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Chai Chocolate Sables
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The province of Negros Occidental, Philippines will be celebrating its 21st Provincial Environment Week (PEW) in June 2013 pursuant to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Ordinance No. 152, series of 1993. "An Ordinance declaring the 4th week of June as the Provincial Environment Week". The weeklong activity is meant to raise the environmental awareness and consciousness of Negrenses on the importance of the different ecosystem as basic life support system. Anchored on the Ridge to Reef approach, the provinces will also several environment-related activities in collaboration with the 31 Local Government Units (LGUs) of the province.
In line with this, the Provincial Environment Management Office will launch and conduct a Scubasurero: Reef and Coastal Cleanup on June 22, 1013 in the three (3) identified Local Government Units (LGUs) that include the City of Sipalay, City of Sagay and San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Philippines. SCUBAsurero means a group of divers or individual who voluntarily join the reef and clastal cleanup. SCUBAsurero is a synchronized coastal and dive cleanup in the 3 LGUs will definitely heighten the awareness and consciousness of the community, encourage community attention and action on current environmental issues and concerns and promote behavioural change towards sustainable development.
In view of the foregoing, we are cordially inviting all divers to join in the SCUBAsurero for one earth... one chance ... one choice!

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text: NEW YORK ( The Deal) -- Critics of Shuanghui International Holdings' $7.1 billion bid for Smithfield Foods ( SFD) characterized the proposed transaction as a massive transfer of intellectual property and agricultural know-how to China that will eventually eliminate American jobs and endanger food safety in the U.S. "The risks outweigh the benefits," Usha Haley, director of West Virginia University's Robbins Center for Global Business and Strategy, told the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday, July 10. She warned lawmakers that the companies' claim that the deal had nothing but upside to the U.S. -- by increasing exports of American pork to China without exposing Americans to any of China's well-documented food safety problems -- is false. "Shuanghui is a highly subsidized and opaquely managed Chinese private company," she said. "This will affect food safety, how we do business and compatibility with our policies." Haley noted that it took China only five years after it made its initial moves into food processing to move from having no exports in the business to become a major exporter, thanks to subsidies that allowed the country's food processors access to cheap land, labor and raw materials. As a result, she said, China last year shipped 4 billion pounds of food to the U.S., including half the apple juice consumed here, 80% of the tilapia and 10% of the frozen spinach. A similar path will occur with pork, she predicted. "The same will happen here," she said. She said the adoption of Smithfield's industrial farming techniques and meat processing technologies eventually will result in the most profitable aspects of pork production being moved to China. "Smithfield could become the lowest rung on the commodity supply chain. High-value manufacturing could move to China, leaving low-value pork production here." She said Australia and Africa have suffered problems as a result of China's direct investment in their countries and the U.S. will expose itself to similar threats, including the elimination of Securities and Exchange Commission filings after Smithfield is taken private. "This will double the number of jobs in the U.S. tied to Chinese direct investment." She noted that the U.S. has periodically banned numerous Chinese foods and that, unlike grocery store items, foreign foods sold in restaurants or as processed foods do not need to be labeled as imported.


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November print edition of The Cobbler
The November print edition of The Cobbler, the newspaper of William Carey University, is now available online by clicking here.
The November edition features stories about the new Miss William Carey University, the new women's dormitory under construction on campus, remembrances of Dr. Ralph Noonkester, the revival of Carey's instrumental department, cross-country star Joash Osoro, Dr. Daniel Browning and his path to Carey, and many other great stories and features. There is also a full page spread of Costume Ball photos!


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"THE MAHDI WILL NEVER LEAVE RUM, THE TURKS (because Turkey used to be known as region of Rum.)"
(Narrated from Ish'afu'r-Ragibin by Tilsimlar, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, p. 212)
The Lord of believers (saas) says: "... If you wait UNTIL ALLAH PRODUCES ONE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] FOR YOU WHO WILL UNIFY YOU AND BRING YOU TOGETHER WHEN YOU ARE FRAGMENTED... you will be rewarded, and you will understand with certainty that he [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] is the one who will take revenge (who will provide the requisite intellectual response to Darwinism, materialism and atheism) without you suffering any injustice, and who will salvage your rights…"
(Kitab al-Ghayba, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Publications, Collected by: Muhammed Baqrr al-Majlis, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 182)


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Sue's Mommy Blog -Let's Make Lip Balm?
For the first five years I had a Mommy Blog about my daughter Abby's life and what it was like for me as a first time Mommy. Now she's a 10 year old Diva and I've decided to bring back the Mommy blog. Her life and what she does is just so funny, it's too funny not to talk about or write about! It's time to share our adventures with you again. Wow, I can't believe she's 10 already. Time flies.


