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March 26, 2014
HLAA-NJ Provides Scholarships for New Jersey High School Students with Hearing Loss
Deadline for Applications, May 1
By Joel Strasser
The Hearing Loss Association of New Jersey is using some of its proceeds from the Garden State-NJ Walk4Hearing held last October to help finance college scholarships for promising high school seniors within the state who have hearing loss. During 2014, four scholarships are being made available at $1,000 each, and next year, in 2015, these are expected to be increased to four awards of $1,500 each, assuming continued program, budgetary and fundraising success.
Applicants are asked to complete a detailed application posted on the state association's website, and to write a thoughtful essay describing how their hearing loss has impacted their individual lives, and how these challenges have been met. The application process also includes the submission of several school and advisor references, as well as a copy of their professional audiological test results.
HLAA-NJ's scholarship program is designed to encourage and support young students by publicly celebrating their successes and achievements with hearing loss. Aligned with the HLAA-NJ goal to bring awareness to life challenges of hearing loss, the application process is hoped to bring more awareness about HLAA to this age group as well to increase publicity about each student's achievements and thereby help showcase the role and activities of HLAA throughout the state.
Invitations are publicly extended to all students in New Jersey with the following qualifications with most of these qualifications: 1) high school senior between the ages of 17 and 20; 2) New Jersey resident; and, 3) acceptance into a college, university or vocational school by June 1 of the current college entry year.
The official application is posted online at www.hearingloss-nj.org, can only be submitted online, with a firm filing deadline date of May 1 of the current year. The success of each application increases if students begin early in assembling the required application documentation sooner rather than later, and start considering and drafting the required personal essay. Applications are reviewed, considered and judged by an HLAA-NJ scholarship committee, and the best four are selected for the scholarships.
Scholarship winners are generally announced each year in May, and an award ceremony, ice cream/pizza reception and public celebration open to all is held at a central location during June.
After winners are finalized, HLAA-NJ begins the launch and preparation of a publicity and public information campaign throughout the state which has generally resulted in each and every student receiving extensive press coverage in local and statewide news media. Most recently, HLAA-NJ has been awarded various MarCom, community service, and creative awards for the thoroughness and extensive press coverage and recognition received for this part of the program.
Joel Strasser, APR, Fellow PRSA, is a trustee and public information office for the Hearing Loss Association of New Jersey (HLAA-NJ). He can he reached at email@example.com, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
March 20, 2014
HLAA Names New Director of Chapter Development
March 19, 2014
Three Events this Weekend in Michigan
Just Added: Lunch on Saturday
The ground is frozen and there is no sign of a snow melt for this weekend as HLAA Executive Director Anna Gilmore Hall flies into Detroit to join HLAA members for a weekend of activities. If you're in the area, don your winter coat and come out to meet Anna, attend a chapter meeting on Friday, lunch on Saturday, and a Walk4Hearing kickoff on Sunday.
Meeting: HLAA Downriver Area Chapter in Michigan
Friday, March 21, 2014
1 p.m.
William Ford Senior Activity Center
6750 Troy Street
Taylor, MI 48180-1633
Lunch in East Lansing
Anna will address attendees and CART will be provided
Saturday, March 22
11 .am. – 2 p.m.
Hall of Fame Café
1601 W. Lake Lansing Road
East Lansing, MI (just off 127 N)
Attendees will order from menu and pay for their own lunches.
Email Ann Liming ASAP if you would like to attend the lunch.
Southeast Michigan Walk4Hearing Kickoff
Sunday, March 23, 2014
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
C K Diggs Bar & Grill
2010 Auburn Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
If you would like to attend the kickoff (free and communication accessible) and find out more about the SE Michigan Walk4Hearing and to RSVP, click here.
Find a Walk4Hearing near you or sponsor a friend.
February 21, 2014
Act Now IRS Form 990 Filing Requirements
IRS Filing Due May 15, 2014
The IRS requires ALL tax-exempt organizations to file an annual information return. Each HLAA Chapter is a separate tax-exempt organization, each with its own EIN and as such, each HLAA Chapter must file its own annual information return with the IRS. This is true for HLAA Chapters that applied for their own tax-exempt status, as well as for HLAA Chapters that are tax-exempt as part of the HLAA National Group Exemption. Read more about the filing requirements.
There are many ways to keep up with HLAA Chapter and State Organization news.
Join the Hearing Loss Association and receive Hearing Loss Magazine which regularly features chapter and state news.
Read Spotlight on Chapters.
Go to the State and Chapter Development blog.
Sign up for the free HLAA e-News.
Check out HLAA organizations websites that focus on news in local regions. Go to Find an HLAA Chapter.
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On Friday two Lubbock firefighters will be honored as Red Cross Heroes for helping to save one of their fellow firefighters from a burning house.
On February 18th firefighters Zach Dicken, Jon Tunnell and their crew headed out to a large house fire in the 1900 block of 15th Street.
"On the way there the smoke was all the way down the street. It was kind of an odd situation. It was real hot and intense in the house," said Zach.
Zach, Jon and their Lieutenant Justin Koontz entered the house for a search. The smoke was overwhelming, so the three left the house and used a fan to try and clear the smoke. A little while later the three headed back in for a second time.
"It was getting way too hot for us to be in there, and that's when Koontz told us to back out," said Jon. "When we started to back out that's when we got separated."
