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5Dimes combines the largest amount of online sports betting lines with an incredible selection of payout methods. Their dedication to customer service is second to none. It feels good placing a bet knowing you are doing so at such a solid provider.
Lightning quick payouts and deposits make for an attracting feature of this online mainstay. Let's take a closer look at what the site has to offer the consumer and highlight some important categories of game play.
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5 Dimes Website & User Interface
The overall imagery on the homepage is lacking good graphic design, but don't let this fool you. The homepage was created in a way that allows for you to easily get to the important pages.
You can easily get to the "Help Center" which will put you in contact with a representative to get assistance with playing options, buy-in methods, game information and any other questions you may have. This area also details the fees associated with any wagers, payout structures and all certificates of online eligibility the site holds for fair and safe gaming.
Five Dimes is more than just one of the best sports betting sites. They feature a full online casino, a low-risk, high-reward lottery and mini games for added enjoyment.
An "Experienced Bettors" tab also graces the homepage. There is no place quite like 5Dimes and their contest offerings are truly second-to-none. The site offers reduced juice and an expanded list of odds you won't find available anywhere else.
5Dimes also opens up the door for non-experienced bettors to get their feet wet and find a comfort zone. They have low bet limits and a very easy to use site. The rich amount of content and detailed explanations across the site's mainframe truly help any individual find their footing.
All parties are treated evenly at 5Dimes and the experience is made fun for first-timers and seasoned veterans alike.
Getting Started with 5Dimes Deposit Methods
Registering for the site is simple and easy. Simply visit the 'Open an Account' tab. The registration process is quick and painless and the confirmation e-mail is sent to your provided address almost immediately.
You may wish to glance over all the options and game history before placing your first bets. Before you can get started you need to make a deposit and fund your account.
To do so, simply check 'Funding Methods' tab to learn about the varied amount of payment methods. Credit card, WU and over-the-phone grace the extensive list of deposit methods. The site also welcomes the use of Bitcoin payments, which is a currency exchanged across most online gaming establishments. The user can even bank wire payments to the site for a small fee. 5Dimes provides the largest amount of deposit methods across the net for increased customer satisfaction.
Withdraw Your Money & Cash Out with 5Dimes Payout Methods
After you have played awhile and grown your bankroll you might wish to take some of your money out. Withdrawing your winnings is also quite simple, fast and often involves no charge to the user since they offer one free withdrawal every 30 days.
The common withdrawal methods are using Person-to-Person (MG), Cashier Check, Bitcoin, or Bank Wire. If you want to spread your money out you can also transfer to another sportsbook, or if a friend wants to make a deposit you can transfer money to their account.
Betting Lines & Special Offers
Understanding the terminology behind betting lines and odds are crucial to user success. 5Dimes does a good job of easing the burden on the novice player with their educational material.
Next to every spread or money line you'll find options like +103, +106 or -102. The plus sign (+) means for every $100 that you wager this is how much you would win. A minus sign (-) means you have to wager this amount to win $100.
Of course, you don't have to bet in $100 increments. If you bet $1 at +103 then you would win $1.03 if your team cashes.
What's nice is 5Dimes using dime lines. This means the spread between the favorite and the underdog is ten cents on most wagers. You'll get -105 on average with both sides, instead of the standard -110 you see at other betting sites.
This basically means the user stands to lose less and win more each time they place a bet. It is a nice proposition for new players and keeps their bankroll in-check even on an off night. It does not increase your chances of winning, but it inserts a road block as far as total loss is concerned. That is why starting out at 5Dimes is made simple for even the most casual of players.
Individual game lines aren't the only feature being beefed up at 5Dimes. Their parlay odds are great for someone looking for higher payouts on their wagers. You'll find they user closer to the true odds instead of offering lower payouts as you increase the teams in your hook.
Bonuses and special offers also mark a nice pick-me-up for any user. Upon first deposit, the user is subject to a 50% payment match of up to $400 deposited. A first deposit of $400 would give the user an account balance of $600. A nice welcome for any player.
There are also certain reload bonuses ranging anywhere from a 10-20% match. The site also runs promotions across different holidays and within certain sports, so check back often to make sure you're not missing out on free cash.
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Verizon surprises existing Razr owners with new Droid Razr [VIDEO]
Why bother going to Google IO to get a free Android smartphone when Verizon is hunting consumers down on the street!
Verizon just tossed a video onto their YouTube channel which shows the carrier hunting down a few existing owners of the original Razr. Using the same guy from the Payload commercial airing now, these customers were given a sneak peek at the awesomeness that comes with the new Droid Razr. After showing them all the cool features and getting them excited, Verizon tells them to keep the one in their hand.
How would you react if Verizon showed up and just swapped your phone out with the newest smartphone in the lineup?
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Hello? Is this thing on? Ah yes! Welcome to another FYP podcast!
It's been two weeks since the last pod drop so the FYP podcast team are back in the studio (aka, the Waterfront in Streatham) to chat all things Palace.
And they are joined by a special guest as Eagles chairman Steve Browett returns to chat about the latest goingson at Selhurst, including:
- Why Julian Speroni is just so bloody brilliant
- The latests on any more loan signings coming in
- Details of the beam back of the Brighton game at Selhurst
- What to expect from the next three games
- Why Andy Street looks like Fernando Torres
They also answer your tweets and Facebook messages.
So join Kevin Day, Jim Daly, James Endeacott and Andy Street (and Steve of course) for 45 minutes of Palace chat!


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Complete Discography of this Legendary Brutal Death Metal band from Spain! Includes: Throne Of Anguish MCD 97', Avowals split CD 94" False Light Garden demo 96 and a live show from 97'. Great disc, in the vein of Incantation, Immolation, and old Morbid Angel! A Must!!


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I am in the car a lot. I like the way the thoughts flow in the car, with the constant changing landscape and the cars and people passing by.
As I watch the cars pass me by, I can't help but want to just enjoy the passing. Watching the cars pass is wonderful. If I give up my front space at Buck's and pull into traffic I am part of the movement.
