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According to Buck, the man started a campfire at a homeless camp in a remote area, which got out of control and prompted evacuations. The fire has burned about 60 acres and raised concerns as it crept near 100 homes, ten businesses and Austin Community College.
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Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Luis F. Sanora, 33, of Marana, Arizona, pled guilty in United States District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois, on November 21, 2011, to a charge of Conspiracy to Distribute in Excess of 1000 Kilograms (2200 pounds) of Marijuana.
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Sanora is the last of 17 co-defendants to plead guilty in the marijuana distribution scheme. The 17 co-defendants shipped large quantities of Mexican marijuana from Tucson, Arizona to East St. Louis, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Lima, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri and elsewhere between 2000 and 2007.
The investigation was conducted under the auspices of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), with the Drug Enforcement Administration as the lead agency. The OCDETF initiative is designed to bring federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and resources together to identify, target and dismantle large national and international drug trafficking organizations. Evidence in the investigation was gathered by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert L. Garrison.


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Meaning of "all the more important"?
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I would like to ask what it means by "all the more important". Is it the same as "the most important"? I wonder if you can give me some e.g. to illustrate the meanings of "all the more important".
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"Y" may be stated in prior context.
Without Y, X is important. But with Y, X is even more important.
Y makes X even more important that it would otherwise be.
I think I'm going to drop out of night school. I lost my job, so there's no reason to study.
(reply) You're crazy! If you're trying to get another job, night school is all the more important.
Losing my job makes school less important. (reply) No, it makes it all the more important!
We have to consider the question, "More important than what?"
(more important than it would normally be - which is still important!)
melisngIs it the same as "the most important"?No. "The most important" compares different things.
In "all the more important," we're talking about only one "important thing," which has suddenly become even more important.
melisngHi,I would like to ask what it means by "all the more important". Is it the same as "the most important"? I wonder if you can give me some e.g. to illustrate the meanings of "all the more important".Millions thanks.Hi melisng
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Here are some examples of this phrase:
To boost profits, credit card companies are raising rates as far as they can. That makes it all the more important to pay off your balance quickly.
Timbuktu's historic legacy gives a much more complete picture of Africa. This makes the race to conserve the manuscripts of Timbuktu all the more important and urgent.
The phrase is used in the patterns:
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It means that the speaker considers the importance of this item (it) to be relatively larger, given the circumstances.
Also, thanks for Avangi's explanation.
I would like to know if "all the more important" is the same as "even more important"? If they are not the same, any difference in usage? I got the sentence from an newspaper article.
There are two unknown factors in food prices beyond government control-the volatile world oil price and changing weather patterns affecting grain production. They make it all the more important that the government succeeds in containing inflationary expectations.
melisngI would like to know if "all the more important" is the same as "even more important"? If they are not the same, any difference in usage?All the more important seems more dramatic than even more important, but the meaning is the same.
Do you mean that one thing is originally important and after sth happens or after there is a sudden change, it has become vital / indispensable?
Could you please explain in what sense it is dramatic? because of a huge sudden change to make a contrast?
Getting a shingles shot can be even more important than getting a flu shot. (I made that up.)
Context is important here.
Getting a flu shot is even more important when you're a teacher.
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West Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to raise the age when students can drop out of school. If passed, the age limit would rise from 16 to 17. The goal is to give students more time to think about the consequences of leaving school before they make the decision whether to drop out or not.
Legislators backing the bill hope it will decrease the state's drop-out rate, reduce the number of people dependent on welfare assistance, and avoid addiction to alcohol or drugs.
The bill would also require county school systems to create a program designed to help students with failing grades earn the credits they need for graduation. Mercer County schools have such a program already, according to Superintendent Dr. Deborah Akers. Akers said most county school systems have a credits recovery program, but she is concerned about such programs becoming mandatory. If the program is an unfunded mandate, it could adversely impact school system budgets.
Akers said while giving students more time in class to help them make a better decision would help, there are other factors impacting whether they stay in school. First, not all students have support at home when it comes to their education. Some parents do not help them be successful in school, and others do not value education and do not mind if their children drop out.
Raising the state's drop-out age and giving students an opportunity to make up those credits needed for graduation are good ideas, but it must be remembered that such moves will not be free. If credit recovery programs are mandated, then they should be funded, too. County school systems are on tight budgets already.
Legislators should remember that teachers and schools face a lot of challenges when it comes to keeping students in school. Sometimes they need help that just giving them more hours and days in school cannot address. Not all students have the support of their parents and guardians. Families have to deal with unemployment, absent parents, health issues, transportation issues, and other economic hardships. A truancy program in Mercer County often reveals that students have problems that keep them from getting to school. Helping county school systems find the funding to deal with truancy could be one way the Legislature could help lower drop-out rates.
Reducing West Virginia's drop-out rate is a worthy goal, but any legislation addressing the problem should come with the funding school systems need to implement it.


