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A winner was selected from 372 designs submitted by 64 freelance designers.
"Here at BabyOnline, we know how challenging it can be to provide babies with the best of everything without blowing the budget. We feel it is time to change your shopping habits."
We are one of the leaders in the disposable nappies market and one of the leading suppliers of environmentally friendly nappies! The success of it is largely due to many years of experience in the international disposable diapers market. Our extensive product range has been carefully selected to provide you with value for money.
Right from the beginning BabyOnline has concentrated on providing customers with high quality products at very competitive prices.
Our guidelines are simple:
Quality products
Variety of options
Value for money
Excellent customer service
Another reason for our popularity is our diverse range of products. We proudly cater for needs of every caregiver. We supply a variety of quality products, from nappies right through to car seats and other baby products, all at affordable prices.
Our target audience are parents, mainly mothers who frequently buy their nappy supplies online along with other baby products.
They love their new family member and want to give them the best in life and make sure whatever they buy for their baby, they know they can trust.
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We'll be using the following rating system (borrowed from delynnberry competition "thanks"):
1 star - Wrong direction, start over
2 star - Some elements we like, but it's still a miss
3 star - Interesting concept that needs further refinement. You're getting close but need revisions or a different angle to your design
4 star - A great design. Probably only needs a tweak of color or shading.
5 star - You've made the Final Cut
The contest has been extended and has taken a sudden change in direction of the design. This due to our boss in the end deciding he did not see any logos he felt had the WOW factor he's really looking for.
The logo now really needs to be more simple, more of a conventional designed logo that can be used to develop a strong commercial brand!
The words "Baby Online" really should not be over powered by anything else i.e. a baby creating a strong focal point away from "Baby Online". A simple symbol is fine so long as its well balanced with Baby Online to create a great logo as a whole. Possibly the symbol (at a later stage), will be something that can be used and easily recognizable on its own!
Design Requirements:
- The words BabyOnline need to remain the dominant part of the logo,
- Possibly a simple icon/symbol to compliment this,
- The company tag line is: Nappies & Baby Gear,
- Do not use BO Initials anywhere.
Design features we like:
- Play with ways to combined the words/symbol with each other.
- We like many of the modern design features of the http://www.mint.com website. This is the direction we are heading in for the new website (with different coloring etc).
- #170 was ranked among the best until the change of direction. It's nice to see someone starting to do a good job playing with the words.
- "Baby" Fonts/Color like: #107 #81 #200
- "Online" Fonts/Color like: #81
** Please check all our 4 & 5 stars as a guide to what is working for us so far **
You can see the current logo/website of many years at http://www.babyonline.co.nz. The website is getting a complete overhaul in the direction of mint, so the logo needs to work in with a NEW website design yet to come.
Additional requirements include:
- Original file format used to build the logo.
- Provide the names of any fonts used.
- In the future the design will also be used on basic print.
The winner will be someone who can truly impress us and show some great talent. They will also be someone who would be enthusiastic to work with us on the rest of this project to help us to create an award winning website, which is already very successful even with its current retro design.
We look forward to your entries, all the best!
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The certified Board Secretaries Workshop provided by Hawkamah and Dubai Financial Market is an essential course for learning corporate governance, scope and responsibilities of the board secretary and understanding the governance and disclosure requirements of the Dubai Financial Market and the Securities and Commodities Authority. It is a practical course which combined recent best practices and key learning lessons. I would highly recommend it for people involved in corporate governance and in particular in a listed company.
Great program! Very well done and very useful information delivered in an excellent manner. The workshop was very inspirational, energizing, bringing lots of ideas, with both substantial and in-depth knowledge together with case studies. Well-balanced composition of participants, which contributed to interesting and focused discussions and exchanges. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is interested in improving their proficiency and core competencies.
All companies should promote their boards, executive managers or staffs who have board responsibilities for subsidiary companies to attend corporate governance training. Hawkamah provides the ability for people and companies in the GCC to upskill in the area of corporate governance and directorship through a comprehensive programme teaching international best practice which has been tailored to regional specific governance issues.
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Anyone who wants to enter the world of boards and governance; this is your passport.
