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FAQs: Trash and Recycling Service for Businesses
That depends on who owns your building as well as the terms of any leases or property management contracts. Start by talking to the building owner or property manager.
Trash: Option 1: A business can contract with a permitted collection company to collect and dispose of their trash. Option 2: A business can self-haul their trash to a county disposal site. This will require that the business obtain classification as a Commercial Cash Customer or a Permitted Disposal Company. Detailed requirements can be found on our Business Categories page.
Recyclables: Responsibility for establishing an adequate recycling system rests with whatever party writes the contract for trash service – this could be the building owner, the property manager, or the tenant occupant. Businesses can also self-haul recyclables to any county drop-off center for free.
If you need assistance in setting up trash or recycling at a business property (including a multi-residential complex), please contact the Solid Waste Management Program at 703-324-5230, TTY 711. We offer onsite evaluation, system analysis, and educational/outreach support.
Complete regulations for the collection and management of trash and recyclables are detailed in Chapter 109.1 of the Code of the County of Fairfax, VA. Following are some of the basic rules concerning commercial collection service:
- Your business can contract with any company that has a certificate to operate from Fairfax County to collect trash or recyclables. Collection companies without a certificate to operate are in violation of the law.
- All trash and recyclables must be removed from the premises at least once weekly.
- Your business may not set out trash for collection in a bag. All commercial trash must be stored in a sturdy, leak- and rodent-proof container.
- Trash may not be collected in an open top container. This includes roll-off boxes and construction/debris dumpsters.
- Trash and recyclables may not be collected together in the same container. So-called "one box" service where trash and recyclables are collected in a single dumpster, compactor, or other container to be sorted at another site is illegal.
- Any dumpster within 150 feet of a residence may not be serviced between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
For more information about these rules, please consult Chapter 109.1 or call 703-324-5230, TTY 711.
To report a violation or concern to Fairfax County about your service provider, please use the Solid Waste Complaint/Comment Form or call us at 703-324-5230, TTY 711 during office hours (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday). If possible, please have descriptive information about the truck such as color, truck number, license plate number, etc. This will assist us in investigating your complaint.
- All nonresidential properties (businesses, schools, hospitals, etc.) must recycle mixed paper and cardboard (newspaper, corrugated boxes, cereal boxes, magazines, office paper, colored paper, junk mail, telephone books, paper grocery bags).
- Owners or property managers must provide annual notification to tenants about their recycling system.
- Nonresidential properties must have a recycling plan.
- Certain nonresidential properties must recycle materials in addition to their principal recyclable material.
- An annual recycling report is required from certain properties or generators.
- Cardboard recycling is required at construction and demolition sites.
For more information, see nonresidential recycling and trash as well as section 4 of the Recycling Program Requirements Guide. Also, be sure to check out our information for employees, business tenants and property owners and managers.
RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPERTIES (including apartment or condominium complexes and home-based businesses) must follow the county's minimum residential requirements.
A principal recyclable material is the one that occurs in the largest quantity (by weight) in a property's waste stream. It typically varies by business type. For example, in an office building, the principal recyclable is usually mixed paper. For retail stores, warehouses or food service operations, it tends to be corrugated cardboard and/or mixed paper; for auto repair and maintenance, it may be scrap metal or used oil. Additional details can be found in Section 4 of the Recycling Program Requirements Guide under "Certain nonresidential properties must recycle additional materials."
If you are unsure of the correct principal recyclable material for your building or complex, you should analyze the waste stream. This can be as simple as taking a visual survey of your trash, or can be as involved as sorting, weighing and measuring the volume of all the materials in your waste stream. (NOTE: If you own several small businesses, calculate the principal recyclable separately unless the businesses are located alongside one another such as in a shopping center.) For additional assistance, please contact the Solid Waste Management Program at 703-324-5230, TTY 711.
If you lease a business space that is part of a shopping center, your property owner is responsible for identifying the principal recyclable for the entire property and for implementing the necessary procedure for collecting mixed paper, cardboard, and the additional principal recyclable material.
If you own a business space that is part of a conjoined building, you are responsible for establishing a recycling procedure for your own business to collect mixed paper and cardboard; and, if applicable, for identifying and recycling an additional principal recyclable material.
Visit the following pages to learn more:
- Batteries
- Business hazardous waste (fluorescent lamps, paint, some chemicals, and more)
- Computers
Please contact the Solid Waste Management Program at 703-324-5230, TTY 711.
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Topic: A quick Mom update
Just a quick update on Mom
Things are going "OK". Mom's blood counts are on a pretty steady decline, white and red as well as platelets.
Dr has told her twice now that she NEEDS to take a break from the chemo. It IS working, which is proven by the good scan results. I get that she is terrified to stop chemo as she fears that the cancer will take hold and progress. She just cannot or will not understand that the chemo is doing more damage now than it is good.
Dr has decreased the doses drastically and has told her that at the end of this cycle he will either stop chemo or change it to something different. Her bone marrow is just so tired from the drugs.
Mom, as I have mentioned is very, very stubborn and really does not understand that this is big time serious with the blood counts dropping continually .
I just needed to "talk" to someone and I know you all understand this beast.
Thank you so much for listening. I know we will find a workable solution but I am just scared.
Hugs and Love
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The Penn State Extension Dairy Team is hosting a one-day conference examining current topics in the precision feeding of dairy cattle. "Advanced Topics in Feed Management" is May 9, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EDT/EST.) at the Penn State Lancaster County Extension Building, Lancaster, Pa.
The conference is geared toward certified feed management plan writers, nutritionists and dairy producers.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Gabriella Varga, Distinguished Professor of Animal Science, Penn State University.
- Dr. Larry Chase, Professor & Extension Specialist in Dairy Nutrition, Cornell University.
- Dr. Jamie Jarret, Dairy Marketing Nutritionist, Land O' Lakes Purina Dairy Feed Team.
- Dan Ludwig, Regional NRCS, Grazing Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- Rebecca White, Dairy Program Manager, Penn State University.
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Broadcom Announces BCM21892 - Their First 4G LTE-Advanced Basebandby Brian Klug on 2/12/2013 8:00 AM EST
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DanNeely - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkI think a year from now is overly optimistic for removing CDMA support from new VZW devices. Verizon's network will be LTE everywhere; but there are still a number of holes where they're dependent on roaming deals with other carriers because they don't have any 800 mhz (voice) spectrum in the area.
At least in the one relatively near to me (western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, western Virginia), where they're dependent on roaming access to US Cellular's network for voice they never built a 3g data network despite several major interstates (I68, 79, and 81) running through the area.
