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In my first post in this series, I introduced the S.C.O.R.E. methodology of creating a technical environment in which an exceptional global organic and site search capability can exist. Standardizing on metrics is a crucial first step. Clear and agreed upon KPIs are the first step to success. There are questions from both the business side and the SEO technical team that must be answered; both sides have equal importance if standardization is to be achieved. On the business side, C-level, business units, Web strategists, and data analytics groups must integrate and meld with the technical side consisting of the SEO team, Web strategy and production, analytics, and IT.
Organic and site search is a data-driven enterprise. The volume, velocity, and variety of data create a challenge. The dilemma is that you definitely can't live without data, while other times you can't live with it unless you're smart about it. First, you cannot manage what you can't measure. Second, all that's measurable should not be managed. We must standardize intelligently. Otherwise, we'll just drive ourselves into data paralysis and put ourselves in a position of not being able to make effective decisions.
The questions you must answer as an enterprise team cover the full range of who, what, why, where, how, and when. The key issues to be addressed include standardizing via common corporate-wide processes such that resources and budget are smartly applied. Communication across the enterprise allows for continuously improving the process as lessons are learned, resulting in new best practices and capabilities to deliver a better product.
We will cover the depth and breadth of each question in subsequent posts, but as a conclusion to this article, keep in mind two things. First, the search engines want to help you manage your websites in order to show the most relevant content. Webmaster guidelines are available from Google, which (in Google's own words) are provided to give you "Best practices to help Google find, crawl, and index your site."
The other search engines, such as Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Naver, and even Yahoo, Twitter, and Facebook , also provide webmaster guidelines to help marketers optimize their performance.
Are you new to search marketing? Well, the search engine rules change frequently on all the search engines, so you must stay vigilant and aware. The Google search algorithm alone had over 200 changes in the second half of 2012 and even more since then as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other agencies drive change in response to public input. The most recent FTC letter dated 25 June 2013 may have some far-reaching implications on search engine algorithms. How search works is no longer an enigma. Each search engine will tell you specifically what it's looking for. Google is clear and has a section called Inside Search that will give you explicit guidance on how search works for their search engine.
Finally, I have a word of advice on the total reliance of data to drive your search marketing process. Data is a tool and how you collect and process it is a technical operation. Gaining insight from data is a matter of using data analysis models that are as much science as they are art. The model itself is mathematical and complex to the point where your only hope of getting results in real time requires computer processing. However, the assumptions and accuracy of the model depends on the art of interpreting the intended action of your audience based on their needs, perceptions, and desires. What you may find is that customer choice is as challenging to stay abreast of as the changes to the search engine algorithms.
What questions do you have on organic and site search? My next post will begin to answer some of the questions I find important, but yours are far more relevant and worthwhile to answer. I welcome your comments.


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At first I was skeptical about taking an online course as I never took one before, however after the first few lessons I had no cause to worry. This online course has taught me better than most actual classroom courses have and I strongly recommend it to anyone interested in getting a sound tutorial in this subject, regardless of experience as a programmer.
Great class! Covered everything you need to know to get you started. Sometimes "beginner" classes don't start out at the beginner level. I knew nothing going in and was quite comfortable with the level that this course started with. Thanks!
Helped a lot. I now feel like I can start doing independent projects to increase my learning. Before I couldn't understand all the jargon online. Now it all makes sense. Thank you, Mr. Kent.
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I recommend everyone interested in a technical field take a similar course. Thank you,this course really motivated me to take advanced courses in this area.
Jeffrey is one of the best professors I have ever had the privileged to study with. Being my first online course, I wasn't sure it would work out for me. I usually flourish with human-to-human contact. By the second week with Jeffrey and his clear, fun, and uplifting writing style, I knew I had made the right decision. And I felt that my professor was just as accessible as any teacher I have had. I appreciate this experience so much; I look forward to signing up for another online class with my school, and hopefully with Jeffrey.
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Your first step toward writing your first program is to install VisualStudio. So in this lesson, you'll learn how to install Visual Studio on your computer, and then do a walkthrough of creating your first program. You'll also find out what each line of C++ code means, discuss how C++ code is translated to machine language that the computer understands, and learn how to see and fix errors in your code.
Find out about data types, which correspond to the different types of information a program uses, and you'll write a program that can determine the amount of computer memory used by different data types. Then, learn how to create variables of different data types to store information.
Learn how to harness the computer's calculating power with the C++ arithmetic operators. Then, learn how to use the different C++ comparison operators and control structures so different blocks of code execute depending on the user's choice.
In this lesson, you'll explore how to use nested control structures and the different C++ logical operators when more than one choice determines which block of code executes. Then, learn how to use loops to make code repeat until a condition is met.
In this lesson, you'll find out how to use arrays to store multiple items of information. Then, you'll discover how to use C strings to store non-numeric information in an array.
Learn how to use functions to divide tasks and organize your code. And finally, you'll learn how to use file input/output to store and retrieve information.
Jeffrey A. Kent is a Professor of Computer Science, teaching both traditional and online classes. He has taught a number of computer programming languages, including C, C++, Java, and Assembly. He has authored several computer programming books on different programming languages including Visual Basic, C++ and C#. He's also an attorney, and has combined both careers by writing applications for law firms.
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Windows 7 or newer Windows operating system
1.6 GHz or faster processor
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4 GB of available hard disk space.
A free edition of the software may be downloaded from Microsoft.
A new session of each course opens each month, allowing you to enroll whenever your busy schedule permits!
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Keep in mind that the interactive discussion area for each lesson automatically closes 2 weeks after each lesson is released, so you're encouraged to complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
The Final Exam will be released on the same day as the last lesson. Once the Final Exam has been released, you will have 2 weeks plus 10 days to complete the Final and finish any remaining lessons in your course. No further extensions can be provided beyond these 10 days.

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After palying 80 minutes and won the game, they have to strech and cool down thier exhausted body. After winning they seem to be satisfied withe their performance.
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selam takero
A great photo after sports
the photo tells a beautiful moment
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Hi Takero,
Your sports photography is as great as your festival photography, and you show that very well here. This is a little shown part of the process of playing, so nice that you show it here. Its an important element!
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For years, Treggon and June Owens kept an eye on the 1960s-era Moonlight State Beach concession stand near their home, daydreaming about running it one day.
"We've been staring at this our whole lives, saying 'I want that,' " said Treggon Owens, 35.
In February, the couple signed a contract with the city of Encinitas to run the stand they can see from their home, and they opened it April 10.
The motivation to apply for a contract arrived in 2006 after June Owens, 34, underwent frontal craniotomy surgery and a three-month recovery after a serious staph infection. She was diagnosed with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus one month after their daughter Abbigail was born.
"I almost died," she said. "That pretty much motivated me, lit a fire under my butt to get a whole list of things done. Everybody has bad days, but in the grand scheme of things, it's all about your dreams and all about your family."
The Owenses put together a business plan that persuaded the city to award them a contract for the 577-square-foot facility over the previous owner's renewal bid. The one-year contract includes four one-year renewal options.
Escondido resident Lyle Davis had defended his contract for 15 years against competing proposals, said Michael Stauffer, senior analyst for the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
But the city liked that the Owenses plan to expand the menu, make improvements to the building, and live in Encinitas, Stauffer said.
"Treggon had the best business plan of the ones we received," Stauffer said. "His was the most visionary."
Davis' previous contract stipulated that he pay $6,000 or 12 percent of gross revenues annually. His 2008 renewal application proposed paying 15 percent of gross revenues.
The Owenses will pay $25,000 or 14 percent of gross revenues annually, whichever is higher.
Since Davis previously paid between $23,000 and $24,000 annually, Stauffer estimates that under his direction the stand grossed around $200,000 per year.
