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My house's furnace and air conditioning unit are a little over 20 years old. Since many other things in the house have gone bad since I bought it last year, I'm amazed neither of these two has died yet.
I have heard that now is a good time to the best prices from contractors on replacements, so I am in the process of getting quotes. I figure I could spend my tax refund on them to avoid problems in the future, since with this economy it looks like I will own this house for at least the next three years.
The first quote I received came in at $3600 for everything, which I thought was pretty good (research online had told me to expect a cost of between $4500 and $5500). The second quote came in at $7600, for equipment of the same specs but different manufacturer.
I did some research, and everything I've read states that the manufacturer of the $3600 quote is very reliable, if not the best in the industry. Assuming this first company checks out, was this second company looking to make around $4000 more in profit off of me?
It's unbelievable that a company can try that, but I guess they are used to working in situations where heat is in immediate need, and people go with the first company who answers their call.
This certainly is a lesson that one should be prepared for potential emergency situations like a broken furnace or AC unit. It's also important to have funds set aside for such emergencies or capital expenditures.
Even though I may be cutting short the lives of my existing units, I'd rather be safe (getting a good deal now) than sorry (being taken advantage of when it's January and the heat won't work).
Tom Valenti is a marketer and project manager who currently works for a financial institution in New Jersey. For more info, visit him at http://tomvalenti.com.
When Bill Gates testified before Congress on March 13, he had his usual requests: more money for math and science education, more funds for research, and more visas for foreigners to come and work in the United States.
He claims foreigners need to come here to "maintain a competitive edge in technology innovation."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics defines 7 different computer occupations that need at least BA degree skills, and one in computer and information science research that requires a doctorate. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports these 8 occupations totaled 3.2 million jobs in 2006 and growing year by year.
However, computer programming jobs are down from over 500,000 in the late 1990s to fewer than 400,000 in 2006. The above mentioned research occupation has reported employment of 25,000 for 2006, but here the Bureau of Labor Statistics is forecasting annual growth under 1,000 per year.
When we look at the National Center for Education Statistics, we find 1,679 doctoral degrees in computer engineering and computer information sciences for the year ending June 2006.
The remaining 6 occupations needing at least BA degree skills include two specialty jobs in software engineering, and one each for systems analyst, database administrators, network computer systems administrator, and network systems and data communications analysts.
In our logical minds, recent graduates should compare to recent job growth for the United States to fill its computer jobs with graduates from American Universities. For the year ending June 2006, the National Center for Education Statistics reports 72,400 BA and MA degrees granted in computer and information science and degrees in computer engineering.
The average annual increase from 2004 to 2006 for the 6 computer occupations mentioned above was just over 75,000.
However, some of the nearly 20,000 MA degrees undoubtedly went to those who already have BA degrees in computing or computer engineering, so we doubt the 72,400 degrees represent new people available for computing jobs. Even so, jobs as computer programmers dropped an average of 10,000 per year from 2004 to 2006, which makes us doubt the need for 75,000 new graduates to fill those jobs.
The data for the recent years does not suggest large shortages of available degree candidates in computing from American Universities, despite Mr. Gates' worries. More ominous, though, is a decline in jobs as computer and information systems managers, down from just over 280,000 to just under 24,000 from 2004 to 2006, an average drop of 8,000 jobs a year.
We think Mr. Gates should tell us why!
Fred Siegmund covers America's jobs as part of work doing labor market analysis and projections for a client base of recruiters, trainers and counselors. Visit him at www.americanjobmarket.blogspot.com
HSBC online savings account customers got a "personal message" from the company's executive vice president, Kevin Martin, announcing a rate cut in reaction to the Fed's continued action on key interest rates.
Dear JASON,
In these challenging times, having a savings plan is more important than ever. At HSBC Direct we are committed to helping you with your savings goals by providing the best rate we can.
As you are undoubtedly already aware, there has been a general trend of reducing interest rates in the U.S. market over recent months. These changes have been influenced by the Federal Reserve moving its target interest rate down in response to developments in the economy and financial markets. Last week the Federal Reserve again reduced this key rate, by 0.75% to 2.25%.
At HSBC Direct we review our rates regularly in the context of market conditions, the federal funds rate and the overall economic environment to ensure we are providing you a competitive rate at all times. Following a further review of all of these factors, we have reduced our Online Savings Account rate by 0.50% to 3.05% APY* effective 3/20/2008.
We will continue to evaluate and respond to market changes so we can provide you with the very best rate possible over the coming weeks and months. At HSBC Direct we are committed to a direct and open relationship with you, even if we have to pass on news about reductions in our rates. We think this is fair to our customers and simply the right thing to do.
The good news is, you're still getting a competitive rate — 7x the national savings average.** And you can feel confident knowing your savings are with HSBC Direct. We're part of HSBC Group, one of the largest and best capitalized financial institutions in the world, with over 10,000 offices around the world and 140 years of experience helping our customers achieve their financial goals.
We sincerely appreciate your support and your saving with HSBC Direct.
Kevin Martin
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Head of HSBC Direct U.S.
I've still got my money in HSBC (in fact, my nearly year-old automatic housing savings transfer is just about up) and I don't plan on moving it anytime soon. The rate cuts are affecting everyone, so even though there might be a few teaser rates available, I've stopped rate chasing.
The other day, I was watching a news report on how the stock market's up and downs are affecting senior citizens — specifically, those on a fixed income.
It got me thinking — am I on a fixed income? What does it mean to be on a fixed income?
Here's what Wikipedia has to say:
Fixed income refers to any type of investment that yields a regular (or fixed) return.
For example, if you borrow money and have to pay interest once a month, you have issued a fixed-income security. When a company does this, it is often called a bond or corporate bank debt (although 'preferred stock' is also sometimes considered to be fixed income). Sometimes people misspeak when they talk about fixed income, bonds actually have higher risk, while notes and bills have less risk because these are issued by Government agencies.
The term fixed income is also applied to a person's income that does not vary with each period. This can include income derived from fixed-income investments such as bonds and preferred stocks or pensions that guarantee a fixed income. When pensioners or retirees are dependent on their pension as their dominant source of income, the term "fixed income" can also carry the implication that they have relatively limited discretionary income or have little financial freedom to make large expenditures.
So, if your investments are paying out a certain amount of income over a given time period, you're on a fixed income.
But what if you're on a salaried paycheck? Aren't you getting a fixed amount of income every paycheck?
For the most part, I know how much money will be coming in to our bank account every month because our paychecks are consistent. Isn't that being on a fixed income?
For hourly workers, salespeople who work on commission and 9-5ers with inconsistent part time work, each month, your budget's "intake" column probably looks different. You don't necessarily know how much money you are earning until the month is over.
So if you're a salaried, non-commissioned worker, you're probably on a fixed income. Live like it.
It might seem a bit counterintuitive, like when I say I live paycheck-to-paycheck (even though technically this isn't true). Knowing how much money you have to spend, save and invest each month puts you on a fixed income — and helps you prepare to achieve your goals.
Being Frugal hosted this week's Carnival of Personal Finance — here are some money saving links for you from it:
Banks are Tightening Credit - What it Means for You - BankerGirl
From the perspective of a casual observer, what's going on in our economy is really interesting - we're seeing unprecedented lending standards result in unprecedented charge-offs. No one knows how bad it's going to get, but everyone I visited with over the course event agreed that the economy is going to get worse before it gets better.