Jon and Zach made it out of the house, while their Lieutenant was somewhere inside. "You can't see your hand in front of your face. As we were leaving the structure I tripped and fell and went off the hose line, and kind of got disoriented in one of the front rooms there," said Koontz. "At that time the hallway started to flash over just when all the smoke and super heated gasses spontaneously combust, and it was probably about five feet from me."
The lieutenant issued a mayday as he tried to find his way out of the house, but before the crew was alerted, the two young firefighters were already headed back into the burning house to find him.
"There wasn't any question in my mind whether we should go back in, he wasn't with us so it's what we had to do," said Jon.
"You just do what you're trained to do, go in there and especially when a friend is involved you really want to do your best and try to get out of there as quick as you can," added Zach.
With their leader, the three got out of house just in time. "The whole house exploded probably 45 seconds after that so yeah it worked out good, it could've been a lot worse," said Koontz.
Although the two firefighters are heroes on a daily basis as they risk their lives to protect the community, they say they were just doing their jobs. "It's an honor to be recognized, I don't really feel like we did anything to deserve this award but I'm happy to accept it," said Zach.
Zach and Jon will be honored on Friday during the Red Cross Champion's Breakfast. The program starts at 8 a.m. at Aerocare.
"I'm proud of those guys, and it's good to have a team like that, that you trust with your life," said Koontz.
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Working in another country can throw up all kinds of currency risks. Here Cherry Reynard explains how to cope with exchange rate fluctuations and what to do when your new currency is a volatile one
The equity markets may have been the most obvious victim of the ongoing economic turmoil, but for lawyers posted abroad currency fluctuations may have proved painful. In 2009, the pound moved from $1.45 (93p) to $1.61, leaving anyone who hadn't taken steps to manage their currency risk up to 11 per cent worse off. For those who moved to the eurozone, the situation was even worse. But how can lawyers protect themselves against currency risk when they take on foreign placements? The growth of Asian markets has hastened redeployment strategies at many firms. The impetus is no longer the oft-quoted 'Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai or goodbye', but lawyers are instead keen to move to areas of higher growth or greater opportunity. The tax changes in the UK are also sending people in search of more benign regimes, where their talents may be, if not better appreciated, at least better remunerated.
But this can leave lawyers open to currency risk, which will arise whenever income is in one currency and liabilities - including everything from mortgages to grocery shopping - are in another. The first and most important area of currency risk is on salary or profit share. In 2009, being paid in euros was a significant advantage if expenditure was in pounds and for example, but being paid in pounds, incurring eurozone expenses could produce a significant drop in living standards.
Sterling loss
This may happen if someone is posted abroad, or if they are working for the UK branch of an international law firm and their firm does not equalise their salary or profit share. This can be a particular issue for UK-based partners of US law firms, whose profit share is often paid out in dollars. It is always worth checking what a firm will and will not do to help mitigate currency risk. If there is a firmwide policy in place, exchange rates are likely to be better because partners will benefit from bulk buying.
There are also a number of situations in which lawyers may have to transfer a lump sum. This may be for the deposit on a rental property, for cars, school fees or for buying a house. Equally, there may be money to repatriate from a foreign posting that has perhaps been invested while abroad. These one-off transfers may be even more exposed to currency risk.
In some years this won't be a problem. Currencies can have long periods of low volatility, but it has been an important issue during the financial crisis of the last two years as worries over the UK's economic strength and whether it is equipped to service its burgeoning public debt have weakened sterling. James Hickman, managing director of currency specialist Caxton FX, says: "The sterling depreciation has been significant, particularly against the euro. Anyone earning in euros and shipping them back to the UK has had a fantastic year, but those in the opposite situation have had a dreadful time. Their salary has effectively been depreciating."
The weakness of sterling versus the dollar has not only had an impact for lawyers transferring to and from the US, but also for those posted to countries whose currency is pegged to the dollar, which includes the Indian rupee and most Gulf currencies.
The past two years have been exceptional, but currencies are always considered difficult to predict, even in benign environments. This unpredictability has been amply illustrated by the fluctuations in the eurozone and Japan this year. Few would have predicted the euro would come under such pressure from the weakness of Greece. Equally, few would have predicted the ongoing strength of the yen in the face of entrenched deflation.
The certainty principle
For lawyers expecting a certain level of salary, relying on the vagaries of the market each month is unlikely to be a workable solution. Although they may win some months and lose on others, if they need to pay a mortgage in one currency and find their salary fluctuating because of exchange rates, certainty may be more important than securing the best long-term rate.
There are a number of options available. Currency transfers can often be arranged through banks with an international franchise, but this will tend to be a more expensive way of doing things. For 'spot' transactions, customers generally pay through a direct fee and/or through the exchange rate. Specialist currency brokers will usually offer lower fees and better rates - sometimes by 2 percentage points or more. They deal in bulk and will tend to offer better exchange rates and lower fees the more currency is exchanged.
The difficulty is that foreign exchange is prone to attracting the rougher end of finance. Foreign currency brokers do not have to be FSA-regulated, though the best ones will be. They will have to be regulated from 2012, but during the interim period they can operate without having the required permissions.
Exchange rates can vary enormously and finding the best rate can be time-consuming. Many currency exchanges will charge no commission and make up the difference on weaker rates. Hickman says: "You can compare rates on any number of sites. Bloomberg, Reuters or the FT will all quote the interbank rate and all exchange rates are derivatives of that rate. It's simply a case of shopping around to find the best company to do that transaction."
