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Social Media Quick-Tip: Capitalizing on Twitter Lists
In case you haven't noticed, we've written pretty extensively about why home performance professionals should embrace social media. You don't have to do everything, and you don't have to make it a full-time job, but having at least a presence on the big platforms like Twitter and Facebook is an increasingly important part of a comprehensive marketing plan. (Think of marketing as you would home performance, in terms of the "whole house," and the importance of social media may make more sense.)
If you've signed your business up for a Twitter account but haven't had time to dig in and start building your community, we thought a short post about how to use Twitter lists to grow your following and connect with like-minded professionals around the country might be useful.
Straight from the horse's mouth, here's Twitter's guide to lists for some more technical information on how to physically set up lists, follow lists, see what lists you're on, etc. The rest of this post focuses on how home performance companies specifically can best take advantage of lists to grow your audience, build your credibility online, and hopefully get some new customers.
Local Lists
A good place to start building your Twitter following is on local lists featuring Twitter users in your area. Depending on how vibrant the social media community is in your area, there may be a few or tons of lists of local Twitter users, and you may even be able to get more specific and find some energy efficiency industry-specific lists.
To get started, do a search for your town or city on Twitter and see what comes up. If you can identify some social media movers and shakers in your region, they're likely to have some lists put together. In the absence of any good lists in place, creating your own list of Twitter users in your area is another option. (More on this later).
You can also find influential Twitter users in your area using a third-party app or website. Klout is a popular one. Whether or not you agree with the principle of the service (which gives social media users a score based on their online influence), it can be a good place to find and connect with people.
Local lists are important because your primary market is in your region. Increasing your visibility among social media users in your area is more likely to drive actual sales than growing your influence nationally -- although there's value to that, too.
Industry Lists
Outside the local realm, which could be more or less fruitful depending on where your business is located, there is a very vibrant community of home energy professionals already on Twitter. Connecting with them is a great way to grow your social profile, have meaningful and useful conversations, and possibly even help drive web traffic and leads.
A few existing lists to help you get started:
- Home Energy Efficiency Pros (by Energy Circle)
- The A List (Energy Vanguard)
- Energy Efficiency Info (by Efficiency Vermont)
- Home Energy Pros (by Home Energy Magazine)
- Home Energy Pros (by Home Energy Saver PRO)
- Around the Water Cooler (by ACI)
And that's just a start.
So what to do now that you know which lists to check out? You can subscribe to lists; you can contact their managers and ask to be added; you can scroll through the lists and follow the most interesting people; and on and on. The way you use the lists is up to you, but whatever way you choose rest assured this is a far easier way to expand your reach on Twitter than flying blind.
Creating Your Own Twitter Lists
Once you get to a more advanced level, you may want to consider curating your own lists of Twitter users. In addition to helping you keep track of different things going on in your own personal Twitter world (have a list of other local businesses in your area, for example; as well as a list of influential energy efficiency "tweeps" to help you stay on top of the industry nationally), creating your own lists has some other benefits: spreading goodwill to other Twitter users, helping build and promote the broader energy efficiency community; establishing yourself as an influential voice in the community, to name a few.
For more info about using social media to promote your home performance business, feel free to chime in in the comments or give us a shout directly. We'd be happy to help however we can!


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Laser therapy works on birthmarks that are close to the surface of the skin. It commonly is used to lighten the appearance or reduce the bumpiness of port-wine stains. And laser therapy is often used to treat hemangiomas, especially those on the face. It is also used for hemangiomas that are bleeding or ulcerated.
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BELMONT, Ca. (March 20, 2011) - The Rollins men's lacrosse team was firing on all cylinders as they executed a textbook game plan, defeating Notre Dame de Namur University 6-4 on Sunday afternoon. Rollins picks up their second-straight victory of the season, and marks a program first with two consecutive road wins as they conclude their California expedition on a high note.
Rollins (2-7) had a big day from senior goalie Doug O'Brien, who posted 13 clutch saves to help keep the Argos at bay. The Tars saw goals from four different players, led by Charlie Shelly and Peter Harvey with two apiece. Freshman Jack Dever notched a goal and two assists for a team best three points, with Justin Wright closing out the scoring efforts with a goal and assist on the afternoon.
The Argonauts, who drop to a mark of 3-7 on the season, were led by Gregory Bearson with two goals on the afternoon. Jacob Hayashi tallied a goal and assist, and Rory Galvin notched a goal of his own to complete the goal total for NDNU. Derek Kimbrough dished out two assists, and Kevin Nguyen registered one of his own to complete the scoring for the Argos.
The Tars were the first to find the back of the net as Dever set-up Harvey for a hard shot between the pipes two minutes into the contest. Rollins held the Argos silent as the defense shut down any NDNU offensive opportunities, and the Tars extended their lead to 2-0 with a goal from Shelly off of a Wright assist with 1:08 to go in the period.
Despite shutting down the Argonauts in the first quarter, the Tars were unable to hold back their opponent as NDNU answered back with two goals of their own before halftime. Rollins was unable to capitalize on any of their attacking opportunities in the second quarter, and entered into the break knotted-up with the Argos at 2-2.
Notre Dame de Namur extended their scoring streak into the third quarter, with Bearson netting his second in a row at the 12:46 mark to pull the Argos ahead to a 3-2 lead. The Argos made it four-straight with a goal from Galvin with 8:39 remaining in the period, pulling ahead to a 4-2 lead over the Tars.
Rollins was not about to back down, and kicked the intensity into high gear as Wright ripped a shot past Adams with 4:17 to go, pulling the Tars back to within one. Harvey netted the equalizer with 3:13 on the clock on an unassisted shot, setting the score at 4-4.
Shelly gave the Tars the lead once again as Dever connected a pass with less than ten seconds on the clock. Shelly had just enough time to wind up and fire a hard shot past Adams to pull Rollins ahead 5-4 with just six seconds remaining in the third period.
The Tars held the Argos silent in the final 15 minutes, and notched one more goal thanks to an unassisted shot from Dever to pull Rollins out to a 6-4 advantage.
Rollins returns to action on Sunday, March 27, when they host Lenoir-Rhyne University in their final home game of the regular season. Game time against the Bears is set for noon at Showalter Field in Winter Park. Fans will be able to catch all of the action live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.


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The Mehlville Board of Education cast a historic vote last week with its approval of tuition-free, full-day kindergarten, according to Superintendent Eric Knost.
"For us to be able to offer what we feel is needed and appropriate for the curriculum without tuition is historic," Knost told the Call, "and I would say it's historic because in years past these kinds of decisions were attempted to be made with a ballot."