While the new contract requires the stand to be open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Owenses hope to remain open year-round from 8 a.m. until sunset, they said.
The couple have long roots in the area.
At the age of 9, June Kirby (Owens) moved to North County from Oregon with her family. She graduated from Torrey Pines High School in Carmel Valley and once worked at the Moonlight Beach stand.
Treggon Owens said his grandfather moved to California during the Great Depression. His father, Mark Owens, is an Encinitas general nursery grower; his sister Samantha Owens runs Encinitas nursery Barrels and Branches.
Treggon Owens, a San Dieguito Academy graduate, earned a physics degree from San Diego State University in 2001, working at the now defunct, La Jolla-based Sibling Interactive, Sorrento Valley-based Energy Science Labs and San Diego-based Quantum Magnetics.
The couple married in 2002, and Treggon Owens started an information technology and security company, Tregtronics Technical Services, in 2003. Together they have two children: son Gage, 4, and daughter Abbigail, 3.
An emphasis on contracting with local vendors and a willingness to spend $35,000 on new flooring, windows, counters and equipment helped land the Moonlight contract, Treggon Owens said.
"I was willing to invest my 401(k) in this," he said.
They've stocked the stand's refrigerators with edamame trays, fresh fruit and vegetable cups, and a blossom-garnished Thai chicken peanut salad.
"I know those moms don't want to give sugar to their kids," June Owens said.
Standards such as nachos and $4 hot dogs are available, but the Owenses opted for artisan buns from the San Diego-based Sadie Rose Baking Co., which also bakes breads for La Costa Resort & Spa, according to the company's Web site.
Customers can choose from sodas, San Diego-based Cafe Moto coffee and black currant-lavender iced tea.
The stand offers eco-friendly cardboard to-go boxes instead of plastic bags, biodegradable spoons and forks, and a liquid sweetener pump instead of sugar packets.
Last week, the stand's day manager, Kacey Smith, offered coffee samplers to families at the nearby playground. Neighborhood resident Amy Wood sipped hers from a bench while son Joshua, 2, wandered in the sand clutching a ball.
"We come here a couple of times a week," Wood said. "It's good that (the stand) is open because I didn't bring any snacks. We can stop there later if he gets hungry."
Later, she held Joshua at her hip, chatting with June Owens as she ordered a hot chocolate and fruit cup.
"I don't want to spend my time doing something I don't like," said June Owens, reflecting on her recovery from illness. "I love this. We get to enjoy our children and enjoy the environment that we're in. That, I guess in a nutshell, is why we did it."
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Eisley's first album in almost four years is about to be released through Equal Vision Records on March 1st. The album is called The Valley, and this song "Ambulance" is taken from it.
The Valley was recorded at Rosewood Studios in their hometown of Tyler, Texas, with producer/engineers Gary Leach and Austin Deptula (LeAnn Rimes), and mixed by Andy Freeman at Bay Area Tone in San Francisco. The album's title refers to the emotional turmoil that the DuPree sisters, who front Eisley, experienced as they crafted their third album: Sherri enduring a failed marriage; Chauntelle, a broken engagement; and Stacy, a painful breakup. The only relationship that ended on their terms was the split with Warner Bros. Records, the label that released their first two albums and several EPs. Promising to bring listeners through the band's darkest and most trying times, "The Valley" reveals their strength, patience and perseverance. On tracks like "Smarter" and "Sad," there's a musical aggression and emotional urgency that transports you to the moment they were written, laying bare the open wound of the broken heart. And the chilling album closer, "Ambulance," is an icy snapshot of the very moment of betrayal and abandonment. Elsewhere, there's a stately solace in the hopeful "Kind" and whimsical "Mr. Moon," and buoyant string arrangements decorate opener "The Valley" and "Watch It Die."


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text: Chuck Black first wrote Kingdom's Edge to inspire his children to read the Bible with renewed zeal. This captivating expanded parable led him to write the Old Testament allegories, Kingdom's Dawn and Kingdom's Hope. Chuck added three more titles to the series, Kingdom's Call, Kingdom's Quest, and Kingdom's Reign which were released in May of 2007. Chuck's current works include The Knights of Arrethtrae series. Chuck is a former F-16 fighter pilot and currently works as an engineer for a firm designing plastic consumer products. He has a degree in electrical and electronic engineering and served eight years in the United States Air Force. Chuck and his wife have six children. It is Chuck's desire to serve the Lord through his work and to inspire people of all ages to study the scriptures in order to discover the hope and love of a truly majestic King and His Son.


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You walk into a hair salon expecting to get the cut you've always dreamed of, but instead wind up with something you never really wanted. It's a situation that isn't as uncommon as you might think. Many of us have no idea how to communicate with our hairstylist, yet it's the most important key to getting that cut you've dreamed of.
Bring Photos
The next time you visit your favorite stylist, bring photos of the style you have in mind. This will show your stylist that you know what you want specifically and that you're not interesting in trying that crazy cut he or she had in mind. An easy way to find photos is to check your local bookstore for hairstyling magazines that offer a variety of ideas for cuts, styles and color.
Be Open to Advice
What might work for one person's hair doesn't always work for another and your stylist knows this.
Pay attention to what he or she has to say before you finalize any decisions. When you are planning a new hairstyle, you want to look your best. Keep in mind that your hair texture, skin color, face shape and even occupation are all important factors to consider when planning a style.
Point it Out
Your stylist isn't a psychic. If there is a problem you've been experiencing with your hair let them know.
If you prefer longer bangs or you have trouble taming a cowlick, let your stylist know and be specific.
Talk about Healthy Hair
Make sure that both you and your stylist are talking about the health of your hair. He or she should be addressing the concerns of your specific hair type and what conditioner or shampoo can help.
Ask about Maintenance
After you have decided on a style, ask your stylist if he or she can show you how to maintain your new look. See if she will show you how to blow-dry it and while you're at it, find out what products you will need for the upkeep.
Show before Cutting
Ask the stylist to show you with his or her fingers just how much is being cut off. If you don't ask your 1-inch trim may very well wind up being a lot more.
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A lot of times we're not familiar with the cutting terms stylist use. If you're unsure what you stylist is talking about, ask her to explain in terms that you can understand. Or better yet, ask her to show you a picture.
Voice your Concerns
If your stylist does something you don't like, speak up. While a stylist may have a perfect haircut he or she wants to try out on you, it doesn't mean it's right for you.
If your stylist refuses to listen to you, talk to the salon manager. If that doesn't work find another salon.
Praise their Work
If you like what your stylist has done, let them know. Positive feedback is a great way to make your stylist feel important as well as let them know what they did right with your hairstyle.
Keep in Mind
The stylist is not always the problem. It's up to you to maintain your new hairstyle once you leave the salon. If you can't work with the style then maybe you and your new do just weren't meant to be.
Finally, you should remember that you are paying for a service that they are providing. If you are not happy with your service, there are other stylists or salons that are willing to make you happy. After all, it's your money and your hair, not theirs.


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Saturday, August 9, 2008
Lopez Lomong: A Symbolic Hero or a Political Puppet Used
As you watched the XXIX Olympiad's Opening Ceremonies last night, if you didn't know beforehand who was going to be the United States flag bearer in the "Walk of Nations", you do now.
It wasn't LeBron James or Kobe Bryant. It wasn't Michael Phelps or Jenny Finch. It wasn't Tyson Gay or Alison Felix, nor was it Misty May-Treanor or Kerri Walsh.
It was Lopepe Lopez Lomong, a "Lost Boy of Sudan."
