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Smart conservative health policy analysts have proposed a way to cut the Gordian knot — Remove the tax deduction for health insurance purchases from employers and give it to individuals. This was actually candidate John McCain's proposal in 2008, though, as Yuval Levin (editor of National Affairs and one of those smart analysts) noted ruefully, "Nobody told John McCain." As Levin explains, if individuals were given a $5,000 tax credit (fully refundable for those below the poverty line) for the purchase of health insurance, insurance companies would compete to provide excellent coverage for $5,000.
If, in addition, individuals were permitted to shop across state lines for insurance, those states with fewer mandates would be able to offer cheaper plans and would accordingly get more business. Replacing traditional Medicare with premium support would encourage competition in that market, as well.
Writing in National Affairs, James Capretta and Robert Moffit summarized the ideal Republican approach this way: " … The essential common element is a move toward consumer control. Individuals would become active, cost-conscious consumers looking for value in the health care marketplace. This shift would, in turn, create tremendous incentives for those delivering medical services to find better and less expensive ways of caring for patients and keeping them well."


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FedEx Pilots Respond to Release of Pilot Fatigue Rule
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The FedEx Master Executive Council (MEC), the FedEx branch of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), issued the following press release concerning the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) final regulations regarding airline pilot flight- and duty-time limitations and minimum rest requirements.
"This nonsense indicates the character of the political process that produced this rule"
The release yesterday of the Federal Aviation Administration's long-awaited science-based fatigue rule for flight and duty time was a political failure. The rule completely ignores the safety of cargo pilots and instead lets operators choose to ignore the safety improvements that will benefit pilots carrying passengers.
Fatigue affects all pilots. Over the first century of powered flight, countless accidents trace pilot fatigue as a contributing factor. "It is outrageous that the new rule does not include cargo. Cargo aircraft operate into the same airspace, into the same crowded airports surrounded by millions of homes and face the same challenges every other professional aviator encounters on a 24-hour basis," said FedEx MEC Chairman Scott Stratton.
An NTSB spokesman summed it up well: "A tired pilot is a tired pilot, whether there are 10 paying customers on board or 100, whether the payload is passengers or pallets." As the FAA said in its draft, "Fatigue threatens aviation safety because it increases the risk of pilot error that could lead to an accident." This is particularly a concern for crews that fly "on the back side of the clock." Ironically, the back side of the clock is exactly where the majority of cargo pilots find themselves operating aircraft.
The families of the pilots and passengers who perished in the Colgan Air Flight 3407 operating as Continental Connection accident brought the issue of pilot fatigue to the forefront. Initially, Congress and the FAA acted to address pilot fatigue. However, cargo carrier lobbyists were able to use a protracted backroom process to convince federal policy-makers that somehow cargo pilots and their families were less worthy of fatigue protection. The FedEx MEC is outraged at the casual dismissal of cargo pilots and their families. Industry commenters asserted that, "while a passenger-operation accident can result in numerous fatalities, an all-cargo accident would consist primarily of property damage." The FAA apparently placed some value on this absurd statement and coldly used it to justify the subordination of cargo families. "This nonsense indicates the character of the political process that produced this rule," said Captain Stratton. "It is clear that special interest money and politics won over safety today, but we will not sit idly by and allow another 50 years of ambivalence to take hold. Our work to achieve a single level of safety as envisioned by the founding members of the Air Line Pilots Association, International shall continue. There can be no "Scheduling with Safety" without "One Level of Safety."
Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world's largest pilot union, representing more than 53,000 pilots at 37 airlines in the United States and Canada. Visit the ALPA website at www.alpa.org.
Courtney Bland, 901-842-2220

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Popular searches on the Internet include Office Depot ( ODP) on reports that the company is in merger talks with OfficeMax ( OMX). The Wall Street Journal reported that the two companies were in advanced discussions about a potential merger. Shares of Office Depot soared as much as 28% on the news, while shares of OfficeMax climbed 19%. The deal could be announced as early as this week and would be structured as a stock-for-stock transaction, the newspaper said. In a combination, the companies, which have faced declining revenue from their retail stores in recent years, could close some locations to cut costs and streamline operations. OfficeMax is the world's second largest office products company behind Staples, while Office Depot is the third.
Microsoft ( MSFT) is trending as the company begins its push to increase users of its Outlook.com email service. The final version of Outlook.com, which has been in preview since July 31, is being released Tuesday. It works on Windows and Apple ( AAPL) machines as well as with an app for Google's ( GOOG) Android mobile operating system. The new Outlook includes the ability to send large files in a singe email, address books that automatically update contacts with information from Facebook ( FB), Twitter and LinkedIn ( LNKD) and fewer ads than Hotmail. To promote the email service, Microsoft is expected to spend between $30 million and $90 million on an advertising campaign that will feature ads on TV, radio, Web sites, billboards and buses. Users of Microsoft's Hotmail service will begin to be automatically moved to Outlook.com if they don't voluntarily switch by halfway through the year. Hotmail users can keep their email addresses but must use the new Outlook interface.
Reader's Digest is another popular search. RDA Holding, parent company of the publication, has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years. The company said it filed for Chapter 11 as it needs to cut its $465 million in debt so it can keep restructuring. RDA said it plans to cut its debt load by 80% during the restructuring period, after which it expects to have $100 million in debt.


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テーサバーンナコーン・チエンマイ Pun Pun Guest House
321 Charoenrat Road
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Pun Pun Guest House is located on the Mae Ping River in Chiang Mai. A scenic walk of 20 minutes will put you at the Thapae Gate, the main gate on the East Wall of the Old City. A fifteen minute walk will have you in the center of the Chiang Mai Night Market.
We are located very close to the main bus station and a 15 minute tuk tuk ride to the train station.
Pun Pun provides basic clean, inexpensive accommodation to backpackers and trekkers. We provide all guest house facilities desired by our guests, such as trekking, touring, ticketing, day trips and well as arranging site seeing tours as required.
The present owner will shortly have owned and operated Pun Pun GH for 18 years, and is therefore able to provide safe and fair priced amenities for all trekkers.
We have our own kitchen & restaurant as well as a bar. A riverside pavillion with hammocks is available for guest usage.
Our room rates are among the most economical in the city. Check us out.
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Used 2001 Audi Luxury Car Values
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Audi Prices & Values: Audi, based in Bavaria, Germany, and owned by Volkswagen, operates on the motto "Advancement through Technology". This focus is evident in the Audi style and design of Audi's entire lineup, from its sporty Audi TT, to the extreme luxury Audi R8 model, to the renowned Audi Quattro all-wheel drive system to their well-reviewed clean-burning Audi diesel engine models. Start researching your new Audi below with prices, specs and reviews or browse Audi deals.
Select a used 2001 Audi Luxury Car model
(2018 - 1970 including exotics and classic cars)
2001 Audi A4
The 2001 Audi A4 is a compact premium five-passenger car which is offered as a sedan or a wagon, with FWD or AWD, and with a manual or automatic transmission.
2001 Audi A6
A mid-size luxury sports car that seats five passengers and is available as a sedan or wagon, the 2001 Audi A6 offers a range of engine choices which vary in power from 250 hp up to 300 hp.
2001 Audi A8
The 2001 Audi A8 is a full-size luxury sedan that seats five passengers and is available with a standard or long wheelbase for even more interior comfort.
2001 Audi allroad
A sporty wagon that can go anywhere thanks to standard AWD and adjustable suspension, the 2001 Audi Allroad seats five passengers and comes standard with dual-zone climate control.
2001 Audi S4
The 2001 Audi S4 is a compact high-performance luxury sports car available as a five-passenger sedan or wagon, and it is powered by a 2.7L twin-turbo V6 engine.
2001 Audi S8
A full-size luxury sports sedan, the five-passenger 2001 Audi S8 boasts standard AWD and a 4.2L V8 which produces 360 hp.
2001 Audi TT
The 2001 Audi TT is a compact sports car that seats two passengers and is available as a coupe or convertible.


