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Seven months into its recovery from massive tornado damage, the city of Joplin, MO, will receive $500,000 in federal aid to begin the enormous task of remediating lead exposed in up to 1,500 properties.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday (Dec. 16) that it had issued a cooperative agreement with the city to cover costs of soil sampling and remediation at properties where lead-tainted soil was exposed by the May 22 tornado and subsequent demolition, excavation and tree removal.
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The agreement will provide $500,000 in funding from the Superfund program to:
• Hire a full-time city inspector/remediation coordinator;
• Hire a part-time environmental specialist to assist the implementation of a soil testing and yard remediation plan;
• Conduct competitive bidding for one or more contractors to perform yard remediation work; and
• Pay for a vehicle, equipment, supplies, and travel expenses.
• Hire a full-time city inspector/remediation coordinator;
• Hire a part-time environmental specialist to assist the implementation of a soil testing and yard remediation plan;
• Conduct competitive bidding for one or more contractors to perform yard remediation work; and
• Pay for a vehicle, equipment, supplies, and travel expenses.
Mile-Wide Twister
The EF5 multiple-vortex tornado struck Missouri's fourth-largest metropolitan area on a Sunday afternoon and was a mile wide at its peak, wreaking widespread, catastrophic damage on residential, commercial and institutional areas.
The 14-mile-long storm path destroyed more than 1,500 homes, retailers and the town's high school and caused heavy structural damage to a regional medical center, a nursing home, and several other schools.
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The storm killed 160 people, and damage has been estimated at $3 billion, the costliest tornado in U.S. history. In all, more than 8,000 structures were damaged.
Lead Sampling
Joplin city officials made a formal request for EPA's assistance in November, noting that as many as 1,500 lead-contaminated residential properties may exist in the tornado-impacted areas of the city.
Preliminary testing of 43 properties by the Jasper County Health Department found elevated average levels of lead in yard soils at 19 of the properties.
"EPA is pleased to provide this financial support so that the rebuilding of Joplin can proceed without delay," EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said Friday.
"EPA responded immediately to Joplin at its time of greatest need in May, and through this cooperative agreement, the Agency extends its support by providing necessary funding to speed the redevelopment of Joplin's neighborhoods."
Mine Waste Cited
Lead isn't Joplin's only hazardous waste problem. With the area's history of lead and zinc mining, many areas of surrounding Jasper County may also have cadmium and other mine waste contaminants, the city reported in October.
Soil testing by EPA in the 1990s found high levels of mine waste contaminants on properties throughout the county, resulting in city and county ordinances declaring certain areas "smelter zones" with unacceptable contaminant levels.
While most of the tornado-affected area is outside the mine waste areas and smelter zones, tornado damage and winds could have created dangerously elevated levels of toxins that once were at or below acceptable levels.
Mine waste material was used for fill underneath yards, driveways, sidewalks and crawl spaces when the now-destroyed homes were built.
A 2006 county health ordinance, passed as part of EPA's Superfund work to address lead contamination in the area, requires properties to undergo lead sampling before redevelopment in the mining and smelter areas of the county.
'Mine Your Own Property'
The city has advised residents to watch for:
• Excessive paint chips in the soil;
• The presence of "chat" (lead-zinc mining waste) where concrete structures were removed; and
• Unnatural soil formations similar to mine waste or chat that become visible during excavation.
• Excessive paint chips in the soil;
• The presence of "chat" (lead-zinc mining waste) where concrete structures were removed; and
• Unnatural soil formations similar to mine waste or chat that become visible during excavation.
The city has developed a "Mine Your Own Property" fact sheet, advising residents of the risk of high levels of lead and cadmium in the soil.
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A Rustic Chic Ranch Wedding from Ryan Phillips Photography
To create that rustic yet elegant wedding day vibe, Lacey and Charlie first had to find the perfect wedding venue. Lucky for them, Lacey's family ranch, Folded Hills Ranch in Santa Ynez California, was the perfect backdrop. All the details unfolded after that — a ceremony outdoors with hay bales covered in custom ivory cushions for seating and an outdoor dinner with chandeliers sprinkled throughout the trees. Such an enchanting scene! See all the details from Ryan Phillips Photography below!
Ceremony & Reception Site: Folded Hills Ranch, Santa Ynez, CA | Photography: Ryan Phillips Photography, Los Angeles, CA | Videography: Santa Barbara Super 8 Films | Planner: Tamara Jenson, I DO Events | Gown: Carolina Herrera, Melrose Pl Boutique, LA, CA | Makeup: Flirt Makeup, Solana Beach, CA | Invitations: Self-designed; Ordered through Kathleen Cooper Fine Papers | Programs, Menu Cards, Escort Cards: Janice Blair Calligraphy | Flowers: Mindy Rice Floral Design, Los Olivos, CA | Rental Equipment: SMI Concepts | Catering: Miranda Catering | Music: Ceremony: Haddon Pereira and Steve Woods; Reception: Entourage by De Bois Entertainment | Cake: Montecito Confections, Santa Barbara, CA | Transportation: Santa Barbara Airbus, AITS | Accommodations: Hotel Corque, Solvang, CA | Photo Booth: Santa Barbara Photo Booth
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AUGUSTA, Ark. (AP) - A 21-year-old man accused of driving into and injuring a group of bicyclists traveling through Arkansas on a cross-country trip has pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutor John Bell said Teagan Ross Martin of Newport pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Martin faces a negligent homicide charge after one of the cyclists died this summer. He also faces one count of careless and prohibited driving and 13 counts related to overtaking a bicycle.
Eighteen-year-old Merritt Levitan, of Milton, Mass., died from her injuries following the July 2 crash near McCrory. Several other cyclists were hurt.
Bell says Martin's case is reset for Sept. 30, though it will likely be pushed back.
One of Martin's lawyers confirmed that Martin pleaded not guilty to all charges, but declined to comment further.
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Robert Ward loves to travel by car to out of the way areas of North America searching for nature subjects to photograph. Viewers of his work frequently tell him that his images are relaxing and remind them of their own pleasurable experiences.
