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Shop: Little White Chapel
Main Product: Affordable wedding jewelry and accessories
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Just a Little Personal: When I got married, I couldn't believe how expensive everything was--especially stuff for the bride. So I'm doing my part to buck the trend, because looking your best shouldn't require taking out a second mortgage. Little White Chapel is here to give you affordable, beautiful, handmade wedding jewelry. My shop has accessories for the bride, bridesmaids, flower girl, and any special guests--and most of it is versatile enough to wear again after the big day. Quality is just as important as price, so know that I only use glass pearls and lead-free metals. I love working with people on custom orders, so if you don't see exactly what you want in the shop, I can make you something unique.
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Customer Praise; Why You Should Visit:
- Necklace is stunning - I love it and can't wait to wear it on my wedding day! Paige was great to work with and very responsive. I highly recommend. -Allie
The Prize: 1 lucky winner will win a Rhinestone Drop Pendant. The total value of this prize $22. This giveaway ends at 11:59pm PST on 06/11/2010. This giveaway is open to US residents age 18+.
About prize: This pendant features a very sparkly 10mm rhinestone bead on a handmade, wire-wrapped bail. Included is an 18" chain with a lobster clasp.
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Leyland tells Villarreal what to impove upon
DETROIT -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he had a "very cordial and very nice and very simple and very honest" meeting with Brayan Villarreal upon his option to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday night. He didn't mince words on what he needed to do to stick in the big leagues.
"You've got to command your fastball better, and you've got to get more consistency with your slider," Leyland said he told Villarreal. "I mean, that was a no-brainer."
That doesn't mean Leyland has frowned on Villarreal as a relief prospect. If he had, he wouldn't have pitched him so often last week. The consistency, however, is an issue.
"Villarreal was at times lights-out in Spring Training, at times lights-out last year," Leyland said. "Right now he's helter-skelter, throwing hard, not quite sure where it's going. He needs to continue to develop that slider where he gets it in a groove and he's consistent with it, and he needs to learn how to put hitters away when he gets ahead."
The example for that was his April 10 outing against the Blue Jays, when he walked all three batters he faced. He had two-strike counts on all of them.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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THE Prime Minister David Cameron visited the Redditch Advertiser, Bromsgrove Advertiser and Droitwich Advertiser during his whistle-stop tour of the West Midlands today.
Mr Cameron toured the Newsquest Midlands newsroom in Stourbridge taking time to talk to Advertiser reporter Liz Sharpe about this week's edition of the paper.
Newsquest Midlands South group editor Paul Walker gave Mr Cameron a tour of the newsroom.
He said: ""It was an honour to have the Prime Minister visit our newsroom and see our operation for himself.
"He was interested in the work that we do and how we continue to cover the areas which our newspapers represent to the best of our abilities."
The Halesowen News, Stourbridge News, Dudley News, Kidderminster Shuttle, Redditch Advertiser, Bromsgrove Advertiser and the Droitwich Advertiser are all based at the Stourbridge offices of Newsquest.
Mr Cameron said: "It is great to see up close the work that local newspapers do in the community and a pleasure to see such a thriving newsroom."
After seeing the newsroom the Prime Minister then had a 10 minute one on one interview with news reporter Adam Smith.
Mr Cameron this morning visited Halesowen College to announce the Government's Growth Fund scheme which will see millions pumped into the West Midlands to improve the local economy.


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As they waited on the station platform in 1914 the Guiseley Company of Territorials were standing on the edge of the abyss.
Setting off to do their duty on the very first day of the Great War these soldiers could hardly have imaged the horrors which were about to unfold.
The poignant photograph, from the Aireborough Historical Society collection, was taken on Tuesday August 4, 1914 - the day war was declared.
It shows troops crowding onto the platform at Guiseley after they had been ordered to join their regiment at its headquarters in Skipton.
That evening Captain Chaffer and Lieutenant Law departed from Guiseley station with 62 men. Crowds assembled from the Drill Hall on Victoria Road to the station to cheer them on their way.
The Wharfedale and Airedale Observer reported: "Long before the hour of the march to the railway station crowds began to gather in Victoria Road, at the tram terminus and along Station Road, and by nine o'clock these thoroughfares were packed by a seething mass of the inhabitants, anxious and desirous of giving the Territorials an enthusiastic send-off."
The cheering crowds and enthusiastic soldiers had no way of knowing how appalling the conflict would be - leaving many millions dead in its wake.
The photograph, which so perfectly captures an historic moment is part of a WW1 exhibition being staged at Rawdon Community Library.
The display is being mounted by Rawdon Local History Group , which meets at the library on the last Thursday of each month at 10.30am.
The photographs and other memorabilia can be viewed from the beginning of August, to coincide with the start of the war a century ago. It will run until at least November. Copies of local, national and international photographs will be displayed along with information about different aspects of the war. There will also be books, articles and features about the conflict as well as a Book of Memories - showing the memorial or grave of every local serviceman who was killed.
The history group said: "If anyone has a memory of a relative or family friend killed during the war, they are requested to record it and add it to information about the person mentioned in the Book. It will form an enduring record for future generations to see.
"Rawdon Community Library is now funded and run by the local community, businesses and benefactors and contributions to its upkeep would be much appreciated. It is open from 10am to 6pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 10.00am to 1.00pm on Saturdays."
Aireborough Historical Society is to stage its own WW1 exhibition on Saturday, September 13, during National Heritage weekend.
The exhibition at Yeadon Town Hall will mark the Centenary of the Outbreak of World War 1. It will features displays from the society's collection of artefacts and photographs -of which there are hundreds. It will be open free to the general public from 10am until 4pm.


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text: Have we mentioned how lucky these girls are?! Since Ellen DeGeneres' hype girls, Sophia Grace Brownlee and Rosie, were so entertaining at the 2011 American Music Awards, Ellen sent the young British YouTubers to cover the 2012 MTV VMAs. That's huge! They met everyone from The Wanted to Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys to Gotye. But the biggest moment would have to be when they interrogated interviewed Miley Cyrus about her new 'do and upcoming wedding to fiance Liam Hemsworth. For real, only these two can get away with these types of questions. Watch the funny video above, then tell us who you'd want to meet on the red carpet! Caption This Funny Pic of Rihanna & Katy at the VMAs! 3 Comments | Leave Your Comment by: Kaitlin Cubria on September 12, 2012 at 6:00 pm EDT | in Red Carpet Spread the Word Tagged: 2012 MTV VMAs, Miley Cyrus, Sophia Grace Brownlee Gigi Sophia Grace & Rosie are both adorable and talented. Genesis Burks I am so speechless by how they are.. SO ADORABLE AND TALENTED CHILDREN! Emily These girls are seriously so freaking adorable. They are just so cute and no one could hate on them xD


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A TEACHING assistant who has touched the lives of hundreds of youngsters has retired.
Elaine Rae worked at Bishop's Hull Primary School for just over 26 years.
She still works at the school one morning a week on a volunteer basis and head teacher Rob Bullock described her as a 'wonderful, loyal servant'.
He added: "We were sorry to see her go but so glad she is able to come back for one morning a week. She has such a warm, gentle, encouraging and supportive personality and understands the children."


