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With the 95th Map of the Week we take our first look at the Slovanian Royal County.
Prokop, count of the Royal County, is one of the more corrupt rulers of Slovania, although his corruption has brought him only modest wealth. Among the four counties and the march, Prokop rules over the smallest population. He also has the least to offer those who would do under-the-table business with him. His best product in this respect is his willingness to not see things. The best reason to buy that service from him is the fact that Prokop's army is 100 head stronger than those of the other three counts or the border margrave. He can deal with those who have something to hide, if he wishes to do so.
The economy of the Royal County is limited mainly to wood from the Southwood and cattle and wool products from the western grazing land along the Leipt or Lightning River on the kingdom's western border. There are but three settlements of any size in the Southwood: The county seat Southwood Fortress as well as the West Fortress and the Storm Fortress. In addition to the three fortresses, Prokop also rules over a dozen or so lumbering and woodworking settlements within the Southwood. There are some 100 settlements in the grazing lands to the west, but all of them are ranching hamlets and thorps that have long, unpopulated stretches of prairie and grassland between them. Cattle graze north of the royal seat, sheep south of Novýdomov. Where soils are good, crops and grains also are grown.
In the village ruin Sawblade in the Southwood some 50 miles/80 km north of his ruling seat of Southwood Fortress, Prokop is ignoring the Society of Immortal Darkness, a growing sect of black necromancers that serves the dark draug Mýsing in the ruins of Garnd'is Crossing in the Æsir Devastation.
Prokop is ignoring the Dark sect because it is supplementing the silver and gold in his treasury. Prokop considers the society to be nothing more than an irritating coven of insane wizards that does no great harm beyond the occasional kidnapping of Slovánski commoners. He is unaware that the secret sect is beginning to spread like a slow cancer through the entire kingdom, luring power-seeking wizards into its folds and setting the stage for the development of Mýsing's strange and evil new religion.
In the heart of the eastern Southwood, there once was an Æsir military outpost and supporting village known as the Forest Watch. It was much more a training facility than a watchpost, despite its name. Before the fall of the empire, an unfortunate lightning strike hit a watchtower and set it ablaze. All of the village's buildings except the keep were made of wood and burnt to the ground. The stone-walled keep survived, but those who took refuge within it died from the heat and smoke of the surrounding fire. The outpost was abandoned by the Æsir. When the Slovania came later, they ignored the ruin of the remaining keep. Gurźagh, one of the deep devils in the service of the devil Gadreel in Novýdomov, has a special mission, and the tale of the razing of Forest Watch made the ruin a particularly attractive site for its operation, as far as Gurźagh is concerned. Forest Watch not only is isolated in the Southwood and reachable only by a foot path, but it also has the quality of having been destroyed by fire. Building a team of arsonist agents is Gurźagh's mission. Its agents pose no immediate threat to Slovania. Gadreel wants Gurźagh to train his agents secretly and without interference. Therefore, the greater devil has ordered the deep devil to see to it that his trainees cause no problems and do no damage within Slovania. Gadreel's target is in the south, the troubled Kingdom of Windland, on the continent of Blueland.
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Meanwhile, as pipelines in other categories falter, marketers of oncology pharmaceuticals and biologics have moved to the forefront of companies' portfolios. Their advertising campaigns show a new sophistication about branding and marketing.
Moving Beyond TraditionsToday, oncology therapeutics is big business: the market for cancer drugs is forecast to reach $55 billion in 2009, making it the largest sales volume category in the pharmaceuticals/biologicals industry. What's more, the oncology pipeline is the richest in the industry by far, and IMS reports that by 2010, oncology will account for some 30 percent of all launches. With such a wealth of new products, successful positioning—first line vs. second line, etc.—could spell the difference between a blockbuster and an also-ran. To create that difference, advertisers must move beyond oncology's traditions of mechanistic images and scientific themes, and develop innovative approaches to appeal to the US audience of more than 7,000 office-based medical oncology and hematology/oncology specialists.
To learn how companies are making that appeal, Flashpoint Medica examined a sample of 37 ad campaigns running in 2007 and 2008 to explore current trends in advertising and branding. The survey discovered five major approaches that dominate advertising and branding campaigns in oncology today. Some of the approaches that were once staples of oncology advertising—such as the use of scientific/mode-of-action visualization—seem to be on the way out, while others are being used more often. In aggregate, the data paint a picture of a category in transition. Let's take a detailed look at these approaches and trends.
Trend #1: Data as branding
For example, the campaign for Erbitux (cetuximab), Imclone/Bristol-Myers Squibb's head and neck cancer drug, presents evidence of improvement in overall survival (OS, the "gold standard" in measuring efficacy in oncology). In addition, a Kaplan-Meier (K-M) curve (its double lines drifting downward over time) is perched atop a large pile of patient files and clinical publications, representing how many patients were still alive as the study continued. The headline reads: "Survival without Compromising Delivery of RT [radiation therapy]." Copy claims feature "survival" and "reduction in risk of death." The tagline is "Strength in Data."
With some tumor types, however, survival data won't be available for many years (as in cancers with long survivorship, such as breast cancer), or is difficult to obtain methodologically. In these cases, other data take center stage. An Arimidex ad, in the form of an advertorial, features a graph showing that, on average, patients taking the drug had a greater duration of disease-free survival—a common end-point in adjuvant chemotherapy. Pfizer's Aromasin (exemestane) ad outlines the letters "e" and "r" in the word "brighter"—referring to the patient's future—to highlight the estrogen receptors that the product blocks. The rest of this all-copy ad describes disease-free survival data, delivered in bullet points rather than advertorial prose.

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Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the U.S. central bank could begin tapering its stimulating efforts, volatility returned to the stock market. There has been much discussion about when and how the Fed will deal with the sugar stimulus-addicted economy. The concern is if the Fed acts too quickly, much like a child on too much sugar, it will crash. This concern has | Read More »


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|NCHD to host food safety meeting Sept. 18
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
If community members are curious about food safety in northeast Colorado, this is their chance to become more informed. Northeast Colorado Health Department is hosting an open discussion about food safety in Sterling on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 3-5 p.m., and members of the food service industry, as well as consumers, are welcome to attend.
The meeting will be held at NCHD's district headquarters, located at 700 Columbine St. in Sterling. The meeting is free, and reservations are requested but not required.
"Our first food safety meeting this past January went very well, and the feedback was really helpful," said Carmen Vandenbark, NCHD's environmental health administrator. "During that meeting, we talked a lot about the new risk-based inspection frequency methodology we've adopted at NCHD, and that opened up a lot more discussion topics and an idea to host this type of informative meeting twice a year."
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Nebraska (2013)
Nebraska SynopsisAfter receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father (Bruce Dern) thinks hes struck it rich, and wrangles his son (Will Forte) into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Shot in black and white across four states, Nebraska tells the stories of family life in the heartland of America.
Nebraska Release Date
In Theaters November 15, 2013
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Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, Stacy Keach, June Squibb, and Bob Odenkirk
Written by: Bob Nelson
Directed by: Alexander Payne
Produced by: Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa
Length: 115 min
MPAA Rating: [ R ]
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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Here is a map of the original Antésye (about 2600 years before the story of my novel) and the Great Exodus of its population because of natural disasters (from 2100 to 1800 years before the story).
