text: Following his mayoralty, Leppert was a candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2012.Leppert's public career followed 30 years in the private sector, working in the construction, homebuilding, real estate, and financial services industries. During his tenure as CEO from 1999 to 2006, The Turner Corporation's revenues grew from $4 billion to nearly $9 billion and total returns increased significantly. He led the entry into new markets and initiated Turner University, an innovative internal, online training program for its 7,000 plus employees. Prior to Turner, Leppert held a number of business leadership positions, including vice chairman of Pacific Century Financial Corporation and its major subsidiary, the Bank of Hawaii, and president and CEO of Castle & Cooke Properties, Inc., both in Honolulu, HI, and a national partner at Trammell Crow Company. He began his career at McKinsey & Co., where he was elected a principal of the firm. Leppert was appointed by President Reagan as a White House Fellow in 1984. He served as executive assistant to the deputy secretary of the treasury and a member of the staff of The White House's Office of Policy Development. He holds an M.B.A. with Distinction from the Harvard Business School and a bachelor's in liberal arts from Claremont McKenna College. He has been an active leader in civic and community organizations, including chairing the Greater Dallas Regional Chamber, the Hawaii Business Roundtable and the Bishop Museum. He has served on the boards of Baylor Healthcare System, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Dallas Citizens Council, Dallas Zoological Society, and the National Building Museum, among others. He has been actively involved in a wide range of educational institutions ranging from chairing the West Dallas Community School, an acclaimed K-8 school in one of the lowest income areas of the nation, to serving on the boards of the Episcopal School of Dallas, Claremont McKenna College, and Harvard Business School alumni.


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We're a little less than a month away from the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and the media--you can be sure--will be covering 9/11 from every conceivable angle.
For Bloomberg BusinessWeek, that meant covering it from above. The magazine got a bit of jump on the competition with its August 8th issue cover, which features an aerial view of Ground Zero.
Richard Turley, Bloomberg BusinessWeek's creative director explained why:
There will be many 9/11 covers in the coming weeks and I'm certain that this will not be the best one of that lot. [...] I'm quite glad we've got our 9/11 cover out the way early, with a short (but good) story inside. These are the issues that posturing editors like to make big grand statements with enormous single topic zeitgeist--capturing feature wells, photo essays, first persons, graphics, essays by eminent thinkers, artist commission photography, covers and imagery, crowd sourced content... the whole shebang. The pressure to perform and make stand-out issues is intense as magazines compete for the imaginary 'who did the best 9/11 coverage' awards. I'm already finding it all a bit tiring--so without sounding like a spoil-sport--I feel quite happy to sit this one out and let others mark this momentous occasion.
The photograph was taken by Vincent Laforet, and Turley credits deputy photography director Karen Frank for tracking it down at the last minute. "I managed to somehow not know what was on the cover until Tuesday lunchtime," Turley wrote, noting that the magazine's deadline was Wednesday morning. "I thought we were doing a Rahm Emanuel cover."
Turley added that the cover design "owes a debt of inspiration" to a Spiritualized live album cover--"Royal Albert Hall, October 10, 1997."
And what would a creative director's loving appreciation of his latest iconic cover image be without a call-out to the font used in the coverlines? "65 Haas Grotesk centered," Turley noted. "What could be simpler?"
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STRIKING academics have warned they could be forced to boycott marking in their fight for "fair pay".
Lecturers at the University of Bolton walked out at 9am yesterday for the latest in a series of two-hour strikes in a long-running national row over a one per cent pay rise — but were docked a full day's pay for taking the action.
Damien Markey, secretary of the University of Bolton, said: "We will be working for the majority of the day for no pay and that obviously makes us very angry.
"We have now received the legal framework to challenge this.
"We will work for the majority of the day and give the support to the students even though we are not getting paid.
"We have done everything right and are fighting for fair pay."
Unions insist university staff will have suffered a 13 per cent pay cut in real terms since October 2008 while those at the top are awarded "healthy rises".
Previous strikes have taken place and have involved members of Unison and a number of two hour strikes.
University of Bolton bosses said they intended io implement the one per cent rise, as recommended by the Universities and Colleges Employers Association.
A University of Bolton spokesman said: "The university is mindful of an employee's right to protest.
"The university will not accept any partial performance of duties in a working day, which a two hour strike is, as it is detrimental to its students.
"The university, in accordance with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association's recommendation to the HE sector, has therefore made all academic staff aware that in the event they participate in the strike it will withhold pay for the entire day.
"The university is taking all reasonable steps to mitigate any inconvenience that may be caused to students as a result of this strike action and any adverse impact this may have on their experience."
Mr Markey said: "The next step may now be a marking boycott, we don't want this to happen, it has the potential to affect those who are graduating and delay graduation "Highly skilled academics are going abroad to other countries to teach, where they are valued."
Lecturers were giving out leaflets explaining why they were being forced to take strike action and said Mr Markey had received positive messages from students.
Student Chloe Earnshaw, aged 20, said: "I do support the lecturers and understand why they are doing it. I think most students do support them."


text: By: Settu Shankar Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Remember the Bangalore beauty Chaya Singh, who made waves in Tamil film industry with her movie Thiruda Thirudi along with Dhanush. After an item number in Thiruppachi with Vijay, the actress was almost vanished from Tamil film industry for a while. Her only movie Solli Adippen in which she is acting against comedian Vivek, is also delaying abnormally. To manage her career, the actress moved on to act in Telugu and Bhojpuri movies for the past two years. Now she is back with a bang in Tamil industry with film Vallamai Tharayo. Directed by Mathumitha (US return!), the film has Parthiban in the lead and Chaya Singh is playing his wifes role. As the film revolves around the sensational turbulent of husband and wife, the actress hopes that it will open a new door to her career. Chaya feels that even though she has not been acting in Tamil cinema, she has not been far from Tamil fans hearts.


