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Yesterday, Bill Veghte, Microsoft Senior Vice President, published an open letter to all business customers around the world regarding Windows Vista, the continued support and availability of Windows XP and the future roadmap on Windows 7. I am sharing this here to ensure you see it, as well as some informational links and some other suggestions at the end.
Today, more than 1 billion personal computers around the world run Windows. Over the years, Windows has been the catalyst for innovations that have transformed the way people communicate, access information, create and share content, and much more, at work and at home. Windows is the platform that most people use to get the greatest value and benefit from their personal computers. Windows is also the platform that brings together the broadest array of choices across PCs, devices and applications. To all of our Windows customers, thank you! To the hundreds of thousands of partners that develop millions of solutions for Windows, thank you.
Your experience and satisfaction are Microsoft's top priorities. I wanted to take this opportunity to share some thoughts about Windows and to answer some questions you may have about Windows XP and Windows Vista.
There are three things I want to give you an update on:
The Future of Windows XP
With the June 30, 2008, "end of sales" date for Windows XP approaching, many people have asked me if they will still be able to get support for Windows XP. The answer is an emphatic "yes, you will continue to be supported." We recently released Service Pack 3 for Windows XP and we will continue to provide security updates and other critical updates for Windows XP until April, 2014. Our ongoing support for Windows XP is the result of our recognition that people keep their Windows-based PCs for many years and a reflection of our commitment to provide the highest level of support for all our customers.
The other question people ask is whether they will be able to buy PCs with Windows XP after June 30. The answer again is "yes." It's true that we will stop selling Windows XP as a retail packaged product and stop licensing it directly to major PC manufacturers. But customers who still need Windows XP will be able to get it. For example:
Important Progress with Windows Vista
Windows Vista was a very ambitious release. It contains significant advances in many areas, ranging from enhanced security and lower total cost of ownership to support for the next generation of hardware, to better audio and video experiences, to improvements that make it much easier to find all kinds of information, content, and data on your PC and on the Web.
When we began designing Windows Vista, we started with feedback from customers indicating that we needed to improve the security of Windows. To respond, we made significant changes in Windows Vista to improve the security and resiliency of the system. The good news is that these changes have resulted in significant security improvements for customers who are using Windows Vista. During 2007, Windows Vista had half the number of critical vulnerabilities as Windows XP Service Pack 2 did during the same time period. PCs running Windows Vista were 60 percent less likely to be infected by malware than those running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7—which is included with Windows Vista—stops about 1 million phishing attempts every week.
Our Focus on Compatibility
The architectural changes that improved security and resilience in Windows Vista led to compatibility issues with existing hardware and applications. Many hardware drivers and applications needed to be updated, and while the majority worked well when we launched Windows Vista, some key applications and drivers were not yet available. Since then, Microsoft and its industry partners have been hard at work to address compatibility issues and now the situation is fundamentally different. Today Windows Vista supports about 77,000 components and devices, which is more than twice as many as we supported at launch. As a result, most devices work on most systems, and in most cases where the latest driver is not available on Windows Update, we are able to provide a link to the device vendor's Web site where the latest driver can be found.
Today, 98 of the top 100 applications for Windows sold at retail in US in the last year in the categories of Finance, Business, System Utilities, Imaging/Graphics, Personal Productivity, and Education, are compatible with Windows Vista. But what about gaming? We are happy to report we now have Application Compatibility Updates for more than 125 popular PC games to enable them to work on Windows Vista. These updates are installed automatically using Windows Update.
Free downloads like Adobe Reader and iTunes have versions that are optimized for Windows Vista. With the exception of devices that are very old, the vast majority of compatibility and driver issues have been addressed and customers are seeing a much improved user experience.
Quality and performance improvements to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1
One of the key investments we made in Windows Vista was to create a comprehensive "telemetry system" that lets us gather anonymous information about how real customers are using Windows Vista, and what their experiences are with real applications and devices running on real systems. This has helped us prioritize the work of our development teams and of our hardware and software partners to make sure we have support for devices and applications. It also guided our work in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1).
Windows Vista SP1 didn't introduce a lot of new features but it was a very important milestone because it enabled us to incorporate telemetry data to improve Windows Vista performance, compatibility, and reliability. There are hundreds of small improvements that combine to deliver a significantly better overall experience. For example, Windows Vista SP1 copies files up to 50 percent more quickly, improves the time it takes to decompress contents of a large folder by as much as 71 percent, and provides diagnostic system enhancements that make Windows Vista easier for IT organizations to support.
Partnering to deliver great Windows Vista-based PCs
The telemetry data we collect has also helped our partners that make Windows-based PCs to identify, diagnose and fix the top issues that affect the customer experience.
For example, by identifying third party software that causes performance issues, we helped our partners shorten the amount of time it takes to startup and shutdown Windows Vista. One major OEM we worked with reduced system boot times by almost half, and system resume time from 15 seconds to 2 seconds. By improving driver quality, we also helped OEM partners extend battery life by an average of 10 percent, and in one case we were able to gain 30 minutes additional battery life with a single driver change.
Many of these improvements are the result of basic steps like using the latest drivers and making sure that the right software is installed on the system.
The Bottom Line
Windows Vista is a very significant step forward, but our customers have made it clear to us that they want broader support for devices and applications in order to enjoy the overall experience. During the last year, we have worked diligently with our hardware and software partners to improve compatibility to remove the barriers that prevent users from taking advantage of the important advancements Windows Vista delivers. It has been a year of exciting and critical progress.
Beyond Windows Vista
Some of you may have heard about "Windows 7", which is the working name for the next release of Microsoft Windows. We have learned a great deal through the feedback you have shared with us about Windows Vista and that feedback is playing an important role in our work on Windows 7. You have told us you want a more regular, predictable Windows release schedule. To this end, our plan is to deliver Windows 7 approximately 3 years after the January 2007 general availability launch date of Windows Vista.
You've also let us know you don't want to face the kinds of incompatibility challenges with the next version of Windows you might have experienced early with Windows Vista. As a result, our approach with Windows 7 is to build off the same core architecture as Windows Vista so the investments you and our partners have made in Windows Vista will continue to pay off with Windows 7. Our goal is to ensure the migration process from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is straightforward.
So What Should You Do?
The other question I often get when I have a conversation about Windows with customers is "what should I do now?" The answer depends a little bit on who you are:
1. For customers using Windows in enterprises: Windows Vista offers significant advances in security and productivity and we recommend that enterprises that have not yet deployed it should absolutely evaluate its benefits. If you looked at Windows Vista previously and had concerns, the combination of Service Pack 1 and improvements made by our partners probably fixed many of the issues you were worried about and we encourage you to take a second look. We designed our management tools to support a mixed environment of Windows XP and Windows Vista, so a strategy that puts Windows Vista on newer PCs that have the hardware capability for Windows Vista, while leaving Windows XP on older systems may be best. Since many of you are using Windows XP, rest assured we will continue to support Windows XP and that you can deploy new PCs with Windows XP if you choose. You should also deploy Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Internet Explorer 7 for an improved, more secure experience.
2. For customers using Windows at home or in a small business: A new PC with Windows Vista will provide the best experience, deliver the best results from today's hardware, and work well with the vast majority of hardware and software solutions available today. So there is no reason not to choose the best version of Windows, which is Windows Vista. If you use an application that isn't available for Windows Vista or if you just aren't ready to upgrade, you should get a new PC with Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate, and then take advantage of downgrade rights to use Windows XP Professional for as long as is necessary. If you have existing PCs running Windows XP, then you can use Windows XP for as long as you need. If you do stay on Windows XP, we recommend you install Service Pack 3 and Internet Explorer 7.
For more information about Windows Vista, I encourage you to visit:
Additionally, I hope this clarifies questions and issues you may have about Windows XP availability and support. For more detailed information, please visit:
I want to thank you for your continued business and partnership. We value your feedback and want to continue to be a long-term partner with you. We stand behind our products and will continue to focus on providing excellent support so that your experience with Windows is optimized for you.
