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As many know, the 2010 "Citizens United" Supreme Court ruling allows unlimited (and sometimes anonymous) campaign donations from big corporations and powerful, well-heeled PACs like Karl Rove's "American Crossroads," the Koch Brothers-funded "Americans for Prosperity," The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The Club for Growth, The Republican Governors' Association, and many more. It is also no great secret that these organizations are shoveling around $266 million into Ohio this year to buy attack ads to defeat President Barack Obama, and to support the campaigns of mostly tea-party-backed candidates like Republican Congressman Bill Johnson.
However, judging from a recent "saturation" TV ad put out by the Johnson camp, the representative might not be getting the best "bang" for his (or rather his donors') big bucks. The commercial is mediocre and simplistic, and whoever created it seems to have forgotten the good advice of Republican, Abe Lincoln, who said, "You can't fool all the people all of the time!" Hoping that the good folks of Ohio's sixth district have forgotten what actually caused the 2008 economic meltdown, the ad's designers (like all Republican hucksters) are once again employing the twin components of "fear" and "fabrication"!
The ad shows a crude, pasted-in photo of a Front Street Marietta business block, and advises citizens to be "very afraid." It says that "big government" is "restricting small-business job-creators." The ad neglects to define "small businesses" (are Columbia Gas, J.P. Morgan/Chase, and Anadarko Petroleum "small-businesses"?), to say exactly what kind of "jobs" the alleged "job creators" are "creating" (most of the businesses depicted in the ad employ a handful of minimum-wage workers), or to be clear about the exact nature of the so-called "threat to free-enterprise"!
The chief boogeyman in this nefarious "plot" is something called "Obamacare," which the Congressman wants instantly repealed. If we eliminate the notorious "individual mandate," now under consideration by the Supreme Court, exactly which provisions of The Affordable Healthcare Act does the Congressman want "repealed"? Is it the part that forbids insurance cartels from denying coverage because of "pre-existing conditions"? Is it the part that allows parents to keep their unemployed children who live at home on their policies? Is it the part that forbids insurance companies from discriminating against women? Or does he want to dump the provision that mandates that 80 percent of insurance premiums must be used for actual health-care, instead being spent on marketing or CEO bonuses?
The ad implies that "high taxes" and "restrictions" are "stifling free enterprise." The fact is that current tax rates are the lowest in 50 years, and that estate taxes have been largely eliminated in Ohio. The ad likewise neglects to mention that the Obama administration has offered numerous incentives to small businesses that actually hire new people. Many so-called "restrictions" are imposed at the state or local level. Like other states now under Republican rule, Ohio has embarked upon policies that have more to do with restricting employee rights, women's rights, and voting rights than with providing new or better jobs. Statewide unemployment numbers have indeed decreased in the past two years - due in part to Obama stimulus projects (i.e. federal infrastructure projects like those recently implemented in Washington County and the auto-manufacturing "bailout") that Republicans originally opposed, but are now clamoring to claim as their own.
Another Johnson "boogeyman" seems to be EPA "regulations." His "slippery slope" argument avoids saying that most of these regulations have yet to be implemented in Ohio, or that Obama policies created fewer new regulations from 2009 to 2011 than the Bush administration did between 2006 and 2008. The only action taken by the EPA in relation to the process of "fracking" has been to institute a two-year "study" of its possible effects on public health (thus far, no results have been determined).
Republicans like Johnson and Romney avoid the one true fact of American economics - the role of supply and demand. Profit-oriented speculators, equity-hoarders, and "vulture-capitalists" are not "job-creators." That title belongs to the consumers who buy their stuff! The folks who created the Johnson ad believe that Ohio citizens are "stupid" enough to buy the same old bogus "trickle-down" notions that have not worked for the past 30 years. Time will tell if such an arrogant assumption is correct!
Fred O'Neill lives in Marietta.


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Nick Timiraos reports:
Homebuilders are optimistic that Congress will add a $15,000 tax credit to the $900 billion stimulus package, and some builders are trying to take advantage of the offer by rolling out incentives of their own. Shea Homes' Trilogy division, which develops homes in California, Arizona and Florida for aging baby boomers, is already promoting a 3.875% fixed mortgage rate on new home purchases.
Senate Republicans added the buyer tax credit on Wednesday night, but the price tag of the measure, at $35 billion, is nearly double the $18.9 billion that was originally estimated.