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Steam. Lets face it, if you're a gamer who's played anything on PC in the past five years, you've used it. It has comprehensively changed the structure of the market for PC games, coming to be the premier delivery platform for games on that platform. Between its convenience and the frequent sales, it has all but killed the traditional retail space for PC games and is regarded as setting the benchmark for digital delivery platforms.
With all of this market clout they've established comes a great deal of responsibility; as the masters of the single largest marketplace for games on the platform, Valve have found themselves in a position of singular power. Where things get problematic is in their handling of independent games, in a bid to avoid a flood of terrible games they placed restrictions on how games get to be listed on Steam, which for a time all but shut out the burgeoning Indie scene. In a bid to rectify this problem, they decided to place it in the hands of the public, creating the Greenlight system.
In theory, Greenlight would serve as a filter to allow deserving games to be released onto the broader Steam platform, where they'd then be able to be purchased. Games would build up support via word of mouth or community action, and thus garner enough votes to be greenlit.
Unfortunately, the problems with this system became apparent very quickly, the first one being the sheer noise to signal ratio of Greenlight. Even after Valve introduced a fee for listing, thousands of games are up for Greenlight at any given time. At the time of writing there are 455 games that have been Greenlit through the system, and 190 that have been released. For a game to stand out from the masses to even reach the status of Greenlit can be a herculean task, and once they are released they are simply one of an enormous mass of games on an already massive service.
Even if a person regularly browses the Greenlight section of Steam for new and interesting projects, its pretty likely that they only know of a few in each wave of approvals, so how much less does the average punter know? The teams behind these projects only rarely have the money or the contacts to get the word out in any real way, and when they're simply one of a whole raft of releases in a wave of Greenlightings, excellent, interesting projects like Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action! or The Cat Lady (both of which are very much worth your time) simply get lost in the shuffle.
There's an even bigger problem though, that being that when we vote for a game on the service, even if it is a completed product, we're voting based on the concept and their pitch, giving our approval based on the promises of the developer. On those occasions where those promises are false and the finished product ends up being a terrible game, the entire credibility of the Greenlight program is the victim, and all the games that are released through it end up with the mud on their proverbial faces.
While their pitches may have sounded interesting, games like Guise of the Wolf and Day One: Garry's Incident are barely playable, ugly messes. Garry's Incident became an even more toxic offender than normal, after the developer's well-publicised antics on YouTube, trying to have TotalBiscuit's absolutely scathing first impressions video pulled on a bogus copyright claim, and the subsequent revelation that they essentially bought Greenlight votes by giving away free Steam Keys for their game to people who voted for them. Even the game's name, so similar to the massively popular Garry's Mod, is reminiscent of the Hollywood 'mockbuster' tactic (Transmorphers instead of Transformers, for example).
When people see a game like that get the Greenlight stamp of approval, and then learn that Treasure's legendary Ikaruga, widely regarded as one of the greatest shmups ever produced, has to go through the Greenlight system, how much credibility does the system have?
All of this is just a symptom of a broader problem, and that is the hands-off approach that Valve is taking to Steam. There seems to be no quality control in effect; anything from a publisher that already has games on Steam seems to be allowed through, and with Steam now providing "Early Access" - whereby alpha builds can be sold at retail prices - the problem is just getting worse, especially given that there is little to no provision available for refunds through Steam. When you purchase a game that simply doesn't work properly, like Rekoil, with its broken textures, animations and FOV, you're out of luck.
While the old adage of caveat emptor - let the buyer beware – may still be relevant, it surely can't be too hard for the content provider to ensure that what they are providing is at least functional, especially in the case of an Early Access game where currently the developer isn't even required to list up front what is and isn't in the current build; to get that information, in many cases, a prospective buyer needs to look at the game forums or websites.
Gabe Newell has indicated that they plan to get rid of Greenlight - "Not because it's not useful, but because we're evolving." - but no indication has been given as to what is replacing it. What we need is a system where Valve shows the same attention to detail and dedication to quality that they've taken to their own games, an approach which earned them the respect and devotion of players everywhere.
Being the 500 pound gorilla of the PC gaming market isn't an excuse for said gorilla to be unwashed and smelling of filth. The simple fact of the matter is that if they do start implementing some sort of quality control, people will have more faith in whatever system replaces Greenlight, and will be even more interested in taking the plunge on games that they may otherwise pass up.
If what Gabe Newell has said about deep discounts vastly increasing profits, then surely even more people taking advantage of those discounts means that it will overall be a positive outcome for Valve, the developers and the end user.
- Ryan "Emperor Pylades" Linegar
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For a French politician trying to get across a vote-winning message just five months ahead of the presidential election, it is about the worst thing that can happen.
Type in what might appear to be the website of the ruling right-of-centre prime minister François Fillon and what do you get? The campaign site of socialist presidential candidate François Hollande. In turn, a click on Hollande's site directs visitors to Lolitique, a blog of satirical political quotations. That may not be ideal, but it is certainly better than the party website of the ruling UMP party, where until recently website visitors were directed.
Even the French president, seeking re-election next May, has not escaped the cybersquatters. A click on www.Nicolassarkozy2012.fr takes you to a tattoo site and www.sarkozy-2012.info.fr to a blog opposed to the French leader including submissions from someone calling themselves Sarkozy Dégage, or Sarkozy Clear Off.
Even more damagingly, the domain name www.karachigate.fr – referring to an arms sale corruption scandal – takes visitors to the Elysée Palace website.
Centrist presidential candidate Hervé Morin is victim of a technological double whammy.Both www.morin2012.com and www.morin2012.fr take visitors to a blog called pense bêtes, or think stupid.
Several politicians have been forced to take legal action to recover domain names linked to their identities, including Bertrand Delanoë, the socialist mayor of Paris. The French courts tend to rule in favour of politicians.
A law introduced in March declared that the registering of domain names "may be refused when susceptible of attacking the personality, or intellectual property rights" of anyone except in cases justified by "legitimate interest and motivated by good faith".
Usurping someone's identity "to attack their honour" is punishable by a year in prison and a maximum €15,000 (£12,900) fine.
French politicians have long considered the internet an unruly beast that needs to be tamed. Suspicious of its ability to both embarrass and demystify, they have sought to regulate and "civilise".
In 2009, Jean-François Copé, head of Sarkozy's ruling right-of-centre party, said: "The internet is a danger for democracy", while Azouz Begag, a sociologist and minister under the former president Jacques Chirac, said: "The internet, it's political revenge."
Internet users clearly like to think ahead. The domain names for fillon2017, cop2017, hollande2017 and sarkozy2017 have all already been taken.


text: 5 Second Rule is a fun family game from Patch Products. The fast-paced game includes questions that must be answered within 5 seconds. It may be easy to name 3 breeds of dogs, but the pressure of time and other players staring at you can result in some funny and even ridiculous answers when you Just Spit It Out!?. 5 Second Rule includes 576 questions on 288 Cards, a 5-second twisted marble timer, and a set of game rules. A great birthday gift for young and old alike.


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I Got You, Babe
If you're not familiar with today's song, you can hear it here.
1) Popular music has produced almost countless groups, but not that many duos. Besides Sonny & Cher, can you name another?
Jan & Dean is the first one to pop into my head. Then the Captain and Tenille, and Johnny Cash and June Carter-Cash (though they recorded separately as well).2) Hearing this recording from his clock radio is how Bill Murray woke up every morning in Groundhog Day. What woke you up this morning?
I'm glad you snuck Groundhog Day in...lol I woke up because I was done sleeping. No alarm, no urgent places to be, just a nice lie-in.3) When she was growing up, Cher practiced her autograph for when she became a star. Is your signature legible? Or is it more of a scrawl?
My signature is legible. I don't hold with lousy handwriting.4) In addition to show biz, Sonny & Cher had many careers: Sonny was a restauranteur and politician, Cher is an interior designer. Would you like to try your hand at any of those professions?
Nope. I'd be awful at all of them. No, I fear my backup career will be Professional Crime Show Viewer.5) In 1965, when this song topped the charts, Sonny and Cher were as famous for their wardrobe as for their music. Sonny was fond of tall, heavy-heeled boots while Cher often paired granny dresses with bare feet. What's on your feet right now?
Just nail polish on my toes. And some calluses on the soles. But I do like tall boots too, just not when the humidity is over 90% as it is today.6) By 1968, their career crashed. Cher's early attempts as a movie actress failed, their records stopped selling and the IRS came after them for back taxes. Have you ever been audited?
No, thank GOD! We did get a call "from the IRS" this week though (not).7) In 1971 they were on top again with their TV show. But their marriage was coming apart. Sonny said, "For the last 5 years I worried about our career, not about us." Have you ever been guilty of putting career before relationship?
Yes. It's hard not to sometimes, and especially when Beast is out of town so much. I obsess while he's gone and sometimes forget to stop when he's home.8) By 1972 they were living separate lives -- in the same house. For the sake of The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, they pretended to be happily married another year and a half. Tell us about a time when you pretended to be happy, but weren't.
The last several months have had plenty of instances of that. Most people have no idea what's been going on inside my home.9) While their separation and divorce were bitter, they resumed their friendship when Cher showed up at the opening of his restaurant in 1976. Have you ever made the first move in repairing a relationship?
Often. It doesn't always work, but sometimes the other person has seemed very glad that I made the first move.


