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On a hot July day in 1955, Roy Eaton walked into the New York offices of advertising giant Young & Rubicam and made what seemed like an impossible request.
An out-of-work pianist trained in classical music, he asked for a job as a composer.
Eaton, fresh out of the Army, didn't even know the business that Y&R was in. He sought out the company only after receiving an answer to an inquiry he made about the name of the piano concerto used in "Goodyear Playhouse," an NBC television show that Y&R sponsored.
Aside from that, there was one other obvious but unspoken obstacle: Eaton was a black man knocking on the doors of a white man's industry.
Out of that unlikely situation came a nearly 30-year-career that rivals any of the jaw-dropping storylines written for the AMC television series "Mad Men" and its protagonist, Don Draper.
"Adversity is a gift, not a liability," he said.
Now retired from the profession, Eaton, who was inaugurated into the Advertising Hall of Fame in 2010, has experienced renewed fame as the first black "Mad Man." A copywriter and composer, he is known for creating iconic jingles, including the catchy Beefaroni ditty and the modern jazz-inspired tune for Kent cigarettes.
On Monday evening, the 84-year-old spoke before an audience at UConn's Stamford campus, part of the university's 11th annual Estelle Feinstein Memorial Lecture. He has also been a featured speaker at Harvard, Columbia and the City College of New York.
Before the event, Eaton talked about his experiences, recounting the pressures of often being the only black person in the room to the thrill and excitement of working in a madcap industry that employed artists.
Back to that fateful day on Madison Avenue, Eaton said the executive he spoke with suggested he first try his hand at writing commercials.
It was meant to be dismissive, he later found out.
But overnight, he wrote 10 commercials. He was hired by Y&R's creative director Charlie Feldman, who told him that he wanted to anoint him the "Jackie Robinson of advertising."
He worked for Y&R for four years, and was later hired by Benton & Bowles. He worked there from 1959 to 1982, first as a music director and then as a vice president.
Although he broke a barrier, he did not see racism recede. Instilled by his Jamaican immigrant mother that he had to work 200 percent harder than his white peers, he nevertheless had to deal with cruel indignities.
"When I wrote a commercial, I could not cast a black person," he said.
But behind the scenes, he hired talented black jazz musicians like Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Milt Jackson and Ron Carter.
Yet he also recalled that during a campaign for Yuban coffee, his decision to have Nina Simone record the vocals was outright rejected.
"It's too black," they told him.
The client was General Foods, a company based in White Plains, N.Y.
He did win some important artistic battles. Chef Boyardee initially wanted to base the jingle for Beefaroni on "Yankee Doodle Dandy" for its mention of macaroni. Eaton argued that the ad should harken the product's heritage.
So he composed music using an Italian tarantella and urged the client to try it.
"It lasted for 25 years," he said with a smile.
At the end of the day, advertising provided Eaton with an avenue for self-expression. As a teenager from Harlem, he won several classical piano competitions even though he was the lone black person in the crowd. "Music is, for me, my voice," he said.
The larger message, he said he hopes to tell, is that of persistence.
"Don't let the world tell you who you are or what you can be," he said.
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At the last few auto shows, Volvo has been in the habit of bringing some very attractive concepts that draw on pre-brick years like the Volvo Concept Coupe and the Volvo Concept XC Coupe. Next, they seem to be going full shooting brake for the Geneva Motor Show.
Pictures have surfaced on the web today of a car reportedly called the Volvo Concept Estate, according to Sweden's Auto Motor Sport.
We don't know much about it yet, but if the XC Coupe previews their new SUV line, then maybe this will give us a glimpse of what their next generation of wagons will look like. The name "Estate" sure makes me think so.
The important thing is it's a brown shooting brake. What's not to love here?
Hat tip to Lightning Zone in Oppo!

