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HINDS COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - The former deacon accused of murdering his daughter and son-in-law in Terry is out on bond.
James Bailey, 64, bonded out September 1st, after his bond was reduced to $150,000 from $400,000, according to Hinds County authorities.
As a condition of that bond, Bailey is not allowed to see his grandchildren and cannot possess any weapons.
A Hinds County Circuit judge said bond was reduced because both parties agreed to do so.
Bailey, a former deacon at First Baptist Church in Terry, was indicted September 3rd in the shooting deaths of his daughter and her husband.
The fatal shootings happened July 23rd at the victims' home in the 1100 block of Garrett Road in Terry. Becky Nelson, 40, was shot in the chest, arm and chin. Her husband, Ricky Nelson, 39, was shot in the head and chest, said authorities.
Investigators believe the murders were the result of an ongoing dispute.
Bailey faces possible life sentences for two counts of murder and an additional five years for a gun enhancement.
John Pace, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Terry, said the church is focusing on praying for everyone involved.
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Congress leaders have started getting jittery in Delhi. Not only have the opinion polls broadly negated a fourth term to Sheila Dikshit but the feedback from their own ranks is also not making them happier.Now, an IB report on the potential outcome of the Delhi polls has added weight to these worries. A source told Firstpost that this report submitted to the political leadership at the Centre concluded that the BJP was inching closer to the majority in Delhi with 34-36 seats, the Congress lagging behind with 21-23 seats and the Aam Admi Party making a not-so-modest beginning with 8-10 seats. A rapid round of three rallies by Narendra Modi from noon today will aim at further denting the Congresss prospects.Worse, the Congress leadership is not doing it right to keep the morale of the workers high. Instead there are enough indications that despite its initial bravado, the party is unwilling invest any heavy duty energy to retrieve the situation. After a great deal of will-he-won't-he suspense, the party finally decided not to hold a rally by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have ironically come as his saviour. They are landing today for a six-day trip. The prime minister will be busy with the guests, Congress general secretary Kuljit Singh Nagra said. Sheila Dikshit too had cited his tight schedule as the reason for cancellation of his proposed rally.But didnt the party and the PM know about the foreign dignitaries' visit when they had initially fixed 30 November as the date for his rally?One other date had been tentatively planned earlier this week but was then postponed for Saturday in the Sikh and Punjabi dominated Tilak Nagar in West Delhi. The other reason cited for the postponement of his rally earlier was finding an appropriate venue with security in place.What Sheila and the Congress cannot talk about is the fear that they may not be able to drum up decent crowds for Manmohan Singh. The thin crowd departing early at Rahul Gandhis rally in Delhi has made Congress managers know of their vulnerability. At heat of electioneering the candidates dont like to waste their time and energy in doing something that does not translate into votes. The Delhi Congress president and chief minister have been at loggerheads for long. Pulling all stops to pull a crowd for Manmohan Singh is a task that perhaps nobody likes.More so, Narendra Modi will be in Delhi on Saturday, addressing three rallies from noon to evening at CBD ground Shahdara in East Delhi, Jalebi Chowk in Sultanpuri in North-West Delhi and the Parade Ground at Red Fort, Chandni Chowk. Modi was denied permission by the authorities concerned for a rally in New Delhi area. The Congress has moved Election Commission against a possible use of Red Fort replica at Modis Saturday rally. Red Fort is a national monument and government property which cannot be used by BJP for election campaign directly or indirectly, Secretary of AICC (Legal Department Cell) K C Mittal said in a formal complaint to Chief Election Commissioner. Whether or not the Congress legal department succeeds in containing Modi from swinging the public mood in his favour with or without the use of the highly symbolic Red Fort in the backdrop is anybodys guess.A Manmohan rally on the same day would obviously invite a comparison and one need not be a political genius to guess how embarrassing it would be for the Congress. There are no plans for any more rallies by Sonia and Rahul. The field is open for Modi in the last leg of electioneering in Delhi.The BJP is going ballistic about it, naturally so. In his post on social networking site Facebook, the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley wrote: "Governmental authorities have denied to him (Modi) the permission to hold rally in the chief minister's constituency at Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi. Prime minister's rally scheduled for Delhi has been cancelled so that comparison cannot be drawn with Modi's rally on the same day. I have earlier commented that the Congress party is unable to deal with Narendra Modi. The Congress's undeclared prime ministerial candidate is making no impact. It has therefore resorted to some of its leaders confining themselves to tweets and press conferences."Three statements made by three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit in the past one week indicate that she has the feeling on not being on a sound footing. Her candid admission on CNN-IBN two days back about a possible post poll alliance with Aam Admi Party though she denied it later has already done the damage and the issue has become happy fodder for street corner chatter. Though Arvind Kerjriwal was quick to deny any future alliance with the Congress, Sheila's statement has put a question mark in minds of many on AAPs future standing.Last Friday in an interaction with women journalists in the Capital, Sheila said she was open to a larger role at the centre whether her party wins or loses the Assembly elections: "If we win, then it is for the MLAs and party high command to decide who will be the CM. If we lose, which is little less likely, then I will keep doing what I am doing. The parliamentary elections will follow and let us see what happens. If UPA III comes to power, then whatever the party plans for me, I will follow the command."Then came her willingness to abandon even dismantle per most favourite project, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System. She had so far withstood all kinds of criticism and public anger to carry on with this programme. Speaking at the Idea Exchange programme of The Indian Express she said "BRT, I am afraid and must admit, wasn't the kind of success we had hoped it to be. Therefore, the other six corridors that were supposed to be constructed have been stopped. I think we are going to close this... I don't think we were ready for it psychologically."The Congresss initial assessment that AAP would give a breather to the Congress by cutting into BJPs middle class support base and by taking a good share of anti-incumbency anti-Congress votes, has gone horribly wrong. As campaigning unfolded in Delhi it became apparent that Kejriwal was also cutting into its votes in slums, unauthorised and newly regularised low income group colonies. Residents of these areas had stood by the Congress and Sheila Government for long.
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Around 50 pc voting in Karnataka bypolls
Around 50 percent of over 3.6 million voters cast their ballots Wednesday in the bypolls for two Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka, an official said.
from IANS
Mumbai gangrape: Politicians express shock
Political leaders cut across party lines on Friday to condemn the gangrape of a photojournalist in Mumbai.
from IBNLive
TDP MP N Harikrishna quits Rajya Sabha
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP N Harikrishna has resigned from the Rajya Sabha to protest against the formation of Telangana.
from IBNLive
Harshvardhan, Vijay Goel eye CM post
An all-out factional war has broken out between Harshvardhan and Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel, with both vying for the Chief Minister's post if the party comes to power.
from CNN-IBN
Congress has 2 by-polls in Karnataka
It is a crucial day for the Congress in Karnataka as by-polls began in Mandya and Bangalore Rural constituencies on Wednesday.
from PTI
Social media can't help in elections: Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said the platform alone cannot help win elections but gives new options of reaching out to public.
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'Centre only worried about saving its chair'
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre was neither concerned about the economy nor the falling rupee but only worried about saving its chair.


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Hello there. Today marks my 41st week being pregnant. I have to say that it has definitely been harder dealing with the fact that this baby is taking her time being born. I have cleaned the floors, reorganized some drawers, put up fall decorations, washed laundry multiple times, and more!
I took a picture last night at 41 weeks and it makes it seem that this baby seems comfortable where she is. Can you see all the veins on my tummy? Crazy but I do have thin skin.
