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Obama Consoles Families of Victims in Texas Plant Blast
President Barack Obama led a Texas town in memorializing the emergency workers and residents killed in a fire and explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco.
For the second time in a week, the president stood before mourners to offer the thoughts and prayers of the nation and praise for those who volunteered to help and who stand ready to place themselves in peril to aid fellow citizens.
"Even amid such sorrow and pain, we recognize God's abundance," he said at Baylor University's Ferrell Center in Waco, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of West, Texas, a tight-knit farming community of 2,800 that was home to the industrial plant. "Your country will remain ever-ready to help you recover and rebuild."
The service was to honor the firefighters and emergency medical personnel who were among at least 14 people who died in the April 17 explosion at Adair Grain Inc.'s fertilizer facility. The blast generated a magnitude 2.1-degree earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and damaged structures in a 37-block area.
On the trip to Waco from Dallas, the president's helicopter circled the site of the disaster.
Investigating Cause
State and federal investigators are seeking the cause of the blast. In the months before the explosion, agencies from the Homeland Security Department to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board were faulted by government watchdogs for taking too long to act or failing to persuade regulators to impose stricter safety rules on facilities that make or store dangerous chemicals.
Democratic lawmakers today asked congressional investigators for a report on regulatory lapses.
"We are also concerned that such an explosion may be possible at similar facilities across the nation and that other workers and the communities may not be adequately protected," Representatives George Miller of California and Joe Courtney of Connecticut, wrote to the Government Accountability Office, the investigating arm of Congress.
In West, "people are really excited and overwhelmed that the president's coming," Jenene Picha, 39, manager of the Czech American Restaurant on Main Street, said before Obama arrived. "I knew most of the people killed, known them for a long time. It's heartbreaking. Doesn't seem real, still."
Celebration, Sorrow
The president's day mixed celebration with sorrow. He traveled to Waco from Dallas, where he had joined four former presidents in the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
A week ago, the president was at an interfaith service, offering words of comfort to thousands shaken by terror attacks that left three dead and more than 260 injured in the Boston Marathon bombings. Today in Texas, though circumstances are different, Obama said the emptiness and heartache from the loss of loved ones is the same.
"Today I see in the people of West, in your eyes, is what makes West special isn't going away," Obama said. "It has simply revealed who you've always been."
In a final tribute to the fallen firefighters, their last names were read and bells chimed, as their last alarm.
Explosion Aftermath
The explosion blew through a 3-foot concrete foundation and left a crater 93 feet by 10 feet, Special Agent Robert Champion of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told reporters yesterday in West.
Pieces blown from the plant have been found throughout the damaged area, and other wreckage could be seen in a field, about 150 yards east of the blast site.
The fertilizer plant was last inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a unit of the Labor Department, 1985. The risk plan filed with government regulators listed no flammable chemicals.
The Homeland Security, Labor, Agriculture and Transportation departments have joined the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chemical Safety Board and the ATF in the investigation, along with state authorities.
Texas Governor Rick Perry, a Republican, said it's "a little premature" to reach a conclusion about the cause of the explosion and a course of action. He questioned he plant's proximity to homes and a school and suggested local zoning regulations may need to be reexamined.
In West, people are sorting out their lives and struggling to regain their footing. Charity groups have been making donations of everything from food to clothing, said Picha, the restaurant manager. The General Motors Foundation donated a $100,000 grant to the American Red Cross for shelter, meals and relief efforts to those in need, Picha said.
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Welcome to Faith Baptist Church of Sequim, WA
Christ centered-Family oriented-Bible preaching and teaching
Faith Baptist Church is nestled in the beautiful Sequim, Washington valley, with the Olympic mountains to the south, and the Strait of Juan De Fuca to the North.
When you walk through the doors of FBC you will find a friendly and caring church family.
Hope to see you soon.
FBC has been in existence since 1970 when a group of believers came together with a vision for a Bible believing, Christ-centered church to serve the community of Sequim and surrounding area. The original church building was on 5 acres of land on the west side of Sequim. The church sold their property to The Home Depot in 2004.
We erected a new church building north of Sequim at 7652 Old Olympic Highway and our doors opened for the first worship service on September 11, 2005.
We praise God for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us since the church was founded. We thank Him for those special folks who have come through the doors of FBC and have contributed to our ministry through the years. Please visit our church when you have the opportunity so you may meet our church family.


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I have a really hard time finding lotions and shower gels that I like that don't give me headaches and that I don't get sick of. I received this one as a gift last Christmas and I totally loved it. It was a great mosturizer and I loved the scent throughout every season. I never got tired of it and didn't have any problems with it giving me headaches. I think it's the first bottle of lotion that I've actually finished in less than a year!


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I'm very excited about the recent release of my book, "Cheaper, Better, Faster: Over 2,000 Tips and Tricks to Save You Time and Money Every Day."
I love tips, and having them in one place sure is handy.
Here are some of my favorites:
- Buyer consideration, warranties transferable? If the seller says the vehicle is still under the original manufacturer's warranty or any dealer service contract, double-check that these benefits can be transferred from the original owner. Take no one's word for it -- read the contracts. Automobiles, p. 13.
- Sink-stopper leaks. To stop water from leaking out of the kitchen sink while you're doing dishes, put a piece of plastic wrap between the drain and the drain stopper. This is also a handy trick to remember if you're soaking something overnight. Cleaning, p. 61.
- Kids, trade clothes. An alternative to making your children always wear their siblings' hand-me-downs is to trade with neighbors or friends who have children of the same sizes. The kids get a new look, and the price is right. Clothing and Accessories, p. 75.
- Flour shaker. Put flour in an old saltshaker, and leave it in the freezer. When you need to flour a pan or dust a pastry board, the shaker will save you from wrestling with a big bag and spilling flour everywhere. Food and Cooking, p. 101.
- Gift list, save with business card records. Avoid returning unwanted gifts (or pretending you like them) from your spouse or immediate family members by keeping an ongoing record of the things you would like, along with specific details. Through the year, as you see items of particular interest, pick up the store's business card and write the details on the back of it: red cardigan sweater, brass buttons, wool blend, size 8, $49.98. These cards serve as a practical gift list to make gift-giving a positive experience for both the giver and the receiver. Gifts, p. 150.