So, how is this going to impact the average bank customer? Here are my best guesses on how the next couple of years are going to shape up for bank customers.
Pros vs Joes: Are Professional Athletes Better Than You With Money? - My Family's Money
An eighteen year old good at hitting a baseball can see more money come his way for signing a piece of paper than most Americans can make in their entire lifetime (source). But are athletes good at managing money of that magnitude? Can they cope with copious amounts of capital? Should they shutter when success sends them seductive spoils?
You Can't Time The Market So Try Dollar Cost Averaging Instead - Plan Your Escape
"Buy low, sell high" is often one of the first things you'll hear when you're learning about investing. The problem with this is that it's tough to know what "low" and "high" actually are even when they are staring you in the face. When markets seem like they are down, like they are today, it can seem risky to make a large investment in case the markets keep going down. One way you can help limit your risk while entering into a falling market is through Dollar Cost Averaging.
We tend to think of savings in personal terms as income set aside in personal accounts.
But improvements in labor productivity are also saving because new and better ways to produce products and provide services save resources.
Take the customer service representative, a job with potential savings. Customer service representatives serve as a point of contact for customers in nearly every sector of the economy, although they have more jobs in the financial services sector than anywhere else.
There are now almost 2.2 million jobs as customer services representatives, making it the 7th largest profession in America. More importantly, their numbers continue to grow.
Unlike autoworkers, who have to be at the auto plant to do their work, customer service representatives can be anywhere they have a computer and a telephone. Working from home saves the personal costs of transportation.
Even better, the cost of driving for gasoline, car insurance, car repairs and child care saves after tax dollars. The savings go directly to those who hold the jobs.
Telecommuting also saves businesses the expense of providing office space, building maintenance, electricity, heating and air conditioning, which gives them incentives to have some staff working at home at least some of the time.
To top it off, telecommuting saves society from clogged highways, air pollution, road maintenance and traffic enforcement.
Given the complexity of America's many service plans in loans, credit cards, insurance, telecommunications, health care and utilities, customer service work will not be decreasing anytime soon. The growth rate for customer service jobs continues to be above the growth rate for jobs in general with nearly 250 thousand new jobs reported since 2000.
The Bureau of labor Statistics is forecasting annual growth at around 55,000 new jobs a year. Telecommuting for customer service representatives would generate substantial savings given their large numbers in the labor force.
And, unlike so many other jobs, some of the savings goes directly to the workforce.
Fred Siegmund covers America's jobs as part of work doing labor market analysis and projections for a client base of recruiters, trainers and counselors. Visit him at www.americanjobmarket.blogspot.com
Capital One ("What's in your wallet?") has added an online savings account to their offerings, touting a 3% APY for balances under $10,000 and 3.85% APY for accounts over $10k.
There's no minimum balance, no fees, and can link up to an external account (even outside of Capital One).
According to Bankrate, the 3.85% APY would make it one of the highest currently available, while the 3% puts it near the bottom.
It doesn't say anything about intro rates, so I'm assuming that the APYs are good for awhile … at least until the Fed cuts rates again and the online savings accounts follow.
Click here to find out more about Capital One's online savings account.
This week's Carnival of Personal Finance is up at Quest for Four Pillars.
Prevent Identity Theft - Military Finance Network
Identity theft is a serious crime that can destroy your finances and ruin your life. Identity theft can ruin your credit score, destroy your ability to take out a loan, or even get you arrested for crimes you did not commit.
There are three methods to protect against identity theft and the damages it can do to your finances and your freedom
ING Electric Orange Check Experiment - The Happy Rock
I have been using the ING Electric Orange checking account for almost a year now and I have been very pleased. One downfall to being able to earn 2.25% on your checking account balance is that they don't offer a regular paper check book, but you can fill out an electronic check form and they will mail out a check for you.
MMA Rates are Falling, What are You Going to Do? - Dividends4Life
Let me state the obvious: Since year-end, money market rates have been in a free fall. At the end of the year my best money market account (MMA) was earning 5.11% APY. That same account still has my highest rate, but it is now earning a measly 3.75%. So what's a guy to do? Here are a couple of actions that I have taken
Today I rediscovered a site I used to check out a little while ago, yelp.com.
It's a site where people can write reviews about a variety of different things. It seems to have taken off, and I plan on using it more (if I can remember).
The reason I bring it up in this forum is that members have critiqued and rated financial institutions, which can be of great use to prospective customers.
The ones I've read seem to focus more on the service and décor in physical locations, and not so much on the actual products.
But, if you're new to an area it's certainly a nice place to start your banking search, especially if you intend to be a frequent user of actual branches.
Tom Valenti is a marketer and project manager who currently works for a financial institution in New Jersey. For more info, visit him at http://tomvalenti.com.
I was pointed today to the "Maximum Earnings Banking" account from Southern Community Bank and Trust, which says it has a 6% APY — basically unheard of these days, especially with all of the rate cuts of the past few months.
Wow - that sounds pretty good. Online bill pay, no maintenance fees, no minimums, and national ATM use.
So what's the catch?
You have to use your debit card at least 10 times per month (not a problem for me, since I use it for everything). You need direct deposit (always a good idea), $100 to open and use e-statements instead of paper ones.
Honestly, I'm not sure if any of those really classify as catches.
But call me skeptical — something doesn't seem right.
Does anyone use this bank and trust? Can you share your experiences and whether or not you recommend it?


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A few staff members from my school were invited to the Leadership Event that another school held when it was working towards becoming a Lighthouse School. One of the criteria to become a Lighthouse School (something the Covey Institute holds up as a higher status for any Leader In Me School to achieve) is that you sell the program to other schools in the community. Our school counselor attended this event to learn about The Leader In Me. Because she went through the 7 Habits business training a few years ago, and found it very helpful to her personally, the Leader In Me program really resonated with her. She encouraged our principal to look into bringing the program to our school.
The Program is Expensive
The Leader In Me Program is a 3 year program which costs upwards of $75,000 to bring to a school. It includes student and teacher workbooks for every grade level, posters, a storybook, and many days of teacher training. Our school contacted the Covey Institute about the program, but was then unable to get the funds from our school district or our PTA to bring this program to our school.
Panda Express
The Covey Institute decided to help. They work with a number of companies who are helping to promote The Leader In Me program. One of these companies is Panda Express. The Covey Institute contacted Panda Express on our behalf, and Panda Express agreed to give our school a grant so we could bring this program to our school.
Consider if you will what the motivations are here. Panda Express is not an expert in educating children. They did not perform an academic or educational review of the materials for their appropriateness for use in a public school. As far as I can tell, there are 2 reasons that Panda Express wants to give out grants for this program:
1. Panda Express looks good for giving donations to schools.
2. The owner of Panda Express is a huge believer in The 7 Habits curriculum. He asks all of his employees to go through the 7 Habits training. For more on this topic, see, The inner Leader and General Tso, Meet Stephen Covey. Also note that Andrew Cherng is a proponent of many self help genres, including Landmark Education.
It would be different if Panda Express donated money to schools and allowed professional educators to determine the best way to use that money to help kids. Instead, by giving our school a grant for one specific program, Panda Express is dictating what program will be implemented in our school.