Last night we just took advantage of going to the movie theater and watching The Big Year. We were super surprised there were only 2 other couples at a 9pm showing because the movie was very amusing, but then we figured out that perhaps there were not many people because it was PG. You hardly get to see those come out anymore. LOL
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They zig, they zag. They beat Denver and Seattle and get plastered by scores of 40-11 and 38-8. When they are good, they can be very, very good. And when they're bad, they can be horrid. But they won't budge. Not yet, anyway.
The Indianapolis Colts now own an 8-4 record seemingly put together by grit and gall and paper clips, and will probably win their division after Sunday. And yet, there are still so many things to wonder. Nearly every thought about this team ends with the word "but."
Sunday's 22-14 win over Tennessee was about a 9.5 on the ugly-o-meter.
But . . .
At this stage, nobody is counting style points.
"ll never complain about a win. I don't think you'll ever hear anybody in that locker room complain about a win," Andrew Luck mentioned.
Consider the bottom line. Victory meant the AFC South is now nearly in the bag. Defeat would have had thousands of fingers looking for panic buttons to push, and owner Jim Irsay eager to return to his Twitter account.
But . . .
The stubborn flaws that won't vanish were on display this very day. The offensive line (five Luck sacks), the ground game (nothing till the last drive), the pass rush (mute except for the occasional Robert Mathis appearance), the short-handed receiver situation (after another head-shaking dropped pass, Darrius Heyward-Bey's future as a bomb defuser is really in jeopardy).
They must be fixed soon, if they are to be fixed at all.
"We know we can't survive our mistakes forever. I know it sounds a bit like a broken record," Luck said. Which is a worrisome thing to be uttering after the 12th game of the season.
But . . .
They so often find a way. Watching the Colts a lot of Sundays is a little like watching a squirrel work its way through a maze. Five field goals by Adam Vinatieri, and one Donald Brown-led touchdown drive were about all Indianapolis could offer on offense. A critical game was saved by a 40-year-old kicker and a backup getting a chance to start at running back.


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My husband would tell you that one of the things he regrets the most in life is telling his dad he wants to drop out of college and his dad replying: "OK, if that's what you want to do...".
But all is well when it ends well and, 15 years later, my husband has two more semesters until graduation. Yay! I'm also ready to leave "college life" behind, believe me! :-)February 23, 2011 at 9:46 p.m.
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Time Warner Presses Pause on Netflix Deal, Play on Comcast Merger
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Time Warner (NYSE:TWC) are still in the thick of serious negotiations regarding their merger deal, but although an agreement is forecast to be made by the end of 2014, other parties are now paying for the delay, and popular video-subscription service Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is one of them.
Prior to the announcement of the proposed $45.2 billion consolidation of the two biggest U.S. cable TV companies, Netflix and Time Warner were in talks about the cable company offering Netflix a spot on its set-top boxes. The deal was anticipated to significantly benefit both parties but especially Netflix.
The Scotts Valley, California-based company knows that users enjoy and support its online streaming and even employ Netflix on smart TVs, Apple TVs, and Rokus. But as CEO Reed Hastings explained to Bloomberg on Tuesday, the company still recognizes that easy TV screening could appeal to customers, and he maintained to the publication, "For us, it's not a financial decision, it's a customer-pleasing decision."
But now it looks like no Netflix customers are going to be pleased anytime soon. Bloomberg reports that Time Warner has put its Netflix talks on hold until it secures its merger with Comcast. That's an issue for Netflix, considering Comcast is now pitching its own X1 set-top box platform and is thus unlikely to be interested in welcoming any more competition into the area. Time Warner has still kept quiet as to whether it is even still deliberating its Netflix deal.


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Former Republican state representative Kirk Stensrudannounced Monday that he'll once again vie for the District 48A seat that Democrat Yvonne Selcer holds.
"Our neighbors are still working hard to make ends meet, yet government keeps getting more expensive," a news release quoted Stensrud. "Minnesota taxpayers from every income level saw their taxes increased, and are facing higher health insurance premiums and property taxes. We can do better."
Stensrud was elected to the state House in 2010 when he beat Rep. Maria Ruud by 107 votes. He ran against Selcer in 2012 after redistricting changed the boundaries of legislative districts. District 48A comprises parts of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka.
Selcer defeated him by 202 votes in a bare-knuckles contest. Eden Prairie and Hennepin County sent Stensrud cease-and-desist letters after he included their logos on a brochure handed out during a Senior Services Expo event. Stensrud said the logos were meant to be resources seniors could use, not a sign of endorsement. Eden Prairie considered the matter resolved after Stensrud acknowledged that he shouldn't have used their logos without permission.
Selcer also filed a complaint with the Office of Administrative Hearings against the Republican Party of Minnesota over a flyer that accused her of not paying her Hennepin County taxes on time. The Hennepin County property tax department backed up Selcer's claims that she had paid her taxes on time.
Stensrud said he didn't know about the flyer and had nothing to do with it.
Stensrud is a graduate of Bethel University. He's owned and operated a Fish Window Cleaning franchise for the past 10 years. He's lived in Eden Prairie for 29 years with his wife, Wendy, and three children and is an active member of Wooddale Church.
need a change from one-party control at the Capitol," the release quoted Stensrud. "The current majority promised to
work across the aisle, but has failed to keep that promise to voters. One-party
control has resulted in higher taxes, wasteful spending. We need to hear from
all sides and be inclusive of the ideas and opinions of all of our neighbors
and businesses. Together, we can work to make government more efficient
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All of top 10 designated hitters of all-time - defined as a player who played a majority of games at the position - didn't start that way. They were outfielders, first basemen, even middle infielders. But as they aged, or because of circumstances on their American League teams, they stopped playing in the field and became experts in one area only: hitting. And they did it the best in the years since the designated hitter came into being in 1973. Presenting the top 10 DHs in baseball history:
1. Frank Thomas
Original position: First base
Teams: White Sox (1990-2005), A's (2006, 2008), Blue Jays (2007)
The "Big Hurt" was one of the most formidable players of all-time. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound Thomas was a power-hitting, on-base machine for 19 seasons. He hit 521 homers, 1,704 RBI and a .301 career average and a .974 OPS, thanks in part to his 1,667 career walks. He hit .300, scored 100 runs, drove in 100 runs and walked 100 times in seven consecutive seasons, the only player to ever do that. In the strike-shortened 1994 season, he hit .353 with 38 homers and 101 RBI in just 113 games. He won a batting title in 1997 (.347), and hit 39 or more homers six times, including at age 38. Almost a certain Hall of Famer in 2014.
2. Paul Molitor
Original position: Second base
Teams: Brewers (1978-92), Blue Jays (1993-95), Twins (1996-98)
The only Hall of Famer on this list as of 2011, he played all over the diamond as a youngster in Milwaukee. He had a 39-game hitting streak in 1987, when he hit .353, and had some of his most productive seasons when he became a DH in his 30s. He won a World Series with the Blue Jays in 1993, hitting .500 in the World Series with two homers. He finished with 3,319 hits, ninth all-time, 504 stolen bases, 234 homers, 1,307 RBI and a .306 career average.
3. Edgar Martinez
Original position: Third base
Teams: Mariners (1987-2004)
After a hamstring injury in 1993, he became a full-time DH and embarked on the best seasons of his career. Martinez was a line-drive machine, leading the league in doubles twice and winning two batting titles, hitting .343 in 1992 and .356 in 1995. He drove in 145 runs in 2000, when he hit a career-high 37 homers. Martinez also made five All-Star teams and finished with a .312 average, 309 homers and 1,261 RBI, and is a borderline Hall of Famer. He received 36.2 percent of the votes in his first year of eligibility. As of 2011, Martinez played more games as a DH than any player in baseball history.
