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Earlier this year, Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee came out as strong supporters of the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013, a proposal focused specifically on America's shortage of high-skilled workers in science, technology, engineering and math the STEM fields.
But the immigration debate has changed in Washington, and we need continued engagement and leadership from our state's U.S. senators to fully address this chronic crisis.
As head of a healthcare technology startup based in Sandy, I know firsthand the challenge of hiring highly educated software developers, engineers and other innovators. Positions often go unfilled for months, and my company has turned at times to the H-1B high-skilled visa program to hire foreign-born employees when we could not hire qualified U.S. citizens.
The stark truth is that too few American students are pursuing college degrees in STEM fields, including computer science.
American universities annually award about 40,000 bachelor's degrees in computer science, but an estimated 120,000 new jobs are created every year that require this degree.
The problem, however, begins well before college. Today, few American high school students study or are even exposed to computer science. In most states, including Utah, computer science only counts as an elective, not as a math or science class that fulfills a graduation requirement.
Even though information technology is a cornerstone of America's innovation economy, only 1 percent of all advanced-placement exams are taken in this field.
Because our nation has not adequately prepared young Americans to pursue STEM careers, technology companies scramble every year to apply for H-1B visas so that we can fill positions and grow our businesses with highly educated people from other countries. These individuals have often attended American universities, and they are eager to stay, innovate and contribute.
To address the skills and education gap in our workforce for the short term, we need to increase high-skilled immigration and tie the number of visas to market demand. But for the long term, we need to address the root cause of this problem; namely, we must improve STEM education for American students.
The I-Squared Act, as it is known, is aimed at addressing the workforce crisis by linking high-skilled immigration directly to increased funding for U.S. STEM education.
Employers accessing these foreign-born workers would have paid higher fees for visas and green cards, and those fees would have been distributed to the states for STEM education. The act would have raised an estimated $500 million to $600 million annually for STEM initiatives, paid by businesses, not individual taxpayers.
Much of I-Squared has been incorporated into the much broader "Gang of Eight" comprehensive immigration reform bill. However, while the CIR proposal does increase H-1B visas, it does not adequately address the reason why we need the increase in the first place: educating enough students trained in STEM fields to fill the jobs in this rapidly-growing and crucial job sector. As of now, the bill falls far short of the robust STEM education funding that I-Squared envisioned.
Given that the "Gang of Eight" bill includes high-skilled immigration reform, despite its flaws it deserves the support of Hatch and Lee. While the regulatory burdens placed on businesses using the H-1B visa program should be eased, the increased number of visas currently stuck at 1990 levels is a step in the right direction.
American STEM education should not be forgotten as the immigration debate moves forward.
Utah has a strong technology sector that could be much stronger with dedicated funding for STEM initiatives. Our senators should support immigration reform, but also work to improve the bill by championing the I-Squared plan for STEM education.
Matt Berry is founder and CEO of Sandy-based mobile health startup Orca Health.


