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How You Can Reach More People on LinkedIn & Do Business With Them
It is easy for you to write.
And, it is easy to share what you write on LinkedIn. Just click that little button called "Share".
But it is hard, very hard to to get readers.
And, with everyone sharing, how does your message stand out and cut through the noise?
How does your content get in front of the right sort of readers?
People who look forward to hearing from you. Readers who want to do business with you.
Readers in Franchising groups.
Franchise-Info has over 32,000+ readers in the LinkedIn Franchising groups.
Would you like exclusive access to our Franchising audience? And more!
Franchise-Info has those those readers -people whom you could do business with.
Building an audience of people who could do business with you takes a lot of time.
Joe & I know.
Because over the past 14 years, we have building & creating intelligent conversations about Franchising.
We spent years, and years, creating our reach into the Franchise world - getting our ideas in front of people who now do business with us.
But, you don't have to take 14 years. You can just get started.
You see, the average income of a LinkedIn user is is "$83,000 US according to LinkedIn's marketing director."
People you could do business with are on LinkedIn. And when they are on this social platform, they are networking & doing business.
Not sharing cute photos.
Not playing games.
Not tweeting at each other.
But, to network for business reasons.
You want to expand your reach to these people, on LinkedIn.
Now, LinkedIn has a great new program for Companies wanting to expand their reach.
The LinkedIn Sponsored Update program.
Give it a listen, it is a short video. Great idea, too. For Companies.
Look what Companies can do.
Just touch the "Expand Reach" button on your iPhone and watch the Sales tumble in!
Simple, exciting & it just works. We know because we use it daily.
I don't know about you, but I really love the promise of simplicity.
Business Development is as simple as a click on the "Expand Reach" button.
But, this is only available for Companies, doesn't seem fair does it?
Well, there are two options - both of which will extend your reach in LinkedIn.
--getting your ideas in front of people who could do business with you.
One, you could get invited into the LinkedIn Influencer program, like Joe and me.
Here is Joe's new profile, after being recognized by LinkedIn.
You see what has changed: Joe now has 9,903 followers.
I am a relative slacker with only 5,485 followers.
Our joint reach in October 2014 -- 15,388 followers.
We reach people in Franchising you could do business with.
We have reach.
We reach people on LinkedIn who could do business with us.
And when we reach them, they do business with us.
You could take the time, get followers, and get your own reach.
Probably take you only 5 years.
Or you could just leverage our reach, use our reach because you really need it.
Sounds easier, doesn't it?
How to Expand Your Reach in LinkedIn
Here is how it works.
Joe and I share only 3 or 4 articles a day in our LinkedIn hub of franchise groups, Monday through to Friday.
We maintain exclusive control over the Franchising LinkedIn groups. Your articles will be seen - others, not so much.
Your article is placed in the LinkedIn update news feed - using our reach.
Your article is one of 3 or 4 articles is placed into our Franchising groups - which have over 34,000+ members.
And, Joe and I give a shout-out to other experts in the field to increase your reach.
What do you have to lose? - Just start now.
(We can even help you with your own Franchisor Company page if you are recruiting franchise candidates on LinkedIn. Bit more than $80/month, though.)
What Happens After You Pay?
We will automatically syndicate your articles on Franchise-Info.
Franchise-Info is the most viewed franchising trade magazine on the internet.
And just as quick, your articles will get to people you could do business with on LinkedIn.
Once we have your blog set-up, Joe and I will schedule 3 calls with you.
- The first call will help us know your marketing objectives on LinkedIn, and who you really are.
- The second call will help us create your directory listing.
- Finally, the third call will help us establish your reach strategy.
Does it Work?
Here is what some of our great authors say:
"I measure my web traffic and have noticed a large uptick in traffic from both the Franchise-Info website and LinkedIn from the articles I publish here.
Well worth the money." Timothy Lorang.
"Thanks for your help along the way! I am glad we met." Nancy Friedman
"You have no idea about how much I have made from this little investment." Richard Solomon.
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If you're serious about distributing your content online and establishing your brand across multiple markets, talk to these guys." Andy Foote
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I measure my web traffic and have noticed a large uptick in traffic from both the Franchise-Info website and LinkedIn from the articles I publish here. Well worth the money.
Franchise-Info is offering a necessary service for a very reasonable cost.
If you're serious about distributing your content online and establishing your brand across multiple markets, talk to these guys.
It's easy to think that if I write good stuff and put it out on the internet my articles will automatically get read. The plain truth is without an audience it just doesn't happen.
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I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "I'm tired of hearing people say that you have to write great content on your blog to get traffic." Unfortunately, it's also true. People don't have the time or desire to read mediocre content, and you're never going to build a following or an audience with anything less than great content.
So rather than telling you to just write great content and calling it a day, let's talk a bit about what makes separates great blog posts from mediocre ones.
It starts with your mindset. It's the old saying: "Give the searcher what they want." When you've done your keyword research and you've got a list of topics in front of you to write about, do you ever take the time to sit for a minute and think about what the searcher who types those keywords into Google really wants to find out?
Let me encourage you to do that. Don't just start writing. Instead take a few minutes to ask yourself some questions:
What does the searcher want to find out about this keyword?
How does it relate to the other articles on my blog?
Is there a unique take or spin I can put on my blog post?
Can I really answer their questions in one article? Should it be several articles in a series?
Is a blog post the best way to discuss this topic? Would a video or screen cast be better?
Is the topic so big that I need to make a (short, free) ebook for it?
Do I need some photos to illustrate what I'm discussing?
Is there some product closely related to the keyword that my readers will want to know about?
That's just to get you started thinking. As you become more and more familiar with your niche and with writing great content, then you'll find yourself opening up to new ideas, methods, and possibilities that you hadn't thought of before.
To illustrate this, let's take a look at two truly great pieces of content that I've come across lately. One is in the gluten free niche, and the other deals with blogging.
Wheat Glucose Syrup
As a lot of you know, I eat a gluten free diet. Usually I'm very good at checking the ingredients of the food that I buy, but sometimes I forget or assume that I don't need to for a particular good. A couple of weeks ago, I bought a bar of dark chocolate that I assumed was gluten free. (Since gluten is found in wheat and some other grains, you wouldn't expect to find it in a chocolate bar.)
However, when I got home, I checked the ingredients on the chocolate bar and was dismayed to find it had something called "wheat glucose syrup". I had never heard of that before, but 99 times out of a 100, if the ingredient has "wheat" in the name, it means it contains gluten.
So I fired up my iPad, typed in "wheat glucose syrup", and found this article from Sure Foods Living in the #1 spot. Take a minute and go read it. It's not very long.
I was blown away when I read that article. I expected to find some arcane and unreadable listing of ingredients that might tell me what wheat glucose syrup is and maybe would tell me if it was gluten free.
Instead, Alison, the author, tells me exactly what wheat glucose syrup is so I at least know what we're talking about. Then she provides an email response from an expert that she contacted on the subject, and finally she links to a Pubmed study on the subject of wheat glucose syrup that conclusively found that the ingredient has no effect on celiacs (people who can't eat gluten).
(Happy times! I got to eat my chocolate bar!)
How many of us email an expert when we have a question about a topic for our blog post? How many of us search through some authority like Pubmed to find answers for our readers? Not enough of us.
