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RISMEDIA, August 11, 2008-RealtyUSA, one of New York's largest independent real estate brokerages, announced the successful launch of its new, custom-built marketing platform-TOM. The Total Online Marketing tool, built by Denver-based SharperAgent, delivers a comprehensive marketing software solution for RealtyUSA's 2,300 agents throughout New York State.According to the company, with fully-integrated online and offline marketing channels, the TOM system offers agent a robust and intuitive solution for staying in touch with their clients and prospects. Agents can leverage the professionally designed, high-impact communication content found in TOM to build crucial relationships and ensure sustained business opportunities.
The features of the TOM system include:
- An easy-to-use contact manager that allows agents to store not only vital biographical data like e-mail and home addresses but also relevant demographic information for targeted marketing efforts
- Over 30 pre-built and customizable e-mail campaigns with set-it-and-forget-it functionality. These multiple touch campaigns register contacts in a sustained and consistent marketing campaign and keep agents top of mind with minimal effort
- High-quality, professional direct mail print fulfillment available at competitive pricing that will impress consumers and win business in today's competitive market
Merle Whitehead, president and CEO of RealtyUSA believes that the TOM system gives his agents the tools they need to connect with today's consumers: "Our customers are relying more and more on the Internet as a preferred method of communication. Adding the SharperAgent total online marketing system gives our agents a timely contact management instrument and a vast array of on line marketing resources."
SharperAgent's President and Co-Founder Brian Wildermuth says the TOM system will help agents build sales success. "At RealtyUSA, agents are given a competitive advantage through smart tools and services that keep them ahead of the curve. To thrive in a changing market place, real estate professionals need to instill confidence in consumers by demonstrating their expertise. TOM's sophisticated content and flexible features will allow RealtyUSA agents to do just that," he says.
According to the company, SharperAgent, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, coaches real estate and mortgage professionals and business owners on how to more effectively and efficiently market their services. This is achieved by providing the most relevant online and offline sphere marketing solutions available for contacting existing and prospective customers, connecting with them on a meaningful basis, and converting them into long-term, valued relationships.
For more information, visit www.sharperagent.com or call 866-614-9372.
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'Before Somebody Gets Hurt' was actually written for Kevin Fowler's previous album, 'Chippin' Away,' but it didn't make the cut. That didn't mean it was erased from the Texas-based singer's memory. In fact, he loved it so much, he breathed a little new life into the track and put it on his upcoming album, 'How Country Are Ya?'

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Europe's second-largest carrier, Lufthansa Airlines, is set to invest $300 million in low-cost carrier JetBlue. Lufthansa will gain a 19-percent stake in the company and a seat on the board.
As reported by Bloomberg, the new partnership opens the possibility of a U.S. base for Lufthansa to promote trans-Atlantic flights, with JetBlue's center of operations in New York City's JFK airport. Meanwhile, JetBlue will receive a much-needed financial boost after two annual losses.
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As schools in the Gulf Coast struggle to rebuild now more than two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, a new initiative is infusing technology into seven districts in Mississippi and in New Orleans' Jefferson Parish.
EDC is a key research partner in this three-year, $41 million initiative by Cisco. The schools are being wired for Internet and cable and equipped with digital telephone and security systems. Classrooms are now being outfitted with laptop computers, projectors, and interactive whiteboards. The project also provides professional development to teachers and administrators, and includes parents and community members.
For the first two years of the project, EDC will provide ongoing research—including year-end surveys of teachers, administrators, students, and parents in each district, and in-depth case studies of select schools—to help district staff clarify program goals and use the new technology effectively. The research will give each district a broad view of how successfully the technology is being implemented in the schools.
"We don't keep these reports in a drawer," says EDC's Harouna Ba. "We present our findings to every participating district as well as Cisco and make practical recommendations based on the results."
Looking ahead, Ba anticipates challenges as the schools seek to fully integrate the technology and engage communities. "We need all the pieces working together to see long-term improvement in the districts," he says. The project will conclude with a report that tracks the program's effectiveness over time and makes recommendations for the future.
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Showing sooner than 1st pregnancy?
Hi, in my 1st pregnancy i wasnt really showing for quite a way into it, but this time around all my jeans are uncomfortable, and i cant pull my tummy in like normal, when did everyone start showing with their 2nd bump? xx
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Most people start showing sooner with every child they have, in part because your skin is already pre-stretched, so to speak. I didn't really show at all during either of my pregnancies, but did gain a couple extra pounds with the 2nd one.posted 08/31/2012 by Mama_Needs_a_Nap
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What is a pregnancy test tweak? - Tweakers use various photo programs to analyze your HPT to see if we can pull out a faint pink line for an early BFP!!
