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#Lync for iPhone and iPad available for download now! screenshots and links
Let the great flow of blog posts and tweets begin
Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone Download here
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Here are a few screenshots of the initial setup and sign in.
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i´m trying it, but in my iphone doesn´t apear the option "simultaneous ring" How can I activate it?
Can't seem to get logged into my lync from iPhone. Did you have to do initial config to iPhone while on corporate network? Should I have to do any changes to my environment or anything? Not sure where to look for why I can't connect.
We just downloaded the iOS app but like Paul, are having trouble getting clients to connect. You mentioned CU4 and the Mobility Service. Can you elaborate? Our main tech is out today, and his backup is not familiar with these things. Where should they look for this stuff?
I have a simple Lync installation where everything is internal on the Lync Front End server. We are in manufacturing where it is common for people to be about with their Ipads. I have followed all of the instruction, and still cannot get the app to work. I followed Jeff's blog, as well as reading everything Microsoft has put out. What do people put for the server? The FQDN of the front end server, or the lyncdiscover.domain.com? If I use that, I get a certificate error. If I use the Lync server name, there is no error, but it just sits there and never logs in.
Hi Tom,
Is there any way to make the iPhone client communicate with a Office Communicator 2007 R2 server?
I know, I'm working on the upgrade :-(
Do you know if you can have vidéo ans the voice in the Ipad Lync application?
Just I'd like to know if I can install lynk 2010 on my android L3G?
Well thanks.I would have gotten because I've used before and it's awesome,but thank you anyway.
Very good info. Lucky me I came across your blog by accident (stumbleupon).
I've bookmarked it for later!
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are in the works to build high rises in the area-- but the idea is under fire from community residents. KITV4's Brenton Awa is live in Kapolei where those buildings are planned-- and where a heated community meeting just wrapped up-- Brenton? Yunji, I'll get to the meeting in a second. kapolei is supposed to be the second city, but theres a lot of vacant lots around here and this is where a developer wants to build. We're right across the street from the kapolei hale. Where a couple dozen community residents turned out to question plans on building these condo towers. Unfortunately for them, a lot of their questions couldn't be answered. The developer -- Franco molas coastal rim properties wasn't Here. Instead the architect who's contracted by them to build the towers was the only one with any information. A lot of people were frustrated. The architect was able talk about the structural design though. The plans call for four towers, 13 floors high. The bottom two floors fronting the streets would be commercial, for stores. The floors above would have about 583 residential units across the four buildings. 154 of those would be senior housing and 50 percent of the total units would be workforce housing. Some of the residents here, don't want more housing to be built. Instead they want offices for businesses. They want to be able to live in kapolei and work in kapolei rather than having to commute into downtown. "THE ARCHITECT COPPED OUT ON EVERYTHING... ...AND HE JUST GOT THROWN UNDER THE BUS." Zoned purely for commercial use but the developer will ask for that to be changed to a mixed use. According to the architect, the developer could bring this project to the city council as early as This December. Groundbreaking could start during the summer of next year and it would take about 12 to 18 months to complete the first of four towers. BAWA KITV4 NEWS
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5-1-5-0 somebody call the po po..it is all crazy up in here ya'll. I am just this side of loco..all up in here in this mind of mine which we all know affects the heart.
The calendar is ready to turn..the list of TO DO's is growing faster than the check marks. Ushering in the school year brings with it school activities that lied dormant during summer.
The list of home projects is growing and pulling at my pants like a incessant toddler
when there is more weeds than grass only because we've been in a drought..thank you Jesus for no grass as you know it is one less thing I have to check of the
TO-DO list amen
{Here is the scenario} I am engrossed in work. There is a deadline. If that deadline is missed it is your behind. Your reputation is ruined. There is no money. You have 10 projects of varying degrees of completion and the child yells down the stairs….MOM – you need to get 15 dollars for the art fee .. I need it this morning. The dam of my heart breaks…inside. I walk upstairs trying to compose the urgent need of a straight jacket for myself. I didn't want the poor thing thinking I really had gone crazy this time.
After dropping her off at school I drove home. Looking in the rear view mirror and as if God were sitting right there behind me. Our eyes locked and I knew. I know Papa…i know
I have lost my focus haven't I? lost sight of who I am serving. Lost the bigger picture. With that comes less time really spent with You. A little less joy that isn't contrived. I see a little less of the beauty in the everyday moments.
and so I sat down and opened the LIVING WORD..you know the one? when in Nehemiah 8:5-6 it was only the word read with no music, no big fancy building, no children's programs to keep our children..nothing and it brought AMEN's with hands raised and dropping to knee's and I want that back. I don't need super sizing or the fancy customization's. I just need Jesus. I need His presence in my everyday. I need His trust. His love. His direction.
and this is what I later read that put some flesh on the bones of what He reminded me of.
"whatever truth God shows you, you are meant to become it, but you have to allow time to become.
Don't get so busy doing that you forget to learn how to be!
You've got to have time to process truth and to establish it in terms of your thinking, language and behavior
…..Graham Cooke
see a recurring theme here? yeah..me too
So to get back on track here is what I am currently doing…
::Drinking lots of water. Sometimes with lemon. I.HATE.water!! I was living on tea and Dr. Pepper. A habit I had broke for over a year. How sneaky is this addiction
so now instead of my morning Dr. P/half cut tea I get a large water with fresh cut lime or lemon
::I bought a Ninja and began drinking a smoothie once a day
{ I find that taking better care of myself and my appearance helps my heart to be more focused too } eating out a little less
I find it funny how I often have to re-assess my life and adjust. When I was younger I just didn't think about it when something wasn't working:/
I am cooking more dinner at home. My kids are happier when I do.
::Taking time to step back and look at the places in my life that need balance. I have to make time in my life { and my heart & mind } to learn to be..to become
after all…isn't what this is really all about I ask myself…
::I say the truths God has shown me over the last year to myself…daily..ok all of the time
being reminded that I am truly REDEEMED..I no longer am a prisoner..God has set me free
and I AM NOT who I used to be….
I offer my trust up to Him each day { and throughout the day as needed } as an offering because sometimes that is all I have to give and it is my most
treasured possesion.
and when I heard this song…I too knelt with hands raised and cried my eyes out making signs the other day. What a sight that must have been had one of the kids
Redeemed {Big Daddy Weave}
I pray these words bring your heart to its knees in love and gratefulness as it did mine. If you find yourself in the midst of wanting to down a bag of donuts..ask why? what is going on that you may
need to re-focus
have you…like me…forgotten your purpose just a little
let the dream lessen
we are so human aren't we..we really don't have it all together like we think we do sometimes. God knows that and He loves us in all of our humanness.
