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Nowadays, mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to see email and the experience is totally different from seeing them on a computer. With the continuous increase in the number of users viewing email through their mobile phones marketers need to get ready so that their marketing campaigns will be mobile friendly and usable by subscribers with mobile phones.
However, there is still a large part of marketers that are doing nothing about improving their emails for the mobile device. Not only is this making readers to undergo a poor reading practice, but this can have major impact on a marketer's key metrics, like conversion, sales and lead creation.
Here are some strategies to optimize emails for mobile devices which will help you in getting your email campaign mobile ready:
1. Be clear and specific
If your email content through mobile is not easy to read and respond to, your client will most probably delete or overlook your message. Apply fonts like Verdana that are easy to read and keep the size of font at 16 pixels or more. Your email receivers are most likely on the move and revealed to all kinds of distractions.
2. Make use of mobile optimized landing pages
Your email landing pages for mobile should have concise, direct copy that gets to the point directly. If your subscribers have to pan and zoom to get the point, most probably you have lost them. Those who need more information can get back to your site afterward from a desktop and look at deeper links for more comprehensive content.
3. Reorganize your pre-header
On most mobile phones the pre-header or footer email text is displayed below the subject line. Take benefit of this by announcing your offer or other significant information here. It can acclaim the subject line and help you in getting users to open your email.
4. Keep your email content short and precise
Since your message will be read on mobile phones by one-fourth to one-third of your recipients, you will need to cut back a little amount of content in your email. Use the minimum amount of content needed to convey your exclusive offer or information. This may signify using small amounts of copy and links to your website more frequently, or just decreasing the amount of textual content in your marketing campaigns.
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After many years of gradual growth, it appears email users are quickly moving towards using their mobile phones to manage their email. With such fast growth in this area, all email marketers need to accept mobile email marketing best practices in the very near future. So be prepared now because small screen is here to stay.
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About New Wave MA
New Wave Martial Arts is located at 4321 Ebenezer Road in Perry Hall, MD. We offer classes for ages 5 trough Adult . Classes offered include Taekwondo, Cardio Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Tournament Training and Hand-to-Hand Combat Self Defense. While being taught traditional Taekwondo, students at NWMA will also be learning how to avoid and get out of real life situations. NWMA services the surrounding Baltimore County area including Perry Hall, Nottingham, White Marsh, Parkville, Middle River, Towson, Bel Air, Joppa, etc.
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While learning how to defend one's self through Taekwondo and Self Defense, students will also learn the tenets of Taekwondo which are: Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control, Indomitable Spirit, Victory, Loyalty, Patience and Respect. In most cases, these tenets will be taken home with students through our teaching and will help mold who they are and who they can become.
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Ft. Belvoir: Historic Fort Belvoir is a beautiful installation with a unique and complex network of special services and amenities to military families. Surrounding this area is a host of other family-friendly residential communities that feature attractive homes at all price levels. Fort Belvoir is located within Fairfax County and is considered part of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area. Few areas in the world can match the diversity of the Washington D.C. area. The installation is minutes from our Nations Capital, Mount Vernon, Old Town Alexandria, as well as so much more of Americas heritage. Its location in one of our countrys most historic and culturally rich foundations makes living on this base or in any of its neighboring communities as unique an experience as one will ever find. This real estate in Fort Belvoir and surrounding areas offers much more than a military base. Families here have access to a variety of amenities, entertainment venues and recreational facilities that make living off-post accommodating to people of all ages. There is no better time for military families to purchase property in this area than now. Bolstered by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative, nearly 22,000 new jobs will be created at Fort Belvoir. This means that an influx of military personnel, consultants and other industry-specific professionals will be migrating to the local area between 2007 and 2011. Purchasing a home on the market now will afford the homebuyer leverage to sell your home in the future when demand is expected to increase. A Fort Belvoir home holds its value.
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FBI gets Microsoft evidence in spammer case
Microsoft is handing over all the evidence it gathered on the largest e-mail spam network to the FBI, hoping Cosma2k faces the appropriate punishment. According to CNET, Cosma2k is the ringleader of the Rustock botnet, which sends 30 billion messages a day at its peak. Said evidence includes hard drives seized at the Rustock raid back in March in its hosting facility in Kansas City, Missouri.
Earlier in September, Microsoft won a summary judgment against unnamed defendants that are said to run the network. Handing over the matter to the FBI is a length Microsoft hasn't gone to before, as it was happy with its civil court victories in previous cases.
Microsoft served Cosma2k with the complaint to get its summary judgment by taking out ads in two Russian newspapers. Copies were also sent to all the e-mail and instant-messaging address it found during its investigation.
Cosma2k paid for the servers that were tied to the IP addresses through a WebMoney online payment account or were transferred manually through an agent in Moscow, Microsoft revealed in its filing.
Rustock infected nearly 1.3 million computers across the globe, Microsoft estimates. With the raid, the company believes it has reduced the botnet by about 75 percent.


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There's a sparse, sad little crime drama buried somewhere inside writer-director David Lowery's debut feature, and you occasionally get a glimpse of it when you can see around all of the filmmaker's overblown affectations. Preaching from the Terrence Malick-is-God shrine of the cinema history chapel, Lowery tries on so many borrowed techniques that Ain't Them Bodies Saints never gets a chance to develop an identity of its own.
Which is too bad, because there's some great stuff here, starting with that title. In a washed-out 1970's Texas full of weathered signs, junked cars and eloquent moustaches, Casey Affleck stars as Bob Muldoon, a small-time criminal with a lazy smile. The first five minutes are a jumble of elusive backstory, with Bob and his pregnant bride, Ruth (Rooney Mara), on the run, Bonnie and Clyde style. Their short-lived spree finds them surrounded by police in one of the movie's many decrepit farmhouses, and Bob takes the rap after Ruth shoots and wings a local deputy (Ben Foster).
Cut to four years later, when Bob finally finds a way to escape from the joint. He's wandering barefoot through the wilderness, headed home to reclaim his wife and the daughter he hasn't met yet. If course, everybody knows exactly where Bob's going. His ardent declarations of love for Ruth, handwritten weekly, were read by all the prison authorities before being mailed. Foster's kindly cop, Patrick, takes to hanging around her house, ostensibly waiting for Bob to turn up, but also because he's grown kind of sweet on Ruth. (Poor schmuck still doesn't know that she's the one who shot him.)
