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BBC Radio 4 Thu 27 May 2010 09:45 BBC Radio 4 LW only
A space for spiritual reflection with a bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: The Holy Spirit - inspiring freedom
Led by Becky Harris.
Fill thou my life (Richmond)
Romans 8: 9-17
Ev'ry time I feel the Spirit (Trad American arr Chilcott)
Lord thy church on earth is seeking (Everton)
Director of music: Christopher Stokes
Organist: Graham Eccles
This morning the service comes live from Emanuel Church Didsbury, the home of the Daily Service. The Daily Service Singers are a group of musicians based in the North West who come together for this live transmission. Many are church musicians who love contributing to this unique Radio 4 act of worship.
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While there are countless message-boards where some UCLA fans congregate, there is no online community of Bruins that stretches as far and wide as UCLA twitter.
Unlike most fan-bases, though, UCLA twitter is integrated and tight-knit. Much like basketball twitter is a community where everyone knows the next person, UCLA twitter is a group of die-hards that talk about UCLA constantly and are welcoming to any new members.
Without further ado, here are as many UCLA twitter members off the top of my head; consider this a perennial #FF (or "Follow Friday" as the Twitterverse calls it).
@CalebBenenoch79 (a player but well integrated into UCLA twitter than most)
Media Members - Although not really a huge part of the UCLA twitter family (for objectivity's sake), these media members (whether actively on the UCLA beat or not) interact with UCLA fans regularly and are a good follow on el Twitter.
@JacobRuffman, formerly of the Daily Bruin
@chrisnguyen1992, Daily Bruin
@ryanvmenezes, formerly of the Daily Bruin
@Ryan_Kartje, UCLA beat writer, OC Register
@thejackwang, LA Daily News
@AndrewRErickson, Daily Bruin
@JeffEisenberg, Y! Sports, via the Daily Bruin
@SGVtylerd, formerly of the Daily Bruin
@EdwardLewisBSR, UCLA Rivals
@MelendezSports, formerly of the LA Daily News
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Zhuhai has a semi-tropical maritime climate. Winter in the city is cool and dry, whilst summers are hot and humid. The atmosphere is always wet and rainfall is fairly well distributed throughout the year. Zhuhai is always hit by a low subtropical China monsoon, especially from April to September each year, and this time is also known as the rainy season. Over 90% of the area's total rainfall occurs during this period, and annual rainfall is about 8,800 mm. The dry season is from October to March, and is influenced by the northeast monsoon.
The rainfall in Zhuhai is mainly caused by typhoons, which usually appear between June and October, at an average of four times a year. The typhoons cause rainstorms and thunderstorms. The coldest month in Zhuhai is January, with an average temperature of 2.5 °C (36 °F), and the hottest month is July, with an average temperature of 27 °C (80 °F). The annual average temperature in the area is 22.3 °C (72 °F)
The best time to visit Zhuhai is the autumn, as there is little rain and the temperature is ideal. Attractions in Zhuhai are mainly man made, so there isn't much difference from visiting Zhuhai at different times of the year. The international aerospace exhibition is held in Zhuhai every two years, and the city hosts an international circuit with international games every year. Please check our Zhuhai tour packages or ask your travel advisor for more information.
The average temperature in Zhuhai during the spring, which is from March to May, is 21.9 °C (71 °F). Spring marks the car racing season in Zhuhai, and sometimes world-famous racing drivers participate in the races. People can watch the races at Zhuhai International Circuit in Jinding town. Wearing T-shirts and jeans is adequate for the spring, and we suggest that you bring a jacket.
Summer is from June to August. Since Zhuhai is in southern China, summer in Zhuhai can be very hot. The temperature sometimes reaches 39 °C (102 °F). We suggest that you bring sunglasses and sunscreen if you travel during the summer.
Autumn is always the best season for tourism, as the temperature is around 27 °C (80.6 °F). From September to December, the climate is cool and the rainfall is minimal compared with other times of the year.
Winter in Zhuhai is quite short, and lasts only two months – January and February. The winter weather in Zhuhai changes, and the temperature decreases significantly within just a few days. We suggest that you bring a warm coat and sweaters.
Hi Iwa, It is dry and windy in December. The average temperature is 13-18 °C. You can prepare coats and sweaters.
You can also check the up to date weather information via this website: http://www.weather.com.cn/english/
Attractions in Zhuhai: New Summer Palace, Shijing Mountain, Scenic Area of the Meixi Memorial Archways, Seaside Park, Wai Lingding Island, Tangjia Bay, etc.Whitney Liao replied on 2012-11-20