One of my favorite books STILL..is Jesus Calling. I meditate on it everyday. She makes it like a donut that you just can't wait to eat.
girls…I love ya! Sorry I can't always make posts be feel good and perfect…I just don't play that game well.
this is just the real me
and I'm happy to say I haven't eaten a bag of donuts…yet
one day and moment at a time
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Blindness and vision loss
Blindness is a lack of vision. It may also refer to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
- Partial blindness means you have very limited vision.
- Complete blindness means you cannot see anything and do not see light. (Most people who use the term "blindness" mean complete blindness.)
People with vision that is worse than 20/200 with glasses or contact lenses are considered legally blind in most states in the United States.
Vision loss refers to the partial or complete loss of vision. This vision loss may happen suddenly or over a period of time.
Some types of vision loss never lead to complete blindness.
Alternative Names
Loss of vision; No light perception (NLP); Low vision; Vision loss and blindness
Common Causes
Blindness has many causes. In the United States, the leading causes are:
- Accidents or injuries to the surface of the eye (such as chemical burns or sports injuries)
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Macular degeneration
The type of partial vision loss may differ, depending on the cause:
- With cataracts, vision may be cloudy or fuzzy, and bright light may cause glare
- With diabetes, vision may be blurred, there may be shadows or missing areas of vision, and difficulty seeing at night
- With glaucoma, there may be tunnel vision and missing areas of vision
- With macular degeneration, the side vision is normal but the central vision is slowly lost
Other causes of vision loss include:
- Blocked blood vessels
- Complications of premature birth (retrolental fibroplasia)
- Complications of eye surgery
- Lazy eye
- Optic neuritis
- Stroke
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Tumors such as retinoblastoma and optic glioma
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When you have low vision, you may have trouble driving, reading, or doing small tasks such as sewing or making crafts. You can make changes in your home and routines that help you stay safe and independent. Many services will provide you with the training and support you need to live independently.
Call your health care provider if
Sudden vision loss is always an emergency, even if you have not completely lost all vision. You should never ignore loss of vision, thinking it will get better.
Contact an ophthalmologist or go to the emergency room immediately. Most serious forms of vision loss are painless, and the absence of pain in no way diminishes the urgent need to get medical care. Many forms of vision loss only give you a short amount of time to be successfully treated.
What to expect at your health care provider's office
A complete and thorough eye examination will be performed. The treatment will depend on the cause of the vision loss.
For long-term vision loss, see a low-vision specialist, who can help you learn to care for yourself and live a full life.
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Fines start today for speeders caught on camera
April 16, 2009
By Warren Kagarise
NEW — 8 a.m. April 16, 2009
Drivers could be fined $124 for speeding near four schools — even if no police officers are present. Officers began to issue citations today for speeders caught by traffic cameras that overlook a busy Second Avenue school zone.
Issaquah Police Department Patrol Cmdr. Scott Behrbaum said the cameras proved to be an effective deterrent to speeders during a test period. He said traffic began to slow down after the cameras were activated.
The system was installed across from Clark Elementary School near the intersection of Second Avenue and Evans Street. Police activated the system March 16. For the first weeks of operation, motorists caught speeding received warnings. The school zone speed limit is 20 mph.
Officials hope the cameras will improve safety in an area packed with students. The cameras were installed near four campuses: Issaquah High School, Issaquah Middle School, Tiger Mountain Community High School and Clark.
The cameras are activated on weekdays from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. The devices are not used during school breaks and holidays.
The infraction is a noncriminal offense — similar to a parking ticket — that will not be included in the driver's record. Violators may pay the fine, request a hearing or submit a "declaration of non-responsibility." If the owner was not driving the vehicle at the time of the incident, the declaration makes the driver responsible for the violation.
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After releasing their different and hilarious video "Rella" earlier today, OF have decided to present us with the official tracklist for their forthcoming project "OF Tape Vol. 2". Like Tyler stated on his Twitter, Earl is not featuring on the album which is slated for a March 20th release. Hit the jump to see the tracklist.
1. Hi.
3. NY (Ned Flander) ft. Hodgy Beats & Tyler, The Creator
4. Ya Know ft. The Internet
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6. Lean ft. Hodgy Beats & Domo Genesis
7. Analog 2 ft. Tyler, The Creator, Frank Ocean & Syd
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10. Rella ft. Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis & Tyler, The Creator
11. Real Bitch ft. MellowHype & Taco
12. P ft. Hodgy Beats & Tyler, The Creator
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Welcome to 2014! If becoming a homeowner in San Francisco feels more like a fantasy than a resolution this year, you're not alone. Most all of San Francisco's recent mayors have noted the dearth in affordable homes in this city. Mayor Lee too has made news admitting that affordable living, or its non-existence, has approached crisis mode and that his office must act.
Civic intervention is why below market rate (BMR) units exist in the first place. Many multi-unit buildings in San Francisco include specially government-designated apartments that will sell for much less than market value. The trick is to qualify for these, then to wade through the paperwork, meet all deadlines, be approved, then to follow the rules set up once you own. Okay, so there's more than one trick, actually. The process is in fact quite tricky indeed.
The gallery above is for one such unit at 888 7th St. At $224,723K, its price offers a significant discount: this unit in the same building, of the same size and type, sold for $425K in August of 2013. So yes, lots of red tape. Acres of it. But the pay-off might make it all worthwhile.
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So what does it take to buy one of these homes? Only a select few will be able to even try.
- In almost all cases with BMR units, buyers must be first-time homebuyers who meet income requirements
- Maximum income for a one person household can make no more than $70,850, a two person household can make no more than $80,950, and a three person household can make no more than $91,100. The process to prove income includes many additional steps: Per the MOH website "For purposes of determining household income, each person who is 18 years-old or older in an applicant household must present: (a) a complete set of past three years' federal (only) Income Tax Returns (signed & dated) and W-2 forms; (b) three recent and consecutive income statements; and, (c) three recent and consecutive statements from each savings, checking or any other type of account in which each person has money saved. Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development will determine final income eligibility based on your household's current income and assets."
- Applicants must attend homebuyer workshops and obtain certification
- Must get loan pre-approval from acceptable loan source
- Meet additional "size restrictions" (whereby one buyer cannot buy a 2-br home; there must be at least one member of the household for each bedroom, though the inverse is not true. A 2-person household can buy a 1 bedroom; a 3-person can buy a 2-br)
- Enter and win the BMR lottery: approved applications don't mean you can buy the home you want. You enter a lottery for the home once you're approved, and then one application wins the lottery. From there, that lucky winner seeks an actual loan.
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These requirements follow the new owner once he/she/they take possession of the unit. (Always check MOH website for most current rules)
- Capital Improvements: Owners may add eligible capital improvements and special assessments to their resale price only if the improvements are (1) eligible and (2) made after the unit is 10 years old.
