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Moody's also cited "execution challenges" as it slashed HP's long-term credit rating from A3 to Baa1, just three levels above junk.
The credit downgrade is another pressure on HP as it faces a battle with Mr Lynch over accusations that Autonomy used irregular accounting methods to inflate its profits prior to its sale to the US computer-maker in 2011 for $11.1bn (£6.9bn).
HP stunned the markets last week when it said it was taking a $8.8m writedown against the deal. Mr Lynch rejects all allegations of impropriety.
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Jan-Jaap Kuipers has published Towards a European Approach in the Cross-Border Infringement of Personality Rights, 12 German Law Journal 1681-1706 (2011). Here is the Introduction:
A. Introduction
Globalization has led to the emergence of broadcasting services and books aimed at a global audience. Authors of books, journals, and articles have gained readers worldwide. Due to the Internet, the spreading of ideas on a global level has never been easier. The other side of the coin is that authors run a risk of being exposed to civil proceedings in many jurisdictions. What is considered to be proactive journalism, or a provocative academic comment in some jurisdictions is considered to be libel or defamation in others. We speak of "libel tourism" when defamation proceedings are brought in a forum that has only vague connections to the case, but happens to be very plaintiff-friendly.
The freedom of speech and the right to private life are both enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter on Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Although the Member States of the European Union are united by common principles, they have struck different balances between the competing fundamental rights. The balancing of those fundamental rights becomes even more sensitive when the publisher or author and the alleged victim are not domiciled within the same jurisdiction. The infringement of the right to private life by foreign media becomes an international horizontal conflict between fundamental rights.
The freedom of speech, and the intrusion on private life that an individual has to tolerate in the name of public debate, are the reflection of a particular view on how a democracy should operate. The determination of the law applicable to a cross-border infringement of personality rights is therefore an extremely sensitive issue. Although the Commission's proposal for a Rome II Regulation did lay down a specific conflict of laws rule relating to the infringement of personality rights, the issue proved to be too controversial to reach agreement. The determination of the law applicable to non‐contractual obligations arising out of violations of privacy and rights relating to personality, including defamation, was therefore in Art. 1(2g) explicitly excluded from the scope of Rome II. The present paper attempts to analyze to what extent it is necessary to revise the "defamation exclusion" of Rome II. If it would be necessary to include defamation in Rome II, what would be the most appropriate conflict of laws rule?
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LAST DAYS, Kathryn Bigelow's PSA about elephant poaching, is now available online in conjunction with the launch of LASTDAYSOFIVORY.COM. The film and website aim to put the illegal ivory trade and the terrorists profiting from it out of business, in order to protect endangered elephants and innocent people. Of the project, the Academy Award-winning director says: "An elephant disappears every 15 minutes. It is our hope that this film helps to bring an activist into existence at least that often."
December is a good time to look back over the accomplishments of the past 12 months. It's been a busy year! Here are some of the highlights of 2014:
January 6 - China Crushes Six Tons of IvoryChina destroys six tons of confiscated ivory in what WildAid Ambassador Yao Ming describes as a "significant step in raising public awareness."
February 12 -13 – Jackie Chan Goes to London for the Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade and WildAid Releases New PSAs ...
Chinese film icon and WildAid Ambassador Li Bingbing took the Ivory Free pledge and released a new PSA and print campaign at a Beijing press conference on December 5. The new PSA will be broadcast on television and on more than 1,300 movie screens through a partnership with Wanda Cinemas. The print ads are displayed now at airports in Beijing and Shanghai.
WildAid's Peter Knights was featured on the November 25 episode of QUEST, KQED's science and conservation magazine, which explored the issue of shark finning and how one restaurant has changed its menu to comply with California's shark-fin ban.
WildAid is calling on the public to do its part to end the ivory poaching crisis by taking the Ivory Free pledge at ivoryfree.org. The new campaign asks consumers to pledge to never buy, own or accept ivory as gifts, and to support stronger government bans and actions to tackle the illegal ivory trade.


