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Safe Business Practices For Freelancers
By Stephanie Ciccarelli
September 17, 2009
Ever get an RFQ (request for quote) for a job that is paying way too much for what you would have to do?
Came upon any leads that made you nervous?
If something looks to good to be true, it probably is...
Your business is your baby and you've got to put its best interests ahead of those of someone else with a completely different set of priorities.
Discover 5 ways you can investigate opportunities to protect both yourself and your business.
Critical Thinking in Today's Business World
One of the top priorities in your business should be making enough money to operate and then some.
In order to honor this priority, you will need to think critically and work smarter... not harder.
Energy is finite as are the hours in a day and it's imperative that every opportunity you receive is evaluated and accepted or rejected with relative efficiency.
If you've ever gone to lengths professionally to please someone, for example a client who in the end failed to pay you, you know exactly what I'm talking about. It's time, energy, and money out the window, and perhaps, the unfortunate circumstances could have been prevented from the start if the opportunity was put under a microscope before committing to the work.
Never had this happen to you? Consider yourself blessed! This is your wake up call.
I've jotted down 5 questions that you can ask yourself before getting involved with a client hiring you for your services that will protect you and conserve your time, energy, and save your money.
5 Questions To Ask Yourself:
1. Is this client a first-time job poster? Have you worked with them before?
2. Can you read about their previous history with other service providers?
3. Does the job look too good to be true? Is it paying more than it usually should for the work?
4. Does this person have any public profiles online or a business website to confirm their authenticity?
5. Are there any details that don't jive that would make you question the client's professionalism? For instance, different names on credit cards versus emails, inconsistencies, generic email addresses (i.e. generic hotmail, gmail accounts instead of their corporate website), insists on payment methods you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with, and so on.
Taking measures in advance to educate and protect yourself makes a great deal of sense and it is worth the time it takes when you consider what may happen if you don't.
Make Sense?
The tips I've included are meant to help you conduct your own investigations regardless of the circumstances or lead source.
I hope you've found them to be helpful, and if you have a tip you'd like to add to this list, please add it as a comment :)
Best wishes,
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All valid points. Even once a client passes the sniff test, I still don't send voiceover files before I'm paid. Clients preview the audio first by way of a non-downloadable link. Once it's approved and paid for the voiceover is then delivered.Posted by:
Another great article Stephanie. Thank you, for helping us protect our babies. You are a terrific babysitter. ;DPosted by:
Great article with practical ways to protect yourself. Alas...I was a victim once upon a time, but I was able to get over it quickly and use it to my advantage! Checking the website is probably the fastest way to help you decide yea or nay.
Thanks again, Stephanie.
Excellent recommendations, Stephanie!
Actually, I've never worried so much about getting paid too much, as I have worried about not getting paid enough... As talents it's our first responsibility to do our homework, and find out as much information about the voice-seeker as we can. I have a feeling that a lot of people skip this step, because they want to send their demo out asap, in order to be one of the first in line.
Yesterday's article mentioned how voices.com reviews a client and conducts an online search. You also wrote: "from start to finish, each job typically takes about 5 minutes to be reviewed and approved."
Since there are at least 8 steps in your job approval process, I can't imagine that this leaves a lot of time for thorough research. The bad apples aren't always the easiest to spot.
When any temp agency sends one of their registered job-seekers out on a job, they make sure that this person is going to a reputable business, a safe workplace, and that this business will pay the agreed wage on time. That's something they have in place in return for the money they make from being the middle man. Services like voices.com are in a similar position and have a similar responsibility.
It's a well-known fact that unscrupulous individuals often change location after they've been exposed, and continue to do the same thing over and over again. It would be terrific to have an early warning system in place; a database that can be consulted by registered users that blacklists scammers, frauds and con-artists. Can it be done?
In my most recent blog, I mentioned that such a system is already in place at www.translatorscafe.com. It's called the "Hall of Fame and Shame" (http://nethervoice.com/nethervoice/2009/09/15/nail-em-to-the-wall/).
It's by no means a perfect solution for a less-than-perfect world, but it has saved me from getting burned a number of times. It's also a clear signal to those who are out there to rip us off: be warned. You will be exposed!Posted by:
I'd like to send a comment to Paul regarding "Yesterday's article mentioned how voices.com reviews a client and conducts an online search. You also wrote: "from start to finish, each job typically takes about 5 minutes to be reviewed and approved." "
The majority of our clients are re-posters which means very little time is needed to review and approve their jobs. Clients who provide more detail at the time of registration also require less time to investigate. It is only clients who provide little information, have generic email addresses and no web presence that require more time for investigation and these are few in number.Posted by:
Hi Paul,
Thank you for your comment and for sharing your thoughts.
I want to clarify that 5 minutes per job posting is for jobs that meet all of the guidelines and do not require additional information or investigation. The steps taken to confirm that a job posting and the company posting their jobs are legitimate are extensive and done meticulously. When all of the pieces are in place, 5 minutes is a reasonable period of time to review and approve a job that meets all of our posting requirements.
In situations where there is information missing, our team follows up and the receipt of that information is dependent on when the client gets back to us.
Two follow up requests are sent from Voices.com for more information, and if there is no response, the job is denied. This typically takes about three days.
With regard to your suggestion about blacklisting, this is another reason why it is so important to think critically and also use an escrow service. If a talent reports a truant client or someone who has been difficult to work with, we take their suggestion into consideration and close out a job and or ban the client from using the site if necessary.
I hope that what I've shared helps!
Best wishes,
StephaniePosted by:
Today's message hit home because I investigated a company last night before replying to a job and was unable to locate them online or hoovers.com. Since they were an online company I watermarked my sample though I was unable to load it. Maybe it was a sign since I have been able to load recordings onto voices.com. These articles help me to grow in this industry.
Great article Stephanie....I like how you include a little history of the client on auditions IE: posted before, paid talent with sure pay...I encourage all my clients to use the Sure Pay system...once they understand it...they love it...if they shy away from it, I use that as a red flag that something may be up....Thanks again....Posted by:
Best way to handle this situation is
1) Use Surepay (even clients you get on your own can join voices.com for free then pay you though Surepay)
2) Accept VISA or Mastercard.
DON'T ACCEPT CHECKS...especially from international clients, even if bank says they're good. People have been burned doing this. And if they want to send you money for the whole job and have you send some back... RUN!Posted by:
Thanks...Great tips, Stephanie!
I think this is a good example. I am not sure about not accepting clients with Gmail, since it is commonly used in the business world - but I agree to be extra careful with first time posters.
I recently uploaded a file for a client, the job was done, and I was paid with the escrow. Then, Voices.com told me the client charged back and that I wouldn't be paid. So, Escrow might not be the safest way since it sure burned me, but some of your ideas like not to depend on making a living out of it and that it hurts to waste time and not get paid really stood out and I agree with it.Posted by:
Thanks for this post, a good read.Posted by:
Hi Ian (InventSource),
Thank you for commenting and for sharing your perspective.
I took moment to investigate what had happened with regard to what you are talking about and discovered that the job in question was something you were awarded over a weekend when our staff could not intervene.
An email was sent to you first thing Monday morning strongly discouraging you from uploading the audio as the name on the credit card did not match the client name in the user's profile.
We did follow up with you expressing our concern and learned that you had gone ahead and uploaded the audio already.
Escrow is safer than not using escrow. This particular circumstance is unfortunate, however, once we were able to investigate the transaction before processing it, it was discovered to be fraudulent.
Our CEO David Ciccarelli also offered to speak with you directly regarding this incident. Did you take him up on his offer?
Best wishes,
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Quantenna Demonstrates World's First 4x4 Four Stream Dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi Chipset Solution at International CES 2013
Quantenna Extends its Leadership in Wi-Fi Performance, Coverage, and Reliability for Legacy Devices
Las Vegas, January 7, 2013 - International CES -- Quantenna Communications, Inc., a leader in ultra-reliable Wi-Fi networking for whole-home entertainment, announced it will demonstrate the world's first dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) 4x4 MIMO (four streams) technology optimized for service providers and retail applications at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 8-11 in Las Vegas.
Quantenna's new dual-band, multi-standard-based 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi technology delivers unmatched reliability and performance over Wi-Fi in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The Quantenna dual-band solution solves the main issue of service providers today, which is the support for legacy Wi-Fi devices − while enabling wire-like, superior video distribution over wireless with unrivaled range at more than 200 feet, including through concrete walls and multiple floors superior video quality. In addition, this will enable deployment of Quantenna based solutions for all applications including the use of Wi-Fi hotspots for cellular offload.
"Service providers' Holy Grail of coverage, performance and quality for legacy devices is finally realized by Quantenna's offering a dual-band, 2.4GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi solution," said Dr. Sam Heidari chief executive officer for Quantenna. "Users can now enjoy the same reliability offered previously on the 5 GHz band, now with their 2.4GHz legacy devices. For the first time, enhanced performance of the 2.4 GHz products is achieved based on full Wi-Fi standards."
In addition, a number of leading service providers and retail manufacturers at CES will be demonstrating devices that deliver superior Wi-Fi video performance using Quantenna's 4x4 MIMO technology.
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Quantenna's dual-band 2.4 and 5 GHz chipset fully supports the IEEE 802.11 standard with advanced features including 4x4 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), dynamic digital beamforming and wireless channel monitoring and optimizing. Quantenna's chipset is the industry's only commercially available, carrier-grade 4x4 MIMO solution capable of distributing multiple high-definition (HD) video streams to multiple TVs and displays anywhere in the home at full, 1080p resolution. It is designed to help enable a new generation of converged broadcast and Internet-based entertainment services that require an ultra-reliable, high-performance Wi-Fi connection in any size home.
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WALNUT CREEK -- Berean Christian High's James Hodgins didn't have the luxury of easing his way into his first head coaching job.
First, Hodgins, a former NFL running back hired in January, needed to put together an offseason weight-training regimen -- a first for the Eagles' program. Then he had to reinvigorate a team that lost its last five games of the 2012 campaign.
Now, roughly a week before its season opener, Berean Christian has less than two dozen players on the varsity roster and faces a schedule that features six teams that made the playoffs last season.
Still, Hodgins and his players are optimistic that the program is headed in the right direction after a 3-8 season. Although participation numbers are relatively low, the players that are in uniform have a team-first mentality and are ready to turn the doubters into believers.
"It's been a great experience," said Hodgins, who played for the New York Jets, the Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams in an eight-year pro career. "The guys work hard and do everything you ask. From that standpoint, it's been one of the best teams I've been a part of, which is saying a lot."
Hodgins is installing a scaled-down version of the offense used by the Rams team that won the Super Bowl in 1999, with quarterbacks Nick Umali and Jax Cuddihy playing the role of Kurt Warner, running back Ethan Anderson as Marshall Faulk and Cole Temple and Hunter Lockhart as Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce.
Hodgins said the scheme seems complicated but that "there's a lot of things about it that make it good for high school. It's easy to learn, easy to understand. And as they grasp the concepts and put it together, we'll be able to play faster and faster."
It might be a while before anyone calls the Eagles the "Greatest Show on Turf," but the players are excited about the new direction.
"It's a lot more intense, a lot more like a real football program now," Temple said. "Before it was kind of laid back, but with the new coaches, everyone has a new mindset that we're not going to be that team that we were last year. We're going to have a winning record."
Umali, a junior, was the backup quarterback last season and took some snaps when started Garrett Anderson was injured. He'll be the starter but Cuddihy, a senior, will also see time behind center as Hodgins wants to employ the talents of both players.
"They both do different things well," Hodgins said. "We have a pistol package that Nick does well, and we have a spread offense coming out of the shotgun. Jax has a really good arm and he's able to stretch the field. He adds that senior presence."
Ethan Anderson, an all-Tri-County Athletic League-Rock Division honorable mention selection last season, will likely get the bulk of the carries this year and provides a stabilizing force for two quarterbacks with limited varsity experience.
"He has great vision, a natural instinct for the game," Hodgins said of Anderson, who will also play defensive end. "He's a load to bring down."
Chad Whaley, who played offensive and defensive line last season, has been converted to a tight end. Temple is a wide receiver but may also be one of the best placekickers in the East Bay, with a range of 45-50 yards.
Temple will also be a middle linebacker for the Eagles and their cover-two defense, but is also athletic enough to act as a third safety.
Because of the roster size, just about everyone on the team will have to play both sides of the ball.
"It's tough number-wise," Hodgins said. "It's a unoque challenge for a unique school. But our guys know that we have to be in better shape than everyone we play."
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Free Library Techmobile brings the knowledge to you
From The Philadelphia Daily News
Remember bookmobiles - the libraries on wheels that brought good reading material to your doorstep? Today, the Free Library of Philadelphia is introducing a digital learning meal-on-wheels called the Techmobile, to bring computers, internet access and trained assistance to the city's underserved neighborhoods.
Just the latest in a series of Library initiatives providing digital literacy and web connectivity, the Techmobile "Hot Spot on Wheels" is being unveiled this morning at 11:30 a.m. at Rowan House in West Philadelphia, with endorsements from Mayor Michael Nutter and the city's chief innovation officer Adel Ebeid.
Our Techmobile is a 25-foot van outfitted with mobile broadband service, six PC laptops and six iPads and, equally important, a trained staffer to provide computer training classes and one-on-one assistance to visitors who climb on-board.
Sessions will focus on computer and email basics, resume writing and job searching. Workshops also will share the power of computers for small business assistance, parenting resources, social networking and e-books. The latter has become a major Free Library priority, of course, with its growing library of loaner electronic books and pilot program of loaning Nook tablets (and teaching how to use them) through the Senior Center at the Logan Square main branch.
The Free Library also offers no-cost Hot Spot access at partner community organizations - including the Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, 1939 W. Venango St.; Audenried Charter High School, 3301 Tasker St.; Heavenly Hall Annex, 4015 Poplar St.; Institute for the Development of African-American Youth, 2221 N. Broad St.; Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia, 2416 S. 7th St.; and the Village of Arts and Humanities, 2544 Germantown Ave. That project - like the Techmobile - is made possible with a Federal Broadband Technologies Opportunities grant and by funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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Then start billing him for living there and doing the laundry and feeding and clothing him…..
Start billing him now for part of the $200k + that it's going to cost to provide for him to age 18. See if he changes his tune. That kid needs to be given an attitude adjustment.
Actually, just don't ever pay it. He can charge all he wants, but he can only do so much to try and make them pay.
My Dad, a Master Sargeant, once told me to clean out the garage. I asked him what he would give me if I did. He told me what he would give me if i didn't. I did.
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The U.S. government says no, you shouldn't pass on that burger. "As part of our targeted surveillance system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the nation's fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow from central California. The carcass of the animal is being held under State authority at a rendering facility in California and will be destroyed," says John Clifford, the Agriculture Department's chief veterinarian, in a statement. "It was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, so at no time presented a risk to the food supply or human health." Additionally, he said, milk does not transmit BSE — so don't worry about your dairy products, either.
According to the USDA, BSE is a chronic degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of cattle. Currently, says the USDA, there is no test to detect the disease in a live animal: "BSE tests are not conducted on cuts of meat, but involve taking samples from the brain of a dead animal to see if the infectious agent is present."
Sarah Klein, food safety attorney for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, agrees that there's no need for consumers to take precautions because of this recent discovery. "A case of a single cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy is not a reason for significant concern on the part of consumers, and there is no reason to believe the beef or milk supply is unsafe," she says.
"If the cow were exposed to the typical strain of BSE via animal feed — and the government says that's not the case here — that would have represented a significant failure," said Klein. However, she adds, if it had been the case that the cow contracted the disease from its food, the government would have had a difficult time tracking down all other animals that may have been exposed via the contaminated feed, because it lacks an "effective animal I.D. program."
That said, there's no need for you to be concerned. The USDA assures the public, "The United States has had longstanding interlocking safeguards to protect human and animal health against BSE." So the only thing you need to fear when you next order a burger and shake is the calorie count!
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The Need for a Clean Credit History
When seeking a loan -- even a small one -- for a startup, banks will focus on your finances, not your business plan
By Karen E. Klein
Q: I want to start a small business. I have saved $15,000 in seed money, have a finance degree from a reputable business school in New York City, experience in the industry, and a watertight business plan. However, my credit history is not the best: I've never been in bankruptcy, although I am not currently in default. How difficult is it going to be to get a small-business loan -- say $150,000?
-- S.G., New York, N.Y.
A:It's not uncommon for would-be entrepreneurs to have poor personal credit histories, especially with American consumers' reliance on credit cards. The rub here is that lenders definitely look for a good credit score when they evaluate loan applications, so you may need to rely on other sources of funding or wait a while and do some fix-it work on your credit.
"Under the $1 million threshold, business loans are based on the personal assets and credit history of the entrepreneur, not on the merit of the business or the idea," says Doug Tatum, CEO of Atlanta-based Tatum CFO Partners. "The reality is that it's too expensive to do the work necessary to make a decision on the merits of a very small business or a startup. So they have to rely on the individual's net worth and credit reports." Not until a business gets to the $10 million level does it typically warrant lenders' scrutiny and due diligence on its own merit, Tatum says.
This is why startups most often get seed money from personal assets, loans backed by collateral -- usually real property -- or friends and family. Not until the business starts growing and the need for capital exceeds the individual's assets do lenders shift their mindset from financing an entrepreneur to financing a business, Tatum says. Unfortunately, there's usually a gap between business startup and the point when a company gets large enough to be taken seriously.
When a would-be entrepreneur starts out with something like a bankruptcy or tainted credit report, it makes it even tougher to ramp up. Your best bet, if you can't get funding from people you know and you don't have the personal assets to get a loan, may be to work on establishing good credit while you continue saving, experts say.
"There are real people out there who can help" repair your negative credit rating, says Adrienne Musson, a Los Angeles financial consultant. "Consumer credit counselors will help get creditors to stop calling, or you can renegotiate bills on your own," she says. "There are also credit-repair companies that can help with mangled credit and companies that will work with people who have problems with credit. The key is to solve the problem that caused the bad credit in the first place."
Make sure that you check out any credit-repair company thoroughly before paying it or signing a contract. Credit-repair frauds prey on people desperate to clean up their credit history, according to the Better Business Bureau . "There are scams out there, and companies that focus on hiding public records so deadbeats can go out and screw more lenders," Musson says. "What you want is help that focuses on teaching the appropriate use of credit cards, budgeting, rebuilding credit, and how to reestablish a good [credit] score." Look for nonprofit credit counselors, such as American Consumer Credit Counseling online or in your Yellow Pages. You can also ask for referrals to legitimate local debt counselors from your Better Business Bureau.
Putting your plans on hold may be tough, but try to look at it this way: Taking the additional time to learn how to manage your own finances prudently will not only give you more business financial savvy but it will also give you more time to research your industry and save additional funds -- so when you do go out to get that loan, your debt will be smaller right off the bat. Good luck.
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Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook, announced Tuesday night he is the lead backer of a new $402 million venture capital fund that will make big bets on solving some of the world's most intractable problems, from diseases to resource scarcity.
The fund, Mithril Capital Management, will back companies that have emerged just beyond the earlier startup stage, said Ajay Royan, co-founder and managing general partner of the new San Francisco-based fund.
"We want to be agnostic of the trends of the day," he said. "Fashion should be restricted to the wardrobe. We want to invest in technology where there has not been a lot of innovation."
Thiel will chair Mithril's investment committee.
Portfolio companies will not be restricted by sector or geography, Royan said. The fund will look at growth-stage startups that embrace "dissent and curiosity" as opposed to conventional approaches across industries, from health care to biotech and energy, he added.
"We could be in Germany and Sweden and Israel and China and India -- as well as Menlo Park," Royan said. "It's something that transcends developed and emerging markets."
Raising a $402 million fund is an impressive feat these days, said Tracy Lefteroff, who heads the venture capital practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"That's a substantial fund in this environment," he said. "This has been one of the toughest environments to raise capital in quite a while. The returns of the venture capital industry have been underwater since 2001."
Venture capitalists poured $5.8 billion into 758 deals in the first quarter of the year, according to the MoneyTree report the National Venture Capital Association prepares with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Thomson Reuters. That was a double-digit percentage drop in both dollars and deals compared with the fourth quarter of 2011, when $7.1 billion went into 889 deals.
"For (Thiel) to raise $400 million in this environment is a testament to his ability to show there are maybe great innovative opportunities" that are untapped, Lefteroff said. "It's an impressive accomplishment."
Mithril Capital Management's investment philosophy aligns with the strategies of Thiel's venture capital group Founders Fund and global macro fund Clarium.
In a description of Founders Fund, partner Bruce Gibney wrote on its website that it seeks to back "smart people solving difficult problems, often difficult scientific or engineering problems." He added, "The best founders want to radically change the world for the better. To many investors, visionary entrepreneurs come off as naïve or worse -- isn't it safer/easier/more profitable to create a(nother) social network for cat fanciers than to try to cure cancer, defeat terrorism, or organize the world's information?"
The new fund is named after the mythical mithril metal in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy writings about Middle Earth, in particular "The Lord of the Rings." The metal is described as stronger than steel but much lighter in weight. Hobbit Frodo wears a shirt of armor made of mithril, which saves his life in a number of battles.
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Hamlet Act I, Scene iv Summary
- We're back to the battlement with Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus.
- While waiting for the ghost, Hamlet and Horatio look through the windows of the palace at Claudius, who is carousing drunkenly. Hamlet is disgusted.
- The ghost shows up, and Hamlet is freaked out. He wonders if it's a "spirit of health or goblin damned." Translation: Is this a friendly ghost, or an evil spirit sent from hell?
- History Snack: What did Elizabethans think about ghosts? Well, it depends on the Elizabethan. When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, there was a whole lot of religious and spiritual confusion in Europe, what with the recent Protestant Reformation and England breaking from the Catholic Church under King Henry VIII. One of the ideas the Protestant Church rejected (in 1563) was the notion that spirits who were stuck in Purgatory, a place where sins were "purged," could come back and ask the living for prayers that would help them get to heaven faster. Basically, Protestants (and England and Denmark were Protestant nations) said no more Purgatory and no more ghosts. Period. That makes the Ghost's appearance even more confusing for the play's characters and audience
- The specter beckons Hamlet forward in a horrible and ominous way.
- Hamlet's friends get freaked out (understandably) and tell him not to go with the evil-spirit-looking thing, since it might convince him to do terrible things, or make him go insane.
- Marcellus then gets to say the really cool line, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
- Hamlet ignores his friends' warnings because, obviously, and the ghost leads Hamlet away for a private conversation.