Self-taught, he gives credit to his long-standing involvement with the Don Mills Camera Club where he is still a member and one of only four 'Master' photographers. He is also an accredited judge for other clubs in the Greater Toronto area.
For over 20 years his work has been marketed through the web, art shows and his own gallery. Prints are held in collections in over 30 countries and in excess of 2500 images have been photographed, printed, framed and sold by him. The web site shows some of his limited-edition (s/n 25's) photographs but he also markets a line of unnumbered open-edition framed prints.
The portfolio has been expanded to include still life and what he describes as 'mind benders' (abstract) images.
In 2003 he was awarded the Queen's Jubilee medal for his involvement in the arts and community service and has been recognized with numerous awards at the international, national and local levels.


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Merck's Michael Rosenblatt to deliver keynote address at Biotech 2011
TRENTON, N.J. and WAYNE, Pa. — Merck Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Michael Rosenblatt will discuss the barriers to innovation in the life sciences during a luncheon keynote address on Oct. 24 at Biotech 2011, the mid-Atlantic region's premier bioscience conference, according to a press release.
Biotech 2011, which will be held Oct. 24-25 in Philadelphia, brings together leaders in the bio science, finance and academic communities to share business strategies and learn from their peers through a series of forums and panels.
In his presentation, "The Barriers to Life Science Innovation: Don't Think Biotech is Immune," Dr. Rosenblatt will discuss the future of innovation in the life sciences.
"There's no denying that we are in a challenging period of innovation for new drugs. The biopharma industry's R&D spend grew by 150 percent from 1998 to 2008, while the number of new molecular entities and biologics introduced fell by 35 percent," said Dr. Rosenblatt."Some blame industry itself for this decline, some say the whole system isn't working. Whatever the reasons, it would be a mistake to think that any of us are immune to these forces, or that the problem can be solved without all of us working together," he added.


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British empiricist, David Hume helps us to seek the truth by cleaning up the language that we use or 'weeding the garden'. Using a tool called Hume's Fork, we can categorise propositions and identify what Hume would consider to be nonsense. In the spirit of Hume, I occasionally attempt to expose nonsense and propose simpler and clearer ways of interpeting the realities that we face. The IT and digital marketing industries give me so many opportunities to do this. Please join me.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
16 Key Attributes of Cloud Computing
A great way to simplify the concept of cloud computing is to list the key attributes of cloud computing using non technical terminology that non IT specialists can understand. Buyers of IT products and services can use such a list to determine where their computing resources sit on the cloud computing spectrum. They can also use it as a roadmap to determine what needs to be undertaken or negotiated in order to reap the benefits of cloud computing.
16 key attributes of cloud computing are as follows:
1. Cloud computing offerings are services, not products
2. Cloud computing allows customers to increase and decrease the number of users that have access to services, exponentially
3. Cloud computing allows customers to provision new services to users instantly or within hours
4. Cloud computing turns computing resources into operational expenses rather than capital expenditure
5. Cloud computing enables organizations to pay for computing resources based on consumption of the resources in question
6. Cloud computing allows multiple, diverse customers to share computing resources
7. Cloud computing service enhancements, such as updates, are automatic
8. Cloud computing resources can be accessed using any Internet-enabled device, from any location
9. Cloud computing integrates security into services
10. Cloud computing eliminates the need for support contracts
11. Cloud computing costs less than on-premise alternatives
12 Cloud computing allows the purchase of services without human interaction
13. Cloud computing integrates automatic backup into services
14. Cloud computing services are delivered from remote locations
15. Cloud computing services are delivered by a third party
16. Cloud computing services are delivered via the Internet or via an IP VPN
A spectrum of attributes like the one above allows us to illustrate where a service fits with respect to cloud computing. For example, services provided by public cloud vendors such as Salesforce.com, Netsuite and SuccessFactors satisfy most of these attributes. Hence, it seems reasonable to refer to their offerings as cloud computing services.
'Private clouds' typically satisfy comparatively few of these attributes. Hence, it seems unreasonable to refer to such offerings as cloud computing services.
If organizations seek the agility and flexibility offered by cloud computing, they must consider purchasing services that offer as many of these attributes as possible.
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- Jamie SnowdonFebruary 8, 2011 at 8:38 PM
I noticed that Pim uses this definition from NIST http://tinyurl.com/lovlvh.ReplyDelete
I am having an internal debate about a couple of cloud things. Firstly, you include IP as a attribute - when I'm not sure that this is a necessary feature - it is currently the way cloud works, but I could envisage a service which used a different network. How important is the underlying technology to cloud? I was reading the NIST definition and I note that it is very functional and fails to pin itself to any technology. The more I think about it the more I tend toward technology neutrality. The cloud as a concept seems fluid and all encompassing.
I get the whole private cloud / public cloud issue. But I'm not sure how important it is. It seems like a losing battle. Maybe the way forward is to segment the list of attributes into full cloud and private cloud attributes - when only half the boxes are ticked it's private. But I don't think you can sweep the tide back on this one... better to accommodate in the definition.
BTW I like the list. I'm having more debates about whether some are key attributes - for example, backup and security. They are included in cloud services - but are they defining characteristics? I wouldn't want to buy a cloud service without them, but would a service be cloud without them? Possibly.
You can tell I am in my early days with my thinking on this...
Thanks for the comment, Jamie.ReplyDelete
I am not a big fan of the NIST definition for a variety of reasons. In particular, the private deployment model prohibits certain key characteristics of cloud computing such as multi tenancy. The NIST definition has a bunch of essential characteristics that are too broad and could apply to a shared service centre.
I agree with your point about assessing where an IT resource falls on the spectrum of cloud attributes. Something that is termed a private cloud will frequently only have a few of the attributes that I outline. For this reason, it seems to me that it is not reasonable to use the term cloud to describe the resource/asset In question.
Oh, I agree with your point on technology neutrality. Perhaps it should be 15 attributes.ReplyDelete


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The reason is Sprint Spark. Check the newest article posted on Phonescoop. HD Voice and other VOLTE features that will be simultaneously rolled out as they expand the 2.5ghz LTE footprint more capacity and higher data speeds in the 50-60Mbps range.
