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Bowman Gilfillan adopted its own Transformation Charter in March 2004, and after thorough consultations within the firm and with other stake- holders including our clients, we voluntarily adopted a transformation charter. Since then we have used it to guide our ownership, human resources, enterprise development, procurement and corporate social responsibility policies and practices.
We also take seriously the need to use our knowledge to empower others, which is why all of our pension lawyers are members of the Pension Lawyers Association and many are or have been members of its committees and those of the Institute of Retirement Funds.
Several of the team members have taught pension law to university students and groups of advocates and attorneys, while some continue to teach and supervise post-graduate students in their research. Our partners have collaborated to produce, between them, The Pension Funds Act: A Commentary, the leading South African textbook on pension law, that has proved invaluable to legal advisors and consultants both in South Africa and in other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and the pensions chapter in Lexis Nexis Law of South Africa, a standard reference work for South African lawyers.
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Woman in labor stops first to vote
Shae Twenter gave birth to son later Tuesday
A Harrisonville woman went into labor Tuesday, but decided to vote first before going to the hospital.
Shae Twenter said her water broke Tuesday morning, but she wanted to cast her ballot and stopped to vote.
Twenter said she did not say anything to anyone at her polling place because she was afraid they would call ambulance crews and she would not be able to vote.
"I realized we have to go to the hospital now. I looked at my husband and said, 'I didn't vote and I didn't apply for an absentee ballot.' He said, 'The polls open at 6 a.m., we can make it.' So we did," Twenter said.
Twenter said she did not have to wait in line, and headed straight to the hospital after voting.
She gave birth to a boy and named him named Graeme.
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BEVERLY- Beverly has rolled out the welcome mat for three new businesses that recently opened their doors in the village.
"The western part of the county...is a good area to move to and build in, and people in business like this area," said Glen Miller, president of the Muskingum Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The Cornerstone Inn, located in the former King's Furniture building, was opened July 23 by two Waterford natives: owner Carolyn Plummer, and her partner and brother Daniel Schaad.
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Carolyn Plummer, co-owner of The Cornerstone Inn, welcomes diners Joe Schaad, center, and Roger Thomas, right, at the restaurant. (Photo by Sharon Bopp)
Becky Douglass, owner of Becky's Casual Boutique, arranges some of the dark-colored jeans she says will be trendy for fall 2012 in her business. (Photo by Sharon Bopp)
"Mother's Breakfast" includes popular dishes like Mom's Special Scramble and made-from-scratch buttermilk pancakes. Favorite items from "Mother's Lunch" are Reuben on Rye, Mother's Oven Roasted Turkey Sandwich and Polish Sausage Sandwich. A dinner menu will be added in three to four weeks, Plummer said.
"We really want the restaurant to be a gathering place for the community," she said. A "no-tipping" policy is in place for breakfast and lunch.
Asian Cuisine
With seating for 60, Shanghai Asian Cuisine began serving food for dine-in, carryout and corporate deliveries on July 12.
The restaurant is managed by Ellen Gonzalez. She is also co-owner with Luis Salas, who owns Tampico restaurants in Marietta, Moundsville and Parkersburg. Shanghai Asian Cuisine is located on Ohio 60, across from the BP gas station.
Lunch items offered include Sweet & Sour Chicken, General Tso's Chicken and Sesame Chicken. Top-selling combination dinners include Kung Pao Chicken, Pepper Steak with Onion and Shrimp Lo Mein.
A New Boutique
Opened in early May and specializing in casual/everyday clothing, Becky's Casual Boutique is owned by Rebecca Douglass. She previously worked at Marietta's Bridals by Carol G for 10 years.
The boutique features jeans, shorts, T-shirts and "dress-up-your-jeans" tops, Douglass said. Fall items set for arrival include flannels, tights and western-themed wear. Sizes from 0 - 3X are available.
Customers range in age from teens to ladies in their 50s, Douglass said.
"The women young at heart shop here," she said.
Becky's Casual Boutique carries some merchandise made in the U.S. and will expand with an "American Made" department later this year.
The boutique is located in Central Plaza, behind the Marathon service station.
According to Beverly Mayor Rex Kenyon, a new barbershop will open in Beverly in early September.
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[The Ledger] A Winter Haven man remained in jail Sunday after he was accused of attacking three women with a 4-foot sword and a peanut-butter sandwich, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Mark Christopher Miller, 50, used the sword to threaten two women, one of them pregnant, and then smeared another with the sandwich before the deputies hauled him away, according to his arrest report. As the deputies drove him to jail, Miller ripped a piece of padding from the inside of the patrol car with his teeth, the report says. The fracas began when Miller heard a disturbance outside his mobile home at 2500 U.S. 92 W. No. 18A. He exited, sword in hand, and "poked" it at the 6-month pregnant woman's stomach, the report says. She managed to grab the blade and stop him from stabbing her.
Hey, Mark, you might want to try and relax a little. I can see how a disturbance outside your mobile home would irritate you, but that kinda comes with the territory of being white trash who resides in a trailer park. Unfortunately, because you're poor, you don't get to enjoy your Jif on whole wheat in peace. So when you got a prego bitch and her 2 twat friends interrupting dinner time with their annoying babble, you have a couple of options. You can simply grin and bear it – not the easiest thing to do considering how beaten of a man 50 year-old Winnebago resident Mark Miller must be, but it's an option. Option #2, impale that broad's fetus right in its under-developed head – just know that you'll also have to slice the other 2 bitches' throats too. Otherwise you'll have to listen to manic shrieking as you go back inside to finish your meal. That's just making a bad situation worse. Option #3 – kill yourself. Under no circumstances though do you let these cunts ruin your peanut butter sandwich. As soon as you face-mush a bitch with Jif, you've lost and they've won. There's no amount of sword abortions that can change that. You gotta be better than this, Mark.


