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A West Norfolk councillor led dozens of dog owners in helping to keep their pets safe by getting them microchipped at a free event in Lynn.
Lesley Bambridge, pictured above left, took her Lakeland terrier, Archie, to the event at Whitefriars School on Saturday.
The session was organised by the Dogs Trust as part of their campaign to help owners get their pets microchipped before it becomes a legal requirement in April 2016.
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OK, I have seen some pretty crazy stories in my day while blogging in these parts, but this just might take the cake. What makes it even more interesting is that the story is related to us by the Dank Professor, who describes himself as someone who "openly engaged in propinquitous dating, dating students and having many wonderful friendships with many of my students and their families."
In any event, on to the sadomasochism:
The Albuquerque Journal reported yesterday that University of New Mexico professor of English Lisa Chvez was found fit to teach by the UNM Deputy Provost Richard Holder. Provost Holder reported to the English department faculty that he determined that the faculty member had posed on a sadomasochism website with at least one of her graduate students, and that Professor Chvez should not have to face a faculty ethics inquiry.
In a March 10 letter to English department faculty, Deputy Provost Richard Holder said he thinks associate professor Lisa Chvez used poor judgment in participating in the Web site's activities with one of her students.
But, Holder goes on to say, "In my mind this participation did not rise to the level of calling into question her 'unfitness for duty.' "
Okay. What then does qualify? The Provost says that it appears the conduct was consensual between adults away from campus, but what type of power does a professor have over graduate students in this type of situation? In the consensual university student relationship context, I have argued in a law review article previously that if a professor has supervisory authority over the student, we should look askance over whether the university should normally permit such a relationship.
And I wasn't talking about sadomasochistic relationships.
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Findings of no undue influence, no hostile environment, no use of university facilities means in the dankprofessor's opinion, that there is no case against the professor. Bravo to the University of New Mexico administration for doing the right thing.
But given the upset reaction of members of the English Department ("Scharnhorst said none of his colleagues are angry that [the professor in question]] posed on the Web site. "What everyone finds troublesome is the fact that she was involved with graduate students," he said.), I think an appeal of the Provost decision is a safe best and given the lurid subject matter, this is not the last we have heard of this case for sure.


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Barbara Theodosiou started a Facebook to confort families dealing with addiction. Now she's receiving help for her son.
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Facebook users are thrilled that one young man checked himself into rehab.
Almost 50,000 people have liked a photo of a smiling young man, captioned "Daniel went into detox got himself back into a halfway house without my help and has 4 days clean."
The picture was posted by Daniel's mother, Barbara Theodosiou. She's the founder of The Addict's Mom, an online support group for mothers whose children struggle with addiction. Though she's helped lots of women cope online, Barbara has had significant struggles of her own.
Just two weeks ago, she posted on her Timeline that things had hit rock bottom.
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WASHINGTON -- Wall Street gulped and stocks plunged yesterday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke decried recent increases in inflation and pledged action if necessary to make sure surging energy prices don't make things worse.
If the Federal Reserve follows through, that probably will mean higher interest rates, just when investors thought the Fed was about finished with its two-year rate-raising campaign.
For millions of Americans, rising borrowing costs would make it more expensive to buy a home or a car or to make other big-ticket purchases. It also would make payments more expensive on all the debt people have racked up -- from credit cards to loans for education, vacations, and other things.
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Aironi's Giulio Toniolatti attacks the Glasgow defence during a PRO12 game © Getty Images
Aironi have been jettisoned from next season's RaboDirect PRO12 and Heineken Cup due to ongoing financial struggles.
Following the withdrawal of their main sponsor, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, it has been increasingly difficult for club officials to maintain a footing among Europe's elite and the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) have today issued a press release announcing that they have revoked the team's license to participate in the PRO12 due to "financial pressure".
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Aironi were introduced to the former Celtic league two seasons ago, along with Benetton Treviso, but on-field results have been disappointing in comparison with their Italian rivals.
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The FIR must now decide the best course of action in terms of replacing Aironi, with a deadline for submissions of interest set for April 25. Whether or not any interest can be raised remains to be seen, with Italy currently battling economic hardship due to the Eurozone crisis.
The PRO12 entry criteria will also pose problems to any prospective bidders, with Treviso understood to be the only club aside from Aironi currently able to fulfil the economic obligations.
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* After 3 years of no problems, the TV has just developed the 'stuck in standby mode' problem.
* Minor problem with the the TV display 'scrolling text' such as credits scrolling left-to-right at the end of programs (probably due to the way the scanning works - but a minor gripe compared to the otherwise great picture).
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A Survey of Wireless Sensor Network Abstraction for Application Development
In this paper, three levels of abstractions are classified from the existing literature: node, network, and infrastructure abstractions. Since the node and network abstractions are already a well-studied area, the infrastructure abstraction is surveyed in detail to complete knowledge. Technology interoperability, service discovery, metadata support, and processing support are found as basic requirements for infrastructure abstraction. Problematic security and quality of service topics are discussed and the open research questions of ontology, service discovery, distributed processing, and performance metrics are defined. Finally, a distributed middleware design is presented as a possible solution for the key open research question: how to utilize capabilities of the abstracted technologies.


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Doubly Heteroscedastic stochastic production frontiers with an application to English cereal farms
Paper number: 99/08
Paper date: February 1999
Year: 1999
Paper Category: Discussion Paper
K. Hadri*, City University, London
C Guermat and J Whittaker, University of Exeter
In previous studies, measures of technical inefficiency derived from stochastic production frontiers have been estimated from residuals which are sensitive to specification errors. This study corrects for this inaccuracy by extending the doubly heteroscedastic stochastic cost frontier suggested by Hadri (1999) to stochastic production frontier and to panel data. The extended correction for heteroscedasticity is supported by the data. The study uses data on 102 mainly cereal farms in England, and not only estimates technical efficiency but also examines the links between the efficiency of cereal production, cereal area, chemical usage and labour usage. These links are explored because European Union agricultural policy is no longer narrowly concerned solely with farm income levels and productivity, but also embraces environmental quality and rural development concerns. Whenever there are multiple policy goals it is important to gain an understanding of whether there is conflict or complementarity between them.
JEL Classification Nos: C23, C24, D24, Q12
Keywords: Stochastic frontier production, heteroscedasticity, technical efficiency, farm size, panel data, environment.