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Cook udon per package directions, rinse, drain and set aside. Heat the oils in a large skillet and sauté the garlic for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and half the shoyu. Sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Place the udon on top of the mushrooms. Then add the carrots, red peppers, broccoli, water and remaining shoyu. Cover, reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer for about 7 minutes or until the broccoli is tender but still bright green. Remove the cover, mix thoroughly, season with more shoyu or salt to taste if desired and cook while stirring another 3 to 4 minutes. Serve.
Per serving - 278 calories, 6 gram fat (21% calories from fat), 13 gram protein, 44 gram carbohydrate, 5 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 235 milligram sodium


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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Richards, the Emmy-winning actor who played Kramer on "Seinfeld" but saw his fortunes dwindle in recent years, is "a new man," according to Larry David, the co-creator of the legendary sitcom.
Richards' flagging career ground to a halt in 2006 after he was captured on a cell phone camera delivering an alcohol-fueled racist tirade at some hecklers watching his routine at a Los Angeles comedy clubs. The master of physical comedy apologized profusely, and inadvertently drew studio-audience laughter while making a mea culpa on "Late Show with David Letterman."
But now Richards, and Kramer, are back. In fact all of the "Seinfeld" stars -- Richards, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld -- appear later this summer in about half the episodes of the new season of David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on HBO.
Neither David nor Jeff Garlin, a show producer who plays David's manager, would reveal too many details.
But David did say that Richards "is like a new man. He really went through something (with that incident). He used to be very angry and bitter. He's completely different now. You can see it, and he can feel it. I'm very happy for him."
As for David, he opens on Friday in Woody Allen's "Whatever Works," which co-stars Patricia Clarkson and Evan Rachel Wood, as well as Ed Begley, Jr. and "Tudors" star Henry Cavill.
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• figment •
Pronunciation: fig-mênt • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A fictitious invention, a fabrication, an invented or imaginary story, idea, doctrine, etc.
Notes: Today's Good Word often arises in the redundant phrase "a figment of (your) imagination". We don't need to specify the imagination or the mind, since figments can only exist in our minds. The adjective, should you ever need it, is figmental.
In Play: The question is whether we can figure out a situation in which today's Good Word may be used without attaching "of someone's imagination" to it: "Once some Harvard students got together and created a figment of a student applying for admission—and the figmental applicant was admitted!" Other ways abound: "Bernie Madoff's investment firm was a financial figment that caught many investors unawares.
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Latin figmentum "formation, fiction" from fingere "to form, to feign". This root came to Latin from PIE dheigh- "to form, build". It came to English as dough and dairy. Dairy? The original word in Old English was dey "female servant", the person in charge of the bread, the dough-girl. As time passed and the duties of the dough-girl expanded to those of a dairy maid, the place where the dairy-maid worked was called the dey-ery, today spelled dairy. For families that could not afford a maid, things were tougher. The bread-kneader was the lady of the house, who was called the hlæfdige "bread-kneader". This compound noun comprised hlæf "bread" (today's loaf) + diga "kneader, shaper" which, a 1000 years later, is today's lady. (Albert Skiles is no figment of my imagination, but the contributor who suggested today's very Good Word.)


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Abdullah T. Antepli, Muslim Chaplain (imam) for Duke University which has a prominent place in USA, was invited to give the opening prayer of US House of Representatives on 3rd of March. The opening ceremony will take place at United States House of Representatives Office in Washington and be aired live on television and the Internet.
"It is an honor for me to be invited to perform the opening prayer." said Turkish Imam Antepli and added; "It is really wonderful that the Congress pays attention about Duke University's interest in the differences and pluralistic society."
"As Abdullah goes to Congress, we know that he will be an important part of breaking down the barriers to fully understanding Muslims across the US," said Nabila Haque, co-president of the Duke Muslim Students Association (MSA) who will be leading a contingent of 15-20 Duke students to Washington, DC to attend the prayer. "We're excited to have [him] go. We realize what a momentous occasion this is and we're so glad to share it."
www.studentaffairs.duke.edu, 03.03.2010