And here's the kicker: The keyword "wheat glucose syrup" gets 110 global searches each month. That's not exactly a high traffic keyword. But Alison took the keyword, wrote a fantastic article about it, and knocked it out of the park. If you're trying to build a successful blog, that's how you do it. One article at a time.
Make Money Blogging
Last week I was doing some research in the blogging/MMO community, and I found this ChristianPF article in the #2 spot when I searched for "make money blogging".
Once again, I did not have high hopes for the search results that I was going to get. I figured I'd find a few short articles about how to put Adsense on your blog in amongst the spammy, soulless MMO sites.
Instead I found a (nearly) complete guide to buying a domain, setting up a blog, publishing content, and getting traffic. Go and check it out. The first thing that you'll notice is that it's long. Nearly 9,000 words. I know people that would consider 9,000 words to be an ebook.
He starts with the basics – buying a domain, getting hosting, and installing WordPress. Then he talks about the methods he's used to make money from his blog – ad networks, affiliate sales, and direct ad sales. He also talks about how long it took him to make money from his blog and what you can expect if you're trying to make money from your blog.
Lastly, he talks about how to get traffic to your blog, gives some SEO tips, talks about how to configure Adsense to increase your earnings, and then gives some tools that he's used in the past with good results.
Other than the comprehensive discussion and the long length, the thing that stands out to me the most is how obvious it is that Bob, the author, is talking about things he has done himself. He's not talking about things he's heard other people do, or that he's researched on Google. He has a blog, it gets lots of traffic, he makes lots of money from it, and he's telling you how he did it.
I think the contrast between these two articles is great. One is super long and comprehensively answers 90% of an incredibly broad topic. The other article is fairly short and much more focused but still covers the topic extremely well.
Take some time and care in creating your content, and links will be much easier to come by.


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TC TO EDWARD FITZGERALD; 10 July 1849; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18490710-TC-EF-01; CL 24: 111-112
Halverstown, Kilcullen / 10 july, 1849—
Dear Fitzgerald,
I enclose for you, by way of symbol, a twig of heath plucked yesterday among the ruins of Glendalough; whither your Brother honourably escorted me, where we had a day full of interesting adventures, a day which I find I shall very long remember. No more striking object, full of ragged tragical pathos, ever offered itself to my contemplation than those old black ruins and the crowds of famishing beggars that hovered round us all the time we were there. Thanks for your mention of Glendalough; I had meditated the thing before, but perhaps might have omitted it had not your suggestion come to second me.
All Ireland seems as if it flung its arms open to receive me; in Dublin I really was like to be done to death by the civilities of men,—all sorts of men from the King or Vice-King upon the throne to the Theology Professor of Maynooth:1 surely a social race of men, for one thing! Your Kinsfolk here have welcomed me as if I had been their own Brother; and have done, and are doing, the sacred rites in a way to touch the heart of the Pilgrim who, for the time, has no home of his own. Long life to them; and, as the people yesterday said, "St Kevin's be their bed!"2—
This afternoon (it is now close on breakfast, in a room you well know, one of the nicest in Ireland, looking out on the "big stone" I have heard of your sitting on while reading), I set off (after the Curragh3 &c) for Kilkenny, and thence to Waterford, Cork and the barbarous regions of the West. Pray for me,—and pray for those! The potatoes, numerous beyond former years, are all in luxuriant flower, and everybody looks at them, for the next two weeks especially, as at the horn of Doom,4—for countless multitudes will again die starved, if the potatoe still fail. Good Heavens! In spite of my indignation, I have almost lost the heart to continue my old prayer on that point, That the potatoe might continue dead. Breakfast bell! Adieu, dear F.— Your Letter waited me at Dublin, and you perceive it is all right.
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How to update Skype on your mobile phone
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella last week outlined his vision for the future of the company; he said that Microsoft is the "productivity and platform company for…the mobile first world." He imagines the world as full of screens of all sizes, and says that every home screen on every ecosystem should have some of Microsoft's services, … Read more
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The annual BlogHer conference always brings fresh inspiration to a vast community of food bloggers, family bloggers, travel bloggers, and countless others passionate about online content. This year, as the official communications partner of BlogHer '14, Skype wants to extend that idea into the real world with what we like to call the Pay With Passion … Read more
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Sports reporter Rachel Lenzi knows that a good interview requires more than just jotting down what an athlete or coach says. Writing for The Blade in Toledo, Ohio, she has long relied on her ability to read body language and get between the sound bites to find her deeper insights. "Presentation is so important," Rachel … Read more
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The beauty of many pasta dishes is that you can get very creative with what is a traditional Italian recipe. If you want to experiment with something more elaborate, you can try this version of Italian seafood, of pasta with lobster or crayfish. It's perfect for a special occasion where you can show off your culinary skills.
Ingredients required: a medium-sized lobster, 200 grams of spaghetti (for two people), plenty of parsley, half a glass of dry white wine, one spring onion, olive oil, pepper and salt. For advice on the amount of pasta to use, see our post on the cooking the perfect pasta dish.
This recipe uses the lobster not only for its flavour, but also its decorative qualities on the plate. You can either use a fresh lobster, or a frozen one that has already been cooked so that all you need to do is re-heat it in boiling salty water. Cook the spaghetti in boiling water, and in the meantime chop up the spring onion and heat in a non-stick pan with the olive oil. Add the wine and allow it to evaporate. Cut the lobster exactly in half, leaving the flesh in the shell.
Place the lobster in the pan with the other ingredients to heat it for another couple of minutes Remove the lobster from the pan, drain the spaghetti and then place it in the pan, tossing well with the other ingredients and adding some pepper and parsley. Serve the spaghetti, placing the lobster on top. This tasty dish should be served quite hot.
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Today, thinking of the Galapagos Islands brings to mind images of giant tortoises, iguanas and colorful birds – National Geographic-type visuals. But how about a 1930's murder mystery in the vein of "Lord of the Flies" mixed with Hitchcock-like characters? That connection is doubtful.
In the fascinating documentary, "The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden," documentarians Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller ("Ballet Russes") give you such surreptitious elements. With a wealth of archived footage, journals and news articles and writings, Goldfine and Geller explore activities that occurred during 1929 - 1934 on Floreana, a remote island of The Galapagos.
A fan of Nietzsche and with hopes of writing his own great philosophical treatise, Friedrich Ritter a 43-year-old, prominent doctor left his wife and his Berlin practice to find the next "paradise." Along with his lover Dore Strauch, 28, they headed to The Galapagos Islands' uninhabited Floreana, setting up a homestead in 1929. Little did they know how the next five years would unravel, and paradise found would be paradise lost.
Rejecting civilization and craving solitude, Friedrich and Dore were shocked to learn that some of their letters home were published in the Berlin and International press, who labeled them as "The Adam and Eve of the Galapagos." This unwelcome fame caused curious citizens to flock to find Friedrich and Dore. Such unwelcome visitors included oil magnate and scientist Allan Hancock and his crew, including young scientist, John Garth; and "intruders" Heinz and Margret Wittmer, who had read Friedrich's writings and hoped they too could become a real-life "Swiss Family Robinson." Friedrich and Dore were beyond upset.
