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Return rates could reach 30% or more for merchandise that's bought online, and clothing returns can be closer to 40%, cnbc.com reports.
Return rates lead also to 10% around the holiday season. Because less than half of returned goods are re-sold at full price, retailers may end up forfeiting 10% of their sales at the busiest time of year, according to Gartner Research.
Unwanted and damaged goods either get tossed out or sent through a lengthy chain of liquidators and wholesalers, paying pennies on the dollar to the retailer before eventually selling them to bargain-hunting consumers.
Third parties are trying to disrupt the traditional model for dealing with this issue. For instance, Optoro claims its technology platform optimises the efficiency for returned merchandise by finding the best re-sale price the moment the product is returned and scanned.
Sixteen of the top 20 US retailers and manufacturers use Optoro's technology. Its client list includes Home Depot, Target, BJ's Wholesale and Jet.com (owned by Walmart).
After being returned to a store, merchandise ends up at Optoro's warehouse in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Once the merchandise arrives at the warehouse, it gets tested and inspected first. When it's determined to be in working order, or refurbished and given a clean bill of health, it's simultaneously listed for re-sale on Amazon, eBay, and Optoro's retail site, called Blinq.com.
If an item isn't able to be refurbished easily, it goes onto a pallet of goods sold on Optoro's Bulq.com website. Bulq.com buyers often don't mind doing the repairs themselves because they get a deeper discount.
Electronics make up the bulk of returned products to Optoro, at just under one-third. Home and garden merchandise makes up 20%, while baby items, clothing and other consumer electronics are another fifth of the returned products in Optoro's warehouse.
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A PIONEERING scheme has been launched to help young people forced out of home ownership because of the lack of affordable housing get on the first rung of the property ladder.
A trust formed by five people in the Swansea Valley offers the prospect of an interest-free loan for a deposit on a first home.
The aim is to stop the drift away from the Ystradgynlais and Abercrave areas and help long-term residents - especially young people - to own a new modern house.
The scheme is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK and will be closely monitored by communities throughout Wales which are similarly affected by house prices.
The Alert Trust - it stands for Activity Linked Environmental Redevelopment Trust - was originally established to build a national mountain bike centre in the Upper Swansea Valley. Twenty acres were purchased at Penrhos and the trustees were granted outline planning permission only for mining giant Celtic Energy to turn down a request for its forestry to be used for cycle tracks.
Rather than let the site stand unused, the trustees have now come up with the idea of helping to resolve the deposit dilemma for local home buyers.
An application has been made to Powys County Council to grant the land residential development status and if this comes about there is already a "substantial developer" waiting in the wings.
One of the trustees, John Lewis, 61, a retired businessman, said, "We want to genuinely give young people the opportunity to purchase a house in their own locality rather than consider moving to Neath, Pontardawe or Swansea.
"There are some very nice executive houses under construction. of course, but that sort of development doesn't help young people.
"We have done research and found that youngsters have to move out of the area if they want to get a new house but they far prefer to stay here."
Potential first-time buyers can register their interest by writing to Alert Activities, c/o Rotafix House, Abercrave.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Gas prices are high, and to make matters worse you may not be getting all you're paying for. Some folks say the increasing amount of ethanol in gasoline is affecting their vehicle's fuel efficiency. Right now most gas you buy has 10% ethanol. Although this helps deflate the rising gas prices, fuel efficiency is taking a back seat.
Driver Timothy Chestnutt says he gets regular maintenance on his 2003 Chevy and the only thing he thinks could be affecting his fuel economy is the ethanol in the gas.
"I'm trying to watch my money just like everyone else is and I'm trying to cut corners and save the money the best I can and I've noticed the last six months that gas mileage is getting worse, and I don't know why that is.."
Car Doctor owner Val Boudreau says the 10% ethanol that is in gas does affect the way the vehicle operates. Because the way it combusts, Boudreau says your car's performance may suffer.
"The combustibility of the alcohol is less than blended gasoline and as a result, you won't see the same amount of power so you could very well see a decrease in mileage as well as power."
Boudreau says gas mileage may be affected by close to three percent and the decreasing efficiency will only increase as more ethanol is added. UNCW chemistry professor Robert Kieber says he thinks the use of ethanol in gas is sure to increase, especially as gas prices rise.
"As the price of gasoline gets more expensive, the use of ethanol increases for economic reasons. As the price of gas goes up, the use of ethanol goes up. As the price of gasoline goes down, the use of ethanol does as well because it's not economically viable."
Chestnutt says he thinks if that is the case, then something should be done to help the cars keep up.
"I think it's gonna hurt the vehicle unless they start making vehicles that can handle the ethanol and the older vehicles, there should be something done as far as converting them to better handle the ethanol as well."
Boudreau says it's hard to pin point the exact affects of ethanol on cars and because of this, its also difficult to combat the effects. He suggests keeping up with routine maintenance in order to avoid other issues.


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- Escape to the Poconos at this family-friendly hotel
- Features two restaurants, three bars and a nightclub
- Relax in the indoor pool or the huge, 17,000-gallon hot tub
- Free shuttle to the casino
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This family-friendly destination is close to state parks, ski areas and Poconos sightseeing, but with so many options on site, you may not need to leave.
Rooms at the Woodlands feature two full-size beds and flat-panel televisions. Many include a private balcony overlooking Laurel Run Creek that runs right alongside the property.
Dining options exceed the usual American fare at most other hotels -- the brick oven pizza at Crescenzo's comes "highly recommended" (Examiner.com), while the sushi and hibachi offerings at Shogun earn 4 stars from Urbanspoon visitors.
Paddle off those calories at the huge, indoor, 17,000-gallon hot tub, nearly the size of a swimming pool itself, or put the kids to bed and dance cares away at the Evolution nightclub. A more casual experience is available with cocktails and apps at SKYY Vu's riverside deck, complete with outdoor cigar bar.
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Playing as a jazz musician, I do hear how close it is getting to the real thing! Of course, it depends on the system you have.
How close is recorded music getting to the real thing?
Many audiophiles spend thousands on state-of-the-art audio equipment, but does it really put you in the room with the performers?
There's lots of things that can influence to the conclusion of the record. I think that the studio or whatever the place is where the record session is taking a place is the most important thing to the conclusion. The setting of microphones is always very important too. The studio is not always the best place to record music. My best records has not been recorded in the studio. Of course It's the easiest way to record but there is something missing always, I think. Church or some cottage may sometimes be much better place than studio. Of course the last thing is the equipments that can influence to the conclusion. A good record and Martin-Logan speakers (the most important,also the whole system) is the way to the real thing. That's the way I get live session in my room.
The first time I walked into a Linn showroom, I was floored by how real their setup was! And that was in the store! Another surprising time was the first time I listened to an all-tube setup and expensive turntable. The only thing missing from this jazz recording were the smells of smoke and liquor! Everything else was there in the room as real as I could imagine!