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RICHMOND, Va. – With little offense to be found by either team in the third and final game of the series, the University of Pennsylvania baseball team fell, 1-0, Sunday afternoon to Richmond.
In what has become an unfavorable trend for Penn (2-9) in this young season, five of the Quakers nine losses have come by one run, including two this weekend.
Penn saw it's starter Dan Gautieri throw his finest outing of the year, going six innings, scattering seven hits, allowing the one run, while striking out five. Freshman Jack Hartman, who earned his first collegiate victory earlier in the week and Delaware State, pitched two scoreless innings in relief, striking out two Richmond batters.
The Quakers managed five hits in the ballgame, with junior Jeff McGarry continuing to swing a hot bat collecting two hits. Junior Austin Bossart doubled to right field in the third inning with two outs, collecting Penn's only extra base hit.
Richmond (7-10-1) scraped across its only run in the bottom of the third inning on a base hit, stolen base, and an RBI single.
Penn returns from Virginia, and will play one more road game before playing its home opener. The Quakers will travel to Villanova on Wednesday for a 3:15 p.m. start. Penn will then host Lafayette at Meiklejohn Stadium on Saturday beginning at 12 p.m.
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THIS is the last known photograph of murder victim Rico Dardis taken on the day that he was killed.
The picture was snapped by one of his killers- Paul Gerlach- on board the boat as they left the harbour on that fateful day.
Another exclusive picture obtained by the Echo shows the murderers photographed on Friar's Cliff by passersby as the speedboat washed ashore.
At the trial, the court heard that the engine had stopped after the boat hit Mr Dardis, and it took several hours to reach the shore.
This photograph shows Paul Gerlach standing in the beached boat while Louis Borzoni inspects the propeller.
On landing they were accosted by a local couple who helped them tie the boat up, then noticed Mr Dardis' body in the surf at the stern.
The court was told Borzoni responded to their questions by saying "Oh, maybe it's a dummy".
Among the evidence used against the pair was a selection of covert police recordings of their conversations with friends and family after their initial release on bail.
In these, they were heard plotting to agree on a consistent version of events.
Both were also heard confessing to the murder, Borzoni to his brother and Gerlach to his estranged wife.
In the latter recording, which was played to the court, Gerlach said: "I killed him, I killed him.
"We pushed him off to get him away. He was floating in the water. You want to know the truth, that's the truth."
He then described putting the speedboat in full throttle and used his hands to demonstrate the sound of the boat hitting Mr Dardis.
He said he wasn't remorseful as Mr Dardis "deserved it".
Asked in court why he had confessed to murder if he was innocent, he said he had been trying to impress her by showing that Mr Dardis couldn't "push him around".
Detective Inspector Marcus Hester, of Dorset Police's Major Crime Team, said: "My thoughts are with the family of Rico Dardis and I hope that today's verdict brings some closure for them.
"This was a violent attack with a very tragic outcome for someone who was a popular and well liked character in the Boscombe area."


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Pitt had a light practice Monday after the victory at West Virginia one day earlier. The Panthers depart Tuesday for No. 21 Villanova (15-4, 3-3). The 7 p.m. game Wednesday will be the final collegiate basketball game at the Spectrum (see the Web site Tuesday for a story on the historic game).
Senior forward Tyrell Biggs, who left the first half of the West Virginia game with a leg injury and returned, was X-rayed on Sunday night. He is fine, coach Jamie Dixon said.
"It was a light day for us," Dixon said. "We got some shooting done and went through some of (Villanova's) stuff on the floor. Then we watched some film. It was a productive day."


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Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop
There is a lot of movement in the recent Value Picks, with three players heading out for different reasons and three new available names coming in. One of the names on his way off the list is Felipe Lopez, who managed to find his way onto Value Picks on the exact day that he was placed on the DL. Lopez suffered an elbow injury likely tied to him having to pitch in the infamous 20-inning game between St. Louis and New York. Once he returns from injury, he may yet be a viable pickup, but right now he should not remain on your roster. The other two players leaving Value Picks are Alberto Callaspo and Orlando Hudson, but they are heading out for good reasons. Callaspo is now taken in 24.1% of ESPN mixed leagues, while Hudson is taken in 16.8% of those leagues, meaning neither player is really under the radar any longer.
Three news faces will now grace us with their presence on Value Picks. One name of interest in Arizona's Chris Snyder. Coming into the season, Snyder was a man without a job. Heading into 2009, he had played five seasons and compiled a respectable .232/.338/.402 career slash line. He had just come off a second straight season with over 10 HR and 20 2B, showing solid power despite limited playing time. He had also up until that point compiled a career walk rate of 10.5%, making up for his generally poor batting average. One injury-marred season later and he was a castoff in Arizona, replaced by the younger Miguel Montero, who had an impressive 2009 campaign replacing Snyder.
However, Snyder received his shot to prove himself when Montero landed on the disabled list with a knee injury. So far, Snyder has taken advantage, putting up an impressive .266/.374/.547 slash line and belting five homers in just 75 PA. Now, all those rates are bound to regress, particularly the batting average. Snyder has a career K% (K/PA) of 22.3 percent, putting him among the biggest strikeout artists in the game. His BABIP at the moment is .308, which is not terribly inflated, but it's a good deal off of his career rate (.275) and is probably high for a typical slow-footed catcher who hits the ball in the air more often than not. Snyder does make it on base more than enough thanks to his walk rate, and Arizona provides an excellent lineup and park in which offense can thrive. Expect a regression in the power and AVG department, but expect Snyder to be closer to his PECOTA-projected 60th and 70th percentile lines rather than his weighted mean going forward.
Another player benefiting from injury is Skip Schumaker, who now has a full stranglehold on his second base job with Lopez on the DL. Schumaker's game hasn't been pretty so far, but no one should expect a player with that speed to post a .244 BABIP. Despite the increased walk rate, Schumaker has actually been more aggressive than usual, swinging at 50 percent of pitches thrown to him, including swinging at 34 percent of those outside of the zone. He's also made more contact than he has in years past, including making contact on 85 percent of pitches outside the zone. Perhaps this contact has been of the poorer variety, leading to more outs on balls in play. Regardless, while the results of his slash line aren't pretty, that run total is still impressive. After all, Schumaker leads off for St. Louis, meaning he will still have plenty of opportunities to score thanks to Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday. Going forward, a .280+ average and .340+ OBP are not out of the question, and the runs should continue to pile up. With guaranteed playing time, Schumaker is a decent option in any of your leagues, and an obvious choice in NL-only leagues.
The last new addition to Value Picks comes straight out of the Empty Batting Average department. Cristian Guzman almost epitomizes the high-average slap hitter over the course of his career, with a career slash of .271/.307/.376 and a more recent three-year run of .319/.354/.446 with Washington. Guzman has yet to learn how to take a walk, in part because he has a healthy contact rate and in part because he swings at a higher than average number of pitches. Guzman never did have much power either, with a career ISO of .105 and a HR/FB% of 5.1 percent from 2002-2010. His main appeal is that average and the position he plays, shortstop. Now that he's firmly established a decent amount of playing time after his early season benching (Heater expert Paul Bugala has him splitting time with Adam Kennedy at second and getting 25 percent of the chances at shortstop), he is now a viable play in NL-only leagues as a last-ditch shortstop. Guzman also gets a few bonus points for qualifying at second base as well. Expect a good AVG and a decent run count batting at the top of the order with boppers Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn driving him in.
The remaining Value Picks remain decent, available options. Cliff Pennington had another hot week, going .400/.444/.600 and hitting another home run along with two doubles. He's still available in just over 97 percent of ESPN leagues, so if he remain open in your mixed league, he should be worth a roster spot on the bench in case of your starting shortstop goes down. The other two names had middle-of-the-road weeks, with Ian Desmond just hanging on to his spot. With Guzman continuing to perform, Desmond needs to step it up to maintain his hold on the starting shortstop job.
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A terrible judge comes like a thief in the night. While the world sleeps, everything changes. In the diseased light of a festering sun, planes drop from the sky, machines sputter and stop, and the graves of the shrieking damned burst open. Angels from hell clothe themselves in the flesh of corpses to form an unholy army. Dreaming of his father hammering his way out of a coffin, Gary Holland is jolted awake by the phone to learn that his father is dead. Bickering over infidelity and religion, the family gathers for the funeral...and confronts hell on earth at the Jersey Shore. Hounded from cellar to sewer, the staggering, bloodied survivors of the Holland clan are pushed remorselessly to choose between black despair and hopeless faith.
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text: Chordiant Software ( CHRD) ranked among the winners in a generally upward-trending after-hours session Thursday.Chordiant shares leapt nearly 16% after the software developer inked a contract worth some $26.5 million (a "record" 18.1 million euros), based on recent conversion rates, to "provide perpetual enterprise licenses and support" to an unnamed "leading telecommunications company." The agreement, which covers up to eighteen of the telecom firm's group companies or subsidiaries across four continents, will likely generate future orders or minimum payments for Chordiant through April 2009. The Cupertino, Calif., company also projected below-par current-quarter results while reaffirming its fiscal 2008 guidance ranges, which cover the average analyst estimates on both top and bottom lines, per Thomson Financial. Chordiant shares were rising $1.28 to $9.40. Elsewhere, Alexza Pharmaceuticals ( ALXA) announced that Endo Pharmaceuticals ( ENDP) will pay it $10 million up front under a license-and-development partnership covering AZ-003, a pain-treatment device that's currently in early-phase development. The device, which uses Alexza's Staccato system inhalation technology to deliver fentanyl, treats cancer and non-cancer patients for breakthrough pain (that which "breaks through" the normal course of medication). On top of the upfront fee, Alexza may get up to another $40 million in milestone payments. Shares of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Alexza were recently up 8.1% to $8.78 in light extended trading. Endo was flat at $6.90.


