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The Roots of Our Success
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Almost any way you look at it, we have been a remarkably a successful country. I don't want to join those chest-beaters who elevate the United States to near-holy status; we're far from perfect, and we're only doing so-so when you compare us to other industrialized countries on basic social measures such as infant mortality or income inequality. But it seems fair to say that in the broad ways you'd measure a society-economically, militarily, the extent of our cultural influence, the freedoms we offer our residents, the opportunities we present for individual success-the U.S. is flourishing.
Ask anyone why this is, and you'll get a long list of causes. There's the dynamism of our private sector and the fundamental size and strength of our economy; there's the sheer breadth and variety of this country and of its natural resources; there's the creativity, vitality and independence of the American people; there are the liberties enshrined in the Bill of Rights. Yet there's another important contributor to our success that I'll warrant would not come up often in conversation, at least not in this day and age: our government.
This is not to suggest that people think the President and Congress are simply bystanders in securing the country's fortunes. It's just that after years of anti-government rhetoric, deepening partisanship, widening special-interest influence and saturation press coverage of political scandals, our government and our system of representative democracy tend not to rank high on Americans' lists of the country's fundamental strengths. This is too bad, because they belong near the top.
In essence, our form of government is Americans' answer to the extraordinarily difficult question of how best to organize a society. Countries, city-states and empires have wrestled with this issue over the course of history, and some have tried what amounted to disastrous experiments. Our system has succeeded in large measure because over the long term it has both promoted the dynamic forces within our society and provided a means of keeping them in balance. From its beginning, our nation's government has been involved in defining the rights and liberties individuals could exercise, laying the groundwork for developing the country's resources, setting up the structure within which businesses could operate freely and fairly, and providing the security-military, judicial, and social-necessary for people to pursue their ambitions.
Just how well it goes about all this, of course, changes over time, simply because the society it reflects changes over time. At heart, our government is made up of ordinary people elected by their fellow citizens; sometimes they are alert to the needs around them and adept at addressing them, and sometimes they are not-though over time, our elected representatives do tend to respond when some aspect of society falls out of balance, as voters look for candidates who will give voice to their concerns in Washington.
So, for instance, after a decade in which legislators were inclined to give free rein to the dynamism of the free market, the Enron and Arthur Andersen scandals have brought widespread attention to government's role in ensuring that corporate behavior is trustworthy. Legislators in Congress may disagree on the best means of doing so, but they do not disagree on the need. As a New York Times book reviewer noted recently, "Without effective government oversight to assure good corporate market behavior, we can expect two, three, many Enrons. And everyone will suffer as trust declines and investment shrinks." The challenge our government faces, in other words, is to set rules of the road that maximize both prosperity and trust; if it leans too far one way, the other suffers.
In a sense, much of our history has consisted of government's search for the right balance between competing forces. As policy-makers today wrestle over how much individual liberties should be protected in the face of the war on terrorism, they are simply adding the latest chapter to a discourse we have carried on since the end of the 18th century. Debates over how to balance environmental concerns with the exploitation of our natural resources, how to balance the rights of gun owners with urban- and suburban-dwellers' fears of crime, how to balance demand for public services with taxpayers' interest in keeping as much of their earnings as possible-all of these reflect the importance we attach to government as regulator, economic pump-primer, service-provider and guarantor of basic rights and freedoms.
There is one other contributor to our success as a nation reflected in these debates: the fact that we rely on our government, through our elected representatives, to sort out these difficult issues. It did not have to be that way. Our country would be vastly different if the Framers had placed power in the hands of a single ruler, or given much less voice to the American people. As it is, though, the greatest secret to our success may not be that we get the balance among competing forces right all the time. Rather, it's that we have, in Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary, a forum for deliberation in which every American can feel a stake. In a vast, diverse country, this ability to resolve our differences is what allows us to live together so peacefully, productively, and successfully.
(Lee Hamilton is Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.)


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The Paris motor show lives up to its reputation as an exhibition of the avant garde, with car makers exhibiting futuristic vehicles that attempt to reconcile the outwardly contradictory objectives of performance motoring with environmental friendliness.
Clean diesel technology mixed it with hybrid electric-diesels, hybrid petrol-electrics, hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen combustion engines, giving a sneak preview into the cars we might be driving in 10 or 15 years. Oh, and there were a few bruisers, too, from the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Benz-AMG.
Space-age materials such as lightweight carbon composites form car bodies and chassis, and the latest buzz-word around the exhibition halls is "HMI" - the human-machine interface - quite simply, the controls that simplify, activate and manage the increasingly complex electronic systems in cars.
Although these energy and engineering concepts light the way of the future, the bold styling exercises stretch the boundaries of car body design.
Here are the concepts that impress us:
Peugeot 908 RC/Epure
The old rivalry across the channel is alive and well, with Peugeot introducing its 908 RC concept car, with proportions resembling Aston Martin's Rapide. Perhaps that's not surprising, as the company's product strategist Michel Rouge admits to admiring the low-slung Brit.
The 5.1-metre-long, low, four-door saloon has an engine bay designed to accommodate a mid-mounted 5.5-litre V12 diesel that's being developed to take on Audi's diesel R10 at the Le Mans game. It's claimed to make 515 kW and 1200 Nm of torque, and although it's no eco-car, it does have dual particulate filters to catch burnt diesel emissions.
The carbon composite car features an electronic six-speed sequential auto, Brembo carbon ceramic brakes, and a top speed calculated to go beyond 300 km/h.
"We say to our designers, 'You can do what you want'," says Peugeot chief executive Frederic Saint-Geours. But showbiz aside, for now it has a mainstream V6 fitted.
At the other end of the scale, Peugeot has a fuel-cell-powered concept, the Epure. Based on the forthcoming 207 Coupe Cabriolet, it emits no pollution, only water vapour. The hydrogen fuel cell puts out 20 kW, giving the car a 350 km range and a top speed of 130 km/h. Mr Saint-Geours says the company is working with France's Atomic Energy Commission to up it to 80 kW.
Presented in virginal white and displayed among bubbling fishbowls (very Barbarella), the Epure takes a leisurely stroll towards 100 km/h - try 15 seconds. We expect to see a conventionally powered 207 CC next year but there won't be a fuel-cell version before the end of the decade.
Citroen C-Metisse
Peugeot's sister brand, Citroen, stunned crowds with its candy-apple red Batmobile, the C-Metisse. Sporting a manta-ray face and ocean-liner dimensions - it's 4.7 metres long and two metres wide - this carbon-fibre grand tourer is said to be inspired by "passion and reason". It's powered by an electric-diesel hybrid engine offering the potential of zero emissions when running solely on stored electric power. On-board batteries are charged when the brakes are applied.