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Zelda was born at the end of March 2017. She and her brother, Zak, are pretty bonded and love to wrestle and play with each other. Zelda is shy at first but warms up once she trusts you. She loves to be held and petted, and will make a great pet for any family!
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Why didn't Regulus at least find out how to destroy horcruxes before he set out to the cave knowing he had to die? It doesn't make sense that he would hunt a horcrux down but not try and find out how to destroy them.
Why also didn't he just decide to live long enough to see the locket be destroyed? He could have lived longer had he either; got Kreacher to dissaparate him (using house elf magic) after he drank the water, learned how fight inferi [with fire as Dumbledore explained] and then with Kreacher supporting him, go back by boat to the entrance and then get dissaperated back to Grimmauld Place once outside.
If he believed there was only one horcrux, why couldn't he have drank the potion, see the horcrux be destroyed and then believing that Voldemort was Mortal now, try and bump him off? [Offcourse with the other horcruxes unkown to him he would have failed]
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Topic: Blessings of the Season
Seasons Greetings,
I would like to wish everyone on this board the blessings of the season. Whether you be a patient or a caregiver, I hope that God provides you with comfort and solace, and no matter what stage of the journey you are all on, that the path be made easier to walk.
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I tried posting this in the 'FAQ & How-To' forum, but I could not find a "New Topic" button. If it should be there, feel free to move it.
Many years ago when I had 4 kids, I owned a 'Smoky Joe' Weber grill, which I consider a very practical and relatively inexpensive beginner's grill. It served me well while my family was large. Now that I am 75 and the kids are long gone and we've moved several times, the Weber is no more. However, family members remembered our weekly BBQs and gave us a relatively expensive S.S. mini-grill (the Cobb Grill) which I have played with for awhile. It has some very nice features which make it practical for cooking for 1-2 people on its tiny 10 1/2" cooking surface - centralized briquette basket with efficient 10-11 briquette capacity, a primarily indirect surface which does double duty as a high-temp. grilling surface for steak searing, a separate food grate that sits ~1" above the heat radiating surface for indirect grilling, and a liquid seasoning/drippings moat that eliminates any possibility of flare-ups and keeps food moist. There are accessories such as a griddle, fry pan, wok, and extender for Beer-Can Chicken which all together fit into a handy, compact carry bag for 'Tail-Gating', Camping/Hunting/Fishing trips, etc.
However, (here come the negatives from my perspective) there are some shortcomings.
1. The small capacity ash collector is welded into the assembly - it is NOT removable. You have to wait until you are finished cooking before you can dump the ash.
2. Being of small capacity, you are limited to a 1 hr. cooking period - only 1 briquette/wood chip refill before the ash collector is full. This is no good for 3-4 hr. low/slow smoking periods.
3. The briquette basket is constructed of widely spaced S.S. wire allowing small coals and wood chips to fall into the moat ruining any potential use of the drippings.
4. The lid does not have a thermometer to help guide when briquette refills are needed.
Modifying the Ash Collector
I contacted the factory in S. Africa and special ordered an insert assembly with the ash collector/briquette basket holder un-welded.
The insert assembly includes a heat deflector plate and the ash collector/briquette grate/basket holder. The heat deflector must be removed to allow a removable, deeper S.S. bowl, by carefully grinding away the four weld spots. The loss of this heat shield only increases the bottom temperature from ambient to warm. After placing the ash collector/briquette grate/basket holder in the insert, mark with a marker pen around the base of the ash collector where it meets with the insert. This will be your cutting line. Add three 'Tabs' about 1/4" square 120* apart to this cut line. After cutting, these tabs will be folded over to retain the briquette grate/basket holder to the insert. The S.S. bowl replacement is a perfect fit and came from a 6 bowl S.S. bowl set I purchased from Target.
See next post for continuation of modifications.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has issued an arrest warrant for a 27-year-old man on charges of attempted first-degree murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Joseph Chambers is wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting on Dec. 28 in the 5600 block of Bishop Lane in Lakewood in which a 3-year-old girl was struck in the foot.
Neighbors said the girl was hit by a bullet while lying on the sofa in a front room of the house. She was treated at a hospital and released.
There were 11 bullet holes in the home; five in the door, three to the left near the front windows and three to the right near porch windows.
A surveillance camera was mounted on a nearby home and neighbors said at the time they hoped that could help police in their investigation.
Chambers is described as a white man, 5 feet 11 inches tall and 210 pounds.
Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS to remain anonymous and be eligible for a possible reward.
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This is a huge, but beautiful clock. The front is brown oynx with white oynx stripes. The face of the clock is also oynx. It measures 21 x 5-1/2 x 9". I haven't found any makers marks but the movement is in a can at the moment, haven't opened it up yet. Runs perfectly and keeps the correct time. Because of it's size I do not think this clock was made for a regular household, I think it was made for an office, bank, or whatever. Beauftiful quite clock.