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Spa & Health Club at L'Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa
St Brelade, Jersey
Hand Picked Hotels Spa transports you to a sanctuary of tranquillity and harmony where every effort is focused on your relaxation, wellbeing and appearance via mind, body and soul. Every aspect of your stay at L'Horizon has been carefully considered to provide you with the ultimate haven for relaxation, and that includes our luxurious Spa. Located within the Hotel, we've made sure it has everything you could possibly need to pursue a healthy lifestyle and a feeling of total well being by letting you decide how active or inactive you wish to be. You can choose to work out in our fully equipped gymnasium, or just chill out, by putting yourself in our staff's capable hands and pampering yourself with a range of luxurious beauty treatments.
Spa Treatment and Afternoon Tea/Elevenses for Two People
Be Inspired Spa Day, Inc. 55 Minute Treatment
Selection Spa Day, Inc. Two 25 Minute Treatment
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Luminis Beauty Jersey
St Brelade, Jersey
Located in St Brelade, Luminis Beauty is a haven of relaxation, wellness and serious skincare expertise designed to help you glow all over. Take your pick from the tempting array of top notch treatments which include everything from Murad facials, Elemis treatments and aromatherapy massages to professional hair removal, body scrubs and spray tans. The secret ingredient to every Luminis treatment is your therapist. Every member of the team sparkles with a passion for what they do, and matches expert knowledge and skill with a warm and welcoming approach. Whatever your age or stage in life, Luminis Beauty are dedicated to making you look and feel your best.
Buy Two get the third FREE - St. Tropez Spray Tan
15 mins
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Cloud 9
50 mins
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Divine Duo
50 mins
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The Club Hotel & Spa
St Helier, Jersey
The Spa at The Club Hotel and Spa Hotel in Jersey is a small, private and luxurious spa, making it the perfect place to unwind. The Spa has an indoor and outdoor pool, a thermal suite and five treatment rooms. Alongside the indoor salt water pool is the thermal suite which includes a salt cabin, herbal steam room and experience shower as well as a relaxation area. The relaxation area has been carefully arranged to maximise the privacy of each guest. Both the pools and thermal suite are free for all hotel guests to use between their opening hours of 8am to 8pm. There are 3 single treatment rooms and a twin treatment room perfect for couples or friends. All treatment rooms have warm relaxing décor including wood panelling. As well as the main treatment rooms the Club Spa also includes a Rasul Mud Treatment room for two, one of our favourite and most popular treatments. The Club Spa offers a fantastic range of treatments including Darphin, Decleor and the Ayavedic Shankara treatments. The Spa also has a dedicated Manicure and Pedicure area and offers the fantastic GELeration. The Club Spa is part of feelunique, Europe's leading health and beauty retailer and spa operator. www.theclubjersey.com
Energy Restoring Half Spa Day, Inc. Facials and Massage & Spa Lunch
Indulgent Half Spa Day
Cleansing Spa Day, Inc. 5 Treatments & Spa Lunch
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The Spa at Grand Jersey
St Helier, Jersey
Whether you come here for a holiday, to get married or for business, we believe you will find the Grand Jersey Hotel & Spa, overlooking the captivating St Aubin's Bay in St Helier, Jersey, nothing short of inspiring. When we hand you the key to your bedroom, you begin a stay that will exceed your expectations. You may choose to have a blessing on the beach followed by a wedding party to remember, indulge yourself at the Michelin star Tassili restaurant which was also earned three AA Rosettes in 2009 or unlock some new business thinking in our highly rated Park Suites. And for those seeking the ultimate in relaxation, a visit to the spa to discover its treatments is essential. The pleasures of Grand Jersey are waiting. You just have to find a reason to visit. The team and I hope you find one and that we will be welcoming you through the doors soon.
For You with Love Spa Day
Indulgent Afternoon Tea Spa Day for Two People
Ultimate Indulgence Spa Day
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Make Over Salon
St Helier, Jersey
Make Over Salon is a beauty salon situated in Jersey, Channel Islands.
Cellulite Treatments
1 hr
Body Exfoliation Treatments
1 hr
Body Wraps
1 hr
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St. Pierre Park Hotel & Golf Resort
St Peter Port, Guernsey
One of the leading four star hotels in Guernsey. St Pierre Park Hotel and Golf Resort is dedicated to providing our guests with warm and genuine hospitality. Located in 35 acres of stunning grounds just one mile from St Peter Port, it is the one of the most well equipped hotels in Guernsey for business events and conferences. The hotel also offers a variety of dining options, top spa treatments and one of only three golf courses on the island. Please note that due to refurbishments - which will be taking place from 6pm on Friday October 2015 - the Health Suite will be closed until summer 2016.
Perfect Solution Spa Day, Inc. 80 Minute Treatment & Lunch
Refresh & Revive Spa Day, Inc. 75 Minute Treatment & Lunch
Indulgent Afternoon Tea Spa Day for Two People, Inc. 55 Minute Treatment
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Successful offices demand fast output with great detail across a range of business communications. With High Definition Color and its award winning digital LED single pass print technology, the C9650HDN never fails to deliver. Add to this integrated duplex printing, an efficient 36 ppm color print speed, and its capability to print on heavyweight media, you have a printer which can fully adapt to all your office needs.
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Due to Java classloading rules, it is impossible to ship the Apache Commons VFS™ extension to Apache Chainsaw™ OR have DBReceiver or JMSReceiver bundled with Chainsaw.
Several VFS filestore implementation jars cannot be shipped with Chainsaw because of licensing issues, and for JMSReceiver and DBReceiver you are required to have proprietary driver jars locally which we obviously can't ship. You can follow these steps to enable the DB, JMS and/or VFS components inside Chainsaw.
Place all these jars in your .chainsaw/plugins directory (the .chainsaw directory is in your home directory) Start Chainsaw, which should now recognize the existence of these components and allow you to use them.
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Top 5 Pricing Mistakes
In today's most competitive world, companies are looking for various ways to increase their competitive advantage and improve their overall performance. Most of the companies have already resorted to cost cutting, outsourcing, process re-engineering and adoption of innovative technologies; however, their benefits from these actions are diminishing day by day. They are on the lookout of new strategies, and pricing is the most obvious one. Majority of the companies have already started recognizing this, and so they have started devising pricing strategies. Unfortunately, these strategies aren't yielding the results they want due to certain errors that they fail to realize. Let's talk about those errors now.
- Prices based on costs: When the prices of the products are based on the cost of production, either the price end up being higher than the customers' perceived value – pushing up the costs of sales – or, being lower than the perceived value – missing the opportunity of maximizing the profit. The bottom line is, the costs are irrelevant when it comes to pricing because they form a lower boundary for the price. The better strategy is to understand the perceived value of your products in the eyes of your customers.
- Prices based on the marketplace: When you price your products based on the marketplace, you are bowing down to the collective judgment of the crowd about your product. Usually only those companies use marketplace pricing who are laid back about their business, ending up with thin profits. You should rather differentiate your products or services from your competitors.
- Same profit margin across all product lines: Many financial strategies support uniformity in profit margins across all the product lines. However, this doesn't work in the real world because each product line has a different set of target audience, and again, these potential customers have different perception about the price of the products. To put it simply, the price of any product line should reflect the target customer's willingness to pay for that product.
- Failure to segment customers: Usually customers are segmented into different groups according to your requirements and expectations from the product. The value proposition for products and services is different for different market segments, and hence the pricing strategy should reflect that. But when you fail to segment your customers, you are either overpricing or under pricing your products.
- Constant prices for long time: Although changing prices on the daily basis doesn't make business sense, it doesn't mean that you hold the prices for your products at the same level for years to come ignoring changes in the costs, competitive environment and customer preferences. For better customer service and profit margins, you should update your prices at reasonable period of time and communicate the same to your customers to make sure that the value proposition on both the side matches.
To control the management costs and boost the sales, optimization of pricing strategy is a must. But this task can't be done offhand. It requires lot of research and proper analysis of the gathered data. You need to tie the pricing strategy with the value perception of the customers. Until and unless this is done, you can't win customer loyalty, lower cost of sales and enhanced profits.