Bill Veghte Senior Vice President Microsoft Corporation
I will also add one more item to the "What should you do list," above. For your clients evaluating their Desktop Operating systems right now, remember that within 90 days of acquiring an OEM Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate license, they can add Software Assurance to it which then gets them 3 years of Software Assurance benefits (including BitLocker, Multi-language interface, 4 Virtual Desktop Operating System licenses, Upgrade protection, etc.) for the full 3 year term of their Open Value or Open Value Subscription agreement. For those interested in "Windows 7," doing the math on three years of upgrade protection from now compared to Bill's statements above on "Windows 7" availability... And remember, if you are adding Software Assurance, you should always be doing so through Open Value or Open Value Subscription, not through Open License. Plus, at 10¢* per day to get your Windows Vista Business Upgrade and Software Assurance, it may be something to heavily consider. Just some food for thought... If you are interested, here are the Microsoft Windows Vista Business Upgrade Open Value Subscription Part #s and Prices.
Thank you and have a wonderful day,
Eric Ligman Microsoft US Senior Manager Small Business Community Engagement This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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While there has been a lot of good news regarding the future of jailbreaking, today, a few developers stated that this in no way means that they will release anything for 6.1.3. Given the months of effort that went into the 6.0-6.1.2 evasi0n release there would be little point in burning more exploits in such a small update. This makes complete sense especially looking forward to iOS 7 which will in most likelihood be very secure as well.
This method leaves one major downside where anyone who accidentally updates to iOS 6.1.3 can't go back easily. It is also a pain for anyone who buys a new device already running 6.1.3 or needs to replace their phone. We recommend that everyone stays on 6.1.2 or lower and makes sure they take special care of their phone if they want their jailbreak to last.
@xld2s59 we are not working on a 6.1.3 jailbreak, that would be too much efforts for a minimal update. We're waiting for a major release.
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IPhone - ipad - android developer
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PeoplePerHour.com makes work easy, fun and enjoyable and done faster and simpler than ever before. We have a online community of Buyers & Sellers of any service imaginable to you, whom we bring together in an environment where they can transact across boundaries with trust.
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We have come from humble beginnings and realise that, what got us this far is hard work, determination and strict adherence to our core values which we look for in anyone we hire.
Here's the things that characterise our culture and how we do things at PPH
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A crowd gathers outside offices of Garden State Equality Monday in Trenton before walking to the Statehouse to lobby for passage of a bill legalizing gay marriage. / AP Photo
TRENTON — The state Legislature kicked off the lame duck session Monday with Democrats picking new leaders but both houses failing to advance a gay marriage bill that will die with the Republican governor-elect unless it's signed before his Jan. 19 inauguration.
South Jersey Sen. Steve Sweeney beat out Sen. Dick Codey for the Senate presidency, the chamber's most powerful post. Sen. Barbara Buono of Edison was selected majority leader.
Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver of East Orange will become the first African-American woman to be Assembly speaker, succeeding Joe Roberts, who is stepping down. Assemblyman Joe Cryan of Union was chosen majority leader in the Assembly.
The changes voted on by majority Democrats will become official when the Legislature reconvenes Jan. 12. Since Democrats hold majorities in both houses, the leadership posts do not need Republican support to pass.
The new legislative leaders will determine which bills get voted on after Gov.-elect Chris Christie takes office.
On Monday, the Democratic leaders pledged to work cooperatively with Christie whenever possible.
"There's going to be agreement on a lot of issues," like reducing costs, Sweeney said. "Social issues, there's going to be differences."
Christie, a practicing Catholic, has said he would veto a gay marriage bill. Outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine, a socially liberal Democrat, has said he would sign such a bill.
A poll released last week showed that New Jerseyans narrowly support gay marriage.
But enthusiasm for the bill has waned since Christie, a social conservative, beat Corzine by 100,000 votes on Nov. 3. The election was widely viewed as a referendum on high property taxes, strangling state debt and continued unemployment, making some lawmakers skittish about taking on a potentially divisive issue like marriage equality.
Gay rights activists lobbied at the Statehouse on Monday, calling on lawmakers to post the bill for a vote and threatening to withhold support to Democrats who don't back the measure.
At a protest outside the Statehouse, activists said civil unions currently allowed in New Jersey do not offer the same protections of marriage.
Louise Walpin and Marsha Shapiro, a couple with four children, said not all prospective employers offer health insurance to couples like themselves in civil unions. The insurance is critically important, they said, because their children are handicapped.
After a private meeting among Democratic senators, bill co-sponsor Sen. Loretta Weinberg insisted the gay marriage bill isn't dead. She said discussions would continue, tamping down persistent chatter that the measure lacks support to pass.
Legislative leaders have said they won't post the bill for a vote unless it has at least 21 votes in the Senate and 41 in the Assembly.


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2004 Dodge Intrepid • 6 cylinder 2WD Automatic • 69,000 miles
My 2004 dodge intrepid wouldn't start after leaving work got a jump but locks, radio, upper interior lights and trunk lock won't work is this the battery or something else.
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Thanks.I've had the car since 2004 never replaced battery.I sure hope it's just the battery just had the trans rebuilt and some engine work done in October.
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How do I replace a battery in a 2009 Chevy Equinox LS with a 3.4L V6. Most cars are straight forward, this looks difficult. Shame on GM. Thanks.
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My battery is dead and I was going to take try and take it out but it is located on the passenger side below the air cleaner. My question is how is it possible to remove/replace the ...
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The Heart of Fear is an enormous mantid colony at the western end of the Horrid March in the Dread Wastes. Judging by its immense size, it is likely the capital of the mantid people, or at least those not affiliated with the Klaxxi.
It appears the mantid-themed instance will be located here.
- NPCs (outside instance)
- Mobs
- A H Vess-Guard Na'kal
- A H Shek'zeer Bladesworn
- A H Shek'zeer Needler
- A H Shek'zeer Manipulator
- A H Dread Kunchong
- The majority of inhabitants can be found on the northern side of the hive.
- Klaxxi'va Lor is right outside the instance entry portal on the eastern side.
- An enormous landslide blocks the entrance to a cave on the western side. Interacting with the landslide requires a Ruining Fork.
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The new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in Fishers is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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When it opened: Jan. 15.
What they do: Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market provides local customers with a full grocery store, including fresh produce, a pharmacy, fresh-baked breads, a self-service deli, a bakery and local craft beer.
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Case #: 20120073
Out-of-work single mother with intellectually disabled child
This single mother is a former home health care provider but has been out of work for the past couple of years. Her son is intellectually disabled and requires a great deal of supervision. She is pursuing a criminal justice degree, with thoughts of being a probation officer. Her family enjoys going to a nearby park, but she admits they are mostly homebodies.
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Daughter, age 6: Shoe size, 13; dress size, medium; pants size, 10-12; shirt size, 10-12; underwear size, 12 - small sport. Suggested gift items: Children's learning toy. Other suggestions: Play Doh candy set.
Daughter, age 3: Shoe size, 9; dress size, 5; pants size, 4-5; shirt size, 4-5; underwear size, 4. Suggested gift items: Children's learning toy. Other suggestions: Tricycle and an Ariel (Little Mermaid) doll.
Mother, age 38: Shoe size, 10; dress size, 10x; pants size, 18; shirt size, 2X; underwear size, 9, 40D. Suggested gift items: pots and pans. Other suggestions: flatware.
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Hurricane Katrina victims with autistic child
This family moved to Tallahassee in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and, although they miss New Orleans tremendously, they have remained here so the oldest son can receive treatment for autism. The mother believes the services available to him are much better than those in her hometown. The mother is employed in the food service industry and tries her best to provide for her children. The family enjoys playing basketball together, cooking and watching movies and sports on television. The mother admits it has been a hard year and is appreciative of any help she and her family receive.
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Changes Planned for TVA Generation Partners Program
LightWave Solar is encouraging all potential solar system owners to move ahead with project development before the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) changes their popular Generation Partners solar program this year. Under the current program, solar system owners receive 12 cents plus the base rate (totaling about 22 cents) per kilowatt-hour of solar electricity. "Generation Partners has been a real driver for solar development in the Valley, creating jobs and diversifying TVA's portfolio," says Steve Johnson, President of LightWave Solar. "Unfortunately, it appears that TVA will be scaling back the program."
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Potential Residential Customers: The major cost reductions are based on the Federal Tax Code which gives businesses the economic advantage that the average family cannot apply to lowering your cost.


