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The child protection system across the UK
Each UK nation is responsible for its own policies and laws around education, health and social welfare. This covers most aspects of safeguarding and child protection.
Laws are passed to prevent behaviour that can harm children or require action to protect children. Guidance sets out what organisations should do to play their part to keep children safe.
Although the child protection systems are different in each nation, they are all based on similar principles.
How the child protection system works from reporting, investigations and care proceedings including facts, statistics and case reviews.
Northern Ireland
How the child protection system works from reporting, investigations and care proceedings including facts, statistics and case reviews.
How the child protection system works from reporting, investigations and care proceedings including facts, statistics and case reviews.
How the child protection system works from reporting, investigations and care proceedings including facts, statistics and case reviews.
Children in care
A child's legal rights
Case reviews
Child protection statistics in the UK
There are currently 93,000 children in care in the UK
Source: Calculation based on published statistics for looked-after children in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales for 2014.
Explanation: There were 92,953 children in care in the UK at 31 March 2014 (31 July in Scotland). This figure relates to children who have looked-after child status. It includes children who live at home under the terms of their care plan. The figures for looked-after children in Scotland also include children in the criminal justice system.
Looked after children by UK nation:
England: 68,840
Department for Education (2014) Table A1 in Children looked after in England, including adoption: national tables (XLSX). London: Department for Education.
Northern Ireland: 2,858
Iain Waugh (2014) Section three of Children's social care statistics Northern Ireland 2013/14 (PDF). Belfast: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
Scotland: 15,580
Scottish Government (2015) Children's Social Work Statistics Scotland, 2013-14. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
Wales: 5,675
Welsh Government (2015) Children in need at 31 March by looked after status, category of need and disability, including unborn children. Cardiff: StatsWales.
There are currently over 50,000 children identified as needing protection from abuse in the UK
Source: Child protection register and plan statistics for all UK nations for 2014.
Explanation: There were 56,231 children in the UK on child protection registers or the subject of child protection plans on 31 March 2014 (or 31 July 2014 in Scotland). This is based on figures from each UK nation.
See our summary of child protection register statistics in the UK (PDF).
Over 29,000 children and young people talked to ChildLine about abuse last year
Explanation: In 2014/15 ChildLine carried out 29,126 counselling sessions with children and young people about some form of abuse.
To find out more see our most recent ChildLine annual report "Always there when I need you": ChildLine review: what's affected children in April 2014 - March 2015.
Police recorded almost 9,500 offences of cruelty and neglect against children last year
Source: NSPCC (2015) How safe are our children? 2015 Indicator 5
Explanation: Police recorded 9,516 cruelty and neglect offences against children under 16 in the UK in 2013/14. This measure shows the number of offences recorded by the police where a parent or carer "wilfully assaults, ill-treats, neglects, abandons or exposes a child under 16 in a manner likely to cause them 'unnecessary suffering or injury to health'". It does not include sexual offences against children.
We estimate that for every child identified as needing protection from abuse, another 8 are suffering abuse
Source: NSPCC (2013) How safe are our children? 2013.
Explanation: For every child placed on a child protection plan or the child protection register, we estimate there are another 8 children who are suffering from abuse and neglect and not getting the support they need.
Our calculation is based on the proportion of children who experienced maltreatment at the hands of their parents/carers in the previous year identified through research compared with the number of children who are on a child protection plan or the child protection register.
To find out more see our annual report How safe are our children? 2013.
Our helpline responded to over 61,000 contacts last year from people with concerns about a child's welfare
Source: NSPCC (2015) How safe are our children? 2015 Indicator 8
Explanation: The NSPCC's helpline responded to 61,709 contacts in 2014/15, from people who were concerned about a child's welfare.
The history of the UK child protection system
Before devolution, child protection legislation across the UK was made and passed by Westminster. Nations had their own laws but the framework set out by the different acts was broadly similar.
Since 1999 the process of devolution has seen power and responsibility transferred from Westminster to national governments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Legislation to prosecute people accused of child cruelty has been in force since the 1880s but it has taken a series of high profile child abuse deaths and subsequent inquiries to establish the child protection system we have today:
1945 The first formal child death inquiry in England was the Curtis Committee Report into the death of Dennis O'Neill, who was killed at the age of 12 by his foster father.
1973 The death of 7-year-old Maria Colwell led to the establishment of our modern child protection system.
1984 Further changes were prompted partly by the inquiries into several other child deaths, including 4-year-old Jasmine Beckford.
1989 The Children Act 1989 established the legislative framework for the current child protection system in England and Wales. The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 set out the same for the other UK nations.
2000 The death of 8-year-old Victoria Climbie led to Lord Laming's report which led to sweeping changes to the way children's services were structured in England and Wales.
2002 The deaths of 10 year olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham led to the strengthening of legislation across the UK to protect children from adults who pose a risk to them.
Support for professionals
Our Current Awareness Service for Practice, Policy And Research delivers free weekly email alerts to keep you up-to-date with all the latest safeguarding and child protection news.
CASPAR is currently being upgraded but you can still sign up by contacting our Information Service.
Information Service
Our free service for people who work with children can help you find the latest policy, practice, research and news on child protection and related subjects.
For more information, call us or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Follow @NSPCCpro
Follow us on Twitter and keep up-to-date with all the latest news in child protection.
How safe are our children? conference 2016
How safe are our children? is the NSPCC's annual flagship conference for everyone working in child protection.
Library catalogue
We hold the UK's largest collection of child protection resources and the only UK database specialising in published material on child protection, child abuse and child neglect.
New in the Library
A free weekly email listing all of the new child protection publications added to our library collection.
New in the Library is currently being upgraded but you can still sign up by contacting our Information Service.
Helping you keep children safe
Read our guide for professionals and organisations on what we do and the ways we can work with you to protect children and prevent abuse and neglect.
Impact and evidence hub
Find out how we evaluate and research the impact we're making in protecting children, get tips and tools for researchers and access resources.
Get expert training and consultancy
Sharing knowledge to keep children safe
Read our guide to NSPCC Knowledge and Information Services to find out how we can help you with child protection queries, support your research, and help you learn and develop.
Domestic abuse in the spotlight
Our research helps children like Alfie
Our research and services help prevent abuse and support families. Please help us to help more children like Alfie.


