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White Clarke Group (WCG) has significantly improved time-keeping and reporting across its global organisation with the Quantum Time Management and Billing system from Support Solutions Technologies (SST).
The leading provider of end-to-end technology solutions for the automotive and asset finance sectors, WCG completed the global roll-out in April 2013, giving the company a more effective way to capture staff time and allocate it against development projects, thus enhancing transparency, resource utilization and management decision-making. The global roll-out came 12 months after the company's Australian operation implemented the Quantum Service Management system to address its needs for time management, billing and service management.
WCG first went looking to replace and upgrade its time-keeping and service management capability in late 2011. As a software provider, the company's ability to track and allocate time and resources to client work is essential to its effective project management, client reporting and billing.
The existing software was not providing management enough information to make clear decisive decisions based on staff time. Although WCG UK was planning to roll out a new system within a couple of years, Australia's need was more urgent so the company went to market for a local solution.
WCG researched and tested a number of suppliers and short-listed three before choosing the Quantum solution. "We wanted a solution with integrated service management and time-keeping that would provide a higher level of accountability on how staff time was spent while enabling us to improve visibility into our project management and enhance our customer service," said James Guerin, Director, White Clarke Asia Pacific.
"Ease of use, automated billing and the ability to work with the developer to enhance the software over time were also key drivers in our selection of Quantum and SST. The team at SST really understood where we were going and were able to give us valuable insights into how to achieve our goals."
"We also liked the Customer Portal option which will allow our clients to log and update calls, and track the progress of their issues," he said. The Quantum solution is hosted on-site at WCG's Sydney office, powered by the Progress® OpenEdge® database platform which delivers the highest levels of performance and reliability at a low cost of ownership. WCG now have 250 licenses to facilitate the global roll-out.
WCG Australia implemented Quantum in March 2012 and quickly began reaping the benefits of its sophisticated functionality, increased reliability and enhanced reporting capabilities. "Quantum is an important platform for our business that saves us time and resources. The software enables us to focus more effectively on our core function of software development while allowing us to keep customers better informed on overall project and issue progress. We can now operate more efficiently, have greater visibility into how time is spent across the business and are better equipped to make decisions," said Mr Guerin.
A range of benefits and enhancements have also flowed from SST's willingness to accommodate WCG's various suggestions for new functionality. WCG Business Analyst, Judith Rowles, said the company worked with SST to develop and pilot the invoicing module which is now available to other SST clients.
"The invoicing module allows us to enter time and codes into the system, provides workflow for management approval and then generates invoices for clients based on the data," she said. "We can apply various business rules to ensure that information is entered correctly and on time, and can also access that data for management reporting."
Ms Rowles said the previous method to generate invoices was more manual and very labour intensive but the new system eliminates those issues and is extremely streamlined. "This new capability has saved us substantial time and allows us to see very quickly how we're tracking against budget and where time is being lost or not logged effectively. The enhanced visibility makes it much easier to get information out of the system and we can generate a range of reports or simply drill down into the data as needed to drive our decisions."
Positive feedback from Australian users led to the UK office assessing Quantum, among other options, for its international time management requirements. This led to a successful rollout in March 2013 of Quantum Time Management to the company's operations in the UK, Austria, Germany, Canada and USA.
All staff now log their time via Quantum, creating an accurate and comprehensive repository of data. "Since we are all using the same system, we have been able to standardize project codes and can more easily compare our performance and share learning's across different projects and territories. Quantum enables us to share resources and allocate time to projects from anywhere in the world, improving our efficiency and maximizing utilization," said Mr Guerin.
SST has already made a range of software modifications to tighten the rules around how WCG staff log their time in Quantum, with additional changes planned to enforce month-end deadline logging and reporting to further improve efficiency and timeliness.
Ms Rowles said the Australian operation is still planning to implement the Customer Portal to improve information access for clients and is working through a series of modifications to streamline processes and increase the level of control.
"We want the ability to decide what information different people can see and to have it be a simple enough process to run it across the entire Group," she explained. "The customer portal will reduce internal administration costs by giving our customers the ability to log in and update details, make requests and track the status of their incidents at any time."
"We've found SST very responsive and supportive. They've taken on the vast majority of our requests and are always willing to discuss our changing needs and explore how best to meet them," said Ms Rowles.
"I would absolutely recommend SST and the Quantum product. They operate as true partners and are a pleasure to work with; SST's on-going enhancements are delivering real efficiencies for our business," said Mr Guerin.
SST's CEO, Paul Johnson, said the company is committed to exceeding the expectations of its customers.
"We are delighted with the success of the WCG implementation and welcome their positive endorsement both of the Quantum solution and of our support and development services. We look forward to continuing a successful partnership with WCG to further enhance our software to meet their needs now and into the future," he said.
White Clarke Group (www.whiteclarkegroup.com) is the market leader in end-to-end solutions to the automotive finance sector. The group serves the captive, non-captive, dealer, and fleet management communities, including wholesale (floor planning) finance. They are also a major player in the asset finance and commercial union sectors.
With industry-recognized expertise, through leadership and a global presence, coupled with a proven, cost- effective implementation track record, WCG is the number one choice for both small finance companies and large blue chip organizations.
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This is a cute design formed by seven hexagons and squared up to make an afghan block. Great stashbuster!
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The 20th Annual Lodi Lake Youth Fishing Derby will be held this Saturday at Lodi Lake.
Check-in for the derby, for kids 15 and younger, starts at 7 a.m. and fishing begins at 8 a.m. and ends at noon. A kids fish tank will be available for children 8 and under.


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From WikipediaAuld Dundee
Dundee (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. It lies on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea.
Evidence suggests Dundee has been continuously occupied since the Mesolithic. The town developed into a burgh in Medieval times, and expanded rapidly in the 19th century largely due to the jute industry. This, along with its other major industries gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jam, jute and journalism".
In mid-2006, the population of Dundee City was estimated to be 141,930, with a metropolitan population of 159,522. Dundee's recorded population reached a peak of 182,204 at the time of the 1971 census, but has since declined due to outward migration.
Today, Dundee is promoted as the City of Discovery, in honour of Dundee's history of scientific activities and of the RRS Discovery, Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic exploration vessel, which was built in Dundee and is now berthed in the city harbour. Biomedical and technological industries have arrived since the 1980s, and the city now accounts for 10% of the United Kingdom's digital-entertainment industry. Dundee has two universities—the University of Abertay Dundee and the University of Dundee.
Dundee became a walled city in 1545, owing to a period of hostilities known as the rough wooing. In July 1547, much of the city was destroyed by an English naval bombardment. In 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Dundee was again besieged, this time by the Royalist Marquess of Montrose.
