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BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Charm Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRM), China's leading domestic advertising agency, has been named China Central Television's ("CCTV") "Top Advertising Agency" for the ninth consecutive year and tenth overall, extending its dominant run as the go-to agency for advertisers on China's largest television network.
At CCTV's 2011 Top Ten Advertising Agencies Award ceremony, which was held in Beijing on February 23rd, Charm was named "Top Advertising Agency" based on the total amount of advertising spending placed on behalf of its clients on CCTV. In addition to the Company's nine consecutive top-place rankings, Charm has been among the top ten in each of the past 15 years.
The CCTV Top Ten Advertising Agencies Award honors advertising agencies for outstanding contributions and strong support for the network, and is presented by leaders of China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("SAIC"), the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and CCTV.
"CCTV continues to be the clear leader in television advertising and is the platform leading brands trust when looking to reach a national audience. Our CCTV expertise will remain our core competitive strength, as no other agency understands or leverages CCTV media for clients better than we do," said Mr. He Dang, founder, chairman and CEO of Charm, upon acceptance of the award. "Over the past two years, we have been linking the brand-building value of CCTV with the targeted and return-driven nature of the internet, which has helped to spur the growth of our digital business and the development of our integrated advertising platform."
About Charm Communications Inc.
Charm Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRM) is a leading advertising agency in China. Charm operates its business under four brands: Charm Advertising, Charm Interactive, Charm Click and Shangxing Media. Under the Charm Advertising and Charm Interactive brands, Charm offers integrated advertising agency services from planning and managing advertising campaigns to creating and placing advertisements, and under Charm Click, Charm offers specialized search engine marketing services. Under the Shangxing Media brand, Charm has established a portfolio of television advertising media resources through its exclusive arrangements with premium national television channels, which include not only advertising time but also opportunities for placing branded content. Charm's clients include well-recognized brand names in China across many industries, as well as emerging domestic leading brands. In January 2010, Charm formed a consolidated joint venture with international 4A advertising group Aegis Media, its strategic investor, to operate its brand "Vizeum" in China. In October 2010, Charm also entered into agreement to establish a joint venture with Wasu Digital Group to operate all advertising-related businesses across Wasu's IPTV, 3G mobile TV and broadband TV network platforms. For more information please go to http://ir.charmgroup.cn
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Review for Compass to Care, The Mike & Sandy Ernsdorff Childhood Cancer Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA
Compass to Care is a life-changing organization for children with cancer and their families. I have been associated with Compass to Care for over a year and during that time, I have been continually impressed with the assistance, love, and support that Compass to Care provides for their families. And they truly are THEIR families. Michelle Ernsdorff, the CEO, personally gets to know each of the fifty or more families they have already helped or are currently helping. Michelle is providing the leadership to make this a successful charity for years to come. Michelle not only brings solid business acumen to the organization, but she brings a love and passion that is second to none for Compass to Care and her cause. In addition to Michelle, the Board of Directors and other volunteers of Compass to Care are extremely passionate and helpful to making Compass to Care the best it can be. Compass to Care is doing great things and I expect to see Compass to Care as a leader in childhood cancer organizations for many many years.
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by Couchpotato, 2014-08-11 05:32:01
Christian Nutt of Gamasutra has posted an article that takes a look at how Blizzard makes games like Diablo III. So if your curious about the process read the link.
How does Blizzard maintain its game quality? By refusing to compromise and by understanding that "core" and "casual" are not hard-and-fast distinctions, but two ends of a spectrum. That's according to Jonny Ebbert and Tiffany Wat, lead console designer and associate producer for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition. The game is soon to come out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and has gone through a number of refinements (and a full expansion) since its original release on PC a couple of years ago.
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Mayor Michael Coleman will not approve any travel to Arizona because he "agrees with those who want to send a message ... that this is not the American way."
What part of wanting people who benefit from living in this country to be a legal citizen of The United States of America is not the American way?
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You have entered the quest to find from wence the Mixter and Leinart families came to form this perfect union.
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Went in and rooted it. All went fine. (At least i think it did)
Then installed SU.
Installed CT TWRP version 220.127.116.11 from here
Thats when everything went bad. (By no means am i saying CT's TWRP did something to my phone!)
I am now stuck in a vicious boot loop.
My M8 will boot up to the OS, sit there for a few minutes and then reboot. Over and over.......
I tried downgrading the TWRP version to 220.127.116.11 thinking maybe i had a bad flash. That didnt help at all.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Country music star Jason Aldean has realized his dream of working out with his favorite baseball team, the Atlanta Braves.
Aldean practiced with the Braves for two hours today, trailed by a film crew taping a segment for the GAC reality show "Day Jobs."
Normally, the cable show follows artists as they return to jobs they held before becoming famous. Aldean had no desire to go back to delivering soft drinks, but he persuaded the producers to let him pursue his dream job: a day with the Braves.
Wearing uniform No. 9, he participated in all the drills — fielding grounders at first base, taking swings in the cage, and finishing up with some base-running.
Aldean was born and raised in Macon, Ga., about 75 miles south of Atlanta.


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Oracle Picks Sun Over HP for Exadata 2 Servers
September 16, 2009[From InternetNews]
Oracle on Tuesday announced the next generation of its Exadata servers for data warehousing, touting a new hardware supplier, Sun Microsystems, that replaces Hewlett-Packard, the supplier of the first generation of servers.
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison made no mention of the interminable regulatory process that has stretched on for five months and hung up its plans to have its purchase of Sun officially sealed. Ellison also said nothing about his former Exadata hardware partner HP. HP (NYSE: HPQ) had no comment on being jilted by Oracle.
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I knew he had something to do with my motherfuckin' cousin gettin' killed! X-Con snarls into his cell phone. I'm gonna get the motherfucker! His back turned to Kulchur, X-Con drops the phone to his side and gazes out ominously at Biscayne Bay from behind 79th Street's Crab House restaurant. Apparently he's not being quite ominous enough. Stop smiling! commands a voice from stage right. Remember, you're angry. You just found out who killed your cousin.
So it's take two for Miami's latest entrant into the gangsta-rap game: X-Con (a.k.a. Shelton Poitier). With a single cameraman and two staffers from his record label, First String Entertainment, X-Con is wrapping up the final shots of his straight-to-video movie The Mighty Dollar. A quick-and-dirty blaxploitation gangster flick, the picture isn't going to win any Oscars. But then, its creators hardly have their sights set on Hollywood, or even Sundance. Teddy Taylor, First String's director of promotions (and The Mighty Dollar's co-screenwriter) explains it simply: "The whole reason we did this movie is totally for marketing."
Within a few weeks, the $20,000 digital-video production will be on the shelves of independent record stores nationwide. Its loosely autobiographical scenes of gunplay in Liberty City ("We made sure to take all the bullets out of the clips," notes First String A&R director Kenny Gooden off-handedly) and X-rated strip-club antics (All the radio DJs love that stuff) are designed to produce an anticipatory buzz for X-Con's forthcoming album Dirty Life. The video is just one gambit in the carefully orchestrated campaign to create rap's next larger-than-life superstar.
The 26-year-old X-Con certainly looks ready for the role. Standing six feet one and weighing 285 pounds, his sheer physical heft commands attention; a mouthful of gold teeth glistens like a beacon. The net effect is that of a vintage-James Bond villain suddenly come to life. And unlike those he derisively refers to as studio gangsters, X-Con has the police record to match his moniker: a string of arrests, including tussles with officers and a 1995 incarceration stemming from a cocaine deal.