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The Humane Society of the United States on Wednesday released a list of 80 Los Angeles-area pet stores, including Beverly Hills' Doggie Styles, that have pledged to promote local animal adoption programs and discourage the sale of puppies.
"The HSUS applauds these retailers because their actions prove it is not necessary to support the cruel puppy mill trade to operate a successful pet-related business," the group said in a statement.
Doggie Styles is located at 9467 Charleville Blvd.
Store owners and managers who sign the Humane Society's "Puppy-Friendly Pledge" receive a placard that says, "We love puppies; that's why we don't sell them," to display in the store, as well as materials about adopting a dog or finding a responsible breeder.
According to the HSUS:
- Approximately one-third of the nation's 9,000 independent pet stores sell puppies.
- The HSUS estimates that 2 million to 4 million puppy mill puppies are sold each year in the United States.
- Documented puppy mill conditions include over-breeding, inbreeding, minimal veterinary care, poor food and shelter, crowded cages and lack of socialization.
- Dogs kept for breeding in puppy mills suffer for years in continual confinement. They are bred as often as possible and then destroyed or discarded once they can no longer produce puppies.
- Pet stores and online sellers often use attractive web sites to hide the truth and to dupe consumers into thinking that they are dealing with a small, reputable breeder.
- Reputable breeders never sell puppies over the Internet or through a pet store and will insist on meeting the family who will be purchasing the dog.
- Puppy mills contribute to the pet overpopulation problem, which results in millions of unwanted dogs euthanized at shelters every year.
The HSUS reports 2,000 stores nationwide have joined its Puppy Friendly Pet Stores program.
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iPad resources are gradually becoming available too as the market adjusts. The first interactive, "multi-touch" iBook for ESL/EFL was just published. No doubt more to follow shortly.
The following is part of a recent interview I did with students from Ursuline Academy of Dedham, Massachusetts about iPads in classrooms. They proposed a few questions that they thought were the most important and I replied with some initial thoughts for them.
I figured these answers my help others out there too. Agree? Disagree? Let me know about your thoughts and experiences down in the comments!
1. Do you think students would be more interested in just playing with the iPads or using them for school purposes?
It really all comes down to the environment in which the iPads are being used. If it's specifically designed to allow for creativity, exploration, and learning however you want … then games should be a part of the iPad experience. I'm not saying you should have students play Angry Birds all the time but instead that keeping the iPad 'fun' and 'educational' don't have to be mutually exclusive.
2. Do you think the iPads would enhance the class or take away from it?
Absolutely enhance it. It's up to the teacher to make sure they don't become a distraction, though. In a flipped or PBL classroom, you can usually find a place for iPads as a way to augment or bolster a student's research or discovery.
3. In a few years, do you think iPads will be a classroom necessity (instead of textbooks and notebooks)?
This is a tough one. I have no idea. However, it wouldn't be surprising to see iPads and e-readers in general replace more and more textbooks. The education industry moves slow (a bit faster these days, to be sure) so phasing out all printed books in just a few years may be a bit of a leap. Within a decade? Absolutely.
4. Based on what you know, would the cost of buying iPads for a class (or individuals buying them for their kids to use in school) be worth it?
As long as a digital learning curriculum exists that leverages the capabilities of the teacher AND the iPad. Again, it's critical to have a teacher who knows what he or she is doing. Otherwise, they'll just be an expensive distraction. I'd recommend looking at other schools and classrooms (we talk about them a lot on Edudemic) to see how they rolled out a 1:1 classroom, BYOD classroom, etc.
5. Do you think they are more useful in older kids (7th, 8th grade) or the primary levels?
Another tough one. In my experience (mostly in higher education), I've seen iPads get used mainly for quick research and insight into particular topics. The basic apps are used (Safari, Maps, etc.). It's when you put iPads in the hands of younger students, as you mentioned, that the power of the iPad and other tablets come into play. There are countless education apps for this grade level so be sure to do your research, ask the students what apps they like to use (they probably already have an iPad at home), etc. So while I know I didn't answer your question, I hope it clarified that the usage of iPads varies significantly by grade level.
6. Would students respect that the iPads are expensive and fragile?
In my research and first-hand experience, the number of iPads damaged is minimal. In fact, even classrooms that let students bring them home are seeing minimal damage. Likely because the iPad, right now, is still viewed as a privilege for students and they assign value to it. Whether it's due to the high price or educational value, it's in their best interest to treat it with respect.
7. Do you think teachers would have trouble incorporating iPads into their lesson plans?
There's a host of lesson plans out there that work for a blended learning environment. The key here is for teachers to know that the iPad is simply just another tool, not a replacement for really anything. It's meant to augment the learning experience and keep students captivated, thoughtful, and learning. So no, it's not hard to incorporate. The key is to do it the right way … which involves asking friends and colleagues for advice.
8. What is the appropriate age to introduce iPads to students?
Students as young as kindergarten use them and they see a measured benefit. I'd say it's okay to introduce them at any point in a student's education as long as it's done in a responsible manner.
9. What are some of the best applications to use for elementary level kids?
I've seen Math Bingo, Rocket Math, Mad Libs, and Frog Dissection be used with great results. Students love them and respond well to the playful nature of each app.
10. Do you think the families of the children who are using the iPad in school should have to buy them? Should the school have to pay for them? Should having them be mandatory in the first place?
In an ideal world, families wouldn't have to buy iPads. Personally, I think that should be a last resort. If a school or district can't afford iPads, you could have parents kick in a little bit of money and buy 1-2 iPads for the classroom. Using just a single iPad and a projector to show what's on the screen is usually more than enough for student groups!
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iPad resources are gradually becoming available too as the market adjusts. The first interactive, "multi-touch" iBook for ESL/EFL was just published. No doubt more to follow shortly.
Great interview and post, it's great to see other schools making headway with iPads. I'd put up a different opinion regarding purchasing of iPads when schools are going 1:1. Managing large numbers of iPads in regard to file management, syncing, app organization and purchasing in a school environment is a nightmare for the school.
This is mainly because of the individual nature of the iPad, and Apple really haven't worked out an elegant solution for managing class sets. In my ideal world, the parents would purchase the iPad, would provide a list of apps that they children must have (same as a booklist) and they could be managed by the individual child. This would also allow the same iPad to move on with the child, carrying with it all of their work.
The iPad, and other tablets really create the opportunity to vastly change the way that classrooms operate, and give students the opportunity to create and experience education in a whole new way. I look forward to seeing how these develop in the coming years.
You do realize that if the district can't afford the iPads, that means the families can't afford them either, right?
This is exactly why education inequality rules all of education. Poor people can't afford stuff, they don't pay a lot of taxes, the school can't afford stuff, the teacher's aren't paid well, and the teachers can't afford stuff (that they shouldn't have had to pay for themselves in the first place, incidentally) to bring in and share with students.
I work in a charter school in a poor neighborhood, and I can't even get a set of kindles, let alone iPads. Even with a master's degree in Applied Math and endorsement in three subjects, I can't make enough money to afford a tablet of my own to bring in and share with my students.
All of what you say sounds great. The thing is, until these electronics companies come together and put the good of our kids ahead of profits, it isn't going to matter what I do in the classroom. They will be behind all of the richer kids when they graduate.
And I'll be the one taking the blame. Yes, I'm a terrible teacher.
income inequality… sorry.


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In applying for the warrant, Special Agent in Charge John M. Lynch said Amrit Singh Narula, who lives at 1310 Wake Forest Road, admitted during an interview at the duplex house that he had ordered the packages 400 counterfeit iPhone covers and 10 galaxy 3 phones from a supplier in China in connection with a phone-repair and sales business he operated through the Craigslist classified-ad website and through eBay.
There was no record of Narula being charged under state law, though Lynch wrote, I believe probable cause exists that Mr. Narula is engaged in ongoing violations of the section of North Carolina law that makes it a crime to use a counterfeit trademark.
Lynch and another agent, Renee Davis, went to Narulas home on May 14, a day after federal Homeland Security agents had looked in the package, he told a Wake County court magistrate in asking for the search warrant that afternoon.
Narula, Lynch wrote, admitted to ordering the counterfeit phones and parts from suppliers in China, Lynch attested in the application.
Based on what he saw at the house when he interviewed Narula and what Narula told him, Lynch said, the residence at 1310 Wake Forest Road house a business operation involving the importation and sale of cell phone items that bear the counterfeit trademarks of Apple iPhone and other trademark holders.
In addition to cases and boxes for iPhones, Samsung phones, Motorola phones and Blackberry phones, the inventory of items seized with the warrant included CDs onto which had been copied 110 Honda service manuals, 17 BMW manuals, 23 Subaru manuals, 37 Toyota manuals and ones for Audi, Ferrari, Yamaha and Mitsubishi vehicles.
Narula said he had been selling those items online for about a decade, Lynch wrote.
The case has similarities to a March raid in which agents from Lynchs office seized hundreds of counterfeit rifle parts from a Cary home after opening a package being shipped there from China.
The top priority is to shut down pipelines for counterfeit goods, George Jeter, a spokesman for Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, said Tuesday.
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She's hopeful the increased volume means more people are aware of the warning signs that a relationship is headed for danger.
"Part of me would like to think that more (victims) are coming forward," she said. "Awareness I think has improved over the years."
But the sick economy, and financial strains it adds to families, might also contribute to the growing number of domestic violence reports, she said.
And statistics show the number of reported cases is significantly less than those that go unreported, she said.
Wickward said the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Women's Center plan to work with local police on a new project that would encourage victims to seek immediate help during a domestic, violent event.
"Hopefully, we could prevent an incident like the one today," she said of Schmidt's alleged murder.
Meanwhile, two Pottstown children are left without their mother, and a man is wanted for homicide.
Anyone with information should call Pottstown Police at 610-970-6570.
Get help:
• A free support group for people impacted by domestic violence meets at the Women's Center of Montgomery County's Pottstown office from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. To learn more, call 610-970-7364.
• The Women's Center also offers a free 24-hour hotline: 1-800-773-2424.


