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Washington Post so-called humorist Alexandra Petri just can't stick to humor. The political agitation is never subordinated to jokes. On Fat Tuesday, she wrote a snarky blog about what the presidential candidates should give up for Lent: "Rick Santorum should give up: talking....Mitt Romney should give up: spending money....Ron Paul should resolve to say only nice things about the Federal Reserve....For Lent, Newt Gingrich should give up."
So what about Obama? Would he need to give up class warfare? Would he need to go to church for a change? No. Petri can only focus on the alleged positives:
For Lent, President Obama should give up: creating jobs, just to make things fair for everyone. Then again, he doesn't seem to be doing this on purpose, so maybe he should give up something else, like singing Al Green to donors or reminding us about that time he got Osama bin Laden. That would be a real challenge.
Yes, somehow, Obama is a job-creating machine. (Stop, stop, Alexandra! This really is hilarious.) Petri has a special loathing for Rick Santorum, since she thinks the best thing he could do for himself is shut up.
He's surging in the polls. He's very nearly the front-runner.
But then they started to pay attention to what he was saying.
In the course of the past few days, he's managed to come within inches of comparing President Obama to Hitler, suggest an end to federal and state involvement in the school system, criticize prenatal testing and the presence of women on the front lines of combat, impugn the president for "phony theology," and generally endear himself to everyone.
Also he seems to think Satan is coming? Or something?
My point is, he is not making this easier for himself.
To make fun of Romney, she went back to...making fun of Santorum, and Catholics:
I realize that Mormons don't observe Lent — they can, for fun. Anyone who wants to can observe Lent for fun! True, observing Lent for fun is like having a colonoscopy for fun, but less so. If your idea of fun is observing Lent, you're probably Rick Santorum. But to each his own.
Naturally for a secular liberal (or a D.C. Episcopalian), Petri thinks there's been too much creepy religion in this campaign: "Given the loud ballyhooing of everyone's spiritual sides this time around — walk into the middle of a debate at the wrong moment, and you'd be excused for thinking it was a particularly staid, tentless revival meeting — maybe the candidates can turn Lent to their advantage."


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Last year, the not-for-profit center had nearly 340,000 in and outpatient visits, some of those by Suncoast residents who travel just an hour north to receive world-class care.
At the luncheon ABC 7 spoke with the event chairwoman, who is also fighting cancer.
If Christine Sandrib looks brave telling the crowd her cancer story, it's because she is brave. She was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer two and a half years ago. "I just never believed I wasn't going to make it. I just said 'well okay, what do we need to do to get to the next step?' I knew that anything that happened to me was only temporary and I could handle anything temporarily."
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The South Carolina Democrat Party is a shadowy organization, whose rituals are shrouded in mystery, not unlike the Masons or the March of DimesEpisode #331. With their 13-3 rejection of The Greatest Presidential Candidate Ever !, the South Carolina Democrat Party has paved their own special road to hell.
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Americans are demanding a recount of the votes cast by the Executive Council of the South Carolina Democrat Party. Allegedly they rejected the candidacy of one Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A. by a count of 13-3, however, Wikiality.com has learned that some of the ballots were cast by dead people and some of the people who voted may not have been eligible to vote in South Carolina. An investigation is being conducted to determine why the executive council of the South Carolina Democrat Party hates America.
Ballot Announcement on The Colbert ReportEdit
Carol Fowler called Stephen Colbert on November 1st, 2007 to convey the South Carolina Democratic Party board decision:Original Footage. After stating that "some of our people are still drunk," she said, "I'm sorry. I'm afraid you didn't make the cut. You won't be on our ballot" When The Greatest American Alive asked why, she replied "I think they thought maybe you are not quite ready to be president." She then invited him to campaign again for the next election, implying he hadn't done enough. Colbert then stated the truth about them, after wishing them well, by asking Fowler to tell the council that he will "see them in hell." (presumably Colbert has already gotten permission from God to descend into the fiery depths to torment Democratic party member's eternal homes). Stephen then reveled how his various documents pertaining to Iraq exit strategy, economic plans, and a "kick-ass" impeachment speech would as a result all be left unrevealed and destroyed.


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JPMorgan (JPM) delivered dismal first-quarter earnings this morning, saying that several parts of its business have been hit especially hard early in 2014.
It's possible these setbacks are specific to JPMorgan, but more likely they're industry-wide. Either way, that definitely can't be good for JPM stock, and if it's the latter, financials in general should be on watch.
Should investors sell JPM stock amid this pretty ugly earnings report?
Well, the answer actually lies in Wells Fargo (WFC), whose first-quarter earnings report is a good measuring stick.
Q1 Earnings Recap
The first number in the JPMorgan earnings report that jumps out at me is the 19% decline in net income to $5.3 billion. A cool $1.3 billion was sliced off the bottom line in the first quarter thanks to poor performances by both its mortgage and fixed income businesses.
The second number — all the way up the income statement on the top line — saw net revenue decline by 8% year-over-year to $23.9 billion.
The third number? Return on assets of 0.89%.
In comparison, WFC saw its bottom line jump 14% in the first quarter to $5.9 billion, net revenue declined only 3.3% to $20.6 billion, and Wells Fargo's RoA was 68 basis points better at 1.57%.
With all three numbers in Wells Fargo's favor, it's no wonder that JPM stock is taking a hit while WFC stock is doing fine.
Mortgage Meltdown
There's no tactful way to describe the performance of the JPMorgan mortgage banking business — it plain stunk.
Mortgage production revenue declined 76% year-over-year on lower volumes with originations down 68% and 27%, respectively, when compared to Q1 2013 and Q4 2013. As a result of these lower revenues, JPMs consumer and community banking, which includes its mortgage business, saw net income decline 25% to $1.9 billion.
As a result of continuing weakness in mortgage activity, the consumer and community banking segment has laid off 14,000 people over the last year. That's never a good sign.
OK, Wells Fargo's mortgage banking business isn't much better. Non-interest income from mortgage banking dropped 46% year-over-year to $1.5 billion. It had $36 billion in mortgage originations in the first quarter, 68% less year-over-year with applications off 57% to $60 billion. As a result of this weakness, WFC was forced to lay off 1,100 full-time employees this past quarter.
When it comes to mortgage banking, WFC stock is in exactly the same boat as JPM stock. Investors can't be happy with this predicament.
Fixed Income Not Producing
Last year's first quarter was much rosier for fixed-income products in terns of performance and in terms of client activity. The double whammy caused revenue in fixed-income markets to decline 21% year-over-year to $3.8 billion. Fixed-income revenues accounted for 15.9% of JPM's overall first-quarter 2014 revenue compared to 18.2% in the year-ago-period.
