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IT research and analysis firm Gartner, Inc. has released its 2010 Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management report, in which it declares the content management sector a vibrant part of the Web industry that will likely surpass $1 billion in revenues this year.
The report evaluated numerous Web Content Management (WCM) vendors based on a set of criteria that included customer experience, innovation, market understanding, marketing and sales strategies, product strategies and business models. Among the leading visionaries that Gartner anoints for the space in 2010 are Sitecore, Oracle, Autonomy, SDL and Open Text. Challengers and niche players include Microsoft, IBM, Alterian and Dynamicweb Software.
Gartner gave Sitecore particularly high praise in the business-to-business domain, citing the recent additions of Email Campaign Manager and Online Marketing Suite to the core platform of its flagship CMS product, which is based on .NET. The Gartner report called Sitecore an industry leader in WCM applications designed for the .NET environment, providing its customers with the scalability, performance, flexibility, and integration capabilities they need to manage multiple websites and seamlessly deliver compelling Web experiences.
The report stated that today's vendors are battling to differentiate themselves based on three sets of capabilities: usability, interoperability and consumability. It also projects a compound annual growth rate of 14 percent for the WCM market through 2014, based on the increasing emphasis on the online channel and improving visitors' experience. That's a positive outlook not only for the content management market but also for Web users everywhere.
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Star Excels at identifying the RIGHT lathe for your applications and delivering turnkey solutions that hit the ground running! For many years we have had many installations the length and breadth of the United Kingdom and our machines have produced outstanding performance throughout many precision critical industries such as medical and aerospace whilst also providing technology for industries that require high performance and enhanced production output such as the automotive industry.
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In the Shore Conference there are 16 teams, and eight games on tap. Two of which are Top 20 teams, with No. 2 Point Pleasant Boro set to host Pinelands, and Ranney traveling to face No. 16 Point Pleasant Beach.
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Toms River North vs. Jackson
Southern vs. Brick Memorial
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Msgr. Donovan 48, Lakewood 21
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No. 16 Point Pleasant Beach 72, Ranney 28
St. Rose 71, Mater Dei 43
Keansburg 49, Asbury Park 31
Keyport vs. Henry Hudson
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Metuchen 59, North Plainfield (Somerset County) 30
Colonia (White Division) 51, Carteret 21
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Starting Salary: EIT $49,000 - $52,610 / Year (Commensurate with Experience)
Application Deadline: February 20th, 2014 at 12:00 Noon
Job Summary: The purpose of this job is to provide assistance to the County Road Superintendent and the County Engineer in the technical areas concerning the roadways, drainage, to include hydrological and hydraulic studies, retention and detention areas, erosion controls, and transportation engineering models and studies as they pertain to Rutherford County. This will be accomplished by reviewing problem sites in the County as directed. Duties and responsibilities include reviewing plans and permits for compliance, performing studies using hydrological and hydraulic models, updating technical specifications, implementing appropriate procedures, ordinances and checklists, developing and maintaining a storm water system map and database, researching information and preparing reports, and developing project cost estimates. Reports to and works under the direction of the County Road Superintendent and County Engineer.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in Civil, Environmental, BioSystems or related engineering field from an accredited school; successful completion of the E.I.T. examination; or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Tennessee driver's license.
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"Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started" — Ben Linder
This page doesn't contain a portfolio of beautiful faces; it's a gallery of working stiffs. Face it, if something needs to be done on your website something has to do it. That something is programming. We specialize in working with programming that gets things done; for your clients, your staff, you. With experienced programmers on staff, we have the ability in house to roll up our sleeves, get our hands dirty, and get your (website) job done. Here's stuff we've already synthesized for other clients that we can put to work for your need at a pretty reasonable cost. Need anything that you can't find here? That's fine, we love coming up with new tools.
Having looked over a wide array of Content Management System (CMS) systems, we decided to write our own CMS, FlexissCMS. We developed this application until WordPress grew up a bit. WordPress has matured past it's humble blogging roots into an amazingly powerful and easy-to-use Content Management System. A CMS lets you add and delete pages, modify text, apply styling to your pages, upload photos, embed links…all without knowing any HTML (website programming). FlexissCMS has it's merits (if we do say so ourselves), but we have found that we can shape WordPress into nearly any website possibility. WordPress is now one of our most popular tools, and for good reason, it's the Swiss Army Knife of website management. Learn more about WordPress here.
