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One-On-One with Le Pigeon2013-04-03 6 Share Tweet
Le Pigeon is a Montreal-based photographer who chooses to shoot 35mm over digital. He has recently joined the artists at The Print Atelier, and we got to chat with him about his works – Check it out after the jump!
Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you've been up to.
I'm a young photographer based in Montreal and I direct my work toward fashion and lifestyle photography. More recently, I've been doing a lot of work with musicians and artists. I go on tour and try to capture their life on the road. On a more personal note I don't think I'll be having kids in the next two years.
Well, we're definitely curious – where did the name Le Pigeon come from?
I hate to be disappointing but the truth is my father's name is Emilio Pigeon. Therefore my name is in fact Jerry Pigeon. I'm just using my last name
We were super excited to hear that you shot with 35mm film. Why do you choose to use this medium to shoot with amongst the digital grind?
I was never able to recreate the 35mm feel with digital photography. There is something timeless about film that really sticks to my personality. It's not about trend it's about choice.
I'm in love with the developing process. It's not a quick procedure. It gives me the time to digest the images.
How did you get involved with the Print Atelier?
The curator, Maude Arsenault invited me to be part of the project. I was very excited to be exposed there along other photographers and for my work to be available online for anyone worldwide.
Are there any recent or upcoming projects of yours that we should look out for?
I have two books that are going to be published within the next year. One of them is a retrospective of the Ariane Moffatt MA tour. I traveled with the band for more than a year in Canada, Europe and the United States. The whole project is in 35mm. My other book is more personal. It's my second book and it's gonna show an intrusion into the personal lives of Montreal girls. In 35mm as well.
And lastly, any tips on shooting with film for our community members?
What the 35mm has taught me is to think more about the image. I tend to shoot a lot less than when I shoot digitally and to be more selective. Don't hesitate to impose your 35mm work to clients. Even if it's more expensive. If you choose to work with 35mm, do it by choice. Not because it's trendy.
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For a bit more information, here is Le Pigeon's bio from The Print Atelier:
Le Pigeon was born in Montreal's east end, where he first discovered life 'anywhere than in the schoolyard' and then took to street photography or perhaps photography of the streets. Le Pigeon's states that 'If I'm often caught looking at the ground it's because I have an unbridled passion for feet, especially those of women.'
An autodidact who shoots on film with a 35mm camera, Le Pigeon has just published his first book, a retrospective of his 'point and shoot' work. His work has also been featured in magazines such as Perle, SNAP, Nightlife, Urbania and Vice.
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Jan 09, 2013 - 7:13 pm
I'm definitely excited and a little nervous. I know she's so excited to finally be home, even if it'll be at my house instead of her home... she's just happy to be getting out of the hospital. Despite both of her 'scares' due to an idiot nurse, she passed today's 'pop quizzes' (swallowing, etc) as her doctor called them with flying colors and they're letting her come home tomorrow. People are coming tomorrow to deliever her suction machine and food and such, and then someone will come every day to check on her. THAT makes me feel A LOT better. That's my reason for being nervous... I was shown what to do, and the nurses will show me again, but I'm so worried I won't do it right and she might get hurt or have issues. That suction thing looks pretty hard even if they tell me it's simple... She'll see her doctor Monday about getting stitches out, and then the oncologist on the 18th for the second step on this long road. I'm so proud of her, I honestly wish I could handle this as well as she is.
Tonight I'll just be getting the house ready for her, and setting up little welcome home gifts, and a nice board which I'll be putting nice messages on there from people as encouragement. I hope those of you that have said kind things don't mind if I use them! I know she'd love to read it.
Jan 10, 2013 - 12:46 am
I know you are nervous (I was, too when my mom came home after her laryngectomy)....And as I said last night, my sister totally did the suctioning the first week or two...and seemed to have no problem whatsoever with it. Like you, I was nervous that I might hurt her. One thing you might want to get is a small flashlight....it helps to see down the trach to get goobers that aren't obvious. Did they tell you to get a humidifier? I know for my mom humid air was way more comfortable than dry air (up here in Montana, the air is dry).
Everything is going to go fine....you'll see
Jan 10, 2013 - 1:07 am
I'm sure you are nervous about her getting out of the hospital. I'm fully expecting to hear from you next week, saying "I can't believe how scared I was last week". Good to hear that someone will come by to help every day - that'll be wonderful, I'm sure.
Happy you'll have her home with you soon. Nothing against hospitals, but there's something about knowing you have your loved one where they belong.
Jan 10, 2013 - 2:52 am
Def get a humidifier (unless you live in Florida ) and if you are anything like your tough mom...(and it sounds like you are being the great caregiver) ..you got this just fine. You will be great....
Keep us posted, say hi to mom and know I whispered a prayer this next phase passes quickly and well.
Jan 11, 2013 - 2:40 am
Well I just got on here after many attempts! By now your mom is home, I know you are an amazing daughter and all will be just fine. If you have questions just let us know. Once you get the hang of being her nurse you will realize that it's not so hard after all. The home health nurses are usually very good at showing you how to do everything too so don't worry, I know you'll be fine.

