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Quebec Police Say 3 Dead, 30 Missing After Fire
At least three people are dead and 30 are missing after fire gutted a seniors' home in eastern Quebec, police said.
Flames broke out around midnight local time in the town of L'Isle-Verte and the blaze was brought under control around 5 a.m., Canada's RDI television reported. There were 52 housing units in the residence, Ann Mathieu, a spokeswoman for Surete du Quebec, the provincial police force, said at a televised news conference.
L'Isle-Verte, a town of about 1,500 people, sits on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River about 460 kilometers (286 miles) from Montreal.
Provincial police are investigating the cause of the blaze, Mathieu said. More than 50 police officers have been deployed to the area and reinforcements are on the way, the Surete said on its Facebook page.
Martin Deslauriers, a resident of L'Isle-Verte, said his grandmother died on her second-floor balcony as one of her sons was trying to rescue her from the blaze.
"She called the youngest of her sons," Deslauriers said in comments that were broadcast by RDI television. "He tried to save her with a ladder but she died on the balcony. He wasn't able to save her."
A drugstore, a beauty salon and a clinic were also destroyed by the blaze, RDI reported.
"When we got there everything was ablaze, there were people inside," Normand Morin, a local firefighter, said in comments on RDI. "This is something I hope never to experience again."
The priority today is to take care of people, Gaetan Lelievre, minister responsible for Quebec's Bas-Saint-Laurent region, told RDI in an interview. "This is a community that needs help."


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Folk is an unincorporated community in northwestern Osage County, Missouri, USA. It is located about ten miles southeast of Jefferson City just off Route 133. It was named for former governor Joseph W. Folk.[1] Its post office has closed and mail now comes from nearby Westphalia.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 337.
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The wheeling and dealing continued for the Phoenix Suns Thursday, as they traded point guard Sebastian Telfair to the Toronto Raptors for center Hamed Haddadi and a 2nd round pick.
Telfair signed with the Suns prior to the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season. In two seasons in Phoenix, the former high school phenom played in 106 games, averaging 6.1 points and 2.4 assists per game.
Haddadi, 27, is averaging 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in just under seven minutes per game for the Raptors.
Telfair's playing time had dwindled lately as the Suns have gone with more of a youth movement which pushed rookie Kendall Marshall higher on the depth chart. Telfair hasn't gotten off interim head coach Lindsey Hunter's bench in eight of the last 11 contests.
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A patent infringement lawsuit filed in Wisconsin could force some Milwaukee competitors to pay up or to stop making tools and batteries that use Lithium-Ion cells.
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After years of incremental increases in battery capacity, the next big thing is an entirely new system of charging.
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I have comment moderation on for everyone that comments.
Is there a way to NOT be notified by email for the approval?
You could set up the administrator's e-mail account to delete those e-mails...
Unless I'm missing something here, would you not just go into your Admin panel under OPTIONS > Discussion and UNCHECK the "Email me whenever" options?
Alternatively, set up an email filter so that all mails from wordpress get shifted to their own folder ? Not a complete solution I know, but it saves cluttering your inbox.
Nuclear, I have email me when ever someone comments, but it also emails me to approve said comments.
I want the emailed comments, just not the approval ones anymore.
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I would also love this. I installed wp-blacklist to combat some comment spam-bot that is drilling my site, and it deletes the comments, but I am getting about 10 "needs moderation" emails an hour!
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I was having the same problem. The setting "notify when a comment is approved or declined" should fix this but in my version this doesn't seem to be used anywhere. The email notification if anyone posts is not used when a comment is in moderation so this setting won't change that. In order for the setting "approved or declined" to work, try changing the following in wp-comments-post.php:
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We love eight-year-olds! They're just the right age for all kinds of fun. They still love the pretend play they've been enjoying for years, yet they're also ready to move ahead into more advanced toys and learning. All of these toys and activities will appeal to their natural sense of fun and wonder.
Speed down to the docks with Batman™ where LexCorp henchmen are busy storing the Kryptonite. Fire the Batmobile's stud shooters and swerve the forklift's flick missiles. Open the doors of the Batmobile and attack with Batman's silver Batarang. Explode the Kryptonite from the forklift and dodge shots from the Henchman's bazooka. Can Batman™ escape with the toxic cargo?
Includes 3 minifigures: Batman™ and 2 LexCorp henchmen; Batman's silver Batarang and the LexCorp henchman's stud-shooting bazooka, and a comic book.
Contains 306 pieces.
Batmobile measures approximately 1" (5cm) tall x 7" (18cm) long x 3" (10cm) wide.Forklift measures approximately 3" (8cm) tall x 3" (10cm) long x 2" (7cm) wide.
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Intercept Crossbones' escape truck with Falcon's detachable Redwing drone and Black Widow's bike. The armoured truck features a removable roof with 2 stud shooters and storage container for the stolen toxic case element. Remove the roof and place it on the ground to create a gun station. Activate the explode function to release the case element and attach it to the drone to save the day. Includes 3 minifigures: Crossbones, Black Widow and Falcon.
Weapons include Crossbones' fire gun with a translucent fire element, Falcon's 2 guns and Black Widow's 2 batons. Also includes a comic book!
Contains 179 pieces.
Crossbones' escape truck measures approximately 4" (11cm) tall x 5" (13cm) long x 2" (7cm) wide.Redwing drone measures approximately 1" (3cm) long x 2" (6cm) wide x 1" (1cm) tall.Black Widow's bike measures approximately 1" (4cm) tall x 2" (7cm) long x 1" (2cm) wide.
Stage an epic battle at the airport, featuring an air traffic control tower with 2 different explode functions and a luggage cart with an explode-function rear trailer. Fold out the wings of the dual cockpit Quinjet to take off and open the rear hatch to drop the rope for Captain America to grab. Then turn the switch to unleash the jet's hidden stud shooters. Includes 6 minifigures: Captain America, Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, War Machine and Agent 13, plus an Ant-Man microfigure and a buildable Giant Man figure.
