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Italy. Unbeatable for its variety
In one skinny land you encounter the majesty of Rome, the artistry of Florence, the intensity of Naples and the sheer unlikeliness of Venice.
In one skinny land you encounter the majesty of Rome, the artistry of Florence, the intensity of Naples and the sheer unlikeliness of Venice.
Italy is a trove of historical treasures – from the Colosseum in the eternal city, Rome, to Milan's soaring Gothic Duomo cathedral. From the top of the Leaning Tower, Pisa's cityscape unfolds, and art-lovers can look for their favourite Renaissance paintings in Florence. Drink in Italy's seductive natural beauty – from the dramatic seascape of the Amalfi Coast and verdant olive groves of Tuscany, to Sardinia's awe-inspiring gorges and pristine beaches.
In vibrant Naples, dine with the locals in historic Spaccanapolis' trattorias. In glamorous Milan, dress to kill and sip decadent cocktails with model-like people. Hear Italian opera in their rightful home, at Rome's 19th-century Teatro dellOpera. If you prefer your city break a little more earthy, try university town Bologna, where bars and clubs are packed with a young term-time crowd.
Throw a coin into Rome's Trevi Fountain at midnight, or glide down a Venice canal in a gondola. Romeo and Juliet was set in elegant Verona; practice serenading from under the famous balcony at the 12th-century Juliet's House. From Bari's medieval alleyways, follow the curvaceous palm-edged promenade to moored fishing boats for a romantic picnic.
Watch the bellowing volcano Mount Etna glowering over Catania. Kids of all ages will love Gardaland amusement park near Verona, and they can get up close to sharks in Genoa's aquarium. Dip into the warm waters along the Amalfi Coast overlooked by craggy cliffs. Turin's belle poque cafés are the place to fill the kids up with the city's famous chocolaty goodies.
Begin your Italian journey in magnificent Rome, where the majestic dome of St Peter's Basilica stands guard over a city bursting at the seams with artistic masterpieces and architectural icons. Then drive to Naples in its awe-inspiring location overlooked by mighty Mount Vesuvius. Nearby, the ruined Roman civilisation of Pompeii is a poignant reminder of this volcano's devastating strength. Continue to Sorrento via the exquisite beauty of the Amalfi Coast, where verdant lemon groves and pastel-painted villas cling to higgledy-piggledy cliffs overlooking an azure sea.
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2 situations where you can set a field for bad bowling
Everyone agrees: You can't set a field for bad bowling.
Like a lot of one-line advice, it's more of a guideline because there are always exceptions. It's the cricketing equivalent of "I before E, except after C".
Most of the time you will set fields that assume the ball will be pitched up hitting off stump. If you bowl a long hop that gets carved away, well, that's your fault.
Put it behind you, listen to the 'sage' advice of your team mates telling you to pitch it up, and get ready to bowl again.
But before you do that, as you walk back consider if you could afford a boundary runner for that bad ball.
Here are some situations where it is possible to cut off the four and not feel like you are covering your own inability to bowl accurately
Leg spin takes a lot more practice to be accurate than conventional spin. As a result, club and school leggies will bowl more long hops and full tosses, especially when they are younger.
So, if you know a long hop is coming set a man back on the boundary, save 3 runs and give the bowler a bit more confidence. With the ball turning away this is usually deep point.
This has the added advantage of making the batsman try and play good balls into the same gap for an 'easy' single. However, with a ball pitched up and turning away, playing square increases the chance of catches behind the wicket.
Of course, this has to be done with caution.
Boundary runners on both sides is a gap too many. Non-first class batsmen are not able to score freely on the on and off side. The good cutter is rarely strong on the leg side too. That means choosing which side to put you man back based on the batsman.
The other situation where you would put a man out for the bad ball is to cut off a batsman's favourite shot.
Let me give you an example from a game I played recently. We were fielding and the openers had put on a big stand, one scoring freely the other holding up and end. We had some luck and got the free scoring batsman out. The 'anchor' batsman didn't look in much trouble, but also was scoring very slowly.
We worked out his two main shots were the cut and cover drive. Bowling at one end was our most accurate medium pacer. He bowled with metronomic accuracy cutting out the option of a cut altogether.
However, the batsman was still looking for the drive, and managed to hit a couple to keep his score ticking.
So I set an in-out off side field. I put a man back on the boundary to stop his best shot going for 4 and put in a short extra cover to stop him playing tip and run.
With his best shot cut off he was forced to improvise, play shots he wasn't comfortable with and ended up hitting one in the air.
This tactic also works well against a good player who likes to deal in boundaries. Instead of a ring field, cut off his best shot with a man there and put someone in close on the drive. It's frustrating for the batsman and causes mistakes.
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I would say that cutting off the favourite shots will only work with a player of limited ability. If you have an all round batsman that can play the drives, cut, pull and hook, you won't have enough fielders.
However, at club level, where you assume the batsmen may not be so well rounded, it is a good tactic. But there is a limit between good tactics and defensive tactics. You would not want to do what the Banladeshis did against England, and that is basically put a few boundrysaviers within the first 10 overs of an innings. That was merely covering bad bowling, or maybe more accurately, their limited bowling potential.
I agree, but as you say there are not many players who can play every shot in the book, even at first -class level.
One of the things I constantly notice, even at international level, is when captain and bowler don't seem to work together in setting a field and bowling to it properly.
Say a bowler is bowling in the corridor outside off, and the batsman is constantly scoring runs to third man with a late cut. What needs to happen is EITHER that the captain needs to move his field to cut off the easy runs, OR the bowler needs to chage his plan of attack. What almost inevitably happens is BOTH - and the two things now work against each other. The captain moves his midwicket over to field at third man, and the bowler simultaneously decides to take matters into his own hands by bowling a more middle stump line. What happens next? Why the batsman starts hitting the straighter deliveries through the vacant midwicket, and the poor captain can't think how his cunning plan could possibly have failed.

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Saturday night, an off-duty police officer was riding down the street on his motorcycle when apparently a little girl darted out from nowhere in front of his bike. He intentionally "ditched" the bike in an effort to avoid hitting her, but it was too late. His bike slammed into 4-year-old Taniyah Middleton, as well as her 18-year-old cousin, who had run out to help her.
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The cop, despite being injured himself, reportedly began trying to help the little girl. This is when the girl's father, Christopher Middleton, ran out of a nearby restaurant, saw the scene, and began taking out his fury on the man who had hurt his daughter.
Reportedly the man identified himself as a police officer, but the infuriated man just kept pummeling. Then the 18-year-old cousin joined in. About to lose consciousness from the beating, the cop pulled out his gun and fired, killing the father.
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Hello, I was just wondering if there are any shells out there actively assisting other players with Zilart, CoP, AU Missions?
I usually keep my intended mission in my search comments and get a random /tell every so often, but can never make anything materialize due to lack of numbers. I've completed Zilart and CoP in the past when I played on Seraph with my niece from 2003 til about early 2006. Having started over from scratch two expansion packs later, I am making some progress in the storyline but can't really take a bite out of it without your support :)
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Public Pension Reform
January 14, 2014
Redesigning the public pension benefit structure is the key to developing a fiscally sustainable pension model, say Carl. A Hess, the global head of Towers Watson Investment, Thomas J. Healey, a senior fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Kevin Nicholson, a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
- The nationwide public pension deficit is estimated at somewhere between $730 billion and $4.4 trillion.
- In Detroit alone, the unfunded pension obligation is $3.5 billion, according to the city's emergency manager Kevyn Orr.
As calculated by Hess, Healey and Nicholson:
- Increasing the retirement age to 65 reduces pension costs from 22.5 cents for every dollar of salary to 16.8 cents (a savings of 25.3 percent).
- Changing the final average compensation base to the course of a career cuts pension costs from 22.5 cents to 15.1 cents (a savings of 32.8 percent).
- Removing the cost of living adjustment reduces pension costs from 22.5 cents to 17.2 cents (a savings of 23.5 percent).
If all of these policy changes were implemented together, annual pension costs could be reduced by a full 62 percent, down from 22.5 cents to 8.4 cents per dollar of salary.
Several states and municipalities have implemented reform programs that illustrate that it is possible to tackle the problem of pension plan underfunding:
- In Illinois, the state has reduced the cost-of-living allowance, increased the retirement age for younger workers and has imposed pension limitations on the highest-paid workers.
- In the city of Atlanta, current employees are required to contribute an additional 5 percent of their compensation if they wish to keep their defined benefit plans. New employees are enrolled in a hybrid plan that uses a traditional pension as well as a plan similar to a 401(k).
More states and localities need to look closely at the many potential benefits of pension reform.
Source: Carl. A Hess, Thomas J. Healey and Kevin Nicholson, "Public Pension Reform: Benefit Design as the Key to Sustainability," Public Sector Inc., January 7, 2014.
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Three homes in Tang Hall were targeted by burglars on Saturday.
Would-be burglars struck at two of homes in daylight, while the third was targeted in the late afternoon or early evening.
In the first, between 7-7.40am, someone tried and failed to get into a property on Melrosegate.
Later that day, a man with grey hair was disturbed after trying to break into a house on Hull Road via the back door but once again nothing was taken and the suspect fled empty handed.
In the third incident, burglars got into a house on Millfield Lane through an open window between 4-8pm.
Electrical items were stolen including laptops, an iPad, a digital camera, electrical accessories and a bike.
Police say they do not know if the three are linked, but they want to hear from anyone who saw suspicious activity or people in the areas.
Detective Constable Graeme Bevington said: "Unfortunately, the offenders managed to enter one of the houses through an open window while the occupants were out.
"Opportunist thieves are on the lookout for easy ways to access a property, and will take an opportunity if they see it.
"Residents are urged to take simple crime prevention measures and make life harder for thieves by ensuring their home is secure before leaving the house."