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A winning ticket in the $337 million Powerball drawing has been sold in Michigan.
The winning numbers in the Wednesday night drawing were 6, 27, 46, 51, 56 and Powerball 21.
The Michigan Lottery says the ticket was sold a Sunoco gas station in Lapeer, about 45 miles north of Detroit. There was no immediate word about the identity of the buyer.
News trucks swarmed the gas station's parking lot, and workers told The Detroit Free Press that the winner, even for them, remains a mystery.
"I have no idea yet," Peter Odish, a clerk at the station told the paper. "I have no idea. Believe me. I'm just a worker over here."
The Michigan Lottery says his business will get a $50,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Matthew Bradley works at a Mobile gas station about seven miles from where the winning ticket was sold. He told FoxNews.com that people who bought tickets at the winning station have been checking their tickets at his station to see if they're the winner.
"I see a lot of depressed faces," he said. "They know that they came so close to the fortune."
Bradley, who works the morning shift, said whenever Powerball reaches the $300 million mark, he sees an uptick in buyers.
There was also a ticket sold in Nebraska that added the Power Play to win $2 million.
In addition to the jackpot-winning ticket, there were eight tickets that matched five of the winning numbers to win $1 million. Two of those tickets were sold in Indiana. The others were sold in Kansas, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
There was also a ticket sold in Nebraska that added the Power Play to win $2 million.
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DARTMOUTH — The Humane Society and Shelter will be holding a giant yard sale on Saturday, April 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bargains galore will be available at the Humane Society, 31 Ventura Dr., Dartmouth.
Society members have been cleaning out their attics to find great items. They have collected household items, books, children's clothing, toys, kitchenware, albums, and jewelry. Held indoors rain or shine the items are well displayed in several rooms.
Proceeds benefit the shelter where animals without a roof over their heads find great care and new homes. In addition to adoption services, the shelter offers boarding, grooming and training. Each animal gets its own run, fed by the families schedule and goes out in a fenced in yard for a bit of exercise. In the case of an emergency, there is access to a highly trained in house staff, and just in case we can call on Chase Farm Vet. Hospital, right next door.
No early birds for the yard sale. The building is handicapped accessible. For more information and a list of pets available, check out the website www.hsssc.org or call (508) 995-6661.
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Balance Geographic Responsibilities to Strengthen Pharmaceutical Call Center Structure
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As life sciences companies cultivate a more global reach, the medical information function must also grow to span worldwide operations. For many companies, this means maintaining a number of medical information groups — including both a global function and localized teams, in addition to a more established call center system. The ways in which these global, regional and country-level teams work together drive team activities and also determine pharmaceutical call center structure. Continue reading


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As part of an agreement between the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alliance and the government of Brazil, Dillard was one of the first universities to receive students from a competitive scholarship program, the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program. President Obama and Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, agreed to a study abroad program for more than 100,000 Brazilian students. So far, an estimated 5,000 students have come to the U.S. under the program.
Dillard started a pilot program with just 12 Brazilian students in January 2013 and was the first university in the U.S. that offered English as a Second Language classes to these students.
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The University of Alabama's Greek system, which dates back to the late 1840s, is one of the largest and oldest in the country. With its lengthy track record of dominating student government, which for nearly 100 years has served as a training ground for many of the state's leading politicians, the system has one of the highest profiles in the country.
The overwhelmingly White system is also one of the most controversial for famously refusing to accept Black members. The system's determination to exclude Blacks has been a source of controversy for decades and has been the subject of stories in several prominent national news outlets, including Esquire magazine and NPR and a major embarrassment to a university with a turbulent racial history.
The system may soon put that dubious history behind it. Prodded by University of Alabama President Judy Bonner, some White sororities offered bids to several Black students last month. The developments came following a story in the university's campus newspaper that alumni and advisors of some White sororities had pressured the chapters to deny bids to Black members. The revelation was another black eye to the university, which is commemorating the 50th anniversary of its integration this year, and which has struggled to live down its reputation as a racist institution. A student and faculty march on campus that attracted attention from the national media further fanning demands for change.
But many observers and experts on Greek life point out that stories of racial exclusion among White Greek-letter organizations are not just an Alabama phenomenon. They note that Black fraternities and sororities are actually more likely to accept people of other races.
"First you have to consider that many White fraternities and sororities had Whites-only clauses until the '70s, so you're seeing the legacy of that historical racism," says Dr. Matthew Hughey, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs and a member of the university's Institute for African-American Studies. "Alabama has been called out for years for this semi-secret group [of fraternities and sororities] called the Machine. But this happens all over the United States. It's easy to call out flagship schools in the South. But they function in the same way all over the country."
He points out that a fraternity and sorority at Dartmouth recently got in trouble for holding a Crips and Bloods-themed party over the summer. According to published reports, racially insensitive language was used at the party.
Adds Gregory Parks, an assistant professor of law at Wake Forest University, who closely follows issues of legality regarding Greek-letter organizations: "Most people have automatic subconscious anti-Black biases, and they play out in various forms of behavior. The story doesn't surprise me. I'm sure if you ask these alumni, they will say they have no ill will, but that doesn't mean they don't ascribe negative qualities to African-Americans."
Hughey says that, in many instances, the exclusion of students of color from these powerful White Greek organizations effectively denies them access to resources and networks that could be helpful to them in college and beyond.
Ron Binder, associate dean of students at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and co-chair of the Fraternity and Sorority Knowledge Community for the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, says he's noticed a trend of more racial, ethnic and religious diversity among White Greek fraternities and sororities — as well as a trend in the emergence of more Greek letter groups that cater to Asians, Hispanics, American Indians and Christians.
"We see a lot of diversity in terms of religion and sexual orientation," adds Binder, a 30-year student affairs veteran whose resume includes stints as Greek adviser at the University of South Carolina, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Georgia.
But, he adds, "one group where we're lagging behind, in my opinion, is African-Americans."
That opinion comes as no surprise to Hughey at the University of Connecticut.
"African-Americans are still seen as the ultimate type of other in this country," says Hughey, adding that many Whites still view Blacks as dangerous, dysfunctional and not good enough. Many White fraternities and sororities simply do no form of outreach to this population, says Hughey, a White man who pledged Phi Beta Sigma in college. "Campuses themselves are very segregated entities. The color line is quite stark."
If anything, Black fraternities and sororities are more likely to accept people of other races. Alpha Phi Alpha initiated its first White member in the 1940s, at the University of Chicago, according to Walter Kimbrough, author of Black Greek 101 and president of Dillard University in New Orleans. At the University of Alabama, Zeta Phi Beta, a Black sorority, initiated a White member in 1986. The following year, Phi Beta Sigma initiated a White member. A White sorority didn't initiate its first and only Black member until 2003.
"Historically African-Americans, despite our history, have been some of the most welcoming people in the country," he says. "We've always been more diverse and inclusive than other groups. [In the fraternities and sororities], there were never were any rules that prohibited non-Blacks from joining."
Joyce Roché, retired CEO of Girls, Inc., will discuss and sign copies of her new book, The Empress Has No Clothes: Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success, on Monday, October 28 from 1-2 p.m. at Park Place Outreach – Youth Emergency Shelter, 514 E. Henry St. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited; please call Park Place Outreach at 912-234-4048 to reserve a spot.
During her presentation on the topic "Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success," Roché will discuss impostor syndrome, a feeling of being a fraud and not deserving ones success. She will examine how imposter syndrome impacted her own life and the lives of many other successful people whose stories are documented in the book and provide techniques for quieting the voice of self-doubt.
Roché, who serves as secretary of the Park Place Outreach Board of Directors, retired as CEO of Girls, Inc., a 145-year-old nonprofit organization that inspires girls to be strong, smart and bold. She previously served as COO and president of Carson Products Company, now part of L'Oreal, and was the first female African-American vice president of Avon Products, where she oversaw global marketing.
Roche was recently featured in USA Today and the Huffington Post, and she appeared on a segment on Today New York.
In The Empress Has No Clothes: Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success(Berrett-Koehler, 2013), written with Alexander Kopelman, Roché shares her own lifelong struggle with impostor syndrome. She uses her own experiences and those of other high-achieving leaders who have suffered from impostor syndrome to offer advice and coping strategies.
Each chapter of Roché's book includes first-person accounts by well-known leaders, including BET Network Chairman Debra Lee and former General Motors Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre, who have struggled with impostor syndrome. Throughout the book, readers learn the difference between insecurity and impostor syndrome, common behavioral symptoms of impostor syndrome and strategies for overcoming it. Roché also examines the reasons why women, young professionals, the economically disadvantaged and minorities are especially susceptible to impostor syndrome.
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Dr. Kimbrough is quoted in this article in USA Today:
Walter Kimbrough, the president of Dillard University and well-known "hip hop president," spoke on the importance of using social media as a valuable tool for recruitment and to leverage relationships between students and college administrators and faculty.
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The 6 Best Exercises for a Bigger, Stronger Booty
Looking to build up your posterior chain? Here are the top six exercises for building glutes and hamstrings - in other words the stuff you want to fill out your jeans nicely. You might not want to admit it out loud, but we'd all like it to keep it looking good back there (and not just the ladies, either).
Fitness expert Anjali Antani walks us through the six exercises and shares her personal tips:
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Stop by a directional booth if you need assistance in getting around campus.
Stop by a directional booth if you need assistance in getting around campus.
Free shirt! Learn the Interlude, UNI's fight song and be part of this year's class photo. On-campus students meet in your residence hall and commuter students meet in Maucker Union; 4:30 p.m. meeting time with program beginning at 5 p.m.
The movie is free for everyone. Limited concessions will be available. Feel free to bring blankets to sit on.
Participate in games under the lights at the new recreational fields west of the Wellness/Recreation Center.
The Welcome Ball is hosted by the UNI Ballroom/Swing club. All UNI students are welcome to join the dance!
Hosted by Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) and Residence Hall Association (RHA), at the WRC pool.
Bring your bike for a tune up outside the west entrance of the Wellness/Recreation Center.
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Enjoy entertainment and shopping on the award-winning Community Main Street. Free buses will run on a continuous loop between campus and downtown Cedar Falls. Two campus pick-up spots: the Panther Shuttle stops behind Curris Business Building and in front of Bartlett Hall.