Board President Venki Palamand said tuition-free, full-day kindergarten, which the board unanimously approved at its Nov. 29 meeting, is a win-win for the district because it will generate potentially $900,000 of additional revenue and increase instructional time.
"It's going to work out to something like 500 more instructional hours for kindergarteners, and that's the best place to make an investment because that's really (an) intervention point," Palamand said.
Though full-day kindergarten will be the new standard beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, Knost said there still will be opportunities for a half-day setting.
Students can remain in a full-day classroom with an exit point halfway through the day; or, if at least 15 students prefer a traditional half-day setting, one half-day class will be at Hagemann Elementary School.
Parents would have to provide transportation for their children to Hagemann.
District officials presented curriculum changes, potential enrollment figures and the financial impact of tuition-free kindergarten to the board at its Nov. 29 meeting.
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Tina Plummer told the board the Common Core State Standards — national education standards that prepare students for college and the work force — were designed to look at what students should know when they graduate high school.
"The efforts to prepare our students for this college and career-readiness begins in kindergarten," Plummer said. "Full-day kindergarten can afford our children the academic learning time needed to meet the highly rigorous standards that are required by the Common Core State Standards."
There are more than 25 new standards at the kindergarten level, according to Plummer, which include learning addition and subtraction and writing complete sentences with nouns and action verbs, both of which were previously taught in first grade.
Board Vice President Elaine Powers asked if any changes will be made to teacher training due to the new requirements, some of which she said are "pretty aggressive."
"I know it's coming to us from others, but we're adding all these really high expectations onto kids, which then means we're adding all these really high expectations onto teachers," Powers said.
Any classroom that reaches 25 students will have a teacher's assistant who is a certified teacher, according to Knost.
Mehlville had 512 students enroll for kindergarten during the early enrollment week in October, but Knost said district officials are "quite confident" enrollment will increase. Mehlville has 934 potential kindergarten-age students, though Knost said the district will not gain all 934 students.
If enrollment remains at 512, no students would be relocated to different schools, according to Brian Lane, assistant superintendent of supervision of schools.
However, if 650 students enroll, seven students would relocate; and if 765 students enroll, 43 students would relocate.
"We historically average somewhere in the 40 to 60 range of students who have to travel now for full-day kindergarten because we can't accommodate them at the home school ...," Lane said. "It would not be outside of the norm that we're going to have students that would need to travel."
After one year at a relocated school, Lane said students have the right to return to their home school or apply for school choice, which he is "almost always" able to grant.
Regardless, Knost said there will be situations where parents are upset because their children have to travel to a different school.
"It's going to happen. It's not going to happen in great masses, but we will have some situations that just are not the perfect situation for various families," Knost said.
Chief Financial Officer Noel Knobloch told the board the district currently receives roughly $1,200 per student from the state due to being on the state's foundation formula and would receive an additional $1,308,000 with the transition to full-day kindergarten if enrollment remains at 512.
Lost tuition and added expenses for personnel costs and supplies would equate to the district receiving a net of $593,000 compared to what it receives today.
But Knost said he believes having 765 students enrolled is "very realistic," which would net the district $1,434,000, according to information provided to the board.
Board member Rich Franz asked what would happen if the state could not make its payments to the district. Knobloch said such a situation would not be isolated to Mehlville alone.
"The way the state would say, 'You're not going to get the money,' is they would knock the 92 percent (estimated funding formula payment) down to whatever it is to fund the formula across the state," he said.
Knost said not receiving funding from the state could happen at any time and the district would do what it has always done — build a budget accordingly and "tighten our belts."
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USMAN KHAWAJA will never forget how Ricky Ponting bent over backwards to make him feel welcome when he first walked into an Australian dressing room.
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This Fashionista rocks her floppy hat in a feminine yet chic way. Her patterned hat goes great with the blush crop top and white shorts and is a great completion to her outfit. The statement necklace is a great addition because it matches her top perfectly. Flip-flops are probably the best shoes to wear with a floppy hat like this because it gives the outfit a casual, beachy feel. Another option could be strappy or gladiator sandals. This Fashionista is currently headed out to a casual dinner with her family and they are planning to walk around the town for a little while before. The hat was a great idea because it will keep the sun out of her eyes while also making her look very stylish. Not only is the hat purposeful, but it looks great on too.
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Letting the days go by,
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This recipe looks so good. I haven't got to it yet but I am soon. I am posting it for world tour-2--middle eastern. If you cannot find fava beans, try edamames (frozen in most stores).
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I used fresh fava beans for this. I also made only half the recipe. Very nice! Very easy!
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- 1 1⁄3 cups dried fava beans (about 9 ounces)
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 large hard-cooked egg, finely chopped
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- Sort and wash beans; place in a large saucepan. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours. Drain beans.
- Return beans to pan. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
- Place beans in a medium bowl. Stir in parsley and next 5 ingredients (parsley through garlic); toss gently. Sprinkle with egg.
- Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup).


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The goal of PJP is to bring an end to laws and policies that subject people with HIV to arrest and increased punishment on the basis of gross ignorance about the nature and transmission of HIV, without consideration of the actual risks of HIV exposure.
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), PJP's founding organization, provides ongoing coordination with the active support of PJP's six working group chairs and the many individual and organizational members of PJP.
There are six PJP working groups with specific areas of focus to help meet PJP goals. The list below describes each working group:
- Community Outreach: Engages members and leaders of key communities and organizations, e.g., people of color, women, religious, LGBT, civil rights, youth, and others to combat HIV criminalization.
- Federal Advocacy: Focuses on strategies targeting federal agencies (e.g., the Department of Justice; Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS; Office of National AIDS Policy, etc.) and federal policies (e.g., Ryan White CARE Act incentives to states to adopt laws; prosecution of service members with HIV). Working Group Co-Chairs: William McColl (AIDS United) and Catherine Hanssens (CHLP).
- Legal: Researches and reports on legal developments and trends, possible challenges to existing laws, alternatives to current HIV criminalization laws and approaches, post-conviction relief for currently incarcerated individuals, and assistance to attorneys in pending cases. Working Group Co-Chairs: Scott Schoettes (Lambda Legal) and Andrew Novak (American University, Washington College of Law).
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Brief update from DPR's Sarah Moulton on the proposed improvements for the park at 2nd and Mass:
"Just wanted to provide everyone with a quick update on the 2nd and H Street Park grant application. I've just been told by DDOT that there is an application review meeting this week, and they should be making a final decision on which proposals will receive funding by the end of the month. I will let you know what happens as soon as I hear any news. Please feel free to pass this along to others who may be interested in the future of the park!"


