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Rancho Cordova, CA, May 27, 2013 – Superior Vision, a leader in managed vision care, has appointed Greg Pontius as Chief Information Officer (CIO).
In this newly-created position, Pontius will be responsible for managing the Information Technology Department, leading the company's efforts in the areas of system design and development, technology hardware management, telecommunications, security, and compliance.
"This is a time of growth and expansion for Superior Vision, and Greg will be integral in helping guide us with new systems development," said Kirk Rothrock, President, Superior Vision. "He understands the critical role information technology plays in supporting a growing company in a complex environment, and his expertise will be instrumental as we implement new products and programs while adapting to an industry that is increasingly consumer focused."
Pontius brings a demonstrated track record of success and strategic thinking to Superior Vision. He has more than 25 years of information technology experience in the health care industry, most recently as the Senior Vice President, Business Quality Administrator, for HealthSpring, a Cigna Corporation. Other positions include Chief Information Officer at Bravo Health and UnitedHealth Group.
"Superior Vision recognizes the importance of leveraging IT to gain and sustain a competitive advantage, and I am excited to share my knowledge and experience to help achieve long-reaching goals" stated Pontius. "Health care reform is proving to be challenging for every health care organization, and we have a strategy in place to make us successful in the long run."
Pontius holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Business Administration, Finance, from Michigan State University.
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First year, upperclass, and transfer students all can live in our apartment style residence halls. Olwell and Behnken are predominately for first year students and Stock is mainly for upperclass and transfer students. Our apartments house between two and six individuals, with each person having their own bedroom.
Telephones for apartments or private bedrooms are available to rent (free of charge) upon request. No other land line phones or answering machines will work on campus. Long distance services can be accessed only by calling cards. Each building is also equipped with wireless internet access. However, you will need to supply your own computer. There are also heating and air conditioning units in each apartment.
All residential students are required to be on at least the minimum meal plan through the cafeteria to ensure a healthy diet.
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Known as an American hymn writer and poetess, Fanny Crosby wrote over 9,000 hymns during her life. Many stories have been told about her. She entered what was then known as the New York Institution for the Blind at the age of fifteen and afterward taught English and history (1847-58).
As a pupil and as a teacher, Fanny spent 35 years at the school. She was often asked to entertain visitors with her poems and she frequently met with presidents, generals and other dignitaries. She was asked to play at President Grant's Funeral. Her first book of poems was published in 1844 was called The Blind Girl and Other Poems.
After leaving the school, she dedicated her life to serving the poorest and the neediest. Supporting herself by her writing, she quickly gained fame for her hymns. It is said that publishers had so much of her work, that they took to using them under pseudonyms. Her usual fee was a mere $2 which frequently went to her work with the poor. Her mission work is legendary, as is her devotion to serving others above herself.
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Babe Ruth (1927 World Series) and Lou Gehrig (2,000th Consecutive Game) Special Event News Photos (2)
Starting Bid - $300.00 , Sold For - $1,175.00
Each of these two original news photos captures Ruth and Gehrig in action, respectively, and dates from a noteworthy game. 1) The first pictures Ruth at the plate during the 1927 World Series and is a magnificent study of his classic home-run swing. A "Harry M. Stevens, Inc., New York Yankees" proprietary stamp appears on the reverse, as do a number of vintage editorial markings and the notation "1927 W.S." Ruth culminated his historic 1927 season by leading the Yankees to a four-game sweep of the Pirates in the World Series. Not surprisingly, Ruth was the hitting star of the Series, batting .400 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI. The photo (7 x 9 inches) displays a few light surface wrinkles (most of which are visible only when viewed at a certain angle) and is in apparent Excellent condition. Matted and framed to total dimensions of 11.25 x 13.25 inches. 2) The second photo, which offers exceptional clarity and contrast, pictures Gehrig in action at first base as he plays in his 2,000th consecutive game in 1938. Ideally, because Gehrig is captured in the act of throwing, his number "4" can easily be seen on the back of his jersey. An "Acme Newspictures, Inc." stamp appears on the reverse, as does the date stamp "6/6/38." Also attached to the reverse is the original wire caption that reads "Gehrig's in action at first base as he made a putout in the sixth inning. He was playing in his 2000th consecutive game." The photo (7 x 8.75 inches) also displays a few light surface wrinkles (most of which are visible only when viewed at a certain angle) and is in apparent Excellent to Mint condition. Matted and framed to total dimensions of 12.75 x 14.5 inches. Total: 2 photos. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $1,175.00
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Then suddenly, as a heat of the Penn Relays' boys' small-school 4x100 drew near, the conversation stopped. The men and women in green-and-gold T-shirts, jackets and hats rose in unison, as if they'd just heard the first notes of their island nation's anthem.
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Government scheme urges council staff to get on their bikes
Published 06/09/2012
Derry City Council staff and elected members will soon be able to avail of a new Government scheme aimed at encouraging more people to cycle to work at a reduced cost.
The scheme aims to both reduce environmental pollution and promote exercise amongst employees, and even local councillors are being urged to lead by example.
Council Sustrans Area Manager Ross McGill said the scheme provided the ideal opportunity for workers to adopt a new fitness regime — as well as save money.
"The scheme is a real incentive for people who would love to get fit and make a difference to the environment, but have always seen cost as the obstacle to taking up cycling," he explained.
"Now staff can spread the cost of purchasing a new bicycle and even save on tax and national insurance in the process.
"I would encourage other businesses to look into providing staff with the option of cycling to work at a reduced cost to both the environment and their pocket."
Staff can hire bicycles and safety equipment saving between 30% and 50% on the cost through a salary sacrifice arrangement, which was first introduced as one of the measures under the Government's Green Transport Plan.
Bicycles and safety equipment can be loaned to employees for commuting and work-related purposes for an agreed 18-month period as a tax-free benefit, and staff can then use part of their salary to pay hire charges for the equipment through the scheme.
Participants benefit from savings on tax and national insurance and can order equipment up to the value of £1,000. The scheme will come into effect in October.
