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I am looking a good mainstream affiliate program in any niche and i heard something about weight loss niche that it is good one and best converting but still i want to get few more recommendations about it...
So please suggest me a nice and best converting affiliate program in the mainstream niche, thanks
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Fashion, Food and Fun, these are three areas which always have edge over others. Weight loss is common problem is most of the people, however for many its less of physiological problem and more of looking slim and sexy thing. Of course its one of the good affiliate niche. Go for it, Good Luck.Thanks Dev
and would you recommend me which affiliate program should i join, i mean there are many big affiliate networks like cj, azoogle etc etc so what would you recommend me?
Have you tried out the big affiliate programs? I think the best converting program for some may not work for others.. The best way to find out is to try out the offers yourself.
All the best in finding your highest converting program.
Amazon, Commission Junction and Google Affiliate Network are great affiliate networks you should join
go to commission junction and signup then find aff. programs that are related to your website subject and apply to them.
yeah i know about these affiliates but i am just asking which affiliate program is the best in mainstream category, which gives around $100 per sale with a good conversion
If you have Good List then try ClickBank
you are using clickbank?
do they have any $100 per sale program?
If you are looking for health niche I recommend moreniche. Neverblueads is also good to some extent. PM me if you need more details or help with promotion
There are many networks you can join like clickbank,amazon,commission junction,shareasale,moreniche,google affiliate program etc.
Get involved in the mobile revolution. It will be one of the few that reaches the trillion dollar mark. Android is currently a hot topic.
I think CJ so good for you. vote one for CJ :X
commission junction is best choice for affiliate program
You can go search on offervault, to see who has the best payout and such for the campaign you wanna run.
travel affiliate program are paying healthy amount to their affiliate users. There are lot of affiliate providers. For USA linkshare will be a good one and in India dgm is having lot of affiliate program but on indian affiliate you can not trust 100 % as they can miss the lead you have given to them.
BirdyAdder.com has a great Affiliate program. They sell software that "automates" twitter.
TubeBlasterPro.com also has a great Affiliate program. This one automates YouTube.
I would suggest the hosting area. Lot's of big commissions there ( up to 150$ per sale ).
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I'm finishing the web site design for a client, and as always I discover an IE-bug. This time it is IE 7 that refuses to behave.
This is the test site:http://melchiorgarden.vevstova.no/
In all other browsers, the menu is positioned correctly, but in IE 7, and only in IE7, it starts above the right edge of the main area. I suspected it had something to do with the positioning of the logo with negative margins partly outside the main area (#side), but when I try to place the logo inside #side, the menu still starts on the right sides.
I am empty of ideas at the moment. Can someone give me a hint?
I'd try adding a haslayout trigger to #navigation -- zoom:1 good as always...
Though your page is needlessly complicated given it's appearance, and has some... structural oddities... that div#navigation for example serving no real purpose, the heading orders don't make any real sense... you've got paragraphs around non-paragraph elements, extra DIV for nothing all over the place... and stating widths in places that to be frank... shouldn't need widths...
Probably explains why I'm seeing three different layouts in the four major browser engines -- and that's before we talk the accessibility failings of declaring everything in PX.
Though NICE encoding on that background image -- normally I'd list that as not viable for web deployment, but in this case that works good and isn't disastrously large. Besides, I like raspberries.
I would also advise ditching that massive 'reset reloaded' nonsense for a bit smaller a reset.
OH!! duh... you're in quirks mode because you have the XML prolog. Remove this from the file:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
It'll work fine. I would also advise AGAINST sending it as application/xhtml+xml since 1.0 doesn't support the application extensions anyways, and it screws up in some browsers. text/html is fine, and don't let any ignorant fool try to tell you that makes it "not be XHTML"...
Just to explain what I mean about all the extra code and problems with the layout, I'm doing a quick rewrite to show what I mean... I've already got the markup redone to be structurally sound without any extraneous elements -- and to fix the semantics a bit since those images and text below them three across are NOT paragraphs -- the text in the footer is NOT a paragraph -- semantic markup is not about slapping paragraphs around anything that happens to be text...
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Taking it from 5.4k to 2.8k, almost a 50% reduction, and it looks good/sensible without the CSS, meaning screen readers, search engines and people on less capable devices won't have as many issues with it.
Some other quick observations -- TITLE generally shouldn't go on images; it certainly shouldn't be there if it's identical to the alt text -- there's no reason to separate those images/anchors into separate elements... some hover states might make things clearer -- and notice I added the LANG attribute to each of the languages; just to make it a bit clearer. LANG can go on any element -- very handy.
I'm out for lunch, but when I get back I'll belt out the CSS I'd be using with that.
Here's that 'new' CSS I mentioned tossing together to show the simplified markup, all together as a working page:http://www.cutcodedown.com/for_others/audun/template.html
As with all my examples the directory:http://www.cutcodedown.com/for_others/audun
Is open for easy access to the bits and pieces. Few minor changes to the markup since I posted above, and I took a few stylistic liberties (like separating out the footer). I didn't integrate the webfonts -- that's something easy enough for you to add, just wanted to show how to simplify the markup and code. I used CSS3 box-shadows instead of the image backgrounds making it a bit more flexible -- IE8 and lower doesn't get the shadows, OH WELL... added a 1px border just to make the division clearer when the shadows don't work... looks good back to IE7 with no layout issues... and is functional/usable all the way back to IE 5.5
Opened it up to be semi-fluid and to use dynamic fonts in the content area -- that way large font/120dpi users don't have to dive for the zoom or deal with broken layouts. I also redid the logo image so that it is the size it's used on the page, so I could move it into the CSS since that's presentation and to give a central unifying h1... important for CSS off appearance, as well as giving the entire page really good images off graceful degradation as well.
Any questions, fire away. Hope this helps.
I've been away - that's the reason why I didn't answer earlier. You give an interesting answer, and I it's impressing that you use so much time in answering more than asked for.
I agree with you that the markup should be kept simple. But there are reasons behind my choices, and (some of them, at least) have a purpose.
The divs: In the end, this will be converted to a template for a CMS. The use of elements and images will not be the same all the time. So all the divs inside the main content area will have the possibility to contain both graphics and text. The output from the text editor in the CMS will also wrap inline elements in the paragraph tag.
But I agree with you: There were some a couple of divs too much – also in my world of divitis. In the navigation section on top - it was a leftover from a previous design.
For me the use of divs also is connected to the flexibility I want to put in the markup so it is easy to change the design later.
Heading tagsI do not agree with you in your way of using the h1 tag to style the logo. In my opinion, the heading tags should be used for content, not for presentational elements, as you do when you style the h1 with the logo as background.
Title attributeIn my world it's good practice to use the title attribute when images are links. You shouldn't bother about hove they are used in my test page ... it's just that: a test page.
Image size vs. file sizeWhen working with design, it's much faster to change the size in the markup then to open the image in Photoshop each time you make a small change. The correct sizes will be applied in the end.
XML prologThe XML prolog only puts IE 6 in quirks mode, not all browsers, and certainly not modern browsers. On the other side: It may not be necessary as long as there is no XML in the markup. W3C has as far as I know until recently encouraged the use of the XML prolog.
The mysteryThough your answer didn't really meet my question, it made me rethink and rewrite parts of the css and html, and also remind me that it is important to have an extra eye on accessibility.
