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What is multi-level marketing?
In general. also called network marketing, multi-level marketing is a form of knocking on doors and making calls to directly pitch a product to a customer.
(Read More: From High Energy Clubs to Dashed Dreams: Herbalife Tales.)
From the website of the Direct Selling Association, the industry trade group:
Multilevel marketing, which is commonly referred to as MLM, is a type of compensation plan found in direct selling. A direct selling company that offers a multilevel compensation plan pays its representatives based on the individual's product sales as well as that of their "downline," which refers to a group of people that consultants bring into a company to generate sales, their recruits, and so on.
"Virtually every member of direct selling uses compensation not only for its own sales, but for the sales of people they bring into organization," says Joe Mariano, the group's president. "It's all based on sales to consumers and ultimate consumers—in-person, face-to-face, outside of the traditional retail environment." (Read More: Multi-Level Marketing Critic: Beware 'Main Street Bubble'.)
But not every company admits to being even a direct seller.
Tupperware, for example, no longer calls itself a direct sales company, instead using the term direct-to-consumer. The company didn't return calls from CNBC. But speaking to the Wall Street Journal, CEO Rick Goings said, "Direct selling left us, because the industry became dominate by buying clubs and what looked like pyramid schemes." (Read More: Why Spotting a Pyramid Scheme Isn't So Easy.)
And privately held Melaleuca, which is a member of the Direct Selling Association, goes out of its way to say it is not a multi-level marketer because its business model doesn't meet any state or federal criteria.
In his own blog early last year, CEO Frank Vandersloot wrote:
"Contrary to those who do not know us, our business model is nothing like Amway or Herbalife. I challenge anyone to find any similarity whatsoever." (Read More: Activist Investor Dan Loeb Takes 8% Stake in Herbalife.)
While the company sells its products through what appears to be a multi-level structure, Vandersloot said: "We have long been critical of many MLM/pyramid schemes operating in this country. I agree with those who say that typical MLM companies destroy people's finances. Most are designed to attract people to 'invest' in large purchase with the promise of 'getting rich' quickly by getting others to invest. The guy at the top always wins and the guy on the bottom always loses." (Read More: How Multi-Level Marketers Dodged a Bullet.)
Melaleuca said that unlike multi-level marketers, its model is not "predatory" and is based on sales directly to customers—never other distributors.
Unlike some multi-level marketers, including Herbalife, Melaleuca says it knows exactly how much of its sales go to customers who are not also distributors (62.2 percent every month—another 23 percent if you include former distributors who still buy the product for themselves.") (Read More: Ackman: 'Haven't Covered a Share' of Herbalife.)
The company feels so strongly about this that over the past decade it has, from time to time, issued a challenge, with this poster that it has circulated: "Reward: $10,000. Wanted: Identify and SUCCESSFUL MLM company founded in the last 30 years." (Read More: Before You Join: Six Questions to Ask.)
To which Mariano of the Direct Selling Association concedes that among direct sellers, "everybody has their own definition of multi-level marketing."
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A normal spine, when viewed from behind appears straight. However, a spine affected by lordosis shows evidence of a curvature of the back bones (vertebrae) in the lower back area, giving the child a "swayback" appearance.
The cause of lordosis has been linked to achondroplasia and spondylolisthesis. However, lordosis may be associated with poor posture, a congenital (present at birth) problem with the vertebrae, neuromuscular problems, back surgery, pelvis, or a hip problem.
Each child may experience symptoms differently. The major clinical feature of lordosis is a prominence of the buttocks. Symptoms will vary depending if lordosis occurs with other defects, such as muscular dystrophy, developmental dysplasia of the hip, or neuromuscular disorders.
Back pain, pain down the legs, and changes in bowel and bladder habits are not commonly associated with lordosis. A child experiencing these types of symptoms requires immediate medical evaluation by a physician.
The symptoms of lordosis may resemble other spinal conditions or deformities, or may be a result of an injury or infection. Always consult your child's physician for a diagnosis.
The physician makes the diagnosis of lordosis with a complete medical history of the child, physical examination, and diagnostic tests. Your child's physician obtains a complete prenatal and birth history of the child and asks if other family members are known to have lordosis.
Diagnostic procedures may include:
Early detection of lordosis is important for successful treatment. Pediatricians or family physicians, and even some school programs, routinely look for signs that lordosis may be present.
Specific treatment for lordosis will be determined by your child's physician based on:
The goal of treatment is to stop the progression of the curve and minimize deformity. Management of lordosis will depend upon the cause of the lordosis. Simple exercises may be sufficient if lordosis is associated with poor posture. However, lordosis occurring as a result of a hip problem may be treated as a part of the hip problem.
The management of lordosis is individualized for each child depending on his or her age, amount of curvature, and amount of skeletal growth remaining. Lordosis will require frequent examinations by your child's physician to monitor the curve as your child grows and develops. Early detection is important.
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FIFA cancels 2006 FIFA World Cup Gala Berlin
We heard from Peter who has been in Paris today for meetings about the World Cup that the show's off.
FIFA have since posted the following news...
"Having conducted another in-depth study into the requirements for successfully laying a new pitch after the 2006 FIFA World Cup Gala, which was scheduled to take place at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on 7 June 2006, FIFA has decided to cancel the event. At the end of 2005, the dates for the Gala and the first group match at Berlin's Olympic Stadium were altered from 8 and 12 June to 7 and 13 June respectively, but it has since become clear that there would be considerable risks involved, not only in dismantling the stages and the event's technical installations in time, but also in laying a new pitch, which has to be in perfect playing condition by 12 June."