For all the "indents" - Indentation line is where the antibody test strip is. On some tests this line looks like it is indented into the pregnancy test, on some tests you can clearly see the edges of the antibody strip causing to insanely thin lines to appear in the test line area. An Indent occurs when the dye runs across the test strip, if there is any HCG detected in your urine the "Indention Line" will turn pink. If not the indention line will stay white/gray, During a tweak this line is often drug out.
So if any of you have a test you would like to have tweaked, post it here and we would be happy to give you a tweak! Most of the time our tweaks are very accurate however, remember that we tweak for fun and are not doctors :)
Typical Tweaking "Rules": Please take your pictures within 10 minutesto prevent drying to help with accurate tweaking. Please lay your test FLAT on a surface because holding it in the air can cause pixelation and fake lines!! PLEASE take your photos with the macro setting on your camera. If a picture is too blurry, we cannot give you an accurate tweak. Also, don't worry about getting too close to the test. We can zoom in and crop if need be.
Taking the Test Apart- Please make sure and take a picture ASAP of the test once you take it out of the casing. Once Air hits the test, it will start to dry it, and an indent line will form more visible. If this sits out long enough you will see a line, and it will make you think it is a true line, when it isn't. Even when you tweak it, it will be visible and could even be some what pink because of the saturation of the colors when tweaked. So be very careful of this!
Disappearing Line- Often, when the dye starts to run across the test window, you will start to see the dye form a line, then it disappears once it settles. Unfortunately, that would be an evaporation line. True test lines do not disappear.
Dried Urine on your Test strip- Unfortunately some of your dried urine on the test can form a smudge of a line, often times it will tend to of course be yellow, but can add pink to it, especially on dollar tree pregnancy tests. Try and be careful about how much urine you have on your pregnancy test strip when you take it. Try not to over saturate your pregnancy test.
We do not tweak blue dye tests. They are notorious for false positives and are too unreliable. Please follow up any line on blue dye with pink and I will be happy to tweak it.
Sensitivity of Pink Dye tests:
First Response Early Result (5 & 6 days sooner)-6.3mIU
Dollar Store or Dollar Tree- 25-50mIU (White case is 25, purple case is 50)
Answer Brand-25mIU
First Response Rapid Result- 50-100mIU
Internet Cheapie/Midstream tests- 10-25mIU
Accuclear- 25-50mIU
Old Equate Brand Walmart- White Cap: 25mIU/Purple Cap: 50mIU
Photo Tips: Upload your photos to your Baby Center photos and then cut and paste them in this thread OR upload them to Photobucket (free) and copy the HTML code on this thread!!
Also tweakers please do not invert test as it gives false hope. Also please do NOT mess with SATURATION!!
Reference levels
The following is a list of serum HG levels. (LMP is the last menstrual period.)
3 weeks since LMP: 5 - 50 mIU/ml
4 weeks since LMP: 5 - 426 mIU/ml
5 weeks since LMP: 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml
6 weeks since LMP: 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml
7 - 8 weeks since LMP: 7,650 - 229,000 mIU/ml
9 - 12 weeks since LMP: 25,700 - 288,000 mIU/ml
13 - 16 weeks since LMP: 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml
17 - 24 weeks since LMP: 4,060 - 165,400 mIU/ml
25 - 40 weeks since LMP: 3,640 - 117,000 mIU/ml
Non-pregnant females: <5.0 mIU/ml
Postmenopausal females: <9.5 mIU/ml
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Amy (43) & T (42), (Mine 21,17,15) (His 17,15,13)
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This is my last test that I'll take this cycle unless AF is late. She should come on Tuesday and this test looks like a no go to me. The other 3 that I've taken all at least gave me weird thin lines with pink.
Can I get one last tweak for the month?
Married~8/2/03 Gracie~9/11/06 Jonah~2/22/09 Silas~6/16/14
I would take it as a sign to call First Response and request a replacement
Married~8/2/03 Gracie~9/11/06 Jonah~2/22/09 Silas~6/16/14
Could I get a tweak on FMU (well i peed at 4 AM too so not really the longest hold) CD 11 (or maybe 10, I don't temp with my booby lovin' 2 year old waking me up all night long).
Momma to 3 little monkeys <3
CP my angel baby *2/17/13*
Now when they tweak it, hopefully they don't pronounce that it is a dye run. I have one last frer and I will use it tomorrow morning with FMU
I see a line too Moody - you need an frer too! lol
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SEA GIRT, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie lashed out Wednesday at a former White House doctor who said she worries about him dying in office because he is so heavy, telling her to "shut up."
Dr. Connie Mariano, who served as White House physician from 1992 to 2001, told CNN she'd like to see Christie run for president in 2016 but he needs to lose weight. She said she worries he could have a heart attack or stroke.