4. Harold Baines
Original position: Right field
Teams: White Sox (1980-89, 1996-97, 2000-01), Rangers (1989-90), A's (1990-92), Orioles (1993-95, 1997-99, 2000), Indians (1999)
Baines seemed to hang around forever, and had three stints with two different teams (the White Sox and Orioles). He never hit 30 homers and only surpassed 100 RBI three times, but defined the role of professional hitter for 22 seasons. His career numbers are borderline Hall of Fame-worthy (.289, 2,866 hits, 384 HR, 1,628 RBI), but he never picked up more than 6.2 percent of the writers' vote and is now off the ballot. He also hit .324 with five homers in 31 playoff games. Take away the 1981 and 1994 strikes, and he might have had 3,000 hits.
5. David Ortiz
Original position: First base
Teams: Twins (1997-2002), Red Sox (2003-)
He could still climb this list, and no matter what he does in the rest of his career, he'll always be cheered in Boston after his clutch hits in the Red Sox's incredible comeback in the 2004 ALCS against the Yankees. His stroke was made for Fenway Park, with the short porch in right field and the Green Monster in left. He hit 54 homers in 2006 and drove in 148 in 2005, and finished in the top five in MVP voting evedry year from 2003 to 2007. He won World Series with the Red Sox in 2004 and 2007 and had 12 playoff homers entering 2011. At age 35, midway through the 2011 season, he was approaching 400 career homers and had a career average of .282.
6. Don Baylor
Original position: Outfield
Teams: Orioles (1970-75), A's (1976), Angels (1977-82), Yankees (1983-85), Red Sox (1986-87), Twins (1987), A's (1988)
Baylor was a formidable, intimidating force, and a tough guy who is perhaps best known as for being hit by pitches, a stat in which he led the league in eight times. (Only Craig Biggio was hit more in the modern era.) He was also fast, getting 285 career stolen bases. He drove in 139 runs in winning the MVP award in 1979. He hit 338 career homers, drove in 1,276 runs and won a World Series as the DH for the Twins in the second half of 1987.
7. Hal McRae
Original positions: Second base and outfield
Teams: Reds (1968, 1970-72), Royals (1973-87)
He never could become a full-timer on the loaded Big Red Machine teams, so he was traded to Kansas City and became the first player to make a career out of being a full-time DH. He played in the playoffs seven times in Kansas City, winning a World Series in 1985. McRae hit for some power (191 career homers), but also hit over .300 six times, and almost won a batting title in 1976, hitting .332. He was a doubles machine in his heyday, and had a career batting average of .290.
8. Chili Davis
Original position: Outfielder
Teams: Giants (1981-87), Angels (1988-90, 1993-96), Twins (1991-92), Royals (1997), Yankees (1998-99)
A three-time All-Star, he was never a great outfielder but consistently hit for power and ran well (142 career SB). He hit at least 19 homers in a season for five differnt teams, and won World Series titles with the Twins and Yankees as a full-time DH. Only Eddie Murray and Mickey Mantle hit more home runs as a switch hitter than Davis' 350, and he had a lifetime average of .274 and 1,372 RBI in 19 seasons.
9. Brian Downing
Original position: Catcher
Teams: White Sox (1973-77), Angels (1978-90), Rangers (1991-92)
Downing broke in as a catcher, and in the first pitch of the first inning of his first game, he injured his knee badly making a diving catch near the dugout. Perhaps it was best to stay out of the field, then, even though he was a decent outfielder and wasn't a full-time DH until he was in his 30s with the Angels. He made just one All-Star team andnever had 30 homers or 100 RBI in a season (he came close a couple of times), but he finished with 275 homers, 1,073 RBI and a .267 career average.
10. Travis Hafner
Original position: First base
Teams: Rangers (2002), Indians (2003-)
Has the second-best nickname on this list after the "Big Hurt" - Hafner was nicknamed "Pronk" by former teammate Bill Selby, which stood for half-project and half-donkey. One thing he could do from the time he was called up was hit, and he was one of the best in the AL from 2004 to 2007, getting 100 RBI every season. In 2006, Hafner his .308 with 42 homers, 117 RBI and an OPS of 1.097. A shoulder injury has tempered the power numbers since then, but as of August 2011, he was closing in on 200 career homers, 649 RBI and had a career .282 average.
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A Marketing Strategy for Vacant Houses that Works in a Slow Real Estate MarketJune 30th, 2011
Showhomes Home Staging is shining the spotlight on the dilemma by hosting successful open houses specifically tailored to Realtors and brokers. The highly effective events take place onsite at previously vacant properties, many of which have lingered on the market for months or years before being staged and maintained by Showhomes.
The 25-year-old national home staging company specializes in a unique home staging method that allows home buyers to visualize living in a home and form a deep emotional connection with the property. Franchisees recruit and train live-in Home Managers to stage and maintain the home while it is on the market for sale.
"Vacant houses almost always show poorly," says Matt Kelton, Showhomes' COO. "They often smell musty, can be unkempt and are hard to get buyers excited about. We breathe new life into vacant listings that previously failed to stir buyers emotion."
"Not only that, once a home has been on the market for an extended amount of time, it's usually top-of-mind to Realtors," Kelton continued. "Inviting the local real estate community to a Showhomes open house is a great way to reintroduce a property to the market."
Lori Layman, a Realtor with Nashville-based Crye-Leike Real Estate Services recently hosted Showhomes sponsored open house for Realtors in Middle Tennessee. She was thrilled with the results.
"Even the nicest homes won't sell if you can't get people in the door," Layman says. "I was amazed at how beautiful the home looked. Having the event enabled many real estate professionals in our community to see Showhomes' magic upfront. Showings definitely pick up from these gatherings."
A real estate agent for 21 years, Layman believes that Showhomes' combination of professional home staging along with Home Managers is the answer to the down real estate market. "With vacant houses, people tend to think it's a distressed sale. Also, people can't visualize what to do with the space."
Vacant houses are a continuing problem in all major U.S. real estate markets.
Showhomes Home Staging continues to be one of the success stories in the slumping real estate market, posting record revenue growth for the last six years. Services are always free to Realtors and extremely cost-effective for home sellers, who also save on utilities and upkeep – and can cancel costly vacancy insurance as their risks of loss plummet with Home Manager occupancy.
Real Estate Professionals Turn to Showhomes Home Staging for Lucrative Career SwitchJune 28th, 2011
For many, Showhomes Home Staging has emerged as a profitable career option. Multiple Showhomes franchisees are current or former licensed real estate agents, mortgage brokers or property management specialists, allowing their in-depth knowledge to compliment Showhomes' innovative business model.
"My real estate knowledge made it much easier for me to manage my Showhomes franchise at a high level," says Kent Welch, owner of Showhomes South Kansas City. "It's definitely one of the reasons why we were successful out of the gate, and why we continue to show profitable growth year after year. A career with Showhomes is an excellent fit for real estate professionals because they almost always have immediate contacts in the community."
Welch is also an active owner of a Wiechert Realtors franchise with 80 Realtors. His franchise sold 400 homes in 2010. His Showhomes franchise is one of the most successful in the network of 75 franchisees.
Showhomes' business model is based on the fact that well-furnished homes kept in show-to-sell condition sell faster, and for higher prices, than vacant houses. The Showhomes "twist" adds a live-in Home Manager to care for the home. The Home Manager pays about a one-third of what it would normally cost to rent the home.
