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by Bronwyn Wilson
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The City Council was down to a choice of four names. They had asked the public for input in selecting a name for the Executive Session Room at the new Woodinville City Hall.
The name needed to reflect a Woodinville landmark known for its historical heritage or environmental tradition or presence in the city. Eight names were submitted. At the City Council meeting on March 19, the submissions were whittled to the final four: Squak, Teegarden, Calkins and Grace.
These final four names hold historical significance to Woodinville. The "Squak" Slough was the river highway to Lake Washington and Seattle for early pioneers.
The "Teegarden" Mercantile was located on NE Woodinville-Duvall Drive and was the place-to-be for socializing and doubled as the post office in the early 1900s.
The third name, "Calkins," staked its place in Woodinville's history in 1893 when Arthur and Mary Calkins donated the land where the old Woodinville Schoolhouse sits.
Last, the name "Grace" was submitted by Grace Mayor-for-life, Terry Jarvis, and by the city's entire population of 12. Grace straddles Highway 9 at the Sno-King County line and has been Woodinville's neighbor for over 100 years.
In Grace, residents pride themselves in not taking life too seriously.
Their motto: Grace is "where having fun is serious business."
Their light-hearted spirit was reflected in the letters residents wrote to Woodinville's City Council asking for the council's consideration of naming the last unnamed room "Grace Chambers."
One resident wrote: "Ever since I moved to Grace, where people do not ask embarrassing questions, I have wondered why there are no references in Woodinville to her famous neighbor to the north, the Town of Grace."
The council narrowed its decision to "Grace" and "Calkins." After careful consideration, it was finally agreed among council members to name the Executive Session Room ‹ the "Calkins Room."
The council members felt it was appropriate to recognize the donors of the land where the former City Hall and the current Community Center is located, a site that has played an important role in Woodinville's development.
The Woodinville Historical Society submitted the chosen name.
Said President Gladys Berry, "The Woodinville Historical Society was very happy to see that the conference room was named after the Calkins family who contributed the land for the school building in the early 1900s. We were very pleased with that."
Though the City Council decided on the final name for their Executive Session Room, council members took another step and made an out-of-the-ordinary move.
To honor their neighbor, the City of Grace, the council named their workroom "Grace, aka Graceland."
In accepting the gesture, Mayor Jarvis said in Gracerian humor, "We accept your decision with Grace. Now we know you really do love us."
Names already chosen for other conference rooms in the new building include: the Sammamish Room, Little Bear Creek Room, Derby Room and the Woodin Room.


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A distinguishing feature of the Department of Biochemistry is its dedication to the task of integrating modern research in chemistry into an institution rich in the fields of molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, physiology, cell biology, neurobiology, and clinical sciences.
As Chair of the Department of Biochemistry, my main objective is to ensure that the experience of trainees and staff, who work within the Department, be exclusively intended to enhance their professional opportunities. I further seek to recruit, retain, and—to the best of my ability—mentor the faculty who lead our research teams and teach our trainees.
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I am so sick of reading how "angry" and "upset" Pete Kendall is. I just don't care anymore Pete! You want to be angry and upset, try living on an "average" salary like the rest of us do. I think I could get by just fine with $1.7 million, thank you. Especially if I was on the down side of my career, like a 34-year-old guard in the NFL clearly is. You bitch and moan about how you've been "treated" by the organization. Awww, too bad again Pete, you think any others out there get treated fair by their employer? There is no loyalty anywhere in the workforce these days, so you should just be thankful you're out there making a ridiculous amount of money and don't have to worry about finances for the rest of you're life. Just SHUT UP and play the GAME you get paid VERY well doing. It makes most of us pretty SICK to hear your ridiculous complaints about the Jets' organization. I hope the team let's you twist in the wind for the rest of the two years you have remaining on your SIGNED CONTRACT!
It is also amazing how the players know just where to go to get negative reports out in the media. Yep, Rich "give me negative crap and I'll write it" Cimini is just the guy to do it. Kendall knew Cimini loves to write about that stuff. I think its funny how he writes about a "smear campaign". Who's doing the smearing? I only hear Kendall, through Cimini's articles, smearing the Jets' organization. You don't hear ANYTHING coming out of the Jets camp.
Anyway, I'm sorry I had to use a post on this bunch of horse "bleep". I just got a bit angry upon reading another Pete "freaking" Kendall story. I promise not to waste another word on this guy again.


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Psychiatric professionals sometimes use a word association test to measure an individual's grasp on reality, or at least what passes for consensual reality. If the psychiatrist says "hat," for example, a sane person might reply with "head" or "cap" or any number of easily understandable leaps of connectivity.
When it comes to the word "politics," no one would think you were crazy if the first word that came to mind was "money."
The 2012 election cycle is on pace to be the most expensive in American history, with the Center for Responsive Politics projecting that an estimated $5.8 billion will be raised and spent by the time Americans go to the polls Nov. 6. That's about 7 percent more than the $5.4 billion cost of the 2008 election cycle. The center says that about $2.5 billion of that amount will be at the presidential level.
A new factor for the 2012 cycle is the growth of the so-called super PACs resulting from the 2010 Citizens United ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. Super PACs can spend unlimited amounts on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate, just as long as the people behind the super PAC do not consult with a given candidate's campaign staff. According to the center, at least $750 million of the $5.8 billion projected spending will be from outside sources like super PACs.
To provide a sense of perspective, a grand total of a "mere" $192.2 million was the total amount spent by all presidential candidates in 1992, according to a usnews.com report from 2008.
With that in mind, and without making any judgments on whether the dramatic rise in political spending is a good thing, a bad thing, or both, The American Pundit political writing contest is asking writers to weigh in with their opinions between now and 11:59 p.m. PDT on Sept. 15:
This Writing Assignment gives writers a theme instead of a specific question: Money in Politics. You can take it from there.
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You may not have the money to add to the ever-growing total being spent this election cycle, but if you have the time to share your thoughts, Allvoices would love to hear what you have to say. If you don't already have an Allvoices account, you can sign up here: http://www.allvoices.com/write_now
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26 February, the referendum on the project of new constitution took place in Syria. According to preliminary information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic, 60% of the Syrian citizens with a voting right took part in it. According to mass media reports, the majority – 89.4% – supported the project. The voting was carried out throughout the country at 14.5 thousand voting stations. In some places in Homs, Hama, and Idlib provinces armed groups hindered the free expression of will by the citizens.
Moscow considers the carried out referendum as an important step towards implementation of the current reformation policy of the Syrian government aimed at transformation of Syria into a modern democratic state, extension of human rights and freedoms.
