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Prior to The 451 Group, Eric was responsible for account management and project management for a financial printing company, where he worked directly with clients, production departments and sales staff to coordinate and direct the production, dissemination and S.E.C. filing of financial transaction and compliance documents.
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The Southland final pitted a No. 1 seed and No. 7 seed against each other, but it wasn't a mismatch on paper. When the game was played, it certainly was not a mismatch, as lower-seeded Texas-San Antonio knocked off McNeese State, 75-72, to win the conference championship and get a bid to the NCAA tournament. Devin Gibson finally slowed down his triple-double ways, but Jeromie Hill stepped up with 25 points.
Texas-San Antonio is heading to its fourth NCAA tournament, with the last two coming as a No. 16 seed. The Roadrunners are likely to enter the Big Dance as a No. 16 seed once again, despite winning their last five games. They had an up-and-down conference campaign, but were on the wrong side of a very close Southland race and were relegated to the seventh seed.
Player to know: Devin Gibson. Gibson is one of the best all-around players in college basketball. He is capable of impacting a game at both ends of the floor, as evidenced by his two triple-doubles this season and the fact he averaged nearly three steals per game during his four-year career. Gibson is playing some of his best basketball right now, averaging 23 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists in the conference tournament.
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- Record: 19-13, 9-7 Southland
- Team colors: Navy Blue, Orange and White
- We're thinking: 16-seed.
- KenPom ranking: 219
- Best win: San Jose State (17-15)
- Worst loss: Samford (12-19)
- Notable stat: Devin Gibson is tied with Tu Holloway of Xavier for the most triple-doubles in the country, with two.
- Most recent tournament history: 2004. Entered the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed, lost to Stanford in the first round.
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Larry Sanders getting closer but not practicing yet
St. Francis - Bucks center Larry Sanders is getting closer to a return but is not practicing with the team yet.
Sanders worked out with strength and conditioning coach Robert Hackett on Thursday morning before the team's practice session.
The 6-foot-11 Sanders underwent surgery on Nov. 11 to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, the result of a fight at a downtown Milwaukee night club in the early morning hours Nov. 3.
Monday will be the six-week mark from the date of the surgery, and a return around Christmas would not be surprising. The Bucks play the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on Dec. 27 and are at home to face Minnesota on Dec. 28.
Then the Bucks head on a four-game western trip, starting with a New Year's Eve game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
"He has been working out twice a day," Bucks coach Larry Drew said of Sanders. "He gets in here before we get started and then he comes back in the evenings.
"He was here this morning when I got here. He's been working hard."
Sanders has a protective glove for his wrist but is able to do some shooting with his right hand now.
"From the things he's been doing out here, I would think he's pretty close," Drew said.
"We could use him. With only three big bodies, I can use him."
Zaza Pachulia, Ersan Ilyasova and Sanders all are out with injuries, leaving the Bucks with John Henson, Ekpe Udoh and rookie Miroslav Radjuljica as those three big bodies.
In the Bucks' double overtime loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday, Henson played 51 minutes and Ilyasova played 50 while Udon played 16 off the bench. Raduljica did not play.
But Ilyasova is being shut down "for a couple games at least" due to his nagging right ankle injury, Drew said after practice Thursday. Reserve guard Gary Neal also is out due to plantar fasciitis and had a boot placed on his left foot.
The Bucks may get small forward Caron Butler back in the mix against Cleveland on Friday night. Butler said his left knee feels better and he hopes to play if he has no setbacks prior to game time.
Butler has been out for the last 11 games with a swollen left knee, dating to a road game against Charlotte on Nov. 29.
Shooting guard O.J. Mayo returned from his grandmother's funeral in West Virginia and was on the practice court Thursday.
Drew said he anticipated rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo would remain in the starting lineup after making his first NBA start against New York. Antetokounmpo played a season-high 42 minutes and had 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals while playing tough defense against Knicks star Carmelo Anthony.
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Why do people consistently vote against their self-interest? Consider Alabama, where low-income people, who hardly benefit from tax cuts that jeopardize government services, recently voted down a referendum that tried to shift the burden from overtaxed working people to under-taxed business interests.
Alabama's citizens, as a New York Times editorial comment pointed out, voted "for fewer social services, less education, and a shoddier legal system--to become, that is, more like a third-world nation." Through a decision made by its own residents, Alabama is now entrenched at the bottom of the national rankings in government services.
The national landscape isn't much brighter. Is there some plausible explanation for why Americans support spending more on government programs like education and healthcare, express disappointment that the gap between rich and poor has widened, but then give their support to Bush's tax cuts, which disproportionately benefit the super-rich?
Princeton political scientist Larry Bartels' recent report, Homer Gets a Tax Cut: Inequality and Public Policy in the American Mind, offers some answers. As he points out, there is "a good deal of ignorance and uncertainty about the workings of the tax system" and a failure to connect tax cuts to rising inequality, the future tax burden or the availability of public services. The report also reveals how people are bamboozled by political spin and poor factual information offered up by our infotainment-ized media. (For more on the report, see Alan Krueger's Economic Scene," New York Times Business section, October 15).
