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CHILDREN. Arabic Aulad. There are no special injunctions in the Qur'an regarding the customs to be observed at the birth of an infant (circumcision not being even once mentioned in that book), nor with reference to the training and instruction of the young; but the subject is frequently referred to in the Traditions and in Muslim books on Ethics. Muslimns have so largely incorporated the customs of the Hindus in India with their own, especially those observed at the birth of children, that it is sometimes difficult to distinguish those which are special characteristic of Islam; many of the customs recorded in Herklot's Musalmans, for example, being merely those common to Hindus as well as Muslims. We shall, however, endeavour to describe those which are generally admitted to have some authority in the precepts of the Muslim religion.
(1.) At the birth of a child, after he has been properly washed with water and bound in swaddling clothes, he is carried by the midwife to the assembly of male relatives and friends, who have met on the occasion, when the chief Maulawi, or some person present, recites the Azan, or summons to prayer. [AZAN], in the infant's right ear, and the Iqamah which is the Azan with the addition of the words, "We are standing up for prayers" [IQAMAH] in the left ear; a custom which is founded on the example of the Prophet, who is related to have done so at the birth of his grandson Hasan (Mishkat, book xviii. c. iv. 2). The Maulawi then chews a little date fruit and inserts it into the infant's month, a custom also founded upon the example of Muhammad. (Mishkat, book xviii. c. iv. 1.) This ceremony being over, alms are distributed, and fatihahs are recited for the health and prosperity of the child. According to the traditions, the amount of silver given in alms should be of the same weight as the hair on the infant's head – the child's head being shaved for this purpose. (Mishkat, ibid., part 2.) The friends and neighbours then visit the home, and bring presents, and pay congratulatory compliments on the joyful occasion.
(2.) The naming of the child should, according to the Traditions (Mishkat, ibid.), be given on the seventh day; the child being either named after some member of the family, or after some saint venerated by the family or some name suggested by the auspicious hour, the planet, or the sign of the zodiac. [EXORCISM.]
(3.) On this, the seventh day, is observed also the ceremony of `Aqiqah, established by Muhammad himself (Babu 'l-`Aqiqah in Arabic Ed. Sahih of Abu Daud. vol. ii. p. 36.) It consists of a sacrifice to God, in the name of the child, of two he-goats for a boy, and one he-goat for a girl. The goats must not be above a year old, and without spot or blemish. The animal is dressed and cooked, and whilst the friends eat of it, they offer the fo1lowing prayer:- "O God! I offer to thee instead of my own offspring life for life, blood for blood, head for head, bone for bone, hair for hair, skin for skin. In the name of the great God, I do sacrifice this goat!"
(4.) The mother is purified on the fortieth day, when she is at liberty to go about as usual, and it is on this day that the infant is generally placed in the swinging cradle peculiar to eastern households. It is a day of some rejoicing among the members of the Haram.
(5.) As soon as the child is able to talk, or when he has attained the age of four years, four months, and four days, he is taught the Bismillah; that is, to recite the inscription which occurs at the commencement of the Qur'an: "Bi-'smi 'llahi 'r-rahmani 'r-rahim." In the name of God the Merciful, the Gracious. After the ceremony, the child is sent to school and taught the alphabet, and to recite certain chapters of the Qur'an by rote.
(6.) According to the opinion of Sunni doctors, the circumcision of the child should take place in his seventh year the operation being generally performed by the barber. [CIRCUMCISION.] The child is not required to observe all the customs of the Muslim law until he has arrived at puberty [PUBERTY]; but it is held incumbent on parents and guardians to teach him the prayers as soon as he has been circumcised.
(7.) The time when the child has finished reciting the whole of the Qur'an, once through, is also regarded as an important epoch in the life of a child. On this occasion the scholar makes his obeisance to his tutor and presents him with trays of sweetmeats, a suit of clothes, and money.
As we have already remarked, the instruction of youth is a frequent subject of discussion in books of Muslim Ethics. The following, which is taken from the Aklaq-i-Jalali, is an interesting specimen of Muslim ideas on the subject:- The first requisite is to employ a proper nurse of a well-balanced temperament, for the qualities, both temperamental and spiritual, of the nurse are communicated to the infant. Next, since we are recommended by the Traditions to give the name on the seventh day (after birth ), the precept had better be conformed to. In delaying it, however, there is this advantage, that time is given for a deliberate selection of an appropriate name. For if we give the child an ill-assorted one, his whole life is embittered in consequence. Hence caution in determining the name is one of the parent's obligations towards his offspring.
If we would prevent the child's acquiring culpable habits, we must apply ourselves to educate him as soon as weaned. For though men have a capacity for perfection, the tendency to vice is naturally implanted in the soul. The first requisite is to restrain him absolutely from all acquaintance with those excesses which are characterised as vice. For the mind of children is like a clear tablet, equally open to any inscription. Next to that, he should be taught the institutes of religion and rules of propriety, and, according as his power and capacity may admit, confined to their practice, and reprehended and restrained from their neglect. Thus, at the age of seven, we are told by the Traditions to enjoin him merely to say his prayers; at the age of ten, if he omits them, to admonish him by blows. By praising the good and censuring the bad, we should render him emulous of right and apprehensive of wrong. We should commend him when he performs a creditable action, and intimidate him when he commits a reprehensible one; and yet we should avoid, if possible, subjecting him to positive censure, imputing it rather to oversight, lest he grow audacious. If he keep his fault a secret, we are not to rend away the disguise; but if he do so repeatedly, we must rebuke him severely in private, aggravating the heinousness of such a practice and intimidating him from its repetition. We must beware, however, of too much frequency of detection and reproof, for fear of his growing used to censure, and contracting a habit of recklessness; and thus, according to the proverb, "Men grow eager for that which is withheld," feeling a tendency to repeat the offence. For these reasons we should prefer to work by enhancing the attraction of virtue.
On meat, drink, and fine clothing, he must be taught to look with contempt, and deeply impressed with the conviction that it is the practice of women only to prize the colouring and figuring of dress that men ought to hold themselves above it. The proprieties of meal-taking are these on which he should be earliest instructed, as far as he can acquire them. He should be made to understand that the proper end of eating is health and not gratification; that food and drink are a sort of medicine for the cure of hunger and thirst and just as medicines are only to be taken in the measure of need, according as sickness may require their influence, food and drink are only to be used in quantity sufficient to satisfy hunger and remove thirst. He should be forbidden to vary his diet, and taught to prefer limiting himself to a single dish. His appetite should also be checked, that he may be satisfied with meals at the stated hours. Let him not be a lover of delicacies. He should now and then be kept on dry bread only, in order that in time of need he may be able to subsist on that. Habits like these are better than riches. Let his principal meal be made in the evening rather than the morning, or he will be overpowered by drowsiness and lassitude during the day. Flesh let him have sparingly, or he will grow heavy and dull. Sweetmeats and other such aperient food should be forbidden him, as likewise all liquid at the time of meals. Incumbent as it is on all men to eschew strong drinks, there are obvious reasons why it is superlatively so on boys, impairing them both in mind and body, and leading to anger, rashness, audacity, and levity, qualities which such a practice is sure to confirm. Parties of this nature he should not be allowed unnecessarily to frequent, nor to listen to reprehensible conversation. His food should not be given to him till he has despatched his tasks, unless suffering from positive exhaustion. He must be forbidden to conceal any of his actions, lest he grow bold in impropriety; for, manifestly, the motive to concealment can be no other than an idea that they are culpable. Sleeping in the day and sleeping overmuch at night, should be prohibited. Soft clothing and all the uses of luxury such as cool retreats in the hot season and fires and fur in the cold, he should he taught to abstain from; he should be inured to exercise, foot-walking, horse-riding, and all other appropriate accomplishments.