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Mary Mack
Minneapolis must be the world's leading producer of unique, airy-voiced comediennes. Maria Bamford made her name here before hitting the big time, and Andy Erikson has exploded onto the local scene with her impish grin and arsenal of brain-bending one-liners. Then there's Mary Mack, who splits her time between Minnesota and L.A., and whose star is shining brighter by the day. She's performed at traditional venues across the country and last year appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, but Mack's act is unlike almost anything you'll see at a comedy club, so much so that she prefers to be called a folk humorist rather than a comedian. "I have these big, roundabout stories that come to a crazy moral at the end," she explains. The former music teacher puts her other skills to use onstage as well, plucking and playing a series of instruments throughout her show, and employing the classic teacher-stare to quiet talkers and tame hecklers. Mack shuns dirtier, more confrontational comedy for a sunnier approach, which she says will be evident in her forthcoming CD, Pinch-finger Girl, her follow-up to 2007's Either You Wake Up or You Don't. "It's like a one-woman show, like you would see in Broadway," she says. "The whole moral of it is being a trouper and doing what you can with what you have. It's really Minnesotan. When it's just joke, joke, joke, I feel kind of empty, like I'm not imparting any good information to people or teaching a lesson. It's nice to make people laugh, but it's also nice to present something they'll remember in a couple of months." Teach on, sister. 18+.
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Harrison County WIC Clinic Program
Harrison County WIC Program is a clinic in Corydon Indiana. This WIC location can assist you with questions or issues with the Indiana Women Infants and Children program, including questions about how to apply for WIC. You can call and schedule an appointment to fill out a Indiana WIC application, your caseworker can tell you what documents you need to bring to the meeting.
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Operating Flashpoint : Red River is an kind of an Tactical shooter video game. The game is similar to its predecessor. In the game you get an option to play in campaign with co-operative support. The game does not provides an feature for an competitive muliplayer support. And to some extent we had also found that there will not be any mission
editor or SDK support provided for the game, so you might lack a support for the game mods. The game is divided into 4 class of Marines which are the primary player in the game.
The 4 Classes of Operating Flashpoint : Red River. You can be any of it. It depends on the quality of gameplay you want.
- Rifleman
- Grenadier
- Scout
- Automatic rifleman
Each of the classes has its own type of unique gameplay. Each has its own weakness and addons. There are some parts where you will get chance to unlock weapons and get additional support. It is possible to play the game for continuous hours. You will definitely found a better and action gameplay in this. There are some weapon listing that I found which you can try on your game. This is a short weapon guide on the game. Along with some tips that can help you to get a better gameplay. The game is about realistic and tactical shooting. In Operation Flashpoint: Red River weapons are the most vital object. The overall shooting experience entirely depends on the weapons you have in the game. You go through the list to get an updates on the weapon list in the game.
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AK47 : This weapon is the core weapon in most of the war and first person shooting games. It is famous if you had played the same game or similar type before. The weapon is also called as the base of shooting game. You get an high stopping power with this with an long range shooting support. It is one of the most common rifles that are used by enemies.
PKP : This weapon is an machine gun and it can create a chaos in the enemies group. This weapon is best suited for a higher enemy ranks. PKP is capable of firing a 7.62mm round with an speed of around 700 rpm. And the ammo box of this weapon has a capacity to hold around 200 rounds. This is best effective for a medium range combat fight.
RPG : This weapon is a killer which can even create a hole in 30mm thick armor. This is just an devastating weapons when comes in combination with HMMVV units.
Assault Rifle QBZ03 : This is a second rifle which is used by the PLA group. It looks somewhat similar to an M4 rifle. The rifle can shoot at full auto with an speed of 700 rpm. It has 3 different fire modes that you can choose to fight.
Machine Gun QBB95 : A very light machine gun which is used as an type of automatic weapon. Every magazine of this machine gun is filled with an 70 bullets of 5.8mm in size. A deadly weapon.
Missile Launcher QW-2 : This is an missile launcher. What you can see in movies with an long tube on the shoulder. It can capture an radius of 10m and also an 6km range. The missile launcher works in an IR seeker with an very strong resistance to heat. It even passes through the surface. It is a best weapon to destroy vehicles form an distant range.
Missile Launcher PF-98 : The best qualities of this weapon is that it is portable and it is an kind of anti armor weapon. That means you can shoot it either from your shoulder or from an tripod. This weapon is very effective for blowing out heavily armored vehicles. Like for an example to blow out an Tank.
Pisto QSZ92 : A standard pistol for the PLA group. It uses around 9mm rounds much effective for an short range attack. This cannot be a primary weapon but a better choice for an backup.
Rifle QBZ95 : It has rifle which users the same rounds that is used in SMG SMG QCQ05. The only difference is that it is effective for medium range. You can fit the weapon with grenade launcher and then use it for an more accurate shot.
Sniper Rifle QBU88 : It is an sniper rifle which is not a weapon to carry and fight. Best for long range shooting from an remote placing. The bullet are 5.8mm bullets and this weapon has a much better stopping power.
Shotgun M2000 : This is a shotgun which every of you must carry due to the vast and very wide area of Operation Flashpoint: Red River . The weapons is only better to use if you are fighting in a building or in a small room. One accurate shot will give you a sure kill.
SMG QCQ05 : This is a smg which can shoot at the speed of 400prm and it uses a 5.8mm rounds. It is very small in size and also very light. So easy to carry and makes the soldier very quick. It is best effective for an short distance combat.
Machine Gun M249 : This is an regular machine gun. You can use this only for an medium and for long range. It is not recommended for short range fight. The machine guns works on 5.56mm bullets and every magazine can be filed with 200 rounds. There are number of attachment provided for the machine gun which lets you to improve the functionality.
Machine Gun Mk48 Mod 0 : It is a much lighter weight weapon which is more effective than M249. You can use with a number of attachments to make it more effective when you are fighting from a distance.
Pistol MEU (SOC) : This is an best secondary weapon for the soldiers. The best part of this weapon is that it can reload very quickly, very small and light. Best for close battle.
Rifle M4A1 : This is an fully automatic rifle which is an improvement and modification of an basic M4 Carbine rifle. This weapon is very versatile in various situations to use. It is very effective. The rifle is operating on gas which gives it much more power.
Rifle M16A4 : This rifle is quiet similar to M4A1. The best part of this weapon is that you can use it from a short range and also you can increase the barrel length if you want. It also work for an long range fight. It gives you an additional fire modes from which the first is the regular single shot and the other one is the 3 round burst. You can also fix the weapon with an grenade launcher.
Rifle M14 DMR : It is an rifle for scouts. The rifle works on 7.62 mm of round. It is best recommended to give cover to the fight soldiers from a very long distance.
SMG MP5A4 : This is an smg which is very light and it can be very effective for an short range battler. The SMG provides great damage and it is also very accurate from an longer distance. Once of the best weapon for an medium range combat.
Shotgun M1014 : A shotgun is best suitable for you when you are in an building combating with other troops. Shotgun is a very reliable weapon which you can keep with you. It has a very devastating effect when you are in a short range of attack. The only issue with this type of shotguns is that its accuracy decreases when the distance increases.


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Tallahassee, FL - Florida A&M University (FAMU) Small Farms Program Coordinator Jennifer E. Taylor, Ph.D., was appointed to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), adding new vision to the organization.