To make this map, I used StarRavens brushes for the trees, rpgmapmakers ones for the palm trees and Bosloks ones for the hills and the mountains.
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Sing Hallelujah: Holiday Classical Concerts
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New York City is an enchanting place to be during the holiday season. The festive atmosphere is never more evident than in holiday concerts of classical music, which can provide everything from restive contemplation to joyous inspiration. Whether you're rubbing shoulders with a stranger in a Messiah sing-along or experiencing the spine-tingling harmonies of exceptional choirs and a cappella groups, New York has an abundance of offerings capturing the spirit of the season, with many taking place in unparalleled settings. Read on for a selection of concerts throughout the City in December.
November 27 and December 2
A Chanticleer Christmas at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met's Medieval Sculpture Hall provides perfect acoustics for the exquisite harmonies of the male a cappella ensemble Chanticleer, whose holiday concerts have become a tradition in New York. The 12-member group fashions stunning bell-like tones and lingering long notes in everything from medieval chants to familiar holiday tunes in front of the museum's beautiful Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque crèche. Two performances are scheduled for each date. For more info, visit metmuseum.org.
December 9
The Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The impassioned choral conductor Kent Tritle has recently taken the helm of the Choir of the Cathedral St. John the Divine. It's all the more reason to hear them showcased in a concert at the Met featuring "O Magnum Mysterium," plus works by William Byrd, Eric Whitacre and Nico Muhly. There are two performances scheduled for December 9. For more info, visit metmuseum.org.
December 14–15
The New York Pops and Pink Martini at Carnegie Hall
Add a touch of nostalgia to your holiday cheer when the little orchestra Pink Martini performs with the larger New York Pops in two concerts at Carnegie Hall. Pink Martini, known for its retro-symphonic global pop, will add an old-fashioned flair to the performance of songs from their album Joy to the World. Also on the program are selections by Maurice Ravel, Rodgers and Hammerstein and Irving Berlin, all under the direction of Steven Reineke. For more info, visit carnegiehall.org.
December 15–16
Bronx Arts Ensemble Holiday Concert at Bartow-Pell Mansion
A festive concert at a historic house will transport you back to Old New York. The Bronx Arts Ensemble perform a program of song and narrative celebrating Sinterklaas, the Dutch St. Nicholas, harking back to Olde Nieuw Amsterdam. The setting is the storied Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx. The concerts are free, but tickets are required. Two performances are scheduled for each date. For more info, visit bartowpellmansionmuseum.org.
December 16
Astoria Symphony & Choir Holiday Jubilee at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church
In Queens, the Astoria Symphony is composed of musicians from all five boroughs and the tristate area. They'll be joined by a choir for a Holiday Jubilee at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Astoria. It's a crowd-pleasing program that includes Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" and Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus," among other works, to be followed by a traditional carol sing-along. For more info, visit astoriamusic.org.
December 16
My Yiddishe Chanukah at The World Financial Center and Winter Garden
A musical-theater Hanukkah celebration for the whole family, My Yiddishe Chanukah—featuring The National Yiddish Theatre–Folksbiene, an ensemble of performers accompanied by a hip klezmer group under the direction of Zalmen Mlotek—takes place at the Winter Garden at The World Financial Center. For more info, visit worldfinancialcenter.com.
December 16–17
Rotunda Holiday Concert at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The resounding voices of the Vox Vocal Ensemble have ample room to soar in the sweeping Frank Lloyd Wright–designed rotunda at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Often providing unique arrangements of holiday classics, the group is conducted by New York City Opera artistic director George Steel. For more info, visit guggenheim.org.
December 17
The National Choral Council – 45th-Annual Handel's Messiah Sing-in at Avery Fisher Hall
For those who prefer to sing their own Messiah, the National Chorale provides an opportunity for amateur singers to lend their voices to the 3,000-plus-member audience chorus at its annual Messiah sing-in at Avery Fisher Hall. Participants need to bring their own sheet music, but they'll have the guidance of 17 guest conductors who'll make sure sopranos, basses, altos and tenors blend in all the right places. For more info, visit lincolncenter.org.
December 18–22
Handel's Messiah at Avery Fisher Hall
There's no shortage of performances of Handel's Messiah during this holiday season, and the New York Philharmonic has slated the perennial favorite for five nights in a row at Avery Fisher Hall. The Philharmonic, accompanied by the New York Choral Artists, will be conducted by French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm. For more info, visit lincolncenter.org.
December 20 and 23
Handel Messiah at Carnegie Hall
Two groups take on the holiday-season staple at Carnegie Hall. For a tried-and-true rendition of the Messiah, you can't beat the well-oiled machine that is Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra (December 20). And The Masterwork Chorus celebrates its 250th performance of Handel's oratorio, part of their repertoire every year since 1957. For more info, visit carnegiehall.org.


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Alec Cherny
Hometown: Durand, MI
Major: BioChemistry
Concentration: PreMed
Co-op Employer: Hurley Medical Center
Why did you choose Kettering University?
I selected Kettering for a multitude of reasons. One of course being the co-op program and for pre-med it is not only essential that I get a great education but also some real world experience to ensure that it is really what I want to do. Knowing this, I chose Kettering at first for the co-op but fell in love with the small"er" size of the university. Kettering feels like a second home, the people are truly wonderful and are always looking out for your best interest.
What are the five best things about Kettering?
- The people, staff and student body.
- Beautiful campus that is always finding some way to improve.
- Co-op experience.
- The dedication and "go get 'em" attitude of the student body.
- Diversity of people.
What was your coolest co-op assignment?
My entire work term is amazing. As a scribe in a hospital I have one of the best jobs a pre-med student could ask for. I am constantly learning and seeing new things. I realize that getting to know the doctors while helping them with their electronic medical records has led to so many learning opportunities and chances to see so much in the medical field.
What advice do you have for students considering Kettering University?
Choosing a college is one of the most difficult and life changing experiences a person could have and I promise you that Kettering is the place to be and you will not regret it. I strongly encourage you to visit as often as possible and ask to experience a class or two. The choice is yours and I think it's quite clear that the best choice is truly Kettering University.


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Mikko Kallio: The Magician
Exhibit Dates: October 24 to November 22
Opening Reception: October 24, 7:00 p.m.
HANCOCK, MI - "Mikko Kallio: The Magician" is featured at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, from October 24 to November 22, 2013.
An opening reception will take place at the gallery on Thursday, October 24, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Mikko Kallio will present an artist talk beginning at 7:15 pm. The reception is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
"The Magician" exhibit is a collection of letter-size mixed media works on paper, accompanied by some larger works on paper. Kallio's work examines humanity and spirituality through exploration of the playful world of a child's imagination and the wondrous world of the magician, who can make the impossible possible.
Kallio builds his detailed work in layers, over a long period of time, using ink, watercolor, pencil, and collage. Fantastical beings, wandering ascetics, clowns, and high-spirited acrobats-floating between earth and sky-inhabit the Finnish artist's work. His characters create a world not found in reality.