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With the 2012 season idle, it's a good time to take a look back at the good and bad. Let's start with the bad and move on to the positive.
Several drivers didn't live up to expectations in 2012. Carl Edwards was at the head of the list. After missing the 2011 championship by a single point, the popular driver fell to a disappointing 15th place in the final standings. As changes take place at Roush/Fenway this off-season, Edwards will be looking to rebound in 2013.
Kevin Harvick also fell short of his preseason hype. His 2011 Chase performance left many feeling that 2012 could be his season. However, a series of mechanical failures and slow race cars left his team wondering what happened. With next season being his last at Richard Childress Racing, Harvick will be looking to leave on a strong note.
And it wasn't just the drivers who fell short of expectations. The racing competition produced long green-flag runs with little passing, and many fans wanted more.
On a positive note, we saw more sponsors and new teams enter the sport to show us that the future looks bright.
And a few fan favorites regained their winning form in 2012. Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned to the winner's circle after a long absence. Their renewed teams put both into the Chase and revitalized a group of fans that hadn't had a lot to cheer about in recent seasons.
Jimmie Johnson proved that he still had what it takes to contend for another championship title. If it weren't for a close encounter with the outside wall at Homestead, he might just be polishing that sixth trophy for his mantel.
Finally, we saw a vision of the future as Brad Keselowski captured his second major NASCAR driving title in three seasons and forever changed the shape of the sport.
His fascination with social media has opened doors that will never be shut. The access that he has given to race fans around the world with his Twitter account propelled NASCAR into new venues that can only bring great dividends.
His fresh outlook and never-give-up nature is certainly infectious and will driver many teams to work harder to keep up in the coming seasons.
As I look back, this has been an amazing season. There were more highs than lows and the future looks bright. The new media outlets will certainly draw new fans while the new G6 race car will delight the old fan that liked way that the car on the track used to resemble the car in the showroom.
The season might be over but I am ready for 2013 now.
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Justin Timberlake in the Mafia?
The Tribeca Celebrity Mafia, that is
-Kelly Will
Justin Timberlake and Robert DeNiro are friends beyond just appearing on the first episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon together. Two of the most private celebrity men have bonded over a little piece of land called Tribeca. I call it the Tribeca Celebrity Mafia (similar to the Australian Celebrity Mafia) and it includes names like Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Jay Z, Beyonce, Damon Dash, and now…Justin Timberlake.
Justin decided to move down to the TRIangle BElow CAnal street (that is where the crafty name originated) last month to add a home base in New York. While he searched for property, then waited for his posh pad to be finished, he stayed in DeNiro's lush hotel, The Greenwich, during multiple visits to the city. Other notable celebs who stay in the hotel are Anne Hathaway, Eminem, Rachel McAdams and Robert Downey Jr.
Friends of Timberlake and girlfriend of two years, Jessica Biel, tell me that Justin plans to spend plenty of his time in his new loft. In between dropping by Saturday Night Live as a surprise guest and hitting golf balls at Chelsea Piers, the singer and actor is hoping for a little fashion inspiration from the city that never sleeps for his William Rast collection. His personal shopper buys his clothes from Barney's in SoHo and you can spot the superstar playing basketball and taking walks along the Hudson River. In a few weeks, expect to see JT at the Tribeca Film Festival.
File under: How you can live like Justin Timberlake.
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I'm currently working on a new skin for our company's website. We've got a blog, a portfolio section, some static pages - the usual.We're using Wordpress and someone suggested we use a plugin that enables to visually differenciate external links from internal ones.
I'm not sure what I think about this. My argument against the plugin would be that users (particularly our web-savvy audience) know how to use their back button or open in a new tab, plus it's usually understandable from the context of an article whether it's an internal or external link. Why add some visual noise then?
I must highlight that I'm not talking about styling links that open in a new window (we don't do that at all) - I'm only talking about links that will take you to a different website within the same window.
What do you guys think?
If any of you think it's relevant to make a distinction, what do you think it should be? Different colour? An icon?
Thanks in advance
That's one step too far IMO, buttons should be reserved for functional links (such as the submission of data), not as a cross-linking method, it's unsemantic to use an input button in place of an anchor reference for stylistic reasons. Plus visitors might be scared clicking a button will signify something more than just "go here".
I think all internal links should be buttons (or at least styled like buttons) unless of course their inline links in an article. External links should always be just text links.
This has always seemed to me like it was thought up as a really misguided SEO-type thing. Like your visitor really cares about staying on your website vs. following the information they need so you give them this little warning that says "Wait! You're about to leave the one you love! Stay!!" rolling eyes Seriously, who among your visitors is that thoughtful of your webpage's feelings.
:rofl: OK, I stand corrected!!
I personally appreciate seeing with a small icon that a link goes off-site. I'm much more likely to right-click and open in a new tab when it's external, and navigate normally on internal links.
I do distinguish between internal and external links on my site but in a fairly simple way - they are both the same colour but internal links do not have the underline that the external links have. That makes the links close enough in appearance for those who don't care whether a link is internal or external while providing a visual clue for those who do.
I'd say most websites don't need it and adding different colors for different types of links would just be a horrible idea, but using an icon to indicate different kinds of links could be a usability enhancement on a web site/application that actually needs it. (I can't think of one at the moment but I'm sure it could be useful.)
Raphaelle, in your case I can't see why you would need to bother with something like this.
Hope my input helps
Assuming you use relative links within your site, targetting http links will only hit external links - it takes the link destination from the source code, not the parsed actual destination.
To add my voice - using CSS selectors to add an icon might be worthwhile. I wouldn't bother with different link colours because it's unlikely that more than three people in the whole world would realise why some links were one colour and some were another. Given the number of people who don't twig that about :link and :visited, it's one of those ideas that sounds great in theory, but the actual benefits are minimal and the scope for confusion is much bigger!
I like it when sites style their external links... and here is a site that does:
Totally agree with you!
Might be slightly unrelated but I just came across http://www.html5rocks.com/ in which the "Presentation" navigation item takes you not only to a different website, but it opens in a new window. That pisses me off.
My conclusion so far is that differenciating external links from internal ones can be a bit useful in some contexts such as the Wikipedia site, but for "regular" websites it probably doesn't add any useful info, it's just unnecessary visual noise to me.
I do think context is very important here. I used to think "consistency" was the single most important thing in interface design, now I think "context" is just as important.
Same here - and equally, I make extensive use of its "Open" context menu option when some oik of a webmaster has decided that I ought to want to open the links in a new window...
I treat all links the same when I browse anywhere. The only distinction I appreciate is that between links I have and haven't visited already. Distinction for external links doesn't really do anything for me.
I make extensive use of Operas "Open in new Background Tab" and "Open in new Tab" context menu options.
You never addressed my point about using http:// for links within your site.....
You might be far from their model but that approach does clearly define what what for the visitor.
For web savvy people isn't identifying external links teaching people to suck eggs?
Me neither, though external links on the BBC news site sometimes get passed through a "We are not responsible for external content" page - that's just plain annoying! I know it's an external link so why tell me something i already know?
I'm getting the feeling that this plugin has be written just because they could, I can't see any benefit whatsoever!
This was the tutorial that got my interest in using such icons: http://www.psyked.co.uk/css/auto-matic-link-icons.htm
PS: All Wikipedia articles make use of them, if you go down to the references section, you'll notice an icon to the right signifying an external resource.
I only use http://.... to link to external websites. To link to files within my website I refer to them using a relative/absolute paths which uses less code and keeps my links shorter and more readable.
Also I'm not sure what you are talking about with the .pdf selector. He's just talking about external links I thought, didn't read anything about pdfs...
OK, it's interesting that you guys think it's a good idea.
FYI the Wordpress plugin is called external links
At first I didn't like it because to me, the default icon they use looks like the "opens in a new window" icon. Wikipedia uses the same icon. Am I wrong about this?
Btw, I think that using icons for download links is one (very useful) thing, but signifying that one's gonna leave a website is to me, a very different issue.
Interesting question!
My first question would be to ask what problem you are having by not marking external links differently?
If there is a problem that needs to be addressed then it can be, otherwise there is no problem in the first place
optl, apart from the fact 99.9% of all website links are to http (making icons redundant), better to target the file type using a[href$='.pdf'].
Thanks for your input Alex. Would you mind sharing a few links to websites that use such an icon? It's interesting that they position it before the link itself.


