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Cash contributions to the annual Colonial Williamsburg Fund grew to more than $12 million in 2003, a record, and a 3.4 percent increase over 2002. Aggregate gifts, grants, and pledge payments to the foundation during the year totaled $39 million, extending a steady upward trend in core support.
For the second year in a row, contributions came from more than 100,000 individuals. Gifts averaged $118, an increase of 2.6 percent from 2002's $115.
Contributions to the fund underwrite almost every aspect of the foundation's operations. They help provide costumes for Historic Area interpreters, books for the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, firewood for the shoemaker's shop, quill pens for children's programming, and fifes for the Fife and Drum Corps.
Such generosity helped maintain the Historic Area, build the barn at Great Hopes Plantation, and broadcast electronic field trips to classrooms across the nation.
Donor support is particularly important to a nonprofit institution like Colonial Williamsburg, which funds only a portion of its annual budget through ticket sales.
All of Colonial Williamsburg's donor societies grew in membership as well as giving. In 2003, membership in the Raleigh Tavern Society, a group of donors who give $5,000 or more annually, grew 3.5 percent to 358. Giving increased 3.3 percent to $2,553,558, up from $2,470,952 in 2002.
Membership in the Colonial Williamsburg Associates, for individuals who give $2,500 or more annually, grew 1.8 percent to 168. Giving by these donors reached $448,329 in 2003, an increase of 6.6 percent from 2002.
Membership in the Colonial Williamsburg Burgesses, for individuals who give $1,000 or more, grew by 115 in 2003 to 1,282—a 9.9 percent increase. In 2003, their total giving reached nearly $1.4 million, an increase of 11 percent from 2002.
One of the benefits of donor society membership is eligibility to participate in the study trips offered through Colonial Williamsburg's travel program. In 2003, cultural expeditions visited Vienna, Prague, and Dresden; America's Inland Waterway; and southern Italy.
All donors of $100 or more annually are invited to enjoy refreshments and special programming at the restored St. George Tucker House in the heart of the Historic Area. In 2003, a staff of seventy-eight volunteers welcomed more than 12,000 guests to the facility.


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I was thinking about buying a APC Masterswitch for the home lab. It seems like the going rate for a AP9211 is $100, while the AP9225 is about $50. I've even noticed a few AP9210's for as little as $30 with the network managment cards.
Does it really matter which one I get? They all seem to do remote power, and I don't think the graceful shutdown ports on the AP9225's are going to do me any good. Does anyone have any experience with these? Any suggestions?
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Woman Strips Naked To Prove She Didn't Shoplift and You'll Never Guess Where She Hid the Goods
A 31-year-old mother of four in Kennewick, Washington stripped down to her birthday suit after being accused of shoplifting at the Columbia Center Mall. We're 99% sure that's not why it's called a strip mall.
When security detained the woman, after she allegedly had taken merchandise, she got naked to prove her innocence and stayed undressed until police were called in. Once officers were on scene, the woman's 9-year-old daughter broke down and revealed a jewelry box hidden under her shirt. Her other three children ran freely through the mall.
The video showed the woman instructing her child to hide the jewelry, she was not arrested. The incident was forwarded to Child Protective Services.
If that's the way the woman shops, be glad you're not on her Christmas list. "These gift cards smell like the ocean."
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jbagelboy wrote:I think it's somewhat irresponsible to label an LRW "graded" if it doesn't factor into GPA/honors at the school. For example, at CLS we consider our LPW (legal writing equivalent) to be "ungraded" since it's not included in calculation of GPA/class honors (even though we don't release an official class rank) and it is therefore distinct from the "Graded" curriculum on an A/A-/B+/B scale.
Other schools with "High Pass/Pass/Fail" structures may still be "graded" in the sense that the class has non-zero weight on class rank/some impact on latin honors - those would be more appropriate metrics for incoming 0L's.
tl;dr, UVA, CLS, ect (and possibly other schools with letter grades in common law curriculum) do not have Graded LRW.
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Article 3 Objective
The objective of this Convention and its protocols is to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke by providing a framework for tobacco control measures to be implemented by the Parties at the national, regional and international levels in order to reduce continually and substantially the prevalence of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke.
Article 4 Guiding principles
To achieve the objective of this Convention and its protocols and to implement its provisions, the Parties shall be guided, inter alia, by the principles set out below:
- Every person should be informed of the health consequences, addictive nature and mortal threat posed by tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke and effective legislative, executive, administrative or other measures should be contemplated at the appropriate governmental level to protect all persons from exposure to tobacco smoke. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 6
- Strong political commitment is necessary to develop and support, at the national, regional and international levels, comprehensive multisectoral measures and coordinated responses, taking into consideration:
- (a) the need to take measures to protect all persons from exposure to tobacco smoke;
- (b) the need to take measures to prevent the initiation, to promote and support cessation, and to decrease the consumption of tobacco products in any form;
- (c) the need to take measures to promote the participation of indigenous individuals and communities in the development, implementation and evaluation of tobacco control programmes that are socially and culturally appropriate to their needs and perspectives; and
- (d) the need to take measures to address gender-specific risks when developing tobacco control strategies.
- International cooperation, particularly transfer of technology, knowledge and financial assistance and provision of related expertise, to establish and implement effective tobacco control programmes, taking into consideration local culture, as well as social, economic, political and legal factors, is an important part of the Convention.
- Comprehensive multisectoral measures and responses to reduce consumption of all tobacco products at the national, regional and international levels are essential so as to prevent, in accordance with public health principles, the incidence of diseases, premature disability and mortality due to tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke.
- Issues relating to liability, as determined by each Party within its jurisdiction, are an important part of comprehensive tobacco control.
- The importance of technical and financial assistance to aid the economic transition of tobacco growers and workers whose livelihoods are seriously affected as a consequence of tobacco control programmes in developing country Parties, as well as Parties with economies in transition, should be recognized and addressed in the context of nationally developed strategies for sustainable development.
- The participation of civil society is essential in achieving the objective of the Convention and its protocols. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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- Each Party shall develop, implement, periodically update and review comprehensive multisectoral national tobacco control strategies, plans and programmes in accordance with this Convention and the protocols to which it is a Party.
