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I bought my computer from Wal-Mart and it was a display laptop. So the screen and most of the system were locked and have limited access.
I bought a new Windows 7 Home premium (which is the same as the laptop) and did a OS installation, but did not remove any partitions.
Only now after a read from the posts in here that there is a recovery partition that can be accessed and restore the laptop to its factory setting.
I looked at the computer directory and the Recovery Partitions is still there and can be accessed, but I do not know how since there is no longer an Option in the Repair Computer the restoration using Dell Recovery.
Is there any way to access the Recovery Partition and use it to restore my laptop to its factory settings?
Thanks very much for your help!
You should do a clean install of windows on a display model. Follow the directions under Custom install with formatting hard drive here-- windows.microsoft.com/.../Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7
Hii Mary,
I do not want a clean installs, what I would prefer was to use the Dell's Recovery Image which has the factory settings into the laptop.
I also have the same puzzle. I didn't do a clean install and just want to use the recovery partition to reset the whole system back to factory default. But I don't know how. I looked up the start menu and could not find out how to do it.
Here are Dell's instructions for PC Restore: support.dell.com/.../document
It appears you bought a Windows 7 Home Premium DVD and Product Key to do a Clean Install. You may use the product key on the Dells COA, at the base of the system or under the battery with the retail DVD. You will need to activate by phone. This means you are not wasting a license by using 2 on one computer. See my wiki a Clean Install of Windows 7 for a clean install.
As your model is a display system it may or may not have factory settings.
To restore your computer to the original factory installation, follow these steps:
You may run into problems as you don't have the password to the administrator account if it was a display system but may be able to ask the person from the shop you bought it from. Try a blank password first however.
Philip Yip
Windows Reinstallation Guide and Related Wikies See here for other wikies such as Customising and Using Windows 8.1, Dell Wireless Cards and Unofficial Drivers.
Once I did the install, even thought I can see the Recovery drive, I could not access it thru the Dell DataSafe Restore and Emergency Backup, since I could not see it even if I went thru the steps suggested by Natakuc4.
I am not sure then, I have never had a display model. It is possible that they in the computer shop changed the partitions slightly and you have lost the ability to factory restore.
There is nothing under command prompt?
I would personally perform a clean install.


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It is disgusting that this bum gets government help. Unreal.
Check it out:
The saga of a surfing, lobster-eating food stamp recipient continued on "Hannity" as the 29-year-old refused Sean's assistance in finding a paying job.
You may remember Jason Greenslate from his interview with Bill O'Reilly's producer Jesse Watters. Greenslate was first captured on camera by Fox News while purchasing lobster with taxpayer-funded food stamps.
Wearing sunglasses and smoking an electronic cigarette on set, Greenslate told Hannity that he hasn't worked in a year for pay, but that he considers his band practice his job.

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Prepaid Wireless Fee
Effective, July 1, 2015, all retail merchants in Indiana who sell prepaid wireless telephone services (through the sale of a prepaid phone or prepaid phone card) now must collect $1.00 per sales transaction. This is an increase from $.50 per sales transaction, which has been in effect since July 1, 2012.
The fee, known as the Prepaid 911 Enhancement Fee, will ensure Indiana complies with 911 requirements set down by the Indiana General Assembly. This is the result of an Indiana law (IC 36-8-16.6-14) passed during the 2010 legislative session.
Please note that this fee should not be included in any sales tax calculations. In addition, retail merchants may keep 1 percent of the transaction fee to cover collection efforts for this new law.
Retail merchants must remit all fees collected to the Indiana Department of Revenue on or before the date they are required to file their Indiana sales tax, following the date of the transaction. In addition, merchants must remit all fees electronically through the state's INtax program. If you have not yet registered for INtax, visit www.intax.in.gov.


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The dating scene is a tough one in the 21st century, but some kids are starting to learn the game real fast.
1. They start young...
2. And you can spot their game early on
3. Some may not even realize their own potential yet
4. But they can always try to teach their squad
5. Once that confidence starts building, there's no stoppin' 'em
6. Now he starts getting a "type"
7. Basically, his unstoppable charm is all over the place at any social function
8. So many ladies, so little time...
10. And they're ready to pounce at any second!
11. This little champ aims high with his hoop dreams!
12. And heaven help us when they become "teenagers"
13. Being a lady's man is all about picking the best and butting out the rest...
14. And always coming up with the best one-liners
15. Whereas some guys just can't put their feelings into words...
16. And if all else fails, just show them your sweet ride
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The Award is sponsored by the American Hospital Association, Federal Health System Constituency Section, and recognizes a federal healthcare executive (commissioned officer 0-5 level or lower/GS-14 level or lower equivalent) who has distinguished himself/herself through singularly significant achievements which have contributed substantially to the mission of the federal health system.
The recipient of this award is Lt. Col. Richard N. Terry, USAF, CAAMA, Hospital Administrator, 10th Medical Group, USAF Academy, Colorado. As hospital administrator, Colonel Terry is the senior strategic resourcer for a 28-bed hospital and the Air Force's 3rd largest integrated healthcare system. He is responsible for programming $63 million of direct funding and $50 million of military personnel resources annually. Colonel Terry has been a leader in the Air Force Medical Service for over 16 years and has been recognized as one of the military's foremost experts on health care finance. His breadth of experience in operational, planning, and consulting roles is unrivaled in the department, and his work has yielded the government over $120 million in savings.
Colonel Terry has deployed three times, including serving as the administrator of a 150 bed air transportable hospital during Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM. He was the youngest hospital administrator in theater, and his hospital was the first on-the-ground in theater with full operating capability. Colonel Terry has served as special consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General for bid-price adjustments and private sector recapture—culminating as lead analyst for the Bid-Price Adjustment, becoming the Department of Defense's expert on this critical financial issue and providing training across all branches of service. As special consultant, Colonel Terry constructed an analytical template tool for the Air Force Manual Change in Service Module. He leveraged technology by developing a web-based tool with analytical worksheets that was adopted Air Force-wide. He also designed the acclaimed private sector recapture model, which was deployed Air Force-wide and uncovered millions in outsourced health care spending.
Colonel Terry was also instrumental in creating and garnering $4.2 million in congressional funding for the Air Force Specialty Care Optimization pilot program. The pilot program increased the surgery caseload by 57%, resulted in a saving of over $3.5 million. Finally, Colonel Terry was selected by the Air Force Surgeon General to develop and defend the Air Force methodology for implementing teleradiology. His work bridged shortfalls in radiologist manning Air Force-wide, and ensured survival of the Air Force radiology residency programs by leveraging technology to recapture clinical workload into residency sites, in addition to saving the AFMS $1 million per year.
Colonel Terry's military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star device, and Kuwaiti Liberation Medal. His honors include recognition as the Air Force Federal Health Care Executive Special Achievement Award (AHA) in 2003; the United States Air Force Academy Commitment to Service Award in 2002 and 2003; and Young Healthcare Administrator of the Year in 1991 (Shaw AFB).
Colonel Terry received his B.S. in Business Administration from The Citadel and a Masters of Health Administration from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University. A board certified healthcare executive, Colonel Terry is credentialed by the American Academy of Medical Administrators


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Look of the Day: Ladylike in Leather
If you invest in anything this Fall, let it be a cool leather jacket. Hebden already has and she's showing us how to look ladylike in leather. Many would pair a leather jacket with jeans but I admire her creativity in keeping it girly with a skirt and tights.
Here's what she's sporting:
- Jacket: H&M
- Skirt: Isabel Marant
- Shoes: Gap
Congrats to Hebden!
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Former astronaut Roberta Bondar has been appointed to the board of Com Dev International Ltd. , the space equipment developer and manufacturer announced Tuesday.
"We are very pleased to welcome Roberta to our board," board chairman Terry Reidel said Tuesday.
"Her experience in the space industry and in high-level research will add valuable perspective and strategic insight as we pursue our long-term growth strategy."
Ms. Bondar's career as a researcher in neurology led to her selection in 1983 as one of the original six astronauts for the Canadian space program.
After many years of training, she participated as a payload specialist flying aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1992, becoming the first Canadian woman to go into space.
She spent eight days in space, conducting numerous experiments and photographing the Earth's surface as part of the first International Microgravity Laboratory Mission.
After that, she headed an international space medicine team working for many years with NASA.
Com Dev is a leading global provider of space hardware and services with facilities in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Its majority-owned subsidiary, exactEarth Ltd., provides satellite data services.