This 230-basis-point decline is a big reason why JPMs net income was off by $1.3 billion in the first quarter.
Wells Fargo doesn't break this information out.
Analysts expect fixed-income trading to be down for most Wall Street firms in Q1, and that's definitely not good for JPM stock … or anyone else dealing in that segment, really.
A Few … Special Circumstances for WFC
While it's true that Wells Fargo increased its net income in the first quarter while JPM did not, it's also true that WFC's bottom line was helped by several factors that likely aren't repeatable:
- Wells Fargo booked $734 million in additional gains from equity investments in the quarter — a 650% increase year-over-year. The likelihood of that happening in Q1 2015 is remote at best.
- Due to the layoffs mentioned earlier, WFC saved more than $200 million in employee benefits, which goes straight to the bottom line.
- Finally, Wells Fargo reduced its provision for credit losses in the quarter by 73%, or $843 million.
In these three items, you're talking roughly $1.8 billion in additional revenue. Without these, it's certainly enough to change a bad report into a good one.
Bottom Line
JPMorgan earnings in Q1 were nothing to write home about, but the same can be said for WFC. It's likely that all of the big banks will deliver spotty earnings.
Long-term, I don't think it's anything to worry about. In fact, if you own JPM stock, I'd certainly consider investing some more should it drift down into the low $50s.
As for WFC, it's up 30% over the past year through April 10 — significantly higher than either JPM stock or its banking peers. Once investors realize its earnings were also mediocre, I see its stock cooling off for a stretch.
At this juncture, I wouldn't be too gung-ho about any of the big banks. But at the very least, I wouldn't worry about JPM.
As of this writing, Will Ashworth did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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It was a packed house this morning at the ERC Board Meeting at the Realtor Association Conference Room. Many came to hear David Wood of Ensemble Design and Dan Castles of Telestream to talk about their companies successes and what the future looks like for their companies in Nevada County. There was also a preliminary report on the Business Survey distributed last month. There was a 9% response to the survey which is a very good response. Typical surveys garner 2-3%.
David Woods sees a growing market for his video distribution products as the demand for real time videos increases on computers, tablets and smartphones around the world. The more use by the military and science expeditions have also expanded the market.
Dan Castles is planing to grow his company at 30% a year, however most of the growth will not come in Nevada County. Dan sees most of this growth coming from acquisitions. Telestream has open an engineering design office in Emeryville, near the new bay bridge. It is easier to hire young engineers, in the bay area where there is some night life and the possibility of a date. Population diversity in Emeryville is also a plus when hiring, with large India and Asian communities. Many Telestream employees live in Roseville and commute to Nevada County. I often wondered who was driving up SR-49 every weekday morning, when I am heading to a early morning doctors appointment.
Dan also introduced and interesting issue, and that is the local acceptance of Nevada County's "growing season." While many local citizens accept the local marijuana culture, it is very difficult to recruit families with children, especially after reading the Union for several months according to Dan. While many locals have grown immune to the issue of backyard marijuana, there are many outside of Nevada County that have not. They just do not understand "its just Nevada County."
One Board Member suggested that additional drug testing by companies would help solve the problem, but Dan said if he instituted drug testing at Telestream, it would cause a riot. I find that a bit troubling, Dan is seeking a solution to the drug culture, but wants someone else to solve the problem.
I would like to show you the survey results, but the ERC's new webpage is not complete and analysis is still underway. The business issue with the highest dissatisfaction was the lack of business grade broadband infrastructure. The second was "Other-please specify." According the comments it was the lack of business friendliness. By the August Board Meeting, the committee supervising the survey expects to have a more detailed analysis of the 176 responses. Some people responding were not business owners, but interested parties.
Both Dan Castles and David Woods said that the tech companies were banding together to help the schools, as good schools were important recruiting their recruiting efforts. Marianne Cartan spoke up and said she would like to see more business involvement in the High School to develop the student skills they needed. She noted that ROP had just converted their wood shop to an engineering design lab. There seems to be an opportunity here for more cooperation, but efforts in the past have been rebuffed by the Teacher Union. Obviously an area for more detailed analysis.
There are my impressions from sitting through the meeting and my incomplete notes. If I have made an error please note in the comments and I will make the correction. I am please to see more action by board members and larger attendance at the board meetings. It appears that Jon Blinder has energized the community by making the meetings less process and more informative.


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Obtaining MSDS:
If there is a product for which there is no MSDS available, the department should request one from the manufacturer or the distributor of the product.
If there is no response within thirty (30) calendar days of sending the request, a follow-up letter should be sent.
A third request will be made if no response to the second request is received within fifteen (15) calendar days of submission.
If no MSDS is received after three documented requests, the Safety Committee is to be notified and, if appropriate, the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSHA) will be contacted.
When an MSDS is received by any department from the manufacturer or distributor, it is the responsibility of the department head to forward a copy to the Chemistry Department Stockroom within five (5) calendar days of receipt.
Following each training session, each employee is required to sign and date his/her training record, verifying attendance. Before any new employee can begin work which requires the use of the potential exposure to hazardous chemicals, training as indicated above must be completed.
Additional training, as appropriate, will be conducted for employees assigned to the following departments: Physical Plant, Athletics, Moore Student Health Center, Fine Arts, and Publications.
The department head or chairman is responsible for conducting or arranging for any additional training needed to assure that employees are properly trained and oriented regarding any hazardous chemicals specific to their area of responsibility.
Records of attendance of all employee-training sessions will be sent to the Director of Human Resources and maintained as a part of the employee records.
Before an employee begins a hazardous, non-routine task, he or she must report such anticipated activities to his or her supervisor to determine the hazard involved and the protective equipment required.
Often one or more contractors work on site at the College. Contractors will be provided with the following information:
•· Hazardous chemicals to which the contractor's employees may be exposed.
•· Precautions necessary to protect employees during normal operating conditions and foreseeable emergencies.
•· Labeling system used in the work place. Chemical mixtures done on site have stick-on labels. Labels indicate products/hazard/remedy and do not have symbols for corrosive, etc. Notebooks are in each custodial closet with chemicals and in the Buildings & Grounds Stockroom office.
It is the responsibility of the Director of Physical Plant to ensure that all Material Safety Data Sheets of chemicals to which the contractor's employees may be exposed are made available at a central location in the work place along with an example of the labeling system in use. The Director of Physical Plant must inform each contractor of the availability of this information and its location. Each contractor is responsible for insuring that all hazardous materials and chemicals brought to the job site by the contracting company are properly labeled before work begins.
It is the responsibility of the contractor, upon completion of work on campus, to remove and properly dispose of all hazardous chemicals. It is not the College's responsibility.