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Donaldson's walk-off blast caps A's rally in ninth
Oakland was trailing O's by two runs entering final frame
OAKLAND -- Manny Machado wrote a pretty good story Friday night in Oakland. Josh Donaldson erased it all on a walk-off, three-run homer and inked an even better one for the A's.
The first-place A's, winners of a 5-4 thriller, were none too happy last month when Machado tossed his bat toward reliever Fernando Abad, particularly after he had already hit catcher Derek Norris with it twice on backswings -- two days after he got in Donaldson's face following a tag.
Then Machado descended upon the Coliseum on Friday to face the A's for the first time since the rift in Baltimore, which led to him serving a five-game suspension, and hit a go-ahead homer off Jeff Samardzija in the seventh inning.
"Certainly there's a little irony involved in the whole thing," said A's manager Bob Melvin, smiling. "I don't think, as the game started, either team was thinking about that. Our fans came out and certainly there was some heckling and so forth, but I think Machado handled it pretty well and certainly ended up with a huge home run.
"But when you see JD come up in the ninth, you kind of have that feeling, 'Really? Could this happen?' And it did."
With runners at the corners and no out, Donaldson simply wanted to hit a fly ball off closer Zach Britton. He slammed a first-pitch sinker to center field for the A's seventh walk-off win of the season.
"That was a really, really long fly ball," said Brandon Moss.
"That's my best pitch," said Britton. "He put a good swing on a good pitch."
Moss was on first base when he heard the blast, after moving Yoenis Cespedes to third base on a bloop single to right.
"That's an incredible moment," Moss said. "We were all pumped up. We had been struggling offensively all day, and when he comes through like that, it's almost expected, but at the same time you can't put those expectations on the guy all the time. But that was a good swing. A really good swing."
"I enjoy those moments," said Donaldson. "It's one of those things where you've got to try to relish the opportunity, and any time I can step up to the plate with an at-bat to help our team win the game or win the game right there, I feel better about it."
Samardzija surely felt better.
The right-hander gave the A's seven innings in his third start in green and gold but was touched for a pair of two-run homers along the way, including a shot by Jonathan Schoop in the fifth after hitting J.J. Hardy with a pitch.
"I think you'll see as the year goes on, as his career goes on, that JD is best in big situations," Samardzija said. "He loves those spots. I've been here for two weeks and can already tell that. He gets those big eyes and gets excited. That's the guy you want up in that situation.
"The first thing I said when I came here was, 'I love how these guys play the game, from the first out to the last out. They don't quit.'"
"We always have a feeling here at home, when we're within shouting distance," said Melvin, "that we have a chance to win. We're always thinking good things are going to happen."
The A's managed just four hits before the ninth, including Norris' game-tying solo shot off righty Chris Tillman in the fifth, giving the catcher nine homers on the year and 25 in his career -- including 11 that have either tied the game or given the A's the lead.
For Donaldson, it was his 21st long ball of the year. He had 24 all of last year.
And four total in Monday's Gillette Home Run Derby.
"Everybody kept saying how it was going to mess my swing up," said Donaldson, grinning. "Maybe it's the fact that I didn't hit a lot of homers in the Home Run Derby. So with that being said, I think I saved a couple."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Today Michael Thornburgh, Sr. Computer Scientist at Adobe, submitted a specification for Adobe's Secure Real-Time Media Flow Protocol (RTMFP) to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet-Drafts repository ( http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-thornburgh-adobe-rtmfp ) along with a disclosure of and grant of essential intellectual property rights under royalty-free terms ( https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1942/ ).
RTMFP is a low-level endpoint-to-endpoint data transport protocol designed for real-time and peer-to-peer (P2P) communication. It presents a unified and holistic solution to a number of Internet communication problems, including security, NAT traversal, congestion control and prioritization of parallel media and data flows, variable transmission reliability for messages, and IP address mobility.
RTMFP is the foundation protocol that we use to bring the P2P and Multicast capabilities to Adobe products such as Adobe Flash and Adobe Media Server, but we believe it has applicability beyond Flash that the Internet community can use in their own innovations for next-generation real-time and P2P applications. Adobe continues to develop technologies using RTMFP within Adobe Flash and Adobe Media Server including features like Multicast and Groups, being used today by our customers to deliver high quality video experiences across public and corporate networks.
We are excited to continue making contributions to standards organizations such as the IETF that further Internet technologies for developers and users. As a technology leader, Adobe collaborates with stakeholders from industry, academia and government to develop, drive and support standards in existing and emerging technologies, policy areas, and markets, in order to improve our customers' experience.
We welcome comments and feedback to help us improve the quality, clarity, and accuracy of this specification and we are excited to see what the Internet community creates with it.