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His name was Mud: Criminals with strangely appropriate names
You've seen plenty of strange criminal mugshots and heard plenty of bizarre stories. But what's in a name? If you're one of these offenders, a predisposition to get arrested, apparently. Check out this list of accidentally incriminating names.
Conor P. Fudge
Fudge, 25, reportedly entered an Iowa City ice cream parlor and made off with more than $500 worth of cakes, ice cream and cash, according to a police criminal complaint.
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette
Joseph Moron
Aurora (Colo.) police arrested him in March 2011 after his girlfriend lodged a complaint alleging he had assaulted her. He also faced a variety of felony charges stemming from previous domestic violence incidents.
Source: KUSA
Draco Slaughter
Slaughter, 75, was arrested in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., and charged with falsely reporting an incident after he allegedly told a flight attendant a bag belonging to him contained a bomb. No explosive devices were found but the plane, which was bound for West Palm Beach, Fla., was delayed for two hours while authorities inspected it.
Source: New York Daily News
Dalcapone Alpaccino Morris
Morris was indicted in Montgomery County, Ohio, in 2009 on a felony charges of murder, felonious assault, kidnapping and aggravated robbery. He had also been indicted the previous year on a cocaine possession charge.
Source: Dayton Daily News
Donald Duck
Police arrested Duck, 51, in Massillon, Ohio, and charged him with DUI after he pulled into a drive-through pizzeria and repeatedly bumped the car in front of him. It was Duck's fifth DUI arrest.
Source: WEWS
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop
Born Jeffrey Drew Wilschke, he legally changed his name in October 2011, then was arrested in early 2012 in Madison, Wis., and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and a probation violation.
Source: Huffington Post
Leonard Dickman
Dickman, 90, was arrested by Cincinnati police and charged with public indecency after exposing his genitals by raising the leg of his shorts. Dickman pleaded guilty and was placed on six months probation, including being banned from all Hamilton County parks.
Source: Fox 19
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Paint, doodle and sketch: 3 apps for art lovers
In the absence of a palette of watercolors and a sketchpad, these three apps can fill in as your art supplies of choice.
Smartphone kill switches are coming
Smartphones need kill switches. It's a relatively easy solution to the pricey (and irritating) problem of smartphone theft. But who would have thought that the big carriers would team up with Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung and lots of other manufacturers to voluntarily begin adding the technology by July 2015? The cooperative spirit! It makes so much sense!
Why do wolves howl?
Of all the myths that dog the wolf, none is more widely accepted than the idea that wolves howl at the moon. Images of wolves with their heads upturned, singing at the night sky, are as unquestioned as a goldfish's three-second memory or a dog's color-blindness (both also myths).
Biggest student loan profits come from grad students
This week, the Congressional Budget Office projected that the federal government would earn roughly $127 billion from student lending during the next 10 years.
Pennsylvania won't take action following Ohio ruling on quakes, fracking
Pennsylvania officials plan no action despite new Ohio rules on drilling that affect a seismically active area near the state line.
Warren's populist pitch on student loans is off key
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's populist rhetoric pumps up students about their loan burdens, but she conveniently neglects to mention the real problem - the exorbitant cost of college - much less how she's benefitted from those high prices.
VIDEO: Boston bomb scare defendant appears in court
The man accused of carrying a backpack containing a rice cooker near the Boston Marathon finish line on the anniversary of the bombings was arraigned Wednesday. He's being held on $100,000 bail.
Consumer spending on health care jumps as Affordable Care Act takes hold
Nancy Beigel has known since September that she would need hernia surgery. She couldn't afford it on her $11,000 yearly income until she became eligible for Medicaid in January through President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
Golf turns into snooze-fest without celebrities like Tiger and Phil
The Masters lumbered on last week without two of pro golf's biggest names, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, and fans changed the channel. The PGA needs someone with star power if it's going to lure people back to the game.
The case for separate beds
The other night I slept on a twin bed in the guest room of the house I share with my husband and our two kids.
It was the best night's sleep I've had in years.
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National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 provides for the establishment of the NIMC, its functions, powers, establishment of the National Identity Database, assignment and use of General Multi-purpose cards, and the National Identification Number (NIN). The Act also provides the Commission with powers to make regulations connected with its functions. The NIMC Act 2007 provides the repeal of the law that created the former Department of National Civic Registration (DNCR) and the transfer of its assets and liabilities to the NIMC.
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We're facing a long gestation for this future monarch
Yesterday's Royal announcement that the Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant had Fleet Street's finest scrambling for an angle. On the face of it you might have thought it was hard to do much with "Kate Pregnant". It's Kate. She's pregnant. What more is there to say?
Day One of the yarn is a bit early yet for "Kate's baby scare", even for the British newspapers, and there's nothing to suggest the Duke of Cambridge isn't responsible for her condition, so no dice there either.
So congratulations to the London Daily Telegraph for being the first to grasp the implications of her hospitalisation with morning sickness, asking "Could it be twins for the Duchess?"
"Mothers-to-be who suffer from the condition," the paper explained "are three times more likely to have a multiple birth than other women."
Modern medicine being what it is, the expectant parents will soon know if twins are indeed in their future, if they don't know already, though they might choose to keep the news to themselves.
There is of course no point in talking about fairness when it comes to monarchy. Nothing about the institution is fair. Indeed, you could argue its randomness is rather the point. But even so, there could be no better demonstration of the capricious nature of fate than to have one's whole life mapped by whether one was first or second into the world.