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Martin Chuzzlewit is arguably, as James R. Kincaid puts it, Dickens's "funniest novel" (132). It is a work transitional between the loosely plotted comedy of The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1) and the more tightly plotted social criticism of Dombey and Son (1846-8). It is built around the tale of the misanthropic and selfish Martin Chuzzlewit whose wealthy grandfather (of the same name) denies his suit to marry a young orphan he has adopted, Mary Graham, and who then ships for America as an architect for the Eden Land Corporation (a name which satirically conjoins paradise to capitalism), a fraudulent concern which ruins and nearly kills him, thus allowing him to return to England a sadder and wiser man, now …
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Gary's Wine & Marketplace and the Tasters Guild will be presenting their 14th Annual Walk-Around Grand Tasting on Monday, October 15th, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m., at the Madison Hotel Grand Ballrooms and Atrium, One Covenant Road, Morristown.
This is the original and still the best, as guests are welcomed to a wine spectacular featuring more than 600 wines from around the world at every price point, and haute cuisine specifically chosen to pair with them. The Walk-Around Tasting offers both novices and connoisseurs an exceptional opportunity to taste and experience great wine while speaking with representatives of the world's most heralded wineries.
VIPs will enjoy exclusive wine seminars before the tasting, early admission at 6:00 p.m., and special VIP-only wines.
100% of the profits for the evening will be donated to Atlantic Home Care & Hospice, Gagnon Heart Hospital at Morristown Memorial, and Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Hospital.
The cost is $75.00 per person for general admission ($65.00 for Tasters Guild Members) and $150 per person for VIP admission. Tickets must be purchased in advance from Gary's Wine & Marketplace (121 Main Street, Madison, 973-822-0200; 100 Morristown Road, Bernardsville, 908-766-6699) in-person, by phone, or online (www.garyswine.com).
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I don't why Institutional holder are not selling...? next qtr earning .02-.08 c? Market cap $38B? When market starts to crash there will be no time to sell
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On life support for much of Wednesday night's game at New Britain Stadium, the Harrisburg Senators' offense exploded late to steal a 5-3 victory over the host Rock Cats in front of a sell-out crowd of 6,182. A four-run eighth inning rallied the Senators (27-41) past New Britain (37-33), tying the Eastern League series at one game apiece with Thursday's 12:05 p.m. finale still to go. Leonard Davis, down 0-2 in the count and with two outs, drove in the go-ahead runs by lining an opposite-field double.
Entering that eighth inning, Harrisburg had just two hits -- an infield single by Ofilio Castro in the third and a solo homer by Marvin Lowrance in the fifth. Against the Rock Cats' bullpen, Edgardo Baez and Matt Whitney singled to begin the eighth. Luke Montz doubled home the first run before a walk to Castro loaded the bases. Michael Daniel's fielder's choice grounder scored the tying run. Two batters later, Davis put the Senators ahead 5-3 with his clutch double.
After starter Luis Atilano pitched in and out of trouble for six innings, yielding eight hits and four walks but just three runs, Harrisburg's bullpen closed it down. RHP Josh Wilkie (4-1) worked two scoreless innings for the win. Then, after Wilkie surrendered a leadoff single in the ninth, LHP Dave Williams entered and turned two grounders -- including a double play -- into three quick outs for his second save. ... New Britain's Alex Burnett (0-2) allowed just two earned runs through his first 16.1 innings of relief this year but was battered for three runs on three hits and a walk in the eighth inning. ... Harrisburg improved to 11-6 against Northern Division teams this season. ... Carlos Martinez will be activated from the disabled list to start Thursday's game, but Washington Nationals' director of player development Bobby Williams said a decision on a corresponding roster move won't be known until the morning. ... Nationals LHP Matt Chico is scheduled to start Saturday's home game against Erie on a rehab assignment. Chico pitched for the Senators in 2006.


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The Fun Run will start at 9 am. There is a $15 entry fee. All runners get a free Duvall Days tank top. Runners who wish to preregister or those who would be willing to volunteer their time should call Margie Coy at (425) 788-3923.
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101 President Jokesby Melvin Berger
Get ready for a parade of Presidential humor! From George Washington to George Bush, here are 101 favorite jokes by and about our Presidents.
All About Seedsby Melvin Berger
What are seeds? Where do they come from? What do they need to grow into plants? In this book you will learn All About Seeds by collecting, planting, and cooking them.
Butterflies and Caterpillarsby Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
Fun, photographic nonfiction at its best from the authors of the successful Scholastic Question and Answer series. Scholastic True or False is a science series aimed at second and third graders in a fun question-and-answer format. Each book contains 22 true or false questions with a full-color photograph of butterflies and caterpillars on every page. Kids will read the question on the right and turn the page to see the answer on the left. Every answer also includes a bonus fact related to the question.
Can You Hear a Shout in Space?by Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
Images and stories about space exploration surround kids, fueling their curiosity about what lies beyond Earth¹s atmosphere. In this easy-to-understand book, kids will learn how a rocket works, how a satellite stays in orbit, how a space station is built, what it's like to be an astronaut, and much, much more.
Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red Planetby Melvin Berger
This book talks about the features, history, and current and future exploration of Mars. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 4-5 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Do Tarantulas Have Teeth? Questions and Answers About Poisonous Creaturesby Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
Answers to a variety of questions about various poisonous creatures, such as "Do Gila monsters bite humans?", "What are killer bees?", "Which ant sting hurts the most?", and "Are frogs poisonous?"
Do Tornadoes Really Twist? Questions and Answers About Tornadoes and Hurricanesby Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
How is a hurricane born? What color are tornado funnels? The fascinating answers to these and many more questions about tornadoes and hurricanes await curious minds. This book will not only intrigue readers, but will help them prepare for a storm.
Do Whales Have Belly Buttons? Questions and Answers About Whales and Dolphinsby Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
In sections on the life of a whale, toothed whales, and baleen whales, the Bergers take children into the spectacular world of whales and dolphins. How long can whales stay under water? How do whales keep in touch? Can dolphins save humans? Which whales have the longest migration? Accompanied by engaging illustrations, answers to questions like these will amaze children.