Weapons include Winter Soldier's gun and War Machine's shoulder-mounted stud shooter and baton. Accessory elements include Captain America's shield, Scarlet Witch's power studs and Iron Man's power element. Also includes a comic book!
Contains 807 pieces.
Air traffic control tower measures approximately 10" (27cm) tall x 9" (23cm) wide x 3" (8cm) long.Quinjet measures approximately 3" (9cm) tall x 7"(20cm) long x 12" (31cm) wide in flight mode, and 7" (19cm) wide in landing mode.Luggage cart measures approximately 1" (4cm) tall x 6" (16cm) long x 1"(3cm) wide.Giant Man figure stands approximately 5" (14cm) tall.
Pursue Harley Quinn™ on Batman's Batcycle, featuring big wheels with rubber tires and rotating stud shooters. Attach Harley's hammer to her bike and fold out to knock Batman™ over. Her ally Deadshot™ has a jetpack and stud-shooting bazooka to add to the role-play action. Includes 3 minifigures: Batman, Harley Quinn and Deadshot.
Weapons include Batman's Batarang and grapple-hook gun, Harley Quinn's hammer and Deadshot's stud-shooting bazooka. Includes Deadshot's jetpack accessory element.
Contains 224 pieces.
Batcycle measures approximately 1" (5cm) tall x 5" (15cm) long x 2" (6cm) wide.Harley Quinn's bike measures approximately 3" (8cm) tall x 4" (12cm) long x 2" (6cm) wide.
Role-play a Batman™ vs. Catwoman™ car chase with this fun set designed for younger super heroes. Target Catwoman with Batman's Batarang and grapple-hook gun and stop her escaping with the stolen milk carton and diamond-style translucent elements. Includes 2 minifigures with mini legs: Batman and Catwoman.
Accessory elements include Catwoman's stolen carton of milk and diamond-style translucent element.
Contains 79 pieces.
Batman's Mighty Micros Batmobile™ measures approximately 1" (3cm) tall x 1" (5cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide.Catwoman's Mighty Micros car measures approximately 1" (5cm) tall x 2" (6cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide.
Drive into battle with Robin™ against bad-guy Bane™ with his Mighty Micros driller, featuring a rotating drill, in this role-play set designed for younger super heroes. Both vehicles have turning wheels, Robin has a grapple-hook gun while Bane is armed with a dynamite element. Includes 2 minifigures with mini legs: Robin and Bane.
Weapons include Robin's grapple-hook gun and Bane's dynamite element.
Contains 77 pieces.
Robin's Mighty Micros car measures approximately 1" (5cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide and under 1" (2cm) tall.Bane's Mighty Micros driller measures approximately 1" (5cm) tall x 3" (9cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide.
Drive The Flash's Mighty Micros car at top speed towards Captain Cold's snowplow. Featuring play starters such as Captain Cold's freeze gun and fun accessory elements including an energy drink and a snow cone, this role-play set is ideal for younger super heroes. Includes 2 minifigures with mini legs: The Flash™ and Captain Cold™.
Weapons include Captain Cold's freeze gun with translucent ice elements. Accessory elements include The Flash's energy drink and Captain Cold's snow cone.
Contains 88 pieces.
The Flash's Mighty Micros car measures approximately 1" (3cm) tall x 3" (9cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide.Captain Cold's Mighty Micros snowplow measures approximately 1" (3cm) tall x 1" (5cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide.
Role-play a Mighty Micros vehicle chase with Spider-Man's helicopter, featuring spinning rotors and a flick missile, and Green Goblin's glider with flip-down wings. With Green Goblin's pumpkin bomb, goblin serum element, plus Spider-Man's camera element also included, there's plenty to capture the imagination of young super heroes. Includes 2 minifigures with mini legs: Spider-Man and Green Goblin.
Includes Green Goblin's pumpkin bomb and accessory elements: Spider-Man's camera and Green Goblin's goblin serum.
Contains 85 pieces.
Spider-Man's Mighty Micros helicopter measures approximately 2" (6cm) tall x 2" (7cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide.Green Goblin's Mighty Micros glider measures approximately 1" (3cm) tall x 2" (6cm) long x 3" (8cm) wide.
Role-play a fun Mighty Micros battle between Captain America's tank and Red Skull's vehicle which features 2 missiles. This set is designed for young super heroes and includes Captain America's shield to deflect missiles, plus Red Skull's gun and a tesseract accessory element. Includes 2 minifigures with mini legs: Captain America and Red Skull.
Accessory elements include Captain America's shield and a tesseract.
Contains 95 pieces.
Captain America's Mighty Micros tank measures approximately 2" (6cm) tall x 1" (5cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide.Red Skull's Mighty Micros vehicle measures approximately 1" (5cm) tall x 2" (7cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide.
Role-play a fun Mighty Micros battle between Hulk's vehicle featuring big green Hulk fists, and Ultron's vehicle with posable tentacles. This fun set for young super heroes includes Ultron's wrench and a chicken leg for Hulk. Includes 2 minifigures with mini legs: Hulk and Ultron.
Accessory elements include Hulk's chicken drumstick and Ultron's wrench.
Contains 80 pieces.
Hulk's Mighty Micros vehicle measures approximately 1" (3cm) tall x 1" (5cm) long x 1" (5cm) wide.Ultron's Mighty Micros vehicle measures approximately 2" (6cm) tall x 2" (7cm) long x 3" (9cm) wide.
Armored Batman™ has glow-in-the-dark eyes and is firing his bazooka. Knock down the barrier with Superman's Super Jumper and explode the Bat-Signal. But beware—Armored Batman could launch from the rooftop at any moment! Who will win the Clash of the Heroes? Only you can decide!