Today I am tired of movement. I don't want to join the fuck in. Today is the seventh day of our Family School Vacation week Easter. My Husband, number three, is taking the kids to church. If I commit to the action of participation—then I am forced to change.
{I am afraid of the answer}
Why do so many women that push baby carriages assume they have the right of way?! I do feel sad for them. Stuck in babyhood—an awful place. At least it was for me.
I don't like babies. There. I said it. Don't like them. I have never been moved to coo, ooo and ahh over somebody else's baby. Don't get me wrong. My niece, my nephew and my cousin's baby—yes, them I enjoyed. Aside from that, unless I've pushed them out of my own vagina, un-medicated and screaming—I don't like them!
It's probably more of the truth than people let on. I know people say, "ooh it's so cute"; meanwhile the big-headed fucker already has a snaggle tooth and a million dollar price tag.
Lately, I am considering spending their college funds on myself and letting them learn the hard-knock lesson of taking out a Student Loan or working towards a scholarship in lieu of yet something else just being handed over to them.
Then there is the self-righteous parent, "well I have a baby"…. "I need that parking space"…. "I need that spot in line"…. "I need that bathroom" …. "Excuse me, can you please not smoke?"
Hold on one minute. Marie smoked when I lived inside of her. I quit smoking when I was pregnant and nursing, and all that really did was cause resentment. I was pissed, depressed and fat. I am a much better parent smoking and drinking copious amounts of coffee.
I only recently started smoking with The Girl and The Boy in the car. I keep the windows open and rationalize to The Girl that, "atleast I didn't smoke with her inside of me". She glares at me—I am not sure if she is repulsed at my comment or that I don't immediately put out my cigarette.
Recently I had an encounter on the beach with somebody's baby. The baby was a dog. Really. A canine, but they are delusional thinking it is a baby. They dress it and have all of the accoutrement that goes along with a small dog baby.
I was overly stoned and overly sunned and just trolling back and forth with Miss Carry when we ran into so-called "Mommy". I immediately cause insult by saying, "is that a dog?" Remember we are talking about canines for real! Anyway she proceeded to tell us about the "baby's bronchitis and breathing issues", when low and fucking behold she asks me to put out my cigarette!
{Outside. At the beach, for the fucking dog. NOT a baby.}
Of course I laughed and said we needed to jet anyway. Whatever-she's clearly got issues and clinging to whatever she can, even if it pushes real people away.
As I remember my Baby Momma days, I was not happy. I loved my kids, but I was unhappy. It really was too much for me—sooo many needs and they can't take care of any of those needs by themselves. I am starting to really like my kids more and more now. They are both in school full-time and I can write, smoke and take care of the household shit, alone! No one on my leg. No Clingy Mc Cling. No nagging. It's good.
- For the record: I love my dog and my two kids very much! Babies don't like them. And if you see me stumbling down the beach sometime—don't ask me to put out my cigarette.
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Senators Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz will take part in their second debate on President Donald Trump's tax plan on CNN tonight, Tuesday night November 28 at 9 p.m. Eastern. They will be accompanied by Sen. Maria Cantwell and Sen. Tim Scott. If you would like to watch the debate but are not near a television tonight, CNN will make it available to stream for those with a cable and satellite log-in and for those without.
Cruz and Sanders last faced off in October to debate taxes, and then faced off in February when they debated Obamcare on CNN. Tonight's debate will be moderated by CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash in Washington, D.C. Cruz and Sanders will also take questions from voters across the country during the town hall event. The debate is scheduled to last 90 minutes and end at 10:30 p.m. Eastern. Here's what you need to know to access live streams of the event between the ideologically-opposed senators. You can watch a YouTube video of the live stream below or watch a better version using one of the other options. Be ready to switch to one of these other options in case the YouTube live stream goes down.
If You're in the United States & Don't Have a Cable or Satellite Log-In
Users can watch CNN's coverage on their computers live via Sling TV, an online streaming service that provides access to select channels for a monthly fee. Here's how to sign up for a free 7-day trial so you can watch tonight's debate for free. First, click here to go to the Sling website. Click on "Watch Now 7 Days Free." Create an account. Select the channel package or packages you want. Make sure to include Sling Orange, which includes CNN. Enter your payment information. Sling Orange costs $20 per month, but if you cancel your subscription within seven days of signing up, you will not be charged. Download the app for your computer to start watching.
If you're using a tablet or another streaming mobile device, take the same steps as above to get a Sling subscription. Then you can watch via the Sling TV app.
If You Have a Cable or Satellite Log-In
The event will be live streamed on CNNgo, which is available online and on mobile devices. You can access CNN's live stream of the debate at this link. The live stream will start automatically at 9 p.m. Eastern if you're logged in already. Although CNN has offered some previous debates via its live stream for free, the press release for tonight's live stream indicates that you will need a cable or satellite subscription in order to watch via CNN go.
You can also access the debate via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TV and Android TV and on the CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android. The debate will also air on CNN's SiriusCMChannel 116 and Westwood One Radio NEtwork.
If you miss the live viewing you can still catch the debate later. The Town Hall Debate will be available tomorrow, November 29, through on demand via cable/satellite systems, CNNgo platforms and CNN mobile apps.


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In a small bowl, whisk together chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, paprika, ground cumin, salt and pepper.
Add beef and onions to a skillet and bring skillet to medium high heat. Saute until meat is browned. Drain out any liquid and oil that may have been released during cooking. Add in small bowl of spices and ¼ cup + 2 tbsp water. Stir and mix until everything is cooked and evenly coated. Stir in Stubb's Original Bar-B-Q sauce.
Fill taco boats with ground meat. Add sour cream to piping bag and pipe laces over the meat. Garnish with a few tomatoes and scallions. Serve immediately.


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Monday we hung out at Carrie DeLille's house while
our house was being nuked by Dodson Pest Control.
Radical hospitality was provided by the matriarch.