But still it's a mystery why the menu jumped to the right side only in IE 7. And that was my question.
Nah, they trained IE7 to ignore the prologue, only IE6 goes into quirks from that.
The W3C is 10 years behind themselves.You never needed the XML prologue. It was a suggestion, mostly for if your XML was UTF-16 or weirder (which you're not sending to a web browser anyway). But XML worked in browsers who parsed XML with or without the prologue. Like a doctype, browsers tend to ignore it. Not sure about other software though.
BTW, you have this tag:
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8" />
Your server is conflicting with this content-type. It's sending an HTTP Header of text/html, which is why your page appears in IE at all. If it really was application/xhtml+xml, IE would instead offer you the possibility to download this "file" with another application (on my work machine it would offer to open with Firefox
The charset you need because your server isn't sending a charset. If it did, though, it would override your meta tag.
And... why state the page is English, when it's Norwegian?
Change to

You later have the content-language meta tag with the correct language but it's unknown if all AT actually read that tag, or if that tag is able to override the lang attribute of the HTML tag.
I do not agree with you in your way of using the h1 tag to style the logo. In my opinion, the heading tags should be used for content, not for presentational elements, as you do when you style the h1 with the logo as background.
Yeah the debate on who gets the h1 seems pretty evenly divided in the web world. Do what feels right here.
When working with design, it's much faster to change the size in the markup then to open the image in Photoshop each time you make a small change. The correct sizes will be applied in the end.
Browsers are worse at resizing images than an image editor. And the larger files you ask us users to download. We managed to make a medium-sized page crawl and scroll choppily in most of our testing browsers on a home-rentals site by having the full-sized images be "thumbnails", though yes these images were pretty big. Shrinking an image slightly is probably not going to crash the space shuttle and cause world chaos and war, but ideally once you know how big you want your images to be, shrink them in your image editor for the love of your users.
In my world it's good practice to use the title attribute when images are links.
It's a terrible practice, but to each his own. Steve Faulkner explains better than any rant of mine. There's also Jakob Nielsen's examples of how titles' tooltips interfere with users being able to read the text of a dropdown, but that's a different kind of menu. This is one of those things WordPress does by default and makes the accessibility nerds go into rage, lawlz.If that information is important, try a caption. Those work even if the user doesn't use a mouse (though there's a way to display titles with CSS if the user can focus on the element... that's fun to do sometimes).
I wish I had my box with IE7 on it, but looking at the code... you set something to position: fixed but didn't explicitly state where it should go. Most browsers do the right thing and assume left and top, but IE in my experience has needed some extra coordinates, and that might be what's going on here.
Does it fix itself if you add in "left: 0" to #topp? However I might be thinking of IE6 here... that same home-rental site I mentioned earlier had a fixed-position footer (always a bad idea since users can't scroll if their screen's not as wide as the fixed element... but we were stuck with it at the time) and one or some of the IE's really wanted the whole shebang:left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0 and explicit width: 100% was all necessary. Again though this might have really been more for IE6's benefit, who doesn't do fixed anyway so I was feeding it position: absolute and often I need explicit left's and right's for those in IE6 as well.
But anyway can't hurt to try it. Being a fixed element, what other elements do or what margins they haven't shouldn't be able to affect it at all. Like position: absolute, fixed elements are entirely out of the flow.
Never understood letting CMS output rubbish -- probably why I'm not a wordpress fan; also why it's likely on Roger Johannson's Lame Excuses
Don't let the tool force you into doing bad things in the markup for no good reason.
To me headings are about structure for the ENTIRE page; and since by definition a H1 is the parent for ALL other headings on the page (which is why it's a bad idea to have more than one H1) -- in this case you are lucky as the H3 looks like a subsection of the h2 -- but if you had say... a news page of multiple equal weight elements, making the first one a H1 (which has become fashionable amongst the SEOtards) would just mean broken heading orders.
The IMAGE is indeed presentation -- of the text it has inside it... that is the site title, of which everything on the page is a subsection. as such being presentation it doesn't belong in the markup in the first place.
Also, take a look at how much better it gracefully degrades with images disabled.
Emphasis mine... If it's a link, put the title on the LINK -- the anchor. though you'll notice that since I made them one giant anchor, they have the exact same text inside them -- and there's NO reason to put title on a anchor that has identical text inside it. Good rule of thumb, if you need TITLE on an anchor, there's something wrong with the anchor's content... if you need title on a image; you're doing something wrong. (the only exception being when accesskeys comes into the mix, and that's a Opera specific feature)
If it's a image going into a IMG tag, that's content; if you don't have your content locked down before you start making the layout, you're probably jumping the gun on making the layout -- though that could just be differences in methodologies since again, the fixed width you were designing to is something I would never do to a website in the first place.
It's also why yours fell apart badly images disabled, CSS disabled, and a host of other graceful degradation failures. You write the markup semantically BEFORE even thinking about layout -- you didn't have that. Paragraphs around non-paragraph elements, presentational image in the markup, title attributes on the wrong elements if you need title, out-of-order links for associated items, design elements that couldn't handle text resizing or non-px fonts... There was enough wrong a silver-bullet fix would have been more duct-tape and bailing wire than seriously trying to help you... and as much of a fan of Uncle Red as I am, when it comes to the handyman's secret weapon...
I've found differences even in browsers that allegedly don't... so it's not an exact science/answer or as simple as that. Hence the so-called "almost-quirks" you'll find referenced on sites like quirksmode.org -- I've had it mess up layouts in Gecko too, so...
Wondering where you got that impression from, since it's in the XHTML compatibility guidelines NOT to include it, and to be optional in the normative part... I've not once seen it encouraged anywhere, unless you get into that HTML 5 asshattery.
If it wasn't quirks, it was probably a haslayout issue, or a positioning bug -- honestly what you had for a heading was so complicated I was guessing wildly as to what it was even supposed to look like.
BTW, I like the 'staircase' effect on the image links in your new version -- though the padding/margin above that area really needs to be decreased. Also those px fonts and fixed width....arrgh.
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It used to be on the recommended doctypes page and I'm not sure when they changed that page but just one day, I went to show someone that page (maybe 6 mos ago?) and then realised the prologue junk was gone. HTML5 I don't think ever encouraged it.
I don't think either. The menu is in a position: fixed box, those get automatic Layout don't they?
Anyway last night I booted up the box with IE7... and it looks the same as Chrome here, so... either audun fixed the problem, or I misunderstood what the problem was (I thought it was that IE7 started the HOME link to the right of the edge of the box called #side).
The menu was rendering pushed about 3/4ths the screen width across -- and was causing scrollbars because of it.
Though I was seeing four different layouts in four different engines -- hence why I was going "rewrite". The version currently up has no layout issues across browsers - just accessibility ones.
The error was in the extra and redundant div in the navigation bar - when I removed this div and restyled the menu divs IE7 also rendered the page correctly.
For those interested: The previous version is here: http://menufault.vevstova.no/
I agree in a lot of the things written in this thread: I will stop using the xml prolog. I will never more use the title attribute where it is not necessary – because of the accessibility issues pointed out on the The Paciello Group Blog, but certainly not because some people don't like the pop ups in some browsers.
I agree in not using fixed px-sizes on font sizes, and the final design has %.
If some people don't like fixed widths I have no problems with that.
Sounds good.
