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East Coast residents who rent their vacation homes through HomeAway Inc. are lowering rates or offering their homes free of charge to those who need housing in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
HomeAway (Nasdaq: AWAY) has organized a directory of the available, fully furnished homes for short- and long-term stays to be used by displaced residents in the northeast, company officials said in a Wednesday news release.
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The vacation home-rental website operator was founded in 2005. It is scheduled to release its third-quarter financial results on Nov. 1.
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Sparks-Shock Preview
The Los Angeles Sparks are riding the longest active winning streak in the WNBA, thanks in large part to Kristi Toliver's superb play.
While Tulsa seems unlikely to slow them down, the Sparks can't afford to take an improving Shock team lightly.
Los Angeles tries to win 10 straight for the first time in 11 seasons when it visits Tulsa on Thursday night.
Though the Sparks (19-6) own the second-best record in the league, they've looked every bit like the WNBA's most dominant team of late. On the verge of its longest winning streak since a league-record 18 consecutive victories in 2001, Los Angeles has outscored opponents by an average of 15.3 points during its current run.
No one has had a bigger impact over that stretch than Toliver, who's averaged 23.0 points - 4.4 above her season mark - in the nine consecutive victories. She's made 16 of 25 from 3-point range in the Sparks' four games since the Olympic break.
"When you win, it's easy for people to identify their roles and accept their roles," she said. "Obviously during this win streak, people have been able to get a feel for what their supposed to do, and doing it well. Finally, everybody has embraced their role and (they) understand their role and know what they need to bring. We're a very tough team to beat when we're all on the same page and we understand that."
Toliver came through with another impressive performance Saturday versus New York, scoring a game-high 26 points in an 87-62 rout.
"I'm kind of accustomed to (seeing) it now," rookie forward Nneka Ogwumike said of Toliver. "She still leaves my jaw dropping. Having a scorer like that - I wouldn't even call her a shooter, she's a scorer. Being able to play off of someone like that is remarkable."
While Toliver had 21 points during the last matchup in this series June 26, it was Tulsa's Riquana Williams who stole the show, scoring a season-high 27 in the Shock's 91-75 victory.
Tulsa (5-19) carries a bit of momentum into this matchup, having won two of three for the first time this season. The Shock snapped their 13-game road losing streak dating to last year Tuesday, winning 84-80 over an Atlanta club that was without Angel McCoughtry.
"That was our first road win, so we're really excited about that," coach Gary Kloppenburg said. "I thought we executed down the stretch to win. We've had trouble finishing games."
While the Shock had something to celebrate Tuesday, they also learned that center Elizabeth Cambage won't be joining them this year. She won a bronze medal with Australia at the Olympics and was expected to make her season debut in this game.
"I think she definitely wants to be in our league and in Tulsa," Kloppenburg said. "But I think with our situation this year and her youth, you see with most of veteran players that they play in the Olympics and they're back. I think she's still learning how to come back."
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Public Financing Lobby On The Sidelines For Now
Feb 16th - 7:31 am
From the Morning Memo:
The Public Campaign Action Fund, a deep-pocketed organization that backs the public financing of political campaigns, has yet to jump in the lobbying fray this legislative session.
"We are definitely monitoring closely what's going on in Albany, but we haven't made any plans to lobby," said Adam Smith, a spokesman for the group.
At the moment, neither Public Campaign Action Fund or a related organization, Friends of Democracy, has filed an intent to lobby letter with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics – a documented required when the cost of seeking to influence state government is expected to be more than $5,000 for any given entity.
The decision to remain on the sidelines for now comes after pro-public financing organizations spent heavily through independent expenditure committees in the state Senate elections over the past two cycles.
The campaign money was spent to little avail: Republicans swept three upstate Democratic incumbents from the chamber and held on to all of their seats on Long Island, securing a full majority in the chamber this past November.
At the same time, GOP candidates and their allies made a point of campaigning against creating a public financing system.
With Republicans fully in control of the Senate, the prospects of a broad public financing program passing this year appear dim.
The lobbying in favor of getting big money out of politics – be it in the form of personal meetings with decision makers or through well-financed TV ad and mail campaigns – has, ironically, been a costly one in recent years.
The organization spent more than $1.3 million lobbying state government on the issue of public financing last year.
Between January and February alone, the Public Campaign Action Fund spent $450,000 on a television ad buy. An additional $884,279 was spent between March and April (most likely mostly March) on ads, direct mail and phone banking.
The effort had only a half-result: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers agreed to create the first statewide public financing program which applied only to the state comptroller's race.
That pilot program didn't work out too well. It's lone participate – Onondaga County Coptroller Bob Antonacci, the GOP opponent to Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli – failed to meet the fundraising threshold to qualify for public matching funds.
Cuomo this year included a full public financing system in his $142 billion budget proposal.
This month, Cuomo has repeatedly called for new ethics legislation tied to the passage of the state budget, but he has been focused on achieving new disclosure laws when it comes to legislators' outside income in the wake of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on corruption charges.
The pro-public financing banner is still be carried in Albany in the form of the labor-aligned Working Families Party and its community-organizing partner, Citizen Action of NY.
Friends Of Democracy Reports $650K Effort
Oct 27th - 8:45 am
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The pro-public financing group Friends of Democracy this month spent virtually all of its $650,000 budget, according to a filing with the state Board of Elections.
The majority of the group's money was contributed by Jonathan Soros, the son of wealthy financier George Soros, who donated $600,000 to the effort.
The filing shows Friends of Democracy has spent $637,125 this month, almost entirely on TV ad purchases.
The group has been active in at least two state Senate races: the 40th Senate district race between Democrat Justin Wagner and Republican Terrence Murphy, along with the 46th Senate district, which is a rematch between Democratic incumbent Cecilia Tkaczyk and Republican George Amedore.
Hayworth Targeted By Campaign Finance Super PAC
Oct 20th - 7:00 am
A super PAC pushing an overhaul of federal campaign finance laws last week sent two mailers in the 18th congressional district, targeting Republican former Rep. Nan Hayworth.
The group, Every Voice Action, is tied to Jonathan Soros, the son of liberal financier George Soros, who is also funding Friends of Democracy, which has been active in several state legislative races.
Every Voice Action has also received funding from the Mayday PAC, a super PAC put together by legal theorist (and Zephyr Teachout booster) Lawrence Lessig.
The two mail pieces knock Hayworth for past votes on health-care related issues, which the group links back to her campaign contributions.
The mailers were sent last week to around 22,000 households in NY-18.