Next, let him learn the proprieties of conversation and behaviour. Let him not he tricked out with trimmings of the hair and womanly attention to dress, nor be presented with rings till the proper time for wearing them. Let him be forbidden to boast to his companions of his ancestry or worldly advantages. Let him be restrained from speaking untruths or from swearing in any case, whether true or false; for an oath is wrongful in anyone, and repugnant to the letter of the Traditions, when required by the interest of the public. And even though oaths may be requisite to men, to boys they never can be so. Let him be trained to silence, to speaking only when addressed, to listening in the presence of his elders, and expressing himself correctly.
For in instructor he should have a man of principle and intelligence, well acquainted with the discipline of morals, fond of cleanliness, noted for stateliness, dignity, and humanity well acquainted with the dispositions of kings, with the etiquette of dining in their company, and with the terms of intercourse with all classes of mankind. It is desirable that others, of his kind, and especially sons of noblemen, whose manners have always a distinguished elegance, should be at school with him, so that in their society he may escape lassitude, learn demeanour, and exert himself with emulation in his studies. If the instructor correct him with blows, he must be forbidden to cry, for that is the practice of slaves and imbeciles. On the other hand, the instructor must be careful not to resort to blows, except he is witness of an offence openly committed. When compelled to inflict them, it is desirable in the outset to make them small in number and great in pain; otherwise the warning is not so efficacious, and he may grow audacious enough to repeat the offence.
Let him be encouraged to liberality, and taught to look with contempt on the perishable things of this world; for more ill comes from the love of money than from the simoom of the desert or the serpent of the field. The Imam al-Ghazzali, in commenting on the text, "Preserve me and them from idolatry," says that by idols is here meant gold and silver; and Abraham's prayer is that he and his descendants may be kept far removed from the worship of gold and silver, and from fixing their affections on them; because the love of these was the root of all evil. In his leisure hours he may be allowed to play, provided that it does not lead to excess of fatigue or the commission of anything wrong.
When the discerning power begins to preponderate, it should be explained to him that the original object of worldly possessions is the maintenance of health; so that the body may be made to last the period requisite to the spirit's qualifying itself for the life eternal. Then, if he is to belong to the scientific classes, let him he instructed in the sciences. Let him be employed (as soon as disengaged from studying the essentials of the religion) in acquiring the sciences. The best course is to ascertain, by examination of the youth's character for what science or art he is best qualified and to employ him accordingly; for, agreeably to the proverb, "All facilities are not created to the same person"; everyone is not qualified for every profession, but each for a particular one.
This, indeed, is the expression of a principle by which the fortunes of man and of the world are regulated. With the old philosophers it was a practice to inspect the horoscope of nativity, and to devote the child to that profession which appeared from the planetary positions to be suitable to his nature. When a person is adapted to a profession, he can acquire it with little pains; and when unadapted, the utmost he can do is but to waste his time and defer establishment in life. When a profession bears an incongruity with his nature, and means and appliances are unpropitious, we should not urge him to pursue it, but exchange it for some other, provided that there is no hope at all of succeeding with the first; otherwise it may lead to his perplexity. In the prosecution of every profession, let him adopt a system which will call into play the ardour of his nature, assist him in preserving health, and prevent obesity and lassitude.
As soon as he is perfect in a profession, let him be required to gain his livelihood thereby; in order that, from an experience of its advantages, he may strive to master it completely, and make full progress in the minutiae of its principles. And for this livelihood he must be trained to look to that honourable emolument which characterise the well-connected. He must notdepend on the provision afforded by his father. For it generally happens, when the sons of the wealthy, by the pride of their parents' opulence, are debarred from acquiring a profession, that they sink by the vicissitudes of fortune into utter insignificance. Therefore, when he has so far mastered his profession as to earn a livelihood, it is expedient to provide him with a consort, and let him depend on his separate earning. The Kings of Fars, forbearing to bring their sons up surrounded by domestics and retinue, sent them off to a distance, in order to habituate them to a life of hardship. The Dilemite chiefs had the same practice. A person bred upon the opposite principle can hardly be brought to good, especially if at all advanced in years; like hard wood which is with difficulty straightened. And this was the answer Socrates gave when asked why his intimacies lay chiefly among the young.
In training daughters to that which befits them, domestic ministration, rigid seclusion, chastity, modesty, and the other qualities already appropriated to women – no care can be too great. They should be made emulous of acquiring the virtues of their sex, but must be altogether forbidden to read and write. When they reach the marriageable age, no time should be lost in marrying them to proper mates. (See Akhlaq-i-Jalali, Thompson's ed.)
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Family: X Games snowmobiler from Krum appears near death after crash
The grandfather of a snowmobiler from Krum who was critically injured in a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., says the 25-year-old's family isn't hopeful about his chances for survival.
Caleb Moore was performing a flip Thursday when he clipped the top of a jump and went over the handlebars and landed face first into the snow. The snowmobile rolled over him, but he walked off with help and went to a hospital with a concussion.
Moore later developed bleeding around his heart and underwent surgery. His family later said he had suffered a complication involving his brain.
"Caleb is not doing good at all," his grandfather Charles Moore said. "The prognosis is not good at all. It's almost certain he's not going to make it."
A family spokeswoman reissued a statement Tuesday thanking fans and friends for their support and asked for continued prayers. The family declined to comment further.
A separate accident Thursday left Moore's younger brother, Colten, with a separated pelvis at Winter X, an event that showcases sports including snowmobiling, skiing and snowboarding.
The safety of the snowmobile events has come under scrutiny after several recent accidents and mishaps. In addition to the crashes by the Moore brothers, a runaway snowmobile veered into the crowd Sunday night after the rider fell off during a jump gone wrong.
In that incident, Jackson Strong tumbled off his snowmobile during the best trick competition. The throttle stuck on the 450-pound sled, and it swerved straight toward the crowd as fans scurried out of the way.
In a written statement, X Games officials said their thoughts and prayers were with Caleb and his family. They also said they've paid close attention to safety issues during the event's 18-year history.
"Still, when the world's best compete at the highest level in any sport, risks remain," the statement said. "Caleb is a four-time X Games medalist who fell short on his rotation on a move he has landed several times previously."
Moore's agent, B.C. Vaught, said Moore's only previous injury was a bruised hip that sent him to the hospital last year, where he was treated and released.
"In sports, everybody makes mistakes, even if it's rare. Caleb made a mistake. That's it," said Vaught, who witnessed Moore's crash.
Tucker Hibbert, who won his sixth straight SnoCross title at Winter X, hopes the recent accidents aren't what people think of when they think about snowmobiling.
"Obviously, at the X Games, you're seeing the most extreme side of our sport," said Hibbert, who's from Pelican Rapids, Minn. "It's definitely dangerous and exciting all at the same time. But it's also a lot different than what snowmobiling is in general.
"Friends and family riding around, going down the trails, having fun riding snowmobiles is quite a bit different than hitting a 100-foot ramp and doing double back flips. Naturally, you'll see some injuries and some pretty big crashes when you're pushing the limits."

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All this recent talk about a community-funded games industry got me thinking about our modern pre-order system. As it stands, game stores take our money on a promise to sell the game to us later – rarely offering any tangible return on your crisp five dollar bill. There must be a better way!
I love the idea of funding poor indie developers as much as the next guy. Still, I'm forced to confess that there's only one sure thing in games – a veteran development team with a proven formula, backed by a publisher who stands to lose millions if their sequel doesn't stack up. I'm rooting for Brutal Legend along with everyone else, but I wouldn't lay my plastic down today. Not before seeing the reviews or putting my own hands to a demo. An ugly truth, my friends.