Listen, you get to a forum like this one and there'll be a bunch of people willing to tell you all these things and blah blah... just take what makes sense to you and do what you do. It only makes you better, and you don't have to agree with everything everyone says.
Thanks for posting your solution, too.
And remember that in the end, it's YOUR website and despite what you are told here, you are never forced to take our advice. If you disagree with some of our opinions, so be it.
Now that you are done your final design, perhaps you can go to the review section of this website and ask for a review by the Sitepoint members :).

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A 32-year-old Waldo man was arrested Saturday on seven charges, including false imprisonment of his girlfriend and her two children, according to a report.
Jeffrey Alan Baldinelli, of 14327 NE 136th Place, was arrested at his house around 1:15 p.m. after his brother Roberto called police to tell them Baldinelli had his girlfriend and her two children hostage, the Waldo Police Department report said.
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HOUSTON - Can I get a WHAT WHAT for this season's start to the Battle Rounds?! I mean. Talk about epic moments. I did want to clarify one thing: last week I had said that coaches could steal players from other teams by being the first to hit their buttons. As it turns out, this is not the case. If more than one coach wants to steal an artist, the decision is back in the hands of the artist, and he/she chooses which coach they want.
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The first half of the episode was… ok. The first battle between Casey Muessigmann and Terry McDermott from Team Blake was just kind of meh. Terry is great and was set up to win. Which he did. Yawn.
Bryan Keith from Team Adam went up against Collin McLoughlin and sang "Santeria" by Sublime. This song was clearly chosen with Bryan in mind, but he didn't give the most stellar performance. I don't think Collin is anything special, but the coaches clearly disagree because after Adam cut him loose in favor of keeping Bryan, both Blake and Cee Lo went for the season's first steal. Collin ended up choosing Cee-Lo as his new coach, and Cee Lo now has one steal left to use.
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Team Xtina showed UP Monday night when both Nelly's Echo and De'borah gave knockout performances of "Message in a Bottle" by the Police. Out of all the performances of the night, this is the one I would download. It was OUT of control, and I still cannot believe a coach didn't pick up Nelly's Echo, who ultimately lost the battle. I highly recommend watching this video (especially the harmonized riff at 0:21, because it's delicious).Nelly's Echo vs. De'borah
2 Steel Girls and Gracia Harrison battled it out for a spot on Team Blake singing the Dixie Chicks' "Sin Wagon." Three country girls singing a Dixie Chicks song simply cannot go wrong. It was an entirely pleasant performance, and Blake made the right call by keeping Gracia and letting go of 2 Steel Girls.
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Walk-off Homer Ends 18-Inning Marathon in Bowling Green
April 24, 2013
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Trevor Lowe pulled a line drive over the leftfield fence and around the foul pole to lead off the bottom of the 18th inning, lifting Western Kentucky to a 3-2 win over No. 24 Kentucky, in the longest game played in college baseball in 2013, on Tuesday night in front of 3,571 at Bowling Green Ballpark.
Kentucky (24-16) and Western Kentucky battled in a pitcher's duel throughout the game, with WKU taking a 1-0 lead with a run in the third and UK answering on the strength of Austin Cousino's solo homer to lead off the top of the sixth inning. UK took advantage of a three-base, two-out error in the top of the 13th to take a 2-1 lead before WKU took advantage of a two-out fielding error to score the game-tying from third in the bottom of the 13th.
In the bottom of the 14th, WKU got its first two runners on with a hit by pitch and a five-pitch walk, prompting UK to go to freshman righty Zach Strecker to face slugging WKU first baseman Ryan Huck. After allowing a Huck walk, Strecker got out of the jam without the walk-off run scoring. Strecker went on to work scoreless innings in the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th innings, before Lowe got a laser home run just over the fence in leftfield, bending around the foul pole.
UK had its best chance to win the game in the top of the 17th inning, as Matt Reida – whose two-out error in the bottom of the 13th inning allowed the game-tying run to score from third base – tripled to lead off the frame. After a pitching change due to injury, UK's Jeff Boehm and Cousino struck out with the infield in and Max Kuhn grounded out with the bases loaded to stretch into the 18th.
The marathon is the second UK game in the last two years that has stretched to historic proportions, as UK and Kent State played a 21-inning game in the opener of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, the longest game in Southeastern Conference history.
The game on Tuesday lasted five hours and 57 minutes, saw a total of 33 runners left on base between the two games and had heroic pitching performances in relief.
UK collected eight hits in the game, with Cousino adding a homer and a double and Reed going 2-for-6 with a double and a pair of intentional walks in the extra frames. UK also got hits from Reida, J.T. Riddle, Micheal Thomas and Lucas Witt.
UK freshman starter Kyle Cody worked his second quality start of the year, tossing six strong innings on a career-high 97 pitches. The 6-foot-7, 230-pounder allowed four hits and one run, walking one and equaling his career-high with seven strikeouts. After allowing a run on a two-out double in the third, Cody did not allow a hit over the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, surrendering just a two-out walk.
Sophomore right-hander Chandler Shepherd took over in relief of Cody to start the seventh, working two innings into the ninth, allowing one hit and two walks, striking out two. Senior Walter Wijas worked 1.1 innings, allowing a hit no runs, walking two. Junior Trevor Gott came on with the go-ahead run in scoring position and one out in the 10th inning, getting two strikeouts to escape the jam. Gott worked a heroic 3.1 innings, allowing four hits and one unearned run, striking out five.
Freshman Ryne Combs came on in the 13th with the game-winning run at third, getting a strikeout to end the threat. Combs got the out in the 13th, walking one and hitting one.
Strecker (1-1) came on in a two-one, no-out jam in the 14th inning and after a walk loaded the bases with no one out, getting out of the jam unscathed to stretch the game further into extras. Strecker suffered the hard-luck loss, working four innings, allowing four hits and the solo homer in the 18th, walking one and striking out five.
Western Kentucky (22-19) starter Justin Hageman worked 5.1 innings, allowing four hits and one run, walking two and striking out four. He was replaced in the sixth by sidearm southpaw Austin Clay, who turned in 3.1 perfect innings in relief, striking out two. Closer Taylor Haydel took over with two outs in the ninth, working a shutout frame. Ian Tompkins worked 2.1 innings, allowing no baserunners and striking out one. Josh Bartley worked four innings, allowing just an unearned run, with WKU then turning to Jack Thompson and Brennan Pearson. Pearson (2-0) had a heroic outing as he used his secondary stuff in the leadoff triple jam in the 17th to escape the threat, striking out four UK hitters and allowing just one walk.
UK will return to action on Thursday, traveling to No. 16 Ole Miss for a three-game series starting at 7:30 p.m. ET in a national telecast on ESPNU.
The Hilltoppers got on the board in the third inning as Steve Hodgins tripled off the wall in right-centerfield with one out. After a clutch pop out for the second out, Scott Wilcox delivered the key hit with a two-out double off the wall in rightfield, scoring Hodgins with the first run of the game.
UK answered in the top of the sixth inning, as Cousino drilled a first-pitch over the rightfield fence, tying the game at 1-1. It was Cousino's fifth homer of the year and the 14th of his career.
With two outs in the top of the 13th, Cousino lofted a full-count pop up to rightfield, with Jordan Cessna misplaying the ball for a three-base error. With a 1-2 count, Reed then smashed a double down the leftfield line, scoring Cousino with the go-ahead run.