"We've seen many real estate professionals segway into Showhomes with ease," says Matt Kelton, Showhomes' COO. "In fact, seven of our top 11 producers come from a real estate or mortgage background. When you think about it, it makes sense. Realtors have experience in building a relationship-based business and are accustom to working for themselves."
"Many real estate pros want more than the boom or bust cycle," Kelton added. "In many cases Showhomes offers a much more predictable income and it's in a niche of the industry that's predicted to grow for years in the future."
Elayne Wooding, owner of Showhomes of St. Petersburg, is a licensed Realtor and was formerly a sales manager at a major publicly-traded home construction company.
"When I bought my Showhomes franchise I already knew how to determine the marketability of a home," Wooding says. "It's never been hard to approach people to have important conversations, and that includes all the different parties involved in selling a home. It's just a natural fit and it gives me a big advantage."
Homeowners Turn to 'Home Staging with a Twist' to Sell Distressed PropertiesJune 23rd, 2011
Many homeowners are turning to Showhomes Home Staging, a Nashville-based franchise company that specializes in staging high-end vacant houses. Realtors and homeowners who use Showhomes report promising success stories. Homes that have languished on the market for years routinely sell quickly and at or close to market value.
Elayne Wooding, owner of Showhomes St. Petersburg, is one of hundreds of examples. Wooding's franchise recently staged a home that had been on the hard-hit Florida market for three years. The distressed property sold at list price for over $600,000 in less than 90 days. Not only that, there were competing offers.
"In this market it's critical that you use every available option to enhance the marketability of a home," Wooding says. "Showhomes knows how to put a property in the very best possible light. Not only can we make home staging impeccably beautiful, we offer something no one else does – a live in Home Manager to occupy the home and make sure it's in perfect show condition."
Homes need to be in top-notch shape to get attention. Consider the latest headlines: Bloomberg reports that U.S. homes in the process of foreclosure sold at an average of 27 percent discount in the first quarter and purchases of distressed properties fell to less than half the peak set two years ago. At the current pace, it will take three years to clear the log jam of distressed properties, according to Realty Trac, a leading authority on foreclosures.
Using live-in Home Managers sets Showhomes apart and gives it a critical edge, says Matt Kelton, Showhomes COO. "The service is highly attractive to the homeowner because Showhomes picks up utility bills, handles minor maintenance and takes care of cleaning," Kelton says. "Just as important, having a home that's warm, inviting and lived-in creates a whole new level of desirability."
Showhomes Home Staging has 75 franchises in 24 states and 2011 marks 25 years in business. "We are going stronger than ever," Kelton says. "There's a vital need for our comprehensive home staging services. In any economy homeowners want a great return on value for their homes."
Showhomes Home Staging Makes Entrepreneur Magazine's Annual List of Low-Cost FranchisesJune 21st, 2011
Franchises costing less than $50,000 to start gaining popularity
With the economy struggling to recover and the housing market showing little life, one franchise industry sector has a healthy pulse: franchises that cost $50,000 or less to start.
Entrepreneur Magazine, considered by many as the bible for small business owners, listed Showhomes Home Staging on its annual low-cost list of franchises to watch.
Here's what the magazine said about the low-investment sector:
The economic conditions of the last few years have caused a bit of a conundrum. More and more people are looking to take their careers into their own hands by becoming entrepreneurs, while less and less financing has been made available to help those dreams come true.
One solution? Businesses with startup costs low enough that they don't need financing. And the franchise world has been all too happy to provide such opportunities. In the following listing, you'll find 195 companies in categories ranging from automotive services to children's businesses, home improvements to travel agencies–all of which you can get off the ground for less than $50,000.
Showhomes is a top rated franchise, ranked highly on Entrepreneur Magazine's annual Franchise 500 list and ranked as a Top 50 Franchise by the Franchise Business Review.
Showhomes has a unique twist on traditional home staging: it uses live-in 'Home Managers' to occupy and help stage vacant houses while they are on the market and for sale. Live-in Home Managers make a big difference in how well a home shows and typically produce higher sales prices in much shorter times.
Best of all, Showhomes approach to home staging costs homeowners less than traditional stagers and most fees can be paid at closing. As a result, Showhomes has increased the number of banks it works with and is expecting its seventh year of increasing revenue. Showhomes is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and has helped homeowners and their Realtors sell an estimated 26,000 homes.
Quick facts about a Showhomes home staging franchise:
Franchise Fee: $34,900
Total Estimated Investment Begins At: $43,800
Financing Available: Yes
Veteran Discount: Yes
Royalty Rate: 10%
National Ad Fund: 2%
Territory Definition: Zip Codes
Want to learn more? Fill out the request information form and attend an informational webinar to see if Showhomes is a fit for you.
Showhomes Home Staging Celebrates a Quarter of a Century Staging HomesJune 16th, 2011
Cutting-edge home staging pioneer marks 25th anniversary
When Showhomes Home Staging launched in 1986, few people understood what home staging was, much less the critical role it played in selling a house faster and for a higher price.
The Nashville-based franchisor changed all that with its dynamic 'home staging with a twist' concept that combines live-in Home Managers with impeccable home staging standards.
Now in its 25th year, Showhomes Home Staging is the only national franchise that provides the services of live-in Home Managers and one of the largest and most successful home staging providers in the country.
The success isn't just impressive; it's stunning. The small company that started in Edmond, OK, has more than tripled the number of franchisees since 2007 and now has operations in 73 markets and 23 states.
The Great Recession of 2007-2010 didn't hinder Showhome's rise to the top. Revenue growth has registered in the double digits for the past six years. The franchisor has also emerged as an industry leader in helping banks stage and sell vacant foreclosed homes for top dollar.
"When we started out, people looked at us in strange ways," says Matt Kelton, Showhomes COO. "The idea that a home would sell faster or for a higher price when staged was new to the real estate industry. Today, with so many vacant houses on the market for sale, demand for what we do is higher than ever."
2011 is proving to be another breakthrough year. Showhomes Home Staging cracked the Entrepreneur Magazine's popular list of the top 500 franchise companies for the first time and was ranked in the top 50 low-investment franchises in the country and among the top 100 home-based businesses. Street Trends listed Showhomes as a hot trend and one of franchising's best bets. The Travel Channel called Showhomes a best kept secret in the real estate industry.
"We're happy to have done so well and equally pleased that we've remained on the cutting edge of the home staging industry," says Kelton. "Real estate is a volatile industry and we've built our success on helping homeowners sell vacant houses in every type of market condition. We expect the next twenty-five years to be even better."
Showhomes Home Staging Ranked in Top 50 Franchise Companies by Franchise Business ReviewJune 10th, 2011
Showhomes has industry high franchise owner satisfaction
For the third year in a row, the Franchise Business Review ranked Showhomes Home Staging one of the Top 50 franchise systems based on franchise owner satisfaction.
The Franchise 50 – 2011 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards ranked franchisors by their overall levels of franchise owner satisfaction. The Top 50 ranking puts Showhomes in a select group of the best franchise companies in the country, and only companies with excellent fundamentals, great financial position and high franchise owner satisfaction scores earn a spot."
"This is the most important award in franchising," said Matt Kelton, Showhomes' COO. "Over 80 percent of our owners said they would make the decision to purchase a Showhomes franchise again."
Showhomes provides a twist on traditional home staging, using live-in Home Managers to occupy and help stage vacant houses so they are kept in perfect show condition. Showhomes' whole house staging dramatically improves the speed and price of a home sale and with millions of vacant houses on the market, Showhomes is poised for additional growth.