The combustion diesel is a particulate-filtered 153 kW V6 driving the front wheels, and its two 15 kW/400 Nm electric motors are housed at the rear wheels, offering computer controlled front or all-wheel-drive. Acceleration to 100 km/h is claimed to be a brisk 6.2 seconds, thanks in part to slippery aerodynamics and a 1400 kg kerb weight. Entry to the car's space-age interior is via four gullwing/scissor doors.
Renault Nepta
One of the more harmonious-looking concepts is the Nepta, Renault's vision of what luxury motoring should look like in the next few years, though not necessarily in the Nepta's convertible form.
This four-seat GT cabrio has two massive gullwing doors that run the length of the car, from engine bay to tail lights. With a push of a button, the body sides arch skywards, revealing the sci-fi interior and also the engine.
"The motor car is a mythical object and the engine plays a significant part . . . so we decided when you open the car, you should see the inside and also the engine," says Renault's Philippe Barre, design communication manager.
"It shows the design direction we're taking for our more luxurious cars: very smooth with a wave effect down the side," he says. "This car has given us answers to some of the things we were searching for: a new design language for our upper-segment cars. We had to find our own approach."
The face of this car will be seen within a year as the look of the new Laguna, he says.
The Nepta is built from kevlar (a light but strong material also found in body armour) and runs mechanically, powered by a 309 kW bi-turbo 3.5-litre petrol V6 powering the rear wheels via a seven-speed electronic sequential gearbox. Its headlights use LED lamps reflected through "crystal-shaped transparent blocks", said to optimise light patterns to the prevailing driving conditions.
Ford Iosis X
Ford's European arm showed the next incarnation of what's now become a series of Iosis concept cars. Called the Iosis X , it's a crossover SUV version of the original Iosis concept and its looks herald Ford's new "kinetic design" language.
The Iosis X exhibits a "three-plane plan" that includes interlocking trapezoid shapes seen in the grille, bonnet, pillars, windows and wheels. Uniquely, this off-road concept car has a solid glass floor so driver and passenger can see the terrain below. The Iosis HMI has touch screens that remotely activate the ventilation system, and LED "light pipes" that bathe the interior in a soft orange glow.
Ford says the car is purely a styling exercise but the original Iosis concept sedan has, 18 months later, become the production version of the new Mondeo family car, which was unveiled as a wagon at the show.
Ferrari Pininfarina P4/5
Not strictly a concept car but mind-blowing nonetheless is the P4/5. A rich US car-collector who wanted the ultimate Ferrari commissioned Pininfarina to re-body an Enzo - itself no retiring wallflower. The car picks up where the late 1960s P-series Ferraris left off, the last being the 330 P4.
The result is this stunningly demonic red and black Coke-bottle missile with scissor doors.
This time the car is all carbon fibre, shrink-wrapping the Enzo's mighty 485 kW/657 Nm V12, which is visible through the clear black ventilated engine cover. Special attention was paid to its aerodynamic impact and the sound the car makes.
Unique features include white ceramic exhaust pipes that stick out of the top of the engine bay and its 20-inch wheels, which have been milled from solid blocks of aluminium.
Lancia Delta HPE
After years in the wilderness, Lancia's much-missed Beta HPE sportswagons of the late 1970s and early '80s have been reprised in the Delta HPE concept car. The car retains the Beta's hallmark features: a so-called "flying bridge roof", versatile interior space - this time with a rear seat that slides and reclines - and something we can't judge, "great noiselessness when in motion due to its sound-absorbent roof", the company boasts. Not sure about the cat's bum grille, though.
The Delta HPE dwarfs the Beta version, at a largish 4.5 metres in length and 1.8 metres in width.
Exclusive to the Lancia is a USB-Bluetooth audio system co-developed with Microsoft called "Blue&Me". It allows passengers to play tunes stored in mobile phones, MP3 players and flash drives, either via direct plug-ins to the car's USB port or wirelessly.
The Delta could come here if it's produced in right-hand drive.
Newcomers you can buy (sooner or later) . . .
Toyota Auris
The world's richest car company chose Paris to unveil its successor to the all-conquering Corolla, the Auris, a derivative of the Latin word for gold. Dubbed a concept car but fooling no one, the Auris is as close to a production-ready Corolla as you can get, bar the 19-inch show-car wheels.
Evolutionary in its styling, a result of the company's "'vibrant clarity" design seen on the new Camry and forthcoming Aurion, the Auris will be sold globally. It is believed the Auris nameplate will be used on hatches sold in Europe, with the Corolla nameplate reserved for sedan versions.
Audi R8
At the other end of the motoring field is the Audi R8 , a production version of an earlier Le Mans concept car. With a 309 kW/430 Nm V8 FSI engine encased in an aluminium tubular space frame and body panels, the R8 sits at the top of the tree, close to where the Audi sister-brand Lamborghini range starts with the Gallardo.
It is said to hit 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds, with a top speed of 301 km/h. It uses LED technology and the internal headlight reflectors are said to be inspired by the architecture of the Sydney Opera House, with sound to match, courtesy of a 465-watt Bang & Olufsen audio system.
Citroen C4 Picasso
Enjoying a strong following in Europe, Citroen's C4 Picasso people mover (top right) is virtually unknown in these waters. That's about to change, as the seven-seater is on its way to Australia for the Sydney motor show this month and will be in showrooms next year.
The car features a large glasshouse area and flexible interior. It's powered by a range of petrol and diesel engines mated to either manual, automatic or a new electronic six-speed box.
Nissan Qashqai
Pronounced "cash-kai" but already nicknamed the "cash-cow", this is the next light-duty SUV we'll see here from Nissan. Derived from the wild 2004 concept car of the same name, the transition to a production car has resulted in muted, conservative looks.
It uses the switchable X-Trail 4WD system, and is powered by a 2.0-litre petrol or a Renault diesel engine in Europe, and smaller engines in a front-wheel-drive-only version. "It's shorter than a Focus, the price of a Golf but with SUV elements," says corporate design director Patrick Le Quement. "It has changed but the fundamentals of the concept have stayed."
Nissan Australia spokeswoman Lenore Fletcher says plans are being made to import it here late next year or early 2008, slotting in pricewise between the Tiida and X-Trail.
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
Named after the number of the car Stirling Moss raced to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia, the team at McLaren F1 Racing has produced a batch of 150 hotted-up SLR coupes featuring a supercharged, 5.5-litre, 478 kW V8. It completes the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds (0.2 seconds faster than a regular SLR) and hits 300 km/h in 28.0 seconds (0.8 faster) on its way to a top speed of 337 km/h (up 3 km/h).
