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Players Don't Care About Zynga Privacy Issues
by Erik Sass on Oct 29, 5:43 PM
The last couple weeks have seen a lot of very public controversy surrounding some privacy "slip-ups" (possibly deliberate) by Facebook and Zynga, the casual game developer behind time-wasting hits including FarmVille and Mafia Wars. According to the
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and at least one class action lawsuit, Zynga has secretly shared user information with third-party advertisers and Internet marketers, in violation of its agreements with Facebook and its users.
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Woman Kills Baby for Interrupting FarmVille
by Erik Sass on Oct 28, 1:17 PM
No, this is not a joke in very bad taste, much as I wish it were. In addition to being an absurd American tragedy, the story of Alexandra V. Tobias and her infant son Dylan Lee Edmondson, will doubtless provoke more warnings and laments about social ills "caused" by social media. But as in other cases this blames social media for basic human failings, like being evil. Obviously this is a terrible story all round, and I can almost hear media columnists all over the Web gearing up to highlight the social media angle. But once again, I feel obliged ...
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Virtual Goods As Incentives, Or, Money For Nothing
by Erik Sass on Oct 27, 9:20 PM
Interesting news on the virtual goods front: it seems gift cards holding Facebook Credits are now on sale at Wal-Mart and Best Buy, expanding retail distribution that already includes Target. The in-store card sales are touted as "The quick & easy way to get premium items in your favorite games and applications" -- meaning you can use them to pay for "virtual goods" in games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. Boiling the story down to its bizarre essence, brick-and-mortar retail establishments are now selling real cards holding imaginary money to buy things which don't actually exist.
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The Kids Are All Vexed
by Erik Sass on Oct 26, 4:32 PM
College students are fully as engaged with online social networks and on mobile platforms as you might expect, according to a new survey of 2,207 undergrads at 40 schools by Edison Research on behalf of MTVU in collaboration with the Associated Press and the Jed Foundation. But they are also ambivalent about its impact on their lives -- and positively confused by each other. Indeed, technology seems to be substituting for interpersonal interactions or enabling types of interaction which might never have happened otherwise. For example, the survey found nearly 70% of the college students surveyed "have had an argument ...
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Social, Meet Place-Based
by Erik Sass on Oct 25, 7:11 PM
Young, hip, and growing like gangbusters: This description is equally true for social and place-based media, and with continuing convergence enabled by digital technology -- mobile in particular -- it was only a matter of time before these crazy kids hooked up.
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Rich People Like Facebook
by Erik Sass on Oct 22, 9:26 AM
In addition to connecting people all over the world, social media is a great leveler, attracting users from all walks of life and income brackets -- including the rich. A new survey from SEI Networks found that 70% of people with net worth of $5 million or more (whom I classify as the "pretty rich," to distinguish them from the "superrich," worth $100 million or more) are on Facebook or a similar social media site. That proportion is significantly higher than the population at large, with 61% of U.S. adults using social networks according to Pew Research Center.
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Just One Third of Small Biz Uses Social Media
by Erik Sass on Oct 21, 1:26 PM
Advertisers and marketers are obsessed with social media, but large parts of the U.S. business world remain hesitant or uncertain about using sites like Facebook and Twitter, according to a survey by RatePoint, which found that just 36% of small business owners are using social media to reach consumers. That's about half the rate among larger businesses: earlier this year a survey by KingFishMedia of 457 marketing executives found 72% of respondents said their company had a social media strategy, and the majority of the rest said they will have one in place by next year.
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Facebook Stops Showing Pictures of Your Ex
by Erik Sass on Oct 20, 1:53 PM
Well, isn't that nice: Facebook will no longer include photographs of ex-girlfriends/boyfriends (and presumably, ex-wives/husbands) in the "Photo Memories" part of the member profile page, according to Mashable, to avoid reminding users of their past relationships. The change in policy was prompted by a Facebook protest group, I Hate Photo Memories, made up of people who can't stand to be reminded of their own emotional failures, including their inability to sustain a normal relationship because of their fear of intimacy. Separately, their mothers would also like to know when they are going to get married and have some grandchildren already?
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DHS Uses Social Nets to Find Immigrant Marriage Fraud
by Erik Sass on Oct 19, 4:00 PM
Social networks carry a number of risks for users who are gullible or share too much information, including
, and
. Now you can add deportation to the list.
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Social Gaff: Facebook Cliques Are Just the Beginning
by Erik Sass on Oct 18, 1:31 PM
An intercepted dispatch from Mark Zuckerberg: We think of Cliques as the basic unit of users' social networks -- but we also recognize it doesn't end there. In fact users can create and inhabit myriad social groupings, limited only by their imagination and psychological motivations. And what could be more human than distorting relationships to construct a flattering self-image? That's why we introduced a new group-within-a-group feature for Cliques, called Claques. Basically, we realize not everyone in a particular Clique may be equally supportive of your petty achievements, superficial opinions, and shallow insights.
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2006 – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II Tour wraps at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The couple brought in almost $89 million during the concert run, setting a record as the highest-grossing country tour in history.
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1925 – Hank Thompson born in Waco, Texas. His mix of honky-tonk and Western swing makes him one of country's top acts in the 1950s and early-'60s, with his signature song, "The Wild Side Of Life," aiding his 1989 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Online registration for swimmers ready to make a splash as an El Dorado Hills Tasmanian Devil begins Jan. 23 at edhtaz.org.
A warning for those procrastinators … "It fills up pretty quick," said EDH Taz Vice-president Jack Peterson.
Returning swimmers have a "pretty much guaranteed" spot, said EDH Taz President Brett Jones. New swimmers are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. EDH Taz takes 40 children of each gender in each age category (ages 4 to 18). Last season they had 357 swimmers in the water.
"I think it's a great team," said Jones, whose children grew up in the program.
The Suburban Swim League formed in 1967 and now has eight teams participating, two in El Dorado County — EDH Taz and the Sierra Sharks, whose home is Cameron Park. EDH Taz swim meets were first held at a pool near William Brooks Elementary School. They now swim at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District's pool.
"We probably have one of the top aquatic centers in the area," said Peterson.
He and Jones both said they really appreciate the successful partnership with the EDHCSD. Their teamwork has resulted in many improvements to the aquatic center, including more seating and a state-of-the-art scoreboard.
Jones also credits parent involvement for the team's success. EDH Taz has earned an impressive 12 league championships over the years.
The coaching staff is led by the Brown siblings — Jason, Marc and Marybeth — with many others contributing. "They ushered in a new energy … a new level of competitiveness," Peterson said of the Browns.
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Alan Pardew was manager of West Ham for about three years from 2003 through 2006, and during that time he managed striker Jermain Defoe, who joined the Hammers form Charon Athletic in 1999 when he was 16 years old.
Jermain Defoe – in England colors
Jermain scored a penalty for Spurs in the Europa League game on Thursday night against Moldova's Sheriff Tiraspol in the 2-1 win, and he became the Europa League's top scorer at the moment with five goals, and he now has 23 total goals in European competition, which is one more than Martin Chivers.
