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Sign up for event management/sound tech shifts! Rota in kitchen.
Poster-sized versions of fliers (A3, 2 of each?)
LOTS of flyers to give out! How? Where? (Interns, similar venues, meadows on sunny days)
Murals/chalk (outside of Forest? Elsewhere?)
Advertise open slots prominently
Edit FB event daily (previous evening?) to new start time/details
Try to get phone numbers from all promoters/acts ahead of events
Remind acts we can sell merch
Seek out afternoon/early evening acts
Empty nights to fill: 4, 19, 24, 25
Alternative service speakers from Sundays except 10th
Clutch for drum kit (hi-hat)
Short XLR cables
Colour ink cartridge
Party props
01 Fri -
8>>3 – Opening party - ft. Monosapiens, Les Groves
02 Sat -
03 Sun -
8>>1 – Non-Stuff – Forgotten Works, Jemima Thewes
Find out if help needed, poster?
05 Tue -
7>>9 – Far Off Places – literary magazine launch - www.facebook.com/events/1443950545867462
Contact for further description/help needed/FB event page link
9>>1 – The Beautiful Word, Jen and the Gents, Green Diesel - www.facebook.com/events/1408381236117269
Contact for all bands to go on FB event page, link from main event page, poster?
06 Wed -
7>>1 – Culture Laser
More info from Ryan? Poster?
Ryan - 07758484558
07 Thu -
8>>1 – Come on Over, Over – Watch Thieves, Lake Montgomery, Hailey Beavis, Faith Eliott, Caro Bridges
Poster, order of play
All included in FB conversation on Forest Happenings account
08 Fri -
8>>3 – LeSS iS MòR
Poster, line-up
Grant contact
09 Sat –
8>>3 – Soundproof
More info from Stevie, Poster?
Stevie contact
10 Sun –
8>>1 – Songwriter's Bliss – one full band backing five great songwriters
Full line-up, soundcheck times, poster from Ross?
11 Mon –
12>>1 – Hard Rock Monday – [Dead White Males + Let Love Rule]
Put poster in window
Swithun contact
12 Tue –
8>>1 – Psychomanteum – séance with bands [The Violent Mood Swings and Black Cat Bone]
Poster? FB event?
'Annie Bee' contact FB
13 Wed –
8>>1 – Daniel Sage, Sister Chain and Brother John - psychedelic garage punk folk
Are Chain and John coming? More support?
email@example.com, email@example.com
14 Thu –
8>>1 – Growing Underground – Forest's very open stage
Electronic performers? Sign-up poster? Featured act?
Arren contact
15 Fri –
8>>3 – DIVE – an eclectic, anything-goes queer party
Fluffers, FB event link, posters, pricegun, trolley, save large tins, visual help enlist
Annabel 07713 392 007
16 Sat – OUR BIRTHDAY PARTY!
8>>3 [The Phlegm, Jen and the Gents, Lake Montgomery]
Confirm PHLEGM, poster, far more mad stuff, dancers, DJ
Events team contact
17 Sun –
8>>1 – Non-Stuff – The Forgotten Works and Jemima Thewes
Find out if help needed, poster?
18 Mon –
7>>11 – Poetry and Jazz event
Find out poets involved for publicity
Colin Will - email@example.com
20 Wed –
8>>1 – LeSS iS MòR
Poster? Line-up?
Grant contact
21 Thu –
8>>1 – Saint Max and the Fanatics
Poster? Line-up?
Max – 07891 506 452
22 Fri –
8>>10 – Danny Mullins upstairs unplugged
Does he want any help/other acts?
Danny – 07877 629 890
10>>3 – Mighty Oak Soundsystem
Poster? FB link?
Josef – 07853 319 971
23 Sat –
8>>3 – The Happening – 'What the FU*K is happening??'
MGD/Rachel contact
26 Tue –
8>>11 – UkeBoogie! – No Guitars Allowed open mic
Upstairs or down? Poster? FB link?
Pockets contact (FB Stuart Pockets Crout)
28 Thu – [BYOB, license over]
8>>11 – The Dead Maggies
Support acts! Poster, badge making, some help needed
29 Fri – [BYOB, license over]
4>>11 – Inky Fingers' poetry takeover
Typewriters checked well in time
Eleanor - email@example.com
31 Sun - Have you heard of BOXWARS???!?
Confirm time, bands, organiser…
Arren contact, also Al Innes (FB – Maximo Fernando Domingo Banguera)
August events to-do list - help us!
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The above is basically minutes from our last meeting too. It was all August ideas. Many many action points.
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Hey, sorry about not being in touch, looks like soundproof is not going ahead for the 8th, I understand this is a bit short notice to arrange something else for that Saturday.
Basically I thought the other guys were going to work on it while I was away but they did not so we are left with only one act.
I will make one last attempt to sort it but it looks unlikely.
Basically I thought the other guys were going to work on it while I was away but they did not so we are left with only one act.
I will make one last attempt to sort it but it looks unlikely.
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Looking good,
Heaven is a disaster
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Every year there is displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York an eighteenth century painting of the nativity scene. It's traditional in every sense except one. Behind the cradle, in the far distance, we see the ruins of the mighty Roman columns. The artist knew the meaning of the Bethlehem manger. The birth of God's new age means the death of man's old world.
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Getting Rid of the Bah Humbugs
Many years ago the Puritans thought that they were ruining Christmas with all their pagan rituals. They especially objected to the fact that the holiday usually came on a week day, therefore distracting people, they thought, from the Lord's Day of Sunday. But they did more than annually complain about it as we do. They took action and got rid of Christmas altogether. In Puritan settlements across 17th century America a law was passed outlawing the celebration of Christmas. The market place was ordered to stay open for business as though it were no special occasion and all violators were prosecuted. It was against the law to make plum pudding on December 25th. The celebration was not referred to as Yuletide but as fooltide.
So we want to reform Christmas and clean it up do we? Well, is this how far we want ot go? Do we really want to be rid of it altogether. Then will Christmas, as the Puritans thought, be saved from us and our sinful ways. So what if we spend $40 billion annually on presents. Can you think of a better way of spending all that money than on gifts of love. And most of them are just that. And so what if all the lights and tinsel does create a fairy tale setting that soon disappears as does the so called Christmas spirit. At least it lets us know, if only for a brief time, what life can be like if we only try.
So let the message ring out this day, not that we are destroying this holy day, but rather, that we can never destroy this day. Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be for all generations. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a savior who is Christ the Lord.