"I'm worried about this man dying in office," the doctor, who has a practice in Scottsdale, Ariz., told the network.
During a visit Wednesday to a shore town devastated by Superstorm Sandy, Christie was asked about the doctor's comments.
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Tallahassee, FL - Motorcyclists could get some extra protection if a bill passed by a Florida senate committee today (3-9) ultimately becomes a law.
Tina McElhenny lost her son Kris, and Mike Sellers lost his son Steven to motorcycle accidents.
They say neither of the drivers in those fatal accidents were charged with a crime.
These parents are pushing for the passage of Senate Bill 608 and are crusading for what they call fairness.
Mike Sellers says, "I'm going to be back here every hearing of this year and speak to every committee that it goes through. Hopefully this year it will get to the floor again and possibly a vote by Legislature to enact this as law."
According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles over the past 5 years 2,357 motorcyclists have died in traffic crashes in the state.
The top two contributing causes of these crashes are careless driving and failure to yield to the right of way.
Senate Bill 608 calls for any motorist who injures or kills a motorcyclist in a crash to face criminal charges.
Republican Representative Brad Drake says, "Fairness is not always existent, I don't know that we can legislate fairness in every existence in the law."
The bill passed its first committee Wednesday, but it still has a long road before it's a law.
Tina McElhenny has been working to get it passed for 8 years.
McElhenny says, "I say hooray, but it still has other committees to go through. So I don't wanna jump yet, until I know everything has been through all three committees. And then we can all say well we finally got it done."
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What is Irritant Contact Dermatitis?
Irritant contact dermatitis is one potential form of contact dermatitis. It is a blanket condition that covers a number of other, more specific forms of contact dermatitis. Generally, the divisions are made based on the trigger of the dermatitis outbreak.
Irritant contact dermatitis is a form of contact dermatitis brought on by direct contact with an irritating agent. This irritating agent may be chemical in nature or physical in nature. The former involves reactions due to toxins such as those found in poison ivy and other plants, while the latter involves long, extended rubbing or scraping against the same material. The former is far better researched than the latter, as it is much easier to differentiate different types of chemical irritation than physical irritation (friction from paper and friction from some fabrics may look very similar, for instance).
Irritant contact dermatitis is not uncommon in the slightest. Many suffer from it daily with no exceptional predisposition, and many suffer from it without even noticing.
Because the number of possible irritants is so broad, this explanation only covers the very basic core mechanics. Some forms of chemical and physical irritant contact dermatitis are fairly unique.
Who gets Irritant Contact Dermatitis?
Irritant contact dermatitis may afflict nearly anyone. Physical irritants have a tendency to be particularly widespread in the number of individuals they can afflict.
Irritant contact dermatitis does not have a gendered component; men and women are equally likely to suffer from irritant exposure and have a dermatitis reaction. The usual differences in dermatological health and condition do not have a tendency to affect the incidence of irritant contact dermatitis. Those with oily skin (men are more likely to have oily skin) are roughly as equally likely as those with dry skin (women are more likely to have dry skin) to suffer from irritant contact dermatitis.
The very young and very old are more likely to suffer from irritant contact dermatitis, somewhat, as their skin has a tendency to be weaker and more vulnerable than those in adolescence or middle age.
Irritant contact dermatitis is not the same thing as allergen contact dermatitis. Something may simultaneously exacerbate irritant contact dermatitis and allergen contact dermatitis, but they are separate conditions completely. Having an allergy does not make one more susceptible to irritant contact dermatitis, it simply means that an individual may be more likely to suffer from additional symptoms due to exposure to an irritant/allergen.
What causes Irritant Contact Dermatitis?
Irritant contact dermatitis is caused by contact with an irritating agent. Irritating agents contrast plainly from allergic agents. Whereas allergic agents can cause localized (in the area of contact) or systemic (all over the body) reactions, irritating agents are always exclusively local in their effects. Irritating agents do not provoke a reaction, but rather irritate the skin directly. This usually comes in the form of damage.
Many plants, for instance, come equipped with defensive hairs. These are far more subtle than cactus spines or the thorns on a rose. They are very fine, and seem nearly soft if they've been spotted. Plants in possession of these defenses generally maintain them on their leaves. In any case, even light contact with the plant will cause the hairs to rub off onto the skin, where they will dig in. They do not need to pierce or penetrate, because they are fine enough to settle right in. This is a very minuscule intrusion, but with potential thousands of hairs stacked up in close proximity, the effect is cumulative—and frequently, very painful. The result is redness, pain, and sometimes a tightness to the skin, and possibly pustules.
A milder example comes in the form of irritant contact dermatitis caused by friction. This friction will usually originate in fabrics or paper—whatever an individual uses on a regular basis, enough for it to have an effect. Ordinarily, the friction of a piece of paper or a bit of fabric will go unnoticed. However, thousands and thousands of microabrasions over the course of a long period of time can have a cumulative effect, and this can be quite irritating for those subjected to it.
