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Outsourcing is one of the oldest tricks in the book when it comes to running a design business. Although larger design houses or designing studios often outsource too (especially when there is a lack of human resources in the office), however, outsourcing is mainly associated with freelance business. With rapid advancement in media technology, outsourcing has taken different shapes and has expanded its horizon beyond borders.
Nowadays, you can outsource from almost any professional field of business. From individual creative writers and typographers to customer service agencies and invoicing companies, outsourcing offers you a wide variety of fields to choose from. Moreover, the miraculous technology of Internet enables you to outsource from almost any part of the world with no hitch whatsoever. This article refers to some important aspects of outsourcing, its advantages and disadvantages and how does it impact your design business.
Outsourcing – The Concept
Outsourcing basically means to obtain goods or services from an outsider, i.e. the one who is not a part of your business or organization. The business that outsources another company or individual is legally bound by a temporary contract whose duration depends on the mutual agreement between the two parties.
Outsourcing is usually conducted over the Internet which allows you to avail the services of even the most distant service providers. The payment of the projects is also done through online payment services. The company or individual who is being outsourced is termed as a freelancer who works on either project by project basis or for a certain period of time.
Advantages of Outsourcing for Your Business
Hire People from All Over the World
One of the biggest advantages of outsourcing is that you can hire people from all over the world. This gives you an opportunity to enrich your production by adding in services from people from diverse cultural backgrounds and different aesthetic orientations.
Therefore, when you are going for a business pitch, and you outsource co-designers, outsourcing enables you to develop a good variety of design options to be presented to the client with different design perspectives. You can also find some really hardworking and dedicated human resources from all over the world through outsourcing.
Large Network of Employees
Outsourcing allows you to develop a large network of employees for your business. At times when you face a shortage of human resources for a certain project, then outsourcing enables you to fill this gap. Also, in the case of a tight deadline for a certain project, a good number of freelancers can be outsourced to get the work done in time. In case you fall short of your permanent resources, the large pool of outsourced resources keeps your work continuing.
Lesser Spending
Outsourcing, especially in the case of freelance design business owners, give you the advantage of having your work done by industry professionals, while not having to spend much. On the contrary, if a design business owner hires a certain staff, the expense of his monthly salary, office infrastructure and maintenance, and the overhead cost of managing the staff extends from what you usually pay to an outsourced human resource.
Outsource for Boring and Repetitive Tasks
There must be some work that you have to do on a daily basis and you are bored with it. Outsourcing serves its purpose the best when you do it for the tasks you repeat on a daily basis. For instance, maintaining the billings and invoices is what most design business owners hate to do, yet they are bound to do it on a daily basis.
For this kind of job you can outsource the services of an individual or a company that can manage your invoicing issues every day and make this important task easier for you.
Division of Labour
Outsourcing allows you to divide your tasks and projects so that you can focus on more important aspects and let the outsourced person do the remaining tasks. For example, designers mostly outsource professional copywriters or typographers for larger projects, so that they don't have to waste time thinking about captions and slogans and can focus entirely on the design.
Division of labour through outsourcing also enables you to test your outsourced resource by assigning them smaller tasks and seeing if they are able to deliver bigger tasks as well.
Best for Seasonal Projects
A common trend among design businesses is that they outsource people during a particular period of time when they have some seasonal or annual activity going on. Outsourcing facilitates projects that have seasonal or cyclical demands to bring in additional resources when you need them and release them when you are done.
Disadvantages of Outsourcing for Your Business
Losing Managerial Control
When you outsource a company or an individual freelancer for either a single task or an entire departmental responsibility, and you both bind yourself with eachother through a contract, it means that you have handed over the entire managerial or operational control of that task to the other party. By doing so, you lose your own managerial control over the project and the outsourced resource will not be bound to follow your organizational ethics, missions and values.
Your outsourced resource will be driven to make a profit from the services that they are providing to you and other businesses like yours.
To avoid losing your managerial control over the project being outsourced upon, add a clear point in the terms and conditions of your contract mentioning the core values of your business and that the outsourced party is bound to abide by them.
Threat to Business Privacy
No matter if your business is of a bigger volume or you run it all by yourself, there are certain business secrets that are meant to be kept confidential from outsiders. However, if you turn your entire project or any part of your project to your outsourced resource, there are chances that your business confidentiality comes under great threat. Especially, if the outsourced function involves sharing proprietary company data or knowledge (e.g. product drawings, formulas, etc), then you can consider your business in serious trouble in terms of privacy.
In order to avoid this, try to evaluate the outsourced company carefully to make sure your data is protected and the contract has a penalty clause if any incident related to business privacy breach occurs.
Production Quality Issues
Most outsourcing companies and individuals are entirely profit driven. The contract between the two parties fixes the price of the services you acquire from the outsourced resource; therefore the only way for them to increase profit will be to decrease expenses by compromising on the quality.
To prevent any issues with quality of production, add a clause in your mutual contract and bind them that as long as they meet the conditions of the contract, you will pay.
Communication Gap
As mentioned earlier, outsourcing is mostly carried out through the Internet and the outsourced resource is often located in other town, cities, countries or even continents. Although the highly technologically advanced world has removed the communication barriers, there are still some gaps that cause communication hitches between people of different regions (merely due to time zone factors and technology not being the same in every part of the world).
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Similar cases of communication gaps happen when you outsource from another country or region. The communication is usually done through Internet or telephone which often causes delay or miscommunication between the parties.
Some Outsourcing Websites and Their Reviews
Catering to the needs of outsourcing and its growing trend in the world of Internet, several outsourcing websites were established by different companies in the past decade that aimed to provide inexpensive work solutions to companies and lots of freelance projects to freelancers. Following are a few famous outsourcing websites along with their reviews, pros and cons:
oDesk is one of the most prominent outsourcing websites found on the Internet. Since its inception in 2004, oDesk has been proving as a great source for companies to outsource freelance employees and for freelancers to earn from a good number of projects. The best thing about oDesk is that it has no registration fee and completely hassle-free processing of registration and landing projects on your desk.
Pros and Cons
oDesk offers 'hourly payment guarantee' to the freelancers and 'hourly work guarantee' for the contractors, however, this guarantee is only for hourly projects. oDesk has declared a minimum hourly wage of 3 USD per hour; but then again, this minimum wage rule applies only to per hour wages and not long-term contracts.
Moreover, oDesk has a corresponding profile that keeps a record of the freelancer or company's work history, along with its basic data. However, this profile is based on the total number of hours that a contractor/ company has worked, and therefore it is not quite suitable for entry level freelancers/ companies.
Freelancer.com is one of the most common and widely-used outsourcing websites being used by freelancers and small and medium businesses alike. Freelancer.com is a personal favorite of many renowned companies as well as professional freelancers.