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Anthology of Interest 2011, Part III
Friday, 25. February 2011 13:57
Lot's of interesting things going on in the world. The Chinese have a saying, "may you live in interesting times." It's not something you say to people you wish well of. 😉
In Wisconsin labor battle news, the Wisconsin state assembly voted to pass Walker's budget, which includes the elimination of some collective bargaining rights for public-sector unions. It passed 51-17. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin state senate Democratic delegation is still AWOL somewhere in Illinois and defiant.
The labor battle that started in Wisconsin has spread to a number of other Western and Midwestern states. Indiana, Iowa and Ohio are now in the mix, both Indiana and Ohio with newly elected Republican Governors and recently formed Republican majorities in the state legislatures. While the protests have been fairly large and raucous, and sometimes nasty and violent, including a mass rally in Wisconsin's state house rotunda, public opinion polling indicates the public is fairly divided on labor unions.
On the current labor unrest, there is a mixed bag in the polling world. A majority of the American public, 67%, are opposed to the "fleebagging" of the Wisconsin and Indiana Democrat state legislative delegations, and supportive of Governor Walker in Wisconsin, there is majority opposition to the elimination of collective bargaining rights for public unions, though I wonder how many Americans understand the distinction between public and private unions and how that impacts the budget. Still, numbers like that should give the GOP pause. However, there's no question that support for labor unions has been in a free fall over the past twenty years, and that certainly has implications for the current battle.
Clearly both sides see a political opportunity here, as both Obama and Speaker Boehner have spoken out on the issue. The stakes are high, as Democrats depend on unions for their GOTV (get-out-the-vote) operations.
As far as the ideological debate goes, some have gone so far as to call for a banning of public unions, reversing JFK's executive order from 50 years prior. Krauthhammer, concuring with Goldberg, sees this as a moment of blinding clarity. Krugman thinks its a crass partisan power grab. Others suggest it is hypocritical to focus on union influence in politics when wealthy entreprenuers such as David Koch can get a 20 minute conversation with Governor Walker…well, at least that's who the caller claimed to be. Still, is the fact that a rich GOP doner can get Walker on the phone actual influence? We'll talk about the difference between access and influence when we get to interest groups in section 3.
In a bit of older news, did Thucydides, the reputed Father of Realism, hate Realists?
Wither Libya? And is Saudia Arabia next?
$5.00 a gallon gasoline by 2012? Ho boy. Oil is approaching $120 a barrel. There's no question the Mideast unrest is having a substantial effect on oil prices, but don't underestimate the effect of Obama's moratorium on Gulf oil drilling. Remember, candidate Obama was perfectly OK with increased eneregy prices if that's what it took to reduce cabron emissions, and his Cap & Trade policy undoubtedly would have sent gas prices up had it been enacted.
Are we headed towards a government shut down? If so, who will be to blame? Republicans have urged Democrats to accept a $4 billion cut, but if they don't the government may shut down. Maybe that's not such a bad thing after all. York believes the GOP shouldn't fear a government shutdown. There are some indications Democrats are moving in the GOP direction, as reports indicate they are drafting their own proposal for cuts. I think alot of the "well, the GOP got blamed in the wake of the Gingrich / Clinton shutdown, so they'd be blamed this time" meme is fairly unconvincing. Not only is this a different electorate, 15 years later, but it is also a very different setting. The Gingrich / Clinton shutdown happened when 1) the GOP controlled both Houses in Congress, 2) the economy was booming and 3) Clinton had failed to pass health-care. None of that is true today. I don't know who the public would blame for a government shutdown, and I'm not even sure they would be that upset about it. Certainly there is some polling that suggests that the public wants to see significant cuts in the budget.
Is Obama's decision to not have the Justice Department defend DOMA in court a violation of his oath?
Five personality flaws that science will cure in our lifetime.
87% of movies would be better with Micahel Keaton in them? I certainly liked Batman. Multiplicity…eh, not so much.
What political and social lessons are there in The Forbidden Planet?
Shew! That's a lot going on! Tune in next time for the ANTHOLOGY of INTEREST!!!!!
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As the 2012 election storms into its last week, we have a strong sense of how people will vote.
People in the parts of town with lots of title pawn shops, payday loans, liquor stores that take EBT cards, boarded-up stores and billboards advertising plaintiff lawyers will vote heavily for Obama. If there is any credit we can give the current administration, it is that its base has been strengthened by creating more of these neighborhoods.
Romney will do well in areas with malls with multiplex movie theaters, Starbucks, Viagra advertisements on billboards, and good schools � or in any city that hosts a NASCAR event.
At his inauguration, President Obama famously proclaimed that his election in 2008 was "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal." With the storm surges caused by Hurricane Sandy, yet another campaign promise has been broken. Storm surges in New York City were over four feet � more bad news for Mayor Bloomberg, who could easily drown at those levels.
On the bright side, the storm could impede filming of next season�s �The Jersey Shore.�
Coming down the home stretch, President Obama picked up endorsements from three international political heavyweights: Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez, Cuba's ruling Castro family, and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Given Obama's track record, that might say it all.
Obama promised to court international leaders, and these three really love the direction he has our country going. They were drawn to Obama by his nationalizing the healthcare industry, chasing businesses out of the country, and redistributing the wealth of the most productive to areas that will benefit him.
But what really impressed these communist strongmen leaders was his arrest, for his own political gain, of the hapless producer of the anti-Muslim YouTube video and blaming him for embassy attacks in the Middle East. The �filmmaker� is still in jail. Even Putin said, �I could not do that without media pushback. Very oppressive... I mean impressive.�
Government does not cause the economic success of its citizens. Communist countries like Cuba and North Korea have plenty of government but not enough food, health care or electricity. Just try getting rich in those countries and see what happens to you. It could be as dangerous as making a YouTube video that hurts Obama�s reelection efforts.
The party theme at the Democrat Convention, and the case for reelection, is that because of Democrats �bin Laden is dead, and GM is alive.� Both are dishonest; both are the result of what George Bush initiated and Obama often opposed. Especially the Guantanamo Bay incarcerations and waterboard interrogations ("enhanced irrigation") of the courier led us to bin Laden. Had Obama had his way, he could not be bragging about �him getting bin Laden.�
Even more incredible is Obama's claim that he �saved the automobile industry.� Nothing could be further from the truth. GM would be in a better place than it is today had it followed normal bankruptcy laws. Many ongoing concerns such as Delta and American Airlines, Schwinn Bicycles, Orion Pictures, etc., go through bankruptcy and survive all the time. Others, like Harley Davidson, avoid full bankruptcy by reorganizing and selling pre-filing.
There was nothing heroic about what Bush began and Obama carried on with the GM reorganization. But Obama circumvented more than 200 years of corporate law to protect his big-union donors, putting them ahead of secured creditors in the pay-back line.
Then there is this contrived �war on women� Democrats conjured up. This has been advanced by womanizers Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy (via DNC video tribute), Anthony Weiner, Al Gore and John Edwards. Those names used as respecting women sounds less like a political party, and more like a witness protection program within the Special Victims Units of the sex crimes division.
Lastly, Obama's other theme is that some are not �paying their fair share.� Twenty percent of Americans currently pay 94 percent of taxes. But, inexplicably, that is still not enough for this administration?
Government does not produce anything; it only impedes productivity. The only thing that government produces is more government, while taking money from the most productive parts of society and vilifying them as greedy in the process.
To endear yourself to the Obama administration, not only must you not be productive, you must demand that others pay your way. This is not the America I know. If you believe in freedom, be sure to vote and get your friends in Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia and Florida to get to the polls too.
A syndicated op-ed humorist, award winning author and TV/radio commentator, you can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com, Twitter @RonaldHart or at visit RonaldHart.com.


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Maxthon is a browser. I knew of its existence a while ago, when I learned that one of the kind readers of this blog used it to display one of my entries.
I visited Maxthon's main page, but was disappointed because the browser was (if a recall correctly) based on Internet Explorer and, as I had anticipated, did not support Linux.
So, I lost all interest on this browser altogether.
But then came the news that Maxthon now supports Linux. Again, interest sparked and I visited the page again expecting only .deb packages for Ubuntu.
However, I was pleased to see that they also offered .rpm packages. I accepted their EULA (Maxthon is NOT free software) and installed the .rpm to both my Mageia 3 desktop
and laptop.
The installation was simple and straight-forward. I was almost ready to find out what a "cloud browser" is.
When I fired up Maxthon, a Chromium-reminiscent browser took the screen. Yes, Maxthon looked extremely similar to Chromium. In fact, it identifies itself as Chromium, not Maxthon, which is a problem because you cannot use certain services on the main page: it says that you must have Maxthon to be able to use them (?!)
The browser claimed to be fast. I did not see that speed until I registered a Maxthon passport account. Once you do that, the browser rewards your activity, your completion of personal information, loading up of a picture, etc.
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Hunter settles down, slams door on champs
Anointed new closer, right-hander notches save after shaky start to ninth
BALTIMORE -- It didn't take long for new Orioles closer Tommy Hunter to be tested -- and the degree of difficulty couldn't have been much higher. Opening Day. Sellout crowd at home. Facing the defending World Series champion Red Sox. Protecting a one-run lead.
And, of course, doing it all while taking over for a guy, All-Star Jim Johnson, who was traded to the Athletics during the offseason after back-to-back 50-save seasons.
Hunter hit the first batter he faced Monday, third baseman Will Middlebrooks. Hunter gave up a one-out single to Dustin Pedroia to put the tying and go-ahead runs on base. The right-hander then settled down and got designated hitter David Ortiz to fly out to deep left and struck out Jackie Bradley Jr. to nail down the 2-1 win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Yes, it's only one game. But it's hard to overstate the importance of Hunter to the Orioles hopes and dreams. There are few things that take the air out of a team like being unable to seal the deal after taking a lead into the ninth inning.
"It was enjoyable. It was fun. The crowd was loud. It's always fun when everyone is standing, yelling," Hunter said. "Hopefully it's like that a lot more. I really don't know what to say. It was enjoyable."
Even though he pitched in a handful of save situations last season, going 6-5 with a 2.81 ERA in 68 games, it's different when that's your role. Hunter didn't find out for sure until manager Buck Showalter informed him during Sunday's workout; the manager then made the public announcement before Monday's game. Hunter could have had an easier baptism, but he was fine with jumping right into the fire.
"Earn it. That's a way of life in baseball, I think," Hunter said. "You've got to earn everything you get. One-run game to start the season off against the defending world champs? I mean, here we are."
That it came against the Red Sox in the opener didn't make it any more special, he insisted.
"No. It was baseball. It was fun," said Hunter. "I liked our crowd more than the other team. Our crowd was legit. That was awesome, and I hope they come out like that every game. If they can do that, we're going to be having a fun time."
Even though Hunter's been more accustomed to pitching in the seventh and eighth, he plans to attack hitters the same way.
"I don't think I need to change much," Hunter said. "I had a couple chances last year. I think I know what it's like. You've got to let it eat. You've got to let it go. That's the job. I started letting it eat toward the end. There was a guy on second base. You've got to dial it up a little bit. Not to say I wasn't trying the first couple guys, but adrenalin kicks in a little bit."