Chemical irritants also fit into this spectrum. Chemical irritants primarily include acids and bases (bases including chemicals such as lye). However, these exposures are more commonly linked to chemical burns rather than simple irritation, as they have a tendency to cause heavy skin damage and simply destroy layers of skin rather than irritating what skin exists. However, mild exposure to some chemical agents can also cause contact dermatitis, which specifically will be counted as irritant contact dermatitis as no allergic reaction occurs.
What does Irritant Contact Dermatitis cause?
Irritant contact dermatitis is defined by a rash resulting from the irritating contact. This rash is frequently uncomfortable, but rarely dangerous. This rash is always present at the site of irritation, as a sharp contrast to allergen contact dermatitis, which may be systemic (spread through the system and not necessarily related directly to the site of contact).
The rash will almost always present with erythmia (redness). This redness is usually accompanied by a feeling of tightness, much like the aftermath of a sunburn. It may be somewhat swollen and will usually be warm to the touch. The swelling may be somewhat painful.
The rash may present with various other symptoms. The primary symptom possible is pustules, or small bubbles of pus that form as a result of immune response to intrusion.
This rash may additionally itch, and may be somewhat painful. Other symptoms frequently depend upon the nature of the irritant; some are more likely to itch than others, and some may itch more or less than others. Some may cause more damage to the skin and leave it fairly raw.
How serious is Irritant Contact Dermatitis?
Irritant contact dermatitis varies in seriousness. This is primarily dependent upon its original cause. Cases of irritant contact dermatitis caused by something so mundane as a rough shirt are only barely worthy of attention, and that attention goes no further than 'Stop wearing that shirt' or 'Wash that shirt with some fabric softener next time so it doesn't chafe'. However, irritant contact dermatitis may be caused by far more exotic and far more dangerous materials, such as carbon fiber shavings. These can be very difficult to remove from the skin, allowing them to cause ongoing damage. Some materials may, in addition to causing irritant contact dermatitis, be quite toxic.
Exposure to an irritant such that it causes irritant contact dermatitis may similarly indicate that a dangerous irritant is present or situationally relevant when it otherwise would have gone unnoticed. This makes it something of a blessing, no matter how much of a curse the rash might be: it is far better to find one's hand tight, itchy and red after touching something that is shedding carbon fibers than it is to discover the presence of carbon fibers by inhaling them into one's lungs.
Irritant contact dermatitis can cause quite a lot of pain and discomfort that can very easily come to interfere with one's day-to-day life. This is the primary cause of concern and renders irritant contact dermatitis worthy of concern. This discomfort is effectively the baseline assumption: it will be uncomfortable but probably not horrible. However, more severe cases are possible from here. Some irritants are very difficult to get rid of, leading to continual irritation. Severe enough irritation can leave the skin vulnerable to infections. Scarring may occur in the worst cases.
What does Irritant Contact Dermatitis treatment look like?
Treatment of irritant contact dermatitis starts with first aid. Washing the area with water and a mild soap can clean away many remaining irritants (assuming a too-caustic soap wasn't the original cause, of course). This can sometimes abate irritant contact dermatitis before it can truly break out and escalate to its worst. This is recommended even if the rash has already broken out. Irritant contact dermatitis is almost always a cumulative process. A mild exposure will result in a mild case of irritant contact dermatitis, and a severe exposure will result in a severe case. Thus, if there is any chance that the exposed skin is still subject to the influence of the irritant, it would be best to clean it and eliminate this exposure as quickly as possible. (While rubbing the skin is necessary to remove the offending substance, it should be noted that scrubbing the skin hard can actually make irritant contact dermatitis worse; much like treatment of acne, scrubbing the skin raw is more likely to complicate things than actually aid in the purification process.)
The next course of action is, if at all possible, to remove the individual suffering from irritant contact dermatitis from the source of irritation. This goes without saying, but it may be difficult to do this if the irritant is a component of their employment. When it is simply a matter of avoiding touching that one plant in the garden or not machining carbon fiber in one's spare time, this is considerably easier, but it can be difficult if not impossible if their job requires them to work with plants or other possible physical irritants. In this circumstance, it is best to try to avoid exposure to the source of the pain, usually through the use of gloves. If this absolutely cannot be achieved, then the affected area should be thoroughly cleaned after every exposure. This may prevent any sort of dermatitis outbreak from occurring.