* We would like to thank Gordon Harris, Bernard Pearson, and Liz Webber for their help with computing problems and Sue Milward for the IT services for her help with the data. The first author gratefully acknowledges the hospitality of the School of Business and Economics at the University of Exeter and thanks the Head of School, Mr Martin Timbrell.
Corresponding Author: Dr Kaddour Hadri, City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1 0HB, UK


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HOUSTON — I remember a time when the name "Houston" was a fighting word in Big D.
Back in the 1980s boom, Texas' two largest metro areas were always scrapping over who would be the biggest and the best.
These days, the competition is mostly from places in California, Illinois or the Northeast.
Houston, which is now arguably a bigger energy capital than even Dubai, has too many fish to fry to worry much about what's happening up here in North Texas.
And we're so covered up in new workers coming with Toyota and other companies that Houston can now be mentioned in polite company.
The truth is that both cities have so much growth that they don't need to fret over what their neighbors are up to.
Both markets are creating more than 100,000 jobs a year. And the population in both areas is growing by an even larger measure.
This week, I spent a lot of time sitting in Houston's gridlocked traffic near the Galleria.
Felt just like home. And it looks like the Dallas area, too, with construction cranes crowding the horizon in all directions.
There are almost 50 office buildings under construction in the Houston area. An additional 114 are proposed.
Compare that to North Texas, where about 20 office projects are coming out of the ground and maybe 20 or so are on the drawing boards.
And while we cheer about Toyota Motors bringing about 4,000 new jobs to Collin County, just one oil company, Exxon Mobil, is in the process of consolidating 10,000 workers in suburban Houston.
The energy industry in Houston has fueled the biggest real estate boom since the 1980s.
At Exxon Mobil's huge corporate campus, 20 office buildings are going up all at once.
It's the biggest commercial real estate project in North America, with 3.5 million square feet — larger than even State Farm Insurance's new Richardson regional office.
Houston boosters this week unveiled the city's new promotional slogan — Houston: The City With No Limits.
"We want to be known as a city that's a great place to live," said Houston's mayor, Annise Parker.
She admits that the construction boom going on in her hometown is almost unbelievable.
"We have a high-rise boom going on with something on the order of 100 projects across the city of Houston with $7.5 billion in investments," Parker said. "We have at least four high-rise projects under construction or in the planning for downtown Houston."
Yet for all the talk about the energy sector gold rush, exploding population and job growth and rising construction, there's also a lot of nervous chatter about where things are headed. Houston is still basically a one-industry town.
Some people I heard from in Houston are already wondering just how long the good times will last.
Even in business and construction, uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
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This year get your finances in shape with the help of money guru Martin Lewis, founder of the money-saving website moneysavingexpert.com. He has devised his five-step "money plan" designed to give your wallet a workout and put your finances on a firmer footing in 2010.
Martin says the main problem is that few of us realise where our hard-earned money is spent. He says: "Do you know how much you spent last year? If not, why not? While most of us know exactly what we earn, too many miss the other side of the coin."
If you've no idea of your expenditure then you are not in control of your finances, says Martin. This, he describes as the "Micawber principle", after the character in Charles Dickens's David Copperfield who stated: "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery."
Those who aren't sure whether their spending patterns result in happiness or misery should follow the plan below: it may take a day to work through but it could save you thousands of pounds over the long term.
Step 1: Assess your finances
An instinctive assessment is easy: if you're eating up your savings or building up debts, you're likely to be overspending. But to do it properly needs a budget; unfortunately most are bunkum. Even those from officialdom perpetuate two elemental faults due to oversimplification:
We don't spend by the month
Most budgets concentrate on working out expenditure in a typical month. But spending patterns aren't constrained to 31-day windows. What about the daily Starbucks, the weekly cleaner, annual holidays (and Christmas) or changing the car every four years? Missing these means most people underestimate their true spend.
We spend money on hundreds of different items, not 10
Broad categories like "motoring" or "holidays" make it easy to forget the small expenditures that add up. Instead look at more specific topics, such as MOTs, new tyres, petrol, insurance, breakdown cover, etc. Itemise everything you can think of.
Sit down with at least three months' worth of bank and credit card statements and assess your true spend. Then cast right across the year to the big annuals and irregular one-offs. To make it easier, I have a free automated tool at www.moneysavingexpert.com/budgeting. This is based on this strategy and will give you almost 100 spending categories to complete.
While many people swear by this technique, just as many swear at it. If you complete the form properly you might find you are spending far more than you think over the course of a year.
Step 2: Pain-free savings – cut bills without cutting back
This is a must-do, even if you spend well within your means. Pain-free savings are about ensuring you don't cut back on your current lifestyle, you simply cut back on the cost of it. There are a number of ways to make such pain-free savings. Here are some of the best:
Claim free childcare credits worth hundreds of pounds
If you're a single parent working over 16 hours a week, or a couple both working over 16 hours a week, with family income under £40,000, it's likely you're eligible for childcare tax credits, which can be worth hundreds of pounds a year. Alternatively, see if your employer offers childcare vouchers letting you pay from pre-tax salary – a real gain of more than £1,000 a year for some. See www.moneysavingexpert.com/childcare for full details.
Check you're in the right Council Tax band
If not, you can get it reduced and get a backdated payout potentially worth thousands of pounds.
Cut car (and other) insurance costs
Incredible though it may seem, one Moneysaving regular managed to get fully comprehensive car insurance for just 96p a year simply by hunting down the best offers. Most people will pay more than this, but many drivers will be able to significantly reduce insurance costs by using comparison sites to get the best quote, then checking "cashback" websites for further refunds.
These are just some of the savings available. Funnily enough, saving people money is the easy part of my job – particularly if they have never actively tried to reduce these everyday bills before. The hard part is encouraging people to become motivated to shop around for the best deals as few people realise just how much they could save.
Step 3: Still spending more than you earn?
It's worth revisiting your budget, incorporating your new predicted expenditure based on the savings you have made in step three. What you do next depends on the result …
Spending within your means?
Congratulations, no more change needed, unless you are hoping to put away money for something such as a holiday or a wedding. But it's important to keep monitoring your finances and effective budgeting is always worthwhile … so go direct to step five.
Spending more than you earn?
If even after pain-free savings you're still overspending, then it's time for step four.