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AT&T Launches Rural Satellite Broadband Internet Service
New Broadband Option Available Today for Rural Customers in Traditional AT&T 13-State Residential Territory
San Antonio, Texas, May 24, 2006
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced the availability of its new satellite-based broadband Internet access service, delivering a new service option to millions of rural homes and businesses where DSL and cable services are not offered today.
The new satellite-based broadband service, called "AT&T High Speed Internet Access, powered by WildBlue," is available today to customers in many rural and remote areas across the company's traditional 13-state local residential service area. The new offering furthers AT&T's goal to expand the reach of broadband Internet access, and the services it enables, to 100 percent of homes and businesses in its traditional local service territory.
"Broadband access to the Internet is no longer a luxury, it is a vital need for most households and businesses today," said Jim Callaway, senior executive vice president, AT&T Business Development. "Satellite technology provides a viable broadband option for areas that cannot be effectively served by DSL or cable, enabling AT&T to offer services in areas that have had few or no options previously. Our efforts to expand the reach of broadband will enable many of our rural customers to take full advantage of online business, educational, and communications tools for the very first time."
AT&T is already the nation's largest provider of DSL broadband, with 7.4 million DSL lines in service and DSL service options available to nearly four out of five customer locations within the company's 13-state traditional local service area. The new satellite service provides a new option for as many as 11.5 million additional homes and businesses within this region.
Rural satellite-based broadband subscribers will have three service packages to choose from, with prices ranging from $49.95 to $79.95 per month, and broadband speed options ranging up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and up to 256 Kbps upstream. AT&T satellite-based broadband customers will have direct access to the public Yahoo! portal, which will be set as customers' default Internet home page.
Service options will initially be available in most rural AT&T service areas in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Texas. Services are available today in portions of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Additional availability in these states is expected later in 2006.
Customers can review additional information by visiting www.attwb.net and can confirm availability in their area by calling 1-866-798-4787.
The satellite-based broadband offering is delivered via an operating agreement with the satellite high-speed Internet provider WildBlue. The new satellite offering is part of an overall effort by AT&T to evaluate and develop new broadband technologies to serve its business and residential customers.
Earlier this month, AT&T announced expansion of its deployment of WiMAX and other fixed wireless technologies. These technologies show substantial potential for delivery of a range of networking services — such as Voice over IP, Internet access, and private business network access — over broadband wireless connections.
AT&T's new fixed wireless deployments, which will be launched this summer in Pahrump, Nevada, and Red Oak and Midlothian, Texas, will extend the AT&T Yahoo! broadband experience to residential and business customers in these communities, and will enable AT&T to further develop and refine WiMAX and other fixed wireless technologies as potential solutions for delivering services on a mass-market scale. The new communities will join AT&T's existing fixed wireless deployments in Alaska, Georgia and New Jersey.
In addition, AT&T in mid-April launched a limited service offering of wireless broadband Internet access in the North Texas communities of Frisco, McKinney, Prosper, Centennial, and Little Elm. Customers in these service areas have direct access to the public Yahoo! portal, which will be set as customers' default Internet home page.
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The recognition of diarrheagenic categories of
One of the first colonization factors specifically associated with diarrheagenic
In the mid 80's, the development of adhesion assays on epithelial cells revealed that diarrheagenic
Distinctive adhesion patterns displayed by
By the time of the recognition of the AA phenotype, a third mannose-resistant adhesion pattern displayed by diarrhea-associated
Studies of
Traits of the diarrheagenic pathotypes of enteroadherent
|Histopathological feature
|Major adhesion factors
|Host cell receptor (adhesin)
|Preferential gut site
|Colonization factor antigens (CFA I, II and IV)
|Sialoglycoprotein (CFA/I)
|- Jejunal and duodenal mucosa
|- Localized adherence
|Intimin α
|β1-integrins (intimin α)
|- Proximal and distal small intestine
|- Attachment-and-effacement lesion
|Intimin γ
|β1-integrins (intimin γ)
|- Follicle associated epithelium of ileal Peyer's patches
|- Aggregative adherence
|Aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAF-I to IV)
|Glycoproteins (AAF-II):
|- Ileal and colonic mucosa avoiding intestinal crypts
|Diffusely adhering
|- Diffuse adherence
|Afa/Dr adhesins (AfaE alleles and F1845)
|Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein DAF (AfaE-I to IV and F1845)
Besides the enteroadherent categories of
Pathotypes of
Characteristics of colonization factors commonly detected in human-isolated ETEC strains.
|Coli surface antigen
|Colonization factor antigen
|Sialoglycoprotein Nonacid glycosphingolipids
|Asialo ganglioside GM1
|Asialo ganglioside GM1
|Asialo ganglioside GM1
|Asialo ganglioside GM1
|Fimbrial (double-helical fibrils)
|Fibrillar, fimbrial or nonfimbrial
|Fibronectin Glycosphingolipid sulphatide
Among these, CFA/I fimbriae are the most studied colonization factors and are considered the archetypical adhesin in ETEC. CFA/I fimbriae are long (about 1 µm in length) and quite straight helical filaments formed by polymerization of the structural protein CfaB (pilin) displaying the adhesion protein (adhesin) CfaE on the tip of the filament [
CFA/I-expressing strains were phenotypically characterized by promoting mannose-resistance hemagglutination of human group A erythrocytes. Thereafter, it has shown that some ETEC isolates recovered from patients were incapable of agglutinating human erythrocytes; however they agglutinated bovine erythrocytes in the presence of mannose. It was suggested that these ETEC strains harbored a novel colonization factor named CFA/II. In ETEC strains, the term CFA may denote a heterogeneous array of surface antigens displaying adherence properties instead of referring to a particular colonization factor [
Thought to be a single fimbria, CFA/IV was initially characterized for supporting mannose-resistance hemagglutination of human, bovine and guinea-pig cells in ETEC strains isolated from diarrheic humans [
Attachment-and-effacement (A/E) lesion is a distinctive gut mucosa histopathology that was initially associated with infection by enteropathogenic
Bundle-forming pilus (BFP) was the first EPEC colonization factor that was described mediating the formation of microcolonies (LA phenotype) on the host cell [
During the pathogenesis by EPEC strains, bacteria can contact the host cells employing the EspA filament, the component of type III secretion system (TTSS) responsible for the translocation of effector proteins into the host cell. Since this filament is thought to mediate a physical connection between planktonic bacteria and host cell, EspA has been considered a colonization factor in EPEC strains [
The intimate contact of EPEC strains with the host cell is mediated by the adhesin intimin, encoded by
Although A/E lesion is a common hallmark in EPEC and EHEC strains, these pathotypes express antigenically distinct variants of intimin and colonize different intestinal sites (
Besides intimin, two colonization factors closely related to the long polar fimbriae of
EAEC strains were defined as
Nowadays, there are four well-known AAF adhesins expressed by prototype strains. These fimbriae display different structures when expressed on the bacterial cell surface. Aggregative adherence fimbriae I (AAF-I) are expressed forming long and flexible filaments with a diameter of 2 nm that usually form bundles [
Recently, it was reported that a set of glycoproteins derived from the human intestinal cell line INT-407 are recognized by AAF-II. These host receptors for AAF-II are identified as fibronectin, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), the extracellular matrix protein TSP1 (thrombospondin-1) and GRP-94 (endoplasmin) (
In addition to allelic variants of AAF that are known today, multiples colonization factors have been described to mediate the AA phenotype in wild-type EAEC strains, including fimbrial and non-fimbrial adhesins. Furthermore, epidemiological studies have shown that the prototype AAF adhesins are present in only a minority of the wild type EAEC strains [
In spite of that heterogeneity, infection models have proved that EAEC strains share the ability to mount biofilms forming a thick layer of autoaggregating bacteria that adhere to the ileal and, predominantly, to the colonic mucosa [
Given the genetic heterogeneity presented by EAEC strains, the expression of biofilms has been considered the consensual virulence factor among isolates of this pathotype. Biofilm formation is a multi-stepped and complex process that may involve several factors. In addition, the discovery that factors not devoted to adhesion are also important in EAEC biofilm has highlighted its multifactorial nature. An AAF-independent mechanism for biofilm formation was described in an atypical EAEC strain (C1096), which has been implicated as the causative agent of a neonatal diarrhea outbreak [
Even today, diffusely adherent
Afa/Dr adhesins are mainly expressed as afimbrial adhesins with the exception of the AfaE-1 and F1845 that show fibrillar structures [
Diarrhea diseases remain an important cause of morbidity worldwide and, in developing countries, constitute an important public health concern because of the high mortality affecting children. During the 1990s, it was estimated that around 1.4 billion cases of diarrhea occurred every year among children up to five years of age [
The protective effect of human milk is mediated by the combinatory action of acquired and innate defense factors. The immunoglobulin fraction (mainly secretory immunoglobulin A—sIgA) is responsible for the acquired immunity that is dependent on previous contact with the etiologic agent. In the mid 1990s, Giugliano and co-workers proposed that glycocompounds could contribute to the innate defense inhibiting the adherence of enteropathogens [
Effect of human milk glycocompounds and free oligosaccharides on the diarrheagenic categories of
|Innate immune factor
|Inhibited adhesion/colonization processes
|Interactions with adhesins
|- Inhibition of CFA-I-mediated hemagglutination
|- Binds to the CFA-I but do not to CFA-II
|- Inhibition of EPEC adhesion to epithelial cells
|- Binds to EspA and EspB promoting proteolytic degradation
|- Inhibition of the gut colonization and of the spreading toward the kidney (mouse infection model)
|- Inhibition of EAEC adhesion to epithelial cells
|- Promotes release of AAF-II and its degradation
|- Inhibition of adhesion to epithelial cells displayed by DAEC harboring F1845
|Secretory component
|- Inhibition of CFA-I-mediated hemagglutination
|- Binds to the CFA-I and CFA-II
|- Inhibition of EPEC adhesion to epithelial cells
|- Binds to intimin α
|Sialyl (acid)-oligosaccharide
|- Inhibition of CFA-I- and CFA-II-mediated hemagglutination
|- Inhibition of EPEC adhesion to Caco-2 cells
|Neutral oligosaccharide
|- Inhibition of EPEC adhesion to Caco-2 cells
Lf is an 80-kDa glycosylated protein (ca. 700 amino acids) with high homology among species and found in high concentration in human colostrum (ca. 7 g/L); it is the second most abundant protein in milk, after the caseins. Lf, which binds to two ferric ions (Fe3+), is recognized as a member of transferrin family [
Lf inhibits the adhesion of ETEC strains to the human epithelial cells as well as the colonization of the intestinal tract in animal models [
Concerning EPEC strains, Lf inhibits the bacterial adherence to human epithelial cells (HeLa and HEp-2) [
In the early 2000s, epidemiological studies involving children and adult travelers showed that EAEC-associated diarrhea was followed by a significant increase in the fecal excretion of Lf [
The secretory component (SC) is an integral part of the secretory IgA (sIgA) that supports the translocation of IgA from mucosal epithelial cells into external fluids [
The first clues on the anti-adhesion proprieties of fSC were brought to light by Giugliano`s paper which showed that human milk-purified fSC (at a concentration of 0.06 mg/mL) inhibited the hemagglutination mediated by CFA-I-positive ETEC strains [
In regard to EPEC strains, it has been showed that human milk-purified fSC reduces the adhesion of EPEC strains to HeLa cells by 32% when tested at a concentration of 105 µg/mL [
Quantitatively, oligosaccharades are, all together, the third component of human milk, besides lactose and lipids. They are synthesized by specific glycosyltransferase that promote the sequential addition of fucose, galactose, acetylglycosamines or sialic acid to molecules of lactose [
It was reported that the fraction from human milk containing sialylated oligosaccharide (sialyl-oligosccharide) inhibits the hemagglutination mediated by CFA-I-expressing ETEC strains and CFA-II as well (
In 1991, Cravioto and co-workers reported that oligosaccharide-enriched fractions extracted from human milk showed an inhibitory effect on adhesion of EPEC strains to HEp-2 cell; however, adherence of EAEC and DAEC strains were not inhibited. Using partially purified fractions, it was proposed that EPEC strains attach to host cells through the preferential recognition of carbohydrates displaying fucosylated residues [
By the late 1950s, a series of papers claimed that breastfed children experienced a lower frequency of diarrhea episodes than artificially-fed children [
In the last three decades, the idea that human milk glycocompounds, lactoferrin and secretory component, play a role as innate defense factors against diarrheagenic
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
We thank the FAP-DF (Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal) for supporting the Laboratory of Microbiology (grant number 2010/00188-1).