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Use factory fog light switch for aftermarket lights?
I am adding some aftermarket fog lights on my 1999 Dodge Ram. The OEM lights are past their life and I want to upgrade.
I have Pilots with 55 watt bulbs. The OEM lights have the 37.5 watt bulbs. Any problem with using the OEM wiring with the little bit of extra current? The Pilot kit has all the necessary components- relay, etc but I thought it might be simpler to just adapt the original plugs with a jumper to the new lights but I'm a little concerned if the extra load will be ok.
Second question is- If I use the Pilot's harness and use the OEM hot (from the dash fog light control) to power the Pilot relay I am not sure about the power circuit. One (red) OEM wire is always hot and I am not sure what the other one does. It may go through the switch to complete a ground. I just haven't had time to try to follow it and can't find a schematic online.
I thought I had them working with the second method with the dash switch- turned the switch on the lights came on; turned it off the lights went off. Now the new lights wouldn't come on ( I had a loose connection) and after re-connecting that wire the lights want to stay on all the time. For some reason the original fog light connectors seem a little erratic in whether I have power there all the time or not. Test light lead was grounded at the battery and I scratched the connector contacts fairly hard several times.
i would use the wiring and relay the kit came with just so i could use them with headlights out, or even highbeams if i wanted. most OEM fogs only work when headlights are on, and will go out when highbeams go on.
As far as if your higher wattage lights can be used with OEM switch, it's really impossible to answer correctly without knowing what the OEM wiring gauge is. Does your OEM switch go through a relay? If so, you should be good, if not you'll need to see that the wire guage is and see if it can handle the extra load needed for the big wattage jump
For ease of wiring, I would personally cut the connectors off of the OEM fog harness, and splice in the line to the new fog lights and call it a day. The OEM harness wires will already be through relays and everything they need to be.
If you want to use the new relay and wiring, you could use the existing fog light line to be the trigger for the relay - thus retaining the OEM switch.
P.S. In the U.S. it is illegal for fog lights to be on with high beams (USDOT Code)- that's why they shut off OEM when you turn on the high beams. Also, if you are using your high beams to see distance, you typically do not want the area right in front of you lit up (fog lights). It's like trying to look out your house window at night with the lights on in the house, vs. shutting them off. If the lights you purchased are not truly "fog" lights and are instead "Driving lights," then it's like using a second set of high beams and you may want to override the OEM circuit.
P.P.S. if you live in a state that requires vehicle safety inspections, if your fog lights do not turn off when the high beams turn on - you will fail inspection.
Most important finding-Learned that the dash switch controls the ground circuit. I haven't done this kind of wiring since the 80's. Things have changed! All higher current +wires stays under the hood and is handled via relays. Dash switch only contols ~0.3 amps. This will not change irregardless what other lights I add. It only closes the ground that activates the relay under the hood.
Found some schematics and ground wire ID. Went into the PDC box and tapped the ground wire from the 85 relay terminal.
Connected the _on/off switch to relay wire_ to the battery for power to operate the relay EM.
I used everything that came with the light kit except the on/off switch, including the relay as noted in original post.
I now have aftermarket lights that operate from the dash switch exactly the same as the original lights did.
After I eventually found some schematics, your wiring information was right on the money.
PS- At the risk of sounding a little negative, I bought fog lights to replace fog lights to use when I am driving in the dark in rain/fog. I know the difference between fog lights and driving lights. And I have 25 years background in law enforcement. I know what the law says about the operation of fog lights, driving lights, etc. and I had no problem whatsoever about writing tickets to @#$holes who blinded me when I was on duty.
I'd stay with skinny wire to prolong bulb life.
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Okay, all ... here's the story from the regional GDB coordinator! :-)
It is a long story, but one worth telling. Argos is safe and back home in CO. That is what really counts!
Argos' adventure
Ten month old puppy in training, Argos and his puppy raising family, Bev and Tim Farmer and their daughter, traveled to Las Cruces, New Mexico to visit family over the holidays.
On Friday, December 26, Argos was allowed to spend some free time in Tim's parent's back yard. The yard is nicely fenced and mainly viewable from inside the house. Apparently, a family member had inadvertently left a side gate unlatched and Argos slipped out. Within 15 minutes, the entire family was searching the neighborhood both on foot and by car. Bev notified her leader back home in Colorado and the search continued late into the night with not a sign of the lost dog. Argos had simply vanished.
Posters were placed on every street in the neighborhood and beyond. There was a foot search with a door to door campaign. They filed a police report and visited the local shelter. Giving a little time for standard search ideas to turn something up, by Sunday night it did not seem that this was a simple problem. As it turned out, I was visiting my boyfriend's family in Albuquerque the same weekend and was only two and a half hours from Las Cruces. My boyfriend returned home alone Monday morning and I rented a car and headed south.
The leaders back home in Colorado had researched radio, television and newspaper sources in Las Cruces and El Paso, which is only 40 minutes away. Argos' co-raiser Sharon Davis emailed very clear photos of Agros and his GDB vest that we could use. I wrote a press release that was sent to all these sources and posted on craigslist. We made posters in English and Spanish with the 800 number in case no one wanted to call Colorado numbers with tips. We visited all of the shelters, including El Paso. We searched the side of the roads in case only a body would be found. Local animal control and the police were very responsive and could be seen driving the area, also searching.
Denise St Jean from the development department stepped into handle the media and was quick to get stories on several local stations and keeping them updated throughout. We located a graduate in El Paso that was willing to help by talking to the media about how important his dog is to him. Everywhere we went to place more posters, people would comment that they had heard of the lost guide dog puppy and were keeping their eyes open.
Bev, the raiser and I spoke about safety concerns during a search. I instructed her to not tell any caller what his tattoo number was; rather should someone claim to have him make them reveal the number to her and only meet a caller in a public place. We discussed the need not to send her college aged daughters door to door alone and they should only go out on a foot search except with their father at their side.
Tuesday morning, I was working my way to the frontage road by the freeway, to do another roadside search. I ran across and laundry mat/carwash that was not too far from the home where he was lost. When I showed the poster a worker stated, "I know that dog" and went back to work. The manager helped me find the best spot for the poster (the change machine, everyone sees the change machine in a laundry mat, he explained.)
When I was driving away, the worker, Saul, stopped my car. He explained he remembered that two teenagers, punk/skate board types, had come by with the dog on Friday night and wanted to trade him for some drugs. They boasted that they had "stolen it from some blind lady" and showed the black collar with tags with the GDB name. One man there offered them money, saying that dog needed to be given back to the owner and they declined, saying it was drugs or nothing. One boy stated the dog was cool, showing that he would follow commands (sit and down) and said to forget it, he wanted to keep him. One boy called his mother and she appeared in a white Chevy pick up and drove the boys and dog away. This all happened within 45 minutes of his disappearance. Saul explained that he thought the boys lived near by. He saw them often, a tall kid and a short kid, always together and said they came from the neighborhood area. He did not know where they lived, but promised to call if he saw them again, with or without the dog. It seemed like a creditable lead, but we did not really know. Denise got an updated press release out that said he was reported to have been seen with the teenagers.
We called animal control and they were quick to respond. The came by and interviewed Saul, the witness. They continued their search of the area and were following up on leads on yellow labs in the area. Bev and I continued our search of the neighborhood by car, now looking for white pick ups. There must be 1000 white pickups in that area. Together, we knocked on doors with these suspect trucks and pushed posters into the doors, giving us excuses to check out the yards and listen for a dog. When checking back in with the laundry mat and our witness Saul, two men were noticed trying to read the poster on the change machine. They were going word by word with their fingers, having obvious trouble. I went to the car for one of the Spanish posters. When they read it, they looked excited and when I mentioned a reward that the raiser was now offering, their eyes lit up.
As we worked the neighborhood and potential hang outs for skate boarders, we met more people that knew of the boys, but no one that knew where they lived. We were assured they come out at dark and hang out in the parks on either side of the area. Bev and I went back to these areas after dark on a stake out, sitting in the dark car, just hoping to see the boys. We saw no skaters that night. If this lead was correct, the kids knew that had a guide dog, so we changed our tactics. We made new posters, stating "cash reward for return of this dog, no questions asked" with just a close up of the dog's face, hoping to target the kids and their friends and hoping someone would rat them out for cash.
Wednesday, New Years Eve, I had a flight scheduled home from Albuquerque in the evening. With Bev and her family scheduled to leave the area New Years Day, we went back out early for one last try. We brought doughnuts and sandwiches for Saul and his friends at the laundry mat. Saul interpreted for the man that received the poster in Spanish. He was sure he knew a man that knew where one of the boys lived. He had looked for the man the night before, but did not have enough gas to drive around. I gave him $20 for gas and now he seemed really interested. I offered $20 to Saul as he was taking time off work to go help and he declined, saying he just wanted to help get the dog back. I asked if he though a 20 might help the witness find the boys home and he thought that was a good idea. Within minutes of receiving doughnuts and a few 20 dollar bills, the group was gone to find the man that might help us.
Saul called an hour later, saying they looked, but the man must be working and they could not find him. They would keep looking, but it may be after five before they could find him. He promised to call with any news.
With all stones unturned and a long drive to catch a plane, there was nothing more I could do. Bev and her family could handle the lead should it come in, and we had no idea if it would even come today, so I drove back to Albuquerque, at least feeling like we had done everything possible, even if we did not find Argos.
At 2:30pm, Saul called. They had found the man and were bringing him to the laundry mat. Bev and her husband rushed there to meet them. The man, now our informant, agreed to ride with them and show them the house where one of the boys lived. It was only blocks from the house where the dog had gone missing.
When they knocked on the door, the boy's father answered. He explained that his son and "his stupid friend Jarrod" do stuff like this all the time. They take the dogs to Jarrod's place, 10 miles north of the city on a farm. He said that Jarrod's mom is "crazier than a loon and sells dogs for drugs" all the time. He provided directions to the farm and the trio headed there.
When arriving at the farm, a boy and his mom were in the driveway. It was the son and wife of the man from the first house. When Bev explained she was looking for Argos, the mother appeared shocked and angry with her son and did not appear to know of the missing dog. The mom and son returned home, leaving Bev, Tim and the informant at the farm. The family that lived at the farm was not at home. Bev and Tim looked around, hoping to find a glimpse of the dog. The front door was ajar and they peaked inside to see a filthy house, plywood floors and dog feces everywhere. They noticed a neighbor near by and asked about any sightings of the dog. The neighbor was quick to say she had seen a dog, much like the missing one she saw on TV, and that this family was involved in criminal activity and drugs all the time, often stealing and selling dogs. She indicated that the family had just gone horseback riding with the dog.
Bev and Tim and their informant did some more detective work, looking for horse and dog tracks on the dirt road. The determined a direction to look and headed off. Before long they spotted the horses, riders and Argos trotting along side! Bev opened the car door, called "Argos come!" and he turned on a dime and ran full speed to her, leaping into the car, where they locked the doors behind him.
While we all worried about Argos, he likely had the weekend of his life, running free on a farm, playing with skate boards and horses. His collar and tags are gone and he was filthy, but safe. Bev gave some cash rewards to the key witnesses or informants. One of which later went into a convenience store boasting of being a hero and how pleased he was that he could pay some bills this month with his reward. Argos and his raiser family are now safe back in Colorado. I for one am grateful for the food induced recall and a dog that came immediately when called!
• 12.27.08 for immediate release
Guide Dogs for the Blind is asking for your assistance in locating a lost dog. Argos is 10 months old and a puppy in training for the Guide Dog program. While visiting Las Cruces for the holidays, the male yellow lab managed to escape the yard and has been missing since Friday night. Argos is being raised and trained by a volunteer family from Denver. Guide Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit organization that breeds, raises and trains dogs for people that are blind or visually impaired. The dogs are placed with individuals that need them, free of charge. Each and every dog in the program is a valuable resource and has been bred for many generations to have the qualities needed to become a guide.
Argos is a puppy, however being 10 months old, looks like an adult dog and is reddish yellow in color. He has tattoos in both ears with his ID number and is wearing a black collar with guide dog tags. If you have any information about this lost dog, please contact Bev Farmer at 720-261-8404 or Guide Dogs for the Blind at 800-295-4050.
Barb Deevers
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Guide Dogs for the Blind
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The perfume business suddenly stinks -- and it's all Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber's fault! Elizabeth Arden, one of the world's biggest fragrance makers, saw its stock go into the tank (Tuesday), with shares dropping nearly 25 percent in value.
Execs blame wildly unsuccessful scents from the two singers. In explaining a sales drop of nearly 50 million bucks, the company said, "The decline in sales of celebrity fragrances, particularly the Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift fragrances, was steeper than anticipated."
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Fixture News | 16th August 2007
Hussey disappointed as Pro40 is washed-out
David Hussey's final appearance of the season for Notts ended in anti-climax as heavy rain showers forced the NatWest Pro40 League match with Essex Eagles to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.
With both sides sharing a point each, the Outlaws appear to be out of the running for the Division One title, but Hussey is confident his team-mates can achieve their main goal of the season by winning promotion in the LV County Championship.
He said: "It's a bit disappointing to see my season finish like that, particularly as it feels like there is some unfinished business here.
"We set out to win Division Two in the Championship and I'm still convinced the boys can do that."
Hussey will be flying home to Australia tomorrow night for a training camp ahead of an 'A' tour of Pakistan.
And the 30-year-old is hopeful he can still push on and achieve his life's ambition of representing his country in the future.
He added: "The Australian selectors tend to pick players who are a bit more mature and experienced - my brother Michael and Brad Hodge are two examples.
"It will be a new experience to play in Pakistan but if I can do well and put my name in the frame for a full international cap, then fantastic."


