text:
By Samantha Cortez
Innovative Eye Care
Charlotte, N.C.
Number of employees 4
20/20 take
A unique blend of custom-made and customer service
The 1,500-square-foot area was a hair salon, and owners Michelle and Jeff Mumford wanted to maintain the previous business' open space.
Prior to starting Innovative Eye Care, Michelle was an associate optometrist at a private practice in Baltimore. Jeff worked as a consultant to companies on finance, business strategies and sales operations. While Michelle wanted to become a partner at a private practice, Jeff encouraged her to start her own venture. With Michelle's background in optometry and Jeff's business-savvy skills, their expertise made them a perfect match for the optical practice.
When it came to planning the design, the Mumfords decided to steer clear of ready-made furniture, opting instead for customized and unique architecture options. "We really wanted something fresh and charming," says Michelle. "As we researched our options, it became clear that Barbara Wright was the perfect choice for our vision. The thing that really sold us on Barbara was that she was equally passionate about our vision."
Michelle was intent on a blue color for the interior. She gathered photos that inspired her and handed them off to Wright to create a color scheme that worked in tandem with the space. Michelle initially requested dark wood cabinetry, but after Wright voiced her opinion on using white instead, the Mumfords complied—and they're happy they did. "The white makes the optical office appear larger than it really is and gives the frames a starring role in the merchandise," says Wright.
The soothing pale blue and white create a smooth ambiance. Wright designed the white cabinets with beadboard recessed panels to give it an air of southern charm and mixed in pieces like the demi-lune (half-moon) tables for Parisian flair. What really brought everything together, says Wright, is the lighting. "Lighting isn't about buying frame displays with lighting in them," she advises. "It is not a simple matter, and the more complex your lighting is, the more sophisticated your design is going to look."
When customers enter the practice, they are greeted by a playfully regal metalwork chandelier reminiscent of an antique Paris flea market find. "It gives the practice a whimsical charm that conveys a unique sense of style. We liked the scroll detail in the chandelier so much that we incorporated it into the Innovative Eye Care logo too," says Wright.
The practice also features layered lighting, track-rail lighting and small LED lighting in seasonal display areas. The pendant downlights have a special glass filter that disperses light, making it feel warm like incandescent light with the energy-saving efficiency of fluorescent light.
Variations of frame displays enhance the shopping experience for customers. There are single pedestal displays to feature certain frames prominently, tiered displays that show frames at a slanted downward angle (for customers looking down at the frames) and tier-drop displays that feature frames perpendicular from one another (for customers looking up at them). To provide customers with an easy way to grab frames on display cases, Wright created a glide-out display case with a pullout feature that makes it easy to pull frames from a display without disturbing neighboring frames.
Beyond Innovative Eye Care's eye-catching interior is a similarly appealing set of customer service principles. The Mumfords are extremely optimistic about the future of the practice and believe their customer service model will be the pillar of their brand's identity. "We want everyone who interacts with our brand to feel that they are treated very well and are absolutely comfortable with any buying decisions they make," says Michelle.
During the hiring process, the husband-and-wife duo made sure to find people that fit the model they wanted for the business. "We hire people that fit our core ideals and train them to ensure customers are absolutely satisfied with their purchase."
The open front area of the office seamlessly flows into the dispensary to encourage people to walk around and enjoy the experience. It boasts a 550-square-foot dispensary, with bestselling brands including Barton Perreira, Chanel, Tom Ford, ProDesign and Persol. Over time, the Mumfords' merchandising strategy is to carry a diverse selection of the latest in technology and fashion from both mainstream and boutique brands.
As a start-up, the business is focusing on acquiring new customers and easing into its technology investments. Currently in the office are a corneal topographer, auto-refractor and digital eye chart. To keep clutter to a minimum, the practice employs electronic medical records.
The Mumfords focus on four main areas to drive new customers to their practice: social networking, community networking, partnerships and print media. Taking advantage of the benefits of social media, they leverage Facebook and Twitter to interact with their customers. They print ads in local magazines, such as the Dilworth Quarterly and Myers Park. Later down the line, they'll focus on larger Charlotte magazines and newspapers.
The practice currently has a relationship with a high-end yoga studio and five additional salon and spa businesses. "We took a unique approach with business relationships," says Jeff. "The idea was to partner with a brand that has a similar customer demographic, offer discounted optical services to the employees of that company and through a lucrative referral program, we can tap into their great customer base."
Still growing, any avenue of gaining customers for Innovative Eye Care is not left unexplored, and the effort put into the design is not left unnoticed. When people visit the practice, they are sure to come back.
"Every day, patients comment to us on how wonderful and welcoming everything looks," says Michelle. "And we never get tired of hearing it."■


text:
Gemstone and mineral name generator
This gemstone and mineral name generator will give you 10 random names, which are constructed using partial names of real gemstones and minerals.
This means you'll occassionally get a real name of an existing gemstone or mineral, but the chances of this are very low.
To start, simply click on the button to generate 10 random names. Don't like the names? Simply click again to get 10 new random names.
Your art here? Click here to find out more!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
New PA–9Plus Portable Power Quality Analyser
The latest addition to the power quality products family and the first to meet the CE requirements for the IEC marketplace.
• Designed to comply with all applicable IEC, IEEE, EN Standards and CE marking
|Enhanced Instrument!
|The new PA–9Plus maintains the complete set of functions supported by the earlier PA–9, while adding many new enhancements to meet the needs of customers. AVO Metrosoft software provides the analysis tools needed by the power quality service personnel and is included with each PA–9Plus.
|New & Enhanced Metrosoft AVO PA–9W software capabilities
|• New – trends imbalance, individual harmonics, THD & TDD
• New test log feature allows user to preview reports and charts by sequence and download only what is required
• New zoom/unzoom charts feature
• Enhanced remote control display
• Modem software is now part of Metrosoft AVO PA–9W
New Demo connection mode
|Why use the PA–9Plus?
|Poor power quality can affect capacitor switching, propagation of harmonic voltages from customer originated non–linear loads, billing verification within 2%, transformer testing and verification, shut down variable speed drives, computers or other equipment causing physical damage, loss of production, financial losses etc. Consequently, there is a growing need to both document the presence of power quality problems and use recorded data to determine the cause and responsible agency. These problems when they occur are called events.
The PA–9Plus can detect the following types of events.
• Voltage (or current) swells and sags.
• High–speed (sub–cycle) voltage/current spikes or notches.
• Harmonic events.
|For more information click
Megger Products
Offering a wider variety of test and measurement equipments
Browse our products


text:
You have until Feb 1, 2018 to return or exchange items bought after Nov 1, 2017. All other standard return policy
Front View
Back View
Side View
Installing Fan
Show MoreLess
Now Viewing:
Product Highlights
The 4 TB DriveStation Axis USB 3.0 External Hard Drive from Buffalo is an easy-to-use 1-drive USB 3.0 storage and backup solution for PC and Mac computers. It allows you to instantly expand storage or schedule automatic backups with USB 3.0 / 2.0 plug-and-play connectivity.The DriveStation Axis External Hard Drive features a sleek, attractive chassis that can be positioned vertically or horizontally, adapting to the location it is used in for efficient space utilization. It supports USB 3.0 and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Hence, it works with almost any PC or Mac computer and provides interface speeds up to 5 Gbps*. The DriveStation Axis External Hard Drive comes equipped with Buffalo Tools, a feature-rich suite of tools designed to enhance computer performance and the day-to-day digital life of Windows PC consumers. It boosts transfer speeds by up to 4 times over USB 2.0. It also conserves energy and battery consumption and performs PC backups. The DriveStation Axis External Hard Drive is the perfect solution for expanding storage or backing up your computer.
Note: *5 Gbps is max transfer rate derived from USB 3.0 specs & ExpressCard. Actual rate depends on ecological factors. Data rates, features & performance depend on system configuration & other factors.
|Internal Hard Driveszssrwcyrrvbexqwzubdtqzwrxzdeyxbqyd
|Number of Drives
|Drive Interface
|SATA 3 Gbps
|Standard Compliance
|Connector Type
|Type A
|Number of Ports
|Data Transfer Rate
USB 3.0: Maximum 5 Gbps*
USB 2.0: Maximum 480 Mbps
*5 Gbps is max transfer rate derived from USB 3 specs & ExpressCard. Actual rate depends on ecological factors. Data rates, features & performance depend on system configuration & other factors
|Operating Environment
|41 to 95°F (5 to 35°C)
|Power Consumption
|Maximum 18 W
|Power Supply
|AC 100 to 240 V 50 / 60 Hz
|Client OS Support
Windows 7 (32 / 64-bit)
Windows Vista (32 / 64-bit)
Windows XP
Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.7*
*Only basic external hard drive functionality is supported in these operating systems; some included utilities may not work
|Dimensions (WxHxD)
|1.5 x 4.8 x 7.5" (3.81 x 12.19 x 19.05 cm)
|2.1 lb (0.95 kg)
|Packaging Info
|Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
|9.0 x 8.8 x 3.1"