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"He wanted to do a shot in a tux," says photographer Brian Bowen Smith, who praised the Prison Break star for his unusually laid-back attitude in front of the camera. "It was basically an idea of his and mine together. I thought it would be kind of cool to do it old-school, Hollywood-style. He's so perfect that you don't have to do much." After starting the session with Miller's tuxedo buttoned and the tie knotted, Smith ultimately got him to loosen up. "I said, 'Just f— it up. Unbutton your shirt, lean back in the chair like you don't give a f—. Don't pose, just sit there."'


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It appears no person -- not even a made-up person -- is safe from being memorialized with Minor League Baseball club promotions.
The Class A Advanced San Jose Giants, a San Francisco affiliate, announced Friday night their intention to host "Lennay Kekua Night" at their April 12 game this coming season.
The promotion came the same day that the Class A Lake County Captains, a Cleveland Indians affiliate, said it would "honor" cyclist Lance Armstrong at its June 29 game.
Kekua, of course, was the fictitious girlfriend of Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o. Deadspin.com broke the odd story involving Te'o on Wednesday.
According to the release by San Jose, fans with a ticket to the April 12 game can bring their imaginary or real significant other free of charge.
"Despite the fun and wacky nature of this night, the San Jose Giants recognize the serious nature of a person being diagnosed with a deadly disease such as leukemia or lymphoma," the release notes, referencing the false tale of Kekua's death. "As a result, the organization will host an auction on April 12 and make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®."


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On Sep 06, 2008, at 02:06, Jeff Bryant wrote:
> I'm not sure from your message exactly what form your authoring
> notebook is in, but some elements of your message seem suspect.
> 1) Packages require special attention in Demonstrations.
please provide details. i couldn't find documentation for this topic
on wolfram website.
> 2) All code, except that which ships with Mathematica, must reside in
> the author notebook itself. You can't use Get or Needs on a third
> party
> package (the user may not have this package).
that's a reasonable restriction, but we should be able to use standard
packages somewhat transparently.
right now, i'm trying to figure out how to use the LinearRegression
package with an nbp file.