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The top-ranked Carleton Ravens dominated the No. 8 Victoria Vikes 83-46 on Friday in the quarter-finals of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's basketball tournament.
The matchup between Carleton Victoria was expected to be the marquee event between two teams with a history of winning. The two teams each have eight McGee championship trophies to their credit, and a win this year.
The matchup ended up being more of a blowout that solidified Carleton's position as tournament favourite.
"It's a tough tournament, and when you get drawn into that eight o'clock game, Sunday almost becomes impossible," said Ravens head coach Dave Smart. "I haven't, but if you went back and did research on teams that played on Friday at 8:00 and long on Sunday, I can't imagine it's good so I think it's good that we got to rest some guys anyway.
"It's still a tough turn-around for Acadia or us, who ever wins tomorrow night, to come back at 3:30 on Sunday."
The Ravens spread the scoring around and ended up with three players in double-digits (Clinton Springer-Williams, Philip Scrubb and Kevin Churchill) and only one who was held off the score sheet (J. E. Pierre-Charles). Springer-Williams, however was selected as the Ravens' player of the game.
"The last little while he's been playing better defensively, which is getting him more minutes," said Smart. "He scores when he plays and when he defends he plays. He's been defending pretty well, so he's gotten his minutes."
Williams credits Smart with the improvement he has seen in his game. He says the team's philosophy is to play their game, regardless of the score. In a game like this, that's very important.
"It wasn't really that hard to focus," said Springer-Williams. "We try to focus on our game whether we're up fifty or down fifty. We play the same way; we really shouldn't be playing based on the score.
"For us, we wanted to come out and focus on our stuff, so if we can do that, I think we'll be good."
The first quarter was fairly tight, with Carleton coming away with a slim 19-16 lead. In the second, however, the Ravens opened it up and increase the spread to 42-19.
It was a case of making the most of the opportunities they were given. The Ravens were 15 for 33 (45.5 per cent) for field goals, and three for nine (33.3 per cent) in three-point shots, and hit nine of ten from the free-throw line.
The Vikes, on the other hand, were seven for 32 (21.9 per cent), one of 18 (5.6 per cent) and four of eight (50 per cent) respectively.
The third quarter was more of the same as the Ravens expanded their lead to 67-32, making more use of their bench and seemingly able to score from anywhere on the floor.
Carleton's onslaught continued into the fourth quarter with the Ravens dominating play.
The semi-final match-ups are now set. The Lakehead Thunderwolves will face the Ottawa Gee Gees in Saturday's first semi-final, while the Acadia Axemen will play Carleton in the evening.
The winners of the semi-finals will play for the championship on Sunday.
Earlier Friday, the fifth-ranked Acadia Acemen downed the UBC Thunderbirds 89-80.
Both teams came out strong, but strong defensive play and three-point shooting by Tyler Scott allowed the Axemen to build a lead by as much as nine points in the first quarter. Acadia led by eight at the half.
"Our guys were pretty focused," said Axemen coach Stephen Baur. "I think it was one of the goals we set in the game, that we wanted everyone to be part of the rebounding. We got a group effort, which really helps because it's difficult when it's only one guy."
In the third quarter, the Thunderbirds came out firing and tied things up at 43-43 before the Axemen once again began to pull away, leading 64-57 at the end of the third quarter.
The game was delayed for approximately 10 minutes with 3:32 remaining when Thunderbirds guard Doug Plumb went down hard following a turnover. He appeared to remain conscious, but was removed on a stretcher by paramedics as a precautionary measure.
Tyler Scott was the leading scorer for Acadia, picking up 29 points coupled with six rebounds. O'Brian Wallace led the way in scoring for UBC with 26 points and was selected as player of the game.
Also, Lakehead defeated Cape Breton 74-61 in the opening game of the tourney. The seventh-seeded Thunderwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter for the upset win over the second-seeded University Capers. Fifth-year guard Ben Johnson scored a game-high 25 points for Lakehead.
The Ottawa Gee-Gees booked their place in the semifinals with an 82-70 victory over the McGill Redmen.
McGill, joining the final eight for the first time in 33 years, trailed by a single point at the half. Ottawa, supported by what was essentially a home crowd, started to pull away in the second half and never relinquished the lead.
All-Canadian Warren Ward lead the way for the Gee Gees with a double-double with 23 points and eleven rebounds, each game-high totals. He was selected as the player of the game.
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Time Warner Cable Marks May as 'Indie Film Month on Movies On Demand
In partnership with Indiewire.com, Time Warner Cable is helping customers enjoy independent films better this month with Indie Film Month on Movies on Demand. Indie Film Month will feature a new indie release or classic throwback each day throughout the month in addition to exclusive access to behind the scenes footage and interviews with stars of acclaimed films including Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, Robert Duvall and Vanessa Hudgens.
"We're very excited to give our customers the best of independent film directly from the big screen into their homes," said Jeffrey A. Hirsch, Time Warner Cable EVP and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer for Time Warner Cable. "Indie Film Month further drives our commitment to continuously provide our customers with new ways to enjoy entertainment better and positions Time Warner Cable as a premiere platform for independent film."
As part of the promotion, Time Warner Cable will also sponsor the NY premiere of director Jim Mickle's thriller Cold in July on May 21st in New York City. The premiere will be followed by a Q&A Session featuring Mickle and award winning actor Michael C. Hall. Customers in New York City can get more information about the screening and how to get tickets by following @TWC on Twitter.
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After two years as a very satisfied CM customer, I've been having a very frustrating time this week with dotmac addresses bouncing back. Something has changed because this wasn't a problem for our last newsletter in Feb.
On Tuesday I sent a newsletter out and got a soft bounce from all of our dotmac subscribers.
after chasing it up with dotmac admin, they replied:
In order to protect the .Mac subscribers from receiving the spam from other domain, We have highly automated Anti-spam solution in place. Based on the number and type of messages it receiving from a particular IP Address, it enforces an auto-block of the IP Address.
We have removed the block now and so you should not be facing this problem now.
So on Thursday, I sent the same newsletter out to the bounced dotmac subscribers. 66% soft bounced back.
Another email to dotmac admin but no response this time. So I decide to take a chance and today sent out the same newsletter to the bounced subscribers from Thursday.
Today, 67% bounced back... At this rate, it could be weeks until all our dotmac subscribers actually receive the newsletter dated March :-)
Anyone else seeing similar problems?