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A. Not yet, but we are looking to add that during the beta. Many products on Steam change significantly over time as the game or software is updated and new content is added. In order to form a score that accurately reflects the current state of a product, we first need to gather and evaluate the data from reviews.
A. Purchase is not required. You may write a review for any product you have launched via Steam. Whether you registered a Steam key obtained elsewhere, participated in a Steam Free Weekend, played a Free game, or played a game via Family Library Sharing, you will be able to write a review for that product. Your playtime in that game or time in that software title will appear next to your review.
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But patrons would be free to stuff tips into the garter belts of their favorite dancers at the end of performances, contrary to the recommendations of city vice officers.
"This is part of the income stream for those who choose to go down this path," Councilman Byron Wear said.
Wear said he wants to reduce the number of strip clubs in the Midway District, which is in his council district. But he said he would do it through redevelopment, not imposing regulations to limit the income of dancers.
The new regulations, which would include a sizable boost in licensing fees for nude dance clubs and individual performers, along with earlier closing hours, are subject to approval by the full council.
Strippers told the committee that the police proposal to ban direct tipping of dancers would deprive them of their main source of money.
"The laws that have been in effect for many years work just fine," said Kristina Bulger, a dancer at Cheetahs who said she is a single mother.
Police vice officers wanted to ban all touching and require that any tips be put into a pool to be shared by all dancers.
Bulger said up to 60 percent of her income comes from tips based on the quality of her performance. It would be unfair to force her to pool her tips with less skilled dancers, Bulger said.
Donald Buteyn, president of Citizens for Community Values in San Diego, said a ban on direct tipping was "fair, reasonable and long overdue."
"We are not convinced that implementing the police recommendation will put them in the poor house," Buteyn said of the dancers.
Current law requires nude dancers to stay at least six feet from their audience and prohibits any touching between them and patrons when the dancers are in the buff.
But the regulations do not apply once dancers put on clothing. This allows them to get as close as they wish and to touch patrons during table-top dancing and other performances, so long as their behavior is not found to be lewd.
The new regulations would prohibit clothed dancers from touching body parts already listed in city laws governing lewd behavior.
The regulations also would require nude dance clubs to be closed between 2 and 6 a.m. The rules would raise annual licensing fees from $666 to $2,471 for clubs and from $28 to $51 for dancers.
The city has been reviewing adult entertainment laws since 1992. In 1995, a council committee rejected revisions that would have eased many restrictions.


