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Cedarville University's new Bod Pod has improved calculations and is able to determine resting metabolic rate, and design a personalized printout with enhanced charts and graph. Photo credit: Scott L. Huck/Cedarville University
by Bethany Brock, Public Relations Writer
October 10, 2012
Cedarville University's Department of Kinesiology and Allied Health recently acquired a newer version of the Bod Pod. The new Bod Pod has the capability to obtain a more accurate measurement of body composition, and is renowned for its accuracy, reliability and ease of use.
The older version of the Bod Pod was only able to calculate weight and body fat percentage. Because the new Bod Pod has improved calculations, it is now able to calculate resting metabolic rate and design a personalized printout with enhanced charts and graphs.
The Bod Pod can tell the difference between a pound of fat and a pound of muscle. "Just stepping on the scale and seeing your weight does not indicate what your body is made up of," said April Crommett, Ph.D., associate professor of exercise science.
The Bod Pod is so accurate that it even takes into consideration ethnicity because of the differences in bone density in different ethnic groups.
According to Crommett, the Bod Pod is used as part of a comprehensive fitness evaluation that determines risk for cardiovascular disease. In addition to blood pressure and cholesterol, body fat percentage has been linked to increased risk of heart disease and strokes. A sedentary lifestyle is also a risk factor for heart disease and often those who are sedentary become overweight.
The Bod Pod enables someone to track their body composition more effectively by detecting small changes in body fat and lean body mass, or muscle.
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Epitaphs Come to Life in Green-Wood Cemetery Play
In the center of Brooklyn's vast Green-Wood cemetery, actors are bringing characters to life in the moonlight, only to have them die among the gravestones. This happens in the "Spoon River Project," adapted from Edgar Lee Masters' 1915 Spoon River Anthology by Tom Andolora, in which characters tell of their own bleak lives and deaths in a series of poetic monologues. Tickets are still available for Sunday's matinee, which is the final show in the production's 11-performance run.
The play's characters include Searcy Foote, who murders his aunt so he can marry the girl he loves. There's also Deacon Taylor, a member of the Prohibition party, who drinks secretly for 30 years only to die of cirrhosis of the liver. Walter Simmons is a failed inventer, and Tom Merritt is a cuckolded husband.
All four characters are played by the same actor.
The action takes place in a Civil War-era section of the cemetery that has a mausoleum in the background. The "stage" is lit by torches, and the actors, dressed in hoop skirts and tailcoats, carry oil lanterns as they drift around an area that members of the cast and crew call "the ideal setting" for a play about living and dying.
"It's such a great old-style cemetery," said the show's executive producer, Robert Levinstein. "There's great energy."
At least some of that energy comes from forces beyond their control, but not beyond the grave.
"One of my monologues is a character who is shot and killed, and when I finished my last line, which is, 'He aimed and fired at my heart,' I drop to the ground and somewhere in the distance right then were some gunshots," said actor David Michael Kirby.
Kirby said birds have swooped down during the performances and once, because of the humidity, the audience could see the breath of the actors as they delivered their lines.
The plein-air stage means the audience and actors blend together more than in, say, a black-box theater.
"It's so reminiscent of sitting around a campfire," Kirby said. "Telling stories, singing songs, breaking out into the occasional dance."
The cemetery's president called the play "a natural for Green-Wood" and said he's considering other theater, dance, and music performances for the future.
Click below to see a slideshow of scenes from the play.

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Free Agency 2011 – 10 Players Ready to Step Up
Free Agency 2011 – 10 Players Ready to Step Up
It's been such a crazy free agency period that's it's easy to forget about the guys left behind. Those players already on the roster that aim to fill the shoes of players gone for greener pastures.
No celebrated arrival and no fanfare, but no less important. Players who were last year seen as depth and security, are going to get a chance to be "the guy" that their teams are now relying on.
Here are ten of these men that we've seen enough from to think they can do it.
George Wilson, S, Buffalo Bills
Replacing: Donte Whitner
Why He Can: It's not just that Wilson can cover the loss of Whitner, it's that he'll be an upgrade if the way he played in 2009 is anything to go by. While Whitner gave up six touchdowns on his way to a -3.4 grade last year, Wilson was actually our third ranked safety in 2009. The converted wide receiver didn't allow a single TD while picking off four balls, and earning a higher grade in run support than Whitner. He also had 10 more defensive stops, despite Whitner making more tackles. All in all, Bills fan need not fret about Wilson stepping up.
Lardarius Webb, Baltimore Ravens
Replacing: Josh Wilson
Why He Can: It's going to be hard to replace our fifth ranked corner from last year, and while Webb may not find that kind of form, he's got the talent to make the drop off negligible. Last year he earned a +1.1 grade in coverage as he worked primarily on the outside in nickel sets, and in his rookie year he picked up a +6.9 overall grade despite picking up a pretty serious injury towards the end of the year. Now, a year further removed from injury, you'd be looking for him to build on that.
Jerome Simpson, Cincinnati Bengals
Replacing: Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens
Why He Can: Primarily because neither man was up to much last year, with their reputations and name value being harder to live up to than their actual performance. Simpson had failed to really do anything since being drafted, but judging by how he ended the season, something seemed to have finally clicked. He only managed 153 snaps but wrapped up 2010 with three strong performances as opportunity presented itself. If he can carry that through, then he's actually an upgrade on the inconsistent Owens.
William Hayes and Derrick Morgan, Tennessee Titans
Replacing: Jason Babin
Why They Can: Babin was so impressive last year that if this duo can at least limit the impact of losing our tenth ranked defensive end they'll have done well. Hayes may not be the flashiest but he played exceptionally well in his 555 snaps last year. If you don't know what he's capable of, watch what he did to one of the stronger right tackles in the league, Eric Winston, in Week 12. As for Morgan, well he only had 114 snaps as a rookie, yet in that time he picked up a couple of sacks and seven pressures. There's talent in both these players.
Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys
Replacing: Roy Williams
Why He Can: Listed here primarily because he's not Roy Williams. It may sound harsh, but Williams didn't just fail to live up to his huge price tag in Dallas, but he failed regardless of what was paid for him. Williams was our 90th-rated receiver in 2010 after being 99th in 2009, and that kind of "progress" means Bryant doesn't have awfully big shoes to fill. Still, expectations are understandably high, and a +4.8 receiver rating shows the potential. At times he looked exquisite, particularly Weeks 9 and 10. If he can produce like that all season, the Dallas offense could be scary.
Jason Hatcher, Dallas Cowboys
Replacing: Stephen Bowen
Why He Can: This may come down to Hatcher purely filling the role Bowen occupied in sub packages (though given Rob Ryan's style of defense that may have been the case for Bowen as well). Hatcher has demonstrated an ability to pressure the quarterback, pressuring the QB once in every 10.53 snaps he rushes the passer. That compares favorably to Bowen (one in every 11.81). Look for Hatcher to wreak havoc in the Dallas sub packages.
Captain Munnerlyn, Carolina Panthers
Replacing: Richard Marshall
Why He Can: We got a big look at the man with the best name in football last year (as Chris Gamble missed plenty of time) and he didn't look all that bad. While Marshall had our tenth-lowest grade in coverage last year, Munnerlyn fell in at No.26 and allowed just 57.5% of passes thrown his way to be completed. A fit and proper Gamble and Munnerlyn should be a more productive pairing than the underachieving Marshall and Gamble of the past couple of years.
Greg Hardy, Carolina Panthers
Replacing: Tyler Brayton
Why He Can: This comes with a giant asterisk given that Hardy is missing the first week or two of camp because of a motorcycle accident he was involved in. But when he does see the field he's bound to be more productive than the cloak of invisibility that had been Tyler Brayton while rushing the passer. Just as way of comparison, Brayton had 19 quarterback disruptions on 332 pass rushing attempts. Hardy managed 25 on 217 pass rushes. Look for the Panthers to make more of an impression on quarterbacks.