I think that one reason why people vote against their self-interest is distrust of government. Alabama's low taxes and limited services are, in fact, legacies of this distrust-- fed equally by big business, fake-populists like the late Governor George Wallace and, now, a growing Republican majority.
Indeed, in interviews around the state on the eve of the referendum, voter disgust toward state government was palpable, with most people saying they did not trust legislators to spend taxpayers' money. These fears are fanned by rightwing think tanks like the Heritage Foundation, which have worked assiduously to denigrate government. As anti-government ideologues like Grover Norquist see it, lowering taxes and downsizing government are the way to destroy the social safety net. (Norquist, after all, promotes the idea that government should be shrunk to a size where it can be drowned in a bathtub.) Then there are the consequences of signals people receive from politicians who have made an art of lowering expectations of what government can do even faster than they disappoint them.
Progressives have to take into account the historic libertarian, even anti-government, impulses of most Americans, and accept the role of market forces in many social solutions, but we must also challenge the widespread belief that because government has sometimes performed poorly in recent years, it cannot perform at all.
What's heartening is that even after decades of rightwing government bashing, a progressive domestic agenda is in fact quite popular with voters, as we know from polls and surveys. The problem is that Democrats have not coherently or consistently articulated that agenda, while the Republicans have hammered away with a disciplined message about the phony dangers of "big government." (Matt Miller effectively skewers this message in his valuable new book The Two Percent Solution:Fixing America's Problems in Ways that Liberals and Conservatives Can Love.) And a Murdochized, conglomeratized media too often peddles spin --not factual information that might contribute to citizens acting in their self-interest.
Progressives could begin by articulating a coherent, alternative vision of the purpose and meaning of government. Opposition to the tax cuts is all very good, but for what purpose, to do what?
Let's invoke President Lincoln's injunction that government exists to do what individuals cannot do for themselves. Let's challenge the view that we, as a society, cannot do things together and put forward new and compelling ideas about the role of government and how it can improve our lives. Let's reclaim the ability to articulate why government is a social good, that investments in schools, infrastructure, health care and social services are worth making and that everyone should pay their fair share. And to the wealthy who aren't paying their fair share--ask yourself if you aren't better off being prosperous and paying taxes than going down in the first-class cabins of a sinking ship.


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Padres sticking with rookie Anthony Rizzo amid slow start
Jun 21, 2011, 11:51 AM EDT
Anthony Rizzo has struggled in his first taste of the big leagues, going just 5-for-31 (.161) with one homer and 12 strikeouts since being called up two weeks ago, but the Padres have made it very clear that they won't be benching or demoting the top prospect.
Here's what manager Bud Black told Rob Terranova of the North County Times:
He's going to play. He's got a very good head on his shoulders, has poise, and a great perspective on where he is right now for a 21-year-old. Now he needs time to continue to grow as a player and develop as a major-leaguer.
And here's general manager Jed Hoyer:
He might be overswinging a little bit right now, but we have no doubt that he's going to be a really good player. He's just gonna go though some growing pains.
When a team commits to calling up a stud prospect at age 21 how he fares through two weeks should have absolutely zero impact on their plans. Rizzo, who was acquired from the Red Sox as part of the four-prospect package for Adrian Gonzalez this offseason, hit .365 with 16 homers, 20 doubles, and a 1.159 OPS in 52 games at Triple-A prior to the call-up. He'll be just fine.
- b7p19 - Jun 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Word. And four of those five hits are for extra bases. Also, his .350 OBP is a good sign considering his BA. (8 BB in 11 Games).
- deathmonkey41 - Jun 21, 2011 at 1:18 PM
Whenever you're trading a proven veteran for a minor league prospect, there's always a chance that prospect won't be able to produce in the big leagues. Not saying that's the case with this guy because he hasn't played in the bigs much, but it's something you have to worry about.
- royalsfaninfargo - Jun 21, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Good for the Padres. Not everyone can be Eric Hosmer!
- AK47 - Jun 21, 2011 at 5:49 PM
So this mean they'll be sending him down later this week, right?
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Apple Pie Pancakes with Maple Walnuts
Cooked to a delicate tenderness, diced apple pieces compliment toasted maple walnuts for the finishing touch on pancakes packed with spice.
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- 1.50 c. all-purpose flour
- 0.25 c. granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 0.50 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. apple pie spice
- 0.50 tsp. kosher salt
- 0.13 tsp. kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1.50 c. buttermilk
- 1 apple
- 0.50 c. maple syrup
- 0.50 c. heavy cream
- 0.50 c. roughly chopped toasted walnuts
- In a large measuring cup or bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, apple pie spice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and whisk until fully incorporated (a few small lumps are fine). Stir in the apple.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Check the heat by sprinkling the skillet with water — when the water bubbles and evaporates immediately, pour 3 scant 1/4 cups of batter into the skillet.
- Cook the pancakes until bubbles begin to appear around the edges and in the center, about 1 to 2 minutes. Using a spatula, peek under the pancakes to check if they are golden brown, then carefully flip them.