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All relationships go through bad periods where things get tough, but how do you differentiate between going through a bad time and it being time to break up. There are ways to know when it's more than just a down moment in your dating relationship. Here are some ways to know that it's time to break up:
You're Not Getting Along
You'd be hard pressed to find a relationship where the couple never, ever argued. People have different opinions. There are little things that annoy us about one another. It happens. However, when the arguments seem to go non-stop. When it seems like the two of you are arguing more than agreeing, that's a sign something is seriously wrong in your relationship. Sometimes those things can be fixed, but more often than not it's a sign you might need to break up.
You Don't Look Forward to Seeing Them
Another sign that it may be time to break up is when you stop looking forward to seeing the other person. In the beginning of a relationship it feels like you just can't get enough of your boyfriend or girlfriend. That passion sometimes fades a bit, but when it becomes a burden, you may need to reconsider if this is a long-term relationship.
You're Unhappy with Them
How happy are you when the two of you are together? If the other person isn't making you happy, or you're only depressed when you're with them, there's a problem. The relationship might not be the one for you. It doesn't necessarily mean they're causing you to be depressed, but it may be that this just isn't the right relationship for you.
Your Eye is Wandering
If you're looking beyond your significant other, and other people are starting to catch your eye more and more often, then it may be time to break up. You don't want to be the cheater in this situation. In the commandments we're to guard our hearts from adultery. It may not be adultery in the marriage sense, but it is still a betrayal to cheat on someone. If you find yourself wanting to date others, then it's definitely time to end the relationship.
The Bad Times Are More Frequent
When things are bad more often than they're good, it means it's time to move on. Couples should make each other happy. Even in hard times, they provide support and a rock to lean on. If all that goes away, then there isn't much foundation in a relationship. If things are always bad, with only a smattering of good, it may be time to break up.
You Don't Trust the Person
Trust is an essential part of any relationship, whether it's a dating relationship or friendship. If you can't trust the person, this may not be a healthy relationship for you at all. Do you find yourself going through their stuff, looking for ways he or she is cheating, or even following them around? If you're asking friends to spy, or questioning their every move, then it's not a strong relationship. You deserve to be with someone you trust, and if you can't trust your current partner, it may be a sign the relationship is over.
You Don't Respect the Person
Just like a lack of trust, a lack of respect makes the foundation of the relationship shaky. Why be with someone you don't respect? Is it just to be with someone? If you don't respect them, it can turn to nit-picking, suspicion, and overall sadness about the relationship. It's important that you respect the person you're with, and that the person you're with respects you.
You Realize You're Too Different
There are some people out there that believe opposites attract. To a point, they do at times, but not polar opposites. If people have differences that seem to go together, it's because God found a way to balance the two people out. However, when you find you are too different from one another, relationships become hard. It's why missionary dating is not really recommended. It's hard to date people who don't share your faith. It can be distracting our lead you down the wrong path. If you find you're way too different, and those differences are getting in the way of a healthy relationship, then you may need to break up.
The Other Person is Abusive
Abuse is always a good reason to end a relationship. It's a given. If the other person is being abusive in any way - physical, sexual, emotional - it's time to break up. Period. Sure, you may have a desire to "fix" them, or you may think it's going to get better. Most of the time it doesn't, and you should walk away from the relationship immediately. Abuse is a given when you wonder whether or not to break up.


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Surface 2 = DOA, Surface Pro 2 = Great
Surface 2, too expensive, they should have reduced some in the materials and make it 349, 449, is just too expensive for that device considering it does not even have a pressure sensitive pen, what ever Microsoft says, the productivity side of the Surface 2 is as limited as the original Surface RT. Very few people use only Office for work, it can be great an all but I'm still limited to completely replace my primary working machine with it, at 449, it is too expensive for a leisure device unless you are kind of wealthy, I'm not sure how many of those do not have iPads already. Very dark panorama against 200 dollar tablets that are as fast but you can draw on plus have better and more apps.
The Surface Pro 2 in the other hand is a great value proposition for a working tablet that can be used for fun too, I assume the dock is going to cost a fortune but I'm willing to pay for it because at the end is kind of an investment. The power type cover is great too, although I guess is going to be heavy as hell, but still, much better to use that instead of battery packages, ac adapters and the like.
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October 3, 2013
The 18th Annual Maafa Commemoration Ritual is Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, predawn. We meet at Ocean Beach, Fulton at the Great Highway. The ritual is for people of African Descent (Black people from throughout the globe). There are so many great events this month, but not enough space to list them all.
April 4, 2012
The Oakland International Film Festival is Friday-Sunday, April 6-8, at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Street, Oakland. Visit http://www.oiff.org/2012schedule.pdf. This year's headliner is one of the most controversial independent films ever made, "The Spook Who Sat by the Door." Watch it again here.
April 10, 2011
When Martin Luther King was killed in Memphis, he was about to join the sanitation workers in their protest for a union and more decent wages. The movement for civil rights was taking hold in the North and America didn't like it – so off with King's head.
November 14, 2008
As President Nelson Mandela said of Mama Africa, Miriam Makeba, this week: "Her haunting melodies gave voice to the pain of exile and dislocation, which she felt for 31 long years. At the same time, her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us."