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Dirt, soil, call it what you want - it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are - and have long been - using up Earth's soil. Once pared of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain, cultivated soils erode bit by bit, slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations.
A rich mix of history, archaeology, and geology, Dirt traces the role of soil use and abuse in the history of Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, China, European colonialism, Central America, and the American push westward. We see how soil has shaped us and how we have shaped soil - as society after society has risen, prospered, and plowed through a natural endowment of fertile dirt.
David R. Montgomery sees in the recent rise of organic and no-till farming hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations. The book is published by University of California Press.
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"Anyone interested in environmental issues should read this book.... [It] entertains and stimulates thought." (Times Higher Education Supplement, UK)
"Turns out there's a lot to learn about dirt"
Dirt is both a facinating history of the stuff under our feet and a good education about how it's created, weathered away, drained or suplimented with nutrients and how human horticultural practices have effected it throughout time.
There are 3 clear sections to the book, the middle of which did seem to drag on repeating the same story over and over again. In fairness to the author though this is more an inditement of our farming practices over the centuries than to his writing style.
Well read and well researched this book is a great starting place for anyone interested in soil. You may even develop some enthusiasm on the subject and go and build yourself a Worm Farm and a compost heap!
I read nothing that is popular.
"More Than Just Dirt"
"Dirt" is something that I wanted to read for a long time. I find this kind of information to be interesting, but not necessary to know. My brain drives on facts and figures that doesn't start conversations at parties. David R. Montgomery writes this book like a term paper, where he is defending his thesis. Montgomery uses topsoil, erosion, and calcification to explain the history of agriculture and our need for farming as the population expands. Basically, Montgomery raises the issues of not having enough soil to keep up with the demands. Pretty much we are running out of dirt to farm and need to find another way to grow our crops.
I have a passion for all things science, music, and outdoors. I am also a "crazy dog lady."
"not my cup of tea. . .surprisingly"
As a geologist/biologist I expected to be keenly interested in this book. The comprehensive historical survey lost me, however, and it became somewhat tedious to listen to the many examples. This may have been a better
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Thought this was a really good book. I have a leaning towards ag and sustainable ag so I was very interested in the concepts brought forward. I have to admit while the exhaustion of the topsoil may not be the sole cause of some of the societies downfall, the thoughts brought forward make you think it played an important role.
"Send a copy to Congress!"
Speak to the Earth, and it shall teach the. - Job 12; 8
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"Great history we need to learn from the start learning fast!"
The book was excellent, people ALL people should start being concern. We can grow food and improve the soil, and become regenerative. We have to want too. Money and greed is in the way, of do the right thing today.
"I wish we could make this compulsory reading"
Brilliant discussion about a topic vital to our collective survival, and very accessible and easy to listen to, despite the esoteric focus and rather modest title.
Highly recommended to anyone interested in culture, history, biological sciences, farming practices throughout the world, sustainable or restorative farming, gardening, or any aspect of environmental protection.
Loved it.
"Our Future"
The future of this world depends on the philosophy behind the message of this book. If we continue to run business with only thinking about the "now" and not the future then we too, will repeat the same mistakes of all those ancient cultures.
"Fascinating History"
Fresh Take on History
This is a completely fascinating topic - a long neglected and yet absolutely essential part of history. I was amazed, surprised and constantly engaged by the ever intriguing twists and turns. Highly recommended!
"Very thought provoking"
Great listen it's full of interesting information.
I good reminder how important our soil is to humanity.
Great book. A bit of a slow start and the narrator is a bit monotone but excellent none the less.
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"Son, son, you forgot your sandwiches" I could hear the voice shouting behind me. I was thirteen. It was three o'clock in the morning on June 16 1977. My dad was running down the road in his pyjamas with my spam and piccalilli sandwiches and a flask of tea under his arm. Like most boys of thirteeen I greeted my dad with a mix of public embarrassment and private gratitude. It's a nice memory of dad helping me as I grew up, particularly now it's my turn to look out for him.
For a fisherman, particularly coarser types, June 16 is a magical date as it is the first day of the fishing season. On that morning in June 1977, I was about to take an epic three 'night bus ' road trip from Fulham to the pond behind the British Gas building in Staines,
My best friend's dad worked for British Gas and he had got us passes to fish this lovely little lake for a whole season. We arrived before dawn. It was still dark and we set up our rods with a torch while chatting excitedly in whispers. Dawn broke, and the early morning mist rose off the pond and a little water snake swam up past us and into some nearby reeds.
My little peacock quill landed with a plop about ten feet from the bank and next to some lily pads. A moment later the float tap tapped and then slid underwater. I swung a handsome little perch into my hand. The sun warmed my face and even though it is more than thirty years ago, I still remember every detail that wonderful day fishing with my best friend in the sun.
