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Where do I pick my order up?
Please check your Order Confirmation email for details on where to collect your order. This email will be sent within 24-hours of you placing an order, please check your in your 'junk' email folder if you haven't received it in that time. Most collections will be from the main World Duty Free store, which is located in the Departure Lounge after security, but there are a few exceptions.
After selecting any additional products you may wish to purchase in our store, simply make your way to the Reserve & Collect Collection Point where you can pay for your items all together. Please ask a member of staff if you are unclear where this is.
When do I pay for the items?
You don't need to pay for your items until you collect your order at the airport, so if your travel plans change you don't need to worry about requesting a refund.
What forms of payment do you accept in-store?
In the UK we accept card payment by Visa, Mastercard, American Express & all major UK debit cards. In addition we accept AliPay and WeChat. Currently we are not accepting any forms of cash.
What happens if my travel plans change?
We will keep your reservation prepared and ready for collection for 48-hours after your original departure date. If you move to a later flight, or plan to travel in the next day or two, your items will still be available for collection.
If your travel plans change significantly simply cancel your original reservation and place another one.
Can I amend or cancel my order?
Yes, you are able to amend your order until the products are picked and packed- you will receive an email when this happens. Before then you can simply log into the website, locate your order in the Accounts section and edit your items. You can change the quantities or delete items, but you are unable to add new items to this order.
If you wish to reserve more items at this stage, you will need to make a new order. Log in using your email address and chosen password and start a new order, all of your personal details will be pre populated so you will only need to re-confirm your flight details.
If, after your order has been picked and you no longer wish to purchase these items, you don't need to do anything - you are not under any obligation to purchase. If you would like to keep some items and not others, when you visit the store to collect your order, simply tell the staff member which items you no longer wish to purchase.
What if I don't know my flight number?
Don't worry this is not essential, the key information we need is your departure airport, destination airport and date of travel.
Why do you need know where I am flying?
The destination you are flying to determines which items you are able to purchase. If you are an international passenger travelling outside of the European Union (EU) you are able to purchase a range of duty free spirits as well as the full selection of products that are available at your departure airport.
If you are travelling within the EU you are able to purchase everything in store except items that are designated as 'duty free' i.e for passengers flying outside the EU such as selected spirits, tobacco, cigarettes and cigars.
I know you sell an item in your airport store, but couldn't find it on your site.
Should a particular item that you are interested in not be shown on our website then a member of our Customer Service team will be able to assist you with finding out if we sell the item in your selected departure airport. Please feel free to give them a call during office hours on +44 (0)1784 475509 or email firstname.lastname@example.com .
What about stock availability?
We do our best to ensure availability of all our products. If, however, we are unable to supply an item, we will inform you before you collect your order.
Most of our stores do have daily deliveries and therefore items that may have been out of stock when your order was picked may be back on our shelves when you actually travel, so please check in store. If you cannot locate an item in store, simply ask a member of staff and they will be happy to help you locate it.
Which airports offer the Reserve & Collect Service?
Reserve & Collect is available at all UK World Duty Free, and Biza stores.
Can I reserve my goods and collect on arrival back into the UK?
Our products are available for reservation and purchase on departure only. Once purchased however, please do enquire at the point of sale about collection services on arrival back in the UK. Please note only purchases made if travelling within the EU are available for collection.
Do I need to take my goods with me?
If you are travelling to a destination within the EU or UK then you may want to make use of our Collect on Return service (please note: the name of this service may vary between airports - Shop & Collect/Collect on Return).
When you pay for your items, including any that you may have ordered via the Reserve & Collect website, simply tell the sales assistant that you would like to use the Collect on Return service and they will help you fill out the necessary paperwork, including flight details. You can then leave your items behind, where they will be kept safe and secure ready for you to collect on your return.
If you are flying to a non-EU destination then unfortunately due to the customs policy you are unable to make use of this service as your goods must be exported with you. However, as a non-EU passenger you are able to make use of your duty free allowance including a wider range of great value spirits, plus cigarettes and tobacco.
Are there any age restrictions?
The Reserve & Collect service is only available to passengers over the age of 18. As with any store selling alcohol, such products can only be purchased by passengers over the age of 18. To ensure that we remain within the law we reserve the right to request proof of age (via passport or valid photo I.D) from any passenger who appears under the age of 25.
Can I buy from this website?
Whilst you are unable to buy directly from the World Duty Free website, you can use the site to reserve items which will be ready for collection and payment at selected airport locations.
The World Duty Free website is designed to showcase the wide range of brands that we sell, indicating where they are sold and the price you would expect to pay when you visit our airport stores. Whilst browsing our site you can create a Wish List of your favourite items to either email to yourself as a reminder or print out to bring with you when you travel.
How do I create a Wish List?
To create a Wish List from a page featuring multiple products simply hover the cursor over your chosen product and then click the heart icon located at the left hand side of the image, this will then turn red to indicate that the item has been added to your Wish List.
The first time you try to add an item to your Wish List you may be asked to log in or to create an account, this will then allow you to recall your favourite items from your Wish List.
Do you gift wrap?
We do not offer a gift wrapping service for pre-ordered items ahead of purchase; however do ask in-store as a member of staff will be able to help you.
What is your returns policy?
We want you to be 100% satisfied with any purchase you make with us, but we know sometimes you may change your mind or buy the wrong item. This is why we offer the opportunity for you to return your item to us from anywhere in the world as part of our unique Returns Offer.
If the goods are in their original condition and you have your proof of purchase you can return your item within 60-days for a replacement or refund. For more details on our Returns Offer please visit our Returns and Refunds page.
What are Travel Retail Exclusives?
One of the great things about shopping at the airport is that you can find products that aren't available on the high street. These products could take the form of bigger bottles, travel sizes, exclusive gift sets, value multi-packs and limited editions. We are unable to show a price comparison on these items because they are unavailable to buy on the high street, but many of these products do offer exceptional value too.
Where are World Duty Free stores located?
World Duty Free is a Dufry company and it operates many stores in airports all over the world. Vist the Store Locations page for more details. When you reach the airport our duty and tax free stores are typically located after security in the departure lounge or en-route to the gates. You are also able to purchase from stores located in the Arrivals area of some airports.
Hasn't duty free been abolished?
In 1999 intra-EU duty free purchases were withdrawn, this meant that passengers travelling within the EU could no longer take advantages of duty free prices. However, duty free does still exist for all passengers flying outside of the European Union. For those travelling within the EU & UK, there are still many products available to purchase including an extensive range of spirits, wine, champagne, fragrance, skincare, make up and confectionary with the exception of cigarettes, tobacco and a select range of spirits designated as 'duty free' for those passengers who are flying outside the EU.
What is meant by 'duty free'?
Duty Free is the term commonly used to describe products that are exempt of duty & tax; these are exclusively available to international passengers who are travelling outside the European Union. These items are identified in store with tickets that have a green box on them with the wording 'Only available to passengers flying outside the European Union'. These items include selected spirits, cigarettes, machine made cigars and rolling tobacco.
How much can I expect to save in your stores?
Everyone can save at World Duty Free regardless of where you are flying to. We offer minimum saving of VAT equivalent discount vs the average UK High Street Price or RRP on our products, 365-days a year wherever you are flying to. There are some products that are exempt from this, please view our Pricing Policy for further information.
What's the Average High Street Price?
We aim to offer our passengers exceptional value 365-days a year. To achieve this we survey our products that are available on the UK high street from a selection of different stores. The observations we find help to create the Average High Street Price. Where products are unavailable on the high street, or were not located, we then use the manufacturers recommended retail price (RRP), where one exists. These two comparison prices are the ones we show our savings agains both on our website and in-store.
Are there restrictions on the amount I can buy?
If you are flying within the EU there are no restrictions on the amount you can purchase for personal use (there are some guidelines that exist for these amounts).
If you are travelling outside the EU, customs allowances do apply and these vary by destination. Our Customs Allowances page provides more details. When you make a purchase you will be asked to present your boarding card, this is to ensure the items purchased are applicable for your final destination.You are unable to purchase more than 10 of the same product or more than 100 products in any one transaction. Please note that there may be additional restrictions on the amount of a particular product/brand you are able to purchase, and we reserve the right to limit the amount of products we sell you at the time you collect your reservation.
Whilst our staff may advise on the items and quantity purchased, it is always your responsibility to check if these are within the customs allowance quantity guidelines for your destination.
What is Dynamic Currency Conversion?
The Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) is a convenient service that offers customers the choice to pay in their home currency at the point of payment. DCC provides customers with instant conversion to a familiar currency using competitive exchange rates sourced from Reuters Wholesale Interbank, a globally recognised supplier of foreign exchange rates. Exchange rate guarantee is available on all transactions.
Do I need to book for the free beauty makeover / treatment?
There is no need to book although you may need to allow for additional time at the airport to make sure you don't miss out. When you reach the departure lounge simply visit the World Duty Free store and speak to the relevant beauty consultant to check availability. Remember to tell your consultant how much time you have before your flight so that any makeover/treatment can be time accordingly.
Can I buy sunscreen all year round?
Yes – World Duty Free offers a wide selection of suncare products all year round.
What happens if I buy earrings, then decide they are not quite right – can I return them?
Unfortunately due to hygiene reasons earrings are exempt from our Refund Guarantee and are not able to be refunded, replaced or exchanged unless faulty. This does not affect your statutory rights.
What is the difference between parfum, eau de parfum (EDP), eau de toilette (EDT) and eau de cologne (EDC)?
These terms represent different concentrations of perfume essence. The greater the concentration, the longer it lasts. Many people still describe any fragrance as "perfume" regardless of the actual description.
Parfum: a concentrate of 15% to 30% perfume essence, the strongest fragrance available (lasts 5 to 6 hours)
Eau de parfum: lighter than perfume with 8% to 15% concentrate (lasts around 3 to 4 hours)
Eau de toilette: a more delicate fragrance with 4% to 8% concentrate (lasts round 2 to 3 hours)
Eau de cologne: traditionally a male fragrance, with 3% to 5% concentration of perfume (lasts 1 to 2 hours)
Do you stock children's sunglasses?
Yes, we stock a range of children's sunglasses. Please ask in-store to see locate the selection available.