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> Is this for real or a nasty?Look at the grammar and spelling. It's a dead giveaway. I don't know
what we'll do when the crapware writers learn to write English. I'm
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- Hi Sis and Others,
In short, ignore it.
I haven't ever seen a message from YahooGroups saying they would
be going down for maintenance. I don't think they send them out.
If they do it would most likely be to moderators and list owners.
They might put a notice on their main page, but I doubt it. They
have many redundant/mirror lists to use, so if they want to do
maintenance now-a-days all they need to do is change their
settings to not include checking a mirror they want to to
maintenance on (and then copy to the other mirrors one at a time
if that is what they want to do.) ;)
Besides, if they were no bring everything down, most likely the
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Just always give your messages at least 12 hours before re-posting
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English Teacher
A lot of people just ask 'Do you take plastic?' (Of course you could be asking whether they're a recycling centre for plastic toys [], but the context makes the question unambiguous.) Maybe this use of 'plastic' to mean 'credit and/or debit cards' is a British thing, and strangely, it doesn't seem to apply to loyalty cards; if MrsK calls out to me 'Don't forget to take some plastic' as I leave to go shopping, she means Visa or Mastercard - not my TopMan loyalty card (if I had one).


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The Public Service Association (PSA)'s election on Monday has been postponed.
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Cyclists want safe zone on road
Members of Trinidad's cycling community have launched an organisation called Share The Road T&T in tribute to former national cycling champion and coach Clinton Grant who was killed on the Audrey Jeffers Highway in March.
At a meeting attended by 150 cyclists and members of the T&T Roadrunners Club at Hasely Crawford Stadium, in Port-of-Spain, on May 28, board members spoke passionately about the need to educate motorists, encourage better road use from cyclists and create a safe zone in Chaguaramas where people can ride without fear of accidents.
Scott Fabres, a senior member of Team SR cycling club, kicked off the meeting saying, "We're here because we have a problem on our roads. At the moment, you put on your cycling shoes, go out and you could get knocked down. We want to get on the road like everybody else and see some sort of law and order in place." Grant was 42 years old when he died. He had been training a younger cyclist, Rosanna Abraham, when they were hit by a vehicle which had drifted into the shoulder lane.
Fabres and other members of the cycling community were at Grant's funeral. "We shouldn't have had to attend his funeral," Fabres said. "Clinton was doing what he loved." The situation, Fabres says, has reached crisis point. "If we accept it, the chances are we will be going to more funerals," he said, before repeating what the priest at Grant's funeral had said—"change will not come from those in authority but from all of us here today."
"If we wait for the Prime Minister, the Minister of Transport and the Commissioner of Police it's not going to happen," Fabres said. He revealed that the group is working with the Chaguaramas Development Authority to create a "safe zone," and that Minister of Public Utilities Nizam Baksh had agreed to install lighting at the circuit at Samaan Park Golf Club to increase safety for night rides.
"We are preaching to the converted," Brian Ibrahim, owner of Fitness Centre gyms and founder of Team SR, told the meeting. "but how do we reach others?' "Word of mouth is the best way," he said, before adding that he had gone through some self-reflection following Grant's death. "I'm starting with me," said Ibrahim. "I no longer answer my phone when driving and I don't text. We've all done it, don't lie. Start by changing yourselves."
Sheldon Waithe, another Team SR rider and Grant's best friend said they would be campaigning to adapt the driving test to include cyclist awareness like in other countries. There are several cycling clubs in T&T. Knights rides round the Queen's Park Savannah in large groups while SR ridse in Chaguaramas. Both clubs do longer weekend rides with between 25 and 50 riders.
"We don't feel safe at all," Waithe told the T&T Guardian in a telephone interview. "Most cyclists will tell you every time they go out to ride there's either an accident or a close call. In smaller groups or solo you're at even greater risk because you're a lot less visible." "We want to also look at ourselves as a fraternity and encourage our members to ride properly, we have to be diplomatic about the situation," he said.
Road rules
Speaking about problems encountered on the roads, he said: "We have a road carnage problem generally with speeding, lights being broken, cars coming up one-way streets. For cycling specifically the problem is two-fold—motorists are not aware of cyclists' rights to use the roads and they're not aware of best practice when they do encounter them on the road." Waithe cited the "three-foot rule" when overtaking as an example of the kind of practice car drivers are generally ignorant of.
He said there is also hostility from drivers to cyclists, saying "in places like London there has been awareness raised. "In countries like Italy, Belgium, Holland these things are embedded in their culture and they have laws to back them up. If you hit a cyclist you are presumed guilty until you can prove yourself innocent."
Share The Road TT has been founded as a registered company and is in the process itself into committees. It is urging all cyclists, runners and road users to volunteer to help.