- Nails, polish bottle trick. Keep the top of a nail polish bottle from sticking shut by putting cooking spray on a cotton swab and wiping it around the neck of the bottle before closing it. Health and Beauty, p. 168.
- Parties, remember the absent. When someone can't be with you to celebrate a special occasion, have everyone at the event hold up a poster that reads, "We miss you!" Take a picture, and mail or email it to the absentee. Holidays and Special Occasions, p. 209.
- Decorating, sleep under the stars. Instead of buying plastic stars or stickers for your child's ceiling, dab glow-in-the-dark paint on the tip of a dowel and randomly tap the ceiling in your child's room, reapplying the paint as needed. The dots won't show during the day, but at night these "stars" glow and even seem to twinkle. A cheap and easy way to surprise a child. Kids and Babies, p. 260.
Excerpted from "Cheaper, Better, Faster" (Revell, 2013). Available at DebtProofLiving.com or retailers everywhere.
Would you like to send a tip to Mary? You can email her at firstname.lastname@example.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630. Include your first and last name and state.
Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 23 books, including her January 2013 release "Cheaper, Better, Faster: Over 2,000 Tips and Tricks to Save You Time and Money Every Day." To find out more about Mary and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.


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Hey ... I love the skin, now my default from Aeon (because for the life of me I couldn't work out why it would crash every time I would go into the Movies section)
But it is very clean!
Just one little thing with it, when the music visualisation comes up, is there a way to turn off the bottom track/time section? I do like how the 'now playing / next track' info moves, but more so the static time and track information ... I don't like having too much static information on the screen (yeah still a stickler for that plasma burn in thing)
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With visualization on, none of the fanart options checked, it should disappear...With any of the other Fanart options it stays up. I'm game for any suggestions if people perfer the fanart options to disappear also...
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Cheers for the quick reply. I have the visualisation on and fanart disabled. When playing music the visualisation plays in the background but faded, the bottom info panel is lit up.
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UNC Heads To GT For ACC Coastal Series
No. 1 North Carolina heads to Atlanta Friday for a three-game ACC Coastal series against Georgia Tech. The Tar Heels hold the top spot in the ACC Coastal with a 19-3 conference mark, while the Yellow Jackets sit in third place with a 12-12 conference record.
News & Notes
• Carolina is in position to finish among the top 5 in team scoring and team ERA, a feat accomplished by only three other teams since 1989.
• North Carolina became the first team in the country to reach 40 wins with its 10-2 win over Charlotte and has a chance to reach 45 wins for the seventh time in eight years this weekend.
• UNC will also be in search of its 20th ACC win of the year this weekend, a feat the Tar Heels have accomplished in five of the last seven years. The most ACC wins for a UNC club is 22 set in the 2006, 2008 and 2012 seasons.
• Junior ace Kent Emanuel will be going for his 10th win of the year on Friday which would set a new single-season career high for the Woodstock, Ga., native. Emanuel claimed nine wins as a freshman and followed up with eight more as a sophomore.
• Since 2001, the Tar Heels have had five pitchers post 10 or more wins in a season and each year that a Tar Heel has hit the mark in the last 12 years UNC has advanced to the College World Series.
• The 2013 season marks the first time since 2009 that two Tar Heels have tallied at least 60 RBIs in a season when Dustin Ackley (73), Kyle Seager (62) and Mark Fleury (60) accomplished the feat.
• The duo of Colin Moran (75) and Cody Stubbs (63) have combined for 138 RBIs this season and are currently the top two RBI men in the country.
• Moran currently leads the nation in both runs scored (63) and RBIs (75) and would become just the fourth player in the NCAA since 1980 to accomplish the feat.
• UNC has outscored its opponents 165-30 in the first three innings this year and own the best scoring margin in the country at 6.1.
• Carolina maintained its hold on the top spot in this week's RPI and has been No. 1 the past three weeks.
North Carolina-Georgia Tech Series History
• Friday's contest will be the 124th between North Carolina and Georgia Tech.
• The Yellow Jackets hold a 68-55 advantage in the series after claiming a 2-1 series win in Chapel Hill last year, the last series loss for the Tar Heels.
• Since Georgia Tech joined the ACC in 1980:
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Wilson Grand Jury Declines to Indict in Shooting of 'Toby the War Dog'
A Wilson County Grand Jury has refused to indict a man in the fatal shooting of 'Toby,' a dog that Army Captain Rachel Ries brought back with her from Afghanistan, 1200 WOAI's Berit Mason reports.
Ries raised thousands of dollars to return the Shepherd mix after the dog 'adopted' her forward helicopter unit during the war, and she didn't want to leave him to the violence of that country.
But it was the violence of this country that ended Toby's life. Ries says a neighbor shot and killed the dog after claiming Toby was on his property chasing his cats, a charge Ries denies.
"There were so many people involved in bringing home," she told Berit. "He was just as much the dog of everybody in the unit, and everybody who helped raise money to bring him home. He was an ideal."
She says she is dissatisfied with the result of the investigation, but she credits widespread media coverage for prompting Wilson County officials to act.
The media and the public have been great," she said. "We are cognizant of the fact that they were bullied into investigating this thing to begin with."


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Ten tips At a friend's baby shower in 2003, the guests were encouraged to offer advice to the new mom while she opened their presents. Before I had my daughter, my ignorance of children left me with only one piece of solid advice: read to your child. While that's good advice, it's not very creative.
By the time this party rolled around, I had a 1-year-old daughter and solid advice that no one ever told me until it was too late: strengthen your muscles. Your body must be ready to handle your child's ever-increasing weight. When I gave my smart advice, everyone looked at me funny. Even the new mom rolled her eyes and said, "You always have to be different, don't you?"
Six months later, I heard that her back was aching from her son's most recent overnight weight gain and she wished she had paid more attention to my advice.
Sally Fansler, a licensed physical therapist and owner of Clybourn Physical Therapy in Chicago, works with many parents and their parenting-related ailments.