WKU answered in the bottom of the 13th, getting a pair of singles to leadoff the inning, as Matthew Paculan singled up the middle and Griffith Roark singled off Gott. After a sacrifice bunt pushed the tying run to third base, Blake Crabtree hit into a ground ball at Reed, with the runners holding in scoring position. Cessna then followed with a grounder at Reida with two out, with the UK shortstop slipping while coming up with the ball. His off-balance throw sailed into the dirt and drew Reed off the bag, allowing the tying run to score.


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For all the heightened awareness these days surrounding the dangers of concussions, the fact is many football players continue to regard brain injuries as just another part of the job in an intensely physical game.
In an extraordinarily frank interview following his team's light practice at Canad Inns Stadium on Wednesday, all-star slotback Terrence Edwards discussed a "win at all costs" attitude that continues to permeate football and leads athletes such as himself to play through head trauma -- and even lie to the team's doctors -- in service of victory.
"I think that we think about the short-term goal instead of the long-term goal. Right now, you want to play. You feel like you can still play even if it jeopardizes your long-term status," said Edwards, who's in his eighth CFL season.
"I've been in positions where I might not always have been right (healthy) but I didn't say anything because I wanted to continue to play because I wanted to help my team win. I think every guy has been a little woozy at some time -- probably sustained some small or mild concussion -- and you (leave the game), you get some water and you go back in...
"People call us gladiators and all that. I really don't use those terms. But it's like that. You're going to do whatever it takes at all costs to win. Even if that means lying to the doctors, that's what you're going to do."
Indeed, Edwards even took it a step further, citing his faith and describing what sounds like a sense of mission.
"This is what you do. This what God put you on this earth to do. I think he put me on this earth to be an athlete. He gave me a talent to do it and at the end of the day, we're going to go out and do everything we can to win and win at all costs. I know even myself, I've been a little woozy and got up and shook it off."
And if not in service to God, offensive lineman Glenn January described a sense of obligation to the overall good of the group in describing how players will subjugate their own health interests to the broader needs of the team, even if that team is 3-10 and dead last in the CFL right now.
"We make a lot of sacrifices, obviously," said January.
"We have a job to do. I'm paid to go out there and block people. And I'm paid to come to work and practise hard. And you can't let a record dictate that... At a certain point, whenever the season does get difficult, character comes out. And I feel like difficult situations -- sometimes you can learn from them."
Edwards says he's had two concussions that have caused him to miss action -- once in the CFL and the other time during a brief stint in the NFL. But, perhaps illustrating the extent to which players hide their head injuries, Edwards was coy when asked if those two concussions are the only ones he's had.
"Documented, yeah," said Edwards.
Prompted to expand on that comment, Edwards offered a definition of concussions that would probably alarm any doctor.
"You get woozy, but if it's not to the point of being knocked out or you can't remember, then you're going to keep playing. I know people hit the ground all the time and you see spots and you're a little off, but they're not going to come out of the game.
"If it's significant enough, everyone is going to come out of the game."
Of course, only the sufferer knows how significant it is -- and if he isn't honest with the medical people, then it remains a secret.
There have been conflicting versions, for instance, on whether Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce was suffering a headache immediately after he sustained a vicious helmet-to-chin hit from Toronto Argonauts linebacker Brandon Isaac last Saturday, or whether the headache didn't start until after he went back into the game.
Bombers head coach Tim Burke said there is little reason for players in the current environment not to be comfortable telling medical staff the truth about their conditions.
"A lot more comfortable today than they were when I was playing," said the 58-year-old Burke. "Back then, they told you to tape an Aspirin to your ankle and get back out there. It's a totally different mindset today than it was back in the days of leather helmets."
Maybe. Maybe not.
The NHL uses the SCAT2 neuropsychological test and as of 2011, has mandated that it, and a thorough exam of a player with a suspected concussion, be removed from the bench and sent to a quiet place, free from distraction, for the examination by a physician, not a trainer alone.
Symptoms include loss of consciousness, motor inco-ordination or balance problems, a blank or vacant look, being slow to get up after a hit to the head, disorientation, clutching of the head after a hit or visible facial injury in combination with another symptom.
Player must be free of all symptoms and return to baseline at rest before return to play is allowed.
Players must undergo baseline before contact.
A player's recovery is monitored over time referring to the initial baseline test, mandating a gradual increase in activity in steps; each must be symptom-free to progress to the next and eventual return to play.
Mandates a hybrid, NFL-developed three-pronged sideline exam -- a cognitive test, neurological test, by athletic trainer or doctor examining eye movement and other physical symptoms, and a balance test.
Players who exhibit any of six obvious signs are to be disqualified from game or practice and cannot return to any play until cleared by team physician and independent neurologist.
Includes the Madden Rule, which requires any player diagnosed with concussion to be escorted to the locker-room and remain there under observation, if he does not require hospitalization. No return to the field under any circumstances; no exceptions.
A third game directive, "When it doubt, leave them out, to always err on the side of caution." (NFL health and safety memo).
The league also requires a certified athletic trainer in the press-box to monitor games for possible head injuries.
As of 2010, all teams must follow SCAT2, including prior baseline testing.
All player-concussion assessments are left solely and strictly in the hands of team medical personnel and therapists; coaches have no influence over when an athlete is to be cleared to play.
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Fast, friendly and efficient restaurant service is a two-way street - and diners have their part to play.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SYDNEY'S Sailors Thai is packed and buzzing. In the middle of the room, a well-oiled table of eight is really enjoying themselves. One fellow is performing magic tricks with napkins and salt shakers, which elicits whoops from his friends. Neighbouring diners are less impressed; the impromptu floorshow is making conversation impossible. Next, the wannabe David Copperfield is calling for requests. One bold patron steps up, telling the magician that she does indeed have a request. ''Name it,'' he beams. ''I wonder,'' she says, ''if you could make yourself disappear?''
Effective, definitely, but not recommended. ''It's always best to let the restaurant staff deal with such issues,'' says restaurateur Erez Gordon, now at Sydney's Bistro Bruno and formerly maitre d' of Jacques Reymond in Melbourne. ''It's our job.''
Any number of issues, including obnoxious patrons, awful food, unmet expectations and inept, disinterested or bad-attitude service, can derail a dining experience. ''People put a lot of meaning into eating out,'' Gordon says. ''Money is hard to come by and they're spending it on a high-discretionary item. Diners don't want to walk away saying, 'That was awful.' They've every right to expect a positive experience, and there are things they can do to get the meal they deserve.''
Tell the restaurant what it needs to know to take good care of you, says Neil Perry of Rockpool and Spice Temple. ''Say if it's your birthday, if you've time constraints, if someone in your party can't manage stairs.''
If you have dietary requirements, advise this when booking, not on arrival. ''This allows the chef to offer a choice of suitable dishes,'' Gordon says. That doesn't mean you can't stump up on the night and declare that you can't eat garlic. ''A good restaurant will be able to allow for that because food is prepared in-house at time of ordering. It's harder for a mediocre restaurant to meet dietary requests because they'll have bought in already-prepared food to keep costs down.''
On the phone is also the time to make seating requests. Sydney-based RT Hospitality Solutions director Toni Clarke, who has run restaurants in Auckland, London, Tianjin and Sydney, says: ''For a romantic dinner a deux or a complex business discussion, ask to be seated far from, say, a table for 20.''