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This article was published 14/5/2014 (1196 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: My new boyfriend has lived with his mother since his first marriage failed when he was 21. His wife did a number on him because he got her pregnant before they were married, and according to her, "he wasn't even good at sex." She didn't want to be a mother, so she gave the kid to him. He swore he'd never marry again.
His son is now 12 and was brought up by this great guy and his mother. My guy is now sexually fantastic, but the three of them are an unbreakable unit, and other women have failed.
I don't want to keep visiting a guy in his basement suite, having sex with his mother and son upstairs. He says he won't be moving out until the boy is out of high school. That's a ridiculous idea! I think he should send the kid to a good boarding school where there are lots of boys his own age, which would be more fun for the kid. What do you think? -- Single and in Love, Winnipeg
Dear Single: You're just thinking about getting rid of the boy to clear a path for yourself, which would be more fun for you! Why should "the kid" (which doesn't sound very loving coming from you) be uprooted and packed off to school where he is a stranger? He already had one parent who completely failed him when he was born. Now he has two good role models. He is happy and stable where he is.
While this man is now sexually "fantastic," you can bet history is going to repeat itself and he will punt an interloper like you because you want to break up his modern family unit. The kind of woman he needs probably has her own kids and doesn't want to change her own living situation until the kids are up and out. There's nothing that's going to work for you here in the long term. Maybe you should head for greener pastures and find yourself a single or divorced man out living on the range on his own.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I'm a middle-aged woman looking for a partner for companionship or maybe a serious relationship. Recently, I joined a singles club and am having a wonderful time meeting new people and going to social events. I've been receiving more attention than I expected, however, I don't know how to say no when I get asked out, or how to decline giving my phone number to someone I'm not attracted to. I'm finding it awkward.
How do I tactfully tell someone I am not interested without hurting his feelings? I have been a recipient of rejection, myself, so I know the feeling. I would appreciate your advice, so I can quit sweating over this. -- Feeling Awkward, Winnipeg
Dear Feeling: The white lie: "Thanks, but I'm not looking for anyone at the moment," is thought to be a way to give an intelligent man the hint and at least warn him not to add you to his list of romantic interests. The disadvantage? It makes it harder to accept a date at the end of the evening with someone else.
It's not really necessary to give any kind of explanation or justification, but you must be cheerful and kind. A pleasant, "Sorry, can't do it, but thanks for asking," is a little mystifying, but speedy, and doesn't involve a lie. It also leaves the path open to discreetly say yes to someone else at the event.
Please send your questions or comments c/o firstname.lastname@example.com or mail letters to Miss Lonelyhearts c/o Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6


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Because Hugh Hefner will sue my young balls off and use them as his own, I can literally only get away with posting one shot of Ashley Dupre from the May issue of Playboy. That being said, I couldn't be more supportive of everything going on here. It's important to let women know that, with enough hooking, you too can land a profitable spread in a men magazines where your chance of getting rolled up in a carpet is barely 15%. So if anyone wants to practice breaking into the fast-paced profession of turning tricks, think of me as your personal pommel horse who won't get attached.
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UPDATE: Sorry guys, Playboy made me take it down. But enjoy this cover image which is almost exactly like seeing a woman's bare breasts and vagina once you use your imagination and go look at porn instead.


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Clapton, guitars and his buddies (Holly & Guy)
To my fellow guitar geeks: Interested in Eric Clapton's thoughts on Strats, Martins and Les Pauls? Of course you are. Interested in his thoughts on ridiculously expensive reproductions of a handful of his personal faves, including the legendary and recently departed Brownie? Well…sure. Rolling Stone has compiled a trio of… Read More →