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(Jill Bock, Staff)
It isn't quite a match made in heaven. Call it a merger made in Detroit.
The announcement Thursday of the purchase of Sikeston Motors, owned by the Elledge family, by Sikeston Ford Lincoln LLC, owned by Autry Morlan, John Morlan and Bryan Palmer, will have the automotive dynasties working together.
Their working relationship really isn't anything new. Autry Morlan said he has long followed the career of Clint Elledge, who began working in the automotive business in the 1940s and purchased Sikeston Motors in Sikeston in 1965. The Morlan and Palmer names are equally familiar.
Now, Clint Elledge said, he is ready to step back a bit from the automotive business and wanted to sell the dealership which has been a fixture along Main Street in Sikeston for more than 40 years.
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Yay it works!
Thanks so much SlimeDynamiteD! It looks amazing!
Not to sound ungrateful (that always sounds wrong...doesn't it? ) But could you just move my 'name' to the left hand side of the sig and maybe stylize it with a Renaissance-esque font or maybe a Mass Effect-esque font (whatever looks better to you...), please?
Again...to re-emphasize the point! I love the Sig! Thanks for taking the time to make it!
Sure, I'll do it right after I finished Killa's sig
Finished your Sig Killa
Here it is Hope you like it
Here's your Signature 2.0 Sam
I used the Mass effect font on this one. Hope you like it ^^
Somethings wrong. I can't see the sig in your post and the link takes me nowhere. I right-clicked and downloaded the file but every application I try to use to open it fails.
XBL Tag in sig
[I]"What is the truth?" "We place faith in ourselves. We see the world for what it truly is, and hope that one day all of mankind would see the same." "What
Hey that's weird 'cuz it's working fine for me... But I'll re-upload it. Let's hope it helps.
Here's the 'new' one.
Go to the top of the page, click on Go
Then click on Personal Zone
Then click on Profile
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Then scroll down to Signature and write [*IMG]http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/5257/killasignaturecopy.jpg[/IMG] Without the *
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Shaun: According to this, it's when the Bonfire of the Vanities took place.
Rebecca: Hey, I liked that movie!
Shaun: Oh did you like that movie? It was interesting! What other movies do yo
Oh nice one McTavish, haven't seen that thread yet ;o
Anyways, it's not an sig problem since he can't see the picture in my post.
sbr, can u post that thread in the Opening Post and instructions on how to make ur sig work?
Shaun: According to this, it's when the Bonfire of the Vanities took place.
Rebecca: Hey, I liked that movie!
Shaun: Oh did you like that movie? It was interesting! What other movies do yo
I haven't heared from sbred in a little while... nor Zeejay ^.- wth happened to them?
And this is what I posted a couple days ago:
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Best Buy Founder Schulze Put Out to Pasture
Thanks for founding our company, Richard Schulze. Enjoy the pasture.
That was the takeaway from Best Buy's press release this morning, in which the company bluntly announced that it has a new chairman, Hatim Tyabji, who's succeeding Schulze, the company founder.
In the same release, it said an investigation revealed that former CEO Brian Dunn — who resigned last month over a scandal sparked by his "close relationship" with a co-worker — didn't misuse any of the company's resources, not even the corporate jet.
Schulze's transgression, apparently, was that he knew in December of Dunn's dalliance, but didn't tell the rest of the board. Schulze will complete his term on the board (June 2013), and will take on the honorific of chairman emeritus, but he's basically out.
Best Buy shares are actually up on the news today, lately adding 1.8% at $19.62, and one likely reason is that the shadow Schulze cast as founder is no longer hovering over the company.
"This is a big deal. This makes the decision about who the new CEO is even more critical to the company," Janney Capital Markets analyst David Strasser wrote in a note. "Now there will be no 'Old School' decision makers in charge.
"This makes the job opening, which we already thought to be one of the more attractive and potentially lucrative jobs in the US, even more appealing, as the new CEO will come in with complete control over the company."
This doesn't solve Best Buy's fundamental problems, of course, which center around massive big-box stores that more and more are becoming showcases for people who browse there, but buy cheaper online. Whomever eventually takes the CEO job will have their work cut out for them.


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WHEREAS, I have been advised by the Director of the State Emergency Management Agency that severe winter storm systems causing damages associated with snow, freezing rain, sleet, and ice have impacted communities across the state of Missouri; and
WHEREAS, interruption of public services are occurring as a result of the severe weather that began on February 10, 2008, and continues; and
WHEREAS, the severe weather that began on February 10, 2008, has created a condition of distress and hazard to the safety, welfare, and property of the citizens of the state of Missouri beyond the capabilities of some local and other established agencies; and
WHEREAS, the resources of the state of Missouri may be needed to assist affected jurisdictions and to help relieve the condition of distress and hazard to the safety and welfare of our fellow Missourians; and
WHEREAS, protection of the safety and welfare of the citizens of the state requires an invocation of the provisions of Section 44.100 and 44.110, RSMo.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MATT BLUNT, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, including Sections 44.100 and 44.110, RSMo, do hereby declare that a State of Emergency exists in the State of Missouri. I do hereby direct that the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated.
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Small-business owners need to be informed about every aspect of financing, from bookkeeping to cash-flow projections to securing loans from bankers. While you may not need to be an expert on each of these aspects (and, really, you can't be unless you have an accounting degree), the more you understand about these vital components of small-business finance, the greater the chance for your company's success.
The following checklist spotlights the main financial aspects an owner needs to be at least somewhat knowledgeable about. To learn more about any of these, consult with your business adviser, accountant or attorney––or read about them in any of the excellent accounting/business finance books available online or through retail booksellers.
1. Cash-flow projections. This aspect of finance is art and science. Most small-business owners can gauge cash flow from experience of previous revenue and expenses, market conditions and projected expenses. But a company can have record years of revenue and still be caught cash shy if projections are not in the ballpark.
The two aspects of cash-flow projection are sales forecasting and expense estimation. In general, the formula is:
Cash flow = total revenue - total expenses
But revenue and expenses are moving targets, hardly every falling and rising in synch. This is why projecting cash flow is partly an art.
Without an accurate knowledge of upcoming cash flow, it's difficult to properly monitor payments for marketing, inventory, facility expansion, personnel changes, etc.
2. Bookkeeping and accounting. Although you can hire trained professionals to handle this for you, the more you know about keeping accurate financial records, the more you'll have a handle on your own business. It's often said that a company's books are like the foundation of a building: Without it, you just can't build very high. In fact, well over 25 percent of businesses that fail do so because of accounting difficulties.
3. Keep track of the ratio between marketing and income generated by marketing. It's an absolute requirement to know how much income is generated from every marketing dollar. Without this knowledge, marketing money will inevitably be wasted. Tracking ads, keeping logs on sales calls and their results and monitoring the revenue generated by specific channels of marketing enable a small-business owner to expand on what works in marketing and drop what doesn't. This decision should never be entirely subjective.
4. Develop loan proposals. Establishing relationships with lenders and securing loans is a process, not a one-time event. This requires developing well thought out and comprehensive loan proposals/financial statements. Work with your accountant when setting up important proposals to assure that you supply lenders with everything they need to know.
5. Familiarize yourself with all different types of credit. Sometime your company may benefit from regular term loans. Other times a line of credit (secured or unsecured) may be preferable. Become knowledgeable with all types of loans so you can make the decision, not your lender.
6. Know about savings and investments, both for your company and for you personally. It's important to maximize the profits you earn once they're in the bank. Putting significant sums into a checking account that earns little interest means that you may be missing an opportunity to let the bank work for you. Similarly, your private retirement assets need to be managed wisely. Familiarize yourself with all aspects of investment, from stocks and bonds to CDs and money markets.
7. Know when to invest profits and when to plow them back into your business. This is an often-overlooked but vital growth fundamental. Work with a skilled money manager or accountant when considering options.
8. Start-up funding. This includes all funding secured during a company's first 3 to 5 years. Usually this type of funding needs to be the most creative because start-up companies do not have a financial track record.
9. Payroll. It's vital that you understand everything about how you pay your employees. Don't just let your bookkeeper write checks. Consult experts to make sure everything involved with payroll is secure and streamlined. This includes check writing or automatic deposit (with security measures put in place through your bank), meeting all federal and local tax and insurance requirements, retirement fund financing, etc. Payroll for a growing company is often more complex than anticipated. Staying on top from the beginning can save you untold headaches.
10. Develop an overall financial plan so that every dollar that comes in flows seamlessly through all the proper channels. The trail of every incoming check or credit should be systematic. Work with your accountant to design a system that assures revenue ends up where you want it when you need it.


