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AccuraScope: the Procedure of the Future
Spinal surgery is often a long, invasive and painful procedure. Unfortunately, many patients who suffer from chronic back pain experience no relief following invasive traditional procedures. For this reason, North American Spine has developed the AccuraScope procedure. This is a minimally invasive spine surgery which shows exciting results for sufferers.
To date, the AccuraScope procedure has treated over 8,000 patients. North American Spine of Dallas has proven that their system is not only cheaper and easier to recover from, but it is also more effective. An average of 85% of patients reporting no change following a traditional procedure have experienced relief following the AccuraScope procedure. This phenomenal level of success has also lead 95% of patients to state that they would recommend North American Spine to their friends.
This procedure is more than just a way to relieve pain, it is also a way to help people achieve their dreams. Recently, North American Spine treated James Phillips. James Phillips suffers from cerebral palsy, a disease which decreases muscle coordination. James has had a dream of being a bull rider, but given his disability he has had no way of being able to pursue this. Recently, James underwent the AccuraScope procedure. Following a 30 minute operation, which North American Spine performed for free, a single stitch was placed. James now looks forward to his dream of being bull rider.
North American Spine prides itself on helping to pinpoint the exact cause of discomfort and remove it. This is done making a very small incision and inserting a camera to pinpoint the exact area of trouble. The incision is so small that most patients don't even experience scarring. The AccuraScope procedure can be used to treat bulging discs, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, sciatica, annular tears, arthritis, scar tissue and many other symptoms. This ground breaking procedure offers a better quality of life to chronic suffers. The added bonus being that recovery time is relatively quick.
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Our European friends have outlawed some odd things, and yet it still regularly let's David Hasselhoff sing. Here's a look at some of the weirdest things to get banned in Germany.
Banned In Germany: Weirdest things ever rejected
Classified as 'youth-endangering media', video game Dead Island is the latest in a growing list of tech to get banned in Germany. HTC smartphones could be next on the censored list, but it's not just tech that has been rejected by our European counterparts as the following examples reveal. Want to know how to get anything past Germany's censorship Index? Click the link at the bottom of the page to make sure you don't fall foul of the rules. Tetris The Game boy version was released before the German ratings bureau came into existence and remains unclassified. therefore, the game is technically considered "adults only." Silly kids' names You won't find any Apples or Fifi trixibelles in German schools. All monickers have to be officially sanctioned according to whether the name could open the child up to abuse. Ironic heavy metal German metal outfit Rammstein have been banned from performing their catchy ditty Ich tue Dir Weh (I Want to Hurt You) live, in case it incites violence. Facebook parties Over 19 million Germans use the social networking phenomenon that is Facebook, but parties can't be promoted on the site. Authorities claim they pose a threat to law and order. Beyoncé's kecks Mrs Jay-Z's appearance in Video Phone was banned because she was "wearing copyright infringing underwear" (black and white pants that supposedly ripped off another designer) Red Bull Cola When German food regulators found trace amounts of cocaine in the drink they took the drink off the shelves, even though about 12,000 litres of the stuff would be needed to cause harm Tom Cruise Shooting scenes for his 2008 flick Valkyrie in Germany became Mission Impossible because of his Scientology membership card. Scientology is monitored because its activities are "directed against the free democratic order." |

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Derek Rocking The Boat
Derek Boateng wants to leave on-loan next month.
The Ghana international midfielder wants regular first team football in order to be in shape for the world cup..
"It's every player's dream to play in the world cup and I want to go to Brazil to help my national team but I cannot go there if I continue to sit on the bench for Fulham," Boateng told Football411.
"I was recruited by Martin Jol and he is not there anymore so I've spoken to Fulham and hopefully they understand me and send me on loan."
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Sun Microsystems Unveils New Version of Java CAPS SOA Suite
Java Caps 6, the Composite Application Platform Suite, is based on Open ESB and has the latest versions of the Glassfish Server and the Netbeans integrated developer environment on board.
Java CAPS 6 allows users to leverage existing and new IT investments to create an SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). infrastructure that more closely meets their organizations's needs by supporting rapid component integration in a modular fashion, says Sun. New enhancements to Java CAPS include: a modular Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) for rapidly coupling applications; advanced event processing and business process management capabilities and alignment with latest versions of the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server and NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) software. Sun's MDM suite gives enterprises a single view of their customer data across disparate systems. This can allow them to leverage information across their organizations, identify their most valuable customers, implement opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell products and help reduce operational costs. Sun's MDM suite works across multiple industries, expanding the visibility of information and providing single "customer" views, whether the customer is a consumer, patient, citizen, subscriber or even another business. "We are changing the way products are developed by collaborating with open source communities," said Mark Herring, vice president of marketing, Software Infrastructure, Sun Microsystems. "Java CAPS 6 is a result of this effort and incorporates feedback received from community members, such as a modular and open platform and no vendor lock-in. We also addressed the needs of existing customers by offering easy ways to upgrade and backwards compatibility to previous versions." "Lock-in with any vendor is a top concern for us," said Vince Blanchard, director of architecture and new technology, Medavie Blue Cross. "Sun's implementation of the pluggable Java Business Integration (JBI) standard combined with its open source strategy within Open ESB and Java CAPS have addressed this concern for us." "By leveraging the large adoption of the open source community, Java CAPS and the underlying GlassFish runtime environment give us high performance, stability, high availability, and strong operational management facilities," said Frank Lacroix, senior manager, Carrefour Group. Java CAPS 6 key components include: Sun Java ESB Suite: Based on Open ESB and JBI, the Sun Java ESB Suite is a completely open and modular platform that enables the rapid creation of composite applications and connects with various components and protocols for a flexible SOA. Intelligent Event Processor (IEP): Offers the ability to identify trends and patterns in real-time, enabling organizations to address critical business issues and take corrective actions proactively. Business Process Management: Supports BPEL 2, includes new high availability and failover features, and provides monitoring processes through integration with IEP. GlassFish and NetBeans (IDE) Software Support: Incorporates the GlassFish Enterprise Server, using industry-leading interoperability with .NET and WSIT/Project Metro as well as the unified and pluggable NetBeans IDE software to provide greater control.