It may not even come down to that given how many twins these days are born by caesarean. Imagine the awesome responsibility of being the attending doctor. The first one out of the sun roof will be in line to be King or Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Belize, the Solomon Islands, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis, not to mention Tuvalu - though it is up to them if they are still monarchies by the time the royal child ascend the throne. And in Tuvalu's case, it might not be an island, more a spot on the map of the Pacific marking where a island used to be.
With prizes such as those, it is tempting to see this baby as the winner of life's lottery, whereas the second place-getter will get ... what? Lower expectations for a start, which, as I have never tired of pointing out to my own younger brother, is to be counted among life blessings.
What else? A spell in the armed forces is likely to feature, probably followed by a lot of golf. Perhaps the odd to trip to Vegas unwinding with plenty of new friends. Perhaps in this case, if you could give advice in utero it would be "hang back".
Especially as whether boy or girl, the third in line to the throne is likely to have a while to wait.
If Prince William makes it to 80 - the life-expectancy of a British male - he or she will be 50 before they get a crack at the top job.
But, given his family history, the chances are the Duke of Cambridge will make it long past 80, as long as he stays off the fags. Prince William's grandmother, the Queen, is still going strong on the throne at 86, as is her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, 91. His father, the Prince of Wales, is a very fit 64-year old non-smoker who drinks moderately and has been living on organic food for at least the past 30 years. His great grandmother, the Queen Mother made it to 101. So 50 years might be a conservative estimate of how long the new edition has to wait to fulfil his or her destiny.
It is tempting to speculate about how different the world will be when that day dawns. Predicting the future is a mug's game of course, but I'd be prepared to bet - a bet I am unlikely to be around to collect - that the prospects for Wills and Kate's baby are unlikely to change as much as Prince Charles's have over the course of his life.
When Charles was born in 1948, India, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) and Pakistan (East and West) were still monarchies, having only just ceased being ruled from Britain. In that year Britain still ruled all of its African colonies, as well as Malaysia and Singapore.
Looking at the list of countries reigned over by our present Queen, it's hard to see any of them dropping off the list by the time her grandson pops his clogs with the exception of likely-to-be submerged, Tuvalu.
Canada? Not going to happen. They've got enough constitutional tensions without worrying about who their head of state of is. New Zealand? I've never met a Kiwi who doesn't still have a British passport in their sock drawer. They're not going anywhere. Of course you can't rule out one or two kingdoms dropping off in the Caribbean, but otherwise I think the kid's inheritance is looking good.
Australia is certainly not going anywhere either. Indeed as the 1999 referendum recedes into the distances, it looks more and more as though the republican fever is passing. Certainly recent polls on the subject suggest so.
The best barometer of republican sentiment here, however, is the number and frequency of royal visits. In the 1990s, when Paul Keating loomed large in the land, they almost stopped coming altogether. But when the old gargoyle popped up last month to declare we still needed to become a republic, one was reminded that we see a lot more of the royals these days than we do of him.
Indeed who can be sure Kate and Wills didn't put their three-hour stopover in Brisbane in September to good use and that our next sovereign but two was not conceived at Brisbane Airport?
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John says:
"The first one out of the sun roof will be in line to be King or Queen"
If the twins are a boy and a girl, then the boy gets to be King regardless of who gets out first.
But what if they are Siamese twins? We could have a two headed King (or Queen). That would be good for Tasmania.
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I like, the Australian media, who say let's find out the medical term for morning sickness and then have a Doctor appear on the television explaining that the medical term means morning sickness! Now THAT's television.
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The 1999 referendum was deliberately derailed by Howard, who nominated a means of achieving a republic with little or no debate. Theoretically, there could actually be a majority who want to get rid of the monarchy - first we need to find that out, then debate how it might be achieved - they are two different questions, neither of which has been resolved one way or the other. We'll see what happens when Queen Camilla takes her throne…..........
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It's sad to think that this child will almost certainly one day be king or queen of Australia having not been born here, grown up here, paid taxes here, voted here and likely spent little time here.
I wish the kid all the best of course but I also wish he/she was not our future unelected head of state.
David Morris says:
The most reliable recent poll was conducted by UMR with the objective question: "Do you support or oppose Australia becoming a republic?" 48% support a republic and 39% are opposed.
Sir Viv says:
"Indeed who can be sure Kate and Wills didn't put their three-hour stopover in Brisbane in September to good use and that our next sovereign but two was not conceived at Brisbane Airport?"
...er and your point is? Oh, silly me, bravo. Aussie angle found! Excellent work Sir.
*smashes head on desk*
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As we all know Katie is the First Woman Ever to Have A Baby!
She is the First Woman Ever to Have Endured Morning Sickness.
It has been suggested that she became pregnant just 2 months ago (at the beginning of October)
You do realise, don't you, that we will have to put up with all the crap about the progress of this pampered, spoilt woman's pregnancy until, at least June 2013?
Millions of women around the world have had millions of babies. Some have had pregnancies which they sailed through. Some have had mild Morning Sickness, some have had a terrible time with it. Millions of women have not had the extreme luxury of a battalion of Specialists, doctors, midwives to take care of them. Millions have not even had any medical attention at all.
What about the extraordinary emotional pain which ordinary Mums & Dads go through when they lose a baby?
What about the all those millions of women who go through the agony of labour without any medication to relieve the pain of actual birthing their children?
Let's not get our knickers in a knot over Katie & her pregnancy. She will have the best possible care & attention money can buy.
The trashy "Women's Magazines" (What an insult they all are to Women) will make a fortune out of this so-called "Event".