Leroy Hill, Seattle Seahawks
Replacing: Lofa Tatupu
Why He Can: It's not a like for like replacement, but with Hill moving to the outside and David Hawthorne moving to replace Tatupu inside, the Seahawks linebacker group got stronger. Tatupu had seen his play drop off after Hawthorne noticeably outplayed him as his replacement in 2009. Hill has had some off the field problems, but on it he brings more physicality to Seattle and their run defense. Keep him out of trouble and watch him go.
Daryl Washington, Arizona Cardinals
Replacing: Gerard Hayes
Why He Can: Hayes missed plenty of last year with various injuries, and when he was on the field, gone was the guy who excelled as Karlos Dansby's partner. In contrast, Daryl Washington was one of the most impressive rookies in the league, and showed the kind of range and aggressiveness teams covet. He'll be an every down upgrade with the Cardinals keeping him on the field.
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Many small businesses and nonprofits can't afford to buy print ads and hire PR professionals, but these days, do you even need to? Social media and online marketing tools are fast becoming the most efficient tools to market and communicate with constituents/customers/members. But it's not quite as easy as tweeting small business products or setting up a Facebook fan page. Before diving in head first, learn the most common mistakes and prime opportunities in the social media world. How can your company use networks like Facebook, Google and Twitter? Come hear the leaders in this contemporary marketplace reveal the secrets of small-business success.


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I LOVE that fireplace it's lovely!ReplyDelete
But I think I would rather be on the French Riviera where Tender is the Night took place (just read the first few paragraphs about the descriptions!) I am craving sunshine!
Yes Anna, the French Riviera sounds great as well! Maybe I will do a post for you of some sunshine tomorrow :)ReplyDelete
i LOVE the snow longs i don't have to clean up after it or drive in it - so vacation in lake tahoe, I'M IN! ... i love skiing, been 'trying' to snowboard last few years, i need A LOT of work :o(ReplyDelete
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Happy 2011 to you and all!!
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What a gorgeous home, darling!ReplyDelete
I love Tahoe!
Best wishes for 2011!
That top picture is so nice. Love your blog.ReplyDelete
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Our preoccupation with the immediate crisis of financial capital is causing us to overlook the bigger crisis in America's human capital. While we commit hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to Wall Street, we're slashing our outlays for public education.
Education is largely funded by state and local governments whose revenues are plummeting. As consumers cut back, state sales and income taxes are shrinking; three quarters of the states are already facing budget crises. On average, state revenues account for half of public school budgets, and most of the funding of public colleges and universities. On top of this, home values are dropping, which means local property taxes are also taking a hit. Local property taxes account for 40 percent of local school budgets.
The result: Schools are being closed, teachers laid off, after-school programs cut, so-called "noncritical" subjects like history eliminated, and tuitions hiked at state colleges.
It's absurd. We're bailing out every major bank to get financial capital flowing again. But we're squeezing the main sources of our nation's human capital. Yet America's future competitiveness and the standard of living of our people depend largely our peoples' skills, and our capacities to communicate and solve problems and innovate – not on our ability to borrow money.
What's more, our human capital is rooted here, while financial capital moves around the globe at the speed of an electronic blip. Right now global capital markets are frozen, but the big money — mostly in Asia and the Middle East — and will come here, bailout or no bailout. At this point it's coming back as purchases of dollars or in the form of T-bills that are financing the Wall Street bailout. Eventually American assets will become so cheap that the money will come rushing here to buy up the bargains.
It's our human capital that's in short supply. And without adequatepublic funding, the supply will shrink further. Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying funding is everything when it comes to education. Obviously, accountability is important. But without adequate funding we can't attract talented people into teaching, or keep class sizes small enough to give kids a real chance to learn, or provide them with a well-rounded curriculum, and ensure that every qualified young person can go to college.
So why are we bailing out Wall Street and not our nation's public schools and colleges? Partly because the crisis in financial capital is immediate while our human capital crisis is unfolding gradually. But maybe it's also because we don't have a central banker for America's human capital – someone who warns us as loudly as Ben Bernanke did a few months ago when he was talking about Wall Street's meltdown, of the dire consequences that will follow if we don't come up with the dough.
by Robert Reich
Robert B. Reich is Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton.
This article first appeared on Robert Reich's Blog. Republished with permission
Articles by Robert Reich:
- If They're Too Big To Fail, They're Too Big Period
- The Fed and Authoritarian Capitalism
- The Heart of the Economic Mess
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the only way i will ever own an electric car is if they do away with gasoline motors all together, and even then i will still have atleast one gasoline V8 powered vehicle (atleast 1!) but my wife may drive some new what ever
I hear ya, my wife drives a PRIUS, that thing will eventually get a pedestrian. She complains all the time about people that step off right in front of it. It doesn't make any noise what do ya want! I was working in the shop one day when she was out. I turned around and took a step out the door and damn there it was behind me, I flopped onto the hood like a goose goin' thru an A320's engines.
My daily driver is a 350 powered S-15, a wolf in sheeps clothing. The 350 is a Franken-mouse built using a Vortec block and extremely modifed LT1 aluminum heads that are converted back to conventional coolant flow. There's a ton of other mods to get a conventional distributor and a hacked up TPI injection system running off an old batch fire computer, and fastened to a GMPP LT1 4 barrel conversion intake, . Uses an LT4 HOT cam and Miller roller rockers. And it SMOGs, which it has to where I live, but it ain't technically legal, but so far the state hasn't bugged me about the configuration. They sniff it and send me away happy.
I have this noise thing even between my Harley and my Yamaha. Starting the old Hog is like bringing life to a wild animal. Begins with the electric starter which usually doesn't last enough to light it off so that ends with the kick starter and some sweat. The Yamaha in spite of having some healthy pipes on it, is like starting the vacuum cleaner. Pull a little choke, turn the key, hit the start button, a quick humm from the starter and it's going. Nice bike but no soul.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 97 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
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Editor's Note: The 54th annual celebration of the public works profession began on Sunday. Click here to learn how three departments make the event a year-round outreach and educational bonanza.
The American Public Works Association (APWA), a nonprofit organization with more than 28,500-members, announced today the declaration of National Public Works Week, May 18-24, 2014, to honor public works professionals in the U.S. and Canada. The celebration of the week draws attention to the important contributions of public works professionals to citizens' daily lives, including the planning, building, managing and operating the heart of our local communities – its infrastructure.
Since 1960, APWA has celebrated National Public Works Week (NPWW) each May to raise awareness of these vitally important contributions of public works professionals and the crucial role that infrastructure, facilities and services play in the quality of life in our communities across North America. "Public works professionals are often unsung heroes of society, and this week honors those who serve the public good everyday with dedication," said APWA Executive Director, Peter B. King.
Recognizing the Crucial Role of Public Works Contributions
"Every year, NPWW recognizes the tens of thousands of men and women public works professionals who are key to ensure that building infrastructure today is vital to a sustainable and vibrant tomorrow, so that future generations will enjoy a higher quality of life," said King. "We celebrate the week to honor the enormous contributions that these public works professionals make in serving our communities everyday by providing and maintaining our transportation systems, clean water, utilities, emergency response operations and other essential infrastructure and services," King said.
In both the U.S. and Canada, the NPWW celebrations, events and activities are marked by resolutions and proclamations by government leaders. The local celebrations have included observances of many kinds, including open houses, displays of public works equipment, programs for civic organizations and media events.
The APWA Top Ten Public Works Leaders awardees of exceptional public works professionals of North America has also been a cornerstone of NPWW since it began. The program has identified more than 540 men and women who reflect the highest standards of professional conduct for public works officials. These honorees are recognized for career-long responsibilities in connection to the design, construction, maintenance and/or operation of major public works projects and activities in large and small municipalities throughout North America.