- Towards this end, each Party shall, in accordance with its capabilities:
- (a) establish or reinforce and finance a national coordinating mechanism or focal points for tobacco control; and
- (b) adopt and implement effective legislative, executive, administrative and/or other measures and cooperate, as appropriate, with other Parties in developing appropriate policies for preventing and reducing tobacco consumption, nicotine addiction and exposure to tobacco smoke.
- In setting and implementing their public health policies with respect to tobacco control, Parties shall act to protect these policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry in accordance with national law.
- The Parties shall cooperate in the formulation of proposed measures, procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the Convention and the protocols to which they are Parties.
- The Parties shall cooperate, as appropriate, with competent international and regional intergovernmental organizations and other bodies to achieve the objectives of the Convention and the protocols to which they are Parties.
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So Jake Heaps is leaving BYU and headed to a school to be named later. What else is new. He's not the first backup or demoted quarterback to hit the road at BYU. Ty Detmer alone sent more players to the bus station than the honor code. Quarterbacks flock to BYU like violinists to Juilliard, but only one plays and the rest sit or leave to find another place to play. BYU has lost more good quarterbacks than most schools have signed. Below is a list of a baker's dozen of the best BYU quarterbacks who transferred to other schools — and, in many cases, transferred again and again — to find starting jobs. "I can't remember trying to keep any of them from leaving," says former BYU head coach LaVell Edwards. "They were good players, but they could see they weren't going to get the opportunity to play. In most cases we'd help them find a school, or, if they had some place in mind, we'd call that school." If BYU could claim a mulligan, which quarterback would they try again? Here's a highly subjective rating of the quarterbacks who got away.
Kimball, a Skyline High grad, faced the daunting task at BYU of competing for playing time with McMahon, Steve Young and Marc Wilson, all future NFL starters. He transferred to Utah State. Injuries limited his playing time during his first season in Logan, but as a senior he threw for 1,913 yards, seven TDs and 14 interceptions.
Bower, a 6-foot-3, 242-pound prep All-American from Meridian, Idaho, is another well-traveled QB. He came to BYU in 2006 after serving a church mission. That winter he transferred to Bakersfield Community College after falling behind Max Hall in the competition to replace John Beck. He led Bakersfield to a 12-1 season, completing 61 percent of his passes, for 3,034 yards and 35 TDs, and was named first-team All-American. That earned him a scholarship to the University of Tulsa, where, in two seasons, he completed 26 of 51 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns. After playing in 14 games as a sophomore, he played in only two as a junior. He transferred to McNeese State for his senior season and won the starting job. He played in 10 games, completed 113 of 199 passes (57 percent) for 1,476 yards, eight TDs and nine interceptions for the 6-5 Cowboys. In his debut for McNeese, he threw for 288 yards and two TDs and ran for another TD to beat Lamar.
After graduating from Cottonwood High in 1992, Jensen went to Snow College, then to France on a LDS Church mission, then to BYU for one semester, which was long enough to size up the competition — Feterik and Shoemaker. He transferred to Utah State, where he started the first six games of his senior season in 1998 before losing the job. He completed 93 of 194 passes for 1,231 yards, eight TDs and eight interceptions. In his best game, he threw for 338 yards and two TDs in a triple overtime loss to New Mexico. He also narrowly missed upsetting Utah when a receiver dropped a would-be TD pass.
Cooper was another well-traveled quarterback who stopped at BYU for a cup of coffee, so to speak. He played two seasons at Snow College, where he was named national junior college player of the year. He transferred to BYU in the spring of 2007, but was injured in spring practice and fell out of the running for the starting job. He transferred to Oregon and redshirted the 2007 season, then transferred to Southern Utah in 2008 to play his last season of eligibility. Cooper threw for 2,988 yards, which was a school record until Sorensen, another former BYU quarterback, broke it.
Vye, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound graduate of San Jose's Leland High, took a long circuitous tour of schools in search of playing time only to return home again. An honorable mention All-American who was recruited by Pac-10 schools, he signed with BYU and served as Steve Sarkisian's backup for a year. After losing the backup job to Shoemaker the next season, he transferred to LSU in 1995 — and then to Gavilan College and finally to hometown San Jose State, where the Spartans hoped they could succeed with another BYU quarterback a la Martini.
He was the starter at the outset of the '97 and '98 seasons, but lost the job, although he continued to see spot playing time. In the 1998 season-opener, Vye passed for 196 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-23 upset of Stanford. In two seasons, he threw for 1,527 yards, nine TDs and eight interceptions.
Spencer, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, came to BYU from Clearfield High in 1990, but transferred to Montana State a year later. He won the starting job midway through the '93 season and retained the position through '94. He completed 253 of 495 passes for 24 touchdowns and 3,545 yards.
Most BYU fans remember Olson. He was widely considered the top football recruit in the nation at any position. At 6-foot-4, 232 pounds, he threw for 2,989 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior at Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High. Olson redshirted his freshman season at BYU in 2002, then served an LDS Church mission. When he returned, he made headlines by signing with UCLA.
He started the first five games in 2006, completing 63.7 percent of his passes for 822 yards, five TDs and five interceptions, but a knee injury early in the fifth game sidelined him for five games, and he didn't play again the rest of the season. He was named the starter again for the 2007 season, but injuries limited him to seven games and he completed just 48 percent of his passes, for 1,040 yards, seven TDs and six interceptions.
Heading into the 2008 season, Olson was expected to be the starting quarterback again after Patrick Cowan, who won the job in the spring, was sidelined with a career-ending knee injury. But just weeks before the season began, Olson broke his right foot for the second time in four months and never played again.
Hartwig, a 6-foot-3, 212-pound Californian, arrived at BYU in 1975 and found himself stuck behind a pair of future first-round NFL picks, Jim McMahon and Marc Wilson. He attempted just three passes and completed two for 12 yards. In 1978, he transferred to Cal-Lutheran, where he threw for 2,203 yards and 21 TDs as a senior in 1979, playing well enough that he was selected in the ninth round of the 1980 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
"He had a great arm, but he just came along when we had Jim and Marc," says Edwards.
Hartwig is now the Deputy Chief of the BART PD.
