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The email accounts of tens of thousands of Telecom Xtra
customers have been hacked again, and this time there could
be no end in sight to the deluge of spam from pranksters and
Cyber hackers have attacked Yahoo, Xtra's email provider,
resulting in spam and spoof emails.
The hackers have stripped email contacts from the accounts by
obtaining usernames and passwords, which Yahoo vice-president
Jay Rossiter said appeared to have been taken from a
third-party database.
Even if customers secure their accounts by changing passwords
- as recommended by Telecom, which is locking customers out
until they do so - their address book contacts could continue
to receive spoof emails in the name of the Xtra account
And changing to another email provider or closing the account
will not automatically end the problem.
The problem is particularly serious for business owners who
rely on their email address as a point of contact, but all
email users have to be careful about suspect-looking emails
that include random links, even if they come from a trusted
Telecom spokeswoman Lucy Fullarton said spoof emails were a
forgery of a captured account name, which could be convincing
enough to trick the receiver into clicking on an included
"So we are warning customers and non-customers to be careful
- if you receive any mail you should look carefully and if it
looks suspicious, delete it or check with the sender."
Clicking on the link could open the receiver up to a variety
of cyber crimes including phishing - a process in which
hackers try to harvest information such as credit card or
bank account details.
Spam can also include malicious internet trojans built to
delete, block and copy data.
Mrs Fullarton said resecured accounts could not be used again
by hackers, but with a "forged" email address they could
continue to send the spoof emails from servers outside of
Yahoo, even if the account was closed.
She said the late January attack was the fourth time Yahoo
Xtra customers had been compromised in the past 12 months,
with varying degrees of effect.
- Xtra customers whose accounts have been hacked should
change their passwords.
- They should also tell email contacts their account has been
- Contacts and non-customers should be on the alert for
"spoof" emails in the name of their friends and colleagues.
- People who receive spoof emails should not click on links
provided in them.
- Suspicious emails should be deleted or checked with the
purported sender.
- Natalie Akoorie
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Mayor's Concern and a Departure Cloud the Lincoln Center Project
Published: January 3, 2002
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The constituents also compete with one another for donors, audiences and, to some extent, artists. And when they meet to decide joint issues the fur can fly, most vividly over issues like the redevelopment plan, which requires unanimity among the 11 participating constituents. (Jazz at Lincoln Center and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are not part of the plan because they have their own new homes.)
At one point the powerful Metropolitan Opera temporarily withdrew from the project, and the New York City Opera is likely to leave Lincoln Center altogether.
Documents obtained by The New York Times detailing the vote tallies on various proposals show the extent of the dissension. The New York City Ballet voted yes for a new entrance to Avery Fisher Hall on Columbus Avenue, but only if it were redesigned. The New York Philharmonic said yes to a smaller pool to surround the Henry Moore statue but only as a possibility. Out of 33 proposals, the Metropolitan Opera said no to 13. (The constituent group that registered the next highest amount of outright objections was the New York City Ballet with three.)
All of which, some say, points to a leadership vacuum. The center, this argument goes, needs a force like a Moses or a Rockefeller to yank the constituents in line. ''There is no central overall final control, that's the problem,'' Ms. Hauser said. ''It's a governance issue.''
But many constituents think otherwise. ''Lincoln Center depends on the constituents more than the constituents depend on Lincoln Center,'' said Joseph Volpe, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.
The bulk of the fund-raising, among other duties, has fallen to Ms. Sills, in part because she is so good at it. As a result, while she might like to be phasing out her role at the center right now -- and several news reports have speculated about her imminent departure -- Ms. Sills said she cannot imagine stepping down anytime soon. ''I don't see myself being able to leave before June,'' she said. ''At the moment I am doing both jobs which is a killer. I've never stayed too long at a job and eventually I will retire.''
Mr. Segal suggested that raising money privately would not be so difficult, given that foundations have more money now than they did five years ago. ''It's daunting till you imagine the realities of it,'' he said. ''Then it's not daunting at all.''
High-profile flare-ups notwithstanding, constituents say day-to-day life at the center is not the soap opera it may seem. ''I don't get the sense that we're all walking around at sword's point -- quite the contrary,'' said Joanne Koch, executive vice president of the Film Society.
To some degree, constituents say, there is safety and strength in their numbers. ''Certain benefits have accrued just by being shoulder to shoulder,'' said Mr. Gersten of Lincoln Center Theater, ''even though we don't interact a lot.''
And, he added, one cannot discount the unmistakable magic of curtain time. ''At 7:30, each night, with people streaming into the plaza,'' Mr. Gersten said, ''there is the sense that the assemblage of those forces in pursuit of the different disciplines is part of the New York experience.''
Chart: ''IN THE WORKS: Planning an Improved Lincoln Center'' A look at the developments proposed under the $1.2 billion plan to renovate Lincoln Center and their approximate costs. LOCATION (USED BY): Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln Center Inc., Chamber Music Society, Juilliard and Film Society) ESTIMATED COST: $ 69,215,625 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: Outer lobby expansion, flexible seating and new donor center. LOCATION (USED BY): Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center Inc., Philharmonic) ESTIMATED COST: 325,875,000 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: Upgraded acoustics, added rehearsal facilities; contemplating gut renovation or construction of a new hall. LOCATION (USED BY): Lincoln Center Theater ESTIMATED COST: 58,087,500 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: Expanded lobbies of the two theaters: the Vivian Beaumont and Mitzi E. Newhouse; refurbished mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems; possible roof addition. LOCATION (USED BY): The Juilliard School ESTIMATED COST: 42,237,500 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: Added classroom, library and rehearsal space; upgraded theatrical, technical, mechanical and electrical systems; new dormitories. LOCATION (USED BY): Samuel B. and David Rose Building (All constituents except the Met and City Opera) ESTIMATED COST: 25,631,250 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: Improvements to Walter Reade Theater; construction of new screening room and theater for the Film Society. LOCATION (USED BY): Metropolitan Opera House ESTIMATED COST: 178,775,000 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: Expanded lobby and patron space; added performer support and storage space. LOCATION (USED BY): New York State Theater (City Ballet and City Opera) ESTIMATED COST: 84,875,000 to 87,312,500 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: Options for joint tenancy of ballet and opera include increased stage depth, stage support areas, expanded orchestra pit, additional rehearsal and office space and alterations for acoustics. If City Ballet becomes sole constituent, plan calls for a renovated building or expansion. LOCATION (USED BY): City Opera ESTIMATED COST: 240,000,000 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: New theater offsite with ample backstage areas and range of support spaces and audience amenities. LOCATION (USED BY): Common Infrastructure and Public Spaces ESTIMATED COST: 170,610,250 WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR: Upgraded main mechanical plant and improvements to surrounding public places. (Source: Lincoln Center Constituent Development Project Inc.)(pg. B8) Diagram of a proposed renovated Lincoln Center. (pg. B8)

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I know that the .NET Micro Framework supports the I²C bus. Are there some libraries for CAN or CANopen too?
If not, does it support CAN without using other peripherals? Can I build CAN support myself?
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
The offerings from GHI support CAN through their .NET Micro extensions. See here for a development system.
Refer to the documentation here for details on the CAN implementation:
Support regarding CAN can be very specific to the hardware layer underneath. Does the chip have mailboxes? How many? Do they support extended IDs or just standard IDs? What sort of autorouting is supported by a mailbox / channel?
Basically, I think any libraries you might find are going to be tied specifically to a hardware interface.
You might want to take a look at National Instruments - they tend to provide robust libraries for their hardware, even if they aren't the cheapest.
I'm currently using a USB to CAN-bus adapter from IXXAT. They provide an up to date DLL, C# bindings and a Windows driver which I'm using to read and write data to a CAN-bus network.