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The announcement, made by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, did not specify an exact date for the visit.
"Rodriguez said relations between Tehran and Havana are strategic and Cuba supports Iran's legitimate right to make use of peaceful nuclear energy," according to the Fars News report.
Iran and Cuba have expanded ties in the seven years that Mahmound Ahmadinejad has served as Iran's president.
"We have common positions on many things," Ahmadinejad said in January during a stop in Cuba. "We have been, are and will be together one with the other."
During a speech at the University of Havana, Ahmadinejad said capitalism is the root cause of war.
"Thankfully we are already witnessing that the capitalist system is in decay," Ahmadinejad said. "On various stages it has come to a dead end — politically, economically and culturally."
The U.S. State Department lists both Cuba and Iran as state sponsors of terrorism.


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THE cash Melbourne is raising for a possible crack at Travis Cloke could be better spent adding pace and power to the midfield, the Demons' greatest goalkicker, David Neitz, believes.
Though he is quick to point out he thinks Cloke would be a ''great addition'' up forward alongside Mitch Clark.
''For me, I'd probably go for a midfielder but there's some validity in having an extra big bloke up there,'' the former Demons captain said yesterday. ''A person that can get some inside ball, break away from a stoppage, get it in long and deep inside-50 would be a handy type of player. We've got some young midfielders who are developing, but someone with a bit of experience … would be handy for us.''
Melbourne's ladder position, ahead of only the expansion clubs, suggests it could do with reinforcements all over the ground, but it has the worst uncontested possession rate in the league, reflecting the need for speed.
Its average of just 45 inside-50s a match gives credence to the view that the value of a Cloke-Clark forward target rests largely in having someone to kick it to them.
Still, Neitz can see the appeal in adding more muscle up forward, especially given that defenders Jared Rivers and Colin Garland have had to pinch-hit in forward roles while Clark has been injured.
''That's not their natural habitat and they probably haven't had as many opportunities inside-50 as they would've liked, either, but someone of that ilk [Cloke], with where Melbourne is at, would be a great addition,'' he said.
''I think Mitch Clark has done a fantastic job … but you look at some of the good teams and they've got a couple of big options up forward, and that structure works pretty well. There's no doubt they could work fantastically well together.''
But at what price? The Demons spent an estimated $1.5 million over three years on Clark and are reportedly prepared to splurge $5 million over at least five years to tempt Cloke from Collingwood. That's a lot of eggs in one basket when there are deficiencies in several places.
Melbourne president Don McLardy has said the Demons are weighing up whether to pursue Cloke at top dollar or spread the money across mid-range players.
Apart from needing support for the likes of Nathan Jones, who has shown his capacity for on-ball grunt, and young captains Jack Trengove and Jack Grimes, the Demons could use another small, creative hard-tackling forward, although they hope Aaron Davey can rejuvenate himself with a full pre-season for the last year of his contract.
Intrigue also surrounds whether restricted free agent Brent Moloney, a talented player who's had an inconsistent season, will be at the club next year.
''You've got to trust the people who are working there daily to put a team together that can have success,'' said former Melbourne legend Robert Flower.
''If he [Cloke] is the best available, then you take the best available, and certainly we need to kick more goals. If that [top dollar] is what it takes, that's what it takes.''


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I had the Owners Suite. Top of the top and it STUNK!: Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Cruise Review by mr800king
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I had the Owners Suite. Top of the top and it STUNK!
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
This one I paid the most for and was the worst in EVERY respect. Don't waste your time or money unless you are crossing the pond. I had the owners suite!! $30,000 so no joke! The top of the line or so I was led to believe. The staff was ok. They did what they had to do but never anything else. I saw the concierge one time when she brought us to the room. The Cream Cheese on the first day had MOLD growing in it. They replaced it with more cream cheese with even worse MOLD. Green coming out of the package. Can happen to anyone right? Never for me! Mold in Cream Cheese??
The food was OK. Not good. OK. The service was OK. Not good. OK
I would NEVER recommend this ship or this company. The ship was NOT ship shape.
The suite itself was very nice. But the things that make a cruise great were ALL missing.
This was the single most More disappointing cruise I have ever been on. The old "Costa Line" from the 1970's that I would refer to as the "Hate Boat" was better. Remember the "Flavia"??? That is what the QM2 reminded me of. Cunard needs a MAJOR dose of reality. Service?? Forget about it!
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Cultural anthropologist Kimberly Kirner is running an online survey on Pagans and access to healthcare. This is a follow-up to her 2010 survey which revealed some important information about Pagans and pregnancy. "Why should you take the Pagan Health Survey II? I am Pagan Druid and a cultural anthropologist at California State University, Northridge. I started the Pagan Health Survey in 2010, which provided a snapshot into the Pagan community, including our beliefs about healing and wellness and … [Read more...]
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Food is the product of the earth; the earth is a mother goddess, literally the matrix of our physical existence. We are all products of the stars: earth, animals, plants; all the elements were forged in the reactions in the heart of stars. We are what we eat, so it is important to eat healthily & well. --Yvonne Aburrow In Part 1 on Eating and Spirituality I talked about getting started incorporating food into your spiritual life during pregnancy. I also had the pleasure of introducing … [Read more...]