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The Weekly Structure of US Stock Prices
In this paper we use fractional integration techniques to examine the degree of integration of four US stock market indices, namely the Standard and Poor, Dow Jones, Nasdaq and NYSE, at a daily frequency from January 2005 till December 2009. We analyse the weekly structure of the series and investigate their characteristics depending on the specific day of the week. The results indicate that the four series are highly persistent; a small degree of mean reversion (i.e., orders of integration strictly smaller than 1) is found in some cases for S&P and the Dow Jones indices. The most interesting findings are the differences in the degree of dependence for different days of the week. Specifically, lower orders of integration are systematically observed for Mondays and Fridays, consistently with the "day of the week" effect frequently found in financial data
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EMC's data protection vision consists of three tenets that address the challenges of 1) cost, 2) complexity and 3) compliance. Information growth, combined with the environmental constraints on space, power, and cooling, leads to costs that EMC focuses on via the first tenet in its data protection vision -- efficiency through capacity optimization. The complexity of data protection practices that arises from technology proliferation and data silos can be dealt with through the company's second tenet -- simplicity through integration. Compliance requires business assurance (i.e., you have to able to demonstrate that you are doing what you need to do -- such as backup -- correctly). EMC feels that it can achieve this goal through its third visionary tenet -- business assurance through data protection management.
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I have to agree with Carlos here. This pen will take a couple tries to get used to. First couple of times will make you wonder if it has ink in it or if it even works at all. But don't go scribbling like crazy on your nice paper ripping it to shreds with your pen because it does have a very delicate point to it. What you want to do after you follow the above directions of (snapping the ink cartridge into your pen until it makes a "click" sound or until it feels that you've pushed it in with all your Hulk powers), you want to tilt the pen at a diagonal direction to your paper. So the shiny metal part will be facing upwards and the black part of the pen will be facing down. As you place your pen at a diagonal making it so that your metal part of the pen is slightly bent at the tip of contact with your paper, you basically need to wait patiently until your ink gradually comes out. Then slowly move your pen around the paper to get the feel of the ink flowing out of your pen. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be on your way. Cheers. (^_^)
I have to say that this is a very easy to use pen. It is a little difficult at first but when you finally understand how to use it, it will be perhaps the only pen you will use for drawing
This is a good little pen for beginners, or those who are confused/fed up with buying different dip pen nibs. To Mara: On the thin end of the cartridge, you can see a little ball shaped 'plug' - this keeps the ink inside the cartridge until it is punctured by a small 'pokey' bit in the bottom half of the pen. Push the cartridge hard into the bottom part of the pen until there is a 'click' (cartridge being punctured, the ball/plug goes back into the cartridge). Give the ink a few minutes to flow into the nib, and start practising on scrap paper.
As mentioned several times in the user reviews, it is a very decent beginner pen. However, the pressure required to bring out a nice, swell & ebb line demands less finesse and more brute force. This is especially true for those who would like to try it out on their sketchbooks. While it may not be normally recommended in avg 65lbs sketchbooks (Of which I tried it out on an 80lbs sketchbook paper.) anyway, the force required to get a decent thickness in line will cause the pen tip to not only scratch the paper in a manner that may spread the ink, but also damage itself in the process. So, you have the balance of using an inexpensive, convenient pen with a much more higher-end quality paper to compensate for it, or settle for the more traditional methods of the dip-pen that allow you to settle for something less pricy as a surface work on. For a very nice price tag like this, however, it shouldn't even be an issue of at least picking up one to try yourself.
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New Richmond supports nuclear weapons ban
New Richmond is now among 5,000 cities worldwide that have adopted resolutions advocating for a ban on nuclear weapons.
New Richmond High School social studies teacher Ann Scharfenberg, who traveled to Japan this summer to participate in an educational program at the Keizai Koho Center, brought a sample resolution to the New Richmond City Council on Monday night.
Scharfenberg was one of 10 U.S. educators to participate in this year's Keizai Koho Center Fellowships Program. This was the first time a teacher from Wisconsin participated in the 32-year-old program.
For much of the trip, Scharfenberg attended lectures, visited Japanese companies, toured Japanese schools and learned about the Japanese culture.
But the group's trip to Hiroshima provided the most moving moments of the experience, Scharfenberg reported to the council.
While in Hiroshima, the teachers visited the Peace Memorial Park, dedicated to those people who were killed in the atomic bombing at the end of World War II. The group also met with the mayor of Hiroshima, Kazumi Matsui, who is president of the international "Mayors for Peace" program.
In explaining the effort, Scharfenberg said Japanese officials have worked for decades to gather support for a ban on the use of nuclear weapons against human beings.
So far, the mayors of 4,984 communities in 151 different countries have approved resolutions supporting the idea. There are 151 cities in the United States that have approved similar resolutions.
The New Richmond City Council approved their own resolution 5-0.
In other business:
* The council was asked if they would agree to ring bells during the approaching holiday season to help raise money for the Salvation Army and the Grace Place homeless shelter in Somerset.
Lynn Berg from Grace Place reported that about 25 percent of the shelter's residents are from New Richmond. Currently 25 people are housed in the shelter, including 15 children.
Berg said the demand for services provided by Grace Place has grown over the years but donations have not kept pace.
During last year's Salvation Army bell ringing campaign, Berg said, enough was raised to provide service for the first 10 days of each month.
"Then we have to turn people down," she said.
Berg asked for the council, and others, to do their part this holiday season to raise more money to meet the needs of adults and children in the region.
Berg said the ultimate goal of the Grace Place program is to find families jobs and to find them housing within area communities.
* The council designated about 50 feet of parking space in front of the new Community Commons for the Head Start program to park its bus and for parents to drop off or pick up children.
* The council approved the transfer of a liquor license from the former Agate Inn to the new owners of the business. The location will now be known as Bobcats Bar & Grill, and the owner is Robert Christensen.
* The council received a plaque from the 229th Horizontal Engineering Company National Guard unit thanking the community for its support during the summer excavating training project at Hatfield Regional Park.
* The council referred a request from residents in the Casey Addition for improved street lighting and road repairs to the Street Committee. Ken Krohn said people in his neighborhood are frustrated by a couple of issues, including the dark intersection at Madison Avenue and Richmond Way.
But possibly the bigger issue is the condition of 125th Street, which provides the only access to the housing development.
Krohn said the road is in serious need of widening and resurfacing, but nothing ever seems to be done.
Mayor Fred Horne said he would contact Richmond Township officials again to see if an agreement to repair the road can be worked out. The questions about improved street lighting will be discussed by the committee.


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I read this article at MSNBC and mused, "If a cup a day reduces your mouth/throat cancer risk, what does my 1-2 pots a day do for me?" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28525330/
I am still looking for that perfect coffee maker though. Metal carafe's – to date – have design flaws in their pouring and their lids. Glass carafe's are too frail (or I am too rough) and their pour spouts are too shallow.
My daughter does not drink nearly as much coffee as me but we are both so caffeinated that there are times we look forward to going to bed just so we can wake up and get that first cup… ahhhh.
Of course, the results of connecting a German 230v coffee machine to an American 110v socket are unpredictable and can be most amusing.
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I would go with a Wiikey, updatable firmware making it more futureproof
Hello all,
New to this Wii modding, not sure if this question has been asked before but what modchip does everyone perfer the Wiikey or The Cycolwiz chip. I need some direction before I go ahead and order one.
I would go with a Wiikey, updatable firmware making it more futureproof
I don't have torrent site invites...
I'd go with the Cyclowiz, also updatable and works like a charm!
I personally have the WiiKey and I find it the best. I suggest you go with WiiKey.
I have a WiiKey and it works a treat.
From reading several posts on this forum though it is obvious both chips mentioned work fine.
do you think a beginner would be better with one or the other...im really nervious about this whole soldering thing, and would pay for a service if i could find a reliable/quick one in the states
I would recommend paying for someone to fit it for you. Upon receiving the Wiikey through the post I was amazed at how small it is - it is no bigger than 2cm in length.
Although I have never soldered before so not sure how easy it is to install for someone more experienced
wish i paid someone, ive soldered many times b4 but broke something now my wii is off getting repaired and everything seemed to go perfect with the install, till i turned iton to see no video or audio :S