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Great Depression and New Deal
Great Depression: the decline in the american economy and population due to corrupt company policies of big business corperations and inflation as well as poor agricultural tactics
New Deal: the plan proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt that aimed at promoting economic recovery through Federal activism.
Great Depression
A point in American history where the economy was at the lowest point due to a crash in the stock market and inflation of United States currency
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday aka the beginning of the Great Depress referes to October 29,1929, when panicked sellers traded nearly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange(four times the normal volume at the time), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell - 12%
Dust Bowl
Technically the driest region of the Plains- southeastern Colorado, southwest Kansas and the panhandles od Oaklahoma and Texas where much of the dust storms caused by the blowing of top soil in baren wastelands originated
Gross National Product
The Gross National Product (GNP) is the total dollar value of all final goods and services produced for consumption in society during a particular time period. Its rise or fall measures economic activity based on the labor and production output within a country. The figures used to assemble data include the manufacture of tangible goods such as cars, furniture, and bread, and the provision of services used in daily living such as education, health care, and auto repair. Intermediate services used in the production of the final product are not separated since they are reflected in the final price of the goods or service. The GNP does include allowances for depreciation and indirect business taxes such as those on sales and property.
Herbert Hoover
The 31st president of the united states considered an ultimate problem solver until the great depression took hold and his attempts to revive busineses im order to try to bring up the economy of the American public. He was not reelected.
Franklin D Roosevelt
the 32nd president of the united states. he helped the american public regain faith that things will get better in the Great Depression. Many of his plans involved federal actions in order to better the population. He is the only president to have served four terms
20th Amendment
1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.
3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.
4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.
5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.
6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.
New Deal
The domestic program of the administration of U.S President Franklin D Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939, which took action to bring about immediate economic relief as well as reforms in industry, agriculture, finance, waterpower, labour, and housing, vastly increasing the scope of the federal government's activities.
Frances Perkins
Frances Perkins was secretary of labor for the 12 years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and the first woman to hold a Cabinet post. She brought to her office a deep commitment to improving the lives of workers and creating a legitimate role for labor unions in American society, succeeding admirably on both counts
Fireside Chats
The "fireside chats" were messages to the American people that President Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcast on the radio. He began making the informal addresses on March 12, 1933, during the Great Depression. Sometimes beginning his talks with "My friends," Roosevelt urged listeners to have faith in the banks and to support his New Deal measures.
An independent agency of the federal government, the FDIC was created in 1933 in response to the thousands of bank failures that occurred in the 1920s and early 1930s. Since the start of FDIC insurance on January 1, 1934, no depositor has lost a single cent of insured funds as a result of a failure.
Public Works Administration
The Public Works Administration (PWA) was a New Deal agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression.
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program for unemployed men, providing vocational training through the performance of useful work related to conservation and development of natural resources in the United States from 1933 to 1942.
Schechter v. U.S
In the midst of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt worked with the Democratic Congress to enact several sweeping economic reform bills known as the New Deal. In 1935, in A.L.A Schechter Poultry Corperation vs. United States, the Supreme Court Declared unconstitutional a central piece of this New Deal legislation. In reviewing the conviction of a poultry company for breaking the Live Poultry Code, the Court held that the code violated the Constitutions separation of powers because it was written by agents of the president with no genuine congressional direction. The Court held that much of the code exceeded the powers of Congress because the activities it policed were beyond what Congress could constitutionally regulate.
Securities Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (frequently abbreviated SEC) is an independent agency which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets.
Second New Deal
The Second New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelts new proposal that had an emphasis on social security, the national labor relations act, and the works progress administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a relief measure established in 1935 by executive order as the Works Progress Administration, and was redesigned in 1939 when it was transferred to the Federal Works Agency.
Wagner Act 1935
The National Labor Relations Act (or Wagner Act) is a 1935 United States federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of their demands. The Act does not, on the other hand, cover those workers who are covered by the Railway Labor Act, agricultural employees, domestic employees, supervisors, independent contractors and some close relatives of individual employers.
Social Security Act 1935
An act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws; to establish a Social Security Board; to raise revenue; and for other purposes
Huey Long
A member of the Democratic party that supported S.J. Harper in his compaign against limited employes liability. A well known public speaker on September 8th he was shot multiple times and wounded. He died September 10th
John L. Lewis
John L. Lewis was a powerful labor leader, who through the Congress of Industrial Organizations(CIO), helped rais living standards for millions of families in the 1930s. He was also a giant among American leaders in the first half of the twenteeith century, regularly advising Presidents and challenging Americas corperate leaders.


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Saturday eight high school teams from across the state competed in the 4th annual Vermont Brain Bee. It was hosted by the University of Vermont.
Each team received a Brain Facts packet months in advanced to study from where all competition questions are formulated. After written exams, team finalists move on to an oral bee. Students say the questions are anything brain-related.
"It's a lot of brain facts, there's structure, neuro-transmitters in the brain, their functions what they do, functions of certain areas, what else? Diseases" said Forest Wallace, competitor from the Mt. Abe High School team.
The team from Otter Valley Union High School placed first in this year's competition. Nora Enright gave the winning answer. The team will NOW move on to nationals in Baltimore, Maryland.
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A Grayling woman is dead after a rollover car accident, on South Bound I-75 near the 279 mile marker, in Bagley Township.
Police say they transported the 75-year-old woman to the Otsego memorial Hospital, where she later died from injuries sustained in the crash.
She was the only person in the vehicle and no others were involved.
The accident shut down a stretch of I-75 in Otsego County, but it has been re-opened.
The crash is still under investigation.


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Did you know that February is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit month? There are many wonderful varieties of rabbits available for adoption at the N.H. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Like Velvet, a 5-year-old spayed Rex mix. Her name fits her perfectly; you can't help but want to nuzzle her soft velvety fur. She is a very sweet and active rabbit that needs a home that will give her lots of attention and love. Velvet has lived with children, cats, dogs and other rabbits. She would make a wonderful family pet. For information on adding a rabbit to your family, visit www.nhspca.org.
Upcoming events
To adopt Velvet or any of the many animals who need homes, visit 104 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham, or call the shelter at 772-2921. For adoption fees, visit www.nhspca.org and click on "How to Adopt." Shelter hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; and closed on Wednesday.
The N.H. SPCA is especially in need of canned cat and kitten food, kitty litter, blankets, canned lamb and rice dog food.
Follow the N.H. SPCA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewHampshireSPCA; Twitter: https://twitter.com/nhspca; or, Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/nhspca.