Sorensen, 6-foot-5, 225 pounds, redshirted the 2009 season at BYU and then transferred to Southern Utah to play for head coach Ed Lamb, a former BYU assistant coach. In 2010, he threw for 21 touchdowns, six interceptions and a school-record 3,163 yards while leading the team to its first Great West Conference championship. As a junior this season, he completed 288 of 425 passes (67.8 percent) for 3,143 yards, 17 TDs and 11 interceptions for the 6-5 T-Birds. For the second straight year he was named Great West Offensive Player of the Year.
Duva transferred from BYU to Hawaii when it became clear he wouldn't beat out Marc Wilson or Gifford Nielsen for the starting job. He was Hawaii's starting quarterback in 1978 and '79 and completed 218 of 405 passes for 2,950 yards, 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. He played in the 1979 Hula Bowl and was named an honorable mention All-American.
Mortensen seemed to have it all when he came to Provo — size (6-4, 225), pedigree (his father Fred was an NFL quarterback and his prep coach) and credentials (first-team All-State on an undefeated state championship team, 55 TD passes, 4,400 passing yards). But at BYU he was stuck as a backup for three seasons and completed just 27 of 77 passes for one touchdown and four interceptions.
"I felt like I had a lot of ability and a lot to contribute," Mortensen once told the San Francisco Chronicle. "But it just felt like the system and the way things were going, it just wasn't clicking."
Mortensen wanted to get on the field so badly that in 2004 he transferred to the University of San Diego, a non-scholarship, Division I-AA program. He played for a first-year head coach named Jim Harbaugh, a former NFL quarterback who would later coach Stanford and, currently, the San Francisco 49ers.
Mortensen blossomed under Harbaugh in his one and only season of play at San Diego. He completed 234 of 389 passes for 2,874 yards and 25 touchdowns in 11 games and was named first-team All-America and Co-Offensive Player of the Year in the Pioneer League.
"Maybe if I'd been with Jim for a second year," Mortensen told the Chronicle, "I'd have more of a story like (Stanford quarterback) Andrew Luck."
He signed as a free-agent with the Detroit Lions in 2005, but was cut in camp. He signed with the New England Patriots in 2006 and was assigned to the Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Europe, where he won his first three starts. He also played briefly in the CFL and AFL.
When the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Martini arrived at BYU in 1986, there was a crowd of quarterbacks and a dearth of tight ends, so Martini was moved to tight end for a season. He caught two passes, both for touchdowns. He returned to quarterback as a sophomore, but the position was still loaded and he didn't want to play the tight end position again. He transferred to San Jose State in 1988 and started at quarterback in 1989 and 1990, passing for 3,897 yards, 30 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. The Cougars, meanwhile, had to make do with a kid named Ty Detmer.
"He's another one who came along when we had a lot of good ones at the position," says Edwards.
Miller is arguably the best quarterback to leave the Cougars. His career at BYU paralleled Heaps' stay there. Both were from Washington. Both threw for more than 9,000 yards and 100 touchdowns. Both earned All-America honors. Both were thrown into action early. Both were required to split time with veteran players. Both stayed two seasons.
Miller planned to redshirt his freshman season, but after an injury to starter Kevin Feterik he was called into mop-up duty and later became the first true freshman to start at quarterback for BYU.
He shared the job with Paul Shoemaker and played in four games. In one of those games, he threw three second-half TD passes to beat TCU. A year later, he shared playing time with Feterik before an injury sidelined Miller.
In a total of 11 games at BYU, Miller completed 60 of 112 passes for 762 yards, five TDs and six interceptions. Stuck behind Feterik and sour about losing his redshirt year for little playing time, he transferred to the University of Montana, where he became a star.
Miller led Division I-AA in pass efficiency as a junior in 1999 and guided the Grizzlies to a 9-2 regular-season record and a conference title while throwing for 3,461 yards and 32 TDs. As a senior he started 12 games (he missed three starts with injuries) and threw for 2,439 yards and 14 touchdowns. Another injury sidelined him in the early going of the I-AA championship game, and the Grizzlies lost 27-25. Miller, who set a Big Sky Conference record for passing yards per game, played briefly in the Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League.
"He went on to have a great career," says Edwards.
It's tempting to wonder what he would have done if he had remained at BYU.


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THREATENED parrots that are extremely particular about the real estate they call home have had a recovery program approved for them, as three states combine with the federal government to stall their sliding numbers.
The eastern regent parrot, which numbers just 1500 breeding pairs in the wild, lives in the lower Murray-Darling region of South Australia, NSW and Victoria. The brightly coloured parrot flies between its riverine home and the mallee woodlands, up to 15 kilometres away, where it feeds.
The co-author of the five-year national recovery plan, Victor Hurley, said the species' specific habitat requirements were part of the reason its numbers had declined so much. In NSW, where it is listed as endangered, there are just 600 breeding pairs.
''They like to feed on mallee vegetation but breed in red gums, so they have this funny kind of commuter lifestyle where they keep on going backwards and forwards,'' he said.
Mr Hurley, a Department of Sustainability and Environment biodiversity officer, said that during the spring breeding season some birds travelled the route up to five times a day.
Vital for these frequent flyers are corridors of vegetation, which make them less vulnerable to predators. Often, the fly-ways used are roads with trees along their edges.
Mr Hurley said the recovery plan, effectively a road map for recovering the species, would allow the department to go to councils with a nationally registered document highlighting the importance of roadside habitat to the species.
First drafted in 2004, the plan devised by Victoria, NSW, South Australia and supported by the federal government identifies three critical habitat requirements for the species: the large river red gums, mallee woodlands and tree corridors between the two habitats.
Studies have shown the parrots' breeding range has declined significantly in the past century due to land clearing.
Mr Hurley said the recovery plan represented a national approach to a species which was blind to state borders. This encouraged the states to share information and funding.


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I'm as new as it gets with shooting or recording anything underwater. I have a 7d with Ikelite housing and I am now trying to find the best lighting option for me. I will only be able to purchase lights once. They need to be as versatile as possible for me and they will hopefully be able to stick around with me for a long time. The aspect that appeals to me the most is being able to take wide angle video during the day, but I would also like to be able to do macro and night time shots as well. I plan on doing both video and pictures. Is there a light or lighting combo that stands out in this price range? I am not opposed to waiting for a good deal on some used lights to come around as I am not in a huge rush to buy. From reading some topics I was seeing people happy with the SOLA 4000, but don't think I would be able to find a used pair get close enough to my budget. Would a pair of SOLA 2000 be adequate or would it be better to get a single higher powered light? Or would a different brand/combo of light be better? Any help or advice would be appreciated.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 03:25 PM
Depends on what you mean by wide-angle video. My wife shoots 2xSola 1200s but mostly for macro and if you want to light up a wreck they won't do it, for macro and night they are great but for video only, not really a good solution for shooting stills. You might look at the Keldan's; many folk like them a lot.