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The Origins Of July 4th
Why do we celebrate July 4th as Independence Day, the birth of the United States?
There is plenty of historical debate on the subject.
Valerie Strauss, an education blogger for the Washington Post tackles the subject in an interesting read this week.
July 2, 1776 was the day that the Second Continental Congress, while meeting in Philadelphia, voted to approve a resolution for independence from Britain. However the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, wasn't adopted until July 4, 1776.
Furthermore, scholars contend that other arguments could be made about the birthdate of the nation based on when signatures of the founding fathers were actually completed. Hint: it didn't happen in one signing ceremony as John Trumbull's capitol rotunda painting depicts.
John Hancock, who was the president of the Continental Congress, signed first, right in the middle of the area for signatures. The last delegate to sign, according to the National Archives, is believed to be Thomas McKean of Delaware, some time in 1777.
The city of Philadelphia, where the Declaration was signed, waited until July 8 to celebrate, with a parade and the firing of guns. The Continental Army under the leadership of George Washington didn't learn about it until July 9.
Also of interest is the date when the British government learned the United States of America had declared its independence. Since it was pre-Twitter and pre-text messaging, it took several weeks longer – actually nearly two months – before England learned of the declaration.
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3 Jewish Youths Beaten by Muslim Gang in Paris Street
Three Jewish teens were attacked by a group of Muslim African immigrants in Paris on Saturday evening, a French police spokeswoman said yesterday. The Jewish teens, ages 17 and 18, who have been identified as Dan Nebet, Kevin Bitan and David Boaziz, are leaders of the Bnei Akiva youth group in Paris' 19th District.
Thiery Nebet, Dan's father, told Haaretz over the phone that according to what his son had said, as they were walking down the street, "Four or five Arabs of African origin started to throw walnuts at Kevin. When he went up to them to ask them why they did it, they surrounded him and knocked him down. Dan and David moved in and very quickly more Arabs joined in and started to beat the three with their fists and with chains."
The Jewish teens were hospitalized, one with a broken nose and jaw and all three with bruises, and filed a police report after their release. Police opened an investigation and are looking for the Muslim teenagers allegedly responsible for the attacks.
According to the chairman of the Jewish Students Union in France, Raphael Haddad, barrages of stones were thrown at the three teens during the attack. Haddad also said the incident occured on Petit Street in the 19th District, not far from where a 17-year-old Jewish youth was attacked and seriously injured by immigrants on June 21.
The attack is one of a long series of racial attacks in Europe in general and in France in particular. France has Western Europe's largest population of both Jews and Muslims.
The assault was condemned by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and was described by Jewish organizations as an act of anti-Semitism.
The Jewish Agency's envoy in Paris, Rafi Zaush, told Army Radio that attacks in the 19th District are common but most incidents are less violent and therefore not reported by the media. The French ministerial committee to fight racism and anti-Semitism showed concern over the incidents in the 19th District and turned to the mayor, requesting he beef up police presence ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
The French Ministry of the Interior confirmed that the attack was motivated by anti-Semitism, saying the incident ended with relatively little damage.
According to Thiery Nebet a large number of Jews live in the 19th District and, "The atmosphere here is difficult. Now I need to protect our sons so they will not talk a great deal, because that is what we were told by the community's security people. This time it was my son; it can be anyone. The Jews want to live in peace but it's impossible with the Arabs here. We go around with a skullcap and that bothers them, but we don't care. If we have to take off our skullcaps to live better, it's better to leave now."
Benjamin Touati, head of the French desk of World Bnei Akiva, said yesterday: "The situation is very worrisome. One hundred meters from the place of the attack is a Habad school with 1800 female students."
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Psst. You wanna buy a stolen iPhone or iPad? New York City police say the iPhone is such in demand shop owners will buy the handset even when they know the device was stolen. The NYPD recently arrested 141 employees who purchased hot iPhones to sell at pawnshops, grocery stores and barbershops.
The arrests were part of a sting that concluded Sunday involving more than 600 stores suspected of buying stolen iPhones. Undercover NYPD officers asked between $50 and $200 for iPhone 4s and iPad 2s they clearly identified as stolen. The Apple smartphone is often the target of more than half of the robberies reported in the city, according to the New York Post.
"If someone is offering you an iPad for way below market value, you have to realize that it's most likely stolen," NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. Along with stolen iPhones and iPads, city law enforcement is also coping with a rise in counterfeit Apple devices.
As we reported, many of the fake iPads appearing on New York City streets likely began in China. In July — long before the insanity of holiday shopping began — one company found 23,000 iPad clones. One suggestion is to limit your shopping to known retailers, such as the Apple Store or Amazon. That iPad you pick up at the corner drugstore for $29.95 likely won't have Apple's blessing when it breaks.


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Collax V-Cube+ is a HA cluster management suite based on a 64bit Linux system and KVM to provide server virtualization. It offers solutions for single virtualization hosts, as well as high availability management on two or more nodes, allowing embedded HA storage using DRBD and iSCSI. By using live snapshots, automatic live migration, and incremental backups, the availability of virtual machines is increased tremendously in case of hardware and software maintenance or even hardware failures. Virtual network switches and the protocols GVRP, LLDP, and RSTP help to set up a virtual DMZ.
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For guns, it's a sellers market -- for the San Mateo County Sheriff.
Sheriff Greg Munks wants to sell off some 700 surplus weapons, from old-duty firearms to pistols soon to become surplus when the department gets new Smith & Wessons, according to the Palo Alto Daily News.
The weapons "could end up in public hands," just a few months after Munks and his department collected about 700 guns in a "buy-back" program, which were melted the weapons down into pipes, the newspaper reported.
The gun sales would be through licensed firearms dealers and at "fair market value," according to the newspaper. The gun sales could net $150,000; the cost of Munks's new guns is $150,000.
But to do it, Munks needs to be above the law: he is asking the Board of Supervisors to change the rules around gun sales. Currently, weapons owned by the county can't be sold off.


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The ADsafe verifier now rejects programs that use expressions with the subscript operator, even when the + prefix is used. The ADSAFE.get and ADSAFE.set methods must be used instead. The subscript operator may be used with positive number literals and string literals that do not begin with - or _.
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Mark Ronson: "Sampling Changed Music"
A little bit of this and little bit of that.
DJ, singer, and music producer Mark Ronson speaks on the science of sampling in a new TED talk, highlighting the difference between recycling sounds versus creating new sounds with sampled elements.
Ronson demonstrated his point by remixing past TED talks into an A/V collage, before dissecting the history of Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's "La Di Da Di," and its evolution.
He also spoke about avoiding redundancy while working with Amy Winehouse on her second album, Back To Black, and shares his thoughts about Miley Cyrus reusing the hook for "La Di Da Di" on her track "We Can't Stop."
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where does Barend Jacobus Engelbrecht originate from?
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Benno has been a Family Tree Circles member since Mar 2011. is researching the following names: ENGELBRECHT, VANDERMERWE.
the name originated in Prussia ( germany ) way back in the 1500's. they are thought to have been part of the migration from the Hungarian Plains who came on after the ice age . The name was spelt different back then . They were part of the horsemen scouts and monted soldiers who went ahead of the main tribes - finding the way and senfding back info . They did not stay long in switzeland where they added the brecht to their already altered name which way back on the russian plains was N'gel what it mean't I don't know . They mainly settled in Prussia ( germany ) and were known for their fighting capabilities . They then moved in general to the netherlands - England . And today are well established in South africa and lesser in parts of america .
For your research their modern forebearers are on website
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There are a number of Barend Jacobus Engelbrecht having been born over the centuries but the majority appear to have originated in South Africa
Not known which Barend you are enquiring about ...
A Barend Jacobus Engelbrecht was born in 1793 in Cape Town, South Africa
A Barend Jacobus Engelbrecht was born in Bloemfontein in 1875
The recent sportsman, athlete Barend Jacobus Engelbrecht was born 1987 in South Africa
A few of the books written by Barend Jacobus Engelbrecht:
Fishing in South Africa by B. J Engelbrecht,3 editions published between 1973 and 1982 in Afrikaans
What's the Bible - 1 edition published in 1972
The basic pattern of Calvinism in South Africa - 1 edition published in 1969 in Afrikaans First edition published in 1969 in Dutch
Theology in the Church of articles and essays from a quarter century of theological work - 1 edition published in 1978 in Afrikaans, First edition published in 1978 in Dutch
The tydsstruktuur in mind complex: Hegel, Thesis for obtaining the degree of doctor of theology at the University of London at Barend Jacobus Engelbrecht 1 edition published in 1949 in Dutch
The Law of God - B. J Engelbrecht in Afrikaans