"From the time a woman starts gaining weight during pregnancy through the toddler years, her lower back takes a great deal of stress. Strength or flexibility preparation is really important to be able to withstand the abnormal stresses that her body has to go through during those years," says Fansler.
I know it's difficult for parents to find time to exercise. I have only one child and my yoga sessions are sporadic, at best. But by following these tips, parents can change their habits in small ways to help avoid injury and strain.
1Ask for help. While pregnant, ask your obstetrician or midwife about proper posture and exercises to strengthen your muscles in preparation for your baby. Moms and dads can exercise together.
2Consider the changing table. Don't just pick a changing table that's cute, make sure it's the right height for mom and dad. You'll be spending a great deal of time bending over and changing diapers for the next couple of years. You want to make sure that your arms can comfortably reach the top of the table. Don't choose a changing table that will have either of you doubled over—or back pain will follow.
3 Nurse with good posture. While nursing your new baby be sure your body is well supported. "Mothers need to bring the baby to them instead of leaning over," says Amy Johnson, a leader for the La Leche League of Schaumburg. Johnson also recommends using throw pillows. "A small pillow under the arms, back or the baby during breastfeeding will help prevent strain."
Even dads can benefit from this advice. While seated and holding your baby, support your arms with pillows. My husband, Tim, used my Boppy support pillow as much, if not more, than I did to keep proper posture.
4Read the instructions. Baby carriers allow parents to hold their child close while using both hands. But if your carrier causes back pain, be sure you are using it correctly. Some are best for infants. Others can be adjusted.
5Lower the railing. Life with a baby is fast paced. But some shortcuts only cause more pain. "Lower the crib railing each time you take the child out instead of bending over the railing to avoid lower back pain," says Fansler.
6Look at your baby when picking him up. That baby is the light of your life. No one will blame you for focusing on his sweet face. They'll never suspect you're protecting yourself. If you turn your neck the opposite direction while lifting, you risk pulling neck muscles.
7Lift with your legs, not your back. This takes the pressure off of those delicate muscles in your back. "Even though new mothers are more susceptible than new dads to back injury due to the stresses of pregnancy, men also need to utilize proper body mechanics to avoid stress injuries," says Fansler.
8Avoid "mother's thumb" and "mother's wrist." Lifting your baby can cause pain and stress to your thumbs and wrists, resulting in tendinitis. Take the pressure off your joints by cradling your baby with your arms as you lift her.
9Keep moving. Admit it—it's easier to prop a child on your hip than to have him following you everywhere, tugging on your leg. But this loving hold can quickly strain your hips. Fansler suggests frequently switching sides when holding a child on your hip to avoid injury.
10 Seek help. If you feel any nagging joint pain, see your doctor. He or she can offer exercises and referrals to physical therapists or orthopedists. Don't let an injury worsen over time. Recovery will only take longer and may result in surgery.
Michelle Sussman is a mom, wife and writer living in Bolingbrook who learned about back pain and mother's wrist the hard way.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 11/1/2002
Publication Date: 11/19/2002
Citation: Calderon, F.J., Van Kessel, J.S., Mccarty, G.W., Reeves Iii, J.B. 2002. Manure properties: effect on c and n mineralization during laboratory incubation of manure amended soil. USDA Symposium on Natural Resource Management to Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Interpretive Summary: The quality of a manure as an N fertilizer is difficult to predict, since manure properties may vary according to management variables. Laboratory incubations are performed in order to determine the N mineralization potential of manure-amended soils. However, these assays may take weeks to produce results, making them unsuitable for rapid manure management decisions. In addition, tight controls are necessary on sample pre-treatment, mixing, incubation time, sample disturbance, moisture, temperature, pre-leaching, extraction method, and aerobicity. Nitrogen losses through denitrification as well as N immobilization during laboratory incubations may be an additional source of error, affecting the correlation of incubation data with manure N mineralization in the field, as well as preventing good agreement manure N pools and mineralizable N. We hypothesize that denitrification and N immobilization may divert manure mineralizable N to N gas or microbial biomass, resulting in an inaccurate estimation of mineralizable N during laboratory incubations. Because of this, accounting for denitrified N will improve the correlation between manure N and mineralizable N. To achieve these objectives, we carried out six week laboratory incubations of manured soils. Soil mineral N, CO2 flux, and N2O flux after acetylene addition were measured weekly. Accomplishments include: a) Determined the effect of manure addition on soil C and N dynamics on a wide variety of manures, b) Determined if manure chemical or nutritional properties correlate to C and N pools, gas fluxes or denitrification during a laboratory incubation of manured soil, and c) Measured the amount of N lost through denitrification during an mineralizable N assay. Our results show that denitrification, N immobilization, and C mineralization increase in manured soils, and that the N cycling dynamics can not be accurately predicted by the manure chemical properties measured in this experiment. Denitrification accounted for a small fraction of the total manure N added and adding the total denitrified N to the N mineralized did not improve the predictive value of manure properties on mineralizable N.
Technical Abstract: A study was carried out to examine C and N mineralization in soils amended with dairy manure. Our objectives were to study the relationship between manure properties, mineralizable N, nutrient pools, gas fluxes, and denitrification during laboratory incubation. Different dairy manures (n=107) were added to soil at a rate of 0.1 mg manure-N per g soil. Manured and control soils were incubated and sampled weekly for soil mineral N, CO2 flux, and N2O flux for a six week period. The denitrifier enzyme activity (DEA) was measured at the end of the experiment. Weekly N2O and CO2 production increased in the manured soils during the first three weeks of incubation. There was a positive correlation between added manure C and cumulative CO2 production. The experimental and control soils increased in nitrate content throughout the six week period, but the increase was more marked in the manured soils. Ammonium concentration was initially high then declined in manured soils, resulting in no net accumulation of mineral N. Acetylene addition stimulated N2O production in the manured soils but not in the controls. No correlation existed between denitrifier enzyme activity (DEA) and N pools or gas fluxes in the manured soils. mg N2O-N kg-1 h-1 Negative net N mineralization accompanied by relatively low cumulative denitrification in the manured soils suggests that N immobilization occurred during the incubation. These results suggest that denitrifiers participate in the N dynamics during laboratory incubations, even when measures are taken to prevent anaerobicity.