The Small Farms Program is designed to assist and equip underserved farming communities and their families toward sustainable development.
"I am excited about the opportunity to continue to serve Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, our farming populations and its consumer communities, and to participate and contribute to the National Organic Standards Board," Taylor said.
Taylor, along with the four other appointees, will serve terms beginning Jan. 24, 2011, and ending Jan. 24, 2016.
"These highly qualified members of the organic community bring years of experience to the board, and we welcome their expertise and appreciate their dedication to the integrity of the organic standards," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Authorized by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), the NOSB is responsible for making recommendations about whether a substance should be allowed or prohibited in organic production or handling; assisting in developing standards for substances used in organic production; and advising the Secretary on other aspects of the Act's implementation.


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Who is Elliot "White Lightning" Scott? Well, that depends on who you ask. According to the man himself, he's Canada's next (first?) Jackie Chan, an action hero waiting in the wings, with multiple awards for his marital arts prowess. But Elliot isn't waiting around for other people to make things happen for him. He's an amateur filmmaker too, the writer/director/star of films such of low-budget wonders as "Stalker And The Hero" and "They Killed My Cat" that have a minor cult following due to how courageously awful they are. But his dreams are big, and Elliot thinks his next movie, "Blood Fight," could break him into the big time, especially with a potential distributor already waiting, one that will open a possible door to the offices of Warner Bros. (eventually). But that's what Elliot says. So who is he really? With their documentary "Elliot," directors Jaret Belliveau and Matthew Bauckman intend to find out.
Spread across two years in the life of Elliot Scott, from the outset, the film seems like it will fall into the "American Movie" category of documentaries, tracking the ambition of those with fantasies of great things, who are often stymied by their (lack of) talent and circumstances. And initially, it's easy to fall under the spell of Elliot. A relentless self promoter, he sets up his own autograph signings and martial arts demonstrations in order to hustle his DVDs, all while continuing work on "Blood Fight," which will contain his biggest and most dangerous stunts yet. But his plans can only go so far as his resources are few. Elliot doesn't even own a proper camera, shooting his movie using the video function on a digital camera, and editing it on his laptop. But as they say, behind every man is a woman, and Elliot is lucky to have Linda Lum.
As Elliot's girlfriend, financial support, transportation and more, Linda's patience is superhuman, though almost from the start of the documentary, we can see it unraveling. Awaiting a marriage proposal from the reticent Elliot, and eager to start a life with him that doesn't revolve around his moviemaking efforts, her role is more paternal than partner. She's the one that sets up the boundaries between which Elliot is able to pursue his work without the intrusion of the real world. But one can only keep it from the door for so long, and once Elliot starts acupuncture school (at the insistence of Linda), we see a darker side to the goofball charmer, one that paints his enthusiasm for kung fu, Asian culture and more in a questionable light, while also raising concerns about the narrative he presents for himself.
If the first two acts of "Elliot" play by the traditional standards you would expect from a movie chronicling the eccentric obsessions of a marginal figure, it's the third act where the true objectives of Belliveau and Bauckman come to light. To their credit, they are never condescending or cruel toward Elliot, nor creating a documentary at the expense of the dignity of their subject. But it's when they go from observers to participants in the film, that the directors cross over a line that sends up red flags about everything that came before. It's something that would be unfair to spoil, but as questions are raised about the veracity of Elliot's claims (including his tragic background), so too does the documentary present scenarios that either seem staged, or that are hard to believe would be captured naturally. Again, to say more would be to ruin the experience, but that's also the point: the dramatic finale of "Eliot" is so surprising, it will undoubtedly get audiences talking about what they just saw, and if it had been exaggerated or provoked to provide a potent finale to the movie.
While it's not close to the level of "Stories We Tell" in terms of commenting on the reliability of narrators and the cozy comfort of dishonesty to smooth over thornier life issues, the finale of "Elliot" is murky enough to leave folks guessing as to the true motivations of the entire film. It's a conversation starter, one that will certainly have many debating about the goals of the filmmakers, and about where the line is between truth, fiction and acceptable delusion. Elliot himself seems to have found a balance for all three, but it has consequences, adding a much needed human note to the doc which gives it a greater depth that you'd expect, one that is undeniably compelling. Indeed, almost everyone in the film is character right out of a Jared Hess film, from Elliot's best friend/actor Blake Zwicker to his fellow classmates Glen Koshi and Ravee Chen (who provide a deadpan hilarious counterpart to Elliot's claims). But once the credits roll, the answer to who is Elliot "White Lightning" Scott remains intriguingly unclear. [B]


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This week's Business Partner Tuesday is a day late, but if you saw our earlier post today, you'de know why :-)
Would you like to connect instantly with other members of the Lotus Community? Perhaps your favorite blogger? A presenter you saw at Lotusphere? A Lotus Business Partner? Or even an IBMer? Well the people running BleedYellow.com are helping make this a reality. Here's an easy how-to guide to set yourself up. I've already done it, so you can now connect with me via Sametime (say hi!).
BleedYellow is a public Lotus Connections site, run by IBM Business Partner Lotus911 (now GROUP). So the first thing you need to do, is go there and register. (the Register link is at the bottom left corner, as shown below):
Once you have an ID and PW on BleedYellow, you next go into your Lotus Sametime client, and add an additional community, allowing you to connect to both your company's Sametime server to chat with your coworkers, and the BleedYellow Sametime server to chat with people from all over the world (but you already knew that Sametime client can connect to multiple communities, didn't you...)
In Sametime:
- Choose File - Manage Server Communities from the top menu.
- Click Add New Server Community
- On the Log In Tab, add the username that you registered at BleedYellow.com, and your password. * Note: Some people have told me that they use the email address they registered on BleedYellow with, not their username.
On the Server tab, enter im.bleedyellow.com as the Host Server, and 1533 as the Server community port.
Then click OK at the bottom. Now the last thing you have to do is add a group so you can see the people to chat with. Click on the New icon, and choose New Group:
Select Search for a public group (1), select the bleedyellow community (2), search for the group yellowbleeders, select it (4), and click OK.
A Special thanks to Alan Leposky for the screenshots and Bilal Jaffery for the instructions.
The Sametime Blog
Business Partner Tuesdays: Connect with Lotus Community via Sametime on BleedYellow
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Webcast: What's new in Sametime 8.5.1 and Sametime Unified Telephony 8.5.1
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A reminder from our energetic LotusUserGroup.org community and the Virtual User Group program: join Lotus product managers Rob Ingram and Kathleen Cooke on September 14, 2011 for a brief, but information-packed 30 minute webcast on what's new in IBM Lotus® Sametime® 8.5.1 and IBM Lotus Sametime Unified Telephony 8.5.1 software:
Plus, one lucky participant will win a Plantronics Voyager PRO UC wireless Bluetooth headset*. The presentation is free but requires pre-register here.
