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I love this girl. Like, so hard. She's sweet and she's savvy, she's hot and she's intelligent, and there's really not a lot more hotness going on than a Republican conservative that's willing to endorse gay marriage. Haven't you heard? I'd totally do Meghan McCain and her fabulous, intelligent rack.
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PLAYBOY: Conservatives are as hard on you as liberals. Right-wing blogger Dan Riehl sniped that "this self-indulgent set of mega-breasts doesn't belong anywhere near a TV studio commenting on anything."
MCCAIN: Who says stuff like that? Some guys out there just can't handle a woman with a strong opinion. And the quickest way to cut down a woman is to talk about her appearance. Do I care? No. Every guy I've ever dated and every boyfriend I've ever had—nobody ever complained about my body. And there are way more important things for me to do than obsess about my weight. We have an election going on, people!
PLAYBOY: You've dubbed the 2012 election cycle "the shitty sequel" to 2008.
MCCAIN: Can you argue with that? It's just been so lame—so many debates, so much blather, so much oversaturation. Granted, my father is not running, so I'm biased, and we have an incumbent president, which changes things. But where's the electricity? You'd think someone would rise up and tap the frustration and energy of the Occupy movement or the Tea Party, but it just hasn't happened yet.
PLAYBOY: Visualize for a moment how America would be different had your dad won.
MCCAIN: Oh, Lord. You would have the craziest first daughter ever, who'd be making ridiculous headlines and hurting the administration every step of the way. That aside, I think Dad would have made an incredible president. The recession wouldn't have been as bad as it is now. We wouldn't be pulling troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq. I think morale in the military and in the country at large would be higher and we'd be much further on the road to recovery.
PLAYBOY: Do you have any tips for the offspring of campaigners on the election trail?
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The Cuenca Ecuador Study Abroad TEFL program is a 6-week long Teaching English as a Foreign Language Program sponsored by Latin American Studies and Linguistics. Cuenca is an ideal setting; it is a beautiful, medium-sized city located at a latitude of 8,200 feet in Ecuador's southern Andes Mountains. Cuenca has preserved its colonial heritage of narrow, cobblestone streets and colonial architecture and has grown into a modern Ecuadorian city. The TEFL program is run through the Centers for Interamerican Studies (CEDEI), which offers English courses to over 900 Ecuadorian students every day.
Program Length
June 9, 2015- July 18th, 2015
Eligibility and Selection Process
This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students of all majors. Preference will be given to students with a basic knowledge of Spanish and linguistics. Admission will be based on academic standing, statement of purpose, interviews and two letters of recommendation.
Students who have a judicial record and will be on probation for a judicial offense at any point during the program may petition to study abroad. Click here to read the entire judicial policy.
Applicants must be matriculated OHIO students. Non-OHIO applicants must have successfully completed high school or its equivalent.
Application Deadline
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Each student will live with a family in houses that are safe, comfortable, and relatively close to the center of town.
Courses and Credits
Students will enroll in LING 4750/5750 (3 credits), LING 4800/5800 (3 credits), and LING 4920/5920 (2 credits).
*The TEFL program offered through CEDEI is a complete certificate program in itself, but does not hold OHIO status. Students will only receive the OHIO TEFL certificate upon completion of all the courses listed above as well as LING 1010/5010 and LING 3550/5500 .
** Please note that this program does not satisfy the study abroad requirements for the Spanish major or for the Latin American Studies major.
Ecuador is a really fantastic country to live in and this is a great program because you get to live with a host family. Here, you really get to experience the culture by living with a host family. It's a really nice school, getting a TEFL is also a great idea because you'll get to travel around to different places if you're able to teach English. It was a rewarding experience getting to work with local people in Cuenca. Cuenca is beautiful and an historical heritage site."
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I understand that I'm a bit more optimistic than most about Russia's demographic trajectory and that quite a lot of people are convinced it's on the precipice of demographic doom. But rather than get caught up in another fight about what might or might not happen to Russia's population in the future, what I thought would be interesting would be to show what has already happened over the past twenty years on a relative basis. Why relative? Because Russia is so much more populous than most other countries in Eastern Europe, it's very easy to get caught up in the headline figures: population changes in a country with a 140+ million people are always going to sound a lot more exciting and interesting than population changes in a small country like Latvia, Lithuania, or Estonia.
So, without further delay, here is what has happened to the populations of Eastern Europe since the final collapse of communism:
As you can see, Russia hardly stands out for being a uniquely poor performer. In fact Russia's performance is…well, it's sort of average. Russia's 2011 population was about 5% smaller than it's 1991 population, worse than Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, almost exactly the same as Hungary and substantially better than new European Union members such as my ancestral homeland of Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Romania, and Bulgaria.
While some (though certainly not all) of the population losses in Estonia and Latvia can be attributed to the emigration of ethnic Russians, no such explanation is possible for Bulgaria, Romania, or Lithuania (which unlike the other Baltics never had a sizable ethnic Russian population). Those countries have, quite simply, suffered population losses that, in relative terms, are far more severe than those of the "dying bear."
What does this all mean? Well, I think it shows that, contrary to the common media narrative, Russia is actually one of the more demographically stable countries in Eastern Europe. Given recent improvements in Russian demographic trends, it's far more likely than not that Russia is going to experience modest population growth for 3-5 years before resuming a slow, steady decline. Meanwhile, thanks largely to the economic shock of 2008-09, population decline is actually accelerating in most of Eastern Europe, as many people head to the old EU countries in search of more promising opportunities. I think that the graph also demonstrates that the causes of demographic decline are regional in nature and cannot be easily ameliorated through the West's preferred method of liberal economic and political reform. If democratization were actually the answer to the demographic crisis, why has Russia performed so much better than so many countries that are substantially more democratic?