Step 4: Cutting back: painful savings
If you think this is unnecessary, then there is no easy way of saying this: you are wrong. Overspending, even by a little each month, runs the risk of a debt spiral. You spend more than you earn, so you borrow to fill the gap which means more of your income goes toward repaying debt. In turn, this means that to maintain your current lifestyle you need to borrow more, until eventually all your income goes toward repaying debt and you have no disposable income left at the end of the month.
Don't fool yourself into thinking "that doesn't happen to nice families like us". Middle-class Britain is prime territory for debt crises, and many have been caught out by the recent credit crunch, as they are no longer able to simply remortgage on the back of rising house prices to bail them out. Far too many people in good jobs with large salaries have even bigger debts. If your non-mortgage debts exceed half your after-tax salary, this is a real issue and you need to take affirmative action now.
Start small
Easy lifestyle changes make huge differences. As the frightening www.thedemotivator.co.uk shows, cutting out a daily £2.50 coffee reduces your annual expenditure by £625 a year. Add magazines, cigarettes, chocolate, parking and more, and savings mount rapidly.
Run through what you don't need
Ask yourself two questions for every aspect of your spending: Do I need it? And even if I do, could I buy it more cheaply?
This may mean having the self-discipline to cut out cinema trips and expensive Christmases or half-compromises by, say, switching Sky for Freeview, or trading a two-week luxury break abroad for camping trips in France or "staycations".
Spend time, not cash
Thrift tips like cleaning your house with white vinegar and bicarbonate of soda or making do and mending can save you money over the long term. Or for every new item you buy, ensure you sell something old to pay for it first. See www.moneysavingexpert.com/fightspending for further tips.
Seek outside help
If things are so grave even this doesn't start to address the problem, it's likely you're in serious debt and need urgent guidance. Visit free non-profit debt crisis agencies like Citizens Advice, www.cccs.co.uk or National Debtline (0808 808 4000). They can help relieve the pressure, negotiate with creditors and start sorting debts.
Step 5: Piggy-banking': stay within your budget
Budgeting is great, but what counts is sticking to it. I call my technique for this "piggy-banking" as it involves using several small accounts for different spending categories.
Choose whatever suits your lifestyle, for example accounts for bills, family food, big purchases (such as a new sofa or car), holidays, Christmas, and emergency funds.
Once you have balanced your budget and know how much you can spend on each area, set up various standing orders to shift the right amounts from your main bank account into these various "piggy banks". Whatever's then left in your main account is the money you can spend. The end result may be that you can't afford the holiday you wanted. But more importantly, it means you won't spend what you can't afford.


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Animal Species:Smooth Toadlet
The Smooth Toadlet is a small greeny brown frog with darker spots and blotches on its back and legs
Standard Common Name
Smooth Toadlet
Despite its name, the Smooth Toadlet does have a warty back, but less so than other toadlets. Its most recognisable features are a prominent pale triangular patch on top of its head, and bright red or orange patches on its groin and behind its knees.
Size range
3.2 cm
The Smooth Toadlet is found in northern Victoria, eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland.
The Smooth Toadlet lives in dry forests and woodlands, and in grassy areas that temporarily flood.
The best time to hear the Smooth Toadlet is during the September to November mating season
The call the male Smooth Toadlets make is a squelching sound. They are easy to hear but quite difficult to find because they usually call from among thick tussocks of grass or other vegetation.
Mating and reproduction
Female Smooth Toadlets lay their eggs in shallow water from which small (2.2 cm), dark brown tadpoles hatch.
Predators, Parasites and Diseases
All the Uperoleia species have a series of prominent poison glands on their back to deter predators.
Danger to humans and first aid
Smooth Toadlets are harmless to humans, as long as you don't put them in your mouth.
- Species:
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- Genus:
- Uperoleia
- Family:
- Myobatrachidae
- Order:
- Anura
- Subclass:
- Lissamphibia
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
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Lizard's mouth is a bouldering area in the mountains north of Santa Barbara, California.
A climber sees every mountain or rock as another object to climb. Lizard's Mouth certainly did not escape that mentality. One visit to Lizard's Mouth and you quickly find yourself in one of the most extensive bouldering areas you have ever come across.
Lizard's Mouth, however, is much more than just another bouldering area. This is where families bring their children to run around on rock slabs, weave around countless boulders and scramble to the top of every high point. A word of caution: Don't let your kids play "Hide And Seek" here; you risk a long search to find them. There are countless hallways and caverns for young explorers to hide in.
Most people with a love of the outdoors come to Lizard's Mouth to take in the breathtaking panorama of the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Barbara Channel Islands-San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz and Anacapa. Viewing the sunset from here is something to behold. You have an uninterrupted view of the sunrise and sunset from Lizard's Mouth.
When you walk around Lizard's Mouth, you can't help but wonder how and when this gem of an area was discovered and, better yet, how it was named. I am honored to name an old friend and climbing partner of several decades, Steve Tucker, as the earliest pioneer at Lizard's Mouth.
It was in the mid 1960s that Steve Tucker's sense of adventure and exploration got the better of him to find a way to enter this yet unknown and untouched territory. As teenagers, Steve and friends hacked their way through the heavy brush west of San Marcos Pass to explore the boulders and caverns that abound there. He describes an area so pristine that not even the fine dust covering the huecos had been disturbed. Needless to mention there were no footprints or signs of any human activity anywhere to be seen.
The Name Lizard's Mouth
The most prominent formation in the area was originally noticed by Steve from a location further north with a heavily brush covered approach. Steve and company hacked their way through the overgrown hillside to the formation ignoring poison oak and rattle snakes. When they reach this odd looking rock, they saw a formation resembling a turtle's head. But, they decided that the formation looked more like a lizard with its mouth open, thus "Lizard's Mouth" was christened.
Steve's older brother, John, a college student at the time, comes to visit and by now he is a rock climber. Steve and John buy a rope from a hardware store and hang it from the top of Lizard's Mouth for batmanning up and down the forty foot rock. The idea of actually climbing Lizard's Mouth using a belay was only the next natural step. As time went on, the entire area was named after Lizard's Mouth formation. Nowadays, most younger climbers refer to the area as "The Mouth."
Lizard's Mouth Bouldering samples
This being a "Mountain And Rock" page, we should talk about the climbing aspect of Lizard's Mouth. Lizard's Mouth is by far the most extensive and accessible bouldering area in the mountains of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. I have written in some detail about other bouldering areasThe Brickyard and Painted Cave, but Lizard's Mouth soars to a different level. There are more boulders hidden behind bushes than takes a lifetime to discover.
