept SDMA's, to deal with designated supporters.


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* Winner of the IGF 2014 Student Showcase *
Symmetrain, high score chase in symmetry!
Choose your train and spot all differences as quickly as you can while driving from train station to train station. But be aware, every mistake delays your train until it disappears out of view. Don't let this happen! Use the emergency brake in tricky passages and bring all passengers safely to the next train station.
Challenge your friends and show them who has the best reaction and highest high score while mastering faster trains in different landscapes!
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"It's an ingenious concept, and it works well in practice. The controls are simple and responsive, and the whole thing is lifted by some excellent, picturebook-style hand-drawn artwork."
- Eight trains to unlock and play. each with a different speed, look and travel route.
- Dynamic generated game play – every challenge is a new challenge!
- A game for everyone – easy trains for beginners and children, faster and more difficult trains as you improve.
- A picturesque world full of lovely hand-drawn graphics
- A smooth guitar soundtrack that you will not forget
- Game Center integration and iCloud synchronization - compete against your friends for the ultimate highscore!
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Monday 27th Aug 2007 - BEEP BEEP Oliver, I'm coming through, even if you are opening presents because it is your birthday!!!. Actually This was taken Sunday because we had an early party for Oliver - Its really his Birthday today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Oliver!!!
Monday 27th Aug 2007 - Under the table - LIKE father LIKE son :-)
Monday 27th Aug 2007 - Olivers Breakfast Brunch, a mix of traditional swiss/german and Britsh cooked, Yummy!
Monday 27th Aug 2007 - Cai checks the preperations for the BRUNCH
Monday 27th Aug 2007 - Cai reflects on the weeks events
Monday 27th Aug 2007 - Cai plays with Olivers Godmother (Gotti)
Monday 20th Aug 2007 - look everyone I can get myself to standing position.
We must have the side rail always up now, Cai started sitting up by himself a couple of weeks ago, but now he can get to a standing position. Cai can also manage to walk while holding on with only one hand, what is unusual is that if you hold his right hand only then he holds out his left hand and makes the gesture (waving) for you to hold it, however if you hold his left hand then his right immediately goes flat to the side of his face as if to cover his right eye, we don't know why he does this, but we feel he notices some differences bewteen his left and right side, mabe there are some nerves missing somewhere other than his nose.
Cai can also manage to make a change over when pushing his trolley, i.e when he reaches a dead end, we guide him to a temporary place to hold onto such as a chair and then turn the trolley round and place it just within reach, he will then lean across and reach it and then start pushing it again. He will also walk along obects such as a table or the bed on his own.
For us these are huge steps and we are seeing him try and correct his balance although most of the time he looks as if he has been out for a few beers with me on a saturday night, this means we have hope that the balance system in his inner ear is functioning.
this week is Badenfahrt - the swiss really know how to party and only they could organise an event of such magnitude with minimal disruption. It is amazing the structures that have been made for such a short time.
Monday 20th Aug 07 - I risk a shot with the railing down - isn't he a cutie
Monday 20th Aug 07 - Cai has also started to crawl on his stomach, it really has been such an exciting week - I guess you have to be a parent of such a child as Cai to fully understand what I mean, but trust me it very good news!! Look I am so happy I can't even hold the camera properly, even though Cai has just found all the money I have lost down the sofa - it must be his turn to buy the beers then.


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The 25-year-old singer songwriter admitted to her 3.2 million followers that she "does stupid s**t" with a cryptic tweet.
Earlier in the day, Charli stripped to her two-piece and took time off from her busy schedule to pose in the pool.
Rocking a white bikini top with an unmatched black bottom, the No Angel singer posed with a pool float after baring her assets in the snaps.
Adding a pair of black sunglasses and a three-part necklace, the star stunned with her monochrome colour palette.
After admitting that she was focusing on making a playlist that would share all of her favourite artists, in a bid to grow their profiles, she shared her love for Pabllo Vittar, who previously worked with Charli on I Got It.
The star took to Twitter to write: "I get f****d up and I do stupid s**t and I'm opinionated but I always treat others with kindness.