Growl! A Book about Bearsby Melvin Berger
The book has some fascinating and useful information about bears -their types ,their food, habitat, etc.
Grrr! A Book About Big Catsby Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
This book is all about the big cats in the wild; about their habitat, food and their small ones. The book also explains how they get their prey and about their enemies.
Guide to Chamber Musicby Melvin Berger
Authoritative, beautifully written guide presents 231 of the most frequently performed pieces of chamber music by 55 composers. For each, the author gives a brief biography, followed by discussions of the individual compositions -- both their historical and musical contexts and their salient features, including formal organization, content, and any extramusical associations. "No lover of chamber music should be without this Guide." -- John Barkham Reviews. Preface. Glossary.
Guide to Sonatasby Melvin Berger
With the same authority, insight, and unique ability to bring music to life on the printed page that he brought to his Guide to Chamber Music, Melvin Berger gives us an indispensable guide to the sonata form. Comprehensive, analytical, and historical, including descriptions in nontechnical language of over two hundred of the best best-known sonatas, Guide to Sonatas is designed to help all music lovers--casual listeners, experienced concertgoers, performers, conductors, or teachers--deepen their understanding and enhance their enjoyment of the classical repertoire.
How Do Flies Walk Upside Down? Questions and Answers About Insectsby Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
A series of questions and answers provide information about the physical characteristics, senses, eating habits, life cycles, and behavior of different insects.
Howl! A Book about Wolvesby Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
This children's book describes the lives of wolves.
Is a Dolphin a Fish? Questions and Answers About Dolphinsby Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
In this insightful introduction to dolphins, kids will learn that the dolphin's ancestors probably lived on land, that these creatures have built-in air conditioning systems, and that they breathe only once or twice a minute!
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Scholastic Q & A: Why Don't Haircuts Hurt?by Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
Provides answers to a variety of questions about the human body, including "Why do you blush?" "Why do you need two ears?" "How strong is hair?" and "What are goose bumps?"
A Whale Is Not a Fish and Other Animal Mix-upsby Melvin Berger
Is it an alligator . . . or a crocodile? A butterfly . . . or a moth? A donkey . . . or a mule? They might look alike, but they are not! Find out about these and many more animal mix-ups in this fun-to-read book.
Where Have All the Pandas Gone?by Melvin Berger Gilda Berger
Where have all the pandas gone? From the bamboo forests of China--to near extinction. Today, there are only about 1,000 giant pandas left in the entire world. In the well-received conversational style that sets this series apart, this book explores three basic questions about endangered species: Where have these animals gone? Why are they disappearing? Are people saving them? The Bergers explain the disappearance of not only giant pandas, but also of mountain gorillas, monkeys, tigers, rhinoceroses, and bald eagles, to name a few.
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When a person (usually an exotic entertainer) places an amount of glitter into his/her rectum and then flatulates a sparkling cloud onto another person. This service is usually performed for a fee in addition to the normal tip.
"Scott" got a unicorn kiss from the cowboy at Gloria's on his bachelor party, but he was so drunk, he still doesn't' know.
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When two people softly rub their foreheads together as a sign of affection. Similar to Eskimo Kisses (nose) or Butterfly Kisses (eyelashes).
The dildos strapped boldly upon their chests slapped against each other hypnotically in rhythm to the awesome music stylings of Collins Era Genesis while they gently gave each other unicorn kisses.
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When you give ,said "unicorn" kisses on arm or head showing love and affection not just lust.
I like unicorn kisses on my birthday.
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The selection process was a tough one and we ultimately decided to choose two players as Co-Players Of The Year so without further ado we are proud to name Northwestern QB Justin Worley and Myrtle Beach QB Everett Golson as SCPrepNation.com's Players Of The Year.
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Worley rewrote the record books this year here in the Palmetto State and finally went out with a state championship after 2 previous trips coming up short in the title game while Golson's guidance of the Seahawks to 2 state championships over the past 3 seasons was too hard to ignore as well. Congratulations to both of these outstanding young men as they prepare to continue their football and college careers at Tennessee and Notre Dame respectively.


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Phone: 856-451-1000, ext. 556
Cellphone: 856-237-6645
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The column that says Alabama kidnapper Jimmy Lee Dykes once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe.
Good afternoon!
Will we ever be able to go sledding again?
The Levoy Theatre has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Tower Hospitality, LLC, which names the Theatre and franchise management company's hotels as the exclusive hotel partner of the Millville Theatre.
Tower's hotel properties include Days Inn, Wingate by Wyndham, Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn & Suites, all based in Vineland.
From the mouths of babes:
"Dear Pastor Joe,
"I hope you don;t cut down the tree.
"It has memories and it gives a home to baby birds and animals.
"Bike riders like to rest under the tree.
"That tree is good for the environment because we breathe out and the tr4ee grabs al the anti-oxidents and lets it go with air that we breathe.
"It is one of the oldest trees.
"It is 300 years old!
"Please don't cut down the tree.
"Thank you for reading my letter.
"Yours truly.''
— Julia
Dear Pastor Joe,
"Please don't cut down the 300-year-old oak tree.
"I have good reasons for you not to cut the tree down.
"1. Because it's too historical.
"2. Because it's memorable.
"3. Because the tree helps the environment and helps people to breathe.
"Also, the tree grew long ago when the Native Americans were here.
"Many people grew up near the tree, plus it makes your church so beautiful.
"The tree provides peace and quiet.
"Now, I have two more good reasons:
"It's the oldest tree in News Jersey.
"Also, people got married there and people took pictures and bike riders like to rest under the oak tree in the summer time.
"If you get this letter and agree with me, I wil be so happy.
"If you don't agree with me, I wil be sad.
"I love that tree.
"Yours truly.''
— Kati
"Dear Pastor Joe,
"Please don't cut down the tree because the tree brings you back in time when the Native Americans found it.
"Please, people have weddings, baptism and picnics under that tree and iot provides by cleaning the air and bikers rest under it.