You may want to use a specific CAN bus IC for your .NET Microframework development. For example, you could use the MCP2515 chip in conjunction with a Netduino. Someone already wrote a driver for this specific setup.


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The End of Gmane? (ingebrigtsen.no) 39
If any of you use mailing list archive Gmane, you would want to start looking at its alternative. Gmane developer Lars Ingebrigtsen announced Thursday that he is thinking about ending the decade-old email-to-news gateway. But first, for those unaware about Gmane, here's is what it does: It allows users to access electronic mailing lists as if they were Usenet newsgroups, and also through a variety of web interfaces. Gmane is an archive; it never expires messages (unless explicitly requested by users). Gmane also supports importing list postings made prior to a list's inclusion on the service.Ingebrigtsen said Gmane machines are under numerous DDoS attacks -- coupled with some other issues -- that have made him wonder whether it is worth the time and effort to keep Gmane ticking. He writes: I'm thinking about ending Gmane, at least as a web site. Perhaps continue running the SMTP-to-NNTP bridge? Perhaps not? I don't want to make 20-30K mailing lists start having bouncing addresses, but I could just funnel all incoming mail to /dev/null, I guess... The nice thing about a mailing list archive (with NNTP and HTTP interfaces) is that it enables software maintainers to say (whenever somebody suggests using Spiffy Collaboration Tool of the Month instead of yucky mailing lists) is "well, just read the stuff on Gmane, then". I feel like I'm letting down a generation here.As Gmane's future remains uncertain, Ingebrigtsen recommends people to have a look at Mail Archive.


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Te Papa is saddened to hear about the death of London-based New Zealand artist Alexis Hunter on 24 February 2014. Three years after completing her studies at the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland in 1969, Hunter relocated to England and established herself in London. She was an active participant in… Read more »
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Responding to Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa in your Early Years classroom
Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa on Level 5 is a wonderful resource for Early Years (ECE-Y2) groups! I wanted to share a few of the ideas I had for classroom responses to artworks and collections 'on the wall' at the moment. Perhaps you can contribute some ideas too? Colin McCahon, Walk (Series C) , 1973 In Walk with Me – Art… Read more »
Toi Kōrero – he kōrero āu mō ngā toi i Te Papa?
Kei te whakatuwhera tēnei kete kōrero mō Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa, kia āhei ai koe kit e patopato i ōu ake whakaaro mō ngā toi – i te reo Pākehā me te reo Māori. Ākuni pea he kōrero āu mō tētahi peita, kāhore i a mātou. Tērā he kōrero whakaawe ariā, he whiti… Read more »
Art Say – have your say on art at Te Papa
With the spring season of Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa opening tomorrow, we're giving you the chance to have your say on art – in English or Māori. You can write about any art work in the galleries on Level 5 – in 100 words or less. We'll publish a selection of the most… Read more »
Dotted landscapes in Aboriginal art
One of the sections in the current incarnation of the Ngā Toi, Arts Te Papa exhibition showcases a selection from Te Papa's collection of Australian Aboriginal art. The show Gifted: Aboriginal Art 1971 – 2011 includes Papunya Tula paintings created in the 1970's in a community near Alice Springs with a style of Aboriginal art… Read more »
Young children share knowledge with gallery visitors
Have you noticed some new signage up in Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa? Zoe, Tiana, and Isla (all aged 4) from Tai Tamariki Kindergarten have created these beautiful pieces to help children and adults visiting Level 5: 'This is me at the gallery. I have scribbled out the leg to show that it is not… Read more »
News from Loans: Angels & Aristocrats at Auckland Art Gallery
Back in August 2012 I alerted you to the glorious exhibition titled Angels & Aristocrats. The exhibition, curated by Mary Kisler, celebrates the rich variety of early European art collected by New Zealand's public art galleries since the 19th century. Te Papa is one of those institutions that lent paintings to the exhibition. In August… Read more »
Artists' Sketch Books.
A sketchbook can be described as a supply of paper conveniently held in a folder or binding. It can be a small note book or a flamboyant colourful scrap book. Artists have used sketchbooks for centuries for recording ideas and thoughts, and once back in the studio they use these working drawings to produce finished works…. Read more »
Ralph Hotere, 1931-2013
Te Papa is deeply saddened by the death yesterday of Ralph Hotere – one of the country's greatest artists. Our thoughts go out to his family, his friends, and the arts community. Ralph once commented that 'There are few things I can say about my work that are better than saying nothing'. Keeping this in… Read more »
What do you dream?
Inspiration Station is home to some new, poignant photographs. Taken as part of Little Lotus Project, we're really pleased to have them exhibited in Te Papa. Run by volunteers from New Zealand, Little Lotus Project is a collaborative art project, linking international artists with refugee children on the Thai/Burma border and aiming to bring colour… Read more »


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Study: 10M have gained coverage through health law
WASHINGTON -- A new study estimates that more than 10 million adults gained health insurance by midyear as the coverage expansion under President Barack Obama's law took hold in much of the country.
The study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the share of Americans ages 18 to 64 without insurance dropped by more than 5 percentage points. States that embraced the law's Medicaid expansion saw significant gains.
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The Fear of Loathing on the Campaign Trail
By James Bennet
Published: February 27, 2000
Earlier this month, as the Republican contenders for president were bickering over who was the bigger meanie, I paid a visit to Greg Stevens, who was hard at work creating two commercials for his candidate, John McCain, in a rent-by-the-hour video editing studio across the river from Washington in Arlington, Va. The son of a minister, Stevens, who is 51, speaks in mild tones and dresses in muted colors; that day he was wearing pressed gray flannels, a light gray shirt and a dark gray and black sweater. His commercials, in contrast, sparkle with color, swoop through blurring camera pans, shake with sound.
Of the advertisements Stevens was producing, one, called ''Leader,'' was the kind that political operatives and obliging reporters refer to as ''positive.'' It was a 30-second confection intended to introduce McCain to California viewers, as the citizens of that state, along with those of 11 others, turn their attention to the primaries on March 7. The second spot had a less inspiring name. ''O.K., Polly,'' Stevens said, shortly after I entered the shadowy studio. ''I guess we can go to the 'New Low.'''
Polly Bryan, a video editor, drew a stylus across a flat control panel, and George W. Bush smirked to life on three screens, a five-foot screen against one wall and two smaller desktop ones. Nearly 12 years ago, Stevens burned the image of Michael Dukakis peeping from a tank into our collective memory, and now he was working on finding a similar place in the American mind for Bush.
The new commercial used slow-motion footage of a startlingly goofy Bush to mock him as having reached a ''new all-time low'' in attacking McCain's record on assisting veterans. Stevens was not satisfied with the cut. The last image, a head-on shot of McCain speaking in front of an aircraft carrier, was not dramatic enough to create the hoped-for contrast between one man who should be president and another who should be spanked. On Stevens's instructions, Bryan used her machine -- a sort of image processor with cut and paste tools like a word processor's -- to copy frames from existing footage of McCain and stick them into ''New Low.'' Dizzyingly, McCain's image jerked back and forth, and his brisk voice spoke normally and in reverse, as she adjusted the new clip to fit near the end of the advertisement. ''Let's try it 20 frames sooner,'' said Stevens, who is known as a perfectionist in his trade. (To give you a sense of the hair he was splitting, there are 30 frames in a second, 900 in a 30-second commercial.)
In the end, none of this effort mattered. No voter ever saw this commercial. Even as Bush intensified his barrage of critical advertising in South Carolina and Michigan, McCain ultimately decided to put ''New Low'' on the shelf and to rely only on commercials like ''Leader'' in a bid to reclaim the high ground he had seemingly abandoned by broadcasting a spot comparing Bush to Bill Clinton. History may someday sort out whether or not this attack ad hurt McCain. What is already clear is that it, along with Bush's more frequent attacks, fueled the most tiresome aspect of this campaign. For weeks now, grown men have been calling each other negative and then calling each other negative for calling each other negative. As voters tuned in to a suddenly close race between two serious candidates, these charges about charges somehow became the fine point upon which the nomination teetered.