Alan Pardew thinks Jermain could play tomorrow against Newcastle, and he had this to say about the England striker:
"I worked with Jermain at West Ham and think he is a fantastic player," "When the ball comes into him, whether it is left foot, right foot, he is hugely effective."
"He's also good in the air for a fairly small fella. He's a terrific player, but really and truly I do not think he would come to this football club."
"There was a little bit of interest from us in the summer, but he is a Spurs player and I think he is doing a good job there. Whenever he is called upon, he scores, so I would not be surprised if they start him on Sunday."
Newcastle of course were after a number of strikers in the summer, and not only Jermain Defoe but also another Englishman in Darren Bent, but we were unsuccessful and got only Loic Remy on a season long loan deal, and Bent went to Fulham for the season on loan.
Maybe we'll go after another striker in January, but we're not sure if it would be Defoe – but maybe on a loan deal for half a season would be a decent deal?
Jermain may not want to come to Newcastle permanently, but maybe he would come for half a season if he knew he would get more playing time than at Spurs, and he's still keen to make the England squad for the World Cup finals in Brazil next summer.
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The fact Tiger Woods has been able to keep the lowest of profiles over the past two months is nothing short of a feat. Headlines around the world have carried every detail of the golfer's lost endorsements, salacious texts to girlfriends and an apparent blowout with his very angry wife.
Now, the world's best golfer is going to break his silence with an apology, intended to start making amends with his fans. Will he be able to win them back - along with his sponsors? Or is it too little, too late?
Globe Life columnist Sarah Hampson and Globe Sports' Jeff Brooke were online earlier to discuss Tiger Woods's apology.
Ms. Hampson has previously written about the athlete's very public private woes, while Mr. Brooke has written extensively on golf for The Globe and has covered major tournaments including the Masters and the Canadian Open.
If you missed our liveblog, log in and share your thoughts using our Comments function. Has the public apology changed your view of Tiger Woods? Do you think he can rehabilitate his family-man image?
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Hello everyone. Globe Life columnist Sarah Hampson and Globe Sports' Jeff Brooke will be joining us soon to talk about Tiger Woods's latest move. Submit your comments/questions any time.
[Comment From HossyHossy: ]
Will Tiger be taking any questions or just reading a statement?
[Comment From Andy Andy : ]
I personally hope he doesn't return to the pro circuit as he will be an even bigger distraction than he previously was. Granted his participation has driven up the purses and overall popularity of the game but his conduct on the course is dispicable and if the general public was allowed to see his antics there would be outright condemnation of his attitude.
[Comment From JennyL JennyL : ]
I don't have much sympathy to Tiger - but I'm really interested to see if he will sucker me in to feeling for him.
[Comment From James James : ]
He needs to return to the pro circuit! Golf will not be the same without him..
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Tiger won't be taking any questions from the media during this announcement. So it's all highly orchestrated. Rehabilitation of image effort for sure. But the big question is whether his wife, Elin, will be anywhere present at the announcement. Her presence would be golden, of course - for him, at least. Especially since he is expected to make an apology to his fans not only, but also to his wife and family. So, will she pull a Silda ?- as in Silda Spitzer, who famously stood by her husband, Eliot Spitzer, former Governor of New York, when he admitted to having sexual relations with escorts.
[Comment From Shaun Shaun : ]
Tiger is clearly following strict public relations restrictions to save his brand. This date was most likely set the day after his infidelities came out. It will be fun to see marketing at it's finest.
[Comment From Katherine Katherine : ]
I agree with James, the game needs him and I find it boring to watch without Tiger in the fray.
[Comment From John John : ]
Of course he's going to return to gold... he is the best golfer the world has seen in a long time.
[Comment From Marc Marc : ]
It will be so cool to see him back. Poor guy! The relentless snickering about his sex life is bound to affect his steel trap concentration!
[Comment From Sharon Sharon : ]
Do you think Tiger will ever be able to loosen those "control" strings and come to the conclusion that he is human just like the rest of us?
Sarah Hampson:
I agree with Shaun. This will be a major public relations event. Tiger and his team of handlers have been talking about what he should say - and how - for quite a while. That's what the "insiders" are saying, anyway. And after he badly handled the initial scandal, this is his moment of orchestrated resurrection.
[Comment From Gil Gil : ]
I think Tiger's problems relate to a much bigger issue, i.e. does the public have the right to judge or offer comment on the personal affairs of public figures or celibrities? I personally could care less what Bill Clinton does with his cigars or who Tiger Woods sleeps with. It is none of my business. What I am interested in is his ability to play golf. The sooner he is back the better!Report Typo/Error


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New York City has seen an influx of new retail this past year. Everyone has their favorites. Here are mine:
• Alexander McQueen: The British fashion brand's new Upper East Side flagship boasts a lavish design that is both strange and utterly romantic, with an attention to detail that mirrors McQueen's signature stylings. Marble and ornate moldings, black marble floors, black lacquer and brass hanging racks are combined with a soft color palette. (747 Madison Ave.)
• Balenciaga: With fashion boy wonder Alexander Wang at the helm, Balenciaga has opened a vast and glamorous flagship in SoHo. The ultra-luxe, ultra-modern three-story space is awash in deep-green marble — on the floors, the walls and the fixtures. (148 Mercer St.)
• 7-Eleven: The nation's largest convenience store chain goes high-tech with touchscreen ordering, free Wi-Fi and a huge flatscreen TV. Designed by WD Partners, the Wall Street-area store has a clean modern look, with granite flooring, white tiled walls, rustic wood crates and fun signage — and a brand new logo. (111 John St.)
• H&M: It's hard to miss H&M's just-opened flagship in Times Square — just look for the giant LED screens on its façade. The 42,000-sq.-ft. store has a futuristic, tech-inspired look, with a "social media lounge," interactive mannequins that play videos or flash photos, and a geometric metal decor. (4 Times Square)
• Patagonia Bowery: The longtime environmental champion's first surf outpost on the East Coast is located in the gallery annex space of the former CBGB OMFUG, the legendary music venue of the punk era. That's reason enough to check it out. (313 Bowery)
• Rent the Runway: The popular designer dresses and accessories rental website has opened a retail showroom in the Henri Bendel flagship. The space is appropriately feminine and glamorous, with an upbeat pink and purple color palette. Outside the fitting rooms is a plush lounge area where customers can peruse baubles — and even have a glass of Champagne. (712 Fifth Ave., second floor, Henri Bendel)
• Shinola: The made-in-Detroit brand that makes watches, leather goods and bicycles has opened in a David Rockwell Group-designed space that references the nation's manufacturing legacy. Simple materials, such as bronze, brass and oak, create an industrial feel, while custom-made furniture complements the handcrafted quality of Shinola's products. (177 Franklin St.)
• Sleep Studio: A 3,700-sq.-ft. store devoted to rest, Sleep Studio has a soothing, dreamy ambience. A wide range of slumber-related products are featured, but the big attraction is a proprietary sleep system that fans swear by. (73 Wooster St.)