"Kindness is classy and it always will be. So be kind everyone, you feel me?"
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While her fans were supportive of the tweet, Charli had shared an interview with The Guardian days before about her work life.
The star opened up about how lonely her busy work schedule made her, admitting: "I've always said I'm a workaholic, but I never actually knew what it meant, until I was Googling it the other day.
"That you don't sleep well. That you swing between thinking of yourself as the absolute best in your field or the absolute worst, completely inadequate, a total piece of s**t.
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"Every friend I have is a collaborator in some way."
Charli XCX
"That you turn every aspect of your life, people and places and fun, into work… Which is me. Every single thing is work for me. Every friend I have is a collaborator in some way."
Having worked with a number of musicians in the past, Charli has featured most of her pals on her tracks.
Her most recent mixtape, Pop 2, had a featuring artist on almost every song.
The star has been touring for the past few months as part of the Reputation Tour, alongside Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello.


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Australia recently celebrated National Archaeology Week. During this time, Queensland Museum Curator of Archaeology, Dr Brit Asmussen participated in some Meet the Curator sessions with a focus on discovering the stories of authentic and faux archaeological artefacts collected by servicemen stationed in Egypt in the First World War.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Railway Mysteries
Written by: David Mewes, Curator, The Workshops Rail Museum
No, this is not about famous sleuths solving a puzzling crime. Agatha Christies' characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple have never been involved in cases involving Queensland Railways although they have solved murders on famous European trains like the Orient Express or the Blue Train.
Out of the Box Festival : We chat to the jellyfish from Songs of the Sonar
The Out of the Box Festival is returning to Brisbane tomorrow and bringing along 8 days of fun workshops, musical performances & lively concerts for children 8 years and under. This year's festival is all about the many relationships children have with living creatures, both real and imaginary – an absolute must for your child's calendar.
The Queensland Museum is thrilled to have hybrid human jellyfish, and mystical sea songstress Deepstaria Enigmatica, join us for 10 days of under the sea activities that feed on mystery, music and fun! She took time out of her busy sea-schedule to invite us into her cavernous underwater realm to discuss Songs of the Sonar, learn about her deep ocean friends and chat about the discovery of her musical talent.
Continue reading Out of the Box Festival : We chat to the jellyfish from Songs of the Sonar
Museum for teens: Deep Oceans
Written by: Tim Janetzki is a student at Ferny Grove State High School who has taken it upon himself to discover the Queensland Museum and the amazing things within it. Over the coming months Tim will blog about his personal experiences and views on the Museum. His next assignment was discovering Deep Oceans.
The unknown is a terrifying thing, to not know what lives in the depths of something that covers 71% of our planet's surface, is a mystifying and uneasy feeling. Novelists have written about it, Film makers have pictured it, and scientists have corrected it, but still, we are still imagining monsters of the deep. They can't be real, can they?
Queensland Museum's newest exhibition is Deep Oceans sheds light on the undisturbed and inky black darkness of the seas, revealing some of the most exquisite and interesting marine life ever seen. Only 10% of the deep oceans have been explored and just from that small amount of exploration, marine biologists, scientists and explorers have just recently punctured the black veil of the ocean, allowing them to peek inside the abyssal darkness.
Now the Queensland Museum has put on show the rarities found within the deep ocean fissures and plains, displaying a wide range of bioluminescent fish, huge squid, Black Smoker sea vents, turbidity at different levels and air pressure. The crown jewel of the exhibition is the Giant Squid, submerged in glycerol has been preserved perfectly since its discovery in 2004, now is on display, along with the Queensland Museums own collection of diving helmets.
The many interactive displays provide easier ways of understanding the depths such as the legendary Bathysphere, a small sphere shaped submarine that was lowered down to the deep with people inside, observing the sea below with powerful lights.
Queensland Museum's Deep Oceans transports you to a fabled world that has to be seen to be believed, with collections of Diving Helmets, Whale Bone carvings and stories of colossal monsters of the deep, but no one's actually seen a monster, have they?