It all makes for fertile material for Dirty Life, an album X-Con intends as a cautionary statement: Either you grew up and did what I did, or you can learn from my mistakes so you don't do what I did.
Of course the drug dealer-turned-legit rapper is hardly a new persona in hip-hop; in fact it's one of the form's well-worn stereotypes. And Dirty Life isn't exactly breaking new lyrical ground in either its lighter moments, such as Whoa! lil' Mama, an ode to the talents of a particular stripper (I don't care where you shake it, just don't drip it in my cup); or in the more reflective No 1 2 Talk 2 (I was born addicted to drugs, my daddy was on coke/Mama pushed me out her pussy, nigger damn near choked/I'm asthmatic, most of my life it's been hard to breathe/Growin' up you wouldn't believe bullshit I seen).
Subtlety and nuance, however, aren't what X-Con is going for here. The idea is to craft a product, a commodity that will immediately grab ears (and the wallets attached to them) and move units. And in that respect, Dirty Life is easily one of the season's most consummate pure-pop pleasures. X-Con has a gift for head-nodding hooks and forcefully delivered turns of phrase, as well as the talent to wrap it all up in an infectious package that separates him from the glut of generic industry aspirants.
Major label Elektra Records agrees. They've picked up distribution rights to Dirty Life and are prepared to put their promotional muscle behind its November release. Such a development says as much about Elektra's confidence in X-Con as it does about the changing nature of hip-hop itself.
Just two years ago, an independent label like Miami's First String wouldn't even have bothered approaching a major such as Elektra with one of its artists. Chart-bound hip-hop was dominated, both sonically and economically, by the coasts. Elektra in particular focused on New York City-style rappers or their softer R&B cousins: thick grooves with breaks that hark back to Sixties and Seventies soul. Drawling gangsta rappers with their synth-laden tunes and thin-sounding drum machines were considered a regional phenomenon. Sure, they sold respectable numbers in Southern cities, but that kind of music would never fly on a national scale. And beyond the sales reports there existed an attitude of cultural condescension.
Those major labels aren't snickering anymore: Master P's New Orleans-based and proudly Southern No Limit label grossed more than $200 million in 1998, a trend mirrored in 1999 by fellow Crescent City outfit Cash Money.
Everybody wants the South vibe now, remarks X-Con from the passenger seat of a van barreling south on I-95. A lot of rappers come to stay in Miami now. They party on South Beach, shoot videos -- but nobody shows what's really in Miami. He pauses and nods at the highway in the direction of Miami proper. You don't see them on the other side [of I-95]. They don't go to places where I come from. He contrasts that behavior with New Orleans's Cash Money Millionaires, who after their Miami Arena concert, retired to an all-night gambling session inside an inner-city recording studio. When they lost a hand, instead of forking over money, they'd simply head into the studio's vocal booth and lay down a few a cappella verses. Inserted into an up-and-coming rapper's song, explains X-Con, such prominent cameos are better than cash.
That type of street-level economic thinking is seemingly lost on Elektra. X-Con has just learned that the label objects to the inclusion of the track used as the video's title, The Mighty Dollar, a first-person narrative of a murderous jewelry-snatching. Elektra has demanded the song be pulled from Dirty Life. Reportedly the son of an Elektra executive was killed in such a robbery.
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My goal was to get on to a major; that was my dream, says X-Con with clear frustration in his voice. Now they're trying to tell me how to do my music, to shut me up.... I gotta roll with it. It don't get no bigger than a major. I can't just say, Fuck it!'
Kulchur decides to do a little role-playing. I'm the head of Elektra. I'm deeply offended you would even write a song like The Mighty Dollar. What's your response?
Without looking away from the road, X-con answers flatly: Two of my own [friends] got shot sixteen times apiece. My cousin just got killed a few months ago. My homeboy just died right around the corner. I got a funeral to go to next week. You offended by [my song], but this is the shit I go through. If anything, I want you to understand that by listening to my music, it's a learning experience. The owner's son got killed? Maybe he was doing something to attract a certain robber to come up.
With a slight edge, he continues: People need to hear this stuff, so it's a learning experience for motherfuckers who aren't really up on street game and street knowledge. If you were somebody at Elektra, I'd let you know that you're holding back a record that's letting people know what's really going on.


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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — More than three months after the end of the 2012 season, the Miami Hurricanes started spring practice on Saturday.
And coach Al Golden thinks his team largely picked up from where it left off last fall.
Golden gave the Hurricanes rave reviews after about a two-hour workout Saturday, one where the team had three new assistant coaches on the field to work with a group that brings 20 starters back on the offensive and defensive side of the football.
"Good tempo, good start," Golden said. "I told the team I thought we were better today than when we got back from (the season-finale at Duke), which is not easy to do."
Miami did not go to a bowl game in 2012 after a second-straight season of self-imposed sanctions because of the NCAA investigation into the Hurricanes' athletic department. The Hurricanes finished 7-5 last season and, if they had chosen to go to postseason play, would have represented the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.
Golden has long said that he believes the worst is over for Miami as it relates to the investigation, and now that the sanctions phase has begun – the Hurricanes are preparing for a June 14-15 hearing before the NCAA's Committee on Infractions – his thinking has not changed.
"That's signaling of the beginning of the end to me was big," Golden said. "You could almost sense it in the building and for the players that we have a chance to move forward now. We know that there's at least a terminal date now as opposed to being in the gray and we're excited about moving forward."
NEBRASKA: The fans might be more worried than Bo Pelini about the holes Nebraska has to fill on defense this spring.
The Cornhuskers must replace eight starters from a defense that ranked in the bottom half of the Big Ten in every major category except pass defense. Pelini said after the first spring practice Saturday that he's not overly concerned about what on paper appears to be a lack of experience.
"I have been in this situation before," Pelini said. "Our guys have a base, they were in meetings all last year and they went through a fall camp. So it is not like they are starting from day one."
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You won't often hear Sen. Jim Risch, R- Idaho, sympathize with President Barack Obama, but he did so Thursday on the subject of how to deal with Syria.
"The President does not have good options," said Risch, accompanied by his wife, Vicki, at an Idaho Statesman Editorial Board. " The state of play in Syria is this: we can all agree that (President Bashar) Assad is a bad guy and should go. So, where do you go from there?"
Unlike the U.S. where diverse people mesh more, Risch — a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence – said Syria lives in sects separated by strong religious affiliations and often divisive political connections.
"Assad is a member of about a 14 percent minority. Sunnis make up about 60 percent. The opposition is a conglomerate of a number of these groups, not the least of which is an Al Qaeda affiliate. So, if you're going to take the other side, you're gonna be sidling up to Al Qaeda and some others, unsavory characters. But then all of them create kind of a Rubik's Cube of a problem. "
The big question? "What happens the day after Assad's gone?"
Nobody knows and, thus, the apprehension to get involved. But Risch promises that a post-Assad Syria "won't be pretty."
It is hard to imagine it getting uglier than Assad using chemical weapons on his own people, but Risch warns that things could get "messy."
On immigration, Risch says he has not reached the level of being "cautiously optimistic" about some deal getting done. He does advocate adopting a piecemeal approach.
"The guest worker program is a give-and-take proposition that Congress could probably get together and agree on," Risch said. Immigration reform "ought to be done a piece at a time because there are bridges you can cross."
He said the tougher climbs will be dealing with the legal status of the people who are here illegally.
"The vast majority of Congress agrees that you need to do a better job of controlling the borders, " Risch said. But he wants more than "better job." He said he feels "we need to do a for real job — as close to 100 per cent job. If you don't have border control, why bother with the rest of this stuff?"


