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Text Publishing is an independent trade publisher based in Melbourne. They publish a very broad range of fiction and non-fiction books, both international and local, for adults and young adults. We find out more about their digital strategy in this interview with Michelle Calligaro, Digital Manager at Text.
Please tell us a little about Text Publishing and your experience with digital publishing to date?
We started producing digital editions of our books in June 2010, in direct response to a request from Kobo for local content on their new Australian online store. Kobo managed the conversion of our first batch of titles to the ePub format, which was just the impetus we needed to get started.
Tell us a bit about your digital strategy?
Essentially, our strategy is to have our books on as many e-retail sites as we can, to give our authors the biggest scope for sales, and to give our readers the opportunity to read our books in whatever format suits them. We are now simultaneously releasing all new titles in print and digital format, while we also continue conversion of our backlist. As well as Kobo (and their affiliate websites – Borders and A&R), our eBooks are now available through Amazon, Google, eBooks Corporation, Overdrive, Ingram, and local independent start-ups Booki.sh and ReadCloud. Part of this expansion is finding and making the most of online publicity and marketing opportunities; developing strong relationships with our e-retailers and experimenting with price and promotion to see what works best for our books.
Does digital publishing make a substantial contribution to your business financially?
At Christmas 2010, eBooks made up about 1% of sales. Now, twelve months later, we are hovering around 10-15% of sales. And I believe Christmas 2011 is going to be a significant turning point for readers in Australia moving to the digital format. I have no doubt we will pass 20% in 2012, particularly after watching the growth in the US, which is traditionally a couple of years ahead.
Do you have any views on DRM and/or piracy?
Piracy is a given and DRM is not infallible. The best way for us to deal with it is by making our eBooks readily available through all retail channels. Most readers who go online looking for a book are instinctively looking for a retailer they know, or are comfortable with; they are hoping the book will be easy to find, reasonably priced and work with their device, whatever that may be. They don't want to mess around with pirated software, risk computer viruses or have pop-up windows offering them internet sex whenever they log on. There is a level of good faith in any transaction and it needs to be balanced so that it suits both the seller and buyer.
What role do you think territorial copyright plays in the digital publishing age?
Territorial copyright is very important. An international rights sale can be a significant income for an Australian author, particularly if they sell into a large territory like the UK. And as the sales of digital books increase, the ability to own the digital rights to a book in their territory will start to become a deal-breaker for any publisher. We know from long experience that a publisher working in the region has a much better chance of really making a book work. It is about community, and while there are all sorts of international communities now, local culture and expression is still a really important element of the writing and reading experience.
You have relationships with various aggregators/retailers – do any of these work particularly well for you, and if so, why?
I have to say that Amazon is by far our biggest e-retailer based on number of sales. But we don't have the opportunity to promote our books through Amazon, because they don't have an Australian shopfront. The local bookstore has long been Text's heartland – where people who know and love our books can pass on that love to their customers. I'm hoping a strong model will emerge that can embrace the local bookstore with the online space. Local publishers need to support local e-retailers, so they can stock the titles their customers want to read. Then they can provide the kind of experience you get walking into your local bookshop. This is where I want to buy my eBooks.
What conversion services do you use – would you recommend a particular service for those who are just starting out in digital publishing?
We use a couple of different services. Formax in the US do the bulk of our conversions and we work with Kate Broome in New Zealand on titles where we are looking for a quick turnaround. I can happily recommend both, as they are excellent at meeting deadlines and responsive to email requests. It is difficult when you are working across different time zones, so knowing you will get a reply within a couple of hours or overnight is important.
It helps to have someone on your team who understands a bit about the process. For example, we can make alterations in-house if a link has been missed or simple formatting has dropped out. This has certainly enabled us to have ePub files ready more quickly. We are also aiming to do new conversions in-house as the software improves. Even in the last twelve months, this process has become easier. We have recently done InDesign-to-ePub training, and I think it will soon be almost as easy as converting from InDesign to PDF.
You don't sell eBooks directly from your website, is there any particular reason for that?
It is something we've considered. At this point, the infrastructure and expense to set up is an issue, and we are focusing on working with our e-retailers to promote our books. They have the customer base and sales experience in this area. I strongly believe that we need to support e-retailers as much as we can. I have a strong independent bookshop bone in my body and believe that spirit can be just as successful online if they can offer the range of books and experience that they do in their bricks-and-mortar stores.
Does digital publishing offer you any indirect (non-financial) benefits, e.g., strategic, social, cultural, etc?
One of the most exciting things about digital publishing is the opportunity to reach international audiences like never before. We don't distribute our print books internationally, but now our digital books are in e-bookstores across Europe, theUS and UK, and they will only continue to reach wider audiences as more countries get involved.
Does social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc) play an important role in your digital publishing activities?
We use all these social media avenues to promote our books; it just makes sense as more people are shopping and spending time online. We promoted our YouTube video of Noni Hazlehurst reading Go the F**k to Sleep through all these channels and had over 180,000 hits on the site within a few hours. Subsequent sales of that title have been fantastic. Obviously, the ripple effect of the online community is a huge force when it sees something it likes. I think we are only just touching the surface when it comes to online marketing potential.
Do you have any views on the controversial topics of eBook pricing or author royalties?
We currently set our list price for eBooks at the same price as the printed book and author's receive 25% net receipts. The small sales of digital books have not warranted a change at this point, but as the sales increase for digital titles, pricing and royalties will continue to be reviewed.
Knowing what you know now, if you were getting involved in digital publishing today is there anything you would do differently?
Hindsight's a wonderful thing, and it would have been great to have a more streamlined production and testing schedule from the beginning. But, actually, where the process is new for everyone and there isn't any collective experience to tap into, you really just have to throw yourself in and go for it. There is a lot of scope for trial and error at the moment and what we have learned in the last twelve months, we couldn't have learned in any other way.
What is the one key piece of advice you would give to a publisher who is about to enter the digital publishing space?
Don't hold back. It really is the future of trade publishing and you need to be publishing digitally if you want to reach the biggest audience for your work.
What are your plans for the future when it comes to digital publishing?
There are so many opportunities to explore in digital publishing. Sales and marketing opportunities are big on our agenda. There are new e-retailers starting up all the time and we will continue to work with as many as we can. The success we had with Go the F**k to Sleep, which I described earlier, is encouraging us to think beyond the traditional marketing and promotional avenues. There is SO much information out there, so many sites, so many interesting things. Now that our eBooks are out there, how do we help readers find them amongst everything else?
We are also looking at the potential for enhanced eBooks and apps, and ways to get our authors more prominent profiles online, through video and audio opportunities. I am attending the Digital Book World Conference in New York in January, to immerse myself in what US publishers are doing and to find out where the experts see the industry heading. It's very exciting times in publishing and I'm thrilled to be involved.


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A Guide for Carers - He Aratohu mā ngā Kaitiaki
An updated version of A Guide for Carers (the Guide) was published in 2013.
The Guide is practical help for whānau, aiga and carers who assist family members and friends who need help with everyday living because of a health condition, disability or injury.
It includes information on the government-funded services and supports available for family carers, such as:
- financial help
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- children with special education needs
- balancing your caring role with work and study
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- making and resolving complaints
This resource has been updated by the Ministry of Social Development and other government agencies.
It can be downloaded from this page. Hard copies can also be obtained by phoning Work and Income 0800 559 009.
A flyer based on the Guide is also available on this page in eleven other languages, as well as English.