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Ferrari produces another front-engined V12 stunner, the 599 GTB Fiorano, which supersedes the 575M Maranello. Based on Enzo's V12, it packs 462 kW, hits 200 km/h in 11 seconds, and is claimed to go beyond 330 km/h. It uses an F1-derived electronic gearbox that swaps cogs in just 100 milliseconds. Australian deliveries start this month.
Volkswagen IROC
Not to be confused with the 1980s Chev Camaro IROC, the green VW IROC is a precursor to the return of the Giorgetto Giugiaro-drawn Scirocco of the '70s. Powered by a 150 kW Twincharger (using a turbo and a supercharger) and the group's DSG automated manual, it's believed to be close to production.

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The skin that looks dry and sloughing can be a nightmare to most people, especially to girls and women. It is not to mention that poor skin quality in winter can even make you unattractive and less charming during the time.
Dry skin is commonly found in hands, feet and face. When the temperature decreases, the level of humidity falls as well, which causes your skin to be parched because of dry air.
What Causes Skin Dryness?
The causes of dry skin can contain several. You can see some of the common ones that are shown as below:
- Strong winter winds which can lower the skin's lipids level
- Cold air that is packed with less moisture than hot or warm air. The cold air can have a negative impact on the skin by making it become drier.
- A hot shower when it comes to winter that can make the skin dry, itchy or even flaky
- Some hot drinks or beverages such as coffee with caffeine that can leave the skin dry from inside
- Warm winter dressing that leads to irritation and thereby causing skin dryness
Top 7 Natural Home Remedies for Dry Skin
No matter which seasons you are in, skin needs to be taken care of properly in order to prevent not only from the dryness but also another further damages.
While there are a great number of skin and beauty care products that are found available on the market; however, their effectiveness have not proven safe yet, then, home remedies are the best alternatives to this problem because of their natural ingredients.
Following are top 7 simple but effective home treatments for dry skin that you can easily do at home.
Avocado is considered as one of the most impressive home remedies for dry skin thanks to its natural oil. The oil can soften the skin and make it smooth during an entire day.
How to apply:
- Take some ripe avocados to make puree out of them
- Add it to about 2 teaspoons of curd with a half teaspoon of honey
- Stir it well until it forms like a mask
- Put the mask over your face or any affected skin areas
- Leave it on for about 10 minutes and then rinse it off with clean water
Don't forget honey whenever your skin stays dry. The reason is that honey acts like one of the most natural moisturizers for the skin. You can use honey daily if you want to protect your skin from any other invasion.
All you need to do is applying honey to your body before taking a bath and waiting for 10 minutes.
Olive Oil
Olive oil is commonly known as one of the most effective solutions to skin dryness. In fact, this oil is packed with 4 main antioxidants that let them serve as moisturizer and cleanser as well as protector of the skin.
Also, while vitamin E can help to neutralize the oxidant effects of the free radicals that are believed to strongly destroy collagen and become a partial contributor to wrinkles, dry skin or fine lines, vitamin A can thicken and boost the Dermis in order to decrease wrinkles as well as raise blood flow to the skin surface.
How to apply:
- Mix several drops of the oil with brown sugar
- Apply the mixture nicely to your skin
- Wait for 15 minutes
- Rinse it off with clean water
Castor Oil
Castor oil can help eliminate sunburn, stretch marks, acne and of course, dry skin. The oil is beneficial for getting rid of infection, including athlete's foot as well as chronic itching. Apart from that, it helps cure ringworms, some stubborn skin issues at all ages.
Castor oil enables to promote the formation of elastin and collagen. Plus, it makes your skin return to the original position as it becomes stretched.
Just simply, rub a thick layer of castor oil over your body prior to bath time. Wait for about 15 minutes and then rinse it off with clean water
Warm Milk
Warm milk can bring about positive outcomes for your skin condition. It benefits the skin by some different ways. Regarding skin dryness, milk can make your skin oily as well as nourished from the inside while still protect it from severe dryness.
You are highly recommended to add about 2 teaspoons of almond oil to a cup of tepid milk. Consume it before going to sleep.
Eggs and Oil
Eggs are known as a conditioning agent that can leave your skin soft and supple.
How to apply:
- Add an egg to honey with some olive oil
- Mix the solution with rose water
- Place the mixture over your face for several minutes
Banana confers impressive health benefits, including treating skin dryness.
Like other treatment, banana serves as a good moisturizer for your skin and makes it glow and smooth. The treatment is extremely simple when all you need to do is mashing a ripe banana and using it as a mask on your face to combat with the dryness.
Mango can give you a hand in relieving dry skin. It has been shown to be effective for soothing your dry skin and softening it.
How to apply:
- Mash a ripe mango and mix it with a teaspoon of sugar
- Use the mixture as a pre-mask to get the skin exfoliated
- Use the rest of mango mashed to mix with 3 teaspoons of argan oil
- Rub it over your face and keep it on for about 20 minutes
- Wash it off carefully with clean water
If you are still unsatisfied with those above remedies, then don't forget yogurt. Yogurt can remedy the dryness of skin because it can nourish the skin greatly while make it supple and soft.
How to apply:
- Mix yogurt with lemon juice and honey to create an exfoliating mask
- Apply the mask to your face to help treat skin dryness
The treatment enables to make your skin soft.
And you should remember to eat more fruits because they are very good for your overall health condition. For skin treatment, there are some certain types of fruits that you should consume more such as watermelon, butter, kiwi or orange. The antioxidants properties found in those fruits can aid in flushing out toxins and hydrating the skin.
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singing and dancing.
sytycd. obsessed! I know it was only the auditions last night, but I am already hooked. If you don't know what I am talking about we can no longer be friends. Ok, we can. Just not the kind that sit on the couch drinking wine and getting teary while watching people dance on tv.
So today, in honor of Cat Deeley, the panel, and all those talented dancers who followed their dreams, we are showing some nurseries inspired by music and dance.
This nursery, as seen on Apartment Therapy, is all about the music. It's a little bit rock with its bold mix of black and white.
Then there is this sweet nursery designed for the future ballerina...
And then there is this. I'm not in love with it, but the idea is there. I do like the idea of silhouettes. This one looks like a decal, but this is something you could easily do yourself with a stencil. And imagine if you did it in chalkboard paint? Fun!
And finally, a room that is a little bit country. I love the old children's records hanging above the crib and that cow hide rug just begs for little toes to tap to the music for years to come.
We wish you a very happy Memorial Day Weekend!


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Dr. Adam Elmegirab's Aphrodite - is SUPER popular right now. You can still purchase it and we will and get it to you as soon as possible!