Yes, our principal and school counselor sought out this program. But look at the chain of events:
1. Franklin Covey asked a neighboring school to advertise this program to my school.
2. When my school couldn't afford the program, Franklin Covey provided us with a grant.
Maybe The Leader In Me program is a great program. Or maybe my school principal and counselor got hoodwinked by a very smart marketing scheme that promised to improve our test scores and decrease our behavioral problems FOR FREE. Note that our school was already a very high-performing school, with very few behavior problems. We live in an upper class neighborhood. Won't our school look great on the list of Lighthouse Schools on the Covey website?

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Exit Marketing. How to Have a House Sold Before You Buy. Overview. Autoresponders How to Build a Buyers List How to Present Your House/Deal Copy Writing How to Make your Buyers List Ultra Responsive 4 Day House Sell Method What to do when they call. Types of Exits. Rent Rent to Own
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SU's Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble to Present Free Concert Feb. 21
The Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble will present a concert on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Orioles Even Out AL Division Series
The Baltimore Orioles came to win this past Monday night at Camden Yards. Rookie Wei-Yin Chen outpitched 40-year-old Andy Pettite to complete a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees. This game evened their AL division series at one game apiece.
Jim Johnson, major league saves leader for the Orioles, pitched a perfect ninth to close it out. Manager Buck Showalter commented, "It's really easy, like I said last night, to trust Jim Johnson. He's done it a few times for us. He's having a special year, a special year."
After the game the Orioles took to the clubhouse where they were met by owner Peter Angelos. Outfielder Adam Jones said, "It is great that he was in there. Obviously it meant a lot to him as much as it did us and the fans. He doesn't come in here a lot. He takes care of business up there and we take care of it on the field. Hopefully, the next time I see him he will be holding a trophy."
The remaining three games in the series will be held at Yankee Stadium beginning on Wednesday night with Game 3. Hiroki Kuroda will start for the Yankees against rookie Miguel Gonzales. Baltimore wone all three series at Yankee Stadium this year so the Yankees will really have to step it up to keep in the playoffs.
The Orioles are hopeful. "You definitely don't want to go into New York in a five-game series down two games," Chris Davis said. "This is big– having the day off tomorrow, hopefully building some momentum, and we can take that into New York."
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Johnny Murtagh's Ballydoyle swansong yielded Group One honours when Recital won the Criterium de Saint-Cloud in France on Saturday.
The outgoing Coolmore-retained rider was calmness personified on Aidan O'Brien's colt, which was preserving his unbeaten record following an impressive debut success at Navan. At the rear of the field early on, Recital was one of three runners which found themselves separated from the main pack, at one stage around five lengths off the back.
However, Murtagh was merely biding his time aboard the son of Montjeu. After getting into a challenging position down the straight in testing ground, he pulled five lengths clear of Bubble Chic, with Prairie Star a further two lengths back in third. Recital's stablemate Exodus was another six lengths away in fourth position. "We were delighted and he's made a lot of progress. At this stage he looks like a Derby sort, but he also has speed," said O'Brien of Recital.
"This is a class horse and one with plenty of pace but still a little backward. He will be a big contender next year," added Murtagh. This was the fourth time in nine years the Ballydoyle supremo has won France's final Group One of the year.
Meanwhile, Ed Dunlop's Oaks heroine Snow Fairy landed a huge pot in Japan by winning the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup. Ryan Moore's mount scooped a bonus of over £1.4m at Kyoto racecourse when turning in a performance of supreme authority.
The three-year-old daughter of Intikhab failed to stay the St Leger trip on her last start, but was in her element in this one-mile-three-furlong Grade One contest. Snow Fairy had four lengths in hand of Meisho Beluga at the line, with local favourite Apapane third, another length and three-quarters adrift of Dunlop's charge. "She put the race to bed in a couple strides. She jumped smoothly and was in a nice position and travelled very well," said Moore.
"I was drawn beside (Apapane) and I thought she was the best filly, so we kept an eye on her. We got there sooner than I thought -- it just opened up, a big gap, so she went to the rail to help her."
"She has a good brain and a very big heart," said Dunlop afterwards.
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I fell in love with the concept for this cake, designed and made for a twin brother and sister celebrating their 80th Birthday, having had a few messages and ideas bandied around with the client about their interesting heritage and childhood years we eventually happened upon a lovely and unique idea for their cake.
They had spent a lot of their childhood in Poland and often speak about the Tram journeys they would take on the old gas powered Polish Trams, which ran past the local church. I was sent images of both the tram and the church and asked if I could recreate a photo cake of the church and a model of the Tram made from modelling paste going across the front of the cake.
I particularly liked the idea of having these images as part of the cake but decided that the Tram being made as the cake itself against a backdrop edible image of the church would carry much more impact and seem much more unique and special to celebrate their 80th birthday. I also much prefer to sculpt larger models from cake as opposed to smaller models from sugarpaste.
The cake and board were all handpainted and detailed, the edible image backdrop was printed and then detailed on top slightly with some paint to blend into the style of the painted board. The finishing touch was added with a childhood photograph of the birthday boy and girl.


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The Art of War E-Book
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The Art of War E-Book is a nicely formatted E-Book. The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was most likely written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC.
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The Greatest Tacticians Manual Made Into An Interactive Application! This has become my second favorite ebooks, first is the Bible, in my collection. I like to read this because of tactical ideas that The Art Of War explores.
Uh App is what it claimed to be, and to the guy saying something about how other strategists wouldn't write like this remember: it's translated into English, and also many of the great strategists followed this book. Not knowing about this book then making fun of the translation of it does a very good job of making you look ill informed.
Art of war Only idiots think its about knowing the enemy weaknesses. It about exploitation by prediction or forcing their hand to an advantage thats yours. Like all foreign books much is lost in translation. You must know the culture and language to truly appreciate the teachings. If its that bad why are the stratergies still used after a thousand years. Oriental culture has a lot to teach us if only we would listen.
Very good app. Very few people actually appreciate wisdom like The Art of War anymore. Of course, that's their loss. Most people use devices such as these for facebook and games. If you were to ask someone random who Sun Tzu ( or sometimes know as Sun Wu or Sun Tzi) was, odds are they would have no idea. But like Sun Tzu says, who that listen and follow his teachings will prevail, those who ignore them, fight in peril. I highly recommend this book to all who read this.
Flashing ads Unacceptable. Highly distracting, makes it difficult to use app. Uninstalled. Please consider non-flashing ads.
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Policy Dialogue
Pacific situation summary
The Pacific region is rich in diversity. The essayist Epeli HAU'OFA calls it :"Our sea of islands" (A new Oceania: rediscovering our sea of islands, 1993). The region stretches some 10 000 km from east to west and 5 000 km from north to south, with a combined exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of close to 30 million km2.
The Pacific is the world's largest ocean, with about 30,000 islands with high ecosystems diversity, ranging from offshore marine realms, coral reefs, shoreline atolls, mangroves, coastal plains, lowland forests, mountain forests and wetlands. It faces high demographic and urban growth, complex issues as regards resource exploitation (mining, fishing and agriculture) and many Pacific island countries strongly rely on development aid. The region comprises 22 independent countries and territories, ranging from very large countries like Australia (7.682.300 km2) to very small ones, such as Pitcairn (40 km2). It has a great diversity of political regimes and statutes and presents an extraordinary cultural and linguistic variety.
The Pacific Islands constitute living laboratories as regards biological evolution and diversity and in terms of nature/culture interactions.
The Pacific-EU Partnership
The EU has a long-standing development partnership in the Pacific, involving 15 independent countries and four Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT), as well as Australia and New Zealand, two like-minded strategic partners and donors.