- Cook the pancakes 1 minute more, peeking to make sure the underside is golden brown. Transfer them to a baking sheet and cover loosely with foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter (if your pancakes stick, wipe the skillet with 1 teaspoon canola oil before cooking the next batch).
- Simmer the maple syrup and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream until fully incorporated; simmer for 1 minute. Stir in the walnuts and serve with the pancakes.
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All-time series: New England leads 6-2-4 (New England leads 2-1-3 at home)
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Versatile Taylor becoming crucial component of defense
Following his third full shift in seven days, Houston Dynamo defender Jermaine Taylor is showing no signs of slowing down.
The Jamaican international – who was expected to fill a utility role when the season began – has been excellent for the club in regular duty, earning man of the match honors in Tuesday's scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers three days after putting on a standout performance against D.C. United.
Following the Dynamo's 1-0 win over D.C. United in the grand opening of BBVA Compass Stadium, KPRC Local 2 sports director Randy McIlvoy went live with the third edition of Dynamo 360. The show featured footage from the pregame festivities, ingame highlights and postgame celebrations. In addition, Brad Davis, Brian Ching and head coach Dominic Kinnear spoke with Randy on the field.
Notebook: Shutout satisfies after recent woes
In a scoreless draw, it's easy to look at the goals you didn't score, as focus is often drawn away from the clean sheet and a positive defensive performance.
While the Houston Dynamo were upset that they didn't grab a goal to seal the victory in their 0-0 draw with the Portland Timbers on Tuesday, they were able to snuff out many of the Timbers attacks with relative ease. Despite giving up nine shots, the Dynamo rarely allowed the visitors to get a clear view on goalkeeper Tally Hall, who made only two saves.
Dynamo take positives from frustrating draw vs. Timbers
There is a fine line between frustrating and disappointing and the Houston Dynamo walked it on Tuesday night.
In their third game in seven days, Houston dominated their match with the Portland Timbers in almost every aspect except in one particular column: goals scored. The 0-0 draw left the Dynamo frustrated that their efforts did not yield the full share of the spoils, but their play kept the club far from disappointed.
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No fireworks as Dynamo, Timbers battle to 0-0 tie
It was a match without many fireworks as the Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers played to a 0-0 draw at BBVA Compass Stadium on Tuesday night.
Both teams entered the night aiming to build momentum, with Houston looking to start a home winning streak and Portland hunting for their first road result since a 1-1 draw on March 17 against FC Dallas. With neither team able to emerge victorious, Portland got the type of result they were looking for, keeping the Dynamo at bay for a road point even if they were unable to muster a goal for the fourth straight match.
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[MARCH 18] A father of seven from New York's Rockland County is missing after making suicidal comments.
Search efforts continued on Tuesday for Peretz Sontag, who has been missing since Friday morning. Sontag lives in Pomona, located nearly 40 miles north of New York City. He made references to harming himself before he left home on Friday, according to reports.
Sontag, 50, is well known in the Orthodox community for his work for charitable causes, The Journal News reported. Special prayers were held Monday night at a synagogue in nearby Monsey for his safe return.
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In a recent report, it has been revealed that the firm Activision Blizzard has said that the Diablo II will turn up later than what it was expected earlier. They revealed this information with their fourth quarter earnings. It has further been added that it shall now be launched till the second quarter of the year 2012.
So if there aren't any further delays seen, the Diablo III shall be finally released in April to June. It was in September last year, that the firm has said that there shall be the launch of the Diablo III in the early months of the year 2012. Fans had been eagerly waiting for the new version of the hit game series by spring.
It was revealed by Mike Morhaime, the co-founder and CEO of the firm Blizzard, that there are new implementations being made in the game, and the users are sure to be pleased with the outcome for the same, in the time to come. It hasn't come like a total shock, this delay. It was since the studio has revealed how they are making major overhauling endeavors, to improve the game and the entire experience of the users.
"Our extraordinary employees around the world are focused on making 2012 another great year for our audience and stakeholders. Blizzard Entertainment plans to have multiple highly-anticipated titles to release, including Diablo III, and Activision Publishing expects to release a new Call of Duty game", said Activision CEO Bobby Kotick.
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This series is basically a character introduction for the next season. The plot has nothing at all to do with the plot of Da Capo II second season. This is probably the worst of all the Da Capo shows. It would be worth watching only if you wanted to be familiar with the characters in the next season.
It can be hard to keep interest in the show during the middle of the series, it almost seemed as if it was going to turn into chobits for awhile. The way the main character acts through the entire show I also found extremely annoying. He shows no interest in any girls whatsoever, despite having a girlfriend and other girls all over him.
This show would get a lower score if it wasn't part of the Da Capo universe and didn't have a much better second season.
I will simply say this: If you're willing to finish watching this (It's bearable) then you'll find it's climax in Season 2. And that alone made watching this garbage worth it.
This story tells us NOTHING of the original male and female leads of the original Da Capo even though it's the same EXACT setting 40-50 years ahead. We do know that they had children (I'll let you guess who) and that they are amusing, entertaining, wonderfully drawn, and basicly what any anime man fan would want in a pair of sisters.