text:
On Christmas Day this year, something magical will happen. While Santa is trying to hoist himself up your chimney and contemplating that diet Mrs. Clause has been threatening for the last twenty years, Spider-Man, Iron Man and friends will appear in your living room at the push of a button.
Yep, Captain America: Civil War is coming to #Netflix this holiday season, and although it's not the first Marvel movie the streaming giant has snapped up, it does represent the first fruits of a major new deal between Netflix and Disney.
Back in May, word hit the internet that Netflix had agreed an exclusive deal for the rights to all #Disney movies — that's #Pixar, #Marvel and #Lucasfilm, which means everything from Star Wars to Doctor Strange to Finding Dory — almost immediately after their Blu-ray releases.
In the case of Civil War, that's a seven month gap between hitting theaters and making itself available for a binge watch — which, even for a generation who wants everything now, is barely any time at all. It wasn't so long ago that a two-year wait for a blockbuster to hit a mainstream TV channel was standard.
We've already seen independent movies like Barry, the biopic which follows a young Barack Obama deal with issues of race during his college years, skipping theaters altogether to go straight to Netflix, where they'll presumably have the chance to reach a much wider audience — all of which raises the question, does Netflix's immense spending power represent progress or a threat to the way we consume movies?
The FOMO Is Real
If you're alarmed by the idea that the next generation might skip the theater altogether, you're probably not alone, but think of it like this — can you imagine staying home while your friends watch Star Wars 8 next year, on the grounds that Netflix will have it a few months later? In that sense, a primal fear of missing out could be the phenomenon that keeps the cinema-going experience alive.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens didn't become the biggest movie of all-time because everybody in the world saw it once. That eye-watering $2bn was made because a big chunk of the audience made repeat visits to a galaxy far, far away. I know a girl who saw it five times. Is she insane? No comment, but she's not alone. In other words, the Netflix-Disney deal isn't likely to strip away the appeal of seeing a film in its intended surroundings — it's more like the dessert after a satisfying main course.
The exclusivity deal has wider implications, though — if a channel like HBO can no longer secure the rights to the latest Marvel movie, the average subscriber has fewer reasons to keep paying for that service. Less money from subscribers means less money to produce the kind of big-budget TV shows, like Game of Thrones or Westworld, which give channels like HBO a competitive edge against Netflix. Essentially, the element of healthy competition is threatened — but ultimately, if shows like Game of Thrones don't get made, it's not the HBO money men who lose out. It's us.
That might sound a little doom and gloom. For the most part, the fact that Civil War is available to watch this Christmas on a service that costs ten bucks a month is a good thing. More money in the bank for Netflix means more original content like The Crown, the most expensive-ever streaming series, and perhaps the best TV show of 2016.
An increase in quality content can't hurt — but neither can diversity of choice, which is why Netflix's rivals might want to start taking bolder moves to stay in the game.
Does the quick availability of Marvel and Disney movies make you more likely to pay for Netflix? And is the streaming giant killing the game, or merely adding to diversity of choice?
To check out more from the awesome artists featured on this page check out Vance Kelly (cover image) and Hanzsolo (Star Wars image in body)


text:
Longwood Residences is a 9 building, 361 unit family property located in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx. Omni New York LLC acquired the property in June 2013 with financing provided by the New York City Housing Development Corporation ("HDC") and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD"). HDC provided financing through the issuance of tax-exempt bonds and HPD provided low-income housing tax credits.
Over $15.9 million dollars was spent on the building renovation that was completed in late 2014. The building scope of work included repair/replacement of boilers, renovated roofs, new energy efficient windows, vestibule and lobby modernization, new energy efficient light fixtures, brick pointing, facade repairs and new laundry rooms. In-unit improvements included new energy saving light fixtures, Energy Star appliances, painting, new flooring, and new bathroom upgrades including low-flow toilets, vanities, medicine cabinets, tubs and faucets. The security system at the property was also completely overhauled with the installation of over 300 DVR surveillance cameras and a keyless access control system for building entry. Energy upgrades were completed as a part of the Enterprise Green Communities program and funding was provided by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ("NYSERDA").
Before and After Photos


text:
- Home
- Topics
- Biometrics
- Crime Lab
- Crime Scene
- Cybersecurity
- Death Penalty
- Digital Forensic Insider
- Digital Forensics
- Evidence Collection
- Exonerations
- Expert Forensic Voices
- Firearms
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Psychology
- Impression Evidence
- Medical Examiner
- Mobile Forensics
- Police Procedure
- Sexual Assault Investigations
- Toxicology
- Unsolved
- Witness Testimony
- Watch
- Events
- Search
- Social
- Guides
- Learn
- Digital
Mutexes are referred to as mutants when they're in the Windows kernel but for the purpose of this post I'm going to only refer to mutexes even when mutant might be the correct technical term (deal with it). So in theory, and in practice, by enumerating mutexes on a system and then comparing them to a list of mutexes known to be used by malware you would have good reason to believe something malicious is/was on the system — or at least a starting point of something to dig into if you're in the "needle in a haystack" situation. During our conversation I remembered a script from the Malware Analysts Cookbook which scraped ThreatExpert reports and populated a DB (Note : This script requires the 'avsubmit.py' file from the MACB as well since it takes the ThreatExpert class from it). After taking another look at the script, I figured it would be less time consuming to modify it to fit my needs instead of starting from scratch. This idea can be implemented across other online sandboxes as well but in this instance I'm just going to touch on ThreatExpert. Link: hiddenillusion
Related Reads


text:
No matter how tiring my day might have been, or how defeated I might have felt, it only takes a 10 second moment of pure sweetness to turn my day around & realize that I'm the luckiest mom in the world. Two happy, healthy, & adorable girls that I get the privilege to love & raise. How blessed I am.
And so, so thankful.


text:
We offer our customers the chance to return products which are damaged, faulty or otherwise not working.
We offer our customers the chance to return/exchange merchandise that is the wrong size and/or colour within 30 days.
We are more than happy to do this, but there are a few guidelines that we ask you to follow.
For either a return or a refund, all goods must be returned in their original packaging and in a re-saleable condition. This means that they have not been used and are unworn apart from trying the garment on. Before trying the garments on; please ensure you are clean and free of odour so that you do not mark/stain the garments making them unsalable on their return to us. In the unlikely event that an item is returned to us in an unsuitable condition, we may have to send it back to you.
We do ask that you make every effort to return the original packaging including boxes, padding, tags, etc. Additionally, if you want to keep the us happy, try to fold the garment up nicely, we really appreciate it!
Please ensure the items are sent back in suitable packaging. You are responsible for paying the return postage costs to us – this is acceptable under the new UK Consumer Contracts Regulations (June 2014). If the item is incorrect or faulty, Rebel Technology will refund reasonable costs of returning a faulty item. We will refund you via the original payment method.
Please ensure adequate postage is paid on an item, if insufficient postage is paid on a return, we will charge you the difference.
If you are sending a package back from outside the UK or European Union, you will need to fill in a customs declaration form (CN22).
As you are sending goods back to us we ask you to fill in the description as "RETURNED GOODS – RELIEF CLAIMED" and write the items down as zero value. This is completely legal and will avoid import duties.
If you incorrectly fill in the CN22 and we are requested to pay a charge, we will bill you for this charge.
An example of a correctly filled in CN22 form is shown below:
Further information is available on the UK's HMRC website under notice 236 Customs: Importing returned goods free of duty and tax (PDF file 290kb) .


text:
Cloud recruitment software solutions from Influence
Let Influence take away the headache of managing your own servers and infrastructure. All you need is a laptop or PC and an internet connection and we will take care of the rest.
Influence Cloud Direct
O ur entry level cloud recruitment software solution provides you with the full influence recruitment software solution, hosted in our secure data centre. We take care of the backup and maintenance of the database and users be increased and decreased on a monthly basis. Incredibly quick and configured to match your business process exactly. No browser compatibility issues to worry about, and functionality that far exceeds a browser based solution.
More information on Influence Cloud Direct recruitment software
Influence Cloud Desktop
T he flag ship Influence solution. For a small additional monthly cost you can add a fully hosted desktop, available from any PC or MAC with an internet Connection. Influence Cloud Desktop combines the latest version of Influence Professional, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Exchange Server email, Document Storage, Antispam and Antivirus all delivered in a securely hosted desktop in the cloud.
More information on Influence Cloud Desktop recruitment software


text:
Financial help for Queensland cattle producers affected by Bovine Johne's Disease (BJD) has doubled.
In late 2012, 170 properties were quarantined from the initial outbreak of BJD near Rockhampton, while 51 remain under restrictions today.
The State Government announced this week that producers can now claim up to $100,000 in assistance.
Fred Pascoe from Delta Downs near Normanton says they've suffered greatly from the quarantine, which is is expected to continue on the property until next year.
A combination of drought, the live export suspension and the BJD quarantine has seen the business lose about $3 million, he says.
He says despite the impact of BJD at Delta Downs, they haven't applied for assistance from the government.
"We were lucky that we could go to our bankers and talk to them," he said
"We've instructed our accountant to go and have a look at it and see where we can claim and what we can claim for.
"I don't know how many hoops you've got to jump through to get $100,000."
BJD action coalition spokesman, Wallace Gunthorpe, says he is not convinced by the increase in assistance announced by the government
"I think it's fine for those that can access it," he said.
"But our argument is that there's a lot of people who can't even access it, so no good increasing the cap when you're not even in the race.
"The criteria's too tough."
However Agriculture Minister John McVeigh says he is acting under instructions from industry.
"There's no doubt about it there are people such as Wallace Gunthorpe whom I will never satisfy," he said.
"I need to work with the bulk of industry leadership and direction on this.
"AgForce, Cattle Council of Australia and their very many hundreds and hundreds of members have endorsed our approach and asked us to continue," he said.
Minister McVeigh says the increase should be in place by the end of the month.
Applications close on June 30, visit qraa.qld.gov.au for more information.


text:
Tag Archives: leaves
Natural Bridge in the Fall
Well I had high hopes for my trip to Natural Bridge last weekend for a photography workshop as it was the peak of the season for fall leaves. I had planned on staying the whole weekend for the photo workshop … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Post Tagged Daniel Boone National Forest, eastern kentucky, fall, Hiking, leaves, Natural Bridge, Red River Gorge Leave a comment
I have been really cramped for time and haven't been able to post a new photo so I have instead dug up an older one from last fall. I figured it was fitting since the season are beginning to change.
Posted in Quick Photo Tagged anchorage kentucky, fall, leaves Leave a comment


text:
turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for
Topic Options
Extreme and Mac mid 2012 only SATA (1.5 Gb/s)
Hi everybody!
I have installed an Extreme SSD in my MacBook Pro mid 2012 (which is SATA III). Everything updated, firmware (211), OSX (Yosemite 10.10.2), all of it (SMC and EFI).
My negotiated speed is only 1.5 Gb and a lot of spinning rainbow circles (the annoying beach balls).
I've tried using R211m in order to get at least 3 Gb/s but doesn't work.
Anybody can give me a hand? It's driving me crazy spend a considerable ammount of money to have a SATA i disk instead of my (hopefully bought) SATA iii disc.
My chipset is Intel, so nothing to do with the NVidia uncompatibilities.
Thank you all in advance!