In 2004, Pacific Leaders adopted a Vision encapsulating Pacific Islanders' aspirations. The Pacific Plan (2005) gives effect to the Pacific Leaders' Vision and to the goal of regional integration. The EU Strategy for the Pacific, adopted in 2006, was the initial EU response to the Plan, through increased development assistance and enhanced political dialogue, both with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and with Australia and New Zealand.
In March 2012, the EU decided to engage in "a renewed EU-Pacific development Partnership".
That strong partnership with the Pacific is important for the EU's external action:
- Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTS), caretakers of a sizeable part of the planet, share with the EU concerns and aspirations about sustainable development
- Pacific Countries, Australia, New Zealand and the EU represent 42 votes in the United Nations (UN) and form a significant group in international fora
- The Pacific Ocean is vital for the future of the planet, for its function as a carbon sink and for its unique and rich biodiversity and ecosystems
- The Pacific is important for EU's sustainable access to a wide range of natural resources
- The Pacific Islands, and in particular Papua New Guinea (PNG), represent potential opportunities for the EU business sector
- The EU is a global actor with responsibility to support Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTS) to attain the Millennium Development Goals, to conserve and restore biodiversity, as well as address climate change
More specifically, in terms of Research and Innovation policies, the EU aims at:
- Improving relationships with Australia and New Zealand, as well as developing a regional approach for Research and Innovation with ACP islands and the PICTS located in the South Pacific
- Supporting the institutional policy dialogue under the bilateral S&T agreements signed by countries such as Australia and New Zealand
- Promoting bilateral cooperation between research and innovation actors
- Promoting synergies between EU policies and programmes addressing targeted countries in the Pacific and facilitating the coordination of research projects and initiatives supported by EU programmes and by the Member States and/or associated countries
- Monitoring progress in the bilateral S&T cooperation
The EU has decided to involve civil society, local authorities, the private sector and also research communities, by supporting regional networking and Pacific-EU partnerships and by promoting public interest and debate in Europe on issues of common concern for the Pacific Islands Countries and Territories and its people.
The bi-regional dialogue platforms on S&T between the EU and the 15 member countries of the Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group of the Pacific region.
The EU, which maintains a long standing relationship with the Pacific, aims to enhance its profile and reinforce cooperation in STI with the region and promote the development of mutually beneficial partnerships.
ProjectsPACENET PLUS (2013-2016)
"Pacific Europe Network for Science, Technology and Innovation" is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) that aims to:
- Support the EU-Pacific policy dialogue in STI, including dialogue on innovation issues .
- Reinforce the EU-Pacific STI cooperation, focusing on 3 major societal challenges
- Health, demographic change and wellbeing
- Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio economy
- Climate action, resource use and efficiency, and raw materials
- Encourage the coordination between the EU and Member States STI programmes and policies targeting the Pacific by promoting the implementation of joint actions .
- Enhance cooperation on innovation issues, by helping to bridge the gap between public and private sectors `
Background documents
DG Research and Innovation
Armand BEUF
Policy Officer - R&I Relations with Pacific
Unit RTD C1 - Policy Coordination, EFTA and Enlargement countries, Russia, Asia and Pacific
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Does Peer-to-Peer (P2P) SIP represent the future of SIP communication? Does it have the possibility to enable the creation of a peer-to-peer communication cloud that could rival Skype but be based on open standards? Where would P2P SIP fit? In an enterprise environment? consumer? What's the technology behind it all, anyway?
Today's Squawk Box was a fascinating one for those of us interested in the network level of how VoIP can all work. Today, pretty much all SIP-based telephony is "server-centric". You have SIP servers to which SIP clients register. The SIP servers, be they IP-PBXs, call managers, whatever… control the overall conversation. But what if you could have SIP in a *serverless* environment? What if SIP endpoints could "self-organize" and create P2P clouds? How would this work? How secure would it be? Who would use it?
Our guest on the call was David Bryan, co-chair of the IETF's P2PSIP Working Group and also CEO of SIPpeerior Technologies. We dove into all of those questions mentioned above and many more. It was quite an enjoyable and interesting call and we hope you find it helpful to understand this potential new way of organizing SIP communication.
Some links:
- P2PSIP.org
- P2PSIP Research and Reading
- P2PSIP Implementations
- IETF P2PSIP working group
- SIPeerior Technologies
On the call: Dan York (host), Dameon Welch-Abernathy, James Body, Jim Courtney, William Volk, Ian Hood, Sergio Meinardi, Tom O'Connor.
Show notes and links can be found at either:
- http://apps.facebook.com/calliflower/conf/show/34613 (Facebook)
- http://apps.calliflower.com/conf/show/34613
We thank David Bryan for joining us on the show.


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When Providence High School held its graduation ceremony on Saturday, the class had 80 seniors, fewer students than usual graduating from the private Catholic school in Burbank, said Greg Castro, the school's community outreach coordinator.
There were 96 Providence graduates in 2011, 98 in 2012 and 87 last year.
"They were like the little class that could," he said this week. However, even though they make up a smaller group, they are off to big schools such as Boston College, UCLA, USC and Cal Tech.
PHOTOS: Providence High School class of 2014 graduation
Student Maryanne Christine Amour was named the class valedictorian and will head to UC San Diego in the fall. Meanwhile, Danielle Taylor Dominguez was the salutatorian and will attend Johns Hopkins University.
Senior Vincent Lennon McManus, bound for Cal State Northridge, won the Mother Joseph Award, which goes to students who live with the values of Mother Joseph — the first provincial superior of the Sisters of Providence in the West.
Katrin Melita Rochon, who will attend Maryland's Goucher College, won the Christian Service Award.
The 2014 Providence High School Spirit Award went to Brandon Christopher Muir Swofford, who will attend Woodbury University.
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Russell Jones & Walker (RJW) is to expand rapidly the number of consumer products promoted through Claims Direct to compete with the arrival of alternative business structures (ABS) in the consumer markets.
The claims management non-profitmaking subsidiary of RJW collects personal injury (PI) claims and divides them between the firm and a panel of 35 others.
RJW said it would launch employment, family and probate matters through Claims Direct, with most work being kept in-house.
RJW chief executive Neil Kinsella said: "People know and trust Claims Direct, and have said they'd be happy to contact it about legal issues other than PI claims."
The move is seen as a precursor to the launch of RJW as a consumer firm to compete with the likes of Co-op Legal Services. RJW is under pressure to boost its presence on the high street after QualitySolicitors' cash injection from Palamon Capital Partners (TheLawyer.com, 20 October).
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While I'm on my trip my wonderful friend, Amy from A Diary of a Mad Woman is helping me out with the Mothers' Hideaway Blog. When I told her of my plight about being gone and unable to post for 10 days she came to my rescue! Following is a good taste (hehe) of what you'll find at her blog. Make sure you check her out! Thank you so much, Amy!!!
The Grand Caymans were beautiful. Clean beaches, beautiful clear turquoise water, some of the best seafood I've ever eaten. When not otherwise occupied I was either snorkeling in the water outside our condo or laying out by the pool with the swim-up bar. Pina Coladas are best served pool side. Take my word for it.
Did you like that caveat? When not otherwise occupied? that one? Perhaps this would be a good place for me to tell you with whom I was travelling: Adonis. The same guy that sent ligntning bolts of heat up and down my spine when we first met.
To keep our costs down, we went with Adonis' roommate and his girlfriend and we shared a condo. For the first half of the trip we had the Master bedroom with attached bathroom…the second half, the pullout sofa in the living room. We were sure to take advantage of all of it.