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What's New
Awards, Honors and Recognition
Awards, Honors and Recognition
What's New?
International trade
A relationship between Kanazawa University and SUNY New Paltz began in the 1970s. Thanks to the efforts of long-time liaison with the Japanese university, Marleigh Ryan (Foreign Languages), and the Center for International Programs, that relationship has reached a new level. A program which previously allowed only the exchange of students of education is now campuswide. Additionally, our students have greater opportunities for exchange because access to scholarships and accommodations for those with lower levels of Japanese proficiency have been established. SUNY New Paltz junior, Chuk Lam, has recently been awarded a prestigious Japanese government scholarship for one year at Kanazawa. He will spend the 1998-99 academic year with a full courseload which includes the study of his major field, Business Administration, and Japanese.
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program has provided study opportunities for more than 70,000 U.S. and foreign students since 1946 when Congress passed the original legislation to enable the U.S. Government to promote understanding between U.S. citizens and those of other countries. The College is proud to host an outstanding scholar whose excellent academic record, serious commitment and high motivation to complete an advanced degree, and promise of significant contribution to his profession in his native country has earned him the distinguished Fulbright Scholarship. Alejandro Aranda of Buenes Aires will spend the 1998-99 academic year studying painting as a post-graduate student at SUNY New Paltz. He has studied sculpture and painting since 1987 (often under the instruction of notable Argentinean artists), is a graduate of the National School of Fine Arts "Prilidiano Pueyrredón," and has been the recipient of numerous scholarships to further his study and prizes to honor his work. In 1994, Arando began a teaching career, and has instructed students of several Argentinean primary and secondary schools in drawing, design, audiovisual techniques, and plastic activities.
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Strolling on Huguenot Street and the Rail Trail, visiting the restaurants and shops downtown, moseying about the Unison Art & Learning Center and SUNY New Paltz Art Gallery, and taking in a performance at Summer Rep seems like just another Saturday afternoon in New Paltz because it is. Only this time, up to 40 regional hoteliers and B&B proprietors will be experiencing it with the eyes of newcomers as they participate in a guided tour of the town, developed by David Cavallaro (Fine & Performing Arts); Special Projects Director of Unison Arts & Learning Center, Kristin Brown; and Director of New Paltz Development Corporation, Debbie Kwiatoski. This orientation of local accommodation proprietors will assist in an overall goal to reveal New Paltz and the surrounding region to tourists (often guests of their establishments) as the cultural destination rife with singular events and festivals, historic sites, beauty and cultural diversity that it truly is. The tour will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, ending with an 8 p.m. production of GODSPELL.
Geography lessons
SUNY New Paltz is presently hosting the New York Geographic Alliance's (NYGA) 10th Annual Summer Institute, coordinated by Jo Margaret Mano (Geography). While living and working on campus, teachers of various grade and content levels are gaining extensive training in geographic content, classroom applications and techniques for effective presentation to colleagues, through lectures and workshops by university professors and teacher consultants. Participants of the Summer Institute, which will conclude on July 24, are selected from a statewide competition. The NYGA is part of a national network of state geographic alliances sponsored by the New York State Education Department and the National Geographic Society's Geographic Education Program.
Awards, Honors, and Recognition
Victor deMunck (Anthropology) has been accepted to participate in a three-week Comparative Research Training Program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Room, board and software necessary for participation have been subsidized by an NSF grant.
Amy O'Connor (Residence Life) received the New Professional Award for the 1996-97 academic year, awarded to individuals whose service to their fields totals three years or less and whose contributions are above and beyond the call of duty. Announced at the SUNY Residential Life and Housing Administrators summer organizational meeting at SUNY Binghamton in June, O'Connor's award will be commemorated with a plaque in the fall.
Undergraduates John Farrugia, Stacy Ginsberg, Ray Gordon, Janice Insigna, Paul Leone, Amanda Lintz, Brian Petersen, Guy Seneque, Tristan Tosh, and advisors Jeff Brown Andrea Eddings and Kathy Neville (Residence Life) represented the College at this year's National Association of College and University Residence Halls conference which took place at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. For the third time, a SUNY New Paltz delegation has returned with the "Most Spirited Delegation" award (Legend has it no other campus has received this award more than twice.)
Patricia Phillips (Fine and Performing Arts) will spend several long weekends this fall at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts in Wilmington as part of a visual arts critic residency granted to the Center by the Mid- Atlantic Arts Foundation. Her residency will include visits with artists of the region and discussions regarding their artwork, culminating in a lecture/response to be delivered at its end.
Michael Hind (Math and Computer Science) presented "Assessing the Effects of Flow-Sensitivity on Pointer Alias Analyses" earlier this month at McGill University in Montreal and at IBM Toronto Laboratories, Toronto.
Alumni in the news
Laura Lombardi (BA/Women's Studies, May '98), a dedicated student leader while attending the College, has received the James F. Casey Award for outstanding service and contribution to students on campus throughout the 1996-97 academic year. Named a recipient at the SUNY Residence Life and Housing Administrators summer organizational meeting which took place at SUNY Binghamton in June, Lombardi will receive a commemorative plaque in the fall, as she heads for Hunter College in NYC to pursue a master's degree in social work.
In Memoriam
Peter J. Bohan, professor emeritus of Art History and former chair of that department, died July 12 in Mount Pleasant. Bohan first studied aeronautical engineering in England, earning a bachelor's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His career focus turned to art history at Columbia University and lead to the procurement of a master's and a doctoral degree in that field from Yale University. Bohan completed a dissertation in 19th century British architecture and trained in museum work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Art Gallery. In 1963, he began teaching medieval art and 20th century art, architecture and design at New Paltz and took the position of director of the new College Art Gallery, which he held until 1968. The recipient of many awards, including a Fulbright to England, Bohan's publications include books on American silver and gold, and articles and catalogs on architecture, painting and non-Western art. He retired from the College in 1995.
