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Sony Apologizes For Decapitated Goat In 'God Of War' Launch Animal rights groups chide the European event held for one of Sony's most popular video games for the PlayStation 2.
Parting Shots: Q&A With Former Gartner BPM Analyst Jim Sinur Last week, Gartner's preeminent business process management analyst Jim Sinur announced he would join Global 360 (http://www.global360.com/ ) as Chief Strategy Officer. In this broad-ranging interview, Sinur explains the move, offers an update on the BPM market and explores the evolving convergence of BI, data, events, modeling, business process management and business rules.
Outsourcing To Indiana: IBM To Open Hoosier Call Center The town of Daleville and Delaware County provided a package of incentives to IBM worth $419,000 to entice the company to locate the $2.9 million call center in the town.
Microsoft Blog Takes On .ANI Bug Post-Mortem How did the animated cursor flaw, which plagued Microsoft users with wave after wave of exploits this spring, get through Vista's security? A Microsoft security guru takes on the question in a blog.
IBM's Hardware Rollout Targets Small Businesses Abroad An IBM survey of 1,200 midmarket businesses around the world found that nearly 66% planned to change their business model within the next two years to compete internationally.
Ray Ozzie Outlines Microsoft's 'Sea Change' At Mix 07 The company spotlights its cross-browser Silverlight technology, as well as improvements to Windows Live Spaces, Virtual Earth, and Live Search.
IBM Adds Business 2.0 Tools For Partners The new social networking services will let IBM's business partners communicate using the type of online tools more commonly found on teen-centric Web sites like MySpace and Facebook.
Data Integration Comes in Three Flavors Those shopping for data integration solutions will find that they come in three flavors: Stand-alone tools from niche players like MetaMatrix, Group 1, Pervasive and Tableau… Focused Solutions from vendors like Business Objects, Cognos, Informatica, Initiate and SAS… and One-Stop Shops such as IBM, Microsoft and Oracle. Here's what each flavor has to offer.
Amid Challenges, SAP CEO Kagermann Sticks To His Plan Technology, business models, and leadership are in flux.
Salesforce.com Recast As A "Platform" New offering attempts to draw in more developers and application customers.
Dimensional Relational vs. OLAP: The Final Deployment Conundrum The choice between deploying relational tables or OLAP cubes is not a trivial matter. Weigh these 34 pros and cons of each approach early in the design of your extract-transform-load system.
Deferred Revenue From Vista Upgrades Boosts Microsoft's Earnings Concerns continue to be raised about application compatibility and hardware requirements
Early SOA Adopters Face High Costs BearingPoint says these services costly, less reliable, hard to maintain
Brief: Eben Moglen Steps Down From Free Software Foundation Moglen will return to teaching at Columbia University and spend much of his free time on the Software Freedom Law Center.
MySQL Gets Boost From Google Enhancements IBM also pledges support for open source database on its System i.
New Cisco Switch Automatically Adjusts To Applications Lets network administrators give priority to voice over IP, video, and other traffic types.
ACS Acquires Welfare Enrollment Software ACS gains control of Albion's Vantage product line -- software that helps state officials determine citizen eligibility for health care and welfare programs.
Microsoft Details Silverlight At Mix 07 Conference Flash competitor to support VB programming; may show up in cell phones and on Linux
N.Y. AG Gets First Settlement Under Security Breach Notification Law The New York Attorney General's office reached an agreement with a Chicago-based firm that did not notify consumers of a data breach for two months.
Apple QuickTime Bug Could Be Days Away, Experts Warn Researchers say hackers could be a few days away from finding the vulnerable code, and then exploits and malicious sites could be built within a week.
Microsoft: Windows XP Sales Will Fade In 2008 as Vista Takes Hold Officials at the software maker said they expect that Windows Vista will account for 85% of OS sales in fiscal 2008 compared to 15% for Windows XP.
Pulling Back The Curtain At Sun Labs Sun is working on faster switches, more efficient servers, new programming languages, and 3-D virtual workplaces.
BearingPoint Says SOA Can Be Costly, Hard To Maintain It costs more to build a reusable service -- up to 35% more -- than it costs to build one for single use.
Vista's Compatibility Challenge Adobe, IBM, and Symantec are among the software vendors still struggling with the complexities of making their apps work with Microsoft's new operating system.
High Five: Meet Hal Jespersen, CTO Of Open IT Works At 57, Hal Jespersen is a man on a mission: The former Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, one of the fathers of the Posix line of standards, is now CTO of Open IT Works, a new company founded to bring CIOs and CTOs together in collaborative forums.
Microsoft Posts Record Third Quarter Profits, Credits Windows Vista The company said it achieved record third quarter profits partly on the strength of sales of the new Windows Vista operating system.
Broadband Service Providers Face Wiretapping Deadline The FCC ruled in 2005 that broadband and VoIP providers must be able to facilitate wiretaps used by intelligence authorities so that old eavesdropping practices can be applied to newer technology.
EMC's VMware Unit Plans IPO The move isn't without risk. VMware's prospectus notes that the company may have a more difficult time thriving in the hotly competitive virtualization market as a spin-off.
Siemens Loses Its CEO, Gains An SEC Probe The giant engineering firm said the SEC is examining "possible criminal violations of U.S. law."
Carriers, Startups Face Off Over 700-MHz Auction The FCC on Wednesday announced technical specifications for the upcoming 700-MHz auction, but put off deciding exactly how the spectrum will be divided and sold off.
IBM To Push Mainframes For Powering Virtual Worlds The project is meant to develop a new, and potentially lucrative, use for the mainframe, which has traditionally been used in banking, manufacturing, and other industries.