CarersAir is a wellbeing and learning website for family carers and friends. It's a place for carers to unwind, discover who's out there to help, be entertained, and shown how to safely carry out common caring tasks.
Over twenty-eight topic headings guide carers to a wealth of practical, relevant and useful information and advice.

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In the second installment of his memoir-trilogy, Larry McMurtry reflects obliquely on his somewhat reluctantly assumed role as the most prominent novelist in Texas.
In the first volume, Books, which was released in 2008, he breezily moves the reader through the life and career of a professional used-book merchant. Along the way, he drops the names of the sometimes rich and often nearly famous people whose shoulders he's rubbed in pursuit of more volumes and rarer finds. That account exudes understandable satisfaction. It's not impossible that he personally owns more books than any other individual American.
Literary Life addresses his role as an author. This account has been long anticipated, particularly by those who for years have hungrily fed on every scrap of rumor that has emerged from McMurtry's career. Many fans (and detractors) have longed to delve into the facts behind this sometimes enigmatic and occasionally fractious celebrity: McMurtry seldom gives interviews but, over the past 50 years, has produced a steady stream of highly readable fiction and nonfiction.
Those who seek personal reflections about his various volumes will, alas, be disappointed. Using his publications more or less as milestones to keep pace of his life's story, McMurtry moves swiftly from one to the next, recounting along the way some of the books he's read that most interested him, some of the people he's met who most impressed him. These would include Malcolm Cowley and Frank O'Conner, whom McMurtry met during his tenure as a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford; Ken Kesey, whom he never knew well; Norman Mailer and James Jones, whom he did - and still does - regard highly; and Susan Sontag, perhaps the only name-brand writer he mentions with whom he seems to have formed a friendship.
The Texas writers he names - Billy Brammer, Bud Shrake and John Graves - stay in the shadows of his recollections with only a glimpse of their relationships. The account, while relaxed and pleasant in tone, is astonishingly impersonal. As in the first volume, there's a strong sense of detachment and, to some extent, ennui.
In part, this may be because McMurtry doesn't think himself very significant as a writer. "I was," he writes, "a midlist novelist who got lucky with the movies, that's all."
Several times, he underscores that his motivation for writing was simply to make money. Such self-deprecation might seem like false modesty except, as this account forcefully asserts, he means it. At the same time, he expresses his indifference to such associations as the Texas Institute of Letters - "It didn't enlighten me very much" - and he characterizes his ineffective tenure as president of PEN with self-effacement and irony.
There is an absence of any deep personal insights into what might be called his writing philosophy. He talks more about books he's read than about those he's written. And there are other significant omissions. Nothing, for example, is said at all about his infamous, iconoclastic 1981 essay, "Ever a Bridegroom: Reflections on the Failure of Literature in Texas," a Texas Observer piece that excited years of verbal virulence, particularly among members of the TIL.
He does discuss the surprising success of Lonesome Dove, names his favorites among his own novels and accounts after a fashion for the lesser works. But he does not mention the mysterious "Valley Fever," which he had claimed debilitated him for years.
There is almost no personal revelation here. He mentions his ex-wife, his parents and siblings and speaks of his recording artist son, James, with well-justified pride. But other liaisons and associations, rumored or real, he leaves unacknowledged. Although candid in many ways, the book lacks intimacy. It says a great deal, exposes nothing.
Some critics may aver that issuing a memoir of a half-century career in three slim volumes is a shameless ploy to make more money, but there is logic behind it. The third installment of the trilogy, due in September, will deal with his life as a screenwriter. As his life as a bookman is, in his mind, separate from his life as a novelist, so his life in Hollywood is separate from both.
The three careers he has simultaneously maintained often overlap, but he insists that each is unique; three volumes are required to keep them straight. Since an entire town is given over to his book business, and since he has a Pulitzer Prize in his pocket and an Oscar on his mantel, then he has probably earned the right to tell his story any way he wants.
Novelist Clay Reynolds is professor of arts and humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Literary Life
A Second Memoir
Larry McMurtry
(Simon and Schuster, $24)
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Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
Karl Davydov(15 March 1838 — 26 February 1889)
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=Alternative Names/Transliterations: Карл Юльевич Давыдов, Карл Юльевич Давидов, Karl Jul'evič Davydov, Karl Iul'evich Davydov, Karl Yul'yevich Davydov, Karl Juljewitsch Dawydow, Karl Ioulievitch Davidov, Karl Davidov, Carl Davidoff, Charles Davidoff, Karl Dawidow
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Sometimes you may wish to see the photos of a certain facebook user but you cannot as the target person is not directly your friend evens not your friends of friends. You cannot see much information of that user when you go to her profile page, may be you just see the 'Info' tab saying that "<Name> only shares some of her profile information with everyone. If you know <Name>, send her a message or add her as a friend.", sometimes you may find the 'Wall' tab also just like the following image.
You see the 'Photos' tab is missing but you want to see her photos. You know the photo privacy settings have 4 options:
- Everyone
- Friends of Friends
- Only Friends
- Customize
'Friends of Friends' is the default settings. We are assuming that the above person has not changed her privacy settings for photos. But still as you are not her friend evens not friend of friends, you are not eligible to see her photos. Don't be disappointed, there is a way to reveal those. Follow the steps:
- Login to facebook
- Search for your target person
- Go to her profile page
- Copy the code and paste it into the browser's address bar and hit the ENTER key.
You may find something like:
Well, I personally did not discover the code we are using here. If you want to read the main post regarding this topic please go here New Trick to View Hidden Facebook Photos and Tabs.
After more investigation on this privacy hack, I have found some more interesting things in facebook. Actually it is possible to see almost every piece of information of a facebook user without login to the system only if the information is not blocked by privacy settings. Obviously it is not necessary to be a friend of the target user, you just need to know the profile id which is not a private thing at all. If you are more interested you can hit the following urls:


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Survey Results of Over 1500 Telecoms Professionals on Trends and Applications of Big Data. Big data is hardly a new term, and has certainly fallen victim to the dreaded hype cycle in the past. This survey intends to understand the audience's current attitudes to big data implementation, as well as the potential CEM and service benefits of big data done right. Learn how the audience believes big data is best used, and how well it's really being used and supported.
Openet: Telcoms.com intelligence industry survey - Big Data 2016
2015 Real-time Data Report
Today's digital world is dominated by data. It streams into organizations from phones, sensors, financial systems, telecom and IT networks and anywhere a mouse click creates a reaction. This real-time information needs to be captured, analyzed and acted upon in milliseconds to capitalize on the critical insights that can make or break a business. The purpose of the 2015 Real-time Data Report is to determine the state of fast data analysis across the enterprise through the eyes of CIOs, IT managers and developers. Conducted by independent panel research firm Research Now, the survey examined how each of these enterprise roles views real-time data capabilities and requirements. The resulting data revealed a number of discrepancies regarding the definition, analysis and business applications of real-time data.
Comparing Cloud Performance with YCSB
Last year we published YCSB benchmarks that compared IBM SoftLayer with Amazon Web Services. There was so much interest we decided to do it again with more platforms. We reached out to an independent benchmarking enthusiast, Tim Callaghan from ACME Benchmarking to run the tests for us. We compensated him for his time and work, but we took a hands-off approach to the actual benchmarking. Download this datasheet to see more about the results.