The main Lizard's Mouth formation offers dozens of problems, but due to its height most people prefer to top rope the routes. The entire overhanging face is covered with huecos and ribs. The low traverse will give your forearms a workout you won't forget for a week. But, if you decide to climb straight up the overhanging forty foot face, you can easily set up a top rope.
There are several bolts on top, and except for one, all have missing hangers. Bring your own hangers and nuts to use. The best and most accepted technique for setting up a top rope at Lizard's Mouth is to use a second rope tied to large boulders and bushes on the back side of the formation.
A word of caution: Although the huecos near the base see a lot of traffic and have become pretty clean, the upper part of the overhang still remains sandy. Bring a sturdy brush to do a little house cleaning while you're at it. The low traverse at The Mouth recieves a great deal of attention, however, there are many more great boulders strewn all over the area. To find these boulders you need to walk on countless side trails and look behind trees and bushes. You may end up with a gem of a boulder all to yourself. The number of routes and variations run into hundreds. Following the chalk marks is a good way to start, but coming up with your own creations feels even better.
Meilee Boulder
Meilee Boulder
Tunnel Boulder
Lord of The Flies Boulder
Unfortunately, there are no campgrounds close and convenient to The Brickyard.
There is, however, one very large and well developed campground at Cachuma Lake, and a few less developed ones along Paradise Road off Highway 154. There are also a few campgrounds along Highway 101 at El Capitan State Park and Refugio State Park.
El Capitan Beach Camping
Refugio State Beach Camping
Cachuma Lake
How to get there
From 101 Freeway take Highway 154, Cachuma Lake & San Marcos Pass exit. Drive north for 6.8 miles toward San Marcos Pass to its intersection with West Camino Cielo Road. Turn left at this intersection. Drive 3.8 miles up West Camino Cielo Road. Just before reaching the sign for "The Gun Club" you will see large dirt pullout spaces on the right hand side of the road. Park here and look for the "Lizard's Mouth" sign posted by "The Forest Service." Hike up any one of a number of trails heading north west. You will walk by many boulders. Lizard's Mouth formation cannot be seen from the lower trails. Hike up to the highest point on rock slabs to see the bolts on top. These are the toprope bolts. You can scramble down from either the right or left to the base.


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Jerry Fanning, who is 19th on the all-time list among trainers with 381 wins at Betfair Hollywood Park, was a good friend of Tom's
father, Willard, and was also at Tom's side for his first victory with I'm Smokin in 1978.
Meanwhile, Proctor reported that Global View came out of the race well
and would be pointed for 3-year-old turf races in 2014 after a brief
rest in Florida. The trainer also said
that Savings Account, second in The Miesque, came back in good shape
and left open the possibility of a switch to the main track next year.
Trainer Jim Cassidy said that Full Ransom, who edged Savings Account in The Miesque, came out of the race "great."
In other post-stakes news, Silentio and Summer Front, who staged a
thrilling finish in the Grade II Citation Handicap Friday, both returned
well, according to their respective connections.
Mandella, trainer of the winner, Silentio, said his runner's ultimate
goal is next year's Breeders' Cup Mile and that the Kilroe Mile (a
Grade I scheduled for March 8, 2014) "would be a good starting point."
Chris Lorieul, assistant to Christophe Clemente, was still shaking his
head over Summer's Front's tough beat. "He was in front right before
the wire and right after," said Lorieul, "but he came back real good."
Summer Front and Discreet Marq, scheduled to compete in the Grade I
Matriarch, will ship back to Clement's barn Sunday night.
John O'Donoghue, assistant to Neil Drysdale, said that Winning Prize, a
close third in the Citation, also came out of the race well.
With a triple Saturday, Joe Talamo tightened up the jockey standings at Betfair Hollywood Park's Autumn meet.
Talamo cut Rafael Bejarano's lead in half and now trails by just three
wins, 22-19. Bejarano was in New York Saturday to ride Goldencents in
the Grade I Cigar Mile.
Martin Garcia is third with 15 victories.
The trainer standings are a free-for-all, with just four winners
separating the top eight. Bob Baffert is currently in the lead with 10,
by John Sadler and Peter Miller with eight apiece. Next in line are
Doug O'Neill and Jerry Hollendorfer with seven, then Tom Proctor, Mark
Glatt and Jeff Bonde with six.
Yvonne Jacquez' Appealing, beaten a head by Egg Drop in the Grade II
Yellow Ribbon Handicap Sept. 2, heads the list of probables for the
Stakes, a Grade II for older fillies and mares that will be run
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1 1/16 miles over Cushion Track.
Others considering the race are Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Charlie
Em, winner of the Grade III Senorita Stakes on turf during the
meet, Deborah McAnally's Charm the Maker, who won the Adoration Stakes
at Del Mar, Warren Benjamin's Warren's Veneda, victorious in the Cat's
Cradle Handicap Nov. 17, and Hronis Racing's Magic Union, an allowance
winner earlier in the year at Del Mar.
and Glory, a romping winner here Nov. 16, is cross entered in a turf
race Thursday, but may scratch to run in the Bayakoa.
Mike McCarty's
Unbridled's Note, second to Mizdirection in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Turf
Sprint and a close fourth to the same mare in
this year's renewal, is expected to make his next start in the $100,000
Hollywood Turf Express Sunday, Dec. 8. Regular rider Corey Nakatani
will be aboard for Steve Asmussen.
Tony Matos, longtime jockey agent who currently books mounts for Corey Nakatani, is scheduled for surgery at Kerlin and Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic next week to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
"Dr. Tibone did the same procedure on my other knee five years ago," said Matos, "and he'll do this one, too."
Matos is expected to be bedridden "just a few days."
The top two post positions (with more than 10 starts) for Cushion Track
sprints during the Autumn meet have been number seven (10-for-47, 21
per cent) and number four (13-for-66, 20 per cent).
The lucky number for Cushion track routes also has been seven
(4-for-13, 31 per cent), followed by number three (6-for-23, 26 per
cent) and
one (5-for-23, 22 per cent).