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The curse of the false peace (ISRAEL HAYOM OP-ED) Prof. Abraham Sion 04/02/12)
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Eighteen and a half years have passed since the signing of the Oslo Accords, known to some as Gaza and Jericho First (because it called for an Israeli withdrawal from those territories as a first stage), and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is still the most important issue Israel will face in the coming decades.
True, the nuclearization of Iran is the immediate danger occupying Israels leadership, but the Palestinian threat, in the long run, is the real existential threat. Now that the children who were born in 1993, when the Oslo Accords were signed, are 18 years old, it may be worthwhile to re-examine how beneficial, or detrimental, the various peace agreements have been to Israel over the years.
First of all, under these peace deals, Israel has relinquished sites important to our heritage, historically holy Jewish sites. Let us recall that during 2,000 years of exile, the Jews yearned not for Tel Aviv or Netanya, but for Jerusalem, Hebron and Bethlehem, precisely the territories that Israel handed to the Palestinians on a silver platter.
Secondly, in the wake of these peace agreements, a Palestinian terror organization gained international legitimacy. PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, who up until then needed special authorization to address the U.N. and was whisked back home immediately afterward, suddenly began appearing at the U.N. and in world capitals flanked by an honor guard.
Third, the David and Goliath balance of power was reversed. Israel was no longer in the role of David -- this now became the Palestinians role. Israel was made out to be an abusive Goliath, oppressing a small, helpless people. The David image, which once characterized Israel and won the Jews sympathy across the globe, especially during times of danger, had now disappeared. Since then, the Palestinians have been the ones enjoying global support, even though they are a part of a large Arab world, and they engage in terror.
In the worlds perception, Israel became a colonialist entity. No more were we the long-suffering people who had returned to our land after 2,000 years of exile, but an occupier who stole the Arabs homes. The Palestinians, however, were granted not only legitimization, but also territories, media outlets and weapons.
They took advantage of all this to the fullest. They trained terrorists and used their radio and television outlets to incite to hostility and armed struggle. The relocation of the PLO headquarters from Tunis to the West Bank, following the Oslo Accords, set in motion the Palestinian quest for the Right of Return. Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned legally in this way.
Once it signed the peace agreements, Israel abandoned its public diplomacy efforts. The authors of the peace accords believed that in order to appease the Arabs, Israel must accept Palestinian aggression without any response. The Arabs, however, had a thousand complaints. They attacked Israel. Israeli officials stammered, and at times even justified the Palestinians. The Palestinians, on the other hand, didnt give a thing in return for everything they got. But they never stopped complaining.
These allegations began trickling into the Jewish sector, in part because Israel was blessed with organizations, calling themselves human rights organizations, that taught the Palestinians a thing or two about how to exert pressure on Israel and indirectly assisted the terrorists by dragging Israels name through the mud in international forums.
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Ask the Experts: What Would Iran Do With a Bomb?
Former Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) Research Associate Micah Zenko asked several international relations and security studies scholars to contribute their thoughts on the impact of a potential Iranian nuclear weapon. Specifically, he asked: "If the international community believed—through testing or intelligence estimates—that Iran possessed a nuclear weapon, what impact would the bomb have on Iranian foreign policy?"
International Security Program (ISP) Research Fellow Annie Tracy Samuel was one of the contributors along with former ISP Research Fellows Sarah Kreps and Todd Sechser and former ISP/MTA Research Fellow Matthew Kroenig.
- Annie Tracy Samuel is a Research Fellow in the International Security Program at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a PhD candidate in the Graduate School of History at Tel Aviv University. Her research focuses on the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Iran-Iraq war, and Iranian security and foreign policy.
Iran's possession of a nuclear weapon would be a troubling and disturbing development, especially for the future of the nonproliferation regime and for stability in the Middle East. However, there is reason to believe that Iran's theoretical possession of a nuclear weapon would not profoundly alter the essence of its foreign policy.
Iran's foreign policy, both before and after the 1979 revolution, has been largely pragmatic, particularly in action if not always in rhetoric. Though it has miscalculated the effects of and reactions to its policies, as well as adopted violence as a tool to achieve its strategic goals, Iran's policies have generally been conceived with rational security objectives in mind. The hypothetical development of a nuclear weapons capability would not fundamentally alter Iran's overriding foreign policy objective—regime security.
Iran's leaders, like those in other states, want to remain in power. They want the regime in which they have invested and which serves their interests to endure. Foreign policy, in addition to safeguarding Iran's borders and national integrity, is a means for safeguarding the regime. Possession of a nuclear weapon will likely make Iran more impervious to attack and may make Iran bolder in its support for armed groups. However, possessing a nuclear weapon will is not likely to alter Iran's paramount foreign policy goals of national and regime security.
Further, possession of a nuclear weapon is likely to cause Iran's isolation from the international community, an outcome Iran does not want. Iran would therefore be likely to use any advantages of possessing a nuclear weapon in a way that would not significantly increase its international isolation even further.
The Islamic Republic is not an irrational or suicidal regime. A nuclear weapon will not make it one.
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text: To ensure the safety of students, staff and facilities, Walla Walla High School in Washington state has implemented video surveillance management software from On-Net Surveillance Systems (OnSSI) to combine video streams from cameras located throughout its campus into an intelligent, user-friendly system. Walla Walla Electric provided their design, consultation and installation expertise as the school's integration partner. Walla Walla High School makes use of the advantages of NetDVMS software from OnSSI, a large-scale Internet protocol (IP) video surveillance management system designed for multi-site/multi-server Network Video recorder and camera management applications. NetDVMS offers powerful recording, archiving and event management capabilities for an unlimited number of cameras. Using OnSSI's client software, the Walla Walla High School principal can watch video from a 42-in. flat-screen monitor in his office, and there are other viewing locations on various standard workstation computers. NetDVMS, also an Ocularis platform recorder, is a large-scale IP Video surveillance management system designed for multi-site/multi-server NVR and camera management applications. NetDVMS provides powerful, enterprise-level recording, archiving and event management capabilities for an unlimited number of cameras, providing convergence with physical security and IT systems, advanced content analytics modules and Universal Camera Support. "The education market is a perfect environment to showcase the capabilities of OnSSI's Networked Video management solutions,†said Jeff Knapp VP, Marketing, OnSSI. "The system combines the video from cameras around the campus and transforms it into intelligence to help school administrators and security professionals ensure the safety and security of students. Walla Walla High School is an example of how educational facilities can reap the benefits of this powerful technology.â€Â


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Don't let tactical plans negatively impact future strategy of an effective loyalty program.By Drew Mize, The Pinnacle Corp.
I've said it once, twice, three times, and again, if you're not seriously planning to implement a loyalty program in the near future you'd best get on the bus. Loyalty has become a household name in the convenience retail and petroleum space. It took a bit longer than many of us thought, but it is indeed here and here to stay.
New suppliers for loyalty programs are emerging from the woodwork. It seems like just yesterday there were only a handful serving our space, which is proof that adoption has exploded and soon will be prevalent in the majority of convenience retail -- or at least the majority of retailers that are serious about staying in this business.
Many retailers are looking for a quick and dirty solution to address the fact they don't offer a "loyalty" program of some nature, but might not be taking the time to think long-term strategy. What is best for my customer base, not just for now, but for the future? Will the program I'm considering offer the flexibility I need when fuel discounts, for example, aren't in the center of the bull's-eye? Will this program really allow me to connect with my consumers? Can I really implement and support this program?
Don't get trapped by short-sighted tactical plans. Think through it to ensure the loyalty solution you are about to implement will take you into the future. If it doesn't, you may not only be faced with starting over at some point, but it just might cost you the loyal consumer base you did gain in the short term. And loyalty programs are hard to take back.
The Long Haul
Define your goals and identify them in terms of implementation timelines. Make sure the program will be able to support those goals in terms of features and functionality.
1. What does loyalty mean to your organization? Define it and capture it. Your definition of loyalty will help drive the types of offerings you might consider.
2. What's your adoption strategy and which consumer segments are you targeting? Can the program offer something for each of those segments? For example, if you want to target teens and younger consumers, a loyalty program that only offers fuel won't help you here.
3. Is the strategy quantity- or quality-centric in terms of the number of loyalty program consumers and what they spend? If your strategy is to increase consumer spend per visit and the program doesn't actually incent the consumer to spend more, you've missed the mark.
4. If you are pursuing a follow strategy, do you have the confidence the loyalty program you are considering will allow you to follow the competition when they do the next best thing? Lead, don't follow. Develop a program that is better than the other guy.
Think beyond the tactical problem or short-term goals to ensure the program is sustainable over time. Can the program support the following:
1. Foodservice -- If you are going to stay in this business, it's a given you'll be doing something foodservice related in the future.
2. Alternative payment methods -- Credit card fees aren't getting any better, and the industry is rapidly adopting alternative forms of payment.
3. Multi-use -- Pump start, ACH payments, check card, stored value cards ... all considered as driving consumer loyalty. Does the program you are considering support these aspects as well, and perhaps on a single form of identification?
Consumer Connection
What type of connection with your customers will the program facilitate? Will the customer really feel compelled to be part of the program?
1. Can you develop programs that will allow you to build incremental benefits for the customers that visit your stores more often than others, or spend more money than others?
2. Consider emerging technologies and trends -- what does the program offer, or have plans to offer in the social networking or mobile space?
3. Is the program built in a way that cashiers and other store personnel can sell it? It might not sell itself, so programs that drive the consumer to be in front of store personnel give you an additional advantage.
Can you really implement it, and how will it impact daily operations?
1. How will in integrate with your POS and/or dispensers? If it doesn't, does it really make sense?
2. Will the program require additional hardware, and if so will you be able to support it? It's the same as a fuel dispenser, if a consumer expects to receive loyalty benefits and the loyalty system doesn't work, they're going to walk out the door and just might not return.
3. Are there any potential PCI implications? If it touches your network, hardware or software, assume it's in scope until you know for sure.
Sure, as a supplier it's easy to say you should think strategically about your loyalty program as you are doing everything you can to keep from being cleaned out by a competitor that's just implemented a wiz-bang program destroying your fuel volumes. But the fact that you are now so interested in a loyalty program presents an even more compelling reason to make sure that when you implement one, you will be able to compete, be innovative, lead instead of follow, and not forget it's going to be really difficult to take your loyalty program back from consumers without losing some of them.
Drew Mize is the vice president of product management and marketing at The Pinnacle Corp. (www.pinncorp.com). He can be reached at [email protected].