VoltDB Version 5.6 can keep telcos' business critical applications running
Ovum Telecom Operations and IT Practice Leader, Clare McCarthy, discusses the new VoltDB v5.6. Telcos agree that they should use their data assets more effectively. It is fundamental to their digital transformation and Internet of Things (IoT) strategies, and it is their route to competing more effectively with the disruptive, online players. The additional challenge is that these data volumes are increasing exponentially and require streaming analytics combined with transactions to support taking action. In memory SQL database specialist VoltDB has a solution.
VoltDB for IT Ops Managers
Read this data sheet to learn how VoltDB enables IT operations managers to reduced infrastructure cost, save data from server failures, and meets the latency requirements all while simplifying deployments with ACID properties.
Technical Note: How VoltDB does Transactions
A few years ago (VoltDB version 3.0) we made substantial changes to the transaction management system at the heart of VoltDB. There are several older posts and articles describing the original system but I was surprised to find that we never explained at length how the current transaction system is constructed. This supplement will address questions such as: How do we structure a program to run commands to create, query and update structured data at the highest possible throughput? And how do you run the maximum number of commands in a unit of time against in-memory data?
Technical Note: Announcing incremental MapReduce for VoltDB - explaining materialized views
We are sometimes asked, "When will you add incremental MapReduce to VoltDB?" We did, in fact, implement this feature - in version 1.0 - with our materialized views. At the time, we didn't have the foresight to call it "Incremental MapReduce," but rather used the name "Materialized Views." This supplement provides additional detail about materialized views and will answer questions like: What are VoltDB materialized views? How is data in materialized views accessed? And how do streaming analytics support per-event transactions?
Technical Note: VoltDB Export
This supplement provides additional detail about VoltDB export and answers some common technical questions such as: How is export implemented? And how does export achieve fault tolerance?
VoltDB for Mobile, Telco and Communications Service Providers
Mobile application development is growing to keep pace with consumer demand for new features and apps, especially those that offer increased interaction and personalization. To meet the challenges of creating new, compelling mobile applications, developers need new approaches to manage and extract value from fast streams of structured and unstructured data. Streaming offerings and NoSQL databases offer partial solutions, but fail to deliver the speed, functionality and flexibility of VoltDB. Used by mobile application developers, telco providers and CSPs worldwide, VoltDB enables providers to offer applications that deliver real-time interactions and personalization to improve loyalty, reduce churn and increase average revenue per user (ARPU).
The Secret to Real-Time Customer Personalization in Financial Services
Financial firms need to deliver relevant, personalized customer experiences across a range of devices. This personalization must meet consumer needs, feel responsive, and most importantly react in real-time – which means implementing a scalable solution that can handle streaming data while simultaneously providing real-time context, analytics and decision making.
VoltDB for Amazon AWS
VoltDB makes it simple to run streaming applications in the cloud on Amazon Web Services, using either Amazon's CloudFormation or your own schema.
VoltDB for IBM SoftLayer
VoltDB enables developers to take advantage of the speed and performance of bare metal servers and the scalability and reliability of cloud when deploying applications to the IBM SoftLayer Cloud.
Big Data Integration
VoltDB is well-known for its fast data ingest capability. Equally important for building real-time pipelining applications is fast export of data. VoltDB offers a broad set of Big Data ecosystem integrations to enable high-speed data export to long-term analytics stores such as HP Vertica and IBM Netezza, as well as Hadoop-based data warehouses. Supported Export connectors include CSV, HDFS/Hadoop, Kafka, RabbitMQ, JDBC, Netezza and Vertica. VoltDB also provides simple-to-use examples and instructions to enable developers to build custom, open-source Export connectors. VoltDB Export enables data to arrive in your analytic store sooner, and allows deep analytics to be leveraged with radically lower latency.
Solving the Fast Data Problem For the Cloud: VoltDB-SoftLayer Benchmark
VoltDB, the industry's fastest in-memory operational NewSQL database, and the global cloud computing platform from SoftLayer, an IBM company, provides users with the performance of bare metal and the Fast Data processing capabilities required to analyze and make real-time decisions to meet the needs of today's high-volume, high-velocity businesses.
To be useful, a database needs to be both reliable and available. Durability ensures the persistence of the data in case the database and the server it runs on fail. Availability is the ability to withstand system failures that would normally disrupt the database's ability to function. It not only preserves the data, but availability also plays a crucial role in ensuring that the database process itself is able to survive.
Durability is one of the four key ACID attributes required to ensure the accurate and reliable operation of a transactional database. Simply put, durability ensures that any transaction that succeeds is committed to the database and made persistent. Even in the event of a power failure or other unexpected occurrence, transactions that have been committed survive permanently. In reverse, any transactions that fail or are interrupted will "roll back" and not affect database integrity.
Without parallelism, the performance of a software system is limited to the speed of a single CPU. In recent years, advances in single-CPU performance have slowed, disproportionate to the increased number of cores-per-machine now packed into commodity servers. Hardware design dictates that, to achieve higher performance, a workload must be parallel.
Scalability is the ability of a system to handle larger workloads by enlarging the system in a straightforward manner. In practice, however, it is often impossible to plan for the scenarios that will most benefit from highly scalable systems. Workloads can drastically expand due to business growth, new application features, and usage patterns. How will your application grow eight years down the line?
VoltDB's unique and powerful transaction system makes writing simple, fast and reliable real-time analytics and decisioning applications easy. VoltDB supports complex multi-SQL-statement ACID transactions. The transactional system in VoltDB supports serializable isolation, complete multistatement atomicity and roll-back, and strong durability guarantees.
Hadoop Integration
Hadoop is an open-source framework for managing massive amounts of historical data. VoltDB is an in-memory relational database for managing in-the-moment high velocity data. Business applications often require both instantaneous, reliable database execution as well as the archival and analysis of historical data. VoltDB lets you integrate VoltDB and Hadoop to address both needs and get a full picture of your data. This whitepaper explains how.
HP Vertica Database Integration
Many businesses can't ingest and analyze data as fast as they need to; nor can they make the most of historical data. With VoltDB's HP Vertica Export Client, organizations can have a database solution that captures not just the front end of Big Data but the back end as well. Merging Vertica's deep analysis of historical information with VoltDB's in-the-moment decisioning and analytics in a closed-loop system, businesses can tap vital customer information that makes the difference between profit and loss.
IBM Netezza Database Integration
Data has immense value when it's created, but if businesses can't tap it immediately, they've lost sight of their customers. Organizations also need to mine historical data to make sense of patterns and trends. That's why VoltDB's IBM Netezza Export Client combines historical and in-the-moment data to provide a complete picture to businesses. With a closed-loop system, a single encompassing view of data can empower businesses.
SQL Is Time Tested And Still Flourishing
Structured Query Language (SQL) is far from dead. It continues to help modern databases handle both large-volume analytic workloads and high-performance transaction processing workloads. Facebook, Google and other organizations use SQL to improve interactivity with data, integrate with standard tooling interfaces and deliver on meaningful query optimization. In this article — most of which originally appeared in a Network World feature that debated SQL and NoSQL technologies — VoltDB CTO Ryan Betts lays out why SQL continues to win in the big data market space.
Survey Reveals Big Data Goes to Waste at Most Organizations
In Q1, 2014, VoltDB polled database managers, analysts, administrators and other IT professionals about the databases they use, the results of their Big Data projects, and opinions about Big Data technology advancements. The 2014 Big Data Survey reveals that most organizations cannot access, let alone utilize, the vast majority of the data they collect, and exposes a major Big Data divide: the ability to successfully capture and store huge amounts of data is not translating to improved bottom-line business benefits. What's to blame? Deficiencies in database performance.