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An Ecuadorean Environmental Ultimatum
Environmentalists in Ecuador have a difficult decision to make: pay the government roughly $350 million a year for the next two decades, or see oil companies drill in the pristine heart of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest. President Rafael Correa, who recently delivered the audacious ultimatum, wants to harness his country's oil wealth to develop its foundering economy.
Although it's unclear what will eventually happen, Correa's strategy will have a lasting impact in Latin America and the Caribbean. If the environmentalists give in and pay Ecuador, other countries could copy Ecuador's strategy. And if the NGOs demur, countries will wonder why they should halt profitable projects when environmental groups are reluctant to sacrifice money for their principles. In effect, Correa's proposal forces environmentalists to rethink how they operate in the region, where governments resent the presence of foreign NGOs that try to block energy projects needed to power developing economies.
The environmentalists, however, may just go for Correa's proposal, considering that greener northern European countries have reportedly expressed an interest in paying up. They are eager to prevent the development of the oil deposit known as ITT (Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini) in the lush and pristine Yasuni National Park. "In just two and a half acres, you will find nearly as many tree species as in the U.S. and Canada combined," according to environmental group Live Yasuni.
But talks have been dragging for months, as potential financiers try to come up with the funds to secure a guarantee that ITT oil will remain in situ for good. That's no easy task, given that Ecuador has been rife with political instability in years past. It's not unheard of for the rules of the game to change in the South American country; future administrations could renege on Correa's guarantee to leave the Yasuni alone.
The government has given environmentalists until June to make their decision. If the greens opt out, Ecuador will launch a bidding process to develop the field, which has nearly 1 billion barrels of estimated reserves – roughly a quarter of Ecuador's total. National oil companies are lining up to develop the field; Brazil's Petrobras reportedly has teamed up with PDVSA, Sinopec, and Chile's Enap to bid on the project. Government officials say companies from India, Russia, Vietnam, and France have also expressed interest.
If the environmental groups pay up, look for other countries in the region to play similar games. Governments from Chile to Mexico are fighting to develop major energy projects, including numerous large-scale hydroelectric projects. Either way, life has become increasingly difficult for environmentalists in Latin America. Correa has given them two options: put up or shut up.