Hayworth is running for the seat in the Hudson Valley that she held until 2012, when she was defeated for re-election by Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.
The Soros-backed Friends of Democracy is active again on the state-level this year, too, most notably funding a television ad knocking Republican state Senate hopeful George Amedore, a former assemblyman who is in a re-match himself against Democratic incumbent Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk.
Paladino Calls Maziarz 'Poster Child For Term Limits'
Jul 19th - 1:02 am
Several Western New York Republicans have come to the defense of retiring New York State Senator George Maziarz in recent days; former GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Carl Paladino is not one of them.
"I think George is probably a poster child for term limits," Paladino said.
Maziarz has served in the Niagara County based 62nd state senate seat for two decades. It's a tenure Paladino believes was too long.
"After a while they start to feel like a king, you know King George," said Paladino.
It's a characterization the Buffalo businessman has repeated over the years, and one that now appears to be gaining traction. At about the same time Maziarz announced his retirement, reports surfaced the U.S. Attorney's Office was looking into his campaign spending.
What started as a Moreland Commission report that showed $140,000 in unspecified campaign expenditures continues to expand. The Albany Times Union reported Friday Federal investigators are now examining unitemized checks that were made out to cash, but never reported to the state board of elections.
The latest questions center on funds from the Maziarz campaign account that were reportedly given to a youth softball team and thousands of dollars in purchases from a WNY business. Maziarz Campaign Treasurer, Laureen Jacobs, has been asked to turn over documents but her attorney wouldn't provide any further details.
And although charges have not been filed, Paladino isn't giving Maziarz the benefit of the doubt.
"In my book, he was the guy that held Niagara County down," Paladino said.
Paladino believes the investigation into Maziarz campaign spending is nothing compared to what he didn't do. That criticism has to do with what Paladino describes as more than $1 Billion from the New York State Power Authority's budget.
That money, according to Paladino, was generated through the sale of unused allocated power. Money that Paladino insists should have been spent on development in Western New York.
"George turned the other way as Cuomo was sweeping the account for the last four years. He never ensured that that money would stay here for Western New York's benefit. That's the kind of stuff that bothered me about George."
It may take some time before Maziarz's legacy is clear. While the jury is still out in the court of public opinion, Paladino made up his mind long ago.
"George is going to walk away with a million, one hundred thousand dollars in his campaign account and Western New York is no further ahead today than it was when George originally took office," Paladino added.
Gallivan Reacts To Maziarz Retirement; Downplays Questions Over Campaign Funds
Jul 15th - 11:38 pm
Although he was surprised by it, State Senator Pat Gallivan said the public shouldn't read into the timing of the retirement of fellow Western New York Republican George Maziarz.
"Senator Maziarz has expressed publically his reasons for retiring that he had been thinking of it for a while, that it was in the best interest of his family and his future and I think unless we see otherwise we have to take that at face value," Gallivan said.
A report by an anti-corruption panel released in May that showed Maziarz had $140,000 in unspecified campaign expenditures, followed by the revelation his former chief of staff was issued a Federal subpoena has sparked a new conversation over how this money can and should be spent.
"It wasn't talking about taxpayer dollars. It was talking about voluntary campaign contributions and of course the expenditures of campaign contributions are guided by the Executive Law," said Gallivan.
Gallivan's name also appeared on the now defunct Moreland Commission Report. It showed he had $80,000 in unspecified campaign expenditures dating back more than five years.
"When that happened I directed my campaign staff to look at our filings. We've always tried to endeavor to comply with the law but I asked them to look at our filings to ensure that we are in full compliance with the law," Gallivan said.
Democratic Erie County Board of Elections Commissioner Dennis Ward said there's a lot of gray area when it comes to campaign finance law in New York State. He said expenditures from private campaign donations, under $100 don't have to be itemized.
"That doesn't mean that you don't have to keep the records so that if you are audited, at a point down the road, that you have to still have the records for such expenditures," Ward said.
Ward said the Moreland Commission; even if it was still active, had no power to prosecute. There are also questions as to whether or not a commission appointed by the executive branch even had the authority to investigate the legislative branch of state government.
"Is it sufficiently clear? No. Our law should be strengthened and it should be tightened up to define a lot more of these expenses that would appear to people to be personal expenditures," Ward added.
Gallivan hopes the public will keep a few things in mind before passing judgment solely on the findings of the Moreland Commission.
"My understanding is that they looked at the campaign filings of every member of the the legislature so in some way shape or form everybody was looked at, some questions were raised and that's ok that some questions were raised because that gives you a chance to make sure you're doing things the right way and again I'm confident that our filing, after review, are fully up to snuff and are in full compliance with the law," Gallivan added.
NYPIRG Troubled By End Of Aggregate Contribution Cap
Jun 6th - 11:59 am
An 11-page policy paper released by the New York Public Interest Research Group on Friday takes issue with the state Board of Elections to suspend the aggregate political contribution limits in the wake of the Supreme Court decision, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.
Broadly, NYPIRG notes the impact of the decision to suspend the state's $150,000 aggregate limit for contributions in an election cycle will have little impact, considering donors can skirt that through donations from a web of limited liability corporations.
But the group takes issue with the decision by the board to suspend the cap without public hearings.
"However, the Board's hasty decision highlights an ongoing weakness: namely that it has been too quick to act – and often with negative consequences – without publicly soliciting outside comments," the paper states. "Additionally, and perhaps most significantly, this decision by the board establishes a precedent that will leave New York's campaign finance system in worse shape."
NYPIRG stresses the McCutcheon decision more readily impacted federal election law, not state-based contribution laws and regulations.
Nevertheless, the conservative Center for Competitive Politics earlier this year wrote to Gov. Andrew Cuomo urging the state to repeal the limits or face a lawsuit.
"If New York fails to either amend or repeal this statute to conform to the Court's ruling, it risks a lawsuit," wrote the group's president, David Keating. "CCP has provided pro bono representation in similar situations, and would strongly consider doing so here as well. Such legal action would cost the state money defending the case, and would distract the Attorney General's office from other important legal work. Additionally, if the state chooses to defend the law in court, it is probable that the state will have to pay substantial legal fees to successful plaintiffs."
The McCutcheon decision could usher in a new era of super PAC spending the state level, with one group already created to work on behalf of Senate Republicans as well as GOP attorney general candidate John Cahill.
Sources: WFP's Future At Stake In Endorsement Fight
May 30th - 3:45 pm
When Working Families Party state committee members gather at their convention tomorrow, far more than the endorsement for governor will be at stake.
The very future of the labor-backed party will be on the line, and according to one labor source, the damage done by the disagreement over whether or not to back Gov. Andrew Cuomo again may very well be irreparable.