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Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences
International Center for Artificial Organs and Transplantation
International Center for Medical Technologies
International Museum of Surgical Science
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Mayo Foundation Archives, Mayo Clinic
Medical History Museum of the University of Copenhagen
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The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 13:00-18:00; Saturday-Sunday, 11:00-17:00; closed on Monday.
The Medical History Museum of the University of Zurich Collections, predominantly 18th to 20th centuries.
From witch doctor to modern medicine: instruments and documents. History of surgery, the major illnesses and their treatment, exhibition rooms: chemist ca. 1750, children's ward ca. 1830, doctor's practice ca. 1890, laboratory of 1920 and 1990, gallery of famous Zurich doctors.
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Bill 2238 passed by the House and Senate, is on the Governor's desk. It is not known if he intends to sign it or veto it. The bill gives the Missouri Department of Agriculture the job of growing marijuana plants, hiring someone from the Colorado, a "Charlotte's Web" type group to extract raw CBD, and dispense it in a manner to be regulated by the Missouri Department of Health.
A state budget has not been approved for this method. Members of Show Me Cannabis and NORML have given their support. It is not supported by the FDA or the DEA.
This bill is not in the best interest of the children and their parents who are desperate to find a cure. Parents become unwitting allies of the marijuana supporters and their media promoters. One can't blame worried parents for wanting to find relief for their children immediately, but there is good reason to hold off until the clinical trials are completed. The American Society of Addiction Medicine is clear: stick with medicines that are approved by the process of identification and distribution of medicines.
Why is Missouri following the proposals of Show Me Cannabis and NORML by using the Departrment of Agriculture to grow marijuana plants to manufacture hemp oil rather than working with a legitimate pharmaceutical company? This is not the only option and definitely not the best.
The best option would be a direct working relationship with GW Pharmaceuticals that supplies a purified CBD product. Epidiolex is being tested in FDA trials for children with severe epileptic seizures. A medical pharmacy supplies doctors for their patients. Patients participate in a double blind study to determine effectiveness. This is FDA approved and covered by family insurance. It is much faster than the Missouri route as it can be set up and running in five to seven months and no more than one year. This program is no cost to the state.
The Georgia Legislative Bill for Research is working with the FDA approved Epidiolex, October 2013, for seven expanded-access programs giving families whose children suffer severe seizures from rare forms of epilepsy access to this investigational new drug. This has been accomplished through state legislation. The children are not being placed in experimental groups or control groups, but will take the drug continuously while clinical trials are underway. The purpose of these expanded access programs is two-fold:
1. To treat severely ill children who do not respond to standard medications with a drug that has met FDA requirements for safety in preclinical research while clinical trials take place, and
2. To gather preliminary information for phased trials that will determine whether Epidiolex can reduce epileptic seizures more effectively than standard medications.
Similar expanded-access applications from more physicians await FDA approval. Each may enroll 25 children, or possibly more. As a result, hundreds of children will likely have access to such programs throughout the U.S. soon. Epidiolex is purified CBD that contains no THC which can cause seizures. When the FDA approves Epidiolex, doctors will be able to prescribe a fourth medicine derived from marijuana.
The New York State Department of Health is also involved in a clinical trial of Epidiolex. The trial is designed to be conducted at New York-based hospitals, universities and medical colleges, and will address a critical healthcare priority while expanding the scientific community's understanding of potential treatments for children with medication-resistant epilepsies. The collaboration with the State of New York builds on the foundation established with the NYU's Langone Medical Center where 60 children are already authorized by the FDA to receive Epidiolex.
Marijuana use by children and adolescents has been proven to impair learning, judgment and memory and can cause lasting harm to the brain. The pharmaceutical researchers want to give the patient the benefit of the CBD without the harm. Medicine is developed in laboratories and not grown by the Department of Agriculture or in one's own back yard. Think again, Missouri.
Roby Little is the director of Lees Summit CARES and a Lees Summit resident.