To download the 2014 NPWW artwork, visit the APWA website link at: www.apwa.net/npwwyfvdfdzdrbywwacuw. For more information about APWA's National Public Works Week, visit the website at http://www.apwa.net/discover/National-Public-Works-Week, or contact APWA Media Relations and Communications Manager, Laura Bynum, M.A. at 202.218.6736, or email@example.com, or Jon Dilley at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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HEARTS today launched three impressive new kits for season 2010/11, offering supporters a radical break with tradition with a predominantly white home strip sure to provoke debate amongst fans.
• NEW LOOK: Marian Kello, Eggert Jonsson and Lee Wallace model Hearts' new goalkeeper jersey, away kit and home kit respectively. The kits are now available to order
The Ajax-style jersey proved popular with supporters in the 1970s and marketing officials at Tynecastle have employed it as the team's home shirt for the season ahead.
Accompanying it is an Argentina-type away kit and sky blue goalkeeper kit. There are four ways for supporters to order the new strips: Online at www.heartsdirect.co.uk, by visiting the Hearts stores at Tynecastle or St James Shopping Centre, or calling 0871 663 1874.


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The University of London (informally referred to as London University) is a collegiate research university located in London, England, consisting of 18 constituent colleges, 10 research institutes and a number of central bodies.
London is the second largest university by number of full-time students in the United Kingdom, with around 135,000 campus-based students and over 50,000 distance learning students in the University of London International Programmes. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1836, which brought together in federation London University (now University College London) and King's College (now King's College London).
For most practical purposes, ranging from admissions to funding, the constituent colleges operate on a semi-independent basis, with some recently obtaining the power to award their own degrees whilst remaining in the federal university. The ten largest colleges of the university are King's College London; University College London; Birkbeck; Goldsmiths; the London Business School; Queen Mary; Royal Holloway; SOAS; and London School of Economics and Political Science. The specialist colleges of the university include Heythrop College, specialising in philosophy and theology, and St George's, specialising in medicine. Imperial College London was formerly a member before it left the University of London in 2007.
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Part of the Arts & Humanities Festival 2012: Metamorphoses: Transformations and Conversions
Presented by the King's Cultural Institute and the British Library
Exhibition will be open to the public from the 6 September to 10 November (Monday-Saturday) from 13.00 to 19.00
In 2009, John Berger donated sixty years' worth of his papers, accumulated in his stables in the French Alps, to the British Library. Art and Property Now brings together unseen highlights from that archive with artworks connected to his life as a storyteller, artist and critic, from his 1940s drawings to the 2009 collaboration with Artangel and Alan Kane, Life Class: Today's Nude.
Presented by King's Cultural Institute and the British Library, and in close communication with many of Berger's key collaborators, the exhibition borrows its title from one of the essays that fed into Ways of Seeing (1972), the collaborative series of films and later book which changed the way we understand art and its private and public ownership. Theseries also drew on G.,the novel for which Berger won the Booker Prize and shared half of the proceeds with the Black Panthers. This year is the 40th anniversary of both works.
In an interview about the donation, Berger explained: "I somewhere am perhaps deeply unmercantile, and it is market forces as they are now called who at the moment are ruling - both materially and socially, and politically - the planet. Therefore if one can take decisions and do things which have nothing to do with the values behind those market forces, then so much the better."
Curated by Tom Overton, Cataloguer of the John Berger archive at the British Library
There will be a series of events around the exhibition, including:
The premiere of Ways of Listening, a new film with John Berger and Tilda Swinton, made by London Consortium Television and held at the British Library. A conference – Ways of Seeing John Berger – on 6-8 September at King's College.
A rare screening of John Berger and Timothy Neat's 1989 Play Me Something at the Whitechapel Gallery.
And a series of events at the Inigo Rooms.
For further information on the exhibition, please click here.
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Quick Facts: Surgical Technologists *
|2015 Median Pay
|$44,330 per year
|$21.31 per hour
|Entry-Level Education
|Postsecondary non-degree award
|Work Experience in a Related Occupation
|On-the-job Training
|Number of Jobs, 2014
|Job Outlook, 2014-24
|15% (Much faster than average)
|Employment Change, 2014-24
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Employment of surgical technologists is projected to grow 15 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. Advances in medical technology have made surgery safer, and more operations are being done to treat a variety of illnesses and injuries.
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Surgical Technologists: What do they do?
Surgical technologists are allied health professionals, who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. Surgical technologists work under the supervision of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. For more info, refer to the Job Description.


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Arsenal management has made clear that a Robin van Persie transfer won't come cheap.
Dutch hitman has made clear his desire to leave the club this summer with Juventus and Manchester City as the main potential suitors.
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood told the Daily Star that "he is a world-class player and we don't want to give him away," said the executive. "If he is determined to leave that is up to him, but giving him away is not on our agenda," meaning the player will be transferred if a very go offers comes up to Arsenal.
Juventus already made an offer for van Persie, who likes the idea of moving to Italy, but the Gunners rejected it. The Italian club however, still has him as the top transfer target this summer.
The Vecchia Signora has a plan B in case the van Persie deal doesn't get done. Juve's general manager, Giuseppe Marotta , has said that the club would consider going after Man City's Edin Dzeko , and reportedly an offer has already been made and rejected by the Manchester club.


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i was with etrade since the 90's =all there abuse and mis-conduct,and they kick me out!!! In July, i started atransfer from Europe-a large acct. I was told it would take 7-10 days - it took 4 months- they transfered funds that could not be in US, which i questioned them on!! Promised me a list of things to transfer these funds to them, had my $ and securities, floating around the word for 4 mo., in an UP market that i could have been trading and making lots of Money!!! They promised me Gainskeeper to do my taxes-200 free trades-to pay all transfer fees-more,more,more!
Then a month later=they send me aletter they r kicking me out and i have afew days to GET OUT!!I was leaving for Mexico thenest day.no expalaination, even the guy who promised me everything, broke securities laws and was trying to get me to loose lots of $, because he would not do his job. He lied about everything with his boss on the phone.he was trying to force me to sell things(which he had no liscense to do) at huge losses, because he did not want to send it back to Europe-it should have never come here!! Now, he wanted me to loose over $50,000, because he did not want to send it back to Europe!and that's on one position,there were others!!
Meanwhile, they give me an extension and now kicking me out on Thanksgiving Day!!! I begged to be able to finish out the year and get my tax info. They immediately cancelled my Gainskeeper(given to me for a year- after one month) kicking me out in the middle of end of year trading- and went back on all the things they promised me. i begged this Co. to investigate this acct. rep. and jsut let me finish the year and get my tax info. They cancelled The gift of Gainskeeper immediately, in spite of how much i lost, by them tying up my trading $ for 4 months and giving me 4 mo. of sleepless nites!Then KICKING ME OUT on THANKSGIVING!!!Now = i am locked out of my acct. info!!!
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Think of it from Google's point of view ~ they don't want advertisers going directly to the publishers with the highest ROI or target audience, and cutting Google out of the $$ loop. So I doubt you will see any change with the referrals, even as Google launches new features.
I don't think that is true. I turned JavaScript off, and I still got redirected to an adsense page. The link on adwords points to a server that 301 redirects to another server that 301 redirects to the actual page.
Opera usually reports the last URl it visits as the referrer, irrespective of server redirects. However, for IE, the referrer is the last page with actual HTML content. As 90+% of people use IE, I would say the referer is the actual page the ad is on.
Does anyone who runs adsense as an advertiser know for sure? Intuitively, what you say makes some sense, but then the other side is equally valid. If all your referrals came from a pron site, and you sold bibles, you would want to know why!
Does anyone have proof either way?
(obviously I've hidden the details!)
but I doubt many (any?) AdSense users would risk their income by trying to cut a deal directly with the advertiser - Google manages everything for us this was and everybody is happy*.
(* except PolishGuy!)
I had a hit from one of my ads, then an inquiry from someone about a job through my online info form.