It is the responsibility of the Director of Physical Plant to ensure that the above regulations are reviewed with the contractor in advance and to ensure that these regulations are adhered to throughout the contracted period.
Written Hazardous Chemical Communication programs for Hampden-Sydney College and for the respective offices and departments that have specific programs will be reviewed annually by the College Safety Committee and updated as necessary.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
This act (RCRA) establishes a complete regulatory process for the handling of hazardous waste from generation through disposal. Under RCRA, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, generators, transporters, and storage or disposal facilities. Hampden-Sydney College, like all colleges and universities, is a generator of hazardous waste materials and is thus covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Organizations that generate (1) less than 100 kilograms (about 220 pounds or 25 gallons) per month of non-acutely-hazardous waste and (2) less than 1 kilogram of acutely hazardous waste are classified as conditionally exempt small quantity generators. Hampden-Sydney College comes under this classification. It is extremely advantageous to keep the level of waste generation below the levels of a small quantity generator so that the College will not become subject to the requirements applicable to the larger generators.
Conditionally exempt small generators are required to:
•· Identify all hazardous waste generated.
•· Send this waste to a hazardous waste facility or a landfill or other facility approved by the State for industrial or municipal wastes.
•· Never accumulate more than 1000 kg (2200 pounds) of hazardous waste on their property.
Waste Minimization
Generators of hazardous waste must certify on each manifest that they have tried to minimize the amount of hazardous waste generated at the site. The volume can be reduced in a number of ways, such as changing procedures, reducing the scale of an operation, reducing a waste's hazard at the point of generation, and substituting materials. The method of storing and consolidating waste can also affect the amount of hazardous waste generated. Since any material mixed with a hazardous waste automatically becomes a hazardous waste (for legal purposes) and adds to the total volume, all waste should be identified so that non-hazardous waste can be kept out of the hazardous waste system. Purchase and store only what is needed. Do not purchasing large quantities because of price breaks. Gifts of usable chemicals must be approved in writing by the chairman of the department accepting them. This approval must include a list of the chemicals and a description of their condition. Previously opened chemicals from other institutions will not be accepted.
Waste Collection
Approximately once a year, or more often if a significant volume has accumulated, the College will have waste shipped to a licensed treatment or disposal facility by a shipper licensed to transport the type of waste produced. Waste will be stored in an appropriate manner in the department generating it until it is transferred to either the Buildings and Grounds Department or the Chemistry Department shortly before shipment for off-campus disposal. It is illegal under the hazardous-waste-treatment laws of Virginia for Hampden-Sydney to store or dispose of any hazardous waste that it did not generate. Therefore, the College cannot store or dispose of any personal hazardous waste or any hazardous waste from another business or institution. It is necessary that the department keep an accurate record of the amount of waste being generated; therefore, the Chemistry Department stockroom should be sent an inventory of waste chemicals any time one is requested and should be notified when the accumulation is increased by more than 5 gal. or 50 lbs. of hazardous waste, or when any amount of acutely hazardous waste is generated. (see below)
ACUTELY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (Listed in table 3.1-3 of Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations)
If Hampden-Sydney generates more than 1 kg (approximately 2.2 lbs) of acutely hazardous waste in a calendar month, or stores more than that amount for any period of time, it will be subject to all of the regulations that apply to generators that generate more than 1000 kilograms of hazardous waste per calendar month. If anyone orders an acutely hazardous chemical or carries out a procedure that is expected to produce an acutely hazardous product, prior approval must be obtained from the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, who will immediately notify the chairman of the College Safety Committee.
Guidelines for Collecting Waste Materials
Avoid the use of common waste containers. If waste chemicals are collected separately, they will be easier to identify, treat, and store. Waste chemicals must be stored in appropriately labeled containers. Liquids must be stored in labeled, screw-capped bottles or safety cans. Solid wastes are to be stored in bottles, jars, or plastic-lined, sealed boxes.
Identify waste chemicals as completely as possible. List all constituents regardless of hazard, and keep a running log of material that is added to containers. Label each container with the words HAZARDOUS WASTE and the date the accumulation began. Give approximate percentages of each constituent in the final waste. Identify the person(s) responsible for creation of the waste should additional information be needed.


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Agreement resolves allegations that Aventis Pharmaceutical, Inc. used deceptive packaging to defraud Medicaid
Attorney General John Kroger today announced that Oregon will recover $699,106 as part of a national Medicaid fraud settlement with Aventis Pharmaceutical, Inc., over claims that the company misreported corporate sales pricing to avoid paying rebates.
"Fraud is an enormous problem in the U.S. health care system," said Attorney General Kroger, "This settlement will pay for health care for hundreds of Oregonians who desperately need it."
Oregon's share is part of a $95.5 million national civil settlement involving allegations that, between the years of 1995 and 2000, Aventis, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, misreported its "best prices" for the steroid-based anti-inflammatory nasal sprays Azmacort, Nasacort and Nasacort AQ.
Under federal law, pharmaceutical companies are required to report to Medicaid the lowest or "best" price charged to commercial customers and pay quarterly rebates to the State Medicaid Program based on that price. Instead, Aventis is alleged to have entered into "private label" agreements with Kaiser Permanente, a large health maintenance organization (HMO). Aventis sold the drugs to Kaiser at a discount, but first repackaged the drugs with Kaiser-specific labels to omit reporting discounts that would have obligated the company to pay millions to Medicaid.
The Oregon Department of Justice is a national leader in the fight against health care fraud. Since Attorney General Kroger took office last January, the Department of Justice has recovered nearly $20 million from pharmaceutical companies that defrauded Oregon consumers and the state Medicaid program.
The Aventis case was handled by Senior Assistant Attorney General Rodney Hopkinson, director of the Oregon Department of Justice Medicaid Fraud Unit. In addition to recovering money for the Oregon Health Plan, the Medicaid Fraud Unit investigates and prosecutes billing fraud, physical and financial abuse in Medicaid-funded facilities and fraud committed by Medicaid program employees.
Attorney General John Kroger leads the Oregon Department of Justice. The Department's mission is to fight crime and fraud, protect the environment, improve child welfare, and defend the rights of all Oregonians.
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Versatile long distance cruising boat from this legendary manufacturer.
Loaded with extras for fast comfortable and safe cruising.
Bermudan ketch rig and large aft cabin version.
For further information or to arrange a viewing please contact Nigel Wales on +34 638 90 40 40
The AMEL 55 was created with direct inspiration from the modern and elegant design of the AMEL 64. She was developed according to the latest improvements of the yard in terms of performance, visibility, ingenuity and comfort of the layouts, but still keeping the AMEL fundamental assets. The 55 comes either in a cabriolet version or with a hardtop. The inside layout exists in two versions : either three double cabins for the standard version, or one double forward and a very large aft owner's cabin.