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New NEON Resources Available
Videos, brochure and webcast on the NEON available online
Reports of mounting ecological problems caused by climate change, invasive species and land-use changes invariably beg the question: What is the current and future state of the Earth's ecology?
Answers to this question have traditionally been inadequate because scientists have lacked a mechanism to systematically measure the long-term health of large ecosystems. But that is now changing as a new, precedent-setting, nationwide, multidisciplinary infrastructure--the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)--is starting to go online across the United States.
What NEON will do
NEON will be to ecological health what an electrocardiogram (EKG) is to heart health. Like an EKG generates snapshots of heart health by measuring heart activity from strategic locations on a patient's body, NEON will generate snapshots of ecosystem health by measuring ecological activity from strategic locations throughout the U.S.
At each NEON location, ecological variables--such as land use, diversity of plant and animal species, health of vegetation, soil conditions, and air temperature and humidity--will be captured through hundreds of unique measurements. These will be recorded with calibrated in-situ instruments, including airborne remote sensing instruments, and by trained field observational technicians. Many of these measurements have never before been collected in tandem to help identify long-term ecological trends.
Because of its standardized design, data produced by NEON will enable the scientific community to generate the first apples-to-apples comparisons of ecosystem health throughout the U.S. over multiple decades.
With a coordinated, linked and integrated structure, NEON will be a single national observatory, rather than a collection of regional observatories. It will be the world's first observatory to listen to the pulse of a continental ecosystem over multiple decades.
The timetable for NEON
Some of NEON's data collection and educational operations have already begun, and others will begin incrementally until NEON becomes fully functional in 2017. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), NEON will be fully operational for some 30 years.
During NEON's lifetime, tens of thousands of researchers, students of all levels, educators, resource managers, decision-makers, policy experts, government organizations and members of the public will use its resources.
Recent accomplishments
NEON's recent accomplishments include an ongoing, precedent-setting study of the ecological impacts of the huge High Park Wildfire of Colorado in 2012, which is being jointly conducted with Colorado State University. In addition, NEON's Project BudBurst--a nationwide citizen science group--has, since 2010, been collecting information on plants that may help scientists identify some impacts of climate change.
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Discover the environment as a classroom at The Woods
May 15th, 2011 | SMWC
The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College welcomes you to join us this summer for our Children and Nature/Environmental Pedagogy for Preschool-Middle School course. We are excited to assist teachers and undergraduate students in exploring ways to use the natural environment as a classroom for grades pre-school thru middle school. The course is offered June 17-18, 2011, and June 24-25, 2011, provides practical examples in establishing and using the outdoors as a classroom.
What is the premise of the course?
Where do we begin? As educators, we not only need to share our own Earth stories with today's youth but those of Charles Darwin, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Thomas Berry, Jane Goodall, Alice White and Vandana Shiva, just to name a few. Through their stories, we will be able to unlock the wisdom of their collective experiences and offer hope for the future not only for humans but all species on Earth. Why is it so important to share own stories and the stories of past and present lovers of Earth with the today's youth? A couple of reasons come to mind:
- To help children capture their own "sense of wonder" in the natural world.
- To share the wisdom of the past with the present.
- To nurture a respect for our natural capital: air, water and land.
- To plant the seeds of knowledge that will secure a future on Earth for those yet to come whether they are flora or fauna.
- To identify those moments and experiences in childhood that has the potential to transcend a life that in future terms will enhance the Earth/human relationship.
Course Benefits
Participants in the Children and Nature/Environmental Pedagogy for Preschool-Middle School course will:
- examine the history of environmental education,
- design learning experiences in nature,
- explore and create designs for outside classrooms/gardens/habitats on school sites,
- identify teaching/learning resources at the local and national level, and
- identify state curriculum standards involving ecology.
Download the registration form for more information. (PDF)
The course will be offered in the conference center of Hulman Hall and at the outside classroom at SMWC. For more information, contact Terri Boland, SP, at (812) 535-5112 or .
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Adobe InDesign is no longer "just" a desktop publishing tool; it has turned into a full-blown multimedia machine! As a former teacher and educational technologist, I highly recommend adding InDesign CS5 to your instructional technology tool bag.
The following tutorial demonstrates how easy it is to build path animations using InDesign CS5. Imagine how much more engaging a lesson on diffusion would be if a student could animate the process rather than simply read about it!
Video 1 – Learn how to create a simple path animation using InDesign CS5
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Hispanic Studies 280. The Hispanic World: Introduction to Latin American Culture
An advanced course that provides an introduction to Spanish-speaking Latin American culture while maintaining and improving Spanish language skills. The course is designed to give students an overview of the diverse cultures of the region, moving historically from the first encounters of colonial times to the various communities that make up present-day Latino culture. While the temptation in such a course is to attempt to obscure differences in order to present a coherent narrative, our focus will rather be on the way many different and divergent voices make up Latin American identity and culture.


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I've just come across this new (well, new to me anyway) website Gen-Hound. It is a Pay to View website with a starting price of £3.00 for 60 credits, payment can be via Paypal or Credit Card.
The front page doesn't have an obvious list of what datasets Gen-Hound offers, to find this out you have to go to Advanced Search and click on the Browse Local Records tab on the right hand side. This takes you to a search page and you need to decide which Country, then which Region/City and you can nominate a few other factors such as Time Period and Date when added to Gen-hound.
I, personally, found it frustrating that I couldn't view all the datasets for the whole of the UK or even just for England. I had to work through county by county and some counties had no data, but were still on the drop-down box list. I would have liked to be able to see what records were on offer for the whole of England.
It has a free search facility that allows you to enter a surname, time period and location plus you can chose just to search the more recently added datasets. This last would be very useful if you use this site a lot and save you trawling through entries that you already know about.
Once an entry is found if you wish to have access to the record you then need to purchase credits, these credits do not have a time limit attached them and stay valid until you are ready to use them.
A search for the surname Pottinger and limited to the UK came up with a large number of entries, mainly it appeared from Belfast Directories, there is an area of Belfast called Pottinger's so that is what this search picked up. To eliminate those I chose to limit the search to just England and 3 entries were shown. One entry I had already consulted the book, but the other two were new to me.
If you wish to know what record the individual entry comes from then click on the "i" box next to the title, a full description comes up. Two of the entries would cost 12 credits each and the remaining entry 10 credits.
It's hard to say how helpful this website will be to genealogists, particularly as I couldn't find an easy way to see a complete list of what's on offer. At the moment it seems a bit of a raffle, but no doubt contains some gems for some family historians. It is a site I will watch.