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This was for the TRF at Montpelier in Orange, VA. I volunteered for 6 plus months AND adopted a TRF ex-racehorse named Monty. TRF is a wonderful organization that tries to place ex-racehorses in forever homes as companions or performance horses. The Montpelier facility is great--they take care to match what you are looking for in a horse and they are very knowledgeable. Some (due to injuries) are good pasturemates...others (like Monty) can actually be performance horses. I worked with Monty and showed succesfully at USDF recognized shows to 2nd level dressage! You do need to be an expert horseperson to help with the horses/volunteer--racehorses can be high strung as they are being reschooled. However, there are other ways to help TRF including helping at their benefit parties or sponsoring a horse to have shoes for a year. You could buy and donate hay or other needed items. You can even sponsor the reseeding of a field or buy art at Art at the Barn.
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Album Rating: 3.7I really like the shredding/airy aspect of this record, Suffocation are letting their music "breathe" for a change.
Plus I wouldn't want a Pierced From Within/Effigy of the Forgotten repetition, Blood Oath, Suffocation and Souls To Deny are enough in that respect.
With all analogies accounted for, Pinnacle of Bedlam reminds me of Death's Symbolic.
Digging: Fleurety - The White Death
Really? I can't really see that one.
Digging: Gamma Ray - Land of the Free
Album Rating: 3.7Back in the day and immediately after its release Symbolic was criticised by the old school death metal circuit as "shredding" and "too melodic".
Of course, the general consensus changed as the time passed by.
Previous comments in this thread reminded me the above.
Album Rating: 3.5and that sort of insight, ladies and gentlemen, is why Voivoid was worthy of a staff position
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Ohhhh I see what you're saying now. I took that the wrong way haha.
Album Rating: 4.0this gone be classic suffo in 10yr
Album Rating: 3.7It's a great album to listen to as background music and in dedicated listening sessions, it works in both cases.
Suffocation and Souls To Deny for example, don't work so well for me in dedicated listens.
melody isnt brutal
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offno guitar harmonies allowed in the osdm club
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Offagreed completely with voivod
Album Rating: 4.5When I listen to this record I'm invaded by a sense of warmth. The singer growls so sweetly to my
ears that I feel like it's my dear mum whispering to me. What an extraordinary amount of love
beneath this chaos. Awesome album.
Album Rating: 4.0"I'm invaded by a sense of warmth"
omg satan
weird tbh
Good album im thinking of 3.5 ...still have to jam it more tho
Its already rated sweet
Album Rating: 4.0wouldn't say this sucks but not the best
Shut the fuck up Skele.
Skele bro u rate the new BVB 4.5 and this 2.5 i just cant understand u sometimes man but well opinions
Album Rating: 4.0ya bro that hurts the soul of metal
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Tax incentives and the location of FDI: evidence from a panel of German multinationals
Using a firm-level dataset this paper investigates the impact of taxation on the decision of German multinationals to hold direct investments in other European countries or abroad. Controlling for firm-specific differences in the valuation of potential locations, the results confirm significant effects of tax incentives, market size, and of labor cost on cross-border location decisions. In accordance with Devereux and Griffith (1998) we find that the marginal tax rate has no predictive power for location decisions whereas effective average and statutory tax rates exert significant effects. In particular, the statutory tax rate has strong predictive power for the likelihood of direct investment holdings at a location. The results indicate that an increase in the statutory tax rate by 10 percentage points reduces the odds of observing some positive direct investment by approximately 20 %.
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Avoiding the "multiple values for a block parameter" warning
As pointed out below, you can also have optional parameters. But you will get something like "warning: multiple values for a block parameter (0 for 1)" if you omit them.
You can avoid those warnings by passing *args and picking the parameters yourself:
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'"Your guide will probably tell you," Ezekiel said, "that the name Kilimanjaro comes from kilima, the Swahili word for 'mountain' and jaro, the Maasai word for 'snow-capped.' But that's just for the tourists. We Chagga people who have always lived here, we believe the name comes from our own language: kilema-kyaro, which means 'Impossible to Climb.'"'
So begins Buddhist writer Tim Ward's latest book, 'Zombies on Kilimanjaro,' an intriguingly and perhaps misleadingly titled memoir about climbing the highest freestanding mountain in the world with his 20-year-old son, Josh.
It's a good beginning, plunging the reader straight into the 'plot' of this gentle travel narrative. Will father and son reach … Read more »
Yesterday I lost my temper with my daughter and yelled at her. I even snatched out of her hands the baby monitor that she and her brother had been using to make a noise with.
I'm not proud of losing my temper. In fact I'm ashamed when that kind of thing happens.
It's true that I'd asked her several times to stop, but that's still no excuse.
It didn't help either that I'd been trying to get a little work done in the living room and was trying hard to stay focused on a message I was writing. But that's no excuse either.
I messed up. I communicated in an unskillful way and shocked and … Read more »
Communication is a huge part of our lives. All our relationships depend on it, but it often seems to go wrong and we can react or lose patience, even with people we're close to. Here are some suggestions for developing our communication with the help of mindfulness
1. Notice your habits
Habits probably play a big part in how we communicate, so we need to reflect on how we communicate, and particularly what difficulties arise. Notice if you tend to focus on what others do when things go wrong: change comes when we identify what we contribute ourselves.
2. Use meditation
When we meditate arguments and unresolved difficulties often rise up into awareness. We can … Read more »
"Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Ah, not really.
Often it's words – and the tone that comes with them – that actually do the most damage. Just think back on some of the things that have been said to you over the years – especially those said with criticism, derision, shaming, anger, rejection, or scorn – and the impacts they've had on your feelings, hopes and ambitions, and sense of yourself.
Words can hurt since the emotional pain networks in your brain overlap with physical pain networks. (The effects of this intertwining go both ways. For example, studies have shown that receiving social support reduces the perceived … Read more »
As well as keeping things going at Wildmind, I run a site called "Fake Buddha Quotes," where I explore some of the sayings misattributed to the Buddha on Facebook, Twitter, quotes sites, and even in books, and attempt to track down their original source. It's fun to do.
From time to time I receive critical messages from people, claiming that the Buddha was too spiritual to bother about things like being misquoted, or having words put in his mouth. How they know this, I don't know. Perhaps they have some kind of mystical communion with deceased enlightened beings.
Not having such powers, I have to read the Buddhist scriptures for clues to his … Read more »
The benefits of meditation come with regular practice, and that means making it part of your life. That's one of the great challenges of learning meditation, so here are ten tips for establishing a meditation practice.
1. Get some instruction
You can learn the techniques of meditation from books and CDs: there are some good ones around (check out our shop). But it helps a lot to learn from a real person.Take a course – or go to a class where you can ask questions about the issues. In time, it helps to have friends or even teachers who are more experienced meditators than you are.
2. Settle on a practice that suits you… Read more »
Most of us wear a kind of mask, a persona that hides our deepest thoughts and feelings, and presents a polished, controlled face to the world.
To be sure, a persona is a good thing to have. For example, meetings at work, holidays with the in-laws, or a first date are usually not the best time to spill your guts. Just because you're selective about what you reveal to the world does not mean you're insincere; phoniness is only when we lie about what's really going on inside.
Much of the time, we interact mask-to-mask with other people. There's a place for that. But remember times when someone saw through your mask to the real … Read more »
My dad grew up on a ranch in North Dakota. He has a saying from his childhood – you may have heard it elsewhere – that's: "You learn more by listening than by talking."
Sure, we often gain by thinking out loud, including discovering our truth by speaking it. But on the whole, listening brings lots more valuable information than talking does.