Dr Adam Elmegirab's Bitters is a line of hand crafted bitters from England. Founder and creator Adam Elmegirab has been crafting some of the finest bitters in the world, including a reverse-engineered version of the original Boker's Bitters from the 1800's.
Flavor: Saffron, coffee, ancho chili, roasted cacao beans.


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Mark Goldes' Character
I wish to address some comments ( ad hominine attacks ) concerning Mark Goldes that have occurred on this website. I have known and done business with Mark for over 20 years. I made his acquaintance after I had lived over 5 decades and dealt with a fair number of people both in and out of the business world. Ya' meet all kinds in both worlds :) However, Mark stood out compared to others whom I met in the world of business.
I would describe Mark as a man with impeccable integrity. Of course, that does not mean we agree on everything, or, that we have not challenged each other concerning certain business decisions and subjects! Yet those exchanges do not cause us to discontinue working toward a common vision which vision will do nothing less than change the world for the better! Yes, a big claim that slowly inches toward fruition and success. Alas, this vision has taken longer than any of us involved planned, and, therefore, the cost has increased accordingly.
The increase in a need for money has not been met by tapping some huge slush fund. No, it has not been met one dollar at a time from individuals who somehow understand that they're involved in something bigger than themselves! It is very hard, slow, and, oftentimes discouraging path by which to raise funds. The amount of rejection that Mark encounters on any given day would destroy most men or women. I simply cannot convey to you readers the hard diamond of courage it takes Mark to get this vision completed! Most of us would have crumpled years ago. Not Mark!
To write that he has sacrificed his life for this endeavor is no exaggeration! I know personally some of the cost and it is severe. Of course, he has put all of his personal funds into the project so you should realize that his requests do not go into nonexistent bank accounts on or offshore :) A fortune hunter he is not.
In closing, I would ask the trolls who inhabit the internet: what is your vision; how do you plan to make the world a better place; do you have anything constructive to offer others; what is the raison d'etre? Get a real life; it is truly wonderful and you may accomplish something positive if you change you.
Jack Wheeler


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We've studied and examined the Apollo samples of the lunar maria (pronounced MAR-ee-uh) for thirty years but despite the thorough search of these collections, we have never found a sample of the deep
If no one has ever seen it, how do we know what the lunar mantle looks like? The properties and composition of planetary interiors are inferred by indirect evidence.
Now a new scientific paper concludes that fragments of the mantle (the dense magnesium- and iron-rich portion of the Moon that lies below 70-100 km depth) are exposed on the surface, brought up from depth by the impact of giant asteroids 4 billion years ago. Such a finding would indeed be significant, as geologists always seek rocks from the deep interior to aid our understanding of the Moon's structure and composition. Data from the orbiting Japanese Kaguya mission shows that olivine is present in the surface deposits of some lunar craters. But how do they go from this observation to the interpretation of lunar mantle? Basically, they mapped out the occurrences of these olivine deposits and found that many of them occur within the rims of large impact basins. Based on models produced from gravity mapping, the crust of the Moon is thought to be thin here and the mantle is close to the surface. Thus, these large impact basins could have excavated chunks of the mantle, throwing them out onto the surface of the Moon.
Why is the mineral olivine important? Olivine is a silicate mineral rich in magnesium and iron; it forms one of the basic, silicate building blocks of the rocky planets. In magma (liquid rock), olivine crystallizes first and its composition is a key indicator of the composition of the magma. Current prevailing wisdom is that the early Moon was largely molten (the "magma ocean" phase); whether it was completely molten or merely liquid in its outer portion is uncertain, but in such a huge system of liquid rock, olivine is the earliest mineral that crystallizes. Being dense, crystallizing olivine would sink in the liquid magma, slowly accumulating deep in the Moon. As the entire Moon solidified, these "cumulate" layers of olivine and other iron-rich minerals would make up the mantle. Later, the mantle partially re-melted, creating liquids that erupted onto the surface as basalt lava and formed the dark lowland plains - the maria.
So how does the Kaguya interpretation hold up on examination? Estimates of crustal thickness are of the current Moon, after the basins formed. There is no particular reason to suppose that a given basin-forming impact occurred in terrain of thin crust – the crust is thin here because the basin formed. True enough, some of these impact features are very large – the Imbrium basin, a large crater on the western near side, is well over 1000 km in diameter, large enough to have punched through the thickest sections of the crust, one would think. Indeed, Imbrium is one of the sites that the Kaguya team propose as having excavated mantle. So they are finding these areas in the places where one might expect to find them.
Olivine is a very common mineral and abundant in the lunar crust. A curious fact is that olivine grains in lunar highland rocks tend to have high amounts of calcium, a minor element but a key diagnostic of the crystallization environment. In Earth rocks, olivine formed at depth has very low concentrations of calcium. My colleague, the late Graham Ryder concluded that the olivine crystals in dunite (a rock made up almost completely of olivine) from the Apollo 17 site – a sample proposed as a piece of the lunar mantle – likely came from the accumulation of crystals at a depth of only a few kilometers, far shallower than the tens of kilometers depth to the mantle.
Because the Kaguya spectral mapper is detecting only the presence of olivine, we cannot distinguish between pure olivine and olivine crystallized with plagioclase, what lunar scientists call troctolite. Troctolite is common in the Apollo highland samples, but is a relatively rare rock on Earth. It consists of (more or less) equal parts olivine and plagioclase, a calcium- and sodium-rich silicate mineral. Troctolites make up some of the most deeply derived rocks found in the Apollo collections, but all studied to date seem to be of crustal, not mantle, provenance. There is no objective evidence that the olivine seen by Kaguya is not derived from troctolites and/or dunites of crustal (not mantle) origin.
The long held desire of lunar scientists to sample deeper levels of the Moon is understandable, but we must proceed cautiously. Just as a sample return mission to the floor of the largest basin on the Moon is no guarantee that we will obtain the rocks needed to answer questions about early cratering history, the new finding of abundant olivine on the Moon does not mean that pieces of the mantle are lying on the surface, awaiting collection by some future mission. The Kaguya findings are intriguing and very interesting, but not definitive evidence for the presence of mantle fragments on the lunar surface.


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This past weekend I was running around with a chicken with my head cut off, as one does on a day when EVERYTHING is scheduled, and it donned on my that summer is half-way over for most teachers. I don't know why, but a sense of horror washed over me. It occurred to me, that for the most part I am still in teacher mode. I have still been pouring over Pinterest, thinking about curriculum, and wondering about my students. While I don't think there is anything I can do about that last one, the first two have to stop, if even just for a few days.