There's also some to-do about the mysterious motivations of a former crime boss (Keith Carradine), who now sits around all day behind a counter at the general store. Three swarthy gunsels have also turned up in town, and it doesn't take a world-class detective to figure out that they might have dibs on that suitcase full of cash that Bob's been carrying around. There's a low-key, folksy inevitability to the tale, but unfortunately, there's nothing low-key about Lowery's direction.
Ain't Them Bodies Saints is a fable, or a myth, or a murder ballad–heck, it can be anything you want to call it except for a straight, well-told story. For some inexplicable reason, Lowery treats every scene like that opening sequence, requiring his two editors (Craig McKay and Jane Rizzo) to puree simple dialogue exchanges into prismatic flashes forward and backward in time. Conversations are transformed into abstract voice-over narration, puffing up the most ordinary exposition into self-conscious poetry. Stop me if you've heard this one, but the recurring visual motif involves a hand-held camera following Mara as she twirls through a sun-dappled field of wheat.
I say this as a lifelong Malick fan: Enough with the chicks twirling through the goddamned sun-dappled fields of wheat already! Even the man himself lapsed into self-parody with this trope earlier this year in To the Wonder, and David Lowery is no Terrence Malick, no matter how many times he may have seen Badlands and Days of Heaven. (A lot, judging from his shot selections here.) Early in the film, I was also thinking that the production design owes a lot to Robert Altman's Thieves Like Us, and then Carradine show up to seal the deal. When exactly does paying homage become movie karaoke?
Again, it's a shame because there's the raw material for a decent little picture in here. Affleck plays Bob with a dreamy-eyed distraction. He's such a charming fool, the fact that this could all turn out horribly seems beyond his comprehension. At one point, he takes a bullet in the shoulder, regarding his assailant with priceless befuddlement: "You shot me? But you don't even know me?"
Ben Foster is usually one of the hammier young actors around, but he plays his quiet deputy close to the vest, with a disarmingly bashful sincerity. Keith Carradine has such a commanding persona, it almost doesn't matter that the character he's playing is such a vague blur. The only false notes are rung by Rooney Mara, far too cosmopolitan a screen presence to be believable as a bumpkin.
I was seriously underwhelmed by Ain't Them Bodies Saints at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it won a well-deserved award for Bradford Young's almost distractingly beautiful cinematography. Since then, so many people I admire have spoken so highly of the movie, I felt compelled to give it a second chance—and sadly emerged with the same opinion. No story could survive this molasses flood of mythic grandeur.
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster and Keith Carradine
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Construction of Narai Ratchaniwet Palace was commenced during the rule of foreigner-friendly King Narai of Ayutthaya in 1665 and completed 12 years later. The king used the palace as a summer retreat for up to six months of the year. Following his death, the palace was used for the coronation of his successor but then deserted until restoration works were undertaken by King Mongkut in 1863.
Although the buildings within the high-walled enclosure are ruins, the grounds are very well kept and pleasant to wander through, with remnants of elephant and horse stables, a large water reservoir and a series of halls which King Narai once used to store all his goodies all on display. At the southern end of the outer palace grounds lie the remains of what was probably an audience hall used by the monarch to greet important visitors.
Further into the enclosure you will reach the Chantara Phisan Pavilion. Originally built as the royal residence, it was transformed into another audience hall after the king moved his residence to the Suttha Sawan Pavilion in the southwest. This building is considered to be a fine example of classic Thai architecture, was restored by King Mongkut in 1863 and is now home to a collection of Thai artefacts.
To the south of the Chantara Phisan Pavilion is the Dusit Sawan Thanya Maha Prasat Hall. Built by the king for meeting VIPs, this is was where he probably greeted Chevalier de Chaumont, the representative of France's Louis XIV. Although the roof is long gone, it is believed to have been multi-tiered and topped by a tall spire. What's left now shows a meld of Thai and French architectural styles.
In the far southwestern corner is the Suttha Sawan Pavilion which was the later residence of the king. Before he died he dedicated both this pavilion and its immediate surrounding grounds to a monastery in order to protect it from plotters awaiting his death. The pavilion was surrounded by beautiful gardens and fountains, with some of the landscaping still evident.
In 1856 during the reign of King Rama IV, the palace grounds were restored and the Phiman Mongkut Pavilion was built and used as his residence when he visited. The three-storey brick building is linked to three other buildings, all of which are now used as part of the Lopburi National Museum.
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After browsing Flickr for some texture ideas, I ran across a cool "grunge frame" image and thought I would give it a whirl myself. Each of these textures are 4-5 images stacked on top of one another layers with various blending modes. I then just erased the center of certain layers, which gives the frame effect. I hope you find a good use for them, they were a blast to make. Enjoy!
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First Known Use: circa 1617
noun av·o·ca·tion \ˌa-və-ˈkā-shən\
: an activity that you do regularly for enjoyment rather than as a job
Full Definition of AVOCATION
archaic : diversion, distraction
: customary employment : vocation
: a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
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Examples of AVOCATION
- He breeds dogs as an avocation.
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Latin avocation-, avocatio, from avocare to call away, from ab- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice — more at voice
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AVOCATION Defined for Kids
noun av·o·ca·tion \ˌa-və-ˈkā-shən\
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: an interest or activity that is not a regular job : hobby
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I have seen many websites and most of them don't make any sort of impression on me. At least on the level where I want to do something in the store but the functionalities are well hidden and the websites are clumsy to use.
One of the best experiences lately was Vianor website. I had to check on my tyre pressure and other small maintenance jobs with the car. I found all the information clearly and in the right place. It looked good and reliable. Vianor has also succeeded in creating so many innovations around car maintenance that it always surprises me when I see something new. Vianor has for example great web services like electronic maintenance book, time booking etc. These are all invented to help my life.
With My Vianor service you can check on your cars maintenance history, book a time, order tyres or read the latest news. It is great service for a modern car owner.
Not only does it all that I mentioned before but it naturally works as an online store as well. I have bought 8 tyre (in Finnish: rengas) sets from Vianor online store and I have to say that it is hard to find cheaper tyres anywhere else. I can also order the tyres straight to my local Vianor and then book a time and go change the tyres.
When I am buying something from an online store, the store has to be reliable. I think that visual things and user experience define the reliability of an online store. I buy almost all sorts of things in internet. I have bought even peanuts from china which were supposed to be super healthy and delivered in one week. They weren't.
From peanuts we go back to tyres. What I really like about Vianor online store is that it guides me through the process. If I have to buy new set of tyres I have already done it without even noticing it when I go to Vianor. Simple is beautiful.
I think many sites should take example from Vianor.com website. It is clear, reliable, working and most of all it is useful.