The tax credit can only be used for primary residences and unlike the $7,500 tax credit passed last year, the money wouldn't have to be repaid to the government. There's also no income restriction on who can claim the credit. The credit is nonrefundable and can be claimed over two years, so buyers whose tax liability is less than $15,000 would have a second year to capture the credit. For example, a buyer who owes $10,000 in taxes would be able to take a $10,000 credit in the first year after their purchase, and a $5,000 credit for the year after that.
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MARIETTA - If plans to restart production at Fenton Art Glass come to fruition, it could mean the return of one of the area's signature tourism draws - the Fenton factory tour.
In late May, it was learned that New York-based U.S. Glass is in talks with the Williamstown-based Fenton company and investors about resuming production of Fenton's traditional art glass, which was discontinued a year ago.
Nothing has been finalized, but U.S. Glass Chairman and CEO George Bem has said the goal was to have production started by August, with the plant up to full capacity by 2013.
"We're still in active discussions, lots of details that need to be worked out for that to move forward," said George Fenton, president of Fenton Art Glass.
U.S. Glass hopes to offer Fenton products for sale in stores like Macys and Neiman Marcus.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Glass said this week that everything was still being considered and more would be revealed in the coming months.
Randy Fenton, president of the Fenton Gift Shop, a separate entity housed in the same facility as the glass company, said if production resumes in Williamstown, factory tours would likely follow.
"I believe as long as the gift shop is here, we would certainly want to start the tours again," he said. "That would be a U.S. Glass decision, but I believe they see the importance of the tours."
Jeri Knowlton, executive director of the Marietta-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the return of the tours would be a definite boost to local tourism. Experiential travel like that is popular among many people, she said.
"Fenton has a long history with bringing motorcoaches into the area," she said.
Blue Springs, Mo., resident Sara Speaight, 74, and her husband, Richard, the president of the Fenton Finders of Greater Kansas City, used to go on at least two Fenton factory tours a year when they were in the area for glass conventions or to visit family.
"We enjoyed the tours," Speaight said. "It depended on who you got for your tour guide. They always give a different tour each time."
Randy Fenton said the gift shop saw an uptick in traffic after the end of glass production was announced last year.
While things are returning to pre-announcement levels, he said people still come into the gift shop saying they wanted to get there before it was too late.
"People are wondering what our future is. Will we be making and producing glass here? Will we be going out of business?" Randy Fenton said.
While production is not expected to resume until later in the summer if the deal is successful, George Fenton said there are still reasons to come to the factory and gift shop.
"Although there is not actual glass-making going on, there are things to see and things to buy," he said.
Fenton is still producing decorative beads, and tours featuring that process are offered on weekdays at the gift shop. They run every half-hour, with the first starting around 9 a.m. and the last going out around 1:30 p.m., Randy Fenton said.
There will also be a trio of glass-collecting conventions in Marietta and Vienna in late July.
One of those conventions will be hosted by the National Fenton Glass Society. Group President Les Rowe, a Tallmadge resident, said membership has remained steady at around 750 even after the announcement that traditional production was ceasing. He said he's optimistic Fenton can return in some capacity.
"I think it's viable," he said. "I don't think it can come back on a large scale."
Randy Fenton said the company does not currently have the inventory to conduct its traditional summer tent sale, but it is working on some sort of local sale and promotion to be offered in July.
In addition, glass items from throughout the company's 107-year history will be up for auction on July 28 at Randy Clark's Auction Gallery in Dexter City. It's the third of three auctions of Fenton assets this year to help the company meet obligations to creditors.


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Surely the five justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court have better things to do than decide whether a lawyer ought to pay a $25 parking ticket. Yet last week, they had to do just that.
About a year ago, Charleston attorney Timothy N. Barber wanted to deliver a prescription to a fellow lawyer. To do so, he parked his vehicle for a time in a no parking zone in downtown Charleston. He left the engine running and turned on his four-way hazard flashers.
When Barber got back to his vehicle, he found he had been given a ticket for parking in a zone designated as no parking except for those with city permits to use it as a loading/unloading zone. Barber went to municipal court, where he was told to pay the fine.
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Barber even went to the old standby, insisting he shouldn't be found guilty of disobeying Charleston's parking rules because no proof was offered that he intended to do so.
Ignorance of the law, as they say...
Lots of people have received parking tickets they didn't believe they deserved. But almost always, they decide that in the great scheme of things, it's better to just pay up.