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Real men get facials
By Tony Parsons 14 July 10
In the battle to be the best a man can be, the 21st-century boy is confronted by the same question again and again: where to draw the line?
Laser surgery to correct imperfect eyesight, cosmetic dentistry to give you a perfect smile - this is now the kind of routine self-improvement that we get done in our lunch break. But brother - where does it end?
Over the last year I have had two red-blooded males inform me that they plan to invest in a bottom lift. And to me - sorry - that just feels like a self-improvement too far. Yet there is no denying that men are missing out on a lot of the things that women take for granted, and that make them healthier, happier and lovelier. And don't men have the right to be healthier, happier and lovelier too?
What about the facial? To many men - for example, me - the facial has always been on the dark side of what is acceptable for a man. A bit too poncey. A tad too girly. Which just goes to show how far men still have to go.
Your dads and uncles would have distrusted facials. I have been to the mountain, and I have had a facial - and I see at last what I have been missing for years.
This just in - real men get facials. "The face is not another planet," says Su-Man Hsu. "Even men who are very fit, are fanatics about going to the gym, who care very much about the state of their bodies - even these men neglect their faces."
Here the London-based Taiwanese health guru shoots me a dirty look.
"As though the face is somehow separate from the rest of the body," she says. "And it is not. But the reason why most facials in the world are ineffectual rubbish - even the facials you will get at five-star spas - is because they treat the face as separate from everything else. Fools!"
Su-Man Hsu is a body therapist with a client base so A-list you feel a little self-conscious about going to see her if you have never won an Oscar. Indeed, having an Academy Award on your mantelpiece is no guarantee that she will be able to fit you in. During a recent visit to London, one awardee called three times and still couldn't be squeezed in. Sorry, Su-Man's diary is pretty full.
The actress got a knockback because Su-Man was whipping another certain Oscar-winning French actress into shape. But she would have got a knockback even if Su-Man had been fully booked with the high-end housewives and investment bankers who also comprise her client list. She is fanatically loyal to her clients, and they remain devoted to her. Even post-crunch, she is big in the City. When you see an investment banker jump off a roof, Su-Man Hsu is probably the reason his skin looks so good.
Juliette Binoche, the late Anthony Minghella, James Bond director Marc Foster, Harry Potter producer David Heyman - they all take off their shoes and check their egos at the door when they come to Su-Man's spa (a beautiful, converted summer house in the back garden of her London home). "The reason that most facials are useless is because they don't even massage the shoulder and neck muscles," Su-Man says, as GQ takes off its shirt. "And the shoulder and neck muscles are why a face sags as it gets older."
What's she looking at me for?
"I don't just give you a facial," she says. "It is not just about cleaning pores, exfoliating dead skin and toning. It is about exercising the face. If a facial doesn't do that - then don't bother."
I get on the couch and throw myself at her mercy. And if not 60 minutes of gentle but worthless stroking, then what should GQ expect from a facial by Su-Man Hsu?
"You should look healthier," she says. "Happier. More confident. And there should be a glow that wasn't there before." Then she gets that cheeky grin that somehow makes her bossy manner bearable. She is like the good cop and bad cop all in one authoritative package.
"Like George Clooney - but better."
Su-Man's background is dance. For the past year she has been on the road with Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan in the National Theatre co-production in-i (she taught Binoche to dance for the role - no easy task, as anyone who caught in-i will testify).
Su-Man was a ballet dancer and joined the European dance company Rosas. A back injury at the age of 20 introduced her to the healing properties of shiatsu massage - an applied pressure massage that is a lot like acupuncture without the needles. Shiatsu is all about loosening up your tired old body and increasing the flow of chi - the life energy that flows through us all. How to explain the Chinese concept of chi? Well, chi is just like The Force in Star Wars, except it is real. A therapist who understands chi can see serious disease coming over the horizon. Su-Man knew her friend and client Anthony Minghella was unwell before he did.
Su-Man teaches Hollywood superstars to dance, she uses hard-core sweat-your-nuts-off Pilates to keep those A listers trim, shiatsu massage to keep them loose and her own total-body facials to keep them lovely. But to her it is all one thing. And it works. Which is why those big shots keep coming back for more.
GQ's facial is, quite frankly, 75 minutes of pleasure and pain. The soothing, chilled-out bliss of having a master therapist devote her time to only you - and sort out medical problems on the way (she made me realise that my neck had been aching for months). And the pain of having someone manipulate the muscles in your face until they are vaguely where they should be.


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I encourage voters of Larimer County to re-elect Tom Donnelly as county commissioner. He has been a champion of eliminating unnecessary spending and has helped to build rainy-day reserves to a record high.
Tom has many qualities you dont often find in elected officials: good humored, down-to-earth, humility and integrity. He and his wife, Lexy, are very active in their church and community fundraising efforts, as well as Cub Scouts, where Toms son and our twin sons have been in the same den. He is always there to lend a helping hand no matter the circumstances.
Therefore, I encourage you to vote for Tom Donnelly for county commissioner District 3, a hardworking county commissioner who is always willing to listen to his constituents.
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CHEROKEE, N.C. – Financial assistance under the first presidential disaster declaration issued to a tribal nation has topped $2.4 million, FEMA officials say.
FEMA is funding repair and recovery projects for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians following severe weather that caused flooding and landslides in January.
"This is the first time the federal government has worked one-on-one in partnership with a tribal government following a disaster," said Michael Bolch, the FEMA official in charge of federal operations in the recovery. "It is a truly historic operation."
In January, when President Obama signed into law legislation permitting tribal nations to request disaster assistance, the EBCI tribe was already assessing damage from a storm that had struck earlier in the month. Eastern Band Principal Chief Michell Hicks requested the disaster declaration Feb. 14, and President Obama approved it March 1. That made the tribe the first to request and receive a declaration under the new law.
The largest damage area was a section of U.S. 441 that was completely closed by a landslide with significant impact on the local tourism industry. The highway, repaired by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, reopened April 15 – about a month ahead of original estimates. Other projects include repairs to a pedestrian bridge across the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee, the tribe-owned golf course and numerous local roads.
The recovery is currently funded on a 75/25 cost-shared basis.
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.


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CHA's community commitment extends beyond serving its patients. CHA operates the Cambridge Public Health Department and collaborates with many local agencies and organizations to improve the health of local residents. It also provides a vital safety net for underserved populations facing barriers to care. Through its Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Tufts University School of Medicine affiliated residency programs, CHA trains the health care providers of tomorrow.
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn baseball player Hunter Morris has accepted an invitation to participate in the USA Baseball National Team Trials next month. He's among 12 players on the initial invite list.
The trials June 11-23 will include 32 of the nation's top collegians. The 22-man roster will be announced on June 24th, and the team's summer schedule begins June 25th versus Chinese Taipei in Greenville, South Carolina.
Morris, an SEC Freshman of the Year candidate, is an infielder
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Pennsylvania: Judge Throws Out Breath Machine Evidence
County judge in Pennsylvania rejects breath test machine as inaccurate beyond a certain range.
A judge in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania last week delivered a bombshell decision finding evidence provided by breath machines to be inaccurate outside a narrow range. After hearing extensive testimony from expert witnesses, the Court of Common Pleas judge found it was not appropriate for charges of "high rate" driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) be established by providing a printout from a machine displaying a high number.
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of this case ultimately establish that the array of breath testing devices presently utilized in this commonwealth, and in particular the Intoxilyzer 5000EN device manufactured by CMI, Inc., as those devices are presently field calibrated and utilized in this commonwealth, are not capable of providing a legally acceptable Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) reading, which is derived from a defendant's breath, outside of the limited linear dynamic range of 0.05 percent to 0.15 percent," Judge Lawrence F. Clark Jr. ruled.
In Pennsylvania, a separate "highest rate of alcohol" charge can be levied on a driver accused of having a BAC in excess of 0.16 percent. Enhanced penalties for this charge include a fine of up to $5000 for a first offense and a minimum three-day stay in jail. A third offense carries a minimum one-year jail sentence.