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|5 days 12 hours ago
|You are correct. That's why I
You are correct. That's why I wrote "if this becomes a valid and accepted test."
|5 days 14 hours ago
|Take it a step further. If
Take it a step further. If this becomes a recognized and accepted test, I would be fairly surprised if CTE scanning doesn't become mandatory for all high school, collegiate and professional football and hockey players, followed by forced retirement for any player with CTE symptoms.
|12 weeks 14 hours ago
|That TD is known as "Oh Wide
That TD is known as "Oh Wide Open."
|12 weeks 5 days ago
|That's a fair enough reason.
That's a fair enough reason. The thing is - if it's factual, it'll be found elsewhere for free within 20 minutes. That makes the author mostly jejune.
|12 weeks 5 days ago
|I question whether there's a
I question whether there's a reason to ever pay for content, when patience can get you all the content you need for free.
At this point, there seems to be too much content to read, no matter the subject.
|14 weeks 6 days ago
|I worry for that kid. No way
I worry for that kid. No way is it healthy to be 410 pounds. He is going to have some serious health issues if he doesn't drop 100 pounds in the near future.
|21 weeks 14 hours ago
|The North Dakota womens'
The North Dakota womens' program ran at a near $1.5 million deficit (ticket revenues of $20,000 in 2014-15, I believe), despite their access to Ralph Engelstad Arena's two ice sheets. The UND president (former MN Congressman Mark Kennedy) said it was a "boutique" sport that would require a $60 million endowment to be fully-funded at the school.
Shuttering the program solved their budget "crisis" in March. My daughter played at the Ralph in May and almost every artifact of womens' hockey has already been removed from the Arena.
|24 weeks 1 day ago
|Nice spelling error on the
Nice spelling error on the official looking graphic, NHL. "Teast' is the new covfefe.
|40 weeks 5 days ago
|I think it's Grady, because
I think it's Grady, because the numbers on the helmets was a 2011 thing, and MICH 36 - Purdue 14 was 2011. The terrifyingly good Funchess didn't show up until 2012.
|40 weeks 5 days ago
|From left to right - Ricky
From left to right -
Ricky Barnum - Kelvin (I think?) Grady - Mark Huyge - Denard Robinson - Taylor Lewan - Patrick Omameh
|47 weeks 6 days ago
|How long will it be before we
How long will it be before we have a 5 star recruit not bother with college at all, and instead sign with an agent and train for 3 years (including reviewing film, taking part in 7 v 7s, etc.) in anticipation of the NFL Draft?
If the argument is one more game damages a player's NFL stock, well, doesn't playing 30+ college games do far more damage? Did college football really help Adrian Peterson or Fournette or Jadeveon Clowney?
In a related point, let's hope McCaffrey's younger brother doesn't make the same decision in a few years when he's playing for the Maize and Blue and the team is prepping for a hypothetical non-playoff bowl game.
|48 weeks 6 days ago
|First off, a lawsuit doesn't
First off, a lawsuit doesn't imply negligence. A lawsuit will lay out its particular claims. If the plaintiff is alleging negligence, it won't be implied. It'll be in the lawsuit.
Second, negligence in most states requires showing (among other elements) that a defendant owes the plaintiff a duty of care. That duty probably existed before CTE was known, and just because "everybody knows the danger now" doesn't mean that negligence claims are going to go away.
|48 weeks 6 days ago
|Your first two points have
Your first two points have already started. Youth football numbers are declining, though flag football is getting stronger. Whether that will sustain high school football in the long run is an open question.
Don't forget about the prohibitive cost of high schools to carry insurance for football. Many simply won't bother to sanction the sport due to cost.
Also, on June 12 this year, AIG announced it was no longer insuring the NFL or youth football players for head injuries. Other insurers copied them.
|52 weeks 15 hours ago
|I don't get your example.
I don't get your example. Pulisic was born in Pennsylvania.
|52 weeks 17 hours ago
|He is a very good tactical
He is a very good tactical coach.
This is where the US got it wrong. Klinsmann is the perfect Technical Director. He knows a lot about nutrition, fitness, and has the ability to recruit dual citizenship players. Where he is bad is in-game tactics and formation development.
Klinsmann as Technical Director, with Arena as the head coach, would have been a fantastic arrangement. Maybe if Claudio Reyna takes over as TD the setup will be more conducive to getting good results at the senior level.
|1 year 12 hours ago
|2008 Northwestern sent the
2008 Northwestern sent the team to 3-8 and lamenting the fact Carlos Brown lost a redshirt year.
2008 Purdue, and the insurrection on Shafer, was the game that ended the bowl streak.
|1 year 3 weeks ago
|Look at the end of half INT
Look at the end of half INT that Michigan turned into a FG, and the missed FG by Geiger.
Dantonio went for 2 at the end so, if successful, he could blame his QB and kicker for the loss in the postgame, just like he did to his QB at half-time.
|1 year 7 weeks ago
|Any coaching decision is
Any coaching decision is questionable, that is true, so using that term doesn't add much to the narrative.
It adds even less when David Shaw's late-game strategy worked out precisely as he wanted it to.
|1 year 8 weeks ago
|I can't wait
For Chris Webber to finish that book he's been working on the past 5 years.
|1 year 9 weeks ago
|I really dislike the premise
I really dislike the premise of the post, but I'll bite and add 2 more moments that did tons of damage to the program.
1) Ohio State hires Jim Tressel; and
2) Michigan hires Dave Brandon.
|1 year 10 weeks ago
|Rashan and Chris, in the
Rashan and Chris, in the backfield a lot today, not only yourself but the defense as a whole.
Was Brady Hoke asking questions at this press conference?
|1 year 14 weeks ago
|How about that left
How about that left tackle/Grant Newsome situation?
Imagine Jerry Seinfeld asking this question. What a ridiculous way to ask about Newsome.
|1 year 14 weeks ago
|Asking a question that starts
Asking a question that starts with "Am I the only one who" always makes you sound sanctimonious.
On a planet with 7.4 billion people, no, you are not the only one.
|1 year 15 weeks ago
|Braden weighs 100 pounds more
Braden weighs 100 pounds more than me and we are the same height. I cannot imagine what he has to eat to maintain that weight. That is absurd.
|1 year 16 weeks ago
|One-time hits are not the
One-time hits are not the concern with linemen. Everyone here knows that. It's the hit on every single snap that they have to sustain that are the reason I brought up weight limits. Getting hit 70-80 times a game by a 320 pound player is absurd.
I don't think it's unreasonable to look for ways to try and reduce the potential for injury. There were 3 300 pounders in the NFL in 1980. There were more than 500 in 2010. There were 12 over 300 pounds on Michigan's spring roster.
Evidence is also showing up that the added weight causes many of these men to die young. I'm not sure why our enjoyment should get in the way of being reasonable in protecting the health of these players. These players can do everything they want to do at 275 pounds that they try to do at 320 pounds.
|1 year 16 weeks ago
|I think, in college football
I think, in college football especially, enforcing a weight limit could help not only with the health issues caused by human beings being 330 pounds, but also with the head issues caused by being hit by a human being weighing 330 pounds.
I haven't thought this out, but placing weight limits on certain positions (OL and DL can't weigh more than 275, TE can't weigh more than 260, etc.) might help reduce the effects, in some way, of helmet on helmet collisions sustained every play by linemen.
|1 year 23 weeks ago
|I always love hearing from
I always love hearing from the Big Bad Booty Daddy. His rundown of Ohio, in Columbus, while wearing a Jake Long jersey on WCW was one for the ages.
|1 year 25 weeks ago
|I can't wait to hear Chris
I can't wait to hear Chris Webber's side of all this when he releases the book he's been writing since the second GWB administration.
|1 year 26 weeks ago
|If these lawsuits are
If these lawsuits are successful in any way, and the attorneys next target high school football (where the concussion protocols, training, and resources are far inferior to college), football associated with high schools (especially public ones) may cease to exist.
|1 year 27 weeks ago
|Doesn't Brown live in one of
Doesn't Brown live in one of the Carolinas? I'm not sure location means much when it comes to "recruiting coverage."
You are being very generous to Brown. His contributions to the genre are worth ignoring, in my opinion.


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Shaun runs Wigtown's The Bookshop, the largest second-hand bookshop in Scotland set in its only officially designated 'National Book Town'. When not working amongst The Bookshop's mile of shelving, Shaun's hobbies include eavesdropping on customers, uploading book-themed re-workings of Sugarhill Gang songs to YouTube and shooting Amazon Kindles in the wild.
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The Diary of a Bookseller
Profile, August 2017
Shaun Bythell, owner of Wigtown's The Bookshop, charts the highs and lows of a year in the life of a man passionate and knowledgeable about books, struggling to make a living in rural Britain in the age of Amazon. He travels the country in search of rare books, strikes deals, tries to manage gloriously eccentric members of staff, deals with awkward tourists and loyal customers, and muses on the differences between bookselling now and in 1936 when George Orwell was writing his 'Bookshop Memories'. It's a glimpse into a life spent amongst shelves, negotiating his way between books, booklovers and customers asking where the café is…