Deep Oceans, until 6 October 2014. Tickets cost $12.
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The most interesting person on late-night television is a 47-year-old Scottish recovering alcoholic high school dropout, drummer, actor, comic and novelist named Craig Ferguson.
Since 2005 he's been hosting "The Late Late Show," which follows David Letterman's "Late Show" on CBS. His show is direct and intimate in a way that hearkens back to earlier, less frilly days of television. It's also hilarious.
Time slot, as much as viewership, is how importance is measured in late night: The later your start, the fewer people left awake to watch you, the less you matter in the world that defines success by numbers.
Conan O'Brien's insistence that a show that began at 12:05 was by definition not "The Tonight Show" was, among other things, a matter of chronological status: It meant that he'd be competing not against Letterman but Jimmy Kimmel.
Ferguson goes on even later, at 12:35 a.m., and though he has been regularly mentioned as a likely successor to Letterman, he seems in no rush to see his boss retire.
"I have no ambitions beyond being comfortable in what I do for a living -- and earning a living," he said.
He was naturally more muted than when he is being "TV's Craig Ferguson," as he introduces himself on air, but he is volubly passionate about maintaining the independence and the integrity of his work.
"We have no promotion, we've got no money -- it's the cheapest budget of any of the late-night shows," he said. "We get nothing. But we do have a huge advantage in that they let us do what we want. And I would take that trade."
What Ferguson does is not so much make lemons into lemonade as exploit the actual properties of the lemon itself. He has no band, no sidekick.
"What it feels like on this show," he said, "is that all the kids are by the riverbank fishing and I have a stick with a piece of string and a bent hook. The rest have fantastic equipment, but every now and again I catch a fish, to the surprise of everyone else -- and me."
Ferguson's set has grown simpler since he started: It's empty enough now to play Beckett on, just a couple of chairs and a desk empty but for a mug in the shape of a coiled rattlesnake.
What fills the space is Ferguson himself, mostly as himself, though sometimes in costume and sometimes at the unseen end of a hand puppet.
He carries the show from first to last, a protean excursion that begins with his customary "It's a great day for America" and ends with the question "What did we learn on the show tonight, Craig?"
What happens in between will be done in a variety of voices and attitudes, in colliding waves of sense and nonsense.
In January he began his sixth season, and at the end of 2009 he marked his 1,000th episode by performing the entire show as his crocodile puppet Wavy.
His audience, which began a little shy of 2 million viewers, is now a little over that mark. As a rule, he was beaten by Conan O'Brien before O'Brien moved from "Late Night" to "The Tonight Show," and he beats O'Brien's replacement, Jimmy Fallon.
In December, he won a Marie Claire online poll as the late-night host readers would most like to sleep with. "I'm genuinely freaked out by this," said the thrice-married father of one. (His son, Milo, is 8.) "I blame people that don't have high-def television."
In fact, it's not hard to see why he won. He leans close to the camera -- confidentially, flirtatiously putting his hand upon it, and by extension upon the whole viewing audience.
Though he styles himself a "vulgar lounge entertainer" and can go as low as the network censor will allow, he is certainly the only late-night host who would do several minutes on the death of J.D. Salinger.
He also responded to recent guest Claire Danes' saying that her father-in-law was a moral philosopher by asking "Pre- or post-Enlightenment?" with a quote from Kierkegaard for a kicker. On the other hand, he loves the show "Mythbusters" and the word "farty."
Ferguson showily shreds his notecards at the start of every interview, like a pop musician announcing that he has thrown away the set list.
"The best guests tend to be those who are generous of spirit because that's the spirit of the show," Ferguson said. "It's an old improv game: I ask you a question, you don't say 'No,' you say 'Yes.' I say, 'Were you ever in Australia?' 'Yes -- and no. I was in New Zealand.' Or 'I've seen a photograph of a kangaroo.'
"Bring something to it 'cause I ain't gonna ask you what practical jokes you played on a movie set, 'cause I don't care, and I'm not going to ask anything that doesn't interest me, because that's not my job."