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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
December 27th Media Statement
Tuesday December 27th Golden BC: A 27-year old male from Calgary has died in Golden and District Hospital as a result of his injuries after crashing during a sliding incident on a closed ski run, outside of regular operating hours.
The incident occurred shortly after 1:00am as a group of adults hiked up the closed lower mountain with sliding equipment. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort does not permit night skiing or sliding on the ski trails.
911 was immediately called and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort security personnel were notified and responded to the scene. The BC Ambulance Service and RCMP were dispatched to the scene.
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort extends its sincerest sympathies to the family and friends of those involved.
Currently the Golden RCMP is working with Kicking Horse Mountain Resort to conduct an accident investigation.
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Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
Notice Of Meeting.
This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
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The ANS Task Force will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24 and Thursday, May 25, and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, May 26, 2006.
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The ANS Task Force meeting will be held at the Cape Codder Resort, 1225 Iyanough Road (Route 132 Bearse's Way), Hyannis, MA 02601; (888) 297-2200. Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Suite 322, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203, and will be made available for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday through Friday.
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Scott Newsham, ANS Task Force Executive Secretary, at (703) 358-1796, or by e-mail at email@example.com.
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Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this notice announces meetings of the ANS Task Force. The ANS Task Force was established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990.
Topics to be covered during the ANS Task Force meeting include: Committee and Regional Panel reports, ANS priorities of the Northeastern states, development of the Asian Carp Management Plan, allocation of state ANS management plan funds, and consideration for approval of Louisiana's state management plan for aquatic invasive species. The agenda and other related meeting information can be viewed on the ANS Task Force Web site at: http://anstaskforce.gov/meetings.php.
Dated: March 29, 2006.
Mamie A. Parker,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director—Fisheries Habitat Conservation.
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Issue No.10 - October (1970 vol.19)
pp: 975-976
J. Santos , IEEE
In the final form of the Hanson method for the synthesis of ternary threshold functions on r-basis, a weighting vector appears whose coordinates were calculated by a tabular procedure. This must follow a definite ordered sequence since the value of each coordinate depends on the values of some of the previously calculated coordinates.
Graphic, synthesis, ternary functions, threshold.
J. Santos, H. Arango, "A Graphic Method for the Synthesis of Threshold Ternary Functions", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.19, no. 10, pp. 975-976, October 1970, doi:10.1109/T-C.1970.222805