"Regardless of what happens now, the way the party has conducted itself has done lasting damage to relationships with key (union) affiliates," the source said. "It's unclear if the party will ever be the same."
Union leaders were burning up the phone lines this morning, discussing whether the time had finally come to pull their support of the party they helped create and have financially sustained since 1998.
According to another labor source involved in these talks, a number of the largest and most significant unions – including 1199 SEIU, HTC, the laborers, RWDSU, and the UFT – were prepared to call it quits with the WFP, knowing that their withdrawal could very well lead to the party's "collapse."
The Teamsters and TWU were also involved in these discussions, which were far enough along to warrant talk of drafting of a joint statement, although one was never actually released.
The problem is not merely that these unions and others have benefitted from their relationship with Cuomo and want to give him Row D as payback. There is something bigger in play – the direction in which the party has been going and its overall reason for existing in the first place.
The reality is that creation of a public campaign finance system – an issue of utmost importance this legislative session to the activist faction of the WFP – is not actually all that important to many labor unions, which care more about job creation, wages and benefits.
Or, as one labor leader told me this morning, the "far left progressive agenda" that is driving the party at the moment "does not put one person to work."
As Capital NY reported this morning, about one third of the WFP's state committee seats are vacant – a situation that empowers the activists over the union members.
The anger that was palpable among union officials this morning seems to have calmed somewhat, and they are now holding off on the so-called "nuclear option" of pulling out of the WFP altogether.
But that possibility is still on the table, according to these sources, and will remain there even if the divided state committee endorses Cuomo over Fordham Prof. Zephyr Teachout tomorrow, or decides to back a placeholder candidate for governor on the line for the short term.
At least one labor source suggested that creation of an entirely new party has been discussed – one truly focused on the needs of "working people" and not interested in striking a symbolic blow in New York to capitalize on a perceived national moment of political power for the left.
It was also suggested that perhaps the New York City-based unions could choose to redirect their support to the Central Labor Council, empowering it to become more of a political player, though it would not – as the WFP does (for the moment) – have the benefit of a ballot line.
It's also possible that an eleventh-hour deal comes together, with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio managing to cobble together some sort of temporary peace agreement between labor, the WFP leadership, and the governor that would be amenable to the party's rank-and-file.
But even if that happens, unions might not be so inclined to support the WFP going forward, being slightly less generous in their contributions to its coffers and less enthusiastic in encouraging their members to cast general election votes on the WFP line.
The situation at the moment is very fluid, and could very well remain so right up until the voting at the convention on the endorsement for governor question begins tomorrow night.
And, according to BuzzFeed, Cuomo is reportedly fanning the flames by asking AG Eric Schneiderman – a darling of the left – to refuse the WFP's endorsement, which would be a significant blow.
The governor may have made the same ask of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who arguably owes his close 2010 win over Republican Harry Wilson to the unions and the GOTV effort they ran on his behalf.
Conservative Party Warns Republicans: Don't Go There on Public Financing
May 16th - 3:30 pm
Following Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos' comments yesterday about ongoing talks on a public campaign finance system, state Conservative Party is upping the ante on the issue, warning Republican lawmakers that they could lose a crucial endorsement if they vote "yes" should a bill come to the floor.
The party sent out a press release this morning reiterating its "staunch" opposition to "the wasteful and often abused system of public financing of campaigns," and reminding members of the Senate and Assembly who plan on seeking the Conservative line this fall that legislation that would create such a system is double rated – meaning it will carry twice the rate of other bills in determining lawmakers' score, as it were, on top party issues.
Party leaders use those scores in determining who will receive their endorsement.
In a brief telephone interview this afternoon, Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long went one step further, saying that while public campaign finance is not currently a line-in-the-sand issue like same-sex marriage, he may revisit that question with executive committee members in the coming weeks.
"Let me say this to you: At this stage in the game, if the bill were to pass, it's really a vote for the Working Families Party," Long told me. "And knowing what's happening here, if in fact the legislators give this issue to the Working Families Party, I may go back and revisit it with the board."
"If this is given to the Working Families Party – because that's who's pushing this, it's the progressives who are pushing this agenda – I'm going to take very strong exception to it. I just can't see how any of our endorsed legislators could go for this type of bill."
Losing the Conservative line would be problematic for a number of GOP senators in closely divided districts. Skelos was careful to say that what's under consideration is a "non-taxpayer" funded system, floating the idea of using a tax return check off to pay for matching funds.
The governor and IDC Leader Jeff Klein have been pushing hard for a more robust public system since the passage of the one-year, state comptroller-only program that was included in the 2014-125 budget and quickly panned by reform advocates. Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has said he won't participate, even though he championed just such a pilot plan in the past, while his GOP opponent, Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci, is not only participating, but crediting the existence of the program for his decision to run.
Time is of the essence when it comes to public finance negotiations, since this is a key issue for many WFP activists who oppose giving Cuomo their party's endorsement this fall if he doesn't fails to deliver a more widespread program than the one included in the budget. The WFP is holding its nominating convention at the Desmond Hotel in Colonie on May 31. Coincidentally, the Conservative Party is having its convention that day, too, in Rockville Center, Long Island.
BOE Releases Draft Regulations For Public Financing, IE Reporting
May 9th - 5:31 pm
The state Board of Elections on Friday afternoon released a set of proposed regulations governing new disclosure requirements for independent expenditure organizations as well as draft rules that would governing the public financing of the state comptroller's race.
Both the IE reporting requirements, as well as the public financing system, were included in the 2014-15 state budget agreement, approved in March.
The regulations are being considered for adoption by the board on an "emergency basis" at its next meeting, scheduled for May 22.
The public financing system for the comptroller's race would cap matching funds at $4 million to a candidate in a primary or general election, being paid out by the state's unclaimed funds.
Incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli is not participating in the program; Republican candidate Robert Antonacci, however, will.
The proposed public financing regulations provide an outline for how the matching funds payments will be made, as well how oversight of the funds spent would function and criteria for what type of contribution qualifies to receive public dollars.
But proposed regulations for independent expenditures are calling for more information how the newly created office of the enforcement counsel will enforce non-compliance.
The BOE regulations for IE groups outlines what constitutes an independent expenditure organization as well as rules for IE registration.
Senate Dems, Public Finance Advocates Won't Support Watered-Down Agreement
May 9th - 11:21 am
As various proposals for a broader public financing system are floated, members of the mainline Democratic conference in the Senate, as well as advocates that have pushed the measure over the years, are telegraphing they won't support any agreement they deem watered-down.