In 1651 during the Third English Civil War, the city was attacked by Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian forces, led by George Monk. Much of the city was destroyed and many of its inhabitants killed. Dundee was later the site of an early Jacobite uprising when John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee raised the Stuart standard on Dundee Law in support of James VII (James II of England) following his overthrow, earning him the nickname Bonnie Dundee.
Dundee greatly expanded in size during the Industrial Revolution mainly because of the burgeoning British Empire trade, flax and then latterly the jute industry. By the end of the 19th century, a majority of the city's workers were employed in its many jute mills and in related industries. Dundee's location on a major estuary allowed for the easy importation of jute from the Indian subcontinent as well as whale oil—needed for the processing of the jute—from the city's large whaling industry. A substantial coastal marine trade also developed, with inshore shipping working between the city of Dundee and the port of London. The industry began to decline in the 20th century as it became cheaper to process the cloth on the Indian subcontinent. The city's last jute mill closed in the 1970s.
The original Tay Bridge (from the south) the day after the disaster. The collapsed section can be seen near the northern end
In addition to jute the city is also known for jam and journalism. The "jam" association refers to marmalade, which was purportedly invented in the city by Janet Keiller in 1797 (although in reality, recipes for marmalade have been found dating back to the 1500s). Keiller's marmalade became a famous brand because of its mass production and its worldwide export. The industry was never a major employer compared with the jute trade. Marmalade has since become the "preserve" of larger businesses, but jars of Keiller's marmalade are still widely available. "Journalism" refers to the publishing firm DC Thomson & Co., which was founded in the city in 1905 and remains the largest employer after the health and leisure industries. The firm publishes a variety of newspapers, children's comics and magazines, including The Sunday Post, The Courier, Shout and children's publications, The Beano and The Dandy.
Dundee also developed a major maritime and shipbuilding industry in the 19th century. 2,000 ships were built in Dundee between 1871 and 1881, including the Antarctic research ship used by Robert Falcon Scott, the RRS Discovery. This ship is now on display at Discovery Point in the city, and the Victorian steel-framed works in which Discovery's engine was built is now home to the city's largest book shop. The need of the local jute industry for whale oil also supported a large whaling industry. Dundee Island in the Antarctic takes its name from the Dundee whaling expedition, which discovered it in 1892. Whaling ceased in 1912 and shipbuilding ceased in 1981. The estuary was the location of the first Tay rail bridge, built by Thomas Bouch and opened in 1879. At the time it was the longest railway bridge in the world. The bridge fell down in a storm less than a year later under the weight of a train full of passengers in what is known as the Tay Bridge disaster. None of the passengers survived.


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London Jazz Festival takes over at the Southbank Centre and various premiere venues across the capital from November 15 to November 24 this year. The musical event has been running for an impressive 21 years and this year continues to celebrate the jazz roots of London. A vast lineup of both established and new talents in the genre are set to dazzle the crowds. Last year saw iconic performances from Sonny Rollins and Stan Sulzmann. The 2013 programme is to be announced on the official London Jazz Festival website. Other venues hosting some of the 250 shows scheduled include the Royal Albert Hall, Ronnie Scott's and the Barbican. Jazz artists and fans from all over the world attend each year and this year is set to be no different. Tickets are on sale from April 19 and are best bought early to avoid any disappointment.
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February 12, 2010
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Signed 4C-R Robb Quinlan to a minor-league contract. [2/11]
If you want an easy favorite for who winds up as the last man on the Angels' bench, despite signing at this late date, Quinlan may well be it. In part, that's out of familiarity, but there also aren't a ton of experienced competitors who will be in camp. The infield's pretty well set: Brandon Wood's big chance at third base is now, Erick Aybar and Kendry Morales are locked in at short and first, and Maicer Izturis and Howie Kendrick will split second while Izturis backs up Aybar and Wood. That's five. The two catchers, Mike Napoli and Jeff Mathis, and DH Hideki Matsui get us to eight. The starting outfield of Torii Hunter, Bobby Abreu, and Juan Rivera's settled, putting us at 11. From there, things get interesting, with at least two places in play.
There's the possibility that Napoli will get most of whatever DH starts Godzilla doesn't, and that Mike Scioscia retains Bobby Wilson or even Ryan Budde as a third catcher; it isn't really very likely, but Wilson is out of options, so to keep their best fall-back option (at present) behind the plate, it's possible. However, they do also have Budde, and Hank Conger has already reached Double-A, so they might be able afford to risk trying to move Wilson off of the 40-man at the end of spring training. However, the options issue looms large, because it automatically sets up the Angels for some overlapping choices.
Setting Wilson aside, these two spots seem more likely to come down to at least one outfielder, and then something else. The fight for the fourth outfielder should be Reggie Willits' to win, but he'll be fighting with Terry Evans for the fourth outfielder's spot. Chris Pettit might be in there as well, but for two factors*: Evans and Willits are two more players who are out of options. Given that Hunter, Abreu, and Rivera should get the vast majority of outfield starts (say, 130 apiece, health permitting), in the abstract that means perhaps 100 outfield starts in play, plus perhaps a handful of DH starts that don't go to Matsui or Napoli.
In the battle between the play to stay outfielders, Willits' perceived greater defensive value in center and his baserunning speed makes for an interesting contrast to Evans' power and strong arm in right (and speed, since he's no slouch on the bases, swiping 28 bags in 33 attempts last year). Salt Lake overstated Evans' power by a good 50 points of slugging, and there's the question of how well a free swinger of his sort will or won't adapt to being a big-league bench player. Willits has plenty of experience in a reserve role, although his performance over the last two years has been something less than good. It's quite possible that Scioscia keeps both, Evans as a defensive replacement for Abreu and spot starter against lefties, while Willits pinch-runs for the catchers and Matsui, and spots Hunter a couple of times per month.
Which is where Quinlan comes in, in case they don't keep both outfielders, and decide to keep someone who can still man all four corners, and who they happen to be familiar with. He's been generally employed as a platoon bat, and he's generally fulfilled modest expectations, hitting lefties at a .299/.340/.456 clip on his career, although he's become significantly less productive in recent seasons. In general, he's a right-handed person who can paste a few singles, a few more against lefties, and man first or third, and less frequently either outfield corner. That might be interesting enough to retain, but even those odds get longer still, as he'll have to show he's a better option than already rostered Freddy Sandoval, who's lighter on his feet and a switch-hitter to boot.
Considering the likely scenario that Wood solidifies his hold on third, the presence of Izturis should make it easy to look past Quinlan and favor retaining both outfielders, and/or perhaps a third catcher. Going for a 14th position player might seem like an obvious way to avoid losing more than one hitter on waivers, except that Brian Stokes, the prize from the Little Sarge send-off, is also out of options, which suggests at least two players will have to come off of the 40-man before the end of camp.
*: Well, three factors, the other being that Pettit's uses are somewhat limited, given that he's a left fielder with modest (at best) power and speed, and someone whose ISO away from the Utah bandbox last season was .120 in the hitter-friendly PCL.