It is very bright and spacious. It provides an excellent view of the outside from its 4 opening hatches and 4 large hull portlights. Large sliding table with extension, for 8 people, with very comfortable U shaped seat.
Heads compartment
Situated to the left of the companionway, it is very large and is a major feature of the life on board. A large opening portlight gives a view of the outside whilst doing the cooking.
It is naturally very light, great attention has been paid to the lighting and ventilation which are excellent. It comprises 2 large working surfaces made of moulded Corian with surround
Very spacious watertight engine room, with very efficient sound insulation. The engine and all the heavy equipment (generator set) are centred and positioned very low. High density insulating foam and inside coating with high acoustic performance.
Several lighting points, 220V and 24V sockets.
Access: from the cockpit, full opening of the cockpit bottom assisted by gas struts.
Bermudan ketch rig with all the controls (manual and electric) of sheets and mainsail tackle run aft to the cockpit.
Sheet traveller tracks with tidy travellers
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Description of House In St.honorine Des PertesThese beautifully renovated cottages (connected by a lockable connecting door) are situated in the seaside village of Ste. Honorine-des-Pertes and are just a short walk down to the village beach with waterfall and local mussels. Nearby are the famous Omaha D-Day landing beaches of June 1944, which are a popular family holiday resort with miles of sand and sea bathing. There is a first class golf course and restaurant near to the pretty fishing port of Port-en-Bessin 3km east, where there is also a traditional market offering locally caught seafood. The lovely town of Bayeux is 10 minutes drive south, with its illustrious ancient tapestry, modern shops and beautiful cathedral, while the city of Caen at Normandy's centre is half an hour by car. Fly via Dinard or Caen.
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This file defines the instruments currently (from the prospective of processing and viewing) available at a station. It is used by various parts of the DB system to determine what and how to deal with some types of data. For example it is used by data.rrneph.get to apply zero corrections for Radiance Research nephs when in sequence with a TSI Neph. It is located in $DB/etc/$STATION/instruments.$STATION.conf or in the default location $DB/etc/instruments.conf. If the station specific file does not exist then the default one is used.
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A neph. Used by the segmentation handlers.
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Last week's blogging lesson has been my favorite one to write so far, and received a lot a great feedback from readers. This week, however, is much more important, and focuses on the end goals of anyone looking to make a solid living off music: Connecting with fans, and making $$$ while doing it!
Nearly every genre of music is over-saturated with mediocre acts pushing and shoving each other around for exposure. It has never been more difficult to break through the static and garner the attention of the masses. People are exposed to dozens, if not hundreds of advertisements, spam e-mails, and other calls-to-action throughout the course of a day, and it is so easy for your message (music) to get lost in the scuffle.
Let's face the facts. If you are going at it alone (and by alone I mean just you and your small team of kick ass friends), DIY style with your music career, you are probably not going to be able to reach the masses unless you have some kind of serious connections.
When my band mates and I finally came to that realization a few years ago, we tried not to freak out and get all upset that we probably weren't going to become the next big thing on our own. Instead, we embraced that notion and thought to ourselves, "Hmm…okay…so where should we go from here?"
The first thing we did was change our goals completely. When we were young (16 & 17), we wanted the fame. The glory. The million dollar record deal, and all of its bells and whistles. But we didn't have any connections. We were just bunch of kids in a basement with some instruments. So we let go of our delusions of grandeur, and decided to take a DIY approach from there on. We all dug deep and forced ourselves to start learning the business side of the music industry, and how new strategies and technologies could help us move our career forward.
In week 6 of Ariel's book, she gives some great advice on how you can connect with your fans, and create a meaningful, long-lasting relationships that fuel your music career.
Promoting with a handshake, not a megaphone
Instead of shouting out to potential (and existing) fans in hopes that they will hear your message, consider REACHING out to them. Introduce yourself to people online, and ask about them in return. Establish a relationship with them, then offer them something valuable for free, like a song download. If your fans know you and like you FIRST, they will be much more willing to accept and buy your music.
Utilize your mailing list for building fan relationships
Next to your music, your most valuable asset as a musician is your mailing list. This is a direct channel of communication between you and your fans, and the best place to really focus in and develop strong relationships. I would recommend segmenting your master list into smaller groups based on all kinds of demographics, psychographics, and interests, and send different messages to each group. If you don't know any of this information, then ask your fans to fill out a really quick survey. If you sound sincere and genuine, and assure them that you will not share this information with others, the majority of your mailing list will be willing to help out. After collecting all this information, create separate groups for them and send different e-mails to different groups.
Example: If you like skiing in your free time, and so does a portion of your fans, separate those people into a special group (many mailing list services let you do this) and let them know where you are headed on your next skiing adventure, and invite them to come hang out with you.
Example: If you have a show coming up in Atlanta, Georgia, create a separate list of fans that are only from that area, and inform only those people about the upcoming date.
Writing an engaging newsletter
Ariel says that there are three "G's" to writing an excellent newsletter to your fans: Greeting, Guts, and Getting.
This is where you can starting building that connection between you and your fans. Keep it to a short paragraph, but ask what's up and share something interesting , non-music related, and personal about yourself. If you know your fans names, many mailing list services let you easily import their first name into the e-mail to help make it a bit more personal. This is something I do with my band all the time, and it does help personalize the newsletter a bit more, and make it feel more genuine.
This is the meat and potatoes of your e-mail, and where you should talk about the latest and greatest surrounding your music. Upcoming tour dates, a new EP, a free download, whatever is going on with you at the moment. Try to tell a story while describing these things, because people absolutely love well-told stories.
Getting (aka a "call-to-action")
Ultimately, with every newsletter that you write, you will want your ask your fans to do something. Whatever it may be (download a track, share a blog post, look at new pictures, buy your new EP, etc), your call-to-action needs to be clearly stated, and not come off as begging. In Ariel's book, she gives an awesome list of basic calls-to-action that you can get started on. Also, make sure that there is only ONE call-to-action in each newsletter that you send out. If you are asking your fans to do more than one thing in an e-mail, they will easily get confused or turned off because you are asking too much of them too soon.
Don't underestimate the power of surveys
It is really hard to know what your fans want if you don't ask them. So….ASK THEM! Services like SurveyMonkey are great for getting some concrete information about things like how much your fans are willing to pay for your music and merch, what they like to see at live shows, who their favorite artists are besides you, how often they like to receive e-mail from you, etc. Having all of this information about your fans makes it much easier when setting up a pricing model for your next album release, what to incorporate into your live show, and other aspects of your music career. If you can deliver and give your fans exactly what they want, in combination with effective e-mail newsletters, you will see the dollar signs rack up much quicker.