If anything, the concerns advocates and liberal lawmakers are raising underscores just how much of a Rubik's Cube the issue is for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who faces pressure from the left to push the system through the state Senate, but resistance from Republicans to attaining what would be the ideal system desired by supporters, including Working Families Party.
"We're encouraged by the renewed interested in Fair Elections in Albany," said Karen Scharff, the executive director of Citizen Action of New York, who released a statement on behalf of the Fair Elections for New York campaign. "But when it comes to public campaign funding, the details matter. History has proven that half a loaf campaign finance reforms result in failure, and we don't want history to repeat itself in New York. Public campaign funding systems have been successful in New York City, Connecticut, Arizona and Maine because they provide enough public funds for candidates to run competitive campaigns."
A variety of potential compromises have been floated in recent days that seem geared toward enticing the Senate Republicans to reaching a deal with Cuomo on the issue.
The potential agreements range from a regional plan that would provide more money downstate, to a phased-in approach that would begin to impact races without incumbents running and would begin in the next election cycle.
"Adequate funding, strong enforcement and starting the system in the next election cycle are necessary for public campaign funding to work for New York State," Scharff said. "We were glad to see the Senate Democrats and Speaker Silver indicate yesterday that they can't support a weak system that won't work. We look forward to working with the Governor and leaders to pass a strong fair elections system this session."
Advocates remain restive over a March agreement with the Legislature that created public financing for only the state comptroller's race, which Republican comptroller candidate Bob Antonacci is participating in.
Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the Senate Democratic conference, pointed to a package of measures unveiled this week by lawmakers there, adding such compromises would be difficult to support.
"We unveiled our campaign finance and ethics plan earlier this week," he said. "The current rumors and speculation circulating Albany do not approach that plan and would be very hard to support."


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Gemini Weekly Love horoscope for period February 28, 2015 to March 6, 2015
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Do some traveling, stay in tune to the world around you through email, media and other social networks. It will be desirous for you to do so. That's where you catch the fishes these days. Socialize amongst your friends or simply take a class and increase your mind. This is all very favorable right now for you and will open up plenty of opportunities.
No matter what you choose to do in romance, emotionally or physically, it will always seem to be the right choice. Although what you accomplish this week will be highly favorable for you, to accomplish these feats on a greater scale you must dream them and feel the passion. In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.
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TV Ratings: NBA Finals Surge to Near Record With Game 7 Win for Miami
UPDATED: ABC's coverage of the basketball championship delivers its second best overnights for a NBA game ever -- while NBC's even "Hannibal" ends freshman season on a low note.
The last game of the 2013 NBA Finals made up for dips earlier in the series. Overnight returns for the Miami Heat's game 7 championship win over the San Antonio Spurs place it is as the second-highest-rated NBA game to ever air on ABC. The game delivered a 17.7 overnight rating, according to Nielsen, with the telecast peaking near the game's conclusion with a 22.6 rating.
Fast National returns also have the game earning an initial 8.7 rating with adults 18-49. That number will also move up the dial in final returns, and the last game 7, in 2010, came in two tenths of a point lower in comparable early returns.
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Early entries in the series had been coming in shy of 2012, but the tight race between both teams ultimately brought the finals all the way to game 7. Last year, the highest-rated in 8 years, ended in game 5 with a 12.5 overnight rating. Final ratings and total viewership with time zone adjustments taken into account won't be available until later Friday.
Elsewhere on ABC, initial returns give Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night a 3.2 rating adults 18-49 and the pre-game show a 4.5 rating.
Hell's Kitchen (1.9 adults) was mostly steady on Fox, despite the still competition. The episode was down just a tenth of a point from last week, leading into an even Does Someone Have to Go (0.9 adults). Fox averaged a 1.4 rating with adults 18-49 and 3.7 million viewers.
Encores averaged a 1.0 adults rating and 5.9 million viewers on CBS.
NBC was also in repeats, with the exception of the season finale of Hannibal. The freshman drama was even with last week's low, averaging a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49. The network pulled a 0.6 adults rating and 1.8 million viewers for the night.
Univision averaged a 1.4 rating with adults 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers, while Telemundo earned a 0.7 adults rating and 1.6 million viewers.
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The Rhode Island Rams and the Temple Owls will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Liacouras Center. Rhode Island was a 72-65 loser in its last match at home against La Salle. They failed to cover the 6.5-point spread as underdogs. Temple was an 83-78 winner in their most recent outing at home against Detroit. They failed to cover the 6-point spread as favorites. Rhode Island: Team record: 8-18 SU, 12-11-1 ATS Current streak: lost 2 straight games. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games on the road When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Team record: 20-8 SU, 12-14 ATS Current streak: won 4 straight games. is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Rhode Island When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Rhode Island at Saint Joseph's, Wednesday, March 6 Temple at Fordham, Wednesday, March 6 |


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Satechi BT Wireless Pocket Speaker review
Small Bluetooth speakers for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad seem to be the current rage. Recently, I did a review of the Logitech Mini Boombox, an amazing small speaker that packs a punch. However, I felt that the bass end on that speaker was bit on the weak side. Satechi has recently come ou...
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more updates- Apple Remote Desktop updated with Yosemite support
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In keeping up with the whole lose weight resolution/holiday detox I found some great, mouthwatering recipes to help us all out. They're low calorie but delicious. So delicious you're gonna need to practice some serious portion control.
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The Andromeda searches for the Deep Midnight's Voice, an old Nietzschean slipscout ship which enables mapping of every meter of the slipstream.
No results found.
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No results found.
Kevin Sorbo |
Captain Dylan Hunt |
Keith Hamilton Cobb |
Tyr Anasazi |
Lisa Ryder |
Beka Valentine |
Lexa Doig |
Andromeda/Rommie |
Laura Bertram |
Trance Gemini |
Gordon Michael Woolvett |
Seamus Harper |
Tim Henry |
Amory Sutton |
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Cameron Park |
Dr. Semel |
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Christopher Heyerdahl |
Gaiton |
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Gaiton: Is there really such a difference between my ancestors and me?
Dylan: Yeah. They're dead.
Rommie: You just used two words that should never be put together in a sentence.
Dylan: What's that?
Rommie: 'Tyr' and 'discrete'.
Harper: Trance! Have I ever told you you're my golden Love Goddess?
Trance: Only all the time.
Harper: I wonder if they still think they're alone in the universe?
Dylan: Well if they do... They're very, very lucky.
Rommie: Welcome to a system so remote, the Perseids forgot to name it.