Constantly I read in various high-end publications, as well as mainstream audio magazines, that reproduced music does not come anywhere near a replication of a live musical event. This is just not so. A halfway decent full-range system can consistently transport one to a live musical event. That is, if the listener is willing to concede that his electronics are indeed capable of reproducing waveforms and acoustic spaces accurately enough to produce the illusion of live music. However, if one goes into every listening session totally convinced that electronics are incapable of enough accuracy to simulate live music, and is unwilling to suspend disbelief, then you can be sure that he or she will never be fooled into thinking they're hearing the real thing. Of course, this takes a lot of faith and perhaps some effort, and of course it takes some obliviousness to the fact that you are in a listening room in front of a stereo before disbelief will dissolve. This means anyone who listens with eyes open will never get there. I read silly things like: glasses on/glasses off---oh, with glasses off your brain needs to do more correcting . . . yeah, if your eyes are open. This is ridiculous. Any who listens with their eyes open is simply not really listening. They may think they are, but if you are devoting all of your brain's processing ability to listening, then why would you have your eyes open? The room should also be completely dark. Light can still impinge on the retinae, even through closed eyelids. And if you are sensing any visual stimuli whatsoever, this is processing power taken away from the auditory center. So, the best systems nowadays are quite able to come indistinguishably close to the real thing; that is, if the listener is willing to believe this. If not, then the equipment is wasted.
Please, get real! I have played live music now for thirty years, and even though my system is high-end (ie, $30k), never has my system ever made me think that I was listening to live musicians actually playing in my room! However great a system may be (and I've heard some of the best), music that is heard live, is infinetly better!!!
the equipment on the end ofhte chain continues to get better and better, but the only limiting factor that seems to continue to be a problem is the recording format used in personal music systems. As the staandard advances the representation of the actual gets better and closer to the real thing. We should all be interested in the new standard for the audio version of the DVD since it will be the next music medium that could, if done right, bring us closer to the real event thatn we ever imagined.
It is impossible to make the statement that music as a whole (all types) sounds the same on a home audio system. It is easier to reproduce amplified rock through a home system and get that "you are there" sensation than unamplified music (i.e., classical). I find the character and nuances of classical music to rely to a greater extent on room accoustics than does amplified rock music. Therefore, reproducing unamplified music is a more difficult task. Thus, chalk me up for "Gets close sometimes" (depends on the music).
It is actually more than there. My ear IS on the strings of Clapton, IN FRONT OF the singing lips of Tracey Thorne, and RIGHT INSIDE the drums of the Deep Purple when I listen to my system. No "live" experience can give me the same analytical detail and full palette of sounds that a sonically excellent digital recording gives me. Furthermore, the whole art experience can be easily replicated, over and over again, and the background noise is significantly lower. Listening to recorded music is a totally different type of experience, not a copy of the live one.
The quest for recreation of a live event in the home is like a dog chasing its tail. There are just too many differences, and for the money some people spend on gear to reproduce music, you could hire a limo and get tickets to concerts, and go regularly. To me the proper focus on listening to music at home is not recreation, because if that's the only focus, then how can you ever judge whether what you're listening to hits the mark without actually having been present during the recording. Music stirs an emotion, and if what you play at home, triggers the 'music' emotion, even if it's not faithful to the original, that is all that should matter. After all, will any two live performances of the same thing be quite the same?
Though my system has its good points, count me in among the sizeable chunk of listeners who must suffer through less-than-perfect speaker placement. To all of you guys/gals married with children . . . I feel your pain. You are not alone!
Of course, all of the above apply depending on the record. However, things are really improving when someone takes the time to do it right. Thank goodness we are past the 70's and 80's and there are people trying again.
speakers have a terrible noise floor. They may never reach into the noise floor well enough to "fool" us into believing that we are listening to the real thing. Transient signal reproduction is not the be all end all of reproduction, it is the nuance that is important for fooling us into believing as well. The nuber of speakers that have a low enough noise floor to fool the brain/ear into believing that we are listening to the real thing can be counted on one hand. And they can accomplish this feat in only a relatively small bandwidth...
I much prefer listening to music on a good hi-fi than at a concert. Most concert halls don't sound as good as a home system. Most concert-hall seats are nowhere near the sweet spot. Give me a good hi-fi every time.
Okay, at home I "miss" the coughing, the smoky intermissions (even at classical concerts in my country), but looking at an album cover is no substitute for looking at real performers. But then, how often will Jimi Hendrix, Carl Wilson, John Lennon, Kate Wolf, Franz Liszt, or Camille Saint-Saëaut;ns come to play in my village in the Netherlands? For all those evenings when the real performers aren't available, my vinyl collection + audio systems will be the best for now.
Tonal accuracy and imaging are well on their way, but ambience is lacking. Ambience is the major factor that is missing still. The other problems with realism relate to the philosophy of the recording engineer who often believes that making a recording sound "better" than reality is a good thing.
it starts with the recording, dummy!! And most recordings (popular) are still pretty crappy. We need to be preaching to the recording profession the benefits of listening to their work on a decent system. Too many times I've seen final edits done at a studio or home on a "rack" system.
The fact is that no REproduction system will ever be able to duplicate exactly the experience of a live performance. I believe it is theoretically possible to exactly reproduce what the recording equipment "heard," but men and machines don't hear the same things. Machines are ruthless and methodical in their detection, and they become more so daily. People hear with their ears, eyes, moods, in fact their whole being. Machines may be able to hear better than we, but they'll never be able to LISTEN to a performance. Don't get me wrong---I love occasionally being taken away from my listening chair to some far-off never-never land. But without fail, when I open my eyes or listen more deeply, I always end up at home. That isn't a bad thing, but it is the truth.
The weakest link, IMO, is the recording process. I can't tell you how many times a drumkit has been miked from the drummer's perspective rather than from the audience's point of view. Errors like this only serve to degrade the illusion that you are actually THERE.
If we're talking about amplified live music, recorded music surpassed the average live sound quality in the early '60s. If we're talking about repoducing the sound of a human being playing an instrument, there's a world to go.


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Hercules have won promotion to the Spanish Primera Liga as Real Betis agonisingly missed out on a return to the top flight despite a 4-0 win at home to Levante.
Betis needed Hercules to slip up at Real Irun but the Alicante-based side won 2-0 to seal their place in the top flight for the first time since the 1996-1997 season and relegate their opponents in the process.
Betis, relegated the season before last, ended the current campaign with 71 points, the same as second-placed Hercules and Levante, who finished third and were already promoted before Saturday's clash.
Real Sociedad won the division and return following a three-year absence.
Twice champions of Spain, Real will renew their regional rivalry with fellow Basque side Athletic Bilbao next season.
Hercules and Levante, meanwhile, will join fellow provincial outfits Valencia and Villarreal in the Primera Division.
The Valencia region has only had four teams in the top flight once before, way back in 1945-1946.


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Like most dictators, Indonesia's Suharto sought the predictable. Peasants would be handed scripted questions before the general dropped in on their fields for a photo-op. Every five years, his Golkar party calibrated its winning tally in sham elections to the percentage point. Those who dared speak against the old man could expect to be clapped in irons.Suharto's fall could not but unhinge things. His heir, B.J. Habibie, was slapped around like a rag doll by the ensuing whirlwind: for 17 months the stumbling former engineer led the country from crisis to crisis, from student protests to ethnic killings to the torching of East Timor. But merely replacing him has not returned Indonesia to a reliable script. By rights, Abdurrahman Wahid--the man described over and over as a frail, half-blind cleric--should not have assumed the presidency last week. That prerogative belonged to Megawati Sukarnoputri--housewife, daughter of the mercurial Sukarno, icon of democracy, the people's choice. She would have posed a fine counterpoint to her nemesis, Suharto; she would have returned to the presidential palace some of the glamour wielded by her father, the man who lashed together the modern Republic of Indonesia. But this Indonesia--crippled by debt, pulled taut by regional resentments, riven by religious and ethnic divides that are only drawn more starkly as 204 million citizens come to grips with an unforgiving future--remains a land unable to adapt easily to the rules of nationhood. The road ahead is as unclear as ever. Perhaps it's best that a blind man now leads the way.