Ferguson, who grew up near Glasgow, Scotland, and is now an American citizen, was previously best known here as the boss on "The Drew Carey Show."
He logged a lot of miles before coming to late night: He delivered milk, drummed in rock bands, worked in an adding machine factory, in construction and as a bartender before he began doing stand-up in local discos.
But now he's arrived at a place he's glad to be.


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It's time I documented my second year of making my own clothes. This year there was no outright self-imposed ban on buying new or second hand clothes, so I have been lucky to acquire a few more beautiful Gudrun Sjödén pieces, as well as purchasing some needed socks and knickers.
The original year-long-experiment which began in May 2013 has remained habit changing and sewing my own is a regular part of my weekly routine. Between 17th May 2014 and 31st May 2015 I sewed a lot of dresses, a few tops, had a summertime flurry of trouser making, and made three beautiful coats.
The Wiksten Tova was my 'discovery' staple sewing pattern this year, and the one I've made most of (current Tova count is six). My second favourite repeatedly sewn pattern is the Lisette Portfolio dress Kerry Green most generously sent me in January (I made three). I must also mention its sister-pattern the lovely Liesl & Co Cappuccino dress (four more of these now hanging in my wardrobe). The 'outsider lovely surprise pattern' was Scarlet et Marguerite's Baba Yaga dress.
|Garment Of The Sewing Year: Burda 7072 Quilted Coat
The round-up photo above doesn't include everything I made, and not all of it was blogged – there are at least three more holiday dresses and six pairs of baggy trousers not included here. I may try to slow down production in the coming year, but can't see myself stopping as I love the act of sewing and the self expression of wearing handmade clothes. I wear something I've made myself every day of the year.
I am however, a little less keen to continue photographing and blogging my makes (and my gurning face) so am not sure if there'll be a third year with a round-up like this. In part I think joining Instagram has removed some of the urge to blog. So much social media, so little time.
For now though, it is a pleasure to present the line up of clothes sewn in my second sew-my-own year.
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Romans 9: Children of the Promise – Part I
Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 26, 2017
Adapted from a reflection written on June 3, 2010.
In this chapter of Romans, Paul puzzles over the lack of faith in the Christ story among the Jewish people. They are clearly chosen by God to convey the message of freedom and salvation to the world and in fact, one of their own is the Messiah; yet they reject the message of hope and promise that Jesus offers. This is also the message that Paul proclaims anew.
In the previous chapter (Romans 8), Paul reminds us that faith is the belief in things not seen; hope is the exercise of expecting something that is greater and better than we think likely (8:24-25). He reminds all of us that the Holy Spirit is at work in and among us, and that we must be open to God's plan rather than forwarding our own. Now he puzzles over the lack of expectation and fidelity in those who have had the advantage of the special status; he finds it strange that the very people and tradition that have engendered the message now turn against it.
Do we see this same contradiction in our own age? Do we see it in ourselves? If not, we might be content to muddle forward as always. If so, we have a clear choice before us. Do we blame God for the failings and lacks in society? Or do we examine ourselves, and then rely on God as we take action?
Paul answers some of his, and our, questions in verses 14 to 16: What then are we to say? Is there injustice on the part of God? Of course not . . . it depends not upon a person's will or exertion, but upon God, who shows mercy.
We are part of God's great design and are called to take part in the redemption of the world.
Shall we say, then, that God is unjust? Not at all . . . So then, everything depends, not on what we humans want or do, but only on God's mercy. (GNT)
We are God's precious children, and are asked to demonstrate the same mercy that God shows us.
What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! . . . So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. (NASB)
We are the receivers of God's great promise. Let us accept this gift graciously, and act with God's justice for all.
Tomorrow, more of Paul's thinking. How does it affect all that we do?


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WASHINGTON -- The judge overseeing Microsoft's antitrust case must now decide what punishment to mete out: Slice the software giant into Baby Bills? Impose a hefty fine? Force Microsoft to reveal its secret software code to rivals?
U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson will spend the next few months trying to determine the best way to craft a remedy that won't hamper the company's ability to innovate in an industry changing at warp speed.