Pros and Cons
Owing to the cheaper rates provided by Freelancer.com, it is mostly preferred by companies based in Europe and North America. Unlike any other outsourcing website, Freelancer.com also boasts the widest variety of online job category listings, however due to lower job posting rates, the quality of jobs posted is very low.
Moreover, the customer support is not so efficient and there are reports of repeated spamming on the website. Although Freelancer.com has a 'Report violation' button for users, the site needs to be taking their own responsibility for the image and reputation of their business.
Elance is another commonly used and greatly appreciated outsourcing website available on the Internet. Elance dates back to 1998 and is considered one of the pioneers in online outsourcing websites. Due to its longstanding experience in outsourcing, Elance has been able to meet the needs of even the most demanding clients.
Pros and Cons
Elance provides an incredible amount of choice for employers and providers. The percentage of commission is pretty low; however, the employer is required to pay a $10 start up fee. Elance usually attracts employers with a higher budget than the free sites and thus companies with higher budgets look for high quality freelancers. The best thing about Elance is that posting a job is quick and easy and you can link it to your bank account and transfer money for your ease.
99designs is another famous outsourcing marketplace based in Australia and mostly focuses on hosting public design contests along with providing freelance job opportunities. A large number of small and medium businesses are benefiting from this website and its great features.
Pros and Cons
Among the best things which 99designs provides to both freelancers and companies include: 100 percent money-back guarantee, a large pool of designers, unlimited revisions, money-back guarantee, ease of use and value added tips on design contests. However, since 99designs attracts both amateur and professional designers, you may get submissions which are not so great in quality. Even so, one can always filter out bad quality work from best quality work with a little effort.
Sensational Jobs
Senasationaljobs is another interesting job website. Although it is quite a newbie in the world of online job websites, Sensational Jobs has easily made its way to the hearts of job searching designers and developers all over the world.
Pros and Cons
The best thing about Sensational Jobs, that interests most of the employers, is the money-back guarantee and its hassle-free process. For instance, if you are not fully satisfied with the response within 60 days, you'll be issued a full refund. Moreover, the simplicity of the layout and efficiency of the website's navigation provide ease of use to the job posting employer. Also, apart from outsourcing jobs, Sensational Jobs provides a large pool of full-time jobs from famous companies.
The jobs at Sensational Jobs are focused on the fields of design and development only. Also, the number of full-time jobs exceeds freelance jobs. Moreover, Sensational Jobs does not require a proper registration of the employer and so the website does not take the responsibility for any damage caused by the use of this website, job postings or the content of any job listing.
Final Thoughts
Different business owners have different perceptions when it comes to the point of whether or not to outsource. Outsourcing is common among freelance design business owners who often look for support in the field of copywriting, invoicing services and printing. Such freelancers usually cannot afford to hire many human resources, and so they outsource. However, there are some design business owners to whom outsourcing brings much trouble. Such issues include invasion of business privacy, unwanted delays and communication gaps etc. and so they try to avoid outsourcing.
It depends entirely on your business preferences whether you want to outsource some resources for your design business or not. Always consider what is good for your business and fulfills most of your business goals.


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America Is Asked to Embrace Black Boys Four Days before Christmas
Recently, the Chicago Police department announced the formation of a 400 member Gang Enforcement Unit working to stem the tide of violence and murders in Chicago. It noted that 75% of the murders in Chicago are gang-related. "No one seems to have a solution to the issues of Black boys and young Black men in the United States', says Phillip Jackson, executive director of The Black Star Project. "Schools have failed, the police have failed, government has failed and their families have failed Black boys and young Black men."
This army of more and better-armed policemen, by themselves, cannot solve the problems of Black boys. In an effort to lift many Black boys and young Black men from self-destructive behaviors to self-driven and positive self-directed behaviors, The Black Star Project's Million Father Movement is partnering with the most dynamic force in the Black community–the Black church. Black churches, mosques and synagogues from across the country are working together on "Take A Black Boy To Church" Sunday on December 21, 2008 for any and all services that day.
The Black Star Project is asking everyone in America, from elected officials to street organization leaders, from parents to social workers, from priests and pastors to policemen and corrections officers, to take a Black boy (or young Black man) to a church, mosque or synagogue. Jackson says, "The three most powerful institutions in the Black community are the church, popular media and street organizations. These institutions must come together to address the most pressing problem for Blacks in America: The destruction and self-destruction of Black boys and young Black men."
The Black church is truly the heart of the Black community. Throughout all struggles for progress for Black people in America, the Black church has been a constant voice and leader in the improvement of the Black community. With the issues of Black boys and Black young Black men quickly becoming almost a matter of national security, the Black church is needed now more than ever. Churches are being encouraged to reach out to Black boys and young Black men, wherever they are, and Black boys and young Black men are being encouraged to reach back to these churches.
We are especially asking fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, stepfathers, uncles, cousins, big brothers, mentors, deacons, trustees, male choir members, significant male caregivers and friends of the family to join us in this movement. Women and men of all races are also encouraged to "Take A Black Boy to Church." Please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call Rev. Catherine Jackson at 773.285.9600 to bring the "Take A Black Boy To Church" Sunday to your city, to receive a complete organizing kit or for more information about this event. Participating faith-based institutions will be listed in our national directory.
Churches will be given guidance on finding and working with Black boys from The Black Star Project. Churches will also be encouraged to work with and adopt local schools and men participating in this program will be encouraged to continue their participation throughout the year working with Black boys and young Black men.

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Lancashire's biggest family have held a christening – for 11 of their 16 children.
Noel and Sue Radford, of Morecambe, had 11 of their brood baptised at a service on Sunday.
The family is currently being filmed by a TV crew for a new programme.
They appeared in 16 Kids...and Counting on Channel 4 last Sunday night and were interviewed live on This Morning.
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In 1997 Richard Mugford established Mugford & Co Solicitors in Fareham, providing legal services to the local community in Wills, probate, powers of attorney and conveyancing.
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Remember that awesome website called Poladroid that I became a little obsessed with for its ability to produce such realistic online Polaroid pics?
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A poem by Kathleen Jamie has been chosen to adorn the monument at Bannockburn.
The verses, which end "Come all ye', the country says/You win me, who take me most to heart", will be inscribed on the timber ring beam at the top of the 1960s rotunda at the site.
The National Trust for Scotland and Historic Scotland, working with Creative Scotland and the Scottish Poetry Library, commissioned 10 Scottish poets to write about the site and the surrounding landscape and asked the public to vote for their favourite.
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Almost 1000 people voted, and Jamie's poem won by a clear majority.
The judges of the prize, including Scots Makar Liz Lochhead also deliberated on the poems, and came to the same conclusion.