Nonetheless, many people are not the greatest listeners. (You've probably noticed this already: at work, at home, when you're trying to work something out with your partner . . .) What's it feel like when they don't listen to you? Or maybe listen, but don't inquire further? It's not good. Besides missing out … Read more »
From time to time people write to me with interesting questions or observations. Often, the less time they've been practicing Buddhism and meditation, the more interesting the questions are. As Suzuki Roshi said, "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." (I don't think Suzuki is entirely right here, but he's certainly not entirely wrong either).
The other day a fellow called Boon wrote to me from England. He'd been reading the Dhammapada, which is one of the most ancient Buddhist texts, written in an archaic form of the Pali language. He'd been wondering about criticism, and its role in spiritual practice. He'd seen passages such as … Read more »
Tone matters.
I remember times I felt frazzled or aggravated and then said something with an edge to it that just wasn't necessary or useful. Sometimes it was the words themselves: such as absolutes like "never" or always," or over-the-top phrases like "you're such a flake" or "that was stupid." More often it was the intonation in my voice, a harsh vibe or look, interrupting, or a certain intensity in my body. However I did it, the people on the receiving end usually looked like they'd just sucked a lemon. This is what I mean by tart tone.
People are more sensitive to tone than to the explicit content of spoken or written language. To … Read more »


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After posting six consecutive quarterly net losses, distributor Reptron Electronics Inc. has pulled itself out of the red with its bond repurchase program.
Reptron, Tampa, Fla., earned $5.3 million on net sales of $81 million for the second quarter, compared with a net loss of $1.5 million and sales of $73.6 million a year earlier.
The company recorded a net loss for the quarter from operations of $2.9 million, before the extraordinary net gain of $8.2 million from a bond repurchase program. During the quarter, Reptron strengthened its balance sheet by repurchasing $25 million of the company's convertible bonds, which lowered overall debt and generated the extraordinary gain.
"The repurchase program is nice to have, but you can't get an extraordinary gain every quarter," said analyst Stuart Bogard, with Stephens Inc., Little Rock, Ark.
However, based on recovering market conditions and Reptron's current book-to-bill ratio for both its distribution and contract manufacturing business, Bogard said he's optimistic about the company's future.
Additionally, Reptron has spent a lot of money over the last year strengthening its sales and marketing structure, which is beginning to pay off, he said. The company recently landed eight new customers, Bogard added.
Indeed, Reptron is beginning to see signs of recovery within the industry and its business, according to Paul J. Plante, chief operating officer. "I am encouraged by the solid sales growth in the Reptron Distribution Division and the strong book-to-bill ratio for both the Reptron Distribution Division and the K-Byte Manufacturing Division," he said. "The company has been using this very difficult period to rebuild our sales channel, establish new distribution agreements and product lines, and improve our operations. We expect to realize a return on these investments as we proceed through the balance of this year."
Net sales for the six months ended June 30 was $158.4 million, up from $144.5 the year before. Net income for the first half was $2.5 million, compared with a net loss of $2 million a year earlier.
Reptron Electronics provides both value-added distribution of electronic components and targeted contract manufacturing services through its two divisions, Reptron Distribution and K-Byte Manufacturing.


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The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey, Collector's Edition
912 pages
January 2009
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Table of Contents
I The 1980s: In the Beginning.
1 Stories and Adventures.
2 The Last Days of Ma Bell.
3 New Toys to Play With.
4 The Early Days of the Net.
5 Corporate History.
6 Raids.
7 The Hacker Philosophy.
II The 1990s: The World Discovers Hackers.
8 Pop Culture and the Hacker World.
9 The Computer Revolution.
10 Learning to Hack Other Things.
11 More Hacker Stories and Adventures.
12 The Changing of the Telephone.
13 Hackers and the Law.
III 2000 and Beyond: A Changing Landscape.
14 The Lawsuits.
15 Still More Hacker Stories.
16 A New Era of Telephony.
17 Retail Hacking.
18 Toys of the 21st Century.
Author Information
Emmanuel Goldstein first became enchanted with the computer during his high school days in the late '70s. His infatuation soon got him into trouble as he discovered he could access things he shouldn't. A few years and an FBI raid later, he cofounded 2600: The Hacker Quarterly as an outlet for stories and tutorials from hackers around the world.
Since 1988, Goldstein has hosted Off the Hook, a hacker-themed radio talk show airing on WBAI FM in New York City. The seven HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conferences he has organized since 1994 have drawn thousands of attendees from points around the globe. Goldstein served as technical consultant for the 1995 feature film Hackers, and has testified before Congress on the issue of hacking and where the threat actually lies.
To this day, Emmanuel Goldstein has never taken a course in computers.


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Hello, My husband & I will have a 5 hour layover in Cairo Airport. Arriving early in morning 5:00 AM and leaving 10:00 Am. I am apprehensive about our safety. Need I worry?
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Hello, My husband & I will have a 5 hour layover in Cairo Airport. Arriving early in morning 5:00 AM and leaving 10:00 Am. I am apprehensive about our safety. Need I worry?
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We spent about 6 hours (moving between terminals) at Cairo airport and based on that experience I wouldn't be concerned.....although many people will ask for a tip!
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I have visited and changed planes there several times. There is nothing to worry about. Depending on which concourse you're departing from you can hang out at one of the coffee shops. Your airline might have a lounge as well. I've been in the Sky Team lounge a couple times and it was a nice place.
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what exactly are you worried about?
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I agree with Grcxx3 - what is the worry? You're going to be inside the airport area. VERY secure!
While you are there a long time, there is NO need to consider going outside of the airport area as nothing opens until 8 at the earliest and you need to check in for the next flight at 8 or 9 (depending on if it is International or Domestic) so, no problem.
If it is the protests you watch on TV that you are worried about, turn off the TV. They are few and far between and difficult to find if you go looking for them downtown - you sure as heck won't find them at the airport. Really! Bring a book or iPod and have a cup of coffee and wait it out.
Enjoy your holiday.
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no thing to worry about, Egypt now is normal country
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Whoa ... Egypt is far from being a "normal" country. Not that it isn't safe, and I would go there in a minute, but it is still unsettled and unpredictable. Maybe not at the airport but other places caution is well advised.
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Nothing to worry about!
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I just back from Egypt. no thing to worry abut, people were very kind and helpful
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Huh? Inside Cairo airport, you would not notice the difference between that and any airport anywhere in North America or Europe, except the arabic signs (and the sign for the prayer room )
It's a nice very clean, very modern building. It has the same steel, glass and tile interior you'll find in any modern building. It has the same security as any airport - inside the restricted area, you can only get in with a workers badge or a boarding pass, and have to go through metal detectors, your carry-on is xrayed; same security as the rest of the world. The "riots" in downtown Cairo are very few and far between, despite CNN. "Occupy Wall Street" was probably as much of a problem in their city. There is no such thing near the airport.
Nobody is going to mug or rob you. The risk of pickpockets or other thievery is probably less than in western airports, because flying is something mostly affordable only for the richer people.
So really - what are you worried about?
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On a trip to Egypt in early 2002, one of our group left a package where she had been sitting in the airport. A gentleman saw her leave it and chased her down to return it. I'd say "no worries!"