• Teavana Fine Teas & Tea Bar: This new store concept from Starbucks Corp. features a wide range of teas, tea fusion beverages, tea-related merchandise, sweets and some food items. Accented with light woods, comfy seating and low lighting, the space has a warm, inviting feel. (1142 Madison Ave.)
• Wolverine: Wolverine's first permanent store reflects the heritage of the 130-year-old footwear brand. The store features wooden beams — part of the company's original tannery — and a wall of vintage shoe lasts. Other design elements, including a 1,000-lb.-plus concrete sign from one of the company's original factory buildings, also help bring Wolverine's long history to life. (254 Elizabeth St.)
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Penguins notebook: World Junior decision on Maatta pending
The Penguins have not determined whether rookie defenseman Olli Maatta will be loaned to Finland for participation in the World Junior Championship.
Management will base that decision on how Maatta is playing when national teams begin training for the event in mid-December. The tournament runs Dec. 26 through Jan. 5.
Maatta, 19, will have this season count as the first toward free agent eligibility if he is on the Penguins' roster for their 40th game. That game is slated for Dec. 27.
If loaned to Finland, Maatta would not be on the roster, or paid, until he returns to the Penguins, who are scheduled to play five games during the World Junior event.
NHL rules permit a junior-eligible player to be loaned, then returned, for the World Junior tournament. However, if returned to his junior club, London of the Ontario Hockey League, Maatta could not play again for the Penguins until after the Memorial Cup in late-May.
London will host the Memorial Cup.
Maatta has played in each of the Penguins' 23 games this season. He has spent the past couple of weeks with top defenseman Kris Letang as his partner.
Letang's projected partner, Rob Scuderi, may not play until late December because of a surgically repaired broken ankle.
Maatta began the season with the Penguins because of a knee injury that sidelined Letang the opening nine games.
Roster move
Center Zach Sill was reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL before the Penguins faced the New York Islanders. He played in one game after receiving a first NHL promotion Nov. 15.
Helping out
The Penguins donated proceeds from their annual 50/50 raffle to assist Kevin Kenny, a local junior player who recently underwent spinal-cord surgery.
Kenny, 20, was injured while playing for the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Vengeance last Saturday. After crashing into the boards, Kenny did not have feeling at or below his waist.
Kenny captained the Quaker Valley High School club that won a state title in 2011-12 season.
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Penguins assistant general manager Jason Botterill has not yet interviewed for Buffalo's general manager vacancy. ... Islanders left winger Thomas Vanek returned from a five-game absence (upper-body injury). This marked his seventh game with the Islanders since a trade from Buffalo. … Right winger Matt D'Agostini and defenseman Robert Bortuzzo were healthy scratches for the Penguins.
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A pair of rabbit ears on top of your television, and a turntable and stereo receiver in the corner of the living room used to be prerequisites for home entertainment. But today it's all about digital media and bandwidth. If you want to run Apple TV in your living room, keep a connected Blue-ray player in the bedroom, and have a Logitech Squeezebox music system piping music throughout your home, you need reliable and plentiful bandwidth.
But here's the problem: Your computer is in the den and your broadband router is stuffed in a closet. You have TVs in the living room, kitchen, and master bedroomplus a laptop that migrates all over the house and into the yard, too.
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Until recently, nothing short of ethernet wires had the bandwidth necessary to pipe media from one room to another. And unless you were a networking geek, youd have had to spend thousands of dollars getting a knowledgeable professional to punch holes in your walls to wire your house with ethernet jacks.
That time has passed. Today's wireless networks can handle video, music, and lightning-fast Web surfing without breaking a sweatand they require very little skill to set up. Want to battle it out in Halo 3 via the Xbox in your den, or to play a movie from the collection stored on your server in your basement? Ill cover everything you need to know to "wire" your house without stringing new cable or busting your budget.
Just one caveat before we go on. The speed of your Internet connection will have a significant impact on the quality of the real-time video you get from streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Instant Video. If your genuine download speeds are below 6 mbps, you may be limited to streaming lower-resolution video from the Internet. Netflix requires a 3-mbps connection to stream movies at their native resolution. Your Internet connection speed, on the other hand, will have zero impact on the quality of video and audio that originates on your own network. You can check your download speed at Speedtest.net.
Upgrade your wireless router
Cost: Between $100 and $200. Pro: A newer removes any bandwidth bottlenecks that may exist on your home network (though it can't solve problems related to using a slow Internet provider). Con: Resetting router and security settings on all your wireless clients can be a hassle.
Your router is the single most important part of your network, as it has the potential to be your network's primary bottleneck. An out-of-date router can slow your network's ability to move content from one device to another. Make sure that your router is at least an N600 model (that is, a dual-band router based on the IEEE 802.11n standard that supports speeds of 300 mbps on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands). If it isn't, buy a new one that is.
An N600 router, such as the Linksys EA2700, should cost less than $100, and it will suffice for streaming music and standard-definition video. The next step up would be an N900 model, such as the $150 Netgear WNDR4500. This class of router can deliver wireless speeds of up to 450 mbps on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands. The faster your routers throughput, the better it will handle bandwidth-hungry applications such as video.
Why do I recommend dual-band routers? Because you can use the more crowded 2.4GHz frequency band to move conventional data (email, documents, and other files that dont have critical transfer-speed requirements), and reserve the less crowded 5GHz band for music and video. If a few bits of a data file are dropped in transit, your router can simply resend them until the entire file has arrived at its destination. If bits in a video stream are dropped in transitperhaps due to excessive network traffic or because your router is battling with your neighbors router, which operates on the same crowded frequencyyou'll experience annoying glitches and dropouts. That's because the smart TV at the other end cant wait for the missing bits to be resent.
Invest in a future Wi-Fi standard
Cost: $200 and up. Pro: Even faster routers are available, and they're backward-compatible. Con: Available devices are expensive, and there's a slight chance that you may run into compatibility issues down the road.
If you want a nearly future-proof network, and you dont mind being an early adopter, pick up an Asus, D-Link, Netgear, or other manufacturer's wireless router based on the newer IEEE 802.11ac Draft 2.0 standard. This standard is unlikely to be officially ratified until sometime next year, and theres a slim chance that products based on the current draft will be incompatible with products based on the final standard, but I consider that possibility unlikely.
Aside from providing a 450-mbps 802.11n network on the 2.4GHz band, these dual-band routers establish a second, independent 802.ac network on the 5GHz frequency band that can deliver speeds of up to 1300 mbps (thats 1.3 gigabits per second). An 802.11ac router accompanied by an 802.11ac bridge can stream high-definition video and audiothe equivalent of a Blu-ray discto a home-theater PC or a media streaming box, such as Western Digitals WD TV Live, without wires.
