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You might find this hard to believe, but I wasn't always for homeschooling. If someone would've told us that we would homeschool our kids one day, I probably would've laughed.
Teach your kids at home? It sounded so foreign to me. I remember once in our early days of marriage, Jay mentioned that it would be great to homeschool one day. I dismissed the thought and chuckled to myself...
Over time, and after observing several successful, thriving homeschooling families, I began to re-think my position on homeschooling. Jay was ready to homeschool the moment the twins turned five. I, on the other hand, had reservations, and took a few years to come around. Sure enough, by the time the guys turned seven, I was completely on board, and couldn't wait to teach at home.
Part of my hesitancy, was due, in part, to the fact that I had a pre-conceived idea of what a homeschooling mom should be like. I know this sounds ridiculous, but in my eyes, the "ideal" mom was super spiritual, extremely energetic, and exceedingly smart -- somewhat of a conglomeration of Susannah Wesley, Annie Oakley, and Marie Curie.
I thought that a homeschooling mom needed the spiritual depth and saintliness of someone like Susannah Wesley. She, of course, was the gentle mother of John, Charles and over a dozen other beautiful children. Then, I pictured Annie Oakley, the markswoman and sharpshooter who was obviously one coordinated and agile lady. To top it off --- I envisioned a woman as smart and savvy as Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who's famous for her discovery and pioneering research on radioactivity.
Here's the point: Let go of any pre-conceived ideas of the perfect mom and teacher. And always remember---when we're called to homeschool, we bring our strengths and weaknesses, strong points and insufficiencies. Then, God provides everything we need to accomplish the task set before us.
I changed. I let go of that image of the pioneer-forging, gun-toting, award-winning mom who existed in my mind, and gave myself permission to teach my unique own way, with my own style. I found that when I did just that---I was truly free.
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Living so far away from relatives makes it necessary to travel during the holidays. The trip ranges from 10-12 hours depending on traffic and the bladders of adults, children and dogs.
Upon returning home, I noticed a new vehicle parked in front of my garage. It was dark, so I had to get some lights on in able to study what this thing was taking a space in my already crowded driveway.
The vehicle was big, grey, sturdy and had an advertisement on the side. The sign said "County Waste" and listed a phone number.
This was not a trash can.
According to the literature I received, this was a "wheeled cart."
When did we stop calling things what they really are?
My homeowners association had sent out flyers explaining this new process and of course, the news of a higher assessment/monthly fee. As always, I judge things by the price my Daddy paid for my first car. It was a 1968 Mercury Cougar and he paid $150 for it.
I was happy and fortunate to have it. I mopped floors, cleaned toilets and cut grass at around three dollars an hour in order to earn gas money. (A note to my children – read what I just said again, slowly.)
Well, the way I figured it, I could buy one of those 1968 Cougars each month and still have money left over for gas.
Perhaps I need to look on the bright side. This monthly fee gets me swimming pools, policemen and trash removal. As a bonus, the policemen wave at me.
I'm not complaining.
When I first moved here, a fellow in a beat up pick-up truck with make-shift plywood sideboards picked up my trash. I didn't even have to put it by the road. He came to the side of the house, got the can, took it to the truck, emptied it and then drove off to come back the following week.
Then it moved on to a service with nice fellows who would take anything you put by the road twice a week.
Now, I have "Automated Refuse Collection." On my paperwork, there is even an explanation of automated refuse collection. "Homes are provided with carts that are rolled to the end of the driveway the evening before collection day. Automated trucks are equipped with lifting mechanisms that easily empty specialized carts."
I bet you would have never guessed that would you?
They go on to tell me that it is neat, clean and easy. I'm sure that it is.
Somewhere in the paperwork, it describes the wheeled cart as a "toter." Again, a new word for garbage can.
This 96 gallon toter looks like you could get anywhere from 6 to 8 small children into it. Not that you would do that, it is just very large. Per the paperwork, please note, "These toters are easy to maneuver."
One thing that is very important is that due to the automation, you must make sure that nothing is within five feet of your wheeled cart/toter. The company notes the following in bold print with a line under it – "Please do not put anything you do not wish to be picked up near your carts."
They give examples of lawn chairs, basketball hoops, mail boxes and bicycles. This begs the question of "What if I do want it picked up?" You know – a nagging spouse, the neighbor's dog that insists on barking at 3 a.m. or even my old garbage cans that have served me so well for many years.
Could I put them within five feet?
We are living in a time with new words and new ways of doing things. It seems obvious that one solution to having to pay people more, provide healthcare and other benefits is "automation." In other words, we don't have to provide healthcare to the robotic arm for dumping the garbage.
We all see the problem with that solution and quite possibly the solution to that problem.
Perhaps we should study what we is being demanded and what we are putting in the garbage. We seem to be throwing out a lot of things that worked very well and are going to be left with folks with nothing to do but watch robots do their job.
I understand both sides of this equation, I am a math guy – however I am unable to solve it. In the meantime, "Do not get within five feet of my toter."
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This leaf plate is referred to as a "begonia leaf server" and this shape was replicated in many ways. All of their designs were borrowed from nature, using flowers, ferns, butterflies, seashells, vegetables (asparagus and cauliflower were popular), oak leaves, etc.
These styles and shapes were hugely popular during the period referred to as the Arts and Crafts movement which largely began in 1860 with its influence lasting until the 1930s.
The stamp on the bottom of yours is one of two stamps used, your plate having the older of the two. A plate in excellent condition with the older stamp is worth in the range of $125.
A newsworthy sale
Several lots of newspapers made up of mostly Providence Gazette and Country Journal from the 1770s to the 1780s sold on Nov. 18 at Skinner's Auctions in Boston. The total of $44,000 far exceeded the estimated sell price. The Providence Gazette was the predecessor of the Providence Journal, which bills itself as "America's oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication."
Some of the earliest issues sold were from Jan. 13, 1770 and included articles on the Boston Massacre and the death of Crispus Attucks (whose murder is credited with starting the Abolitionist movement). Other issues included notable events like the Boston Tea Party, Shay's Rebellion, treaties signed between various Indian Nations and the new United States government, text from the Constitution and news of the Revolutionary War.
Other than the content and age of the papers being of interest, there is what the papers are physically made of. Anyone who has ever tried to save anything in newspaper knows that newsprint deteriorates quickly. Before the mid 1800s, newspapers were printed on paper containing cotton rag fiber, which means they can survive for hundreds of years in excellent condition if cared for properly.
When the newsprint that we use today was invented (using wood fibers), it helped alleviate an expensive process and materials which allowed for greater production. Unfortunately, the acids in the paper weaken it and are susceptible to heat, light and dampness. It is the cheapest and least stable form of paper manufactured. This necessitates that all archived newspapers be preserved on microfiche.
Newsprint may be nearing the end of its prime and online subscriptions are on the rise. How will our news be preserved in the future?
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He may be 10th in the league in double-doubles, but the only number that only seems to follow Kris Humphries around is 72— the number of days his marriage to Kim Kardashian lasted.
Now— while going through a nasty divorce— DJs in every nightclub where Humphries shows up taunt the New Jersey Nets forward by playing Kanye West's song "Way Too Cold" which describes the rapper's love for Kim K and declares, "Lucky I ain't have Jay[-Z] drop him [Humphries] from the team."
West released the song a couple of weeks ago under the name "Theraflu" after he started dating Humphries ex-wife. The line refers to Nets minority owner Jay-Z if you didn't know.