Includes 2 minifigures: Armored Batman™ and Superman™; Armored Batman's silver Batarang and his 3-in-1 buildable stud-shooting bazooka weapon, which can be converted into 2 smaller guns: a stud-shooting gun and a grapple hook gun, and a comic book.
Contains 92 pieces.
Skyscraper rooftop minibuild measures approximately 4" (11cm) tall x 4" (12cm) wide x 7" (18cm) long.
Join forces with Super Heroes to take on Lex Luthor™ in thrilling battle high above Metropolis. Launch the Batwing with Batman™ in the cockpit and fold out the wings. Fly with Superman™ and Wonder Woman™ to stop Lois falling. Dodge the LexCorp helicopter's Kryptonite flick missiles and fire back with the Batwing's awesome rapid shooter. Then take the battle down to the streets with Batman's grapple hook gun.
Includes 5 minifigures: Batman™, Superman™, Wonder Woman™, Lex Luthor™ and Lois Lane; a comic book, and Lois Lane's camera.
Contains 517 pieces.
Batwing measures approximately 1" (4cm) tall x 9" (23cm) long x 11" (30cm) wide.LexCorp helicopter measures approximately 3" (9cm) tall x 6" (16cm) long [10" (26cm) long including rotors] x 3" (10cm) wide.
Iron Skull has trapped him in his awesome Iron Skull Sub! Go deep underwater with Scuba Iron Man to save your fellow Avenger. Fend off attacks by the Hydra diver on his underwater jet and dodge the Sub's stud shooters. Then face off against Iron Skull and defeat him to free Scuba Captain America!
Includes 4 minifigures: Scuba Iron Man, Scuba Captain America, Iron Skull and a Hydra diver, Scuba Iron Man and Iron Skull's thrusters for their hands and feet, Scuba Captain America and Hydra diver's oxygen tank and flippers, plus Scuba Captain America's shield, and a comic book
Contains 335 pieces.
Iron Skull Sub measures approximately 3" (9cm) tall x 9" (23cm) long x 4" (12cm) wide.Hydra diver's underwater jet measures approximately 1" (4cm) long x 1" (4cm) wide x 1" (2cm) tall.
Mighty Thanos and Hyperion are preparing to attack Earth! Help Iron Man, Captain Marvel and Captain America stop them with the super-fast Avenjet! Attack with the flick missiles, then separate the mini-jet and fire its stud shooters. Can the Super Heroes save the planet?
Includes 4 minifigures: Captain Marvel, Space Iron Man, Space Captain America and Hyperion, plus a Thanos big figure, Thanos' buildable stud-shooting boots, Space Iron Man's thrusters for his hands and feet andSpace Captain America's breathing device, shield and jetpack, and a spacesuit.
Contains 523 pieces.
Avenjet measures approximately 3" (8cm) tall x 10" (27cm) long x 10" (27cm) wide.Detachable mini-jet measures approximately 1" (4cm) tall x 4" (11cm) long x 7" (20cm) wide.
Deathstroke has stolen diamonds from the bank and is escaping with the loot on his heavily-armored jetboat. Place Batman™ and Robin in the cockpits of the Batboat at Gotham City harbor and set off in high-speed pursuit. Open up the secret radar tower and examine the control screens to track the jetboat. Evade the jetboat's flick missiles and swerve to avoid Deathstroke's super-jumping attempts to knock down the radar. Then activate the split function to launch the super heroes' hoverboats, ambush the villain and reclaim the safe with the jewels.
Includes 3 minifigures with accessories (Batman™, Deathstroke and Robin), Batboat, 2 split-function hoverboats, 2 flick missiles, radar tower with explode function, minifigure seat and control screens, giant batwings, Batman emblem logo and translucent elements, Deathstroke's jetboat, Super Jumper, 2 flick torpedo missiles, 2 weapon holders, gun, sword, safe, 2 diamond elements, and 2 capes.
Batboat with hover boats attached measures approximately 6" tall x 9" long x 5" wide.Jetboat measures approximately 1" tall x 3" long x 2" wide.Hoverboats measure approximately 1" tall x 3" long x 1" wide.
Contains 264 pieces.
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Sandman and Rhino have joined forces to steal diamonds and now they are hiding out with the loot at the construction site. Rush to recover the stolen jewels with Iron Spider and Spider-Man. But, oh no! The super villains have set an ambush, attacking with the marauding Rhino Mech's stud shooters and trapping Iron Spider in one of Sandman's shape-shifting sand hands. Super-jump to the rescue with Spider-Man, activating the spider's web and the crane's demolition ball to trap and topple the Rhino Mech. Then release Iron Spider from the sand hand and knock over the sign with another perfectly aimed jump to reveal the hidden diamonds!
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Iran Says Virus Has Hit Oil Sector
Iran's oil sector wrestled on Monday with alleged cyberattacks that began at the Oil Ministry and have spread to other industries, Iranian officials and media said.
The apparent sabotage forced Iran's Oil Ministry to cut off Internet access to all employees, including refinery workers, to avoid further spread, a new blow to an industry that is already a target of sanctions intended to deprive Tehran of oil revenue.
A virus called "Wiper" was plaguing the server and websites of the ministry and National Oil Company, Iran's Student News Agency, ISNA, reported Monday. Oil data haven't been compromised, ministry spokesman Alireza Nikzad said.
Oil shipments haven't been affected, Iranian officials said on Monday, though personnel at the Kharg oil terminal, through which at least 80% of Iran's exports are shipped abroad, haven't been able to send or receive email since Sunday, an oil official at the terminal said.
"We are using telephone, fax, SMS," the official said.
An Iranian security official told ISNA that Iran wasn't familiar with the virus, which he said steals information and erases data. The attack on computers of the oil ministry was first identified in March, but its effects reached a critical force on Sunday, when information was erased from several computers in the Oil Ministry and servers were disrupted, ISNA said.
Iran's oil news agency, SHANA, was also disrupted by the virus, ISNA reported.