Not Barber. He decided his fit of pique merited wasting the resources of a circuit court, then the state Supreme Court, for a matter that involved no real dispute over the facts or any deep question of law.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals applauds women who are taking steps to learn how to protect themselves against heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and other diseases during Women's Health Care Month (May). Sadly, one hidden danger may be lurking in many of these same women's medicine cabinets: the estrogen drug Premarin.
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Tuesday April 17, 2007 by Adriane Powery
A survey was conducted which showed up some companies in a negative light. Consequently, they are stating the survey process was flawed. To protect my company reputation I am seeking legal or professional consultation to assist in my rebuttal. Can anyone advice me of a non-profit organization or anyone who may be able to assist me? General advice would also be helpful
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Wednesday April 18, 2007 by Dan Quirk
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It sounds to me like the firms that came out poorly are not really interested in learning anything about their own firms. No one likes to hear negative feedback but the whole point of research is to get intelligence about the marketplace, your products, positioning etc.
If you are only interested in hearing the positive results then your company will never grow to understand the market or customers.
Perhaps you can show these companies that your research is sound. If your research practices were sound they should be thanking you for the insight.
Perhaps you can try and use this as an opportunity to educate them about the value of research.
I think that sticking with your results and not being swayed when the results don't meet others expectations is the best way to maintain your reputation.
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Wednesday April 25, 2007 by Jason R. Hinton
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You may have some luck contacting the marketing department department of a local university and seeking the help of a marketing professor. My market research professor is also an expert witness and testifies in trials where the methodology of a firm is under question.
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Monday May 7, 2007 by Mark Perline
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Not sure I've ever seen survey results that didn't make somebody or something look less than perfect. This seems to be an occupational hazard: when the results are negative, the research gets attacked; when the results are positive it was a great piece of research. I'm curious what they're saying is flawed about the survey process?
Wednesday December 19, 2007 by Kathy M. Campbell
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I agree with all of the other comments. I would also stress that the key is to be sure that the research methodology and execution of the project were sound and defensible. If they were and the study was conducted in good faith, I'm not sure why legal issues would be of concern.
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Stocks to Watch: Equity One, YRC and More
by Corrie Driebusch and Caitlin Nish
Stocks to watch this morning include Equity One, YRC Worldwide and more.
Equity One Inc. agreed to sell 36 shopping centers mostly located in Atlanta, Tampa and Orlando for $473.1 million to a Blackstone Group LP fund, as the real-estate investment trust narrows its focus to a handful of urban markets. Shares gained 4.5% to $16.50 premarket.
YRC Worldwide Inc. said it is streamlining its management structure by eliminating four executive positions. The struggling trucking company said it would no longer have a chief operations officer, chief marketing officer, chief administrative officer or chief customer officer. Shares added 7.1% to 6 cents premarket.
American Greetings Corp.'s fiscal second-quarter earnings surged 70% on strong international sales, helping results beat expectations.
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BB&T Corp.'s insurance unit has agreed to acquire Maryland-based Atlantic Risk Management Corp., its second acquisition in a week.
Chinese vegetable producer Le Gaga Holdings Ltd. has been authorized by its board to buy back up to $10 million worth of its American depositary shares.
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In reply to:Indeed - without the moustache the resemblance is even better than I imagined.
Indeed - without the moustache the resemblance is even better than I imagined.
That's also because he isn't making Borat faces (and has different hair). Facial mimicry counts for a lot. I think he could really look like Freddie if he chose.
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Freddie came from a persian family which moved from India to Sansibar when he was born.
He was born in Zanzibar because his Indian father worked in the British Colonial Office there. His parents were Parsi-Zoroastrian. The Parsi were descendents of Persians who emigrated to India a millenium ago, Their religion, Zoroastrianism was Persian in origin.Given that Freddie's parents, grandparents, great grandparents (etc, for a thousand years) would have been born in India, I think it's safe to describe Freddie as Indian.StuGet Bowie Back Downunder
Yet his looks are far more Persian than Indian. Maybe his family didn't mix.
Nah.I reckon his mother was fucked by a white, British Colonial Officer who had enormous teeth.
Goodbye yellow-haired toad...
All right, Wiki quoter, I stand corrected. However, he still does look much more Persian than my concept of East Indian. And yeah, I do have friends from Mumbai and Pune, who are more dark skinned than Freddie was, explaining my own skewed perceptions.Regardless, I still think Sacha is a great pick!It is my opinion and I am unanimous in this, because it is my opinion, which is, in fact, mine.