So, let me play the devil's advocate. Here I put aside the struggling artists and think about the games I already know I want. Surely, there's a way these companies can snake their way into my wallet ahead of time? After all, in my gaming budget, the sequel to my game of the year is what the kids call a 'sunk cost'.
I asked myself, just what would it take? I came up with EIGHT answers.
Instead of leaving $5 for nothing, if I could buy a pre-order disc in a store or online – maybe with a teaser demo, beta key, theme, avatar, early soundtrack, in-game bling, etc. – I'd drop $20 to pre-order something like Halo 3: ODST a year in advance. $30 if they throw in a decent t-shirt!
Lower Prices for Early Adopters
At a $40 limited pre-sell price point, I'd have paid for Assassin's Creed 2 a full year early. I'd have made sure my friends heard about it, too.
Return on Brand Investment
I'd buy Mass Effect 2 for full price right now, if I could get a dollar in "Bioware Bucks" for every 100,000 the game eventually sells. Too complicated? How about a free month of Star Wars: The Old Republic?
DLC with Purchase
It really must sting to be a day-one fan of Fallout 3, knowing that next year's Johnny-come-latelies might score all $50 of the DLC for free in the inevitable Game of the Year Edition. Shouldn't the most loyal fans get the same treatment? Why not offer a 'Free DLC Guarantee' for those who pre-purchase?
Reduced DRM
It seems that Blizzard doesn't trust me to play Starcraft 2 legitimately over my own network. How about if I put down my $60 today? How much faith does that buy me? Can I get a "Special LAN Editon"?
Graduated Release
Imagine a world in which "Final Fantasy XIII (Part One of Three)" is already available for $20 over PSN, while Square Enix works on finishing the other two-thirds. Can you see it? Isn't it beautiful?
International Release
Why wait for localization teams? Yakuza 3 isn't planned for North American release due to localization costs – what if digitally distributed pre-sales (with rough subtitles) could pay for the English voice work? They could even patch it in as they go!
Buy the New One, Play the Original
One more. If you have a Wii, it's a good guess you're looking forward to Super Mario Galaxy 2 – but would you pay for it today if you could download Super Mario World or Super Mario 64 in return? What if you just got 1000 bonus Wii points to use as you like?
So, how about you? Does it still sound so evil? Has my worthless Canadian money made me lose all concept of value? Let me know what you think!


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FUTURE WEATHER: Science meets story at Tribeca
A fictional film born from a factual source: that's not so unusual, right? Almost any biopic falls loosely into that category, and films ranging from THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES to FROST/NIXON openly blend historical fact and a filmmaker's imagination (as did their sources' authors). But a story born from a scientific article? Sounds like either a stretch, or the prelude to a really boring evening. Even this kind of reimagining has worked in the past, though – think FAST FOOD NATION – and writer/director Jenny Deller is giving it another go her forthcoming FUTURE WEATHER.
Set to premiere later this month at the Tribeca Film Festival, takes the science of global warming (gleaned from a New Yorker article), and makes it the obsession of teenager Lauduree (played by Perla Haney-Jardine). The middle schooler's obsession with ecological collapse makes sense: her own world is in the process of falling apart, as her mother takes off, and her remaining caretaker, her grandmother (Amy Madigan), is struggling with decisions about moving away with her boyfriend. While the movie incorporates the science, it isn't about climate change, but, rather, how science can serve as both refuge and dangerous distraction from reality.
No doubt, many Tribeca attendees will be intrigued by the still unusual inspiration for a story about family relationships, so following the premiere, the director, along with producer Kristin Fairweather, and actresses Madigan, Haney-Jardine, and Lily Taylor, will participate in a roundtable discussion "on how an article about a scientific and environmental issue planted the seed for an intimate fiction film, and inspired an environmentally sensitive production."
FUTURE WEATHER is the only environmentally-themed film playing at Tribeca this year. If you get a chance to see it, come back and share your thoughts. If you can't get to New York on April 29, you should have opportunities to catch this one at other festivals throughout the year. At the very least, you can check out the companion short, "Save the Future," above.
- The Spring of Sustainability is coming.
- Can climate change cause food poisoning?
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Two years ago, I wrote a book called "How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The R.C. Willey Story." Monday at 6 and 8 p.m., a television documentary based on the book will air on BYUtv, a cable channel that reaches 60 million homes.
When BYUtv called last year and asked if I'd make the film, I couldn't pass up the opportunity. Neither could the superb film director, writer, editor and associate producer that worked with me. All of us were drawn to this rags-to-riches story where the good guys finish first.
The documentary is titled after the book's main character: Bill Child.
If you look at Child's humble beginnings, you'd never expect him to end up a millionaire, much less one of Warren Buffett's business partners. Bill grew up on a small family farm. But he didn't want to farm. He wanted to teach. In 1954, he graduated from college with a teaching certificate. He was offered a teaching job in his hometown when the unexpected happened. Bill's father-in-law, Rufus Call Willey ("R.C."), suddenly died.
R.C. had been a master door-to-door salesman with a tiny appliance store located at the edge of a cornfield in Syracuse, Utah. Just before his death, R.C. handed Bill the key to his store and asked him to look after it. A fiction writer couldn't make up what transpired over the ensuing 40 years.
First, Bill discovered that R.C.'s store was deep in debt; the IRS was auditing the business for failing to pay income taxes; and a local bank wanted to recall the loan that financed the store's inventory. Conventional wisdom said to sell the business and get on with teaching.
But Bill wasn't a conventional thinker. That's one reason he became such a success. Besides, conventional wisdom would not have worked in this case. When Bill had his father-in-law's business appraised, he found that there was really only one asset — an old pick-up truck used for home deliveries. The truck wasn't worth anything. Neither was the business. So selling wasn't an option.
That's how the story starts. It ends 41 years later when Bill receives a call in his office one night from Warren Buffett. By then, Bill's company was worth $200 million and it had become the most dominant furniture and appliance chain in Utah. In 1995, Berkshire Hathaway acquired the Utah-based company, and just like that, Bill Child worked for Buffett.
Buffett's acquisition of Utah's most trusted company seemed like a great place to start the documentary. But the middle of the film provides the most emotional moment. That comes when Bill's first wife, Darline Willey, dies from a rare condition that predisposed her to blood clots. She was 31 and left behind four children and a husband with a shattered heart.
It was the kind of tragedy that would sink most people. Not Bill. He rallied his children and he rallied himself. At a juncture where he could have easily given up on building a business, Bill stepped up his efforts. It's a rare man who can jump-start his heart after it's been broken.
Between writing a book about Bill and then making a film about him, I've spent a lot of time with him. Yet I've only known one thing that makes him cry — remembering the loss of Darline.
The healing would not have happened without the arrival of Patricia Wright. They met on a blind date. Neither of them figured anything would come of it. Especially given that Pat had three personal rules for marriage:
1. Never marry a man who has previously been married.
2. If, for some reason, she made an exception to rule No. 1, definitely don't marry a previously married man with children.
3. Don't marry a man living in a small town.
Pat broke all three rules when she married Bill and instantly became a mother of four, living next to a cornfield in Syracuse, Utah.
That was in 1966. Today, Bill and Pat Child live in Salt Lake City. During the making of this film, their home was converted into a makeshift television studio, complete with cameras, monitors and cords everywhere. I even slept there more than once. That experience exposed me to a side of the Childs that isn't visible to the public.
Let's just say the view was genuinely good. If more corporations were run by people like the Child family, CEOs would have a much better image.2 comments on this story
Warren Buffett sees it the same way. That's why he wanted to do business with Bill. "You don't want to marry anybody with the idea of changing them," Buffett told me when I interviewed him, "whether it's in business or in personal life."