I have spent a fair amount of time at The Children's Hospital of Richmond this week.
Monday, I took Samuel to the Craniofacial Clinic where we saw multiple specialists
including ENT, plastic surgery, audiology, speech pathology, psychology, and dentistry.
Wednesday, I took Sophie to the Spina Bifida Clinic where we saw multiple specialists
including neurosurgery, orthopedics, urology, rehab/PT, and education specialists.
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Neiman Marcus is now offering CBD beauty products as part of the brand's Trending Beauty initiative, part of this season's offerings, including self-care an ingestibles.
Neiman Marcus has started carrying a number of leading CBD brands online and in five stores with products from Sagely Naturals, Cannuka, Cannabliss Organic, Code of Harmony, Ildi Pekar, Vertly and Yuyo Botanics, reports the Dallas-based premium luxury retailer. The CBD product offering is comprised of balms, lotions, soaps, oils, serums and masks.
The stores carrying these CBD products include locations in Beverly Hills, Neiman Marcus Fashion Island, San Francisco, Boston and Denver. The retailer claims "use of CBD products can reduce redness, irritation and even acne."
"Our new CBD assortment is an important part of Neiman Marcus' commitment to the health and well-being of our customers," Kim D'Angelo, beauty buyer for Neiman Marcus, says in a company statement. "Cannabis beauty brands are becoming increasingly popular and CBD products are the next big thing in beauty.
Neiman Marcus plans to continue to expand our CBD assortment while offering customers the latest and greatest in Trending Beauty," D'Angelo adds.
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Listening seems pretty simple and most of us move through our day continually engaging in conversations with family, friends and co-workers. It's the foundation of any healthy relationship. But are we really listening? Daily we find ourselves distracted by cell phones, other people talking or even our own thoughts and feelings. Although we think that we are listening, in reality we may not be giving our full attention.
To consciously listen is to pay attention to both our inner and outer landscapes. That is about me and how I am listening to you, how you are listening to me, then what happens in the space between us.
Can you tune into yourself? Are you grounded? Notice what's happening in your body, your thoughts. Can you be present without trying to judge or control? Let go and simply listen with compassion, stay present, curious and open. With conscious listening this allows you to be mindful and to respond rather than go into an automatic reaction.
It's very important that if we get triggered by what we've heard, we own it. You could do a check in with yourself to see if you're open and able to listen to the other person; remembering if you are triggered this is about you, and not the other person.
Space Between
The space between us is also called the relational field: the energetic, emotional, mental and spiritual connection that is established in the space between us. This is not an empty space; it contains a great deal of information. Every nuance, word, tone, look impacts the relational field created. When we feel heard and accepted, the space between feels safe and this field is filled with comfort, ease and love: it is healing. If there is judgment, it can feel tense, narrow, or heavy… bottlenecked.
Get to know your own inner space. So that when you feel into the 'space between', you can recognize yourself and what it's like to energetically feel yourself. This will give you a point of reference for what is you and awareness for what is happening in your own inner space. Your system can feel the energy of the 'other' resonating through so you can feel into this quality and just be a receiver as the listener.
It's important to get to know the space between as there is so much vibrational and energetic information that passes. Now, how does the field feel when both of you are there? Can you energetically sense when the other shuts down… does it change the quality of the field?
Presence and Silence
Conscious listening means listening from your heart. It grows out of the silence. There is immense power in silence when we can listen to one another.
It's a very specific type of silence I am talking about. Not the silence that is hard, critical, indifferent or withdrawn. It is silence that is holding, accepting of who and where you are and that you can rest on. A safe haven.
We all crave even unknowingly for this silence that has so much presence. This silence can unite us with one another in a deeper way than using mere words.
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Discover's Financial Mail Educates and Sells
Your direct mail campaign may be worthless to some of your prospects, so you need to focus on the right ones, as this effort makes clear.
Mailer Name: Discover
Date Mailed: February 2016
Beginning with the teaser on the front of the #10 envelope, this personal loan offer begins screening some prospects. "CIRCULAR ENCLOSED: 10 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom," it reads. That eliminates some people who may be skeptical, or have already achieved this status. There's no easy way to identify who mailed this without opening the envelope.
Inside, the 3-page letter notes the excellent credit record of the addressee. There are three types of credit card holders, it claims, but says that people who pay off their balances may not be interested in the company's loan pitch. Much of the remaining letter copy explains why it is different from those offered by other institutions. The actual loan application is on the back of the third page.
As teased on the outer, a "Living Debt Free and loving it!" circular is included in the mail piece. Across four pages, it lays out a ten-step plan for the customer to pay down their debts. It uses the comparative technique to show how one customer saves money with the loan, while a non-borrower doesn't. Finally, several FAQs allow Discover to restate the benefits of taking out a loan.
You can view the entire Discover package to see how the company differentiates itself from its competitors and educate prospects. To download a free PDF of this mail piece, courtesy of Who's Mailing What!, please click here.
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Freedom's just another word, and a powerful one, for relieving your prospect of stress and anxiety that they may be feeling.


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A new water treatment system, donated to local authorities by Malaysian firms, will enhance the quality of drinking water in the riverine city of Kep.
The new equipment, given as a donation by Watermech Technologies Co., Ltd and Isza Water Utilities Co., Ltd, was launched recently in a ceremony presided over by Minister of Industry Cham Prasidh.
Mr Prasidh said the new installation can process up to five cubic metres of water per hour.
It is located in Chamkar Bei Village in Damnak Chang'aeur District, and will also supply the neighbouring villages of Chamkar Chek and Antong Sor.
Installation of the system will cost authorities nearly $32,000.
"The supply of safe water to the people is one of the government's priorities as we seek to improve living conditions across the country," the minister said.
He explained that purifying water using a disinfecting system costs around $0.25 per every half litre.
"However, with the new system, people will pay only 100 riel for 30 litres, which is much cheaper," Mr Prasidh said.