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tl;DR: only 2/3 bugs have an impact, one has a trivial workaround (jQuery snippet included below), the other one is UX related. Socket.IO needs no updates.
In the past 48 hours a lot has been written about the introduction of iOS6. With such a major software release it's not surprise that a few issues have been introduced. Of particular importance to us web developers, three different bugs have been attributed to Mobile Safari:
- A continuous "spinning loading indicator" reported on TechCrunch
- Broken long-polling due to a connection limit set to 1 explained by Real Software
- The introduction of aggressive caching of POST requests, reported on Stack Overflow
As it turns out, a lot of misinformation is being spread as well. In addition, all of these bugs are of very high importance to the development of the Socket.IO and Engine.IO realtime frameworks. Therefore I took the time to document the actual bugs and their workarounds in this post.
The spinning bug
This bug report points to the degradation of UX by the introduction of a spinner whenever an AJAX request is active. This is specially concerning for apps that are constantly polling the server (eg: any realtime app).
When I first read reports of this bug, I was skeptical of whether it really had to be attributed to iOS6. The main reason for this is that this behavior already existed, and Socket.IO already has had a workaround for this for a long time. In fact, this bug has also affected many mobile and desktop browsers, which led to our decision of always deferring long polling requests to when the page has finished loaded.
The problem is that this workaround no longer works on iOS6.
Conclusion: as of today, no known workaround is available. Update: from my observations the spinner is very consistently shown for both native and web applications, which means that a workaround might not be feasible at all.
The AJAX cache bug
The gist is that POST AJAX requests are aggressively cached in the absence of cache control headers, contrary to the behavior exhibited by most user agents.
I was able to reproduce this easily:
I've documented two workarounds:
- Appending a random identifier or timestamp to the URL
- Sending the
Pragma: no-cacheor
Cache-control: no-cacheheader from the server
This is a serious bug that impacts a large number of web applications. If you're in a hurry, you can quickly fix it on the client side, by including a timestamp in the query string. If you are using jQuery, the following snippet should do the trick:
if (/OS 6_/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
$.ajaxSetup({ cache: false });
Conclusion: I strongly recommend you implement one of the two documented workarounds for your application. Ideally you want to set the right header on the server-side to avoid the potential eviction of useful cached objects (thanks Giovanni Spedito for the pointer), and to avoid user agent sniffing. Socket.IO was already timestamping URLs to fix very similar behavior introduced as far back as IE6 days.
The long-polling bug
The report was that with iOS6 "Safari is allowing only one connection at a time". I have not been able to verify this.
Socket.IO's acceptance test suite for the long polling XHR transport is exhibiting similar performance to Desktop Chrome:
Conclusion: long-polling continues to work normally with HTTP Keep-Alive sockets and requests that are deferred until page load, the way Socket.IO has always done it.
Update: Steve Souders adds that iOS6 Safari supports up to 5 sockets per hostname, which means it can comfortably support applications that use long-polling.if ( comments_open() ) { ?>
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Including a timestamp in every POST request will work, but it will also pollute the cache with useless responses and in the case of long polling it will probably fill the browser cache in a matter of hours or even shorter, possibly evicting useful contents; please don't advise that
Thanks for the suggestion. I updated the post accordingly.
I'm not sure if the limit is 1 to any domain at a time. But I too have experienced strange connectivity issues, which indicate a more aggressive connection limit. This needs more investigation.
Let me know if you find out more. I'm curious since I was able to get I believe 4 sockets going without problems.
There is one more bug I haven't seen anybody writing about. If a touch event causes a setTimeout, but that same touch event causes scrolling, that timer will never fire.
More information and a workaround here: https://gist.github.com/3755461
you call the spinner a UX bug, I call it my device correctly informing me that you're using my battery with background network traffic.
Pragma header is a bit ugly. Cache-Control: no-cache would be more elegant.
HTTP/1.1 caches SHOULD treat "Pragma: no-cache" as if the client had sent "Cache-Control: no-cache" (RFC 2616 14.32).
This is definitely the case for iOS6 as the testcase shows. Of course,
Cache-Control is a good option as well.
"With such a major software release it's not surprise that a few issues have been introduced."
No surprise for Apple customers, maybe. I would have you know that other OS providers will release beta and preview versions of a new OS so the ISV ecosystem can check the compatibility of their apps and find bugs BEFORE the new version is released to the public.
When I inspect my ajax-request in chrome (Network XHR) I see both
Still iOS6-devices seem to cache it…..
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I got this snippet of code and it works perfect.
$.ajaxPrefilter(function (options, originalOptions, jqXHR) {
// you can use originalOptions.type || options.type to restrict specific type of requests
options.data = jQuery.param($.extend(originalOptions.data||{}, {
timeStamp: new Date().getTime()
I also was NOT able to reproduce the "1 connection per hostname" bug. This test page loads 6 images. Each image takes 5 seconds to download. If they were downloaded 1 at a time then it would take 30 seconds for window.onload to fire. But I ran this on iOS6 (iPhone 4) in mobile safari, FB app, and Twitter app and it takes 10 seconds to load. When I tail the server logs I see it making 5 requests, then the sixth.
So it appears that iOS 6 actually does FIVE CONNECTIONS PER HOSTNAME.
For our web app we though we had fixed this aggressive cache issue with Cache-Control: no-load, but there remains a problem with home screen links. It looks like IOS6 has a secondary cache for home screen links such that, although the Safari cache has been cleared and the app works fine now from Safari directly, if the app is accessed via a home screen link it seems to access previously cached data.


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UPDATE: The New Black Panthers moving through the Fox Cycle
A few weeks ago I sketched out the pattern [1] by which bogus stories like the New Black Panther Party "scandal" make their way from the right-wing fringe to the mainstream media, with Fox News as a key intermediary. It's since been dubbed The Fox Cycle [2], and at the time the New Black Panther foolishness was at the third step in the pattern, wherein right-wing media outlets and Fox News, after devoting wildly disproportionate amounts of coverage to the story, started complaining [3]that the rest of the media were ignoring it.