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Celebratory Fires
History records for us an interesting footnote. It was during the dark winter of 1864. At Petersburg, Virginia, the Confederate army of Robert E. Lee faced the Union divisions of General Ulysses S. Grant. The war was now three and a half years old and the glorious charge had long since given way to the muck and mud of trench warfare. Late one evening one of Lee's generals, Major General George Pickett, received word that his wife had given birth to a beautiful baby boy. Up and down the line the Southerners began building huge bonfires in celebration of the event. These fires did not go unnoticed in the Northern camps and soon a nervous Grant sent out a reconnaissance patrol to see what was going on. The scouts returned with the message that Pickett had had a son and these were celebratory fires. It so happened that Grant and Pickett had been contemporaries at West Point and knew one another well, so to honor the occasion Grant, too, ordered that bonfires should be built.
What a peculiar night it was. For miles on both sides of the lines fires burned. No shots fired. No yelling back and forth. No war fought. Only light, celebrating the birth of a child. But it didn't last forever. Soon the fires burned down and once again the darkness took over. The darkness of the night and the darkness of war.
The good news of Christmas is that in the midst of a great darkness there came a light, and the darkness was not able to overcome the light. It was not just a temporary flicker. It was an eternal flame. We need to remember that. There are times, in the events of the world and in the events of our own personal lives, that we feel that the light of the world will be snuffed out. But the Christmas story affirms that whatever happens, the light still shines.
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Consider Again Christmas
When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today.
When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever thought that the decorations would become as elaborate as they are today.
It is a long time since 1832, longer still from 353, longer still from that dark night brightened by a special star in which Jesus the king was born. Yet, as we approach December 25 again, it gives us yet another opportunity to pause, and in the midst of all the excitement and elaborate decorations and expensive commercialization which surround Christmas today, to consider again the event of Christmas and the person whose birth we celebrate.
Brian L. Harbour, James W. Cox, The Minister's Manual: 1994, San Fransico: Harper Collins, 1993, p. 254.
Taking Christmas to Heart
A popular play and movie this time of year, one I always enjoy watching is A Christmas Carol. There is one scene that has always fascinated me. The Ghost of Christmas Past has just paid a very discomforting visit to Ebenezer Scrooge. Clearly the old miser is shaken by the entire ordeal. But when he awakens from his sleep does he take the message to heart. No, he simply dismisses it by saying: Bah, humbug, it wasn't real.
"Just a bit of last nights undigested beef," he says to himself, "There is more gravy about you than the grave." A vision to be taken to heart or simple indigestion. You tell me.
Staff Writers, Sermons.com.
What have you heard and Seen this Christmas?
Oh, you say, had I been there at Bethlehem that night I would have seen. I would have understood. I would have known it was the Christ child. Would you? There is one way of knowing:
Ask yourself what you have seen and heard this Christmas Season.
When you watched the 6:00 news did you see chaos and strife, or did you see sheep without a shepherd. When you went out to do your shopping did you see only hordes of people in the stores, or did you notice the worried expressions on some of their faces--worried because they are facing this Christmas without employment or enough money and they don't know how they are going to make ends meet.
What did you hear this Christmas?
Did you hear only the blast of music and carols, or did you hear the silent sighs of the lonely and the bereaved who may be dreading Christmas because it accentuates their loneliness. And in the midst of the sounds of honking horns and people arguing over parking places, did you hear faint sounds of laughter coming from Asbury Church missions projects because you furnished food and toys for families and children.
You see, so often what you see and what you hear is not dependent upon the event but upon you. If you did in fact hear the cry from the lonely, the laughter of poor children, if you saw the sheep without a shepherd, then, and only then, might you have noticed the events that took place in Bethlehem that night. If you lacked that spiritual seeing and hearing then you probably would have been with the 99% who were present but who saw or heard nothing out of the ordinary.
In the end perhaps one of our carols words it best: No ear may hear his coming, but in this world of sin. Where meek souls shall receive him still, the dear Christ enters in. Amen.

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Beaumaris Castle on the Island of Anglesey is the great unfinished masterpiece. It was built as one of the 'iron ring' of North Wales castles by the English monarch Edward I, to stamp his authority on the Welsh. But it was never finished money and supplies ran out before the fortifications reached their full height.
Beaumaris is nonetheless an awesome sight, regarded by many as the finest of all the great Edwardian castles in Wales. Begun in 1295, it was also the last. The king's military architect, the brilliant James of St George, brought all his experience and inspiration to bear when building this castle, the biggest and most ambitious venture he ever undertook.
In pure architectural terms Beaumaris, the most technically perfect castle in Britain, has few equals. Its ingenious and perfectly symmetrical concentric 'walls within walls' design, involving no less than four successive lines of fortifications, was state of the art for the late 13th century.
The stronghold stands at one end of Castle Street, inextricably linked with the history of the town. This was the 'beau marais' (fair marsh) that Edward chose for a castle and garrison town. From the outside, Beaumaris appears almost handsome. It does not rear up menacingly like other fortresses but sits contentedly in a scenic setting overlooking mountains and the sea, partially surrounded by a water filled moat.
The gate next-the-sea entrance protected the tidal dock which allowed supply ships to sail right up to the castle. Beaumaris is endlessly fascinating. There is so much to see here, the 14 separate major obstacles that any attacker would have to overcome, the hundreds of cleverly sited arrow-slits, the deadly use of 'murder holes' to defend entrances.
This outstanding fortress is a World Heritage inscribed site.
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Last admission half an hour before closing.
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A versatile and fundamental piece of your baby's wardrobe.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that flu activity is now widespread, meaning the virus is showing up in at least half the state.
Health department director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck says it's not too late to get a flu shot. So far this season, 122 people have been admitted to Illinois hospital influenza intensive care units with the flu. There have been six deaths.
The most common flu strain this season is H1N1. Health experts say that strain seems to hit younger adults and children harder than adults older than 65. Some who have been severely ill with complications this year have been younger people with no underlying health problems.


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JERUSALEM – Internet giant Google announced Tuesday that it is purchasing Waze, an Israeli company whose navigation software uses social features to improve directions and traffic reports. The average value of private companies acquired in the Israeli high-tech sector has steadily risen since 2008, according to IVC Research Center, reaching $111 million last year. But at $1.03 billion, the sale of Waze is one of the largest high-tech acquisitions in Israeli history. Here's how it ranks among deals since 2005.