text:
SighThis is a known bug in Unity (the game engine we use) we had to choose between: this issue or game crash on resume from background on ios10
Thanks for reporting it, we'll add it to the list of known bugs on the FAQ
I'd much rather have this than the resume crash. I lost so many vs challlenges because of that.
That was sooooooo annoying.
It's the only reason I ever lost to @Kipketer
also, i dont know what happened but the new update's shop menu is a bit laggy for me
Ofc it was
each new bike makes it a bit slower to load, how bad is it for you?
just a little laggy and sometimes when i click on the screen it will click on the 'customize rider' button and lag more
WTF?!?! I just did a 47.7 run on tobbe takeoff but it did not save?! Im still at 48.4
Multiple reports of times not getting saved. That sucks @devs
We haven't changed anything that I know which could cause such an issue, I wonder what the problem could be
It would be nice to know the following details:* game version (check top left corner in the main menu)* platform (example: ios/android)* os version (example: ios 9.2)* device model (example: iphone 5s)
Do you know how to reproduce the issue?if yes, please describe how to do this in steps.if no, please describe how you played up to the point when it happened. (for example: I restarted a couple of times and then got a time but didn't see the time in the leaderboard after the race)
Version is 2.5.3Android 6.0.1Samsung j5
It happened totally random, crossed finishline 14m ahead of my opponent and clicked continue and im still on my old time on the leader board. Have not had time to make another run to see if it happens again.
hello,I have a problem. Since the new update in order to unlock the motorcycle 11, I lost all my motorcycles. I went down to the 4 motorcycle, a lot of golden mug that are erased. I do not understand what's going on !! ? help me
This happens and it's annoying as hell. What is your in game name? @hyarion or @JoeW723 will get you your stuff back.
In the game my name is zirlex
Ok so I did a 48.3 and it saved. God damn I want my 47.6 to show
Mine happened twice but @JoeW723 and @hyarion reparked the bikes in my garage.
Less whining, more grinding!
Now i cant get close to the flow I had going that run and it just pisses me off. So just back of mr and let me have my ride in the whaaaaambulance
Hey I bought you some French Cry's an a whamburger


text:
The he said, he said between Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson and Los Angeles head coach Jeff Fisher is just the latest example of why the Rams need a complete reboot of an organization that has already squandered all the goodwill generated by its move back to Southern California.
Dickerson is hardly a rare breed in today's media environment, an ex-player who toes the line of unpaid ambassador and pundit, often appearing on sports talk radio shows to talk Rams and hosting his own two-hour show on Mondays.
It was there where Dickerson recently revealed that Fisher called him out of the blue and said that if Dickerson continued to be critical of his team on the show or in the media, in general, he could stop expecting favors like sideline passes at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
This is where I'll remind you that Fisher is the head coach of an NFL team, calling a part-time radio host up to complain about the same thing the full-time guys do on a consistent basis all across the country.
In fact, if you can find a guy lionizing the job Fisher has done with the Rams please forward me the information because that's a story.
Dickerson claims Fisher told him that many of the Rams players and coaches (evidently, heavy radio listeners) were uncomfortable with him being on the sidelines.
Dickerson believes that Fisher was ordered to make the call by Rams executive Kevin Demoff and for the coach's sake you almost have to hope that is true. Otherwise, the guy in charge of an underachieving team who has completely flubbed the handling of the No. 1 overall pick in the draft wasting his time to make this kind of phone call is a script even the most inventive minds in Hollywood would have rejected for being too outlandish.
As for Dickerson, he should stop acting like a scorned ex and stop straddling the fence. If he wants to go to the Coliseum as a member of the media, apply for credentials like the rest of us.
From the Rams perspective, it's also their right to deny sideline passes for an all-time great for stepping off the reservation, no matter how petty and short-sighted that is.
The better way to avoid criticism from Dickerson and others who actually have far more of an effect on the casual public, however, is to succeed on the football field.
Too often Fisher is dumbfounded, this being the latest example as the veteran coach with a resume defined by mediocrity was stunned that this developed into a story.
"He's welcome here," Fisher said of Dickerson on Tuesday. "The last conversation we had was really positive – that was on November 17. I got a text from him moments after saying, 'Thanks for the conversation, best of luck, have a good night and go Rams.' I don't know what took place between then and now. But I'm on to New England now – we're moving forward. He's welcome – he's always been welcome as it was documented in things that I said. I want him to be around, want him to be part of this family like we have with everybody else. I don't know where it came from. We're moving on."
Talk about tone deaf.
The only way Fisher can evoke the image of a coach like Bill Belichick is to latch on to that legendary mentor's favorite deflection technique, "on to (insert city name)." But Fisher can't keep himself from falling back into the mud by inserting himself back into a self-manufactured controversy over free tickets.
"As I told him in the conversation, you can't have it both ways, you can't be critical and then come back and ask for this, and ask for that," Fisher said. "That's just common sense. And we got it resolved."
And hey, Dickerson will be making his requests to someone else next year anyway.
-John McMullen is a national football columnist for FanRagSports.com. You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen — Also catch John each week during the NFL season ESPN South Jersey, ESPN Southwest Florida, ESPN Lexington, CBS Baltimore, KDWN in Las Vegas, and check @JFMcMullen for John's upcoming appearances on SB Nation Radio, FOX Sports Radio, CBS Sports Radio as well as dozens of local radio stations across North America.


text:
3 Adult Day Care Services Near New Oxford, PA
There are a total of 3 Adult Day Care in the New Oxford area, with 1 in New Oxford and 2 nearby.
Caring.com offers a free service to help families find senior care. We have thousands of reviews for Adult Day Care including 1 review for New Oxford Adult Day Care providers. Please explore the information on this page to get contact information and learn about options, amenities, and events.
1 Adult Day Care Services in New Oxford, PA
Cross Keys Village The Brethern Home ...Provides: Adult Day Care
2990 Carlisle Pike, Cottage #2 P.O. Box 128, Ne...
2 Adult Day Care Services near New Oxford, PA
Golden Visions Adult Day CareProvides: Adult Day Care
250 Sane Ave Suite 125, Hanover, PA 17331
"Scheduled appointment with Nick to tour the center. He spend time telling us the options that we have and then gave us a tour of the center. Very nice and clean center with lots of different..." More
Share & Care Green Acres Adams CountyProvides: Adult Day Care
Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 595 Biglerville...
Helpful Articles
Adult Day Care for Someone With Alzheimer's
Adult day care is a form of respite care that's provided outside the home by professionals (as opposed to in-home respite care). It's designed to benefit both the person using the services ...
Q&A: Can We Get Mom to Accept Adult Day Care?
Q&A: How Can I Convince My Father to Go to an Alzheimer's Adult Day Care?
How to Pay for Adult Day Care
How to Use Supplemental Sources to Help Pay for Adult Day Care
Public Benefit Programs for Adult Day Care
Q&A: Does Medicare Cover Adult Day Care for Alzheimer's Patients?
Adult Day Care near New Oxford
Business owner? Claim your Caring.com Listing


text:
Minster FM News
York GP Says A&E Not the Only Service Open at Christmas
6:01am 30th December 2012
A&E is not the only option available in North Yorkshire if you get ill this Christmas.
That's according to Dr David Heywood, who is a GP in York.
Dr Heywood explains that there are five options available. He says that self care is an important one. Rest and over the counter remedies are the most effective treatment for coughs and colds, and tummy bugs, he says.
Pharmacists are also a good source of medical advice and treatment options on minor conditions, says Dr Haywood, adding that some will be open throughout the festive period.
NHS Direct is a nurse led service available all year round and over Christmas, where patients can ring up at any time of day or night to get advice or a referral. You can contact NHS direct on 0845 4647.
Out of hour's doctors services are also available at this time of year, says Dr Heywood, who stresses GP surgeries are only closed for 3 days over the festive period. He adds that you should contact your own doctor if your surgery is open. Most surgeries have an extended hours services or a GP on call outside normal office hours, says Dr Heywood. You can contact the out of hours service on 0845 056 8060.
Dr Heywood also says that the walk in centre based at the A&E is also a service available over the Festive period for minor injuries.
Dr Heywood adds that in an emergency you should always dial 999 and ask for an ambulance.


text:
Money Grubbin' Grubs
hehehe. that's weird.
It's like he's staring into my soul.
I agree with Ethilien-ewewew
my girlfriend used to have nightmares about a little worm under the bed, i like it but she would never come near me if i was wearing it!
this made me laugh but its slighty icky, dont you think?
clever in the icky sort of way.
it's got the mr. burns hand rubbing thing down...
kinda creeps me out.
I can't tell if the ewness and creepiness is agood thing or not!
I love it!!
Damn, I guess I won't be paying for college this way!


text:
Listing DetailsReturn to Search Result
Property Details
WATERSTONE! 1 Bedroom plus Den/Flex Space! 658 Sq.ft! No wasted space! Open Plan Great Room Design! Gourmet Kitchen with atractive cabinetry & Granite Counters! Oversized Kitchen Island! Stainless Steel Appliances! Kitchen opens to Great Room and Dining - Making it PERFECT for entertaining! Walk-out from Great Room to Balcony! Spacious Master with "cheater" ensuite! FLEX Room/Den! Lovely Laminate! Situated in a"Country Club" setting with state of the art amenities including party room/with chef's kitchen, wet bar, pool table, large screenTV, multi-media theatre, great fitness facility! 60 ft. indoor pool, hot tub, steam room plus fireside lounge! What are you waiting for! You will so LOVE IT!! OPEN: SUN NOV. 19h from 2 - 4PM! DON'T MISS IT!! 658 sq ft. Strata plan 61.1 sqmetre
Elevator, Exercise Centre, Pool; Indoor, Sauna/Steam Room, Storage, Swirlpool/Hot Tub
Listing Provided By
RE/MAX 2000 Realty
Copyright and Disclaimer
FVREB The data relating to real estate on this web site comes in part from the MLS Reciprocity program of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver or the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Real estate listings held by participating real estate firms are marked with the MLSR logo and detailed information about the listing includes the name of the listing agent. This representation is based in whole or part on data generated by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver or the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board which assumes no responsibility for its accuracy. The materials contained on this page may not be reproduced without the express written consent of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver or the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Copyright 2017 by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board, BC Northern Real Estate Board, and Kootenay Real Estate Board. All Rights Reserved.
Send us your questions about this property and we'll get back to you right away.
- Bettina Reid
- 604-574-0161
- 778-998-9645
- 604-574-0161
- 1-866-230-2044
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- Homelife Benchmark Realty Cloverdale
- #103 5830 176A Street
- Surrey, BC