(*There's that 'conditions apply - see registration page for details' asterisk again...)
***CORRECTION 08/25*** I forgot to mention that this webcast is part of a series of three upcoming Sametime webcasts jointly sponsored by Plantronics and Meridian IT.
Friday Funnies: just another conference call
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(hat tip: Bilal Jaffery). Who HASN'T been on a conference call like this?
Another good reason to upgrade to Sametime 8.5.1
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As if the greatly improved administrative experience, user experience and overall business value from IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 weren't enough (hey, I had a lot of coffee this morning), you might want to also know that IBM has announced that as of September 30, 2011 (over a year from now), IBM will no longer be providing support for Sametime 7 and Sametime 7.5. This should give you, our esteemed clients, plenty of time to upgrade. And remember, if you're on Software Maintenance (and most of you already are), there is no charge to upgrade*: begin planning your upgrade now by starting with Upgrade Central or Planning for migration from an earlier release in the Sametime Information Center.
(*terms and conditions apply, see Announcement Letter for details. I had to say that or IBM Legal would get mad at me).
Installing Sametime 8.5.1 - from zero to hero
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For those of you who attended Lotusphere or DNUG, you may have attended the highly regarded session on Sametime 8.5 installation by Frank Altenburg and Volker Juergensen.
Now Frank has published the next generation online version for you to use. Its posted here for anyone to play. The slides are also posted to download.
Here is a summary of the session
Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 setup can be fast, smooth, and easy when you know what you are doing. The new server architecture of Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 offers so many more options to deploy that it is not easy to know where to start. In this presentation, the presenters wanted to prove that it is possible to create a proof of concept setup very quickly, They install all the new Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 components: Lotus Sametime System Console, Community Server, Proxy Server, Meeting Server, Media Server, and the new Lotus Sametime Connect client. At the end of the presentation, you can experience how to maintain and administer the whole environment from the new Lotus Sametime System Console.
We hope you can benefit from this free training tool.
IBM UC News Roundup - week of Aug 2 2010
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As one of the SametimeBlog managers, I'm always looking for more conversation opportunities with you, our readers. So in addition to our Business Partner Tuesdays and Friday Funnies sections, today I'm introducing a new, hopefully weekly every Friday, the IBM UC News Roundup. We'll bring you a summary of IBM- and Unified Communications-related stories in the press and blogosphere, and add our own thoughts as well.
Hopefully you find this new section valuable. As always, we thank you for making us part of your regular reading, and looking forward to your comments, questions, and conversation.
Although not technically in the week of August 2, the big story, of course, is today's article in CIO.com, "IBM to Accelerate Mobile Unified Communications". IBM continues to see Unified Communications, and mobility, as very important components of the collaboration market, and it was nice for our General Manager, Alistair Rennie, and Rob Ingram, our senior offerings manager, to talk to CIO Magazine about these trends and where IBM plays. Don Van Doren, a principal with Unicomm Consulting, had some nice things to add to the article as well:
"Van Doren also ranks IBM as being far ahead in its social networking software for business with Lotus Connections tied into presence and with its capabilities for mining information within the corporate network to enhance finding the right people for specific tasks. "They've been working on this four or five years," he says. "Cisco is just starting to do it...[and] IBM is aligned to do well in battling its primary competitor, Microsoft, [says Don Van Doren]"
And Alistair also linked in the coming 4G deployments as well:
"Over time, as businesses deploy 4G handhelds, IBM will fully support mobile collaboration "on the mobile device of choice" and treat the collaboration features as services, not a stack of available features but an always-available set of tools, Rennie said."
There were two stories we followed this past week. Following a blog post from Gartner's Craig Roth on Project Northstar, IT Business Edge blogger Loraine Lawson has chosen to continue the discussion, focusing on Project Northstar as IBM's "Grand Theory." Overall, Lawson is supportive of the technology, particularly it's promise to integrate unified communications and other collaborative tools and capabilities. We, of course, whole-heartedly agree:
And this one is particularly nice, because it promises to integrate across unified communications, social software, mobile technology and rich media, Roth writes. IBM includes an even more exciting integration story among its five key NorthStar principles…"
UCStrategies published a podcast with IBM's Caleb Barlow discussing IBM Lotus Foundations and its integration with ShoreTel. A key element of providing unified communications to Small and Medium Business (SMB) is a focus on lower up-front investments in both capital and IT resources. The needs of SMBs might be similar to larger enterprises, but the resources are usually more constrained. The IBM Foundation for Smart Business program and products are exactly about that, and UC is definitely part of the mix:
...The Foundations appliance out of the box: it's a file server, print server, web server, mail server, anti-virus, anti-spam, firewall, VPN, you get the idea...
And that's this week's roundup.
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IBM UC News Roundup: week of Aug 16
It was a varied week in UC news. As mentioned earlier this week, Doug Carolus and our friends over at NoJitter posted an excellent feature article on Sametime and Sametime Unified Telephony. We encourage you to read the post in detail, and I'm sure they would like to hear what you have to say (registration required for comments).
Recently in Australia, Alistair Rennie participated in a live panel and webcast discussing the future of email. ZDNet published a recap (along with a second post of photos) of the panel highlighting Alistair's remarks positioning IBM as a thought leader in integrating analytics and social capabilities into collaboration. This is important from a Unified Communications standpoint because the increasing importance of measuring business value of all enterprise investments extends to UC: adoption rates, actual ROI on the investments made, and identifying usage patterns that open up new opportunities for integrations and use cases.
And finally, Processor Magazine published an article on steps enterprises should take when evaluating unified communications and collaboration solutions, including VoIP and UC systems. In a sidebar to the main article, John Del Pizzo provides specific recommendations for enterprises evaluating UC solutions:
IBM's Del Pizzo stresses that enterprises should keep in mind their end goal when analyzing their VoIP and/or UC needs..."It's important for enterprises to first have a strong understanding of where their UC/VoIP challenges lie," says John Del Pizzo, program director for IBM's Unified Communication & Collaboration Software group. "From speaking with customers, these are commonly identified as slow business processes and response times; expensive travel; and complex, disparate technology platforms."
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Aaliyah's friends, family and associates said Sunday (August 26) that they were devastated by the sudden loss of the 22-year-old singer and actress, who died in a plane crash Saturday night.
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Aaliyah was one of nine people aboard a twin-engine plane that crashed seconds after taking off from the Bahamas, where she had been shooting a video (see "Aaliyah Killed In Plane Crash" ). All nine died.
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For the perfect finale to your Thanksgiving feast, here's a creamy, sweet and light pumpkin dessert. I've overhauled my original recipe that used refined white sugar and heavy dairy cream.
NOTE – MimicCreme and Healthy Top have gone off the market. I will be updating this recipe in the fall so please check back for a new version!