So far I haven't heard anything about them planning to build LTE only networks into those areas. Unless there's a major change in policy and they offer roaming access to their LTE network I don't see 3rd party carriers letting them install VZW-LTE hardware on their towers, and getting planning approval to build that many new towers is certain to run into snags in some places. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkThe problem isn't that there will be holes. It'll be that Verizon thinks they can do whatever they want and people'll just deal. The problem is in the fact they're mostly right. Our government protects companies like these from having to really compete and so they feel they're too big to fail.
Not only because of government setups that protect wireless companies, prevent buyouts/mergers, protect ISP's from having to lower prices against competition even against municipal-based ISP's, but also because our government has proven once you get big enough, influential enough, "too big to fail," they can and will ignore anything you do including funding terrorism and Mexican drug trade.
The new goalpost for every business is going to be, "Become so big you can do anything and not get arrested for it because your collapse would imperil the market." Once they get there, they can try anything and if they get caught, well, they're too big to fail. Here's a fine for a week's worth of profits for trying, try better next time and don't get caught. Reply
name99 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkWhat is your complaint? You want VZW to support voice CDMA forever? Even if that means worse service for everyone else?
Would you be happy if VZW GAVE you a low-end smartphone to replace whatever crappy 10 year-old phone you've been hanging onto? Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkVZW would love to do what you're suggesting since even a free smartphone requires a dataplan.
When the 2/3g CDMA networks go dark I expect VoLTE to have trickled down to bottom end phones for at least a few years; just as 3g voice has been present on most GSM based feature phones for years despite starting out only on the proto-smartphones of the era. When the plug finally gets pulled FCC regulations will require VZW to give any upgrade holdouts a new free phone without a new contract. In the near future Sprint will be doing this for iDen holdouts. Reply
JonnyDough - Sunday, February 17, 2013 - linkI totally agree. My phone regularly has issues with 4G, and reverts to 3G all the time. CDMA not so much, but I imagine that where I used to live out in the country would still be tapping into the old 1X connection now and then. I could barely get 3G there and I'm sure 4G is a pipe dream still. Reply
kg4icg - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkFor that to happen Verizon Wireless would have to do to there network what Sprint is doing now. A total rebuild of there nationwide network. Just putting LTE up on 700 mhz band was just a stop gap. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkSprint's not doing a total rebuild all at once either. They're building LTE on free 1900mhz spectrum they have now and will be doing additional deployment at 850 mhz once they shut down the iDen network later this year; but they're not talking about killing their 2/3g CDMA networks yet. Until or unless they're able to get roaming access on VZW's LTE network they can't remove 2/3 support at all; since in rural areas/highways they're dependent on roaming, mostly with VZW for coverage. Reply
iwod - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - link" In addition Broadcom claims they have enough performance to run an operator's IMS stack entirely on their baseband. "
What does that mean? Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkIMS consists of moving voice/multimedia messages to an IP based system.
http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=22... Reply
iwod - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkWell who will be using it? Early 2014 is a year from now. WTR1605 and MDM9x25 are experted this summer. So saying it is going to be 35% smaller then a product coming out half a year easier doesn't make sense. ( Assuming they are comparing to Qualcomm )
Then there is the GNSS, The Transceiver was packaged in which means less space, but then you required a separated GNSS/GPS which still makes it a two chip solution like WTR1605 and MDM9x25. And to make it worse they decide not to include it in their WiFi Combos.
Those using Snapdragon will have no need for this, and if they are having other phone model not using Snapdragon and require a separate baseband like the Broadcom is offering, my guess is that buying Snapdragon along with its Baseband and Wifi Combo will be cheaper.
So why not go after the single biggest handset manufacture that doesn't have its own Mobile Cellular Stack; aka. Apple.
Well; three chip solution, early 2014 doesn't convince me much.
So I have no idea what the heck Broadcom is trying to do to complete with Qualcomm. Reply
name99 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkSome possibilities:
(a) The plan is to compete on price for the lowest-end market. No-one wants to broadcast that as their strategy, but maybe that's what it is.
(b) This is not meant to be a chip that actually makes money. Rather, Broadcom could see that Qualcomm was likely headed into their business (WiFi and Bluetooth), and the only way to retain that business was to have offerings as integrated as Qualcomm. This is merely the first product of that generation, meant primarily to hear the complains, bug reports, and feature requests from would-be buyers.
(c) The real money maker plan is not to sell this chip, but to sell Apple (or Samsung?) the relevant IP so that Apple can design their own cellular stack, tailored exactly to their needs.
Apple seems a better target for this --- Samsung seems too undisciplined to engage in designing their own cellular stack, with different groups, all with different demands for what they want all mutually sabotaging each other. Reply
iwod - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkSelling their IP? I am totally a noob in this Mobile 4G Stack but i have yet heard of a single 4G IP vendor ( There is CEVA but i dont know they are being used at all? Most phone seems to center around Qualcomm or Tegra 4 these days ).. Please Correct me if i am wrong
And Qualcomm has already step into WiFi long ago with Atheros, which Apple is already using in their Macbook and Airport Station.
And Samsung has their own Stack already. Even though they are using Baseband from different vendor as well. Reply
phoenix_rizzen - Monday, February 18, 2013 - linkConsidering there isn't a single Tegra4 phone on the market, or even planned as yet, I would consider you to be wrong. :) Reply
xdrol - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkWhat part of this chip is LTE-A? Cat 4 is plain "old" Release 8 (!) LTE, basically the same as the widespread Cat 3 devices, with the restriction to "Maximum number of DL-SCH transport block bits received within a TTI" (aka max bitrate) lifted. Even Cat 5 with 300 Mbps is Rel 8 LTE...
It probably supports only some non-physical layer extensions from Rel10, but I would not call anything under Cat 6 LTE-A. This is the similar issue as with Rel7 HSPA that supports only 14.4 Mbps - that is Cat 10, defined in Rel 5, but it supports some other feature, like for instance fast call setup. Reply
jmcb - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkWhen VoLTE comes out.....what about ppl on tiered data plans? How does VoLTE effect ppl's data plans? Reply
DanNeely - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkI've seen a number of comments by phoneco talking heads that the industry's moving towards an everything is data model which would mean there'd be no separate charges for voice/messaging any more.
In an ideal world this would either mean a drop in base plan prices since voice/message traffic is charged against your existing data cap. In practice I suspect the best case scenario for the US market will look a lot like VZW's current share plans where the per device fee was jacked up to cover the loss of the larger voice/messaging plans they can no longer charge for separately; while not counting against data limits. More likely I think will be them being counted against data, but the change being packaged with an incremental drop in the per GB rate as PR cover to reduce the amount of bill shock. Reply
SilenceDogwood - Saturday, August 17, 2013 - link21892. Like bringing boxing gloves to a gun fight. Reply


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Clean Water Access Initiative Sponsors Philippines Project
We're teaming up with longtime partner Tyco on an emergency relief project to provide clean water to residents of the Philippine island of Mindanao in the aftermath of a damaging tropical storm.