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Under the policy, non-Muslim teachers would be banned from teaching sexual health classes. Students would be taught that pre-marital sex and homosexuality were anti-Islamic and therefore prohibited.
Otherwise, Muslim teenagers were in danger of forming their attitudes to sex from un-Islamic sources such as newspapers, magazines, television and the internet, the policy said.
"Thus Muslim youth may end up getting the wrong notion of sex, as for example, safe sex is OK," the document, Sex Education Policy: an Islamic Perspective, says. "It is imperative that the Islamic attitude to sex should win the race over the Western attitude to sex in reaching the minds of Muslim youth."
The policy has been adopted by private schools that are members of the Australian Council for Islamic Education in Schools.
One of the report's authors, Mohamed Hassan, the principal of Minaret College, in Springvale, Melbourne, said Islamic sex education classes would not include discussion about "safe sex" - the use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases - because it encouraged promiscuity.
"If you are going to tell kids that safe sex is OK, you are more or less encouraging them in this behaviour. But it is not acceptable outside marriage," he said.
Meanwhile, experts in teenage sexual health have warned that sexual diseases will become rampant among young Australians if state governments continued to avoid introducing a universal sex education program into all schools.
A leading adolescent health expert, Professor Susan Sawyer, said the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections among under 25-year-olds, could soon reach levels found in the US.
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Abrazo Central Campus employees give back to schools
Abrazo Central Campus employees donated more than 100 children's books as well as backpacks and school supplies to Washington Elementary School. Staff at Abrazo Central Campus (previously known as Phoenix Baptist Hospital), 2000 W. Bethany Home Road, collected donations over the summer. Donated school supplies included backpacks, notebooks, markers, glue sticks, pencils and crayons. Tissues… Read More →
Abrazo Health unveils new name, stepped up investment
Abrazo Health is now Abrazo Community Health Network. The new name for Abrazo is more than simply a name change, it reflects Abrazo's philosophy of embracing patients with the compassion of a friend while delivering best-in-class care at an expansive network of six acute-care hospitals, emergency centers, urgent care centers, primary practices and specialty practices.… Read More →
Abrazo hospitals offer free stroke checks
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Abrazo Health, the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, has launched a redesigned website. The new website, www.AbrazoHealth.com, has a clean, modern design and enhanced site navigation and content. Features include: Online emergency room check-in. Portal for patients to access their medical records. Our Stories section spotlighting Abrazo patients, staff and volunteers. Community… Read More →
Abrazo offers mammogram scheduling site
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Evening Gents,
Looking to get some solid advice on bringing myself into the "modern ages."
I am in college, and have a little less than a year and a half until I graduate. I have a prepaid credit card that I have been using since I was a freshman, a flip phone (obviously with no data plan), and a 11 year old car with 150K miles on it, and is probably in the "average" category in terms of how well it runs. I also have no established credit yet.
I have looked into two different ways to establish credit recently; one would be to invest in an actual credit card, (as opposed to the prepaid debit card, in which you continuously reload money onto it); the other is to look at getting a car and cosigning with my parents credit, the idea being their credit score would qualify me for the car, and by paying each month (under their name) I would start to build my own credit. I eventually told my parents that I didn't necessarily need a car right now, (just like I didn't need a new phone either) because I felt that by avoiding paying my own bills now, it would save me in the long run when I graduate and student loans start kicking in.
Was this the right decision, or should I start looking to get something newer now, and just pay the student loans when they start coming? The more I have given thought to this recently, the more I am afraid it will hit me all at once like a bomb.
I know there a lot of different options to this; I mean, I could get a no contract phone, for instance, or get a student credit card as opposed to a regular credit card. I still feel like holding out on the car for right now is a good decision. If I were to keep driving it for another year and a half, I'd be putting somewhere around 12-15K miles on it. I'm just curious to see what ideas are out there. If any of you have any advice, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Actually it is not immaterial, certain professions and job titles have much lower errors in the reporting of the credit history. Senator and Representative being some of the titles that have a much lower change of having faulty information.
Seems like a chicken-and-egg issue. Certain professions are going to be more inclined to monitor their credit reports, and more inclined to know how to do so. I can tell you my husband's time as an investment banker seems to have made him unconcerned with individual credit histories and credit reports.
...unconcerned with individual credit histories and credit reports.
I am unconcerned with these as well.
The credit companies like to see the following:
Good Income
A bit of cash on hand
Timely bill payment
but most of all, more than anything else, they like to see your "Revolving Credit" active. This means they like to see you getting things financed and paying off the debt. So, the thing you want to do is generate revolving credit without actually having debt or paying interest in so doing. To that end, if you can get a checking account attached to a line of credit account with no interest paid if you pay the balance in less than thirty days, you can generate a lot of activity without incurring interest, penalties or fees. Basically, every so often transfer money from your line of credit to your checking account, then pay it back in full quick like a bunny. Then, sprinkle in a few store credit cards that don't cost anything to get and have a low maximum line of credit - Hardware stores like Lowes or Home Depot are good, but watch Home Depot, they KILL you with late payment fees . Pay them in full each billing cycle, too - in short, you want to gin up alot of credit activity.
Soon enough, everyone will be kissing your butt and offering you department store cards, etc. Use them for the discounts, frequent flier miles, or in the case of Costco American Express cash rewards.
But NEVER, EVER pay interest. That should be only for true blood-squirting emergencies.
Better to take the money you would "invest" in establishing credit via annual fees, one time fees, etc, and put it into brokerage funds like Mutuals or ETFs - Earning 10% beats the SNOT out of paying 19%.
Focus on building your net worth, not your credit rating.
Interesting solution. I must admit however, I am quite new to dealing with all the ways of money, and the terminology of it all, so I will do some research into what you are saying.
Juggling all those credit cards without going into debt is not as easy as it sounds. Once you get used to buying things with borrowed money, you can end up nickel-and-diming yourself into a giant credit card debt before you know it. There's a reason they give away airline miles, etc. ... because it lures people into debt. Don't fall for the marketing scheme.
You're young, and in the prime age-range to start off on the right foot. I'd recommend avoiding the debt cycle entirely. No credit cards at all. Live below your means. Pay with cash ... even for cars. Save up an emergency fund of 3-6 months expenses. Then, start investing, Roth IRA's to start with. With a bit of planning, and some common sense ... you'll be a millionaire before you're 50. No credit score needed.
Read Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makeover ... common sense financial advice.
Credit cards are an issue where Dave Ramsey and I politely part company. His doctrine is that they are inherently evil, and to be avoided at all costs.
My doctrine is to use them like tools, suck every tiny free benefit out of the cards you can, and never let them make money off you. I have like a two-inch thick wallet dedicated to store cards. I never ever pay to get the card, never ever pay interest or annual fees, but often/always use them to pay less for something I was going to buy anyway. Why not get an extra 30% off at Macy's? Why not earn Skymiles - again, Dave and I part company here, I use my FF miles all the time. Why not get an extra 10% off at the hardware store? Why not get cash back at the end of the year on Amex purchases at costco?
I think for the undisciplined, avoiding cards at all costs is perhaps wise - but if you're that undisciplined it may be better to let your wife/mom handle your money PERIOD.
It's rather like telling an alcoholic to avoid drunks by moving to a dry county. Better to have discipline.
If you can't budget, avoid impulse buys, and pay your bills on time you're screwed wether you have cards or not. You'll just waste cash instead of credit.
With programs like Quicken, Money, and even Excel - there's no reason paying 100 bills on time is any harder than paying 2.
The goal is to spend as little as possible - to ask yourself before you spend a dime - do I need it or want it? if you need it, get the lowest price and buy the best quality. If you want it, think hard again and budget for it.
Make it last, wear it out, make do, do without - but when you gotta crack out the wallet, use every tool in your toolbox to spend the least amount possible.
I'd say get a regular credit card, without any kind of credit you're considered an unknown risk to creditors. Paying off your credit card in full every month, keeping up with your student loan payments, and paying your bills all demonstrate your ability to pay your debts and will keep your credit score up.
Look into getting a card with a modest credit limit and find out what your credit score is. I wouldn't look into taking out a loan for a car until you've started making your student loan payments and have figured out what kind of auto loan you can fit into your budget.
With cars starting at 12-15K you almost can just save up for a new one and have the warranty also.
Some more thoughts for everyone: The electric company ran my credit report when I got the bill in my name. Had it been below some threshold, they would have charged a deposit, I don't know how much.
Potential landlords running a credit report is pretty standard in this area. I think my score was in the 600s (not good) when I signed my lease over 5 years ago, but at least I had a credit history and it showed on-time payments.
It is now difficult to get a credit card before age 21, and I wonder what this means for young adults' first apartments.
Also, though they won't always admit it, employers look at your credit rating and your facebook page to see what kind of guy you are