1.NDS sold to Cisco for $5 billion (2012)
2.Mercury sold to HP for $4.5 billion (2006)
3.M-Systems sold to Sandisk for $1.6 billion (2006)
4.Waze sold to Google for $1.03 billion (2013)
5.Retalix sold to NCR for $800 million (2012)
6.Lipman Electronic sold to VeriFone for $793 million (2006)
7.Object sold to Stratasys for $634 million (2012)
8.Shopping.com sold to eBay for $634 million (2005)
9.MediaMind sold to DG for $517 miilion (2011)
10.Zoran sold to CSR for $484 million (2011)
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"Bringing home a 4-month-old rescue pup can be a daunting task. Soon after we adopted Barber (Cattle Dog /Shepherd mix) he spent a week with Cathy at The Hydrant Club! We returned to find a well-adjusted, happy, socialized and far more mature young dog who had pletely lost his rather intense fear of getting in the car. Now he cannot
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Computacenter plc acquires PathWorks GmbH in Switzerland
Computacenter announces that it has acquired PathWorks GmbH.Read more
Computacenter joins its customer on their transformation journey
Our business model helps us meet our strategic objectives. It drives growth. It encourages innovation. And it strengthens customer relationships. Our goal is to help the CIO enable users and their business in a digital world. We help our customers achieve their transformation goals through long-term partnerships. As part of our Contractual Services offerings we take responsibility for optimising, maintaining and operating large parts of our customers' IT infrastructures. Our Professional Services teams also help to modernise these infrastructures by undertaking projects on a local and global scale.
When a customer decides to engage Computacenter – whether it's for a consulting project, a managed service or a sourcing contract – we work with them to ensure we deliver the improvements and value they want for their business in the long term.
Through our Solutions Model, we design and sell end-to-end IT solutions for end-user computing (End user technology) and back-end IT infrastructures. With our Services Model, we cover the complete lifecycle of these solutions from advisory and systems integration (Consult & Change), to product resale and distribution (Source & Deploy) and then maintenance and operations (Manage & Transform). Our Engagement Model ensures that all our services and solutions are managed consistently and continuously improved and aligned to the needs and requirements of our customers.
Opportunity: From all the opportunities that the 'shift to digital' brings to our industry, we have identified the NGSD, Enterprise Mobility, Hybrid and End-user Cloud, and Managed Security Services as the four key areas providing growth potential for Computacenter.
Rationale: As the velocity and variety of technology trends continue to increase, our customers are looking for a partner who is able to identify best-of-breed solutions for their business as well as reduce the complexity of managing these solutions on their behalf.
Strategic objective: By providing innovative solutions that address the IT and business challenges facing our customers, we will build future growth opportunities for Computacenter.
Opportunity: Customers expect service providers like Computacenter to constantly improve efficiency and drive out cost as part of long term engagements.
Rationale: The off-shoring of service delivery to lower cost locations can prove detrimental to the quality of service that customers receive. Potential financial savings can be severely impacted by the increase in transactional or quality assurance costs. At Computacenter, we believe in right-shoring. This means blending the right mix of on-site, in-country, near-shore and offshore resources for each customer engagement. We expect to deliver even greater productivity gains by using digital technologies that enable automation and self-service.
Strategic objective: To improve our service delivery productivity, we have three streams of activity which are being executed in parallel:
Opportunity: The consumerisation of IT and the increasing importance of digital user interfaces and experiences provide another opportunity to improve and enrich the interaction with our customers and their users.
Rationale: The digitalisation of the user interface (see NGSD in 'Our Strategy') provides both the prerequisite for improving our service productivity through automated processes and the information needed to achieve stronger customer intelligence and satisfaction.
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Best fried oysters in PJ
>> Friday, July 27, 2007
Very sorry for not writing for a while. The both of us have been pretty busy. Anne's busy with a project at her workplace, & is cracking her head on C# & ASP stuff, while I've been cracking my head on VBA in Excel for automation using macros, & was on MC yesterday for high fever. Feeling better now... wergh.
Anyways, here's more on some recommended food/food places:
Last week, I had some really good 'hoe-chien' (Hokkien for fried oysters). I can dare say that this place offers the best fried oysters ever! It's located at a coffee shop called Tea Time Restaurant, Taman Mayang Jaya, Petaling Jaya. Situated right behind the old building of Lim Kok Wing College, this humble coffee shop offers a variety of food, from the tai chow (Chinese stir fried food: rice, veg, meat, etc), to noodles like prawn mee, pan mee (tom yam pan mee too!), Sarawak kolok mee, to the Bah Kut Teh.
The rest of the variety is so-so, but this Fried Oyster is one to enjoy! The oysters are huge, & the serving is proportioned to the price paid; a small plate (which serves 2-3 persons) costs RM8. I find it quite reasonable, considering the size of the oyster :P The big plate costs around RM10-12, i think.
You'll find this common-looking coffee shop at the corner, with a yellow signboard and red wordings. It's quite easy to locate if you know where Taman Mayang Jaya is in the first place :) Do try it out ;)
Tea Time Restaurant
Jalan SS26/9a (not too sure)
47410 Taman Mayang Jaya
Petaling Jaya.
Landmarks: Old Lim Kok Wing College, SK Taman Megah, SRJK (C) Yuk Chai, William's mamak, Relax Station
I've included a self-drawn map. It's not the best, but I reckon it does help :P FOr further enquiries, don't hesitate to drop by & ask us!
- Ruth & Anne


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Orak was a Klingon prosecutor with a well-known success rate in service to the Klingon Empire in the 22nd century.
In that capacity, Orak represented the state in the trial of Starfleet Captain Jonathan Archer in 2152. Orak successfully argued that Archer had violated the laws of the Empire by assisting a group of refugees which had fled the Klingon protectorate of Raatooras.
The Klingon magistrate, however, was not convinced of Orak's assertion that, by assisting the refugees, Archer was attempting to incite rebellion against the Empire, and therefore commuted the death penalty in favor of a life sentence on the penal colony of Rura Penthe, a decision with which Orak displayed evident frustration. (ENT: "Judgment")
Background information
Orak was played by John Vickery.
Episode writer David A. Goodman named Orak in honor of Orac, a computer in the British science fiction series Blake's 7. ("Judgment" podcast/audio commentary)
In the script of "Judgment", Orak was introduced with the description, "He is younger than Kolos, forties, and is crafty and aggressive, with a flair for the dramatic -- he knows how to play to the crowd." [1]
According to Star Trek: Federation - The First 150 Years, Orak lived well into the 23rd century, eventually becoming Chancellor of the High Council.
External link
- Orak (Klingon) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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This program will update Sony Video Processor to version 2.0.6014.05150 and will resolve the following symptoms:
- After updating Picture Motion Browser to Play Memories Home, simulated 3D function doesn't work with other applications after viewing 3D by PlayMemories Home.
- After updating Picture Motion Browser to Play Memories Home, frame drop issue occurs on 3D view.
- WinDVD automatically shuts down when performing fast-forward/rewind on some 3D BD titles.
- Sound skips and lip synching issue occur when playing 3D BD titles with 720P resolution using 3D-over-HDMI.
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Sony Video Processor Update version 2.0.6014.05150
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Ire wrote:I'll treat this as a honest question.