What absolute nonsense to have the head-lines in the papers screaming:
"World awauts rare Royal heir".
Rare? No it's bloody well not! There's Charles, then Willy, then Harry, and a whole bloody army of Royal parasites who are waiting in line behind them just in case!
The Adelaide Advertiser wasted the Front page & then 5 full pages on this nonsense.
Anjuli says:
I am so over celebrity pregnancies ,you would think no one else had a baby.
As for succession to the throne I think it is to be ratified next week.
It will not make any difference to my life so why get all excited about it all.
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Intrepid Travel has come a long way since its beginnings in 1989. From two university friends, a typewriter and a kitchen desk, it is now a proud member of PEAK Adventure Travel Group Limited, taking over 100,000 travellers every year.
Intrepid Travel is part of PEAK's Intrepid Group of companies, alongside leading small group adventure companies Peregrine, Geckos, Peregrine Reserve, Adventure Tours and The Adventure Company.
Despite growing into a global business with over 1,000 staff based all over the world and over 800 different trips across every continent, we've remained devoted to the same grassroots values and responsible travel philosophies that we had at the very beginning.
On every trip we operate and in every interaction we have with a client, supplier or local, we live our core values everyday:
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Our travellers have three styles of tour to choose from: Basix, Original and Comfort. Each has a different level of inclusions and accommodation, but all have unforgettable real life experiences as part of the package. Travellers can also choose themed trips, such as Family, Sailing or Food, to suit their interests.
Our group size has an average of just ten travellers, which allows us to get off the beaten track, use local accommodation and transport, and really get to know the culture. It also ensures we are contributing to the local economy; by choosing local suppliers we were able to keep AUD 60 million in local economies in 2012. We're also working hard to reduce our carbon footprint and were the first in our sector to introduce carbon offset trips. This, along with our many corporate sustainability activities, has meant we're one of the travel industry's leaders in responsible travel.
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Thailand Green Award at ITB in Berlin
The princess Ubolratana Rajakanya of Thailand presented the Thailand Green Award 2013 in the category "Large tour Operators" to Barbara Glanz, GM Intrepid Travel Central Europe, during ITB in Berlin. Since 2006, Intrepid Thailand travellers each receive a special shoulder bag, emblazoned with the call to action "Say No to Plastic" in Thai and English. The bags are produced by a women's cooperative, Tae Moh Hai. The project aims to create work and income for local families and also to motivate people to understand the importance of conserving the environment.
Winner, Preservation Category, Conde Nast Traveler World Saver Awards, 2012
In a ceremony in New York City, Intrepid was presented with the award for the Preservation category of the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler World Saver Awards. Our far-reaching commitment to carbon management and low impact travel attracted the nod from the judges.
The Preservation category is awarded to a travel company for, 'Championing heritage, greening the planet'.
Most Amazing Tour in Africa, Tour Radar, 2012
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Highly Commended, Best Low Carbon Initiative, Virgin Holidays Responsible Travel Awards 2011
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Enacted in 2001, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) provides a tax credit to businesses that pay Pennsylvania's corporate income tax for contributions to scholarship organizations that give private-school scholarships to eligible children. The EITC program enables a Pennsylvania business to direct up to $300,000 of its Pennsylvania state tax dollars directly to Girard College's scholarship program. Tax credits are given for 75 percent of a one-year gift and 90 percent of gifts given in two consecutive years.
Eligible corporations. If a corporation pays any of the following corporate taxes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the EITC program allows it to make a gift to Girard College instead:
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Pennsylvania's tax credit is for 75% of a corporation's contribution of up to $300,000 per taxable year, or 90% of its contribution, if it contributes to Girard for two consecutive years. Total tax credits authorized for the scholarship program are limited annually, and tax credits are awarded to participating businesses.
The application form is available through the Department of Community and Economic Development at (717) 787-7120 or at www.newpa.com. Select EITC Business Guidelines for further information and the application form.
Applications may be received by the PA EITC Office beginning on July 1, 2014. Because EITCs will be made available on a first-come, first-served, basis, it is important that your application is delivered on July 1. (Early applications will be returned to sender for re-application. Applications received after July 1 may be denied due to heavy demand.)
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Northfield Church will present a five-week sermon and discussion series, beginning Sunday, in conjunction with the History Channel docudrama series, "The Bible." The church is at 2933 North 15th St.
Sunday services at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. will feature a sermon series based on content from "The Bible." Each sermon will be based on one of the two Biblical stories which will be shown that night at 7 p.m. on the History Channel.
From 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, the Adult Education group will feature a DVD study based on the series. There will be small group discussion of the other story that was shown Sunday night.
"The church is excited to be able to invite everyone in the Greater Fort Dodge Area to attend this unique series and hopes many will as a result see the Bible in a whole new way," said the Rev. Dale Harlow.
"The Bible" is filmed on location in the Middle East and Morocco, made with the input of Christian scholars and leaders.
""The series is breathtaking in scope and scale," Harlow said. "It features powerful performances, exotic locales and dazzling visual effects that breathe life into the dramatic tales of faith and courage from Genesis through Revelation. This historic event has been designed to entertain and inspire the whole family and come to a close on Easter Sunday."
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Last year this beach got the Blue Flag by the first time, thanks to the efforts of La Cusinga Lodge, his staff and the community input on the various activities of environmental education and conservation around the beach.
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— President George W. Bush, Sept. 12, 2001
In most verifiable ways, the United States has won the war that began on Sept. 11, 2001.