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November 29, 2015
A brutal attack at a Nicholasville park has many people who live in the area concerned.
Nicholasville police now say all three teenagers accused of jumping a man at Lake Mingo Park have been arrested.
Police say Brandon Morris and Travis Preston turned themselves in overnight. They arrested Ryan Cross Tuesday. During the daylight, it's a picturesque spot for picnics, walking, biking or fishing.
But at night, danger lurks in the darkness due to no lights which makes those in the park after dark easy targets.
Since the incident, Nicholasville police have stepped up patrols in the area.
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On Thursday December 20, 2012 Melissa Roberts, left, administers a flu vaccine to Kelly Ternes at the Okaloosa County Health Department in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek) ORG XMIT: FLPLA102 / Nick Tomecek AP
Your Monday morning health roundup:
Flu report: The flu is now widespread in 29 states and increasing in most regions of the country, confirming that the season is off to an early start, say officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Doctors are seeing high levels of flu-like illness in 12 states: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. It's still not too late to get a flu vaccine, health officials say. (HealthDay)
Pot and pain: Pot doesn't do much to reduce pain but does seem to make some people care less about it, say doctors who looked at MRI scans to see how the active ingredient in marijuana affected brain activity. They saw a reduced emotional reaction to pain in some people but not others. (BBC News)
Med school express: Does it take too long to become a doctor? Some medical schools say the traditional four-year plan may be discouraging some students, so they are offering pilot three-year programs. They say they won't skip anything important. (New York Times)
Today's talker: You might want to do Santa a favor tonight and replace a few of those cookies with celery sticks. It seems that Santa is putting on weight. Companies that make Santa suits say they are making them bigger and bigger -- and getting fewer requests for padding, ABC News reports. Apparently, super-sized meals have made it to the North Pole or at least to all of the malls and parties where Santa hangs out in the weeks before Christmas.
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The Wood County Sheriff's Department says deputies were called early Wednesday morning to two businesses south of Parkersburg.
At the Grand Slam Market on Gihon Road, they discovered the store was broken into, and an estimated 630 dollars worth of cigarettes were taken. Deputies also responded to an alarm at the Citgo/7-11 convenience store in Lubeck, to discover another break-in. An estimated $600 worth of cigarettes were stolen.
In both cases, the thefts involved the most popular, and most expensive brands, including Marlboro and Winston. Investigators believe the thefts might also be related to a recent increase in tobacco taxes in Ohio.
Both break-ins remain under investigation by the sheriff's department.
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November 29, 2015
A scientist on the front lines of the anthrax investigation has been chosen to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Dr. Julie Gerberding will become the first female director of the CDC, the nation's top public health agency.
An administration official says Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson is scheduled to officially announce the appointment of the 46-year-old Gerberding today (Wednesday) at the CDC's headquarters.
Gerberding is the CDC's acting Deputy Director for Science. She is an infectious disease specialist credited with pioneering steps to protect health care workers exposed to the aids virus.
Gerberding was recruited to the CDC in 1998 and went on to become one of it's prominent investigators into last fall's anthrax attacks.
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text: Meta Battle Subway PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat Mini-games in Xtranceiver? 2 votes I want to start getting the mini-game medals but I cannot figure out how to unlock the games. I see/read everywhere that you play them on the Xtranceiver but I can't seem to find them. I press on the screen everywhere and nothing. I've asked and looked on the internetz and I find nothing! PLz help gen-5 asked Nov 3, 2012 by Bathrezz Yes, I've been experiencing the same problem. commented Nov 3, 2012 by ƒιzz Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 1 Answer 1 vote Best answer From what I have gathered from my friends, you must have wireless connection with a Black 2 or White 2 (LOCAL) to play the games. Go grab a friend that has the game and connect with them via the Xtranceiver. answered Nov 3, 2012 by Mewderator selected Nov 4, 2012 by Bathrezz So they are unplayable solo? :( commented Nov 3, 2012 by ƒιzz Yeah, from what my friends say. commented Nov 3, 2012 by Mewderator Thanks, that explains it :) Sucks that it aint solo play commented Nov 4, 2012 by Bathrezz Please log in or register to add a comment. Related questions Why didn't Game Freak implement the Poké Radar in HG/SS and the Generation V Games? Ar code for all 649 Pokemon in pc boxes and code for auto level 100 of marked Pokemon for all 5th gen games? Can I play Gen 4 and Gen 5 Pokemon games in 3DS? In which games can a jester pikachu be obtained ? How is it obtained? What are all of the abilities introduced in the 5th Gen games? Will there be a new event for Celebi in Gen 5 games? What it would happened if you had five gold stars in your trainer card in games ? How can I use mails in pokémon games? Useful Meta Posts How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ


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Memory Improvement by Association - More About Association
A Tutorial by Kevin Jay North
At this point, you may be somewhat skeptical at this new memorization scheme that I am proposing to you. You may be asking,
"Are you telling me that every time I need to memorize something important, I'm supposed to invent some clever or silly
association between pieces of information?" The answer is, yes! It is a time-proven method that works, and it is consistent
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with what psychologists have discovered about the human memory. We know that memory works best by association, and we are simply taking advantage of that property to help us remember things more easily.
Here are some other properties of memory:
Law of Recency:
We are more likely to remember things that happened recently than those that happened a long time ago. You can probably remember what you had for dinner yesterday, but not what you ate for dinner two weeks ago today.
Law of Vividness:
We tend to remember the most spectacular or striking impressions rather than those that are more ordinary. You can probably remember what you did on your last birthday, or perhaps the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, but not what happened on the previous day of those occasions (unless, that too, was a "special" occasion).
Law of Frequency:
We tend to remember things we experience the most often, rather than those we experience only once in a while.
You are much more likely to remember your name or your phone number than the square root of 3 (unless you are a mathematician).
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We can take advantage of these laws, too. For example, we all know that if we repeat a word or phrase 20 times, we can remember it more easily.
What about the "Law of vividness?" Well, suppose we wanted to memorize the pair of words "trowel" and "cake". We might think of our using a trowel to pick up part of a cake-like chunk of cement. Or what about this: a little girl walks up to a table which you are seated at, carrying a trowel. Smiling, she lifts it up and shoves it right into your beautiful birthday cake! Which of these two associations is easier to remember? Surely, the second one, because it's much more vivid. This is why, when we try to invent associations, the rule is: "the sillier, the better!"
What if I memorize too many "bits and pieces of useless information"?
As far as psychologists can tell, the human brain has a limitless capacity for holding information. This means that our brains will never "fill up." New information may, however, interfere with information learned in the past, making the older information more difficult to remember. To avoid this problem, a little "management" may be required.