"The humanlike characters in my work are imaginary and I never use models," he notes. "The figures interlace with very detailed abstraction; painted and drawn stripes, dots and color. The striped structures have a resemblance to the textile design and clothes that are carved into my memory since my early childhood in Finland."
Born in Espoo, Finland, Kallio now lives and works in Tampere, Finland. From 2008 to 2011, he worked as the Regional Artist in Visual Arts at the Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, Tampere. He spent the year 2012 living in New York City. His work can be viewed in the flat files of Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, online at flatfiles.pierogi2000.com.
Kallio's work is included in the permanent collections of the State of Finland, the Helsinki Art Museum, and the City of Tampere, and has been exhibited in at galleries and museums in Finland and internationally. He has received numerous grants, including from the Finnish Cultural Foundation. He collaborates with the international artist group, Le Dernier Cri, based in Marseille, France.
The exhibition of "The Magician" at the Finlandia University Gallery is sponsored by Finlandia University, the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, the Arts Council of Pirkanmaa (Finland), and the Frame Visual Art Finland foundation.
"Mikko Kallio: The Magician" will be on display through November 22, 2013.
The Finlandia University Gallery is in the Finnish American Heritage Center, 435 Quincy Street, Hancock. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.; and by appointment.
For more information, call 906-487-7500.
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Photo 1: The Red Shirt, 2012, Drawing, watercolor, collage, 11" x 12"
Photo 2: Magician, 2013, ink, watercolor,graphite,collage,11" x8"
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Villa v Tottenham team news: One change for Lambert's team
Villa have made one change for this afternoon's clash against Tottenham Hotspur.
Nathan Baker has come in for Ciaran Clark at centre-back.
Christian Benteke is back in the squad following a hip flexor injury.
The Belgian striker takes his place among the substitutes.
VILLA: Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Baker, Luna, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Delph, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Kozak. Subs: Steer, Helenius, Sylla, Benteke, Bowery, Tonev, Lowton.
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Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is reacting to news of the apparent suicide of Representative Jessica Upshaw.
"Deborah and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Rep. Jessica Upshaw," Bryant said in a statement on his website. "I have known Jessica for many years as an unselfish and dedicated public servant. This is a tragic loss for her family and all Mississippians, and our thoughts and prayers go out to her family during this difficult time."
Upshaw was 53 and had served as a lawmaker since 2004.
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March 2, 2011by Andy ClarkeVirtually everyone that forwarded footage of the awful scenes of a car plowing into a crowd of cyclists in Brazil this week prefaced their message by saying "if you can get to the end of this…" or "this is grim watching"; it is pretty grim and it's a miracle that no-one was killed.
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February 18, 2011by Andy ClarkeSad to say that the awful series of fatal bike crashes in Tampa last year has carried over into the new year.
February 16, 2011by Darren FluscheAround here we love data, so after I sent the latest safety in numbers data around the office, it took Andy less than an hour to try to one-up me.
February 14, 2011by Andy ClarkeWe're delighted to welcome Brighid O'Keane to the Advocacy Advance team.
February 11, 2011by Scott WilliamsOn Tuesday evening, Greg Billing of the Washington Area Bicyclists Association and Griff Baute of the Bluegrass Cycling Club joined Andy Clarke and myself for the monthly Club Leadership Webinar.
February 10, 2011by Andy ClarkeAlmost every day we get fresh confirmation that getting more people on bikes is a good idea, and that the kinds of things we've been advocating for years are actually effective and useful.
February 10, 2011by supportOn October 1st, fifteen cyclists left Outspokin' bike shop in Savannah Augusta, GA on their weekly ride across the state border into rural Aiken, SC. While riding along Beech Island Ave. the cyclists heard the revving of a truck's engine moments before it collided with the group.
February 9, 2011by Darren FluscheThe average annual number of bicycle/motor vehicle crashes in Minneapolis between 1993 and 1999 was 334. Since 2000, the number has dropped 20 percent to 269.
February 8, 2011by Scott WilliamsThe League of American Bicyclists is proud to announce that it received the maximum four star ranking from Charity Navigator. This ranking reflects several years of rigorous attention to our financial management from our staff and board.


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Will smart machines create a world without work?
WASHINGTON They seem right out of a Hollywood fantasy, and they are: Cars that drive themselves have appeared in movies like "I, Robot" and the television show "Knight Rider."
Now, three years after Google invented one, automated cars could be on their way to a freeway near you. In the U.S., California and other states are rewriting the rules of the road to make way for driverless cars. Just one problem: What happens to the millions of people who make a living driving cars and trucks - jobs that always have seemed sheltered from the onslaught of technology?
"All those jobs are going to disappear in the next 25 years," predicts Moshe Vardi, a computer scientist at Rice University in Houston. "Driving by people will look quaint; it will look like a horse and buggy."
If automation can unseat bus drivers, urban deliverymen, long-haul truckers, even cabbies, is any job safe?
Vardi poses an equally scary question: "Are we prepared for an economy in which 50 percent of people aren't working?"
EDITOR'S NOTE: Last in a three-part series on the loss of middle-class jobs in the wake of the Great Recession, and the role of technology.
An Associated Press analysis of employment data from 20 countries found that millions of midskill, midpay jobs already have disappeared over the past five years, and they are the jobs that form the backbone of the middle class in developed countries.
That experience has left a growing number of technologists and economists wondering what lies ahead. Will middle-class jobs return when the global economy recovers, or are they lost forever because of the advance of technology? The answer may not be known for years, perhaps decades. Experts argue among themselves whether the job market will recover, muddle along or get much worse.
To understand their arguments, it helps to understand the past.
Every time a transformative invention took hold over the past two centuries - whether the steamboat in the 1820s or the locomotive in the 1850s or the telegraph or the telephone - businesses would disappear and workers would lose jobs. But new businesses would emerge that employed even more.
The combustion engine decimated makers of horse-drawn carriages, saddles, buggy whips and other occupations that depended on the horse trade. But it also resulted in huge auto plants that employed hundreds of thousands of workers, who were paid enough to help create a prosperous middle class.
"What has always been true is that technology has destroyed jobs but also always created jobs," says Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University. "You know the old story we tell about (how) the car destroyed blacksmiths and created the auto industry."
The astounding capabilities of computer technology are forcing some mainstream economists to rethink the conventional wisdom about the economic benefits of technology, however. For the first time, we are seeing machines that can think - or something close to it.
In the early 1980s, at the beginning of the personal computer age, economists thought computers would do what machines had done for two centuries - eliminate jobs that required brawn, not brains. Low-level workers would be forced to seek training to qualify for jobs that required more skills. They'd become more productive and earn more money. The process would be the same as when mechanization replaced manual labor on the farm a century ago; workers moved to the city and got factory jobs that required higher skills but paid more.
But it hasn't quite worked out that way. It turns out that computers most easily target jobs that involve routines, whatever skill level they require. And the most vulnerable of these jobs, economists have found, tend to employ midskill workers, even those held by people with college degrees - the very jobs that support a middle-class, consumer economy.