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The Rise of the Blog as a Business Gateway
Using a blogging platform for your major business website is a fairly new concept: up until recently blogs were considered a smart supplement to a business website but that was as far as it went.
If you are thinking of making the changeover to a blogging platform instead of a static website to promote your business you're in good company. There are dozens of examples of successful online businesses using a blog as their primary gateway on the Net.
SEOServices: Buzz for Your Business
How come?
Let's take a look at what's being said about using a blog for business:
Andy Beal of Marketing Pilgrim is enthusiastic about the use of WordPress:
Using a blogging platform such as WordPress allows businesses to bypass the typically slow process of asking a web development team to make changes to the web site. By using a blogging platform as the back-end, anyone in the company can quickly make changes to a web page, create new pages, or even add new functionality thanks to the many freely available blog plugins. In essence, WordPress brings efficiency and cost-savings to any size business.
First, as Andy says, blogging platforms are easy to use and the search engines like them. Second, a blog tends to be the perfect way to display your content, and the very nature of the setup encourages you to add fresh content all the time. Somehow the same incentive just isn't there on a static website.
Ian Lurie of Conversation Marketing had this to say:
Blogging software is really a specialized CMS. If you adopt a versatile blog tool, like WP, you can easily run your site with it.
To sweeten the deal, there are many powerful blog directories where you can submit your site for valuable incoming links as well as the possibility of more traffic.
And let's not forget social media: While you can submit all of the pages of a static site to StumbleUpon, for example, there just isn't the scope for getting your pages stumbled that you get with a blog where you can have pages submitted several times a week if you wish. And the number of pages that can be indexed in social media sites is limitless. Can you say backlinks?
Technorati Top 100
If you look at the Top 100 Blogs on Technorati you'll see a lot of very impressive sites . They are all main business platforms: Not one of them is a supplementary blog, although they may have started out that way.
Most of the current blogging platforms are great, but WordPress beats the others hands down in terms of ease-of-use and choice of themes. TypePad which was huge a few years ago, is still huge, but just doesn't seem to have kept up with the WordPress pace of advance. Drupal is coming up fast though, and you might want to consider that. Back to WordPress: Perhaps the main reason it's so popular is the truly wild selection of plugins, which are scripts or applications that enhance the functionality of your blog.
WordPress Plugins
There are WordPress plugins for SEO management, Social Media linking, monetizing, photo galleries, site maps, contact forms, tag clouds, security, stats and a lot more. The beauty is that you can decide you want a plugin and literally three minutes later it can be on your site, fully-functional. Compare that with a static site where you have to select and then hire a programmer for any enhancements you need.
WordPress has a huge amount going for it to please the picky user, such as a vast choice in free themes so you can get just the right look for your site at no cost, and the support is fabulous: there are forums and lists galore to help you should you ever get in a fix. And if you give a shout to your friends on Twitter for WordPress help, nine times out of ten someone will offer you friendly, free advice to sort you out quickly. But more important than all of these, you can have a professional-looking site with loads of add-ons and features without having to learn code.
WordPress is an SEO-friendly content management system and as such perfectly placed to act as a framework for often diverse business interests. This does not include regaling prospective clients with your trivial and boring private life however. While a business blog can play an important role in helping a client get to know you and feel comfortable dealing with you, there is a very fine line beyond which it all becomes 'too much information' or as they say, TMI!
Back to what I was saying: Why is WordPress SEO-friendly? Primarily because Google simply approves of it.
WordPress Dos and Don'ts
It creates a bridge so that you can convey your expertise in a conversational tone while carefully crafting content to include your primary and long-tail keywords
Allows you to create a database of goods or services offered as well as input from happy customers
Keeps your information fresh and up-to-date both from a business perspective and from an SEO perspective
Provides a platform for you to keep a finger on the pulse of your particular niche so you can stay abreast of your client's needs and wishes. This is potentially a huge boost to your business.
What you should not do:
Allow an air of negativity to creep in. Far too many bloggers use this informal mode of communication to air grievances and even attack others. This is not businesslike and be very aware that it will cost you dearly if you give in to such urges. Potential clients will always be more inclined to engage with you if they feel that you're a pleasant person: they need to feel safe with you and seeing you let off steam in an aggressive way is not going to do that.
Don't feel that just because you are using an informal business platform that you don't need to perform online business tasks such as monitoring your traffic and carefully research ing your keywords. It's all still very important.
You can read the follow-up to this post here: Why WordPress Can Help Your Business
10 Responses to "The Rise of the Blog as a Business Gateway"
I'm thrilled to see a post that highlights the benefits of using WordPress as a business website solution, rather than just a blogging platform. I often tout the benefits of relying on WordPress, particularly as an affordable and scalable option for small businesses.
The search engine friendliness of WordPress is unmatched – especially with the correct plugin choices – and with a bit of PHP and CSS knowledge, there isn't much that can't be accomplished within the framework of the WordPress platform.
Absolutely! WordPress is definitely the way to go. I like that you can find literally thousands of free WordPress templates online to customize your site and give it a professional look.
I must admit that it seems strange when websites are "planned" from head to toe. Yes, the home page. Yes, the main navigation. But who wants to put up a website that just stis there? Silly me, plenty of people do…it just seems strange, that's all.
Hmmm. I'm not convinced. I'd be really interested to see some usability studies on this.
I readily acknowledge that blogs are usually great for SEO and that systems like WordPress are easy to use, etc. However, by leading with a blog, you're eliminating the all-important home page blurb. This is the copy that summarises and positions your company and offering, and sets your reader on a strategic 'slippery-slide' to conversion.
I know that blog posts can establish personality and tone, but they're not directed like home page copy is. They generally cover a much wider range of subjects than home page copy generally would, and don't usually do anything in the way of summarising your offering (because that's counter to the culture of social media).
I know that some of these sorts of sites have a summary of sorts (e.g. in the header, or a prominent list of services), but many don't. I know when I come to one of these sites, I always feel momentarily lost.