Please note that I am not trying to argue that Russia's demographic future is a rosy one: the country really is going to face some wrenching and difficult changes to its pension system as its working-age population shrinks. The sorts of liberalizing labor market reforms that are going to be necessary are never popular, and it's anyone's guess whether the Russian authorities will be able to implement them successfully. But Russia's demographic challenges, while serious, are probably going to be much less severe than those facing other countries in Eastern Europe since those countries have already suffered population declines that are proportionally much larger than Russia's.


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The one who will be missed most of all:
How can they cancel such a wonderfully well written creative show, but then a show like Family Guy is still around? All that show is, is crude toilet bowl humor and "shock value". What exactly is so funny about "crossing the line" with everything? For example, please tell me what is so funny about showing an airplane crashing into a school and having little kids screaming and running out on fire?
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Sorry for bumping my own thread, but it looks like The Cleveland show will be the second officialy cancelled show, alongside Futurama. May as well post it here instead of a new thread
I can't say I will miss this show, unlike Futurama. It's the lowest-rated animated show currently on the network. I've never actually met someone who liked The Cleveland Show, they all call it a cheap ripoff of Family Guy, but with black unlikeable characters.
Lets hope Family Guy is next ?
Eh, it doesn't mean that it will be gone forever, it's been brought back before. Anyway, as much as some people don't want to belive it, everything has to come to an end. Or you could go the way of the Simpsons where your prime was decades ago and the only thing keeping you alive is the occasional thunderbolt from God so you can peter out for another year, all the while you writhe on the ground in agony, screaming to your cruel and unfair creator, "Why can't I die?!"
Also, the Cleveland show shouldn't have existed in the first place. Just another attempt to strike gold that didn't even have an eighth of the appeal as the shows before it.
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So lame. One of my favorite shows ever. Hopefully it gets picked up somewhere else... again.
Here's an online petition thingy http://www.thepetitionsite.com/956/6...uturama-again/
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Why do people keep wishing death upon Family Guy? Are you that mad Futurama got cancelled that you need to wish the same pain upon others to make yourselves feel better?
Shame. Not really my favorite show, but if it was on I'd happily sit down and watch it and it was fairly good.
What they should be cancelling is The Simpsons and Family Guy.
Also South Park > All.
the re-cancellation of futurama is dissapointing, although as someone that follows tv ratings i guess it makes sense from Comedy Central's perspective.
I really hope the campaigns to save it will work, maybe Netflix? eh?
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The Quagmire show would have had to have been on HBO or Showtime to truly be what it would deserve to be.
Oh god...the mental visions of what that would involve...I am going to go wash my mind out with soap.


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Benefit BADgal Liner (Waterproof) ($20.00) is a medium black pencil liner designed to be smudgeproof and waterproof. It's a follow-up release to the original BADgal liner, which many had trouble getting to really stick on the lash line.
While the newer Waterproof version is longer lasting in comparison to the original formula, it's not quite waterproof enough. I guess, in that sense, it sort of fails to live up to its name, because I do find that it can be smudged a bit with watery eyes. I think the average person may find this to be long-wearing and smudge and water resistant, but it's certainly not going to pass the cry test. It's also not something that lasts well on my waterline (but so little does, and most liners are never touted as waterline safe…).
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CHARLESTON -- Quarterback Geno Smith is among four West Virginia University players invited to participate in the NFL's annual scouting combine.
Marshall University receiver Aaron Dobson also received an invitation.
Other Mountaineers invited to the combine are wide receivers Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey, and center Joe Madsen.
The combine will be held Feb. 20-26 in Indianapolis.
Smith rewrote West Virginia's record book, throwing for 4,205 yards and leading the nation with 42 touchdown passes in 2012.
Dobson had 679 receiving yards last season for Marshall.
Austin set a school record with 2,910 all-purpose yards and ranked second nationally. Bailey led the nation with 25 touchdown receptions and was third with 1,622 receiving yards. Both are school records.
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The Westside Family YMCA has partnered with Friends of the Gates Public Library to offer free, drive-in style movie showings on Friday, August 15.
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The event is open to the entire community, and guests must bring their own lawn chairs. Inflatable bouncy houses will be available for children.
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Calling it a "change of scenery" Dave Brundage, the only manager in Gwinnett Braves history, jumped from one International League team to another on Thursday.
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs announced the hiring of the former Gwinnett skipper to replace hall of famer Ryne Sandberg who was recently named a third base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies, Lehigh Valley's big-league affiliate.
"I'm excited about it," Brundage said Thursday. "It came to a point where maybe it was time for me to move on. I followed my heart. I am excited and happy with my decision."
The Atlanta Braves made no announcement about a replacement for the top managerial spot in their minor league system.
In his four seasons in Gwinnett, Brundage led the G-Braves to a wild card playoff appearance in 2009 and an overall record of 293-281 (.510). He joined the Class AAA affiliate of the Braves six seasons ago, leading the Richmond Braves to the International League Governor's Cup championship in 2007. And when the team relocated from Richmond to Gwinnett County, Brundage did as well, moving his family from Portland, Ore.
"We don't plan on moving, we don't plan on going anywhere," said Brundage, who has three children, Beau and twins Baylor and Barrett. "I want my kids to grow up here. It's kind of a two-way street. There's a lot of excitement, but there is also some apprehension knowing what I am moving away from."
As a minor league manager, Brundage also won league championships managing Class AA San Antonio in 2002 and 2003. Baseball America named Brundage its minor league manager of the year in 2003. In joining Lehigh Valley, Brundage returns to the organization that drafted him out of Oregon State in 1986.
"It's always been a good, quality organization," Brundage said. "Philadelphia stuck their neck out and pursued me and that was important as well."