Cisco Warns Of Bug In NetFlow Monitoring Tool When the tool is installed, it creates matching default username and passwords, enabling a remote hacker to gain access to the system.
Icahn And Zander Cite Proxy Studies In Motorola Board Battle Corporate raider Carl Icahn is seeking a Motorola board seat, while Motorola CEO Ed Zander maintains Icahn's lack of high-tech experience will be a problem.
Microsoft Releases Windows Server Longhorn To Public Beta The server software includes more than 130 management tools, an integrated scripting language, and a built-in Web server that brings together numerous online publishing technologies.
Ex-Comverse Chief, A Fugitive In Africa, Gets Another Reprieve Jacob Alexander's legal team maintained the presiding magistrate was biased against him and a resolution of the extradition issue was put off until June.
Thoughts on Content Management as a Service Are Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) options viable for enterprise content management? I hear that question with increasing frequency, and it's a difficult one to answer. There are plenty of vendor options out there - from pure plays like Spring CM, to hybrids like Xythos and Treno. But just because there are plenty of options doesn't means it's a particularly good idea.
IBM, MySQL To Bring Open Source Database To System i The companies have agreed to work together in offering the MySQL Server for i5/OS, the flagship operating system for System i, and to certify IBM's DB2 as a MySQL storage engine.
HP Looks To Neoview For Gains In Data Warehousing The company is combining its NonStop database engine with its Integrity and ProLiant servers and its StorageWorks hardware and software.
Survey: 30% Of Businesses Have No Plans To Upgrade To Windows Vista Concerns about compatibility and cost are driving less-than-stellar adoption rates, despite security enhancements in the new operating system.
Eben Moglen Steps Down From Free Software Foundation Moglen will return to teaching at Columbia University and spend much of his free time on the Software Freedom Law Center.
Microsoft Sued Over Windows, Office, And SQL Products Texas inventor James Taylor contends that the Microsoft products infringe on a patent titled 'Post compile optimizer for linkable object code.'
Google, Intel, And Microsoft Fund Robot 'Recipes' Money from the three companies has enabled researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to create a series of Internet-connected robots that almost anyone can build using off-the-shelf parts.
Mozilla Extends Firefox 1.5 Support For One More Security Update Support now will run through mid-May to accommodate one more security and stability update, but Mozilla is recommending users upgrade to Firefox 2.0 now.
Verizon Wireless Unveils A BlackBerry For Americans Traveling Overseas The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone, which can automatically detect and switch between CDMA and GSM wireless networks, will be available next month.
Should BI and Performance Management Be a Single Platform? Weeks before Business Objects announced it will acquire Cartesis, I had an interesting chat with BI-industry veteran Ben Plummer, now a VP at Applix. Plummer commented that the company is positioning itself "in the convergence between BI and performance management… we're calling it 'Business Analytics.'"
IBM Boosts Dividend, Adds $15 Billion To Buyback Fund As a result of the buyback program, IBM increased its forecast for 2007 earnings per share growth to between 12% and 14% -- one to three percentage points higher than its previous estimate.
Data Breaches Cry Out for Data Governance The New York Times on April 20 reported yet another significant data breach: the inadvertent public disclosure of tens of thousands of social security numbers belonging to people who received financial assistance from the U.S. Agriculture Department. The breach, coming on top of numerous others recently, is a clear indication that data governance is the need of the hour.
CollabNet Sells Stake To Former Competitor SourceForge CollabNet will continue to offer centralized, project development software and has hired the developers, support staff, sales force, and field service team of SourceForge Enterprise Edition.
Google Releases Improved MySQL Code While it does contribute to the project, Google uses the open source relational database internally for some applications that aren't search related.
At NASA, Windows Vista Isn't Ready For Launch Space agency among the growing list of federal agencies that have put a temporary hold on Windows Vista rollouts.


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Several themes run through the portfolio of the Dolphin Trust grants to Boston area organizations. Most of the organizations supported by the Trust deal with middle and elementary-aged youth, incorporate experiential education, and outdoor learning. Several focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Continue Reading »


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After the NA adopted a resolution specifying its ratification, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made an inaugural speech, expressing thanks to the National Assembly for re-electing him for another term and for approving his proposed appointment of positions for the 13th Government (2011-2016).
He said he regarded the ratification as a great honour and also a heavy responsibility that the Party, State and people have given to the new cabinet and him.
"The Government and Prime Minister will be loyal to the Fatherland, the nation, the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam," PM Dung pledged.
He went on to stress that the Government will spare no effort to competently perform its assigned functions and tasks as the executive body of the National Assembly and as the top administrative organ of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the goal of building Vietnam into a strong country with wealthy people, democracy, justice and cilivisation.
The top leader of the 13th Government stressed that he and the Government have recognised that their thorough and central tasks during the new term are to maximise advantages and opportunities, avert difficulties and challenges, promote the achievements obtained, and overcome weaknesses and shortcomings.
Besides, the Government and the Prime Minister will spare no effort to work together with the entire Party, people and army in bringing into full play the nation's strength to step up the renewal process comprehensively and successfully implement socio-economic development goals of the 2011-2015 plan, especially the three Strategic breakthroughs, the transformation of growth model and the restructuring of the national economy as defined by the 11th National Party Congress, PM Dung said.
"In the immediate time, the Government and Prime Minister will focus on drastically and effectively containing inflation, stabilising the macro-economy, removing difficulties for production and businesses, ensuring security and social welfare, especially seeking ways to lessen hardships for the poor and low-income earners and improve the people's living conditions.