The streets of Jakarta in the hours leading up to the selection of Wahid and Megawati
Indonesia heats up as protesters return to the streets and politicians jostle to elect the country's new president
A biography of Bishop Belo depicts a reluctant East Timorese hero
In a dramatic twist, Abdurrahman Wahid becomes Indonesia's leader. Can he rule?
Wahid's mediation allowed the Big Three to bridge basic differences
Few other than Wahid saw his victory coming. Until the morning of the Oct. 20 election, observers generally pictured the race as mano-a-mano between Megawati and Habibie. When the latter dropped out, shamed when parliament rejected his defense of his stormy tenure, the way seemed clear for Megawati to inherit the throne. That she seemed to think of the presidency as hers--ostensibly because her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) won 34% of the vote in last June's elections, but perhaps also by birthright--irked Wahid, who had earlier pledged to support her candidacy. He claimed that, as a democratic gesture, he needed to contest the election. Those who backed him--a constellation of Muslim parties, the army and nearly all of Golkar's delegates--were more concerned about the rough-hewn populism of the PDI-P, whose red-clad partisans thronged the streets of the capital. The opposing impulses put Wahid, who is popularly known as Gus Dur, easily over the top, with 373 votes to Megawati's 313.
The outcome underscored how critical Megawati is to post-New Order politics. That night thousands of her supporters fought troops blocking access to the national assembly building; at least 29 people were injured, and a car bomb killed two. (Those guys didn't need to spray us with tear gas, sighed one demonstrator. We were crying already.) The next day Wahid's National Awakening Party (PKB) nominated her for Vice President. Other factions, realizing that the PDI-P's poll victory had to be rewarded somehow, quickly lined up behind the choice. (According to Golkar insiders, armed forces chief General Wiranto wanted the vice-presidency but withdrew his candidacy angrily when Golkar officials could not guarantee the party's votes.) Megawati's win calmed the situation, in part because many of her supporters are convinced that the 59-year-old Wahid--who suffered two strokes last year--will not be able to serve out his five-year term. Outside observers were cheered, too, by the fact that the new government would carry at least some of Megawati's popular mandate--and her party's majority in parliament.
Yet she and Wahid--novices at governing--aren't likely to dominate the political scene as did their predecessors. Unlike Suharto and Habibie, Gus Dur likes to delegate authority and likes people with initiative, says political analyst Mohammad Hikam in Jakarta. He will choose aides and ministers that have the same tolerant view. Famously inclusive, Wahid is likely to draw from an ideologically broad spectrum of candidates. Among those being mentioned for cabinet positions are a trio of respected members of Megawati's economic team: Laksamana Sukardi, Kwik Kian Gie and Tjahyo Kumolo. Alwi Shihab, a PKB chairman and a former Harvard University professor, seems headed for the Foreign Ministry. Even two of Suharto's better-known technocrats, former finance ministers Fuad Bawazier and Mar'ie Muhammad, are under consideration.
The governing system already boasts a healthy division of spoils. Opposition leader Amien Rais heads the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the body that elected Wahid and that will be responsible for enacting the constitutional changes needed to keep Indonesia on the democratic path. Tough Golkar pol Akbar Tandjung controls the elected lower house of parliament, where the arm-twisting skills he showed last week (many in the party say he was responsible for destroying Habibie's candidacy) should prove useful. And new political reforms promise to even out the power imbalance among the different branches. The once-omnipotent president has been limited to two terms and can no longer single-handedly appoint military commanders or grant political pardons (which must be decided in tandem with a more independent judiciary). Cabinet posts and ambassadorships will have to be approved by parliament, which will also be able to override the president's rejection of particular bills. And legislation now under debate would allow regional parliaments to elect their own governors. We can expect a much more decentralized government under Gus Dur, says political science professor Maswadi Rauf. The new President may have no other choice.
Wahid, after all, confronts a truly new order. What transpired last week--albeit with a bit of Javanese machination and another bout of violence--was precisely that transition to democracy that had seemed so unlikely throughout the year-and-a-half since Suharto fell from power. You have the full range of moderate, largely secular reformists in the government, which gives a real popular base, says a senior White House official. This is about as good an outcome as one could have hoped for. At one time or another each of the four civilian leaders who have emerged this month--Wahid, Megawati, Rais, Tandjung--had a place in Suharto's New Order. They now stand firmly outside that structure, as does the government they lead. That doesn't mean that the endemic corruption and militaristic culture that marked Suharto's reign have been suddenly eradicated. But for all those inside the parliament building last week who thought the venerable Wahid could not possibly win, many more outside were convinced that Indonesia would not even make it this far.
Wahid himself is as unlikely as his victory. He bears an illustrious--some would say feudal--pedigree. Born in East Java in 1940, he is the son of Sukarno's minister of religious affairs and grandson of the founder of the Nahdlatul Ulama (N.U.), now Indonesia's largest Muslim social organization with 30 million members. (His grandmother hailed from the royal family of Solo--the same line as Suharto's late wife, Siti Hartinah.) The lineage led him, after high school in Yogyakarta (where he had to repeat a year after goofing off reading books and watching movies), to a distinguished religious education. In Java he attended pesantren, Islamic boarding schools. Next he shipped out to Cairo's historic Al-Azhar University and then to the University of Baghdad, studying religion at the first and literature at the second but graduating from neither. When Wahid returned to Indonesia in 1970, first to teach in his hometown of Jombang and then, in 1984, to take over the N.U., he wielded a moral authority that belied his years. Even today supplicants bow and kiss his hand, and some ascribe to him mystical powers.
His grooming does not seem that of a firebrand. But even during his Islamic schooling Wahid displayed a maverick side. He delved into Western philosophy--Plato, Marx, Durkheim--and developed a passion for classical music. (He speaks Dutch, Arabic and English fluently as well as Indonesian.) As he matured, he learned to blend the conventional and the radical. When he removed the N.U. from formal politics in 1984, for instance, he actually transformed the group into a major force. By directing the network of N.U.-run pesantren to focus on rural development--health care, education, family planning, new farming methods--he also bred a cadre of sometimes radical rural activists. Suharto, to his chagrin, could not directly assault that power base because of its massive size and praiseworthy aims. The leeway freed Wahid to become one of the New Order's most articulate critics, insistent upon the need for a democratic, civilian and, importantly, secular government.
In many ways Wahid makes for an unusual leader of the N.U., a group that appeals largely to the millions of Javanese peasants whose Islam mixes with more ancient folk beliefs and rituals. By all accounts he is agile in both Western thought and the baroque curlicues of Javanese politicking. His support is Muslim, yet he loudly champions the rights of Indonesia's Christians and other minorities. (His election has raised hopes that the world's most populous Muslim country may establish diplomatic relations with Israel, which he visited in 1994.) He arranged to marry his wife, Siti Nuriyah, through her father, then encouraged her to finish her master's degree in women's studies at the University of Indonesia.