- Owner Occupancy: BMR units are intended to be owner-occupied at all times and used as a principal residence for the duration of ownership.
- Renting: BMR units are intended to be owner-occupied and never used as investment property.
- Pricing BMR Units for Resale: A BMR unit will be resold at a restricted affordable price to a household that meets the first-time homebuyer and income qualifications for the program and for the particular unit. New BMR units will be repriced according to change in the median income from the time of the current owner's purchase to the time of sale. Specific repricing methods vary by development per the Planning Approval and applicable Procedures Manual for each unit. The price of a BMR unit at resale is not guaranteed to exceed the initial purchase price of the unit. However, most long term BMR owners tend to see some appreciation on their units upon resale.
So what do you say, readers? Among homes under $400K in SF right now, the most common options are those for seniors 55 yrs and older, tenancy in commons (TICs) and the below market unit. Given that the median household income for San Francisco County was $73,802K according to US Census data, can the BMR unit be the answer to San Francisco's affordable home crisis?
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text: Comments Send Print Share Recommend Tweet 'Morning Shift' #13: Follow the money September 26, 2012 By: Kate Dries Download Story [View the story "'Morning Shift' #12: Follow the money" on Storify]'Morning Shift' #12: Follow the moneyWednesday's Morning Shift begins with WBEZ's Tony Arnold talking about Rep. Derrick Smith, then, Jim DeRogatis discusses the Congress and Portage theaters. Next, we look at the life and death of the community bank, and explore the new film Lou Harrison: A World of Music.Storified by · Wed, Sep 26 2012 06:53:21Old Bank DistrictbigmikelakersFirst,WBEZ Statehouse reporter Tony Arnold gives an update on the re-election bid of State Rep. Derrick Smith, who was expelled from the House because of bribery allegations. Attorneys for Derrick Smith want bribery recordings thrown outAttorneys for former Illinois Representative will be in court on Wednesday attacking the credibility of prosecutors and their main witness.RT @LanceTyson9: State Senator Works To Keep Derrick Smith From Being Reelected http://ow.ly/dUxje #Chicago, #votelancetysonJune OwensThen, WBEZ's Jim DeRogatis reports on new ownership at the Portage Theater, which is facing opposition. The new owner, Erineo "Eddie" Carranza, also runs the Congress Theater in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood and has been accused of shoddy maintenance of the theater, among other allegations. How did things turn so bad so fast at the Portage Theater?It took more than three years for controversial venue owner Erineo "Eddie" Carranza to frustrate Ald. Moreno and anger Logan ...For those concerned as to if there will be a Chicago Horror Film Festival, @chicagoreader has a good article saying YES http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/09/24/trying-times-for-the-portage-theaterJason R. DavisPortage Theater's future is uncertain but the Wednesday classic film series continues! 1929's The Great Gabbo this week http://northwestchicagofilmsociety.orgNina MetzNext, Last week's sale of Hyde Park Bank & Trust. Co's parent company is the latest example of community banks losing ground in a market dominated by multinationals with ATMs on every street corner and online banking. Crain's senior reporter Steve Daniels looks at whether community banks matter, and Thomas Boyle, the Vice Chairman of State Bank of Countryside, says what his South Suburban institution is doing to remain competitive. To join the conversation, call 312.923.9239 or tweet using #MorningShift.Map: Where are all the community banks in Chicago -- and are they going away?Last week's sale of Hyde Park Bank & Trust. Co's parent company is the latest example of community banks losing ground in...@hydeparktrish no worries, we purchased Hyde Park b/c they're a great community bank & fit well with our own community bank model.Wintrust FinancialDrat I liked having my money in a community bank #HydePark Bank being sold http://trib.in/PqAmPnPatricia MorseThen, Lou Harrison: A World of Music is an intimate look at a complex man. Harrison was a composer, a gay icon, an environmentalist and more. The documentary's director Eva Soltes joins The Morning Shift to discuss the movie and Harrison's legacy.Lou Harrison - The YouTube Symphony OrchestrasymphonyLou Harrison: Piano Concerto (1983/1985)thewelleszcompany Comments Send Print Share Recommend Tweet Previous post in Morning Shift The Bloomingdale Trail reveals Chicago's idea of grand city planning Next post in Morning Shift The magic of music festival moments View the discussion thread. Featured The old Wrigley Field scoreboard: Revolutionary or retro? Hunt of the Hunter Uptown's moment as a 'Hillbilly Heaven' Homemade Stories: The Little Box


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There has been an outbreak of Cholera in Pestil/Desrivaux/Tozia area of Haiti.
I am not sure of the correct spelling ... lots of times I have seen both Pestil and Pestel.
This region is approx 10 hours drive from Port au Prince.
More info about this, check links:
HEAS = Haiti Epidemic Advisory System
MPHISE = Haiti Medical and Public Health Info Sharing Environment
GlobalDIRT = The second NGO to arrive on scene, in response to the HEAS alert.
H5N1 Blog - by Crawford Kilian, here on Haiti Rewired
See my first comment, explaining the severity of this being an IDIS category 5.
Note that these NGOs, which are responding to the HEAS alert, do not get any funding from UN, USA, Haiti, CDC, USAID, State Dept, Red Cross etc. Nor does HEAS or MPHISE get such funding support. It is additional evidence that small NGOs are agile, able to deal effectively with crisis, while large NGOs, UN, and government agencies, just collect lots of money, and have no accountability.
In this early stage of any epidemiologic investigation, there is often confusion regarding new cases versus old cases that are just being recorded for the first time in an area requiring health system strengthening. So much of the info, which we have seen so far, is still a bit sketchy.
On Thu Jan-5, HEAS learned of 200 Cholera cases, with 17 fatalities (8.5% death rate) in Pestel, located in an extremely remote area of Haiti. Initially UN and government officialdom denied the reports for 72 hours, but by the time they acknowledged there was a problem, the reports were up to 300 cases. The current operational posture of MSPP / CDC / PAHO is they do not leave Port au Prince to investigate and respond unless there is laboratory confirmation.
When the first ground team arrived, in response to the HEAS alert, they confirmed 300 cases in 2 villages, planned survey of 2 more. They discovered 55 fatalities (CFR-apparent of 18%), not the previously reported 17. They said the situation represents an IDIS Category 5.
http://www.globaldirt.org/ was the second NGO team, to get there, confirmed the situation is IDIS-5 severity. They commit to supply and staff 3 new cholera camps. They report villagers fleeing the area in panic. By that evening, HEAS partners were setting up four CTCs to handle the case load.