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City denies renewal of Retro's liquor license
The City of Kansas City, Mo., Regulated Industries Division has announced that it will not renew Retro's liquor license. Retro is a nightclub located at 1518 McGee St. Without its liquor license, Retro will be closed indefinitely.
Retro's liquor license was not renewed after its managing officer failed to comply with several City ordinance requirements, including hosting an illegal after-hours party, during which a fatal shooting took place.


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My Vietnam work visa application requires that I show certification or proof I do not have a criminal record in Msia. I do not know which Msian Government department I must see to get this certification. Can you help me please. Thanks Andre
Dear Andre Nair,
Be kindly advised that the criminal record should be approved by authorities of your country although you have criminal record or not.
In case, you have been staying in Vietnam for 6 months, you can request this criminal request from Vietnam authorities.
Kindly regards,
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A 66-year-old Lincoln woman was sentenced Tuesday for stealing from her disabled neighbor. Loris Austin was given 39-60 months in prison on four counts of fraud.
She pleaded guilty to two counts and no contest to the other two. Austin had taken more than $60,000 from Joeann Self between 2004 and 2011. Self had authorized Austin to write checks to pay Self's bills.


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Engage Unity home theater system completes your entertainment experience
After seeing the Ferguson Hill acrylic home theater system, we were just about relaxing for the time being about innovations taking a back gear before the next innovation steps in. But recently, we were again taken aback for our predictions with the new Engage Unity home theater system. Sleekness and advanced controls in design are the primary highlights, as one would witness the multi-media device convergence within a comparatively smaller area and a single consolidated electronic pedestal. Whether it's the high definition flat Screen TV or the audio system, the whole unit comprises of a single solid unit, reducing space required for equipment and also making your AAV space a pleasant one to see.
When we looked up the company's (In2 Technologies) history, we were informed that they are relatively young, and what they have produced, certainly depicts what the older electronics giant have been traditionally doing. As for the whole equipment, one sees this sleek and rather simple unit with base floor plate, the controlling central unit, and a top flat pedestal surface. Designed to hold screens and TV sets of up to 60-inches in width, the central console unit below comprises of the Blue-ray disk reader with 5.1 Dolby digital sound amplifier and speaker system. With help of very little of physical gadgetry (single wire connecting TV and disk player), there are numerous other functionalities that buyers could use at the same time. They include the other single wire HDMI port and also the iPod and iPhone dock, all of which don't appear prominently, but can be noticed once scrutinized closely.
The last but certainly not the least, there is also the remote control through which all the functions can be overlooked from a distance. Hence, if you have a limited interior space with an inclination towards minimalistic modern day gadgets, the Engage Unity Home Theater would fit your bill almost perfectly. Just be prepared to shell out $999 and wait till mid-2012, to give your entertainment space some much needed modern sleekness. But unlike the Ferguson Hill set, you might not have to prepare for a larger splurge on home theater equipment.
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This is one of Tipton's better efforts. Some good points back up by stats. Interesting stuff about Ramel Bradley. The Dick Vitale stuff still galls me a bit, and Dickie V. did nothing in this article to make me love him more. I liked Tipton's comment about Packer. He is right about intelligence and candor, but I'm damned sure I won't miss Packer, the crusty, humorless old curmudgeon.
This is actually pretty funny.
I think John Clay has absolutely nailed it. It was time for a change. Farewell, Billy, don't let the door hit you in the hindparts.
This is too good to be true! Are the basketball gods throwing UK fans a bone to counter the bone-headed comments by Dick Vitale?
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Bell ringers manning the red Salvation kettles at Giant Eagle in Avon Lake and Walmart in Avon are helping continue a tradition that dates back more than 120 years.
Bells started ringing in November this year, and will continue through the month.
In both cities, volunteers from organizations such as the Avon Lake Kiwanis Club, churches and idividuals partner with Community Resource Services and the Salvation Army, ring the bell each Christmas, encouraging shoppers to drop a donation into a one of the well-known red kettles.
Local volunteers are continuing the now-iconic tradition that started in the 1800s. According to the Salvation Army website, in 1891, Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee was distraught because so many poor individuals in San Francisco were going hungry.
"During the holiday season, he resolved to provide a free Christmas dinner for the destitute and poverty-stricken. He only had one major hurdle to overcome -- funding the project," the Salvation Army website said.
McFee, a former sailor, recalled Stage Landing, which sported a large, iron kettle called "Simpson's Pot." Passers-by dropped in change. He placed a similar pot at the Oakland Ferry Landing at the foot of Market Street in with a sign that said "Keep the Pot Boiling."
Read the full story of the kettle here.
This year, bell ringers will volunteer thousands of hours across the country and world, raising money to help others in need. Nationally, more than 4.5 million people are helped by the Salvation Army during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Locally, all kettle donations placed into the Giant Eagle kettle and Walmart kettle in Avon will be used to assist individuals and families in need in Avon and Avon Lake.


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Rookie defensive end Malliciah Goodman doesn't have to stand front and center once the Atlanta Falcons begin training camp in two weeks.
In fact, the defending NFC South champions will be perfectly happy if the former Clemson star simply stands tall — and to the left.
Goodman was one of two DEs taken by Atlanta in April's NFL Draft. He was the 30th pick of the fourth round and 127th selection overall.
The Falcons also snagged TCU's Stansly Mapongo in the fifth round, but the offseason addition of Osi Umenyiora from the Giants — and release of John Abraham — means Umenyiora will anchor the right side of the line and Goodman will have a good chance to start at left end.
Although the pads won't really start popping until a few days after camp opens open on July 25, general manager Thomas Dimitroff sees almost limitless potential in the 6-4 Goodman.
"He's 275-plus pounds," Dimitroff said. "He could be a 290-pound left defensive end, 5-technique, if we needed him to be. And he has the versatility so you can move him outside a little bit more. He can rush up the field on the outside and also has the ability to hold the point.
"We like his versatility. We looked at him as mostly a left defensive end."
Goodman also possesses some of the longest arms in the NFL at 36 and 3/8-inches.
"It's a lot easier for me to get extension on offensive linemen," Goodman told atlantafalcons.com. "If I'm late shooting my hands or I'm lazy shooting my hands then it's hard, but you've just got to be on point. If I shoot my hands right, get off the ball, it's hard for them to get under me and stop me."
When Goodman was at his best in college, he could be a game changer.
He earned a starting role at Clemson in 2011, finishing the year with two sacks and four tackles for loss.
Last season he contributed 9.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks and an ACC-best four forced fumbles.
By the time his days in Death Valley were done the Florence native had 150 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 35 QB pressures, three pass breakups, eight caused fumbles and one recovered fumble in 54 games and 28 starts.
"He has big, violent aggressive hands," Dimitroff said. "He can stick them into the breastplate and manipulate the offensive line or the blocker. He has the ability to shed. He's a manipulative kind of defensive player with those strong hands. I think he'll continue to get more aggressive off the left side."
Ironically, Goodman will now play all his home games in the same venue where he had one of his best games (and last game) as a collegian.
Clemson's 25-24 conquest of LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl came in the Georgia Dome. Goodman's performance (four tackles, three sacks) earned him defensive player-of-the-game honors.
Umenyiora says all the defensive ends showed promise during Organized Team Activities and minicamp.
"They're maturing," Umenyiora said. "They're maturing very, very fast. Malliciah is a good player. (Second year DE) Jonathan Massaquoi is very good also. These are going to be tremendous football players in this league."
Still, Goodman realizes what he accomplished in shorts and shells won't matter if he can't duplicate it once things get serious in Flowery Branch, Ga.
"When you're in just jerseys, you can't shed like you want to shed or do things you want to do, so it'll be a different step coming into training camp," Goodman told atlantafalcons.com. "I'm working on keeping (my hands) tight and shooting my arms. If I can do that and stay low, it's hard for the offensive linemen to get in my chest. That's one of the things I focus on a lot."