The third place finisher at the Olympic Trials in the 1500 meters, a race where it seemed that the pressure may have gotten to him to fulfill an unbelievable story at the time already unbelievable (and it is and will be forever unbelievable whether he didn't qualify for this Olympics, or the one in London four years from now, or any other one). It seemed he had made his move a little too early on the last lap, and he was not as strong as Bernard Legat, another African distance runner running for the United States now, in that race. But he still finished third.
And with that, on 8-8-08, Lomong's full story was at the world's ears. Here, a 23 year old that was taken away from his family while he was six years old during a Catholic mass by government soldiers, blindfolded in a truck, then escaping to a Kenyan refugee camp for 10 years, becoming part of the Lost Boys of their country(ies)'s war , adopted by the upstate New York couple of Rob and Barb Rogers, was the paradigm of the 600 plus athletes representing America.
"This is the greatest day of my life," said Lomong.
His life's anecdote is more than a great Hollywood movie. It is an utter inspiration that just isn't common. Everyone should be happy about him, and they should be happy about him being given this wonderful honor.
If only things were that easy. And sadly, they are not.
Because while we felicitate at Lomong's amazing journey from horror revealed to hope fulfilled, it is hard not to look at the other side of the spectrum. That alarming other side that may have played just as much, and if not more, of a factor in Lomong's being the flag bearer for America than his own, individual tale.
It has been reported that the captains of the U.S. sport teams voted for Lomong to be the flag waver. I definitely believe that was the case.
But seriously, I find it hard to believe that they knew Lomong before they ever touched ground in Beijing, let alone them knowing Lomong's story by themselves compared to getting it from a second hand source. Sadly, I think the case of them being influenced by higher ups to choose this incredible person (not forced, but influenced like lobbyists on Capital Hill do) because he was originally from the Sudan is the main reason why.
Lomong, though Sudanese, is from a small town in South Sudan. The ugliness in Darfur is in West Sudan. You look at the geography.
Lomong fled Sudan at age 6. The genocide in Darfur has been reported to start in 2003.
Lomong has never voiced out vociferously in public one bit about what has happened in Sudan, and definitely not on television. Not like Bryant and James have done in the last year before they somehow have not wanted to talk about it anymore.
It is alarmingly painful to say that Lopez Lomong's story looks like it wasn't the only factor in him being voted to hold the American flag at the Olympic stadium. He was part of the bigger picture.
Since no athlete is going to come close to talking about Tibet, the only ways the American Olympians and the USOC will talk about anything political that could make them uncomfortable are through subliminal message like gas masks for pollution and now, sadly this story. There is no need to even get into some of the athlete's naive hypocrisy they showed (or you would hope it was naïve, or it is another case where nationalism overrides rationalism) as their country, well, you saw how Bush was not warmly welcomed.
It would be one thing if they had a passion about Darfur like Joey Cheek, the visa stripped activist does. But they don't. And if they did, would they be over there now?
Instead, just alone, the reasoning for Lomong selected as the flag bearer for America highlights how politics can eviscerate any pure good out of a situation. Imagined if Lomong didn't qualify in the 1500 meters, didn't out perform a disappointing Alan Webb and a surging William Leer for third place on the final day of the trials. Who would have been the flag waver then?
The USOC knew what was going on here, and they knew what the possible story lines that would follow. It was a win-win for them of course; Lomong's story highlights the greatness of America while they make a political statement simultaneously. Only that the second win really shouldn't be a win at all. It's dishonest and shameful. He should have been the flag bearer just on his own merit.
But they aren't going to say that because you will know how fraudulent they are. They're not stupid.
Lopepe Lopez Lomong is a man (young man for some of you, not for me since I'm younger) whose story will never be tarnished. But the selection and choice to be America's flag bearer maybe is so.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
A Poignant Birthday Wish
On his 47th birthday yesterday, Barack Obama gave his most important, pivotal speech ever.
More so than his lauded 2004 Democratic convention speech, more so than his Iowa monologue on the third day of January this year, more so than his speech on race relations during the Rev. Wright controversy, more so than him accepting his party's nomination in the incipient stages of June, and more so than his speech two weeks ago in Berlin.
Lansing, Michigan, the hone of Michigan State University, was the site of the Illinois Senator greatest conversation to an audience in attendance.
From the outside perspective, and from the narrative delivered by the traditional media outlets in the country (looking more for the excoriating soundbite on John McCain to paint Obama's as practicing negative policies as the one who spews "hilarious" ads in unfunny times ), this speech was about his full energy policy for this country. But from a deeper conspicuous stand point, his comments in the capital of the Keystone state were ones directed fully to an entire nation extremely vulnerable to the difficulties and challenges this county is currently facing, and may continue to face. Especially this poignant one:
"For the sake of our security, our economy, our jobs and our planet, the age of oil must end in our time."
It is a request, and a plea, for those from the 48 state mainland, in Hawaii and especially in the near arctic shores of Juneau. A plea where you don't need to understand even the slightest bit of economics to know how serious the statement was from the presumptive nominee of a party, looking to push energy conservation that differs from the constant rhetoric of offshore drilling.
A stringent viewpoint that needed to even be slightly made flexible by Obama, who sees people are hurting at the pump just like he sees people hurting with their houses being taken way, their jobs being lost, and their belief in the American Dream severely tested. He is cognizant of the fact that he had to show something for those who still don't understand that (or don't want to understand) McCain, George Bush, and the House Republicans' theatrical performances for drilling on the nation's shores won't alleviate the price at the pump in the slightest bit.
With that showing of concern to even put himself through the incongruous and idiotic label of him "changing or altering his views" or "flip-flopping" (a word the media loves to use quicker than they ever do to admit a mistake) on this, Obama however asked deep questions on his 47th birthday to us; to make the choice that could changed this country's future forever. And for the better.
"Will we be the generation that leaves our children a planet in decline, or a world that is clean, and safe, and thriving? Will we allow ourselves to be held hostage to the whims of tyrants and dictators who control the world's oil wells?"
"Or will we control our own energy and our own destiny?"
It is a message that won't struggle to resonate if people understand fully how high the stakes are. If they get through the heavy hits of truth Obama delivered to the petroleum conglomerates and labeled McCain as an oil craven just like Bush, they'll see the even bigger picture. And frankly, if you look right at the campaign team and staff of the so called "Maverick", he surly isn't a maverick when it comes to the 29 oil lobbyists part of his squad, isn't he? If they get though the "analysis" of the speech from some network pundits who repeat each others talking points like they are PR people one after another, highlighting just his differences with McCain then doing their jobs and seeing who's telling the truth and whose being "a politician."
If they get though those things and a few more, they will clearly see and remember the sense of urgency not only Obama showed on the day where his 48th year on Earth started, but also in the current times upon us. If the former Harvard Law Review president had to convince you that "This is why this election is the most important of your lives," then please, convince yourself now to do so. And if there is anyone that you know that hasn't been swayed in the least bit, try your best to sway them.
Obama yesterday featured a tone that amalgamated optimistic realness with a sense of deep desire for those to wake up and see how critical it is to make the right choice now. He told us that the road was not going to be easy if he was elected president, at all. He told us that things aren't peachy and creamy, and that when he is president, the road is going to still be a bumpy ride. In short, he gave you the "straight talk" that the Straight Talk Express can't give you.
But he was the total obverse of pessimism at the same time, putting his trust in the nation and believing that the turn around back to economic prominence can happen if people are willing to join along in the sacrifice for our country's amelioration. And oh, being knowledgeable and informed citizens, something we have lacked in this country for a countless number of years.
If it takes you until November 4th to choose who is your choice to lead us from the disasters of this administration, then so be it. But by then, the reasons for the right choice should be so exponential that you wouldn't be able to raise it to another power (and that will certainly hold strong for those who liked or hated algebra).