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Survey finds an estimated 16,000 homeless in Colorado.
Costs of housing, losing a job or having one or more serious disabling condition were the top three reasons for homelessness in Colorado. Each was cited 26 percent of the time, according to final figures of a summer survey of the homeless released yesterday.
An estimated minimum of 11,890 people and a total of 16,203 people did not have permanent housing the night the survey was taken on August 28th.
The survey by the Colorado Division of Housing will be used to develop a plan to address the problem. The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department is also awaiting the survey as it decides how to distribute nearly 15 million in housing and shelter assistance in Colorado.


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My friend Brittany, my dog and I took our tripods and DSLR cameras and decided to take a walk around 7:15pm and take some pictures of the night sky over the belknap range. We arrived at our destination at about 7:25pm, set up our tripods and started snapping long exposure pictures at about 7:30pm. I saw the lights in the first picture I took but it was a bit blurry, so I focused on the lights of the house and took another picture. It took about 15 seconds to take the second picture, I could not see the lights clearly because they were behind the clouds but the shutter speed on my camera can pick up stars behind the clouds so I believe the UFO was behind the clouds hovering. I took a third picture and that took another 15 seconds and the green lights were still hovering in the clouds. Without changing my settings I took a fourth picture and the lights were completely gone. The whole craft hovered for about 45 seconds unless it had hovered before we got there. If it was a flare from The lens I believe it would have showed up in the fourth picture since I did not change positions or any settings on the camera. During this whole duration my dog was constantly growling very low and quiet looking at the sky. I felt excitement and my friend felt worried. I did not show her the pictures until we got home unless she could sense something unusual.
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I feel as if it's time for a long overdue journal. Apologies for not writing a lot lately as things have kind of been taking over my life and I've been attending various things here and there like SonicLondon meet-up's and concerts (been to see ARP, Halestorm and MxPx so far this year).
I am hugely excited for tomorrow though WHY? I'M GOING TO MCM EXPO FOR THE FIRST TIME That's right you heard me correctly Tomorrow I will be going to the world famous MCM EXPO in London for the very first time with fellow deviant and good friend who is also going to MCM for the first time so needless to say it's going to be fun
After MCM, the fun does not end as I will be going straight to Camden to see the multi-national melodic metal band Eden's Curse perform on their last stop on their current tour which is the Symphony Of Sin UK Tour with support from Dendera and Tainted Nation (on the London bill)
Cannot wait for tomorrow so I can geek out during the day and then rock out in the evening Bring it on
A long overdue journal by marcustherockerWatch
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I'm going on Sunday too. ^^
I'm kinda surprised that you haven't been there before, but I'm pretty sure that you'll like it there.
I'm kinda surprised that you haven't been there before, but I'm pretty sure that you'll like it there.
I've been regretting not going as I knew that tickets would cost too much but I was quite surprised as to how cheap it was to get in so when I read that Mizukii was going, I thought to myself "sod it I'm going too" Keep an eye out for Mizukii's Tails cosplay as I'll be with her