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Liberty News
Students help children's museum prepare for holiday festival
More than 20 Liberty University students, in the midst of their final exam week, volunteered in downtown Lynchburg on Saturday, Dec. 7, transforming a large auditorium at Amazement Square children's museum into a winter wonderland for its third annual Children's Holiday Festival scheduled for this weekend.
The project was part of Liberty's Community Care Initiative (CCI), which launched last year and focuses on meeting the short-term, immediate needs of the community. The program is an optional supplement to the 20 hours per semester that is required of all Liberty students in their sophomore, junior, and senior years through the Christian/Community Service Office. More than 91 CCI projects have been completed this semester, totaling 2,133 hours of service.
On Saturday, students made various crafts, painted, hung an array of decorations, assembled Christmas trees, and set up tables.
Carrie Doron, a care team leader for CCI and a Spiritual Life Coach (SLC) on campus, organized the effort.
"I love being involved in the Lynchburg community because it allows me to meet new people and allows me to make a difference in their lives," Doron said.
Freshman Jamie Otto said she began participating in CCI projects when she first arrived at Liberty.
"I love being involved in the community that is outside of Liberty," she said. "Throughout high school, I was involved in community service projects, and I am thankful I chose a school that allows me to be service-minded in college."
The holiday festival will take place Saturday, Dec. 14, from 8-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Every weekend, CCI sends out five to eight student-led care teams of about 10 students each. Liberty fields requests from individuals seeking help for themselves or for their family and friends, and also partners with charitable organizations to help meet their needs. Then they are assigned to student care team leaders, largely coming from Liberty's Office of Student Leadership, who recruit team members.
Will Honeycutt, CCI faculty coordinator, said these volunteer opportunities help students meet real needs.
"This has been good for our SLCs because their Christian Community Service keeps them campus bound. This gives those who are service-hearted the opportunity to get into the community. They are leading by example, and they are showing what servant leadership looks like."
- Students, faculty, and staff interested in signing up for a CCI care project can contact email@example.com.
- Learn more and view photos on CCI's Facebook page.


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Sometimes I make jewellery, and other times I unicycle. I can build
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Facing the challenges of content marketing.
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We've been working hard trying to figure out ways for users to earn more money. Recently we had to drop earnings down a bit due to a decreased demand in advertiser spend. This is seasonal and we're expecting to see an increased demand by the late winter or spring.
Unfortunately, this month we're faced with reducing earnings even more so we decided to take a different approach.
We decided to implement a once per day pop under that occurs on the intermission page for both mainstream and adult. We're hoping that the increased revenue will be able to offset the decreased demand and pass on the profits to you guys.
We should know how well they are doing by the end of the week and hopefully increase earnings by the weekend.


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Hey, have you heard the latest?
Q: "Have you tried Apple's new MobileMe service? It's "Exchange for the rest of us!"
A: "Wow, you're right, it's just like Exchange! I'm missing email and can't connect half the time!"
Such is the row being hoed by Apple's new MobileMe service, which, after a very shaky launch, continues to have problems rolling out MobileMe's touted services to customers. Two weeks ago Apple annouced a free 30-day extension on MobileMe subscriptions to make up for the hassle, but some MobileMe users are continuing to face significant problems. Apple admitted last Friday that a mail outage impacted about one percent of MobileMe subscribers, and that about 10 percent of mail sent to those users between July 16 and July 18 may have been lost. What's been recovered has been delivered to users…timestamped July 23.
Apple says it has turned on Web-based mail access for the "remaining one percent" and that response has been "cautiously positive." Meanwhile, MobileMe users continue to report problems subsribing to calendars, synchronizing information, and even failures attempting to sign up for the service. Other users report contacts and calendar information simply vanishing from their computers and iPhones.
In a very unusual move for the Cupertino company, Apple has posted a page with status updates on the MobileMe service promising to update users on its efforts to get MobileMe up and running for all users. In the status reports, Apple admits to fixing more than 70 bugs with MobileMe and admits "it's been a rocky road" since MobileMe's launch.
Of course, in some senses, Apple doesn't really have anything to worry about. People have been paying mammoth amounts of money to use Exchange for years. The main difference is that they've learned to just shrug if email, calendar, and contact information goes missing or gets weird.
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What to do with
Used stamps can be recycled with paper if they are still attached to envelopes. Simply pop them in the recycling bin with other paper items.
Alternatively you can collect stamps for charities or start your own collection.
Collecting for charities
- Save all of your stamps, especially commemorative and foreign stamps
- Cut around the stamps, leaving a 5mm border
- Separate stamps if you can, into UK and foreign boxes
- Most charities collect used stamps - search online using the term "recycling stamps" to find out where you can take or send your stamps to
- Charities sell the stamps to dealers (per kilo) and use the money to fund their projects


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Pressure Dynamics
Contact Details
234 Barrington Street
Bibra Lake WA 6163
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Company Profile
Pressure Dynamics have been in the industry for over 40 years and are a one-stop shop for hydraulic systems design, installation, service, maintenance and repair, and a specialist engineering and project management consultancy. With its head office in Perth, Western Australia, and now our new facility in Darwin, Northern Territory, we can meet our customer's hydraulic Life of Asset Solutions. Our team of highly skilled Engineers and Technicians are committed to providing industry-leading, fit-for-purpose fluid power systems, products and services, whilst maintaining the highest standards of Quality, Health, Safety and respect for the Environment. We provide these services through our three business lines Service & Maintenance, Projects & Engineering and Engineered Products. Pressure Dynamics recognises the local customary needs of Indigenous people and the significant importance of preserving their culture and customs.
Products and Services
Service & Maintenance - rapid response field technicians
Projects & Engineering - hydraulic consulting and design engineering
Engineered Products - hydraulic sales and hire equipment
Oil & Gas – ISO 29001
Environment – ISO 14001
Health & Safety – AS 4801
Health & Safety – OHSAS 18001
NATA Compliance for Testing - ISO/IEC 17025


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This goes for not only sequencing of endurance and strength work, but also in regards to sequencing different strength workouts. You have to know what pre-fatiguing muscles does to the subsequent training effect. And you have to know what the effect is on the Central Nervous System. Crossfit doesn't think about this at all. They don't care.
My number one pet peeve. There is no individualization. Workout of the day. That's the norm. Beyond that, everyone does the same crap for the most part. I could go on for days on the importance of individualization, and CF and CFE fail miserably.
What does this all mean?
Research- short term studies on high intensity training shows improved VO2max and in some cases performance, but we have looked at why those don't apply neatly already. No research on crossfit endurance in particular
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Case Study #4: The Shifting Popular Press
Looking back, secondary becomes primary
Because the role of newspapers is to report on the news, not create it, newspaper articles are generally secondary sources. The same is pretty much true of popular magazines.
Following are some examples of when newspaper and popular magazine articles can be primary sources:
- If you are studying the American Civil War, articles from the New York Times published during the war years (1861-1865) would be considered primary sources. They are a record of historical events (from the Northern perspective) written during the time of the event.
- Interested in how the advertising portrayed cigarettes in the 1950s? Study the advertisements from several years of Life Magazine from the 1950s and come to your own conclusions. The ads would be primary documentation.
- Studying alternative medicine? An encyclopedia of natural medicine published last year is a secondary source. A book of home remedies and herbal healing from the 1920s (either the original or a reprint) is a primary source. It provides a record of the time that you can interpret, rather than a book that someone else has interpreted for you.