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— May
By Ben Ellison
From Hand-Drawn to Databased, Part II
|Part 2: The chart companies are already hard at work making their cartography more than just a copy of the government's.
Finally—classic paper-chart lovers, brace yourself—NOAA envisions the day when these will be printed directly from the ENCs. While I rather like picturing a stuffy traditionalist sauntering into his chandlery, only to find a new chart that "looks like a damn plotter screen," I actually hope that day won't be too upsetting. Efficient as they may be, ENCs could definitely be made to look better and show more information. NOAA is already considering incorporating street and topo data available in vector form from the National Geodetic Survey. Nobeltec has already shown how shading and other nuances can dress up the chunkiness of computer-drawn images. Developers there are currently working on ways to make text (like port names) place themselves just right, even lay on a curve, as though inked by an artist with an eyeshade.
Of course ENC development, and the larger S57 bureaucracy behind it, will not move with the speed of the private companies, for whom that's probably a relief. I heard one chart company manager joke that NOAA's give-it-away policy "puts an expiration date" on his business, at least in the United States, but I doubt it. Some users will download ENCs, others will buy cheap compilation CDs, but I'll bet most will stick to the big companies that will use the ENC database to update their own products more efficiently and then turn to the freed resources to improving them.
Actually, the chart companies are already hard at work making their cartography more than just a copy of the government's. We've seen features like on-screen tides and marine-facility info for some time; we'll see more. Now rumor has it that several firms are doing their own surveying and mapping of areas particularly interesting to recreational boaters. In fact, the new spring edition of C-Map will include about 1,000 C-Marina macro maps, which will tickle boaters who visit those marinas. First traced over high-resolution aerial photography, then checked by foot with GPS, the resulting vector charts let you zoom right down to dock numbers and restrooms.
Meanwhile, over in the Bahamas, a cartography competition is underway that suggests another trend. Admittedly the official charts of that country, which has no hydrographic office, are antiquated, plus its waters are crawling with cruisers. A number of resourceful ones have put their boats and GPSs to work making chart books for their fellows. It sounds like my kind of fun and deserves in-depth coverage at a later date. At any rate, now the electronic chart people have joined the game. For a while Maptech offered raster scans from three different mom-and-pop chart operations; now it's gone to more uniform-looking CYC charts from Nautical Publications. Then Nobeltec licensed and uniformly traced the work of the original three—Explorer, White Sound Press, and Wavey Line—plus made its own photomaps. Now Garmin has licensed these same vector charts for use in its plotters. All look great, as shown in examples on page 48.
Lastly, Steve Dodge, proprietor of White Sound Press, has also charted the tricky, shifting southeastern U.S. inlets that NOAA leaves blank. Dodge often surveys on a PWC! Wouldn't those gents who sounded the Golden Gate from a rowboat be jealous? Dodge's inlet work is not yet digitized, but surely that will happen. Between NOAA, the big vendors, and these seat-of-the-pants hydrographers, we're living in chart-happy times.
This article originally appeared in the April 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Someone asked me for advice on getting their first eCommerce site up. Not having done it before myself, I wanted to make sure that I got all parts right before suggesting things.
It's a small web store outfit and they want to process payments the "official way" ie. through merchant account, none of that PayPal stuff. From what I gather, the parts they'll need:- shopping cart (I'd send them towards an open source solution, Magento maybe?)- secure server certificate- payment gateway- merchant accountanything else?
Also, if anyone is quite happy with their providers in any of the above categories, I'd appreciate recommendations.
Thank you
Yep, that's a good list. However, there are alternatives to those first two steps. It can take quite a bit of work to set up your own CMS, and personally, I prefer to leave that to people who specialize in it. A nice alternative is to use a 3rd party service that hosts the cart and handles security. You can style it to look like the main site so that users don't even know they're on another site when making their purchases. There are many examples of this, such as FoxyCart, eJunkie, Fastpring, Plone, BigCartel etc. Worth checking out if you don't want all the responsibility of setting up a CMS.
Another option is to have a fully hosted site, using something like Shopify or Goodsie.
By CMS you're referring to the product catalog? I thought a good shopping cart does take care of that part...
By CMS I mean a whole software package like Magento that handles the entire shopping cart process.
I seethanks for input!
question regarding terminology...
merchant account is something provided by the merchant processor, correct?I mean when I'm getting a merchant account I'm essentially doing so from a merchant processor?I guess the reverse distinction could be that a merchant processor can ALSO offer additional services, such as gateway that otherwise I would have to get separately on my own if a merchant account is the ONLY thing I'm acquiring from a given merchant processor?
A merchant account—at least where I come from—means a special bank account with a bank. It's really a bank account where all the funds are deposited after the user has entered their details into a shopping cart, which have then been processed by a payment gateway.
Cart > Gateway > merchant account
That's the typical flow. A service like PayPal incorporates all three, and it's not the only one. The problem with these three levels is that each usually has its own fees. So any service that incorporates more than one step is attractive. I'm a fan of Fastspring, as they provide a cart, collect the money, and deposit it in your regular bank account (meaning you don't need a special merchant account). I haven't yet found another cart that does that.
buy how you add/ delete products you will need cms functionality. You need accounts section, you need simplest book keeping for orders etc.
Nowadays you can't forget about social media integration for your e-commerce and mobile readiness. This is crucial, as shoppers have an access to the Internet through their mobile devices almost everywhere and also they are active on social networks. Don't forget to be SEO friendly,as well!
I agree with the previous advice it might be best to look for ready solutions. Handling a webshop on your own, all technical stuff included, is rather time consuming. You could better use this time to focus on selling your products.
BBB Consumer Business ReviewSocial Media Accounts for business (optional)
Shopify is great but has no affiliate tracking / management features.Also not great for micro sites / landing pages.
Try Span6. We've started using it recently but so far so good.
Looks interesting, but what's it for? After watching the videos and reading about it, I still don't get what it does. I know that sounds stupid, but it really doesn't say clearly (from my point of view) what I'd use it for.
Open cart and magento are good.
Your lists looks pretty good, you should also try getting approved from better business bureau.
Having a ecommerce store intergerated with socail media is a must I believe,You would be missing out on a decent number of clients.
merchant account is like a business account, the bank would need to review your business plan before approving you for a merchant account.
If you have a high chargeback rate then most banks will refuse the service....and you'll have to go look for a high risk merchant account then.
My list:1. Proper Products CatalogA sheet or doc consisting Products title, Products description, Thumbnails, Images, SKUs, Weights etc.It's important for bulk import of products (rather than one-by-one adding) and on-site optimization. Proper titles, good (& lengthy for more content) descriptions and nice image is search engine friendly and helps for improving conversion rate too.
2. Shopping Cart/PlatformYou can think about hosted or SaaS e-commerce platform. If you're new to e-commerce and have little experience then go for SaaS platform.What makes an e-commerce platform good?
You can also think about additional features such as Social Selling or Affiliate Product.
3. Payment Processors/GatewaysPopular ones:PaypalGoogle CheckoutAuthorize.netSagePay
Choose the right payment processor according to your ideal user base and demographic. For example, SagePay is very popular in UK.If you're using Paypal/Google Checkout or similar services, there is no need to open a merchant account at your Bank.
4. SSL CertificatesIf you're using a hosted platform, it's very important. But in case of SaaS platforms, they have already SSL installed.
5. Additional things to consider
Missed anything?
To truly succeed with an ecommerce store you'll want:
For all posters in this thread - if you're going to make a recommendation on a product, you need to provide some reasons why. This is the only way an informed decision can be made.
Checkout Magento Go. It's easy and cheap to start. Once you're generating sales, you can extend Magento Go a bit. In fact the new plugin architecture of Magento will soon have all modules cross compatible among the Go hosted service, Community and Enterprise versions. I think it's a good idea for anyone getting started to use some type of SaaS platform like this. The PA-DSS requirements of July 2010 state that anyone accepting credit cards has to do so through approved applications. This forces people with hosted solutions to used a tokenized payment solution like paypal express or use a bridge like the Magento Payment Bridge or X-Payments from Qualiteam. Changes are you're not going to get busted for not being PA-DSS compliant but still, it's the law. So for getting started, I'd use a SaaS platform like Magento Go.
Just be careful on the solution you use as they may only you to use one or two merchant account providers. I know that Yahoo stores had this issue.One of the key things to be aware of is that not all merchant service providers are the same. Most will have hidden fees and attempt to lock you into a 3 yr contract. Be very aware and do not pay any set up fees as many will try to collect this from you. One company that offers no set up fees or contracts is http://www.prestigemerchantservices.com. SEO is also important if you want to help your site be found and there is a lot of info on the net on how to build a friendly seo website.
This is a good thread, thanks I am in the same position as OP and I've got some basic idea of what is needed, I probably will be recommening sage pay for my client.
You can't have just things to make your e-site work you need it to work well and comfortable for customer. Social media integration, video plagins, extensions for previewing products, to search between them and so on and so forth.


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Grilled Vegetable and Tofu "Lasagna" with Pesto
To save time, grill and assemble this layered no-bake "lasagna" beforehand, and then serve it chilled or at room temperature. Cheese lovers can replace the grilled tofu with slices of fresh mozzarella.
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Source: Martha Stewart Living, March 2011
For the Marinade
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 strips lemon zest (1 by 4 inches), plus 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (from 1 or 2 lemons)
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
For the Pesto
- 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1 small garlic clove
- 2 cups fresh basil
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
For Assembling the "Lasagna"
- 1 package (14 ounces) extra-firm tofu, sliced lengthwise 1 inch thick
- 5 or 6 zucchini and yellow summer squashes (about 2 1/2 pounds), trimmed and sliced lengthwise about 1/4 inch thick
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 medium tomatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 18 large basil leaves
Make the marinade: Heat oil, lemon zest, and garlic in a small saucepan until bubbling around the edges. Remove from heat, and let cool completely. Stir in lemon juice. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Make the pesto: Puree pine nuts and garlic in a food processor until a paste forms. Add basil, and pulse to combine. With machine running, pour in oil through feed tube until pureed. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat grill to medium. Assemble the "lasagna": Arrange tofu on a double layer of paper towels. Cover with another double layer of paper towels, then cover with a baking sheet. (Weigh it down with 2 cans or something else equally heavy.) Let stand for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, brush zucchini and squash slices with oil, and season with 2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Grill, flipping occasionally, until softened and slightly charred, about 8 minutes. Remove from grill. Whisk marinade, and drizzle half of it generously over zucchini and squash slices.
Repeat with tofu and remaining marinade, flipping occasionally, until nicely charred, about 3 minutes. Let cool slightly. Slice tofu horizontally into 1/8-inch-thick sheets (they will be layered, so don't worry if they fall apart).
Lay 3 slices each of zucchini and squash on a platter to form a 6 1/2-by-8-inch rectangle. Spread 3 tablespoons pesto over tops. Cover with a layer of tofu, and season with salt and pepper. Top with a layer of tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Top with 6 large basil leaves. Repeat layering twice (zucchini and squash, pesto, tofu, tomatoes, basil). Serve cold or at room temperature.