That day in 1977 was probably my fishing high point. I have had countless cold and miserable and fishless days since then. But I think I may have hooked my youngest son on Monday. The real credit goes to the folks at Horam Manor Ponds. A great place to fish set in lovely countryside complete with a café and a proper loo. Even better there's a little nursery lake there that is full of fish and a perfect place to teach an eight year old. When we left he had caught more than twenty fish included two – whopping for an eight year old – mirror carp of about a pound each. He has been beaming ever since and asking me when we can go again.
Not only did he catch some fish but he also learnt to handle them carefully in a wet cloth when returning then to the water and how to put his own maggots on the hook. My next step has to be to teach him to tackle up himself as on Monday he had caught five or six fish before I even got my float in the water!
Anglers are always happy to swap a few words of advice. It was nice to see two teenage boys stop fishing to go over and help three very young first time anglers set up their kit and catch their first few fish. It left their parents to enjoy a few moments of peace in the sunshine while these young experts shared their knowledge and passion. If you have kids and a day to spare in the summer then take them along to Horam Manor Ponds and let them have a fish while you watch from the café with a cuppa.
My resolution this year is to do more sea fishing and to catch a few more fish for the dinner table. Mackerel are relatively easy to catch in the summer months. And I like eating them particularly off the barbeque when they are just out of the sea. I've promised my wife some sea bass so that is my new challenge this year. I quite fancy trying my luck at some kayak fishing too.
If I set off early I'll have to remember my own packed lunch as at eighty eight years of age my dad isn't going to run down the road again if I forget them again.
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- Hi everyone. I'm Starry Windy, and feel free to call me Chris, Wind, Starry or even Windy. I'm one of the PC resident, nice to meet you. I'm starting to know Pokémon since late 90's, and I still like it even now. I have handful of favorite Pokémon, but many people started to relate me to Victini, because I started to like it ever since I watched the Pokémon movie with Victini in it. Isn't it cute and adorable? And not to mention that it earned the title of first Pokémon that I caught via Critical Capture, which makes it even more special. :)
I've been here for over 3 years and becoming a PC veteran nowadays, but even as a veteran, I still have lots to learn, because I'm sure I'll have enjoyable experience for days to come. You can see me quite often in Pokémon Trivia and The Playground section, even though I'm posting on other sections at times.
If you feel like it, just talk to me via VMs and just be nice to each other. I may be not talking much at times and being shy (especially in real life), but I'll talk with ya as soon as I can. Please note that at times I might be busy, especially on weekends, so please DON'T EVER remove me from the friend list just because I didn't talk much to you and whatnot, and don't say meanie stuffs to me as well. I'd appreciate it if you talk without calling me names or such. I value friendships, so you should, as well, because it's the right thing to do.
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In case you checked my post in Leaving/Return thread in days ago, I was taking a break because I wanted to celebrate Chinese New Year in another city, which in itself is very festive! However, as explained in one of my latest post, even after I came back from the trip, I didn't break out of Windvisibility just yet, because I have several reasons for this...
Actually, I've been planning to bring my current laptop to the service for a while now, because I feel like it was having some issues....
Well, it's the launch day of Pokémon Sun and Moon, and I'm still waiting for the online shop somewhere to send my pre-order. However, lately I have personal concerns, mainly after I played Sun and Moon demo back in the day.
Just so you know, I was playing Sun and Moon demo in Simplified Chinese, and even though I'm still yet to learn all of them, I think I know some gist of it at least! However, one day, I was entering the Capturing Pokémon challenge in the demo, and I started to be...
Usually when Pokémon make the announcement of the new game like Sun and Moon, usually people are psyched because they have new features, some because of the new Pokémon as well (like in my case with Popplio just recently). However, the reason I'm psyched at Sun and Moon was one of the most celebrated features among any Chinese Pokémon community: Being able to see the game officially released in Chinese language for the first time.
You see, I'm studying Mandarin language because as a...
You know… several years ago, when I watched Pokémon movie that features Victini in it, I was introduced to a certain delicacy called macarons. If you have watched it, you know that it's Victini's favorite food, and in Pokémon XY anime, macarons are quite dominant as well, given that Kalos region was inspired from France as a whole, and macarons were originated from France, or so I heard. These macarons sure look yummy, but then, I haven't got a chance to try one… until several hours...
So, it's February, and it's a matter of weeks until Chinese New Year. Usually I would go in here to tell that I'll be unable to go here, because I can't take my internet connection with me whenever I'm going to another city, and it has happened for 2 years in a row (and I wouldn't count the CNY in my first year in PC because that time I'm having using the network that was available in that city). However, on my previous blog entry, I've been putting a hint that in the year of Chimchar, this CNY...
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
You know how it goes. You settle into a nice dinner with your family or have just tuned in to the season finale of your favorite TV show when the phone rings. It's a sales call. You didn't ask for it, and it certainly isn't happening at an opportune time. Even if the salesperson is offering something you might be interested in, you likely feel interrupted and frustrated since you didn't give out your phone number in the first place. Email marketing is no different in this regard, and sending unsolicited emails to people who don't want to receive them might get you a random conversion here and there, but it will land you in hot water with the Internet service providers (ISP)s, ruin long-term brand-loyal relationships, and damage your reputation.