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 12:53 PM
Thanks for the info Bill. Wide angle is pretty generic, huh? I guess I mean the videos you see where the photographer is panned out with a wide view of some reef and water and still has everything lit up (to sum up an over generic comment with another overly generic comment). The feedback on the 1200's help, that tells me I'll need something more powerful than a pair of those. I looked at the Keldan's and they seem very nice. Would a pair of Keldan's also work for taking stills?
Posted 30 July 2012 - 05:16 PM
I personally don't think that any CW lighting is good for stills (OK maybe but not good) since a strobe can get you both stopped action and DOF control and light up dim scenes. I think those nice lit up scenes of the reef were lit by God and her lighting seems to be highly variable, too bright when you want to shoot low DOF and too dark most of the other times.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 09:56 PM
SOLA lights are great very happy with my photo 1200 for macro and video


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In today's French papers, there are exclusive reports from inside Syria. We look at why French MPs have decided to really upset Ankara. There is a scandal over poisonous breast implants, and joy for Paris Saint-Germain fans as David Beckham signs on the dotted line.
La Croix carries an exclusive report from inside Syria - on one young photographer's week with the dissidents.
Le Figaro headlines with French MPs rather undiplomatic decision to vote on a law confirming the 1915 Armenian massacre was genocide - something sure to infuriate Turkey at a strategically key moment.
Liberation says 30 thousand women are being ordered by the government to get their breast implants removed as they could be poisonous - but victims are furious that the state will not pay for reconstruction.
La Canard Enchaîné reports that someone hired a private investigator to spy on former Areva CEO Anne Lauvergeon - and claims that the Elysée is behind it.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,v.GAGE FERDINAND SKOLA, Defendant.
April 19, 2018, the above-named defendant Gage Ferdinand
Skola, by consent (Doc. 11), appeared before the undersigned
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Brussels, 28 November 2012
Alert Mechanism Report: Underpinning macroeconomic adjustment in the EU
The European Commission today kicks off the second annual cycle of the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) 2013 with the publication of the Alert Mechanism Report (AMR). The report calls for in-depth reviews of developments related to the accumulation and unwinding of macroeconomic imbalances in 14 EU Member States: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Olli Rehn, Vice-President for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, said: "The EU is going through a difficult process of unwinding macroeconomic imbalances that built up in the decade before the crisis. A lot has already been done and reforms are bearing fruit. But the rebalancing process is far from complete and will shape the economic landscape for several years to come. Through the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure, the Commission provides guidance to Member States to ensure the adoption of adequate policies to tackle imbalances and lay the foundation for sustainable growth and job creation."
The analysis in the AMR is based on a scoreboard of eleven macroeconomic indicators that focus on developments in competitiveness, indebtedness, asset prices, adjustment and interlinkages with the financial sector. Using this scoreboard as a starting point, the Commission assesses the macroeconomic situation by drawing on additional information and indicators and taking due account of country-specific circumstances. In the AMR, the Commission identifies Member States whose macroeconomic situation needs further scrutiny through an in-depth review, the outcome of which is not pre-judged. Only after the in-depth reviews next spring will the Commission conclude whether imbalances or excessive imbalances exist, and propose appropriate policy recommendations.
The AMR presents evidence that the adjustment of macroeconomic imbalances is progressing. Current account deficits are narrowing in the countries with the largest external imbalances, supported by gradually improving export performance and competitiveness gains, and the correction in the housing market is on-going. However, this process of rebalancing, which is a prerequisite for sustainable growth in the long run, still has a long way to go. In the short term it will continue to weigh on growth and employment in several countries. The adjustment underway contains both cyclical and structural elements, though the structural correction appears to predominate in most countries. In parallel with the adjustment in Member States with large current accounts deficits, the external balances of several Member States in surplus have been declining, albeit at a slower pace. The increasing weight of domestic demand in the economic activity of the surplus countries and relatively dynamic wage increases suggest that the contribution of surplus countries to rebalancing might grow in the coming years.
The 14 Member States for which the Commission will initiate an in-depth review face different challenges and potential risks. For twelve of them, an in-depth analysis was already carried out in the MIP 2012, and imbalances – of different nature and severity – were found to exist. These countries received policy guidance through the country-specific recommendations under the European Semester (MEMO/12/388) in May. The Commission considers that it is useful to take a closer look again at the risks involved and progress underway in unwinding imbalances in these Member States. In the case of Malta and the Netherlands, it will be the first time that an in-depth review under the MIP is carried out.
Countries which are subject to surveillance under economic adjustment programmes supported by official financing are not assessed in the AMR. This concerns Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Romania. This approach avoids duplication of procedures and reporting obligations and is consistent with what is foreseen in the Commission's so-called "two-pack" proposal, which focuses on surveillance mechanisms in the euro area. Spain is discussed in the AMR, as the official financing being provided is specific for the recapitalisation of banks. Cyprus and Hungary are also discussed as negotiations for financial assistance have not yet been concluded.
Next steps
The conclusions of the Alert Mechanism Report will be discussed in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN Council. The Commission is also transmitting the report to the European Parliament.
The country-specific in-depth reviews will be prepared by the Commission and are expected to be published in the spring in the context of the European Semester.
The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure was introduced with the so-called "six-pack" legislation that entered into force on 13 December 2011 (MEMO/11/898) with the aim of strengthening fiscal and macroeconomic surveillance in the EU. Surveillance under the MIP forms part of the "European Semester", which ensures integrated and forward-looking EU economic policy coordination.
The MIP has a preventive and a corrective arm. The preventive arm allows the Commission and the Council to adopt recommendations at an early stage before imbalances become excessive. In more serious cases, the corrective arm applies and triggers an Excessive Imbalance Procedure. In order to ensure the enforcement of the latter, financial sanctions can be imposed on euro area Member States.