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Making a Gift
We are extremely grateful to the hundreds of loyal alumni, friends and corporate partners of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Producing capable pharmacists requires much more than classroom instruction. With your help, Ole Miss is preparing pharmacists with the knowledge and experience to improve the health of our state, nation and the world. We appreciate your consideration and are happy to assist you with any questions you may have.
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Here's a secret: I really don't even get manicures that often. I should, but I change my polish so frequently it's just not worth it - that, and I find something so soothing about polish flowing over my nails. Ahem.
My thing with polish is that I can't wear the same colour on both hands; I'll do it if I really adore a colour/am too lazy to pick two colours, but even then I end up freaking out and changing one hand. I've had a few screwups here and there though when I've picked colours that just. don't. go.
This is a rather clear example of things going together but not matching (I tried explaining that to an old boyfriend...I think we broke up because of it). Clearly I'm not okay with matching, but there is a part of me that insists that the colours complement each other, if for no reason other than to add an element of intent instead of accident. Here's how!
Colours: We all know that green isn't just green. There's lime, jade, chartreuse, olive, grass, neon, etc., and each of those can be saturated/dulled/brightened/sheered to whatever degree we wish. So after choosing your colours, make sure they're the same kind of colour. A dark, vampy red will look infinitely better with a navy than a blue without any black at all.
Texture: Since your colours aren't matching, it's not a bad idea to keep the texture across both polishes the same. I pair cremes with cremes, satins with satins, metallics with metallics,etc. you get the idea. Occasionally, as I'll show you in a moment, clashing textures can work very well, but I find equal textures make the look seem more "on purpose" (you know, not like you just didn't notice that you'd picked up a different bottle).
I once had a friend who tried really hard to be alternative/emo/gothic/different in our uniformed high school. She told me that she wanted to paint her nails pink and green, which I thought would be suuuuper cool until she came to class wearing a gorgeous, metallic berry colour on one hand and a pukey, yellowed green on the other. I said to her, "You know how sometimes people can dress kind of crazy and they'll either look like bag ladies or Carrie Bradshaw?" Funny how the same idea done one way can look so styled and editorial, but the moment you're even a little lax in your direction....
PS: Please, please, please; for your own sake, don't do that thing where you alternate colours on a single hand, as in, your thumb one colour, your index another colour, cont'd - you'll look like you're in second grade, trust me.
Here are some to start you off:
- Deborah Lipmann Across the Universe, Deborah Lipmann Boom Boom Pow, NARS Dovima
- AtU and BBP have relatively the same sized glitter/consistency, so you won't be left with uneven glitter from nail to nail.
- BBP and Dovima are indeed different finishes (Dovima is a creme), but hear me out. This is a great holiday look, you wouldn't think it but a saturated, glossy red is a great counterpart to a gold-encrusted nail.
- On the left: China Glaze Up in the Air, OPI You Don't Know Jacques
- One of my current favourite combinations, these are both dusty, earthy colours that just go soooo beautifully together. UitA stands out more than YDKJ but not so much that you completely miss the other hand.
- On the right: OPI Green-wich Village, OPI Dating a Royal
- My very first colour combination! They are the exact same combination of vibrance, creme and jelly, regardless of how many coats you layer; these two have forever instilled within me a love of blue/green/blue+green nail polish.
- Chanel Orange Fizz, Chanel Nouvelle Vague
- These are perhaps the most contrasting colours (according to our handy-dandy colour wheel) but what makes them work even more is that they are both pastels; thick, creme polishes with the same amount of shimmer (almost none unless you hold your hand out beneath direct sunlight). Great summer combination!


text: During spring drills Andrew Lanier is expected to compete with Nick Becton for the LT post. But something in Franks press conference yesterday raised my eyes the moving of Painter to T. As much as I like the guts of Lanier being an undersized OT he did not do a great job last year, he was at best average. If becton and painter stay healthy i feel that they will both surpass Lanier on the depth chart. My thought with the depth at TE, Lanier should slide over and become a beast blocking TE. The mismatches he could create against LB and DBs would be to our advantage. The only worryis Laniers hands? well he was brought into VT back in 07 as a TE so that should be little worry, but still its a worry. anyone else have thought ont his?


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Jeff sits down with Jerry Blumengarten and Brad Currie to discuss how educators are using Twitter to connect with each other.
Featured Topics
- Social Media in the Classroom
- Using Twitter Hashtags to your advantage
- Finding the right Twitter Chat
- Student Involvement in Social Media
- Twitter for Students
- FInding the right technology for the classroom
- Planning for the future
Featured Guests
Brad Currie is the Dean of Students and Supervisor of Instruction for the Chester School District in Chester, NJ. He is also the co-founder and co-moderator of #Satchat, a weekly Twitter discussion for current and emerging school leaders. Brad is a firm believer in the power of social media as a means to bring all educators together in order to promote the success of all students.
I was a Middle School teacher who taught for 32 years in the New York City school system. I was a licensed Social Studies teacher who also taught Language Arts, Science, Math, Computers.. My last 12 years I served as teacher-librarian. I wrote curriculum for my school district, the NYC Board of Education and Open Doors a school-business partnership.
All About Cybrary Man http://www.cybraryman.com/cybrary_man.html
I have been writing educational materials for the utility industry for over 30 years.
My website is Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites
On Twitter I am a member of the #edchat team
Twitter: @cybraryman1


text: The "who's too superhuman" discussion is one that comes up naturally and repeatedly. FMK posts wonderfully informed posts on the history of the problem, with erudition, supporting documentation, and an even and measured tone--so much so that it would seem impolite to hijack his threads to talk about people who make us anxious, and why. In addition, international libel laws set us all up, regardless of our country of origin, for being sued in the UK, where talking bad about someone is actionable even if it's true, even if they are a public figure, etc. etc. While paying attention to said laws--please, nobody, if you like yourself or any of us, do NOT post something that says, "Joe Blow is a doper"--I'm providing this thread for people to vent and dissect superhuman performances and superhuman riders. For those who find a thread like this distasteful? Well, be glad it is here, not in the live threads.