An 802.11ac router can also deliver much better range than earlier generations of routers could. Setting up an 802.11ac network isnt cheap, though: High-end models like the Asus RT-AC66U and the Netgear R3600 cost $200 each. And youll need two of them because you must configure one to operate as a wireless bridge (Cisco has announced an 802.11ac wireless bridgethe WUMC710 Universal Media Connectorbut it hasn't yet shipped the product). The bridge will establish a wireless connection to the router, but youll hardwire the clients (a smart TV, Blu-ray player, or a home-theater PC, for example) to the bridge.


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How can I upgrade from my current FSR version to FSR 188.8.131.52?
Full Product Name: IBM Cognos Financial Statement Reporting (FSR) 6.6.1 Fix Pack 2
Also Known As: FSR 6.6.1 Fix Pack 2 or 126.96.36.199 or 6.7.2
Client: 22.214.171.124
Note: To upgrade to FSR 126.96.36.199 you will first need to have FSR 6.6.1 or FSR 6.6.1 FP1 (188.8.131.52) installed. Software and hardware requirements remain the same as the FSR 6.6.1 release, though new supported software may now be available in a newer release. Also note that FP5 is also now available, so this FP2 release can be skipped to go straight to the newest build.
Upgrading from FSR 6.6.1 or FSR 184.108.40.206
1. Ensure your client version is 6.6.1 (220.127.116.11 or higher), this is on the FSR Login Screen on startup.
2. Close any open FSR instances. Also, please ensure you do NOT remove your existing client.
3. Run the setup.exe appropriate to your current installation (from the 32-bit or 64-bit folder).
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.
5. Launch FSR and access Help > About. The client version should read 126.96.36.199 (184.108.40.206).
1. Please ensure a full database backup is made prior to running any upgrade scripts.
2. Ensure you are on database version 188.8.131.52 or higher. Confirm, by checking table dbo.TxVersion.
3. If you are on FSR 6.6.1 (18.104.22.168 database version): Run the FSR 6.6.1 to 184.108.40.206 upgrade script first followed by the new FSR 220.127.116.11 to 22.214.171.124 upgrade script. If instead you are already on FSR 126.96.36.199 (184.108.40.206 database version), only run the 184.108.40.206 to 220.127.116.11 script. See file locations below.
FSR 6.6.1 to 22.214.171.124 Script:
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FSR 22.214.171.124 to 18.104.22.168 Script:
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4. Ensure there are no error messages and the query completes successfully. Confirm by checking the table dbo.txVersion (ie. select verno from dbo.txversion). The DB version should now read as 22.214.171.124
Upgrading From Versions Prior To FSR 6.6.1 (ie. FSR 6.5.1, 6.6.0, 188.8.131.52)
1. Perform a full FSR database backup. (XBRL Clients: Backup your XET taxonomies by generating to a folder.)
2. Please follow the detailed upgrade instructions by clicking here, to upgrade to FSR 6.6.1.
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An interdisciplinary continuing education course on palliative care offered
St. Catherine University will hold "Building palliative care expertise through interdisciplinary models and best practices" beginning March 27. The course offers four continuing education units.
The course is a collaboration of a cross-section of St. Catherine faculty and advisers and included representatives from the University's nursing, social work and theology departments.
The 40-hour continuing education program is designed to address a current unmet need in the palliative care community. Learning objectives of the program are in alignment with national standards for hospice and quality palliative care.
The program offers an intensive, "beyond-the-basics" course tailored to the needs of experienced providers to develop competencies beyond introductory concepts. Utilizing both online and face-to-face learning formats, this program will offer a variety of active and experiential learning opportunities.
Students will develop deeper understanding of the needs of patients and families utilizing an interprofessional mode, including application of current evidence-based practice guidelines and trends in the support of patients with life-limiting illness, their families and professional caregivers.
Who should attend
The course is open to practitioners in all disciplines including registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, social workers, spiritual health providers and other members of interprofessional palliative and hospice care teams.
Additional program information
Four sessions meet on the St. Paul campus of St. Catherine University and the course also includes an online component.
Cost of the program is $2,500 which includes all materials and meals. A limited amount of financial assistance is available. A group discount for two or more individuals from the same organization is also available. Application deadline is February 15.
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Stocks suddenly surge after more than a year of gloom
Brokers know all about Wall Street's legendary selling panics, but whoever heard of a buying panic? That is precisely what swept the New York Stock Exchange late last week. In two incredible days of financial hebephrenia, the cavernous trading room echoed with delirious shouts and yells so loud that it was hard for brokers to talk to one another. After 15 months of steadily slumping prices, the market had taken a sudden and unexpected U-turn, sending short sellers, who make profits by betting on continued declines in stock prices, running for cover.


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In November and December 2007 , a prototype EQ-36 radar, built by industry partner Syracuse Research under an Army Technology Objective, was tested in full 360-degree counter-fire mode against mortars and rockets at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona . During the tests, which were specifically designed to evaluate the radar's ability to meet U.S. Army requirements, the EQ-36 prototype successfully located the firing positions of both rocket and mortar launchers in 360-degree mode. Live fire testing was conducted over a seven-day period without a single false alarm.
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Gwynedd-based Mr Owen said: "These conditions are common on new property
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This week at Kent State University, most girls and surprisingly some boys have been foaming at the mouth over the news of Mean Girls being added to Netflix. Don't hate me, but it isn't one of my favorites. In my opinion, Coco Chanel trumps Glen Coco 24/7, 365. That being said, it pains me just a tad to quote it. On campus, Fashionistas don't wear pink on Wednesdays; we wear skirts on beautiful sunny days. This week's Fashionista certainly got the memo when I spotted her sporting a leather circle skirt!
Name: Meghan McCarthy
Major: Fashion Merchandising
Year: Sophomore
CollegeFashionista: What are you wearing?
Meghan McCarthy: My striped shirt is Ralph Lauren. I purchased my skirt from Dillard's, but I'm not entirely sure of the brand! My tights and collar are from Target and by bag is Aldo. Finally, my ankle boots are from PacSun.
CF: What do you plan on doing with your degree in Fashion Merchandising?
MM: Hopefully I end up in New York! I haven't narrowed it down yet, but I'm really leaning towards something in marketing, advertising or PR. I know that's really broad!
CF: Do you have a go-to item in your closet?
MM: I would say this white shirt that I have. It's super simple. The top of the garment is cotton and from the bust down it is leather laser-cut. It can go with anything!
CF: Where do you go for style inspiration?
MM: Aside from magazines, I love Fashionista.com. Every morning when I wake up I check out the site for the latest street style and runway trends.
CF: What trend are you most excited about for this season?
MM: I have this maxi dress in mind that I really want. The top of it has that concave style tank that is really sporty. I like the sporty trend.
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Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Vargo, Amanda URN etd-07022012-202919 Title The Effect of Extrinsic Rewards in the High School Classroom Degree Master of Natural Sciences (M.N.S.) Department Natural Sciences (Interdepartmental Program) Advisory Committee
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Date of Defense 2012-06-27 Availability unrestricted AbstractOne of the biggest obstacles that a high school teacher faces in the classroom is motivating students to complete work. Traditional ideology focuses on intrinsic rewards as way to encourage students to participate and try in the classroom. Things like valuing education, planning for college, and taking pride in a good report card are used in attempts to motivate. Yet, in the adult world, people expect a concrete extrinsic reward (i.e. a paycheck) for the work that they do. This study takes the idea of extrinsic rewards and brings them into the classroom.