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In 2010 comics suffered a great loss when Harvey Pekar passed away at age 70. The influential writer was best known for his series American Splendor, which chronicled his life as a disgruntled, working-class man in the Midwest.
This week marks the release of what may be Pekar's final graphic novel, Cleveland (Top Shelf, $21.99). The story focuses on the city he called home his entire life -- and it's one of his best works in years.
Illustrated by Joseph Remnant, Cleveland opens with a detailed history of the city, from its 18th century settlers all the way through to the 1960s race riots. Though I found Pekar's facts compelling -- despite his love for the city, he isn't afraid to show its ugly side -- the book really reeled me in with its second half, which chronicles Pekar's life.
Those who have read (and seen the movie) American Splendor are already familiar with Pekar's story, which includes a couple of failed marriages, a cancer battle and the eccentric characters at his workplace, like Toby and Mr. Boats. Nonetheless, reading about some of these things again doesn't feel like a retread; rather, it's quite touching, almost as if Pekar knew he would soon be saying goodbye.
I'll be honest: In recent years Pekar's work hasn't resonated with me very much. With non-fiction titles like The Beats and Macedonia, it seemed the writer was focusing on passion projects and backing away from his more personal work. I'm thrilled he found a way to combine the two with Cleveland, a book that will sit on my shelf next to his other triumphs, like Our Cancer Year and various Splendor collections.
In the book's introduction, Alan Moore notes that Remnant is "perhaps the most sensitively tuned on Harvey's already-stellar roster." I'd have to agree that the partnership is picture-perfect -- and that's saying a lot, considering some of Pekar's previous and impressive collaborators (R. Crumb, Joe Sacco, Josh Neufeld and Dean Haspiel among them).
Near the end of Cleveland, Pekar lists several projects he's working on, so maybe this isn't the last we've heard from him. His voice was essential to comics and will always stand out for its honesty, humor and insight.
Cleveland is on sale now. You can read an excerpt on Top Shelf's site.
Whitney has been writing about pop culture for USA TODAY since 1999, when Pop Candy began as a weekly column. Her interests include music festivals, mustaches, Lost, comic books and Andy Warhol. She lives in New York City. More about Whitney | E-mail Whitney


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| "Dr. Light" may be referring to two or more different villains. If you're uncertain which one you're looking for, just flip a coin.
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- Dr. Light (Teen Titans) - A powerful Mad Scientist, if not slightly ditzy.
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ok ill make this short, I have had this gf for a year, First off it was fantastic. about 10 months in and the starting of her in a new job as the top tier in some management firm. i noticed she became a complete *****. So long story short I have had enough! Now the catch 22 was she is a great mates sister. So if I was to dump her would lose a good mate.
So i tried to ween her off me so to speak. Not in a mean way but just kind of made it clear it wasn't going anywhere. So yesterday she broke up with me.
now its what i wanted to happen but now it has I feel kind of bummed. I know it was a dick move but has anyone else had this happen.
i did the exact same thing yesterday for my girl. i was going to dump her in june, but i guess i weened her off me too efficiently.
is it bad that im not even upset? sometimes i feel like my heart is cold and dead
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BUCHAREST (Jul. 14)
The Panamanian steamer Partis sailed from Constanza for Palestine today with 600 Jewish emigrants on board. Two more Panamanian ships, the Papetta and the Colorado, arrived at Constanza yesterday and will sail over the weekend with approximately 1,000 emigrants.
A Jewish refugees' home will be opened shortly at the Black Sea resort of Carmen Silva, near Constanza, where several hundred awaiting emigration opportunities will be accommodated.
It was learned reliably, meanwhile, that Rumanian frontier guards have received official instructions not to send back foreign Jews who have succeeded in crossing the Rumanian border.


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Martinez, Bullpen Pitch Loons to Win
Two more games remain in regular season
By Brad Golder / Great Lakes Loons | August 31, 2013 8:16 PM ET
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Jonathan Martinez notched his second straight quality start, limiting the Fort Wayne TinCaps to one earned run on six hits over six solid innings, in a 4-3 win for the Great Lakes Loons in front of 7,463 at Parkview Field.
Martinez (3-4) scattered six hits over six innings and allowed just one earned run. He walked just one and struck out six to notch his third win of the season. Since returning from short-season Ogden, Martinez has a 3.18 ERA.
Rob Rogers continued the Loons pitching excellence with two scoreless innings. Owen Jones allowed a solo home run to Luis Tejada in the ninth but locked down his seventh save of the season.
TinCaps starter Max Fried (6-7) took the loss despite seven solid innings. The southpaw allowed three runs (two earned) and struck out two.
The Loons offense spread nine hits out evenly amongst seven hitters. Jose Capellan (second inning), Devin Shines (third) and Tyler Ogle (eighth) each produced a run-scoring hit.
Ogle and Leo Rodriguez notched two hits each. After the Loons scored two in the second inning, thrice the TinCaps pulled to within one run - doing so on each of their three runs scored - but never could re-tie the score or take the lead.
The Loons (67-70 overall, 40-27 second half) and TinCaps (70-67, 27-41) play the penultimate game of the regular season Sunday night at 7:05 p.m. Right-hander Zachary Bird (2-4, 4.75 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Loons. He will be opposed by right-hander Colin Rea (1-1, 2.43). The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 100.9-FM and ESPN1009.com.
Tickets are on sale for the Loons scheduled home playoff game on Wednesday, September 4 at Loons.com or by calling 989-837-BALL. The Loons will face either South Bend of Fort Wayne at 7:05 p.m. at Dow Diamond.
The Great Lakes Loons are a seventh-year Single-A partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. For tickets and more information about the Loons, visit Loons.com or call 989-837-BALL.
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Discussion in 'Fox 5.0 Mustang Tech' started by eightyfour, Dec 18, 2003.
what is the easiest way to tell if a motor is a roller block? thanks.
XXX or YYY in the lifter valley under the intake manifold
sorry if i seem like an idiot but i have no idea what that means
If you pull the intake off the motor you will see those letters stamped on the block in the lifter valley. Don't make the mistake of just picking up any 5.0 roller block. Get an '87-'92 motor out of a 5.0 mustang or lincoln LSC; same exact thing. That way you get forged pistons, a decent stock cam, and decent factory heads to start with.
A lot of the lincoln LSC's end up in junkyards because of tranny problems. A lot of the engines in them (if maintained) still have great compression (because they generally weren't beat on like stangs) and you can sometimes get away with using the shortblock as is.
so which letter mean roller? thanks,
Three x's (XXX) or three y's (YYY); both letters indicate that you have a roller block.
Oh, and unless the motor in your '84 was replaced, it's not a roller block. The first roller blocks were put in '85's.