"So, please, don't cut it down and there are baby birds living in there.
"Very truly,''
— Trenton
"Cumberland County has an industry with an estimated wholesale production value of over $100 million.
"Our speaker this month is the man who for the past 18 years has been responsible for the educational programming for this Industry.
"James (Jim) R. Johnson is the Agricultural Agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service.
"Jim has a B.S. and Masters Degree from University of Massachusetts in Plant and Soil Sciences.
"Upon graduation, Jim joined the Peace Corps and spent a year in Liberia, West Africa, as a Research Assistant.
"Since that tour, Jim has served as a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts and as a professor at Rutgers.
"Jim has been a member of and worked with the National Association of County Agriculture Agents both in New Jersey and nationally.
"He is also a member of the International Plant Propagators Society and currently serves as 2nd VP of that organization.
"Don't miss this presentation at Millville Kiwanis.
"We always thought of Cumberland as a giant in the glass industry, but for many years, it is also a giant of the nursery industry and Jim is responsible for helping to keep it viable for the future.
"Please take time to come out and support your club.
"Bring a guest and continue to look for new member prospects.
"The meeting will be at the Thunderbolt Clubhouse on North 8th Street, in Millville, at noon on Thursday Thursday.
"See you Thursday!
"'Like a great poet, nature produces the greatest results with the simplest means. there are simply a sun, flowers, water and love.'''
— Heine
— George Mitchell
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Now, that said, setting goals has sort of been a shaky path along a cliff for me. It's like measuring spaghetti - I never seem to get it quite right. Too much, not enough--where's that happy medium? It's like getting your annual review at work, which always seem to point out that thing you did back in February, the one you and everybody else but the boss forgot, never the huge good thing you did in August, or that sale you made in October. Maybe it's a Midwestern thing, to focus on the failures rather than the accomplishments. But the point is to GROW. Against all odds, from a bulb...
It's good to have a direction, something to reach for, even when you're out of your comfort zone.
Businesses depend on them, and as we're a bunch of writers trying to show you what our world looks like, I'll throw the gauntlet. You never know, even if you plan, what might come of them.
My goals for the next year are:
- Learn to market in at least two new out of the box ways
- Attend at least one workshop to grow me and my craft
- Teach in at least two mediums
- Publish at least two of the First Children of Farmington series, depending on my partner
- Write at least one new novel
- Continue to pare down the contents of my home
- Move at least ten percent closer to my income goal that I set ten years ago
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Experience our vision in this 2 minute video!
Our next adventure takes us on a journey to make flight quiet, in a next-generation electric aircraft built by student innovators! We have embarked on a program that starts with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University designing and building a plane that will be used in tests performed with National Park Service noise experts starting in the Fall of 2015. The Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA is our mission control and will be bringing our story to millions of visitors and students through their educational partnerships.
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Air tours are an ideal starting point for electric flight. Our concept aircraft design shows a vision of what the future of quiet, clean, electric flight could look like.
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"North to the Orient" – an expedition retracing the 1931 Lindbergh journey from New York to China, using a floatplane powered by alternative fuel options to demonstrate the potential for cleaner transportation technologies.
Reinventing Aviation – telling the story about the innovators who are changing the future of flight in the emerging electric aircraft industry through multi-channel media projects.
Ensuring a Sustainable Future for Aviation
Our world depends on aviation for commerce, transportation, and recreation. Powering Imagination is dedicated to driving innovations that make aviation: CLEAN, QUIET, and EXCITING through INNOVATION, ADVENTURE, and STORYTELLING.
Erik Lindbergh, grandson of aviation pioneers Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, founded Powering Imagination to continue a long-standing heritage of working toward achieving balance between technological advances and preservation of our natural environment. We partner with the leading innovators, educators, and storytellers to drive the dialog about the future of aviation, and to ensure that practical solutions are developed that enable future generations to experience the dream of flight!
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EXCITING – The future of flight requires a new generation of passionate aviators and technologists. Through our partners we will reach tens of millions of students to inspire them with our adventures and the progress being made with sustainable flight.


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Safari and Mail shortcuts
21. Use tabbed browsing
Why have ten browser windows open when you can just have one? Tabbed browsing – which you'll need to activate in Safari's Preferences – enables you to have a different web page open in separate tabs of a single window.
When you start to run out of tab space, Safari will give you a pull-down menu of tabs it couldn't fit on the toolbar, so you can easily find what you're looking for. You can also reorder tabs or convert them into windows (or back into tabs) by dragging them and dropping them.
22. Use RSS feeds
How much of your day is spent visiting websites to see if they've been updated, only to discover they haven't? RSS feeds end that problem for you once and for all. Any site that has an RSS feed will show a blue RSS button in the Safari's URL bar.
RSS READY: Quickly read all the days news without wasting any time with Safari's RSS reader
Click on it and you'll get a list of all the latest content on that site that you can search through, and sort and limit to particular days using a handy sidebar. Bookmark the feed and it'll give you a count of all the new items at the site since you last visited.
23. Install Safari 4
Safari 4 is stable, fast and has a range of new features. As well as moving tabs to the title bar, Safari now has Autocomplete for searches, which suggests common searches so you don't have to type so much.
It also has: Top Sites, which gives you a new way of looking at your most commonly accessed sites; Cover Flow for your bookmarks and history and a new high-powered developer tool for debugging web pages. Get it from www.apple.com/safari/.
24. Foxmarks/Xmarks
More often than not, you'll be using one browser on your Mac at home and a different browser on a machine at work, which might be a PC (gasp!). Keeping all your bookmarks in sync between all those machines takes time, and MobileMe doesn't sync with Firefox – and if you use RSS feeds, no matter what you do, Live Bookmarks in Firefox never ends up working when imported in Safari or vice versa.
The solution is Foxmarks, a free add-on for Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer for Mac and Windows that will keep all your bookmarks (and, with Firefox, your passwords) in sync.