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No problems at all in Cairo Airport. I once had a wait of 7 hours. A friend and I went on a Nile Cruise and she flew directly out of Luxor to Belgium whereas I had used British Airways miles and was flying out of Cairo. I flew late in the night / early morning from Luxor to Cairo and had to wait around 7 hours in Cairo Airport as a lone female, for my BA flight, but didn't have a bit of trouble at all. Couldn't check in though until 3 hours before my flight so was a bit bored (As there is only so many times you can wander round the few shops public side of the airport) but other than that, not a problem at all. Parked myself and my trolley in the cafe bar and they couldn't have been nicer. TV on the wall to watch and they even changed it to BBC news for me so I could hear a bit of English! Don't be worried at all about Cairo Airport.
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I found many of the Egyptians and middle eastern travellers very friendly even with the language barrier. I was at Cairo airport twice with my husband. It was a bit busy in the arrivals lounge but in the departure lounge I would be happy to trundle around there by myself. I often found a smile towards someone returned a smile and I acknowledged a few cute babies with a smile that delighted their mothers who returned the smile and their eyes said..."thank you for saying my baby is beautiful". Maybe not the done thing but oh well!
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Oh You all are the BEST! I now feel very secure in my travels to Cairo. I worry too much!! Thank you!
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Monday October 12, 2009
Chefs, innkeepers and gourmands alike share their passion for one of the Long Beach Peninsula's most prolific – and delectable – natural products during the Wild Mushroom Celebration, running from Oct. 15 through Nov. 15. Timed with the peak harvest of autumn's bounty, this unique event touts the talents of the Peninsula's famed culinary community and the wealth of the area's fresh local ingredients during such gatherings as tastings, discussions and winemaker dinners.
Schedule of Events
October 9, 2009
7:30 pm
$75 per person
The Depot Restaurant
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|Four Course Wild Mushroom Winemaker Dinner
with Phelps Creek Vinyards includes Roasted Mushroom Focaccia Bread,
Mixed Greens topped with Truffled Goat Cheese and Deep Fried Oyster
Mushrooms dressed with Asian Matsutake Mushroom Vinaigrette, Roasted
Hens of the woods and Lobster Mushrooms Risotto with Truffled Provolone
topped with Roasted Hazelnuts and Porcini Parsley Gremolita, Braised
Beef Cheeks in Chanterelle Red Wine Demi Glace topped with Oven-Roasted
Porcini Mushrooms (or Pan Seared Petrale Sole on Wild Mushroom, Sweet
Corn and Leak Cream Ragout topped with Crispy Fried Leeks), and
Chocolate Truffled Cheesecake with Hazelnut Crust and Black Forest
Cherries. Each course is paired with a Phelps Creek Vinyards selection
from the Columbia Gorge.
October 16, 2009
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|Guest Chef Larry Piaskowy, formerly Owner/Chef of the Port Bistro, will create a Wild Mushroom Dinner.
October 20, 2009
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October 23, 2009
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October 30, 2009
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|Boreas Inn Wild Mushroom Celebration event will be held over the weekend of October 30-November 1st. Our inclusive weekend package includes a
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elaborate, classic Boreas Inn breakfasts (One Wild Mushroom Feast with expert Veronica Williams).
Veronica will also be available on Saturday, the 31st to take our guests foraging for mushrooms emphasizing the proper foraging technique. (This foraging experience is an add-on of $50 per person.)
Our Wild Mushroom Breakfast Feast takes place on Sunday with mushroom expert Veronica Williams, who always adds a 5th course to this special breakfast for our weekend guests. Veronica will be discussing foraging and identification of Wild Mushrooms during breakfast with demonstrations and colorful discussion.
After breakfast, Veronica hosts a casual discussion about mushrooms which is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (by reservation only as space at the inn is limited)!
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A dramatic truck rollover was caught on dashcam video on Interstate 8 over the weekend.
The incident started when two women in separate vehicles got into some sort of altercation while driving along westbound I-8 near College Avenue just before 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The video posted to YouTube shows a green Toyota Tacoma-- driven by 33-year-old Stephanie Pontarolo-- pulling up alongside 21-year-old Kelsey Shakespeare, who was driving a silver Volkswagen Jetta.
The CHP says for an unknown reason, the Tacoma veered to the right and hit the Jetta, sending both vehicles shooting to the freeway shoulder.
As they reached the north embankment, the truck rolled.
Pontarolo suffered minor lacerations to her face, arm and foot, officials say, while Shakespeare complained of injuries to her back.
The incident was initially investigated as possible road rage, but CHP investigators say they are treating the incident as a traffic collision at this point.
If they find out there was an intentional act to harm another person, the driver could face separate charges such as attempted murder or assault with a deadly weapon, the CHP says.
A recent road rage study found that San Diego drivers ranked second most likely to acknowledge purposely bumping other drivers who they think did something wrong.


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" Genre: Junior Books / Author: Ingrid Lee / Edition: 1 / Paperback / 176 Pages / Book is published 2010-02-01 by Chicken House "
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'Dog Lost' by Ingrid Lee is a tale (yes, I do know how to spell it) of a dog called Cash and her owner, 12 year old Mackenzie. It is aimed at children in the 10-12 year old age group and is perfectly pitched to grip and retain their interest. It is also quite a short read, so not too daunting for those first venturing into reading alone.
Mackenzie lives with his drunken, abusive and neglectful dad. This is a subject matter which could be somewhat controversial in a children's book but is a brave one and one that deserves a mention. Children should not always be hidden from the harsh realities of life and Ingrid Lee does not shy away from it. One day Mackenzie's dad comes home with a puppy which he dumps on the end of Mackenzie's bed. Mackenzie names her Cash. Cash is a pit bull and this story is set in a time when pit bulls are being banned by the local council. But Cash is good natured and placid. When Mackenzie's dad is drunk and kicks the dog, she doesn't fight back, but cowered in a corner.
One day, however, Mackenzie steps between his dad and the dog by accident and Mackenzie takes the kick. Then Cash turns. She steps in between Mackenzie and his dad, ready to defend her owner. She growls. This is too much for Mackenzie's dad who throws Cash into the boot of his car, drives far away and abandons the dog.
Herein ensues the main thrust of the story. Will Mackenzie and Cash ever find each other again? There are dangers to both boy and dog through out the course of the story so we are constantly kept guessing as to what might happen.
The story is told in third person and mainly from the point of view of Mackenzie and Cash, we see both sides of what happens when they are seperated. But there are also other people in this story. PC Dean is the local bobby and parts of the story are told from his point of view. Then there is Mrs Brody, an old lady living alone on the same street as Mackenzie, and Abi, a young woman who takes the evening train past Mackenzie's street three times a week on her way back from dialysis. All these have a part to play in the story, and although all seem completely seperate for a long time, all their stories knit together before the end.
The language in this story is very accesible for this pre-teen market, and the subject matter (troubled boy and lost dog) is a winning one. The pit bull side to the story adds an extra element and one that is informative and certainly provoked a lot of discussion with the children I shared this book with. They thought this was one of the best books we have read this year.
The book costs £4.99 and is published by Chicken House.


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Well, here we are we conservative bloggers gathered together at Blogcon 2011 (sponsored by Freedom Works) in downtown Denver, Colorado and what do we find? You guessed it, the Occupy-Whatevers, ever present Guy Fawkes masks in hand, came to disrupt our little conference.
Just after 3PM the Occupiers tried to Occupy Blogcon yelling out epithets at their favorite boogiemen, the Koch Brothers (pronounced coke, like the famous American soft drink). Of course no one at this conference is funded by the Koch Brothers, but, hey, let's not ruin a good chant.
Small handful of Occupy protesters disrupt conservative conference
The Occupiers infested the lobby here at the Crowne Plaza and immediately raised a ruckus. It seemed that the protesters numbered somewhere about 30 or so and were heavily outnumbered by the conservative bloggers huddling around them with cameras and microphones to record their theatrics for prosperity.