Mornings were for sleeping in or for me, sneaking out for a run on the beach. The group would be up for breakfast by 9 when we would discuss our plans for the day. We strongly encouraged our roommates to go investigate the island, go take that scuba class, just GO! Adonis and I had some business to take care of!
Snorkeling or swimming in the late morning is how we got our day started but we always made it back up to the room before finding something for lunch.
Yes, we had our days of afternoon delight. We would start in the shower, washing off the salt water or chlorine, washing each other head to toe before letting our mouths wander, our hands linger and tease, our breaths becoming shorter and faster.
The amazing thing about hotel or vacation sex, is that things you would find uncomfortable or awkward at home, are hot and irresistible. At home I was always getting water up my nose. On vacation, the games were fun and tantalizing. Trying to do it against the shower wall at home, a slippery hazzard not often taken, on vacay, legs are stronger, desire hotter and risk forgotten.
Dear reader, let me not mislead you. Not all of our games were played in the shower. Next we made our way to the bedroom. Adonis would chase me, try to catch me before I could dive into the sheets. Sometimes I landed in his lap for a make out session but most times I landed across his lap, where he would tickle and tease me. He drove me as mad with his hands as I had drove him mad with my mouth.
Adonis was good at torturing me into a gelatinous begging mess. Yes, I would beg for him to let us get down to business and he would torture me more. Eventually he would be generous and let me be on top, but often times he would just toss me on back across the bed and make me a very happy woman, taking me like it was the last chance he would have for sex.
Spent we would nap until we either woke from hunger or from the sound of our roommates returning. Yes, I said NAP. Glorious, exhausted and restorative naps. Naps that failed to remove the grins from our faces.
I don't remember much about island, the places we ate, the tours we took, but the sex. The sex was unforgettable. Now if you'll excuse me, I t need to book a flight for two.


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Since 1937, Mazur's Bakery has been a top choice for custom cakes in Bergen County NJ. Now under new management by Sugarflake Bakery, we aim to provide the quality of products and service that made Mazur's Bakery such a popular name. Because we use only the best and freshest ingredients, our cakes do not only look great, but taste great also. We make custom cakes in all shapes, styles, and designs to fit the theme of any event. At Mazur's Sugarflake Bakery, we have the ability to craft and then deliver the top custom cakes in Rockleigh NJ because our staff is devoted to making our customers cake dreams come to life.
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Don't settle for a lackluster birthday cake from a local grocery store conglomerate if you're able to get the cake of your dreams from Mazur's Sugarflake Bakery in Bergen County NJ. Rather than making generic cakes for children, our bakery makes specialty cakes which are just as one of a kind as your son or daughter. In addition , we make it simple to celebrate special birthdays with our custom first birthday cakes and sweet sixteen birthday cakes created specifically for your child. In case your child has celiac disease, we also make mouth watering gluten free cakes as well. Mazur's Sugarflake Bakery also offers distinctive adult birthday cakes in Rockleigh NJ which can fit any personality, from a die hard sports fan to a shopaholic.
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The SM&NC's annual spring celebration returns to the elegant and inviting setting of the Bendel Mansion on Friday, June 2, for signature tastings of fine wine and artisanal food from local caterers and restaurants. Plus, we're adding a new twist to the evening's festivities: Dancing in the Mansion!
The annual celebration is a "dinner on foot" – fun and casual. Over 350 guests will enjoy dancing, door prizes, raffles, and gift bags. Attendees will enjoy tasting top-flight wines and beverages, and sampling a wide variety of delicious food courtesy of area caterers and restaurants. All proceeds from the event will benefit the SM&NC's mission to bring the wonders of art, education, and the natural world to children and families.
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Fourth Form
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The Quest:
Coming of Age
South Kent School's Fourth Form Program aims to build and reinforce strong academic skills and to develop and nurture students' self-confidence and self-esteem while stressing personal integrity and character. We strive to create motivated, inquisitive, and successful students who are equipped to be life-long learners and good citizens. In pursuit of these goals, we engage in a variety of experiences both on and off campus which further the quest stage of a student's Hero's Journey. On campus, these might include participating in team-building exercises, re-creating famous trials from the past, acting out portions of Shakespeare's plays, creating medieval-inspired armor, staging debates on Enlightenment philosophies, or negotiating a new peace treaty to end World War I. Off campus, we visit the Clark Art Museum, the Williams College Rare Book Collection, a local observatory, and an area college for an introduction to the college process. We also take advantage of exhibits and theatrical productions in the area.
The faculty working to implement the Fourth Form Program are a team representing most of the academic disciplines. These teachers use an inquiry, or problem-based, approach to learning and encourage our students to become independent thinkers and able writers across the disciplines. The team meets regularly to discuss curriculum, teaching strategies, and each boy's personal and academic progress. Members of the team work with the fourth form boys in all aspects of their life at South Kent, serving as advisers, dorm parents, and coaches. The boys also interact with other faculty members of our community, particularly in language and math courses and in sports, but the boys work closest with members of the form team.
In The Fourth Form you will:
- Develop self awareness.
- Meet challenging academics to begin the process of self-discovery.
- Be encouraged to realize your academic, physical, and emotional potential as forces for positive change.
Fourth Form Course Offerings:
- English II
- History II
- Pre-Engineering II
The fourth form core classes have a closely integrated curriculum. Daily block scheduling of the core allows the teachers flexibility in designing each class day to optimize the development of the students' academic skills and the themes of the fourth form year. Advanced sections of English and history will be formed each year for motivated students or proven merit. All Fourth Form students take the core courses.


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Pierre Duranleau: Ghirlandaio Overdrive or Memory bulb (mid-panel)
About Anthropo-Technikon
About Thermo-Medolox
The Grishenko Apparition
The Shroud of Morgo
"In painting, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move mountains. You can bend rivers. But when I get home, the only thing I have power over is the garbage."
—From Bob Ross ON POWER: "The Joy of Painting"
''I know this defies the law of gravity, but I never studied law!''
- Bugs Bunny
"A painting is complete when it has the shadows of a god."
- Rembrandt
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WOLVES have injected some fight into their relegation battle — by adopting the Baddest FAN on the Planet.
'Iron' Mike Tyson is now following the Midlanders after boss Dean Saunders likened the club's plight to the ex-heavyweight champ.
He said they were similar in that they beat everyone and then, three years later, beat no one.
Tyson learnt of the comments from his Birmingham-based sparring partner 'Big' Joe Egan.
And he said: "He's right. I went from the best in the world to a very bad place.
"I don't know that much about football but it sounds like Wolverhampton have a manager who can turn the team around.
"Joe is going to let me know how they get on.
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September 4th, 2014, 01:57 PM #1
Am I losing it?
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Am I not seeing the pitfalls in the following idea?
I can imagine myself making multiple super-niche sites with the specific keyword-focused URLs and individual domains....
Could I not just consolidate multiple highly niched categories under one general (but related) domain?
One site, multiple focused verticals...let's say....a site that focuses on leisure time with categories of:
traveling cheap
music gear reviews for the musician hobbyist
articles on relieving stress
top ten hometown/local escapes
For that matter, could I not just post whatever blog subjects come to mind, from ANY random subject under the sun, and apply banners/links/ads on those isolated posts that relate to the subject at hand?
I don't really need to create an entire website focused on one super niche for SEO, do I?