"This small water treatment system is very important for people living in this commune. It contributes to our goal of expanding access to safe water across the country, and improving sanitation and hygiene," he said.


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23.06.2017, Syria.
Russian naval fleet carried out a Kalibr missile strike at ISIL (organization banned in Russia) large armament depots based in the Syrian province of Hama, Russian Ministry of Defense stated on June 23, TASS news agency reports.
Russian Admiral Essen and Admiral Grigorovich frigates, and the Krasnodar submarine struck Islamists from the eastern waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Altogether, six cruise Kalibr missiles were launched. The submarine launched the missiles from the submerged position. As a result militants' ammunition depots and command points were destroyed. Both Israel and Turkey, as countries neighboring Syria, were informed about the missile strike.
"The remaining militants and ISIL (organization banned in Russia) facilities were destroyed by Russian Aerospace Forces bombers," Russian Ministry of Defense said.
Islamists were forced to withdraw suffering losses caused by Syrian and Russian air strikes, as well as Syrian land forces strikes. On June 14, Syrian Air Forces hit extremists' positions in the provinces of Raqqa and Aleppo. It inflicted heavy losses on the enemy's manpower and infrastructure. In the current unfavorable military environment, Islamists' command is compelled to regroup its troops, build new control points and armament depots.
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Tannourine municipality thanks Suleiman, Harb
May 29, 2014
Aoun's Nephew: The FPM I knew no longer exists
BEIRUT - Controversy erupted between members of Lebanon's cabinet Thursday after Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil tweeted during a session that funding had been secured for a road connecting the north Lebanon towns of Tannourine Tahta and Tannourine Fawqa.
Cabinet sources told NOW that a number of road projects in various areas of Lebanon were passed on Thursday after approval had been postponed the previous week.
During the session Bassil posted a message on his twitter feed congratulating residents of the two towns.
"Congratulations to Batroun. The cabinet has approved the sum of 18 million dollars to [complete] the Tannourine Tahta - Tannourine Fawqa road," the tweet read.
The source added that "When State Minister for Administrative Reform Nabil De Freige heard about [the] tweet - while he was still at the cabinet table - he requested to speak, shocked by [Bassil's] conduct."
"[De Freige complained] that 'one of the ministers' had taken credit for something he had nothing to do with."
"After the tweet was sent, Aounists and supporters of Bassil in Batroun put up banners thanking the foreign minister."
Telecoms Minister Boutros Harb confirmed the story in a telephone interview with NOW, adding that "that money is the people's money. It is not from the pocket of any minister."
"It is not the first time that the minister in question has attributed achievements to himself that he did not bring about or call for."
Congratulations to Batroun. The cabinet has approved the sum of 18 million dollars to [complete] the Tannourine Tahta - Tannourine Fawqa road.
From Trump's America to Putin's Russia to Lebanon, the marriage of business with politics is closer than ever
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Four years ago, Brad Clark made California electoral history. Armed with a platoon of AccuVote computerized voting machines, Alameda County's registrar of voters rolled into Piedmont and successfully executed the state's first entirely digital election.
Then last year, with the Florida recount fiasco fading from memory and the California recall a mere twinkle in some Republican's eye, Clark spent $12 million to buy AccuVote units for all the county's polling places. These machines, the top-selling e-voting systems on the market, are designed by Diebold, an Ohio-based firm that also produces ATMs, security devices, and money processing systems.
But the new system Clark helped usher past the state elections commission is now a target of programmers who claim it's ripe for fraud. "I do like them," he says calmly of the machines, despite the recall hurricane that has recently descended upon his office. "One of the big reasons I like them is that we are a large urban county and we have these language requirements and we have a disabled population that needs to be served."
From a registrar's perspective, Diebold's touch screens solve many problems that plague elections officials. For example, the system makes it impossible to accidentally vote for two candidates in the same race -- thus nullifying those votes. The ballot can also be read aloud by the computer -- which allows blind citizens to cast ballots without assistance -- or changed into one of twenty languages with the touch of a key.
But this flexibility, programmers say, comes at a price: peace of mind. A harshly critical academic critique of Diebold's system and a host of real-world security problems suggest that electronic vote tabulation is every bit as susceptible as its paper-based predecessor to potential errors and fraud. As a number of California jurisdictions prepare to embrace e-voting in the hastily organized and dazzlingly complex statewide recall, critics fear that the state could be setting up an electoral crisis of Floridian proportions.
Diebold's recent troubles began last winter when Internet snoops went knocking on some virtual doors around the company's servers. One hacker discovered an open file transfer site on Diebold's network. In geek terms, that's a bit like leaving your loading dock open after midnight with no security guards to keep an eye on what's going in and out. The unprotected Web site was filled with seemingly confidential internal documents and code. Word quickly spread, and a combination of activists, hackers, and political junkies gravitated to the site's trove of documents, which have since provided ammo for Diebold's critics.
The first file to be fully analyzed, a software patch titled robgeorgia.zip, concerned the state of Georgia, which had replaced all of its voting machines with AccuVote units prior to its 2002 gubernatorial elections. It was addressed to Rob Behler, a systems contractor employed by the state. Behler's name was on the file because he had uncovered a host of problems with Diebold's Georgia installation. The system's biggest failing was that software on thousands of machines seemed to think the year was 1974, which made it impossible for technicians to boot up the voting machines. "Probably 25 percent of the machines had an error of some type," he recalls. "There's 19,000 statewide ... that's about 5,000."
Behler and his fellow techs worked feverishly the summer before the elections to fix the buggy systems. After he talked to Diebold about the problems, the company placed software patches on its Web site and the technicians downloaded the patches and loaded them directly onto the faulty machines. But it took multiple attempts by Diebold to solve the problems without creating others elsewhere. And because the soft-spoken father of seven had raised an internal stink about the problems, Behler soon found himself without a job, which prompted him to go public with his complaints.