 Permission email marketing occurs when recipients have taken action to explicitly request you add them to your email address list. For example, your favorite restaurant is sending you permission email marketing messages after you give them your email address. In this case, the emails may contain menu items, specials, or unique offers.

 Permission is the key to any good email program. Like I've said a thousand times, email is about building a relationship that will ultimately drive brand value and increase revenue. Sending unsolicited emails to a prospect's or customer's already clogged inbox will not get you very far. If you think that getting permission to send email to someone is optional, think again.

 Checks and Boxes

 True opt-in means your subscribers are opting in by choice and checking a box on their own good will. Someone on your list who simply has not opted out should not be considered an opt-in. Or put another way, not unsubscribing or not checking the Do Not Send box is not the same level of permission as someone who willingly checks the Subscribe or Send Me Email options.

 The first recommendation I have when it comes to gaining permission to email a prospect or customer is to never precheck a box for them. Say you visit a website for a company that sells widgets. You want someone to call you about the company's different products, so you complete the contact form on the company website. As you are about to click Submit, you notice a box at the very bottom that has a check in it indicating that you would like to subscribe to the company's email program for special offers and promotions.

 Often times, website visitors don't notice this box is checked and are tricked into subscribing. This is not the way to run a responsible email program. You need to put the potential subscribers in the driver's seat when it comes to email. Assuming they want email communications from you and creating the extra step of unchecking a box or, even worse, unsubscribing, won't work in your favor or theirs. You might get a bigger list but not a better list. If you are still focused on list growth by any means, you can skip ahead to Truth 17, and read what CBS SportsLine did in terms of making sure it had a list full of active subscribers.