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SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's Democratic governor vetoed a bill on Monday that would have allowed legal immigrants who are not citizens to serve on juries in the most populous U.S. state, saying such work was an obligation that went along with citizenship.
The veto comes as California has rapidly expanded the rights of immigrants - both legal and undocumented - even as the U.S. Congress has so far failed to pass sweeping immigration reforms sought by the White House.
"This bill would permit lawful permanent residents who are not citizens to serve on a jury," Governor Jerry Brown said. "I don't think that's right."
The vetoed bill had been part of a broader effort to expand immigrant rights in strongly Democratic California, where Brown last week signed into law measures that would allow undocumented immigrants to both legally drive and practice law.
No U.S. state currently allows non-citizens to serve on a jury, and analysts said Brown's veto was in keeping with a more centrist path charted by the governor and some Democrats this year as they tried to avoid alienating more moderate voters.
"Politically, he did not hurt himself by that veto," said Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a political analyst at the University of Southern California. "He showed what he believed in."
She added that had Brown signed the bill, he could have provoked a powerful response among conservative voters as the legislature is trying to hold on to a Democratic super-majority, and as the governor is widely believed to be preparing to run for re-election.
The 75-year-old Brown has pushed Democratic lawmakers toward a more moderate path on such issues as taxes and the state budget, and threatened to veto a proposed minimum wage hike until party leaders agreed to postpone its implementation.
The sponsor of the jury bill, Democratic Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, expressed dismay at the veto, likening rules disqualifying permanent residents from jury service to long-discarded laws that kept black people and women from serving.
"I don't see anything wrong with imposing this civic obligation on immigrants who can spend the rest of their lives in the United States," Wieckowski, who represents the San Francisco suburb of Fremont, said in a statement.
"Lawful permanent immigrants are part of the fabric of our communities, and they benefit from the protections of our laws, so it is fair and just that they be asked to share in the obligation to do jury duty," he said.
California's overall push to expand privileges for immigrants is largely focused on the roughly 2.6 million illegal immigrants who are living in the state.
The push marks a dramatic turnaround in a state where two decades ago voters sought to bar illegal immigrants from all public services - including elementary and secondary education - but which now grants in-state college tuition to some such immigrants.
The expansion of rights for the immigrants without legal status places California in stark contrast to states including Arizona, which earlier this month widened its ban on licenses for illegal immigrants, including those granted temporary relief from deportation.
But the jury measure differed from those laws, because it did not address the social needs of such immigrants. Instead the law would have conferred new rights and duties on immigrants who are in the United States legally as permanent residents, which opponents complained went too far.
"Serving on a jury is a responsibility best left up to the citizens who have pledged allegiance to the United States," said Republican Assemblyman Brian Jones, who represents part of San Diego County.
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+ Accountable for productivity and quality metrics of staff, and provide regular progress reports and extrusion manufacturing metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders
+ Supervise employees and extrusion manufacturing activities pertaining to the production of products and/or extrusion manufacturing processes in - and with extrusion manufacturing/technical knowledge of - 2 or more production areas, depending on the complexity of the areas, , in addition to conducting performance reviews, including resolving performance issues
+ Oversee the scheduling of work orders and team performance metrics
+ Ensure appropriate staffing for all positions
+ Accountable to ensure staff is appropriately trained to perform assigned work
+ Lead improvement projects, partner with engineering on investigations and/or corrective actions, perform non-conformance investigations for review with engineering, assures documentation content is valid
+ Document owner for assigned product line assembly procedures
+ Monitor raw material usage and availability required in daily production
+ Monitor material and labor variances to meet established standards
+ Bachelor's Degree
+ 2 years minimum of experience (Internship, or substantial technical knowledge and experience in Extrusion manufacturing area - required)
+ At least 2 years of previous related experience with full responsibility for all personnel including hire/fire authority and handling all aspects of employee relations in extrusion manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering
+ Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
+ Experience leading multi-cultural teams with cultural sensitivity
+ Project management experience
+ Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite with working knowledge of
+ Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, preferably JDE
+ Experience working in a medical device industry
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills; possessing strong collaboration skills in partnering with cross functional stakeholders in order to achieve objectives, as well as mediating differences to achieve consensus
+ Ensure proper handling, storage and disposal of all waste generated in the facility according to applicable laws within the waste management program (RCRA).
