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THE LEADING business minds in Marlow came together over a bacon sandwich this morning in an event designed to boost the links between commerce and local government.
The Marlow Business Breakfast heard from MP and attorney general Dominic Grieve and Bucks entrepreneur and enterprise czar Alex Pratt on issues facing the area's business community.
And kicking off proceedings was Marlow businesswoman Cathy Stewart, who oversees a growing empire of healthcare companies in the town including a new private GP surgery.
The morning at the Assembly Rooms brought business leaders together for a networking session after a lively Q&A session with involving all three speakers.
A joint initiative between Wycombe and District Council and Marlow Chamber of Commerce, organisers hope this will be the first of many similar events.
Chamber chairman Tim Graham said: "It has been a huge success for businesses in Marlow, but also for Wycombe District Council.
"It emphasis the important partnership that exists between the council and the business community and let's hope it continues just as strongly."
Mr Pratt, who was awarded an OBE for services to business and education, insisted business and enterprise play a crucial role in society and must help shape our area in the face of a tough economic climate.
The committed entrepreneur, whose company make reading lights for the Space Shuttle, set up business interest and pressure group Bucks Business First, which now has over 5000 members.
He said: "The latest news (with the economy) is good but if you take a long term perspective we have been in a prosperity dive for many years now.
"Today we have a situation where business is small with a big state contribution with power in Whitehall and over dependence on London.
"The result is we are building a terrible situation for the next generation."
Mr Pratt said that Bucks has suffered with under investment in infrastructure such as roads and fats broadband, and as the "entrepreneurial heart of Britain", Bucks businesses can and should step in.
While green belt should be protected where possible, he said large-scale projects such as the Pinewood studios expansion should get the go ahead and that holding back on Heathrow development was "madness".
In forming BBF, which issued over £2million in grants to businesses in the county last year, he stressed he and others were trying to find a solution and stop "blaming everybody else" for the area's problems.
And the committed business spoke on his plans to crowd fund an evidence-based study into the pros and cons of abolishing layers of local government to form unitary authorities in Bucks, as reported in last week's BFP.
Taking to the stage after Mr Pratt, Mr Grieve reflected on his four years in the coalition government and stressed the importance of continuing the "ruthless" deficit reduction programme devised by his cabinet colleagues.
He said in a changing world economy with emerging markets means a model of borrowing and overspending will not work in future generations.
And the Marlow MP said he was proud of his current term in office, which comes to an end next year, in which he said government spending dropped in real terms for the first time since the Second World War.
"I have to say I am proud to be a member of this coalition government. When we came into office in 2010 I am not sure people realised how close to the economic abyss we have been in our modern history.
"It was not just the banking crisis or Gordon Brown's failures between 2001 and 2007, for large periods of time the country was living on tick.
"The western world for long periods of time had the monopoly around the world but that has been blown apart."
He added: "When I came into office I didn't think we could achieve the savings being demanded by George Osborne and Danny Alexander.
"I didn't think I could even deliver it in my own department and yet they have proved me wrong. Not to say it hasn't been difficult or that there aren't areas where services aren't as good as it was, but it is better structured now and runs far more efficiently than before."
He warned against a new government coming in next year to rip up his party's deficit reduction plan as he is convinced it is answer to the county's problems, with green shoots in the economy already starting to show.
The attorney general said the coalition government had done everything it could to help small businesses, providing fiscal incentives to boost enterprise.
He listed corporation tax reductions, the abolition of taxes on business investment under half a million pounds, the government's business bank, an effort cut red tape and the creation of more apprenticeships for young people.
Following the presentations, a Q&A session featuring all three speakers drew questions about HS2, immigration, and young people's access to university courses


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Bill Burr is one of the top comedic voices of his generation achieving success in TV and film as well as on the live stage. Live Nation welcomes him to Celebrity Theatre on Saturday, October 5 at 8 p.m.
Selling out theaters all over the world, Bill is a regular on Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon, and has a recurring role on the AMC hit show, Breaking Bad. Bill's 'Monday Morning Podcast' is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts on iTunes. On the podcast he speaks off the cuff and without reservation about his life, going on tour and sports.
His third hour-long comedy special, You People Are All The Same, is now available for download through his website. Bill can be seen in the Paul Feig film The Heat alongside Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, which premiered on June 28. He also appeared in Stand Up Guys, out earlier this year.
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Fox News' Geraldo Rivera condemned his colleague Eric Bolling for pushing what Rivera called "an absolute misrepresentation" aimed at scoring "a political point" over the tragic September 11 attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya.
Discussing what reports say were separate attacks on the compound in Benghazi, separated by hours, Bolling criticized the Obama administration for ignoring calls to send help after the initial attack, saying: "So Washington, the State Department, the CIA, does nothing, sends no help."
Rivera immediately took Bolling to task, calling him a "politician" who was "misleading the American people."
As Rivera pointed out, a separate team from Tripoli was dispatched to Benghazi. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday:
Meanwhile, in Tripoli, another CIA team mobilized to provide additional security for the CIA annex and help evacuate Americans from Benghazi. The team went to the Tripoli airport with a suitcase full of cash to find a plane to fly to Benghazi. They were delayed because Libyan authorities insisted the Americans be accompanied by a larger Libyan force on the ground in Benghazi, which took time to assemble, U.S. officials say. Libyan officials attribute the delay to the Americans not sharing key logistical details with them.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
By BILL HUYLER
In today's economy, B2B companies are grappling with the challenges of protecting market share, maintaining margins and cutting costs, all while balancing the need to demonstrate their unique value to customers and prospects. In turn, the recession has brought to life the need to discover new opportunities in underserved and niche markets. Many of these opportunities can be exploited by using sophisticated technologies to identify customer subsegments and market opportunities with greater precision and sensitivity than ever before. These technologies can also help define and characterize specific market segments, creating more opportunities for increasingly targeted and effective marketing and sales campaigns.
Precise market segmentation serves many purposes, including enabling the development of appropriately targeted marketing programs, the creation of unique promotions, and the ability to better forecast sales and prioritize product development and logistics. Increasingly, leading marketing and sales organizations are using segmentation to determine the optimal pricing strategy for products, services and bundled offerings. This article will examine the art and science that goes into developing B2B pricing strategies designed to improve market and financial performance.