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Cadernos de Saúde Pública
versão impressa ISSN 0102-311X
PERES, Marco A. et al. Inequalities in access to and utilization of dental care in Brazil: an analysis of the Telephone Survey Surveillance System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases (VIGITEL 2009). Cad. Saúde Pública [online]. 2012, vol.28, suppl., pp.s90-s100. ISSN 0102-311X. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-311X2012001300010.
This study aimed to evaluate access to and utilization of various types of dental services by individuals 18 years or older in Brazil's State capitals. We gathered data from the Telephone Survey Surveillance System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases (VIGITEL) in 2009 (n = 54,367). More than half of the target population reported the need for dental treatment in the previous year; of these, 15.2% lacked access to dental services when needed. The private sector provided 61.1% of all dental appointments. The share of services provided by the Unified National Health System (SUS) ranged from 6.2% in the Federal District to 35.2% in Boa Vista, in the North. Multivariate Poisson regression models showed higher prevalence of dental treatment needs among women, middle-aged adults, and individuals with more schooling. Lack of access to dental care was more frequent among women, young adults, less educated individuals, and among lightener-skinned blacks. Our findings highlight sharp inequalities in the use of and access to dental services in the Brazilian State capitals.
Palavras-chave : Health Surveys; Dental Care; Oral Health.


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gtPATHWAYS applies to all Colorado public institutions of higher education, and there are more than 500 lower-division general education courses in 20 subject areas approved for guaranteed transfer. Courses are approved at least twice per academic and calendar year and apply the next semester immediately following their approval. For example, courses approved during fall semester 2005 will apply during spring semester 2006.
After starting on your higher education pathway at any public college or university in Colorado, and, upon acceptance to another, you can transfer up to 31 credits of previously and successfully (C- or better) completed gtPATHWAYS (general education) coursework. These courses will automatically transfer with you and continue to count toward your general education core or graduation requirements for any liberal arts or science associate or bachelor's degree program.
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Personal story shapes graduate student who will speak March 2 at TEDxPSU
Personal story shapes graduate student who will speak March 2 at TEDxPSU
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- She has just five minutes to share her message but Janelle Applequist knows much can happen in a lot less time, so she's excited about the opportunity to address attendees at the fourth annual TEDxPSU Conference at Penn State.
Applequist, who earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the College of Communications, needs only to complete her dissertation to earn her Ph.D. She's been a member of the campus community for eight years.
Her time at the University and some serious health experiences have helped shape her personally and professionally -- and she plans to talk about that during her portion of the Sunday, March 2, conference in Schwab Auditorium, on the University Park campus.
"I encourage my students to learn by listening to others and I know if they do that they can do amazing things," Applequist said. "Learning to listen to other people is really important."
Conference attendees would be wise to heed the advice Applequist gives her students when she steps to the podium for her three-minute speech.
It took much less than five minutes -- just seconds really -- for Applequist, then a 13-year-old junior high school cheerleader, to fall off a trampoline during a summer workout and sustain a serious head injury. A slow recovery from what was thought to be a concussion revealed something even more serious.
The fall literally had shaken her brain, revealing and worsening a preexisting Chiari malformation -- a structural defect in the cerebellum when the brain stem does not fit into its intended place in the skull.
"When it happened, I had all kinds of problems and I guess I just expected it to eventually go back to normal. It never did," Applequist said. Symptoms included an inability to eat or even swallow. There were constant headaches and a limit on physical activity.
Her surgery was at age 14. That came after a first day of school, just days after the fall, when Applequist, the student council president, stood in front of her peers in a neck brace and braces -- because the fall had required some dental adjustments as well -- to give a welcome speech to incoming seventh graders.
"You can picture that, right?" said Applequist, who could no longer participate on the cheerleading team because of the injury. Eventually friends started referring to her as "Aspen," the manufacturer of the neck brace whose label was quite visible on the device. In addition, almost everyone knew who she was. "Especially the teachers. Everybody knew I could not bump my head, so everybody was always watching out for me," she said.
Still, Applequist thrived at Seneca Valley High School, about 32 miles north of Pittsburgh. She was always a strong student, but the head injury, complications and surgery made school harder. She still got As, but it required more effort than before. She was home-schooled for half a year while enduring numerous spinal taps as part of her treatment and only attended half-days of school as a high school senior.
"I had to learn how to learn again," she said. "I think I was less optimistic about the future at that time. It's not really the kind of condition they can fix. They can't really prop your cerebellum up in your head. Maybe someday there'll be new technology."
Surgeries have left Applequist, 27, without approximately six inches of bone at the base of her skull in the back of her head. As a result, certain physical activities remain off limits and she has to be careful about anything she does -- even a sneeze. Headaches are fairly constant, but she has completed pain management programs to deal with them. Plus, when she does have children it can only be by Cesarean section, in order to prevent her from pushing and enduring the accompanying pressure.
She's not about to complain, though.
"It was scary at times, for me and my entire family, but I cannot stress enough how much my mom, dad and two older brothers taught me during the experience," she said. "They were a daily example of how to be there for someone, to provide a support system. And that's something I carry into the classroom with me. I want my students to know they have a person they can come to, should they ever feel overwhelmed, pressured or scared. That's important to me."
Family members believe Applequist has supported them just as much in return, and they know how she connects with her students. She has two older brothers, Chad and Bret. Bret earned his degree in elementary education from Penn State and teaches third grade in the Northern Lebanon School District. He has learned a couple of key things from his sister.
"Perseverence and toughness. That's Janelle," he said. "She's not one to complain and while other poeple might worry about her health, she finds ways to be a part of what happens rather than simply not attempting it. Plus, she's genuine and passionate. That sincerity helps her connect with students becuase they know she cares. As I reflect back on what she's been through, I think I'm learning more from her now than before."
Applequist has grown from an undergraduate student, getting motivated in a COMM 410 International Mass Communications class taught by C. Michael Elavsky, an associate professor in the Department of Film-Video and Media Studies, to teaching that very same course herself as a graduate student.
"Although it's unusual for a student to earn an undergraduate degree and then two graduate degrees at the same institution, it's not unheard of," said Marie Hardin. "When an exceptional student, such as Janelle, is interested in continuing with us, we'll look at the case and decide whether it's in the best interest of everyone involved. Janelle's interdisciplinary work, her fit with our faculty's research and her strong academic record made the decision an easy one.
"She is one of the most balanced, collegial and accomplished graduate students I've seen come through our graduate program," Hardin said. "She brings energy and a deep level of care to any task she encounters. She's goal-driven, but people-oriented. That's a rare combination."
That people-oriented approach shows in Applequist's love of teaching. In addition, she has focused her health care-related research on people and qualitative measures, the words that doctors and patients use with each other, and how patients report what they feel. In a health-care world concerned mostly with hard numbers and quantitative research, her approach is slightly different -- but no less important, and potentially impactful.
"I don't think it's so much overcoming adversity as dealing with what you have to deal with," she said. "The experience 100 percent led me to where I am, to the researcher I am and to the chance to teach, which I love to do."