If there has already been an outbreak of irritant contact dermatitis, treatment will be symptomatic. Analgesics may be prescribed for the resulting pain. Antihistamines may be employed for any itching, burning or tightness. These may assuage the trouble of the symptoms somewhat, but they will not necessarily contribute to the cure of the rash. Even severe rashes will eventually go away and heal on their own, but this process may be somewhat accelerated with an anti-inflammatory which can reduce the swelling and resulting symptoms. For the very worst cases of irritant contact dermatitis, a local steroid may be administered in the form of a cream or via injection. If the rash should cover most of the body, this steroid may be prescribed systemically (that is, to the general whole of the body rather than a specific area) and administered through an ingested supplement.
How do I know if I have Irritant Contact Dermatitis?
Irritant contact dermatitis can be very easily identified by the outbreak of a rash following exposure to a particular substance. This contrasts heavily with allergen contact dermatitis, which generally takes substantially longer for its symptoms to manifest as the allergic reaction progresses.
The exception to this can be in the form of irritant contact dermatitis from friction. It can be difficult to identify the source of some rashes simply because they have originated from a thousand individual interactions over a period of time. However, even this can be overcome with a bit of careful analysis: someone who finds their thumbs and fingers growing red and irritated may be able to identify that the paper their office uses is the cause, someone who finds that their shoulder is beginning to chafe may be able to identify the cause as their stiff, starched work shirt, and so forth.
For particularly confusing cases, a dermatologist may wish to initiate patch-testing. This is effectively a brute-force method of diagnosis that involves exposing different patches of skin to different potential irritants in a controlled environment to determine which one is actually the offending substance. This is generally invoked only when the irritants are (likely to be) related to the patient's profession and the irritants are unknown. However, the risks involved in patch testing are diminished considerably with irritant contact dermatitis, as there is no way for the ailment to expand beyond its point of exposure (unlike with allergen contact dermatitis, which can become systemic if unchecked and spread to other parts of the skin or even other systems of the body entirely).


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James and Bryant Slam Dunk Team USA Past Valiant China
My Chinese students' gloomy predictions came true in Beijing tonight; Team USA stole the show in its 101-70 victory over China in the Olympic opener for both men's teams. Still, China made a valiant effort against an an American team that featured the likes of Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, and Duane Wade. Through the first half and most of the second half, China held its own thanks to two of its own NBA stars, Yao Ming and Wang Zhi Zhi who never gave up even when the going got tough in the second half. Their enthusiasm as well as the Chinese team's willingness to fight until the last second kept the crowd chanting "Jia You!" (Let's go!) the whole way through and kept me in front of the television.
I also give the American team a lot of credit for playing hard until the end and giving the capacity crowd at Beijing basketball arena the show of their lives. Lebron James and Kobe Bryant flew through the air all evening long delivering one spectacular dunk after another. Even if the crowd was dissapointed with the results, it was a night to fondly remember. The estimated 1 billion people who tuned in worldwide were certainly treated to an exciting performance by Team America and a courageous effort by the Chinese.


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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has selected Arthur P. Vercillo, M.D., as its new regional president of the company's Central New York region. Vercillo replaces James R. Reed, who was recently promoted to senior vice president of marketing and sales. Vercillo assumes his new position immediately.
As regional president, Vercillo will be responsible for developing and maintaining quality health care provider networks and supporting the growth and retention of business in Central New York.
"Dr. Vercillo's experience as vice president and chief medical officer of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, manager of his own medical practice, and a local surgeon with more than two decades of service in Central New York provide him with a unique understanding of our business and the community's needs," said Christopher Booth, executive vice president, commercial markets and health care affairs, Excellus BCBS.
Vercillo joined Excellus BCBS as a medical director in 2004 and was promoted to vice president and chief medical officer of the Central New York and Utica regions in 2006.
He earned his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, and undergraduate degree from Syracuse University. Vercillo completed his internship and residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, Conn., and he was a surgical research fellow at Harvard University, Boston. A practicing surgeon, he is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is an assistant professor of general surgery and otolaryngology at SUNY Upstate Medical University and is a past president of the Onondaga County Medical Society.
He and his wife live in Fayetteville and have three grown children.
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, a nonprofit independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, is part of a family of companies that finances and delivers vital health care services to 1.8 million people across upstate New York. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield provides access to high-quality, affordable health coverage, including valuable health-related resources that our members use every day, such as cost-saving prescription drug discounts and wellness tracking tools in our Step Up program. To learn more, visit excellusbcbs.com.