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Historic Rule ExpansionsThe Holmes Supplement: Portown by the same
1. Extrapolate from the Holmes Basic rulebook. Internally consistent rules for 4th level characters, at the very least, can easily be generated by extending the tables in Holmes, although the details will not necessarily match other versions of the game. 5th level requires more work as magic-users would have the undescribed 3rd level spells (if following OD&D), though some of these can be matched to magic items with similar effects. Hints for higher levels are sprinkled throughout the rulebook and the module B2. Here is a great example on Dragonsfoot by order99 about he expanded Holmes Basic when he didn't have access to other rulebooks.
2. Use OD&D. Dr. Holmes edited the Basic rulebook from the original D&D books and supplements, and thus the rules are in many ways closest to OD&D + some of Greyhawk. At the time of release of the Holmes Basic set in the fall of 1977, no AD&D rulebooks were available. Furthermore, the Holmes Basic set was originally packaged with the Monster & Treasure Assortment Levels 1-3, a product designed for OD&D. The M&TA assortment was eventually replaced by the module B1, which contained some further references to rules from Greyhawk. Thus, the OD&D rules are perhaps the most natural to use if expanding Holmes Basic. See this page for a reference sheet with character info bridging Holmes with OD&D up to name level.
3. Use AD&D. The Holmes Basic rules direct the player to AD&D for expanded play, including higher levels, in nine different locations. In Dragon #35 (March 1980), Gygax told us that the references to AD&D were added to Dr. Holmes' original draft by TSR. Now that the Holmes Manuscript is available, we know that TSR generally just inserted "Advanced" where Holmes had written "Dungeons & Dragons". The rules themselves are closer to OD&D than AD&D. A few new M-U and Cleric Spells that later appeared in the Player's Handbook in 1978 were added to Holmes Basic.
4. Use the 1981 Expert Set rulebook (edited by Cook/Marsh). In Dragon #35, Gygax also revealed that "Design is now hard at work on the second boxed D&D game, the Expert Set. It will take players through at least 12th level of experience, tie in the best of the "Original" material, and actually add some new classes, spells, magic, monsters and so on." In context, this appeared to be an Expert Set that would complement the Holmes Basic Set. A late 1980 Gateway to Adventure catalog shows the Holmes Basic set side-by-side with an unpictured but soon-to-be-released Expert Set. However, when the Expert Set finally arrived in 1981 it was accompanied by an entirely new Basic Set that replaced the Holmes Basic set (although TSR continued to have the original in stock through the Mail Order Hobby Shop until at least 1986). To aid owners of the original Basic set who did not wish to buy a new set, the Cook/Marsh rulebook contained a section on page X4 titled "Using D&D Expert with an early edition of D&D Basic" which began "If your copy of the D&D Basic rules has a blue cover with a picture of a dragon on it, then this section is for you". This section then provides a summary of the "new material found in the 2nd edition of D&D Basic". See this page for a reference sheet with character info bridging Holmes with Cook/Marsh up to sixth level.
Thanks for Falconer on OD&D74 for inspiring the above list in this thread.
Modern Rule Expansions
Holmes Companion by Meepo - a concise 4-page expansion covering levels 4-9 [link updated July 2013]
Holmes Level 12 by aldarron and greyharp - thread describing creation
Holmes House Rules Supplement by oltekos [no longer available at link]
Holmes Treasury by delve
The Gray Book by Traveller
Holmes77 (levels 1-9) by RC Pinnell aka Thorkhammer [link updated July 2013]
Swords & Wizardry is an OD&D retroclone. The Core Rules 4th printing (May 2011) includes an optional "Blue Book" order of events for combat.
BlueBook for Swords & Wizardry by foxroe - S&W forum thread about this
Holmes-like D&D for Labyrinth Lord by 3d6 [link updated August 2013].
Mazes & Perils (levels 1-12). Nominated for a 2013 ENnie for Best Free RPG.
Blueholme Prentice Rules (levels 1-3) by Vile. Compleat Rules in progress.
Levels Beyond Basic (LBB) by bobjester; links to his blog Prime Requisite. See the far right side bar for the links to the LBB docs.
Holmes Ref - Reference Sheets for Holmes Referees - includes some expansion material, with more planned.
Resources for expanding the rules
List of changes made to the Holmes Basic rulebook
List of References Not Described
References to Monsters, Weapons, Magical Items, Higher Level Play not described in the rulebook, and references to other rulebooks
Typical Monster Dexterity Scores
See also:
Jeff's Gameblog: Expanding Holmes Parts I & II (using the Blue Book alone)
Hill Cantons: Holmes Expert Boxed Set: What If? - More on the Holmes Expert Set
Blood of Prokopius: Holmes Thought Experiment series (Holmes plus Cook/Marsh Expert)
Semper Initiativus Unum: Blue Book D&D (Holmes plus Cook/Marsh Expert)
Rules Expansions for higher level play


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Photojournalist Describes Wreckage in Tremseh, Syria
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Posted by Holly Hughes on Monday July 16, 2012 | Photos In The News
Spanish photographer Daniel Leal Olivas, who reached the Syrian village of Tremseh on Friday July 13, reports that he saw what looked to be the effects of shells fired by tanks in the village. That would contradict the Syrian government's claims that the Syrian Army did not use heavy weapons, a violation of a UN agreement. Olivas, speaking to PDN by Skype from the Istanbul airport on July 16, also said mourning villagers begged him and his companion not to leave them. How many people were killed in Tremseh, what kinds of weapons were used and whether the Syrian government was pursuing opposition fighters or targeting civilians remains uncertain, according to reports from the BBC, The New York Times and other news organizations, as the Syrian government and anti-government activists have made claims and counter claims about what happened.
Olivas, a news photographer, has made two month-long trips to Syria this year; his first, in April, was his first time photographing in a war zone. In the past two days, he has given interviews to Al Jazeera and to National Public Radio about what he saw in Tremseh on Friday night. "I'm not a military guy," he told PDN, then added that "being in Syria for two months, you know what weapons they used." In Tremseh he took photos, many of which he transmitted to Agence France Press, showing burned out homes, holes blasted through walls, and boys holding up shells that Olivas says would have been fired by a tank – presumably on Thursday. He also photographed bloody hand prints on walls. He told Al Jazeera (quoted in The Guardian's Middle East blog), "All the tank tracks were in the ground, very fresh. Everyone was in the town very nervous, trying to show us what happened in the town." Olivas told PDN, "Those people who came running to us, screaming what they did in Tremseh, they were either great actors or they were really freaked out. What I saw in their eyes, I felt that they weren't lying,"
Olivas says, "I went to Syria to help Syria." He found places to stay and got help moving around the country from locals, in particular from one person he describes as "my good friend and amazing activist." Olivas was in Kafranbel on Thursday when he and the friend saw a report on Al Jazeera Arabic that 200 people had been killed in Tremseh. Olivas was eager to go; his friend said, "Only God can reach there." On Friday, however, his friend made calls and researched a route. They passed several checkpoints, Olivas says, and " finally got there with the last minutes of light," around 7:30pm. UN observers "arrive[d] pretty much at the same time."
He says that the observers left after less than 20 minutes. "It was getting dark, it was so dangerous to be in that area." He left soon after, and says he saw no other journalists.
Olivas says before he left Syria he transmitted images to the agency AFP using a pseudonym for protection. The credits on the AFP images were changed once he was safely in Turkey. Olivas's images and captions from Tremseh can be found on the AFP Image Forum page.
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Copyright dispute, the continuing controversy over for-profit art schools, Richard Prince (again), First Amendment protections and the President-elect: We look back on the stories that attracted the most attention in 2016. 1- The President-Elect Objects to a News Photo Showing his Double Chin Just 59 days before the President-elect will take an oath to "preserve, protect... More ›