Dylan: What's in a name, anyway?
The universe is perfect.
You cannot improve it.
If you try to change it,
you will ruin it.
If you try to hold it,
you will lose it.
Notes to Odo Chan,
International Airdates:
-This episode aired in Canada on April 23, 2003 on Mystery.
-This episode aired in the UK on September 8, 2003 on Sky One.
-This episode aired in the Australia on March 20, 2004 on Fox 8.
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International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi indicated Monday that delivery of humanitarian assistance to, and evacuation of children and women from, the besieged Syrian city of Homs, has not yet started.
Brahimi, special envoy of the United Nations and Arab League, expressed hope on Sunday that such assistance operations would begin on Monday.
Speaking to reporters on Monday in Geneva, Brahimi said, "There are no miracles here," and added that efforts will be made to continue talks between the Syrian government and rebels on Tuesday.
The two parties started talks at the U.N. European headquarters on Friday but have stalled due to a deep schism in view about the establishment of a transitional government and other issues.
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The Prewash Wash
In a country obsessed with handwashed clothes, convincing someone to buy a washing machine is quite a feat. Yes Indians can do without machines, we want to scrub our collars and cuffs with plastic bristle brushes and dip our soaks in buckets of water. If only my friends knew about methods like the Wave Wash! The idea is superb for our situation. Stubborn stains need not be brushed off, urtrasound vibrations and little amount of water can do the same job in a jiffy.
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Move comes as ILWU, PMA talks enter 10th month.
CMA CGM Vice Chairman Rodolphe Saadé calls deal a "major new agreement."
PMA neither loaded nor unloaded ships over the weekend, leaving yard and gate operations up to individual terminals.
Transpacific carriers cite port congestion and stronger demand as economy improves.
New style port directors are trying to tailor ports to industry supply chain needs.
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If indeed Lena Dunham was raped, and I very much doubt it; females like her live a lie—her rapist deserves compensation; double the amount if Dunham spoke during the torture session.
This creature is beneath contempt. A lot of worthless (and talentless) females like Dunham are bankrupting and ruining the lives of innocent men. And contrary to the consensus among both conservative and liberal female commentators, who are, seemingly, unfamiliar with the bogus, violence-against-women statistical racket, sexual assault on campus is not epidemic.
Emily Yoffe of Slate has just unearthed, in 2014, the "misguided policies that infringe on the civil rights of men." I wrote about the "Sub-Science [that] Bolsters Violence-Against-Women Claims" in 1999.
Dunham's violation via Mediaite.com:
Dunham details in her book that back in college (Oberlin)–after a night of getting high on Xanax and cocaine–she was raped by the "campus' resident conservative" named Barry. The incident was never reported to police. Upon the book's release in September, Time magazine specifically writes a column about the incident, stating in the headline it was a " Must-Read". Dunham was paid a $3.5 million advance by Random House.
– Shortly after the book release, Bretibart.com's John Nolte begins to dig into the allegation against Barry and even visited Oberlin to attempt to verify the story. Nolte discovers from many sources that there was, in fact, an easily-identifiable campus conservative named Barry who attended the college at the same time the now-28-year-old Dunham was there. But nothing else adds up: Barry denies even meeting her, a college radio station show (Real Talk with Dumbo) Dunham says Barry hosted apparently didn't even exist. Note: Barry is an uncommon name (it hasn't even made the Top-1000 list since 2004), so finding scores of "Barrys" from Dunham's tenure at a relatively small college didn't happen during the investigation.
– As a result, Barry–forced to take down his social media accounts and now seen as a rapist–hires a lawyer, Aaron Minc. Barry–also in his 20s and not exactly liquid in terms of cash–turns to crowdsourcing to help pay his legal fees. He notes that any money that exceeds said fees would go to charities assisting survivors of rape and sexual assault. …
UPDATE I (12/11): Facebook thread. Lying Down With Lena DungHam:
Ilana Mercer: DungHam and most of her sorority of solipsistic north American sisters don't know what rape is. They think that regret after a romp between the sheets means they were raped. They should decamp to Darfur or Durban to see real suffering. Sickening.
My 2nd Amendment sister, Nicki Kenyon, a tough lady who emigrated to the US from communist Russia, writes this about Lena DungHam's "rape" experience:
Nicki Kenyon: "This twisted, sick bimbo did it for the attention – nothing more. Barry had to hire a lawyer – at exorbitant prices, I'm sure – to defend himself after her allegations. The school expended resources investigating her claims. The news whores and mediots spent months covering this monstrosity's allegations. If there were any standards out there, this creature would be shunned by the world.
I say this as someone who WAS sexually assaulted in college by a mentally ill ex, and who did have the police arrest him, and who did have nightmares for years after the fact, and who carries a gun for personal protection. People like her make it impossible to believe people like me. I would like to kick her in her naughty bits, so hard, that she thinks twice about ever spreading her legs again!"
The only woman in mainstream media, who, with all her faults, I'd call brilliant:
Sorry this column is late. I got raped again on the way home. Twice. I should clarify – by "raped," I mean that two seductive Barry White songs came on the radio, which, according to the University of Virginia, constitutes rape.
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT! …… It must be difficult for white, straight coeds, because it's so hard to be a victim. You're not black, you're not gay, you don't have leprosy – what can you do to acquire victim cool? Join the rape club! …
… The main threat to college students' physical and emotional safety these days comes not from athletes or fraternity members, but from the feminists."


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For the third straight month, Fox Business Network's Lou Dobbs Tonight has topped its CNBC competitor The Kudlow Report in its key Adults 25-54 demo. In November, Dobbs averaged 45,000 viewers compared to Kudlow's 40,000,.giving FBN a 13 percent advantage in the 7PM timeslot.
FBN's 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' Tops 'The Kudlow Report' For Third Consecutive Month
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NEED Cat 22 stern pulpit rail
I've seen catalina direct has a 2-piece for a few hundred bucks but can anyone point me in the direction of a used one? Possibly something similar to fit the same mounting locations? Mines got a kink right in the middle.
Where are you located? Minney's Yacht Surplus is awesome but it is in Southern California.
Im in seattle. I'm actually going to LA in 2 weeks to start a cruise to Cabo so maybe I will see what they have and ship it ground back, or they may have a cheap ground shipping option?
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Give them a call, they some how have there inventory memorized.
I understand C25 stern rails work on C22's. I just lived without.
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That is certainly a possibility. I've seen a few with the split bar (two piece) rail but I really like the look of the whole stern wrapped around. Also the rail in the center is a great place to lean while holdin the wheel and I wonder if a wire would be sturdy/safe?