VoltDB In-memory Database Achieves Best-in-class Results, Running in the Cloud, on the YCSB Benchmark
Our dev team recently put VoltDB up against the Yahoo Cloud Serving Benchmark (YCSB) – an industry-standard performance benchmark for cloud databases. And, it went well. Very well. This overview breaks down the benchmark – and VoltDB's best-in-class performance.


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The front door knocker (built into a letterbox) of a small house, recorded from the front room (with the front door shut). Various recordings with one, two and three knocks assembled into one file.
Recorded with a Marantz PMD-661 and edited with Audacity, for Breaking The Code, Oxford Theatre Guild 2011.
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Drogheda Independent
Grave Error
A SKERRIES man has spoken about his "disgust" at Fingal County Council's "cold and horrible" treatment of his family in the dogged pursuit of fees for the opening of a grave.
Adrian Kavanagh has condemned the council's behavior and said his elderly mother endured sleepless nights after the local authority sent a threatening letter to the family in pursuit of a debt arising from Kavanagh's father's funeral.
The debt was owed to the council by the undertaker who presided over the funeral and had already been paid by the family, but having failed to collect the debt from the undertaker, the council pursued the innocent bereaved family.
It was days away from the first anniversary of the death of Frank Kavanagh when the letter from the council arrived at the home of his widow, Derry Kavanagh.
To add insult to injury, the letter was addressed to a "Mr. Kavanagh." The letter said that fees in respect of a burial at Ardla Cemetery had not been paid, and said that if the family had already paid the fees to the undertaker, it should contact the funeral directors to "ensure that payment is made to Fingal County Council."
Adrian Kavanagh said that the letter threatened consequences for the family if the fees were not received by the council, including barring further family burials in the plot and preventing a headstone being erected to his dead father.
"My mother was very upset by it. She didn't sleep for days and she was terrified she would not be able to be buried there or if we put up a headstone that Fingal County Council would come along and tear it down," he said.
Kavanagh said the family had decided to speak out because they want the practice to end, and for no other bereaved family to be put through the same trauma.
He said that his mother had been put through a "harrowing" experience and condemned the council's behavior as "cold and horrible."
He said the family had done everything right and paid their bills and that the dispute should have remained between the council and the undertaker.
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The Symbol
Virginia Woolf
There was a little dent on the top of the mountain like a crater on the moon. It was filled with snow, iridescent like a pigeon's breast, or dead white. There was a scurry of dry particles now and again, covering nothing. It was too high for breathing flesh or fur-covered life. All the same the snow was iridescent one moment; and blood red; and pure white, according to the day.
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Mother's Day – it's really a shame that it's only once a year because there are just so many great ways to show mom how much she means to you. One extraordinary and very funny mom I know also happens to be a Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Ambassador and graced our inaugural People Who Care feature last October. This would be, of course, Good Enough Mother author, René Syler.
Scheduled to appear on NBC favorite, The Today Show on Friday, May 9, you can catch her segment and help support Susan G. Komen for The Cure® by shopping for mom or any woman in your life this Mother's Day right here on www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com.
We've tried to make it easy for you by adding a Shop For The Cure category but rest assured — you can choose any retailer, any product — and still give a great gift that gives back.
And while we're on message for Susan G, Komen for the Cure®, I was genuinely surprised to find an email from American Airlines outlining its 20-year relationship with the organization and its Miles For The Cure campaign. Since supporting the first race in Dallas in 1983, American has become an Official Race Series Partner of the Susan G. Komen
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The Bull Valley Garden Club is inviting you to their once-a-decade garden walk, "Bull Valley's Garden Treasures"
Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Spend the day exploring our seven beautiful country gardens, and discover the creative combinations of flora, fauna, and habitats.
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Thanks to the magic of dating and eventually marrying someone who has a cat, I now have a cat. Cats are great for many reasons. First of all, they allow you to argue that since your partner has a cat, you should be allowed to get a dog. Right off the bat, that makes cats pretty great. But they're not all Maru great, Grumpy Cat great, or even Lil' Bub great. (Sorry, Lil' Bub. I'm a Maru man.) In fact, very few of them are even close.
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Tianjin Zhongbei Industrial Park
- June 2011
- Region: China
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Tianjin Zhongbei Industrial Park (Tianjin Zhongbei IP) rated "B" by China Knowledge in a research report on China's industrial real estate published today. The industrial park was established by the Tianjin municipal government in 2006 and covers an area of 3 sq km.
Tianjin Zhongbei IP is located in the Zhongbei Town of Xiqing District, 8 km southeast of the city center, 25 km from Tianjin Binhai International Airport, 40 km from Tianjin New Port and 120 km from Beijing. In 2010, the cargo throughput of Tianjin Binhai Airport and Tianjin Port ranked 11th and third in China, respectively.
The park is also easily accessible by land. Tianjin's planned second subway will pass through the park. The nearest entrance to the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu expressway is within a 10-minute drive of the park. There are also expressways leading to Shanghai, Baoding and Fuzhou.
The park consists of five zones: the eastern, western, southern, northern and Houtai zones. In both the northern and eastern zones between 2,000 and 2,400 sq m have been dedicated to workshops; in the eastern and Houtai zones, between 6,000 and 25,000 sq m have been dedicated to workshops.
The pillar industries of Zhongbei IP are automobiles and auto parts, information technology, and machinery. The value-added industrial output from these three sectors accounts for approximately 80% of Zhongbei Town's total. There are over 500 industrial companies in the park. Tianjin Jinhe Electronics is a joint venture set up by FAW Xiali and Japan's Furukawa Electronics in 1996. Its major products include wire harnesses for autos, fuse holders, relays and airbags. It is one of the largest airbag manufacturers in the world.
Tianjin Shuangxie Machinery is a major investor in the park's machinery field. Set up in 2002, it has invested RMB 200 million, realizing an annual production capacity of 140,000 chassis.
Zhongbei Town, where the park is located, is close to Nankai University, the well-known university in Tianjin. The university has an enrollment of 22,000, and its graduate account for 29.2% of Tianjin's total.
Industrial parks rated B are viewed as poorly established. Much effort is necessary for the creation of an attractive investment environment in these parks. There are 45 with 'B' rating among the 254 national or municipal-level industrial parks located across the country.
Tianjin Jinhe Electronics, FAW Xiali, Japan's Furukawa Electronics and Tianjin Shuangxie Machinery


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Paul Walker is UAE's No. 1 person trending on Google this year
The late Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker topped the list of the trending people in the UAE, according to Google's yearly list of the top searched sites and names released on Tuesday. Walker starred in one of the year's biggest hits before dying in a fiery car crash on November 30. 23-year-old Palestinian singer Mohammad Assaf, came second in the list, after winning Arab Idol in August by getting a massive number of votes from not only the Arab region but also the Arabs in the diaspora. Assaf came ahead of American actress Jennifer Lawrence, who won an Oscar in February, and Canadian pop musician Justin Bieber, who performed in the UAE in May. Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef came fifth.
The second half of Google's UAE most trending people list include late South African president Nelson Mandela, Indian film star Priyanka Chopra, Pope Francis, Emirati footballer Ali Mabkout and late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
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Smokers may find fewer places to light up as city of Alameda officials look for ways to protect people from second-hand smoke. But some are saying the proposed ordinance goes too far and are hoping the effort will be snuffed out.