In turf sprints, post six is high (3-for-11, 27 per cent), while in
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New Year's Eve party: 8 p.m. to midnight Dec. 31 at the La Mesa Adult Enrichment center, 8450 La Mesa Blvd. Live music, dancing, food and non-alcoholic drinks. Tickets are $22 per person. Information: (619) 667-1322.
Gemstone showcase: noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 31 at Golden Artistry, 8346 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa. More than three dozen Alexandrites will be shown, featuring color changing properties in the stones. RSVP. Information: (619) 589-7454 or goldenartistry.com.
Community events
Meeting: 12:30 to 2 p..m Jan. 3 at the Cajon Valley Union School District, 750 E. Main St., El Cajon. El Cajon Collaborative. The topic will be "health." Information: (619) 447-4380.
Mystery book club: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the El Cajon Library, 201 E. Douglas Ave. Grossmont Adult School's Whodunit Book Club. Enrollment is ongoing and the club will continue meeting through March 27. Members will discuss the works of authors including John Grisham and Tess Gerristen. Information: (619) 588-3500 or adultschool.guhsd.net.
Lecture series: 7 p.m. Jan. 5 at the H. Lee House cultural Center, 3205 Olive St., Lemon Grove. Joe Young, chief engineer of the Helix Water District, will present information on features of the water delivery system and how to "achieve dam safety in an earthquake prone region." Information: (619) 460-4353.
East County networking: 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. each Tuesday at Coco's Restaurant, 1324 E. Main St., El Cajon. Information: (619) 249-2840.
Meeting: 9:30 a.m. each Tuesday at the Rancho San Diego Library, 11555 Via Rancho San Diego, El Cajon. Needle Art Club. Information: (619) 441-7509.
Military Momma Mondays: 9 a.m. each Monday at La Mesita Park, 8855 Dallas St., La Mesa. Stroller Strides of La Mesa. This weekly fitness class is for any active duty or dependent military mother. The classes involve walking and intervals of toning. Free. Information: (619) 436-7404 or strollerstrides.com.
Divorce Anonymous: 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Friday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1630 E. Madison Ave., El Cajon. Information: (619) 200-0598, (619) 422-7373 or divorceanonymoussandiego.org.
Farm stand: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Friday at Golden Avenue Elementary School, 7885 Golden Ave., Lemon Grove. Local, organic produce from Bernardino Loera Farm available for purchase each week. Information: (619) 825-5600 ext. 2131.
Meeting: 7:15 a.m. each Friday at Marie Callender's, 6950 Alvarado Road, La Mesa. La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club. Information: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Urban walking trails:
• 8 a.m. each Saturday at Jackson Park, 5870 Jackson Drive, La Mesa; five-mile intermediate walkers.
• 6:15 p.m. each Monday and Wednesday, at Highwood Park, 775 Junior High Drive, La Mesa; three-mile advanced walkers.
Information: (619) 667-1300 or cityoflamesa.com.
Tours of The Water Conservation Garden: 10:30 a.m. each Saturday at the garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon. Free. Information: (619) 660-0614.
Tours of the Heritage of the Americas Museum: noon each Saturday at the museum, 12110 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon. Free. Information: (619) 670-5194 or www.cuyamaca.edu/museum.
Lake Murray walking trail: 4 p.m. each Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. each Saturday. Led by the Widow or Widower (WOW) Club of San Diego. Call for directions to the meeting location. Information: (619) 644-5318 or (619) 466-0232.
Arts and crafts: 3 to 4 p.m. each Tuesday at Kennedy Park Center, 1675 E. Madison Ave., El Cajon. Participate in various crafts including painting, beaded jewelry, tissue art, holiday art and others. Free. Information: (619) 444-1676.
Tours of the Wieghorst Museum: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at the Wieghorst Museum & Western Heritage Center, 131 Rea Ave., El Cajon. Information: (619) 590-3431.
Skate clinic: 4 to 6 p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday at Kennedy Skate Park, 1675 E. Madison Ave., El Cajon. Bring skateboard or roller blades and learn the sport at all levels. Cost is $8 per session. Must bring helmet, elbow pads, kneepads and park ID card to participate. Information: (619) 441-1676 or elcajonrec.org.
Support group: 10 a.m. each Wednesday at Wells Park, 1153 E. Madison Ave., El Cajon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings are open to anyone over 7 years old; support group to help lose weight and keep it off. Information: (619) 562-4966 or tops.org.
Senior club: 9 to 11:30 a.m. each Wednesday at the Boys and Girls Club, 8820 Tamberly Way, Santee. Information: (619) 258-4100.
Al-Anon meetings:
• 7 to 8:15 p.m. each Thursday at Guardian Angels Church, 9310 Dalehurst Road, Santee. Information: (619) 296-2666 or alanonsandiego.org.
• 10 to 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday at Atonement Lutheran Church, 10245 Loma Rancho Drive, Spring Valley. Baby-sitting for young children is available. Information: (619) 296-2666 or (619) 670-7174.
• 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. each Tuesday at First Baptist Church of El Cajon, 190 E. Douglas Ave. "Hope for Parents." Information: (619) 697-4425.
• 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. each Wednesday at College Lutheran Church, 6650 Montezuma Road, San Diego. "Al-Anon for Parents." Information: (619) 697-4425.
Gamblers Anonymous meetings: Information: (866) 239-2911 or sandiegoga.org.
• 6 to 8 p.m. each Monday at Vista La Mesa Christian Church, 4210 Massachusetts Ave.
• 6:15 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday at Harvest Fellowship Church, 12150 Woodside Ave., Lakeside. This meeting is for women only.
• 7 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday at Christ Church Unity (on the right side of Hammonds Hall), 311 Highland Ave., El Cajon.
• 7 to 9 p.m. each Friday at United Methodist Church, 8964 N. Magnolia Ave., Santee.
• 1 to 3 p.m. each Saturday at Harvest Fellowship Church, 12150 Woodside Ave., Lakeside.
• 7 to 8:30 p.m. each Sunday in room 107 at Sharp Behavioral Building, 1460 E. Main St., El Cajon.
Free medical clinic: 1457 E. Madison Ave., El Cajon. Volunteers in Medicine — San Diego offers free visits and medical help for residents of East County who don't have health insurance. Call to schedule an appointment. Information: (619) 440-4591 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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(NAPSI)—Valentine's Day is about celebrating the relationship you are in: long term, short term and even friendships.