Granted I dragged that info up from Wiki...but I knew it 25 years before Wikipedia was invented.There are a billion people in India. They don't all look the same.StuGet Bowie Back Downunder
Wow Stu, way to go! You totally got the better of the generally wise and informative Tin on a minor point regarding the ancestry of a long-dead homosexual pop singer!This totally reverses all the many and spectacular failures that have comprised your life so far!Maybe now you'll finally get something published and be able to justify your profile's laughable claim that you're a 'writer'!Seriously Stu, it's great to see somebody treating the murky area of Freddy Mercury's ethnicity with the seriousness it deserves.It's a celebration!
I've earned a living that has supported five people in the most expensive city in Australia for the last 12 years as a 'writer'. Suck shit, Kiwi twat.StuGet Bowie Back Downunder
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There are a billion people in India. They don't all look the same.
....Yeah. Regardless, very few of them look much like Freddie.Though I'm not sure whether we're arguing ethnicity or casting now? I'm getting a little lost here. If ethnicity, according to wikipedia there have been mixed results on whether Parsis are closer to Iranians or Gujarati Indians biologically, but nevertheless, they are not pure Indian because most Parsi communities strongly shun intermarriage.However, if we're arguing casting (which would make more sense), I really don't know of any Indian actors who have any resemblance to Freddie, even the North Indian ones.Arjun Rampal: John Abraham (he can't act, really, but I think he's closest in looks):(I'm sorry, it's hard to find any decent photos of him where he's NOT half-naked.)Hrithik Roshan (current Bollywood golden-boy): Of course the other problem with Indian actors is that they are all built like something obscene, and I have no idea how they'd portray 70s era Freddie.


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The city of Meridian is considering adding a second walking track at Bonita Lakes Park, this one at the upper lake.
Former mayor, Jimmy Kemp, who runs an engineering consulting firm, presented a proposal to the city council to apply for a grant for the project. It would add a handicapped-accessible track to go along with the existing walking trails at the upper lake.
Kemp calls the project "A Path for All", which would also include some changes to the track at the lower lake.
"We will do little bit of work it takes to do that and then put a track all all the way around, or a path all the way around, the upper lake so that it will become ADA compliant as well," said Kemp.
At this time, the project is still in the planning stages and there has been no time line given for when work might begin.


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Bounty of the Harvest from Clif Farm
Originally Posted by Efrain Barragan on Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Hi folks!
I was up at the Farm for harvest and it amazes me how productive a small plot of land can be! I will be making some salsa tonight with those wonderful tomatoes, onions and peppers and I have enjoyed more than my share of plum and nectarine crisps in the last few weeks!
This week we should have more of the same…with some beets and red potatoes added to the mix. We are hoping to be moving into peaches this week as well.
I am in the process of planning our Seed Saving Workshop, to be held at Velo Vino on the afternoon(4-5:30pm) of Tuesday, September 27th. Garden Designer and Consultant, Colby Eierman, will instruct us on how to go about saving seeds to grow in our own gardens or to share with friends and family. The Clif Bar Family Foundation supports an organization called Seed Matters which works to improve and protect organic seed in order to cultivate a sustainable food future. This event is open to the public. Still refining the details, wanted to give a heads up to make sure you mark it on your calenders.
I am including some great recipes that include fresh summer vegetables. Be sure to enjoy before the chilly fall and winter months approach us.
Bon Appetit!
Red Potato and Tomato SaladRecipe courtesy Giada De LaurentiisPrep Time: 10 min
Inactive Prep Time: 1 hr 5 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Serves: 4 servings
• 1 pound baby red potatoes, halved
• 1 pint (2 cups) cherry tomatoes, halved
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup pitted black olives, halved
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large lemon, zested
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
DirectionsAdd the potatoes to a medium saucepan with enough cold water to cover by at least 2 inches. Set the saucepan over medium heat. Bring the water to a boil and continue boiling until the potatoes are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes in a colander and allow them to dry for 5 minutes.
In a serving bowl, add the potatoes, tomatoes, scallions, olives, parsley, capers, thyme, olive oil, and lemon zest. Toss gently until all the ingredients are coated and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate for 1 hour and gently toss again before serving.
Beet Salad with Walnuts and Goat CheeseFrom Food Network Kitchens
Prep Time: 20 min
Inactive Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 28 min
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients• 2 bunches medium beets, (about 1 1/2 pounds) tops trimmed
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 bunch arugula, trimmed and torn
• 1/2 medium head escarole, torn
• 4 ounces goat cheese, (preferably aged goat cheese) crumbled
DirectionsPut the beets in a saucepan with water to cover and season generously with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. When the beets are cool enough to handle, peel them–the skins should slide right off with a bit of pressure from your fingers. If they don't, use a paring knife to scrape off any bits that stick. Cut each beet into bite-sized wedges.