Securing the best rate may be a good idea, but it will not protect against any significant fluctuation in the market in the future. Currency advisers and more sophisticated banking groups will offer a number of ways to ensure an income stream is not vulnerable to currency depreciations. Hickman says: "The easiest way to hedge currency is with a forward contract. If you know that you're being posted to the US, for example, you can agree a rate in US dollars at which you'll exchange money. This can usually be arranged two or three years ahead and means that you can draw down on a monthly basis. It means you'll go out on one salary and know that it'll remain the same for the duration of your posting."
Ups and downs
The downside is that if the currency appreciates, the exchange rate has been fixed at a lower rate and there is an opportunity cost. As Hickman says, there are some situations in which people would be better off not doing anything. However, forward contracts will fix income at a set level and are usually inexpensive to structure. For most brokers it will generally be no more expensive than exchanging at the spot rate.
Options are a more complex and expensive transaction, but do allow some flexibility. Hickman says: "These give the option to buy, but not the commitment. With a forward contract you're in a contract to deliver sterling, but if you buy an option you can let it lapse. It's a means to limit the downside while still taking advantage of the upside."
Options tend to have a fixed fee and the investor can determine where they want to draw the line according to their risk tolerance. For example, they can buy an option to ensure that their salary will not fall below a certain level. Or they can buy an option to ensure that their expenses do not rise above a certain level. Elisabeth Dobson, head of private clients at foreign exchange broker Worldfirst, says it is about securing a "worst case rate".
Specialist advisers can help work out an end-to-end structure for a foreign posting. Dobson says: "Specialist advisers can work out your currency exposure over several years and offer options." Scale matters, and the more you exchange, the lower the rate you can expect. Dobson adds: "You'll get better access to products and even spot rate transactions will have a better rate. Higher volume trades will tend to have no commission and reduced transfer fees."
Fees can be an issue, particularly for those making regular transactions. Hickman says: "Transfer fees can really add up. If you exchange each month's salary at £40 per transaction, that's a lot of money over a year. Plenty of brokers now don't charge transfer fees." Again, the key is to do some research on rates and fees.
The hedge of reason
In general, it is relatively easy to hedge mainstream currencies. Dobson says: "Currencies such as the Hong Kong dollar, US dollar or euro are vanilla. Hedging should be cheap and relatively straightforward. The difficulty comes not necessarily in currencies that are obscure, but those that are particularly volatile because options are priced on volatility." Dobson gives the example of the South African rand, where it would cost more to structure options because of its volatility. Lawyers posted to such regions will therefore have to pay more for managing their currency risk.
Currency fluctuations will also impact on investments. For example, the FTSE World Europe ex UK index generated a return of 51.85 per cent in euros for the five years to 2 February. The same index would have generated a return of just 6.4 per cent for sterling-based investors. The strength of the yen was also an important factor in the weak performance of UK-based Japanese retail funds last year, which fell 3.1 per cent on average compared to a return of 17.3 per cent from the Nikkei. Although most investment managers would argue against limiting the diversity of a portfolio on the grounds of currency considerations, they cannot be ignored entirely
Bill O'Neill, chief strategist at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, says: "When we're dealing with private clients we'll always try to base the majority of their investments in their home currency. They should only take currency risk on investments where they can't get the equivalent in their home currency. Even in these cases it should be hedged. For all our private clients, we'll have a dollar-based programme or a sterling-based programme as appropriate."
Chris Groves, private client partner at Withers, says: "For anyone investing in dollar-denominated assets, there's a double exposure - to the asset and to the currency. Yet their UK tax liability will always be in sterling. We work with a lot of investment managers to ensure that they're recommending the most appropriate product or to help them achieve a certain tax result for their client."
In general, few fund managers will hedge currency on their funds, but it is becoming more common where there have been significant fluctuations. Rob Burdett, joint head of multi-manager at Thames River Capital, says: "Companies such as GLG are now offering hedged and unhedged share classes in Japan and leaving it to the investor to make the decision. It's been done more in Japan, but it's also happening in a number of US funds. Findlay Park, for example, has done the same thing. When the yen swung wildly in the late 1990s there was quite a lot of hedging, but currency is one of the hardest things to get right and most managers believe that it's simply not their area of expertise."
Lawyers working abroad will also have to consider longer-term issues such as pension provision. Most will not want to halt contributions during their time abroad, which brings another area of currency risk. The recent changes to the UK tax rules will have proved disadvantageous for many high-earning lawyers and, where possible, they will want to ensure that their pension payments remain in another tax jurisdiction. If they have an offshore pension, this will raise currency issues at the time of encashment and, again, lawyers may want to hedge this exposure.
Credit cards raise another issue for lawyers posted abroad on day to day expenditure. Using UK-based credit cards will often have poor rates and charge per transaction. A number of banks offer credit cards specifically for foreign transactions that will exchange at wholesale rates and not charge fees. These will be more expensive to use in the UK, so it can be worth having separate cards.
Gamblers may want to bet on the rise of one currency versus another, but for those who like to know what they are getting at the end of every month, some form of hedging will be appropriate. Currency risk can crop up in all sorts of places - salary, pension, home-buying - and with no end to economic volatility in sight, an awareness of currency issues is vital.