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Alabama natives Anthony L. Williams Jr. and Heidi Elnora Standridge developed a fan following after appearing on "Project Runway."
Could you be the show's next fan favorite?
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Williams is an Atlanta freelance designer from Season 7, which ends next week with a finale and a reunion show. Standridge, a wedding gown designer with shops in Cahaba Heights and Atlanta, was on Season 2.
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The team that does its best on the day will win. Neither team can afford any error.
After the FD's at the GPF I couldn't decide which was better, D&W or V&M. But it was sheer heaven for a dance fan to have two such teams doing great dances.
My heart is always with Tessa & Scott but that doesn't blind me to the improvements that D&W have made this season. If either team makes a mistake, that will decide it. If both go clean, I give it to Tessa & Scott on the basis of the better SD. The FD's are pretty much a dead heat pointwise but my preference is Funny Face, one of my favourite Fred Astaire movies.
In head to head competition this season, D/W took one and V/M took the other. But if you look at the scores from both those competitions and consider others, D/W has a definite edge. They do have the highest scores in the SD and FD this season. And then there was their record-breaking PCS at Cup of Russia for the FD. Even at 4CC in the FD, where D/W were decidedly not at their best, D/W managed to outscore V/M on PCS. It's going to be close, barring mistakes or bad judging, but if I were a bettor the money would be on Davis/White.
Now, that's my prediction of how it'll turn out. My preference? Actually the same. Virtue/Moir is my favorite ice dancing team of all time, but I really don't like their current FD. On the other hand, Davis/White's SD and FD this season delight me. The FD, in particular, is a masterpiece. It's joyful and energetic, but still plays with the many nuances in the music. And perhaps most effective of all, it puts Charlie in the spotlight often. Charlie is possibly the greatest skater ever in terms of skating skills... blade and edge control and speed and power. Seeing him carve such forceful yet intricate patterns on the ice in Die Fledermaus while displaying total joy is one of the most wonderful sights in skating. Not to say that Meryl is a slouch at all. She keeps up with him and uses his power with ease. She's also a better performer. But when one half of your team is one of the wonders of the skating world, it never hurts to highlight him a lot. Another thing I love about Die Fledermaus is that it uses one piece of music. There are no jarring edits, no switching to some other piece. And yet the music is still more dynamic and more varied in rhythm than most other FD. It's whole and coherent without being monotonous. I want Davis/White to win Worlds just to validate the FD. To let other skaters and choreographers know that this is how great ice dancing programs can be.
ETA: I think the SD will play a pivotal outcome in determining Worlds this year. It will be interesting to see how the judging will be for PCS at Worlds for the SD and where Cappellini and Lanotte fit since I think theirs is the strongest SD of the year if well performed. In addition, if P/B are not at Worlds, the Europeans will push for C/L...
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i doubt the Europeans will push for C&L all that much-I expect to see Bobrova & Soloviev be the European choice for the podium to replace P&B. And my guess is that if P&B are not at Worlds, that Weaver & Poje will take the bronze, partially because I expect the audience in Nice to totally love their Je Suis Malade FD, and to not particularly take B&S's efforts for this year to their hearts, but most especially because W&P were the bronze medallists at 4CC's and in 4th place at GPF, and have been skating awesomely all year.
Now I like C&L a lot, and particularly their SD. However, C&L couldn't even beat I&K for third place at Europeans (They were 4th in the FD, and 4th overall.) And in the SD, they were in 6th place at Europeans (which was a shock to me, I must say). So perhaps next year.
Also, I fail to see why picking audience unfriendly music is a good thing. Frankly, I think picking such music shows a lack of sense in those that pick it, and I'd mark down for it rather than up. However, from a "who wins" point of view, COP only cares that if you are telling a story, that the story be easily understandable by the audience, and that the music has a well defined beat and that you skate to it.
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This "D/W's music is easier to skate to" is completely wrong and a tiring argument to read.
I love V/M's olympic programs, especially the FD and OD. But D/W simply have better programs this year and I love their FD so much.