I'm having the same problem as Martin - I use my .mac account as a test bed for Outlook and I haven't been able to receive anything on that account from CM.
Any idea what's up guys?
Thanks guys,
It does not appear to be a consistent blocking or filtering that is happening, as most emails across all our customers are getting through fine to .Mac addresses. We're following up with Apple as to why certain emails are being bounced, and we'll let you know once we have more information.
From our side we have not made any changes to the way we send, so it's a tough one to diagnose.
Guys, I just wanted to follow up to say we just received confirmation from the .MAC team that the partial block has been lifted and you shouldn't have any delivery issues moving forward. Thanks for your patience as we sorted this one out.
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Christmas is a time of joy; it's a time of giving; a time of family.
But for a few, Christmas is little more than a time of despair.
Most of us have fond memories of the holiday season, of opening a cherished gift, or seeing a loved one open theirs.
The phrase "it's better to give than receive" is not just something which was contrived by retailers to guilt consumers into spending more. (Although many cynics might think so.)
The reality is the joy one gets in giving a present to someone they deeply care for is immeasurable.
So imagine, with Christmas day fast approaching, being barely able to put food on the table or a roof over the heads of loves ones, how those less fortunate must feel.
When no matter how deeply they dig into their pockets, or purses, the best they can come up with is a small ball of lint.
Imagine having to tell an innocent child that Santa Claus won't be visiting their home this year, despite the fact they've been good every day.
The disappointment in their eyes alone would be crushing.
Canada is a nation of prosperity and within this great country Calgary stands as one of the most prosperous places to live.
Yet even in oil rich Cowtown, there are people who this Christmas won't be able to make the holiday season a joyful one.
While most will be gleefully unwrapping presents of all kinds of shapes and sizes, there will be some for which it will just be another day.
They'll sit around a rickety kitchen table eating mac 'n cheese, while others will be stuffing themselves with stuffing and turkey and all the wonderful trimmings which go with it.
They might be your next-door neighbour, they might live down the block, or they may even be a community removed from yours, but they'll be there.
By giving what you can you'll not only be able to see the joy on the faces of those you love, but will have the pleasure of knowing others, less fortunate, will be able to experience the same thing.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Best Dressed: Emmys 2009
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Former Canterbury NRL star Reni Maitua will return to the Bulldogs in 2013.
After being released three years into a four-year contract with Parramatta, Maitua has linked with the Bulldogs for another season.
A former Test player and grand final winner with the Bulldogs in 2004, Maitua played 100 games for the club before leaving for Cronulla in 2009.
But the utility forward was banned from the game mid that season for two years when he tested positive to an illegal substance.
Maitua said he was excited to be be back where his first grade career began.
"I can't believe it's been 10 years since I made my NRL debut and won a premiership so to be able to come back here and work towards repeating history is going to be great, Maitua said.
"I'm really grateful for the opportunity and it'll be great to finish off my career where it all started.
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DETROIT - In his second year of college and employed, 22-year-old Marcellus is the road to success. And he doesn't plan to stop here.
His outlook now is one that he never saw for himself as a teen.
"I just gave myself up to the streets, just became homeless and stayed on the streets," he said. "The only way I could get by is to not think about it because everyday I'm not getting no sleep. I don't know where I'm gonna lay my head, I don't know where I'm gonna get my next shower, I didn't know where I was gonna get my next meal."
Marcellus' problem and so many others' is what Cass Community Social Services is trying to solve. Their answer is a combination of food, shelter and jobs.
Director Faith Fowler says the key to making the community work is shared responsibility.
The organization hires people who are homeless to transform illegally dumped tires they have collected into doormats and sell them.
"We pick up illegally dumped tires. We've picked up over 20,000 in Detroit at no charge to the city. So, it's cleaning up the neighborhoods making them safer cause people set them on fire occasionally," Fowler said.
Cass Community also has a number of garden which are cared for by the homeless. The shelter occupants grow and cook their own food.
"When you don't have nothin to do and when there's nothin to do and you just bored tryin to find somethin to do, that's when you get yourself in trouble," Marcellus said. "So, now that I have the right things to do, and I got something to actually wake up early in the morning for, come to work and be productive, it's definitely different."
To purchase the doormats featured in the video, visit: Casscommunity.org
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Optimal Comparable Selection and Weighting in Real Property Valuation: An Extension
Vandell (1991) recently developed a rigorous minimum variance technique for selecting and weighting comparables in real estate appraisal. This article extends Vandell's methodology in three areas: (1) an alternative objective function; (2) an approach that explicitly recognizes the non-negativity constraint on comparable weights; and, (3) a more robust comparable inclusion process. Using Vandell's data, we show how our methodology modifies Vandell's results. Copyright American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.
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Lawsuits Filed in Salmonella Sushi Outbreak
Several news outlets are reporting that lawsuits have been filed by individuals who suffered serious illness as a result of the salmonella outbreak in sushi-grade tuna. One lawsuit was filed by a heavy metal singer who was sickened during his tour.
Hundreds Ill from Tainted Tuna
At least 258 people (including at least three in Texas) have fallen ill from two rare strains of salmonella found in the tuna. The first illnesses were reported on January 28 and the most recent were on April 20.
Illnesses Linked to Tuna Used in Sushi
The salmonella has been linked to "Nakaochi Scrape," a backmeat shaved off fish bones and added to products like ground yellowfin tuna. California-based Moon Marine USA recalled 59,000 pounds of the raw tuna from India. However, there is a chance that distributors removed the packaging before it was sold to restaurants. So some restaurants may not know they are serving potentially contaminated products.
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Study of Mycamine® in Children With Fungal Infections to Evaluate Safety and Blood Levels of the Drug
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|Invasive Candidiasis Esophageal Candidiasis Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Candidemia
|Drug: Micafungin
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|A Phase 1, Open-Label Study Of The Safety And Pharmacokinetics Of Repeated-Dose Micafungin (FK463) In Children (2-5 Years AND 6-11 Years) And Adolescents (12-16 Years) With Esophageal Candidiasis Or Other Invasive Candidiasis
- PK parameters (AUCtau, Tmax, and Cmax) [ Time Frame: 10 - 14 Days ]
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Day 1 to End of Study ]
- Vital signs [ Time Frame: Day 1 to End of Study ]
- Hematology and chemistry laboratory tests [ Time Frame: Day 1 to End of Study ]
- 12-lead ECGs and Physical examination [ Time Frame: Day 1 to End of Study ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: 1. Micafungin 3.0 mg
Drug: Micafungin
Other Name: FK463
|Experimental: 2. Micafungin 4.5 mg
Drug: Micafungin
Other Name: FK463
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This is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, repeat-dose study conducted in two groups. Subjects in Group 1 and Group 2 will receive treatment for 10 to 14 days (per investigator clinical judgment); dose level (3.0 mg/kg or 4.5 mg/kg) will be determined by the subject's weight at baseline. Study procedures in both groups will be similar except that serial blood samples for assessment of pharmacokinetics will be collected in Group 1. Subjects may only participate in one group of the study.