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The jQuery breaks in IE8. If you click the first image on this page, either one of two things will happen the PNG file will load or nothing will happen. To understand compare in FireFox/Chrome.
For me, it's broken in FF/Chrome for Mac too. I think there's something wrong with the jQuery setup. Perhaps you need to refresh FF to see that it's not working?
When you say broken you mean the content that should load isn't and instead your getting the rolling donuts, correct ? If so then browsers Chrome/FF/IE are not working.
How do fix this ? I can't figure out.
I've checked all the paths, they look good ?
Look again at this opening anchor tag.
<a class="video_link" title="Image A" name="videos/truck.flv" href="images/tour_video.png" rel="gallery">
Check the path of the href, relative to the location of the page on your server, which is
Is there a file there?
I put the video in prepage/videos if that what your hinting at ?
I'm not hinting at a path to videos. Look again at the path in the href:
Is that file at that path?
Here is the absolute path of the page containing that href:
Put those two paths together and see if tour_video.png is there.
If not, find where tour_video.png is, change the href accordingly and test your page.
It's under construction/videos to call a FLV file. I've changed the path numerous times to no availability.
Let's test that by creating a URL that will show tour_video.png when entered in the browser address bar.
If tour_video.png was in construction/videos/ then the URL would be
This produces a 404 error, so perhaps you mean images/tour_video.png is in construction/videos/
This also produces a 404 error.
I do know where the tour_video.png is, but you need to learn to do this for yourself. When you've found the correct URL, post it here or correct your path.
I'm winding up for the night, but here's another clue.
The same href path - images/tour_video.png - works in an earlier version of your page. That page is located in the construction directory i.e.
Putting the two together gives the path to tour_video.png
All you have to do is correct the path in your page, using either an absolute path, a relative path from the web root of your server, or a relative path from the document.
Select the image on the link I gave in message #1. The link should say "cafe tour" the FLV video truck.flv does not load.
I'm aware that the video doesn't load and have been trying to help you.
All it needs is for you to correct the href path to tour_video.png in that link.
The path where is the image is, is /construction/images no matter how many times I change the path it doesn't work.
Refresh your page and try again. Do you still see spinning donuts?
Back the the original problem. View the first link while it's active in your mind in IE8 / IE9 the PNG image loads independently. To completely understand where I'm coming from, view the same page and click the same link in any browser other then IE.
I've tested the page in Firefox, Safari and IE7/8/9 (IETester)
The video now loads and plays in all.
If you still have problems, empty your cache, restart your browser and try again.
Ahh the cache, thanx. So many little things. Victor can I verify if conditional statements are working ?
Things to take away from this thread...
Remember to clear your cache when changes have been made, or disable caching in your browser during production/testing.
Learn how to identify missing files/incorrect paths using Firebug (which you hopefully still have installed). Practise with the second video link in your page (Gorilla pic).
Go to your page in Firefox.
Open Firebug.
Click on the Net tab. The HTML button in the menu below should be highlighted.
In the list below you'll see a number of file names, prefixed by "GET". The ones in red are files that the browser has tried to download but the server has been unable to find. The gorilla_video.png is not listed because it will only download when the link of which it is the href is clicked.
Click the Gorilla link.
"GET gorilla_video.png" will now appear in the list,. 404 Not Found.
Hover over the "GET gorilla_video.png" in the list and the (incorrect) absolute path to the file will be shown.
In future, every time something is missing from your page or doesn't work as intended, check in Firebug first. Aim to identify and fix broken paths by yourself, every time.
Editing paths on the fly in Firebug
Click on the Inspect tool and then on the Gorilla pic. The HTML tab will become active and the img element selected. Click on the href attribute of the img's parent anchor.
You can now edit the path. Change "images/gorilla_video.png" to "/construction/images/gorilla_video.png" and click outside the edit box to complete the edit.
Now click on the name attribute. Change "/construction/videos/gorilla.flv" to "videos/truck.flv" (we know that file exists), Click outside to complete the edit.
Click on the Gorilla again. The truck video will play.
To test your conditional comment, add background:red; to the ie7.css stylesheet. This isn't javascript related so post further queries in the CSS or HTML forums.