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George Osborne has revealed he settled with the Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond on Saturday night, and is making progress with other departments.
He also confirmed that he plans to use the £250m paid by the banks over the Libor scandal to help wounded service personnel.
Mr Osborne will deliver his spending review on Wednesday. He is expected to say that the British economy is "moving from rescue to recovery", while setting out £11.5bn of cuts in Government departments in the year after the next General Election.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Mr Osborne said: "I have settled the defence department, which people thought was going to be one of the biggest and most difficult challenges, so I have agreed with Philip Hammond a defence budget.
"It's going to involve some tough choices. The civilian head count is going to have to reduce in our defence department, we are going to have to renegotiate, with some of our big suppliers, the contracts.
"But I can tell you there will not be a reduction in our military capability, we are not going to reduce the number of our sailors, soldiers and airmen.
"In fact we are going to be able to spend some more money on things like cyber, which is the new frontier in defence."
The Chancellor also confirmed plans to use fines from the banks to support wounded British troops and veterans.
"So the people who demonstrated the very worst of British values in the Libor scandal, in the City, are now supporting those who have demonstrated the very best of British values - our soldiers who gave so much to defend the country," Mr Osborne said.
Mr Osborne said the Prime Minister's pledge before the last election to protect winter fuel payments for all pensioners applied to this parliament - but did not confirm that it would extend beyond the 2015 poll.
He said: "All those pensioner benefits, not the basic state pension, all those other pensioner benefits of course we have got to look at how we can afford them."
Alongside the cuts, the Chancellor will announce plans for an infrastructure plan to "power Britain back into the economic premier league", using savings to invest in roads, railways, education and science.
Final details of the spending review are still being worked out and Mr Osborne confirmed that some ministries, including Vince Cable's Business Department, are yet to agree their settlements.
Mr Osborne is expected to tell MPs on Wednesday: "Britain is moving from rescue to recovery. But while the British economy is leaving intensive care; now we need to secure that recovery.
"Full recovery won't be easy but I won't let up in my determination to put right what went so badly wrong."
Mr Osborne has come under pressure to invest in capital projects in order to help the fragile recovery and he will give details of "a long term infrastructure plan".
He will say: "We're saving money on welfare and waste to invest in the roads and railways, schooling and science our economy needs to succeed in the future.
"I know that times are still not easy for families. But we have a clear economic plan. We've stuck to it. It is working. And I'm determined to go on delivering it. Now, together, we're moving Britain from rescue to recovery let's build an economy that works for everyone."
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls urged Mr Osborne to pump money into the economy now in order to reduce the need for cuts in two years' time.
Writing in the Sunday Mirror, he said: "Instead of planning more cuts two years ahead, they should use this week's spending review to boost growth and living standards this year and next year.
"More growth now would bring in more tax revenues and mean our public services would not face such deep cuts in 2015."
He said the Government should boost lending to businesses with a new British Investment Bank and reintroduce the 10p income tax band.


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Contraddiction formed in the early 1990's with a strange mix of musicians. A punk bassist, full on metal theory guitarist, a vicious speed metal drummer, and an inexperienced singer/writer who tied all the loose ends together, and delivered them right in your face. Although short lived and disbanded by 1997, they produced two heavy hitting CDs. The studio mix heard hear, and a live album that was only released locally, and in the works for national release. With little money, the mix is raw, but Contraddiction always packed the house and set record numbers wherever they played. Their mix of Thrash, Punk, and Industrial is unique to this day, and remains something the whole dysfunctional family can enjoy!


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Issue No. 03 - May/June (1988 vol. 5)
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DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.2028

The author discusses the legal issues that are involved in software protection. She discusses legal actions open to users who get a system that does not perform as expected and have exhausted all remedies that do not involve litigation. She examines how the law treats software, covering liability limitations and court actions regarding fraud or misrepresentation as well as injury and damage caused by software. The author discusses the inadequacy of current laws and offers recommendations for remedying the situation.

legal standards; software; software protection; litigation; liability limitations; court actions; fraud; misrepresentation; injury; damage; computer software; contracts; legislation; standards
Doris L. Carver, "Acceptable Legal Standards for Software", IEEE Software, vol. 5, no. , pp. 87-93, May/June 1988, doi:10.1109/52.2028


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Article date: 8 September 2010
Aviva, the UK's largest insurer, paid out 684 critical illness (CI) claims during the six months to the end of June 2010, totalling over £51 million paid to people in need, with an average payment of £74,740. Aviva also paid out a further £87 million in life insurance to the families of loved ones who have died, or customers diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Key statistics for the first six months of 2010 include:
- Total payments for CI policies were over £51 million.
- In total 684 claims were paid.
- Aviva paid 93% of all critical illness claims, a 2% increase compared to the same period in 2009.
- Claims declined for non-disclosure of medical facts at the policy's outset reduced to 1%, from 2% for the same period in 2009.
- Cancer remains the most common cause of critical illness claim at 64%.
- Aviva paid out 98.5% of claims resulting from death.
Richard Verdin, protection director at Aviva, said: "We're here to offer our customers peace of mind, and making a claim is the moment of truth. We're proud of our critical illness payment record, as it demonstrates that we really do come though when it matters for customers.
"At Aviva we're constantly reviewing our claims process to make it as easy as possible for customers, especially at such a difficult time. We've invested in innovation to do this, including the introduction of telephone claims, which account for 67% of all claims. All customers who call the telephone claims service speak to an experienced claims assessor within an hour. This cuts the time to process the claim by a third.
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- Aviva's main business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £45.1 billion and funds under management of £379 billion at 31 December 2009
- We are the largest insurance services provider in the UK and one of the leading providers of life and pensions products in Europe
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U.S. Air Force Squadron / Wing / Group / Aircraft Patch. Please look at my Ebay Store as well for USAF, USN & USMC squadron Patches as well as books on military history . Shipping in the USA by US post Office first class mail at $.63. I will combine shipping for multiple patches. 2-3 for the first $.63 and $.24 for each additional patch. Any package over $35.00 must have insurance using a form 3813-P which covers anything over $100.00. I use this form only because the package can be easily tracked. This is $2.30 for the first $100.00 and $1.05 for each additional $100.00 of insurance. Overseas shipping is $1.00 for 2 patches. Each additional 2 patches will be $.84. Anything over $35.00 will only be sent by Global Priority Mail at a flat rate of $5.25 for a small envelope which will hold 10 patches or so. Unfortunately this service is not available to all countries (like Italy). If it is not available to your country and is over $35.00, it will have to be sent by Registered mail which cost $9.00 or more depending on weight. Payment due within 7 days.


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My first email
I got bored and decided to send an email to my former employer Kaplan, pretending to be a rambling old man making a complaint: (all company email addresses I have erased)
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On Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 18:50, "email@example.com" <email@example.com> wrote:
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I would like to formally lodge my displeasure with your company.
Recently the wife and I have been having certain marital problems; I won't bore you with the full details, but suffice to say it is in the bedroom department.
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Starting a Junior Instructional Program was the First Priority of 2010
This is my good-bye "From the Helm." I have had an interesting year as Commodore. I am honored to have been able to serve.
I came into 2010 convinced that CYC needed to reach out to other organizations, to make an earnest and real effort to find a long range Leschi solution, to make new initiatives to get new and younger members, and to make its finances sustainable during this economic downturn.
On the first head, I held meetings and discussions with SYC, SBYC, and Sail Sand Point, and was encouraged by positive developments with Sloop Tavern Yacht Club. All of these remain a work in progress, but beginnings have been made and are continuing.
About Leschi, the reconstituted Long Range Planning Committee was temporarily tasked with this one effort. Composed entirely of Lake sailors, we met once or twice a month from February through June at Wayne Balsiger's house, fortified by wine and cheese during meetings that lasted three hours. We did not give up, but identified and explored all possibilities and got a realistic sense of the problem space. There really is no easy or realistic near-term solution, as detailed in Remmert Wolters reports.
To renew our membership, we had ongoing Board discussions of new membership categories, which you may be seeing up for a vote by the membership in a Special Meeting in 2011. I personally recruited a number of sailors in their 20s who are new to CYC, and formed a committee which, initially chaired by Rusty Lhamon, resulted in a proposal that included having CYC run match racing and team racing in boats belonging to or under the control of CYC. This has yet to be implemented, but I hope to see it flower next year. One key to getting recent college sailors to participate is, clearly, to provide them boats they can drive and crew. There are a number of clubs – in Chicago, Long Island Sound, and Copenhagen – that have recently been formed successfully around this model and that are flourishing.
The first priority for 2010, however, was to start a CYC Junior Instructional and Racing Program. This will not only nourish the future sailors but also bring their parents into a CYC family environment. Incoming Director Jonathan Flack has made detailed researches and projections which should result in a self-sustaining program beginning in June 2011. In addition, we are already coaching a cadre of CYC Junior members who are advanced Opti racers throughout Fall 2010 and Winter 2011, at little or no cost, using volunteer coaches. One of these kids has just qualified for the Opti Worlds in Lake Garda.
In this regard, consider whether you can make a contribution tax deductible in 2010, or 2011, or both years. We are aiming for a total of $100,000 for 16 Optis, 6 420s, and gear, but we can scale down the program for the first year if we fall short. In my opinion, this is a large part of the future of CYC.
Isn't it about time we got used to seeing kids around the clubhouse, jumping up and down because they want to get out there and race?
Make your check payable to The Sailing Foundation, with a note on the check that it is for CYC Jrs. Mail the check to the CYC office, which will note the details and forward it to The Sailing Foundation.
And finally, the key to flourishing as a club not just in this downturn but in general, is greater involvement by our members. All successful yacht clubs have greater general volunteerism than is currently the case at CYC. For some clubs, people join in order to experience the volunteer society and solidarity, which is itself the major attraction. I think we can all learn to enjoy working more with each other for the activities of the club. Like anything else – you get out what you put in, but with dividends. Please consider how you could enjoy working with other club members in 2011, and volunteer.