At least 24 subjects, with at least 8 in each of three age ranges, will be enrolled in Group 1 (PK + safety). At least 36 subjects will be enrolled in Group 2 (safety), with at least 12 in each of the three age ranges.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|2 Years to 16 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject is 2 to 16 years inclusive
- Subject has suspected, proven or probable candidiasis, candidemia or other invasive candidiasis
- Subject has sufficient venous access to permit administration of study medication, collection of pharmacokinetic samples, and monitoring of laboratory safety variables
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has evidence of significant liver disease, as defined by aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), bilirubin or alkaline phosphatase > 5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Subject has a concomitant medical condition that in the opinion of the investigator and/or medical monitor precludes enrollment into the study
- Subject has a history of anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity, or any serious reaction to the echinocandin class of antifungals
- Subject has received treatment with an echinocandin within one week prior to first dosing
- Subject status is unstable and subject is unlikely to complete all study required procedures
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00608335
|United States, California
|University of California Los Angeles Medical Center
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Children's Hospital of Orange County
|Orange, California, United States, 92868
|United States, Missouri
|Children's Mercy Hospital
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|United States, Oregon
|Oregon Health and Science University
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas Southwestern
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
|Texas Children's Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|South Africa
|Benmed Park Clinic
|Benoni, South Africa, 1500
|Grootte Schuur Hospital
|Cape Town, South Africa, 7924
|GCT -Sunnyside Medi-clinic
|Lynn East, South Africa, 0039
|St. Mary's Hospital
|Mariannhill, South Africa, 3610
|Jubilee Hospital
|Temba, South Africa, 0400
|2 Military Hospital
|Wynberg, South Africa, 7824
|Study Director:
|Senior Medical Director
|Astellas Pharma Global Development
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Astellas Pharma Inc
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00608335 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 23, 2008
|Last Updated:
|March 12, 2013
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Candidiasis, Invasive
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Antifungal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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Server-side RIA
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I have been asked to speak about Vaadin Framework in various forums. During the years, the presentation has evolved to include an overview on the Server-side RIA architecture, application development demo and discussion on Vaadin architecture. The presentation is still evolving from conference to conference. On this page I have collected some additional materials and pointers related to the presentation.
- View a recording from Deutsche Telekom & JUG Darmstadt, Nov 2011, Germany
The presentation has been created in Apple Keynote. Please find the "sources" for the presentation below and feel free to use them as basis for your own Vaadin related presentations:
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Some of the past presentations
- Java Forum, Nov 2009, Göteborg, Sweden
- Java Forum, Dec 2009, Stockholm, Sweden
- Czech Java User Group, Dec 2009, Prague
- Qcon London, Mar 2010, UK
- TheServerSide Java Symposium 2010, Las vegas, USA
- GeeCon 2010 Poznan, Poland
- JavaZone 2010 Oslo, Norway
- Magnolia Conference 2010, Basel, Switzerland
- Soft-Shake 2010, Geneva, Switzerland
- Devoxx 2010, Antwerp, Belgium (largest presentation this far with > 500 person audience)
- Jfokus 2011, Feb 2011, Stockholm, Sweden
- OUG Harmony, May 2011, Helsinki, Finland
- JEEConf, May 2011, Kiev, Ukraine
- GeekOut Conference, May 2011, Tallinn, Estonia
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Bug #8771
Start does not use proxy configuration form ENV variables
* Start a fake proxy in a separate window: (({nc -l 8089}))
* (({export http_proxy=http://localhost:8089}))
* (({irb -r net/http}))
* (({Net::HTTP.start('google.com').get('/')}))
* Note that the above http request was not proxied using the environment configuration
* (({Net::HTTP.new('google.com').get('/')})) exhibits the correct behaviour, the proxied HTTP request can be seen in the nc output
Related issues
#1 [ruby-core:56526] Updated by sjltaylor (Sam Taylor) about 4 years ago
#2 [ruby-core:56531] Updated by zzak (Zachary Scott) about 4 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Assigned
#3 [ruby-core:57246] Updated by naruse (Yui NARUSE) almost 4 years ago
- Status changed from Assigned to Rejected
It causes that a client can set http_proxy on CGI environments.
see also akr's comment on https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6546
#4 [ruby-core:64352] Updated by terracatta (Jason Meller) about 3 years ago
Yui NARUSE wrote:
It causes that a client can set http_proxy on CGI environments.
see also akr's comment on https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6546
Yui can you take closer look at this bug? The patch seems to set the variable correctly to avoid the CGI issue as defined in https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6546. I believe this bug is valid and that the page makes the behavior between Net::HTTP.start('google.com').get('/') and Net::HTTP.new('google.com').get('/') consistent when dealing with a proxy set in an environment variable.


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Ginger Lemongrass Beet Gazpacho
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This is a great way to use up beets. I developed this soup for a client of mine, and topped it with grilled shrimp.
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- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 small sweet onion, chopped
- 1 medium carrot, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 fresh lemongrass, trimmed to the middle white part, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (peeled and minced or grated on microplane)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 bunch beet, peeled and chopped (~6 medium beets)
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 1⁄2 cup cilantro leaf, finely chopped
- 1 lime, juice and zest of
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- In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, lemon grass, ginger, salt, pepper and coriander to the Dutch oven. Cook, stirring frequently, for 7-8 minutes.
- Add beets and vegetable or chicken broth to Dutch oven; bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered until beets are tender, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Allow soup to cool, then process in a food processor, or with an immersion stick blender until smooth.
- Stir in cilantro and lime zest and juice; check for seasonings and add salt and pepper as necessary.


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TV Tonight: "'Til Death"
TV Tonight: "'Til Death"
I'd almost forgotten about the Fox sitcom "'Til Death" until it turned up this week on Variety's list of "bubble" shows that could be canceled. Guess I wasn't the only one who lost track of it.