Some of these young people were brought by a Denver school teacher who was ashamed to tell us her name.
The young fellow you see above in the mask originally pretended he was not part of the protest. He then whipped out his little mask. He showed us, eh?
After a bit of screaming and chanting the Occupiers moved outside. One of the conversations overheard between the opposing sides was one about legalizing drugs (hence the title of my report). The Occupiers were pro drugs, naturally.
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One girl on the Occupier's side claimed that, "we are representing more people than you guys." I was amused at that because these Occupy events are usually sparsely attended by Occupiers. Rarely do these Occupy-Whatevers field more than a few dozen people. On the other hand the Tea Party events have fielded thousands and, ultimately, millions at their own events.
I'd say that the folks attending Blogcon 2011 represent far more people's views than do these Occupiers.
As it happens, one young fellow from among the Occupiers was arrested by Denver police. This got their dander up, to be sure. The police were called names such as "the military" and others. The Occupiers were quite upset it appeared.
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But think about this. They invaded and disrupted a private conference held on private property, yet they were mad that one of their own was arrested? Of course arrests such as these are exactly the sort of things these Occupiers love to see happen. They somehow imagine that arrests of their own proves the justification for their cause. How is anyone's guess.
The second protest later that night
It was all good fun, though, for we bloggers here at Blogcon. The Occupiers were silly, loud and rather pointless — pretty much like they are everywhere else in the country. As the little disruption wound up the Occupiers went back to their tents and the rest of us got back to business at Blogcon 2011.
The topic after the Occupiers left? Wikipedia, a how to. That was preceded by such world-conquering and evil ideas such as a seminar on how to visualize data in pleasing ways, and how to better use WordPress and YouTube features. Yeah. We're taking over the world with our Koch money!
… by the way… I've been waiting for a check from these guys for years.
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Top bloggers, from left:Stephen Kruiser (Fox News' Red Eye), Jim Hoft (Gateway Pundit), and John Hawkins (RightWingNews)
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The Bird That Invented Home Insulation
There are some animals you look at and wonder: How in the world did they evolve? One such bird is the megapode. This is a bird that, to carry on its species, creates a nest that incorporates materials science, biochemistry, physics, and heavy construction work.


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Oprah reveals her big secret, Bret Michaels' heart goes under the knife, and an NHL player is the wrong kind of hit with the ladies ...the Mantenna is going to the Super Bowl!
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Oprah Has a Secret Sister
Oprah Winfrey's surprising family secret has been revealed…she has a half-sister. Oprah made the announcement on her show today, saying, "For the most part, my life has been an open book. I thought nothing could surprise me but I was wrong." In a gripping piece of television, Oprah revealed she first discovered she had another half-sister in October of last year. This past November Oprah and her partner Stedman made the trip to Milwaukee to spend Thanksgiving with her new sister Patricia. The 47-year-old is nine years younger that Oprah and was conceived by Oprah's mother while the talk show queen was living with her father in Tennessee. Patricia also appeared on yesterday's shows, extolling the virtues of family. Oprah thanked her for not "selling her out." [NY Daily News]
James Franco's Strange Sex Respect
When it comes to "making love" onscreen, actor James Franco is inspired by the professionals. Franco, who will host this year's Academy Awards ceremony and is likely to receive an Oscar nomination, says he has the upmost respect for porn stars and their craft. In Newsweek's annual actor's roundtable, Franco reveals how he even tried to emulate the stars of the adult entertainment world. He says, "I think if anybody who has made a home sex tape knows, what feels best doesn't always look best. I remember when I was 19 doing that, and then watching it back and thinking, oh, that looks horrible... You have a lot of respect for those actors in pornography, because they are really not just doing it, they're really selling it." This year's Academy Award ceremony is going to be interesting. [Newsweek]
Bret Michaels Has Heart Surgery
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Earlier today, Bret Michaels underwent a procedure in Phoenix to close a hole in his heart. According to reports, doctors discovered the hole in April while treating him for a brain hemorrhage. The team over at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center confirmed that Michaels will now have a closure device in his heart permanently to stop abnormal blood flow between the two chambers of the heart. Get well soon, Bret! [E!]
Mortgage Your House for a Chance to Park by the Super Bowl
Want to leave your car somewhere for three hours? Well, if the place you're hoping to do that at is the Super Bowl you should probably hit the ATM first. Fox reports "at an eye-watering $990, ParkWhiz priced a reserved place in its lot at more than $850 above the stadium's official parking fee, aimed at fans reluctant to take a pre-game stroll." But wait, what can I get for $700? [My Fox]
NHL Player is the Wrong Kind of Hit with the Ladies
So, a Toronto Maple Leafs' defenseman walks into a bar and… "the 28-year-old defensive powerhouse was named in a police report filed by a woman who claims the whole thing went down after Komisarek decided to lift her up in the air at a Hollywood nightclub. We're told the woman claims she demanded Komisarek put her down -- but he refused -- so she slapped him in the face. The woman claims Komisarek immediately set her down ... and then punched her in the face, causing her to bleed," according to Yahoo! Sports anyway. [Yahoo!]
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Terapon jarbua
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
Coius trivittatus Hamilton, 1822
Holocentrus servus Bloch, 1790
Pterapon trivittatus Gray, 1846
Sciaena jarbua Forsskål, 1775
Stereolepis inoko Schmidt, 1931
Terapon timorensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Therapon farna Bleeker, 1879
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Terapon jarbua was originally described as Scieana jarbua by Forsskål (1775) from Djedda, Red Sea. Golani and Appelbaum-Golani (2010) have suggested that the specimens from Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea differ slightly from the specimens collected from far east (Hong Kong and Japan) indicating that further molecular taxonomy research is necessary to clarify the identity of this taxon.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Dahanukar, N.
|Madhusoodana Kurup, B., Basheer, V.S. & Cox, N.A.
|Molur, S.
Terapon jarbua is assessed as Least Concern because it is a widespread species with no known widespread threats. However, research is essential on the population status, harvest level and threats to the species. Further studies on the taxonomy are also essential to know whether there are cryptic species.
|Range Description:
|Terapon jarbua is a widespread species distributed mainly in the Indo-West Pacific region (Talwar and Jhingran 1991, Rao et al. 2000). Recently the species was also recorded from the Mediterranean Sea (Golani and Appelbaum-Golani 2010).
It is found in the freshwater, brackish and marine habitats. It is recorded from the Red Sea, Eastern Africa, India (probably all major rivers including the Ganges and Brahmaputra), Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Philippines, Cambodia, China, Japan, and Korea. In Vietnam the species lives in Gulf of Tonkin, from Quang Ninh province to Quang Binh province, Ve River, Chau Truc Lagoon, O Loan Lagoon, downstream of Mekong River.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Australia; Bangladesh; Cambodia; India; Indonesia; Japan; Madagascar; Myanmar; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
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|No information is available on the population status of Terapon jarbua. However, it could be common in most of its range.
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|Species lives in marine, coastal areas, estuaries, freshwater and some coastal lagoons (Rao et al. 2000). Eventhough the fish is primarily marine it moves considerable distance upstream into freshwaters (Talwar and Jhingran 1991). Maximum size of the fish is 27 cm. It is a predator and a lepidophagous fish. It feed on small fishes in the littoral zone (Whitfield and Blaber 1978) and scales of large fishes (Whitfield 1979).
|Freshwater; Marine
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|Terapon jarbua has a minor fishery value in some parts of its distribution. It is also an aquarium fish.
|Major Threat(s):
|No information is available on threats to Terapon jarbua.
|Conservation Actions:
|Information is needed on the population status, harvest level and threats on Terapon jarbua. There is also need to study the taxonomy of this widespread species to check the possible presence of cryptic species.
|Dahanukar, N. 2011. Terapon jarbua. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T166892A6291073. . Downloaded on 24 November 2017.