When I checked my logs I found what seaboy is describing and followed the link to a popular job search site with the google ads appearing at the top of the page. I'm not hiring, but my ad was there.
I pulled the ads from all pages but Google after that, who knows where else they are appearing. I may try it again though, now that AdSense has been running for a while now and I have some negative keywords in my listings.


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Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration, or Starbase, was launched at Hill Air Force Base with an official ribbon cutting June 29.
"Bringing Starbase to Hill Air Force Base has been a dream of Ms. Judy Maughan for several years," said Col. Sarah Zabel, 75th Air Base Wing commander at the official opening. "After continuously advocating for this program, Hill Air Force Base received approval May 2011. It took the diligent efforts of Maughan and her staff, members of the Ogden Air Logistics Contracting, and the 75th Air Base Wing to bring us where we are today."
As a mentor to the Hill AFB program, Ronda Cole, of the Kirtland AFB, N.M., Starbase program explained: "It's a great program because it gives students the opportunity to apply science, technology and math so that when they go back to their school, they can say, 'Oh, yes, I remember how this worked on my CO2 car or my robot or in manufacturing a piece that I designed on the computer.' And now, it's more relevant for (the student) to study those things in school, too."
The Starbase Academy incorporates hands-on, project-driven learning. A few of the activities that they do are design objects that a 3-D printer can construct from composite materials, work on robots, learn geo caching, and design ways to protect "Eggbert" from being hurt in a crash landing of a model space shuttle.
Judith Maughan, school liaison and education coordinator, said, "I think it is the hands-on, project-based learning that makes it so exciting for the students."
She is excited about the project's completion after having overcome challenges in getting the academy up and running. Maughan wondered at times, if Starbase would get there, but the excitement of everyone involved was contagious.
Frances Bradshaw, Starbase director said, "The contractors and base engineers were thrilled and they kept saying, 'Can we come back and look at it when you're up and running?'ââ"
Bradshaw explained how this curriculum makes it easier for students to learn when the math, science and engineering are all interrelated. "It's actually targeted at students that wouldn't consider science, technology, engineering and mathematics as even something that they would want to pursue in junior high or high school," she said.
As most teachers understand intuitively it's when the spark of interest and understanding gets lit, then the drive for curiosity and creativity really unleashes students' own learning.
The Hill AFB Starbase Academy has four teachers who teach 6th-grade students who attend with their teachers. They are: Kim Miller, Alison Sturgeon, Timeka Holmes and Rusty Custer.
Most students will attend five Mondays, five Tuesdays, five Wednesdays or five Thursdays in a row. However year-round students come in a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday format in a one-week schedule staying a little longer on each day.
Starbase Academies are very popular, said another of the mentors for the program, Kathy Brandon, of Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, Louisiana: "It is not something that is just for the person who is going to be a scientist or for those of us who are destined to be engineers. We all use engineering every day. Math affects everything in our life in everything we do. We use the tools of technology. We all have to understand the concepts of science and so this is for everyone."
Brandon added: "If you are going to become a hairdresser you are going to have to understand chemical processes just like a person who works in a research laboratory. The understanding and the skillset that you get from STEM studies is critical for everyone."
Both mentors say that in surveys conducted with the students in attendance they typically answer that "Today was my favorite day," and "Make it longer," in response to what can be done to make the program or experience better.
The Starbase Academy is in Building 460 near Runway Ruby's. For more information about the program contact Frances Bradshaw at 801-586-7494.


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Sergio Robaina and Deisy Cabrera are two low level pawns in the absentee ballot game. Their verdicts are inconsequential since it does not change the illicit absentee ballot fraud machine that operates throughout this county. What is truly an embarassment is the lack of oversight by law enforcement authorities, the State Attorney's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
For starters, Cabrera was working out of a campaign office that also serves as Representative Rene Garcia district office. The absentee ballot fraud was committed in that building. It was also committed in the office of County Commissioner Esteban Bovo, from where Bovo's staff member collected, stored and subsequently mailed the illicit ballots. This illegal scheme was conducted by Campaign Manager Al Lorenzo who was managing the 2012 campaigns of both State Attorney Katherine Rundle and Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Lorenzo contracted the absentee ballot collectors who normally work for Councilwoman Vivian Cassals-Munoz.
Cabrera was caught in possession of multiple ballots and had been filmed coming in and out of Representative Garcia's office where she was being paid for the ballots she collected. Bovo's staff member Anamari Pedrosa kept the absentee ballots in Bovo's office. What this means is that both Garcia and Bovo's offices were crime scenes where fruits of the crime were being stored and presented a wonderful opportunity for law enforcement to serve search warrants, collect items of evidentiary value and present those items to a grand jury for subsequent indictments. Of course, all of the listed public servants would have had to appear in front of that grand jury to provide testimony and that would have led to the indictment of prominent individuals. That would have been to hard to swallow for the "pillars" of our society!
The final outcome of the absentee ballot fraud saga was that the case was covered up, only two small pawns were arrested; Pedrosa was offered immunity and provided no testimony against her boss and Al Lorenzo escaped unscathed and is now a regent at Florida International Univesity. As for ASA Tim Van der Geesen who investigated for the State, and in a combination of ineptness and malfeasance permitted this crime to be covered up, he is now Chief of the State Public Corruption Section. Free to cover up the next big case.
At the end of the day, all the politicians, public officials and the campaign manager were given a pass and a year and a half later not many remember this shenanigan. Furthermore, don't expect any action from the FBI in the near future, for its leadership prefers to bury its head in the sand rather than address the problem.
If we are to live in a free and democratic society, the law should apply to all not just a specific group of people who is either poor of without resources to defend itself. The absentee ballot fraud committed by the listed individuals is despicable; however, the cover up of the crime by law enforcement the State Attorney's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office is a much larger affront to our dignity. By the way, whatever happened to those binders taken from Deisy Cabrera, you know the ones with names of hundreds of elderly citizens and handicapped persons who were ripped off their ballots by Cabrera, Robaina and several others? Bet those ledgers are hidden in a box in some dark basement never to see the light of day again.
Is this truly a democracy?
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Biden Rebuts Romney At NAACP Convention
A day after Mitt Romney was booed by the NAACP over healthcare, it was Vice President Joe Biden's turn to address the organization.
FOX News Radio's Steve Taylor reports:
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Biden's speech before the African American organization brought boos only when the VP said, "let me close".
(Audience) "Boo"
Yesterday, Mitt Romney earned catcalls, but also respect, for his honesty in telling this crowd that he'd kill the President's healthcare law. Today, Biden got cheers and gratitude when he talked about what the law does.
(Biden) "Providing access to affordable healthcare to 30 million Americans; eight million black Americans who would never have had insurance."
Biden said it's time for the NAACP to stand up for Barack Obama.
Steve Taylor, FOX News Radio.
Editor's Note: President Obama addressed the NAACP annual convention via video prior to Vice President Biden's remarks.


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Role of the Private Veterinarian in the Diagnosis of Foreign Animal Diseases
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Foreign Animal Disease Relevance
Canada is one of a few countries that remain free from a number of serious epizootic diseases of animals. It is a high priority of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that foreign animal diseases (FADs), especially a rapidly spreading disease such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), be recognized and then eradicated as soon as possible. The consequences will depend on the size and nature of the outbreak, and can be greatly minimized by early identification, containment, and elimination.
According to a study conducted in 1998 an occurrence of FMD would result in an embargo on Canadian red meat and products of animal origin that would translate into a devaluation of the livestock industry of between 950 million and 1.9 billion dollars. If no measures were put into place to halt the disease, it is believed that one outbreak could cost the cattle industry up to $34 million per day.
Veterinary practitioners are most likely to be the first to encounter and recognize an FAD once it has gained entry into Canada. Early recognition by veterinarians may prevent widespread transmission and great expense to the Canadian public.
When should you suspect a Foreign Animal Disease?