Whisk the vinegar with salt and pepper, to taste, in a large bowl. Whisk in the olive oil in a slow steady stream to make a dressing. Toss the cut beets in the dressing; set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and oven-toast, stirring once, until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Cool.
Toss the arugula and escarole with the beets and divide among 4 plates. Scatter the walnuts and goat cheese on top. Serve.
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Many casino enthusiasts think that they have the casino games all figured out for the next win! I have been hanging out in the casinos lately trying for lady luck myself. I have witnessed people rubbing the machines, kissing their hands before hitting the spin button and even rubbing their hands together thinking the heat of their hands would generate the next win.
Many people still don't realize that winning a casino game is pure raw luck! There is no strategy to it. All casino games operate on a computer random number generator.
I am sure you all have wondered who exactly tells the slot machine when to pay out a win? Who determines the when and the why? Have you ever wondered how the computer knows when to deal out that ace in a game of video poker?
The answer to all of these questions is, the random number generator, that's who! In this article we will refer to the random number generator as RNG.
Let's explain what an RNG is. An RNG is exactly as it sounds. It's a computer system that randomly picks numbers.
Do you understand what random means? Random means, no order, no connection, lacking any pattern or style. So when we say that it is a random number generator, the series up numbers that are picked have no sense of style, connection, pattern or order. It is that simple.
Look at the slot machine as a computer, your computer has a microprocessor, so does the slot machine. This is what runs the RNG. The RNG corresponds to the spinning reels on the slot machine.
All reels have the same symbols, and in most slot machines you have to line up those symbols in a pattern of three or more to win the game. This is where the RNG comes in. The RNG creates various number patterns and combinations every turn or spin and selects a specific number sequence as the winning combination. This is done by using algorithm. Once the RNG produces the winning series of numbers, it then randomly selects which reel to display. The RNG is programmed to generate up to four billion numbers every spin. So the chances of you actually seeing all the number combinations are virtually slim to none. The random number generator is always in motion. Even when the slot machine is not being played, the number generator is constantly moving. The number is actually chosen when you hit the spin button on the casino game.
The RNG can and is checked for accuracy by the casino control board. The casino itself has to perform specific audits and paperwork to make sure that everything lives up to the standards of the gaming commission. The RNG is used to keep any cheating from happening either on the side of the player or on the side of the casino.
Now that I have explained how the slot machines and online casinos use the random number generator, most of us can give our hands a break from rubbing them together to produce heat to get a win!
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Twitter Leaves the Business Market to Others
Twitter, already a powerful advertising and marketing tool, is only just beginning to evolve as a multifaceted platform for corporate communications, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says.
However, he expects to see outside developers take the lead in creating enterprise applications for the Twitter ecosystem.
"It would be natural to see more CRM innovation, more analytic tools…more sentiment analysis tools. …There are tons of applications we would like to see," Costolo said Monday during a meeting with Wall Street Journal editors and reporters. Twitter has no intention of developing such corporate communications tools on its own, though. "We are not focused on internal (corporate) communications at all," he said. That's better left to third party developers and to rival companies. "I can imagine a lot of internal, enterprise applications," Costolo said. Microsoft said in June it paid $1.2 billion to acquire Yammer. Yammer is known for its microblogging service and other social media, all of which are tailored for use within organizations and among their partners and customers.
Enterprise service providers require a high degree of user authentication. That sort of control isn't part of the Twitter platform or philosophy, according to Costolo. He said the company has no intention of forcing users to reveal their identities, which is a basic condition for operating in a corporate environment. "We are the free speech wing of the free speech party," he said. And while that policy might make it difficult for Twitter to amass the demographic data that Facebook, Apple, Google and other consumer tech companies have created, the policy benefits Twitter users, which justifies the tradeoff.
While Twitter is leaving the development of enterprise tools to other microblogging companies, Twitter is focused sharply on its development as a platform for one crucial corporate function– marketing and advertising – which he said is going very well. The engagement rates for Twitter ads are 3% or more, which he described as much greater than the engagement rate for other kinds of digital media. "Promoted tweets are working," he said. There are several reasons why that may be the case. One, the ads on Twitter are Tweets, so they are "organic' to the site and the experience, Costolo said. Two, the stripped down nature of the ads means that they can be delivered on any sort of device, including mobile devices. Mobility has proven to be challenging for other tech companies such as Facebook, which offer richer and more complex forms of advertising and branding.