The hardworking and under-rated Humphries puts up with a lot of hostile crowds— who boo him at every game and even on his own home court— but, after spending which must have seemed like an interminable amount of days as Mr. K with the mind-numbing Kardashian clan, the jeers probably sound a lot better than their air-headed chatter or Kanye's song.
Humphries was spotted with friends at a booth next to Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday— after the Knicks beat the Nets— at a Manhattan club when some DJ named "Theory" played West's track. Humphries ignored it and stayed late anyway.
If I were him, I would dance to the song. I would do the funky chicken or one of those silly wedding dance. So Chris, send them a message to let them know that not only do you have a good sense of humor, you actually agree with them for marrying a human toilet.
conyo west is a funky chicken no talent, bloated ego. His success just shows how far down we have sunk as a society... heehee, he thinks it's him....
Kayne is an ignorant,racist no talent *sshole and Kim K is definitley slut.
kanye and kim are a good pair. he is a racist thug and she is a slut
he sure is she sure is
Absolutely agree with sebring7, these two are well matched for each other...both will do anything to get into the media spotlight and neither has any self respect or respect for anyone else.
Poor Kris, he had to be around that dysfunctional family. I bet he couldn't wait to get out of there. One mans trash is anothers treasure. She is a giant slut. And Kanye West is a giant turd.
she sure is, he sure is
the same with Reggie Bush..right after she split with KH, she tried to run back to Reggie but he wasn't f*(K!N with her so she ran to kanye, so really he should be makin a song how she married KH, when it didn't work out ran back to RB and when he said hell no, he was the end result!
Kris got caught up with the phony Kim Kardashian. What's with the Kardashian girls all the can nab for a mate is a black man in sports?? What's with them can't they find a nice white man
to fit into their realm???
These nice black guys are just getting dragged into the Kardashian smut. Steer clear Ya Good sports men steer clear so
you don't end up hurt like Kris. Hold your head up hi Kris.
I believe that Kris is a very upstanding, genuine man; who has more class than Kim has in her ass. I watched the Brady Bunch/I mean the Kardashians and they are shrewd, shallow people. They portrayed Kris as a bully and insensitive to the *Princess* who expects everyone to bow down and kiss that TARGET below her back. Kim is whimpy..and a weak woman. I pray that she doesn't have kids. There goes another drama episode of the Kardasians. "The New and Improved Keep It All In The Family and In The House Bruce Bought." lol
if ass equals class, she's a dignitary.
Kris probably knows the meaning of the phrase "hell on Earth". I couldn't imagine (nor do I want to) being married to her. At least if her and Kayne are together, it saves two other people from being involved with them. Two wannabes with no talent.
no talent, no class, no brains and a racist message & no talent wit a biiiig ass booty yo
I REALLY like Kris as he appears to have had genuine feelings towards marriage, love and creating a life. But I feel that Kim and that ratched family was playing games with life and created a horrid specticle of his and their lives. Man I really hate he went through that. Heartbreak is so hard to endure and I can not IMAGINE going through that pain in front of the entire world. He should pray his way out of this and gladly kiss Kim and that entire family goodbye, especially that manly looking, thick jawed, illegitimate child, Khloe. Ugh! Her attitude was just so nasty to him and she was TERRIBLE to Scott. Any way, I used to be a fan of Kim's but I've gladly jumped off that bandwagon when I witnessed what she did to this man. Kris, God Bless, seek Jesus through this ordeal and disassociate yourself completely with the embarrassing Kardashian clan.
Oh and don't worry about getting a cute girlfriend. You are a SUPER gorgeous guy! And as UGLY as Kanye is, yes, UGLY, and as heaux-ish as Kim is, you should care less about those worthless POS's. lol
Could not have said it better!!!!!!!
Kanye is just in love. With a cumdumpster. And he wants the world to know. About his cumdumpster.
I take offense at your crude description of her, ... Please let's keep it civil.....she's a sperm receptacle.
What else would you expect from someone like West. Hopefully he & Kim will meet there Waterloo here on earth. Karma is an amazing thing I'm sure they'll get their due.
Yes, he is a racist pig with an ego in inverse proportion to any talent or brains he allegedly has.
Kayne is a mommys boy, Kim is just plain nasty, I bet she has some big ole dimples on the but, cellulite and a lot of it, gross, not to mention how much makeup she gobs on, she must like that black alabama snake, LMFAO....
If candy ass Cain or whatever his dumbass name is, is so bad or thinks he is, why doesn't he and KrIs take it to the ring, as in MMA or boxing?? I guarantee you that KH will kick his candy ass!!! CANE East or whatever that dumbass that can't talk right calls himself want do it because he's scared and knows what his mommy already knows that he is PUSS!!!!! L0l Bit&(......
I agree playher, KH would tear KW a new ass*#%$ ! What a punk, all he's done is write a song about his new ho. And that make take makes him a big man in his hos' eyes. LMAFO. What a racist punk.
Enough cottage cheese to provide breakfast for everyone at the homeless mission.
I feel for Chris. I agree with cookieM , He should just get up and dance to the song and show everyone that he has moved on and her crap cant get to him! Kim and Kayne are made for each other, soon there will be more videos out there!!
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To ensure that the car will be quiet and cool, the entire floor, starting with the inner firewall, was covered with a layer of Dynamat Extreme. When done, every square inch of the floor, trunk, and roof will be covered with this top-quality sound deadener.
The roof was given the same treatment as the floor. Dynamat Extreme was laid down to eliminate road noise, vibrations, and heat. Next, we glued in a layer of Dynamat TAC mat. The TAC mat is an insulating foam that will prevent heat from penetrating the roof on those hot summer days and also adds another layer of acoustic sound-deadening material.
After the firewall was covered in Dynamat, the Rain Gear electric wiper kit and Vintage Air A/C system was installed.
An aluminum rack was made to mount the Phoenix Gold amps and crossovers securely in the trunk.
In areas where heat is going to be an issue, we laid down a layer of Dynamat Extremeliner. Utilizing a layer of lead foil, warm foot wells will be a thing of the past.
For the low notes, a 10-inch Phoenix Gold sub-woofer was mounted in a 3/4-inch MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) enclosure next to the amplifiers.
Something else we left up to the experts was the glass installation. Here Doug and Ken from Victory Glass install the front windshield and surrounding stainless trim. Victory also cut new side glass, rebuilt and installed the window regulators, and replaced the worn felt on the garnish moldings, saving us a ton of time and countless headaches.
Art fabricated this killer console out of 0.060-inch aluminum. Incorporated into the console is the mount for the Kenwood CD/MP3 receiver, ducting for the Vintage Air A/C vents, seat adjustment controls, and a secondary glove box. The console will be smoothed out and painted with a custom mix PPG paint and eggshell clear so the sheen of the paint matches the sheen of the Majilite upholstery.
The foundation for the upholstery panels doesn't have to be wood. In the trunk, Art made all of the panels out of 0.050-inch aluminum. Note the trick little trap door converting the spare tire well into a small storage area for tools, detailing products, rags, etc.
During the reassembly of the car, Totally Stainless fasteners were used for the body panels as well as all of the interior garnish moldings.
While the template is nearly identical to the OE door panel, it is a lot more accurate and will fit a lot better.
In order to make an accurate door and interior panels, we first used template cardboard to make some patterns. The cardboard was trimmed to within a 1/16 of an inch of the door's edge so that when the panel is wrapped with material it will not overhang on the door and quarter panels.
Once the template is made, the pattern is transferred to a sheet of 1/8-inch oak veneer. This wood panel will become the foundation to your upholstered door panel.