This fantastic dessert is now made with agave syrup, a lower glycemic alternative to sugar, and Healthy Top, a dairy-free, soy-free replacement for heavy cream. It retains it's wonderful texture and most importantly, spiced pumpkin flavor.
Updated Version
The original version of this recipe was posted two years ago. It was definitely in the splurge category because of the heavy cream. A once a year dessert reserved for Thanksgiving. The results of this updated recipe are terrific – 37% less fat and 28% less saturated fat (and that is from plant, not animal sources).
Today, I'm more focused on creating healthier recipes. That means eliminating refined white sugar. I've discovered products like Healthy Top, Xagave syrup, and liquid stevia and have begun experimenting with them to reduce sugar, fat and calories.
On Sweeteners: Agave and Stevia
Agave syrup is still a sweetener and sugar to our bodies, so we must be mindful of how much we consume. Many people are critical of agave syrup because of how it is made and the amount of fructose most have. One brand I will buy is Xagave. They produce it at 118º, so it is considered a raw product, and it is lower in fructose than any other brand I have found.
In this recipe, I've replaced 3/4 of a cup of white sugar with 1/2 cup a agave syrup. I you want to reduce all sugars further, try using liquid stevia. I buy Sweet Leaf drops in vanilla creme or pumpkin spice. You can use all stevia or half agave and about 10-12 drops of stevia.
How to Serve
To serve, try piping or spooning it into stemmed wine glasses, brandy snifters or glass dessert dishes. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon or a cinnamon stick.
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To save time on a busy Thanksgiving day, make this pumpkin dessert a day ahead. Place the mousse in a disposable piping bag with a star tip in the end, ready to go for serving.
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Which, if any, parts are acceptable to have in carbon? Handlebars? Seat post? I guess there isn't too much more to offer on a mountain bike. But how do you guys feel about about carbon on a mountain bike?
Which, if any, parts are acceptable to have in carbon? Handlebars? Seat post? I guess there isn't too much more to offer on a mountain bike. But how do you guys feel about about carbon on a mountain bike?
Some people are just like Slinky's. Not really good for anything but they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
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personally I'm paranoid of carbon on my mtb bike
I do however know guys running carbon cranks and bars and even stems
I don't see much benefit to carbon on an mtb considering Thompson high end stuff weighs about the same and can handle a nick from a crash alot better
IMO if you gonna sapned te mnoey on carbon buy thompson
The little stuff like frames, bars, cranks, wheels, fork sliders . . . shouldn't be a big concern to go carbon on.
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No problems with my cranks so far..
I have a standard sized CF Easton Monkeylite bar that has handled quite alot of abuse and falls, and no problems with it yet. I don't think I'd go for a light CF seatpost though, for that (and stem) I have a Thompson Elite.
Why is going slower harder?
Hmmm, what can't you make carbon? I'm guessing you probably wouldn't want carbon cogs. Carbon tires wouldn't be that great. Carbon grips, brake pads, dust boots. I guess you could have a little carbon in each of these, but I don't think carbon would be best for the entire piece.
I think carbon is just fine for mountain bikes, provided it's well made and designed. I'd actually like to see carbon brake cables. Maybe they've got 'em out there already. I bet they'd be stiffer than steel.
On my XC bike I have CF bars, seatpost, and rear triangle. I could see a lot more feasible stuff on there, I never try to push it too hard.
Aramid would be very strong as a cable, but also stretchy.
Now, if you made carbon cables you'd want to sheath them in something to protect them from abrasion. Not sure whether arimid or steel would be the best choice for that...
if i was in the situation to upgrade my bike and had a chunk of change to do it with, i'd go for efficiency before i go for weight savings.
i could save a few pounds in weight... but i carry 'round a camelbak full of tools + first aid kit + water. i don't care 'bout weight... however... a set of wheels that took less effort to get going, better, more efficient rubber, a smoother crankset and a high quality rear de would be the first things i'd up.
in other words, i go for moving parts before non-moving.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates passed yet another test over the Labor Day weekend, taking two of three games in their showdown with the St. Louis Cardinals. They will meet again next weekend in St. Louis, and we're going to learn a lot in terms of whether or not one of these two sides will start to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the National League Central.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Verve Preview - Tall Oaks
Sneak previews of the new holiday sets from Verve began today over on the Verve blog. Head over there to see what Bethany and guest designers Jen Tapler and Jennifer Meyer have put together with two new sets called Tall Oaks and Hello Pumpkin.
My project is posted over there today, too, but I wanted to show it here also. I chose to work with one of the images from Tall Oaks. As soon as I saw this pumpkin trio, I thought it would be perfect for some Thanksgiving placecards. I stamped the pumpkin trio on Papertrey Ivory in Adirondack Espresso ink, then did my coloring with Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, and a blending stump. The middle pumpkin is stamped a second time and popped up on a dimensional. I layered everything onto some Twiggy designer paper by Memory Box and embellished with some dark brown twill, burlap string, and machine stitching. Each person's name is handwritten on an ivory strip and held in place with a mini binder clip.
My family likes to give me a hard time when I go and get all fancy on them, but I love to do little things like this to make them feel special. And don't you know, yesterday, after I had staged this photo, my 5yo and 8yo asked if we could leave the table that way for lunch. They were so cute drinking their water from the stemmed goblets and eating their chips and sandwiches from the "real" plates (as opposed to their usual plastic). They really did feel special!
After making a handful of placecards, I had one leftover pumpkin trio stamped and colored. Lucky for me, today's sketch for the Verve Holiday Release Sketch Blitz was perfect for it! So here's how it looks on a card:
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Stamps: Tall Oaks (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust (SU), Papertrey Ivory, Twiggy dp (Memory Box)
Ink: Adirondack Espresso (Ranger)
Accessories: mini binder clip (SU!); brown twill (Offray); burlap string (Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts); edge distressing tool, paper piercer, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, blending stumps, sewing machine
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Just gorgeous! I love seeing all of the place setting ideas floating around. Just me and hubby and DD here for Thanksgiving, but I think I may get fancy for Christmas. :-)ReplyDelete
What a beautiful placecard!! Your sketch card is also wonderful!! I'm excited for the new Verve release!!ReplyDelete
I had to laugh about your kids drinking from the goblets! Every holiday meal my girls drink their milk from a wine glass!!