 Single Opt-in

 When it comes to getting permission from your subscribers, there are many ways and places it can happen. The most important thing to remember is that all subscribers on your list must take some type of action to indicate they would like to receive email communications from your company. As long as your sign-up is clearly defined and subscribers can easily understand what they will receive and when, a single opt-in will do the job. A single opt-in occurs when users provide their email address and are then automatically entered as new subscribers. No verification or second step is required of the subscribers during a single opt-in process. The best way to follow up with this type of opt-in is to send an immediate welcome message. (See Truth 43 for more on welcome messages.) This alerts you to bad addresses and gives the recipients a chance to see your email program in action while they still have your company on their mind.

 Double Opt-in

 You may be wondering about double opt-in. This type of opt-in entails a person subscribing and then being sent an email asking them to confirm the desire to subscribe, usually by clicking on a confirmation link in the email. Although double opt-in gained momentum years ago, deliverability and usability issues with getting that confirmation email to the inbox and clicked have caused many to move away from it. In fact, only 3 percent of major online retailers use a double opt-in subscription process.

 Many clients using a double opt-in process have a black hole of data for those who are not completing the second stage of the double opt-in process. This means often there are many would-be email subscribers who fail to complete the second step for one of many reasons and, therefore, are not in the database but may not know that. Ensure that you can identify where the "forgotten email subscribers" data resides and make sure the second step email goes out without a hitch.

 Existing Relationship with no Opt-in

 If you have a recent existing relationship with customers or prospects, it is okay to send them a one-time message offering an opportunity to join your email list. After permission is granted, you'll be able to email them again, but remember that an offline relationship does not give you the right to email them. So get their permission before adding your offline customers into your email database.

 An old List

 If you have a list that has collected some dust and you've finally decided to rev up the old email program, ask subscribers to reconfirm or opt out. It is up to you to engage them again, but being honest and upfront about your intentions is a good first step. It can often lead to getting an updated user database as well. Here's some language to get you going: "We know you haven't heard from us in a while, but we are excited to say that we've made some improvements to our email newsletter and want to begin sharing them with you. You are subscribed already, but since you haven't heard from us in a while, we want to ask our valued customers and subscribers for continued permission to email them about our great offers and news. If you would like to continue to receive these email notices, please click here to update your profile."

 Remind Them

 In addition to always including an easy way (in each message) for recipients to opt out from your email program, include reminder language in your header or footer such as, "You signed up for this newsletter on our website or in our stores. If you would like to opt out of future newsletters, click here."

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IT HAS become a retail byword for affordable, functional furniture - plain, cheerful items that millions of consumers the world over cannot seem to resist.
But Ikea has become associated with something darker after admitting that at least some of its cupboards, chairs and other household products were produced by East German political prisoners.
A roomful of angry former prisoners first watched - then started to vent decades worth of anger - as the squirming head of Ikea Germany, Peter Betzel, formally apologised for using prison labour in the 1970s and 1980s.
''We regret wholeheartedly that this happened,'' Mr Betzel said after an independent report by auditors Ernst & Young confirmed Ikea managers knew of the practice. ''It is not and never was acceptable to Ikea that it should be selling products made by political prisoners and I would like to express my deepest regret for this to the victims and their families.''
The company insists nothing comparable goes on today.
But already questions of compensation are being raised that could cost the company dear, not to mention the damage to its reputation.
Alexander Arnold, 51, was sent to prison aged 22 for ''distributing anti-communist propaganda'' - handing out flyers containing poems by Bertolt Brecht and Hermann Hesse.
He says he still has nightmares about the isolation cell where he was sent if he failed to keep up with the heavy workload making parts for office chairs.
''By the end of my 11-month sentence, I knew every part of the process,'' he said. ''From the rollers on the feet to the spine of the chair.''
He was also well aware that he and his fellow prisoners were working for the Swedish furniture giant.
''It was no secret,'' he said. ''Their name was on the boxes which the products were packed into. I'm glad that Ikea is taking responsibility but I'm sorry it took someone other than Ikea to bring this to light.''
The Ernst & Young report said that while Ikea had a policy of visiting production facilities to control working processes, access to East German suppliers had been restricted.
Dieter Ott, 49, a former prisoner who worked on a punch-press making parts for Ikea cupboards and doors, asked why Ikea had not questioned the ban on visiting workers: ''Did you not suspect something? And after all, you were working with a country that was separated from Sweden by a hulking great wall. Surely that should have given you reason enough to ask if you should have been working with East German suppliers.''
Mr Betzel said the company had had a strict system of checks and balances in place since 2000 and carried out more than 1000 control checks every year.
The company said it had received tipoffs that it had been using forced labour but had taken insufficient action against the claims.


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On June 8, 2013, Torres was selected in the 20th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners. He immediately packed his bags for Arizona, where he made his minor league debut with the Arizona Mariners.
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You aren't really running a native install of the OS, you are running a virtualized sort of system. I did this with a first gen Xoom and it was very slow, but then again that was before tablets had Tegra chips with 4 cores. I'm sure whatever tablet you choose will end up being similar just keep in mind you should have a micro-sd card slot. Also note that running Backtrack or any other OS on a tablet is neat and educational, but not really practical. I imagine we are a couple of years away from this being a useful exercise, for now as I said, its mostly educational.
I should follow that up by saying there are some interesting attack vectors that mobile devices with pentesting software on them can be used for. I have heard and seen devices being sent in packages to companies as fake deliveries. They show up, the receptionist signs for it and the individual to which the package is addressed says "I never ordered that", so the receptionist arranges a return for the following day or whenever. In the meantime the attacker uses the device to scan the networks, possibly getting into company guest networks or maybe breaking some poorly secured wireless network depending. This is relying on a lot of different stars aligning, but I have come to learn they frequently do. I would still say unless that is something you are planning on doing, and obviously for a legal test, I would stick with a laptop. Tablets are somewhat of an expensive ereader/browser (perhaps the Google Nexus tab excluded).