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Note To Teens: YOU ARE NEEDED!
Came across this little ditty which has gone viral. John Tapene, principal of Northland College offers these words from a judge who regularly deals with kids...
"We always hear this from teenagers, 'What can we do, where can we go?'"
"My answer is this: Go home, mow the lawn, wash the windows, learn to cook, build a raft, get a job, visit the sick, study your lessons and after you're finished, read a book. Your town does not owe you recreational facilities and your parents do not owe you fun.
"The world does not owe you a living, you owe the world something. You owe it your time, energy and talent so that no one will be at war, in sickness and lonely again. In other words, grow up, stop being a cry baby, get out of your dreamworld and develop a backbone, not a wishbone. Start behaving like a responsible person. You are important and you are needed. It's too late to sit around and wait for somebody to do something someday. Someday is now and that somebody is you!"
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Waldo could learn a thing or two from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
Missing Person Report
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Report being filed by: City of Pittsburgh
Filer's address: Southwestern Pennsylvania
Filer's occupation: Charming mid-sized metropolitan area
Relationship with missing person: Strained
Missing person's name: Luke Ravenstahl
Address: (Redacted)
Occupation: Lame duck, mail-it-in Pittsburgh mayor
Date of disappearance: Essentially March 1, when Ravenstahl abruptly abandoned his re-election campaign. He surfaced briefly on March 20 to announce the city was challenging the tax-exempt status of colossal medical conglomerate UPMC but since then scrupulously has avoided scheduled public appearances like the late reclusive author J.D. Salinger once shunned Barnes & Noble book signings.
Does missing person have any identifying scars or marks? In explaining why he intends to leave the mayor's office, Ravenstahl implied that the inescapable and unwarranted scrutiny that perplexingly goes with the job left him emotionally scarred and unable to kick back and fully enjoy the position's bling and cameo appearances in blockbuster "Batman" movies. Does that count?
Has missing person recently exhibited any odd behavior: Besides ending his campaign barely a week after formally announcing it and then vanishing from the public eye? Or having aides guard the details of his schedule with the secrecy usually associated with nuclear weapon launch codes? No, not really.
Has missing person been the object of any previous searches? Yes, lots of times. But usually only when something important happens that requires the mayor's immediate attention.
If so, describe the search circumstances and resolution: The most notable search occurred during a February 2010 snowstorm that paralyzed Pittsburgh. The mayor was found celebrating his 30th birthday at a ski resort 60 miles outside the city, quelling initial fears that he might have perished in a tragic snow angel-making accident.
Does missing person have any existing medical conditions: Unknown, but it wouldn't be surprising to find that he suffers from a social anxiety disorder preventing him from fully relaxing in most public settings. Rare exceptions would include Steelers and Penguins pep rallies, photo opportunities with the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg, cameo appearances in blockbuster "Batman" movies and occasional get-togethers with a few close friends and bodyguards at certain North Shore nightspots.
Does missing person have any known enemies: Yes. Anyone who believes that an elected official drawing a $108,000 salary, even one planning to leave office in a matter of months, should be less prone to hibernation than Punxsutawney Phil.
Eric Heyl is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7857 or email@example.com.


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Branden Whitehead, a 20-year-old student at West Georgia Technical College, had to walk 15 miles each ways to attend class because he doesn't have a car.
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But, when Whitehead was hurt in a collision by a hit-and-run driver during one of his long treks last month, his injuries made it impossible for him to walk long distances.
Police have yet to identify a suspect in the accident.
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But when Vanessa Peebles saw Whitehead's story on television one night, she vowed that he would never have to get to class by foot again, MyFoxAtlanta.com reports. She donated her 1990 Cadillac to the young college student, saying that she was taken aback after hearing about Whitehead's story.
"The thought of my kid walking, I don't even want to think about it. So I said nope, that's it, end of story he's going to get this car," Peebles told MyFoxAtlanta.com.
Whitehead, who has dreams of becoming a surgical tech, said the gift has made a "big difference."
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The only condition attached to her gift is that he has to continue doing well in his studies.
Whitehead believes his bag, which was crammed with heavy books, may have saved his life as it took the brunt of the impact.
Peebles said the car is his on one condition; he has to continue to do well in his studies.
"I'm thankful to be alive," he said, "and that makes me want to go to school even more."


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On 1 May 2011, at 21:56, James L. Lauser wrote:
> Ah, that would make sense, then. The machine does only have a PCI bus. So if that's the case, is
my only real option to upgrade to a faster CPU?
No, your only option is to upgrade to a machine with a faster PCI bus. Something like PCI-X (now
obsolete) or PCIe. If you want low power you could probably go for an Intel Atom board or similar.
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"It is the greatest tool of peace ever made." Isnt this pretty much true? Considering how the fear of mutually assured destruction was really one of the only things that kept the US and USSR from engaging in armed combat? And you could say that they asisted in ending world war 2. 22.214.171.124 18:36, April 14, 2010 (UTC)


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*UPDATE, 12:20 p.m.: One Ryan takes the place of another: Hollweg is still out with the flu, while Callahan will play his third NHL game. The Rangers had more in mind than filling in for Hollweg when they brought Callahan up. But naturally, this seals it.*
Another game, another chance for the Rangers to pull themselves back into the playoff picture — in large part thanks to the efforts of the Devils and Ottawa last night. Like I said, this time of year makes for strange bedfellows.
Atlanta is 6-1 since their dramatic deadline maneuvering, and the Rangers are 1-1-1 against the Thrashers this year — with the last meeting, a 2-1 Rangers loss, prompting Brendan Shanahan's "our power play doesn't make a lick of sense" diatribe.
As I mentioned in "my story today":http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070316/SPORTS01/703160411/1034/SPORTS, the Rangers will be relying on a collection of rookies to hold things together until they get healthy. It makes for a romantic notion, but count on the Thrashers trying to seize on a relatively inexperienced Rangers back line.
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(CNSNews.com) – The deputy prime minister of Iraq on Wednesday credited the 2007 troop surge, ordered by then-President George W. Bush, with improving security in his country.
"Regarding the surge, I think, yes, the surge was positively affecting the culture of security and was an excellent step controlling the security and changed a lot in the situation there in Iraq," Rafi Al-Issawi told CNSNews.com when asked about the surge following his remarks at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C.
Bush unveiled his "new way forward" in a televised speech on Jan. 10, 2007. "It is clear that we need to change our strategy in Iraq," Bush said. "So my national security team, military commanders, and diplomats conducted a comprehensive review."
Bush said winning the war in Iraq was vital to winning the war against terrorism.
"The consequences of failure are clear: Radical Islamic extremists would grow in strength and gain new recruits," Bush said in the speech. "They would be in a better position to topple moderate governments, create chaos in the region, and use oil revenues to fund their ambitions.
"On September the 11th, 2001, we saw what a refuge for extremists on the other side of the world could bring to the streets of our own cities," Bush said. "For the safety of our people, America must succeed in Iraq."
Al-Issawi said the purpose of his trip to the United States was to address the transition in Iraq, which is taking place as U.S. troops withdraw in compliance with the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) approved by the Iraqi government in November 2008.
The agreement calls for all U.S. troops to leave Iraq no later than Dec. 31, 2008.
President Barack Obama has implied that the agreement upholds his campaign promise to end the war in Iraq and send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
"Through this period of transition, we will carry out further redeployments," Obama said at a speech to troops at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Feb. 27, 2009. "And under the Status of Forces Agreement with the Iraqi government, I intend to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011."
Aside from deploying more troops to Iraq, Bush's 20,000-troop surge also included a new strategy of putting troops in neighborhoods to help the local people root out terrorists and insurgents who had infiltrated communities.
"Our troops will have a well-defined mission: to help Iraqis clear and secure neighborhoods, to help them protect the local population, and to help ensure that the Iraqi forces left behind are capable of providing the security that Baghdad needs," Bush said in his January 2007 speech.
Al-Issawi said Iraqis want a nation that is ruled by "consensus" and that people in Iraq are now free to decide on what the consensus will be. A national election in Iraq is planned for December.