Establish a friendly rapport with staff when you book to receive recognition and respect on arrival, she says. ''When you walk in the door, the connection you've created could manifest itself in a great table, service and food.''
An American colleague researches a restaurant to find the best table and, next time she books, will ask to be seated there. ''We comply with seating requests if that table isn't taken,'' says Sam Christie, restaurateur and sommelier at Sydney's Longrain.
The ploy of booking in the name of someone famous to secure a good table, or squeeze into a booked-out eatery, doesn't work. ''Such ruses work only as long as it takes greeting staff to realise you're not Megan Gale or Kate Middleton and then you'll be seated in Siberia instead of at the table with Yarra views,'' says Vicki Chatfield, director of Objective Perceptions, commissioned by Melbourne's top-end restaurants to send in mystery diners to report back on staff performance.
Even when a restaurant doesn't take reservations, Toni Clarke believes it's worth calling ahead. ''Some places make exceptions, so ask if there are any instances when they do take bookings, perhaps for a table of six or more or, as some do, for a 90-minute period.'' Or inquire when the wait is shortest. She also recommends arriving when the restaurant opens and dining early. ''The food is as good at 6pm as 9pm and the staff may have more time.
''Establish an amiable rapport with your waiter by making eye contact, smiling, exuding confidence and the sense that you really want to be there,'' Clarke says. ''If you see your waiter is being run off his feet, ask for bread and a bottle of wine or water while he attends to others and say you're happy to order your meal when he' s less frantic. His appreciation will be reflected in good service.''
Never be reluctant to ask about the food. Erez Gordon says: ''I've seen patrons Googling food terms and ingredients. I say to them, 'By all means Google, but why not ask me?'.'' And if the waiter doesn't know the answer to a question, Clarke says, ''Ask them to please consult the chef. A waiter can't be expected to know everything.''
There are two schools of thought on boning up on the menu before you arrive. By educating yourself on the dishes, their ingredients, flavours, textures and other intricacies you'll be able to make an informed choice. Neil Perry disagrees. ''Forget the website. Treat going to a new restaurant like a first date. You want romance, surprise and delight, like starting a relationship with a beautiful girl.'' To Perry, ignorance can be bliss. ''I simply put myself in the hands of the staff, the chef, the wine team, the management, and let them show me what they can do. Good restaurants really respond to that. I know we do at Rockpool.''
Says Gordon: ''A dream customer is one who comes in with an open mind and adventurous spirit, so giving the chef carte blanche to thrill.
''It's one who says, 'I want to be impressed. Let the chef suggest our menu this evening. Give me your best food and service, your philosophies, do the things you think make you special, and whatever wine you think I should be drinking, then bring that as well.' This puts the chef on his mettle to rise to the challenge.'' Adds Sam Christie: ''While always giving diners what they want - if they insist on having what they always have or topping off their green chicken curry with a cappuccino, then that's what they'll get - offering new experiences makes us feel good and if we succeed, the customer has a memorable time.''
''I always enter a restaurant relaxed and excited,'' Perry says. According to Gordon, ''If you're obviously enjoying yourself, it's contagious and the whole room will hum. Don't go to restaurants with people you don't like. Dining out is about more than the food, it's about a congenial, scintillating atmosphere.''
If your food is poor or your waiter rude, never suffer in silence. Make your feelings known courteously and a good restaurant will set things right. ''You should never walk out of a restaurant after a bad experience without telling the restaurant,'' Clarke says. ''Innocent mistakes happen, it's rarely malicious. Waiters are human and sometimes the food isn't acceptable because the chef is under pressure and cuts corners. And complain immediately: don't wait till you finish eating, as some people do to get a free meal.
''At Aubergine in Canberra I ordered mulloway and was served venison. I brought it to the waiter's attention that my order was wrong, but said I was happy to have the venison. He handled things beautifully: 'No, we'll bring you mulloway, and meantime enjoy a glass of wine on us and perhaps share the venison with the rest of the table at no cost. I'll bring side plates.'''
Besides, complaining boorishly is a dangerous game. Clarke says: ''I've seen kitchens take revenge and heard some horror stories, food being dropped on the floor, stepped on, run under the tap, steamed, cappuccinos topped not with shaved chocolate but shaved Laxettes, and worse. Such behaviour from kitchen staff can never be condoned, but rude patrons reap what they sow.''
Obnoxious or inconsiderate fellow diners can unravel a perfect meal. Patrons within earshot of your table swearing, blaring away on their mobile phone, children running wild, can destroy an experience as surely as a surly waiter or a beastie in the salad.
''Mobile phones? Turn them off or put them on vibrate or silent when you enter the restaurant,'' Clarke says. ''If there's a call you have to take or make, do it in the bar or step outside.''
Perry is more relaxed about electronic devices. ''Mobile phones, computers, cameras - I don't have an issue unless they're annoying other diners. I've taken photos of food I've had at Noma, Mugaritz, Per Se, The Fat Duck and simple places in Spain or Hong Kong. When I scroll through them, great memories flood back, and restaurants are about memories. We're in the nostalgia business, creating memories that give patrons pleasure and bring them back.''
''Guests shouldn't have to endure anything that spoils their meal,'' Gordon says. ''If something is upsetting you, tell us immediately and we'll do what we can. You can head off the problem to an extent when you book by asking not to be seated near large tables, but a table of even two can be annoying. Unfortunately we can't vet our customers and tell if they are going to be obnoxious.''
''A good waiter will be attuned to diners' feelings. They'll realise by body language if they're being upset by another table's behaviour,'' Christie says, ''and if there's a quieter table available, we'll discreetly move them to it.'' If that's impossible on a busy night, it may be necessary to have a quiet word to the offenders.
Clarke has no qualms about ''reminding them politely and respectfully that other guests want to enjoy their meal too and asking them to shush. Usually they've no idea they're being disruptive and the issue is resolved.''
It's good manners, if the service has been fine, to leave a tip - ''10-20 per cent is good, depending … '' says Vicki Chatfield - and to thank the waiter and, via him, the chef.
''A smile and a 'thank you', a 'please give my compliments to the chef', boost morale,'' Christie says. ''An email sent to the restaurant next day is posted up in the kitchen. Taking the trouble to offer personal praise, when it is so easy to consider a tip praise enough, is hugely appreciated.''
''Make no mistake,'' Clarke says, ''Saying thank you makes a lasting impression that means you'll be remembered, and treated royally next time you come.''
Recipes to avoid disaster
Three front-of-house professionals. Three Good Food Guide award-winners. And a bunch of curly questions about how restaurants really work. Ainslie Lubbock of Pei Modern, Coda sommelier Travis Howe and Flower Drum restaurant manager Jason Lui provide the answers.
One of your staff spills wine or food on a customer. What should the customer expect?
AL: A sincere apology and the offer to dryclean or replace if necessary.
TH: A quick delivery of soda water and the offer of a drycleaning bill.
I've forgotten my wallet and can't pay the bill. Will I end up washing dishes?
TH: I've only seen this once and the police were extremely helpful in fixing the situation. If this guy wasn't so drunk, I would have loved him to do the dishes, the floors and the bins.
AL: Most diners have made a booking, so we generally have contact details already. We've worked on an honour system thus far and it hasn't let us down.
How do you handle vexatious customers who aren't happy with anything? Do they get more attention?