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An article on the recent spate of black hat closing flags that have been appearing on Places listings was published in the NY Times today by reporter David Segal. He is the same reporter that broke the JC Penny's link buying story.
The good news is that Google has promised a fix for the problem shortly:
A Google spokesman, Gabriel Stricker, declined to comment on whether the company kept a running tally of fraudulent closings. But he said Google was aware of the issue and was already working on changes, which will be adopted in coming days, to prevent what he called "malicious or incorrect labeling."
Kudos to Google for acknowledging the need for acting quickly to put a stop to this pernicious activity.
The other good news is that both Linda Buquet and I were quoted/linked in the article. 🙂
Other articles of interest on the topic:
News Flash: Google Mt View Reported Closed!
Places Blackhat Playground – Reported To Be Closed
Clarification re: Clarification re: closed listings on Google Places
Hit by Competitor Spam Reviews: The Plot Thickens
Update: Thanks to Jim Rudnick, a Hamilton, ON SEO, for the heads up that Google has responded publicly to the NY Times article on the Lat-Long Blog.NY Times: Closed, Says Google, but Shops' Signs Say Open by Mike Blumenthal

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Center for World University Rankings has released its 2013 ranking of the top 100 degree-granting institutions of higher education, including Penn State on its list at No. 50, a substantial leap from No. 64 in 2012.
The top 100 for 2013 include 57 institutions in the United States, 27 in Europe and 16 among Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.
The Center for World University Rankings' methodology, as listed on its website, uses seven indicators to produce its rankings: quality of faculty, publications in top journals, highly influential research, citations, patents, academic training of students and professional future of alumni. Its aim is "to measure the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty and the quality of their research."
The complete list and detailed methodology can be found at http://cwur.org.


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The Legend of El Oso Blanco Music Video
One of the greatest storylines in baseball this year has been the emergence of Atlanta Braves rookie Evan Gattis, whose path to the majors is unlike anyone else's.
Nicknamed "El Oso Blanco" while playing professionally in Venezuela, Major League Baseball fans are enamored by Gattis' personality.
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this is a tough one.
I have a column of grid cells which has a ColorMenu to allow the user select a color. Then in the grid cell, I want to change the background color right after the selection.
I use the following CellRenderer to change the background color
it applies the user chosen color to the cell background.Code:GridCellRenderer colorRenderer = new GridCellRenderer() { public String render(ModelData model, String property, ColumnData config, int rowIndex, int colIndex, ListStore store, Grid grid) { String cellValue = ""; String bgcolor = ""; String colorValue = model.get(property); if (colorValue != null && !colorValue.equals("")){ bgcolor = BACKGROUND + "#" + colorValue + ";"; } if (bgcolor.length() > 0) { if (config.style == null) { config.style = bgcolor; } else if (!config.style.contains(BACKGROUND)) { config.style = bgcolor + config.style; } } return colorValue; } };
however, the new style is not applied after celleditor completes editing. Instead the color does not show up until you click on a grid cell.
Any one knows how I can get the background color to take effect as soon as the celleditor completes editing? Note the color value does show up immediately after the color menu closes. which indicates the model has been updated. the delay is only with the new style.


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Seeing as how 2012 is an election year, education and how to fix it sits at the forefront of the citizenry's mind. And an informed vote about the issue is a vote with informed research behind it. We won't claim to know everything about the education system in Indiana, Delaware, Maine – or any state for that matter, but we can provide a few resources to look over and understand some of the misconceptions regarding how the public school system works.
Things just keep getting worse:
As Paul Farhi at The Washington Post points out, the American public school system needs help. But even though dropouts still plague districts across the nation — an issue undeniably requiring addressing — in reality, students are actually improving in many important ways. In 2008, 8% of 16- through 24-year-olds didn't hold a high school diploma, nor were they en route to completing one; this actually marks a significant drop over a three-decade span. Farhi also notes a general increase in standardized testing scores and believes the trend toward diversity in the classroom also stands as a purely positive component of the public school experience.
The "achievement gap" is the schools' responsibility:
The Huffington Post's Gerald Bracey of the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University believes the classist component of No Child Left Behind widened the divide between underprivileged and privileged public school students. The former demographic suffers because fewer resources mean compromised knowledge retention and less funding, but this happens because of politics rather than the schools themselves. Bracey argues that politicians, parents, and surrounding communities must also play a role in ensuring equal academic opportunities and outcomes.
Poor grades means poor abilities:
American parents and teachers unfortunately tend to dismiss a student's inadequate performance as something inherently the matter with their minds. In some cases this mindset proves true, but it might also mean a lowered work ethic or issues with how material winds up presented in the classroom. This logic also applies to entire classes, schools, and even subjects. Engaged educators concerned with drawing up appealing lessons accessible to all types of learning styles makes for a great start in combating the phenomenon. David E. Drew with Slate notes that the Japanese approach, which emphasizes hard work over aptitude, tends to improve math and science performance.
Charter schools don't count:
They absolutely do. As with more mainstream public schools, their charter equivalents cannot discriminate when it comes to admission, show any religious affiliation, or charge tuition. What sets them apart is how students elect to attend them, usually to sharpen particular skills for future careers. Stanford studies revealed that they perform no better and no worse than their peers attending other public institutions.
Black and Latino students drag down America's global rankings:
Any dips in ranking have far more to do with class-based discrimination on a national level as opposed to anything core to black and/or Latino culture. But that doesn't stop some incredibly boneheaded myths painting race as the culprit from funneling through the public consciousness. Marilyn Rhames bucks this mode of thinking by pointing out that underprivileged schools holding far fewer resources are really to blame, as performance increases alongside opportunities and talented teaching staffs. Eliminate the gaps between classes and eliminate the performance issues. It has nothing to do with the race of the students in question.
Merit pay works/Merit pay doesn't work:
Study after study, experiment after experiment, reveals that the merit pay debate in American public schools proves a mix of success and failure. Sometimes, rewarding teachers based on student standardized test scores leads to an increased classroom performance. Sometimes, it decidedly doesn't. So to declare it the best or the worst strategy isn't exactly right. In truth, merit pay seems to work in some scenarios and fall short in others, meaning universal application probably isn't a terribly viable path to explore.
Teachers get excessive pensions:
Even in Massachusetts, which boasts a strong teacher's union and some of the most high-achieving students in the United States, the educators don't exactly enjoy the perks their critics say they do. They do not receive Social Security, and 90% of their pensions come straight out of their own pockets. Ten percent of their yearly earnings pay into it, and the state pays 2%. That's it. And the average eventually means about $38,637 per year once they begin receiving their pensions. Obviously not the cushy government gig so many seem to believe it to be!
Special education is a drain:
Uh, no. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Americans with Disabilities Act ensure equal accessibility and opportunities for citizens, no matter their physical, emotional, or mental status. Special needs students deserve just as many academic opportunities as those in mainstream classrooms, so to declare their funding a detriment is outright discriminatory. Complaints come when public schools wind up paying the private school tuition of kids whose challenges require more attention than what their resources allow. Seeing as how this situation only accounts for 0.18% of total students, districts aren't in any danger of compromising anyone's education in order to ensure another child receives a fair chance.
States just can't help themselves from slashing at public colleges:
Christopher Newfield feared a "self-fulfilling prophecy" back in 2008, with budget cuts and tuition hikes considered the only viable means to react to the financial crisis. He holds both politicians and the public (and, of course, communication breakdown between the two) accountable for this trend, and believes more honesty about the true cost of public higher education can help alleviate some of the problem. At the rate things are going, Newfield argues, this a-hackin' and a-slashin' punishes the students more than anyone else, granting them educations of a lower quality than what they actually pay to receive.
Prayer is banned in public schools:
Public school students are absolutely free to pray as they see fit. But the institutions themselves are not to show preference for one faith over another by incorporating prayer into official events and documents. That's where the confusion comes into play. If a kid wants to praise his or her chosen deity before lunch, that action sits well within the law. But if a teacher were to require every student to praise a chosen deity before lunch, that stands as a violation. So long as the government isn't paying for the proselytizing, prayer has a home in public schools in Kentucky, Idaho, Mississippi and all states across the country.
Gifted students challenge average to poor students:
Average to poor students tend to perform better when lumped with fellow average to poor students, and the same sentiment holds true for their gifted counterparts. Many districts lumped multiple abilities into one classroom with the hopes that high performers would inspire their peers to do better. Yeah, this didn't happen. At best, average and poor students felt uncomfortable and inadequate when compared to the gifted. At worst, the average and poor students actively bullied the gifted.