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The electorate in general may be voicing ambivalence about the current administration (though it's unclear who the alternative will be, or what they will think of him), and Wall Street may be swinging toward Mitt Romney, but one sector, at least, is standing by the current President: Fashion. In this election, as in the last, a number of America's highest profile designers have stood up to lend their names and creative skills to fund-raising for their candidate. Today Runway to Win, a web site created by the DNC and the Obama re-election committee, is "previewing" products from 23 designers, all working under their own names, not their brand names, whose proceeds will go toward the melee to come.
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By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — The legislative quagmire that is Pennsylvania's charter school funding formula once again went unaddressed this legislative session.
That means the state and school districts will continue giving excess pension contributions for charter and cyber charters schools.
It's one of several fiscal realities that has school district advocates, and some lawmakers, calling for funding formula reform.
Public school districts fund charters through a by-district tuition rate, which includes calculations for pension contributions. On top of that, charters are eligible for pension contribution reimbursements from the state at the same rate school districts receive. These contributions make up the largest chunk of money that the state gives directly to charters.
A special audit released by Auditor General Jack Wagner in June said that eliminating this situation could save $500 per student annually, or around $50 million.
Larry Jones, president of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, said charter school advocates acknowledge that the funding formula is "not perfect on both sides of things." Charters, for example, don't have the same bond provisions as school districts, he said.
Addressing the pension issue should couple with a greater discussion about the funding formula in general, Jones said. Reforming specific issues, like retirement contributions, can create more inequalities.
"We haven't had a holistic conversation," he said. "What we've had is conversations that say, 'Let's address the PSERS (Public School Employees Retirement System) reimbursement issue,' and then that issue is looked it and that issue is discussed and then people are put into a corner."
In the current economy, charter school funding is under the microscope more than it used to be, Jones said. At the same time, 44,000 students are on a waiting list to enroll in one of around 150 charters statewide.
Steve Robinson, director of public relations for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, said districts would like to see pension contributions removed from the tuition rate formula.
Doing so could save $500 million by the 2016-2017 school year, he said.
He calls a remedy a "no-brainer."
"Any effort to correct funding flaws, any effort to get the tuition payments to be more fair and equitable certainly is going to help districts out, because they won't be overpaying for what they should be for the charter costs," Robinson said.
Per-student tuition payments from school districts are based on the cost it takes to educate a student in the district, which could range from $6,700 in Schuykill County to $16,900 in Montgomery County, according to data from the Auditor General's Office.
And these costs rise in connection with increases in pension costs.
The other side of the double contribution — the state's reimbursements for employee benefits to charter schools — is calculated the same way as it is for school districts, said Tim Eller, spokesman for the Department of Education. The contribution applies to a portion of their pension costs for PSERS.
Multiple charter school operation and reform concepts didn't come to pass during the last session, at least one of which would've addressed the double-contribution issue by establishing a different method for calculating tuition rates.
Jim Buckheit, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, said the battles over charter school funding are widely stratified, killing the opportunity for compromise.
"It's turned into a lot of everybody wants to win without giving a little or trying to be reasonable about it," he said. "This has been debated since the early 2000s. Every time it blows up."
But pressure to reform how the state and school districts fund charter schools is still on when freshly elected lawmakers take their seats in January.
After the Legislature wrapped up voting sessions this fall, House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, said some House lawmakers did not support a popular charter reform measure, Senate Bill 1115, this past session, because it didn't do enough to address funding issues. Among a number of transparency and reporting reforms, the legislation would've created a commission to study the funding formula for charter schools.
That was not enough to satisfy lawmakers who wanted the funding issues addressed, Turzai said.
"I do think there was a lot of discussion about it, there has to be a discussion as to a formula for how you fund cyber charters and it's really be an issue that continues to be raised," Turzai said.
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CORSHAM Town are counting the cost of the hefty suspension handed to midfielder Ryan Tyrell, who faces an additional ten-match ban for a sending off last year.
Tyrell was shown a red card for an alleged headbutt in Corsham's 3-0 loss to Winterbourne United in November but the authorities decided that his initial three-match ban was insufficient, now banning him for an extra ten games.
"He missed Tuesday night and last Saturday so he's got eight games to go," said Corsham manager Trevor Rawlings.
"He did move his head towards someone in that Winterbourne game and the player went down to get him sent off, as most people would.
"But the referee's report said that he had to go off injured and that wasn't what happened at all. He was just subbed off later in the game.
"We've got an injury crisis at the moment and we had seven first-team players missing in our last game."
On Tuesday, Corsham late goals from Liam Brown and Dan King denied struggling local rivals Devizes Town a vital three points at Nursteed Road.
Mark Love's Devizes had taken the lead when debutant keeper Martin Mitchell's kick went all the way into the Corsham net, via a deflection off Jamie Moss.
Danny Hale pounced to make it 2-0 but Steve Bunting was shown a second yellow card before the visitors' late comeback.
"The second yellow card was harsh and it led to what happened – it was an absolute nightmare," said Devizes assistant Justin Webster.
Last Saturday, King netted twice while Kent Kauppinen also scored as Corsham pulled off another rousing derby comeback at Warminster Town, recovering from 3-0 down to snatch a point in a 3-3 draw.


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Fired glaze with no clay
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It randomly popped into my head.
I'd be inclined to let it randomly pop out again, what's the point?
How do you propose preventing it from sticking to your kiln shelf when the paper burns away?
Posted 06 May 2013 - 07:00 AM
Has anyone ever just fired glaze? Like, if i took paper and glazed it with enough layers until it got thick, then fired it. It randomly popped into my head.
It would take a lot of experimenting but you could use glass molds. I'm no expert on this but I think the main two ways glass is worked other than blowing is slumping and pouring. You'd be doing sort of a cross between the two. You wouldn't be potting anymore, you'd be working with glass.
"But it does move," said Galileo under his breath.
Posted 06 May 2013 - 07:59 AM
Good Luck!
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Posted 06 May 2013 - 08:08 AM
This CAD article talks about firing glaze w/o clay.
Good Luck!
Good post. When you get a chance check out "Wood Fire Clay Body" thread. I asked you a question there.
"But it does move," said Galileo under his breath.
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Awesome....really just trying to find a way to glaze 100% of my product, and asking in a sneaky way. Anyone know if i could make the bottoms of my product with (glass over clay) to give it a clear glaze look. Wish I majored in chemistry in college now! Thanks for the responses....much appreciated.
Sure, you could fire them upside down and slump some glass on the bottoms being careful not to fire high enough to soften the glaze, but it would probably look awful. Maybe, instead, use a low-fire glaze on the bottoms. Again, obviously, the glaze would have to melt at a temp too low to soften the other glaze. I don't know what you're firing but another option might be to fire the piece on stilts so that the entire piece is glazed with only a few scars where the stilts were, which can be sanded down to where they are almost invisible or even use the second option above to glaze over the scars.
"But it does move," said Galileo under his breath.
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Flights of FancyRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
Explosive as the daylight and with the dust I tease,
I whisper through the willows, wreak havoc with the leaves.
You feel me on your face, and hear me in the night,
And with my lonely mournful cries I give you such a fright .
I dance across the landscape, carefree and full of gust,
You can chase me all around, try and catch me if you must .
And in the cold of winter I give you such a chill,
But with the spring I race young foals swiftly up the hills.
The clues now spoken you have my friend, have you guessed me yet ?
HintI dry the teardrops from children's eyes and chase away the storm cloudy skies.
AnswerI am the wind.
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"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Also how long ago was your 5K PR and how did that effort feel ?? Im guesing it was a while back and youve improved your running pace a fair amount since then.
Oddly enough it is mostly dh ...he is very supportive of my running but he feels that if he is going to stay home with the kids while I get up ungodly early and drive forever (I live in the boonies) to race, it should at LEAST be a 10K. I have a 10K scheduled near the end of the year that is probably a 90 minute drive to get there and he keeps saying "ok, for a HM, but for a 10K?" I saw another thread where people had a $/mile entry fee limit, dh has a mile driven/mile run limit I think!
MTA: can you tell I have had caffeine today? blah...blah..blah chitter chatter.
Not to just jump in (she says while just jumping in), but my husband would MUCH rather I train for a 5k, then a 10k or HM, since he's home with the kids during my long runs!
PBs since age 60: 5k- 24:36, 10k - 47:17. Half Marathon- 1:42:41.
10 miles (unofficial) 1:16:44.
(By the way, you are not fat and I am not old!)
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I really never knew my maternal grandfather. He died when I was only 14 months old. All I've ever known is what I've heard from my mother over the years.
He was born and raised in Montenegro, which for a while was part of Yugoslavia, before that country disintegrated in the 1990s. He was Serbian, and I remember asking my mother when I was a young teenager why he wasn't "Montenegrin" since that's where he was born and raised. Her answer was, "The Montenegrins are the true Serbs." I never understood what that meant until I recently began reading some history about the area.
It all goes back to the area's subjugation to the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires between the 1300s and early 1900s. Montenegro, home to many Serbs, managed to maintain more independence from the warring empires than Serbia did. That independence included cultural and religious practices. So Serbs elsewhere in the Balkans tended to regard the Serbs in Montenegro as retaining a truer Serbian identity than they could.
It's all very complex, and I don't claim to really understand much about this side of my heritage. Although my mother was born in Belgrade, she wasn't even two years old when the family came to the United States. So although my siblings and I are first generation American on that side, we were brought up as Americans, not "Serbian-Americans."
But while I've been researching my family history on my father's side for more than 10 years, I've recently been drawn to my mother's side. I hope to find out more about her ancestors, even though I don't speak or read any of the languages involved. Maybe my maternal grandparents are reaching out from the other side and giving me a nudge. My mother's never told me much about her father, but I'm hoping she'll continue to tell me things I haven't heard before like she did at Easter earlier this year. That provided the final inspiration I needed to start work on a novel....