Unlike the judge's ruling Monday -- a sweeping verdict that handed the government a powerful but anticipated victory after nearly two years of legal wrangling -- the punishment Jackson will dispense is uncertain. He will hold hearings to explore the options, taking into consideration recommendations from Microsoft, the Justice Department and 19 states involved in the case.
"The dilemma for the judge and for the Justice Department is how to make the remedy effective without making it overly regulatory," said Warren Grimes, an antitrust expert who teaches law at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles.
Joel Klein, who heads the Justice Department's antitrust division, offered few hints at what remedy the government would seek, other than one "that will protect consumers, innovation and competition by putting an end to Microsoft's widespread and persistent abuse of its monopoly power, and to rectifying its unlawful attempt to monopolize the Internet browser market."
The options before Jackson range from breaking up the company that made founder Bill Gates a billionaire to ordering Microsoft to change its business tactics.
Among the milder options: prohibiting Microsoft from using price as a way to punish clients who deal with competitors and forcing the company to relinquish control of the first screen most people see when they turn on their computers. Microsoft also could be ordered to license, if not completely surrender, the lucrative blueprint, the so-called "source code," for its Windows software.
While the government reportedly dropped its pursuit of a company breakup during recent settlement attempts, Jackson's ruling may have emboldened Justice attorneys to ask for the toughest penalty possible.
There are several scenarios for breaking up the company, said attorney Glenn Manishin, who helped write a study for a prominent trade association that endorsed a divestiture. The judge could split up Microsoft into companies selling separate products, such as Windows software and Internet content, or break it into several "Baby Bills" or "Mini-Microsofts" each with identical products.
"The drastic is the most effective and the most conservative approach to dealing with a monopoly," Manishin said. The alternative is a set of court-enforced provisions that rarely curb behavior effectively, he said. Such an injunction, Manishin said, would be a "black hole of judicial regulation."
"Black holes suck up everything around them -- it would suck up all the resources of the Justice Department, all the time of the judge, and all the competitors would be focused on one courtroom in Washington where they would run when they had a complaint about Big Brother Bill," he said.
Jonathan Zuck, president of the Association for Competitive Technology, a pro-Microsoft group, said the idea of breaking up the company is "clearly universally recognized as ludicrous."
"The whole point of a remedy is it's supposed to do some good. It's not meant to be punitive," Zuck said. "So no matter how mad the (plaintiffs) may be at Microsoft, remedies are supposed to create a better environment."
Grimes acknowledged that a company breakup may not ride well with the public, whose opinion may be a factor to Jackson, but it may be the easiest way to enforce antitrust laws.
"Once it's broken up, you don't need to supervise it anymore because you just have competing companies," he said. "Whereas, if you try to use behavioral sanctions that have to be monitored, you end up with the potential for a lot of government supervision of Microsoft's behavior, and no one wants that."
Of course, remedy hearings could be avoided altogether if both sides revive attempts to settle the case out of court.
"That's always a possibility," said William Kovacic, an antitrust expert at George Washington University. But with Jackson's ruling backing the government, "the price to Microsoft of getting out just went up."


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July 3, 2018
4 Tips In Choosing A Marriage Counseling Expert To Solve Your Marriage Problems
Although you and your lover may be quite intimate at the earlier days of your relationship, problems will surely become more prevalent because of different reasons. If the both of you have already locked your destiny with the sacred vow of marriage, there's no doubt that you wouldn't want to leave the moment things go awry. Not to mention, you may even have a child at the center of your family which makes it even more important to fix the problem instead. Sometimes though, the problem may be too hard to fix with your own efforts and you may need a mediator in the form of a marriage counseling expert. To solve your problem and get the warmth of love you both have for each other, read more about the tips in this page.
Although the marriage counseling expert would more likely act as a mediator during the counseling, he'll be the one who'll control and guide the two of you towards the right path, making it essential not to choose just anyone you see in the market. When looking for a qualified professional, make sure that they are board licensed therapists and are specifically geared for marriage counseling tasks. You should also welcome checking out if they have other proofs of their qualifications like certificates, training and more.