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Creating ExhibitFiles – looking back, looking aheadFriday, December 9th, 2011 by Wendy Pollock
As the National Science Foundation grant that supported development of ExhibitFiles comes to an end, Kathleen McLean and I share some reflections.
Opening ExhibitFiles in April 2007 was like opening a public park. There was a vision and a setting—but until people began to arrive, this community website for the exhibition field was almost literally empty.
We had projected that perhaps 100 people would join and contribute 30 exhibition case studies. Five years later, membership exceeds 2,000 and continues to grow, with 390+ case studies and reviews posted to date. Instead of the projected 1,000 visits a month, the site regularly exceeds 5,000.
When we received National Science Foundation funding to develop ExhibitFiles in January 2006 (with ASTC as grantee organization, Ideum as designer/software developer), we conceived of the site as part archive and part community. It would be a place to preserve and share experiences and build reflective exhibition practice. The site—including its architecture, software, user interface, and what we came to think of as its human system—was designed to be a work in progress.
We have been able to extend a three-year grant to cover six years of work, three rounds of evaluation, and two major redesigns. Although the NSF grant ends in December, program officers have come to speak of ExhibitFiles as part of the "infrastructure" that supports work in informal science education, and we are grateful that ASTC remains committed to maintaining the site.
As with many other design experiments, along the way there have been insights and unexpected delights as well as some dilemmas still unresolved. With the benefit of evaluation findings and critical review by friends of the site, we share here some observations and reflections on what might happen next.
We have delighted in watching ExhibitFiles grow into an international and interdisciplinary community of practitioners who join together for inspiration, knowledge building, and critique. Members come from 57 countries and a wide variety of museums, academic institutions, and other organizations. Evaluation tells us that while some members post case studies and reviews to raise their professional visibility, more altruistic motivations—like contributing to their professional community—are at least as common.
Many case studies have been about science exhibitions, 26 of them NSF-funded, including classics like the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Discovery Room in Washington, D.C. (Judith White), and more recent award-winners like the Huntington Botanical Garden's Plants Are Up to Something in San Marino, California (Karina White). But over time, we have seen more posts about art galleries and offbeat museums like St. Louis's City Museum (Jason Jay Stevens). The site provides us with both delightful and haunting glimpses of places near and far—from Austin, Minnesota's Spam Museum (Dan Spock) to the Choeung Ek Genocide Museum near Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Mary Marcussen).
ExhibitFiles includes both thorough pieces by museum elders and first attempts at review by museum studies students on assignment. The sense of camaraderie, common purpose, devotion to the larger museum field, and sometimes even celebration is evident in contributions and comments. In addition, participants have told project evaluator Carey Tisdal why they value the site. "I love, love, love the case study forum," said one participant. "That alone provides insight into design and exhibits that is invaluable to designers who don't have large travel budgets. It is great for inspiration as well as critical reflection."
We have also identified some areas where ExhibitFiles could be improved. As content builds beyond original expectations, findability becomes more important. We have added open tagging and a browse page. But search functionality is still not what we wish it would be, and evaluation suggests this contributes to a sense that the site is slowly getting bogged down.
People want places to discuss issues and listen in on important conversations. But we wonder whether the current format of ExhibitFiles will be sufficiently adaptable given how much has changed since early 2006. Back then, Facebook wasn't in general use and Twitter was just on the horizon. It's now so easy to start a blog or create an online presence that the role of centralized gathering places is an open question. What happens, then, to a devotion not only to my online profile but also to our common field?
What now?
Although the media landscape has changed in recent years, the need for shared experience, reflection, and inspiration has not. The fact that people continue to join ExhibitFiles—even though some may hesitate to disclose details of their own experience or venture a review—seems to us evidence of a continuing thirst for what communities at their best have to offer.
What might help ExhibitFiles remain of service to the exhibition community? Here are some things we hope the site and its community will accomplish in the coming months and years:
- Welcome. Much of the richness of ExhibitFiles comes from its embrace of the whole museum exhibition community, not just science centers. Members of the site have recommended that ExhibitFiles be more explicit in its inclusion of all sectors of the museum field. We agree.
- Remember. From the beginning, we hoped ExhibitFiles would be hospitable to both new discoveries and old traditions. As the site has evolved, however, current reviews and recently completed projects have tended to take center stage. But there is much wisdom in past experience. We want to see more reviews and case studies of older, classic exhibitions. One of Kathy's first posts on ExhibitFiles quotes Canadian designer Bruce Mau: "Growth is only possible as a product of history. Without memory, innovation is mere novelty. History gives growth a direction."
- Take risks. Every exhibition is an opportunity to see the world in a different way and tempt people beyond their comfort zones. We want to see more criticism and deep reflection on ExhibitFiles—that's what other members have told the evaluator, too. We wonder: What would have to happen to make ExhibitFiles more congenial for conversations that wake us up and shake us up?
We are grateful to NSF for taking a risk with this project and to our collaborators, the Ideum programming and design team led by Jim Spadaccini, and evaluators Randi Korn (front-end studies) and Carey Tisdal (remedial and summative studies). And we are grateful to our Core Contributors who were the first to venture into the new and empty public park—and to every one of you, for making it your own. We look forward to continuing our own participation—and to contributing our own pre-internet memories and provocations.
Wendy Pollock was director of research, publications, and exhibitions at ASTC until 2009 and principal investigator (PI) of the NSF grant that supported development of ExhibitFiles. Kathleen McLean, principal of the museum consulting firm Independent Exhibitions, was co-PI. Wendy now lives in Evanston, Illinois, mostly working these days with urban and community forestry projects.
This look back at the creation of ExhibitFiles also appears in the January/February issue of ASTC Dimensions. A report on the evaluation just completed by Carey Tisdal will also be shared here in early 2012.
To learn more about ExhibitFiles or for assistance in posting a case study or review, contact Wendy Hancock (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Former Liberty-Eylau Baseball star Will Middlebrooks has been called up to the major league.The Boston Red Sox called Middlebrooks up yesterday after placing Kevin Youklis on the 15 day disabled list. Middlebrooks who had been red hot for the Red Sox Triple A Minor League team played last night at Fenway Park in Boston.