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Ant and Dec have said that they could be taking Saturday Night Takeaway Stateside if talks with TV bosses come off.
The Geordie duo told the Daily Mirror that they were thinking of having another crack at breaking America with their hit Saturday evening show.
Declan Donnelly joked that the series might need a rebrand for the US: "There has been some interest from the States. We have had a couple of meetings over there about it. It could be called Saturday Night Take-Out!"
The pals took Wanna Bet! to America in 2008, but although it turned out to be a flop they think the right show could still do well.
Ant McPartlin said: "We probably will try our luck in America again. It never really worked because the network didn't get behind us. It would need to be the right show. I think we've got one big push left."
The lads' former Saturday morning TV co-star Cat Deeley has carved out a successful career in America, presenting shows such as So You Think You Can Dance and The Choice.
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(paper) Scrap & stamping
While cleaning out my junque, I've run across a ton of packaged 'scrap'. Since some may not be familiar with these materials, I'll offer a brief explanation for the term...
Paper scrap are printed (paper) images that are colored thru chromolithography, sometimes embossed & may be done as diecuts or on pages for cutting out.
They can be used on cards, scrapbooks, ornaments & (even) pastries & other confections as decorations.
First produced for marketing in the mid-1800s, they may well be the first 'true' craft supplies for amateur crafters.
They can still be purchased & many crafters--including stampers--use them in their projects.
So much for that. I figure we can all figure out how to search for scrap using the our search engines. Now to get down to the gist of this thread which is twofold:
1. Using pre-printed scrap with stamping.
2. Making our own scrap.
The first is pretty straightforward. Just make a piece that combines your stamping with a premade scrap image or images.
The second option is where all the stuff we have today comes in...
With all the wealth of stamps available to us--including Judikins, of course--the difficult part is deciding which images to use as 'made scrap'.
Along with that we have tons of 'new' inks, glazes, papers & more. We also have embossing folders & such to add dimension to flat paper. Add punches & dies to the mix & making our own individual scrap(s) is more than possible.
By now I can hear a few of my fellow CPs going, "Yeah. Right!"
OK! I understand. And I'll be gentle, pals...
For this thread, a 'made scrap' is one that we have stamped on paper/CS & cut out (aka fussy-cutting). It is usually colored. It may be dry-embossed. It may be glazed to strengthen it.
That's enough for now... If I get hits to this topic I'll answer questions & welcome the 'scrap' experience of other CPs.
Daniel R. Boone
Daniel, question. When I stamp I make the stamping several times to try inks or papers,cut them out, and throw what I don't use in a drawer. Is that scrap? Or does it have to be a certain style like vintage?
Born on the fourth of July!
To answer your last question first... 'Made scrap' doesn't need to be a certain style.
Answer to the first question? Yep! You're making 'scrap'. Since you are doing some cutting out for the unused tryouts you have a drawer of scrap to play with.
The cutting out of stamped images is an important part of scrap. Without that they are just images on a piece of paper/cs. As cutouts they take on a whole different bunch of possible roles in our work.
For instance... Take a gander at the Celtic Cross image Judi used for her March ATC. Lovely! Now imagine stamping the same stamp & turning it into a separate image. How? Think about it...
Daniel R. Boone
Great comments Daniel.
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Electricity is a funny thing. When it's flowing normally through the power lines and into our homes and electronic devices, it's wonderful. But, sometimes, that electricity can turn against us.
Surge protectors, and how they work
A surge protector (also called a surge suppressor or a power strip) diverts power away from your delicate electronics. You've probably seen one, or even own one: a white rectangular strip about a foot long, which plugs into a wall socket. On the strip are anywhere from six to eight sockets for your electronics, along with a power switch.
Problems with surge protectors
There are a few. First, a power surge can carry a lot of electricity. The varistor in some surge protectors might not be able to handle all of that energy. It probably won't be able to if the surge lasts for more than a few fractions of a second. Some excess electricity may get to the device or devices that you're trying to protect.
What to look for in a surge protector
When shopping for surge protectors, you really need to read the label (or the side of the box). That's where you'll find the information you need to make your choice.
As for brands, APC makes some of the best surge protectors on the market. Belkin's surge protectors vary in quality, but some of their higher-end models work very well. Dynex also offers some solid surge protectors for both your home office and home electronics.
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You've probably spent quite a bit of money on the electronics in your home. A power surge can do nasty things to those devices. To protect your investment, try to buy the best surge protector that you can afford. If the worst happens, the price will be well worth what you paid.
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- Two more instructors charged with sexual misconduct with cadets they trained
- Total of six instructors now charged at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas
- U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier: "There's a cabal of persons at Lackland that are sexual predators"
- Legal spokeswoman for the command: "We will aggressively investigate"
Two more trainers at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have been charged with sexual misconduct with cadets they trained, Air Force officials said Wednesday, in a growing scandal being investigated across multiple Air Force bases.
The new charges bring to six the number of instructors charged in the widening scandal. In addition, six other trainers there are also under investigation.
"There's a cabal of persons at Lackland that are sexual predators," said U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-California, who has been following the issue closely. "They are people that feel that it's OK to train recruits and then force them to have sex with them," she said.
The commander of Air Force training has named two-star Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward to lead a two-month inquiry, covering all four Air Force bases that handle basic training, which are located in Texas and Mississippi.
At Lackland, near San Antonio, one trainer has pleaded guilty to having an improper relationship with a trainee, as part of a plea agreement.
Staff Sgt. Peter Vega-Maldonado has been sentenced to 90 days in prison, 30 days hard labor and a demotion in rank and pay. In his plea deal, he also provided testimony against two other trainers who have been charged. He also said he had inappropriate relationships with 10 trainees.
The most serious charges against an instructor are the 28 counts, including rape and sexual assault, alleged against Staff Sgt. Luis Walker. His trial is set to begin July 16, and he has pleaded not guilty.
"Sgt. Walker is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law," said attorney Joseph Esparza, who pointed out that his client must have had a good record to have been selected as a trainer. "The charges alone are not proof of anything."
After Walker was accused last summer, Air Force officials say, other trainers came forward with additional allegations.
"They are doing a good job self-policing," said Col. Polly Kenny, a legal spokeswoman for the command. "The 97% or more of the instructors who are good folks have come forward and reported on other instructors they feel are being unprofessional and violating the law."
"We will aggressively investigate, to turn over every stone we can," she said. "Even though obviously those aggressive investigations are bringing up more and more cases, it's the right thing to do."
All six cases involve trainers and cadets, although in some cases the cadets were no longer in the training program.
"The basic training environment in particular is honestly a target-rich environment for sexual predators," says Anu Bhagwati, a former Marine now with the Service Women's Action Network. She said a young recruit undergoing boot camp could be particularly vulnerable and have difficulty seeking help if misconduct occurs.
"You're broken down and then built back up. The interaction you have with your instructors is so intimate and so frightening," she said. "You have that relationship which is based on fear and intimidation. If that's the person you're asking help from, it becomes a very bizarre scenario."
During the Lackland proceedings, one cadet said of the military training instructors, "You don't say no to them."
The Lackland situation is not the first time the military has faced a scandal involving trainers and their trainees. In 1996, a dozen officers at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland were charged with sexual assault on female trainees.
Last year, the Defense Department recorded just over 3,000 cases of sexual assault throughout all its branches, but it estimates there may have been 19,000 or more. If true, that would mean the vast majority of incidents stay secret, and only 8% of them result in a court-martial.
"For everything you hear, there are usually many stories that you don't," said Bhagwati. "There's usually not just one perpetrator or two perpetrators. There are usually several perpetrators -- including the commanders who have allowed those perpetrators to co-exist in those units."
Speier says commanding officers should not be handling cases of sexual misconduct involving their own subordinates.
"We have to take it out of the chain of command, and we have to give a separate office within the military the authority to investigate and prosecute these cases."
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in April announced plans to create a special victims unit to investigate and prosecute allegations of sexual assault.