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8.6 / 10 based on 15 reviews.
Of the 15 people who reviewed this product 100% would recommend it.
Easy to fit...but watch it if you have an inclined drive way as it needs to be sunk quite away to enable the car to go over especially if its a sports car. Lock is riveted to the pole which mine has broken off on one side...which is poor quality tbh but on the whole good kit
The parking pole I purchased was of high quality and good value for money. It's very easy to operate and takes no more than a few seconds to lock/unlock into position. If anyone is thinking of purchasing a parking pole then I'd highly recommend this product.
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Banana Boat Sooth-A-Caine Aloe Vera Spray Gel Reviews
Temporary HelperFor the first big sunburn of the season I used this. I like the temporary pain relief but it didn't last long enough and the warning says not to use this product more than four times a day which does limit the amount of relief you can get but any product with lidocaine has this warning also. — 9 years agolaura814 | 3 reviews
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great!Great stuff!Nothnig better to sooth. the aloe and caine provide great soothing. — 9 years, 3 months agodhamilto01 | 174 reviews
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soothing Aloe!Cool, refreshing, soothing Aloe! nothnig works better to heal. — 9 years, 3 months agoshamil596 | 172 reviews
Good for sunburnGood for sunburn, love the soothing effect of Aloe! — 9 years, 3 months agodhamilto02 | 160 reviews
Use on my kids!After a day of swimming even without a sunburn this helps to sooth chlorine dried skin. Good value for the price! — 9 years, 4 months agokellerma3 | 12 reviews
Works great coldWe keep a bottle in the fridge for when we need it. The extra cold helps alot with a bad burn. — 9 years, 7 months agosekhmet78 | 3 reviews
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Discussion of the nature of Ultimate Reality and the path to Enlightenment
Shahrazad wrote:Tomas, do you have the hots for Palin?
Tomas wrote:However, it is a wonderful breath of fresh air to have someone who hasn't (not yet anyway) been brainwashed by the ways of Washington, DC.
No, sorry.Did you bother reading the article posted?
No, but both of my children were, and I lived there 15 years, so I paid taxes and all that stuff. Does that count for anything, or are you a xenophobic?PS - were you born in the USA? :-)
brokenhead wrote:Tomas wrote:However, it is a wonderful breath of fresh air to have someone who hasn't (not yet anyway) been brainwashed by the ways of Washington, DC.
Yes, her brain seems largely unaffected. By anything.
Shahrazad wrote:Tomas,
Here's an article on why McCain can't be President of USA:
http://englishnewspanama.com/index.php? ... &Itemid=30
Hahahaha.Hindsight is 20-20, get the daughter (wean her) away from the Playboy channel.
I bet.Subliminal advertising (programming) the mind of the youth is big money.
Alex Jacob wrote:I think you are wrong in your assessment of Pye, Tomas. I think she is still, and may always be, involved in the questions of immanence and transcendence, which in her case, her position, arises from an apolitical philosophical position. Her position as an academician is notable too. I think she is philosophising about human potential and possibilities and cannot find good reasons (reasonings) why people---anyone---should be limited by any philosophically-backward construct. She seems to be doing what many young people do in university for a number of years, taking advantage of a window of opportunity to explore new territories unfettered by conventions.
The title 'conservative' is a loaded term. For example, Noam Chomsky refers to himself as 'a conservative in the original sense of the term'. What we now understand as a 'conservative' is usually a reactionary statist with a secret pact with big business and the non-democratic pole generally. True conservatism, in today's climate, would appear as radicalism if the truth were told. I personally feel that some right-wing Christian discourse (for example, the guy who wrote The Marketing of Evil which I just finished) is just a nudge or a push from a radical position that you might hear on the Left wing side of things (a critique of unregulated corporate capitalism and PR machinations). The damnedest thing is when they invoke the Founding Fathers to support a religionist position when the Founders in fact detested religious opiates, their lies, their manipulations. The genius of the Founders is that they insisted that any idea, any position, be examined rationally, and that all political discourse be rational. The 'Conservative Christians' cannot, of course, say that nor can they do that.
We are so far away from rational political discourse, except on the fringes, that I sometimes think there is no hope at all.
Check out Biden's resume. He's a flake who keeps getting re-elected.
So why is Palin a Jerry Springer freak, but you're a no-show on Biden and his hijinx for the past 30 years.
"Just when you think Americans have surely hit bottom, they burrow lower."
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The casting call went out today to be an extra in Platinum Dunes' redux of the Wes Craven classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street and if you're in the Chi-town area you could very well fall victim to a set of really sharp razor claws!
Details below courtesy of Joan Philo Casting
"Joan Philo casting is searching for a special scene for, "A Nightmare on Elm St," a feature film directed by Sam Bayer. We are searching for attractive women, 18 to 27, who are comfortable working topless in a tasteful pool party scene. This scene is a non-speaking "special extra" role and will be filmed with the utmost respect. The location of this scene is in the suburbs (exact location TBD). This scene is a three-night commitment, June 1st, 2nd , & 3rd (night can start as early as in the afternoon and will shoot until sunup the next day) You must be available all three nights to be considered.
If you are interested please e-mail us a recent color photo (in swimwear) along with your height/weight/age/address and phone number to: email@example.com
This scene is being cast very quickly! Once we receive your photos we will contact you to come and meet with us.
Note: For your privacy and confidentiality please do not send us any nude photos.
Joan Philo casting has cast tasteful nude and partial nude scenes in the past (Mad Dog and Glory, Prison Break pilot) successfully and in good taste. You will be treated very well on set."
"These are paid roles!
We are casting the non-speaking extras for an exciting HIGH SCHOOL PARTY scene for the feature film, "A Nightmare on Elm ST," directed by the amazing, Sam Bayer.
This scene shoots on JUNE 1ST, JUNE 2ND, AND JUNE 3RD. The location will be at a house in the suburbs (exact location TBD). We are shooting nights – nights can start as early as in the afternoon and shoot all through the night until sunup of the next morning. In order to be considered you must be available to work all three nights.
We are creating a party scene and we need teenagers, male and female, ages 16 to 19, all ethnicities, to work as paid extras.
If you are interested and able to free up your life for the entire three night commitment please send us recent color photographs ASAP. We are casting this scene immediately.
Attach recent color photographs (a close up of your face, and a full length shot.) If you want to be considered for the fun pool party scene please also include a picture of yourself in swimwear. Please only send a photo of yourself in swimwear if you are comfortable wearing a swimsuit.
This scene is going to be amazing and we want to make it look brilliant. We want to cast teens and their real friends. Please let us know in your e-mail who your friends are that are also sending in pictures!
Please include all your stats: Height, weight, clothing sizes, shoe size, your age and your phone number and address.
Please write down any special skills you have (for example: Soccer, cheerleading, dance {what kind}, etc.)
Please write down what High School you attend. Please list your school extracurricular activities/sports you are involved in.
We also need to cast REAL COUPLES. If you want to be considered as one of our real couples please e-mail us a photo of yourself with your boyfriend or girlfriend.
Let's make this the best "A Nightmare on Elm St" ever!!! This party scene is going to be wonderful.
If you are cast as an extra in this film keep in mind that this is a job. We will be looking to cast teens that are punctual, disciplined, respectful, kind, that work well with others, and know how to follow direction. If this might be you please send all your info ASAP to: email@example.com
We are only casting teens in the Chicagoland (including surrounding suburbs) area. Please attach the photographs to your e-mail — we can not follow links to another site to view your photos. Thanks!"
Aw, well. Time for me to put away all my nude photos. Sigh. Good luck!
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Belton Vacation Packages
Belton is near a diverse collection of Kansas City's more popular attractions. Among the most popular attractions here are the fascinating Harry S. Truman Farm Home and the remarkable Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. If time permits, be sure to also visit the Towne Center Plaza and the Overland Park Convention Center.
While vacationing in the Belton area, you can see the Kansas City Chiefs football team in winter at the area's iconic Arrowhead Stadium. True sports nuts also have the chance to smell the liniment in the lockers rooms and peek into the inner workings of Arrowhead Stadium by joining a back stage tour.
To make the most of Belton, consider booking your accommodation at one of the area's many accommodation options. The Hyatt Place Kansas City/Overland Park/Convention Center, the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center and the Chase Suite Hotel Overland Park are just some of the many great places to stay around here.


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NEW YORK (Dec. 4)
Declaring that "We dare not postpone even for one minute our role in helping to prevent Holocaust 11 which threatens to become a reality in Cambodia," Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld, president of the Synagogue Council of America (SCA), announced that several thousand Conservative, Orthodox end Reform congregations throughout the nation have joined together in a Cambodian relief campaign.
Rabbi Bemard Mandelbaum, executive vice president and the new director of the SCA's Institute for Jewish Policy Planning and Research, said more than $10,000 has been sent to the SCA in the last few days. The SCA is the national coordinating agency for the Conservative, Orthodox and Reform rabbinic and congregational organizations.
At the invitation of Father Theodore Hesburgh, president of Notre Dame University, Mandelbaum participated in two White House meetings with President Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter to rally American support for the Cambodian Relief Campaign. At the White House meetings Mandelbaum referred to the deep concern of Jews for the tragic events in Cambodia. "Having lived through the Holocaust, Jews especially want to help prevent the danger of Holocaust 11 in Cambodia," he declared.
Mandelbaum said that "many in the Jewish community, as in America generally, want to do something to help, but they don't know where to turn. The Synagogue Council of America is inviting all to participate in this vital cause."
Heading the drive for the Synagogue Council of America is Stephen Cohen, chairman of the SCA's Task Force on International Affairs. He has called on all members of the SCA plenum, as well as supporters of the SCA, to send their own contributions to the SCA and to urge others to contribute to Cambodian relief.


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Increase is DUI's over last year.
The Avoid 7 DUI crackdown has resulted in a high number of arrests from local traffic enforcement and special deployments during the past several weeks. Seventy-one people have been arrested since December 13th through December 31st for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The operation will continue until midnight Wednesday, January 1st.
In 2013, forty-eight people were arrested during the same time period. There are no additional special operations planned until super bowl Sunday in February.