We've since moved on to step four (mainstream networks cover the story and echo the right-wing distortions), and Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander is flirting with step five [4], in which Fox News is credited for being ahead of the news curve.
First, a quick review of the process by which manufactured right-wing outrage becomes headline news:
1. Right-wing bloggers, talk radio hosts, and other conservative media outlets start promoting and distorting the story.
2. Fox News picks up the story and gives it heavy, one-sided coverage.
3. Fox News and conservative media attack the "liberal media" for ignoring the distorted story.
4. Mainstream media outlets eventually cover the story, echoing the right-wing distortions.
5. Fox News receives credit for promoting the story.
6. The story is later proven to be false or wildly misleading, long after damage is done.
In the weeks since conservatives began complaining that the "biased" media were ignoring the story, it has since been featured on CNN and in the pages of the New York Times and the Washington Post. Notably, Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz took up the story on CNN's Reliable Sources yesterday, during which CNN contributor Roland Martin attributed [5] the mainstream outlets' coverage of the bogus story to fear of backlashes from conservative critics.
Meanwhile, the conservative media have busied themselves by further distorting [6] the already tortured story, and engaging in some of the most blatant and unvarnished race-baiting [7] we've seen during the still-young Obama presidency.
It's in this environment that Alexander penned his most recent column [4] for the Post, in which he took the paper to task for being "virtually silent" on the New Black Panther story. He argued that the paper should have been quicker to weigh in, and cited Fox News' aggressive promotion of the story as a factor:
To be sure, ideology and party politics are at play. Liberal bloggers have accused Adams of being a right-wing activist (he insisted to me Friday that his sole motivation is applying civil rights laws in a race-neutral way). Conservatives appointed during the Bush administration control a majority of the civil rights commission's board. And Fox News has used interviews with Adams to push the story. Sarah Palin has weighed in via Twitter, urging followers to watch Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly's coverage because "her revelations leave Left steaming."
The Post should never base coverage decisions on ideology, nor should it feel obligated to order stories simply because of blogosphere chatter from the right or the left.
But in this case, coverage is justified because it's a controversy that screams for clarity that The Post should provide. If Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and his department are not colorblind in enforcing civil rights laws, they should be nailed. If the Commission on Civil Rights' investigation is purely partisan, that should be revealed. If Adams is pursuing a right-wing agenda, he should be exposed.
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My wife went to REI and got me a Geomate.jr today. (Geocaching's first attempt at the hula hoop IMO.)
It will get a 2,500 mile road test across 9 states to GW7 and back the long way around in the next 10 days.
My first impression is pretty neutral. It's minimalistic, light as a feather, and not as intuitive as other devices, but I won't be testing it out on an actual cache until tomorrow.
It kept telling me to find open sky and I was standing in my front yard that has only 1 tree. Okay, that didn't impress me much but it was the first few minutes the device was ever turned on in my possession, so maybe it was just figuring out where it was.
Anyone else have one to report on?
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Baja Marine goes digital with marketing brochuresPosted on
Baja Marine announced it is going green with marketing efforts for its Baja, Donzi, Fountain and Pro-Line boat brands.
Instead of printing thousands of copies of traditional brochures, Baja Marine created a digital 2014 brochure for each boat line in an effort to decrease the amount of paper it produces and reduce the companys environmental footprint.
Baja, Donzi, Fountain and Pro-Line dealers will distribute the digital brochures to prospective customers on custom-designed USB drives displaying each companys logo. Each brands brochure also is accessible through its website.
In addition, Baja, Donzi, Fountain, and Pro-line boats on display in dealer showrooms and at boat shows will have QR code stickers on their hull sides. When customers who have a smartphone equipped with a QR code-reader app snap a photo of a code, it will lead them directly to the online brochure pages, providing information and specifications for that model.
New Information Station digital kiosks will be in factory-authorized dealer showrooms and allow customers to print out brochure-quality information pages specific to the boat models they are interested in.
Now our customers dont have to walk around a boat show with a bag of brochures. They can print out just the page they need or pull it up on their smartphone and use it to compare the boat they are considering with other models, Baja Marine CEO Johnny Walker said in a statement. We feel our customers are savvy about digital media. Its an electronic world.
It costs our company more money to produce these new custom USB flash drive brochures than the old fashioned printed brochures, Baja Marine vice president Nick Miller said. But we end up with a green brochure that has an incomparable shelf life, given the consumer also can use the flash drive for personal and/or business document storage.


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Last week we brought you a fantastic in-car playlist to flip the switch on when you're in the best of moods. It was full of energy and passion and good vibes for all. If you recall, the second Music on the Move playlist challenge asked for your top 5 songs for a sunday cruise. Appropriately, we called the challenge "Straight Cruisin". We had a number of really good entries and, like last week, it was an incredibly tough decision. So tough in fact that we are moving to a winner and runner up scenario.
Take a bow Christopher Michaels, your whimsical playlist (pictured below) had us daydreaming about places far beyond the cubicle. Your reward…a brand new Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini docking station. Well done sir!
Honorable mention to James Lartin. You get an official Man on the Move t-shirt for your worthy entry. I know it's not as cool as the stereo, but we still have 3 more to give away so please do enter our next challenge. It will be announced tomorrow.
1.) William De Vaughn – Be Thankful For What You've Got
This song is the definition of Straight Cruising. West Coast style of course… Just picture yourself rolling through Los Angeles, CA in your 1964′ Chevrolet Impala (with or without hydrolics). "Diamond in the back, sun-roof top, digging the scene with a gangsta lean." With this tune cranked up it's just another classic Sunday stroll through Southern California.
2.) The Tornadoes – Bustin' Surfboards
You are now in Carlsbad, CA in your 1950 Ford Woodie. Complete with surf rack and surfboards stored awesomely above. The Tornadoes were a surf band from Redlands, California, the first to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental. The song was "Bustin' Surfboards", released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre. What better song to compliment such a awesome car! Surfs up!