TH: They certainly get attention but I don't think it's always for the better. Most waiters are generally fair when it comes to those customers. It's almost always something happening outside the restaurant situation that's causing them grief.
JL: These guests do not necessarily get more attention, but we would be more careful than usual to make sure everything is attended to appropriately, both from a service perspective as well as the food.
How much can a diner ask for a dish to be changed?
AL: These situations can be some of the hardest to negotiate between guest and kitchen. I think it's my job to steer guests towards dishes on the menu that they will enjoy without having to alter them. Changing dishes to accommodate allergies, pregnancy, etc., is done wherever possible.
JL: Changing a dish isn't too much of an issue for us. We are very much about flexibility. The majority of our menu is done to order, so can be easily adjusted to taste.
Is the customer always right?
JL: While we try to accommodate every request, there are times when a question is thrown to us that we do not have an answer for. Once I was questioned about the authenticity of our wagyu beef. Even after showing them the Blackmore packaging, they still weren't convinced. Sometimes you can't win.
AL: No. I aim to treat a customer like a guest in my home. I work to make that guest feel comfortable, welcome and nurtured to the best of my ability. If a guest is rude, insulting to staff, disruptive to other guests or has completely unrealistic expectations, then they are not in the right.
TH: Is this a loaded question? Of course, customers are not always right.
I don't like my table. Should I expect to be moved?
AL: Not always. The ''best tables'' are usually given to people who book a long way in advance, who request in advance or who are celebrating a special occasion, rather than a guest who has just walked in. We happily move guests on request if none of the above applies. Often we'll seat guests to spread the load across the evening, hopefully ensuring better service for the guest.
JL: We generally don't have a problem about guests wanting to switch tables, unless we are full or there are guests that book well in advance and request a specific table, which does happen quite often.
I don't like my dish. If there's nothing wrong with it, is it just my bad luck?
AL: Most of these situations can be avoided if waiters give good explanations of dishes before they are ordered. In the case of degustation menus, there's often one dish some people love and others hate and that's a part of the journey. I'd always recommend alerting your waiter as soon as you realise you're not enjoying a dish. I will rarely comp a dish if a guest complains they didn't like it once they've finished it.
TH: Engage the staff and ask them [about the dish] beforehand. Very rarely do you not get an opportunity to find out more about the food before you order it.
In what circumstances might you take a dish, or wine, off the bill?
AL: If it has been incorrectly cooked or if it's spoilt in some way. Generally with wine, if I've recommended a bottle and it's not to the customer's liking, I will take the bottle back. If the wine is clearly corked or spoilt, the guest shouldn't expect to pay for it.
TH: I do not know how to get free food and drinks from any restaurant, except by engaging staff and tipping well over a long period of time.
My dinner is being ruined by the crying baby/loud guests/diner who's had too much to drink at the next table. What will you do if I complain?
AL: Firstly, quietly ask the offending guest to pipe down or suggest they need to take their baby for a walk to settle it. If the problem continues, offer to move the [complaining] guest to a quieter table, if available.
TH: Too dangerous. I am just a sommelier. Get the manager.


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Nanaimo man dies in stabbing
A man has died from stab wounds in Nanaimo's first murder of 2013.
The incident happened at a townhouse complex in south Nanaimo Sunday sometime before 1:45 p.m. when police responded to reports of a man in distress. Mounties arrived at the scene and found a man with life-threatening injuries lying on the ground. Paramedics rushed the victim to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital where he was pronounced dead as a result of stab wounds.
The RCMP are not releasing the identity of the 35-year-old victim at the request of his family.
Police arrested one suspect Sunday. The suspect, Gabriel Peter Stinson, 40, appeared in court Monday where he was formally charged with second degree murder.
Police found Stinson performing CPR on the victim when they arrived on scene. An RCMP officer took over and continued CPR until paramedics arrived.
Police said in a press release they are confident the stabbing was not a random act of violence, but the result of a confrontation that ended tragically.
The police investigation is continuing. Investigators were at the crime scene, a townhouse complex called King Arthur's Court on Fifth Street, Monday morning.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Unit at 250-754-2345, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com


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Robert Hilliard
Unless undeniable proof exists that these two individuals are one and the same, the articles remain separate. Current canon information indicates that two prefects are chosen in every fifth year, and those individuals remain prefects for the rest of their school life. With this in mind, there are possibly as many as 6 active prefects at any one time within a given house. Also, is it established that the prefects greeting the users are from 1991, or is that currently an assumption as well? - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 21:28, August 16, 2011 (UTC)
- I think it's pretty much established that that "moment" is set in 1991, as we're following Harry's story after all (and on that point we're in Philosopher's Stone). But yes, there's no evidence this and Hilliard are the same person. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 22:21, August 16, 2011 (UTC)
- I only think he is Robert Hilliard because:
- They were both Ravenclaws
- They were both in fifth year
- They were both Prefects
- Both in 1991
- And the fact that there's only one male and one female Prefect
- There is no evidence that Hilliard was a fifth year. The transcript doesn't state his year. Neither does the film state the prefect's year. Where does it state there is only two prefects? Prefects are chosen in the fifth year, and continue to serve. Two prefects are chosen in every fifth year, leading to the conclusion that 6 prefects from each house are active at any one time. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 14:05, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
Pottermore states Robert led the Ravenclaws to their Common Room in 1991, and so does this prefect. He must be Robert. --Rodolphus 14:14, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
- Currently, the transcript for Hilliard states "Congratulations! I'm Prefect Robert Hilliard, and I'm delighted to welcome you to RAVENCLAW HOUSE." It only says he welcomed them, not led them to common room, so where is the statement that he lead them? - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 14:26, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
Oh, my memory was wrong.--Rodolphus 14:31, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
Leding students to their room seems to be a duty of fifth years only. Ron and Hermione didn´t do it in HBP.--Rodolphus 14:34, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes they did: "Hermione had darted ahead to fulfill her prefect's duty of shepherding the first years, but Ron remained with Harry." - HBP chapter 8. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 14:45, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
Haven´t listened to the audiobook for a long time.--Rodolphus 14:47, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
I'm very sure that this individual is Robert Hilliard. Robert and this individual are both Ravenclaws, both Prefects, both Males, and they're both Fifth Years (Robert's page says Sorted into Ravenclaw, he became a Prefect in 1991, meaning he was in fifth year in 1991)(This individual is 100% a fifth year in 1991, as he has exactly the same height as Percy Weasley), plus the fact that books/written pages and films does not always has the same lines. --Danniesen
- The transcript says nothing of the sort. Our article (which should not be used as a source for any other article) say he was made a prefect by 1991. Big difference. We could have been made a prefect in 1989 or 1990 and be a seventh or sixth year. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 19:18, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
- Also, height has nothing to do with it. Dean Thomas was around the same height as the Weasley twins by the Order of the Phoenix film, and he was two years younger than them. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 19:21, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
One can only be made Prefect in the persons fifth year. He or she can choose to stay as Prefect in the sixth year and seventh year. --Danniesen
- Hillard was made a Prefect by 1991, not specifically in 1991. Besides our articles cannot ever be used as a source. There's absolutely no source that these two Ravenclaw prefects are the same. And frankly, your claims he was a fifth year based on the height of the extra who plays him are ludicrous. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 19:51, August 17, 2011 (UTC)


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2010 Audi A5
A stylish two-door luxury sports car, the 2010 Audi A5 adds a convertible model to the lineup as well as the 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
2010 Audi R8
An exotic two-door sports car with room for two passengers, the 2010 Audi R8 adds a 5.2L V10 to the lineup alongside the 4.2L V8, which elevates the R8 to near supercar status.