This study was conducted over two academic years at two different schools. Students were split into two groups. Experimental groups were offered a reward of a pizza party if they scored an 80% or above on a unit exam. Control groups were not offered a reward. The students were taught the same material on the same day and given identical assessments.
The data collected from the study showed that offering a reward increased student's test scores during the 2010-2011 school year in East Feliciana Parish. No effect was seen during the 2011-2012 school year at Madison Prep Academy. Males in the experimental group showed no difference when compared to males in the control group. Females in the experimental group in East Feliciana outperformed females in the control group but the results were inconclusive for females at Madison Prep. Differences were seen between genders in experimental groups but there does not seem to be a pattern to which group (males or females) performed higher. Factors such as small sample sizes and school culture may have had an effect on the results.
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Is that a baby bump in the first photo?
What do you make of the fact that the other woman in the 2nd photo is dressed exactly like Jessica B? The only difference is the color of the shirt. The pants are different but are exactly the same length. They both are wearing one necklace and carrying UGG boots. They both have a leash around their neck, have their hair up and are wearing the same style sunglasses. All in all, they are freaking me out. They are like those couples who always want to dress alike. So, then in the third photo, woman #3 comes in and she is dressed almost the same as well. You have to admit it is pretty creepy. I guess if/when the baby is born it will not have to have much imagination when it comes to clothing choice.


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Celeb Style: Amy Adams
Amy is shining brightly in her turquoise halter RM by Roland Mouret frock (shop a similar dress from Catherine Malandrino) and satin Sergio Rossi sandals. The intricate cut of the dress speaks volumes — the only piece of bling required was a fun cocktail ring. Lovely.


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I've had these down around 20-25w.
The boards from Dell/Gateway/HP/etc of this vintage were typically set
up to easily over/under-clock; just look at the motherboard and find a
row of jumpers. Typically Intel made the same board for all the
manufacturers. You can probably pull that down to a 200 or 233Mhz. Then
maybe turn it into a fanless machine - ymv - put more vents in the case
and store it where it stays cool (like a basement). As Lee noted, the
power supply may begin to be the biggest drain.
Ensure all non-needed PCI cards like audio, and disk drives, including
floppy if you don't need it, are pulled out. Can you get by without a
video card? Or at least after initial setup you pull the video card and
store it next to the machine. Some video cards are energy hogs with
their own fans and big heat sinks.
For quick cost calculation, I just convert the "25W" I get from my
'killawatt' meter into "$25" cost for any item running 24/7. .. over
the holidays the kids were leaving lights on in the house so I had them
count all the bulbs and use this to figure out their costs - they were
surprised at the potential losses.
Lee Sharp wrote:
> On 03/13/2011 12:40 PM, Dexter Filmore wrote:
>> I run m0n0 on an P-II350 with flash, hooked to a VDSL25 line and it
>> typically
>> draw around 40 watts.
>> I think about swapping the old crate out for something less hungry,
>> but that
>> would of course mean the savings would have to cover the price in
>> some time.
>> So - how about an Alix, for example? How much do these draw? Will
>> they be good
>> for 128MBit down or even more?
> That old system may not be as power hungry as your think... It is not
> much more than your cable box.
> http://blog.mapawatt.com/2010/06/13/cable-box-energy-vampire/
> http://lancej.blogspot.com/2009/01/cable-box-electricity-consumption-and.html
> http://www.homeenergy.org/archive/hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/99/990510.html
> Well, at least parts of it may not be bad. You already removed the
> hard drive. Start by removing / replacing all the fans. Old fans gum
> up and suck power. Also newer quiet fans use less power. Now measure
> the wattage. I am betting it is WAY below the rated wattage of your
> power supply, which also is probably not that efficient. (And has an
> old fan) Get a new 80+ power supply rated at 120% of what you run.
> Bet you are down to 25-30 watts, whit little money spent.
> Lee
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The survey for the Parents Television Council pressure group recorded 63 corpses on the six main US networks during one week's primetime shows.
It counted 27 bodies visible in the same period in 2004.
The graphic scenes recorded included a man falling from a skyscraper in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and a badly decomposed body in Bones.
Other scenes to be reported in September included the victim of a deliberate hit-and-run car collision in Inconceivable.
PTC research director Melissa Caldwell said the issue of the number of corpses was overshadowed by concerns over sex scenes.
"Americans seem to have more of a taste for violence, unfortunately, so it's a little bit more difficult to get people worked up over it," she said.
TV producers have defended the depiction of death.
Violence complaint
Peter Liguori, Fox entertainment president, said gore was not the programme-makers' "goal".
"Accurate storytelling is," he said.
"When you look at a show like Bones, the character Bones is a real-life forensic psychologist.
"This is what she sees on a daily basis when she's called in to solve a case."
The PTC has previously singled out CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for criticism over its portrayal of violence.
Earlier this month, the group complained about a scene in which a stripper's throat was slit because it was shown before 9pm.
The findings come after a survey for health pressure group the Kaiser Family Foundation found the number of scenes on US TV featuring sex had nearly doubled in the last seven years.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pat Summitt struggled for several months with how to tell the women's basketball players at Tennessee, recruits and fans that she was having memory loss problems.
Finally, her son Tyler helped convince her to open up.
The Hall of Fame coach, 59, who has the most college basketball wins of all time, surprisingly said Tuesday she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia — the Alzheimer's type.
Step down after 37 seasons? Not a chance.
"I plan to continue to be your coach," she said in a statement.
Tennessee athletic director Joan Cronan said Summitt initially chalked up her memory problems during last season to side effects from medicine she was taking for rheumatoid arthritis. She forgot things at crucial points in games and struggled to keep track of meeting times. She grew so confused that on a few days she simply stayed home from work.
The coach consulted local doctors, who recommended a more extensive evaluation. In May, she went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where doctors performed tests.
Summitt's reaction was anger, then determination. According to Sally Jenkins, a Washington Post columnist and a close friend of Summitt, doctors at the Mayo Clinic advised the coach to retire immediately and she responded: "Do you have any idea who you're dealing with?"
Summitt has spent 37 seasons at Tennessee and has 1,071 victories — a record for the men's or women's game — and eight national championships, with the most recent coming in the 2008 Final Four in Tampa.
Yet Summitt was unsure when to step forward until a student at Tennessee got her to talk about it.
Her 20-year-old son.
"Tyler has been so courageous in this," said Summitt's longtime associate head coach, Holly Warlick. "He encouraged her to come forward."
Tyler went to the Mayo Clinic with his mother. And he said her revelation is a life lesson for everyone.
"It seems like she teaches me something new every day, and she is currently giving me one of the best life lessons of all: to have the courage to be open, honest, and face the truth," he said.