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Chilton Cantelo School pupils celebrated their GCSE results with 80% of pupils achieving A* to C grades.
Pupils at the boarding school near Yeovil achieved an overall 98% pass rate.
Biology and Physics pupils achieved 100% pass rate, including 93% gaining A* to B grades.
A quarter of pupils achieved an A* in Spanish and French.
Fintan Munnery achieved A*s and one A grade, whilst Harrison Topps achieved six A* grades and three As. George Anderson achieved five A*s and three A grades.
Headmistress, Verity White, said: "I am proud of these results and pay tribute to the hard work and dedication of our pupils and staff.
"Chilton Cantelo provides a learning environment that suits children of all academic abilities and each child's set of results is a very personal achievement.
"We are known for our individualised approach to learning and I believe this is evidence of how well we teach and encourage learning here. I look forward to taking pupils into our Sixth Form to see them continue their good work there."


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Cleaning-up a Chippenham estate could become an annual event following its success last month.
Residents in the Charter Road and Royal Close area armed themselves with rubber gloves, bin bags and dustpans and brushes and set to work helping Sovereign Housing Association staff on February 17.
They collected 30 bags of rubbish and also removed items of furniture and white goods that had been fly-tipped in the streets and playing field.
Also taking part in the event were GreenSquare, Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire Time Credits, The Rise Trust and Station Hill Baptist Church.
The church has been doing a monthly litter pick there for the past two years.
Associate minister Simon Philpott, who coordinated the church team, said: "It's the first time so many organisations have been involved and we've all come together to make it a better place for the residents.
"We believe someone needs to care for the estate and the people in it. They have no shops or community centre. When we first got involved there was dog mess and litter everywhere.
"I hope now it looks better people will appreciate it a bit more."
Scott Jacobs-Lange, Sovereign's community investment coordinator, said: "We recently acquired the properties around Charter Road from another landlord and we wanted to do something that would improve the local area and help to build community spirit. The spring clean was a great place for us to start.
"Lots of local people came along and had a chance to get to know each other, as well as showing how much they care about the environment their homes are in. And it was great to see so many younger residents taking part."
The Baptist Church is to hold a free fun day on the estate on May Day Bank Holiday, May 5, with sports games, bouncy castle and barbecue.


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A DAMNING Ofsted report could see a second primary school in Radcliffe become a sponsored academy.
Gorsefield Primary School in Robertson Street has been placed in special measures after government education watchdogs inspected the establishment last November.
Pupil achievement, quality of teaching and leadership and management were judged to be "inadequate" with behaviour and safety "requiring improvement".
The Radcliffe Times understands the Department for Education is now considering changing the school into an academy.
The Ofsted report stated that pupils' academic achievement is inadequate with progress slow and reading, writing and maths skills too low.
Inspectors also found there was a lack of engaging teaching and guided marking — resulting in negative attitudes and behaviour from pupils.
The headteacher and governors did not do enough to address "stubbornly low" standards since the last inspection in September, 2010, the report stated.
But following the 2010 inspection, Ofsted had judged Gorsefield Primary to be "good" with outstanding features.
A statement from the school said its "dismayed" governing body had submitted a formal complaint against the judgement and requested an accuracy check.
It added: "Just three years ago, Ofsted said Gorsefield was a good school on the brink of being outstanding.
"Now they say we are inadequate despite the lead inspector stating the school has moved forward since the last inspection and a lot of hard work has gone on.
"The public can rest assured that we are fully committed to making improvements where necessary.
"Gorsefield is a happy, inclusive, learning community, strongly supported by parents and with highly motivated caring staff who want the best for the children."
Gorsefield Primary met government floor targets last year and take on a much higher number than average of children with special educational needs and disabilities.
A local authority check last October recorded no inadequate teaching there.
Cllr Gill Campbell, cabinet member for children and families, said: "Bury Council are strongly against any of our schools being forced to become academies."
Radcliffe Primary School in Coronation Road reopened as an academy last month sponsored by Bury College.
Despite protests from parents of children at Elton Primary in Bury, earlier this month governors accepted controversial plans to turn the school into an academy.