Once the election results were in and the first Republican governor in 134 years was safely in office, a 51-year-old Georgia mother of five heard about these issues through the digital grapevine. Her name is Roxanne Jekot, and she's been a programmer almost as long as she's been a mom. Jekot was so livid about the shenanigans she believes went on prior to the Georgia general elections that she formed the Menopause Militia, a crew comprised mostly of middle-aged, code-slinging mothers whose goal is to demonstrate Diebold's security flaws.
In August, Jekot and her militia approached Georgia officials, offering to prove just how easy it is to hack the Diebold system. Governor Sonny Perdue was willing, but both the company and Secretary of State Cathy Cox, Perdue's political rival, refused. (Cox is expected to run for governor in 2006, and any investigation into election fraud could hurt her chances.)
The software swaps nonetheless raised two serious concerns. That so many machines were malfunctioning threw their reliability into question. And because the operating system and all of the voting code is contained on a single data card, someone with access to the machines -- an elections worker, contractor, or Diebold employee -- could tamper with the machines by uploading a string of custom code on just such a card.
This is exactly what Diebold critic Avi Rubin worries about. An associate professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, Rubin and some of his colleagues recently wrote a report systematically detailing Diebold's security flaws. The biggest problem, he says, is simply the overall poor quality of the code. "The ballot definition file, if ever modified, could have the votes tabulated for one candidate be tabulated for another," the professor says. "It would have to be an inside job: a delivery truck driver, developer, manager, election official. The gaming industry protects their slot machines. There's nothing like that for elections."
Diebold didn't return phone calls for this story, but it did assail Rubin's report in a lengthy press release: "The software examined in the report was an older version. Second, all software has areas that can be improved." The company's statement goes on to address Rubin's issues with the changing of the ballot definition file: "The attacker would need to have physical access to the file. Preventing this is a matter of process control at election central during the programming of the election."
But that's why the Georgia debacle was so worrisome. Fresh pieces of code were installed directly onto Georgia's voting machines without any supervision. That code could have done anything from swapping Democratic votes for GOP votes, to turning hundreds of tabulated yays to nays. And if such a thing were to happen, there's no paper trail -- and no chance for a recount. "There was no public review of the code they placed on those machines," company critic Jekot fumes. "[Behler] called Diebold and they sent patches. They installed uncertified patches!"
The growing critique of Diebold gained velocity last week after militia member Jim March of Silicon Valley managed to decrypt a compressed data file from the March 2002 primary in San Luis Obispo County. March cracked a file called sloprimary030502.zip that was protected by the password "Sophia," which matched the name of a Diebold employee named Sophia Lee who was then working with the SLO registrar.
The file, he discovered, contained a snapshot of the balloting taken at 3:31 p.m. on election day. If verified, this would be a clear violation of California law: Elections workers cannot legally view results until after the polls close at 8 p.m. "Diebold dumped the results up to their Web site during the primary," March shouts. "They could play the stock market on this information in a larger election. What we've got here is absolute proof that this software that calculates the votes in San Joaquin and Alameda [counties] can be tampered with. You can dick with passwords, you can play with the results."
Critics of the Diebold system demand that manufacturers of electronic voting systems run open-source software (visible to public scrutiny) and produce a paper trail. It's not safe, they say, to sacrifice the possibility of a manual recount for the savings garnered from eliminating printing costs.
But no system is entirely foolproof, offers Glenn Newkirk, an Oklahoma-based elections consultant who works with state legislatures and local governments, and whose firm has seen a sharp uptick in business since Florida 2000. "People vote with paper, then it's tabulated and put into spreadsheets," he says. "People walk around behind lever machines and write down the numbers from the back of the machines. Then they type that information into the computer."
Those computers, however, are not necessarily plugged into the outside world, unlike Diebold's main ballot-tabulation servers; when the polls close, the individual AccuVote machines dial into a central county server to upload their results.
These are all issues Contra Costa County Registrar Steven Weir will soon have to consider. Since 1981 the county has used optical scanners that read SAT-like paper ballots. "I think that it's a mature system that is moving towards the end of its life," he says. "It will not accommodate the blind. By January 1, 2006, we are required to use a system that will accommodate the blind."
Registrars like Weir and Clark must also deal with fiscal realities, and e-voting is ultimately the cheapest way to go. Contra Costa faces three elections this fall and Clark, whose yearly budget is $5 million, has had to dance with the calculator to make the recall election possible in Alameda County. "The recall election was not budgeted at all," he says. "It will cost $1.5 to $2 million to run that. We have money in our budget, but it was for the March primary."
Clark has read Rubin's report and heard the arguments. He acknowledges Diebold's flaws, but has concluded the AccuVote's benefits outweigh its drawbacks. And so far, Georgia hasn't reared its ugly face around here. "Last November, we had some go down during the day, but it was only 1 percent or less. We didn't lose any votes; we simply replaced the machines with new ones." On the integrity of his people, he stands firm as well: "All poll workers," he notes, "are under oath."
At the moment, the registrar's main concern isn't fraud, but simply finding enough volunteers to work the polls. "We always need poll workers," Clark says. "If you want to volunteer, call us at 510-272-6971."
Hackers need not apply.
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Luis Silva, a stellar student at Texas State Technical College, learned the hard way that a four-year university is not for everyone.
The 23-year-old Mechatronics Technology student started his college career at a local university studying Electrical Engineering because everyone in high school told him he had to pursue a bachelor's degree.
"I was always told I had to go to a four-year school. But that was the right choice for them, not for me," said Silva. "My grades suffered and so did my confidence."
The Roma native added that he considers himself a hands-on learner so learning solely from lectures and books was difficult for him.
"I learn by doing," he said. "And TSTC has been able to provide me with the learning environment I need to excel."
All TSTC programs are made up of at least 60 percent hands-on learning on industry standard equipment. And, the majority of faculty are seasoned veterans who have worked in the real-world industry.
Today Silva is pursuing an associate degree in Mechatronics Technology, which combines various disciplines within the engineering field, including electrical.