We would like to remind that the project of new constitution confirms the multi-party principle and cancels the power monopoly of the Ba'ath party. Creation of parties based on ethnical, religious, regional and tribal principles is prohibited. The state undertakes to respect and protect all religious communities. The presidency of one person is limited to two seven-year periods. Any sex, origin, confession, and language discrimination is prohibited.
We recognize the referendum to be a proof of the people's support of the reformation policy. The influence of those opposition groups which invoked to boycott the referendum the day before is obviously limited and does not grant them the sole priority to act on behalf of the Syrian people.
We appeal to all Syrian sides to immediately stop the violence and start the dialogue without any preconditions as soon as possible in order to constructively participate in the reforms and creation of new Syria to the benefit of its entire people.


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Contract Drafting Courses for Upper-Level Students: Teaching Tips
Robin Boyle
St. John's University - School of Law
St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-0117
Contract-drafting courses are gaining in popularity in law school, and they are a pleasure to teach. In July 2005, Northwestern School of Law provided the location and on-site assistance in hosting the first national conference, in recent times, on the topic of Teaching Contract Drafting. Approximately 100 participants attended, indicating the need and growing enthusiasm for guidance on how to develop and teach contract-drafting courses. At the conference, presenters addressed teaching contract drafting to both first-year students and upper-level students.
Law schools may offer an upper-level course as a stand-alone, such as the one I have been teaching, in which the students (and the professor) are not linked to a particular doctrinal basis. Alternatively, upper-level professors may focus their contract-drafting course around a specific topic, such as intellectual property, or have their students research actual corporations. The number of credits the course is worth affects classroom instruction; the more time in the classroom, the more in-class drafting and negotiations can occur.
This article provides suggestions regarding selecting books, structuring the course, incorporating negotiations, offering learning-styles assessments, and grading assignments. It also offers a comparison to first-year legal writing courses. A contract-drafting course can foster students' self-confidence and enthusiasm for learning, as well as provide them with the necessary tools for practice.
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Following the latest fashions is forcing UK women to rack up £13 billion in debts, uSwitch has discovered.
The findings from uSwitch show that 4 million UK women are gripped by shopaholicism as they strive to follow the latest clothing and 'must have' gadget fashions.
This is resulting in unsecured debts totaling £13 billion, the comparison website estimates, with an average personal debt for each female shopaholic exceeding £3000, which in almost three times the national average.
Credit cards, storecards and overdrafts are used by most women to finance their pursuit of fashion, however a significant number of women (41%) will ignore their overdraft limit to buy a 'must have' item.
On average, it takes a sophomoric women seven months to clear the unsecured debts resulting from shopping binges. This is forcing these women to direct almost a fifth of their income to servicing debt repayments.
It appears that an increasing number of men, too, are raking up debts to fund the latest gadget purchases such as the iPad and iPhone, as Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy, for uSwitch.com explains:
"In today's celebrity obsessed society, any lessons learnt from the recession have been airbrushed out of the picture. Despite the financial constraints, women have carried on copying the lifestyles and shopping habits of their idols and ignoring the debt they are racking up in the process. But this spend-emic has spread and it's clear that men too have caught on to the joys and perils of shopping.
"It's time for everyone to pay serious attention to their spending habits. Short-term debt solutions may seem an efficient way to fund spending, but they can also lead to long-term debt if not managed properly. Consumers need to stay in control of their finances – it's easy in the face of feeling impoverished to let go of the spending reins altogether. By recognising that risk and not falling victim to it, consumers can feel empowered and enjoy the pleasure-rush of a new purchase, without racking up more unsecured debt. It is all gain and no pain."


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Extremely rare "Marilyn Monroe Miller" blue-ink signature ("9"), on a decorative slip (3.5 x 2.25 inches). This is an extremely rare form of Marilyn Monroe's signature. Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller were married in 1956 and divorced early in 1961. During this time, Marilyn would star in her most famous movie, the 1959 hit Some Like it Hot. It was very rare for her to sign as "Marilyn Monroe Miller." The decorative signed slip appears to be a gift card form, perhaps for flowers. The signature is beautifully matted and framed with a color photograph (8 x 10 inches) of Marilyn, to total dimensions of 16 x 14.5 inches. Accompanied by a certificate documenting its origin from the estate of Susan Strasberg, one of Marilyn Monroe's closest friends, who passed away in 1999. LOA from James Spence, Steve Grad and John Reznikoff/PSA DNA. Reserve $200. Estimate $400/$800. SOLD FOR $1,495.00
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Creating Cayman as an Offshore Financial Center: Structure & Strategy Since 1960
Tony A. Freyer
University of Alabama - School of Law
Andrew P. Morriss
Texas A&M School of Law; PERC - Property and Environment Research Center; George Mason University - Mercatus Center
September 22, 2013
Arizona State Law Journal, Forthcoming
U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2329827
The Cayman Islands are one of the world's leading offshore financial centers (OFCs). Their development from a barter economy in 1960 to a leading OFC for the location of hedge funds, captive insurance companies, yacht registrations, special purpose vehicles, and international banking today was the result of a collaborative policy making process that involved local leaders, expatriate professionals, and British officials. Over several decades, Cayman created a political system that enabled it to successfully compete in world financial markets for transactions, participate in major international efforts to control financial crimes, and avoid the political, economic, racial, and social problems that plague many of its Caribbean neighbors. Using archival sources, participant interviews, and a wide range of other materials, this Article describes how the collaborative policy making process developed over time and discusses the implications of Cayman's success for financial reform efforts today.
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Spotlight On...Harry Benson and the Reagans
The heroines of such Shreve novels asThe Pilot's Wife and The Weight of Water often find themselves at the mercy of men behaving badly, and the latest is no exception. This time, however, we hear the story from the perspective of the man, a humorless English professor named Nicholas Van Tassel who is writing a memoir of his doomed marriage years later.
The novel, set at the turn of the 20th century in a New England town, opens with Nicholas escaping a hotel fire. In the aftermath he spots a mysterious woman and promptly becomes infatuated. Soon his attraction to the woman, Etna Bliss, becomes an obsession, and he persuades her to marry him. She will never love him, though, which makes Nicholas desperate. He falsely accuses her of an affair and spies on her every move.
Like the Van Tassels' marriage, the story lacks passion. Nicholas's point of view doesn't quite work—it's nothing but a device for him to tediously unravel Etna's past, the revelations of which aren't worth the wait. Shreve makes a valid point about the power of passion to "both erode and enhance character in equal measure," but the story leaves us longing for something more. (Little, Brown, $25.95)
BOTTOM LINE: No spark
By Alexander McCall Smith
Critic's Choice
Precious Ramotswe is the no-nonsense proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana. She has a loving fiancé and plenty of time for tea before puttering off on the next case. When a rival opens the Satisfaction Guaranteed Detective Agency, she investigates the newcomer while at the same time helping her secretary—who has opened the school of the title—hunt for Mr. Right.