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Greetings Saints fans! BW here from Cat Scratch Reader, SB Nation's official blog of the Carolina Panthers. It appears that we have a date this Sunday afternoon with you guys at The Vault, so I'm here to provide you with a chance to ask us any questions you may have about the Panthers or this week's game.
Because I'm certain someone will ask, I'll go ahead and answer two of the FAQ's that we get every week.
1. We're ecstatic about Cam Newton's play so far this season, and none of us expected that he would turn out the way he did. We're not complaining, though!
2. We don't know why DeAngelo Williams is off to a slow start, other than the fact that he's normally a slow starter. The offense has been more effective with Jonathan Stewart at RB so far this year, but Williams had a nice game against the Bears last week, gaining 82 yards on 10 carries.
I'm sure you guys have more burning questions for us, so feel free to ask away!


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Will High School Quiz Show team hear much applause while taping its first-round match Saturday?
WGBH hopes the answer is yes.
Tuesday, WGBH invited Sharon residents ages 7 and older to join the audience for the 11:15 a.m. taping at the TV station's studios at 1 Guest St., Brighton. Guests are asked to arrive for 10:15 a.m.
Interested fans should register here. WGBH is asking all audience members to keep the match results confidential until after the Feb. 19 broadcast.
Sharon will face Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School in this first-round match of the 16-team single-elimination tournament. The winner faces the Brookline-Seekonk winner on April 8. The Brookline-Seekonk match airs Feb. 12.
Sharon's on-air team will be junior Frank Zhou and sophomores Peter Riley, Siddharth Singh and Clara Mao, adviser Valerie Gundlah said. The alternates are juniors Pittayut Phonboon and Hari Anbarasu.
Zhou and Singh were on the four-person academic team, and Phonboon and Anbarasu were the alternates, that Sharon sent to the show for the first time last season. Sharon's team also included then-senior Nishanth Iyengar and current junior Matt Corman.
Hamilton-Wenham defeated Sharon, 295-210, in the Eastern Mass. semi-finals last season. Hamilton-Wenham won the state title, defeating .
Each game features four rounds: toss-up, where each correct answer earns 10 points, but teams aren't penalized for incorrect answers; head-to-head, pitting one player from each team against each other for 90 seconds, with each correct and incorrect answer worth 10 points; categories, featuring six categories of five questions of increasing value; and the 90-second lightning round, with each correct and incorrect answer worth 20 points.
This season's 16 schools scored the highest among 78 schools taking a 100-question oral quiz at WGBH's Brighton studios on Oct. 30.
The Emmy-Award winning fast-paced academic game show is hosted by Billy Costa.


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AC inverter products listed on UK's Energy Technology List
Three of Yaskawa Europe's AC Inverter products were named to the UK's ETL, which gives them official recognition as green products.
Yaskawa Europe AC inverter products: The J1000, V1000 and A1000 with power ratings from 0.2KW to 630KW are now listed on the UK government's Energy Technology List (ETL). This means that they are officially recognized as "green" technology, which are suited to saving energy and reducing carbon emissions. Yaskawa inverter products save energy in applications such as fans, pumps and compressors as well as many others using standard ac motors.
The Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme allows companies to write off the full capital cost of Yaskawa products on the Energy Technology list in the first year instead of the typical seven-year period.
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Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann rallied the Conservative Political Action Conference crowd Friday, receiving several rounds of applause and a standing ovation at the end of her address about the failings thus far of the Obama administration, the pursuit of liberty and ensuring "greatness for America."
Bachmann received audible boos from the audience when she said the massive economic bailouts have meant a sizable increase in federal takeover of private companies.
"Since the inception of "bailout nation" … the government has taken control of 30 percent of the private sector," she said, adding that Obama, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Majority leader Harry Reid plan to take over an additional 26 percent with health care and cap and trade legislation.
"So I guess the president meant it when he said, 'We can't drive SUVs, set our thermostats at 72 and eat as much as we want,'" Bachmann said. "I guess that's true—unless you're Al Gore."
She then showed the crowd a projected graph detailing budgetary deficits under recent presidents.
"In a matter of months, (Obama) has taken us from $10 trillion to $14 trillion" in the national deficit, she said. "That's a 40 percent level of increase in debt accumulation. … The only people with the power to change this very bad diagnosis are President Obama, speaker Pelosi and leader Reid. I wonder what the odds are in Vegas of that happening."
Bachmann spent the better part of her speech extolling the virtues of God-given free will and recounting historical anecdotes about brave Americans.
"God gave us rights. These are right that government can never give to us. And the beauty of that is that these are rights that government can never take away from us," she said to applause. "There is only one reason government exists: to secure these rights."
She told the story of the World War II military transport ship the USS Dorchester, which was sunk by a Nazi torpedo off the coast of Greenland in 1943. Four chaplains aboard the ship sacrificed their lives for the lives of their soldiers when they gave them their life preservers just before the torpedo hit.
To a standing ovation, Bachmann closed her speech by saying: "They chose greatness for us … That is the American story."


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The Santee , one in a chain of Chicago style pizza parlors, closed its doors at the end of February.
It was a short run, opening in the summer with the Grand Opening party in October. The shop is bare, with the TVs, booths, taps and huge rotating oven packed away and moved out. The owners could not be reached for comment.
Santee is now down to about ten pizza specific restaurants.
This leaves another Santee storefront vacant, the 1,127 square foot shop is available for lease at 95 cents a square foot per month, according to the updated Loopnet.com property lising.


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Seven doctors' offices filed a class-action lawsuit against the state's health agency today, seeking relief for the bungled N.C. Tracks Medicaid billing system that has delayed payments to doctor's offices and hospitals around the state.
The 48-page lawsuit (click here or scroll down to read) filed this morning in Wake County Superior Court is looking for damages from Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), the company contracted to build the billing system; the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and two companies hired to test the system before its launch.
"The Defendants' wrongful conduct caused massive delays in payment of reimbursements that were due and owing but simple were not paid due to errors in NCTracks," the lawsuit states. "By one estimate, the State failed to pay nearly $700 million in the first 90 days of NC Tracks' operation alone."
In some instances, patients cancelled payments and doctors' practices went months without payments, leaving medical practitioners in financial straits, the suit alleges.