It's a new organization and new players, but not a team or place Brundage is completely unfamiliar with. Lehigh Valley joined the International League in 2008 and whether with Richmond or Gwinnett, Brundage played a series in the Pennsylvania town every season. Coca-Cola Field has led all of minor league baseball in attendance the past three seasons.
"It's got a great environment," Brundage said. "Sometimes a chance of scenery is a good thing."
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Today we have a guest post that is a little different for PWW365. I'm excited to welcome Rose Ann Kesting from Speech Snacks. A Fellow SLP, she loves to combine her passion for cooking with her passion for speech and language. Today she is sharing with us some activities to target multiple meaning words and vocabulary building as well as some yummy recipes to go along with them…and all with a BASEBALL theme just in time for the playoffs! (GO {Read More}
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If you "Fear Da Soundz!" you must check him out as Atlanta's foremost breakbeat specialist. Whether playing as one half of the duo of Twisted Enigma, or dropping proper bass-lines and breakbeat on his own as DJ Exzile, he has the reputation and the ammunition to keep the party rocking all night long. Breaks are a live and well, and DJ Exzile is one of the very best in the business – REPRESENTING BREAKBEAT VENGEANCE 2 THE FULLEST!!!
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Not many people have a second chance at life. But one woman is alive after some quick thinking after first responders sprang into action.
One week ago today, just before sunset, a female traveling West on U.S. Highway 21 lost control of her SUV after authorities say she had a seizure behind the wheel.
Dispatch: "Madison County 911."
Caller: "Hey, 911, on Main and Pine a lady left the road...she just left the road and went through the barbed wire fence. We can't see her truck anymore..."
The woman's SUV tore through three sets of fence posts, where more than 200 yards later, the vehicle would end up, quickly submerging in a pond.
"I took my duty belt off, my uniform shirt and swam out to the car," said Madisonville Reserve Officer James Clay.
Clay, along with his reserve partner, Tyler Ogle, a bystander, Ryan Dansby, and Madison County Sheriff's Sergeant E.J. Mendoza, plunged into the water to pull the woman out from the car.
"I was driving home from vacation bible school and I stopped my car to help," said Ryan Dansby. "I ran out and an officer got in the pond with me and had to push the explorer to the shore."
"With the tire-iron, I was able to bust out the side window, which I was able to make entry into the vehicle to unlock the front door and undue the driver seatbelt," said Clay. "That's when Tom Jones, the Madisonville Fire Chief, was able to assist me in pulling her out of the vehicle. She was conscious, but wasn't sure what was going on."
"The explorer just kept sinking and I tried motioning to her that it was going to be okay, but she was completely unconscious," said Dansby. "When the officer busted the window out, the vehicle really started sinking, but he got her out so fast after that, we were able to pull her to shore."
The woman was air-lifted to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
"The woman was in desperate need of help," said Clay. "That's what we're here to do is help."
While witnesses say the rescue felt like a lifetime, it took the brave men roughly 15 minutes to pull the woman to safety.
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MOUNT PLEASANT — The College of Charleston men's tennis team won its eighth match in a row by defeating Southern Conference rival The Citadel, 5-2, at the College of Charleston Tennis Center at Patriots Point on Wednesday.
The Cougars (10-6, 5-2 SoCon) won all three doubles matches against the Bulldogs (7-11, 0-8).
Sebastian Lopez won at No. 2 singles and teamed with Billy Kenny for a doubles victory. Charlie Ghriskey, Alon Faiman and Zack Lewis also won at singles for Charleston.
David Orces and Peter Bleach had the two singles wins for the Bulldogs.
The Cougars are at Elon on Saturday, while the Bulldogs are at Chattanooga on Sunday.
In women's tennis, the Cougars won, 4-3, over Furman to improve to 13-8 and 5-1 in the SoCon.
College of Charleston 5, Citadel 2
At Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant
Singles: David Orces (CIT) d. Brice Allanic 6-2, 6-4; Sebastian Lopez (COFC) d. Dillon Berkabile 6-2, 6-1; Peter Bleach (CIT) d. Crescente Lesser 6-4, 6-2; Charlie Ghriskey (COFC) d. Oliver Dedding 6-4, 6-3; Alon Faiman (COFC) d. Elliott Sperr 6-4, 6-2; Zack Lewis (COFC) d. Jackson Pride 6-0, 6-4.
Doubles: Allanic/Ghriskey (COFC) d. Orces/Dedding 8-6; Sebastian Lopez/Billy Kenny (COFC) d. Bleach/Alex Howle 8-1; Faiman/Lewis (COFC) d. JC Pauli/Berkabile 8-4.
Records: CofC 10-6, 5-2 Southern Conference; Citadel 7-11, 0-8. Next: CofC at Elon on Saturday. Citadel at Chattanooga on Sunday.
Jennifer Giles threw a three-hit shutout and Stephanie Sbardella hit a three-run homer as Charleston Southern routed Canisius, 13-0, in the first game of a softball doubleheader at CSU softball field. Canisius (13-12) took the second game, 12-2.
In the opener, Giles (3-22) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out two. Marci Christian connected on her 10th home run of the season for the Bucs (7-32), who host Liberty in a doubleheader Saturday.
College of Charleston freshman Roshani Glover, a former standout at Summerville High School, was named Southern Conference women's outdoor field athlete of the week. Glover jumped 39 feet, 7 inches, in the triple jump over the weekend at the Raleigh Relays, which puts her in first place on the SoCon ranking list. Glover won her section of the triple jump and finished ninth overall.
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How should we manage transport, pollution, waste, energy, water and housing to create sustainable urban developments? Do you know of any good examples where buildings, towns and cities are being made greener? Or maybe you've made improvements in your own home? If so, we'd like you to tell us about them.
Do you think enough is being done to provide for the future health and wellbeing of city-dwellers (expected to account for 60% of the population by 2030) and the environment? If not, what changes do you think we need to make?