And my concern with this is not just the lack of the persuasion slippery-slide. It's also the perception they create. It's easy to mistake their purpose: are they just a blog that offers products and services on the side? If I'm after specialist services, I want a specialist provider, not someone who offers the service as an 'afterthought'. (Big names like Michael Gray and Rae Hoffman may be able to get away with it thanks to the personal brand, but it's not gonna be so easy for lesser known providers.)
Furthermore, there's the straight usability issue: what do users expect? Just as they expect certain nav options (Home, About Us, Contact Us, Products, Services, etc.), do they also EXPECT standard home page copy? I know I do, but that may be just me. That's why I'd be interested to see some usability studies.
Anyway, thanks for the post. This is something I've been pondering for a while, so if nothing else, it's good to see some discussion about it!
Cheers, Glenn (@divinewrite on Twitter)
Glenn, this is an amazing comment. A blog post in its own right! lol. I'm going to do another post to answer all your points: you pointed out to me some stuff that I missed. You'll have to wait a day-or-two though, so stay tuned.
I totally agree with Glenn, but there's nothing stopping you using WordPress as your CMS even if you want your default page to be a traditional home page. WordPress can be set up to do this; in fact some people use WordPress as a CMS without even having a blog! Whether it's the *best* CMS for a given user is another question of course.
Having said all that, most off-the-shelf WP themes I've seen (even the much-vaunted Thesis) *do* make sites look like glorified blogs if they're used unmodified. For example, they tend to carry over the sidebar content from the blog to all the other pages. I wouldn't want a list of "recent comments" or links to umpteen different social networking profiles on my home page. (If anyone knows of a good free or cheap WP theme that has built-in support for different sidebars on different pages, I'd love to hear about it!)
…Having said which I forgot to subscribe to comments!
Anyway, short version: Blog as Business Gateway. WordPress as CMS. Two different things.
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WordPress is great for all parties concerned. It gives the client power over what appears on their site, without having to contact the web developer every time. Plus it's also great for SEO!
I like the dos and don'ts as well – I would add it's important to regularly update it as well, it makes your company look relevant and professional.
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Paul Maslin tells me there's lots of snow in Madison, but beyond the snow...what are you seeing there, or, when you wake up, in Hawaii?
Milwaukee is really cold. -13 wind chill this morning. I was #36 to vote in my ward at about 7:45 AM. In and out voting, no waiting.
Conditions continue to be poor here in Fond du Lac (about an hour away from Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay), with icy roads. It's pretty bad relative to how winters have been the last several years, though the natives say that this is how February always used to be. I would think this would depress turnout at least a little.
back from voting on Madison's east side at the Door Creek Church. Biggest thing I noticed is that there are a lot of new voter registrations...the machine you drop your ballot into was counted at 145 as of about 8am, and there were at least 30 voters who signed up on the new voter registration sheet. One thing I noticed also is that the presidential election is the only thing on the ballot, and that anyone can literally vote for anyone.
Hawaii voting doesn't start until 11pm eastern. So what people are seeing on the ground in Hawaii now isn't useful.
hello from Wausau WI. this morning (7:45) the weather was -5, polls were steady according to the poll worker I spoke to and while I was there the number of women age 40-65 outnumbered everyone else at least 2-1
i voted at 7:15a in franklin, wi, a milwaukee suburb located in congressional district 1. no line, no waiting. the wind chill is brutal but i have to think that the weather favors the candidate with the most dedicated voters (kind of like a caucus). do you think markp penn will add "states where the wind chill is below 0" to his list of states that unfairly favor obama?
Another article on the Obama's view of America.
The new ARG poll is out and has Obama up 52-42. yes these are the same people who had Clinton up 49-43 a few days ago. I think we can officially say that ARG has no idea what they are doing.
I live 10 miles from the Wisconsin border in Illinois. Aside from the snow they got in Wisconsin the other day, the temperatures are brutal. Very very cold but, clear sky down by Beloit, Janesville area. I am wondering with the snow and the frigid temps if that would depress the older voters.
True Democrat - I hope you see the irony in posting a link to a blatantly neo-con site under the name "True Democrat".
"I am wondering with the snow and the frigid temps if that would depress the older voters." Oh no! I can it now. Just like after the Potomac Primaries, the Clinton camp will be blaming the weather for their loss. Looks like Wisconsin will just be another state that "doesn't count".
To the person posting the links - I've got one word for you....desperation. And I've got one link for you, too. Because I agree, it shouldn't be about the words, it should be about the character. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aKD3K5Dmu3sY
I haven't vote yet because my 4 year old just woke up but my husband has. He voted in Sylvester township which is a little building in the middle of nowhere. Very rural area in SC Wisconsin. He voted at 7:30 and his was number 5.
I am always amused by the amount of press the weather gets on election day. people in cold weather states are used to snow and cold and are perfectly willing to go out and vote even if the weather is bad. That has certainly been the case during this election cycle, when we've seen record turnout on days when the weather was bad (eg. maine)
There were two Bobcats trying to clear snow piles in the parking lot of the library where I voted. It's sunny (and cold) but traffic is moving smoothly. I was voter #13 in my ward (one of two voting at the library) One voter who came in as I was leaving was wearing a big Obama button but no one said anything to her about it that I could hear. On the way in there were lots of people along the bus route with Obama signs. On the overhead walkway connected to our building there were dueling Obama and Hillary supporters. The Obama message: " Vote today". The Clinton message: Hope Won't pay my student loan." The Clinton supporters were soon dragged away by the UW's legal staff for using the "Motion W" in the word "Won't". Those into trademark controversies will get the joke.
I was listening to conservative talk radio (while stuck in traffic) on the way up to Milwaukee for business this morning. A lot of people calling in to say they were tactically voting for Hillary. Not a lot of love for McCain on the radio.
I was just thinking about the possible outcomes in Wisconsin today. I am positive, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that if Hillary loses, she will claim that Wisconsin is a little state where the weather was bad, so it doesn't count. If she does win, she will hype it up like she has won the general election. She will talk at length about how the Wisconsin vote reflects the beliefs of the entire working class and true Americans.