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I'll be honest. Heading into this week, I didn't figure that many, or any, of the national sports writers would pick the Bengals to beat the Steelers in Week 10. The fact is that while the Bengals have beaten the Bills, Titans and beat the Seahawks in Seattle, they haven't played a team like the Steelers yet. This team, while good, still has a lot to prove.
Sports Illustrated's Peter King surprised me this morning by picking the Bengals to defeat the Steelers by a score of 24-20 on Sunday. I figured that the Bengals faithful (all of us) would be the only ones that would really pick the Bengals to win this week. That wasn't the case though, and it still isn't.
CBSSports.com senior writer Pete Prisco has picked the Bengals to win this week also, by a score of 20-17.
This is a huge game for both teams. The Steelers can't afford another loss in the division after losing to the Ravens last week. The Bengals are for real on defense. And we know the Steelers are. This shapes up as a low-scoring game with the team that makes the mistakes being the loser. I think it's the Steelers that make them.
Both teams have top-ranked defenses and while the Steelers offense is ranked higher than the Bengals', they haven't done too great against the league's top defenses. Against the Ravens they scored seven in one game and 20 in another and they only managed to score 10 points against Houston.
While you may view this as the Bengals not flying under the radar anymore, that's a price teams pay for success. I view it as the team earning the resect they deserve after winning six games through the first half of the season.
I can't wait for Sunday.


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Janelle Gelfand wrote this opinion column after the Pops' announced John Morris Russell as its new conductor.
On Monday, conductor John Morris Russell donned his red blazer for the first time as Cincinnati Pops conductor designate, succeeding Erich Kunzel as the second conductor in Pops history.
What most folks may not realize is how high the stakes are in this appointment. Finding the right person to conduct the Pops is critical to keeping an icon - the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and its sister, the Pops - in our city. Without a healthy Pops orchestra, the orchestra's vice president and ...


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For first time since 1973 war, IDF has returned fire on Syrian military forces, after Syrian shell exploded in Israeli territory—
Yaakov Lappin (@YaakovLappin) November 11, 2012
A Syrian shell landed in Israel this morning, for the second time in recent days, and Israel sent a warning shot back.
RT @SkyNewsBreak: Sky Sources: Exchange of fire between Israel and forces inside Syria—
(@BiasedGirl) November 11, 2012
CNN Happening Now: Israel fires shots into Syria after mortar strike: Israel fired warning shots toward Syria to… bit.ly/SbjnzM—
Rick DiBella (@RDiBellaCNN) November 11, 2012
Full story on Israeli warning shot at Syria jpost.com/Defense/Articl…—
Yaakov Lappin (@YaakovLappin) November 11, 2012
More from The Jerusalem Post:
"In light of the policy instituted by IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz, a warning round was fired back into Syria. We don't believe it caused injuries or damages," Mordechai added.
At the same time, Israel sent a warning message to the UN, saying that any further firing into Israel will result "in a real response," sources added.
Israel has been under heavy fire since yesterday.
77: Rockets that have hit Israel since yesterday. 45: Rockets that have hit today. 15: Seconds you have to find shelter if you're near Gaza.—
IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 11, 2012
RT @avimayer: PHOTO: Children's room in southern #Israel hit by rocket from #Gaza this morning (Haaretz). http://t.co/fMiq7q5M—
(@StandWithUs) November 11, 2012
Netanyahu on #Syria: We are closely monitoring the Syrian border and are prepared for any development. #Israel #JPost—
Tovah Lazaroff (@tovahlazaroff) November 11, 2012
Reports: Rocket directly struck a factory in Sderot. Emergency services heading to scene.—
Yaakov Lappin (@YaakovLappin) November 11, 2012
Air raid siren rings out in Be'ersheva. Residents reporting blasts—
Yaakov Lappin (@YaakovLappin) November 11, 2012
Twitchy will continue to monitor this escalating situation and will update with further developments.
Update: More photos coming out of Israel.
Image 2 shock! Mother & daughter in Sth. #Israel race for cover after rocket attack from #Gaza! #StopTheRockets #terror http://t.co/TVKamYPS—
Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) November 11, 2012
Horrific photo of rocket fired from Gaza to Israel #StoptheRockets #Terror http://t.co/hRzRbCgB—
חברה הצלה ארץ ישראל (@IsraelHatzolah) November 11, 2012
My father , holding a rocket , fired from gaza to israel . Over 60 of these rockets hit israel this morning. http://t.co/IpbtDFF0—
idan abargel (@IdanAbargel) November 11, 2012