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Marquette In Familiar Place After Close Call With Butler
Marquette narrowly escaped with a 74-72 win over Butler Saturday night to advance to the Sweet 16. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Of course it played out like that. The last time Marquette and Butler had met before Saturday was on Nov. 19 in Maui, in a Bulldogs win with a finish so dramatic ESPN has used the footage of Rotnei Clarke's buzzer-beating three in commercials. And the last time the Eagles had taken the floor in Lexington, two days earlier against 14th-seeded Davidson, they engineered this NCAA tournament's first jolt of heartbreak by erasing the Wildcats' five-point lead in the final 30 seconds to break their underdog hearts, the latest in what has been a Marquette season full of games decided in the closing moments. The Eagles are a No. 3 seed, one of three Big East co-champions, but they are quick to remind you that they are nobody's darlings, that every rung in their climb from seventh in their conference's preseason poll to the Sweet 16 has been earned through gritted teeth.
And so of course the most recent one, Saturday's 74-72 win over the Bulldogs was another struggle, one that was not decided until Andrew Smith's stumbling heave missed the basket at the buzzer, sending the Eagles onward by the smallest of margins, one they hammered out with the well-crafted will that got them there.
It was, as coach Buzz Williams told the media afterward, "a microcosm of our culture," a striving forged in the Eagles perennial underdog status. Every fall they are shipped to an off-campus campsite to stay in bunk beds, stripped of their electronics and roused from their slumber in the early morning hours for rigorous conditioning drills. They are reminded at every turn how little some outside the program expect of them -- of the commercial with Clarke and the TV analysts who said they might be upset by Davidson -- and to draw strength from their journey, as assistant Jerry Wainwright had typed on a poster hung in the locker room Saturday. "These," said Vander Blue after Saturday's win, "are the games we're built for."
At the half, Marquette trailed by eight, and one thing they did not appear built for was stopping Clarke. The senior transfer from Arkansas is a deadeye shooter -- as the Eagles knew all too well -- and in the first half he made three of six from deep, adding a few free throws and two-pointers to score 18 points. Marquette was 20 minutes from being sent home, a point assistant Brad Autry made extremely clear in the locker room -- said Blue, "I can't say exactly what he was saying -- a lot of cuss words" -- and so in the second half the Eagles changed the game with their pressure, speeding up the pace and doing a better job of contesting Clarke's shots off screens, ultimately holding him scoreless for the game's final 15 minutes.
But even without Clarke's scoring, the Bulldogs continued to trade blows with the Eagles, who erased their margin early in the second half to turn the game into a series of the type of emphatic, tight-game plays on which momentum is so often seen as shifting but in this game simply would not. The three from Erik Fromm to put Butler ahead by four with just under 13 minutes left. Blue's go-ahead breakaway dunk after stealing the ball from Kameron Woods, who lay flat on the court as Blue threw down on the other end and screamed toward the Rupp Arena ceiling. Khyle Marshall's cutting, poster-worthy slam to put the Bulldogs up two with five minutes left. Six-foot-1 point guard Junior Cadougan, of whom Williams said is often "brutal" at halftime, scoring on a layup while absorbing contact from the 6-11 Smith a minute later. The traded jumpers from Jamil Wilson and Woods between the 3- and 2- minute marks. The game-tying three by Blue, who finished with a game-high 29 points, from the corner with 1:25 to go.
All of which set up a high-tension ending to rival Marquette's against Davidson 48 hours earlier, the kind of stunner the Eagles nearly found themselves on the opposite end of this time around. Marquette led by two with five seconds on the clock when Clarke -- cue traumatic flashbacks in Milwaukee -- fired a potential go-ahead three from the left wing. The attempted remake missed, careening out of bounds, and the Bulldogs fouled Davante Gardner after the inbound pass, who hit both free throws to go up by four with 4.7 seconds on the clock. But the Bulldogs were able to strike back quickly on a full-court lob from Emerson Kampen to Smith, who converted it into a layup that was called for goaltending when Wilson blocked it after it hit the backboard.
Which was when the Eagles had their own Davidson moment, one fittingly orchestrated by Blue and Wilson, the heroes of that comeback. Blue served as the inbounder, trying to loft a pass to the 6-7 Wilson, who was being guarded by 5-11 guard Alex Barlow, as he headed toward the sideline. "I tried to chop my feet so Van could throw it over the top, but I took the extra step and tried to reach out and get it," Wilson explained. "[Barlow] kind of nudged me." The pass glanced off Wilson's fingers and out of bounds, giving Butler another chance for a dagger.
In the ensuing timeout, Brad Stevens drew up two plays for his Bulldogs, one for if the Eagles employed a zone and another for if they went man-to-man, as they had been mixing the schemes throughout the game. But Marquette disguised its defense and Butler ran the wrong play; Clarke was swarmed and the ball went to Smith beyond the three-point line, where Wilson guarded him. "I just wanted to stay down, not cause any fouls because he's a pretty good free-throw shooter," Wilson explained after the game. Smith tried to pump fake, lost his footing, and put up what he would later call a "junk shot" that missed wildly. And so he was left staring high and into the distance and then crouching to gather his emotions as Marquette celebrated its emergence in yet another nail-biter.
Williams marked the occasion by dancing with his two sons, a gesture he said that he regretted in the post-game press conference, but an understandable one nonetheless. (Even moreso given Williams' disclosure that his wife, Corey, spent two days in a Lexington hospital after an emergency appendectomy.) Yet he was careful to note that next week's Sweet 16 -- the third consecutive one to which Williams has guided Marquette -- is an accomplishment he hopes to move past for the first time in his career. "I don't want to play in the NCAA tournament anymore," he told the media, "and as humble as I can say it, I want to see if we can win another game in the NCAA tournament."