We'd like you to share your thoughts, comments and questions here. They will feed in to a debate featuring leading experts on 14 March 2012 and you'll be able to watch the live debate online here.
I have a friend who has added a living wall to their house and a solar panel on their roof, but I'm not sure something like that is a practical solution for most people.
Have you agreed the panel? I am very interested in this subject, for London, as a London Sustainable Development Commissioner www.londonsdc.org/lsdc. And in my day job with WSP Group plc, who as design and engineering consultants, are heavily involved in designing both new and old cities. Please see these examples http://www.wspgroup.com/en/WSP-Group/Sustainability/Case-Studies-3/Corporate-Services/
Great debate! Since I work at ICLEI, let me just say how relevant this is to our work. ICLEI -- Local Governments for Sustainability has been an integral part of the "think global, act local" movement towards sustainability. It is an association of over 1220 local government Members who are committed to sustainable development. ICLEI provides technical consulting, training, and information services to build capacity, share knowledge, and support local government in the implementation of sustainable development. ICLEI is also the "Local Authority Major Group Co-Organizing Partner" at Rio+20 and supports a Green Urban Economy given that cities and urban areas offer unique opportunities to realize a green economy due to the geographical concentration of people, infrastructure, knowledge, economic activity and resources. Furthermore, with regards to facilitating a Green Urban Economy, ICLEI has been preparing case studies on the concept, introducing green urban economy to local governments and city actors and assisting them in achieving it, connecting leaders from local governments and other sectors with each other and much more. I wish you all an exciting debate and we will check back on the results tomorrow.
Hi Katharina
ICLEI do some really great work. I particularly support the suggestions you have around understanding the governance of cities - how they are managed - who has power etc.. For me, this is essential information if we are to implement an integrated holistic solution, say for example on water and waste water managment, as it is often a combination of public and private sector control. Agreeing financial mechanisms that incentivise the right outcomes amongst a diverse group of interested parties is also key....
Against a backdrop of the the reality - cities are chaotic places and have differing social, economic and environmental objectives, some of which are driven by politics too. Should make for an interesting debate tomorrow.


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This is what you get for building a device that a person can work with, instead of a consumer product to fill a market.
More power (and, concomitantly, greater control) to you. I hope more recognition comes your way.
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Major sources of statistical data for United States elementary, secondary, and higher education. Many are produced by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and draw from surveys done by the NCES, the U.S. Census Bureau, and other government and private agencies.
- Condition of Education (2000-) Indicators documenting recent trends and developments in American education.
- Digest of Education Statistics (1990-) A comprehensive annual statistical compilation covering prekindergarten through postsecondary education.
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Provides periodic national assessments of achievement by subject area for various populations of students (e.g. fourth graders).
- Projections of Education Statistics Projections of key K-12 and higher education indicators, including enrollment, graduation rates, number of teachers, and school expenditures.
- NCES Site IndexAn overview of NCES surveys, studies, and publications.
By State
- Rankings and Estimates: Rankings of the States and Estimates of School Statistics(2004-) State rankings for K-12 indicators, including enrollment, teachers, and school revenue and expenditures.
- Estimates of School Statistics 1958-1973, 1977-1998. Available only in print.
- Rankings of the States 1973, 1978-1997. Available only in print.
- State Comparisons of Education Statistics 1969-70 to 1996-97 (2,376KB pdf) State comparisons of enrollment, graduation, achievement, staffing, and finance statistics over a 27-year period.
- State Education Data ProfilesCompare data about demographics and K-12 and post-secondary education for up to four states.
By District or School
- Common Core of DataA comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts.
- Check the state's Department of Education web site
Education Data Sets
- Child Care & Early Education Research ConnectionsProvides links to data sets on child care and other early childhood indicators.
- Common Core of Data (CCD)Comprehensive annual statistics covering all U.S. public elementary and secondary schools and school districts. Includes a build-a-table feature.
- Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS)Data on enrollment, program completions, finances, and institutional characteristics for public and private postsecondary institutions from the mid 1960s through the mid 1980s.
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)Institution-level data on enrollment, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances for public and private postsecondary institutions from the late 1980s to present.
- School District Demographics SystemGeographic and demographic data by school district. Can generate customized data tables, maps, and snapshot reports.
- Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)Four core annual surveys covering schools, teachers, principals, and school districts.
- 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait (3,122KB pdf) Education statistics for elementary, secondary, and higher education from 1870 – 1990
- American Education 1870 – 1991: A Statistical Handbook Another compilation of education statistics for elementary, secondary, and higher education from 1870 – 1990.
- Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education Annual statistical report from the Department of Education (name varies). In addition to the standard indicators, includes statistics on city and state school systems as well as chapters on a wide variety of education topics.
- Historical Statistics of the United States Broad range of historical U.S. demographic, political, and social statistics. 1789-


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Toledo Monopoly money?Written by Kevin Milliken | | email@example.com
A couple of developments this past week may leave one wondering if our local leaders regard our precious and limited tax dollars as a license to print play money, like the seemingly never-ending source of colored cash in a Monopoly game.
A new Toledo sign ordinance went into effect over the weekend. While I'm all for cleaning up the clutter of 1-800 GOT-WHATEVER and other needless advertisements stapled to poles and political signs that had been littering the public right-of-way, the penalties seem a little steep. A $75 ticket, which can quickly double up to $300 for additional offenses, gives Carty and company a new source of revenue.
Right on the heels of that new law (and source of cash) comes the suggestion Toledo's top officials need a pay raise. In some cases, the increase is significant: $30,000-$40,000 per year. Many of us don't even make that in salary in one year!
Here come the justifications from city leaders: a) "We're no longer competitive with other cities" is what Toledo's chief of staff wrote in a memo to council and b) Some leaders haven't seen a raise in five years.