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As the marketing environment has become more fragmented and complicated, marketing automation has emerged as a class of technology to manage the complexity. A good marketing automation platform also helps marketing and sales become more effective. Key benefits can include increasing efficiency, intelligence, and reach; aligning marketing and sales; and enabling targeted real-time action.
The key drivers of an organization's decision to investigate marketing automation generally involve one or more factors:
Before you begin evaluating vendors, evaluate your organization and your existing process. Identify the goals and objectives of your marketing automation initiative. Determine your resources and budget, including the staff you'll need to oversee the effort in various stages.
Evaluate what you already do that can be automated and which point tools you already use that could be bundled into an automated solution. Consider which capabilities you'd like to acquire, and forecast gains (e.g. leads, revenue, speed, intelligence, efficiency) that could realistically be achieved by applying specific automation. Consider your organization's culture as well; marketing automation is software that provides a structure and vocabulary for shaping strategy, culture, and brand, and supporting an enhanced relationship between sales and marketing. The right fit is critical to your success.
When you've determined your organization's objectives, requirements, and opportunities, you're ready to evaluate solutions and vendors.
Act-On has compiled a checklist to assist you in comparing features and evaluating vendors. We hope it assists you to make the best decision for your organization.
Being able to manage multiple tools from one dashboard is a key time-saving feature for most organizations.
Does the system provide one platform to launch and manage email campaigns and other key channels of communication?
Does the platform manage and coordinate your most important point marketing tools?
Does the platform integrate with other programs already in use (e.g., CRM, webinar, social media)?
Does the platform automate common functions?
Can the platform schedule outgoing campaigns and automate deployment? Can it accommodate multiple schedules for multiple users?
Can the platform track behavior, incorporate activities, and interact with campaigns and content in real time?
Can the platform respond automatically to prospect behavior (e.g. pages visited, scores attained) with targeted messages?
A marketing automation platform should be able to create and maintain lists dynamically.
Other factors to consider:
Can the database manage multiple lists? Can it create list segments based on behavioral or other attributes?
Does the platform consolidate all information (characteristics, behaviors, actions, etc.) about a unique prospect into one dynamic profile? Can sales and marketing share this information? In real time?
Can the database integrate with your CRM system, sharing data back and forth seamlessly and dynamically in real time? Does it share critical time-sensitive information with sales representatives via some kind of notification?
Does sales have the capability to enter and exit prospects?
Do your current processes need to be recreated, or can you adapt them as you move forward?
Automating content management makes content easier to use, reuse, revise, and share; it also keeps it updated and in sync.
Factors to consider include:
The capability to quickly and easily create, reuse or re-purpose attractive, consistent, brand-compliant email, web forms and landing page templates, using only basic skills
The ability to extend branding throughout campaigns in email content, sending addresses, auto-responders, landing pages, social media, and other touch-points
The ability to populate emails with dynamic content beyond the Greeting field
A library for templates, documents, forms, graphics, landing pages, branding guidelines, etc.
The ability to attach gated forms (e.g., requiring that a form be filled out before a download) to specific or all assets
A way to control access to any piece of content in any library
The ability to share content with partners, in or out of the platform
• If yes, can you easily track submissions?
Support for automated content deployment in response to actions
Watch a short video about implementing marketing automation step-by-step.
Marketing automation's ability to streamline and enhance lead generation, management, and distribution is a key benefit.
Factors to consider include:
Ability to continuously build individual prospect profiles based on historical behavior and characteristics
Ability to receive inbound leads and incorporate them into the correct lists, or dynamically update already existing profile data
Ability to auto-respond to website and other inbound inquiries
Lead scoring that assigns value to general and specific behaviors and characteristics, both online and offline
List segmentation for campaign personalization and customization
Support for longer-term lead nurturing, through drip/dialogue outreach campaigns
Ability to set SMS and email alerts for types of contact from specific individuals and companies
Ability to send qualified leads to sales in real time based on triggers
A "hot prospect" list of sales-ready leads created by marketing that sales reps can view within their CRM program
A way for sales to return leads to marketing for nurturing
Support for customer community outreach (e.g. blogs, discussion groups, social networks)
One of marketing automation's greatest virtues is automating programs that would be difficult or onerous to do by hand
Look for these capabilities
Drip marketing, in which you send a pre-written set of messages in a series applicable to a specific behavior or status of the recipient. Nurture marketing is a form of drip marketing. You should be able to create messages and schedule them for sending, create exit conditions, and enter new leads as a program is running.
Trigger marketing, in which some action by a lead (e.g. visiting a pricing page or downloading a document) triggers a response email.
Use lead scoring to set numerical scores for characteristics and behaviors that indicate sales- readiness. Scoring automatically analyzes which prospects are most desirable according to criteria you determine.
What to look for:
Can the platform score prospects based on both explicit (e.g., title, location, etc.) and implicit (behavioral attributes and actions) data?
Can you adjust existing metrics and create new ones?
Can you apply a negative score to undesirable characteristics?
Can you apply a time frame?
Are scores shared with the CRM database during dynamic sharing?
Can they be provided as a "hot list" within the CRM tool?
Email remains the cornerstone of outbound strategy for most companies. Your marketing automation platform's email tool should include a robust set of capabilities, and integrate with other tools. Many companies begin with email and add other aspects of automation as their comfort level grows.
Look for:
Creative capabilities that facilitate fast campaign creation, professional appearance, and brand consistency
CAN-SPAM compliance (auto-add of unsubscribe footers, automated pre-test, etc.) High deliverability rates, spam checking De-duplication of email target records Auto-responder handling of errors (undeliverables, unsubscribes, etc.)
Personalization of outbound messages and auto-responses
Personalization of "send to" and "reply to" addresses
Ability to simplify user interaction (e.g., auto-population of registration forms)
Can templates be shared with the CRM platform so that sales has access without having to leave the sales platform? Do changes made in the marketing template automatically update in the sales template?
Can the system apply data dynamically, so that one email can carry differing messages for differing audiences?
Your marketing automation platform should support and augment your website, and can provide real value in lead generation.
Capabilities to look for:
Ability to integrate with Google Analytics and other analytics providers