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b00kk: 'bear punching thru the sun' by Bianca Shipton
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poems, pictures, and tweets from the best Australian poet in all the lands
5:33 pm
tried to switch off my stove and the switch crumbled away. i then whacked my head on the cupboard door i left open.
7:12 pm
this beach is in half shadow and empty after the rain! but the waves are green! a rainbow in the dark clouds!
the ocean smells more alive than the living maybe. i wanted to become that.
7:16 pm
a lifesaver appeared and gave me a 'wtf' look as i was chewing the wind.
8:06 pm
if i get brave enough i will shout 'welcome to the bus!' as each new passenger gets on.
What is the working title of the book?
What I'm most proud of is the ongoing 'Beach Sloth' Blog. I like how versatile the Blog can be. In a book the words are there without change, addition, or elaboration. That can be extremely scary to make a definitive statement. By blogging I've noticed that I can clarify some things, elaborate on them, and better figure out what works best for me.
The working title of the finished book (at 53,000 words) was 'Tripping'. I like the title. I'll keep it. Anybody who is interested in 'Tripping' should encourage me. I doubt I'll be sharing the rough draft yet. The draft is just too rough. The Blog is simple. The Blog gets feedback. I can always add to the Blog. I can't add to a book. I edit too much for me to ever be happy with a book. Who knows though maybe people will like it?
Where did the idea come from for the book?
The Blog stemmed from me hanging out on the beach. I was completely directionless in life. I have more of a purpose now both with the Blog and with life in general. Alt Lit is a huge part of the Blog. I want to support those who don't receive much attention. I want to make life easier for people. I like helping people.
For the full book the idea came from traveling and realizing a part of my life was over. It took me a long time to realize that. I wanted to constantly go back in time, to relive my life and maybe handle it better. I know that's impossible now. I wish I had figured it out earlier.
What genre does your book fall under?
My Blog falls under the 'support' genre. Maybe it could be self-help? Reading my Blog should help others feel better about their lives. There's all this wonderful material being created, free of charge, and I want to bring attention to it. Alt Lit is a wonderful thing. More people keep on joining the community for a reason. With more writers there's a greater diversity of interests, styles, and life experiences. To me that is really fantastic.
The book would fall under 'young adult'. I heard there's a whole section of the library called 'young adult'. I want part of the 'young adult' pie. Or I could go for elderly due to the demographic shifts worldwide towards rapid aging.
What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
My Blog might be hard to turn into a movie. I'm uncertain. I have no idea who would play me. I might do that. Why not? I guess if I was going to drop the anonymous thing it would be for a big old pile of money and Hollywood fame.
The book lends itself fairly well to a movie. The movie would be really digressive I think. I wish I knew more about movies. I know what soundtrack I'd use. It would be a better soundtrack than 'Garden State'. The soundtrack would be killer. I feel like actually releasing the soundtrack of the movie first. When I watch movies I watch them with subtitles and turn the volume off. 'Broken Flowers' is a good movie for that approach. If anybody watches 'Broken Flowers' watch it to June of 44's album 'Engine Takes to the Water'. It syncs up perfectly with the movie.
What is the one sentence synopsis of your book?
Beach Sloth is a Blog supporting others.
The book is someone dealing with the inevitability of adulthood by going on a trip that makes little sense and has little purpose.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
The Blog has taken me almost three years. I'm pretty happy with the manuscript.
Summarizing or giving the book a specific period is a bit tricky. I wrote some of the scenes years ago (before the blog), trashed it, and kept on coming back to them. The book is a series of earlier drafts. Collecting them and polishing them enough so they'd make sense took a month to fully re-write and put together.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
The Blog was inspired by supporting others. People need support. Life is too hard.
I wanted to have a bigger statement than the Blog. Few take blogging seriously. Books though seem to be taken ultra-seriously for reasons I can't fathom. Yet I still wanted to have a book that I wrote and could perhaps take some pride in, hence 'Tripping'.
What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
If anybody needs an introduction to Alt Lit I do a good job summarizing it. I try to keep things simple. My goal is to convey as clearly as possible what the work is trying to do. The purpose of my reviews is to be as simple as possible.
For the book I feel if people are reaching their late twenties and feel completely doomed about what do with their life then my book might be able to help them.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
The Blog is self-published. That will never change. I like having control over it.
I self-published 'I want to YouTube down the Rivers of America'. I think if I have another book it will not be a chapbook but a full book. I want to have a publisher.
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European stocks fell amid concerns over the diverging economic growth in the eurozone despite a short-lived rally due to strong economic data from Germany. Major bourses rallied early in trading after Germany reported that Q2 GDP had grown by 2.2% q/q (4.1% y/y) lifting overall eurozone growth to 1%. However, the rally fizzled as investors focused on a multispeed recovery within the single currency areas with the periphery notably lagging the core considering the inevitable slowdown expected in H2 2010.
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In Russia, the MICEX fell 0.3% to 1,371.46 and is down 2.25% for the week.
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NEW HAVEN — The police chief's $101,000 salary and department car isn't chump change, but is it enough to lure a top-shelf candidate with national credentials to the Elm City?
Probably not, and the consultant hired to conduct a nationwide search for the next chief is suggesting city officials might need to sweeten the pot if they hope to attract the high-caliber policing professional the city is seeking.
"One of the things (the Police Executive Research Forum) informed us ... is in order to attract someone to come to New Haven, the salary is likely to have to be raised," said Alderman Alex Rhodeen, the chairman of the board's public safety committee. "The chief of Providence makes $150,000. There's a real cost that will come with bringing someone from outside of the department." PERF is currently advertising seven police chief jobs on its Web site and nearly every one that listed salary ranges paid more than New Haven.
Calumet City, Ill., a municipality of 40,000 people just south of Chicago, is offering $110,000 to $130,000 to lead the 93-officer department.
Commerce City, Colo., with a population of 47,000 and 88 cops, pays $107,772 to $124,715.
College Station, Texas, is offering $110,400 to $129,200 to the next chief of its 114-officer force.
Even the 63-officer department in Lancaster, Texas, starts off in the "low-$100K range."
New Haven has about 400 police officers and its chief, Francisco Ortiz Jr., is the lowest paid of any of Connecticut's big-city chiefs.
Bridgeport Police Chief Bryan Norwood makes $119,953. While Hartford did not provide an exact salary for its chief, a police spokeswoman said the range is $130,000 to $150,000.
New Haven Chief Administrative Officer Rob Smuts declined to say if the city was considering increasing the salary or benefits package, commenting, "I wouldn't want to consider that" without first addressing the Board of Aldermen.
Smuts said PERF will assemble and interview candidates and then present the city with its short list. Mayor John DeStefano Jr. has the final say on who gets appointed.
Carl Goldfield, president of the Board of Aldermen, said there's a general recognition among the lawmakers that the salary will have to be increased, especially when looking at what other cities are paying.
"It's a reality that in order to get quality, you've got to pay for it. That's the bottom line. It's a big job, literally 24 hours a day, seven days a week on call," he said.
The city has been lucky, he said, to keep the salary at this range by promoting from within.
Now, the next chief will be asked to uproot his or her life, possibly pull children from school and maybe force a working spouse to find new employment here, he said.
Then, once that person arrives, he or she will be charged with changing the structure of a department that is "used to doing things the way it has been doing things," instilling a renewed community policing spirit and rethinking how the department does internal ethics investigation, all on top of the regular duties of a chief, Goldfield said.
"Yeah, I think people understand how big a job this is and we're not going to get it on the cheap," he said.
The New Haven job is open to all internal and external candidates, but the city appears intent on a vigorous external search, committing to pay PERF $60,000 to spearhead the process.
And it's not just the pay that might have to be sweetened. The city might also have to offer a severance package on the back end to increase appeal.
Stressing the importance of hiring a dynamic chief, Rhodeen said he supports the idea of increasing the salary and building an "appropriate" severance package "to attract the right candidate. "There would have to some incentive in the front end in the form of salary but anyone who is going to pick up their family and move to New Haven, they're going to need some protection."
Chuck Wexler, the executive director from PERF, wasn't available to speak about the search effort.
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TORONTO — The Canadian Football League (CFL) Supplemental Canadian Draft will take place on Monday, May 30 at 9:00am ET. Eligible players include:
The supplemental draft is for any player who didn't receive official non-import status from the CFL and CFLPA until after the CFL Canadian Draft.
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Review: Vidal
Cutting-edge memoirs
By Vidal Sassoon
Macmillan, £20
What this entertaining and inspiring autobiography makes startlingly clear is that Vidal Sassoon, now 82, belongs to that generation of Jews whose career path might have taken them in a totally different direction if poverty had not early on forced them out of education and into work.
If the young Vidal had received those educational opportunities, however, the world would have been a decidedly less glamorous place. Yet the man who is still the planet's most famous crimper and whose revolutionary cutting techniques in the late 1950s and '60s changed the relationship between fashion and hairdressing, took up his career with the greatest reluctance.
Born in 1928, the son of a Greek-Sephardi father and an Ashkenazi mother, his childhood was marked by severe hardship, graphically described in the early chapters. After his father deserted his mother, Betty, she, three-year-old Vidal and his brother, Ivor, aged six months, moved in with his widowed aunt and her three daughters, all of them occupying a two-room tenement in Wentworth Street, in the heart of the Jewish East End, part of what Sassoon describes as a "vast, gloomy rabbit-warren of ugly little flats".
A few years later, with the tenement no longer able to accommodate all of them, Vidal was sent to an orphanage in Maida Vale, where he spent the next seven years, a period described with pathos but refreshingly little self-pity.
"Though I've been told many times that I must have had a terrible childhood, in fact that was not always the case," he recalls, before listing the benefits of life at the orphanage, which included regular baths.