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With it or Without It?Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
What am I?
With it I am a collection.
Without it, litigation.
What am I?
With it I am a hazard to health.
Without it I am just myself.
What am I?
With it I am linked to a moon.
Without it I am linked to the sun.
HintDon't assume you are looking for just one thing. Also
take the riddle literally.
AnswerThe words;
Sue Me & Tan
Take the riddle literally
With it = With I & T
With IT a collection = suITe
Without IT Litigation - SUE
With it a hazard to health = mITe (small insect pest present in dust (allergenic))
Without IT myself - ME
With it I am linked to a moon = tITan = One of Saturn's Moons.
Without IT linked to the Sun = TAN (suntan)
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If you had 36 cubes, what different cuboids could you make?
When newspaper pages get separated at home we have to try to sort them out and get things in the correct order. How many ways can we arrange these pages so that the numbering may be different?
You cannot choose a selection of ice cream flavours that includes totally what someone has already chosen. Have a go and find all the different ways in which seven children can have ice cream.
Let's say you can only use two different lengths - 2 units and 4 units. Using just these 2 lengths as the edges how many different cuboids can you make?
How can you put five cereal packets together to make different shapes if you must put them face-to-face?
Ana and Ross looked in a trunk in the attic. They found old cloaks and gowns, hats and masks. How many possible costumes could they make?
The challenge here is to find as many routes as you can for a fence to go so that this town is divided up into two halves, each with 8 blocks.
If we had 16 light bars which digital numbers could we make? How will you know you've found them all?
How many different cuboids can you make when you use four CDs or DVDs? How about using five, then six?
If you have three circular objects, you could arrange them so that they are separate, touching, overlapping or inside each other. Can you investigate all the different possibilities?
10 space travellers are waiting to board their spaceships. There are two rows of seats in the waiting room. Using the rules, where are they all sitting? Can you find all the possible ways?
Investigate the different ways you could split up these rooms so that you have double the number.
Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and the 2 must not touch the table?
Take a rectangle of paper and fold it in half, and half again, to make four smaller rectangles. How many different ways can you fold it up?
How many ways can you find of tiling the square patio, using square tiles of different sizes?
This challenge asks you to investigate the total number of cards that would be sent if four children send one to all three others. How many would be sent if there were five children? Six?
Can you find all the different ways of lining up these Cuisenaire rods?
This activity investigates how you might make squares and pentominoes from Polydron.
Make a pair of cubes that can be moved to show all the days of the month from the 1st to the 31st.
A little mouse called Delia lives in a hole in the bottom of a tree.....How many days will it be before Delia has to take the same route again?
There were chews for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, Chocko bars for 5p and lollypops for 7p in the sweet shop. What could each of the children buy with their money?
One face of a regular tetrahedron is painted blue and each of the remaining faces are painted using one of the colours red, green or yellow. How many different possibilities are there?
What do the digits in the number fifteen add up to? How many other numbers have digits with the same total but no zeros?
Place the digits 1 to 9 into the circles so that each side of the triangle adds to the same total.
Using 3 rods of integer lengths, none longer than 10 units and not using any rod more than once, you can measure all the lengths in whole units from 1 to 10 units. How many ways can you do this?
Arrange 3 red, 3 blue and 3 yellow counters into a three-by-three square grid, so that there is only one of each colour in every row and every column
Lolla bought a balloon at the circus. She gave the clown six coins to pay for it. What could Lolla have paid for the balloon?
You have two egg timers. One takes 4 minutes exactly to empty and the other takes 7 minutes. What times in whole minutes can you measure and how?
If each of these three shapes has a value, can you find the totals of the combinations? Perhaps you can use the shapes to make the given totals?
In a bowl there are 4 Chocolates, 3 Jellies and 5 Mints. Find a way to share the sweets between the three children so they each get the kind they like. Is there more than one way to do it?
When intergalactic Wag Worms are born they look just like a cube. Each year they grow another cube in any direction. Find all the shapes that five-year-old Wag Worms can be.
Explore the different tunes you can make with these five gourds. What are the similarities and differences between the two tunes you are given?
Find out how we can describe the "symmetries" of this triangle and investigate some combinations of rotating and flipping it.
Four children were sharing a set of twenty-four butterfly cards. Are there any cards they all want? Are there any that none of them want?
Go through the maze, collecting and losing your money as you go. Which route gives you the highest return? And the lowest?
In this challenge, buckets come in five different sizes. If you choose some buckets, can you investigate the different ways in which they can be filled?
How many ways can you find to do up all four buttons on my coat? How about if I had five buttons? Six ...?
This challenging activity involves finding different ways to distribute fifteen items among four sets, when the sets must include three, four, five and six items.
This challenge extends the Plants investigation so now four or more children are involved.
Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.
Tim had nine cards each with a different number from 1 to 9 on it. How could he have put them into three piles so that the total in each pile was 15?
Semaphore is a way to signal the alphabet using two flags. You might want to send a message that contains more than just letters. How many other symbols could you send using this code?
Here are the prices for 1st and 2nd class mail within the UK. You have an unlimited number of each of these stamps. Which stamps would you need to post a parcel weighing 825g?
There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?
Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?
Using all ten cards from 0 to 9, rearrange them to make five prime numbers. Can you find any other ways of doing it?
In how many different ways can you break up a stick of 7 interlocking cubes? Now try with a stick of 8 cubes and a stick of 6 cubes.
George and Jim want to buy a chocolate bar. George needs 2p more and Jim need 50p more to buy it. How much is the chocolate bar?
Sam sets up displays of cat food in his shop in triangular stacks. If Felix buys some, then how can Sam arrange the remaining cans in triangular stacks?
Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.


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I posted this in the Colts forum, thought I would post here in case some of you dont' check the forum
I have 5 or 6 spots left, if anyone would like to join and help by managing another team it would be appreciated!
League id: 316038
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• behemoth •
Pronunciation: bi-hee-mêth • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. A Biblical animal of enormous dimensions. 2. A huge, frightful person or thing.
Notes: We have a single offspring of today's Good Word, an adjective, behemothian. This adjective crept into the language at the beginning of the 20th century, then crept out again almost as soon at it arrived. The Oxford English Dictionary claims that it is used mostly in poetry.
In Play: Today's word works well when referring to a large, surly person: "The bouncer at the bar was a behemoth whom I politely obeyed when asked to leave." On the other hand, it may be used to refer to any object of unusually large size, whether surly or not: "The one-volume Oxford English Dictionary is a behemoth with print so small, it comes with a magnifying glass to read the entries."
Word History: Today's Good Word came immediately from the Latin word behemoth taken from the Hebrew b'hemoth, which referred to some kind of huge beast in biblical times (Job 40:15). This word is assumed to be the intensive plural of b'hemah "beast". But the Hebrew word could be a borrowing of Egyptian pehemau "water-ox", which is what the Egyptians called a hippopotamus, similar to the Greek word hippopotomos "river horse". (Today's Good Word was suggested by Rob Towart, he of seemingly behemothian vocabulary.)