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UPDATE: Jefferies Raises PT to $30 on US Bancorp, Reiterates Hold
Jefferies maintains its Hold rating on US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and raises its price target up $1 to $30 on continued consistency in results.
Jefferies notes, "USB continues to build on its reputation of earnings consistency, beating Street estimates across most line items. We raise '12 estimates by a dime (to $2.65) and '13 estimates by a nickel (to $2.80). Higher starting points for payments and mortgage banking revenue are the primary drivers of EPS revisions. Our price target moves to $30 from $29 to reflect our new EPS estimates."
USB closed at $29.08 per share on Wednesday.
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Neil Warnock insisted today that major investment in Leeds United was the "only way forward" for the Elland Road club as he revealed that he had been asked by Ken Bates to compile a list of January transfer targets in anticipation of a takeover.
Warnock stressed the need to "put to bed" uncertainty surrounding the proposed purchase of Leeds by GFH Capital following a week of renewed speculation about the company's protracted bid.
The Leeds manager admitted he was in the dark about the position of a takeover deal which has been discussed for more than five months but finally appears to be nearing completion.
Reports on Wednesday claimed a buy-out could be finalised before tomorrow's game against Watford – a suggestion which sources at GFH Capital have since played down – and the Dubai-based firm is increasingly confident of pushing through its long-awaited purchase.
GFH Capital has already invested at least £2million in United and the company is promising to hand Warnock substantial transfer funds once a deal with Bates, the club's chairman and majority shareholder, is signed off.
Warnock was hoping to seal a high-profile loan signing today – a player he said would give Leeds a "fighting chance against anyone" in the Championship – but he has long pinpointed the January window as a vital stage of the club's challenge for promotion.
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The United boss said it was crucial that Leeds "get our house in order", but asked if he was confident of a positive resolution to the planned takeover, Warnock said: "I can't really answer that. I've just got to think that everything's in hand. I'm told that I'll be the first to know.
"Tweets, newspaper columns – my chairman says there's been that much speculation but only he knows what's really happening and he'll let me know as soon as there's anything to tell.
"He's asked me to pick players out for January, if the takeover comes off. That's what I've been doing."
GFH Capital has previously stated its intention to finalise a buy-out United before FIFA's winter transfer window opens on January 1.
Warnock said: "Whether we'd still be in contention for this season (by then) I'm not sure but from the club's point of view, it can only be the way forward. Everybody knows it including the chairman.
"The speculation's got to be put to bed to let us get back to normal business. Then everyone can get behind everyone else and have a plan.
"It's just trying to get things done – dotting the i's and crossing the t's. I keep hoping to get some good news."
A senior source at GFH Capital told the YEP earlier this week that the firm still had "documents to process and work to complete" but said the takeover was "getting there". GFH Capital has displayed growing confidence in its bid since deputy chief executive David Haigh and director Salem Patel travelled to Monaco for advanced talks with Bates over the weekend of October 27.
The pair have attended several matches at Elland Road this season while another GFH Capital board member – Hisham Alrayes – was present for their win over Nottingham Forest on September 22.


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William R. "Bill" Hyer, Sr., 77, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 in the Southwest General Hospice Center, after a short illness. He was born January 13, 1936 in Big Otter, West Virginia and had lived many years in LaGrange.
Mr. Hyer was a Master Mechanic, a trade that he applied for 14 years as a journyman machine repairman at Ford Motor Company in Brook Park, at Fisher Body in Elyria for 11 years and the owner of Bill's Citgo in LaGrange for 23 years. Bill enjoyed building performance engines, riding motorcycles and service as the family "Political Pundit". Most of all, Bill loved his family, believed in God and treating people the way he wanted to be treated. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was a member of LaGrange Masonic Lodge #399 and was a 32nd Degree Mason with the Scottish Rite, Valley of Cleveland.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Katherine; daughters, Marjorie Sue McClure of Penfield, Nancy (Don) Duelley of Medina, Linda Bialosky of LaGrange; sons, William Hyer, Jr. of Oberlin and David (Jackie) Hyer of Penfield; survivors also include 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Dora Hyer; brothers, James, Charles and Robert; and by his sister, Elinor Young.
Friends may call in the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main Street, Grafton, Wednesday, September 4, 2013 from 6 to 8 P.M., where funeral services will be held Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 1 P.M., with Rev. Tim Holt officiating. Burial will be in River Road Cemetery, LaGrange Twp.


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And, the person in charge of birthday parties at the office asked me if I can be the official provider of birthday cakes. She asked me how much I charge. I haven't even thought about that yet. Something for me to think about.
Congratulations Jess! I'm sure you'll do a great job.


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Hello everyone,
It is time for my monthly tag,
and I decieded to do another
photo tutorial on it.
here it is:
I just love the texture on this tag.
anyway... here we go
Supplies needed: Ranger Craft tag 8# - Gesso -
Archival jet black - Clear embossing powder -
Flourish stamp - Text stamp - Calender stamp -
sentiment stamp or rubons - sandpaper -
brushes - ink blending tool -
Distress ink: Bundle Sage, Victorian Velvet,
Frayed Burlap - Diamond Stickles -
Tulip Puffy Paint white - 3 Butterflies -
Zig glue pen - glitter - tule -
little piece of ribbon - 3 tiny roses -
rhinestones - pearl strand - Tiny Attacher
and your Hot glue gun.
First we take our tag and flourish stamp.
Ink your stamp with Archival jet black and
stamp your image in the bottom right corner.
Cover your stamped image with clear embossing powder
( you have to work quickly since Archival is quick drying)
and heat set it.
It should look as shiny as in the picture.
Take a small amount of Gesso and put it
on your craft sheet.
Water it down a little, till it looks like youghurt.
Cover your entire tag with the watered down gesso.
if it leaves some texture, please let it. It gives
it only more charm. heat dry it, and let it cool.
Get your sand paper out, and sand over the stamped
image. Don't sand it all the way through.
Tear a corner off of a paper towel and use it
to positioning your text.
Stamp with your text stamp over it, using Archival.
It should look something like this.
Use your Bundle Sage Distress ink, to color the bottom right corner.
Use your Victorian Velvet and color the top and left side of your tag.
It should look something like this.
Distress your edges with a edge distresser of scissors.
Ink your edges with Frayed Burlap Distress ink.
It should look something like this.
Get a small amount of Diamond Stickles on your tag
and spread it out over your tag.
It looks something like this.
Get 3 butterflies out. You can use punched out butterflies or
like I did... 3 lasercut butterflies. Ink them up.
looks something like this.
Get 2 small amounts of white Puffy Paint and mix
one with Victorian Velvet and one with Bundle Sage or Peeled Paint distress ink.
Pounch it onto the butterflies with either your finger or a flat brush.
Heatset it. The puffy paint will start to puff.
They will look something like this.
Then applie some liquid glue onto the wings of the butterfly
and sprinkle your glitter over it. if you don't have glitter,
you can use diamond stickles over the wings.
They come out something like this.
Stamp your calender.
and cut 2 strips of tule. (1.5 inch by 8 inch)
Glue one strip of tule at the top right and ruffle it up.
Something like this.