3.) Santo & Johnny – Sleep Walk
This time were in Wildwood, New Jersey and it's the 1956′ Chevrolet Convertible, the song is Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny. "Sleep Walk" is an instrumental steel guitar-based song recorded and released in 1959 by brothers Santo & Johnny. I can picture myself cruising to the boardwalk at Wildwood on a Sunday afternoon to ride the roller coaster with my girl.
4.) The Flamingos – I Only Have Eyes For You
Remember the movie a Bronx Tale? Well, Sonny just let you borrow his 1968 Cadillac Convertible and your cruising through the city listening to the Flamingos. The Flamingos were a doo wop group from Chicago, most popular in the mid to late 1950s and best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". Hey C!, Just make sure you returns this car without a scratch!


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Immediate Family
About Joseph Smith Jr., Prophet
Joseph Smith, Jr. (23 December 1805 – 27 June 1844) was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), a church whose adherents regard him as a prophet. The son of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack, Smith was born 23 December 1805 at Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont; he was assassinated at Carthage Jail, Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois on 27 June 1844, and buried at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois on 29 June 1844 following a public viewing. He married Emma Hale on 18 January 1827; they had seven children and adopted twins.
Marriages and Children
Joseph Smith, Jr. met Emma Hale and, on 18 January 1827, eloped with her because her parents disapproved of the match. Emma gave birth to seven children, the first three of whom died shortly after birth. Joseph and Emma Smith had four sons who lived to maturity. Additionally, the Smiths adopted twins whose mother had recently died in childbirth.
- Alvin Smith (June 15, 1828 – June 15, 1828) Died shortly after birth.
- Thaddeus Smith (April 30, 1831 – April 30, 1831) Twin of Louisa, premature, died within a few hours of birth
- Louisa Smith (April 30, 1831 – April 30, 1831) Twin of Thaddeus, premature, died within a few hours of birth
- Joseph Smith Murdock (April 30, 1831 – March 29, 1832) Adopted. Twin of Julia, birth son of Julia Clapp Murdock and John Murdock, who upon his wife's death in childbirth gave the infants to the Smiths for adoption. Died at 10 months of age.
- Julia Murdock Smith (April 30, 1831 – September 12, 1880) Adopted. Twin of Joseph, birth son of Julia Clapp Murdock and John Murdock.
- Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914)
- Frederick Granger Williams Smith (June 20, 1836 – April 13, 1862)
- Alexander Hale Smith (June 2, 1838 – August 12, 1909)
- Don Carlos Smith (June 13, 1840 – August 15, 1841) Died aged 14 months.
- Male child (December 26, 1842 – December 26, 1842) Stillborn
- David Hyrum Smith (November 17, 1844 – August 29, 1904)
Biographical Sketch
Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) was born 23 December 1805, the fifth of eleven children of Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. "I was born . . . of goodly parents," said Joseph, "who spared no pains to instruct me in the Christian religion." His parents stressed personal religion and encouraged Joseph to seek his "soul's salvation" in Jesus Christ.
Lucy Mack Smith eventually joined one of the local churches, but continued to search for something more. "I therefore determined," said Lucy, "to examine my Bible, and, taking Jesus and his disciples for my guide, to endeavor to obtain from God which man could neither give nor take away."
Joseph's father, Joseph Smith Sr., found peace in Bible study and seeking God in prayer. Under his leadership, the family met morning and evening for prayer, hymns, and scripture reading. At times Joseph Sr. taught his children "in his own home school and used the Bible as a text." The devotion to God that Joseph saw in his parents strengthened his confidence and faith to seek divine truth.
During the late 1820s Joseph Smith, Jr. revealed that an angel had given him a book of golden plates containing a religious history of ancient American peoples. Smith translated the writing on the plates from an unknown language into English; and in 1830, he published the translation as the Book of Mormon and organized a restoration of the early Christian church.
LDS Church members regard Smith's revelations as scripture, equal to the Bible. His teachings include unique views about the nature of godhood, cosmology, family structures, political organization, and religious collectivism. His legacy includes a number of splinter churches which have broken away from the doctrine and teachings of the LDS Church proper.
Smith and his brother Hyrum were held in Carthage Jail on controversial charges of treason. On the 27th of June, 1844, an armed group with blackened faces stormed the jail and killed Hyrum instantly with a shot to the face. Smith fought back with a pepper-box pistol that had been smuggled into the prison but was shot while jumping from a window, then shot and killed as he lay on the ground. Smith was buried in Nauvoo after a public viewing on 29 June 1844.
Although polygamy was later publicly practiced by Brigham Young and other early Mormons, Smith, and other leaders of his church, publicly denied he taught or practiced it. The first publication of a list of women alleged to be Smith's plural wives was in 1887; it included 27 women besides Emma Smith. Currently, historians disagree as to the number of plural wives attributed to Smith. Various scholars and historians have tried to identify the women who married Smith but are hindered by the lack of documents to support some of the alleged marriages. As of 2010, DNA testing has provided no evidence that Smith fathered any children with women other than Emma...
Historic Sites
A list of historic sites relating to Joseph Smith can be found here. They include locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri and Illinois.
Sources and Further Information
- LDS: Joseph Smith
- Dean C. Jessee, Personal Writings of Joseph Smith (Deseret Book. Copyright 1984), Appendix B. Chronology.
- J. Christopher Conkling, Joseph Smith Chronology (Deseret Book. Copyright 1979), 1. Repository: Call Number: ISBN: 0877477345.
- Wiki: Profile
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_wives_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr. Wiki: List of the Wives of Joseph Smith, Jr.]
- Wiki: Family and Descendants of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Joseph Smith and Polygamy
Joseph Smith Jr., Prophet's Timeline
December 23, 1805
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, United States
June 15, 1828
Age 22
Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA
May 15, 1829
Age 23
April 30, 1831
Age 25
Near Kirtland, Geuaga, Ohio, USA
April 30, 1831
Age 25
Kirtland, Geauga, OH
May 1, 1831
Age 25
Near Kirtland,Geuaga,Ohio
May 1, 1831
Age 25
Near Kirtland, Geuaga, Ohio
November 6, 1832
Age 26
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Perhaps the most simply designed tool in your arsenal, this key chain companion should not be underestimated. With 7 essentials functions built in, this airline-safe tool is ideal for everyday travel and tasks. A titanium nitride coating protects against corrosion for long use.