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In the past four weeks there were 15 burglaries in Park Slope, creating a big uptick in this particular kind of crime, according to the 78th precinct's Commanding Officer Captain Michael Ameri.
During the 78 Precinct's Community Council meeting on Tuesday night, Captain Ameri explained that in the past year, to date, burglaries went up 76 percent, but over all crime went down 2.3 percent.
He said most of these crimes were perpetrated by crooks who climb up fire escapes on the back of buildings and into apartments through unlocked windows.
Ameri also said that the burglars have been focusing on residential apartment buildings around 13th and 14th streets, between Prospect Park West and Fifth Avenue area and then around St. Marks Place and Bergen Street between Fourth and Flatbush avenues.
"I know it's nice weather and people want to leave their windows open, but you need to lock them," Ameri said.
Park Slope Patch recently reported on , with four burglaries from March 7 to 15.
And last week, between March 15 and March 22, there were three more.
The first incident occurred on March sometime between March 15 and 19, when a crook climb the fire escape of a building on Third Street and broke into an apartment through the back window and made off with a computer and $100 in foreign currency.
The 30-year-old victim said that he left his apartment, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, for a long weekend and returned on the 19 at around 10 p.m. and realized that his place was robbed. The crook, who caused no damage when he climbed through the unlocked window, made off with a PC laptop, Apple headphones and $500 in assorted foreign currency for a total of $800.
The next burglary occurred in the same building, sometime between March 19 at 7 a.m. and March 20 at 7 a.m. A thief climbed up the same fire escape and through another Third Street apartment bedroom window and made off with two laptops, other electronics and some clothes.
The 35-year-old victim said that he left his apartment, on March 19 at around 7 a.m. and returned 24 hours later and saw that his bedroom window was wide open and the screen was on the floor. A quick walk through his apartment he found that he was missing his Apple MacBook Pro, PS3 game console, a Kenneth Cole black coat, Toshiba Satellite Net Book, Kenneth Cole shoes, cuff links and $100 in change for a total of $3,400.
The third incident occurred on March 22 when another climbing crook broke into a St. Marks Place apartment through the back window and stole a laptop, a wallet and $100 in cash.
The 34-year-old victim told police that she left her apartment, between Fifth and Flatbush avenues, for five minutes at around 1 p.m., but that was enough time for the thief to enter her apartment through the back window and rob the place. The crook make off with her MacBook, a YSL red vintage wallet with two debit cards, her Swedish ID and $100 in cash.
Captain Ameri said that he has assigned additional officers to the day shift, for most burglaries occur during the day when people are at work.
He said that the most important thing is to keep an eye out and if you see anything unusual to call 9-1-1.
"The most important thing to do as a neighbor is to call us if you see someone on the fire escape, if you hear something unusual or even if your neighbors dog is barking for 30 minutes during the day," Ameri said.
Ameri explained that burglaries are extremely invasive crimes and he plans to curb the uptick within the month.
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The use of human subjects in research at UW-Whitewater is governed by the Manual of Policies and Procedures for the Protection of Human Subjects, full copies of which are available from the Graduate Office. Below is an abbreviated version of key parts of the manual. The UW-Whitewater Protocol Packet for the protection of human subjects is available at: http://www.uww.edu/learn/.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater encourages and supports free
and responsible investigation by faculty, staff and students. When research
is conducted using University facilities or otherwise under its sponsorship,
the individuals conducting the inquiry act as University representatives.
The policies and procedures of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for
protection of human subjects have been established to protect the rights
and welfare of human subjects utilized in research projects. Safeguarding
human subjects protects not only the individual subject, but the researcher
and the institution sponsoring the research project as well.
Any research project, either funded or unfunded, originated at or supported
by the University that involves human subjects must be reviewed and approved
by the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects
(hereafter IRB). Approval by the IRB is required before initiating any
collection of data from human subjects for research purposes. This includes
research involving human subjects conducted by faculty and staff and student
research supervised by faculty or staff. Although some research may be
ruled exempt all research involving human subjects should be submitted
to the IRB for review to determine its status.
The Department of Health and Human Services requires that institutions establish an Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects and the Board is delegated authority by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to act in assurance and certification in the protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects in research. UW-Whitewater has constituted an Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB), and the composition and procedures for Whitewater's IRB have been approved by the Secretary.
The IRB has authority to approve college level human subject committees
(see below) for description on campus which consist of qualified members
to review certain categories of research and act upon review for approval
or disapproval or recommend final approval to the IRB. College level committees
report in writing a record of their actions to the IRB in a timely manner.
In accordance with federal regulations, the IRB consists of members with varying background to promote complete and adequate review of research activities, considering racial and cultural background of members and sensitivity to such issues as community attitudes and safeguarding the rights and welfare of human subjects; the IRB will include persons knowledgeable of institutional commitments, regulations, applicable law and standards of professional conduct and practice to ascertain the acceptability of proposed research.
Members shall serve three-year staggered terms and shall be eligible for reappointment once. The UW-Whitewater Committee shall consist of ten persons:
Each college may elect to create a College Human Subjects Committee
(CHSC). The committees shall be appointed by the college dean and consist
of at least five persons from the faculty, academic staff or administrators
who are knowledgeable about human subject research issues. The five persons
may not be all of the same gender nor from the same department. The CHSC
may review some categories of human subject research and agrees to be fully
cognizant of the policies of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater regarding
the utilization of human subjects in research. Furthermore, the CHSC agrees
to comply with the principles and procedures outlined in the
of Policies and Procedures for the Protection of Human Subjects.
All research involving human subjects should be examined by the IRB to determine whether or not a formal review is required. In addition, the following projects require formal review:
All research proposals involving human subjects should be reviewed and
acted upon for approval by the Institutional Review Board, the College
Human Subjects Committee, or an instructor with a certificate of course
form authorized by the Institutional Review Board prior to the research
being conducted. In the case of a proposal for extramural funding to a
federal agency, in the event that such prior review and approval is not
feasible before the proposal is sent, the review and approval must be completed
and the Institutional Review Board must submit written certification to
the federal agency within 60 days of the application deadline.
The IRB may review and has authority to approve, require modification, or disapprove all research activities involving human subjects. It may require that information given to subjects as part of informed consent is in accordance with regulations. The Chair of the IRB will notify investigators in writing of decisions to approve or disapprove, or modify, and if disapproval, a statement of the reasons for that decision and an opportunity for the investigator to respond. In addition, the IRB will conduct a continuing review of research at intervals appropriate to the degree of risks, but not less than once each year in an ongoing project.
An informational copy of all protocol review forms in which subjects
are students in K-12 schools will be sent to the Director of Student Teaching
and Clinical Experiences after IRB approval. This is to assist in the coordination
and communication regarding relations between UW-Whitewater and area schools.
Under an expedited review procedure, the IRB chairperson or one, or more experienced reviewers designated by the chairperson from among members of the IRB, may carry out the review. In reviewing the research the reviewer(s) may exercise all the authority of the IRB, using IRB criteria for approval, except that the reviewers may not disapprove the research. Whenever the expedited review procedure is used, all IRB members must be advised of approval actions on research proposals under the expedited procedure at the next scheduled meeting.
All research eligible for expedited review must meet federal criteria
for expedited review. In addition, proposed human subject research will
receive an expedited review if it has already been approved by a CHSC,
or was previously approved by the IRB but the period of initial approval
has expired and involves very minor or no changes. To receive expedited
review, the research cannot involve more than minimal risks and cannot
involve federal funding.
The IRB has the authority to suspend or terminate approval of research
that is not being conducted in accordance with the IRB's requirements,
or that has been associated with unexpected serious harm to subjects. Any
suspension or termination of approval shall include a statement of the
reasons for the IRB's action and shall be communicated promptly to the
principal investigator, to the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, and the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service for federally funded
In cases of cooperative research, ordinarily a review of the IRB of
each institution involved will occur. The UW-Whitewater IRB may decide
to delegate review to another qualified IRB to avoid unneeded duplication
and effort. The UW-Whitewater IRB must approve such delegation to the IRB
of a cooperative institution in writing.
Faculty or staff who plan to conduct research using human subjects should pick up a copy of the UW-Whitewater IRB Review Form and complete it. Faculty or instructional staff who will be having students conduct research should also obtain a copy of the UW-Whitewater IRB Student Protocol Review Form. Copies of the forms are available from the Graduate School or College Human Subject Committees where they have been formed. The forms with attached copies of accompanying documents (e.g. survey questionnaires, parent permission forms) will permit a speedy review of human subject research procedures and provide a written record of the decision-making process. Completed forms should be submitted to the Graduate School for the University IRB or to a College Human Subject committee.
Proposed research involving human subjects can be approved in three ways:
The instructor must submit the Certification of Course Form for the Protection of Human Subjects (which may be obtained from the Graduate School) prior to the initiation of any data collection by students even though said data is intended for instructional purposes only. Further, an instructor shall not allow student research projects to begin until course certification approval has been received. This form must be submitted every two years by the instructor of each course in which instruction-related research is performed. If more than one instructor teaches a section of the same course, each instructor must submit the Certification of Course Form. The submission of this form through appropriate channels will certify to the IRB that the instructor is fully cognizant of the policies of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater regarding the utilization of human subjects in research.
Furthermore, the instructor will certify to the IRB that she/he will
exercise reasonable and customary instructional supervision in an attempt
to ensure that all student research projects will be conducted in compliance
with these policies. Faculty and instructional staff who utilize the course
certification process are responsible for informing their students about
all regulations contained in The Manual of Policies and Procedures for
the Protection of Human Subjects. NOTE: ALL undergraduate independent
study projects involving the use of human subjects must be individually
approved by the IRB or CHSC before a student can begin her/his data collection
Research projects involving human subjects that are conducted by graduate
students as part of independent study or thesis research must be submitted
for IRB review. In such cases the graduate student must name a faculty
advisor or instructor employed by UW-Whitewater who shall serve as a co-principal
investigator. The advisor or instructor shall use reasonable and customary
care to supervise the design and conduct of research to ensure that it
is conducted in a responsible, ethical manner.
SOURCE: Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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"Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince;
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest." William Shakespeare~ Hamlet
Goodbye My Friend
Today we lost a beautiful friend. Cuddles was diagnosed with inoperable bone cancer that presented in her front ankle. We were told then that she could go at any time and we made the most of those months. Today she couldn't do it any more. I am comforted to know that she is out if pain but I will miss her nibbles. Thank you for the time you were able to spend with us, Cuddles. You will be missed dearly.
Chemistry Distraction
I'm being a good wife and letting Hubby sleep in since he was up all night
playing Xbox live with friends working hard. Because I have a quiz in the morning and two tests a bit later in the week homework just makes sense with this quiet time. Although anyone with kids or, dare I add, dogs knows that the term "quiet time" is different than when one was a young woman living alone in a studio apartment across the hall from an Indian family with the best smelling food. Good times. Good quiet times.
Where was I? Oh yes… My little furry at-least-she-isn't-barking-at-some-shadow-or-eating-a-textbook puppy making homework a challenge today.
He is My Squishy
This is Roscoe. He goes by many other names. He's my Bubba, my Squishy, and also Gumby. He is a purebred Treeing Walker Coonhound. We got him from a prison dog program about nine years ago when he was about eight months old. The idea was that each prisoner (human not dog) was assigned a dog from the pound to train. The dogs lived with the inmates 24/7 and once they finished their training they were adopted out. We think Roscoe's training just didn't stick but he's still a great baby. His trainer named him and what else would a dog from the slammer be named?
Tonight we got a bath. I say "we" because a lone 155 pound woman does not bathe a 100 pound dog in a bathtub and stay dry. Just doesn't happen that way. He's a good bather once you convince him that he needs to get in the tub.
He is an old man now and has old man problems. Stairs are a challenge as are his pesky younger sisters. He likes to sleep more now than he did when he was a puppy. But he's still my baby boy.
He really isn't aging well and that makes me sad. I'll admit that I had a good cry with him tonight about it even. He just sat next to me and gave me hugs. Other dog owners will know that pups have a way to hug even if they don't have arms. I love my Squishy.
Laid Back
This is Karma. She is the darker half of our guard dog sisters at the shop. My husband and his parents own a towing and auto repair business and the law states that either they have 24 hour manned surveillance or dogs. We chose dogs. A pair of Great Dane litter mates; Karma and Cuddles. Don't laugh. They were named when I found them. Although it is funny when I have to say "bad Karma."
The girls are just as happy running after bunnies as they are sleeping in a ray of sunshine. It makes me remember to slow down just watching them. They are so simple. Love them is all they ask. People aren't much different.
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While I hope to make more appropriate posts in the future, I just had a basic question for those who collect/purchase panthers items. I have an opportunity to get Eric Norwood's game helmet and its a bit worn. What's a good offer for it? I have no idea what authentic helmets sell for and if the value is more or less since it is worn. Thanks for all the help!