The ranking comes as the home staging pioneer celebrates its 25th anniversary. Showhomes started staging homes in 1986 long before widespread use of home staging in real estate and has evolved into a national franchise system with more than 70 locations.
"Franchisee satisfaction is one of the most important criteria to consider before investing in any franchise system," said Franchise Business Review President, Eric Stites. "Very few franchise companies have achieved such high ratings from their franchisees, which puts Showhomes in a very elite class of franchise opportunities."
"Showhomes is a unique franchise that fills an important niche," said Linda Saavedra, owner of the Showhomes Tampa location. "I'm very happy with my business, and I believe it is one of the best franchises to open."
Showhomes Home Staging has become one of the largest providers of home staging services in the country, and the sagging real estate market has driven the sales of new franchises. Showhomes has had four years of double-digit growth and posted a staggering 88 percent increase in 2010 in corporate revenue both from existing operations and franchise sales.
"2010 was a record year for us," Kelton said. "This ranking comes after Entrepreneur Magazine ranked us highly in its annual Top 500 franchise list and we were listed as a top low-investment franchise by the Franchise Business review and one of the leading real estate franchises by Entrepreneur Magazine."
For more information about the Showhomes home staging franchise, visit www.showhomesfranchise.com.
Showhomes Home Staging: 5 Reasons Vacant Houses are Hard to SellJune 3rd, 2011
Last year of the estimated 130 million housing units in the United States, 11.3 percent or some 14 million stood vacant according to the U.S. Census. A large portion of these houses are vacant and for sale, leading to a glut of vacant houses crowding the market.
"Given the vast oversupply of homes currently on the market, only the jewels will sell. If a house is vacant, it must be updated, remodeled or staged if it is to have a chance of selling," said Nancy Osborne, Chief Operating Officer of Erate.com, a Santa Clara CA-based financial information publisher and interest rate tracker. Showhomes Home Staging confirms that trying to sell a vacant house adds obstacles to the sale and depresses the sales price.
Showhomes Home Staging is a franchised business with a twist: the company uses live-in Home Managers to manage vacant houses while they are on the market for sale and offset a homeowner's expense to stage the home. Its unique model has proven effective for 25 years.
Here are five reasons a vacant house is hard to sell from Showhomes Home Staging:
1. People don't simply buy houses; they buy the next chapter of their lives.
This is an emotional experience and emotion influences what people buy and how much they will pay. Vacant houses are devoid of life, and the chance to make an emotional connection is lost.
2. Vacancy distracts buyers from looking at the house itself.
They wonder: "Is this a divorce? Why did they move out? Are they selling because they have money problems? Is this home hard to sell?" They'll make a low-ball offer, thinking the owner is desperate.
3. When a house is vacant, buyers focus on flaws.
They look at nail holes, carpet wear and gaps in the molding rather than how the space works. In a vacant house, floors, walls and ceilings are all buyers see. This drives the price down.
4. People can't visualize how furniture fits.
An empty bedroom might appear awkward or a living room might seem cavernous. Some spaces might confuse buyers because a use is not obvious. Buyers are derailed and move on to the next house.
5. Vacant houses don't show as well as staged and occupied homes.
Without people, even the best house quickly looks and smells vacant. Dust settles, leaves scatter, and stale odors spread. These cues often shorten the showing time, leading to fewer sales.
"Homeowners don't realize how much harder a vacant house is to sell," says Matt Kelton, Showhomes' COO. "In today's market you have to win the beauty contest to sell your home."
"Staging your home is no longer an option," says Barbara Corcoran, real estate expert for the Today Show and star of Shark Tank.
Showhomes Featured in Nashville LedgerJune 1st, 2011
Staging a house for sale with furniture is nothing new. Putting real people in the picture is another story.
Spacious four-bedroom executive home in upscale Nashville neighborhood. Monthly rate: Too good to be true.
The catch? You have to keep the house spotless and be ready to disappear with 30 minutes notice.
It's home staging taken to a whole new level. Instead of simply decorating a vacant house or condo with nice furniture, a couple of rugs and some art, this staging includes actual people.
It's a win-win, as an otherwise-vacant house seem more like home to a prospective buyer, and tidy, disciplined caretakers get a great place to live at a fraction of going rate.
"They told me the whole process, and it just seemed like a good deal," says one such "Home Manager', a Centennial Medical Center physician who, following a divorce, relocated from Oak Hill to a property in Green Hills. For him, the monthly rate for a 4-bedroom home was well worth the offset of a potential sale.
"They ask you to do as much as you can to furnish it, and they will help you if you're missing a few pieces. They gave me a few weeks to get situated, and it has worked out fine," he adds.
He moved into the property in January and says it's shown on average one to three times per week. Realtors give him a day's notice, but even if a call comes for a same-day viewing, he's ready.
"I have to keep it presentable, so I have a maid come in one and a-half days a week," he adds. "If my kids have been here, I make sure they pick up after themselves, and I keep the place pretty neat.
"I'm not decorating it a lot, because it could sell at any time, but it's given me a good place to be while I'm transitioning between selling my home and looking for something else."
It's a formula that seems to work for Nashville-based Showhomes, which proclaims itself "America's largest home staging company" with 75 franchises in 24 states.
"There is an increased acceptance that staging is hugely critical in order to get the best sale price for your house, and so people are more receptive for it than they might have been in the past," says Bert Lyles, Showhomes' CEO and a former adjunct faculty member at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management.
"It was just a growing trend for a long time, but it's much more the norm now. And a service like ours can really add to – and change – that landscape."
Staging has become big business, complete with certifications (Accredited Staging Professional) and organizations such as the Real Estate Staging Association. Placing actual people in homes is is not new but is catching on.
Showhomes works with banks, Realtors and owners to find Home Managers for empty properties. These "home managers" are tasked with keeping the property spotless at all times and must have high-quality furnishings. They also have to clear out within a half hour if a potential buyer is en route to view the property.
In other words, they have to be willing to live open to scrutiny.
"There is an increased acceptance that staging is a hugely critical in order to get the best sale price for your house, and so people are more receptive for it than they might have been in the past," Lyles says. "It was just a growing trend for a long time, but it's much more the norm now. And a service like ours can really add to, and change, that landscape."
For Lyles, the time is right. He sees the thousands of vacant properties in the Middle Tennessee area, many of them foreclosures, as blank canvases. And he's got the paint box.
"If you walk into a house and see furniture in one room, or maybe two, you know it's vacant," he says. "If you walk into a home that looks well cared for, with food in the fridge and clothes in the closets, then you can see how effectively you could utilize that space. Buying a house is a big financial decision, no matter what the economy's like. Even if it's a good deal, you're still going to be uncertain if you're not sure what a sofa would look like over by the fireplace."
The concept isn't yet a solid hit with every Realtor, but its success does show that many are willing to color outside the lines in a tough environment, says Kenneth Bargers, a Realtor with Pilkerton Realtors' Brentwood office.
"Listing agents want homes off the market as quickly as possible, and if the owner is willing to cooperate with something like this, and everyone's working as a team, there's nothing wrong with trying something different to stage a home," Bargers says.
"I think with a service like this you're talking about larger-square-foot homes, but this would be something to do just like working with clients to look at the lighting, the windows, all the features that might need some attention to help make the sale happen more quickly."
Lyles says his business model allows him to price Showhomes' staging services lower than more traditional, furniture-only competitors.
Like his screening of "home managers," Lyles is also careful about potential franchisees. It's more important to find a good fit than just a willing business person, he says.
"It's really important that you find that good local business owner who's plugged in, but that the market also has the right type of homes for us," he says.