As for Twitter developers, Costolo urged them to move up the value chain. There already are plenty of apps for viewing tweets. What's needed now, he said, are more tools for complex tasks such as sentiment analysis, which helps companies keep track of what people are saying about them on Twitter, analyze those patterns, and respond.


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Aquarius Dog
I have known a few Aquarius dogs, one of which I married! Did it work you may ask? I mean all the signs are going for me, Gemini & Aquarius, Horse & Dog. The fact is that no, in no way did it work, and we are now divorced. The problem is that Aquarius dogs are not really on this planet, they are creators of their own World and unfortunately that often means they opt out of the life and society we all know.
Aquarius Dogs make wonderful friends, who are always there for you whenever you need them, and I mean whenever. It could be the middle of the night but one phone call from a needy friend and they will be there like a shot! Not so quick to respond when it comes to their family it has to be said. Not their actual family, such as Mum & Dad etc but the family they have themselves. In fact most Aquarius dogs you will find either single choosing to live alone or separated from their family. I have never known or heard of an Aquarius Dog male or female who has a happy ever after. So if you are one such person or know of such a situation please tell me!
I hate to divulge in this but the Aqua Dog are monstrously selfish! This may sound a bit odd as Aquarians and Dogs are separately very giving people but for some reason when brought together unless others will be able to do something for them in return the Aqua dog will not do anything for anyone unless it benefits themselves. They will deny this profusely, but its a fact and there is no point ignoring it.
As they are so blind to their faults and unwilling to change and become more able to mix with the rest of the World they can end up becoming rather reclusive and solitary which makes it even harder than it already is to mingle with other people. It is quite sad really what can happen to these people and I feel the male of the species suffers that much more than their female counterparts.
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SIKESTON - Shirley Jean Sadegh Withrow, 62, died at 12:05 a.m. March 21, 2002, at her home.
Born Sept. 14, 1939, in Sikeston, daughter of the late James Richard and Myra Aliene Adcock Hill, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church. A 1957 graduate of Sikeston High School, she owned and operated the One Day Cleaners from 1986-2000. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone for 37 years before retiring in February 2000 and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and served as president of the Cotton Club for two years. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi, where she was named Girl of the Year and Valentine Queen.
On July 1, 2000, she married Ted Withrow who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Shamsy Sadegh of Sikeston and Sherril Earley of Essex; two sisters, Leta Faye Swinney of Benton and Margo Mueller of Livermore, Calif.; three stepdaughters, Terri Dobson and Amy Henries of Louisville, Ky., and Beverly Spoede of Warrenton; one stepson, Gordon Withrow of Dublin, Ohio; two grandchildren, Jennifer Earley of Springfield and Ryan Earley of O'Fallon; and seven stepgrandchildren.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ponder Funeral Home, where services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Bill Koch, pastor of the First United Methodist Church and the Rev. Sandra Schaller, associate pastor, will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Sikeston City Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be sent to:
the First United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 682
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Zombie Baseball Beatdown
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The course details the features and techniques behind enhancing and retouching photos, preparing them for print and online publishing, and much more. Chris demonstrates how to make basic edits in Camera Raw, develop and save color profiles, work with layers and selections, tone and sharpen, and retouch images while retaining their natural character.
Chris also shares some creative tips and project ideas, such as converting a photo to black-and-white and enhancing a portrait with hand-painted masks. The course also covers workflow details, such as organizing images in Bridge and Mini Bridge, optimizing Photoshop preferences, and calibrating your monitor.
- Getting started with Bridge and Mini Bridge
- Setting up color and performance preferences
- Calibrating your monitor
- Improving images with the basic controls in Camera Raw
- Creating, aligning, and organizing layers
- Using masks for removing or blending images and for sharpening
- Working with vibrancy, hue, and saturation controls
- Enhancing color and tone with Levels
- Using Curves and masks to enhance brightness, color, and tone
- Mastering the art of blending modes
- Correcting and replacing color
- Burning and dodging
- Converting to black and white
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Here I want to take a look at another way that we can correct the perspective in our photographs and that is with the Perspective Crop tool. In order to work with this tool, we need to zoom out a little bit, so that we can see our photograph and so that we can work with this photograph and see all the edges. We also want to start to analyze a problem. Notice that this door over here in this side of the image, it's leaning in, as is the right side of the image as well. So how could we correct this? Well if you click and hold down on your Crop tool, underneath it, is a tool called Perspective Crop.