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U.S. Access Board Announces Section 508 Standards in Line with WCAG 2.0
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 20, 2017 – Last week, the United States Access Board announced long-awaited updates to national accessibility requirements beneath Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
The updated regulations were influenced by standards issued by the European Commission and are now aligned with global Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0), the criteria used in Siteimprove's Accessibility tool. These guidelines are already recognized in most developed countries and address many disabilities pertaining to vision, color perception, cognition, manual dexterity, and more.
Section 508 has existed in the United States since 1998, but without a concrete deadline, companies may have dedicated resources to accessibility efforts. Now with a set deadline, the law becomes more enforceable, particularly in the event of a complaint or lawsuit.
The refresh is aimed at federal agencies and any business that provides services in the digital sphere to federal agencies, including software, hardware, information technology, and more. It also applies to organizations that receive funds from a federal agency. However, Section 508 will have long-lasting effects across all American industries.
Digital content must comply with WCAG 2.0 criteria levels of A and AA, which entail the most critical elements to making the user experience accessible. Website content including text, images, video, animations, and more must be easily accessible to those with disabilities by incorporating header tags, alt attributes, and other elements.
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Business is good. I am pleased to report Eide Bailly continues to grow at a steady pace. The accounting profession has significantly changed with larger players and more intense competition. We have adjusted our goals and strategies, and are moving forward with refocused energy.
Maintaining a positive growth rate in our current economy is not easy. I am proud of the people at Eide Bailly and their perseverance. We adapt to change and are nimble in our actions. We enjoy serving our clients and going the extra mile for them. We are a CPA firm of the future!
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Eide Bailly promises an experience that is different than other CPA firms. We know there are commonalities between CPA firms, however we believe our approach to service sets us apart. "It stems from Eide Bailly's culture," says a seasoned hire. "The difference is very apparent through the positive interactions between partners and staff, the caring and collaborative approach to client service, and the constant outreach beyond the Firm."
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Amazon Selling So Many Kindles It Can't Count Them
Right? Maybe that's the reason Amazon doesn't release sales numbers for its e-reader line–it literally has no idea how many it sold?
Oh. No. That can't be it, either: Here's another Amazon press release, which tallies up Kindle sales without actually telling you how many Kindles Amazon has sold.
As usual, Amazon presents a comparison instead of a count: The company says it has moved more third-gen Kindles, which went on sale in August, than its total of older models for the last three months of 2009. Pause. Does the apples-to-pears nature of this one throw you for a loop? Me too.
And another data point: Amazon is now selling more Kindle titles than hardcover and paperback books. That's a new wrinkle on an old bragging point: In the past, Amazon said that it had sold more Kindle titles than hardcovers.
Not surprisingly, Amazon doesn't mention the impact of the iPad on its e-book sales, but it's likely substantial, since iPad owners can read Kindle titles on Apple's tablet.
Want to read about Kindle sales from a source other than Amazon? No problem. Here's a discussion of J.P. Morgan's report on the e-book boom, and one from Citi about the impact of the Kindle on Amazon's P&L; Mark Mahaney thinks the Kindle will account for seven percent of the company's revenue this year.
New Generation Kindle Device Sales Already Surpass Fourth Quarter 2009 – The Peak Holiday Shopping Season and Busiest Time of Year on Amazon
Amazon.com Customers Now Buying More Bestsellers on Kindle Than Paperbacks and Hardcovers Combined—At a Rate of 2 to 1
SEATTLE—October 25, 2010—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—The new generation Kindle devices are the fastest-selling Kindles of all time and the bestselling products on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. Today, Amazon.com announced that sales of the new generation Kindle devices since their introduction have already surpassed total Kindle device sales from October through December 2009.
"It's still October and we've already sold more Kindle devices since launch than we did during the entire fourth quarter of last year—astonishing because the fourth quarter is the busiest time of year on Amazon," said Steve Kessel, Senior Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "Readers continue to choose Kindle for its all-new electronic ink screen with 50 percent higher contrast, readability in bright sunlight, long battery life of up to one month, light 8.5 ounce form, flexibility to read their books across all major LCD devices and platforms, and low $139 price. It's clear that this is going to be the biggest holiday for Kindle yet—by far."
In addition, Kindle book unit sales continue to overtake print on Amazon.com, even while print book sales continue to grow. During the past 30 days, Amazon.com customers purchased more Kindle books than print books—hardcover and paperback combined—for the top 10, 25, 100, and 1,000 bestselling books on Amazon.com.
"For the top 10 bestselling books on Amazon.com, customers are choosing Kindle books over hardcover and paperback books combined at a rate of greater than 2 to 1. Kindle books are also outselling print books for the top 25, 100, and 1,000 bestsellers—it's across the board," said Kessel. "This is remarkable when you consider that we've been selling hardcover and paperback books for 15 years, and Kindle books for just 36 months."
Other recent milestones for Kindle include:
• In the 12 weeks following the introduction of the new generation Kindles, Kindle devices or Kindle-related items such as Kindle books and covers represented 15 of the top 15 bestselling items on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk combined.
• Amazon sold more than 3 times as many Kindle books in the first nine months of 2010 as in the first nine months of 2009.
• The Association of American Publishers' latest data reports that e-book sales grew 193 percent between January and August 2010. Kindle book sales growth during the same period exceeded this rate.


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Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Camping fashions. There are no don'ts.
What you missed in my life will unfold I am sure (mostly how I now have very tan/dirty feet; a bug bite on my chin/neck the size of Memphis; and some crying...you know the usual). But right now, at this very second, we need to talk about the fashion of camping. More importantly, my fashion while camping...
Let's start with day wear:
Why, yes! Thank you for asking I did wear that Every. Single. Day we were there (except one where I had a fever and was unreasonably cold and wore this).
For a closer look at the t-shirt:
Mmmhmm, indeed. That, my fashionistas, is a children's shirt from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Now, once the sun went down or the breeze was particularly cool it was important to layer up. I layered in a distinctly yellow-y, orange-y and strangely gangsta direction...
What's up, Penguin!
For bed, Inspector Climate and I zipped our sleeping bags together and it was mostly quite warm. So, I logically and oh so sexily stripped down to this:
Yes, polypro top! Yes to wool knee socks! And a hell-ya to green stripped boxer shorts. Not to mention the fleece hat with ears.
Fashion is hard, y'all. On a day to day basis my wardrobe is quite drab, but when it comes to camping fashion, I bring the heat.
Peace out, ladies.
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Best campaign photo shoot ever!! I particularly enjoy the sexy night wear! And I'm OHH so happy you're back!ReplyDelete
Damn, Boo, you are dead sexy.ReplyDelete
Stunning! Expect a call from Vogue any day nowReplyDelete
Dude your camping attire is WAY hotter than mine. I'm coming to steal your penguin hoody. Watch out!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 6, 2010 at 7:26 PM
Haha love it! Do Australians wear their polypro leggings underneath their shorts when camping/hiking? We do in NZ and apparently this is not the way to do things in Scotland my british boyf told me when we went tramping (nz word for hiking). We choose the brightest, stripy-est leggings to wear under our shorts, its brilliant.ReplyDelete
Awesome camping wear! Rawr!ReplyDelete
wow and I clearly meant camping! I'm distracted what can I say!ReplyDelete
Awesome photo shoot! And special kudos on the sexy night wear. :)ReplyDelete
The more colorful the camping wear the less likely you'll get lost.ReplyDelete
Becky - I totally knew what you meant...and typing is overrated!ReplyDelete
The Zadge - Why thank you...
Selina - hah. Vogue should do a camping issue, they need to get in with the times.
Ev Rev - Hah! I love that hoody. I used to pretend that I'd only wear it *in* the house, but that quickly became wearing it outside all the time.
Kiwi in France - There is a little bit of that. But I didn't see it too much on this camping adventure.
Cammy - I think it's probably more like meow!
Strange and wonderful man - Thank you. Nothing says foxy like a hat with ears.
The more colorful the camping clithes the less likely you'll get lost.ReplyDelete
I especially love the striped "camping negligee". Awesome!ReplyDelete
OMG! LMAO!ReplyDelete
I love the sexy camping gear, and the fact I am now a be-otch.
Is this considered online porn? Because I didn't know I had a thing for penguins.
Keep rollin all y'all sexy bitches.
OMG! You have my dream body! What's it like to be so fit and trim???ReplyDelete
linlah - Indeed! Or at least in New England during Autumn...hunted.ReplyDelete
Meg - Thank you! Nothing says "lingerie" like men's boxer shorts :)
Jessica - my biznitch! Thank you! I hope this isn't considered porn. Perhaps I should have had an over 18 warning at the top of the post.
TokenBlogger - That is so sweet! Thank you!
- AnonymousApril 9, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Hie-hie...Loving the camp wear!!ReplyDelete
Ummm, that was really funny. For whatever reason, it just cracked me up.ReplyDelete
Just stopping over from SITS, I think you were the comment above me. Happy Sharefest Saturday to you.
Now I'm ALL curious as to how you ended up in Australia, and how you're liking it.
Good luck with the new job, etc.
This is my kind of fashion post!ReplyDelete
WooHoo....work it girl!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Ha ha, so appropriate since i am going camping tomorrow. Now I know what to wear so I won't be a camping fashion mistake.ReplyDelete
This post was hysterical! I loved it. :)ReplyDelete
Love this ... makes me feel like maybe I was fashionable during our most recent camping experience!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your SITS Day!
Oh my, I think you rocked it! :)ReplyDelete
I think I saw those excact looks in a fashion magazine...You totally rocked the looks.ReplyDelete
Now I dont like to camp but now that I know you can be very fashionable I might give it another try...LOVED the socks.ReplyDelete