"Put those two things together and we have seen a franchisee ramp up some very high volume in a short time. Nobody's going to confuse Los Angeles and Orange County with Little Rock, but the principles for our business work the same on each market, and our franchisees in each location have done quite well."
Next up is more growth, but across the country and in Showhomes' own backyard.
"We'd like to be in more than 100 markets within a year; that's kind of a magic milestone for us," Lyles says. "But we're also paying attention to things here at home. We've built our business very effectively in Davidson County, particularly in the Green Hills area, but we're looking to expand southwards and increase our presence in Williamson County and some of the neighboring counties as well."


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Born Ricki Pamela Lake on Sept. 21, 1968, former - and future - talk show host began her career as an actress, discovered by a well-known independent filmmaker, and became one of the most popular daytime talk show hosts of the 1990s.
Lake was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, to a pharmacist and a homemaker. Lake caught the acting bug early on, singing professional in New York at age nine. She even transferred from Hastings High School during her sophomore year to the prestigious Professional Children's School in New York City to further develop her skills as an actress.
After graduation, Lake went on to Ithaca College, where she continued her studies. She was a freshman when she got a call from her agent to audition for an independent film that would be shot in nearby Baltimore, Md. Finishing finals, Lake went to the audition and landed the part of Tracy Turnblad, the overweight and overly charismatic lead in John Waters' Hairspray.
The 1988 film was a hit and, suddenly, Lake was star. She dropped out of college and went on to star in a number of Waters' films, including Cry Baby with Johnny Depp and Serial Mom with Kathleen Turner.
At the same time, Lake launched a daytime talk show aimed at her generation, Generation X. It seemed no one in daytime TV was talking to this recently graduated and radically different generation. Lake's 1993 show, Ricki Lake, took up the mantle.
What made the show a hit, however, was its quick turn toward tabloid sensationalism. Usual for the time, Lake's show quickly charted waters that included paternity issues, weird relationship problems and other over-the-top topics. Guests would erupt into arguments, the atmosphere would get unusually tense and security would eventually get involved. It was a style perfected by Jerry Springer, who would allow the genre to cross the line and become a parody of itself.
The show left the air in 2004, and Lake returned to acting. She took parts in Mrs. Winterbourne with Shirley Maclaine and appeared in the slapstick comedy Cabin Boy. She was a regular on the hit TV show China Beach during its first season and had a recurring role on King of the Hill.
Documentaries and Returning to TV Beyond her talk show, Lake may be best known as a proponent for natural birth. Her documentary, The Business of Being Born, made its debut in 2008 and continues to gain an audience. The film documents Lake's home-birthing experience, talks about the pros and cons of natural childbirth, and introduces viewers to the day-to-day responsibilities of a midwife. She has called the film her "life's work" and hopes the film educates and empowers people to understand what their choices are in childbirth.
Lake followed the film with a book, titled Your Best Birth and part-runs a website dedicated to natural childbirth, called MyBestBirth.com. There, Lake and Business of Being Born producer Abby Epstein, discusses birthing options and resources. The site serves as a social network for parents and medical professionals.
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P'taah Channeling by Kate Sparks
The channelings of spiritual beings, like the spiritual laws that guide our universe, are timeless messages for eternity. Below is one of my channelings of P'taah which was done in 2010. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide in helping me disseminate his words to homesick star seeds in need of encouragement during this exciting but challenging time. Please feel free to post any of my channeling on your Web site or blog to help us share these words of P'taah with those so desperately desiring to connect with his eternal message of light and love:
Greetings Star Family, this is P'taah
Some of you know me. I am P'taah, an Ascended Master from the Pleiades. My name is familiar to you and I use this opportunity through the channel to connect with you, my family. I am excited to speak with you, to connect with you and to send you my love and support. Meditate on my name and remember me. My name means Teacher of Light. I am your teacher and your guide.
You and I have spent a great deal of time together on the Pleiades. You are advanced beings who have come to Earth at this special time to help yourself, humanity and the planet. I have taught you many lessons and I continue to teach you in your dream time. You are star seeds from the Pleiades, a 5th dimensional star system.
I know many of you wish to leave the planet for the duality and polarizations are too much. You tell me "P'taah, I cannot be here anymore." I hear you, I hear you all. And I ask you to stay, I ask you to finish your mission and I tell you that you will return. You will return to the beautiful Pleiades. Most of you reading this are on your last life, and I say to you, go for it, go for it all and make it a glorious and spectacular last life.
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Derived from the Hebrew Yehoshua, which is from yehōshū'a (Jehovah is help, God is salvation). The name is born in the Bible by Moses' successor, who led the children of Israel into the Promised Land. Short: Josh.
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a) Assume that $\gamma$ is a symmetric convex curve w.r.t. two orthogonal lines (such a curve is the ellipse). Is the following statement true. There exists a $(l,L)$-bi-Lipschitz mapping of the unit circle onto $\gamma$ such that $L=\mathbf{diam}(\gamma)/2$ and $l=\mathbf{dist}(\gamma,0)$, where $0$ is the center of $\gamma$.
b) Does the same question but only Lipschitz part has affirmative answer, in the class of homeomorphisms.


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Arctic Monkeys: "Do I Wanna Know"
My favorite UK band of the last decade, Arctic Monkeys, decided to gift us with the release of a new song this week, called "Do I Wanna Know," which is a smooth, slow-burning tune that doesn't really sound like it came from a band that released "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" some time ago. Differences from their past aside, I'm in love with this new song and the wacky illustrations they've got to go along with it. —Maddie


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BOSTON (AP) - Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett each had a double-double, and the Boston Celtics responded to yet another blow to their lineup with a 97-84 win Friday night over the Orlando Magic, who lost their eighth straight game.
Pierce had 14 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists despite sitting out the fourth quarter. Garnett finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who learned early in the day that promising rookie Jared Sullinger will miss the rest of the season following back surgery.
The short-handed Celtics also lost All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo this week, yet won their third straight and got back to .500 at 23-23.
Courtney Lee had 14 points and five assists for Boston. Jeff Green scored 17 points.
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A celebrity death sort of goes like this: Celebrity dies, people tweet a lot of RIPs. Westboro Baptist Church announces its plans to protest the funeral, people tweet a lot of OMGs.
Westboro, if you recall, is the group that holds signs like "God hates fags," yes, generally startling stuff if you haven't seen it before. But they also do this all the time, so it's pretty expected.
The small group has been doing these kinds of things for quite a while, so it ceases to amaze me. But every time they do it, I guess, you find people who haven't heard of the group. People are still shocked it exists and I'm still shocked that they're shocked.
NPR continues to cover (I count three stories so far) a
very important story about a 9-year-old boy who held up a little sign that reads 'GOD HATES NO ONE.'" Here's the intro from the interview.
Every now and again, we like to tell you more about an image or video that's captured public attention. Today, we want to talk about a photo. It's an image of a protest and a counter-protest.
For years, members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas have shown up at public events, including military funerals, to spread their message that God is punishing America for the sin of homosexuality. They carry signs with slogans, such as God Hates America and God Hates Homosexuals – although, on that sign, they very often use a derogatory term that we are not going to repeat.
Well, after seeing these signs and these protests, Josef Miles, a Topeka nine-year-old, decided to make his own sign with the message God Hates No One. He stood next to Westboro demonstrator, and his mom posted a photo on Facebook. Well, to date, NPR's blog post about this has been shared on Facebook more than 100,000 times, and that doesn't even count all the other ways social media users are passing it around.
When someone explains "It went viral," it seems kind of quaint. This very dramatic slinky-on-a-treadmill video has a million views and I don't see any news stories or interviews about its viral-ness.