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Home / News and Information / News - March 2005 / Lady Barons' season ends in NAIA tournament
Lady Barons' season ends
in NAIA tournament
Brewton-Parker College's record-setting
women's basketball season came to an end Thursday
in the first round of the NAIA Women's Basketball
Tournament with a 93-74 loss to Azusa Pacific University
(Calif.) at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn.
The Lady Barons (32-4) had an early 8-4 lead but watched that advantage disappear when Azusa Pacific scored 16 unanswered points and built a 26-12 lead, largely in part to many second-chance opportunities and turnovers.
The Lady Cougars amassed a 31-13 rebounding advantage by halftime, with 13 offensive rebounds, and forced 15 Brewton-Parker turnovers in the first half.
gave up some easy transition buckets early and that really
surprised us," said Lady Barons coach Sheila Simmons,
whose team committed 27turnovers overall. "We just
weren't patient against their zone. We also did a
poor job of boxing out inside."
Brewton-Parker cut the margin
to 29-24, but the Lady Cougars, behind senior forward Kelsey
Hudson's 20 points and eight rebounds in the first half,
built a 16 point lead before taking a 48-34 advantage into
the locker room at halftime.
Two Lady Baron guards, Ashley Little of Lawrenceville and Dannisha Winfrey of Paterson, N.J., were in double figures by halftime, with 11 and 10 points, respectively, but also were in foul trouble. Little and junior guard Trivia Richardson of Dublin both had three fouls apiece by halftime and Winfrey had two.
By the time Brewton-Parker whittled the deficit to 70-64 with 7:46 remaining, Richardson was already lost to fouls and Winfrey had her fourth. She fouled out two minutes later, and the Lady Cougars finished the game with a 17-5 run.
"With both point guards
fouling out, you can't make a round when you are
in that situation," said Simmons, whose team made
44.4 percent (16-for-36) of its second-half shots and was
40.6 percent (28-for-69) accurate for the game.
Little paced the Lady Barons with 18 points, including three 3-pointers, before she fouled out late. Winfrey added 16 points and had a game-high six assists and was one of four players with four steals in the game. Richardson scored 11 and senior guard Mona Ellis of St. Louis, Mo., added 10 in her Brewton-Parker finale.
"With our best record
ever, we have a lot to be thankful for," Simmons
said. "We just had a great season and a good job
by our two seniors (Ellis and forward Crystal McNeil of
Pensacola, Fla.). I appreciate all their hard work. The
ball just didn't bounce our way tonight."
Azusa Pacific (24-10) advanced to the second round by hitting 55.6 percent (15-for-27) from the floor in the second half and shot 50.8 percent (32-for-63) for the game.
Hudson finished with a tournament-high 30 points, as she was 9-for-16 from the floor and 12-for-15 from the free throw line. Hudson also added a game-high 11 rebounds.
Junior forward Lindsey West added 17 points, as she shot 7-for-9 from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Alyssa Ferdaszewski added 14 points and nine rebounds, while senior forward Lindsay Rice added 10 points and seven rebounds.


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Do you know the best place for companies to hire in India in 2014? Pondicherry!
"It has the best employable talent in India," says Nirmal Singh, founder of Wheebox.com, an online assessment firm. Pondicherry students come on top on virtually all counts. It has the maximum percentage of students who have scored 60% plus in class X, XII and undergraduate programmes. It has the highest percentage of students who have cleared the employability tests. And it also has the highest percentage of students who have cleared the minimum threshold levels in maths, English, computer and behavioural skills. "When you put these search tags and scan the country, Pondicherry has the best set of talent [in the 18-21 years segment] across all streams," adds Singh.


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The following VDH bulletin is being provided to summarize actions that citizens who have complaints may take. The bulletin can be viewed by clicking on this link: Consumer Complaints Bulletin
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It's time for the bring-your-own-headset change-over in the Xbox One Wireless Controller environment. Xbox Live's Major Nelson let it be known this week that they'd be bringing this simple adapter device to the market for all users wishing to click-in their own headsets rather than buying Xbox One-specific audio devices only. This was one of our only complaints about the Xbox One Wireless Controller in our original Xbox One Review - looks like it's almost time to made an addendum!
This little adapter is sold with the (also just announced) Xbox One Stereo Headset or on its own as a separate accessory. At the moment it would appear that this accessory would modify the way the audio coming from the Xbox is able to be sent: where at the moment we're only able to get chat audio with the headset that comes with the Xbox, this adapter will be able to do the following:
"Included in the package is a detachable Stereo Headset Adapter that puts all of the audio controls right at your fingertips. You can balance the game and chat audio levels, control the master volume, and mute the microphone." - Larry Hryb
UPDATE: It would appear that if you want audio from the game (not chat, but in-game audio) to run through your headset, you're still going to have to plug it directly in to the Xbox One console or your television. This adapter still doesn't do that.
• To connect your headset for chat audio, connect the cable to the Stereo Headset Adapter using the 2.5-mm-to-3.5-mm adapter cable included with the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter. Press the chat audio button (see illustration below) on the Stereo Headset Adapter until you hear only chat audio.
• To connect your headset for in-game audio, connect the headset to the audio output on the TV, monitor, or console. The audio volume will be controlled using the headset's controls.
Also according to the compatibility guide released this afternoon, this Xbox One adapter does not work with Tritton Warhead headset or the Tritton Primer headset, or essentially any Xbox 360-aimed headsets with the standard 2.5-mm connector.
The Xbox One Stereo Headset works with a full-range of audio at 20Hz - 20kHz) and includes a unidirectional microphone. This headset works with the Xbox One's Skype-powered chat audio codec as well. This headset does not require the use of separate batteries, instead being "passively powered" through the Xbox One Wireless Controller - through the adapter, that is. The Xbox One Stereo Headset also works as a standard headset with any other headphone-jack-wielding device you may have on hand.
The Xbox One Stereo Headset will cost a cool $79.99 while the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter on its own will cost $24.99 USD. Both of these prices are suggested by Major Nelson, while you might find them to be modified ever-so-slightly at retail stores. Both units will be available "in Xbox One markets worldwide" starting in March of 2014.


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Building a fort, treehouse or hideaway is part of childhood's imaginary world, where anything might be possible. Forts are universal play places: you can make them almost anywhere, out of almost anything.
The New Wild Garden combines new approaches to a more naturalistic design with the practical side of growing wildflowers and shows how to incorporate wildflowers, real meadows and a looser prarie-style planting into
This illustrated reference book is a must-have for gardeners living in the Southwest. With information on when-to and how-to gardening maintenance, complete with photographs, it's a necessary handbook.
Grow Native teaches that native plants are gorgeous in traditional, ornamental gardens, and they offer a sustainable, more natural way to garden.
This is the ultimate guidebook for raised bed gardening. With beautiful idea-generating photos and step-by-step how-to images for building and customizing containers, this book is perfect for gardeners in search of a


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Lay leader training: Espańol, Portuguęs, Korean, and English
Many up-and-coming lay leaders in immigrant fellowships and congregations are bolstering their capabilities by earning the Lay Leader Training Program (LLTP) certificate.
"Presbyterian traditions differ from country to country, and immigrant fellowships and new church developments in the U.S. include people from varied backgrounds," says Leslie Prince, chair of the committee that oversees the program. "This program instructs lay leaders in the beliefs and polity of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)."
The certificate program is taught in four languages; Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, and English.
The program is a partnership of Columbia Theological Seminary, the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, and the Tri-Presbytery New Church Development's Immigrant Fellowship Commission.
"Earning this certificate calls for serious commitment," says Linda Morningstar, associate director of Columbia Seminary's Center for Lifelong Learning. "Ten Saturdays or ten Monday evenings in class – plus reading assignments and practicum work – is a lot of time and energy, especially for those who have full-time jobs."
Prince encourages elders, deacons, and commissioned lay pastors – and people about to take on any of these roles – to attend this training.
Among the courses taught are Reformed theology, Presbyterian history and polity, the sacraments, Old and New Testament, biblical interpretation, new church development, worship, evangelism, church administration, stewardship, and theological reflection.
Some participants in this certificate program go on to become commissioned lay pastors, through their presbyteries. In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), commissioned lay pastors are eligible to lead worship, preach, administer the sacraments, moderate sessions, provide pastoral care, perform weddings (where allowed by civil law), and have voice and vote in presbytery meetings.
"Each Presbytery determines what specific instruction and preparation are required to become a commissioned lay pastor," Prince explains.
The LLTP course schedules for the Spanish-, Portuguese-, and English-speaking programs are similar: Classes meet on Saturdays, once a month from January to December, on the seminary campus.
The Korean certification program seeks to equip and prepare officers for ordination as elders or deacons in the Korean-American Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This program is for training newly elected candidates for elder or deacon for their ordination requirements.
The Korean participants attend 10 two-hour Monday evening classes at a designated church, beginning in September and ending in December (or, beginning in February, ending in April).
To read more about the Korean certificate program – in English and in Korean – go to this Website: http://webkam.org/2008/10/26/kam-lay-leadership-training-program-for-korean-track/
For more information about any of the programs, contact the program coordinators:
Certificate in English & Certificado em Português
Silvio Esteves
604 Kirk Road – Apartment 37
Decatur, GA 30030
Home 404-378-8054
Cell 770- 596-4286
Certificado en Español
Rev. Nelson Donado
Certificate in Korean
Rev. Paul Huh