Needless to say, Bill and Warren have become fast friends. Their business isn't doing bad, either. Today, R.C. Willey is worth about $1 billion and its stores are no longer confined to Utah. They are in Las Vegas, Sacramento and Boise, too. It's a testament to the ideals of hard work, honesty, endurance, patience and overcoming adversity — one day at a time.
Jeff Benedict is the author of "POISONED: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat."


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I just downloaded the textbook I have been waiting for! I know it's grammatically incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition, in fact it's one of my pet peeves, but I'm that excited. I now have in my possession, The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping, Ninth Edition by Gerald Egan. Some of the chapters include:
- · The Helping Relationship: Values in Action
- · The Communication Skills of Therapeutic Dialogue
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I loved my Development textbook with all the theories on how we become who we are. It was a really good one, but this book is special. It's relevant and tangible and full of promise. Boiled down, it's an instructional manual on how to do what I want to do. I rarely read instruction manuals, I have no patience for them, but this one, I can't wait. Class doesn't start for a week, but I'm beginning today. In fact, I think I'll do that right now J.


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Legal Question in Personal Injury in Georgia
hail damage to car
is it up to the lein holder or the person who is paying the car insurance to decided wether to have my car total when the insurance company offered me less money to have my car fixed than to toal my car out i have to much invested in the car to have it total?
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David Lipton David A. Lipton & Associates
Re: hail damage to car
Hello, it is basically up to the insurance company as the rule is that once the cost to repair the vehicle approaches 70 - 75 % of the value of the vehicle the insurace company will likely total the vehicle and offer the fair market price as a settlement offer. What the fair market price IS, is something that can be disputed in Court, however the decision to total the vehicle will be one made by the insurance carrier and not the leinholder.
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Google releases Chrome browser for Android ICS; compatible with 1 percent devices, available to even fewer
Google's Chrome browser finally makes it to Android smartphones and tablets. Well, almost. Google has released a beta version of its desktop browser for Android devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), which currently makes up for just one percent of all Android devices out there. If that was not a caveat enough, Google has restricted its availability on Android Market to a few regions (India is not included), though one can always sideload it if the APK file is available. Caveats aside, initial reviews of Chrome for Android have been favorable with most users reporting brisk ...Read Full Article


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Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by 67Stang, Dec 30, 2012.
I love Pouncey, but his shotgun snaps are still a bit erratic.
I think 25 mph winds would do that to your snaps...
Not for a good center. Problem is, Pouncey has a very soft shotgun snap b/c he has always been a bit erratic with it and the soft toss allows the QB to react if it's a bit offline. Pouncey is a great player but shotgun snaps have always been an issue for him.
Okay. I'm pretty sure 25 mph winds in frigid *** cold weather would have an effect on *any* level of a center. I never said Pouncey was a great snapper, by the way.
Besides, there are better things out there to nitpick when it comes to this team.
Really? We have maybe 15 to 20 problems with this team. Pouncey's shotgun snaps are not one of them.
I'm not nitpicking on Pouncey either b/c he's been a great player so far, but his snaps have always been a bit erratic. Last year Moore struggled with them and i've seen Tannehill have issues at times this year as well. The quicker it gets to the QB (and accurately), the quicker the QB can get his eyes downfield to locate receivers. That's where it hurts at times. And New Englands center didn't seem to have issues with snaps.....probably b/c he's used to the cold weather, but still.
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Three new members join HATLEY Advisory Council
Montreal, October 27, 2011 — Adam Daifallah and Marie-Claude Johnson, partners at HATLEY Strategy Advisors, are pleased to welcome three new members to the firm's Advisory Council:
- Michèle Bazin (Montreal, Quebec) has had a long career in communications and public relations and is currently a public affairs consultant at Just For Laughs and editor-in-chief of the magazine Premières en Affaires;
- Claude Lajeunesse (Ottawa, Ontario) is the former president of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) and the former president of Concordia University and Ryerson University; and
- Bernard Stotland, FCA (Montreal, Quebec) is the immediate past president of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal and is a founding partner of accounting firm WSBG s.e.n.c.r.l., (now MNP). He is also an active member of the board of the Opéra de Montréal.
These individuals join current members:
- Peter G. White, (Knowlton, Quebec), Chairman of the Advisory Council. Businessman, former Principal Secretary to the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, former Publisher of Saturday Night magazine, former Chairman of the Public Policy Forum, the Institute for Research in Public Policy and the Canadian Institute of International Affairs;
- Micheline Bouchard, C.M. (Montreal, Quebec), Engineer, director of TELUS and Harry Winston Diamond Corp., former President and CEO of ART Advanced Research Technologies and President of Motorola Canada Inc.;
- Raymond Chrétien, O.C. (Montreal, Quebec), Partner and Strategic Advisor at Fasken Martineau, former Canadian ambassador to France, the United States, Belgium, Mexico and the Congo;
- Harold Sonny Gordon, Q.C. (Sunny Isles, Florida), Chairman of Dundee Corporation, Chairman of the Sauvé Scholars Foundation and a former Managing Partner of Stikeman Elliott;
- Ray Heard (Toronto, Ontario), Communications consultant, former Washington correspondent and managing editor of the Montreal Star, Vice-President of Global TV and Director of Communications to the Leader of the Opposition the Rt. Hon. John Turner;
- Nina Rosenwald (New York, New York), Co-chair of the Board of American Securities Management LP, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) and founder and Managing Editor of the online forum Hudson New York; and
- Jean-François Sauvé (Montreal, Quebec), Managing Partner of Cheverny Capital Inc., Chairman of the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation and former President of Pictet Canada L.P.
The members of the Advisory Council offer guidance and advice to the firm's partners and consultants and assist with business development efforts. To consult the complete biographies of all the members of the Advisory Council, please visit the "Team" section of the Web site www.hatleystrategies.com.
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Labor Economics
This landmark graduate-level text combines depth and breadth of coverage with recent, cutting-edge work in all the major areas of modern labor economics. Labor Economics is the only textbook available for advanced graduate students in the field, and it will be widely used; because of its command of the literature and the freshness of the material included, it will also prove to be a valuable resource for practicing labor economists. The book moves back and forth between factual data and theoretical reasoning. The space devoted to theory reflects the profound theoretical restructuring in the field that has taken place in the last thirty years; the authors present these developments within a unified pedagogic framework. The teaching methods are based on mathematical models, with the mathematical analyses laid out clearly, and the derivation of most results given in five mathematical appendixes that provide a toolkit for understanding the models. The book is divided into four parts: "Supply and Demand Behaviors" examines the determinants of labor supply and demand; "Wage Formation" discusses wage determinants, including the influences of the wage policies of firms and collective bargaining; "Unemployment and Inequality" considers these problems in a macroeconomic setting; and "Institutions and Economic Policy" treats labor market policies and the impact of institutions on labor market performance.
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Saturday was a night for celebrating the new at two restaurants in San Antonio.
Barriba Cantina on the River Walk at 111. W. Crockett St. is a haven of "tacos, tequila y mas," as the restaurant bills itself. Though it doesn't open until Monday, the restaurant hosted a pair of preview parties on Friday and Saturday to help inaugurate the space, which is located on the two stories above its sister restaurant, the County Line.
Tacos filled with chicken tinga topped with caramelized onions, corn pico de gallo and ancho cream sauce or tilapia with jalapeño ranch and avocado tomatillo salsa were dished up.
When the restaurant opens, the tacos will be offered in plates of three with rice and beans, so you can expect heaping potions of the mango pork carnitas with mango and avocado tomatilla salsas, pickled onions, cotija cheese and more. Or the Del Rey, which was created in memory of Randy Goss, the Rib King of San Antonio who had been a part of the County Line's success for years; this taco featured beef marinated with chipotle chiles and came topped with chipotle slaw, caramelized onions, salsa and cotija.