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Drones on the Home Front. It started as a relatively routine cattle rustling investigation.
But things quickly deteriorated when six of the missing cows wandered onto the 3,000-acre Brossart property in Nelson County in northeastern North Dakota. County Sheriff Kelly Janke was on the rustlers' trail. But he knew that the Brossart family had a worrying reputation. They were affiliated with the Sovereign Citizens Movement, a reputed extremist group. How I Accidentally Kickstarted the Domestic Drone Boom.
Open source drones, like this ArduCopter Quad from 3D Robotics, now outnumber military drones in the US.
Photo: Misha Gravenor At last year's Paris Air Show, some of the hottest aircraft were the autonomous unmanned helicopters—a few of them small enough to carry in one hand—that would allow military buyers to put a camera in the sky anywhere, anytime. Manufactured by major defense contractors, and ranging in design from a single-bladed camcopter to four-bladed multicopters, these drones were being sold as the future of warfare at prices in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. FAA To Ease Rules For Police Agencies To Fly Unmanned Drones. LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Surveillance aircraft used by the U.S. military overseas could soon be coming to the skies above Los Angeles County.
KNX 1070′s Charles Feldman reports the Federal Aviation Administration is making it easier for local law enforcement agencies to fly unmanned drones. The FAA has streamlined the process that would allow agencies to fly smaller, unarmed versions of the drones that hunt down terrorists in places such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. While the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has not yet applied for an application to fly drones over our skies, its Homeland Security chief Bob Osborne said drones could be in the department's future — with some caveats.
"We have so much congestion in the skies that I would anticipate that there would be some pretty rigid safety standards," said Osborne. Drones for "urban warfare" - drones. In November 2010, a police lieutenant from Parma, Ohio, asked Vanguard Defense Industries if the Texas-based drone manufacturer could mount a "grenade launcher and/or 12-gauge shotgun" on its ShadowHawk drone for U.S. law enforcement agencies.
The answer was yes. Last month, police officers from 10 public safety departments around the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area gathered at an airfield in southern Maryland to view a demonstration of a camera-equipped aerial drone — first developed for military use — that flies at speeds up to 20 knots or hovers for as long as an hour. Groups Concerned Over Arming Of Domestic Drones. Get Breaking News First Receive News, Politics, and Entertainment Headlines Each Morning.
Sign Up. Drones invade campus - drones. For all the attention given to U.S. law enforcement's interest in adopting drones, the biggest users turn out to be not police departments, but universities.
We learned this last week, when the Electronic Frontier Foundation forced the Federal Aviation Administration to reveal that it had approved 25 universities to fly drones in U.S. airspace. Not that universities were waiting on the FAA to begin working in the field: Last fall, Kansas State University created a degree in unmanned aviation. So far, 30 undergraduates have signed up. The spreading drone curriculum is, for better and worse, a sign of the coming normalization of drones in American life.
Interviews with university officials revealed widespread excitement about the possibilities of unmanned aviation technology, which has the potential to transform fields like agriculture and disaster response. 8 Creepy Spy Technologies That Can Be Hitched to Your Neighborhood Drones. Photo Credit: Shutterstock March 13, 2012 | Like this article?
Join our email list: High-Altitude Surveillance Drones: Coming to a Sky Near You. Last week President Obama signed a sweeping aviation bill that, among other things, will open the skies to "unmanned aircraft systems," more commonly known as drones.
Much of the discussion regarding the coming era of domestic drones has been focused on the many important questions regarding their use at low altitudes. To what extent will it be legal, for example, for drones to hover 300 feet above residential neighborhoods snapping pictures into backyards and windows? What level of human-in-the-loop control is needed to ensure safety in a crowded airspace? And how can we stop terrorists from piloting drones at treetop level towards a target? Unaccountable Killing Machines: The True Cost of U.S. Drones - Joshua Foust - International. Officials often portray the global expansion of deadly drone strikes as an unequivocal success.
But are we really accounting for all the consequences? Reuters. Washington's Phantom War. One hot summer evening in 2009, in a small village in the remote Pakistani tribal agency of South Waziristan, a pair of Hellfire missiles fired from an unmanned Predator drone slammed into a house, killing the chief of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, along with his wife.
About a year later, in May 2010, down a dirt road from Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, a missile from another Predator killed Mustafa Abu al-Yazid (known as Saeed al-Masri), a founding member of al Qaeda, along with his wife and several of their children. These drone strikes were successful in killing high-level leaders of the Taliban and al Qaeda. David Bell: In Defense Of Drones: A Historical Argument. Once upon a time, American military might was symbolized by the heavy boots of the Marine Corps, stomping ashore to reestablish order in unruly parts of the world.
Today, increasingly, it is symbolized by unmanned drone aircraft, controlled from thousands of miles away, dropping bombs on accused terrorists. And to judge by the Obama Administration's new defense plan, released earlier this month, this shift will be strongly reinforced in the years to come. The plan aims to cut troops, ships and planes while concentrating our military energies more than ever on drones, spy technology, cyber warfare, jammers, and special operations forces. With its explicit embrace of advanced technology over traditional methods of combat, the strategy seems designed to provoke the increasingly vocal critics who doubt the morality, effectiveness, and political implications of "remote control warfare."