This does not mark an improvement in the discourse, for all the self-satisfied back-patting over the claims of devotion to the electorate's moral elevation. Yes, the doubling negatives have served as a kind of proxy debate over the character of the candidates, but that debate is not terribly enlightening. Any debate about TV spots and radio ads and the nature of telephone polls is ultimately a debate about tactics rather than issues and agendas. That is, it's the very sort of insider preoccupation that the critics of negativity say they want to avoid. Perhaps the most unsatisfying aspect of this debate about negative campaigning is that, having monumentally distracted the political world, it has not addressed directly the basic questions it raised: are negative advertisements so much worse than positive ones? Is either category actually a bad thing? And does either really matter? The answers are no, no and a lot less than you probably think.
At the national level, the brainwashing powers of political advertising have long been exaggerated (in part by some advertising men, who make their money on commission, as a percentage of the purchase of television time). And given the rise of channel surfing, mute buttons, the Internet and irony, traditional television advertising is becoming only less effective, in the view of a number of media consultants. What still matters most in a national race, candidates and operatives will tell you, is what they rather patronizingly call ''earned'' or ''free'' media -- the press. McCain has proved that this year. Even as his campaign was taking off, he could not afford much advertising. On the other hand, Steve Forbes proved -- for the second time -- that abundant and skillfully produced advertising can get you only so far.


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An 8-year-old boy from Farmington is accused of threatening a 6-year-old boy with a knife on the school bus.
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I can no longer debug my Silverlight application in Visual Studio after updating to Internet Explorer 10. I made no other changes to my system and it was working fine with Internet Explorer 9 just before the update to IE10. When I hit F5 in Visual Studio, IE10 is fired up and the Silverlight application runs in the browser, but breakpoints are not hit in Silverlight code. If I hit shift+F5 (stop debugging), the browser remains open (this used to shut it down). Alternatively, if I close the browser while debugging, it doesn't stop debugging in Visual Studio (which it always did before). I'm running Win7 64.
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|Reviews for In Treatment
| SilentStarlightSky chapter 11 . 6/13/2015
Cute! I love how you applied The Five Love Languages to the characters. I've read that book, and I was surprised to see it mentioned in a FF8 fanfic. It totally works! I like it when people compare Squall to Caraway. When I first played it through I never noticed how many similarities they had. Psychologically interesting.
| VinzClortho chapter 1 . 6/4/2015
7 Chapters deep and I'm hooked :P
Your skills as a writer gets better with each chapters. I wasn't sure I wanted to continue initially, but I'm glad I did. I think the format of Squall's inner monologue was a little confusing and disjointed at first, but you've worked out the kinks, and it flows nicely now. Plus, that formula works very well with this characters. His inner thoughts, and how he keeps them to himself, is what really defines him. The way you pace his growth is effective.
I really like the psychiatry pointers he is getting. They sound like actual psych theories, applied to these characters!
Anyway, nice to see FF8 still has a community of interested writers! Good work!
| LaylaEvercrest chapter 11 . 6/2/2015
Go Squall go! Dang you Quis and Selphie! You ruin everything! Love to see the love languages being addressed. Good chapter but sad to see this end soon
| siobhane chapter 10 . 3/22/2015
This is great! I came across thos randomly and decided to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. I see you haven't updated in a while, but I really hope you do. I really enjoyed the cameos, especially Lulu. Well done.
| RinnyLeonhart chapter 10 . 11/11/2014
Fuck yeah, update please! This is one of the only stories I don't skip through, I actually read the whole thing and want mooore!
| HybridDragoness chapter 10 . 11/7/2014
Finally got back to reading this; I really love this story so much. The character interactions are great and it's just overall entertaining. Looking forward to the next installment.
| SilentStarlightSky chapter 1 . 11/2/2014
I just read all the chapters at once. They were so cute, funny, and thoughtful. I had lots of fun, and I liked how you added other Final Fantasy characters into the mix. I hope you add more. Sweet and cute! Oh, and I really loved Squall's tortured choice of what type of cookie to eat. His inner thoughts are great. (I'm really new to reading fanfiction, but I'm really liking it.)
| HybridDragoness chapter 2 . 10/31/2014
I love light hearted fics like this. Looking forward to reading the rest :)
| avatarfan82 chapter 10 . 10/30/2014
I will kill Irvine. He's done for interrupting that big moment. Damn him!
And go, Selphie! I am so proud of her right now. Great job setting boundaries with the playboy.
Squall is so close. I can't deal with how close he is to saying those words.
More more!
| DeAmonQuEen chapter 10 . 10/29/2014
Kyaaaa! That was so amazing! I really love this fic! I just hope you update faster because I can't get enough. I thank you for updating, it was really amazing. Great job and see ya in the next chapter.
| Saber Wing chapter 10 . 10/29/2014
I don't think he was out of character at all. Like you said, he's growing :). And let me just say it is really heart warming to see.
| LaylaEvercrest chapter 9 . 10/28/2014
YAY! I was wondering when the next installment would come in. I like it but the ending is abrupt. I feel like its an incomplete chapter. I guess that just shows how invested I am in reading this. I want to read it all! This session with history repeating its self is spot on. I want to know how Squall takes it in and changes his life based on this. Keep on going! Don't worry about the lack of reviews. For some reason others don't know what to say... just write for you! That's when the best work comes out.
| BloodRose chapter 9 . 10/28/2014
Please write another chapter! :) I enjoy reading Squall's thoughts so much.
| Knight of Rust chapter 9 . 10/27/2014
So I had read this way back in the day, and after getting the email that it had been updated I just spent the last hour and a half rereading the whole story.
Just wanted to say thanks for continuing, and keep up the good work. It is most excellent.
| avatarfan82 chapter 9 . 10/27/2014
So glad to see an update! Dr. G is tha bomb! She is really doing great work with Squall. If only I had one client who cared half as much as he does...
Anyway, great job! I appreciate the detail and am looking forward to the next installment.


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The Success of Dick DeVos
The DeVos family is the proud founder of Amway Corporation, a consumer distributing company that has set up partnerships with 18 other countries all around the world. Richard DeVos, the founder of the company, created Amway Corporation with the intent of not only providing for his family, but also creating and spreading the DeVos family legacy throughout the United States. Ever since the founding over this multi-billion dollar company, the DeVos family has not only become one of the most well respected families within the country, but also one of the most philanthropic-oriented companies. Richard DeVos, at the helm of this creation, has his family to thank for all the success and hard work put into creating an empire.
The son of Richard DeVos is Dick DeVos, a current businessman and entrepreneur who, like his father, has a passion for business and watched as the company grew over the last many decades. Like his father, Dick DeVos assisted and helped to build this company into the global and competitive company that it currently is. Dick DeVos has always had a passion for business, especially due to his fond association with his family business. Dick DeVos' fond memories of working at Amway Corporation are one of the many factors that inspired Dick DeVos to eventually pursue earning a degree in business management from a 4-year college.
After obtaining his degree, Dick DeVos had the mission of officially joining the Amway team. Since 1974, Dick DeVos was able to work his way up to eventually hold many executive positions within the company. Through his intelligence and determination, Dick DeVos eventually was appointed as the CEO of the company between 1993 and 2002. By 2002, Dick DeVos only left the company in order to pursue philanthropic goals. One of the biggest donations that Dick DeVos is extremely generous with is that of education reform. Like his success, Dick DeVos believes that education should be earned and not given through a purchase.