And one of them definitely should be a real, true, and pre-energy policy, even if you aren't well versed in that discussion as in other areas.
"When it comes to our economy, our security, and the very future of our planet, the choices we make in November and over the next few years will shape the next decade, if not the century. And central to all of these major challenges is the question of what we will do about our addiction to foreign oil."
It is a topic worth full supplication to not only the oil companies' practices, but also to yourself. This isn't a request of you dumping the car you have now and be mandated to get an electrical powered car or to ride a bicycle more (because I certainly can't ride a bike myself anymore), or you becoming fully an environmentally first individual. Senator Obama didn't say that, and neither do I. It is a request though to acknowledge and realize what is real and what is true, that this country is painfully addicted to "Texas tea" (fitting that is where our current president is from), and its addiction can be more pestilent to us than ever before if we don't control it.
We will wage unjust wars for it like we are doing now. We will let speculators overseas play us as greedy fools by telling us what price is best for their barrels of fuel, like these barrels are the soccer players priced at ridiculously high levels of currency and soled for those same figures. Or that those barrels are valued as high as Angelina Jolie's and Brad Pitt's asking price for the pictures of their two kids. We will let gas prices go up even more and prevent most families from even thinking about trips (because we are already at the stage where some can't go them). Or have Greyhound raise the price of bus tickets by five to 10% to trips slated for New York City, or Boston, or Washington D.C., or wherever your heart yearns for. It may alarmingly get to a point where oil becomes more valuable to us than food.
Scary and crazy as the last sentence is, with the way things are going at the moment, only the imaginatively challenged will take any scenario off the table. But the New York Times best seller doesn't see it the upcoming years that way, thankfully.
"Well that's not the future I see for America. I will not pretend the goals I laid out today aren't ambitious. They are. I will not pretend we can achieve them without cost, or without sacrifice, or without the contribution of almost every American citizen. But I will say that these goals are possible."
Those goals, an increase in renewable energy and not giving sweat heart deals to the ExxonMobil's of the world, are what was technically requested. But on his 47th birthday, Barack Obama wished for something more than those two valuable things. He requested that we, if we haven't already, understand that our future is in own hands. And that we must make the choice, and care deeply about the consequences of that choice.
Take pride in that choice, because you never know if you're going to have that choice again.
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Counterweight / assist for folding wall
Posted 27 July 2014 - 06:26 AM
My observatory has a two-foot section of wall that folds down inside to provide greater exposure to the southern horizon. The section of wall is heavy. It takes two people to lower and raise it.
I'm thinking of installing counterweights or a pneumatic strut mechanism to reduce the force needed to open and close this section of wall. Others must have encountered this situation.
What have others tried? What recommendations do you have? Thanks.
Posted 27 July 2014 - 08:22 AM
Good luck,
Posted 27 July 2014 - 09:07 AM
If your drop-down wall is a short sub-section of a wall, and does not go all the way to the end of your building, you might try using a pair of gas springs. These are the gas filled cylinders used on some vehicle models to push and hold open a car hood while you're checking the oil. They are inexpensive and can be had with forces up to 200 pounds for around $20 to $30. Do a google search for "gas spring". You'd have to do some playing around to figure out what size you'd need, and how much force would be right for your application.
Posted 27 July 2014 - 10:21 AM
The wall section (which is already built) flips down about 160 degrees. I've yet to see a design with gas springs that can accommodate more than a 90 degree swing.
This leads me to consider counterweights mounted on the movable wall section on the outside, almost vertically or at a slight angle from the vertical. When the wall is folded in, they will stick up almost vertically, but still with the center of gravity outside the structure. I'll put one on each end so they won't interfere with the scope. They won't be more than 2 feet in any case. The nice thing about counterweights is that it is easy in the end to fine-tune the moment by adjusting the arm of a given weight.
My challenge now is to find a mechanism to fix a 1"-1.25" pipe to the wall in a very strong manner so it can support the weight of a counterweight on the other end. I'm leaning toward steel plumbing pipe -- flag pole brackets don't appear strong enough.
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Steel pipe with perhaps weight-lifter weights on them could work well, steel pipe flanges would probably be strong enough, though I'd suggest putting through-bolts instead of screws to hold them on, but if the weight needed was large. you could perhaps put together a flange, a very short section of pipe, a tee, then a longer section for your weights, with a several-inch piece of pipe coming out the branch of the tee, with an elbow, a short length of pipe, and another flange on that. You would then have two attachment points for each counterweight arm. You could rework the tee and pipes and all to make the weights hang in the best way for your situation. Home Depot (at least my local one) custom-threads pipe pieces to your specs, so you can have parts made to fit if needed. You could perhaps also fill large cans or buckets or pieces of plastic drain pipe with concrete mix, with bolts cast into the crete, for counterweights.
Posted 27 July 2014 - 11:20 AM
Many thanks.
Posted 27 July 2014 - 11:47 AM
I missed the part in your first note about the wall folding down inside. I was thinking a 90° swigndown outside was what was needed. You're right, gas springs won't do it.
As for pipe, go as large a diameter as you can find. Plumbing pipe is not designed for structural strength and bend fairly easily.
To attach it to the wall, you might want to consider U-bolts. McMaster-Carr carries extended length u-bolts that will easily go through a wall thickness:
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Posted 01 September 2014 - 12:18 PM
External counterweights are ideal for perfect balance, but my club didn't want weights on the outside of their observatory. Instead, I built an internal counterweight system that included springs for easier movement. The problem with counterweights alone was that it was very difficult to begin opening the wall if there was enough weight to evenly balance the wall at mid-swing. So I mounted the weights on large 1" diameter gate springs. As you start to open the wall, the springs stretch while the weights stay on the floor. When the wall is about 1/4 open, there is enough force on the springs to begin lifting the weights, and the balance is reasonably good for the remainder of the motion.
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Posted 01 September 2014 - 07:25 PM
I like this idea. I'd need a different approach but it seems very workable -- and straightforward. Many thanks.
Posted 08 September 2014 - 10:48 AM
Excellent solution! Love the addition of the springs.
Posted 09 September 2014 - 01:30 PM
I've looked into this solution. It will be tricky. The folding section of the wall consumes the full width of the wall, which means there isn't really space to mount a bracket or pulley. It would get in the way of hte folding wall. (In hindsight, I should haven't done that and I may change out that section as a result.)
Posted 10 September 2014 - 08:18 PM
Can you cut the hinged portion in half so you're only moving half the weight?
Posted 10 September 2014 - 08:30 PM
I could but it would mean having to redo the exterior planking and I'm not sure that I want to go through that.
As a practical matter, I really don't need to lower the wall very often. I'll just live with it.


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The row of inhabited tents lined up next to the southeast gate of Jones AT&T Stadium Monday morning illustrated that this isn't just any other week for football at Texas Tech.
Only the imminent arrival of a team from Texas or, in this case, Texas A&M can stir that sort of anticipation in Lubbock.
"For them to be camped out out there, it shows how exciting this game's going to be for those fans," Tech quarterback Graham Harrell said. "When you play an instate school, it's a big game for everyone, but I think it's a bigger game for the fans than it is for the players even.
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Who: Texas Tech vs. Texas A&M
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Jones AT&T Stadium
Records: A&M 5-1, 2-0 in Big 12 Conference; Tech 5-1, 1-1.