Testimony offered at the hearing showed the manufacturer of the Intoxilyzer failed to follow state rules requiring the solutions used to calibrate the breath machines be certified by an independent lab. CMI creates its own samples in-house, according to CMI engineer Brian T. Faulkner.
"As a result of the evidence produced at the hearing, it is now extremely questionable as to whether or not any DUI prosecution which utilizes a reading from an Intoxilyzer 5000EN breath testing device could presently withstand scrutiny based upon the startling testimony of the commonwealth's own witness, Mr. Faulkner, at the hearing," Judge Clark wrote.
Since the machine did not follow state regulations, there was no way the court could determine whether the initial calibration of the machine was completed in a scientific and accurate manner. Moreover, the machine is only checked against samples of 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 percent.
"If you're calibrating from 0.05 to 0.15 and did these three points, you have the correlation coefficient, you've proven to me that your instrument works -- definitely works between 0.05 percent and 0.15 percent. There's no data to say that it works at 0.16 percent. There's no data to say it works at 0.04 percent," Lee N. Polite, an expert in organic chemistry, testified.
A copy of the decision is available in a 200k PDF file at the source link below.
Pennsylvania v. Schildt
(Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 12/31/2012)
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Published: Friday, March 17, 2006 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 17, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.
This is Sunshine Week, when newspapers and other advocates defend the people's right to know.
Ideally, we would lift up examples to celebrate, and rally the citizenry to break down obstacles to open government.
The truth is, in North Carolina, there is little to celebrate. The laws in our state are a virtual fortress against openness, in public meetings and public records.
As we've said in this space many times before, numerous cases within our own county borders expose the flaws of North Carolina law:
It is a matter of significant public interest when a public employee is charged and convicted of multiple felonies in the course of carrying out his public job -- as in the case of McKisson and Goldstein -- or using a position of respect and authority to commit crimes.
Yet in North Carolina, the Legislature refuses to allow the release of public employees' personnel records, even upon conviction. The law does permit the release of the files when the governing board finds that release to be in the public interest. But that has not occurred in Henderson County.
We'd be in favor of complete transparency of personnel records, as Florida provides. But if that's too jarring a change for Raleigh's anti-openness climate, legislators should at the very least unlock personnel records after the finding of serious wrongdoing.
There are many changes that legislators could make to let more sun shine on government.
The nine exemptions for closed meetings are way too broad in our view, and subject to abuse. But even if no change is made in the exemptions, legislators should take up and pass a bill, like one filed several years ago, that would have required electronic recording of closed sessions. Minutes of a closed session may be withheld as long as their release "would frustrate the purpose of a closed session."
But public scrutiny delayed is not public scrutiny denied. Knowing that the discussions in a closed-door meeting would eventually be made public would help keep our elected officials within the allowed boundaries of closed meetings.
A revision of the open records and open meetings is overdue in North Carolina. We won't have a celebratory Sunshine Week until we get more true openness.
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The man in charge of Mississippi Mills' libraries has had a serendipitous life. His great opportunities happened by lucky chance, one of the remarkable ones being his coming to the Almonte library in 1986.
Born in Kansas, and a child of the 60's, he followed the ethos of that turbulent era to back pack around the planet for 12 years.
Peter hitchhiked alone through the Amazon jungle, which meant waiting for the only source of transportation — a boat — for four months. He worked as an archaeologist in Alaska in 1970 in a fly-in location supported only by helicopters. He visited Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia and south-east Asia, hitchhiking and back-packing through it all. Along the way he picked up jobs, many of them in libraries, that helped to determine his future career.
Of his time in Alaska, Peter noted that they were so remote they were supported only by helicopter and wild animals would join them in their camps, humans and animals living in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
It was totally by chance that Peter met his wife Elaine, now his partner for more than 30 years. He had planned to visit Hawaii, but when plastic-grass-skirted women met the plane as it landed, he decided this was just too touristy for him and booked the next plane out — to American Samoa. On that plane, among several hundred businessmen and five backpackers, he met his wife Elaine. All five backpackers left the plane at American Samoa and went their separate ways. Later, on Fiji, after accepting a lift and invitation of a Fijian, he saw Elaine by the side of the road hitchhiking. The driver picked her up and whisked them off — a day's travel by car, then more on a trail — to a remote Fijian village. During two weeks there, the relationship blossomed.
Elaine and Peter subsequently moved to New Zealand, then Australia, and were visited in Hong Kong in the mid seventies by Elaine's Canadian parents who told them that they'd inherited a farm in Perth, Ontario. Peter had never heard of Ontario at this point, but they were offered the farm, grabbed the chance and after more travelling through southeast Asia, fetched up in Perth Ontario in 1977, where they still live. Peter and Elaine now have two grown children, a daughter pursuing a masters in native studies at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George and a son who works for an aboriginal band in Northern British Columbia, investigating treaty violations, in an area so remote it does not have a name.
After several years of part time jobs, including that of bartender, Peter decided to try to use his education – a B.A. in Art History and Anthropology, to establish a career. He discussed the possibility of pursuing a library science degree with his wife and in the 1980's, they uprooted themselves once again, but this time only to move to London Ontario, where Peter completed his degree at the University of Western Ontario in 1986.
Back in Perth, a chance conversation with the children's librarian in the Perth Library alerted him to the fact that the Almonte library was looking for an employee. He immediately applied and on the basis of his degree and his, by now, extensive library experience, he was hired. Eighteen months later, the head librarian moved on to a larger community and Peter applied for her job. He succeeded and has been Head of the Almonte, and now Mississippi Mills, Library since 1987, a job he clearly loves. As he points out, there are only four libraries in the area, and the chance that he could find employment without going to Ottawa or Kingston were slim, so once again, he was blessed by chance.
Of the library, he says the six part time staff are stellar and the library wonderful. Four staff work exclusively for the Almonte library, one shares time between the Almonte and Pakenham libraries and Mary Jack is the head librarian in Pakenham, devoted exclusively to that library. The library also employs 5 students who work part time.
Peter considers that the library belongs to its patrons and suggestions for changes to the library, development of programs and book suggestions are contributed by patrons. Library staff also cull book catalogues for new book suggestions. The Almonte library holds 55,000 books. The Pakenham library has a stock of 12,000 volumes. In addition, the library offers CD's, DVD's and is beginning to offer e-books. It is a community centre, a place to read, socialize and learn. Students congregate there after school to complete homework and wait until their parents return from work; Carleton University teaches two afternoon courses there.
Of the origins of the Almonte library, Peter says it was incorporated in 1895, but long before that, in 1824, a group of farmers pooled resources to purchase a farm manual. Other manuals followed and soon the wives of the farmers took up the idea to collectively purchase books, which were prohibitively expensive at that time. A visiting Lord Ramsay, then Governor General (and the source of the name of Ramsay township) contributed more books and some funds. A collection of Carlyle's Essays, bearing the label of the Mechanics Institute, is extant in the library. The current library is named after Elizabeth Kelly, the respected and beloved quintessential librarian who served Almonte for many years.
The library hopes to expand with an addition and has started planning to plan, as Peter puts it. As Carleton is currently teaching two courses there and because there is a possiblity of a satellite campus for the university in Almonte, the library is hoping to collaborate with Carleton University on this project.


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Private Practice Season 4 Episode 7
Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?
Private Practice picked up right where last week left off, and the aftermath of what Charlotte endured.
She staggers into a supply room and when Pete finds her, we finally see her face. It's a stunning image.
Pete tends to her injuries, of which there are many. When he steps away, she makes a phone call to Addison.
Charlotte won't admit she's been raped, she's too strong. She doesn't even want Addison to say it.
Sheldon is called down to the police station and asked evaluate Lee, a disturbed man.
The rest of the doctors are at a bar celebrating Cooper's engagement. That party comes to the worst possible end.
Charlotte is somehow the one to comfort Cooper when he sees her.
Pete continues to treat his battered colleague and Addison makes little progress in getting her to admit the sexual assault took place.
Sheldon is oblivious to all that's happened to Charlotte as he interviews Lee, the blood-covered criminal suspect.
Sheldon gets Lee to admit that he attacked and raped a woman, but he attacks Sheldon before he can get a name, and the cops take him away.
Sheldon still has no idea that the woman Lee attacked was Charlotte.