Known locally as Sendong, December's Tropical Storm Washi triggered flooding and landslides that killed more than 1,200 people and forced 40,000 others to seek shelter in evacuation centers. Action Against Hunger, which operates a range of programs on the island of Mindanao, will use a $50,000 Tyco emergency response grant to repair and construct water systems and provide essential sanitation services in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. These efforts will provide up to 15,000 people with access to safe drinking water and help prevent the spread of water-borne illnesses.
This is the third project supported by the Clean Water Access initiative, a partnership launched by Tyco and Action Against Hunger last year to bring clean water to communities threatened by malnutrition and water-borne diseases. One of the initiative's explicit goals is to work quickly and effectively to address humanitarian needs resulting from natural disasters; to date, the Clean Water Access Initiative has supported emergency relief projects in Kenya and Pakistan, as well as efforts in the Philippines.
In addition to emergency relief, the Initiative supports capacity-building projects worldwide. The first Clean Water Access Initiative capacity-building project is under way on the Indonesian island of Timor. Through this project, 40,000 people will benefit from improved access to safe water.
For more information about the Clean Water Access Initiative, visit Tyco's corporate citizenship page.


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Simpsons intro gets a makeover!
The Simpsons will now be shown widescreen (HD) and to celebrate this they finally made some changes to their intro! Granted I haven't watched the show for several seasons now (and the movie was an utter disappointment) it is still fun to spot all the little additions of new references and characters. The episode has already aired on the east coast and will air here in a couple hours.


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A survey detailing the usage of Finchley Memorial Hospital will be used to support a long-standing campaign for a new bus service.
Finchley and Golders Green MP Mike Freer, who has been fighting for better transport to the hospital, said the new survey will take place over the next few months.
Currently the nearest bus stop to the hospital in Granville Road is nearly 250m away, making it difficult for some elderly and disabled people to walk to there.
Mr Freer said: "One of the major issues when considering bus services has been the unknown usage to and from the hospital, particularly while the site isn't fully occupied.
"However, following the anticipated merger between Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust and Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, new clinics are expected at Finchley Memorial Hospital.
"What's more, the probable relocation of three GP surgeries into Finchley Memorial hospital will increase usage further still. This increased occupancy of the site will strengthen the business case for a regular bus service."
Mr Freer said he has secured an agreement with the Deputy Mayor for Transport Isabel Dedring that TFL will work with Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group and London Borough of Barnet to undertake the detailed usage survey.
Meanwhile, The Finchley Society and the Friends of Finchley Memorial Hospital have already carried out their own survey asking patients how they travel to the hospital in Granville Road, and whether they would benefit from a bus route which takes them directly to the entrance.
But TfL remains firm in its belief that a new bus route is not possible at this time.
John Barry, head of network development for TfL, said: "The hospital grounds are not currently suitable for a public bus service as there is no bus stop area, and parking and drop-off spaces would need to be removed."
He said that diverting route 382 would cost £120,000 each year and result in longer journey times for approximately 1,500 passengers every day.
He added: "Forecasts show that a much smaller number of people would use the diverted service to access the hospital. Given that healthcare services at this site are planned to increase we will continue to liaise with key stakeholders and will keep the decision under review.
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WOMEN eligible to receive a trail-blazing breast cancer treatment will be looked after under one roof in the Great Western Hospital's dedicated breast centre.
The breast centre brings together a range of different experts in the field of breast cancer care, including radiologists, radiographers, surgeons, breast care clinical nurse specialists, oncologists, pathologists, cytologists and administrative staff, in order to make each woman's journey as comfortable as possible.
The hospital trust's charity, Brighter Futures, is trying to raise £75,000 to fund a year's worth of intra-operative radiotherapy treatment.
The pioneering treatment has the potential to make a life-changing difference to how 150 women in Swindon recover from the disease each year.
Suzie Ferrari, breast centre manager at the hospital, said: "In the past the women who came in had to go and see the surgeon upstairs and then come down to the clinic and get undressed for their biopsy and mammogram and then go back upstairs again, but the centre brings everything into one place.
"It also means that everything can be done in one day and we can get the results to them much quicker.
"Everybody knows how stressful it is waiting. Having the cancer itself is incredibly stressful but it is also very stressful waiting to find out whether you have it or not. "Being able to do all the tests in one place and in one day really goes some way to relieving that.
"But there is a great sense of team work too, and nothing would happen if we weren't all working together to bring it about."
For administrative assistant Pamela Durston, working on the front desk can be particularly intense as everyone who comes into the centre passes by her desk.
She said: "I love working here. It is such a good team and it's great to be doing what I can just to help other people.
"It can be really hard when people come in and you know them and it does happen quite a lot surprisingly."
Nathan Coombs, the consultant breast surgeon leading the project, is excited that the hospital could have the machine as early as June.
Essential checks – including a test run with a teddy bear for a patient – will be carried out before the treatment is used on patients from September.
He said: "My hope is that in November the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will approve the treatment and it will become available for all women on the NHS.
"Since we will already have the treatment available it might draw women who travel a little further afield, to Reading for instance, to the GWH.
"This might in turn lead to more funding from the NHS for breast cancer care."


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Welcome to the Palm Springs Regional page. This is where you will find what JNF is doing in and around the Palm Springs and Desert Area. JNF gives all generations of Jews a unique voice in building a prosperous future for the land of Israel and its people.
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text: Ripiz 539 Report post Posted March 26, 2012 Hello, In my free time I'm trying to learn programming and I decided trying to make game should be good experience, therefore I picked MMOG (please no trolling). I've tried to find some networking library however I failed, so I decided to try and make my own one, or at least something that simplifies networking. I decided to go with semi-RPC way: non-blocking RPCs where return value is another RPC. However I ran into little design issue. Lets say main loop on client looks like this: [CODE] void MainLoop() { HandleInput(); UpdateFrame(); RenderFrame(); } /* somewhere inside one of functions player sends data to server */ /* for example chat message, login request, etc */ // currently I planned it'd look like this: string username = ...; // get input from GUI string password = ...; client->Call("Login", username, password); /* Call() serializes parameters and sends them over network to server using sendto() function */ /* on server side function will be called */ void Login(string username, string password) { if(database.FindAccount(username, password)) server->Call("LoginReply", "success"); /* where to send data? */ } [/CODE] Therefore right now I cannot seem create proper design that'd allow me to send reply back easily. I was hoping someone could help me out with this issue. Maybe even whole idea is wrong and there are better solutions? Thank you in advance. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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WATCHET'S East Quay is looking forward to a new lease of life after councillors approved an agreement with the operator of Watchet Marina to develop part of the site.
The Somerset County Gazette reported last month how West Somerset Council had approved the plan subject to financial discussions.