Web page tracking and multiple domain tracking
Form creation that extends branding and captures useful information; look for the capability to autofill with information already provided by repeat visitors
Progressive profiling: the ability to offer a succession of forms dynamically, appropriate to a prospect's evolving status, to increase information gained
Landing page creation with brand extension and the ability to use multiple URLs
Captured visitor information automatically scored and channeled into the correct database
Customized auto-responses that follow visitor actions
Alerting capabilities, so that marketing and/or sales can be aware when specific visitors or companies are on the site
Website visitor tracking reports that provide information on customers, and known and unknown visitors, including pages looked at. The ability to research an unknown visitor without leaving the program is a plus
Real-time compilation of traffic and referring sites' search terms, and the ability to monitor web page performance and peeks based on time periods
Does the website tracking report integrate with the database in such a way that a sales rep can review a known user's profile without leaving the report?
If you use webinars now or plan to in the future, look for a marketing automation platform that offers a full integration with a webinar provider.
Capabilities to consider:
The ability to schedule and run a webinar from the marketing automation platform
Auto response to registration, and the ability to combine this The ability to track responses and add them to the database correctly
The ability to tie email campaigns to the webinar to both generate attendance and to follow up in various ways to targeted groups
Some marketing automation platforms allow prospecting and coordinated messaging and campaigns across social platforms.
What to look for:
Easy setup of multiple accounts and identities on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
The ability to post on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc. without leaving the marketing platform
Integration with bitly or TinyURL
The ability to monitor and track organization-wide social interactions in one location
The ability to easily search for key words and conversations relative to your product or company
Easy setup and management of canned tweets and predefined searches
The ability to tag potential prospects for further/later consideration
Look for reporting capabilities that can meet the needs of your department, your internal and external partners, and the CXO suite. Reporting delivers numerical results. Analytics helps show you what's working, and can help you determine where to focus or what needs adjustment.
Can the platform integrate data returned from disparate marketing tools (e.g. social media, website visitor reports, forms) and consolidate it into a single, prospect profile, etc.?
If yes, what are the steps involved?
Can the system deliver the reports you need? Possible metrics:
Can the platform track prospects and report behavior in real time? Can the system deliver aggregate reports in real time? Can the system deliver reports in your preferred formats? Can the data be accessed inside/outside of a CRM tool?
If it's too complex or hard to use, a marketing automation system won't get used. Authentic usability is the result of building a platform from the ground up with ease of use as a key design principle; it reflects the vision and purpose of the vendor's leadership.
Things to look for:
A clean, simple, intuitive dashboard
The platform is designed in a logical manner
The platform is relatively simple and pleasant to use
The platform's dialog and instructions are clear and without jargon. If cloud-based, the platform has no significant downtime
Capabilities you need right now, plus capabilities you can grow into - minus a lot of big features that you'll probably never need
Time is money; the ability of marketing automation to accelerate campaigns from concept to deployment is a key win. In addition, the ability to analyze prospect response and prioritize hot leads to sales in real time will enhance closing sales.
Factors to consider include:
Automation of tasks that are now done manually; how much time and labor will you save? Consider what more you might be able to achieve with no increase in staff
The ability to create and deploy a campaign from scratch in little time - without HTML skills
The ability to reuse campaign elements and templates efficiently
The ability for email campaigns to support webinars or other events eliminating duplicate actions, and track interactions around the event automatically
The ability of the database to update a profile with new information, reducing the lag time associated with outdated data
Automated lead scoring, to help sales prioritize time and activities
A complex marketing automation system can take a significant amount of time to implement and integrate, and may involve significant IT department resources.
Factors to consider include:
The complexity of infrastructure deployment and administration
Customary implementation times: Does it take the average customer hours, days, weeks, or months? Does your unique environment fit a common implementation profile?
Integration with other critical platforms; is it easy, or will you need to customize an interface? If so, will your vendor do it, or assist you?
The need for IT involvement, in both implementation and maintenance
The more complicated a system is, the more likely that you'll need extensive training and ongoing support.
Factors to consider include:
Training required for users to gain facility and actually launch campaigns - weeks vs. days vs. hours
Is there ongoing training to promote usage and best practices? Is there an online customer forum and knowledge base?
Is vendor support paid or free? Is there a time limit?
How often are features upgraded or new features added?
Is there training available? Will it cost or is it free?
Will your team have access to live vendor support?
How quickly does vendor support respond?
What's the vendor's reputation? Talk to existing customers to gauge third-party credibility, and ask questions about time to respond, quality of service, reliability, etc.
The total cost of an automated marketing system can't be accurately calculated until enough time has passed so that return on investment can be measured against acquisition and maintenance costs. That said, there are issues involved in the total cost of acquisition that can be calculated and weighed before purchase.
Factors to consider include:
Base-product pricing; purchase or subscription; controllable, predictable factors
Length of contract(s)
Availability and price of optional capabilities
Administrative costs, including internal IT costs, support contracts, or consultants
Training costs
The potential effect on head count
There is no one-size-fits-all "best" marketing automation platform. The 80-20 rule holds here: For most companies, the gains made through marketing automation are the result of basic programs executed very well. Adding layers of complexity may cost more money than is returned, and may well erect barriers to usage. The best choice is usually the platform that fits comfortably inside your organization's culture, helps you fulfill your current objectives while being scalable enough to meet your organization's needs as it grows, and is easy for your team to use.
Evaluate what you already do that can be automated and which point tools you already use that could be bundled into an automated solution. Consider which capabilities you'd like to acquire, and forecast gains (e.g. leads, revenue, speed, intelligence, efficiency) that could realistically be achieved by applying specific automation. Consider your organization's culture as well; marketing automation is software that provides a structure and vocabulary for shaping strategy, culture, and brand, and supporting an enhanced relationship between sales and marketing. The right fit is critical to your success.
Sources for more information about marketing automation: SiriusDecisions, Forrester Research, The Marketing Automation Institute, and consultant David Raab's marketing blog.