His followers need exactly this mix of opposites. For many, Wahid serves as a bridge to the future. By straddling the worlds of intellectual and farmer, politician and priest, he has tempered the modernity that has whipsawed rural Indonesia in the past decade. Around the world, believers ask the same thing of Islam--to provide a haven against painful, often mystifying changes. This particular leader, however, insists that his flock not barricade itself behind a Muslim identity, and instead recognize the tolerance and openness implicit within Islam itself.
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Scott Gordon's dry, biting humor is often evident. On this, though, he seemed serious.
"This is the spot where I want to be."
Gordon now is an assistant coach with the Maple Leafs, who visit the Coliseum Friday. It is his first job since being dismissed as the Islanders' coach on Nov. 15, 2010. He turned down a couple of interviews for minor-league head-coaching jobs last summer before getting an opportunity to join Ron Wilson's staff in Toronto.
"I didn't have to think too much about this offer," Gordon said recently. "I got a chance to work with Ron at the World Championships and the [2010] Olympics. It's a chance to see how someone else runs a team. You can always learn more as a coach."
When general manager Brian Burke and Wilson dismissed longtime Leafs assistants Tim Hunter and Keith Acton and brought in Gordon and former Islanders assistant coach Greg Cronin, it seemed that Toronto, which hasn't made the playoffs since before the NHL lockout, was in desperation mode.
Gordon, 48, could have been viewed as a possible interim successor to Wilson if the Leafs got off to a poor start. But the Leafs have been solid, good enough to stay in the Eastern Conference playoff race through 33 games entering Thursday, and the all-American coaching staff appears to be stable.
For Gordon, there is no ill will toward the Islanders after last season's dismissal in the midst of a 1-17-3 slide.
"You can end up doing a lot of second-guessing yourself after something like that happens," Gordon said.
In addition to the losing skid, Gordon was thought to be too tough at times with the young, developing Islanders core, though not all of his former players would agree.
"He definitely meant a lot to me," Frans Nielsen said before the game against the Rangers. "I have a lot to thank him for. He gave me some key ice time when he first started and gave me the opportunity to play a lot of minutes. . . Last year, it really came down to the way we played, not anything to do with him, I think. It just didn't work and we left Garth [Snow] with no choice. But speaking for myself, he did a lot for me. It will be good to see him."
"Since I've been here," Gordon said, "some of the things I've done have been reaffirmed, which is good. And I've learned some new things.
"But every coach has his own style, and you have to do what comes naturally. You can modify your behavior but you can't try to be somebody else."
Gordon has kept an eye on his old team. "I'm sure it's different, because the expectations are higher, as they should be," he said. "They're certainly healthier than we were last year."


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Together Joyful
Finding joy and faithfulness in the despondency
1992 seems like only yesterday. And so it is, in the light of eternity. Now, as then, we might be tempted to despondency, for similar fears and uncertainties beset us. Nonetheless, a dozen years of fidelity have taught us much. The Spirit of consolation, discernment and fortitude has been with us, and therein is our confidence for the days ahead. We remain unashamedly rooted and grounded in Revelation, Scripture and Tradition, the Faith of the Undivided Church, and on this we bank our future.
Here at the Convent in Rempstone, prayer, both liturgical and personal, has the priority. Insight is sometimes given, prophetic discernment. This was noticeably the case in November 1992 and its aftermath. The following paragraphs were written then and can be repeated now:
Whenever there is division and disunity in the Church, there is pain, confusion and hurt on both sides. But there are times when there is no escape from suffering except by remaining in it. Seeking to be elsewhere, or make things other than they are, serves only to increase pain. The seemingly inevitable remains, and the deadlock mysteriously deepens, in face of stubborn resistance.
Jesus at Calvary can alone make it possible for us to continue in such a situation. For the joy that lay ahead of him he endured everything, and there are times when he calls us to join him in this. In his strength and with his enabling, we are to remain with him in his trials, and make up what is still lacking in his sufferings for the sake of his body, the Church.
However gravely we might seem to err, in our own eyes, Jesus remains Lord of his Church, for it is his; the gates of the underworld will not prevail. There will be no final defeat, for victory is already achieved. The Church, in fact, has no meaning or purpose outside the predetermined purposes of God, and if we remain faithful, while human things are shaken, then so much the sooner will the unshakeable Kingdom come.
At times we may feel utterly alone in all this. Companions, if there are any, or well-meant clichés even from the words of Scripture or pious exhortation, are meaningless, or indeed an insult. We are like Job in the face of his comforters. Again, there is no escape, except that of acceptance. This is the rock-bottom of faith, the faith that can understand and see nothing, but which persists. It is God's gift and the ultimate safety-net which holds us into life.
Hope begins to glimmer through. And it is there that we find our companions again. We know of a surety that the Church is the company of all the redeemed in the Communion of Saints, and that nothing can come between us and one another in the love which is God himself. However, there is always the immediate, practical moment. What is to be done? What might our Lord require of us? What, in fact, might he be offering us to do?
St Paul suggests an answer. 'This is what God in Christ wills for you', he says (1 Thess 5: 18). 'Be always joyful; pray continually; give thanks whatever happens.' Joy may well seem furthest of all things from heart and feeling. Yes, if we mean a facile, all's-well-with-God's-world kind of joy. Rather, let us return to an earlier thought: Jesus at Calvary, making it possible for us to endure, because he endured the full cost of the Cross for the joy that lay ahead of him.
A similar message is coming through again in 2005: joy. Our scheduled readings for matins one recent morning here, when the brokenness and disarray of the current situation were weighing heavily, pointed us to an extract from Irenaeus in the treatise Against Heresies, where he stresses the inestimable privilege of our Christian sacrifice in the Eucharist. We can never give up on it:
God regards the Church's oblation, which the Lord said was to be offered all over the world, as a pure and acceptable sacrifice...We have a duty then...not to come empty-handed into the presence of the Lord our God...The offering of sacrifice has not been brought to an end. In former ages, sacrifice was offered by the people of Israel; it is still offered in the Church...We are bound then to offer sacrifice to him and always to show our gratitude to the God who created us...with pure intention, genuine faith, firm hope, and heartfelt love.
Such then is our practical way forward. In faith we affirm that the God who requires us to 'show forth his death until he comes' will not deny us our rightful place in his Church, so that we may indeed accomplish his purposes by continually offering sacrifice – with the help of his grace, all together and with much joyfulness, for as long as he shall appoint.
A sister of Rempstone Convent
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Stephens says that because of the free flow of passengers on transit systems, security forces rely on passengers to report odd behavior or packages left behind:
"Widespread "See Something, Say Something" campaigns, including a text-based system started this summer by NJ Transit (see sidebar), are designed to take advantage of the countless pairs of eyes capable of spotting suspicious activity. Defining "suspicious," however, poses one of the biggest challenges to transit system law enforcement."
The Transportation Security Administration is also now involved on the local level of transit:
"Aside from their own intelligence gathering, the nation's otherwise diffuse network of transit agencies rely heavily on intelligence gathered by the TSA. The agency sends out daily briefs and frequently shares best practices."


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Since Rob Ryan took over the defense, we've begun to look forward to Fridays for reasons other than the promise of happy hours and the end of the work week. Because Friday is the day that defensive coordinator Rob Ryan speaks to the media, and for the most part, he always says something interesting or amusing. Today was no exception.