You certainly already have set your sights on ensuring that you'll be able to solve the problem at hand through the help of the marriage counseling professional. It is vital that the other party, which refers to the therapist, must have a favorable view of marriage as this would affect his capabilities to help you with your problem. There's no doubt that at the very least, you're ensured of their best service if you are able to confirm that the potential therapists on your list all believes that problems are always solvable.
It is best that you also take the time to look at the market and see what clients say about the marriage counseling expert. Make sure that he is positively viewed by people he has served in the past as this is proof that he has done well before and will highly likely provide you great service as well. If you would love to know more detailed experiences and potentially even talk to the past clients themselves, ask for references who you could reach out to.
It is best that you don't immediately conclude on hiring a marriage counseling expert and instead, opt to talk to them first. You may have a budget for this situation so make sure that the one you'll hire fits right into your means. Being comfortable and feeling that you could trust the therapist is also one of the greatest indicator whether you'll hire the marriage counselor or not.
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OCEANSIDE — This April a 29-pound catch by Benny Ford, aboard Fish Nut, won the annual Oceanside Anglers Club Halibut Tournament. "Twenty-nine pounds is big halibut for around here," Ken Corwin, tournament director and owner of Ken's Custom Reels, said. "The California halibut state record is 50-some pounds."
Two years ago an angler caught a 38-pound halibut to take home the top prize purse.
The Oceanside Anglers Club hosts eight fishing tournaments a year. The Halibut Tournament is the first tournament of the April to October fishing season and the most competitive.
More than 130 anglers competed in the open tournament. Other club tournaments are restricted to club members.
Fourteen women entered the tournament. Tami Whitney, aboard Bath Toy, reeled in the second biggest catch. She was awarded a cash prize and additional money by also winning the Fish Lady side pot, which is given to the woman with the biggest catch.
Prize money is raised though collecting tournament entry and boat fees. All money collected is given to tournament winners.
"The more people that fish, the more money there is to win," Corwin said.
Rules for the tournament were lines in no sooner than 6 a.m. and final weigh-ins no later than 5 p.m. at the dock-certified scale.
"They try their luck wherever they think they have the best spot," Corwin said. "There are traditional spots that hold halibut."
One good spot is the ocean waters off La Costa Avenue.
Fish and Game preservation restrictions do not allow anglers to fish the coastline between Moonlight Beach and Solana Beach.
To find halibut, anglers drift a feeder line along the ocean floor until they get a bite. Fish meters cannot detect halibut, so finding them comes from knowing the spots they frequent.
"Some guys are really good at it," Corwin said. "To figure it out it takes time."
When asked if luck plays a role, Corwin said luck is always involved.
Ten fish were weighed, but Corwin said there is no way of knowing how many were caught in all.
Weigh-ins ranged from 12 pounds to the prize winning 29-pound catch.
The club will host monthly fishing tournaments through June that focus on different local fish species.
Corwin said it is determined by what they have the best shot at catching at that time. "There are no tournaments in November through January because there's nothing to catch," Corwin said.
The Oceanside Anglers Club meets at the Oceanside Yacht Club the first Tuesday of every month. Ken's Custom Reels in the harbor is the unofficial clubhouse between meetings for club information and sign ups.
For more information on the Oceanside Anglers, visit oceansideanglersclub.com.


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Monday, March 05, 2018
Mercyhurst University is featured in Digital Insurance among eight institutions of higher education leading the way in developing curricula that fits the insurance industry's unique needs. The article specifically mentions the university's F.W. Hirt Erie Insurance Risk Management Program and quotes Caleb Pifer, vice president for external relations and advancement at Mercyhurst. Read 8 Schools with Insurance Analytics Programs.


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The activities of CCMH exist at the intersection of clinical practice in counseling centers, psychological research, and the technologies that supports these efforts. As such, CCMH maintains relationships with software companies working in the electronic medical record (EMR) market. Below is a list of companies that currently work with CCMH.