The Sakura tree plays a small roll in this season, but it's just a build up for later. This story actually makes no sense to me as a whole. Other then background for future seasons this season on itself had several directions, making the conclusion fuzzy.
The only part of this story that I actually enjoyed only lasted 2 episodes. The 'Idol of the school' drama involing a love triangle with the main cast.
Actually, I enjoyed the characters of this show a lot. It was the plot that made me go 'lol wtf gtfo.'


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Which is the best body part for a girl to get a tattoo?
Recently I've been thinking about getting a tattoo but I'm not quite sure what design and which body part to choose though I have some ideas. I am... Show More
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Forehead. "I will regret this sooner than I think". Spelled backwards / mirror image.
Be sure to pick a nice font.
Sorry for the sarcasm. Many people think ink is sexy - you mark up a perfect body, kind of violating it, for the sake of getting attention. Some of those people genuinely think tattoos are okay while others (guys) would accept anything conspicuous on temporary / casual girls only. More so in the case of tramp stamp tattoos.
I think dragons and hearts and mermaids and butterflies and kanji (Asian letters) just scream "even for a tat on my own body I could not avoid a cliche)
Something cool and futuristic would be interesting, like a QR code (a square barcode type patch, google it) that actually works. E.g. if scanned with a smartphone it can contain a link to your FB or home page or other info.
I have two tattoos. Neither of which you can see on a daily basis and both have meaning beyond a butterfly. I don't wear shorts hardly so the tattoo on my calf is hidden 99% of the time. My tattoos are one for my mom who passed in 06 and another for my daughter who was born in 10. I think tattoos aren't meant to be sexy they are meant to be a representation of the things dearest to you. Neither of mine are for attention also. Just a thought..
Now that's funny! lmao
hey honey even m planing to get a tatoo fr my mom...suggestions.
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Given the spectacularity of your ass together with the narrowness of your waist, I'd avoid getting a tattoo on your lower back. That's too much going on in a small area. If you put something on your back body, go for the shoulder or the neck--keep it away from your ass.
You might consider your hip. I think that may be the best place given your features.
I would say the back of the shoulder or on the upper part of your arm. one of the things that people don't think about when getting a tattoo is that, wile it is the idea to show it off, there are places where you not only will want to hid it, but you might have difficulty getting curtain jobs if you can't. I once had a teacher who got a tattoo during the school year and was told to ether hid it or the school was going to fire her. in all I would recommend for you to think of what you where on a normal day and think "will every one be able to see that tattoo?" or start buying cloths that will hid it.
It's hard to say what design would work best, because it should be something that you like, and I don't know you well enough to make such a judgement call. As to where to get it, that depends on what you get. For example, say you want a flower. Something like that would probably flow best with the curves of your body on your leg or on the side of your torso, as opposed to your shoulder or lower waist. Alternately, things like angel wings would, because of what they are, would be best suited on the shoulders.
What kind of things do you like? What motivates you? What gives you that far away gaze or makes you giggle like a five year old? That'll help give an idea of what kinds of designs to recommend.
not your lower back and not a little butterfly stamp or something around your panty line. this is so played out. getting a tattoo is about expressing yourself, not expressing everybody elses ideas. make it a unique tattoo and put it somewhere besides these places. please. then send pics. lol.
id say around the waist, more to the front or pelvic region, or lower back. but not like a tramp stamp or something.
possible the worst places have GOT to be arms and shoulders, or if you're a chola, a tattoo right across your boobs. why girls do this, I have no freakin clue. All of them are ugly and take away from attractiveness in my perspective.
UM, like no place. Why make yourself look like a tramp when in the future you need to dress up in a classy, sexy revealing dress and have that ugly tramp stamp showing on your beautiful skin? Do yourself a favor and forget about it. If you really insist on it get it on a part of your body that won't be as visible, like on your butt or just above your pussy.
Yes, because that's not "trampy" at all.
No, it's till trampy, just that most people will not see the tat and form the opinion that the tat belongs to a tramp.
Where on the body, maybe somewhere on your back higher up or on your shoulder or on the hip, the calf or legs somewhere, or on butt is nice. If you care about where you want to work in the future or if you care about what people think about you, then probably somewhere unnoticeable under clothing. Plus if you plan on having kids or maybe gaining weight, don't get it anywhere that will be affected by pregnancy and weight gain (stretching), IE the stomach.
What type, probably something with some personal meaning. I've seen too many Asian symbols or tigers or daggers or sh*t like that. But things that have some interesting juxtapositions or something not the norm and original to you is probably the best thing to have as a tattoo, seeing as it's on you forever so-to-speak. Probably good to really research it and check out different shops before deciding.
Im always a fan of the long ones on the side of the body that start on the side of your waits and curl around to just under the breast on the same side it started
Also, can't go wrong with the V as mentioned before where your abs meet your waist as long as it goes along that V its so sexy.
other that that I'm not big on tats and women and judging from your pics (had to look so I could tell you what would be best suited for you not to be a perv haha) Id say youd be better off with the V.