The new law, if eventually approved, would ban smoking in all outdoor public places, such as at bus stops and ATMs, as well as throughout all multi-unit rentals, including all balconies and porches.
The law effectively would ban outdoor smoking -- such as on public benches and in doorways -- in commercial areas across the city, including on Park and Webster streets and Alameda South Shore Center.
"Smokers only bother me when I walk past and can smell the smoke or a cigarette," said Janine Magas, a 31-year-old Alameda mother of two, as she walked through South Shore on a recent afternoon. "I don't want to infringe on anyone's rights. But I also think smokers need to respect the health and rights of other people. Especially since most people nowadays do not smoke."
Supporters of the new ordinance, which came before the City Council on Tuesday, say it will prevent areas that are used by the public from becoming "de facto" smoking spots for employees on breaks.
But smokers say they are being unfairly singled out.
"I rarely smoke, even at home," said Mikal Prosser, 24, who also lives in Alameda. "It's usually at a bar when I am trying to relax. It's a designated area. I am not breaking any laws."
Patrons and staff at Lucky 13, a bar on Park Street, are circulating an online petition, asking for the proposed ordinance to be amended to allow smoking at outdoor patios that are not used for food service. If the new law is approved, the petition says, the bar would take a hit financially, plus it would have to pay $15,000 for new signs, inspections and other costs.
Joe Churchward, owner of the Churchward pub on Park Street, said he fears his customers would patronize Oakland's booming downtown bar scene if city leaders do not change the ordinance.
Up to 90 percent of his patrons are smokers, Churchward said.
"The small business owners will suffer," he said.
Under current state law, smoking is prohibited in most indoor places of employment. If adopted, the Alameda ordinance would extend the protections to all indoor workplaces now exempted by state law and add outdoor workplaces and vehicles used as work sites.
Multi-unit dwellings are included because secondhand smoke cannot be controlled by ventilation or air cleaning, according to city officials. However, smoking possibly may be allowed at complexes in designated outdoor areas with certain restrictions.
"We are not trying to control anybody's choices or force them to quit smoking," Mayor Marie Gilmore said. "What we are trying to do is protect public health. And it's been demonstrated time and time again that second-hand smoke is a health hazard."
Tuesday marked the first reading of the ordinance by the City Council.
It will go through a second hearing Nov. 15. If passed, the law would go into effect Dec. 15.
Among the changes the council suggested was including provisions that declare secondhand smoke a nuisance and to remove e-cigarettes from the definition of smoking.
The council also wanted more background on whether the ordinance could be extended to Alameda's beaches.
Councilman Doug deHann said banning smoking at outdoor patios of bars also needed another look.
"I think you do have an impact on individual entrepreneurs," deHaan said.
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The prequel to the epic fantasy saga The Lord of the Rings chronicles the adventures of the inhabitants of Middle-earth and of Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit who brought home to The Shire the One Ring of Power. Reissue.
This 1937 fantasy is the prequel, or "prelude" to the classic epic trilogy THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Bilbo Baggins is the hobbit of the title: a short, round, and hairy-footed creature fond of small comforts and his rural home. What he doesn't like (or at least thinks he doesn't like) is adventure, but that's just what he gets when a wizard and several dwarves show up on his doorstep, eat him out of house and home, and induce him to join them on a perilous quest to steal a dragon's treasure. Along the way, he picks up a golden ring with the power to turn the wearer invisible; this ring will turn out to be central to the later volumes. While THE LORD OF THE RINGS is a serious epic about the nature of good and evil, written in highly formal language and intended for adults, this earlier work is considerably lighter in tone and clearly directed toward a younger audience, having sprung out of the stories that Tolkien used to tell his own children. However, that does not and has not prevented adults the world over from enjoying THE HOBBIT.
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- Pages: 306
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If you were on vacation last month, you might have missed stories about the relaunch of the Office of Personnel Management's job-posting Web site, USAJobs, early in the month.
The move is the first step in developing Recruitment One-Stop, one of the Bush administration's 24 e-government initiatives.
The headline on the relaunch was little short of astounding; the first day, the number of visitors was 10 times the normal daily volume.
The spike was due mainly to OPM officials' aggressive effort to make the 300,000 previous USAJobs users who had filed online resumes aware of the new site. Users received e-mail messages advising them of improvements and urging them to update their accounts, a starting point to receive automatic notification of new jobs.
People visiting the site will already see improvements.
OPM also has set other examples for e-government with the relaunching of USAJobs.
First, OPM selected a vendor — Monster, formerly Monster.com — experienced in managing sites for job seekers. The improved site is an application with a commercial counterpart, and the government drastically needs to align its hiring practices with those used in the private sector, including mainstreaming the job search.
Second, under OPM director Kay Coles James' leadership, the new application is not just paving the path, but rather using e-government as an occasion to examine its underlying business processes.
OPM is preparing a new template for agencies to use for listings. It will eliminate the gobbledygook set of letters and numbers with government job classification arcana from its current prominent position at the top of the listing, and will encourage pithier, plain English descriptions.
As part of this effort — and a great symbol — the government-speak phrase that sends a distressful signal about a lack of excitement in government jobs, "vacancy announcement," is being eliminated. It will be replaced with the everyday "job description."
Third, the site has been relaunched using the principle of getting new capabilities out quickly, rather than waiting for perfection, and then beginning an ongoing improvement effort based on user feedback.
OPM signed the contract with Monster in January, so the first release of the relaunch came very quickly.
There have been some glitches in the site, typical for a new software release, though exploited in press releases by a vendor that runs some agency- specific job sites that compete with USAJobs. OPM has taken the wise approach of soliciting suggestions for improvements from customers using the site.
All in all, this is an impressive e-government effort with a lot to teach all of us about how to do it right.
Kelman is a professor of public management at Harvard University's Kennedy School and former administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. He can be reached at steve_kelman@ harvard.edu.
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Construction at Shoppers Square, which includes the building of a new Price Chopper Supermarket, is ongoing with workers making visible progress at the site over the past week.
"That's coming along nice now," said Little Falls Mayor Robert Peters during a telephone interview on Wednesday.
The project was originally expected to be completed in late fall.
Peters said on Wednesday that now the city hopes for the construction to be completed by April 2014. He said some problems occurred because of the rock found underground at the site by construction workers.
"Little Falls is known for that," said Peters, referring to its rock.
In March, the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency supported the $6.5 million project, which will include a modern, 30,500 square-foot Price Chopper. The project is expected to create 20 full-time and 90 part-time jobs. The new supermarket is expected to have a selection of fresh produce, meat, seafood, deli, dairy, frozen food and grocery products.
The mayor said the work is being done privately, but the IDA has given incentives for the project to happen. According to an agreement with the IDA, Price Chopper Operating Company will receive $320,287 in financial assistance in the form of an 8.25 percent sales tax exemption for the project.
According to a March 7 article in The Times, "the straight lease agreement will allow the IDA to hold nominal title to the property at 55 E. Main St., and will offer the Price Chopper Operating Company exemption from sales and mortgage recording taxes, and reduced real property taxes."
It also stated that, "in addition to the demolition of a portion of Shoppers Square for the construction of Price Chopper, the project's plans call for renovations to the remaining portion of the building."
Several small stores were located at the site before it was demolished in the spring. All but one, said Peters, has relocated to different parts of the city. The Big M closed its doors in December 2012.