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Roquefort Quiche
Serves 6| Hands-On Time: | Total Time:
- 4 ounces Roquefort cheese, softened
- 3 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 1 scallion, minced
- 1 9-inch pastry shell, partially baked (follow the label directions)
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Heat oven to 375° F. Scatter the cheese, bacon, and scallion in the pastry shell. Combine the eggs and cream and pour on top. Dot with the butter.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and puffed.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 331
- Calcium 133mg
- Carbohydrate 12g
- Cholesterol 161mg
- Fat 27g
- Fiber 0g
- Iron 1mg
- Protein 10mg
- Sat Fat 13g
- Sodium 517mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101 .
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High in vitamin C, these hard, tart berries are grown in bogs in colder regions of North America and Europe. They're almost always eaten cooked, as in the classic Thanksgiving relish.


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By Katie Bauer email | bio
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – After the explosion, there was a lot of chaos inside the plant, but it was outside where one Rubbertown resident was able to watch it all unfold right before his eyes and his camera lens.
For Leslie Pennington, it was a beautiful night to be outside and try out his new electronic. "I was testing my camera, and I seen the explosion and I just started taking pictures," said Pennington.
Pennington says he was about a tenth of a mile away from Carbide Industries chemical plant, but says he still felt the shock.
"It was scary and I was basically trying to warn the neighbors to get in the house all at the same time that the explosion was going on," said Pennington.
All while capturing the moment when a huge dark cloud of smoke filled the air. "It smelled like a roman candle, you know like the after effects of roman, but it was much more magnified," said Pennington.
He's says about 15 minutes after the explosion he heard a warning siren. "It was real faint, it was really, really faint," said Pennington.
Even hours later, he was still feeling the effects from being near the plant. "I still taste sulfur in my mouth and I have headache, even right now," said Pennington.
(Copyright 2011 WAVE News. All rights reserved.)
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You say karela, and I say korola and they both wince when you bring it in! Yes, that is essentially the story of our household. Let me explain, the bitter melon is called karela in Hindi and Korola in Bengali and both my husband I (we speak Hindi and Bengali, respectively) salivate over this bitter and amazingly healthy vegetable, as for the kids, I am still working on them.
The bitter melon is an an acquired taste but a much loved vegetable for those who have learnt to appreciate its unique taste. It is very good for you and actually counteracts diabetes. Which, if you are a bengali like me is just as well, because we have an incurable sweet tooth but are also very fond of the bitter melon.
I meant to post this recipe earlier in the week, but life got in the way. This is the bitter pre-curser much like myrrh, I promise to post sweetness before the week is over. Anyway, I feel like rotten mom of the year because I had promised the kids a small Christmas tree and by the time I got to the store all the little ones had gone. I did not want to be stuck with a big Christmas tree, so no Christmas tree this year. It is actually a rather solemn Christmas because we cannot do much by way of food because of my daughter's bug which is actually beginning to worry me now.
Back to the dish on hand, a bhorta is a well spiced relish that is enjoyed in particular in the East Bengali (Bangladeshi) style of cooking. This particular recipe is done the traditional way, with two exceptions. I have roasted the delicata, instead of boiling the pumpkin, as one traditionally would and have been a little moderate in my use of chili peppers.
But the recipe was really very good. Another victory for the delicata! To serve this, as I do, the traditional way, the mashed mixture is shaped into balls and served with rice and lentils on the side. The proportion of bitter melon to the squash is about 1 is to 2. I say this, because, I have made this many times but I use vegetables from the garden and do not usually weigh them.
A simple Bengali recipe, pairing bitter melon with winter squash and roasting the squash in this variation to enhance the flavors.
- 1 medium sized delicata squash
- 1 medium sized bitter melon
- 1 small red onion, cut into a very fine dice
- 1 green chili minced
- 4 tablespoons mustard oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon prepared commercial mustard
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Coarsely ground black pepper to garnish
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds and place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
- Cut the bittermelon into wedges and boil in some water for 20 minutes.
- Cool the squash and scoop out the flesh and place in a mixing bowl.
- Remove the central seeds from the bitter melon and place in a food process and process until finely chopped.
- Mash the bitter melon with the squash.
- Mix in red onion, green chili, mustard oil, salt, commercial mustard, cilantro and red pepper flakes and mix well.
- Place in a bowl and garnish with black pepper and serve with the meal or store and use as a relish as desired.


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By Jane Nambi
The Ebola virus has reached Kampala with one person dead at Mulago hospital with Ebola related signs.
According to the Permanent Secretary Asuman Lukwago, the newest case of Ebola has been registered coming from Luzira, a Kampala suburb with the patient checking in with diarrhea and vomiting.
"The relatives wanted to take the body but we stopped them because we have sent samples to Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe to establish if he died of Ebola or some other infection."
Twelve new cases have been registered at Kagadi hospital in Kibaale district .
According to the Daily Monitor, there were unconfirmed reports that Mulago was handling 8 suspected Ebola cases following the death last month at the facility of a clinical officer referred from Kibaale.
There is now an isolation center at the hospital. Acting Director General of Health Services, Dr Dennis Lwamafa, said: "The Ministry of Health response teams in Kampala are on the alert to respond to any suspected cases in and around Kampala."
232 people are on the list of being followed up concerning the virus.