Kalahari is the fourth in a crowd-pleasing series whose cases are easy to solve and whose characters are easy to like. McCall Smith, a Scottish lawyer raised in Africa, describes kindly folks who work, gossip, fall in and out of love and teach children right from wrong, all without dwelling too long (but just long enough) on Botswana's serious AIDS problem. It's a side of Africa too rarely seen on the news, and Smith's old-fashioned storytelling gifts make Precious a treasure. (Pantheon, $19.95)
BOTTOM LINE: Satisfaction guaranteed
By T. Jefferson Parker
California noir moves to San Diego in this tough and taut novel about a detective with more ties to a murder victim than the Golden State has freeways. Det. Tom McMichael is looking into the slaying of ex-San Diego mayor Pete Braga, a powerful tuna fisherman turned tycoon who is bludgeoned in his home. In 1952 Braga killed McMichael's grandfather and got off on a self-defense claim. Shortly after, Braga's son Victor was beaten so badly that now, at 63, he still has the mind of a 10-year-old; suspicion fell on the detective's father, though nothing was proved. And McMichael's first love was Braga's granddaughter, though he also has an affair with Braga's enigmatic nurse despite his partner's warning that "nobody with bullet holes in her neck is straight up."
The plot is a cat's cradle that includes a gruesome smuggling operation, a crooked cop, a missing prostitute and a reconsidered will, but the masterly Parker never lets the strands tangle. (Hyperion, $23.95)
BOTTOM LINE: Pursue it hotly
By Mary Higgins Clark
If you're really hungry for McDonald's, then a Big Mac is worth more than foie gras. Clark's latest fast-food suspense novel follows journalist Carley DeCarlo as she tries to get the story behind a scandal: The developer of a cancer vaccine seems to have died in a plane crash just before reports emerge that he was an embezzler peddling a false cure.
Although the title refers to a new love in the divorced reporter's life, Clark spends almost no time on the romance, focusing instead on a homicidal loon who feels cheated by the drug exec and stalks DeCarlo. Clark keeps the chase lively throughout. (Simon & Schuster, $26)
BOTTOM LINE: Comfort fiction
By Elizabeth Cohen
The same week that her daughter Ava first said her own name, Cohen's father, suffering from Alzheimer's, failed to recognize his name on a census form. Cohen's touching memoir recounts how she saw her child discover the world as her dad, a former professor, slipped into dementia. Soon after Cohen, her husband and Ava moved into a house in upstate New York, where Cohen is a journalist, her ill father came to stay—and her husband left. What makes the book so sympathetic is Cohen's lack of self-pity and the straightforward tone in which she recounts seeing an infant and an old man converge on common ground as the baby grows—and the father declines—into childhood. (Random House, $23.95)
BOTTOM LINE: Superb chronicle
By Jane Heller
Just as 34-year-old actress Stacey Reiser—the heroine of Heller's 10th novel—is on the verge of success, she finds herself starring in a real-life comedy of errors. Jack Rawlins, a movie critic with the power to "literally torpedo a budding career" (trust us, no critic is that powerful), declares her performance in the latest comedy to have "the subtlety of a sledgehammer." Worse, her nagging mother, Helen, joins her in L.A.—and finds a bone in a can of tuna fish. That incident leads, through an unpredictable chain of events, to Helen landing a gig as a pitchwoman for Fin's tuna. Faster than you can say Freaky Friday, Mom is a phenom and her daughter a pesky worrywart.
Heller often writes with the subtlety of a sledgehammer: Helen is so obnoxious that her daughter's refusal to tell her off becomes infuriating. (How many women would tolerate a mom who barges in during a date, scaring off a promising guy?) But the plot of Lucky Stars is wildly inventive—from that tuna business to Stacey's extravagant attempts to investigate her mother's fishy new boyfriend. Heller's prose is quite funny and always engaging. In the end, Stars shines. (St. Martin's, $25.95)
BOTTOM LINE: Lucky charms
Photographer Harry Benson first began shooting Ronald and Nancy Reagan in 1966, when he was running for governor of California. Benson has since snapped the former First Couple on several occasions, and the best shots are in The President & Mrs. Reagan: An American Love Story (Abrams, $19.95), a rare window into a 51-year romance. "They are really in love," says Benson, 68. "It's not Just for the camera. These pictures show the way they went through their life."
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Sue Albert's School of Dance is offering a "Disney Princess Dance Camp" where girls can come dressed like a princess every day. Each day has a different princess theme and the girls make crafts, learn dances, and more. Princess camp is for ages 3 -6.
Sue Albert's School of Dance is also offering a "Hollywood Pop Diva Dance Camp" for 7 to 11 year-olds. Campers learn hip-hop, modern, jazz, and ballet. They make outfits, crafts, and get pampered with things like hair, makeup, and pedicures. They also learn to walk the red carpet.
Another camp being offered is the "Step Up 2 Dance Camp," for 12 to 18 year-olds. Dancers focus on hip-hop and modern lyrical routines. It's roughly based on the dance styles from the "Step Up" movies.
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Hello everyone,
It seems this forum is frequented by a wide variety of professionals, so I thought it would be a good place to seek advice. I am casually considering perusing a D.B.A. in Information Systems and wanted to see what you all though the pros/cons might be. I recently received my M.B.A. in information systems from Cleveland State University, and now work at the Cleveland Clinic in an entry level program analyst position. After one year of employment a good portion of my D.B.A. tuition would be covered by the Clinic, and my job is quite relaxed with flexible hours. My real point of concern is will the 4+ years of additional education pay off in the long run. Ultimately, I would like to hold the position of CIO. Obviously the D.B.A. would be helpful in achieving this goal, but is it necessary? Thoughts/comments/experience would be great.
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Unless you want to be published or want to teach, I would say at this point experience is more important. If you want to be CIO, not only technical experience but a solid business background and lots of networking so that you can get those important promotions where you will be making business decisions over purely IT decisions.
Thanks for the input. You brought up another aspect I have been considering; would the time/energy used to gain the Doctorate be better spent elsewhere. 4-5 more years of school is a long time.At the same time I feel like I would be leaving money on the table by not taking advantage of the tuition reimbursement.
If your ultimate goal is top management, yes, spend your time learning management and business. Learn some accounting and finance so you can sell the IT goals to the entire company in terms of monetary costs and gains.
I've been in IT for a long time, just the last year of my MBA has completely changed my attitude how I go about my lowly IT work, let alone how I am looking at the future.