Re-signed DH-R Mike Sweeney to a minor-league contract. [2/12]
Opportunities for Sweeney might seem slight now that they've added Ryan Garko to play some first base and DH (and perhaps catch a little). Certainly, beyond Garko's bench role, the overlapping trio of Milton Bradley, Eric Byrnes, and Ken Griffey Jr. for left field and DH at-bats doesn't seem to allow for a lot of roster space in which to fit Sweeney in as well, and that's before we get into other potential rivals, like Michael Saunders or Ryan Langerhans. However, Sweeney was seen as a popular addition last season, and managed to run the non-roster gauntlet last season to wind up a Mariner. If he's OK with spending a few months in Tacoma, it's quite likely that he could hang around until whenever it is that any of the other veteran options wind up on the DL; he could earn his keep, but whether he does or doesn't, he's exactly the sort of player you can risk designating for assignment to ship back to Tacoma; if someone claims him, it's not a major setback, and if he opts for free agency, wish him well and send him on his way.
Christina Kahrl is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Feb 12, 2010 16:40 PM
For LAA, who will back-up 1B sans Quinlan? Could we end up seeing Wood in a reverse-Youkilis defensive setting?
Feb 12, 2010 22:16 PM
It's worth noting that the Mariners actually tried to convince Sweeney to return in a coaching role first. He wants one last chance to play ball though, so the M's offered him a spring training audition. They didn't do this for their own sake (barring catastrophe, he can't make this team), but rather to help him show that he deserves a job somewhere else.
Feb 13, 2010 13:00 PM
As for Angels back-up 1B: Juan Rivera can play a little there, and Kendrick played quite a bit there a few years ago when he first came up. However, I would bet Wood would get most of the starts at 1B when Morales is getting a day off, with Izturis manning 3B.
Feb 13, 2010 19:21 PM
Quinlan just doesn't seem like he's anything worth having. 115 at-bats of .243/.275/.339 is what he was used for last year, which is a better indication of what you'll be getting over the season than his numbers against lefties. That's a loser on any team, let alone a contender in a difficult division and league. Just seems like a waste of a spot, particularly when Evans power and Willits speed are at least useful tools for a bench.
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In a book I was writing a couple months ago, the hero reminded me of Noah the dragon/man from my paranormal Dragon Blues. They both have an innate confidence and a resonating voice: the kind men listen to and women shiver to. At one point, he called the heroine, and I got the idea that he needed a ringtone. I couldn't think of the right song, but I knew I wanted it to be by a bluesy male singer. Someone on Facebook suggested Marvin Gaye. I hopped over to YouTube (it was research! honest!) and played a few songs. Finally I saw "When A Man Loves a Woman," and I knew that was it (though Percy Sledge is the singer I associate with that song).
Then I had to look up a song for the heroine. Hers was easy: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack.
I ended up putting aside that book. For the book I wrote instead, the hero and heroine are both of Italian descent and she's a cook at his restaurant. This book doesn't have ringtones, but a favorite singer that the hero plays on the speakers in his restaurant fits the entire book – and that's Andrea Bocelli.
For the book that's germinating in my mind, I don't know the hero well enough to guess his song yet. But the heroine is Sarah, the heroine's sister from STARDUST MIRACLE. In this book, she's a young widowed mother with two children. I almost see her songs as a progression:
"Angel" by Sarah McLachlin
"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dione
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
And last, "Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin
Here are some songs that could fit a hero/heroine:
"Girl On Fire" by Alicia Keys
"At Last" by Etta James
"Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones
"Folsun Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
"Respect" by Aretha Franklin
"Sugar Mama" by Bonnie Riatt (Just thought I'd throw that in 🙂 )
I'm a country music fan, and Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw and Miranda Lambert sing a lot of story songs – which could be why they do so well. Miranda Lambert's "Famous in a Small Town" would fit my Miracle Interrupted novels that take place in the tiny village of Miracle, Wisconsin. And if you watched the Daytona 500 race yesterday, you might recognize Miranda's friend who's driving the car in the video at the top of the blog.
If I had to assign a song for me, I'm not sure what it would be. Something positive, like "Feeling Good" by Michael Duble. But sometimes the first verse of "Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne fits me. (Especially when I'm doing anything new on the computer. Argh.) I can't pick my husband's song. I'm not sure if that's odd or if it's because I know him in so many ways. My dog's song would have the title "Feed Me, Pet Me, Love Me." Actually, I think a lot of humans would like that song, too. My cat's would be similar, except her lyrics would add "On Demand."
What would your song be? If you're writing or reading a book, what song would fit your hero or heroine?


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Pleasantly Surprised!: Carnival Valor Cruise Review by snorkelbum
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Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
Embarkation did not bode well for me: Miami was a zoo, in spite of our having arrived early. Multiple lines with long queues were daunting, as was all the walking and shoving through throngs of people. Although we booked a year in advance, Carnival had us on a wait list for My Time Dining, so our first stop was to arrange that. After a line at Guest Services, we were sent to a line for the maitre d'. He did facilitate that.
After that, things looked up! The cabin, aft with extended balcony, was just what we expected, but no amenities except shower gel and shampoo in dispensers in the shower. I had to ask for bar soap for the sink! The room was in good condition; and Daniel, our steward, served us very well all week, including More remembering we needed extra hand towels each day, and always having plenty of ice. We never got a key for the mini-bar and there were no directions for that, which didn't matter to us, but seemed weird. Warning! The safe needs to be secured by swiping a credit card, which means you have to carry your credit card with you all the time. Someone gave me a good tip: any mag strip card will work. I locked up my credit card and used my AAA card. A WalMart gift card with a minimal amount on it is a good purchase, if you have no other mag strip cards. Other cruise lines allow you to set your own combination and lock up your credit cards. The only other complaint about the room is that the room service menu is very limited. Breakfast only has continental available and the rest of the menu is pretty limited to sandwiches and a couple of salads and a few uninspired desserts. We would have enjoyed breakfast on the balcony and evening hors d'oeuvres, but that was not to be.
We usually ate in the dining room, rather than the buffet, except for lunch on sea days and one breakfast when we needed to debark early. The public rooms were very nice, not as glitzy as most Carnival ships, and with a continued theme of heroes and heroism. Entertainment was good, but not great. Service was excellent in the room, in the dining room, and at the pools and bars, always attentive. The food as well was good, not great. Except the melting chocolate cake. I don't even like chocolate and loved it! I also appreciated the availability of the spa menu and some fruit based and sugar-free desserts. I consider it a success that I only gained one pound over the week! Fish meals were mostly delicious. The salads were good, but the Caesar was uninspired.
Selection of activities on board on sea days was pretty standard. None of the pools was big enough to swim in, and all were very crowded on sea days. And someone had an infant in diapers in the adults only pool, even after being asked to remove her.