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In a move likely to usher in a new era of press freedom, the Rudd Government will toughen shield laws to protect journalists having to reveal their "deep throat" sources.
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I am being helpful to everyone!
I recently purchased unlimited carfax by tag so if anyone needs one just let me know tag number and state and what vehicle its on and I will be more than happy to look it up for you. It probably just saved me 1000 or more! All the info is just to double check it is showing me the correct car! I will be on starting at 7pm est - 7am est every night this weekend and monday and everyweekend after :pimpin::clap::thumbup:
Awesome, ill definitely pm you.
cool I will get on it asap
:thumbsup: !!!!!
Can you look it up by VIN?
I only have 4 free vin lookups left but I can do as many as I want with the aforementioned info.... I will be glad to do it for anyone just PM me the details and I will PM back all the findings!
Thank you for checking my car, :> apparently bringing the car to the dealer for a oil change, and a recall on a rear tail light thing, doesnt show up :<
this is super cool OP, but this isn't really allowed on the forum.
oops my bad can I ask why though? It is extremely helpful info.....
It has something to do with carfax hassling the forum admin since the program is intended for one person use, and this being posted loses them money. Your thread has the best intentions!
I technically haven't posted any info on the forum is what I would tell them but I understand its out there if this thread gets deleted lol. Sorry my bad again its gonna save me like 1000 dollars though cause I'm trying to buy a bmw and didn't know anything that was on it......
"CARFAX offers you access to the Site and to the Content available on the Site solely for your own personal and non-commercial use. You may not resell or make any commercial use of the Site or the Content." from carfax itself
I am using it for personal use as I am comparing as I am searching (I am buying a BMW) and it is non-commercial and I have asked for no compensation! I haven't broken any of their rules!
EPIC WIN! But I do respect the forums and if I am asked to stop I will because I DO RESPECT THE FORUMS!
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Pemberton Music Festival announces additional acts, reveals daily lineups
Start planning your Pemberton long weekend because the schedule for the July 16-20 festival is out.
But we'll get to that in one moment. First, a few additional acts that were also revealed today by HUKA Entertainment.
Justice is bringing a DJ set to the closing night of the Pemberton Music Festival.
Topping up a lineup already exceptionally strong on hip-hop is Chance the Rapper, who will be taking the stage Saturday.
Vancouver's own indie soul troop the Boom Booms are scheduled for Thursday evening.
And adding a few laughs to Sunday's festivities is comedian Jay Pharaoh.
Other additional acts revealed today (June 11) include Randy Newman, Rebolution, Lindsey Stirling, Minus the Bear, Foxyygen, Tritonal, Araabmuzik, 3LAU, Cashmere Cat, Treasure Fingers, Break Science, The Madd Wikkid, and Nostalgia.
Now the schedule for the festival, which has grown over the last few months to five-day event beginning on Wednesday, July 16.
Headlining Friday, July 18, is Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden. Those bands will be preceded by Kendrick Lamar. Also playing the first full night of the festival is Above & Beyond, Empire of the Sun, Grimes, Blondie, Cage the Elephant, Schoolboy Q, and Tyler the Creator.
Big night number two is headlined by Deadmau5, with Metric and Snoop Dog preceding EDM's favourite mouse. Plus the Flaming Lips, Young the Giant, Girl Talk, TV on the Radio, Violent Femmes, Chance the Rapper, and comedy by Bob Saget.
Last up on the main stage Sunday is Outkast. The Atlanta duo will be joined on closing night by Frank Ocean and Modest Mouse. Justice will be there with a DJ set. Not to mention St. Vincent, Baauer, Matthew Good, Randy Newman, Rebelution, Lindsey Sterling, Sloan, Fucked Up, Gold & Youth. Sunday laughs will be provided by the trailer Park Boys and Jay Pharaoh.
For the complete festival lineup, see PembertonMusicFestival.com/lineup.


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Have Cat Questions? Ask a Cat Vet Online.
Hi There,
How old is your kitten?
Was she adopted from a shelter?
How long has she been this way?
Standing by to help...
It could be worms but it could also be a protzoan parasite called Giardia. Worms can reinfest after treatment as larvea in the stomach can re-hatch if the life cycle has not been broken.
Giardia can cause the symptoms you are seeing, and is very common with shelter or stray kitties. It is also common in her age group. Other parasites could be to blame as well, so it would be a good idea to have her checked. Giardia must be specifically looked for by the veterinarian as it will not show on a normal fecal exam, so if she has been checked for worms, they would not necessarily have found it. Be sure to mention the stinkiness and gas to your vet.
Thank you for taking in this lucky girl! Please let me know how it goes!
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A free English language teaching website from the BBC for learners and teachers of English. Updated on a daily basis, the site provides authentic, topical business English material in a stimulating and interactive environment. Audio, video, flash and pdf formats are used to fully engage the learner whilst the blogs, message boards and discussion lists encourage the students to practise and improve their language skills.
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/


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The Orphanage: Prepare to be Afraid
Thank you, GiggleSugar, for writing this review because
I'm too scared to see this movie I haven't, um, had the chance to see the movie yet.
The Spanish-language film The Orphanage is a classic ghost story. There are no fancy CGI effects, there's very little gore, and it doesn't knock you over the head every five minutes with a cheap scare. But make no mistake: This is one of the scariest movies I've ever seen — perhaps even the scariest.
Laura (the wonderful Belén Rueda) returns to the orphanage she grew up in to start a home for sick and disabled kids with her physician husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo). She soon finds that her seven-year-old son Simon (played by adorable Roger Princep) is not adjusting so well to their new gloomy home, which is an imposing, gray house by the sea.
Simon's imaginary friends begin to proliferate and his communications with them grow uncomfortably non-make-believe. During a treasure-hunting game Simon's "friends" have set up for him, he finds a folder that reveals what his parents were planning to tell him later: that he is adopted and that he is HIV-positive. Simon's parents try to reassure him, but after a fight with Laura, Simon disappears. There's much more to this eerie story, however, so
Months after Simon's disappearance, Laura enlists psychics to contact the spirits that she thinks are hiding the boy. After a terrifying séance in which a medium (played by a spooky Geraldine Chapman) reinforces her suspicions, Laura's weary husband insists that they move out. But she tells Carlos she wants to stay just for two more days — alone — to say goodbye. Here, the film gives itself over to Laura and her anguished quest for her son. Do ghosts in the house really have him? Is Laura actually being haunted by memories from her past? Is she mad? Or all of the above?
The Orphanage doesn't reinvent the ghost story, it just does it really, really well. Whether it's Laura walking down a dark staircase, a creepy child in an even creepier mask (see top photo) suddenly appearing where he shouldn't be, or sounds that go bump in the night, the film delivers them all with maximum impact. But what sets it apart from merely scary films (and what it has in common with other great films in the ghost story genre like The Others) is that it gets you emotionally invested in the characters and understands that behind a good ghost story is a tale of human suffering and tragedy. Ghost stories tap into primal feelings: The dread we feel about the idea of the dead communicating with us is mixed with our desire for them to do so. The Orphanage plays with these two conflicting emotions to moving and terrifying effect. I was emotionally absorbed, and after watching this film, I also finally understood where the cliché "spine-tingling" comes from. Go see this—but don't go alone.
To see the trailer and more clips from The Orphanage check out movies.ivillage.com.
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Google's Nexus 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 are considered the best Android phones. If you're looking for a phone to boost productivity, which one is for you?
Both the Nexus 5 and the Galaxy S4 feature top-notch 5-inch 1080 x 1920 screen. That being said, there are differences between them. Some people have complained that the S4 has oversaturated colors and somewhat of a cold look. On the other hand, there have been complaints that the Nexus 5's blacks are a bit washed out, and its colors are duller than the Galaxy S4. But these are nits to pick. Both screens are excellent. This one's a tie.
Processors and RAM
For top-notch productivity, you want a fast phone with enough RAM to get any job done. Here the Nexus 5 noses out Samsung Galaxy S4. The Nexus 5 has a 2.3 Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processsor, while the Galaxy S4 sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 1.9GHz quad-core processor. That gives the edge to the Nexus 5, although only slightly, because there's not a great deal of difference between the two of them in practice. But the Nexus 5 is better positioned to handle any processor-intensive apps that might come along. Both have 2 GB of RAM, which is enough to tackle whatever work you've got to do.
Both phones come with either 16GB or 32GB of storage. But the Galaxy S4 gets the clear nod here because it has a microSD slot that can handle an additional 64GB of storage, so it can handle many more files.
Android compatibility
Google regularly upgrades Android, and not uncommonly, each upgrade adds productivity-boosting features. So Android compatibility is important. The Nexus 5 wins this one hands down because it's a pure Android phone, and has the latest version of Android on it, version 4.4, called KitKat. The Galaxy S4 comes with Samsung's TouchWiz interface, so it's not pure Android. Android upgrades come to it more slowly than to the Nexus 5. (The S4 doesn't yet have KitKat on it, for example.) And there's no guarantee that the S4 will get all future Android upgrades.
Extra software
With the Nexus 5 you get Android, but no extra software. Samsung has stuffed the Galaxy S4 not just with the TouchWiz interface, but with a lot of extras, such as some very nifty phone features as well as some innovative inteface capabilities such as being able to scroll just by moving your eyes. Not everyone is a fan of TouchWiz, though, so I'll call this one a tie.
If your work involves anything to do with a camera, you'll favor the Galaxy S4. It's got a 13-megapixel camera compared to the Nexus 5's 8-megapixel one. And Samsung's phone software is far superior.
The Nexus 5 is clearly ahead here. For between $349 and $399 you get an unlocked phone with no contract. If you wanted to buy an off-contract Galaxy S4, you'd have to fork over $600 or more.
Bottom line
Both phones are excellent, with no clear winner. If you care about storage, and you use a camera in your work, you'll probably want the Galaxy S4. If you like TouchWiz, you'll want it as well. But for most other purposes, and especially if you're budget-minded, you'll likely go with the Nexus 5.