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Jaime Pressly in a bikini
These are shots of Jamie Pressly applying sunscreen while on her honeymoon in Mexico Saturday, and the paparazzi who shot these should've drowned themselves for shaming their profession by not getting a nipple shot. Sure, Jaime is apparently some sort of breast ninja, but that doesn't mean you take the easy way out and not wait for the nip. That's amateur shit. If there's a truly a God in Heaven, these guys have been reassigned to the Jon Gosselin eating a hot dog beat.
Okay, maybe that's a bit harsh. Just go with the drowning thing.
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Nothing says southern comfort food like slow-smoked turkey, collard greens and sticky sweet potatoes. Whether you're looking for a twist on a classic dessert or some easy side dish ideas, these southern-inspired recipes will be a hit at your Thanksgiving table. From corn bread stuffing with sausage to buttery and flaky biscuits, here are fabulous Southern Thanksgiving recipes.


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Tribune Opinion: Unions bill seeks to solve problem that doesn't exist
February 10, 2013
We're not opposed to unions. In many cases — especially in blue collar jobs — unions do important work to ensure that employees are safe and their wages are fair.
That said, we can't help but think that a bill, which passed the Colorado Senate on Tuesday and would allow firefighters to unionize even if they don't get permission from their municipality or fire district, is a solution in search of a problem.
The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton, is nearly identical to one former Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter vetoed in 2009. It would allow firefighters to form unions and bargain collectively if a majority of their ranks voted to do so. Current law requires that firefighters get permission from voters or elected leaders to form unions.
In Greeley, voters gave firefighters that right in 1991.
However, if Greeley firefighters ever chose to elect a new collective representative, the city's rules could be replaced by those in the bill, said Kevin Bommer, deputy director of the Colorado Municipal League, which opposes the measure.
We're not thrilled about the idea that the will of Greeley's voters could be undone by legislators in Denver, especially when there doesn't seem to be a significant reason to do so. And some of those rules are troubling. For example, chiefs and supervisors would be members of the bargaining unit, which would mean the pay and benefits of supervisors would essentially be determined by those they supervise.
Even if the bill eventually passed the House and Gov. John Hickenlooper signed it into law, it's not certain it would change things for firefighters who don't yet have unions. There are serious questions about its constitutionality. Because the current system for allowing firefighters to bargain collectively works, we'd hate to see the state spend money in a needless court battle.
Four years ago when Ritter vetoed the earlier bill, he said there was no reason to change the current system for granting collective bargaining rights to firefighters. He also called the measure overly broad and said it usurped local control.
We agree with the way Ritter characterized that effort, and we think the same concerns apply to this bill.
We're not necessarily opposed to firefighters having collective bargaining rights, and we think voters made the right decision when they gave them to Greeley firefighters, but we also recognize that for many communities that may not be the right answer. Those communities ought to have the ability to chose the path that best suits them.
Legislators, of course, face lots of problems that need to be solved. The state's system for letting firefighters form unions isn't one of them.
If it comes to his desk, we hope Hickenlooper will follow his predecessor's example.
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Howard Johnson Portland Airport
8247 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR
0.6 km from
Rp 853,333+
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Nithing Scratchy sheets, dirty place, limited airport shuttle, new employee couldn't handle "negative emotion" from me. He said it out loud. Rude
Very close to the airport. Overall quiet. Not the best neighborhood. Definitely under construction/renovation. No alarm clock, no local amenities guide. One thin blanket in the bed.
Pool with balcony/porch views Kayak does not specify that you are given a pet friendly room until after you are booked- some people are allergic to dander- pet inclusive rooms should be a segregated category and made prominent before a non cancellable reservation is made
good water pressure. breakfast was decent Heater didnt work and the TV and Internet was in and out.
Horrible manager
rude front desk staff. he does not know how to talk to guest.
The location was central to the air port and stadium. The parking lot was littered with beer cans. The room next to ours was rented to a group of teenagers throwing a party. Loud music and yelling/laughing/smoking out of the balcony/slamming doors/pounding on the walls until 5am. We called the front desk 4+ times asking to be moved or to have the party kicked out, neither of which happened. We only got 2 hours of sleep. The next morning we asked for a refund for the night and to let us cancel our reservation to move to a different hotel but we were told that only a manager can give out refunds. This was Saturday morning-so no manager would be onsite for 4 days? Getting only 2 hours sleep ruined our entire day.
They had a room when other hotels were all booked up. I found out why they had a room the staff was quite bad. I was given room 239 , my keys didn't work, so I returned to the lobby and the clerk said he had keyed the the cards for room 229, so he programmed them for room 239 as he had written and told me. I went back to room 239 and the new keys worked , except the room was occupied. I went back to the lobby and this time I was given 229 . This resolved the room issue. The next morning I went to the lobby at 4 am for my shuttle for my flight, the clerk checked and said I was not on the list for the shuttle, which I had been added to the previous night. I did eventually get on the shuttle, but I fear at another unhappy passengers expense. Overall I would not recommend them to anyone.
If you want a room to sleep in and bathroom to wash up in, this is the best deal around! The staff members were super friendly and easy to work with. I would stay here again in a heartbeat, this was perfect for my needs.
ExcEllenton rooms that were big and clean Not a lot of food options close by
The bed was SO COMFORTABLE. In fact, we are now looking to buy a foam mattress for home, because our two nights on their bed were so comfy. The room was clean and had no strange smells (I have allergies), the bathroom was inviting, the staff was great, prompt and friendly. The airport shuttle helped a lot both times we used it. The complimentary breakfast was an added plus, especially since had to catch flight, no time to stop for breakfast. no comment
Room was above some machines that ran all night. I could not sleep because of the noise.
The room was not au all like in the picture, it was dim, dirty,the bare minimum, broken amenities, thin walls, and our stay, there was a group of screaming teenagers that wouldn't let us sleep.
Leaving with more friends than when you arrived. Leaving with more friends than when you arrived. Fleas. Construction everywhere. Room was torn up. When we arrived we were assigned a room that was one of only a handful of rooms that weren't under complete overhaul. The hallways had plaster crushed into the carpet, the adjacent rooms were used as storage for furniture during the construction. Mattresses pilled on mattressed and not covered up. An entire hallway was under renovation and the construction was loud. But really, we are giving this review to talk about the fleas. We stayed in a room, which also had remnants of being under construction (torn and folded carpet) and had mold in the bathroom. We were there an hour, taking turns showering, and encountered three fleas on our bodies. Fleas. We checked out immediately. Front desk clerk emerged ten minutes after waiting up front, said nothing to me nor gave eye contact when I informed him why we were checking out for a full refund. He gave me my receipt then walked back into the back office. Perhaps he knew there were fleas and just didn't care. $54 dollars for fleas. If you're into that sort of thing. Honestly, I'd just use airbnb.com
Remodeled, spacious bedrooms. One staff member was very helpful when I needed to print some tickets, which is a plus these days. Although the hotel is pretty close to the airport, the neighbourhood is skecthy, to the point it made me feel unsafe at times. One can find similar facilities close to the airport in better shape in terms of security, although it might cost some 10-20 bucks more. Shower temperature varied a lot, which was very incovenient.
Clean, newly renovated It was kind of noisy during the night.
New room Nice staff Still remodeling
Everything was clean. Exactly what I expected to receive for the price. Comfy pillows, decent bed. Location was easy to access. Would stay there again. Part of the tub was broken, lots of water spilled out if not careful, but surely a problem only in the one room. The area of the hotel didn't seem like the nicest, but I didn't feel unsafe there.
The staff was very friendly and responsive to our needs. The location is quite convenient. Hotel is undergoing renovations so it is pretty noisy during the day. Someone either forgot to put in or stole our showerhead & we had to ask staff for a replacement (which they promptly did). The maid also forgot to clean our room one day,
We arrived at 6pm and the room wasn't ready yet. We were given another room, but it wasn't clean and there was no air conditioning.