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Mr. Mark D. Wheatley, age 56 years, of Jefferson City, Mo., died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at his home. Mark was born September 13, 1956, in Moberly, Mo., the son of A. Duane and Hattie L. Netherton Wheatley. A lifelong resident of the Jefferson City area, Mark was a 1974 graduate of Jefferson City High School and a 1978 graduate of Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in Economics. He was a 1981 graduate of the University of Missouri Law School. He was employed as an attorney with MoDOT and the Missouri Public Service Commission. Mark was a member of the Missouri Bar. Survivors include: his parents, A. Duane and Hattie Wheatley of Jefferson City, Mo.; one sister, Susan Davis and her husband Gene of Jefferson City, Mo.; one brother, Ken Nichols and his wife Deanna of New London, Mo.; one niece and five nephews. Private graveside services and interment will be conducted on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Riverview Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary and friends may leave any condolences to the family at www.freemanmortuary.com.
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The Dana Air MD83 flight from capital Abuja on Sunday reported both of its engines had failed moments before it went down in a poor neighbourhood in the West African nation's largest city, the nation's civil aviation chief said.
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An ambulance dropped off 13 body bags on Monday afternoon with a mortuary attendant saying corpses had been arriving since Sunday night.
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Local media reported that the crash was Nigeria's worst since 1992, when a military C-130 went down after takeoff in Lagos, killing around 200 people on board.
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It said the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority was leading the investigation and would be assisted by the US National Transportation Safety Board.
At least one of the plane's two cockpit recorders had been recovered, officials said.
China said six of its nationals were on the plane. The pilot was an American and the co-pilot was Indian, Demuren said. France said that one of its nationals, a woman, was on the flight.
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I'm actually running a similar game like this in real-life, and I constantly think to myself, "Boy this would be a fun game to play in."
I do have a character in mind; a Thunder Guide working for Cyran interests in Xen'drik, returning to Sharn on the 19th with artifacts and information for the crown. Does that sound like something that would work for you? Also, what you say the relative power level of this game is?
@Pumpkin31415: definitely has potential. Obviously he needs to be fleshed out, so he's not just a Thunder Guide but also a person, but we can work on that. :) We'll also need to figure out the precise nature of the information--probably after the game begins, since it might be a nice way to establish who the "adversary" is. As for power level--it's diceless, so there isn't really a need to make everyone equal in power. But my intention is for most of the drama to come through social interaction--so there shouldn't be characters so powerful that they can solve everything by fighting, nor should they have access to high-level knowledge acquisition spells which derail mysteries.
Awesome! To those of you who do not know j_d as a DM, I can tell you he's brilliant.
I have a character that could fit well after some tweaking. A shifter druid with a connection to Oargev, though he might not be as important to the Prince as the Prince is to him. :)
You're a bad man jd, forcing me to apply like that :)
Perhaps this is a silly question, but its one I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around. What process does Oargev use when recruiting this "team"? You imply that he pulls these people by random and I don't think that is what you intended. Should the characters be exceptional in some right to catch Oargev's attention? Does he openly recruit volunteers? (That seems unlikely because you hint at secrecy.) I may be nitpicking, but it does speak to the type of character I'd come up with. Originally, I was leaning towards a roguey-street smart rascal. But, after some thinking, I wonder if the character shouldn't be more established in her field and thus have a name for herself.
I had the pleasure of working with jd as a co-DM for a couple of years, and I am certain that all of you will be impressed with the depth of his knowledge of the setting.
I imagine her having two different personas; a public celebrity (famous a least in Cyre, Breland, and Zilargo, if not other places as well), and the government persona who undertakes missions on behalf of the Cyran crown. She's always collected, as comfortable drinking tea with high society as she is dueling a drow champion in the heart of the jungle. Her wits--and ability to keep them about her--are her most powerful weapon.
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On 6 March 2013 13:41, Matthias BUSSONNIER <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

Anyway, project like that make me think that display/lib should be a separate project where stuff like that could live to be used by external library like pandas… etc

I'd be inclined to develop things like this separately at first, and then integrate them into IPython.lib.display once they've stabilised.

We might also distinguish between low-level display functionality that other codebases can call on, and high-level APIs that are designed to be used directly within a notebook. Both IPyTables and ipy_table are designed for the latter case.

Waiting for the _repr_latex_

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Follow the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.
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"An absorbing, beautifully and tenderly absurd, heart-breaking narrative....It is a truly gripping story, told in lean, hard athletic prose...magnificent." (The New York Times)
"Bravo Papa!"
This is possibly the best audio book I have ever listened to. William Hurt's narration is masterful bordering on dramatization but never losing touch with the classic Hemingway prose. This is one of those rare books that I did not want to end. It is altogether possible I will listen to it again simply because it was such a pleasure.
"love Hemingway, not Hurt"
I'm sorry but William Hurt hurts this novel. He does fine with the dialogue passages which makes sense i guess as an actor, but his voice and bored rendition of the narrative passages is just plain poor. At times as he's reading it seemed that he was seeing the text for the first time, his emphasis and inflection is off all over the place.