I used the gym twice. The treadmills are all lined up in front of oceanfront windows, but they are only chest high, so you can't see out while walking! The track on the sky deck was much more pleasant. There was a decent selection of weight benches and free weights and the gym and locker rooms were clean. Most classes incur an extra fee, except the morning stretch and abs classes. There were no aerobics or water aerobics classes or Tai Chi offered, which I found unusual and lacking.
Embarkation and debarkation on shore days was crowded but went smoothly and quickly. The itinerary, Grand Cayman, Isla Roatan, Belize, Cozumel, was very much to our liking and we chose well with our shore excursions. The ship sailed PROMPTLY at sailaway time, so don't lag behind until the last minute!
The Guest Services desk was most helpful and patient with all sorts of requests. I found all the people I encountered to be very service oriented and tuned in to individual needs and requests. However, Carnival's corporate policies are not as customer friendly. There are no facilities to change hard and fast rules (like switching to My Time Dining before sailing!)and service people are restricted to apologies, which always seemed genuine. The staff on board so seem to like working on this ship, which is a tribute to management.
I took the galley tour. If you enjoy cooking or are in any restaurant business, this is a must-do. It was fascinating and, to me, amazing. I ended up buying the Carnival Creations cookbook at the formal wear shop.
We are in our early 60's, but fit and active. We were definitely the "Grandparents of the Cruise." Couples we connected with all compared us to their parents and called us "Pop" and "Mama" or "Mamacita." That was okay; mostly we kept up with them, but didn't drink a lot, which would have surely slowed us down!
Someone had complained about the aggressive photographers. We found it easy to say "No, thank you," and they complied without making it uncomfortable. On the other hand, I do like purchasing some of the photos. Realize, this is where Carnival makes big profits, along with the bar and casino, not on the cruise fares. If you go with other people, have them take pictures of you, and you do the same for them. We often asked other cruisers to please snap us together at critical vista points, then offered to do the same for them. The ship photos are very over-priced, but are all you have left after you lose the weight you gained!
We were so pleased with the value for the dollar-ship, food, service- that we purchased the certificate for a deposit on our next Carnival cruise. And this was after having sworn never to sail with them again. NO, it's not top-notch cruising luxury, but it was lots of fun and you get more than what you pay for! Less
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Cabin review: 8M7451 Aft-View Extended Balcony
Cabin 7451-Aft extended balcony We ALWAYS choose the extended balcony on the back of the ship. Many people say, "We don't spend any time in the room anyway, so go for an inside cabin." Well, I contend that if you have a nice cabin, you spend time there. We sometimes get overwhelmed with the crowds and need to escape, and a private balcony is ideal for us. The view from the rear is wide angle, and there's no wind while sailing. There is a light outside, adequate for night time reading if you can't sleep, are sick of limited TV, or just want some fresh air. We also think that much of the illness that cruise ships get a bad rap for is caused by recirculated air handling systems; and we try to get as much fresh air as possible. All bars, restaurants, showrooms are enclosed, except the buffet near the pool deck. So we leave our cabin door open and get a breeze and fresh air. The back of the ship is also quiet, as there are not a lot of rooms lined up. Only the cruisers whose rooms are there go back there. Minimal hall noise makes for better sleep! Closet space was adequate, as was drawer space, if you include the two drawers under the sofa. I'd have liked a drawer in the nightstand, rather than just cabinet bottom. We never got a key to the mini-bar. The safe needs to be swiped with a credit card mag strip to open and close, which means you have to carry your credit card with you, not lock it up. Bring a card with no risk to use. I used my AAA card. If you don't have any, buy a WalMart gift card with $2 on it to use! Daniel, our cabin steward, was wonderful. If you need anything extra, you just have to ask and he'll take care of it for you. Note: direct tips are appreciated, in addition to the $10 per person per day added to your cabin account. Loudspeaker announcements are heard loud and unclearly in the cabin and occur all day long and are annoying. It seems that they should understand that if you are in your cabin, you want peace and quiet. Emergencies could be broadcast via ships' blasts, so removing the continuous announcements would not be an emergency danger. I wish there had been an alarm clock in the room, or at least a small wall clock. They don't provide lotion or hair conditioner, only shower gel and shampoo dispensed in the shower. Ask the cabin steward for bar soap for the sink. I would definitely book this category cabin again.Read All Aft-View Extended Balcony (8M) Reviews >>
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People who went cave tubing and zip lining all raved about what a great day they had, but we really wanted to see more of the country than have an "adventure," and this was the tour that encompassed the most in one day. There are several trip to Mayan ruins, but we've seen them multiple times in Mexico, so found that easy to skip. I would have liked to have experienced more of the rainforest canopy with the howler monkeys, perhaps the baboon preserve, but time would not allow that addition to the tour.
Belize City, as the reviews indicated, really offers nothing for the tourist except the Belize Museum and seeing the swing bridge. I've heard the beaches are beautiful, as is the snorkeling. So, next time we go, we'll go to the baboon preserve and spend the rest of the day on the beach or snorkeling.
The beach island was delightful: clean and pretty. We thought the shops might have been less expensive than those at the Cozumel port for souveniers, but that was not the case. The day before our trip, there had been 200 people on the island. But the day we went, there were only about 35-40. They probably had more staff than guests. There's a trampoline in the water, kayaks to use (boring because you have to stay in the corded off swimming area), nothing to see snorkeling, calm warm swimming water, beautiful white sand, palm trees for shade, a decent buffet featuring chicken, mahi-mahi and salads and side dishes, desserts and fresh fruit. The fruit platters looked yummy, but they were swarming with bees, so I couldn't get to them. The bees were under the plastic wrap grossly lighted directly on the fruit. Yuck. There was also an open bar of tap Dos Equis beer and watered down mixed drinks, also swarming with bees. There was no iced tea. I can't drink sweetened or carbonated soft drinks, so was limited to water, which was on tap, not bottled.
Aida, the hostess, was friendly and helpful and everywhere on the island. She arranged games like water balloon toss, etc. and made it a really fun animated day. Or, you could just lie on the beach for 3 hours and not budge until re-boarding Willy's Wonka boat!
The shopping in Georgetown in the same as every other port. But the Tortuga Rum is made there, so buy a rum cake!
We never particularly enjoyed the Turtle Farm, Hell or 7-Mile Beach. Snorkeling off Eden Rocks is doable from the sidewalk sea wall if you have your own equipment, for free, rather than the $39.95 excursion Carnival offers for there. If you want to tour the island, we were most fascinated by the blow holes along the southern shore, east of the port.
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Jan 2002 Issue
Building a New Health Care System [Editor's Page]
Reports on Don Berwick's plenary speech at the 2002 National Forum on Quality, focusing on the argument that there's no excuse for not trying to improve what you can improve in the system.