Lances, in the TT, had a half chance of dealing what this game considers 100 dmg / turn.
Pulsars were lances that if they hit, had a 50% chance to deal another 100 dmg, followed by another 50% chance for another 100 dmg.
This variable damage meant that they had much much higher damage POTENTIAL than they do now, but much less reliability, and did not have anywhere near the restrictions on facing and movement.
they were not fixed mounts, and on the voidstalker actually had a 180 degree fire arc.
they were, easily, the most powerful non-ordanance basic weapon in the tabletop.
The eldar though needed a rework from the TT due to many reasons, and so many factors do not translate well.
tldr; yeah, pretty much.
Actually the Voidstalker pulsars did not have a 180degree fire arc, 2 of them shot front and left and 2 of them shot front and right. That is more than 180degrees, but only 2 per side while all 4 could shoot in the 90 degree forward arc.
Also the voidstalkers starcannons could shoot front/left/right. So you hade 270 degrees fire arc with everything but you loose 2 lances per side if you go past the 90 degree frontal arc.


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13 CFR § 136.170 - Compliance procedures.
(a) Applicability. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this section applies to all allegations of discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities conducted by the Agency.
(b) Employment complaints. The Agency shall process complaints alleging violations of section 504 with respect to employment according to the procedures established by EEOC in 29 CFR part 1613 pursuant to section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791).
(c) Filing a complaint -
(1) Who may file. Any person who believes that he or she has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by this part may file a complaint. An authorized representative of such person may file a complaint on his or her behalf. Any person who believes that any specific class of persons has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by this part and who is a member of that class, or the authorized representative of a member of that class, may file a complaint.
(2) Confidentiality. The Chief, Assistant Administrator, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Civil Rights Compliance (AA/EEOCCR), shall hold in confidence the identity of any person submitting a complaint, unless the person submits written authorization otherwise, except to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this part, including the conduct of any investigation, hearing, or proceeding under this part, or to cooperate with the Office of Inspector General in the performance of its responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.
(3) When to file. Complaints shall be filed within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination, except when this deadline is extended by the AA/EEOCCR for good cause shown. For purposes of determining when a complaint is timely filed under this paragraph, a complaint mailed to the Agency shall be deemed filed on the date it is postmarked. Any other complaint shall be deemed filed on the date it is received by the Agency.
(4) How to file. Complaints may be delivered or mailed to the AA/EEOCCR Small Business Administration, 1441 L Street NW. - Room 501, Washington, DC 20416. Any other SBA official receiving a complaint under this part shall forward such complaint immediately to the AA/EEOCCR.
(d) Notification to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The agency shall promptly send to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board a copy of any complaint alleging that a building or facility that is subject to the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4151-4157 is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps.
(e) Acceptance of complaint.
(1) The AA/EEOCCR shall accept a complete complaint that is filed in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section and over which the Agency has jurisdiction. The AA/EEOCCR shall notify the complainant and the respondent of receipt and acceptance of the complaint.
(2) If the AA/EEOCCR receives a complaint that is not complete, he or she shall notify the complainant, within 30 days of receipt of the incomplete complaint, that additional information is needed. If the complainant fails to furnish the necessary information within 30 days of receipt of this notice, the AA/EEOCCR shall dismiss the complaint without prejudice.
(3) If the AA/EEOCCR receives a complaint over which the Agency does not have jurisdiction, he or she shall promptly notify the complainant and shall make reasonable efforts to refer the complaint to the appropriate Government entity.
(f) Investigation/Conciliation.
(1) Within 180 days of the receipt of a complete complaint the AA/EEOCCR shall complete the investigation of the complaint and attempt informal resolution. If no informal resolution is achieved, the AA/EEOCCR shall issue a letter of findings.
(2) The AA/EEOCCR may require Agency employees to cooperate in the investigation and attempted resolution of complaints. Employees who are required to participate in any investigation under this section shall do so as part of their official duties and during regular duty hours.
(3) The AA/EEOCCR shall furnish the complainant and the respondent with a copy of the investigative report and provide the complainant and respondent with an opportunity for informal resolution of the complaint.
(4) If a complaint is resolved informally, the terms of the agreement shall be reduced to writing and made part of the complaint file, with a copy of the agreement provided to the complainant and respondent. The written agreement may include a finding on the issue of discrimination and shall describe any corrective action to which the complainant and respondent have agreed.
(g) Letter of findings. If an informal resolution of the complaint is not reached, the AA/EEOCCR shall, within 180 days of receipt of the complete complaint, notify the complainant, the respondent and the Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Compliance (OEEOC), of the results of the investigation in a letter sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and containing -
(1) Findings of fact and conclusions of law;
(2) A description of a remedy for each violation found;
(3) A notice of the right of the complainant and respondent to appeal to the Director, OEEOC; and
(4) A notice of the right of the complainant and respondent to request a hearing.
The letter of findings becomes the final Agency decision if neither party files an appeal within the time prescribed in paragraph (h)(1) of this section. The AA/EEOCCR shall certify that the letter of findings is the final Agency decision on the complaint at the expiration of that time.
(h) Filing an appeal.
(1) Any notice of appeal to the AA/EEOCCR, with or without a request for hearing, shall be filed by the complainant or the respondent in writing with the AA/EEOCCR within 30 days of receipt from him or her of the letter required by paragraph (g) of this section. The notice shall be accompanied by a certificate of service attesting that the party has served a copy of his or her notice of appeal on all other parties to the proceeding. The AA/EEOCCR may extend this time limit for good cause shown pursuant to the procedure in paragraph (h)(3) of this section.
(2) If a timely notice of appeal without a request for hearing is filed, any other party may file a written request for hearing within the time limit specified in paragraph (h)(1) of this section or within 10 days of his or her receipt of such notice of appeal, whichever is later.
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(3) Where a petition for review is filed or a review is ordered by the AA/EEOCCR the AA/EEOCCR shall make the final decision of the Agency based on information in the complaint file, the letter of findings, the hearing record, the initial decision, the petition for review, and any responses to the petition or order. The decision shall be made within 60 days of receipt of the petition for review, the order, or any responses to such petition or order, whichever is later. If the AA/EEOCCR determines that he or she needs additional information from any party, he or she shall request the information and provide the other party or parties an opportunity to respond to that information. The AA/EEOCCR shall have 60 days from receipt of the additional information or responses to such additional information, whichever is later, to make the decision. The AA/EEOCCR shall transmit his or her decision by letter to the parties. The decision shall set forth the findings, recommended remedial actions, and reasons for the decision. The decision shall adopt, reject, or modify the initial decision of the administrative judge. If the decision is to reject or modify the initial decision, the decision letter shall set forth in detail the specific reasons for the rejection or modification.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Rifle Association plans to mail 200,000 letters to West Virginians this week, stepping up its attack on U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin over the gun purchase background check measure he's co-sponsored.