Here's the big picture thru Fri Jan-13 (thanks to the HEAS teams)
First cases started trickling in in October 2011 in the Pestil/Desrivaux/Tozia area
October 2011: 115 cases
November 2011: 118 cases
December 2011: 116 cases
January 1st-13th: 86 cases
There have been 59 deaths between December 2011-January 2012
Total: 445 cases since October, 59 deaths, a 13% fatality rate, which is high for any outbreak, after it has been going on for a while. 10% is not unusual for Haiti when when a problem is first discovered, but NGOs find out about problems, rush aid to the area, and pretty soon the fatality rate goes way down.
Approximately 1/4 of cases are/were children
Villages affected:
Hiya : 20 cases
Beaumont 31 cases
Nanfont: 14 cases
Cassanette: 15 cases
Sebarier: 14 cases
Amiel: 15 cases
Feranse: 14 cases
Larier: 14 cases
Chapette: 2 cases
Labondance: 3 cases
Ganier: 3 cases
Aucentre: 13 cases
Mouline: 17 cases
Lacadony: 6 cases
Nan pomme: 8 cases
Belecolle: 27 cases
The consensus is that right this moment the case volume is low, however, it is going to get A LOT worse over the next couple months.... Especially with the rainy season approaching. We need to be ready to respond to Zone 4 (about 2 dozen villages scattered within a couple hours of each other the next few weeks/months) Only "hospital" around is on Pestil and poorly equipped...
Many NGOs are responding to this crisis area. Government authorities have been notified.
By Jan-14, reported fatalities are over 65, PAHO/WHO's representative just arrived, and Haiti government has woken up to the notion that there is a problem in need of support, and is helping with the response.
I have been distracted recently, due to an explosion of work associated with my semi-retired part-time day-job end-fiscal. That is not yet completed, but the most urgent stuff is now done, until the auditors get a round TUIT on questioning the reports I supplied them with. There is still a lot of work ahead of me, associated with end-fiscal, in addition to the usual responsibilities.
So now I have catchup on what are the most important stories.
I think maybe HR should have had a separate group just on Cholera News updates, speculation? Many groups, and blogs here, have pieces of info about this crisis.
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Here is an explanation of the IDIS scale, to put in perspective how serious an IDIS-5 event is.
It is the second worst possible.
Infectious Disease Impact Scale (IDIS), from Haiti Operational Bio-surveillance:
about his last few days in rural Haiti, dealing with Cholera, bad communications, bad roads, etc.
Other people will share statistics. He's giving the overall situation. His group was NGO team # 1 to reach the area, in response to the HEAS alert.
Here is HEAS official report to US government after first 150 days of Haiti Cholera epidemic.
They are a medical information NGO.
The HEAS system provides early warning of medical crises.
Difficulties of diagnosis in Haiti. Wealth of resources which were applied.
Impact of Catastrophe on Traditional Infrastructure. Language Translation implications.
What they were able to do, with how much money. What could not be done, due to lack of money, relevant resources.
People in this region still die in their commute from home to medical care, because the region is so mountainous, the commute maybe 2 hours.
Pestel Situation Stablilized! The link is to a Jan-15 update, which includes map and GPS co-ordinates of where this has been happening, what has been happening,
Dr John Carroll writes that there are other medical problems in addition to Cholera in the mountains of Pestel.
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Seattle right tackle Breno Giacomini reduced his penalties late last season.
Breno Giacomini quickly halted Red Bryant's path to the quarterback during pass rush drills Sunday, stuffed the stout defensive end on his backside and tauntingly glared at his teammate as if to ask, "You want some more?"
It's the type of nasty, in-your-face swagger Seahawks fans have grown accustomed to seeing from the team's edgy right tackle.
But what they do not want to see is what usually followed in 2012 – a yellow penalty flag being tossed Giacomini's way from the back of an officials' pocket.
Finding the balance between playing to the whistle instead of through the whistle has been a constant battle for the University of Louisville product since he emerged as the team's starting right tackle at the end of the 2011 season.
He led the Seahawks with 12 accepted penalties in 2012, including a team-high four personal foul penalties.
"Breno is a tremendous football player," Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson said. "He has great knowledge of the game, he gets off the line and he's so aggressive when the play is going on all the way up to the very last second.
"That's what makes him really good for us. He's that edgy player on the offensive line. You need one of those. You've got to be careful having two of them, but you need one of them for sure, so he's that guy for us."
However, only five of Giacomini's 12 penalties came after Week 6 – none in the postseason – as he figured out how to be aggressive within the rules.
Giacomini wants to carry over a similar type of effort for the upcoming season.
"He becomes the example sometimes because of getting some of those ridiculous penalties
early in the season," Seattle offensive line/assistant head
coach Tom Cable said. "And he knows. But there's a time when you're playing, playing and playing, and when it gets close to the whistle you can't take that extra step, that extra shot. And so let's put all of that behind us, and be cognizant of the fact that we don't want any penalties."
While penalties have been an issue, durability has not. Giacomini was one of three offensive lineman (Max Unger and Paul McQuistan were the others) to start every game for Seattle last season. And he played in 15 games in 2011, including eight as the starting right tackle.
The 27-year-old is in the final season of a two-year deal that will pay him $3.5 million this season. He had offseason elbow surgery in January, but has had no setbacks in training camp.
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Apple sold 47.8m iPhones and 22.9m iPads in Q1 of its 2013 financial year (Q4 2012), an increase of approximately 29% and 49% respectively year-on-year.
The tech giant also reported 12.7 million iPods sold across the period compared to 15.4 million in 2011.
The company's chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer said that he was "very pleased" at the increase in hardware sales.
"This represents a rate of almost 3.7 million iPhones per week in the current year quarter compared to 2.6 million per week in the year ago quarter," he pointed out. "That's an average increase of 39% per week consistent with IDC's latest published forecast for the global smartphone market in the December quarter."
Meanwhile, the rise in iPad sales translates to over 1.7 million iPads per week in the current year quarter compared to 1.1 million per week over the same period last year.
On iPod sales for Q4 2012, Oppenheimer said, "iPod Touch was a popular item in the holiday season and continues to account for over of half of all iPods sold during the December quarter.
"iPod's share of US market for MP3 players was over 70% in the December quarter based on the latest data published by MPD and iPod continued to be the top selling MP3 player in most countries we track based on the latest data published by GFK."
The rise in hardware sales was not enough for Wall Street, however. They fell short of analyst expectations along with Apple's financials (which can be seen here) causing the company's share price to dip as much as 10% in after hours trading last night.
Elsewhere, iTunes generated a record $2.1bn in revenues in Apple's Q1 FY13.


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The Hutchinson County United Way celebrated another successful campaign year Thursday.
During the victory luncheon at Graced Land East, HCUW Executive Director Julie Winters announced that this year's campaign brought in $625,540.17, exceeding the original goal of $615,000.