The quarter panel template is made in much the same way. The gaps are less critical since the wind lace, carpet, garnish molding, and seat will be hiding the edges on all sides. When you are satisfied with the shape of the panel, it can be transferred over to the plywood and cut.
With the Tea's Design seat in place, it was time to layout the design for the panels. The first step was to determine a comfortable spot for the arm rests to go.
Small wire clips like these will hold the upholstery panels securely to the inside of the car. These fasteners will hold fast and still allow the panel to be removed to access window mechanisms, stereo components, etc.
Now that we had found where the armrests were to be mounted, their position was transferred back to the cardboard template. After looking at many car interiors and custom upholstery Web sites, a design was sketched out on the door/quarter panel templates so the design would flow from the front of the car to the back. The speaker location was also mapped out so it would fit the overall design of the interior.
Once we were satisfied with the design, the templates were cut up to provide a mask for the spray glue. These new templates will also be used for cutting the wood for the inset panels.
For the upholstery process a good pair of scissors, a cheap spray gun, a few acid brushes, chip brushes, and Weldwood Contact Adhesive will be your main tools for doing a top-notch job.
Before the wood panel is sprayed with glue, duct tape is placed over the panel fasteners to hold them in place and holes are made for the window and vent window cranks as well as the door handle. The new templates are placed on the wood to act as a mask so it will be much easier when removing the foam in this area for the accent panels. A piece of 1/4-inch foam is also rough-cut in the shape of the panel.
After spraying glue on the wood, remove the template cardboard masks and then spray the foam. Giving it a few minutes to "tack up," the foam can be pressed onto the wood. Using a sharp razor blade, the excess foam can be trimmed away.
Transferring the pattern of the accent panels onto the foam shows where the material needs to be trimmed away. Since the mark on the foam was made with a Sharpie, I cut the thick black line down the middle, giving me enough room for the upholstered panel to set down in the larger door panel.
These tee-nuts and small screws will be used to fasten the inset panels to the main door and quarter panel.
Using a sharp razor blade, trim the corner of the foam on roughly a 45-degree angle.
After shaving the edge with a razor, some 80-grit sandpaper helps smooth out the radius.
To get the material to fit around corners, a series of cuts need to be made to prevent the material from puckering.
With the upholstery glued to the foam, brush a little glue to the backside of the panel.
Stretch the material around the panel and then attach it to the tacky glue on the back side of the panel.
For the corners fold the extra material over, making sure that there are no wrinkles forming along the edge of the panel.
Pulling the tab around the corner will stretch the upholstery tight and make for a professional- looking job.
The corner is complete, just take your time and work your way around the entire panel taking time to firmly press the material into the insets and smooth out any wrinkles that may start to appear.
Lying them on the floor, we placed the quarter panel and door panel together to make sure everything flows and looks good. The only thing the door panel needs is the armrest that Jamie McFarland is sewing up for us.
With the newly upholstered quarter panel and garnish molding test fit into place, we can get an idea of what the completed project is going to look like.
While we had no problem upholstering the flat panels of the car, we let the experts at McFarland Custom Upholstery do the more intricate details. Here, Jamie lays down the Auto Custom Carpet and fits it around the console.
McFarland also installed the Novasuede headliner. The suede-like material looks like a million bucks!
The Grant steering wheel was re-upholstered in matching Majilite material to help tie the entire interior together while Auto Meter gauges, Lokar pedal kit, and Grant wheel all help to give the GT55 a classy sports car look.
McFarland and his team did a fantastic job of re-upholstering the stock rear seat to match it to the front Tea's Design seats using more of the high-quality Majilite material. The synthetic leather is very durable and not only that, it is super-comfortable too!
Installed on the door, the freshly upholstered panel, new Danchuck handles, and Phoenix Gold speakers definitely look a lot better than the faded, worn-out panel that it replaced.
The finished trunk still has plenty of room for luggage, tool storage in the spare tire well, and continues the clean, luxury sports car look.
The last step was to install the Crow Ent. belts and fine-tune the killer Phoenix Gold/Kenwood sound system. It's now time for a road trip!
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> I agree with what Greg says, makes allot good points.
Ok, thanks all! :)
Consensus is: don't do it.
Considering noone (except Gabe ;^) ) is jumping up saying "yes, let's do it!",
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Microsoft settles IBM antitrust claims
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The agreement, announced Friday, will result in a $775 million payment to IBM and a $75 million credit toward Microsoft software.
In the course of the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust suit against the software giant, the government claimed that IBM suffered from Microsoft's discriminatory pricing and overcharging practices, according to a Microsoft statement released Friday.
The settlement resolves those antitrust claims, as well as others related to IBM's OS/2 operating system and SmartSuite desktop application suite.
"IBM is pleased that we have amicably resolved these longstanding issues," Ed Lineen, senior vice president and general counsel for IBM, said in the statement.The pact does not cover claims for alleged harm to IBM's server hardware or server software business.
As part of the settlement, IBM has agreed to not seek monetary damages related to server products for two years and not make server-related claims involving events prior to June 30, 2002, according to Microsoft's statement.
Microsoft has sought to resolve all of the ongoing legal processes against the company, including antitrust claims, over the past few years. In the statement, Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel and senior vice president, said the IBM resolution is a "significant step toward achieving that goal."
In November 2003, Microsoft and IBM entered into "tolling agreements," which extended the statute of limitations on IBM's antitrust claims against Microsoft without litigation. With those agreements set to expire in July, the companies spent the last two months devising a settlement.
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- These lawsuits need to actually hurt.
- $850 million can be shrugged off by Microsoft, especially considering the company is estimated to be worth 40 billion dollars. It would be great if a sizeable chunk were taken out (1/3 or higher at least), especially considering that a huge portion of Microsoft's wealth probably came from monopolizing tactics itself.
One slashdotter mentioned it would be like convicting a bank robber to give back 50% of what he/she stole!
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- Moreover
- Not only does the money need to be proportional to the damage, but the money needs to go back to the CONSUMERS who MS ripped off and was able to build the empire off of. If MS just keeps doling out dough to the next monopoly, the cycle of exploitation and usurption will never cease.
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- $75 Million Credit???!
- How generous!!! Reminds me of Microsoft's
generous offer to 9/11 victims of free software!
There is a distinctivly strange sense of value
these days. Perhaps $75 million worth of insurance
for software failure due to inept architecture
or design. That would be of value providing ofcourse
you actually use MS software.
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- Once more,
- MS cash soothes the legal waters. And I'd say that they got off
cheap with IBM. Hopefully, the EU penalties will be more significant.
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CORKY PERRET lost everything when Hurricane Katrina hit. His house on the beachfront out on Highway 90 between Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi, was reduced to firewood by the winds and washed away by a 10-metre storm surge. "Nothing is left, it was totally destroyed," he says.
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Egypt's principal physiographic feature, the Nile River, runs the length of the country, some 1450 km, from the Sudan to the Mediterranean. The damming of the river in the far south by the Aswan High Dam has created a vast artificial lake, Lake Nasser. Below this, the flat, silted valley, at times only a few kilometers wide and edged by high cliffs, widens gradually, fanning out below Cairo, the country's capital, to form the Nile delta, the most densely populated region in Egypt. About 96 per cent of the country is desert and very sparsely populated, except for the few oases: Siwa, Farafirah and Kharijah. Egypt's highest mountain, Mount Catherine (2637 meters), and Mount Sinai (2285 meters) are located in the Sinai Peninsula, a plateau broken by deep valleys.
The climate is warm and dry with a large daily temperature range. The interior is arid, but the coastal region receives 100-200 mm rainfall a year and experiences much less extreme variations in temperature.