The Political Consequences of a Drones-First Policy - Joshua Foust - International. The global counterterrorism mission imposes substantial political costs to the U.S. Yet policymakers are rushing ahead anyway. Why we should start thinking more about politics, and less about killing bad guys. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks to the media from the Pentagon Briefing Room in Washington, DC / Reuters If you talk to any security or intelligence professional, they'll tell you that the consequences of the Arab Spring -- it turned one this week -- have been devastating to U.S. security interests in the region. U.S. drones targeting rescuers and mourners. On December 30 of last year, ABC News reported on a 16-year-old Pakistani boy, Tariq Khan, who was killed with his 12-year-old cousin when a car in which he was riding was hit with a missile fired by a U.S. drone. As I noted at the time, the report contained this extraordinary passage buried in the middle: What made that sentence so amazing was that it basically amounts to a report that the U.S. first kills people with drones, then fires on the rescuers and others who arrive at the scene where the new corpses and injured victims lie.
In a just-released, richly documented report, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, on behalf of the Sunday Times, documents that this is exactly what the U.S. is doing — and worse: President's Top Terrorism Aid Calls Drone Killings "Legal," "Ethical," "Wise" President Obama's senior anti-terrorism advisor, John Brennan, on Monday gave the administration's most detailed explanation of the policy and considerations behind using unmanned drones to target and kill terrorists abroad, saying the process was "legal," "ethical," and "conformed to the principle of necessity" and "proportionality," in a speech at a Washington, D.C. foreign policy think tank.
"In the course of the war in Afghanistan and the fight against al-Qq'ida, I think the American people expects to use advanced technologies, for example, to prevent attacks on U.S. forces and to remove terrorists from the battlefield," said Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. "We do and it has saved the lives of our men and women in uniform. " The Drone Blowback Fallacy. Recent revelations that the White House keeps a secret terrorist kill list, which it uses to target al Qaeda leaders, have spurred a debate over drone warfare. Progressive pundits excoriate the Obama administration for expanding the power of the executive branch.
Senate Republicans, in turn, have demanded the appointment of a special counsel to probe the alleged leaks of classified information that brought the kill list to light. As the political drama unfolds in Washington, however, the United States is intensifying its drone campaign in the arid mountains and remote plateaus of Yemen. With al Qaeda's center of gravity shifting from Pakistan to Yemen, the Central Intelligence Agency recently sought authority to conduct "signature strikes," in which drone pilots engage targets based on behavioral profiles rather than on positive identifications. Signature Strikes in Yemen. US drone air strike kills al-Qaida terrorist wanted for USS Cole bombing. Terrorist Fishing in the Yemen - By James Traub.
US drone targeted al-Qaida deputy. Where the Drones Are - By Micah Zenko and Emma Welch. Secret 'Kill List' Tests Obama's Principles. 10 Things You Didn't Know About Drones - By Micah Zenko. When the US Government Can Kill You, Explained. An Executive Power to Kill? by David Cole. I Met a 16-Year-Old Kid. 3 Days Later Obama Killed Him. Border agency overextended on drone program. Drone Documents: Why The Government Won't Release Them. My Drone War - By Pir Zubair Shah.
Our immoral drone war. The face of collateral damage. Hatred: What drones sow. In defense of Obama's drones. Fire When Ready - By Jack Goldsmith. The drones are coming — to America. What is a Drone, Anyway? Drones' new weapon: P.R. - drones. Orwells and Oppenheimers: Drone Opponents' Marriage of Convenience » Gunpowder & Lead.
Israel's drone dominance. One Per Cent: GPS loss kicked off fatal drone crash. Drones, the Empty Aerial Assault.


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… And Quarry picks up another $38 mil
IP services equipment provider Quarry Technologies Inc. also landed a sizeable chunk of cash with a Series C round of $38 million. The sum brings its total venture financing to $66.5 million in two years, the company reports.
The funds will go to product development, marketing and sales, and additional staff.
The company credits its ability to secure the sum to its management, its technology and a market edge where carriers still spend.
"We're all hearing about scaling back of expenditures by carriers and that's true at the core," Quarry spokesman Rob Strayton told CEDaily. "But at the edge, they're still spending money."
Led by 3i Group and Jerusalem Venture Partners, investors included optical equipment maker Corvis Corp. and such existing investors as Walden International Investment Group, ARCH Venture Partners, Alta Partners, Verizon and Dow Chemical Co.
Two previous rounds were seed money and funds for product development, Strayton says.
Quarry designs, manufactures and sells an IP switching solution used by network service providers to deliver advanced IP services to business customers. Its iQ line gives customers flexibility in service selection, as well as secure Internet access to virtual private routed networks, the company reports. Quarry also supports Optical-speed Encrypted Traffic Engineering, which it says allows for concurrent use of fine-grained QoS and "robust" security at high data rates. Finally, it reports it introduced the Virtual CPE concept, providing complete visibility and control of subscriber SLAs.


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Three Reasons for Authors to Run Contests
Blogger: Michelle Ule
I'm filling in for Wendy Lawton, who is on a book tour with Lauraine Snelling. Today Lauraine will be signing books at Pleasant Hill Library in Hastings, Minnesota, in the early afternoon, and later at Lifeway Christian Store in Burnsville, Minnesota. Check here for further information.
Last week I ran a contest on this blog site for the chance to win one of my books. The winner is Julie Johnson,whom I've become acquainted with through the Books & Such website. Julie is an author herself. I enjoyed reading Over Coffee We Shared Our Secrets, a story about ministry at a crisis pregnancy center.
She'll receive a copy of my Bridging Two Hearts. Thanks to all who commented.
Last week's contest prompted today's blog question:
1. To drive up social media numbers
Jenn DePaola of Mixtus Media advises contests as a way to attract followers:
Contests are a great way to not only draw in new fans, but create more content for your social media outlets.