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Energy transfer from the time varying electrostatic field to electrons in a capacitively coupled plasmas (CCP) does not exclusively occur at twice the RF frequency. Due to the highly nonlinear mechanism of power transfer from the fields to the electrons, power deposition occurs at frequencies higher than twice the driving frequency. For dual frequency CCP reactors the harmonic content of the power deposition occurs at many different frequencies.


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64-Voice Synthesizer Module
A.The send level for the Chorus and the Reverb can be set respectively in two values, one for when the MFX effect is in use, and another for when it is not.
Each Patch, in Patch Mode, or Part in the Performance has an independent send level for both Chorus and Reverb. By adjusting these levels in the Patch/Performance Effects General page, the overall amount of Chorus and Reverb can be adjusted independently.
Note: In the case where the MFX Effect is in use, there are independent sends from the MFX processor to the Reverb and Chorus processors. You may need to adjust these send levels to achieve to the desired levels.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Sarah Tucker's Holiday Gift Guide // Stocking Stuffers
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loven' the sunnies!ReplyDelete
The scallop ring is adorable! I love these little stocking stuffers!ReplyDelete
I love those sunnies. Sad they're on back order. :(ReplyDelete
I am now obsessed with the scallop ring and llama necklace! Might have to show those to the hubby :)ReplyDelete
Speaking of husbands....enjoy your babymoon!! And yay for being full-term!
lucky girl!!!! have so much fun on your babymoon!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful time on your babymoon! Love the personalized notebook. What a sweet gift! xxReplyDelete
yay JB for getting a good babymoon for his lady. i hope you have a great time!! :) (PS an email/post is headed your way!!!)ReplyDelete
Yay! Cute stocking stuffers!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your babymoon!! You are coming down to my corner of the state! I hope you love it! :)
Such cute stuffers! I will take them all! But especially the sunglasses and the ring!ReplyDelete
Great giftguide! You have a lovely blog.ReplyDelete
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Lineups: Dotel back from D.L.
The Royals return home today after a 10-game road trip where we posted a 6-4 record. The team has won six of its last eight with the players finally finding their rhythm at the plate. Before getting to the lineups, here are some notes for you.
PITCHERS TAKE TO HITTING: According to Elias Sports Bureau, Joel Peralta's first Major League plate appearance in Sunday's 12-inning, 10-5 win at Colorado was one for the record books. Peralta, who picked up the win on the mound for KC, belted a two-run double that secured the lead for the Royals. Apparently, it's been more than 34 years since the last time a player's first Major League plate appearance came during extra innings and resulted in a run-producing, extra-base hit. The last time: April 10, 1973, when Houston's Jim Crawford used a 12th-inning walk-off double to beat the Dodgers.
Also…after just three Interleague games, our pitchers are hitting a combined .429. Okay, that's only in seven at-bats, but still, three hits including a double, two RBI and only one strikeout isn't bad for these hurlers.
DOTEL RETURNS: The Royals reactivated pitcher Octavio Dotel from the D.L. today. Dotel, who has been out all season with a strained left oblique, is expected to "ease" back into the closer role, according to GM Dayton Moore. Whatever his role is, it will be nice to have him in the bullpen for the first time this season. In three rehab appearances with Double-A Wichita, Dotel posted a 0-1 record with a 3.00 ERA (3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER), striking out four without issuing a walk. The hidden plus of his rehab appearances: he tossed in back-to-back games, didn't allow a run in those two games and didn't feel any pain. Welcome back, Octavio!
D.L. BOOSTED SHEALY: First baseman Ryan Shealy is batting .529 (9-for-17) with one double, one home run and six RBI since returning from the D.L. on May 16. And, the team is 4-1 in the five games he's played in since returning.
BUDDY IS A-OK: Although he is limping around, Buddy Bell is back in the clubhouse a day after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Buddy had the minor surgery after feeling some increased pain during the Royals most recent road trip.
LaRUE REHABS WITH OMAHA: Catcher Jason LaRue, who has been out since May 11 with a left clavicle contusion, begins a rehab assignment tonight with Triple-A Omaha.
For the Royals:
DeJesus – CF
Grudzielanek – 2B
Teahen – RF
Sweeney – DH
Costa – LF
Gordon – 3B
Shealy – 1B
Buck – C
Pena – SS
Perez – P
For the Indians:
Sizemore – CF
Michaels – LF
Hafner – DH
Martinez – C
Peralta – SS
Garko – 1B
Nixon – RF
Barfield – 2B
Marte – 3B
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IUCN European region covers a large and diverse territory in the Northern Hemisphere. Its rich biodiversity is threatened by increasing urbanization and habitat loss.
Country Focus
Each month, the IUCN Regional Office for Europe takes you to a new country to explore its biodiversity and learn more about the efforts of IUCN Members, Committees and experts.
Threatened Species of Europe
This slideshow presents some of the most threatened species in Europe based on the results of the European Red List. Commissioned by the European Union, the European Red List is a review of the conservation status of European species according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. Freshwater molluscs and fishes are the most threatened groups in Europe (2011).
Europe's overseas territories: Valuable, vulnerable, vital
The EU Overseas territories, from the poles to the tropics, are home to a unique divesity of species and ecosystems of crucial global importance. The pictures in the slideshow are mainly taken from the IUCN publication on Climate Change and Biodiversity in the European Union Overseas Entities (2008).
Wild Wonders of Europe
Wild Wonders of Europe is the largest photography-based conservation communication initiative in the world. After more than 1,100 days in the field the initiative has created an archive of almost 200,000 breathtaking images and hours of high-quality video footage. And the most up-to-date, cohesive visual documentation of nature in Europe. This is a glimpse of the wealth of images of Wild Wonders of Europe.
Life along the Sava River
To secure the integration of the protection of ecological values into the management of the Sava River, IUCN and Wageningen International, with technical support from Orbicon, have jointly carried out the project Protection of Biodiversity of the Sava River Basin Floodplains to support the Sava Basin countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia) in identifying, designating and managing biological and landscape diversity along the Sava River and in supporting the implementation of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives.


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Travel advisory
Travel | It may be a small world, after all, but it remains a dangerous one, so travelers should take precautions
"Travel advisory" Continued...
Many WORLDmag.com Saturday Series reports have emphasized our souls, but this week's is about protection of our bodies. Scott Stewart is vice president of analysis at Stratfor, a global intelligence company with headquarters in Austin, Texas. He is a former Diplomatic Security Service special agent and protective intelligence coordinator for Dell Inc. The practical security information applies to missionaries permanently living overseas as well as people living in the United States who rarely or never travel. —Marvin Olasky
Travel security: Being shrewd as a serpent
In this era of low-cost airfares, ecotourism, and adventure vacations, more people are exploring wild and remote corners of the world: Some are leisure travelers, but many are taking short-term mission trips. A generation ago, only a few intrepid souls dared to venture to mission fields far off the beaten path; earlier, it took missionaries weeks or even months just to get to their destinations.
So the world seems smaller today, but it remains as dangerous as it ever was. Christian travelers today may not have as much to fear from cannibalistic tribesmen and tropical diseases, but the threats posed by terrorists and sophisticated and heavily armed criminals are very real. The current global travel advisory by the U.S. Department of State serves as a reminder of this reality.