Winters said this year's campaign marks her eighth with the organization. She said it is the work of citizens that makes such campaigns a success.
"United Way is the people of our community," she said. "It's people like you who make it work."
Various awards were given out during the luncheon festivities.
December is the month of giving. Giving blood can be just the greatest gift to give to someone who needs it and that gratification of knowing you saved a life for Christmas.
Coffee Memorial Blood Center will be holding a blood drive will be in Fritch on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 at First Southern Baptist Church in the Fellowship Hall from 2:30 till 6:30 p.m.
The new Subway of Borger is now open for business! It is located directly in front of Holiday Inn Express. Operating partners are Frank and Sherry Wingate and Jeff and René Brain.
Tonight the Borger Bulldogs will host the Dumas Demons in non-district basketball action at 7:00 p.m. in Tex Hanna Gym.
The Borger Lady Bulldogs' game with Wellington has been cancelled due to the Wellington football team playing in the 1A state semifinals in football.
The Red Hat Mamas will have their Christmas dinner on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at the Borger Opportunities Center, 930 Illinois.
The group will meet at the center at 11 a.m. and dinner will be served a little after 11:30 a.m.
The cost of the meal is $4 for senior citizens and $5 for those under the age of 50.
Red Hat Mamas is a club that is open to all women ages 50 or more.
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Hutchinson County Museum's Annual Christmas Exhibit is feature one sixth scale military action figures in period uniforms with weapons, and other scale models from the collection of Greg Thompson on display from from now through Dec. 28, 2011.
"I enjoy watching children as they view the collection with wide eyes and exclamations of golly and wow. I want kids to know that history is more fun than Facebook," says Greg.


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LOWVILLE A retired director of public works at Fort Drum plans to run this fall for a seat on the Lewis County Legislature.
I think the Legislature needs some turnover, said Richard A. Chartrand, 67.
Mr. Chartrand, a registered Democrat, plans to seek the seat in legislative District 5 encompassing most of the village that is held by Legislator Patrick F. Wallace, R-Lowville. Mr. Wallace, a retired engineer at the state Department of Transportation, has yet to announce whether he plans to run for a fourth two-year term.
Im not running against Pat, Mr. Chartrand said. Im running to give voters a choice.
The village resident, who operated Chartrand Electric Inc. for 12 years, then spent more than 23 years in the Fort Drum Public Works Department, said he has considered running for a legislative seat since retiring in 2007 but did not want to run against his friend and fellow engineer.
However, he believes this is the right time to take that step.
Ive done the things I wanted to do with retirement, Mr. Chartrand said.
The Lowville Academy and Central School alum said he has worked with most sitting legislators and feels he would bring strong decision-making and collaborative skills to the board.
I am a communicator, he said. I believe the legislators, towns and villages need to communicate better.
Having served on the Lewis County General Hospital board of managers for 10 years during the facilitys last financial crisis, Mr. Chartrand said he should be able to help guide the current fiscal turnaround at the county-owned facility.
As for the proposed county office building on outer Stowe Street, he said it may make sense to move forward, but only if it is well thought out.
I have no problem with the right-sized, right-cost building, Mr. Chartrand said. Im not against it. Im against doing it wrong.
Mr. Chartrand earned an associate degree in mechanical technology from SUNY Canton, a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and a masters degree in public administration from Syracuse University.
He has been a voting machine custodian for the county for more than 35 years and is a member of the village Planning Board.
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Mr. Chartrand was on the St. Peters Catholic Church festival committee for 32 years, on the parish council and president of the churchs former parochial school for eight years, a hunting safety instructor for 22 years and a Boy Scout leader for 15 years.
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Thank you very much! I'm glad you like the story, and I'm doubly glad that the slang I used was realistic, seeing as I'm from Connecticut, which is quite a ways east of Kansas :)
I hope that you enjoy the rest of the story!
I have been reading carefully as this fiction was recommended to me by a fellow writer. This is a great twist to the girl falls on middle earth, very believable, very sweet. I like the plot very much, and I like how you've portrayed Boromir so far.
My only "criticism" of this story is that Brandon seems to have a very strong feminine side.. almost as if he were a girl with a boy's name. Now, it is only an observation so far, maybe it will change in the rest of the story.
I am fascinated with the plot and can't wait to see what will come in Brandon's way next.
Author's Response:
Thank you! I'm really glad you like what you've read so far.
Brandon does come across as pretty feminine, and looking back over my work, I can definately see what you're saying. I'm a girl, so that probably influences his voice a lot. I'm sorry to say that I think he continues to sound feminine for the rest of what I've written.
Thanks for the review, and I hope that you'll keep reading. :-)
how sad to have foreknowledge and not be able to make anything change for fear of ruining all.
The description of him in the coffin was creepy and well written.
Looking forward to reading more.
Author's Response:
Thanks Jada! I'm glad you like the story.
I definately agree with you on the creepy factor in the coffin...it freaked me out when I was writing it :-D
Thanks for the review
Oh, I read this way too fast. It completely sucked me in like a vacuum. Brandon is pretty endearing. Have to read the sequels now! :)
Author's Response:
Thank you! I'm really glad you liked the first story. I absolutely love it when I can really get into a story. It means a lot to me that you were able to enjoy what I wrote. I hope that Book Two continues to impress! Thanks for the review!
Absolutely soul-wrenching stuff.
I have been thinking recently that there seems to be a fanfiction doldrums at the moment, almost as if, save for a few people, ennui has fallen on the fandom. Very little stands out to me.
I am glad I've had a chance to catch up with this today, because you are one of those exceptions; mature, vivid, creative and extremely deep - there are authors more than double your age (both published and in fanfic) who have never managed to infuse a story with the amount of feeling you have explored in this work, nor can they paint the imagery you do.
This gives me a hell of a lift, because it's truly epic, mature and gritty work.
I hope you are proud of yourself, because you should be.
I look forward to the next story, as well as the gap-filler.
Take care
Author's Response:
Thank you so much for the praise! Your review really brightened my day...I'm glad you enjoyed the story! I wish I had better words to use for my response to your review, it seems like whatever I type is much to generic to thank you for the high praise you've given me. Thank you very much for taking the time to read my story, and I truly hope that the gap-filler and book two as well as book three continue to live up to your standards. Thanks for the review!
Oh...what a way to end!
This is perfectly paced, the emotions are utterly convincing and your descriptions just keep on getting better - I loved "the blood red sun grinning at him over the rocky shores", fabulous stuff! And yes, you made me cry. Boromir's goodbye plea to Brandon was really touching, and I was in agony right along with Brandon when he wanted to tell Boromir about his fate. The line that made me really choke up, though, was "His brother was dead." It's so simple and bleak and final - an A-grade heartbreaker indeed.