Firing order is a dead giveaway also !! (351W)
ok here is a real easy way to tell. when you have the intake off look and see if the top is machined on each hole for the lifters. if it's machined it's a roller block. if it's not machined then it's not
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President of Finsphere Robert Boxberger to Present at FinovateEurope
Bellevue, Wash. – Feb. 7, 2012 - Finsphere Corporation, a leading provider of identity analytics, today announced that its president, Robert Boxberger will present at FinovateEurope on Feb. 7 in London.
Time/Date: Tuesday, February 7th 1:00 PM
Location: Old Billingsgate Market Hall
16 Lower Thames Street, London
Finsphere will demonstrate its suite of solutions that include fraud management services for financial institutions and online merchants, as well as access management services for enterprise and cloud computing environments. The company will also present its latest offering in fraud protection solutions, the Identity Security Services (ISS) platform. ISS utilizes carrier data for privacy-enhancing identity authentication solutions.
"Debit and credit card fraud is a serious issue that is costing the banking industry more than four hundred million pounds a year in the UK alone," said Boxberger. "Finsphere looks forward to sharing real world examples and advice with financial institutions regarding the tools and best practices that help protect against fraud."
About FinovateEurope
FinovateEurope is now in its second year, and is a spin-off of the American Finovate conference series. Finovate is the first demo-focused conference series in financial technology. All Finovate events are organized by The Finovate Group, a boutique banking technology research firm based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1995, The Finovate Group is best known for its research publication Online Banking Report and its popular blog NetBanker.com.
About Finsphere Corporation
Based in Bellevue, Washington, Finsphere was founded in 2007 to enable wireless carriers to help protect their customers through identity authentication services. Finsphere utilizes sophisticated analytics to provide a platform for the development of non-intrusive, privacy enhancing services to protect individuals and data across all industry segments. For more information, visit www.finsphere.com.


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The Economic Times explains the differences between cash settlement and physical settlement:
In physical settlement, the seller will have to deliver the underlying shares at the time of expiry, if his position has not been squared off till then. Similarly, the buyer will have to take delivery of shares, if his position is open at expiry.Recognising the difficulties of a cash-only settlement and perhaps due to the sophistication that leading Indian stock exchange systems have now acquired, SEBI has now issued a circular providing flexibility to stock exchanges to offer physical settlement for derivatives transactions. All physical settlements must initially be completed within six months. This will bring settlement on the Indian exchanges closer to other leading markets.
At present, all trades in the equity derivatives segment are settled in cash, based on the difference between opening and closing prices. For instance, if a trader is long 1000 futures of DLF at Rs 300, and the price falls to Rs 280 on the day of expiry, the trader will suffer a loss of Rs 20,000 — the difference between the price at which he bought the futures and the price on settlement day.
Even if he is confident that the price could recover in a few days, he doesn't have the option of taking delivery of 1000 DLF shares and holding on till the price moves up. Similarly, a trader, who has short-sold futures doesn't have the option of delivering the underlying shares, even if he owns them.
While this development may be seen as encouraging greater use of derivatives (which have acquired the status of "weapons of mass destruction"), they do have several benefits if properly utilized. Transitioning derivatives transactions from the "over-the-counter" (OTC) market to the stock exchanges has the advantage of bringing about greater transparency to these transactions in addition to infusing liquidity in the markets. Others jurisdictions too are witnessing similar efforts to move derivatives from the OTC markets to regulated exchanges, with the prime example being the reform efforts in the U.S. by way of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.


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I lived in Halls twice during my time in Reading. In my first year I was in The Student Village, and in my final year I lived in Sherfield Hall.
I would recommend neither. The Student Village is a collection of really expensive flats. There are six rooms to each flat, with a joint kitchen/"living area." Living area is in inverted commas because we had no sofa or anything to make the communal area remotely homely. It was like living permanently in a hotel. The bedrooms were a decent size and all were en-suite. The bathrooms were small but pretty much perfect - I remember that I loved the shower; it was ridiculously powerful and could easily fit two for those occasions when you can't scrub your own back. ;)
Sherfield was really similar. It's right next door and was a bunch of flats again. The rooms were smaller than The Student Village, but they were cheaper too. They were again en-suite and the kitchens were shared.
The main reason why I would recommend neither comes down to the complete lack of a student social life within the halls. Yes, individual flats went out and partied, but there was no sense of community like there seemed to be in Childs or other Halls where friends of mine lived.
If you want the student experience - really want the student experience - go to a proper Hall of Residence. Leave the "luxury" behind and rough it like you're supposed to.
The thoughts of my time in Childs Hall brings back many happy and many more hazy memories. I was in this hall during my first year at reading university in 2000/2001 (seems like a lifetime ago).
Rumour has it that both Childs and Bridges were built in the 70's and designed to be temporary accommodation. Well, 40 years on they are still going strong and still serving a purpose as the place where freshers get their first taste of life away from home.
Childs hall is huge, it holds close to 500 students which means 2 things...you will meet a lot of people in your first year, but on the flip side don't expect to get a lot of sleep! Accommodation costs here are on of the cheapest on Whiteknights Campus, I believe mine came to around £1000 per term for a catered room.
There are 4 floors and each floor is separated into units which are self contained and have their own communal bathrooms and kitchen. I don't really have a problem with sharing facilities but there were some mornings (Thursday in particular) when it was like a war zone in the bathrooms. I tried to avoid them as best I could after big nights at the union as you never knew what you might come across.
With the kitchens it was a case of, if something wasn't locked up it was fair game! The kitchens were used mainly as places to have a communal drink up, or eat our take aways at the weekend.
The rooms themselves are basic with a single bed (mine was like a camp bed), desk, chair, bedside table, sink and wardrobe. Bedding is provided and all electricity is included plus you have a phone line available in every room. The room was a fair size and certainly bigger than the room I moved into in my second year when we rented privately. The carpet was an awful brown colour which I suppose at least hid the dirt a little bit. The wardrobe is massive and even for myself as a man with far too many clothes it was more than adequate. I was on the top floor and so had a nice view into the "quad" which was the grassy area in the middle of the block.
The rooms are cleaned daily. I say cleaned, the bin was emptied daily. The maids were usually in first thing in the morning and I am happy to say that I slept through their visits throughout the majority of my first year.
Childs Hall is catered which means 3 meals a day Monday to Friday and breakfast and lunch a the weekend. There is a massive canteen which is very much like you would have had at school, but then imagine that the seating area was the size of your school hall. I can't really tell you too much about breakfast as I can count on the fingers of one hand the times that I was down in the canteen for it. Lunch and dinner were ok, there were usually 2/3 options including one for vegetarians. Fruit or yoghurt were also available for dessert. My personal favourite was "High Tea" on a Wednesday which was hot dogs and chips..a perfect stomach liner for the carnage that lay ahead in the Union.