Announce the contest on your social media outlets and direct them back to your website to enter. What I usually do is have them leave a comment on the blog post that has the contest details as a way for them to enter. (Facebook has some really strict rules in regard to contests, so the safest bet is to direct them back to your website).
The idea here is to expose your book to people who might never have heard about you before. Leaving comments on your blog post as a context requirement is a way to increase your blog readers and your visibility. (My highest "hit" blog post was part of a blog hop with the other Log Cabin Christmas writers.)
In theory, contest entrants will sign up for your newsletter and/or to receive your routine blog via email.
Blog host Connie Almony notes that her site gets much better stats when the author offers freebies than when they don't.
"I know that it sometimes took a book several mentions on blogs for me to buy it–even ones I had no interest in the first several times I read about it. Exposure is key!"
2. To start a buzz about your book and keep momentum going later
One social media expert advises authors to run contests in advance of their book launch to encourage pre-sales and then run a second contest several weeks after the book launches to keep momentum going.
If you can run a contest that generates enough "buzz"–discussion and interest in your book–people may purchase it before the launch just to find out what's going on. Early purchases drive up pre-sales and increase your book's chances of making a best-seller list.
"For me, especially as a debut author, giveaways were vital for getting my title out there," said Sarah Sundin, author of two World War II series: Wings of the Nightingale and Wings of Glory. "They served as a form of word-of-mouth . . . I kept seeing comments like: 'This book must be good–I see it everywhere!'"
3. To introduce your book to new readers
Several Books & Such authors noted they've found loyal fans through contests run on books early in their careers.
"Some of my dearest readers found me through giveaways (which I've come to think of as divine appointments)," said Laura Frantz, author of The Frontiersman's Daughter and the about-to-be-released Love's Awakening.
Cynthia Ruchti, author of the recent nonfiction Ragged Hope as well as the novel When the Morning Glory Blooms, has a positive view of contests as well, seeing it as a way to make new connections.
"That new reader who takes a depressing line–'I've never heard of you before'–and turns it into the beautiful encouragement of being intrigued enough from the small snippet to watch for my name in the bookstore or order the book whether or not she wins [a contest] or take a look at what else I've written."
What are some of your observations about book contests? Have you participated? Have you found a new author through a book contest?
Have any of these three reasons for authors to run contests resulted in positive outcomes for you as a reader?
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Michelle, not being published yet, I hadn't considered the advantages of having contests on my blog. But, I've seen a number of other bloggers host them. Thank you for sharing an effective way to get book buzz for if/when I'm published.
I have participated in book contests, and they're fun, especially when I win. I have met a couple new authors through them. I have noticed that the contest posts have more comments, so I can see how that's beneficial for the blogger, the author and the reader.
I definitely notice when an author is giving away a book, Michelle. Who wouldn't notice something for free, right? Part of my marketing plan (for that glorious day when I have a book published) would include a giveaway or contest. I would particularly like to do a pretty basket with other goodies besides my book.
I love book contests and have won numerous books. I have been introduced to numerous authors through book contests on an author's Web site and on a group author blog like "Petticoats & Pistols" (which you guest wrote recently). Some of these authors have now become new favorites.
I went and saw Lauraine and Wendy last week. Lauraine gave a great presentation about her new book! Currently, I am reading another book (which I did not win) that was by another author that I was introduced to on a blog. When I am done with that book, the book I bought at Lauraine's signing is next on my list.
You've given some interesting information to consider, Michelle. I've seen many author contests where I recognized every entrant as fellow writers rather than unknown names from the larger pool of non-writing readers. So, my impression has been that contests too often target the choir (small, limited number) rather than the larger throngs out there. Perhaps the trick is finding innovative ways to place the right links in front of book-loving strangers.
This is a wonderful point to bring up and mull over.
I don't have a book yet, but I've done a few giveaways on my blog and they always bring in new readers, many that end up sticking around. It's also a great way to show readers that you appreciate them!
Great idea Angela….new people become acquainted with you…and when your book is published, they'll be in the know!
I've found this too. One way of spreading the word about giveaways is joining the book blog giveaway group on Goodreads and posting there whenever you do a giveaway. I've found several new readers that way.
I'd not heard of that book blog giveaway, Leah. That may explain why so often the same people seem to be entering contests.
Here's the link if you're interested.
Even though I don't have a book published yet, I've been thinking of doing contests on my blog site. It seems like a great way to meet new folks and to thank readers. After all, it does take time to read a blog…and how fun to offer an incentive!
Thanks for your thoughts on this subject Michelle.
My novel is written for upper middle-grade boys. (9 – 13)
I'm not sure how to run a contest for boys – or even reach this age group with a blog? Maybe someone can enlighten me.
If I did run a contest, these are the "cool" prizes I would offer.
1. The Encyclopedia of Immaturity by Irving Klutz.
2. An indoor fireworks light show. (Fire extinguisher not included)
3. Complete directions on how to build a "full sized catapult".
4. A boomerang that doesn't come back. (Also known as a stick)
5. A Carnivorous Creature Terrarium Kit (Fresh meat not included)
Hi Michelle, Thanks for this post. I've been confused about the value of contests because I personally have not seen the incentive to participate in one (so many contests, so little time) or offer one, but you have made the process seem easy and the value clear.
My book The Sheep Walker's Daughter will be released Dec. 3. I'm going to give some thought to fun, theme-related prizes I could offer.
I wonder if the way to widen the audience is to find something in your book people relate to and look for bloggers on that topic (maybe including the idea above of a gift basket?)