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- a stool for an exhibition centering around the subject of improvisation
- exploring the delicate line between artificial & natural. Botanica paper and brass flowers are an ongoing project striving to effectively represent the fragile essence of natural life via a range of industrial materials, textures, and colors. exhibited in Salone del Mobile Milano 2016
BELL - an aristocratic fresh pod
- Keeps leftover lemon halves, onions and such so they remain fresh in the fridge and ready to be used or served again.
created for monkey business
- a set of 12 food picks that transform every bite into a colorful flower creating beautiful flower arrangements with your finger food.
designed for monkey business
just hanging kitchen hooks
- These monkeys might look like they are just fooling around but hang them in your kitchen and they will help out with the kitchenware.
client: monkeybusiness
- Pocket book paperback novels made passport covers. published in three designs:Mystery, Romance & Kids.
client: monkey business
- home for your stationary ! a 3 storeys desktop storage that keeps all your stuff "at home" and out of the way
client: monkeybusiness
greedy pig
- a new product for British company
Greedy pig
your favourite mug
, or any other empty container, into an instant piggy bank.
client: Suck UK
Hug Doug
the spoon saver
a new addition to the lid sid line, this small figure will love and hold your spoon and save it from drowning. your cooking will love you back! created with hagay zakai client:
- a convenient storage cup and stationery holder that seems to be sinking into the desk, thereby keeping your pencils and pens afloat at the perfect angle for easy grabbing. client:
- capturing shower in a mirror. limited edition
self initiated project
15° tilt
- a dichotomic radio, compressing the radio experience to the essential - hearing and switching between my favorite stations.
Holon Design Week 2014
- in April 2014 the city of Holon had it's 4th Design Week. i was invited to lead part of the activities. one of the activities was curating and designinig, with my students in HIT university, a "virus exhibition" in the Design Museum (more activities at "lab" section of my site)
Lid Sid
- a small figure which hangs over the edge of a pot, propping its lid open to let out some excess heat while food is simmering. a cute addition to any kitchen. client:
wild card - fixie jewelry
- fist product in an ongoing bicycle jewelry project for the emerging Urban Biking culture . material: photo etched brass. limited edition
- an interaction design project made by the interaction lab team at HIT as part of the DECODE exhibition.
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spreddy bear
- spreddy bear - a peanut butter -& - jello kid's sandwich station. material: melamine
client: fred & friends
Designers Plus Ten
- i am proud to take part in the "designers plus ten" exhibition in the design museum, Holon. running 8/4/2012 - 19/05/2012
Stamp Menorah
- a paper envelop containing a stamp transforms into a mail compatible menorah for Hanuka. just stamp a new flame each day and place the envelope on the stamp. first prize small batch products, Ashdod Museum. a collaboration with Galina Arbeli.
Sweet Tooth
- a line of silver, gold & candy jewelry. client: Pa design, France. collaboration with Galina Arbeli
- UX and design management of Israeli's micro-mobile start-up.
- a bread and spread ceramic morning plate. bread as the center of the breakfast.
- several Disk-on-Key collections aimed at youth - teens and tweens.
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Trick or Treat
- a sweet bitter project taking another look at an every day object - candy. with Galina Arbeli and Sahar Batsry.


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Today Sept. 5th is celebrated as Teachers Day . It has been chosen as it the birthday of Dr S Radhakrishnan the second President of India, who was a great teacher .
It is a teachers appreciation day.A day to have fun with your teachers. In most schools normal classes are suspended and the students relax with their teachers. They bring them cards, flowers and gifts.The upper class schools organize parties and gifts for the academics.Many social organizations and government bodies give away teacher awards
On the left you can see pictures of our visit to a small elementary village school owned by some wealthy Muslim friends.They have given a Christian name to the school, as it has more value and popularity.They have employed Christian teachers in their school too.In the above photo L-R Me, Annie (our friend, and coordinator of the school)niece Mahima , her Mom and my sister Anjali, in the front is Annie 's daughter, Meena.


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Run-support leader Lynn struggles, can't topple Friars
Craig's two-run single, Peterson's pinch-hit RBI cut into deficit
ST. LOUIS -- With only 11 days remaining before the non-waiver Trade Deadline comes and goes, the opportunities for the Cardinals to evaluate their rotation -- and decide whether an addition is needed -- are rapidly waning.
The club continues to seek a second standout starter, someone who can join Adam Wainwright as clear top-of-the-rotation material. It's a spot to which the Cardinals still hope Lance Lynn will rise, though Saturday further substantiated that the 11-game winner cannot get by on run support alone.
It was more of the same for Lynn, who has had several recent starts marred by singles, some unlucky breaks and defensive issues behind him. Saturday featured all three, and it was enough to send the Cardinals to a 5-3 loss to the Padres in front of a sellout crowd at Busch Stadium.
"When you look at the runs I gave up, they were tough runs to give up," Lynn said. "I made some pitches to get out of innings. It just didn't happen. That's part of it."
His night didn't sour, though, simply due to factors outside of his control. Manager Mike Matheny noted that the right-hander has "a lot to learn from tonight," citing that a sluggish pace of game and sometimes unharnessed emotions emerged as two of the most obvious teaching points.
Lynn did not find his rhythm early. Matheny cited fastball command as the biggest problem; Lynn said his issues had more to do with a lack of feel on his offspeed pitches. Regardless, Lynn faced 18 batters in the first three innings and allowed four to score.
The tone for a three-hour, 43-minute game was set as Lynn labored through pitch counts of 20, 22 and 26 in those first three frames. Asked if he deliberately slowed his tempo, Lynn said he didn't notice it being any different than normal. It was, however, a topic of conversation in the dugout, and pitching coach Derek Lilliquist brought it to Lynn's attention partway through the right-hander's five-inning start.
"Maybe [slowing the game down] was a part of his philosophy," Matheny said. "We've seen some pitchers be real effective doing that. I don't think that's him. I don't suggest that's what he does moving forward. I don't think it really works well for him.
"He won 18 games last year being himself. Maybe he was just trying to gather himself, I don't know. But it was definitely something we noticed and something he can improve on and work on."
A pair of singles and a walk pushed across San Diego's first-inning run. Another single and walk set the Padres up to score on a sacrifice fly in the second. Lynn's body language showed his frustration in the third, when a pair of infield grounders extended the inning instead of ending it.
With a runner on first, Lynn fielded what could have been the inning's final out, except he had no one to throw to at first. A walk loaded the bases and a wild pitch pushed Yonder Alonso home. Nick Hundley followed with a squibbler toward third, but David Freese's throw pulled Matt Adams' foot off the bag, allowing another run to score.
"He's had a couple weird starts and when those start to compound, it can affect how you go about it," Matheny said. "You have to stop and regroup. It didn't look like he was able to do that tonight."
Lynn rebounded with two clean innings to at least finish five, but the Cardinals never did overcome the early deficit. Lynn, whose ERA has climbed to 4.13, has given up four runs in six of his last eight starts. The Cardinals are 2-4 in those outings even though Lynn leads the league in run support, averaging about 6.5 runs per start.
"Last year, I felt like when I was going through this stretch, I felt like I was giving up a lot harder hits -- a lot more extra-base hits," said Lynn, who saw a similar dip in effectiveness midseason in 2012. "I've been getting killed by the old single lately, and that's hard to swallow."
St. Louis pecked away with three runs off Padres starter Edinson Volquez. Allen Craig's two-run single drove home Matt Carpenter and Jon Jay in the fourth. Brock Peterson, in his first career at-bat, inched the Cardinals closer with an RBI groundout in the fifth.
Peterson, who spent 11 years in the Minors and playing Independent League ball before getting the call to the big leagues, worked a nine-pitch at-bat against Volquez. A wild pitch advanced runners to second and third midway through the battle, putting Freese in position to score when Peterson eventually grounded to short.
Peterson jogged back to the dugout amid a standing ovation from the crowd of 45,288. He was the 10th player to make his Major League debut for the Cardinals this season.
"I honestly didn't even notice [the crowd]," Peterson said. "I was happy I got a run in, had a productive at-bat and helped the team."
San Diego's bullpen followed with four hitless innings to help snap the team's 10-game road losing streak. Down by one, the Cardinals used walks to put the potential tying run aboard in the seventh and eighth. A double play stalled the first rally, while a called third strike on Carlos Beltran quelled the next.
Beltran briefly argued the call with home-plate umpire Clint Fagan.
The Padres scored an insurance run off Trevor Rosenthal in the ninth before closer Huston Street ended the night with a 1-2-3 ninth.
"We talked about that the last couple days, about their offense," Padres manager Bud Black said. "The group of hitters that they have -- we looked at their batting average, we looked at their RBIs, what they do with runners in scoring position. It's all very, very solid. Our pitching did a nice job tonight, they really did."