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Intrusion Supplementary Service (CISD)
2nd edition (June 1997)
This Standard specifies the Call Intrusion supplementary service
(SS-CI), which is applicable to various basic services supported
by Private Integrated Services Networks (PISN). Basic services
are specified in ECMA-142.
Call Intrusion (SS-CI) is a supplementary service which, on request
from the served user, enables the served user to establish communication
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Supplementary service specifications are produced in three stages,
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contains the stage 1 and stage 2 specifications of SS-CI. The
stage 1 specification (clause 6) specifies the supplementary service
as seen by users of PISNs. The stage 2 specification (clause 7)
identifies the functional entities involved in the supplementary
service and the information flows between them.
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between a functional terminal at user B and the local PINX. Terminal
functions and local PINX functions at user B are included in the
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A Trio of Storage Solutions For the Vinyl Collector, Record Lover
As a recovering record collector who pared down his collection to just a few boxes of records, my need for record storage isn't as dire as it once was. Still, I like to keep my eyes open for shelving and consoles designed with record storage and display in mind, like this beautiful custom made Baltic birch plywood piece made by local Los Angeles furniture designers, WAKA WAKA...
There are plenty of other storage options catering beyond record collections for retail and residence, showcased at the WAKA WAKA Tumblr, with a few available pieces at IKO IKO Space on Fairfax, for you fellow Angelenos.
Though not specifically designed for record collections and setups, the Mix Boxes by Eric Pfeiffer (designer behind a recent CB2 branded Daily Find) offers a modular and flexible system that could work for a smaller collection with turntable and bookshelf speakers. And unlike many aesthetically similar options, these are made formaldehyde free and constructed in the USA by hand, not assembly line, so they should last for ages alongside your precious copy of Frank Wilson's "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)".
And if you've already got the shelving, but want to upgrade, there's Rekordit, album door frames designed with the aesthetic record collector in mind. Shane Keaney finished up a successful Kickstarter Campaign and is now selling 2, 4, and 5 frame record display units designed to fit over the popular IKEA EXPEDIT shelving system, providing both a stylish way to display your favorite records, while also protecting the ones stored inside from dust and damage (aka curious cats and Nosy Neds perusing your collection).
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Tech Student Dies in Car Accident, Nov. 5, 2001
Following is the official newspaper obituary.]
RENOUARD - John Keith Renouard, 19, born and raised in Albuquerque, died Friday, November 2, 2001 of injuries sustained in a car accident. He is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Carole Renouard of Albuquerque; brother, James Jordan Renouard of Las Cruces; grandmothers, Jessie Renouard of Albuquerque and Irma Harrall-Jones of Mt. Vernon, MO; and numerous cousins and relatives. John Keith was a member of First Christian Church since he was six years old. He was an honor student and a 2000 graduate of Sandia High School. John Keith was on an academic scholarship at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, NM, where he was majoring in computer science. He was involved in jazz and marching bands at Sandia High School and was involved in a jazz band at the Tech. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801. Donors should write "Renouard fund" in the memo section of the check.
[Following is the official Tech obit.]
SOCORRO, N.M., November 5, 2001 -- New Mexico Tech sophomore John Keith Renouard died Friday, November 2, of injuries sustained in a single-car rollover accident, while enroute to his home in Albuquerque.
He is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Carole Renouard of Albuquerque, his brother, James Jordan Renouard of Las Cruces, his grandmothers, and numerous other relatives.
Renouard was attending New Mexico Tech on an academic scholarship, pursuing a degree in computer science. In addition to his studies at Tech, Renouard also was actively involved in the New Mexico Tech Jazz Band.
"John Keith was a great addition to our jazz ensemble when he joined us last year," said Doug Dunston, associate professor of music at Tech and director of the university's music program. "His passion for jazz was evident, as was his quiet, wry sense of humor. He had a particular knack for soloing, and his improvised solos were always confident while being understated, like John Keith himself."
Funeral services for Renouard are scheduled for Wednesday, November 7, at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Albuquerque. Family members have asked that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to New Mexico Tech's music program.


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Introducing Janet Ward, New Mexico Tech CounselorSOCORRO, N.M. August 16, 2011 – Janet Ward feels right at home in Socorro, and in her office on the ground floor of the Fidel Center, where she assumed duties three months ago as the new Director for the Office of Counseling and Disability Services at New Mexico Tech.
|Janet Ward, Director of the Counseling Center
Ward comes to her new position with a wealth of experience as a clinical social worker and mental health counselor in both government and academic environments.
"It was nice to come in the summer and have time to immerse myself in the job," Ward said. She now is looking forward to the start of the fall semester Tuesday, Aug. 23, when her job begins in earnest.
"I love Socorro," she said. "It reminds me of Greencastle, Indiana, my hometown."
Socorro has many large, extended families that have lived here for generations, and the same is true for Greencastle, Ward said.
"I have more than 30 first cousins, and I was one of first in my family to earn a graduate degree, and the first female," said Ward, who has three siblings.
Another first for Ward is her position with New Mexico Tech, marking her debut in higher education.
She describes her job as "to level the playing field for all students," by providing the services and support necessary to help students achieve their academic potential.
The wide realm of disabilities includes physical conditions, chronic mental health issues and learning disabilities. Examples of these include anxiety, dyslexia, processing disorders, and the many varieties of autism disorders, among which is Asperger's syndrome, characterized by difficulties in social interaction.
Ward received her Bachelor of Social Work degree in 1979 from Indiana State University in Terre Haute. Among those in her graduating class were the iconic Larry Bird and gymnast Kurt Thomas.
She first moved to New Mexico after graduation, and began working at the Albuquerque Job Corps Center as resident advisor; then, later, as a counselor, before returning to Indiana for family reasons.
Ward found a position with Child Protective Services for Putnam County, Ind., where she grew up, and was the only child welfare worker to serve a community with a population of 10,000.
She returned to New Mexico in the late 1980s to work for the state's Child Protective Services office in Socorro, before marriage and a decision to pursue an advanced degree took her to the Philadelphia area, where she spent the next 12 years.
During that time, she earned a Master of Social Work degree from Widener University, and began a career in clinical social work and mental health therapy, giving her experience in drug and alcohol counseling, and with managed-care companies.
"But I got tired of the weather, and returned to New Mexico," she said. She joined Socorro Mental Health as a school-based counselor for Socorro High School and AIM High.