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I thought it was because she was allergic to local anesthetics... She told Amelia she knew where the best meetings were (I assume for Alcoholics Anonymous).
She was addicted in the past to pain medication, so no painkillers now.
I didn't catch it - why can't Charlotte take drugs?
This was a very moving and powerful episode. Ms. Strickland does an outstanding job portraying the incident and bringing this important issue to the forefront. The writing on Private Practice is wonderful - it is by far my favorite tv show.


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SAN ANTONIO -- About 30 sheriffs from southwestern states are meeting in San Antonio to discuss new technology that can help law enforcement secure the border.
Representatives from U.S. Border Patrol are also attending the 2-day meeting of the Southwest Border Sheriff's Coalition.
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If the Lions don't cut him it wouldn't surprise me to see them use the Marcus Allen treatment on him. Simply don't play him. But then he'll "retire". I don't know how that helps him any.
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Never needed the money Give me a dollar and a ball bet I come back
I'm not a diva I live It
Oh I'm not done, if y'all going to cut me let me go. I'm tired of the threats
Never have I ran the wrong route, just put my self where the ball was going. Like I said I never been selfish but if I'm not going to get the football i don't want to play anymore
If anyone says they want this guy, you're crazy. Atleast until he grows up some.
These Lions sure know how to draft 'em.
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Open House Gala Event to welcome the campus and community to the hub of creativity and innovation at Lehigh. The Wilbur Powerhouse is home to the Creativity and Innovation Lab, the Technical Entrepreneurship Master's Program, Integrated Product Development, Entrepreneurship courses, iDeX programming and more. The Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation is proud to invite students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members to explore the building, programs and resources. This event will be interactive and refreshments will be served. There is no charge for admission.
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I was recently asked to put together a game plan for how a company could foster better team work between departments. Here's what I found out.
What Other Companies Do:
Time Warner – Share success stories at employee events.
Entrepreneur Mouli Cohen: Put aside political correctness and get at the real issues.
GE– Lengthened coffee breaks to encourage honest and casual conversation.
Zappos – All new hires spend two weeks taking customer calls in the call center.
Best Buy – Uses Marcus Buckingham's "Now Discover Your Strengths". The book and personality assessment gives employees a language for personality quirks and why they're important.
Imagination Ltd. – No idea is a bad idea.
- Create a physical (not computer) bulletin board where people can post articles on teamwork.
- "Write a story" of how the team meets an outrageous goal – have each person contribute a line. Make each line an expansive, creative idea. (No need to be practical.)
- Have a "talent" bucket, so people can exchange teaching/learning; golf, cooking, guitar, etc.
- Start team meetings with a 10-minute ice breaker.
- Go through an afternoon of Improv acting training: "Yes, and," "Elevate, explore." (Dudley Riggs)
- Go through 1-2 hours of "Art of Connection" training with Sage Presence.
- Have each department create a mixed music-track for the other departments. (Each can have a different theme.)
- Create a department "holiday" or "awards show" that showcases the year's best accomplishments/challenges overcome.
- Create an "impossible" hypothetical departmental challenge that will take a quarter to solve. Have people post their ideas, no matter how unpractical. Share the ideas at a team meeting.
- Talk about the creative process: define, design, develop, deliver. Why is it important to go in sequence and which part does each department play?
- Review what team "morale killers" can be and identify them as "sludge." Let people know it's ok to say, "No sludge!" if you hear it.
- Have each department bring an insight into what teamwork is and how to foster it to a brainstorm session.
- Allow "toys" at the office, like a Nerf basketball hoop.
- Get a scooter.
- Have people interview each other with Vanity Fair interview questions. Have the interviewer introduce the other person at a meeting.
- Take a benchmark survey to find out whether employees think things are collaborative now. Compare a year from now.
- Show how each quirky personality strength helps balances someone else's. (Some people are good big picture thinkers, others are detail oriented.) (Gallup/Buckingham Strengths Finder)
Additional Resources for Creating a Team-Oriented Work Environment:
Dudley Riggs – Teaching the Improv acting art of "yes, and" and "elevate, explore" to enhance dialogue, team interaction and thinking on your feet. http://www.bravenewworkshop.com/creativeoutreach/home.aspx
Sage Presence – Teaching the art of connection to enhance sales, public speaking, and relationships. http://www.sagepresence.com/
TED series – 20 minute videos by inspiring experts on creativity, innovation, collaboration and more.
- John Wooden on "True Success"
- Sir Ken Robinson; our quirks are our gifts.
- Dave Eggers; how he accidentally harnessed talent to create a collaborative environment.
- Richard St. John's "Eight Secrets to Success" (4 min)
Marcus Buckingham, "Now Discover Your Strengths" (book)
Benjamin Zander: On "Giving an A" Books and videos.
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- What would you tell a friend about your organization if he or she was about to start working here?
- What is the one thing you would most like to change about this organization?
- Who is a hero around here? Why?
- What is your favorite characteristic that is present in your company?
- What kinds of people fail in your organization?
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Julia Carolyn Morris
Services for Julia Carolyn Morris, 93, Eudora, were Saturday, June 17, at Holder Chapel and Western Grove Cemetery in Western Grove, Ark. Burial was in Western Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Morris died Sunday, June 11, 2006, at the Eudora Nursing Center.
She was born Sept. 15, 1912, in Pindall, Ark., the daughter of O.J. and Samantha Smith Nichols.
Mrs. Morris worked for defense plants during World War II. She was a homemaker and a member of the Western Grove Baptist Church in Arkansas.
She married Kay Morris. He died in 1989.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty McElhaney, Lawrence, and Willa Fern Reddell, Western Grove, Ark.; a brother, Thurman Nichols, Pindall, Ark.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice Care of Douglas County, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th St. Lawrence, 66044.
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The Kattan Youth Resource Center will provide multiple services to children, youths and families in the Mangilao, Mongmong, Toto, Maite, Barrigada, Hagåtña, Agana Heights, Asan, Maina, Piti, Sinajana and Chalan Pago villages. The facility will serve nearly 1,200 low- and moderate-income residents.
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I'm curious as to how you decide what is mandatory for someone to enter your giveaway?
I've seen some bloggers who require folks to 'like' facebook pages, tweet, follow on GFC (google friend connect), AND leave a comment for a prize. Do you think that's fair? Just curious.
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It's bad form, in my opinion. Having too many MANDATORY entries makes it all about you (the blogger) and not about the reader. Why should a reader have to do all of that? A better approach is to keep it simple. ONE mandatory way to enter and then whatever you'd like to do for the rest.
Sure a blogger should reap a benefit from a giveaway but that many requirements looks like it all about ME ME ME and not about their reader.


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Johannesburg - The hesitant, flatfooted Titans batsmen succumbed meekly on Saturday as the Highveld Lions beat them by eight wickets in a domestic four-day match at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
The Lions batsmen kept their cool far better on a tricky Wanderers pitch, posting 212 in their first innings to claim a 65-run lead, and then bowling the Titans out for a meagre 110 in their second innings on Saturday.
That left the southern Gauteng team with a target of just 46 for victory and they knocked those runs off for the loss of two wickets in just 9.5 overs, with captain Stephen Cook scoring 29 not out.
The gentle medium-pace of Brett Pelser was once again the undoing of the Titans as the all-rounder claimed three for 16 in 9.2 overs for superb match figures of seven for 44.
Were it not for the fine resistance offered by Farhaan Behardien, who scored 63, the Titans would have been seen off a long time before the eventual finish two minutes before the scheduled lunch break.
The Titans batsmen were poorly equipped to handle a probing, disciplined Lions attack, in which left-armer Cliffe Deacon claimed three for 30 on Saturday, for six wickets in the match, and Hardus Viljoen took two for 19. - Sapa
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The Railway Supply Institute has a new address: 425 Third Street, S.W., Suite 920, Washington, D.C. 20024.
RSI's telephone number remains the same at 202-347-4664, asdoes its fax number, 202-346-0047, and its website address, www.rsiweb.org/.
Amtrak, the state of Florida, and federal officials Wednesday reached broad agreement on the sale of CSX right-of-way to Florida as part of the planned SunRail commuter rail service, intended to serve Orlando and central Florida.