Walk Away
Put down the computer and walk away. Plan some time where you can completely unplug and enjoy it! My favorite is hiking. Living in Austin we have an abundance of green spaces that are nearby and make for great trips to spend a few hours out and about. Some other favorites are the community pool, a concert, and let's be honest a good stroll around Target.
Get Away
This can be as literal as you want it to be. I am a big fan of traveling, and in fact am getting ready to leave for six weeks, but for others traveling can be stressful. Either way, plan some time for a little adventure whether it be to check out a new restaurant in town or a trip away from your home state. Either way, you are sure to feel refreshed after a little time away.
If you are anything like me then there is just no way that you can press pause on your teacher brain for the whole summer. If this sounds like you, then give into it just a little. For me, Mondays are my prep days. I plan a small project, some research, or a little general prep that I can do for a couple of hours. This way I feel like I am accomplishing something that will help me out during the school year, but it doesn't become overwhelming and take over the summer.
Do Something Just for You
This is another one that means something different to everyone. For me this means taking a nap whenever I want, going to the library and checking out books that I have been meaning to read for months, or marathoning a terrible show on Netflix. These may sound like terrible ideas to you, but that is exactly the point! This one is just for you. You get to do what you want!
You've heard my plan! Now what is your plan to make sure that you are feeling refreshed this summer?
You've heard my plan! Now what is your plan to make sure that you are feeling refreshed this summer?


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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Reliable Pest Solutions, Hannibal, Mo., is celebrating 75 years in business this year.
Founded in 1938 by John R. Scholes, who soon after added partner Kenneth Cain, the company was called "Reliable Termite Control," and its only business was termite treatments. They were some of the early pioneers in termite treatments and initiated the idea of direct wood injection. Their business grew through hard work and many more offices were opened over the years. John's son, Gene Sr., joined the business in the 1940s and became a partner in the 1950s. John Scholes passed away in 1967 and Reliable Termite Control in Quincy, Ill and Hannibal, Mo., continued under the direction of Gene Sr. Gene Sr.'s two sons, Gene Jr. and Gary, had worked for the company while attending school and each joined the firm upon completion of their schooling. The name was changed to Reliable Termite and Pest Control to reflect the growing areas of service and expansion into the pest management field.
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In 2009, Mike bought the business from Gene Jr. He continues to work on expanding the business; and has added staff in Troy, Macomb, and Jacksonville.


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"Magic Mike" -- Here's the Trailer for the Steven Soderbergh Male Stripper Movie We've All Been Wondering About
The world of male stripping is explored in this film directed by Steven Soderbergh written by Reid Carolin. Channing Tatum, in a role he's born to play, stars as Mike aka Magic Mike, a veteran stripper. He takes a liking to a young dancer appropriately named The Kid (Alex Pettyfer)and teaches him the fine art of male stripping Soderbergh-style. Matthew McConaughey (yes, in a role he's born to play part 2) co-stars as Dallas, a former stripper who now owns Xquisite, a club where Magic Mike and The Kid both work. Then, catfight ensues! The plot is like a gender-reversal "Showgirls" right? We'll see if "Magic Mike" is worthy of our dollar tips when the film opens on June 29th, a great way to start your 4th of July celebration ladies!
Here's the brand new trailer of "Magic Mike" from Warner Bros.:
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Bow down and behold, the Dictator speaks! This is regarding the special commemorative cars that he's selling for $750,000! This is of course to promote the new comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen directed by his "Borat" and "Bruno" collaborator, Larry Charles.
The buzz surrounding this movie is fantastic -- I heard it's super-funny! I'll watch the film on May 5th and give you a full report!
"The Dictator" opens nationwide on May 16th.
Here's the official statement from His Excellency. Oh yeah, the phone number below listed as the Office of Propaganda is a working number and you can leave a message!
Date: April 18, 2012
From: Office of Propaganda
RE: Dartz Motorz PROMBRON (ex.RussoBaltique) Aladeen Edition
His Excellency Admiral General Aladeen has graciously granted his express permission for Dartz Motorz, manufacturer of ultra-luxury armored vehicles and exclusive provider to the Wadiyan government motor pool, to offer limited edition commemorative vehicles honoring the Ruthless Protector of the Precious and Expendable People of Wadiya. Like civil rights in Wadiya, this offer will not be around for long.
Named for the undemocratically and forcibly elected Leader of Wadiya, the gold Aladeen Edition armored vehicles will be revealed to the people of the world at the Top Marques Monaco show under the high patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco. Top Marques Monaco, held at the Grimaldi Forum April 19 - 22, is revered as the worlds most exclusive supercar show where drivers experience firsthand the latest state-of-the-art machines on the prestigious Formula One racetrack, the Circuit de Monaco, mere weeks before the famous race takes place. A race that Aladeen has already won.
The Dartz Motorz PROMBRON (ex.RussoBaltique) vehicle comes from a long line of armored vehicles more than a hundred years in the making; it was originally built in 1912 for Russian Tzar Nikolai II. The PROMBROM was also NOT used in the accidental hit-and-run death of Wadiyan political opposition leader Maran Harouri, nor in the accidental repeated running over of the six witnesses to the hit-and-run.
Labeled the Worlds Most Expensive Armored Car, the PROMBRON is the fastest and most maneuverable luxury armored all-road vehicle in the world. With supercar power and the technology of a spaceship, it boasts very unique protection capabilities from level B2 to B7+, providing occupants with resistance to RPGs and .50 caliber high velocity armor piercing rounds (or as Aladeen calls them, love letters from his people.)
Furthermore, all Dartz vehicles come equipped with patented 3 ionized glass, also RPG resistant. Each vehicle is handmade with great attention to sumptuous detail, exemplified in the exotic hand-stitched leathers and wood used in the interior, reclining massage seats, champagne bottle chillers and wine racks. And theres room in back for up to six kidnapped actresses or faded supermodels.
Ten Aladeen Edition vehicles will be made available as part of this limited offer. MSRP ranges from $500,000 to $750,000 (USD). Actual price will vary depending on equipment and package options. (Price excludes title, taxes, registration, license fees, insurance, dealer prep and additional options.) By purchasing one of these vehicles you are also legally agreeing to have sex with Aladeen.
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Nicholas Sparks is a good storyteller. His prose digs deep into the male and female psyches which makes his books intriguing and moving. Most romantic melodramas just favor the point-of-view of the female character so its quite refreshing that Sparks understands both sides.
Sadly, the film adaptations of Sparks work, with the exception of The Notebook, fail to match his fine writing style. Most filmmakers adapting his novels dive right into the story without much care for the characters. That is the inherent problem of the latest movie based on Sparks novel, The Lucky One.