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Type of media Film
Approved Running time 105m 15s
Release date 19/07/2013
BBFCInsight Contains very strong language, strong sex references, nudity and drug use
Genre(s) Crime, Thriller
Director(s) Scott Walker
Cast includes Nicolas Cage, Jack Halcombe, John Cusack, Robert Hansen, Allie Halcombe, Vanessa Hudgens, Cindy Paulson, Radha Mitchell
Cut This work was passed uncut.
BBFCinsight publication date 09/07/2013
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THE FROZEN GROUND is a thriller set in Alaska in 1983, based on true events. A young prostitute escapes from a serial killer, but police only believe her story after more victims are claimed. It is rated 15 for very strong language, strong sex references, sexualised nudity and hard drug use.
Strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf***er') is used frequently. One use of very strong language ('c**t') is delivered by a man to a young woman, but it is made clear that the man is an unsympathetic character and the language illustrates his lack of self control.
Several characters are prostitutes and there are strong verbal references as they talk about their work. There are also scenes with breast nudity as some of the characters perform as strippers and dancers in a pole dancing club. Their lives are portrayed as dangerous and seedy, not glamorous.
There are scenes of drug taking, including smoking crystal meth from a glass pipe and snorting lines of white powder. Drug use is not portrayed as desirable or very pleasurable.
While the film is about a rapist and serial killer, the focus is on the fight to bring him to justice and not on the murders themselves. There are references to sexual abuse and violence, but when the killer is shown shooting a woman, it is seen from a distance without sight of blood or injury. When several corpses are found by the police, the decomposing bodies are shown only briefly, without dwelling on gory detail.
No-one younger than 15 may see a 15 rated film in the cinema. No-one younger than 15 may rent or buy a 15 rated video or DVD.
- Title
- Year
- 2013
- Distributor(s)
- Koch Film
- Classified date(s)
- 24/05/2013
- Main language
- English
- Submitted run time
- 105m 15s
- Approved footage
- 9472+8
- BBFC reference
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Notre Dame program gives students first-hand look at Pittsburgh's homeless
During one of the coldest periods of winter weather Pittsburgh has seen in years, a group of nine local students who attend the University of Notre Dame volunteered to live in the city's homeless shelters to experience poverty firsthand.
"Urban Plunge," a 48-hour, one-credit winter-break seminar offered by the South Bend, Ind., university enables students to provide direct service to the impoverished, discuss social-justice issues with those in local agencies and speak with those afflicted by urban poverty.
"It tears down your stereotypes of what homelessness is and begs the question as to how can we alleviate the problem in the future," said Michael Brown, 19, of Shaler, a sophomore at Notre Dame who participated in the "Urban Plunge."
"Even trying to help one person is so incredibly beneficial."
Students stayed at either the Pleasant Valley Shelter, part of Northside Common Ministries, or Bethlehem Haven in the Hill District in the evenings and traveled around the city during the day to learn about the organizations available to help the impoverished and homeless in Pittsburgh.
Notre Dame's "Urban Plunge" program is offered in 39 cities throughout the country.
The Pittsburgh plunge, now in its 37th year, is organized by the local Notre Dame alumni club.
Teresa Hagan, the "Urban Plunge" coordinator for Pittsburgh, is a member of the alumni club and participated in the plunge during her freshman year.
"I think the main thing I got out of it and what we hope all students who participate in the plunge (get) is exposure to urban poverty," Hagan said. "We don't intend students to participate in direct service but experience the broad array of issues out there and think critically about it."
Paige Hardman, 19, of Cranberry Township, said she saw a side of Pittsburgh she never knew existed.
Hardman, a Notre Dame freshman, signed up for the plunge after a high school friend from Aquinas Academy in Hampton suggested the experience. She spent her evenings at the Bethlehem Haven women's shelter.
"The homeless shelter we visited was really near Consol Energy Center," she said. "When I'm in a concert or game at Consol Energy Center, I'm never aware of the fact that feet away, there are homeless people struggling."
Hardman, who has aspirations of becoming a dentist, spent time with the women at the shelter and learned that homelessness can happen to any person at any time.
"A speaker (who presented to the group) told us (that) through homeless shelters had (been) doctors, lawyers, dentists … and that surprised me a little bit and made me realize that could be me," she said.
"It's not an 'us vs. them,' and 'I'm not poor, but they are.' It's not 'They're just like us,' it's 'They are us.'"
The male students who stayed at Pleasant Valley Shelter, on Pittsburgh's North Side, spent Jan. 6 watching the final BCS National Championship game with men at the shelter and learned how much they had in common.
"I swear, everyone in the city has an opinion on sports," Brown said. "It was no different than talking to friends in your living room."
Brown also was surprised to find a man who had a degree from the University of Pittsburgh and have discussions on political theory and writings by Niccolò Machiavelli with another man at the shelter.
Brown even gave book suggestions to some of the men based on their interests and discussions.
"I (saw) a side of Pittsburgh that as long as I've lived here and gone through the city, I didn't know about," Brown said. "I hoped at the beginning of the process it would be something that was eye opening, and it certainly has been that."
Bethany Hofstetter is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-772-6364 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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|Mount Vernon wins thriller at home 31-28
|By TREY HILL | News-Telegram Correspondent
Oct. 29, 2005 - MOUNT VERNON - Landry McGonagill's 20 yard field goal with five seconds remaining on the clock gave the Mount Vernon Tigers a 31-28 win over the Winnsboro Red Raiders Friday night at Tiger Stadium.
With the win Mount Vernon improves its District 11-3A record to 2-1, 4-5 overall. The loss drops Winnsboro's district record to 1-2, 3-6 overall.
Mount Vernon needs only to beat winless Quinlan Ford next Friday to clinch a playoff berth. Winnsboro must beat Rains on Friday to get into the playoffs.
Mount Vernon scored two touchdowns in the second quarter to take control of the game. After Justin Drabble's 5 yard touchdown run, Mount Vernon converted a successful onside kick to set up their second touchdown of the night. A 32-yard touchdown run by Jerrus Doss, followed by a 2-point pass by Drabble, gave Mount Vernon a 14-7 lead just before the half.
Winnsboro evened the score at 14-14 on their first possession of the second half. After forcing Mount Vernon to punt to start the second half, Mitch Wheeler capped a 75 yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run. Jake Hawkins added the point-after kick to make the score all square.
Mount Vernon answered the Winnsboro score with a 10-play scoring drive of their own. Doss capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run that gave Mount Vernon a 21-14 lead with five second remaining in the third quarter.
Hawkins pulled Winnsboro even with Mount Vernon early in the fourth quarter with a 46-yard touchdown run. On second-and-7 from the Mount Vernon 46, Hawkins executed a perfect fake handoff to Wheeler which drew all of the Mount Vernon defenders. Hawkins then raced around the right end and set sail all alone for the end zone to even the score at 21-21 with 10:39 remaining in the final quarter.
It took Mount Vernon less than two minutes to answer the Winnsboro score, on a 19-yard touchdown run by Doss put Mount Vernon back in front 28-21 with 8:51 left.
Winnsboro knew that if they wanted to win the game they needed a time-consuming scoring drive. They followed with a 12-play possession that ate over five and a half minutes off the clock. Hawkins scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to even the score at 28-28.
However, Winnsboro left nearly three and a half minutes on the clock for Mount Vernon. Drabble and crew found that to be just the right amount of time. Drabble hit Doss for a 25-yard pick up to move into Winnsboro territory. A 15-yard run by Doss and a 22-yard run by Drabble put Mount Vernon into field goal position.
After missing a point-after kick in the second quarter, McGonagill booted the football through the uprights to seal the Mount Vernon win.
Hawkins led all rushers with 164 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Doss was right behind him with 162 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries.
Friday night Mount Vernon travels to Quinlan while Winnsboro plays host to Rains.
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The leader of hip-hop group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All accuses the new award show of focusing too much on 'teeny bopper pop s**t.'
Tyler, the Creator is not pleased with the full nomination list of the first ever YouTube Music Awards. The rapper has taken to his Twitter to blast the new awards show, claiming that the awards are focusing too much on what he calls "teeny bopper pop s**t."
"YOUTUBE AWARDS COULDVE FU**ING HAD NOMINATIONS ON COOL CREATIVE VIDEOS S**T BUT NOOOO AGAIN ITS THE MOST TEENY BOPPER POP S**T," he tweeted on Wednesday, October 23. "YOU ARE BUTT."
"WHY NOT GIVE AWARDS TO JUST DIRECTORS, THESE F**KING WEAK A** ARTIST DONT COME UP WITH THESE SHOTS OR SIT IN COLORING F**K THEM THEY SUCK," he continued.
However, Tyler is happy for Toro y Moi, who got nominated in the "Innovation of the Year" category alongside the likes of Atoms for Peace and Bat for Lashes. "AT LEAST TORO GOT A NOM THATS SICK," the leader of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All said.
Tyler, who is set to perform at the show with Earl Sweatshirt, M.I.A., Arcade Fire, Eminem, and Lady GaGa, then bitterly added, "EARL AND I HAVE TO PERFORM THERE NEXT WEEK HAHAHAHAHA."
Tyler is not the only artist who has openly criticized the YouTube Music Awards. Musician Flying Lotus has also slammed the show on Twitter, writing, "Seems like the YouTube music awards are pretty much the same as the VMAs. I don't really see the point."
"If it's all about hits sure I get it but let's be fair. YouTube award nominations clearly don't care about cutting edge/innovation," he continued. "They had an opportunity to shine a light on all the artists that they helped to gain notoriety just to s**t on them for uber famous acts. No disrespect to the nominees yadda yadda."
The YouTube Music Awards will be handed out on Sunday, November 3 during a concert event in New York. The event will be hosted by Jason Schwartzman and Reggie Watts.