The ministry said on Monday that it had created an emergency committee to battle the virus. The committee is investigating to determine whether it originated abroad or inside Iran, said Hamdollah Mohamadnejad, the ministry's defense strategist, according to news media.
Iran's nuclear industry was hit by a virus in 2010 known as Stuxnet, which targeted centrifuges, in what was widely believed to be an act of foreign sabotage aimed at slowing Tehran's progress toward building a nuclear weapon—though Iran denies it has such a goal.
Iran recently resumed talks with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany, but Western governments have said they would continue to oppose Iran's nuclear program, which they suspect has military aims. Iran has said its nuclear program is only for peaceful uses.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called the Internet a threat to national security and instructed security forces to train and form units to battle cyberattacks as well as the influence of social-media websites.
Iran announced in 2011 that it was working to launch the world's first "national Internet," a secure network that could effectively isolate Iranian users from the World Wide Web and shield government servers and websites from cyberattacks.
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I know malware can be gotten by downloading and running stuff, but is there a real possibility of just viewing a webpage and getting one?
I'm not using IE.
Please give some support to your answer. Not just yes or no.
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Yes, there is a possibility. Not a large one but it is possible.
Example: In 2004 there was a problem in Microsoft's Graphic Device Interface Plus (GDI+). It contained a vulnerability in the processing of JPEG images.
The quote the MS website: This vulnerability may allowed attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code on the affected system. Exploitation may occur as the result of viewing a malicious web site, reading an HTML-rendered email message, or opening a crafted JPEG image in any vulnerable application. The privileges gained by a remote attacker depend on the software component being attacked. Description
Now that bug has been fixed. So this specific bug will not harm you unless you run a really old OS and failed to install the security patches. But similar problems are being found all the time, and not just in XP.
So consider this:
Some of these exploit require you to do stupid things (e.g. open mail from someone you do not know). Some of them get triggered without any human interaction. The JPG picture and the GDI+ problem is such an example.
That said, browsers and plugins are not foolproof and due to their complexity, they often have vulnerabilities that can be exploited to infect a system.
Aside from using security software, another way to reduce exposure is to reduce the size of the attack vector by installing as few plugins as possible, keeping plugins and the browser itself updated with the latest patches, and disabling plugins when not being used or configuring them to be blocked by default and selectively allowing them on trusted sites.
There's little benefit in re-writing a detailed explanation and examples, so I'll just point you to this question that asked about getting infected from media files. I gave a detailed answer there that must be clear and informative because it seems to be pretty popular.
Most definitely yes. Consider the Malware infections that "emulate" an Anti-Virus program. You must know someone who complained about a mysterious program that just appeared one day, telling them they had 30-some infections, and if they wanted the program to remove them, they had to purchase the program. The names were varied, WinAV for example. All those people who got infected didn't download a program first, and then find themselves infected. I know from observation that all it took was visiting a web site.
Everything you do with a browser downloads information to your computer. So, there is always something being pushed to you. There are steps you can take to limit what is downloaded, but for those just using a vanilla install of IE (the most targeted browser), there was a real danger of getting infected depending on where they went on the web.
It wasn't just limited to seedy sites either. In the mid 2000's, Sears.com would install spyware on visitors machines. NHL.com was used maliciously by one of it's advertisers to infect visitors with malware. Then there is Myspace. I've cleaned customers machines from fake AV infections after they spend a night surfing friends pages at Myspace.
Now, are you asking if it is possible for you specifically to get an infection that way? Well, you don't use IE, and that helps, but otherwise, since we really know nothing about your surfing habits and the other software on your system, it is impossible to say.


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By Bertram de Souza (Contact)
They should have scattered rose petals in his path as he walked off the campus of Youngstown State University Friday. For, after 10 years as president of YSU, Dr. David Sweet departed with this inspiring message to administrators, faculty and staff:
Don't apologize for your greed.
As has been detailed in this space several times over the years, the labor contracts that Sweet urged the board of trustees to approve were generous to a fault — considering the economic recession that has resulted in double-digit unemployment rates, concessions and givebacks by private sector workers and an uncertain future for many working families.
But, the president's generosity is understandable — seeing as how well he fared financially during his tenure at YSU.
The details of his contract have been widely publicized, but here's something new for the taxpayers to chew on:
David Sweet is retiring from YSU — his official last day is Wednesday, but he left Friday and is using three days of vacation this week — with a severance check for $100,596. That's right: $100,000-plus. To put that in perspective: The median family income in 2008 in Mahoning County was $40,508.
Sweet's sweet deal reflects the 400 hours of sick leave he did not take during his tenure, and the 267.57 hours of unused vacation time. The hourly rate used to calculate his severance is $150.69.
Before any of you cynical readers question the sick leave claim, consider this: The university paid $3,000 for Sweet to be enrolled in the Cleveland Clinic Executive Health Program. In other words, he had the best and brightest in the field of medicine poking and prodding to ensure that he was in the pink.
In addition, YSU paid $5,380 for annual membership in the Youngstown Country Club — so he could take a whiff of the good life when the pressure of the job got to be too much. And there was the $1,500 annual membership in the Youngstown Club and $5,225 for Regional Chamber membership.
Yes, retirement from the public sector gives meaning to the song "Money, Money, Money" by the group Abba.
The editorial on this page about the secrecy surrounding the public pension system in Ohio is further evidence of the greed that is an integral part of public sector employment.
News of Dr. Sweet's severance comes at the same time as details of the latest giveaway to employees were made public Friday by The Vindicator.
Indeed, members of the Association of Classified Employees who were harshly criticized in this space last week because of the $2,000 bonuses they will be receiving as a result of YSU's enrollment increase, were quick to point out the deal for the 170 employees — administrators and professional staff — not covered by a union.
These employees received a 4.25 percent pay raise effective next Thursday, plus a $1,200 "adjustment" that is to be added to their base pay rates.
The package will cost $731,000.
It is similar to the three-year contract for the faculty.