With Dick DeVos pursuing philanthropy as a full-time job, Mr. DeVos has chosen a successor to his many businesses. Mr. DeVos, after long deliberation, chose Phil Dolci, a trust colleague and a loyal friend to pursue interests on behalf of Dick DeVos. Mr. DeVos believes and trusts in Mr. Dolci not only through his 23 years in the marketing industry, but also through his sharpened leadership skills that can inspire anyone of his employees.
Wednesday, April 20. 2016
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Qnet Gives Back in an Effort To Support Communal Initiatives
Clean water is essential for life. There is now a chance for you and me to offer children in UAE and Malaysia clean drinking water. According to Qbuzz.Qnet.net, the "Positive Thoughts Project" by RHYTHM Foundation aims to receive positive comments from the general public. As part of Qnet's effort to give back to the community, the company will offer a HomePure RED water purifying unit to Rashid Centre in UAE and Taarana in Malaysia. You can easily become a part of this exciting RHYTHM Foundation initiative by leaving a positive comment on the assigned Qnet's Facebook campaign post.
Qnet will make its first donation of HomePure RED to the Taarana school for children with special learning need, immediately it receives the first 500 comments during the first two weeks of campaign. The second kit donation to the Rashid Center for the disabled, will also be made after another batch of 500 comments are received within the last two weeks of campaigning. Make your comments today and once you have filled your quota, spread the word around to your family, friends and networks. This is a lifetime opportunity to bring change to the lives of children to enjoy clean water and healthy living.
About Qnet
Qnet is a direct selling company based in Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1998 by Vijay Eswaran and Joseph Bismark. According to Qnet's Wikipedia page, the company sells variety of products including; luxury goods, nutrition, energy, weight, homecare and personal care products as well as fashion accessories. Products are sold using direct selling and multi-level model of marketing. The company operates in several countries including; UAE, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, India and Egypt. Qnet has had a number of big supply contracts in the past; among them, is appointment as the official commemorative coin distributor for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
In 2005, Qnet acquired a British Telecommunications company called Q1 as part of its expansion efforts. As a highly integrated company, Qnet began marketing health, energy and nutritional products in 2006, before acquiring Prana Resorts and Spa in Thailand. In the sporting arena, Qnet was the official sponsor of the Asian Football Confederation's AFC Championship League from 2009 to 2012. Qnet is also involved in sponsoring various charitable causes. According to IBC World News, early this year Qnet signed a partnership deal with the Lions Club to support various international humanitarian causes.
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Wednesday, April 13. 2016
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A Hub of Information
VTA Publications Limited is a private company based on King's Lynn. It is an active organisation, registered in with Companies House and the accounts submission requirement is categorised as Total Exemption Small. It currently has one director, Mrs Geraldine Roberts being the first. There are no subsidiaries linked to VTA Publications Limited.
VTA Publications Limited is an incredible publisher of distant learning courses and an event organiser catering to specialist genres. There products and services are being enjoyed globally and their information is phenomenon. Their top- notch priority is to offer clients with relevant and most current information, both digitally and physically, specializing in the fields of economics and finance. They work with well sourced, well qualified and certified personnel around the world. VTA Publications are a booking agent for seminars and many other events. They also have a shop online for informational materials.
Their system is simple with a good track record. I must admit that I had not seen anything like it before. You get to learn really more in just one sitting. In terms of potential success, if used correctly, it promises nothing but a platter of gold, or more. Its ethics and the way things are put across is an amazing thing. The system is simple and easy. It is also really east to implement.
VTA Publications Limited acknowledges great minds out there. It is true, mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. It is also true that sharing of knowledge is a way of achieving immortality. So, all authors out there, authors of books, those of courses or writers of documents of any kind, reach out for VTA Publications Limited and write to them at the address given on their contact page, including a sample of your own material, alongside any necessary proof of its methods. This is a great move if made possible as knowledge shared is at its best power itself. This would help clients in any area of financial education or personal development, putting in mind that not perfection as a final goal but the ever enduring process of perfecting, maturing, refining is the aim of living; all made possible through shared knowledge.
VTA Publications Limited's top- notch priority is customer satisfaction- having clients enjoy great experiences with the services and products that they offer. Because of this, they only proffer clients the highest quality and solidly proven information. VTA Publications Limited promises nothing but sheer excellence in what they offer. Contact them online.
Tuesday, April 5. 2016
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Lime Crime Provides New Twist On Makeup
Sometimes make up can be a bit of a bore when it comes to colors and styles. Everything seems to be kept in "normal" rudimentary colors. Lipsticks are usually shades of red and never stray very far from this spectrum. When it comes to eye shadows we're assigned certain colors on our eye color. Of course, these unspoken rules are not legally binding so it's fair to wear green eye shadow when you have blue eyes. The point is that there doesn't seem to be much wiggle room for creativity.
Doe Deere, the creator of Lime Crime, is the answer to the prayers of anyone who has wanted to use make up as a statement. Standing out from the crowd takes a lot of guts but once you see the Lime Crime collection you'll be all too excited to rebel. Lime Crime offers day glo yellow lipsticks paired with pastel mint eye liner. Add a floral chic sundress and you are the embodiment of Spring. Deere first created these bright unusual colors of make up products for herself. When she was out doing day to day errands she would receive numerous compliments and people were desperate to know where she bought her lilac colored lipstick.
This is when Lime Crime was born. Deere started out slowly but today she is one of the most successful start up entrepreneurs around. Her make up line is vegan friendly, hyper pigmented, and affordable. These are the top three key points important to today's consumer and Deere has provided Jane Shopper with what they're looking for. However, there are a few people who enjoy the classic reds and browns. Deere has what they like as well but her fire truck red lipstick is ethically sound compared to other name brands.
Whether you would like to push open the box of creativity and expand your make up horizons or are just looking for a non toxic make up brand then Lime Crime should become your new favorite. They have anyone and everyone's needs met and at an affordable price it is definitely worth a shot.
Friday, March 11. 2016
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Private Equity Investor Sam Tabar
Savings and investments are a necessary part of the economy. People need to save in order to help pay for short-term needs such as food and rent. They also need to save to pay for long-term goals such as buying a house and retiring. However, investing in the market can be very confusing. This is one of many reasons why people turn to skilled investment help for assistance. Professional investors like Sam Tabar can offer the kind of assistance that ordinary savers need to properly invest their saved funds. Tabar knows the world of investing very well. He has consistently shown that it is possible for investors to harness their hard earned cash and put it to good use in the market. Tabar has been involved in many varied fiscal ventures in many parts of the world, allowing him to provide important insights to his clients about how best to use their funds well.
Investing in Asia
One of the areas of the world that has seen a lot of economic growth in recent decades is that of Asia. Sam Tabar understands this fact and has been heavily involved in investing in here. He has done a great deal of research about the best way to invest in many Asian countries and spot potential economic opportunity here. Tabar was the Director and the Head of Capital Strategy for Bank of America. In this capacity, he choose to specialize finding investments in Asia for those who choose to put their funds to work with Bank of America. His work for Bank of America focused on working closely with partners in the region who were seeking funds for potential businesses they wanted funded. He was entrusted with helping to determine if such ventures were likely to yield good results. Tabar spent many hours researching the many large new businesses that have opened in this region in order to help determine if more capital investment was appropriate. His world led to an impressive rate of return for those investing in his division.
Investments in Other Regions
In addition to examining investments in Asia, About.me indicates that Tabar has also chosen to focus his gaze on other parts of the world including the United States. He work has also included work with hedge funds and other kinds of investments in the United States. His many clients in the US are grateful for his help in growing their capital. In his new position as the COO of Full Cycle Fund, Sam is taking on all kinds of new challenges.