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Isiah Thomas has been somewhat of a disappointment for the Knicks. Noted for his erratic and somewhat ill advised personnel decisions, it may prove to be his demise with the hiring of Donnie Walsh. It will be interesting to see what direction the Knicks take.
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Submitted to: International Marek's Disease Symposium Abstracts and Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/7/1996
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Technical Abstract: Marek's disease virus (MDV) glycoprotein B (gB), a highly conserved immunogenic glycoprotein, plays an important role in protective immunity. When chickens were inoculated with a recombinant fowlpox virus (FPV) expressing gB, neutralizing antibodies were produced and the chickens were protected against challenge with pathogenic strains of MDV. We have shown that gB is initially synthesized as a glycosylated precursor (gp100), and then proteolytically cleaved to gp60 and gp49. Several chimeric gB genes were constructed by replacing either gp60 or gp49 of the serotype-1 gB gene with the homologous region of a serotype-2 gB using a common restriction site. Recombinant FPVs with chimeric gB genes were analyzed for expression by immunoprecipitation and indirect immunofluorescence using serotype specific monoclonal antibody. Results show the location of the immunogenic and protective epitopes to be on the gp49 moiety of the molecule.


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The United States Department of Education
|July 28, 1998
United States Department of Education
Dear OCR:
As part of my attempt to assist students and teachers from the horrible things I observed while I was employed by the Victor Elementary School District, I decided to run for Treasurer of the Victor Elementary Teachers' Association. From the very beginning of my employment with Victor Elementary School District, I believed that Victor Elementary Teachers Association and the local representative for the state and national associations (California Teachers Association and the National Teachers Association) Bill Ribblett, were corrupt and intentionally ignored the needs of both students and teachers. (I observed Bill Ribblett, at a meeting held for all district teachers, before school began during my first year, conduct a "vote" on whether or not to change the insurance policy for all teachers within the district - both members and nonmembers of the association were present and allowed to vote. No written notification, of any kind, had been provided to anyone and everyone present at the meeting was allowed to "vote".) Needless to say, I was elected and served for three full years. Nothing I observed during my service on the Executive Board of Victor Elementary Teachers Association ever changed my mind to the contrary. Due to the horrible personal experiences I had within the district, as well as the grossly unethical behavior (and, I believe, illegal actions) that I observed, it is now important for me to respond to what I saw. Finally, I want to state that I have always supported both CTA and NEA - in fact, since I left Victor Elementary School District, CTA has provided some assistance to me which was required because of the amount of stress that I had experienced during my employment at Lomitas Elementary School. I have been employed for the last two years with the ******* School District (****) and have never experienced anything that even vaguely resembles my experiences with Victor Elementary School District. Additionally, as **** is located more than 100 miles from my old employer, the local CTA/NEA representative is completely different (in other words, she is a competent, caring individual concerned with the rights of teachers and the children we serve). My experiences with this representative and the local association here have been, quite literally, nothing less than surreal when compared with what I experienced with Victor Elementary Teachers Association. As a result of these extreme differences, I have continued to try and communicate with CTA during the course of the last two years concerning the gross negligence I observed in Victorville. Surprisingly, CTA (at the state level) seems to ignore this communication.. I suspect it is because there are some in Burlingame (CA) that know what I am saying is absolutely true but wish to keep this quiet because it would cause great embarrassment if it were to be known outside of the organization. I strongly believe it is now essential for me to take my concerns elsewhere - that is the only ethical choice remaining. This, however, causes me a great deal of stress because I must now report an organization which, as a whole, I believe has done much to assist teachers. I strongly believe that both children and teachers are continuing to be harmed in Victorville and I have also seen how radically different things are here with the ******* School District.
While I know that OCR probably does not have jurisdiction over what is contained in this packet of materials, I would like to request that this be forward it to the any/all appropriate labor enforcement agencies that do.
Some of the illegal activities I observed while on the Executive Board of the Victor Elementary Teachers Association include:
Attached are copies of letters and other correspondence I have had with CTA over the course of the past several years (Attachment D). These should help substantiate many of the issues I have stated here.
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The name of the church derives from the Discalced Benedictine monks known as Pulsanesi (from the name of their place of origin, Mount Pulsano in Apulia), who founded the church and the adjoining monastery in the 11th century.
The Church of San Michele degli Scalzi then passed to the Olivetan Benedictines, who owned it until 1784. The façade has the architectural features and geometric motifs that characterize Pisan churches. Its lower and upper portions are faced with stone and bricks respectively. The three portals correspond to the nave and side aisles. Behind the church is a thick Lombard Romanesque bell tower measuring 23 metres in height and decorated with ceramic basins. Subsidence has caused the campanile to lean visibly towards the River Arno.
Restoration work was carried out in 1970 to remedy the damage caused by bombing and a flood. The small, narrow windows of the nave and the bare aisles lend the building an austere appearance. Behind the high altar is a painted wooden crucifix dating from the 13th century, attributed to the school of Giunta Pisano. The square in front of the church is the venue for the traditional Fête of St. Ubald.
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She ticks off what she knows about me: my age, my profession, my relationship status, my satisfaction with life, my health, and tells me that I am a Category 3G. I ask what that means and she says that in a callcentre they are encouraged to typecast their callers as personalities, because that helps them understand what the caller wants, and how they can best help the caller, or how they can best sell to the caller what they are trying to sell - insurance or a vacation or a credit card.Call Cutta In A Box review, Call Cutta In A Box project page, Call Cutta blog
Scene III is about images. She directs my attention to a picture on the far wall of Descon Ltd's headquarters and says that, if I look in the upper right-hand corner by the big X, I can see where her office is, though she is in the back, not near the window. She also tells me that she is three and a half hours ahead of me, so that I should imagine not the partly cloudy sky of the photograph, but an amber sunset.