By contrast, if Obama loses, I am certain he will actually THANK the voters who came out to support him, congratulate Clinton, and then head to Texas and Ohio for some more campaigning.
its bright and clear here in barron county wisconsin about 5-10below though and not sure on the windchill the roads might be slippry but the main highyways should be ok. as for people i can see the townhall from my house and i think the cars i see are just poll workers and i doubt ill see many people my township only has 1k people total.over all a typical wisconsin day ;)
COLD in Madison. Temp was hovering around 0. I was # 131 at 8:15 this morning (there were about 1200 votes in '04 primary), in a mostly campus/downtown ward. There were quite a few people registering at the poll, which Wisconsin allows. The workers had people registering in a different room, which allowed those who were already registered to get in and out quickly.
I'm seeing tons of snow in the mountains of Hawaii. This will depress turnout amongst the mountain people.
Howard -
This is what Sen. Obama is going to face in November if he wins the nomination. If you think that anything he has faced from the Clintons is hard-hitting - you are wrong.
I am a Green Bay native now living out east. I spoke to my parents yesterday. The weather was so bad in GB on Sunday that they cancelled church! I dont remember that ever happening before. The weather will keep away the incapacitated and disinterested -- both of which are very small numbers in WI -- where they consistently have high election day turnout. My father - a strong republican will vote for Huckabe due to his sales tax pledge. My mother -- an independent who falls squarely in the Hillary demographic is voting for Obama because she sees it as a character issue.
ObamaFan - They actually do get mountain snow in Hawaii. In case you were being sarcastic. And yes, people do live in those mountains.
Democrats will lose Florida in November if they don't find a solution to the "Florida Issue" and soon.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida shows John McCain holding a six-percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton and an even larger lead - sixteen percentage points over Barack Obama. It's McCain 49% Clinton 43% and McCain 53% Obama 37%.
Art H - Sadly, I do get your Motion W trademark comment.
Our local high school had to change its logo because of the obvious confusion between U of Wisconsin and our local high school in southeast Texas.
But in Minnesota McCain leads Clinton five percentage points 47% to 42% but Obama leads McCain fifteen percentage points 53% to 38%.
It was 3 degrees and the roads and sidewalks were very tough to negotiate when we voted at 8:50 am in Madison. About 300 had voted before 9 am. Spotted a snowbird home near the polling place with no tire tracks or footprints in front the garage. Don't know how many snowbirds bothered to vote absentee with only the presidential primary on the ballot or even how many older voters are leaving their homes if they don't have to. There are mountains of snow all over town. The 50-something woman in front of me in line had a large Obama button on her coat. Obama himself was on the radio in the car as we left, talking about getting his girls into a Hannah Montana concert. My girlfriend said there were 5000 people at Clinton's Madison rally last night, but I didn't think to ask her about the age of the crowd.
Voted mid morning and the polling place had steady traffic. The weather ain't gonna be a factor and the predictions are for 30-35% of eligible voters turning out. That would be a record.
Of course Obama is doing poorer against McCain in Florida rather than Clinton....because he has not campaigned there! Airing one national commercial on a cable news station does not equal the days and days of rallies and voter contact that Obama has had in other states. In the states where he has competed, his numbers go up. Both against McCain and Clinton.
True Democrat: I don't mean to start a slanging match here, but I think any dirt Podhoretz digs up will be dismissed equally by the electorate in November. The guy wants WW III starting with Iran, and IMHO a majority of Americans do not. I just can't imagine the Neo-Con think-tank ideology (AEI & the Heritage Foundation) and the National Review getting any traction with their messages in the General.
So far, turnout is very low in Hawaii. In fact, I'm the only one here...
Skip: Dude, doesn't the caucus start at 6 or 6:30 pm Hawaiian Time?
Ben it is bitter cold here http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/vote/273225 Turnout low so far Frigid temperatures and slick roads are keeping voters at home so far this primary election day. Just before noon, Early reports from polling places across Dane County show only about a 10 percent turnout, according to the county clerk's office. Up to 35 percent of the state's eligible voters had been predicted to turn out statewide, mainly because of the close Democratic primary race between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. That would be the highest presidential primary turnout in 20 years. Polls across Wisconsin are open until 8 p.m. tonight.
I think TrueDemocrat should change his or her moniker to TrueDixiecrat. No Democrat worth their salt cruises for John Podhoretz articles. What next TrueDixiecrat, links to Ann Coulter columns?
I voted Obama this morning...but in mild Texas weather. Today was the first day of early voting here. I went on my way to work around 8 and I was one of the first people there. I have talked to so many people here in TX for Obama...I can't wait to see what happens.
I voted in Mequon, a northern suburb of Milwaukee at 8:30AM. I was right around voter #150 which seemed pretty heavy for my particular polling place at that hour.
It's not surprising that McCain would be doing better than Obama in Florida. With so many retirees, the average voter is a lot closer in age to McCain than Obama. Plus, Clinton seems to do better with older white voters, so demographics would seem to favor her there.


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Gifts of love from your very own kitchen, including oatmeat squares, PB&C brownies and Far East party mix.
If you haven't done so already, now's the time to decide what gifts you're going to provide for family, friends, neighbors and the like.
Food is always a good idea. Mainly because it's disposable, so nobody has to find a place to hang it, display it or store it.
Besides which, a gift of food can show a great deal of thoughtfulness on your part. That's because you'll undoubtedly take into account your givee's likes and dislikes — not to mention their allergies: nuts, dairy, gluten (all the rage these days) and/or all of the above.
Your edible gift can be store-bought, of course. Either locally or from one of the myriad food-gift purveyors whose catalogs have undoubtedly clogged your mailbox by now. But, our exercise du jour is for those who like to present a gift of love from their very own kitchens.
Our focus this time is on holiday food gifts that don't include cookies. Not that there's anything wrong with cookies, but if you're in the mood to try something different, here are some ideas which are designed for those nearest and dearest to us who don't suffer from food allergies.
Oatmeal squares
If you've decided to go beyond cookies this season, perhaps an assortment of various squares/brownies appeals. These yummy squares go well beyond plain old oatmeal, and include coconut and chocolate chips.