text:
Nearby points of interest
Distance: 0.07mi
Distance: 0.10mi
Distance: 0.11mi
Distance: 0.13mi
Distance: 0.07mi
Distance: 0.10mi
Distance: 0.11mi
Distance: 0.13mi
Nearby points of interest
Distance: 0.07mi
Distance: 0.10mi
Distance: 0.11mi
Distance: 0.13mi
Distance: 0.07mi
Distance: 0.10mi
Distance: 0.11mi
Distance: 0.13mi
About Street and Co.
Street and Co. is a Mediterranean, bistro style, all-seafood restaurant with a dynamic atmosphere and 20 years of experience. We are located in the Old Port district just blocks away from Portland's working waterfront. Our chefs focus on serving the freshest seafood and the best ingredients available from local purveyors, fishermen and organic farmers. They prepare a simple yet creative menu that highlights the ingredients. Our personalized wine list truly complements the cuisine and we offer a classic full bar. We serve our full menu at the bar itself and feature a raw bar with a variety of local oysters and seasonal shellfish. Street and Co.'s comfortable lounge is great place to get together for drinks and appetizers or to enjoy while waiting for a table. Al fresco dining is available from Memorial Day through September.
Portland, ME 04101
Dining Style:
Casual Dining
Seafood, Mediterranean
Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Sunday: 5:30pm - 9:00pm, Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 9:30pm, Friday & Saturday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Cross Street:
Dana St.
Dress Code:
Casual Dress
Price Range:
$30 and under
Payment Options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Phone Number:
(207) 775-0887
Parking Details:
Wharf St. is closed to vehicular traffic after 5pm except for handicapped access. There are metered spots on the surrounding streets (no charge after 6pm.) There is a public parking garage located one and a half blocks away on Fore St. and a public parking lot is located one and a half blocks away on Commercial St.
Executive Chef:
Riley Shryock
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Outdoor dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Street and Co. Ratings and Reviews
Mussels Provencal appetizer portion so huge could have made a meal of it plus a salad. Next visit just go with appetizers as the portions are so large. Clams and linguini one of the diner's favorite...lots of clams and pasta abundanza. Shrimp with butter and garlic also loaded with pasta...too much to finish. Nice copper bottom serving pans kept meal nice and hot. Very busy place on the night before Thanksgiving.
The food was as always delicious! The seating can be a bit cramped but the servers do a great job negotiating the tables. With all the tables it can be very loud and hard to hear someone sitting across the table. But it is understandable and I am always happy to have a table!!!!!!
Sadly, I was totally underwhelmed. That's tough for me to say because up until now Street & Co has been my favorite restaurant in Portland. I don't know...I left a note on the Open Table app advising this was a birthday celebration for me and my best friend. We didn't hear a word about it. What's the point of leaving the information if they can't even wish us a Happy Birthday? Listen, I dropped about $220 + $45 tip. Money was no consideration. It's not good to spend that amount of money on a meal and feel like you haven't gotten your money's worth. Disappointing.
The fact that this restaurant in downtown Portland was super busy on a Tuesday evening speaks to it's ability to please. We had Lobster Fra Diavolo for two; the dish had a full lobster cut in half and tons of clams and mussels not to mention a spicy tomato broth over linguini. Totally excellent. Our server was excellent - involved just enough, not hovering but always showing up exactly when we needed something. Being a small space the noise level was a bit overwhelming at times but the high quality of the food and the service overshadow this minor imperfection.
Great food, great service in a relaxed comfortable environment. We met friends who had never been there and they loved it. Our waiter was attentive without being cloying.
As we already knew it is loud in the restaurant, so we talked a little louder than normal.
All good! Our waiter also directed us to Bealls for some delicious ice cream!
This is a tale of two dinners....
The food was fantastic. The spouse had a Bolognese that was amazing, and my swordfish was perfectly done (although a bit smaller than the others I'd witnessed....luck of the draw). The appetizers were extraordinary. WIfe had beets with cheese on a green relish thing....sorry...and they were amazing. My soup...wild mushroom with parmesan had moments of complete perfection. It was truly amazing.
The downside was the worst waitress in years. She didn't seem to know the menu, had no thoughts on anything, didn't answer direct questions, and brought the wine halfway through the main course....after being asked. She was terrible and would have received a pretty light tip had it not been for the food.
We were placed in a back corner, and it literally felt as though all of the sound was running through that corner. A business dinner of 10 next to us was bad enough...but we literally had to scream to speak.
Great food....but the waitress and the noise will make me think twice about returning.
Great Food, Great Table service but really poor set up during the Cattle Call between opening at 5 PM and first reservations at 5:30 (which we had). Seems like management has little interest in taking care of waiting customer and can't transfer bar bill to table. Stood at bar for 5 minutes and the two bartenders/oyster shuckers totally ignored me despite only 3 people seated. Then took 10 minutes to get a waitress to take a cocktail order, despite the place being relatively empty. REALLY POOR management is the only explanation. Had to yell to be heard at dinner, but guess that is the new desired normal. Will come back, but only once per year for variety, as there are many other restaurants in Portland that are better run. I guess when you get so much money from tourist you'll never see again, you don't care about this stuff just the cash coming in.
Having dinner recently at Street & Co. was easily one of the best culinary experiences we've had in a while. The service was perfect, food extremely well presented and prepared, and the whole meal was just right. We loved everything about our experience. I wish this restaurant was in my town, not my favorite vacation spot!
The occasion was to celebrate an anniversary, and boy was it a great choice. It was kinda noisy but you were able to clearly hear right in front of you. Small areas and very intimate. We both sat with a clear view of the kitchen and meal preparation area and was so fun to watch. The wine selection is incredible, and don't get me started on the menu. If you want to take a max of 4 in my book in order to have a good time and able to enjoy yourselves. 5/5
Lived up to its reputation!! Excellent food, expertly prepared and served. My one observation was that the dining room was extremely hot with no ventilation. We chose not to order dessert for this reason. Otherwise, a memorable dining experience. Would highly recommend.
Simply the Best of Portland - Each and Every Time. This is our favorite restaurant in Portland. Excellent Food, Classy Style, Great Service, and an easy to find location right in the center of the tourist area. Street parking is tough but there are plenty of parking lots around so it becomes easy. You will not be disappointed here. Have the Lobster and Linguine with butter and garlic for a delectable treat you will not soon forget.
We all enjoyed our meal . The small bites were full of surprise to our taste buds . The octopus dish rivaled my fond memories of the Greek Isles . The lobster on linguine was quaintly served in a skillet straight from the kitchen and was garlicky ,buttery ,succulent and generous. Not to forget the scallops in Pernod cream sauce which my friend shared a bite with me they were sweet and tender to die for and I dream of coming back from California next summer just to reunite with them...
We had one night in Portland, ME and hoped for the best seafood dinner one could imagine. Street & Co. delivered!!! We had two appetizers (the crab with "sea beans" and a salad) before the main "act" arrived -- the lobster diavolo for two. This was, hands down, the BEST seafood dish either of us has ever had. Given the restaurant's unique location in a quaint brick building along a cobblestone alley, its warm and well-thought out romantic decor that evokes the feeling of an Old World eatery, the excellent service, and aforementioned fantastic food, we rank our entire experience eating there as one of the best dinners out ever. In fact, we'd almost fly back across the country to do it all over again. Yes, it's that good!
We were in Portland on vacation and tried for months to get in. When a last minute spot opened up, we were thrilled! The food was really good, but the service and ambiance were even better! And the cherry sour cream pie was to die for! I'd highly recommend.
Please sign in to record your input. Thanks!
Report this review as inappropriate?
If you believe this review should be removed from OpenTable, please let us know and someone will investigate.