A special emphasis is made on using lean meats, whether it's the pork or the chorizo that was used in the Queso Deluxe, a treat that also featured guacamole and corn pico de gallo on top of the cheesy dip.
The bar is a big part of Barriba Cantina's fun, and house specialties include the Purple Reign made with Ciroc Vodka, limoncello, violet liquor, Dulce Vida Organic Agave Nectar with blueberries as well as the Olé, a potent blend of Cinco Vodka, blackberries, raspberries, lime juice and soda.
Every bar in San Antonio has to have at least one margarita, and Barriba's lineup includes the Skinny Dulce Vida Rita, a blend of Dulce Vida Silver, a splash of orange juice, agave nectar and lime juice.
Barriba Cantina will be open daily 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Click here for the restaurant's Facebook page.
Big Bob's Burgers, 447 Hildebrand Ave., was also celebrating the opening of its new patio and stage out back.
The new restaurant, housed in what used to be Cookie's near the San Pedro Avenue intersection, featured Clellan and Matt as the inaugural act performing in the space, which is decorated with picnic tables and a few nice plants. It looks far better than a dilapidated back alley it appeared when owner Bob Riddle first stated work on the space.
The visit was also a chance to check out Big Bob's cheeseburger and a few of his crispy onion rings.
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There is something so understated and whimsically beautiful about a bohemian, rustic bride. With loose, natural curls wrapped perfectly around lace headbands and pins. This effortless look is timelessly charming. We had the chance to feature our Isla gown to Jessica for her bridal inspiration shoot for Jessica White Photography. We are beside ourselves with inspiration and an even stronger love for the boho chic tenderness of the rustic bride.
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At Gemvara, we believe that the jewelry you wear should be as unique as you. Every beautiful Gemvara two birthstone rose gold iolite band jewelry design will be made just for you. It's jewelry for all life's occasions, from an engagement or holiday to your own personal milestones and celebrations. Our Mother's Day gift ideas will touch her heart and make this day something she'll always remember. Gemvara uses only the highest quality materials to craft your two birthstone rose gold iolite band jewelry with meticulous attention to detail. Our precious metals are recycled or responsibly mined. Iolite has a natural blue beauty with the look you love for less. Warm 14-karat rose gold owes its lovely color to additional copper mixed in with 58.5% pure gold. Its glowing pink color flatters skin tones. Our wide selection of two birthstone rose gold iolite band jewelry by Jeet Palavwala, Carl Ansley, Randy Dixon, and other talented designers means you can find rings, earrings, and necklaces that are exactly your style. You can also shop by style, choosing our Vintage-Inspired, Romantic, or Celtic Collections. When our work is done and you open that box, you'll see your design is even more beautiful when brought to life in the finest precious materials.
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Frankfurt, Sep 21 (IANS) German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) said it had ordered an external investigation of the violation of US emission rules.
The company made the statement after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board found that the software on VW diesel cars showed false emission data, reported Xinhua news agency.
"The Board of Management takes these findings very seriously. I am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public. We will cooperate with the responsible agencies, with transparency and urgency, to clearly, openly, and completely establish all the facts of this case," Xinhua quoted Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen AG as saying in a statement released on Sunday.
The software installed by Volkswagen in its cars has violated the Clean Air Act, said the EPA in a statement on Friday.
The software called "defeat device" can turn on full emission controls only when the car is undergoing emission tests to make the car meet the legal emission standards.
During normal driving, the car will emit nitrogen oxides at up to 40 times the standard.
"Using a defeat device in cars to evade clean air standards is illegal and a threat to public health," said Cynthia Giles, EPA's assistant administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
The allegations cover roughly 482,000 diesel passenger cars sold in the US by Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America since 2008. The models include Jetta, Beetle, Golf, Passat and Audi A3.
The EPA also said "Volkswagen may be liable for civil penalties", which means the German car maker could face penalties of up to $37,500 per vehicle, the maximum fine for violating the Clean Air Act.


text: Now I know alot of people were worried about our lack of pass rush last week against the Jets. But it seemed to me that the Dolphins game plan on Defense was to focus on the run and make Sanchez beat us with his arm. Unfortunately, the plan backfired and Sanchez had a nice game. This week against the Pats I think Nolan gets back to his creativity on Defense and designs some more blitz packages knowing the Patriots struggle running the ball. I expect the Dfense to get at least 3 sacks and Wake will consistently get hits on Brady. This will put more pressure on our DBs, but I think they will be up for the challenge and the Dolphins will win this game. On Offense I think the Dolphins are going to come out with a run heavy attack. But I expect them to get Marshall involved early as well. After the unfair criticism he took this week he will be hungry and expect some big Run after the catches from him. I think Henne throws at least two touchdowns and believe at least one of them will be to Marshall probably both. I also expect Ronnie to have a solid game. The coaching staff has limited his carries, because they know they need him healthy for the stretch run. But I think the CS also knows this is an important game and will try to get Ronnie 20 touches.


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2010 Morenci graduate Chas Frey intends to earn a doctorate in physical therapy and spend his time working with people. But every time he steps out into a wetland area or hikes along a river, he's probably going to think back to research he undertook as an undergraduate student at Siena Heights University.
That's when he got to know dragonflies and damselflies.
Frey undertook a senior research project last summer and has presented his findings at four locations. A presentation March 29 led to a third prize finish in the Northeast Region District 4 Convention of Beta Beta Beta, an honor society for biology students.
"The purpose of my research was to identify adult odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) of Medina Township," Frey said.
He chose five collecting sites: a human-made pond, a farm on the west side of the township, a farm on the east side, Fisher Lake and Durfee Lake.
"I recorded a total of 651 odonates with four families with 13 species of dragonflies and three families with 13 species of damselflies," Frey said. "Out of the 651 individual odonates that I recorded, I released 609 back into the environment and I only collected 42 individual odonates for my personal collection. The 42 individual odonates that I preserved will be presented to the University Of Michigan Museum Of Zoology."
Most people aren't going to notice the difference between a dragonfly and a damselfly, but once the characteristics are pointed out, it's obvious that these are two different insects.
Both have large eyes and membranous wings, along with long bodies and small antennae. The easiest way to differentiate is to look at the wings when the insect is resting. If it's a dragonfly, the wings are held wide and horizontal. For damselflies, the wings are folded back over the abdomen.
If you can move in for a closer look, dragonflies have eyes that nearly touch one another while damselfly eyes are clearly separated, one on each side of the head. Dragonflies have stockier bodies, too.
Frey says the common green darner rates as his favorite dragonfly among those he encountered last year.
"I like a good challenge, and the common green darner brought about a good challenge for me when trying to capture the specimen."
The rainbow bluet always impressed him among the damselflies.
"With a name such as 'rainbow,'" he said, "you can already understand that this specimen express a variety of different colors, which was great to see in the field."
Frey's most recent platform presentation—a 10 to 15-minutes talk in front of an audience, followed by five minutes of questions—earlier this month at the University of Kentucky as part of a national conference on undergraduate research.
The Beta Beta Beta (Tri-Beta) competition took place last month at the University of Findlay. Siena Heights joined Tri-Beta in 1992 by forming its own chapter of the national biological honor society. Frey joined at the end of his sophomore year and has served as the chapter historian for the past two years.
Tri-Beta is open to students showing superior academic achievement in life sciences. The society encourages scientific investigation and reporting the findings.
Frey also presented his work at Siena's McNair Research Symposium and for the Michigan Mosquito Control Association.
Frey graduates this month and will enroll in the physical therapy program at Andrews University—right along the St. Joseph River where dragonflies and damselflies abound.