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Well, this is a pretty typical start for IU against Wisconsin. Two offensive fouls already on IU and the Badgers have hit all of their shots.
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Well, this is a pretty typical start for IU against Wisconsin. Two offensive fouls already on IU and the Badgers have hit all of their shots.
Yogi is well on his way to another 4/17 type of performance. I'm surprised it's only a 3 point game right now.
How are the Buzzcuts the #3 ranked team in the country?
This is by far and away the most impressive our offense has looked all season.
Honestly, I'm surprised Crean used his "use it or lose it" timeout.
Most likely I see a typical 2nd half of UW completely takes IU out of everything defensively and puts on a system clinic offensively. However, if we can somehow stay in this, it would be like Colts beating Pats in postseason in magnitude should we pull it out.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Nice first half. IU missed a bunch of shots at the rim so they should be ahead 5-6 points.
Wisconsin is damn good and the second half is where good teams impose their will. Does IU have the maturity to play forty minutes of smart basketball?
I have to say: In these past few games, not once have I been watching the game thinking, "Man, we need to put in Jeremy Hollowell!" Good riddance, JH.
Who didn't see this start to the second half.
Surprise! We aren't getting any easy looks at the rim and they are backcutting us to death.
They can't ****ing miss.
The refs have been shockingly competent tonight. Hope I didn't just jinx them.
Yogi singlehandedly shooting us out of the game. Who does he think he is?
Johnny Marlin in along with Etherington? It's the 08-09 season all over again. Put in StanRob!
When you need a boost, put in Jonny Marlin. Crean you are a savant.
Wisky always seems to shoot lights out against us and then go ice cold when it matters against other teams.
Yogi has gotten in the habit of playing hero ball too much. I joke about Jonny Marlin, but I'm glad Crean yanked Yogi to send a message.
Well, I got to the 13 minute mark of the second half before turning it off. That was longer than I thought I'd make it.
Wow, Crean went ape **** during that time out. Good for him.
We are trying to match them white guy-for white guy. Might as well.
First bad call of the game. Gordon gets hammered going up for the layup and gets called for a travel.
K, Crean, I like sending the message, I think Yogi has received it, now let's cut the crap and put your best player back in the game.
Stan Robinson...what a revelation he's been the past few games.
Oh, and he's still not there yet, but Hanner has improved a ton since last season. Long way to go, but I'm impressed.
We're hanging tough.
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Very friendly good choice of food big complex but nicely spread out Gym was very basic and if I stayed there for a month I would need to work out as the food was very good
Location, having a kitchenette in the flat, staff were nice. Breakfast was made using very cheap ingredients. Coffee and tea were just awful. Also, rooms are very noisy.
It was only for one night.
Bedroom windows overlooking the farm, chickens and roosters dogs interfere with sleep.
the view from the balcony of the room was really nice. hotel is close of the main actractions (Los Gigantos,Las Americas...), 200mt to Playa De Arena. The staff from the bar wasn't polite.
Nice pools but very cold, the kids loved them though. Accross the hotel an great Italian restaurant Suaco! We just used the pools and the room. We enjoyed eating out and the day trips. Good little supermarket around the corner. Typical All Inclusive hotel with mainly Brits and Germans, some Dutch or Scandinavian. We did not eat at the hotel. Rooms were very sober and not clean. Inventory not complete but after asking we got everything. Kids club is poor. Poor entertainment. Noisy bar. Although not allowed by the hotel staff, all sun beds were taken in the morning by laying towels on them. Cockroaches in the garden, not in the room. 10 minutes walk to the beach. Building in front of hotel blocks most of the ocean view. Rooms were not cleaned on two days (they forgot).
Nice surroundings. Nice pools. We didn't use other facilities. They didn't receive the request for a baby-cot from the Bookings website. They solved this within minutes. Unfortunately it smelled terribly (smoke).
The hotel was well run and the rooms a good size. The swimming pools were very cold, even the heated ones. The pull out bed very uncomfortable. The location was not the best. The booking received from Booking.com was for only 2 people when we had booked 4.
Price was the only good thing but don't be fooled - you get less than you pay for here. False advertising. No airport shuttle, no free parking, no safety deposit box. Clientele is all families, really young couple looking for bargain and lots of skinhead/football types hanging team logos from balcony. Stay elsewhere. Pay more and have a nice holiday. It's also too far from beach and town center. Plus the beds are small and very uncomfortable.