The Role of Pricing in Meeting Customer Needs
The days of one-size-fits-all pricing are long gone. Each customer needs a unique, compelling and profitable reason to do business with you. For some, price will always be a major determinant, whereas for others, it may come down to premium service, product quality, or sometimes an unknown factor that must be uncovered. If your company's pricing objective is to capture greater market share, and you know that your product's value varies from customer to customer, there exists an opportunity to customize your pricing strategy to maximize sales volume while keeping an eye on profitability. Here are two examples:
I once ran a focus group of automotive repair shop owners to discuss the factors that determined how to choose a manufacturer for their service parts. It quickly became apparent that I had two distinct groups of owners on my hands. Here's why: When asked what was most important when choosing a manufacturer for service parts, one group responded 1) product quality, 2) availability, and then 3) price. This group was comprised of ex-factory trained technicians – they valued the importance of original parts quality and good inventory control.
The other group, made up of shop owners with different backgrounds from the first group, selected: 1) price, 2) availability, and lastly 3) product quality. As you can see, each group had different sets of priorities, creating distinct segments and pricing opportunities.
In another example, oil field operators demonstrated different needs when choosing equipment suppliers. For field operators, location is an important factor in the selection of a vendor because operators that have wells located offshore or on the north slope of Alaska require special equipment designed to operate in harsh environments. These customers are willing to pay a premium for the specialized equipment needed. For others having no such special requirements, price is a determining factor. As a seller of equipment supplies, understanding the value of the specialized equipment for the oil field operators can drive maximum profit in this market segment.
These examples demonstrate how a customized pricing strategy can create unique offerings for individual customer segments, depending on whether price, service or other factors are considered premium. Marketing and sales organizations understand that customer purchase behavior should define individual needs and drive the definition of unique market segments. In complex markets comprised of hundreds of segments, statistical analyses of historical transactions can uncover clusters of shared behaviors.
The Science of Pricing
From the many customer, product and order-related attributes that exist, the challenge is to find those that correlate best with demonstrated price response. This means that testing, sometimes with hundreds of variables, should determine what matters most and how value varies among different groups of customers. A variety of mathematical techniques can be used, from simple but less powerful tools that need little user sophistication, to those that are high-powered and require a level of expertise.
One popular statistical software package lists seven classification techniques ranging from simple classification schemes to powerful pattern recognition algorithms, such as neural networks. The more powerful ones are able to discern finer segments. Pattern recognition algorithms were developed in the 1960's for navigation purposes before GPS. They have been developed further for other applications, such as recognizing patterns in customer behavior.
As sophisticated as statistical analysis tools have become, running the numbers is only a small part of the equation. Pricing software solution providers specializing in analytics have the software tools required to analyze the data. However, the key ingredient is teamwork between the statistical analyst and the staff that is intimately familiar with the markets and products. It is critical that an in-house market expert interpret the results and implications. In fact, raw output has been compared with the proverbial Rorschach ink blot test – what is seen depends on the eye of the beholder. Without keen market knowledge, it's impossible to identify significant growth and profit opportunities through customer groupings.
Next, the results must be distilled down to the most important clusters based upon growth and profit potential, cost-to-serve requirements, competitive intensity, and other factors.
Looking Beyond Demographics
"The art of defining target markets rarely progresses beyond the assembly of somewhat dull demographics. The logical conclusion is that, if everyone is doing the same, differential advantage is difficult to attain."
-- Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge, Chairman, British Airways (as quoted in the book Market Segmentation, McDonald and Dunbar, Elsevier, 2004).
Most of the data needed to properly segment markets is maintained by modern pricing solutions. This includes customer and product information, recent sales transaction history, bid win-loss data, and so forth. In addition, current competitive and customer research findings must be considered, such as competitive intensity and individual customer priorities and satisfaction.
In addition to customer segmentation, sales and marketing organizations must consider factors including:
Product (or service) differentiation: A classic example is good-better-best variation within a product family.
Life-cycle stage: Price sensitivity rises as products age; new introductions have advantages over others on the market and more customers are willing to pay a premium. Later, as newer products come on the market, customer willingness to pay declines.
Competitive intensity: Products in different geographies encounter different competitive environments. Price sensitivity increases with the number of competing products.
Managing Numerous Segments
The old rule of thumb of keeping the number of market segments to as few as possible no longer applies. Today's modern pricing tools provide more automation and have the ability to support complex pricing strategies. Technologies give us the ability to manage an infinite number of segments and thereby tap more profitable opportunities. In fact, managing hundreds of pricing segments is no longer unusual. As markets continue to evolve, how often segmentation needs to be refreshed depends on certain factors, including how dynamic and complex a company's target markets and product lines are.
More nuanced price segmentation, due in part to today's modern pricing tools, can reveal untapped sales opportunities. If you seek new market opportunities and haven't reviewed your segmentation recently, or if you haven't looked at it from the perspective of pricing, consider using the latest tools and techniques. There has never been a better time to take advantage of global market trends and advanced technologies for identifying and approaching opportunistic markets.
Bill Huyler is vice president of price science at Vistaar Technologies (www.vistaar.com)


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05-06-2004, 12:53 PM #1mushyoshGuestWhy has OSX slowed down my 3d graphics?
Powerbook Titanium g4 500Mhz Jaguar 10.2.8
WHen using 3d programs in OS 9, it ran fine. SOmething like 3d studio, or quake, would run smoothly enough.
But now that I am in OSX, the 3d graphics have slowed down enormously. IS there an explanation for this? DO i need to download a driver or something?
Please help
This appears to be a RAM issue - how much are you running?
05-06-2004, 01:09 PM #3mushyoshGuest
Ive got loads of RAM. 768 MB of RAM to be exact.
The thing that gets me is that it all ran fine in OS9. SO it has to be something to do with OS X. I have looked on the apple website but cant find any sort of driver to download.
Have you tried repair permissions and kept up with crons/Mac Janitor?
05-06-2004, 01:51 PM #5mushyoshGuest
I have no idea what those things are! could you fill me in? (sorry for being dumb)
repair permissions. After every software update, and about every 2 weeks: close all apps and log totally off. Log on, go in Finder, Applications. Utilities, Disk Utility. After the message -getting disk information- select volume (below the hard drive name -upper left corner). Just highlight it. Now look to the lower two things are there near the middle, verify permissions, repair permissions. Click repair permissions. Also make sure you run cron tasks Finder, Applications. Utilities Terminal type (switching to root - superuser) sudo sh /etc/daily > this needs to be done /weekly (instead of daily) and monthly. again with all apps closed
05-06-2004, 04:21 PM #7nicholasGuest
It probably wouldn't hurt to purchase and use Disk Warrior 3.0 and Norton Systemworks 2003/4's Disk Rebuild, Disk Doctor, and Speed Disk, respectively.