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Serve is offering a $25 bonus when you add $25 to your Serve card for new accounts according to the terms of their current promotion. Offer expires January 17, 2013 and is not available to existing Serve accountholders or any person that has previously canceled his or her Serve account. To receive the $25 from Serve, you must open a new Serve account (subject to approval) and add $25 or more, which must post to your new Serve account on or before January 17, 2013. In some instances, it may take several days for added funds to post to your account, so please allow sufficient time for that process to occur. Serve will provide a one-time credit to your Serve account of $25 within thirty (30) days of you satisfying the above requirements. Funds loaded via person-to-person send/receive money transactions will not satisfy the account funding requirements. Limit one (1) $25 credit per new Serve account. Subaccounts are not eligible for the credit. Offer subject to change or cancellation at any time and cannot be combined with any other offer(s). Visit the Serve promo page for more details.
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A Meal of Roast Beef, Bacon, and Egg Between Bread with a Side of Crazy-Good Slaw
Oh, I know, it's summer and I'm supposed to be talking about light sandwiches lovingly layered with garden-fresh fare, warmed by the season's sun, and served with the sounds of wild peach-faced love birds.
Well not today.
Today is about hearty. Today is about meat and egg and slaw and sturdy bread and a sandwich that won't leave you wasting away in the heat.
If you happen to be at Hanny's, the former department store turned bar and restaurant downtown, and you are hungry, order up the roast beef sandwich ($12.50). Stuffed with tender, grilled choice ribeye, Nueske's bacon, a fried egg, and arugula on sturdy yet soft ciabatta bread, it is a highly satisfying and hearty breakfast-like hoagie -- and its stellar side of Gorgonzola slaw made extra-crunchy thanks to pistachios is nearly (nearly) too much deliciousness to bear.
Dare it be had with one of Hanny's killer cocktails? Of course. It's what the sandwich would want. Why deny it, and you, the pleasure.
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Ceredigion AM Elin Jones has welcomed the Health Minister's announcement commissioning the Welsh Institute of Health and Social Care to carry out independent research into the specific healthcare needs of mid Wales.
The research will focus on the long-term sustainability of services in the Bronglais catchment, including GP and primary care provision, and the interaction with community and social services.
The work is expected to be done in time to be fully considered in assessing Health Board plans in the autumn.
Elin Jones said: "Recent developments have shown very clearly how important it is to study the health needs of mid-Wales independently of the day-to-day management decisions of the Health Boards.
"Bronglais is the only General Hospital between the north and south coasts of Wales, serving a huge area. We deserve services as much as urban areas.
"This part of Wales is a special case, and I welcome progress on this issue. Having met the Minister to discuss this last week, I hope very much that the opportunity will be taken to look afresh, and take evidence from a wide range of voices across our area."