CCMH Partner
Titanium Schedule's partnership with CCMH began in 2005 with their decision to implement the first CCMH data standards into their EMR software at no charge. This critical work made the 2009 CCMH Pilot Study possible and laid the foundation for all subsequent work. Since 2005, Titanium has assumed responsibility for the following:
- Implementation, maintenance, and updating of data standards including the CCAPS assessment tools and the Standardized Data Set (SDS). This includes annual updates since 2007 and six versions of the CCAPS through 2019.
- Development and maintenance the CCMH data-pooling infrastructure that makes it possible for Titanium users to contribute research data to CCMH.
- Development and co-manages the CCAPS EMR Web Service. This service allows other EMR vendors to implement and distribute the CCAPS.
- Development and co-manages the CCAPS-Web user interface, which enables centers without a participating EMR to utilize the CCAPS.
Titanium Schedule has provided these services to CCMH at no charge since 2007.
To join the Titanium Listserv, please subscribe here.
Authorized CCAPS Distributors
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) companies may request to become Authorized CCAPS Distributors. Authorized distributors utilize the CCAPS EMR Web Service to distribute the CCAPS to their customers. This requires the implementation of the CCAPS into the company's software which includes a rigorous certification process. Each of the companies below has completed the certification process and are authorized to distribute the CCAPS on behalf of CCMH:
- Medicat – CCAPS-2012 Certification (12/20/2012), CCAPS-2015 Certification (2/8/16), CCAPS-2018 Certification (8/31/18)
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The Jackpot: (Location Name) missions form a series of Railroad radiant quests in Fallout 4. P.A.M. asks the Sole Survivor to collect DIA caches at various locations. At the beginning of each quest she will give the Sole Survivor an RFID card that will cause the cache to open when the player character gets close enough. The sites are fixed, but the order in which they are attributed will vary.
Quick walkthroughEdit
|Railroad radiant quest: Jackpot
|Talk to P.A.M.
|Travel to the set location.
|Find the cache.
|Return to P.A.M.
|Reward: 250+ XP
Covert sweater vest
Ballistic weave - after multiple missions
Detailed walkthroughEdit
Drummer Boy will tell the Sole Survivor that P.A.M. wants something. Talk to P.A.M. and she will explain there are DIA caches hidden around the area, containing all sorts of military-grade gear and supplies that the Railroad is in dire need of. She hands over an RFID device that will reveal these caches. Travel to the indicated location and follow the quest marker to the hidden compartment. There will be enemies. Dispose of them. There is no need to fully clear out the location, as the goal this time is only to reach the cache. When the Sole Survivor gets close enough, the wall section will open up to reveal shelves stocked with various apparel, weapons, ammo and additional aid items. Ransack the cache and leave the area. Return to P.A.M. for a reward.
There are three caches:
- Hub 360
- Medford Memorial Hospital
- Pinnacle Highrise, accessed from the fallen skybridge or a five story high fire escape.
Hub 360Edit
The door with the cache can't be reached from any area inside (or from the various terraces) of the Hub 360 proper. The top and bottom entrances do not give access to it. This can be quite misleading when trying to follow the quest marker. Instead, the Sole Survivor needs to climb the building with the LIQUORS neon sign, from street level using the exterior stairs next to an Abraxo advertisement painted on its red brick wall, between the Hub itself and a smaller building. Enter the Hub to reach the cache, after crossing buildings via make-shift walkways. Alternatively, the Jackpot cache can be reached from the broken buildings on the west side of Hub 360. One method of reaching the door is to jump from the overpass onto the ledge, though death is likely, and there is no safe jump down to the broken buildings without the use of power armor or the Freefall Legs. Another possible way to reach it is by using a jet pack through the hatch in the roof of the lower elevator or jumping through the hatch while the elevator is going down from the top floor.
Medford Memorial HospitalEdit
The cache is on the third level. It is on the east side of the map near the medical lockup. The hospital will be overrun with super mutants.
Pinnacle HighriseEdit
Entrance to the ruined skyscraper is just up through the fallen skybridge or from a fire escape.