Summitt's family and closest confidants have known about her condition since she first learned of it. Summitt revealed the news publicly to the Washington Post and Knoxville News Sentinel. She told the Vols on Tuesday afternoon in a team meeting.
Junior guard Taber Spani said the meeting was business-like, with Summitt calmly saying nothing would get in the way for their quest of a ninth national title this season.
Reaction to the news poured in from far and wide with rival coach Geno Auriemma of Connecticut saying in a statement from Italy, "There is no doubt in my mind that Pat will take on this challenge as she has all others during her Hall of Fame career — head on. I wish her all the best."
Florida coach Amanda Butler, a native of Tennessee, said: "To say that I was shocked or upset when I learned of Pat Summitt's condition is an understatement. … Pat is a powerful figure in Tennessee, but what she's done on a nation level to gain notoriety for the sport is amazing."


text: The Hartford today announced that it has completed the sale of Woodbury Financial Services to American International Group, Inc. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on The Hartford's financial results. Woodbury Financial Services is a top 15 independent broker-dealer with approximately 1,400 registered representatives. The firm is based in Oakdale, Minnesota. About The Hartford The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG) is a leading provider of insurance and wealth management services for millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. The Hartford is consistently recognized for its superior service, its sustainability efforts and as one of the world's most ethical companies. More information on the company and its financial performance is available at www.thehartford.com. HIG-C Some of the statements in this release may be considered forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution investors that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ materially. Investors should consider the important risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ. These important risks and uncertainties include those discussed in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to update this release, which speaks as of the date issued.


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The Flex DataGrid is probably the most commonly used control (after Labels and Buttons). One question that keeps popping up is, "How do I color the background of the cells?" I'll answer that question plus show you how to color the background of columns and rows, too.
Click here to download the source to the samples shown.
Cell Background Color
You need an itemRenderer to change the background color of specific cells. An itemRenderer either applies to all the cells in a DataGrid (when specified in the <mx:DataGrid> tag) or all the cells in a column (when specified in the <mx:DataGridColumn> tag).
Here's an example of coloring the background of cells in the Year column. Those with a value less than 2000 are blue and those greater than 2000 are green.
Changing the background color of a cell is as simple as overriding the updateDisplayList function and drawing a filled rectangle. If all you want to do is color the background of a cell, then you can make an itemRenderer that extends mx.controls.Label. This code is for a simple itemRenderer, based on Label, that colors the background blue if the value of year is less than 2000 and green otherwise:
<mx:Label xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
var g:Graphics = graphics;
g.beginFill( data.year < 2000 ? 0x0000FF : 0x00FF00 );
Column Background Color
You do not need to make an itemRenderer just to color the background of every cell in a column. The DataGridColumn class uses the backgroundColor style and applies it uniformly to a column. In fact, the background really is a background – it has nothing to do with cells as the color is applied below the cells.
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Make" dataField="col1" backgroundColor="red" />
The Make column will have a solid red background. Cell highlight and selection color are applied on top of the background, so those indicators will be seen. But any row colors, such as the DataGrid's alternating row colors, will not be seen as the column's backgroundColor is solid and above the row color. Here's an example of coloring the columns:
Column Background Alpha
Unfortunately, the DataGridColumn does not use the backgroundAlpha style and the color is always solid. But it is pretty easy to change if you need to have some transparency to a column's background.
The first thing you need to do is create a class that extends DataGrid. You can do this either as an MXML file (with DataGrid as its root tag) or with an ActionScript class extending DataGrid.
In your class, overrride the drawColumnBackground function and adjust the alpha level:
override protected function drawColumnBackground(s:Sprite, columnIndex:int, color:uint,
var background:Shape = Shape(s.getChildByName(columnIndex.toString()));
if( background ) {
background.alpha = 0.5;
The function calls the super class version to do all the hard work, then sets the background's alpha to 0.5. Now the color will be semi-transparent, showing the alternating row colors, as seen in this image:
To make the class more reusable, use a public property for the alpha value. Add to your class:
public var columnBackgroundAlpha:Number = 1;
And change the function:
backgroundAlpha = columnBackgroundAlpha;
The default behavior is to mimic the way the DataGrid works and apply a solid background color. To make the backgrounds more translucent:
<local:ColoredBackgroundDataGrid columnBackgroundAlpha="0.3" … >
Assuming you called your class ColoredBackgroundDataGrid, the above MXML tag sets the alpha to 0.3, making it very transparent. Now you have a reusable class.
Row Background Color
Next to coloring the background of specific cells, coloring the background of an entire row is probably the most popular color-related question for the DataGrid. Here's an example of coloring the background of some rows based on the data in the row:
Setting the background color of a row is accomplished by overriding the drawRowBackground function:
override protected function drawRowBackground(s:Sprite, rowIndex:int, y:Number, height:Number, color:uint,
color = 0xFF0000;
In this example the row will have a solid red background, ignoring the color value passed to the function. Of course, our aim is to look at the data for the given row and determine the color. So the function changes to:
override protected function drawRowBackground(s:Sprite, rowIndex:int, y:Number, height:Number, color:uint,
var dp:ArrayCollection = dataProvider as ArrayCollection;
var item:Object;
if( dataIndex < dp.length ) item = dp.getItemAt(dataIndex);
if( item != null && item.year < 20000 ) color = 0xFF8800;
else if( item != null && item.year>= 2000 ) color = 0xFFFFFF;
else color = 0x00CC00;
Now the color is determined by the value of the year field for each row: less than 2000 is orange, greater than 2000 is white, and if there is no item for the row it is green.
The dataIndex is may be larger than the number of items in the dataProvider. That's because you may have more rows showing than you have data. For example, if you can see 10 rows in the DataGrid but you have only 6 records in the DataProvider, 4 of those rows have no data, thus the item will be null.
The colors for this example are hard-coded and is determined by a specific data field, also hard-coded. You can make this class re-usable by giving your class a color function, which is like a labelFunction for a column, except this would return a color value instead of a String. To do this, add another public property:
public var rowColorFunction:Function;
Notice the data type is Function. You can use that in the drawRowBackground function:
override protected function drawRowBackground(s:Sprite, rowIndex:int, y:Number, height:Number, color:uint,
if( rowColorFunction != null ) {
var dp:ArrayCollection = dataProvider as ArrayCollection;
var item:Object;
if( dataIndex < dp.length ) item = dp.getItemAt(dataIndex);
color = rowColorFunction( item, rowIndex, dataIndex, color );
Now drawRowBackground looks to see if the rowColorFunction is defined. If it is NOT defined, then the standard color is used. If the rowColorFunction is defined, then it is invoked with some parameters and it is expected to return a color.
Here's an example with the result shown in the image above:
<local:ColoredBackgroundDataGrid rowColorFunction="determineColor" … >
private function determineColor( item:Object, rowIndex:int, dataIndex:int, oldColor:uint ) : uint
if( item == null ) return 0x00CC00; // green are empty rows
if( item.year< 2000 ) return 0xFFCC00;
else if( item.year >= 2000 ) return 0xFFFFFF;
The logic used in the hard-coded drawRowFunction is now in a function in the main application. This means you can use the ColoredBackgroundDataGrid anywhere you would normally use the DataGrid.