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Sought by authorities: Feb. 10, 2013
Published: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:50 p.m.
NAME: Akeem Jermall Ross
DATE OF BIRTH: Nov. 7, 1991
CHARGES: Flight from an officer, resisting an officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal possession of a firearm, no driver's license, no seat belt, speeding.
AGENCY: Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 508 Holiday Drive, Houma
STILL AT LARGE: Tate Paul Allemand, Elroy O. Allridge, Carlos Andrew Alvis, Byron Gerard Brown, Joshua Leo Brown, Stephen Patrick Callahan, Jamie Howard Davis, Christopher Lawrence Diggs, Isaias Alvarran Escobar, Rosella Angela Foret, Resendiz Jose Francisco, Randy Joseph Gorley, Columbus Kennedy, C.J. Mart, Matthew Basin Mitchell, Dirk Ion Mousseau, Peter Long Nguyen, Tyron Anthony Rainey, Kristen Wallace Rios, Rontrell Pierre Robertson, James Earl Samuels, Byron Charles Shelby, Paul Kenneth Smith Jr., Anthony Chaddrick Taylor and Kedar Aska Wallis.
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Definition of mitzvah in English:
noun (plural mitzvoth /ˈmɪtsvəʊt/)Judaism
1A precept or commandment.
Example sentences
- They are only obligatory if it is possible to fulfill them, so the first principle to recall is that it is a mitzvah (a commanded obligation) for people to have children only if they can.
- As was mentioned earlier, it is a mitzvah which rules the principle of family purity and falls upon the woman, directly and exclusively, for she is the only person responsible for its consummation.
- Several modern scholars rule that this mitzvah includes an obligation to prevent someone from losing their health in the first place.
1.1A good deed done from religious duty.
Example sentences
- Giving charity is a positive mitzvah, a personal religious obligation no less than prayer or Torah study.
- It's a mitzvah - a good deed - and we wish him great success.
- It's considered what we call an mitzvah, a good deed to do.
Mid 17th century: from Hebrew miṣwāh 'commandment'.
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You love a resting place, with everything you need, here is the place, I was with my husband and 2 children 5 years and 10 years. For 10 days, everything was perfect, clean no bugs. A heated swimmingpool, beach (bay) a 3 min walk, Local Restaurants, I give their 10/10. Both of us work in the field of tourism, and we are very difficult. Well done the Turtle Bay condo. And super nice people. You must rent a car without exception, to visit the places of the north and all that is of little villages and attractions, restaurant, it's much cheaper to buy in the north as downtown Honolulu.
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NYSE-Deutsche Börse Deal: 'Political Push Back'
By Chris Dieterich of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Wall Street has had about 24 hours to digest the strategic benefits of the potential merger between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse, a deal that would create world's largest financial exchange.
Analysts published a stream of research reports Thursday evaluating the tie-up's strategic implications, as well as potential regulatory and nationalistic impediments:
Strategic rationale:
"The combined entity would be the largest global exchange. The firm would have 90%+ share of the European futures/derivatives market, dominant European cash equities platform and the strongest global listings business. It could also serve as a platform for future global acquisitions/ventures." — Citigroup analyst Donald Fandetti
"The potential combination of NYSE and Deutsche Boerse would create a dominant derivative exchange in Europe, with close to 100% of listed derivatives trading on these two platforms, and a powerful listing and trading venue for U.S. and European equities." –Goldman Sachs analysts Daniel Harris and Jason Harbes
Likelihood of a deal:
"Given the specificity of the deal particulars disclosed by NYSE Euronext and the positive financial and strategic benefits, we assume that this deal comes to fruition. It would be impossible for another party to replicate the financial and strategic benefits of this deal." –William Blair analysts Mark Lane and Chris Leikhim
"We would note that a majority of precedent deals were completed in a more robust capital markets environment with significantly higher future volume growth expectations, stronger currencies and a more accommodating financing environment." –Credit Suisse analyst Howard Chen
Deal synergies:
"The areas for cost cutting center around IT, clearing, market operations and corporate center functions…Over time the revenue synergy opportunity will likely be significant, with the expense savings likely more immediate." –Jefferies analyst Daniel Fannon
"Like most mergers within the exchange space, the combined company could eliminate major expenses, and there should also be important strategic benefits through clearing synergies and the combination of the two major interest-rate futures exchanges in Europe." –William Blair's Lane and Leikhim
"We believe revenue synergies could be created in the European futures business as customers could be able to cross-collateralize across the now separate clearinghouses which would free up cash for more trading, especially in the more liquid pan-European derivatives market that would be created with the merger of the Liffe and Eurex platforms." –Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Niamh Alexander
Potential Hurdles:
"We believe the regulatory process could cause some headline risks and the process could take an extended period of time given that the entity would then be the single dominant futures platform in Europe. However, we would expect the exchanges to make the argument to the European regulators that this is a model pursued in the U.S. right now and make a similar argument that the CME had success with its CBOT deal." –Keefe, Bruyette & Woods' Alexander
"The biggest hurdles will be European and U.S. regulatory approval. In Europe, the derivatives concentration will be a key focus, though there is a global precedent with the DOJ's approval of the CME/CBOT deal. In the U.S., there could be political push back on nationalistic and regulatory control concerns." –Citi's Fandetti
"The combined company would control nearly the entire interest-rate futures business in Europe, but the changing regulatory and market structure landscape could make regulators view the competitive structure of the market more broadly than just competition within the futures business, in our opinion." – William Blair's Lane and Leikhim
Nationalistic concerns:
"Ownership and management of the leading U.S. exchange by a foreign company could create some deeper discussions around how an asset such as NYSE Euronext is viewed. While we do not view this as a material roadblock, we do anticipate a debate on this topic." –Goldman's Harris and Harbes
"There could be backlash from political circles, particularly in the U.S., given NYSE's historic symbolic importance." –Wells Fargo analyst Christopher Harris
Implications for more M&A:
"This deal could reignite another wave of consolidation similar to 2005-2006 as it would pressure others to globalize. –Citi's Fandetti
"While organic growth opportunities were the primary theme on the recent 4Q earnings calls, given the recent announcements M&A is likely to move back to the forefront." –Jefferies' Fannon
Value of NYSE Euronext and exchange-sector stocks:
Goldman's Harris and Harbes remove NYSE Euronext from its "conviction buy" stock-investment list after the stock's 14% rise. Raises NYSE Euronext price target to $42 from $38.
Standard & Poor's Equity Research analyst Rafay Khalid lowered his stock-investment rating on NYSE Euronext to "sell" from "hold" Wednesday afternoon:
Wells Fargo's Harris: Based on current information, we think a combined entity could value NYX between $42-$50 per share."
Citi's Fandetti: "Stocks that could see the biggest short-term gain include CBOE and NDAQ, with CME lagging given the large $20B market cap. These deals could also give a boost to valuations for the entire sector, particularly as the sector has lagged on a slower volumes."


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Trusted with the dangerous task to destroy 'The one Ring' that threatens all that is good, Frodo is forced to leave his peaceful home. But the ring wants to be found and the road to Mount Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed, will be perilous and riddled with Orcs and fouler things. Players relive the legend through the LEGO mini-figures, as they explore wonders, solve timeless riddles, and overcome endless foes in their quest to destroy the Ring.


