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Bret McDanel, 16 Nov 2005 @ 10:48pm
No Subject GivenThere are alternatives to netflix. Some even provide games and other content that netflix does not. www.intelliflix.com is one such company. And they do netflix only competyition for about $9/month. Much better price with about the same number of titles.
LaidLaw, 17 Nov 2005 @ 1:20am
Re: No Subject GivenNot a Intelliflix fan myself. I even double checked to see if they got any better. My only source of entertainment right now is Netflix. I subscribe to their 5 at a time plan. I keep A balance of movies, TV shows, and music DVDs on hand.
Of all the titles that I have out right now, intelliflix has 2. Of the titles that are in my top ten, Intelliflix has 4. There is a reason why they cost less.
To be fair, Netflix doesn't offer games for rent - which doesn't matter to me as I don't even own a gaming console.
And to put in my $.02 worth on NetFlix in general, they have a great system for helping you find things, and they have a great selection of hard to find titles. And while they have a great collection of indie stuff, they also have all the popular titles as well. If you are the type who enjoys TV on DVD, then NetFlix seems to be unmatched. If it has been out, they have it. Including America's Greatest Hero, Monty Python's Flying Circus, the list goes on and on!
Kudo's to Netflix for its selection and service. Remember, if you find something out there that is cheaper: there is a reason.
Tom, 27 Jan 2006 @ 8:56pm
Re: No Subject GivenI will admit I got sucked in by the "act now" ploy, but intelliflix is bad and should have lawsuits against them for miss leading ads. Nowhere in their terms does it say popular movies are not avalible, but they make it real hard to get your money back when you are not satified.
I went with net flix as I was canceling IF and NF is great fast and suggested movies that I never thought of.don't bother with IF let them go out of biz.
Anonymous Coward, 17 Nov 2005 @ 8:34am
IntelliflixYea, scour the net for reviews abotu intelliflix. There are many complaints of peopel being charged for movies that arrived damaged, movies taking a week to arrive [when intelliflix sys they have more distribution centers then netflix], and they have several BBB complaints, and are not even a BBB member.
Color me unimppressed.
Brian, 31 May 2006 @ 5:22pm
Re: Intelliflix is a scamIntelliflix is very slow in shipping and will rarely ship games. After I complained they started sending broken discs. I've gone three weeks without a working DVD or game. They have sent 7 defective titles in a row.
Bill, 31 Oct 2006 @ 10:52am
intelliflix sucksI have been an intelliflix member for almost a year and they have screwed me arround from the start.
I have never had 3 DVD's at time which is what I signed up for. There suppot tickets are useless- better of banging your head on a wall. They never seem to have the titles I request(and many are older) and they ship from across the country. I'm convinced it is to limit how many DVD's theya send out. They suck -
Carol Stone, 29 Dec 2006 @ 11:37am
Re: No Subject Giveni think it was a got ider,it was good you took that change.
Lori, 30 Jan 2007 @ 10:51am
INTELLIFLIXThis company is the biggest ripoff ever. Do not believe the hype, or the advertisements. Avoid at all costs, or you will be incredibly sorry. I am..........
Frank, 3 Nov 2007 @ 10:06am
Re: No Subject GivenIntelliflix sucks
Joe Schmoe, 17 Nov 2005 @ 8:19am
No Subject GivenI'd rather they did not throttle supposedly "unlimited" accounts, than piss around in a price war over a dollar or three a month...
Took a quick peek at the intelliflix link above. Of note is their Mature Content availabilty. Didn't dig into the pricing of the site but would not be surprised if they make up for their other wise low subscription rate by pricing those titles at a premium rate.
A WHOIS lookup will show that "NetfliXXX.com" has been registered to Netflix as well, but is going un-used as of yet...
RobertS, 17 Nov 2005 @ 8:49am
GreenCine for moviesI highly recommend GreenCine and I've been a happy customer for a couple years now. They have a great selection of foreign and indie films, video-on-demand and of course the requisite big films of our time. Also, they have fantastic customer service and very fast movie deliveries (of course it helps that I live 20 miles away). They also give a portion of revenues to independent filmmakers. Finally, their prices are in line with NetFlix. Check them out: http://www.greencine.com
MindTrigger, 17 Nov 2005 @ 9:08am
NetflixI've been using netflix since '01. Easy to use site, and generally good service. The only complaint I have recently is that they seem to have more delays when new movies come out. This needs to be taken care of.