FADs of concern to the CFIA are those which would have severe economic consequences in Canada, primarily associated with the loss of our export markets. Thus, it is essential to be aware of the possibility of FADs. The spectrum of pathogenicity of FADs has changed significantly. Traditional expectations of dramatic clinical manifestations of FADs in our highly susceptible livestock must be discarded. Changes in pathogenicity induced by accidental release of modified strains, or alterations included by passage through partially immune hosts, has resulted in a generation of agents whose clinical signs closely mimic common diseases of Canadian livestock.
The challenge for the clinician then becomes - when do I refer a case to the District Veterinarian? This must remain the judgement of the attending clinician. However, there are a couple of guidelines that may be useful. Firstly, a history of a possible recent contact, such as visitors or people or livestock returning from abroad, should raise suspicions. This should be a key factor in the decision to refer. Secondly, a syndrome which does not follow expected clinical or treatment and response patterns should also be questioned. During the last 30 years, outbreaks of hog cholera (classical swine fever), anaplasmosis, avian pneumoencephalitis (Newcastle disease), and bluetongue have all occurred in Canada. Although clinicians are unlikely to encounter such diseases, you should be aware that they exist.
The following examples may be a useful reminder of some of these:
- Hemolytic anemia with no hemoglobinuria, affecting adult cattle—consider anaplasmosis.
- Mature cattle affected with oral lesions and diarrhea; morbidity and mortality high or low—consider rinderpest.
- Pigs with severe systemic illness; morbidity high, or low and increasing (insidious)—possibility of African swine fever and hog cholera. History and gross necropsy may be most useful.
- Reproductive problems in sows—always include pseudorabies, hog cholera, and African swine fever, at least in the initial diagnostic diseases list.
- Horse with vesicles or papules on tongue—definitely call the CFIA on suspicion of vesicular stomatitis.
- Several bred mares return to heat with mucopurulent vaginal discharge; cultures are negative—search in breeding/travel history for possibility of contagious equine metritis.
- Sheep with stomatitis, lameness—suspect bluetongue, vesicular diseases.
- Poultry
- depression, neurological signs, head edema, diarrhea, variable morbidity and mortality, hemorrhagic enteritis—consider Newcastle disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), possibly fowl typhoid
- if restricted to chicks and poults—consider pullorum disease
- Cattle over 3 years of age exhibiting a progressive neurological disease of two to three months duration, consider bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
You are encouraged to request printed material from your District Office to keep updated on clinical signs and post-mortem findings of serious FADs.
The Practitioner's Role
Veterinarians are required by law (see Health of Animals Act Sec.5(1)(2)) to immediately notify the District Veterinarian of reasonable suspicion of any serious FAD, regardless of whether it is reportable.
Once a firm suspicion is established, it is important that the practitioner remain on the suspect premises until relieved by the CFIA Veterinarian.
If the District Veterinarian believes that an FAD is a serious possibility, the clinician must consider very carefully the risks associated with continued contact with livestock on other premises without extensive personal and equipment decontamination. Many FAD agents are resistant and spread readily by fomites. The danger of transmission by veterinarians from premises to premises is real and must be recognized, along with the potentially tragic consequences and possible liability to the veterinarian, should such an incident occur.
Individuals should maintain a list of alternative contacts, in case you are unable to reach local District Veterinarians (e.g. neighbouring district veterinarian, area office personnel). Be discreet when discussing a tentative diagnosis with clients especially on party telephones lines. For example, use the term "possible exotic disease," rather than "FMD." If confirmed, eradication measures would involve at least the quarantine of the premises and an epidemiologic investigation (e.g. origin of vesicular stomatitis confined to horses at one stable). Further action would depend on other factors, such as extent of spread (e.g. involvement of wildlife), legal mandate, and industry support, and could extend to movement controls on an entire area and involve depopulation of affected premises.
In the case of an outbreak of an FAD, a designated emergency response team would be mobilized to a Field Emergency Operations Centre (FEOC) to control the spread and eradicate the disease. Operationally, this Team is made up of units with specific tasks: diagnostic, trace-out, movement control, evaluation, destruction and disposal, and cleaning and disinfection. Veterinary practitioners could be requested to provide assistance in one of these areas.
The control and eradication activities would begin by controlling movements of animals and people in zones where the disease has been diagnosed. There would be one Infected Zone (or more) containing the infected premises. Depending upon the disease, the perimeter of the Infected Zones(s) would extend a finite distance beyond all known infected premises and would this limit, when possible, would follow natural barriers and roadways to facilitate implementation of disease control procedures. Surrounding this (these) Infected Zone(s) would be a Restricted Zone, extending from the perimeter of the Infected Zone(s) to a certain distance, which could vary according to the disease. A Security Zone would extend from the outer limit of the Restricted Zone to the limit of the Control Area. The three zones would constitute a Control Area where certain measures would be applied according to a pre-approved disease control/eradication strategy. During an outbreak, practitioners receiving information, which is suggestive of the FAD in question, would notify the FEOC in the outbreak area. In the case of an FAD emergency, appropriate information concerning the location and the telephone number(s) of the FEOC, the limits of the Control Area, the movement restrictions, disinfection procedures, etc., would be made available at that time to all practitioners through the appropriate channels.
Disinfectants routinely used by a practitioner may not be effective against the agent of a suspected disease. The veterinary practitioner should consult with a District Veterinarian to determine what products are acceptable in the disinfection of himself, his equipment, and his vehicle.
Client education is an integral part of the practising veterinarian's role in FAD prevention and control. Owners will turn to their veterinarian as a primary source of information in the event of an outbreak. Control procedures, such as disease reporting, quarantine, and disinfection, will be effective only with the element of owner cooperation and participation. This results from an understanding of the procedures and their rationale.
The involvement of practising veterinarians with respect to FAD may be summarized as follows:
- Maintain current knowledge of the FADs most likely to enter Canada. These include anaplasmosis, HPAI, bluetongue, velogenic Newcastle disease, pseudorabies, vesicular stomatitis, FMD, hog cholera, and African swine fever, and BSE. The District Veterinarian has information on such diseases.
- Be aware of clinical/necropsy findings, which should alert suspicion. Routinely include FAD in differential diagnoses.
- Immediately report any suspicion of the existence of an FAD to the nearest District Veterinarian.
- If you have been physically present on the farm, stay on-site until the District Veterinarian arrives, and encourage others not to leave the premises.
- During an outbreak, continue to refer suspicious calls.
- Communication with livestock owner:
- Inform the owner of your suspicions of an exotic animal disease without specifying the disease.
- Owners will be more willing to comply with regulatory requirements when they are kept informed.
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I am pleased to advise that Anna…. has been granted a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) Business (Long Stay) (Subclass 457) visa. This visa allows you to travel to, enter and remain in Australia and is valid until the date specified above.
I received an email from my case officer on Saturday night at 9.42 pm (isn't that a weird time to receive an email by the way) informing me that my visa was approved. So now, finally I'm legal to work. My visa was granted for three years but I think Simon and I'll be applying for our own visa, independent of work before then.But for now it's all good and I'm relieved that it was sorted so quickly. I actually had my decision in about a week after handing in the missing application. I was called up by my case officer on Wednesday asking me to send in a proof of my health insurance (being Swedish I'm not covered by Medicare) so I did on Thursday and then on Saturday I had my decision. Today I applied for my Tax File Number too so as soon as I receive that I can finally open a bank account.


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Angie Hits Up Vietnam
Leaving behind her man with the kids in New Orleans, Angelina flew solo out to Vietnam to continue her humanitarian pursuits abroad. FOX6 San Diego reports:
The actress traveled to the Asian country to attend a meeting on behalf of the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Project (MJP), a charity formed to aid her five-year-old son's native country of Cambodia.