In March, April and May, khamsins, which are hot, oppressive winds, sweep in across the deserts from the south and south-east.
Vegetation and Wildlife
Most animal and plantlife is restricted to the Nile Valley and delta. There are many varieties of birds, including the golden oriole, flamingo, quail and snipe. The crocodile and hippopotamus are now found only in the upper Nile Valley, although they were once common to the whole river valley.
Foxes jackals, hyenas, boar and wild asses are found in the delta and mountains near the Red Sea. In the desert are gazelles and many reptiles, including the venomous asp and the horned viper. Date palms, sycamore, tamarisk, acacia and carob trees are indigenous, and various other trees have been introduced, including eucalyptus, elm and cypresses.
Primary and secondary industry
As in the past, the foundation of Egypt's economy today rests mainly on agriculture.
However, since 1952, the government has made significant improvements in industry. In the Nile Valley, agricultural production levels are very high because of the extreme fertility of the soil and the regular water supply. Although plots are small, rarely over 1 ha, they produce two to three crops a year; the use of labor intensive methods and fertilizers has helped increase yields even more. The principal cash crop is cotton, one of Egypt's main exports, along with dates, sugar, corn and rice.
The major minerals produced are oil, salt, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, coal and gold. Manufacturing is mainly concentrated around Cairo and Alexandria and is mostly concerned with the processing of raw materials and oil refining; there is a large textile industry. The state owns much of the economy and plays a large part in economic planning. Major trading partners are the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, West Germany and Czechoslovakia.
The principal imports are food, chemicals and machines.
Egypt possesses an extensive railway system with over 8,000 km of track and about 22,000 km of road, only half of which is sealed. The ancient means of transport, the Nile River, is still widely used. Cairo is the site of an international airport, and the major ports are Alexandria, Port Said and Suez. The Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean with the Red Sea, is one of Egypt's most important sources of foreign exchange. It was closed during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and, although cleared and dredged, remained shut throughout the first half of the 1970s, reopening in 1975. Egypt has a sophisticated state owned radio and television network, and much of its broadcasting is directed towards the other Arab countries. The Egyptian daily newspaper Al-Ahram is one of the most widely read in the Middle East.
Egypt's population is descended from the ancient Egyptians, Arabs, black Africans, Berbers, Greeks and Turks. Some 92 per cent of the people is Sunni Muslim, and Islam is the state religion; about 7 per cent is Coptic Christians. The vast bulk of people lives in the Nile delta and Nile Valley; some 40 per cent of the population is urban. Cairo has a population of 19,439,541 (2006) and Alexandria 4,110,015 (2006).
Egypt is a country of immense antiquity. Its history, the oldest recorded history in Western civilization, dates back 5,000 years. United into a single kingdom in about 3,200 BC by the semi-legendary Pharaoh Menes, the nation was ruled by a succession of dynasties down to the time of Alexander the Great, who conquered Egypt in 332 BC.
Under three centuries later, it was part of the Roman Empire, being administered by Roman and then Byzantine governors until it was conquered by the Persians in AD 616. Egypt was conquered by the Arabs in 641 and incorporated into Islam. After the ninth century, the country passed to a series of native dynasties and, in the thirteenth century, to the Mamelukes, a military dynasty of Turkish slaves. The country was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1517 and remained, nominally at any rate, a part of the Ottoman Empire until it was declared a British protectorate during World War I.
As a result of their interest in the Suez Canal, the British remained in Egypt as the protecting power until after World War II. Egypt became an independent kingdom and ally of Britian, under British auspices, in 1923. The last king, Farouk, was overthrown by a military coup d'etat in 1952, and Colonel Abdul Gamel Nasser became president of the new republic. Bitterly opposed to the partition of Palestine in 1948, Egypt played a major role in the war between the Arab states and the newly created state of Israel; Egypt was defeated. In 1956, the Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal brought her to the brink of war with Britain and France.
In 1958, Egypt and Syria and, later, the Yemen joined to form the United Arab Republic, but the union soon dissolved because of internal stresses, and Egypt turned to the Soviet Union for technical and military aid. War broke out again with Israel in 1967; it lasted for six days and Egypt lost the whole of the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip.
The country was bedeviled by internal dissension and continuing hostilities with Israel throughout the rest of the 1960s. Nasser died in 1970, and Anwar Sadat became president. A new war with Israel in 1973 resulted once again in a massive defeat for Egypt. An armed truce between the two nations continued until Sadat took the initiative and flew to Jerusalem in 1977 to attempt to arrange lasting peace between Egypt and Israel. A peace treaty was finally arranged in 1979, the agreement made Egypt the first Arab state to officially recognize Israel. It brought to an end over 30 years of hostility. The peace since the treaty has lasted for thirty years.


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Kathryn received numerous certificates and plaques in recognition of her outstanding service during World War II. During those years she directed campaigns for the Crusade for Starving Children of the World and the Community Chest and War Fund; she also was director of both the USO Center and the Bureau of Civil Defense of Waterbury, Connecticut.
In 1947 Kathryn became Dean of Students and Director of Guidance of Crosby High School. Kathryn received an M.A. degree in Guidance from the University of Connecticut in 1949. She also served on the boards of Waterbury Hospital and School of Nursing and of St. Mary's Hospital. Kathryn was an officer of the Catholic Guild for the Blind. In 1960 she was Connecticut's delegate to the White House Conference on Children and Youth.
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Hoosiers Upend No. 4/6 Ohio State, 67-62
Jan. 31, 2010
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Behind four Hoosiers scoring in double-digits and 12 rebounds from sophomore Danilsa Andujar, the Indiana women's basketball team upended No. 4/6 Ohio State, 67-62, on Sunday, Jan. 31, in Assembly Hall. The win was IU's second over a top-10 opponent since its 55-41 win over No. 7 Purdue in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on March 3, 2002.
Junior Jori Davis led the Hoosiers (12-10, 5-6) with 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers and 5-of-5 shooting from the line. Junior Hope Elam netted 15 points and added six rebounds and a steal, while junior Whitney Lindsay scored 13 points and added five rebounds, four assists, two steals and a blocked shot. Senior Jamie Braun also reached double-digit points with 12 on the game and added seven rebounds, four assists and one steal. Andujar grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, seven off the offense glass, to go along with six points, one assist and one steal.
"It feels great," said Andujar. "We have all been working hard as a team learning to box out. I've been learning from everyone, getting yelled at left and right by Coach Jack, by Jamie and Jori, but I just soak it in and I just want to be the best I can be to help us out."
"What a great focus, oneness, team," said IU head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "This young team got focused and we played together.
"We decided to move fear out of the equation and stay focused, that's who we are," Legette-Jack added. "This group, lead by two of my captains, stayed focused, never too high, never too low. Last time we were here I was proud in defeat and I'm proud in victory."
The Buckeyes (21-3, 9-2) opened the game with a 14-7 lead in the first four and a half minutes, but the Hoosiers fought back and used a 9-2 run to knot the score at 16-16 with 11:04 on the clock. OSU answered with a 5-0 run of its own to build up a five-point lead, 21-16, with 10:24 to go. Indiana kept fighting back, matching the Buckeyes point-for-point throughout the remainder of the half to head into the break down by seven, 42-35.
Indiana came out of halftime outscoring the Buckeyes, 13-6, to tie the score for a third time at 48-48, with 14:19 on the clock. However, Ohio State answered with an 8-4 run to regain a four-point edge, 56-52, with 10:42 left in the game. A 3-pointer from Lindsay at the 9:21 mark cut OSU's lead to one, but a jumper from Andrea Walker kept Ohio State with a three-point advantage. The bucket by Walker served as OSU's last of the half as Indiana held the Buckeyes to just four points from the free throw line en route to the 67-62 win.