Here are the answers from squeezed taxpayers: a) That's the same argument you used to raise fire inspection fees to $40 per hour on us, because other cities were charging that amount and b) Boo-hoo, many of us haven't seen increases, either. Get over it.
It's all just very curious timing. As the sign police get ready to go out and ticket the heck out of the citizenry who stick signs (accidentally or otherwise) between the sidewalk and the street, city leaders want to line their own pockets — again. A new source of revenue and the money seems spent already.
The pay raise issue is especially hard to swallow, when you consider how many of the top officials in the Finkbeiner administration are so-called "double-dippers." Countless commissioners, directors and managers came out of retirement to rejoin "Team Toledo."
That means they're collecting a public pension and a public salary. Now the mayor wants to add a public pay raise as a tasty topping to pour over that double dip.
The next development comes from a document few have probably ever heard about. I call it the "Christmas Catalog for Elected Officials."
It's the "Northwest Ohio Legislative Consortium 2006 Briefing Book for Congressional Officials," a wish list of federal funding for projects the mayor, county commissioners and a handful of economic development leaders want from Marcy, Paul, George and Mike. The wish list totals $95.5 million.
When U.S. representatives and senators return to the home district with federal funding, it's usually called "bringing home the bacon." When the same thing happens elsewhere, it's called "pork-barrel politics." In either case, one word will suffice: "Oink."
One of the projects on that wish list would require more than a quarter of those requested funds. Our mayor wants the feds to cough up $23 million for a Riverwalk in the Marina District. Much of that money would be spent dredging a canal along the Maumee River.
There are a couple more bike paths on that wish list, too.
Federal funding almost always requires local matching money. Much of the time it's an 80-20 proposition. Where in the world are the city and county going to get
$20 million to cover that cost, when they're also talking about funding a new arena, an amphitheater, and 20 miles of bike paths?
Thank goodness state law requires local governments to pass balanced budgets every year.
If we tried this same philosophy at home, we'd be in debt up to our eyeballs, bankrupt or both. Instead, we all seem to struggle to find any entertainment money left over after paying higher gas prices, sky-rocketing utility bills and rising taxes.
Joe Citizen may have trouble seeing the need for pay raises and a riverwalk when he can't even afford to go see "Riverdance."


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National Women's History Month's roots go back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. International Women's Day was first observed in 1909, but it wasn't until 1981 that Congress established National Women's History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women's History Month, and the President has issued a proclamation.
The number of females in the United States as of Oct. 1, 2009. The number of males was 151.8 million.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/popest/data/>
At 85 and older, there were more than twice as many women as men.
Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/popest/data/>
Estimated number of mothers of all ages in the United States.
Source: Unpublished data from Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Average number of children that women 40 to 44 had given birth to as of 2006, down from 3.1 children in 1976, the year the Census Bureau began collecting such data. The percentage of women in this age group who had given birth was 80 percent in 2006, down from 90 percent in 1976.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2006 <http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p20-558.pdf>
The median annual earnings of women 15 or older who worked year-round, full time, in 2008, down from $36,451 in 2007 (after adjusting for inflation). Women earned 77 cents for every $1 earned by men.
Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb09-141.html>
The ratio of women's-to-men's earnings in the District of Columbia in 2008, among the highest of any state or state equivalent in the nation along with California, Arizona, Maryland, New York, Vermont, Georgia and Hawaii.
Source: Men's and Women's Earnings by State: 2008 American Community Survey.
Number of women 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more education in 2008, higher than the corresponding number for men (28.4 million). Women had a larger share of high school diplomas, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees. More men than women had a professional or doctoral degree.
Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/education/cb09-66.html>
Percent of women 25 and older who had obtained a bachelor's degree or more as of 2008.
Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/education/cps2008/tabA-2.xls>
Percentage of college students in fall 2008 who were women.
Source: School Enrollment in the United States: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2008/tab01-01.xls>
Source for the statements in this section: Women-Owned Firms: 2002 <http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200cswmnt.pdf> and Company Summary: 2002 <http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200cscosumt.pdf>
Revenue for women-owned businesses in 2002. There were 116,985 women-owned businesses with receipts of $1 million or more.
The number of women-owned businesses in 2002. Women owned 28 percent of all nonfarm businesses; 916,657 of these were employer firms.
Number of people employed by women-owned businesses. There were 7,231 women-owned businesses with 100 or more employees, generating $274 billion in gross receipts.
Nearly one in three women-owned businesses operated in health care and social assistance, and other services, such as personal services, and repair and maintenance. Women owned 72 percent of social assistance businesses and just over half of nursing and residential care facilities. Wholesale and retail trade accounted for 38 percent of women-owned business revenue.
Percentage of women-owned businesses in California, which had the most women-owned businesses at 870,496. New York was second with 505,077 or 8 percent of all women-owned businesses. Texas was third in number with 468,705, accounting for 7 percent of all women-owned businesses.
Note: The 2007 Preliminary Estimates of Business Ownership by Gender, Ethnicity, and Race will be available in July 2010 and the more detailed 2007 Women-Owned Businesses report will be published in December 2010.
Percentage of female citizens 18 and older who reported voting in the 2008 Presidential election. Sixty-two percent of their male counterparts cast a ballot. Additionally, 73 percent of female citizens reported being registered to vote.
Source: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/>
In 2008, the percentage of females 16 and older who participated in the labor force, representing about 72 million women.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics <http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat2.pdf>
Percent of females 16 or older who worked in management, professional and related occupations, compared with 32 percent of males.
Source: 2008 American Community Survey <http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml>
Number of female workers in educational services, health care and social assistance industries. More women worked in this industry group than in any other. Within this industry group, 11.9 million worked in the health care industry, 9.1 million in educational services and 2.7 million worked in the social assistance industry.