Watchet Marine Limited has purchased the site for a one-off payment of £20,000 plus an annual £1 peppercorn rent.
James Burnell, marina manager, expressed his delight at the deal.
He said: "We are extremely pleased and this is a great step forward. "The council has financially approved plans and is now looking at the terms and conditions.
"This is such positive news, not just for the marina but also for the town of Watchet and I've heard nothing but positive things.
"We want to make the marina more attractive to marina related businesses and both myself and the council are keen to get started as soon as possible."
Mr Burnell's plans for the marina include secure parking, boatyard storage and having more marina-related businesses.
Onion Collective, a Watchet based social enterprise, is also carrying out work to determine how the remaining land on East Quay and the youth club site could be developed.
They are asking people in Watchet what they think is needed to create a stronger future for Watchet.
Georgie Grant, one of the Onion Collective directors, said: "This is a really exciting opportunity to create a development proposal for Watchet that represents the needs and desires of local people and offers a strong sustainable future.
"Watchet is a town that screams potential; it has beauty, a strong cultural identity and a thriving community.
"It deserves a development proposal that will highlight all the positive things Watchet has going for it."
"However, in order to start formulating these ideas we need to check that what we think the community wants is actually representative today."
The Onion Collective was awarded £79,000 from the Social Investment Business to create proposals for key areas in Watchet.
Results from the questionnaire and ongoing stakeholder consultations will inform the proposed business model.
Once a model is in place, funding to pay for the actual development of the project can then be applied for.
To take the questionnaire, visit www.onioncollective.co.uk but if you do not have access to the internet you can contact Georgie on 07940-950396 to arrange for a hard copy of the survey to be sent.


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Just came home from our church picnic. Grilled 150 pounds of chicken halves. I cheated. I used Goya Mojo Criollo marinade and baste. Unfortunately the weather was absolutely nasty.
55-65 degrees rainy and windy. This increased the cook time by 20 min per batch or so.
Church supplied Kingsford which worked out OK . It seemed to be really fresh. It lit well and burned fairly long. Went thru about 2 and a half bags (24's)
I bought 3 cases of fryers at Sam's. That's 36 birds (in our area they use Purdue chix). They were about 4 lbs. each which seems large for fryers. They used to be around 3 a piece.
Cut out the back bone with shears split them in half with a cleaver and soaked 'em for 4 hours in the Goya. I tweaked it with fresh cilantro (almost a pound) and the zest of 6 lemons and 6 oranges and cracked black pepper. We used about a gallon and a half of marinade.
Only had 3 hours to soak and did birds in batches of 10 on two 55 gal. barrel grills from New Braunfels (I don't think this is made anymore since the buyouts by Brinkmann and Char-Broil.
Cooked about an hour and half per batch flipping and mopping every 15 minutes or so. Pulled the meat at 150 degrees and held in 200 degrees ovens (we are lucky to have a commercial range with three 36" wide ovens which can hold six large steam table trays each).
Temps were in the 168-174 range at time of serving. Cut the legs off and split them and cut the breasts in half. Not much was wasted this way. A whole breast is too large anymore.
Came out great! (knew it would) Fed over 135 folks. Had tube steaks for the kids and those who cared for one, My son cooked 80 and had only three left, not bad planning on portioning (this time!)
Sold all of the leftovers and made enough money to cover the cost of the chicken for the entire picnic.
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Jose Reyes will make $3 million less per season than Carl Crawford, on a deal that lasts a year less, even though Reyes plays a more important defensive position and was a year younger at time of signing.
So you tell me: did the Marlins overpay? Or did the Mets simply let their best, most exciting player go because they didn't have the money to sign him?
Not to depress you further, but Sandy Alderson's full meeting with reporters Sunday night contained plenty of reason for pessimism beyond the major topic of the conversation: that Jose Reyes isn't coming back to New York.
Listen to this answer from Alderson about whether ownership's losses with Bernie Madoff played a part in the decision not to sign Reyes:
"Bernie Madoff and his specter are always referenced in these situations. I don't really think Madoff has that much to do with it. But when a team loses $70 million irrespective of Bernie Madoff or anyone else, that's probably a bigger factor in our approach to this season and the next couple (emphasis added) than anything else."
In other words, this new austerity isn't anything temporary. And Alderson didn't even commit to spending the money not spent on Reyes on other players.
But what does the next couple mean? Let's say it is the winter of 2012 and 2013. What exactly would put the Wilpon ownership group in position to, at that point, afford anything? They have a $430 million loan against the team due to be paid back in full in June 2014. Think that's a year they can spring for more payroll? They have a loan against SNY of $450 million due back in full in June 2015. Think that's a year they can afford anything? And we're not even touching the $600 million they still owe, in bi-annual increments of around $25 million every six months, nor any judgment against them in the lawsuit brought by Irving Picard, trustee for the Bernie Madoff victims. Or the still-being-negotiated deal with minority investors, which would call for the Mets to come up with around $170 million in 2017. That sounds like a year they'll increase spending, right?
If it helps any, all that is what makes it unlikely they'll be around as owners to exercise such draconian measures over even the medium-term.
But we'll have more here on the potential signing of Matt Capps. And I mean that in the largest possible sense, until the day new owners take over the team.


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90 Minutes with the Clevo W740SU, Featuring Iris Pro HD 5200by Ian Cutress on 7/29/2013 7:00 AM EST
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Spunjji - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkWould really have loved to see even just 3D Mark results from this, but such is the nature of restricted testing. I'm still not convinced that this CPU has a particularly attractive position in the market with its somewhat odd cost/power/performance balance. Reply
IanCutress - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkAnand has 3DMark numbers in his analysis of the 4950HQ: http://anandtech.com/show/6993/intel-iris-pro-5200... - the difference between the two IGPs is 100 MHz turbo. Reply
Anonymuze - Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - linkGPU MHz difference is less important - the main difference will come from the bios turbo TDP limits (and whether there's any thermal throttling). Reply
coolhardware - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkThanks for the CPU benchmarks. Bummer to hear there is no benefit from the eDRAM when using current applications :-(
I enjoyed your previous Isis Pro 5200 article. However, please add a DX9 game such as Starcraft 2 to the testing scenarios. Intel's latest and greatest graphics (Crystalwell) really needs more analysis as nobody seems to be able to get there hands on one yet. :-(
Finally, Anand previously mentioned lower image quality in Haswell based QuickSync encoding:
has Intel address this issue? Reply
DanNeely - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkIt's disappointing; but it does make Intel's decision not to offer a high end desktop part with the eDRAM available more understandable. Reply
coder543 - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkSystem76 is located in Denver, Colorado, not Canada. Just FYI. Reply
IanCutress - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkI'm not sure why my mind fixated them being based in Canada. Thanks for the heads up.