25. Enhance Safari search
Whether you're using Safari 3 or Safari 4, Inquisitor is invaluable… and free. Not only does it give you a prettier version of Safari 4's search Autocomplete, it allows you to change the default website used by Safari from Google and use whatever keyboard shortcuts you choose.
Inquisitor also learns from your searches, so you'll end up getting results tailored to your needs, and if you use Yahoo!, it will also give you previews of pages.
26. Utilise AppleScripts
Before Automator came along, OS X's built-in scripting language, AppleScript, was the best way for anyone to automate OS X programs and customise them. Even now, there are things it can do that Automator can't.
To write your own AppleScripts means learning a simple, English-like language, but if that seems too much, others have already written plenty of free AppleScripts that you can install and use to enhance your programs.
Mail, in particular, has many. Try Mail Scripts, which helps remove duplicate messages, schedule email delivery, change servers, archive messages, open messages and filter sent messages.
27. Improve Mail
While Mail gives you an idea of how many new messages you have (thanks to its Dock icon), more often than not, you don't notice it changing. Growl, which also works with other apps, including Safari, provides a notification system that gives you a message preview. It's very customisable, so you can set delays for previews, or decide whether they should stay on screen.
GROWL: This handy app gives you a visual notification when you get mail
28. Play clever with Spotlight
Mail's Spotlight integration for searches means you can search every mail field for a specific word using Spotlight. However, you can narrow down how Spotlight searches emails using some special command words, followed by a colon.
For example, if you want to search for all messages containing the word 'macformat' that include email addresses containing 'mac.com' just type, 'email:mac.com macformat'.
Other keywords include 'from', which will search just for names instead of addresses, 'subject', which will scan the the subject lines, and 'date', which will search for the date sent (you can use things like and = to specify any ranges).
29. Filtering spam
One of the biggest timewasters around is junk mail. Mail has a built-in junk mail filter, activated in Preferences, which determines whether a message is spam and marks it as such, or deletes it. However, it can be slow to learn, isn't updated very often and isn't very reliable.
SpamSieve, which works with many other email programs as well, is far more powerful and customisable. You'l find that it's regularly updated, easier to train and lets you create rules for approving and blacklisting particular kinds of mail.
30. Speed up Mail
For the true power Mail user, Mail Act-On is the ultimate way to cut to the chase and speed up and declutter your Mail messages. This nifty application will enable you to create rules and combinations of rules for moving and copying messages to particular mailboxes.
All of these rules can then be accessed from a panel or with a simple keystroke and can apply to incoming and outgoing messages. It can also be combined with MailTags to tag messages with keywords and projects so you can locate your messages more easily.


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Gosselin: If the Dallas Cowboys have any chance of slowing down Peyton Manning, they must do this...
Catch SportsDay On Air twice per week on Fox Sports Southwest, when Dallas Morning News experts discuss hot sports topics from the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers, high schools and colleges (check our TV listings for air times). Here are a few highlights from Thursday's episode, featuring Rick Gosselin and Mike Heika:
On if the Cowboys can compete with the Broncos:
Gosselin: "This is (Phillip) Rivers times two. I though the key addition was Wes Welker. Put him in the slot, they had two Pro Bowl caliber receivers. Putting Welker in the slot, they can go deeper in quality pass catchers than anybody can go in quality cornerbacks. Somebody is going to get open, and (Peyton) Manning going to find him and find him quickly. The guy holds the ball for three seconds. You can't get to him. I think the only shot is to rush with their hands up. Try to get in his line of vision and maybe knock down a few passes. When he gets rolling, I don't know how they're going to stop him."
Heika: "The only reason I think there is optimism for this week is they always follow a bad game with a good game. Then they follow a good game with a bad game so that possibility is out there. This has 8-8 written all over it, but that might win the division, and maybe Jerry (Jones) will be happy with that."


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|The Herringbone stitch is also know as Basketweave and Ndebele. In recent years many beaders identified this stitch as Ndebele which originates from the Ndebele people of South Africa. The Ndebele people use the herringbone stitch extensively along with other beading stitches in their beadwork and paint the same motifs on their homes. Many African beaders combine the herringbone, , peyote, brick stitch and netting into the same beadwork piece for a variety of effects. Their patterns often reflect both ancient and contemporary motifs form their surroundings and may also reflect their status within their community.
The herringbone motif is ancient in origin. It is a zigzag pattern, composed of short parallel slanted rows that line up in one direction and then the other. The herringbone pattern has been used in textiles including basketry and weaving long before it was adapted to beading. Herringbone patterns can be traced back to Egyptian gold chains and in textiles around the world. The herringbone stitch is used extensively in thread embroidery, crochet, and knitting and other fiber crafts by diverse cultures around the world. For beaders, Virginia L. Blakelocks 1988 publication, Those Bad, Bad, Beads was a great contribution, including illustrations and instructions for Herringbone and other beading stitches used extensively in Africa. The study of pattern and motif origins in fiber and other materials is the first step in our search for the origins of beadwork.
Resources for Historical Information
Andrews, Carol, Ancient Egyptian Jewelry, Harry C Abrams, 1991. Ref: page 99, plate 78, Egyptian chain
Von Sichart, Emma, Editor, A History of Costume, David McKay Co., Philadelphia, printed in Munich, Germany, F. Bruckmann, publication undated. Ref, page 127, Figs 136 and 137, woven fabric
Fitzgerald, Diane, Zulu Beaded Chain Techniques, Beautiful Beads Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1997. Ref page 36, Zulu Square Tube.
Bead Society of Great Britain, Newsletters, Ref, Herringbone projects, issue #49, page 4 and issue #48, page 3
Marija Gimbutas, Civilization of the Goddess: The World of old Europe, Harper Collins Publishers, NY, 1991. Ref., page 130, Fig 3, ceramic vase, Denmark, end 4th million B.C., the Neolithic cultures of Northern Europe.
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The Gadsden Independent School District will recognized by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the New Mexico Public Education Department Nutrition program for participating in the Seamless Summer feeding program.
The district is also being recognized for expanding the program to non-traditional school sites, such as the Franklin Vista Apartments in Anthony, New Mexico.