But stranger still is the arrival of Austrian Baroness Eloise von Wagner Bosquet and her two younger lovers, Robert Philippson and Rudolf Lorenz who showed up in October 1932. Margret wrote that the Baroness rode up on a burro wielding a revolver. This overbearing Baroness had dreams of building a luxury hotel to woo wealthy yachtsman. A most unwelcome thought.
Undeniably, these three parties couldn't be more disparate in life's goals. Could they possibly survive one another? Well, within two years, two inhabitants would go missing, another would turn up dead, and another would die under potentially mysterious circumstances. Maybe Satan really had come to Eden.
With archived film and photos, mostly shot by Hancock's scientific crew, the filmmakers, Goldfine and Geller are able to weave this incredible mystery of what happened on Floreana. Integrating their footage with the writings from Dore, Friedrich, Margret, Heinz, Baroness von Wagner, scientist Garth, and later reporter Rolf Blomberg (voiced respectively by Cate Blanchett, Thomas Kretschmann, Diane Kruger, Sebastian Koch, Connie Nielsen, Josh Radnor and Gustaf Skarsgard), the documentary offers theories, but no real answers. Just as well, since it's exciting to revel in personal theories after viewing.
Equally interesting is the present day interviews of the Galapagos inhabitants on Floreana and Santa Cruz islands, who offer up stories they heard and theories they have about the events on Floreana. Two inhabitants interviewed are descendants of Heinz and Margret Wittmer, son Rolf and daughter Floreanita, who were both born on Floreana in 1933 and 1937, respectively. Friedrich's grandnephew, Fritz Hieber also relates stories from Friedrich's family background.
"The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden" is a captivating tale of trying to escape from civilization, yet never really succeeding. With such rich characters within this unique mystery, one wonders if a big screen fictional treatment might be in this story's future.
"The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden" is 121 minutes, not rated and opens April 18th in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Royal and in Pasadena at the Laemmle Playhouse 7.


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2-Time All-American
The first women's 100 meter All-American in school history. Also a member of the first 4x100 meter relay All-America squad in school history. One of the top sprinters in program history helped Oregon win the 2010 Pac-10 title and set the school record in the 4x100 meter relay. Ranks No. 2 on the school's 100 meter list. Also ranks among the school's best indoors at 60 and 200 meters. 2010 USA Championships competitor. Former two-time Oregon 6A state champion.
2010-11: Outdoors - Capped season by running 11.53 in the preliminaries of the 100 meters at the USA Championships. Time was a legal best and the third-fastest in school history. Critical point-scorer at the Pac-10 Championships, where she was fourth in the 100 meters and sixth in the 200 meters in Oregon's comeback win. Set a wind-aided PR in the prelims of the 100 meters, 11.39 (w +2.1). Matched her legal best in the final by running 11.57. Equalled her PR in the 200 preliminaries (23.59) before taking sixth in the final in 23.76. An NCAA Championships qualifier in the 4x100 meter relay and an NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 100 and 200 meters. Ran 11.60 in the first round of the 100 to advance to the quarterfinals, where she was 17th overall in 11.79. Also advanced in the 200 meters where she ran 24.05 in the opening round, before taking 14th in the quarterfinals in 23.80. Led off the 4x100 meter relay team that ran 44.68 to advance to the NCAA Championships. That was the No. 7 time in school history. Earlier in the year, broke the Oregon Relays meet record in the 100 meters by winning in 11.60. Followed that by helping the Ducks break the Oregon Relays meet record in the 4x100 meter relay in 43.82. That was the second-fastest time in school history. Also timed 23.88 in the 200 meters at the Relays. Ran a personal-best 23.59 to won the open 200 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays. That was the fifth-fastest time in school history. Also timed a season-best 11.74 in the 100 meters at Mt. SAC and helped the Ducks run the third-fastest 4x100 meter in school history (44.09). At the Pepsi Team Invitational, was fourth in the 100 meters (11.93) and third in the 200 (24.58) and led off the winning 4x100 meter relay (44.59). Opened up at the Stanford Invitational, where she ran 24.21 in the 200 meters. Also led off the 4x100 meter relay team that won in 44.47, the fourth-best time in school history. Indoors - Terrific meet at the MPSF Championships, where she helped Oregon claim the team title with a pair of runner-up finishes. Opened season with second-place finish in the 60 meters (7.57) at the UW Indoor Preview. Improved that to 7.49 at in a runner-up finish at the UW Invitational. Also won the 200 meters at that meet in 24.19. Dropped 60 time to 7.44 at the Tyson Invitational. At the MPSF meet, was the runner-up in the 200 meters in an indoor best 24.06 that was the third-fastest time in school history. Followed that with another runner-up finish in the 60 meters in a season-best 7.43 seconds. Wrapped indoor season by lowering 60 time to 7.38 at the UW Final Qualifier. Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meters - 11.39 (w +2.1), Pac-10 Championships, Tucson, Ariz. (5/13/11); 200 Meters - 23.59 (PR), Mt. SAC Relays, Walnut, Calif. (4/16/11) & Pac-10 Championships, Tucson, Ariz. (5/13/11). Indoors - 60 Meters - 7.38, UW Final Qualifer, Seattle, Wash. (3/5/11); 200 Meters - 24.06 (PR), MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/25/11).
2009-10: Pac-10 champion (4x100 relay). Outdoors - Became the first women's 100 meter All-American in school history by virtue of her 10th place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships in a wind-aided personal best 11.42. Also ran the lead leg on the Ducks' first-ever All-America 4x100 meter relay team that placed third in 43.74 at the championship meet. Two week earlier at the NCAA West Regional, ran 11.67 in her first round heat to advance to the quarterfinals. There she ran a legal-personal best 11.57 to come in as the 12th and final qualifier for the NCAA Championships. That time was the second-fastest in school history. Also at the Regional meet, ran the lead leg of the team that won its quarterfinal heat in 43.50. Ran the lead leg on Oregon's winning school and meet record 4x100 meter relay team (43.27) at the Pac-10 championships. Also took fourth in the 100 meters in 11.79. Ran 11.71 in the preliminaries. Had a legal best of 24.04 in the 200 meters that just missed the final and was the No. 10 time all-time at Oregon. Opened season at the Oregon Preview where she ran the lead leg of Oregon's meet record 4x100 relay team (44.30). Followed that with the lead leg at Stanford, which clocked 44.38 for the No. 3 time all-time. Two weeks later at the Pepsi Team Invitational, ran the lead leg of the team that broke the school 4x100 relay record at the time by running 44.13. Also finished third in the 100 meters (11.62) and 200 meters (23.82) to help Oregon win the meet. Took second in the 200 at the Oregon Relays in 24.08. Ran the lead leg of the 4x100 meter relaty team that set the Oregon Twilight meet record in 44.24. After the NCAA meet, qualified for the USA Track & Field Championships, where she clocked 11.79 in the 100 meters. Indoors - NCAA qualifier at 60 meters. Set PRs in both the 60 meters and the 200 meters. Ran the second-fastest 60 in school history, 7.33 in winning the event at the UW Last Chance Qualifier. Also clocked 7.41 in the preliminaries of that meet. Ran 7.45 in the preliminaries at the MPSF Championships. Finished fifth in the finals of the 60 (7.51), fourth in the 200 meters (24.23) and ran the second leg on the Ducks' third-place 4x400 meter relay team (3:42.33) to help Oregon win the league title for the first time in school history. Ran 7.47 in the 60 at the Tyson Invitational. Also established a PR in the 200 meters, 24.13 (No. 3 all-time), at the Tyson meet. Made her first appearance at the NCAA Championships to wrap the season. Ran 7.44 in her preliminary heat of the 60 meters. Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meters - 11.42 (w+2.7) (PR), NCAA Championships, Eugene, Ore. (6/9/10); 200 Meters - 23.82 (w+3.2), Pepsi Team Invitational, Eugene, Ore. (4/10/10). Indoors - 60 Meters - 7.33 (PR), UW Last Chance Qualifier, Seattle, Wash. (3/6/10); 200 Meters - 24.13, Tyson Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark. (2/13/10).