Thursday, December 10. 2015
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The Many Impressive Skills of Lawyer Sam Tabar
When someone is thinking of entering the field of law they will often need to prepare for their decision to do so by making sure they get the best possible education. They will also need to make sure they are willing to continue to learn as they develop their legal career and start to work to serve the needs of their clients. Anyone who is going to succeed in the legal field will need to make sure they have mastered many kinds of skills. In doing so, the potential lawyer will be able to develop a loyal following and a large base of clients who are happy to work with them closely to solve any legal problem they may confront.
One lawyer today who knows a great deal about the many kinds of legal skills and the kinds of ways in which his clients need his help is New York City based lawyer Sam Tabar, who can be found on LinkedIn and even contacted on Twitter. Tabar heavily involved in many aspects of the law. His specific focus in recent years has been on the field of business law. Business law is a field of law that helps private and public company officials make sure that any plans and deals they make are done in the best way possible to help serve the needs of their clients. Tabar knows that his business clients look for someone they can trust who will be on their side during any specific legal issue they may find themselves facing. He knows that a good lawyer can help make any business deal flow more efficiently and help all those who are participating be assured of getting the kind of results they want from working with him very closely.
His About.me details how Tabar received his undergraduate education from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. After completing his education here, he went on to attend and graduate from Columbia University in New York City. Since that time, Tabar has chosen to make his home in New York City where he has worked at various positions in the legal industry in order to help him sharpen his legal skills and hone his understanding of the world of business and business law. His work has helped him gain insights into the functioning of the legal system and how today's businesses can use it to their advantage. His major investment in THINX shows He has been able to use such insights to help please his many business and legal clients.
Friday, September 18. 2015
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Brad Reifler: An Independent Thinker
To achieve success, one of the most important aspects for anyone to have is an ability to think independently. Having a willingness to step away from established methods and try something new indicates an open mind, a desire to try new things, and a vision that others can't match. These words perfectly describe Brad Reifler, who has been one of the most dynamic and innovative entrepreneurs and investors in the world for over 30 years.
As the founder and CEO of such companies as Reifler Trading Company, Pali Capital, and Forefront Capital Management, Brad had demonstrated all of these traits and many more. Using his passion for research and desire to be the best, Brad developed cutting-edge strategies that would eventually take his companies to the top of the financial industry. By working closely with his sales teams and consulting with executives from leading Fortune 500 companies and world-renowned economists, Brad has been able to see his companies accomplish things few companies ever have. Whether it was building Reifler Trading Company into one of the world's largest futures operations companies or seeing his sales team at Pali earn more than $1 billion in commission income over his 13 years as CEO, Brad has shown time and time again that his financial knowledge is quite vast and in many ways ahead of his time. And as others in the industry have noted, Brad's ability to cultivate relationships with people worldwide has been a big key to his success. Realizing his companies can only grow if he takes strides to increase his knowledge, Brad always sets out to have discussions with leaders in the financial and political sectors in an effort to learn all he can. By continuing to be an independent thinker, Brad and his company will continue to find success.
Thursday, September 10. 2015
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Literature in Association with Talented Brazilian Authors
Brazil as a country can be imperatively referred to as a home of literary culture. They have proved their ability to maneuver the literary world combining it with their unique country filled with a variety of religions, races and cultures to come up with masterpiece publications with audiences all over the world. Through literature and artistic authors, they are sure to give their audiences an experience like no other as they are drowned in awe and absolute amusement. Their only drawback that is being worked on today is the language through which their writings are done (Portuguese) which may not be understood by many who aren't native to their country. However, there has been an evolution in technology that has come up with Softwares and systems to translate print or air the literature through audio books and has been keen to target the talented authors of Brazil.
Notable is also the influence of literary veterans who've existed since the inception of literature in the 1500's. Their influence can still be felt to date as they provided the platform and foothold for the current generation authors. Their poetic nature and romanticism are attributed to their predecessors all though it's also important to appreciate the modern touch the current generation has added to the Brazilian literature. It is this combination that makes their work so unique, intriguing and gratifying. Authors like Machado de Assis was self-made, and the only education he had was from borrowed books, this made him particularly original and sensational back in his time. The contemporary authors of today in Brazil are influenced mainly by information flow on the internet, facts, science-fiction and morbidity in relation to their culture from which they heavily borrow.
Authors in Brazil have their works well received in South America which has seen to their recognition in celebrated magazines like Granta and even in literary giants like the Amazon in the U.S. Jaime Garcia Dias is one of such authors who were accepted in the White Crane, an organization for talented authors in South America. This award has given him great insight into literature and self-discovery through exposure to the outside world and interaction with others of his kind. He has over 20 published books inclusive of 'Fell from Heaven' which went viral on production. He has won several literary awards as being the leading literature writer in Brazil and beyond. He also worked at Carioca literature Academy as vice-president following his establishment of a new system of literature education.
Daniel Galera, Vanessa Barbara, and Chico Mattoso are among the young Brazilian authors (novelists) recognized whose works have been translated into English to reach a wider audience in appreciation of their impeccable skill. Brazil is undoubtedly evolving as authors are stepping out to the light while some yet to be born.
Wednesday, August 19. 2015
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Haidar Barbouti and the Anti Foodie Revolution
In recent years, the term "foodie" has sprung up more and more. This is with the crowd ordering small meals, taking pictures of the food with their cell phones and attempting to dissect every element of the food. However, while this goes on, the individuals visiting the restaurant ultimately are still hungry upon leaving and end up at a fast food joint on the way home. That truly is one of the major problems with such a "foodie" experience. It is also why Haidar Barbouti is looking to change all of this around. He wants to take over the food industry in Houston and help bring it back to its roots, where customers are receiving full meals that not only a delicious and satisfying, but also leave them full upon leaving the restaurant.
Some of the local chefs in the Houston area all about artistic integrity. That is fine and it is how it should be. There is nothing wrong with beautiful food. However, when a customer spends a rather large amount of money on food, they should be satisfied with what they ate. When Haidar Barbouti sat down to give an interview, he recalled a visit back to Europe where he had enjoyed dinner in open-air restaurants which he enjoyed. However, he completely disliked all of the wine and tapa bars. In his mind, a tapas are nothing more than just leftovers, because it isn't a full meal, yet it is suppose to be ordered and passed around with the other individuals at the table.
Enjoying a meal and the company of others at the table doesn't need to revolve around passing around small sampler platters that include one or two little tapas so that once someone tastes the food, the food is gone and there is no chance of having more without ordering another sampler. Hair decided to open his own restaurant in order to combat this craze in Houston. He wanted to provide customers with what they grew up eating, where they would go to a grandparent's house and their grandmother always cooked everything better than anyone else out there. It seems as if this time has passed and not it is impossible to locate a solid cooked meal.
This is exactly why Haidar doesn't want to do another tapas restaurant or follow the trend of all the "foodie" individuals out there. It shouldn't be right to have someone leave a restaurant only to still be hungry. It doesn't matter how beautiful it looks while enjoying it. After all, it is gong to end up looking the same as everything else consumed, so it might as well taste good and come with a solid perdition. At the Up Restaurant, Haidar provides a classy, chick, white-table cloth restaurant that allows guests to dine and enjoy the same kind of delicious, rich food their grandparents would make whenever they stopped by. So, for those who are sick of the foodie craze as well, Haidar Barbouti is right there with them.
Thursday, August 13. 2015
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A Brazilian Finest Home Products Company-EUCATEX
On the dawn of November 23, 1951, Sawmill Americana become the first company to think of the environment and home comfort and using local eucalyptus as raw materials for producing panels and ceiling tiles in Brazil. The mother company for Eucatex.
Soon Eucatex commenced its activities, producing exquisite soft boards and subsequently afterward started its journey in manufacturing of panels and ceiling tiles.