Or do I?
September 4th, 2014, 02:08 PM #2
Usually targeted sites do well, for starters because Google doesn't have to figure out what your site is about. I'd keep them separate, cause those really are different topics, unless you're Wikipedia.
September 4th, 2014, 02:59 PM #3
Also if you apply to an affiliate program and your site is random you will most likely be rejected.
September 4th, 2014, 06:55 PM #4
Separate is better, but don't count on a whole lot of success if you cannot devote sufficient time to each one to keep adding new content. I would not recommend putting up a bunch of sites at one time and then have to keep updating them all. One at a time would be a better plan, until you see a measure of success with each one.
As to a blog that contains random posts, also not the greatest plan. A blog should focus on a general topic and then it can include posts on various sub-topics, but there should be some general unifying factor running through the majority of them.
September 9th, 2014, 09:36 PM #5
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I apologize for not answering prior to now, especially since you were all good enough to reply so promptly to my initial post.
This is good information. I haven't actually pulled the trigger and started anything yet...I wanted to be sure I began with the correct game plan versus shotgunning the web with an overly generalized game plan.
These replies have helped me narrow my focus to a somewhat workable strategy....I thank you all.
September 10th, 2014, 10:58 AM #6
Paralysis of analysis! Get started with a mini plan then adjust based on the success you have. You could have the most eloquent plan and find out after six months that you missed the marketing or traffic portion as you were too focused on building the site. Or picking the perfect keyword. The lessons are learned by the journey not the plan.
September 10th, 2014, 11:25 AM #7
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I think the OP is too obsessed(sorry I know it's a strong word) with getting everything right even before launch. Not to discourage you, but your 1st blog is not going to be Mashable or Gizmodo overnight. You will have plenty of time to reshape, change directions, tweak before it even attracts 100 visitors daily. So get started. Case in point, abestweb.com is not the most elegant name for an affiliate marketing forum. And it may not have started that way either, at least in the mind of the previous owner. But it did succeed with time and effort.
So start doing something and stop over-planning. To answer your question "Am I losing it", NO, you can't really lose anything before you start.
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September 10th, 2014, 02:08 PM #8
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As mentioned above, if you are not Wikipedia or a very popular contents website, you will just end up with a site with lots of categories and each category has less than 10 articles.
You will distract your visitors, each visitor will feel that you are not really talking him.
Focus on a field that you are most good at, and start writing. By choosing only merchants in the same field, you will do better for yourself and your merchants.
September 11th, 2014, 11:40 AM #9
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Good info....thanks!
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Media Library sudden directory problem
Hey all, it seems that my sites media library has a problem with case sensitive (Capital Letters) directory's. This is the first time it has done something like this from around half a year of the site being uploaded.
I use the plugin "add-from-server" to add mp3s. Mp3 links now get a 404 page. It is because a file will be like this:
When the original starts with lowercase letters like this:
Only about 5 mp3s I have uploaded last month work regardless of the capital letters. I tried to save permalinks and change and then re-save like I had it. I tried importing a wordpress save file I made last night, no luck.
The only thing I can do now is go into FTP and manually copy the capital letter files in the Media Library to the mp3 file names int he wp-content/uploads folder. It shouldnt be like this 🙁 something is wrong but I dont know why its like this. It shouldnt matter if the links have a capital letter vs. a lowercased one.
Any ideas? Hope I worded everything right and nothing is confusing.
site is http://www.electronicdancegenerator.com
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use DateTime; use DateTime::TimeZone; my $tz = DateTime::TimeZone->new( name => 'America/Chicago' ); my $dt = DateTime->now(); my $offset = $tz->offset_for_datetime($dt);
Note that without the "DateTime.pm" module, this module does not do much. It's primary interface is through a "DateTime" object, and most users will not need to directly use "DateTime::TimeZone" methods.
If the name given is a ``link'' name in the Olson database, the object created may have a different name. For example, there is a link from the old ``EST5EDT'' name to ``America/New_York''.
When loading a time zone from the Olson database, the constructor checks the version of the loaded class to make sure it matches the version of the current DateTime::TimeZone installation. If they do not match it will issue a warning. This is useful because time zone names may fall out of use, but you may have an old module file installed for that time zone.
There are also several special values that can be given as names.
If the ``name'' parameter is ``floating'', then a "DateTime::TimeZone::Floating" object is returned. A floating time zone does have any offset, and is always the same time. This is useful for calendaring applications, which may need to specify that a given event happens at the same local time, regardless of where it occurs. See RFC 2445 for more details.
If the ``name'' parameter is ``UTC'', then a "DateTime::TimeZone::UTC" object is returned.
If the ``name'' is an offset string, it is converted to a number, and a "DateTime::TimeZone::OffsetOnly" object is returned.
The ``local'' time zone
If the ``name'' parameter is ``local'', then the module attempts to determine the local time zone for the system.
The method for finding the local zone varies by operating system. See the appropriate module for details of how we check for the local time zone.
If a local time zone is not found, then an exception will be thrown.
It is strongly recommended that you do not rely on these names for anything other than display. These names are not official, and many of them are simply the invention of the Olson database maintainers. Moreover, these names are not unique. For example, there is an ``EST'' at both -0500 and +1000/+1100.
The list is returned in order of population by zone, which should mean that this order will be the best to use for most UIs.
If you need to convert country codes to names or vice versa you can use "Locale::Country" to do so.
The offset is expected to match either "/^([\+\-])?(\d\d?):(\d\d)(?::(\d\d))?$/" or "/^([\+\-])?(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)?$/". If it doesn't match either of these, "undef" will be returned.
This means that if you want to specify hours as a single digit, then each element of the offset must be separated by a colon (:).
If you subclass "DateTime::TimeZone", you will inherit its hooks, which may not work for your module, so please test the interaction of your module with Storable.
Please submit bugs to the CPAN RT system at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=datetime%3A%3Atimezone or via email at email@example.com.
Please note that I am not suggesting that you must do this in order for me to continue working on this particular software. I will continue to do so, inasmuch as I have in the past, for as long as it interests me.
Similarly, a donation made in this way will probably not make me work on this software much more, unless I get so many donations that I can consider working on free software full time, which seems unlikely at best.
To donate, log into PayPal and send money to email@example.com or use the button on this page: <http://www.urth.org/~autarch/fs-donation.html>
The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.
The tools directory of the DateTime::TimeZone distribution includes two scripts that may be of interest to some people. They are parse_olson and tests_from_zdump. Please run them with the --help flag to see what they can be used for.


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About Me
Kent L. Boyer is an arts writer and scholar in Dallas, Texas.
I'm an arts writer and scholar with interests in gender studies, pop culture, and the arts of the first half of the 20th century - particularly collaborative work between visual artists, composers, choreographers, poets, and novelists. I'm a PhD student in Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas.
I have lead an extremely unconventional, nomadic, and lucky life. I have earned degrees in computer animation, science, chiropractic medicine, and the arts and cultural traditions. I've worked as a bank teller, retail jewelry buyer, Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine, college professor, multimedia artist, instructional designer, Photoshop seminar lecturer, textbook author, IT change management leader, hospice marketer, social media guru, middle and high school curriculum designer, and web developer.
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We've got one month to kill before college football comes back into our lives, and since I am known as a helpful and informative person (probably not true), I'm gonna offer you thorough reviews of each SEC stadium. And by thorough review, I mean I'll be using my exceptional bias, Google reviews, and lots of colored lines hand drawn on Google maps.