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MONROVIA, Feb 22 (LINA) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alex Tyler, says the US$73 million allotment proposed for the 2014-2015 national budget is intended to beef up development in rural communities in the country.
He said to achieve the intended objective of the proposal; the fund will be spread over the 73 electoral districts in the country to implement development projects.
Speaker Tyler made the statement Friday in Monrovia when he served as guest speaker at the installation of officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Workers' Association.
He explained that the money will be used to construct more clinics, hospitals, farm-to-market roads, elementary, junior and senior high schools as well as other projects in all of the districts.
Speaker Tyler also explained that the provision of social services such as electricity, safe-drinking water and modern public latrines for the people is the full responsibility of the government.
Earlier, Internal Affairs Deputy Minister for Administration Varney A. Sirleaf commended the workers for forming an organization that will seek their interest.
He called on the officers to refrain from vices that will create disunity between the administration and the workers.
Meanwhile, the workers' president, Patrick Nixon, has appealed to the administration to reintroduce the bus transport system for employees of the ministry, as was the case in the past.
He also stressed the need for the administration to place every employee on the ministry's allowance payroll as well as reactivate the ministry's scholarship program for the betterment of its workforce.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.–The chief executive of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) said there are early promising signs indicating that a strike action will be averted during the upcoming labour contract negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for US ports.
A new six-year labour contract covering US west coast dockworkers is expected to be agreed by the end of July without any cargo disruption after the existing contract expires at the end of June. It's reported that both sides hope to achieve a new contract for the 23,000 dockers at the 29 ports on the US west coast without any industrial action that would disrupt terminal operations, reported American Shipper
Shippers are said to be making contingency plans in case there is any labour unrest during the negotiations that would disrupt supply chains, having expressed concern about the relatively short time available in which to come to an agreement.
Furthermore freight forwarders have been receiving notices from ocean carriers announcing the introduction of congestion charges starting in May.
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The Federal Government, which announced the creation of the Anniversary of National Service (1951-1972) Medal three years ago, is facing a continuing backlash from serving and former regular service personnel, including a newly formed group representing women.
Anyone who did national service in that period, even just the initial three months' "commitment", is eligible, and former national servicemen have lined up in droves.
There has since been a snowballing effect. Until the advent of the national service medal, medals were awarded only for service in an operational theatre, or for 15 years of other service. Thousands of serving and former regular service personnel have received nothing.
The Returned and Services League has recognised the inequity. It backs the awarding of medals for just two years' full-time or part-time service.
In June the Government announced that an Australian Defence Medal would be awarded to all those who had done six years' full-time or part-time service since 1945.
But now there is a howl of protest from women who served in the regular forces between 1951 and 1965 and who would be excluded.
They served in the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service, WRANS, and its army and air force equivalents, the WRAAC and WRAAF, all formed in 1951.
Joining for an initial four years, they had the option of signing on for another four years, but many married or became pregnant, circumstances that until 1965 obliged them to leave the services.
An Ex-Service Women's Medal Group has been established with the aim of having the Government announce, before the October 9 election, a review of "its discriminatory decision against ex-servicewomen who served between 1951 and 1965".
The group said in a media release last week that in many cases women had served only four years. "Many signed on for another four years but were forced to leave when they got married maybe one year later."
Teachers who served as officers of cadets in school cadet units, who were entitled to a medal but had to do 15 years' continuous service, have also joined the campaign.
Labor says that if it wins government it would cut the six-year eligibility requirement for the Australian Defence Medal to three years, full-time or part-time.


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add to the appearance?
3) What is the most economical way to get the bumper that the 335i is using from the OP?
4) What is the typical cost to upgrade to LED Halo lights?
1. Yes. The sport package has nothing to do with the outside of the vehicle (other than the 18in if you'd bought them at the time.
2. Absolutely.
3. I was at the dealer today and I asked these questions for you(your post came in while I was at a new car rep). You can do this but not from the dealer. You'd have to find an aftermarket supplier. I was told of someone who did just that - got a new bumper, which then had to be painted the colour of the car.
4. Not from the dealer. You can find them at eBay. We looked it up for you and they were $39.
Hope this helps. The 328 is a beautiful car.
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Pelham is an unincorporated community in northwest Caswell County, North Carolina at the North Carolina/Virginia border. It is often considered a suburb of nearby Danville, Virginia. Pelham is located along Pelham Loop Road near the eastern terminus of NC 700 at US 29 (future Interstate 785). It was named for Confederate Col. John Pelham, known as "the Gallant Pelham" for his extraordinary bravery, whose parents, Dr. Atkinson and Martha Mumford McGehee Pelham, resided in neighboring Person County before moving to Alabama. Nearby communities, independent cities, and municipalities include Danville, Eden, Ruffin, Yanceyville, Purley, and Casville.


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- Costs: While Agrium claims to have continuously improved margins, JANA notes that this claim is based on a narrow time period and flawed metrics. Looking more broadly to the start of Agrium's Retail acquisition strategy, margins have declined overall despite Agrium's significant growth in scale, indicating a substantial cost improvement opportunity. In addition, JANA addresses Agrium's points regarding its Retail footprint and demonstrates substantial remaining opportunity for optimization.
- Controls: While Agrium claims that Retail management has been properly incentivized based on relevant metrics, JANA notes that management incentives still prioritize growth by any means with an under-emphasis on profitability.
- Capital Allocation: While Agrium claims it has created substantial value through M&A based on select examples, JANA notes that overall Agrium is today generating only a 9% return on capital (pre-corporate) in Retail, despite attractive industry fundamentals, which barely meets Agrium's own minimum return hurdle and indicates substantial room for improvement. JANA also notes that Agrium uses a flawed analysis which understates the opportunity to generate value by reducing working capital while still growing EBITDA.
- Conglomerate Structure: While Agrium claims its conglomerate structure generates substantial value, JANA notes that the synergies cited by Agrium are unsubstantiated. JANA also notes that after first talking down Retail's value by switching its long-promoted comparable set, Agrium is now manipulating the value ascribed by the market to its Wholesale business to obscure Retail's undervaluation, further underscoring the need for an unbiased review of Agrium's structure.
- Corporate Governance: While Agrium claims that JANA's criticism of its corporate governance lapses represents a departure from JANA's initial analysis, JANA points out that these lapses in fact occurred after this initial analysis was presented to Agrium, and were part of a concerted effort by Agrium to avoid the debate on value started by JANA.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JANA Partners LLC today responded to last week's presentation by Agrium Inc. ("Agrium") (TSX / NYSE: AGU) in which Agrium sought to refute JANA's "5 C's" analysis and the need for new perspectives and experience on Agrium's board. In a response released today and available at www.JANAAguAnalysis.com, JANA addresses Agrium's arguments on Costs, Controls, Capital Allocation, Conglomerate Structure and Corporate Governance, and notes that rather than disproving JANA's points, Agrium's presentation in fact underscores the value creation opportunity each represents. "Agrium has finally entered the debate, but nothing they have said has changed it," said JANA Managing Partner Barry Rosenstein. "Nothing in Agrium's responses refutes the overall picture of a company that has historically been undervalued and underperformed its peer weighted average, and that can unlock that value by addressing fundamental issues with the help of our highly-qualified nominees." Examples of issues addressed by JANA in today's analysis include:


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Hi, since the LLC is a pass-through either way (single member considered disregarded entity, multi-member taxes as partnership, but still everything flowing through to the personal return hat tax EFFECT is the same either way ... For a single member, you put everything on a schedule C and it flows to the 1040 ... for a multi-member you do a 1065, thenh the K-1 takes the information from that to the individual return, as well
so the LLC still never pays any tax .. it' s just that the vehicle for getting this income or loss numbers to the 1040 are different between single member and multi-member
Further, since the other member here is your spouse, everything still flowed through the same tax return ... Technicaly, you should probably go back and file 1065s for the appropriate years, bt the IRS might consider this as a DiMinimus issue ... taxes would have been exactly the same ... Self employment taxes as well
This part I know, I want to know can I go back to being classified as single member because I just don't understand how to do the K-1. I never filed the change form. Nevermind, I don't think I'm explaining my problem correctly. Everything you've told me is available online.
I can alsop help you with the dissolutoin issues
You DID file the 8832?
But you added at the state level right?
I added his name the second year when I refiled and paid the sec of state
Let me see if I can find the form for you, you SHOLD be able to file an article of amendment askingfor a retroactive effective date
There are also a couple of other legal issues, in that (depending on NC state law) you may be able to be recognizwed as a single memebr (because you are Husb and Wife anyway)
GIve me just aseconf her
sorry for the atrocious typing ... be right back
Is this a rental business by any chance? ... See this: If the LLC is a rental, you can elect to treat it as a single member LLC. See Rev. Proc. 2002-22, 2002-1 CB 733.
It is a restaurant. We leased our property and no longer own any part of the business
OK here's anther piece: Sec. 8215 of the "Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007" that was signed 4/25/07 in effect seems to allow disregarded entity treatment of what it refers to as a qualified joint venture which "means any joint venture involving the conduct of a trade or business if (A) the only members of such joint venture are a husband and wife,(B) both spouses materially participate (within the meaning of section 469(h) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) in such trade or business, and (C) both spouses elect the application of this subsection." Assuming an LLC is a qualified joint venture, this new law is effective for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2006
SO, you have federa; law behind you ... what you may NEED t do isdo an amended election ... then at the state level ask for the amendment to your articles based on inadvertent mistake... hang with me a couple of more minutes
Spouses make the election on a jointly filed Form 1040 (PDF) by dividing all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit between them in accordance with each spouse's respective interest in the joint venture, and each spouse filing with the Form 1040 a separate Schedule C (Form 1040),Profit or Loss From Business (Sole Proprietorship) ... so to truly dot the I's and cross the t's here (not sure it's necessary_ you'd ament the retuen for thos years and do nothing more that add a schedule C for the other spouse, with everything split dow the middle See this:
I only filed 2008 when it was a single member. I added him in 2009 and haven't filed taxes since
Then you really have a non-issue at the federal level ... and on the NC side see this: http://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/north-carolina-llc-amendment.html
Yes. You would just file Articles of Restatement (Limited Liability Company) with the SOS. The restatement may include a new amendment as long as it has the necessary approval. The filing fee to restate the articles of organization is $10. If the restatement includes a new amendment, the filing fee is $50.
so for purposes of doing taxes 2009-2012 I should do two 1040 schedule c's split down the middle or amend at state level and continue as single member?
That's it!
both, actually
but 2008 is done and fine?
your state TAX return is simply a product of the federal return ... but to really dot the i's you shouold do that re-stated election with Sec of State so everything matches up
that one was what is was (if you will)
can I avoid the k-1 1065 by doing it this way and the $85 per person/per month penalties?
If you elect as of those years there qould be no k-1s to do
"would" be no k-1s to do (as you were a QJV, a disregarded entity, for tax purposes)
and one last thing- what do i need to do about the fact that we closed in 2012? do i file anything special with state or fed or both or just leave it alone?
You'll have to do a disolution with the state most likely ... let me check the NC laws
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Thank you so much, I know I have a lot to do but you've made it seem not as daunting as before!
I'd file the restated election, then give it few months (don't go over another tax year) and do the dissolution
You'r very welcome ... I think you have your arms around it now :)
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Third-string quarterback Thaddeus Lewis and backup running back Montario Hardesty are one step closer to starting Sunday when the Browns (5-10) visit the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-8).
Quarterbacks Brandon Weeden (sprained right shoulder) and Colt McCoy (right shoulder), running back Trent Richardson (left ankle) and cornerback Sheldon Brown (concussion) won't practice today but still haven't been ruled out for Sunday, coach Pat Shurmur said this morning during a news conference.
Shurmur said he won't wait until game time to rule any of them out if they cannot play. In other words, Shurmur will likely rule them out Friday if they're going to sit out.
Of course, if Weeden and McCoy are out, Lewis would play in an NFL regular-season game for the first time. If that becomes the case, Josh Johnson would serve as Lewis' backup.
"He's got a live arm," Shurmur said of Lewis. "He's very athletic. He'll execute our offense the right way and I'm glad he's going to, if he becomes the starter here, will have an opportunity. He'll do a good job."
The Browns signed Johnson off the street this week, and Shurmur said the decision was a result of a discussion between he, CEO Joe Banner, General Manager Tom Heckert. They considered re-signing Seneca Wallace.
"We considered Seneca, yeah," Shurmur said. "We decided to go with Josh."
Shurmur said Hardesty would start at running back and Brandon Jackson would be active if Richardson is out. Offensive coordinator Brad Childress said Richardson could be a "spot player" if he's able to play Sunday.
Looming change
Shurmur said he does not have a meeting scheduled Monday with owner Jimmy Haslam or CEO Joe Banner regarding his future. He stressed he's focused on the Steelers.
"[Our preparation is] no different," Shurmur said. "Listen, I get this. My concerns are for our team and making sure that we do all the right things during the game to give our guys the best chance to win. And then at some point after that, I'll begin to think about what goes on from that. But I'm not worrying about it."
Shurmur reflected a bit on his tenure with the Browns.
"I think we've made improvements, some may say not fast enough," Shurmur said. "But I think we've made improvements. And I think we came into a less-than-ideal situation when we got here. Every situation is different, and I'm proud of that. I'm proud of the work that the guys that I hired did in terms of inspiring the players to improve.
"We have not won enough football games. And I know that's the way this thing works. But in our situation, I see improvement. And I'll leave it at that. The rest of it, going in depth with all that, I think that's a discussion for after we play Pittsburgh.
Award season
Browns middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson and kicker Phil Dawson each earned awards from the local chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) for this season.
Dawson was named the PFWA Player of the Year and Jackson was named the PFWA Dino Lucarelli Good Guy Award winner. The Good Guy Award is given to a player for his cooperation with the media and for the way he carries himself in the community and with his teammates.
Dawson and Jackson will be honored at the 34th annual Akron Browns Backers banquet May 20 at Tangier restaurant in Akron.
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Shurmur said he has not asked McCoy to explain his comments about throwing the ball into the dirt late in the Browns' 34-12 loss to the Denver Broncos because his teammates were tired. … In addition to Weeden, McCoy, Richardson and Brown, tight end Jordan Cameron (head) did not practice today.


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To Decrease Ring Tragedy
By Joe Koizumi
It was very sorrowful that Japan's #11 ranked flyweight boxer Hirokazu Yamaki (7-9, 5 KOs) passed away because of a brain hemorrhage on the morning of last Monday (February 22). Yamaki, 26, was halted by #7 Toshimasa Ouchi (12-5-1, 3 KOs) in the eighth and final round at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, on February 19. He became unconscious and had to be urgently carried to a hospital, where he underwent brain surgery for an acute subdural hematoma that night. He stayed in a coma for two days and died despite the best possible medical treatment.
Yamaki was floored in the first round, but came back and retaliated to win later rounds to be leading on points before the referee finally called a halt to protect the suddenly fading loser. It seemed a very well-timed stoppage without Yamaki going down even if Yamaki supporters protested against the allegedly premature stoppage. But Yamaki eventually passed away—to our great sorrow.
He is the 37th ring victim since the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) was established in 1957. It was less than a year since Masatate Tsuji sadly died after losing on a stoppage by Yuji Kanemitsu in the tenth and final session of a Japanese national minimumweight elimination bout at the Hall in March of the previous year. Kanemitsu also said farewell to the ring because of brain damage, so we forfeited a couple of boxers after the bout.
This observer simply wonders why more than a few ring accidents have occurred under the strict and splendid medical control of the JBC, for which our commission has often received high honors and citations from the WBC and the WBA. This Sherlockian hereby attempts to make an analysis of cause and effect on the non-decreasing ring tragedies.
Should the JBC's medical administration be thorough—under this hypothesis—we might well question another of the two wheels of a cart, that is, our safety control by way of Sherlock Holmes' process of elimination. The possibility left might be a deficiency of proper and adequate defensive skills of our professional boxers in general.
It might be very problematic to point out this technical problem in our boxing fraternity which now boasts of ten world champions—six male and four female titlists. Carefully reviewing fights of young and mediocre boxers, to say nothing of very vastly-talented ring stars or prospects, they usually put on give-and-take performances without properly defending themselves and with only depending on their fighting spirit. Traditionally, our aficionados have long loved such game, brave and undaunted fighters rather than skillful and scientific boxers.
Such excellent boxers as Hasegawa, Nishioka, et al. can avert the opponent's attack with remarkable reflexes. But we realize that there have been too many less educated boxers fighting here in terms of defensive skills. They usually attack very well, but cannot defend themselves well.
Without reforming the technical structure of our boxers and without teaching them how to defend themselves more emphatically, this observer would like to dare to insist, there might be no decreasing ring accidents here in Japan. The general lack of the defense must be a cancer of our boxers on the whole.
It might be also desirable to review our scoring standard, asking whether we have too much evaluated only the aggressiveness of our boxers, regardless of their lack of finesse, that is, of defensive technique. Generally speaking, the defensive skills consist of three main categories: (1) blocking, (2) footwork, and (3) body movement (weaving, ducking, head-slipping, etc.). Our young boxers seldom show these defensive techniques and just raise their hands, usually offsetting their uneducated defense by recklessly attacking the opponents. The defensive part of sweet science has been long ignored and neglected by our instructors, fight fans and experts in this country with the "kamikaze" or "go-for-broke" tradition. Everybody has hesitated—long in history—to point out this fundamentally serious technical defect of our boxers, only praising "aggressive" fighters.
Our trainers should coach young boys more on the defense in order to protect themselves from lethal combinations of their opponents. We need not sacrifice a boxer's life to entertain the crowd. The instructors had better consider how to reduce your boxer's absorption of punishment through sparring sessions at the gym and in the fight—as well as develop their quick combinations.
It must be the best policy for our boxing industry to survive that we will not produce any more ring victims with proper technical instructions at the gym, of course, along with the JBC's scrupulous care on the medical control and its education of the officials (referees, judges, inspectors and doctors). No matter how many new world champions we may see, a single ring death might hurt boxing more seriously. We must positively go forward to improve this sport.