2008-09: Pac-10 scorer. Record-setting performance on the 4x100 meter relay team was the highlight of a season that also saw her establish PRs at 100 and 200 meters outdoors and 60 and 200 meters indoors. Set a pair of indoor PRs at the MPSF Championships, where she took fifth in the 200 meters (24.62) and sixth in the 60 meters (7.58). Ran personal best 7.57 in the 60 meter prelims to claim the second-fastest time in school history. Mark in the 200 ranks fifth all-time. Outdoors, best legal time in the 100 meters, 11.74, came in the preliminaries of the Pac-10 Championships and ranks as the sixth-fastest all-time. Improved on that with a wind-aided 11.70 (w+2.3) in the preliminaries of the NCAA West Regional. Established a personal best in the 200 meters in the Pac-10 prelims (24.26). Key member of Oregon's record-setting 4x100 meter relay team. That squad lowered the school record three times in 2009. Ran lead leg as Oregon broke its 16-year-old 4x100 relay mark in winning the Stanford Invitational (44.64). Trimmed .03 off that mark in a win at the Mt. SAC Relays (44.61). Relay squad was third at the Pac-10 Championships in 44.80 to score six points toward Oregon's first championship in 17 years. Two weeks later at the NCAA West Regional, led off for the quartet that blazed to another school record, 44.17, in the preliminary round, before being disqualified in the final due to a lane violation. Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meters - 11.70 (w+2.3), NCAA West Regional, Eugene, Ore. (5/29/09); 200 Meters - 24.26, Pac-10 Championships, Eugene, Ore. (5/16/09). Indoors - 60 Meters - 7.57, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/28/09); 200 Meters - 24.62, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/28/09).
2007-08: Pac-10 Championships qualifier in the 100 and 200 meters, and the 4x100 meter relay. Had Oregon's top time in the 100 meters (11.92) and ranked second at 200 meters (24.32). Ran a season-best 11.92 in the 100 in her Pac-10 Championships debut. Won the 200 meters at the Oregon Relays in a season-best 24.32. Indoors, led Oregon at 60 meters, where she set a personal best five different times throughout the season. Debuted with a 7.93 preliminary round at the UW Indoor Preview, before improving to 7.80 in a third-place finish in the final. Next PR, 7.75, came two weeks later at the UW Indoor Invitational. Improved on that with a 7.72 time at the Tyson Invitational. Top two times of the indoor season came at the MPSF Championships, where she clocked 7.66 in the preliminaries before running her then-school record 7.65 in the finals to finish third. Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meters - 11.92, Pac-10 Championships, Tempe, Ariz. (5/17/08); 200 Meters - 24.32, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/26/08). Indoors - 60 Meters - 7.65, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (3/1/08). 200 Meters - 25.01, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (3/1/08).
Prep: In 2007, ran personal bests to win 6A state titles as a senior in the 100 meters and the 200 meters. Her times led the Oregon state prep rankings. She was also a top-10 state placer in other events as a senior (long jump, fourth), junior (100 meters, ninth; long jump, 10th), sophomore (100 meters, fifth; 4x100 meter relay, eighth) and freshman (100 meters, fifth). District champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Lettered in track and field four seasons and in cheerleading three seasons, helping the cheerleading team finish fifth in the state competition her junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Psychology major.
Personal Bests
100 Meters - 11.39w (legal - 11.53),
Pac-10 Championships,
Tucson, Ariz., 5/13/11
200 Meters - 23.59,
Mt. SAC Relays,
Walnut, Calif., 4/15/11;
Pac-10 Championships,
Tucson, Ariz., 5/13/11
60 Meters - 7.33 (i),
UW Last Chance Qualifier,
Seattle, Wash., 3/6/10
NCAA Outdoor Track Championships
2011 - 4x100 Meter Relay, s-DNF
2010 - 100 Meters, 10th, 11.42
2010 - 4x100 Meter Relay, 3rd, 43.74
NCAA Indoor Track Championships
2010 - 60 Meters, 17th, 7.44
Pac-10 Track Championships
2011 - 100 Meters, 4th, 11.57
2011 - 200 Meters, 6th, 23.76
2011 - 4x100 Meter Relay
2010 - 100 Meters, 4th, 11.79
2010 - 200 Meters, p-2nd, 24.04
2010 - 4x100 Meter Relay, 1st, 43.27
2009 - 100 Meters, p-6th, 11.74
2009 - 200 Meters, p-6th, 24.26
2009 - 4x100 Meter Relay, 3rd, 44.80
2008 - 100 Meters, 10th, 11.92
2008 - 200 Meters, 11th, 24.41
2008 - 4x100 Meter Relay


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TUCSON, Ariz. - The No. 16 University of Oregon softball team (35-11, 7-7) banged out season highs in homers (5) and hits (16) Saturday night en route to a 12-6 win over No. 9 Arizona (36-13, 7-7), and its second straight series win.
Only one shy of its school home run record for a game, UO still celebrated its most runs ever in the 94 meetings between the teams dating back to 1984, and bettered its former run mark (11) dating back to an 18-11 loss in '98.
UO's 12 runs was also the most scored on UA this season, and bettered Oklahoma's total from its 11-1 opening weekend win.
Oregon struck for one run in the first inning, three in the third, one in the fifth, five in the sixth and two more in the seventh, while Arizona's runs came in the first (2), fifth (3) and sixth (1) innings.
Leading the Ducks at the plate, junior Kelsey Chambers (4-for-4) tied a Duck season high in hits and homers (2), and doubled twice.
The Concord, Calif., native set a new personal total bases best (12), while she equaled her previous highs in homers and doubles that came vs. Nevada and Texas Tech this season and last, respectively. Her 3 RBI Saturday was also one shy of her freshman mark vs. Seattle.
Joining the home run barrage, junior Christie Nieto , sophomore Kaylan Howard and freshman Alexa Peterson also connected off the Wildcats.
Besides Chambers, five others hit safely twice - freshmen Courtney Ceo and Alexa Peterson , sophomores Samantha Pappas and Howard and senior Monique Fuiava - and the latter climbed a position on the UO career doubles chart into a tie for fourth place (36).
Senior starter Brittany Rumfelt pitched the first 4.1 innings, struck out four, walked two, gave up eight hits, and four of her five runs allowed were earned.
Junior Samantha Skillingstad (9-3) pitched the final 2.2 innings, struck out one, walked one, yielded two hits, and her one run allowed was earned.