The sitcom's fortunes could change, however, now that Fox is trying to boost the show about neighboring married couples by airing it right after the "American Idol" results show on Wednesday nights. If you've seen it, let me know if it's worth checking out. Brad Garrett's facial expressions crack me up, and I've missed Joely Fisher ever since "Ellen" went off the air, so I'm tempted to leave the TV on after "Idol" and give it a shot. To watch a clip from tonight's episode,
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They chose Zero 2 out of all the 4 zero games? Okay then.....
OH [parasitic bomb] IM USING LINK AND I ACCIDENTALLY FINAL SMASHED A CUCCO OH GOD HELP
If that counts as a hint then a truck crashing through your wall counts as subtle.
Now we just need Boktai on the VC, but emulating the solar sensor basically puts the piledriver on that coffin. Lunar Knights seems more likely, albeit still incredibly improbable. Also it being Konami and not Capcom
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I believe we are on the downside of the rennaisance of the early 2000's.
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We do euthanize animals but only when there is not another option available to us or them. Most of our euthanasias are due to medical problems where it is the humane thing to do to end an animal's suffering or behavioral problems that mean that the animal is not adoptable.
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NCIS (TV series)
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"Let's see North Korean propaganda top these ratings!"
"It's like the Navy killing people"
"Ya think, Obvious?"
"You American's steal all your good ideas from us"
NCIS (Native Crimenal Investigation Service) was created by CBS when they realised that CSI was too scientific (read = expensive), the straight-forward cop show was too violent (read = expensive) and no one was watching JAG anymore (read = expensive). It concerns the various adventures of stern-yet-endearing former Marine and father-figure Leroy Jethro Gibbs and his team of sex/science-crazed yet siblingly team of miscreants that seem to have no friends or life outside of work, and yet still have things to talk about.
edit Recipe
Because CBS was worried about all the navy-obsessed fans of JAG buggering off to other channels, Season One dealt with cases that actually concerned the Navy. However, once these fans had been safely harvested, CBS realised they could just go ahead like any other cop show and squash the occasional marine or dogtag into the odd case. They also realised something was needed to define them, so someone came up with actually revealing to the viewers the outcome of the case without all that tedious watching: before the episode starts, there is a sound like a duvet being hit and the screen shows a black and white image of some members of the NCIS team looking distressed or some poor sucker's mangled corpse. Episode continues normally until it reaches this point in time, and the greyness returns. Enter commercial break, unless you're watching in Britain or Australia, in which case this happens randomly and annoyingly in between breaks. After the break, the end of the next bit is revealed.
Episode begins with a grizzly murder. On discovery/occurence of this murder, the camera pans to Agent DiNozzo posing with an obnoxiously flashing camera. Other characters argue/pose/crack one-liners over the corpse. ME arrives and cracks a one-liner. Gibbs cracks a one-liner, and the intro sequence happens, featuring various shots of the characters running around in Washington waving their guns and raising their eyebrows at each other. There is a short turf-war with another agency (usually Tobias Fornell from the FBI, but it can also be with some random CIA spies.) Afterwards, Gibbs usually goes to autopsy and complains that Ducky the ME is taking too long cutting up dead guys. If Season Two, this will feature a reference to Ari Haswari, resident evil guy and arch-nemesis. If Season Four, ME's assistant Jimmy Palmer and Agent Lee will usually be having sex somewhere strange. Ducky will tell Gibbs things, and Gibbs will shimmer off upstairs to the NCIS lair, usually breaking up some childish argument between DiNozzo and McGee or DiNozzo and Kate/Ziva. Gibbs yells at DiNozzo to get back to work, and yells at McGee, who does things to his computer and finds a suspect. Some driving stunts, only to find suspect is gone. If season 3 to 5, Gibbs argues/flirts with the director (he only argues with the director of seasons 1 and 2 and threatens to shove the toothpick of Vance up his ass). He will always get his own way. DiNozzo (who is doing no work) finds some vital piece of evidence. Suspects are uncovered/spoken to. Case is seemingly hopeless. But then Abby calls up Gibbs and reveals some case-cracking piece of evidence which inevitably leads them to the wrong suspect. However, by this point Gibbs undoubtedly knows who the murder is. Some interrogating happens and his suspicions are proved. More driving stunts and some gun-waving. Somebody jumps on the suspect who whines a bit and confesses. Everybody sits in NCIS lair in evening and talk each other/eat Chinese food. Gibbs grins or cracks a one-liner. Enter credits.
edit Characters
edit Current Cast
- Special Agent Leroy "Jenkins" Jethro Gibbs
The Dad figure. A Marine. Was blown up in Season Three and went completely insane. As a result, spent the summer living as a bum in Mexico with a beard and his adopted dad. Came back in Season Four and downgraded to a moustache, which soon died due to popular demand. Has three ex-wives that he plots feverishly to have murdered (he even tried to have the mob do it for him once), one dead wife, and a few ex-girlfriends - most of which are redheads (though not all - one was Medusa). Spent one summer in Paris banging Jenny Shepard, but she left him for Job. Has frequent flashbacks and/or visions of his dead wife and daughter, who died in a tragic banana boat accident. It was discovered in Season Six that Gibbs is John Walton's son by some floozy from down the mountain.
- Played by God in the form of Mark Harmon.
- Special Agent Anthony "Very Special Agent" DiNozzo
The Older Brother figure. An ex-Jock fratboy who has delusions of Gibbs-hood. Is very pretty. Isn't good at much so they let him sketch crime scenes, which lets him sit there and perfect his prettiness. As a result of not being good at much, he is the one who is usually framed for crimes he didn't commit by evil, sadistic murderers out to destroy the aforementioned prettiness. This was a reoccurring theme for Seasons Three, Four, and Five. Got a really annoying half-French, American-raised girlfriend in Season Four, who is, unfortunately, still alive somewhere, but we haven't seen her since she accused him of killing her pet goat. Has allegedly bonked all female members of his team. Is head-slapped in nearly episode by Gibbs, and then head-slaps McGee because he can. Is also supposedly pregnant with McGee's child. Accidentally made out with a guy in a bar, thinking he was a chick. Carried a bucket full of crap as a child. Is a huge movie buff and uses every opportunity to relate an event to something from a movie. Just like you and your friends do, which means that you and your friends are cool like DiNozzo.
- Played by surfer dude Michael Weatherly.