Advanced Column Background
A function similar to the rowColorFunction can be applied to columns. Here's one possibility:
Consider this columnBackgroundFunction:
private function columnGradient(column:DataGridColumn, columnIndex:int, columnShape:Shape,
x:Number, y:Number, width:Number, height:Number) : void
var m:Matrix = new Matrix();
This function draws a gradient-filled rectangle in the columnShape (see image above). Using a Shape allows lightweight graphics to be drawn as the background to the column; you can do the same for rows.
Change the drawColumnBackground function in your DataGrid class as follows:
override protected function drawColumnBackground(s:Sprite, columnIndex:int, color:uint,
var background:Shape = Shape(s.getChildByName(columnIndex.toString()));
if( background ) {
background.alpha = columnBackgroundAlpha;
if( columnBackgroundFunction != null ) {
var columnShape:Shape = Shape(s.getChildByName("lines"+columnIndex.toString()));
if( columnShape == null ) {
columnShape = new Shape();
columnShape.name = "lines"+columnIndex;
var lastRow:Object = rowInfo[listItems.length – 1];
var xx:Number = listItems[0][columnIndex].x;
var yy:Number = rowInfo[0].y;
var ww:Number = listItems[0][columnIndex].width;
if (this.headerHeight > 0)
yy += rowInfo[0].height;
var hh:Number = Math.min(lastRow.y + lastRow.height,
listContent.height – yy);
columnBackgroundFunction( column, columnIndex, columnShape, xx, yy, ww, hh );
As you can see, this is more complex as a Shape must be created, added to the Sprite, and location and dimension calculated.
While the DataGrid does provide the ability to color the background of columns, you cannot change the background alpha of the columns. You also do not need to use an itemRenderer to set the background of a row (or a column). Instead, by creating a class that extends DataGrid and overriding a couple of functions, you can easily color the backgrounds of rows or columns (or both) and make it generic enough to use the new class anywhere.
The advanced columnBackgroundFunction should give you some ideas of how advanced you can get when considering the possibilities for the background to your DataGrids.


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When WebProNews spoke with Nick Fox back in August, he indicated that the future of paid search could be without keywords. At the recent SES Chicago, WPN sat down with Mona Elesseily of Page Zero Media who shared with us how this development would impact advertisers.
Up to this point, Google has used keywords as a proxy for relevance. In the future, however, the search engine hopes to allow advertisers to state their desired outcome and then, use its machine-based learning to produce that desired result. In other words, Google would essentially take the necessary information and put the ad in front of the most relevant audience.
Why is all this important? According to Elesseily, it's important because query length is increasing, new and unique search terms are increasing, and searcher sophistication is increasing. All these elements make it hard for advertisers to keep their keyword lists fresh.
Incidentally, not all of the advertising community supports this new development. Elesseily said that some advertisers believe it's too broad of an approach and don't like the idea of putting that much trust in Google.
Although Elesseily doesn't believe keywords will go away, she does believe the future of paid search is changing.
What are your thoughts regarding paid search without keywords?


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Here's how you can install FF Multi Converter 1.5.2 in Ubuntu 13.04.
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type in the following commands then hit Enter after each.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ffmulticonverter/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ffmulticonverter python-qt4 ffmpeg unoconv
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For children, innocent fun is easy and natural. One of the awful consequences of substance abuse is that people can forget how to enjoy life without being drunk or high. Through the organized recreation therapy offered at American Addiction Centers, clients and their families learn to re-connect with each other, as well as the fun-loving child that exists within. These recreational activities can range from painting to playing games to BBQs or picnics.
How does playing games qualify as "substance abuse treatment"? Organized recreation is therapeutic in more ways that you might realize:
- Decreased social anxiety: clients learn how to feel comfortable in social situations without drugs or alcohol.
- Stress relief: the time spent in drug rehabcan be highly stressful, as clients confront long-buried emotional issues through intense counseling sessions. Recreation provides an important relief valve during this period.
- Strengthening bonds: addicts often experience feelings of loneliness or isolation, feelings that can hinder a successful long-term recovery. Recreation promotes newfound friendships among drug rehab center clients, and strengthens the frayed relationships between the addict and his or her loved ones. A focus group of treatment providers surveyed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration cited "recreational or social events for the entire family" as a key component to successful client outcomes.
A Curtin University study also found recreational activity carries enormous benefits for all people, both addicts and non-addicts. Those benefits include better mental health, increased alertness and more resilience "against the stresses of modern living." Organized recreation is empowering to substance abuse rehab clients, and so it's a key component to the comprehensive holistic drug rehab offered through American Addiction Centers. Call us today at 877-640-1943.
No matter your insurance, be it Cigna, Aetna, Humana, Blue Cross / Blue Shield (BCBS), Assurant, Unicare, United Health Care, Anthem, Carefirst, Asuris Northwest Health, Golden Rule, Celtic Insurance, Fortis, Health Net, Kaiser, Vista, Shelter, Wellpoint, Tri Care, Accordia or even Medicare, and state insurance — we can help you find the best source for organized recreation therapy. We also offer many affordable self pay options for obtaining organized recreation therapy.


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ESRL Scientists Release East Pacific Climate Database
August 8, 2008
NOAA S-Band Precipitation Profiler antenna dish inside its cylindrical clutter shield on the deck of the R/V New Horizon during EPIC 2001.
The NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory's (ESRL) Physical Sciences Division has released two synthesis data sets containing observations of air-sea fluxes and cloud/radiative properties from nine years of cruises (1999-2007) in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific. The datasets are from Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate (EPIC) Extended Monitoring cruises from fall 1999 through fall 2007. These observations were made as part a joint ESRL, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) climate monitoring project funded by the Climate Prediction for the Americas (CPPA) program in NOAA's Climate Program Office. The project includes instrument enhancements of the TAO buoys at the 95 W and 110 W lines (M. Cronin and N. Bond, PMEL) and ESRL's flux and cloud observations made during cruises to tend the TAO buoys and the WHOI climate reference buoy in the stratocumulus cloud region at 25 S 85 W. The equatorial database includes observations from 9 TAO-buoy tending cruises plus the EPIC2001 process study (which was held in the same region). The stratocumulus study contains data from annual cruises beginning in 2001. The Equatorial database is composed of time series of turbulent and radiative fluxes, low cloud properties, and column integrated water vapor and cloud liquid. The stratocumulus data have been further synthesized to simplify comparisons with climate models. Besides the basic time series, diurnal and daily averages have been computed and complete interpolated rawinsonde profiles are available.