That's the word from Matt Titus, dating coach and gifting expert at TheGift.com. To help make this Valentine's Day one to remember, he offers the following tips:
Make Her Feel Beautiful—Gorgeous red roses and little gifts that speak to their personality or interests can go a long way. For example, nail polish and lipstick are very popular right now and are very affordable.
Spend Time Alone—It's not uncommon for couples to struggle to find time to enjoy each other's company. "Remember," says Titus, "a couple must retain some degree of independence from their children to maintain an emotional bond."
Wow Her—Go the extra mile. For example, according to a survey conducted by Wakefield on behalf of 1-800-Flowers.com, of the 1,000 women surveyed, over 40 percent (42 percent) of respondents said they would be satisfied if their significant others cooked them a romantic dinner—provided they cleaned up the kitchen after they cooked.
Little extras, such as having a thoughtful message engraved in a bracelet or ring, can also express your affection and turn a gift into a keepsake.
On the Net:North American Precis Syndicate(NAPSI)


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Four Journalists Abducted in Libya
The journalists at the Rixos hotel might be free, but there are four new reporters in danger. Italy's foreign minister says four Italian journalists have been kidnapped and their driver killed while en route from Zawiya to Tripoli. One of the reporters was allowed to call Milan and said the four Italians were OK.


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Mobile handset used for pedestrian collision avoidance
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In collisions with vehicles, pedestrians typically have far less chances to survive than vehicle than vehicle occupants. A technology developed by the University of Kassel (Germany) aims at improving the situation by establishing a radio-based warning system.
Available pedestrian detection systems installed in cars typically are based on optical, infrared or radar technologies and hence require a line-of-sight connection between vehicle and pedestrian. Thus, these systems have the disadvantage that they do not detect pedestrians hidden between, say roadside parking vehicles or behind corners.
The technology developed by the Kassel University scientists does away with this problem. The pedestrian is carrying a mobile phone with integrated sensors for movement vectors. Speed and direction of the pedestrian are detected and combined with context and profile data such as age of the person, acceleration and the like.
These data are transmitted to any vehicles in a distance of some 70 meters. An electronic subsystem in the vehicle perhaps in the navigation system receives and processes the data. If a collision is probable it issues a warning or even activates the brakes. At the same time, the pedestrian's device also issues a warning.
The technology has been patented and the research team currently is looking for partners to commercialize it. Not part of the research work was the transmission technology to be used, explained team member Alexander Flach. There are several options, ranging from 3G mobile radio to Bluetooth, Flach said.
The most likeliest candidate would be WLAN technology which is already used for car-2-car communication and car-to-infrastructure communication systems. Bluetooth is not the obvious technology, Flach said, since current Bluetooth versions are limited with regard to connection establishment speed and range.
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Van Buren hospital auxiliary soup supper Saturday
KEOSAUQUA — The Van Buren County Hospital Auxiliary will have a soup supper from 5-7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Roberts Memorial Center to raise funds for its scholarship program.
The incorrect date was provided and published in Friday's edition of The Ledger.
The menu will include chili, vegetable beef and potato soups.
A freewill offering will be collected.
Since 1991, the auxiliary has awarded 51 scholarships totaling $23,958.
The group's regular meetings are scheduled at 9 a.m. the first Monday of each month in the Van Buren County Hospital's sunroom. The officers are: co-chairwomen Judy Manning and Marsha Appleman; secretary Kathy Manning; and treasurer Jeannie Erickson.


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As more and more television antennas sprout like crazy weeds across U.S. rooftops, the movie exhibitors, Hollywood's sharpest critics, become increasingly watchful of Hollywood's product. Sample movie reviews from the trade magazine Boxoffice:
On the Waterfront: "Good little action picture, but why it got the Academy Award I will never know."E. M. F., Dewey, Okla.
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Where I got the book: from the library.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
Where I got the book: from the library.
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- gargimehra said...
I have not read the book yet but have read and heard the furious debates raging over this. I found it interesting that when asked to suggest a title for her mother's book, her youngest daughter Lulu came up with this: "The Perfect Child and the Flesh-Eating Devil." As per this article
- March 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Small Kucing said...
I have heard so much abt this book. Hope to lay my hands on it one of these days
- March 14, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- moonrat said...
like the others, i've heard so much about this book, but have yet to find a specific reason to pick it up (i suspect it is a more meaningful book for parents, Jane--it was very interesting to hear your reflections, which were pretty balanced compared to some review takes i've seen).
in the meantime: http://bit.ly/gdywuG
- March 14, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- Jane Steen said...
Haha, Moonrat, it makes a nice change to be called "balanced." I also posted this review on my blog - where it was read by American moms who got riled up about it.
This makes me think that Chua strikes deep into the core of something very fundamental in American education. Now the question is, do we dismiss parents who insist on excellence in their children as nutcases, or do we imitate them so that our kids actually have a chance of getting to top colleges that are rapidly filing up with children brought up Chua's way? (Although discrimination is holding back the numbers in some schools, see http://bit.ly/bsGrJM)
I have the feeling that the next generations of parents could start questioning the self-esteem-raising ethos of American schools. Particularly since, as Chua points out, they are just as likely to feel inferior as any other generation of kids. Comparing yourself to other people is part of growing up.
- March 14, 2011 at 5:08 PM
- Froog said...
It seems to me (though I speak with the experience of a teacher, not a parent) that education ought to be about encouraging, not terrorising, and about facilitating, not demanding.
While I wouldn't disagree with the value of parents being a bit more proactive and demanding with their kids, trying to instil a little more discipline about good study habits and so on, I don't think there's any doubt that the sort of extreme regime Chua advocates tends to produce emotionally scarred, disaffected, unmotivated children. At the very best, it usually produces children who are quite technically accomplished, but have no real enthusiasm or motivation for anything (because they've never been allowed to develop that for themselves; and they've never been given the leisure time to explore and experiment and discover what they really care about and have aptitudes for).
Many of Chua's precepts - violin and piano are the only instruments worth studying; only classical music is good, not jazz or rock; art and drama are worthless; any kind of social activity is a waste of time - are so bizarrely misguided, it beggars belief.