Elam sank 6-of-19 from the field with a 3-pointer. Lindsay made 6-of-10 from the field and Braun netted 5-of-16 from the floor.
The Hoosiers shot 36.0 percent (27-of-75) from the floor and sank a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Indiana forced Ohio State into committing 18 turnovers and outrebounded the Buckeyes, 22-20, on the offensive glass. IU also matched OSU on points in the paint, 32-32.
Indiana returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 7, when its travels to Champaign to take on Illinois at 2 p.m. ET.
Postgame Notes:
The win over the No. 4/6 Buckeyes is the highest ranked opponent the Hoosiers have beaten in the Felisha Legette-Jack era. It is the second time under her tenure the Hoosiers haven beaten a top-13 team (79-66 win over the No. 13 West Virginia Mountaineers on December 22, 2007).
Four Hoosiers scored in double figures today (Hope Elam, Whitney Lindsay, Jamie Braun, and Jori Davis) making it the fourth time this season the Hoosiers have had four or more players score in double figures. The last time the Hoosiers accomplished this was on January 10, 2010.
Indiana was a perfect 9 of 9 from the charity strip in the win over the Buckeyes, which ties the school record for the highest percentage in a single game. Indiana was 14-for-14 from the line against Michigan State in 1987.
The Hoosiers improved their home record to 8-4 on the year.
Indiana improved to 7-0 on the season when winning the battle of the offensive glass by outrebounding Ohio State 22-20.
Indiana held Ohio State to zero field goals in the last 9:21 of the game.
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Her 19-point effort now means in 22 games this season, she has scored in double figures 18 times.
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When we lay up the table for Christmas dinner we always lay an extra place setting with a chair. Then when the dinner is finished2 toasts are given. One to our Dear Lord,' happy Birthday' and the second to 'Absent friends' That is always made to the extra seat. Then we start remembering those folk and laughing over little things they did. Sometimes we have folk who have never been to this dinner before and initially find it a bit odd but afterwards after they have remembered also they always say how warm the feeling was and they would never forget the experience.
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The Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education has appointed Roger Bartz as its newest member.
Bartz was appointed to the position by a unanimous 3-0 vote during the Board's July 9 meeting. He was then immediately sworn in to fill the seat vacated June 18 by former Board member Stacy Dunbar. Bartz will complete the remaining 1.5 years of Dunbar's unexpired term. He was selected from among 41 applicants for the seat. The Board had narrowed the applicant lists to three finalists before appointing Bartz.
A 15-year resident of the district, Bartz has had a strong history of supporting Olentangy through many volunteer efforts, including as the president of the Olentangy Orange Athletic Boosters. He also served as the co-chair of a committee to raise donations to fund the installation of a turf field at Orange High School.
Bartz is a market director/senior client service manager for TRC Environmental Corporation, a national engineering, consulting and construction management firm. Prior to joining TRC, he served as a senior client service manager for Sage Environmental Consulting, LLC. He earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Capital University in 1983.
"Mr. Bartz' extensive business and consulting background will be a great asset," said Board of Education President Kevin O'Brien, who added that the district received an outstanding pool of applicants.
Board Vice President Julie Wagner Feasel thanked the candidates for their commitment and passion for the Olentangy Local Schools and encouraged them to remain involved.
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One particular group of foreign students will get special recognition at the U-W-La Crosse International Banquet this weekend.
Students from Vietnam will get to meet their country's ambassador to the U-S at the dinner Saturday night. International Education director Jay Lokken says the Vietnamese students take a wide range of majors, with two programs being especially popular...pre-med and business.
During his visit to Wisconsin, ambassador Cuong Nguyen also will meet with the state's agriculture secretary to talk about trade between the U-S and Vietnam.


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Yesterday, the company announced that Riak CS has been released under the Apache 2 license and scheduled a webcast for April 2 (2013).
Riak CS offers a highly available, fault-tolerant storage, with support for large objects (up to 5 GB) and multipart uploading, an API and authentication system that is S3-compatible, multi-tenancy and per-user reporting.
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Thursday, 6 October 2011
Campaign to champion the role of Children's Social Workers in Yorkshire and the Humber
Issued on behalf of the 15 local authorities across Yorkshire and the Humber
Children's social workers across the country are handling a record number of cases, with more than 74,000 children in Yorkshire and the Humber alone receiving their vital help and support in the last year.
And now, in a unique two-year campaign, all 15 councils across Yorkshire and the Humber have united to make sure those standards of care will continue to improve for the most vulnerable local children.
Under the banner of "Children's Social Work Matters", the campaign aims to attract new social workers to the country's biggest region and raise industry standards for people already in the job.
It will create new opportunities and tackle misconceptions about the role of a social worker – using real-life stories from members of regional social work teams who dedicate their working lives to child protection.
Alison O'Sullivan, director for children and young people at Kirklees Council who is leading the project, said it was geared towards meeting future challenges and making sure children are always put at the heart of social work.
Alison went on: "It's important to raise the profile of social work so that people have a deeper understanding of what it's really like to work with vulnerable children, some of whom are at risk of serious harm. Children's social workers are passionate about what they do. The job can be intensely challenging and difficult, yet incredibly rewarding – and it makes a real and lasting difference to the lives of young people.
"Across Yorkshire and the Humber, and for a huge variety of reasons, more children than ever need support. The increase is reflected nationally and is due to a growing awareness of child protection issues, especially after the Baby Peter case in London.
"In our region we viewed this as a call to action. Never before have 15 councils joined forces in this way. We want people to have a better understanding of what it's like to work with vulnerable children and we want to encourage more people to consider it as a career. As the campaign says, Children's Social Work Matters – and it really does for thousands of families across Yorkshire and the Humber."
A key element of the campaign is a new website –www.childrenssocialworkmatters.org – which features real life video stories where some of the region's social workers explain how they manage the challenges and complexities of the job. The website also features children's social work "champions" – drawn from participating local authorities - who will deal with online questions about their role and what it takes to be a children's social worker, working with families often living chaotic and distressing lives.
Alison, who has 30 years experience in social work, said the website would be backed by practical measures looking at issues such as training and support for newly qualified graduate social workers.
She said:
"Councils are linking up to learn from each other and to make sure that even in the most challenging of circumstances, social workers have the support they need to transform lives for the better."
A regional breakdown of the number of children helped by children's social workers over the last year follows:
• 7,952 in North Yorkshire
• 23,251 in South Yorkshire
• 29,941 in West Yorkshire
• 13,356 in the Humber area
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The first half of Shandy Phillips' "Concertino for Violin, Viola, Piano and String Orchestra" is slow, while the second half is speedy; however both carry the same goal.
Both halves use multiple harmonies, with the four instrumental elements going in similar, but not necessarily identical, directions. The melodies echo each other, weave into and out of each other and, in the end, bounce off each other.
"My goal was to produce a musical picture of a large conversation, like a party, where there are many conversations going on at once," Phillips said. "A snippet of each conversation leads to a different tangent, a different angle."
Phillips has won the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award in classical music composition for "Concertino," and the MIAL will honor her at its banquet June 9 at Jackson's Mississippi Museum of Art.
Past winners of MIAL's annual awards include Milton Babbitt for music, Eudora Welty for literature and Walter Anderson and Morgan Freeman for lifetime achievements. Phillips said Babbitt was still a professor at The Juilliard School in New York City when she was an undergraduate there, but she never took one of his classes. She also said receiving the same award does not mean she considers herself to be in Babbitt's echelon.