Just DO NOT get the tramp stamp unless you want to wear a sign that says IM EASY on it, because whether you are or not that's how its interpreted by just about everyone who sees it
ha ha thanks for your oppinion.) I said I just hesitate what to do. That's why I ask. may be I have been influenced by the fact that a lot of people around me have tats
Glad to give it, to be honest I've been told by my best friend (shes like my little sister to me) that I'm a bit of a player and I know that if I see a tramp stamp that its going to be too easy and probably boring. where as a well done tatoo in the right place lets me know that there might be a little danger involved with a girl and that's almost like a greenlight for me to go after her. By danger I mean thatshes used to getting hit on so she's a challenge. I'm a player that loves players I guess lol
Don't be afraid of a big tat, what kind of personality do you have? I personally think a small tat like you are describing is overly girls and stupid, get something meaningful for you. as for the location, Ankles are dumb, tramps stamps are just that. I would recommend keeping it in an area that you can cover with a short sleeve shirt and a knee length skirt simply for when you wind up in job interviews etc.
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I think any part that's not going to be streched out by the time you're 70 is a good spot. A tat is 4ever and it's meant to look good, so look for a place on your body that makes the tat look good 4ever. As far as what you should get...you should have some idea of what you want. Otherwise you shouldn't get a tat. It should mean something to you. Maybe a person, a symbol. Something that is unique and nobody else has. Hope this helps! (:
I have 5 tattoos and they all mean something special to me. They can all be covered by clothing (even in the summer) and a lot of people don't even realize that I have them. The hip is always a good starting point because it doesn't hurt and can be easily covered, but it is a typical place for a girl to get a tattoo. I have some on my feet and I love them but now that everyone has them they're definitely not unique. I think the lower back is so over done and is always associated with the kind of girls you wouldn't bring home to mom. The back is great because it'sbig and flat and gives you a lot of options as far as placement goes, but the biggest draw back is that you can't see them without a mirror (and since you should be getting a tattoo for you, it sucks that you can't admire it whenever you want to). On your side or ribs looks amazing and are practical (they don't really stretch, can easily be covered, and aren't exposed to much sunlight) but they hurt like a son of a bitch! Hope that helps!
I am also quite slim and I've got a tattoo on my foot, my rib cage (side) and my shoulder blade. in my opinion the shoulder blade hurt the least. your foot/ankle is where every chick gets a tattoo. I think the place I like the most is the rib cage. it hurt but is totally awesome. Its obviously easy to hide and is a cool surprise for people when they see you in a bathing suit or anything else that will show it. But make sure you get something meaningful to you, if its not then you will just end up hating it later in life.
I think the most important thing is that you get a tattoo to express something, not just for the sake of having one. I got one on my hip when I was 16 and I regret it - because it means nothing. On the other hand, I have one covering my shoulder that I designed and I LOVE it. Think it through, and think about what you want your tattoo to say. That should tell you where it would look best, too :)
You should get your tattoo on your back for a few very simple reasons. The skin on your back is least likely to stretch with weight gain/loss and ageing. And you can cover it when you need to look professional. (Unless I go swimming with a group no one even realizes I have a full back tattoo except my boyfriend).
But whatever you get make sure you believe strongly enough in what it represents that you are willing to defend your choice to get it. Because your decision will be challenged.
For me:"Never give up. Never give in. Impossible is only one perspective."
Great saying.
dont do it, tattoo's look tacky on women, especially coloured ones. you will look grimey and to be honest slutty. you're too pretty to go hiding what's naturally yours behind ugly inking. as ozzy osbourne says, if you wanna be different - don't get one!
thanks. I have not decided yet, that's why I ask. may be I'll give up doing it.
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In the last year or two there has been much talk about demand-driven supply networks (DDSN). A simple search on Google for "DDSN model" will return pages of information about DDSN. Despite this and all the noise about small and medium business (SMB) in the enterprise applications arena, information about DDSN for SMBs is virtually nonexistent. The irony of this is that SMBs constitute the majority of the supply chain and yet case studies and reports make little or no mention of them.
What does this mean? Is DDSN an IT strategy for large enterprises only, or can SMBs also take advantage of the benefits DDSN brings? In this article, we explore the concepts of DDSN in simple terms and discuss how SMBs have the possibility to employ DDSN as a strategic competitive direction, from which to cultivate new growth as apposed to just striving for lowered costs.
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DDSN Defined
Traditionally the supply chain has been driven from the back, by producers and manufacturers "driving products to market." The dominant action in a traditional supply chain was to push products downstream towards end customers. This model was linear in its approach. Businesses in the supply chain were merely acceptant of demand based on the orders received from businesses in front of them. They rarely had any visibility into the true market demand for a product. To maintain downstream momentum in order to reduce inventory investments, upstream businesses constantly had to exert pressure on the downstream businesses to place orders. In this environment, demand could often be erratic and therefore hard to predict. Items could go from a situation of under-stock to over-stock in very short spaces of time, and businesses across the supply chain did not have timely and accurate information in order to balance the turbulence.