According to GISD, the district provides lunches to over 100 Anthony Elementary students and siblings who live in the Franklin Vista Apartments along with several other summer feeding sites within the GISD boundaries.


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An epic drama came to an end late Wednesday night when the last of the 33 trapped Chilean miners emerged from their captivity. They had spent more than two months underground and came out to a hero's welcome. For many of the men, it has been a life-changing experience.
The rescue exceeded expectations every step of the way. All 33 men were freed in just 23 hours.
"We 33 miners are walking hand in hand with God," said miner Mario Sepulveda.
Early on, the men said they set aside time to pray daily.
Christian groups converged on the site, ministering to families and sending mini-Bibles and magnifying glasses down to the miners.
An audio adaptation of the Jesus film was sent down on 33 MP3 players. Local ministers said two of the men gave their lives to Christ.
Others said they grew closer to God.
"There are actually 34 of us, because God has never left us down here," 19-year-old miner Jimmy Sanchez wrote in a letter.
They went into the mine as workers. Now they are not only national heroes, they are changed men. They are beginning to tell the stories of their difficult times -- and how they never lost hope.
The rescued men were all wearing similar t-shirts when they came out of the mine. They were sent down by a brother of one of the miners.
The shirt says on the front "Thank you Lord" and on the back it says "To Him be the glory and honor."
It's taken from the Book of Psalm 95 verse 4: "...in his hands are the depths of the earth."
Chilean Miners Prove to Be Faithful Men of God
One by One, Chilean Miners Reunited with Family
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I can answer this question I think. I have only been flying RC for less than a year. I have a BCX that is in the repair shop waiting for parts. I have a lama 2 coming and I have a Corona that has 1 flight done by an expert RC pilot just to make sure everything was OK. other than that it's done little more than run it's motor being tied down sitting in place.
The way I see it is this. If you are New to RC, just not helis then you are either better off getting a coaxial type bird and work your way up. If you have some RC experiance under your belt I would still say either got coaxial or BIG. The coaxials do not fly well out doors but they give you a good sense of what your in for. If your going to be flying outside, then BIG is the answer.
Reason, WIND, small helis get pushed around by even the slightest breeze.
Fixed pitch helis are a little easier to fly than collective pitch, but are limited in there function.
If I was going to do it from the start again, I would get a coaxial to play around with and a heli flight sim. and then would go to the 30 plus size of electric.
I'm glad I learnt to fly on the hummer though- if you can hover a FP micro heli you can hover pretty much anything.
Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Joined Nov 2000
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Trust me, I had a Honeybee CP Heli & it was extremely difficult to fly but last week a Buddy let me fly his Blade CX & I was getting the hang of it pretty quick. I got so frustrated & broke from buying parts that I sold the Honeybee CP & now have bought a Lama II with the money. I would definitely get a Blade CX or Lama II before getting a CP Heli.
Just my 2 Cents.
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I do not have any doubt about it... even if you have some experience is micro helis, I would chose again Lama II -take a look at the new V3, it´s pretty cool- . After a year I´m still in love with my Lama in every little sense, and i think this romance will last for a long time.
170 euros en Greece? That´s a lot boy! Here in spain you cab find it in street shops por 140, and if you order to China, about 100 shippment and everything included.
And remember, do not fly your Lama outdoors; a very light breeze will take it away from your control.
Good luck and listen to us!!!
Here's my experience...
I bought a .46 size TSK gas (well, glow fuel) heli about 7 years ago. The thing was expensive and scary for a beginner. I loved it!! But didn't fly it very much. I got maybe 10 flights in with training gear before I put it away. No bad crashes. Just hovered tail-in and broke the tail fins a few times. I put plenty of hours on the simulator. Haven't flown the TSK (or any RC craft) in 6 years. Just too much work to get to the field.
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a Lama2 on ebay. Just came across it and it piqued my interest. I have flown it every night since it arrived. I'm the kind of guy that likes hovering and flying from coffee table to kitchen counter and back again. I love that you can fly it in the house. Don't have to worry about weather. And I can't believe how durable it is. I've crashed about 30 times and I'm just getting more and more comfortable with it.
And it's relatively cheap (but I guess the HB is too, huh?) I'm comparing to the TSK. I did consider the HoneyBee but I chose the Lama because, from what I could tell, it was less maneuverable and more stable than the HB. I just thought I would have more fun with something that didn't jerk around too much when I accidently goosed one of the controls too far. So far I'm really pleased and getting a lot of flying time in. As I get better I'll probably jump up to something more agile.
I think you'll enjoy the Lama.
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You can be the owner of an historic Maine lighthouse for as little as $5,000
The federal government is auctioning off Halfway Rock Light Station, which is 10 miles east of Portland Head Light in Casco Bay.
Also on the auction block is Boon Island Light Station, which is 6 miles southeast of Cape Neddick.
Bids for the lighthouses start at $5,000 each.
A spokesman for the government's General Services Administration said in the past lighthouses have sold at auction for as low as $10,000 and as much as $980,000.
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The Department of State prepared this report using information from U.S. embassies, government officials, nongovernmental and international organizations, published reports, research trips to every region, and information submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com. This email address provides a means by which organizations and individuals can share information with the Department of State on government progress in addressing trafficking.
U.S. diplomatic posts and domestic agencies reported on the trafficking situation and governmental action to fight trafficking based on thorough research that included meetings with a wide variety of government officials, local and international NGO representatives, officials of international organizations, journalists, academics, and survivors. U.S. missions overseas are dedicated to covering human trafficking issues.
The Department places each country in the 2011 TIP Report onto one of three tiers, as mandated by the TVPA. This placement is based more on the extent of government action to combat trafficking than on the size of the problem, although the latter is also an important factor. The analyses are based on the extent of governments' efforts to reach compliance with the TVPA's minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking (see http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2011/164236.htm).