Apart from programs, I'm kind of anoyed by Scott's attitude. Even at the kiss and cry in olympic, when they know that they practically won after the FD, Scott's expression was not joy like most of the winners have, but kind of like contempt combined with anger " I beat you!" The GPF was a worse show of personality imo. Even during 4CC, it seemed Charlie was all out trying to be friendly but Scott just ignored him. On another occasion, during Skate Canada, all other skaters were very friendly to fans, signing autograph and taking pictures , Scott just lowered his head, not watching or acknoledging anybody and rushed to the car immediately. Somebody commented why would he care the fans, he's already very famous. It's ok, they don't have to do it, but doing it does seem to help the sport in some way.
I think Tessa is a very nice and sweet person. Win or loose, she stays graceful. I still love Scott on the ice, as a skater, but not much as a person.
I had no feeling about D/W before this season, especially Davis. There was no chemistry between them. Her starting pose is still bother me ( the Pouting/breathing right before they start), but other than that, she's really lovely this year. White is always charming, but sometimes he was a bit over exurberant imo. But in the FD this year, they are just perfect!
So to conclude, I predict D/W win if both teams get the same levels and skate clean, and I will be happy for them. Scott seems need soem opportunity to learn good sportmanship. I still think V/M are better ice dances but they don't have the right vehicles this year.
Hopefully it will be different at Worlds, but at the moment, I don't see any in-depth character development in D/W's FD. Yes, I see that it is light and joyful, but D/W claimed that there was more to it than that. I distinctly remember Charlie saying that he's giving Meryl some "sarcastic smiles" and what not. Where is that happening, exactly? I don't see any of it. What I do see is too people racing around and being upbeat and happy, which is great, but they've done that lots of times before (see Charleston OD, Kalinka, etc.). If DF wasn't such a great piece of music, I'd be bored. However, because I love listening to DF, I would watch the program no matter what they're doing.
All i know is Scott Moir might go postal if he doesn`t get his way i dread the thought of what he might say if V&M finish second to their training mates he even said that in December at the gp final ``thought were are bitter know see us if were in the same position at worlds`` those were his exact words.


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SW 35th Ave - Vermont to Capitol Highway
The Traffic Calming Program (TCP) undertook a traffic calming project in the fall of 1995 to address traffic problems identified by residents along SW 35th Avenue from Vermont to Capitol Highway.
The land uses along SW 35th Avenue are primarily single-family residential. SW Vermont, to the north, is classified as a "Neighborhood Collector" in the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan (TE). SW Capitol Highway, at SW 35th Avenue's south end, is classified as a "District Collector," and SW 35th Avenue is classified as a "Local Service" street. "Local Service" streets, by City policy, are intended to primarily serve the properties located along them. A typical "Local Service" street carries a traffic volume between 500 - 1,500 vehicles per day. A large portion of the daily traffic on SW 35th Avenue is believed to be cut-through traffic due to 1) a traffic signal at Multnomah Boulevard, two blocks south of Capitol Highway, 2) a lack of nearby collector and local streets parallel to SW 35th Avenue, and 3) Multnomah Village, a compact commercial development at Capitol Highway.
The project portion of SW 35th Avenue is from SW Vermont to SW Capitol Hwy. SW 35th Avenue has two lanes of travel, with parking permitted on both sides of the street. The street pavement width is approximately 20 feet wide. There are no curbs or sidewalks on either side of the street. Additionally, there are vertical curves which limit sight distances. There are eight "Local Service" streets which intersect SW 35th Avenue, some of which are "T" intersections. These streets are stop-controlled.
There is a Tri-Met bus that travels on this project portion of SW 35th Avenue. SW 35th Avenue is designated as a Bike and Pedestrian Route in the TE. SW 35th Avenue was identified as a primary fire response route before this project was begun. Fire route designation will be further discussed under "Project History."
Project History
The first meeting held for this project was in November 1995. Twenty-five people attended this first meeting, and 18 of them volunteered on an advisory committee to work with staff to develop goals and objectives, and define the project elements. Committee membership was open to anyone with an interest in the project.
At that time the Fire Bureau and Bureau of Traffic Management were conducting tests to determine the impact of traffic calming devices on fire vehicles. The testing and discussion between the two bureaus became more complex, and it was at this time that the SW 35th Avenue project was put on hold pending the outcome of those discussions. It was ultimately determined, at the City Council level, that traffic calming projects on fire response routes would be on hold until a new emergency route designation is developed according to and incorporated into the TE. Developing this new classification was expected to take up to 2 years until implemented.