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Etowah High School
Sat 03/16/2013
1 mile, 5K
150 Participants
COURSE: Both the 1 mile fun run and the 5K begin and end on the Etowah High School track. 6565 Putnam Ford Dr. Woodstock,GA 30189. Race starts at track proceeds on Eagle Drive towards Bells Ferry Rd, turns around and comes back on Eagle Drive. The route then turns left on Park Brook Drive and finishes on the track. There are 3 good hills during this 5K. Post-race food/water will be provided.
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The following FAQ IS NOT legal advice.
The information provided here is simply our understanding of the law and how we apply it to our PERSONAL conduct as related to handguns. As a gun owner you must perform due diligence by researching these laws and seeking the advice of an attorney. This discussion applies to INDIANA only!
Q: How do I get my Concealed Carry License in Indiana?
A: Trick question! There is NO SUCH THING in the state of Indiana! Indiana offers a LICENSE TO CARRY a HANDGUN. (LTCH) Nothing in the law mentions concealment. Therefore you may carry open, in plain site, OR concealed. Much of the public and MANY police officers don't know this! So if you 'open carry' you may draw unwanted attention, but it is perfectly legal. Be courteous and professional with anyone (including police) who does not understand the law. Keep your cool and educate when possible. To obtain a license to carry a handgun you must apply to the chief law enforcement officer of your county or city.
Q: Can I transport my handgun if I don't have an Indiana License to carry?
A: YES! That means you can go to a range or otherwise transport your gun if it is unloaded and in a "secure wrapper" out of reach in an SUV, or in the trunk. In any case keep it unloaded in a locked case and store ammo separate and you should be fine.
Q: I am going on a trip and want to take my handgun, but I am going through places where they are prohibited. Can I take it?
A: Yes. There are federal 'peaceable journey' laws that will allow you to travel with your handgun as long as you don't stop and stay in any of these prohibited places. (I.e. at a friend's house or hotel) Even stopping for a meal is questionable. You could probably get away with a short fuel stop. Do an Internet search for FOPA. (Firearm Owners Protection Act.)
Q: There is a 'no guns' sign at my local grocery store. Can I carry into the store?
A: Yes. Signs in Indiana have no weight of law. But if you are asked to leave, do so immediately as you are now trespassing. Open carry in this case is just asking for trouble.
Q: Can I carry my handgun into a bar or nightclub?
A: Yes. You may even drink at the bar. But why would you? Any action involving your firearm would lead to intense scrutiny of your mindset and sobriety. Public intoxication is a crime.
Q: Is there a legal limit to the amount of alcohol I can have in my system while carrying?
A: No. But public intoxication is a crime. You must also realize that law enforcement officers can file for administrative action against your LTCH even if you have broken no law! All they have to do is assert you are not a "proper person". You will then have to defend your LTCH and actions at a hearing.
Q: Can I be sued in civil court if I use deadly force?
A: Yes! But you're not DEAD! Whether or not they have a case is another matter altogether. BE REASONABLE! Retreat if you can. Only use deadly force to defend against imminent death or great bodily injury. Keep your gun in its holster unless you intend to shoot it once drawn! You cannot use your handgun to gain leverage in an argument, or in an "I'll show you!" manner. If you do, you're going to jail, and maybe prison!
Q: Can I carry while dropping my child off at school?
A: Yes, as long as you do not leave the controls of the vehicle. Don't get out of the vehicle! You MAY NOT carry to any other school function or on school property.
As of July 1st, 2014 it is legal to have a firearm locked up and out of sight in your vehicle on school grounds!
Q: Can I carry on a college campus?
A: Yes, but realize that many colleges forbid carry, so you may be asked to leave or even expelled if you are a student.
Q: Can I have a gun in my car at work?
A: Yes, in most cases. Indiana law provides for the storage of a firearm in your car at work. But remember, Indiana is an 'AT WILL' state. Your employer can fire you for ANYTHING. So keep quiet about it and keep the firearm out of sight. Check the Indiana Code for a list of prohibited employer types. (shipyards, etc.) Your employer cannot even ASK you if you have a firearm in your car under Indiana law.
Q: Other places you CAN carry: Banks, liquor stores, restaurants, hospitals (except secured areas like the psych ward!) colleges, libraries,
Q: Places you CAN'T carry: Government & Federal buildings, police stations, day cares, k-12 schools, pre-schools, inside the secured area of an airport, post offices, jails, mental health facilities.
Q: Can I defend my property with my handgun?
A: No! You may only use deadly force to protect yourself (or another) if you have a REAL & REASONABLE fear of great bodily harm or death. What is reasonable to you may not be to a jury! You may protect your vehicle only if it is occupied. Cuts and scrapes from a scuffle will not rise to a reasonable fear of death or great bodily injury.
Q: Do I have to retreat in or from my home prior to using deadly force?
A: NO. In Indiana the law assumes that anyone who enters your occupied dwelling against your will or without permission means you harm. You may stand your ground and defend your home. However, the law says the force must be reasonable, but gives no definition. Also, you have the right to defend yourself anywhere you can legally be. (i.e. walking down a public sidewalk) You do not have to retreat if attacked. But escaping should always be on your mind. If you can safely get away and call the police it may be wise to do so. Shooting in defense of one's self is a serious legal matter and has many unseen emotional consequences as well. The key here is: Don't die while over-thinking the law!
Q: During a traffic stop, must I notify the officer that I have my handgun?
A: No. Whatever you do, don't touch it or try to access it unless asked to by the officer. I myself do not notify. It's none of their business. It's up to you.
Q: May I take my handgun on a commercial flight?
A: Yes, but only in CHECKED baggage. Check with your airline for instructions. DO NOT TRY TO TAKE A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION THROUGH ANY SECURITY CHECKPOINT OR INTO ANY SECURED AREA OF THE AIRPORT!
Q: Can I carry to the city council meeting?
A: Maybe. Make sure there are no prohibited places where the council meets, like a police department or jail.
Q: Can I carry on a bus or train? Check with the carrier. Many times no. In any case it must be inaccessible to you or others.
Q: Can I carry in a state or park?
A: Yes. Also, Federal law says if it's legal for you to carry in a STATE park in your state, you may also then carry in a NATIONAL park. So in Indiana you can carry in a national park. But remember, the GIFT SHOP or any other place Federal employees perform their job duties may be considered a FEDERAL BUILDING!
Q: Can I carry in a CITY park?
A: As of July 1st, 2011, YES! No city, township or political subdivision may make any law stricter than state law. This eliminates the patchwork of laws state wide so we are all on the same page!
Q: Can I defend somebody else with deadly force?
A: Yes, even if they don't want you to! All the same rules apply. If that person would have had the right to use deadly force, you may do it on their behalf. BUT YOU HAD BETTER BE SURE OF ALL THE CIRCUMSTASNCES OR YOU ARE GOING TO PRISON!
Elements of deadly force defense:
1. Were you at fault? Did you cause the situation? Did you throw the first punch? You cannot start a situation and then use your gun to get out of it! While there is no 'brandishing' law in Indiana, there are the crimes of pointing a firearm and felony intimidation.
2. Did you have a REAL and REASONABLE fear of great bodily harm or death? Remember, your lawyer has to convince a jury seated in a well-lit, comfortable courtroom that your fear was real and reasonable. The prosecution will try to prove your fear was unfounded or that deadly force was not warranted. It all comes down to who is more convincing. If you don't want your fate in the hands of strangers, leave your gun its holster unless you are facing death or TRUE great bodily injury.
3. Were you engaged in legal activity in a place you could legally be? Were you trespassing or committing a crime of any kind? If so, you cannot use deadly force.
According to Ciyou (2007), if after a 'defensive shooting' you find yourself saying "Oh @$%&!" you are probably in serious trouble! Ciyou also states that if the DA proceeds with charges, your claim to self defense is "garbage". (Ciyou, 2007)
This is NOT an exhaustive list. PLEASE consult an attorney with legal questions and study the Indiana Code! Again, the above IS NOT legal advice and we are NOT attorneys! We recommend reading the book The Indiana Firearms Law Reference Manual, by Bryan Lee Ciyou, available online and at most gun shows. Get one here: http://www.indianafirearmslaw.com
Ciyou, B.L. (2007)
Indiana handgun law, 2nd ed.
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Getting More Small Businesses Online
President Barack Obama Thursday outlined a $5 billion plan to extend high-speed wireless access across the country over the next five years, a move he said will help local small businesses grow by reaching new markets around the world and create jobs.
Speaking to college students in Marquette, Mich., Mr. Obama described a national broadband network as the "next train station" linking all regions of the country to each other and the rest of the world, much the same way as railroads had done more than a century ago.
"It's about connecting every corner of America in the digital age" while enabling local businesses to have a "global footprint," the president said, citing a 100-year-old, family-run clothing store in Marquette that currently sells two-thirds of its products online.
Yet access to a high-speed Internet connection alone won't make a business profitable, the president added, saying owners still needed plenty of old-fashioned know-how and ingenuity.
Indeed, recent surveys have found a surprisingly large share of small-business owners with ready access to a broadband network aren't taking full advantage of it.
While the average small business uses 19 computers – from staff desktops to servers and laptops – and almost all are hooked up to DSL or cable, only about a fourth sell products and services online through a website, according to a survey of some 200 small-business owners conducted last year by the National Small Business Association, a Washington-based advocacy group.
Some 16% didn't even have a website, the survey found.
And even though nearly every owner polled agreed it was crucial to keep up with new technology and trends, a majority said they didn't use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or other online social networks as a marketing tool.
"In order to stay competitive and thrive, small businesses look to technology as a critical tool to increase efficiency and grow business networks," Todd McCracken, the group's president, said in a forward to the study. "This is increasingly important, particularly given the downturned economy small-business owners have been faced with over the last three years," he said.
The results echo the findings of a similar survey by Citibank earlier in the year. It found that 37% of 552 small-business owners polled didn't use a website for marketing or expanding their business, while 84% have not used e-commerce to sell products or services.
"Many small businesses today have yet to really harness the marketing and communication power that online tools can provide them," Raj Seshadri, the head of Citibank's small-business banking, said in a statement about the survey. Seshadri said the results revealed a "huge opportunity for many businesses to begin using some of the basic online tools, such as email marketing, to drive their sales."
Or as Mr. Obama put it in Marquette: "We gotta up our game."