+ Prepare regulatory and/or internal reports, complete waste determinations, sign waste manifests and coordinate proper training sessions to affected personnel
About Edwards
Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world's leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences has extensive operations in North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America and Asia and currently employs over 10,000 individuals worldwide.
For us, helping patients is not a slogan - it's our life's work. From developing devices that replace or repair a diseased heart valve to creating new technologies that monitor vital signs in the critical care setting, we focus on helping patients regain and improve the quality of their life. Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
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Eddie notes, "As a hobby I had liked sculpting and sketching, but my interest in pottery began to increase gradually as I became more familiar with the clay. I Soon came out with fantastic models but had challenges from a skillful lady sculptor in the studio where I worked, whose work inspired me so much that I had no choice than to awaken from my slumber. This is how I started creating more wonderfully than ever."
As an adventurous and innovative artist Eddie once initiated a group of artists to form an art club affiliated to Cultural Collaborative Ghana, an educational non-profit organization that invites people of all discipline to Ghana to promote cultural exchange and understanding through the arts. He is an active participant of the workshops organized at their cultural center, Aba house, Nungua in Ghana.
Eddiezac Ceramics and Art Works is a small scale artifacts production establishment. Their pottery products are widely used in West Africa, as well and Europe and the United States. These products could be seen in hotels, hospitals, restaurants, private home, galleries and floral shops.
Eddie has a unique flair of expressing his idea with the clay. He uses high-fire clay obtained from Abonko in the Central region of Ghana to create both traditional and contemporary African designs. His other pottery products include a combination of Bolga basketry, both for utility and decorative purposes.
Eddiezac Ceramics and Art Works in affiliation with Terrestrial Haven have incorporated the production of crucibles and refractory products for the gold mines and the metallurgical industries with local materials obtained in their native country, Ghana. (I.e. runners, funnels, nozzles, seating block, bricks etc.)
Besides clay products Eddiezac ceramics and art Works offer services of the following:1. Landscaping 2. Mural / Mosaic 3. Garden ornaments4. Statues / portrait 5. Scenario relief on wall6. General decorative spraying


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Esther K. Smith
assorted paper: text weight, cover weight, decorative endsheet paper, collage assortants and/or a pad of 90lb paper can work.
bone folder
dry adhesives: glue stick, double-stick tape, and/ or transfer tape, etc.
awl - long thin point. an etching needle or potter's needle are ok
needles: large eye (big enough for heavy thread) dulled point
linen thread (available from instructor at $1/length
Optional materials:
exacto knife and blades, cutting mat
pencils, sharpener
colored pencils
collage materials, buttons, beads, etc
rubber stamps and stamp pads
Other materials may be assigned as needed.
You are required to purchase this textbook: Magic Books and Paper Toys by Esther K. Smith
This book can be purchased from McNally Jackson Bookstore or from your instructor on the first night of class.
Suggested supply stores:
Talas - 330 Morgan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211, 212-219-0770
NY Central Art Supply - 3rd Ave and East 11th Street, NYC
Royalwood - 517 Woodville Road Mansfield, Ohio 44907, 1-800-526-1630
Daniel Smith Art Supply - 1-800-426-6740 , Seattle, WA
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The Music for the bugle calls listed in Requirement
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or by clicking on the individual bugle calls listed below.
Click Here to go to the Frederick Military Academy Alumni website Bugle calls page, which also has copies of the bugle calls in a number of formats, including WAV files by a professional bugler.
- Give a brief history of the bugle.
- Explain and demonstrate how the bugle makes a sound and explain how the bugle is related to other brass wind instruments.
- Explain how to care for, clean, and maintain a bugle.
- Sound the following bugle calls:*
- Explain when each of the calls in requirement 4 is used.
- Serve as bugler in your troop for 3 months.*
*NOTE: A bugle, trumpet, or cornet may be used to meet these requirements.
BSA Advancement ID#: 32
Pamphlet Revision Date: 1994
Requirements last updated in 1999


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Chaos Chronicles Announced
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bitComposer announces Chaos ChroniclesJust a few years ago, who would've thought that fans of turn-based RPGs would suddenly have so many options?