Perhaps the most simply designed tool on the planet, the Shard is the ideal key chain companion. You get "just the basics" with the 7 functions you need in this compact, airline-safe tool.
Folding Knife
Folding Knife
Great keychain tool!
I agree with others, lanyard hole is a feature, not a function. Based on my use, they could add box-cutter to the function list and still have 7 functions. It's not going to replace a real box-cutter any more http://popkeychain.com/
It is the the best tool ever!!!!!
Every set of keys should have one. I agree with others, lanyard hole is a feature, not a function. Based on my use, they could add box-cutter to the function list and still have 7 functions. It's not going to replace a real box-cutter any more than it would replace a set of screwdrivers, but it opens boxes better than a house key does and is still airline safe. The bottle opener works great, usually opens on the first try. Pry bar opens paint cans, removes staples, and handles other minor tasks. The screw driver opens battery doors in similar. It's great to have a useful tool on my keyring since I can't carry a multi-tool with a knife at work or on flights.
The Gerber Shard has come in handy on more than one occasion. Its one of those tools that you're glad you have when you need it. Despite its compact size, the Shard is robust enough not to bend, twist, or get int the way of anything else on your keychain. The tools I've found myself using the most included: the screw driver, pry bar/ flat head, and the bottle opener. Its proven it worth as an "every day carry item."
I think its a great tool. Be careful, ill lend it to someone to use it and realize only later my car keys are gone.
Great product. Easy to use and works beautifully. Makes opening beers a lot easier.
Love this little tool. Rides on my key chain like a champ. Cool little Gerber.
Stopped carrying this after a long while after I realized that it does nothing that it's supposed to properly. Screwdrivers strip screws if you can even get it to fit to begin with, not big enough to actually use as a pry bar, and its a barely mediocre bottle opener!
But it would be nice to include the features list in the packaging, the way Gerber does with other tools. It's so slickly designed that someone could easily not notice something they need.
Just came to this sight to order a new one because I just lost my last one at lunch. I am the ad-hock tech guy and mr. handy at small company that employs me and you would not believe how much use this thing gets from an average joe like me. for 7 buckaroos you cant go wrong. Whoever though this up, give that man a cookie.
Love this thing. Perfect for your keychain as it definately come in handy when you least expect it.
Great pocket tool especially for traveling through strict airport security. No problem in airports outside the US (they don't allow scissors on board so Leatherman Style PS went bye bye). Would be nice if the lanyard hole doubled as a wrench but it is worth the money.
I wanted one of these, but the only way I could find it was in a set with the Ripstop I knife. I went for it.
A few days later, I just totally disassembled 20 feet of stove pipe for cleaning with nothing but the Shard and a flashlight. I love this one. As others have questioned, I would love to see Gerber do a video with a TSA official proving that the Shard is airline-safe.
You always will find yourself in need of something at some moment in time and not be in reach of a tool box Here you go. I love all my gerber tools and knifes and this is no exception
Cool tool. Can you verify it is TSA compliant so I can fly with it?
I liked this EDC a lot at first, but then it started to systematically destroy the pockets of my coat and pants. There are a LOT of sharp edges/angles on this product. I would not suggest keeping it on a keychain that is regularly put into a pocket.
Bottle opener is a little rickety and crosshead a little small, but everything else is great. The Shard is about 2 dollars cheaper at amazon.com I am pleased overall.
Bottle opener is a little rickety and crosshead a little small, but everything else is great. The Shard is about 2 dollars cheaper at amazon.com I am pleased overall.
Great Little Tool!
It would be perfect if it had a #2 Philips screw tip instead of the small #1 overall a handy little tool for something you carry on your key chain
The tool is little, but very durable and extremely durable. It's allowed in a carry on, I went to JFK and it was okay. What a great tool!
Compared to former Gerber gear I've owned, this tool has perhaps the most convenience for its size.
Have one on my keyring and have found it to be useful for some small tasks. Proved very useful. Will possibly purchase some for Xmas gifts.
Gerber is definitely not alone when it comes to dubious claims of multi-functionality. Please someone, illustrate how "lanyard hole" is a function and not a feature. Gerber: you have a stand-up reputation for putting out great products, you are better than cheap marketing tricks. You want to keep that superstitious 7 without radical redesign? Make that lanyard hole a 1/4" hex driver
Best piece of steel next to a good knife. I carry it everywhere. I wish it had a wrench option instead of a lanyard hole.
Because of the curve the bottle opener is a bit hard to use, it tends to slip sideways. For the price and other features though, its not a bad buy.
Useful for whenever you need a strong piece of metal to do the dirty work that you wouldn't do with your knife. Scraping, wedging, pulling staples out, and impromptu cutting are just a few things this little guy can do.
Great tool to have, given the limitation of today's air travel carry omboard restrictions.
The Shard has been a great little quick access tool. For its size it has a nice weight an feel to it. Not sure why so many people want to think of it as a miracle tool, it is what it is and its fantastic! If your looking for something a little larger, go with the Artifact.
Pretty nifty tool. Guy in the office had one and talked everyone else into buying one. He quit soon after. I think he must have made enough to retire by selling them to us.
I agree that making a solid titanium version of this tool would be freaking sweet. Maybe even a model that was slightly larger for those who have larger fingers would be awesome. I'd be willing to fork out the extra cash for either one of those.
BUT personally I love this tool. It's the neatest little thing. I have it on my key-ring so it goes everywhere with me. The only I've noticed is that the titanium coating is rubbing metal off my keys because it sits flat against them. So I might have to get something to drop it off and away from my keys before it grinds them into dust lol. (That was a joke.)
Not what I expected, read the features wrong and thought that the bottle opener was a can opener. Had to purchase mine on Amazon since it took Gerber a WHILE to restock. Guess I will keep it since it was not that expensive.
when you getting more in stock?
I really think this is a great product. From the moment I saw it, I knew I had to own one. I have used it several times each week for a month now and it does NOT disappoint. Please make a version of this in solid titanium. Hey, I would be willing to pay $30 or more for one made of that metal! I just bought three more as gifts.