On that day, al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four commercial jets and killed 3,000 Americans. The deep scars still exist: memories of the victims, families without loved ones, and memorials in multiple cities and states, including here in Calhoun County.
Yet, in the 11 years that have passed, the United States, its leaders and its military, as President Bush described it, have been "steadfast in our determination."
Technically, the war that 9/11 brought — the war in Afghanistan — is not over. American troops have fought more than a decade in a barren, rocky nation; bombings and insurgent attacks are weekly occurrences. The U.S. presence in Afghanistan is dwindling, with the last American troops scheduled to leave in 2014.
But al-Qaida's founder, Osama bin Laden, is dead thanks to a U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan in May 2011. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the purported mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, has been in U.S. custody since 2003. Other secondary al-Qaida leaders have been either captured or killed, as well.
If retaliation is a guide, the United States has responded to the horror of 9/11 with substantial and justified force.
Time continues to place images of the World Trade Center and recollections of September 2001 farther in our past. That day, like the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, will eventually become a bloody historical event children study in history classes and scholars examine for undiscovered facts. Today's 10-year-old kids have no memory of 9/11. In another decade, no one aged 20 or younger can say they remember where they were the day the Twin Towers fell or the Pentagon was attacked.
It is, then, the legacy of 9/11 that will endure. For more than 200 years, the United States confidently felt oceans buffered it against most attacks from the east or the west. No more; the world and its evils have changed. The Internet has opened borders and revolutionized the exchange of information. Distance and technology no longer impede those who want to do harm.
Sept. 11, 2001, taught the United States that anything is possible.
It also, as President Barack Obama said on the attacks' 10-year anniversary last year, taught the nation much about itself and its people.
"We offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood," he said. "We reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country. On that day, no matter where we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family."
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Thank you for posting the link... I like the song very much Dovey
I found a clip in youtube that gave me chills hope you too gets it , a very good song. http://www.youtube.com/v/RQROq34Pp4g
Thank you for posting the link... I like the song very much Dovey
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I like this song probably most thought. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UAmvnNGHGg
Thank you for posting the links Smasher... Although I have never seen Jimmy Ellis... he does have a very nice voice and I think I probably would go see him if I had the chance. Thanks again, Dovey
Thanks for the link Smasher... the song is beautiful.... I guess it is April fools day and I feel like one--- I have heard the name Jimmy Ellis but had never saw him before I looked at the video you posted. His voice is really beautiful... thanks for posting. Dovey
This is the first i've heard him sing, i'd always heard that he sounded uncanningly like Elvis but i just don't hear it myself. True he does sound somewhat like the king but it's very easy to tell the difference.
I read on his web site that he changed his name to get away from the Elvis connection but if he didn't want to be associated with Elvis then why sing so many of his songs?
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This song sounds great !! I've never heard this one.
I have a record of Ellis....but, it didn't sound like Elvis to me.
i think the good thing about Orion is that he sang alot of songs that Elvis would have been great at, had he recorded them.
Secondly, most Elvis impersonators are not even good singers , at least this guy could sing.
Very nice voice and the song was great. Thanks for posting Smasher. Diane
I like the first song..he's one of my favorite impersonators..too bad he had to die the way he did.
Thanks Smasher! Great link.
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"We've had a few girls go through our camps in the past, and we saw a need for these girls to have a place of their own to realize that women can be successful in engineering," said Elyse Bozsik, K-12 outreach coordinator for the college.
The camp is designed to provide an introduction to a range of engineering disciplines through hands-on, interactive lessons such as bridge building, bottle rockets and chemical engineering experiments.
"We would like young girls to understand that science and engineering are professions that females can excel in, despite common stereotypes," said Kelly Doyle, P.E., program coordinator for the Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research and a camp instructor. "We also want them to understand that engineering can be fun and interactive while promoting problem solving skills."
Bozsik said the girls camp, as well as all the college's other outreach activities, aim to combat the stereotype that engineering is just about math.
"Engineering is all about people," she said. "It's all about serving people and creating communities, for a civil engineer, making safer food, for a chemical engineer, or literally saving lives, for a biomedical engineer."
In addition to introductory engineering activities, the girls' camp has a number of specially designed components. Female engineers, including College of Engineering faculty and graduate students as well as local professionals through the Society of Women Engineers, will provide the bulk of the instruction.
Other events include a field trip to GE to visit women employed in prominent engineering roles and a career panel and mentoring luncheon where campers will be seated with professional engineers to provide one-on-one advice.
"I was encouraged to become an engineer when I was young by a series or mentors, and I would like to encourage other young females to become engineers as well," said Angelina Padilla, a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department and a camp instructor.
Nationwide, women received just over 18 percent of all bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2011, a number that has remained relatively flat over the past few years, according to research from the American Society for Engineering Education.
"What we're finding is that the sooner they get exposed the better," Bozsik said. "A lot of them just don't really have any idea what an engineer does, what engineering is all about."
The camp will be held on the University of Nevada, Reno campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-29. Registration fee costs $250, and scholarships and financial aid are available.
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Performance Tuning
At each step in the development of your app, you should consider the implications of your design choices on the overall performance of your app. The operating environment for iOS apps is more constrained than that for Mac OS X apps. The following sections describe the factors you should consider throughout the development process.
Make App Backups More Efficient
Backups occur wirelessly via iCloud or when the user syncs the device with iTunes. During backups, files are transferred from the device to the user's computer or iCloud account. The location of files in your app sandbox determines whether or not those files are backed up and restored. If your application creates many large files that change regularly and puts them in a location that is backed up, backups could be slowed down as a result. As you write your file-management code, you need to be mindful of this fact.