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The new 2013 Crochet Calendar is out and one of my patterns made it!
Last summer I was thrilled to be asked if I would like to submit my Easter Marshmallow Bunnies for consideration for the 2013 Crochet Calendar. I entered my submission and didn't hear whether it had been accepted or not, but a few weeks ago I received a package in the mail and in it was a copy of the calendar. And I was very excited to see my little Easter Marshmallow Bunnies featured on the weekend page for March 29th, 30th and 31st! I'm also having a great time looking at all the great projects and trying to decide what to make first. :)
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Have you heard about World Auto? It's our newest used car certification program and it's going to revolutionized the used car business! At West Broad Volkswagen, we can certify ANY used car--not just Volkswagen. And with that certification comes an impressive warranty, roadside assistance and more! World Auto Certified is the program that certifies Volkswagen and comes with a two year, 24,000 mile warranty and 24 hour roadside assistance.
World Auto Quality is the program that certifies ANY make, ANY model! To qualify for World Auto Quality, we put the car through a 112 point inspection. Once certified it comes with a 12 month, 12,000 mile warranty along with 24 hour roadside assistance, 3 months of Sirius/XM radio and more!
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West Broad VW serving Richmond, Short Pump, Goochland, Midlothian, Chesterfield, Southside, Henrico, Hanover, Petersburg, and the Tri Cities is your best choice when searching for reliable Richmond VW Dealerships. We know you have choices like Brown's VW, Priority VW, Bill Britt VW, Casey VW, Greenbrier VW and Flow VW just to name a few of the VW dealers from the Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Williamsburg, Fredericksburg and Charlottesville areas. West Broad VW treats the needs of each individual customer with paramount concern. We know that you have high expectations, and as a car dealer we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding those standards each and every time. Allow us to demonstrate our commitment to excellence! Our showroom offers a great range of new and used VW sedans like the 2019 Jetta, hatchbacks like the Golf GTI, convertibles--Beetle, and SUVs such as our Tiguan. And now the 2019 Atlas is in stock as well. And don't miss the 2019 Arteon--VW's newest member and a big hit! As with all Page dealerships, at West Broad Volkswagen, you will be treated with the utmost care. Look around our web site and then come pay us a visit at our Richmond location. You'll be glad you did. Our experienced sales staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm with you. We encourage you to browse our online inventory, schedule a test drive and investigate financing options. You can also request more information about a vehicle using our online form or by calling (800) 835-7736.If you don't see a particular vehicle, click on CarFinder and complete the form. We will gladly inform you when a matching car arrives. If you'd like a see a vehicle in person, click on Dealership: Directions for step-by-step driving instructions to our site, or give us a call. We look forward to serving you!


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Momentum behind zero energy building design and construction is increasing, presenting a tremendous opportunity for advancing energy performance in the commercial building industry. At the same time, there is a lingering perception that zero energy buildings must be cost prohibitive or limited to showcase projects. Fortunately, an increasing number of projects are demonstrating that high performance can be achieved within typical budgets. This factsheet highlights replicable, recommended strategies for achieving high performance on a budget, based on experiences from past projects.
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There is mounting evidence that zero energy can, in many cases, be achieved within typical construction budgets. To ensure that the momentum behind zero energy buildings and other low-energy buildings will continue to grow, this guide assembles recommendations for replicating specific successes of early adopters who have met their energy goals while controlling costs. Contents include: discussion of recommended cost control strategies, which are grouped by project phase (acquisition and delivery, design, and construction) and accompanied by industry examples; recommendations for balancing key decision-making factors; and quick reference tables that can help teams apply strategies to specific projects.


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Why Is Sin So Bad?
"He was wounded for our transgressions." - Isaiah 53:5
Pain. Abject, horrible, excruciating pain. Unrelenting, unbearable, unspeakable pain. With each slash across Jesus' back and with every muscle-burning step up Golgotha's hill, our Savior received the punishment for our sin.
In our let's-make-everything-okay world we often look at sin and wonder, what's the big deal? After all, our sin isn't so bad. If we lie a little or cheat just a bit - what's the harm? If we gossip some or use coarse language a few times - whom will it hurt? What's so bad about sin?
It's bad because of what it put Jesus through. Yes, our sin was the reason for the torment Jesus suffered as He made His way to the cross - and as He hung on that cross and ultimately died a horrific death.
Of course we can never undo what has been done; that pain can never be reversed. Yet we must understand that if we continue to sin knowingly, we are in effect turning our back on Jesus and His pain. It's as if we're saying that it doesn't matter to us what we put Jesus through, we're going to do what we want. To sin in the light of the cross is to tell Jesus that even His intense suffering has not taught us about the awfulness of sin.
Why is sin so bad? Look what it did to Jesus. - Dave Branon
See, from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?


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With all the recent discoveries of supermassive black holes being at the center of nearly every galaxy, and the proposed "at least one planet" around (probably) every star.
Does this affect the estimated total mass of our universe?
Is Dark Matter necessary when planets and black holes are included in the calculation?