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Well aware that his Washington Redskins entered recent Decembers with nothing to play for, DeAngelo Hall figured a little in-your-face motivational material couldn't hurt now that the team is in position to pursue a playoff berth.
So Hall grabbed some sheets of paper posted in meeting rooms at Redskins Park and taped them up in the locker room.
One, aimed at Monday night's game against visiting Dallas, had the word "Cowboys" in capital letters and read: "They have the BEST Offensive Line in the NFL. ... and the best Left Offensive Tackle."
Another, related to the previous week's opponent, was a photocopy of a New York tabloid page featuring the headline: "Giants set sights on outlasting weak foes."
"I just felt like we needed to see it," Hall said. "Going into meetings and seeing it, that's one thing. But to be in your comfort zone in the locker room and looking at it, that's a little different. Just a friendly reminder."
Coming off a victory over those Giants, Kirk Cousins and the Redskins (5-6) entered this week surprisingly atop the lackluster NFC East, while the Cowboys (3-8) are in last place and minus their franchise quarterback, Tony Romo.
"When the games mean something in the standings, it's just a whole new sense of joy, sense of pride, sense of urgency, really," Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said. "The past two years, we weren't playing for anything in the standings at this point in the season."
Washington is trying to win back-to-back games for the first time this season, but has five consecutive home victories.
Dallas, meanwhile, has not won a game without the injured Romo, and will have Matt Cassel at QB instead Monday.
And yet, to hear the Cowboys tell it, they matter. Tight end Jason Witten referred to his team as "still in the hunt." Defensive end Jeremy Mincey declared: "We're definitely capable of being contenders."
Washington finished last in six of the past seven years. The last two seasons? The Redskins went 3-13 and 4-12.
Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams described those Decembers as "miserable," calling the locker room "dead."
"It was a dark place to be," Williams said, "to know that you come into work for a whole month, month and a half, knowing that the games were basically meaningless."


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The Denver Nuggets are looking to trade Timofey Mozgov, according to league sources, and the young center knows he could be dealt before this season's trade deadline.
"It think it's logical, you can see that, trading me,'' Mozgov said. "I'm in my contract year. So if they can get something for me… I don't think it would be a surprise for me (to be traded).''
The Miami Heat could make a bid for Mozgov.
"I heard Miami is trying to find a big guy,'' Mozgov said when asked about the Heat, who have had rebounding problems all season. "We'll see. I don't know (what might happen).''


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Like many pork enthusiasts, I get pretty excited about bacon. So, naturally, when I saw this cute Sparkling Bacon Ornament on stupid.com, I squealed with delight. This is bacon so precious, even a vegetarian can get behind it.
Whoever you're shopping for this holiday, Cooking Channel has some great holiday gift ideas to explore. Some of my faves:
These cute little party plates from CB2 would get conversation started at anyone's get together.
Triple-Decker Fudge Bars — need I say more?
For the cook who has everything? I bet they don't have Nadia G.'s guitar spatulas. Kitchy, campy and serious fun!
This recipe for Sweet and Spicy Kettle Corn only takes 15 minutes, and makes an easy, tasty gift for neighbors or folks at the office.
Another super easy homemade gift to pull off is Kelsey's Cranberry Honey Butter recipe.
For the snacky meat-lover in your life, you can create your very own custom beef jerky with SlantShack.
For a boozy gift with a little kick, this recipe for Thai Bird Vodka is pretty hot. Start infusing now, and it will be perfect in a week or two to gift.
Brighten up someone's kitchen with a colorful kitchen calendar.
Mix up a batch of this tangy, punchy, and perfectly balanced juniper-coriander Mop Sauce recipe for the barbecue enthusiast to slather on their next chicken dinner.
One more gift idea: get them cooking classes! Julia Child didn't emerge a kitchen guru overnight. An evening or weekend cooking class — usually offered at local schools and colleges — will elevate any cooking enthusiast's skills, whether perfecting basic technique, exploring a new cuisine or taking it to the next level.
Not seeing what you're looking for? Cooking Channel has dozens more Christmas and Holiday Gift Ideas right here.
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Michael Doucet Biography
14 February 1951, Scott, near Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Following a family tradition, Doucet played music from his earliest years, mastering banjo at the age of five and guitar at eight. Like others of the era he was influenced by rock music, although Cajun music was ever-present. Doucet played in folk rock bands with his cousin, Zachary Richard, at the age of 12, then joined a Cajun rock group. In 1974, he and Richard visited France and after his return to the USA he learned violin, which quickly became his principal instrument. He also still plays guitar as well as mandolin and accordion, and he also sings.
Deeply influenced by older musicians, such as Amédé Ardoin and especially Dennis McGee who became a friend, Doucet and a group of like-minded friends formed a band in 1975, naming it Coteau. He also formed BeauSoleil with Kenneth Richard and Sterling Richard in 1977. With BeauSoleil, Doucet blended elements of traditional Cajun music with zydeco, adding hints of jazz, blues and country. In 2005, Doucet and BeauSoleil received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts, and in 2007 were awarded a United States Artists Grant. The band has been nominated many times for a Grammy award and won for Best Traditional Folk Album with 1997s LAmour Ou La Folie. Among many pieces Doucet has composed for his band are Chanson DAcadie, Bunks Blues, Conja, Newz Reel, Quelle Belle Vie, LOuragon and Freemans Zydeco, the latter in collaboration with Freeman Fontenot.
Doucet has performed frequently in concert and on record in a trio, the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, with Marc Savoy and Ann Savoy. He has also worked with Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston as Fiddlers 4, and recorded several solo albums. Since 1977, Doucet has been involved in education and has been adjunct professor at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.


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Did you know?
South Africa's biggest annual horse race is the J&B Met in Cape Town, attracting around 50 000 spectators annually.
Horseback safaris allow explorers to experience a more personal connection with the wildlife they encounter, as well as the opportunity to explore terrain that is inaccessible by vehicle, such as mountains, valleys and ravines.
The horses used for game viewing are used to wild animals and experienced guides ensure that all safety precautions are followed during the safaris. While reserves with Big Five game generally only allow riders with previous experience, most private reserves cater for beginners as well.
The Waterberg region of South Africa, in the Limpopo province, is home to a number of private game reserves that offer horseback safaris.
Ant's Nest and Ant's Hill, two private lodges that form part of the Ant Collection in the Waterberg, both offer game viewing on horseback. Rhino, buffalo, giraffe and waterbuck are some of the wild animals that riders can see up close on horseback while exploring with the Ant Collection.
ZuluWaters Game Reserve in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is a destination you should definitely consider if you are looking for luxury living and some equestrian exploration. The wildlife at ZuluWaters includes buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and a wide variety of antelope.
In the Eastern Cape, Endalweni Private Game Reserve offers game viewing horse safaris as well as beach rides. This reserve is situated near the Kei River mouth and offers a variety of terrain for riders to explore and the beach ride includes a visit to a shipwreck. Wildlife on this reserve includes giraffe and zebra.
So swap four-wheeled safaris for four-legged adventures and discover Africa the way it was done before automobiles.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Ant's Nest
Tel: +27 (0)14 755 3584
Email: email@example.com
ZuluWaters Game Reserve
Tel: +27 (0)36 3520100
Email: email@example.com
Endalweni Horse Safari
Tel: +27 (0)43 8311087
Email: email@example.com
Length of stay
Give yourself at least three nights to a week for a decent horseback safari.
What to pack
Choose trousers with fairly sturdy material, such as denim jeans, to avoid saddle chafe. A hat, sunscreen and insect repellant are also advisable.
Where to stay
All establishments listed in this article offer excellent accommodation options as well.