My next novel is about babies and parenting and I want to approach parenting blogs to see if they'll host a giveaway. I haven't plucked up the courage to do it yet! Maybe if I can put together a goody bag that might help, although I'd have to investigate international shipping (as I'm in the UK) -
Thanks for this great post, Michelle. My novel, Thirty Days to Glory, releases in October, and I'm working on giveaways.A nativity set shows up in the book a few times, so I'm giving a couple of those away at live events. I'm dipping in my toes at Goodreads, but I feel mostly overwhelmed there. Did you find it difficult to navigate?
I have not mastered Goodreads. Their contests, however, are beyond simple to run. You basically choose how many books you'll give away as prizes and how many days you want the contest to run. They take care of the rest and send you the names of the winners at the end. You then have to send the books to the winners, preferably within a couple days.
Have you considered Fresh Fiction? They run contests, which usually are about a month long. I have won twice from their One Day Blog Contest for two different authors.
Their Web site is http://freshfiction.com/.
I've not heard of fresh fiction before.I didn't recognize the names of the authors currently listed, so this indeed might be a way of getting your name in front of a different marketing crowd.
I've seen Books & Such client Cynthia Ruchti
on that site a few months ago. In fact I partipated but didn't win that day.
Doing a giveaway contest right now on Goodreads for two copies of my latest novel. With eight days to go, only 72 people have entered, with 36 of those adding it to their to-be-read lists. I was expecting more entrants than that by this time.
How much marketing have you done, David? Tweeting, FB announcements, that sort of thing?
We ran the Log Cabin Christmas Collection Goodreads contest for a week, with a number of us tweeting and FBing–and got nearly 700 entries.
If you look now, you can see the biggest contests are for Dan Brown's latest book and Debbie Macomber's–signed copies with the contest running for six months. More than 10000 entries, but does that mean anything?
Great post! My first book releases in February, so this is perfect timing as I'm brainstorming ideas.
Yay! Thank you, Michelle. I can't wait to receive "Bridging Two Hearts" and will definitely read it and review it on Amazon.com and Goodreads. After that, I'll probably put it in my Wee Lending Library, the little mini-book exchange that sits outside my house on the street. My husband made it for me and neighbors (young and old) stop it to exchange books. So fun!


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Though the plastic wrapping has just come off of Halo 4 and many other enthusiastic gamers won't see it until Christmas, there is already talk and excitement for Halo 5 as work is underway for the next installment in the popular long-running, first-person shooter series. But this won't be just any release. Not only will Halo 5 be available for the Xbox 360, it is being reported that the game is scheduled to come out in time for the release of the next generation console currently referred to as the Xbox 720.
Releasing another Halo game just one year after the last one is a little odd. And when a release date is announced for the Xbox 720 and Halo 5, can we expect an update for Halo 4? Or will it fade in favor of the newer version that will no doubt be the game of the season for the new Microsoft console? Halo 5 may be able to do what Halo 4 hasn't and that's to have a month or two to itself to sell more copies with no new Call of Duty game on the horizon. But with rumors abound for a 2013 Modern Warfare 4 release, 343 Industries will have to schedule accordingly.
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Bert Church Invitational set for this weekendBy: Lucas Punkari | Posted: Thursday, Dec 19, 2013 10:29 am An annual holiday tradition at Bert Church High School is back once again this year, as the 24th edition of the Bert Church Invitational senior boys and girls� basketball tournament will take place on Dec. 19 to 21. �For our senior basketball players at the school, this is one of the highlights of the season,� Bert Church Chargers senior boys Head Coach Mike Serra said. �They get to perform in front of their fellow classmates and the community, and we always make it a big deal by having them play the opening game in the middle of the school day.� �Everyone is always excited for it, as this is a long-standing tradition here at our school,� Chargers senior girls Head Coach Ian Ferguson added. �Everyone in our community comes out to see the games, and it always makes for a great atmosphere.� The senior boys Chargers will open up its tournament on Dec. 19 at 12:30 p.m. when it will take on the Lord Beaverbrook Lords of Calgary, while the Bert Church senior girls team will go up against the Louis St. Laurent from Edmonton at 2:35 p.m. A total of eight teams will be competing in each of the boys� and girls� tournament, with all but two of the squads coming from Alberta. The lone exception is the boys� and girls� teams from Walter Murray Collegiate, from Saskatoon. �For us, everything that we do when it comes to our schedule of games is done in the hopes of having our teams play well when it comes down to the RVSA (Rocky View Sports Association) playoffs in March,� Ferguson said. �We will have a chance to see many teams from the Edmonton area this weekend, and if we have the chance to go to the provincials, we will have the knowledge of seeing them now in our back pockets.� The Chargers girls� team has already had a taste of tournament success this season in Calgary, as the team won the SAIT pre-season event in Calgary on Nov. 30. �We are a quick and athletic team that likes to run up and down the floor, and we have a lot of depth on our team that serves us well,� Ferguson said. �As long as we keep battling out there, the results will take care of themselves.� The senior boys Chargers squad, meanwhile, have had a slightly rough start to its season, as they have dealt with a number of injuries. �It seems that in every game we have played so far, we have someone on our 11-player roster get injured, so we haven�t had a chance to see what we can do as a team yet,� Serra said. �However, the guys have taken their lumps and battled hard, and once we get our missing pieces back into the puzzle, we should do OK.� The BCI will wrap up on Dec. 21, with the girls� final taking place at 6:45 p.m. The boys championship game getting underway at 8:30 p.m. Comments
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Badgers' Davis proves to be light on his feetRunning back gains 147 yards in his debut with UWBy MARK STEWART
The freshman running back solidified his status as a starter with 130 yards in 17 carries in the second half of the University of Wisconsin's 26-17 victory over Virginia in the Eddie Robinson Classic Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. He finished with 147 yards in 24 attempts, a 6.1 average.
Davis' performance came on a rain-soaked turf that drenched his shoes and socks in the first half and left him feeling sluggish.