Source: 2008 American Community Survey <http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml>
Chances are that your taxes will be prepared by a woman, as this was the percentage of tax preparers who were women in 2008. In addition, 72 percent of travel agents were women.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010, Table 603. <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
Number of female police officers across the country in 2008. In addition, there were about 14,000 women firefighters, 349,000 lawyers, 267,000 physicians and surgeons, and 36,000 pilots. (Note: Number of pilots pertains to 2007.)
Source: U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010, Tables 603 and 1047 <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
Total number of active duty women in the military, as of Sept. 30, 2008. Of that total, 34,300 women were officers, and 163,600 were enlisted.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010, Table 498. <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
Proportion of members of the armed forces who were women, as of Sept. 30, 2008.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010, Table 498. <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
The number of military veterans who were women in 2008.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010, Table 509. <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
Number of married women 18 and older (including those who were separated or had an absent spouse) in 2008.
Source: Families and Living Arrangements: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2008/tabA1-all.xls>
Percentage of married couples in which the wife earned at least $5,000 more than the husband in 2008.
Source: Families and Living Arrangements: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2008/tabFG3-all.xls>
Number of stay-at-home mothers nationwide in 2008.
Source: Families and Living Arrangements: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/shp1.xls>
Number of girls who participated in high school athletic programs in the 2007-08 school year. In the 1979-80 school year, only 1.75 million girls were members of a high school athletic team.
Source: National Federation of State High School Associations, as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010, Table 1211. <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
Number of women who participated in a National Collegiate Athletic Association sport in 2007-08.
Source: National Collegiate Atheletic Association (NCAA), as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010, Table 1210. <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
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Colorado's oil shale lands harbor some of the largest mule deer and elk populations in the nation. Commercial scale development could put these herds at risk.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has concluded that oil shale development would harm wildlife. These negative impacts would occur as: (1) habitat loss, alteration, or fragmentation; (2) disturbance and displacement; (3) increased mortality; and (4) increased pressure from humans through conflicts with structures or vehicles. These impacts, the BLM warns, would likely result from changes in habitat use, behavior, predator populations, as well as exposure to toxic substances produced by energy development.
Wyoming provides a troubling example. Mule deer in the Pinedale Anticline area have declined over 50% after a decade of intense natural gas drilling. Colorado's Piceance Basin is already home to significant natural gas drilling activity. Oil shale development would place an additional burden on an already stressed landscape, adding to the cumulative impacts of a wave of energy development washing across western Colorado.
These deer and elk herds are valued by the local population and by tourists who visit the areas to view wildlife and hunt. Hunting, tourism, and outfitting businesses have helped sustain the local economy through all the many energy booms and busts that have swept across the region.
Maps prepared for the Colorado Wildlife Federation highlight the struggle faced by migratory herds as intensive energy development moves into more and more of the animals' historic range.
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This map shows the heart of Colorado's oil shale country and the extent of existing oil and gas leases on public lands (outlined in red), along with existing and potential leases for oil shale research and development (outlined in yellow).
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Mule deer winter and summer habitat, as well as migration corridors, are shown on this map. Though much of this area is high plateau, it is hemmed in by steep cliffs and deeply incised by rivers and creeks that sharply limit where and how deer can move through the area.
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The range of elk herds in the Piceance Basin is shown on this map. Winter, summer and calving areas are shown in shade of purple and migration routes in grey. Protected calving areas are important for herd survival since pregnant females can spontaneously abort calves if they feel too pressured.


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In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records, all students must present valid, picture identification before meeting with a counselor. Acceptable forms of identification include an LMC ID card, as well as State- and Federal-issued IDs with picture). For more information about FERPA go to www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/.
Welcome to the Los Medanos College Counseling website! The Counseling Department is here to serve all current and prospective students of LMC. Counselors assist students in planning and executing a plan of study that appropriately reflects the students' interests and motivation. Guidance is provided regarding graduation requirements, transfer options, baccalaureate degrees, career planning, personal decision making and testing. Counselors may also assist you with personal concerns.
This website is intended to provide useful information to help you succeed in your personal and educational endeavors. Since information is constantly changing, students are encouraged to see a counselor at least once a semester.
Participate in a 2-hour group counseling session, learn information about the occupations covered in each session and what courses to take to obtain a certificate, degree and/or transfer. Ask questions about attending LMC, what other services may be available to students and how to get started in a particular field. Meet with a counselor to inquire about how to fulfill your academic goals and plan for the future. If you have completed less than six units, this may be the place for you! Important: Students should have completed the Assessment Test and have their scores available for the counselor to review. View Group Counseling schedule and make an appointment
Students should make counseling appointments for developing and reviewing educational plans, career and personal counseling, and for information that requires accessing your student records. Counseling appointments are generally 30 minutes per session. It is recommended that students make an appointment with a counselor at least once a semester.
Appointments may be made online, in person or by calling the counseling office. Call (925) 473-7449 for Express Counseling hours.
The LMC Counseling Department now offers priority counseling appointments to veterans in 5 business days. Student educational plans are required for all veterans. Appointments must be made in person or by phone.
Important: Only general counseling appointments on the Pittsburg campus may be made online. Brentwood Center counseling appointments must be made in-person or by phone at (925) 513-1625. If you are a member of a Learning Community – Puente, Umoja, Transfer Academy, MESA or Honors – and want to make an appointment with a counselor, you must make your counseling appointment in person or by phone. Veterans who need a VA counseling appointment must also make appointments in person or by phone. If you have transcripts from other colleges that need to be evaluated by the Admission Office, please notify the counseling office at least two weeks before your appointment.
Express Counseling (drop-in for 10 minutes) provides a way for you to see a counselor to ask a quick question – one that can be covered in a brief session. Records from other colleges are not available for express counseling sessions.