My qualifications for such an endeavor are that I've been to all the SEC stadiums but Missourah's, usually to witness a skull-dragging of Ole Miss, and I can look up stuff on Google Maps pretty quickly. I suggest that you file these informative reports away for your road trip destinations this season so you won't end up like that pair of Oklahoma State fans I saw walking around a couple of miles away from the old Cotton Bowl, waiting to be murdered.
To keep you from becoming disoriented, you need to know where things are in relation to the stadium. Once you master the lay of the land, you can maximize your time engaging in various pre-game activities and, most importantly, avoid asking LSU fans questions because you don't want to be OH SO CLEVERLY TOLD that you're Tiger Bait for the 84,284th time in the last hour.
This guide should help you move seamlessly around the stadium.
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When I saw James Carville, I did at least a quadruple take, with two of the takes directly attributable to that person looking like an alien, and the last two were my brain realizing the man at which I was gawking was James Carville. My only regret is that I did not yell out "Jimmy" and then give some sort of bossman acknowledgement wave. Alas.
One of the keys to remember when you visit LSU is that alcohol is literally everywhere. No need for hiding it or putting it in cups, unless that's your thing, and if you're from Ohio State, carrying around your 18-pack of Bud Light still in the cardboard will not attract the attention of authorities. Mostly because there are none around. As long as you don't act oh who am I kidding, you have to be MEGA MEGA MEGA D-R-U-N-K to catch the attention of someone with arresting power.
Once you've finished your pre-game festivities and make your way to the stadium, it's important to know where to look for things. With that in mind, here's an in-stadium guide.
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One of the things I highly recommend, which clearly carries some weight, is getting a spot on the street where the LSU band will march and play as it makes its way into the stadium. I loathe all things LSU (minus Les Miles' general demeanor), but hearing those first notes of "Hold That Tiger" will make the hair crawl up the back of your neck. But, seriously, what a bunch of charmed life-leading assholes (no offense, of course).
I'd also like to mention that I've been to four Ole Miss games in Baton Rouge and seen Ole Miss win all four. A LUCKY BASTARD I AM.
But enough of my bias. What about the people? The microscopic segment of the population who are LSU fans, can work the Internets, and take the time to write a Google review. What do they have to say?
And that's it. To be fair, the power only works three days a week so that somewhat limits Internet time. So, in review, Tiger Stadium is AKA Death Valley, pretty unique on a Saturday Night, but that was two years ago, so who knows now.
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London dreams can come true: Dhanraj Pillay
Indian hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay believes there could be no better news for Indian hockey in the recent past than the allocation of the Olympic Qualifiers to the sub-continent.
Hockey hero: Dhanraj Pillay
On Saturday, hockey's world governing body, FIH decided to conduct the Olympic Qualifiers and all other major hockey tournaments in India.
"I have always said that it will be tough for India to qualify for the London Olympics if we were to play the qualifiers outside the country.
But now that the FIH has awarded them to India, the London (2012) dream could well be a reality as our boys will have the advantage of some passionate home support in our own backyard," Pillay told MiD DAY yesterday.
Indian hockey has been suffering recently due to a power struggle between Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation. The four-time Olympian has taken it upon himself to solve this matter too.
"I will speak to Hockey India secretary Narinder Batra and try to convince him. If all parties are working to promote hockey then we must work out a compromise," Pillay said.


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People's Choice Awards-The Fashion Do's
Published January 10, 2011 by Hilary Kennedy
In case you missed the red carpet catwalk before the People's Choice Awards, I've pulled a few of my favorite looks from the event. I have to say, the mini-dress has never looked more impressive and done in so many different ways. Although the trend at the awards is younger, younger, younger....this new freshman class is taking the lead with impeccable style. Celebrity stylists are a wise investment, and it shows.


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This is another rare book with only a few second hand ones available: I'd never seen one before I bought it, and I haven't seen another one since…135-pages of amazing photographs, with Japanese and (some) English language text. This FORTRAN publication covers: the original Lotus Elite, Lotus Six and Seven, Caterham Super 7, Elan S4, Plus 2, Lotus Cortina Mk 1 and Mk2, 1974 Europa Special, 1974 2-litre Elite, Eclat and Esprit: SOME REALLY AMAZING STUFF (you DO NOT need to understand the Japanese language to appreciate this book). The diagrams and photographs are priceless for anyone interested in Lotus cars. Page size: 260 x 245mm Start price: £35 Note: I will post worldwide: please ask for specific postage rates. IMPORTANT: postage prices quoted are a guide only; I will refund excess postage following shipment. £6.50 to UK £10.50 to Western Europe


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Horror Heaven Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984 Horror 22 mins
Jörg Buttgereit himself plays a TV horror show presenter, introducing the audience to a variety of "Horror classics". These are of course all short Super 8 films and he shows here his versatility as a filmmaker. The short pieces are all made in 1984 and range from a spoof on the Mummy to a Frankenstein parody, to an amazingly well-crafted stop-motion animated Godzilla-like monster pic called GAZORRA (starring Daktari Lorenz from NEKROMANTIK) to a down and dirty girl-fights-off-violent-rapist segment named CANNIBAL GIRL. Hilarious horror comedy!
Watch the official Horror Heaven 1984 trailer in HD below or find more Horror Heaven videos on Vidimovie.


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Rooms, services Should you be looking for a hotel in Germany, we suggest you take a look at the offers of Victor's Residenz-Hotel Teistungenburg Teistungen. The hotel is offering 97 comfortable rooms to guests looking for accommodation in Rüstungen. Since the hotel has an own restaurant, you may also try fine local meals on the spot. We recommend trying some of the relaxing wellness services available at the hotel, the steam room and indoor pool will also be at your disposal. Car rental service will help you discover the most important attractions. The fans of actively spent leisure time may take the nearby opportunities to play table tennis, rent a bike, play bowling, minigolf, go sailing and rent a boat. In case you like doing exercises while you are on a trip, you should definitely try the gym as well. The bar can be an ideal place for a meeting or a pleasant evening talk. In the safe you may secure your valuables. Wireless Internet connection (WiFi) is available at the hotel, ensuring that you can stay up-to-date during your holiday. The exact scope of services offered by Victor's Residenz-Hotel Teistungenburg Teistungen (including those for an extra fee) is available on the information sheet below.
Payment Advance payment by credit card or providing credit card guarantee may be necessary for finalizing the reservation, depending on the chosen date, room and price.
Arrival, opening hours The earliest check-in time to your room is 14:00, the latest check-out time from your room is 12:00. The personnel speaks English and German.
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BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ovuline, the women's health technology company behind the Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy apps, today announced the newest member of its app family, Ovia Parenting. Ovia Parenting is a connected family health app and a personalized guide to parenting that provides ongoing support for parents, families, and caregivers each and every day.
The company started in 2012 with the core belief that women want to take control of their health and deserve more from the healthcare system. Since then, Ovuline's apps, Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy, have helped over five million women and families monitor their reproductive health, conceive faster, and have healthier, happier pregnancies.
Ovuline is on a mission to improve women's and family health, and the company touches over 40% of U.S. births through its mobile apps. Parenting and family health is the natural next step.
"We created Ovia Parenting for the incredible women and families who love and trust Ovia," said Gina Nebesar, Chief of Product and Marketing and new mom herself. "We've been part of these babies' lives since before they were even born — since they were just a dream or idea. We want to continue the journey with them and make an impact on the next generation's healthcare system."