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General Rules of the Library Media Center
The Obama Elementary Library is an integral part of the reading and language arts program where the students learn to use resources, books, computers, and the computer catalog. The library has a semi-fixed schedule which allows times for classrooms to visit weekly while also allowing small groups of children to come to the media center between the hours of 10:30am and 2:00pm when the Library Media Specialist is present.
Kindergarten and Grade 1
Students may check out one book. Whenever one book is returned, another item may be chosen. The book may be enjoyed for two weeks.
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Students may check out two books for two weeks. For certain school projects, more than two books may be checked out at the discretion of the librarian and the classroom teacher.
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This is a nice alternative to a mayo-based tuna sandwich.
Servings: 2
2 80g cans of solid light tuna
Zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon capers
I tablespoon minced red onion
4 to 6 Nicoise olives
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 to 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Drain the tuna well and put into a medium bowl.
Add lemon zest.
Rinse capers and dry, then chop and add to the bowl.
Chop olives and add to tuna.
Add diced red onion and cilantro.
Mix together and add lemon juice.
Add extra virgin olive oil, pinch salt and a good grind of fresh pepper.
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Fulham 0-2 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough moved a point off top place in the Championship table with a convincing victory against Fulham.
Albert Adomah gave Boro the lead early on, heading in Stewart Downing's cross.
The goal set the tone for an energetic away display full of quality and they deservedly made it 2-0 against lacklustre opposition at the break through Grant Leadbitter's penalty.
Fulham improved but rarely threatened and their slim hopes were ended when Richard Stearman was sent off late on.
Stearman's dismissal, for bringing down substitute Jordan Rhodes with three minutes remaining, made little difference to a result that sees the west Londoners drop to 20th in the table.
Middlesbrough stay third after Burnley fought back to beat Bolton, but there is now only one point between the top three and Boro have two games in hand on the Clarets and one game in hand on second-placed Hull City.
An away win seemed inevitable as Boro were 2-0 up inside 20 minutes, through Adomah's well-controlled header and Leadbitter's low spot-kick, after David Nugent was fouled by Chris Baird.
But for all their first-half dominance, Fulham twice went close to scoring just before being booed off at the break.
Moussa Dembele, who replaced the injured Ryan Fredericks after 22 minutes, tested keeper Dimi Konstantopolous with an overhead kick and Madl's header was somehow cleared off the line by Ritchie de Laet.
The visitors continued to control things after the interval, with Adomah, Emilio Nsue and Downing all going close against a Fulham team who have now won just three times in 21 matches.
Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka:
"Sometimes when we score one goal we have problems scoring the second one. Today we scored two goals quickly and after that the game became easier.
"If we were to win every single game by 2-0, it would not be a problem for me. I know we are going to score goals because we have a lot of good players.
"Adomah played the same game as he did last Tuesday, and when he plays like that he's one of the best in the league."
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic:
"We tried to be more aggressive. We made a few chances but they were more solid generally and more organised. They deserved their three points.
"For the sending-off, possibly he was the last player and I don't know whether he was in a dangerous area.
"It meant that we could not push on for the last few minutes, because we made the important mistakes at the beginning of the game.
"The result is bad, it's very clear, and we did not make a good performance. We are inconsistent – some days we do a good job and some days we don't."


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Clerks (Inquiry)
Inquiry Clerks are very important to any business or government agency. They are always busy answering questions on the telephone, by mail, through email and even in person. They can make a great sale by knowing the right information or lose a sale by not knowing how to find the information that a person needs or failing to refer them to others with more detailed knowledge.
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The percentage of males and females working full time and part time are:
- Male Full Time: 24.5%
- Male Part Time: 5.4%
- Female Full Time: 44.8%
- Female Part Time: 25.3%
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- Answer phones
- Handle complaints and offer ways to rectify the problem
- Issue informational data to those who need it
- Keep records regarding questions and problems
- Refer questions they cannot answer to others with more expertise
- Respond to questions about services and products available
- Use computer, intercoms and other office equipment
- Ability to delegate
- Ability to maintain decorum in tense situations
- Ability to use computer
- Good communication skills
- Good comprehension of the written word
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- Impeccable organisational skills
- Proper grammar and spelling skills
- Proper telephone etiquette
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Some college basketball coaches have busboys for assistants. Brian Dutcher does not fill Steve Fisher's water glass. He's the coach inside the coach, Steve Fisher's eyes, ears and confidant — and when needed, his conscience, his mind reader. He comes with portfolio.
San Diego State's top assistant has been around Fisher so long he could take his name. They've been together since their Michigan days in 1989. He came with Fisher when Steve took the Aztecs position 10 years later. Wherever the loop has been, Dutcher hasn't been let out of it.
"Dutch," the son of a coach — his dad, Jim, is a member of the University of Minnesota's Hall of Fame — plans and conducts practices for the 26-1 Aztecs. He recruits. During games he doesn't just sit there and holler for hollering's sake.
"I've spent 20 years with Coach Fisher, and I can say it's hard not to like coming to come to work every day," Dutcher says. "Some assistants are limited. Coach Fisher always has given his assistants responsibilities.
"I feel like a contributor. I make decisions on the floor. I feel like I'm coaching the team. If I just sat around watching him coach for 20 years, I'd probably be someplace else. Here, you feel your work's important. At some places, the head coach does everything and assistants sit on the bench with their arms crossed."
Something's working. Heading into today's game at Air Force, the Aztecs are the nation's sixth-ranked team. They are a close-knit group.
"It's not hard to work for Coach Fisher," Dutcher says. "He's the greatest boss in the world. I've been fortunate. All the coaches I've worked for have been real gentlemen; their parents raised them right. They have core values. Great coaches are great leaders. They know how to get the most out of individuals."
Dutcher laughs at the notion that Fisher isn't a great X's and 0's coach, that they just roll the ball onto the court and let the players have at it. It is stupid thinking. Watch the Aztecs play defense and tell me they aren't well-coached. Watch their offense closely and see why they're so hard to play.
"We've heard that for years," Dutcher says. "Ask the coaches we play. We run a ton of offense. As Coach likes to put it, we have freedom within framework. If you see an opening within that framework, take advantage of it.
"We want our players to think outside the box. Great players win games; that's what separates teams. The thing about Coach Fisher is, he builds confidence. He wants a team with swagger."
Athletic arrogance. It's built through practicing and practicing well. Good coaches talk about good and bad practices all the time for a reason. It's where you win and lose.
"Our kids play with great confidence," Dutcher says. "Practice is for teaching; the game is the test. If you have to teach during the test, you can't coach. We coach 'em up during practice and when they take the test they're basically on their own. You can't look around for the answers when the game is going on."
Dutcher sure sounds like a head coach and it's pretty much a mystery why he hasn't become one. There have been interviews here and there over the years. He's 51 now, and if State continues down this avenue of success, it figures he's going to be taken away — if the feeling's right.
"I don't obsess about it; I've always enjoyed where I've been," he says. "I've always had fun. I can close my eyes and dream about being a head coach, but I don't obsess. I know how good it is to be in a great situation and not worry about the next one.
"Coaches can be like military. We've only moved once. I've been able to give both my girls a stable life and I take pride in that. Sometimes opportunities don't come but it's important for me to say I have a great job. A lot of guys rush to that first job. It may not be a great situation and your career could be over in three years, given the nature of our business now."
His biggest fan, Steve Fisher, believes Dutcher should be a head coach.
"Absolutely," Fisher says. "Brian does everything a head coach does and he does everything in an extraordinary fashion. There's a constant with Brian. He's family-based. That's what we preach, what we prioritize.
"He's not looking to punch the ticket to get to the next rung. There's no jealousy; he appreciates where he is. When he does get a head coaching job, I'm going to feel terrible and happy at the same time."
For now, though, there's 26-1. At last, Brian Dutcher is working for a target.