At the same time, the Government and Prime Minister will carry out consistently and simultaneously measures to firmly defend the Fatherland's independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, protect the Party, State, people and the socialist regime, ensure national security and social order and safety, proactively prevent and foil all schemes and acts of sabotage by hostile forces," PM Dung told the NA duties.
PM Dung went on to say: "The Government and Prime Minister have highly valued important and efficient contributions made by the 12th Government."
He affirmed that he and the 13th Government will continue with valuable experience and fine tradition of the previous Governments and seriously abide by the principle of centralised democracy, and firmly keep disciplines.
The Government members will work together for a government of unity and consensus to fully promote the collective role of the government and highlight responsibility of the Prime Minister and each Government members, act resolutely and creatively, co-operate and assist each other in accomplishing the assigned tasks, PM Dung said.
According to vote results, the NA ratified Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Hoang Trung Hai, Nguyen Thien Nhan and Vu Van Ninh as Deputy Prime Ministers in the 2011-2016 term.
The NA also endorsed the ministers nominated by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for his new cabinet
They included Minister of Defence Phung Quang Thanh; Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang; Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh; Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thai Binh; Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong; Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh; Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue; Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang; Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat; Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang; Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung; Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang; Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son; Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh; Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan; Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan and Minister of Health Nguyen Thị Kim Tien.
The deputies also approved Giang Seo Phu as Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, Nguyen Van Binh as Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Huynh Phong Tranh as Head of the Government Inspectorate and Vu Duc Dam as Head of the Government Office.
Also in the morning session the same day, the deputies heard a report delivered by President Truong Tan Sang, Chairman of the Defence and Security Council pertaining to the nomination of Vice Chairmen and members of the Defence and Security Council.
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I've been using non-edible stamens, and I want to know what you use in order to make them edible.
I'm looking forward to answer as well!
I use dry vermicelli and dye it with some food coloring. Sometimes I stick cormeal to it to make "pollen."
I use royal icing, but the dry vermicilli sounds like a great idea!
i used non-edible stamens for the first time yesterday and while I was making them I was thinking what a terrible idea that is!!! I cant imagine trying to explain they are not edible to my family who thinks everything on a cake should be eaten!!!! Or worrying about a kid eating them. Im so glad you started this thread!!! Can you expand on how you use the royal icing and the dry vermicilli sounds ? thanks
THANK YOU!! because I try to make them from fondant/gumpaste and have to make dozens to get ONE to work. LOL and glueing them is HARD!
I use dried vermicelli too!! Or spagettini, or whatever I have on hand. Instead of dying them, I dip in coloured chocolate. I figured if someone ended up eating them, they'd never know it was uncooked pasta if it was chocolate covered! I used to use chow mein noodles, but I can no longer find the really skinny ones anymore!
I couldn't find where this post was moved to, and just located it. I will try that dipped in chocolate. Great idea! thanks!


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I spent 100k on my ring so she can skate
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Bitches just wanna take pictures of these $20,000 sluuugggs
SMM don't have a leader everyone we be look like the plug
Woke up and bought a pimpin' business
Learned that from OG Double D
Nigga we killin witnesses, R.I.P. OGD
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Havin' babies, cookin' babies, water whipping
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I don't either
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Me and blood posted at the spot
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2-1 Policies Governing Domestic Sale by Foreign-Invested Production Enterprises
2-1-1 Policies Governing Foreign-Invested Enterprises Selling Own Products Locally
In the early days of reform, government authorities imposed restrictions on the ratio of domestic sales by foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs). After China's accession to the WTO, the relevant foreign investment laws and regulations have been revised. The Law of the People's Republic of China on Foreign Capital Enterprises revised on 31 October 2000 has lifted the requirement for FIEs to export all or most of their products. Subsequently, the Implementation Rules of the Foreign Capital Enterprises Law have also removed the same restriction. FIEs are free to sell their products locally in China, or they may appoint other commercial entities to do so. In other words, FIEs now have the same autonomy as other types of enterprises in China in selling their products locally or exporting to overseas markets. For existing foreign-invested production enterprises, the domestic sales ratios specified in the contracts, articles of association and feasibility study reports approved before will no longer apply under the new rule. Mainland authorities will not force FIEs to fulfil such contractual obligations and FIEs will not be punished for non-compliance.
In the past, FIEs had to appoint domestic enterprises to handle most of their wholesale activities. Today, foreign investment is allowed to enter the wholesale and retail sectors in the form of wholly-owned or majority-owned enterprises. In other words, foreign investors may set up sales operations to sell goods.
2-1-2 Policy Governing Domestic Sale of Bonded Materials and Parts Imported under Processing Trade Arrangement (with Imported or Supplied Materials) by Foreign-Invested Production Enterprises
Although the restrictions on the export of products by FIEs have been lifted, strict control remains in place regarding the domestic sale of goods produced under processing trade arrangement. According to the circular issued by the State Economic and Trade Commission and other government authorities on further enhancing the processing trade customs duty deposit system, a set of rules have been formulated to administer the domestic sale by processing trade set-ups. The rules stipulate that bonded materials imported by processing trade enterprises should be 100% exported out of China upon completion of processing. If any processing trade enterprise is unable to comply with the export requirement due to special reasons, and the bonded materials or finished products have to be sold in China or used to produce goods for domestic sale, approval has to be sought from the commerce department at provincial level. Such transfers have to abide by the rules governing the transfer of bonded import materials for processing trade to domestic sale.
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|Reviews for Under the Stars
| onedirectionharrystyles2 chapter 1 . 1/28/2013
I will never look at a trampoline again with out imagining James and Logan fucking. But it was hot! I love it! :)
| Dancing On Water chapter 1 . 6/30/2011
I love how innocent Logan was in the beginning, very sweet :3
("That wasn't a teenage hormone thing, was it?" the smaller boy asked quietly, his voice a bit hoarse from screaming.