The commission is part of the Battle of Bannockburn project to upgrade the heritage site which is a place of commemoration.
The new facilities will include a visitor centre with state-of-the-art interpretation of the battle and a programme of conservation, restoration and enhancement of the commemorative park and its flagpole, Bruce statue and Rotunda monuments in time for the 700th anniversary of the battle in 2014.
Also an essayist and travel writer, Jamie is professor of creative writing at Stirling University.
Ms Jamie said: "From the start I wanted this piece of work to make a nod to the Scottish literary tradition.
"More than a nod – a profound bow. Because Barbour, Burns and Scott had all written about Bannockburn, and had all done so with a four-beat line, I decided my piece would be in tetrameter too, as a homage."
Liz Lochhead said: "One of the great difficulties in composing poetry on a national theme is to avoid what sounds like a slogan – slogans are the enemy of poetry. Kathleen Jamie's poem impressed me with its clarity and condensed language."


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God Prosperity is Total Life Prosperity
God Prosperity is designed to provide you with everything you need to live a prosperous life. Through God's Word you have the ability to be in control in every circumstance, situation, problem and trial you will ever face, because the Bible is an instruction manual for living.
Once you understand God's perspective regarding any area of your life, and you operate according to God's ways, you will be prosperous. This is God Prosperity.
In his book "Total Life Prosperity", Creflo Dollar writes that "Getting into God's presence, renewing your mind with the biblical definition of prosperity, and being obedient to the Word of God are just a few of the steps necessary to establish true prosperity in your life".
You see, there is actually an anointing available to put you in control of any situation in your life. In Luke 4:18-19 Jesus said...
"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."
What Jesus is saying here is that He is anointed to cause you to prosper regardless of the situation. The ability to deal with any situation in life is true wealth. You're walking in God Prosperity when you are able to handle your circumstances and not have them handle you.
Believe it or not, what's actually more of an accomplishment than having money in the bank is to be in the position of not frantically reacting or responding to whatever is going on around you. It's a greater accomplishment to initiate your actions to line up with God's Word. In other words, it's better to be proactive rather than reactive.
By operating in God's Blessing you will be guaranteed God Prosperity in your life! So practice this list of 14 Practical Steps to Receiving God's Blessing as outlined in Creflo Dollar's book "Total Life Prosperity".
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This series features Thibaut Eiferman, an 18-year old French dancer who was raised in New York and trained at the American Ballet Theater and Alvin Ailey School. Over the 3 years I have known Thibaut, I have witnessed the development of his amazing talent and iridescent charisma. I tried to capture the grace, beauty, energy, playfulness of a young dancer growing up in the city, by showing him levitate and defy the urban landscape in a fun and surreal way.
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Tuesday night baseball and we will see the Baltimore Orioles take on the Los Angeles Angels in game 2 of their 3 game series from Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California. First pitch is scheduled for a 10:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised on locally.
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Analysis: The Baltimore Orioles took game 1 of this series last night , which now has them at 54-44 on the year and 4 games ahead of both the Blue Jays and Yankees in the AL East. Baltimore is 28-21 on the road and 13-8 vs the AL West this year. The Orioles have been a solid offensive team this year, as they come in ranked 8th in the league in scoring (4.32 rpg), 4th in hitting (.263) and 1st in homers (121). The pitching, though, has been not been that great, as they rank 18th in the league in ERA (3.89) and 21st in WHIP (1.31). Getting the ball for the Orioles tonight will be Miguel Gonzalez, who is 4-5 with a 4.04 ERA on the year, while on the road he is 2-3 with a 4.76 ERA. In 3 career starts vs the Halos, he is 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA.
The Los Angeles Angels lost last night's game but have still won 21 of their last 27 games and are just 2 games behind the Oakland A's in the AL West. The Angels are 59-39 on the year overall and have gone 34-17 at home, which is the best home mark in the league. The Angels offense has been great this year, as they come in ranked 1st in scoring (5.01 rpg), 3rd in hitting (.268) and 5th in homers (104). The pitching has been average, as they are 15th in the league in ERA (3.78) and 8th in WHIP (1.23). Taking the hill for the Halos tonight will be Hector Santiago, who is just 1-7 with a 4.72 ERA in 12 starts this year. He has spent a little tine in the Pen but those are his starter numbers.
Pick: I will be siding with the Halos to bounce back from last night's loss. The offense was held to 2 runs and that won't happen very often. The offense is just too good and will have a much better showing tonight vs Miguel Gonzalez, who is just 2-3 with a 4.76 ERA on the road this year. The Halos will send out Hector Santiago, who has struggled in the starters role, but the Halos have won his last 3 starts, scoring 10.7 rpg for him in the process. I just can't see the Angels losing 2 in a row on their home field, where they have the best home record in the league. LA bounces back from last night's tough loss.
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Spirit AeroSystems is ramping up its work in the defense industry following Bell Helicopter's announcement Monday that it selected Spirit to build the fuselage of a prototype tilt-rotor aircraft for the U.S. Army.
Fort Worth-based Bell, which is owned by Cessna Aircraft parent Textron, is proposing its V-280 Valor aircraft as a future replacement for part of the Army's helicopter fleet. Bell said the Valor will have twice the speed and range of the Army helicopters the V-280 would replace.
Spirit officials said the announcement is important because it signifies Spirit's commitment to expand its defense work, which is currently less than 5 percent of its overall business, primarily the manufacture of fuselages and other large structures for commercial aircraft.
"We think it's the right kind of program for Spirit," said Phil Anderson, Spirit's senior vice president of defense and contracts. If the aircraft is accepted by the Army, it's a program that should have a long life with the potential for thousands of deliveries, he said. Spirit, too, he noted, has lots of expertise in building aircraft fuselages and in working with composites and aircraft metals.
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Anderson added that Spirit has developed expertise in working with rotorcraft in recent years through its work on the fuselages of Sikorsky's CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter program for the Navy and the Marines.
"Clearly our initial program with Sikorsky … was certainly an initial step to move into the defense market space," he said. "I think this (Bell agreement) is a natural extension of that."
Anderson said Spirit has delivered seven CH-53K fuselages so far.
Spirit's other current defense program is the Navy PA-8 Poseidon, an aircraft that is a derivative of the Boeing 737, the fuselage of which is built by Spirit.
Anderson said he thinks Spirit was selected to build the Valor's fuselage because of its capability to build such an aircraft at a cost that's affordable. The intention now is to build the fuselages in Wichita.
Bell said in a fact sheet that the Valor will have a range of more than 2,100 nautical miles and a speed of 280 knots. It will be capable of transporting 11 troops and a crew of four.