Ian Reply
Flunk - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkThat's probably because Denver Colorado looks a lot more like the American stereotype for Canada than most of Canada does. Reply
VivekGowri - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkPerhaps you mixed them up with Eurocom? Reply
apriest - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkClevo, you are removing fingerprint readers from most of your laptops now. Please add them back! My customers don't want to lose a fingerprint reader to gain an IPS screen. It's the biggest complaint I've had this year. Reply
lkraav - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkSmartcard reader is another "thing" in my book. Might have to stick with Lenovo and Dell :/ Reply
Helang - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - linkUhh, how to purchase one like that in the U.S. Reply
gxtoast - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkIf windows doesn't utilize the L4 cache for much other than for processing graphics, is if a fair assumption that it is probably not going to be the preferred choice for hypervisor use, Ian? Reply
andy o - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkAny idea of power consumption? The biggest promise for me about Iris Pro was lower power consumption due to being only one package. But an <a href="http://translate.google.com.ar/translate?sl=auto&a... review puts it ahead of a Haswell/GT650m by only a handful of W when the GPU is loaded. Reply
Death666Angel - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkKnowing CB, I wouldn't give too much stock on their results. Back when I used to read them (at a time when I didn't know about AT), they tested stuff "at 50% brightness" and compared everything in one chart. Oblivious that "50%" is not an adequate comparison point at all. Unless they have all their testing methodology updated and display on a separate side, I don't see them explaining what their settings are for that test. And just for reference, they use Crysis 3 in the power consumption test, which renders identically on the Iris Pro and the 750M. So in essence, the 750M system uses 10% more power for the same performance in that game. In general, the 750M is 25% faster, but that is done in other games. To get a better sense of the part (even in such a flawed setup with 2 totally different systems), they should have tested at least 2 more settings, one where the 750M is clearly better, one where the Iris Pro is better. As it stands, that test is near worthless in my opinion. One of the reason I quit reading CB. Along with numerous factual errors. Reply
andy o - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkThanks for the details, I find it tedious to read through a very long google translate. Much appreciated. Hopefully there are second opinions not far behind. Reply
Kevin G - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkWinRAR seems to be an oddball result here. Was the memory speed on the 4770K at 4750HQ speeds also changed to match that platform?
So far the L4 cache seems to be good for a few more % increase in IPC. I wonder if using a discrete GPU in addition to CrystalWell would further increase the IPC. The only test I've seen that showed a radical gain was in fluid dynamics. Having said that, I still want CrystalWell in a socket 1150 part with all the features enabled (overclocking, TSX, VT-d, Hyperthreading etc.). Reply
IanCutress - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkBoth were run at 1600 C11; I think that the extra L3 cache of the 4770K helped this result, and by extension suggests that WinRAR adapts its code to the amount of L3 available, and doesn't detect the L4.
Until we get a 4770R or similar in a full-on desktop model, we could only speculate at what effect the eDRAM has on anything gaming or compute. As far as I can tell, not many (if any) manufacturers are working on it - the 4x70R chips are ideally placed for AIOs, not desktops, but also would command a lot more expense. Reply
Kevin G - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkAgreed. It is mostly speculation but I feel that there is a clear interest in the enthusiast community for CrystalWell. However Intel or manufacturers haven't shown much interest in mass market systems using it to date. Case in point is this article where it seems that you had to jump through some hops to get a mere 90 minutes of testing in (which BTW thank you).
With regards to the WinRAR test, the extra 2 MB of L3 cache would help the result but it seems like an abnormally large jump. It wouldn't have been my first guess for the performance delta. Reply
rhx123 - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkNo word on any UK releases for this model from any of the resellsers. Rather sad. Reply
manwdaplan - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkPut this in the next Surface Pro and I would be pretty excited. Or maybe the next gen Razer tablet Reply
mikk - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link+2MB L3 doesn't make such a huge difference in Winrar. Maybe different turbo speeds? Reply
rootheday - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - linkfolks interested in Iris Pro 5200 gaming in a notebook form factor may want to look at a http://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Schenker-S413-No...">review of the Schenker S413 at notebookcheck.com
in general, they conclude that the Iris Pro 5200 is roughly on par with the NVidia 740M. See http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Iris-Pro-Graphi...">here for more comparison data vs other mobile GPUs (including some desktop Trinity and Richland, not so much on AMD mobile skus - have to look at the pages for those specifically). Reply
Helang - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - linkWhere to buy the "clevo" in North America? Reply
Visual - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - linkI still want to see a comparison between Iris and Iris Pro, to decide if I should flame Intel or certain tablet manufacturers for not offering the latter. I'm pretty sold on flaming the ones that don't offer Iris at all and stick to GT2, but I am still not convinced about GT3 vs GT3e. Reply
Khenglish - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - linkIt looks like from the XTU screenshots that this laptop is overclockable?
In the past clevo has only allowed overclocking on their 17" laptops, with 15" models supporting the 17" BIOS to get overclocking that way, and reference clock overclocking required a BIOS (ME FW) mod. Reply
ddriver - Friday, August 09, 2013 - linkNice one Intel, put 128 MB of extra memory on chip, result in no computational benefit... I at least expected to have some influence in C++ AMP, but it seems all that memory will be entirely dedicated to a GPU that is close to useless in performance scenarios...
I wish intel used die space to put more CPU cores instead of their mediocre, GPUs - Haswell could easily pack FOUR more cores in that die area, I'd prefer DOUBLE CPU performance in the place of a crappy GPU I don't even use... Reply
HardwareDufus - Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - linkWell... I use the 'crappy GPU', so I would prefer the extra on chip 128MB be made availabe for graphics...
I no longer want to pay for discrete graphics boards in terms of dollars or real-estate.
So, I'm with the crowd who'd like to see a top of the line socketed I7-47XX part with GT3e for my mini-ITX build. Reply


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The gaming market is one that continues to boom, with one in three people in the UK now playing a form of interactive entertainment. Gaming has moved on from static single player video games to fully immersive, interactive, physical gaming and moved even further with smartphone, virtual, and multiplayer entertainment. The demographics of gamers has changed significantly over the last 10 years; now the average online gamer spends seven hours a week playing online, 42% of these gamers are females between the ages of 25 and 44 years, and over 20 million players spend 17 billion hours on Xbox LIVE alone.
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WILTSHIRE Police have arrested 45 people during the largest operation of its kind in the force's history.
The day of action, codenamed Op Harness, saw more than 400 police officers and staff execute upwards of 60 warrants at residential and businesses addresses in Swindon and London.
The operation was the second part of a long term undercover operation investigating the supply of Class A drugs in Wiltshire.