text:
United Corporate Services provides search and filing results tailored specifically to our clients' needs. Reports sorted by individual debtor per page, or a more comprehensive summary report of all search results on one page, both are easily provided in either .pdf format for secure closings or in Excel format for easy manipulation into your existing closing binder. United Corporate Services files and searches in over 3,000 jurisdictions in the U.S. Understanding their unique requirements ensures accurate processing of all your UCC transactions. Revised Article 9 is once again being "revised," and we have done the legwork necessary to walk with you through your projects to ensure they are completed timely and accurately.
United Corporate Services provides a wide range of solutions for our clients. For further access to these services, log into UCS Connect or call United Corporate Services today.
The term UCC is an acronym for Uniform Commercial Code. The Uniform Commercial Code is a comprehensive set of laws governing commercial transactions. These transactions include borrowing money, leases, contracts and the sale of goods. The UCC is not a federal law, but a product of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the American Law institute, private organizations that recommend the adoption of the UCC by state governments. State legislatures may either adopt the UCC verbatim or may modify to meet the state's needs. Once a State's Legislature adopts and enacts the UCC it becomes a state law and is codified in the state's statutes. All 50 state and territories have enacted some version of the UCC.
The document to use is a UCC-1 form, also known as a Financial Statement. When a lender (Secured Party) secures interest in a borrower's (Debtor's) personal property used as collateral, the lender files form UCC-1 with the Secretary of State Office or equivalent state records office.
If the debtor is:
The County Recorder will file a UCC Financing Statement when a piece of personal property which has been attached to real property in such a way as to become part of real property. When filing a UCC with the County Recorder, the UCC1AD addendum must be used. Box 12 must be checked and a description of real property must be included in box 14.
To have a perfected Financing Statement you must input the true, legal name of the Debtor. For a registered entity, you should obtain a copy of the formation document that was filed in the state of incorporation. A good standing certificate is not sufficient to perfect. For Individuals, you should obtain a copy of the drivers' license, birth certificate, social security or passport. If you need UCS to assist in determining the true, legal name or obtain a copy of formation documents click here.
To include additional Debtors/Secured Parties, attach either an Addendum form UCC1AD) or Additional Party form (UCC1AP).
You can place the collateral description or continuation of a collateral description on either an addendum form (UCC1AD) or attach additional page(s) to the financing statement or amendment.
If the filer desires to use the titles of lessee and lessor, or consignee and consignor, or seller and buyer, or bailee and bailor instead of Debtor and Secured Party, check the appropriate box in item 5. If this is an agricultural lien as defined in Commercial code filing or is otherwise not a UCC security interest filing (e.g., a tax lien, judgment liens, etc.) check the appropriate box in item 5, complete items 1-7 as applicable and attach any other items required under other law.
If Debtor is a trust or a trustee acting with respect to property held in trust, enter the Debtor's name in item 1 and attach the Addendum form UCC1AD) and check the appropriate box in item 17. If the Debtor is a decedent's estate, enter the name of deceased individual in item 1b and attach the Addendum form (UCC1AD) and check the appropriate box in item 17. If Debtor is a transmitting utility or this Financing Statement is filed in connection with a Manufactured-Home Transaction or Public-finance Transaction as defined in applicable Commercial Code, attach Addendum form (UCC1AD) and check appropriate the box in item 18.
There are three types of addendum forms. The first two are UCC1AP and UCC3AP for use when you need to insert additional debtor or secured parties on the UCC1 or UCC3 forms. The third is UCC1AD which is used for real estate related collateral where box 12 must be checked and a legal description must be included in box 14. If the record owner of the real estate is not the Debtor, the name and address of the record owner must be provided in box 15. When the Debtor is a transmitting utility, or a transaction is connected with public finance or a manufactured home, box 18 of the addendum must also be checked.
UCC Financing Statements as well as fixture filings have a five year effective period with the following exceptions:
**The following states have only a five year effective period for manufactured home transactions: Georgia, Louisiana, North Dakota, Oregon and Washington. In West Virginia the effective period for manufactured home transactions is 40 years.
Complete a UCC Financing Statement Amendment to continue within six months of the expiration date of the original filing the effectiveness of the financing statement with respect to security interest of authorizing Secured Party. Type the original filing number and date filed in box 1a and check box 3. Enter name of party authorizing amendment in box 9.
To amend a filed UCC Financing Statement you need to complete a UCC Financing Statement Amendment form (UCC3). Below are the types of amendments you affect on a UCC3:
Be aware that some states require that a separate UCC3 be filed for each amendment. Contact us to help determine the requirements of the state you are filing in.
You can prepare and file Statement of Claim form (UCC5). Check box 2a if record is inaccurate and provide basis of inaccuracies. Check 2b, if the record was wrongfully filed, and provide the basis why it may have been wrongfully filed. The filing of this statement of claim does not affect the effectiveness of an initial financing statement or other filed record.
You only need to include it if you are filing in North Dakota. Box 1d on the national form is reserved for that number when filing in said state.
We can conduct a search to reflect which will provide a list of all active UCC Financing Statements against the debtor. Doing a search to reflect will also alert you to any entry errors made by the filing office. It is imperative that you also review the search results to ensure that the filing office had not re-entered your submission and made entry errors in your collateral, debtor or secured party information.
Click here to request a search to reflect.
Other Questions…?
Contact us today with any additional questions you may have


text:
NBC29 News Now
by: Frankly Inc • 112
All Android applications categories
by: Frankly Inc • 112
The central Virginia news experience you've been waiting for is finally here! Catch the latest news, weather and sports wherever you go with the NBC29 News Now application.
NBC29 News Now takes the best features from the NBC29 news and nbc29.com and rolls them into a mobile experience that is a must on your smartphone. It makes viewing and sharing the news easy. With a few simple steps you can read and watch the latest news or share it by email, Facebook, Twitter, Google and more!
NBC29 News Now keeps you in-the-know while you're on-the-go.
Features include:
• Local news, weather and sports
• NBC29 Video
• Virginia News
• Horoscopes
We want your feedback! Please don't forget to rate our apps.
Tags: nbc29 , nbc29 news , nbc29news
from 112 reviews
by Misty Mundie
Mar 14, 2017 | "Poor"
Sucks no school closings
by Chris Guerreri
Jan 09, 2017 | "Good"
No school closings on your app. I guess I'll go to Newsplex!
by Ever Tune
Dec 28, 2016 | "Poor"
No live news, at news time, or recorded video option of most recent newscast. Must watch 15 sec ad before viewing content and the ad is for nbc29 - which you are trying to VIEW! Go figure.
by Lynne Clark
Jul 08, 2016 | "Awesome"
Best app for keeping in touch with home when you're living away. Wonderful! Highly recommend!
by The Verlon
Sep 13, 2015 | "Good"
New design will take some getting used to... some things just don't need to be messed with.
by Daniel Dickerson
Sep 10, 2015 | "Great"
Awesome app if u could animate radar it would be perfect, thus 4 stars but still great
Download NBC29 News Now
Free - 3.8.1 - 11M
Share this app


text:
I design a new card and print out 60-80 copies once every week for our church card ministry program. We send the cards to shut-ins, those with cancer or other serious diseases, those in nursing homes, etc. - people desperately needing encouragement and something to brighten up their day.
For the past eight years, I have used a Dell laser printer to produce these cards, and it has done a superb job printing on 80 pound card stock. Unfortunately, my old workhorse printer is past its prime and I now find it necessary to replace it.
I have spent hours and hours on the Internet, spoken to Dell reps (whenever I can find one I can understand and make them understand me - if you know what I mean), my local paper company, several IT guys, who know a lot about computers, but keep telling me I can't print 80 pound card stock on a laser printer, and pretty much anyone who will listen.
I need a printer that will print to the edges with good color on photos and collages made with many layers. I cannot imagine printing 60-80 cards on an inkjet printer and then having to wait for the ink to dry before I can print the other side of the card. Of course, I'd also like to be able to print the cards for less than a dollar each, which I am doing now.
I have looked on this forum for a thread from someone who might have some experience in printing large batches of cards in full color who could give me some advice on a printer that will meet my needs, but haven't found them yet. I would so much appreciate a suggestion on where to find someone who can help me find a new printer that will keep the cards rolling out for our recipients so that our wonderful card program doesn't crash and burn. Thanks so much for anyone who can help me out!
Digital Scrapper
Results 1 to 3 of 3
Thread: Best Printer for Bulk Cards
- Join Date
- Jul 2016
- Posts
- 1
Best Printer for Bulk Cards
I do not have experience in printing that many cards each week so my thoughts should be taken w/ a grain of salt.
I do print a lot of cards, however, on either one of my inkjet canon printers.
I never wait for anything to dry in order to print the back side. I do print on Matte Photo paper so that may be why I don't have to wait - there's no gloss finish. So if you're printing to good card stock paper, you may not need to worry about it being an inkjet.
I have zero experience w/ a color laser printer. I'm sure they are cool! I'm sorry I don't have more to offer as far as advice goes but I hope you find a new printer that fits all of your needs.Jenifer Juris
Digital Scrapper Instructor
CT Lead
Check out my blog if you like...
My suggestion is go to a home office supply company, like Staples, and ask questions. You could also call brand names, like HP, and inquire about their printers.Nikon D60 and Nikon D700
Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8
My Gallery


text:
Lewinsky Will Appear in HBO Documentary
Infamous intern Monica Lewinsky has agreed to participate in an HBO documentary that will take a closer look at her affair with then-President Clinton and its effect on the country.
Lewinsky recently told the New York Times that the passage of time has provided her with a new perspective. The documentary will allow the former White House intern to reveal more of her side of the scandal than she exposed in her biography, "Monica's Story."
"The last couple of years have been such a time of intense growth and perspective for me. I want to do something that really reflects the way I feel now," she said.
The scandal captured the attention of the nation and left an indelible mark on the Clinton presidency. Sheila Nevins, head of HBO's documentary unit, believes that there are still questions that need to be answered, especially "why this very minor event became one of such enormous magnitude."
The documentary, which is expected to air next January, will be produced by the team that created the HBO documentary "Juror No. 5: 58 Days of Duty on the O.J. Simpson Civil Trial." Lewinsky and HBO declined to discuss how much she would be paid for her work on the project.


text:
being a help to my family is my greatest motivator. Getting them to understand that exercise is good for me is my biggest obstacle.They all work but getting them to let me do it was a job, I cited my health, weight and bad blood test results.
I have lost 60 pounds, 40 cholesterol point and am hea;thier than I have been in 15 years by doing laundry, pulling weeds, vacuuming etc. I proved that helping them helps me. Win/Win