App Backup Best Practices
You do not have to prepare your app in any way for backup and restore operations. Devices with an active iCloud account have their app data backed up to iCloud at appropriate times. And for devices that are plugged into a computer, iTunes performs an incremental backup of the app's data files. However, iCloud and iTunes do not back up the contents of the following directories:
To prevent the syncing process from taking a long time, be selective about where you place files inside your app's home directory. Apps that store large files can slow down the process of backing up to iTunes or iCloud. These apps can also consume a large amount of a user's available storage, which may encourage the user to delete the app or disable backup of that app's data to iCloud. With this in mind, you should store app data according to the following guidelines:
Critical data should be stored in the <Application_Home>
/Documentsdirectory. Critical data is any data that cannot be recreated by your app, such as user documents and other user-generated content.
Support files include files your application downloads or generates and that your application can recreate as needed. The location for storing your application's support files depends on the current iOS version.
In iOS 5.1 and later, store support files in the <Application_Home>
/Library/Application Supportdirectory and add the
NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKeyattribute to the corresponding
NSURLobject using the
setResourceValue:forKey:error:method. (If you are using Core Foundation, add the
kCFURLIsExcludedFromBackupKeykey to your
CFURLRefobject using the
CFURLSetResourcePropertyForKeyfunction.) Applying this attribute prevents the files from being backed up to iTunes or iCloud. If you have a large number of support files, you may store them in a custom subdirectory and apply the extended attribute to just the directory.
In iOS 5.0 and earlier, store support files in the <Application_Home>
/Library/Cachesdirectory to prevent them from being backed up. If you are targeting iOS 5.0.1, see How do I prevent files from being backed up to iCloud and iTunes? for information about how to exclude files from backups.
Cached data should be stored in the <Application_Home>
/Library/Cachesdirectory. Examples of files you should put in the
Cachesdirectory include (but are not limited to) database cache files and downloadable content, such as that used by magazine, newspaper, and map apps. Your app should be able to gracefully handle situations where cached data is deleted by the system to free up disk space.
Temporary data should be stored in the <Application_Home>
/tmpdirectory. Temporary data comprises any data that you do not need to persist for an extended period of time. Remember to delete those files when you are done with them so that they do not continue to consume space on the user's device.
Although iTunes backs up the app bundle itself, it does not do this during every sync operation. Apps purchased directly from a device are backed up when that device is next synced with iTunes. Apps are not backed up during subsequent sync operations, though, unless the app bundle itself has changed (because the app was updated, for example).
For additional guidance about how you should use the directories in your app, see File System Programming Guide.
Files Saved During App Updates
When a user downloads an app update, iTunes installs the update in a new app directory. It then moves the user's data files from the old installation over to the new app directory before deleting the old installation. Files in the following directories are guaranteed to be preserved during the update process:
Although files in other user directories may also be moved over, you should not rely on them being present after an update.
Use Memory Efficiently
Because the iOS virtual memory model does not include disk swap space, apps are more limited in the amount of memory they have available for use. Using large amounts of memory can seriously degrade system performance and potentially cause the system to terminate your app. In addition, apps running under multitasking must share system memory with all other running apps. Therefore, make it a high priority to reduce the amount of memory used by your app.
There is a direct correlation between the amount of free memory available and the relative performance of your app. Less free memory means that the system is more likely to have trouble fulfilling future memory requests. If that happens, the system can always remove suspended apps, code pages, or other nonvolatile resources from memory. However, removing those apps and resources from memory may be only a temporary fix, especially if they are needed again a short time later. Instead, minimize your memory use in the first place, and clean up the memory you do use in a timely manner.
The following sections provide more guidance on how to use memory efficiently and how to respond when there is only a small amount of available memory.
Observe Low-Memory Warnings
When the system dispatches a low-memory warning to your app, respond immediately. iOS notifies all running apps whenever the amount of free memory dips below a safe threshold. (It does not notify suspended apps.) If your app receives this warning, it must free up as much memory as possible. The best way to do this is to remove strong references to caches, image objects, and other data objects that can be recreated later.
UIKit provides several ways to receive low-memory warnings, including the following:
Implement the
applicationDidReceiveMemoryWarning:method of your app delegate.
Override the
didReceiveMemoryWarningmethod in your custom
Register to receive the
Upon receiving any of these warnings, your handler method should respond by immediately freeing up any unneeded memory. For example, the default behavior of the
UIViewController class is to purge its view if that view is not currently visible; subclasses can supplement the default behavior by purging additional data structures. An app that maintains a cache of images might respond by releasing any images that are not currently onscreen.
If your data model includes known purgeable resources, you can have a corresponding manager object register for the
UIApplicationDidReceiveMemoryWarningNotification notification and remove strong references to its purgeable resources directly. Handling this notification directly avoids the need to route all memory warning calls through the app delegate.
Reduce Your App's Memory Footprint
Starting off with a low footprint gives you more room for expanding your app later. Table 7-1 lists some tips on how to reduce your app's overall memory footprint.
Actions to take
Eliminate memory leaks.
Because memory is a critical resource in iOS, your app should have no memory leaks. You can use the Instruments app to track down leaks in your code, both in Simulator and on actual devices. For more information on using Instruments, see Instruments User Guide.
Make resource files as small as possible.
Files reside on disk but must be loaded into memory before they can be used. Property list files and images can be made smaller with some very simple actions. To reduce the space used by property list files, write those files out in a binary format using the
Use Core Data or SQLite for large data sets.