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It has officially been a year transitioning and I am so happy to have made this step. I think about relaxing occasionally when I have a rough day, but looking at my curls makes me so happy. So what if they're a pain sometimes. God made me this way and He doesn't make mistakes :-) just wanted to post a little encourager for myself and whoever needs it to keep going. So glad to make the year mark
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Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2006 - Prohibits any state or federal court from relying on or deferring to a presidential signing statement as a source of authority when determining the meaning of any Act of Congress.
Provides that: (1) any U.S. court, upon the filing of an appropriate pleading by the Senate, through its Office of Senate Legal Counsel, and/or the House of Representatives, through its Office of General Counsel, may declare the legality of any presidential signing statement, whether or not further relief is or could be sought; and (2) any such declaration shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree and shall be reviewable as such.
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I also read this a while back, but the gameplay videos I have seen and posted in another thread weeks ago show that line-of-sight restrictions are in, at least whenever those videos were made.
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- 1 cup raw green pumpkin seeds
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin seeds, chili powder, cayenne pepper, coarse salt, and fresh lime juice; toss to coat. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until puffed and browned, about 10 minutes.
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April 21, 2013
Michigan Head Coach Bev Plocki
On Katie Zurales ... "I am so thrilled for her. Balance beam has always been her marquee event. She's worked very hard on that event and had a fantastic career. Earlier on in her career, she had to come back from several injuries and became an all-arounder again starting last year. It's been a great one all the way through. It's difficult for a senior to get better through college. It definitely demonstrates her commitment level because she's gotten better every year she's been here. To see her go out like that is very gratifying."
On the evolution of the team captains and their leadership throughout the season ... "It's been tremendous. I think it's ironic that they are our two captains and they've been neck-and-neck leading this team the entire season in the all-around. They both ended up coming to the national championship and tying in the all-around. You almost couldn't write a story like that. I'm so proud of them both. A lot of being a national championship-caliber team is talent, but a large percentage of that is about the team's attitude, cohesiveness and confidence level. They've both been very instrumental in how this team has performed this year with the amount of focus, commitment and confidence they've had. They've done a great job."
On Joanna Sampson ... "I think she's going to be another kid like Katie, one who just gets better every year. She had a phenomenal year. I see her continuing to get better. The better she does, the better she thinks she can do, which is an awesome thing for a coach to see. She believes in herself a great deal. A lot of teams here were probably hoping she was a senior."
U-M Senior Katie Zurales (Balance Beam Runner-up)
On what she was thinking before the routine ... "Just the same stuff I always do, pretending Joanna (Sampson) went before me, trying to stay calm and put my body where I wanted it."
On her routine ... "It was pretty good. I was a little crooked on the side aerial, but I pulled a good back handspring out of it. I was so happy to end that way."
On her teammates' support in the stands ... "They are the best. That really helped me stay more relaxed. It was like they were right on the beam with me. I can't say thank you enough to them."
U-M Junior Joanna Sampson (Floor Exercise Champion)
On her floor exercise routine ... "It was fun. I never made event finals before. It was really, really exciting. Just the feeling of being the only one competing, you know all eyes are on you. I wanted to have fun out there and do it for my team. Since we didn't compete yesterday, this was for them. I saw them before my last pass and gave them a big smile. They helped me through it, for sure."
On having her teammates in the crowd and if it helped her performance ... "It definitely did. It was nice. They were cheering and clapping. You can get tired at the end of a routine, but they helped me find extra energy towards the end of this one."
On Katie Zurales ... "I can't even express how proud I am of her. When she stuck that dismount, I wanted to cry right then and there for her, but I had to hold back since I still had to go to floor. It was an amazing routine. I couldn't be happier and prouder of how she did this entire season."
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Myth Busters - MPG Trend Over Time
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Myth Busters - MPG Trend Over Time
Decided on this slow afternoon at work to put to the test the claims by a few on here that MPG will increase dramatically (i.e. more than 5 mpg) after the break in period. I'll admit I was very curious myself as mine has gone up only 1-2 mpg over 3,000 miles.
I went on Fuelly and downloaded the data of the first 10 2012 Focus owners I found with at least 30 fillups, meaning they're probably approaching 10,000 miles.
I made sure to start with the first fill up they entered, which I assume is very soon after they bought the car new. And I went up to the first 50 fill ups if they had more than 50.
Here is a graph of what I found. Pay no attention to the spaghetti, but look at the straight lines which are the linear trendlines through each set of raw data. You will see that in this relatively small sample MPG increased in the long term by an maximum of 3 mpg. The other folks whose MPG trended upward saw maybe 1-2 mpg increase.
But the majority in this sample, 6 out of 10, actually saw their MPG go DOWN over the long term, by as much as 4mpg!
Anyway, look for yourselves. I realize this is nowhere near statistically significant and will think about spending more time on this to add data sets in the near future.
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Jones and Bailey steal show at presser
Story by Anthony Springer Jr.
Photos by Chris Cozzone
If you cover or read about enough press conferences, you know fighters are bound to say the same things. Today's final press conference for the pay-per-view portion of Saturday's Pacquiao vs. Bradley card was no different.
Here are the highlights for the majority of the fighters:
"I want to thank (insert God/promoter's name)."
"I trained hard for this fight."
"We know what we've got to do."
"Expect a good show on Saturday."
"I expect to win."
Undefeated welterweight Mike Jones (26-0) and veteran fighter Randall Bailey (42-7, 36 Kos), however, veered off script and stole the show.
The two will square off for the vacant IBF welterweight title in less than 48-hours and the heat between the two was felt throughout the MGM Grand's Hollywood Theater. One interesting factoid about this fight: despite Bailey's number of knockouts, Jones opted for eight ounce gloves for the scheduled 12-round tilt instead of ten ounce. The undefeated Philadelphia fighter addressed that during his time at the podium.
"The reason why I chose eight ounce gloves is because I want the best Randall Bailey," Jones said. "You say you can hit and knock somebody out, but you've gotta catch him and hit him. It takes more than a knockout punch to be a great fighter."
"That's what you're going to get," Bailey said, attempting to interrupt.
Jones didn't take the bait and avoided the verbal sparring match, but it was Bailey who clearly threw down the gauntlet.
"We've seen Mike Jones and we're ready for the task at hand," Bailey stated. "Come Saturday, it's going to be a war. All that talk about this and that, it's a done deal. When the bell rings, ding, it's on."
A winner of three of his last four with one no contest, Bailey is out to prove he's still got some zip on his punches against the younger, hungry Jones. And if the icy stare-down between the pair is any indication, it'll be all the war Bailey promised and then some.