I got one of these from a Heart Health event in downtown Portland, OR. The one that I bought doesn't have the Nitride coating, but it's still in PERFECT condition. I absolutely love it. I carry it with my everywhere I go on a carabiner. I've used this for so many different things, and everything on it works. I've used the two flathead drivers several times. I've used the pry bar to remove large staples and some nails from wood. I'd stripped wire, both single strand and multi-strand. I use the lanyard hole to attach it to my dual carabiner (it's in the shape of a yin-yang). I truly love this product and don't know what I would do without it. Since, I've purchased 4 more for my friends and family. The only thing I haven't really used is the cross(phillips) driver, but there hasn't been any need for it yet.
I wish you sold the un-coated version online...
Can we submit customer pictures?
This tool has surprised me a lot, the Phillips driver works really good in a pinch and so do the flatheads. The coating is holding up better than I thought it would with just a little bare metal showing wear the key ring is after 6 months.
I picked one up at the Gerber display at the Association of the US Army convention in DC this year. I absolutely love it. I keep it in my pocket at work in a very busy trauma center and it keeps me from having a kife or multi tool that is obvious to the "psychos" and irate folks. Only downside is there are so many pointy edges that if I sit down wrong I know exactly which pocket it is in and which way it is lying. I could keep it on my keys but then it wouldn't be of use in the ER. Overall a wonderful tool. Thanks
Jeremy, beer is necessary to survival, hence the bottle opener.
Not impressed with the coating - it was wearing off noticeably after only a couple hours on my key ring. But if nothing else, useful to have a sturdy bottle opener that lays flat with keys.
It needs a can opener instead of a bottle opener.. A can opener is an essential survival tool. A bottle opener is not an essential survival tool. It's not just Gerber. Most small multi-tools lack a can opener but instead have a bottle opener such as the small leatherman tools.It just doesn't make sense to me.
I just got my Shard. Wow, I was really impressed with the size and sturdiness of the tool. Nice and small, very compact, obviously going to be very useful. All my friends I showed it to were impressed at first sight of it, they obviously wanted one. I tried it for all its uses and was stunned how well it all worked, minus the flathead bits, which seem rather unwieldly. A nice addition would be to notch out size measurements on it to take quick small measurements. I might just do that with an engraver.
The "flathead" screwdriver heads are too thick to be very useful, but the pry bar is neat, the bottle opener is good, and the cross driver head works better than expected. At this price point, and considering that it's "airline safe," I think it's a good deal. Glad to have it on my keychain--
This tool was an amazing addition to my everyday on-person items list. It's so small and lightweight that I'm barely reminded of its presence. Out of the 4-6 months that I've had my shard, there have been countless times that I've used it. Mostly for the wire stripper, bottle opener, and the cross head screwdriver. Thank god this thing is airplane safe, I've taken it multiple times on my person on inter-, and transcontinental flights.
Small and unobtrusive, its the perfect key chain accessory. My only regret is not having bought this sooner. Today it is fast becoming an indispensable companion.
I hate having useless keychain fobs, but need something that's easy to find. What better than a tool!
The only improvement that I can think of would be a one-bevel grind in the scoop of the bottle opener. This would be perfect for cutting twine and a myriad of other odd jobs.
I think it would still keep it airport friendly as it would recessed and exposed.
I purchased 90 of these tools this week! I wear one on my hip and gave one to every catastrophe rep in our entire company. We had tornadoes rip through our state and we needed an easy access tool to do just about anything. I guarantee we found a LOT more than 7 uses for it. P.S. When this is all over I intend to use it to repair divits on the greens in St. Augustine!!
The Gerber Shard has lasted me about a month or so now, and it hasn't let me down yet. I would highly recommend this product if you work with electronics or just want to have a mini multi tool at hand. Besides the screwdrivers might be hard to use in tighter spaces, this is perfect. It is actually Airline Safe, when walking through security at McCarren Airport in Las Vegas, there were no problems whatsoever.
For about the same price as my old bottle opener key chain that broke off and is lost, this also has screwdrivers and can be used to strip wires. The flathead screwdrivers aren't bad (but a can be a little awkward to use in a tight area) and i was very surprised how well the philips screwdriver works. It's very sturdy, there is no way that this will break off of my keychain leaving me high and dry and unable to open a bottle.
The Gerber Shard is great because it packs seven tools into one small piece of metal. Plus, no blades so no need to worry about security confiscating it at the airport. Great job, Gerber!
Love this little keychain tool! I carry this on my keychain. Fixed a doorknob with it. Opened a few bottles. Used it as a box opener. Love it! It seems to be modeled after Atwood's pocket tool but costs a fraction of the price! Maybe Gerber will make more keychain tools...


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Also realize, that the longer split ends hang around the higher up the hairshaft they travel, thus resulting in a longer grow out period.
Only you can decide when and how much to cut, but you are on a good path with CG - hang in there - I had to grow out a permanent straightner - seemed like a lifetime, but now its AWWWWW-GONE!:wav:
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Organizations in growth markets across Asia have not traditionally been heavy consumers of outsourcing services. Having lots of on-premises hardware still carries some prestige for local CIOs, particularly in China and India. The availability of relatively inexpensive IT staff in local markets has also helped them deliver acceptable service levels to the business. Until now, that is. The combination of quickly rising IT salaries, increased competition from regional and even global expansion, and growing demands among business stakeholders to more effectively engage customers has put pressure on CIOs to increase the performance of their organizations.
More and more CIOs I speak with are struggling with how best to effectively transform their IT capabilities and meet fast-changing business requirements. In particular, whether to embark on this transformation journey alone or leverage outsourcing partners. In a recent report, I profiled organizations in Asia that are leveraging external service providers to accelerate their IT maturation. One example is a manufacturer with 10,000 employees and operations across Asia that outsourced its entire IT infrastructure environment to improve and homogenize service levels. Another is a large Indian bank that outsourced its entire IT department to a service provider and improved its maturity level from a 3 (on a scale from 1 to 10) to a 6 in less than a year.
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