Just staying in your job and the natural progression there, you are going to learn everything you need to learn about IT. How do you want to sell yourself to the entire organization afterwards? Keep on proving what you can do with the IT you have, study to learn what is coming and so forth, but also branch out.
I don't know enough to comment one way or the other about the practical utility of a DBA in the world of work. I know more about academia. A DBA is an applied degree and is not the best preparation for a faculty position or for research. A PhD is preferable for a career in higher ed.
While I have nothing to back this up, other than personal observations in the IT world, I'd say hold off on the DBA. CIO's tend to be forward thinkers and tech savvy guys. While education plays a little bit into the role, its more the application of a technology for a business use. In IT, Doctors, are more academic in nature and are (hate to say this) bad at actually applying technology to a business purpose. They are great at research, development, but I've seen very few that can give a polished product that a customer actually wants.
Thats my .02, so I'd say get some real world experience and re-evaluate the DBA in a year or so.
Thanks for the advice, that is what I will be doing. I just received notification that the D.B.A. program I am interested in only enrolls every three years, so I have until 2016 to decide.
I'm still interested in hearing everyone's thoughts.
Focus on getting security credentials and such. unless you want to do research and teaching I'm not sure how much a PHD will help you.
Any suggestion on which one(s): CCNA, Sec+, CISA
Look up the ones you can find, and do a jobs search in your area to see how many seek them. Focus also nationally on your industry. I found that regions seek different certs.
Good plan, thanks!
I'd definitely advise against this. You already have quiet a bit of education and seem to be rather young. Like you mentioned, I'd work on some certifications and experience at this point.
I have a CCNA, so that is a good entry level cert i would recommend. However, I would advise that after you do that, you look into the CCNP and then possibly the CCNP security certification, and thereafter the CISSP cert. From everything I've read, and from my own experience, specialization seems to be the key in IT. Sure, it's good to know a bit of everything but go much deeper in one area. When I was studying for my CCNA, I thought that I would be an expert thereafter (very naive), however, once I started studying for my CCNP, I realized how little I truly knew. Point being, be a master in one field, and own it. You will be very successful if you do.
Best of luck to you. Whatever you do, I'm sure you'll be just fine.
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Played and Signed by Pearl Jam.
1992 Fender "Pearl Jam" Custom Shop Stratocaster.
This exceptionally beautiful Burgundy Mist Stratocaster was specially made in or around June of 1992 by two of the great Fender Custom Shop Master Builders - Art Esparza and Herbie (Bert) Gastellum. We believe that this guitar was specially made for Pearl Jam guitarist, Mike McCready - who frequently uses Fender Custom Shop Stratocasters with a "10-56" neck profile. The top of the guitar is signed in black marker by Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready. The guitar weighs 8.10 lbs. and has a nut width of between 1 5/8 and 1 11/16 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. One-piece alder body, one-piece 'flamed' maple neck with a typical "10/'56 "Boat Neck" Shape," and 'flamed' maple fretboard with 21 Vintage Style 'jumbo' frets and black dot position markers. Headstock with Fender 'Spaghetti' logo in gold with black trim. The tuners have been replaced (by Mike McCready?) with Fender® Schaller® American Series DeLuxe tuning machines with chrome half-moon shaped buttons. The back of the headstock has the gold oval decal of the Fender Custom Shop. Four-bolt neck plate with serial number "V059055" stamped between the top two screws. Three specially wound 'vintage-style' black bottom pickups with balanced outputs of 8.38k, 7.32k, and 7.11k. Three-layer white/black/white plastic pickguard with eleven screws. Three controls (one volume, two tone) plus five-way selector switch, all on pickguard. White plastic knobs with gold lettering. Fender American Standard combined bridge/tremolo unit with special 'graphite' saddles. The potentiometers are all stamped "R 137 9109" (CTS March 1991). The bottom of the neck has the red "Custom Shop / Fender USA" stamp with "10-56" in red marker and also the red stamp of "Art Esparza". It is also stamped in black "H. Gastellum" and it is also signed in black by him. The end of the neck is stamped in black "May 15 1992". The neck pocket also has the same two red stamps and is signed in blue marker "Art Esparza / 6-92". The pickup and control cavities have been specially shielded with gray paint to reduce hum. The underside of the foil shielding on the pickguard is marked "LO". As stated earlier, we believe that Mike Mcready had the control cavities specially 'shielded' and at the same time replaced the standard tuners with Schallers and the 'string-tree, the nut and the bridge saddles with 'graphite' versions. This guitar is in mint (9.50) condition. Housed in the original G and G Vintage style light-brown tolex hardshell case with brown leather ends and red plush lining (9.50).
Signed in black marker pen by Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament with various comments and doodles. This guitar was sold in March of 2001 by 'The Guitar Broker' in Florida. His (2001) description reads as follows "5421 STRATOCASTER Pearl Jam autographed Custom Shop issue, 1995 [sic 2], cool burgundy mist finish, super flamey hard-V neck, ultra rare as all the boys from Pearl Jam have autographed it, Eddie palyed it, as you know Pearl Jam doesn't sign anything anymore, here's your chance to own a real piece of rock'n'roll history, n.mint, hsc." His original description together with the original 1991 Fender Custom Shop brochure are included.
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), and Mike McCready (lead guitar). The band's current drummer is Matt Cameron, also of Soundgarden, who has been with the band since 1998. Since its inception, the band has sold over thirty million records in the U.S. and an estimated sixty million worldwide. Pearl Jam has outlasted many of its contemporaries from the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade. Allmusic refers to Pearl Jam as "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s."
Art Esparza joined Fender in the early sixties and became one of the Master Builders in the Custom Shop. One of the last guitars that he built was a Stratocaster specially built for Buddy Guy for his eightieth birthday. The guitar was specially painted by Costa Mesa artist, Jim Doody and was featured at the 2003 NAMM Show.
Herbie (Bert) Gastellum joined Fender in 1961. Like Abigail Ybarra, he moved around a bit within the factory before finding his area of expertise. Gastellum began buffing guitar bodies, spent a little time in the spray booth, and then settled in as a neck shaper, the job he holds now at the Custom Shop.


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A moment of panic set in Thursday when I read Robert Downey Jr. had been injured on the set of "Iron Man 3" and that filming was temporarily suspended.
"Iron Man" is hurt? I screamed mentally while quickly scanning the Associated Press story for further information.
It was just his foot. He's going to make it. I sighed with relief. My coworkers threw me some strange looks while I lamented over the injury.
First-world problems, I know. I guess it's true that Americans are spoiled.
I don't have to worry about not having fresh water, food in my stomach or clothes on my back, and I don't have to worry about bullets raining down on me while I'm shopping for groceries (aside from the random acts of violence that can occur anywhere).