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Issue No.11 - November (1986 vol.35)
pp: 996-1000
T. Fuja , School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University
We describe and analyze row/column replacement, the technique currently used to control hard cell defects in semiconductor RAM's during manufacture. This strategy is shown to be asymptotically ineffective; it is demonstrated that this ineffectiveness may become a limiting issue for very large memory arrays.
yield improvement, Error-control coding, hard defects, RAM's, redundancy, reliability, row/column replacement
T. Fuja, C. Heegard, "Row/Column Replacement for the Control of Hard Defects in Semiconductor RAM's", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.35, no. 11, pp. 996-1000, November 1986, doi:10.1109/TC.1986.1676701


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Designed with the premise that one boot should be versatile enough to transition from heavy park jumps to slashing pow without missing a blink, the ThirtyTwo Women's TM-Two slays the entire mountain with a highly responsive, super-lightweight feel. As the team choice for ThirtyTwo's female riders, the TM-Two is the stiffest boot in its women's-specific line for seamless energy transfer when you're blasting turns faster than anyone else on the mountain.
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- 3 eggs, well beaten
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk, scalded
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter, sliced
- Combine eggs, sugar and salt.
- Stir in hot milk slowly.
- Add cooked rice, raisins and vanilla.
- Pour into buttered 1 ½-quart baking dish.
- Set in pan of hot water.
- Bake for 30 minutes in 325 degree oven then stir.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and dot with butter.
- Continue baking for 60-70 minutes or until set.
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What You're Supposed to Do During an Earthquake
When you feel an earthquake hit, your first reaction really isn't supposed to be tweeting, or calling your friend to find out if she felt it too. (Both seemed to be common reactions to today's East Coast quake, which had a magnitude of 5.9.)
Instead, as FEMA reminds us — and as you may remember from those grade-school earthquake drills — if you're inside and things are rocking, you're supposed to drop to the ground, take cover under something sturdy and (duh) wait until the shaking stops. Don't run towards the windows or anything else that could break or fall.
Meantime, if you're outside, you should move away from structures. Contrary to what disaster movies may teach you, FEMA says flying or falling debris are most likely to cause injury, not giant holes opening in the ground. If you're in a car, stop when it's safe, in an area where nothing's likely to fall on you. Stay inside until it's safe to continue.
While this latest quake doesn't seem to have caused much serious damage so far, it's a good reminder to be sure you're family is prepared for any kind of emergency that might knock out electricity, water or other basic services. Here are suggestions for putting together an emergency supply kit.
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- Amy Tan, author of Saving Fish from Drowning
"What in God's name has happened to penmanship? It's easy to blame the computer, but, as Kitty Burns Florey demonstrates in her thoughtful, witty, and sensible book, the story goes far deeper than that. It touches on the way we think, the way we write, and the way we lead our lives. Read Script and Scribble and be enlightened."
- Ben Yagoda, author of If You Catch an Adjective, Kill It!
"[A] pithy account of the history of handwriting...Florey makes a solid case for handwriting as a social indicator, and her affection for its art is thoughtful and aesthetically informed."
- Albert Mobilio, Bookforum
"...a witty and readable (and fetchingly illustrated and glossed) excursion through the history of handwriting..."
- Cullen Murphy, The Wall Street Journal
"[H]ighly enjoyable...witty and often endearingly autobiographical."
- Michael Dirda, Washington Post
"[A] charming, illustrated eulogy to a craft that's fast losing its place in the modern world."
- Financial Times
"Florey's argument is nostalgic yet pragmatic. 'It seems wrong,' she says, 'when something beautiful, useful, and historically important vanishes.' Charmingly composed and handsomely presented, Script and Scribble just might provoke a handwriting revival."
- Boston Globe
"Florey lovingly traces the history of handwriting, from its ancient birth to its imminent demise."
- Sam Anderson, New York Magazine
"[A] winsome mix of memoir and call to arms...an entertaining history."
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In the midst of the recent controversy surrounding the now infamous Beecroft report, Business Secretary Vince Cable has presented the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to Parliament.
The Bill aims to introduce legislation that will, amongst other things, apparently improve the Employment Tribunal system by encouraging parties to settle their disputes before initiating an Employment Tribunal claim. The Bill also aims to make the determination of less complex disputes quicker and cheaper for employers and employees alike, through a new "Rapid Resolution" scheme. Subject to the will of Parliament, these objectives will be achieved by:
• introducing a mandatory period of Acas conciliation before Tribunal proceedings can be initiated;
• extending the limitation periods within which claims can be brought, so that pre-issue Acas conciliation can take place;
• affording the Secretary of State the power to cap unfair dismissal compensatory awards to a maximum between the national median earnings and three times the national median earnings or, in the alternative, to limit awards to one year's earnings;
• allowing Employment Tribunals to impose a penalty on employers of 50% of any financial award where there are aggravating features; and
• permitting Employment Appeal Tribunal cases to be heard by one Judge alone, unless ordered otherwise.
The Bill also provides for the renaming of "compromise agreements" (to become "settlement agreements"), and the limitation of the definition of "qualifying disclosure" in the context of whistleblowing legislation so that disclosures are not protected unless believed to be made in the public interest. At a guess, this could rule out an employee seeking protection as a "whistleblower" if her only protected disclosure has been to say her employer is in breach of its legal obligations to her.
Following recent heated exchanges during Prime Minister's Questions (during which Labour leader Ed Miliband condemned Prime Minister David Cameron's alleged backing of the Beecroft report's proposal for "no-fault dismissal"), the Coalition Government will no doubt hope that the Bill will quieten the criticism it has faced in recent weeks following accusations of "doctored" reports, perceived in-fighting and controversial proposals in respect of employment law reform.
Whistleblowing Partners
An LLP equity partner can be a worker and have protection in a whistleblowing situation, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Bates van Winkelhof v. Clyde & Co LLP and Morris.
The Claimant made a report to Clyde & Co's money laundering officers that someone with whom she worked under a joint venture arrangement in Tanzania had admitted to her that he paid bribes to secure work and to secure the outcome of cases. This allegation was denied by Clyde & Co, but formed the basis of the Claimant's whistleblowing claim.
When the Claimant was expelled from the partnership, she alleged that it was a detriment on the grounds she had made protected disclosures. She also alleged that the expulsion amounted to sex discrimination on the basis that a male partner would not have been treated in that way and/or it was pregnancy-related as she had recently informed the firm that she was pregnant. The partnership denied her claims.
Sex discrimination legislation expressly extends to partners, but to bring a whistleblowing claim the Claimant needed to have employee or worker status. She accepted that she was not an employee, but was she a worker?
The EAT said that she was a worker as defined under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Therefore, she could claim protection against suffering a detriment if she had genuinely blown the whistle and was expelled because of it. A Tribunal will now have to consider whether her various claims are well-founded.
Ms Bates van Winkelhof was not a full equity partner. Although she enjoyed a profit-related element in her pay, she was also guaranteed a certain level of remuneration. It is not clear whether a full equity partner would also be classed as a worker. It is also unclear what level of compensation she will receive for her detriment claim.
Partnerships should bear in mind the increased risk of whistleblowing claims from their partners and relevant policies and decisions should take this risk into account. They should also note that worker status is a passport to other protections, such as the right not to suffer unlawful deductions from wages, working time rights and the right to be accompanied at certain meetings.
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LAS VEGAS — On the un-televised undercard of the Pacquiao-Marquez III fight, welterweight Dennis Laurente's straight left hand to the chops floored Ayi Bruce at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a seventh-round knockout.
In scoring the 20th stoppage of his career, Laurente, of Palompon, Philippines, rose to 38-3-4, dropping Bruce of Albany, New York, to 13-5.
Rising junior welterweight Jose Benavidez Jr. (14-0, 12 KOs) of Phoenix, Ariz., easliy decisioned Sammy Santana (4-5-2) of Carolina, Puerto Rico.
In the opening bout, junior bantamweight Fernando Lumacad (25-3-3, 12 KOs) of Manila, Philippines, scored knockdowns in the second and fifth rounds of his unanimous eight-round decision over Joseph Rios (10-6-2, 4 KOs) of San Antonio.
A featherweight clash ended with Victor Pasillas of Los Angeles winning his professional debut by a four-round unanimous decision over Jose Garcia (0-4) of King City, Calif.
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- Choice of morning or afternoon departure
- Recorded commentary by audio headphones
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Your tour starts with a 30-minutes orientation session. Once you feel comfortable riding the Segway, your journey begins to the historic center of town. Here you will have the opportunity to visit (exterior only) all the important areas of Florence while listening to your audio-guide comfortably through your headpiece set.
Tour Highlights include:
Palazzo Strozzi
Orsanmichele Church (external visit)
Basilica of San Lorenzo
Duomo Square
Giotto Tower (external visit)
The Loggia dei Lanzi
The Baptistery (external visit)
The Uffizi (external visit)
Santa Croce Square
New Market Square (Porcellino)
Signoria Square
Repubblica Square
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Florence Segway Tour
- Orientation session (30 minutes)
- Segway tour with audio-guide (3 hours)
- Tour leader
- Headphones so you can hear the audio guide and tour leader clearly
- Wet weather jackets
- Optional gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Entrance to monuments and museums
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking.
- Riders must have the ability to make motions such as climbing and descending stairs without assistance.
- Segways are not suitable for guests who weigh under 100 pounds (45 kilos) or over 250 pounds (113 kilos).
- The use of Segway is appropriate for virtually anyone between 14 and 70 of age, with a minimum of 145 cm (4,75 ft) of height and over 40 kilos (90 pounds) of weight. Please note that our staff will have the right to decline accepting your child without any obligation to refund you for her/his ticket.
- It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes. Please do not carry large bags whilst on the Segway.
- Not recommended for pregnant women.
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Reviewed by: Diane H, August 2016
Very fun!! I was not sure that we would like doing this for 3 hours, but the Segway was very easy to learn and fun to ride. The tour guide was great and we really enjoyed the tour. We were in a group of 5, which was really perfect. It was a great way get around, seeing major sites and learning some history on a hot and crowded day in the city.
Reviewed by: Viktoria H, August 2016
Just loved it! Highly recommend to everybody. It is the best and most efficient way to see the city.