"I'm honored to receive the award, but I would not put myself in the same category as Milton Babbitt, who received many awards worldwide," Phillips said. "I knew Milton Babbitt before I did most of my writing. I didn't start writing until I was a senior at Juilliard."
In fact, Phillips said, she doesn't consider herself more successful or esteemed than any of her fellow composers by virtue of the award. What the award does mean to her is satisfaction, she said.
"To make that piece took almost five months of almost constant work," Phillips said. "It's a very rewarding to receive an award for something I do regularly. I write all the time; to get an award for it is fabulous."
Phillips said she wrote "Concertino" specifically for a 9-11 minute slot in the Starkville and Mississippi State University Symphony Orchestra's January 2011 concert. She performed the violin solo herself, accompanied by her sister Holland Phillips on viola and MSU assistant music professor Rosangela Sebba on piano.
"It was a great experience to premiere (Shandy's) music, even better because we talked about certain details with the composer (herself)," Sebba said. "Shandy deserves the award for several reasons. She has a great talent as a musician, she is humble and opened to suggestions, and has a grasp of the instruments. It is different to perform a work when the composer plays the instruments rather than just compose, making the music very idiomatic. I have performed other works by her and truly enjoy every time."
Shandy also maintains a private studio teaching local students, co-directs the Mississippi State University Orchestra and serves as an adjunct professor at MSU. Michael Brown, head of MSU's music department and conductor for the first performance of "Concertino," said Shandy is an excellent teacher for the same reason she is an excellent composer — her focus.
"(She has) an ability to focus with laser-type clarity on an aspect of a student's performance, like their hand positioning," Brown said. "She really can focus in and get right to the point. I think (the MIAL award is) part of the package that we get with (Shandy). She's a very talented violinist, a fine composer and an excellent teacher."
Brown said Shandy Phillips' achievement speaks well for Starkville, given her decision to dedicate her time to teaching the violin in the town where she grew up. Shandy Phillips said she wanted to put her talent to use in Starkville because Starkville is where it developed.
"I've had music playing in my head for as long as I've had memory," Shandy Phillips said. "My parents wrote the grant that got strings into public school in Starkville. We started having orchestra when I was in sixth grade, (and) I was in the orchestra through the 11th grade."
Shandy Phillips said she is grateful to her parents for supporting her and other musicians in Starkville through the years. Sebba said she is also grateful to have her at MSU.
"(The MIAL award) means that we have an exceptional musician working with us, and she deserves the acknowledgment," Sebba said. "She has already brought greatness by being in charge of the strings program and the student orchestra, but the award is the recognition of it."
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Do large magazine apps cause 7-hour iPad backups?
November 3, 2010 | 1:56 am
By Chris Meadows
On our sister blog Appletell, Ed McKell reports on the way that his iPad apps have, over time, started taking longer and longer, until lately he started the backup before he went to bed and it still was only 2/3 done when he got up seven hours later!
McKell learned from research in forums that others were having similar (pardon the pun) issues caused by magazine apps, and decided to experiment with deleting the Wired magazine app which was storing 3GB of back issues, to see if it had any effect. To his surprise, without the Wired app his iPad backup only took half an hour.
Several other magazine apps have been mentioned as well, so it is not specific to Wired or Zinio, but is a common problem amongst apps that use large files to store their data. This is different from apps that have lots of data in very small files. I still have lots of data in my other apps (8.8GB to be exact) and a large amount of that is divided up between games that are large apps and file storage apps like Good Reader, but the smaller files stored in those apps are not causing the same problems.
McKell pledges to continue his research and update the article if anything changes after iOS 4.2 is available.
So we can add to the article I posted yesterday yet another reason that iPad magazine apps are not thrilling iPad users. Wonder if iOS 4.2 will bring any improvements?
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Thank you for this. I could not imagine why my iPad was taking so long to back up, fortunately not as long as the writer with his Wired subscription, but enough to go do something else while it is happening. I have National Geographic and National Geographic Traveler from Zinio on mine and was unaware that this was happening. Now I have turned off the backup for the Zinio magazines since they may be re-downloaded any time, if lost or deleted. Both of these are gorgeous on the iPad, by the way, and have some video with them as well which adds to the size of the files.
This is a pretty old problem that has been covered extensively on many forums. There are many so-called workarounds being suggested but none that work, as far as I know. I wrote my own summary of everything I tried to get around this issue, just to vent my frustrations – http://www.prepressure.com/blog/to-backup-delete-all-your-data-first
I hope iOS 4 fixes the issue. On the other hand I am not exactly looking forward the upgrade simply because the upgrade process will only be possible after doing a back-up/sync which may take up 24 hours.
I can only say I have never had an iPhone backup last more than an hour or so. I have 80% of it full of eBooks, magazines, videos, music, apps galore.
Only a percentage of the PC users running iTunes on Windows suffer from this problem. On Mac it doesn't even exist. It is not a universal issue but if you happen to have the slow sync problem, it is very annoying and there is no real solution for it …yet.
Not true that long backup times don't exist for Mac users. I am one, and until I read this and realized that there was an option to NOT back up Zinio magazines, my backups were taking a long time. It is the file sizes of the magazines, not the operating system, which is causing the problem. So now I have Zinio set not to back up the magazines, and backup times are way shorter. There is no need to back up Zinio magazines because if you delete them, you can re-download them when you wish. I do not know what the situation is with Wired and other publications, i.e., if it is possible to have them not back up.
The whole IDEA of allowing iTunes to backup your device is both flawed and unnecessary for most users. Most people sync to a calendar and contact app that is "in the cloud", all of our digital books and such are also there, and all of the apps and music are safely in ITunes. I can comlete wipe my iPad with a beta os install, and be back and running in no time. I just have to remember to copy off the few local only things like pictures first that i may have saved from emails (which are also still nthe gmail cloud anyway). And recovering from a backup is ALWAYS a bad idea, performance wise.
There is a little program called backup switch (I think) that let's you completely turn off this unnecessary and annoying iTunes feature. I did it years ago


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It is faciniating to me to look at how other countries are trying to combat their own problems with unemployment. I ran across an interesting plan being discussed by the European Union.
The plan calls for establishing a fund of 100 million euros for unemployed youth and the long-term unemployed to start their own businesses. Compared to Obama's 33 billion tax credit plan, the European plan seems to be one geared toward inspiring growth through new innovation and promoting an entrepreneurial spirit.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Obama's plan which I personally believe will promote job growth, I just love the uniqueness of the EU plan which gets at the heart of what any economy, or business for that matter, needs to grow and that is innovation. Really thinking outside the box and norm to see what consumer needs will be in the future. Kudos to the individuals who came up with the idea.
Tammy Mullin
Ran across an interesting article "Churn, Baby, Churn" in Forbes recently which talks about the normal churn of jobs gained and lost in the economy. It was amazing to see how much hiring activity continues to go on in the economy even with the unemployment rates as high as they are.
The connection the author makes between churn and disrupting technologies is telling and really drives home the fact that job seekers need to be open to opportunities to use their skills in new ways. By taking an inventory of "transferable skills" and matching those skills against industries and companies currently hiring the job seeker will be much more effective in becoming reemployed sooner.
For more information on how employers can help their displaced workers with a service that helps pay for itself through lowered unemployment taxes and other savings, click here.
We have been hearing a lot about job creation over the last year and have read a lot of arguments around how to accomplish this very daunting task. Over the past couple months I've been seeing more about giving tax breaks to employers for hiring. Makes sense given our current tax system. We are used to seeing tax credits. TALX even has a whole service dedicated to helping employers obtain tax credits.