The classic role-playing game is coming out in 2013 for Windows PC
Eschborn, August 13, 2012: bitComposer Games is announcing Chaos Chronicles, a classic, turn-based role-playing game (RPG) for the coming year 2013. The game is being developed by the Munich-based studio Coreplay, which was also responsible for Jagged Alliance: Back in Action. The fantasy RPG will be available for (Windows) PC.
Chaos Chronicles leads PC gamers into a lost empire full of legends, thrilling adventures, and dangerous opponents. Players can explore numerous ancient ruins, mystical places, and mysterious dungeons alone or in a group of up to five players. Chaos Chronicles unites the typical characteristics of classic turn-based role-playing games with modern graphics and a gripping atmosphere. The sophisticated gameplay will captivate veterans of the genre as well as newcomers.
About Chaos Chronicles
Over 200 years ago the flourishing kingdoms of elves, dwarves and mankind were consumed by chaos. Undead hordes lead by archwizards of the dark arts overran the land. Only few were able to escape. The survivors build their new homes on small, secluded islands off shore. A few years ago the Order of the Holy Flame sent its knights to lead an expedition to the mainland.
Even though the old cities lie in ruins and orcs, goblins and other creatures of evil roam the land there seems to be hope for a return to the land of their ancestors. The big harbor town Rethgard has been purged of the undead and the inner city has been fortified to stand ground against any kind of attack. Driven by their love for adventure the player's party enters a boat in order to take part in rebuilding the kingdom.
More information on Chaos Chronicles and the bitComposer products can be found on www.bitcomposer.com
About bitComposer Games
bitComposer Games is a brand of bitComposer Entertainment AG, an independent publisher of PC and videogames. The company focuses on the international marketing of software entertainment products for the classic PC, console and handheld platforms whereas the subsidiary bitComposer Online is focused on the fast growing market of Online Games. bitComposer Entertainment works with experienced development teams and service providers worldwide to develop in-house projects, licensed titles and commissioned productions. For more information, please visit: www.bitcomposer.com
About Coreplay
Coreplay GmbH is an independent game developer located in the city center of Munich, Germany. As a licensed developer for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Apple iPhone/iPad and Nintendo Wii, it is Coreplay's mission to develop high-quality games that stand out with innovative design and intelligent gameplay. Every member of its management team possess many years of game industry experience. Founded in 2007, Coreplay has offered its remarkable technological and artistic expertise to established developers in order to finance the development of original game concepts to be released on different platforms. For more information about Coreplay GmbH please visit www.coreplay.de


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Here's the link for you to go read up the FAQ (such as it is): Introducing the Guild Mentoring Program
At first glance, I love the idea. It basically formalizes what some random individuals have been doing over the years, providing a destination for new players to be tutored in the ways of WoW and MMOs in general.
That said, I do have some questions/concerns how this will work out:
- The portion about identifying and inviting new players into the mentoring guild does make me wonder how that'll work in practice. People can be prickly about such things, and if they feel like they're being given a hard sell, this could backfire. Also, how the mentoring guild will determine that a player is new is going to be a challenge; people create new alts all the time, and if you don't have the funds/don't care about transferring heirlooms over, a new alt could seem a lot like a new player. The same goes for an already experienced MMO player who just happens to be new to WoW.
- A three month tour of duty (or three months in the barrel if you prefer that slang) might not be enough time for new players. I still wonder just how some people are able to power level their way through to max level, no matter what MMO I'm on, because it seems like they have to be spending almost every waking moment playing to do just that.
- Will the new players be encouraged to 'leave the nest' once they've got things down, or will this merely become a clever recruiting tool for guilds lucky enough to be chosen? I can easily see that some guilds will look on this initiative as the latter and try to pad their raiding ranks this way.
- What happens to the mentoring guild if drama breaks out? I don't think I need to say anything else, other than a big guild breakup while in the tour of duty would have the opposite of the intended effect.