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HAYWARD, Calif., March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANTH), a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation and autoimmune disorders, today announced its abstract entitled "Blisibimod, an Emerging Subcutaneous Biologic Therapy for Patients with Active, Moderate-to-Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus," has been selected as an oral presentation and will be presented at the 10th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Dr. Morton Scheinberg , a rheumatologist at the Hospital Abreu Sodre Pesquisa Clinica in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 20, 2013.
Additionally, a poster entitled "Clinical Experience in Latin America With Blisibimod Amongst Subjects with Active, Moderate-to-Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data From The Phase 2b PEARL-SC Study," will be presented by Dr. Scheinberg as part of the conferences Guided Poster Tours on April 19, 2013.
The poster will be available on www.anthera.com.
About Blisibimod and PEARL-SC
BAFF has been associated with a wide range of B-cell-mediated autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, IgA nephropathy, immune thrombocytopenic purpura and others. Multiple clinical studies with other BAFF antagonists recently have reported on BAFF inhibitors potential positive role in treating lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Anthera is advancing its development of blisibimod, a selective inhibitor of BAFF, to expand its potential clinical utility in autoimmune diseases. Blisibimod is a novel fusion protein called a peptibody and is distinct from an antibody. Anthera owns worldwide rights to blisibimod in all potential indications. The PEARL-SC Phase 2 study was designed as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of blisibimod plus standard of care, versus placebo plus standard of care. A total of 547 patients with active SLE were randomized to receive one of three different doses of blisibimod or placebo (100 mg weekly, 200 mg weekly or 200 mg monthly) administered subcutaneously over a minimum 24-week treatment period, in addition to standard-of-care therapy. The study was conducted at multiple centers worldwide.
About Anthera Pharmaceuticals
Anthera Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
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More Snow Possible Overnight into Saturday
Well if you missed the snow this morning there's another chance to see it late tonight. The upper level cut-off low remains the focus of the forecast over the next 24 hours. The cold core of the low will continue to sit across northwest Arkansas overnight, and that will mean rain switching over to snow after midnight.
The NWS in Tulsa has issued a winter weather advisory for Benton, Carroll, Madison, McDonald, Washington, Franklin, and Crawford counties until 10 am on Saturday.
The latest runs of the RPM keep the accumulating snow across Madison and Carroll counties. I do think eastern Washington and Benton counties could also be in that zone. Surface temperatures will be coldest across Madison and Carroll, and that's where the highest totals could occur.
In general a dusting to an inch is possible through 9 am. Some locations could see as much as 2 inches across Carroll and Madison counties. The snow will turn over to rain showers throughout the late morning and afternoon.


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"In Beirut, yesterday, I felt that we are living a war. I was walking through the streets of Hamra, usually pretty quiet and empty at night, except for the restaurants and pubs. But last night, the streets were a little crowded with people taking walks. Most of them were the refugees who flee their homes. Since the forced migration is big in numbers (over 500,000 all over the country), and since many of the public schools, originally used as shelters, are packed and full to the maximum, people are being sheltered in very random locations, all over the city, underground parking structures, garages, small homes or old destroyed empty buildings, old closed cinemas, roofs, family friends."
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WASHINGTON —In the face of concerns about possible attacks by militants during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. military and intelligence officials have been studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans from the games in case of a crisis.
But U.S. officials have concluded there would be major obstacles to mounting a large-scale effort by the military or other U.S. government resources to evacuate Americans from Sochi, said a source familiar with Obama administration debates.
The most formidable roadblock U.S. officials have discussed regarding contingency plans for Sochi is that Russian authorities have historically been reluctant to allow foreign military forces, especially those of the United States, on Russian territory.
U.S. officials say Russia unquestionably has primary responsibility for protecting everyone, including Americans, attending the Sochi Games that start on Feb. 7.
"No matter what happens," the Russians "are not going to welcome with open arms" any intervention by outsiders, even in a situation where outsiders might only be seeking to rescue their own citizens, the source said.
U.S. contingency planners have also apparently determined that there are few ways to prepare and potentially position supplies or forces for a possible Olympics rescue because of Sochi's location, the source said.
Sochi lies on the western edge of the Caucasus mountains on the Black Sea in southern Russia, and militants trying to carve out an Islamist state in the region have threatened to attack the Olympic Games.
In a video that emerged over the weekend, two men purporting to be Islamist militants threatened the Sochi games.
"We'll have a surprise package for you," one of the men said in the video posted on a Chechen extremist website, ABC News reported.
"And those tourists that will come to you, for them, too, we have a surprise. If it happens (the Olympics), we'll have a surprise for you," the men were quoted as saying. "This is for all the Muslim blood that is shed every day around the world, be it in Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria, all around the world. This will be our revenge."
The State Department has warned Americans planning to attend the games to be vigilant about their security because of potential terrorist threats.
Owing to Sochi's location and the formidable security measures Russian authorities have put in place at the site, most U.S. intelligence experts say any attacks during the Olympics are most likely to occur at places other than Sochi.
'Whatever it takes'
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has staked his political and personal prestige on the success of the Olympics, has ordered safety measures beefed up nationwide after 34 people were killed last month in bombings in Volgograd, another city in southern Russia. About 37,000 Russian personnel are providing security in the Sochi area.
Putin, in an interview with foreign journalists including ABC's George Stephanopoulos that aired on Sunday, said host Russia would do "whatever it takes" to ensure the security of Olympic participants and guests.
Asked if he were concerned about militants striking in other parts of Russia, Putin said through a translator, "We have adequate needs available to us through the federal security service, the Interior Ministry, armed forces units that will be involved in providing security on the water and in the air."
But some U.S. lawmakers complained on Sunday the Russians were not telling U.S. intelligence enough about threats from militant groups operating in the region.
"We don't seem to be getting all of the information we need to protect our athletes in the games," Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, told CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley."
"They're not giving us the full story about what are the threat streams, who do we need to worry about, are those groups — the terrorist groups who have had some success — are they still plotting?" Rogers said.
U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, currently in Moscow, told ABC's "This Week" that cooperation with the Russians on security "could be a lot better."
McCaul, who is also a Republican, said he would be meeting this week with the Russian government's "command and control of operations" in Sochi to assess the situation.
"We have 15,000 Americans traveling to Sochi for the Olympics. And I want to do everything I can to make sure it's a safe and successful Olympics," McCaul said.
Michael Morell, former deputy CIA director, said that while there was a long history of cooperation between nations hosting an Olympics and the U.S. intelligence community, "We did not get that cooperation with the Russians" for the Sochi Games.
"I think fundamentally they don't want to admit that they don't have complete control here and they might need some help," Morell said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
One U.S. senator said he did not think the games would be safe enough for him or his relatives to attend.
"I would not go. And I don't think I would send my family," Sen. Angus King, I- Maine, told CNN.


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Lowertown First Fridays
October 7, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
An event every month that begins at 5:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating indefinitely
Lowertown First Fridays is a pop-up art show that takes place at four locations, simultaneously, from 5-9 PM on the First Friday of each month. We operate with the goal of exposing the beautiful art of our local creators and welcome all submissions.
We organize these events in conjunction with local restaurants and breweries to maximize our audience's exposure to (hopefully) something new. An added plus: they're all in walking distance of one another!
Participating venues:
Handsome Hog // 203 E 6th St, Saint Paul, MN
Gallery 333 // 333 N Sibley St, St. Paul, MN
Octo Fish Bar // 289 5th St E, Saint Paul, MN
12welve Eyes Brewing // 141 4th St E, Saint Paul, MN
Joined by:
AZ Gallery
The Show Gallery
Find more info at the Lowertown First Friday's Facebook page.


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NEW ORLEANS -- Lost among the craziness of Super Bowl XLVII's wild end: The fight that nearly got a Baltimore Ravens starter kicked out in the first half.
Ravens cornerback Cary Williams was very lucky not to get the boot after shoving an official in a wide-ranging melee where San Francisco 49ers tackle Joe Staley and Ravens cornerback Corey Graham were penalized. After the game, Williams didn't forget.
"To me, I feel like the 49ers are pretenders," Williams said, via The Baltimore Sun. "They're fake tough guys. You got to play football. We do it physical and we do it between the whistles. They were diving on piles, shoving people from behind. They can try to pretend they're physical, but we really are."
To the victors go the trash talk. Or something like that.
We don't think Williams has a particularly good point here. There was some big hitting in this game, but it often was done by the offenses while blocking.
Both defenses didn't play that well. It was a chippy game, but the physical defenses, surprisingly, mostly were pushed around. This was not an example of great defenses making the Super Bowl; it was another sign that this is a quarterback-driven, offensive league.