Sep 2001 Issue
Is It Time to Re-examine Family Practice? [Feature]
Today's practice environment is much different than it was when family practice became a specialty in 1969. Consequently, the role of family practice in U.S. culture is much less clear now than it was then. This article will present the opinions of key FP leaders or whether family practice needs to be redefined.
May 2001 Issue
Coping With the Stress of Being Sued [Feature]
The author describes the legal stages of a malpractice suit, the accompanying emotions physicans may experience as they go through each stage and effective coping mechanisms they can use to keep stress levels in check.
Feb 2001 Issue
14 Alternative Practice Styles [Feature]
The article will explore all the non-traditional forms of practice a family physician can have, from administrator to author, senator to resort doctor, faculty to "free range" physician.
Oct 2000 Issue
Physician Support Groups [Balancing Act]
The author, a long-time leader of physician support groups, provides information on where to locate a support group, what physicians can expect to gain from attending one; what a group setting offers that individual therapy cannot; and how to determine whether a support group setting is right for you.
May 2000 Issue
As Good As It Could Get: Remaking the Medical Practice [Feature]
The article will explain the necessity of quality improvement and will outline several initiatives of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, including their Idealized Design project and Breakthrough Series.
May 2000 Issue
Building for Tomorrow: The Idealized Design of Clinical Office Practices [Editorial]
A response to the article in this issue by Kilo and Endsley.
May 2000 Issue
The Revolution Has Begun [Editor's Page]
Argues that the IHI IDCOP project is needed, that today's office practice is hopelessly broken and in need of replacement.
Jan 2000 Issue
Building the Future of Health Care on the Foundations of Family Practice [Feature]
The author identifies the principles that will form the foundation of health care in the year 2000 and beyond.
Jan 2000 Issue
Practicing in the New Millennium: Do You Have What It Takes? [Feature]
The author describes the practice management skills and knowledge that family physicians will need to possess to succeed during the first part of the next century.
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In September the light in Rome takes on an especially golden color, best appreciated at sunset walking along the Gianicolo - the highest hill within the walls - and looking east over the city as the light gilds the domes and monuments. Tramonto was inspired by this scattered, golden, light.
Tramonto is an asymmetrical trapezoid that comes in four sizes ranging from a small shawlette to large shawl. There are also two shape options - triangle and crescent. As always, I include many tips for additional customizations.
Lace instructions are both charted and written. There is a photo tutorial for working the short rows in pattern included as a separate file. The tutorial is also available at my blog.
Techniques: Basic lace, patterned on one side only (YO, ssk/k2tog decreases, double and triple decreases), 2 stitch cables, short rows (optional), beading (optional).
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Continuing with my fall style inspiration posts (see previous: this one and this one) I'm exploring the wonderful world of Jack Wills. I have yet to make a purchase from this retailer, since discovering them last year around the same time. They seem to get me with their fall aesthetic more than other times of the year, mainly because I tend to lean a tad more preppy during the cooler months. Why, I do not know. I'm just cool like that. I'm absolutely adoring these looks from their website, the whole slightly disheveled tomboy look is pretty fun. Whats not to love about not brushing your hair, right?
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A daughter, torn between becoming a nun and her feelings for a handsome boy, attempts to resolve her differences with her flirtatiuos mother.
One of the choicest titbits in this so-so but cute mother-daughter comedy-drama comes over the end credits when Cher, coming off a wonderfully employed early 60s soundtrack that ranges from Dominique to Blame It On The Bossa Nova, finally gives voice herself with The Shoop Shoop Song.
She also looks utterly fabulous throughout as Mrs. Flax, small town floozie and crazy mixed-up single mom, wiggling around in backless stillettoes, breath-defying pedal pushers and teased hair - to the mortification of Winona Ryder's Charlotte, her equally confused daughter, who's Jewish but wants to be a nun until she observes the neighbouring convent's muscle-bound handy man.
Meanwhile, Bob Hoskins's Lou Landsky, while no oil painting, is the perfect man - he's nice, he's g.i.b., he cooks and, be still my heart, he owns a shoe store - who yearns to squeeze La Flax into more responsible, kitchen-friendly ways.
Set nicely in 1963, this coming-of-age two-hander for Cher and Ryder has its sweet, eccentrically funny amusements in the parent and teenager tug-of-war, not to mention Mrs. Flax's odd notions as to what constitutes dinner. Where it goes well off key into the strains of American TV domestic drama, however, is when "near tragedy" brings the conflicts to a head.
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The 10th annual 1-mile, 5K run/walk through historic Metairie Cemetery attracted more than 800 entrants this year, but at first the weather didn't cooperate.
Forced to postpone the event to the last Sunday morning of Jazz Fest, organizers were pleased that more than 600 runners still turned out to compete in a variety of different categories with proceeds targeted for Save Our Cemeteries.
The nonprofit national organization fosters public appreciation and support for preserving our cultural and architectural history through the preservation of our cemeteries.
"This event is very much a community and family event by design," said key organizer Gerald Schoen, community outreach director for Stewart Enterprises Inc.
"This is one of our favorite events of the year because it has nothing to do with grief. It's a celebration, and cemeteries are really for the living."
Schoen explained that the idea for the event came to him more than 10 years ago on a fly-over of the grounds of Metairie Cemetery.
I learned from him that this hallowed and sacred ground was once the home of Metairie Race Track. Only in New Orleans could a racetrack that's not even in Metairie become "Metairie Cemetery."
Because of the lay of the landscape, it was the perfect place to host a running event, Schoen thought. With one phone call to Chuck George of Nola Running, this unique event was on the calendar.
Today, it has grown into one of the most popular, family-friendly events where athletes of all ages can run past the final resting places of famous New Orleanians like "Diamond" Jim Moran, Louis Prima, Al Copeland and Ruth Fertel. There's literally a celebrity around every turn in the course.
The top finishers in the race were Ian Carr, first place; Fitz Williams, second; and Harry Wiggins, third in the Men's Division.
For the ladies, it was Angela King crossing the finish line first, followed by Alisha Marshall, second, and Kathleen Welch in third place.
Drew Thompson, of Albany, finished 19th overall in the Men's Division.
Then there were the walkers who just enjoying the setting on picture perfect Sunday morning.
I know what I'll be doing about the same time next year: participating with friends in this great event.
To learn more about how you can do your part to Save Our Cemeteries, visit http://www.saveourcemeteries.org.
For those wishing to celebrate our past musically, mark your calendars and plan to spend Sunday afternoon, June 9 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home for a special tribute concert to the great Pete Fountain by clarinetist Tim Laughlin and his trio.
The performance starts at 3 p.m. in the East Chapel. For concert details, visit http://www.LakeLawnMetairie.com.