This is a great novel and I wish they would get the reading by Adams that Books on Tape had that I bought the cassettes of years ago. Much better reading. Adams did many of EH's novels and did them well, and though then I may have wished for variety in voices, I'd take those now.
Nice idea to have distinctive voices for EH, but you need some more dynamic readers, not ones that sound bored by the project. Donald Sutherland is a great actor, but a terrible reader of Old Man. Get the Charlton Heston versions of Old Man and Snows if you can and Scourby's reading of Macomber is awesome, Heston and Scourby are perfection.
"Disappointed with narration"
Wished I had read rather than listened. Very weak narration as compared to other audible books. Hemingway no problem.... Weak acting
"Fun in Paris with a Finish in Spain"
I really liked the characters and how Hemingway introduces and then holds true to their persona in the book. I liked the flow and pace of the book, I think the descriptions of Paris and the Spanish country were telling.
"What a great reading!"
William Hurt's narration of this novel is simply amazing. His voice makes the story come to life, and his rendition of Mike (the drunken Scottsman) made me really fall in love with the story.
Hurt's excellent French pronunciations also helps considering I have no working knowledge of how to speak romance languages. This story was great from beginning to end. An audible must have!
"One of my favorite audiobooks and performances of"
The scenes in chapter four...the interactions between brett and jake..jakes personal thoughts...the descriptions of life in Paris in the 20s
The love story between brett and jake...and how unique it is
One of the finest performances i have ever had the pleasure. Shame he doesnt narrate more books. he gives such nuance and inflections to the thoughts and voices...things i wouldnt have done on my own just reading it. he truly adds depth to this story. a pleasure to listen to, do your self a favor and give this one a shot.
when jake is alone in his apt and cant sleep and begins to cry
one of the absolute best audiobooks you will ever listen to.
"The best... from the best."
What can I say about this novel that hasn't already been said by those with more critical minds and more eloquent praise. Sparsely told with characters and locales who come to life in ways most writers wish they were capable. Captures a time and a sense of being long before I existed, but never seems out dated or obsolete. From France to Spain, from the long days at the cafes to the running of the bulls, this tells the tale of post WWI with exquisite detail. That said (and I do not offer this as criticism, simply fact) -- if you are looking for a "quick paced page-turner" this may not be for you. This is meant to be taken in slowly, savoring each word.
"Excellent narration"
I had to read this book for a university course. First I read the novel myself and then listened to William Hurt's narration. He made the novel come alive for me and inspired me to write my essay on this novel. I especially enjoyed his characterization of Bill's dialogue. I would recommend this audio book to anyone looking for an enjoyable experience.
Reading, the arts and physical activity clarify, explain, illustrate, and interpret life's goods and bads.
"They are Bawdy, Bitchy; and Bewildered"
Magnificent character study; superlative because each personality is introduced, developed and metamorphosed into a looking glass examination of human nature. Be careful before you pick up this book to read or listen to. Hemingway is not studying the joys of life; rather its drudgeries.
There is joy in the book though. It comes from Hemingway's ability to describe, the Running of the Bulls the antecedent and integral part of the Bull Fight, as the process is known in English. Hemmingway teaches us that the English words, Bull Fight, do not do justice to the ritual. His description is magical. His narrative may be the most famous modelling of sacramental activity in all of literature. It description becomes a second tale within the overall saga. It is the story of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, the eight-day festival of Sanfermines in honor of Saint Fermin. Just a magnificent telling. The world wide fame of the Pamplona festival, comes directly from Hemingway, in the Sun also Rises.
To top it all off, William Hurt narrates. There could not be a more perfect depiction of Hemingway's words, a perfect reflection of the novel's tenor, and an opportunity to visit genius at work. Remember, though, this book does not tell you of a happy time. Right down to its final sentence it leaves one irresolute about life.
"Hemingway again but not Hurt"
This was my first encounter with Hemingway, and threatened to be my last. If I had been listening to an author without such a pedigree, and therfore couldn't go online and be reminded by all and sundry that this is a defining novel, I suspect I would have walked away. This is undoubtedly partly my own fault - I came at the novel cold, without any reading about the context or themes, which at the distance of years would have been extremely useful. However, I believe much of the problem was the narration, which frequently irritated enough to distract concentration from the story. I'm a Scot, so Mike was a bad start - a cartoon character, sounding like a drunken Shrek. The other Brits had accents equally comic-book ridiculous, Brett's variable and often grating American take on Brit upper class just about killing her characterisation. Add in some Fawlty Towers Spaniards and only the Americans sound in any way true. In addition the narrator seems to eschew any flowing sentence structure, pausing where (I presume?) there is no punctuation in the novel, and sometimes grinding almost to a halt before jolting off. Again, perhaps my lack of familiarity with Hemingway is to blame, and he is supposed to be read in the form of heroic poetry, but I found it another layer of distraction.