Ryan theorized Friday that he was the reason that Jerry Jones might be "scared" of the Eagles, following a 34-7 beat-down at the hands of Philly back in October which (obviously) saw a pitiful performance from Ryan's defense.
"Well, I think I made him scared the last time," Ryan said, per the Dallas Morning News. "He saw that matchup and went, 'Oh my god, I'm scared to death.'"
But while he'll acknowledge the ugliness of that last game, Ryan is looking forward to getting another shot at the Eagles.
"It was a travesty out there," Ryan said. "But again, we didn't have a very good plan out there. We do have the ultimate mulligan here. This is for all the marbles. We're excited about the opportunity. We've put ourselves in a great situation. Our defensive players are jacked up and ready to go... We're excited about it."
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wikiHow to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter
Three Parts:Cooking the GarlicProcessing the ButterRefrigerate and ServeCommunity Q&A
Spice up your regular butter fare by adding a dash of garlic and savory thyme. Creating this butter looks like a challenge but is easy as pie. You'll need fresh ingredients to make a 1¼ cup serving.
- 1 large head or 2 small heads of fresh garlic, separated and peeled
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup (1/2 pound) of unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
- Sea salt (preferably grey sea salt)
Part 1
Cooking the Garlic
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter1Place peeled whole cloves of garlic in a small saucepan. Leave enough room for all of the garlic to fit on the bottom of the pan.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter2Cover the garlic with olive oil. Use enough oil to completely cover the garlic cloves but not so much that the cloves are totally submerged.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter3Simmer over low heat. Simmer for approximately 30 to 40 minutes or until the garlic is soft and golden brown.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter4Scoop the fully cooked garlic into a small bowl. Use a slotted spoon to do this.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter5Mash the garlic with a spoon or small potato masher. Mix well. A fork also works well for mashing soft garlic.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter6Strain the excess oil in the pan through a coffee strainer. Return to a sealed container (or you can use it as garlic infused olive oil).
Part 2
Processing the Butter
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter1Place the butter in a food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. You may want to use the "pulse" speed option to achieve the ideal consistency.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter2Add ¼ cup of the mashed garlic, 1 ½ teaspoon of the reserved garlic oil, the fresh thyme (pre-minced) and a pinch of salt.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter3Process the ingredients until well blended. Avoid over processing as you will want to see small chunks of garlic and thyme in the finished product.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter4Sample the blend. Add more salt if necessary.
Part 3
Refrigerate and Serve
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter1Spoon the mixture into a glass bowl and refrigerate. You only want to keep the butter in the refrigerator until it firms slightly.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter2Remove from the refrigerator once it begins to firm.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter3Mold the mixture into a butter log or roll (or something near enough):
- Line the countertop with wax paper or aluminum foil and place butter mixture on top.
- Push the sides of the mixture together and form a roll.
- Wrap the butter roll inside wax paper or aluminum foil. Tuck the ends underneath and return it to the refrigerator to firm.
to Make Roasted Garlic Thyme Butter4Finished. Turn the butter out onto a small butter plate. Serve with the meal, providing butter knives so that diners can help themselves.
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- Use any residual garlic to top bread.
Serve the butter with crackers as a snack for weddings, holiday parties, and other special events.
- This butter roll can remain in the refrigerator for up to one week. Or, freeze it for up to six months.
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- Slotted spoon
- Food processor
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This bandwidth is free for the taking, as long as you abide by FCC regulations. The ISM band, for example, includes restrictions on output power and requires the use of spread-spectrum modulation. The UNII bands impose complex restrictions that regulate EIRP (equivalent isotropic radiated power). The FCC even regulates whether standard antenna connectors can be used on unlicensed devices. Companies must get FCC certification for all unlicensed radio products.
Still, consumers have relatively little protection. For example, it's legal for a company to sell a 2.4-GHz cordless phone that renders wireless LANs inoperable. And there are no dispute-resolution procedures to protect you if you install an unlicensed wireless connection and someone down the street installs another system that causes interference. In fact, the FCC has little power to enforce the rules, and consequently, individuals and organizations routinely violate FCC rules by using amplifiers and high-gain antennas to blast their signals louder and farther.
Enterprises, service providers, small businesses and home users all love unlicensed systems because you can buy them Monday and have them operational Tuesday. Vendors that sell unlicensed gear say they can count on one hand the number of cases in which interference problems couldn't be solved. Maybe so, but what will we do when everyone shows up at the wireless party?
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#Lions WR Ryan Broyles tore ACL in other knee. Out for #NFL season
#Lions WR Ryan Broyles tore ACL in other knee. Out for #NFL season
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Guess we'll be signing someone this weekSchwartz: "I certainly believe in second chances .. but you need to make the most of the opps you have .. In this case that didn't happen"
Imagine that.
Scrap Detroit!!
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Deion Branch
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Im sorry but Mayhew cmon man, you draft an ******* in Titus and now Ryan Broyles who is a fragile but decent WR I hope he comes back ready to play next year these past two draft are looking awful for Mayhew
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Still want to see Robiskie get an extended look, but haven't seemed to use him at all. That's what's wrong with this offense. Any other QB will make use of the targets he has, we seem to ignore most of them
Hopefully Robiskie gets some playing time this week, he has good hands, so that's a plus.
And if we sign someone, I think it will be Deon Butler. Guy who can play the slot and we worked him out when Burleson first went down.
Not trying to be that guy but doesn't this make Calvin more likely to get the record
You got to be ****ing kidding me
And is Schwartz serious with that comment? The **** is he trying to prove. Schwartzs comment really pisses me off. Is he really blaming Broyles with that injury, he couldn't have done anything to prevent it.
Man that is some unlucky crap for Broyles. Will he be able to play next season? We better not cut him or anything he is a good talent.
edit wow bjr don't confuse me like that, Schwartz was talking about Young.
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Why would we cut Broyles? We can always put him on PUP to start the season. Though he should be back
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Detroit vs Chicago Recap - Red Wings Win 4-3
The Red Wings earned a 4-3 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday at United Center.
The Red Wings were a +180 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Tomas Holmstrom, Danny Cleary, Pavel Datsyuk, and Drew Miller each scored for the Red Wings in the victory. Holmstrom opened the scoring for Detroit, finding the back of the net at 6:56 of the second period. The goal was unassisted.
Jimmy Howard turned in a 33-save effort for the Red Wings.
Chicago got goals from Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, and Michael Frolik in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Corey Crawford stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Detroit scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Chicago by a margin of 36-31.


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Information Related to "Jesus Christ: Divine Savior or Gnostic Nobody!"
Who was Jesus of Nazareth? A figment of the imagination of a group of men from Galilee? A good man? A teacher or prophet of God? Or was He truly a divine being made flesh? The answer to that question is the most vital piece of information anyone can have, yet it has been debated and argued for 2,000 years!
In recent years there have been several-high profile media efforts attempting to discredit the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth. Leading the way was The Da Vinci Code as both a book and movie. This was followed up by the supposed lost Gospel of Judas and, early in 2007, another book titled The Jesus Family Tomb.
Do you know for certain that Jesus was God in the flesh, or is there a nagging question in your mind about whether some of these modern claims may have some basis in fact? Could it be that perhaps Jesus wasn't really who He claimed to be, that He was just an ordinary man? Your answer affects your eternity, so you'd better be sure!