While some of the dangers in the world exist near our own homes, these dangers are magnified while we are traveling—when we are strangers in a strange land, coping with a sense of otherness and not belonging, and visibly sticking out in a crowd. Furthermore, criminals tend to target traveling Americans because of a general belief that their pockets are filled with cash, or that they otherwise have access to large sums of money.
Thousands of Americans fall victim to criminals while they are traveling every year, but with a little education and preparation they could have taken steps to prevent an encounter with the criminals or at least mitigate the effects of an encounter. Because of my background and extensive experience as an overseas traveler, I have provided travel security briefings to missionary organizations, church groups, friends, family members, student groups, and short-term mission teams. I also lead an annual short-term mission group from my church, so I understand some of the ministry aspects as well.
Since the number of people I can brief in person is limited, I decided to put the content of my briefings into book form to reach a wider audience, and the result was Shrewd as Serpents and Innocent as Doves: A Practical Security Guide for Christian Travelers. I explainthat the situational awareness and threat recognition needed to avoid criminals are not super-secret skills that only highly trained experts can master. I also explain why listening to security advice and practicing practical security measures is not unbiblical and does not display a lack of faith in God's protection. In fact, the Bible shows us that God can use such things to protect us.
I also help readers prepare for a trip. Many fine handbooks and travel guides talk about what you should bring with you on an overseas trip, but the crucial issue from a security standpoint is not so much what you should bring with you, but rather what you should not. Travelers often bring unnecessary items with them on trips that attract the attention of potential criminals and/or cause them considerable angst when the items are lost or stolen.
First thing to remember: Most Americans do not consider themselves wealthy, but those of us who can afford to travel overseas, whether on a mission trip or a vacation, have a standard of living that only the very rich in our destination country can attain. In practical terms, your watch, smartphone, laptop, and even your sunglasses may be worth more money than some of the people you will encounter during your trip make in an entire year. It is important to remember that when you are in a Third World country, items that you would not think twice about carrying in the United States might very easily draw the attention of criminals.
Also, a display of wealth will influence not only how criminals view us, but also how we are viewed by the people we are seeking to minister to—ostentatious displays of wealth can cause a rift that is very difficult to overcome. Therefore, the first rule to remember as you prepare for your trip is simply this: Try not to take anything with you that will draw undue attention to yourself.
The second rule is equally important: Do not take anything with you that you are not prepared to lose. This is not only because there are some things that are impossible to replace should they be lost or stolen—such as your grandmother's engagement ring or your father's gold watch—but because the emotional attachment you have to such objects may cause you to make irrational decisions if you are faced with the loss of the object. Remember: There is no object, no matter how expensive or emotionally significant, that is worth losing your life over—or the life of someone you are traveling with.
In many places, criminals are just interested in getting the goods and getting away. They are not interested in gratuitous violence, but at the same time they will not hesitate to shoot or stab you should you resist. If you give them the goods they are demanding, they will quite often not harm you. Unfortunately, when I was serving in Guatemala, several American citizens resisted robbery attempts and paid for their resistance by being beaten, shot, stabbed, and, in a few cases, even killed.
Of course there are places and cultures where gratuitous violence is the norm, and those places require special attention and greater security measures. But in general, if you leave precious items at home you remove the possibility that they will attract a criminal and you will not face the temptation to refuse to surrender them if you are threatened.
In light of these two rules, let's discuss in detail how to minimize the risk posed by the items you will carry on your trip.
Wallets, cash and credit cards
Most people carry far more in their wallets than they need to—or should. In fact, many people are not even aware of everything that is in their wallets. There is a current series of TV commercials for the Capital One credit card that has the tagline "What's in Your Wallet?" Unfortunately, many people cannot answer this simple question. Honestly, if your wallet were stolen right this minute, could you make a detailed list of everything that is in it? Would you be able to quickly notify your bank and credit card companies of the theft? If not, read on; this section is for you.
There are people I know who have wallets several inches thick, and I am not talking just about women; we men are just as guilty. Such a wallet is, unfortunately, a criminal's treasure trove. Not only can criminals benefit from whatever cash and credit cards are in that wallet, but they can also frequently get enough information to do far more substantial damage to your bank account.
This is especially true in cases where people keep credit card and ATM PIN numbers written down in their wallets. If a criminal gets your wallet and he gets his hands on your credit and ATM cards, why make his life any easier by providing the PINs, too? Please don't write PIN numbers down.
To compound this problem, many people will also have their bank account numbers listed in the wallet (or have a check with the account number on it) and people, as creatures of habit, tend to use the same PIN numbers for multiple accounts. Please do not use the same PIN numbers for multiple uses, especially sensitive things like banking and credit cards.
People also frequently make the mistake of keeping their Social Security cards in their wallets. The Social Security card is a document that, along with your driver's license—which will in all likelihood be in your wallet—could allow someone to easily assume your identity. This crime is far worse than a simple theft. It is a crime that that can cause victims years of legal anguish.
If you need to show your Social Security card for some reason, like starting a new job, do so, but then take the card home and leave it in a secure location. You should also be careful not to write your Social Security number down in your wallet. Instead, you should memorize and safeguard it.
What, then, do you need in your wallet for an overseas trip? One thing is your health insurance card. Another is your driver's license if you are going to drive, though obtaining an international driving permit is a good idea if it is accepted in the country you are traveling to in lieu of your U.S. license—especially countries where authorities may not be able to read your English-language license. If you're not going to drive abroad, simply leave your driver's license at home—it is one less thing to replace if your wallet is stolen, and your passport is the only identity document you really need to travel.
As far as credit cards go, you should carry no more than two and maybe an ATM card. One of the two credit cards should be a Visa or MasterCard, and the second can be another card such as an American Express Card or Discover (though a Visa and a MasterCard is also a good combination). It is important that you learn in advance which cards are accepted in your destination country before you leave.
If there are not many ATMs in your destination country or city, or if you have a credit card that allows you to take cash advances from an ATM, you should consider leaving your ATM card at home. Why carry (and potentially lose) something you can't use or don't need? If you do decide to take an ATM card, you should ensure that the account your ATM card is connected to only has a limited amount of cash in it (like your checking account) and not your entire life savings. If you are the victim of an express kidnapping, your abductors will likely keep you until the account linked to your ATM card has been drained. They have been known to keep victims locked in car trunks for days in order to drain the account linked to the ATM card.
One other thing you will need to do is make a list of the card numbers of the credit/ATM cards you are taking with you and the phone number for reporting a stolen card to each of your credit card companies. Make sure that the phone number will work outside the United States. In many instances, the toll-free numbers listed on the back of a credit card to report a lost or stolen card will not work from overseas locations, so you will need to find a number that can be dialed from overseas.