For temporary things, such as memorizing the time of a doctor's appointment or the name of some person you are going to call once (but not ever again), do nothing. Because we no longer need this information, eventually we will forget it.
For more permanent things, such as memorizing trivia facts, phone numbers, license plates, etc., deliberately go back over all the things you've learned on a particular day and think of the pictures you came up with again. Do this every few hours or so. Then recall the new information once a day for a few days. By the end of a week, the things you have memorized will have become almost permanently fixed.
What about all of the silly pictures? Will our minds be cluttered up with all of them? Probably not. If we recall a piece of information often enough, eventually we will no longer need the picture to remember it. Going back to the football field example, if you keep having to recall that it is on Maple Street, eventually you will think "Football field = Maple Street" without even thinking of the football player's strange breakfast. And if you no longer have to remember that picture, it will become forgotten... and perhaps even "recycled" and used again in a future association.
What if I can't think of an association?
All of the examples given thus far have had easy associations -- the association was either very obvious, or there were two words that could be pictured very easily together in the mind. But what about words that can't be pictured so easily? Don't panic, there are other techniques that can be used.
Suppose you want to memorize that James Barstow lives on Lincoln Street. Instinct should tell you to somehow link "Barstow" with "Lincoln," but neither word forms a nice mental picture. So let's make one by finding words that either sound like or are directly related to the real words we want to use. For "Barstow," you could choose "bar stove." For "Lincoln," you might think of a penny, for President Lincoln's picture is on a penny. You could then picture Mr. Barstow, serving drinks at a bar (never mind that he isn't really a bartender). He goes over to this funny-looking stove, which is made entirely out of copper. Four electric burners are on this stove, each looking just like a giant penny. He looks down at the burners, and President Lincoln winks at him!
How about applying this same technique to learn new vocabulary words? I remember having to learn about various parts of the brain in Psychology class, and I used memory techniques to quickly memorize all the new words. One of the parts was the "parietal lobe," the part of the cerebral cortex which interprets touch. I thought of a parrot (sounds sort of like "parietal") pecking at some food in my hand, and the brain feeling some sharp pain! Another part was the "temporal lobe," which interprets hearing. I thought of myself listening to a happy song with an up-beat tempo.


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Rep. Keller skeptical of homeless shelter
UNDATED – State Representative Fred Keller (R-85, Kreamer) remains skeptical about a center for the homeless proposed in Laurelton. "I have had several meetings with the county commissioners and the citizens of Hartley Township, I have had phone calls with Jack Wisor and he gave me information on this," says Keller. "We had a few discussions and I gave him a few things to consider and think about."
The facility is being proposed by Bishop Jack Wisor of Just for Jesus Challenge Homeless Outreach Ministries. Wisor wants to house the homeless, including those recently released from jail and Megan's Law offenders. Keller says there are some things he does not feel fully comfortable about yet in the process.
He said, "If somebody is that interested in doing something that is good, and professes to be a Christian as much as he does, should not quote scripture in one breath and his attorney in the next." Keller says as more information comes out about the proposed center, he will talk with his constituents in the area and try to base his decisions on what they would like to see. (Sara Bartlett)
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Review> A Disciplined Approach to Misbehaving Urbanism
Friday, January 9, 2015
Matt Roman.
Keith Krumwiede's Freedomland, an exhibition of architectural misfits, suburban follies, and developer nightmares, that just closed at the Princeton University School of Architecture Gallery, defies easy categorization. The pulse of the work is strong, its intention clear: to satirize the cringe-worthy packaging and wholesaling of a particular strain of the American dream of mass-produced, individualized suburban living by Toll Brothers and others through a series of reconfigured catalogue house plans.
Preparing for Future Storm Surges Delays Rogers Marvel's Brooklyn Bridge Park Pierhouse
Monday, February 25, 2013
Nicole Anderson.
While Hurricane Sandy hasn't slowed development in some parts of Brooklyn, it has delayed the groundbreaking of the Roger Marvel Architects-designed hotel and residential complex at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park called the Pierhouse. The New York Post reported that the project was originally slated to begin construction this month, but Toll Brothers, the developer, said they will hold off until the redesign of the 159-apartment and 200-room hotel complex is updated with measures meant to protect against future storm surges. Changes include elevating the building three feet, adding steps and ramps to the lobby, and placing the mechanical systems on the roof. This development is paying for a considerable portion—about $3.3 million—of the park's $16 million annual maintenance budget. Nearby, plans for a velodrome proposed for the park were scrapped in part due to potential flooding of the site.
Gowanus: Sunk or Saved?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Matt Chaban.
The Environmental Protection Agency balked at the Bloomberg administration's controversial proposal to clean up the Gowanus Canal, favoring its own Superfund program in an announcement today, as had been expected. In a statement, regional administrator Judith Enck said that, after much consultation with concerned parties, the EPA "determined that a Superfund designation is the best path to a cleanup of this heavily contaminated and long neglected urban waterway." The Bloomberg administration opposed the designation for fear it would stigmatize the waterway and drive off developers who were planning projects on the polluted canal's shores. Read More
This Stinks! But for How Long?
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Matt Chaban.
UPDATE:The mayor called. See more below.
It should come as no surprise that a local government supported the Superfund designation of one of its most polluted waterways. Unless that government happens to be the Bloomberg administration, which has vehemently opposed "blighting" the Gowanus Canal and environs by naming the polluted Brooklyn waterway a Superfund site. That opposition remains firmly in place. What is surprising, though, as the Brooklyn Paper reported Friday, is that the administration, in testimony submitted to the EPA on December 23, came out in favor of designating Newtown Creek, a place in constant competition with the Gowanus for most reviled in the borough. The big difference, it would appear, is that the Gowanus' northerly sibling has but award-winning poop processors lining its banks, and not the prospect of condos. Though that prospect could be fading fast. Read More
Really, Toll Brothers? Really!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Matt Chaban.
When developers began proposing sizable developments for the shores of the Gowanus Canal a few years ago, at best it was viewed as yet another gonzo deal conceived of those frothy boom years. At worst, it was a bad joke. After all, this is the same body of water known to carry STDs. And so, when the federal EPA agreed to consider the contaminated body of water for Superfund status, that could only be a good thing, right? Read More
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Seabeck man charged with selling pot near elementary
PORT ORCHARD — A 20-year-old Seabeck man was charged with a felony Monday in relation to a marijuana buy that happened at the beginning of the year.