2010 Audi S4
Redesigned for the new year with an all-new engine, the 2010 Audi S4 luxury sports sedan is now fitted with a supercharged 3.0L V6 which generates 333 hp yet gets 27 mpg on the highway.
2010 Audi S5
The 2010 Audi S5 is a luxury two-door sports car that adds a convertible to the lineup as well as the new 3.0L supercharged V6 to complement the available 4.2L V8 and coupe body style.
2010 Audi S6
A luxury sedan with a monstrous V10 lurking under the hood, the five-passenger 2010 Audi S6 is a subtle sports car that is comfortable and well equipped inside with a howling exhaust note on the outside.
2010 Audi TT
No longer available with a V6 or FWD, the two-passenger 2010 Audi TT luxury sports car is only available with the 2.0L turbocharged motor and Quattro AWD, in coupe or convertible trims.
2010 Audi TTS
A more performance focused version of the TT, the 2010 Audi TTS is a two-passenger luxury sports car with a 265 hp turbocharged engine providing driving fun to all four wheels.


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A rally this evening at the Manitoba legislature could prove to be a telling gauge of public anger over the Selinger government's decision to raise the PST.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) and two business organizations have organized a demonstration for 6 p.m. they hope will draw several hundred Manitobans.
The groups are upset that the government is increasing the sales tax to eight per cent on July 1, and they're angry the NDP has introduced legislation to bypass a public referendum on the tax hike, as required under current law.
The tax hike has dominated debate during the spring sitting of the legislature. It was announced in the April 16 budget.
By at least one measure, Bill 20 is already one of the most contentious pieces of legislation the NDP has introduced in years.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 152 Manitobans had registered with the clerk of the legislative assembly to speak on the bill when it reaches committee stage. No bill has received that amount of interest since 2008, when 268 people addressed MLAs on a proposed law that would ban expansion of the hog industry in certain parts of Manitoba. That bill was passed.
So far, no date has been set for public comment on Bill 20, and it could take some time before the it reaches that stage. For the past two weeks, the Conservative Opposition has been using procedural motions to tie up house business in protest of the tax hike -- and to allow more time for the public to mobilize against it.
Earlier this week, the president of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce issued a call to members to register to speak in opposition to Bill 20.
The taxpayers federation, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association announced their intent to hold the rally Friday against the tax hike. They've issued press releases, emailed members and promoted the event on social media, but as of Wednesday, they were uncertain how large a crowd might turn out.
"We're hoping for at least several hundred, but you never know," said the CTF's Colin Craig, noting the public was given short notice and the weather (the forecast high is a chilly 2 C) is refusing to co-operate.
The CFIB's Janine Carmichael said her organization has emailed its 4,800 Manitoba members urging them to attend the protest. The group has also been working the phones to get people out.
"We're doing our best to let people know, and we're really hoping for a good turnout. Manitobans need an opportunity to speak out," she said.
The CFIB is concerned the tax hike will dampen sales and add to administrative and purchasing costs for members. It's also upset the government won't let Manitobans vote on the issue.
So far, more than 6,000 people have signed a CTF-organized online petition against the PST hike, Craig said.
The Conservatives said Wednesday some 3,200 Manitobans had forwarded their PST concerns to the government through their StandUpManitoba.com website.
In response to a Free Press request, the government said Premier Greg Selinger and Finance Minister Stan Struthers have so far received a total of 433 letters on the PST hike. The total does not count form letters of protest organized by any group, a spokesman said.
In comparison, Education Minister Nancy Allan has received 948 letters about her proposed anti-bullying law (Bill 18), he added. That bill was introduced before last Christmas.
Conservative Opposition Leader Brian Pallister will speak at today's rally, as will Liberal MLA Jon Gerrard.
On Wednesday, Pallister encouraged Manitobans to attend the event. "It's their taxes. They're working hard for their money and they're going to have less of it after this government puts in its new tax increases... ," he said outside the legislature.
Organizers also invited Selinger to address the rally, but his spokesman, Matt Williamson, said the premier had a prior commitment.


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Well, we sure didn't get a pop on Monday, as I had hoped. Instead, it was a session of nothingness -- with the exception of the now-out-of-favor Apple (AAPL). Let's face it: As I noted months ago, a market obsessed with one stock is not healthy, so -- ignoring Apple's plunge -- I would label Monday's action as bullish.
In fact, I would even note that the Nasdaq's volume breadth has been positive for eight out of the last 10 days. That's good. But it also makes the market overbought.
What I find most curious about this market is that the price has hardly budged. On the first day of the new year, the S&P 500 closed at 1462, and today it stands at 1470. That's 8 points in eight trading days. How about the Russell 2000, which everyone now seems to love? The index has risen 5 points since the start of the year. Yet, for all this sideways action, the sentiment has gotten incredibly complacent.
Several times now, I have highlighted the 30-day moving average of the equity put-call ratio. Now, the session's reading Monday -- which, might I remind you, was a day the market went nowhere -- came in at 52%, a typically low (and bearish) reading. We've already discussed the index put-call ratio; that has now been under 100% for five trading days in a row.
Then there is the sentiment chart that tracks the bloggers on the Internet. You can see how low it is on the chart below -- the bears have dipped under 15% for the first time since 2011.
On the S&P chart below, I have circled the three times we saw the bears dip down to this level in the last two years. The index did not fall immediately in these instances -- it actually spent a bit of time trying to go higher -- but, in the end, upside was limited and down the market went.
If you wanted to ignore this, you could say the bullish percentage was in the 60% area in two out of the three times the low bear ratio mattered -- and that current levels are not quite as high as this. The only time the bullish percentage was still in the 50s was June of 2011, and the forthcoming decline did not arrive until August. Still, no matter how you look at, complacency appears to be running high right now.
In the meantime, some bank earnings are due out this week, and the financials are the most recommended group of the year so far. The KBW Bank Index had better start behaving better than it's been doing, as they have underperformed the S&P since the second trading day of the year.
Sentiment is already a bit too giddy -- so if we lose the banks, Apple breaking $500 won't be the only thing folks are fretting over.


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Security Council: Statement by Ambassador Braun on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
To start, let me thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report and his Special Representative, Mr. Jan Kubis, for his briefing. I also appreciate Ambassador Tanin's presence in this Council today.
My Government aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union earlier in this debate.
Madame President,
In three weeks' time, the Afghan people will elect a new President and Provincial Councils. For the first time in Afghanistan's history power will be peacefully transferred to a new administration. We commend the great efforts Afghanistan has taken so far in preparing these elections. My government is confident that free, fair and transparent elections will result in a legitimate outcome further strengthening democracy in Afghanistan.
We encourage the Afghan people, particularly women, to make full use of their constitutional rights and to actively participate in these elections.
UNAMA has played a crucial role in support of preparations for these elections contributing to building the capacities of Afghan authorities. For this reason, we see a continuing role for UNAMA in this area as included in the mission's mandate just adopted by the Council.
Madame President,
With our shared focus on the elections, we must not forget, however, that there are many other challenges lying ahead in Afghanistan. Preserving and consolidating gains in the protection and promotion of Human Rights is of utmost urgency. Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission remains a key partner in this regard.