05-06-2004, 10:18 PM #8TylerMoneyGuest
hmm..well, I don't know....mine works fine...I have a 1ghz though....that could be it?..who knows...it's really shouldn't be slowing it down.
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Not to burst whiteshark's bubble but there's absolutely no way that crons and permission repairs are going to help you with this problem.
The fact is (and Google for this if you want more info), Jaguar is considerably slower than OS 9, and had some serious driver issues with video cards, which basically determine your framerate. Do a fresh install of Panther (10.3.3) and then check for any video card driver upgrades. Also make sure you do all of the system updates in the Apple menu.
Do all of that, and you should be cruisin' back up to your old speed.
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Dense breast tissue, as seen in this mammogram, can mask cancer lesions.
July 18, 2014 — A bill introduced in the U.S. House and Senate July 17, the Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act, would improve breast cancer detection by requiring mammogram reports to include whether a woman has dense tissue. This information could be used so patients can discuss options with their doctors if they choose to seek additional breast cancer screening.
Women with dense breast tissue may receive normal mammogram reports even if cancer is present because dense tissue can obscure cancer. Currently, there is no federal standard requiring women to be informed if they have dense tissue.
The bill would set a minimum federal standard, as designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for notification and recommend women discuss with their doctors whether additional screening is necessary. The bill also directs HHS to study improved screening options for women with dense tissue.
Several states have developed their own versions of dense breast tissue inform laws, requiring mammograms to explain to their patient that they have dense breast tissue, which can reduce the ability of mammograms to detect cancer. Other options for breast imaging are available, which can help detect breast cancer, even in women with dense breast tissue. However, each varies in what it requires. There have been calls from women's health advocates for a federal law so all states are on the same page.
The legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.). Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Steve Israel (N.Y.) introduced similar legislation in the House of Representatives.
"Early detection of breast cancer is key to survival, and women must be given every available resource to make informed health care decisions," said Senator Feinstein. "By requiring that patients be informed if they have dense tissue, this bill allows women to make potentially lifesaving choices about their care."
"Preventative screenings are critically important to early detection of breast cancer, and they help save lives," Ayotte said. "It's also important that women have the information they need to be able to make informed decisions about their health care, and our bipartisan bill would ensure that women are informed about their relative breast density after a mammogram – giving them the option to discuss additional screenings and tests with their doctor."
Approximately 40 percent of women have breast tissue categorized as dense, meaning relatively little fat and more connective and glandular tissue. Dense tissue can compromise the effectiveness of a mammogram and has also been cited as an independent risk factor for the development of breast cancer. As the American Cancer Society notes in Breast Cancer Facts and Figures, 2013-2014, "The risk of breast cancer increases with increasing breast density; women with very high density have a four to six fold increased risk of breast cancer compared to women with the least dense breasts."
Breast density is also a topic of increasing awareness outside of the United States. Canada has introduced bill C-314, an act respecting the awareness of screening among women with dense breast tissue, and the U.K. has seen the emergence of a patient advocacy campaign.
There are now 19 states with their own versions of breast inform laws, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, New York, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Tennessee, Alabama, Nevada, Oregon, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Arizona, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Missouri.
The Breast Density Mammography and Reporting Act is supported by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Breast Cancer Fund, Susan G. Komen and Are You Dense Advocacy.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for Hispanic women and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths for white, black, Asian/pacific islander and American indian/Alaska native women.
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A primary aim of the Comrades Marathon is to celebrate humankind's triumph over adversity.
The Comrades Marathon is run in KwaZulu-Natal between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg every year. The run alternates between an 'up' and 'down' run, from the coast inland and vice versa.
Many call it the world's greatest ultra-marathon, and one of the reasons this fabled South African marathon has the title is because of the wealth of legends in its history.
The South African soldiers who gave their lives in World War I gave veteran Vic Clapham the idea to stage a running race in their honour. The first Comrades Marathon was run in 1921 and, with the exception of a five-year period during World War 2, has been an annual event ever since.
At first ladies were only allowed to run the Comrades Marathon unofficially. When Frances Hayward won in 1923, they gave her a silver tea service (with a very nice rose bowl) instead of a Comrades medal.
These days, female runners are very much a part of the makeup of the 90km marathon in South Africa, and they win medals too.
One of the quirkiest fireside tales about the Comrades Marathon involves a Springbok rugby player called Bill Payne, who arrived at the start wearing his rugby boots.
En route, he ate a full English breakfast, followed by a hearty chicken curry, a couple of beers at a country hotel and a lot of peach brandy before finishing an incredible 8th.
He then played a game of club rugby the next day but, because his feet were blistered from the day before, Payne chose to play in running shoes instead of boots.
Modern legends of the Comrades Marathon include nine-time winner Bruce Fordyce and a large contingent of super-runners from Russia and her former satellite states.
One of the most touching wins, however, happened in 2003 when Fusi Nhlapo, who had just lost his job, took the top honours.
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How to get here
Fly to Durban and make your way to Pietermaritzburg, an hour's drive away, if this is a 'down run'. Every second year the Comrades starts from Durban – the 'up run'.
Best time to visit
The Comrades is run annually in May or June.
Get around
Roads along the route are either marked by detours or closed off, so make sure you can get near the action early if you intend watching along the route.
Length of stay
Once you've run this epic race (which will take you most of a day), relax in Kwazulu-Natal. Durban has a fabulous beachfront, and the Midlands Meander starts near Pietermaritzburg. There are also wonderful bush and mountain reserves to visit.
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A BRIDGWATER man is embarking on a 100-mile bike ride to raise money for charity and in loving memory of his nan.
Darren Cooper will be taking part in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 to raise cash for the Stroke Association and for Ann, who suffered from a stroke and passed away in 2013.
Darren said the 100-mile ride would be "challenging" but he hopes to raise £1,000, adding: "I've already raised £880 through sponsors so hopefully I'll be able to smash that target."