You should also write down the numbers of any traveler's checks you are talking with you and the contact number to report lost or stolen checks on this same list. (In the world of credit cards, traveler's checks are becoming increasingly hard to use, so make sure they are accepted in your destination country before purchasing them.) Take one copy of this information with you on your trip, but keep it separate from your wallet so you won't lose it if your wallet gets lost or stolen. Since it has credit card numbers on it, it is sensitive, so guard it carefully. Do not include the card security code number (sometimes also called the card verification code or card verification value) on this list. Leave another copy of this information in a safe place back home with someone who you can call in case you lose your copy of the list in addition to your wallet.
And while we are speaking of wallets, I believe personally it is a very bad idea for men to carry theirs in their back pockets. Even in the United States I carry a front-pocket wallet and money clip—I always thought it would be terribly embarrassing for a so-called security expert to get pickpocketed. Front pocket wallets or money clips are far harder for a pickpocket to get to than a wallet kept in a back pants pocket. Women should also consider foregoing their normally large wallets for their trip and carry a smaller billfold.
It is also an excellent idea to divide up your money into different bundles—one bundle with large bills and another bundle with your smaller, spending cash. You should then keep these two bundles in different pockets or places on your body. That way, people watching you pull out a wad of bill to purchase something will not be able to see your large bills. I personally keep my spending money in my left front pocket and my larger bills in my right front pocket, but large bills can also be kept in other secure places like an ankle pouch or a pouch under your shirt. Also, if a thief sees you pull money out of your left front pocket to buy things, he will consider it logical for you to pull that same wad out and hand it to him if he robs you.
I also try to keep my credit cards in a separate bundle with the hope that any potential thief would be happy with the small bills wad and leave my credit cards and large bills in peace. I would also attempt to give up my big bills separately from the credit cards if a thief insists on more than my small bills, but generally I try to ensure that I have enough in the small bills wad to keep a thief happy without allowing them to hit the jackpot. Couples traveling together should consider dividing their money and credit cards between them so that if one is victimized or loses something, the other will have some cash.
Obviously, if confronted by a thief the objective is to try to get him to take as little as possible and leave you alone. But if the thief is not satisfied with the spending money wad, give up the big bills and even the credit cards if forced to. Again, the cash is not worth getting hurt or killed for.
Leave all your club membership cards and other unnecessary wallet clutter at home. They will not do you much good overseas and could even get you into trouble. I know of a case in Mexico in which an individual was the victim of an express kidnapping while on vacation. He was the CEO of a company and had business cards in his wallet noting such. When the criminals examined the victim's wallet, they unexpectedly found themselves with a big fish, and they then decided to hold him for a far larger ransom than just the contents of his ATM-linked checking account.
Now, not all thieves are in the Third World, and we have plenty of them in the United States. I would therefore encourage you to consider implementing many of these wallet suggestions in the United States, too—especially knowing what is in your wallet, minimizing what you carry, and not carrying Social Security cards and PIN numbers.
Other Items
Sunglasses: Instead of the expensive Ray-Ban, Oakley, or Maui Jim sunglasses, consider getting a cheap pair of sunglasses. You can get glasses that will protect your eyes from UV light for less than $20.
Jewelry: Chains, earrings, rings. Is there really any need for you to wear that thick gold chain or large dangling earrings? Both of these items (like sunglasses and cameras) are very tempting for snatch and grab criminals. I know a woman whose ear lobe was ripped open when a criminal on the back of a moped snatched a dangling gold earring from her ear.
Wedding rings: These are often good to have, especially for a woman looking to avoid any unwanted attention from the opposite sex. But if you have a large, expensive band with diamonds or other precious stones, or a band with a lot of sentimental value, you might want to seriously consider buying a plain band to wear instead. You should also leave your diamond engagement ring and other rings at home.
Cameras: Unless you are a professional photographer, you might want to consider whether you really need to carry that very expensive camera on your trip. If you do decide to take it with you, make sure you back up any important photos that may be on the memory card. You should also check to see if the theft or loss of the camera would be covered on your homeowner's insurance policy.
Purses: Like wallets, purses can be real treasure troves for thieves. Carefully review your purse to see what is in it and, like your wallet, weed out all the unnecessary items. Thieves will commonly slit a purse strap (like a camera strap) and take it or just try to grab it and run. I have also encountered many cases where purses and backpacks were slit open with a razor blade and their contents removed. I normally recommend that if women really think they need a purse they take a small purse that can be clutched tightly to the front of their body. Purses and backpacks are natural targets for thieves, and women should seriously consider placing their important things in their front pockets or placing them in an ankle or inside-the-shirt pouch. If you carry a purse or fanny pack, do not lay it on the floor in a restaurant or hang it on the back of your chair.
Travel documents: When you handle your passport think to yourself that you are handling a wad of $100 bills, because you are. On the black market, a stolen, genuine U.S. passport can fetch up to several thousand dollars. You should make a couple of photocopies of your passport. If you have a safe place to keep your real passport, do so and carry the copy on your person (if that is legal in the country you are to visit). The other copy should be kept with the trusted contact who has your credit card information so that you can refer to it in case your real passport and the copy you carry on you are lost.
Electronics: Laptops, tablets, iPods, and mobile phones can in many ways serve as de facto electronic wallets. Again, do you know what's in yours? The old American Express commercial used to warn travelers, "Don't leave home without it." In today's world, many travelers find it hard to leave home without at least a laptop, mobile phone, and tablet or e-reader. Some also tote iPods in which sensitive information has been stored.
Laptops and other electronic devices have become essential travel accessories because of the vast amount of information they can hold in a relatively small space. For this reason, they—or just the information they contain—make a prize catch for anyone with hostile intentions. Travelers should take precautions to not only physically safeguard these devices but also the information they contain. This allows you to mitigate the potential adverse effects of a compromise and can save you from a serious headache. While the loss of a laptop is bad, the loss of the information on it can be even worse if identity or financial thieves can use that information.


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The K&L Industries Sportsman Bass boat offers 2 adjustable and removable swivel seats and a rugged, UV-stabilized, high-density polyethylene deck you can use for fishing on lakes and ponds. It is pre-wired for an electric trolling motor(not included) and has built-in front and rear motor mounts and recessed drink and tackle holders.
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- Dimensions: L 102 in; W 48 in; H 20 in
- Weight: 100 lbs
- Capacity: 550 lbs
- Designed to support up to 3-horsepower motor (not included)
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Comments about Sun Dolphin Sportsman Fishing Boat:
It's my opinion that KL Industries needs to focus on this boat and add more compliments to this frame. The boat has the space to make some changes and I'm sure they have professionals that can confirm my recommendations. In the middle you could add a aerated live well on one side and the battery box on the other. A fishing finder on the front right and a control box just below it. The control box would have two switches, one to activate the pump for the live well and the other to turn on the lights. Lights are another compliment that should be added. I don't know if you have anything under the main floor but it should be reinforced with wood for durability and strength. I'm not sure if I like your seat frames since I've never tried them out. My first thought is that they look a little scary. Are they bolted down or do they just slide back and forth? The pontoon design is what creates the great stability. That is what I want. The use of high density Polyethylene is also what I want. Good Job. But you need to redo the idea, good start though. Put a little bit of your Pro 120 into your Sportsman and you'd have something I'd buy. You will have to raise the price of the Sportsman but I think customers will buy. Especially if I drive around the states and show it off. Let the people see it in action. And I have a lot of experience with this type of boat. I make it look easy.