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February 18, 2005
AMHERST, MA - An upset-minded Amherst College women's hockey team took a 2-1 lead into the final period but came away with a hard-fought 5-2 non-league loss to the No. 1-ranked team in the nation, Elmira College, in a game played on neutral ice at Williams College on Friday night. The Jeffs close their regular season at 8-11-5 and await the start of the NESCAC Postseason Championship Tournament, which kicks off next Saturday.
Reigning Co-NESCAC Player of the Week Rachel Simon (West Orange, NJ) scored both Amherst goals for a 2-1 Lord Jeff lead in the second period, but Elmira rebounded with four unanswered tallies over a 4:43 stretch in the final stanza to seal the win, upping its record to a sparkling 19-3.
Senior Laura Hurd (Kingston, Ont.) connected twice for Elmira and was joined in the scoring column by classmates and fellow Canadians Lindsay Palmer (Echo Bay, Ont.), Charissa Gawant (Sault St. Marie, Ont.) and Shannon Sargent (Lumby, British Col.). Hurd also dished out a pair of assists.
Sophomore Kirsten Forsberg (Kenilworth, IL), junior Renee Sisti (Coventry, CT) and rookie Christa Porcaro (Pelham, NY) assisted on Simon's scoring strikes. Simon finishes the regular season with a team-high 29 points on 12 goals and 17 assists.
Sophomore goalie Lindsay Grabowski (Princeton, NJ) went the distance for Amherst with 22 saves. First-year Cara McGurry (Winnipeg, Manitoba) turned away 18 shots for Elmira.
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Greg Blow has taken on an increased role with the Watertown Community Foundation.
Blow has come onboard to assist Executive Director Jan DeBerg with donor development. Though this is a new position, Blow is not a newcomer to the Foundation, as he was Great Western Bank's trustee representative for the Foundation from 1988 through 2010.
"Being affiliated with the Foundation is how I really got to know Watertown," Blow said. "Since the bank was a trustee, I started coming to the meetings immediately and quickly became part of the community – I thank the Foundation for that.
"A lot goes through these doors," he said of the Foundation office. From the organizations and programs requesting grants to the donors and the board – the Foundation really is about "community," and it encompasses Watertown. "It is really pretty amazing. I learned a lot about the community in a couple years what may have taken many years to learn had I not been involved with the Foundation."
Blow is a graduate of University of South Dakota in Vermillion, the University of Louisville School of Law in Kentucky and Northwestern University Graduate Trust School. He is a Vietnam vet and retired from the Army's National Guard. For the past 37 years, Blow has been in the trust business in South Dakota. In his free time, Blow enjoys hunting, fishing and traveling.
Both Blow and DeBerg look forward to this new partnership of promoting philanthropy in the Watertown area. The board whole-heartedly welcomes Blow.
"This relationship will bring only good things to the Foundation," said Lee Schull, WCF Board chair. "Greg brings a depth of trust experience and truly cares about the Foundation and the community it serves."
The board consists of five members. They are appointed by the Watertown School District, Wells Fargo Bank, Great Western Bank, the Chamber and the City. In addition, both Great Western and Wells Fargo are trustees.
The Watertown Community Foundation invests in the vitality and future of Watertown by supporting community priorities, responding to human service needs and enhancing recreation, education, arts and culture.


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About the Book
This small format book presents the identity design of Miriello Grafico, a San Diego based branding and design firm.
The book attempts to demonstrate that while a company's logo is important to a brand, it's the complete story a company tells that constitutes the brand.
The book features the identity work of both large multi-national firms and smaller start-ups, providing a valuable reference for graphic designers and branding professionals.
Features & Details
- Category Portfolios
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
40 Pages
- Publish Date Jan 27, 2009
- Tags ron miriello, not a brand, a logo, graphic design, miriello grafico, a logo is not a brand, logo, branding, identity, packaging, design, miriello, logos, grafico
About the Creator
Miriello provides brand strategy and design expertise. We also are constantly devising new projects about the arts, community building, exploration and collecting- that we often turn into publications. We value books, the ideal souvenir to document and share ideas,
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Give HTC Sense an Oriental Feel
Sebasbabel has kindly created an Oriental Theme for HTC Sense/Manila/TouchFLO 3D. 'Oriental Sense_ZEN' is really a shell theme, an iconset and a Manila skin all rolled into one, but you can pick and choose different aspects to add to your device if you prefer.
The personalised folder icons look stunning when combined with the skinned clock, the calligraphic system font and the included wallpaper, and really transform the often-boring look of a stock WM device into something completely original.
The different components of the theme are available in the original thread.