Jordan Tyler Michael Demmick was charged Monday in Kitsap County District Court with delivery of marijuana for a controlled buy Jan. 13 near Clear Creek Elementary School in Silverdale.
A Bremerton police officer working as part of the Special Operations Group reported he gave money provided by the multiagency group to an operative near the school.
The parking area was full of cars and buses as school was letting out for the day. The officer reported Demmick pulled his Nissan Pathfinder into the parking area. The operative went to the SUV and sat in the front passenger seat and bought marijuana from Demmick, according to court documents.
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I am almost 2 weeks post op from a spinal fusion with pedicle screws and disectomy on the left. I am feeling so much better. The pain in my leg is gone. I still have some discomfort from the incisions but other than that I'm feeling good.I haven't been doing much of anything except laying down and walking around some in the house. I am a school teacher and wondering if I should go back after 3 weeks or would that be too soon.
Hi and Welcome,
I am glad to hear of your good recovery.
I had L5/S1 fused in march. It was my 3rd fusion. With the first 2 I went back to work after 3 weeks but with L5/S1 they had to replace the disc and the vertebrae were stretched along with a ligament so I took 6 weeks off. I was given the ok after 3 weeks but because of the extra pain I took more time.
Just remember the no bending, twisting, lifting. Walking is great after a fusion. I went to PT after each fusion and still do core strengthening (I did that stuff before my fusions). I also swim alot which is great for my back. It is wonderful to feel weightless.
Good luck and keep us posted.
I had an L5-S1 fusion with hardware and laminectomy on November 3rd. 4 weeks ago. I returned to work part-time this week. Everything has gone great, except that I tire quickly and am really wiped out in the evenings. I would suggest having a week of "test run" before you commit full time. I am supposed to return full time on Monday and I am a little concerned that I will just be too worn out to last all day.
I am feeling good. Laying around the house and walking several times a day inside the house. Great idea, I'm thinking I'll go back to work part time next week as a test run, but will give myself until the end of the week to make that decision. I know I might need another week off.
I had an L5/S1 Fusion done on 12-23. Coming up on 3 weeks and I feel pretty good, but i'm adhering to recommendations by the doc and friends who've had the same surgery. They all told me when you start to feel better is when you really have to watch yourself, as this is the time most people screw up and overdo it. I had managed not to do anything dumb until last night, when at 3 am my 8 year old woke up screaming and instictivly I jumped out of bed to go check on her. Unfortunately, after jumping out of bed I hit the floor in pain, and still managed my way to her room to check on her. It was a nightmare, which caused me more than a nightmare in pain. I'm still feeling that mistake 16 hours later. I've gone back to my office a couple times to to "light administrative" type work. I work in a family business so my parents are pushing me to come back faster than I think I should. Bottom line is, test yourself, walk around the neighborhood a bit and when you get back see if you are worn out. I know I am, and that tells me that driving to work, doing some work, and driving home alone would wear me down. So take a test run and see what happens, best of luck!
Did your surgeon give you any restrictions, i.e. no bending, lifting or twisting, and if so, for how long?
After my fusion, I wasn't allowed to drive for the first 6 weeks. When I did, I instinctively, without thinking, twisted around whilst reversing and felt an awful sharp pain in my back. It was never quite right after that and although my fusion was last July, I've just had to have revision surgery as things were not stable.
I did return to work after 6 weeks, but was told to go home by my employer after working for 2 weeks. It was an awful experience and was only necessary because they did not carry out the required assessments beforehand. It was another SIX months before I could return to work and I lost alot of salary because of it.
You need to give yourself time to recover from your surgery. I was told it'll take up to TWO years for the 'fusion' process to be complete, so good care needs to be taken to ensure you don't compromise the good work of the surgeon. It's so easily done, in my experience.
If you work in a school (like I do), there's probably lots of bending involved and it's so easy to forget when you do something on the spur of the moment.
I presume (and hope) you'll go back to work on a 'phased return' to allow you to slowly build up to your normal working hours. You can use this time to see what affect it has on your back and, if it causes you any pain whatsoever, then you'll need to think about what adjustments can be made to support your return to work. Your place of work may have an Occupational Health Department and it might be advisable to seek advice from them first before you return (i.e. to find out if a workplace risk assessment can be carried out first to see if you require specialised equipment/chair etc for added comfort/support).
Please don't make the mistake of rushing back to work too soon just because you've had a good few days painfree at home. It's far too easy to exacerbate your pain levels by taking on too much, too soon.
Perhaps you can let us know how you get on?
Teacher friend, if you have the days and your doctor recommends, take your time. I had an emergency discectomy 3 years ago and went back to work as an AP just short of 5 weeks. Pain meds free for over 2 weeks and was back on them in 3 afternoons I just 3 days from stress, bending standing and broke up a girl fight. My doctor wanted me away from that school for the rest of the year (3 weeks) and the rest of summer. I regret not listening to him as I believed incidents there during the three weeks contributed to premature degenerative breakdown of my back and increasing loads,of pain over the past few years. I am 2 weeks post l1s5 fusion and doing well. I have the days and am listening this time. 8 weeks minimum. Walking, therapy, yoga, swimming, you name it before I go back. Screws in the back surgery suck. But the promising hope of a new back is causing me to take excellent care of tspine his time so I can return and provide the best care I can for my school and not tear myself up again. Best of luck to you, DO WHAT EVER DOC RECOMMENDS and take they days to recover andstrengthen.
I am 7 weeks post l5 s1 fusion surgery with 4 pedicle screws,2 rods and bone graft.My rt leg which was having numbness and pain in hip and lower leg-calfmuscle area-is alright now post surgery.However, i had rt hip muscle strain two weeks ago, which reduced my activity-walking etc.Now its 7 weeks post operation, but not feeling confident do resume my work/duties as a banker which requires at least 10 hrs of sitting, including driving to work area.I am 47 years old, male.can any body guide me about steps for returning back to work...quickly
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The cast of the Saint Michael's Playhouse production of 'Rumors.' Seated left to right: Bill Carmichael, Amanda Ryan Paige, Chip Phillips, Sarah Carleton; Standing, left to right: Brenda Pitmon, Christian Kohn, Kathryn Markey, Craig Wells. / Photo courtesy of Buff Lindau
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WHAT: Neil Simons Rumors, by St. Michaels Playhouse
WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays through July 27
WHERE: McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michaels College, Colchester
TICKETS: $31.50-$42.50. 654-2281, www.saintmichaelsplayhouse.org
COLCHESTER — Has an on-stage dinner party ever gone well? The one in Rumors goes so badly that the host shoots himself even before his guests enter his well-appointed house. Naturally, mayhem ensues.