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Richards missed practice with a neck that "locked up" after the game, but said he had no symptoms of a concussion (he missed 10 games with a concussion last year) even though it appeared his head hit the ice as his neck whiplashed from the textbook slew foot by Cooke.
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AEDs and Bone Disorders
David G. Vossler, M.D.
Epilepsy Center at Washington Neuroscience Institute
Renton, Washington
The long-term use of some antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may cause bone disorders. These can include short stature, abnormal teeth, and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition where the density of calcium in the bone is substantially decreased. This leaves bone protein and a smaller amount of calcium behind, and results in brittle bones which can break more easily. Bone fractures (especially, hip) are more common in people taking certain AEDs. A lesser degree of bone calcium loss is called osteopenia. This is basically a milder form of osteoporosis.
Older generation AEDs which speed up the liver's metabolism, such as phenytoin and phenobarbital (and possibly carbamazepine), accelerate the breakdown of Vitamin D. Decreased serum Vitamin D reduces blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. These, in turn, result in the breakdown of bone to try to maintain the normal calcium blood levels. A major natural source of Vitamin D is your skin when it is exposed to sunlight. However, in northern areas where sunlight exposure is less, and with the use sunscreens in the summer to prevent the later development of skin cancer, many people may already have low or borderline in Vitamin D levels. AEDs can, in theory, worsen that problem.
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THE parents of a toddler who died tragically at his home have paid tribute to him.
Mason Tipping, 22 months, died at the flat off Hickory Avenue, Greenstead, Colchester, on Friday morning.
Despite the best efforts of his parents and medics to save him, Mason was pronounced dead a short time later at Colchester General Hospital.
Devastated dad Adrian Tipping, 29, said: "We have not been eating, we cannot do anything for ourselves at the moment. We have got our two other little girls and we cannot let them down."
Mason had been in his bedroom when around 9am mum Christine Tauchert discovered a chest of drawers had fallen onto him.
His parents said they took comfort in the fact they were able to watch medics work on their son but he could not be saved.


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Cocoa Melt Away Cookies photo by vsimon
clockwise: powdered sugar, cocoa and cinnamon, granulated sugar
These were a happy accident last year. It started out as a trial run of a recipe called Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies from Bon Appétit. The ingredients were cocoa, dark chocolate, eggs, a bit of cornstarch, salt and a lot of powdered sugar. No flour, no dairy. I could give it a go.
This is an easy recipe. And I inadvertently made it easier. Well, I got distracted and forgot to add the melted chocolate. It was melted. And still in the microwave, out of sight. I didn't even notice my mistake until I was making a cup of tea, many hours later.
Not to worry, the chocolate did not go to waste. I can't say for sure, but it is likely I just spooned it out of the container and into my mouth. I have been known to do that. Hopefully I shared.
According to the recipe, the dough would be very stiff. Mine was very soft and sticky, more like thick batter. Even then, I didn't think about forgetting something.
I put the batter in the fridge for a while to see if it firmed up. It did, a little. So I proceeded with the recipe, dropping blobs of batter into powdered sugar, more or less as directed. And baked them as directed.
They are crispy outside, melty and chewy on the inside. And very sweet. You can drop them into a mix of cocoa powder and cinnamon to cut the sweetness. A bit of cayenne would be fun too.
My mistake was worth repeating. But we wondered what we missed with the original recipe. So we made that too. That cookie is rated 4 stars on the Bon Appétit site. Lots of folks like it. But is a different cookie, heavy and dense. And there is a place for that.
This one is thin, crispy, airy, chewy. We like this version so much better.
cocoa melt away cookies photo by vsimon
Cocoa Melt Away Cookies
|makes 18 three inch cookies
|metric measures
|3 large egg whites, room temp
|150 gm
|2 ½ cups powdered sugar, divided use
|½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, not cocoa drink mix
|50 gm
|1 tablespoon cornstarch
|8 gm
|¼ tsp salt
|2 gm
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Layer two or three cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick foil.
Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a large bowl to soft peaks. Gradually beat in 1 cup powdered sugar. Continue beating until mixture resembles soft marshmallow cream.
In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt.
On low speed, add the dry mixture to the egg white mixture. Continue until well blended.
Refrigerate mixture for 20-30 minutes to firm up a bit.
Place remaining powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Drop cookie mixture by tablespoon into sugar, coating generously. This will be messy.
I use two spoons to plop the batter into the sugar. And two more spoons to cover it in sugar. Then I gently pick up the coated batter, and place it on cookie sheets. Give them room, they spread.
You will have some powered sugar leftover. But you need the extra to cover the bottom of the bowl. Otherwise the batter will stick to it. And I don't mind wasting a bit of sugar.
Bake about 10 minutes. Cool on sheets about 10 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely.
For a darker and less sweet cookie, roll batter in cocoa powder instead of powdered sugar. Sub 1/4 cocoa powder for the last 1/2 cup of powdered sugar. I don't like wasting cocoa powder. So I am just more careful, making sure there is cocoa covering the bottom of the bowl before I drop in the batter. And the cocoa doesn't coat the batter as thickly as powdered sugar does. So less goes further.
Add some spice. A teaspoon of cinnamon can go into the batter or the coating.
Add some heat. Cayenne or chili powders can also go in the batter or the coating. Add as much, or as little as you like. Sweet and heat is a great combo.
Add some cool. Just a few drops of mint extract added to the batter adds a lot of flavor and scent.
Make it mocha. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of instant coffee powder to the batter. Or grind it fine and add to the coating.
What is your favorite flavor? And do you like it in, or out of your cookie?
Other easy holiday treats you may like are:
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Diamond Multimedia Ships GC1000 1080p PVR with Video Passthrough for Game Consolesby Ganesh T S on 8/28/2012 6:00 AM EST
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martyrant - Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - linkWhat features are stripped from the GC1000 to make the GC500 price point?
Been looking at getting one of these just to use as a PVR (not really into recording console gaming, I have fraps on my PC) and the Hauppauge was a little on the expensive side just to record shows here and there. Reply
ganeshts - Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - linkDifferences btw GC1000 and GC500:
- GC500 no HDMI
- GC500 record resolution 480p where the 1000 supports 1080i
- GC500 supports software compression H.264 and the GC1000 supports hardware compression H.264.
I have seen queries on various forums looking for a HD PVR alternative, but the end conclusion was always that the HD PVR was the best bet. It has been around unchanged for 4 years, so I guess they got something right :) Now, you could take a look at the GC 1000 and see if it meets your needs, as it is at a lower price point. Reply
nbrenner - Thursday, August 30, 2012 - linkArticle states 1080p in the 1000, not 1080i.
Although I read from a linking site that it's1080i, yet it references this AnandTech article, so...odd. Seems to be some confusion. The Fujitsu pdf that is linked in this article states FullHD which would be 1080p, albeit at 30fps, and that's appears to be what is alluded to here. Reply
ganeshts - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkI believe it is 1080i60 and 1080p30 which can be captured. Can't say for sure without using it :) Reply
MobiusStrip - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - linkCan't record anything HDCP-encoded, so this thing is hopelessly gimped.
It also doesn't say what the bitrate is for the recording. H.264 can't be edited without recompressing (at least the surrounding GOP), making this a less-than-ideal solution for capturing analog sources. Reply
ganeshts - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkYou are not going to going to see any legal device which can record HDCP-encrypted content. You can still record stuff from XBox over HDMI because that isn't HDCP protected. Reply