For the 2008-09 school year, there was a 2.5 percent increase in faculty base salary. But that's not all. By rank, there was a bonus, which resulted in a full professor, for instance, receiving $1,800 that was added to the base salary.
Then, a member of the faculty union hired before June 1, 2008, received a longevity increase of $50 for each year of service. Thus, a faculty member with 30 years received $1,500 — that also was added to the base salary.
Huge raise
By some calculations, the entire first-year package resulted in an 8 percent increase for veteran professors.
In the next two years of the contract, faculty members are receiving increases of 3.5 percent to their new base salaries.
All the unions made out like bandits.
Thus spins Youngstown State University's wheel of fortune.
As for the retiring Dr. Sweet, his final annual salary was $244,145, plus he received combined housing and car allowances of $69,258, for a total of $313,403.
His pension will be based on the average of the three highest years of salary. It has been estimated that he will pull in $200,000 a year, plus full medical benefits.
All together now. "Money, Money, Money ..."
Amazing. Part time professors haven't had a raise in a decade but they account for half of the actual teaching that goes on there. Guess why, they are not unionized and by state law are not allowed to unionize. Ever heard of any other profession that was barred from joining a union by law. Just another way YSU finds loopholes to pay ridiculous salaries to the upper echelons but keeps the base of its staff beat down. Sounds like YSU is a political party, not a university.
The university setting has been, and remains, one of political infighting and money grabbing. Students, parents and we the people pay the price for all of this....
It seems that when tuition goes up raises are given. The students are getting raked over the coals and they can't do anything about it. So long Mr. Sweet, you greedy ***####.
I can't say much about Dr. Sweet, whom I don't know. However, as I've mentioned in other posts, there are individuals working at YSU who don't even ATTEMPT to veil their personal greed. It's disgusting and disheartening. The worst part is these people never even mention or seem to think much about those who pay their salaries - THE STUDENTS!
What about adding value to what the students are getting? What about service to them? Can we make YSU a service- and quality-oriented institution and stop looking at just what we can get for ourselves monetarily?
We need to give Dr. Anderson a chance to respond to these questions and make YSU a great place to go to school AND a great place to work. Time will tell if she is up to the challenge.
when it is OK to increase tuition's every chance you can, then hand out raises, when the rest of the private sector jobs are lucky to keep their jobs let alone get a raise during these economic conditions we find ourselves?
Who is the Moron Now?
Maybe the moron is the person who took the private sector job. Maybe the moron is the person that placed his or her faith in the fact that big business would somehow take care of them. Maybe the moron is the person willing to work more for less, giving back pension rights, health care coverage, salary, vacation time, sick leave. Maybe the moron is the worker who won't stand up for himself and realize that he has value beyond a paycheck and beyond his productivity, used by someone else to profit.
YSU has to remain competitive with other institutions. If you want college graduates to receive the best education and go on to greater successes post-college, then someone has to pay.
College is not for everyone unfortunately. As someone who attended with the aid of scholarships and student loans, I worked hard to put myself through college (including the work I did before I got there to ensure I would receive scholarship money.)
While colleges do have a responsibility to the students, the overriding responsibility is to the actual education being received, otherwise the diploma is just a scrap of paper.
Yep, this was a sweet deal ! The road to riches entails finding tolerant people willing to shell out the MOOLAH !
Yes Bertram, you and the Vindicator are singing your favorite, 'It's the same old song' by the Four Tops. Remember how you guys ENDORSE every levy for education that comes down the pike and then complain when it goes for wages and benefits? Well Bertram, It's the same old song!!!!!!!!
Interesting to all this is that Dr. Anderson, who's never run a college or university, will be starting out at a salary higher than Dr. Sweet's. It never ends.
Will somebody give Bertram a raise., LOL,
Bertram is underpaid and under appreciated so he wants the
rest of the valley to be in his shape. (Misery loves company) ROFLMAO.
Betram, don't hate, congratulate! In case the Vindy,
doesn't know this, we live in a global economy. We are
competing against almost the entire world.
One of the institutions that helps us compete and win is
the University. YSU has and continues to produce successful competitors
in almost every field you can think of, from students going to
work at Microsoft to students being employed at Nasa. Ysu produces
scientists, and engineers. YSU helps sculp savy Business majors.
Some of the most talented musicians, and artists on the scene today
were made at YSU.
So should the administrators, the faculty, the staff at YSU be well paid?
Of course they should. YSU is helping to produce today's and tomorrow's, educators,
businessmen, scientists, engineers, information technologists, artists, healthcare
workers,etc. If you want high quality product you have to pay for it.
It takes high quality administrators, faculty and staff to make YSU work.
YSU produces success stories because it employs competent people at all levels.
And those competent people deserve to be paid for the work they do.
Poor Bertram Desouza. He should be cheering YSU on. He should be
using YSU as a beacon of hope for the valley. YSU should be on his list
of good places to work in Youngstown. Something for some of the aspiring young
people to look forward to. It is an example of a successful organization that
produces a high quality result. And its in Youngstown!!!! Instead of
hating , Betram should be congratualting. But like the grinch,ebenezer scrooge he's bitter and deeply confused.
Years ago no one wanted to go in to education because of low starting wages and putting up with (raising) other people's offspring. Everyone wanted to go in to business and make money and buy stocks. Well the trend has turned, education seems recession proof, while the private sector continues to give back and lose economic ground, educators (like the turtle and the hair) continue to plod forward.
AlwaysRight, you are right that YSU is a wonderful institution and one that all of us in this valley should be proud of. And you're right that the administrators, faculty and staff should be well paid. But YSU is a public institution and the public has every right to question what is going on there. And unfortunately, there are too many things going on there that are not right. There is immense waste especially in the form of excessive salaries. Totally inept management that if not put in check soon could be the undoing of this 'beacon of hope for the valley".
What makes it totally inept? Enrollment is up. The number of grads is up. It sounds like they're doing a pretty good job to me.