The RideLondon-Surrey 100 in August will sees riders cycle through the Surrey countryside and some of the capital's well-known locations such as the River Thames, Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo women's lacrosse head coach Lesley Graham has announced the addition of Jennalee Trombley to her first-year coaching staff.
Trombley brings a wealth of lacrosse knowledge to the program, and will prove to be an asset to the program as the Lions enter into their first year of NCAA competition.
A four-year member and two-year captain of the women's lacrosse program at Hofstra University, the Penn Yan, N.Y. native saw time on the field as both a midfielder and defender as a member of the Pride. In her four years, Hofstra was ranked in the NCAA DI Top 20 and was also an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) Merit Squad team, receiving top honors in DI in 2010 and finishing third in in 2009.
Successful both on the field and in the classroom, Trombley was a four-time recipient of the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award, and was given a nod on the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. Her hard work and dedication in the classroom helped her team garner Merit Squad honors, earning a third place position in 2009 and a No. 1 ranking in 2010.
Trombley brought her talents to Hofstra after a successful career at Penn Yan Academy where she was a four year member of the lacrosse team and guided her squad to a New York State Lacrosse championship in 2004, and section V championships in 2005 and 2006. She was recognized as an Honorable Mention All-American in 2006, was named Academic All-American in 2007, and was an all-league selection.
No stranger to Saint Leo, her younger brother, Ty, currently plays midfield for the Lions on the men's lacrosse team. The Trombley name is synonymous with success in the collegiate lacrosse world. Her older brother Josh played lacrosse at Drexel from 1994-1998, and older sister Jessica played lacrosse at Syracuse from 1999-2003.
A 2011 graduate from Hofstra, Trombley graduated Cum Laude with High Honors with a BS in Biology. She is currently earning her MBA in Healthcare Management at Saint Leo.


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A man and a woman claimed they had a £2million winning lottery ticket to con a 64-year-old man out of £30,000.
The victim was walking near the Poundland store in Worcester Park, on January 29 at around 1pm, when he was approached by the pair described as Indian looking.
The woman, who was wearing a brightly coloured sari, told the man she had a £2million National Lottery ticket but because she was a migrant worker she could not claim it.
The pair convinced the man that if he handed over the money he had in his bank that day, they would give him £500,000 if he helped them claim their £2million winnings.
The pair drove the man to his home in Shrubland Grove, Worcester Park, in a car, thought to be a black Range Rover, to gather his bank statements and passport.
They drove him to three banks in Worcester Park, North Cheam and Sutton High Street and waited inside the car while the man withdrew £10,000 in each.
They asked the man to pick up some medicine from a chemist in Throwley Way, Sutton, because the woman had been sick however when the man returned the pair had disappeared.
The man said he was not threatened or forced to hand over money. He reported the crime to the police four hours later.
The woman is described as Indian looking, about 40 years old, 5ft 4in tall, of large build and wearing a bright coloured Sari.
The man is described as an Indian Sikh male, about 25 years old, 6ft tall and wearing a black suit and turban.
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – Coach Bobby Blanken and his No. 13 Lady Mustangs (16-2, 3-1 GSAC) had one thing on their minds going into Tuesday night's showdown against conference rival and fifth-ranked Westmont (17-3, 2-2 GSAC): Survival.
"We've been working on what we call 'Surviving the Rally'," commented Coach Blanken. "We know there are a lot of attempts that are going to happen throughout the course of a game and we need to make sure we do a great job of keeping the ball alive and knowing the right time to score."
Blanken's survival plan had its flaws in game one as the Mustangs succumbed to the Warriors 25-19. Westmont went on an early 8-2 run to turn an 8-8 match into a 16-10 lead. Westmont's Tessa Martin and Ciara Turner, who each had five kills in the set, led the Warriors' attack.
Down, but not out, TMC's survival instincts kicked in during the evening's second set. Game two saw the Mustangs pull ahead 18-11 before Westmont rallied and tied the match at 19-all. However, the Warriors were unable to move past the Mustangs and fell to Blanken's red-hot squad on the second set-point.
Set three belonged to the Mustangs, as TMC took the Warriors 25-15. The Lady Mustangs collectively tallied 16 kills, three errors, and hit at a .325 rate. Of those 16 kills, six came from TMC's Sam Dougherty who notched 29 overall and secured a hitting percentage of .339.
In the fourth and final set, TMC made quick work of the NAIA's No.5 squad and took the match with a 25-16 victory. The Lady Mustangs capitalized off a plethora of Westmont errors and held the opposition to a .133 hitting percentage. Offensively, the Lady Mustangs claimed 14 kills and hit an evening-high .346.
"I was extremely impressed with all of the girls and how they maintained their composure in situations that got really tight. Game two got really close and I'm very proud of the girls and how they kept their poise throughout the match."
The Mustangs will hit the road and continue their 2012 campaign on Friday night when they travel to Prescott, Arizona, to take on the Eagles of Embry Riddle in their first non-conference match since September 8. First serve is scheduled for 6:00 PM (MT).
Game Notes:
The last time TMC beat the Warriors was over a year ago on September 20, 2011. The Mustangs took the match in four sets with an identical score of 3-1.


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Imagine that you're moving thousands or millions of rows between two tables. Maybe it's between a staging table and a data warehouse in an ETL process. Maybe you're manipulating some data via a temp table as you're preparing lookup data for your OLTP system. Maybe you're preparing data for an end user.
It doesn't really matter what your use case, because there are so many of them. We, as database developers, spend all day moving data back and forth.
Unfortunately, sometimes our processes break. It's just a fact of life. Sometimes a bad row will sneak in and will violate a constraint, or won't be implicitly convertable to the target data type, or whatever. It happens all the time, and when it does debugging the problem is excruciatingly painful and overly time-consuming.
The error messages aren't great, it's often difficult to identify the problem row, and so we wind up manually editing out parts of code and slogging through row after row hoping to find the issue.
When this happens, the entire INSERT, or UPDATE, or whatever breaks. Even if we would have really liked all of the rows except the single bad row to get through.
Wouldn't it be nice if there were a better way to tackle this problem?
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Such scenarios just do not happen in Open Source products. If, for example, you want an improvement in PostgreSql, you can just go ahead and do it yourself, or ask somebody to do it for you. You do not have to plead online.
You may help yourself and have a robust working solution within just a few days.