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Last game: Texas A&M 24, Oklahoma State 23; Tech 42, Iowa State 17
Last meeting: Tech 31, A&M 27 last year in College Station
Line: Tech by 8 Crabtree watchThrough six games this season, Texas Tech freshman receiver Mike Crabtree is on pace to break a handful of records. Follow along as The A-J tracks his progress:RECEPTIONS
Crabtree: 70
School record: 98 by Taurean Henderson in 2002
NCAA freshman record: 98 by Henderson
Division I-A record: 142 by Houston's Manny Hazard in 1989YARDS
Crabtree: 1,074
School record: 1,300 by Joel Filani in 2006
NCAA freshman record: 1,265 by Southern Cal's Mike Williams in 2002
Division I-A record: 2,060 by Nevada's Trevor Insley in 1999 TOUCHDOWNS
Crabtree: 17
Previous school record: 13 by Jarrett Hicks in 2004 and Joel Filani in 2006
Previous NCAA freshman record: 14 by Williams, Florida's Jabar Gaffney in 2000 and Hawaii's Davone Bess in 2005
Division I-A record: 27 by Louisiana Tech's Troy Edwards in 1998
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"For the players, every Big 12 (Conference) game is huge. For the fans, when you're playing an instate school in conference, they get excited and they see it as bragging rights for their school."
Lately, the bragging rights have belonged to Tech, which has won nine of the last 12 in the series and six in a row in Lubbock. The two teams play at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Harrell can't blame his fellow students for being so enthusiastic. He's partly responsible for their passion, having thrown a dramatic touchdown pass in the final minute to lift Tech to a 31-27 victory last year in College Station.
"Last year was crazy," Tech center Shawn Byrnes said. "When Graham made that throw, it was the most exciting sideline I've ever been on, unless you talk about the Minnesota game (when Tech rallied from 38-7 to win)."
Harrell's pass was a 37-yard bomb to Robert Johnson with 26 seconds left. He dropped it neatly through the arms of an A&M cornerback who couldn't have had tighter coverage.
"I don't know if it's the prettiest ball I've thrown," said Harrell, who has 69 career touchdown passes and 676 completions. "That was a big one. It's probably my favorite play in my career up to this point, no doubt."
Last year's game added to a decades-long trend of fantastic finishes to Aggies-Red Raiders games. In the last 13 meetings, nine have been decided by a touchdown or less and two more were that close in the fourth quarter.
A&M's last two trips to Lubbock were the only exceptions - 59-28 and 56-17 Aggies losses.
This game is expected to be tighter, with both teams 5-1 and Tech favored by eight points. Some of that spread no doubt has to do with the raucous atmosphere the Aggies can expect.
"Especially when momentum swings and we get some momentum, being at home always helps," Harrell said, "just because it seems like it snowballs a little bit."
Several students are trying to get the snowball rolling right from the start of the week, throwing up five tents outside the stadium's student entrance.
Having spent much of his childhood in Wyoming, Tech coach Mike Leach has done plenty of camping, but what he sees across the street from his office is more sophisticated.
"Those guys have it figured out," Leach said. "They're apparently having a video (game) tournament. They've got a full-fledged TV. This isn't some little laptop computer type thing. This is a whole living-room console type of item.
"They've got several tents. They've got kind of a (transparent) sun tent where you can see outside and see around. They've got tents with a little more privacy.
"It's very impressive, and typically as the week goes on - what's added and the number of people and all that - it becomes more impressive. They probably wouldn't let them, but campfires would be the one thing that's maybe missing."
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For the past four years, we have heard angry cries and even threats over the government bailouts for big banks, the auto industry and others during this economic downturn. Senators and representatives have lost their jobs over these bailouts. Yet Congress has been giving special breaks and what amounts to subsidies to the coal-fired utility industry for more than 20 years. In the Senate, a leading Republican is close to having the votes to keep bailing out the coal and utility industry by killing the first-ever regulation to deal with mercury pollution, the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) — only it's not taxpayer money but the health and life of our children that is being spent.
This would be a joke if life and health were not at risk. One in six babies are born with enough mercury in their tiny bodies to cause IQ loss, brain damage and a potential host of other health problems. According to Dr. Leonardo Trasande in a peer-reviewed medical publication in May 2011, the economic cost of such impacts was $5.1 billion in 2008.
The largest domestic source for mercury remains coal-burning utilities.
In addition to mercury, asthma continues to threaten life itself as 130,000 children and adults suffer from asthma attacks induced by particulates the MATS regulation would eliminate. All told, the health benefits from enforcing this standard would save a minimum of $40 billion per year and cost the average electric user around $6.00 per month, or $72 per year. Not poisoning 1 in 6 babies born in the United States is worth six bucks a month to me, and I believe most Americans feel the same.
Congress keeps bailing out utilities that simply refuse to invest in the future. And instead of investing in new technologies to make coal cleaner, the industry cries foul, keeps polluting, puts our children at risk and banks the profits. In June 2010, Bill Gates and other business leaders released "A Business Plan For America's Energy Future." They reported that the energy industry only invests 0.3 percent of its sales in research and development compared with the pharmaceutical companies, which reinvest almost 19 percent.
What makes this so surprising is that many of those in Congress defending coal's subsidies complained the loudest over other bailouts. Something seems amiss. Our children would certainly be healthier if the coal industry would pay all its costs instead of poisoning the bodies of our children with the help of our tax dollars.
According to one estimate, when you factor in costs from coal pollution such as effects on our health, it triples the total cost, making it much more expensive than cleaner sources like wind. It's as if our neighbor tossed their trash into our yard, expected us to clean it up and then claimed how cheap trash removal is.
Coal is not cheap.
Those who benefit are just good at hiding the real costs inside our bodies.
Let's stop the confusion and start telling the truth. Please tell the Senate to stop bailing out the coal-fired utility industry with our children's health.
I have been a registered Republican for almost 40 years. I believe in a market economy. But as a pastor I know all people sin. That's why we need laws to protect unborn babies poisoned by mercury. They can't speak for themselves. My prayer is this: Allow the 1990 Clean Air Act to be enforced without special considerations for the utility industry — it just hurts us all.
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Wind measurement tower proposed in Union Township
"We're very interested in putting up this wind measure to evaluate wind resources in that area," said Curt Bjurlin, EcoEnergy project developer.
EcoEnergy has proposed building three turbines in the township with Wisconsin Public Power Inc. to supply power to Evansville Water and Light customers.
The 197-foot measurement tower would be nearly identical to one that's been collecting wind data since April 2007 at County B and Highway 213 in Magnolia Township.
The Union Plan Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing and vote on a conditional-use permit for the tower at its 7 p.m. meeting Thursday at the Eager Free Public Library, 39 W. Main St., Evansville.
Donald Maas, 7337 N. Pleasant Prairie Road, Evansville, and Harold and Mary Abey, 7828 N. Highway 104, Evansville, applied for the permit to host the tower on their adjoining properties on the southeast corner of County C and Highway 104.
The permit is requested for 12 months "for a wind measurement tower to collect information for wind turbine feasibility," according to the application. The tower would be constructed between Oct. 5 and Nov. 5, according to the application.
The tower application would be renewed annually and be up for at least a year, Bjurlin said.
"The most important piece of information for us at this point is the actual wind data itself," Bjurlin said. "We have a very good evaluation of wind data from the met tower in Magnolia, but in order to fully evaluate the resource, we need to have a local tower. That's really the next big step."
Meanwhile, the plan commission is wrapping up its work on an ordinance regulating large wind turbines to recommend to the town board. That vote likely will take place at the Thursday, Oct. 30, meeting, commission member Doug Zweizig said.
The draft ordinance restricts turbines from being built within a half mile of homes or closer than 1,000 feet from property lines, though willing landowners can have turbines placed closer to their homes, Zweizig said.
When the town's study committee presented its draft ordinance early this year, Bjurlin told The Janesville Gazette the proposed setbacks would leave "very, very little land" available, "and certainly not enough for a renewable energy project."