Wartime saw the family reunited and his mother remarried, to a man known as Nathan G. After a period in Wiltshire during the Blitz, they moved back to London's East End where Sassoon became an apprentice to Adolph "Professor" Cohen in Whitechapel, learning the crafts of cutting, setting, perming and bleaching, as well as a sideline in fighting the fascists as a member of the 43 Group. By 1947, Sassoon was being pulled in another direction - Palestine. His mother, a long-time Zionist, had nurtured in her son a passionate desire for the creation of a Jewish state.
"On 29 November 1947, the newly created United Nations had voted in favour of an Israeli state. There was elation in the hearts of Jews worldwide… Once the British Army had left, volunteers streamed to Israel and I was one of them. Nothing and no one could have stopped me signing on."
He joined the Palmach, serving with a combat unit which took a strategically important hill a few miles from Gaza in the northern Negev. He writes of the 17-day campaign: "Of the 42 who had taken the hill, 25 walked away from it. The rest left on stretchers, and seven of them were dead… Though the enemy we faced greatly outnumbered us, I knew after taking the hill that we would not lose this war…"
Back in London, he salon-hopped for a few years before a former client offered him the finance that allowed him to open his first salon in 1954.
While Sassoon's revolutionary hair-cutting techniques, based on architectural shapes rather than the backcombing and bouffant that were the staple at the time, and the stark, minimalist design of his New Bond Street salon brought him some press attention and a busy-enough appointments book, it would be almost a decade before Sassoon would rock the world of fashion and photography, capturing the zeitgeist alongside iconic names from the era - Mary Quant, Twiggy, David Bailey, Emanuelle Kahn, Nancy Kwan et al.
Anyone looking for gossip in the book will be mildly disappointed. Lots of names are dropped - Taylor, Stamp, Connery, Keeler - and there are lots of parties, wives and divorces, but all recounted with generous reticence.
Anyone who lived through the '60s and wishes to be reminded of the decade's tumultuous social changes or those who wish to see the Mad Men era from a London perspective, Sassoon's charming and heartfelt autobiography is a gentle, at times naïve, but always enjoyable meander through a world-shaking era.
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The child-sized exhibits at the Miami Children's Museum are both colourful and interactive. Kids can explore the museum's simulated hospital, supermarket or fire station, playing with and moving anything they like. The Mt. Michimu rock-climbing wall offers a fun, physical challenge for older children. The museum ensures that there's always something going on to entertain visitors and many fun activities and play areas are always available. For safety reasons, children are not allowed into the museum unaccompanied by an adult, and adults are not allowed into the museum unaccompanied by a child. The Miami Children's Museum is the perfect family attraction for a rainy day in the city!
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Uganda: Treatment of homosexuals by society and government authorities; legal recourse and protection available to homosexuals who have been subject to ill-treatment (2005-2006)
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Treatment of homosexuals
Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda (BBC 8 Sept. 2006; AI 29 Aug. 2006; US 8 Mar. 2006). Under Section 140 of the country's criminal code, "carnal knowledge against the order of nature" carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment (HRW 8 Sept. 2006; Sodomy Laws 31 July 2005). Section 141 of the criminal code punishes "attempts at carnal knowledge" with up to seven years in jail, while Section 143 criminalizes public or private acts of "gross indecency" with a penalty of up to five years in jail (ibid.; see also HRW 8 Sept. 2006). Although prosecutions are reportedly rare (Sodomy Laws 31 July 2005), human rights sources indicate that members of the lesbian and gay community are "stigmatized" and "harassed" by the Ugandan authorities (HRW 8 Sept. 2006; AI 29 Aug. 2006; IGLHRC 12 Oct. 2005).
In September 2005, Uganda's parliament passed a bill to amend the country's constitution, making same-sex marriages illegal (ibid.; HRW 8 Sept. 2006). Cited in a 12 July 2005 Human Rights Watch (HRW) article, the Director of HRW's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program states that "Uganda already imposes draconian prison sentences on people who engage in homosexual conduct ... New criminal penalties against people who dare to marry can only have one purpose: to codify prejudice against same-sex couples." Information on the penalty for same-sex marriage in Uganda or on whether prosecutions for same-sex marriage have taken place could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
In September 2006, an article in the European gay news service Pink News reported that Uganda's prime minister supports the "Anglican church's negative view of homosexuality" (4 Sept. 2006). According to the article, during an assembly of the Church of the Province of Uganda, the Prime Minister stated,
There is a lot of international pressure for Uganda to back down from its position on marriage between one man and one woman. Importing values from the western world is inimical to our culture. I am glad to mention that the Church of Uganda, the Catholic Church and the Muslims joined hands to resist homosexuality in Africa. (Pink News 4 Sept. 2006)
Human rights and news sources consulted report on the existence of anti-LGBT attitudes in the press in Uganda (HRW 8 Sept. 2006; ibid. 12 July 2005; SMUG 22 Aug. 2006). According to a 12 July 2005 HRW article, a writer from Uganda's government-owned New Vision suggested that
[t]he police should visit the holes mentioned in the press, spy on the perverts, arrest and prosecute them. Relevant government departments must outlaw or restrict websites, magazines, newspapers and television channels promoting immorality – including homosexuality, lesbianism, pornography, etc.
In August 2006, the Ugandan newspaper The Red Pepper published a list of first names and occupations of 45 alleged homosexual men (BBC 8 Sept. 2006; HRW 8 Sept. 2006; see also AI 29 Aug. 2006 and SMUG 22 Aug. 2006). The newspaper reportedly had plans to also publish a list of alleged lesbians (HRW 8 Sept. 2006; BTM 6 Sept. 2006); however, information regarding whether or not this list was published could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
In a 29 August 2006 public statement, Amnesty International (AI) condemns the publication of the men's names stating that it "encourages discrimination and puts those named at a high risk of violence" (29 Aug. 2006). The organization further states that it is "concerned that those named may be arrested on the basis of their alleged sexual orientation and could face humiliating and degrading treatment in custody" (AI 29 Aug. 2006). According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), men who were identified in The Red Pepper publication have been "threatened" and "harassed" (HRW 8 Sept. 2006; see also AI 29 Aug. 2006). In a 6 September 2006 article, Behind the Mask (BTM), "a non-profit media organisation publishing a news website intended for gay and lesbian affairs in Africa" (BTM n.d.a), similarly notes that the men whose names were listed in The Red Pepper have been "undergoing discomfort, and are living in fear of being arrested and ... ostracized by [their] families or even sacked from their jobs."
In a 2 August 2005 public statement, Amnesty International indicates that "[a] climate of hostility and prejudice against members of the [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT)] community persists in Uganda." Human rights sources consulted also indicate that members and supporters of the gay and lesbian community have been "targeted" by the Ugandan authorities (AI 29 Aug. 2006; IGLHRC 12 Oct. 2005). In October 2004, Uganda's minister of information showed public support for police action against an LGBT organization at Makerere University (ibid.; HRW 8 Sept. 2006). In February 2005, Uganda banned the staging of The Vagina Monologues, an American play the Ugandan government claimed "promotes illegal acts of unnatural sexual acts, homosexuality and prostitution" (ibid. 12 July 2005; IGLHRC 12 Oct. 2005). In July 2005, local government officials raided the house of the Chairperson of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) (ibid.; AI 29 Aug. 2006; ibid. 2 Aug. 2005). The officials were reportedly searching for "incriminating evidence" relating to SMUG's activities (ibid.; see also IGLHRC 12 Oct. 2005).
According to a 17 March 2006 Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) article, "[m]ost Ugandans prefer to pretend sexual minorities do no exist at all, a belief that permeates all levels of society, regardless of class or level of education" (UN 17 Mar. 2006). The article further notes that the denial of the existence of homosexuality in Uganda has led to discrimination against homosexuals in the country's national HIV/AIDS program (ibid.; see also HRW Mar. 2005, 57). The national program reportedly promotes abstinence until heterosexual marriage and does not provide accurate information to young people who are LGBT (ibid.).
Legal recourse and protection
Information on legal recourse available to homosexuals who have been subject to ill-treatment could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. According to a 4 September 2006 Pink News article, "there are no anti-discrimination laws protecting gay people in Uganda."
Sources consulted indicate that there are several organizations working in Uganda to protect the rights of the LGBT community (SMUG n.d.; BTM n.d.b). Behind The Mask (BTM) lists the following LGBT organizations on its Web site: Freedom and Roam Uganda, Gay Uganda, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Uganda and Musla-Uganda (ibid.). Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) is another LGBT organization, which describes itself as "the umbrella organization of all homosexual organizations in Uganda" (SMUG n.d.).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Amnesty International (AI). 29 August 2006. "Uganda: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Targeted." (AFR 59/006/2006)
_____ . 2 August 2005. "Uganda: Intimidation of Lesbian and Gay Activists." (AFR 59/003/2005)
Behind The Mask (BTM). 6 September 2006. Musa Ngubane. "Redpepper Shifts Focus to Lesbians Now."
_____ . N.d.a. "Who We Are."
_____ . N.d.b. "Uganda."
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 8 September 2006. "Ugandan 'Gay' Name List Condemned."
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 8 September 2006. "Uganda: Press Homophobia Raises Fears of Crackdown."
_____ . 12 July 2005. "Uganda: Same-Sex Marriage Ban Deepens Repression."
_____ . March 2005. Vol. 17, No. 4 (A). The Less They Know, the Better: Abstinence-Only HIV/AIDS Programs in Uganda.
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC). 12 October 2005. "ICLHRC Condemns Uganda's Targeting of Lesbians and Gay Men; Calls Ban on Same-Sex Marriage 'Legislative Overkill'."
Pink News [London]. 4 September 2006. "Ugandan Prime Minister Anti-Gay Church View."
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). 22 August 2006. "SMUG Official Statement on the Red Pepper Gay List Published on the 8th August." (International Lesbian and Gay Association, ILGA, Web site)
_____ . N.d. "Sexual Minorities Uganda."
Sodomy Laws. 31 July 2005. "Uganda."
United Nations (UN). 17 March 2006. Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN). Plus News. "Uganda: Stuck in the Closet: Gays Left Out of HIV/AIDS Strategy."
United States (US). 8 March 2006. Department of State. "Uganda." Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2005.
Additional Sources Consulted
Internet sites, including: The Advocate [Los Angeles], AllAfrica, The Daily Monitor [Kampala], European Country of Origin Information Network (ecoi.net), Gay.com, Gay Times [London], GlobalGayz.com, International Gay and Lesbian Association (ILGA), United Kingdom Home Office, United States Department of State.