The modern questioning of the identity of Jesus follows the pattern established by the gnostics of the late first century. Around A.D. 90, the apostle John wrote to Christians warning that "every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God" (1 John 4:2-3).
The issue here was the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ—whether He was really God made flesh. Concerning John's statement, The Expositor's Bible Commentary says, "The clause 'that Jesus Christ has come' reflects the author's clear view of the preexistence of the Son, who came from the Father and from the moment of his historical birth, was Jesus Christ in the flesh."
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PROVO, Utah — Kelsey Brown and Natalie Stewart of BYU women's track and field will represent the Cougars this week at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. The meet will be held at Oregon's Hayward Feld and begins Wednesday, June 5, and runs through Saturday, June 8.
"The expectation for nationals is to make the finals, score some points and earn first-team All-America honors," head coach Patrick Shane said. "To do that, both girls will probably have to run personal bests, but I feel like they're both ready for that."
Brown ran the seventh fastest 800-meter time in the NCAA this season and is coming off a second-team All-America indoor season.
Stewart was ranked 56th nationally in the 400-meter run heading into the NCAA preliminary round, but beat the odds and qualified for the national championships as one of the final 24 competitors.
Athlete — Event— Schedule
Kelsey Brown — 800 meters — Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. PT, Semifinal
Natalie Stewart — 400 meters — Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. PT, Semifinal
Results/Heat Sheets/Quotes
Complete results, heat sheets and quotes will be posted on the NCAA website throughout the competition and at the conclusion of each day of the meet.
Ticket Information
Tickets for all four days of the championships are currently on sale. Tickets may be purchased online on Oregon's athletic website, by calling 1-800-WEBFOOT, in person at the Athletic Ticket Office located in the Moshofsky Center or at the Hayward Field ticket windows on the days of the meet.
Broadcast Plans
ESPN3/ESPNU will broadcast the majority of the meet, with supplementary webcasting on Pac-12 Live Stream.
Schedule: Day — Time — TV/webComment on this story
Wednesday, June 5 — 12 p.m.-8 p.m. — Pac-12 Live Stream
Thursday, June 6 — 11 a.m.-3:50 p.m. — Pac-12 Live Stream
Thursday, June 6 — 3:50 p.m.-8 p.m. — ESPN3.com
Friday, June 7 — 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. — Pac-12 Live Stream
Friday, June 7 — 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. — ESPNU/ESPN3.com
Saturday, June 8 — 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. — Pac-12 Live Stream
Saturday, June 8 — 2 p.m.-4 p.m. — ESPNU/ESPN3.com
Days three and four of competition will be rebroadcast on ESPNU on Sunday, June 9 at 7 a.m. MT and Monday, June 10 at 11 a.m. MT.
Kyle Chilton is the director of media relations for BYU men's basketball. He can be reached at 801-422-4909, email@example.com or on Twitter @kylechilton.


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The Senators know the other shoe could drop.
After being read the riot act by GM Bryan Murray following a 5-2 loss to New Jersey Devils Wednesday, the Senators are well aware he won't let this season slip away without making changes. Apparently, Murray's tirade wasn't pretty.
"Pulling out all the expletives: 'Wake up … wake up and show up," said winger Bobby Ryan before Thursday's visit by the Panthers.
"I think what I took most out of it was that we can be the most maddening team (Murray) has ever seen. We show up and play a great 64 minutes against St. Louis and then play zero against a team like New Jersey."
Ryan said he knows changes could be made.
"Having been through it extensively for myself I know it's not going to help your game and it's detrimental when you start to hear things," said Ryan. "Truthfully, I don't think it has made its rounds to the room as much as it has in the city and through the league by any means.
"Change is inevitable when things like this happen. I wouldn't be surprised if something happened and guys weren't surprised in the room. Guys will understand that is the way the game goes."
Captain Jason Spezza said the players know there could be changes.
"There's no ultimatums or threats but if things don't change players know it could be you who is the one out the door," said Spezza. "It could be any one of us. That's what happens. We put ourselves in this position and we have to get ourselves out of it."
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SABMiller plc
Confirmation of directorate change
As previously announced on 20 May 2009, SABMiller plc confirms that Dr Dambisa Moyo yesterday joined the SABMiller board as an independent non-executive director.
Dr Moyo is a director of Lundin Petroleum AB.
There are no details to disclose under paragraphs 9.6.13(2) to (6) of the Listing Rules.
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Welcome to Wolf Glacier Alaskan Malamutes! We are Alaskan malamute fanciers located in the beautiful Wasatch Mountain region of Northern Utah. We have been actively involved with Alaskan malamutes since 1999. Our primary passion is showing our Alaskan malamutes in conformation.
We are a small, hobby kennel striving to promote, raise and breed only AKC standard/registered Alaskan malamutes. Alaskan malamutes are our life, love and passion. We have a limited number of malamutes so we can adequately provide them with superior attention. Our dogs are not kennel dogs, they are loving pets and house dogs, first and foremost.
Wolf Glacier is dedicated to promoting outstanding working dogs who can excel in the conformation ring as well as be exceptional companions.
Currently, we are being mentored by a couple of exceptional mentors. We are working with breeders whose lines are T'Domar/Kodara and looking to incorporate a small bit of M'Loot. Our first litter is planned for 2016; our first home bred female being a result of crossing these spectacular malamute lines.
We will always breed for health and temperament first! We are also focusing on increasing bone, structure and coat.
Our future plans are: to obtain our foundation female within the next year, continue to actively show and work our dogs and then breed our first litter in the next 2 to 3 years.
We look forward to and enjoy talking about Alaskan malamutes. If you are interested in our upcoming litter or simply want to talk Malamutes, send us an email or give us a call!
My Story – Sherida
I have always loved animals, beginning with the chickens and rabbits my family raised. Later I bonded with the dogs my grandparents had. Bear Dog, a pure bred all black Australian shepherd from Brushwood kennels and Sham, a yellow labrador mix. But it would be years before I met MY breed.
In 1998 I met MY breed, the Alaskan malamute. I was introduced to this breed by my then future sister-in-law. Little Tobesha was her large Alaskan malamute. I was completely captivated by his large size, extremely wonderful temperament and his wolf-like appearance. I was hooked.
I officially became involved with Alaskan malamutes when I obtained my first malamute Jinx, in April of 1999. In 2005 I began conformation with my first female malamute, Anck, who completed her championship less than two years later.
My adventure with the Alaskan malamute has only increased from that point.
We are active members of:
Alaskan Malamute Club of America
Alaskan Malamute Club of Canada


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SMCS: Pete Matanich, Apollo Boys Hockey Head Coach [AUDIO]
The Apollo Eagles boys hockey team is 11-7 overall this season and 6-4 in Central Lakes Conference play. The Eagles currently boast an impressive 6-1 section record as well.
Apollo has won three of their last four games beginning with a 3-0 win at home over the Fergus Falls Otters on January 9th. After suffering a 3-1 setback against Alexandria on January 13th at the MAC, the Eagles rebounded with wins over Sauk Rapids-Rice (3-1 on January 14) and Little Falls (2-0 on January 16).
Head coach Pete Matanich was in studio on Saturday to talk Apollo Eagles hockey with Dave Overlund.