One final thought: while I think EVE Online's idea of EVE University is a great idea all MMOs should emulate, some need it more than others. LOTRO and TOR have a friendly enough community that the needs of a Mentoring Program are served by Gen Chat. AoC's F2P Gen Chat is pretty dead right now, with only gold spammers for the most part, so a mentoring program could be useful there. But WoW, being the 900 lb gorilla and having the rep of being populated with "L2P NOOB!" denizens, definitely needs something to show that not everybody is an asshat in the game.
Now, if they could do something about the nerd ragers in BGs......


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Gilbert Arenas: GREATEST PLANKER OF ALL TIME
Game over. Gil has won. Dude just planked in the middle of a running car wash. The celebrity plank game just can't keep up with Gilbert Arenas. Dwight Howard can go ahead and retire. Lockout 2011. Newest pictures below.
The longer the lockout goes, the more of this we get. Quite bittersweet.
For past pictures of Gilbert Arenas and Dwight Howard planking, visit the following links:
Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas Team Up to Plank Orlando – Until Gil Goes Rogue!
Dwight Howard has Become MotherPlankin Obsessed with Plankin
Dwight Howard Teaches Gilbert Arenas How to Plank. It's a Plank Off!
Gilbert Arenas Planking in the Weight Room
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Barbara Hofer is having more fun than the average college professor. With her new book featured on "The Early Show" and in USA Today, who can blame her?
Hofer, a psychology professor at Middlebury College, is co-author of "The iConnected Parent." The book explores the reasons behind the often creepy connection that many of today's college students have with their parents — and what mom and dad can do about it.


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Yes, voluntourism is part of the adventure travel market, stop thinking we are separate because the lines have blurred. Impressive growth.
Seattle, WA – Growth in the adventure travel market has accelerated at a 65 percent yearly rate since 2009 according to the newly released Adventure Tourism Market Study – a consumer report by The George Washington University (GW) conducted in partnership with the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA, www.adventuretravel.biz).
The 2013 Adventure Tourism Market Study uses the same methodology and approach as the 2010 study allowing for direct comparison between the studies and growth trend analysis. It included three key outbound regions: Europe, North America and South America. These regions account for nearly 70 percent of overall international departures, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The study estimates the value of the global outbound adventure travel sector to be US$263 billion, excluding airfare, up from US$89 billion first reported in the benchmark consumer study. When this US$263 billion is combined with the estimated $82 billion spent for related gear, apparel and accessories, adventure travelers spent more than $345 billion in 2012 for travel related to adventure.
"Adventure tourism's steep climb is attributed to growth in the global tourism industry, a significant increase in the percentage of adventure travelers, and an increase in the average amount spent per adventure travel trip," said ATTA President Mr. Shannon Stowell. "This comes as positive news, of course, and reinforces the ATTA community's rising commitment to safety, education, training and development of innovative and culturally and environmentally sound travel options. As we watch adventure travel tourism grow it is imperative that we continue to provide travelers with transformative experiences, all while helping to protect and respect the very people and places visited."
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In a Senate hearing on targeted advertising this morning that eventually devolved into conversations about post-nasal drip, Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) did get in one good shot at NebuAd, the controversial firm that hopes to harvest ISP traffic data on an opt-out basis to deliver more relevant ads. "Isn't that just wiretapping?" Dorgan asked. NebuAd's CEO looked a bit uncomfortable with the question. "My lawyers have told me we're in compliance with the law," he offered.
The issue of behavioral advertising has gained increased traction on Capitol Hill recently, thanks in no small part to NebuAd and its trial with cable operator Charter (now on hold). At issue is whether NebuAd's boxes can legally slurp up all that web traffic without a user's express consent. We noted yesterday that NebuAd insists its opt-out stance is a "breakthrough," but it's hard to see how; a real "breakthrough" would be making the service completely opt-in.
Robert Dykes, NebuAd's CEO, stressed repeatedly that his company uses one-way hashes to obscure IP addresses and that it collects no personally identifying information. Instead, NebuAd analyzes web page data and notes whether a user is interested in certain ad categories; if so, web companies that partner with NebuAd can deliver targeted ads in those areas of interest. So what's the problem?
Leslie Harris of the Center for Democracy and Technology countered that federal and state law are the problems. The Wiretap Act, she said, doesn't care if information is personally identifying or not; it cares only whether wire data is being intercepted, not whether the interception is "good" or "bad." In her view, if the interception happens without "affirmative, express consent," it may well be illegal. In addition, many state laws require two-party consent for this sort of thing, and no matter how much "notice" a company gives people, without consent, such practices could run afoul of these laws.