Bjurlin did not want to speculate on how the revised draft ordinance would impact EcoEnergy's project.
"(I'd) rather leave any comments on future ordinances to a later date," he said.
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Bjurlin said EcoEnergy is "not actively looking at" putting wind turbines in Center Township, where EcoEnergy submitted three locations to the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct aeronautical studies for wind turbines, according to FAA records.
The FAA determines if a structures would interfere with aircraft flight patterns, approaches and departures from airports, said Tony Molinaro, FAA spokesman for the Great Lakes region.
When asked if the requests for FAA studies meant a project is being planned, Bjurlin said, "No, we're not actively looking at putting turbines up there."
He said it was just a test to see what the potential impact is and "where that potential impact may occur." He said the company picked the three highest locations they could find in the area.
The FAA approved two of the three locations�all near the area of County A at Highway 184�but determined one location could cause interference.
Bjurlin said EcoEnergy requested permission from the landowners to submit the studies, but each of the landowners on the applications�Wayne Udulutch, Janet Kassell and Thomas Sayre�said they found out about the studies through other sources.
Udulutch, the Town of Center chairman, said his town has a committee working to draft an ordinance to regulate wind turbines. The town has a moratorium in place until June 2009. No timetable is set, and the group is gathering facts, Udulutch said.
The Union Plan Commission will hold a public hearing and vote on an application for a conditional-use permit for a wind measurement tower at its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Eager Free Public Library, 39 W. Main St., Evansville.
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Burkhard Morgenstern has studied biology, mathematics, and physics at the University of Freiburg and University of Munich, Germany. In 1996, he recieved his Ph.D. degree in mathematics from the University of Bielefeld under the supervision of Andreas Dress. He was a Visiting Scientist with Bill Atchley at North Carolina State University and worked in a pharmaceutical company in the UK, at the GSF Research Center, and at Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried. From 2001 to 2002, he was a Group Leader and a Faculty Member at the International Graduate School in Bioinformatics and Genome Research in Bielefeld. Since December 2002, he has been a Full Professor of bioinformatics at the University of Göttingen. The focus of his research work is on multiple sequence alignment. Moreover, Morgenstern is the author of DIALIGN, a widely used software tool for multiple alignment. Other areas of interest include gene prediction, RNA secondary structure analysis, phylogeny, and recombinations in viral genome sequences.
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Is it Romney or Obama who is perceived to be more brave, more honest, or more creative?
Who's the stronger team-player: Joe Biden or Paul Ryan?
Each of these are important attributes of our character. Unfortunately, character has traditionally been viewed in a very limited way. Political, religious, and educational institutions frequently stake claim on 2-5 characteristics deemed to be most important and then attempt to impose these on students, congregants, and others. Common traits typically focused upon include respect, honesty, responsibility, integrity, and kindness.
Recently, character has been put to the rigors of science and scientists have delivered. Following rigorous investigation and scientific analyses over a three-year period, a classification and measurement tool emerged. The resulting 24 character strengths continue to be studied by researchers around the world and practitioners from multiple disciplines.
Now, back to politics….
Across the United States, citizens and politicians are engaging in vigorous debates about who should be our next president. Yet, despite all of the time spent discussing the candidates' positions on the issues, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll, it is character that matters most when choosing a president.
And character does not take center-stage. What takes center-stage are attack ads, comments about the failings of the other candidate, self-promotion, and glorious proclamations.
Who are these four men really? What strengths are really at their core?
You can take action to contribute to this meaningful discussion. Take the VIA Presidential Caucus poll. In less than 5 minutes, you'll have the chance to identify those character strengths that you believe are most essential in a great President, as well as identify those strengths you believe are strongest in the current Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates. This unique poll comes from a non-profit, non-partisan organization, the VIA Institute on Character.
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Maybe the Gallagher family on Showtime's Shameless is a little rough around the edges — they curse like sailors and keep their savings in a jar — but they make for good entertainment. The new season of Shameless premieres on Jan. 12, a mere month away, and we can't control our excitement.
When last we left the Gallaghers, bad-dad Frank was hospitalized with a long list of possibly life-threatening medical conditions while Fiona was acclimating to full-time employment and a respectable boyfriend. (Also, Jimmy the car thief is definitely dead despite his vague exit from the show.) Lip had graduated high school and planned to go to college, but younger brother Ian used Lip's identity to enlist in the army when his relationship with Mickey Milkovich went sour.
Since season four picks up only a few weeks after the show left off, we'll be able to get right back into the lives of the Gallagher clan. Based on the first promo released for the new season, it seems Fiona, Frank, and Lip will be rebelling against employment, health care, and education. Meanwhile, based on casting announcements, Debbie, the youngest Gallagher girl will continue her transition to adulthood that began in season three.
However the biggest surprise of the third season finale was Ian enlisting and leaving his siblings behind. If there is one Gahllagher rule, it's that you don't abandon the family. Plus, we really wish Ian and Mickey could work out their relationship issues. (That's going to be hard since Mickey is married now, but we're still hopeful.)
If nothing else, at least Fiona officially has custody over her siblings now. We wonder if that will actually change anything though. We'll have to tune in on Jan. 12 to find out.


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2010 Vinsobres, Les Cornuds, La Famille Perrin
Red | Ready, but will keep | La Famille Perrin | Code: 9987 | 2010 | France > Rhône > Vinsobres | Southern Rhône Blend | Full Bodied, Dry | 14.5 % alcohol
The burgeoning reputation of Vinsobres, now recognised as a stand-alone Cru and therefore standing out from the rest of the Villages, has been championed in particular by the Perrin family form Château de Beaucastel.
The relatively northerly location with its concomitant emphasis on Syrah engenders wine of rare purity and focus. Les Cornuds in 2010, a vintage already celebrated for the harmony and balance of tis wines, is a superb example, with silky tannins supporting crushed berry fruit and a pleasing savoury backdrop.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
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The Producer
The Domaine Perrin is a négociant brand created in 1997 by François Perrin and his brother Jean-Pierre, Pierre's father, and since 1999 run by Pierre. The Perrin family are owners of the famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate Château de Beaucastel.
As with the wines at Beaucastel, the Domaine Perrin wines are impeccably made and reflect the true nature of the terroir from which they come. The wines made are all from the neighbouring Southern Rhône appellations to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, such as Vacqueyras and Gigondas. The reds are based on Grenache, but with other Rhône grape varieties, such as Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault.
The Perrins are one of the most reliable wine families in the Rhône valley, truly a name to look out for.
Other wines by this producer:
The Grape
The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the most famous wine of the region, Châteauneuf du Pape, can be made from as many as 13 different varieties. Grenache is the most important grape in the southern Rhône - it contributes alcohol, warmth and gentle juicy fruit and is an ideal base wine in the blend. Plantings of Syrah in the southern Rhône have risen dramatically in the last decade and it is an increasingly important component in blends. It rarely attains the heights that it does in the North but adds colour, backbone, tannins and soft ripe fruit to the blend.
The much-maligned Carignan has been on the retreat recently but is still included in many blends - the best old vines can add colour, body and spicy fruits. Cinsault is also backtracking but, if yields are restricted, can produce moderately well-coloured wines adding pleasant-light fruit to red and rosé blends. Finally, Mourvèdre, a grape from Bandol on the Mediterranean coast, has recently become an increasingly significant component of Southern Rhône blends - it often struggles to ripen fully but can add acidity, ripe spicy berry fruits and hints of tobacco to blends.
The Region
Vinsobres, along with Beaumes de Venise, has cause for celebration, , having been promoted to a stand-alone appellation in 2006 - in the vein of Gigondas or Vacqueyras - but now overtaking Cairanne and 12 or so other Cote du Rhone villages, in the local hierarchy.