I know she's talking mainly about the experience of American Chinese (and other "high-achieving" immigrant communities), but we do see very similar vices among the middle class here in mainland China. Most of the rising middle class here are obsessed with the dream of escaping from China and emigrating to an English-speaking country. The state-run education system here is a bit of a shambles. And the One Child Policy has ensured that most families can concentrate all their efforts and resources on hot-housing a single child (and the child does not have the companionship - or the distraction - of siblings). Most Chinese kids I've met have huge numbers of extra lessons outside of regular school hours (often these are arranged by the schools themselves), and the better off ones usually have teams of private tutors as well; just about every spare moment of their weekends and vacations are taken up with study. It may improve their test scores a little (not by all that much, in most cases, I suspect); but it does nothing to raise their intelligence, their capacity for analytical thought or creative expression, or their level of socialisation. And it is very strongly demotivating.
It's one of the key reasons why I'm sceptical that China can ever attain true 'superpower' status. It has perfected a system that mass produces teenagers who are intellectually mediocre and psychologically damaged.
- March 14, 2011 at 9:45 PM
- Jane Steen said...
Interesting comment from the front lines, Froog. It will be fascinating to see how the current generation of hothouse Chinese kids will turn out.
One of the biggest hindrances to China's development as a superpower could be precisely the phenomenon you describe - the flight of the intelligentsia to America. One of the USA's greatest assets is that their people tend to stay put, and for the most part work hard.
- March 15, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Froog said...
Ah, 'hard work'! Don't get me started on that one.
The Chinese are often praised for their willingness to work hard (and I think that's largely true of the diaspora communities); but here in the PRC I just don't see it.
There is no 'work ethic' in the culture here - no concept doing a job well for its own sake, or of finding satisfaction in labour. What there is here is an extraordinary level of acquiescence in unreasonable working hours and practices - but that's not the same as enthusiastically embracing the opportunity to work longer hours (to earn more), or vigorously striving to work better, more quickly, more efficiently. Yes, many Chinese will work a nominal 15-hour day.... but they'll get less done than you or I would in half the time.
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The Residential Landlord Association's Landlord Advice Team is on hand to offer free unlimited advice and every week we are featuring a call from one of members outlining their problems and how the team helped them.
This year will be the 9th anniversary of deposit protection and the 9th year as one of the Landlord Advice Team's most popular topics. As the legislation is constantly changing, many landlords and agents are often bewildered by exactly what they need to do.
This week we had a case where a new member called us to discuss several section 21 notices he had served for landlords across different tenancies that he was being challenged on by Shelter. These tenancies ranged from ones that had started before the deposit scheme right up to the present day. Unfortunately none of the deposits had been protected correctly so the agent needed to take action.
One tenant had been in place on the same tenancy since May 2002. The letting agent served the right section 21 but "the tenancy was well before deposit protection so I'm safe."
Sadly he wasn't and the deposit should have been returned or protected correctly before he served the section 21. Luckily he wasn't liable for the financial penalty. Sadly it wasn't the case for some others.
Another tenancy had started back in 2004 but he'd renewed it in 2009 when he increased the rent. Again he thought he was safe because the deposit had been taken back in 2004.
Unfortunately the team had to explain to him that when he renewed his tenancy he should have protected the deposit and given the tenant the prescribed information.
He now had an invalid section 21 notice and was liable for the financial penalties for not protecting the deposit. The team advised returning the deposit, getting a receipt for it and then serving a fresh section 21. Unfortunately worse was to come.
As it turned out, all the deposits the letting agent had taken after 2007 had not been protected correctly as he was relying on DPS to provide the tenant with all the deposit information. However the onus is on the landlord or letting agent to provide the tenant with the opportunity to sign the prescribed information and deposit certificate within 30 days.
In this case the agent had protected every single deposit after 2007 within 30 days but he was still in breach because he hadn't given the tenants all the paperwork. The team had to give him the bad news that he was liable for penalties should the tenants sue him, but he could get his rights to serve a section 21 back if he provided the paperwork now.
For the future he was advised to always provide the prescribed information with the tenancy if he is taking a deposit. This varies from deposit scheme to deposit scheme but it's vital that everyone involved in the deposit gets a copy of all the paperwork.
This includes guarantors and anyone else who may have paid the deposit besides the tenant, like the bank of mum and dad in the case of students. If you're a landlord using the RLA's deposit protection service, our Depositguard tenancy agreements already come with the prescribed information attached.
Rupinder Aujla, Landlord Advice Team Manager said: "A large number of landlords are lost in the world of deposit protection and what they need to do. The advice team is speaking to members daily advising them that they cannot serve a section 8 or section 21 notice due to the non- protection of a deposit correctly at the outset of a tenancy.
"This mystery around deposit protection comes from the changes in legislation and we find many landlords do not understand the differences between the three schemes and what each insurance backed scheme is saying.
"The government is partially to blame in that the Deposit Protection Scheme advises one thing, but the insurance backed schemes have different rules. We are constantly asking members which scheme they protected the deposit with and what information has been given to the tenant or person who has contributed towards the deposit before any notice can be served. It should be one rule across all the schemes.
"Deposit legislation can be a minefield for landlords. The simple answer: A deposit has been taken – protect it within 30 days of receipt – give all the relevant information and if in doubt call the advice line each time you are signing a tenant up to a new fixed term."
The Landlord Advice Team can be contacted on 03330 142998 or online via the RLA website.


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The development of powerful free software shows no sign of abating and it took the PC Advisor team some time to whittle down our favourite free applications to the top 100 we've highlighted as part of the cover feature for our July issue (on sale now). Even the likes of Microsoft and Adobe claim to be embracing free software principles and it begs the question, where will all this stop?
In the mid-90s, you couldn't even browse the web without first forking out for Netscape Navigator, while the plethora of word processors, email clients and image editors required to carry out the most basic tasks all came with a price tag.
Fast-forward to 2008 and any self-respecting bargain hunter will be all-too aware of the applications regarded as the leaders in the free-software field. OpenOffice and The Gimp are among the products mentioned time and again when technology enthusiasts reveal their hit lists of the web's best finds.
But this month we've searched for those gems you're less likely to have heard of, trawling through countless free downloads and web services to put together 100 tools in 11 categories that really can make a difference to the way you use your PC.
But what of the long-term future for free software? Is there really a limit to what we can expect to get for nothing? Adobe has released a scaled-down version of Photoshop (see our Photoshop Express review) and countless other global software brands offer free alternatives to the paid-for products upon which their revenue depends.