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Thanks to Thomas MacEntee on Hack Genealogy for pointing me to a blog post on History Tech I can now tell you about the maps from the British Library which are now online. They are fascinating and so helpful for giving a sense of place for our ancestors. I remember years ago wonder why a certain set of ancestors went to a town some distance to find wives/husbands. There seemed to a few parishes which were a lot closer, but looking at a map showing the topography I found the reason – a range of hills which at that time didn't have any roads over them. Very obvious when you look at a map!
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Faces of Carnival: Victoria Demers, Snow Volleyball Rookie
February 1, 2010—
Under grey skies and gently falling snowflakes, Blue Key Honor Society members were setting up the snow volleyball courts for 10:00 a.m. Saturday matches near the Student Development Complex. There were no teams to be seen.
"It's even worse after the all-nighter," said Matt Olgren of Blue Key, as he set up the net. "A lot of no-shows then!"
Those who sleep in miss those all-important Winter Carnival participation points, and Victoria Demers wasn't going to let down her team, the music organization Mu Beta Psi.
She was on time for her 10:30 a.m. match vs. the Baseball Club, whose team members included some from the ice bowling team that won the student organizations division for that event Tuesday night.
Victoria, a mechanical engineering major from downstate Hartland, who expects to graduate in 2011, was playing snow volleyball for the first time, although she had played the sport's more familiar varieties on dry land and sand before.
"We've only got three people," Victoria said, "and you can have as many as six." It wasn't a good omen, as the Baseball Club showed up with four. Undaunted, the Mu Beta Psi team began to warm up.
One secret for playing: "Don't fall down," someone joked. "But, it's still not as hard as hardwood."
Not falling was a tall order, as the players slid around on the hard-packed snow. Hitting the ball was no picnic, either.
"Oh, shoot!" Victoria exclaimed as one of her hits flew backwards. "It's tough with these gloves on."
Another errant hit. "Aaah! That didn't work."
She hit a sharp serve that was in just over the net. "Nice try," she said, when her teammate Jimmer just missed the return.
"Maybe we should play two up," Victoria said, as they tried to account for the extra space. Another couple of wayward shots, and they were down 8-2, but still smiling.
"With the gloves you have to hit it harder," she said.
Teammate Trevor tripped over a ridge of hard snow.
Three returns brought another point and more encouragement. "Nice rally, guys."
Not all of their teammates were sleeping, she said. Some were ice fishing on Chassell Bay, another Carnival special event taking place at the same time.
"Good work, Jimmer. Oh, that was close."
The score wasn't.
"Kind of depressing!" she laughed when told it was 22-8.
Another long volley didn't bring a point, but, in the end, they did secure participation points.
"And we didn't want to end up last because we didn't show up," Demers said.
She planned on working on their statue and attending the queen competition later on Saturday. She'd definitely caught the Carnival spirit.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. -DeAndre Windom is at the center of an internal investigation after two police officers pulled him over late Saturday night along Woodward Avenue at Ferris Street.
The mayor was behind the wheel of a city-owned Cadillac equipped with police lights. He reportedly was driving erratically and flashing emergency lights to pass through intersections and avoid traffic.
That's why the officers pulled Windom over. Local 4 spoke with one of those officers who wished not to be named in this story.
"I heard the door open up to his Cadillac, and I turned around and he jumped out of his Cadillac and walked aggressively toward me and chest-bumped me. That pushed him back a couple of inches and then he got up in my face and then stated, 'What are you gonna do?' I just wanted to disengage at that time and I raised both my hands with my palms out and I said, 'Nothing sir.' Then he asked how long have I worked in Highland Park and I said since November of 2012. He said, 'Not anymore. You're fired. You're outta here,'" the officer said.
The officer tells Local 4 later that night the police chief stripped them of their badges and told them they were fired.
It wasn't until several days later, after the officers hired an attorney, that city leaders called the whole episode a misunderstanding. They asked the officers to return to work.
"I asked the chief if (we) were fired and he said, 'Yes ... he's the man. You should humble yourself."
The officers are back on the job, but this is far from over. Local 4 tried to reach the mayor and the police chief multiple times Wednesday without success. No one returned calls.
The city attorney said he had not read the police report but did confirm an internal investigation is underway.
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Barnet police will be among the first to wear cameras fitted to their uniforms as part of a trial organised by the Metropolitan Police Service.
A total of 500 cameras will be distributed to ten London boroughs chosen to take part in the pilot.
Two response teams in each borough will wear the cameras as they answer 999 calls during the year-long pilot.
The findings will be evaluated by the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) and the College of Policing before any decision about a future roll-out is made.
The MPS has said the cameras have already helped improve evidence during smaller scale trials, and Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has predicted they will also bring speedier justice for victims, especially in domestic abuse cases.
He said: "Body-worn video will not only help us fight crime and support victims but help the Met to be more accountable.
"Our experience of using cameras already shows that people are more likely to plead guilty when they know we have captured the incident. That speeds up justice, puts offenders behind bars more quickly and protects potential victims.
"Video captures events in a way that can't be represented on paper in the same detail and it has been shown the mere presence of this type of video can often defuse potentially violent situations without the need for force to be used.
"I believe it will also show our officers at their best, dealing with difficult and dangerous situations every day but it will also provide clearer evidence when it's been alleged that we got things wrong. That has to be in both our own and the public's interest."
The MPS said the cameras will not be permanently switched on but members of the public would be informed "as soon as practical" that they are being recorded.
The camera will be attached to the officer's body armour and at the end of each shift they will upload the material to a cloud-based server.
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A MAN who stabbed his Dursley partner during a row and allowed his dog to join in on an attack on her 14 months later was jailed for three years today.
Joel Armstrong's relationship with Donna Grange had been "toxic and poisonous" and she had been aggressive and provocative towards him at times, Gloucester Crown Court was told.
But Judge Jamie Tabor QC told Armstrong she did not deserve the violence he meted out to her in August 2012 and again in Oct last year.
Armstrong, of no fixed address, who used to live with Ms Grange in Oak Drive, Dursley, admitted assaulting her causing actual bodily harm on August 15 2012 and October 1, 2013.
Prosecutor Julian Kesner said that Ms Grange had given birth to a baby only three weeks before the first assault.
"The defendant lost his temper with her on this day and she says he ran at her with a flying kick to the face. It cut her chin and broke a tooth, he said.
Mr Kesner said she then went to a friends house but was followed by Armstrong who then pushed her through a staircase and went to head butt her.
"She then hit him and he went flying. She is quite a large lady," he said.
"He was on the floor and she went over to apologise to him but he responded by grabbing her hair. He then went into the kitchen and came out with a knife.
"It is true there was an element of provocation on her part. She said 'Oh go on, do it. Do what you're going to do. Put me out of my misery,"
Mr Kesner told the court that Armstrong had then stabbed her twice in the abdomen.
Armstrong then got a tea towel and called the ambulance.
Because of the incident the couple separated and did not see each other again until the following year when the second assault occurred, said Mr Kesner.
But on October 1 in the house on her own with the defendant he ran at her, grabbed her hair and started to take her to the floor.
He pulled open her jaw and put his hand in her mouth and tried to pull her tongue.
"She managed to push him off. But he assaulted her further. The scene was chaotic," said Mr Kesner.
"His pit-bull-type dog joined in. She was screaming 'get the dog off me.' His response was to laugh. He then kicked her, saying 'You're f***ing having it. I told you I'd come to finish what I started,"
Mr Kesner said she made a victim impact statement saying "I do get a lot of pain in the back of my right eye and headaches which make me feel sick at times. If I get tired it swells up."
She said she is now 'really frightened' to be alone and fears he will come back and hurt her more.
Kannan Siva, defending, said the relationship between the pair had been poisonous and corrosive but she played her part in that and exhibited aggressive behaviour at times.
She had been 'extremely intoxicated' on the first occasion.
It had been 'foolish and unforgiveable' of Armstrong to move back in with her last year, Mr Siva said.
Jailing Armstrong, Judge Tabor said "Neither of you behaved well towards each other. But you as a man and the stronger party had a particular responsibility to ensure you behaved yourself."
The use of a knife elevated the level of the first offence because the victim was just half an inch away from very serious injury, he added.
It was only by luck, not judgement, that she was spared a serious stab wound.