what a great story and a great memory for the kids! They obviously have great taste like their mom....your table setting/cards are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
just lovely amy!!ReplyDelete
Just a cute, simple story like that has me crying. How precious!! Treasure them, Amy, they will be grown up before you know it!!ReplyDelete
Such a fabulous project, Amy! And such sweet boys!ReplyDelete
WOW!! I Love this! The coloring is awesome, the colors you used are great and the finished products are stunning! I am inspired (again!) :-)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous Amy!! Love it!!ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous with lovely rich hues. And all that stitching just adds another dimension and finishes off the creation. Warm regardsReplyDelete
Your card and place card are just wonderful! You did a great colouring job!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, the papers are perfect for this stamp! Your stitching is the perfect touch!ReplyDelete
Wow Amy - these are beautiful!! I bet everyone feels really special at your table!!ReplyDelete
hugs, Jami
I have to say that each one of your cards leaves me sighing...they are incredible works of art. I love your little stories too. :)ReplyDelete
You just made one of my favorite cards with my favorite season as your theme!!! THIS IS LOVERLY!!ReplyDelete
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Beautiful card, Amy. I love that you chose to do a thanksgiving card because we jump into Christmas so fast! Wonderful as always!ReplyDelete
- Kitty RodahlNovember 6, 2008 at 4:24 PM
Love the placecards, Amy! Can't wait to see the new Verve stamps!ReplyDelete
This is so beautiful!ReplyDelete
These are so pretty! Wonderful of you let your kids eat on the "real" stuff. That's the kind of thing they will remember when they're grown. ;)ReplyDelete
Wow that is some fancy place cards, that would make me feel very special...would be a great take home gift too, they can remove the clip with their name and use the card for someone else!ReplyDelete
Love the card too, like how you gave the pumpkins dimension!
Beautiful! Really, really rich colors! I love the stitching, it makes me want to unbury my sewing machine!ReplyDelete
Wow, your cards are beautiful! Wonderful coloring!ReplyDelete


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This park is located on Pelican Lake and is used by many as a seasonal base. The park is clean, sites are level, and mostly gravel/grass. There has been a lot of rain recently, so some of the sites were still wet/muddy. Rate for the park was $26CN, but they charged us $20US since we hadn't changed out to Canadian money at the time. Price included 30 amp and water; no sewer. It served us well for one night. - DiplomatTraveler


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Acting like you have been there before speaks volumes
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Chargers at Cowboys
- Chargers continue their winning ways
- Acting like they've been there before
- Rivers gives Coach the game ball
- Power ball is finishing touch for win on road
- No such thing as weak side in goal-line stand
- Tim Sullivan's report card
- Nothing's cheap in Jerry's place
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- Voice of the fans
ARLINGTON, Texas — Maybe the best thing that can be said of the San Diego Chargers is that they are growing dull.
They don't strike so many self-absorbed poses anymore. They don't behave like so many rubes at their first rodeo. They've cut back on excessive swagger and overflowing arrogance and have lately eluded the trap of thinking themselves the most talented team in pro football.
They have traded style for substance, hype for hope, buying into Norv Turner's businesslike boredom as if it were Google's IPO. The Chargers completed their first visit to Jerry Jones' spaceship/stadium yesterday with a 20-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys — their 16th straight December victory — but left the gaudy premises united in understatement.
"Nobody wins the Super Bowl in December," linebacker Kevin Burnett said. "That's the bottom line. You think about the last couple teams that actually won the Super Bowl — they didn't look like contenders in December.
"Look at it. The last two were Pittsburgh and the (New York) Giants. You look at that and you go, 'Wow.' You just have to stay the course."
The recurring theme running through this Chargers season has been that peripheral vision can be counterproductive; that all that really matters is persistent improvement and the task immediately at hand.
So while next week's encounter with the Cincinnati Bengals carries significant playoff implications — winning it could ultimately be worth a first-round bye and a second-round home game — that's a couple of dominos the Chargers are disinclined to discuss.
If their noses were any nearer the grindstone, they would be performing rhinoplasty.
"We've been through a lot the last four years, ups and downs, and we've developed the mentality that it really is one game at a time," quarterback Philip Rivers said. "I don't know if we did get caught up in (hype) in the past, but it was there more. It was more evident then. (Now), we're keeping those blinders on."
With the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints still unblemished at 13-0, the Chargers' eight-game winning streak is relatively lacking in resonance. With LaDainian Tomlinson no longer a dominant back and Shawne Merriman reduced to an irregular contributor in pass rush, the Chargers have plainly lost some of their previous dazzle.
But in its place is a newfound maturity, a palpable toughness and a big-play passing game built around jumbo-sized receivers. These qualities manifested themselves yesterday in a stunning second-quarter goal-line stand, in Rivers' 272 passing yards (plus the 38 yards Malcom Floyd picked up by drawing a pass-interference penalty), and in the collective tunnel vision of the victors.
"I like flying low, under the radar," said linebacker Shaun Phillips, heretofore one of the Chargers' most demonstrative players. "May the best team win at the end of the day or at the end of the season. We're just going to continue to go out there and work. Talk to us after Week 16 and we'll see where we are."
(This is the same Shaun Phillips, remember, who was accused of pregame provocation by Denver coach Josh McDaniels. Still, even if Phillips' sincerity is suspect, he's been smart enough to take it down a notch to conform to a more methodical group dynamic.)
Man-for-man, these Chargers are not as spectacular as they were in 2006 or 2007, but they might be steadier and sturdier. If they can reach the playoffs with their key players in one piece, they could be as dangerous as their fans dream.


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This guy somewhat reminds me of the Viscount sellers who actually represent the "death fork" as a feature. Acckk!
This guy somewhat reminds me of the Viscount sellers who actually represent the "death fork" as a feature. Acckk!
Put me back on my bike! -- Tom Simpson
This is quickly becoming my favorite thread.
2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '88 Trek 900, '92 Trek T100, 2000 Rans Tailwind
Milpitas, CA
2012 Trek FX 7.5
2007 Specialized Rockhopper Disc
"Give me your vintage bike and I'll give you a for real honest-to-goodness Dale Earnhardt Hot Wheel Car!"
I'll get right on it.
'83 Fuji S-12S LTD
'88 Peugeot Orient Express
i'd offer at least a couple bucks for the yellow Ascent Ex diamondback.. probably some decent components on there and the frame is tange mtb
1986 Diamondback Apex ~ 1988 Diamondback Ascent EX ~ 1989 Jamis Dakar
1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium ~ 1995 Diamondback Apex ~ 1996 Diamondback WCF 6.0
1986 Diamondback Apex ~ 1988 Diamondback Ascent EX ~ 1989 Jamis Dakar
1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium ~ 1995 Diamondback Apex ~ 1996 Diamondback WCF 6.0
I know we have at least one BF member who disguises his nice bike as a Huffy for theft deterrence, but here's a Huffy disguised as a nice bike. The seller isn't trying to pass it off as a real Fuji, though. Quite curious.
2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '88 Trek 900, '92 Trek T100, 2000 Rans Tailwind
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Columbia Road Bike - $40 (Philadelphia, PA)
Date: 2012-08-29, 9:02PM EDT
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Columbia Bicycle.