"A large part of my day is working hands-on with machines similar to what is in industry," he said. "I'm not even close to graduating, but if I were to be offered a job tomorrow I would feel fully prepared and confident."
Mechatronics Technology Lead Instructor Rolando Leija said he sees Silva going far in his career.
"He has a goal and has his eyes set on companies he wants to work for," said Leija. "There's no doubt he'll be successful."
The Rio Grande Valley is home to Silva and he hopes to stay in south Texas, but said he keeps an open mind and won't shut doors of opportunities if they are opened.
Silva's goal is to work for American Electric, Toyota or Oncor utilities when he graduates in either the electrical, maintenance or machine operations side.
TSTC's Mechatronics Technology prepares students like Silva for careers in electronics, mechanics, robotics, instrumentation and computer control systems and positions such as electrical engineering technicians, mechanical engineering technicians and electro-mechanical technicians.
"This field is so broad and gives our students a number of career options to pursue," said Leija. "And because the majority of our training is hands-on our students are highly skilled and ready to be productive in the workforce."
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One of the functions of state government is to create an atmosphere that is friendly to business. States accomplish this by creating a good education system, a good infrastructure, and supporting local initiatives in bringing a business to a community.
For example, assume General Motors is looking to build a new manufacturing plant that will create 5,000 jobs. Of course GM is going to look at the schools, transportation infrastructure, cultural environment, etc, but it's going to want more than just that. GM will most likely negotiate a deal that provides no property taxes for X years and perhaps a moratorium on sales taxes charged for the building materials, as well as anything else it can think of. GM will most likely get most of what it wants. The reason is simple, if a town has GM coming, bringing 5,000 jobs, the town is going to pull out the stops to get GM because it will eventually reap substantial rewards.
So how does all of this affect you? In some cases not at all, but in many cases, there may be some state or local program that will help you with the start-up or expansion costs. The only way to know for sure is to check the incentives out at your state and local economic development office. If you don't know where to go, the website
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Typically, states and cities take a portion of the Community Development Block Grant money they receive from the federal government and put them into revolving loan funds. They then use the funds to make low interest loans. This, of course, provides smaller businesses access to low cost funds for needed equipment purchases. Another form of lending might be for the state or local government to deposit funds with a financial institution. The borrower then takes out a loan with the CD as collateral with an interest rate of one or two percent above the CD rate. Other states may provide certain loan guarantees also.
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Kris Bayos and Anna Liza Alavaren of the Manila Bulletin report that "the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) will extend operations hours to accommodate more commuters seeking to avoid traffic congestion due to simultaneous road construction projects in Metro Manila."
According to the report, the MRT's operations from North Avenue going to Taft will start at 4:30 a.m. instead of 5 a.m." for two weeks starting Monday (Feb. 24). The next two weeks after that, the MRT will extend operations up to 11 p.m. instead of 10:30 p.m.
The shifting schedule of the extension of the MRT's operations is part of the dry run planned by the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) as a run-up to planning longer hours of MRT operations for a longer period of time (albeit not permanent).
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The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most important rainforests in the entire world. It contains over 10 million different species of animals, plants, and insects that call this rainforest their home. There are also 3000 plants that are edible and many different kinds of plants that have medicinal value and help treat some of the deadliest diseases known to man. This rainforest is very important to our world and it has currently been on fire for the past month and is continuing to burn rapidly.
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Incident Investigation Training Goal : Training Goal Participants will be able to develop an incident investigation protocol at their respective institutions. Objectives : Objectives To meet the training goal, the following objectives will be covered: Incident investigation overview Desktop incident investigation exercise Incident investigation protocol Training investigation team Purpose of Investigation : Purpose of Investigation Determine sequence of events that led to consequence Offer corrective action recommendations to prevent recurrence of the incident Never to assign blame or assess liability What should be investigated? : What should be investigated? All incidents that cause Injury Illness Lost time Property damage All near-miss incidents Where should the investigation be conducted? : Where should the investigation be conducted? The investigation must be conducted at the site of the incident Who should conduct the investigation? : Who should conduct the investigation? Team Supervisor of the affected employee Safety committee representative for area Safety officer Affected employee (s) When should the investigation be conducted? : When should the investigation be conducted? Immediately after the incident occurred Memories are fresh Evidence is in place Immediate corrective actions can be initiated How to Conduct an Investigation : How to Conduct an Investigation Focus on finding fact, not fault Investigate the facts Review the facts to find the cause Recommend corrective measures Document findings and actions Follow-up Investigate the Facts : Investigate the Facts Look at the situation Record general information Collect evidence Interview witnesses Review records Investigate the Facts : Investigate the Facts Look at the situation Examine the big picture Think of the 5 W's (Who, What, Why, When and Where) Outline your approach Investigate the Facts : Investigate the Facts Record General Information Time and exact location Injuries Medical treatment or first aid Anything unusual Investigate the Facts : Investigate the Facts Collect Evidence Photographs of equipment Samples of chemicals Broken parts or pieces Investigate the Facts : Investigate the Facts Interview Witnesses Individually At the scene of the incident Immediately after the incident, if possible With an open mind Investigate the Facts : Investigate the Facts Review Records to Identify Trends Inspection records Previous incident reports Maintenance records Workers' compensation insurance forms Review the Facts to Find the Cause : Review the Facts to Find the Cause Review all information Clarify the facts Analyze information Examine contributing factors List possible causes Identify the cause Do not jump to conclusions Examining Contributing Factors : Examining Contributing Factors Employ a process called branching to find root causes Person slips on oil on floor Why? Oil was spilled on floor Person stepped in oil Examining Contributing Factors : Examining Contributing Factors Oil was spilled on floor Person stepped in oil Why? Machine was being serviced and oil spilled Person walked through work area Why? Examining Contributing Factors : Machine was being serviced and oil spilled Person walked through work area Examining Contributing Factors Spill not prevented Oil spill not cleaned Person worked in department Recommend Corrective