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I am so happy. Today we released our console recorder (JavaScript errors and XHR logs) and now every web developer can fight bugs like a superhero.
It's so awesome!
I am so happy. Today we released our console recorder (JavaScript errors and XHR logs) and now every web developer can fight bugs like a superhero.
It's so awesome!
I really like the webcompat project's idea: to allow all users to be able to report bugs on all websites and in all browsers. Let's take a step back: What are the 3 main problems with bug-reporting in general?
It's true. They know something is wrong, because the website is not working for them, but they don't know why is that or how to report it. Imagine if they could use the tools they are familiar with to report bugs and to give the developers the data they need without even realizing it. Cool huh?
Thanks to different browsers, standards and different developers a website that one user sees can be completely different for another user. Agreed?
You can imagine the questions the user must answer:: "On which page are you?", "What are you doing exactly?", "Did you select something wrong?", "Did you write a number in your street address as requested?", "Are you logged in?", etc.
It's an option too: the developer (or a QA) will say to the user "It's working for me", meaning to the end user - you are doing something wrong, John or Jane, it's not the website. it's you.
Majority of the people that can find a bug don't know how to report it or why to report it. Most of the companies or projects have 1-2 page howto's attached to the bug reporting form, but the result is still questionable.
Webcompat will give all users a brand new way to report bugs. It will also provide for a community which will be able to easily find fixes for the bugs or alternatively, contact the website owners and report them.
There is still one problem with that. The users are still missing the tools which they are familiar with to report bugs. The developers (community of fixers) are still missing the vital information about fixing the bug.
We can fix that! Being part of Usersnap's mission to make this process easier, I can propose a solution and being a Mozillian for almost a decade I believe this will help millions of users to report bugs and to make the web a better place – this is why Usersnap has been created for.
The ideal set of information to fix a bug from the developer's perspective:
Wouldn't it be awesome if we could have this information to every bug report, collected automatically.
Push to gitHub
And what is the best part of this? All data goes directly to your bug tracking solutions – in this case gitHub and everybody is happy.
This mini-book has been staying for at least 2 months in my backlog waiting to be pushed online. It's time has finally come. I know there are millions of mini-books like that, but this one is different, because it shows things that I've learned from my experience working in startups and with communities from 20 to 1.4M e-mail holders.
Let's get started!
Admit it, it feels really good when you open your mailbox and you find some good news or nice offers waiting for you. You can even find them within the rest of your e-mail messages full of winning the lottery notifications to offers to enlarge some things or mail from … the FBI. Oops!
It's not dead at all! It is getting worse but it's still kicking.
The rest 9 things with a lot of links, examples and free updates are available in my mini-book that can be purchased from Amazon by clicking here.
I had a period in my life when I was working for different employers like a freelancer developing wordpress plugins, themes enhancements and some integrations.
Back then I didn't realize how much time I was spending in communication with the clients or the middle man (project manager), because, let's be honest – time is money, right. I didn't mind to spend 3-4 hours talking to a client about how to make the red button, even more red or why the image is not aligned with the little horse. They would pay me anyway. You know what I mean.
After I started expanding my business portfolio I realized that "spending time" from the previous paragraph is actually losing time. Instead of working for many clients and getting more opportunities (more money) I was working just for a few.
This was one of the reasons for which I decided to move to another segment of my professional life. True story!
As a proud Fedorian, vi user under Fedora and as a developer (well from time to time) I must share this news that combines my two worlds.
The problem
The truth is everybody needs to do multitasking today. The real cost of it is hidden, but you'll definitely lose at least 40% of your productivity if you are constantly switching between apps. Let's try and do some other stuff in between.
40%: This is too much!
The solution
Developers keep on switching between their editors, emails and bug trackers. What if you can get bug reports right where you will fix them? Imagine the immediate gain in productivity!
THIS is important: A friend of mine Jan Husar (freelance journalist and a good guy) is in #Crimea and he needs a new laptop to continue working and spreading the word live about what is going there. If you respect transparency and care about independent news, please help him.
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It's not a secret, I am one of the few guys left on the planet who do not believe in the magic of SEO.
I believe SEO methods are good, but they must be combined with user prediction models and utilizing user behavior for better content serving.
Why am I writing this? Well I think it's time now to talk about it. I am sure first position on Google or other search machines is something good, but is this what the user is actually looking for? In most cases, probably yes, but this will change soon.
For example: I needed a Firefox addon today for taking sreenshots for one of my projects. Of course I wrote "addon screenshot" into Google and of course it returns all SEO-ized results for …Chrome, not seeing that I am using Firefox and most probably I don't need results for Chrome
I think search machines must be smarter than that. I don't want to see results that others, SEO ninjas for example, want me to see. I want the results that will give me the answer I am looking for. I don't have time to scroll and browse.
This opens another story, about privacy and about giving the companies your preferences, but I do think this can be done in a way to make everybody happy.
I have been interviewed by Loyd Waldo from StartupYard – a great Czech startup accelerator. You can find the interview here and you can discover some things that I am sharing for the fist time with a larger audience.
WIll you tell us a little bit about your career?
I started my career a long time ago. My first job was, behold … a sheppard! I was at school and I needed money. Believe it or not I have learned a lot from my first job
After that I used to sell small goods, and when I finished high school I joined the Bulgarian Army. I spent 5 years in intelligence doing some secret military stuff. After 5 years I realized I needed a change and in order to escape the army's stupidity, I decided to pursue my dream – to work in IT. If you go through my resume you will find a lot of things – I used to work as a programmer, web architect, IT manager, Product and Project Manager, Open Source consultant, community manager, marketeer. I've spend the last 6 years working on startups. Now I am a "growth hacker" – the only definition that combines all skills I've gathered in my entire career … and I am happy! Also I am a Pirate! My signature is on the establishment act of Pirate Parties International.
I think it's time to write something about Bulgaria Web Summit – the event I am organizing since 2004. Of course the name back then was WebTech but this is just a formality.
Why Bulgaria Web Summit?
Honestly I don't know, it was like … how we will name it .. Bulgaria Web Summit. The funny story is I talked 2 days ago with Florian from Usersnap and he asked me "I was wondering if Paddy Cosgrave already sent you an angry mail (about the name)" and today I've got a call from UK-ish number and I thought here it is, the angry Paddy is calling me.
Let's go back to the event. It will be amazing, as usual. We will have speakers and friends from GitHub, ElasticSearch, eCommera,Smashing Magazine and even more and more. We will have of course a prime minister talking …well not the Bulgarian one, we don't really like him, but the one from the Ministry of World Domination, no kidding.
In short: JavaScript, Development Workflows, ElasticSearch && Python, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Embedded Devices hacking and more
Responsive Design , Visual Design Thinking, CSS, Fonts, UX and UI, Firefox OS
Product Ownership, Social media marketing, Kanban for Marketing, Showcase of successful products, Job fair and much more.
3 rooms, 30 speakers and a party!
I just opened an email from Geeksphone. They are trying to sell "Revolution". Revolution is not something you can sell, and it should not be something you should be able to buy – terrible name for an e-mail campaign subject. I've opened it just because I like Geeksphone products, but after that booom!
Yes it's Revolution:
I will unsubscribe.
Let's start this story with another story:
CLIENT: There's a strange symbol after the company name – can you remove it?
ME: Hmm… I don't see anything. Does it come after the exclamation point?
CLIENT: The what?
ME: The line and dot after – wait, you mean the exclamation point?
CLIENT: I guess. Is that what that's called?
I've borrowed the story from http://clientsfromhell.net but let's be honest all developers have to deal with clients even worsе than this guy.
The problem (as we know it)
The client see the website in a different way and if there is a problem, they will describe it to you with the words they know. Don't tell me that you haven't spent at least 3h per project talking or chatting or even worse, exchanging emails, with a client who wants the work to be done, but cannot explain what he needs exactly the way a developer/designer can understand.
It's not easy, indeed, for users to report bugs. Let's not open now any bugzilla or other bug tracker to see "the wisdom of the crowd" collected from the clients, starting with the magical words "It's not working" or "there is something wrong with my website"
You know what I am talking about.
How to solve it?
I think I have found a way to solve this and to translate the clients' way of thinking to the language of a designer. There are couple of ways, actually, but now I want to show you how to do it by giving the opportunity to your users/clients/visitors to annotate bugs and to show you what is wrong – the visual way.
Show me
I will use usersnap to help me with that. Now, in order to reproduce the "original' problem I have to find a "wrong logo".
(spending 20 min searching, trying to avoid Yahoo!, no luck there.)
Usersnap requires a small widget to be installed on the website, so you can give valuable feedback. Now let's imagine that the problem in this case is on their website and let's make them eat their own dog food. I don't have a chance to install it by myself on Yahoo (or can I?)
Now let's find an "!" and report it, just for a demonstration.
See, it's easy. Now you can understand what the problem is, where it is and how it looks like on your clients' computer, because from time to time a browser can cause the problem and you are not able to see the problem as you client does.
You will receive an annotated screenshot on your email, complete with notes, arrows, highlighted zones and even pixel rulers and you will be one step ahead in the communication.
Is that all?
Of course it's not, next step is to teach the client to use the tool, instead of sending you screenshots pasted in a doc file or wore, acting like guys shown on ClientsFromHell.
Do you remember MTV's Pimp My Ride? It was a show about a bunch of guys who came to your home and magically transformed your old car into a modern-looking vehicle. I remember the passion of the crew and as well as the face of the "client" when s/he saw the "pimped" ride. The show often ended with: "oh my goooood!!!" and: "aaaaaa iiii ooooo"… Search for the show's archives to watch it.
Why am I telling you, dear reader, this story from the past? Because I want to introduce you to a way to do this, at home, with your……..browser? Yes! Your browser is your web car. You are driving down Internet highways, sitting comfortably on your cozy chair or on a bench in the park and here we go. Vroooom!
A website!
So I assume you are happy with your browser? You probably are, but let me show you what else you can do with it. I can show you how to "pimp" your browser and make it unique, like you. For me personally, using a web browser without extensions is impossible.
Extensions? What are those? Come on! Tell us!
All right, all right, extensions are small pieces of code, designed to do something that your browser doesn't. For example: What about making your browser show you the latest weather information without going to a different website?
Need more? All right.
You can make your browser look and feel like your favorite sports team… Manchester United?…Sparta?… Green Bay Packers?…[insert favorite team here]. It doesn't matter, they are good when they win and they suck when they lose. Right?
One more example, for the road?
Imagine you have a website, and you want to keep in touch with your community by making them aware that you have published news, a blog post, or even a new deal – you can make it possible for them to download an extension specially designed for their specific needs.
Great, isn't it? Yes, you can have something small just for you and your visitors. However, if you have 1 million users it can't be so small, right?
"…er.. I don't know. Don't I have to code or something?"
I remember the days when you had to be really tech-savvy and have a computer science degree from a big ass university to create extensions. I remember the days when you had to learn technology that was so strange you felt lost, but all that is in the past.
You don't need anything like that now – you can Wips your Browser and create a extension without writing code, just by clicking some buttons and menus. How cool is that?