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Fun and easy to load and unload from my truck. Handles great on the water.
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The boat looks good and appears well made. It is prewired which is a very nice feature. There is a huge difference in the published 550# capacity and the 400# data plate on the boat.
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what a great find. just sold a bayliner due to size and crowded lakes, too much time involved just to get in the water....we were shopping around for something one person can manage and to be able to put in water anywhere. we were looking for something larger but what sold us what that it fits right in the bed of our Silverado. tail gate down and a couple of bungee cords....first week we took to 3 different lakes using a trolling motor. what a great time. big enough for the both of us and I cannot tell you how many people hollered at us from there docks wanting to know what the heck it was, how much and where did we get it. never once got swamped by speed boats.....or jet skis we felt very comfortable for what we wanted it for...to fish or just troll around the islands....and while everyone else was in line waiting to drop there boats we just carried it past them and off we went. the flat bottom made it very easy to step in and out of. best purchase ever. my husband has gone fishing by him self and he has no problem with removing from truck in or out.
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Can carry all my crabtraps out past low tide watermark,so traps stay underwater& I dont have to sink waist deep in (BP)mud to put out& take back in anymore. Perfect lil work barge for pump when jeting poles for dock or peer,& you can just fish out of it too!!
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I owned one of these boats. I enjoyed it very much. I was able to keep it in the bed of my truck.
I rigged it with a plywood floor insert in order for me to place a pro-style pedestal seat, and mount a battery box for my trolling motor. I decked it out with marine carpet. I got tons of complements.
The only drawback was that I would drag it in and out of my garage, over a 4 yr period I wore out the front and rear corners on the bottom and it started taking in water. There is no danger in it sinking with all the foam it has inside, it just makes it heavier to load into the bed of my truck. I recommend if you buy one use a small trailer or dont drag it much... Enjoy


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Nicole Vaidisova may be starting to put the brakes on her career free fall at Indian Wells.
The Czech lady baller crushed 24th seed Alona Bondarenko 6-3, 6-1 in the tourney's second round and began the week by dismissing wildcard Michaelle Krajicek 6-3, 6-4 in her first match. Now, these wins wouldn't normally be newsworthy but for someone who's been struggling to move past first and second rounds this is a mini-breakthrough. Vaida, who holds the 80th spot in the rankings, will be happy to take whatever she can get from them - namely some much needed confidence.
Moreover, the 19-year old recently reunited with stepdad + coach Alex Kodat who helped steer her to a pair of Grand Slam semifinals (Roland Garros, Aussie Open) in her very young career. It seems some emotional rifts may have been healed.
And, if ever there ever was a sign of growing maturity, this decision might be it.
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Vaida showing some solid form at Indian Wells - is a career turnaround next?
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And Nicole, i know historically its been hard for ladies to let go of the Worm, but please do so, for your sake.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 14, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Neil - You're so right. I hated myself for thinking this, but I truly believe that he had something to do with Martina's white powder issues (the powder that was found in her system after her wimbledon loss.)ReplyDelete
Well, if nothing else, he seems to destroy the tennis of the women he dates.ReplyDelete
A few days there was an article somewhere in analyzing Vaidisova's free fall. Someone said that it's not fair to blame it on the worm - if it was not him, would've been some other boyfriend.ReplyDelete
I kinda disagree. It is not fair to her to not take the worm into account. She's NINETEEN. Is it really a coincidence that he'd dated 2 women and both got into career trouble? Sure, there are two people in a relationship, but please worm, if you have some kind of compassion towards fellow ballers, keep it in the can, ground, tree branches, whatever, just please stay away from WTA players.
Srsly, what IS it with him?
well, if she can begin winning matches while still dating the Worm, maybe he's not really such an issue? however, i do think he's not right for her but for other reasons. age, for one.ReplyDelete
i cant believe she is that low ranked!!!!! Hopefully reuniting with her step-dad will get her back to where she was a couple years ago!!!! She has a big game ...ReplyDelete


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Hello all
We installed a zimbra 5.0.5 together with our public webserver and the document management system on a dedicated host at remote provider site. The provider allows us only to use one single public ip address.
So I decided to run the apache server (which hosts the web page) as public server including the ssl part and reverse proxy all ssl content through the apache ssl stack to the localhost bound mail and document management systems.
This works, except for zimbra. Zimbra (web client) is configured to listen on port 88 at localhost. The apache is configured to reverse proxy all traffic to this localhost interface.
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Story by Kanara Ty.
I was always considered the night owl in my family. Ever since college, my sleeping patterns consisted of multiple nights burning the midnight oil (in addition to a couple of all nighters). Simply put, my body was pretty programmed to function better at night because it was the time of the day where I was least distracted and I could be very productive. However, a couple of months ago, I decided that I needed to improve my quality (and quantity) of sleep by adopting a normal sleeping schedule (aka, sleeping earlier and waking up earlier). It's definitely helped with my mood and skin (well, I think it appears better).
However, I'm sure you all know there's health benefits to getting more hours of sleep daily, but apparently, according to this NYT article, six or seven hours of sleep is still not enough. The article states that poor sleep does quite a number to your mood, productivity, and physical health (including your metabolism and weight control — this could add up to 10 pounds in a year!), among some factors.
However, one of the more alarming things that I came across in the article for women? A higher risk for breast cancer:
The risk of cancer may also be elevated in people who fail to get enough sleep. A Japanese study of nearly 24,000 women ages 40 to 79 found that those who slept less than six hours a night were more likely to develop breast cancer than women who slept longer. The increased risk may result from diminished secretion of the sleep hormone melatonin. Among participants in the Nurses Health Study, Eva S. Schernhammer of Harvard Medical School found a link between low melatonin levels and an increased risk of breast cancer.
Hear that ladies? Keep the hours of sleep you collect daily in check – and your boobies will love you!
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Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index is down 1 percent in September
October 12, 2011
The most recent edition of the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI) brought home about the only consistent theme regarding the stalled economy of recent months: not much seems to be changing.
The PCI fell 1 percent in September on the heels of 1.2 percent and 0.2 percent dips in August and July, respectively. Aside from June the only other month in which the PCI has shown growth was March, which was up 2.7 percent. The PCI has been down in ten of the last 15 months
The report's authors pointed out that over this period the PCI declined at an annualized rate of 4.3 percent, matching the steepest non-recession quarterly decline since the first quarter of 2000. And this rate has only been topped during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. What's more, September's annual decrease of -0.2 percent is the first time the PCI has been down on an annual basis since May and the second time since January 2010.
The PCI, according to Ceridian and UCLA, is based on an analysis of real-time diesel fuel consumption data from over-the-road trucking and is tracked by Ceridian, a provider of electronic and stored value card payment services. The PCI data is accumulated by analyzing Ceridian's electronic card payment data that captures the location and volume of diesel fuel being purchased by trucking companies. It is based on real-time diesel fuel purchases using a Ceridian card by over the road truckers at more than 7,000 locations across the United States.