Among other criticisms, the NRA missive faults Manchin, a Democrat, for promising not to support such a proposal when he sought the group's backing in 2012.
The NRA had repeatedly endorsed the former governor and state legislator throughout his political career, and awarded him top ratings for his record. That changed once he began pursuing the background check measure with Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., following the massacre last December of 20 first-graders and six educators at a Connecticut elementary school.
The mailing follows dueling TV ads Manchin and the NRA aired last month. Citing provisions in his measure aimed at protecting gun ownership rights, Manchin on Tuesday touted his lifetime NRA membership and called the letters another sign the group's leadership "is more interested in scoring cheap political points."
The proposal with Toomey, which stalled in April, would broaden background checks to cover online sales and all purchases at gun shows. It would exempt such non-commercial transactions as sales between friends and relatives. Meant to prevent criminals and the seriously mentally ill from obtaining firearms, the background check system now applies only to sales handled by licensed gun dealers.
The NRA says that most gun show vendors are licensed dealers, and cites the U.S. Justice Department to argue that gun shows supply less than 1 percent of armed criminals. Its letter also casts the current background check system, which the NRA says it supports, as "already overwhelmed and overburdened" without the proposed expansion.
"The Manchin amendment would have forced law-abiding gun owners like you to get government permission to buy a firearm from a lifelong friend if it was seen on Facebook, advertised in a local church bulletin, or the transaction occurred at a gun show," the letter reads.
The two-page mailing does not mention Toomey — though it does refer to President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. None are popular with gun rights advocates, and the president has generally gotten low marks in West Virginia.
Manchin has noted that Toomey has so far escaped the NRA's wrath, attributing that to partisan bias. The NRA counters that Manchin has maintained a high media profile as he seeks additional support for the measure.
Continuing the theme of its TV ad, which accused Manchin of an about-face on the gun issue, the letter also presses the argument that expanding the background check system would lead to a national gun registry. The Manchin-Toomey proposal would broaden an existing ban of any registry, which Second Amendment supporters warn could help the government to tax or confiscate firearms. While discounting the effectiveness of that provision in the measure, the NRA questions what "Eric Holder's Justice Department" would do with such a law, referring to the U.S. attorney general.
"We've seen plenty of reasons recently why federal government agencies can't be trusted with our personal and private information," the letter said.
Manchin also recently went back and forth with Beretta USA, after a company executive blamed him for the firearms maker's decision not to consider West Virginia as a home for its facilities. Beretta had expressed interest in leaving Maryland after that state passed a wide-ranging gun control measure. The company has decided to stay in Maryland, at least for now, while not ruling out expansion offers from other states.
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More and more, I'm feeling comfortable straying far from a recipe and substituting all kinds of ingredients. It was bound to happen sooner or later after cooking most of our meals at home over the last several years. Here is the quick dinner I made for myself this evening. It was loosely inspired by the Gingered Collard Greens recipe in The 30 Minute Vegan, but only in the sesame and ginger sense. I was already planning to prepare collards, but I might not have thought to use toasted sesame oil, and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Also, I was out of fresh ginger, but the powdered worked just fine.
Sesame Peanut Coconut Collard Greens
- 1 tsp to 1 T toasted sesame oil, just enough to sauté with
- 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp or so salt
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- Several large collard leaves, deribbed and cut into small strips
- 2 T coconut milk
- 1 T peanut butter or other nut butter
- Sesame seeds, toasted
- Sunflower seeds, toasted
- Small jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
- Sriracha sauce, for garnish
Dry sauté the sesame seeds and sunflower seeds over medium high heat, stirring constantly, until they are browned and fragrant. Set aside.
Sauté the garlic, jalapeno, salt, and ginger powder over medium heat until the garlic is browned. Add the collards and cook for a few minutes, stirring frequently until they are wilted but still bright green. Add the coconut milk and peanut butter. Cook for a few minutes, until the peanut butter is well dissolved. Stir in the toasted seeds and serve on a bed of brown rice. Drizzle with Sriracha, because Sriracha is good on just about everything.


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Mobility has all but eclipsed speed and anything else as the capability garnering the most attention in desktop processors.
Today, the chip world is seemingly focused on producing low power chips with integrated graphics accelerators that perform swiftly and extend battery life.
Many of these chips run well under 2 GHz, which is more than enough to enable vendors to create fast and fan-less tablets and laptops, such as the Samsung Chromebook.
But clock rate speeds still matter to some.
AMD this month, without any real fanfare, announced in a blog post that it had updated its FX processing line, which now includes a 4-core FX-4350 with a 4.2 GHz base and the capability of hitting 4.3 GHz for some workloads, its highest desktop speed yet.
But in terms of overall performance AMD says its 8-core FX-8350, released in October, with a 4.0 GHz base and 4.2 GHz Max Turbo, may deliver the best results in multi-threaded environments, despite slightly less speed.
This true for Intel as well. Clock speed is only one aspect of performance.
Intel's highest clocked desktop processor is the i7-3970X Processor Extreme Edition. It has six cores and runs at 3.5 GHz base with a max turbo frequency of 4 GHz. But this Intel chip doesn't have QuickSync video capabilities, which improves video rendering, so the fastest isn't always best for all workloads.
AMD is rumored to be working on a 5 GHz chip for the FX line, Hexus reported this last month.
Mark Papermaster, AMD's CTO and Apple's former development chief, in an interview, would not confirm the report. If anything Papermaster said he discounts clock speed as a performance metric, and sees it as something that works against power efficiency.
The key to performance is to build strong elements around the processor, namely using embedded GPUs to accelerate workloads "in a way that's not dependent on pushing the frequency higher and higher," said Papermaster.
Intel hasn't released the performance specs for its new Haswell chips, the fourth generation of its Core processor line, that's due next month. Early reports show it running at clock speeds similar to what's now available.
Intel isn't commenting on the specs, but the company has been saying, in general, that the Haswell chips will improve graphics performance close to three times.
Intel's fastest chip cost around $1,000, while AMD's fastest is at $122.
Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64, said AMD's new chip will likely be targeted at gamers on a budget. While Intel's chip, with its graphic capabilities, will used by enterprises.
Brookwood does not believe that the chip makers are on focused clock rate. While chip makers may continue to try to push up clock rates within existing designs, "they aren't going to go off and make a whole new design just in order to get better clock frequencies."
Rich Partridge, a Gartner analysts, said clock speed, if it's pushed ever higher, may be matter of bragging rights.
"Where the true performance comes is being able to use multiple cores and graphics processing," said Partridge.