The taller shook his head and bit his lip nervously.
"Good. I could get used to these little trips outside to watch the stars." he smiled, placing a kiss on his new lover's chest.
James smiled, leaning down and pressing his lips against Logan's again. "Yeah, me too.") ~Probably one of the cutest little moments of dialog and description I've read in a story *big hearts, much love*
Lol, great story-I loved it all around!
| greendaylegacy chapter 1 . 6/15/2011
Hai. I love it.
| TheHornyVirgin chapter 1 . 4/14/2011
Aw! This was so sweet and hot at the same time! I just loved it! :D Great work! :D
| CandyLet chapter 1 . 2/27/2011
The best Jogan story I've ever read! Loved it!
| bigtimerushlovers chapter 1 . 1/31/2011
This is really cute! :D I loved it :) A lot. ;)
| LabRat3000 chapter 1 . 1/30/2011
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| Mochi no Yume chapter 1 . 1/28/2011
I love me some Jagan and you brought out why!
Not only are they super cute together, they're also super hot together!
Oooh, Logan already stretched himself...VERY hot :P
Awesome awesome job~
| XavierJulius chapter 1 . 1/27/2011
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| waterwicca chapter 1 . 1/27/2011
This was the perfect oneshot :D
great descriptions and LOCATION ;D
| upallnight-doitallwithlou chapter 1 . 1/26/2011
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And I just wanted you to know that.
I loved everything about it.
The trampoline, the stars, the sleeping bags, the sex..
It was amazing.
| Gabsikle chapter 1 . 1/26/2011
I was so caught up in their heated moment that I forgot they were on a trampoline for a hot second. Then you mentioned it and I for realz said out loud to myself that I forgot.
Just saying...
| MyHeroRaven chapter 1 . 1/26/2011
Oh my gosh that was so awesome,
Seriously great job : )


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2016 Johnson County Fall Forum
On October 26th, 2016, MOCSA hosted the 13th annual Johnson County Fall Forum to educate and raise awareness of MOCSA's services in Johnson County. Over 340 guests gathered at the Ritz Charles to hear keynote speaker Ms. Sofie Karasek, Co-Founder of End Rape on Campus. Ms. Karasek discussed the issue of sexual assault on college campuses and how we can each make a difference in our community to help prevent sexual violence. Thanks to the great leadership of Honorary Chairs Stacy and Joe Sopcich, and Event Co-Chairs Shelby Frigon and Kristin Wing, the luncheon was one of the largest to date ensuring advocacy, counseling and prevention education services in Johnson County. Thank you to our supporters!


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I was recently contacted by a reporter who wanted me to share my thoughts on the "stimulus" and whether it had been successful.
I told her that the stimulus didn't work, especially not the way Washington said it would.
There's no joy in saying that the stimulus act – a record-shattering spending spree that was advertised as a sure-fire way to jump start our economy – was a failure.
Christmas is a time for giving. But for me, I can't separate Christmas from Thanksgiving for I feel this is a time for giving gifts and for giving thanks.
In August of 2009, I received the greatest gift that anyone can get – the gift of life.
A transplanted kidney, donated by a wonderful friend, has given me a new lease on life, the prospect of more Christmas seasons to come and another huge reason to be thankful.
It's hard to believe 2010 is nearly over. Despite the fact that economists say we've now been in a economic recovery for more than a year, 2010 was still a hard year, especially for the nearly 15 percent of us still out of work in Lancaster County.
But the news here in Lancaster County wasn't all bad. This year, we've seen a number of significant openings. The new Walmart in Indian Land, a prototype superstore, and ALDI, the area's third grocery store, both opened in August.
On Dec. 4 and 5, the city of Lancaster hosted the annual Santa Train Express. Because of the generous contributions of the L&C Railroad, Lancaster County, Duke Energy, Comporium Communications and Mayor Ann Taylor of Heath Springs, the Santa Express served more than 600 people. Children of all ages enjoyed two days of taking the Lancaster & Chester Railroad train from the South Pole (Lancaster Depot) to the North Pole (Heath Springs) for a Christmas experience.
It is impossible for any coach to take a brand new school, with no football field, and develop a football team that wins a state championship in only three varsity seasons. It simply cannot be done. No coach, that I know of, has ever done anything close to accomplishing this impossible feat.
Coach Johnny Roscoe proved that it could be done when his 3AA Northern Guilford team defeated Crest High School 21 to 20 in a thriller at Carter Family Stadium to win the state championship.
I would like to thank all the organizations and people, especially Founders, the Lancaster High School student athletes, Bill Fortune photographer and Project Hope, who made project Hope and Operation Blue and Gold Santa possible.
It was one of the biggest successes in Lancaster. Families were treated to one of the best meals I have ever served. There were no complaints about the food. Everyone received a Christmas gift. For some, this would be the only gift they would get this Christmas. Families also received boxes of food.
The Lancaster County Parks and Recreation Commission youth soccer program has made a name for itself in all-star postseason play.
The LCPRC all-stars teams' recent stellar effort in state tournament play did nothing to tarnish that shining image.
The county stars fielded teams in three age groups – 10 under, 12-under and 15-under.
Two of those three teams brought home state crowns after competing in the elite field at the Manchester Meadows Complex in Rock Hill.