On Thursday, several construction vehicles were operating throughout the site. A wall has been erected on the eastern end of the lot, and workers were constructing a wall on the opposite end. Workers also poured sidewalks along East Main Street earlier this week.
"They're doing a lot more now than they did the first two months, which is good," said Peters. "It looks like we're going to have something there now."
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Agneepath team releases new song 'O Saiyyan' on YouTube
The new song of the movie Agneepath features Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra as Vijay Dinanath Chauhan and Kaali in a very passionate and romantic mood. The song has been widely appreciated by the fans and has become a hit in less than a day. With the increasing popularity and really meaningful lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya, the song may well become the anthem for romance for years to come.
After the phenomenal success of 'Chikni Chameli' and the romantic 'O Saiyyan', fans are eagerly anticipating for the movie to release. However, Agneepath releases on January 26, 2012.


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CrossFit Dallas Central pushes to be "Fittest on Earth"
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Matt Anderson and Audra LeBeau of the CrossFit Dallas Central team work on walking on their hands as they train at CrossFit Gym. Dallas Central is comprised of eight members and four coaches, though only six will compete in the Games for the title of "Fittest on Earth.Ó\"
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Morehouse School of Medicine has been rated
number one in the country among schools training primary care
physicians to work in underserved areas.
The rankings are part of a first-ever study of U.S. medical
schools in the area of social mission, a role emphasized as
critical to improving the country's overall health care. The study
was funded with a grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and
appears in the June 15 Annals of Internal Medicine.
According to the study, graduates from the top-ranked schools
are the most likely to practice the kind of medicine needed under
the national health care overhaul. Morehouse School of Medicine was
established to recruit and train minority and individuals from
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About The Click-N-Hit
Click-N-Hit, is a portable "vaporizer style" smoking pipe device with a compact 4 stage design, complete with a built in wind proof butane-refillable torch lighter. This is not your traditional vaporizer since it uses a direct flame to ignite the smoking substance. The Click-N-Hit pipe is all you need! Featured here is the first huge innovation in decades that will change the way you smoke…. Forever. Just load it up with your favorite legal herb or pipe tobacco then Click-N-Hit. This is the reinvention of the traditional "One-hitter", "Dugout" devices. Smoke any time with the click of a button. No more carrying around grinders and tins, you can leave your pipe, rolling papers and even your lighter at home. Easy one handed operation for multi-tasking and smoking on the go.
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Anser does not have a nurse on staff. The first-aid care the school can provide is very limited. If a child is hurt of complains of illness, the teacher will send the child to the office. Simple cuts or bruises will be treated by applying a bandage or ice to the injury. We are unable to administer more serious medical treatment. The office will call the parent in the event of a more serious injury or illness. The child will be kept in the office until the parent arrives to pick up their child. It is essential that the school have up-to-date contact information for each parent. In the event of an emergency, the office will call an ambulance before calling the parents.
Emergency medical forms for each student are on file in the office to guide school officials in the event of an emergency. Parents should ask to review their child's medical forms if they have questions or need to make changes. Student's medical needs, including those that may arise on school grounds, must be covered by parent's insurance.
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by Mary Reed
I speak today not of grocery sacks, but of brown paper.
Stiff, shiny brown paper such as was once far more common, whether torn
from the big roll on a shop counter to enshroud purchased items or as
wrapping for the occasional parcel brought by the posty.
Most of us have been aware of the usefulness of brown paper since our
nursery days. After all, didn't Jack get his injuries treated with vinegar and
brown paper after tumbling down from that hilltop whence he went with Jill to
obtain a pail of water?
As older children we saved brown paper. Flattened, cut into appropriate size,
and stitched together on my mother's old treadle Singer sewing machine,
the sheets were transformed into a scrapbook. We used flour and water
paste to stick in our collections of cut-outs from Christmas cards and
magazines, not to mention portraits of favourite stars from cinematic
publications which, strangely, were printed in only two colours. Sometimes
we created pictures of rooms featuring wildly out of scale furniture
snipped from old catalogues. Like many other children, and to mangle the
country and western song, we were recycling and scrapbooking before
recycling and scrapbooking were cool!
Later still, brown paper was useful for temporary jackets for school
books, which had to be returned in good condition at the end of the
school year. There were some in my form, I regret to say, whose brown
paper covered books of shall we say racier reading than algebra or
Despite a long history with brown paper, however, it was not
until I read mysteries that I learnt that a whiff of the smoke from a
smouldering brown paper roll containing a common material
available from the chemist — in the old days at least — made pheasants
so dizzy they fell off the bough into the poacher's hands.
And speaking of smouldering brown paper, another matter providentially hidden
from us youngsters was George Formby's shocking confession. Singing in his
broad Lancashire accent, he revealed to the world he had smoked brown paper
without becoming ill since he parted his hair in the middle.
Our ignorance of this fact was probably just as well for the Reed hearth rug.
Mary Reed is the co-author of the John the Lord Chamberlain mysteries set in sixth century Byzantium. The current entry is Nine for the Devil.
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This is a great, sturdy little table for the deck, patio or in the house. I was going to put it on my large covered porch but it looked great in the house so for the time being it's hosting a houseplant inside, but it is small enough to move from the house to the porch with ease.
I purchased this table to place outside my patio, wonderful for morning coffee or a cocktail late in the evening. Unfortunately when I went to purchase two more tables I was told that they had been discontinued. I am completely devastated, as I cannot find the same table anywhere, have tried in vain to no avail.


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- ArtsCow: Custom Dog Tags for $0.99 Shipped
- Amazon: 70% off men's & women's running shoes
- FYE/Sam Goody: New 20GB Xbox 360 Premium Consoles for $150 After $100 mail-in-rebate for signing up for VISA check card. In-store only
AT&T free wifi for iPhones as a Morning Deal? Now we're stretching it, Ben…!
FYE/Sam Goody still exists?
Exist? Why are those names even typed together like they're merged into one company, or did I miss something? I used to work for Sam Goody back in the days of pre-Best Buy ownership, and FYE (aka Camelot Records) was our arch-enemy in the mall and they were EEEEEE-VIL.
The Morning Deals are a bit anemic today, no?
I get the game you're pulling Ben. You give us a lot of great deals to get us addicted, then you cut us back, and jack up the price. But I need my hit, so I'll vote for the BOB's again. OK, where are my deals? I'm hurtin here man! :)
Ha! That 70% off running shoes should be footnoted by "if you have exceptionally large or small feet." At least for the guys. I can't even come close to my shoe size without having to pay full price.
@CColdsmoke: Really? I got a men's 10.5 for 70% off. Try the half sizes. the 10 and 11 were both full price, but the 10.5 was 70% off on the three styles I looked at.
@CColdsmoke: Yup, I went from 23 choices to 3 when I chose to filter the results by what was available in 9.5s.
When I picked the supernova, I had to pick 9.5M and not 9.5 M US to get the steep discount. (Didn't purchase them since I don't like Adidas and I don't use cushioning shoes — stability for me.)
@Wally East: IIRC, the US and other countries sizes vary. I think England is one higher or smaller than we are.
@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy–>: Very good point!
Amazon's Gold Box has Infinite Undiscovery for XBox 360 for 50% off ($29.99).
This is going to sound like a stupid question, but what is the difference between running and walking? I mean, If I walk at a good clip, does that warrant a running shoe, or a walking shoe?