Patrick Thibodeau covers SaaS and enterprise applications, outsourcing, government IT policies, data centers and IT workforce issues for Computerworld. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @DCgov, or subscribe to Patrick's RSS feed . His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Professional Community for Car Dealers, Marketing, Advertising and Sales Leaders
Dealers, if you have been having problems with Google Places, this may be the right time to join the Google+ Hangout.
Join +Joel Headley and +Vanessa Schneider at 11 a.m. PST this Wednesday, April 4, 2012, as they discuss Google Places for business.
To join the Hangout, follow this link: Google Places Hangout
I know that many of you have tried to escalate your questions and issues with Google Places and have not gotten very far. I understand your frustration, and I encourage you to be patient. Things will be getting better in the future.
I hope this forum provides some help. Share your experience if you attend.
Brian Pasch, CEO
PCG Digital Marketing
See you in Vegas at the 2012 Automotive Boot Camp, May 15-17th.
Representatives from Google will be attending so you can also get some face to face time with people in the know.
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Now, all we have to do is get a web camera on every computer. Any thoughts on when that might happen? Automotive Dealerships and many individuals have been slow to adopt web cameras it seems. With web cameras being almost standard issue in laptops we will see the penetration increase, but that won't be the answer for many dealerships. It's going to be an exciting couple years!
+Jason Hangouts are very cool and just the beginning of more integrated video chat and video conferencing in our lives.
Google may have blown the lid off again. This hangout tool is going to be another game-changer. I was skeptical about google+ and its relevance until further investigation revealed how much power was really there. This hangout concept is truly amazing. Again I want to ask, when do they start charging for these great items? Wouldn't it be great to be so stable as a company that you would be able to continue to roll out innovation after innovation and not charge for it? Perhaps we should be thanking all of the car manufacturers and dealerships for their continued support of google's bread and butter, advertising. Without them I am not sure how google would be able to do all of this amazing work for free. Thank you automotive industry!
I just spoke with Brian Pasch via phone and we both agreed that with all the pain that our industry has suffered around disappearing Google Places Reviews and listings that revert to incorrect data, we should all encourage everyone in the auto industry to get on this Google Hangout that Brian has referenced in this post...
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One day Will Smith is courting Emma Thompson, the next it's Denzel Washington.
Smith wants Washington to star in "American Can," a film he's producing about John Keller, the 6-foot-8 ex-Marine who led the the effort to protect and save the people of the American Can housing project in in New Orleans in the aftermath of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, reported Vulture.
Keller spent two days spray-painting on the roof pleas for help and trying to wave down National Guard helicopters, but he was ignored until he brought all the white people up on top of the building. Fifteen minutes after the appearance of Caucasians in peril, the Guard began dropping supplies.
U.S. & World
You can watch Keller talk about the experience below, in a clip from the documentary "New Orleans: My Home, My Life, My Love":
Washington is currently filming "Safe House" with Ryan Reynolds, but is reportedly reading the script by John Lee Hancock ("The Blind Side") with interest.
Earlier this week it was learned that Smith is also producing, along with Jay-Z, a new version of "Annie" as a starring vehicle for his daughter Willow, and hopes to get Emma Thompson to write the screenplay.


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Schapiro joins Promontory Financial
Former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Schapiro has joined Promontory Financial Group.
The risk-management, regulatory and compliance consulting firm says that Schapiro will serve as a managing director and chairman of its governance and markets practice.
Schapiro was named SEC chairman in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. She took over after the agency failed to detect the Bernard Madoff pyramid scheme. Schapiro stepped down late last year.
Promontory says that Schapiro will work with clients on corporate governance risk management issues. She will be based at Promontory's Washington office.


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Whiteburnshank Cottage & Outdoor Centre for Hire
Whiteburnshank is an old shepherd's cottage located in the heart of Kidland Forest in the Northumberland National Park 8 kms from Alwinton in a secluded hillside location accessed by forest tracks.
Available 365 days a year, the cottage is ideal for groups or organisations wanting to organise their own outdoor activities and pursuits. Scouts, guides, D of E, school groups, bona fide organisations and families wishing to get away from it all can book by the night for any length of stay. We do not operate a seasonal booking tariff.
The area offers a wealth of opportunities for training, recreational and educational activities:
- Hiking / walking / orienteering
- Mountain / trail biking
- Camping (on Whiteburnshank site only)
- Bird watching
- Photography
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The centre is leased from Tilhill Forestry so some activities are strictly prohibited such as rallying, quad biking, dirt track riding and shooting. Further information can be obtained about activities can be obtained from Tilhill before making your booking.


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Find a Career Path At FWISD's Choices Expo, November 8-9
Pick your pathway!
Learn about Fort Worth ISD's Gold Seal Programs and Schools of Choice at expo and open house events this November.
Students and families may explore pathways to colleges and careers at the annual Choices Expo, as well as school and neighborhood open house events. More than 12,700 postcards were mailed to families with fifth- and eighth-grade children recently with information.
Students can begin submitting online applications for FWISD's Gold Seal Programs and Schools of Choice, Friday November 8. Because all applications are submitted online, it's extremely important that parents have an active email address prior to starting the application process. District employees submitting applications for their own children may use their active directory login.
Online Gold Seal applications are due no later than 5 p.m. Friday, December 13.
Fifth and eighth-grade presentations are currently underway at schools across the District where students are viewing video overviews of the 2020-2021 Gold Seal Programs and Schools of Choice catalog in campus assemblies, receiving information about important upcoming Gold Seal events and having opportunities to get questions answered about the program offerings. The presentations continue through Thursday, November 7.
"Industry-driven Gold Seal Programs and Schools of Choice offer Fort Worth ISD families and students the power of choice now more than ever to go beyond the basic, beyond the traditional, to find the pathway that's a match to a student's interest, goals and learning style," said Superintendent Kent P. Scribner.
Join the District for Choices Expo, November 8 and 9 at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, 5201 C.A. Roberson Blvd., Fort Worth. This one-stop shopping event allows families to learn how students can earn their high school diplomas, associate degrees or trade licenses and certifications simultaneously. Computers and on-site assistance for completing the Gold Seal application are available to families at Choices Expo.
Choices Expo is slated for:
- 4-7 p.m. Friday, November 8
- 9 a.m.- noon Saturday, November 9
FWISD will host Gold Seal neighborhood open houses November 11-14. On-site assistance for submitting online applications is available at these events.
Gold Seal representatives will host Application Help Date events from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. December 12-13 at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center where families can complete online Gold Seal applications and ask questions about the process.
Assistance will also be available through counselors and College and Career Readiness coordinators at FWISD campuses.
For more details, visit www.fwisd.org/choice or call the Gold Seal office at 817-814-2584.