Actions : Recommend Corrective Actions Look at each step in the chain of events Suggest attainable actions Assign responsibility for implementation Coordinate a schedule for implementation Start with simple solutions; move on to those that will be more complex Recommend Corrective Actions : Recommend Corrective Actions Causes: Actions: Spill was not prevented Oil spill not cleaned Person worked in department ? ? ? Document Findings and Actions : Document Findings and Actions Incident investigation reports usually contain General information Description of injury or illness Description of the incident Analysis Corrective actions Dates for completion and follow-up Reporting : Reporting According to the subsequent remedial measure rule, documented recommendations for corrective actions are not admissible as evidence in a court of law. Therefore, appropriate corrective actions can be documented and implemented without fear that they will be perceived as an admission of a previously unsafe condition. Reporting : Reporting Do not assign blame, assess liability, or offer opinions in any written documentation Forward report to university/agency administration Follow-Up : Follow-Up Ensure that recommended corrective actions Have been implemented properly Are effective in eliminating or reducing future incidents Do not create an unforeseen hazard Developing an incident investigation protocol : Developing an incident investigation protocol Include the following elements: Incident investigation procedures Responsibilities for incident investigation Reporting and record keeping procedures Investigator training Incident Investigation Procedures : Incident Investigation Procedures Priority of incidents to be investigated Notification of incident occurrence First aid response Securing the area Gathering evidence Interviewing witnesses How program will be evaluated and updated Reporting and Record Keeping : Reporting and Record Keeping Who prepares the report What will the report contain To whom will the report be sent How long will the reports be kept Who keeps the reports ? Investigator Training : Investigator Training Components of training Training records Hand-on exercises Retention exercises Training Topics : Training Topics How to Conduct an incident investigation Find the facts and not place blame Find the cause of an incident Complete an incident investigation report Training Records : Training Records Remember to complete a training record Employee name Job title Employee signature Date of training Signature of trainer Hands-On Exercises : Hands-On Exercises Suggestions Set up a mock incident scene Use experiences from your organization Retention Exercises : True or False Every incident should be investigated immediately so that we can determine who was to blame. Retention Exercises Commonly known as a QUIZ Focus on important concepts, for example: Retention Exercises : Retention Exercises True or False A "near-miss" should be investigated in the same manner as an actual incident. True or False Most incidents have only one contributing factor. Retention Exercises : Retention Exercises True or False The incident scene should be returned to normal as soon as the investigator arrives. True or False Corrective measure should address whatever hazards are uncovered in investigating the incident. Resources : Resources "Accident Investigation," Comprehensive Loss Management, Inc. "Investigating Accidents," Business & Legal Reports "Incident Investigation," Safety Solutions "Accident (Incident) Investigation," National Safety Council Responsibilities for Investigation : Responsibilities for Investigation Team Supervisor Safety officer Safety committee representative for area What We've Learned Today ... : What We've Learned Today ... The reasons for conducting thorough incident investigations How to set up an incident investigation and analysis program Conclusion : Conclusion When an organization reacts swiftly and positively to incidents, its actions reaffirms its commitment to the safety and well-being of its employees. 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A professional doctorate is a doctoral-level degree for experienced professionals who want to translate their industry expertise into a higher position of credibility, leadership, and influence in their profession. Although PhD programs and professional doctorate programs share many similarities, there is a fundamental difference between the programs when it comes to the independent research phase.
A professional doctorate program recognizes your practical work experience and mastery of areas, such as business administration, social work, or information technology. Consequently, your doctoral research focuses primarily on applying existing theories and knowledge to solving a real-world problem. By comparison, PhD students focus on developing new ideas, perspectives, and theories that add to the body of knowledge in their field.
As a professional doctorate program student, you will learn research methods, plan your research, and present your findings in a scholarly paper called a doctoral study. The study's purpose is to make an original contribution to your field by creating a practical solution to a real problem in the workplace. The study identifies the problem, presents your methodology, describes your project, and highlights observations about your findings and your practical solution. The doctoral study's components demonstrate your competence in research, subject matter expertise, and your command of critical thinking and academic writing.
Notably, an online professional doctoral program such as Walden University's Doctor of Business Administration with a specialization in Finance is a 60-semester-credits program.*
By comparison, the main purpose of an online PhD program is to develop advanced research skills and create new knowledge to share with other professionals in your field by means of rigorous research and a dissertation. The culmination of the doctoral program consists of:
Compared to the professional doctorate in business administration mentioned above, an online doctoral program such as Walden University's PhD in Management with a specialization in Finance takes 82 total quarter credits (164 weeks of classes) to complete.*
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As we hit the halfway stage of Phase One in the JD Welsh Premier League (JD WPL) there were two games that ended in a 3-0 scoreline and it's one of those that I'm going for this week.
Newtown AFC's victory on the road at The Oval was an impressive result indeed. Caernarfon Town have dropped back in recent weeks and now find themselves in the bottom six, nevertheless home turf will always be a stronghold for the side.
The three points for Newtown ensures that they stay in touch with the pack at the top. Although they are in fifth place, they are just two wins off the leaders, The New Saints FC.
It's been an interesting season so far and I'm sure that there will be more twists and turns along the way before it's all over next spring.
To keep up to date with the Welsh domestic football scene, check out the Welsh Premier League and Sgorio websites.
If you're not a follower of the domestic game in Wales, and you live in the country, why not check out your local club. You may be surprised at what you find.
Likewise, if ever you are on holiday, check out the fixtures and take in a game. One thing is guaranteed, in a day and age where people complain about the cost of football, a visit to a JD Welsh Premier League game will most definitely not break the bank.


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ROCKBRIDGE — Two brothers were stabbed to death during an altercation Sunday, according to police.
Illinois State Police said Ronald Plummer, 55, and Billy Plummer, 54, were stabbed about 10:30 p.m. Sunday at 585 State Road in Rockbridge. They were pronounced dead a short time later by the Greene County coroner.
Authorities said the brothers were from Rockbridge but did not say if they lived at the State Road address.