Anonymous Coward, 17 Nov 2005 @ 9:56am
Re: NetflixIf your a high volume rental they do this. If you know a friend who is less high volume renter then you have them add a few of the 'Wait' movies from your queue to theirs, see if they really have a wait. It's really frustrating.
Joe Schmoe, 17 Nov 2005 @ 10:15am
Re: NetflixFrustrating yes. But they're selection and convenience still make up for it...
TJ, 17 Nov 2005 @ 7:10pm
Re: NetflixBeing a long time customer I read a good deal about this when it started being discussed. At first it was a concern, but then I read just how quickly 'throttled' people were churning discs. To me how Netflix handles it seems balanced. If you have a _pattern_ of renting/returning so quickly that a disc rental falls somewhere below 50 cents the system slows your delivery down a little. Would it be better to absolutely limit the number of discs a month, or send nastygrams, or raise prices?
I want to see the big movies as soon as they are released, so I keep my monthly usage to where it comes out to about 75 cents a disc. That is still plenty of movies too watch, sometimes its still too many. Only once in a year have I not gotten a new title when it released, and that was a fringe indie that has been at 'very long wait' for weeks. So I pay a good deal less for new movies than at a rental place, never have to step foot in a rental place, and can keep certain movies as long as I want when I want. But if I started consistently returning movies so fast that the service fee barely covered the postage then Netflix would be foolish not to rate limit me a bit.
NetFlixLover, 17 Nov 2005 @ 11:49pm
Re: NetflixI'm a high volume renter. I have movies, TV shows, music and documentaries going through the mail every day. I have never met a shipping delay, except through the post office. There have been times that I had to wait for a new release to show, but that doesn't bother me so much. Once I had to wait almost three months for a new release, and that was for "Ray". Most of the time, if there is a delay, it is only a couple of days.
Barry, 20 Nov 2005 @ 9:28am
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Anonymous Coward, 6 Apr 2006 @ 2:00pm
Intelliflix Sucks!!!!! Dont Get Ripped Off!!!My husband and I were happily with Netflix for a year, then we moved out of state. Unfortunately, we had to cancel our subscription for the time being. When we arrived at our new home my husband saw the "Intelliflix" website and suggested we use them instead because "they were SOOOO CHEAP!!" I thought it was a good idea at first. It wasnt until a week after we joined that we received the first movie on our cheque (Netflix takes about 1 day to send your first dvd's). I was pissed. We live in Texas now and we had already paid for the year in advance. We live in the center of the U.S. and it still took forever to get in the 1 movie at a time (and we had the 3 out at a time plan!!). I did my research...too late like and idiot. I found out that there are hundreds of complaints on the web about Intelliflix and how they have been ripping people off. They never returned money, some people have given up waiting. We felt like such idiots. We tried to cancel our account. It has been a month and they still havent cancelled our account. There is no phone number to call them and they wont respond to our emails.
Dont get suckered in to this stupid company because it is cheaper. Remember...you get what you pay for. We are back with Netflix now and I dont have a single complaint. We always have an overflowing amount of movies pouring in all the time and I will never stray from them again. My husband learned his lesson big time since he paid in full with his credit card. INTELLIFLIX SUCKS!!! RESEARCH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS BEFORE THINKING OF JOINING!!! DONT GET SUCKERED!!
Sucker, 8 Jun 2006 @ 6:52pm
Re: Intelliflix Sucks!!!!! Dont Get Ripped Off!!!Same deal here, too on Intellifix. Buyer beware. Usually I feel confident that I can do a chargeback on the credit card. This time I let my better judgement go by the wayside and use the PayPal Debit card because Intelliflix $'ers didn't take American Express.
Chock PayPal and the no way to dispute up to the same category as the intelliflix scoundrals.