text:
S.C. Senator Graham Rises as Moderate Republican
Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, has risen as a moderate and was a key player in the compromise on judicial filibusters — to the dismay of many of his constituents.
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
One of the key players in this week's compromise on judges was first-term South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham. He represents one of the most conservative states, but in his two years in the Senate, Lindsey Graham has emerged a moderate on several issues, confounding both his party's leadership and a lot of South Carolina voters. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.
ADAM HOCHBERG reporting:
When Lindsey Graham appeared before reporters this week to announce his support for preserving the filibuster, he made an unusual confession in this era of poll-driven politics.
Senator LINDSEY GRAHAM (Republican, South Carolina): Here's what I know is going to happen now. People at home are going to be very upset at me for a while.
HOCHBERG: Graham's prediction turned out to be accurate. Since the announcement, the South Carolina Republican Party has received hundreds of calls criticizing his decision. A well-known Republican businessman has discussed challenging Graham in the 2008 primary and conservative radio shows throughout the state have been dominated with discussion about the senator's role in the bipartisan compromise.
(Soundbite of "Ralph Bristol Show" on WORD radio)
Mr. RALPH BRISTOL (Host, "Ralph Bristol Show"): Welcome back to the "Ralph Bristol Show" on WORD. We've been talking about him for several days, now we are talking with him. Senator Lindsey Graham, welcome back.
Sen. GRAHAM: Well, thank you, Ralph. And I know I've disappointed some people, but I think it'll work out over time. We'll see.
HOCHBERG: On talk radio station WORD in Greenville, Graham phoned in from Washington to defend himself against charges he's abandoned conservative South Carolina voters.
(Soundbite of "Ralph Bristol Show")
Sen. GRAHAM: I'm firmly convinced that I've done something that will help the Senate, and, if I have to pay a personal price, that's OK. 'Cause I think it's best for the country for the Senate to work together, and we can always go back to the other way of doing business.
HOCHBERG: Graham called his decision to work with Democrats on judicial nominees a cease-fire, an attempt to reduce Senate rancor and forge bipartisanship. But that explanation did little to satisfy callers to the Greenville radio show.
(Soundbite of "Ralph Bristol Show")
Unidentified Caller: I voted for Lindsey Graham and I'm very, very disappointed with the Republican Party as a whole because they've turned their backs totally on us.
Mr. BRISTOL: Did you listen to the interview with Senator Graham in the last half-hour?
Unidentified Caller: Yes, I did. Yes, I did.
Mr. BRISTOL: Did he say anything at all that was convincing to you? Did he...
Unidentified Caller: No, not all.
Mr. BRISTOL: He didn't change your mind at all? OK.
Unidentified Caller: Not at all. Total turncoat.
HOCHBERG: This isn't the first time Graham has shown an independent streak in his brief Senate career. Though the American Conservative Union says he votes their position more than 90 percent of the time, Graham has differed with Republican leaders on several key issues. He distanced himself from President Bush on Social Security; instead, proposing his own plan that raises payroll taxes. He sharply criticized the Pentagon for prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. And, perhaps, most heinous, for some conservatives, he co-sponsored a veterans' benefit bill with Hillary Clinton. Scott Huffmon is a political scientist at Winthrop University.
Mr. SCOTT HUFFMON (Winthrop University): We throw around the term maverick way too much. It's fun to do, sometimes it's accurate. In his case, it kind of is. He did surprise people when he got there as a senator. They expected someone to come in and help Bush push his agenda through, and that didn't happen.
HOCHBERG: Senator Graham makes no apologies for sometimes bucking his own party, and he says he's confident many South Carolinians support his filibuster position. Last night, at a Republican Party meeting in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Rick Lee was among a handful of GOP activists who said they agreed with the senator.
Mr. RICK LEE (GOP Activist): The Senate and the House have such polarization that the only way you can find resolution without damaging the institution is to find folks in the middle who are willing to say enough's enough. And I think Lindsey and the others did just that.
HOCHBERG: Most Republicans at the meeting, though, made no secret of their disappointment in their senator. Real estate appraiser James Burrell(ph) says no Republican should worry about making peace with Democrats.
Mr. JAMES BURRELL (Real Estate Appraiser): The Senate's been broken for 40 years, in my opinion. The Democrats held control. They did what they wanted to for 40 to 50 years. You cannot compromise with these people.
HOCHBERG: Burrell says his anger also extends to another Republican who supported the filibuster agreement, Arizona Senator John McCain. Five years ago, when McCain ran for president, he won Lindsey Graham's enthusiastic endorsement. Now as Senate colleagues, Graham and McCain have emerged as leaders of what they hope will become a powerful centrist coalition. Adam Hochberg, NPR News, Rock Hill, South Carolina.
MONTAGNE: You're listening to MORNING EDITION from NPR News.
Copyright © 2005 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.
NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR's programming is the audio record.


text:
The Outlook appearance of anything or anyone is quite important and essential as you know very well 'the first impression is the last impression'. So, if you want to impress your friends or guest then you always select the best dress to admire them, then what about the your home outdoor look? It should also be quite representable and decorative so that your friends and family, even you can also enjoy the outdoor gathering time, amazingly.
If you have large areas of the backyard, which have garden or lawn and you want to decorate and extend it more beautiful by adding an attractive swimming pool than follow the most exotic and enticing backyard swimming pool landscaping ideas which will definitely transform your pool landscape design more alluring and appealing.
Pool Landscapes Easily Transform into Unique and Appealing Pool Gardens:
Shrewdly and smartly select the endeavor pool landscapes ideas which are not so much pricey but the appearance of pool landscapes must be quite attractive and mind blowing. Some of the people do not know that how to build or renovate the backyard area of pool landscapes, which transform the pool area distinctively striking and spectacular appearance.
When you do not know where to start then just search the different and unique internet sites for pool landscapes pictures which will definitely help you out. If you want your ordinary pool area become most erotic and exotic pool beach then firstly placed few large plants or tree of palm, long chairs having side, patio umbrella, and like wise accessories must be placed but do not put lots of furniture or accessories then it will not give a look of beach.
Most of the people want to have a garden as well as a pool area in their backyard, if you also desire the same wish then don't be worried, you can easily build or renovate your beautiful and wonderful pool gardens very easily, by :
- Add plants of flowers and palm tree around your pool
- Add different and unique light to the pool area, so that at night your pool area becomes more beautiful.
- Add fountain, waterfall effect around your pool which will add the zestful effect to your pool area.
- Add decorative tiles and sculptures around your pool which will create an artistic and elegant look.
- And many more unique and appealing ideas which will transform your pool area's appearance uniquely.


text:
Clash Royale Hack tool
Everyone can get now unlimited and free Clash Royale gems easy and fast. You can do it because of our fantastic team that have been working very long time to finally finish this Clash Royale hack and release it to a public audience. Now everybody who play's Clash Royale have a great chance to be the number one! As you can get unlimited gems and build up your base to the max level real fast and easy.
About Clash Royale game and hack!
Do you need boundless gems, gold and mixture without spending money, you can appreciate free gems web utilizing the Clash Royale hack with most recent simple to utilize variant with intermediary support. You such accomplishment you can genuinely appreciate the diversion and accomplish things that you need without crushing excessively. This will make your gaming life to a lesser degree a battle and more fun. That is the reason this is profoundly prescribed for some amusement lovers.
The uplifting news is this apparatus functions admirably with any Android telephone, iPad, PC, iPhone. What is far and away superior is the way this device is allowed to use to any gamers who needs to exploit its elements. This is hack device that can be utilized as a part of producing Clash Royale gems effectively and for nothing. This will fill its need securely if you craving to utilize it. Simply take a load off while you keep on continuing producing free gems.
This apparatus takes away the requirement for you to utilize your genuine cash with the goal that you can be the main player. This Clash Royale Hack is an extremely magnificent instrument which is for the most part intended to give you with boundless gold and gems without the need to burn through cash when you play the diversion. This specific hacking framework is particularly intended to work easily in all stages and once you introduce it, you can kick back and appreciate the best gaming knowledge ever.
It makes utilization of the advanced calculations that are giving you that astonishing capacity to hack in the Clash Royale servers and afterward change the information. This can work with numerous antivirus applications so you can make sure that it doesn't utilize any pernicious system codes that can do damage to your gadget. Disregard spending your well deserved cash on IAP. Utilize this most anticipated Clash Royale online hack instrument and produce Clash Royale free gems and whatever else that you require quick and simple. If you like to play games like this then access our Fire Emblem Heroes hack to get many orbs.
On the off chance that you are hoping to get yourself more gems and gold for Clash Royale, you have found the perfect spot! You can utilize our free online Clash Royale Hack that will permit you to pick what number of Clash Royale gems and gold you need. We are giving the generator in an extremely easy to understand interface that will permit you to rapidly get your in-amusement assets. By having these additional assets you will have the capacity to appreciate the amusement a great deal more. You will have the capacity to rule your foes. The times of battling if Clash Royale is over on account of our instrument. Our Clash Royale iTunes cheat works for every single upheld gadget: iPhone, iPad, Android and your PC. The attention on the instrument is that it is effectively useable for clients and that you can rapidly produce your gems and gold so you can return to this phenomenal amusement. Utilize our instrument, overwhelm your foes and ascension the high score! Do you accept surmise that those sitting at the top did it without burning through a large number of dollars on gems and coins? They burned through thousands. That is a considerable measure of cash to spend on a diversion, which is the reason we have discharged our Clash Royale Gem hack.