Residents on SW 35th Avenue questioned the need to wait another 2 years for their project. Staff and residents recognized that the only devices that would help solve their traffic problem would be speed bumps. They believed their street was not an appropriate primary fire response route, and if it remained one, speed bumps may never be used. They conducted their own timed tests from both fire stations serving that area; they found that the fire vehicles did not need SW 35th Avenue to stay within their desired 4-minute response. After further discussions and analysis between the residents, the Fire Bureau, and the Bureau of Traffic Management, in October 1996, the Fire Bureau agreed to take SW 35th Avenue off the Fire Bureau Response Map.
In November 1996, 1 year after the first meeting for this project, the second meeting for the SW 35th Avenue traffic calming project was held. It was at this meeting that traffic calming options were discussed. Both Tri-Met and Fire Bureau representatives expressed their preference for 22-foot speed bumps over the 14-foot speed bumps. While diversion was considered, it was quickly ruled out because of the greater impact any diversion would have in the area around SW 35th. Residents reiterated that their primary problem was speeding, and that they could deal with the volume if it was traveling slower.
Three different speed bump design options were presented. One option had six bumps; others had four, placed in different locations. While the Fire Bureau expressed their preference for the fewer number of bumps, they were also concerned about the location of one bump near the bottom of a hill. They were concerned that slowing for the bump would make it harder for them to accelerate to get up the hill. Finally, the committee chose an alternative that consisted of five speed bumps. Since this was not a presented option, staff said it would design a five-bump plan, taking into account the Fire Bureau's concerns.
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Open House
Residents along SW 35th Avenue, and the surrounding neighborhood, were invited to an open house to review and comment on the proposed speed bump installation. As required by the TCP process, a mail ballot was conducted by the Bureau of Traffic Management. A majority of the ballots returned favored the project. Eligible voters included all residents, businesses and property owners within the area likely to receive significant benefits or disadvantages from the project. A breakdown of the vote is shown on the next page.
# of Valid Ballots: 105
# of Ballots Returned: 85
% Returned: 81%
# of Yes Votes: 64
# of No Votes: 21
% of Votes in Favor: 75%
Five 22-foot speed bumps, at 420 to 820 foot spacing, were constructed along the 0.53 mile length of SW 35th Avenue, Vermont to Capitol Highway, on October 18, 1997 by Portland's Bureau of Maintenance.
Graph 1. Change in Speed Distribution
Vehicle Speeds
As Graph 1 shows, vehicle speeds, previously concentrated between 26 and 31 mph, have been shifted into the range of 23 to 28 mph between the speed bumps. The average 85th percentile vehicle speed before the project was 32.3 mph. Since bump construction the average 85th percentile speed is 27.6 mph when not including speeds counts taken on the hills. If the speeds of vehicles on the hills are included, the average 85th percentile speed becomes 31 mph. If a device existed that could be built on the hills, the 27.6 mph speed would be the most accurate measure of vehicle slowing. Vehicle speeds range from a low of 24 mph (near the bumps) to a high of 42 mph on a hill. Before installation of the speed bumps 67% of drivers exceeded the posted speed limit of 25 mph and 7.6% exceeded the limit by 10 mph or more. Since bump construction 45% of drivers exceed the posted speed limit and 5% exceed the limit by 10 mph or more. A greater decrease in vehicle speed was not possible due to the use of 22 foot speed bumps necessitated by transit and fire response concerns. The 22 foot speed bumps are intended to reduce average vehicle speeds along a street into the range of 28 to 32 mph, and appear to be achieving this goal.
Traffic Volume
Traffic volumes measured before bump construction averaged 1820 vehicles per day (vpd) and varied from 1290 to 2140 vpd, including weekends. If weekend data is excluded, traffic volumes measured before bump construction averaged 1960 vehicles per day (vpd) and varied from 1650 to 2140 vpd. After bump construction volumes averaged 1700 vpd and varied from 1620 to 1900 vpd.
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Graph 3
Graph 4
Graphs 2-4 show the change, over a 24-hour period, for the northbound, southbound and total traffic volume, respectively. The most apparent change is the reduction in northbound morning and lunch time vehicles.
Neighborhood Traffic Volume
Table 1, below, shows traffic volumes measured on streets around SW 35th Avenue before and after speed bump construction. Streets listed in bold print are collector streets where volume increases are not limited.