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When Matthew Johnson talks about legumes at this week's monthly meeting of The Gardeners of Tucson, he won't focus on lentils, beans, peas or other veggie-garden crops.
Instead, he'll discuss popular and new species of landscape legumes. Familiar plants include mesquite, ironwood, acacia, Texas ebony and palo verde trees; shrubs such as bird of paradise, senna and fairy duster; and flowers like bluebonnet and dahlia.
They all are identified by the trademark fruit pod that hangs from the stem.
"Legumes are the real workhorse of dry landscapes," Johnson said in an interview.
"Within Arizona, the material we have available provides an incredible, diverse palette of shape and form," he says. They include colorful flowers and fruit pods, whose ripe and dried seeds from some species are edible.
There are many natives in the Sonoran Desert, its climate a prime habitat for them. "Seasonally hot, dry climates with summer rainfall tend to have a lot of legumes," Johnson says.
The best time to plant legumes is in warm weather, which means almost any time of the year in these parts, he says. Be mindful about cold-hardiness, as several species go dormant or die back in frosty weather.
Consider two crucial issues when planting, he advises: location and irrigation.
"Make sure the plant is going to be appropriate to the place where it's going," he says. Legume trees can grow quite large and can lift hardscapes in order to spread roots.
Even native transplants should get frequent watering until they are well-established. For trees, that requires a deep soaking as well as watering beyond the tree trunk to reach spreading roots.
Natives can be weaned off supplemental irrigation after they're established.
Johnson's talk on Tuesday will include legumes that are coming into the landscape market. While not readily available in Tucson, he'll mention two to watch for:
• Trinity tree (Caesalpinia paraguariensis). Introduced by a Phoenix nursery, this South American species sheds its green-tan bark like a eucalyptus. Its rust-colored canopy pops in a spring garden. Clusters of yellow flowers support oval, black-brown seed pods. Some local nurseries can order them.
• Sonoran catclaw tree (Acacia occidentalis). This very large tree has puffball-type flowers. Bees favor its papery pods for producing honey. Desert Survivors nursery occasionally has it.
Johnson names the velvet mesquite as his favorite native legume. "It really says 'Tucson,' " he says.
If you go
• What: "Landscaping With Legumes," a talk by Matthew Johnson, director of the University of Arizona's Desert Legume Program.
• Where: The Gardeners of Tucson meeting, Tucson Ward 6 council office, 3202 E. First St.
• When: 7 p.m. Tuesday.
• Information: 322-0830, www.gardenersoftucson.org
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But shortly after midnight the giddy revellers begun to thin out and the girl waiters got yawny.
They were all yawny, and some were grumpy, but I had washed my being in the sunrise and felt as blithesome as the day.
Instinctively with his first yawny return to consciousness he reached back under his pillow for Cornelia's letter.


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The corner of Victoria Avenue East and Frederick Street is about to become a hub of activity.
Within the next two weeks, construction will begin on the Murray House cancer treatment residence, with a timeline of six to eight months for completion.
"It's quite emotional really, just to see all the people together who have worked hard to make this happen," said Doug Murray, CEO of Murray Auto Group. "It's going to be very exciting for the Murray family and for all the people in western Manitoba to see this home go up."
The official sod-turning for Murray House was held Thursday at 521 Frederick St., bringing together those who have been working on the project since 2010.
"This is a joyous occasion, especially for all of the people that have conceptualized and shaped the Murray House and the Sense of Home campaign," said Cheryl Holmes, former chair of the Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation. "We just realize now that we're into another chapter of this project, we are going to be more tangible. People that have been supporting us in the campaign will now be able to drive by and see … this wonderful building as it unfolds."
Excel Design and Construction has been awarded the construction contract.
"We've drawn up a detailed schedule on how we want to do this," said Excel president Ed Dornn. "It's interesting that we're starting this project in the winter time. We will be a little bit challenged, but we're up for the challenge and excited about it."
The BRHC's A Sense of Home campaign has reached its $2.5-million fundraising goal for the project, and has agreed to increase its commitment to $2.8 million to cover the increased cost.
A major donation of $625,000 came from Murray Auto Group last year, inspiring the name for the residence.
"I have to say it's been awe-inspiring how the monies have flowed in," said Brian Schoonbaert, chief operating officer of the BRHC. "Examples of great community philanthropy and it's shown how the community can pull together for a great cause and get something done."
The home will include two-storey windows, a sloped ceiling and eight hotel-type suites. Each of the eight bedrooms will have two beds — one main bed and one day bed for visitors. There will be a fairly large bathroom, as well as a small kitchenette.
It will serve cancer patients in rural Manitoba as they travel to Brandon for care.
"(Patients) will have a safe, wonderful home to stay in while they are receiving their treatment," Holmes said. "They will also have the support of other people going through treatment at the same time, so there's going to be many, many benefits that they're going to see."
The location of Murray House is in close proximity to both the Western Manitoba Cancer Centre and the hospital.
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Ricky Ponting is confident Australia can nullify the threat of India's new shock weapon - left-arm orthodox spinner Murali Kartik - if the tourists rush him into their side for today's second Test only hours after his arrival in the country.
Kartik, a surprise omission from India's original 16-man tour squad, arrived in Adelaide late last night as India made a bold selection move in pursuit of a 1-0 series lead.
Indian selectors decided only on Wednesday to summon Kartik after the first-Test failure of off spinner Harbhajan Singh. Despite his late arrival, Indian team sources are expecting the 27-year-old Kartik to play today in a two-pronged spin attack.
Leg spinner Anil Kumble is set for a recall after missing the drawn first Test, and the out-of-sorts Harbhajan is likely to miss the rest of the series.
But India is bracing for a possible blow in its pace attack, with left-armer Zaheer Khan in doubt because of an ankle strain. Zaheer's absence should save fellow left-armer Ashish Nehra from the axe when India names its side this morning.
Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said Kartik's arrival would be a significant boost to his squad. "Yes it is, but (it depends) how quickly he gets used to it, because he's just coming in tonight," said Ganguly. "He's bowled well when the Australians were in India."
But one-day captain Ponting, whose side played two matches against Kartik in that recent tri-nations tournament in India, said the Australians would not be ruffled by the left-armer.
While Kartik bewitched Ponting's men in India - including 1-30 from 10 luckless overs in a losing cause in the final - the Australian No. 3 feels Kartik will find Australian conditions less favourable.
"From what we saw of Kartik in India, he looked like a pretty handy bowler," said Ponting, who edged a catch to slip to become Kartik's only wicket in the final.
"His variation was good, he bowled quite tightly, and turned the ball quite a bit on those wickets. He had good control and change of pace, and he looked a pretty competent sort of bowler.
"But the conditions there suited him. I think they're going to be a lot different here for him.
"Having done all that flying, he probably won't be at his best if he plays in this match either, so I'm pretty confident we can play him pretty well. Finger spinners generally find it pretty tough to get a lot out of the wickets here in Australia anyway.
"But still, it's going to be a good challenge for us, because we probably haven't come across too many Indian left-arm orthodox spinners."
While Ponting maintained he would be surprised if Kartik played today, Indian sources are expecting him to start, considering the way he has been rushed to Australia for a Test to be played on a pitch that is expected to favour spinners late on.
Kartik has a modest Test record, with nine wickets in four Tests at a 34 runs each, the last of them in November, 2000.
His lack of recent chances is said to be largely because of Ganguly's mild opinion of left-arm spinners, but certain exponents of the craft have bedevilled Australia in the recent past.
New Zealander Daniel Vettori's Test average against Australia is bettered only by his figures against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, while Zimbabwe's Ray Price took a career-best 6-121 in the first innings of the second Test in Sydney in October.
Kumble will add experience after being omitted from the first Test despite his standing as Test cricket's second best leg spinner behind Shane Warne.
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