Mark Lisgo, associate in Eversheds' Abu Dhabi office
I have been in Abu Dhabi for two years. During that time the value of the pound has fallen sharply against the US dollar, to which the value of the UAE dirham is pegged. To combat the risk of fluctuations between the pound and the dirham, I have invested in a US dollar savings plan.
Having lived in the UK previously, it is still difficult to avoid mentally converting dirhams back into pounds, for example in shops and restaurants. By that token, the weak pound falsely makes a dirham salary seem more than it was in 2008. However, living costs here have not reduced, so the UAE seems to be an even more expensive place to live.
A key concern involves making sure that there is enough money in my UK bank account to meet UK bills each month, primarily the mortgage on my house there. I have to make sure that the amount I send back each month is going to be more than enough to cover everything, while still budgeting for savings and living expenses here. Missing a repayment or bouncing a cheque in the UAE carries the added concern of criminal consequences.
Helen Paul, partner in the Sydney office of Norton Rose, on secondment in the London office
When the Norton Rose Group merger happened in January this year I was given the exciting opportunity of an international secondment within the Norton Rose Group, which meant moving from the Sydney office to the London office for six months. Like anyone, I had to start thinking about how I would juggle both professional and personal issues with the move and, to be frank, the nuances of international exchange rate movements were probably not the first things on my must-find-out-about-that list.
However, as I started talking to the Norton Rose teams who helped me with the logistics, it became clear that I needed to think about it. Luckily, being part of a large organisation I was able to talk to people, and this really is the key. Find out about your firm's policy - there probably is one. Find out about how they calculate the living allowances that can be paid to you in the local currency. Think about whether you want to move cash from home or use your credit cards for anything above the living allowance.
A key thing can be getting your own personal bank account set up - preferably before you leave. That way you're ready to receive the allowance in local currency or move your own funds from home at the best time for exchange rates. In the end, anyone who turns down the opportunity of an international secondment on the basis of the exchange rate worries would be really missing out.
Jonathan Wood, partner in the London office of Weil Gotshal & Manges
Before joining Weil Gotshal, I had given no thought at all to the practical consequences, in financial terms, of joining a firm that remunerates its partners in US dollars. The choice was to either deal with the FX hedging by myself or opt for the firm's standard arrangement under which a certain per cent of remuneration was paid at the prevailing exchange rate, with the remainder paid at a fixed rate. There were doubtless ways in which the more financially astute could hedge against unhelpful currency fluctuations more scientifically than the firm's default position, but I was almost certain that I would get it wrong and, worse still, only have myself to blame, so I plumped for the easy/lazy option. However, either option still left partners exposed to exchange rate risk and without certainty over what they would be paid.
A while later the firm agreed to fix the exchange rate that applies to all European partners' compensation. The biggest challenge was, of course, agreeing what the exchange rate should be! Against this backdrop, partners are more understanding about short-term fluctuations. However, the fixed rate would, I am sure, become an issue again if it was shown to be significantly wrong for a sustained period.
There is clearly no easy answer to exchange rate, but this system at least provides certainty and stability.
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Total Time: 52 minutes
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- 16 oz. cavatappi, macaroni or other short pasta
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- kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 cups milk
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
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- Heat butter in a large pot over low heat. Add the flour, and whisk 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly add the milk, whisking constantly until the sauce becomes thick and smooth (the whisking is important, because it keeps the sauce from getting lumpy). Add the Italian cheese blend or the Monterey Jack cheese and the cheddar. Remove the sauce from the heat. Stir until the cheese melts.
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It was win or go golfing for the Yorkton Terriers when they took to the ice against the Coquitlam Express in the Terriers final round robin game of the Western Canada Cup.
The Terriers went into the game Wednesday with only one win in three games, and the WCC's tie breaking formula would have favoured other teams had Yorkton not managed a win.
Tayler Thompson gave the Terriers a huge goal 4:11 into Wednesday evening's contest in Dauphin.
But 53-seconds later Joey Santucci knotted the game 1-1 for the Express, the champions out of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League.
A Terrier powerplay marker by Brett Boehm at 10:52 restored a one-goal Terrier lead and would prove the game winner, as Yorkton's Kale Thomson would stymie Coquitlam stopping 24-of-25 shots on the night.
Gordie Defiel, meanwhile, would face 43 Terrier shots in the Express net, giving up third period markers to Dylan Johnson, and Chase Norrish. The Norrish goal was on a two-man powerplay with only 34-seconds remaining in the contest.
Terrier head coach Trent Cassan said the strong game by the Terriers was not a surprise for him.
"It was the response we were expecting, and knew the guys could give," he said. "We didn't feel sorry for ourselves."
Cassan said the game play "was a credit to our leadership. They wanted to keep playing."
Cassan said in must-wins "you have to elevate your game even more," and the Terriers across the board did that.
While noting vets such as Thompson, Boehm and Norrish scored big goals, it was also players such as Josh Ellis who played well.
"He didn't show up on the score sheets, but how many hits did he have? Close to double digits?" he asked.
The Terriers had big games from a number of veterans, including Thompson.
"Definitely you look to your older guys for leadership," he said.
While veterans rose to the occasion injuries have forced the Terriers to play AAA Midget Turner Ottenbreit, Corwin Stevely, and Cortlan Proctor who saw only one playoff game this season.
Cassan said Ottenbreit has "been very effective as a defenceman as a 16-year-old" and Stevely "doesn't play with any hesitation, or fear."