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Topic: Gaza disengagement
What Ariel Sharon Knew
The grudging respect that Ariel Sharon garnered from the Western press after the Gaza disengagement was misleading. They still reviled the Israeli military might he represented and the ideas he never let go of. Consequently, Sharon inspired the kind of praise that was both insincere and couched in so many weaselly qualifications as to make it twice as insulting as the condemnations he was used to. At least the condemnations were honest. His newfound, reluctant admirers couldn't even look him in the eye. And boy, did Arik detest cowards.
If the Newseum in Washington ever puts together an exhibit of such media behavior, they will surely center it on this masterpiece of the genre, from the Economist. It was published after the Gaza withdrawal was underway, but before Sharon was chased from the Likud Party for it. Lamenting that "the chances of a Labour victory are, alas, fairly negligible," the magazine focused on Benjamin Netanyahu's intention to vie for the Likud leadership against Sharon, and weighed in on which one was preferable. One imagines the psychological torment the editors withstood in order to choose between Bibi and Arik.
When it came time to hand down its verdict, the Economist offered a pox on both their houses, but slightly less of one on the House of Arik:
The Gaza Disengagement in Hindsight
Bret Stephens had a thought-provoking column Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal in which he recanted his previous support for the Gaza pullout. It made me wonder whether I too was wrong to support Sharon's disengagement in 2005.
Like Bret, I went back to look at what I wrote at the time. In August 2005 I published an article in the Los Angeles Times entitled, "Hamastan? Gaza Pullout Worth the Risk." As the title implies, I freely acknowledged that Gaza would likely become a breeding ground of terrorism, possibly even of international terrorism. But I nevertheless argued that "on balance" the pullout was worth the risk because it would allow Israel "to regain the initiative — moral and political," and that "if the Palestinians fire rockets from Gaza, Israel will be free to mount a military response — more free, in fact, when the threat comes from a sovereign Palestinian state than when it emanates from Israeli-occupied territory."


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Yosemite National Park Gets A Google Logo To Mark Its 123rd Birthday
Today's Google logo celebrates the Yosemite National Park, which congress established as a national park on this date in 1890.
The logo includes a collection of badges with "Google" front and center on a yellow badge featuring the park's famous Half Dome Mountain. A John Muir Trail (JMT) badge is included along with others to highlight park activities like rock climbing and camping.
With the Lincoln land grant in 1864 to preserve the area, the Yosemite Grant was the first time the US federal government designated an area of land to be preserved for public use. As a result of the combined efforts of Sierra Club founder John Muir and Century Magazine editor Robert Underwood Johnson, Yosemite became a national park in 1890 when the two lobbied congress to further protect the nearly 1,200 miles that spread across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain in California's Tuolumme, Mariposa and Madera counties.
Home to spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, and giant sequoia groves, the park sees approximately four million visitors a year. Unfortunately, no one can visit the park today as it, along with many other national parks, are closed because of the government shut-down.
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The Promise of Spring Garden Santos Doll was created as a project for one of my favorite publishers, the Stampington Web Site.
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All the art shown here and more are available in my Etsy shop.
The Promise of Spring Garden Santos Doll was created as a project for one of my favorite publishers, the Stampington Web Site.
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All the art shown here and more are available in my Etsy shop.
I've fallen in love with Sakura Gel Pens. While working on ideas for a decorative paper and collage class (Sign up here) I got hooked on working with the pens combined with Koh-i-nor woodless color pencils and have made a lot of paper in preparation for cutting the pages up for collage. These photos show some of the results.
The class will be three hours on Friday mornings for six weeks beginning January 30th 2015 and is to be held in McLean, VA. Even if you are experienced in doing this type of work, the class will provide time to work with a community of like minded persons.
Create your own unique patterned papers for collage with paint, drawing, stamps and stencils. Learn layering techniques to create beautiful, unique, hand designed paper. By sewing and gluing, we will create layered effects and interesting juxtapositions. You will use the papers you have designed to create small collages and Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). Suggested materials to collect for use in class: old handwritten letters, interesting weathered old book pages, paper bags, odd bits of patterned paper you may have or find, bits of fabric, yarn, thread, old calendar pages. Instructor: Theresa Martin
To join me for the Patterned Paper and College Class, to be held in McLean, VA, go HERE.
This angel will be given away on December 13th, 2014. The details are HERE on the paperwhimsy inspire blog.
– Sign up is on the Artistic Artifacts web site HERE.
The process for both pieces is the same. First, a digital collage is made and printed out onto Transfer Artist Paper (TAP). It is then ironed onto fabric. From there, I embroider over the collage and add beads, ribbon, or wire mesh depending on the texture desired. These two pieces were stretched onto canvas stretcher bars, stapled down and framed with simple black frames. Growing Up is 8″ x 14″ inches. Little Flower is 9″ x 24″.
They are on exhibit in Alexandria, VA until November 2 in a show titled Metamorphosis.
Del Ray Artisans: View the art exhibit from October 3 through November 2, 2014 during gallery hours: Thursdays 12-6pm, Fridays & Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays 12-6pm. The gallery is free, open to the public and handicap accessible.
The Halloween deadline is approaching for those of us who make things for Halloween. Halloween makes me think about being a kid again and it's fun to dream about Masquerade Balls and Mysterious happenings.
You can read more about how I made the Boo Sisters on the paperwhimsy inspire blog.
The Amazing Alterables at paperwhimsy are on vacation until September 28th but the image downloads there are on sale for now. It's a good time to stock up on the beautiful images. Details of the sale are below and clicking the image takes you directly to Gale's shoppe.
The Autumn 2014 issue of Somerset Apprentice is hitting the newsstands.
I have a two page spread in the FROM THE PROS section. I'm happy to be in such great company. Here are links of the others artists in this section:
Mary Beth Shaw – mbshaw.blogspot.com
Kate Crane - thekathrynwheel.blogspot.co.uk
Teresa Mcfayden – www.teresamcfayden.com
Andrea Matus Demeng – www.andreamatus.com
Joanna Pierotti – mosshill.blogs.com
Jesse Reno – jessereno.com
Sue Pellertier – www.suepelletierlaughpaint.com
Katie Kendrick – joyouslybecoming.typepad.com
Taryn Reece – www.naveljellystudios.com
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Comparison of Growth Factor Treatments on the Fibrochondrogenic Potential of Canine Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes for Meniscal Tissue Engineering.