In contrast, demand-driven supply networks are driven from the front by customer demand. Instead products being pushed to market, they are pulled to market by customers. Is the once dominant force of pushing, merely substituted for a dominant force of pulling? Not entirely. DDSN does not remove the ability of a company to push product to market. It merely defines that companies in a supply chain will work more closely to shape market demand by sharing and collaborating information. In doing so, they will have greater and more timely visibility into demand. The aim of this collaboration is to better position everyone with the ability to more closely follow market demand and produce, in tandem, with what the market wants. Rather than replace the force of pushing, product to market, the DDSN strategy is to match a pull from customers with an equal and opposite push from supply chain members. Instead of leading the market from a push and artificially inducing unsustainable market demand, the concept behind DDSN is to react in tandem with demand. The methodology behind DDSN is to bring the supply chain eco-system into balance.
The Advantage
There are three main advantages to DDSN as a supply chain strategy:
The combination of these three factors drives growth through the constant interaction between supply (push) and demand (pull). Research conducted by AMR Research, an American-based research organization, indicates that participation in DDSN directly translates into improved business performance. AMR shows that the main impact of DDSN participation is in the critical area of demand forecast accuracy, which directly impacts key metrics such as perfect-order fulfillment, supply chain cost and cash-to-cash cycle time.
AMR's Research shows that the improvements in demand forecast accuracy instill increased levels of responsiveness and cuts costs throughout those members of a supply chain who participate using the DDSN model.
"Companies that are best at demand forecasting average 15% less inventory, 17% stronger perfect-order fulfillment, and 35% shorter cash-to-cash cycle times, while having a tenth of the stockouts of their peers."
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"Companies that are best at demand forecasting average 15% less inventory, 17% stronger perfect-order fulfillment, and 35% shorter cash-to-cash cycle times, while having a tenth of the stockouts of their peers."
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DDSN at the Edge
Most small and medium businesses do not have the budgets required to deploy all the IT systems needed to support a DDSN strategy. For this reason, especially in the early stages of a technological development, uptake is mostly led by enterprise-level early-adopters such as Wal-Mart. As with many technologies that are in the early stages of development, small and medium businesses have to wait for the time when adoption increases and costs come down. Being in this position often means that SMBS are rarely in a position to employ many technologies for their competitive advantage. In the case of DDSN this is not necessarily the case since it is possible for businesses to adopt a modular approach to building their DDSN infrastructures.
Eating the Elephant One Bite at a Time
For small and medium businesses, the best approach toward a DDSN strategy is to identify small targets that require small investments but have a much larger potential for return.
A recent article published in Harvard Business Review, "The 21st-Century Supply Chain," Hau L. Lee gives a hint on how large and small businesses can go about building a DDSN. Although Hau's article does not speak directly about DDSN, many of the tasks he recommends are directly inline with the process of building DDSN capabilities. Hau's article aligns the planning process into three objectives on which businesses should focus in their quest for DDSN capabilities:
When focusing on these objectives, small and medium businesses must research methods that will enable them to attain the objectives. For each objective, there are a number of methods that may serve the purpose. We discuss these in the Methods of this article. However, in a small and medium business scenario, the trick is to identify those methods that require the least investment but deliver the greatest returns.
Not all methods need to be implemented at once. Planning around methods with a low investment to return ratio enables the business to "eat the elephant one bite at a time"—in other words, tackle large problems manageably. As the project develops, savings from the implementation of these initial methods can be used to finance methods that require greater investment and have lesser returns. In this way, it is possible for small and medium businesses to capitalize early on DDSN and its technologies, while in their early stages, and gain competitive advantage.
In many instances methods that present a low investment to return ratio are easily identified by examining the most important supplier and customer relationships of the business.
The Methods
In this section we discuss some of the methods small and medium businesses can investigate. It is important to note that there is no clear-cut formula to determine the best methods in every instance. Every business, being different, will need to investigate the pros and cons of each method. Businesses may discover scenarios particular to their special circumstances. These instances call for open and creative thinking between supply chain members and can often yield surprising results that are difficult to replicate by market competitors.
To foster agility, businesses must take a new look at their current supply chains. Where traditionally the main objective was to make life as streamlined as possible, they must now look to make the supply chain more agile. In doing so, management will often be faced with compromise situations. Introducing agility into a supply chain often requires some sacrifice.
However, agility is a most desirable attribute if one not only wants to smooth market fluctuations in demand and supply but, most importantly, eliminate many of the negative effects of certain external events. For example, a company making tubes for television sets, releases a new and much improved tube technology that provides better picture quality, has a longer lifespan, and guarantees fewer failures. It would be natural for all companies in the business of making television sets to want to incorporate the new tube in their products. In this case, the manufacturer with the shortest total time to market will stand a greater chance of winning market mindshare. The company with the most agile supply chain would be the first to release a product sporting the new tube technology. They would be able to make engineering and design changes faster and rapidly reduce their work-in-process inventory to ensure that they would not be left with dead-stock or have to release older models at distressed prices when the new model reaches the stores.
In reality, most businesses will have to discover a balance between speed and agility. The equation may be more or less balanced in either direction depending on the business and its supply chain.
Some of the methods businesses can use to promote agility include
"Great companies don't stick to the same supply networks when markets or strategies change. Rather, such organizations keep adapting their supply chains so they can adjust to the changing needs."