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Illinois State Police Lt. Sara Cox told reporters the suspect left the scene. Police issued a bulletin for a car registered to someone in Greenfield. The unidentified person was taken into custody about 11:15 p.m. Sunday in Macoupin County.
Cox reported that police believe the men knew the suspect prior to the stabbing.
Illinois State Police is handling the investigation.
Rockbridge is a village of fewer than 200 people about 13 miles east of Carrollton in rural Greene County.


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14.3: Hamilton's Equations of Motion
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In classical mechanics we can describe the state of a system by specifying its Lagrangian as a function of the coordinates and their time rates of change:
\[ L=L(q_{i},\dot{q}) \label{14.3.2}\]
If the coordinates and the velocities increase, the corresponding increment in the Lagrangian is
\[ dL=\sum_{i}\dfrac{\partial L}{\partial q_{i}}dq_{i}+\sum_{i}\dfrac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{q_{i}}}d\dot{q_{i}}. \label{14.3.3}\]
Definition: generalized momenta
The generalized momentum pi associated with the generalized coordinate qi is defined as
\[ p_{i}=\dfrac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{q_{i}}}. \label{14.3.4}\]
[You have seen this before, in Section 13.4. Remember "ignorable coordinate"?]
It follows from the Lagrangian equation of motion (Equation 13.4.14)
\[ \dfrac{d}{dt}\dfrac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{q_{i}}}=\dfrac{\partial L}{\partial q_{i}}\]
\[ \dot{p}_{i}=\dfrac{\partial L}{\partial q_{i}}. \label{14.3.5}\]
\[ dL=\sum_{i}\dot{p}_{i}dq_{i}+\sum_{i}p_{i}d\dot{q}_{i}. \label{14.3.1}\]
(I am deliberately numbering this Equation \( \ref{14.3.1}\), to maintain an analogy between this section and Section 14.2.)
However, it is sometimes convenient to change the basis of the description of the state of a system from \( q_{i}\) and \( \dot{q_{i}}\) to \( q_{i}\) and \( \dot{p_{i}}\) by defining a quantity called the hamiltonian \( H\) defined by
\[ H=\sum_{i}p_{i}\dot{q_{i}}-L. \label{14.3.6}\]
Definition: hamiltonian
In that case, if the state of the system changes, then
\[ \begin{align*} dH&=\sum_{i}p_{i}d\dot{q_{i}}+\sum_{i}\dot{q_{i}}dp_{i}-dL \label{14.3.7} \\[5pt] &=\sum_{i}p_{i}d\dot{q_{i}}+\sum_{i}\dot{q_{i}}dp_{i}-\sum_{i}\dot{p_{i}}dq_{i}-\sum_{i}p_{i}d\dot{q_{i}} \label{14.3.8} \end{align*}\]
That is
\[ dH=\sum_{i}\dot{q_{i}}dp_{i}-\sum_{i}\dot{p_{i}}dq_{i}. \label{14.3.9}\]
We are regarding the hamiltonian as a function of the generalized coordinates and generalized momenta:
\[ H=H(q_{i},p_{i}) \label{14.3.10}\]
so that
\[ dH=\sum_{i}\dfrac{\partial H}{\partial q_{i}}dq_{i}+\sum_{i}\dfrac{\partial H}{\partial p_{i}}dp_{i}, \label{14.3.11}\]
from which we see that
\[ -\dot{p}_{i}=\dfrac{\partial H}{\partial q_{i}} \label{14.3.12}\]
\[ \dot{q}_{i}=\dfrac{\partial H}{\partial p_{i}} \label{14.3.13}\]
In summary, then, Equations \( \ref{14.3.4}\), \( \ref{14.3.5}\), \( \ref{14.3.12}\) and \( \ref{14.3.13}\):
\[ p_{i}=\dfrac{\partial L}{\partial\dot{q_{i}}} \label{A}\]
\[ \dot{p_{i}}=\dfrac{\partial L}{\partial q_{i}} \label{B}\]
\[ - \dot{p_{i}}=\dfrac{\partial H}{\partial q_{i}} \label{C}\]
\[ \dot{q_{i}}=\dfrac{\partial H}{\partial p_{i}} \label{D}\]
which I personally find impossible to commit accurately to memory (although note that there is one dot in each equation) except when using them frequently, may be regarded as Hamilton's equations of motion. I'll refer to these equations as A, B, C and D.
Note that, in Equation \ref{B}, if the Lagrangian is independent of the coordinate \( q_{i}\) the coordinate \( q_{i}\) is referred to as an "ignorable coordinate". I suppose it is called "ignorable" because you can ignore it when calculating the lagrangian, but in fact a so-called "ignorable" coordinate is usually a very interesting coordinate indeed, because it means (look at the second equation) that the corresponding generalized momentum is conserved.
Now the kinetic energy of a system is given by \( T=\dfrac{1}{2}\sum_{i}p_{i}\dot{q_{i}}\) (for example, \( \dfrac{1}{2}m\nu\nu\)), and the hamiltonian (Equation \( \ref{14.3.6}\)) is defined as \( H=\sum_{i}p_{i}\dot{q_{i}}-L\). For a conservative system, \( L=T-V\), and hence, for a conservative system, \( H=T+V\). If you are asked in an examination to explain what is meant by the hamiltonian, by all means say it is \( T+V\). That's fine for a conservative system, and you'll probably get half marks. That's 50% - a D grade, and you've passed. If you want an A+, however, I recommend Equation \( \ref{14.3.6}\).


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Amazon Has Reportedly Sold 240,000 Kindles
Amazon has shipped 240,000 units of the Kindle book-reading device since it was introduced in November, Web site Techcrunch.com reported Friday, citing Amazon sources.
The company has not gone public with any sales estimates for the device, which has occasionally been in short supply since its introduction. Techcrunch estimated that between sales of the devices and of downloadable books, Amazon has cleared more than $100 million in revenue from the Kindle.
Amazon has been reported to be working on a new version of the device.
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