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I guess the timing is a bit surprising-- Christmas. But Brandan Kearney's abrupt departure from the Michigan State basketball program is typical of frustrated players who were stars in high school Kearney is a sophomore and he thought he played his dues as a freshman.
He is averaging 17 minutes per game but that's not how it was for him in high school. So he told MSU coach Tom Izzo it's over and Izzo reluctantly signed off on the decision. Where Kearney ends up is anyone's guess but he'll have to sit out next season and have two more years of eligibillity after that.
Basketball is a game for five players at one time-- too few. Guys on the bench don't like it and if they were a star at the previous level, as Kearney was, it's even more frustrating. Players transfer all the time in college basketball. It happens at MSU where Garrick Sherman left for Notre Dame. Kearney likely will not be Izzo's final transfer in his career either.


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Watson leads way in distributing food to community's needy people
Miami Times staff report | 11/14/2013, 9 a.m.
State Representative Barbara Watson along with State Senator Oscar Braynon and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime recently partner with Farm Share to serve over 1,500 families free food. The partnership resulted in the distribution of 21,000 pounds of food at Oak Grove Park. The leaders were joined by the City of North Miami Beach and the Department of Children and Families. According to Feeding South Florida over the past two years, there has been an increase in the reliance on emergency food programs by 39 percent. Those in need of food assistance include children, the working poor, older adults, veterans, physically and mentally disabled, and the homeless. Farm Share specializes in getting donated fresh fruits and vegetables from Florida's farmers and putting it into the hands of the millions of low-income families in need of nutritious food. The program provides more than 15 million pounds of nutritious food to more than 600,000 low-income households across Florida.