But if I don't get my single, grande, upside-down, iced caramel macchiato at Starbucks when I'm going through caffeine withdrawal, my world goes, well, upside-down.
I have a lot of things to be thankful for in America.
I have the right to worship any god(s) I want.
I enjoy the freedom of speech.
I don't have to hunt, kill and prepare my own meat (if I did, I'd definitely be a vegetarian). And I don't have to grow or gather my own greens if I want a salad.
I can cut up my spaghetti with a fork and knife.
I can enjoy the comforts of an air-conditioned place to live and an air-conditioned car, and I can drive to any one of five Starbucks (including the one inside Barnes and Noble, not that I'm counting) any time I want.
I can go to Walmart at 2 a.m.
I can go to the library and read any book I want - and even take it home - for free.
I can watch reality TV. (Not "American Idol" - I have moved on to better shows, such as "Storage Wars.")
I can start a blog.
I can take up speed walking. Better yet - mall walking. (This way I am both air-conditioned and able to browse my favorite stores.)
I can join a think tank. I probably won't, because honestly, it sounds very boring. But I can if I so desire.
I can make a bucket list.
I can eat prime rib for breakfast or blueberry pancakes with maple syrup for dinner.
I can write my own column.
I have my health (aside from asthma, allergies, eczema, low blood pressure and a small hiatal hernia).
I have my family.
I have a job - one that I happen to love.
There are many freedoms that come hand-in-hand with being American, and I'm proud to be one - and grateful to the sacrifices made by those in our armed forces who protect those freedoms.
So if the release date for "Iron Man 3" gets pushed back, I'll try not to freak out too much - things could be much worse. (They could be delaying the release of the second half of "Twilight: Breaking Dawn.")
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Polar bear leaving Erie Zoo
Say goodbye to Patches.
The Erie Zoo's female polar bear will be relocated, most likely permanently, to the North Carolina Zoo sometime this month, Executive Director Scott Mitchell said Thursday.
The zoo's planned $1 million renovation of two moated exhibits, including the one Patches is in, is driving the decision, Mitchell said. The zoo was concerned that the noise and disruption caused by the construction project would be too stressful for her.
Patches most likely will remain in Asheboro, N.C., ending the Erie Zoo's long-standing connection to the marquee species at least for the foreseeable future, Mitchell said. The zoo has no immediate plans to acquire another polar bear.
"She's almost 26 and ... she's going to be down there at least a year and then she's 27," he said. "By that point it would make more sense for her to stay there. They have a big bear exhibit with no bears so it makes sense in that regard as well."
Patches' moving date has not been set, but this weekend is the last that the zoo can guarantee visitors will be able to see her, Mitchell said.
Visitors and staff members alike will miss her, he said.
"It's a family member moving away," Mitchell said.
The zoo is in the final design phase of the construction project, which includes Patches' exhibit and its lion exhibit. Plans include renovating holding spaces and sculpting the concrete walls; filling the moats that separate the outdoor open-air spaces from the outer exhibit rail, and installing glass partitions.
"It'll be somewhat similar to the tiger (exhibit)," Mitchell said. "There will be glass so people can get nose to nose with things. ... It's larger, it's a better fit all around for the animals."
Netting at the top of the exhibits will allow the zoo to house a wide variety of large cats in the exhibits, including the Amur leopards and possibly a new species, the Canadian lynx, Mitchell said.
Still, Mitchell said he's concerned about losing one of the zoo's popular attractions.
"They're an iconic species here at the zoo," Mitchell said of polar bears. "They have been a part of the community and the fabric and our family forever, as far as anybody can remember. But there's a lot of things at play in this and one is the difficulty in acquiring bears."
Few polar bears are being born at zoos, Mitchell said. Cost and space requirements of a new exhibit are also considerations.
The combined space of the current adjacent lion and polar bear exhibits would not be enough to house polar bears under current requirements, Mitchell said.
"Every kid can identify with a polar bear and bears in general. It's not easy to replace a polar bear in any way, shape or form. It's even more difficult because they've been with us back to the 'Koehler polars,'" Mitchell said, referring to the first pair of polar bears to live at the zoo. The pair was sponsored by the Koehler Brewery.
"I think the community understands what we're doing is best for the polar bear and polar bears in general, and that has to be our first priority," he said.
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"Rocket" once again denies taking HGH or steroids, lying to Congress
After he was indicted yesterday on charges of making false statements to Congress during his testimony about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, Roger Clemens made a statement via his Twitter page denying that he ever used steroids.
I never took HGH or Steroids. And I did not lie to Congress. I look forward to challenging the Governments accusations, and hope people will keep an open mind until trial. I appreciate all the support I have been getting. I am happy to finally have my day in court.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think there's something sad about the way Clemens signs off as "Rocket" at the end of his note? That's his nickname of course, but it almost feels like he's trying to play to the crowd that beloved him during his playing days.
Regardless, if you're innocent, you shout it from the rooftops as much as possible – just like Clemens has done. It's also important to keep in mind that he has never been proven guilty of anything as of this point.
But given how much evidence there is linking him to performance-enhancing drugs, I can't help but to think about the Dana Carevy stand-up routine when he pokes fun at the O.J. Simpson trial.
Here sits a mountain of forensic evidence and Roger's like, "Why we even havin' a trial?"
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Next week I'll put up a full post with my favorite shots from 2008. While I was gathering a few up I found this one which I particularly loved. It was from Jessica and Will's wedding in November.
[…] Case in point from yesterday. I commented on Twitter that I wonder why people read my blog. Possibly for variety? Lex was nice enough to say she kept coming back to see if I'd post more pictures and reminded me I'd promised to post my favorite shots of '08. […]


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The poll, conducted Saturday through Monday, shows Republican Rick Santorum ahead by 10 percentage points, 42 to 32, with 23 percent undecided. The Patriot Party's Diane Blough had 3 percent, while the Libertarian Party's Don Ernsberger got 1 percent.
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We finally have the first (but probably not final) details of Brad Bird's The Incredibles on Blu-ray. The release date will be April 12, 2011 and will be a 4 Disc set (2 Blu-rays, 1 DVD + 1 Digital Copy). The Blu-ray will include all of the extras from the previous DVD release, an admission ticket to Cars 2, plus some brand new special features:
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If you are adjudicated Delinquent (age 15) of a crime that would have been a felony (marijuana on school grounds) and recieved 1 year supervised probation, can you still purchase firearms when you are 18? My probation officer said he will "seal" it. He said expunging is taking something off that was already on. He said that he won't even put it on. He said if he files my probation "satifactory," I won't have to worry with it. I am worried about it showing up on that NCIS check. He got me court ordered permission to hunt...that's good news, right? This is in Louisiana and is really bothering me...:banghead:


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Sam Poueu is healing.