Having read a number of online notes about the book since listening, I would certainly revisit it, as clearly I missed much of what makes this novel stand out. However, that will be a different narrator or a hard copy. Meanwhile I will buy another Hemingway on Audible, and watch Shrek again, where a stereotyped Scottish accent can be appropriately enjoyed.
"Excellent Book."
A classic novel that stay forever. Fantastic narrator. Enjoyed it very much!
"What a way to ruin a good story!"
I was looking forward to listening to this story, but oh, what a disappointment! I never want to listen to William Hurt reading again.
He made it sound dull and was hopeless at the accents.
I was intrigued by the story. What sad empty lives all the characters led. So much drinking and smoking and falling in and out of love. I much enjoyed the bullfighting in Pamploma.
I look forward to reading and listening to more stories by Ernest Hemingway as long as they are NOT read by William Hurt1
"Excellent crisp and concise"
Wonderful book full of atmosphere and interesting characters. warning some may find Semitic references upsetting.
"Hemingway is good... this version is not!"
Hemingway is great. This is a good book, but the accents put on by the narrator ruined it. The Scottish sounded welsh, or occasionally it sounded like a parody of Scottish, the Spanish was very questionable, and the narrator sometimes seemed to forget who had what accent- so Brett often sounded American, and then to compensate she sounded ridiculously English in the next breath!
I wouldn't mind too much if this audiobook had cost 99p, but for the price it was very badly done! And it's hard to ruin Hemingway.
Hard to destroy Hemingway, and Hurt doesn't but his scottish accent for Mike is embarassing - it could be Welsh sometimes - and Brett he misses altogether but there is always a pleasure in hearing a Hemingway aloud.
"Kept my interest"
Very well narrated. I think Mr Hurt captured the pace and metre of Hemingway's work very well.
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We've seen the intricate cars, engines, bicycles and other machinations of civilization created out of cardboard by artist Chris Gilmour [2]: bafflingly accurate and detailed for the imprecise medium. Artist Mark Langan [3], in contrast, creates sculptural works that are inspired by the form of cardboard itself, celebrating its grooves and textures. This work demands a kind of respect and awe for its material, which the artist collects from his own neighborhood.
Commissioned work for Mid-States Packaging in Lewiston, Ohio
Langan dos not use any computer rendering to visualize a project: he sketches it the old-fashioned way, by drawing it out on a piece of paper. Each piece is built through a process of cutting, layering, and sealing with a non-toxic glue. For a more sculptural texture, the artist will run his cardboard through a paper-shredder and make it into a putty with glue and water.
A completely self-taught artist, Langan dedicated himself full-time to his corrugated masterpieces after being laid off from an office job. Some of the pieces are more overt proponents of the green lifestyle than others: one pieces says "Waste: it's what haste makes" while in another, Uncle Sam [4] declares "I want YOU to recycle" (above). Most of the works, however, are elegantly trimmed celebrations of a cast-off material. It's the grown-up version of playing with cardboard boxes.
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After a few weekends exploring Clojure I came up with this program. It allows you to move a little rectangle in a window. Here's the code:
(import java.awt.Color)
(import java.awt.Dimension)
(import java.awt.event.KeyListener)
(import javax.swing.JFrame)
(import javax.swing.JPanel)
(def x (ref 0))
(def y (ref 0))
(def panel
(proxy [JPanel KeyListener] []
(getPreferredSize [] (Dimension. 100 100))
(keyPressed [e]
(let [keyCode (.getKeyCode e)]
(if (== 37 keyCode) (dosync (alter x dec))
(if (== 38 keyCode) (dosync (alter y dec))
(if (== 39 keyCode) (dosync (alter x inc))
(if (== 40 keyCode) (dosync (alter y inc))
(println keyCode)))))))
(keyReleased [e])
(keyTyped [e])))
(doto panel
(.setFocusable true)
(.addKeyListener panel))
(def frame (JFrame. "Test"))
(doto frame
(.add panel)
(.setDefaultCloseOperation JFrame/EXIT_ON_CLOSE)
(.setVisible true))
(defn drawRectangle [p]
(doto (.getGraphics p)
(.setColor (java.awt.Color/WHITE))
(.fillRect 0 0 100 100)
(.setColor (java.awt.Color/BLUE))
(.fillRect (* 10 (deref x)) (* 10 (deref y)) 10 10)))
(loop []
(drawRectangle panel)
(Thread/sleep 10)
Despite being an experienced C++ programmer I found it very challenging to write even a simple application in a language that uses a radically different style than what I'm used to.
On top of that, this code probably sucks. I suspect the globalness of the various values is a bad thing. It's also not clear to me if it's appropriate to use references here for the x and y values.
Any hints for improving this code are welcome.