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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the foundation and its work, as its ultimate corporate authority.
The Board was formed in 2003 with three Trustees, and since 2008 consists of up to ten Trustees. It appoints four officers: a Chair and Vice Chair (who have to be Trustees), and a Treasurer and Secretary (who do not). The work of the board partly involves resolutions and votes. Other work is delegated to a number of committees covering matters such as Board Governance, Audit, and Human Resources.
The Board is composed of the following seats:
- one founder's seat (reserved for Jimmy Wales);
- two affiliate seats selected by the Wikimedia chapters and Wikimedia thematic organizations at affiliate-selected Board seats
- three seats nominated by the Wikimedia community at Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections
- four seats appointed by the rest of the Board for specific expertise selected in a process guided by the Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee
Contacting the Board[edit]
There is a Board noticeboard for sharing requests and recommendations. The Board can be contacted directly by either posting to the noticeboard, or by email to WMFboardwikimedia.org. The Foundation itself can be contacted in a number of ways as outlined on their contact page.
Current members[edit]
|Term ends
|Alice Wiegand (User:Lyzzy)
|Wikimania 2018
|Reappointed on December 23, 2016
|Dr. Dariusz Jemielniak (User:Pundit)
|Wikimania 2017
|Appointed on July 16, 2015
|Christophe Henner (User:Schiste)
|Wikimania 2019
|Appointed on June 23, 2016
|Jimmy Wales (User:Jimbo Wales)
|Chairman Emeritus[Notes 1]
|December 31, 2018
|Reappointed on November 7, 2015
|Kelly Battles
|December 31, 2017
|Appointed on December 9, 2015
|María Sefidari (User:Raystorm)
|Community[Notes 2]
|Vice Chair
|Wikimania 2017
|Appointed to fill vacancy left by Board resolution
|Nataliia Tymkiv (User:NTymkiv (WMF))
|Wikimania 2019
|Appointed on June 23, 2016
|Vacant as of 2016-01-27, due to a resignation announcement
|Vacant as of 2016-04-08, due to a resignation announcement
|Vacant as of 2017-01-01, due to completion of term
- Notes:
- ↑ Board of Trustees/Restructure Announcement Q&A, April 2008
- ↑ This seat is typically filled after a nomination by volunteer community members. In 2016, the board filled a vacancy here by referencing a nominating process, but without there being a formal nomination.
Former members[edit]
- From the Board Chart template:
- WMF Audit Committee (Charter)
- WMF Board Governance Committee (Charter)
- WMF Human Resources Committee (Charter)
- Funds Dissemination Committee
- Current liaisons: Dariusz Jemielniak and Guy Kawasaki
- Affiliations Committee (Charter)
- Current liaisons: María Sefidari and Nataliia Tymkiv
- Language committee (Charter)
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- List of Board resolutions
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24th General Hospital in World War II
Abe L. Shushan Collection
Actors and Musicians Photographs, 1880-1920
Aleman Estate (Hathaway Gibbens) Collection
Alfred and William Waud Collection
America at War
America Between the Wars 1920 - 1940
American Missionary Association Photographs, 1839-1954
Andrew Augustus Gunby Collection
Antebellum Period
Anthony J. Stanonis Pamphlet Collection
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore
Aristides Agramonte Yellow Fever Collection
Armand Duplantier Family Letters Collection, 1777-1841
Baby Boom America Collection
Beachrock Research Slides of Richard J. Russell Collection
Black Natchez
Bourbon Street, 1944-1952
Camp Ruston Collection
Carnival Collection
Caroline Wogan Durieux Works of Art
Cenobium - LSU School of Veterinary Medicine's Yearbook
Center for Louisiana Studies Archives
Charity Hospital Reports
Charles L. Franck and Franck-Bertacci
Charles L. Thompson Photographs
Charles V. Booth Collection: New Orleans Carnival Truck Parade Photos
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Photographs
Civil War Photograph Album, 1862-1900
Clarence John Laughlin Photograph Collection
Col. Joseph S. Tate Photograph Album
Cole Coleman Louisiana Photographs
Colville River Delta, Alaska Collection
Donn Young Photographs
Doussan family papers, 1827-1872
Early Images of Latin America
Early Louisiana French Correspondence
Edith Dabney Doll Collection
Edna Tiny Tarbutton Collection
Essai D'Anatomie
Fonville Winans' Aerial Views of Baton Rouge
Frances B. Johnston Photograph Collection
Frank B. Moore Photograph
Free People of Color in Louisiana: Revealing an Unknown Past
French Colonial, Spanish Colonial, and Nineteenth-Century Louisiana Documents
G. H. Suydam Photograph Album
George C. Strong Photograph Album
George Francois Mugnier Collection
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Gras-Lauzin Family Papers
Griffin 1932 Flood Collection
Guiseppe Ferrata Score Collection
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database
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Images from the Civil War and Reconstruction
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Isidore Newman School Archives
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John B. Heroman, Sr. photograph collection, circa 1885-1940
John Goulds Birds of Great Britain
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John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
Joseph Bauer Family Album
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Louisiana State Museum Hurricane Katrina Oral History Project
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
I'll Follow The Sun
I don't even know why I bothered bringing so many pairs of sunglasses to Sweden considering the fact that I've barely seen the sun since I moved. http://casteyewear.tumblr.com/ I'm currently on a short escape to Nice before Christmas ( hence the short pause in posting) and have been soaking in every last moment of cherished sunlight, wearing all of my beloved sunglasses. I just discovered a line of sunglasses that I feel compelled to add to my small collection. Cast eyewear, is based out of Indonesia and designed by the fascinating Fa Empel, who can be seen modeling a pair of her designs above. In addition to creating the line of statement shades, Fa also has a sick tumblr, which I've been lurking around for hair color inspiration. Take a look at the video lookbooks for a pre-holiday treat, and then add a pair of shades to your Christmas wish list, I know that the "tell him that you and I are in love" model is on the top of mine.
The Cast Eyewear
CAST Eyewear x Markus Diyanto from Miles Pitt on Vimeo. -Tiffany
Posted by Six Six Sick at 12/21/2011 11:56:00 AM
Labels: Accessories, Asian Designers, Sunglasses, Videos
2 comments:
- Charles said...
here's looking at you, kid. these are incredible! have a really happy holiday!!
- December 21, 2011 at 5:42 PM
- Ati Lin said...
Great glasses!!
- December 21, 2011 at 6:16 PM
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Ask the Experts: Myth Busters!by Dana Angelo White in Ask the Experts, October 2, 2012
Dietitians are always trying to dispel the obscene amount of nutrition myths floating out in the world. We asked nutrition experts around the country about their favorite (or rather, least favorite!) nutrition myths and how they set the record straight.
MYTH #1: Organic foods are more nutritious
BUSTED: Bonnie Tandy Leblang, MS, RD clears this issue up by saying:
"In terms of vitamins and minerals, organic foods are generally no more nutritious than conventionally grown foods. Organic refers to the way the food is grown, handled and processed — that is without the use of pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics, hormones or, in the case of milk and meat, steroids."