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Bow Band by Shelby Allaho
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This book contains 28 patterns$18.93 on Amazon
Bow Band
One of a trio of bands from the book: A classic bow is always a favorite to go with any outfit. Make just the bow to attach to any hairband, or cover a hairband completely with crochet, for a perfect match. The Pima Cotton has a soft sheen and holds its shape well.
Make a hairband stand to display your hairbands: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/festival-hairband...
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Stephen Hawking Infographic - Professor, Patient and Total Badass
Here's a great infographic created that breaks down the entire life of super geek, professor, patient and total badass Stephen Hawking. It's amazing to see all of the accomplishments and discoveries that this man has made over the years. If someone offered you the opportunity to be as smart as Hawking would you take it?
Joey Paur — Co-Founder / Editor of GeekTyrant.com, and if you haven't noticed I write… a lot. Movies are my passion and I live and breathe all things geek. This site is part of my life's work, it's a part of me. I love what I do, and I enjoy sharing everything I can with you when it comes to movies and geekery. In my spare time I travel to the netherworlds to battle demons. @JoeyPaur | email@example.com
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Trailblazer Tours has a great passion to share the most amazing locations Queensland has to offer with Schools and colleges from all over the nation.
Thank you for helping make this so enjoyable and successful school camp. The kids are already saying how good it was. Much of the credit should go to our fraser guide, keith who was exceptional, very knowledgeable, friendly, enthusiastic and popular.We hope he is available again next year.Regards,Ro
I just wanted to let you know that I had a fantastic time in Fraser!! The trip was amazing. We got to see and do so much. Peter was a great tour guide... so friendly, knowledgeable and fun.Thanks so much for an amazing experience. I will definitely tour with Sunset again!!Jenna Kearns
We took in a 3 day Fraser Island tour with Barry and Maxine in October. We saw many wonderful sights on Fraser throughout the 3 days including dingos and turtles. Barry and Maxine are such wonderful people and are so passionate about Fraser Island. They were full of knowledge and are brilliant tour


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Bicycle Belle
Cherie Corbin - Lafayette, CA
I am fortunate to live and work in communities where biking is becoming a lifestyle. I've commuted by bike for the past three years...rain or shine. I am unabashedly a bit of a fashionista, so biking to work in all the required regalia has been at times, a little challenging, but I've become a bit of a spectacle! I use every opportunity to encourage other people to give those wheels a whirl-
I commute on a Brompton, I shop with my cargo bike, and I tear up some serious hills on my Lil ole Orbea- cycling centers me, challenges me and keeps me focused on the bigger picture- health, community and one less car on the road:)blog comments powered by Disqus


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For seven years, Theodore Mamel worked as a technician, repairing pianos used by charter school students at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland.
Wednesday night, he was arrested in Belle Vernon by Southwest Regional Police after he allegedly tried to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sex.
Mamel was actually communicating online with an undercover police officer in Belle Vernon.
Mamel, 64, of 2872 Pierce St., Export, is charged with two counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count each of sexual abuse of children/dissemination of child pornography, sexual abuse of children, and criminal use of a communications facility in the commission of a felony.
He is in the Fayette County Jail in lieu of $250,000 straight cash bond and faces a preliminary hearing 10 a.m. Feb. 21 before Magisterial District Judge Richard Kasunic in Perry Township.
Sal Aloe, Lincoln Park Center for the Performing Arts managing director, said Mamel – known to him as "Theo" – has been employed by the center since 2007.
The day after Mamel's arrest, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School officials attempted to distance themselves from him.
Christina Zarek, director of communications for the National Network of Digital Schools, told The Valley Independent Mamel was not an employee of the charter school.
But Aloe acknowledged that the center and the charter school have a close working relationship. In Mamel's case, he did work in the school setting of the center, fixing pianos owned by the center which the charter school students used. All of his work on the pianos was performed after school hours, Aloe said.
Aloe said the charter school rents space from the center to conduct classes.
"There is a defined space within the center where students take classes," Aloe said.
Both the center and the charter school have mailing addresses of One Lincoln Park, Midland.
Aloe said Mamel had Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance and Act 34 Criminal Record Clearance.
"All of his clearances were good," Aloe said. "That's why it was shock to us. First thing I did when I heard about this was to go and check that all of his clearances were good."
Aloe said Mamel has been placed on leave without pay pending resolution of the criminal case.
Passwords for access to computers in the center have been changed, in part to ensure Mamel does not have access to them. His keycard has been disabled.
Police said most of the IP addresses used by Mamel are public. But they noted that on one occasion, Mamel used a Wi-Fi connection registered to the Midland School District.
Noting that it was not a public IP address, Southwest Regional asked Mamel how he got access to that Wi-Fi connection.
Mamel allegedly told police, "one of the connections I used was that of my employer, Lincoln Park Center for the Performing Arts. Lincoln Park is a public charter school."
Mamel told police he used the Wi-Fi connection while sitting outside the school. Mamel denied he had communication with any students in that school.
The investigation
On Jan. 8, Mamel posted on Craigslist an advertisement seeking "girls that want to try some taboo sex," according to an affidavit of probable cause.
On Jan. 9, Southwest Regional responded to the on-line ad, posing as a 14-year-old girl. From Jan. 14 through 17, Mamel spoke online with the officer and sent pornographic images of juveniles to the person he believed to be a "teen," according to the affidavit.
On Feb. 10, Mamel said he would like to meet the "girl."
The "meeting" was to take place Wednesday, but instead police stopped Mamel in the 200 block of Main Street. At that point, Southwest Regional Chief John Hartman asked Mamel if he was communicating with a young girl from Belle Vernon and the defendant nodded his head and said, "Can I have one of your guns so I can just shoot myself?"
Police seized a laptop in Mamel's car, which allegedly contains pornographic photographs of juveniles.
Chris Buckley is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-684-2642 or email@example.com.


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Andrew Kemp schrieb:
> I have reason to believe that my modem
> is losing sync at random and it comes back quick enough that the WAN
> interface on m0n0wall doesn't realize it dropped.
Does that mean that the snyc-LED on your DSl-modem goes off, and that it
resyncs again (usually a flashing sync-LED during that procedure or
something like this)? If that's the case (meaning that your DSL-modem is
really loosing it's sync) it's nothing between the modem and your m0n0wall.
Losing the DSL sync usually is because of a faulty splitter, a bad line
or problems in the station your phoneline ends in. And if so, it's a
problem of your ISP, or whoever is responsible for the phone line.
If you can, try another DSL-modem (different brand and such), there's a
(small) chance that this will solve your problem.


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Shops At Columbus Circle
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Williams Sonoma offers professional quality cookware, bakeware and gourmet food. Visit our premier kitchen store in New York, NY to shop our products, create a wedding registry, and participate in our technique and cooking classes in New York.
Shops At Columbus Circle
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