Mail is delivered into lockers which are sorted by surname. You have a key to the locker displaying the first letter of your surname.
There was a bar in the halls but it wasn't open late enough for my liking. The prices were ok and they occasionally a special promotions on, but Clive the barman was so slow it was like he was in reverse! The music was loud, there wasn't really anywhere to sit and it was dead 99% of the time. I really think the halls missed a trick here because this could have been a real little earner for them.
Other facilities at the hall included a laundry room (£1.20 a wash and £0.20 for the dryer). There was also a snooker room which was random but cool, 2 full size snooker tables which were available to hire for a small deposit. This room was so well hidden that I only found it in my final term.
There are many bad points that I could level at Childs Hall, the council-look of the outside, the poor bar area, the state of the carpets in the room and the asylum-style corridors to name but a few. However, I spent one of the best years of my life here and made a lot of friends for life as well. I suppose its coincidence that we were all thrown together, but I don't know one person that couldn't reel off a few Childs Hall tales.
If you are fussy or like the more peaceful life, then you are better off applying to be housed elsewhere. Me, if I could have my time again, it would be Childs all the way.
I am in my second year at Reading university and have lived in Bulmershe halls for both years and my final year will be spent here too.
On a personal note, i absolutly love Bulmershe campus although i do understand that there are some problems which arise when living on the campus. Ill start with the positive elements.
-The halls of residence are much nice and generally in great condition, in the exception of two flat blocks called "Blargrave" and "Blackstone"(closed now) which are and were in a dreadful state.
-There is almost a close knit community where everyone knows eachother (understandably can be a problem)
-24 security with both the wardens living on site.
-Two bars, one named "The Junior common room (JCR)" which is open every evening excluding sundays and the other called "Breeze" which is only open on a Friday but is more of a club then a bar. The JCR is much cheaper then Breeze.
-Bulmershe has its own freshers week, held in the JCR and trips to clubs/bars in town, run by the JCR committee (friendly bunch of people).
-For people who's course is entirely studied on Bulmershe, a one minute walk is always useful; especially for hangover mornings!
-A shuttle bus runs too and from the main campus for £1 each way and there is a free night bus too.
-There is a uni shop, library and tennis courts as well as a VERY handy kebab van opposite the campus; opens at 5-1 week days and 5-3 on sat and sun.
-Close to a small town named "Woodley" which has a few shops such as; Iceland, argos, waitrose, newlook, superdrug, boots, fish and chip shop and a charity shop.
Now the downside
-Bulmershe is a bit secluded from the main campus, Whiteknights and is about a mile and a bit apart.
-There is no cash machines on Bulmershe.
-For those studying on Whiteknights, I personally would n't reccommend living on Bulmershe, due to the distance.
-There is no fitness gym on campus, although there is a swimming pool and leisure centre jst a few minutes walk.
Bulmershe is such a lovely place to live, my memories of Bulmershe will stay with me forever.
So when applying for Halls Of Residence at Reading university, the main thing I was concerned about was how close it was to the university buildings. I spent quite a while with the university hall booklet, slowly narrowing down my selection.
I applied for Whiteknights, Wessex, and Bridges, and ended up in Bridges. At first I thought this was the worst thing that could have happened; although it was close to the university building, on looking at the website for Bridges I was thoroughly disappointed by the look of the facilities.
But I didn't have much choice. So in October 2007 I moved in.
On the day I arrived, I was given keys for external doors, my internal corridoor, my room and my post box.
The first thing I went and did was looked at my room. I had asked to have a room with a sink. I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the room.
In my room there was:
a bed
a small table
a desk
a desk lamp
a network cable
a 4 plug extension lead
a fitted wardrobe
a sink, with a cupboard underneath it
3 shelves above the desk
I had to pay extra to have a sink in my room, but I figured this was worth it, so that I could get ready for bed in privacy etc
The majority of Bridges is catered food. The food was always of good quality, but there was hardly ever anything I would eat. I regret picking catered halls as I was paying to be catered, but often had to buy food and cook for myself anyway! Worked out very expensive!!!
Bridges has single sex corridors. We were joined to a boys corridor and another girls corridor in an L shape. Each of the 3 corridors had their own bathroom, but we all shared a kitchen. 39 of us shared the kitchen, and 13 to each bathroom. In our bathroom we had one shower, two baths and 3 toilets. It turned out that having 1 shower between 13 girls wasn't a problem at all, I only ever had to wait for the shower once or twice. The kitchen was a bit of a problem, with 39 of us sharing a Baby belling oven. This made cooking at the weekends very difficult as we all had to share 2 hob rings and an oven.
However this got changed to a full size cooker after many of us complained!
We had a brilliant sense of community on our 3 corridors; often going out together, sharing meals and going down to dinner together. It really was a brilliant laugh, and I definitely would pick this hall again if I had to!
I have spent 4 years sampling the delights of the University of Reading halls. I spent my first 3 years as an undergrad living in Childs Hall on Whiteknights campus. Childs is absolutely fine, as long as you aren't too fussy and don't mind living in an environment where everything just looks a little bit past its best. My room was pretty much as basic as they come, without even a sink, but the way I saw it, was that if I had to leave my room to use the communal toilets and shower, what difference did the sink make? I decided to save myself a few hundred quid a year and go sink-free.
The rooms themselves were basic but comfortable and all carpeted. They had everything you could need.
Because it is a fully catered hall, the kitchens are large but basic. There were plenty of seats and tables available and it was a real social gathering place. I shared my bathroom with about 15 other girls and there was one shower, one bath, about 5 sinks and 2 toilets. In 3 years though, I only recall having to wait for a shower a handful of times.
The food provided was basic but perfectly fine. Some people moaned that it wasn't as good as mummy's dinners, but really, it was absolutely fine.
As a post-grad I was in Bulmershe. I was based there so never had to trek over to Whiteknights for lectures. The rooms there were similar to Childs in layout and size but came with ensuite bathrooms! A big bonus, but one that you definitely paid for! We were in flats of 9 people, sharing a moderately large kitchen. However, only 2 small fridges were provided, meaning that you were doing very well to get a whole shelf to yourself... A fact we moaned about often, but the hall never did anything to rectify.
Bulmershe was also much quieter. The post-grads are slightly seperate from the under-grads, meaning that we got quiet nights and the under-grads were free to be as noisy as they'd like.
Note of warning, we had groundfloor rooms and my neighbour had a break-in when she left her window open just to nip to the kitchen for 5 minutes... A laptop was stolen. Please always shut your windows!