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From what I am given to understand, Keith Famie is apparently a fine chef. I don't know so much about such things so I can only speak to his appearance on "Survivor – Australian Outback" and related shows.
It seems that without a fully stocked kitchen and all the proper ingredients laid out in front of him, Keith can't cook. When it came down to having to scrape together food for desperately hungry people, he failed. He also did not know about eating everything but the bones on the fish. He clumsily filleted the fish, throwing the nutrient rich skin, guts and heads away, as if he was preparing appetizers for rich diners and a posh restaurant.
Keith had an annoying manner about him that no doubt suits a fancy pants chef in the kitchen of an excessively expensive restaurant. I would have kicked him to the curb early and it's a shame that he made it to third place.


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Private Games Takes the Gold
- Glenn McCarty TheFish.com Contributing Writer
- 2012 29 Feb
Author: James Patterson & Mark Sullivan
Title: Private Games
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
Take Along Came a Spider and mash it up with Chariots of Fire and you'd have Private Games, the latest from the James Patterson brand of murder mystery thrillers (and if you believe Patterson still writes these novels, you probably think Sara Lee is out there baking banana bread, too).
Sullivan, an Edgar Award finalist, creates a tantalizingly accurate depiction of July, 2012 London, against the backdrop of the forthcoming summer Olympic games, then weaves in a delicious serial killer-type story. The result is some tasty food for thought about the nature of sports in the modern world.
Peter Knight, officer at security firm Private International, spends the novel chasing down a serial killer who's striking at high-profile victims associated with the London Olympics. He calls himself Cronus, after the Titan from Greek mythology, and his goal is to expose the corruption lurking beneath the surface of modern Olympics and restore the purity of the ancient games. Of course, since he's not exactly playing with a full deck, this means murdering the corrupt individuals, thereby punishing them for their corrupt deeds.
The novel opens with the murder of Denton Marshall, one of the two heads of the London Organizing Committee, and Cronus moves on to various other targets, including big-name athletes. Cronus is aided in his attacks by three Serbian sisters, traumatized by atrocities they witnessed in their homeland as teenagers. He's been training them to assist him in this master plan for nearly 20 years, so they're deadly assassins, as expert at carrying out these covert missions as they are at covering their tracks.
Sullivan expertly raises our sympathies for Knight by casting him as a widower and a caring father to twin toddlers. Rather than simply a shameless sympathy grab, these biographical details take on real significance to the plot, as Sullivan weaves them into Cronus' deranged hunt.
As thrillers go, Private Games is a nifty piece of pacing. Cronus' strikes often achieve the blindside-type effect necessary for resonance, as they're both unexpectedly timed and the victims don't fit a common profile, so we don't know who's next on his list. He's also the right kind of villain - possessing an unwavering certainty in the rightness of his cause, with a tortured past that lends his motivations sympathy. While we don't for a second believe that what Cronus is trying to do is ethically admirable, we completely understand his position.
What makes Private Games a complicated and ultimately satisfying piece of popular fiction, however, is its underlying tone of admiration for the Olympic Games. Instead of penning yet another story which skewers and broils a sacred cow of modern life, Sullivan takes a more nuanced path. He simultaneously acknowledges the slide that has occurred in modern sport - due to the presence of corporate sponsorship, media influence, and athletic technology - and celebrates the competitive spirit of the Olympics.
The athletes he sketches - among them, Cameroonian child solder-turned-sprinter Filatri Mundaho, shot putter Paul Teeter, and aging diver Hunter Pierce, are genuinely honorable, disciplined, and selfless. Their inclusion, and the care Sullivan takes with their biography, makes them true portraits of why sports has maintained such a place of honor in ours and others' cultures.
This thread of appreciation for sport runs throughout Games, making it more than another serial killer hunt thriller. The settings are vivid, the action lively, but the thematic substance provides great fodder for consideration long after the true identity of Cronus is revealed.
*This review first published 2/29/2012


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B8643-001: Using Social Media in Marketing Strategy
M - B Term, 12:30PM to 03:45PM
Location: URI 330
Instructor: Andrew Stephen
Social media is changing how companies market their brands, products, and services in almost every industry. As a result, companies are going through fundamental changes with respect to how they interact with customers. Moreover, social media has made it extremely easy for customers to interact with (and influence) each other, which has critical implications for marketing strategy. Despite the widespread use of various social media platforms in the general population, as well as acceptance of such platforms as viable marketing channels in the business community, using social media for strategic marketing purposes is still relatively new. The challenge for marketers lies in identifying opportunities for encouraging, incentivizing, managing, and leveraging the social interactions that take place between companies and customers through social media in a manner that creates and/or enhances value. This course focuses on how to meet this challenge, with an emphasis on equipping you with relevant knowledge and perspectives on how social media can be incorporated into marketing strategy as a driver of value to both companies and customers.
Professor Andrew Stephen is a globally recognized expert on social media marketing and has worked with companies such as American Express, Google, Publicis, and WPP, as well as several startups. He holds a PhD in marketing from Columbia Business School, and his research focuses on social media marketing, word-of-mouth, and social networks. He teaches at Columbia, INSEAD, and the University of Pittsburgh.