Table 1. Neighborhood Volume Changes
|% Change
|SW 32nd, North of Capitol Hwy
|SW 33rd, North of Capitol Hwy
|SW 34th, South of Vermont
|SW 34th, South of Miles
|SW 45th, North of Multnomah
|SW Troy, East of 40th
|SW Vermont, West of 35th
|SW Vermont, East of 35th
|SW Capitol Hwy, East of 31st
From Table 1, it can be seen that traffic volumes measured on local streets around SW 35th Avenue all had measured decreases. The measurements also indicate that traffic has increased on Vermont, west of 35th, on SW 45th, and on Capitol Highway. Each of these streets are classified as Neighborhood Collector streets, or higher, in the city's Comprehensive Plan and are more appropriate routes for general traffic than is SW 35th. In comparing the traffic volumes measured on SW 35th and the measurements for streets surrounding SW 35th, it appears that some traffic has chosen to move to the collector streets.
The SW 35th Avenue Traffic Calming Project has succeeded in reducing vehicle speeding, especially where speed bumps could be constructed at standard spacing. Traffic volume on SW 35th appears to have slightly reduced without diverting to nearby local service streets. By these standards, traffic calming on SW 35th Avenue, Vermont to Capitol Highway, has enhanced street safety and livability and can be considered successful.


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When William Denton purchased a commission with an English regiment, he shattered the idealistic hopes of Eliza Blacknall for them to marry one day. She has always cherished Ireland, the country where they grew up as neighbors, and she sees his becoming a soldier for the country which is oppressing her beloved homeland as a betrayal. During the time Will is gone, Eliza marries a man chosen by her family, someone she does not love. When she becomes a widow, she is able to pursue her politically defiant ideas with funds from her inheritance. Also, her status as a countess helps to keep others from questioning her too closely, though there is much speculation as to whether she is secretly helping Ireland fight for its freedom.
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Posted 02 February 2007 - 09:28 AM
Is this possible, if yes can someone help me with this, or post a link to a guide on howto do this ?
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Posted 03 April 2007 - 09:02 PM
then start up your xbox 360, go to system link, then search, make sure in Kia u see there are people playing.
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go to Kia website and check out the FAQ's.
Posted 31 May 2007 - 03:34 AM
download x link, set it up, log in, go into the game u want in kia,
then start up your xbox 360, go to system link, then search, make sure in Kia u see there are people playing.
More help,
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Kai doesn't detect my xbox360 console even though it can detect my xbox console. All consoles (and the laptop running Kai) are wired into the same router too. What can be missing ???
Dunno if its related, but my original xbox is not banned (modded but never went on live) while the 360 is banned
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Posted 16 August 2007 - 11:37 AM
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I have setup XBconnect, Xlink Kai and Leaf.
Could not get XBconnect to work. Tried all options in settings
and setup port-foreward in my router. Bypassed all firewalls :-(.
Xlink Kai worked immediately. Seems they use some advanced setup
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Played Halo 2. Looks very promising !
Leaf is no alternative to the above mentioned (game) services.
Leaf is just an extension of you home LAN network accross the WAN (internet).
No service for games is offered. No view on what's happening on line.
Gonna set it up to share media (and games) with friends. But for gaming on-line
with the best-of-the-best (my friends ?) no. Gonna use Xlink Kai for that.
Once you've seen Xlink Kai you realize that this service is missing from Live! as well.
No need to start up a game to see if something is happening on line.
Hope the Live! market researches are reading this. Just a quick view on Live!
from the dashboard/Live! would do. Short name of the game and number of sessions/users.
Look at xbox1/XBMC for a template !
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 06:56 PM
But due to the recent wave of 360 bans on live, this topic deserves to be revisited.
I use to run xlink kai on the original xbox but that was way back then.
Are peeps successfully running it on the 360?
Posted 11 November 2009 - 07:22 PM
Click that and it will be all explained how to do it =). also im pretty sure media sharing has to be enabled.
open windows mediaplayer.. click the Libary drop down list... Go to Media Sharing and make sure your xbox 360 is allowed
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Posted 14 November 2009 - 08:46 PM
The problem is M$ has hardcoded the network port to have high ping on any other service or usage other then their own LIVE servers. -- So network lag will kill this idea.
The glory of it (in my understanding anyways) is that it spoofs the box to believe it is directly connected to other xboxes via LAN. So I don't think that your theory applies. Although I can't say for certain.