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Google – The Best Place To Work11 Feb 2007 (Sun)
Is this how the actual Google "office" is like? I wanna be there too!
Note: Found this video because someone from Harro left a note on the shoutbox on one of my websites. So I checked out his/her website. It happened to be Harro Channels which has a link to ping.sg, a community meta blog for Singapore bloggers. There was a listing of popular posts. So, I clicked on the topmost one… and voila!
- Top Blogs in China, Malaysia & Philippines
- Top Posts in Ping.sg & Tomorrow.sg Reveal That…
- A video guide to the Ping.sg celebration – by an absentee!
- What Did ClappingTrees Say at Nexus 2007?
- Top posts in Ping.sg & Tomorrow.sg – one year later
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Jones explores another buyout proposal
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jones Soda Co. (the Company) (NASDAQ: JSDA), a leader in the premium soda category and known for its unique branding and innovative marketing, today announced that it has terminated the exclusivity provisions of the letter of intent with Reed's, Inc. in order to explore an unsolicited, nonbinding transaction proposal submitted by another third party. The company announced on March 9, 2010 that the company and Reed's had entered into a letter of intent regarding a potential merger transaction. The company has informed Reed's that it continues to be interested in discussing a transaction with Reed's, but the Board of Directors also intends to investigate the third party proposal and any other strategic alternatives presented to the Board. In accordance with the letter of intent with Reed's, the company will reimburse Reed's for its third party out-of-pocket expenses (not to exceed $75,000). Jones Soda has not entered into a letter of intent with respect to the unsolicited transaction proposal, and there can be no assurance that a transaction with the third party will be consummated. The company does not intend to disclose developments with respect to evaluation of these or any other potential transactions unless and until its Board of Directors deems it appropriate.
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OWINGS MILLS — Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl kicker Billy Cundiff is cashing in on his breakthrough season, agreeing to a five-year, $15 million contract.
He has yet to sign the contract, though, but no snags are expected.
The Ravens have been in talks with Cundiff over the past week with contract negotiations picking up over the past few days.
"I think it'll come together," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said last week."I think Billy really wants to be here. I know we're in negotiations with him right now, along with other guys. I'll be very surprised if something doesn't get done with Billy Cundiff, and I'll be disappointed, but I think it's going to happen."
Cundiff replaced a struggling Steve Hauschka a year ago and solidified the Ravens' kicking situation.
He tied an NFL record with 40 touchbacks and connected on 26 of 29 field goals. He also converted all 39 of his extra points.
Cundiff played under a $1.01 million restricted tender last season, beating out former Pro Bowl kicker Shayne Graham in a training camp competition.
Now, the former journeyman kicker is the Ravens' long-term answer in the kicking game.
He's their first consistent kicker since the end of the Matt Stover era.