"It felt like I was running with bricks on my feet," he said.
The 5-foot-8, 189-pound redshirt freshman out of New Jersey became the third back in the Barry Alvarez era to rush for more than 100 yards in his first game. Aaron Stecker ran for 112 yards in 14 carries in 1995 against Southern Methodist and Carlos Daniels ran 28 times for 113 yards against San Diego State in 1998.
In the second half, Davis sported fresh footwear and ran like a new man, showing more decisiveness.
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"Once I relaxed, calmed down a little bit and I said hey, 'This is football,' " Davis said. "I've been playing it my whole life and I went out there and played it and had fun."
Coach Barry Alvarez was also impressed with redshirt freshman Jerone Pettus. He finished with 45 yards in 13 carries and scored a second-quarter touchdown from 16 yards out.
Davis' performance probably won't cut into Pettus' carries. Alvarez said he needs two running backs.
"I thought they improved in the second half . . .," Alvarez said of the tandem. "I thought they made progress and those guys will get better and better. I like them; no turnovers, they were secure with the football and I like that."
He made 14 plays of 20 yards of more in 2000. Going against mostly single coverage, he finished with three Saturday, including scores from 38 and 78 yards out.
The touchdowns came in the second half after the Badgers established the run.
"The safeties in the second half were coming down a little harder than they were in the first half," Evans said. "We exploited it and made some big plays out of it."
One of the scores came on a flea-flicker to Billy McMullen. Wisconsin's Mike Echols and B.J. Tucker were in position to make the play but misjudged the ball and were outjumped by the 6-4 McMullen.
Cutting down the big plays has been a goal of the defense this season. According to defensive tackle Wendell Bryant, the unit will have to be much better next week.
"The two touchdowns they did have were stupid mistakes," Bryant said. "The jump ball in the end zone. I was thinking it was a jump ball. All they had to do was bat it down."
"But give him his credit. He made a heck of a play."
A two-point conversion would have pulled the Cavaliers within eight (a touchdown and two-point conversion). If Virginia failed on the two-point conversion, it still would need the scores to win the game.
It seemed the logical way to go, but Groh felt otherwise. The way his offense sputtered, he didn't like his chances in overtime.
"I didn't want to try to win the game on a shootout situation," he said. "I thought their team had a bit more, well, we had more trouble running the ball. We had to hunt and peck.
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In the cards was one of my dad's favorite expressions and it would drive me crazy when he would use it. Whenever I would ask for something, a new toy or a trip to Disney world or ice cream or whatever he would say "Sorry honey, that's not in the cards."
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Besmindo is trading as BESMINDO KEMAMAN SEMESTA SDN. BHD was established in 2001 at Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia as a result of our clients' requests due to their satisfaction with our quality and services provided in Indonesia. Kemaman is the main hub for oil & gas activities in Peninsular Malaysia. We are proud to announce that we were the pioneer in providing corrosion services for heavy weight drill pipes through the application of tungsten carbide hard facing by welding (which also known as hard-banding).
Besmindo Kemaman Semesta Sdn. Bhd provided services such as Hardfacing/redressing for steel & monel stabilizer for down hole drilling equipment, Recut DSTJ connection, able to rework on BHI-T2 connection, able to fabricate Non Magnetic / Steel cross over, Float sub and Bit sub. As part of our group policy and vision in providing quality products and services to our clients, Besmindo Kemaman Semesta embarked in late 2004 to obtain API Certification. We attained our licenses in early 2005 when we were awarded the prestigious API license for Spec 7 - 1 (7-0466) for drilling tool joints.
In mid 2005 we expanded to Labuan at the request of our clients, Halliburton Energy and Schlumberger, and in late 2005 the facility in Labuan was established. We again were the pioneer in providing corrosion services for heavy weight drill pipes through the application of tungsten carbide hard facing. Besmindo Kemaman Semesta Sdn. Bhd have certified for CDS Connection, Licensee No. CDS-014, Authorized Tenaris Hydril Licensee, Licensee No. 139. We are in progress to qualify to recut Grant prideco proprietary thread license and to recut TPS-6 & TPS-8 connection from Technitube Germany.
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He arrived at Ferrari amid much fanfare, but Fernando Alonso has endured more downs than ups during a fraught 2010 season. However, as the dust settles on a particularly tough Belgian Grand Prix, Alonso is determined to stay positive ahead of the Italian teams home event at Monza next weekend - a race he says could prove critical to his dwindling title hopes.
After qualifying down in 10th, the Spaniards Spa-Francorchamps run was further hampered by first-lap contact with the Williams of Rubens Barrichello and then an early tyre choice mistake. When the rain eventually returned to the Belgian track, he crashed out of the race on Lap 38.
It was not the Belgian Grand Prix we were expecting, thats for sure, Alonso explained on his official Ferrari blog. I think the key moment in my race came on the very first lap. I had made a good start and made up a few places. The car was responding well and there was every chance of finishing up on the podium.
Unfortunately, I had to come back to the pits almost immediately and that changed everything. I could have done without going off the track, but it did not make a great difference: the rain meant that any chance I had of making up some places through our strategy evaporated.
With just six races remaining, he is now 41 points adrift of standings leader Lewis Hamilton, but the two-time world champion is sure there is still plenty of time to turn things around.
It seems that this year, the opening laps have not gone too well for me, he said. In five races out of 13, I have found myself slipping to the back, either because of our own mistakes or because of circumstances beyond our control, as was the case in Belgium. I have always said - and I repeat it now - that in the course of the season, good luck and bad luck tend to balance one another out, so lets hope that from now on it is payback time! The first final went badly, but there are still six to go.
And while Spa-winner Hamilton and second-placed Mark Webber boosted their haul of points - and championship hopes - considerably, Alonso was relieved his other title rivals Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button also failed to score in Belgium.