Approximately 1956-69, the firm established offices across several capitals in the country. Over the years, production increased to 100 tons/day and soon in 1965 exporting of its products to Europe had kicked off. Salto hardboard mills were also established at the end of its 60s to 1980 alongside an Industrial metal unit in Barueri (SP).
In the global market, it therefore opened representative's offices in Holland, Germany, the United Kingdom, USA and Mexico. During this period, notably its entrepreneurial culture could be felt as it started producing paint though initially to coat its products, the ceiling tiles. It also invested in the very environment conservational activities like reforestation; this ensured its self-sufficiency in the supply of raw materials.
The company also has over time invested in the development of laboratories, a complete division of its paints and varnishes. The year 1996, Eucatex products gained recognition in the global market by winning acknowledged FSC and became the first company in Brazil in this industry to receive an ISO 9001 certification.
In 2010, Eucatex enriched its line by producing panels of high technology a wide range of paints that they distribute to their customers. Their paint products are odorless thus environment-friendly with mechanical resistance, which could manufacture doors.
The overwhelmingly super journey to growth could not be complete without the dedication and the passion of the company's workers. One Flavio Maluf is proudly included. The group's CEO had worked his way to the highest position through the management. Before becoming the CEO; he worked for Citigroup after attaining a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. This son of a former congressman beat all the odds to the helm of the family-owned giant.
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Well, Eucatex paints serve as one of the best in the market. This is clearly evident with the number of awards the company has been granted over the years with the latest being the 2013 Projeto Design Magazine just but one of the many awards they have bagged.
Tuesday, June 16. 2015
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The Amazing Success of BRL Trust
BRL Trust is one of the leading providers of financial services in the world, especially in Brazil. There are many companies who claim to have the experience needed to invest funds wisely, but BRL Trust can really back up these claims with great levels of success. There are many different services that BRL Trust can offer, and these services can help individuals and organizations to have great success in the world of finance. BRL Trust is a relatively new company, and they are growing each year, giving clients more confidence about their financial products each year.
In 2005, BRL Trust came into the financial game offering the very best in trust services and personal loan services. This brought them some great success that they then parlayed into other areas of their business. The first year was a great success for BRL Trust, as over 100 loans were completed, creating the first trust. With customers now confident in these services provided by BRL trust, the services expanded to asset management, custody, bookkeeping of investment funds, and more. Success was ready to now rain down upon BRL Trust like it has never before.
The executives at the head of BRL Trust are a big reason why this company has flourished as it has. These executives have come from very successful backgrounds to create this amazing company that we know today. Mauricio Ribiero is the founder and director of BRL Trust and quite possibly one of the most important and influential individuals in the organization. Mauricio is responsible for many of the services that are now available today to the customers who choose to use BRL Trust for their financial needs. Rodrigo Gomez is also a very influential executive at BRL Trust. He is a director and founding partner of this company, and it is easy to see why. He has over 15 years of experience in the world of finance, working for major companies like PriceWaterhouseCooper and Ernst & Young.
Thursday, November 20. 2014
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Miss Honduras & Sister Found Dead
Miss Honduras and her sister have been found dead after going missing. Their bodies were discovered in a small village and there have been people arrested. One of the people who has been taken into custody is the boyfriend of the beauty queen's sister. These two girls were last seen at a party, and their bodies were found along the edge of a river. This story was passed along to me by friend Susan McGalla.
It seems like the person who was trying to dispose of the bodies was possible trying to get them in the water, but this is unclear at the moment. There hasn't been a motive about why these two beautiful girls were killed. It takes a heartless person to want to kill someone in the first place, and when you leave the body in the middle of nowhere, it shows that the person has no remorse at all for the act that was committed.
Saturday, November 1. 2014
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Chipotle Mexican Grill: Class Action Suit
Chipotle Mexican Grill is being sued for not paying their employees overtime. They claim the managers are being paid bonuses that encourage them to cheat them out of hours and the time clock is set up to clock them out at a pre-determined time. Employees allege that they have to stay and clean up after they've been clocked out.
There are many claims similar to this in fast food and other low paying jobs. If a corporation sets a clock to clock out an employee at a pre-determined time, that is a clear ethics violation. It may not be illegal, but it is unethical. The employee is faced with leaving a job unfinished.
To make matters worse, the managers threaten them with less hours or termination if they refuse or complain. That's clearly unethical if Igor's analysis is correct on the part of the manager. Manager's want better pay and they get it with performance bonuses. Those performance bonuses are mostly based on controlling food costs and labor.
The corporation and management clearly have the upper hand. It's difficult to get employees to act together to protest or refuse to let these sort of things happen. They need their jobs and are afraid of losing them. Fortunately, there are lawyers and class action suits. Unions may have lost some teeth, but lawyers still have a vicious bite.
Wednesday, October 29. 2014
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U.S. Lawmakers Hold Hearing to Discuss Ebola Epidemic
Lawmakers met Friday to discuss the U.S. response to the Ebola epidemic. Seven people have been treated for Ebola in the U.S. in the past 30-days. Despite the serious threat Ebola poses to the U.S., a recent survey of 3,000 nurses revealed that 85% of them have not received adequate training on treating patients with Ebola. Two of the nurses who treated the first Ebola patient in the U.S. contracted the disease. Deborah Burger, Co-President of the National Nurses Union, urged lawmakers to publish mandatory guidelines detailing the equipment nurses must wear when treating an Ebola patient.
The military's unusually short quarantine requirements for soldiers deployed to West Africa were also discussed. Although the CDC recommends individuals exposed to Ebola be quarantined for 21 days, troops deployed to fight the epidemic in West Africa could be brought back to the U.S. after only 10 days of quarantine. "Is there any reason why we wouldn't just want to use a 21-day waiting period in West Africa before we bring people back to the United States?" Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Cartwright asked.
After robust questioning from Rep. Cartwright and other lawmakers about the lax quarantine requirements Defense Department officials at the hearing promised to speak with military leaders about increasing the quarantine time for troops returning from West Africa. Finally, lawmakers and public health officials slammed the CDC for assuring Americans that the U.S. was prepared to contain the Ebola virus when it first entered the country. "Never reassure the public when you don't know. Never do that because when you do that, you damage your credibility," Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly said. Need to set up a Google Alert to see what's going on with Ebola. Pretty scare when you consider what could happen if it ever goes wild in this country. I'll keep checking the news on my FreedomPop LTE, that's for sure
Saturday, October 25. 2014
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Latinas May Have Less Risk for Breast Cancer
A new study has found that Latinas may be at a much lower risk for developing breast cancer. The study was funded by the National Cancer Institute and carried out by a team at the University of California in San Francisco. It is a genetic variant that is quite common in Latina women that sets them apart. In fact, this variant is most common in women who have ancestors that were indigenous Americans.
The study found that approximately 20 percent of Latinas carry one copy of this particular variant, and about 1 percent have two copies of it. This is great news for Latina women, and it also helps doctors and scientists get closer to finding out what causes breast cancer in the first place.
Some researchers like Gianfrancesco Genoso and even the study leaders have chimed in that there may be other factors at play here too, however. They point to some behaviors attributed to Latina women that could be keeping them from breast cancer as well. For example, Latinas don't tend to take postmenopausal hormones, and they are more likely to give birth to more children at younger ages.
The genetic variant itself is actually on chromosome 6. It is known as a single nucleotide polymorphism. They call it a SNP or snip for short. It is more prevalent in people who are directly related to indigenous Americans. This happens to be the Hispanic populations. There is a 15 percent frequency of the variant in Mexico, and there is a 5 percent frequency of it in Puerto Rico. For whites and blacks, this variant only appears in less than 1 percent of the population.
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Roy McCrain was in his garden stringing tomatoes Monday afternoon when he noticed smoke coming from his mother's brick house.