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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
My Fearless Prediction: Aeros in Six
So I should probably do one of those preview, prediction things for the playoff series starting tomorrow. I hate writing those things, but what the hell, right?
For those interested, I think the lines will look like this.
1. Almond, DiSalvatore, O'Sullivan.
2. Wellman, Earl, Rau.
3. Gillies, Ortmeyer, Peters.
4. Palmer, McMillan, Kassian.
1. Noreau, Bagnall.
2. Spurgeon, Falk.
3. Prosser, Scandella.
But I reserve the right to be very wrong about all of that.
I'm sensing this gloom and doom from the fandom, and I can't quite understand why. I understand the Aeros had their difficulties with the Rivermen this season, but the worst of it came during the first two months of the season when the team was still figuring out itself and Jed Ortmeyer and Patrick O'Sullivan had yet to arrive.
This team has some incredible depth with two lines of legit goal scorers. The third line with Peters/Ortmeyer/Gillies can work the spaces and put the puck in the net, and with Kassian healthy and teamed with McMillan -- I'm guessing they'll be teamed up -- the team will have some physical guys who can make sure Patrick O'Sullivan and Robbie Earl won't have to fear for their heads.
The defense has been troublesome lately, but there have been injures and there have been a lot of guys up in the NHL. So with the addition of Spurgeon and Scandella, I think things will be much better.
Everybody seems to be worried about the match ups with Peoria. And Mike Yeo and the guys will be worrying about that as well, and how to manage them. But here's the thing, the important thing for the Aeros is their game. They need to concentrate on their game, on doing their thing. It's along the lines of what Jon DiSalvatore talked about last week. The team has to concentrate on those things that it can control. And what it can control is the way they play on the ice.
It's also like Yeo said on Sunday. Just do things the right way and things will work out.
"We've got guys that are going to go out and do things the right way, but I think we've got a great understanding of what our game is," Yeo said. "I think that we should have confidence going into game one that if we go out and play our game, then the right things are going to happen."
And the thinking has to be in line with what Jed Ortmeyer told us. It's about how the team handles itself after the game that's most important. How they recover, and how they focus. And it's that message he's preaching to the kids.
"It's the first one to win four," he said. "You need to understand that you're not going to win every game, and you can't get too down on it. It's about recovery – mentally, physically. And being ready to go for the next night. You never want to lose two in a row, so for us to instill that on these young guys and the rest of the group will help us to go a long way."
And yes, I know you're all worried about Matt Hackett. Just remember, you were all worried about Anton Khudobin two years ago, too. The guys believe in him, and he one of those guys who, if he gets in a zone and gets his confidence then he could be very very good out on the ice for a nice long run.
So my prediction? The Aeros win it in six, on home ice. But I could be wrong.
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Thank you, John! I've been dying to see something positive talking about all the reasons the Aeros CAN do it. I'm sure they want to do it and I hope they know their fans think they can do it too.
- April 12, 2011 at 9:59 PM
- Forecheck said...
I'm really torn on this one.
Ask me one time and I'll say "Aeros in five". Ask me 30 minutes later after a wave of negative energy strikes and I'll say "Rivermen in five".
Ask me at 10 PM Wednesday and I probably still won't know.
- April 12, 2011 at 10:41 PM
- Ms. Conduct said...
That's exactly how I feel, Forecheck.
- April 12, 2011 at 10:58 PM
To the naysayers a quote from one of my all time favorite movies Kelly's Heros:
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
later in the movie:
Crazy... I mean like, so many positive waves... maybe we can't lose, you're on!
- April 13, 2011 at 9:06 AM