Amtrak agreed to drop its objections to a deal for the sale of the tracks, based on concerns over liability. Sale of 61 miles of right-of-way is expected before year's end.
Florida and Amtrak have yet to resolve some details of the agreement, but "I'm just happy that we're moving ahead," said Volusia County Chairman Frank Bruno, who serves on the Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission.
House Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) said the agreement allows SunRail to receive federal funds, "the final step in bringing commuter rail, a vital transportation alternative, to Central Florida."
SunRail's first phase would link De Bary, Fla., northeast of Orlando, with Sand Lake Road in South Orlando. Trains would begin running by 2013, with construction scheduled to start next year. Federal funds of about $600 million would cover half the anticipated $1.2 billion construction cost, with the state contributing about $300 million and local governments supplying the remainder.
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Krista Ramsey believes it's time for Cincinnati to be more welcoming to newcomers.
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Krista, my wife and I have felt this way often in Cincinnati - for 19 years! What suggestions do you and others have for encouraging a more genuinely welcoming community? One with open doors, not closed ones? One that retains talent and population for a vibrant city? One where average citizens are truly friendly, helpful and inclusive?
That was one of more than 130 emails I received this week after writing a column about how some newcomers find it hard to crack the social code and form deep friendships in Cincinnati. The emails joined Facebook messages, 17 voice mails and impromptu ...


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A friend of mine from high school, Jessica at The Reluctant Sojourner, is blogging all month about Finding Your Voice. I spontaneously today decided to follow along with my own posts on tea@elevensies.
Why do I struggle to write? What keeps me down?
I say that I am a writer. I definitely get paid to write articles at my job, and writing has always proven to be the way I process things best, so I am a writer. However, I don't do much writing outside of the 40 hours a week I work at a trade magazine. I don't spend any time journaling, blogging (obviously) or working on the short stories and novels rolling around in my head. I make excuses: no time and too tired. I get an itch to hunker down and really invest in my writing outside of work, but I can never make it stick or even get started.
Fear keeps me quiet.
Fear that my voice doesn't matter. I am a white, middle class woman who has never wanted for anything. Fear tells me I have nothing to say that is of value. I have never struggled, never faced adversity. I have no tale of woe. I'm very grateful for this life I've had so far, but when I sit down to write out my thoughts on anything, my experience feels limited, stunted, lacking. Fear asks, "What could you possibly have to say that hasn't been said before?" And it answers for me, "Nothing."
Fear that people will think I'm stupid. Writing out your thoughts, whether they are commentaries on issues or fictional stories, is very intimate. A writer takes their inmost thoughts and puts them out there for the world to read and judge. It feels like putting your soul on parade for approval. It's a fact of life that not everyone will approve. Some will call it stupid or bad, which will feel like they're calling me, the creator, stupid or bad. It is being known and then rejected. Fear tells me everyone will reject me and my works. As a people-pleasing extrovert, fear tells me I won't be able to handle that.
Fear of the sacrifices writing requires. When I have those good weeks where I am working on a fictional story for fun, I get so wrapped up in it. I disappear for a bit into my characters and the plot, and it takes time to crawl back out again into reality, almost like being Alice in Wonderland. I'm afraid of what I'll miss while I'm gone. I'm afraid of who I'll miss or might lose. Fear tells me that I will have to sacrifice relationships and time only for those works to be rejected.
It's not worth it.
Frankly, I'm not sure how to beat these fears. I tell myself that publication isn't necessary, that all that really matters is that I write for myself. It doesn't matter if no one else likes it or approves. And that holds up, for a while. But inevitably, the fear and insecurities creep back in. "Your voice doesn't matter. You have nothing of value to say. You sound stupid. The sacrifice isn't worth it."
I hate being beaten. I cannot stand being told I cannot do something in real life. Growing up, I was always told that I could do anything I set my mind to if I worked hard enough. Any time someone told me otherwise, I was driven to prove them wrong. For some reason, in this place, that spiteful resolve has been missing. It is time for that to change. It is time to channel that resolve to prove fear wrong. It is time to persist, to just keep writing, and I'm hoping Jessica's Find Your Voice prompts can help.
Read Jessica's Break Through the Fear post.


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love and kisse.
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U.S. Consumer-Packaged-Goods Winners Identified in New Ranking Study by The Boston Consulting Group and Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) Shows That Price Increases and Distribution Gains Drive Performance of Large Consumer-Packaged-Goods Leaders, While Share Gains Propel Small and Midsize Stars; Study Is the First of Its Kind for CPG Companies and the Result of a New Collaboration Between BCG and IRI to Assess and Report on Ongoing Trends Shaping the Industry CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwired) -- 04/22/13 -- A new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) has identified the top-performing companies in the U.S. consumer-packaged-goods industry. It is the first study to compare both public and private CPG companies using a combination of three metrics -- dollar sales growth, volume sales growth and market share gains -- based on comprehensive retail- and consumer-market tracking data. BCG and IRI analyzed the 2012 performance of more than 400 CPG manufacturers with annual U.S. revenues of at least $100 million. Recognizing that players in different size categories face different opportunities and challenges, the research team generated three distinct top-ten lists of winning companies: small ($100 million to $1 billion in retail sales), midsize ($1 billion to $5 billion in retail sales), and large (more than $5 billion in retail sales). Among large companies, the top three performers -- ranked on a combination of dollar sales growth, volume sales growth, and market share growth -- were Lorillard, the Hershey Company, and Anheuser-Busch InBev. The top-performing midsize companies were Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Chobani, and Starbucks. And the top-ranked small companies were TalkingRain, Idahoan, and Handi-foil. The analysis is the first result of a new collaboration between BCG and IRI to assess and report on ongoing trends shaping today's CPG industry. "Our research with IRI shows that there is no single formula for success in the CPG industry," said BCG's Jeff Gell, a Chicago-based senior partner. "Companies are winning in various ways -- through superior execution of their base businesses, innovation, and better management of price-volume tradeoffs. We are excited about working with IRI to bring distinctive analyses and compelling insights to the marketplace." The findings reveal that most winning companies are successfully growing their base businesses through gains in distribution. Pricing, however, is a key source of dollar sales growth for many of the large-company leaders, with growth in dollar sales outpacing volume sales growth. In contrast, growth in volume sales is a key source of dollar sales gains for small and midsize stars, suggesting that a more sustainable rise in consumer demand is powering performance. These drivers of growth underscore a significant trend in the CPG industry: small and midsize companies are increasingly taking market share from large competitors. All top ten small and midsize companies gained market share in 2012, with eight of the small-company winners grabbing at least 1.0 percentage points. Since 2009, large companies as a group have ceded 1.4 percentage points in market share, a drop that amounts to more than $10 billion in lost sales. "From this joint research, we've uncovered that small and midsize manufacturers' growth at the expense of large manufacturers is significant," said Dr. Krishnakumar (KK) Davey, managing director at IRI Consulting. "Small and midsize manufacturers are in a unique position to strengthen relationships with their retail customers as they drive growth in many categories. They are expected to garner greater attention from retailers through increased shelf space and merchandising activity." "We believe that our collaboration with BCG will continue to deliver great insight and, most importantly, foresight for our clients and the industry at large," Davey added. Other findings from the research: -- Among large-company winners, only three are growing from both their base businesses and innovation. Steps such as launching innovations that are incremental and do not detract from the existing portfolio can help balance growth from both parts of the business. -- Small- and midsize-company winners are generally concentrating on a few product categories in which they have a competitive advantage and experience strong consumer demand. They are also driving trends in the marketplace and developing first-mover advantage. -- Small and midsize companies are gaining significant share from larger players, suggesting that there are advantages to focused portfolios and small-company agility. There is an opportunity for larger companies to drive growth through more effective portfolio-mix management -- by expanding into categories with high growth potential (through acquisition or new product development) or by reevaluating existing categories to prioritize focus where opportunity is greatest. To request a copy of the study, "The BCG-IRI Momentum Report," or to arrange an interview with one of the authors, please contact Alexandra Corriveau at +1 212 446 3261 or email@example.com, or John McIndoe at +1 312 474 3862 or email@example.com. About The Boston Consulting Group The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises. Our customized approach combines deep insight into the dynamics of companies and markets with close collaboration at all levels of the client organization. This ensures that our clients achieve sustainable competitive advantage, build more capable organizations, and secure lasting results. Founded in 1963, BCG is a private company with 78 offices in 43 countries. For more information, please visit bcg.com. About IRI IRI is a leader in delivering powerful market and shopper information, predictive analysis and the foresight that leads to action. We go beyond the data to ignite extraordinary growth for our clients in the CPG, retail and over-the-counter healthcare industries by pinpointing what matters and illuminating how it can impact their businesses across sales and marketing. Move your business forward at iriworldwide.com. 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i'm so bored at work
This will help you get over the mid work day hump.