Please define excessive. What should someone working at a college make? What information do you have to support this?
They are partially publicly funded.
Sometimes its a matter of having access to enough information.
I've had an opportunity to sit in on more than a few commencements at YSU. I've seen thousands of YSU graduates unleashed into society with skillsets that run the full gamit. Many, many YSU graduates compete and win at a global level. Considering the cost of the YSU tuition and the quality of graduate that comes out of YSU, I would say that the valley is getting more bang for the buck.
I'm always stunned to hear the accomplishments, achievements, goals and aspirations of the YSU graduates and Alumni. One would never think that coming from our small hometown University, that we would see world class mathematicians. But that's just what I found out recently. After learning that YSU's mathematics department has been competing and taking the prize in national and international events. Wow, world class mathematicians from YSU!
I can't say much about waste at YSU, but I am familiar with YSU results, measured by the quality of YSU graduates that I've interacted with.
Also crl, have you seen some of the resumes and vitae of some of the professionals and faculty at YSU?
The valley is very fortunate to have such high caliber and accomplished individuals
from prestigious institution from all over the world that have decided to make their homes in the valley and to make contributions to the educational process at YSU. There are some extremely accomplished professors, administrators, and staff working at YSU. We're fortunate to have them, and whatever we're paying them, its a fair trade for some of the graduates that I'm aware of.
Sure YSU is a public institution, but I don't think there is an automatic connection between being public and poorly paid. To the contrary we should all hope that our public institutions strive for excellence in public service. YSU strives for excellence,and that excellence comes at a cost.
I think that based on the tuition YSU charges and contribution to society that the average YSU graduate makes, we get far more excellence than we pay for.
Before being too critical of how much money is being made at YSU, perhaps you should look at the contributions that are being made nationally and internationally by YSU graduates. Perhaps you should look at the resumes and vitae of the world class professors, administrators, and staff for that matter.
The point is Bertram is singing the wrong song, in the wrong key, at the wrong time. YSU is a success story of the valley. It should be celebrated as so. YSU graduates individuals that go on to be success stories that have national and international positive impact. They should be celebrated as so.
Bertram attacking the good guys is just plain
ole 'batty'
In order to hire the best faculty and administrators - who are being pursued by other post-secondary institutions daily - YSU has to pay a competitive wage to keep faculty and administrative staff at the University.
Dr. Sweet (whom I don't know) was only a Dean at Cleveland State University prior to his appointment as President of YSU. Dr. Cyndy Anderson has been VP for Student Affairs since 1995, and was Assistant Provost for Academic Planning in the early 1990s under former Provost Jim Scanlon.
I would say that Dr. Anderson's administrative experience would be comparable to Dr. Sweet's prior to his appointment at YSU.
As a YSU graduate and former employee of YSU, I am proud of my alma mater. It provided me the skills and background needed to further my education at one of the top public research universities in North America. YSU is a great institution, but as with so many other things in the Valley, the perception exists that anything anywhere else is better than what we have here.
Bertram rightly decries the compensation levels of public employees yet he openly defends a President who is expanding these public sector jobs at unprecedented rates while the private sector continues to suffer.
Perhaps he should make up his mind.
Yes, AlwaysRIght, I have seen the resumes and vitae of faculty and staff at YSU. I agree with you that we are fortunate to have many talented faculty and staff and we produce high caliber graduates. I also agree that there shouldn't be an automatic connection between being public and being poorly paid. And I agree with you that the faculty and staff should be well paid. But not ridiculously overpaid. There is a list circulating on campus of the yearly salaries of some ACE members. Many administrative assistants are now making $60,000 - $70,000+ while the assistant and associate directors who supervise them are making much less. Some staff in computer services are over $100,000 and the nurse in Student Health is at $90,000+. (And this does not include their big enrollment bonuses.) For the most part, these are positions that don't require a degree. But check YSU's website and see they are advertising for a Research Scientist at less than $45,000. A bachelor's degree is required but they prefer someone with a Master's or PhD. How crazy is that? The salary scales are so out of line now due to the last ACE contract. All those responsible for negotiating that contract are inept.
How many of those highly-paid employees have been with the university in the same position for 15-20-25-more years? New hire wages are not going to match the wages of long-term employees.


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50 Cent's jewel of his struggling SMS Promotions, Yuriorkis Gamboa is gearing up to face a very difficult challenge in undefeated lightweight champion Terence Crawford on HBO. The bout will be fought in Omaha,NE Crawford's hometown and with Gamboa moving up in weight. It's a dangerous match-up for both men, who sport a identical record. If you were to toss it up to fans, they...
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Fight Pick & Preview - Crawford vs. Gamboa: On June 28 in Omaha, Nebraska, hometown hero Terence Crawford will take on Yuriorkis Gamboa is what looks to be the biggest fight of 2014 at 135 pounds. In a numerical anomaly, both fighters have exactly the same record at 23-0 (16 KOs). A win in this fight would instantly restore credibility to the dormant career of Gamboa. If Crawford...
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Yuriorkis Gamboa & Promoter 50 Cent in Attendance for Garcia's Latest Win: On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, Mikey Garcia clearly outpointed challenger Juan Carlos Burgos, defending his 130 lb. title with relative ease. Despite the anticipation, the bout proved to be dull and the crowd was lulled half to sleep. Then, two mysterious figures showed up in the early rounds...
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NPR's Mark Roberts reports that a Wyoming jury had convicted Aaron McKinney of felony murder in the death of gay university student Matthew Shepard. McKinney could be sentenced to death because, although the jury found him NOT guilty of first degree murder, they found him GUILTY of second degree murder. The combination of murder with kidnapping and aggravated robbery makes McKinney eligible for the death penalty. The sentencing phase of the trial begins tomorrow.
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July 18, 2016
This newsletter is coming out later than the usual mid-month, because I wanted to share news from the Romance Writers of America® National Conference in San Diego.