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July 11, 2013
LAWT News Service
Twenty-three years ago, on June 29, 1990, a few months following the release of Nelson Mandela after spending 27 years in South African prisons, the Nelson Mandela Reception Committee (Los Angeles), chaired by then-Assemblywoman Maxine Waters, welcomed African National Congress Deputy-President Nelson Mandela to Los Angeles by organizing a star-studded concert and rally attended by close to 90,000 Mandela supporters at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Under Congresswoman Maxine Waters' leadership the committee has come together again to celebrate the life of Mandela, who at this writing, is hospitalized, in critical condition, in Pretoria, South Africa.
"We celebrate the Life, Legacy and Values of Nelson Mandela in cooperation with the South African government and the African National Congress at a series of events," said a committee spokesperson
Friday, July 12 - First AME Church (Los Angeles) – 6:00 PM
Saturday, July 13- Leimert Park Village (Los Angeles) – 2:00 PM
Sunday, July 14 - First Church of God (Inglewood) – 11:00 AM
Sunday, July 14 -Watts Labor Community Action Committee (Los Angeles) – 4:00 PM
"The Los Angeles Free South Africa Movement will organize vigils, gatherings and events in the coming weeks. We invite everyone to join in these celebrations; we also encourage many celebratory events in churches and temples, parks and schools, and in communities throughout Southern California."
Details on these and other events will be continuously updated on the Los Angeles Free South African Movement's Face Book page at www.facebook.com/lafreesam.


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The Chinese government sure doesn't like when China or Chinese people look bad. That's apparently the motivation for cutting scenes from Hollywood flick Men in Black 3.
Spoilers below.
Three scenes were cut that showed aliens disguised as Chinese folks and people in Chinatown getting their memories neuralyzed.
Online in China, people noted that the movie's trailer showed bits that weren't in the final film. What's more, the movie was trimmed down from 110 minutes to 90 minutes. It's a shame they cannot see the film as the filmmakers intended.
This isn't the first Hollywood motion picture that China has censored, and it will not be the last.
In the meantime, be sure to check out i09's MIB3 review.
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The problem states that I have to ask the user how many quizzes they have taken. We take the number of quizzes they enter and prompt the user that many times (ex: they say 3 quizzes, we have to have an input dialog box 3 times asking them for their grade, separately) and each dialog box is unique, meaning it says: Enter quiz grade 1: , Enter quiz grade 2: , Enter quiz grade 3.
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Street sweeping practices, warnings will be issued until parking citations resume on July 1, 2020. For additional information please contact the City of Riverside Call Center by calling (951) 826-5311 or by reviewing COVID-19 website.
Similar to many other local cities, the City of Riverside performs what are called Best Management Practices to reduce the amount of pollution reaching its storm drains. Regular street sweeping is one of the most cost-effective Best Management Practices used to remove sediment, metals, petroleum products, trash and vegetation which accumulate on streets.
An effective program is important for removing debris from roadsides and gutters which could ultimately end up in the storm drains. Keeping the storm drains clear not only helps to mitigate water pollution, but also reduces the likelihood of flooding during heavy rain.
The City of Riverside provides street sweeping on public streets in neighborhoods on the 1st/3rd and 2nd/4th weeks of the month from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Signs are posted on neighborhood streets for your scheduled street sweeping. Residents are required to remove their vehicles from the street during this time. Additionally, weekly street sweeping is completed on main thoroughfares throughout the City. Clean streets keep storm drains clear of debris, reduce the potential for flooding, and prevent pollutants from reaching the Santa Ana River and ocean.
There are several reasons for the City conducting the Street Sweeping Program. Primarily, there are federal and local mandates, including the Federal Clean Water Act, which require that the City help prevent pollution from entering local waters.
Additionally, street sweeping benefits the community by collecting and removing debris (paper, leaves and other visible objects) that collect in the gutters. This debris can block storm water inlets, causing localized flooding during heavy rains that pollute the local water system. An equally important, but less visible benefit is the removal of metal particles, oil and other hazardous products left behind by passing and parked vehicles. Although virtually invisible, these particles can be extremely harmful to the environment.
The City currently sweeps 870 miles of streets. Street sweeping removes approximately 27 pounds per resident of debris annually from the streets and contaminants that would otherwise remain in the street and eventually end up in the ocean. For Fiscal Year 2009-10, 8 million tons of debris was removed.
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Moving vehicles off a street scheduled for sweeping allows City crews to thoroughly clean the street from curb-to-curb. One parked car equals nearly three car lengths of space that can't be swept because the street sweeping equipment must leave room to avoid it. This can result in debris building up on the roadway and entering the storm drain which can cause flooding during heavy rains and contribute to water pollution.
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The City of Riverside provides street sweeping on public streets in neighborhoods on the 1st/3rd and 2nd/4th weeks of the month from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additionally, regular street sweeping is completed on main thoroughfares throughout the City.
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No. Sweeping will resume on the next regular sweeping day.
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Every vehicle needs to be removed from the street on street sweeping days from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the designated sweeping time. Parking in your driveway is most convenient. However, if your driveway is full, make arrangements with a neighbor, or check adjoining neighborhoods not scheduled for the same street sweeping day. You can also contact the 311 Call Center so that City staff can assist you with a possible solution. It is also important for you to remind any service providers at your home or business (gardener, pool cleaner, etc.) of the street sweeping schedule and that their vehicle cannot be parked on the street.
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Citations are issued when your vehicle is not moved off the street on scheduled street sweeping days and time.
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Pennsylvania's elected state treasurer said in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday that lawyers for Gov. Tom Corbett have mishandled an investigation into unspecified possible misconduct by the chief investment officer of the $26 billion state government employees' pension fund.
The Dec. 4 letter from Treasurer Rob McCord to State Employees' Retirement Board chairman Nick Maiale said he was troubled that the board's own lawyer waited nearly a month to tell the board two days earlier about the allegations concerning the investment manager, Anthony S. ``Tony'' Clark.
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McCord is among the Democrats seeking the nomination to run against Republican Corbett, who is seeking a second term.
He said the delay by SERS acting chief counsel Victoria Page-Wooten called into question whether she acted properly as the board's lawyer.
"Moreover, the failure by the governor's Office of General Counsel to share the allegations of possible criminal and unethical conduct by the system's chief investment officer during this two-month period resulted in the board's consideration and/or approval of investment actions that involve billions of dollars based upon recommendations from the very person who is the subject of these allegations,'' McCord wrote.
Page-Wooten said McCord's letter was "very interesting'' but declined additional comment.
McCord wrote that the board, which meets in Harrisburg on Wednesday, should not hire an investment manager until it knows that the process is free of any conflicts.
Office of General Counsel spokesman Josh Maus said in a statement that it fields allegations of impropriety on a regular basis and handles them seriously.
"That obligation is to gather the facts and uncover the truth, and is far greater than grabbing headlines,'' Maus said.
Clark was put on paid leave two weeks ago after Maiale learned of the claims against him, and Clark subsequently announced his retirement as of the end of December. A message left for Maiale was not returned. McCord's office said he would not comment about the letter.
McCord wrote that Corbett's lawyers launched an investigation without telling the SERS board and "without clear political independence, without an explicit deadline, with an undefined scope and an uncertain final product.''
McCord said that "creates the appearance of `damage control' rather than a thorough effort to uncover possible misconduct.''
The letter did not outline the allegations against Clark, who has held the $270,000-a-year job for nearly three years. Calls to a phone listing in his name in Arlington, Va., were not answered.
SERS released a statement that said Maiale was informed of the allegations late last month, after which Clark was not allowed to return to the office, did not have computer access and was placed on leave.
"If there is merit to the allegation, we are eager to discover and address it,'' SERS wrote. "We are also eager, however, to ensure that conclusions are not drawn until a thorough, independent investigation has been completed.''
McCord said the board should hire its own outside lawyer to advise it and to recommend how to "ensure independent due diligence review of proposed financial investments, the performance of adequate conflict of interest checks, and prevention of the inappropriate use of confidential financial information of the board or the system.''
SERS meets in Harrisburg on Wednesday, and spokeswoman Pam Hile said hiring someone to look into the matter was expected to be discussed.
McCord asked Maiale for information about when Page-Wooten learned of the allegations, what she did, who she told and why the SERS board was not informed immediately. He also sought from Maiale a copy of the "original written allegations.''