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Fall and Winter are prime times to bake items that compliment our seasonal soups and stews. We've come across this old world style Drop Biscuit recipe and modified it a bit for the Big Green Egg.
We've got a small Big Green Egg that loves to hover at 400F with ease and decided to put it to use.
Tools: Big Green Egg or other BBQ cooker that can maintain constant 400F indirect temperatures. Lodge cast iron biscuit pan.
Cooker Temp: 400F, indirect heat.
Baking Directions: After making the dough, cut small 1/8″ thick pads of butter and set one pad into each void on the baking pan. Put equal parts of dough into each void on top of the butter. Be as consistent as possible and use up all of the dough – because it doesn't keep well. Set the now filled iron pan into the preheated cooker and close the lid. Check the biscuits after 15 minutes and then again at 20 minutes. You will begin to see the biscuits brown slightly where they contact the cast iron. When they are sufficiently brown, pull them out and rest them. The biscuits should be somewhat crumbly and soft, but when given a slight turn in the baking pan, spin easily. (cooking times may vary with each grill – keep checking on them)
Dough Recipe:
Lodge Logic Cast Iron Drop Biscuit Pan
2 cups unbleached all-purpose four
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
¾ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk, chilled
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled (and additional butter for the pan)
Victorine Valley Farms Butter Flavored Olive Oil (for drizzling)
Option: Feel free to add herbs of your choice to the biscuits as well.
Mixing Instructions:
- Wisk the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
- Mix the buttermilk and melted butter (8 tablespoons) together in a separate bowl.
- Combine the buttermilk mixture with the dry ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until incorporated and batter pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Thanks to Victorine Valley Farms for providing the wonderful local Olive Oils for our recipes. Products can be ordered on their website here…www.victorinevalley.com
Green Leaf BBQ is officially open for business in Livermore California. Our new shop is part of Livermore's historic "Blacksmith Square". The Brick building offers a great courtyard for our BBQ classes and events. Our neighbors offer local botique wine tasting, olive oil tasting and a tapas style restaurant for anybody visiting the Square. The weather here is great for a backyard BBQ – offering true wine country climate with warm days and cool evenings.
Our shop is open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm.
As always we feature and specialize in The Big Green Egg line of BBQ Smokers. We also carry Green Mountain Grills, Traeger Grills, Weber Grills, and other products from Lodge, OXO, Victorinox/Foschner, Wicked Good and many custom BBQ Spices, Rubs and Sauces from the professional competition circuit that simply are not available in other stores.
Check back for our BBQ Class and event schedule.
Consider this a hearty welcome to our shop – oh, and we're pet friendly too
Come in for a visit!
Green Leaf BBQ Shop
21 South Livermore Ave.
Livermore CA 94550
(925) 449-2135
Many have heard about our BBQ Competition on November 14, 2009. We are still taking enrollment for the contest at www.greenleafbbq.com for any interested individual or team.
This contest is open to all with no fuel restrictions – bring your best skills and grills to win a trophy and some cash.
Competitors will be using Traeger Grills, Big Green Eggs, Drum Smokers, Gas Grills, and perhaps even a few Weber kettle or WSM smoking all day.
If you're interested in learning to BBQ or smoke meats, this is the place to visit and ask questions.
Our BBQ shop will be open during the competition, offering special deals on Big Green Egg, Traeger & Weber products in addition to our great line-up of BBQ rubs and sauces. Check out our website to shop early in our online store.
Here are the details:
*No Fuel Restrictions – Charcoal, Gas, Pellet, Electric or Wood Allowed.
Thanks to all teams that have already committed to joining us!
I know – this is a shameless plug for our BBQ shop. But, sometimes the information being delivered demands some attention – even if it is from within!
Our BBQ Shop is located at: 21 South Livermore Ave. Livermore, CA in the Historic Blacksmith Square. We regularly have Big Green Eggs on sale and offer prices significantly under retail. Please visit our website for more information at: www.greenleafbbq.com – We can drop ship special orders as well!
Here are 10 of the best reasons ever to invest in a Big Green Egg…
1. They can hover at the magic 250 degree mark for almost 24 hours with a good lump charcoal fire – making the "Low & Slow" style a reality.
2. They are supremely efficient users of fuel – Good charcoal is expensive and getting more so.
3. They can really do a great job as a grill – those temps can easily get to 500 – 700 degrees and stay there for over an hour – if you have a "steak night" for 15 folks, this will come in handy.
4. They look cool.
5. They make you cooler!
6. They will last forever & include a limited LIFETIME warranty – Parts are commonly available and easily replaceable.
7. The array of ceramic accessories will allow perfect indirect heating & a wonderful brick over flavored pizza on a Big Green Egg Pizza Stone.
8. There is nothing that cannot be cooked to perfection with a little practice of fire management & technique – a VERY forgiving BBQ.
9. Air flow is managed at both ends and the adjustments actually work, unlike junk grills that have air flow vents more for cosmetic reasons.
10. Cooking technique that is learned in a kitchen can easily be applied to this charcoal fired porcelain oven – learn fire technique & the world will be your oyster.
I don't really need to go on any more – "Backyard Nirvana" is possible and now within reach.
Seriously, these are wonderful BBQ units that will be enjoyed for years…a true investment. Consider renting one from us for $50 a day – we'll take the rental expense off of your bill should you decide to buy.


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Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine thought he'd be the first in line at his polling site in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, but another voter managed to get there before him early Tuesday.
"I wanted to be first at my polling place, but 99-year-old Minerva Turpin beat me to it. Looks like I need to get used to being number two!" Kaine said in a tweet that also included a photo of Turpin placing an "I Voted" sticker on Kaine's jacket.
The U.S. senator and former Virginia governor and his wife, Anne Holton, voted shortly after polls opened at 6 a.m. at a retirement community near their home.
Kaine was cheered by supporters waiting in line.
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After voting, he spoke to reporters where he encouraged Americans to vote and said that if elected, he and running mate Hillary Clinton would try and bring the country together.
"The sign of a vigorous democracy is one where a lot of people participate," Kaine said.
After casting his ballot, Kaine also did a round of national morning TV shows, saying he and Clinton can clinch the White House if they win any one of the "checkmate" states.
Kaine said on ABC's "Good Morning America" that the battleground states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio each hold the key to a win for the Democratic running mates.
He said Tuesday's election is a "history-making race" but he also warned against complacency, saying that "democracy always works better when people participate."
But Kaine wasn't letting the biggest election of his life get in the way of his Tuesday routine.
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After voting and doing a round of TV shows, Kaine met a group of friends for breakfast at the City Diner in Richmond.
Kaine and his friends try to meet every Tuesday at the diner, a few miles from his home. He was greeted with cheers as he walked into the restaurant.