I realize an interviewer isn't going to ask super specific question of a 9-year-old boy, but there's something huge missing from her interview. Was there no thought to ask about his faith or his mother's faith? Was there any faith motivation behind his desire to send a counter message? It's so glaring it's painful.
Back to the big picture, though, what do we do with these kinds of stories? Is there anything more to it besides traffic bait? Westboro stories seem to do pretty well on the Internet, so it kind of feeds itself in a circular pattern. Unless Westboro is doing something unusual, like changing laws or something out of the ordinary, it ceases to be news by its very nature.
Westboro intends to shock, people get shocked, people share the stories, and it's one crazy cycle. But if we know it's going to happen, why do we still cover it, especially in multiple ways?
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Its almost upon us.
What are your plans and who are you sharing them with?
I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)I am never without it (anywhere
I go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)
I fear no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet)I want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)"
Before you tell her, you love her
you must first nash it between your teeth a bit
be sure it doesn't taste like penny candy
be sure it feels wilder than that fatal speedball.
be sure that you would rather eat your own heart
out of your chest than hand it to anyone else.
(Source: sarahmount)
Love comes with a knife,
not some shy question,
and not with fears for its reputation.
I say these things disinterestedly.
Accept them in kind.
Love is a madman,
working his wild schemes,
tearing off his clothes,
drinking poison, and now quietly
choosing annihilation.
A tiny spider tries to wrap
an enormous wasp. Think of the spiderweb
woven across the cave where Muhammed slept.
There are love stories,
and there is obliteration into love.
You have been walking the ocean's edge,
holding up your robes to keep them dry.
You must dive deeper under,
a thousand times deeper.
Love flows down. The ground
submits to the sky and suffers what comes.
Is the ground worse for giving like that?
Do not put blankets over the drum.
Open completely.
Let your spirit ear listen
to the green dome's passionate murmur.
Let the cords of your robe be untied.
Shiver in this new love
beyond all above and below.
The sun rises,
but which way does the night go?
I have no more words.
Let the soul speak
with the silent articulation of a face.
I love his smiles. They are infectious. The way his eyes crinkle and light up. They differ, depending on what sparked them. There is one. A special one. Reserved for me. It comes out once in a blue moon. I can see the love in his eyes. I'd jump through hoops to see that smile.
I love his touch. The sweet contradiction of soft and rough. Even an accidental brush sends shivers down my spine. Our chemistry is undeniable. Palpable.
I love that he is real. A challenge. He doesn't take me as I am. He pushes me to be better.
I love that we are different. He exhilarates and infuriates me. We disagree on many things. We see the world from drastically different viewpoints. But I see him above all else.
I feel him in every bone in my body. In sleep, I reach for him during nights we are apart. Its not the excitement, the butterflies, the lust that comes at the beginning. Its a deep fire. One that can simultaneously stir and calm my heart.
He is the last piece of my puzzle. Without that piece, you could still see the picture, but it would never feel complete.
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For the last few years the U.S. FDA has been giving hints that it wants to become a "global" agency. The title of this conference leaves no doubt as to their intentions:
Cell Therapy Regulations Around the World: The FDA Initiative.
The FDA has already shut down access to stem cell therapy in the U.S. by declaring our own stem cells are drugs, subject to FDA regulation.
Now patients in Europe face the same threat. Currently hospitals in Europe can offer stem cell therapy under the "Hospital Exemption" and are thus exempt from drug regulations. Hospitals can do this for about $10,000, while drug companies would like to offer this at a cost of $50,000 or more.
Click HERE for a letter to use as a guide. Put it on your own letterhead or send as email, to KEEP the "Hospital exemption in Europe" that allows stem cell therapy.
Some Email contacts are provided for European Medicines Agency and Partner Organizations. Also send this reminder to your EU political representatives. This list of EMA Partner Organizations are patient advocacy groups that may be able assist and have the most influence in maintaining the EU Hospital Exemption.
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The bronze and copper dash components, as well as the upholstery are still being prepared, leaving this project in JPG form for the time being. Carlex says that there are no words that can translate this project into spoken language, and we agree that it's just something we'll have to wait and see for ourselves.
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Over on your favorite Oregon football pre-history site, the latest entry in the Program Project is a look at the 1982 game at Autzen against Notre Dame, featuring:
Gerry Faust, the invasion of 12,000 Irish fans, a bunch of field goals, the good old Prevent Defense, an Oregon team that went straight past the term "QB controversy" to "QB clusterfuck" and totalled five touchdowns in seven games, some ugly Nike cleats, a bunch of obsolete airlines, Steve Brown admitting he'd always wanted to be in Playboy, a lovely head shot of Leann Warren, a back-handed tribute to Jim Haney, a bunch of handsome guys in suits, an ad for Denny's that doesn't include a napkin, a whole bunch of other stuff that I won't tell you about because I'm trying to get this up to 150 words, and maybe the most, um, "inclusive" beer ad ever seen in a football program.
"...if a tie is, as they say, like kissing your sister, the Notre Dame tie was like kissing your really hot sister who you haven't seen since ten years ago when she was only nine and your parents divorced and you can close your eyes and pretend she's not your sister. She might not like it, but she's the hot one, and she's leaving town tomorrow, and you're as desperate as she is disgusted with the whole visit."


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ATLANTIC CITY --Police are investigating a shooting after an officer was flagged down overnight on Atlantic Avenue by a man with gunshot wounds.
The 29-year-old victim told police that he was walking through a vacant lot to his girlfriend's house when he was shot by one of a few men standing in the doorway of a nearby apartment building.
The victim described his assailants as three black men. According to police, his injuries are not life threatening.
Police found multiple shell casings in the vacant lot. The shooting remains under investigation.


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Video: FN Football Show w/ Pat Imig Featuring Nate Burleson's Car Accident
The F'N Football Show has obtained video of the Nate Burleson's car accident involving a pizza. And a moment of silence for Manti Te'O's girlfriend on the one year anniversary of her death.
Cowboys 31, Rams 7: St. Louis Lays Offensive Egg
The Cowboys defeated the Rams 31-7. St. Louis laid an egg in Dallas, totaling 18 yards of offense in the first half. The Rams have been outscored 51-13 in the first half of games this season, which includes zero first quarter points.
No. 11 Dominates Week 2; Is 11 The New Sexy?
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To remain competitive, many companies are looking to open source software as a way to reduce costs, and it has become a viable option for the application server market. These businesses must, however, consider the potential costs - in choosing a server - of management, administration, training, hardware, and opportunity costs due to unexpected downtime.
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Final Entry #6….Earles' 2nd Annual Quasi-Real Time Oscar Blog!!
Listen up. The Departed is two shakes above Narc. My previously posted synopsis:
After reading a review of Albert Hammond Jr.'s solo album (on Pitchfork) which failed to mention his father, I felt a need to soften my fit-pitching a tad. I've never seen 'WuJianDao'. It's not a prerequisite to enjoying, suffering through, or critiqing The Departed. Scorsese did not make a "bad" movie by any stretch, and it's put together like an engine. But if you think that it eschews standard action/crime movie nonsense for some higher art, you need to watch more movies. And as David Dunlap Jr. (who I saw the film with) asked, "Do Irish gangs even exist anymore?"
If The Departed proves one thing, it's that Martin Scorsese has really, really, really, really, bad taste in music. There are three songs in the movie.
"Gimme Shelter"
by The Rolling Stones
"I'm Shipping Up To Boston"
Performed by Dropkick Murphys
"Comfortably Numb"
Performed by Van Morrison & The Band
But The Departed proves some other things.