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Xlink Kai does work, I have used it today to play MW2 Lag Free with people from all over the UK. Its easy to setup aswell you only have to open a port and change your 360's mac address. Deffinatly worth a look.
Bingo! also, make sure you are using the same version of the game ie game updates. If not, you need to hit Y on your hard drive and delete the system cache. Most people on Kai are using 1.0.557.0, not the updated 1.1.602.1
Biggest thing here is distance. I am playing now with people in Wisconsin and Michigan and I am in Illinois.
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DEAR EDITOR: The purpose of this letter is to offer a concern regarding the actions of The Ohio State University Extension / Trumbull County and County Director Marie Economos related to the cost......
Well, this problem is easy to resolve. Just have the county commissioners (they budget the OSU Ext.) move monies from their budget to the city of Warren.
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Does some of the product get used locally or at a reduced rate? Do the same people volunteer their services in decorating around Trumbull County or the city? I'm sure there has been some deal worked out that you are not privy to.
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When final cuts come around every year in the NFL, fans and analysts alike weigh in on certain players who get cut and where they may end up, if anywhere.
With these cuts, there seem to always be mistakes made by the front office that seem to upset the fan faithful of just about every particular team. In this case, the Denver Broncos are no different.
One of the hardest days in all of sports is the day that professional hopefuls' dreams are crushed because they came up short. In the NFL, training camps consist of 90+ players battling for over a month only to have a little less than half be cut from their squad.
It is a tough time even for the players that do make the squad, as they have to say goodbye to the relationships they have created. However, at the end of the day, it is a business and in a business there are no feelings or dreams.
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We also got wind of a potential blockbuster deal that is in the works. Dynamo.com has agreed to sell Wiki.com to John Gotts of Searching.com for $2,860,000. The contract (which we have seen) calls for Gotts to make six monthly payments of $10,000 each, followed by a huge balloon payment of $2.8 million before the domain is transferred. Gotts made the first 10K payment this week and Dynamo has pointed the nameservers to his host to allow Gotts to start using the domain. Gotts could walk away from the deal before making the balloon payment, but would forfeit all payments made if he does so before the deal is completed.
wiki.com recently sold for 3 million dollars.
Should Ward get a cut ?
Somebody here doesn't like meritocracies.
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text: The angry Alanis doesn't live here anymore. Nearly 30, the Canadian singer-songwriter, who as a 21-year-old became the poster girl for bitter young women everywhere with 1995's fiery breakup anthem "You Oughta Know," has chilled out considerably on this satisfying follow-up to 2002's Under Rug Swept. On the key cut "This Grudge," a gripping ballad, Morissette even expresses her intention to let go of the animosity toward a former beau that she has carried for "14 years 30 minutes 15 seconds," in the process fueling 11 songs: "You've been vilified, used as fodder, you deserve a piece of every record." Elsewhere, she sings about the happiness that she has found with her current boyfriend, actor Ryan Reynolds, on the playful "Knees of My Bees," one of several tracks interweaving Middle Eastern textures, and the first single "Everything," a touching paean to total and unconditional love ("You see all my light and you love my dark"). While the kinder, gentler Morissette may have lost some of that Jagged Little Pill edge on Chaos, she is still a musical and lyrical force to be reckoned with.


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Stories for June 2002
Trade dispute with neighbors
Chile formally requested last week the intervention of the World Trade Organization, WTO, regarding discriminatory taxing by Uruguay and Peru, against imported goods.
Irizar sets sail on second Antarctic rescue mission
Almost 100 years after a young Argentine Navy Lieutenant succeeded in rescuing a Swedish scientific expedition stranded on Antarctica the vessel named after him set sail from Buenos Aires this morning on a rescue operation to free a German transport vessel trapped in the ice on the edge of Antarctica.
Grass root politics for Alfonsín
Former Argentine president Raúl Alfonsín is expected to resign his Senate bench and commit himself fully to grass root politics, according to his closest aides.
Menem leads among Peronists
Former Argentine president Carlos Menem who ambitions a third mandate leads among Peronist hopefuls according to a poll published this week in the Buenos Aires press.
King Juan Carlos invited to Antarctica
Chile has extended an official invitation to Spain's King Juan Carlos to tour Chilean Antarctic stations and visit the different scientific research programs.