But one PC Advisor reader went further this month, suggesting in the letters page of our July issue that Microsoft make a free version of Windows XP available to consumers. Given what the software giant would have to lose by giving away a full desktop operating system - millions of paying customers, apart from anything else - it seems unlikely. But with computers such as the Eee PC pushing Linux to the children, there is some risk Microsoft will lose the hearts and minds of the next generation of computer users.
A free desktop Windows still seems unlikely in today's climate, but then so did a free version of Adobe Photoshop 10 years ago. Nonetheless, it's unlikely our investment in essential applications is going to increase in years to come.
Browser wars
It's possible that powerful desktop-bound operating systems aren't the future anyway. Much of the development from the likes of Google and smaller groups such as YouOS is based around the notion that we'll eventually run word processors, MP3 players, instant messaging applications and various other tools online, with barely any applications installed on our hard disks at all.
For this to happen we'd have to have access to ubiquitous, high-speed wireless broadband and our internet browser, rather than Windows, would become the gateway to all of the tools we use on a day-to-day basis.
If that's the case, choosing the right browser is only going to become more important in years to come. While many have never tried anything other than Internet Explorer (IE), competitors to Microsoft's market-leading browser are growing their share of the market and continuing to add new features.
Never has that been more apparent than with this year's round of upgrades.
See the July issue of PC Advisor for our run-down of the best features in IE 8.0, Firefox 3.0 and Safari 3.1.


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Christophe just passed along this information:
The EPM 2007 Test Data Population Tool solution starter was published on CodePlex today: http://www.codeplex.com/EPMDatapop
The EPM 2007 Test Data Population Tool enables you to load large amounts of EPM data: resources, projects, tasks, assignments into a Project Server 2007 database. You can then use this data to test loads and help your organization plan for your Project Server 2007 deployment. This tool is similar to the EPM 2003 Data Population utility but contains more features plus since the sources are provided you can customize it to fit your specific needs. It was written by EPM World Wide Center of Excellence (WW COE) to generate data needed to perform performance and scalability labs for large and complex EPM deployments.
The EPM 2007 Test Data Population Tool is a Win Form application that leverages the Project Server Interface (PSI) and/or WinProj (Project Professional).
This solution starter includes a 15 pages document, a setup.exe to deploy it, as well as all source code.
A special thank you to Mike Shughrue and Michael Jordan from the EPM WW COE for creating and testing the tool extensively during scalability labs, as well as Boris Scholl from the Product Marketing Group for reviewing the code and documentation.
About CodePlex
CodePlex is Microsoft's open source project hosting web site. You can use CodePlex to create new projects to share with the world, join others who have already started their own projects, or use the applications on this site and provide feedback. A word about Microsoft's role: Microsoft does not control, review, revise, endorse or distribute the third party projects on this site. Microsoft is hosting the CodePlex site solely as a web storage site as a service to the developer community.
Q: Is the tool supported?
A: There is no support in terms of CSS/PSS. We expect the support being a CodePlex community effort. Please note that the customization code uses standard supported web service calls available out of the box in EPM2007.
Q: Is the tool free?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I distribute the tool and the source code to customers and partners?
A: Customers and Partners can use both. Please point them to CodePlex as they have to agree on the license terms
Q: Can a partner distribute the tool and code as is?
A: No, but he can point his customer to the website to download it, so he makes sure that the customer agrees with the license terms.
Q: Can a customer install the customization and use it?
A: Yes the customer can, but he/she is responsible for testing it and running it.
Q: Can I suggest changes to it?
A: Yes, join the CodePlex community or send us an email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Q: Will this tool be distributed in other ways (i.e. DVDs)?
A: No.
Q: What skills do I need to modify or change the tool?
A: C#, Project Server Interface, and a good understanding of the EPM 2007 data schema.
Q: I'm trying to modify the code and do have questions. Who do I ask?
A: Go to the EPMDatapop discussion forum on CodePlex.
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The adoption of the mobile web and applications has exploded within the last year; from it, there have been many success stories from app developers but what if you're not the type to write code?
Is there still money in the app market if you're an affiliate marketer?
Certainly …
In a post about affiliate marketing through apps, Carter, the author of the post, revealed a system to monetize apps and the mobile web as a viable form of revenue.
Taking a deeper look into the push toward mobile, we'd like to share a few different ways to capitalize on the app markets (without needing to be too technical).
Website Transformation
Big name bloggers like Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome and Steve Scott of SteveScottSite are great examples of transforming their existing website into a standalone app. Their apps highlight their best blog posts (often, the ones that convert well) and have other opportunities for these two individuals to build their list, brand, and income.
How do you do it? Simple, seek out an app developer on a marketplace like Elance. Once you've found your developer, compile a list of your best content and resources. Ensure the main articles you're pushing have some form of affiliate monetization. Additionally, create incentive for people to install the app by publishing exclusive content to the platform (as opposed to them simply viewing your mobile site).
Make a Marketplace
Apps that focus highly on engaging users with content presents the perfect opportunity to generate affiliate income; that's one of the driving models behind the many apps that make up the coupon niche.
There are tools such as Popshops that allow you to automatically pull feeds that are linked to affiliate accounts. Within an app that uses a lot of content, there is also room to make a marketplace for the product recommendations.
For example: Consider creating an app that is highly valuable to people that want to accomplish something such as losing weight. There could be a main section that shares weight loss tips and articles but also have a shop with recommended weight loss products and equipment – all of which can be shared through affiliate links.
Pay for Placement
Why not go the traditional route and buy up a small app development business?
Sure, it may be out of your budget range but it's still there for the taking. There are thousands of small startups and individuals trying to make their way onto the app market. You could step in to provide the much needed funds to complete their projects (and a cut of the revenue, of course).
An alternative would be to buy placement within existing apps. Like advertising, you could seek out apps that fill your niche and contact the developers where you would pay to have your affiliate link placed within the content of the app.
A Rather Untapped Market
Each passing day introduces new smart phones to the market and with them come a slew of new users that find themselves addicted to downloading apps. The market is still relatively untapped and very viable for your entry into even the largest niche categories.
This article merely touches the surface of what's possible when you combine affiliate marketing and app development. Many techniques do require you to invest toward app development but there are many great tools and able-body freelancers that can handle the job.
Want to start another source of income through phone apps? Go the route of least resistance: by porting your blog into the marketplace. From there, explore all that's offered, make mistakes, and build toward your success.