You can then go ahead and click-and-drag this across your image. Next what you can do is you can click on these corner points, and you can do that so that this grid starts to line up with the lines of distortion that you have in your image. Notice as I make one change, it kind of pushes the other side, so you're going to need to make one adjustment and then of course go back and make another adjustment, in order to get those lines just to line up exactly how you want them. Now this won't work perfectly, but what it will do is it will transform this image in a way that similar that we saw in the previous movie where we used free transform, it kind of dragged out the different point, but here we now have this grid, so it helps us kind of figure out this angle.
The one thing that I should highlight is that if the Crop tool area crops out part of the image that will be gone, if you want that to be included where you can then just click and drag this out, although that's going to create kind of an awkward crop shape, so just know that you can always extend out beyond the size of the frame. Here I think we have pretty decent lines. I just want to modify these a little bit to see if we can't get those just write. Next, let's go ahead and press Enter or Return in order to see the results. Well now, here are the results.
If you press Command+Z or Ctrl+Z, we can toggle back and forth between the before and the after. Now as I do that I notice that the trees are a little bit taller and the doors are little bit straighter, but I didn't quite nail it. So I'm going to undo this and then I'm going to click-and-drag this across the image one more time. What I think happen with mine is that my angle wasn't exactly where I wanted it, so I'm going to go ahead and just bring in these different element, try to get those lines a little bit better there. Next, I'll press Enter or Return in order to apply that adjustment.
Here we can see that before and after and you can see how it's straightening everything up. Yet, I have encountered another problem. While my tree is straight and while these doors are straight and whatnot and that looks good, the image looks a little bit squashed, it's not tall enough I want to increase the height of this. So, if that ever happens with this tool, all that you need to do in this case, is to unlock our Background layer, so let's double-click that, we'll just call this BG for background and then go to free transform. Here we'll navigate to the Edit pulldown menu and choose Free Transform, and then I'll just click on this middle point and I'll increase the height a little bit, because I kind of like that really top or tall perspective, and now press Enter or Return, and by doing that it's really finished off this image, so I have these nice straight lines in regards to my trees and also in regards to the lines of the building.
Now whenever you make adjustments like this, what you'll discover is that Photoshop gives you a lot of flexibility. Yet, you also lost a lot of your image. So, as you start to work with these different techniques in this chapter, hopefully this will affect the way that you capture or shoot your images, so that when you do that, you capture more than you need, so that if you have to crop areas out well that's not that big of a deal. All right! Well that wraps up our conversation about working with the Perspective Crop tool.


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Paulistas say that if you cant buy it in Sao Paulo, you cant buy it in Brazil. They are probably right. Sao Paulo has it all, from international fashion boutiques to little local crafts markets. The city has a number of shopping areas worth exploring. Jardins is well known for its high-end fashion boutiques. The main shopping streets are Rua Augusta, the parallel Rua Haddock Lobo, and their cross streets: Rua Oscar Freire and Alameda Lorena. This area is packed with national and international brands, expensive clothing and jewelry, gourmet foods, and luxurious gift shops..
In Centro (downtown Sao Paulo), Rua 25 de Março is the place where Paulistas rich and poor browse the market stalls and small shops for inexpensive items such as belts, buttons, small toys, gadgets, towels, textiles, and socks. Keep an eye on your purse, though, as the streets are chaotic with vendors and stalls vying for space, and throngs of people making their way through.
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School teachers suffer a good deal from having to listen to this sort of twaddle from proud parents, but they usually get their own back when the time comes to write the end-of-term reports. If I w...
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"I know it's a ghost!" Matilda said. "I've heard it here before! This room is haunted! I thought you knew that." (4.56)
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Moroccan Orange and Black Olive
Peel oranges and dress segments by removing white membranes. Note: Ease of dressing varies greatly between varieties. Carefully remove pits from olives, then arrange between orange segments. Stir the other ingredients together in a small bowl, then pour over oranges and olives and serve.
Cuscous bed with mixed grilled vegetable Kabobs.
Barbeque Sauce
Chop vegetables into chunks (Keep mushrooms and small shallots whole). Skewering the chunks being careful not to split the cooked vegetables. Place the skewered vegetables on a tray.