The open source argument is a bit of a strawman. While you're absolutely right that you're free to d/l the source and hack whatever feature you want in there, the maintainers are under no obligation to accept your patch once it's complete. At that point, you have a couple of options: fork (and subsequently maintain) the project or keep your own private version and it's either static from that point forward or you have to keep accepting patches from the mainline into your local branch. Don't get me wrong: I *love* open source. But to say that it doesn't suffer from these sorts of problems is idealizing the process.
Open source does not have the following problems: I do not have to plead online with someone I do not know, and who can dismiss my needs as "not a big issue", which is an exact quote. I do not have to wait for indefinite time for a fix I need.
In other words, I am in control, and can get the fix I need soon, which is often very cheap as compared to having to live without the fix and come up with workarounds every time I encounter the problem.
Of course, my fix might not make it into the main version. I might choose not to submit it, or it may be rejected. That is a different sort of problem. Anyway, I am not completely helpless, my needs are not dismissed, I can make my own choices, and I can have my problem resolved quickly.
Either way, merging from a branch into another with git is very easy, and overall I can be much better off even with periodic merge, as compared to having to implement hundreds of repetitive workarounds.
In the deep past, SQL 2K time frame, when SQL wish implemented many of my suggests. Since 2008 or so, everything has come back: not common enough.
Of course they are considering multi-core processors not common enough,
so I regard Connect as a waste time,
either work around the problem, or look for another product
Alex, let's be realistic. Most IT people have neither time nor inclination to spend hours and days doing the in-depth study required to get to the point where they can make such a modification -- let alone actually doing it. Most open source users don't ever actually look at the source code. They download and use a precompiled version.
Sure, maybe YOU can implement a patch like the one described in this Connect item. But the VAST majority of people can't, and won't. And so your argument completely breaks down.
No matter what product you use, unless you happen to be both technically elite and have a huge amount of free time, you absolutely ARE dependent upon others to make sweeping changes.
Do you mean something like DML Error Logging in Oracle? http://www.orafaq.com/node/76
This has been a feature of Oracle since 10gR2, why would Microsoft say it isn't common if Oracle has had the feature since 2005?
I am being absolutely realistic. I did make a few changes to a rather complex open source library, so I know what's involved. I did not bother to submit it for public use, so I merge my changes a few times every year. No big deal.
I know quite a few people who have paid for various customizations, and it was not very expensive, nor it was difficult to find someone capable of doing what they wanted.
Overall, it may be cheaper to pay and get your problem fixed, than to waste time on workarounds.
Could those who made the decision to close the issue have a lack of understanding about typical set based operations in an RDBMS, and thinks that rows are always processed in a loop one-at-a-time?
Or perhaps have been given the agenda of not approving features that conflict with SSIS, which has this mechanism, but is a poor substitute for anything that can be performed more efficiently in T-SQL?
The other approach to this is to file a design change request via the MS support people rather than via Connect. The former costs but you get to at least correspond one on one with someone via email about it. I'm go to Connect now to vote :)
I suppose MS would say that we should use SSIS for this sort of thing, but frankly a few SQL statements is often much faster to develop, test, deploy and execute whilst being easier to comprehend and less likely to break between versions.
Even if they would just tell me in the error the true reason the data couldn't be inserted and the offending row. For example, If the data violated a constraint tell me the constraint name and the offending row. If it was because of passing a datetime2 date into a smalldatetime column, tell me that (instead of just something like string or binary data would be truncated) and tell me the row of data. If I don't have to spend hours searching for an offending row then I get to be more productive. That makes my company more profitable, which means more budget, which means I can buy new versions of software! Come on make it easier for my to by your stuff!.
i've had this happen in SSIS and it outputs the error and the row where it happened. or at least enough info to make the offending data fairly easy to find.
Thanks for reposting Adam. your reach is much larger than mine.
Got my vote. Lordie, the amount of time I've squandered troubleshooting these issues can't be measured. @MattK, the SQL PM who's closing the item is a competent, indeed brilliant engineer. It's too bad he's unable to push this through.
Agree with Adam. AlexK can safely be considered an exclusion to the rule; and not the norm.
Regardless of the open source idea, this idea is long past due and would save people countless man-hours which could be better spent doing something else.
Hey AlexK, while you are adding this to PostgreSQL can you build out parallel execution plans? There are reasons we buy products over other products or open source solutions. Modifying a library is a FAR cry over modifying something as complex as an optimizer or data engine. I know, I have written both, yet I still stand by SQL Server and other commercial offerings in this area. I also use PostgreSQL where I can as well but your argument in this case is a complete troll on this topic. I buy SQL Server for the same reason I don't build my own cars or planes. Others do it better.
I'm a little confused about exactly how this is going to be implemented.
I've noticed that the error messages have changed slightly from version to version of SQL. In 2012 you often (but I'm not sure if always, because sometimes it's missing) get told in the returned error message what the constraint was and what the duplicate primary key was.
Except yes, by the time it happens, that information is already too late because the original data source has sometimes been lost and you need to recreate it.
Well they closed it again.
My blog about it:
A twitter post:
The connect item:
Thanks for the update. I'm totally gutted. Sent a personal e-mail to my last contact on the programmability team. (Everyone else I knew has left!) Worth a shot at least. :-(
Re-opened as of 2015-06-30
@Brad K
Wow! Thanks for the update. Fingers crossed.


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What services will you need added to the new space?
I don't need any
What extra features would you like?
Do you have plans drawn up?
Yes - I have plans
What is the Planning Permission Status for this job?
No planning application made
When do you need the work carried out?
In next few months
Any additional details?
Proposal is for option 2 (pages 5&6) only. Planning to be submitted this week (w/c 20/02/17).
What kind of property is this for?
How tall is the property?
3 storeys
Does your loft already have floorboards?
What will you be using the converted loft for?
What services will you need added to the new space?
What extra features would you like?
Heating, Lighting
Do you have plans drawn up?
No - I don't have plans yet
What is the Planning Permission Status for this job?
I don't know
When do you need the work carried out?
As soon as possible
Any additional details?
I already have a loft room that was done in the 70s but apparently it doesn't have building regs signed off. Also the roof hasn't been bui...


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First of three in a row on the road for your first-place boys, on a five-game winning streak.
A 7:30 start for Versus (exclusive telecast). Followed by episode 3 of "24/7" at 10, and replayed at 11, on HBO. (Nine more days before I can cancel my HBO!).
Martin Biron starts in goal, vs. Tomas Vokoun.