- Special Agent Timothy "Mc-Whatever-DiNozzo-Says" McGee
The resident noob and Younger Brother figure. Is a complete nerd who is, miraculously, a genius at both math and literature. Wrote a book about the NCIS team, just with different names. Naturally, this was the plotline for several episodes. Got rich and bought a leather jacket, having previously dressed himself in an unvarying routine of beige suits not matching his pants with diagonally-patterned ties. Shaved his head at one point. Has a reoccurring crush on Abby, and gets jealous whenever she dates someone. Speculation is that the writers are trying to duplicate the sexual tension between DiNozzo and Ziva, but it's not working. At all. Still, he managed to attract Abby by getting a tattoo on his ass and they promptly had sex in a coffin. Went on a Jenny Craig diet; it worked and he was finally thin enough to join NCIS.
- Played by rabid Trekkie Sean Murray.
- Abby "I Can Kill You Without Leaving Any Evidence" Sciuto
The Younger Sister figure and Gibbs' favorite. It is uncertain whether being the favorite is meant in a familial way or if she and Gibbs are secretly banging each other. Sleeps in a coffin. Has a farting hippo plushie called Bert. Talks to her machines. Has several stalkers. Had sex in a coffin with McGee, and is suspected to be a vampire. ODs on caffeine daily. Seriously. We could not make this up.
- Played by Goth legend Pauley Perrette.
- Special Agent Eleanor "Are you going to eat that?" Bishop
The team's latest token girl and also the challenger for McGee's place as resident noob. Used to be with the NSA, until she wasn't. Eats a lot, but never gains weight, and refuses to tell anyone what her secret is, the brat.
- Played by blonde cousin of Pip from South Park, Emily Wickersham.
- Director Leon "Dude with a 'Tude" Vance
The Cousin figure. Appeared in Season Five when Jenny Shepard, the then-Mom figure, was suspected of embezzeling from the local bake sale. Took over in Season Six and promptly sent DiNozzo, Ziva, and McGee to summer camp and made Gibbs babysit the neighbor's kids. Is BFFs with Ziva's dad. Enjoys pissing Gibbs off whenever possible.
- Played by that guy who plays with rocks, Rocky Carroll.
- Doctor Donald "Ducky" "Dukes of Duck" Mallard
The Grandfather figure and also Scottish. Has insane British mom who says British things and has British corgis. Scottish. Went to a Scottish school in Scotland, drives a British car and is tres cultured. Scottish. Had a threeway with Gibbs and Jenny in France where he and Gibbs were mean to les flics while Jenny was nice. Did we mention he was Scottish? Has also been caught numerous times performing necrophilia.
- Played by the single British actor in the world, David McCallum.
- Jimmy "J-J-Jim-my" Palmer
The nerdy Kid-Next-Door figure and Ducky's nerdy assistant. Can't read maps. Has constant and unlikely sex with Agent Lee throughout Season Four. Devoured the previous ME's assitant to get the job. Became slightly less nerdy when he dated and then married this really hot chick who is really into necrophilia. She has no idea that he has never had sexual relations with a corpse. Is completely terrified of Gibbs.
- Played by Abs' man Brian Dietzen.
- The Elevator
Not technically a person, but still an important character. People often share feelings, top secret information, or impromptu hugging sessions in its presence, since these things cannot happen outside of it due to contract constraints. The only exception to this is if such things are revealed in Gibbs' basement. See also: "Under the Stairs."
- Played by The Elevator.
- F.B.I. Agent Tobias Fornell
The Dad's buddy figure and the show's requisite FBI asshole. There are no other FBI agents unless they are his mindless minions or ex-girlfriends. Married one of Gibbs' ex-wives and spawned a kid with her. Promptly hanged himself later, but Got Better due to being the only FBI agent around and CBS not wanting to invent a new one (read = expensive). Also has a thing for flipping elevator switches. Is good friends with The Elevator. Has recently gotten back together with his ex-wife, and both of them have been trying to seduce Gibbs into a threesome.
- Played by that spanner-wielding guy, Joe Spano.
edit Former Cast
- Special Agent Caitlin "Puritan Kate" Todd
The ex-Sister figure and token girl. Used to be in the Secret Service but got fired for trying to shoot Spotty. Had UST with Gibbs at one point, then started dating voraciously in a vain attempt to make him jealous. Was stalked by Ari Haswari, who was obsessed with her, and then kills her at the end of Season Two when she spurned his advances. CBS planned to resurrect her halfway through Season Four, but Ziva devoured her to keep her job. It took a while, but CBS was able to get past this by bringing her sister onto the show to shrink everyone.
- Played by sashaying Sasha Alexander.
- Director Jenny "Black Widow" Shepard
The Mother figure for Seasons Three, Four, and Five. Was the first director that appeared on the show on a regular basis. Doesn't speak much about her past, but that's mainly because Gibbs gave her brain damage after fucking her brains out in Paris. Started screwing DiNozzo in Season Four while Gibbs was growing a beard in Mexico. Seduced The Frog, and killed him after she did him. Dies at the end of Season Five when an ex-girlfriend finally catches up with her.
- Played by Jim Carey's ex-wife Lauren Holly. No, really.
- Special Agent Ziva "Zee-Zee" David
Is theoretically the Sister figure, but there is speculation that she and DiNozzo are secretly getting it on in various places including the Director's office. Also a completely sexy and gorgeous ninja chick. If she isn't getting it on with DiNozzo, then she seriously needs to before the pent-up sexual tension implodes and eats them. Starts getting possessive of DiNozzo in Season Five and is a bitch to every woman who looks at him. Is also the team's token girl. Initially starts out as the "liaison" between NCIS and Isreal, but hardly ever does so. Eventually, she joins NCIS for real to piss off Daddy David. It works, and he throws shrimp at her. Too thin to be called butch, but the capacity is there. Is good at beating people up and talking about her supposed butchness, so this is her job. Is really Solid Snake in disguise. Left the show but miraculously didn't die. As far as we know.
- Played by singer/song-writer/acrobat Cote de Pablo.
- Special Agent Michelle "I am super smart and you can't beat me!" Lee
The nerdy-kid-next-door's-shag figure. Is Asian, and is therefore good at math. A lawyer and part-time nerd. Can't shoot, until she suddenly can. Used Palmer to gain access to secret information, though how that makes sense, we don't know. Went evil and was promptly killed. Large numbers of men aged 18 to 39 promptly killed themselves in response.
- Played by that hot chick Liza Lapira.
- Gerald "Wait, what?" Jackson
The former smartass sidekick figure and Ducky's ex-assistant. Had a steamy relationship with his iPod, who cheated on him with Ducky. Let Ari Haswari shoot him in the midst of his heartbroken depression. Was replaced by Jimmy Palmer while whining in the hospital. When he tried to return to his job, Palmer ate him to ensure that he couldn't.