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This is one of my desktop paper crafts, much like a sculpture of clay, these pieces fit perfectly in your home, office, or any area that may need decorating! A painted base is included with every piece, but unlike sculptures they are lightweight and can easily be stored away by removing the base and laying them somewhere flat.
Each paper craft is handmade by yours truly and are printed to order. Your piece may differ slightly from the one pictured, as that is a part of the handmade process. Thank you! :)
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On December 6, 2011, Prada presents its Spring/Summer 2012 men's and women's collections in an industrial-like location in the Shin Shuna neighbourhood, in the outskirts of the city.
The fashion show's location setup was designed by OMA /AMO, Rem Koolhaas's think – tank, whilst Michael Rock, the creative director of 2X4, created the event's setup.
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Ashley Tisdale Is Back to Blonde
The actress lightens (and shortens) her locks for summer
Do blondes really have more fun? Ashley Tisdale certainly thinks so! The actress, most recently a dark brunette, took to Twitter on Sunday to share a pic of her shorter, lightened locks, declaring, "its summer and im ready for some FUN." The starlet — who celebrated her 26th birthday on July 2, with pal Zac Efron on hand — has flirted with many hair colors over the years. Blonde in her bubbly High School Musical days, she also tried a light red look before going back and forth between brunette and blonde. So is the new hue here to stay? Time will tell, but with her most recent show, Hellcats, off the air, it seems she's free to color her hair as she pleases. Tell us: Do you prefer Tisdale as a blonde or brunette?


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IPL was acquired by Civica in April 2016 and as of the 9th January 2017, has been rebranded as Civica Digital.
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"Rarely is a book such an absolute feast—for the senses, for the intellect, and, above all, for the soul. Morgenstern dazzles in her latest novel, an intricately wrought tale populated by lovers, mystery, and sumptuous magic. The Starless Sea is an ode to book lovers everywhere, reanimating the excitement as well as the pure possibility felt when reading books like Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings for the first time. I am reminded of the famous C.S. Lewis quote, 'One day, you'll be old enough to read fairytales again.' When that day comes, The Starless Sea will be waiting for you."
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Enthusiasm for new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) head Raghuram Rajan is understandable, but blind faith in him is misplaced.
While Rajan, the former IMF chief economist who took over as governor of the RBI on Wednesday, made promising first steps, he simply doesn't have the tools or levers to do what is needed.
Almost more to the point, the euphoria around Rajan is evidence of the Great Man fallacy of central banking, an always foolish belief that complex events can be bent to the will of one magical civil servant.
Indian markets were jubilant, and media portrayed him as James Bond, after Rajan unveiled a host of measures designed to support the rupee. Bank shares soared by 9 per cent, the BSE Sensex rose 2.2 per cent and, best of all, the rupee rose by as much as 2.3 per cent.
Rajan's raft of measures were both clever and far-sighted.
Of most immediate impact was a plan to attract investment from Indians living overseas by allowing banks access to preferential swap rates at the central bank. India thereby gets some of the money it needs to attract, banks make a nifty profit and the central bank avoids taking assets onto its own balance sheet.
By creating an essentially off-balance-sheet way for the central bank to subsidize but not completely underwrite capital flows, Rajan intelligently worked around his main problem.
His predecessors, faced with what could be a ruinous and self-sustaining fall in the rupee, responded by tightening conditions to attract flows, thereby risking a credit famine and recession.
Rajan also indicated that banks should gradually be allowed to cut their now mandatory holdings of government paper, something which will make more funds available for loans to the productive private sector while imposing a measure of discipline on government borrowing decisions.
The RBI also reversed an earlier decision which further limited overseas borrowing by Indian companies, which had been a tightening of capital controls.
All of this is great, and it's easy to see why India enjoyed such a strong relief rally. That said, faith in Rajan raises some thorny issues, in and of itself.
One problem, of which Rajan is surely aware, is that the more the market respects him, the more international capital gives credit to his efforts, the easier it is for those in India with the real responsibility for change to avoid making it.
Central banks can, by keeping inflation stable and regulating finance appropriately, create some of the preconditions for economic growth, but no matter how much they support asset prices, they do not actually create any wealth.
Thus Rajan can buy India some time, but the real task lies elsewhere.
The immediate cause of India's distress comes from outside, in the form of the expected tapering of bond purchases by the U.S. Federal Reserve. But really that is only tightening conditions which had been left unnaturally loose for much of the world's economy.
That allowed India to limp along quite happily with a deep current account deficit for which there was, seemingly, so long as global liquidity was deep, little penalty.
Those times are apparently about to end.
Indian growth figures released last week showed second-quarter GDP expanded at a 4.4 per cent annual clip, down from 4.8 per cent the quarter before and less than half the boom-time run rate. Manufacturing is shrinking, and recent steps to tighten conditions will have caused credit to contract, likely indicating that the third quarter will look even worse.
India's real problem is that it took a pass on deep reform during its pre-financial-crisis boom and is now faced with what, in the absence of a wider tax base, feels like a structural government deficit. And India is heading into elections, never a time for painful reform.
This is the huge problem with the Great Man fallacy of central banking. It is used, by those who ought to know better, as an excuse to avoid doing painful things.
Fed by credit and asset inflation under Greenspan, the US failed to reckon with the hollowing out of its middle class, creating instead an economy too dependent on real estate jobs for those with fewer skills, and financial intermediation jobs for those with more.
Similarly, Bernanke's creative work during the crisis has allowed the US to more painlessly avoid reforming its financial system.
Rajan has been a perceptive and prescient critic of central bankers before him.
It would be a terrible irony if he played a similar role in India. I am betting he won't, which may be reason to steer clear of the rupee.
(James Saft is a columnist for Reuters)
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The Customer Experience Edge: Technology and Techniques for Delivering an Enduring, Profitable and Positive Experience to Your Customers
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Drawing on over sixty years of experience in shaping customer centric strategies and technologies for leading companies, three innovators bring you practical and proven ways to create your customer experience programs and overall business strategies. The key is to strike a balance between programs that are effective but prohibitively expensive and programs that fail to dedicate enough resources to be effective. In the middle ground lie the tools that everyone overlooks—foundational and disruptive technologies. These are the authors' main fields of expertise, and these are what make the customer experience profitable.
The Customer Experience Edge explains how to combine strategy, leadership, organizational change, and technology to:Develop products and services that are highly valued by customers Form bonds that keep clients from turning to competitors Transform customers into your best advocates
It's a new world of business, and customers are keenly aware that their loyalty is valuable currency. The Customer Experience Edge gives you a cost-effective, sustainable way to provide an unforgettable experience that builds loyalty and turns it into real, measurable profits.


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