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As President George W. Bush prepares to launch his own variation on the Outkast hit "Bombs Over Baghdad" (key lyric: "Don't even bang unless you plan to hit something"), the mainstream media is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to report on the desert turmoil to come. No need to marshal forces. News organs of nearly every description have been ready for weeks, if not months, to provide readers, listeners and viewers with a constant flow of information about America's attempt to consign Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to history's garbage disposal.
Yet if the coverage to date is any indication, figuring out the essence of what's happening and why will be about as easy as convincing war protesters that giving peace a chance is highly overrated. Journalists and personalities all along the political spectrum have regularly engaged in enough spin on the topic to make Tara Lipinski dizzy. And considering today's media environment, which tends to value noisy confrontation over reasoned conversation, the chances of this situation changing for the better once the bullets start flying in earnest are slender indeed.
Not that every media enterprise rushing pencil-packing troops to the front lines is doing so for blatantly cynical reasons. Journalistic tenets about, among other things, the average citizen's right to know what's being done in his or her name are certainly hefty parts of the mix. But competition and public persona are factors, too. For instance, the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News, which may be putting more energy and resources into their Iraq efforts than they have for any past international conflict, have substantial incentive to enter the international-reporting fray. Post owner Dean Singleton has repeatedly stated that he wants his paper to be among the top dailies in the country, and one way to show that it's ready to play with the big boys is to establish a global presence. As for the News, the paper generally kept staffers close to home when it came to 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan, whereas the Post racked up plenty of frequent-flyer miles. Were the Rocky to largely stay out of the game again, it might send Colorado readers the message that it is a fine local paper, but the Post is far better when it comes to the tough stuff.
Issues like these remained in the background during a March 17 visit to KNRC radio by News managing editor Deb Goeken and Post national editor Michelle Fulcher, who spoke to host Greg Dobbs about their respective war plans. When Dobbs asked why they were bothering to do their own things when both papers subscribe to the New York Times and other syndication services with far more experience in military correspondence, they focused on their responsibility to share the latest happenings with area residents and their ability to dig out local angles that are likely to elude outsiders.
At the same time, Goeken and Fulcher noted that the U.S. government rules regarding coverage of the imminent carnage have cons as well as pros. They praised the decision to let outlets position journalists inside specific military units -- an action referred to for some strange reason as "embedding" -- but noted that the rules don't allow reporters and photographers from a given paper to be paired. As such, writers are being put in the position of taking snapshots, and shutterbugs with little or no writing experience may be pressed into penning their own accounts. Rocky photog Todd Heisler already has one byline under his belt, for a puffy piece about Seabees in Kuwait passing time during a day off. Won't be many of those for a while.
Another embedding problem cropped up after one journo each from the Post and the News wound up assigned to a group of Fort Carson soldiers who were slated for deployment to Turkey. Unfortunately for them, an aid-and-compensation package/bribe estimated at $30 billion wasn't enough to convince Turkey's leaders to let the division set up camp in their territory, stranding all concerned in Colorado. As a result, readers have been treated to Fort Carson-based stories like "Military Whips Up New, Improved MREs," a March 14 offering by the Post's Erin Emery that gushingly described field rations highlighted by "country captain chicken, beef enchilada, beef with mushroom, Jamaican pork chop" and "traditional favorites" like "beef stew, chili mac and spaghetti." War may be hell, but it sure is tasty!
Of course, stories aren't automatically more important just because they're rooted in foreign soil. Witness "Saddled With a Risky Ride," a page-one narrative from the Sunday, March 2, Post, in which reporter Jim Hughes, writing from Kuwait, explored the world of children who ride camels competitively; as Hughes put it succinctly, "These boys are professional camel jockeys." Since "camel jockey" is a familiar slur aimed at people of Arab descent, perhaps we should anticipate a Post offering about "towel heads" in the near future.
This isn't to minimize the challenges set before local reporters who went on combat duty before there was much combat. Such journalists have been required to grind out copy from overseas to justify the expense of sending them there -- something the Rocky's M.E. Sprengelmeyer has done quite well in a series of dispatches that are being sent around the country courtesy of the Scripps Howard news service. In a wry sketch dated March 15, Sprengelmeyer asked soldiers what they would name the Iraq dust-up, with suggestions including "Operation Round Two," "Operation Read My Lips" and, best of all, "Operation Groundhog Day." Charlie Brennan, Sprengelmeyer's colleague at the News, has generated some uncommonly honest dispatches as well, like a March 13 bull session in which a bored, grumpy soldier joked (one hopes), "We're the most likely division to produce the next Timothy McVeigh."
Still, the genuinely significant developments during recent weeks were occurring in locales like the United Nations. In acknowledgement of this reality, the Rocky wisely sent its finest scribe, columnist Mike Littwin, to New York City, where he wrote about the assorted diplomatic debates from the sort of jaundiced perspective they deserved. (Littwin will be doing more on-location reporting in the coming weeks.) The Post, meanwhile, ordered foreign-affairs writer Bruce Finley to roam the region around Iraq without embedding himself in anyone or anything. Moreover, Finley apparently has carte blanche to infuse his articles with some personal beliefs, as was made obvious by his March 16 effort from Syria headlined "'No Welcome' Seen for U.S. Troops as Iraqis Vow a Fight to the Death." The piece was fresh and open-eyed, but readers of the sort who once accused former Rocky writer Holger Jensen of injecting opinion into his news articles probably took Finley's name in vain anyhow.
Once the explosions commence, Finley is all but certain to be utilized extensively by Channel 9 as part of its partnership with the Post; the paper's Web site, www.denverpost.com, lists Finley's recent articles as appearing in the "War For 9News" section. If so, his contributions will mark a minor departure for Channel 9, which has largely relied upon network footage or tried to localize Iraq matters -- a tack its rivals have duplicated. Over the past several months, the station has blended coverage of regional events (mostly anti-war rallies), interviews with military and academic experts, and touchy-feely features, like the reading of letters sent from soldiers on Hussein's doorstep to loved ones back home.
Too bad relatively benign efforts like the letters segments are regularly undercut by the use of graphics that simplify the impending clash to the point of idiocy. Channel 9's label of choice, "Target: Iraq," which it inherited from its sister network, NBC, is hardly the worst of these, and it will work fine now that decision-makers in the United States have decided to move forward without a new resolution from the U.N. Security Council. Before that point, however, it came across as needlessly aggressive, implying that attempts to prevent a military encounter were a charade that served as mere prelude to bloodshed. Just because this interpretation was probably accurate in the end doesn't mean news organizations should be in the business of casting their lot with one cause or another. No wonder so many viewers believe TV execs are practically quivering with excitement at the prospect of some nice ratings-boosting mayhem.
At talk radio, a similar philosophy is in play. A memo from a Clear Channel station in California that was quoted in this space last week puts it plainly: "People who have never listened to our stations will be tuning in out of curiosity, desperation, panic and a hunger for information. We must make sure we meet their expectations, otherwise they're gone forever and they ain't coming back."
Scott Redmond, the afternoon-drive host at Clear Channel-owned KHOW, seems to be taking this advice to heart. As noted in a recent Westword profile ("Seeing Red," January 16), Redmond, who arrived at KHOW last year, has had a difficult time cobbling together enough of a following to ensure his survival in the market. On many occasions, Redmond's numbers have been lower than those garnered by his predecessor, Reggie Rivers -- and even though Rivers resigned from KHOW rather than being canned, his departure probably wouldn't have been voluntary had he stuck around much longer.
The pressure on Redmond was certainly building, which may explain his sudden stylistic shift. In the past, he spent the majority of his time taking fuzzy stands on themes like "personal responsibility" and defending the rights of homosexuals when he wasn't chatting about contemporary music, film, television and other pop-cultural touchstones as a way of establishing his hipness. Then, within the past month or so, he transformed himself into the most bellicose Denver war booster with access to a microphone, making KOA conservative Mike Rosen seem like an appeaser by comparison. Unlike Rosen, Redmond doesn't offer arguments for actions that are ideologically rigorous or intellectually sound. Instead, he either leans on the expertise of regular guest Bob Newman, who, as Clear Channel's military analyst, at least backs up his pugnacious rhetoric with in-the-trenches expertise, or hurls red meat to the most Alley Oop-like members of the talk-radio audience.
For anyone who considers this description an exaggeration, consider that, according to one of his listeners, Redmond recently said Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, a Vermonter who opposes the war, should be shot as a traitor. On the same program, the host contended that former Colorado senator Gary Hart, himself a likely presidential aspirant with doubts about initiating hostilities in Iraq, wants to screw the country as he did Donna Rice, whose tryst with Hart doomed an earlier White House bid. And during a subsequent show, Redmond asked callers to tell him what products they intended to boycott in order to express their displeasure with France, Germany and Russia for their anti-war opinions. To demonstrate that he was willing to make such a sacrifice, Redmond pledged to give up Russian vodka -- a good idea only if this beverage was responsible for the dumbest and most pathetic of his Iraq-baiting rants.
Granted, much of the stop-the-war gab on Denver radio hasn't been any more listenable than its counterpart. The aforementioned Greg Dobbs, KNRC's morning host, is capable of putting his opinions about the dangers of armed engagement in terms that are worth hearing by those who agree or disagree, but Enid Goldstein, a liberal yakker who handles afternoons on KNRC, has grown increasingly shrill and dogmatic when sharing her outlook on Iraq. Anyone wanting a definition of "preaching to the choir" need search no further.
News organizations outside Denver often fall into traps much like this one. Witness a National Public Radio story on March 17, aired locally by Colorado Public Radio, hinting that the corporations being handed the richest contracts to rebuild Iraq after the war have unreasonably close ties to Vice President Dick Cheney and other members of the Bush administration. This might have been a story on another day, but its timing can't help but lend credence to the claims of right-wingers that NPR consistently leans to the left.
In contrast, the lion's share of coverage on Fox News and MSNBC cable (now little more than a Fox imitator) slants so far to the other side that it's a wonder the anchors don't tip over while delivering it. To list every example of the phenomenon would require this edition of Westword to have more pages than the Encyclopedia Britannica, but one transparent ploy is defining the peace movement by the celebrities who are involved in it -- which Redmond has also been doing lately. Not all of these luminaries are dopes, as demonstrated by comedienne Janeane Garofalo, who gave Fox News's Bill O'Reilly more than he anticipated during a recent faceoff. (John S. Hall of King Missile III, profiled on page 82, is also an informed critic, albeit an exceedingly profane one.) Nonetheless, the constant focus on Fred Durst and his ilk allow non-objective-information purveyors to portray protesters as naive dilettantes who have no clue how the world really works. Or aren't we all in agreeance with that?
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Whether anti-war types will get more than minimal exposure once the U.S. infantry begins to march is an open question. Already, other news is going uncovered or is receiving less attention than it would under other circumstances. A case in point is the death of Joe Coors, heir to a brewery fortune and close advisor to President Ronald Reagan. For better or worse, Coors was one of the most powerful and influential individuals ever to hail from Colorado, but on March 17, the Post and the Rocky recounted his legacy in a relatively modest amount of space because of Iraq-oriented events. If this keeps up, no less a media sensation than Elizabeth Smart may find herself struggling for ink.
In every war, there are winners and there are losers.
This just in: With all that's taking place internationally right now, media consumers in general are sticking close to radios and televisions in order to receive updates about the looming invasion of Iraq -- and every time a "breaking news" bulletin sounds, their hearts do a Keith Moon impression. So imagine how many near coronaries took place among listeners to KOA on March 17 when, just short of half past two, the Rush Limbaugh show was interrupted to reveal that...the Denver Broncos have decided to move their training facility from Greeley to their Dove Valley headquarters.
Saddam may be hot stuff to some -- but how 'bout them Broncos?