While Tier 1 is the highest ranking, it does not mean that a country has no human trafficking problem. Rather, a Tier 1 ranking indicates that a government has acknowledged the existence of human trafficking, has made efforts to address the problem, and meets the TVPA's minimum standards. Each year, governments need to demonstrate appreciable progress in combating trafficking to maintain a Tier 1 ranking. Indeed, Tier 1 represents a responsibility rather than a reprieve.
Tier rankings and narratives in the 2011 TIP Report reflect the following:
Tier rankings and narratives are NOT affected by the following:
Tier 1
Countries whose governments fully comply with the TVPA's minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
Tier 2
Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the TVPA's minimum standards but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards.
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Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the TVPA's minimum standards, but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards AND:
a) the absolute number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is very significant or is significantly increasing;
b) there is a failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons from the previous year, including increased investigations, prosecution, and convictions of trafficking crimes, increased assistance to victims, and decreasing evidence of complicity in severe forms of trafficking by government officials; or
c) the determination that a country is making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with minimum standards was based on commitments by the country to take additional steps over the next year.
Tier 3
Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.
The TVPA lists additional factors through which to determine whether a country should be on Tier 2 (or Tier 2 Watch List) versus Tier 3. First, the extent to which the country is a country of origin, transit, or destination for severe forms of trafficking. Second, the extent to which the country's government does not comply with the TVPA's minimum standards and, in particular, the extent to which officials or government employees have been complicit in severe forms of trafficking. And third, reasonable measures required to bring the government into compliance with the minimum standards in light of the government's resources and capabilities to address and eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons.
In 2008, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act included a provision that any country that has been ranked Tier 2 Watch List for two consecutive years and that would otherwise be ranked Tier 2 Watch List for the next year will instead be ranked Tier 3 for the next year. This provision comes into effect for the first time in this year's report. The Secretary of State, through delegation, can waive the automatic downgrade based on credible evidence that a waiver is justified because the government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to comply with the TVPA's minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is devoting sufficient resources to implement the plan. Governments subject to the automatic downgrade provision are noted as such within the country narratives.
Pursuant to the TVPA, governments of countries on Tier 3 may be subject to certain sanctions, whereby the U.S. government may withhold or withdraw nonhumanitarian, non-trade-related foreign assistance. In addition, countries on Tier 3 may not receive funding for government employees' participation in educational and cultural exchange programs. Consistent with the TVPA, governments subject to sanctions would also face U.S. opposition to assistance (except for humanitarian, trade-related, and certain development-related assistance) from international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
Imposed sanctions will take effect on October 1, 2011; however, all or part of the TVPA's sanctions can be waived if the President determines that the provision of such assistance to the government would promote the purposes of the statute or is otherwise in the United States' national interest. The TVPA also provides for a waiver of sanctions if necessary to avoid significant adverse effects on vulnerable populations, including women and children.
No tier ranking is permanent. Each and every country can do more, including the United States. All countries must maintain and increase efforts to combat trafficking.


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7 Out of 8 Men Would Choose a Girlfriend, the Other Guy Wants Which Object?Carolyn Castiglia
Good news, ladies! Someone who works at this British website thought it was a great idea to ask men a question that forces them to choose between having a girlfriend and an object. Which is weird, cuz like, girlfriends are objects, right? To one out of eight men, apparently women aren't even as interesting as one shiny object. Can you guess which tech toy bad boys said they'd rather have than a girlfriend?
OMG it's an iPhone 5s, duh! You knew that, Siri. Come on. Don't play coy with me. And while you're at it, tell me a joke. I don't buy that whole "you wouldn't understand it in my language" thing. Is that supposed to be a turn-on? I like it when you pretend to be a sexy foreigner. Meow.
Three percent of men surveyed would also dump their current partner to get a new iPhone 5s. I could be outraged by this, but I'm actually encouraged that the numbers aren't higher, because I wouldn't be surprised if 15% of guys said they'd ditch a girl for a phone. Maybe if the survey was done in the States … not to mention the fact that I'm certain some gay guys would choose a phone over a boyfriend, too. Why are they not represented here? Consumerism knows no homophobia. Right, Barilla pasta?
I wonder how many women would answer that they'd forgo a boyfriend for the newest iPhone. Maybe even more women then men, actually, would choose the phone, because they'd just assume that men would rather have the phone, too. I don't know. I do know that I don't have an iPhone or a boyfriend, and I feel perfectly fine with both of those things, which puts me among a very small percentage of people, too, I'm sure.
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The country already allows euthanasia for adults, but the new bill removes all age limits.
The unprecedented measure would allow children to choose to die if they are in great pain and suffer from a terminal condition.
It's a decision many say a child is not equipped to make.
"The answer is caring. The answer is not killing," Carine Boucher, with the Center for Bio-ethics in Brussels, said.
"The child does have the maturity to get married or to buy alcohol or to buy cigarettes if he is 14. Now we are saying that because he is suffering he might have the possibility to ask for euthanasia," Boucher added.
The children would need parental consent and have to submit a written request to die.
Critics say Belgium's current euthanasia law has been abused. Some adults have been killed even though they were only depressed.
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In recent months President Barack Obama articulated a fairness principle known as the "Buffett Rule," named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who disclosed that he pays a smaller percentage of his income in federal taxes than his secretary. The Buffett Rule holds that no millionaire should pay a lower effective tax rate than middle-class families.
On February 1, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012. The bill would turn the principle behind the Buffett Rule into a rule of the U.S. tax code, requiring that all households with incomes above $1 million pay at least a 30 percent minimum tax rate (with a phase-in for incomes between $1 million and $2 million).
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2. During these same years, tax rates on millionaires dropped sharply as a result of the Bush tax cuts and successive rounds of tax cuts on investment income (capital gains and dividends).
3. A large number of millionaires are now paying lower taxes than millions of middle- class Americans.
4. While many at the top continue to pay lower taxes than those below them on the income scale, the entire burden of deficit reduction falls on investments and services for the middle class.
5. The Buffett Rule would raise significant amounts of revenue to address our budget challenges, while affecting a tiny percentage of people who can easily afford it.
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Seth Hanlon is Director of Fiscal Reform at the Center for American Progress.