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where did i get zigzags from?? i dunno, kindergarden? i just take a marker and do some zigzags, cuz it fills quick.
where did i get zigzags from?? i dunno, kindergarden? i just take a marker and do some zigzags, cuz it fills quick.
o shit fool im trippin. my bad lol. i meant the sharpie. i never seen that color at the stores i go to.
yeah i put those there to eliminate space but i guess it kind of backfired..
oh and Aero, i buy sharpies and and elmars out the ass. that was a seafom green sharpie.
bah, the drop shadow should take up the space the dots do. but i like it man. that U is fire.
thanks thanks.
awesome S. but the K looks too much like an N
Lose the tounge thing and you're set IMO
For the battle.
Regardless of what I post I don't condone any illegal graffiti, although I stayed at a holiday inn once.
you do great throws man. if did a fill and spelled medal right you wouldv won
just found this OLD ASS photo of and old throw of mine. Me and that man CRESR, on the exit ramp for 1-95
dankdk- shits fire
dank. those are throws right there.damn good
hpir- try adding a marker outline so it pops.
but the right bottom curve of the A should go all he way down
dank- really good, first one especially
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Can't get people to link to you?
I know link building is a really hard old game and believe me when I say this, it's only going to get tougher as the goal posts continue to move and the bar for entry onto the first page of Google becomes even higher. It's probably even more annoying when you see successful link builders seemingly build super high quality links with ease.
Most great link builders are very good communicators and whether they know it or not are employing NLP techniques.
What the heck is NLP?
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) in simple terms is the study of how our minds use, interpret and process language and thought. NLP is the process of talking someone into seeing their environment in a different way and was discovered by watching therapeutic experts and modeling their behaviours so that it could be taught to others in their fields.
The basic principles of NLP are:
- Rapport – the practise of building a relationship with an individual and earning their trust
- Anchoring – is a technique where an association is created between two separate entities where none existed before. Anchors are subtle and powerful, especially when they are attached to a strong emotion. The stronger the emotion, the stronger the anchor!
- Swish – is used to replace a negative state of mind with a more positive outlook
- Reframing – works by giving us a new way to look at and old idea (inbound marketing anyone?)
Using NLP in your link building efforts is quite easy if you approach it in an organised and linear fashion. First, you need to determine what it is you want the link prospect to do. That's what it all comes down to; your link target taking a positive action and linking back to you. Now that you have defined your goal, the next step is to determine the elements of your outreach communication and the anchors that you want to attach to them.
Use representational systems in your link building efforts
Great communicators take advantage of all 4 representational systems to create the maximum impact. When you begin to understand how your link prospects process information, communicate and make decisions you can relate to them much better. When talking with a link prospect, of a different style to your own, it is important to speak their language.
Auditory: people with an auditory preference are great story tellers and love to talk. Ultimately they want to have fun and attend "fun" events. They are big picture orientated so don't require the details so consider picking up the phone and having a chat.
Auditory Digital: individuals with an auditory digital preference are very detail orientated perfectionists, preferring order over chaos and their personal space. When you write an email to them be specific, prepared and precise & offer them plenty of links and references for further research such as charts and data.
Visual: people with a visual style are driven and very businesslike. They don't want the detail and need the big picture so make sure your communications with these types of people are brief and to the point. These types of people prefer visualisations (infographics and photos) and very much love to win; so think about blogging competitions and ego bait to get this particular groups attention.
Kinaesthetic: (try saying that after a few sambucas) individuals who have a kinaesthetic preference are doers and want to take action. These types of people enjoy getting out and interacting so why not arrange a meet-up with other webmasters in their location, pick up the phone, invite them for a coffee or host a webinar.
Even though the ultimate point of an outreach campaign is to get something you want, the prospect needs to feel like their own best interests are at the heart of the request. Be very clear about what the reader should do and why s/he should to it in light of how s/he will benefit. Also never underestimate the power of reciprocity. It's an influential social norm that you can use to your advantage to develop rapport and create an anchor when carrying out link building campaigns and is the true secret behind the nature of many successful link building tactics.


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What Obama Looks Like In Hillary's Dreams
- 2008 Jun 13
This is:
A. How Hillary Clinton sees Barack Obama: cute; makes everyone feel good; lacks legs; lacks a spine
B. The star of the new Pixar movie: "Smerdly, the Littlest Nose Picker"
C. A lot less fun to step on than you'd think
D. A Venusian who's polite enough not to point
E. The result of a date gone terribly wrong for Thing from the Adamms family
F. The worst Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float ever.
G. A "dumbo octopus."
(Photograph from "The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss" by Claire Nouvian)
Not buying any of these (despite the photo credit)? Make your own guess here!
Related posts: What Hillary Looks Like In Obama's Dreams and How Barack Obama Sees John McCain.


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Target: Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra, and President of India Pranab Mukherjee
Goal: Stop cruel training rituals that subject elephants to physical and psychological pain
Although the elephant is seen internationally as a religious symbol in countries such as Thailand and India, this has not stopped the cruel ritual of "elephant crushing." Crushing involves disciplining untamed elephants for domestication using methods like putting the elephants in cages, physically punishing them with objects, and other forms of negative reinforcement. Crushing is known as an age-old ritual, and comes in many forms and varies from one country to another.
Crushing is a common practice in India and Thailand, and the method there involves an elephant being placed in a cage and tied up with ropes to keep the elephant from moving. This restricts any form of kicking or head turning. The perpetrators believe that the method will "crush the elephant's spirit" and make it learn obedience, so the animal becomes submissive to its owner.
National Geographic reported incidents where Thai owners used nails to stab the ears and feet of elephants undergoing crushing. Other reports highlight the beating of elephants with sticks and chains, and even starvation of elephants. Trainers believe that in order for the elephants to listen, the animals have to be scared of their trainers. They believe that instilling fear and pain in elephants will make controlling them easier.
Dear Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and President Pranab Mukherjee,
The practice of crushing elephants is not only inhumane, but also cruel and unnecessary. When these rituals take place, the elephants are tied up and must try their hardest to fend for themselves while being restrained by their owners. This heartbreaking ritual deserves national and international attention. Although there are campaigns and conservation groups that are fighting to ban crushing, there needs to be more done.
The degree of barbaric behavior that elephants undergoing crushing are subjected to varies, but the practice is common throughout much of Asia. As the leaders of India and Thailand, please put a stop to this madness. Elephants are majestic creatures that need to be free, not compliant and submissive.
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Gary M. Stolz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Wikimedia Commons