"I knew it was too wet to be dust," McCrain said.
He told his mother, Marie McCrain, who was sitting on her porch, to call the fire department and to get away from the house.
Minutes later, the family watched as firefighters from three departments fought flames that damaged a back room and cause smoke and heat damage throughout the one-story brick home on Marshall Road off Sugarloaf Road. No one was injured, but the family was shocked.
"It was a little shocking to my mother," Mr. McCrain said. "The house is pretty old, we don't know what started it."
Edneyville, Dana and Mountain Home Fire and Rescue responded to the fire about 4 p.m.
"The fire was contained to one room in the back," said Trevor Lance, assistant chief of Edneyville Fire and Rescue.
Lance said no one was in the house and there was no injuries.
Mrs. McCrain sat in her rocking chair under a tree beside the house with her legs crossed looking around. She smiled every once and a while when friends and family confronted her, but she didn't really have to much to say.
Don McCrain, a brother who lives next door, said his mother was a little confused, but she was doing pretty good.
Lance said due to the magnitude of the fire's point of origin, the cause is still undetermined.
"It's going to be hard to find out what started it," he said.
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The experience of watching dance: phenomenological–neuroscience duets
- Corinne JolaAffiliated withDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, AD Building, University of SurreyDepartment of Psychology, University of Glasgow Email author
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This paper discusses possible correspondences between neuroscientific findings and phenomenologically informed methodologies in the investigation of kinesthetic empathy in watching dance. Interest in phenomenology has recently increased in cognitive science (Gallagher and Zahavi 2008) and dance scholars have recently contributed important new insights into the use of phenomenology in dance studies (e.g. Legrand and Ravn (Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 8(3):389–408, 2009); Parviainen (Dance Research Journal 34(1):11–26, 2002); Rothfield (Topoi 24:43–53, 2005)). In vision research, coherent neural mechanisms for perceptual phenomena were uncovered, thus supporting correlation of phenomenology and neurophysiology Spillmann (Vision Research 49(12):1507–1521, 2009). Correspondingly, correlating subjects' neurophysiological data with qualitative responses has been proposed as a means to research the human brain in the study of consciousness (Gallagher and Zahavi 2008), with similar issues in clinical psychology Mishara (Current Opinion in Psychiatry 20(6):559–569, 2007) and biology Kosslyn et al. (American Psychologist 57:341–351, 2002). Yet the relationship between neuroscience and qualitative research informed by phenomenology remains problematic. How qualitative research normally handles subjective experiences is difficult to reconcile with standard statistical analysis of objective data. Recent technological developments in cognitive neuroscience have inspired a number of researchers to use more naturalistic stimuli, outside the laboratory environment, such as dance, thereby perhaps helping to open up the cognitive sciences to more phenomenologically informed approaches. A question central to our research, addressed here, is how the phenomenal experiences of a dance audience member, as accessed by qualitative research methods, can be related to underlying neurophysiological events. We outline below some methodological challenges encountered in relating audiences' first-person accounts of watching live dance performance to neurophysiological evidence of their experiences.
KeywordsDance audience Kinesthetic empathy Phenomenological experience Cognitive neuroscience Qualitative audience research
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- Title
- The experience of watching dance: phenomenological–neuroscience duets
- Journal
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
Volume 11, Issue 1 , pp 17-37
- Cover Date
- 2012-03
- 10.1007/s11097-010-9191-x
- Print ISSN
- 1568-7759
- Online ISSN
- 1572-8676
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Dance audience
- Kinesthetic empathy
- Phenomenological experience
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Qualitative audience research
- Authors
- Corinne Jola (1) (2)
- Shantel Ehrenberg (3)
- Dee Reynolds (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, AD Building, University of Surrey, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK
- 2. Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow, 58 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QB, UK
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#174 Jun 26, 2012
Welcome to Dumpsville, NY 92100 !!!!!!!!!!
#175 Jul 1, 2012
No your wrong, The Utica/Rome area is a far better place that many well known cities in the USA. It has its problems, but so do many places. Apparently some of the people on this site dont get around much. Check out the article Forbes did on America's Most Miserable Cities:
They looked at 10 factors for 200 metro areas and divisions in the U.S. to determine America's Most Miserable Cities. Some are serious, like violent crime, unemployment rates, foreclosures, taxes (income and property), home prices and political corruption. Other metrics we included are less weighty, like commute times, weather and how the area's pro sports teams did. Utica or Rome didn't even make the list, but many places where some of the Nay Sayers on this site brag about sure did. Dont just piss and moam about it do something.
#176 Jul 1, 2012
God I love when the unwashed uneducated low earners start to thinking this ridiculous area somehow actually compares to other much better regions. Obviously you DON'T get around and probably think your 40-k shack with a mortgange and taxes for 110k is a "great deal"!
#177 Jul 1, 2012
No, I do believe you're wrong. Perhaps the reason Utica/Rome did not make the Forbes list of the most miserable cities could be that the area is too small to matter. Nontheless, it is a place full of people who don't realize just how depressed and miserable they are. People here don't seem to know how to smile. They walk around with blank looks and avoid being nice. What adds to the misery of this place is the lack of culture and entertainment. Seems like many people say that one of the nicest things about Utica is that it is so close to Syracuse or Albany. That really isn't saying much. Utica and Rome are unremarkable. There is nothing here that is not plentiful everywhere else. There is nothing notable or special. This might not be sucy a bad thing if it were not for the fact that it makes the inhabitants very grumpy and mean. I dislike Utica/Rome passionatly.
#178 Jul 2, 2012
Ok your entitled to your opinion so go live somewhere else. I like it here and I have a great job and a $1/4 M house and a nice car. Sorry Utica/Rome area is not for you nay Sayers. GOOD LUCK!
#179 Jul 2, 2012
.25M house in upstate NY =$110k house in Orange county. Fact.Call us when you want to see what a real 295.5k house looks (beofre 70k renovations and additions)like I'll show you! You need to "get around" a little more!
#180 Jul 2, 2012
Hah you haven't got a clue and have never been to Orange County unless you mean NY
#181 Jul 2, 2012
What apathetic azzhole. Idiot I OWN in Orange county and YES lived in Cali for 4 years, and can go back to Burbank any day with a standing invitation and free lodge in a house that makes yours look like the anchor that it is. Do you NOT think people know what your property values are up here in blackfly country that's frozen 8 months a year? I work all over unlike you public servants that see 12 square inches of CNY all your lives. What other pathetic bleating you got or are we done here?
You've "been around" alright. You never got eight feet from your mother's festering vagina by the sad sheeplike sounds of it.
Now go pretend something else bad to imagine about my life. It's easy to see who is the more capable debater... ergo more successful and self-secure human here. You don't even need to look hard just the obsessed way they hold themselves out just proves how needy and emotionally underdeveloped most of the genetic lepers they have up here are!
You earned the reputation as the prison economy failure community. Don't start attacking the messengers now! You're waving the racist ignorant hillbilly flag and you expect respect? Good luck assholeface! Hope you have many more years up here in hell wallowing in your own self-induced misery! It's the PERFECT gift!
#182 Jul 2, 2012
Literacy ca be your friend. The welfare is much more than you realize when you add in all the public servant welfare which is what it amounts to be anyway. Welfare food for the coons costs us 5% of our taxes tops. The police welfare doogoodygood fake hero program costs us 65%. I have a feeling by your educational foundation that you're probably not going to get far or have a very happy ending so deal with the wages of stupidity and an utican upbringing. All your life you're ignorant and stupid and don't even see the real reasons and mechanisms behind it! After all you all always had "all the answers" so why should we stop you now since you're on such a roll... into the gutter!