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MYTH #2: Eggs are bad for you
BUSTED: Janice Newell Bissex, MS, RD co-founder MealMakeoverMoms.com explains:
"Eggs are a nutrient dense food (especially the egg yolk) providing important nutrients like protein, vitamin E, vitamin D, choline, lutein and omega-3 fats."
Healthy Eats votes for eggs too, whites and yolks
MYTH #3: Eat fat-free foods to lose weight
BUSTED: Nutrition Babes Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RD and Kathy Siegel, RD, CDN instruct their clients by saying:
"Healthy fats from sources like olive oil, avocados, fish, nuts and seeds are an important part of a healthy diet. Fat-free foods are usually highly processed and filled with chemicals to help them mimic the flavor of their full fat counterparts."
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MYTH #4: Milk causes mucus
BUSTED: Karen Giles-Smith, MS RD takes a scientific approach:
"According to a recent research review in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, there is no conclusive evidence that consuming milk increases mucus production and aggravates the congestion of colds, allergies, or asthma. It may be that the protein and/or fat in milk temporarily "coats" the throat, leading to a perception of mucus accumulation."
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A Playboy spin on a classic featuring stink-proofing, stretch, and quick-drying tech.
Whether you're a rock god or roadie, any rider on tour will dig the Burton x Playboy Roadie Tech Tee's DRYRIDE performance and iconic graphics. DRYRIDE Ultrawick™ Midweight 200 fabric wicks sweat away from the body, provides UPF 50+ sun protection , and features four-way Stretch 360°, which prevents that haggard strung-out appearance after consecutive weeks on the road. Worn as a winter base layer or encore-season long sleeve, the longer-length tee with Thumbhole Cuffs shows its stamina with a Agion® Stink-Proof finish but still, clearly, stands out in a stage dive.
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Do you have this folder /home/root/ ?
Hello All,
I have a problem with the airoscript built in to BT 2. I use a ubiquity 300mw atheros based card. I modified the parameters in airoscript to fit my card.then i enter the following:
bt home # airmon-ng start wifi0
Interface Chipset Driver
wifi0 Atheros madwifi-ng
eth1 Centrino b/g ipw2200
ath0 Atheros madwifi-ng VAP (parent: wifi0) (monitor mode enabled)
bt home # airoscript.sh
### Select your interface ###
1) eth1
2) ath0
### What do you want to do? ###
### 1) Scan - Scan for target ###
### 2) Select - Select target ###
### 3) Attack - Attack target ###
### 4) Crack - Get target key ###
### 5) Config - Connect to target ###
### 6) Fakeauth- Auth with target ###
### 7) Deauth - Deauth from target ###
### 8) Reset - Reset interface ###
### 9) Monitor - Airmon-ng device ###
###10) Quit - Quits airoscript ###
###11) Airomatic- step 1,2,3 linked ###
###12) ChangeMac- Change your MAC ###
1) 1 3) 3 5) 5 7) 7 9) 9 11) 11 13) 13 15) 15
2) 2 4) 4 6) 6 8) 8 10) 10 12) 12 14) 14
Then i answer the questions as requested by the script. When airodumps starts, it starts and exits immediatly and comes up with the following screen:
### Airodump closed, select a target###
when i want to select the target, the following is displayed:
### Select Target from this list ###
/usr/local/bin/airoscript.sh: line 154: /home/root/dump-02.txt: No such file or directory
### Select target ###
This is understandable as airodump did not run properly. But why does airodump exit immediatly?
I am not sure what the problem is here. I also tried the newest version of the script but the result is the same.
Kismet is working fine with this card. Anyone any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Do you have this folder /home/root/ ?
i came across this from offensive-security
Fix AiroScript
AiroScript runs but does not work. AiroScript flashes a window when you scan for networks and then does nothing. Fix: Your running AiroScript as root, change to a regular user, or mkdir /home/root
First, did you edit the airoscript.sh file to use your ath0 wireless? I have ran into this problem before and the way I have usually fixed it was to download the new version from hxxp://airoscript.aircrack-ng.org (replace xx's), extracted, configured, and the main thing i noticed is to run it exactly like this:
it needs to be run from that directory, thats what the ./ is for..Code:bt# ./airoscript.sh
hopefully that helps..
OK, the problem is resolved. It was indeed caused by the absence of the /home/root directory....mkdir /home/root fixed it....thanks all !
Thank g_d for forums....I had the same problem. Never would have figured it out without this thread.
Just to clear things up, it's because the script is designed to be run from a regular user, where the user home directories are usually stored under /home/
Of course the root home directory is /root/ hence the confusion.
The script could be edited to support running as root, I might do It and post it if I have some time.
Hope that was any help, sorry if it wasn't!
stop using this shity script........
learn commands......
untill you learn commands you will learn nothing with a script and less than more with a buggy script like airoscript
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
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Where Did This Taylor Swift Come From?
Apparently Jake Gyllenhaal really does have magical powers that make women more attractive after sleeping with him, provided you ignore Kirsten Dunst because she's a bat-person. Anyway, here's Taylor Swift at the American Music Awards Sunday night where she ditched her usual curls and basically looked the hottest I've never even imagined Taylor Swift could look. So, take note, young adult ladies. Having lots of sex right off the bat not only makes you prettier, but prevents you from turning into the dull, lifeless husk more commonly referred to as Carrie Underwood.
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Dragon's Dogma is an exciting new franchise which redefines the single player Action-RPG genre. Developed by the team that produced some of Capcom's greatest action games, Dragon's Dogma is set in a huge open world that offers exhilarating and fulfilling action combat game with the freedom to explore and interact in a rich, living and breathing world. Additional features include: classic RPG questing gameplay and classes, unique flexible party combat using trainable AI companions known as Pawns, extreme customization of player characters and party companions, Xbox LIVE integration that allows the sharing of Pawns, a dynamic in-game 24-hour day/night cycle, and post-launch downloadable content.
Dragon's Dogma introduces an innovative team system to the genre. The player's three AI partners, known as "Pawns" fight independently, demonstrating prowess and ability they have developed based on traits learned over time from the player and their actions. Utilizing Xbox LIVE, players will journey to the Rift where they can share their own Pawns with friends and be rewarded with treasure, knowledge of the world and strategies for taking down enemies. Conversely, players can borrow friends' Pawns with the specific skills or experience required to tackle a particular quest. In addition, Dragon's Dogma will ship with thousands of ready-made Pawns for players to select offline.
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