Going into these seven races, I had said that whoever did the best job in them would take the title, he said. Clearly, there are now three of us who need to make up for ground lost in Spa. With this points system and the way races swing one way or another, I am convinced we still have a significant chance. There are 150 points up for grabs, enough to turn the situation around. We must remain calm and concentrate, to try and make up the difference as soon as possible.
Alonso also believes it can only help that the next event on the calendar is Ferraris home race in Monza and is hopeful the teams spirits will be boosted by the atmosphere at the Italian track.
There is no denying that the Monza race will be very important, he concluded. At our home circuit we will have to do everything to avoid losing any more points. A good result here would be a great boost. If things go badly, it wont be over but it would be a hard knock for team morale.
Racing at Monza for the first time as a Ferrari driver will definitely be a nice feeling. Our team is made up of 95 percent Italians and you can feel the passion and the will to do well for this special event. I cant wait to be there and look forward to seeing the grandstands packed with fans: we need their support.
Before then, however, Alonso and Ferrari face an anxious wait ahead of next weeks World Motor Sport Council meeting, which will decide if the team deserves further penalty after their controversial one-two result at Julys German Grand Prix. The disciplinary hearing will take place in Paris on September 8, two days before the Italian Grand Prix meeting on September 10-12.


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by Featured Guest Blogger and 2012 Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker: Terry Jones, Founder & Former CEO of Travelocity.com and Chairman of Kayak.com
In the 21st century, business is more about connections than ever. In years gone by all retailers knew their customers, but the era of the big box mega store made it impossible for retailers to connect to customers on a personal level.
Today a combination of the online world and new technologies are making knowing the individual a reality and a necessity again. The combination of big data, astute customer observation and inspired individual marketing can allow businesses to connect with customers at levels even the best salesman of yore could not imagine.
Recently, Zappos contacted me to relay the disappointing news that Tsubo would no longer manufacture the shoe that I'd been buying for years. But they saved the day by adding that they had three left in my size and I could buy them with a click! That never would have happened in the physical world.
At Travelocity, we stored not only everything a customer ever bought from us, but every search they ever made, which when combined with detailed demographic information allowed us to give them just the right offer at the moment the airfare to their intended destination dropped.
Many brands are finding that it is well worth the expense to have direct customer conversations on Twitter as they not only solve customer problems but get terrific product feedback at the same time. Facebook friends want to be treated like friends and surveys show that their desire is to be first to hear about deals and new products. The benefit to business, they will tell their friends. They look smart and retailers get more customers.
The intersection of these types of customer systems with mobile technologies is beginning to allow brick and mortar sellers to connect with in-store customers in much the same way. SQUARE allows retailers to know when the customer is in the store and pops up a photo of the customer on the register who can then buy with a click. Similarly, Shopkick offers in-store deals and directs smartphone customer to appropriate product in the store. Businesses are equipping clerks with smartphone registers and iPads not only to offer quick and easy checkout, but also to show the customer alternate products, better color combinations and give customized deals.
Technology is quickly allowing us to customize interactions with even the busiest customer. But will it totally obviate the need for person-to-person interaction? Yesterday's pundits thought radio would kill in person concerts. Television was widely predicted to wipe out movie theatres. Yet the yen to get together is perhaps as strong as ever.
I'll be talking a lot about how technology is changing the business of innovation at the upcoming Annual Meeting. And I know that during my talk many of you will be using technology to tweet about it, take notes about it or perhaps even take a photo of it. Technology is an important part of meetings today, but the key to any meeting is still the person-to-person connections you'll make while there. With more than 50 educational committee meetings and lots of main tent sessions I suspect that the connections you make will be as important as the new learnings you receive.
I look forward to interacting with you at the CSPA 2012 Annual Meeting, "Connecting People, Building Business.


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February 26, 2013
From Memphis, the Victory University Men's Baseball team had a huge day this afternoon in a home game. The Eagles won 24-5 against LeMoyne-Owen College.
Freshman T.J. Sloan went 6 innings giving up 3 earned runs. Kent Voorhies had 5 hits, 3 being doubles. Kent had 5 RBI's. Mark Kelley had a 3-run homer along with 2 hits.
Victory had 21 hits on the day.
"What a great day for our team. It was a cold windy day....that did not matter. Our team was ready to play. I am very proud of their effort," said Head Coach Jarnagin.
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Each year, the Christmas season brings with it new color trends and palettes. However, one color remains a year-to-year classic. Whether you say it's aqua, turquoise or robin's egg blue, call it Tiffany Blue and everyone knows what you're talking about. Tiffany & Co. has been around since 1837! It's vibrant signature blue packaging has worldwide instant recognition. It also has us dreaming of diamonds. Maybe that's why it remains a classic color — because many long to see that blue box under the tree.
Well, if you love the blue but don't have the box, here are some ways to bring Tiffany Blue (or something close to it) into your home this holiday season:
Paint your walls with Aqueduct from Sherwin-Williams. This pretty shade of blue is not just for the bedroom either. This year, I had two clients who selected this color for their family room.
Set your holiday table with this adorable Snow Bear plate from Mackenzie Childs. These plates pair just a hint of blue with black, a very hot color this season. I like these plates because you can use them all winter long.
Spread it around! This Whimsy Turquoise & Silver Collection from Z Gallerie allows you to unify your holiday decor from room to room.


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Good videos! I haven't seen over half of these. They are perfect for showing student.by Tony - Forms (videos found on the web)
Any recommendations on Apps out there that I can recommend to beginning student in Taekwondo? It needs to be an app that covers the basics and runs through them via video. This ways when they are out of the school and going over something and can't remember they have it on their phone. Also, would be great if it had advanced techniques and information but I am not asking for the world, Yet..by Tony - New to taekwondo? This is the place for you!