Zac Efron channels fellow Sparks alumnus, Channing Tatum of Dear John, to play our hero, U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault. The actor bulks up and grows a beard to tell us he wants to be taken seriously as a leading man. Yes folks, his High School Musical days are long gone.
I was curious to see how director Scott Hicks (Shine) and scriptwriter Will Fetters (Remember Me) would adapt the novel. Shine was a well-told story with a great Oscar-winning performance from Geoffrey Rush while Remember Me was an underrated but effective movie starring a capable Robert Pattinson. Read More...
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"The Hunger Games" No. 1 for 4th Consecutive Weekend, "Titanic" Lives On, "Battleship" Off to Great Start
Not since James Cameron's "Avatar" has a movie been No. 1 for fourth consecutive weekends. That is, until, "The Hunger Games."
Moe, Larry, and Curly were beaten to a pulp, and Joss Whedon's "The Cabin in the Woods" was ultimately scared to the No. 3 position by the phenomenon known as "The Hunger Games."
Based on Suzanne Collins' young-adult novel, "The Hunger Games" stayed at No. 1 with $21.5 million. So far, the film has accumulated $337.1 million at the domestic box office and has earned $531.1 million worldwide!
Meanwhile, the re-imagined "The Three Stooges" from the Farrelly brothers, debuted at No. 2. Starring Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes and Will Sasso as Moe, Larry and Curly, "The Three Stooges" nyuked nyuked its way to No. 2 with $17.1 million.
At No. 3 was the fantastic horror film "The Cabin in the Woods" from producer/co-writer Joss Whedon and his partner-in-crime, Drew Goddard. The R-rated film, also from Lionsgate (the home of "The Hunger Games") opened at No. 3 with a solid $14.9 million. ("The Cabin in the Woods" interview with Joss Whedon and Amy Acker right here, with the scene-stealing Fran Kranz right here, movie review right here)
The other new film this past weekend was Open Road's "Lockout" starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace. From the producers of "Taken," the film opened at No. 9 with $6.3 million. (Guy Pearce talks about "Lockout" right here, Maggie Grace interview right here, and "Lockout" movie review right here)
But overseas, the rerelease of James Cameron's "Titanic" to coincide with the doomed voyage's 100th anniversary, grossed a huge $88.2 million for the weekend! And in China (the next home of the "Iron Man" franchise), it made a record-breaking debut of $58 million. And get this, since the film's rerelease two weekends ago, "Titanic" has made a very impressive global total of $190.5 million! Wow! Our hearts will forever go on and on and on for "Titanic." (Billy Zane talks about the good and bad of making "Titanic" right here)
Meanwhile, "Battleship" aka "Transformers on Water," did a respectable opening overseas. Universal decided to open it first abroad before its debut in the U.S. Taylor Kitsch aka "John Carter" seemed to have a better box-office chance this time with the film's $58 million debut. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Battleship" is pacing 75 percent ahead of "John Carter" and 78 percent of "Wrath of the Titans."
"Bully," the Weinstein Co.'s thought-provoking documentary, expanded to 158 theaters and has grossed $534,000. It's now rated PG-13, so kids can definitely see the movie. (Director Lee Hirsch talks about "Bully" right here)
Here's the estimated Top 10 domestic box-office films for weekend of April 13th:
1. The Hunger Games, 4/3,916, Lionsgate, $21.5 million, $337.1 million.
2. The Three Stooges, 1/3,477, Fox, $17.1 million.
3. Cabin in the Woods, 1/2,811, Lionsgate/MGM, $14.9 million.
4. Titanic 3D, 2/2,697, Paramount/Fox, $11.6 million, $44.5 million.
5. American Reunion, 2/3,203, Universal, $10.6 million, $39.9 million.
6. Mirror Mirror, 3/3,206, Relativity, $7 million, $49.5 million.
7. Wrath of the Titans, 3/3,102, Warners/Legendary, $6.9 million, $71.3 million.
8. 21 Jump Street, 5/2,735, Sony/MGM, $6.8million, $120.6 million.
9. Lockout, 1/2,308, Open Road/FilmDistrict, $6.3 million.
10. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, 7/2,122, Universal/Illumination, $3 million, $204.5 million.
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I salute Lee Hirsch! He created a documentary that is timely and much-needed. That movie, of course, is Bully. The Weinstein Co. film that was previously in limited release is slowly spreading across North America. So if its in your town, go watch Bully! ("Bully" Movie Review)
In this interview, we talked about:
*** The beginning of making the movie how did Bully come about?
*** How did he choose the brave kids to be featured in the movie?
*** Why Alexs story resonate the most
*** The MPAA battle from R to PG-13
*** The films hopeful message can we, as a society, really get over bullying?
But its all not dire seriousness in this interview, in the beginning, we were having mic issues, and Mister Hirsch blurted out that I have a lyrical voice, HA!
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The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition said the suspension of licences of six private universities by the National Universities Commission (NUC) would not affect academic programme of students.
The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Uzo Azubike, made this known at the opening of the public hearing in Abuja on Wednesday on the petition filed by Lead City University, Ibadan.
Azubike said that the committee had been assured on record that suspension of the licences of the six universities whether competent or not would not affect the continuation of the academic programmes in the institutions.
He said that according to NUC, the suspension of the operating licences would not affect students currently undergoing studies in approved programmes in these universities.
"The immediate implication of the suspension, therefore, is the cessation of admission of new entrants into each of the affected universities.
"Our worry is that with the level of insecurity in Nigeria, with the youth restiveness, with the terrorism, it may not be reasonable to push out this number of young people in to the streets.''
"We are equally worried about it because this is an exercise that affect seven institutions, and the other one has willingly approached NUC to find ways of resolving the crisis.
"We hope that while academic programmes are ongoing, other issues can be ironed out gradually with time.''
Azubike called on all affected universities and the NUC to settle their differences in order to move the education sector forward.
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Telangana SI Final Written Exam to be held on May/ June 2016. Telangana State level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB) conducting the Final Written Exam against the Telangana Sub Inspector Recruitment 2016.
Telangana SI Preliminary Written Test Syllabus
Telangana SI Final Written Exam Syllabus
PAPER I: ARITHMETIC & TEST OF REASONING / MENTAL ABILITY (Objective Type)
Arithmetic: It will include questions on problems relating to number system, simple interest, compound interest, ratio & proportion, average, percentage, profit & loss, time & work, work & wages, time & distance, clocks & calendars, partnership, menstruation etc.
Test of Reasoning: It will include questions of both verbal & non-verbal type and include question on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory etc.