If your app manipulates large amounts of structured data, store it in a Core Data persistent store or in a SQLite database instead of in a flat file. Both Core Data and SQLite provides efficient ways to manage large data sets without requiring the entire set to be in memory all at once.
The Core Data framework was introduced in iOS 3.0.
Load resources lazily.
You should never load a resource file until it is actually needed. Prefetching resource files may seem like a way to save time, but this practice actually slows down your app right away. In addition, if you end up not using the resource, loading it wastes memory for no good purpose.
Build your program using the Thumb option.
Adding the
Allocate Memory Wisely
Table 7-2 lists tips for improving memory usage in your app.
Actions to take
Reduce your use of autoreleased objects.
With automatic reference counting (ARC), it is better to alloc/init objects and let the compiler release them for you at the appropriate time. This is true even for temporary objects that in the past you might have autoreleased to prevent them from living past the scope of the current method.
Impose size limits on resources.
Avoid loading a large resource file when a smaller one will do. Instead of using a high-resolution image, use one that is appropriately sized for iOS-based devices. If you must use large resource files, find ways to load only the portion of the file that you need at any given time. For example, rather than load the entire file into memory, use the
Avoid unbounded problem sets.
Unbounded problem sets might require an arbitrarily large amount of data to compute. If the set requires more memory than is available, your app may be unable to complete the calculations. Your apps should avoid such sets whenever possible and work on problems with known memory limits.
For detailed information about ARC and memory management, see Transitioning to ARC Release Notes.
Reduce Power Consumption
Power consumption on mobile devices is always an issue. The power management system in iOS conserves power by shutting down any hardware features that are not currently being used. You can help improve battery life by optimizing your use of the following features:
The CPU
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and baseband (EDGE, 3G) radios
The Core Location framework
The accelerometers
The disk
The goal of your optimizations should be to do the most work you can in the most efficient way possible. You should always optimize your app's algorithms using Instruments. But even the most optimized algorithm can still have a negative impact on a device's battery life. You should therefore consider the following guidelines when writing your code:
Avoid doing work that requires polling. Polling prevents the CPU from going to sleep. Instead of polling, use the
NSTimerclasses to schedule work as needed.
Leave the
idleTimerDisabledproperty of the shared
UIApplicationobject set to
NOwhenever possible. The idle timer turns off the device's screen after a specified period of inactivity. If your app does not need the screen to stay on, let the system turn it off. If your app experiences side effects as a result of the screen being turned off, you should modify your code to eliminate the side effects rather than disable the idle timer unnecessarily.
Coalesce work whenever possible to maximize idle time. It generally takes less power to perform a set of calculations all at once than it does to perform them in small chunks over an extended period of time. Doing small bits of work periodically requires waking up the CPU more often and getting it into a state where it can perform your tasks.
Avoid accessing the disk too frequently. For example, if your app saves state information to the disk, do so only when that state information changes, and coalesce changes whenever possible to avoid writing small changes at frequent intervals.
Do not draw to the screen faster than is needed. Drawing is an expensive operation when it comes to power. Do not rely on the hardware to throttle your frame rates. Draw only as many frames as your app actually needs.
If you use the
UIAccelerometerclass to receive regular accelerometer events, disable the delivery of those events when you do not need them. Similarly, set the frequency of event delivery to the smallest value that is suitable for your needs. For more information, see Event Handling Guide for iOS.
The more data you transmit to the network, the more power must be used to run the radios. In fact, accessing the network is the most power-intensive operation you can perform. You can minimize that time by following these guidelines:
Connect to external network servers only when needed, and do not poll those servers.
When you must connect to the network, transmit the smallest amount of data needed to do the job. Use compact data formats, and do not include excess content that simply is ignored.
Transmit data in bursts rather than spreading out transmission packets over time. The system turns off the Wi-Fi and cell radios when it detects a lack of activity. When it transmits data over a longer period of time, your app uses much more power than when it transmits the same amount of data in a shorter amount of time.
When using the
NSURLSessionclass to enqueue multiple upload or download tasks, enqueue those items together rather than waiting for one to finish before starting the next one. The system manages automatically executes queued tasks when it is most efficient to do so.
Connect to the network using the Wi-Fi radios whenever possible. Wi-Fi uses less power and is preferred over cellular radios.
If you use the Core Location framework to gather location data, disable location updates as soon as you can and set the distance filter and accuracy levels to appropriate values. Core Location uses the available GPS, cell, and Wi-Fi networks to determine the user's location. Although Core Location works hard to minimize the use of these radios, setting the accuracy and filter values gives Core Location the option to turn off hardware altogether in situations where it is not needed. For more information, see Location and Maps Programming Guide.
The Instruments app includes several instruments for gathering power-related information. You can use these instruments to gather general information about power consumption and to gather specific measurements for hardware such as the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, GPS receiver, display, and CPU. You can also enable Energy Diagnostics Logging on a device to gather information. For information about using Instruments to gather power-related data, see Instruments User Guide. For information about how to enable Energy Diagnostics Logging on a device, see Instruments Help.
Move Work off the Main Thread
Be sure to limit the type of work you do on the main thread of your app. The main thread is where your app handles touch events and other user input. To ensure that your app is always responsive to the user, you should never use the main thread to perform long-running or potentially unbounded tasks, such as tasks that access the network. Instead, you should always move those tasks onto background threads. The preferred way to do so is to use Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) or operation objects to perform tasks asynchronously.