On the mound for Arizona, freshman Shelby Babcock (15-6) pitched the first five innings, struck out five, walked three, gave up nine hits, and all six of her runs allowed were earned - two on Howard's homer to in the third inning.Sophomore Baillie Kirker pitched the sixth inning and gave up four runs - all earned - on four hits, and struck out none and walked none. Chambers, Nieto and Peterson homered off her with Nieto's a three-run shot and the other two solo bombs.
Senior Victoria Kemp pitched the final inning, struck out one, walked one, and allowed three hits, and was charged with two earned runs on a two-run roundtripper by Chambers.
At the plate for UA, six players hit safely, led by Karissa Buchanan (3-for-4, 2 RB), while Brittany Lastrapes hit her 11th homer of the campaign in the first off Rumfelt.
UO's previous season high in homers (4) came vs. Utah, then-No. 9 Hawai'i and Weber State, while its 36 total bases bettered its previous season best that came vs. North Texas and the Wahine (27).
Looking ahead, the two teams meet for the third and final game of the series Sunday at noon at Hillenbrand Stadium.
UO aims for its first season sweep in the rivalry after it won Friday night's contest, 2-0, thanks to a pair of seventh-inning RBI's courtesy of a Fuiava bases-loaded walk, and sacrifice fly by senior Kaitlin Vitek .
#16 OREGON 12, #9 Arizona 6 (Apr 30, 2011 at Tucson, Ariz.)
#16 OREGON........... 103 015 2 - 12 16 2 (35-11, 7-7 Pac 10)
#9 Arizona.......... 200 031 0 - 6 10 0 (36-13, 7-7 Pac 10)
Pitchers: OREGON - Rumfelt, Brittany ; Skillingstad, Sam(5) and Peterson, Alexa . Arizona -
Babcock; Kirker(6); Kemp(7) and Chambers. Win-Skillingstad, Sam(9-3) Loss-Babcock(15-6) T-2:53 A-2572. HR ORE - Chambers, Kelsey 2 (10); Howard, Kaylan (3); Nieto, Christie (5); Peterson, Alexa (4). HR ARIZ - Lastrapes (11).\ Weather: 74 degrees, windy. Babcock faced 1 batter in the 6th.
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Murdered: Soul Suspect has been flying under the radar just a little bit over the last few months but that is starting to change. Taking advantage of what the Xbox One and PS4 can do for next generation games, it appears this title is starting to get some notice in the gaming world. Today, Examiner sat down for an exclusive interview with several members of the team who worked on the mystery.
In Murdered: Soul Suspect, you play as Ronan O'Connor, a detective who has been killed by an unknown assailant. Gamers must work through a creepy storyline set in Salem, Massachusetts in order to gather clues and figure out who your attacker is and why you were his target.
We started off talking to Eric Studer, the Senior Design Producer for Airtight Games and asked how he feels people who have played this game have reacted to having to think and reason to find the solution. We wanted to know if people have enjoyed that aspect of the game or whether they resisted.
Studer: Everyone who has had the opportunity to play the game has come in to it knowing that they were going to play a narrative driven murder mystery with supernatural overtones. So in that way, they've always enjoyed the mystery of it; figuring out how each of the investigations factor into the overall story. It's been a lot of fun to watch people play the game, trying to get inside the head of Ronan and really put themselves in his shoes. It's gratifying to know that they want to be a part of the world we've built, and it's a good sign that people will really like what we've put together for them.
Next we talked to Matt Brunner, the Chief Creative Officer for Airtight and asked him about the types of side activities we are going to see in Murdered: Soul Suspect. We also asked whether those things will help improve a player's ability to solve the mystery as they progress through the game.
Brunner: There are several kinds of side activities in Murdered: Soul Suspect: collectables that give the player backstory and information about the main characters as well as the town and its history, collectables that result in a ghost story that weaves a tale about a specific event that occurred on the site you are exploring, living NPCs that you can mind read, ghosts that engage you in mini-investigations to help them "move on", and ghosts that you can engage in short dialog with.
While Murdered: Soul Suspect is being released on the current gen Xbox 360 and PS3, the group was most excited about what the Xbox One and PS4 are bringing to the table as a tool for the game. We asked Dennis Price, the lead writer at Airtight what the biggest differences between the current and next generation versions of the game are?
Price: The next gen hardware really elevates the ceiling on how we can push the visuals. We are able to provide a quality much like a high end PC on the next gen consoles. Technology-wise we are able to crank the dial up to 11 on things like antialiasing and introduce DX11 features like subsurface scattering, which the previous gen consoles simply didn't have the capability of doing.
When we asked what sort of functionality we will see with the Xbox One's Kinect and the PS4's touch pad and camera, Eric Studer answered the game didn't have a whole lot of integration with those features.
"For Murdered, we wanted to focus on the main experience of the game. Rather than try to retrofit new features of the Xbox One and PS4 into the game, we've chosen to maximize the technology to present the highest fidelity product as possible on those platforms." Studer said. "In general, I feel like what Microsoft and Sony are doing with their platforms is opening up new potentials for play, and games that are built from the ground up to utilize the functionality of the different platforms and their respective controllers could potentially create unbelievably clever and immersive worlds."
Speaking of immersive worlds, we also wanted to know what some of the benefits of working within a smaller world like Salem is compared to a larger open world. We also asked whether or not the team felt like a smaller world meant a more high quality world.
Brunner: There are many reasons we chose a smaller, more intimate world for the setting of Murdered. We discovered early on that a larger city worked against the "feeling" of ghostliness. As soon as our character entered a smaller, older part of the city it felt right. On top of that our story development began to veer toward a threat that integrated the history of Salem which by its nature was a more intimate, small town setting. This offered the added bonus of being able to ramp up many of the visual effects that give Murdered it's distinctive iconic look and feel: transparent character, ghostly fog, ghostly inhabitants hiding in all the cracks and recesses, and more detailed environments.
Despite being in a small town, we wanted to know how the development team had manage to flesh out the narrative. Are there going to be about twists and turns or more about straightforward discovery? Will side activities play a role in fleshing out the main story itself? Doug Van Horne, the lead writer for Soul Suspect had the answer.
While straightforward discovery plays a role in Ronan's investigation, players must be active in uncovering and interpreting the clues they find to advance the story. Twists and turns are inherent to any good mystery and the winding narrative path in Murdered fits the setting, characters and conflict perfectly. A majority of the side cases, as they are called in the game, relate directly to a conflict or person important to the primary story. These were excellent tools to expand on the richness of our characters and fiction in ways the primary narrative would not allow. It helps breathe life in the world Ronan is cast into, gives the audience a deeper understanding of character motivations and may even provide a few useful hints we hope the players will find rewarding.
Finally, we got ahold of Naoto Sugiyama, the executive producer for Square Enix and asked him about the growing trend of adding multiplayer to new games. We wanted to know, will this game feature a multiplayer mode? If so or if not, why did the team decide to go that way?
Murdered is a single player only game. Our aspiration has always been presenting a great narrative experience around solving your own murder. It didn't feel adding multi-player mode would help make the experience greater and we chose to focus on our core value proposition. Sugiyama answered.
Because of that, we wanted to know if he thought that with all of the new consoles receiving games that heavily focus on multiplayer, that then places pressure on all games to have a multiplayer component? We also wanted to know whether he thought consumers saw single player as a top priority in some games?