Bell has experience in building tilt-rotor aircraft. It is a partner with Boeing on the V-22 Osprey, more than 450 of which are used by the Marines, Air Force and Navy. Bell said the V-280 is its third generation of tilt-rotor aircraft.
The first flight of the V-280 Valor is expected in 2017. It could replace between 2,000 and 4,000 medium-class utility and attack helicopters in the next few decades, a Spirit spokesman said.
Other aircraft manufacturing partners on the Valor are Lockheed Martin, Moog and GKN Aerospace.


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Vishnitz Hasidim Battle Over a Birthright and Build a Very Big Tent
The complex has 180 toilet stalls, an air-conditioner weighing 840 tons and 470 light fixtures.
The Vishnitz Hasidim are preparing for an influx of the sect's followers from Israel and abroad ahead of the High Holy Days by building a 3,000-square-meter tent in a vacant lot in Bnei Brak.
This year, the Vishnitz Hasidim will temporarily leave their center in Bnei Brak's Kiryat Vishnitz neighborhood and move to the tent complex on Ezra Street. The tent has 2,300 seats for men, another 1,500 places for standing room in bleachers and seating for 1,700 in the women's section.
The complex has 180 toilet stalls, an air-conditioner weighing 840 tons and 470 light fixtures. Three movable structures in the lot will serve as the temporary home of the movement's grand rabbi.
The central study house of the Vishnitz Hasidim, with seating for 1,200 men, is too small for all the Vishnitzers expected to come from Israel and abroad to pray near their rabbi. However, the tent is also connected to a well-publicized split between Rabbi Israel Hager and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager, the two sons of the ailing, 93-year-old Vishnitz grand rabbi, Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager. The sons have been fighting for years over the right to succeed their father.
Associates of Rabbi Israel Hager, who decided on the construction of the tent, say it will establish him as heir to his father.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel has his own institutions in the community, and the split is all but final, but his followers, too, will pray in the tent.
The Hasidim may purchase a place in the tent for between NIS 200 for women to NIS 1,700 for men. The latter price is for seats closest to the grand rabbi, although he is expected to remain most of the time in a mobile adjacent structure.
The tent's construction was approved by elected municipal officials but not by the city's planning department. Speaking for the legal adviser to the local planning committee, a municipal official told Haaretz that a permit was not required from the planning authorities because the structures are temporary.
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The brain exercise game "Brain Age" can improve executive functions and processing speed, even with short usage, according to a study published in the journal Plos ONE.
Can Electricity Shock Your Brain Into Learning Faster? It Works for the Air Force
One of the toughest things to teach Air Force pilots who guide unmanned attack drones is how to accurately spot targets in complex radar images. Researchers, however, have found a way to cut that lengthy training time in half.
Delivering a mild electrical current to pilots' brains through EEG electrodes placed on the scalp — a process called transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) — can accelerate learning and improve pilot accuracy. In addition, that accuracy is sustained for up to 40 minutes, whereas it otherwise typically declines after 20 minutes.


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Deborah Roberts, co-founder of Cancer Connections, has been left devastated after her house in Birdhill Place, Parkway Estate, South Shields, was raided between 8.30pm on Friday and 11am on Saturday.
The thieves broke in by removing a PVC kitchen window and made off with thousands of pounds worth of watches, camera equipment, jewellery, a 52in television and a black Chrysler 300C car.
Deborah, 55, said: "I feel like my privacy has been violated. Someone has came into my home and been through all my personal things.
"It's been awful and, to be honest, I don't know the full extent yet of what's been taken.
"They went through every room, climbed on top of wardrobes and emptied all my drawers out. The whole place was such a mess.
"Although I think they've got a damned cheek, they've left behind computers and other televisions which they've clearly decided weren't worth their while.
"But they had the nerve to take four bottles of champagne which we'd received as presents over the years. They clearly had expensive tastes.
"It's a horrible feeling not knowing if someone has been watching my house until it was empty or it's just been a random burglary."
The mother-of-two and her partner, Mick Fairminer, had left the house on Friday afternoon to spend the weekend in Hexham.
When her daughter called round on Saturday morning to check on the property, she realised it had been burgled and the car – registration number MM57 LGF – was also gone.
Deborah said that one day last week she was convinced someone in a car had followed her home, and she's now worried she was targeted because of her work with the charity.
The grandmother–of-four said: "I convinced myself I was just being daft, but there was a car which seemed to be following me, and I thought 'what's that doing down here' because it's a dead end.
"Now this has happened, I can't help but wonder if someone thought I had fundraising money from the charity in the house. You just don't know.
"I've lived here for 26 years and never had any problems until now."
Her partner had a number of his designer watches stolen which included a Montblanc, a Raymond Weil and a limited edition Hublot.
He also lost two Canon cameras with a range of lenses.
Deborah also had a Michael Kors and Tissot watches taken and jewellery.
She added: "I am just trying to think of the positives at the moment.
"Thankfully, nobody was home when they broke in. God knows what might have happened then.
"But I would like to thank everyone who has been offering their support and kindness and sharing details of the burglary on Facebook.
"Hopefully, the burglars will get caught."
A spokesman from Northumbria Police said: "We are continuing to investigate the burglary. Anyone with information is asked to get in touch."
Anyone with any details about the burglary is asked to contact police on 101.
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When the SWESetMarkup attribute in a command block is set to XML, the response payload from the Siebel Business XML Web server is returned in XML format. The payload consists of an XML declaration followed by the core XML tags that contain and describe the data.
Each XML tag represents an object from a Siebel Business XML application screen that you requested. The attributes within each tag are read-only and represent the properties of the object.
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NOTE: The response tags described in this appendix are a subset of the tags that can be returned by the SWE.
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When "Fox and Friends" host Brian Kilmeade asked Cheney this morning if it was "a reach" to say Libya's unrest has to do with in Iraq, Cheney was careful not to outright take credit, but said, "I think that what happened in Iraq, the fact that we brought democracy, if you will, and freedom to Iraq, has had a ripple effect on some of those other countries."
Kilmeade and Cheney aren't the first to assign credit for the Arab Spring.
Alex Seitz-Wald at Think Progress, a progressive blog, points out that a number of former President George W. Bush's foreign policy people have tried to claim the Arab Spring justified the Iraq war, as laid out in this piece in Commentary Magazine.
But "Iraq is hardly a model of democracy," Seitz-Wald argues. "And its leaders, rather than seeing solidarity with activists in other Arab countries and encouraging them, have done little to help the pro-democracy movement."
The credit grabbing goes beyond politicians. In early July, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released an online fundraising video mimicking Mastercard's "priceless" ad campaign, in which he lists a number of WikiLeaks actions and the prices associated with them. The camera then zooms into footage of the Egypt protests in Tahrir Square as Assange says "Watching the world change as a result of your work? Priceless."