As for Proctor, Cassan said it's not easy to have to sit in the stands for weeks, but he has stayed positive, and didn't look like a guy who has seen one game since the end of the regular season.
"Definitely we're comfortable with anybody we have in the line-up," said Thompson, adding Proctor stepped in to the game after Daylan Gatzke couldn't make it after an injury in Game 3.
Regulars Dylan Baer and Derek Falloon were already out from Game one injuries.
Thompson said the team knew what it had to do in terms of being a must win, adding "we stuck to our game plan."
A big part of the game plan was to be "hard on the forecheck."
Another aspect of the plan was to be disciplined after allowing eight powerplay goals in the two previous tourney games.
"We knew we had to stay out of the penalty box," said Thompson.
And when on the penalty kill the Terriers were more effective too.
"We just reinforced a couple of things," offered Thompson, adding part of that was "keeping a tight box and have good communication out there."
Cassan said the Terriers had been "trying to correct some things" in terms of the penalty kill and they seemed to kick in against the Express, but he added "part of it too was only taking three penalties."
Teams don't win league championships and make it to the WCC "without having a good powerplay," offered the Terrier coach, adding when you are giving up six, or seven powerplays in a game, it will likely cost you goals.
With the win the Terriers advance to the WCC playoffs, but who they play, and what time the game will be Saturday will depend on action wrapping up round robin play among the other four teams being played Thursday.


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Have you ever noticed that it's C:\Windows\ in Windows,
Note: Android doesn't have /home; it has /data, /sdcard, and sometimes /ext_card or /external_sd.
Windows' backslash matters when you do programming. Say a string "d:\new\day" which you think it is a path but most programming languages see it as a totally different thing, especially when regular expression involved. You have to use double backslash to get one literal backslash.The design of windows is so freaking stupid.
It's not stupid at all. The decision makes perfect sense, considering the choice of using the slash as the "switch" flag in command-line programs.
And it's not like the slash was a universal directory separator, either. When MacOS was introduced, it used the colon character.
DOS and Windows have gone through a lot of changes over the years, but I wouldn't call its design any more stupid or chaotic than its only competitor these days, Unix and its children. How many command shells does Unix have these days? csh, bash, ksh.... and then there are all the different flavors: AIX, BSD, Linux (with its own gazillion breeds), and MacOS.
And MacOS discarded X-Window completely in favor of a new graphical environment. So proper Unix programs, even after being compiled from source, still need to be ported to work properly on the Mac without needing a separate X server to fire up.
yeah, Windows is the one with the problem.
Forward slash? Geek twitch!
Right... the term is "slash". There's no such thing as a "forward slash."
We could go with the OpenVMS file structure and use periods as the directory level delimiter.disk10$:[toplevel]filename01.extdisk10$:[toplevel.sublevel1]filename02.ext
See, with periods you don't have to worry about using the regular character (slash) or the back one (backslash).
Actually, Firefox FAILS horribly at translating http:\\howtogeek.com\ (for some reason this you have to write three backslashes to make it show two here in this commenting section) to http://www.howtogeek.com/ and instead transforms it to http://www.//howtogeek.com/. Dunno if it works with Crome but with IE 11 it works, imagine that.
Chrome has an "h" in it. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Chrome is okay - http:\windows.com turns to http://windows.com (which then turns to http://windows.microsoft.com, but that's not important).
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This was me this week! Thank you for a post that shows that everyone has ups and downs.
This is exactly how I feel right now, thanks for posting this! I love your wallpapers!
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sounds like we had the same type of week darling and this credo is exactly what i've been telling myself all week! and i now have a new lovely desktop background to boot :)ReplyDelete
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that quote is so true! and listen to your own advice, everything will fall in line and end up the way it's supposed to, just keep plugging along!
It's definitely that point in the semester where it's just getting through the day. Last week was similar for me, but like you, there definitely is positives that come from working hard. Love the quote and the background. It is saved! I adore reading your blog, and this was very inspirational. Hope your week goes well love!ReplyDelete
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Oh my word, this is what I am going through right now! I have a thousand things that are due this coming week, and I have no motivation to do them. :0
I hope the new wall-paper helps me get motivated. And getting College Prep tonight will hopefully help too. :D
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If you are looking for a new job, Walmart is hiring for its new store slated to open this spring. But you better hurry, because only half of the positions offered are still available.
The Walmart Supercenter that frustrated neighbors for months will soon open at Reynolds Crossing off West Broad Street.
"We're looking to hire 250 associates," says Christopher Pratt, the Walmart store manager. "To have these positions available for these potential new hires to provide for their families so that they as well as the community that shops there can save money and live better."
This is the same Walmart that caused months of controversy for the Charles Glen neighborhood right across the road. When it was all just woods neighbors didn't want this store here, but it happened anyway after promises of making it different: more high-end and smaller.
Some people have also changed their minds about the store.
"I didn't like it coming here at first, because it was going to bring too much traffic. Too noisy," says Eryka O'Herron. "Now that it is coming, I'm excited. It's a lot easier and closer to get to."
It's the convenience that's winning some people over and making this the fourth Walmart in Henrico.
The company also operates an employment program for qualified veterans who have been honorably discharged within the past 12 months.
Walmart is accepting applications at 6605 West Broad St., Suite 102 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can also apply online at http://careers.walmart.com.
The store is hiring both part-time and full-time positions. Walmart says most positions will start in April for the grand opening of the new store.