Rumors is what happens when one of Americas best-known playwrights, Neil Simon, steps into the world of British farce. He does so (or did 25 years ago, when the play debuted) with mixed results, and the production by St. Michaels Playhouse that opened last week reflects that choppiness. Thursdays presentation was ridiculous in all the ways that word suggests, including the that-was-fun interpretation and the that-was-just-absurd meaning of the word.
Simon is a master of benign humor; the Playhouse, for instance, has done a great job with his Eugene trilogy. (Brighton Beach Memoirs, etc.) Rumors, though, has a nastier streak, which takes Simon just a smidge outside of his comfort zone.
Charlie, the host (and deputy mayor of New York City), and his wife, Myra, never appear, but their guests sure do, in all their Beemer-driving, politician-striving grandiosity. They arrive couple by couple, four sets in all, with each upscale and uptight twosome gradually becoming aware of the potential scandal arising in Charlie and Myras home. Of course, this quartet of power couples starts making up stories that grow weirder and wilder as they try to protect the reputations not only of the homeowners but of their prominent selves.
This is all too hard to keep track of, Claire Ganz (played by Kathryn Markey), says midway through the first act, when the convoluted plot details are only starting to take shape. I need a bookmark in my head. The audience might just feel the same way.
Its all in good fun, in that way summer theater is supposed to be. The problem, though, is that Rumors takes a loooonnnggg time to really get funny, which is to say it finds its biggest, most sustained roll in the last 15 minutes or so. The set-up to that mostly rewarding payoff is pock-marked with fits and spurts of laughter as Simon aims for heights of humor that he never quite reaches. His script gets so plot-twisty that he tosses in a mini-crisis in which one character briefly loses her earrings for absolutely no good reason whatsoever. Rumors feels like the longest episode ever of Frasier not the best episode, just the longest.
The Playhouse works hard to mine the laughs in Rumors, sometimes too hard. Thomas Ouellette over-directed the Playhouses 2010 production of Noel Cowards Blithe Spirit and comes close to the same misstep with Rumors, though the too-broad feel of the first act settles into a groove toward the end of the second.
Playhouse favorites Markey, Bill Carmichael, Craig Wells, Sarah Carleton and Amanda Ryan Paige all deliver the well-timed comedic performances audiences have come to expect. Less-familiar faces, especially Brenda Pitmon and Christian Kohn, give the production some much-needed tempering while keeping the farce fully intact.
Scenic designer John Paul Devlin has created a set that, with its two-dimensional elegance and plentiful doors just begging to be slammed, seems to suit the personalities of the unseen party hosts as well as their guests. Costume designer Anna Winter hits the mark with the spiffy tuxes and glamorous gowns she places the actors in, with the exception of Carletons character, the kooky cook Cookie, who dons a dress that can best be described as something a cast member of an Eastern European version of Hee Haw might wear.
Come to think of it, Hee Haw is a fitting comparison for Rumors as a whole. Both are over the top but generally endearing, even if one featured lovable country bumpkins and another is all about lying rich people wallowing in all their insufferable glory.
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Michael Eckert
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I have a permanent problem with the "I didn't see it" defense.
When the motorist who just drove into a motorcycle - or school bus, RV, train, side of a building - tells the investigating officer the collision happened because he "didn't see it," that's when they should slap the cuffs on. Utter the words "didn't see it," go to jail.
It looks clear to me.
State law says a driver must have 20/40 or better vision to get a license and must pass a vision test. Anyone who can't see a motorcycle - or the postal service truck covered in flashing lights that was rear-ended a few years ago in front of my house - must have vision far worse than 20/40.
If that person has a license, he must have obtained it fraudulently.
Telling the clerk in the Secretary of State's office that the letters on the bottom row are C, D, H, K and P when the truth is you can't see a Harley Davison covered in blinking lights is a felony. Section 903 of the state vehicle code says you go to prison for that.
Apparently, Wallace Bain and I think a lot alike.
He's a coroner in New Zealand who investigated the "didn't see it" death of schoolteacher Rosemary Ives. She was the victim of a "hunting" accident.
Granted, her death wasn't exactly the usual sort of deer season fatality, but New Zealand has had a rash of the regular kind this year. So she and Bain are getting a lot of attention for his recommendation.
His suggestion is the same as mine. If you shoot something because you "didn't see it," that is a confession of criminal negligence, gross recklessness and unfathomable stupidity. When you shoot someone and then confess criminal negligence, gross recklessness and unfathomable stupidity, you go to jail. Hold out your wrists for the handcuffs.
Bain is more gentle than me. He suggests that "hunting accident" be an automatic, do-not-pass-go misdemeanor. I say if stealing a driver's license is a felony, stealing a life should be, too.
The particulars of the Ives death are revolting. Poacher Andrew Mears, who was out with his buddies after dark spotlighting deer, shot her. Mears's cousins will be spreading out across Michigan in the next few weeks to terrorize the residents of rural roads.
Mears thought he saw a deer's reflected eye shine and fired. Ives died 60 feet away while brushing her teeth in a national park campground.
What exactly happened to Devon Derouin, the 17-year-old shot in Brockway Township last month, remains under investigation. A hunter shot him; Bain considers that a crime.
It certainly violates the four laws of firearm safety:
? Every gun is loaded.
? Never point a gun at something you don't intend to destroy.
? Keep your finger off the trigger until that moment you intend to destroy.
? Always, always be 100% certain of your target and what lies beyond it.
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Billy White Haynes
Services for Mr. Haynes will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon with Bro. Wayne Miller and Joe Pate officiating. Interment will be in Bethlehem Cemetery at Tuckers Crossroads. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Haynes, 67, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007. he was a member of the Maple Hill Church of Christ and worked with Lebanon Steel for 38 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Nell White Haynes; grandparents, Hugh and Florence White and special aunt Lucy Sanders.
Survivors include: his wife, Mary Nell Haynes; children, Darryl Marler and Lynn (Kim) Marler; and grandchildren, Gretchen Lee Marler and Mary Lee Marler.
Pallbearers will be Bill Ballard, Ed Coogan, Walter Denney, Tom Hoffman, Dayton Jamison, Bob Lawson, Howard Galyean and Paul Weir. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary White, Johnny Caplenor, Charlie Crawford, Don Presley, Donnie White, Steve Johnson and the employees of Snake Steel Co.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Maple Hill Church of Christ Building Fund.