@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy–>: I would walk in a running shoe but I would never run in a walking shoe. But, that's me.
@Wally East: Thanks. I took a look, but it only seemed to be Addias, and I'm partial to New Balance. It's hard to find their walking shoes on sale, but their runners are often on sale, so I was trying to figure out if I could substitute. I try to do a 13-14 minute mile when I walk.
Wait… where are there sam goody's anymore… I guess if you can find a store, that's your reward!
I LOVE artscow in spite of its goofy name. Their photo prints have been perfect quality every time I've ordered from them and their pricing just can't be beat. I was a little thrown the first time I ordered and saw that they were in Hong Kong, and yes, it took a couple weeks to get my prints, but the price and quality made it well worth the time. It averaged out to eleven cents a print.
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About the Book
After being bombarded by parenting fad after parenting fad, moms and dads finally have a friendly, commonsense guide to raising thriving children.
Today, many parents have rejected the dictatorships they resented from their own childhoods. But they overcorrected by turning into child-pleasers. Showering praise and letting kids rule the roost has actually eroded the very self-esteem parents are trying to create.
Using her clinical experience, psychiatrist Robin Berman shows parents how they can take charge while building a loving family with deep connections. How children learn love and respect at home becomes the template for how they show love and respect in life. It's a huge task, but Dr. Berman is your ally every step of the way.
Every parent's struggles are reflected (many of them comically), but so are heartwarming triumphs. Parents, teachers and children themselves recount turning points at which they figured out what great parenting looked like and the magic it unlocked.
This engaging book—a perfect mix of medical research and inspirational anecdotes—just might be the key to being the parent you want to be and the parent your children need.
Parental anxiety is at an all-time high, and with parenting styles swinging from attachment parenting to that of "Tiger Moms," Robin Berman, MD, inspires mothers and fathers to find a graceful place in the middle.
Children used to be seen and not heard, but now they are at the center of their parents' universe. Parents today seem skittish about asserting their authority. They indulge in their children's demands and tantrums, and enter into endless negotiations, all for fear of hurting their children's feelings. Sadly, this indulgence is creating a generation of psychologically fragile individuals, and it undermines the very self-esteem it seeks to build. In between these parenting extremes lies a better way to raise thriving, well-adjusted children.
Parents need to know that it is not only OK but essential to be in charge. Children with too much power often become anxious, and not allowing children to work through negative emotions leads to a lack of resilience later in their lives.
Permission to Parent teaches parents to be comfortable setting boundaries while maintaining a loving connection, fostering self-esteem, respect, and emotional maturity. Children need limits more than they need indulgences, time more than schedules, and love more than stuff.
Robin Berman, MD, provides the tools for great parenting by drawing from her extensive clinical experience and wisdom collected from seasoned therapists, revered teachers, and role-model parents. Permission to Parent strikes the perfect balance of advice, anecdote, and research to be an essential parenting guide.
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Critical Praise
"Robin Berman's inspiring book is a must-read for all parents. It shows how to nurture with love and respect in order to raise strong, happy, and successful children." — Dr. Harvey Karp, author, The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Birth to Five
"All parents will find themselves in the pages of Dr. Berman's smart and accessible book." — Catherine Birndorf, MD, author of "The Nine Rooms of Happiness", and mental health columnist for Self Magazine
"I have remarked many times that there is no parenting manual that comes with your child when they are born, but I believe Robin Berman, MD has written the first one that should be present in every delivery room. Hallelujah!" — Reese Witherspoon, Academy Award winning Actress
"Permission to Parent is rich with wisdom, filled with laughter and heartwarming moments that any parent can recognize. Dr. Berman has written the how-to for being the parent we all wish to be." — Marianne Williamson, New York Times Best Selling Author and Internationally Acclaimed Spiritual Lecturer
"It may be hard to say 'no' to your child… unless you also read a great new book called Permission to Parent by psychiatrist Robin Berman. It will help you bring parenting back to the center, where it belongs." — Washington Post
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper Wave
- On Sale: 04/29/2014
- Trimsize: 5.5 in (w) x 8.25 in (h) x 0.93 in (d)
- Pages: 272
- List Price: 26.99 USD
- BISAC1: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General


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Teaching Responsibilities
DPT 510 | Clinical Biomechanics I
DPT 511 | Clinical Biomechanics II
DPT 750 | Bioethics Seminar for Physical Therapists
DPT 595 | Introduction to Evidence Based Practice (team taught course)
DPT 790 | Evidence Based Capstone Project (team taught course)
PDPT 720 | Clinical Project, Part I
PDPT 721 | Clinical Project, Part II
PDPT 722 | Clinical Project, Part III
PDPT 723 | Clinical Project, Colloquium
Areas of Interest
Kinesiology of the musculoskeletal system
Medical ethics
Objective measurement of musculoskeletal function
PhD, University of Iowa, 1978
MA, University of Iowa, 1974
BS, Northwestern University, 1968
Distinguished University Professor, Pacific University, 2004
Professional Programs Distinguished Educator, Pacific University, 1997
Outstanding Professor, School of Physical Therapy, 1991
Lucille Daniels Recognition Award of Outstanding Contribution to Physical Therapy, Stanford University, 1983 & 1985
Recent Publications
Medeiros JM. Joint manipulation: A focus on pedagogy. J Manual Manipulative Ther2003;11(1):10.
Medeiros JM. Massage for low-back pain - will it benefit my patient? J Manual Manipulative Ther2003;11(3):134-135.
Medeiros JM. Self-referral and the boutique hospital industry. J Manual Manipulative Ther2003;11(4):193-196.
Medeiros JM. Chronic musculoskeletal conditions. J Manual Manipulative Ther 2004;12(1):8-9.
Medeiros JM. Commencement 2004. J Manual Manipulative Ther 2004;12(2)70-71.
Chamberlin ME, Fulwider BD, Sanders SL, Medeiros JM. Does fear of falling influence spatial and/or temporal gait parameters in the elderly beyond changes associated with normal aging? J Gerontology: Medical Sciences 205;1163-1167, 2005.
Recent Presentations
Medeiros J, Gerhardt J. A new technique for objective measurement of cervical spine rotation. 15th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Vancouver, B.C., June 4, 2007.
Biomechanical concepts: Shoulder, spine, hip, knee, ankle, foot, posture, and gait. Kaiser Permanents Physical Therapy Residency Program in Advance Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Hayward, Calif., April 30 - May 2, 2004.
Commencement 2004. School of Physical Therapy, May 2004.
Convocation 2004. 19 things to do before leaving Pacific University. Pacific University Convocation, September 2004.
Objective evidence based measurements and recording of joint motion. American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, May 20, 2005. Las Vegas, Nev.
Biomechanical concepts underlying physical therapy examination and treatment. Kaiser Permanents Physical Therapy Residency Program in Advance Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Hayward, CA, June 17-18, 2005
Objective evidence based measurements and recording of motion. American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, May 20, 2005, Las Vegas, NV.
Biomechanical concepts underlying physical therapy examination/treatment. Spring 2006. Kaiser Hayward Physical Therapy Residency in Advance Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Oakland, Calif.
Objective range of motion measurement workshop. American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, May 21, 2006, Las Vegas, Nev.
Objective range of motion measurement workshop. American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, August 20, 2006, Chicago, Ill.