Moroccan Squash and Chick pea soup
Soak dried chick-peas over night well covered with water. Change water and boil until the peas are fully cooked. Reserve 1/2 a cup of the cooking water. Bake the squash in a brick oven and blacken the a small red pepper, (Or use regular oven and blacken the pepper on the stove top). Bake the squash until soft all the way through to the center. Scrape away the skin and seeds dice the squash into about 1 inch cubes and set aside in a bowl with half the cooked chick-peas and the reserved water. Peel the blackened skin from the pepper, discard the seeds and stem, and dice around a tablespoon full. Add to bowl. Fry the onion slices in the oil and once golden brown add to the bowl along with salt, tomato paste, chili pepper and black pepper. Add the vegetable broth and puree (In batches), in blender until smooth. Heat finished puree from the blender in a large saucepan. Stir and simmer for ten minutes. Add the remaining half of the whole chick-peas. Check for needed salt and serve garnished with the chopped coriander leaves.
Moroccan Fava Bean
Cook in a covered saucepan with a cup of water until the beans are cooked (about 12 minutes). Fry garlic and chopped pepper in oil until cooked, but do not burn. Stir in cooked and drained beans, chili powder, salt and coriander.
Moroccan Fava Bean
Heat the beans with salt and 1/3 of the oil in eight cups of water until the beans are cooked. Puree in food processor until smooth then return to pot. Add cumin and lemon juice, simmer for a few minutes. Serve in shallow dish with remaining oil trickled on top and garnish with parsley and paprika.
Moroccan Hummus
Preserved Lemons
Quarter the lemons and sprinkle salt over open surface. Pack tightly into large kilner jar (put a tablespoon full of salt in first). Sprinkle salt on each layer as you build to the top of jar. The lemons will release juice as jar fills up. Add extra lemon juice if necessary until lemons are covered. Place in warm area and shake every day. Ready to use in a month, keeps for around a year. You can rinse under water to reduce salt before using if you wish.
Moroccan Mint Tea
Warm teapot by quickly rinsing green tea with some boiling water, then drain off water immediately. Add mint leaves to the rinsed tea and enough boiling water for two glasses. Add sugar to taste - it should be very sweet. Pour into glass, return to pot and repeat a couple of times.
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Definición de eutectic en inglés:
Relating to or denoting a mixture of substances (in fixed proportions) that melts and freezes at a single temperature that is lower than the melting points of the separate constituents or of any other mixture of them: the eutectic mixture melts at 183°C silver and copper form a eutectic system
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- A eutectic mixture has a melting point below room temperature; therefore, both local anesthetics exist as a liquid oil rather than as crystals.
- When the temperature has been lowered sufficiently, the remaining liquid solidifies as a eutectic structure of austenite and graphite.
- All children were given a patch of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic, because midazolam does not have analgesic properties, and later were given the nasal spray.
1A eutectic mixture.
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- The structure is illustrated in Fig.4 from the Cast Iron article which shows the structure of the phosphide eutectic, together with graphite, ferrite and pearlite.
- When the metastable path is followed, the rich carbon phase in the eutectic is the iron carbide; when the stable solidification path is followed, the rich carbon phase is graphite.
- All the phases formed tend to concentrate at the grain boundaries, in the form of complex eutectics, more or less coupled.
1.1 short for eutectic point.
Late 19th century: from Greek eutēktos 'easily melting', from eu 'well, easily' + tēkein 'melt'.
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We decided to do a bit of sightseeing while here in New Brunswick. Bruce wanted to go to Minister's Island, and, of course, I chose the Kingsbrae Horticultural Garden.
Bruce was tired by the time we got there after touring the huge house on the island so he mostly sat while I enjoyed myself wandering the paths.
If he had gone a little further he may have been more impressed.
My Daughter, Susy would have liked these teapot trees,
and I know two of my grandchildren would have loved this horse.
They were both in the children's section of the garden that entered through this arbor:
My daughter Anita has globe thistles like these in her garden but when I think of thistles I think of weeds.
Maybe after seeing these I may be tempted to grow some myself.
There was nothing peach colored in the garden so my daughter, Samantha wouldn't have been very impressed, but I enjoyed it.
I am reading what I wrote and it seems obvious that I am missing my family; everything in the garden reminded me of them.
I love it here, but I'll be quite happy to get back to my own garden and my family next week.


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Geologists say earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3.0 are generally the smallest that are felt by humans and that damage doesn't usually occur with earthquakes below magnitude 4.0.
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