Bulmershe hall is definatly a place that has two main pro's and Con's. The Pro.....it's lovely. The accomodation is the best of campus (providing your not in blackstone) with the buildings only being 2 years old but looking good as new. The Con.....well unless you are based on Bulmershe Campus comuting to the main campus is a absolute bitch. Buses run between the two at a charge of 50p but the traffic...well put it this way I ride to campus on a micro scooter and pass the bus and all other traffic e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y Overall the distance betwixt bulmershe and Whiteknights is about 1.2 miles which unless you are crazy (like me- scooting back and forth 4 times a day) makes lunch times a bit of an pain in the [scooter leg]. TO sumarise if you are a lazy ass don't bother with bulmershe, if you can be bothered though, bulmershe is the nicest place you will find at reading- even if the two bars are a tad dull, expensive and empty. One more word of warning - the weekends here are DULL.


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The Tradition of Arabic Devotional Poetry in India with Special Reference to Qazi Abdul Muqtadir of Delhi
It is an indisputable fact of history that there flourished in India a good number of internationally renowned scholars of Arabic and Islamic Studies. They not only preserved and carried on the traditions of Arabic and Islamic learning in this country, but also enriched the Indo-Arab literature in almost all branches of Arabic and Islamic learning which cannot be ignored while making an assessment of Arabic-Islamic literature of the world.
Although a great deal of Arabic literature produced in India was lost into oblivion because of the negligence on the part of the Indian biographers, yet the remnants of it preserved in published and unpublished forms are sufficient enough to acquaint the readers with their spectacular literary achievements. They wrote volumes of books on both religious and secular subjects such as Hadith, Jurisprudence, Tafsir, History and Philological subjects. The names of Shah Wali-Allah of Delhi, Sayyid Murtaza al-Bilgrami, Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan of Bhopal, Prof. Abdul Aziz Maiman of Aligarh Muslim University, Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadawi, to mention only a few who are popularly known and honoured all over the world.
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Of the above mentioned poets Qazi Abdul Muqtadir of Delhi (d. 1389 AD) was one of the most distinguished Arabic poets produced by India. His political genius is best illustrated by his famous eulogy (Qasidah) on the Prophet Mohammad (P.B.O.H) known as Lamiyyat al-Hind which he composed in imitation of the universally celebrated ode Lamiyyat al-Ajam composed by al-Tughra'I of Isfahan in 1111 AD. This Qasidah by the Qazi is highly remarkable for its imagery, novel ideas and beauty of expression.
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According to vitalism, living organisms differ from machines and all other inanimate objects by being endowed with an indwelling immaterial directive agency, 'vital force,' or entelechy. While support for vitalism fell away in the late nineteenth century many biologists in the early twentieth century embraced a non vitalist philosophy variously termed organicism/holism/emergentism which aimed at replacing the actions of an immaterial spirit with what was seen as an equivalent but perfectly natural agency—the emergent autonomous activity of the whole organism. Organicists hold that organisms unlike machines are 'more than the sum of their parts' and predict that the vital properties of living things can never be explained in terms of mechanical analogies and that the reductionist agenda is doomed to failure. Here we review the current status of the mechanist and organicist conceptions of life particularly as they apply to the cell. We argue that despite the advances in biological knowledge over the past six decades since the molecular biological revolution, especially in the fields of genetics and cell biology the unique properties of living cells have still not been simulated in mechanical systems nor yielded to reductionist—analytical explanations. And we conclude that despite the dominance of the mechanistic–reductionist paradigm through most of the past century the possibility of a twentyfirst century organicist revival cannot be easily discounted.


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I used this gripfill on my concrete drive believe it or not.Used an angle grinder to widen cracks slightly cleaned out crevisThen beaded in the gripfill went back couple hours later and all Very sturdy before there was movement in each cracked areaBut so far it seems to of done the trick .morter would of justCracked after driving over it think the gripfill has allowed someFlexibility so dont sound the rite way to do this sort of job butLooks like it has worked a treat.
"Gripfill by Evostik", part of the Bostik empire, so what is it then? I quote directly from the product itself; Gripfill is "A high performance, general purpose, gap filling adhesive". Quite an impressive sounding description, but does it deliver?
Put simply, yes it does deliver. It accomplishes all that it claims in an extremely efficient manner. What you actually get is a conventional type Sealant tube for use in a standard "Sealant applicator gun" - there is a slight niggle here but I will fully explain that later. The tube comes with an integral clear plastic nozzle, no chance of losing it that way and you can see the contents as they extrude thro the nozzle. Application is simple, cut the tip off the nozzle in order to give the desired bead size and required angle and as with all other similar type tubes, press handle of Gun and squeeze contents out of Nozzle. NOT QUITE...you will need to push a 3" long thin nail or piece of wire or something similar down the nozzle in order to puncture a secondary seal at the base of the nozzle where it is bonded to the tube. I am sure this has caught many people out over the years. It's not a problem, just a point to remember. The Adhesive itself is a quite viscous Greyish compound which sticks to virtually anything, even vertical surfaces - application really is simple.
The niggle I mentioned earlier is that whilst the tube fits into a usual DIY sealant gun, the tube, as supplied is slightly too long. What you need to do is, with a Stanley knife or similar, very carefully trim the back of the tube down so that it is flush with the top of the internal plunger plate. Ie shorten the Cardboard of the tube by about ¾ of an inch. When you look at the back end of the tube it will become obvious. Once this trimming is done - CAREFULLY, the tube slots nicely into the Gun. The trade guns attend to be a little bit longer and take this length of tube without trimming.
So to performance:-
As an adhesive it is really excellent, as you would expect coming from the "Evostik / Bostik" stable. I think you could almost stick anything to anything with this stuff. Amongst the things that I have bonded using it, with 100% success I may add, are, Skirting boards, Dado rails, Joints in Kitchen worktops, Wallboard, MDF, Plywood, Chipboard, Hardboard, Plaster board, Plaster coving, Wall cladding, Carpet Gripper, Sawn and planed timber etc, etc, etc, etc, all have successfully bonded not only to each other, but to typical wall and floor surfaces. The only thing I would say is make sure both surfaces are clear of dust, a quick blow or brush is usually sufficient, and prime porous surfaces, with a PVA solution. I have yet to find anything in this type of area that I cannot bond with it.
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As with all different types of product, you will find your own uses and methods for use. I can only speak as I find and what works for me.
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Keep it off anything you do not want to bond, it is difficult to remove at a later date.
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Keep off hands and skin if possible, it takes a while to peel away if you leave it too long, and can be irritating if you have "Dodgy" skin as I do.
The nozzle does not come with a resealable or temporary cap so if it is left open to the air, after use, any unused contents can dry up quite quickly. If you simply push a push a nail or sliver of wood into the end of the nozzle you can extend the length of time before it goes off appreciably.
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