-26 inch x 1 3/8 kevlar tires are like almost new.
-back elbow of the frame got bent when I was riding it
-bike may be better used for parts or if somebody knows how to fix the frame
Anyone want to lay a smooth $30k on some bikes: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/3209153425.html???
Some of these look nice, and they are all my size, but....well.....yeah.
It's shiny! It's Italian! It has Campagnolo! It must be worth oodles of dollars! 521, to be exact! I can't spell "components" or be bothered to do any research! Everyone knows the Italians don't make boat anchors because their entire Navy was sunk during the Punic Wars!
Bike is in new condition original bartape masi saddle 56 cm garlatti
Has the ever amazing Campy Valentino, I do believe. 70s gaspipe.
"1975 italian road bike mint all campy componets - $521 " Wonder if he would take $520?
Best ad I've seen in a while
I bought that used bike at the beginning of the summer. As I don't have a car, he brought me everywhere I wanted to go, everyday, even on rainy days, never complaining. He was always there when I needed him and let's say that life without him was really boring.
If you want a bike that will bring you from point A to point B, this is for you. As he was for me, he can definitively become your best friend. Unfortunately, as a for friend, you must also give him a little bit of love. It means that the breaks could be changed and the chain would need to be cleaned and oiled. I did three flats on the front wheel, so changing the tube could also be a good idea. Otherwise, he is absolutely perfect. Don't look away to another kijiji bike that looks like perfect, I'm really honest, other people would'nt tell you about the mechanicals you'll have to do.
Not for a small person.
N.B. I'm learning english, so please excuse me for the mistakes!
Viscount Road Bike - $200 (south hill)
Date: 2012-08-31, 8:56AM PDT
Think it's around a 1976. It's been sitting for years, is dirty, tires are flat, and no pedals. It's all original, down to the suicide fork. Check this link out if you want info on bike. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lambert.html
I've found 2 similar era Viscount Bikes on Ebay in good and complete cond. priced at over $800. Been told that with a investment of around $150.-$200. this bike would be worth around $700. $800. I've had intentions of taking it in and having a shop do work but its still in my garage. Asking $200. obo call 993-5693 if interested
What is that "they" say? A sucker born every minute?
Put me back on my bike! -- Tom Simpson
I guess it would by a wild ride if it came loose....
This bicycle is in excellent condition and has only been ridden a handful of times.. I have a bike rack and a stationary setup for it as well. Please contact robbie for more details @(707) 972
At least you'll never have to worry about going over the handlebars on those scary descents, you'll just get stuck in them instead.,,,,BD
My current favorite....Complete with soundtrack.
Colnago - $1350 (Boulder)
Date: 2012-08-30, 2:50PM MDT
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This bike is way awesomer than you.
Truth be told, this bike is probably so rad that no one in Boulder County should have the right to own such a magnificent beast. If you dig shredding copious amounts of downtown road gnar, this is basically like being in the center of a rap video with Jay-Z on a yacht, except you can't roll a yacht down to Amante and just front on all the beotches. That's where the Colnago Decor comes in.
It's like teal and pink and ****, it's so 80s it has it's own theme song and here's a freakin' link to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BizWIhrZ_Tw
Seriously, the Colnago loves 80s dance electronica.
If you insist on converting this magical unicorn of a bike into a fixie, and you're not a smokin' hot college girl that's 5' 9" - the price goes up by $100.
Buy this bike and your sex life will improve by at least 10x.*
*results may vary
Guardian of Awesome
Unwritten rule of Craigslist: when selling a used $100 Walmart fixie, price it to include a little something extra for your trouble!
true Flex bike - $135 (Miami)
Date: 2012-09-01, 8:08PM EDT
I am a True Flex bike , it has been used but it is in very good conditions, 1 speed...
Location: Miami
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
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Lets hope their son pays better attention in collage. He might then be able to tell steel from aluminum.,,,,BD


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Being Threatened with Legal Action.what to do?
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Sub: #1 First of all, how old is this debt? the SOL may have run out on
Thu, 04/14/2005 - 13:42
Second, have them produce how they have come to the "total" figure of what you owe, this is called Validation of Debt (VOD), and sample letters on this site can help you draft that..
It is your Civil Rights by way of the fdcpa and FCRA to have this information made available to you.
Second :P join and become a official memeber of the forum..(not required for help tho), and learn just what your rights are, and have the wonderful memebrs to help you by what they have learned themselves, or the Admins know.
Since finding this site froma google search looking for guidelines/help, I persoanlly can not think I would have found a better link to click on that took me here.
NOTE: Not all will agree with me, nor am I a Lawyer offering adivce, just offering my Opinion.
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Sub: #2 Good words jtucker.......It's highly appreciable
Thu, 04/14/2005 - 14:25
Debtconsolidationcare offers free counseling and help, please avail the services before taking any major decisions.
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Thu, 04/14/2005 - 23:44
Welcome to the debt consolidation care forum.
I understand that you are passing through a trying time. My suggestion to you is to get in touch with the root person. Contact the Original creditor and express your wish to settle the debts you owe in affordable monthly installments.
Also mention the harassment you are facing with the frequent change-over of collection agencies. Your credit report is a proof, as it will reflect the change in Collection houses who are trying to collect your debt amount on behalf of the Original creditor.
You can also take suggestions from the Original creditor about the preferred Collection agency. Keep in mind your affordability limits every month, while fixing this deal.
Can they take our car is another concern
Don't worry. 8) They cannot take away your car as it is not categorized as an unsecured loan and also no collateral is mentioned either.
Feel free to come forward with more queries and hope you share your experience and interests with other members of the forum.
Last, but not the least thanks a lot jtucker for your kind appreciation. It is a pleasure to know that we were genuinely resourceful and we hope to serve you better in the coming days. :D
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Sat, 04/16/2005 - 01:28
Welcome to the debt consolidation care forum.
Unforunately I am being done the same. I am trying to get settlement amounts and as these are credit cards and medical bills can they take you to court for this?
Both the debts you have mentioned are under the category of unsecured debts. Keeping your financial conditions in mind, I would suggest you to go with a debt consolidation package. This will not only allow you to clear your debts within a reasonable period of time but also eliminate your late fees and other additional taxes.
Once you enroll with a debt consolidation company they take charge of handling your debts, and no one can drag you to court. Remember, now you are in professional hands.
Debt consolidation is the ideal way to clean your debt burdens in the present scenario.
To confirm on this regard view our article: http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/benefits.html
not fun being sick and having to deal with ALL THESE PHONE CALLS AND THREATS.
8) No need to worry in this regard. You are protected by the law. According to the fdcpa no Debt Collection Company can threaten you either verbally or physically while collecting debts. Neither can they use abusive language or harass you in any way. However, it is your duty to clear the debt amount. For details on FDCPA you can check out this article in our site: http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/fdcpa.html
I'm sure with the help of a debt consolidation program you will be able to
maintain the excellent credit record like you had for the past 34 years. :)
So cheer up :D and take the help of debt consolidation without delay.