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New Sister Sin E-Card
An e-card for "Switchblade Serenades", the debut album from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, can be found at this location.
A release party at Stars n Bars in Gothenburg on the 26th of September. Doors open at 10 P.M. For our German fans we have arranged a second release party at the Ballroom in Hamburg at 4th of October.
-On the 19th Sept. until the 26th of September we will in association with Myspace Sweden stream the entire album! Check out Sister Sin on myspace here!
Here is the track listing for Switchblade Serenades:
01. Beat The Street (mp3 clip)
02. Death Will Greet Us
03. One Out Of Ten
04. Breaking New Ground (mp3 clip)
05. On Parole
06. Make My Day (MOTÖRHEAD cover) (audio stream)
07. Hostile-Violent (mp3 clip)
08. Switchblade Serenade
09. Love/Hate
10. All Systems Go!
11. Eye To Eye
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When I was a young nerd, I dreamed about having an entire room dedicated to flight simulation games, in which I could play Falcon - which was all the rage back then - and Larry Holland's Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe and X-Wing.
Now that I'm an ancient nerd, I still dream about it. I imagine it more or less like this T-45C flight simulator, in which pilots like Jon Michael Chombeau - from the Training Air Wing 2 Squadron 21. According to the US Navy, the "simulator produces a 180-degree video in a dimensional perspective for realistic flight perception". [Flickr]


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A six-acre parcel on the Lower East Side of New York City, vacant since tenements were torn down in 1967, will be the site of the new Essex Crossing mixed-use development. The product of a compromise between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and various interested community groups, the complex will include ~1,000 apartments, giving priority placement to some of the families who lost their homes in the demolition decades ago. Also on tap for the site, which is also known as the Seward Park urban renewal area, are retailing, offices, a movie theater, parks, and a museum showcasing the work of Andy Warhol.
The plan for the area is a joint effort of SHoP Architects and Beyer Blinder Belle. Developers L&M Development, BFC Partners, Taconic Investment Partners, and Grand Street Settlement will pay the city $180 million. The plan calls for half affordable and half market-rate housing units, representing a pullback in the position of some community groups who have long demanded that all housing on the site should be devoted to low-income residents. Concerns about uncontrolled gentrification have been amplified by the construction of the nearby Blue Building, a 17-story high-end condo project built in 2007.
A tentative timeline calls for the first Essex Crossing buildings to be started within 18 months.


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Lanta Klong Nin Beach Resort The little Paradise Where the Peaceful Awaits For You Located on the nature at the beginning of Klong Nin Beach, the most popular beach on southern part of Koh Lanta , Easy emotional, pure nature car be found within our place This beach is not suite to one who may need things very convenience and very civilization but for the nature love its great. If you are looking for a quite and peaceful surrounding, Lanta Klong Nin Beach Resort is the right place for you. We offer only 21 rooms, all are equipped with modern amenities and located in walking distance to the beach. Activities: Off the coast of Krabi, the island of Lanta is popular with divers. Other than the requisite dive and snorkeling trips, you can go kayaking in the mangrove forest, go trekking in the jungle, or explore the island on a rented bike. Restaurants and Dining Our restaurant the tropical garden design mixed with rare feel of island décor are the heart of our resort's attraction. This memorable situation you will be found on stunning sunset time, Enjoy with your favorite drinks as well as our Restaurant superb recipe's come with various main dishes, Sea food, Thai tradition, European and international style. Accommodation All rooms are air-conditioned, with a balcony and come with garden views. Guests also enjoy complimentary transfer to the resort from the main island pier as per schedule. Lanta Klong Nin Resort offers guests not only a picturesque location but also spacious rooms, and a host of activities to enjoy.
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Larry Shenk: Enjoy your blog. You will remember me… This is John 'Hondo' Hahn, former PR/assistant GM of the Portland (Class AAA) Beavers (80-81). I haven't corresponded in many years; probably since my time with the US Olympic Baseball Team in 1984. I'm now semi-retired in Lakeland, FL. I was hoping I could get to a Phillies spring training game in Clearwater sometime this year. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Would love to hear from you. Thanks so much. Hondo


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Stay connected to fellow bikers on the street with Excelvan's state of the art intercoms and motorcycle headsets. These useful accessories allow you to talk with your fellow bikers while cruising down the streets without needing to use your hands. This will significantly increase your safety on the road. If you're looking for the latest biker accessories, Excelvan is the right place for you.
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These 3D DLP-Link glasses are pretty comfortable, even when wearing normal glasses. They fit perfectly, they are light in weight, and the battery is long-lasting. I have watched several movies and haven't had to charge them yet. They darken the image a little, but it's hardly noticeable. They take half a second to synchronize, and even if you move your head, they stay in perfect sync. When I bought them, I didn't think they would work so well. They're just perfect for me. In fact, I have two pairs!
It does not have much power (light power), which is the only downside. The rest is great, it works with my power bank, USB input, micro SD card, mini USB (compatible Android otg), HDMI and video. It is super compact, smaller than an adult hand, and I use it to watch movies from the laptop projected on the wall. It does its job perfectly. It is so tiny and lightweight that you can take it with you everywhere. I recommend it, I'm in love with my little projector.
I'm really happy with the product, it works perfectly with Ethernet and USB interface. The printer is very fast and offers a strong beeping sound that can be set to ON-OFF. It didn't take me long to install it, but it's true that I'm in the IT business. Maybe a basic user needs some help. I use it with an Android tablet and the Loyverse app and it works perfectly. It also opens the drawer automatically. For now, I give this printer a 10/10, taking into account the quality/price ratio. Any Thermal 80mm printer with Ethernet interface does not cost less than €150.00
I spend many hours on the computer and so I wanted some headphones to listen to music mainly while I work. I didn't need anything spectacular, just comfortable headphones with a long enough cable and a good sound. After seeing the price and reading the descriptions, I decided on these and although I have only used them for a couple of days I am still very happy with the purchase. Very good value for money. Lightweight, comfortable and very good sound. I'd buy them back.


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Moral of this story: if you're digging yourself into a hole, stop digging. Yesterday, we got a tip about a self-described "Mr. Right" on NYC's Craigslist, who posted a personal ad with 30 pictures of himself, several of which feature him waving a stack of $20 bills. We put up a few of his photos and chuckled. But he was upset! So he called up the Gawker offices to voice his grievances. He charged us with fraud. He threatened to "punch the fucking guy whoever did this" and "fuck him up." And he warned us, "I'm ten times smarter than these people, cause I"m gonna record it right now." So are we! You have to hear it to believe it. Remember, kids: Craigslist is a public place. Click to listen to the highlights.
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It all began with Antoine Rey wanting to take his sister on a seaside vacation for her 40th Birthday. Having decided to take her back to their childhood vacation site brings back a swarm of memories both Antoine and Melanie had blocked after their mother's death in 1974. One of these memories causes Melanie to drive off the road causing a major accident. Following the accident, Melanie and Antoine try to piece together the last few months of their mother's death. Antoine faces the harsh reality of his divorce and tries to bridge the gap between himself and his family.
Set in both the countryside of France and in Paris, the author's descriptions of the cities were beautifully depicted. I'm not sure if I'd peg this book as a fiction or a mystery. Although Antoine and his sister try to resolve the mystery of the sudden surge of childhood memories about their mother, I found this book to be more of an interesting family drama, but only in regards to Antoine, his ex-wife Astrid and their children. I found the whole storyline with his mother to be somehow lacking. There was a quote from Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca at the start of the novel, which lead me to think this might be gothic mystery of sorts. Well, it wasn't. Early in the book, chapters were interspersed with love letters, written by Clarisse, Antoine's mother. By the end of the novel, I still couldn't figure out the significance of the letters, and I found that they just took away from Antoine's family drama.
His wife left him for somebody younger, his kids are sullen teenagers who don't respect him. Watching Antoine piece his life together and finally step away from his past was an interesting and well-developed aspect of the book. de Rosney did a good job of maintaining a running theme of loss of innocence, mysterious & secret deaths, and dysfunctional families. I liked Antoine as the protagonist. He is flawed, but he overcomes his flaws in a very natural and human way. The big mystery regarding his mother's death is never fully explained, and I like that too. It's not neatly wrapped up in a bow, ready to go.
I didn't find the mystery suspenseful at all, and the big reveal about his mother fell short for me. It didn't really match all the anticipation built up around it. I still found the book to be both engrossing and a very quick read. The pages just flew by. The characters were all fascinating with layered back-stories that the author just barely hints to.