"Consumers are largely uncomfortable with the practice" of third parties riffling through their web traffic without consent," she said, but Dykes countered that his company was really helping ISPs to pay for bandwidth upgrades (though somehow they've managed to do so up until now without selling their users' traffic to third parties).
The Federal Trade Commission was also on hand to assure Congress that it was looking into the general issue of behavioral advertising, but its current plan is to let the industry regulate itself. Harris noted that a major industry effort, the Network Advertising Initiative, has been around for years, but only launched an overhaul of its best practices after the FTC began looking into the issue.
Google, which is hoping to join the NAI, had initially refused to slap a "privacy" link on its front page like most other members did, and only last week did it relent. With a Google attorney testifying today at the hearing, Congressional scrutiny likely had something to do with the decision; no one likes to show up before Congress only to face questions about why their company can put links to advertising and business opportunities on the home page, but can't find space for privacy.
A Microsoft lawyer at the hearing took the opportunity to make an oblique attack on Google, though, pointing out that Microsoft has had a clear link to its privacy on its home page "for several years."
Not every company in attendance was against federal privacy law in this area, but the general sentiment seemed to be in favor of self-regulation. Clyde Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute was on hand to tell the senators that regulation (in general, apparently) wasn't needed, since everything is regulated already by "furious consumers and shareholders." This assumes, of course, both information symmetry and a truly competitive market; certainly, neither bit of "regulation" has done much for cable TV, which routinely comes up at the bottom of consumer satisfaction surveys and has prices increase by a 100 percent a decade.
The ISP market in much of the country is in a similar position, usually with only a pair of decent options. If more than a few ISPs began adopting NebuAd-style behavioral advertising on an opt-out basis and consumers don't like it, there may be little they can do. Senator Dorgan took issue with Crews' point, saying that if it were taken to a logical extreme, we wouldn't need the FDA inspecting food, since people would just stop buying products that made them horribly ill.
As for information symmetry, Dorgan noted that neither he nor most consumers "have the foggiest idea" about what's being tracked, how long it's maintained, and what it's being used for. No pending legislation appears to be in the works, especially with a few months until a new Congress, and most senators seemed inclined to wait for the FTC to conclude its own work on behavioral advertising in the next few months before visiting the issue seriously.


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Vinayaka Chaturthi
There are two Chaturthi Tithis in each lunar month in the Hindu Calendar. In the Hindu scriptures, Chaturthi Tithi belongs to Lord Ganesha son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The two Chaturthi Tithis are named as Vinayaka Chaturthi and Sankashti Chaturthi. The one which falls after the new moon or Amavasya during Shukla Paksha is known as Vinayaka Chaturthi while the one which falls after the full moon day or Purnima during Krishna Paksha is known as Sankashti Chaturthi.
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When is Vinayaka Chaturthi?
The most important Vinayak Chaturthi falls in the month of Bhadrapada, though the fasting for Vinayaka Chaturthi is done every month. Vinayaka Chaturthi falling during Bhadrapada month is known as Ganesha Chaturthi. Ganesha Chaturthi is one of most auspicious festival in Hinduism which is celebrated on a very large scale all the over the world, especially in India
Ganesha Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is one of the most auspicious Hindu festival celebrated in India with a great devotion. Lord Ganesha is the symbol of prosperity, wisdom and good fortune. This festival is celebrated for 11 days throughout India with lot of enthusiasm and passion.
Importance of Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that denotes the significance of Pratham Pujya Lord Ganesha over other deities in the Hindu religion. It is commended on the fourth day of the Shukla Paksha (brightening or waxing phase of the Moon) amid Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar. As per the Gregorian schedule, this day usually falls around the time of August or September. On the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, individuals praise the birth of Lord Ganesha by introducing his clay icon on their Puja altar for ten days.