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Dmitry Zak, User Experience Team Manager for Digital Products & Services at NBC Universal, had a proven track record for creating user-friendly experiences and products within his company. Last year, a project was proposed which was the most ambitious yet: improving the user interface for CNBC's complex video publishing system. While legal constraints don't allow him to disclose deep metrics, he will share the project's process, which began with the motivation to improve users' quality of life.
Following up form last night's meet-up, here are the slide decks from
Floodaid.com.au Case StudyPresentation by Ben Hamley & Adrian Carsen
Interaction Design Trends for 2011Group discussion facilitated by Dan Seward
Would appreciate if anyone can point out any research or case study that focuses on building a video based online community. I am interested in papers that discuss, both the business model and usability aspects of it.
Any pointers is appreciated.
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MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Bulldogs fell to 0-2 on the season with a 72-71 double overtime loss to the Marion Wildcats in Illinois on Tuesday night.
It's the second out of state team the Bulldogs have played after losing on the road to Blytheville (Ark.) last week.
The Bulldogs lost that game 62-40, but the team had a better performance on Tuesday.
Bulldog seniors Lontas McClinton and Lavar Morgan combined for 51 points but it wasn't enough as the Wildcats hit clutch free throws down the stretch.
Marion, playing its sixth game of the year, got two free throws from Aaron Franks with four seconds left to win the game.
He was put on the line after an apparent charge on Franks was ruled a blocking foul on Sikeston.
The Bulldogs' game-winning 3-point attempt at the buzzer was well short as the Wildcats held on for the victory in their home debut of Southern Illinois coaching legend Rich Herrin.
Herrin has more than 40 years of coaching experience on the high school and collegiate level, most notably his 13 years at SIU-Carbondale.
"Marion has an outstanding team and it was an emotional night for them with it being Coach Herrin's first game," said Sikeston head coach Gregg Holifield. "Our players showed a lot of character, especially on the road in a difficult place to play."
The Bulldogs appeared to be in control when they had possession of the ball with a 69-64 lead with a little more than two minutes remaining in double overtime.
But a couple of ill-advised shots and a turnover contributed to a 6-0 run by Marion.
"We had an opportunity to basically control the tempo of the game at that time," said Holifield. "But we made a couple of mistakes and we just didn't handle the situation as well as should have down the stretch."
Trailing 70-69, sophomore Marcus McCaster drove to the hoop and found Ben Anderson wide open for a layup to give the Bulldogs a one-point lead with 10 seconds left.
But Franks' two free throws clinched the win for the Wildcats. Franks led the Wildcats with 26 points.
"We had a good crowd and we're happy to win at home," said Herrin. "We hadn't had many close basketball games. So it's good to have to play under pressure. We were down five in the second overtime period, a lot of teams would've folded. We didn't fold our tent, we stayed at it. We made six straight free throws late in the game and that's pretty important."
The emotionally charged Wildcats came out smoking in the first quarter, leading by as much as 14-4 after a barrage of 3-pointers. They still led 16-9 after one quarter.
A slam dunk by McClinton on a fast break sparked a 16-4 run to give the Bulldogs a 25-20 lead.
The Bulldogs eventually settled for a 27-26 halftime lead.
"Things were probably a little bit too easy for us when we jumped out quickly," said Herrin. "We didn't rebound and we didn't get back a couple of times when they ran their break on us. They came roaring back and that gave them confidence, no doubt about it."
The Wildcats came back after halftime to lead 48-45 heading into the fourth quarter.
Late in the fourth quarter, McClinton scored to give the Bulldogs a 58-56 lead with 1:17 left. But Franks hit two free throws with 16 seconds left to tie the game, sending it into overtime.
The two teams played to a stalemate in the first overtime with the score tied 64-64. In the second overtime, a McClinton basket and a McCaster 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs a 69-64 lead, but the team couldn't hold on.
But Holifield saw huge strides from last week's disappointing performance at Blytheville.
"I thought our players made a great deal of improvement from one week to the next," said Holifield. "We had good defensive pressure and we got on a the boards and out-rebounded them 44-34. I was very proud of that stat, because they're a very strong and physical team. Overall I thought we played well, we just need to put ourselves into a position to handle situations a little better down the stretch."
McClinton led the Bulldogs with 29 points, 15 rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals. He had 25 of his points in the second half.
Morgan followed up with 22 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
"I didn't realize how good they were," said Herrin. "I didn't know that No. 4 (Morgan) was that good of a player. I knew 44 (McClinton) was a good player. We didn't have a good team defensive effort. When they've got guys as good as Morgan and McClinton then it's tough. We should've given more help."
Marion also got double figures out of Joel Allen (14 points) and Wes Buffington (12 points).
The Wildcats (5-1) will host Herrin, Ill., on Friday.
The Bulldogs will have their home-opener on Friday night against Dexter.
"This was a tough ballgame tonight and it could've gone either way," said Herrin. "We're pleased to win in a pressure situation."
The Bulldog jayvee team fell to 3-2 on the season with a 50-40 loss to Marion.
The Wildcats led through most of the game, holding a 19-14 halftime lead and a 33-22 lead after three quarters. Sikeston had no player reach double figures. Marcus McCaster and Josh Alvarado each had eight points. Matt Limbaugh had nine rebounds. McCaster and Tyler Woodson each had three assists.


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Finding a natural solution
by Rebecca Selove
salvage, green building materials, LEED, green home, building a green home, sustainable architecture, tennessee
Salvaging: Saving anything from destruction of danger
I search salvage yards for interesting pieces for our new home, a sustainable farmhouse in Tennessee that we are building to reach LEED Platinum certification. My husband and I save money by reusing salvaged materials, and we appreciate the character of products created in earlier eras.
Our green home builders share our concern for the environment, appreciation for classic building materials and our thriftiness. Jason, our project manager, introduced me to Jane, who "knows the best flea markets and thrift stores in Nashville." At the local Habitat Home Store, where I appointed her "door guru," Jane helped me distinguish between plastic, steel, hollow and solid wood doors.
A grand 7-foot solid wood door caught my attention. I asked the salesperson about it, and he said it was probably more than 60 years old.
"We're so tired of looking at it we'll sell it for half-price," he said.
For $10 we got a great "new" front door, saved it from landfill and made a small donation to Habitat for Humanity.
We plan to liven up this stunning salvaged, reclaimed poplar door. Photo Courtesy Rebecca Selove.
Our project manager Jason secured our next salvaged steal. He found a new bathtub for us that cost about 10 percent of what we would have paid for a brand new bathtub.
Ryan, another member of our building team, offered us wood paneling he had salvaged from a house on the verge of demolition. We calculated that it cost only slightly more than the sheet rock we planned to use in our mudroom; we quickly accepted it. Both the paneling and our front door are poplar, a wood often used in old homes in the southern United States. In addition to liking the look of poplar, we like thinking the wood required minimal petroleum to get to our home.
These salvaged, reclaimed poplar panels will find new life in our home. Photo Courtesy Rebecca Selove.
Sometimes salvage wins beautifully.
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Shakespeare Quotes: Night owlfrom
Richard II
Night owl Introduction
I'm Richard II. I think I'm God's gift to the world, which makes me a total diva. When trouble comes my way, I make a big stink about it. And you know what I think?
Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon,
Wanting the manage of unruly jades.
In the base court—base-court, where kings grow base,
To come at traitors' calls and do them grace.
In the base court. Come down—down, court, down, king!
For night-owls shriek where mounting larks should sing. (3.3.178-183)
Who Said It and Where
It's a royal smackdown at the palace. One noble, Bolingbroke challenges another, Mowbray to a "trial by combat," where two "gentlemen" go into an arena with swords until just one man is left standing. Bolingbroke accuses Mowbray of—wait for it—the murder of Gloucester. Oh no he didn't.
Instead of letting the guys fight, Richard II decides to banish Bolingbroke for ten years and Mowbray forever. Why? Richard doesn't care about spilling blood—he's just trying to cover up the fact that he's the one who ordered Mowbray to kill Gloucester.
But Bolingbroke isn't about to take things lying down. After he leaves the country, he hears his dad has died and that Richard has snapped up all his land faster than you can say "funeral." He's ticked. So he comes back to England to get his dad's land back and call Richard out for his shenanigans.
Needless to say, this doesn't go over too well with Richard, who tells Northumberland that God is gathering "armies of pestilence" on his behalf that will punish his children's children for this insult to the crown. He says to tell Bolingbroke that every step he takes is an act of treason, and that his coming back when he was banished is an act of war. Burn.
Northumberland kneels and says that Bolingbroke swears on his dad's and grandfather's graves that he's only come to get his land back and to end his exile—he's definitely not trying to steal Richard's crown, no sir. (Wink, wink.) King Richard backs off, but makes it clear that he's not happy about Bolingbroke's presence.
Northumberland goes back to Bolingbroke with the king's message. Meanwhile, Richard says, "O God, O God" and that he wishes he never banished Bolingbroke to begin with. But there are no take backs in this game.
Then Richard starts talking about himself in the third person and says he should just give up his "large kingdom for a little grave." Here's where things get interesting. Richard imagines being buried on the "King's highway," where suicides were buried. Common people walk on it every day, so it's not exactly a place fit for a king (never mind the name).
Northumberland comes back to Richard and Richard sarcastically asks, "What says King Bolingbroke?" Apparently Bolingbroke wants to chat with Richard face to face. Richard goes down to meet him and reflects on how he's going down in the world as well. For a king, obeying a traitor's orders isn't the most uplifting of tasks.