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Retirement Guys: Medicare Basics Part IIWritten by Nolan Baker Mark Clair | | firstname.lastname@example.com
A short while ago we wrote a column on the basics of Medicare and we would like to take this opportunity to refresh your memory a bit on what we talked about and then take it a baby step further and give you some tips when it comes to smart Medicare planning. If you read the previous column, you remember that Medicare typically becomes part of your life at age 65. It becomes the primary source of health care and most other health insurance plans become secondary.
There are different parts of Medicare such as A, B, C and D. Part A is hospitalization, B is doctor's services and tests and D is Medicare's prescription drug benefit. Part C, which is also called Medicare Advantage, involves health plans offered by private insurers in an all-inclusive format kind of like an HMO or PPO.
Tip #1: Medicare is not free. Some folks are thinking "Wheeeeeee!!!" when I get to 65, the government will pay for my health care costs via Medicare. Not necessarily so. It is a valuable government benefit, but it is not free so smart planning says to budget for health care costs in retirement. The costs of Medicare include a monthly premium for Part B that is taken out of your Social Security check each month ($104.90 in 2014), a Part A deductible of $1,216 per spell of illness, a Part B deductible of $147/yr and a Part D deductible of $310. Then there are co-payments. Part A hospitalization covers the first 60 days and then days 61-90 you pay $304/day and days 91-150 you pay $608/day. Part B pays for 80 percent of the assigned Medicare claim and you pay the other 20 percent (this is why you should get a good "Medigap" insurance policy to cover the gaps). Sound overwhelming? As you can see, there is a lot to consider and you should think about and plan what your health care costs could be during retirement time.
Not only is Medicare not free, but there are some things it covers and some things it does not. Here are generally what Medicare covers:
- Hospital: 100 percent of first 60 days
- Medical services (doctor visits, outpatient services): 80 percent of Medicare-approved amount
- Some preventive services (flu shots, certain screenings)
Tip #2: Medicare does not cover everything! Here is generally what it does not cover:
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- Amounts over Medicare-approved amount
- Amounts not covered by deductibles and coinsurance (20 percent)
Keep all these things in mind when you are planning out your health care costs.
Enrollment in Medicare Parts A and B is automatic for anyone receiving Social Security at age 65, so be very careful. Since the full retirement age is now 66 and since many people choose to continue to work and defer Social Security, it may be no longer a given that people are receiving Social Security at 65. Therefore it is important to understand when they can, should or must sign up for Medicare. Initial enrollment starts on the first day of the third month before a person's 65th birthday and extends for seven months. There are special enrollment periods for those who have chosen to defer Social Security or have missed their initial enrollment period.
Tip #3: There is a penalty for failing to sign up for Medicare during the initial enrollment period that lasts for the rest of your life. The penalty is 10 percent of the Part B premium for every 12-month period you failed to enroll in Part B. This can add up to a bunch of money wasted over your lifetime. You don't want to find this out the hard way, so be acutely aware of when you should enroll in Medicare.
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Watch more: See our official sneak preview (2nd video in the gallery).
Are you a zookeeper? Check out our "Keepers Only" perks! After you've seen our gallery videos and images here, visit our Keeper Ambassador Page.
The 30-Second Pitch
The average visitor to a zoo takes about two hours to spin through all the exhibits, about the time it takes to watch a movie. They aren't aware of the intricate balance of conservation, ethics, and entertainment that every zoo must consider every moment, every season, every year.
We aren't your average visitor. Our film takes you on the other side, behind the food stations, below the sea lions, into the night houses of the big cats, and most importantly, into the lives, hearts, and minds of the people that provide the zoo experience: The Keepers.
The human exhibit coming soon to a theater near you…
Why Keepers?
Two experienced independent Memphis filmmakers have been given rare behind-the-scenes access to a world class zoo, and we need your help to make a smart, complex movie about zookeepers.
We have seen a lot of films about animals - animals in the wild, animals in captivity, meditations on confinement and nature - but what about the people that care for animals that are in captivity?
The idea for this film grew out of an appreciation and curiosity about zoos. We knew there was complexity inherent in managing wild animals in captivity, given the history and changing cultural landscape of zoos, the modern naturalistic exhibits and habitats, and our relationships to nature and entertainment.
But films need character, they need stories. As documentary filmmakers, we wanted to talk to the people you don't see that often, the ones who hold the keys to another side of the zoo experience, people who have a fundamentally different perspective of zoo animals in captivity. The keepers of the animals are also the keepers of the stories, and that's why this film is about them.
How You Can Get Involved
First of all, please SHARE this page. It is super easy, just click on the links above – like us, tweet us, give us a shout out on your favorite social media platform. You can also share the link via email to tell your friends and family. Or just write the URL in the sky, on a note pinned to your child's shirt, on the backs of dirty car widows!!
GIVE what you can. We know everyone has a different capacity to give, and every dollar helps! Your donations will cover our film production expenses (videography, editing, art direction, music, corrections and finishing). If you give, and then you share, make sure to tell folks that you've made a donation and they should, too!
What do YOU get in return??
Check our gallery often to watch new clips and see production photos from our visits with the zookeepers. If you click the heart to follow our campaign, or if you make a donation, we'll send you updates about the project on a regular basis.
We have some awesome PERKS for you to claim! Be sure to check them all out. A couple favorites, if you are feeling generous: Keepers Delight $135 is everything at The Hard Copy level plus a Taropop Tshirt, and Animal Artwork $250 for actual paintings by animals! You can watch this to see oraguntans Chickie and Jahe make a masterpiece. Perks can make great gifts, too!! if you donate in honor or memory of someone special, we will send a hand-written acknowledgment.