According to MJP executive director Stephan Bognar, he and Jolie met with officials from the International Finance Corporation's Mekong Private Sector Development Facility, a privately funded World Bank initiative that promotes economic development in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
Sounds like philanthropic business as usual for Ms. Jolie. I guess helping people keep from starving to death is more important to her than being in Hollywood for the Oscar noms. Her priorities are so twisted.
More photos of Angelina and Maddox back in New Orleans after the jump.
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Description/Responsibilities:Nicholasville Christian Church is searching for an individual to provide leadership and spiritual support for youth and children's activitites. The position is part-time with a 10-15 hour work week. The bulk of the duties will be on Wednesday evenings and Sundays.
Requirements/Qualifications:A desire to work with Youth and Children, organizational abilities and love of Christ.
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Kimberley Bird WatchingAuthor: Carl from Pahrump (More Trip Reviews by Carl from Pahrump)
Date of Trip: April 2007
Seeing Boab Trees and the 37-foot King Tide at Derby.
Buying a hand made Sarong with an Aborigine motif and a carved Boab Nut at the Nunga Women's Resource Center in Derby. Nunga means "people coming together and talking".
Seeing a Chestnut-backed Button-quail sneaking down to the water hole at the Ngumban Cliff rest area on the drive to Kununurra. We also saw a couple of Spinifex Pigeons and a Pictorella Mannikin. Buying an authentic Returning Boomerang and Killing Stick at the Aborigine Art Gallery in Kununurra. The Boomerangs were made by a "desert man" in the Outback of Queensland. He made the body of the Boomerangs, and his several wives decorated them.
Getting 2 bags of Zebra Stone pieces from the Zebra Rock Gallery outside Kununurra. Zebra Rock is fossilized algae in soapstone. It is only found at one site near Lake Argyle.
If we were planning the trip again, I would:
Spend more time in Derby, hopefully in July when they hold an Art festival..
Not being able to go to the Broome Bird Observatory because the road was flooded.
Birding Summary
Of the 189 bird species we saw in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, 51 are endemic to Australia. Most of the 138 non-Australian Endemic bird species were new for us.
34 bird species were never seen again during the 255-day trip around Australia; that is: Bar-shouldered Dove, Brown-tailed Flycatcher, Singing Honeyeater, Brush Cuckoo, Little Friarbird Rufous Morf, Star Finch, Buff-breasted Robin, Little Shrike-thrush, Striated Heron, Chestnut-backed Button-quail, Long-tailed Finch, Striated Pardalote, Common Redshank, Mangrove Fantail, Whimbrel (Siberian), Common Tern, Mangrove Gerygone, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Gray Falcon, Black-tailed Whistler, White-breasted Whistler, Gray Shrike-Thrush, Northern Rosella, White-gaped Honeyeater, Great Bowerbird, Pictorella Mannikin, White-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Jacky-winter, Paperbark Flycatcher, White-winged Black-terns, King Quail, Rufous-throated Honeyeater, Yellow-rumped Mannikin, & Brown-tailed Flycatcher.
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On April 10 we left Port Hedland at 6am in time to see the pink sunrise below storm clouds at 6:15am. We got a few early sprinkles, but most of the day was a severe clear.
We stopped at the Praddo Roadhouse for ice cream at 8am (they had just opened) - passing up their famous sausage rolls. We saw 2 of the big open pit mining trucks in the Roadhouse parking lot - they dwarfed our car.
Down the road we came on several places where water was running across the road from one temporary wetland to another. In places there were hundreds and thousands of water birds. Our most spectacular sightings were of hundreds of White-winged Black-terns and glossy ibises in their breeding colors.
There were heaps of Large Grass-yellow butterflies on the road, and a few Monarchs. The drive was very green with a few Hibiscuses. In one place there was 8 ft high grasses with rufous seed heads lining the road.
When we got to Broome we couldn't find the road to the Broome Bird Observatory (17.975S 122.345E) on Crab Creek Rd where we had a reservation. We stopped at the VC to ask directions. They said the road might be closed due to the rains from the 3 cyclones last month. They call the Observatory but no one answered.
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To build a fire, it helps to understand the basic principles of a fire. Fuel (in a nongaseous state) does not burn directly. When you apply heat to a fuel, it produces a gas. This gas, combined with oxygen in the air, burns.
Understanding the concept of the fire triangle is very important in correctly constructing and maintaining a fire. The three sides of the triangle represent air, heat and fuel. If you remove any of these, the fire will go out. The correct ratio of these components is very important for a fire to burn at its greatest capability. The only way to learn this ratio is to practice.
Site Selection and Preparation
You will have to decide what site and arrangement to use. Before building a fire consider the area, materials and tools, time available, and the purpose of the fire. Is this fire mainly for cooking, or do you plan to use it only for a source of heat?
Next, look for a dry spot to build your fire. Make sure this location is protected from the wind, and is placed near any shelter you may build. Think about where you want the heat concentrated at your campsite. Before building, make sure there is enough wood or other fuel to sustain whatever type of fire you choose.
If you are in a wooded or brush-covered area, clear the brush and scrape the surface soil from the spot you have selected. Clear a circle at least 1 meter in diameter so there is little chance of the fire spreading.
If time allows, construct a fire wall using logs or rocks. This wall will help to reflector direct the heat where you want it. It will also reduce flying sparks and cut down on the amount of wind blowing into the fire. However, you will need enough wind to keep the fire burning.
Caution: Do not use wet or porous rocks as they may explode when heated.
Underground Fire Hole for Cooking
In some situations, you may find that an underground fireplace will best meet your needs. It conceals the fire and serves well for cooking food. To make an underground fireplace or "Dakota fire hole." First, dig a hole in the ground with sloping sides around 45 degrees but deep enough to shield all of the fuel. On the upwind side of this hole, poke or dig a large connecting hole for ventilation. Build your fire in the hole but be mindful that with reduced ventilation the fuel needs to be more loosely layered.
If you are in a snow-covered area, use green logs to make a dry base for your fire. Trees with wrist-sized trunks are easily broken in extreme cold. Cut or break several green logs and lay them side by side on top of the snow. Add one or two more layers. Place the top layer of logs opposite those below it.
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Faggio, Giulia and Nickell, Stephen (2005) Inactivity among prime age men in the UK. CEPDP, 673. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 0753018136
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Inactivity rates among prime-age men in the UK have risen by at least five times since the early 1970s whereas unemployment rates are much the same. Furthermore, inactivity is strongly concentrated among the unskilled and those suffering from a limiting long-term illness or disability. In our analysis of inactivity rates by region and age group we find that male inactivity responds negatively to variations in the wages of low level occupations and positively to fluctuations in incapacity benefit.
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Went to start my car this morning and it doesn't. It clicks in sets of two clicks and the interior lights dimly flash matching time with the clicks. It does this again and again while the key is still in the ignition.
After I start the car and drive A few yards the red pull over safely starts flashing and then the car cuts off. What do we need to do to fix this?
Drivers side works perfectly fine. Passenger side not working. Blowers working fine.
May also be noted as Evap Switching Valve. Code indicates it is open. Would like to check wiring connection or replace valve if needed. Was intermittent code, now solid.
Any recalls on this problem , like w/ the Taurus? This was fixed by my independent paint shop as they had too take care of rust around the rear tail light assembly, ford refused to fix it.
Need to Locate O2 sensor. Check Engine Light comes and goes Advance Auto got the code to replace the O2 sensor and Purge Valve
This morning, the car heated up normally but then I noticed that it never started switching into EV mode when I was in traffic or stopped at a light. Also noticed that the engine kept running even though the hybrid battery was fully charged. Tried turning it off and restarting, but the problem seems to persist.
fuel vapor-containment valve stuck open, how to repair or replace it
My hybrid's heater stopped working during the coldest month. When the car was checked by the dealer, they found a "hole in the radiator caused by a rock", which is not covered by warranty and the battery was "going bad", which was covered by warranty. The battery problem was "probably due to the cold weather". I park in an enclosed garage every day and night, so would that really be the problem in southern, coastal Mississippi? Also, can you tell the leak is caused by a rock (conveniently not covered by the warranty)? The leak was small enough that smoke was used to find it. No warning lights came on, no leakage noted in my garage. Anyone have ideas as to the validity of their excuses?