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According to Rochelle , who talked to Amazon customer support, libraries that are lending out Kindles (Amazon's ebook reader) to patrons are in violation of the terms of service. She makes some compelling points on questions that Amazon needs to answer, such as ways to disable people from downloading without disabling the account.
This article comes to us courtesy of ALA's Library Direct e-mail. Johnsonton County is on the hunt for books to remove from its collection after removing "How the Girls lost their accents". What scariest of all is that they aren't waiting to react, they're just looking for books that are "offensive."
mdoneil writes "Are you weeding in the 200s.? Well you better be careful about which books you pitch. Some of those books cannot be thrown away according to The God Squad. No Bibles with the coffee grounds. No Korans in the dustbin. You have to bury them. The books would be covered and buried respectfully though not necessarily in a cemetery. They should be covered and then buried. "Dust to dust" refers to the disposal of all holy vessels."
Book auction from the late AMS (Advanced Marketing Services)...if you're in the Indianapolis, IN area, you might want to check out the announcement here. Auction is in Indianapolis on Tuesday, October 9. A brochure may be downloaded from the auctioneer's website.
Jersey City NJ resident Juan Albornoz describes himself as a "pain in the butt," and is well-known to many city officials for being, as one unnamed council aide said, a "person with an opinion on everything." (translation??) So Albornoz did not shy away from expressing his opinion to the council at their last meeting on June 27 regarding some books from the Jersey City Free Public Library he found in a hamper earlier this month on Mercer Street, outside the library's Main Branch. The books, with their cover torn off and pages gutted - including titles by James Jones, William Kennedy, Joseph Heller, John Irving, R.K. Narayan, Muriel Spark, and P.D. James.
"I let them know that major works of American literature are being destroyed," Albornoz said. "The bottom line is what kind of city is this that would allow this destruction." Library Director Priscilla Gardner wished that he would have taken his opinion directly to her as oppposed to the City Counsel, but unfortunately that's not what Albornoz chose to do. Story from the Hudson Reporter.
Board games have evolved much since the days of Monopoly. Thanks to the Euro game boom of the 1990s, there is a rich variety of board games to explore. At Boardgame News, Giles Pritchard lists age-appropriate games for school children, as well as games that target math, literacy, and negotation skills. These could be interesting for both educators and librarians who plan after-school programs for youth.
Anonymous Patron writes "R. Crosby Kemper III is the director of the Kansas City (MO) public library sysytem, even though he has no MLS or library experience. What he does have is a cousin who chairs the library board and a very prominent family presence in the area. Kemper until 2005 was the CEO of UMB Bank (cuz is the CEO of another major bank in town). He boasts of a personal library of thousands of books his millionaire corporate friends must be very impressed with.
Now, he seems to want the public library to adopt a similar collection philosophy: "...the goal is to build a collection that is 'excellent and enduring.'
Never mind what regular taxpaying folks want to read.
Libraries ponder a collective dilemma is in Today's The Kansas City Star"
Weary of all the brou-ha-ha over "The Higher Power of Lucky"? Here's how several book people feel about the issue...
John Mutter at Shelf Awareness hopes the controversy will "soon shrivel up and go away." He also reports on why one librarian, Liz Frame, from the San Antonio (TX) Christian Elementary School, declined to buy the book. Are we surprised?
Grumpy Librarian writes "YBP's Community College Center provides "custom lists" of books on certain topics. I've always assumed that these were somehow selected, but the "Black History" list (released this month for obvious reasons) includes the book: Black Sabbath: Doom Let Loose: An Illustrated History and Black November: The Carl D. Bradley Tragedy — a book about a commercial shipping accident.
Have we become so lazy in our collection development that vendors can search their catalogs for black AND history and call it a selection tool?"
GSO writes "Follow this link to the website.
This site, sponsored by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, provides practical training in how to perform collection development activities in public libraries — without having to leave your library!
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- Allows the occupants of the pass-holder's vehicle to picnic, swim, hike, and enjoy other outdoor activities for more than one day at more than 40 Maine State Parks and Historic Sites.
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5 Keys to San Francisco Giants Repeat
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text: Stealth wrote: > On Sunday 30 November 2008 03:33:05 pm Wolfgang Messingschlager > wrote: >> Stealth wrote: >>> On Sunday 30 November 2008 02:17:30 pm Herman Gerritsen wrote: >>>>> gcc -dumpspecs | sed 's@^/lib/ld-linux.so.2@/tools&@g' \ >>>>> >>>>> > `dirname $(gcc -print-libgcc-file-name)`/specs >>>>> >>>>> and I get: >>>>> >>>>> sed: can't read /usr/lib/gcc/i486-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.2/specs: >>>>> No such file or directory First off, do you understand what the PATH variable is doing? If not, I suggest you google for the PATH environment variable and take a quick read. Secondly, do you understand what the first pass of binutils and gcc was for and where they should have been installed? Quick hint, you should have /tools/bin/gcc and when you run just 'gcc' your shell should be using /tools/bin/gcc, not /usr/bin/gcc. > PATH=/tools/bin:/bin:/usr/bin > >> which gcc > > 4.1.2 I think you misunderstood his suggestion. Type 'which gcc' to find out the full path of gcc, the one that your shell is using by default. If 'which gcc' spits out /usr/bin/gcc, then given that your PATH variable is as you say above, quite likely you don't have /tools/bin/gcc. A common mistake is to forget to type 'make install' for the first pass of gcc. > to complete the path above it is: > > /mnt/lfs/sources/gcc-build/gcc/specs This is not at all correct. Unless that you mean you dumped the specs file to this location just so you could look at it. Having a specs file in this location does absolutely nothing. -- JH