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ppartridge necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 23 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Complete College Planning Solutions
We're a college planning company. We help students get into the college of their dreams, and help parents pay for it without going broke. Because we advise clients about such a critical -- and expensive -- decision, we have to be very professional. But our personalities are friendly and warm. Rather than intimidate folks with facts and figures, our approach is more an arm around the shoulder type of approach. At the same time, we help families save thousands of dollars off the college bill every year.
We offer 2 tracks -- a parent track and a student track. The parent track is all about the money: how to maximize financial aid, scholarships, etc., and pay for college with the least out-of-pocket expense. The student track is all about making you more attractive to your choice schools, and incorporates about 10 different services, from SAT prep to college essay writing to interview skills.
Parents of college-bound high school students. Most often they come to us in their junior or senior year of high school. Our 'sweet spot' client is a business owner earning $150,000/year, with at least 2 kids going to college. Usually it's the Moms who initiate contact with us.
Considering that 4 years at a good college costs $200,000+, these parents are nervous and stressed out -- even a bit panicked. There are so many choices, they don't know where to begin. Plus there's lots of conflicting advice out there, so they don't know where to turn.
Some are highly competitive; their #1 goal is to have a "name" college bumper sticker for their car.
Between SAT's and school work and the kid's activities, there's lots of stress and tension going on. Parents need to be calmed and reassured that everything is going to be alright. We're going to help them send their kids to a good school, without draining their retirement fund.
Most want the best for their kids, and want to give them every advantage.
Our desire is to upgrade a logo that looks like it was designed in the 1960's -- not in a cool, retro way, but in a tired, old, best-days-are-behind-me way. I will attach a copy of the offending logo, so you know what we DON'T want.
Keep in mind that we'll be using this logo for all our communication pieces -- business cards, flyers, stationary, website, order forms, etc. Because our name is so long and cumbersome, the logo can't use giant letters, for example, because it won't fit on business cards, websites, e-mail, etc.
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Heath Robinson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 111 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
My Soft Landing
My Soft Landing (MSL) is a new technology company that mixes real estate, mapping, and relationships.
I, Heath, am a long time developer, and my partner, Mark is a long time real estate agent. We want to create a company that values people, relationships, and service to our customers that flows from our core values.
This company is targeted at relieving the stress of relocating to a company.
We are targeting people relocating to a new area. We estimate 70% of the users will be women. They are are stressed about the idea of moving to a new area, and we want to communicate how we are going to make their relocation "all better." They are worried about all the different issues they will face, and we are going to help them manage new relationships and give insight into the community they are moving to.
We are going to "hold their hand" through the process. They want to glide into just the right place in just the right way.
We are are thinking about using softer colors such as light blue, green, yellow, white. It needs to clearly communicate the name "my soft landing.com". The most prominant concept in our minds is a parachute. We have also thought of a "toyish" airplane.
People moving feel like they are in a free fall, and we want to communicate how were are going to make their relocation experience stress free and succesfull.
Some images we have liked are:
We are looking from something whimsical and iconic. In the future, we may develop similar designs with the same style to go on different web pages.
Please also put MySoftLanding.com on the logo as we will need to have the name in the logo and select a font.
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Art in Zurich
Creative. Touching. Educating.
In Zurich, you will find one of the leading cities in the world for art dealing. High points are the birthplace of the Dada art movement at Spiegelgasse 1, the greatest collection of cultural history in Switzerland in the National Museum or the last works of Le Corbusier at Zürichhorn. If you wish to enjoy the work of non-European art, a visit to the Rietberg Museum is recommended.
Typical of Zurich is the density of galleries. Whether in the old town or in the Löwenbräu area: Often, they are only a few minutes away from each other on foot. Not forgetting the branches of the auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's.
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IBM Watson -- How to replicate Watson hardware and systems design for your own use in your basement
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For the longest time, people thought that humans could not run a mile in less than four minutes. Then, in 1954, [Sir Roger Bannister] beat that perception, and shortly thereafter, once he showed it was possible, many other runners were able to achieve this also. The same is being said now about the IBM Watson computer which appeared this week against two human contestants on Jeopardy!
(2014 Update: A lot has happened since I originally wrote this blog post! I intended this as a fun project for college students to work on during their summer break. However, IBM is concerned that some businesses might be led to believe they could simply stand up their own systems based entirely on open source and internally developed code for business use. IBM recommends instead the [IBM InfoSphere BigInsights] which packages much of the software described below. IBM has also launched a new "Watson Group" that has [Wat
Often, when a company demonstrates new techology, these are prototypes not yet ready for commercial deployment until several years later. IBM Watson, however, was made mostly from commercially available hardware, software and information resources. As several have noted, the 1TB of data used to search for answers could fit on a single USB drive that you buy at your local computer store.
But could you fit an entire Watson in your basement? The IBM Power 750 servers used in IBM Watson earned the [EPA Energy Star] rating, and is substantially [more energy-efficient than comparable 4-socket x86, Itanium, or SPARC servers]. However, having ninety of them in your basement would drive up your energy bill.
That got me thinking, would it be possible to build your own question-answering system, something less fancy, less sophisticated, scaled-down for personal use? John Pultorak explained [how to build your own Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) in your basement]. Jay Shafer explains [how to build your own house for $20K]. And a 17-year-old George Hotz figured out a [hack to unlock your Apple iPhone] over the summer in his basement.
It turns out that much of the inner workings of IBM Watson were written in a series of articles in [IBM Systems Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3]. You can also read the [Wikipedia article]. Eric Brown from IBM Research will be presenting "Jeopardy: Under the Hood of IBM Watson Supercomputer" at next month's [The Linux Foundation End User Summit].
Take a look at the [IBM Research Team] to determine how the project was organized. Let's decide what we need, and what we don't in our version for personal use:
(Disclaimer: As with any Do-It-Yourself (DIY) project, I am not responsible if you are not happy with your version for personal use I am basing the approach on what I read from publicly available sources, and my work in Linux, supercomputers, XIV, and SONAS. For our purposes, this version for personal use is based entirely on commodity hardware, open source software, and publicly available sources of information. Your implementation will certainly not be as fast or as clever as the IBM Watson you saw on television.)
There you have it. By the time you get your implementation fully operational, you will have learned a lot of useful skills, including Linux administration, Ethernet networking, NFS file system configuration, Java programming, UIMA text mining analysis, and MapReduce parallel processing. Hopefully, you will also gain an appreciation for how difficult it was for the IBM Research team to accomplish what they had for the Grand Challenge on Jeopardy! Not surprisingly, IBM Watson is making IBM [as sexy to work for as Apple, Google or Facebook], all of which started their business in a garage or a basement with a system as small as this version for personal use.
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