For the last six years, she has worked with a regional educational cooperative as a school-based social worker, working with special education students and students with disabilities in grades K-12.
While she enjoyed the interaction with students, the geographical area of her commute, ranging from Quemado to Mountainair and lasting from two-and-a-half to four hours, proved tiresome, and she wanted to find a position closer to home.
The vacancy left by former director, Laurie Borden, gave Ward an opportunity to fulfill that wish and to advance her career in counseling and mental health therapy.
She also has three personal "pet therapists" – two Bijon Frise named Max and Chloe; and the newest member of the ménage, Molly Mayhem, a miniature Daschund who gets away with chewing up shoes and bringing home rocks "because she is so sweet," Ward said.
"I love to garden, and have raised vegetable gardens and geraniums," she added.
New Mexico Tech also has much to offer by way of amenities, such as the Performing Arts Series, swimming pool and gymnasium – and the opportunity to take a class through the Community Education Program.
And who says Socorro has no beach? "Socorro has lots of beach," Ward said. "Just no water.
"I chose to come back here," she continued. "This is where I want to be."
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Generous Angelina Jolie has donated $100,000 to the United Nations in celebration of World Refugee Day on Wednesday.
The actress currently serves as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and she has been a goodwill ambassador for over 10 years, dedicating much of her personal time to boosting humanitarian efforts in countries all around the world, including Iraq and Pakistan.
And now the Salt star has funneled some of her own money into providing further aid, particularly in Syria, by cutting a massive check to the organization on the annually-observed holiday.
Announcing the donation, Jolie has urged her fellow Americans to follow her lead and do what they can to aid the globe's refugee crisis.
She says, "UNHCR believes even one person forced to flee is too many. And it's true. Every individual refugee matters. Each has their own story. Each has suffered and survived more than I could ever bear. And yet, they rise up to live another day…
"Unfortunately, the world is producing displaced people faster than it is producing solutions to displacement. And the solutions are not exclusively humanitarian – they are also political. The international community should rededicate itself to preventing conflict, addressing it when it erupts, and solving it more quickly for that is the only way to create durable solutions for the refugees whose strength inspires us on this World Refugee Day."


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Civil cases
Nicole Victoria Owens vs. John D. Owens; decree of divorce made Oct. 1 on grounds of incompatibility; petitioner's maiden name of Delcastillo restored; petitioner granted sole custody of child with no child support.
Credit Management Services Inc. vs. Amanda A. Marler, 101 S. Birch St., Hillsboro, et al.; judgment of $3,235.48 made Oct. 4 in favor of plaintiff.
Funk Rentals vs. Amanda Sigman, 306 E. 2nd St., Hillsboro; judgment of $1,649.33 made Oct. 1 in favor of plaintiff.
Rozetta Wagner vs. Rick Claassen, 731 Newell, Peabody, et al.; on Oct. 9, Wagner granted possession and restitution of 731 Newell, Peabody, effective 5 p.m. Oct. 11.
Estate of Marcel W. Benda; order for partial distribution of assets and partial payment of attorney fees made Oct. 9; heirs are Irma J. Benda of Marion and William E. Benda of Marion; while awaiting liquidation of some assets, land, stock, and livestock distributed equally between heirs; partial attorney fees of $10,762.02 paid; partial administrator fee of $8,071.52 paid to William E. Benda.
Estate of Ralph Bernhardt; final settlement made Oct. 1; sole devisee and legatee is Arlene D. Huddleston; $7,845 executor fee paid to Dennis W. Moody.
Estate of Martin R. Hajek; final settlement made Oct. 1; cash balance on hand was $10,350.35; heirs are John M. Hajek of Tampa, Mary A. Whitchurch of Pembroke Pines, Fla., Susan K. Rowley of Chesapeake, Va., Joan M. Hillyer of Shawnee, Diane M. Challacombe of Manhattan; $4,729.50 attorney fees and expenses paid; $2,150 executor fee paid to John M. Hajek; residue of estate divided among heirs.
Estate of Menno E. Regier; granted informal administration Oct. 1; heirs, devisees, and legatees are Doris L. Regier (trustee), Doris L. Regier of North Newton, Myron T. Regier of Haysville, and James E. Regier of Whitewater; real estate assigned to trust.
Small Claims
Renee Livingston vs. Samuel Jerome Regin, 4061 Boyd, Wichita, et al.; bench trial and judgment Oct. 3; defendant awarded possession of English bulldog puppy.
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by Kathy Hedges
SOCORRO -- New Mexico Tech will hold commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 15, 2004. Two hundred and ninety-nine degrees will be granted by the state-supported research university.
Photo: Dr. Robert Cormack
New Mexico Tech plans to name Dr. Robert Cormack, professor of psychology, as recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award for 2004. Cormack, who has taught at the university since 1968, has served as chair of both the psychology and education programs since 1971. He has also taught courses in computer science, biology, and humanities, as well as presenting the semiannual "How to Study" seminars. In addition, Cormack has been actively involved in many of Tech's spring musicals over the years, both as a performer and stage director. He also served for seven years as Dean of Students and one year as Acting Dean of Graduate Students.
Students nominated Cormack for the award based on his ability to demand critical thinking and problem-solving from them, and for his outstanding advising.
One student commented, "Dr. Cormack challenges and encourages each student to strive for excellence whether it is in the classroom or off campus. His intellect, wit, and easygoing manner make learning in his classroom an experience not to be forgotten."
New Mexico Tech will present the Distinguished Research Award of 2004 to Dr. Jill Buckley, a petroleum chemist with Tech's Petroleum Recovery Research Center. Dr. Buckley has gained international recognition as a leading authority in oilfield wettability research, understanding the complex interactions between crude oil, rock, and salt water. She has helped develop a better understanding of how these substances interact and move underground, and her research group has developed an extensive "library" of oil samples from around the world, with a detailed chemical analysis of each.
Buckley heads PRRC's Petrophysics and Surface Chemistry Group and holds adjunct faculty appointments in Tech's departments of Chemistry, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, and Earth and Environmental Science.
Dr. Buckley is a co-founder, along with Dr. Norman Morrow, formerly of PRRC, of a highly successful biannual conference series on reservoir wettability. In addition, she was the recipient of the 2002 Society of Core Analysts Technical Achievement Award.