I can't wait for the gapfiller, and I look forwards to reading the beginning of book two when I get home :-)
Will email shortly and say more - for now, though, well done. You should be extremely proud.
Author's Response:
Thank you! You know, this story wouldn't be half of what it is without your help. If WTL was a published work, the entire series would be dedicated to you as well as my family. I am proud of completeing the first book...this is the first time I've completed something that wasn't a short story. Thank you so so so so much for helping me along the way.
The gapfiller will be out possibly after next week, book two will be longer in the making!
oh. my. god.
... I cried SO hard when I read this. Truly, you are an amazing writer. You have far surpassed me, little sister.
Words fail.
Author's Response:
I'm sorry/glad that this made you cry so hard! Sorry because I hate seeing people cry, glad because this chapter was supposed to be a tear-jerker. And you know me...there'll be more...eventually. WTL: Book Two, Ch. One will be out in a week or two, after an update to Moria with an H and a little WTL filler :-D
Thanks for the review!
Oh, gosh...the tension builds like a thunderstorm in this chapter!! The next one's going to be an A-grade heartbreaker, isn't it? Poor Brandon :-( the internal monologue you give him is really moving and extremely realistic.
Something that jumped out at me was Brandon noticing that the stars and moon are the same as back home. I thought this was a lovely touch - an example of the details you weave into this story that set it so far above the majority of Tenth Walkers.
Author's Response:
I posted Ch. thirty-one not too long ago...it just might be an A-grade heartbreaker, I think whether it is or not will ulitimately be up to you :-). I'm glad you liked the monologue, I was afraid it was too over-the-top!
Ah, so you liked that little detail! Yay! Thanks for the review!
Yay! Flutes! ^_^ Now I want one that looks like Brandon's. *envy*. Ah well. I highly doubt that an Elven craftsperson exists in our world. Curses. Keep up the great work!
Author's Response: Well, when I have job and an eBay account...you might just get one. :-D Thanks for the review!
Cannot. Stop. Crying.
No criticism, no nitpicks - just bloody fantastic writing. Congratulations. Utterly wonderful.
Author's Response: *absolutely beaming* You have no idea how happy this review made me!!! As soon as I read this I got a huge smile on my face an did a gigantic happy dance. Sorry that the chapter made you so weepy, even though that was the intent! Thanks for the review!
This story is so engrossing, I'm not surprised it's been nominated for the MEFA's. You are developing Brandon's character really well, a little more depth each chapter, and not an overload or info dump which people read and then forget - the pacing is excellent.
Your descriptions are super, and Brandon's temptation by the Ring is something I have not seen before in any Tenth walker fic.
She was like a shattered beam of light sent back through its prism. Her eyes were like hard steel yet at the same time, a coverlet of snow, cold and soft
This is wonderful wording for Galadriel, just as I imagine her from the book.
Author's Response:
*beams* Thank you so much!
The description for Galadriel was indirectly inspired by something called a "deck prism" used by mariners to light their ships below deck. I always thought of her acting in a prism like manner, casting light into places that would otherwise be the deepest black.
Thank you for the review!
Poor Brandon. I like this story. Humour, Drama, Adventure; it's all in there. Your writing is improving as the story progresses. Keep the chapters coming! Good luck with MEFA!
Author's Response: I'm glad you like the story! Thank you so much for the compliments and reviews!
*sniffle* Gaaaaahhh.... stupid angst. Stupid Death! *not saying that the chapter is stupid!* Keep up the AWESOME! ^_^
Author's Response:
Aw, thanks sis! I'm so happy you think the story is awesome. Right now I'm brainstorming for the next chapter...hmm...
Thanks for the review!
wow...he's home..but he's not....I'm glad i dont have to wait for chapter uploading :D
Author's Response: Yeah, I'm pretty far into writing the first installment of this series. I love reading a story that's mostly completed...that way I can read more without having to wait! Thanks for the review!
I laughed so hard. that was awesome. can't wait to read the rest!
Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it! Some parts were supposed to be serious...I hope all of it wasn't funny! But that's beside the point. I'm happy that you're going to keep reading and I hope you continue to like the story! Thanks for the review!
"My kingdom for a horse. My brother for a secret. Is this what Judas felt like?"
*Goosebumps run up arm*
This is brilliant! What a chapter :-D and gosh, when he finds out about Boromir...your description of his reaction is vivid and moving, and I have to admit I had a lump in my throat. These next few chapters are going to be major tear-jerkers, aren't they?
Well done!
Author's Response:
Not major tear-jerkers...maybe a little saddening, but nothing huge. Not yet, anyways. There's still quite a few chapters between now and the breaking of the Fellowship.
Thank you so much for the review! I'm happy that it came out well! Writing is like baking...too much or too little of something makes the finished product nasty. I thought I had overdone it!
Thanks for the review and talk to you soon!
Oh! Poor Brandon! *gives him some tea, a blanket and lots of cuddles... poor guy NEEDS some serious cuddle time!!* :( Although, if I tried to even go near him, I'd probably get gutted... or at least thoroughly yelled at. I can't help that I'm a caring soul by nature! Anyway, yeah. I feel really bad for the poor guy. However, your writing is magnificent as always! Keep it up!
Author's Response:
He'd be weirded out, but I doubt Brandon would attack you. He wouldn't yell either--maybe give you a weird look, but no yelling. He'd appreciate the tea and blanket though! Thanks for the review!
Now I want some tea :-D.
Oh, Moria! What is the cost of safe passage?
He paused, listening. The mine didn't answer, but in his heart, Brandon knew her response.
Her price was death.
Oh... oh SH*T. Double that!!! Crap crap CRAP!!!! THAT is BAD. VERY BAD. (not sayin that the chapter is bad, far from it! Just the situation...) GAHHH!!!! WRITE. MORE. SOON!!!!!
Author's Response: Ok
A couple of things. :)
I really appreciate the way that you are following the book while working your own prose into it, not directly quoting. I'm sure you've seen tenth Walker stories which are just a word-by-word repeat of the film script, when all it would need is the author to tell it in their own fashion. Well, you've done that and it's the first time I've seen it.
Also, I think the way you deal with Brandon's emotions is excellent, especially his reactions to facing the wolves and killing them. They used to call it the 'red mist', when a warrior crossed that line of very natural fear and almost went into autopilot, or berserk, although I would not call Brandon a berserker, as he seems aware of what he is doing, which indicates when he is an accomplished warrior he would be a very good one, able to keep his head. Then there is his horror at killing. Many writers cruise straight over something which, unless one actually *likes* killing, is impossible to treat lightly. Brandon thought it was monstrous, and evil animals or not, I am sure it would be. I'm glad Boromir was beside him then, as he needed the support.