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DUBLIN - The Cake Café is a hidden treasure off bustling Camden Street in Dublin. Located in a passageway between an alley and the rear exit of a paper shop, it is the creation of Michelle Darmody, 33, who learned the art of baking from her mother.
Everything here is made from scratch, using as many local products as possible, and the selection varies daily. On a recent weekday, all the tables were filled as customers sampled lemon slice, traditional sponge cake filled with fresh cream and a mixed-berry jam, vanilla cupcakes, Belgian chocolate cake, tiny macaroons, brownies, and quite possibly the best oatmeal cookies we have ever tasted.
Inside, visitors will find the kitchen and seven tiny tables with colorful oilcloth tops. Outside, more tables nestle in a courtyard beneath a platform sprouting grass, alongside an artist-created found-objects wall. In addition to sweets, the café serves a daily tart, gratin, toast, soup, salad, hot pot, and terrine.
A limited selection of wine and Prosecco is available, as well as freshly roasted and ground coffee, many teas, and other singular beverages, like mint lemonade. When the weather turns cool, Darmody provides hot water bottles to patrons who choose to sit outside. The icing on the cake, so to speak, is the affordable price of these tasty treats.
The Cake Café, 62 The Daintree Building, Dublin, 011-353-1-4789394, www.thecakecafe.ie, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. till 5:30. Sweets: $3.25-$6.40; Savory: $7.25-$13.


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By: Megan Wordsworth, Guest Blogger
In life there are be seasons of peaks and valleys, and sometimes it is hard to remember that when you are in the middle of a really hard valley! I was in the season of a very low valley for about five years dealing with a severe eating disorder that later sent me to intensive treatment for four months, but there was a single moment in the midst of that battle that gave me hope that one day I would overcome it. I was assured of that on November 5th of 2011. I am a firm believer that God puts everything in our lives for a reason and at the perfect moment. That day was certainly it! I was chosen to be a cheerleader on my all time favorite show One Tree Hill. The show meant so much to me. I began watching it after surgery for a cyst left me bedridden for a time, and I instantly was hooked.
The experience of being on set with all of my favorite characters was surreal! Little did anyone know that I was struggling with my disorder. Sophia Bush, who is one of my biggest inspirations, was a light just when I needed it. The joy that she had was something I wanted back in my life. It was a magical day. Once the show wrapped, Bethany Joy Lenz came up to me out of the blue. I was so shocked that she wanted to talk to me; I can only imagine the look on my face! She told me that she was watching me cheer and thought I was beautiful. I couldn't believe it! One of my biggest inspirations was telling me she thought I was beautiful! She had no idea that I hadn't eaten all day, or couldn't even look at myself in the mirror, or take a picture because I was ashamed of myself.
Photo courtesy Megan Wordsworth. Megan and Bethany Joy Lenz!
I even hesitated writing that because I still do not believe, nor did I want to appear as if I was bragging, but it was in that moment that I knew that I needed to get help for my disorder. I was determined to get better so I could live a life filled with wonderful memories and experiences. I know that God knew I needed that moment, and it will forever have a special place in my heart. I am also eternally grateful for Sophia and Bethany. I hope to one day get the opportunity to share my story to them, so they know just how much they impacted my life! In all this to say no matter how bad a time in your life is, it will not last. It is just a fleeting moment, and it is only a matter of time before you see the light.
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Megan is a student in the Honors Communication program at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, with the hope of gaining a career in the Entertainment Industry. As Vice-President of the North Carolina chapter of Project Heal, Megan is on a mission to spread positive body awareness. She has also worked as a background actor on the sets of Revenge, One Tree Hill, Under the Dome, Sleepy Hollow, and Nicholas Sparks' The Longest Ride. She spends her free time baking delicious gluten free treats and watching reruns of her favorite show, One Tree Hill.


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Over the sheriff's objections, Riverside County supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to formalize pension changes this summer with the agency that handles the county's retirement plans.
The Board of Supervisors adopted a slate of pension reforms in April 2011 and negotiated most into labor contracts with employee unions in recent months.
A change requiring employees to contribute toward their pension plans already is in place.
But the county's reduced retirement benefits for new hires must be approved by the California Public Employees' Retirement System , or CalPERS, before taking effect.
Human Resources Director Barbara Olivier said the county will submit its plan to CalPERS by the end of the month and it is expected to become effective Aug. 23.
The reduced benefit means future employees will qualify for a pension equal to 60 percent of their final pay ---- if they stay with the county for 30 years. Existing workers get 90 percent.
Riverside County government has about 17,700 workers, making it the largest employer in the county.
The board sought reforms to trim expenses in the wake of a more than $200 million-a-year plunge in tax revenue in the past five years, and in a move to stop pulling cash out of reserve.
After peaking at $785 million in fiscal 2006-07, revenue fell to $584 million this year. The total is projected to decline further, to $575 million, in the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Savings from the reduced pension benefit are expected to start off small, then multiply.
Olivier said the county expects to save $2.8 million in the new fiscal year. The total includes $500,000 from public safety workers.
But Sheriff Stan Sniff urged the board to delay implementation to give his department time to study the potential adverse impacts on recruiting.
Sniff said he expects to hire hundreds of deputies over the next several years as the county scrambles to build jail cells to relieve crowding. And he said many young recruits could wind up jumping ship because of better retirement benefits elsewhere.
"It puts me at a strategic disadvantage," Sniff said. "You could quite literally turn this agency into a training ground for other agencies."
Sniff said 48 officers have left the department this year for greener pastures.
The Sheriff's Department has about 4,000 employees, most of them sworn officers.
The board recently negotiated a contract with the Riverside Sheriffs' Association, which represents the rank-and-file, reducing the 30-year retirement benefit from 90 percent to 60 percent.
It means, once implemented by CalPERS, new officers will qualify for pension pay at the rate of 2 percent of their final salary for each year they work, compared with 3 percent for veteran officers.
The union, however, persuaded the board not to raise the retirement eligibility age from 50 to 55, as supervisors had pledged to do in April 2011.
And if new hires stay on until 55, they will qualify for 2.7 percent per year, Olivier said.
"Our pension plan is in fact competitive, and our salaries are generous," she said.
Olivier said Los Angeles and Ventura counties have the same 2 percent-per-year benefit with a retirement eligibility age of 50.
She said Orange and San Diego counties have a 3 percent benefit, but officers there aren't eligible to retire until 55.
Only San Bernardino among neighboring counties offers the same benefit Riverside has been offering until now: 3 percent per year with retirement at 50, she said.
Supervisors said they took Sniff's concerns seriously but didn't want to delay and miss out on the savings the reforms are expected to provide next fiscal year.
"Why don't we see what happens ... instead of holding up the whole train of pension reform?" Supervisor Bob Buster said.
Supervisor Marion Ashley agreed.
"I'm afraid we're going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory if we're not really careful," Ashley said.
Supervisors decided to review what impact the reduced benefit is having on recruitment in six months and, if necessary, consider financial incentives to make the job of a law enforcement officer in Riverside County more attractive.
Olivier said the board could boost pay or other compensation a few months down the road but could not alter the retirement benefit. Once the new level is in place for new hires, she said, it cannot be altered for three years.