Dan Murphy at the Christian Science Monitor writes that the problem with the ad's assertion "is that it isn't true."
Murphy cites a decade of protests, political organization, bridges between secular and religious groups, online blogs and social networking sites all as more authentic causes of the protests.
Of course, there are also those who have been assigned credit for the Arab Spring and aren't too comfortable with it, first among those being being Facebook.
At a recent Israeli conference, Facebook Vice President David Fischer downplayed the company's role in the revolution.
"The social network gives people a way to express themselves and have their voice heard by governments and dictators — this was not so before," Fischer said. "However, I think Facebook gets too much credit for these things. In the end, the people who make the revolution are the brave ones here."


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One click on Christmas Day nearly cost Nicole Williams a chance to earn a living playing soccer.
Thankfully, though, Williams' curiosity got the better of her and prevented her from deleting what appeared to be just another piece of junk e-mail.
And, upon further review, Williams discovered her plans for Feb. 1-4 already had been set.
Williams and former Georgia soccer teammate Stefanie Bertcher will be heading to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday to participate in the Umbro All-Star Classic. The event will feature 66 of the top seniors from Division I, II and III.
The players will be divided into four teams (Elite, East, West and Central), and most of the players, Williams included, hope they will get drafted or sign a free-agent contract with the WUSA, the women's pro soccer league, that begins its first season in April.
''It is an honor,'' said Williams, about getting the opportunity to play with some of the top players in the country. ''I remember hoping I had gotten an e-mail from (former Georgia player) Danielle Jordan. I thought the e-mail was an ad. I was about to click it off, but then I looked at it and I said, 'Wow.' I didn't know what to think.''
Williams, who said she would like to continue her career in the professional ranks, knew Georgia assistant coach Chris Kane had sent out information on her because she had to sign several forms. But the native of Kent, Wash., said she didn't anticipate being invited to the Classic because she hadn't heard anything about the Classic.
The senior goalkeeper played every minute for Georgia this past season and finished her career as the SEC's leader in shutouts (28.5) and saves (373). She was a first-team All-SEC pick and a first-team All-Southeast Region pick.
Fortunately, Williams, who was named to the East roster, has stayed in shape the last month after taking November and December off following the season. She said she has been lifting weights and running with her former Georgia teammates to prepare for the Classic.
''I think everybody was hoping that I would get invited, but I want to make sure I play my game,'' Williams said. ''One thing I want to do is focus on having fun.''
Williams said her chances will come down to whether one of the eight WUSA teams wants to have two or three goalkeepers on its roster. All of the WUSA teams already have 20 players and two goalkeepers on their rosters. The teams will participate in a college draft following the Classic on Feb. 4, and from Feb. 6-28 they will be allowed to try out as many as 26 players. By March 1, each team must have a 28-player tryout roster in place, which will be cut back down to 20 players by April 1. The first-year league kicks off its season April 14.
Williams said a couple of teams have contacted people associated with the Georgia program about her. She said it wouldn't matter if she was drafted by the local team, the Atlanta Beat, or a team in New York or California or Carolina because she considers it an ''opportunity of a lifetime'' to play in the WUSA.
If Williams doesn't get drafted, she still would have an opportunity to participate in one of the team's local tryouts. The Atlanta Beat will hold invitation-only tryouts from Feb. 15-18.
But if that, too, doesn't land her a job Williams said she will use the bachelor's degree in business management she will earn in December to pursue a career in event management, where she will coordinate conventions and press conferences.
Bertcher, who will play against Williams as a member of the Central team, also said she is honored to have been selected, but she said she isn't interested in continuing her career at the professional level.
The senior defender started all 22 games for the Bulldogs this past season and earned first-team All-SEC honors and second-team All-Southeast Region accolades.
Bertcher said she has been playing soccer since she was 4 and it is time to get on with her life, which she hopes includes a job in finance after she receives her degree in May.
Even though Bertcher won't continue her career in the WUSA, she said four years of playing with Williams convinced her she can play in the WUSA.
''I think her chances are great. She is definitely one of the top goalies in country,'' Bertcher said. ''She has leadership ability and she is just so talented in all areas. She is really good off crosses and on one-on-ones, and obviously her height (6-foot-1) is a great advantage.''
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AS9100 Revision D integrates an organization's strategic objectives and business processes by directly linking them to the quality management system. - Alan Daniels, chair of the AS9100 Committee
(PRWEB) October 03, 2016
SAE International announced today the publication of "AS9100D: Quality Management Systems - Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations," a standard for quality management systems requirements for aviation, space and defense organizations.
The standard – known as AS9100 Revision D – pertains to all aspects of the aerospace supply chain and OEMs.
This international standard specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and seeks to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
"AS9100 Revision D integrates an organization's strategic objectives and business processes by directly linking them to the quality management system, which, when combined with risk-based thinking and the identification of opportunities, enables this revision to provide more value to the organization," said Alan Daniels, chair of the AS9100 Committee.
The standard has been revised to incorporate the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, consider Aviation, Space and Defense stakeholders' needs and incorporate clarifications to 9100 series requested by IAQG users since the last revision.
Click here for more information on AS9100D. Credential media may request a review copy of the document by emailing pr(at)sae(dot)org or calling 1-724-772-8522.
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Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Fitness, Soccer News, Soccer Refereeing, Soccer Skills, Soccer Team Management, Soccer Training | Tags: beckham, free-kicks, how to, luiz, oscar, Ronaldo, technique
Every team needs to be able to score from a dead-ball situation, so get your players to try this game to develop the perfect free-kick
Every game seems to involve a goal scored from a set piece. This shows how important free-kicks are to the final outcome of matches. Therefore it's vital that your players spend adequate time developing an unstoppable free-kick in their training sessions.
SET UP Mark out an area 40×30 yards with a goal at each end. Select two even teams. You need balls, bibs, cones and goals.
Play a small-sided game. While the game is being played you should carry a second ball under your arm. On your call place the ball and award a free-kick to a team of your choice. Immediately the players must react to this situation. You can place the ball in different areas for players to practice angled kicks and straight ones.
Practice is crucial. It's not just about mastering technique; it gives you confidence. This session gives plenty of realistic match situations for practising free-kicks around the penalty area. Players should also be practising at home. Every player needs to be alert during this game. It is a good idea to give the free-kick a name that can be called out so everyone moves. The kicker could shout 'Usain Bolt' so your players know it's a quick free-kick.
Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Fitness, Soccer News, Soccer Refereeing, Soccer Skills, Soccer Team Management | Tags: beach, beckham, hazard, messi, skills, technique, xavi, youtube
If you have one New Year's Resolution make it that you are going to improve the technique of every player you coach – everything a player does on the pitch is about showing good technique.