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Nobody wants to hire a dud. The time, energy and money that go into replacing an employee are usually significant. If we all want to hire great people, then it begs the question — how do we do it? Most people scour their investment decisions in significantly more detail than they analyze the decision on whether or not to invest in a potential employee.
If we are going to start getting smarter in our hiring process, we need to begin with the simple reality that employees are not "fixer uppers." While you can train people on new skills, it is very hard to change who they are at their core. This common relational mistake happens too frequently in the workplace, as well. We need to get a sense of who someone really is before making a hiring decision. Of course, the challenge is what can you really learn about someone in a typical 30-minute interview?
While a certain level of core skills is usually required, I believe the key thing to look for in hiring a new employee is attitude. I have repeatedly seen how a very skilled worker with a bad attitude can rot an organization from the inside out. Attitudes are contagious, and nobody wants to purposely expose their organization to the harmful impact of "stinkin thinkin."
Joe and Anne Ulmer are local entrepreneurs with a long track record of success in hiring for attitude. They have operated Ulmer's Kid Shoes in Jackson for over 30 years. While Joe spends most of his time with the shoe store, Anne is busy running The Beagle Bagel Café, which they opened in 1995. To successfully operate these businesses, they need the dedicated help of many employees who interact directly with the public. The reputation they have built for exceptional customer service is due in large part to their hands on leadership and the hiring of quality employees. Anne shared that "we do our best to hire people with great attitudes and who fit in with our cultural belief that the customer is always right."
Hiring for attitude is part art and science. While some companies have a battery of tests and detailed interview procedures to filter for attitude, the Ulmer's base their decisions primarily on gut instinct utilizing decades of experience hiring people. Anne shared the valuable tip that employers should take note of how potential employees treat the interview process. Are they prepared, on time and look their best? The Ulmers also take the time to actually check references. I am amazed at how often this invaluable step is overlooked by employers. Anne also noted words of entrepreneurial wisdom that were shared with her that "you always want to hire good people when you can, even if you are not hiring."
For the Ulmers, their hard work and dedication has certainly paid off. In addition to running successful businesses for years through economic ups and downs, they are now also in expansion mode with The Beagle Bagel Café. They have expanded their baked goods and catering significantly, and they opened their first franchise store in Madison in 2009. They will also be opening a store in Highland Village this spring. I have no doubt that this husband-and-wife entrepreneurial team will soon be rapidly expanding this franchise in the years to come.
As Keith Harrell in his book "Attitude is Everything" points out, some companies really go to great lengths to hire people with the right attitude. He shares about Southwest Airlines' detailed procedure for weeding through tens of thousands of applicants to find employees who are the right fit. A Southwest Airlines hiring manager has been quoted as saying that they look for "the perfect blend of energy, humor, team spirit and self confidence to match Southwest's famously offbeat and customer obsessed culture." While attitude may not be everything, as we all go through our hiring process, we certainly need to keep attitude at the top of the checklist.
Martin Willoughby is a business lawyer in Jackson. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Virginia's recent camp was a great opportunity for some of the school's top prospects to come out and impress the coaching staff.
That's why Flushing (N.Y.) Holy Cross defensive end/linebacker Christopher Brathwaite made the trip to Charlottesville, at least. The 6-foot-1, 250-pound defensive end from the Empire State performed very well at the event. So well, in fact, that he came away from an offer from the Cavaliers.
While Brathwaite has not yet told the UVa coaching staff about his plans, he knows what he plans to do with his future.
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"I think I'm going to commit to UVa," Brathwaite said on Friday evening. "It's pretty much official. I've still got to tell (the coaches), but you can go ahead and put me in as committed."
Brathwaite was impressed with how the camp went at UVa, just as the coaches were impressed with him.
"I found out they were offering yesterday. I was kind of expecting it after the camp. I did pretty well there. I spoke with coach (Al) Groh and coach (Ron) Prince afterward so I felt pretty confident.
"I really liked the school. I had been there before for the NIKE Camp and I just came back for this camp. Everything went pretty well. I really like the school and the coaching staff.
"The camp was good. I was mostly playing outside linebacker, mainly rushing the passer. I did pretty well at that and that's what I like to do. I've thought about how I would fit in there. I've never played the position before (OLB) but I can work at it. I think I'd do well in their defense the way it's run."


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Lab Assignment 3: Storyboarding
Deliverables: Storyboard Document depicting diagrams and descriptions (Web pages not necessary).
- Write the code for each lab assignment.
- The code is to be submitted in a single compressed folder (zip file) to the online course shell. The file must contain all .htm files, along with any other files that may be necessary for your project to run (ex: text files, images, etc.).
- When saving the file, it should be saved as Lab_#_Last name_First initial.htm. For example, if your name is Mary Smith the file for Lab 1 should be saved as Lab_1_Smith_M.htm
- Any and all written answers must be entered into the online course shell with the submission of the attached lab assignment.
- Create a storyboard for a four (4) page Website (one (1) home page and three (3) sub pages) and one (1) Cascading Style Sheet (.css). Using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio, or Dia, create a diagram of the layout and navigation structure.
- Explain the effects that the Cascading Style Sheet (.css) will have on the Web page. There must be a minimum of two (2) changes. Be sure to include detail. (Example: The Cascading Style Sheet (.css) will make the background color grey and change all H1 font to blue.)
- Describe what the home page will look like. (Will it have text? Will it have headings? Will it have an image? Etc.)
- Describe what the first, second, and third sub pages will look like. (Will they have text? Will they have headings? Will they have images? Etc.)
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June 18th, 2013, 14:14
A correction of previous post about three important points relative to the interface:
It's possible to make groups of commanders.
There's a command to select next commander without an order ie in Defend/Hide/Siege modes.
There's a command to repeat a Ritual Spell each month/turn (none for crafting items each month or recruiting without paying in advance, and so on).
Still missing many commands staking options, but those 3 abilities could change a lot the game playability when you control ton of provinces and armies. I'd say the only very important missing are now stacking recruit without paying in advance (seems they could easily add it), stacking movements orders (but that one is a big design step), check next province with troubles (unrest, take care of game turn messages to follow that point)
About commanders group:
The game allows create groups of commander:
Shift-click to select a range.
Ctrl-click to selec/deselect a commander in the current group selected.
Then when you select a commander in the group, all commanders in the group are highlighted. That group commands aren't in the manual and not even in wiki:
One detail is a nasty trap, when you move the group, if a commander can't move that far it is put in defend mode. Very bad choice to make players do errors. The good design would have been that none should move if one in the group can't. As it's made you need check state of all commanders to be sure all are moving. It's still a huge improvement in comparison to not have any group.
About selecting next commander without order:
Command 'n' allows select next commander without an order ie in Defend/Hide/Siege mode. That one is in the manual. :-)
That's a huge help, I made many mistakes in my previous game because of not knowing that and the troubles with the command for moving commanders that should have been right click (and left click to select a province). The typical error generated by this bad interface is try select another commander and click just beside will make current selected commander try move in a position he can't reach so it will be put back in defend mode, awful.
About repeating a Ritual Spell each turn:
Shift-m allows choose a ritual spell that will be repeated each month byt the selected commander. I don't know what happen if there's no more gems to cast it.