The PCI also closely tracks the Federal Reserve's Industrial Production data as well as GDP growth. For September, it is calling for industrial production to be down 0.55 percent. The Fed's number is slated for release on October 17.
"All forecasters and businesses are currently trying to figure out what kind of economy we are going to have over the next year," said Ed Leamer, chief PCI economist and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, in an interview. "The most optimistic scenario would be a high growth economy that would put many Americans back to work, and that is not in the cards."
And with unemployment ostensibly stuck at current levels, the next best scenario, said Leamer, would be GDP growth in the 3 percent range, which he said is also not likely by economic forecasters, as well as shippers and logistics services providers. He quipped that the only true options for the economy at this point are stumbling forward or falling down.
The lack of prospects for a true economic recovery at this point was also echoed by shipper, carrier, and logistics service providers attending the Council of Supply Chain Management's Annual Conference in Philadelphia last week.
While the September PCI was down year-over-year, Leamer said that is misleading, because the first half of the year was much better than the second half to date. And the decline in trucking since the middle of July has been getting worse on a daily basis through the end of September based on PCI data.
"We imagine that trucking might have been weakest in the beginning of September but probably improved by the end," he said. "We could be optimistic about October, but in fact it is a deterioration that is very substantial, but on an annual basis we are still looking OK…but that annual comparison disguises the rapid decline we have had since June, with the PCI declining at a rate of ten percent per year since June, which is huge."
Leamer also said that the PCI data is not culled on a seasonally-adjusted basis, meaning that trucking companies may not look at the data in that way. As an example, he said if September is better than August but is usually much better traditionally rather than a little bit, that is considered a down month, although month-to-month comparisons are heavily based on seasonal patterns.
And this year the seasonal pattern is different, as retailers are postponing their commitments and are waiting until the economic outlook becomes clearer, while they are risking stock outages by having very lean inventories, noted Leamer.
"If they start to perceive that the holiday period is better than the downside risks suggest, you will see strong trucking activity in October, November, and December," said Leamer.
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6JSC/EURIG/Discussion/1 Musical arrangements: discussion paper
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MLA disagrees with the discussion paper, and offers the following specific comments on the paper's three sections.
- Although it is indeed sometimes not clear cut whether to consider something an expression of an existing work or a new, related work, the types of musical arrangements described in this paper seem to fall quite clearly in the realm of expressions. If the basic musical content of the arrangement is the same as the existing work, then it's the same work.
- The paper's distinction between composers as arrangers and performers as arrangers is problematic. It doesn't matter who does the arranging, and the proposed arbitrary difference in treatment depending on who the arranger is would lead to inconsistency in cataloging. See the comments on section 1.3 for further elaboration on this point.
- The paper conflates arrangements and adaptations by citing 220.127.116.11 in an attempt to argue that "RDA admits that some arrangements can be regarded as new works." In fact, 126.96.36.199 outlines the criteria for deciding that something has gone beyond mere arrangement and is instead an adaptation, and therefore, a new work.
- When an arrangement has a different thematic index number and/or a different title from the original work, we suggest that this information could be coded in an expression record for the arrangement. The expression record could also have a variant access point under the name of the arranger. We agree that it would be useful to capture this information in a systematic, accessible way, even if we don't agree with going as far as naming the arrangement under the name of the arranger in an authorized access point.
- We fear a loss of the collocation function of authorized access points in the landscape that the paper promotes. If we consider arrangements to be new works, the arrangements will not collocate with the original version.
- The paper contradicts itself by proposing to "distinguish versions of the same work" in its advancement of the idea of considering arrangements to be new works. We note that even the authors of the document refer to the arrangement as a version of the same work.
- The proposed solution of distinguishing these different versions of a work by including medium of performance as qualifier is the same as the AACR2 and RDA solution for distinguishing actual different works by the same composer that just happen to have the same title and are for differing media. We object to the proposal to treat these two very different scenarios the same way.
- The proposed method puts the burden of research on the cataloger to determine if the arranger is primarily a performer or primarily a composer. Many arrangers are both performers and composers.
- It also puts the burden of research on the cataloger to determine if the arrangement was made for pedagogical purposes, a distinction which shouldn't determine how the arrangement is treated.
- Again, the paper's distinction between composers as arrangers and performers as arrangers is problematic. It doesn't matter who does the arranging, and the proposed arbitrary difference in treatment depending on who the arranger is would lead to inconsistency in cataloging. David Vincent's arrangement for 4 saxophones of a work by Debussy is not different enough in principle from Ravel's orchestration of a work by Mussorgsky to warrant such different treatment.
In general, we observe that the proposed change in treatment of arrangements is not supported in our current environment and is not backwards compatible with AACR2. The paper seems to be trying to solve the problem of representing the complexity of musical expressions in our current environment by simply pushing the complexity up to the work level. Ideally, we want to represent clusters or webs of expressions in relation to the work that they all express. We don't do that terribly well now, but EURIG is trying to solve that problem by creating instead a web of works (and expressions), which doesn't simplify, but rather makes the landscape even more complex.
Tracey Snyder, MusLA, 9/28/12
I am strongly opposed to the suggestions in this discussion paper.
I concur with the MLA response (again, I contributed to it). One additional comment: I don't see why thematic index numbers associated with an expression could not already be justified by either 6.12 or 6.13. Perhaps some more specific language about this particular problem could be added there, regardless of the outcome of this discussion paper.
- Glennan (PCC) 9/28/12
Constituency responses
CCC: Text of response
1 Musical arrangements: new expressions of the same work, or new works.
1.1 Arrangements by composers
CCC supports retaining current practice because it supports collocation under the name of the creator of the work. CCC does not support introducing an exception to this principle. Notes that the relationships "musical arrangement/musical arrangement of" already exist for use between expressions.
1.2 Works arranged by their own creator
Objects to using the same method to construct unique access points for different musical works bearing the same title and to distinguish versions of the same work. Could cause confusion among users; obscures distinctions; hinders collocation; introduces case law exception for very rare situations.
1.3 Arrangements by non-composers: Does not support.
2 Arrangements and Performances: inexplicit relationships
Appropriate relationship types already exist in Appendix J. The problem is not how RDA treats relationships but how access points are constructed applying 18.104.22.168-126.96.36.199. If the additions provided at 6.27.3 were also applicable to musical expressions, the construction of unique access points for musical expressions would be possible.
Regarding complete works by a composer, we do not share EURIG's concern; we feel that relating the works to the common manifestation using a Work Manifested relationship is sufficient.
ACOC: Text of response
In relation to treating musical arrangements by composers as new works rather than new expressions of the same work: some arrangements may be considered more substantial or significant than others, but not all arrangements occupy this level of significance.
Considers that the criteria in 220.127.116.11 are sufficient and adequate to account for the more significant arrangements. Could add examples to strengthen the instruction.
Difficulty in consistently applying an instruction to treat arrangements by composers separately from arrangements by non-composers -- this is not always clear-cut.
The gist is of this is that in treating arrangements by composers as new works the relationships are better handled and described; but this would still leave arrangements by non-composers(e.g., performers and pedagogues)unaffected and problematic.
Generally supports CCC response.


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