Everything has a label – control, dribbling, shooting, first touch – but it all relies on good technique.
Technique is the bedrock of a young player's success in soccer – there are of course other essentials like agility, balance, control and speed, but technique is the crowning glory.
Technique isn't just Xavi or Messi's close control. David Beckham has kept his career going for a second decade because his technique keeps him in demand. He doesn't play anything like Xavi or Messi but he can do things with a ball they cannot. And vice-versa, you wouldn't see Beckham involved in short passing, lightening quick moves up the pitch because he could never be Xavi.
So it's about a player finding out what they are good at and practicing that skill. Repetition of the technique is a key factor in this. The more you can get them to repeat the technique the better they will become.
Watch the technique, even on the beach David Beckham can take accurate free-kicks!
Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Fitness, Soccer News, Soccer Refereeing, Soccer Skills, Soccer Team Management, Soccer Training | Tags: beckham, coach, Leeds United, Manchester United, paul scholes, robbie savage, Ryan Giggs, youth cup final
I first saw Paul Scholes play for Manchester United in the final of the Youth Cup against Leeds United in 1993. Man Utd's team included David Beckham, Scholes, and both Nevilles as well as Ryan Giggs and even Robbie Savage.
The game remains memorable for being live on the new satellite channel Sky Sports, for a crowd at Elland Road of 31,307 and the emergence of several players that were to go on and play for England.
A strong, physical Leeds side easily dominated what were to become the basis of Sir Alex Ferguson's team for years – they lost 4-1 on aggregate but the one goal came from a 5ft 7 scrawny youth… Scholes.
Scholes was turning out for underdogs everywhere – this small midfielder had the nimbleness and timing to confound a beefy defence and score goals from all over the pitch. All in all he has scored 150 of them.
What is great for coaches everywhere is that a youngster with asthma can become a such a huge player. Scholes moved people with the height of his achievements as much as the impact of his play – how could someone like him be first choice attacking midfielder?
He was a clever player which was as much part of his game as was his technique. There was quick-witted vision to the best of his passes and goals. He could see the opening and the perfect way to exploit it.
Zinedine Zidane has called him "the greatest of his generation". Xavi hailed him as "the best central midfielder of the past 15 or 20 years".
Now he has retired Scholes is taking up coaching, and it will be interesting to see the type of players he turns out.
Watch highlights of his career below and you can also watch a clip of the best goal from the Youth Cup Final in 1993 scored by Jamie Forrester with an overhead kick to rival Wayne Rooney:
Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Fitness, Soccer News, Soccer Refereeing, Soccer Skills, Soccer Team Management, Soccer Training | Tags: beckham, brazil, England, free-kicks, japan, nakamura, Pernambucano, portugal, Ronaldo, scotland, snodgrass, top five
By David Clarke
There is nothing better than seeing a free kick go rocketing into the top corner of the net.
It's an important part of the game like the penalty takers or corner takers – technique is vital for direction and power, whether it is a whipping cross with the left foot floating into the far corner or a thunderbolt shot, with the laces.
Check out my top five below:
Here are my top five takers:
1. Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil, Leon)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid)
3. Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan, Celtic)
4. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland, Leeds United)
5. David Beckham (England, LA Galaxy)
Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Fitness, Soccer News, Soccer Refereeing, Soccer Skills, Soccer Team Management, Soccer Training | Tags: beckham, cani, osasuna, spectacular goals, villarreal
On Saturday the opposition goalkeeper took a goalkick and my attacking midfielder volleyed it straight back into the net. Spectacular goals do a lot for your teams' confidence – and for the confidence of the opposition. Moral boosting for your team but strength sapping for your opponents.
There was a collective gasp from the parents followed by a roar of approval – it's hard to stay calm when a goal like that goes in. I felt for the opposition coach whose team had done so well to keep my attackers at bay – there was no stopping this shot.
When spectacular goals go in it always seems to be for the team that wins. In the match between Villarreal and Osasuna in January midfielder Ruben 'Cani' Garcia produced a David Beckham-style goal.
A spectacular lob from just inside Osasuna's half by Cani, 29, helped Villarreal to a 4-2 victory over Osasuna.
"You attempt these goals but they only rarely come off. I saw the keeper slightly off his line and luckily it turned out well," said the Villarreal man.
On the first day of the English Premier League season in 1996 David Beckham helped himself become a household name with a similar goal against Wimbledon – interestingly enough he did so in shoes custom-made for Charlie Miller of Glasgow Rangers – the name "Charlie" was embroidered on boots – which had been given to Beckham by Adidas by mistake.
Watch the goals below:
Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer News, Uncategorized | Tags: Alonso, Ballack, beckham, Campbell, Crouch, Del Pierrro, Drogba, Essien, Gerrard, Giggs, Henry, ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Rooney, Shevchenko, Torres, van Nistelrooy
Further to my blog on Stephen Ireland and his cars I there might be a few of you out there interested in these stars and the cars they drive.
On this clip you can see the cars of Alonso, Ballack, Beckham, Campbell, Crouch, Del Pierrro, Drogba, Essien, Gerrard, Giggs, Henry, Ibrahimovic, van Nistelrooy, Rooney, Ronaldo, Shevchenko, Torres.
Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer News | Tags: afghanistan, beckham, LA Galaxy, MLS cup final
David Beckham's rehabilitation with the LA Galaxy fans will be completed when he goes with the team to join US soldiers on a morale-boosting trip to show their support for the ongoing military campaign in Afghanistan. They're back in love with him anyway after he took them to the weekend's MLS Cup Final.
They'll be there on Thanksgiving Day an emotional experience for all.
Call me a cynic, but when I read of the hardship he was going to endure in a US army barracks I did think it was going to be in Afghanistan, but it's actually in Germany.
On the evening of Thanksgiving Beckham and his team-mates will play Kaiserslautern FC – currently in the second tier of German football – in a friendly match at their 48-500 capacity Fritz Walter Stadium. Up to 25,000 tickets for the game are being made available to US servicemen, their families and US Defence Department staff.
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Last month, EducationLink summarized activities at Opera Conference 2009. The theme, Making Opera Matter, was especially relevant for education staff at opera companies, as much of the focus was on expanding educational initiatives to engage communities.
Los Angeles Opera is a company that has taken their educational approach beyond the walls of a classroom. Their community performances of Noye's Fludde, Benjamin Britten's chamber opera, are prime examples of not only providing audiences with a positive experience, but showcasing the potential of education's role in the community. Los Angeles Opera's director of education and community programs, Stacy Brightman, said that following the performances, "People were confused and were asking whether this was an L.A. Opera project or an education program, and that is exactly what we wanted."