You can make them a few days ahead, cool them thoroughly, cut them into squares and wrap tightly in plastic, then foil. Refrigerate until you're ready to package them pretty for presentation.
Those holiday cookie tins you've collected over the years can also contain your alternate gifts.
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2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup (all-purpose) flour
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
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TUPELO – The Starkville High volleyball team posted a winning record Saturday at the Tupelo Volleyfest.
In pool play, the Lady Yellowjackets beat Ripley by total points, winning the first set 25-19 and dropping the second set 27-25.
SHS followed that match with a loss to Tupelo, falling by scores of 25-9 and 25-15.
Against Aberdeen, Starkville recorded a victory 25-18 and 25-9.
Facing Northwest Rankin, SHS again won by total points, losing the first set 25-19 before recovering to take the second set 25-13.
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Holidays tend to draw out the sentimental in all of us, eliciting childhood memories of sweet sights, sounds and aromas at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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New York interior designer Tara Seawright offered this suggestion during a recent panel at the fall tabletop show at 41 Madison Avenue in New York: "I like mixing flatware in one table setting." She daringly teams fancy and ornate, such as Christofle, with something modern and edgy, like Lucite.
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So, here's a question that I'm not sure I know the answer to. If you're a podcaster who is publishing multiple podcasts per day or week or you're thinking about breaking into podcasting, have you given much thought to the formula you'll be using to add metadata into the MP3 tags that go along with your MP3 files? As I subscribe to more and more podcasts and as those podcasts are automatically showing up in my Windows Media Player's library as well as on my MP3 device (currently, an iRiver H320), I'm terrified that the undertow of poorly applied MP3 tags is going to pull me under a tidal wave of data that could eventually drown my personal audio experience. So, perhaps we should have a conversation about what to put in the tags or perhaps the conversation has already been had and I just missed it. But, I'd like to throw a few ideas out there and maybe some podcasters who are smarter than me will take the idea and run with it.
For most audio files and through many user interfaces, three (sometimes four) pieces of information are readily available. Almost universally, the track (song) name, artist, and album names are available through most UIs. In addition, the filename is often available as well. Without singling out any particular podcast, one thing I'm noticing is how, for a single show, it's hard to tell when exactly the show was published. This too me is a critical piece of information in determining what shows I'm going to listen to first. My suggestion (and one that I hadn't considered until I subscribed to 10 more podcasts in the last week) is to include the publish date in both the filename as well as at the beginning of the trackname. By including it in the beginning of the trackname, it makes it really easy to spot how recently each podcast was published. For filename, the convention that I've been using for ZDNet's IT Matters series of podcasts is "YYYYMMDDITMatters.mp3". For track name, maybe "YYYYMMDD - Interview with Super Pundit" makes sense.
Then comes artist and album name. For artist, I've been keeping it simple by using "ZDNet." If you have (or may have) multiple podcasters publishing under
one brand, it might make sense to do something like "ZDNet's David Berlind". But, what absolutely doesn't make sense to me is to put your interviewee's name in this field (if you're interviewing somebody). This is because the user interfaces for most media players (software and devices) works best when organizing tracks by artist or by album. If the MP3 tags for each of your episodes are encoded with a different artist's name, then you will be very effective at breaking one of the most important principles of media organization used by media players and devices. Why not go with the flow instead of drown people with the undertow?
Like the artists name, media player interfaces like to index multimedia content by album as well. I'm already seeing how some podcasters are treating each episode of their show as a separate album. Even worse, some have a different artist name and a different album name for each episode. To keep it simple, I'm giving all of my podcasts for 2005 the same album name: "IT Matters Volume 1".
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James Bond keeps his stylish look in 'Skyfall'
By Joy Sewing | November 9, 2012 | Updated: November 9, 2012 11:49am
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As 007, Daniel Craig wanted close-cut suits of material that would move with him. His designer of choice was Tom Ford.
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Bond girl Bérénice Marlohe's wears on of OPI's 12 new shades celebrating the 50th anniversary of 007.
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Javier Bardem is a blond villian with revenge on his mind in "Skyfall."
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Javier Bardem is a blond villian with revenge on his mind in "Skyfall."
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fashion: OPI celebrates the 50th Anniversary of James Bond and the new Bond movie, Skyfall, with the Skyfall Collection, featuring 12 limited-edition nail lacquers ($8.50) for Holiday 2012.
He had me at the cuff check.
"Skyfall," the latest James Bond flick, opens with a dramatic fight scene in which Agent 007 - actor Daniel Craig in a sleek Tom Ford suit - rumbles with an enemy. Though wounded with blood on his suit jacket, he coolly straightens his shirt cuffs before walking away.
The cuff check. It's so Bond.
In the 23 movies and 50 years of the James Bond franchise, each 007 has fancied tailored suits and tuxedos, swimwear and resort clothes. Think classic Sean Connery or suave Roger Moore. My favorite is the sharp look of Craig's Bond - a character who can fight like an alley cat but dress with amazing refinement. In the November issue of Vanity Fair, Craig talks about his coveted role, while the writer describes Craig's biceps as being in "perpetual plyometric engagement."
Translation: This Bond is as fit as he is chic.
"Skyfall" costume designer Jany Temime said in a release that Craig had very specific ideas about what he wanted to wear in the film: He wanted suits cut very close to his body so that they would move with him.
The designer of choice was Tom Ford. He designed Craig's slim-lapelled suits, which were made with tough fabrics that would stand up through fire, blood and water. In Vanity Fair, Craig said he spent weeks in costume design, submitting his body to "rounds and rounds of tailoring." "Skyfall" is Ford's second time working on a Bond film.
Makeup artist Naomi Donne gave actress Bérénice Marlohe a dragon-like look with fingernails painted with OPI's new Holiday Skyfall collection, which celebrates Bond's 50th anniversary with 12 bold nail color shades ($8.50 each at Dillard's, JCPenney, Ulta and other retailers.) Marlohe wears the maroon "Skyfall" color on the top of her nails, and the gold "GoldenEye" color on the undersides.