"All these teams we're playing need quality wins to make the (NCAA) Tournament," Dutcher says. "We're the quality win now, but that's good for us. Come tournament time, we're going to be tested.
"All the years I've been doing this, there's never been 26-1. Not with the national championship team at Michigan, not with the Fab Five. Guess if you're around long enough, you'll see it all."
Hey, that's my line.


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FORT WORTH, Texas - For all the talk about green-white-checkered
finishes in NASCAR this season, the Sprint Cup and Nationwide races can't even get started in rainy Texas.
Persistent wet weather Sunday forced the postponement of a Sprint Cup and Nationwide doubleheader until today.
The Sprint Cup race was called Sunday about 75 minutes after its scheduled 3:16 p.m. start because of persistent drizzle and the forecast for misty
conditions until late in the evening. The race was rescheduled for noon today.
"It is disappointing not to race, but this happens now and then," said Ryan Newman, who starts 10th a week after winning at Phoenix
International to break a 77-race winless streak. "I think we are going to be good (today). We just have to live with it. It is part of racing."
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South Charleston. A city built of Indian mounds, hot cybers and great sushi. A city where you can go to a great Security Con without paying "a little extra." A city home to a security conference event greater than the World Cup, World Seres and World InfoSec Day combined.
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to witness the greatest happening in InfoSec:
Hack3rCon 8
The "Ocho"
Nov. 17 – 19, 2017
If it's Almost Heaven, we've got it here!
This will be the 3rd year for SecureWV, but it is the 8th year for Hack3rCon (Yea, Hack3rCon!!) so we've dubbed this year The "Ocho".
That's right Cotton, the conference will be at the same hotel as last year - the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Charleston West in South Charleston and we will have the entire conference center this year for the event as well. Room blocks will stay at $94 a room and we will be announcing the opening of the room blocks soon.
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The Call for Papers is now open on and will close September 1, 2017, so be sure to submit your talks now.
We will be keeping the format the same as last year with SecureWV on Friday and Hack3rCon on Saturday and Sunday. One ticket will include both
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Usually you pay double for this kind of conference, Cotton, but the price for the entire weekend will stay at $50 for registration with $35 for Students (with Valid student IDs). The student discount includes High Schoolers as well as College-age attendees. You can visit the Registration Page to order you tickets. While you're registering, you can also pre-order your shirts, along with your ticket, and it will be waiting for you when you show up to the conference.
And remember, If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a cyber.
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"There's an App for that" Cellphone Hotel Room Key — A Good Idea, Ten Years Late
by Benoit Lheureux | December 22, 2009 | Comments Off on "There's an App for that" Cellphone Hotel Room Key — A Good Idea, Ten Years Late
There's an App for that — your iPhone is your Hotel Room Key.
I'm sure to be of the minority opinion not overwhelmingly impressed with the "convenience" aspect of using my iPhone as a hotel room key [and boarding pass, et al]. I mean, after all, it really *is* such a bother to keep track — and learn to use — those horrid hotel key-cards you know. But regardless, I'll likely use the iPhone App like others for this purpose at some point. But let me convey a personal story to underscore why the real story here is NOT about the underlying technology but what my colleague Brian Prentice says is "focus should be on the underlying process" — a theme I've written about before.
Over ten years ago I worked for NCR and did a lot of business in New Jersey (we were owned by AT&T at the time). Things were such logistically that I used to fly late into NJ and stay at the Newark Airport Marriott prior to my travel throughout the state. Some of you may know of this hotel, and seasoned travelers may rightfully ask "why" I bothered to stay there, since its rather utilitarian and not in a particularly lovely location.
One thing that I liked about the hotel at the time was a feature that I've yet to see repeated by any other hotel since. As you approached the entrance to the hotel a desk clerk would be standing out front, next to a rack of small folders. As you walked up he/she would greet you a "Hello" and ask "my I have your name, Sir?". After giving your name and showing an ID, the clerk would reach over, flip through the folders, and draw the one prepared in advance with my name – and an enclosed key – and hand it to me, saying "Welcome, Mr. Lheureux, enjoy your stay". At which point I'd waltz directly into the bar, order a drink and my dinner. Nice.
Why, for the life of me, has no other hotel I've ever been to since also do this??? I couldn't explain that if my life depended on it. But more importantly, perhaps, yes, if because someone is so utterly smitten by the beauty of the iPhone [hammer] and looking for an "App for that" [nail] and they come up with the brilliant "new" idea of speeding up my hotel room check-in then of course that's all fine and good. But PLEASE don't tell me this is new. An otherwise unremarkable hotel stuck in the middle of the airport traffic loop at Newark Airport differentiated itself over ten years ago by smoothing my hotel check-in – SHOCK – w/o using an iPhone!
It's the process that matters
– bjl
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SP Business School
Designing Business. Defining Tomorrow
The finals of the Singapore Polytechnic Business School – Mandom Corporation Marketing Plan Competition were held on the 11th of February 2015 at MLT 8.
This semester, the final year students from the Diploma in Business Administration (DBA), Marketing Management option, were privileged to partner Gatsby, Mandom Corporation's finest brand. They were challenged to generate a creative, yet feasible year-long marketing plan which Gatsby could possibly incorporate. The competition went down to the wire, fuelled with intensity from competing groups as they worked their fingers to the bones, planning and preparing semester-long.
After meticulous assessments, three teams were shortlisted and required to pitch their marketing plan to a panel of three judges. One of them included our client and Guest of Honour, Mr Vincent Siow, Sales & Marketing Manager, Mandom Corporation.
Before officially commencing the start of the finals, Mr Vincent Siow took the initiative to share a few words of wisdom with the aspiring marketers in the lecture hall. He highlighted three key points that every student should strive to achieve – perseverance, positivity and passion.
Guest of Honour, Mr Vincent Siow, giving a speech before commencing the competition
The teams competing in the finals went out with guns blazing, pitching their creative campaigns to the judges . The teams tried to capture the heart of the audiences with humorous television commercials which essentially delivered an intended and encoded message above it all. The entertainment value and amount of showmanship displayed that day was off the charts as the audiences were in constant awe and amusement.
When it finally came to the results, Woosh It's Gatsby, were crowned champions of this semester's Marketing Plan competition. The highlight of their presentation was undoubtedly their extensive analysis of their target market and the fact that the ideas pitched were both feasible and appealing. This was also coupled by their unrelenting showmanship, display of multiple props and visual aids to the audience.
When asked about what she remembered fondly from this experience, team leader Ms Lee Xin Hui replied, "it was about working as a team brainstorming for ideas, filming our videos and creating the props. I think we had fun from this experience."
Team Woosh It's Gatsby
From the left: Ms Cindy Ng, Ms Xin Hui Lee, Mr Vincent Siow, Ms Lim Shu bin, Ms Koh Wei Ru
GatFresh was the first runner up, who excited the audiences and judges with their humorous video commercial entitled 'Love At First Sight' and illustrative print advertisements.
Mr Tom Lim, the team leader of GatFresh said, "it has been a very fruitful experience as our team has learnt a lot from it all. The prizes are just secondary and the experience and knowledge that we gained from this competition will greatly benefit us for many years to come."
Team GatFresh
From the left: Mr Nigel Fong, Mr Vincent Siow, Mr Tom Lim, Mr Benedict Soh, Ms Claire Tan, Ms Elisa Khoo
Last but not the least, The Greatest Gatsby were the second runner up for this competition. Their objectives were made clear at the start of the presentation which ensured smooth delivery of the content.
Team leader, Ms Gladys Tan, said, "Gatsby is a suitable partner for us. The experience has been fulfilling. We learnt to adapt to difficult situations on the spot."