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Bong Session goes out the roof and up the big crack located just right of the Resinator, and just left of Pipe Dreams. This route is far more interesting than it looks. I suspect this name is what started the trend of naming the other routes with a similar topic, although it's quite possible that the first ascentionist was referring to the use of 3 to 4-inch piton "bongs"? Any Boulder old-timers care to comment on the history here?
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I'm scared of tearing again -- should I have a c-section?
I had a bad tear during the birth of my first child a little more than a year ago. It was a third-degree tear that went right up to my anal area and took 3 1/2 months to heal fully. Now I'm four months pregnant with my second child, and my ob-gyn is offering me the choice of a planned c-section because she can't guarantee that I won't tear the same or worse this time. I'm not sure what to do -- does anyone have experience to share?
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I had a fourth degree tear with 165 stitches and two hours of stiching up. It was horrible and took a full year for me to feel comfortable down there. I was in the hospital for 5 days! Now I am pregnant again and am being advised by ALL my doctors to have a C-Section, which I will probably opt for. In my eyes, it can't be any worse than what I went through.posted 10/02/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I also had a fourth degree tear with my daughter about 6 1/2 years ago, when she was face-up and 1 week overdue. Tore way through the rectum and up. I never had any problems with my bowels, just difficult to hold gas sometimes. I think the doctor cut me first and then I tore. It was a long recovery. With my 2nd pregnancy 2 years ago, we waited to see how big the baby was with ultrasound. I ended up having a C-section. This recovery was also long. Both deliveries were difficult. Now I'm pregnant with my third and due in Dec. I wish so badly to have an easy vaginal delivery like some of my friends are having, but my doctor is recommending another C-section to prevent any type of bowel damage in the future. I really want a vaginal delivery. What should I do? I don't know if any other doctor would go against his opinion. Any advice welcome.posted 08/29/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
With my first, 8pds 2 ounces, I tore pretty badly. My son also came out with a broken clavical bone and I had broke my tailbone. My tailbone took 10 weeks to fully heal. I am now pregnant again due in 8 weeks. I am not sure if I should go with a c-section or try vaginally again. My son is only going to be a year old so I will need much energy after this labor. The issue is, with a c-section, I hear it is a 3 week healing process so in my case, it may be better rather than vaginally in case i break my tailbone again which took much more time to heal. Also my son hada broken clavical and they used the vacuum to help him out. If anyone else has had this experience and would like to share, that would be great. I am really looking to talk to people who maybe had a vaginal with a broken tailbone and then did a C-section to see what they would prefer in the end. Or if anyone had a vaginal birth with a broken tailbone and then gave birth again vaginally and how things turned out. Please respond to: firstname.lastname@example.com. I would be very grateful.posted 07/14/2006 by Heather.Watkins
I am 4 months pregnant with my 2nd baby and have opted to have a scheduled c-section. (Also recommended by my doctor) I have to agree w/ all of these women that unless you have experienced for yourself the pain associated w/ a 4th degree cut you can not judge those who do not want to go through that again. I had 63 stitches and it took 45 min. to stitch me up. My sister had a c-section w/ her baby and she recovered much faster than I did. We are both pregnant again and are due in Dec. - and we are both having c-sections.posted 07/10/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
I had a 4th degree tear with my son and he is now 3 and I am still having problems. I am due in November and I am going to have a c-section this time. There is no way I could handle another tear. Even my doctor told me that it would be a mistake not to have a c-section this time. I think that you should talk to more health care professionals and find out their opinion.posted 07/01/2006 by mold_cheese
With my first child (8,5)(and he was 2 wks early)i tore so bad that I am permanently disfigured down there, unless I have reconstructive surgery. I am now 22 wks w/ #2, and am also considering a c-section. The ob says that if you are that scared, there is a good chance that something will go wrong and they'll have to do it anyhow. I think i'll be opting for the c-section.posted 06/14/2006 by rlms_girl
i am just as nervous as you are about my second birthing experience. with my daughter, she weight 7lbs 6oz and i tore in an unusual way. i didnt need stitches because i tore upward. the birth wasnt so bad as was the 3wks after. that is what i'm most scared about. i was in so much pain everytime i used the bathroom i thought i was going to pass out, i couldnt get through it without crying every time i had to pee. i am trying to decide if i want a csection or to vaginally. i would love to hear comments on my situation from anyone who has an opinion.posted 05/20/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
I had a fourth degree tear (the nurse called it a vaginal c-sectin) that had to be fixed with post surgery - an anal sphinteroplasty. I have no choice but to deliver my second by c-section. It was hard to have my choices taken away - but I totally understand why. Do what your instincts tell you - that's all you can do.posted 05/16/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
I had a third degree tear with my first son- 10lbs 7oz, and I'm pregnant with my second, and I'm willing to chance the tear rather than the garenteed hole in my abdomen.posted 04/15/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
I had a 4th degree tear with my son. He wasn't large, he just came out too fast with both shoulders together. The recovery was horrible. I had six months of post-op treatment. He is now 9 months old and I still have discomfort periodically. I support your decision to want a c-section next time around.posted 04/07/2006 by lisanowak
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The State Police Major Crime Unit, Exeter police, and the state fire marshal's office were back at the scene at 2 Hampton Road where the body was found by firefighters on the second floor Thursday morning.
The state attorney general's office has labeled the death "suspicious."