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Now, Poueu's family, and the family of his fiancée Stephanie Anderson, tell PEOPLE that Poueu's condition is improving.
"We are excited to share that Sam is out of ICU and is currently in stable condition," the families say in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE. "He still has a long road of recovery ahead of him, but we are so encouraged by the progress he continues to make daily."
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Poueu, 25, had been working as a trainer at the Biggest Loser Fitness Ridge Resort in Malibu, Calif., since competing on the show. Anderson, 31, to whom he proposed last October, is a senior account executive with CBS Radio. The couple plan to wed in spring 2012.
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I have Google Analytics, why do I need ClickMeter? Google Analytics Alternative!
Excellent question! Is ClickMeter a Google Analytics Alternative?
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This week I noticed we sold 50% more subscriptions than the average weeks. Wow! Was my first reaction. After three minutes of uncontrolled enthusiasm I was wondering why.
So I opened my Google Analytics and found that we had a peak of visits. Ok, but, from where? Which source is bringing us such number of conversions? So I opened "Traffic Sources > Sources > All traffic" and I found that about 70% of the sources were from "(direct)/(none)", about 25% from "google/organic", and only 5% from specific sources such as Facebook, Twitter, our blog and some other website we are using to advertise our product.
That was not a great help, it did not explained me which marketing action is producing results.
Then I opened my ClickMeter account, I clicked the list of links and then I filtered by "last 7 days". There it is, the list of all sources ordered by the most clicked, no doubt from where the conversions were coming: a tweet we made was posted many times and is leading visitors to an Interesting article we made on our blog. That encouraged me to create similar articles and to buy visibility on Twitter about some specific keywords.
Bingo! We have got another piece of validated learning and we will spend our (and our investors money) wisely.
I'm not saying ClickMeter is "magic" and Analytics is "junk", they are both excellent products and they have been created for two different purposes using two different technologies.
GA helps you understand what happens on your website (on-site analytic) it tells you how many visits, what time of the day, which browser they use and try to make you understand who is your average visitor.
CM was specifically created to determine which source of traffic is most valuable for your business.
GA track the users when they hit your website pages collecting data through java-scripts and cookies.
CM track clicks at the source level, by providing you with a tracking link that track the users before they arrive to your website.
Our clients choose ClickMeter for many reasons: Google Analytics is not that accurate, javascript has to be placed in your website and only provides aggregated reports.
1) Google Analytics is not that accurate.
The data in Google Analytics is always less than the actual traffic numbers. But why?
To answer this, we need to talk tech for a moment:
A) Google analytics is a JavaScript snippet of code that is placed into your website. If the computer visiting your website is not accepting JavaScript, the visit will not be tracked. Also if the JavaScript has an error or does not load the visit will not be tracked.
B) Google Analytics places a cookie on the machine that visits the website, then Google Analytics reads the cookie information to determine the visitor. Therefore, if cookies are blocked, no tracking will occur.
ClickMeter tracking technology is based on link redirects and is 100% accurate with tracking the number of clicks from a specific marketing source. ClickMeter does not require any code to be installed.
2) Google Analytics code has to be placed in your site html.
Unlike tools like Google Analytics, KissMetrics and Omniture, ClickMeter have always been a way to gather website metrics when you don't control the website.
Want metrics for a message you wrote on Twitter or Pinterest? Use a tracking link. Want data from a blog post? From a product you are advertising like an affiliate? You can use a ClickMeter link for that, too.
3) Google Analytics provides ONLY aggregated reports.
Sometimes is necessary to drill down to understand why something is reallyhappening.
As an example: if you suspect to be the victim of click-fraud activities you need a detailed report showing each click by IP and timestamp to ask a refund for the "fake" visibility you paid for. You can find many other reasons you may need detailed reports. Unfortunately GA is only providing aggregated stats and there is no way to access to a click by click report like in ClickMeter.
The main reasons you should choose ClickMeter to track your marketing sources are:
- ClickMeter tracking technology is based on link redirects and is 100% accurate with tracking the number of clicks (unique and non-unique) from a specific link or campaign.
- ClickMeter does not require any code to be installed.
- All reports are available in aggregated and detailed mode.
Read more in ClickMeter knowledge base: Should I use ClickMeter or Google Analytics?
So what is the difference between tracking with ClickMeter vs the data I receive from Google Analytics?
- Google Analytics serves it's purpose and is excellent for tracking time on site, new vs returning user, user's device, language, browser, flash version and so many other areas entry and exit point on the website.
- ClickMeter was built to be specific in one area: marketing sources analysis.
So what is different about ClickMeter and how is the tracking more precise?
ClickMeter allows clients to setup campaigns for referral traffic. Each unique link is created and tracked in the easy to use client dashboard. The link is created by giving a final destination, and also labeling where this link will be placed in the marketing strategy. Once the link is created, our clients are able to place that link on an inbound marketing website and EVERY CLICK is counted.
This is done by using redirects. the following image show the tracking process:
Savvy internet marketing experts create success by tracking each dollar spent to each dollar return on the investment.
Imagine that you have an awesome website where you sell a very good product and you are ready to drive more traffic to it. You have an advertising budget of $5000, and there are 3 sites ready to send traffic through banner ads.
Using Google Analytics alone, let's say that 15% of the clicks are not accounted for, and 7% of the clicks are displayed as "blank" because GA do did not gather enough data. Then another 3% of the clicks say they are coming from generic "Organic" traffic (again no enough data), however the 3rd party site owner is claiming that you had more visits than your Analytics is reporting. Based off this simple hypothetical, 25% of your clicks are not properly tracked.
How do you make a decision on which site to discontinue your ad buy? ClickMeter will save you time and money in reporting 100% precise. And yes, ClickMeter also tracks conversions.
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… and if I work in an Agency? Serve your customer with better reports!
ClickMeter is also popular with Ad operations teams who track hundreds of inbound marketing campaigns at once, and produce reports to track response rate of each campaign. And if you represent a web-marketing agency or a publisher all reports can be shared in read-only mode with a simple 2-minute setup.


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Previous versions of this letters file should have referred to employees of Erie Water Works.
We live in a patio home development and recently encountered a water leak in our home's lower level that necessitated curb box shut-off to enable repair by a plumber.
Initially, Erie Water Works staff were unable to locate the box to turn off the water to our unit. They worked for three days to eventually not only identify our curb box, but also at least five other units that had not previously been known to either Erie Water Works or the units' owners. In the future, should any of these units experience a major water leak, the workers' dedicated service will have produced invaluable information that could possibly avert serious internal property damage.
Water department personnel and crews were persistent, professional and courteous, and consistently provided me with updates and progress. Too often, only the negative is communicated. The positive should also be acknowledged.