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Maybe I just happened to pick a bad weekend, but this first visit to this campground was completely miserable. Perhaps had I come to tent camp and never expected to leave the campground the whole weekend, I'd have a different opinion. First the good points-- nice graveled campsites (and all have electric), plenty of shade and privacy between the sites in this heavily wooded campground, fairly clean bathhouse, and a nice lake nearby. If you happen to be a resident of DuPage county, the $20/night rate is not bad either. Sadly, the good points end there. The campground is located at the very back of the park and requires driving over 6 large speed bumps to come and go. The campground roads are narrow gravel with tight turns and hills. Most sites are only suitable for tents, pop-ups, vans, or RVs less than 25'. The only available water is from non-threaded spigot pumps. The dump station is small and tilted the wrong way to empty most RV tanks. The campground is only open 2 or 3-night weekends from May through Sept. But perhaps the biggest negative-- both the campground and forest preserve gates are closed and locked just after sunset every night. If you want to enjoy a nice dinner beyond the park boundaries, or visit friends in the area, forget about it! One final negative-- when I visited, the park was literally overwhelmed with mosquitoes. So bad I had to wear a bug jacket to cover my head and upper body! In the future, I'll stay at the Kane Co. Forest Preserve campgrounds-- much MUCH nicer parks that have been built with RVers in mind. - WinnieViews
May 2014 - $20.00
This park is a bit hard to locate. It is actually located in Warrenville. Any RV campground in the Chicago is a rarity so even with some drawbacks we were glad to find this one. It is a large, beautiful and heavily-wooded oasis in a pretty congested area. Staff very friendly. Restrooms were immaculate even with heavy usage on a holiday weekend. The drawbacks are: (1) it is only open for Fri. and Sat. night camping except on holidays, (2) no and or sewer connections and the few water spigots will not allow for a hose to be connected so to fill your tank requires carrying water in containers to your RV. Sites are level and very spacious with site #64 being best located for the restrooms with showers. One unusual plus is that those over 65 get 1 free weekend per year. We would camp here again. - judb
Jun 2013 - $20.00
We've been visiting Blackwell for almost 40 years, but this is the first time we've camped there. We only live about 7 miles from there so it's an easy weekend. This is an oasis in the middle of suburbia. Heavily wooded sites, with level crushed gravel pads and now, electric at all sites, according to the attendant at the gatehouse. There are no water or sewer hookups, but there are spigots throughout the park. There is an adequate dump station, although it is not all that level, so your tanks may not fully empty. I remarked to my wife that whether we traveled three hours to Wisconsin or drove 7 miles to Blackwell, the end result is the same. Quiet camping in a lovely area. The one downside to this campground is that it's only open on weekends, except for holiday weeks when it's open for the entire week. Also making reservations entails calling the District HQ and booking over the phone. There is a three day reservation window which pretty much eliminates spur of the moment camping. The camping permits arrive by snail mail, so very last century. Still, it adds to the charm I suppose. We'll be back often. In the summer the crowds in Wisconsin can be frustrating, so this is a nice alternative if you just want a quiet weekend to camp without dealing with all the traffic. - baraff
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Like others have said, it is what it is, a truck yard. But, it is close to the beach at Lake Michigan, close to the Navy Pier, and about a 15 dollar Uber ride to downtown. Was not too trashy, was pretty quiet, and there were about 2 dozen RVs there when we spent the night. Would definitely stay again as there is no place else close. - DogFriendlyGuy
Jun 2017 - $35.00
This place is, after all, a truck yard. You do have to plan (& call) ahead. But, you're only a couple miles down the lake front from the Navy Pier, & dead across Lakeshore Dr from the 31st St beach. For the money, this close to downtown, Urban Boondocking works for this camper. Will stop here again. - BillHan1959
Sep 2016 - $35.00
We welcomed the "adventure". We felt the location warranted the discomfort. We are generally comfortable staying at Walmarts, casinos and truck stops as necessary. In attempting to use the online system to purchase "tickets" (one ticket for each 24 hour period), we had tech problems. Customer Service was responsive, resolved the situation, issued our tickets and refunded a duplicate charge to our credit card. So far, so good. The day before we were to check-in, we drove to the lot in our toad to check for low bridges and preview the layout. The lot attendant told us the lot was closed and that, if we showed up the next day, we would be turned way regardless of our protest that we had prepaid tickets. He suggested we call his mgr. We did and never received a return call. We decided not to go. We did not want to be stuck in downtown Chicago with a 40' rig plus toad. We contacted Customer Service and were granted a full refund. I suspect the "closed lot" tied into the the fact that there was a Bears Monday Night Football game two days out (not that makes it ok). Bottom line - this is not an RV park and doesn't act like one. We would be willing to try it again one day but would have a contingency plan. - GottaGoNow


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An African-American history museum, natural gas system improvements in Zachary and an Iberville Parish hospital are among the area projects competing for limited dollars in the state construction budget.
Legislators adopted a state construction budget, also called capital outlay, with more spending than the state can afford.
The Jindal administration will divvy up $104 million among $124 million in funding requests.
Assistant Commissioner Jerry Jones with the Division of Administration told legislators that the final list likely will be unveiled in October before the state Bond Commission.
Jones, who oversees the state construction budget, said the Jindal administration only will advance feasible projects.
"Define feasible," said state Rep. Steve Carter, R-Baton Rouge.
Jones said some projects are not construction-related, such as mobile radios for police cars.
"A lot of people have a lot of wants. There are a lot of projects that are submitted that are purely wants," Jones said.
Projects in the state construction budget usually are funded over several years. They are sorted into a priority system that determines when they receive funding.
The state Bond Commission already handled funding for ongoing projects. At stake later this year will be the new projects competing for limited dollars.
Referred to as Priority 2, the designation benefits new projects by funding the completion of construction plans, land acquisition, site preparation and some construction.