Moving tasks into the background leaves your main thread free to continue processing user input, which is especially important when your app is starting up or quitting. During these times, your app is expected to respond to events in a timely manner. If your app's main thread is blocked at launch time, the system could kill the app before it even finishes launching. If the main thread is blocked at quitting time, the system could similarly kill the app before it has a chance to write out crucial user data.
For more information about using GCD, operation objects, and threads, see Concurrency Programming Guide.
Floating-Point Math Considerations
The processors found in iOS-based devices are capable of performing floating-point calculations in hardware. If you have an existing program that performs calculations using a software-based fixed-point math library, you should consider modifying your code to use floating-point math instead. Hardware-based floating-point computations are typically much faster than their software-based fixed-point equivalents.
In iOS 4 and later, you can also use the functions of the Accelerate framework to perform complex mathematical calculations. This framework contains high-performance vector-accelerated libraries for digital signal processing and linear algebra mathematics. You can apply these libraries to problems involving audio and video processing, physics, statistics, cryptography, and complex algebraic equations.
Tune Your Code
iOS comes with several apps for tuning the performance of your app. Most of these tools run on Mac OS X and are suitable for tuning some aspects of your code while it runs in iOS Simulator. For example, you can use Simulator to eliminate memory leaks and make sure your overall memory usage is as low as possible. You can also remove any computational hotspots in your code that might be caused by an inefficient algorithm or a previously unknown bottleneck.
After you have tuned your code in Simulator, you should then use the Instruments app to further tune your code on a device. Running your code on an actual device is the only way to tune your code fully. Because Simulator runs in Mac OS X, it has the advantage of a faster CPU and more usable memory, so its performance is generally much better than the performance on an actual device. And using Instruments to trace your code on an actual device may point out additional performance bottlenecks that need tuning.
For more information on using Instruments, see Instruments User Guide.
Improve File Access Times
Minimize the amount of data you write to the disk. File operations are relatively slow and involve writing to the flash drive, which has a limited lifespan. Some specific tips to help you minimize file-related operations include:
Write only the portions of the file that changed, and aggregate changes when you can. Avoid writing out the entire file just to change a few bytes.
When defining your file format, group frequently modified content together to minimize the overall number of blocks that need to be written to disk each time.
If your data consists of structured content that is randomly accessed, store it in a Core Data persistent store or a SQLite database, especially if the amount of data you are manipulating could grow to more than a few megabytes.
Avoid writing cache files to disk. The only exception to this rule is when your app quits and you need to write state information that can be used to put your app back into the same state when it is next launched.
Tune Your Networking Code
The networking stack in iOS includes several interfaces for communicating over the radio hardware of iOS devices. The main programming interface is the CFNetwork framework, which builds on top of BSD sockets and opaque types in the Core Foundation framework to communicate with network entities. You can also use the
NSStream classes in the Foundation framework and the low-level BSD sockets found in the Core OS layer of the system.
For information about how to use the CFNetwork framework for network communication, see CFNetwork Programming Guide and CFNetwork Framework Reference. For information about using the
NSStream class, see Foundation Framework Reference.
Tips for Efficient Networking
Implementing code to receive or transmit data across the network is one of the most power-intensive operations on a device. Minimizing the amount of time spent transmitting or receiving data helps improve battery life. To that end, you should consider the following tips when writing your network-related code:
For protocols you control, define your data formats to be as compact as possible.
Avoid using chatty protocols.
Transmit data packets in bursts whenever you can.
Cellular and Wi-Fi radios are designed to power down when there is no activity. Depending on the radio, though, doing so can take several seconds. If your app transmits small bursts of data every few seconds, the radios may stay powered up and continue to consume power, even when they are not actually doing anything. Rather than transmit small amounts of data more often, it is better to transmit a larger amount of data once or at relatively large intervals.
When communicating over the network, packets can be lost at any time. Therefore, when writing your networking code, you should be sure to make it as robust as possible when it comes to failure handling. It is perfectly reasonable to implement handlers that respond to changes in network conditions, but do not be surprised if those handlers are not called consistently. For example, the Bonjour networking callbacks may not always be called immediately in response to the disappearance of a network service. The Bonjour system service immediately invokes browsing callbacks when it receives a notification that a service is going away, but network services can disappear without notification. This situation might occur if the device providing the network service unexpectedly loses network connectivity or the notification is lost in transit.
Using Wi-Fi
If your app accesses the network using the Wi-Fi radios, you must notify the system of that fact by including the
UIRequiresPersistentWiFi key in the app's
Info.plist file. The inclusion of this key lets the system know that it should display the network selection dialog if it detects any active Wi-Fi hot spots. It also lets the system know that it should not attempt to shut down the Wi-Fi hardware while your app is running.
To prevent the Wi-Fi hardware from using too much power, iOS has a built-in timer that turns off the hardware completely after 30 minutes if no running app has requested its use through the
UIRequiresPersistentWiFi key. If the user launches an app that includes the key, iOS effectively disables the timer for the duration of the app's life cycle. As soon as that app quits or is suspended, however, the system reenables the timer.
For more information on the
UIRequiresPersistentWiFi key and the keys of the
Info.plist file, see "The Information Property List File."
The Airplane Mode Alert
If your app launches while the device is in airplane mode, the system may display an alert to notify the user of that fact. The system displays this alert only when all of the following conditions are met:
Your app's information property list (
Info.plist) file contains the
UIRequiresPersistentWiFikey and the value of that key is set to
Your app launches while the device is currently in airplane mode.
Wi-Fi on the device has not been manually reenabled after the switch to airplane mode.
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