An autopsy is being performed today to determine the cause and manner of death. Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said autopsy results may be released later Friday. It's not known whether the woman's identity will be released at the same time.
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UFC numbers are down across the board in 2012, but new data from key demographics such as young males and females of all ages suggest the interest in the UFC (and MMA in general) is rising, the gap...
The UFC was nominated for their second-ever Sports Business Journal award Monday, up for Sports Event Of The Year.
UFC Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta and President Dana White make the list of "50 Most Influential People In Sports Business" for their contributions to the world of mixed martial arts.
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal sees a smoking hot market for live sports rights. How much is that likely to benefit the Pac-12 as it negotiates its own media rights?
The Sports Business Journal compiled a list of the 50 most influential players in sports business and no one in MMA or boxing made the list.
MMA fans skew young and wealthy
The Sports Business Daily broke the story that Wells Fargo has requested to have the Wachovia name taken off of the presently-titled Wachovia Championship in May.
The rumor mill is churning and the Hurricanes are involved. The Toronto Sun is reporting that Carolina is trying to dump salary and that the team is supposedly making Frank Kaberle, Patrick...
UFC continues to grow financially while competitors struggle.
In Tim Finchem's interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, he hinted that the PGA Tour will not be immune from the financial crisis and global economic downturn. Now, we get some more specifics...
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Starting more than a decade ago with self-driven seven-day excursions in northern Arizona and Baja California, Sedona Off Road Adventures has since expanded into scenic day tours, sunset tours, and treks down extreme terrain. Guides dispense geological and historical tidbits as up to 12 Hummer passengers weave through trails tucked behind mountains and navigate obstacles down rougher trails littered with rocks and hitchhiking tumbleweeds. Jeep tours whisk guests 2,000 feet above a pine forest or deep into ancient Indian ruins, and helicopter and Hummer combo tours grant glimpses of Boynton Canyon from overhead before returning customers to terra firma for a trek through primitive trails. Later, clients eager for a chance behind the wheel can enrich their Hummer-piloting ability at driving-school sessions.
After you hike a 10-mile descent through Hualapai Canyon—past the Supai Village and breathtaking ancient geological formations—you arrive at Havasu Falls. Follow the sound of the water and you'll find the falls, where rapids cascade 100 feet to a dazzlingly blue-green, travertine pool below. It's one of the world's most remote and beautiful swimming holes, and Pygmy Guides' backpacking guides, who are medically trained as wilderness first responders or wilderness EMTs, lead groups there regularly.
Havasu Falls is just one of many destinations that you can explore with Pygmy Guides, a company that was founded by people who have spent more than 10 years living in and exploring Grand Canyon National Park. They lead groups to hike below the rim to see ancient rock art, hidden fossils, and california condors, walking in the footsteps of horse thieves on the Tanner Trail or along routes on the Bright Angel Trail once tread by ancestral Pueblo peoples. At Dripping Springs, water drips from the roof of a sandstone alcove so you can dilute Gatorade that tastes too sweet.
Sightseers who prefer the comfort of a plush SUV can see the canyon's expansive vistas through high-powered telescopes during day tours. Each all-inclusive trip includes park fees and gourmet meals and is limited to small groups for comfort and convenience.
After learning to fly in college, Arizona native Rob Norberg flew to Alaska, where he spent 20 years traversing mountains, streams, and valleys as a fishing guide and seaplane pilot. But the Arizona climate eventually beckoned him back. Norberg now leads tours five times a day in his Cessna Caravan seaplane, carrying passengers high above sights including the Salt River Canyon, Roosevelt Dam, and Tonto Indian Ruins and providing passengers with thought-provoking facts and history. His nine-passenger plane ensures a window seat for each passenger, and comes equipped with personal headsets so they can each listen to the plane's adorable heartbeat.
Grapes don't usually grow in the desert's dry heat, but the owners of Oak Creek Vineyard and Winery found a way. They nourish vines of syrah, merlot, zinfandel, and chardonnay grapes with pure water from an aquifer 425 feet beneath the earth's surface. Moisture isn't everything, though; western Arizona's brilliant sunlight helps the grapes to develop ideal sugar content. The combination of warm days and chilly nights further brings flavor to life beneath the grapes' dusk-purple skins.
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- 13. Wired Life
- 14. Home (feat. Lis van den Akker)
This album digs deeper than ever before. Moody piano based songs like "Ok" beautifully merge with upbeat electro-techno moments ("Human Garbage", "SOS Overdose" or yet the virulent "Virtual Gods") and other more electric electro pop tunes. An uplifting musical trip where genres are subordinate to the emotions and messages the songs carry. This time PSY'AVIAH joined hands with the beautiful Swedish artist and model Kari Berg (ex-ASHBURY HEIGHTS) who delivers dark melodic vocals for the track "Deep Dark Desire". "Home" is coloured by the vocals of the talented MISERY singer Lis van den Akker. Last but not least, the third collaboration is with MC Dééjoohcéé and Thomas C Beerten, energetic beats and flowing rhymes on the electro rap "Nouveau Quiche".


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Ted Widmer: Calls on the US to surrender island of Navassa (Navassa?)
IF you sail due south from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, you will eventually come to a tiny tear-shaped island with no beaches, no water and no human beings. Navassa, its enormous limestone cliffs rising straight out of the sea, is the oldest continuous overseas possession of the United States, older than Guantánamo, the Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and Alaska. Older than all of them, Navassa contains American history in microcosm.