"I think everybody understands not every game benefits a lot from adding a multiplayer component. I believe many multiplayer fans would still want to take a break occasionally and enjoy being absorbed into single player experiences."
Murdered: Soul Suspect will be hitting store shelves for the Xbox One, the PS4, the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the PC on June 3.
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Elizabeth Cline, author of "Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion" will speak at Dalton State College in Dalton, GA Thursday, January 30th, at 6:30 pm. "The average American buys 68 garments and seven pairs of shoes every year. That adds up to about 100 items of clothing, and it's not just limited to people with a lot of money. When an outfit costs about $20, we buy way more than we need." That's what Elizabeth Cline says about the consumerism of American buying habits. Elizabeth, who is from Varnell, GA and now lives in New York City, is concerned about how manufacturers are producing volumes of clothing in record numbers quickly to sell more and be more profitable. "What I really focused on in "Overdressed" is the loss of jobs. The textile and apparel industries have changed so much in the last 10 years. We lost several hundreds of thousands of jobs and that impacts the South as much as any part of the country. There used to be a bigger textile economy in the area."
A shopping spree inspired Elizabeth to write "Overdressed". The shopping spree resulted in her purchasing seven pairs of K-Mart shoes for $7 each. That led her to take a closer look at her closet where she found hundreds of items she bad barely worn. In researching her book, Elizabeth traveled to China disguised as an employee of a fake fashion label. She also visited thrift-store warehouses where large amounts of disposable clothing are sold and in some cases, sent overseas to third-world countries turned into rags or went to the landfill. Today most of the clothing sold in the United States is made in other countries "many with cheap materials, poor stitching and questionable labor." This was made especially evident after the collapse of a poorly made garment factory in Bangladesh in 2012 killed 1,000 factory workers which started a conversation about shopping habits and labor conditions of overseas manufacturers. Elizabeth hopes her book will start a conversation and interest in local and American made clothing. "It's about being selective. I want to empower consumers and change the way we view clothes, and try to think of the whole life cycle of things."
Elizabeth will speak at the Dalton State College Goodroe Auditorium, 650 College Drive in Dalton which is about 20 miles south of Chattanooga. Admission is free and a Q&A session and book signing will follow.


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The question came to mind for me last week when reading in The New York Times that Lower Manhattanites are filing a lawsuit against the NYPD over plans to turn the new World Trade Center site into a "fortress."
The site, which is still under construction, is expected to have its security features in place by 2015. This includes a whole range of measures, like placing bollards (or, barrier posts) around the entire site; installing several 11-foot-tall guard booths; and closing the streets in and around the site to normal vehicle traffic. (Drivers who regularly access the area, like local residents, will have the option to enroll in a "Trusted Access Program," to make entering and exiting a bit easier.) While cyclists and pedestrians are free to roam about, bikes may need to be walked, according to the NYPD.
You can see a rendering of some of the planned security features in the image below:
As you can imagine, embedding security into the very design of this site was of utmost importance for all involved... both for the sake of protecting the new World Trade Center towers from future attacks; and to make prospective corporate tenants feel safe enough to bring their offices there. For more on the challenge of securing the area, here's our video with Janno Lieber, President of World Trade Center Properties:
Nevertheless, not all are buying into the need for security measures of the kind displayed above... hence, the lawsuit.
I can understand their ire. Looking at the NYPD's rendering, the site looks more like a border checkpoint than a high-profile area of New York City. And, furthermore, while these measures might make it harder to set off car bombs, the fact is that the Twin Towers were taken down by planes.
This is a similar point to one that was recently made by John Dales, Director of Urban Movement, who wrote on this site about the bollards surrounding the new square at King's Cross station in London. As Dales argued, the bollards can only prevent so much, and they can also make it extremely difficult for people to get around on foot. Essentially, they render the space much less inviting.
Like CCTV cameras and facial recognition software, urban design plays a key role in keeping our cities safe. While keeping the World Trade Center safe is no easy (or enviable) feat, it's also essential to strike a balance between implementing design measures, like bollards, and maintaining the livability of streets.
The World Trade Center has spent the past 12 years trying to come back from the dead. It's understandable that residents are concerned that "fortress-like" security measures will end up resulting in just the opposite outcome.
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Tonight is the big premiere of "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook Off." On Jan. 6, TV Line reminded viewers about this series and also talked about who will be on this season of the show. This looks like a wild season.
One person on this season of the show is Jake Pavelka. He is known for his time on "The Bachelor" and also "Bachelor Pad." Jake will be on this show, but it is actually going to be opposite "The Bachelor" 2014 starring Juan Pablo Galavis so more than likely his fans won't be watching him.
Vanilla Ice will also be on this season of the show. He has been making his way around the various reality TV shows so it is not shocking that he will be on this season of the show. Chris Kattan and Florence Henderson are also going to be on the show this season to show off their cooking skills.
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Life is hard for female ducks, but especially hard for female domestic ducks that can't fly. It can be even harder for them when they get abandoned in a public park or lake among a dozen other large male ducks. Every year, usually within the first six months after Easter, domestic ducks and ducklings are abandoned in parks, including some San Diego parks. Most of these ducks are male, but a few females are abandoned as well.
Mallard ducks, including domestic breeds that derive from mallards such as the Pekin, do not usually pair up during breeding season. Though females seem to have a preference and males sometimes will shadow and defend a single female, must ducks mate in a "free-for-all" where the female and male will have take on multiple partners. Domestic ducks kept on a farm are usually kept in a ratio of one male to three females. This lessens over-breeding and keeps all the ducks healthier. Wild females usually have the option of flying away if there are no issues preventing it, but domestic ducks don't have that option.
Most abandoned domestic female ducks don't survive the breeding season. If they do, they frequently don't survive the next one. Those that survive are often beaten and bruised and often brought close to death. When the females die, the males are frequently left behind. This contributes to the problem of and excess number of large domestic males who can kill wild female ducks. Or, they create large, non-flying offspring that further compounds the problem.
It is illegal to abandon domestic animals, including ducks and other poultry. In addition to the hazards that female ducks face, all the abandoned domestic ducks suffer from poor nutrition and no care. They rarely live more than a few years and are often in bad health. Unwanted domestic ducks should only be placed in the care of another human being such as an animal shelter or another home.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas officials say they're seeing positive
economic trends even though the state's jobless rate moved higher
last month.
In a report Friday, the Kansas labor department says the
seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 6.3 percent in July
from 6.1 percent in June. Unemployment in July of last year was 6.7
The agency also says Kansas had about 22,000 more private-sector
jobs in July than it did a year earlier, an increase of about 2
percent. The state had about 1.1 million private-sector jobs last
Employment by business and professional services companies had
the biggest year-to-year increase at roughly 8 percent.
Manufacturing employment also grew, while the number of government
jobs declined.