Problem: Rear of interior does not have good air flow. On the passenger side, no heat/ac distribution for the back seat. Cold air flows along the right end of the seat, but no heat. The driver's side gets a good flow of heat from under the driver's side. Same problem in the summer only worse, the only way to provide cold air to the rear passengers is to turn up the fan full blast and point the front air ducts to the back.
A compression test was done and no leaks were found through the doors.
We do enable the interior air flow button, which has to be done manually.
I bought a 2010 Fusion Hybrid in Jan 2010. For ten months, I got in excess of 41 mpg city and highway driving. The long term was 41.5 mpg. Since December 2010, I have been averaging 36 mpg, with the long term dropping to 39.1 mpg. I have not changed fuel sources, driving commutes for habits. Also, when I depress the brake pedal, the regenerative braking display does not display until I have driven approx 10 miles. (I have not experienced the loss of brake feel as noted in recalls, and the Purvis Ford, Fred., Va says my vehicle was not affected by the recall).


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Man, it's been a tough week to trade, and yesterday was no different. We saw our short order trigger and stop out during the euro session. I still think this pair is going to break out to the downside, but the question is "when?" I guess we won't know until it happens.
Lot 1: -30 pips
Lot 2: -30 pips
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A lot better than some of the places you have been to, Del. But the Ghurkas are so loyal, and it is good to see that some of the serving solders have helped to make this look far better than India. Seems a bit more shared wealth ihere. I see you are gettib=ng to grips with the locals,and that, to me, is what a holiday is about, although nice to get some decent english grub occassionally..
Thanks forthe extra blog, and for telling us about the VC winners family.
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Spent my first night away from the chatter and giggly girls on the trip last night, it was really good, got a clean room, okay no A/C in it, but I got a fan, I even had a lady come in and make my bed this morning, she even folded my washing for me (okay, it was only a tee shirt and a pair of trousers)
They asked me to join them for dinner last night, beats me why, they didn't bother on the bus, they all seemed very interested in the information Stewart sent me about Australia (When I tried to tell them they didn't show much interest, even though I sent them the link)
I sent lots of stuff back home (Peggy was right, I did bring too much stuff), but there was a few gifts in there, my bergen is going to be a lot easier to lug round now and when it's down to public transport, it should be a lot better
When I think of what I used to carry in it, (when I was younger) it's quite a shock, I guess I am getting old now (140+ pounds for endless miles, for hours on end, up hills, mountains, across rivers, streams,)
Okay, enough reminiscing, back to the blog
It was steak all round (not bad for people who are skint) I had areally a good Nasi Goreng, and a huge glass of fresh mango juice (fresh of course) finished off with a coffee but they still turned up an hour late anyway
They all seem very interested in what I am going to do when I get to Australia, I just hedged round it) but I did say I was going to see a friend out there (I don't think Stewart would be happy if this lot turned up on his doorstep)
Went into a kukri shop last night, they had photos of prince William doing an inspection of the Ghurkhas, it turned out the bloke who owned the shop is the grandson of a VC winner, he had his photograph of him getting it from the queen (I wish I had got the spelling of his grand dad though) He gave me tea while he showed me all his old photos, seems being in the Ghurkhas is a family tradition, he had lots of photos showing how they are made (I asked him if he could scan them and send them to me) it was a nice couple of hours just talking to him (there are lots selling these khukris, but he is the only one that has a lot of Ghurkha stuff in it (hats, berets, photos) he said he never got in the Ghurkhas, just the Nepalese army (that must be a real disappointment for his granddad) but I know the MOD has cut their numbers now (a great shame for a regiment that has served the UK for 200 years, and never been beaten)
As I am just in Kathmandu for the next 2 weeks, I shall only be posting my blog when I do anything or see anything of interest (after all its just another big town, with a lot of shops and pollution in the air (I was quite upset, it's nothing as I imagined it would be, not sure what I did expect, though
I would imagine the internet is going to be a bit hit and miss in China, so entries will be 'as and when' but I will update when I can
We get our passports back soon then it will be a mad rush for everyone to get a 'cheap flight (I think they will all be looking out for themselves) it will be fun when everyone turns up at odd times and different days, but I don't think it will bother some, still think my suggestion was best, but hey, what do I know :-0
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A lot better than some of the places you have been to, Del. But the Ghurkas are so loyal, and it is good to see that some of the serving solders have helped to make this look far better than India. Seems a bit more shared wealth ihere. I see you are gettib=ng to grips with the locals,and that, to me, is what a holiday is about, although nice to get some decent english grub occassionally..


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August 26, 2009
It's an interesting time to be working on ending homelessness.
The economy is terrible and creating havoc for a lot of people. Rising unemployment tends to lead to more homelessness – and this recession has had a lot of unemployment.
At the same time, there are some opportunities to make progress. Congress passed an almost $800 billion economic stimulus bill in the spring: the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It includes $1.5 billion Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP).
This summer, HUD gave HPRP grants to all 50 states and about 500 cities, counties, and territories. The three-year grants ranged from about $500,000 for smaller cities to $74 million for New York City. These local governments will pass on most of their funds to nonprofit organizations to provide several types of financial assistance and services with the goal of preventing homelessness or helping somebody who has become homeless move into an apartment. Here are some examples of what HPRP will be funding:
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- Up to 18 months of rental assistance, including up to six months of overdue rent;
- Up to 18 months of utility assistance;
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- Rental or utility deposits;
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- Case management;
- Help applying for and coordinating other services such as employment, child care, etc.
- Legal services; and
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There is strong evidence that when done smartly, these kinds of programs can reduce homelessness. You can see some examples in this nice little video about the HomeBase program in New York City and this short summary about Rapid Exit in Hennepin County, MN.