State Rep. Hunter Greene, R-Baton Rouge and sponsor of the state construction budget bill, said the Jindal administration hasn't indicated any problems with the area projects competing for the funding.
"We fared pretty well. The delegation came together and supported the projects," Greene said.
Important projects include the Essen Lane interchange, expansion of LSU's South Campus and efforts to relieve traffic congestion in West Baton Rouge Parish, Greene said.
Also in line for new dollars:
• The replacement of the air conditioning system at the State Police Training Academy.
• An emergency preparedness and disaster recovery center in Baton Rouge.
• Heating and cooling system upgrades at the Old State Capitol and the State Archives.
• Waterproofing and plaster repairs at the Old Governor's Mansion.
• The expansion of the Odell S. Williams Now and Then Museum of African-American History on South Boulevard.
• Renovation of LSU's French House.
• The replacement of natural gas distribution lines in Zachary.
• Land acquisition and planning for a hospital in Iberville Parish.
The Essen Lane interchange will add an exit ramp from Interstate 12 westbound onto Essen Lane.
Jodi Conachen, spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation and Development, said the project will be fully funded if the $1 million in Priority 2 funding is approved along with "trailing dollars," which is money in future years.
She said the project still is in the design phase.
"A construction schedule has not yet been determined," Conachen said.
State Police Col. Mike Edmonson said the State Police Training Academy needs a new air conditioning system, especially for the gymnasium and locker rooms. The project is in line to receive $900,000 in priority 2 funding.
Edmonson said box fans are set up in the locker rooms and elsewhere because of the inefficient air conditioning system.
The academy's doors and windows are warping. The roofs need to be replaced.
"It's just 30 years of wear and tear," Edmonson said.
The Odell S. Williams Now and Then Museum of African-American History is competing for $100,000 to expand its South Boulevard facility.
Museum organizer Sadie Roberts-Joseph said the museum is grappling with inadequate funding from admission and private donors.
She said construction dollars would help the 10-year-old museum expand and to accept traveling exhibits.
"We're relatively small and we're stocked with history, information and artifacts," Roberts-Joseph said.
In Iberville Parish, residents have been without a public hospital since the 2009 closure of the financially insolvent River West Medical Center.
The parish is working with Ochsner Health System to build an emergency care facility for urgent and outpatient services, eliminating the need for residents to cross the Mississippi River to get critical treatment.
"There's not another hospital on the west side for 30 miles," said state Rep. Karen St. Germain, D-Pierre Part.
Robert Galloway, who is working as a consultant to the parish on the project, said money is needed through the state construction budget for land acquisition, planning and other expenses not covered by federal funds being sought.
He said the new building would be built to accommodate in-patient beds to possibly grow the facility into a hospital rather than just an emergency clinic.
West Baton Rouge Parish President Riley Berthelot is looking to the state construction budget for help in building a toll-way over the Intracoastal Waterway, connecting La. 415 and La. 1.
The $70 million project is seeking a gradual infusion of $12 million in state funds.
Berthelot said there currently is only one bridge over the waterway in West Baton Rouge Parish. If there is a wreck on the bridge, traffic backs up, and the detour takes 53 miles, he said.
Berthelot said 24,000 people live in West Baton Rouge Parish while 45,000 vehicles cross the bridge each day.
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At the Old State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge and the State Archives on Essen Lane, maintaining temperature levels is a problem.
Secretary of State Tom Schedler said the water used in the heating and air conditioning system at the Old State Capitol is drawn from the city through an extended pipe. By the time it gets to the Old State Capitol, he said, hot water is lukewarm.
"We certainly recognize the budget issues, but these are state-owned buildings," he said.
Local projects in line for new construction funding
• State Police Training Academy
Seeking money for air-conidioning repairs
• Louisiana Digital Computer Facility (EBR)
• South Campus (LSU land acquisition)
• Southern Board of Supervisors
major repairs
• Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission
• New Iberville Parish hospital
• La. 415 Bridge
• Zachary Natural Gas Distribution
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• Airport Aviation Business Park (EBR)
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I do not think anyone could argue that Gretzky didn't have the greatest hockey career of all time. It is stupid to do so, the records speak for themselves.
By the same token, I do not think that it feasible to put him below #3 overall, and even putting Lemieux ahead of him would take a decent amount of convincing.
That being said, putting Bobby Orr at number one is not something that should be laughed at. My father has seen tons of hockey, and he puts Orr above all the rest, and this is coming from a Montrealer who moved to the west later in his life.
I look at Orr's numbers, I look at Gretzky's numbers. I then take a look at youtube vids, documentaries, etc. Gretzky was otherwordly in many regards, and the same can be said about Orr.
I myself would place Orr a bit ahead at number one in terms of who I feel is the better player, and there are a couple of reasons why. Firstly, he dominated the ice from top to bottom unlike anyone I've ever seen. His skill set, combined with his IQ, toughness and vision, made him the best D-man there ever was by quite a bit. He elevated the play of his teammates offensively, while also providing defense at a franchise level. I do not think we will ever see something like that again. Same for Gretzky, but to a slightly lesser degree.
Here's my final note: about longevity. I have seen this used as an argument against Orr, and I want to address this.This is something that comes to personal opinion, but as far as I'm concerned, Orr played enough games for me to be comfortable with placing him at no. 1. Speaking personally, longevity is crucial when analyzing a player's career, but when it comes down to judging how good a player was at hockey, I go strictly by a player's on-ice performance. What happened to Orr was unfortunate, especially with the knee-on-knee situation with Pronovost. I will not dock points off when he showed, in my mind, what he could do over enough games to justify his position.