Jeff Woywitka is expected to return from a foot injury, and Stu Bickel is expected to play despite his facial injuries.
So Sean Avery, Erik Christensen and Tim Erixon will be prucha'd. Erixon will be sent to Connecticut (AHL) if all the D-men come out of this game healthy. Who knows if Avery, Christensen or Wojtek Wolski (who's almost ready to return) will be joining him in the Nutmeg State?
As for my (and your) complaints earlier about the Empire State Building being lit on two sides with Flyers orange crud — could you think of something more despicable? — the NHL sent along this today:
In Philadelphia, the PECO Main Office Building's iconic Crown Lights,
which display scrolling text around the top of the 23rd and Market Street
building, also will celebrate the Rangers, Flyers and 2012 NHL Bridgestone
Winter Classic on Dec. 28 with scrolling text in recognition of the outdoor
match-up between the two storied teams. The Crown Lights will also display
2012 NHL Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic text on Thursday, Dec. 29 and
Monday, Jan. 1."
So, in Philly, the cruddy fans don't have to be subjected to Rangers colors on their building (Iconic? the PECO Main Office Building? Yeah, exactly like the Empire State Building. Give me a freakin' break).
Somebody who works for the Rangers told me they're going to stick the NYR alternate Liberty logo on the Liberty Bell. He laughed when he said it.
Oh, did you also see the story where the ticket dispersal went something like 20,000 to Flyers season ticket holders, 10,000 to Rangers season ticket holders, and the rest (more than 10,000) to the NHL, sponsors (legal scalpers) and no doubt NBC TV stars and quasi-celebrities? The funny part is that in order to get tix for Monday's game, the Flyers' season ticket holders also were forced to buy tickets for the Alumni game on Saturday and a Phantoms game Sunday. Suckers.


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Divided CountriesLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
The following clues each form a unique word by themselves, add them together to get the name of a country. Example: blue and yellow mixed + solid ground = ? Answer:
green + land = Greenland
1. something that will make you sick + an indefinite number = ?
2. half of the width of an em + an organ for secreting = ?
3. a swindle + to move or travel = ?
4. an animal's shelter + a visible sign = ?
Answer1. germ + any = Germany
2. en + gland = England
3. con + go = Congo
4. den + mark = Denmark
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just use truecrypt. It's free and it just works. If you can and if the policy allows, of course.
So at my work we are required to use a program to encrypt our thumb drives, called SecurFlash (sometimes called encryptx).
But it stinks and corrupts my data as often as it encrypts it. So I was thinking I might be able to use aespipe to encrypt/decrypt it and still have it work with this program at work.
I use a password shorter than 20 characters so I guess it uses some form of hash on my password (maybe sha1).
according to their data sheets "powerful encryption algorithms AES 256 and SHA 512 encryption."
Has anyone done this kinda thing before? Do you think it's possible to make this work, or am I wasting my time?
just use truecrypt. It's free and it just works. If you can and if the policy allows, of course.
As much as I love truecrypt I can't use it for 2 reasons.
First policy doesn't permit.
Second, since it mounts the file, it requires admin rights which I don't have if I'm in a conference room.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - New leadership now controls Florida's Republican-led Legislature, where the loquacious Don Gaetz presides in the Senate and 33-year-old Will Weatherford steps into the biggest test of his political career as speaker of the 120-member House of Representatives.
With the nine-week session opening Tuesday, the pair agree that lawmakers need to focus on important issues like the budget, education, health care, the proposed expansion of Medicaid, property insurance and election reform and not waste time on the inconsequential, which can burden the process.
"Everybody's making sacrifices to be here," said Weatherford, the second-youngest speaker in state history. "We're not up there to mess around. We're here to make a difference."
The session opens in the shadow of the federal battle over budget cuts between Congress and President Barack Obama, a squabble that seems to concern Gaetz more than Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel.
"I'm not prepared to put on rose-colored glasses about the budget," Gaetz said. "I'm certainly not prepared to talk about extra money, any extra money, until we see what happens in Washington with sequester."
Gaetz, a Niceville Republican, cited a story about "when the Legislature makes a law it's often a joke. The problem is when the Legislature makes a joke, it's the law."
"We make the jokes," Gaetz conceded. "We pass bills that we don't need to pass."
Republican and Democratic leaders are already questioning some of Gov. Rick Scott's priorities in his $74.2 billion budget proposal, including his push to offer a $2,500 across-the-board pay raise to school teachers and a one-time bonus for state employees. Gaetz and Weatherford have comfortable Republican majorities to help with their goals. The GOP has a 26-14 advantage in the Senate and 76-44 in the House, although Democratic gains in November have eliminated the two-thirds majority the GOP had in both houses.
Scott has reversed his stance in recent weeks on expanding voting opportunities, the expansion of Medicaid and on pay increases for teachers and state workers. His change of heart on the Medicaid issue received a chilly reception by legislative leaders.
"I am personally skeptical that this inflexible law will improve the quality of healthcare in our state and ensure our long-term financial stability," Weatherford said.
Gaetz, who said he supports Scott's candidacy for re-election next year, differs with the governor on Medicaid expansion and some spending priorities.
"I think it's way too early to start talking about extra money," Gaetz said, again referring to the budget battle in Washington.
Politics, naturally, are always center-stage here, although the main characters are new on the legislative front for the next two sessions. Scott has already begun that mid-term pivot on several issues with an eye on boosting his lagging poll numbers with his 2014 re-election bid looming.
The governor and lawmakers appear set to reverse the changes to the state's elections law in 2011 when they approved a measure to reduce early voting days and tougher registration requirements - a move that some saw as an effort to make it more difficult for President Barack Obama to carry the state a second time. Obama still won. A bill is already under way with Scott's blessings to restore more early-voting days.
And while there is plenty of debate over the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and the role it should serve, it's not the only insurance issue that could be discussed. There is also the fraud-plagued no-fault vehicle insurance and the solvency of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund or "CAT" fund. Lawmakers are likely to go slowly on most, if not all of them this session.
Weatherford believes Citizens is making progress, Gaetz wants to hold off a year before making any final decisions on the state's personal injury protection, or PIP, laws and everyone is hoping that Florida can get through an eighth straight year without a major hurricane.
"We always have insurance issues," said Sam Miller, executive vice president of the Florida Insurance Council, an industry group. "This year they may be more than there usually are."