Ovia Parenting is the only connected family health app to provide clinically validated healthcare content in a private, safe environment. Users can add multiple caregivers and loved ones, giving them the ability to track and celebrate their children's development, health, and milestones in one beautiful app. Everyone from moms and dads to grandparents, stepparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, caregivers, and friends can participate in their children's lives, from their first moments to their teenage years.
Ovia Parenting offers the same trusted, personalized experience as the rest of its app family, and it comes with new features and benefits:
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Ovia Parenting is designed for all families. We know every caregiver and every child is different, so we made it easy for you to read up on a variety of parenting styles.
Personalized, daily content
Enjoy hundreds of articles, tips, and updates on your little ones as they grow. We'll deliver only the most relevant, timely content to you each day.
Milestone tracking
Add developmental milestones like "Recognizing faces," "First bath," and "Sleeps six hours straight," or create your own with photos, videos, and notes!
Photos and videos of your family's precious moments
Ovia Parenting gives you a home for all those big moments as well as the spontaneous details you'll treasure for years to come. Celebrate and share photos securely and privately in one app.
Family & friends sharing
Ovia Parenting is even better when you invite your partner, friends, and family to join.
Ask important questions in Community
Connect with other parents and caregivers in Community. Take polls, answer questions, and leave comments anonymously in a safe environment.
Ovuline is excited to introduce the Ovia Parenting app to families worldwide. Ovia Parenting is now available for users to download for free on the App Store and Google Play.
Ovuline's business divisions, Ovia Media, a life-stage marketing solutions provider for leading brands and millennial moms, and Ovia Health, the leading mobile maternity benefits program for employers and insurers, will offer Ovia Parenting to its partners and customers starting Q1 2017.
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Ovuline is the leading digital health platform for women and families. Trusted and loved by millions, Ovuline's mobile apps for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting empower people to take control of their healthcare and start families with confidence. Get the Ovia apps! Ovia Fertility, Ovia Pregnancy, and Ovia Parenting are available on the App Store and Google Play www.ovuline.com/join.
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Mains Dimmable Transformers are designed to run our single colour 12vdc LED Products such as our LED Strip Lights, LED Modules, Plinth Lights etc.
It is important that a compatible wall Dimmer is used such as our Glass Touch Panels or our Varilight V-Pro Wall Dimmer Module.
There must be a minimum load of around 8 Watts for the dimmable transformer to work properly. Also the loading of the LEDs on the Transformer should be near to the maximum capacity of the Transformer for optimum dimming range. For example our Samsung High Power LED Strip draws 0.68A per Metre, if you needed to power 10 Metres of it, then the 7A Dimmable Transformer would be the most suitable Transformer out of the range, it would be running at approximately 97%.
Our other non-dimmable Transformers should ideally be ran at less than 90% of their capacity for a long lifetime.


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Rooms, services Hotel Nice Excelsior Chateaux & Hotels Collection Nice is offering 42 comfortable rooms to guests looking for accommodation in Nice. Parking possibility for your vehicle is available nearby. You may take a car rental service or an organized city tour to check the most important tourist attractions. If you wish to spend your leisure time actively, you may also take the nearby opportunities to rent a bike, go water skiing, diving, sailing, surfing and rent a boat. If you want to stay in good shape during your holiday, you may also take the services of the local gym. Airport transfer can be requested upon preliminary notice. Your valuables may be the safely secured in the safe. Wireless Internet connection (WiFi) is available at the hotel, ensuring that you can stay up-to-date during your holiday. An exact and detailed list of equipment in the rooms and of the services provided by Hotel Nice Excelsior Chateaux & Hotels Collection Nice you will find on the information sheet below, including any applicable additional fees.
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Since its inception in 1878, when Gisaburo Shiono founded a drug wholesaling business in Osaka, Shionogi & Co. Ltd. has lived its goal of constantly striving to supply the best possible medicine to protect the health and well-being of the patients we serve. In 2010, Shionogi Inc. was established to carry on that mission in the US.
Our logo, the Fundoh (pronounced "foon-doh"), is a Japanese symbol of the scale weight in dispensing products. This selection reflects our commitment to operational excellence and accuracy.
These values are the foundation of our culture and ensure a spirit of innovation, inclusion and dedication to achieving extraordinary results.
Inclusion and collaboration are central to who we are and how we work. Our science program includes an ever-expanding list of countries. By inviting innovative and world-class ideas, we believe that, together, we can create the highest quality pharmaceuticals. This philosophy is behind Shionogi's development of major global brands such as cholesterol-lowering medication, Crestor® (rosuvastatin calcium). A commitment to succeeding together is part of our everyday at Shionogi Inc. and contributes to successful relationships and partnerships in business, in a physician's office, in the workplace and in life.
Shionogi Inc. combines the entrepreneurial spirit and commercial nimbleness of a specialty pharmaceutical company with the expertise and stability of an established global company. It is the best of both worlds in value and excellence.
Crestor® is licensed from Shionogi & Co., Ltd, Osaka Japan.
Crestor is a registered trademark of Astrazeneca group of companies.


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Every year, my momma bear
Arranged selections of confectionaries,
Sweets and treats that symbolized the revelation of
The elation and celebration promised by God:
Eternal joy deployed through Christ as He
Rose from the grave on the third day.
Eggs brightly colored and smothered in stickers,
Gave our cozy kitchen a sense of Spring,
Gathering the family in play before Sunday service.
Honoring the hour when humanity was finally
Unified as a tribe of spiritual beings,
Nothing can steal the steel bond forged in
Times spent together, as a family furthering symbols of compassion.


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Advanced Drainage Systems is the world's largest producer of corrugated HDPE pipe and related drainage products. ADS serves the storm and waste water industry through a global network of 56 domestic and international manufacturing plants and 27 distribution centers. In addition to its flagship N-12 pipe, the company offers a complete line of fittings and other accessories including, Nyloplast drainage structures, and various geotextiles. ADS Large Diameter Single Wall culverts are replacing reinforced concrete pipe as a preferred product for Culverts and other storm water applications.
- Made of high density polyethylene
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It would be nice if DC had a feature to drop me off at the last post that I read on the particular thread that I read before
i was thinking i would just make this the default behavior whenever you click on main link to a topic, to go to last read post; then it wouldnt matter if you clicked new button or not.
I have even gone so far as changing the color in the usercontent.css file of my browser to make it stand out more.
Just out of curiosity, what color do you use?
Awesome! I really didn't know that existed.
there are no explanations of what the badges are for?
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An airliner-sized Navy surveillance drone made its first transcontinental flight Wednesday night, flying 11 hours across the United States before landing Thursday morning at a Navy base in Maryland.
The cross-country test was the first for the MQ-4C Triton, which will play a role in the Navy's planned Broad Area Maritime Surveillance program.
The Triton left from an airfield in Palmdale, California, at Northrop Grumman, which manufactures the aircraft, crossing the Gulf of Mexico before tracking up the Atlantic coast and landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
A Navy press release stated that the unmanned aircraft flew above 50,000 feet to avoid commercial air traffic and that after 11 hours and 3,290 miles landed safely in Maryland.
The Washington Post reports that the drone can provide blanket surveillance for the Navy as part of the branch's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance program.
Triton uses 'radar, infrared sensors and advanced cameras to provide full-motion video and photographs' to Navy personnel.