The Britten performances, which took place in both 2007 and 2009, involved educational initiatives with the rest of the company, across all departments. This affirmation of company-wide devotion to the concept of community was evident to Los Angeles Opera Music Director James Conlon, who conducted the performances. Further, the production was specifically created for church performances, a venue often considered to be ideal for community events. Members of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra worked with students from two high schools, and singers were culled from churches, schools and other programs throughout Los Angeles.
The project fostered a real sense of partnership between Los Angeles Opera and other organizations, and the standing-room-only audience proved that their work was relevant. Tickets to the performances were available online, at no cost, and were snapped up almost immediately. Free events may often lack a sense of value; however, over 5,000 individuals attended these performances.
Projects like Los Angeles Opera's Noye's Fludde are not feasible for every organization, and different communities have different needs. OPERA America is interested in learning how those in the field are reaching their communities and encourages you to contact email@example.com with information.


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My "main" (in other words, most expensive) sewing machine has just stopped working and I'm so frustrated!
It's a Singer Quantum L-500 that I purchased a while back when the model first was released (BIG mistake). It's already been back to Singer in Tennessee twice for warranty repairs. It's a good machine when it works correctly, but when it doesn't, the problems are pretty serious.
Today I was sewing along and it just STOPPED dead. The low-bobbin indicator keeps coming on, and it won't sew. I've tried everything - changed the bobbin, the thread, the needle, cleaned it out, talked sweetly to it - nothing.
I just sent a somewhat nasty note off to Singer asking how long they expect me to struggle along with this LEMON of a machine before they acknowlege that it's a piece of cr*p and send me a new one. The second time I had to send it back for warranty repair, they made ME pay for the shipping, and there's no way on God's green earth I'm paying another $65.00 to return it again... THEY can pay this time. I've just had it. Right now I've got a $1,200 paperweight on my hands and I'm not a happy camper.
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Over the objections of neighbors, Goodwill now has approval to build a 12,000-square-foot donation center and store in Wilmington.
Over the objections of neighbors, Goodwill now has approval to build a 12,000-square-foot donation center and store in Wilmington across from Mayfaire Town Center.
On Tuesday night, the city council voted 5-1 to rezone a 1-acre parcel at 1745 Sir Tyler Drive from office and institutional to community business district.
The rezoning allows Goodwill to move forward with its plans for the store, which would be just off Military Cutoff Road, and 51 accompanying parking spaces.
At its retail centers, Goodwill accepts donations and sells items at low costs. Goodwill is an international collection of nonprofit organizations that offer job training and placement.
A location across from Mayfaire positions the store in a burgeoning retail corridor
Becky Lytle, a spokeswoman for Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina, has said it would make it convenient for people in the area to be able to donate. When they scout for locations for new stores, they want to find areas that are most convenient for donors, Lytle said.
At Tuesday night's public hearing, representative from nearby businesses opposed the change.
Robin Sigismondi, the practice manager of Atlantic Animal Hospital on Sir Tyler Drive, is concerned Goodwill would impact their business.
Sigismondi, who is also the president of the Westfall Park property owner's association, said the area is already besieged with traffic.
"We already have complaints of traffic from our clients," she said.
She also worried that adding a retail business to an office park area could harm property values. The animal hospital chose the location because of its proximity to Mayfaire and accessibility to clients.
"We did make a significant investment to be in this location," she said.
Some of Sigismondi's concerns were echoed by Shawn Seuberling, a commercial property manager for TradeMark Properties of Raleigh.
Seuberling, who said she was speaking on behalf of owners of the building at 1001 Military Cutoff Road, said the owners are opposed to the project.
"We're very worried our property value will decrease with this," she said.
David Blevins, a Raleigh engineer who represented Goodwill, told the council members the store location positions the store near residential areas.
"Residential use and donations are the things that drive Goodwill," he said.
Before the vote, council members weighed the traffic concerns.
While Councilwoman Margaret Haynes agreed the area is congested, she thought the Goodwill would have a fairly minimal impact on traffic.
Councilman Charlie Rivenbark said that another office building would add cars just like a Goodwill would. "Traffic is going to be an issue regardless," he said.
Councilman Kevin O'Grady, who cast the sole vote against the rezoning, had concerns about eroding the office park.
"I'm concerned that we're disrupting the plan by putting this commercial building in the middle of it," O'Grady said.
The proposed store would be Wilmington's third Goodwill. Goodwill's other Wilmington stores are on South Kerr Avenue and Carolina Beach Road.
In 2011, Brunswick County's first Goodwill store opened in Leland. Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina, which includes Wilmington, currently operates 36 stores.
In other business, the council also considered a request to make changes to the development agreement for the proposed RiverLights project slated for around 1400 acres on River Road south of Independence Boulevard.
RiverLights' early plans called for the construction of 2,290 housing units along with shops, restaurants and recreational uses such as trails, parks, a 27-acre lake and a marina. The city also approved up to 1 million square feet of commercial space.
The developers, Newland Real Estate Group, proposed changes to the agreement. Among the proposed changes is a request to increase the multi-family portion of the development from 100 acres to 150 acres. Newland also asked to increase the residential density by 500 units, from the approved 2,290 residential units to 2,790 units.
But for every residential unit in excess of 2,290, Newland proposed a decrease in the commercial use. For example, Newland would decrease the amount of commercial space by 500 square feet for a single-family unit and by 300 square feet for a multi-family unit.
The developers have said that change allows them greater flexibility in the project, which fell victim to the poor housing market.
The council voted unanimously to accept the changes for the development agreement.
Only one person, Jon Deputy, who lives near the proposed development, spoke against the request. Deputy was concerned about allowing RiverLights to build more homes by cutting commercial space, which he valued higher.
"What I'm asking you to do is pick the best deal, not for the developer, but for the city," Deputy said.
The developers are tentatively planning a late 2015 opening.
In a separate action, the council voted unanimously to award a $246,506 contract to Becker Morgan Group to design a new fire station. The city has plans to consolidate two fire stations, Station 3 on Princess Place Drive and Station 4 on Wallace Drive, into a single station.
The consolidation is part of a plan to reduce the total number of city fire stations from 11 to nine. The reduction comes as the department reorganizes its fleet to improve efficiency and safety.
In August, council voted to spend $712,000 to buy about two acres on Cinema Drive for the new fire station to replace stations 3 and 4. Fire officials have said the station reduction will save taxpayers millions of dollars. The reorganization plan also includes consolidating Station 5 on Wellington Avenue and Station 6 on Carolina Beach Road.