Donne also helped create the look of actor Javier Bardem. In a switch from his usual dark good looks, Bardem is a blond revenged-crazed villain with teeth designed by Chris Lyons.
Bond fans can choose from a variety of special products for the 50th anniversary celebration in addition to the OPI collection, including the new Bond 007 fragrance, $40 at Kohl's, and the coffee table book, "James Bond: 50 Years of Movie Posters" (DK Publishing, $50).


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Williams Hill Trail is located near Harrisburg IL Look earlier in the thread for pictures and links from
the last time I was there for the SMOG ride. They have cabins for a very reasonable price to stay in
or camping is OK too. http://www.williamshillpass.com/Harr...in-Rental.html
The primary date's are May 11, 12, 13
The Rain Date's are May 25, 26, 27
We are planning a Street ride planned for anyone with true dual sport registered bikes,or if you bring a
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It is in the Shawnee National forest and very scenic in this area.
Come one, Come all!
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That is cool
Anyone from Virginia or Mid-Atlantic want to go out?
Enjoy the day, Grimmy
Hope to see some of you guys there!
And just so you know, there is no fee for the ride but the camping and Park fees are up to each of us.
I'm getting the itch to ride already! This unseasonably warm weather is giving me no excuses to not
be out in the garage and working on my bikes!
Wow looks like fun. How much country will you cover off road?
This park is around 300 acres, but there are connecting trails that tie it to other areas, not sure of the total "Mileage" but it was fun when we did the SMOG ride there and the trails aren't so difficult they will kill the vintage bikes (and riders!)
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Note: "Phylum" applies formally to any biological domain, but traditionally it was always used for animals, whereas "Division" was traditionally often used for plants, fungi, etc.
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You have been promoted to manager and your role has changed dramatically. You now manage your former co-workers and team members — that group of pals that you've been going to Friday happy hour with for the past number of years.
These friends now consider you one of "them" — as well as one of "us." You once commiserated with your colleagues about unpopular decisions, but you now have to implement them — whether or not you agree. Instead of simply listening to complaints, you're now responsible for resolving conflicts and even disciplining employees. Instead of just doing a great job, you now need to influence, encourage and persuade others to do a great job, too.
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The transition from "bud" to "boss" often isn't easy and sometimes takes a long time. You're building a new reputation as a manager through open communication, trust and respect. You can't earn that overnight.
You need to have as much confidence in yourself as your bosses had in you. After all, they're the ones who promoted you.
Here are a few tips to help you on the way.
1. Acknowledge the awkwardness
The change in status between you and your former colleagues is awkwardfor everyone. While many of them are truly happy at your success, there are probably a few who are ambivalent or even upset because you got the job instead of them. The earlier you address this, the easier it will be for everyone to move forward and get results. You can admit it's somewhat awkward for you, too. People like working with managers who are open and honest, and show that they're human, too.


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MIKE ESPY (Alphonso Michael Espy) is the former Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, and a former U.S. Representative from the 2nd District of Mississippi. He currently works as a private sector attorney, counselor, and agricultural advisor, having his own law and consulting firms: Mike Espy, PLLC, and AE Agritrade, Inc.
As the 25th Secretary of Agriculture, Mike is credited with reorganizing the $65 billion agency, negotiating multilateral treaties for the trade of American agricultural commodities, and instituting reforms in the national food inspection system to eradicate food borne illnesses. He also brought new emphasis to the important nutrition and anti-hunger programs at the USDA, and distinguished himself as an expert in rural business, economic development, and infrastructure policy.


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Rick Scott's appointments leave many uneasy
Lisa Marzilli
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Gov. Rick Scott appears to be fulfilling his campaign promise to get âright to workâ and run Floridaâs government like a business. Heâs wasted little time stacking his new administration with some controversial appointments like Billy Buzzett, who now heads the Department of Community Affairs. Buzzettâs a former executive with the St. Joe Company which owns close to 600,000 acres in northwest Florida. Itâs not just environmentalists who are uncomfortable with the idea of a developer overseeing growth management. Ron Littlepage is an Op-Ed writer with the Florida Times Union. He says Scottâs latest appointments should make people a little nervous.
The St. Joe Co. has been buying up rural property since itâs creation in 1936. Its corporate profile states it is committed to bringing âhigh quality growth to the last, best part of Florida.â The most recent thing the developer did bring to Panama City was a controversial airport; thatâs when Linda Young, President of the Clean Water Network of Florida first came up against the new head of the DCA.
To win that approval Buzzett promised to set aside some 41,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land which Young says has yet to be donated to the public. She credits Buzzettâs predecessor at the DCA, Tom Pelham with doing the best job he could given the administration he had to work with and is weary of what will happen to Florida under Buzzettâs rule.
Governor Scott also won Senate approval last week for his pick to head the Department of Environmental Protection, defense contractor Herschel Vinyard. Prior to his appointment Vinyard was a director for BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards in Jacksonville. The Florida Progressive Coalition writes that the bulk of Vinyardâs legal work appears to be based around the idea of helping businesses navigate around environmental regulation and says this appointment should give people pause. Ron Littlepage of The Florida Times Union agrees.
Gov. Scott has suggested creating what he calls a âgrowth leadershipâ agency by doing away with both the DCA and DEP and merging their responsibilities with the Florida Department of Transportation. Linda Young with the Clean Water Network refers to the merger as a âmega-mafiaâ. She cites a recent federal report on improper payments made by the Federal Aviation Administration. Topping the list was a $7 million dollar payment to the Bay County Airport Authority in Panama City that Young said the FDOT was well aware of.comments powered by Disqus


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You preordered your turkey weeks ago, you have an oven schedule, and you even made your gravy in advance. But is your fridge stocked with Thanksgiving wine? Do you have backup bottles in case Uncle Bob shows up with a surprise date? And if you're all set with Beaujolais and Pinot Noir, what about those folks who prefer white wine? Never fear, there's still time. Here are a few tips on the types of white wine you should pick up and chill down before the big day.
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