Today, however, I read an article proposing another approach. Instead of giving a tax credit for hiring someone who has been unemployed, 2 senators are proposing a tax break on the employer's portion of social security taxes for the rest of 2010. Their position is that it would encourage hiring sooner and be a much more simple program to administer.
While I'm sure there will be many reasons why this won't work (aren't there always?), I did feel pretty good about the fact that there are legislators out there trying to not only think outside the box and solve the specific problem at hand, but are actually thinking about doing it in a way that would cost less tax dollars and be easier on the employer. That's not to say that this would do either of those 2 things (I wouldn't pretend to have an opinion on it either way without a lot more detail), but it's nice that they actually thought about it.
Here is the latest on what you can expect in the states in which you do business for 2010. I'll send updates periodically.
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HR Service Matters
By: Mike Smith
Since inception, the focus of my blog has been HR services. And, in thinking about the important roles for the HR teams, employee communication seems to be of foremost concern in these uncertain times. Intertwined with employee communications is the need for thoughtful marketing as you approach employee messaging.
My last blog highlighted the top trends in marketing and those trends that HR can incorporate for better HR service. But how can we make those trends come alive for our organization? Looking once again to marketing we can uncover ways to reach our employees with a positive message.
Today I looked at some reviews and references to a new book (just released 1/26/10) by Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Seth Godin revolutionized marketing with bestselling books that have changed the way people think about marketing and change. There is an interesting interview with Seth where you can hear Seth tell first hand about his premise in the book.
What caught me from the reviews of Linchpin was Seth Godin's concept that to make a tangible difference in the lives of our customers today, we must provide exceptional value. I believe that employees need encouragement to take the risks needed to consistently provide exceptional value. Seth said in an interview, "…if you do work that is remarkable, people will remark on it." So for HR teams, I believe we should provide a forum in our HR Service delivery to promote (e.g. remark on) employees who are demonstrating remarkable work. The person who does work that matters should be celebrated in our organizations. Not the same old celebration, but a focus on the indispensable aspects of their work that keeps customers coming back again and again.
The attached information regarding 2010 taxable wages bases was sent to our client base last week. I wanted to make it available to anyone who did not receive it.
2010 Unemployment Taxable Wage Base (PDF)
Representative Steve Conway, Chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee, has introduced and fast tracked House Bill (HB) 2553 in the Washington State Legislature. This unemployment insurance (UI) legislation seeks to amend the voluntary quit statutes to liberalize the payment of benefits. If enacted, UI costs to employers could increase.
What Employers Need to Know
HB 2553 proposes adding language to the 11 set reasons in which claimants may currently collect benefits under voluntary quit law provisions. This new language would basically allow payment of UI benefits, if a person quit employment for "unreasonable hardship," based on the perception of a "reasonable person."
The pending legislation only loosely defines "unreasonable hardship" and there is no definition for what is a "reasonable person." In order to be granted UI benefits, a claimant would basically only have to say he/she was dissatisfied with the job to the extent he/she perceived it created an undue hardship. UI benefits paid in this instance would be charged to the employer.
In addition, the proposed bill also provides that a claimant cannot be denied benefits for refusing to seek full time work. Further, a claimant could receive his/her full weekly benefit amount even if his/her job search is restricted to offers of work of only 17 hours or more a week.
Employers who are not in favor of the provisions in HB 2553 may voice their opposition by immediately contacting the office of Governor Christine Gregoire or their state legislator, or both.
Governor Christine Gregoire: Office - 360-902-4111; Fax: 360-753-4110 E-mail: http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp
You can locate your Washington state legislator at the following link:http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx
As a result of legislation passed last year and their request for a $6 million Title XII loan this month, the state of New Hampshire has announced that all employers' unemployment tax rates will be increasing for the first and second quarters of 2010.
What The Employer Needs To Know
If the employer's "Reserve" on the Tax Rate Determination issued in August, 2009 was positive, the rate on that notice will be increased 0.5% for the first two quarters of 2010. If the "Reserve" was negative, the rate will be increased 2.0%.
As a reminder, that same legislation increased the taxable wage base from $8,000 to $10,000 effective January 1, 2010.
What You Can Expect
No employer specific rate increase information will be issued by the agency; however, the higher rate will be indicated on the blank quarterly contribution reports for those quarters. If you use a third party payroll provider, please make sure they are aware of this rate change to avoid underpayment of contributions due.
By: Dave Fowler
UPDATE: February 4, 2010
The Illinios Department of Labor has now posted the attestation form on their website at http://www.state.il.us/Agency/idol/forms/pdfs/attest.pdf. This new attestation form clarifies the requirements for employers utilizing an E-Verify Designated Agent.
IMPORTANT! The information in the new attestation form makes at least some of the information in the original blog post irrelevant.
Regarding the E-Verify Computer Based Training (CBT) requirement, the attestation form says the following:
Under penalty of perjury, I attest that:
1. (a) Employer has received the Basic Pilot or E-Verify training materials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and all employees administering the program have completed the Computer Based Tutorial (CBT);
(b) Employer submits employment eligibility verification queries (EEVQs) via a Department of Homeland Security-approved Designated Agent, pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among Employer, the Designated Agent and DHS.
Some of the information for this entry was taken from a blog entry posted January 11, 2010 by Ogletree Deakins, one of America's leading labor and employment law firms, at the Lexology website. The blog entry titled "New E-Verify law goes into effect" and covers the IL law.
Did you ever wonder if our elected officials and their staffs ever bothered to take the time to understand how something works or doesn't work or how things could be made better before they pass a law? In the case of the new Illinois law that imposes requirements on employers who use E-Verify and penalties on employers who violate the requirements, the answer is a resounding YES!
Keep in mind as you read this that when IL passed a law prohibiting its employers from using E-Verify, they were sued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the law went away.
The recently passed law amending the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act places statutory obligations on employers that use E-Verify.
As of January 1, 2010, Illinois employers now are required to complete an attestation at the time of E-Verify enrollment. Employers are required to attest to the following:
This sounds easy enough, right? Posting the notices are already required by the E-Verify MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) that the employer signs to enroll in E-Verify. However, compliance with the other two requirements is more difficult and burdensome for the employer.
So, how is an IL employer who uses a DA's electronic I-9/E-Verify service supposed to comply with the IL law since DHS does not make and has no plans to make the CBT available to these employers?
The new law also prohibits employers that are enrolled in E-Verify from:
These are all prohibitions that are already prohibited by the federal E-Verify laws and regulations so what's the point?
The law also prohibits an individual from falsely posing as an employer to enroll in E-Verify, and prohibits an employer from using E-Verify to access information regarding someone who is not an employee of the employer. This is a good thing. As I've pointed out before, DHS needs to have a credentialing process for employers and DAs to make sure employers are legitimate and DAs are qualified to serve as an agent for DHS and E-Verify.
Employees and applicants now have a private right of action based on an employer's violation of the Act. Here is an example of a state promoting unnecessary lawsuits. DHS already provides for an employee to contact the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Special Council if they feel their rights have been violated by the employer. Under the IL law if an employee or applicant believes the Act has been violated they must:
The IL Department of Human Rights has been granted the power to investigate such claims under the IL Human Rights Act when an employee or applicant believes that the employer refused to hire the applicant or to promote, renew employment, or discharged, or disciplined the employee without following E-Verify procedures.
Visit the IL Department of Labor website for more information on the law.