Ganesh Chaturthi celebration is commended to a large extent in the Indian state of Maharashtra with much euphoria and drooling over the divinity. The general population of Maharashtra sees him as their dearest God and echo the mantra of "Ganpati Bappa Moriya" amid this 10-day long festivity. On the tenth day, substantial openly parades of the Ganpati idols are conveyed alongside music and Bhajans. The statues are then submerged in the sea or some other near-by water body. It is thought that every year Lord Ganesha descends for a time of 10 days from Mount Kailasha to fulfill his worshippers desires and, he later returns to his folks i.e. Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva on the final day. It is the most passionate minute for his aficionados and, they bid him farewell by requesting his willful promise that he will turn back sooner next year (Hindi: Ganpati Bappa Moriya, Agle Baras Tu Jaldi Aa).
The legend connected to the birth of Lord Ganesha says that, Lord Ganesha was made from sand by Devi Parvati to watch over the pathway while she bathes, at the same time, Lord Shiva, when denied entry by the naive Lord Ganesha, got aggressive and, separated his brain while the battle between the duo unfolds. At the point when Goddess Parvati initially caught wind of it, she got angry and, requested back her child's life from her married man. Shiva revealed to her that it's against the laws of nature to go down a disjointed head back to its original spot. However, he found an escape clause in the rules and, coordinated the devas to look for a deceased individual who lies still facing North.
As per the Ganesh Chaturthi Story suggests, the devas could only locate a dead elephant meeting each one of the necessities, so, they burn off its head and took it to their Lord who settled it on Lord Ganesha's neck. It is one of the many explanations for Lord Ganesha being called Vakratunda and Gajanand.


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A summer TV press tour panel about FX's "American Horror Story: Coven" briefly became a horror of its own for NBC when "Harry's Law" star Kathy Bates took a colorful swipe at her former network.
When asked whether it took a special project to lure her back to TV after her experience with the David E. Kelley-created legal drama, she tensed noticeably.
"I think they treated us like [dirt]. They kicked us to the curb," she said. "I think they disrespected us and our 7 to 10 milliion viewers, and I think they're getting what they deserve."
This last comment was in reference to the network's struggling ratings. As Bates pointed out, "Harry's Law" had a big audience, which sometimes exceeded 10 million, but the median age of viewers was over 60, a demographic that isn't prized by advertisers.
After some tension and nervous laughter, the line of questioning returned to "Coven."
FX is known as a bit of a boys club, said the show's executive producer Tim Minear during the Television Critics Assn. press tour Friday, but with the show's third season, the channel stands to become "the most friendly network for women this year."
Referring to the "murderous row of actresses" joining him on the stage (Angela Bassett, Bates, Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson), Minear added, "All these women are playing very iconic, very strong female characters."
As one might deduce from the season's title, many of the women play witches. The days of the Salem Witch Trials are long behind us, and in modern times it seems audiences can't get enough supernatural characters with scary, morally ambiguous abilities.
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The "American Horror Story" franchise, which sees the same actors taking on fresh roles in spooky mini-series-like seasons, is part of a new breed of shows, including "True Blood," "The Vampire Diaries" and "Hemlock Grove," that have bitten into the public imagination with vampiric tenacity.
"Coven," which is only a week into filming for its fall debut, is being shot entirely on location in New Orleans. The cast kept a tight lid on what to expect in this new season, although Paulson did let fly that she is playing Jessica Lange's daughter.
"Isn't that a nugget?" she asked, laughing. "That's a nugget. Chew on that."
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The all-star cast agreed that working together is creating an environment in which everybody is pushed to perform at his and her very best.
"It really raises your game. It's something almost unconscious, when you get out there you know who you're going to be with, even if you're not in the same scene together," said Bates. "And you just want to bring your triple-A game."
"I get to work with artists that I love and who obviously write for women," said Bassett.
Lange, who was nominated for an Emmy for her work in the second season installment, agreed, saying she has been lucky to have been with the show from the beginning. She added that she is particularly excited to be leaving the Paramount back lot for New Orleans, a city so steeped in mystery and tragic history that it can't help but lend a creeping veracity to the finished product.
"I love madness, and I love playing mad," she said. "And there is something about New Orleans that is unique in this country. It has a power and authenticity that is lacking in most places. Truman Capote said New Orleans is secret -- it's one long poem. There is something so hypnotic, almost drug-like about being there."
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