Frances Christine Hawkins Sellars
Services for Mrs. Hawkins will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12 at First Presbyterian Church with Drs. Ray Dykes and John Cheetham officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church.
Mrs. Sellars, 86, of Lebanon, died Monday, Sept. 10 ,2007 at Alive Hospice at Skyline Madison. She was the daughter of the late Professor E.E. and Margaret Johnson Hawkins. She graduated from Virginia Interment and attended Julliard School of Music. She was a soloist at St. Paul's Cathedral and served as understudy for the lead in "Annie Get Your Gun" on Broadway. She taught in the 10th District Public School System in Lebanon. She was music teacher at Highland Heights Elementary, Lebanon Jr. High, Walter J. Baird and Lebanon High. She also taught at Cumberland College and Castle Heights Military Academy. She was the longest active member of the Lebanon Year Round Garden Club. She was a member of the Tennessee Ornithological Society and Wilson County History Associates.
She was preceded in death by 12 siblings, Geneva, Rose, Eddythe, Vivian, Lucille, Ruth, Marguerite, Catherine, Ralph, Roy, Frank and Charles. Survivors include: daughter, Betsy Sellars and son-in-law David Foutch of Lebanon; son, Bill Sellars and Pam Patterson of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Blair (Pete) Wesler of Fishers, Ind., John (Aileen) Foutch of Nashville, Chloe Foutch of Lebanon, and William and Ryan Sellars of Chattanooga; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Jack Palmer of Shelbyville and Mrs. Charles Hawkins of Johnson City; and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Steve Thaxton, Stratton Bone, John Hill Sr., Phillip Warren, Bob Frye, and Phillip Tatum. Honorary pallbearers will be First Presbyterian Church Choir, Year Round Garden Club, John W. Sellars Chapter of TOS, History Associates of Wilson County, Claudine Prowell, Jack Howard, Geneva McDonald and Sarah Corder.


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|Dietary balance during pregnancy is associated with fetal adiposity and fat distribution.
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|BACKGROUND: The prenatal environment can induce permanent changes in offspring phenotype. Thinness at birth is associated with adult risk of cardiometabolic disease. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to investigate the association between maternal nutrition during pregnancy and intrauterine development of fetal body composition. DESIGN: We used prospective data from 179 Australian women with singleton pregnancies from the Women and Their Children's Health Study. A validated food-frequency questionnaire was used at 18-24 wk and 36-40 wk of gestation to quantify maternal diet during the previous 3 mo of pregnancy. Fetal body-composition measurements were ascertained from abdominal and midthigh sites by ultrasound performed at 19, 25, 30, and 36 wk. The subcutaneous fat area at each site was calculated by subtracting the lean/visceral area from the total area. RESULTS: In linear mixed-model regressions, maternal intakes of protein (b = -0.13; P = 0.04) and starch (b = 0.10; P = 0.02) and the protein:carbohydrate ratio (b = -3.61; P = 0.02) were associated with the percentage of abdominal fat, whereas SFA (b = 0.27; P = 0.04) and PUFA (b = -0.48; P = 0.03) were associated with the percentage of midthigh fat. Response surfaces for fetal adiposity were maximized at different macronutrient intakes. Abdominal fat was highest with low protein intakes (<16% of energy), and midthigh fat was highest at intermediate protein (18-21% of energy), high fat (>40% of energy), and low carbohydrate (<40% of energy) intakes. CONCLUSION: Fetal body composition may be modifiable via nutritional intervention in the mother and thus may play an important role in influencing the offspring's risk of future disease.
|Michelle L Blumfield; Alexis J Hure; Lesley K Macdonald-Wicks; Roger Smith; Stephen J Simpson; Warwick B Giles; David Raubenheimer; Clare E Collins
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Long story short I was pulling Gunthers mane, and every time I went to pull the hair by his withers he would flinch. So I started to palpate the area and you could tell he was hurting. When I palpated the worst spot I found was starting an inch before his mane ended (his withers) and just the start of his back.
My questions are..
Where do I find a person who can help me fit a western saddle? I'm thinking it's from the saddle. I'm not going to use the saddle until I find out of sure it's not the saddle.
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March 2010 / Volume 62 / Issue 3
Efficient office space improves shop
By Keith Jennings
My brother and I recently delivered some parts to a machine shop that outsources marking and engraving services to our shop and, while we were there, took a tour of its facility. I enjoy visiting other companies like this and was impressed with its well-maintained shop. Even though the building is 26 years old, the entire production area was clean and organized, and the work centers were set up nicely. The result was a very efficient shop.
When we toured the offices, on the other hand, the hosts commented about the older design and layout of the rooms and how it wasn't conducive to a 2010 working style. They were right. The office space definitely didn't receive the time and attention given to the shop floor. That's understandable because the shop is where the parts—and money—are generated. An office space isn't as interesting of a project to spend time and money on when you've got a shop that houses big machines and their accessories. Even so, the value in creating a well-designed office environment shouldn't be ignored.
This all really came into focus a few days after our visit when we saw the results of a class design project from senior architecture students at the University of Houston. Our company works with the university each semester to expose students to CNC technology and build awareness of how it can be utilized in the industries they're studying. These kids are smart and put much thought into even minute details.
Because of the cooperative relationship we have with the college's industrial design and architecture departments, this past semester ended with our company being the focus of a student project that resulted in 13 different shop and office designs for a Crow Corp. of the future.
Upon seeing the final presentations, it was clear that our office and facility could operate so much better if we incorporated some of the ideas. While our company, like most, can't go out and build a new facility with all those cool designs and concepts, it was beneficial to see their designs and contemplate ways to apply them in our existing building. So, we started evaluating our offices.
We soon realized that some rearranging could have a positive impact. We relocated a secretary to a new location and made it easier for her to interact with guests and handle administrative functions. We removed clutter and unused furniture. We improved the area where customers review their projects. We painted and added clean rugs and other small touches.
The changes weren't radical or disruptive, but we've already seen improvements. Improving utilization of an office space doesn't have to be costly and can include a lot of simple things that make a big difference.
Even if your staff doesn't like the idea, maybe it's time to conduct some independent analysis. Walk into the front door on a weekend when everyone is gone and envision your ideal setup. Walk through the space like you were a hired consultant and pretend as though nothing is off limits. What type of layout would it be? Then think of inexpensive ways to start accomplishing that vision.
If you develop an idea that clicks and gets you excited, implement it whether the staff likes it or not. Employees generally don't like change, but sometimes a manager must make unpopular decisions. A good shakeup can have a positive impact, and when the office is working smoothly and efficiently, the shop benefits.