PAPER II: GENERAL STUDIES (Objective Type)
- General Science - contemporary developments in science and technology and their implications including matters of everyday observation and experience, contemporary issues relating to protection of environment as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.
- Current events of national and international importance.
- History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects. Indian National Movement.
- Geography of India
- Indian Polity and Economy – including the Country's political system, rural development, planning and economic reforms in India.
- Personality test (the questions will be from Ethics, Sensitivity to Gender and weaker sections, social awareness, Emotional Intelligence)
- Telangana Movement and State Formation - The idea of Telangana (1948-1970), Mobilization phase (1971-1990), towards formation of Telangana State (1991-2014)
The candidate's understanding of the English language, its correct usage and their writing ability would be tested. Questions on short essay, comprehension, précis, letter writing, paragraph writing / report writing, translation from English to Telugu etc. would be included.
The candidates can choose to have one of the languages i.e., either Telugu or Urdu and should indicate their choice as and when asked for by the recruiting authority. Option once exercised will be final and a candidate will not be allowed to change it subsequently.
Telangana SI Final Exam Pattern
Candidates shall be required to appear for the TS SI Final Written Test in 4 papers as given. Questions in the Paper will be objective in nature and will be set in English, Telugu and Urdu languages.
Maximum Marks- 400 Marks
Total Number of Questions – 400 (Objective in nature).
- Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning / Mental Ability (200 Questions)
- General Studies (200 Questions)
- English
- Telugu/ Urdu
Qualifying Marks for TS Sub inspector: The minimum marks to be secured by the candidates in order to qualify in the Final Written Test in the paper is 40% for OCs, 35% for BCs and 30% for SCs/STs/Ex-Servicemen.


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Hello, this is my first time writing a guide for League of Legends i hope you enjoy using this build and please wait to rate or comment until after you have tried it. This build is a movement speed / critical damage tryndamere and isn't recomended to be used in ranked or competetive play.
- Very strong damage output mid/late game.
- Good chaser.
- No mana and great health regen allows you to stay in the long for insane lengths of time.
- Can easily escape ganks or survive a team fight gone wrong.
- Who doesn't like to go fast?
- Very expensive items.
The runes i picked were all Furor. End game with this build tryndamere will have passive 100% chance to crit so it makes increased critical damage his best offensive stat.
22/0/8 is the mastery set up i use for speed Tryn. I picked up all the offensive masteries that worked well with tryn and then picked up imp ghost, reduced time spent dead, and extra experience in the Utility tree.
Boots of Swiftness - Highest movement speed increase available.
Phantom Dancer x3 - Arguably best item for Tryn. High amounts of crit, attack speed, and movement speed. Simply amazing.
Infinity Edge - Like i said earlier Increased critical damage is his best offensive stat and the attack damage is also nice.
Stark's Fervor - Great item and your allies who play AD heroes will love you for buying this. Attack speed, and Armor penetration make this a good offensive item. While the Health regen and Lifesteal makes it so you should never have to return to base late game.
Skill Sequence
The skill sequence I use is a priority of Undying Rage, Bloodlust, Spinning Slash, and then Mocking Shout. Just pick the highest priority available when you level up. Upgrading Undying Rage when possible is a pretty obvious choice. Bloodlust is best to max out early because it is a good increase to damage and allows you to stay in the lane longer. Then it comes down to choosing between Spinning Slash and Mocking Shout. By the time you have leveled up this far you should have stacked up quite a bit of movement speed making it difficult for enemies to run so Mocking Shout isn't as helpful as Spinning Slash in my opinion.
Summoner Spells
Exhaust and Ghost are my summoner spells of choice. I prefer Exhaust because Exhuast followed by a Mocking Shout make escape virtually impossible for enemies. Ghost because I mainly use this build in 3v3 and teleport is less potent on small maps.
Ghost is optional though and i would recommend replacing it with teleport if you wish to play 5v5 with this build. Heal, Flash, and Revive are also good summoner spells for tryn if you just aren't a fan of ghost.


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Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation, which took place in the middle of the Civil War.
In honor of the upcoming anniversary, and to help workers kill some time before clocking out for the holiday, let's take a look at some related facts and statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.
No data diets on Thanksgiving! Everyone dig in.
First, a little history that most Americans probably learned in elementary school: The so-called Pilgrims who settled Plymouth Colony celebrated what is commonly known as the first Thanksgiving in 1621, when they held a three-day fall feast with Native Americans from the Wampanoag tribe to celebrate their harvest.
Thanksgiving now takes place annually on the fourth Thursday of November. That tradition started in 1939, when President Franklin Roosevelt set the standard to "encourage earlier holiday shopping" during a year when the month included five weeks, according to the Census Bureau.
But enough about historical facts. Let's take a look at some data.
* About 25.3 million Americans and 684,000 Massachusetts residents claimed English ancestry in 2012, meaning they could be descendants of the Pilgrims who took part in the original Plymouth Colony feast.
* Only 6,500 Americans claimed to be affiliated with the Wampanoag tribal grouping during the 2010 Census. Half of them lived in Massachusetts at the time.
* The Department of Agriculture projected that farmers would raise 242 million turkeys in 2013, representing a decline of 5 percent compared to the number raised in 2012. The agency expects Minnesota to lead the way with 45 million of the feathered fowls, followed by North Carolina with 35 million. Virginia was anticipated to produce 16 million to place sixth place among the states.
* Ninety-eight percent of U.S. households in 2011 owned a television, which is essential for catching the yearly Thanksgiving Day NFL games.
* A hefty 768 million pounds. That's not how much the average American weighs after a typical Thanksgiving feast. It's the amount of cranberries produced in the United States in 2012, according to the Agriculture Department. Wisconsin led all states with 450 million pounds, followed by Massachusetts — always the Bay State for this holiday — with 210 million pounds.
Finally, a quirky bit of information. The Census Bureau highlighted four cities sharing a name with the traditional Thanksgiving main course. Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas each have towns named Turkey.
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If you want to clean this stupid fan,
It's not as easy as you planed
You see, the battery and the screws should be removed,
And then three pannels with more screws,
Behind them, now it gets involved
Start to slide the optical drive out,
"He means the DVD drive"
Take out the hard drive and this plug,
"Just grip the tag and pull upwards"
Look how they hide the screws,
Under parts that we remove,
I guess it's pretty clear, that we're not welcome.
Why's it have to be complicated,
All I wanted to do was clean the fan,
"Clean the fan, as good as new,
But spic and span is hard to do"
I just wanted a simple pannel,
So I can get to the fan without the fuss.
But I guess they made it like that so that you can't clean it and then it runs out of warranty and you end up having to by another one because it's broken… Great.