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The latest Humble Indie Bundle, which offers farcical bang-for-buck, has been for many a great way to get a load of great games for a reasonable price. Sadly, for others, it's been a way to try and scam a very lucrative competition.
Right now, Steam is running a frequent competition whereby it "raffles" off free games to owners of a Steam account. To increase their chances of winning this competition, then, some people are paying one single cent for the Humble Indie Bundle then using the bundle's associated Steam keys to improve their number of entries, and thus their odds of getting free games.
As a result of this, the Bundle team has had to remove Steam keys from all bundles being sold from here on in, meaning those generous, legitimate customers who wanted said keys with their purchase are now being stiffed.
UPDATE - The bundle team has actually instituted a change where purchases must meet a minimum threshold of $1 before receiving Steam keys. The information originally posted was incorrect. Apologies for the confusion.
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There has been work done on building a Postgres template for [http://www.cacti.net/ Cacti], Details can be found at the [[Cacti]] page.
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[http://pganalytics.io pgAnalytics] is a comercial SaaS developed by Dextra. pgAnalytics collects snapshots from PostgreSQL statistics, log files and backups. Linux and Windows statistics are gathered to provide a better understand about whole PostgreSQL environment. Batch process are triggered to looking for errors or things that can be improved, sending alert emails. Try a [http://pganalytics.io/demo demo].
[http://pganalytics.io pgAnalytics] is a comercial SaaS developed by Dextra. pgAnalytics collects snapshots from PostgreSQL statistics, log files and backups. Linux and Windows statistics are gathered to provide a better understand about whole PostgreSQL environment. Batch process are triggered to looking for errors or things that can be improved, sending alert emails. Try a [http://pganalytics.io/demo demo].
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- 1 PostgreSQL builtin & contrib
- 2 External projects
- 2.1 CLI tools
- 2.2 Checkers
- 2.3 Interfaces & collectors
- 2.4 Generic monitoring solutions with plugins
- 2.5 Postgres-centric monitoring solutions
PostgreSQL builtin & contrib
Statistics collector
PostgreSQL collects lots of data on its own and offers it via the pg_stat(io)_ system views
- Official documentation on the Statistics Collector
- Interpreting pg_stat Views
contrib extensions
The following extensions offer access to Postgres internals which may be of interest or collect additional information. Most of them are shipped with Postgres (the -contrib packages may need to be installed) and can be activated via the extension interface.
pg_stat_statements tracks all queries that are executed on the server and records average runtime per query "class" among other parameters.
pg_stat_plans extends on pg_stat_statements and records query plans for all executed quries. This is very helpful when you're experiencing performance regressions due to inefficient query plans due to changed parameters or table sizes.
pgstattuple can generate statistics for tables and indexes, showing how much space in each table & index is consumed by live tuples, deleted tuples as well as how much unused space is available in each relation.
pg_buffercache gives you introspection into Postgres' shared buffers, showing how many pages of which relations are currently held in the cache.
External projects
CLI tools
pg_view is a Python-based tool to quickly get information about running databases and resources used by them as well as correlate running queries and why they might be slow.
pg_activity is a htop like application for PostgreSQL server activity monitoring, written in Python.
pgstats is a command line tool written in C which can sample various PostgreSQL informations. It also provides a tool to generate CSV files to graph the pgstats metrics.
check_postgres is a command line tool which is designed to be run from software like Icinga, MRTG or as a standalone tool. It can monitor many aspects of the database and trigger warnings when thresholds are violated.
Interfaces & collectors
These tools either offer an interface to PostgreSQL monitoring-relevant data or can aggregate and prepare them for other systems.
pgsnmpd can run as a standalone SNMP server and implements the RFC 1697 MIB which is generic RDBMS MIB
This is useful for network management systems which are limited to SNMP protocol.
pganalyze-collector is a tool which collects pg_stat_plans query information as well as various performance-relevant database parameters and converts them into a JSON structure for easy ingestion in other systems.
Generic monitoring solutions with plugins
Datadog is a commercial saas that collects postgres metrics on connections, transactions, row crud operations, locks, temp files, bgwriter, index usage, replication status, memory, disk, cpu and lets you visualize and alert on those metrics alongside your other system and application metrics.
PostgreSQL Plugins developed in Perl are included in the Core Munin Distribution. The following plugins are included by default: postgres_bgwriter, postgres_locks_, postgres_tuples_, postgres_cache_, postgres_querylength_, postgres_users, postgres_checkpoints, postgres_scans_, postgres_xlog, postgres_connections_, postgres_size_, postgres_connections_db, postgres_transactions_
PyMunin includes a Multigraph Munin Plugin written in Python that implements the following graphs: pg_connections, pg_diskspace, pg_blockreads, pg_xact, pg_tup_read, pg_tup_write, pg_blockreads_detail, pg_xact_commit_detail, pg_xact_rollback_detail, pg_tup_return_detail, pg_tup_fetch_detail, pg_tup_delete_detail, pg_tup_update_detail, pg_tup_insert_detail
Detailed setup instructions for common Linux platforms can be found at highperfpostgres.com
pg_monz is a Zabbix monitoring template for PostgreSQL.
libzbxpgsql is a Zabbix monitoring template and native agent module for PostgreSQL.
NewRelic is a commercial SaaS application monitoring solution which offers a PostgreSQL plugin maintained by EnterpriseDB.
There has been work done on building a Postgres template for Cacti, Details can be found at the Cacti page.
Okmeter.io is a commercial SaaS that collects a whole lot of PostgreSQL status and operational data — over 50 types of metrics on connections, transactions, table crud operations, locks, bgwriter, index usage and ops, replication, autovacuum. Also, query timings, disk and CPU usage by queries from pg_stat_statements, and system metrics — CPU, memory, fd and disk usage per process, socket connections per port and tcp status.
Once installed okmeter agent will auto-detect and start to monitor every PG instance without much of configuration. It will automatically create visualization dashboards with charts for all these stats and metrics. It allow you to configure alerts based on these metrics — for example on current number of auto-vacuum workers or replication lag.
Although Okmeter is a generic monitoring service, Okmeter PostgreSQL plugin was developed with guidance and feedback from PostgreSQL-Consulting experts. It is very detailed yet meaningful with regard to PostgreSQL metrics it is as Postgres-aware as Postgres-centric monitoring solutions.
Postgres-centric monitoring solutions
EnterpriseDB Postgres Enterprise Manager
Postgres Enterprise Manager monitors, alerts, manages and tunes local and remote large scale Postgres deployments from a single graphical console. Out of the box features include: server auto-discovery, point and click management of database objects, 225+ pre-configured database alerts by SMTP/SNMP, custom alerts, global At-a-Glance monitoring dashboards, Performance monitoring dashboards, custom dashboards, an Audit Manager, Postgres Expert best practice configuration recommendations, a Log Manager, a Log Analyzer Expert, a SQL Profiler, and Index Advisor.
pganalyze is a commercial SaaS offering which focuses on performance monitoring and automated tuning suggestions.
pgwatch is a PHP web application which offers interactive graphs for relevant Postgres data.
pg_statsinfo & pg_stats_reporter
pg_statsinfo is a Postgres extension that collects lots of performance-relevant information inside the Postgres server which then can be aggregated by pg_stats_reporter instances which provide a web interface to the collected data. Both are FOSS software maintained by NTT.
PGObserver is a Python & Java-based Postgres monitoring solution developed by Zalando. It was developed with a focus on stored procedure performance but extended well beyond that.
pgCluu is a Perl-based monitoring solution which uses psql and sar to collect information about Postgres servers and render comprehensive performance stats.
PoWA is a PostgreSQL Workload Analyzer that gathers performance stats and provides real-time charts and graphs to help monitor and tune your PostgreSQL servers. It relies on extensions such as pg_stat_statements, pg_qualstats, pg_stat_kcache, pg_track_settings and HypoPG, and can help you optimize you database easily.
OPM: Open PostgreSQL Monitoring
Open PostgreSQL Monitoring (OPM) is a free software suite designed to help you manage your PostgreSQL servers. It's a flexible tool that will follow the activity of each instance. It can gather stats, display dashboards and send warnings when something goes wrong. The long-term goal of the project is to provide similar features to those of Oracle Grid Control or SQL Server Management Studio.
pgAnalytics is a comercial SaaS developed by Dextra. pgAnalytics collects snapshots from PostgreSQL statistics, log files and backups. Linux and Windows statistics are gathered to provide a better understand about whole PostgreSQL environment. Batch process are triggered to looking for errors or things that can be improved, sending alert emails. Try a demo.