Glue a scrap of ribbon over it and glue 1 of the butterflies
on top of it using your hot glue gun.
Glue the other strip of tule at the bottom left.
Distress your stamped calender and staple it onto the tag.
Get some rhinestones (I used square ones) and glue some
onto your calender and at the top as the butterfly's trail.
Also get some extra gesso to the tag, at the spot where you
want your sentiment to be, for extra texture. Heat set it
upclose so that you blow bubbles. Let it cool down.
Get your tiny roses and cut off their stems. Don't throw them
away, we gonna use them later. Color 2 of the roses.
Get some more rhinestones and a piece or pearl strand
and glue it down at the right bottom of your tag.
Glue the other 2 butterflies together at the body parts, and
glue them down, right above your calender.
Curl your stems and tone them down a little using Gesso.
Glue them to the back of your calender.
It should look something like this.
Get some pearl strand and glue it around
your ribbon at the top.
Get your sentiment stamp, ink it up, using Archival
and stamp it onto your tag.
It should look something like this.
Your tag is almost done.
Get some ribbons, after your own taste
and run them through your tag.
Here are some close up pictures of the tag.
These lasercuts Butterflies are by:
www.3tails.com they have amazing lasercuts.
I hope you liked this tutorial.
If there are any questions, please feel free to ask.
I'll be happy to answer them.
zondag 27 februari 2011
zaterdag 26 februari 2011
Happy Birthday
my sweet sweet DASHA!!!!!
Our Dasha turned 1 today and she
means so much for our family!!!
I could never have thought of
the love she gives. She always
is so thrilled when she see's us...
She is the cutest - sweetest and
bestest friend a person could
wish for.
I totally forgot to post the card
that I created for Faye. The lady
who send me all those gorgeous
laser cuts. We were in a card-
swapp together and I posted the
card I recieved from her, but not
the one I created for her.
So here it is:
We are gonna have some cake
later on... yummie
Wishing you all a very happy
Our Dasha turned 1 today and she
means so much for our family!!!
I could never have thought of
the love she gives. She always
is so thrilled when she see's us...
She is the cutest - sweetest and
bestest friend a person could
wish for.
I totally forgot to post the card
that I created for Faye. The lady
who send me all those gorgeous
laser cuts. We were in a card-
swapp together and I posted the
card I recieved from her, but not
the one I created for her.
So here it is:
We are gonna have some cake
later on... yummie
Wishing you all a very happy
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September 13, 2013 BY Brendan Dunne
Oh you thought that Nike SB was the only entity teaming up with the Skatepark of Tampa for their 20th anniversary? Wrong-Vans is also chipping in. Shown here is an upcoming Vans Sk8 Hi Pro produced in conjunction with that landmark Florida shop, one that dons the art of Mr. Pope across its upper. The sneakers will be releasing tomorrow, September 14th, at SPoT via a special release party featuring a live painting from the associated artist. See the sneakers in better detail after the break and keep your fingers crossed that the pair heads to some other retailers soon.
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In a previous column this year, I put forth some solid reasons for buying gold.
My thesis was simply that the dimwit politicians in Washington continue their fiscal dithering and dallying as the national debt approaches $17 trillion and the annual budget deficits grow unabated. Ultimately, this will lead to a wicked spurt of inflation and erosion in the value of our currency.
Throughout history, gold has been the perfect hedge against worthless currencies. I believe that, most economists believe that, and the Wall Street cognoscenti certainly believe that.
I was reminded again of the importance of owning gold as I listened to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speak following a recent rate-setting meeting of the Fed's Open Market Committee. He again reiterated the central bank's intentions to continue buying government bonds — also known as quantitative easing — to the tune of $85 billion a month.
Just to refresh your memory, the U.S. government borrows about $1 trillion every year to cover its budget shortfall. It does this by issuing U.S. Treasury bonds, which are then purchased by the Federal Reserve.
The Fed creates the money to buy these bonds essentially out of thin air with the click of a keystroke. It's all rather incestuous and insidious, if you ask me.
It's incestuous because it's really the government borrowing from the government.
I know the Fed is supposedly a private institution, owned by member banks, but it derives its mandate from Congress. So let's be real — it's a government entity.
It's insidious because someone has to pay for this money creation, but no one knows who that is. I sure don't. But even a child would know you can't print money and throw it from a helicopter — i.e., the Fed — without its value being diminished.
So far I've probably not told you anything you didn't already know. But stick with me here because I was just laying the predicate to discuss an insightful and highly reasoned essay on this topic written by Dylan Grice, research director at the investment firm of Edelweiss Holdings. If you have time, you can access it at edelweissholdings.com.
The problem he has with excessive money printing is that it undermines the trust that we place in our currency. While that might sound a bit abstract, it is important.
Money is required for us to exchange our labor for goods and services. If we didn't have a currency, we would still be stuck with the barter system, so faith in the dollar is important.
"Exchange is only possible to the extent people trust each other," Grice writes. "When central banks play the games with money of which they are so fond, we wonder if they realize that they are also playing games with social bonding."
In essence, by devaluing our currency they are devaluing society. But he takes the argument even further, and answers the main question I have: Who pays for all this money created by government that basically ends up in the coffers of banks, financial institutions and the government?
While some people may believe printing money is creating wealth for free, it is not. Somebody has to pay.
To deny that "would imply revenues could be raised for free, which would imply that wealth could be created by printing more money," Grice said. If someone were to just drop dollars from a helicopter, those closest to the helicopter would feel richer.
They would take the money and buy more goods and services, which would in turn increase demand for those goods and services and result in higher prices. In other words, those farthest from the helicopter would pay the price through reduced spending power.
Eventually, the money dropped from the Federal Reserve into the financial system will push up the prices for the goods and services we all need. Those closest to the money — banks, financiers and hedge fund managers — feel richer, but the rest of us wouldn't because we eventually will have to pay for it with higher prices.
"Impoverishing a group in such an opaque, clandestine and underhanded way … is not only unjust but dangerous and potentially destructive," Grice writes.
At least when government taxes us, we know who took the money. Under quantitative easing, most of us don't know who took it or even why.
In the two hours or so that it took me to write this column, the national debt increased by $167 million, and the printing presses just keep on rolling.


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Next big test comes in July
June, 20, 2011
By Mike LaPlante, ESPN Recruiting
The debate continues as to who is the most dominant player in the 2012 class, but one thing is certain in this year of the post player, the summer evaluation period should provide a tremendous proving ground. With the final major spring evaluation event (NBPA Top 100 Camp) just completed, the next time most of the top players will compete against each other it will be in front of college coaches during July's marathon of hoops. These kids are competitive by nature, but the competitive atmosphere always goes up a few notches when college coaches are in attendance and it is always interesting to follow which players thrive or wilt under the pressure. Give me a big with a motor and a nasty streak who loves to be coached over a talented post who looks the part, but doesn't produce when the lights come on.


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Primary's Class of 2008 Is an All-Boy Affair
This year's foundation class at a primary school in Exmouth, Devon, is made up entirely of boys.
For the first time since Bassett's Farm opened in 1978 there is not a single girl among the class of 20 four-year-olds who began school this month. Christine Jones, the head teacher at the school, which draws pupils from across Exmouth, said: "I have never known anything like this. There are sometimes more boys than girls in a class - and vice versa - but never all the same sex. It just seems to be one of those freakish things.
"It is pretty incredible and quite sweet really." Mrs Jones declined to be drawn on the behaviour of the boys in the absence of girls, saying only: "They are not a bad little group of boys but they are boys."
Source: Telegraph
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