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Issue No.04 - July/August (1988 vol.8)
pp: 59-65, 67-75
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/38.7750

For pt.I see ibid., vol.8, no.3, p.48-68, May (1988). Advanced applications for preliminary display methods are focused on, with emphasis on the octree. Topics include use of the quadtree as a basis for hidden-surface algorithms, parallel and perspective projection methods to display a collection of objects represented by an octree, and the use of octrees to facilitate such image-rendering techniques as ray tracing and radiosity.

Hanan Samet, Robert E. Webber, "Hierarchical Data Structures and Algorithms for Computer Graphics", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol.8, no. 4, pp. 59-65, 67-75, July/August 1988, doi:10.1109/38.7750


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I, like many of you, am concerned about the growing ugliness that has seeped into much of the conversation regarding the upcoming RSU 21 vote. That ugliness has not been limited to one "side," nor has it been limited to one Facebook page, nor is it felt by only one town.
It really seems people have forgotten that all of us are neighbors. We're here because we want to be here, whether we were born here or chose to move here. We smile and say hello at our kids' events, at the grocery store, when we pass on the street.
The fact that we may be on different sides of this vote doesn't change that. Those of us voting for the renovations are not, contrary to what's been said, unconcerned about the elderly or those on fixed incomes, any more than those of us voting against the renovations are uncaring about children's safety and education. This is not, unlike what some would have us believe, a black and white issue.
It's hard to see how, with all the hurtful actions and words that have been said, we will move forward as a community, as neighbors, after Jan. 21, but I'd like to throw out the challenge that from this moment forward we begin to treat each other with decency and respect and remember: WE ARE STILL NEIGHBORS.
So don't assume you know anyone's motives or that they have a hidden agenda.
Don't take pot shots online, because it's easy to push a button and be cruel when you don't have to see someone face to face.
Don't believe your solution is the only one that's reasonable/right.
Be prepared to work together, no matter the outcome on Jan. 21.
And don't, please, make this the issue that changes forever the wonderful, warm community we all call home.
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Hey, I'm Levi. I used to be frustrated with the government until I realized that a government is only as good as its people. And if the citizens of a nation don't do their part, then of course everything's going to fall apart.
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PORTSMOUTH — A Dover man is scheduled for a January trial on felonies connected to the beating death of Joshua Krantz at the now-closed Page Restaurant & Bar, according to Rockingham County Attorney James Reams.
Zachary O'Neill, 24, of 12 New York St., was indicted in July on felony charges alleging first-degree assault and manslaughter. The manslaughter indictment alleges O'Neill caused Krantz's death by striking him on the head, resulting in "an acute epidural hematoma due to, or as a consequence of, a left temporal skull fracture."
The assault indictment states that on April 6, O'Neill caused serious bodily injury to Krantz, specifically a skull fracture, by striking him on the head with his fist. Both indictments state O'Neill was on bail at the time the crimes were allegedly committed.
O'Neill remains incarcerated on $250,000 cash bail and according to Reams, he's now scheduled for a Jan. 27, 2014 trial.
According to police, O'Neill struck Krantz on the head during an unprovoked attack at The Page, where Krantz spilled a drink on him earlier that evening. Police said the incident was not reported to emergency responders and Krantz did not receive medical treatment.
New Adventures Entertainment LLC — the corporate owner of The Page — faces two related felony charges: one alleging the sale of alcohol in a restricted area — a dance floor — and the other alleging alcohol was served on the restricted dance floor.
The Page owners face a fine of up to $100,000 and have filed a motion with the Rockingham County Superior Court asking a judge to dismiss the charges. Reams filed a motion objecting and a judge has yet to render a decision.
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The Women's League wrapped up their fall softball season on Monday night at the Highlands County Sports Complex.
Awarded a plaque for winning the most games, the Beer Babes became the league champions for this season. The women's league consists of five teams including the Beer Babes, Chicks with Stix, Diamond Divas, No Drama Mamas and the Alan Jay Misfits.
Four teams competed on the fields on Monday to wind up the season.
The Beer Babes played against Chicks with Stix and the No Drama Mamas took on the Diamond Divas.
With a final score of 20-6, the Diamond Divas defeated the No Drama Mamas.
The Divas had a great night at bat and had three home runs in a row and several more during the game. But the No Drama Mamas were graceful about their defeat.
Erin McCarta, team captain for the Mamas, stated, "The Diva's had several home runs. It's been a good season. The Diamond Divas were hitting all night long; they just never stopped."
Meanwhile the Chicks with Stix were fighting for the league championship on Field C.
They would have had to beat the Babes by 9 runs for that status.
But the Babes weren't to be defeated and they continued to hit well and score.
In the top of the fifth, the Babes led by a score of 12-3. The Babes played the field as well as they hit and made a fantastic double play during the bottom of the inning keeping their lead.
The Beer Babes batter smacked pitch after pitch during the sixth and with the bases loaded and only one out; they continued to bring the runners in.
By the time the inning was over, the ladies had scored another 5 runs, making them the league winners for the fall season.
Congratulations to all the players for a great season. These women enjoy getting out with their friends and staying in shape with great exercise.
They are always looking for more players to start up another team. If you're interested, call Bob or Dustin at (863) 402-6755.


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