With all that being said, here is my top 10. For context, this is based off first hand accounts from documentaries, my views on their play with what footage I have seen, and of course, my father's input, whose experiences from watching several decades of hockey is important to me. Some of the later picks are interchangeable:
1. Bobby Orr
2. Wayne Gretzky
3. Mario Lemieux
4. Gordie Howe
5. Jean Beliveau
6. Bobby Hull
7. Eddie Shore
8. Maurice Richard
9. Doug Harvey
10. Raymond Bourque
I would also like to give some shout outs to those who I've been able to see in my own lifetime, and who I would consider for my personal top 10: Sidney Crosby, Joe Sakic, Nicklas Lidstrom, Steve Yzerman, Alex Ovechkin, Teemu Selanne, Peter Forsberg, Jaromir Jagr, Patrick Roy, Dominik Hasek, Mark Messier, Brian Leetch.
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Alokem Gel
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I Don't Want To Nickel And Dime Them To Death/what Would You
Business By peacockplace Updated 26 Mar 2008 , 4:47pm by vickster
I would charge a little extra. Like maybe $20-30. Just to cover your time and materials, something that you would feel comfortable with.
YOur subject line caught my eye because that's my philosophy ..... I will not nickel and dime a bride to death.
I dont' charge extra for roses or lots of detail, because I figure it averages out when I have the "just iced with a ribbon around the base". I dont' charge extra for the extra's ..... I dont' discount for the simple. I haven't yet run into a design that was so much work for me that I felt it should be priced higher. Maybe I'll run into one of them someday ... but not yet.
Bride's love it. Many have told me that's part of why they select me .... they feel like they are getting screwed, ripped off, taken advantage of (their words, not mine) when they are charged extra for every little thing. They prefer my simple approach ... less stress for them.
For the record, I tell them that some work merits an add'l charge because there is significant labor and add'l cost involved, and I always use fondant and gumpaste as examples. So if they talked to a cake decorator about using those features, it is not unusual or uncommon or unrealistic to have an extra fee involved. But since I dont' do fondant or gumpaste, that's never an issue with me. (see, guys? I got ya covered!! )
Thank you both for your help. This is going to be a large cake. It will cost about $1000. That's a lot of money. I just don't feel right charging extra for roses when the cake is already that expensive. If they were full gumpaste roses and not ribbon roses I'd have to charge extra because it takes me about an hour to make one of those puppies.
Yeah, at that price I wouldn't charge any extra.
99% of the time I charge EXACTLY how indydebi stated it. I really always try to put myself in my customer's shoes, aka. what would I pay for this if the shoe were reversed.
That's a bit like saying the person who goes in a restaurant and orders a steak should pay the same price as the person who orders a hamburger, so set your price somewhere in the middle. As a customer, I'd hate to pay an "average" price. Let me quantify that, though, by saying my customers are buying my cakes strictly for the decorating. I just offer five or six regular flavors of cake made with Duncan Hines cake mixes. So my overhead cost of cake doesn't change that much. I'm charging my customers for my time. And my cakes vary a lot in terms of what people ask for. Some carved, some FBCT, royal icing flowers, fondant figures, lots of variance. It would be really hard for me to offer an "average" price. On my website I give a flat price for what I call "classic buttercream" that has piped borders, a simple piped design and message. If they want fancier than that, they pay for it. I haven't been able to tell that it bothered anyone. Oh, and I don't charge by the serving either, I charge by the cake.
That's a bit like saying the person who goes in a restaurant and orders a steak should pay the same price as the person who orders a hamburger, so set your price somewhere in the middle.
I agree. Having a set price does not make sense for every business model.
I have a base price for a basic vanilla cake with a vanilla buttercream finish and pretty much any piped design they'd like.
I also offer many different signature cake flavors with multiple fillings and cake flavors all made from scratch. Every cake is totally custom from the flavor to the final design. I can't in good conscience, or as a good business practice, charge the same for my basic cake as I would for one of my specialty flavors finished with fondant, a very detailed hand crafted design and hand made gumpaste flowers.
I don't feel I'm nickle and diming my customers...I feel I'm giving them a choice. They can walk in and take the basic cake (which is still delicious and beautiful) for a very reasonable price, or they can have the cake of their dreams...if they're willing to pay for my time.
Actually, those are piped meringue roses (like that old MS cake from like 8 years ago).
Actually, those are piped meringue roses (like that old MS cake from like 8 years ago).
Do you have a pic of the one you are talking about? Mine will probably still be ribbon roses, but I'd like to see the other. You can't really see the details in this pic.
Very Classy Cake! Clean and Simple Design
I DO charge extra for cetain embellishments, however this particular cake doesn't have any designs other than the roses. Because the design is soo simple I would not charge extra. The time spent making the roses would be very close to the time spent coloring icing and piping a "pretty" design on the cake.
IndyDebi & CakeryBakery ----- **RIGHT ON!!**
I would not charge extra for this at all
Its quite simple and basic
nothing OTT
That's a bit like saying the person who goes in a restaurant and orders a steak should pay the same price as the person who orders a hamburger, so set your price somewhere in the middle.
What I said was I haven't yet run into a design that was so much work that it merited an add'l fee. Maybe I will .... someday.
As a matter of fact, I just added my first "extra charge for flavor" cake - Rum Cake.
What I said was that I tell brides there ARE design elements that DO merit an add'l fee so if they have been talking to decorators who wanted to add a fee for fondant or gumpaste, that was not unusual.
What I said is that I will not do in my own business what I've seen some decorators put on their price list: Price for an iced cake; a price for EACH rose; a price for ribbon, etc.