The New Mexico Tech Alumni Association selected two residents of Socorro to receive their Distinguished Achievement Awards. Don Tripp, a 1969 graduate of New Mexico Tech, is well-known as a state legislator and successful Socorro businessman. The other recipient, Leyla Sedillo, a 1973 alumna, also has a distinguished record of public service and business accomplishment. She was Socorro County's first woman county commissioner and later Socorro County Treasurer, and ran several successful businesses in town. Currently, she is Associate Vice President for Budget at New Mexico Tech.
The Langmuir Award, for a distinguished research paper by a recent graduate of New Mexico Tech, is going to Dr. Michelle Walvoord, a recent graduate in hydrology. In 2003, she was the lead author on a paper in the prestigious journal Science, showing that desert subsoils contain unexpectedly found large concentrations of nitrate. This has both positive and negative implications for the environment.
Five members of the Class of 1954, including Socorro resident Eugene O'Connor, will celebrate their Golden Reunion at Commencement.


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BERKELEY — UC Berkeley police are advising students and others to be aware of their surroundings after a 19-year-old woman was robbed of her iPhone only hours after an older woman was assaulted and robbed of her purse.
The younger woman, a university student, was awaiting a shuttle pickup at 7:45 p.m. on the sidewalk of Beverly-Cleary Housing Building at 2424 Channing Way when a man approached her from behind, shoved her and took her cell phone, police said. The woman wasn't injured.
The suspect, described by police as an African-American approximately 19 years old, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 170 pounds, ran west on Channing Way and south on Dana Street, but police weren't able to find him. He was wearing a blue jacket and bluejeans, police said.
That robbery happened about 14 hours after a 57-year-old woman was grabbed from behind while walking near the intersection of Berkeley Way and Oxford Street at 5:30 a.m., police said.
That man was armed with a handgun and demanded money, police said. When the woman didn't have any money to give him, he struck her either with the gun or with his hand, police said. She was not seriously hurt, police said.
That suspect was last seen running west on Center Street. He was described by police as black, 30-35 years old, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds. He had a thin build and also was wearing a blue jacket and dark pants, police said.
Police urge anyone with information about the crimes to call 510-642-0472 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and 510-642-6760 at all other times.
Staff writer David DeBolt contributed to this report. Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4789 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rdERH.


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Food4Less Customer Satisfaction Survey
Food4Less is a discount warehouse store operating as part of the Kroger Group of companies. The Kroger Co. is one of the largest grocery store retailer chains including Dillons, City Market, Fry's, Owen's, Pay Less, Ralphs and Smith's Market to name a few. The Kroger Group would like your feedback on the service you received and in return give you a chance to win $100 Gift Card.
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To enter visit tellkroger.com and you will be directed to the Tell Kroger Customer Satisfaction Survey where you will need your purchase receipt to enter. Input the date, time, store number, terminal number, transaction number and operator number to continue to the survey. Upon completion you will go into the sweepstakes to win $100 to spend at Kroger Group stores including Food4Less discount supermarkets. For more info go to Tell Kroger sweepstake rules
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Husain necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 124 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
Ethos Consultancy is a that provides services to help business improve their customer service. We do this via measuring existing satisfaction levels, perform benchmarking and provide consultancy and training to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
We are re-branding our company's image and would like to start with the logo. The current logo needs to be re-designed to give it a more crisp and professional look and feel.
The winning design will get an opportunity to design the company's website, business cards, letterheads, sales and marketing collateral, etc.
Ethos Consultancy
Ethos Consultancy has become the leading customer service consultancy company in the country (United Arab Emirates). What makes us unique is our ability to offer real-time reporting via our online tools and services. You can learn more about what we do on our website: http://www.ethos.ae
In case you need our original logo, you can download it from here.
- We would like to keep the colors (a slight deviation from the original colors would not be a problem)
- We would like to use the tag line: setting the standards
- Logo must include the name of the company
- A vector design will be preferred
- Adobe Illustrator, PNG and GIF files
- A professional and corporate looking logo
- Logo should look good on both dark and light backgrounds
- 100% logo rights
- Nothing very complex
- More than 2 or 3 colors
- Not very trendy - something that could last
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The 19th International DSM Conference will be held at the Aalto University Design Factory in Greater Helsinki, Finland, September 11 – 13, 2017.
Visit dsm-conference.org for more information.
Design Structure Matrix (DSM)
Complexity is an ever-present obstacle in any business. Managing complex systems is therefore a core competency to successfully run any business.
The Design Structure Matrix (DSM) is a simple tool to perform both the analysis and the management of complex systems. It enables the user to model, visualize, and analyze the dependencies among the entities of any system and derive suggestions for the improvement or synthesis of a system.
Such a system can be for example a product architecture or an engineering design process; also e.g. the organization of an enterprise or a market can take shape as a complex system and often merit a closer look into their structure.
The Design Structure Matrix (DSM) is also known as:
The Dependency Structure Matrix
The Problem Solving Matrix (PSM)
Design Precedence Matrix
As a tool for system analysis, DSM provides a compact and clear representation of a complex system and a capture method for the interactions/interdependencies/ interfaces between system elements (i.e. sub-systems and modules).
As a management tool, DSM most commonly applied in project management, and it provides a project representation that allows for feedback and cyclic task dependencies. This is extremely important since most engineering applications exhibit such a cyclic property. As such, this representation often results in an improved and more realistic execution schedule for the corresponding design activities.
The realization of this website was possible as part of the Collaborative Research Centre 768 "Managing Cycles in Innovation Processes" at the Technische Universität München.


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Liberate your IT staffInstalling and provisioning new storage devices can be costly and overwhelming. And, if it's not done right, it can dramatically disrupt your day-to-day operations. Integration can also be complex, particularly if you are implementing a storage area network (SAN), virtualized storage or working with a converged network.
With Dell storage integration services, you'll get support from technicians with experience on countless storage deployments — along with the know-how to streamline every step of the process, from design and project planning to installation and provisioning. Working with our team, you can be confident your storage devices are configured for full scalability, performance and reliability, right from the start.
Choose from a wide range of storage integration services, suitable for most business needs, as well as custom services for highly complex or unusual storage deployments, including:
- Project Management: Dell experts supervise the storage deployment project at every phase of integration.
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