Chuck PhillipsMillcreek Township
Whiteman, tire
guys come through
While westbound on Interstate 90 in heavy late Friday afternoon traffic transporting an old pickup truck, a tire on the car hauler went flat. No spare. A call to ever dependable Eddie Whiteman of Eddie's Collectibles assured us that help was on the way.
In a very short time, Whiteman's capable crew arrived, removed the truck from the trailer, hooked it to their wrecker and removed the flat while dodging the dangerous high-speed interstate traffic.
I needed a tire for the dual axle trailer. I had prior business with Tires for Less at West 26th Street and Powell Avenue and knew them to be professional and very reasonably priced, so we limped the three-wheeled trailer there, followed by the wrecker. Pulling into the lot at 5:45, I met Trevor, a young employee of Tires for Less. I asked what time they would be closing and he replied, "15 minutes ago, what can we do for you?" When we explained our plight, he did not hesitate to break down the shredded tire and replace it with a used tire that would get us home. He refused money for the tire or his after-closing labor.
Tires for Less at 3770 W. 26th St., and Eddie Whiteman's wrecker service are both to be commended for their outstanding service, professionalism and contribution to our community.
Hank MiraldiAlbion
Mom makes
days special
How beautiful is the soul of my mother. She always can find something beautiful in any situation. Driving around with her is a pleasure.
This time of year, she points out all of the beautiful color in every tree as we go by. She always says it's like an artist painting a picture. She wonders how the trees know every year to start to turn colors. It is a miracle to her. I suppose there is a scientific explanation behind it. I like her explanation.
She has great faith and is always praying for someone or something. I always think about my time spent with her and that someday we will be separated by this world and the next one. We will always keep in touch with each other. We will be praying to each other and I know I will be able to always feel her presence. I treasure the time I have with her now. I watch how she nurtures her family and is always showing her deep love for all of us. She keeps us together.
We all enjoy her great beauty and all of her children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren know her kindness and patience. We all have wonderful memories of times past with her and Dad and times still yet to come. I take it one day at a time. She has taught me that. One day at a time, Mom. Thank you for being you. And thank you for making fall so special to me.
Eileen KraftErie
World-class talent, when embodied by a brilliant heart and mind, inspires all fortunate enough to be touched by it. And the night of Oct. 26 at the Erie Philharmonic concert, the thrill that is Gil Shaham inspired orchestra, director and chorus to a remarkable, memorable evening of music.
Director Daniel Meyer chose Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" to open the program, and what music! You can listen to the recordings, but why bother? It will be a dissonant cacophony. However, being present, where it became as tangible in the room as the soaring gilded theater, was vital.
Meyer compelled the music to materialize, and the musicians responded in kind. And we, the lucky audience, became part of the fantasy being played to us. And then the soloist arrived, and completely in love with the orchestra, played Brahms the way everyone should hear Brahms played at least once in their lifetime.
Shaham nurtured conductor, strings and symphony into one lovely and sweet crescendo. The entire concert was affirmed by an audience that could not stop showing its appreciation.
Heartfelt thanks to all of the wonderful corporate and personal sponsors of the philharmonic. And, if you don't have season tickets, for your own sake, for beauty's sake, go get them today.
Karen AlexNorth East
Charges vary
for notary service
My wife required notary services for two similar legal documents that only required a photo ID.
We went to a location, presented a coupon for $2 off the service and paid $8 out of pocket. I then presented a competitor's coupon and inquired if the service would accept the same for the other document. The notary denied this request.
We then traveled to the location of the competitor on West 12th Street, presented the designated coupon, and were charged an out-of-pocket fee of $3. I must also state that the staff at the competitor location were informal, courteous and engaging, unlike the abrupt and dismissive staff at the first location.
I believe that the media should make the community aware of this information and then most readers can make an informed decision on where to obtain the services of a public notary in this region.
Joe PhillipsErie
Another health
plan offered
Letter writer Richard Lewis needs to look at recent history to understand why Republicans could not stop the Affordable Care Act from passing in the first place ("Go to jail, GOP," Erie Times-News, Oct. 19).
The three branches of government were controlled by the Democrats. The left's agenda (albeit only one main initiative, thank God) was unstoppable at that time.
But look at the facts. This was a lot of the Republicans' plan for health care. The issue as I see it is that the Republicans could not figure out how it could work because of the cost. That is why it could never be done.
I have an alternative plan. Keep the good parts -- the pre-existing section, the kids stay on until at least 26, and some others. But have the government collect a tax for "catastrophic" health care, just like the auto insurance plans. If the citizens had to pay into a plan every month that covered them in the case of cancer or other major health issue, and the government would use that plan to offset the cost and risk that insurance companies are held accountable for in their plans and then I believe that wellness checkups and preventive care could be covered by private insurance companies much more affordably. And the lower risk to the insurance companies would keep costs under control.
People could still choose their plans and deductibles, but would be required to have a minimum policy level that would make sure preventive care is administered every year, like a standard dental plan, which covers one or two cleanings and checkups per year. Also, let the insurance companies compete across state lines like the auto insurance companies do. Or at least explain why this is not allowed. I can't figure that out.
James KarnesErie


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Wayne Country Day honored for literary magazine
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Welcome to my personal site. This is where I express my ideas about the cultural biology of organization.
Events with me in 2016:
Here is a lecture I did in Christiania's Science & Cocktails series in 2015, summarizing my ideas about evolution of culture.
I am fascinated by the big history of our past as human beings. How did our ancestors, generation after generation, slowly develop into who we are now? I'm also attempting to put our social behaviour into computational models in a way that does not shame a cultural biologist. It's not because we dream of conquering galaxies that we have stopped being social mammals.
We know how contemporary animals behave, although history shows that our observation of them is very much influenced by our preconceptions.
Further back, we know about our own prehistory, with the same caveat. History helps us reconstruct the last four millennia, through for instance Herodote, Confucius, the epic of Gilgamesh... before that, there is archaeology, that can trace older civilizations. See for instance this 5000-years-old stone, one of a ring, in Orkney, north of Scotland, built when the climate was warmer there than it is today.
Going back still further, to the last few million years, the image becomes blurred, and scientists quarrel about our story. When did we invent symbolic language, when did we domesticate animals, start using fire? Which human lineages began and ended at which time? Each new fossil find leads to new hypotheses.
My special attention through all of this goes to our cultures. My father's - and many other researchers' - studies show that at the level of shared values, cultures are remarkably stable across generations, even in our times of turbulent change. There are also indications that climate and mode of sustenance have been important in shaping culture; for instance it is probably agriculture, and the attendant change from living in small bands to living in villages, cities and states, that gave us what my father termed 'large power distance'.