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Le développement local au Québec : trois décennies de contributions
In Quebec, the term "local development" has replaced the term "community economic development", which was related, during the 1970s, to initiatives having a double objective, social and economic, put forward by stakeholders who were affected by economic circumstances and who were willing to assume a greater responsibility for their immediate future. We aim to demonstrate, through the analysis of three decades of writing contributions from Quebec activists and academics, that, while they have affinities and closely related objectives, they can be divided in two categories. In one category are the advocates of community economic development, considered as a ?progressive approach?, with the cooperative and voluntary sectors as building blocks. In the second category are the supporters of private local entrepreneurship, who represent the so-called ?liberal approach?. We also attempt to provide a progress report on theorizing or modeling efforts.
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Volume (Year): octobre (2012)
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Sierra Nevada > Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center > Selaginella > Comments
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|Thanks for the beta
Voted 10/10
|After many ascents of Munge and one of Caverns, this year I plan to finally continue up the second tier...just yesterday I was checking this one out in Reid's guide. Looks like fun!
|Posted Apr 9, 2007 3:10 pm
|Re: Thanks for the beta
Hasn't voted
|it's a fun one I agree. And as a bonus, it's got a nicer descent than Munginella from what I recall :)
thanks for the visit.
|Posted Apr 9, 2007 4:19 pm
|Re: Selaginella
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|thanks - corrected.
|Posted Oct 18, 2007 4:37 pm
|Pitch Ratings
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|Hey Radek,
You have all 4 pitches rated at 5.8. According to SuperTopo & the Reid guide, only the last pitch or so is 5.8. I'll double check the ratings this evening.
|Posted Feb 10, 2012 5:44 pm
|Re: Pitch Ratings
Hasn't voted
I'll give you the page ownership.
|Posted Feb 10, 2012 5:51 pm
|Re: Pitch Ratings
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|you can remove me as admin
|Posted Feb 10, 2012 6:12 pm
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|Uh oh. What have I started now? ;-)
I was just looking over the SP trad climbing pages thinking about why I'm not as motivated to add new rock climbing route info here vs. other sites. I think I'm going to write an article illustrating the problems I'm seeing here.
I'll touch up the page though! I was thinking about developing the Yosemite Valley section more, since I've probably done over 100 routes there now.
|Posted Feb 10, 2012 6:14 pm
|Re: Pitch Ratings
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|sounds good Mark & you seem to get out enough AND have the enthusiasm to do a good job with such a project on SP (I'm old & burn out on sp :) cheers.
|Posted Feb 10, 2012 6:27 pm
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|I don't mind sharing admin rights. Unless you have a reason to be removed, I'll just leave you there. I'll make changes once I'm back from the weekend.
|Posted Feb 10, 2012 6:30 pm
|Re: Pitch Ratings
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|..apparently too old to spell all good and pretty...that's "burnT" :)
sounds good Mark - good luck!
|Posted Feb 10, 2012 6:33 pm


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Coretta Sellars hails from the small town of Lunenburg, MA, contributing her neutral sound and passionate lyrics to the musical blends of Country, Blues, and Folk/Rock stylings. Having already recorded five albums between 1996 and present day, Sellars has created a prolific catalogue of songs that have become popular and personal amongst her fellow listeners and fan base. Sellars recently formed the duo VanRet with friend and musician Krista Van Guilder. The duo performs a wide range of cover songs, and originals as well. VanRet is a show not to miss! Rockin' two long sets, bringing soul, intensity and conviction.
Krista Van Guilder, originally from Shirley, is a singer/guitarist/songwriter currently living in Worcester, MA. She has spent the last 15 years fronting heavy metal bands playing in the New England area. Balancing her love for heavy metal and acoustic rock, Krista brings attitude and passion to her acoustic performances. Her set list includes a mix of popular songs from varying time periods and genres but with a twist and originals crafted with passion and experience. In recent years she has reunited with her former highschool classmate Coretta Sellars to form VanRet.


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The Northland Family Help Center provides safe haven, advocacy, and education
for people living in unhealthy and violent relationships. We envision a
community where:
All interns at Northland Family must be at least 18 years
old and able to obtain a fingerprint clearance card.
NFHC's Women's Shelter
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children affected by domestic violence. Interns are expected to complete a
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Our Community Education Program
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KAI RYSSDAL: If you love hot sauce, Light My Fire's the place for you. It's a shop here in Los Angeles that sells nothing but -- more than 500 different varieties. One thing you won't find? Perhaps the most famous hot sauce of all...
Percia Tong: Tabasco? Actually, no. Because it's a common sauce, and we prefer to carry things that people don't normally get.
RYSSDAL: Percia Tong runs the store -- her remark about Tabasco being a "common" sauce is exactly the problem facing the company, and the McIlhenny family that founded it. Jeffrey Rothfeder explains in his new book, McIlhenny's Gold.
Rothfeder: Well, that's a bit of a struggle that they're going through right now. I mean, they're kind of caught in the middle. On the one hand, they've got the radical fringe, which are the chili heads... Chili heads are coming out with products that are really, really powerful, like one called "Da Bomb," which is the hottest sauce you can imagine. You take one little taste and your mouth virtually explodes. And then on the low end, they've got commodity companies that are just pumping out this stuff -- not with any quality or any care for the product, and they're charging about half the price of Tabasco sauce. So now they're facing a time when they're going to have to address these issues a little bit more.
RYSSDAL: Before we get to the business and to the company that makes Tabasco, let's talk a little bit about the product. This company and this family has come a long way on salt, vinegar and some peppers, huh?
Rothfeder: Well, absolutely. They've been around for 140 years, which is remarkable for a family business. And so they're now in 120 nations, and their profit margins are stupendous -- 30, 40, 50 percent, depending on the year.
RYSSDAL: Let's go back to the history, and in some ways the mythology of the McIlhenny family and this company and Tabasco sauce.
Rothfeder: Yeah, well the McIlhennys were on Avery Island up to the Civil War. They had a sugar plantation there. And when the Civil War came, the Union threw the McIlhennys and the Averys off the island. And when they came back at the end of the war, the island had been completely burned down. So McIlhenny was sort of looking for a second act in his life and how to make money again, and he grew some peppers. Eventually they produced Tabasco sauce out of it. But what McIlhenny did then to that product to make it succeed so well is that he created a great brand around it and created myths around how that product came to be. One myth, for instance, was that he actually was the first to use Tabasco -- well, it's a state in Mexico, is Tabasco... So, McIlhenny used all of these kinds of myths around the product to get a trademark on the word "Tabasco," which is incredible, because there's no other company today that has a trademark on the name of a place. You just can't get that.
RYSSDAL: They tried, didn't they, back in the 1990s, to get a food professional in there to run the company. How did that go?
Rothfeder: They hired this guy Vince Pierce, who had been a professional food marketer for many, many years, because they realized that their growth was slowing. So Vince Pierce put all this money into promotion, and sales were actually picking up. But the family couldn't stomach all the money it cost to promote the product -- they've just never done that before. And so after a year, they fired him.
RYSSDAL: Is the family just cheap?
Rothfeder: Well, part of the problem -- and this is the one part of the business model that I think hurts them -- every heir of Edmund McIlhenny, who created the business, gets a piece of it at birth. Nobody wants to share that money with a promotional campaign. And so it's the growth of all these heirs that's really shut down the ability of the company to spend their money in the way that they need to do to continue to grow.
RYSSDAL: Before I let you go, what about you? How do you use it? Scrambled eggs, maybe?
Rothfeder: Scrambled eggs is the best for them, I think. But I've learned to put it on pizza, and it really gives it that zest that pizza doesn't have.
RYSSDAL: The book by Jeffrey Rothfeder is called McIlhenny's Gold -- it's about the family that started the Tabasco company. Mr. Rothfeder, thanks a lot for your time.
Rothfeder: Thank you.