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Inside the Fractal Design Node 605
To open the Node 605, you must remove the top panel, which is attached to the chassis using two regular screws. The top panel has a sheet of dampening material. See Figure 8.
Figure 8: Dampening material on the top panel
Figure 9 gives you an overall look inside the case. Expansion cards are fastened using regular screws, but at least they are black. In its default configuration, the Fractal Design Node 605 supports video cards up to 7.1" (180 mm) long. If the first hard drive "hanger" is removed, the case supports video cards up to 9.4" (240 mm). With the two hard drive "hangers" removed, the case supports video cards up to 11" (280 mm). The Node 605 supports CPU coolers up to 4.9" (125 mm) tall; however, if your CPU cooler has a fan on its top, the manufacturer recommends it to be up to 3.7" (95 mm) tall for correct airflow.
The power supply is installed sideways with either its bottom fan facing inside the case or facing outside the case, so you can decide if you want the fan of your power supply pulling air from inside the case or from outside of it. As already shown, there is an air filter for the power supply fan on the left panel. The case supports power supplies up to 7.1" (180 mm) deep.
Figure 10: Power supply compartment
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Front Panel
- 3. The Bottom and Rear Panels
- 4. Inside the Fractal Design Node 605
- 5. The Disk Drive Bays
- 6. Main Specifications
- 7. Conclusions


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Female Fantasy Authors, November 2012
Often missed by readers is Leigh Brackett, but finding her takes a walk back into the '40s and '50s...and even to the theater screen. Brackett would take breaks in her science fiction output to pen screenplays, such as Rio Bravo, The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye, and the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back. Her novella Lorelei of the Red Mist was co-written with Ray Bradbury, but on her own she displayed an incredible imagination, exploring the devastating effects of colonialism within a martian landscape and the collision of various alien civilizations. It is a travesty that many of the early pioneers of the genre are forgotten, particularly those women who helped blaze the trail. Leigh Brackett is certainly one such woman and her work is worth hunting down.


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BACK BUTTON FOCUSING WITH THE T2i
I think this feature is GREAT and use it all the time. YMMV
First here is how to set it up on the T2i.
Turn the T2i on.
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Select the tool symbol just to the left of the STAR
Select Custom Functions
Select Custom Function 9
Highlight OPTION 1 AE lock / AF
Press Set
Press Menu to exit menu
Now here is what you can do that helps me in a lot of different situations.
You shooting procedure is now slightly different - less automatic if you please.
I shoot mainly in modes OTHER THAN AUTOMATIC ANYTHING!
When you half press the shutter button now the camera reports the exposure only allowing you to make any adjustments you like however IT DOES NOT AUTOFOCUS!
To AUTOFOCUS you press the * button I have found I can do this with my thumb while still keeping my pointing finger posed over the shutter button.
Each time you press the * the camera will auto focus and each time you half press the shutter button the camera will calculate or report the exposure depending on which mode you are in.
So ADVANTAGES:
1. I can press * and autofocus right away then half press the shutter and set my exposure as long as I keep the shutter button half pressed my exposure will be locked in regardless of where I then aim the camera. I move the camera if I want to another subject maintaining the previous exposure and press the * to autofocus the new subject and press the shutter all the way to take the picture.
2. Have you found that occassionally the camera just does not focus sharply on what you want it to. Well with this feature you can be in control of when the camera does its auto focus. If it isnt as sharp in focus as I think it should be I just press the * button again and it will re auto focus. I find this very handy since I use only the CENTER FOCUS POINT to focus on. I am in control of when and what the camera will focus on.
3. Normally when I don't have interring bright backgrounds its very quick. I aim press * to focus press shutter halfway to expose and shoot.
Once you get use to doing this you can shoot a lot of pics using continuous shooting and pressing the * to refocus as you deem necessary as you aim at different subjects without the fear of the camera slowing down because it cant seem to find what you want to focus on.
In other words it seems to me that doing it this way speeds up the auto focus process and my ability to shoot faster.
Hope this helps someone ... it works great for me!
An informative post.
Thank you!
I tried that in Live View Contrast Focus, and it works there as well. Very nice! Many people complained that on the 450D you had to use the star button to focus in this mode, but I liked it. Focus is very slow in this mode, but once you are focused, it's nice to be able to take several pictures without the camera going through a slow refocus each time as it does with the T2i. You can turn off autofocus once it's focused, but that's a pain to do so and remember to turn it back on for a new scene. This would be much better for my uses.
i also occasionally use "BBF" (back-button focusing).
the reason i like it is because it puts your camera into a "shutter priority" mode. not to be confused with "Tv Mode". shutter priority is not a setting, it is a behavior.
in "focus priority", the camera's main concern is autofocus. that is why when the camera cannot find focus, it will not take a picture. however there are occasions when a picture is already in focus but the camera gets confused. and even if a frame is in focus, the camera will still confirm that it is in focus by running its AF routine before firing a frame.
in "shutter priority", the camera will fire a frame regardless of focus. this will give you the quickest response in taking a photo. of course since the camera fires even when out of focus, you will get out of focus pictures.
i like this setting when i am taking a picture of a subject at a pre-determined distance from me. you can AF on the subject once, and then you are done. unless you or the subject moves and physically changes the distance between the two of you, you should never need to AF again. and if you don't need to adjust focus, why would you AF before every frame?
my favorite use for this is baseball. if you are sitting in the stands, each base is a constant distance from your camera. so let's say there's a runner on first base. you can use BBF to focus on first base. from now on, you don't need to AF if you are taking a picture of first.
so now you can wait for the pickoff play. you can concentrate on other things, as opposed to holding down the shutter at half-press. if you see a pick off play develop, you can drop the shutter and the camera will start firing instantly.
BBF also works well with AI-Servo and continuous shutter.
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Still struggling to think of things to do this Valentine's Day? Maybe you haven't even got a date yet. But don't worry, our app guide is here to help. We've compiled a list of great iOS apps that will make you the perfect valentine on February 14. They'll help you find a date, book a table for dinner, buy movie tickets, and even send flowers. All you'll need is your iPhone.
The Best iOS Games With AirPlay Support [App Guide]
Following the introduction of AirPlay mirroring to Apple's iOS operating system, game developers have been slowly adapting their games to support gameplay on the big screen. The App Store is now home to a number of terrific titles for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, that allow us to hook our devices up to our televisions and enjoy games as if they were being played on a traditional console.
In this App Guide, we've rounded up the best the best games with AirPlay support currently available. There's something for everyone here — whether you're into first-person shooters, soccer simulators, or adrenaline-pumping racers.


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They have a choice: they can live in my new world, or they can die in their old one." Daenerys Targaryen
Just yesterday I had botox and filler - juvederm.
I love both of them - especially the filler.
Keep in mind the change you see is VERY subtle. There won't be any dramatic changes.
The botox lasts 3-4 months. The filler about 6 months.
All the ads will tell you that they last longer, they don't. Here's the thing - yes, botox or filler might last more than 4 months but its wearing off every day. So you might start out with say 100 units on day 1 and at 3 3/4 months you have maybe 50 units left - so technically thats 4 months. Same with the filler, it gradually disapates so at 6 months you will only have a tiny bit left.
I don't know if I'm making sense the way I'm explaining it.
Some of the filler does stick around for a long while and they claim that you can "build it up" and eventually need less and less. I've been getting filler for a few years now and if any has "built up" it sure hasn't been much.
All that said - its not cheap either. BUT I like it and I like the effect it gives.
If you have any other questions, feel free to pm.
Mine didn't last nearly 3-4 months. I would say more like 8 weeks. And I was one that it took a week to start to work on AND I had a big bruise on my forehead. And even with all of that, I would do it again!


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