Yay! I won a National Readers Choice Award for Love Somebody Like You! They refer to it as "the tombstone" – and you can see why. It's truly an honor, even if I have to spend a small fortune shipping the tombstone home! Sadly, I didn't win a RITA, but it was wonderful to attend RWA as a RITA finalist, and to have my editor by my side during the awards ceremony.
It was a fun week in San Diego. Being ahead on my writing deadlines, I allowed myself some free time, arriving a couple of days early. I'd been in San Diego for most of January 2015, when we came down in our motor home, and it's a terrific city. So warm, sunny, casual, and ocean-oriented. I'd step outside for a walk, and couldn't help but relax. If you want to see some photos, check out my Facebook page.
On the conference side, I attended some great workshops as well as industry-oriented get-togethers and parties. Kensington threw a pretty amazing reception at the Wine & Culinary Institute – no surprise, the wine and food were fabulous. Prospect Agency sponsored a delicious breakfast at the Lazy Hippo and it was fun to hang out with the other authors. Romance Writers of America had a champagne reception for all RITA and Golden Heart finalists, and the Greater Detroit Chapter had a banquet for Booksellers Best Award finalists (nope, I didn't win that one either, but just being a finalist is such wonderful validation).
I did some traveling closer to home as well. We got out on our boat for a week, the first trip of the year. We went up the Sunshine Coast and had some great weather but also some nasty wind. Not to mention engine problems. But we made it back safe and sound.
I did squeeze in some writing this month, doing the final read of Fly Away With Me (the first Susan Fox Blue Moon Harbor book) and it's now with my editor. I also wrote the first draft of a novella, which is title 2 in the series. I'm quite excited about this because it will appear in Kensington's Fern Michaels holiday anthology for 2017. The title of the antho will be Winter Wishes and it will also include novellas by Jules Bennett and Leah Marie Brown.
Now I'm digging into the next Blue Moon Harbor project, a novel that's scheduled for January 2018. (Can you believe I'm already thinking about 2018?)
My website contest prize for the coming month is a special one. As well as getting an autographed copy of one of my books, the winner will receive a copy of Prospect Agency's Little Black Book, which has first kiss scenes from me and 32 other of the agency's clients. It's very cool!
Enjoy summer! I certainly intend to.
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Ring of Fire
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Title 7 in the Caribou Crossing Romances series
Fire chief Lark Cantrell firmly believes that she, her mom, and her ten-year-old son Jayden are the perfect family. Men, like her father and her ex-husband, cant be relied on—at least not for more than an occasional hookup. Major Eric Weaver has a single mission in life: to overcome his leg amputation and his PTSD and return to active service. As an army brat, hes convinced that a career soldier cant successfully have a family life. But when fate brings Eric and Lark together not once but twice, the cynical fire chief and the scarred soldier may just have to accept the writing on the wall: a happily-ever-after for everyone concerned.
Love Somebody Like You
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When Ben Traynor, a sexy cowboy from Sally Ryland's past, turns up at her Western riding school at the behest of her estranged family, the young widow must face the demons from her abusive marriage in order to heal and to not only reconnect with her past but move ahead to a bright new future.
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Inn-owner Dave Cousins is known as the nicest—and loneliest—guy in town. Dare he risk his damaged heart again, on a free-spirited drifter? Like the wild goose tattooed on her shoulder, Cassidy Esperanza goes wherever the wind takes her, yet she has to admit there's something seductive about Caribou Crossing—and especially Dave. But when she faces a life-changing medical diagnosis, her first instinct is to take flight once more. Is Dave strong enough to help them both face their fears and believe that sometimes love truly can last a lifetime?
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By Mr. Bryan Gatchell (IMCOM)August 8, 2013
ANSBACH, Germany (Aug. 8, 2013) -- The participants have their backs on their mats. Gentle music plays in the softly lit, vaulted racquetball court. The slow, calming chords are in stark contrast to the difficult maneuvers the participants perform. Their knees are up and perpendicular with feet still on the mat. The hands are beneath their shoulder, palms down on the mat, elbows in the air, forearms beside their ears. Slowly they push up with their arms, lifting their backs off the mat. Soon they are arching backwards in strenuous mimicry of an arch bridge. If they can -- but most don't -- the participants raise a leg into the air.
This is the cost-free power yoga class led by Capt. Tirzah Eskew Tuesdays at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach's Katterbach Physical Fitness Center. The move is called a back bend and is one of many moves the class performs during a typical session.
"[Power yoga] combines the benefits of getting your heart rate up at the same time as doing all the poses," said Eskew. "Yoga in general is supposed to be very meditative, depending on what type you do. If you go to hatha yoga or bikram yoga, you'll still get a very aerobic exercise, but some yoga classes are a lot slower [and don't have] as many difficult poses."
Because of the difficulty of the class, Eskew teaches the students a few of the rest poses in case a pose or maneuver becomes too much of a strain.
"I give a disclaimer to stop when your body tells you to stop because the poses are more difficult than normal," she said.
People join the class for different reasons.
Eva Bechteler, who works with the garrison's legal office, has been with the class since its inception in February.
"I like this class because it's workout yoga," said Bechteler. "It's not too calm, though there is some relaxing at the end I enjoy. But it's very active, more like a workout and not meditation."
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph VanDamme has been with the class for five sessions and said he has noticed an improvement in his flexibility.
"I think my core strength has improved a bit as well, and I'm working muscle groups in combinations I wouldn't usually work them," said VanDamme. "I've had chronic hamstring issues for a couple years now, and I've noticed subtle improvements to how my hamstrings feel."
"Some people come to get in better shape because you do get pretty toned doing any type of yoga just from being able to hold those poses and keep those muscles engaged for long periods of time," said Eskew. "Runners benefit hugely from yoga, just to get that deep stretch to lengthen their muscles. You can do anything with yoga."
Eskew encourages the use of her class as a supplement to other physical workouts.