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Mergers are attempts to pool strengths and eventually drive costs down to improve competitive positioning. Normally envisioned as a way to ensure survival, mergers often lead to demise. Failure rates for mergers and acquisitions run from 50 percent to 80 percent, depending on the author and the criteria used to define "success." Given the huge financial risks involved in M&As, it is important to find ways to improve the odds. One root cause of failed mergers is top leaders focusing too much energy on the mechanical and financial aspects of the consolidation and not enough on the cultural integration.
Top managers who study the impact of a merger visualize the tangible rewards, and the benefits look seductively attractive. They "fall in love" with the concept, overstate the benefits of the proposed merger, and are blind to any downside; just as teenagers who are in love cannot see the limitations of their chosen partner.
The costs, timing, and impact on employees or customers are grossly underestimated and seem to be manageable, so less energy is spent on an organized campaign to mitigate potential negative aspects. Often, the upfront cultural work is neglected, and managers just announce the merger, telling everyone to "work together and get along as new processes are invented." This typically gets the venture off on the wrong foot, and it gets a lot worse before emotional bankruptcy, if not physical bankruptcy, is reached.
Consultants hired to smooth the process focus on the benefits and the quick shot of cash from doing the merger. Their remuneration is tied to an efficient and speedy process, so they spend minimal energy on blending the two cultures until disaster strikes. This pattern is so stubbornly consistent that one wonders why more caution is not exercised by top managers.
Some groups have found ways to do mergers right. Benchmarking organizations with successful merger efforts is a good way to gain insights. Another way is to identify the mistakes made by some of the flops.
A Classic Example
Mergers gone bad are not hard to find. For example, the Daimler-Chrysler merger in 1998 was a classic debacle that cost Daimler nearly $36 Billion over a decade. Just as a reality check, that is a $10-million loss per day for 10 years! The post mortem on this financial disaster points to a failure to merge the cultural aspects of the joined organizations.
Large scale disasters like this are plastered on the front pages of business periodicals. Unfortunately, the more pervasive problem is the thousands of unsung smaller-scale disasters that go on continually within organizations of all sizes and types. These programs involve internal restructuring that rarely get reported in the popular press, but are just as problematical for the people impacted. To avoid disaster, start with a more balanced look at the costs and benefits.
Improve your estimates
Be more conservative during the initial feasibility study. Assume your calculations of the benefits are order-of-magnitude correct, but quadruple the estimated time it will take to accomplish them. Next, take the best estimate of projected investments required to achieve the benefits, and multiply that number by 5-10. Finally, take the best intelligence on how this merger is going to negatively impact customers and suppliers, and bump that up by a factor of five times. That might be a reasonable approximation of a business case for the venture. If the figures based on this more-conservative scenario cause you to gulp, better read up on some of the horror stories of merger disasters in other organizations and check your medicine cabinet for antacids and tranquilizers.
If the merger looks viable, challenge your assumptions. Get a devil's advocate who will call you out if there are signs you are head-over-heels in love with a flawed strategy and blind to reality. Listen to that person and get other non-enamored individuals to enter the conversation. If it still looks right, then going on to the next steps is probably worthwhile.
Seven tips to improve the merger process
1. Spend as much time planning for the cultural integration as you spend on the mechanical aspects of due diligence, valuation of assets, contracts, negotiations, inventory, and other tangible aspects. If you create a team to handle the financial aspects of the transaction, have equally resourced teams to work through the culture integration.
2. Involve impacted individuals in decisions as early in the process as legally possible. Challenge any decision that is not transparent for anything other than legal disclosure reasons. Being open with plans has the impact of drawing the best resources into the concept so they do not bolt out of fear.
3. Double or triple the typical level of communication during the process, and continually stress the vision. The end state needs to be viewed by everyone as worth the hassle to get there. People become engaged and excited about a vision that holds the promise of a better existence for them personally.
4. Model good behavior at the top. Whatever attitude is observed among the top leaders will be replicated and amplified throughout both organizations. If the senior leaders are posturing for an unfairly large share or have an "us versus them" attitude, the general population will mimic that mindset.
5. Do not dump double or triple job functions on individuals and expect them to perform well. You will get minimal compliance followed by burnout.
6. Do not tolerate passive aggressive or other dysfunctional behaviors, but do allow people to vent when needed. Have forums for people to discuss the implications the changes are likely to have on them personally.
7. Celebrate and reinforce small victories on the way to the new vision. Let people know their extra effort in the transition is truly appreciated.
Although these simple rules are common sense, they are not common practice in many merger or acquisition situations. To avoid being a casualty, follow the guidance above and be highly sensitive to the cultural aspects of an integration effort, and you will have more success.
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If that doesn't make you wince at just how overwhelming the job must be, consider that this $400 billion retail business collects more data than Google and Facebook. Only Homeland Security has a bigger database.
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And Terrell is truly inspired by Walmart. At the Alan M. Hallene Lecture last week, Terrell told a packed auditorium of students never to work without passion and she really meant it. A former CIO at Baxter International Inc., Chrysler Group and Mercedes Benz North America, Terrell has always followed her passion. Trained as an electrical engineer, she is a pilot, classic car enthusiast and a passionate supporter of math and science education in the k-12 public education system.
Terrell's talk, "Technology—Powering the Next Generation of Walmart" was about the dynamic growth opportunities at Walmart. She spoke about the directions of Walmart growth and the store of the future. Terrell said Walmart is moving toward a self-service model where one day register lines will be fundamentally different. She spoke of integrated technology that helps consumers find what they want with GPS technology, innovation that provides amazing back-end processes that track and manage product flows from the manufacturer to a consumer's cart or home via online sales and delivery.
Terrell shared with the audience her passion for Walmart and why she "detached from the silk pillow I had in Chicago" working for Baxter International Inc. Walmart's business model is literally changing the world and said she is excited about influencing that progress. She marveled about Walmart's 9.1 million Facebook fans and several other number heavy metrics. It was clear that Terrell lives and breathes numbers, and that she has found her passion with Walmart.
The Hallene Lecture is named for the late Alan Hallene ('51 Mechanical Engineering), president of Montgomery Elevator Company in Moline, IL, president of the UI Alumni Association ('73-75), and president of UI Foundation ('84-87). The lecture series honors Al Hallene's memory with its support of visiting executives like Terrell who inspire students to explore opportunities that can change the world.
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Genre: European Art, Stained Glass
Location: Spanish Chapel
Accession Number: C6e13
This window depicts an episode from the life of Saint Benedict (ca. 480–547). Satan, in the form of black birds, flutters around the saint. The young saint overcame his sexual desires (represented by the woman seen at the right) by throwing himself into a thorn bush. Albrecht Dürer shows Benedict lying in a thicket, deep in prayer.
In 1496, Dürer made drawings for twelve stained glass panels narrating the life of Saint Benedict. Appropriately, they were made for the Benedictine abbey of Saint Aegidius in Nuremberg. Each design prominently displays the arms of the families who paid for the panels, which were probably made to celebrate a marriage. In the Gardner Museum's stained glass panel, the arms are those of the Waldstromer family.
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I've set up a simple div that's fixed at the top of a site (one of those). It contains some call-to-action stuff. I want to set it up so that a user can hide and it's hidden across the entire site unless the user changes it. Does that make sense?
Right now the top bar shows up on each page, requiring a user to hide it each time if necessary.
What you need is some cookies nom nom nom! More precisely, Javascript cookies: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_cookies.asp
Obligatory: [ppk's cookie functions are short and sweet. Or, if you're more into the jQuery thing, there's [url=https://github.com/carhartl/jquery-cookie]the ubiquitous jQuery cookie plugin](http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html#script).
+1 for ppk's cookie functions. They've even been updated to meet todays rigorous coding standards as cookie handling functions
I would use cookies only if you want the div to stay hidden in subsequent browser sessions. Otherwise I would use a session variable as a flag to hide or show the div. The disadvantage of cookies is that users could have them turned off in their browser or they can at any time delete all cookies from their pc.
Can you point me in the right direction on how to use this technique?
If a cookie exists that states that it should remain hidden, then hide the call to action stuff.When someone chooses to hide it, set a cookie saying that it should remain hidden (for 1 day, 7 days, you decide) then hide the call to action stuff.
If you're using a session, then just set a session variable to true or false or any other flag value you want to use. Then at the top of each web page, check the value of the session variable and then show or hide whatever you need according to the session var's value.
// with ppk's function
createCookie('some_name', 'some_truthy_value');
// or with the jQuery cookie plugin
$.cookie('some_name', 'some_truthy_value');
// and in normal, vanilla, boring JavaScript...
document.cookie = 'some_name=some_truthy_value; path=/';
I was referring to a server side session variable. See post 5
what language?
I was actually curious to understand this technique. Although in general I'm going to use all the advice here as I should learn to use cookies.
You'd use a server-side language to set a session cookie, like Meldin says. Here's an example of just about the laziest way to do it (I only know PHP, so that's what this uses; any language would work, though):
$_SESSION['showBanner'] = TRUE; // or FALSE, whatevs
But I disagree.
The banner shows up by default, so when would you set this value? Obviously, when the user clicks the "hide" link. But how would that work?
You're using JS to hide the banner anyway, so if you just set the cookie in JS, that's a single line you'd add to the click event listener.
But if you wanted to use a server-side language to set the value, you'd have to either turn the "hide" link into a form submit (so that your server can set the session variable and then redirect back to whatever page the user was on) or send an AJAX request... Hiding the banner is a client action, so you'd have to figure out some way to get the server involved.
On the other hand...
How are you creating the HTML for the banner in the first place? It looks like you're using a server-side language to build your pages anyway, and (in my opinion) it would make more sense to have the server hide the banner by default (maybe just by adding a "hide" class to it, or something). It just seems clunky to have it show up, check for the cookie with JS, and then hide it if the cookie is found.
Thankfully, cookies set by JS are sent to the server!
So I would suggest setting the cookie with JS (whether it's a session or not) whenever the user clicks the show/hide button, but checking for the cookie on the server, when you build the page...
If that's doable.