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The winner of student film competition is whisked away to Hollywood where he gradually finds his lifes dreams are watered down.
Having co-written and starred (as the Great Nigel Tufnell) in This Is Spinal Tap, director Christopher Guest here turns the same wonderfully accurate eye to the movie business and turns out a razor sharp, very funny and loonily endearing skit on the Hollywood studio system. The overwhelming lack of enthusiasm for the film in the US was perhaps down to a reluctance among the American movie-going public to believe that their beloved industry could actually be anything like this, a reluctance that has meant The Big Picture now gets a much belated British release. Much belated but most welcome.
Opening with a series of horribly believable student films - a Napoleonic widescreen epic revealing the incipient megalomania of its auteur , a daffy bit of performance art madness from Jennifer Jason Leigh (who entered into the spirit of the whole thing by making her own character's film), and a ghastly amateurish courtroom drama made by the son of a bigshot agent who is thus able to get a big name cast (Elliott Gould, June Lockhart, Roddy McDowell) to appear in his film - Guest then goes on to spotlight a succession of spot-on funny-nasty caricature Hollywood characters, among them J.T. Walsh as the scheming producer, Martin Short (uncredited in his best-ever screen work) as a grasping gay agent and even John Cleese, in a micro-gag as a bartender.
The eventual winner out of this dreadful bunch is student director Nick Chapman (Bacon), who is, of course, immediately sucked into the morass that is Hollywood, seduced onto the books of a voracious agent, and lured into a series of wonderfully-staged pitch meetings with various producers. Somewhere along the way, Chapman's original idea for a black and white "relationships film" gradually turns into Beach Nuts, a no-holds-barred nerd comedy. Not surprisingly, the whole thing starts to affect his mind, and he swaps his devoted girlfriend (Longstreth) for a murderously ambitious bikini girl starlet, while becoming more and more desperate to see his film -no matter how badly mutilated it may be by this stage - up there on the screen. And so it goes on.
The whole thing does tend to run out of steam towards the end, but The Big Picture is likely to be much-loved by anyone with more than a passing facination in how Hollywood works. And ,in similar fashion to This Is Spinal Tap, this is surely destined for cult status on what is likely to be a hasty video release.
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CINCINNATI -- Continuing to take part in the fight against hunger, The Kroger Co., operator of 779 c-stores, is running a two-week campaign that invites customers to support America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
With the help of numerous vendor partners, Bringing Hope to the Table is expected to raise several million dollars in cash and food donations to assist 85 local food banks in communities where Kroger's customers and associates live and work.
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The America's Second Harvest Network secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually; and supports approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 94,000 programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs and Kids Cafes. Last year, the America's Second Harvest Network provided food assistance to more than 25 million hungry people in the U.S., including 9 million children and 3 million seniors.
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Further reports received here from Budapest confirmed early despatches relating details of the anti-Jewish excesses in Debreczin on Monday.
The excesses lasted all day and resulted in injuries to many Jewish students, including one who is a United States citizen. Martin Rainer is the American injured. When attacked he showed his American passport, which his assailants partly tore. It was stated that the American Minister to Budapest will make representations to the Budapest government.
The despatches from Debreczin charge that the police failed to intervene in time. Its action came only at the hour when Jewish stores were threatened with being plundered. The University of Debreczin was closed due to the riots.
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Patricia Zimmermann delivered the invited keynote address at the "Saving Private Reels: On the Presentation, Appropriation and Recontexualization of the Amateur Moving Image" conference in Cork, Ireland, on September 19.
Her lecture, "The Home Movie Archive Live," analyzed and theorized the intersections between archives, digitality, performance, live music, and critical historiography. "Saving Private Reels," an international gathering of scholars, archivists, preservationists, and media artists, was cosponsored by the University College Cork and the Irish Film Archive. The conference is part of a wide-ranging, collaborative initiative to acquire, preserve, present, and analyze Irish amateur film as national heritage.
Zimmermann is professor in the Department of Cinema, Photography, and Media Arts and codirector of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival at Ithaca College.
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In cooperation with the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE), Lewis & Clark offers this study program at the Pontificia Universidad Madre y Maestra, Santiago Campus, which focuses on the history, culture, and current socioeconomic and political issues in the Dominican Republic. The program includes an optional practicum in which students gain exposure to development issues and social service programs. Excursions are included to regional areas of interest, including a nature reserve and a colonial sugar mill. Students live with host families.
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Newton County Fire Services has assumed the responsibility of providing fire services to the city of Oxford after the city decided to close its own volunteer fire department.
The Oxford City Council voted to disband the volunteer fire department at a called meeting last week.
Newton Fire Chief Mike Satterfield said he has been in discussions for some time with Oxford on assuming responsibility over the city's fire services.
"They approached us and asked us if we could provide that service," Satterfield said.
In exchange for the county taking over fire service responsibility in Oxford, the city has agreed to give to NCFS all of its fire equipment including its two fire engines (one was purchased in 1985 and the other in 1993). The county will not take over the old volunteer fire department building.
"In exchange for that, we will provide service for a period of time," said Satterfield.
The intergovernmental fire services agreement between Oxford and Newton County is waiting for confirmation from the Newton County Board of Commissioners pending approval of the details by the county's Finance Department. The agreement is similar to ones already in existence with the towns of Porterdale, Newborn and Mansfield.
After two and a half years, Oxford will begin paying the county for its fire services, either through a fire district tax or through the city's millage rate.
Final approval of the agreement is expected in January.
"Our whole intention is to be fair and equitable to everyone," Satterfield said. "We just need to make sure that the numbers make sense and they're fair."
In the mean time NCFS has already assumed responsibility over the city of Oxford.
"We were already [providing fire services] in cooperation with the volunteer department," Satterfield said. "As of Thursday, we took sole responsibility."
Satterfield said he at some point hopes to locate a new fires station in the Oxford area. Currently the two closest fire stations are a station on Mount Zion Road about 3.2 miles from the city and a station on Ga. Highway 81, approximately 2.5 miles from the city.
Newton County Fire Services will not have to add any new staff in order to serve Oxford said Satterfield.


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A TEENAGER who planned to walk for a late night takeaway saw the keys to his dad's taxi and decided to drive instead.
Blackburn magistrates heard police saw the car being driven without lights the wrong way down a one-way street.
And when he was arrested and interviewed, Yasser Shah said: "It was a terrible mistake."
Shah, 18, of Grindleton Road, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to taking a car without consent, driving without insurance and without due care and attention. He was ordered to do 60 hours' unpaid work and pay £145 costs. His licence was endorsed with six penalty points which, under the new driver provisions, means he will revert to learner driver status.
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ST. PETERSBURG — For the second time in a month, someone tossed a bottle filled with flammable liquid through the window of a home on 15th Avenue S.
The first incident caused little damage. The second gutted Lolita Lewis' bedroom.