A more cynical writer or reader might twist this new IL law into some kind of attempt by IL to 'get even' for being sued by the USDOJ for trying to prohibit the use of E-Verify? But, as everyone knows our elected officials would never do that. That would be a waste of the people's time, money, and resources. Our elected officials are there to protect us from those that would do us harm. They would never engage in playground politics like this. Would they?
At this time of year there is a lot of discussion of the coming trends in 2010. And, a lot of the smart people look to the recent past to help get a grip on what is coming. There is a marketing resource that I have used for many years that always seems to offer solid scrutiny of a variety of marketing topics. MarketingProfs is a resource website http://www.marketingprofs.com that is comprised of a self-described talented and somewhat eccentric team. I have found them to put forward some very ingenious ideas and views about trendy marketing practices.
So what is the connection with HR Services? Well a big part of effective delivery of HR Services should be thoughtful consideration of marketing the services. It is so important to habitually consider how to effectively market powerful HR Services to our employees. As you consider your HR Services in 2010 and how you market your offerings, consider what MarketingProfs reported (see their full report on their website) as their most-viewed, most-read and most-downloaded content in 2009.
1) What will we do with social media? Marketers seem to be all over this media tool and it has moved into mainstream marketing. Has your HR team figured out how to use social media effectively?
2) How can we do more with less? Search out tips from a variety of resources on how to market for less and even look at classical guerilla marketing principles for low cost ideas.
3) Two Words: Digital Marketing. Taking the time to explore popular digital marketing concepts could lead you to some actionable ideas for your workplace portal.
And, as you consider deploying and marketing some of your HR Services through the workplace portal, consider some great reminders and fresh thinking from a recent post at Jason Averbook's blog.


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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | WSOF 4: Tyrone Spong vs. Angel DeAnda
In last weekends WSOF main event Tyrone Spong and Angel DeAnda engaged in a 15-minute standup battle that entertained the packed out Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.
If you missed the fight, hit play above and enjoy!
2 Responses to "FREE FIGHT VIDEO | WSOF 4: Tyrone Spong vs. Angel DeAnda"
I love Tyrone, but this fight made me a bit worried about his prospects to get into the UFC. This time he was fighting someone who was less of a slob and had a chin with heart. Angel is a guy who should probably be in Middleweight (or even Welterweight) and still gave Tyrone a run for his money on the feet.
The UFC has all the talented LHWs who cut from HW and are absolute monsters. Not 5'8″ pudgy guys. Guys who are at 205 cut up and mean as hell. I want to see him fight a monster like himself before I am fully behind his MMA move.
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Comic Book Bin covers Drone
Comic Book Bin interviewed, well, me about our upcoming title Drone which will be previewed in the FCBD issue Atomic Robo and Friends which comes out May 2nd in comic shops everywhere:
CBB: Was it hard to come up with a robot story/design that didn't look like any previous material, especially since Red 5 Comics is already publishing Atomic Robo?
Scott Chitwood: It was hard to come up with ANY robot design that was unique, much less avoiding something similar to Atomic Robo. Once we figured out the size of the drone and a few features required for the story, it came together well. Jesse McGibney started out by doing five or six different robot designs, then I picked and chose the parts I liked. We assembled a version that was tweaked into the final design. It was hard to avoid it looking like a Terminator or a Transformer or something from Star Wars. We thought it looked similar to the Honda robot on steroids, so that helped give the real world effect we were looking for. That led us to taking real world robots and retooling them, and that took them further and further away from the fanciful look of Robo.
Check the link above for more!


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November 21, 2005 8:57 AM PST
TiVo-recorded shows soon viewable on iPod, PSP
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For Apple's video iPod, that meant TiVo needed to support video compression standard H.264, also known as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding).
For Sony's PSP, it meant that TiVo needed to include a format version of MPEG-4, a separate video compression standard.
Representatives of Apple and Sony did not reply with requests for comment on this story.
To discourage abuse or unlawful use of this feature, TiVo's Denney said, the company will use "watermark" technologies on programs transferred to a portable device using the TiVoToGo feature that would enable tracking of the account from which a transferred program originated.
The new feature follows a partnership between Yahoo and TiVo that would allow consumers to program TiVo boxes from a Yahoo page.
While TiVo does not release how many people use its TiVoToGo service, Denney said a recent user survey showed that a large number have the capability to do so. Out of the more than 3 million total TiVo subscribers in the world, about 300,000 order their services via a broadband connection, Denney said.
TiVo could use the boost in business. The company has recently been struggling, despite adding 254,000 net subscribers for the quarter that ended July 31. However, 214,000 of those subscriptions were derived from its relationship with satellite provider DirecTV, which it is losing.
Market researcher Brandimensions conducted a study last week finding that TiVo's standalone set-top box is also failing in other areas: its inability to record two shows simultaneously or play back shows in high-definition TV quality.
While 16 percent of TiVo's customers in the survey complained that TiVo costs more than the competition, 64 percent slammed the DVR pioneer for not offering standalone TiVo machines with either a dual tuner or one that is compatible with high-definition, or HD, programming. Combination TiVo-DirecTV boxes offer both, and TiVo has indicated that standalone HD, dual-tuner boxes could be coming, though many generic DVRs already offer those features.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and producer-editor Jonas Shaffer weigh in on three topics from the past week in Maryland sports.
What are the keys to Maryland's chances against Florida State, a more than two-touchdown favorite?
Jeff Barker: I'm going to be watching the takeaways. The Terps have 13 of them this season, tying them for fifth in the nation. Their opportunism has characterized the first third of the defense's season. Maryland has created turnovers partly by forcing quarterbacks into rushed decisions.


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Yea, i saw it and held it. You think that the v810 is small. wait till you see the 710, everybody talks about the 810. They do not know what they have in store, when the 710 comes out.


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Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' streaming live for free
Big news for fans of Justin Timberlake! JT's new album, "The 20/20 Experience," isn't set to be released until March 19. However, the entire album is streaming on iTunes, for anyone who just cannot wait that last long.
The stream is only one of the marketing tools reintroducing Timberlake to the music world, after a seven year absence he used to focus on acting. He also hosted, and served as musical guest, on Saturday Night Live this weekend, welcoming an all-star list of guests including Andy Samberg, Steve Martin, and Dan Akroyd.
Next up, Justin is a guest on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" all week long, promoting the album. Host Jimmy Fallon has a long comedic history with Timberlake, dating back to when they first crossed paths in 2003, during Timberlake's inaugural "SNL" hosting gig. The two starred in a sketch called "The Barry Gibb Talk Show," which has been revisited countless times over the years.
Below is the very first installment of "The Barry Gibb Talk Show" from 2003, enjoy!
Photo/Video credit: Getty Images/Hulu


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Swansea have smashed their transfer window in order to keep on-loan midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson at the club on a permanent basis.
The Swans almost doubled the amount they paid to Watford to secure Danny Graham last season when they agreed a £6.8million fee with Hoffenheim for the Iceland international.
"The club are delighted to have agreed terms with both player and club following Sigurdsson's hugely successful loan spell last season," Swans said in a statement.
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There is a lot of excitement surrounding Window 8. Here is a list of the new tablets that have been announced.Read More
This tutorial introduces you to the new Windows 8 operating system and shows you some basics of navigating through the windows.Read More
Windows 8 is now available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers.Read More
On the heels of the announcement that Windows 8 has officially RTM'd, Microsoft has announced that the Windows Store is now fully open for business. From today onwards, any qualifying business in a supported market will be able to submit Metro apps for Windows 8 to the store. Microsoft has also announced that today, 54 […]Read More