Example of the $23 Taropop Tshirt perk:
Example of the $33 Folk Art perk:
Example of a $75 Memento perk:
Your donation is tax-deductible, to the extent allowed by law. This project has been approved for fiscal sponsorship by Fractured Atlas, which means you will be donating to a 501c3, and you can claim a tax deduction!
Why You?
You are film lovers, zoo lovers, animal lovers, zookeepers, nature lovers, people who love being in the great outdoors, and friends and family of these folks as well. We want to give you all a stake in the finished film.
That's why we launched this Indiegogo campaign - to find you, to hear what you have to say about this project, to make connections with people like you who are enthusiastic about this subject matter, and to figure out ways you can be involved with our film.
When this film premieres, when it shows on tv (we hope), and when you get your digital download, or your DVD with extras, we want you to think "Hot Dog! I made this happen! I personally put up some dough to support crazy indie filmmakers and make zookeepers into movie stars!"
Our Campaign
We hope to raise $15,000 via this Indiegogo campaign. Your donations will be used to complete production and post-production of the film (including videography, editing, music, corrections, and finishing). If we are successful in raising these funds by the February 7th deadline, the film will be completed and ready to premiere after June 2013.
Our total budget for the film is actually $50,000. The majority of these funds will be raised from grants and individual donors who can give $1,000 or more. We've chosen Indiegogo to raise smaller donations from grassroots audiences like YOU who love this idea, but can't shell out the major bucks right now. Fundraising update for our offline private campaign goal: We've raised more than $18,500 since October!
If we fall short of our goal, your funds will still go to the production of the film, but the pandas will be very, very disappointed. We thought about what we would do if we fell short of our goal, and the short answer is, we would have to spend more time and effort fundraising instead of filmmaking. The production schedule would be pushed back - and because we have this gift of exclusive access, we cannot guarantee that this privilege will extend over time - but we will figure out a way to make it work. One way or another, with your support, this project will be successful.
If we exceed our goal, extra funds will be put toward promotion (marketing, film festivals, etc.) and distribution. For every $1,000 we exceed our goal, the filmmakers will speed walk a lap through the Memphis Zoo verbally praising all the donors names. We will get video of this, and post it online.
The Filmmakers
Joann Self Selvidge has a passion for storytelling. Her films, The WLOK Story (2002), The Arts Interviews (2005-2008), Leveling the Playing Field (2008), Voices of Jericho (2007, 2010), The Music Interviews (2009), and The Art Academy (2012), share stories of music, art, race relations, leadership, education, inspiration, and social justice. Voices of Jericho won "Best Documentary" at Indie Memphis 2007 and "Grand Jury Award" at Southern Shorts Film Festival 2008, and it's currently used in justice systems in 25 states to improve services for the mentally ill. A grant-writing consultant since 2001, Selvidge has secured $8.95 million for her nonprofit clients.
Sara Kaye Larson is an award-winning writer, filmmaker and educator. Combining her love of travel and unique personal experiences, her work focuses on exploring the curious corners and marginalized populations of the US. Her autobiographical documentary about being a young adult cancer survivor, Going Nodal : The Hodge Experience (2005) is used for patient education at progressive cancer centers. A fan and former graduate student of alternative media, Sara Kaye is a longtime blogger and the creator of multiple web projects. She has taught writing, video production, and analog and digital storytelling classes at community centers and colleges all over the country.
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Cloud hosting services have primarily focused on providing clients with commodity hardware in a cost-effective model. However, the technology has evolved considerably, to the point that cloud infrastructure vendors and other solution providers can begin offering hyper-capacity computing capabilities to their clients, InfoWorld reported.
The news source explained that while most current cloud options primarily deal with commodity solutions, there is a growing movement to develop hyper-capacity cloud options. This trend is especially evident in one vendor's recent release of such a solution.
The overarching principles of a hyper-capacity computing model are built around, essentially, switching how the cloud functions. Instead of giving customers pay-per-use computing resources to replace IT, vendors provide the same resources, but devote all of the compute power and storage to a single project. This allows for major performance gains. According to the report, it also improves the cost model that comes with a cloud plan.
Hosting cloud systems in a high-performance environment helps businesses reverse the cost savings model of traditional cloud setups. The news source explained commodity cloud systems do not save businesses much money in terms of the actual hardware, it basically replaces IT systems, though for better value. Instead, the reduced costs come in the form of management gains that translate to operational savings. In a hyper-capacity arrangement, the capital costs on hardware are reduced to a significant extent, making the cost benefits greater than that of commodity cloud plans.
In many cases, high-performance cloud plans are built on Infrastructure-as-a-Service. The plan, which lets companies subscribe to storage and compute resources instead of just application systems, provides a solid foundation for more robust cloud strategies because it offers companies the core architectures they need to support ongoing operations and special projects.
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I saw on my tweet deck that #100 facts about me is a popular tweet. I am too busy to gather together a list of 100 facts right now but let me begin. Yesterday, I tweeted fact #1 so here are two facts now and I will add a fact a day. This is a little bit of a stream of consciousness exercise. Whatever pops into my head. No editing. A fact is a fact. Feel free to post #100 facts about yourself on your blog and I will link to it if you email me a link.
1) I HATE hummus.
2) I just got 100% on an algebra exam.
3) Everyone in my family--including my dog AND cat are on a special diet!!! It's completely crazy, I admit. My dog eats Iams Low-Residue Dog Food and gets terribly sick from things like brown rice which have high fiber. A then, a year ago, my cat was diagnosed with diabetes but on a special diet--1/2 can of DM Dietetic Management Feline Formula with some chopped organic turkey or chicken she is fine. WHAT A PAIN--but I am so excited my cat doesn't need insulin twice a day anymore. Would love a simpler life. But happy that everyone is healthy--and happy.
4) I lived in Thailand for a year--I taught English in Bangkok and then rented a house from Mut Mee Guest House in Nong Khai.
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