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|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|2 - 3 nights
Welcome to the Sand Dollar!! New hurricane rated windows that block out any noise, fixtures, furniture, finishes and appliances make this a one of a kind vacation home. The designer thought of everything for your stay. The floors were totally replaced with large marble tiles. A brand new central air conditioning system was installed and the bathroom and kitchen fixtures were all replaced. The beds, toilet, sinks, chairs, sofa, tables, and linens are all New!!! The kitchen appliances are all stainless steel and everything from the cutlery to the cookware are perfect for cooking in if you prefer not to eat out at the many nearby restaurants. We have everything you need to cook for your group!
In the bedrooms, you will find plenty of storage and very comfortable bedding. Lighting has been totally replaced with modern fixtures. The South Beach Chic design resonates throughout this space, from the white leather folding sofa to the stainless dining table with high top chairs.
Walk out the door, down one flight of stairs and out onto the beach!
This HomeAway partner has demonstrated and is committed to fast response times, the best rates, and a great traveler experience.
We are a family of four who live in St. Petersburg and love boating, fishing and spending time on the beach. We live only 20 minutes away from the condo and we frequent Treasure Island Beach and the many restaurants between Treasure Island and Pass-a-Grille, just South of Treasure Island. We have two small children and time at the beach and on the water is a great way to spend time with them. Our close proximity also means that we can more promptly help you in the unlikely event that you find anything unsatisfactory about your stay.
Shona Holden purchased this condo in 2012
We chose this property because of the brand new pool, the care with which this property is maintained, and the large kitchen and living area.
As we walked into the inner courtyard of Tropic Terrace we immediately knew that this place was maintained like no other. Everything sparkled from the fresh paint everywhere to the tidy landscaping to the perfectly cleaned pool. We've spent a lot of time there while the renovations were being done on our unit and Tropic Terrace is always beautiful.
We loved the unit and the central a/c which apparently the other units do not have - window units only. The condo has been completely remodeled and well decorated without the kitch and clutter so common in vacation rentals. The pool and grounds are immaculate, and the beach and water were gorgeous. The bed was really comfortable and the kitchen had everything you could ever need on vacation! We will be back!
Tropic Terrace is truly a hidden gem! What a beautiful place. The atmosphere and the people were exceptional. The apartment was clean with plenty amenities. The beach was just a few steps away which is perfect when you have little ones. My family is ready for another weekend trip to tropic terrace. Thank you so much!
This place is perfect. I've stayed in many vrbo's. You will never find a cleaner one. It's decorated super cute-very beachy, and newer furniture. Bathroom is small (as others state) but it is certainly big enough for full size tub/shower combo, small vanity and toilet. What else do you need? Beds comfortable, linens nice, basic starter things supplied in kitchen. The front desk lady went above and beyond to help us print boarding passes. Everything is a short walk or $6 Uber away, and the beach is ideal. Pool was refreshing and not busy at all. I wouldn't hesitate renting this again or suggesting it to anyone.
This beach apartment was absolutely wonderful! It was exceptionally clean and well furnished. It is a little on the small size but we didn't mind because the location was fantastic. You walk past the pool to the boardwalk and out to the beach. So close! Perfect if you have kids. The beach is clean and not too crowded. We spent a lot of time shelling too. This portion of trip was the highlight of our entire trip.
The pictures are true to this unit. Everything is updated and bright. The bathroom is smaller than I thought; but this was not an issue as I learned a trick from going on cruises. If you bring an over the door shoe holder, it make it great for small spaces and you can put your toiletries in all the little pockets. It worked out great! The rooms are large and spacious. Although all we did will basically sleep and take showers here, there is ample seating room with the large chaise/sofa that would sit at least 4-5 comfortably, combined with the 2 chairs in the L/R and 4 at the kitchen table it can seat a lot of people. The rooms have ample closet space and plenty of drawers. All appliances are stainless steel and very up to date. I gave my mom the Master BR and my son and I shared the 2nd room. Since my son is 6ft tall, I actually slept on the top bunk and he slept on the bottom. We have family that has a time share next door and has had their family stay at this property (Tropic Terrace) and have commented on how the other rooms aren't so nice. If you google Tropic Terrace there are many rooms that are individually owned, so at times you are at the mercy of who you book through, so I wanted to let everyone know if you book this unit #40 through Shonda (the owner), you won't be disappointed!!!! On a side note, check in is on a Saturday and they are closed on Sundays so be sure to check to make sure everything is in working order before the front office staff leaves. The batteries had died in the A/C thermostat so we couldn't adjust the air and it was very hot, but it was corrected right away and once the unit cooled down there were no other issues!! Thank you Shonda for the batteries :) We would book this unit again for sure!!!
Once again, we rented this property for our April vacation. We love the bunk beds for the kids and the king size bed for the parents. Very comfortable and clean (although, we did find some pretzels under the couch and noticed under the kitchen cabinets looked like it had not be cleaned). There were also no extra garbage bags, bathroom tissue, or sponges to wash dishes. Perhaps we are responsible for such things, but it would be a nice gesture to include them. Like last time, there were beach chairs and toys for the kids and the pool was clean and warm. We really enjoy staying here and love the walkway between the bldg. and the beach and the close proximity to shopping. Quick note: The WiFi link we were given was not working but we noticed 2 other WiFi extensions we could use (both tropic terrace). Maybe include that in the paperwork. Great place, great stay. Thank you!
The unit looked just like the pictures online. It was clean, bright, and comfy. We have 2 kids; 2 and 4.5 and they slept in the bunk bed with trundle. We had ample room for our clothes in the dressers and closet and there were even beach chairs, an umbrella, and beach toys for the kids! The beach was quiet and beautiful and the pool was clean. The other tenants in the building were very friendly, too. There is a nice walkway right behind the bldg. along the beach and a huge healthfood store just a few miles away. You can also walk to the Publix in one direction and shopping and restaurants in the other. I want to give a special thanks to Shona, the realtor for the unit, and the bldg. manager (his name escapes me). We had a problem with our fridge and the bldg. manager gave us the keys to the rec room fridge so our food wouldn't spoil and Shona refunded us a generous amount for the trouble. We would definitely be interested in returning next April. Great place, great location, and great interactions via phone and email regarding the rental from start to finish. Oh, and our 4.5 year old's favorite game is now shuffleboard!
The heated pool is fabulous! This beachfront property is a vintage, mid-century gem that has been restored to keep its original charm while offering guests a modern vacation. The area has everything from motorboat, bicycle, kayak, and scooter rentals to casual and fine dining all within walking distance of our unit! On property, one can play shuffleboard, grill out, picnic at one of several beachfront dining tables, swim in the pool, or just relax on the beach to the soft sound of the waves.
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|$85 + Tax
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All Holidays will be charged at peak season rates