text:
Note: This article is about a community of sea gypsies in Ranong Province. We have been working together with these poor island villagers since the tsunami. Link to full text and photos here. Text only - below. Photo above by Chawalit Kumsatok.
Published in Bangkok Post, Sunday, May 13, Spectrum Section
By Craig Skehan
Village elder and midwife Liya Pramongkit, skin brown and furrowed as a walnut, spent her early life living as a nomad aboard handcrafted wooden boats called kabang. They were fashioned from giant rainforest logs; planking held together with vines.
The kabang symbolised the human form and elements of the boat were named after body parts such as the stomach and ribs. All around them were the spirits of the sea. Whole families once lived on kabang, often for months at a time. A thatched roof would provide only partial protection from the weather.
Ms Liya still sings a fittingly haunting Moken lullaby about a hungry child. So many Moken children have gone hungry, not least in recent years, as their parents' subsistence way of life has ebbed away.
There was the devastating 2004 tsunami, greater enforcement of the arbitrary maritime Myanmar "border" with Thailand and the commercial depletion of marine life. Many children have died from malnutrition and disease.
If there are sea spirits watching over the Moken, they must be weeping.
We wish to share with you a feature article about Fr. Joe and Mercy Centre recently published in Ireland's Sunday Business Post Magazine. You can view the article here. Please be a little patient – it may take a minute to download.
Thank you all, as always, for your friendship and support.
Usanee and the Mercy Teams
For four decades, Father Joe has been a beacon of hope for some of Bangkok's poorest children. Now two filmmakers are hoping to document his inspiring life
By Annemarie EvansAn Irish-American priest talks to the camera as he sits at a table in the slums of Klong Toey, Bangkok, Thailand. It's September 2009. Father Joseph Maier describes how a hospital contacted him asking if he could look after a little girl who was blind and had Aids. She had been run over - by her parents.
"This is where you really wonder about the world," the then 69-year-old priest says. "You can understand warlords and pimps and addicts doing these horrible things. But the parents? Oh, boy! [They] used and abused this child and then tried to kill her. I'm not sure if the devil would compete on this level."
It's one of several disturbing scenes in a 15-minute film, which its two Australian filmmakers want to turn into a 90-minute documentary, called Father Joe and the Bangkok Slaughterhouse. The central character is Father Joe, a charismatic Redemptorist priest from the United States, who has been living in the Klong Toey slum since 1973. Shortly after he moved in, he set up the Human Development Foundation and its Mercy Centre, which now employs 330 people and runs 22 kindergartens, as well as a hospice, four orphanages and several other establishments, across Bangkok. "The Slaughterhouse" is a particularly poor area, set around the Klong Toey abattoir, where pigs are killed at night.
Loaning a lifeline
By Lim Li Min
A network of social workers in Klong Toey are replacing loan sharks with their hands-on help.Klong Toey, Thailand's biggest urban slum, is comprised largely of rickety lean-tos. Some of these look onto fetid sewers; others have open doorways leading onto the area's complicated tangle of sois. As children play in these densely populated streets, many a mother or a grandmother etches out a living through jobs such as selling noodles or mending clothes.
Malika Lertlumwan, a co-ordinator with the Women's Group Credit Union (WGCU), an arm of the Human Development Foundation's (HDF) Mercy Centre, knows every nook and cranny of these sois. She and other social workers have walked down these tiny lanes every day for the last few years. On her trips, Malika collects daily contributions from women who are paying back WGCU loans. Sometimes, she collects small sums that will go toward a family's nest egg.
The social workers are not an unwelcome sight in the sois, as residents say the WGCU has provided a welcome alternative to the loan sharks that prey on their community. Since it was founded 12 years ago, the women's group has helped fend off problems associated with the loan sharks, such as racketeering, intimidation, destruction of property and violence.
"People always know who they can go to if they need [quick] money," says Malika. The Mercy Centre's social workers estimate that more than 50 percent of Klong Toey's families are in debt to loan sharks. Malika says some families have even fled the community to escape loan sharks, who may be living just a street or two away. Families who cannot pay their debts have had their valuables and property seized. Some are viciously attacked by large groups of gangsters.
This Wednesday the world will mark World Aids Day. Observed on the first of December each year since 1987, the day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Between 1981 and 2007, AIDS has killed more than 25 million people and there an estimated 33 million people living with HIV, thousands of those are children. In Bangkok's slum community of Klong Toey, sixty children are all HIV positive are cared for at the Mercy clinic, many of them are orphaned or abandoned.
Presenter: Ron Corben
Speakers: Father Joseph Maier, Catholic priest at Mercy Clinic; Miss Chutima and Miss Watcharee, Mercy Clinic workers; Prawina Sompong, the Centre's communications officer
Full of energy and play as most children anywhere.
But these are special children.
Each one is part of a community of 60 children at a clinic and orphanage of the Mercy Centre. Some are orphaned and some are not but abandoned by families but all are positive with the AIDS virus.
Father Joseph Maier, a Catholic priest who has spent over 30 years working in slum community says even as new medications extend the children's lives, challenges remain such as hopes of reunite children and families.
MAIER: The new meds are coming out. We hope our children and can live longer. And we want to get the Mum's and Dad's together who have AIDS and their children so they get to know each other. So this is the new task force - our children whose mums and dads and relatives have AIDS so they know about this and they will be AIDS friendly and tolerant and grown up. All of our AIDS kids go to school, to ordinary schools and it's just super.
Mercy Comes to a Slum
For three decades, Father Joe Maier has made it his mission to take in the throwaway youths of Bangkok's largest ghetto.
Los Angeles Times - The World | COLUMN ONE
October 02, 2006|John M. Glionna, Times Staff Writer
BANGKOK, Thailand — Like a proud parent, Father Joe Maier dotes on his children -- such as the young beggar boy whose dad got him high on paint thinner and gave him broken bottles to cut his arms so he'd look more pathetic to passing motorists.
And the sexually abused triplets -- the girls' mother was dying of AIDS, their father in jail, their grandfather a drunk. Maier paid the old man two cases of whiskey to rescue the trio.
Now the ruddy-faced 66-year-old Roman Catholic priest smiles at a girl laboring over math homework, her oval face strained in concentration. He recently bought the solemn 16-year-old from her drug-addled mother, who needed cash for gambling debts. He paid 1,000 baht, or about $26.


text:
The Energy Saving Trust's EMBED hub is an interactive online resource of building energy performance data, collated from energy monitoring field trials and various other studies.
Further information on the EMBED API can be found here: https://github.com/MastodonC/AMON#standard-reading-types.
The Embed database is made available under the Open Database License: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/.
Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.


text:
ELYRIA - Late was better than never.
Elyria Catholic found its touch from the free-throw line in time to come away with a 75-67 overtime victory over Midview in the basketball opener at the Coliseum on Friday night.
It was more than a win for the Panthers, it was a relief. EC dropped its last nine games a year ago during a 5-16 season, and it`d been a while since it had tasted a win.
"It was January (23) of last season," said coach Alan Januzzi. "This was a good way to start the season. I`m happy for them."
Misfires from the foul line could`ve been costly. EC sank just six of 16 in the second half, missing a pair of two-shot free throws on the same possession and then a one-and-one in the fourth quarter.
Midview finally caught the Panthers with five seconds left when Derek Haney sank a shot from the right side. Elyria Catholic was called for charging with a little more than a second left and Midview almost won the game with a back-screen lob to Haney who came close to connecting with the game-winner.
Tied 63-all after 32 minutes, the Panthers turned their fortunes around in the four-minute extra session, sinking eight of eight from the stripe, and getting a huge defensive play from Ryan Taylor.
Both teams missed on their first possession in overtime, but Taylor - a 6-foot junior guard - intercepted a Midview pass and fed Cody Schuster for a fast-break layup, giving EC a lead it wouldn`t lose.
"That`s what (Taylor) does," Januzzi said. "He`s quick, he anticipates well and he reads the pass."
EC kept making the plays on defense. Schuster came up with another steal, leading to a basket by Joe Fitch, then the Panthers closed out the game with eight from the line - six of them by Kevin Fentner.
"If we`d made some (free throws) down the stretch it wouldn`t have gone into overtime," Januzzi said. "But we hit them when we were tired and we needed them."
The Panthers were 19 of 30 from the stripe to Midview`s 10 of 17.
"EC did a good job handling our press, getting the ball to Fentner. They also did a good job getting the ball to Fitch in the paint," said Midview coach Troy DiFranco. "We`ve got to rebound the basketball. It`s pretty simple. I don`t care if you`re 5-3 or 6-8, you`ve got to box out better. We had some first-game things, but if we`d rebounded, that would have taken care of those problems."
Elyria Catholic had a 38-29 rebounding edge and an 18-9 advantage in offensive rebounds, enabling EC to withstand 53 percent shooting by the Middies - 67 percent in the second half.
Fitch, a 6-3 senior, led all scorers with 22 points - hitting 10 of 15 shots - and snared seven rebounds. Fentner had 21 and 6-4 junior Paul Kubuski came off the bench to add 17 points and eight rebounds.
"I told Joe Fitch that he can have a whale of a year if he stays inside," Januzzi said. "He made good decisions. He passed well and finished well. I was impressed with how well he finished. He`s so strong and has great jumping ability. He had a great game."
Haney, a sharp-shooting senior guard, fueled Midview`s comeback from a 29-22 halftime deficit. He scored 19 points - 15 of them in the second half. He hit two 3-pointers in the third quarter, and added nine points in the fourth.
"He hit some big shots," DiFranco said.
"Midview really shot well and they battled back," said Januzzi. "I thought for an opening ball game the kids played well."
The football teams from both schools made the playoffs, so both basketball programs didn`t have their full complement of players for another week. Midview`s problems started in Week 4 of the football season when 6-6 Dave Rankin was injured in the Vermilion game.
The Middies had to change their schemes to compensate for his loss, but the lack of rebounding hurt.
"I`m proud of our effort," DiFranco said. "We came back. We were flat in the first half, but we came back with more intensity. But we have to execute better and we have to make rebounding a priority."
Elyria Catholic 75, Midview 67
MIDVIEW (67): Brad Gross 3-2-8, Derek Haney 8-0-19, Nick Clark 5-2-12, Mike Mercado 5-4-14, Kevin Allen 2-0-4, Jordan English 2-2-6, Jacob Klamut 0-0-0, Matt Borsz 0-0-0, Kyle Wagner 0-0-0, Justin Casselle 1-0-2, Tim Jaykel 1-0-2. Totals 27-10-67.
ELYRIA CATHOLIC (75): Jacob Schuster 1-0-2, Spencer Roule 0-0-0, Joe Fitch 10-2-22, Kevin Fentner 6-7-21, Cody Schuster 2-2-6, Paul Kubuski 6-5-17, Adam Kirsch 1-2-4, Ryan Taylor 0-1-1, Joe Januzzi 1-0-2. Totals 27-19-75.
Midview    12   10   21   20   4   -    67
Elyria Catholic   15   14   17   17   12   -    75
Three-point goals: Midview (3-21) Haney 3, EC (2-8) Fentner 2; Rebounding: Midview 29 (Clark 6), EC 38 (Kubuski 8); Turnovers: Midview 25, EC 20; Fouls: Midview 23, EC 16; Fouled Out: J. Schuster; Field Goal Shooting: Midview 27 of 51 (53 percent), EC 27 of 56 (48 percent); Free Throw Shooing: Midview 10 of 17 (59 percent), EC 19 of 30 (63 percent).
JV: Midview 37-36.


text: hey guys, i had a site in my favorites before my puter got messed up, it was a polish sausage making site. now i cant find it because i dont know how to spell it, its something like "wendinlowes" i know the spelling is wrong. does any know of it? thanks, dave


text:
The Artist in Italy, 1780–1840
July 1–September 27, 1996
East Building, Ground Floor, Study Center
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
Overview: Travel literature and city guides pertaining to the Italian peninsula, published between the late 17th and early 19th centuries, provided a window into the life of artists during this period. Whether conveying a first-person account of his or her journey, supplying the illustrations for guidebooks, surveying the local architecture, or studying sites from antiquity, these books communicate a sense of the priorities and commissions that were available to artists at the time.
Organization: The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art. Neal Turtell, executive librarian, was curator.


text:
Slough's new mayor has paid poignant tribute to her beloved late father who gave her the confidence that has guided her through life.
Cllr Ishrat Shah (Labour, Farnham), who was formally elected at last night's official 'mayor making' ceremony held at the Curve, spoke of her dad in her acceptance speech.
She told council colleagues: "He gave me the confidence in childhood to achieve my goals and to be successful."
Cllr Shah has spoken openly about her struggles as a single mum with two children who moved from Wales to Slough 13 years ago.
She said: "I feel proud to have been a strong woman - a single mother with no family to support me.
"I never felt weak and I achieved my goals."
She is happy to be a role model for other women and said: "I dedicate my success to all women in similar situations.
"Tough challenges made me a strong and purposeful person."
She said though she was also an 'approachable people's person', adding: "Moving to Slough was the best decision of my life."
Cllr Shah is currently a teaching assistant at Western House Academy in Richards Way.
She lives in Cippenham and has been a councillor since 2012 when she previously represented the Foxborough ward. She is now the first female Muslim in the Slough role.
She has been deputy mayor for the last year and takes over as first citizen from Cllr Arvind Dhaliwal (Lab, Elliman).
The new deputy mayor is Cllr Paul Sohal (Lab, Wexham Lea), a 66-year-old grandfather who has been a councillor for 18 years.
Cllr Sohal, of The Normans, was also formally elected last night.
He said: "I believe in justice, equality and fairness in our society."