Title | Comparison of Growth Factor Treatments on the Fibrochondrogenic Potential of Canine Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes for Meniscal Tissue Engineering. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Spina J, Warnock JJ, Duesterdieck-Zellmer KF, Baltzer WI, Ott J, Bay B |
Journal | Veterinary surgery : VS |
Date Published | 2014 Mar 11 |
Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To determine the in vitro effects of differing growth factor treatments on the fibrochondrogenic potential of fibroblast-like synoviocytes from cruciate ligament deficient femorotibial joints of dogs. STUDY DESIGN: In vitro study. SAMPLE POPULATION: Synoviocytes from dogs (n = 8) with naturally occurring cruciate ligament insufficiency. METHODS: Synoviocytes were cultured in monolayer and synthesized into tensioned synoviocyte bioscaffolds (TSB) suspended in media containing TGF-β3, or FGF-2, TGF-β1, and IGF-I. The 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue (DMMB) assay and toluidine blue stain assessed glycosaminoglycan content; hydroxyproline assay, and collagen I and II immunohistochemistry assessed collagen content. Biomechanical properties were determined by materials testing/force-deformation curves. RESULTS: All tissue cultures formed tensioned fibrous tissue-like constructs. Mean tissue cellularity and cellular viability was significantly greater in the triple growth factor-treated TSB by 0.09% and 44%, respectively. Percentage collagen content, and relative gene expression for collagen I, II, and aggrecan was not significantly different between groups. Median percentage of GAG content was significantly greater in triple growth factor-treated TSB by 1.6%. Biomechanical properties were not different in compression. Triple growth factor-treated TSB were significantly stronger in toughness, peak load to failure, and stiffness in tension. CONCLUSIONS: TGF-β3 cultured bioscaffolds failed to outperform triple growth factor-treated TSB. Architectural extracellular matrix (ECM) organization and cellularity likely explained the differences between groups. TGF-β3 alone cannot be recommended at this time for in vitro formation of autologous fibrocartilage bioscaffolds for meniscal deficiency. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12170.x |
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There are so many misconceptions about home canning and preserving these days. It's hard. It's expensive. It requires a ton of sugar. You need a lot of specialized equipment.
One of the great marvels of being human is that we can choose to nurture and cultivate kindness, compassion, and love.
Creating relationships, establishing trust, and building rapport are essential elements of the human experience.
The 13th-century Sufi mystic and poet Jalaluddin Rumi found that by manipulating certain behavioral aspects of his physiology—eating lightly, breathing deeply, moving freely, and gazing raptly—he was capable of achievin
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Become a typing ninja with these simple and stress-free typing lessons that will help you type faster and with fewer errors. Continue reading
Chromoscope lets you explore our Galaxy (the Milky Way) and the distant Universe in a range of wavelengths from gamma-rays to the longest radio waves. Continue reading
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I really do like them, but the headrest covers were a little short and cover completely. Otherwise they are good.
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Most of everything is what I wanted it to be. All but one thing. If you own a 2011 Ford Edge with the drop down center console in the back seat, you are unable to close the drop down console up. To much fabric. We had to take it off so it would work.


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Winner of MacArthur 'genius grant': 'We have a very passive health care system in America'
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Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, was named one of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant' winners today. He organized a system in Camden, the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, that tracks down the poorest patients who need care.
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Starting next week, federally run exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act will officially roll out in 36 states. And we now have our first detailed look at the prices.
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Doctors are learning that listening to patients about their lives may reveal the secrets that will help their patients get better.
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The giant drug store chain says it will become one of the largest employers to revamp its employer-sponsored health coverage.
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In about two weeks, millions will start enrolling in health exchanges. But for many, the process is still murky and the government is hiring people to help.
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One of the things I love most about spring and summer is the return of color to my wardrobe. In the winter I definitely trend towards black, black and more black. So when I break out the summer clothes I feel like a butterfly emerging from the cocoon!
One of my favorite ways to add a shot of color to an outfit is through bold jewelry. Two dozen Indian-inspired bangles in sparkly brights like purple, lime and magenta or an attention-getting, oversized bib necklace inspired by the Wild West are some of my top choices to add punch to a summer ensemble.
My current obsession, however, is Murano glass beads and interchangeable bead jewelry. These little gems are a fraction of the cost of precious or semi-precious stones and add affordable color to every outfit...
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It all started at the funeral home. A few other of my misadventures have begun there, too.
For Southerners, though those born outside of the region often fail to understand, the funeral home is normally a gathering place where friendship, stories and even laughter is exchanged. Read More»
go broke in the year 2024 — five years sooner than was projected just last year.
The millions of Americans who have been counting on Medicare to be a reliable, stable guarantor of affordable healthcare in their senior years should be asking themselves, "Who is responsible for this predicament?" The short answer is "lots of people," but let's start by looking in the mirror. Read More»
It should come as no surprise that an immovable majority on the Fayette County Board of Commissioners — who put their relatives on the Board of Elections to oversee their re-election bids, push expensive and unwarranted road projects, voted on contacts and other expenditures in the millions without putting the items on an agenda, voted to keep us in the regional mass transit plans and consistently approve no-bid contracts for everything from grass cutting to engineering services — is frantically attempting to thwart a fellow commissioner from trying to rescue a failed budgeting process which w Read More»
As a Miami-Dade County attorney for 30 years I had an up-close look at the inner workings of the Dade County Commission. It is no wonder that many considered those workings to be similar to those engaged in by Third World countries.
I didn't believe that it was possible that annother county commission could be so arrogant and out of touch with the wishes of the electorate. I was wrong. Read More»
The June 9 meeting of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners was a successful launch of Fayette County into a new orbit of ludicrousness. Houston ... can you hear us ... we have a leadership problem!
There wasn't an open seat in the auditorium. The crowd had come to support Commissioner Steve Brown's effort to right our county's financial ship. Many in the crowd got up and spoke in favor of Brown's plan to use the new House Bill 240 solution for adverting a budget crisis in future years. Read More»
I have been regularly attending [Fayette County] Commission meetings for over two years now. There were easily 200-plus people in attendance at [Thursday] night's meeting, and [the] display was one of the most disrespectful I've ever witnessed.
Unfortunately, the citizens who attend these meetings have become accustomed to routinely being derided and mocked and having their rights trampled upon, but Chairman Frady's behavior last night was reprehensible. He's the one who's supposed to set the standard, and he failed miserably. Read More»
On June 9, 2011 Commissioner Steve Brown was listed on the commissioners' meeting agenda to speak on HB240. Under HB240, the funding for infeasible or impractical SPLOST projects may be put to a referendum vote. If the public decides it does not want those projects, their funding may be used to reduce debt or property taxes.