This is primarily due to the relative altitude of the vines being recognised for lending complexity and structure to the wines. None are better at demonstrating this than the husband and wife team Philippe and Valérie Chaume Arnaud.


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In 1970, Lee launched his career as a business man and entrepreneur. He and his brothers started The Old Spaghetti Factory chain - a venture that prospered to become a 23 million dollar a year, 22 location operations in Canada, the United States and Australia. Lee served as the Chief Operating Officer before selling it to The Keg restaurant chain in 1980.
Lee traveled and researched cross-cultural tradition healing practices in Brazil, West Africa, India, the Philippines and Mexico and has blended his experience with the western model of mind / body healing.
In addition to his clinical interests, Lee has served as Sport Psychologist for Team Canada, and has worked with dozens of Olympic and world class athletes and NHL Hockey teams such as the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks.
Lee has conducted over 200 corporate seminars for Fortune 500 companies on Qualities of High Performance Persons, The Power of Visualization, and The Role of Intuition in Decision Making. He was managing partner of Omega Seminars (Bellevue, Washington), where he trained other seminar leaders and taught a number of public seminars on Peak Performance, goal setting and self-esteem psychology.
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In this morning's Northwest Herald is a Letter to the Editor from Huntley resident Dottie Bobzin. There is a woman who knows how to speak her mind.
You can read it in the print edition or go to www.nwherald.com and search for Bobzin. Better hurry. After seven days the NWH can be expected to archive it and will want to charge you $2.95 to read it.
What does she have to say about the Moore-Fender-Trustees battle of words and wit? Try a few of these on for size: "ashamed, petty, wasteful, immature, ludicrous, nasty, dysfunctional, unproductive"
Ms. Bobzin is a woman who says what she means, and I'll bet that she means what she says.
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Time Warner sale will cost all cable users
The big four U.S. cable companies, which control more than 60 percent of the U.S. market, may soon become just three. Charter Communications Inc., now the fourth largest, has since last June been trying to buy Time Warner Cable, the second largest. And it now looks as if the shareholders of TWC, which has been floundering recently, may force the company's board to sell.
If merger and acquisitions activity in the telecommunications realm had a soundtrack, this moment would be accompanied by the menacing bass rumble of "Jaws." For if this deal goes through, customers of TWC, Charter and also Comcast Corp. – as well as all the content companies that want to reach those customers – will probably see prices rise, with no corresponding improvement in service.
After all, cable is a business that relies on scale; the game is to increase the number of subscribers and lower all possible costs, then grind away with one price increase after another.
Cable companies are also unregulated and face little competition. In 77 percent of the U.S., they operate even without competition from Verizon's fiber-optic FiOS service, so their pricing power is almost unrestrained.
One big player working behind the scenes to push the proposed Charter-TWC deal is billionaire John Malone, who commands Liberty Global, the largest cable company in the world. Last March, Liberty Media, another company controlled by Malone, spent $2.6 billion for a 27 percent stake in Charter. With just 4.5 million subscribers, Charter is far smaller than Time Warner Cable (which has 11 million subscribers) and Comcast (20 million), but Malone knows that the combined company will be able to pay less than Charter spends now for pay-TV programming – because Charter would automatically assume the benefits of TWC's programming contracts.
Here's what's not routine about this deal. More than 90 percent of Americans who subscribe to high-speed Internet access also subscribe to pay TV, and the relevant market is the bundle. The biggest distribution companies, with the largest number of subscribers, pay less for video programming than smaller companies do.
Malone likes the Charter-Time Warner Cable merger in part because it increases the consolidation of the cable industry, which has driven steep increases in stock prices for the entire sector. Time Warner Cable investors like it, too. The price of their shares has risen more than 38 percent on rumors of a deal.
Comcast will also probably share in the spoils through "swapping." This is a practice that cable companies have followed since the 1990s to allow them unchallenged control of entire local markets. In 2002, for instance, after Rigas family-run Adelphia, then the nation's sixth-largest cable operator, went into bankruptcy, its assets were divided between Time Warner Cable and Comcast. Comcast got Houston, Philadelphia and Minneapolis; TWC got Buffalo, Los Angeles, Dallas and Cleveland.
So once Malone gets control of TWC, he could turn around and hand Comcast TWC's quasi-monopoly in New York State and New York City. In return, Comcast could give Charter Los Angeles and cities in the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest. Both companies could do better selling to multilocation businesses that would otherwise straddle two separate cable areas. Both companies could lower their overhead – and raise their prices.
A better communications future for America would include choices for consumers and businesses. There are two paths toward increased choice. One is for cities to control their own dark (unlit by lasers), wholesale fiber networks, and allow many providers to compete in offering service. The other is regulatory oversight, something the Federal Communications Commission has so far declined to provide.
Right now, cable companies have the field to themselves, and their business, as John Malone puts it, "looks terrific."
Susan Crawford, the John A. Reilly visiting professor in intellectual property at Harvard Law School and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, is the author of "Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age."


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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced cash reward for any information regarding the whereabouts of missing people.
In the meeting, Malik said 29 out of a total of 275 missing persons have been traced so far and a committee has been set up comprising members of law enforcing agencies and the families of the missing persons.
The interior minister said the government is currently tracing the remaining missing people. He announced Rs500,000 for information of the whereabouts of Masood Janjua, Faisal and Attique-ur-Rehman.
Malik met with the families of the alleged suspect of the failed car bombing in New York, Faisal Shahzad, and Pakistani national Saif-ur-Rehman who has been detained by authorities in Chile.


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- To Mark Torres and Travel Tips for Aztlan group memebrs.
(Some of the contents of the following message may have previously
been sent via email or posted on the SHG Artist group site)
Fellow artists/community members,
There will be a community meeting held to discuss the status of Self
Help Graphics tomorrow eve at Ave 50 Studio in Highland Park at 7 pm.
As you are aware the Board of Directors of Self help Graphics shut
the doors of this monumental institution without informing the
community in which they service.
A coalition of artists and community members has banded together to
create a letter requesting the Board be held accountable for their
actions and for them to provide financial records and minutes to
meeting within a given time frame of 48 hours. There was a public
invitation to all to attend the community meeting which was held this
past Saturday at Belvedere Park in East LA. The letter was composed
as a direct response to the concerns of those who attended the
meeting. The letter will be posted shortly on the Self Help Artist
Community Yahoo group site
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/selfhelpartistcommunity/ (please visit
the site and join the group)
Self Help Graphics, in its years of operation has seen countless
artists/activists/community members walk through its doors. Many have
profited professionally while others gained a sense of belonging to
an institution built on the foundation of community. SHG was born in
the 70s, an era known for social activism. Move forward 30 years to
the present, a time where citizens are finding themselves fighting
for rights believed to have been earned. Unfortunately it appears we
are taking giant steps backward when in all reality we should be
moving forward. Regardless what your belief is or method used to show
resistance and opposition now is NOT a time to be complacent. If ever
there was a time to come forward as a community it is NOW! We cannot
afford to lose such an institution as Self Help Graphics.
Please make calls to friends, relatives, artists, musicians, poets,
performers, vendors, neighbors and express the importance of their
presence at this Tuesday's meeting at Ave 50 Studio. Until now there
have only been a small group of concerned citizens come forward to
protest and attend Saturday's meeting. The meeting on Tuesday is an
opportunity to express concerns, ask questions and gain information.
It is also an opportunity to show the Board of Directors who their
community is and let them know that their actions will not be
If you cannot attend then send your questions with someone who will
be attending. Post your concerns on the Yahoo group board. We will
print them out and take them with us to present on your behalf.