"I use it as a supplement to all my other workouts because it does help keep you limber, which helps with lessening sports injuries," she said. "If nothing else, people should incorporate yoga with whatever they are doing, instead of looking for something to do in addition to yoga."
The class's participants derive different levels of enjoyment from the workout as well. During the class VanDamme finds little fulfillment.
"Like most other workouts, I enjoy the feeling afterwards," said VanDamme. "The overall sense of well-being during the activity, not so much."
Bechteler is positive about the experience.
"I love it," said Bechteler. "I love [Eskew's] yoga style. It's a great workout. … I try to get my coworkers to come."
To learn more about power yoga or any other class the USAG Ansbach physical fitness centers host, call 09802-83-2771 or DSN 467-2771.


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Journal of Comparative Physiology A
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Chemical communication in heliothine moths
- Tor J. AlmaasAffiliated withDepartment of Zoology, University of Trondheim, AVH
- , Thomas A. ChristensenAffiliated withArizona Research Laboratories, Division of Neurobiology, University of ArizonaDepartment of Zoology, University of Trondheim, AVH
- , Hanna MustapartaAffiliated withDepartment of Zoology, University of Trondheim, AVH
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Responses of single olfactory receptor neurons to pheromones were recorded with tungsten microelectrodes on the antennae of male Helicoverpa (Heliothis) zea. Recordings were obtained from the male specific sensilla trichodea type 1.
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More than half (49/91 units) could be classified as olfactory receptor neurons, 35 of which were selective for pheromone components of the heliothine moths H. zea and Heliothis virescens. The majority (31/35) were most responsive to the principal component (Z)-11-hexadecenal (Z11-16∶AL). The other 4 were tuned to (Z)-9-tetradecenal (Z9-14∶AL), which is a pheromone component in the sympatric species H. virescens, and also interrupts attraction of H. zea males.
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The specificity and sensitivity of these neurons were similar to the corresponding neurons in H. virescens, suggesting homologous populations of neurons in the two species. No other neurons selective for other pheromone compounds were identified.
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Receptor neurons of both types (tuned to Z11-16∶AL and Z9-14∶AL respectively) showed variations in temporal response characteristics. Some responses showed a pronounced phasic spiking component, a rapid decay, and return to background activity after stimulation. Other responses were more prolonged, far outlasting the stimulation period. Phasic neurons also followed short, rapid stimulus pulses better than tonic neurons, suggesting that they may encode different features of an intermittent pheromone plume.
Key wordsHelicoverpa (Heliothis) zea Single cell recordings Temporal coding Pheromones Interspecific inhibitor (Z)-11-hexadecenal (Z)-9-tetradecenal
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- 1991-09
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- 2. Arizona Research Laboratories, Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona, 611 Gould-Simpson Science Building, 85721, Tucson, AZ, USA


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SCEA: "We've captured the hardcore" with PS3, will push for casual later this year
Sony has told VG247 that it's "captured the hardcore" with PS3, and while it will serve that central user with titles such as Heavy Rain and God of War III later this year, it plans on pushing further into the casual space with the console.
"There's certainly a line-up of very strong family-friendly titles that we're looking at for PS3 in our continuing effort to appeal to that casual consumer," said SCEA hardware marketing boss John Koller, speaking at GDC.
"We've captured the hardcore. The install base we have now tells us that the hardcore's purchased. We're moving on now to continue to support them with a tremendous line-up of games, but also look at softer brands that maybe we had with PS2 franchises we're bringing over to PS3, or new IP."
Koller told us to look to the past for hints to PS3's future.
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Despite his Italian surname, Paolo Nutini was born and raised in Scotland. His single 'Last Requests' went straight to the top 5 charts in the United Kingdom and his debut album was going gold in less than two weeks. A concert of this rock singer is desired by many people, and so are Paolo Nutini tickets! We are happy that Paolo Nutini realised that he was born to sing, since he initially wanted to become a goalkeeper. If you also want to buy tickets to see him live, then don't hesitate and buy your Paolo Nutini tickets for a Paolo Nutini concert right here at Worldticketshop.com - Your Ticket To Fun!
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He is only twenty years old and already famous: singer and songwriter Paolo Nutini! This Scotsman with his Tuscan roots is quite popular among the ladies, and he has got a great voice as well. The music Paolo Nutini is known for, is alternative rock. In 2006 he released the album The Streets, and all his fans are waiting for the next one! With another album due, there will also be a bigger chance on a brand new Paolo Nutini tour! If you cannot wait to hear his songs, such as "Jenny Don't Be Hasty", "New Shoes" or "Last Request", live in concert, then why don't you order your Paolo Nutini concert tickets as soon as there is a new tour? As tickets are selling really fast, you should order your Paolo Nutini concert tickets for the Paolo Nutini tour right here at Worldticketshop.com - Your Ticket To Fun!
|Paolo Nutini Glasgow
Monday 29-08-2016
|Glasgow, GB GB
Bellahouston Park Glasgow
From £ 124,94 *(€ 149,48)Your Price excl. Delivery
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It's perfect in every way except one: I need to be able to use the rating system to display posts in order from 5 stars to 1 star. And I don't want the stars to show up on the live site either (this is already built into the plugin).
This should be easy for plugin devs and higher-than-my-level programmers (which doesn't say anything for my level, believe me)... Even the original plugin author made mention of it in the comments:
"I definitely considered doing that. Ideally I wanted to be able to order posts by rating as well (highest to lowest or vice versa) but didn't have the time to persue it.
I don't think it would be very difficult — it's just a matter of writing a function that makes the right type of calls to the database and filters using the custom ratings meta data."
I just don't know about writing functions and calls and filters and such. Normally, I have a programmer I outsource to who does this sort of thing for me - but he's booked up and I need this done by the end of the month.
I'd be willing to make a PayPal donation or some such if that's what it takes... but it doesn't seem difficult for someone with the knowledge to do it.
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