More generally about commands/shortcuts:
At last page of manual there's a list of shortcuts, seems the groups commands not here, but most are here. There's also the wiki page with shortkeys:
In my opinion the most important shortcuts for a "click fan" player, either available only through the shortcut, either rather frequent and to avoid 2/3 clicks:
n: Select next commander without an order (ie in Defend/Hide/Siege mode)
F1: Kingdom overview.
m: Messages (from turn just achieved)
Mousewheel or Pageup/Pagedown: Zoom in/out the map view.
y: Army view for all armies moving to the selected province (good for planning attack).
Shift-click: To select a range of commanders in a group.
Ctrl-click: Add/remove the commander in the group selected.
Shift-click: To recruit 10 units instead of one.
Shift-click: To select a range of units.
Double-click: To select all units of same type.
Enter: Deselect commanders or units selected.
w-click : Select all afflicted units (seems work with a little delay).
e-click : Select all units with 2 experience levels of more (seems work with a little delay).
h: Shows/hide right side menu (handy if you wonder why it disappeared!)
A final note: It seems that many of the shortcuts for commander actions has bugs and allow actions otherwise not possible. So to not cheat, use the interface to select an action other than those listed above (shortcut required for spell ritual repeated each month). Click on a commander action bellow his icon to select an action for this commander.
I'm quite sure it's elsewhere and perhaps with some other key commands not in the manual, but I search and didn't found any list highlighting commands useful for a player generally using the mouse and clicks and none with the groups commands.
And few more for newbies discovering the game:
Check the tutorial in manual is advised.
For the first game use the map with a yellow asterisk is advised.
Right click to select a province on the map.
Left click to select almost anything.
Left click to move a selected commander/group of commanders.
Right click to get information panel of many things, like a commander, or a unit type.
Click on a commander action bellow his icon: Shows the list of actions available for the commander, depend of the commander type and context.
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Fossils found in China indicate a dinosaur called Microraptor gui evolved 125 million years ago with sets of upper and lower wings.
The discovery suggests the evolution of flight in birds followed a similar path to the development of human aviation. Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first piloted powered flight in December 1903 in a biplane called the Wright Flyer.
Modern birds are believed to be descended from feathered, tree-dwelling dinosaurs. Some palaeontologists argue that tree-dwelling bipeds began leaping between branches before learning to parachute and developing flight involving flapping. Others say flight evolved in ground-living animals using early wings to power a run up trees and hills. ...
Lilienthal & the Wrights succeeded because they saw this was a dead end. The rigid airfoil wing has no natural counterpart, or at least none known of back then. Neither does the internal-combustion engine or propeller (if you discount the bacterial flagellum which they were unaware of).
The problem today is a lack of patience; people just don't like waiting about for things like this to happen anymore.
um.. no... the path to the development of human aviation required a step called "design." The Wright brothers' planes didn't happen with a car running up and down a tree.
But for believers having a single eye is the way to go!
Mat 6:22 "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light."
Their "similar path" comparison doesn't work. The development of human aviation is a result of design changes, which of course implies designers. Intelligence, not evolution.
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I like this tea a lot! And not just because the company is located in the town I was born in. It's very citrusy and smooth. Some teas are very unforgiving when you over steep them. I HATE bitterness. So the first cup I did my usual 4 min. It was good but almost too….pretty tasting. Don't know how else to explain it. The cornflowers maybe? Perhaps someone could leave a comment that would shed some light on things. Anyway, the next cup I left for 5 min…..Really good! I may even try for a bit longer next cup. There's doesn't seem to be any need to worry about bitterness with this tea. Just full, rich earl grey goodness :)
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The inimitable Manu Joseph skewers Anna Hazare as a false prophet created by headline-mad editors, and rightly so. Along the way, he points out that Indian politicians would never create the tough anti-corruption cop that the public wants, because that would be "suicidal." But he gives the so-called "Indian middle class" too much credit for sussing out Anna's faults when he concludes:
By the time the anchors asked the important question — "Who exactly is Anna Hazare?" — it was too late. They had already proclaimed him a modern saint, and he had amassed millions of supporters in a matter of days. As it turned out, Mr. Hazare is not a man the urban middle class would normally call a saint.
It is indeed true that Hazare has "supported the anti-migrant stand of Raj Thackeray, whose outfit, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, has frequently assaulted migrants from north India in Mumbai" and "praised the chief minister of Gujarat State, Narendra Modi, for "rural development" even though the image of Mr. Modi in the national conscience is of a man accused of having a role in the killings of hundreds of Muslims in communal riots."
So, too, he has "recommended amputation and death for the corrupt," "said that drunkards should be flogged," and "compared foreign retailers to the East India Company, which once colonized India."
But it is far from true that these are positions that would be decried with horror by the amorphous, one-size-fits-all Indian middle class -- which in varying guises seems to span everybody from the lowly office peon who owns a motorbike and a TV to the chief executive of the company he works for.
Raj Thackeray's supporters are as middle class as anybody, though his anti-migrant stance ensures that they are all Maharashtrans. Narendra Modi is hugely popular among the middle class, not only in Gujarat, but nationwide, not only for his less palatable exploits but also for making the trains run on time, as it were, in a country where the middle class often wishes aloud for an effective (and hopefully benevolent) dictator.
There's a sizeable set of that undefined middle class that hates alcohol, too, and like anywhere else in the world, more than a few Indian traders and shopkeepers and office workers have no loathing for excessive punishments to stamp out crime and, of course, "social evils" that they enjoy in private.
But the worst mistake Manu makes -- really getting carried away here -- comes at the end of his editorial, when he concludes that "It was exactly men like him [Hazare] from whom India had liberated itself in its struggle for modernity." I'm not sure one could find a single similarity between Hazare and India's British colonizers, save perhaps a suspicious liking for a good flogging. But you could definitely find a few echoes between Hazare's statements and "ideology" (if it's worthy of that term) and Mohandas K. Gandhi -- even if Hazare's claim to be his legitimate successor does border on the absurd.
If Hazare's fury does fizzle out, as it appears to be, it won't say much about him or "the middle class" or even the Indian media. And it will certainly say absolutely nothing about the British Raj. What it will prove is that the rough and tumble of a good election -- reasonably free and fair -- can swallow the odd street protest here and there with nary a belch. (Which may be sobering to Occupy Wall Street as the presidential race heats up).


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Would you buy your 15yr old dd a Coach handbag?
My sister Mary is all about spending money on nice things. Well it's her money. She can do what she wants with it. I notice her 15yr old dd had a coach hand bag. Not a big one. One of the smaller ones. Wow I thought. Who buys their teen dd that. I look on the Coach website. Find a handbag that looks pretty close to the one my niece had. It was 178$. I would never buy myself a purse that cost that much. I don't think I've ever spent more than 20$ on a purse for myself. Me don't see what's the big thing about Coach handbags.
I live in a military town and these ladies yard sale their coach purses for like $40. Maybe try to find a knock off or a used one ?
I wouldn't buy a coach bag for my child no matter how old they are. I find them to be ridiculously priced.
No. I'm 54 and recently bought the most expensive handbag I've ever had, it was $40. But, it looks like a million bucks!
They are for people that want to be like everyone else. It's no different than Air Jordan's, Jordache Jeans, and Calvin Klein back in the 80's and 90's. People that have money don't spend money on this stuff!
To me, it all depends how your child treats his/her items.
If I had a child that tossed and left their stuff everywhere then No, but since the ones I have raised are respectful of their things Yes, I spend money on Quality Items.
That being said, I also use Coupons and Shop during Sales.