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ERM: Enterprise Risk Management: Issues and Cases
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BeschreibungA wealth of international case studies illustrating current issues and emerging best practices in enterprise risk management Despite enterprise risk management's relative newness as a recognized business discipline, the marketplace is replete with guides and references for ERM practitioners. Yet, until now, few case studies illustrating ERM in action have appeared in the literature. One reason for this is that, until recently, there were many disparate, even conflicting definitions of what, exactly ERM is and, more importantly, how organizations can use it to utmost advantage. With efforts underway, internationally, to mandate ERM and to standardize ERM standards and practices, the need has never been greater for an authoritative resource offering risk management professionals authoritative coverage of the full array of contemporary ERM issues and challenges. Written by two recognized international thought leaders in the field, ERM-Enterprise Risk Management provides that and much more. * Packed with international cases studies illustrating ERM best practices applicable across all industry sectors and business models * Explores contemporary issues, including quantitative and qualitative measures, as well as potential pitfalls and challenges facing today's enterprise risk managers * Includes interviews with leading risk management theorists and practitioners, as well as risk managers from a variety of industries * An indispensable working resource for risk management practitioners everywhere and a valuable reference for researchers, providing the latest empirical evidence and an exhaustive bibliography
InhaltsverzeichnisContributor List vii
About the Editors ix
Acknowledgements x
Introduction xi
ISO 31000 and Guide 73: 2009 Select Terms and Their Definitions xvii
1 Establishing the Internal and External Contexts 3
1.1 Managing Risks to Enable Strategy 3
Jean-Paul Louisot and Christopher Mandel
1.2 Strategy, Constraint, Risk Management and the Value Chain 12
Christopher Ketcham and Kevin W. Knight
1.3 The Risk of Group Decision Making within Organizations: A Synthesis 19
Daniel A. Gaus
2 Risk Assessment 41
2.1 Risk Quantification: Cornerstone for Rational Risk Management 41
Jean-Paul Louisot, Laurent Condamin and Patrick Naim
2.2 Brief Overview of Cindynics 48
Georges-Yves Kervern and Jean-Paul Louisot
2.3 Risk Assessment or Exposure Diagnostic 56
2.4 Managing the Collection of Relevant Data for an ERM Program: The Importance of Efficient and Neutral Questionnaires 84
Sophie Gaultier-Gaillard
2.5 Enterprise Risk Analytics Systems 96
Richard Connelly and Jean-Paul Louisot
2.6 Emerging Enterprise Risks Facing the US Healthcare Industry 103
3 Select and Implement the Appropriate Risk Management Technique 109
3.1 Risk to Reputation 109
Sophie Gaultier-Gaillard, Jean-Paul Louisot and Jenny Rayner
3.2 Disturbance Management 123
Jean-Paul Louisot
4 Monitor Results and Revise 135
4.1 Business Ethics and Risk Management 135
Marc Ronez
4.2 Governance, Risk, Compliance: The New Paradigm of Risk Management 146
Jean-Paul Louisot
5 Communicate and Consult 155
5.1 Communication as a Risk Mitigation Tool 155
Jean-Paul Louisot
6 Case Study Protocol 165
7 Case Study: Risk Management Implementation in China 167
Duojia (Doug) Lu
8 Case Study: Agreeing Upon the Scope of the Project and the Job of the ERM Risk Manager 187
Christopher Ketcham
9 Case Study: Wellcome Trust 191
Fiona Davidge Interviewed by Jean-Paul Louisot
10 Case Study: Large Health Insurer in the US 199
Anonymous Interviewed by Christopher Ketcham
11 Case Study: Three Steps for Bringing Risk Management Back in House 217
Renee Reimer Interviewed by Christopher Ketcham
12 Case Study: University of California 229
Grace Crickette Interviewed by Christopher Ketcham
13 Case Study: Managing Risk at the OPAC du Rhone 241
Samiha Viand Interviewed by Jean-Paul Louisot
ERM References for Practitioners 249
Further Reading 253
Index 255
PortraitProfessor Jean-Paul Louisot, ARM, FIRM, holds a mining engineer degree, a Master in Economics and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. He has worked in risk management for nearly forty years, as a broker, an underwriter and a risk-manager. Since 1993, his activity focuses on teaching and coaching post graduate students and risk management professionals, while still acting as a part-time risk manager for several clients developing ERM programs. As curriculum director for CARM_Institute, Ltd, he supervises the ARM and EFARM (European Fellow in Applied Risk Management) programmes. After nine years at Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University, he now teaches postgraduate courses in Risk Management at the Institut Catholique de Lille and in various universities, including the IACA in Vienna. He is a frequent speaker in professional conferences in Europe, in Australia, and in the USA. He has published a number of articles and studies on risk management and developed the first edition of the ERM course at The Institutes (ARM 57). He is currently working on his Doctorat en sciences de Gestion at University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and plans to complete the process in 2014. Christopher Ketcham, Ph.D., CPCU, CFP(r), CIC, CRM, CISR, recently retired as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Houston Downtown College of Business Insurance and Risk Management department. While at UHD, Chris developed and taught seven courses for the new online curriculum for insurance and risk management undergraduate majors in this AACSB accredited school. Chris consults with industry and the independent insurance agent community on areas of practical risk management, ethics, and strategic planning. With Jean-Paul Louisot he was co-editor of the first edition of the textbook Enterprise-Wide Risk Management: Developing and Implementing published by The Institutes for their ARM-E designation. Chris's work in ethics extends to issues associated with emerging technologies such as private space exploration.
Untertitel: Issues and Cases. 'Wiley Finance'. 1. Auflage. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
Erscheinungsdatum: Juni 2014
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"The story of Blair Witch is one of failure—mythic failure, but failure nonetheless."
—Peter Bart
That's right, Blair Witch was a failure. Only in the up-is-down, black-is-white world of Hollywood would a film that was made for about $30,000 and grossed $140 million worldwide—not to mention garnering practically unprecedented pre-release buzz and being the first film to capitalize on the Internet as a promotional tool—be ultimately considered a failure. And why? Because they couldn't repeat its success. A widely-panned sequel from 2000 didn't even come close to the box office of the original, which has operated as practically a curse on its creators, who haven't had much success at all since hitting the first one out of the park, and even its distributor, Artisan, which collapsed not long after. It's a fascinating case study in and of itself, and much could be written about what it says about the constantly mutating movie industry, and the cyclical nature of popular tastes. But, in Peter Bart's new book, Boffo!, it only rates a chapter, and a fairly uninteresting one at that.
Peter Bart
How I Learned to Love the Blockbuster and Fear the Bomb
Bart, editor-in-chief at the film biz bible Variety, seems to have two purposes with this newest book. The first is to celebrate the centenary of his publication, which first started covering entertainment back in 1895; though this desire is fuzzily rendered, as he spends most of his intro talking about the history of the magazine, but devotes little time to it in the following book. The second is to take a look at entertainment industry blockbusters (it's mostly movies, but as a sop to Variety's brief, he includes the occasional TV and Broadway show) and discover what lessons can be learned by seeing what worked and what didn't.
So we get chapters on roof-raising and industry-cheering smashes like Lord of the Rings and C.S.I., which produced multiple profit-producing entities and spinoffs each (see above for lack of industry interest in something that can't be repeated). Others deal with hits that shouldn't have been, ranging from Psycho (even Hitchcock thought it stunk at first, and wanted to edit it down for his TV show) to The Best Years of Our Lives (nobody thought that William Wyler's returning-vet film would play to a war-weary country in 1946, but oh it did).
In theory, this should all be red meat for anybody with even a passing interest in the entertainment biz. But an anodyne prose style and an utter lack of penetrating (or even original) insight hobbles Bart's book right from the get-go. His anecdotes are readable and occasionally amusing (though do we need yet another run-through of the kibitzing and chaos that went into making The Godfather?), but they rarely lead anywhere. Each chapter, whether it's on The Real World or Casablanca, lays out the story of that particular slice of mass-produced visual culture competently enough, but just when a reader might be expecting Bart to then step back, take it all in, and start telling us what it all means, it ends.
There's a certain lassitude to the writing here, as though Bart thinks he's spent too long in the trenches to really bother with the big picture, or even (occasionally) with getting it right—for instance, Bart claims that the Blair Witch co-directors haven't completed another feature, yet, according to IMDb.com, both Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez have films in the can. The lack of purpose to this book becomes apparent wearyingly fast, and reaches its nadir in the half-hearted conclusion, where Bart tries to find some general similarities between all his case studies and discovers that they shared things like "a singularity of vision" or "an emotional tug." The fact that one could find both of these things in any number of costly and embarrassing flops is apparently beside the point.
What Boffo! proves is that Bart is just too much the insider at this point, too far removed from his beginnings as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times and with too many years as a film exec (Paramount, MGM) and trade magazine editor, cozying up to the stars, under his belt. He will never be the dissenting voice, the one in the wilderness crying out about how lousy Titanic was, or (gasp!) criticizing the first two Godfather films. Wherever audience and critical reaction has fused together to create a cultural consensus of "this stinks" or "this is amazing," Bart will be right there, ready to nod along with the best of them, and to tell everyone why everyone is right. Because that's what this creaky industry needs as it plunges headlong towards self-immolation, another yes-man.
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So for the last several months my engine has made a rhythmic squeaking noise while at idle. It finally got to me today, so I went under the hood to see if I could isolate the source. I decided it was coming from the pulley on the alternator, which left me wondering what to do. For some reason, I decided to hit it with a blast of air, thinking that the noise would change and I'd have a definite answer as to the source. A huge cloud of dust came flying out of the pulley and the plastic cover that covers the top half of it, and the squeaking stopped.
So problem solved, but this left me wondering: would it be advisable to spray some WD-40 in there to clean out the dust/dirt, and if so, should it be done on a regular basis?