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mod_reserve is an Apache2 module for Linux that extends the Apache HTTP server, allowing it to reserve a certain CPU bandwidth for the provisioning of a service. This module exploits the functionality provided by AQuoSA, whose API is used to reserve CPU bandwidth for execution of tasks. In this way, the module can force the Web server to provide services, like CGI or Perl scripts, using exactly the configured CPU bandwidth. This behaviour is useful in order to provide Quality of Service to certain types of services, or to prevent the kinds of attacks in which a service can starve all the others.
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Crunchtime! Semi-Finalists Confirmed for 2013 Shannons Supercar Showdown
SYDNEY – Oct 29, 2013: There were cheers – and a few tears - when four of the eight V8 rookies were eliminated in a dramatic sixth episode of the Shannons Supercar Showdown on 7mate last Saturday.
The final round of point-scoring challenges resulted in half the contestants being sent home, leaving an intriguing mix of experience and youth to go head-to-head in next week's semi-final.
V8 Ute racer Craig Dontas (33) and Formula Three ace Tim Macrow (31) - the oldest drivers in the competition - gained automatic entry to the finals after emerging as overall top point-scorers for their respective teams after six weeks of challenges.
The other two finalists - UK Formula Ford driver Daniel Cammish (24) and youngest contestant Todd Hazelwood (16) - relied on the 'Captain's Choice' to get them through, chosen by team captains and Ford Performance Racing V8 Supercar drivers Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison.
The FPR stars agonised over which of their remaining team members deserved a shot at the finals.
Will's decision left UK hopeful Adrian Campfield in tears after realising he had missed out.
Cammish and Hazelwood must now make the most of their golden opportunity as they chase the ultimate prize – a testing contract with FPR plus a drive in the Dunlop Series in a Shannons-sponsored V8 Supercar.
In episode six, the V8 rookies competed in a tense race simulator challenge, with the winner from each team taking on their captain in the final. A bonus series point was on offer for any rookie that could topple their mentor.
2013 Bathurst 1000 winner Mark easily defeated Daniel but rival skipper Will had a real battle on his hands with cheeky young gun Todd who led most of the way in their 'virtual' V8 Supercar race.
The Mental Test Challenge - the last chance to earn points - was a combined test of the rookies' driving and memory skills aboard the Shannons Fastrack Racing Challenge Car at Calder Park Raceway.
Contestants battled for the fastest lap time and were also quizzed on how many of 10 objects placed around the circuit they could remember. Each object named resulted in one second being deducted from their lap time.
Team Davison top gun Tim Macrow proved the value of his sharp recall by slicing nine of a possible ten seconds from his time to easily win the Mental Test Challenge. Arch rival Craig Dontas also took maximum points for Team Winterbottom to join Macrow in the express lane to the finals.
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The peaceful little Camping de l'Océan doesn't need to do much to get itself noticed. And besides, that isn't its style.
The campsite location, 300m from a beach of fine sand, would be enough to make lovers of simple nature happy. Flower-filled and green it faces directly South, towards the distant isles. Looking landward, there's a covered swimming pool and paddling pool heated to 28°. Simple pleasures are also to be found in the surrounding area: the village of Raguenès with a view over its two isles, one of which is accessible at low tide; the small cove of Rospico offers a pretty Breton landscape. Port-Manec'h, located on the Aven river, has incredible charm. Pont-Aven, Cité des peintres (Town of Painters) 'par excellence' has become unmissable. And there's the fishing port of Concarneau, which boasts a walled town where you can find ice-cream, crêperies, markets, boutiques…
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The staff met the last week of August to prepare their classrooms and set their goals for the year. September is now here and students are returning to school. The grounds have opened with an exciting library addition going up. Some classrooms now have a cement roof, which is actually the second floor's floor for three new spaces: one indoor and one outdoor classroom for book production and teacher training as well as a community bookstore. So far the Commonwealth School Interact Clubs, Rotary Club of Skidaway Island and Rotary Club of San Juan have jointly raised $17,450 for this Library II Project. We will need approximately $20,000 more to complete all the rooms and make furniture.
Construction for an "Arts Village" on campus has also begun with funds from the estate of artist Jocelyn Ruth Edelston. The small cottages will house the Local Arts Initiative. Seed money for these cottage art industries came from the National Episcopal Church Women.
Owen Thomas, a Lesley College student, has returned to Cambridge, MA, after 3 months of living with a host family and volunteering at MCLC. He achieved his goal to become bilingual! He helped a group of youth learn to record their hip-hop songs using a program called Garage Band on our Library's Mac laptops. Owen plans to continue working with the group during his vacations and collaborate with other youth to organize and develop other activities of their choice.
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Court documents, including expert reports filed by parties during litigation, provide striking insight into the conditions of confinement and the mental heath services provided mentally ill inmates. Because they are not easily accessible to the public (unlike published court decisions), we provide some below.
Bradley v. Hightower, Report by Kathryn Burns, M.D., & Jane Haddad, Psy.D. (2001)
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Osterback v. Moore, Defendants' Revised Offer of Judgment in (2001).
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Russell v. Johnson, Report by Terry A. Kupers, M.D. (2002).
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C.F. v. Terhune, Expert Report by Dennis Koson (1998).
C.F. v. Terhune, Settlement Agreement (1998).
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Disability Advocates v. NYS Office of Mental Health, Complaint (2002).
Eng v. Goord, Report by Stuart Grassian, M.D. (1999).
Ruiz v. Johnson, Report by Jeffrey Metzner. M.D (1998).
Jones 'El v. Berge, Expert Report by Terry Kupers, M.D. (2001).
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A rising global tide of shipping is finally buoying revenues at the Port of Montreal, but significant challenges remain for the inland facility - including competition from deep-water ports able to accommodate the world's ever-larger ships.
Reduced shipping activity over the past few years forced the Montreal Port Authority to scale back ambitious expansion plans for the sprawling facility. Then, last summer, a potentially crippling labour dispute was settled after a three-day lockout.
But in 2011, the inland port, which runs 26 kilometres along the St. Lawrence River, is poised for a robust performance, president and chief executive officer Sylvie Vachon says.
It's too early to confirm, but the port could end up turning a profit in 2010 after posting a net loss of $21.7-million in 2009, Ms. Vachon said in an interview. Preliminary figures point to a 4.5-per-cent growth in volume - both container and bulk - handled at the port last year, she noted.
In 2009, the total for all types of cargo handled fell 12 per cent to 24.5 million tonnes from the previous year. For 2010, it looks like the total will have rebounded to 25.6 million tonnes, Ms. Vachon said.
The gains are pretty much in line with those at major port facilities around the world as the economy rebounds and trade in commodities and consumer products picks up.
For Ms. Vachon, the first priority is ensuring Montreal's port remains one of North America's major inland transshipment facilities.
It is working to reduce its dependence on northern Europe, and "we're beginning to see results," said Ms. Vachon, who took over the top job in 2009. The port is drumming up more business with shipping lines that sail out of Mediterranean ports as part of that strategy.
But major constraints on physical expansion limit how much new traffic it can take on, she said. "As the economy rebounds, capacity becomes a major factor."
The port's management team is looking at expansion options, including going off the Island of Montreal to build a new container facility at Contrecoeur, on the South Shore.
However, the slowdown in activity over the past few years has put a major dent in the port's ambitious growth plans. A target of tripling container capacity to 4.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by 2020 has been abandoned. The more modest goal now is 2 million TEUs by 2016.
The port also had to contend with the impact of a potentially crippling labour dispute last summer involving about 900 longshoremen. The damage was for the most part contained when a settlement was reached.
Although Montreal enjoys an excellent position as an intermodal port that acts as a key gateway to Canada and the U.S. Midwest, capacity limitations present a significant problem, said Claude Comtois, a port and shipping expert at the University of Montreal.
The port is also hobbled by the fact that it can't accommodate the ever-larger ships being built, which require deep-water facilities, he said.
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Ben Hackett, managing director at Hackett Associates Ltd. in Washington D.C., agreed.
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Doll For A Terrorist - Poem by C.N.Premkumar (love poems, Veda of love, Life and love)
Here is a doll for you, terrorist
Blood stained
Which was fondled by my daughter
While she was exploded by the bomb
That you planted in her school bus
Killing all her friends
In the fragment of a second
I am her doomed mother
Who happened to see
My own daughter
Exploding in to fragments
When she comes out of her school bus
In the evening in front of our home
Be happy now
For you will be released
From this dungeon
By the Government
To save the people onboard
An Aero plane
Hijacked and force landed
In another country
By your colleagues of terror
For saving you for a ransom
The government will let you go
Knowing you will kill thousands in future
With your hi tech weapons
Of terror and death
Sponsored by wealthy nations of greed
You can argue again and say
Your fight is for a cause
And you are right when you said
The religious fights kill more than wars
And the rulers mass kill
To amass wealth and power
And say it all for the sake of their country
And ethnic cleansing is to clean their country
But then we have to kill all the humans
To cleanup the whole world
Everyone wants to kill each other
That is the basic instinct of humans
Who are proud of saying
They are high above animals
While they never kill their own breed
And kill only for food
Here, take this doll
Stained by my daughter's blood
In return let me bear a child from you
In my womb
To make you realize
The feel of parental affections
When you kiss your own child
And to show you how you feel
The sprinkling of hot blood
Of your own child on your face
When I cut it to pieces in front of you
With the sharp sword of my sorrows
To make you realize
All the philosophies in this world
Cannot wipe away the sorrow you feel
When you see your own child
Being torn to pieces
To make you realize
Peace can never be attained
By tearing men to pieces
Then you will ask yourself
Hysterically 'for whom for what
You are killing
All those innocent kids
And their fathers and mothers
And your own sisters and brothers
Whole around the world? '
Copy Right - C.N.Premkumar
Comments about Doll For A Terrorist by C.N.Premkumar (love poems, Veda of love, Life and love)
Palitha Ranatunge (2/17/2016 7:33:00 PM)
its touching with the meaning and the lost of humanity. Novel perspective. Thank you (Report) Reply
Sonali Ganguly (2/17/2016 12:29:00 AM)
a heart touching poem. i really liked it. thankx for sharing (Report) Reply
Roseann Shawiak (2/12/2016 10:33:00 AM)
Wow! A totally intense and relevant poem, tears at your heart, can feel the pain and anguish of your child being killed so horrendously! Powerfully poignant and heart wrenching words stating the truth. Very emotional, filled with compassion.10++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Thank you for sharing these truths. RoseAnn (Report) Reply
Pranab K Chakraborty (12/19/2014 8:36:00 AM)
Terrorists who kill the children perhaps are such a doll made by their designer who has no such emotional quality to communicate with the common people. Just their life has been transformed into machine to serve the ordered purpose by their Bosses. Otherwise its a sensitive poem for the common readers. (Report) Reply
Pankajam K (4/19/2012 10:47:00 PM)
Religion kills more than war. These mindless people bath in human blood. A very sensitive poem. Simple words, yet very powerful. (Report) ReplyC.n.prem Kumar (12/19/2014 1:14:00 AM)
When the children at school are massacred recently I just remembered this poem. Thanks for the comment.
Neetha Sasidharan (2/17/2012 5:43:00 AM)
wow..............mindblowing poem......
smooth flow of emotions...grt n simple use of words......grt theme.......apt title......so powerful......d sorrows n anger of a mom is clearly shown....u r really a poemhunter... (Report) ReplyC.n.prem Kumar (12/19/2014 1:09:00 AM)
Thanks for the comment Neethu
Nani Valadez (1/17/2012 4:10:00 AM)
Albert Matthew (11/11/2011 10:40:00 AM)
You are expressing the unspoken and unutterable words in the hearts of those who, powerless to prevent are the victims of the vicious cycle of violence and death sponsored by the Devil, who came to kill, steal and destroy St. John 10: 10. Only Jesus Christ [God] can and will bring an end to and punish the acts of terrorism[sponsored by sin] and reward the victims with justice and eternal life if they accept! Jesus came to give eternal, abundant life. [John 10: 10]! That will happen at the last day when 'Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God, the father' Phil.2: 1-10. God bless you! Continue writing! (Report) Reply
Saju Abraham (3/16/2011 3:05:00 PM)
It's a very powerful poem full of emotions of anger, frustration, acceptance, revenge and more. It's a nice way of appealing to the terrorists. The poem is filled with the pain of a mother whose child was killed so brutally. I hope you find peace and consolation. And writing about it is one way of finding it, especially if one can write so well as you do. Thanks for sharing it. (Report) Reply
Lynn Glover (11/25/2010 12:26:00 PM)
A very beautiful poem written with compassion and love for one's child. My country has also been attack by these terrorist and with sad, sad results. Good luck to you and your family. (Report) Reply
Latha Devi (11/10/2010 5:42:00 AM)
Heart warming and touching. I can not believe it is your imagination! How beautifully you have narrated the story through the poem. No one can stop reading it fully. Who can read it without keeping their eyes wet! ! ! ? ? ? (Report) Reply
Nivedita Bagchi SPC UK (10/18/2010 12:44:00 PM)
'Of terror and death/Sponsored by wealthy nations of greed' ~ I agree one hundred percent
'The religions kill more than wars' ~ Religion never kills but wrong interpretations by fanatics kiill
'In return let me bear a child from you /In my womb' ~ Indeed most touchy and eyes wetting lines to me … thanks for sharing Hon'ble Poet Premkumar-ji
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