As a direct results of today's activity:
• A total of 45 people have been arrested
• A large amount of class A drugs have been seized
• £11,500 in cash seized
• £15,000 (street value) of illegal tobacco seized
• 6 of the 45 arrested were from London
• 15 of the 70 addresses were in London
• Over £5,000 in designer clothing/accessories seized
• Weapons including a samurai sword and a machete seized
• Number of electrical goods
Senior Investigating Officer for the covert operation, Detective Inspector Mike Rees said: "Today, sends a strong message out to anyone who sees Wiltshire as an easy target or Wiltshire Police as a soft touch.
"We will not tolerate anyone setting up a drugs network in Swindon or Wiltshire and we will put all of our resources into bringing those involved to justice.
"Today was the culmination of over a year's hard work from our undercover officers who are putting themselves at risk by associating with known criminals, often without any protection, to build up the intelligence we need for an operation like this.
"I would like to pay my personal respects to these officers – I have total admiration for what they do."
Operational Commander and Dangerous Drugs Network lead for Wiltshire Police Detective Chief Inspector Craig Holden said: "Today's activity is one of a number of tactics we use to disrupt and dismantle Dangerous Drugs Networks across our county.
"As a result of this day of action alone, we anticipate that we have significantly disrupted or completely dismantled more than 15 of these networks operating in Swindon.
"Wiltshire Police have a dedicated team to specifically tackle these networks and we will relentlessly pursue those who are responsible for supplying drugs in our communities.
"We rely on local intelligence and I would urge anyone who has information or suspects that drugs are being sold or used in their neighbourhood to contact Wiltshire Police immediately."
Wiltshire Police worked alongside a number of partnership agencies during the day of action today including Swindon Borough Council, drugs charities, local housing associations and the Swindon Community Safety Partnership.
Local Commander for the North Sector Superintendent Gavin Williams said: "Although the supply of crack and heroin in Swindon is not disproportionate to the population of the town, clearly the effects of even a small amount of dealing class A drugs can be catastrophic.
"Class A drugs in particular can have a detrimental impact on our communities – not just those using the drugs but the wider society. The supply of drugs is directly linked to other crime and disorder.
"Our local communities should feel comfortable and confident in reporting anything they feel is suspicious and all information passed to us will be treated professionally.
"I would direct anyone with concerns to contact their local Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) in the first instance as they are often best place to offer advice on any local issues our communities have."
Today's operation was observed by Angus Macpherson, Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon.
Mr Macpherson was at the briefing at the former RAF Lyneham base, before watching raids on a number of addresses in Swindon.
He said: "Days like this should reassure people in Wiltshire and Swindon that the constabulary does have the resources to mount significant operations.
"The raids should also send out a clear message to the public that those people dealing in drugs in the county will be identified, arrested and put before a court.
"The message to anyone thinking of coming to Wiltshire and Swindon from the cities to commit such crimes is that this is not the sleepy backwater that they might believe it to be.
"I was very pleased to see partner agencies such as HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency working with police on this operation."
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Date Posted: June 20, 2013
Arlington, VA—Even in the face of strong competition, the world's flour millers know they can count on U.S. wheat farmers for a reliable supply of high quality wheat, thanks to export market development programs.
That includes millers in Israel, where only 10 percent of milling wheat can be sourced domestically due to a lack of agricultural land and water for irrigation.
To reinforce that relationship, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) organized a team of technical and commercial milling managers from Israel to travel to Oklahoma, Texas and Washington, DC, June 22 to 28 to examine the U.S. hard red winter (HRW) production areas and crops, visit export elevators and discuss trade policy.
"As long-term buyers of U.S. wheat, Israeli millers know the United States has the premium milling wheat they need, but since 2000, U.S. wheat has competed with supplies from the European Union and the Black Sea countries," said Rotterdam-based USW European Regional Director Goris van Lit, who will accompany the team.
"By bringing team members directly to the farm, elevator and port, they get to see that they can trust the products, the people and organizations that USW represents."
The team will have the opportunity to study the U.S. production, research, transportation and marketing systems in order to explore the technical, religious and commercial comparison between U.S. wheat, domestic Israeli wheat and competitor wheats.
The Israeli trade team is sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission and funding from market development programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.
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DUDLEY Council staff have been recognised for their excellent customer service for the sixth year running.
Following a recent assessment, the council's customer services and treasurer services teams have retained the government's Customer Services Excellence standard.
It covers 57 separate elements; including how well an organisation knows, understands and responds to its customers, ease of access to services and information, and standards of service delivery.
Areas recognised by the award included Dudley Council Plus, council tax and business rate collection and ICT and financial services.
The assessment highlighted a number of areas of excellence, including the wide range of customer consultation and customer satisfaction surveys carried out by the council.
Communication between departments was also praised, which was an area of improvement since the last inspection.
Councillor Pete Lowe, cabinet member for finance, said: "We are delighted to retain this national recognition for the sixth year running. It demonstrates the hard work and commitment by everyone in delivering such high quality services to residents.
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18 May 2012
Joaquin Benoit has been named the nominal closer as struggling closer Jose Valverde recovers from his lower back strain (listed as day-to-day), but the bad-news of the injury may mean good-news when it comes to ninth inning consistency.
Benoit had a shaky start to the season – he allowed 10 walks in his first 10 appearances (the month of April) – but he's been rock solid since the calendar turned to May – just two walks and one run allowed to go with nine strikeouts in six appearances. But even while he was 'struggling' in April, he was striking out loads of batters (15.4 K/9), ended the month with a very good 2.43 FIP, and only blew one opportunity while recording six holds.
But the success of Benoit extends beyond just a very good May and a good season to date. He's been a dominating late-inning reliever for the last three years (since missing 2009 due to shoulder surgery, actually). This span covers 137 innings in which Benoit has recorded a 2.23 ERA (2.66 FIP), a 10.7 K/9 rate, a 2.2 BB/9 rate, and has converted 88% (67 of 76) of his hold and save opportunities. Those numbers are better across the board than those put up by Valverde (with the exception of save+hold percentage, where Valverde bests him by 6%).
It really is unfortunate for the Tigers that Valverde got hurt, they'll need a healthy and effective Potato to achieve the goals we all laid out for this team, but I can't help but be a little bit relieved that Benoit is slated for upcoming save opportunities. I have no doubt that the Tigers will immediately restore Valverde to his position when he's cleared for action, but Benoit probably gives them the best chance of closing the door on a ninth inning lead at this point.