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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Charles S. "Chuck" Baudendistle of Middleport passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Buffalo General Hospital.
Mr. Baudendistle was born in Lockport, NY on April 15, 1961, son of Norma (Spoor) Baudendistle and the late Karl Baudendistle.
He was a graduate of Lockport High School and had lived in the Middleport area for the past 14 years, and was employed by the Aramark Corp. at the University of Buffalo.
He and his wife, Bonnie (Allen) Baudendistle, were married January 11, 2001. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Church in Lockport and enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren. He enjoyed watching sports on TV and was an avid Buffalo Bills and Sabers fan.
In addition to his father, he was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Stickney.
He is survived by his wife, Bonnie L. Baudendistle; three children, Charles S. Baudendistle, Jr. of Ashville, NC, Felicia Sellers of Middleport, and Kyle (Ashley) Pszczultkoski of Southport, NC. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Haliegh Sellers, Camden Pszczultkoski and Kolton Pszczultkoski; his mother, Norma Baudendistle of Lockport; three brothers, Richard (Sharon) Baudendistle of Lancaster, James (Connie) Baudendistle, Kenneth (Tracy) Baudendistle; two sisters, Janet Baudendistle and Joan (Robert) Smith, all of Lockport; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Wednesday from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM at the Bates, Wallace & Heath Funeral Home, 38 State St., Middleport. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:00 AM at St. John the Baptist Church, Lockport, NY, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Joseph Dumphrey. Burial will be in Hartland Central Cemetery.
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