Recent Grants
Biomechanics of the a new underarm crutch. Keen Mobility, 2002
Understanding disability: Development of a minor at Pacific University. Hewlett Foundation, 2001
Understanding disability: An interdisciplinary approach. Hewlett Foundation, 1999
Current Professional Service
Member, Accreditation Evaluation Team for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Member, Board of Directors, Institute for the Advancement of Orthopedic Manual Therapy
Member, Board of Directors, North American institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy


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Eclipse – O Holy Night – A Cappella
To keep us in the holiday spirit, here's a video of Eclipse doing an Acapella of "Oh Holy Night". A mellow song for the night, but hopefully it will sooth the soul.
"We Can't Stop" (A Cappella)
Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon, and The Roots do an Acapella of one of Miley's biggest hits. While the song itself is seen as widely controversial in nearly all areas, no one can deny the ratings it has been given. This version has a pretty good beat, and everyone is fully clothed, perhaps that's why this version has gotten less destructive comments.
What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction Acapella Cover
Here's some fresh pop Acapella for your boy band listening pleasure. It's quite a challenge to recreate Carl Falk's mix at all, let alone with only voices! Let this be a testament to the fact that good music comes in all forms.
Mistletoe – Acapella Cover By Kevin Lien
Kevin puts so much heart into his music, and this cover is no different. Keeping in the holiday spirit, this song, while not really a classic, was amazing to listen to. Kevin has such a great voice, and so much talent as an artist and video editor. He deserves much more attention than what he currently has.
[Official Video] Little Drummer Boy – Pentatonix
Pentatonix just put this on their channel. Sure, it's more of a Christmas song, but I thought it fitting for today. A nice soft sound is a welcomed gift from the everyday hassle. I hope you receive the same calming feeling.
Fifth Element – Thanksgiving Song
In light of the seasons, a little comedy mixed A Capella couldn't hurt. When a song is about a turkey, what could go wrong? Complete with all the carvings, this side dish of a song will surely get out a few laughs. The best part is the snappy retorts that are thrown in.
Christina Grimmie & Mike Tompkins – Fall Out Boy & Alicia Keys
This is another A Capella done by Mike Tompkins, but this time it's done a little differently. Christina helps him pull off this mash-up of Fall Out Boy and Alicia Keys, and they rock it out! Done with a cool studio feel to it, this song is definitely one to dance to.
Still Alive – Video Game Music Choir Live 2010
For the Portal fans out there, this song will definitely spark memories. The song is simple, but it's still so much fun. The college choir sounds great, for anyone who is still in highschool and watching this, perhaps you found a college? I think so!
A Capella Science – Bohemian Gravity!
Oh wow, I'm dying. This is by far the most hilarious A Capella I've ever seen. Science meets music, all while explaining a new theory. Tim knows how to sing, explain theory, and connect with his fans. That's a breed of Pokemon I wouldn't even know what to call. Enough of me nerding out, here's the video.
IU's Straight No Chaser – Stand By Me
Straight No Chaser, an A Capella group, shows off their skills by performing at Carls JR. It's hilarious that they did this for some great chili fries, but at the same time, it's sweet. The whole staff enjoys a classic song done in A Capella. I'd definitely take the time to sit back and watch this live. This was one amazing performance.


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Q&A: Snakk Media Mines Mobile Ad Market
The popularity of mobile devices has opened up a whole new channel for businesses looking to market their services and merchandise. New Zealand-based Snakk Media Ltd. is one of the companies operating in the fast-growing market for mobile ads, with plans to expand operations from Australia to other parts of Asia.
The company, co-founded by New York-based Derek Handley, debuted on the New Zealand bourse's alternative market Wednesday, more than doubling its share price. It has yet to turn a profit but revenue for the year ended March 31, 2012 more than tripled to 1.9 million New Zealand dollars (US$1.6 million). It holds a 15%-20% share of the mobile advertising market in Australia.
Mr. Handley, who founded media marketing company The Hyperfactory that was bought by U.S. firm Meredith Corporation in 2010, spoke to The Wall Street Journal about Snakk. The following is an edited version of the interview:
Q: What is Snakk Media's business?
Mr. Handley: We are serving adverts through the apps and we are also serving them up to the brands to generate the revenue. However, it's not normally on a one-to-one basis but instead it's hundreds of applications or hundreds of sites but those are targeted to reach a specific market.
For example, we have technology that can deliver video on touch screen devices so you can interact with them as opposed to just having a banner advertisement.
Q: The company has yet to make a profit. Do you have a time frame for making a profit?
Mr. Handley: We need to get to the point of scale and that is what we are focusing. A profit is going to be a long way off.
Q: What do you see for the company going forward?
Mr. Handley: We are going after markets that have only just started. At the moment we are just in Sydney and Melbourne and so we are expanding in Australia, but over the year we're going to be looking at what our regional strategy might be, including other countries in Asia.
Q: How does Snakk Media differ from the other mobile advertising operators?
Mr. Handley: There are a whole bunch of operators who work on a very regionalized or local level so part of the differentiation is picking very specific markets and also having much more specific or localized content. And the other is we are building a portfolio of different technologies that build the advertisements, so we are putting that together from the best of what we can find from around the world and targeting that to the region.
Q: Snakk doesn't operate in New Zealand. Why did you list on the NZAX rather that the Australian stock exchange?
Mr. Handley: I am a New Zealander and I am trying to support the system. It is a New Zealand company, it's always New Zealand investors and I think the New Zealand stock exchange is finally starting to "get" tech companies and media companies–I'm talking about the retail investors and the appetite.


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Marketing automation companies targeting each of small, medium, and large enterprises all won top honors in G2 Crowd's latest marketing automation grid ratings.
This morning the business software review site released the ratings, based on more than 800 user reviews. G2 Crowd's "grid" measuring tool analyzes customer satisfaction ratings as well as social signals and public data to rank vendors as either leaders, contenders, niche players, or high performers.
We asked over 1,000 marketers about the best marketing automation systems.
The top five tools span the business size gamut. Hubspot, which came in first, is primarily used by medium-sized companies. Act-On, which placed second, primarily targets smaller and medium-sized non-tech businesses. And Marketo, Pardot (which is owned by Salesforce), and Eloqua (which is owned by Oracle), which placed third, fourth, and fifth respectively, primarily target larger enterprise customers.
According to G2 Crowd, Hubspot has the highest customer satisfaction ratings with a 95 percent customer satisfaction rating — something that VentureBeat has also seen in our own surveys. Act-on scored an 87 percent satisfaction rate, and Pardot, Marketo, and Eloqua also saw results in the 80s.
Interestingly, while Net-Results, Ontraport, and Salesfusion had slightly lower overall customer ratings, with scores in the 70-80 percent range, they joined the top systems in at least one category: Over 90 percent of their users said they would recommend their systems to others.
"Satisfaction rankings are generated from user reviews consisting of up to 71 questions, including ratings of features and functionality such as email marketing, online marketing, and lead management," G2 Crowd said in a statement. "Market presence is calculated from vendor size, market share, and social impact."
While G2's grid is a useful measure of customer satisfaction, some enterprise solutions have yet to get enough reviews to be rated effectively.
For instance, Adobe's Campaign, part of its marketing cloud, has received only 16 reviews so far, probably too few for G2 to be confident to rate it extremely high. Other enterprise solutions such as those provided by IBM and SAS are also not showing up in sufficient numbers to be ranked.
That's something that will likely be rectified over time as more users of those systems discover and use G2 Crowd.
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