In a separate action, the council voted unanimously to award a $352,500 contract to Andrews Consulting Engineers to design improvements planned for the Riverfront Park area. The city has plans to rehabilitate areas of the Riverwalk and make significant improvements to Riverfront Park. The project could cost from $2.9 million to $3.3 million. As a part of the design effort, engineers will study the possibility of adding additional public bathrooms by the vistor information center at the foot of Market Street.
Julian March: 343-2099
On Twitter: @julian_march


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Everyone's favorite Finn (at least one of mine), sent me an email just the other day, and we thought it would be something of interest to all of you. Eero and friends have launched ETTALA.COM, a website dedicated to one of the best dudes out there and one of the most prolific European imports of our generation. On his site, you can track Eero across the globe via photos, words and video, as it will be updated frequently with little quips from the man himself. Behind the lens is none other than Rasmus Tikkanen, Eero's good friend and acclaimed filmer, so the edits will be tight, funny, and jam-packed full of sweet ass boardin' from Eero and all of the riders he meets up with in his travels.
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I was so wrapped up in my own life this past week that I forgot I was posting over on the NYC Moms Blog on Thursday. I wrote that post a little over a week ago, and since I've decided to give in on the whole issue, car rides have been much more pleasant for both me and Fiona. It takes far less energy to vacuum out the car once a week than to be on her constantly for 45 minutes a day on the way home from camp. And she doesn't get all stressed out from me badgering her.
It's funny, when it comes to the kids I usually try to take a more work now/less work later approach – the child-rearing equivalent of that "teach a man to fish" saying. But you have to pick your battles. For whatever reason, Fiona just wasn't getting this one. And the fact that she was getting stressed in trying was what made me realize I needed to give up. I'll try again next summer.
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Korean gaming powerhouse Nexon (headquartered and listed in Japan) announced it will acquire Tokyo-based mobile social game maker inBlue.
Founded in 2010, the startup currently runs a total of six games on GREE and Mobage (on both feature phones and smartphones).
Nexon itself, which already released mobile social games in Japan (a special version of MapleStory is available on GREE), says it will roll out more titles on GREE and Mobage going forward – which is probably why they are buying inBlue.
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Postcards from America: Lessons for Nepal
December 17, 2008
Recently, a Nepalese radio production team from Antenna Foundation Nepal, a radio production and training house based in Kathmandu, traveled to eight American states to gather stories from over 300 members of the Nepali diaspora in the United States. The team, including Madhu Acharya and Rajan Parajuli, conducted countless interviews, over 60 of which are featured in a 12-episode series called Postcards from America. The stories range from student experiences to business opportunities, state services to civic responsibility, discrimination to rule of law, and reflections from once famous Nepali celebrities on their dreams and sacrifices.
The aim of Postcards from America was to give a Nepali audience a window into American values and culture, but the project's outcome went much further. Postcards from America balanced emotional stories of Nepali hardships and successes with the challenges of migrating to America. For the first time, the Nepali people heard honest stories of immigrant experiences as opposed to the often-glorified perceptions of life in America. The stories contradicted the rural perception across Nepal that one's struggle to success ends with the attainment of an American visa or the green card.
Less than a decade ago, with the insurgency in Nepal escalating, Kathmandu saw the immigration of hundreds of Nepali artists to America. Under the U.S embassy's special category — visa for "national figures" — Nepal lost some of its most popular and creative citizens. Nepalis' perception was that the American government provided Nepali celebrities many more opportunities for fame and respect than they ever received in Nepal. This, however, was not the reality. The most gripping interview with a Nepali celebrity was with actor Saroj Khanal who left Nepal at the peak of his career. In America he traded in his thriving acting career for a job at a restaurant. "Acting is in my blood," he says, but when he sees his sons growing up with a strong sense of responsibility, independence, and work ethics as a result of the American culture and education, he has no regrets about the decision he made several years ago.
The episodes clearly answer why the Nepali middle class comfortably performs tasks they would never consider doing in Nepal, such as serving in restaurants or department stores, or driving a cab. For them, there is no social stigma attached to any job in America. They see America as a country with a highly functional system of governance, with rules and regulations that are not biased towards the rich. Therefore, if you work hard and pay your taxes, anyone can start from scratch and make it big. The interviews convey the sense of hope derived from the concept that there are laws promoting small businesses that give anyone with creative ideas the opportunity to fulfil their dreams and make their hard work pay off. Throughout the episodes, appreciation of state services and rule of law — as well as civic responsibility — resonate. The episodes provide a detailed glimpse into why America is the most popular destination for Nepali migrants.
I was especially touched by the reflections of a 65-year-old woman who says she finally experienced freedom, respect, and confidence in America. She expresses amazement that even an uneducated woman like her could make a living in America, as a baby sitter, while, she says, her role would have been limited to staying home in the kitchen in Nepal. She says, "In America, there is no predefined role for a woman… I would like our daughters, daughter-in-laws and granddaughters in Nepal to be liberated the way I have been."
Postcards from America has been airing to a broad, rapt audience of 8.5 million people, back in Nepal during an intensely interesting time, with a large and diverse group of elected representatives in the Constituent Assembly attempting to redefine the constitution of Nepal. At a time when social inclusion is a key area of debate in Nepal, stories of strong laws that deter expression of discrimination in America are especially apt. The episode on American rule of law provides a sharp contrast to the way things function in Nepal, providing for an interesting discussion on how strong a state presence Nepal wants. The programs provide humorous accounts of Nepalis wondering how and why pedestrians in America obey traffic lights even when the roads are empty; and why vehicles abide by the rules of the road even when police aren't around. For the Nepalis', who experience almost no state presence in their daily lives, stories of strict law enforcement in America leave most Nepali's stunned. For example, when the police conduct an instant background check on the basis of one's date of birth — or when they are required to pay fines for placing their foot on an empty train seat.
It is estimated that more than a million Nepalis currently live as labourers, students, or professionals in various countries across the globe. Ten percent of this population, mostly falling under the latter two categories, live in the US. While the government of Nepal boasts remittances from this population to be the backbone of the economy, contributing 10-16 percent of Nepal's total GDP in the last few years, the corresponding brain drain has been turned a blind eye. Postcards from America provides insight into the reasons behind why so many Nepali immigrants are drawn to America each year. View a film on Postcards from America here.
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CARACAS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Workers at a Nestle plant in Venezuela said on Wednesday they had begun striking over wages, shutting the factory as sky-high inflation complicates operating conditions for businesses in the South American nation.
The roughly 780 worker-strong union at the El Tocuyo factory in the western state of Lara voted on Tuesday to walk out after contract negotiations that started in March failed to end in a deal, union leader Jesus Dominguez told Reuters.
The OPEC country's annual inflation rate of 63.4 percent in August, the highest in the Western Hemisphere, is eating into Venezuelans' purchasing power and has become a hot-button issue at the negotiating table.
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