It is also of great importance to ensure the equal participation of all members of society, in particular women, in the shaping of the country and institution building.
The security situation remains volatile. The Afghan National Security Forces have proven increasingly capable of responding to security challenges, although at high cost. Continued support by the international community through the transition period and beyond would further strengthen the ANSF's capacities to provide security for all Afghans. As previously stated, Germany stands ready to contribute its share to this joint effort. To do so, timely signing of the bilateral security agreement between Afghanistan and the United States is a necessary precondition and should not be further delayed.
Madame President,
At this critical juncture Afghanistan needs continuity in the United Nation's work on the ground. Supporting the Afghan Government's efforts to protect and promote Human Rights, to increase coordination and efficiency of international support and to implement its commitments under the Tokyo Framework requires a strong UN mission which is adequately resourced and present throughout the country. We, therefore, welcome the extension of UNAMA's mandate for another twelve months.
To conclude, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and admiration for the work of the Special Representative and his team in Afghanistan. We are still mourning the death of four United Nations staff who died on 17 January in a heinous attack in Kabul. Under such difficult circumstances the UN continues to do great work in the service of the Afghan people. Germany will continue to extend its support to UNAMA in fulfilling its mandate.
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HUNDREDS of Year Six children from 37 schools can watch Accrington Stanley for free this season after being handed season tickets by generous club bosses.
The Reds are to hand out a free season ticket to every Year Six pupil in Hyndburn in a bid to increase the club's fanbase.
Stanley manager James Beattie visited Peel Park Primary School yesterday — the site of the club's former home — to unveil the initiative.
Beattie was joined by players Luke Joyce, Nicky Hunt, James Gray, Michael Liddle and Will Hatfield to tell children about the offer and take part in a question and answer session.
The Reds had the lowest attendances in the Football League last season, with gates averaging just 1,605 for the League Two campaign.
But Stanley bosses are keen to attract the younger generation, believing they are the future of the club.
The schools will receive letters, allowing eligible pupils to collect free season tickets by returning a completed form to the club. Parents will have to pay for a normal season ticket.
Manager Beattie said: "It's a great offer. Everyone knows the financial constraints of the club, so to give away free season tickets is a massive step for us. It just shows how eager we are to get people through the gates.
"It's of massive importance to tap into a new age group of fans for the next generation.
"We probably won't be the first club they support but if we can be their second club, it's local to them.
"If we can get them through the gate with their mum and dad and their mum and dad's friends, then we can boost the attendances.
"That will enable the club to kick on financially and give the support to the lads which they thoroughly deserve.
"They would come down and experience some great football. I said last year that it's probably the best football Accrington have played.
"It's essential that we do these sorts of initiatives and make sure these fans of 10 and 11 years of age come back."
Joyce, who is Stanley's captain, said: "There are going to be thousands of kids getting free season tickets so it's great for the club and hopefully the parents come as well.
"You can't do more than giving out free season tickets and if you do that and people don't come, it's not for the want of trying.
"The club are doing the utmost to get people through the doors."


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MEMBERS of Austwick Women's Institute celebrated its 90th birthday with a 1920s theme.
Numerous costumes including flapper dresses, feather boas and headbands were worn.
Members from neighbouring WI groups joined in the celebrations with drinks and musical accompaniment by Earby Brass Band on the village green.
Afterwards cocktails were served in the parish hall with background music provided by Christine Pittman.
The evening continued with a meal followed by a toast from presiden Lizz Cook and the cutting of a celebration cake made by Janet Huck. Christine Hooley concluded the occasion with hilarious recitals.


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SWINDON Town Football in the Community Trust youngsters are set to kick-off their Gothia Youth World Cup campaigns in Sweden today.
The girls' under 12s, under 13s and under 15s are all taking part in the comeptition in Gothenburg, in what is the 40th running of the tournament.
Over 1600 teams from 73 nations from around the world will be involved over the coming week, while the Town girls represented England and flew the flag of St George at the opening ceremony on Friday evening.
The group stages take place between Monday and Wednesday before the knockout format is introduced from Thursday onwards.
Community Trust manager and under 15s coach Clive Maguire said: "It has been a real pleasure to work with and prepare the girls for the tournament, with the excitement and anticipation of the event being so evident amongst all the players. We are so looking forward to competing against foreign opposition and I am sure we will give a good account of ourselves."
Under 12s player and flag bearer Jasmine Hindon said: "Since finding out we were going to the Gothia Cup back in September we have all worked really hard in training can't wait.
"I also feel really special that I have been choosen to flag of behalf of Swindon Town FITC and England, and I have made my family really proud."
Community Trust manager and under 12s coach Jon Holloway said: "The Gothia Cup experience is a unique week in our STFITC annual calendar when these young players will have a shared football and life experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives.
"This has again been made possible by the generous sponsorship from Intel, Trak, Verelogic, Hills and Castrol, as well as fundraising commitment from parents and players. I would like to take this opportunity in thanking the sponsors and supporters, and we know the players really do appreciate being given this chance."
You can follow the girls' Gothia Cup experience at www.gothiacup.se or www.stfitc.co.uk.


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Oh, how pension fund trustees must wish they could turn the clock back to the halcyon days of plump scheme surpluses, pension holidays (remember them?) and the promise that every worker could retire with a nice fat, index-linked income, guaranteed to the end of their days.
Barring the invention of the time machine, such delights are doomed to remain just a wistful memory (and in reality access to the nirvana of generous defined benefit occupational pension schemes was far from universal).


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Nutrition News: Pink Slimeby Dana Angelo White in Food News & Trends, Food Safety, April 12, 2012
A microbiologist who worked for the USDA let the cat out of the bag about something the food industry has been doing for years. What's your take on the food issue everyone's talking about: pink slime?
What is Pink Slime?
Tiny traces of meat left on beef carcasses are heated, picked, then bathed in ammonia to kill off any bacteria. These meat scraps dubbed "lean finely textured beef" (aka pink slime) are then mixed with ground beef prior to packaging to bulk up portions. Until recently, pink slimed beef was gobbled down by anyone who consumed ground beef from a fast food joint, grocery store or school cafeteria.
The meat industry defends that pink slime is in fact meat. The government says these ammonia-sprayed foods are safe to eat, but that doesn't make the chemical-treated meat any more appetizing to many consumers.
In the wake of this negative publicity, many supermarkets and others in the food industry have publicly outcast pink slime. Meanwhile the company responsible for producing it filed chapter 11 on April 2nd.
Is pink slime as dangerous and disgusting as it sounds? Should it be in our food? There are things to consider on both sides of the issue:
• Use of pink slime helps keep the cost of beef down.
• The downfall of pink slime has cost some Americans their jobs.
• Pink slime-filled meats are currently in school lunches.
• Until now consumers had no way of knowing if it was in their food or not.
Some of these issues are already being resolved. For example, going forward schools will get to choose whether or not they want to use it.
On the other side of things, maybe we can save money and avoid pink slime at the same time. The USDA's MyPlate guidelines suggest eating a more plant-based diet; Americans eat currently eat too much red meat. Eating less (pink slime free) ground beef might be a win-win.
Bottom Line: Consumers have a right to know what's in their food. And even if chemically treated meat is dubbed safe by the government, do you want to eat it?
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