#183 Jul 2, 2012
Poster 181??? Whatever Dreamer???????? Fulton, NY???? What the f**k is your problem anyway????? Get the f**k off the Utica forums if you have such an attitude.. Big f**king deal if you OWN Orange Countyand throw out going back to Burbank?? OMG..California?? What a HELL HOLE for real....hahahahahahaha.. What a joke! Dreamer alright??? Your the Dreamer!!!You are not doubt the biggest POS that ever walked the face of the earth from what I read from you. Truthfully GET A F**CKING life!!!! Such a big shot huh???? hahahahaha DREAMER!!! Oh and your the assholeface!!!!!!!!!! wow..Would love to throw a bag of shit your way that's for sure!!!!!!!
#184 Jul 2, 2012
Boy, my dad sure can fill me up, their scum but they bend me over better then any quer.
#185 Jul 2, 2012
Sounds like sebody has inferiority issues to me there valley boy. Why should you care about Urica then? Let's get back to reality then. Go to the Boilermaker and see who's an Unfriendly city. BTW I have been to So cal at least a dozen times and my aunt lived there along with numerous friends. You can have it.
#186 Jul 2, 2012
Well whop tee doo! Your reply exemplifies the low standards of Utica. What is so special about that? That is ordinary. We expect that. The strangest thing about Utica folk is how they get excited about the common everyday stuff that exists everywhere. Its like you get excited about having a Walmart and a public library. Is it any wonder you are miserable and unfreindly, with your low expectations?
#187 Jul 2, 2012
That explains why you';re here trying to tell me Cali is nothing compared to your steaming stinking cesspool? Whatever dreamer boy! LMAO! I agree you do have inferiority issues! It's ok it's common amongst you low earning easily impressed upstate subhumans.
#188 Jul 3, 2012
I think I would seek help if I were you, read the thread topic ok Fulton Valley boy.
#189 Jul 3, 2012
Do not respond to anyone with a fulton isp. He is a troll on these boards who obviously has way too much time on his hands and goes by many names.
#190 Jul 3, 2012
Oh, one more thing, he was Larry and other names on this thread under a utica isp. I think it is some kind of personality disorder.
#191 Jul 3, 2012
Thanks, I am new to this and still think The Urica area is friendly and a good place to live if you have job.
#192 Jul 3, 2012
As you see here rather than admit it they just say "it's wonderful" then go on complaining about people talking about them. These people really are stupid and pathetic. Nobody in their right mind that has "been around" stays there for anything but work. They have no budget no streets and the average person is as stupid as a potato but "they love it" and get their panties in a bunch when people laugh at them trying to sound like they get around but insist it's so great! LMAO!
#193 Jul 3, 2012
So how many cities, states and countries have you been to Fulton Valley Boy? Ive been to 15 Country's, 45 out of the 50 states and countless cities. Do you know where the airport is Mr. World Traveler?
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This page is for testing file uploads configuration. I tested below recommendations except where noted and provided notes about my test below.
- using the menu tool for Assets
- drag and drop all images from department folders into appropriate images folders under the testup tree. Wygwam and Assets fields should automatically adjust the URLs for linked images
- drag and drop all department folders to the Documents tree. Wygwam and Assets fields should automatically adjust the URLs for linked documents
- To avoid broken links in fields with hard-coded links (Quick Links, buttons, visual navs) as well as search results and external links, add a detour like "%images/uploads/a-team%%" to "documents/a-team" for each moved folder
- using the EE Channel Fields tool, convert the field type of the QuickLinks Document Upload field to Assets. (still needs testing)
- this will allow members to use the same tool they are accustomed to using in other fields
- will also need to update templates using this field to use assets field instead (there are differences in the way the fields are called). See How to Switch to Amazon S3 for File Storage on an ExpressionEngine Site
- using the EE File Uploads Preferences tool
- remove access to uploads location (which should now contain only image folders) for all member groups except ITS and Marketing
- set up a File Uploads location for each department folder and grant specific member groups access to that location
- simultaneously remove those groups' access to the top-level Documents location so they can see only documents in their own folder
- using this audit template, establish an audit plan in Marketing whereby we regularly check the folders under Documents for unauthorized image uploads and reach out to non-compliant member groups.
Questions to Answer
- What happens when a member adds a manual link to a file resource from another area of the website outside their access, then tries to edit it later or using browse server? Will it cause any problems updating? Can they then access the resource via Assets?
- Does it really break all the existing WYGWAM links when moving folder from uploads to Documents folder? If so, is there anything that can be done to prevent it (maybe syncing both folders before the move)?
Testing Notes
For the test, I moved the a-team folder into the Documents tree from the testup tree (drag and drop in Assets menu tool), then used the Assets menu tool to upload the hero image above as well as the Mime Types Word Document and a random PDF file.
I set up the a-team folder in EE File Upload Prefs, then attempted to add the quick links at left using the QuickLinks Document upload utility, but it doesn't help because that field is set to File type and the only file location options are "All" or specific folders. (I have since removed the File Upload Pref for this folder because it appeared in the main list in Assets. Currently all member groups have access to the top-level Documents and testup folders, so this redundant listing would have been confusing, but I think we could grant each member group access to only their subfolder and eliminate any confusion. This would also remove their access to other member groups documents and force them to upload docs only into their own folder where they can manage them properly.)
Options for Quick Links Files
- possibly change the field to Assets, see this screenshot for how I suggest to set that up. It still would need to be set to All folders, but the same controls you're using to disable/enable view of folders in assets will probably still work here.
- possibly set up file upload prefs for each member group/folder individually. Then we can show all in the field, but only those folders the group should be able to upload to would show up in the list (I think)
I tested all the links on this page to make sure they worked, then moved the entire folder back under the testup tree to test that they continue to work. (Assets automatically reroutes all the links so they continue to work when the file is moved or renamed. Note: this fixes in-system links that aren't hard-coded, but search results and direct links from elsewhere will be broken unless we also add a detour like "%images/uploads/a-team%%" to "documents/a-team". At least, I think that is the correct syntax.
Second test
- members used for test: Janice as Super Admin; Kristen Stanford as temporary employees, Michael Leverett as Marketing
- Moved a-team to Documents tree. (a few files already in the folder from previous test: list_of_mime_types.docx, minutes-2016_03_02-UCC.pdf, quicklinks-file-as-assets.png, error-delete-after-attempted-overwrite.png)
- Viewed page with links. Assets field (image) came over fine, but there were problems with all WYGWAM links. They converted as https://www.armstrong.edu/images/uploads/a-team/minutes-2016_03_02-UCC.pdfminutes-2016_03_02-UCC.pdf} which threw a "invalid URI" error due to the "}" on the end. Would also be an invalid URL. Should have converted to https://www.armstrong.edu/documents/a-team/minutes-2016_03_02-UCC.pdf (see Step 6 in the Amazon S3 article for how to deal with this).
- Created File Uploads location for Above and Beyond (a-team) and gave just the member group "temporary employees" access.
- Super Admins can always see file locations, so it showed up for my user in Assets, but Marketing users (Michael) cannot see it.
- Removed "temporary employees" access from both top-level folder locations, "Documents" and "uploads". Kristen can not see these folders in Assets.
- As Kristen, uploaded a document into the Above And Beyond location for the a-team folder. Document was Annual_Security_Report_2012.pdf
- As Janice, attempted to view the file through the Documents/a-team location, but it didn't show up. Reindexed the folder and then it appeared in the list.
- Edited links on this page.... unsure exactly what I did at this step, so will need to repeat the whole test and make better notes, as the results below were confusing.
- Moved folder back to Uploads.
- tested links in this page. found that the mimes docx was linked to uploads location, but the minutes pdf was still linked to the documents location. The quick link to security report (new file) was also still pointed at documents location. However, the WYGWAM link to documents continues to work, while the Quick Link (which was a hard-coded URL) does not.


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