But for that to happen, the commissioners must first agree to a referendum. Brown brought with him a 20-page PowerPoint presentation he had prepared to help communicate what he had to say. He gave copies to the other four commissioners before the meeting started. Read More»
I have attended the Fayette County Commission meetings for the last year or so, and I will admit that the meeting of June 9 was the most embarrassing to date. A major number of the public attendees were there in response to seeing how this county was going to treat House Bill 240.
To have this tabled, after having the agenda agreed upon by all commissioners at the start of the meeting, was poor judgment by the chair. Read More»
Why does the bypass have such strong support from commissioners Frady, Hearn and Horgan? Do you ever ask yourself that question?
The road goes nowhere, it is wasting millions of dollars and there has never been a road study to support why it should be built.
The hidden force that has convinced the group of three, that this road is a must build, should make most people with common sense more then a little suspicious of the commissioners' motivations.
I say hidden force because those people have never come forth to the public to state their reasons for supporting this road project. Read More»
The ongoing saga involving our current and former mayors can best be described as nothing more than blight upon the reputation of our fair city. For a sitting mayor to accuse anyone of conducting city business while intoxicated (or partly) literally years after the fact and not surfacing the issue when it allegedly occurred demonstrates a character flaw I call cowardice. If it did not occur, then the man has proven himself a purveyor of prevarication. Again. Read More»


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Highlighting the pros and cons for specialist brokers
Everyone in the private medical insurance (PMI) sector knows how difficult – and costly – it can be to find genuinely new individual clients. Lead generation firms promise much in the way of opportunities but, as Harvey Jones reports, it's not always as straightforward as it seems.
Selling private medical insurance (PMI) is never easy, and the global financial crisis will only make it harder. But one thing always helps, and that is a good lead.
Leads are the lifeblood of any broker who is looking to expand or maintain their business, and the internet promises to deliver a steady supply.
Lead generation websites are big business across all areas of financial services, including health insurance. Sites can feed brokers a constant stream of new customer leads in "real-time", at a price. But is it a price you would want to pay?
Lead generation sites constantly generate leads as people look for financial help and information through search engines, online display advertising, email marketing and price comparison sites such as Moneysupermarket.com or Moneyextra.com.
A form pops up asking if they want more information or a callback from an expert, they fill in their details, and this is sold on to "lead buyers" such as brokers.
Quality is key
There are good reasons why brokers should consider online lead generation sites, says Justin Rees, director of marketing and partnerships at online lead marketplace LeadPoint UK, which sells 14 different types of lead, including mortgages, cosmetic surgery and health insurance.
"Brokers who buy PMI leads through our platform are put directly in touch with customers who have specifically asked to be contacted about health insurance because they are seriously considering buying the product," he says.
According to Rees, sites have a direct financial incentive to generate the best quality leads they can, because that will keep buyers coming back for more.
He says: "We also provide plenty of support to help buyers optimise their conversion rates and drive sales."
To maintain the quality of its leads, LeadPoint checks every fresh contact against a blacklist of hoax names and suspicious leads, and carefully examines postcodes and email formats.
"Most important of all, we check every phone number is connected and live," Rees continues. "If somebody tries to enter a fake number, they are prompted to input a correct one, or the lead is invalidated. Similarly, our call centre will verify suspect attributes, such as somebody giving their initial rather than a name."
Brokers pay between £35 and £45 for each lead, depending on the filters they select.
"If you want leads from just five specific postcodes, for example, you have to pay more than an adviser who can take leads from anywhere in the country," he continues.
Rees says the average lead conversion rate is around 20%, but naturally, it varies according to the broker. The faster you act, the better the results.
He says: "You have more than twice the chance of converting a lead if you make contact within five minutes of receiving a lead, than if you wait for 30 minutes."
Lead generation site QuoteRack.co.uk specialises in non-standard and high-risk quotes for general insurance and protection. With PMI, this might include people who have previously made health insurance claims, or have a troubled family medical history, says director Peter Skinner.


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There's no shortage of world-class beauty spots in London, whether your look is posh, pretty, polished, or punk. The challenge, of course, is scouring 609 square miles to track down the best spas, salons, and shops. So we asked some of our favorite Britons — and a few Anglophiles, too — to let us in on their favorite beauty spots. Here's the best from supermodels to makeup artists to fashion designers.
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Pick a class from the schedule and let the oregano-scented romance begin. Master meat with the Beef on the Grill class featuring tutorials on such cook 'em and eat 'em delights as maple rosemary steak skewers, skirt-steak salad, and braised brisket in chipotle molasses barbecue sauce (June 8, 6:30 p.m.), or opt for the poultry-friendly Chicken on the Grill with mini chicken burgers, balsamic black-pepper-grilled thighs, pesto and portabella grilled breasts, and a minty summer squash salad (July 20, 6:30 p.m.). Get more festive than a fiesta with a Mexican class, where participants learn how to prepare heirloom tomato and avocado salsa, scallop ceviche, adobo marinated pork, and a sautéed chard sweet-potato salad (August 24, 6:30 p.m.).


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I want some articles rewritten for my blog. Will be paying $1 for 1-499, $1.5 for 500-700 words, 2$ for 701-1000 words. A rewrite is normally less work and only rewritten to pass Copyscape. I don't want an article spinning software to do my work or people who will just replace words with synonyms. Will have a lot of content to be rewritten. Start immediately! Natives only. Once you get the job, you must communicate and let me know you are there. I hate when i hire a person and the don't communicate. There will be plenty of work for the right person!
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Worst cruise never again
10 days without sight of land and the activities during the day was non existent unless you want to do a quiz and win one golf ball between the table. Dont get me wrong I enjoy a good quiz but when thats about all there is it gets boring. We decided to play table tennis enjoyed that then the next day they decided to do maintenance on the floor there and on the basketball court.
The outdoor pool was emptied for a few days. The average age on the ship would have been about 65 yet they put toy story on the tv and other movies where at least 15 years old. Saturday night entertainment was The marigold hotel at leas five years old. My husband loves kareoke they had that twice at 11.00pm everyone had gone to bed. The drinks where really expensive. The shop on boatd was so expensive no one ever went in it. Getting off the ship on the tenders was arranged for 9.00am the last tender left at 11.45am with strict instructions to return at 2.00pm from Mossel Bay. Each port of call there More
was problems making people late for the tours and some people had to cancel.
I have to say the staff are very pleasant and helpful and the food was good but there was just to many other things against this cruise we left at Cape Town many others where going all the way to England. Less
Published 05/17/14
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