Good job!
Author's Response: Thank you so much for the review! I hope the story keeps meeting your expectations!


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We were hoping we wouldn't have enough examples to warrant a list of 2013's worst blackface scandals, but fashion has served us up yet another in the form in of this editorial for Metal magazine, unearthed by The Fashion Law.
The Barcelona-based glossy's Fall/Winter 2013 issue features new faces Abel Van Oeveren and Charlie Adshead in a variety of interesting guises, but it's the least cutting-edge that stands out the most: Van Oeverent dressed as a racist. The editorial was shot by Johnny Dufort and styled by John Colver, who have evidently not been paying attention lately at all, or perhaps who have been paying attention and want in on what has indisputably been a hot theme this year.
With so many examples of fashion using the one kind of makeup everyone is supposed to hate, we can't help but wonder if the controversy-courting is in part intentional. A twisted, xenophobic interpretation of the adage "all publicity is good publicity"? Though kind of just makes us feel shitty about the human race in general, so we'll cite naiveté this time.
Let's leave the "trend" behind in 2014, shall we? Remember, fashion editorials are like Halloween costumes: No one ever called one out for not being racist enough.
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In a dimmed kitchen space, Sgt. Henryk Maldonado allowed a line of children to put on a helmet equipped with a single-eye night vision sight. The configuration allows soldiers to keep vision if they suddenly receive a burst of light.
Its all green, said Mikaela E. McCarson, an 11-year-old sixth-grader from the village, as she took off the helmet.
At another station, Spc. Seth A. Briscoe directed sixth-graders Thomas Berkey, 12, and Hunter Beach, 11, to talk with each other through a pair of radios.
You guys really use this? Hunter asked.
Other stations had students holding weapons such as an M4 rifle and an M240L machine gun, trying on military armor vests and seeing what kind of food is part of an MRE, or meal-ready-to-eat, package.
Capt. Lloyd E. Bedford, commander of Bravo Company of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, said the event allowed students a chance to see what the Army uses in the field.
A lot of the youth only see them through video games, he said.
In honor of the upcoming Veterans Day, Capt. Bedford said, his unit wanted to visit veterans and students.
Though a limited number of veterans had stopped by the Legion hall with about an hour left in the event, Capt. Bedford said he hoped the event could show them how the military has changed over time.
Its adapted to the wars that they fight, he said.
Though the event initially was planned to go later in the afternoon to allow more veterans to be involved, school and village officials proposed that it run earlier in the day so students would have a chance to see the displays.
Capt. Bedford said it was humbling to see the students interested in the equipment.
It reminds you of what you do, he said.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced a proposed exemption that, if granted, would allow the General Motors Co. (GM) to transfer company securities including common stock, preferred stock and a $2.5 billion promissory note, to a health plan established for the company's retirees. The retiree health plan will cover approximately 700,000 retirees and dependents when it becomes effective on Dec. 31, 2009.
GM is the successor company that purchased substantially all of the assets of General Motors Corp. (the old GM), which filed for bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. GM is headquartered in Detroit, Mich.
The large transfer of employer securities to the plan violates the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). ERISA prohibits certain plans from holding large percentages of plan assets in the form of employer securities. The law gives the department authority, however, to grant exemptions that protect the interests of plan participants and beneficiaries.
The exemption would allow the securities transfer, permit GM and its health plans to reimburse each other for benefit payments mistakenly paid by the wrong entity during the transition to the new plan, and permit GM to recover mistaken deposits to the plan.
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|Case: Criminal Molestation Case
On August 26, 2013 ayres was sentenced to 8 years in state prison.
On October 30, 2013 ayres filed an appeal of his plea before the 60 day limit expired.
|Case Number: SC064366 Court Clerk Phone: 650-363-4302 - Press 1, 1
|Date Last Checked: June 17, 2015 -
Criminal Appeal: Additional delay has been granted again. No explanation provided.
Due Date for Opening Brief is now August 18, 2015.
Civil Cases: The known open case has been on hold pending outcome of the criminal matter, and now appears to be approved by judge to proceed to trial.
|Criminal Appeal Notes:
ayres filed an appeal of his plea on October 30,2013, which is currently in progress. It could be 6 months to a year before any decisions are made.
Appeals can be searched here: District 1 Appeals. The appeal number is A140132
Current status shows that ayres is now represented by San Francisco Attorneys Katherine Anne Alfieri and Mark Rendon Vermeulen. They have asked for, and been granted an extension on the due date for the opening brief, and it is now set for October 21, 2014, almost a full year after the original appeal file date.
Status for March 5, 2014 shows: "3/05/2014 Note: Email to Wendy Bauer/FDAP regarding appointment order." Further, the "Opening Brief filing due date is now rescheduled (for the second time) for 3/20/2014. So far no new documents are posted.
Status for March 22, 2014 shows: Opening Brief filing due date is now rescheduled (for the third time) for 3/24/2014. So far no new documents are posted.
Status for March 26, 2014 shows: Opening Brief filing due date is now rescheduled (for the fourth time) for 4/11/2014. So far, no new documents are posted. The comment "3/05/2014 Note: Email to Wendy Bauer/FDAP regarding appointment order." has been removed from the status page.
Status check on April 2, 2014 shows: Opening Brief filing due date is now rescheduled (for the fifth time) for 5/12/2014. So far, no new documents are posted. The comment "3/05/2014 Note: Email to Wendy Bauer/FDAP regarding appointment order." has been removed from the status page
Status check on May 13, 2014 shows: On 5/13/2014, notification was sent to the appellant that they have failed to file their opening brief in a timely manner. The the next scheduled action is dismissal of the appeal. I'm assuming that means that it's a 30 day warning for the attorneys to get their act together. (So this is essentially the 6th deadline extension, but possibly the last extension... No idea if they're allowed to re-file if the appeal is dismissed.)
Status check on June 4, 2014 shows: Update to status on briefs shows that ayres was not sent notification until 5/22/2014, resulting in extension of deadline so that 30 days notice is still in place -- The date is now 06/23/2014.
Status check on June 23, 2014 shows: An extension for deadline has been granted (60 days) ayres is warned that if he wishes to retain a lawyer, he must do so quickly, as delay in finding attorney will likely not be an acceptable reason to extend deadline further.
Status check on July 17, 2014 shows: The letter sent to ayres regarding the granted "Opening Brief" deadline extension was returned (presumably unopened) and then resent to ayres on 7/17/2014 -- ayres must be aiming for further extensions. The convict is still listed as "pro per" -- he doesn't yet appear to have a Shyster representing him.