Maybe you've already gone through this drill and your office layout works. If so, congratulations; you can worry about something else. But for most, I'm certain something can be made better, and the office is where it all starts. Make it conducive to your needs. CTEAbout the Author: Keith Jennings is president of Crow Corp., Tomball, Texas, a family-owned company focusing on machining, laser cutting, metal fabrication and metal stamping. He can be e-mailed at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The traditional Borana cattle ranch—a part of Kenyan highland history—was given a whole new lease on life with eight luxuriously spacious and well-appointed cottages. Private verandas offer views of large numbers of resident game that come to drink at the lake in front of the lodge in a landscape that has attracted countless artists and photographers. Visitors are given an added opportunity to sample ranch life with some of Africa's most spectacular horseback safaris. Aerial tours (in small planes or helicopters—a part of daily life in these remote areas) at neighboring Lewa Downs are a regular part of any visit to beautiful Borana. The rate includes conservation fees.
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High-Mass Stars Seen Clearly for the First Time
Stars about eight times more massive than our Sun have pumped big energy into our galaxy. But only now can astronomers see these stellar mammoths. Star cluster NGC 281 lies above the Milky Way's light, only 9200 light years away.
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Boy, 4, nearly drowns in Oakland Park
Child in critical condition at Holy Cross
A 4-year-old boy was in critical condition after nearly drowning Monday in an Oakland Park swimming pool.
Investigators said there was a birthday party Monday afternoon at 4101 NW 13th Ave.
The Broward Sheriff's Office said the guests cleared the pool to get some refreshments, and the child's father's girlfriend spotted him in the deep end of the pool.
The woman jumped in and pulled the boy out, and his grandfather performed CPR on him.
Oakland Park Fire Rescue arrived and transported the boy to Holy Cross Medical Center.
The boy was listed in critical condition. BSO said the boy will be transferred to a children's medical facility.
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LSU Tigers guard Malik Morgan was checked by medical personnel after he injured a leg during the second half against the Auburn Tigers at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU won, 87-80.
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LSU sophomore guard Malik Morgan was expected to have knee surgery on Monday afternoon and will be lost for the season just as the Tigers must play on the road in three of their next four games.
Freshman guard Tim Quarterman, who is averaging 11 minutes a game in Southeastern Conference action, and freshman Shane Hammink, who has played briefly in just five league games, are likely to pick up the minutes in Morgan's absence.
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Ticket #422 (closed defect: invalid)
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I have a custom field that store the last modification time of the model in seconds since the Epoch.
This field defines a constructor without arguments, and all field configuration is set when the super class is called.
When I try to migrate the models using this field, I have an error :
File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/South-0.7-py2.5.egg/south/orm.py", line 237, in eval_in_context return eval(code, globals(), fake_locals) File "<string>", line 1, in <module> TypeError: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'default'
Here is the custom field definition:
class VersionField(models.IntegerField): def __init__(self): models.IntegerField.__init__(self, blank=False, default=0) def pre_save(self, model_instance, add): value = int(math.floor(time.time())) setattr(model_instance, self.attname, value) return value
And I tried these two ways to declare the field:
add_introspection_rules([], ['^foo\.%s' % VersionField.__name__, ]) add_introspection_rules([([VersionField, ], [], {}, ), ], ['^foo\.%s' % VersionField.__name__, ])
Should I add an *args, kwargs to the constructor event if they are not used to make it work ?
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Ah, yes, I see the problem. You'll need to write new introspection rules that _remove_ the keyword arguments, as your field has inherited some from Field.
The ignore_if option excludes the field from the frozen version if the attribute it's pointing to coerces to true, so a rule like this would be enough to stop it putting default in:
"default": ["default", {"ignore_if": "name"}]
(This works because fields always have a name).
Also, in future, I'd appreciate it if individual help went to the mailing list - it's kind of hard to categorise it here into a bug or feature request!


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I'm a born-and-raised muslim Alhumdulillah and from a knowledgable, practicing family, but I just came across this group here and fell in love with it! Of course no one can be expected to have complete knowledge and I am farrrr from it, so I'm enjoying reading all the posts here!
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Midsummer House, Cambridge
Perfect for... long lunches of the lavish kind. Also private dining.
The lowdown Arrive in time for a stroll on Midsummer Common and champagne overlooking the Cam, then get thoroughly spoilt. Daniel Clifford brings together bold, original flavours, such as truffle and Granny Smith to accompany seared scallops, or cherries and dark chocolate with squab pigeon. The dining room is in a daylight-flooded conservatory, and the mildly ceremonious service is a match for the very indulgent food.
Pure delight Hot chocolate fondant with cardamom ice-cream and cumin caramel.
Gourmet vegetarian Cannelloni of goat's cheese, pickled walnuts and horseradish ice-cream. Contact Midsummer House, Midsummer Common, Cambridge (01223 369299); www.midsummerhouse.co.uk
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UK – Dismissals made easy under new government plans?
Business groups have backed government plans to introduce "no fault dismissals", giving employers more legal protection when laying off workers. Under this legislation, employers can offer staff a compensation payment when leaving their jobs which will then protect companies against dismissals being used in court.
The plans on "settlement agreements" have been announced by Business Secretary Vince Cable in Parliament. It seeks to add a new clause to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill which will make it easier for underperforming staff to leave in return for a payment.
But the coalition government is split over the proposal, which was originally drawn up by Adrian Beecroft, a private equity executive, sparking a row amongst politicians, which eventually led to the compromise on settlement agreements.
Business groups have welcomed the plans with the British Chambers of Commerce saying that it will simplify the "process of ending an employment relationship in a way which is acceptable to both sides."
But Adam Hartley, partner at DLA Piper said that "the new proposals raise uncertainties around how the existing compromise agreement will work and there appear to two key issues. Currently, compromise agreements require the employee to receive independent legal advice in order for it to be binding. It is not clear whether the proposed settlement agreements will have this condition.
"Second, and perhaps the most important issue, it is not clear whether settlement agreements will be able to extinguish discrimination claims or whether it is simply proposed that settlement discussions will potentially be admissible in tribunal proceedings concerning discrimination claims."
He said that employers are left in a "very uncertain position" as they could potentially pay an employee under a settlement agreement "to extinguish any unfair dismissal claim but still being wide open to claims of discrimination which could still be brought in a tribunal."
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) meanwhile said that settlement agreements should be used "to encourage better and more consistent performance management by employers, not as a substitute for it." It warned that it could create "far more disputes and red-tape than the proposal is intended to cut through."