The bottle was thrown before dawn through the hospital worker's bedroom window, Lewis said, and "burnt my stuff to a crisp." No one was home at the time.
Deputy Fire Marshal Joel Granata said Monday morning's fire was intentionally set but would not confirm how. The 1,550-square-foot home, valued at about $148,000, had about $60,000 in damage.
Police investigated a May 23 arson at the home at 3090 15th Ave. S, but no one was arrested, said police spokesman George Kajtsa. Fire investigators determined that a flaming projectile probably was used in that arson. It was tossed through one of Lewis' son's bedroom windows.
Hours after the 5 a.m. blaze, Lewis' charred and waterlogged belongings were piled in an alley as Red Cross workers prepared to help her find new clothes. Lewis was at work when the fire was started, on the late shift as a patient-care technician at Bayfront Medical Center.
Her sons, Jimmie, 12, and Jamarcus, 14, were with their father when the fire began. The fire did not spread past her bedroom, she said.
Firefighters put it out quickly and Lewis, for the second time, arrived home to find police and firefighters at her house.
"If I was here, I might have been able to have saved my stuff," she said. "It landed right on my bed, so I might have been able to put it out."
Lewis said she has no insurance. As evening approached Monday, she said her family's only options for shelter were to stay with relatives or with the Red Cross.
"I don't know," she said. "I'm still trying to figure out where I'm going to stay."


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Mother Pebe Sebert also blames her daughter's eating disorder on her producer Dr. Luke and former manager David Sonenberg.
Earlier this month, Ke$ha made headlines after checking herself into rehab to treat her eating disorder. Now, mother Pebe Sebert has opened up about her daughter's struggle with anorexia and bulimia, saying that the pop star "almost died" because of weight bullying.
"I've watched my beautiful, self-confident, brilliant daughter be berated and ridiculed for her looks and weight to the point that she almost died," Sebert says of the "Timber" singer in a new interview with People.
"The doctors told me her blood pressure and sodium levels were so low, they'd never seen it that low except with someone who'd had a heart attack or stroke. They said it was a miracle she hadn't already dropped dead on stage," she adds.
Sebert reveals that Ke$ha's producer Dr. Luke and former manager David Sonenberg are partially responsible for the star's eating disorder, continuing, "One time on a conference call, Sonenberg was screaming, 'You need to lose weight! I don't care what you do ... take drugs, not eat, stick your finger down your throat!' Ke$ha was just weeping. She drove around afterward thinking about killing herself."
As for Dr. Luke, Sebert says that "he has just always been very disrespectful about [Ke$ha's] weight." She explains, "He'd say it in certain ways, like 'Why don't you try running?' She was doing everything and not getting thin fast enough, and that's when she first became bulimic."
However, both Dr. Luke and Sonenberg have denied the allegation that they played role in Ke$ha's stuggle. "It is unfortunate that at a time Ke$ha is suffering immensely and trying to heal at a treatment center, her mother is taking this approach with the media," Dr. Luke says in a statement. "I give Ke$ha my utmost support and well wishes for a quick return to health."
Ke$ha is currently being treated at the female-only facility Timberline Knolls, outside of Chicago. Sebert, who eventually joined her daughter at the same rehab facility to deal with stress from the family's crisis, says Ke$ha is now focusing on being healthy again.
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Surgery on an eye that doesn't have a cataract is called clear lens extraction. This is a cosmetic procedure, in that is is being done to help a person see better but doens't have a qualifying diagnosis of cataract. This surgery has the potential risk of causing a retinal detachment thus surgeon are reluctant to put a patient at risk for this. There are other options such as Lasek/Lasik/PRK but would need a thorough eye exam to ensure that the patient has a cornea that would be amendable to these procedures. There are surgeons that do clear lens extractions. Would recommend finding an ophthalmologist who specializes in refractive surgery as they would be able to find plausible alternatives.
thank you for this. My friend has been told that she isn't a candidate for LASIK due to an astigmatism. here is her prescription:
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can you think of any other alternatives that might be open to her? sometimes it's a case of knowing hte right question to ask...!!
On review of this refraction I don't feel their is very much astigmatism. The wavefront technology and new Lasek models should be able to deal with this. I'd recommend a second opinion to make sure this is correct. LASIK is a surgical procedure that uses a laser to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.


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Powerball jackpot builds to $325M for Saturday
Karen Moore spent most of Friday hoping she could put off Christmas shopping for at least another week.
Having a winning ticket for Saturday's $325 million Powerball drawing — the fourth-highest in the lottery's history — would alter her list significantly.
"That much money would make a lot of things easier, that's for sure," Moore, 39, a mother of three from Frazer, said at the GetGo gas station in O'Hara. "It would answer a lot of prayers."
A single winner choosing a cash payout would take home nearly $213 million before state and federal taxes, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs Powerball. The jackpot could rise even higher by Saturday's 11 p.m. drawing, depending on how many tickets are sold.
"Even if there's a one-in-a-billion chance to win, it's well worth it," said David Colavecchio, 42, of Hempfield, who bought $20 worth of tickets at the BP gas station along McKnight Road in Ross. "We've all had dreams of what you'd do with the money if you won — how many houses or cars you'd buy, where you'd go on vacation, how you'd quit your job. But like they say, you can't win if you don't have a ticket."
Powerball began in 1992 and is played in 42 states, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands. The odds of hitting all five numbers and the Powerball are 1 in 175 million.
Since Powerball tickets doubled in price to $2 in January, the number of tickets sold has decreased, but sales revenue has made up for it, increasing by about 35 percent, said Norm Lingle, chairman of the Powerball board of directors.
As the price went up, so did the jackpots, enticing thousands across the country to play.
Saturday's jackpot has been building since an anonymous winner in Delaware hit for $50 million on Oct. 16 and an Iowa couple won $202 million the week before. There have been 14 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.
Store clerks said they were not sure whether the holiday weekend helped ticket sales. They said they sold more than their usual number of tickets.
"A lot more people have come in for tickets, but I don't know if it's the large jackpot or because people are off for the holiday," said Jim Gohil, a clerk at the Sunoco station along Perry Highway in West View.
Lingle, who also is executive director of the South Dakota Lottery, says this weekend will be "telling."
"To my knowledge we've never had a large jackpot run like this fall over a major holiday," he said.
Saturday's drawing is the largest since Aug. 15, when Donald Lawson, 44, of Michigan claimed his $337 million fortune. Lawson took the cash option, a lump sum of $224.6 million.
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For those of you that don't know, Megaupload is an American web service that lets you send large files across the internet
Why do these services exist? XKCD explains:
Sadly, but not unusually, XKCD is spot on – and that's the reason that over the past few years Megaupload has gained a large following – racking up more registered users than the population of Russia.