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I went to change oil for my 91 accord. The mechanic told me the
radiator leak and he said it needs more than $200 to fix it.
I checked overflow tank, the level is still full, and when I drive my
car, the temperature always points within normal. Only for some hot
summer days when car stopped, the front fan will start running.
Do I need to fix the problem? Is >$200 is the normal charge?


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By Geneve Mankel, Fort McCoy Public AffairsMay 29, 2013
FORT MCCOY, Wis. (May 29, 2013) -- After a long and cold winter, the warm and sunny weather conditions on May 8th provided a perfect stage for the 5K run/two-mile walk that kicked off the 2013 Fort McCoy Wellness Fair.
The annual fair, hosted by the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Community Recreation division, in partnership with the Army Emergency Relief program, was held at the Rumpel Fitness Center. The event attracted a crowd of about 600, of which 200 participated in the run/walk event, said Jobi Spolum, Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Marketing director.
Unique to this year's event was the participation of a Wisconsin Special Olympics athlete, Scott Prairie, who recited the Special Olympics Athlete's oath prior to the run/walk, Spolum said.
Special Olympics athletes recite the oath before opening ceremonies of each competition to remind everyone, themselves included, they are part of a brave tradition, and the goal is to compete with their whole effort and to exhibit bravery by pushing themselves to ever-greater heights, she said.
A run participant who was the first-place winner in his age category, Kal Althoff, with the 426th Regiment, has attended the Wellness Fair and participated in the 5K run for many years.
He said he would recommend others in the installation community participate in the run and attend the fair to get information from all of the vendors.
The 5K first-place winners were: female 35 and under category Holli Barnes 22 minutes, 59 seconds; female 36 and over Misty Brown, 22:57; male 30 and under Caleb Robertson, 20:08; male 31-40 Daniel Coburn, 21:22; and male 41 and over Althoff, 20:34.
Inside the fitness center, 50 health-, wellness- and fitness-related display booths from Fort McCoy organizations and area businesses offered information to attendees, Spolum said.
Sgt. Chris Murray of the 4215th U.S. Army Hospital said he, along with about 20 other Soldiers who were at Fort McCoy for Warrior Exercise, attended the event.
The Soldiers also participated in the run/walk event.
"The set up is cool; the booths are really noticeable," Murray said. "Everyone is very welcoming and engaging."
Other event highlights included a Hot Shots and Lightning basketball competition, an American Red Cross Blood Drive, door prizes and food provided by McCoy's Community Club.
Sgt. 1st Class Louis Robertson of the Todd R. Cornell Non-commissioned Officer Academy attended the event with his family. Robertson and his sons participated in the run and the basketball competition.
"It's a fun time to get out and enjoy with the family and to learn about the different businesses in the area," he said.
The winners of the Inch Your Way to Success competition also were announced. Sharan Peterson, a Fort McCoy family member, and Allen Adams of the Directorate of Emergency Services each received a $75 gift card to Valley View Mall for losing the most overall inches during a three-month period.
More than 104 combined inches were lost by all participants.
Dan Coburn with the Directorate of Public Works, or DPW, and his spouse, Heidi, attended with their daughter.
It was the first time they had attended the event and had fun hanging out as a family.
Dan enjoyed the run, and Heidi liked getting information and freebies from all of the booths.
Heidi also pushed her daughter in a stroller for the two-mile walk.
Nancy Lauden and Michelle Rowan, who work for DPW, said they attend the fair every year. Lauden said people should take the opportunity to attend to learn about health and wellness.
Spolum said she has received positive feedback about the event. Participants enjoyed the run/walk, the variety of vendors, the door prizes and the fun, family atmosphere.


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|Honda Introduces ICVS, a Regional Traffic System for the Near Future, at Twin Ring Motegi
|Tokyo, March 11, 1998 --- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that on March 21, it would start the operation of ICVS (Intelligent Community Vehicle System), using small electric vehicles and other vehicles, at Twin Ring Motegi, in Tochigi Prefecture.
ICVS is a regional traffic system for the near future, suggested by Honda. Its concept was first announced in Detroit in October 1994. In April 1996, Honda unveiled the concept model to be used for ICVS at Metropolis '96 Tokyo.
ICVS vehicles, such as small electric vehicles and motor-assisted bicycles, are shared in daily life by registered members of the local community and neighboring areas, while automobiles and other systems of transportation are used for long-distance travel. The purpose of ICVS is to reduce the automotive influences on the environment.
With the introduction of the ICVS at Twin Ring Motegi, a model transportation system for the near future has been realized. Honda aims to contribute by providing concrete solutions to transportation problems.
The following six ICVS vehicles and related items used are announced at this time:
These vehicles and items will be exhibited at the Honda Fan Fun Lab, which will be open to the public from March 21. At Twin Ring Motegi, operation of the ICVS Racoon will start on March 21. The ICVS Mon Pal is scheduled to be available this summer, followed by the ICVS Step Deck and ICVS City Pal in autumn.
Specifications of the ICVS Racoon
Specifications of the ICVS Mon Pal
Specifications of the ICVS Step Deck
Specifications of the ICVS City Pal


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Judge orders bail reduced for woman accused of killing Keene bicyclist
A judge has ordered bail reduced to $10,000 cash in the case against a woman accused of killing a Keene restaurant owner in a hit-and-run crash in November.
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Cool blog post here. Check out the video. Did South Carolina's Zam Frederick Redeems Himself in 3.3 Seconds? You make the call.
reminds me much like this scene from the classic movie dumb and dumber
Lil Penny is the front runner for post of the year. Well done sir.
I just patted myself on the back.. no big deal there are more where those came from.
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