That's like picking up a menu in the steak-n-hamburger restaurant and finding a price for your sandwich ... and a price for your plate ... and price for your salt shaker ... and a price for your waiter to bring the food to you .... instead of one price for the sandwich. Whatever that sandwich might be. I'd never eat at this place because it's just too confusing to order a simple sandwich.
I never said to charge the same for steak and hamburger.
Just wanted to clarify.
Here is how I price for design work:
Our prices are mid-upper range ( $4.50 -$5.50 per person for most cakes). For every $100 in price, 1 hour of non-baking prep time is included in the price. ( I pay my pastry chefs $12-$18 an hour) . Additional hours are $25. So if you wedding cake is $350, all of the torting, filling icing and decorating should take no more than 3.5 hours. Doesn't matter what you want done to it. If it takes longer, it costs more. Of course that means knowing what your hourly costs are.
indydebi's got it right
It's been a while since I looked at Indy Deb's website, but I'm thinking she does mostly wedding cakes and the cake is part of a whole package of services. If you sell a whole package of services, then the decorating of the cake becomes proportional to that and thus does not affect your per hour earnings as much if the deocrating time varies a bit.
I do only cakes, mostly party cakes, and they vary so much from cake to cake, it just doesn't work to have a standard fee. Last week I did five and the price difference had way less to do with serving size than it did complexity of design. People come in to my shop and they just ask for weird stuff. So I start with a base cake price and then I add on to that depending on how "customized" they want their cake. The way I set my base cake price is that it covers all the ingredients of the cake plus about an hour to an hour and a half of labor @ $20/hr. How I came up with that price is that I could bake and frost and add borders to a cake in about that amount of time. Then I base the final price on how long the "customizing" is going to take me, once again trying to estimate it at about $20/hour. The more I do, the better I am getting at the estimate so that I've been able to start setting a "standard" fee for stuff. The way I do it is when they're in the shop I give them a ball park range of what the cake will cost and then I email them a fairly detailed quote when I've had time to sit down and figure it. Not a charge for every flower, but it does break it down into the basic tasks. Honestly, I don't think the customer really cares about much other than the bottom line. But, I live in a pretty small town and I really do that to protect myself as to why so-and-so's cake was $75 and so-and-so's was $175.
I have a customer base of basically two clients, modest income folks and college kids. I do a lot of cakes that are right at and around $100. That's just what I have for a market. I try to give my customer a good product but on the same token I try to turn them out pretty fast. My cakes are definitely better than what the grocery store offers and they're not "cookie cutter" cakes, but they also aren't up to Kerry Vincent muster. On the scale between McDonalds and a black tie restaurant, I'd say I'm about Olive Garden level. My customers seem happy with that.
I can't in good conscience, or as a good business practice, charge the same for my basic cake as I would for one of my specialty flavors finished with fondant, a very detailed hand crafted design and hand made gumpaste flowers.
I don't think anyone is saying you have to charge the same across the board if you offer different thing, such as basic vs premuim flavors or buttercream vs fondant.
If you do both buttercream and fondant then yes there is usually a price difference because you have the expense of the buttercream plus the additional icing and the time it takes.
And yes the basic cake flavors may not cost as much to make as some of the other ones. But you can seperate these in to basic groups with a basic cost per group.
Sculpted cakes do and should cost more because of the time and skill that goes into making them.
BUT I have a hard time myself charging different prices for (most) design elements. Do 20 bc roses deserve a bigger charge than 5 roses? Or does a cake with a large FBCT merit a bigger charge than 20 bc roses?
Now if we are talking about an arrangement of gumpaste flowers (or bows or fondant figures) that took you hours to make, then I can see an charge. But I can't see starting with a blank canvas and charging for every design element added to it. I figure my prices knowing I'm going to have to decorate the cake as well as bake and ice it.
In the end you have to do what is best for you and your business.
In the end you have to do what is best for you and your business.
I couldn't agree more. As I said earlier, we all have to structure our pricing based on our particular business model. If all of the cakes someone sells are similar in flavor/syle it definitely makes sense to have a set price, if someone offers a wide variety of flavors and syles they need to price accordingly.
I really think we're all saying the same thing from different angles. The problem with an online discussion is that the nuances of each person's statement are lost in the machine..
Of course I wouldn't charge a customer for every single design element individually. I would drive them and myself crazy!!!
What works for me is similar to the way Vickster works. I decided that I need to pay myself $25/hour for decorating time. A basic amount of decorating time is figured into my base cake price. That price will include just about any type of buttercream piping they would want, including buttercream roses, scrollwork or simple dots. My flavors have set prices based on ingredients and labor. All other costs, such as cake circles, dowels, etc are included in the base price.
Much as Vickster does, when a customer wants a more customized design I can usually give a ballpark price during the consultation. I will follow up in the next day or two with an email in which I give a very detailed description of the flavor and design(s) we talked about with a definite quote. I don't itemize out my decorating time, I just give them the bottom line.
On the other end of the scale, several local caterers include my cake as a part of their wedding package. In that case the price is set and they choose from a limited number of flavors and can only get a buttercream finished cake. Since my offerings are limited within the package, I'm quite comfortable having a set price.
Yes, pastrylady, that's my approach. As I said, though, the one reason I do itemize my quote to the customer is that my business is in a smaller town and my customers are most certainly going to compare prices. So, that is why I do a more itemized quote. It's not for every detail, but more for extra stuff, like extra for having to carve the cake, extra for doing FBCT, that type of thing. If they just want some flowers, or piped balloons, or something like that, I don't charge extra. I don't want people saying stuff like, "well, she goes to church with her, that's why her cake was cheaper." I want my bakery to be viewed as professionally run and try to avoid the "good ol boy" reputation that can happen.


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