EPIC was a joint NOAA-NSF program to study climate processes in the coupled ocean-atmosphere systems. EPIC included an intensive field program (EPIC2001) and an extended monitoring effort involving enhanced observations from TAO buoys and NOAA ships. In 2003 the spring TAO cruise was discontinued and an annual cruise to the WHOI buoy began. The EPIC monitoring observations have since undergone processing, quality control, and synthesis. The first step in the synthesis was to compile the combined files of the observations. The key to the ESRL role was direct observations of surface fluxes and cloud properties that can be used to provide context for the buoy annual time series.
Variability in the Eastern Pacific dominates weather and climate in the rest of the world through the El Niño – Southern Oscillation. The Eastern Pacific is also the breeding ground for many hurricanes that influence rainfall in the U.S. Southwest. Data collected from this mission will help understand and improve general model parameterizations, help develop satellite retrievals, and can be studied to help improve prediction of the North American Monsoon and sea surface temperatures in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. These synthesis data are a key part of CPPA's VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (VOCALS), an international program designed to better understand the physical and chemical processes central to the climate system of the Southeastern Pacific.
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Most pictures of celebrities on the beach generally involve a grainy shot of them getting in or out of the sea, where you may or may not get to glance a bit of sideboob.
But not these beach pictures - OH NO - these beach pictures are everything you can dream of and more.
Not only do we have pictures of The Saturdays in their bikinis on the beach in California, but they're having a thoroughly enjoyable time larking about during a surfing lesson.
As they get to grips with the sport on the beach, Frankie Sandford, Mollie King and Vanessa White are seen rolling around on their boards while being manhandled by hunky surf instructors. How a nip slip didn't occur during this little activity, we don't know.
Not afraid to muck up their hair despite the various paps on Venice Beach, the girls then whipped on a few wet suits and had a crack at surfing in the ocean. Yeah... they weren't very good.
Una Healy decided to sit out the lesson, with husband Ben Foden over on a visit to see the girls while they film their Stateside reality show. And, clearly missing one another a fair amount, the pair got stuck into the weirdest PDA we've ever seen. No snogging involved, just a lot of open mouthed displays and hand kissing.
Meanwhile, Rochelle sat on the sand and did a lot of texting. The whole scene was like something out of a teen Disney show.
Want more bikini bodies? See our top 50 bikini babes here!
And get stuck into our celebrity gossip for minute by minute gossip throughout the day...


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And the faith in the malleability of glass has had its martyrology as well as faith in graver things.
The most famous is that of Usuard (c. 875), on which the Roman martyrology was based.
"Hagiology" would be more suitable, as a martyrology includes the names of many Saints who were not martyrs.
The first edition of the Roman martyrology appeared at Rome in 1583.
Unfortunately, as already said, we have not got a copy of the martyrology unamended and unenlarged.
And for one who was now wallowing in the martyrology, penance was the mortification of the flesh.
"I believe so," hastily returned the lady, who was not learned in martyrology.
A miracle therefore was feigned, in order to pave the way into the martyrology.
A martyrology, a calendar with a martyr for each day of the year.
The second part, The martyrology, strictly so called, is of much earlier date.


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There are numerous benefits to becoming a Basketball England member - explore them all here.
Insurance – what does that mean to me? Well it might seem boring, but it is an essential benefit of your membership with us. It means if there is an accident, you will be covered under the terms of our insurance. It covers clubs, players, coaches, referees and officials.
If you have a query about your BE insurance, we've thought of a load of questions that might be able to help you. Check them out here!
A collection of frequently asked questions relating to paid Basketball England membership.
This page provides members with a selection of guides to registering as local league club, as a University playing BUCS basketball or as an individual. There's also a number of other handy documents such as a list of our area registrars and how you can contact them when you come to pay for your registrations, or what you need to do to affiliate your league or Association with us!


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Subcategories for Category:Star TrekEdit
- Category:Collectibles -- just like we don't make an article for every comics release, this will mostly categorize companies that make collectibles, or, if article sizes increase, subarticles dealing with series of collectibles.
- Category:DVDs -- to categorize all the superb DVDs artticles created recentlytalk:Captainmike|talk]]</sup> 17:24, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
- Category:Production companies -- list category based on Production companies list. -- Captain Mike K. Bartel
- I like this idea. --Alan del Beccio 05:08, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)
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Despite a weak economy and high unemployment, the Obama Administration continues to push for regulations that would put more Americans out of work -- with minimal benefits. Excessive rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) affecting coal-fired power plants pose serious threats to America's economic competitiveness.
Coal is used to satisfy 20 percent of total energy demand in America, and it generates 42 percent of our electricity. EPA's regulatory assault on coal will not diminish the influence of foreign energy producers or bring down prices for families and businesses. Instead of job-killing regulations, President Obama should make good on his "all of the above" energy promises -- rather than dismiss America's most affordable and abundant resources.
Redundant Regulation
Last week, I voted to overturn one of EPA's most expensive regulations, known as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule, or Utility MACT. Utility MACT would make emissions standards so strict that power plants across the country could be forced out of business. According to the National Economic Research Associates, it will cost 180,000 to 215,000 American jobs by 2015.
Utility MACT duplicates other regulations that are already in place and working. It seeks to control particulate matter, which is already limited under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards of the Clean Air Act. The rule would cost an estimated $10 billion annually -- although EPA only forecasts up to $6 million in measurable benefits.
"Skyrocketing' Electricity Rates
Regulations like Utility MACT highlight President Obama's mission to eliminate coal from America's energy market. During his campaign, the President said "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket" because of his proposals. Last year, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called the President's regulatory agenda a way to "level the playing field" -- suggesting that EPA can pick winners and losers at the expense of America's energy security.
Utility MACT, coupled with other rules, has already forced dozens of coal-fired power plants across the country to shut down. Many more are at risk because they cannot afford to modernize, and building new facilities would be impossible because of emissions limits set below levels that can be monitored accurately. Coal generates power critical to ensuring reliable electricity service, so officials from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are worried about the adverse impact that shutdowns could have on the power grid and public safety.
Unfair Burden on Americans
Removing coal from domestic production is unfair to American consumers, who will ultimately bear the burden of unnecessary regulation through higher electricity costs. One report forecasts that parts of the country could see electricity prices rise by as much as 19 percent because of new EPA rules, including Utility MACT. Another estimate says Utility MACT and three other EPA regulations would reduce annual average disposable income by $34 billion from 2012 to 2020. This is money that families will not be able to spend on other important priorities.
Securing a productive and reliable energy plan requires reining in EPA rules like Utility MACT. Our focus should be on efficient and safe ways to utilize America's abundant resources -- not ridiculous regulatory decisions that hurt jobs and block affordable energy.
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115 Nichols Court - 516-481-6990
Hempstead, NY 11550
Description: This workshop provides a clear understanding of what the term "network" means, includes tips on successful networking, and offers real-life examples of just how networking has assisted others achieve their goal of job placement. Topics include advantages and pitfalls of networking, initiating networking encounters, developing taglines, networking tools, networking opportunities, the networking process, scripts to be used when calling contacts for referrals and suggestions and follow up. This program will be held in the Community Room. Registration is required.