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Home decor can be an intimidating thing. You know you want to live in a space that looks attractive and feels good to be in, but you don't know where to start. What vibe are you going for? What is your true style? How do you create a space that feels like you? (…) Read more
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Malcolm Horswill, Capital Project Co-ordinator
Zinc Arts, Essex
Zinc Arts, Essex
We appointed Mansfield Monk principally to undertake the interior design of our mixed new build and refurbishment project at our site in Ongar. They are a highly professional practice and the quality of their work over the last eighteen months has proven to be absolutely outstanding. But perhaps just as importantly, they are without doubt the friendliest and most approachable people we have ever worked with, and this has helped to forge an excellent working relationship and provided us with the utmost confidence in their advice. We would unhesitatingly recommend their services.
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Not much activity on this board so let me try. What is it going to take to get this stock to move? earnings March 11th? what does everybody think?
Just maybe BKE shares will move just when nobody can ID any clear reason for them to move at that moment. The market can be funny that way.
Somebody also noted BKE's expansion into the New England. They just opened a new store in North Wales, PA. Thats only an hour and a half from New York City. (where they aren't know... yet)
You may be right. There are two ways to look at that issue. You also know there isn't a reason for the price to go down.
SigI know it won't happen but I agree Target would be a great fit. Maybe one morning. LOL. I'm just perplexed with all negativity surrounding this company. Only been in here for a while but did DD. Short interest is incredible. I know that it is hedging but 28% is amazing with the possible growth. Plus they are expanding to the East.
We're in the horse latitudes right now. People are scared to buy because of the 26-27$ price corrections that seem to lurk in the shadows. Price is too high for a share buy-back from corporate. Good earnings seem to be expected, so it's apparently priced in. (Good news is doing nothing and bad news kills) Quarterly dividend hike seems unlikely because 2011 tax rate could go as high as 40%. I feel the catalyst for BKE would be a split or another special dividend or both, but looking at prior years, that's pretty unlikely until fall. I'm thinking this gets stronger as time passes and people think another special is on the way. Look for how much cash per share is on the books because it's obvious the big special dividends are driving prices and offer good selling opportunities each year. I really feel that another special followed by a 3:2 split would be a smash hit for longs if earnings stay strong and Mr. Market continuing to shirk the value of BKE.
ChrisI agree. I think we have good support around here though. As long as the market holds up. Earnings will be interesting with the weather factor thrown in. We shall see. A split would be interesting.Like to see that. Spec divi in the fall. How about a buyout of the company? Highly unlikely but thoughts?Happy Trading


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Software for Imagemanagement: Antony
Motivation and other infos
2009 the scouts in Kronstorf celebrated their 40th anniversary. Therefore photographs and slides from all those years have been collected and digitized mainly by Hans. This effort resulted in 6500 files. Additionally there are 1000+ images taken using digital cameras. The search for a computer based means of sorting and archiving did not yield any result that seemed fit for our purpose. We wanted to have the database on local computers, different users should be able to synchronize their databases, it should be plattform independent and the image quality should not degrade. Thus Reinhard took on the job to develope such a program.
By publishing the formerly internal software we hope to get some donations. These will be used to support scouting activities in Kronstorf. If you like the software and want to donate, feel free to contact the author ( to Reinhard).
Being a non native english speaker the author would be especially gratefull if you give feedback on the english translation of the programm (and the accompanying web site). Any other feedback, contribution or request is appreciated as well. Please direct them via to Reinhard. This program is published under the GPLv2, this means it is open source software.
Besides English and German the interface has been translated to French. Antony detects your system language and automatically loads the corresponding translation
- SQLite database for storing meta-data like:
- Year
- Event: Title, Location and Type
- Photographer
- People on the image
- Comments
- Images copied to and stored in a file system
- Automated synchronization of databases (e.g. external hard drives)
- Export of one or more images inclusive meta-data from the database/file system
- Runs everywhere where Python and PyQt4 is available (tested on MS Windows XP, MS Windows 7, Debian Sid GNU/Linux (KDE-SC4), Gentoo Linux (E17), Kubuntu 9.10, Archlinux (KDE-SC4), Fedora 14/16 (KDE-SC4, Wine); due to the lack of appropriate hard- and software not tested on Apple)
- Assignment of data to one or more images
- Searching the database with any combination of keywords
- Empty search for images where no keywords have been assigned
- Image viewer (started by double click on image)
- No duplicates, images identified by md5 sum
Installing Antony:
The following files are part of the program (program files):
- Antony.py (Main program file, use it to start the program)
- FotoDB.py (GUI code, main program)
- SelectStartDB_dialogue.py (GUI code, Startup dialog)
- ViewerUI.py (GUI code, Image viewer)
- icon.png
- fotodb_tr_fr.qm and fotodb_tr_de.qm (Translation files to French and German respectively)
- EXIF.py (Code used to read the image orientation)
Software requirements:
- Python 2.5.4 or 2.6.x or 2.7.x (Antony is not compatible with Python 3)
- PyQt4 (please note that the version of PyQt4 has to match the version of Python)
MS Windows:
If Python and PyQt4 is already installed on the target system, simply extract or copy the program files to a folder of your choice.
In the other case plesae install first Python and then PyQt4.
- Download and install Python 2.7.3 from www.python.org (general (32bit)) or 64bit or use a newer version of Python 2
- Download and install a matching version of PyQt4 from Riverbank Computing. Right now there is a version matching Python 2.7: PyQt4 4.9.1-1 (32bit) or PyQt4 4.9.1-1 (64bit)
- Install Antony as mentioned above
Remark: If there are problems with the downloads, feel free to contact me, or try to find install files on www.python.org or www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk. PyQt4 has to match the version of Python in use, e.g. PyQt-Py2.7-gpl-4.9.1-1.exe matches python-2.7.3.msi. Downloading the 32bit or 64bit versions depends on your operating system. If you are not sure which one is right for you, select the 32bit versions. Antony itself is independent of 32bit or 64bit.
Start the program by double click on Antony.py.
Alternatively Antony can be installed using the Antony Installer for MS Windows. In this case you do not have to care about the dependencies. Since the installer includes all the necessary Python and PyQt files.
Python is often installed in these systems by default. If not, consult the package manager (software center etc.). Likewise for PyQt4. Some distributions switched to Python 3 allready, take care to use Python 2 with Antony. Extract the files of Antony to a folder of your choice. Start the program by executing Antony.py (clicking, CLI or setup a *.desktop file "add application")


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On Thursday, March 27 Wetpaint Entertainment posted spoilers for the upcoming fifth season of the AMC television drama "The Walking Dead," which will begin filming this summer for a late 2014 release. The sixteen episode season was renewed late last year before the midseason four finale, and the series is expected to continue for at least seven seasons.
The season four finale, "A," will air on Sunday, March 30 and will leave fans with a major cliffhanger which would be resolved until season five. The cliffhanger could involve a major character death since executive producer and comic book series creator Robert Kirkman revealed that "no one is safe" on the series from death. He mentioned there is "quite a big shock coming" and fans will be eager for the start of season five.
Filming for season five will begin in the middle of April, similar to previous seasons that have resumed filming outside Atlanta at the beginning of May. Cast and crew members are expected to arrive on April 23 to begin filming the first episode. According to signs posted near the filming areas, there will be simulated gunfire, so the conflict won't be over in the season finale. The first episode of season five will be filmed at a train depot, which is the filming location for Terminus, the sanctuary that has been teased throughout the current season.
Filming one episode takes eight days of shooting, although the premiere and finale episodes make even longer. Previous season have begun filming in the first week of May and completed filming in the middle of November. The new season usually premieres in the middle of October and runs through the end of March or beginning of April.