Team The Greatest Gatsby
From the left: Mr Ashley Soon, Mr Howard Tan, Mr Vincent Siow, Ms Gladys Tan, Ms Nicole Chin and Ms Maizurah
Mr Nigel Fong, best speaker, from team GatFresh, said he felt delirious upon winning the award which he never expected
In a short interview with the Guest of Honour, Mr Vincent Siow, had this to say, "they (the presenting groups) exceeded our expectations, especially the last group (Woosh, It's Gatsby). Their ideas were pretty clear and realistic so we could really visualise what they were trying to tell us. We could also see these ideas happening in stores so that is really important. These are the few reasons why they won. Of course, the other groups did very well today too."
Ms Georgina Phua, Director of Singapore Polytechnic Business School, was full of praise for the presenting teams, "our students really presented themselves very well. In terms of the quality of work that they put in, I think our students have done Singapore Polytechnic proud. In fact, they (Mandom Corporation) invited us to further collaborate with them if we see value in it."
Ms Lim Hui Wen, a final year student from DBA/10, came to support her fellow classmates. She was thoroughly impressed by the presenting teams and proud of her friends for doing well in the finals.
On a whole, it was a fulfilling and enjoyable experience for all.
Competing teams enjoying each other's presentations
Audiences entertained by the humorous television commercials on show
Audiences showing their appreciation for the amount of showmanship on display
Smiles during the break after working hard for the finals
The industry partner for the next Marketing Plan Competition will be POSB and we would like to wish the next batch of students all the best in their journey!
Competing teams were thrilled for this experience of partnering Mandom Corporation
Industry guests and lecturers
Written by Farid Alias and Theon Lim of DBA/FT/3B/09
Business School Leaders complete 4 days 3 Nights Leadership Camp
50 full-time students from DBKF and DAC (Year 1 – Year 3), together with 2 lecturers – Ms Sylvia Liong & Mr K.K. Tan, embarked on a 4-Day Study Trip to Indonesia, Jakarta from 19th – 22nd September 2017.
When you enter Disney, you enter a world of magical wonders and possibilities that enthral both the guests and the cast members.
ICAEW South East Asia Business Challenge 2017: SP Accountancy awarded the Most Collaborative Team Award.
The 4D3N personal leadership camp from 5 to 8 June 2017 at Kota Tinggi, Malaysia, was attended by 50 students from ABE, SD and SB, accompanied by lecturers and facilitated by aspen3. The 7 habits were reinforced and applied via indoor and outdoor activities, workshops, treks and kayaking. Students had a wonderful time of learning and bonding, culminating in a campfire on the last night.
A group of 26 SP's Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology (DHRMP) students went on an exciting study trip to Hong Kong from 19 – 24 September 2016.
Sean, Ivan, Marcus and Samuel shared their life-changing experience during their 2-week Overseas Social Innovation Program in Thailand.
57 full-time business students from Diploma in Banking & Finance and Diploma in Financial Informatics (Year 1 – Year 3), together with 2 lecturers – Ms Sylvia Liong & Mr K.K. Tan, embarked on a 4-Day Study Trip to Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur during the Semester Break from 20th – 23rd September 2016.
A total of 42 students were selected for this trip, of which 33 students are from the Diploma in Accountancy (DAC).
Having the opportunity to attend the Cool Japan Seminar (CJS) 2015, held in Hachinohe from 25th of April to 2nd of May.
DBKF student Wei Hao share his LEX experience in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, helping housewives increase productivity in their cottage industries.
Let me share my journey with you...
In Sep 2012 some 19 students from Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) and Diploma International Business (DIB) and six students from Guangzhou embarked on a journey to the prestigious Beijing Tsinghua University for an immersion program.
DIB Student Ms Krystal Tan returned from her study trip to india with interesting insights!
9 September 2012 – 1 October 2012
Having the opportunity to be able to undergo internship in Finland for 6 months has been a dream come true. (By Mildred Sim, DTRM Year 3)
SP Business School students taking the Diploma in Tourism and Resort Management (DTRM)
have opportunities to shoot off to every corner of the world for their internships.
Class DTRM/FT/3A/04 DTRM/FT/3A/05 DTRM/FT/3A/06 DTRM/FT/3A/07
Contributed by: Vinni Goh Mei Xiang, Ng Zhen Yuan, Maybelline Lim & Marcus Keck (DBF year 2)
KHOO KIAN KOON of DTRM/FT/3A/03 shares his insights
A group of 15 Banking & Finance students went to Hong Kong to learn more about China in the world economy and the role that Hong Kong plays as a financial and logistics hub in the Pearl River Delta.
On 8 March, 35 students from Diploma in Financial Informatics (DFI) travelled to San Francisco, California for an enterprise immersion program. The objective of this trip was for students to be immersed in American culture and learn about entrepreneurship.
Friendships were formed and stronger bonds fostered between DTRM Year 2 students at Le Grandeur Palm Resort for 6 days. The immersion programme not only taught students etiquette of F&B and Hotel Operations, but helped students to make new friends – as the DTRM Family.
A group of 23 Diploma in Tourism & Resort Management (DTRM) students left for the USA to begin The University of California Riverside Walt Disney World International College Programme.
SP student glad about helping residents in typhoon-affected Philippine community
A group of 39 Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology (DHRMP)students went on a study trip to Hong Kong, from 10 – 16 September, to gain first-hand experience on the social, cultural and economic developments in Hong Kong, as well as, to learn about its human resource (HR) practices and challenges.
During the March holidays, our students embarked on a journey to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam and collaborated with four Vietnamese colleges for their Overseas Social Innovation Project (OSIP).
Excitement filled the hearts of the twenty of us from SP Business School who were ready for our Overseas Internship Training Program (OITP) at Suzhou and Shanghai in March-April 2012.
5 students from the Singapore Polytechnic Outstanding Talent (SPOT) programme set off to attend the Harvard Model United Nations Conference (HMUN) 2012 at Boston, Massachusetts.
During the term break, students from the Diploma of International Business(DIB) left for a learning program at Beijing.
During the term break, students from the Diploma of International Business(DIB) left for a 3 week program at the University of Washington.
Come March 2012, forty students from the Diploma in International Business will be in Vietnam as part of the 3-week Social Innovation Project.
A group of 40 students from the Diploma in Banking and Finance and the Diploma in Financial Informatics went on a study visit to Hong Kong.
On 2 May 2011, DTRM Year 2 students commenced their 1-week residential hospitality training at Le Grandeur Palm Resort, Johore, Malaysia.
This is my first time travelling to a place so far away from home, my first time taking a flight, my first time living alone, my first time experiencing snow, and my first time working in a different environment from home.
A group of 33 students from SP Business School went to Malaysia to learn about Islamic banking and finance in Oct 2010.
16 second-year students from the SP Business School went to Suzhou and Shanghai in China for the China Seminar cum Industrial Training Programme from 8 March to 16 April 2011.
The programme was well oversubscribed when it was marketed initially to the DBA Year 3 students in early January.
A group of 40 DHRMP students embarked on a study tour to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to learn about the country businesses, human resource and employment practices.
Diploma in Tourism and Resort Management (DTRM) Year 2 students went on a life changing learning tour at Mercure Johor Palm Resort in Malaysia.
Six unanimous echoes of "AWESOME" from our participants from the Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) course on the Immersion Programme at the Suzhou University, China.
Year 3 students from Diploma in Accountancy (DAC) took an enriching journey to Shanghai, China for their overseas ITP.


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CSS3 has got a huge potential to create very elaborate and complicated details by trictly using CSS and no images. It can carry out a lot of functions as it is based on motion techniques. Many designers all over the world believe that CSS3 is a technique which has unbelievable potentiality which will be used to create wonderful designs in the years to come. At present, it is not being used variedly all over the world due to a number of limitations – obsolete browsers being one of them.
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