"The 21st-Century Supply Chain" - Hau L. Lee
"Great companies don't stick to the same supply networks when markets or strategies change. Rather, such organizations keep adapting their supply chains so they can adjust to the changing needs."
"The 21st-Century Supply Chain" - Hau L. Lee
"The 21st-Century Supply Chain" - Hau L. Lee
All markets are susceptible to structural shifts that can impose dramatic long-term changes on customer needs. We do not have to look far back in history to see the impact such changes can have. An example is the recent trend toward outsourced manufacturing and then offshore manufacturing. Such shifts occur due to numerous reasons. The best defense businesses have is to constantly monitor economies to identify such shifts ahead of time and restructure their supply chains accordingly.
Some of the methods businesses can use to promote adaptability include
One of the greatest challenges businesses face when embarking on the road to DDSN is that of alignment. After decades where each business took care only of its own affairs, maximizing its own interests, guarding its own data and sometimes spying to acquire the knowledge of competitors, collaborating and sharing is not something to which business owners take an immediate liking. Yet, by its very definition DDSN is not something one company can do in isolation.
A major motivator in getting individual businesses in a supply chain to collaborate is to get them to see a greater alignment. Most business owners are aware that aligning supply chain interests with their own is beneficial to their business. Business owners know first hand that a lack of alignment causes many problems. Here are some of the methods businesses can use to promote alignment:
It is possible for small and medium businesses to implement demand-driven supply networks, although it is unlikely they will initially need to implement all the "bells and whistles." Selective implementation of high return methods can promote agility, adaptability, and alignment and enable SMBs to successfully implement and participate in DDSNs.
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About the author
Sean Wheller is an author, management consultant, and the president of enbaya, a consulting firm that assists hi-tech businesses as they chart a course and get underway with new initiatives-products, markets, partnerships, and entire businesses. Wheller is the author of the book SYSPRO e.net solutions - The Definitive Guide which is available from SYSPRO. Over the past fifteen years, he has been a consultant to leading European, American, Middle Eastern, and African based information services and software firms. Prior to founding enbaya, Wheller held the position of CEO at MediaOneIT. Currently, his clients include Lucent, Avaya, Nortel, IBM, Comverse, SYSPRO, and numerous early stage technology firms.
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Not sure where to begin so let me start of by saying that I am a little shy at first but don't worry I warm up very quickly. I like traveling around but so far I have only been to Canada, England and Japan. I got back from Vegas a short while ago as well, it's a great place to visit if you have not already. Wandering around new places is one of my favorite things to do. I am also into motorcycles, if you have your own cycle that would be great. If not then you can be one of my first passengers. I also like clubs, lounges, dinning out trying new foods, roller blades, rock climbing, zip lining, amusement parks, hiking, road trips and snowboarding just to name a few. I am looking for someone to share these events with as well as bring new material to the playing field. Someone who can make me laugh and feel just as good as I make them feel. So if you want to be the fun activity partner that's great, if it develops into more that's also great and if not, at least we had fun running around getting to know each other and had some interesting moments doing it. No pressure at all. I am not a very serious person so someone who can let there inner kid out and play every now and then would be a plus. I am just that fun loving guy (the one you swear you're your searching for) looking for someone to share some quality time with and if you took the time to read this far perhaps it might just be you. Go on give a wink, you know you want to. :) I have an active subscription until 03/14/2013 so it will be easy to contact me. Ver. 4.1
Coffee and conversation , Business networking , Dining out , Hobbies and crafts , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Travel/Sightseeing , Video games
Billiards / Pool, Cycling, Inline skating, Skiing, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
Don't display my sign
I like Cats, Exotic Pets, Fish, Horses
Some other viewpoint
My favorite travel spot so far is Tokyo. Traditional, yet fast paced days while you wander the various market places. The nights are just, well your going to have to hear that in person or go there yourself. Montreal, East Village, Parks etc.
One is hanging with my friends. No matter where we are as long as I have one of best friends with me I know that I am always going to have a good time.
Like most I am into many things, snowboarding, roller blades, movies, dining out, road trips, lounges, rock scrambles, hikeing, amusement parks just to name a few. I am always looking for new things to do and some times the best plan is no plan!
Last books were the Annihilation series. I plan to go right to the Annihilation Conquest series when it hits paperback.