Feel free to enquire on other debt related topics and also share your experience and insights with the other members of the forum.
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Sub: #6 lEGAL ACTION
Sat, 04/16/2005 - 13:06
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Sub: #7 Hi src,
As I said you earlier in another post, keep in touch
Sat, 04/16/2005 - 13:48
As I said you earlier in another post, keep in touch with your bankers as they might do the favor as it is in your rights. Also, don't delay with your payments further as it will add some more interest charges.
Keep us informed of the latest
Thanks with regards
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I only stepped away for a hour and OKC is down 25.....wow!
I only stepped away for a hour and OKC is down 25.....wow!
"Now two flags fly above my land that really sum up how I fee. One is the colors that fly high and proud The red, the white, the blue. The other one's got a rattlesnake With a simple statement made "Don't tread on me" is what it says and I'll take that to my grave. Because this is me. I'm proud to be American and strong in my beliefs. And I've said it before but I'll say it again 'Cause my family's always fought and died to save this land. And a country boy is all I'll ever be."
Congrats kd but the thunder in trouble!
Deserving award, now Westbrook needs to realize that KD is the league's MVP and pass him the ball!!!
Heat are on track...
For having quite a few days off, the Heat played their best ball of the playoffs thus far....sweep would be great!
Heat in five
Seems D was their issue. That's just a tough matchup for OKC bc of the depth & size...but hard to beat a team shooting that high of a % and draining 3s.
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Music Power Rankings: R.E.M. says goodbye, Lady A says hello
1) R.E.M.: Sometimes magnificent, often inscrutable, but always interesting, the durable Athens, Ga. purveyors of jangle pop call it quits after 31 years. It's not the end of the world as we know it, it just feels that way.
2) Lady Antebellum: Country trio lands its second No. 1 album as "Own The Night" opens with sales of close to 350,000 copies. They own the charts too.
3) Universal Music Group and Live Nation: The two powerhouses partner up to blend their artist management companies, but the pact hardly ends there. The deal has potential for an amazing array of synergies (or conflicts of interest, depending upon whom you ask). How much larger does Live Nation Entertainment have to get before it is officially too big to fail?
4) Tony Bennett: This week Bennett became the oldest living artist to chart on the Hot 100. The 85-year old may very well land the first No. 1 album of his career and may very well possibly land the first No. 1 album of his career with "Duets ll." Hey, he may have a future in this business we call show.
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5) BMI: Record sales are increasing and BMI, the performing rights organization that collects royalties for songwriters, collected a record $931 million for its member writers in the year ending June 30. What year is this again? 1999?
6) Facebook: In its continued effort to provide one-stop shopping for all our computer needs, the social network unveils a new platform that includes Spotify, Rhapsody, Rdio, MOG and Vevo as content partners. Now if they'd just put the news feed back to how it was, we'd all be happy.
7) Sean Parker: Speaking of "The Social Network," Internet entrepreneur Sean Parker is allegedly making a play to buy EMI. If he succeeds, does Justin Timberlake have to come run the company?
8) "X Factor": Simon Cowell's U.K. creation finally sees its U.S. launch. The ratings were strong, but not stellar. "American Idol's" average ratings – Y (10 million or so viewers) = "X Factor."
9) Radiohead: With no new album to promote (unless you count "The King of Limbs," which came out in February), Radiohead takes over America this week as the British band plays the season opener of "Saturday Night Live," appears on an hour-long special edition The Colbert Report, headlines two New York shows and alleged to be the headliner at next Spring's Coachella Festival. It's as if they knew we'd need them—alot— this week after R.E.M.'s demise.
10) Elton John: The superstar is taking matters into his own hands: he's developing a bio pic based on his own fascinating life, according to a number of outlets. Among the names of potential Rocketmen? Guy Pearce, Ewan McGregor, James McEvoy and Robert Downey Jr. Don't let the sun go down on this project.


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|HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Android
This page describes how to install Kodi, either from an app "store" such as Google Play, or manually from an APK file.
1 Installing Kodi from an app store
1.1 Google Play
Kodi is now available on Google Play:
Google Play will automatically select which version (ARM or x86) of Kodi you need, and will also automatically handle updates (unless you change your Google Play preferences).
Future Isengard feature: Initially, Kodi v15 Beta/Release Candidates are being posted on Google Play. Once the final "stable" version of v15 is released, then Google Play will only update for stable releases, like v15.0, v15.1, v16.0, etc. This is because current v15 "unstable" builds are actually a little more stable than v14.2 for Android users, due to the various Android-specific changes and fixes.
2 Manual installation
2.1 Enabling installation
Here's how to install Kodi from an .APK file. This is commonly known as "sideloading".
2.2 Download
Download Kodi for Android from our servers. Official stable builds can be found here: http://kodi.tv/download/ You need to either select the ARM or x86 version depending on your hardware.
Step 1: Load up http://kodi.tv/download/ in your Android web browser. Most users will want to use the ARM link, unless you have an Intel or AMD CPU. You may get a warning trying to download the file depending on which browser you use. You should say "OK" to actually download it.
2.3 Install
Installing the Kodi app package is as simple as just finding the .apk you just downloaded and opening it up. You can do this either though the download menu in the web browser or selecting it with a file explorer.
If you are new to Kodi you might wish to check out this section of the wiki: First time user.
2.4 Tidy up
After Kodi has installed you can delete the downloaded Kodi APK file to save some disk space.
2.5 Update
See Migration from XBMC to Kodi for special notes about going from an older XBMC version to Kodi.
To update Kodi for Android simply follow the normal install steps with the newer version. All your settings and files will be preserved as they are located in a different place in the userdata folder. Be sure to make a backup of the userdata folder when doing updates in case something goes wrong.
2.6 Uninstall
To un-install Kodi just go to your Android settings menu and select "apps". From there you will be able to un-install Kodi like any other Android app.


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I love the way,you make noses <3
Beautiful, reminds me of twins ... gorgeous colors and excellent detail
Love the colours!
this is so beautiful! your use of color is awe-inspiring.
Love the colours in this , amazing
Wow amazing use of color you have here. I love all the highlights.
Very cool, I especilly dig the eyes, all of them!
Amazing, i love the colours
gorgeous...i see eye balls in their hair. also in their actual eyes, because one is a different color in each they remind me of the little mermaid the eels whose eyes changed color when they were put together so that they could see Ariel and Ursula could too..do you know what i am talking about? its after 2 am here and i'm still up, but thats what the eyes made me think of. of course i've got this thing with eyes..
of course I follow you! I do all my best thinking after two am.
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