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Federal dietary guidance advises Americans to increase their consumption of vegetables and fruit to meet recommended quantities and variety. Food prices, along with taste, convenience, income, and awareness of the link between diet and health, shape food choices. How much does it cost to meet the recommendations for vegetables and fruit?
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans advises individuals needing 2,000 calories per day to consume 2 cup equivalents of fruit and 2.5 cup equivalents of vegetables daily. ERS researchers used 2008 Nielsen Homescan data to estimate retail prices for 59 fresh and processed fruit and 94 fresh and processed vegetables averaged across package sizes, brand names, and types of stores. Average prices were adjusted for the removal of inedible parts and losses from cooking. When they applied these adjusted average prices, the ERS researchers found that, in 2008, Americans on a 2,000-calorie diet could purchase the quantity and variety of both fruit and vegetables recommended in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans for between $2.00 and $2.50 per day, or roughly 50 cents per edible cup equivalent.
Prices per edible cup equivalent varied widely between different types of fruit and vegetables. Fresh watermelon, at 17 cents per edible cup equivalent, sold for the lowest average price among the fruit, while fresh raspberries, at $2.06, were priciest. A similar range of prices existed among the vegetables.
Processed fruit and vegetables were not consistently more or less expensive than fresh. Canned carrots (34 cents per edible cup equivalent) were more expensive to consume than whole fresh carrots (25 cents). However, canned peaches (58 cents) were less expensive than fresh (66 cents).
The ERS researchers found that fruit and vegetables priced similarly at retail stores often varied substantially when priced in edible equivalents. For example, fresh broccoli florets and fresh ears of sweet corn both sold for around $1.80 per pound at retail in 2008. However, the average price of sweet corn after boiling and disposing of the cob was $1.17 per edible cup equivalent, compared with 63 cents for cooked broccoli florets.
Price differences reflect a variety of factors, such as prices at the farm gate, processing and other marketing costs, and losses from cooking and inedible parts.
How Much Do Fruits and Vegetables Cost?, by Hayden Stewart, Jeffrey Hyman, Jean Buzby, Elizabeth Frazão, and Andrea Carlson, USDA, Economic Research Service, February 2011
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Here's a startling statistic: The average consumer earns $622 per year in rewards and leaves $205 of that on the table.
According to a 2011 study by COLLOQUY, Americans accumulate miles and points that are worth about $48 billion annually. But a third of the rewards—roughly $16 billion—go unredeemed.
In a way, I'm not surprised. Many rewards programs are notoriously difficult to understand. It's hard to track miles or points if you don't know how the system works. The study also showed that the average household has signed up for 18.4 programs! Now, they only actively participate in about 8.4. But even so, the thought of keeping track of 8 rewards programs makes my head spin. No wonder money is being wasted.
If you're only participating in one or two rewards programs you can always set up your own spreadsheet using Excel and track your rewards. You'd have to remember to check your accounts online and update the spreadsheet frequently, though. If you're tracking several rewards programs, then consider using a website that specializes in tracking rewards points for you. Sometimes "outsourcing" a task you don't have time for is the best way to go.
I reviewed some of these rewards tracking websites and a few of them charge an annual fee. I like freebies, so I focused on websites that offer the "basic service" for free. So here are a few websites that want to help you track—and take advantage of—your rewards:
This website was founded in 2000 so it's been around for awhile. On this site, you can trade, buy, redeem or give away points or miles. The site supports over 100 loyalty programs.
One thing I really like about this site is that if you find you can no longer use miles from a particular program, you can request a trade or exchange. For example, you can offer to trade your Delta SkyMiles for American Airlines AAdvantage miles. Your request will be posted to the trade board.
Now, I haven't personally used this so I watched the demo that shows you how to trade and exchange your points. The process seems easy and you get access to others who are looking for trades. Note: The basic service is free, but there's a $6.95 processing fee for each trade plus a trading fee that's determined by the frequent flyer or rewards program involved.
This one's been around since 2004 and supports 425 loyalty programs, including credit cards, air, hotel, and more. You can set up your account so you'll get notified when your balances change or when your points/miles are about to expire. There's an active forum where you can chat and share tips with other loyalists. The site also has a smartphone app for Android and for iPhones so you can check your rewards balances when you're on the go. AwardWallet.com is designed for individuals but there's also AwardWallet Business, which is for members who are tracking miles or points for their businesses.
This site by far supports the most programs and it's a user-friendly interface. The basic service is free but there are enhanced features you can sign up for. By the way, you can skip the introductory video—it's basically just an advertisement.
This site is affiliated with USA Today. The site supports over 100 frequent flyer and loyalty programs. You enter your account information and the site automatically retrieves data and updates your accounts. It offers "multiple user support" so you can also set up accounts for family members and track their rewards. If you have a spouse or significant other who's a little lax about using rewards, then this feature could come in handy.
There's a forum but it doesn't seem to be very active. There's also a blog that offers travel news from USA Today. My main criticism is that the user interface isn't all that great, and the FAQ page, especially, seems a little clunky.
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myRewardsTree.com It's not available to the public yet, but I've taken a look at the site and I like what I see. You'll be able to set goals and track rewards for credit cards, loyalty programs and even gift cards. There's a beta launch on December 23. If you'd like to participate in the beta program, sign up at myRewardsTree.com. The public launch is January 23, 2012.
Kitt Williams, the founder of the site, said her goal is to empower their members by consolidating all their rewards programs and helping them set goals and set up alerts. "Knowing what they've earned helps to ensure that they redeem all of their rewards. It's real money and it should be treated that way," says Williams. Hey, I couldn't agree more!
Places to Chat About Miles and Points
If you're looking for a spot to chat about rewards miles, check out FlyerTalk.com. You can't track rewards on this site but you can get the scoop about particular airline programs, rewards tracking sites, making the most of your miles and more. There's even a travel photography forum. I also like ThePointsGuy.com for information about the top deals. There's an active blog, too, so you can keep up with the latest information. If you fly frequently, you'll find both of these sites really helpful.