Status check on August 14, 2014 shows: Katherine Alfieri and Mark. R. Vermeulen have been retained to represent appellant, Appellant's opening brief. Requested for 10/21/2014 By 60 Day(s) Notice of appearance of counsel for appellant and request for extension of time; declaration of counsel.
Status check on October 20, 2014 shows: Attorneys have requested copies of missing documentation, to be provided from Superior Court to Appeals court and from Appeals Court to ayres' attorneys. Included in requested documents are reports from asshat Stanford Dr. Simon Tan. Missing records are due to ayres' attorneys by mid November, and then opening brief is due about a month after that. The Appeals court claims that it will be difficult for ayres to get another extension, but that's obviously not true, given all of the other times they've made that claim. With any luck, the gears of "justice" will continue to falter until after ayres' release.
Status check on January 26, 2015 shows: No new information. Due date for "Opening Brief" is now set to February 18, 2015.
Status check on February 10, 2015 shows: A new extension for Opening Brief has been granted. Due date is now April 20, 2015.
Note on Docket says:
"Appellant's opening brief. Due on 04/20/2015 By 61 Day(s) No further extensions of time shall be granted."
Status check on April 17, 2015 shows: A new extension for Opening Brief has been "granted in light of counsel's affirmative representations that the attorneys working on the case are waiting for an additional 42 reporter's transcripts from the trial court and that they continue to work on the appeal, as well as on counsel's implied representation that the work they are undertaking is necessary and that they are asking for no more time than is necessary."
Status check on June 17, 2015 shows: A new 60 day extension (the 13th extension so far, if you're counting) for Opening Brief has been requested by plaintiff's shysters, and granted by the court. No explanation given. The new due date for the first volley of paperwork is almost 2 years from the original appeal filing date.
Due date is now August 18, 2015.
|Case: Civil Lawsuits
|Status: Multiple. See Notes, Below
|Case Number: Multiple: email firstname.lastname@example.com if you want the case numbers
|Date Last Checked: April 17, 2015 - Final known case is now reactivated.
Each of these cases are filed by "anonymous" plaintiffs against an anonymous defendant. If you look at the online data, you will not see the names of the victims or of ayres.
Here are links to the court pages for the six currently known lawsuits:
(You'll have to click the link three times to make it work, the Court webpage is a mess...)
CIV467273, - Settlement conference to be scheduled prior to trial.
CIV492658 - DISMISSED (Settled) 12/29/2014
CIV467743, - Settled
CIV467742 - Dismissed (Plaintiff deceased)
CIV520103 - Wrongful Death Suit (Relative to CIV467742 above): Dismissed without prejudice 9/25/2014
|Case: Conservatorship
|Status: Nothing Scheduled
|Case Number: PRO122027
|Date Last Checked: November 13, 2012 - No known change.
ayres is now no longer the conservatee of his daughter Barbara Ayres of Sacramento. The court hearings now appear to be completed.
For information about the Probate case concerning the ayres conservatorship, call the court at 650-363-4711, and reference case number PRO122027. For access to online court information about this case click here, you may have to re-click up to three times to get the actual page to open.
For criminal case info, call the court at 650-363-4302. Once the message starts playing, press 1, then 1, then 2. This should take you to the clerk for "unlimited criminal cases at the Redwood City courthouse. Ask for the upcoming calendar items for case number SC064366
If you're planning to attend a hearing, they are at the Southern Branch, Hall of Justice and Records, 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA unless otherwise noted here. After you go in the main entrance, there are electronic boards that show case number, and case by last name that will direct you to the correct courtroom. All dates posted here are open to the public unless otherwise noted. If asked why you're there (you probably WON'T be), you can simply state that you are an "observer."
Links: If you click on the case numbers listed here to go to the San Mateo Court pages, you will probably have to re-click the links two more times, as their page doesn't seem to open correctly from direct link until the third time you try to open the link.
There is a Google calendar set up with these dates. Click on the calendar below to get to the calendar. You can subscribe if you want, and receive alerts prior to court dates:


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Michigan State Spartans get ready for the Outback Bowl in Tampa where they will take on Georgia January 2nd at 1pm.
Starting freshman long snapper Matt Giampapa was suspended for the bowl game for violating team rules, Dantonio said. Red-shirt sophomore Steve Moore will handle the duties for punts and placekicks against the Bulldogs.
"He's snapped before," Dantonio said. "We'll be fine."
Sophomore wideout Bennie Fowler, will also be on the side-lines due to a stress fracture in his foot.
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They say the Eskimo culture has anywhere from ten to a hundred words for snow. Although that's a charming idea, it's not actually true. But did you know that the Marketing culture has dozens of words for its trade? That is true, but is it necessary?
Too Much Marketing
Search "marketing types" and you get literally millions of results. Wikipedia carries 81 pages for the entry of "types of marketing." I asked a few marketing veterans for input, did some Googling, and came up with dozens of types of marketing, some I'd never heard of. Megamarketing?Reality marketing? Who knew?
Large vocabularies in specialized fields are not unusual. I understand the need for a fewhyponyms, but does this seem excessive? I'm not the first one to bring this up by any means. I believe this article lists over 130 categories of marketing:http://www.chiefmartec.com/2010/12/131-different-kinds-of-marketing.html.
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You're targeting consumers? Okay, you're a B2C marketer. Sending mailers? Great, you're doing direct. As social media has taken hold, even more marketing terms have, too. There's viral, social, e and search, and now the most popular kid in marketing school — mobile. Of course, there are the old standbys like one-to-one, guerilla, transpromo and integrated. Didn't these sound so progressive a few years ago?
40 Types of Marketing and Counting
Here is a partial and alphabetical list of the types of marketing we inflict on our target audiences.Disclaimer: This is not a definitive list by any means. I don't know if that's good or bad.
- Affiliate
- Article
- Attraction
- Brand
- Cause
- Channel
- Content
- Database
- Digital
- Direct
- Franchise
- Green
- Guerilla
- Inbound
- Influence
- Integrated
- International
- Internet
- Loyalty
- Matrix
- Mobile
- Multi-channel
- Multilevel
- Nonprofit
- One-to-one
- Outbound
- Permission
- Product
- Niche
- Relationship
- Search
- Social media
- Target
- Transpromo
- Vertical
- Viral
- Word of mouth
It's All Good
You probably have to be in marketing to care that there are so many different names for what we do. I guess it comes down to the fact that marketing is such a versatile strategy. I just wonder if we risk diluting the message and value of our profession by splintering our contributions into so many different categories?
And what does this mean for the target reader of this blog – the overwhelmed, overworked B2B technology marketer? Know what you want to achieve, and don't worry about what we consultants call the process to get you there. The important thing is, does it connect you with your customers? Success by any name is what counts.
What marketing phrases would you add? What marketing categories are used in other countries?