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Interested in joining the SVA? Email Gabi at firstname.lastname@example.com. Meetings will be held on Thursdays in CUB 239 at 3:30pm
OfficersPresidentGabi WillardVice PresidentKatie AndrewsTreasurerCoby BrynerSecretaryGabi WillardFaculty AdvisorBill LloydYou can email Hunter at email@example.com if you have any questions or want to join.
Veteran's Service OfficeBox 191871 Old Main DriveShippensburg UniversityShippensburg, PA 17257
Student Veterans of America (SVA) and Shippensburg University, will proudly present the 2010 September 11th Memorial Event.
The event will consist of approximately 6,500 American flags (one foot poles) that have been donated by the Shippensburg VFW. The event will take place at 9:11 a.m. in front of the Ezra Lehman Library in honor of our fallen heroes during the War on Terror and the men and women who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
For a donation of $1, anyone can sponsor a flag. We encourage all academic departments and Shippensburg students to participate. There will be tables setup across campus from September 6th until September 11th. Our organization offers academic departments the chance to earn the most amount of money by allowing SVA to place a donation container in the department's office for two weeks. The department that raises the most profit will be highly acknowledged at the event.
All proceeds will go to Wounded Warriors Project and Shippensburg's SVA to help facilitate troop services and on-campus needs for veterans. If you would like to sponsor a flag(s), or would like more information regarding the event, please contact Josh Lang at (717) 440-1057, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
When: 11am to 2pm, September 29th 2010 Where: Non-Traditional Student Lounge
When: 3:30pm September 30th 2010Where: Grove Hall Room 408What: SVA will be electing officers for the following positions; Public Affairs, Transitional, and Legislative. Your vote counts so please show your support.
Shippensburg University and Shippensburg University Student Services, Inc. recognize more than 100 student-centered clubs and social organizations. The University provides web space for these sites, but the sites are created and maintained by the students.


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- Bonus Filming Guide with every camera!
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- Combines a camera with a good quality scuba mask
- Rated waterproof to 33 feet, but worked fine at 85 feet
- Camera does not get in the way
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- Uses microSD cards (we tested with an 8GB card)
- Good video and still image quality
- Excellent for documenting dives as well as pics and video
- Inexpensive
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- Proper framing requires getting used to
- Status LCD and icons very small
- Should focus closer than 1.7 feet
- Would prefer wider angle
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The long awaited update to Acrobat X is finally here. Why should you update? No matter what your role in your institution; whether administrative, instructional, IT support, or student, there is something for everyone who uses Acrobat in education. Here are some compelling reasons:
Peace of mind: Acrobat is one of only three applications in the world that are "sandboxed". This is a protected mode that dramatically reduces exposure from viruses and malware that may be lurking in files. Acrobat Professional X, Adobe Reader X, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Office 2010 are the only applications that offer this. This helps reduce the need for unscheduled security patches, and reduces the amount of time that you and your IT team spend on damage control in the field.
Microsoft Office 2010 64 bit support: Now Acrobat Pro X.1 supports MS office. Why is this important? Whether you use the 32 bit or 64 bit version of Office, the PDFMaker that is installed by Acrobat Pro X in the MS Office Application toolbar ribbon is the ONLY way you should be converting your Office docs into PDF. This will dramatically improve the richness of your PDFs ensuring that your documents and workflow efficiencies contain the most intelligence and are compliant with the latest PDF specifications.
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In conclusion: Acrobat X.1 can save you tine and money. How?
- More secure PDF viewing.
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For a detailed list of Acrobat support for PDFMaker and Web Browser support visit this link http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/333/333504.html
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LABOUR'S David Jamieson has been named as the new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner following a by-election that saw just 11.4 per cent of eligible voters in Dudley turn up.
Mr Jamieson, who picked up 102,561 votes, thanked his supporters and said: "I will make sure that we carry on with the plans to recruit officers and protect neighbourhood policing."
Conservative candidate Les Jones, a former leader of Dudley Council, came second with 54,091 votes, UKIP's Keith Rowe received 32,187 and Liberal Democrat candidate Ayoub Khan picked up 12,950.
The by-election, held yesterday (Thursday August 21) followed the sudden death of previous commissioner Bob Jones, who passed away in his sleep last month.
West Midlands Police Chief Constable Chris Sims congratulated Mr Jamieson and added: "The election was held in the saddest of circumstances, following Bob's tragic death but I am sure David will work to continue and build upon the good work started by Bob and his team.
"I will be meeting with David in his new capacity as PCC soon to discuss how we can start to shape our plans. I'm looking forward to working together and as we continue to provide the best possible police service for the people of the West Midlands."


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Stepping Into Someone Else's Shoes
Worship with the Center for Jewish, Christian and Islamic Studies
Rabbi Rachel Mikva
It happened when Brian Clarke played his band's original song, "In My Father's House" -- I decided we needed them to come and worship with us at CTS. I'm not a big fan of patriarchal references to God, but the spirit of this song was so enveloping with its "many voices," it was impossible to remain unmoved. The lyrics transform John 14:2 from a promise of heaven to the faithful to an embrace of pluralism and peace here on earth. It seemed just right for the service led by our Center for Jewish, Christian and Islamic Studies (JCIS). JCIS directs programs to deepen engagement between and knowledge about all the faith traditions of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar.
So Congo SWB came and graced us with a beautiful service. We designed a certain amount of tension between the music and the spoken text. The music was (for the most part) very hopeful, simple in its faith that love, sharing, etc. can conquer all. The spoken text was a counterpoint, one that set sharp edges to the precarious path toward that goal, complicating the story.
From the sermon: "It is easy to sing about love -- even inspiring in the hands of Congo SWB. But it is hard to practice it wisely. I fight more with the people I love than with people I don't like at all. I have been loved "to death" by Christian missionaries who want to save my soul, and by congregants who just wanted more of me than I could give. Love without justice for the marginalized and oppressed is just as perverse as the piety without justice for the marginalized and oppressed, the piety Isaiah denounces as missing the point (e.g., Chapter 58). We all grasp the problem of cheap grace and effortless love.