Quest stagesEdit
- While Railroad members say the player character should leave everything there since the contents of the caches "will be retrieved by runners" one can loot everything in the cache without repercussions.
- Progressing in the Jackpot missions will result in Tinker Tom having more and more armored "covert" clothing items for sale. These can include suits, dresses, casual wear or even a bathrobe. They look ordinary from the outside but are all boosted with ballistic weave, and offer a lot of defense, even more than some armor sets.
- Progressing in the Jackpot missions will also allow Tinker Tom to unlock the ability for the player character to upgrade many articles of clothing with ballistic weave, according to their Armorer perk level.
- After turning in the third Jackpot mission the Sole Survivor gets two rewards. Idiot Savant can activate on both of those.
- After retrieving a cache, one can return to the cache at a later time and items will have respawned. Medford Memorial Hospital can frequently benefit for this as radiant quests can send the player character to this location many times.
- The location of the first mission is chosen after building the defenses in Mercer Safehouse, the second and third location are chosen randomly when turning in the previous Jackpot quest, making it possible to choose the location of the next mission.


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Speaking of Canadian values
A new theory of causality... brought to you by... but of course... the CBC...
Mohamed Huque, executive director of the Islamic Family and Social Services Association said the suspect's immigration status is not relevant to the crime, and journalists had a duty to keep those details out of their coverage. Media reports must take into account the everyday discriminations newcomers to Canada often face.That's the first time I've ever heard someone try to rationalise multiple sexual assaults on teenage girls... in a very public venue, no less.
The very heart of the issue here is "cultural relativity." Mohamed and your national broadcaster would like to sweep that under the rug.
RELATED: Call me wacky, but...
...didn't he commit his last murder because he went off his meds?
WINNIPEG - A man who was found not criminally responsible for beheading and cannibalizing a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus has been granted his freedom. Manitoba's Criminal Code Review Board has given Will Baker, formerly known as Vince Li, an absolute discharge, meaning he is no longer subject to monitoring.Oh Canada.
Baker, a diagnosed schizophrenic, killed Tim McLean, a young carnival worker who was a complete stranger to Baker, in 2008.


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Greetings from Tellus Science Museum –
Tellus' last Scout program for the school year is coming up next month. This program will be available to both Boy Scouts and Junior Girls.
On April 16th, Tellus will offer Farming for Fuels with requirements toward the Boy Scouts' Energy Merit badge and the Junior Girls' "Get Moving" program.
Farming for Fuels focuses on the purpose and value of biofuels to replace our current demand on fossil fuels. What are Biofuels? Where do Biofuels originate? These ideas and more are explored in this exciting lesson about energy needs for transportation and why we should move away from using fossil fuels. Connect with the environment as you explore the need for a fuel change in the future. This would be a great program to tie in with Earth Day on Friday, April 22nd.
For more information on the program and to learn what requirements it fulfills for your particular program, please visit http://www.tellusmuseum.org and hover over the "Education" tab to go to the "Scout Programs" page.
Registration for this program closes Friday, April 1st. Registration is required and payment must be made when you register. To register for this program, please call 770-606-5699.
Please pass this information along to any leader who may be interested. We look forward to seeing you at Tellus in April!
Allison Speer
General Science Program Manager
Tellus Science Museum
100 Tellus Drive
PO Box 3663
Cartersville, Georgia, 30120
770-606-5700 ext 419
770-606-5719 direct
A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men. -Carlyle
Farming for Fuels7 Mar
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What would it be like to build the first robot that could interact with people? Or to study human remains in search of criminal evidence? In Women's Adventures in Science, readers will learn about the trailblazing women who are leaders in a variety of scientific fields, from robotics to forensics. Each book focuses on the life and work of a woman active in her field today, providing readers with insights into the personal and professional paths that led to their careers in science.
Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems. Human activities largely determine the evolution of the Earth's climate, which not only impact the next few decades, but the coming centuries and millennia. This collection emphasizes the importance of 21st century choices regarding long-term climate stabilization through improving understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change and expanding the options available to limit the magnitude of climate change.
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