text:
Patricia Fitzpatrick
Listed by Mount Snow Realty
Two level, end unit townhome with great Mount Snow winter views! Some recent updates include carpeting, paint, and tile throughout the kitchen and dining area. The additional bath in the lower level creates an additional Master Suite. Being sold furnished, this bright, airy townhome is in move-in condition. Timber Creek offers shuttle service to Mount Snow as well as on-site cross-country skiing and one of the area's best amenity centers including indoor pool, racquetball court, basketball court, and extensive workout facility.
Date Showings Begin:
Delayed Showing: Unknown


text:
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee on Defense Transportation Issues
United States Senate Seapower Subcommittee
(As Prepared for Delivery)
The Subcommittee will come to order. I want to extend a welcome to our witnesses and thank each of you for appearing before the Seapower Subcommittee today.
The Subcommittee will hear today from the Honorable Sue Payton, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and General Norton Schwartz, Commander of the Transportation Command, or TRANSCOM. We welcome both of you and thank you for your service.
First, I always think it's important to note the heroism and professionalism of the coalition armed forces presently engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan. While we may have disagreements among policy officials about the war, let no one mistake that disagreement for a lack of support for the men and women who are serving their country in the Middle East right now. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families who are also called by their country to sacrifice in this war effort.
Now, turning to the subject of this hearing, I would note that strategic lift is an important and continuing interest of this Subcommittee. Over many years, and with several different individuals holding the chairmanship of this Subcommittee, we have devoted significant energies to the subject of strategic mobility.
Today's hearing continues the Subcommittee's strong bipartisan interest in the broader strategic lift policy issues facing the nation today. I want to take this opportunity to welcome Senator Martinez to the position of Ranking Member of the Subcommittee. I have had the good fortune to work with a number of Senators in the leadership of this Subcommittee, including Senators Warner, Cohen, Snowe, Sessions, Talent and Thune. I believe that, in each of those cases, we have worked as a non-partisan team to see to the interests of the men and women of the Armed Forces whose programs fall within our jurisdiction. I look forward to continuing this approach with you, Senator Martinez, as we work toward a new DOD authorization act.
I believe that the Defense Department's recent experience would indicate to me that the current strategic lift capability may need to be enhanced, despite what we have seen in the Mobility Capability Study and the Quadrennial Defense Review. In fact, we adopted direction to DOD in the most recent Authorization Act to complete a new study of strategic mobility requirements. I want to thank Senator McCaskill for leading the effort to include this new study language.
We have heard of a number of current issues that the Subcommittee should hear about today. One of those is the stress on our mobility personnel and their equipment. Another surrounds the best method to solve our longer term requirements for strategic airlift. We have the question of continuing the production line for the C-17 aircraft program. We also have the C-5 reliability enhancement and re-engining program, or RERP, efforts and the recent Nunn-McCurdy certification that the RERP upgrades for the C-5 needed to continue to meet national security requirements.
In the interests of time, I will conclude my comments to the leave more time for questions.
Once again, welcome Senator Martinez.
Source: http://kennedy.senate.gov/newsroom/press_release.cfm?id=bfb56969-1dd8-4a92-9bb4-c154fe5b6863


text:
sort by best latest
Be patient, you've only just started on HP. You already have 28 hubs but beware, quantity isn't always good. A few excellent hubs are better than too many average hubs.
It takes time for search engines to find new hubs. Also, give people time to get to know you.
Keep writing, eventually you'll get there.
Write relevant articles covering a sub topic of your hub and include a link back to your hub. Submit as many of these original articles to high ranking article sites such as Ezines, GoArticles and Amazines.
Then bookmark these articles on a few of the top social bookmarking sites.
Also submit your RSS URL to sites such as Zimbio,where once submitted your new hubs will show up on their site automatically and they will then categorize it for you or you can do that yourself.
It takes time and it does depend on the targeted keywords you have chosen.


text:
Results 1 to 2 of 2
Thread: Hello All
05-18-06, 09:29 #1Registered User
- Join Date
- Mar 2005
- Posts
- 1
Hello All
I am a newbie from Toronto, Canada. Although I registered last year, this is my first posting. I've just got a new job as a .NET developer, so you may hear a lot from me over the next few months. Software-Jane.
05-18-06, 14:22 #2Resident Curmudgeon
- Join Date
- Feb 2004
- Location
- In front of the computer
- Posts
- 15,579
Greetings. We've got at least a few folks from Toronto that visit DBForums often. Most of our discussions center around databases rather than development tools, but feel free to jump in with questions or contributions wherever you see fit!


text:
An open letter to the Director general CSIR
Now that the main accused in the Vinayaka Baliga murder case has been apprehended and in police custody for three days by the court, we have come to know through reliable sources that measures are afoot to see that he would be comfortably ensconced in a nursing home which has a reputation for looking well after such "patients" until he gets bail. He will be diagnosed with "renal failure" or hepatitis at the govt. hospital, since that it is a statutory requirement. Following that it will be also certified that facilities for treating the same are not available in the hospital and the "patient" will be shifted there to lead the rest of his time in judicial custody in comfort of a private nursing home. This has been the tactic used for a number of "eminent" people including stamp paper scam tainted Telgi, Satyam Raju and many such others!
"Fixing" a laboratory for Hepatitis B or C positive reports naturally comes at a price! There are many ways of doing that while arranging for such a report is one option, replacing the specimen collected with that of another patient suffering from the particular disease is another. When the specimen comes to a laboratory from outside, it is just the signature of the referring clinician on the specimen container that is taken as a certificate for the genuineness of the sample. If a container with a label and OP number of one patient is made ready in the transit between the specimen collection center and the analyzing laboratory, any thing can happen and it does happen. With a pliant clinician and the custodians turning a blind eye, one can conveniently make up a story of imminent hepatic failure!
Since "custodial interrogation" means torture without leaving any physical marks, complaint can be made about torture and a "crush injury" to muscles. This would involve invisible injuries to muscles and crushing them would cause release of myoglobin which would accumulate in the kidneys and cause renal failure! Well how do you supplement that with laboratory reports? You can either catch one which can be "fixed" or really generate laboratory findings which look like it. The clue lies in blood and urine – each has no place with the other! With the patient giving a urine sample with a few drops of blood added surreptitiously and a few drops of urine added to the blood, we can have two reports complementing each other and clinching the diagnosis of renal failure. Of course this would need treatment and if the failure is severe enough, dialysis! The govt. medical officer can certify that such facilities are not available in their establishment and recommend shifting the patient to a specialized private hospital! Once that is done, the private hospital will see to it that the patient never improves or develops further "complications" until bail is obtained! That is how many politicians facing grave charges manage to keep themselves out of prison.
Well I can predict the scenario here – the pliant jailor (of course the one at Mangalore district jail has a reputation of being quite elastic) refers the undertrial who complains of pain in the abdomen for medical treatment and the govt. medical officer generates a report of "renal failure" requiring immediate dialysis and the "sick" undertrial gets admitted to a private establishment where he can enjoy five star comforts along with his escorting police, who will be also treated well. So, all are happy. How about the cause of justice? Like all other things, that too can go to dogs!
Of course like all astrological predictions, mine also could go wrong and I do hope I will be proved wrong. But, generating such reports can be challenged before a medical board, in service medical officers can be handled by the authorities and medical practitioners indulging in such unethical practices could lose their registration and medical establishments could lose their license too! So we do hope that a healthy young man, who has been gallivanting all over the country for three months, will not develop "medical complications" suddenly once he gets apprehended. Wishing him the best of health!
Narendra Nayak
On behalf of Deshapremi Sanghatanegala Okkuta, fighting for justice for Vinayak Baliga
Case history:
- Baliga Murder – Family Congratulates City Police Chief
- Baliga Murder Case – Naresh Shenoy Produced in Court
- Baliga Murder Case Prime accused Naresh Shenoy arrested
- Naresh Shenoy will be Arrested Soon – Sources
- Baliga Murder – Naresh, 6 Others Chargesheeted
- Another Accused Srikanth Arrested in Baliga Murder case
- Manjunath Arrested in Baliga Murder case
- Baliga Murder – Naresh Shenoy's Close Associate in Police Custody
- Police Raid House of Vedavyas in Mannagudda in Baliga Murder Case
- Baliga Murder, DSO Holds Padayatra to Arrest Naresh Shenoy
- Anticipatory Bail for Naresh Shenoy in Baliga Murder Case Rejected
- Baliga Murder – Police to File Objection to Naresh Shenoy's Bail
- 'Politicians are Dumb and Mangalureans are Deaf' – Dr Narendra Nayak
- Baliga Murder Case – Accused Shiva Arrested?
- BJP Leaders Involved in the Murder of Vinayak Baliga – Mithun Rai Baliga Murder Accused Sent to Three-day Police Custody
- 'Lookout Notice Issued against Yuva Brigade's Naresh Shenoy' – Police
- 'BJP Directly Involved in Murder of Vinayak Baliga' – Ramanath Rai
- Has Murder Suspect Fled to Dubai? Baliga Family Expresses Fears
- CPI(M) Demands Thorough Probe into Vinayak Baliga Murder Case
- Vinayak Baliga's Work Gains Momentum at National Level
- Nikhil Shenoy in City on Fact-finding Mission in Baliga Murder Case
- Baliga Murder – Police Raid House of Naresh Shenoy of Yuva Brigade
- Police Look out for Shiva and Shrikant Wanted in Baliga Murder Case
- Activists Demand Special Investigation Team in Baliga Murder Case
- Baliga Murder – Fingers Pointed at Yuva Brigade Leader
- An Open Letter to Fellow-Mangalureans on Vinayak Baliga's Murder
- Vinayak Baliga Murder – Two Suspects Arrested
- Murder of Vinayak Baliga, RTI Activist who Fought for Justice
- RTI Activist Vinayak Baliga Hacked to Death at Kodialbail