Disconnect the wifi cables,
"All of this just to clean a fan"
Undo these clips to free the RAM,
"RAM means; Random Access Memory"
Now we flip the whole thing over,
Take the top half off,
I'll show you how,
To take it all apart,
But don't go yanking on it because there's still cables attached to it.
Turn the screws to free the keyboard off,
"unplug it before you go tugging it off"
Then start unplugging all the plugs,
"Plug, plug, plug, plug, plug, plug, plug, plug"
Now the battery case and speakers,
Bare in mind that speakers have a magnet,
So just keep them free,
From any piece of circuitry.
Why's it have to be complicated,
All I wanted to do was clean the fan,
"Clean the fan, as good as new,
But spic and span is hard to do",
I just wanted a simple pannel,
So I can get to the fan without the fuss.
Next time I'm buying a Mac
Now we reach the sad part of this song,
"Eww sad part"
A choice to make before we can proceed,
"That doesn't rhyme"
See, if you want the fan to part,
From processor and graphics card,
You'll have no choice but to remove,
Some thermal gel, you can't reuse,
But you've come so far, so why refuse,
To buy a tiny tube of thermal gel?
"Lift this up,
Don't forget about the plug,
Then a couple more screws,
And we can finally begin to."
"Clean the fan as good as new,
But spic and span is hard to do."
"So much fluff,
Gets stuck inside the heatsink,
Why is there no easy way to clean this?"
Clean the fan, clean the fan,
Clean the faa, aa, aaaa, aan yeah,
And then improvise yeah,
And say lots of phrases that don't make sense,
Do some twiddly bits,
And, and go really high,
Yyyyeee, eee, eeh, ehh, yeah,
Oooh baby,
Make sure you say baby,
Cos everyone says baby,
Yeah, baby yeah,
Bay, bay, bay, bay, baby.


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Guernsey and Germany have today signed a bilateral agreement for exchange of information for tax purposes bringing to 12 the number of such agreements entered into by Guernsey.
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This note, taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2008 priorities for Germany.
The Isle of Man and Germany announced that they have signed a bilateral agreement for the exchange of information for tax purposes, bringing to 13 the number of such agreements entered into by the Isle of Man.
Der Bericht "Stärkung von Unternehmertum und wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung in Ostdeutschland: Lernen von lokaler Praxis" fasst die Ergebnisse eines 2-jährigen Studien- und Aktionsprogrammes zu den Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten in der Förderung von Unternehmertum in Ostdeutschland zusammen
The report "Strengthening entrepreneurship and economic development in East Germany: Lessons from local approaches" is the result of a two-year work programme on the challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurship development in East Germany.
Given the crisis, the global governance architecture is moving faster than anticipated and the need for International Organisations to work together has increased. How can we help the international organisations become stronger, more inclusive and agile?
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March 5th, 2003, 07:04 PM #1
I usually don't put down such information, but I must of signed up some quality customers for abestweb this month. Because my top performing affiliate program at shareasale seems to be abestweb this month. Even though it's only been 5 days. I have to say Abestweb rocks! Thanks haiko for your quality, awesome service and efforts to help us affiliates with great, valuable knowledge on your forum.
Peace all,
Santa Cruz
March 5th, 2003, 07:40 PM #2
Same here
1. Best Performing Merchant of our 40!! Merchants at ShareASale.
2. Yes, ABW Rocks.
3. Haiko, how is the new Affiliate Program doing (Merchant Recruiting etc.)?
I look forward to replace the ShareASale Link with a single Link for Affiliates and Merchants.
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March 5th, 2003, 07:51 PM #3
I just looked at my stats. I don't promote to many SAS sites and ABW is #2 .. Very Good!
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March 5th, 2003, 08:10 PM #4
Well, I can easily say that ABW is my best performing merchant at SaS, however, I should point out that ABW is also the only merchant at SaS I have made a "sale" through, and that's just a buddy of mine I'm walking through the process of starting in affiliate marketing...
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March 5th, 2003, 08:38 PM #5
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Thats pretty damned sad...
For SAS at least..
A niche website is the best program there? geez.
Up in the air in revenue share
March 5th, 2003, 08:42 PM #6
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Care to explain? I'm not sure why it is sad that niche sites perform well at SAS...I was just curious about your thoughts on it.
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March 5th, 2003, 08:52 PM #7
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I wa surprised when I got the mail, some sales had been credited!!! Only $6.50 so not many sign ups, but the best part was it put my account over $50 so I have now added the SAS programs to my others where I have now made enough for a cheque. Hope it shows up faster than my LS cheques which I STILL havent seen.
Thanks ABW
And a big HI to the new mmbers who signed up from my site(s).
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March 5th, 2003, 09:21 PM #8
Just an FYI:
Our top affiliate made over $130.00 this pay period.
Last Compliance Test Completed: 03/06/2003 12:08.48 AM
Earnings Rating (Total): $$$
Earnings Rating (Current Month):$$$$$
Aren't merchant's sites niche sites? Art, Automotive, Books, Clothing ... etc? How does a webmaster site differ, niche wise? ... and why would that be sad?
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March 5th, 2003, 10:27 PM #9
Are you avoiding my questions about the merchant referal program? .
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March 5th, 2003, 10:54 PM #10
No Carsten, I'm still working on tweaking it and rolling it out, my apologies.
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March 5th, 2003, 11:32 PM #11
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I have over 12 merchants at SAS that have produced sales so far this month. Yes, the merchants may be less well known than those at CJ and LS, but if you promote them correctly you can get pretty decent returns.
March 6th, 2003, 12:31 AM #12
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Well, I'm just saying, this site is very niche/targeted to affiliate webmasters. And as you pointed out your top affiliate made $130.. If $130 in a month is the top performing program at SAS, that seems sad...
I just wouldn't expect ABW to be a high performer relative to places which sell "real" products...
Thats all I meant..
Up in the air in revenue share
March 6th, 2003, 08:51 AM #13
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Haiko should terminate me from the program. I got a nickel once. if I get just one more, then I'll have his dime .
Hell wasn't big enough so I came back.
March 7th, 2003, 04:50 PM #14
We don't find it sad at all. Actually, I think there was a misunderstanding. The thread, the way I read it, discusses how ABW is one of their best performing programs - meaning the people who are in on this thread....not a shareasale.com global list of top performers...
We don't keep a list of that sort by the way, the $$$$$ signs are based on EPC metrics, so its not only dollars, but conversions that count as well.
Congrats to Haiko and ABW for running a great program!
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March 7th, 2003, 06:36 PM #15
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Heh. K.
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