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I need my Asian fix at least once a week and I was tired of making the usual stirfries. So I found recipes from the Asian "masters" if you like (Neil Perry and Kylie Kwong) and cooked up some Asian delights. This white cut chicken is the best tasting chicken I have ever made - so ridiculously tender and all it required was 14 minutes of poaching followed by 3 hours steeping in stock.
|Week 33 - White cooked chicken with spring onion and ginger sauce
|Week 34 - Spicy Sichuan Noodles
|Week 35 - Chicken, rice and broad bean soup
|Week 36 - Soft boiled crunchy eggs with spicy salt
|Week 37 - Crisp lemon fish
|Week 38 - Salt and pepper chicken wing
What have you been cooking up lately?
*In other news, I recently started a Facebook page for this blog as an extra way of connecting with you. I plan to fill that space with snippets from my daily life, teasers to blog posts and pretty pics! If you have a Facebook account, do drop by for a visit here, and if you have a Facebook page for your blog, please let me know so we can link up! xx


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Re: how call a function by same name in 2 different contexts?
On 5/6/05 at 3:00 AM, info at omegaconsultinggroup.com (Omega
Consulting) wrote:
>On May 3, 2005, at 11:34 PM, steve wrote:
>>Is there a way to unload a specific package after loading it
>>without having to restart Mathematica to clean things out?
>Perhaps http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/MathSource/602/
I think a better choice would be the CleanSlate package found at
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So we bought the Avada theme from Theme Forest and signed up for the support forum via the link we got in the email: http://theme-fusion.com/ and got in fine with the username netvisibilitygroup. A few days later we couldn't login and couldn't retrieve the password, etc. – it said that the username was no longer found in the database. So I re-registered with the username netvisibilitygroup, and when I entered the purchase code it asked for, it said that it was already in the database – Catch 22. I opened a ticket to the Envato support (pretty confusing keeping all this straight – Theme Forest, Theme Fusion, Envato, etc.) but never heard back from them. I'm hoping someone here can help us blow out the existing account and let us re-register, or get the existing purchase code out so I can re-enter that. Many thanks, NVG…
Hi there,
please use this link to contact the author of the Avada theme and the owner of the support forums:http://themeforest.net/user/ThemeFusion#from
Note that this is a public Envato forum and we have no control over support forums that other authors host.
I am sure the author will help you out.
Hey there NVG!
Just catched your thread. I'm the support staff for themefusion/Avada.
I looked up your username in our database and changed the password for you. I emailed it to your info@ email address you registered your account with in our forum! Sorry for the trouble, we recently switched our forum software which required everybody to re-register, so that might be the reason.
Hope that helps
If you're still having issues with the login please don't hesitate to reply to the email I sent you and we will figure it out!
See you in the forum!
Thanks OriginalEXE! You're awesome!
I'm in – many thanks! -NVG


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Gerald Walker was born on April 16, 1928 as Gerald Robert Walker. He was an actor and writer, known for Cruising (1980) and The Edge of Night (1956). He was married to Joanna Simon and Greta Markson. He died on February 19, 2004 in New York City, New York, USA. See full bio »
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Football Support Staff: Administrative Staff
Michelle Guidry-Pan
Schembechler Hall Secretary
Michelle Guidry-Pan is in her 23rd year with the University of Michigan. She joined the football program prior to the 2008 season after working eight years in the athletic development office. She works with the medical, equipment and recruiting staffs.
Prior to joining the athletic department in 2000, Guidry-Pan spent 11 years in the clerical staff with the Department of Facility, Planning and Design at the University.
Guidry-Pan has a son, Cody, and daughter, Taylor.
Larry Martin
Director of Football Facilities
Larry Martin is in his 11th year as the facility manager for Schembechler Hall. He works with the football staff on improvements and upgrades to the Wolverines' facilities. Martin also supervises Al Glick Fieldhouse, Oosterbaan Fieldhouse and South Ferry Field.
He moved to the Athletic Department after three years as Assistant Director for Intramural Sports at the University.
A native of Saginaw, Mich., Martin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Ferris State University and a Master of Science degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. While at Ferris, he also played baseball and was the GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) Player of the Year and a third-team All-American his senior year. Before coming to Michigan, Martin spent three years as the Intramural Director at Texas Christian University.
In his free time, Martin is an avid sports official working in the college basketball ranks. He also enjoys running having completed his first marathon in October. Martin and his wife, Cheryl, have a daughter, Mallory, and a son, Bryce.
Jennifer Maszatics
Executive Assistant to the Head Coach
Jennifer Maszatics is in her 13th season with Michigan football as the executive assistant to the head coach.
She joined the Michigan football program in 1999 after working one year as the executive secretary to the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. Maszatics also spent one year as an executive secretary at M-CARE.
Prior to her employment at the University, Maszatics worked eight years as the executive secretary to the vice president of clinical services at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She also spent two years as an administrative assistant at Corporate Events Management - Travel Consultants, Inc., in Grand Rapids.
Maszatics graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor of science degree in 1987. She and her husband, Jim, a Michigan alumnus, are the parents of two daughters, Alexandra and Victoria.
Kelly Vaughn
Player-Family Coordinator / Operations Assistant
Kelly Vaughn is in her fifth season as Player-Family Coordinator and Operations Assistant with the Michigan football program. Vaughn serves as the liaison between the football office and player families and runs the team's parent website. She assists in coordinating the high school coaches' clinic, summer team camps and the Women's Football Academy and is the webmaster for insidemichiganfootball.com. Vaughn also assists the recruiting department with game day operations and is the bowl game event coordinator.
Vaughn joined the football staff after working three years in minor league hockey and another two years in publishing with Tribune Media Services in Glens Falls, N.Y.
Vaughn graduated from the University of Michigan with honors from the Division of Kinesiology in 2001, earning a B.A. in sports management and communication. She received the Stan Kemp Award and Paul A. Hunsicker Award from Kinesiology.
Vaughn coaches All-Star competitive cheerleading with Michigan Xtreme Cheer. She resides in Ypsilanti Township.
Kurt Mattix
Football Analyst
Kurt Mattix is in his second season as a staff intern with the Michigan football program. He joined the Wolverines after spending the previous two seasons (2009-10) as the tight end coach at Ball State University under former U-M assistant coach Stan Parrish.
He brings 13 years of coaching experience to Ann Arbor. Mattix was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at St. Joseph's in 2008 and spent four seasons as the defensive coordinator at Wayne State (2004-07) before joining Parrish's staff in Muncie.
Mattix began his coaching career as an assistant at Portage High School (1998-99). He moved to the collegiate ranks as an assistant coach at Trine University (2000) and Anderson University (2001) before accepting a graduate assistant position at Ball State during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
Mattix earned his bachelor's degree from Valparaiso in 1999.


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Science Teacher, Downham Market
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|Vision for Education Ltd
|Downham Market
|Contract type
|Full Time
|Contract term
|Temporary Suitable for NQTs
|Closing date
|Applications are closed
|Job starts
Vision for Education are currently seeking to recruit a well-qualified, inspiring and ambitious Science Teacher on behalf of a large, friendly secondary school located in Downham Market. The position is due to start full time in January 2017.
The ideal Science Teacher will be someone who can engage and enthuse students, be fully committed, have high expectations of themselves and others and will be reflective of their practice and the drive to improve. It is important that as the successful Science Teacher you hold QTS and have a proven track record of success.
The successful Science Teacher will be joining a school that provides a friendly and caring atmosphere and a carefully planned, broad education in which enthusiastic teachers can use a variety of different teaching styles where students are encourage to challenge themselves.
The school is committed to high standards and ensuring that all students develop a love of learning by recognizing and developing their skills, talents and abilities.
As well as being part of this schools community, working with Vision for Education gives you access to:
- Excellent daily rates paid weekly through PAYE
- Free access to all ongoing CPD
- £50 reward every time you recommend a colleague
- Pension Contributions (subject to qualifying period)
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