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Here is a topic that I am suprised that no one else has yet brought up for open discussion. It regards all the details on the physical manifestations of spells i.e. what the spells themselves look like rather than their effect on the object/person being magicked. Rowling's style seems to include jets/flashes of light accompanied by loud sound-effects (namely 'bangs'). Sometimes it appears that a spell may not have any visible means of casting. Wingardium Leviosa is one spell in particular that is widely agreed upon to not be associated with any 'light shows', or so to speak. While, as I imagine, every Harry Potter fan has their own idea of what to visualize when thinking of the manifestation of certain spells, it is important to note that Rowling has shown some degree of either inconsistency or complexity in the way she presents a scene involving use of magic. For example, on several occasions Expelliarmus is said to merely cause a wand to "fly" out of a wizard's hand with the implication that the means by which the charm does this is invisible. However, in other scenes, such as in the famous Priori Incantatem segment between Voldemort's and Harry's wands, Rowling specifically states that the Expelliarmus charm appears as a jet of red light. You may ask,"Well, which is it?" It is hard to tell. This is not the only case of such an event occuring. During Harry's and Malfoy's duel in the "the Half-Blood Prince", Harry is said to cast the Leg-Locker curse at Malfoy which rebounds off the wall and destroys a toilet. How could Harry know about the "rebounding" part without the spell actually being visible (as is implied with the Leg-Locker Curse and the Jelly-Leg Jinx)? What do you think?--Yin&Yang 12:11, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
- The inconsistencies in Expelliarmus, at least, are mentioned in the spell's article. As for the larger point, you're right that some spells seem to have effects that aren't specified, but we have to work with what we know, so sometimes there will be gaps in our information. The wiki does have a policy for deciding what versions get priority:
- As described in the books or mentioned by Rowling herself (such as on her website).
- As shown in the movies.
- As shown/described in the video games, trading card games, merchandising, etc.
- Versions from "lower tiers" are only regarded as canon when they do not contradict a version from a "higher tier", so for example, if what's shown in the movie is different from what's described in the book, we go with the book version.
- Nick O'Demus 17:55, September 7, 2009 (UTC)
Maybe physical manifestations of spells depend on how powerful the spells themselves are. We know that the result of a powerful patronus spell looks like a full-grown shining animal whereas a result of a weak one is nothing more than white smoke. Other spells might work the same way: I bet that a killing curse of a first-year student wouldn't look anything like Voldemort's strong green beam. (It is also possible that wizards can adjust the power of their spells since we know they use their wands to focus and control their magic.) As for Expelliarmus, though, and the example you mentioned, I think there's a different reason. In that case, it might have been Priori Incantate that caused Harry's Expelliarmus to become powerful enough to match Voldemort's killing curse and that is why it looked like a strong red beam. --Herpon 16:19, September 10, 2009 (UTC)
We seem to think alike. I also thought that the force of the spell or the power behind it, be it driven by will or sheer rage, would determine the visual effect of the spell. However, there are moments in the books themselves where a flash of light is emitted from a wand casting not particularly powerful spells. One example is in the Order of the Phoenix where Mrs Weasley (or I think it might have been Bill Weasley) used a vanishing charm to remove secret Order maps and plans from Harry's sight. Rowling wrote that Harry got a momentary glimpse of the parchment due to the spell's flash of light. Now, I doubt casting (what most likely would have been Evanesco) on a few pieces of parchment would qualify as "powerful" magic. So there is a flaw in that explanation. I think in Expelliarmus's case, the effect depends on the intention of the wizard's aim. My theory is that, at least with this spell, the wand actually recognises its target before the spell fires. It could be that Harry was aiming at Voldemort's body rather than his wand that caused the red beam. If he were pointing directly at Voldemort's wand, I think the effect would have been invisible. Of course, Priori Incantatem would then have set in (probably with the golden thread of light appearing out of thin air rather than being seen as a transition from a mix of red and green to gold). As for the idea of the wizard exerting some form of conscious control over their spells' effects, wouldn't that mean that most wizards would choose to conceal their spells' effects during a duel (i.e. make them invisible) for the element of suprise? Harry himself thought to himself while spying on Voldemort and Snape in the Shrieking Shack (Deathly Hallows) that to aim a curse at Nagini would give away his position. If so, Harry could not disguise the direction of the spell which, to Voldemort, would have immediately revealled Harry's hiding place. To be honest, I think that Rowling intentionally created these inconsistencies in her spell effects so as to allow the reader a right to their own imaginations. If so, that is mighty considerate. P.S. Sorry for such a long read.--Yin&Yang 11:36, September 15, 2009 (UTC)
If anyone else has anything to add to this page, feel free. The more people join in, the more ideas we can bounce off eachother until we come to some conclusion. I probably should have mentioned that this page is dedicated to the physical appearance of spell effects in the books only.--Yin&Yang 12:53, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
Wow, I read all of these comments and I am just mind blown. I think Ying&Yang is right though, Rowling probably tried to let readers imagine the spells. You've put a lot of thought into this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk • contribs).
Maybe the way the spell is sent (the flicks or flourishes) could affect the colour, strength and the way the spell is shot out...Frosty Earth 12:35, November 3, 2009 (UTC)
Accccording to the movies it depends on your loyalties. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by The Twelfth Doctor (talk • contribs).
There is only one spell that may depend on loyalties in the film: Apparation. This form is, however, considered non-canon, isn´t it?--Rodolphus 17:11, November 3, 2009 (UTC)
No, No! I mean the colours of the spells that a Death Eater or Slytherin would cast would be green but the colour that the Order of the Phoenix, Gryffindor, Harry, DA, Ron is normally red. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs).


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Have you noticed the stodgy scientific term 'biodiversity' has taken on a dash of glitz lately?
In mid-May, there was a swanky dinner in New York City that focused, partly, on 35 global hot spots where the planet's biodiversity is tipping into an ecological abyss.
The standard-bearers for the message were American royalty of sorts: Veteran Hollywood star Harrison Ford and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Both took the stage May 15 at Conservation International's 16th annual New York Dinner.
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One is Pimachoiwin Aki, the southern boreal forest that is the subject of a UNESCO World Heritage bid. The second location is the Hudson and James Bay lowlands, a coastal area that spans Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec and is known for its polar bears.
The report has four authors: Jeff Wells and David Childs from the Boreal Songbird Initiative, and Frederic Reid and Marcel Darveau from Ducks Unlimited.
The report is intended to draw attention to the boreal forest and its significance to the world beyond the magnificence of its moose, caribou and polar bears.
Canada's boreal region, "is the world's densest terrestrial carbon storehouse. It stores the equivalent of 300-years worth of Canada's annual greenhouse gas emissions," says the report.
The boreal is also the largest source of pristine surface freshwater on Earth.
Ducks Unlimited and the Boreal Songbird Initiative released the report May 22 to coincide with the UN's International Day for Biodiversity.
"We decided to release the report (then) because we continue to feel that northern regions, particularly the boreal forest region of Canada, does not get the high recognition it should for its globally unique biodiversity and ecological features," Wells said.
Most of the globally recognized hot spots are in tropical areas, and while they are important to the planet's health, so too is the boreal, he pointed out.