Squid transshipment in Montevideo
During June, twenty five vessels that normally fish in South Atlantic waters have been in Montevideo for transshipment, maintenance and other industry related operations, representing a turnover of over seven million US dollars.
The Lula factor
In an attempt to avert the black Friday of last week, and his presidential chances, Brazil's Socialist candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to honor foreign debt and continue with the current stabilization program if he wins October's presidential election.
Strangled Argentina
Argentina will seek this week in Washington the green light from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, for the rescheduling of its foreign debt maturing in the coming 18 months.
Prize for Antarctic scientists
The Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research, SCAR, a non profit organization of scientists deeply concerned about Antarctica was honored with the much prized Spanish International Cooperation Príncipe de Asturias (equivalent to Prince of Wales) annual Award.
Uruguay prepares for the worse
Two days after the International Monetary Fund, IMF, approved a massive support package, Uruguay announced the free flotation of its currency.
Uruguay, locked between its two powerful Mercosur partners, Argentina and Brazil, has been suffering the direct consequences of the regional financial instability, particularly when Argentines fearing a contagion flocked to withdraw deposits from Uruguayan banks.


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Kids DIY Jingle Bell Bracelets and Anklets
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Ok, so I know that a quick Google search will turn up many variations of jingle bell bracelets. I'm not claiming these as my own invention. However, these were such a hit with my son and his friend that I just had to share them with you.
Jingle bell bracelets take less than a minute to make but offer hours of fun. That is not an exaggeration. The kiddos wore theirs, as anklets, for the entire day that we made them. They absolutely loved dancing, jumping, and running around with them on. At some point in the day, every day, we have either a dance party or play marching band (which is more like a wild, running band), or do both. These are perfect for both of those activities.
How to Make Jingle Bell Bracelets
The process of making these is pretty self-explanatory. Just thread a pipe cleaner (you'll first want to cut off a quarter or third of it to better fit small wrists and ankles) through several jingle bells. Then twist the ends together et voila! You'll be singing Jingle Bells in no time! 😉
If you're concerned about the sharp ends of the pipe cleaner poking into your child's skin, here's something I'd suggest doing before you put the bracelet or anklet on. Fold the ends (just 1/4 of an inch or so) onto itself. This will create a tip that is not quite so sharp.
Making jingle bell bracelets is great fine motor practice and can also be a quick lesson in patterning.
You can buy jingle bells on Amazon and at craft stores such as Michaels, which is where I bought the ones shown in this post. If you can wait though, I'd recommend looking for them in holiday clearance sections after Christmas. I bought a fairly large package of them for just a couple of bucks at Walmart last January.
In case you missed it, see how we made an outdoor music station with jingle bells and recyclables last spring.
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Endorsing Checks With Two Names After Marriage
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As many of you know, I recently got married to the love of my life (awwww!) and had a wonderful wedding and reception this past weekend. Everyone had a blast, we had a blast, and all in all I think the entire weekend went very very well considering the magnitude (both in size and importance!). Anyway, with a wedding comes gifts and some gave a gift in the form of a check.
Why is this worth mentioning? As you can probably tell from the title, the tricky part was in the fact that the checks were made out to my name and my wife's name. That, in and of itself, is not big deal except they put it in my wife's new (and, dare I say, better) name, which is not the name on our joint account. So, in the eyes of both the state and the bank, one of the person's listed on the "Pay To The Order Of" line doesn't actually exist. So, what were we to do? There are in fact two solutions.
Change Account Name
One solution is to change her name from her maiden name to her new (better) name and all we need for that is the marriage certificate. With the account name changed, she would simply sign the back of the checks in her new name and be done with it.
Double Endorse The Check
The other, far easier, solution would be for her to sign the check twice: first with her new name (name on the check), then with her old name (name on the account). While this struck me as a bit shady, it seemed to be the typical result. If the two names were in fact two different people, this is how we would've signed the checks to deposit them into the account. When she signed her new name, she was endorsing the check for deposit anywhere (you can write, "For Deposit Only" on the check to force it into an account your name only). It seemed tricky but the Bank of America tellers (two at two different branches) seemed to think that was business as usual and an accepted practice. Either way, no one will be disputing the deposits so it's no big deal either way.
After those shenanigans, I needed to sign the check in order to deposit it. If a check has two names (with an "and" between them, rather than an "or"), both have to endorse the check before it can be cashed, deposited, etc.{ 41 comments, please add your thoughts now! }