Executive producers have previously revealed that Beth Greene (Emily Kinney) will not have her story resolved quickly, so that should be explained more in season five. Several new characters were introduced in season four, including Abraham Ford, Eugene Porter, Rosita Espinosa and Gareth. Rosita, Abraham and Eugene are expected to be series regulars for season five, and it's possible Gareth will be as well, since producers have given the character the option after having a small but important role in the season four finale. The character of Tara has an option for season five.
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Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S (2006). What Happiness Research Can Tell Us About Self-Control Problems And Utility Misprediction. Working paper series / Institute for Empirical Research in Economics No. 267, University of Zurich.
Neoclassical economic theory rules out systematic errors in consumption choice. According to the basic view, individuals know what they choose. They are able to predict how much utility an activity or a good produces for them now and in the future and they can maximize their utility. This implies that behavior reveals consistent preferences. This approach makes it impossible to detect and understand sub-optimal consumption decisions, due to problems of self-control and thenmisprediction of utility. We propose the economics of happiness as a methodologicalnapproach to study these phenomena. Based on proxy measures for experiencednutility, it is, in principle, possible to directly address whether some observed behaviornis sub-optimal and is therefore reducing a person's well-being. We discuss recent evidence on smoking and eating habits, TV viewing and commuting choice.
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As reported yesterday, this week was the big vote in the New Hampshire House of Representatives on many Common Core bills. Today was the vote. The majority of representatives speaking were for the bills that were presented for a vote. The bills were summarized yesterday thanks to Stop Common Core of New Hampshire. Today School Choice of New Hampshire summarized the votes so they are added below along with links so voters can see how their representatives voted.
HB 1508- terminating state participation in the COMMON CORE educational standards. This bill terminates STATE participation and allows DISTRICTS to decide LOCALLY. Roll call vote 201 to 138 to ITL (Inexpedient To Legislate aka kill) the bill completely. YEA means the Rep voted to kill the bill, a NAY vote means the Rep supported the bill.
HB 1397 - establishing a committee to STUDY whether the department of education is operating within its statutory authority. This bill is needed to provide TRANSPARENCY. Parents need to know why the STATE implemented Common Core by stealth using REGIONAL LIAISONS. Division vote 228 to 77 to ITL (kill) the bill
HB 1239 - relative to the implementation of new educational standards. This bill requires fiscal analysis and public input before implementing new standards. Roll call vote 182 to 124 to ITL (kill) the bill a YEA vote means the Rep did not support the bill and wanted to kill it, a NAY vote means the Rep supported the bill.
HB 1262 - relative to student assessment data privacy. This bill allows districts to score and aggregate assessment data before it leaves the district to insure privacy of student information. Roll call vote 203 to 117 to send the bill to an interim study (usually kills the bill). A YEA vote means the Rep supported sending it to study, a NAY vote means the Rep supported the bill.
HB 1496 - relative to the objectivity and validity of student assessment materials. This bill allows districts to use alternative assessments if Smarter Balanced Assessments do not comply with state law. Assessments must be "valid," "appropriate" and "objectively scored" under state law, RSA 193-C. Roll call vote 210 to 123 to send the bill to a slow death in interim study. YEA means the Rep supported the interim study recommendation; a NAY vote means the Rep supported the underlying bill.
HB 1432 - delaying implementation of certain statewide assessments and studying the effects of delaying implementation of certain curriculum changes in the public schools. (The amendments muddied the original bill, so this one is not clearly anti-CC or supportive of school choice in its current form.) Roll call vote 183 to 150 to interim study (which usually kills the bill)
It's still unclear why legislators wouldn't vote to at least delay the Common Core implementation for further review. Democrats (and some Republicans) voted to move forward with Common Core despite the huge outcry from teachers, parents and children. They moved forward with Common Core despite the lack of transparency by the Department of Education. Democrats moved forward with standards that are becoming clearly lower than the standards New Hampshire had in place previously.
Democrats chose to continue implementation of a program that was never piloted and never tested to verify good outcomes in education. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration requires years of testing drugs before they are allowed to be marketed. Why would the Department of Education not require some testing of a massive educational program before implementation across the country? Today, Democrats in the New Hampshire Legislature chose Common Core over kids.


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Force India will launch their 2013 challenger at Silverstone on February 1 next year
Vijay Mallya's squad is the first of the 11 teams on the grid to announce the launch date for its new contender, the VJM06.
The launch comes only a few days before the first pre-season test takes place at Spain's Jerez circuit from February 5.
"So we've pencilled in Friday 1st of February for the presentation of our 2013 car in the UK," they confirmed on Twitter. "That's the week before testing begins in Spain."
Force India, who finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship with a couple of P4s their best results, are one of only two teams - the other being Caterham - yet to confirm their driver line-up for the new season.
Nico Hulkenberg's decision to join Sauber has left the team with at least one open race seat as Paul di Resta is expected to be retained for a third season.
Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil, reserve driver Jules Bianchi and former Toro Rosso duo Sebastian Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari are all in the running.


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CHICAGO, IL (Ivanhoe Broadcast)—Lindsay Porter's protruding belly wasn't due to pregnancy; her kidneys had swelled to eight pounds a piece. She had polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and needed a transplant. She wasn't scared of the surgery, but something did frighten her.
"It was really the medications."
The anti-rejection drugs she would have to take for the rest of her life and the other medications to help with the possible side effects of those drugs. Lori Felber knows all about that.
Nine pills a day, 3,285 pills a year: That's what she's had to take since her kidney transplant in 2008. She's grateful her husband was able to save her life by donating his kidney, but doesn't want to take expensive drugs all the time.
Today, that's Lindsay's reality. She took part in a pioneering study at Northwestern University. It involved 18 kidney transplants -- where the unmatched, unrelated donors gave more than kidneys to the recipients. They gave their stem cells.
"The results have been remarkable," study lead Dr. Joseph Leventhal, an Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at Northwestern University, told Ivanhoe.
He says the idea is to create chimerism or two immune systems in the recipient.
"Right, so you have peaceful co-existence, if you will, of the donor's stem cells with the other aspects of the recipient's immune system."
To make that happen, Lindsay had chemotherapy and radiation before the transplant to weaken her own immune system. The day after her transplant, engineered stem cells from her donor were infused into Lindsay's body. Days later, she had one more chemo session.
"I was on the medications for about six months before they started weaning me off of it," Lindsay explained.
Unlike Lori -- who faces a lifetime of medications and potential side effects -- Lindsay was off all the drugs after just one year. Dr. Leventhal says most recipients who went through the procedure had similar results. While there was a risk of the injected stem cells reacting against their bodies, none experienced that.
"It may reshape the landscape of how we do transplant over the next decade," Dr. Leventhal said.
With a healthy kidney and no more anti-rejection drugs to take, Lindsay's free to spend her time with her son.
"I'm so glad that I've had the last two years to really be with him 100 percent."
Lindsay tells us the procedure cured her of her high blood pressure, and her blood type changed to the blood type of her donor. The transplant study she was involved in is ongoing. A second trial is also being planned. It will offer a similar treatment to people, like Lori, who've already undergone a living donor kidney transplant.
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