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Not a single Canadian location features in C.I.'s list of 35 hot spots, but that's not because Canada isn't rich in biodiversity. It's because the country isn't mined out or logged out.
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I have been hired to perform link building and marketing for a new ecommerce site currently in pre launch. I have been out of the link building game for 3+ years now and the cursory research I have done shows that I have a lot to catch up on.
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I read google's updated webmaster guidelines and it seems like most techniques i was familiar with in the past are now considered spam or grey hat.
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Recently hired to build links? Ouch! You've kind of jumped right into the fire...
What StevieD and Ultimate said is accurate. But there is some light at the end of this dark tunnel.
From what I read and see, brand new sites are having an easier time ranking quickly with a fairly small link collection. It's a glitch with Google loving fresh content, but the glitch don't last long because soon you aren't so fresh anymore.
So forget about getting 1000's or even 100's of links. Think about getting just a couple dozen really good ones. Fortunately you already have a blog on site, because your going to need it.
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It would help if we had a clue what sort of stuff your store sells. Housewares, car parts, DVDs, what?
Checking out the link profiles of your good competitors is another way to get ideas for where to get links. Focus on the "follow" links.
After reading my post, it felt a bit negative. Maybe because I have two ecommerce sites and also struggle with getting new links.
Here some some more positive resources:
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Google+ has some good communities that focus on SEO and Social Media. Also check out the Google Authorship communities.
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Bill aims to repel home invaders
Efforts to make home invasion a state crime with separate penalties beyond robbery, trespassing or assault are getting a mixed review.
Home invasion represents a small, but violent, part of overall crime.
"Home invasions always spark a higher level of fear," said Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor Dennis Geiver. "Folks want and need to feel safe in their own homes."
Research shows a large majority of home invasions occur between people who know each other.
"When someone reads about home invasion, they see themselves at risk from a stranger" but, usually, they are "done by someone with intimate knowledge or presumed knowledge of the household," said Professor Robert D. McCrie of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
A Valley News Dispatch examination of the nearly 60 home invasions reported by police in the Alle-Kiski Valley between 2001 and 2012 shows these crimes usually involve people trying to steal money or drugs — or simply trying to get even with someone else.
Home invasions have been reported in 15 municipalities in the Alle-Kiski Valley.
About half of those towns had only one case during that period.
Harrison and New Ken-sington topped the list; each had nine.
Several involved gunshot wounds and torture, as the intruders demanded to know where money or drugs were hidden.
In one 2004 incident, a Harrison woman in a residence fatally shot an intruder who police said broke into her house and wrestled with her husband in an alleged robbery.
The most recent reported home invasion was on Jan. 25 in New Kensington.
Two young men were beaten and a young woman was raped when the armed intruders didn't find the money they thought was in the house, according to police.
New Kensington police arrested three men, who are awaiting trial.
Although a woman and her adult son were found murdered in their Arnold home Thursday night, police do not have sufficient information at this point to classify the incident as a home invasion.
Few strangers
In most cases, the suspects and the victims know each other, or at least about each other, according to A-K Valley police and a federal statistician.
In a 2010 national study, offenders were known to their victims in 65 percent of violent burglaries; offenders were strangers in 28 percent of the cases, said Shannan Catalano, a statistician with the U.S. Department of Justice, whose study evaluates victimization during household burglary. The other 7 percent involved cases where information was not available or categorized in some other way.
Invasion law proposed
State Senate Bill 1002, which would make home invasion a separate felony with a minimum of one to five years in prison, was filed in reaction to a brutal home invasion in Philadelphia County.
In that case, a market owner died and his family was assaulted because the suspects thought he brought the store's money home each night, the bill's sponsor, Sen. Michael J. Stack, D-Philadelphia County, said.
Home invasion is defined in the proposed law as occurring when someone enters a home without permission and either knows someone is home or becomes aware that someone is there, according to Stack. Then, instead of leaving, the person shows them a weapon or uses force or threatens to use force.
Five states — Michigan, Connecticut, Illinois, Florida, and Louisiana — already have home invasion laws.
In addition to Pennsylvania, home invasion bills are being considered in Maryland and South Carolina.
State Sen. Jay Costa, D-Pittsburgh, likes Stack's bill. Although the general crime rate is going down, the home invasion rate is increasing, he said.
"Originally, individuals and homeowners were targeted," he said. "(Now,) we frequently see individuals involved in drug trafficking."
In 2003, Costa, reintroduced a bill to make home invasion a first-degree felony, which could result in a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.
Costa first introduced the bill in 2001 after a Point Breeze home invasion. The legislation was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, but later died.
Since then, some of his measure has been added to the state's robbery statute.
Is it needed?
Harrison police Chief Mike Klein, Allegheny Township police Chief John Fontaine and Vandergrift police Chief Joe Caporali like the Stack bill because of the minimum mandatory sentences proposed.
Arnold police Chief Willie Weber favors it, but wonders: "Will it be used? It all depends on what the district attorney's office wants to bring to the table."
New Kensington police Chief Tom Klawinski and Fawn police Chief Tim Mayberry think it would be much better for lawmakers to make home invasion part of existing burglary, breaking-and-entering, robbery and other charges.
Additional penalties won't do much to deter criminals who accept prison time as a cost of doing business, according to Chris Capsambelis, University of Tampa criminology professor and former Arnold police officer.
Geiver, the IUP professor, said there are good and bad aspects to S.B. 1002.
"The debate might be good — public awareness of a problem, more money for law enforcement — but we must also worry about unwarranted fear of crime," Geiver said. "Quality of life is important in any city.
"We don't want our citizens fearing an unrealistic problem," he said. "But we also don't want them to bury their heads in the sand."
At the same time, Geiver said there would be a questionable benefit to making a new law when existing law could be strengthened.
John Jay University's McCrie believes adding penalties won't stop criminals anyway.
"The real focus should be on prevention," he said.
"Minimum mandatories are not much of a deterrent," he said. "It's something a politician comes up, saying, "See. I've sent a message to all no-goodnicks."
A former Allegheny County prosecutor said most of what Stack intends is accomplished in existing law.
"If a handgun is used in a felony like a robbery, it's already a mandatory five-year sentence," said Trudy D. Avery, now coordinator of Criminal Justice Programs at Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
"It might be medicinal for people to read about a proposal," Avery said. "We need to look at enforcement."
Penn State University law professor Thomas M. Place said he is "confident that prosecutors in the state already have the tools to charge and convict those who break into homes and commit additional crimes and that a separate crime is not necessary."
He further dislikes mandatory minimum law "because such sentences deprive the judge of the ability to make an individualized sentencing determination."
Stack's S.B. 1002 still is in the Judiciary Committee after a Sept. 12 hearing. The committee won't take action on the bill until early 2013.
Chuck Biedka is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-226-4711 or email@example.com.


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