Getting to know our past will, I am convinced, help us in shaping our future. For doing research I need friends who know things, and can build models, and who can inspire me. To find out what I do to study these issues, and with whom, have a look around in the site.
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You do not have a culture. Your culture has you (Gert Jan Hofstede, 2012).
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iPad has been a wild success since its launch in 2010, and the iPad 2 was a
lucrative follow-up in 2011. Apple sold 1 million iPad's in less than a month after its release,
and managed to sell 1 million iPad 2's during launch weekend alone. While many
competitors have stepped to the plate, such as BlackBerry's PlayBook,
Motorola's Xoom and Samsung's Galaxy Tab, Apple has managed to hold the No. 1
spot in the tablet world.
Now, Bloomberg reports
that Apple is reducing iPad orders to vendors, which could mean slower sales
for associated companies like Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Apple has not
confirmed the cut in orders to vendors.
Over the past two weeks, many vendors noted that Apple cut fourth-quarter iPad
orders by 25 percent. JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts wrote a report on
September 25 that showed that vendors such as Hon Hai could experience a drop
from 17 million units in the third quarter to only 13 million units in the fourth
According to Wanli Wang, an industry analyst at RBS Asia Ltd., the reason for
the reduced orders from Apple may be economic conditions leading to decreased
demand in Europe as well as Apple's attempt to operate with reduced inventory.
Apple currently claims 73 percent of tablet sales this year with its iPad. It
has worked its fingers to the bone to ban the sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 throughout Europe as
well as Australia this year, and
quote: the iPad's sales are significantly slowing down
quote: even with those purportedly reduced shipments, analysts aren't ready to say that Apple will sell fewer iPads in the fourth quarter. According to Bloomberg, JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz will maintain estimates that Apple will ship up to 12 million iPad units in that quarter
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quote: Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray said Monday that he too has heard from Apple's supply chain that iPad 2 orders for the rest of 2011 have been reduced. However, he doesn't necessarily see that as an indication that Apple is experiencing reduced demand for its touchscreen tablet."While we have heard chatter of supply chain order reductions, the absolute sell-in figures for (the second half of calendar year 2011) likely remain well above our estimates," he wrote in a note to investors."We also note that previous calls based on sell-in or supply chain data have, for the most part, proven to have very little correlation with Apple's results vs. consensus dating back to early iPod shipments (2003)."The analyst believes that Apple deliberately has multiple suppliers and manufacturing partners, which makes it difficult for industry watchers to draw conclusions based on one data point. He noted that Apple plans to assemble iPad units in Brazil by the end of this year, a transition that could explain reduced orders from the Far East.Munster has maintained his forecast of 10 million iPad units sold in the September quarter, increasing to 12 million in the December quarter. Both would be new highs for Apple, besting the company's previous record of 9.25 million units
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Provides links to resources in
the Pacific Islands with an interest in the prevention,
control, or eradication of invasive species.
U.S. Scientists Assist Freely Associated States to Combat Invasive Species (Dec 12, 2012)
U.S. Department of State. U.S. Embassy Majuro.
On November 29, representatives from the Regional Invasive Species Council (RISC) of Micronesia presented to the Micronesian Chief Executives' Summit in Majuro on the importance of combating invasive species. RISC of Micronesia is a Guam-based organization that has representatives in Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Saipan, whose main purpose is to work with member countries to combat invading species from invading their countries. RISC is working to develop a comprehensive Micronesia Biosecurity Plan (MBP) to prevent invasive species from damaging the environment, economy and cultural resources in Micronesia.
Partnership to Tackle Pacific Pests (Nov 9, 2012)
BirdLife International.
BirdLife Pacific and Island Conservation have signed an agreement in Fiji this week to help protect the native birds and biodiversity of Pacific islands from invasive species. The two NGOs bring enormous experience to the task. The BirdLife Pacific Partnership has been working to address this problem by eradicating introduced predators from islands in Fiji, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Palau. Island Conservation has completed pest eradications from over fifty islands across the globe and has recently expanded its operations in the Pacific.
Cook Islands PM Urges Pacific-Wide Action to Tackle Invasive Species (Sep 23, 2012)
BirdLife International.
The Cook Islands Prime Minister Hon. Henry Puna and his Pacific Islands Forum colleagues have backed an initiative to recognise the widespread economic, social and environmental impacts of invasive species. The support came during the Forum Leaders' Retreat this month, at which the Cook Islands put forward the proposal, and subsequently included in the Forum Communiqué.
PIAkey: Identification Guide to Ants of the Pacific Islands
USDA. APHIS. PPQ. Center for Plant Health Science and Technology; University of California - Davis.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
See also: Reports
on invasive species on Pacific Islands and Species
by location
Invasive Species in Palau
Convention on Biological Diversity. Clearing-House Mechanism; Palau Office of Environmental Response and Coordination.
Invasive Alien Species in the Austral-Pacific Region: National Reports & Directory of Resources (PDF | 3.65 MB)
Global Invasive Species Programme.
Island Biodiversity and Invasive Species
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Cooperative Islands Initiative
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
International Government
Plant Health
Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
Invasive Alien Woody Species in Pacific Island Forests
UN. Food and Agriculture Organization.
Species Strategy in the Pacific: A Regional Strategy (PDF | 190 KB)
South Pacific Regional
Environment Programme.
Pacific Invasives Learning Network
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional
Environment Programme.
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by Jon Gordon
From MPR News reporter Brandt Williams:
The state government shutdown means thousands of Minnesota families will not receive child care assistance. The program helps families with children under 12 pay for child care while parents work, look for work or go to school.
Stephanie Burns of Backus said the program pays for most of the $225 per week it costs to send her two children to daycare while she goes to work.
"We'll probably have to start going to food shelves again and using the Angel Food Ministries and Ruby's Pantry is another one that we'll have to start using again because we won't be able to pay for food."
Burns said her family should be able to make it through the shutdown but she's mad that legislators and the governor couldn't reach a budget agreement.
We hear this from our MPR colleague Jeff Jones:
"When we dropped our daughter off at the daycare center today, we got an unpleasant surprise. The staff told us the center would be closed for the duration of the government shutdown. Turns out most of their income comes in via child care subsidies that the state is not paying right now. Without the subsidized families able to pay, there isn't enough income to keep the lights on for the rest of us. The staff told us they were as surprised as we were when they learned about this at 10:00 last night."
Jones continues,
"I wonder how many other private child care centers will have to make the same decision and close their door to everyone. For my family, it means one of us will have to stay home from work until the shutdown is over to take care of our daughter. Certainly many people are much more affected than we, but I frankly didn't expect to be directly and financially touched by the shutdown so soon."