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|What he is looking for
|5'2" (157cms)
|4'0" (121cms) to 6'0" (182cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|Slender, About average, Athletic and toned
|Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Green, Hazel
|Auburn / Red, Black, Light brown, Dark brown, Blonde, Salt and pepper, Silver, Dark blonde, Grey, Platinum, Bald
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|Never, Social Drinker
|Technical / Science / Computers / Engineering
|Administrative / Secretarial, Artistic / Creative / Performance, Executive / Management, Financial / Accounting / Real Estate, Labor / Construction, Legal, Medical / Dental / Veterinary / Fitness, Political / Govt / Civil Service / Military, Retail / Food services, Sales / Marketing, Self-Employed / Entrepreneur, Student, Education / Teacher / Professor, Technical / Science / Computers / Engineering, Travel / Hospitality / Transportation, Other profession, Nonprofit / Volunteer / Activist, Law enforcement / Security / Military, Fashion / Model / Beauty, Architecture / Interior design
I do computer work. I won't bore you with the details.
|$50,001 to $75,000
|Less Than $25,000, $25,001 to $35,000, $35,001 to $50,000, $50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, $150,001+
|Never Married
|Never Married, Currently Separated, Divorced
|Have kids:
|No, Yes, and they live away from home
|Wants kids:
|Not sure, Probably not, No
|Black / African descent
|Asian, Latino / Hispanic, White / Caucasian, Other
I was born the son of a share cropper in... Wait that was some other guy! I will have to get back to this one later.
|Spiritual but not religious
|Atheist, Buddhist / Taoist, Spiritual but not religious, Christian / Other
|Bachelors degree
|High school, Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral
Degree in Environmental Health, which is worthless as I work in computers. But that's a story for another day. I do however have a Graduate in Monkey Business, soon to get my PhD.


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Fabulous Adventures In Coding
Eric Lippert is a principal developer on the C# compiler team. Learn more about Eric.
[No technology today, so if you're only here for the witty banter about programming languages, skip this one.]
Leah and I spent the week before Halloween volunteering at Nightmare At Beaver Lake, a haunted-house-style attraction that runs along the trails in Beaver Lake Park, just on the other side of Lake Sammamish from Microsoft's main campus. I had never done any kind of acting before whatsoever and it was an enormous amount of fun to learn what scares people.
I was fortunate enough to be given my dream role every night: not just a zombie, but the very first big scare on the trail. As victims came down the trail and rounded a slight corner they saw a fog-shrouded graveyard full of glow-in-the-dark tombstones, and in the distance, a vampire-infested haunted house. They would stop to read the witty saying on the tombstone and then I, in full zombie makeup, lurched out from behind it with a big old RAAARGH!
That worked pretty well, but my co-zombies and I did a lot of fine-tuning as we figured out what scared people and what didn't. We had over 6000 opportunities over the week, so eventually we got it down to a science. As a public service to future aspiring zombies, here's some stuff that we learned works:
Anyone else have any suggestions for aspiring zombies?
Awesome blog post Eric, it sounds like you had loads of fun!
It makes me want to volunteer as a Zombie too! I bet it was really difficult not to laugh though, as you mentioned in one of the points. Did you start to get competetive with any of the other Zombies about who could scare the most people or get the loudest screams? :-) I imagine you as getting quite competetive ;-)


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Hogue stock any good?
Anybody tried the mini 14 Hogue stock? do they have any effect on accuracy? I'm considering moving away from the wooden stock and the Hogues are at a great price over here.
I had one on my mini for years till I sold the rifle. They are a great improvement. The rifle wasn't exactly match accurate to begin with but it certainly didn't. Become any worse.
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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of AXA Financial, Inc. and Certain Subsidiaries Business Wire OLDWICK, N.J. -- July 3, 2013 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a-" and debt ratings of AXA Financial, Inc. (AXA Financial) (New York, NY), as well as the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and ICR of "aa-" of its lead operating subsidiary, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable) (New York, NY). The outlook for all ratings is negative. (See below for a detailed listing of AXA Financial's other subsidiaries and ratings.) The affirmation of the ratings of AXA Financial's life subsidiaries reflects its prominent position in the industry as one of the leading variable annuity writers and global asset managers, and its importance to its ultimate parent, AXA S.A. (Paris, France), a publicly traded, worldwide leader in financial protection and wealth management. 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Best notes that the exposure from variable annuity guarantees is managed effectively through reinsurance and hedging programs and that the company has, in recent years, developed and introduced new and innovative products with the objective of offering a more balanced and diversified product portfolio. Additionally, general account investments consist of a well-diversified portfolio of public and private fixed maturities, commercial and agricultural mortgages and other loans, equity securities and other invested assets. While A.M. Best has affirmed the ratings of AXA Financial's life insurance subsidiaries, the negative outlook reflects a concern with the exposure of the companies' ultimate parent, AXA S.A., to the ongoing uncertainty in the eurozone and the potential impact on its U.S. operations. 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The FSR of A+ (Superior) and ICR of "aa-" have been affirmed with a negative outlook for AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. The FSRs of A (Excellent) and ICR of "a+" have been affirmed for: *AXA Equitable Life and Annuity Company *U.S. Financial Life Insurance Company *MONY Life Insurance Company of America The FSR of B++ (Good) ) and ICR of "bbb" have been affirmed with a stable outlook for AXA Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance. The following debt ratings have been affirmed: AXA Financial, Inc.— -- "a-" on $350 million 7% senior unsecured debentures, due 2028 AXA Financial, Inc.— -- "AMB-1" on its commercial paper program AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company— -- "a" on $200 million 7.7% surplus notes, due 2015 The methodology used in determining these ratings is Best's Credit Rating Methodology, which provides a comprehensive explanation of A.M. Best's rating process and contains the different rating criteria employed in the rating process. 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