Searching hard for a better than average cop movie? Don't have a classic rock station in your town? Don't know any quasi-racist OI ass-bag locker room rapists from which to request a mixed CD? Are other crime films too realistic for you? The Departed may be your movie.
Everything you've read about this movie, which I'm assuming falls under the category of "praise," is overblown. The Departed is not identifiable as a Scorsese movie (aside from the shitty classic rock), it is identifiable as a merely watch-able crime flick. Nicholson's character is hard to watch, and even harder to believe. Do kingpins of his power personally attend drug deals? Can he at least dial it down a notch or two? There are better villains in TV crime. Much better. This is not a complex film, as critics have claimed. Nor is it a fast mover. The two and a half (or more) hours do not feel like 90 minutes. Around the two hour mark, you start to feel the minutes grating against your previous expectations of this movie. Maybe The Wire has spoiled me, because that particular example of writing and directing makes The Departed feel like a straight-to-DVD Michael Rooker vehicle.
And the last scene? Please.
This was, hands down, the most uneventful Oscar ceremony of recent memory, and as such, it sucked the funny right out of me.
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must have been lifetime achievement award night. Departed was a good afternoon crime drama. Best movie? Ha! Children of Men was far better and the only movie I saw this year worth nominating. I think having the producer (?) of departed accept the award was the worst oscar moment i ever remember. "I would like to thank my broker, my therapist, my masseuse, my driver, my caddy…"


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Support for research at Old Dominion University is provided by the Office of Research and the Research Foundation. Although closely linked, the two offices have distinct roles in supporting faculty research. Both are located on the second floor of Innovation Research Park I at the intersection of 41st Street and Monarch Way.
The Office of Research, an administrative department of the university, assists faculty through a three-pronged approach: research development, research compliance and licensing and technology.
The Old Dominion University Research Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization that is a seperate entity from the Office of Research. The Foundation serves as the university's fiscal agent for sponsored program activities.
For further direction and specific questions, please refer to the full list of Office of Research and Research Foundation staff, or download a PDF of this information.
Office of Research
The Research Development team offers strategic proposal development services to both new and senior faculty, including:
- Conducts targeted funding searches
- Delivers grant opportunities through weekly listservs
- Provides Community of Science database training
- Helps with assembly of multi-disciplinary collaborative terms
- Analyzes solicitations and guidelines
- Strategizes with faculty to strengthen proposals
- Offers writing guideance including outlines, checklists and editing support
- Hosts agency-specific, program-specific and other grant-related workshops and webinars
- Produces the ODU Annual Research Report
The development team manages the office's four intramural funding programs: Summer Research Fellowship Program, Summer Experience Enahncing Collaborative Research, Faculty Proposal Preparation Program and Multidisciplinary Seed Funding.
The Research Compliance team ensures adherence to federal regulations governing research risks.
- Manages the protocol review process for human subjects, animal subjects and biosafety research
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- Provides educational outreach to researchers
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- Confirms research conflicts of interest are appropriately managed
The compliance team works closely with and recieves research submissions for the university's Institutional Review Board, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and Institutional Biosafety Committee.
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- Evaluates ideas and academic efforts disclosed by faculty and generated in the course of research and scholarly activities
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The pre-award grant contract administrator team assists faculty with proposal review and submission process.
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- Serves as the authorized official for signatures and electronic submission.
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- Ensures expenditures area allowable under federal regulations and appropriate under specific sponsored program, ODU and Research Foundation policies
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TEMPLE - A Temple woman dies after sustaining injuries from a two car collision late Wednesday night. The wreck occurred around 10:24 p.m. at the intersection of eastbound SW HK Dodgen Loop 363 and S. 31st St.
After an investigation officials determined that a sliver Chevrolet was traveling eastbound on SW HK Dodgen Loop service road while a red Nissan truck was traveling north on S. 31st St. The silver vehicle stopped for a red light, yet continued to cross the intersection.
The truck was unable to stop when the driver noticed the silver vehicle, and hit the right side of the car with significant force. Officers have yet to determine any reasons for the accident.
The driver of the Chevrolet was identified as Teresa Michelle McRae, 42, and she was transported to Scott and White Hospital where she later died.
The Temple Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit will attempt to determine what factors lead to the crash while conducting a follow-up investigation.
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McPherson College students in art classes have been hard at work during the fall semester – leading to a February exhibition filling Friendship Hall from wall to wall with fantastic work.
The student exhibition includes 198 works, more than Wayne Conyers, professor of art, can recall ever hanging before.
"It's amazing how things change over time. Ten years ago we had trouble gathering enough quality student work from both semesters to fill Friendship Hall — Not anymore," Conyers said. "Watching students progress in their artistic development, regardless of their major, is very satisfying."
Conyers said the exhibit demonstrates a wide range of media, artistic concepts based on creativity and students' ability to change their thoughts into tangible work.
Among the work on display are graphic designs, photographs, paintings, ceramics and pencil drawings, with subjects ranging from a science fiction cityscape and an industrial-looking clock shaped like an eye to moody black and white photographs and colorful and surreal digital images.
The work is now on display, through Feb. 28. The public is invited to a reception for the student artists in the exhibition from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 21.


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In the case of Hurricane Irene, I opted to remotely shut down two data centers in two different states that were in the path of the storm, leaving them with only the switching and VPN gear running. Naturally, almost every element of these data centers can be remotely controlled, from turning servers on and off to gaining console access to every relevant device on the network, including storage controllers, core switching, and so forth. Shutting down the data centers was the work of only half an hour, with scripted tools to turn off every Linux server in a specific order -- and the widespread use of virtualization made it absurdly simple to deactivate all the VMs gracefully.
Unfortunately, the other site didn't fare quite as well. The shutdowns were planned for 3 p.m., but that site magically lost power at 11:45 a.m., well before the storm hit, and lacked generator backup due to regulations and site issues. I ended up feverishly shutting down servers from my iPhone in the middle of a parking lot. I got to about half the servers with the shutdown scripts, but the Windows boxes were left to fend for themselves, as was the storage. The last I saw of that data center was a truncated SMS warning about the monster UPS losing batteries. Then it was gone. Poof. This particular site was 250 miles away, so reviving it would have to wait until after the storm blew through.
When the lights came back on, the second data center started itself back up. With the exception of the boxes I'd managed to shut down normally, the other servers automatically powered themselves on when power was restored, as they were instructed. The networking gear came up normally, as did all the storage. In fact, other than a few situations caused by the out-of-order power-up, the site performed admirably. I had to turn on a few servers manually, remount NFS mounts that had failed due to the storage not being immediately available when other servers booted, and kick over some VMs, but that was it.
The data center that was shut down in an orderly fashion came up just as nicely, with only a smattering of minor issues. Prior to the hurricane, I obviously hadn't planned on performing a true shutdown test scenario that weekend, but I had just completed one, and both sites passed with flying colors. This little exercise also highlighted a few small gaps in the monitoring framework that were easily found and fixed.
If you run a data center that can be forced down completely without causing significant negative impact on normal business operations, you should probably plan a complete power-off exercise sooner rather than later. I always do this when building out a new facility, but after that it's a rare event, usually caused by outside elements. All said, this particular forced power-down increased my confidence in the resiliency of both sites. For me, that was the slim silver lining to Hurricane Irene's clouds.
This story, "Lights out: When to power down the data center," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Read more of Paul Venezia's The Deep End blog at InfoWorld.com. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Team-based multiplayer action set in 15th century England.
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