- Special Agent Paula "Been There, Done Him" Cassidy
The cousin of the neighbor figure. A girl. Had a thing with DiNozzo until Ziva had her assassinated by chompsticks in Season Four.
- Played by Jessica Steen, that one girl who tried to play Elizabeth Weir once. It didn't work.
- Doctor-Agent Ari "Die Gibbs Die!" Haswari
The stalker figure. Darth Vader: the early years. So obsessed with Kate he had to kill her. Likes blowing shit up. Ziva's half-brother due to her dad having a fling with his mom. She shot him in Season Three when he went evil. Seriously, you'd think people would learn on this show that if you go evil, you will end up dead.
- Played by ninja Rudolf Martin.
- La "The Frog" Grenouille
Arch-nemesis figure for Season Four. Tony's irritating girlfriend's dad. Bit it in Season Five after he screwed Jenny. His name is woefully mispronounced. His wife left him after he tried to eat her. This is normal in frogs.
- Played by... oh, who cares, really?
- Doctor Jeanne "Tadpole" Benoit
Bitch. Frogspawn. Bitch. Tony's girlfriend in Season Four. They broke up in Season Five when she tried to eat him. Used as an insult when DiNozzo gets even more annoying than usual. Ziva should have eaten her.
- Played by that one chick in that really bad movie.
edit Spinoffs
Itself launched by JAG, NCIS has in turn launched NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: Las Vegas, NCIS: New York, NCIS: Puerto Rico, NCIS: Royal Naval Patrol NCIS: People's Republic of China, and NCIS: Guam. Each new spinoff's pilot has the new characters investigate the lead character of the old show for murder. None of course, that are as popular as the original, but used as sparse money-makers, as the ratings go up higher than their average of 80 whenever they feature an original NCIS character that has obviously been bribed or blackmailed.


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You know those scenes in reality T.V. shows where a girl is crying and all of her eye makeup starts dripping down her face and ends up looking like an awful raccoon eye? That is one of my biggest fears. Not because I cry a lot, but just because it looks so very awkward. There is no way to play that off. Even worse, what if you're attacked by a torrential rainstorm and then you look like you've been crying and are miserable. No way, Jose, I'm not playing that game. This is why I stick to waterproof makeup at all times. Especially in the bipolar Philadelphia weather, I'm not taking the chance of looking like a melancholy raccoon.
When I spotted this Fashionista it was unbelievably gray and gloomy outside, which mirrored the mood of the campus extremely well. Finals week is upon us at dear old Penn, and everyone is miserable. It's the time of year where you must figure out a way to combine being comfortable, so you can study for hours, and presentable, so you don't look like you just rolled out of bed and went to the library. Oftentimes that goal is not accomplished. I can't tell you how many times I've gone to study in my pajamas during Finals week. Some of my friends have actually come up to me and asked me if I'm okay, because it is one of the few times in the year that I truly look like I've given up on how I look. This Fashionista, however, was mastering the perfect balance between comfortable and cute. She was sporting a warm white chunky-knit sweater over a black long-sleeved shirt and leggings, and accessorized her outfit with brown combat boots and a tribal print scarf. It was the perfect studying oufit: warm enough that you are not freezing in the ice-box called the library, and cute enough that you don't look like a hobo on the side of the street.
What this Fashionista and I really connected on, though, was her makeup. I asked her what her favorite beauty secret is, and she quickly replied- waterproof mascara. I think I found my soulmate. I think my absolute favorite waterproof mascara is the DiorShow Blackout which is a high intensity black color that provides awesome volume to your lashes. Or if you prefer something a little less expensive, stick with Covergirl's Lash Blast Fusion Water Resistant mascara.
Finals are a difficult time. You never know when you might randomly start crying over a really difficult class. Stick with waterproof mascara and you'll never have to worry about the devastating raccoon eye.


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I have been informed that a lad living with his parents with no mortgage or other committments is receiving £48 per week working "mans" tax credit this is a new one to me is there such a thing as a working "mans" tax credit?If so it seems a great idea to claim this one on behalf of clients!!
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yes and no
the working tax credit is reduced by 37% of income over the £5,220.
you need to be working to be able to claim working tax credit (hence the name!)
working tax credit
Thanks for that.Is there a sliding scale for the £1750 for earnings in excess of 5300?Can unemployed also receive this benefit?
Working Tax Credit
I think you will find they are referring to the "Working Tax Credit".
If a single person earns under £5,220 then they are entitled to Working Tax Credit of £1,730. They will also get an additional £705 if they work 30 hours per week or more.
The £1,730 plus £705 would equate to £46.83 per week.


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The answer? REAL FAST. Seriously, this kid's future will likely be in Track and Field where his talent is flat out off the charts. On Sunday, the FSU commit slated to play WR and KR for the Noles this coming Fall ran the world's fastest indoor 55m time of the season. His 6.08 is absolutely blazing speed. Make no mistakes, he is not a track guy making an attempt at playing football. He is going to do wonders for Florida State in both sports and in my guestimation will be one of the more popular athletes on campus. Here are a few important clips to watch to help grasp his talent in both sports. Note the guy claiming a false start on Bracy for the duration of the race. If you watch closely, you'll see that he clearly took off after the gun sounded. See the clips after the jump.
Next, here's a clip of him displaying some quickness and start/stop ability as he puts on some solid moves to evade several All-Americans
For a full display of his football skill in the form of his senior highlights at Boone High School in Orlando, FL.
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WE FIND it difficult to believe that we are still featuring reports of people left waiting hours for ambulances.
But not a month seems to go by without us hearing of at least one such incident from some part of our patch.
Today we are carrying the story of 86-year-old Clarice Davies who had to wait almost three hours for an ambulance after falling while out at the Newbridge Memo.
Tragically, Mrs Davies died a few days after her fall.
Her son Garth Davies realises that his mother's death was not a result of her lengthy wait for an ambulance last month after she died from complications after surgery.
But nonetheless, he is furious that his elderly mother did have to wait so long, mostly on the floor, cold and in severe pain.
And that is perfectly understandable.
Time and time again it seems the ambulance service in Wales just does not live up to expectations.
Once again, we reiterate it is not the frontline staff who are at fault, and once they arrived they carried out their job professionally.
But the system of how the service is managed is still not right after what must be years of debate and complaints.
Surely it is now time that our ambulance service was brought up to scratch. The Assembly Government needs to grasp this issue and get it sorted once and for all.