"I'm self-conscious when I poo-poo the whole love thing around here. I don't want to offend anyone (challenge, yes, but not offend). But there is also all this historical baggage accumulated by centuries of Christian criticism that Judaism is a religion of law (a mistranslation of Torah, which means teaching), and Christianity a religion of love. It even gets applied to the depiction of God in the respective testaments (although the Hebrew Bible's God is also eager to forgive, and the New Testament's refrain of eternal damnation does not seem to be that loving a response to human failings). I don't want to encourage this unwarranted comparison… but I've got a problem with love.
"My question about love is one I learned from rabbinic tradition. How can you command a feeling? The text doesn't suggest loving the stranger; it commands it. What do we do if we just can't summon the feeling? What if they're not just strangers; what if they're strange? What if I had a bad day? What if we rub each other the wrong way? The rabbis translate the command to love into the actions a (wisely) loving person would undertake: feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick, comfort the bereaved.… We might add: reform the tax code and the immigration laws, get people jobs, respect their spiritual and intellectual freedom, defend their civil rights…."
We try to enable the unique voices of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to challenge our perspective and broaden our thinking. Before the song by Caedmon's Call, "Share the Well," however, Alli Baker offered this original poem lamenting how poorly our society has heard even the teachings that are common to us all.
Isaiah 99
Cry loudly, prophets,
Occupy their attention.
Don't hold back,
Raise your voice in contention
- like their fasts.
Oh, you didn't think I saw that?
They're empty,
Like your bellies without food.
They're broken,
Like your laborers backs.
They're false,
Like your profits and mortgages,
now in default.
They're wicked
Like your pursed lips and clenched fists
As you pass the poor.
Oh wait, you still want more?
...pieces of the pie?
...of the well run dry?
Or how about the field?
Leviticus says,
You shouldn't take more
than the harvest does yield.
Otherwise, it isn't fair.
Didn't your parents teach you to share?
Share the wealth!
Share the well!
Share with your sisters and brothers
who dwell... with me.
Together, we say:
Here I am, to testify!
Here I am, to occupy!
Wall Street...with ahadith
Sayings from the prophet Mohammad,
peace be upon him.
One time I heard him say
If the Zakat you do not pay
Surely your wealth will come to choke you.
It will be like a poisonous snake
That slithers in stealth
Coiling around you, whispering,
"I am your treasure, I am your wealth."
Like an idol made of precious medal
From the gold around your neck
melted and molded into a calf they call greed
What more do you need?
"A job!" They say.
But that would only occupy your time.
Instead, why dont you follow the crumbs
to the end of the unemployment line
Oh, I'm sorry, did you want to protest?
Then, here's your sign!
"What once was yours,"
the 1% say, "now is mine."
So I am going to tell you this one more time…
Here I am, to testify!
Here I am, to occupy! ...with the 99.
If you really want to know my ways
Then you cannot pray the prayer
that Jesus taught you pray,
with words like...
"Lord, give us this day our 401k"
But instead, divide your bread
Before you bow your head
And give thanks to a God
That occupies...Holiness.


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OVER the course of last week, St James Pool, in Taunton, helped prepare children to learn important information on water safety ready for their summer holidays in a safe and fun way.
The Get Safe campaign is aimed at children to help raise awareness of the dangers posed by water.
Staff at the pool taught children the basic knowledge of how to help in an emergency, how to stay out of danger while still being able to have fun and enjoy themselves.
A few of the tasks the children had to undertake included falling off a raft and how to use the environment to save yourself, swimming against a current, basic survival skills and basic survival questions and answers.
Wellington Sports Centre is staging a similar session on August 19.
For more information about the Get Safe for Summer campaign at Wellington Sports Centre, call 01823-663010.
The Get Safe campaign is supported by The Swimming Trust, an independent charity dedicated to getting more people swimming more often in safe and supportive environments.


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Just Dropped: The Entire Prabal Gurung for Target Look Book!
From pleated skirts to standout floral prints, the Prabal Gurung for Target look book is nothing short of lust-worthy!
-Diana Denza
Remember the fashion frenzy that struck when Missoni for Target hit stores back in 2011? Well, the style world has predicted that pieces from the upcoming Prabal Gurung for Target will fly off shelves in much the same way.
And after practically drooling over the line's just-dropped look book, we can see why. Chock full of flirty floral pieces and romantic spring hues, the 80+ piece collection does not disappoint. You can expect whimsical prints, pleated skirts, dazzling sandals, pumps, and flats, and more than enough blue-hued pieces to go around.
Best of all, most items will sell for under $50 (if our wallets could breathe sighs of relief, they would), including shoes. The most expensive offering is an electric blue leather jacket for $199.
Read Nostalgia Alert! We LOVE Wildfox's Spring 2013 'Clueless'-Inspired Look Book
"This is a collection I have imagined and dreamed about for a long time," Gurung told Elle.com. "I am a romantic at heart and truly believe in love. I worked closely with Target to design a collection inspired by romance that is also affordable—the experience was incredible to say the least."
In the past, respected design houses like Jason Wu, Rodarte, and Proenza Schouler have collaborated with the mega retailer. Gurung's hotly-anticipated line is slated for a February 10, 2013 release date. Who else just added one or two (or five) of these pieces to her Valentine's Day wish list?
Check out the full look book on Elle.com for more inspiration.
Diana Denza is a regular contributor to BettyConfidential.


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One might follow his lower-self from time to time. That might happen, it is not something that has never been seen in people. The Qur'an talks about that anyway. A Muslim would repent, and increase his determination; he would read fact leading to faith and the miracles of the Qur'an. He would think about them and reflect on them, so he would better himself.
Pray to God and say, "My Lord, increase my faith. Increase my love for You." Do not be too lazy, bored or tired while learning something. That is very important. For instance, people study the cells, the chromosomes, vacuoles and cytoplasm. They need to study it carefully without ever becoming tired of it. That is because God created it all for us to enjoy and see the artistry in it.
One would never tire of examining the Artistry of God. You need to study that art with love. Just like one studies a flower with love, just like one studies a cat, or a beautiful child with love and just like one feels love for them; cells should be examined with love as well because that is the Artistry of God. We need to see the details in it because the cell is a living being as well; it also has eyes and ears. It has a beauty of its own. We need to look at the rich details in God's creation and be amazed by it. Love would then increase even further. When love for God increases, so would fear of God. When fear of God increases, so would one's submission to God. When one's submission to God increases, he would become a person who is never anxious. His mind would be at ease, he would feel relieved. And he would feel a merriment, a relief and an ease, insha'Allah.2013-11-18 01:24:42