01. Suburban Legends- "Come Back Home" (Dance Like Nobody's Watching)
02. Jamiroquai - "Canned Heat" (Synkronized)
03. The Fiery Furnaces- "South Is Only a Home" (Gallowsbird's Bark)
04. Head Automatica - "Nowhere Fast" (Popaganda)
05. Amon Duul - "Archangel Thunderbird" (Yeti)
06. Cake - "I Will Survive" (Album)
07. Heavens - "Patent Pending" (Patent Pending)
08. The Films - "Black Shoes" (The Films-EP)
09. Hellogoodbye - "Here (In Your Arms)" (Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!)
10. The Academy Is... - "Slow Down" (Almost Here)
11. Kerrier District - "Ce Porte" (Kerrier District 2)
12. Mika - "Relax, Take It Easy" (Life In Cartoon Motion)
13. Young Love - "Discotech" (To Young To Fight It)
14. Deltron 3030 - "Things You Can Do" (Deltron 3030)
15. Sublime - "Santeria" (Sublime)
Pitchfork's Twee as Fuck mix tape was way lame-o. Oh mighty tmt, show me the way to twee goodness.
Note from Deanna: You have NO IDEA how long I was waiting for someone
to request something like this :]!
01. Tullycraft - "Twee" (Beat Surf Fun)
02. The Shermans - "Adulthood for Beginners" (Happiness is Toy Shaped)
03. Heavenly - "C is the Heavenly Option" (Le Jardin De Heavenly)
04. All Girl Summer Fun Band - "Video Game Heart" (2)
05. Tiger Trap - "You and Me" (Tiger Trap)
06. Honeybunch - "Hey Blue Sky" (Time Trials 1987-1995)
07. Lois - "Valentine" (Butterfly Kiss)
08. Beat Happening - "Not A Care In The World" (Music To Climb The
Apple Tree By)
09. The Lucksmiths - "Guess How Much I Love You" (A Good Kind of Nervous)
10. Tender Trap - "Talk in Song" (Film Molecules)
11. Marine Research - "At the Lost and Found" (Sounds From the Gulf Stream)
12. Rocketship - "I'm Lost Without You Here" (A Certain Smile, A
Certain Sad)
13. Bunnygrunt - "Tadpole" (Action Pants!)
14. Talulah Gosh - "Don't Go Away" (Backwash)
I'm having trouble finding good, real, folk music that isn't old Appalachian dudes playing the same
01.Iron & Wine – "On Your Wings" (Our Endless Numbered Days)
02.Espers – "Mansfield and Cyclops" (Espers II)
03.Midlake – "Kingfish Pies" (Bamnan & Slivercork)
04.Beirut – "Brandenburg" (Gulag Orkestar)
05.Daylight's for the Birds – "Worlds Away" (Trouble Everywhere)
06.Sparklehorse – "Apple Bed" (It's A Wonderful Life)
07.Beach House – "Childhood" (Beach House)
08.Grizzly Bear – "Central and Remote" (Yellow House)
09.Brightblack Morning Light – "A River Could Be Loved" (Brightblack Morning Light)
10.The Album Leaf – "September Song" (An Orchestrated Rise to Fall)
Songs to Lose Your Sense of Identity To
Hey, enjoy.
01. Mogwai - "Summer [Priority version]" (Young Team)
02. Cocoa Tea - "Over the Years" (Tune In)
03. Marvin Gaye - "Sparrow" (Here, My Dear)
03. Edan - "Torture Chamber" (Beauty and the Beat)
04. AFX - "Canticle Drawl" (Analord 01)
05. Bark Psychosis - "Absent Friend" (Hex)
06. The Dead C - "Voodoo Spell" (The White House)
07. The Auteurs - "Unsolved Child Murder" (After Murder Park)
08. Hood - "L. Fading Hills" (Outside Closer)
09. Four Tet - "As Serious As Your Life" (Rounds)
10. Eno - "Little Fishes" (Another Green World)
11. The Zombies - "Time of the Season" (Odyssey and Oracle)
12. Hot Chip - "And I Was a Boy from School" (The Warning)
13. John Lucien - "Rashida" (Rashida)
14. Faust - "I've Got My Car and My TV, Pt. 1" (Faust So Far)
a mix for feeling miserable on your birthday.
These wont make you any happier....
note from trillian: Ooh! "The News From Your Bed" by Bishop Allen is about everyone forgetting your birthday, and has snazzy piano to boot
01. Belle & Sebastian - "Nice Day For A Sulk" (Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant)
02. Swan Lake - "All Fires" (Beast Moans)
03. Modest Mouse - "Styrofoam Boots/ It's All Nice On Ice, Alright" (The Lonesome Crowded West)
04. The Smiths - "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" (Meat Is Murder)
05. LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends" (Sound Of Silver)
06. The Dismemberment Plan - "You Are Invited" (Emergency & I)
07. Bob Dylan - "One More Cup Of Coffee" (Desire)
08. Of Montreal - "No Conclusion" (Icons, Abstract Thee [EP])
09. Johnny Cash - "If You Could Read My Mind" (American V)
10. Bright Eyes - "Feb 15th" (A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997)
11. The Velvet Underground - "All Tommorows Parties" (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
Songs for the egg-shaped oval guy in zoloft commercials
These songs are for that sad, little, "egg-shaped oval guy" and anyone else who may feel round, sad, or drawn towards drugs to feel better
01. The Boy Least Likely To - "If You Wanna Be Happy" (The Best Party Ever)
02. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - "T.I.M.E.B.O.M.B." (The First Conspiracy)
03. 2Pac - "Picture Me Rollin'" (All Eyez on Me)
04. Motion City Soundtrack - "Modern Chemistry" (I Am The Movie)
05. The Ataris - "You Need a Hug" (End Is Forever)
06. Nirvana - "Lithium" (Nirvana)
07. The Verve - "The Drugs Don't Work" (Urban Hymns)
08. Common Rider - "Small Pebble" (Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 6)
09. The Flaming Lips - "Slow Nerve Action" (Transmissions From The Satellite Heart)
10. Kill Creek - "Serotonin" (Colors of Home)
11. Jimmy Eat World - "Drugs or Me" (Futures)
12. Modest Moust - "Dramamine" (This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About)
13. Denali - "Prozac" (Denali)
14. Neil Young - "Depression Blues" (Lucky Thirteen)
15. Rocky Votolato - "Uppers Aren't Necessary" (Makers)
Music To Listen To When Bill Pullman Watches You Masturbate
I think of this as a mix for someone who is initially horrified and disgusted that Bill Pullman is watching them masturbate, but slowly comes to accept -- perhaps even enjoy? -- it.
01. Nirvana - "Intro" (From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah)
02. Merzbow w/Gore Beyond Necropsy - "Pussy Poking Disorder Chaos Anarchy" (Rectal Anarchy)
03. Swans - "Raping a Slave" (Young God)
04. Nurse With Wound - "Gusset Typing" (She and Me Fall Together in Free Death)
05. Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - "Hear the Sound of a Black Flame Rising" (Apocalips)
06. Coil - "How to Destroy Angels (A Ritual for the Accumulation of Male Sexual Energy)" (Unnatural History)
07. Soft Cell - "Sex Dwarf" (Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret)
08. Sweet Stuff - "Freaky (To You)" (California Soul)
09. Marvin Gaye - "You Sure Love to Ball" (Let's Get it On)
let's just stay celibate.