Bring your body. Bring your voice.
Community Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 28 at 7 pm Avenue 50
Address: 131 No. Avenue 50 , Highland Park
For more information call: 323 258-1435
Thank you.
Linda Gamboa
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Soccer Star Subjected to Racist Chants
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure called on UEFA to take action against CSKA Moscow after he was subjected to racist chanting during his team's 2-1 win in the Champions League.
The Ivory Coast player said he had told match referee Ovidiu Hategan about the chants during the game in the Russian capital.
"It is quite disappointing," Toure said. "It is unbelievable and really, really sad to hear songs like that."
The midfielder called for tougher action by UEFA to tackle racism, which has been a longstanding problem in the game despite regular campaigns by European football's ruling body.
"I think UEFA need to do something strong. It would be nice if we could stop that… Every time we say something it continues, something has to be done to stop it," Toure said.
Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti quoted Toure as suggesting a stadium ban for CSKA in European competition "for a couple of years or maybe a couple of months" — long enough that "the club will decide: 'OK, we have to educate the fans."
He also raised the prospect of teams boycotting the 2018 World Cup in Russia if the issue of racism wasn't dealt with.


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Kiwanis Park was built in the Town of Batavia in 1976. Now it's on its way to becoming an Inclusive Park. Organizer and WBTA's own Anita Strollo, in an exasperated, but excited manner, details the new handicapped-accessible and disabled-friendly additions to the Kiwanis Park.
"…the sensory wall, the roller table, the omni-spinner; there's someone else that you can roll up to that's like a merry-go-round so you can roll the wheel chair in there…"
"These volunteers, if they hadn't come today, this (progress) wouldn't have happened," Strollo said. "You asked how significant this is – this is hugely significant. Even the bathrooms got painted today."
It's part of a greater effort to make the park live up to its new name: inclusive. That means children and adults who are handicapped in any way or even visually impaired can use the same playground equipment as everyone else.
Both Strollo and Shelley Falitico say the Day of Caring – and the 70 volunteers who worked at the park -- has been instrumental in its development: from donated food and supplies to the added contributions from other local service organizations and businesses, it was truly a community day.
"It gives a lot of attention to what the United Way does for our community and the Day of Caring committee is all volunteers," Falitico said. "It's all volunteers today. So it's a day to give back, and the response was amazing.
Organizers say 110,000 handicapped children within a 50 mile radius can use the park once it's completed in a few months.
To find out how you can donate, visit the park's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BataviaInclusivePark


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Vicksburg National Military Park 2011 Quarter, 3-Coin Sethttps://catalog.usmint.gov/vicksburg-national-military-park-2011-quarter-3-coin-set-N79.html
- Features Vicksburg National Military Park
- Part of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, honoring the Nation's national parks and other national sites
- Minted at the U.S. Mint at Denver (1), San Francisco (1) and Philadelphia (1)
Order the three-coin set of the 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Quarters – one each from the Denver, San Francisco, and Philadelphia Mints – to collect or share.
The America the Beautiful Quarters® Program features designs depicting national parks and other national sites. The Vicksburg National Military Park quarter is the fourth to be released in 2011 and the ninth overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.
More than 1,350 monuments, a national cemetery and the restored Union ironclad gunboat, the U.S.S. Cairo from one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War, are featured within Vicksburg National Military Park.
Each three-coin set features an uncirculated quarter from the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia, an uncirculated quarter from the U.S. Mint at Denver and a proof quarter from the U.S. Mint at San Francisco with images specific to each national site. The coins are held in a durable plastic card that features a picturesque image and a brief description of the site and the coin, as well as a Certificate of Authenticity on the back of the card.
The America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set™ is also available through the U.S. Mint Product Enrollment Program. Visit our Product Enrollments page for more information.
|8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper
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I congratulated Anil Kumble two days ago, says Sandeep Patil
True to his word, there was not a trace of bitterness in Sandeep Patil's voice minutes after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Anil Kumble as head coach of the Indian cricket team yesterday.
Sandeep Patil
The chairman of selectors, who surprised everyone by applying for the head coach's post, revealed that he congratulated India's new cricket head coach Kumble two days ago.
"I am very happy for Anil. I congratulated him in advance because he was a frontrunner. We had a fabulous committee to choose the new coach and I'm glad we have selected him.
Let's not get into why 'A', 'B' or 'C' didn't get picked. Now that the coach is selected, let us back him to the hilt," said
'Anil has seen it all'
The former India batsman coached an Indian team in 1996, which had Kumble as a senior player. "Anil has seen it all — ups and down — which is so very important in coaching a team," said Patil, who coached senior and junior Indian teams apart from Kenya and Oman.


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American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE:ACC) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-09-30.
American Campus Communities Inc. has a market cap of $2.17 billion; its shares were traded at around $33.39 with a P/E ratio of 21.4 and P/S ratio of 7. The dividend yield of American Campus Communities Inc. stocks is 4.04%. American Campus Communities Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 5.6% over the past 5 years.ACC is in the portfolios of Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, John Keeley of Keeley Fund Management.
Highlight of Business Operations:Our third-party development and construction management services as of September 30, 2010 consisted of two projects under contract and currently in progress with fees ranging from $2.2 million to $2.5 million. As of September 30, 2010, fees of approximately $1.5 million remained to be earned by us with respect to these two projects, which both have scheduled completion dates of August 2011.
On September 1, 2010, we acquired the remaining 90% interest in 11 student housing properties previously owned in a joint venture in which we held a 10% interest, for a purchase price of $74.9 million. The acquired properties contain 6,806 beds located in various markets throughout the country. As part of the transaction, we assumed $193.8 million of fixed-rate mortgage debt with a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.99% and an average term to maturity of 3.8 years. We also assumed a $7.2 million variable-rate mortgage loan that was paid off in September.
In July 2010, we acquired a 201-unit, 487-bed wholly-owned property (Sanctuary Lofts) located near the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, for a purchase price of $21.4 million, which excludes approximately $1.8 million of anticipated transaction costs, initial integration expenses and capital expenditures necessary to bring this property up to our operating standards. We did not assume any debt as part of this transaction.
Overview: As of September 30, 2010, we were in the process of constructing two owned off-campus properties and one ACE property that will be operated under a ground/facility lease with a related university system. We estimate that the total development costs relating to these activities will be approximately $102.6 million. As of September 30, 2010, we have incurred development costs of approximately $27.3 million in connection with these properties, including land costs of approximately $7.6 million. Remaining development costs are estimated to be approximately $75.3 million. The activities are described below:
Lobo Village (formerly University of New Mexico Phase I): As of September 30, 2010, our Lobo Village ACE property was under construction with total development costs estimated to be approximately $39.2 million. The project is scheduled to complete construction and open for occupancy in August 2011 and will serve students attending the University of New Mexico. As of September 30, 2010, the project was approximately 16% complete, and we estimate that remaining development costs will be approximately $30.8 million. As of September 30, 2010, we have funded 100% of the project s development costs and plan to fund the remaining development costs internally.
In May 2010, we announced the establishment of an at-the-market share offering program (the "ATM Equity Program") through which we may issue and sell, from time to time, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150 million. Actual sales under the program will depend on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, market conditions, the trading price of the Company s common stock and determinations of the appropriate sources of funding for the Company. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, we sold approximately 0.3 million shares at weighted average price of $28.42 per share for net proceeds of approximately $8.5 million, after payment of approximately $0.1 million of commissions to the sales agents. We may continue to sell shares of common stock under this program from time to time based on market conditions, although we are not under an obligation to sell any shares. As of September 30, 2010, we had approximately $133.7 million available for issuance under this program.
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