Although it came into American possession only 150 years ago, Navassa was first sighted, according to legend, during the second voyage of Columbus in 1493. Thirty miles west of Hispaniola, it was close enough to be noticed but far enough away that its existence was always a bit in doubt. From the beginning it appeared indistinct on maps, a tiny smudge not much bigger than a ladybug on a windshield, in the windward passage between Haiti and Jamaica....
The United States Congress quickly placed the island under American jurisdiction based on the Guano Islands Act of 1856. The act, one of history's more accurately named pieces of legislation, gave permission to the United States, from the United States, to claim any island in the world rich in bird droppings. Consequently, Navassa became an American "appurtenance" — not quite a territory but still indisputably American.
Except the declaration was disputed by the island's nearest neighbor, Haiti, which has claimed Navassa since its independence in 1804. Haiti bases its rights on Columbus and on early treaties between France and Spain. But few paid attention, in part because Haiti itself was not recognized by the United States at the time since it was governed by people of African descent....
All that Navassa holds for us is the right — or more specifically, the power — of its possession. Perhaps we should celebrate the sesquicentennial by just giving it back — to Haiti, or an international trust or the state of nature itself. It would be a sublime gesture on behalf of freedom in its simplest state.
Would it not confound our critics to witness an American act of pure altruism? Would it not confound them even more if our oldest possession, the birthplace of American imperialism, became the birthplace of a better way of thinking about the way nations interact?...
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Thomas Bahde - 7/1/2007
Bravo to Ted Widmer's call for the U.S. to surrender control of Navassa, but there are two things here that should be kept in mind. By finally yielding our hold on this early extension of overseas imperialism, we cannot afford to let its history (and, by extension, the history of our involvement there) become even more neglected than it already is. Also, let us not forget that Bill Warren of San Diego claims to own the island--as he says, having purchased it from the heirs of the island's original claimant. Warren, whose claim to the island is not recognized by the government, says he wants to begin again mining the island's phosphate resources, despite the fact that the government won't let him set foot on it. Warren's claim *is* significant, however, in that it draws a pretty clear line between U.S. imperialism and the business interests that have always clearly defined it. Warren says that he will not acknowledge any treaties or international agreements made with regard to Navassa, claiming it as his own personal property. While I doubt Warren will cause an international incident over the island, it does provide a convenient reminder that diplomatic imperialism and economic imperialism are two distinct (if often related) forces. Yielding control over Navassa may be a nice gesture, but it will not change the complex and problematic character of U.S. imperialism, it will not make a lick of difference to anyone seriously critical of U.S. foreign policy, and it may not even settle the claims of at least one U.S. businessman to the island's abundant "resources."


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"It started as a trickle and now we're snowballing here," Tyler Brock, Deputy Director of Siouxland District Health said.
A warning from local health officials as an outbreak hits the Siouxland area.
A nasty bacteria is making the rounds.
The laboratory at the Siouxland District Health Department tests for Shigella, a bacteria, that's spreading through Siouxland.
"We haven't had any severe cases, there hasn't been a lot of hospitalizations, usually it's not something that causes death," Brock said.
That's the good news, but Shigellosis isn't pleasant.
Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, headaches, cramps, and bloody stools.
"Just because you don't have all of them doesn't mean you don't have Shigella, we have talked to a lot of people who have been sick a day or two. They are done but they are still positive," Brock said.
Anyone can get Shigellosis but 60-percent of the cases in the Siouxland area impact children 10-years-old and younger and day cares seem to be the hardest hit.
"There's a lot of people who have this right now and it's really.. really important that people not be cooking food. for groups of people if they have diarrhea, this is an infection that spreads very easily person to person," Brock said.
The best way to prevent the bacteria from making the rounds.. wash your hands, since Shigella is found in fecal matter.
"There are lots of things that cause diarrheal illnesses and they're not all Shigella, the way you handle Shigella is different than how you handle other things," Brock said.
But, the Sioux City area is the only one seeing an outbreak, in Iowa, this year.
Sioux City saw it's first cause of Shigellosis in early October.. but now more than 105 causes have been reported with most victims being young and on the west side of town.If you think you might have Shigellosis, go to your doctor right away because you can take antibiotics that help you get over the illness quicker.


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Vox Pop - 'Free up di weed?'
Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives Phillip Paulwell has announced that Jamaica will this year join a number of countries across the globe in decriminalising ganja.
The Jamaica Observer West earlier this week, sought the views of persons across western Jamaica on the matter.
Here are some of the responses:
Nicole Frazer, customer representative, Hanover
"I believe it should be decriminalised because ganja has medicinal value. Cigarette is cancerous and it is legal. I never heard of ganja causing any health effects."
Giffery Lewis, photographer, St James
"It should be decriminalised. Cigarette is worse than ganja and they are not locking up anyone for it. Ganja is like a medicine and it helps to heal some stress."
Dawn Harrison- self-employed, St James
" Of course it should decriminalised. It is not making anyone mad and it is good for brain meditation. If you have stress ganja can help."
Vickesha Clarke: student , Trelwny
I don't think it should be decriminalised. Students will get the opportunity to smoke it and it may affect their ability to learn."
Renford Johnson- builder, Westmoreland
"Yes, it should be decriminalised. But they should put certain rules in place before they do it. For example, they must not let the rich only benefit while the poor suffer, or make some people plant 100 acres, while some can only plant two acres."
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