01. Rilo Kiley - "Science vs. Romance" (Take Offs and Landings)
02. Sleater Kinney - "Modern Girl" (The Woods)
03.Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "A Date with the Night" (Fever to Tell)
04. Neko Case - "That Teenage Feeling" (Fox Confessor Brings the Flood)
05. The Fiery Furnaces - "Single Again" (Single Again)
06. The Donnas - "All Messed Up" (Spend the Night)
07. Aimee Mann - "One is the Lonliest Number" (Magnolia OST)
08. Amy Millan - "Hard Hearted" (Honey From the Tombs)
01. Badly Drawn Boy - "Something to Talk About" (About a Boy OST)
02. Elvis Costello - "Acciednts Will Happen"
03. Spoon - "Don't Let it Get You Down" (Kill the Moonlight)
04. Franz Ferdinand - "Michael" (Demos)
05. Radiohead - "Creep" (OK, Computer)
06.Gin Blossoms - "Breakfast at Tiffany's " (New Miserable Exerience)
07.Interpol - "Stella was a driver and she's always down" (Turn on the Bright Lights)
08. Elliot Smith - "Say Yes" (Either, Or)
Compiled by: Hannahsaurus Rex
01. Neutral Milk Hotel - "Song Against Sex" (On Avery Island)
02. Adam Green - "We're Not Supposed to be Lovers" (Friends of Mine)
03. Josh Rouse - "Givin' It Up" (Subtitulo)
04. The Magnetic Fields - "I Can't Touch You Anymore" (69 Love Songs Disc 3)
05. The Hidden Cameras - "Music Is My Boyfriend" (Missiauga Goddam)
06. The Ladies and Gentlemen - "Stay" (?)
Bonus: A good reason to..
07. The Unicorns - "The Clap" (Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?)
It's All Marshmallows And Ponies Until Someone Gets Hurt
I have interpreted this as a request for happy, upbeat songs whose lyrics are actually kind of sad or dark
01. Islands - "Rough Gem" (Return to the Sea)
02. the Pipettes - "Sex" (We Are the Pipettes)
03. Love Is All - "Aging Had Never Been His Friend" (Nine Times That Same Song)
04. the Decemberists - "Sixteen Military Wives" (Picaresque)
05. Arcade Fire - "Rebellion (Lies)" (Funeral)
06. I'm From Barcelona - "Chicken Pox" (Let Me Introduce My Friends)
07. the Postal Service - "We Will Become Silhouettes" (Give Up)
08. Architecture in Helsinki - "Heart It Races" (Places Like This)
09. Belle & Sebastian - "Step Into My Office, Baby" (Dear Catastrophe Waitress)
10. Olivia Tremor Control - "Memories Of Jacquelyn 1906" (Dusk at Cubist Castle)
A tribute to my childhood blanket
A soundtrack that follows the rips and tears and the slow, even stitches of love.
01. Chikita Violentia - "Laydown" (The Stars and Suns Sessions)
02. Badly Drawn Boy - "Easy Love" (One Plus One Is One)
03. Scout Niblett - "Just What I Needed" (Just Do It/Dinosaur Egg)
04. Montag feat. Final Fantasy - "Softness I Forgot Your Name" (Going Places)
05. Big A little a - "Thirteen" (gAame)
06. The Clientele - "Somebody Changed" (God Save the Clientele)
07. The Meligrove Band - "Ages & Stages" (Planets Conspire)
08. Jim Bryson - "Don't Fail Me Now" (Where the Bungalows Roam)
09. Bob Dylan - "Abandoned Love" (Biograph)
10. Minus Story - "Stitch Me Up" (My Ion Truss)
11. Lullaby for the Working Class - "Good Morning" (Blanket Warm)
12. Jonas Bonnetta - "Rejoice" (Farewell to Harmony)


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Hello Everyone! I previously introduced myself in the SMOKES section of your fine website. I am a cigar aficionado, and http://www.StogieChat.com is my regular haunt. After a terrible whiskey experience in high school (can we say alcohol poisoning?) I went about a decade before I could even smell whiskey without gagging. About a year ago, I tried a 7&7 at a party and kinda liked it. I slowly began to mix them stronger and stronger, until one day I just poured whiskey on the rocks and grabbed a cigar. I found that the two paired up very nicely, taking the "bite" off of both. Since then, I have enjoyed a couple bottles of whiskey with my cigars.
So far, I have learned that you basically get what you pay for. Black Velvet, Scoresby's, and Canadian Mist are only good for making mixed cocktails. I have been gradually working my way up the quality ladder (Seagram's VO, Crown Royal, Chivas Regal). I tried Maker's Mark the other day, and it made me gag.
I am only just now learning about the intracacies of the Whiskey World. I'm discovering what makes an Irish Whisky differ from Single Malt Scotch, and Bourbon from everything else. But my tasting of different bottlings is very limited up to this point, and I haven't the slightest clue how to distinguish the different subtle flavor nuances.
After talking to MurphyDawg on the phone and doing a little browsing of my own, I have compiled the following Whiskey Wish List. I plan on ordering these bottles when I return from Florida in January. Here it is:
Knob Creek 9YO
George Dickel No. 12
Rock Hill Farms
A.H. Hirsch 16YO
Eagle Rare 10YO
Wild Turkey Russell Reserve 10YO
Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit
Black Bush
Bushmill's 10YO
Bushmill's 16YO
Bushmill's 21YO
Chivas Regal
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel
The Dalmore 12YO Highland
Balvenie 12YO Doublewood Speyside
Glenmorangie Port Wood 12YO Highland
Glenrothes 1989 11YO Speyside
Aberlour A'Bunadh Speyside
That's about all I can afford to buy right now, but I am hoping that this will give me a pretty good beginning array of whiskeys from across the spectrum.
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Juice Energy RECs Now Green-e Certified
NAW Staff, Monday 10 September 2007 - 01:00:00
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) provided by Juice Energy Inc., an independent energy company with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., have been deemed Green-e certified by the Center for Resource Solutions.
Juice Energy can now offer its commercial and wholesale customers more tailored energy products, the company says.
"Green-e certification provides customers with a way to identify high-quality green power products and to feel confident that their purchase is supporting real, verified renewable energy development," adds Jon Moore, CEO of Juice Energy.
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A wreath, statues and other memorials for Tonia Ingram stand along Gavin Street near the Craddock Wetland Nature Preserve in Muncie on Monday, May 7, 2012. Ingram's body was found wrapped in a sheet and burning at this site last December.
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MUNCIE -- It's a scene that seems more likely to have played out in a TV crime drama than in real life.
But it did happen, in a Muncie Police Department interview room last Dec. 3, about a dozen hours after authorities had found the battered body of a city woman, which had been set ablaze, along a northeastside street.
The two suspects in custody that evening -- Terry Donald Rutledge, 24, and Regina Nicole Miller, 36 -- were telling significantly different stories about the events surrounding the death of Tonia Ingram. ...


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A Somali man was found guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Nashville for refusing to testify against gang members in a sex trafficking trial.
Abdullahi "Grey Goose" Farah, 23, who has lived in Minnesota and Tennessee, has served four months in prison for refusal to testify against Somali gangs that allegedly were using adolescent girls and women for prostitution.
The case includes more than 30 defendants and spanned from Minnesota to Ohio and Tennessee. ...


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- A helmet could mean the difference between a slight concussion, severe brain trauma, or even death.
- Elbow and knee pads could mean the difference between minor bruising or shattered bones.
- The more preventable injuries that occur in skate parks by not wearing safety gear, the more likely lawmakers could eventually outlaw skate parks, public or private.
- Whether you like it or not, the younger riders look up to you more experienced (older) riders. You have more influence than you know–so wear your safety gear!
- Your skate park is 40,000 square feet of unforgiving concrete, anything can happen.
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- Whether you (older riders) like it or not, the younger kids look up to you. You have more influence than you know, so behave and model the way!
- The skate park was built for riding, not for: fighting, bullying, theft, drug use/sells, graffiti, or any other type of illegal behavior.
- At any time, local law enforcement can cite any skate park user for breaking any of the posted "rules and regulations" or stop by the park to ensure the enjoyment of ALL.
- All actions have consequences, good or bad. Misuse of the park or violation of rules will result in park closures. WORK HARD TO KEEP YOUR Skate Park open!
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