Recently, in the United States, big media lobbying organisations have been trying to paint the company in a bad light; the company is frequently vilified by the RIAA and MPAA as a rogue site "dedicated to destroying their business models".
It was therefore an incredibly PR coup for Megaupload when they released a track last night where P Diddy, Will.i.am, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West sang their support to the site – #megaupload was even trending on twitter for a while.
Now you might have thought this blog post would end here. Megaupload score massive PR coup. Lobbying organisations back down briefly, and then continued sustained attack. But no, it was much more entertaining.
In response to the video, Universal Music Group (UMG) issued a DMCA Takedown request to Youtube – claiming the video contained copyrighted content that they owned.
Megaupload has filed a counterclaim with Youtube pointing out they "own everything in this video. And we have signed agreements with every featured artist for this campaign", but the video still remains offline and Megaupload accuses the lobbyists of using "dirty tricks".
Several things are certainly clear:
- Megaupload have scored a PR Coup
- UMG have secured the campaigns success by invoking the Streisand effect
- I suspect the story will not end here
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Yesterday a video was released by IO detailing a little bit about Agent 47's past leading up to Hitman Absolution. It gives the viewer a brief rundown of who Agent 47 is, what he does, just how good he is at his job, and why every other agent is now trying to kill him. The video doesn't contain any gameplay footage but it is fairly short at just under two minutes long and serves an educational purpose.
Hitman Absolution is set to release on November 20th, just a short week away, on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
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Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says the government's successful $1.5 billion selldown of its stake in
The government's move to sell 18 per cent of QR National was its first major privatisation since coming to power in March.
"The success of this transaction is down to the resolve of the government not to be rushed, but the broader success or otherwise of privatisations is a debate that also involves broader political measures," Mr Nicholls said.
There is speculation that former federal treasurer
However, the government has insisted it will seek a public mandate for such privatisation.
"While this [QR National] transaction has been successful, there are a whole range of other factors that haven't been properly discussed," Mr Nicholls said. "If [other privatisation] is to proceed the voting public needs to be convinced of all of those other factors."
The ruling Liberal National Party has held discussions with investors about privatisation. Brokers and investors were knocking on the LNP's door even before it won the March election.
However, for Mr Nicholls privatisation is "a debate that hasn't been properly held in Queensland".
The government has had a difficult start as it tries to wind back the state's economic dependence on the public sector. It is planning to shift $500 million of government contracts and services to the private sector as part of a plan to return the budget to surplus in 2013-14.
However, its credit rating was downgraded again last month, royalties income has taken a hit and there have been political ramifications from cutting 14,000 public sector jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released this week showed that more than 24,000 jobs have been lost in Queensland since the LNP government took office, taking the unemployment rate to 6.3 per cent.
That rate of unemployment surpasses the predictions in the Queensland budget delivered last month, which forecast a rate of 6 per cent in 2012-13 after the creation of 15,000 new jobs. The government's goal is to reduce unemployment to 4 per cent in six years.
"The high Australian dollar and global economic uncertainty are continuing to weigh on business sentiment and consumer confidence," Mr Nicholls said.
"So any improvement in employment growth in Queensland is likely to be modest over the near term."
The biggest concern is the state's heavy debt burden, which is expected to reach $81 billion in 2015-16. Proceeds from the QR National sale were funnelled directly into reducing debt.
The chief executive of the government's borrowing arm, Queensland Treasury Corporation's Philip Noble, said borrowing costs were being reduced.
He said the incentive to sell the QR National stake was specifically the prospect of reducing the loan costs associated with QTC borrowing against the QR National shares.
"When the QR National transfer was conducted by the previous government interest rates were very high," Mr Noble said.
"The interest on QR National was capitalising on the loan as well. Each year we were paying interest on interest."
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Hackeas: A little embellishment goes a long way
Desk and wall art
Jennifer needed a desk for her guest room, but had little space. She says, "I saw the Norbo wall mounted table at Ikea and knew I could do something with it. I was on a very tight budget and decided to spend my money on other items. The next time I went to Ikea. I found the same desk (missing one screw) for 1/3 the price in the As-is section (my favorite). I painted it in my kooky way and then mounted it to the wall."
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Paper napkin it
Lydia hacks lots of these chests and frames as presents. She says, "I've improved the looks of some of the mini-chests with the effective paper napkin technique. I've done many of them, some with asparagus, strawberries and gardening utensils. I use the latter to keep my secateurs, seeds, string and other small things I need for gardening. The nice old-fashioned look comes from applying two layers of paint with crackle glaze in-between.
My golden angel key cabinet which has been refurbished with the same method.
Then there are some pictures of my object frames. Since I'm absolutely fond of lighthouses it suggested itself that I created some lighthouse sceneries, and I think I was quite successful. I simply glued the pictures (taken from old calendars) into the frames as a background and used sand, sea shells, seaweed, etc. to decorate the foreground.
Dress up your wardrobe too
Heidi jazzes up the plastic panels on the Aneboda drawers and wardrobe. She says, "I just used Japanese paper/tissue paper and gift wrapping paper to decorate my Aneboda drawers and wardrobes and make their 'sterile' look into something more fitting to my bedroom.
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Is that key cabinet from Ikea? The only one I see is steel, and I've never tried doing a mod podge on metal. I'm guessing it would have to be scuff sanded it or primed with Kilz?
Thank you Allie! I'll try it. Yes, it sounds so easy to get such a great result. Have a good day. Greetings from Italy. Chiara
The Norbo Table turned into a desk is a cool thing- I have one but never thought to paint it.
I also love the mini-chests idea very cool
@Anonymous something like that would be very easy to decoupage, just get some mod podge from the craft store, apply a thin layer whatever you surface you want to put the paper on, put your cutouts on, and apply a few thin layers on top. So easy!
I'd like to see the inside of the strawberry mini-chest. What about the paper napkin thing?
How do you "paper napkin it"? (I love the strawberries!)
Wow the Aneboda look so much more warm and cozy. Really have to tell a friend of mine of this idea, her bedroom looks soo cold with that white Anebodas of hers.


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CLINTON, S.C. (AP) Al'Lonzo Coleman notched a double-double, scoring 26 points and grabbing 12 rebounds for Presbyterian in a 94-74 win over Virginia Military Institute Thursday night.
He was one of three Blue Hose (11-13, 5-9 Big South Conference) players with 20 or more points as Josh Johnson added 22 and Khalid Mutakabbir had 20. Pierre Miller also had 10 points.
The Blue Hose have now won three straight games on the heels of a seven-game losing skid, and avenged a New Year's Eve loss to the Keydets.
Presbyterian opened the game on a 20-10 run, led by 11 at halftime and outscored VMI 50-41 in the second half to seal it.
The Blue Hose outshot the Keydets 59.6 percent (34 of 57) to 40.4 percent (23 of 57) from the floor.
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