Fell Victim, 15 Apr 2006 @ 5:10pm
I too was suckered by IntelliflixDon't fall victim to Intelliflix's cheap price. I was pulled in by their "SuperPass", only to find that "unlimited" rentals actually mean about 5/mos. Even if you return them the day after you receive them, they'll wait a week before shipping out a replacement. And forget about getting anything at the top of your queue. You'll need to put 30 titles in it to find one that actually exists.
I was able to get a refund, but they prorated it at such a high rate that I ended up getting screwed even worse on my way out the door. Danny Carrao tries to play the nice guy, but he's a shyster to the extreme.
Check the BBB and see their record. If you also have gotten screwed, report them to the BBB, the FTC and the Florida Attorney General. Let's shut these scoundrels down!
EileenF, 16 Jun 2006 @ 12:30pm
Intelliflix Customer SupportMy Name is Eileen and I am with Intelliflix Customer Support.
We take pride in being able to offer our customers a TOTAL package of Movies and Games.
Intelliflix is the world�s largest combined online movie and game rental destination, offering more than 60,000 titles of movies and games to customers throughout the United States. Our goal is to provide our customers with the Ultimate Video Store Experience.
Intelliflix knows that one plan does not fit all�each of our customers are unique and have their own lifestyles and preferences. By offering a traditional video store pay-per-rental plan starting $4.26 (rent one at a time) in addition to the standard unlimited subscription program, our customers enjoy what they want�when they want.
In addition to that, we�ve launched our 24 Hour Video Store, which gives you the ability to look at the real-time inventory of your local video store to see what they have on the shelf, right now and rent it. You can have it mailed to you, or you can even have it packaged for you using our exclusive FastPass Counterside PickupTM just stop by the store to get it in as few as 15 minutes from when you place your order! Now that�s fast! Check out our 24 Hour Video Store at www.24hourvideo.com and see if your local video store is online!
Customer Satisfaction is our #1 PRIORITY.
I am sorry to hear of your experience with Intelliflix.
I would like the opportunity to turn around your experience.
Please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com with your specific account information (name and E-mail address). This will enable me to review your account and contact you directly.
Looking forward to hearing from you. Eileen
Lori, 30 Jan 2007 @ 11:11am
Re: Intelliflix Customer SupportEileen where the hell are you?
Andrea, 19 Jun 2006 @ 11:00amI realize you are trying to use a public forum to make it look like Intelliflix is trying to fix the situation, but those of us who are or were customers know better. WHY DOESN'T INTELLIFLIX ADDRESS THE SITUATION BEFORE IT GETS TO PUBLIC FORUMS?
In the two short months my husband and I were members, I can say in all fairness that Intelliflix is the worst service of any type. Not just the worst online service, not just the worst mail-order service, but the WORST ALL AROUND! We should have checked the BBB and dvdrr.com ratings from the beginning.
About 1/3 of the titles we ordered were broken. I mean really broken - cracked and split. Customer service makes virtually no effort to remedy the situation; if a disc is broken - which is Intelliflix' fault for not having any quality control - you take the consequences. Not only do you not have something to watch, which is what you're paying them for, but your entire queue gets held up until the replacement is received by Intelliflix.
Shipping times were atrocious, with 2-4 days each way. With Netflix and Blockbuster (we are going back to Blockbuster), shipping was one-day each way.
Why is it Intellifix ships out so many broken discs? Why is it you don't try to fix the situation and ship the customer's next-in-queue as well as the replacement disc? After all, it's not our fault Intelliflix has no quality control. And why is it even your corporate office (561-697-8325) doesn't seem to know what's going on?
Oh, since you mentioned 60,000 titles, why is it that so many of them are always "unavailable"? Regardless, you could have 1 million titles - with the quality-control and problems there, it means nothing. Judging by my own experience, as well as reports by Better Business Bureau and numerous other ex-Intelliflix customers on various review sites, Intelliflix is not only the worst online DVD rental service, but possibly the worst service of any kind.
JT, 7 Sep 2006 @ 3:41pm
Who the hell is EileenFEileenF goes around putting the same message up on every board. This is a most informal thing to do. Rude to tell you the truth.Not even enough time to really care . No true comments to make as to the complaints on any of these forums. And if there is a rating system for her to use she alway gives intelliflix FULL MARKS.Eileen, aren't you paid to say these things?
JA, 4 Oct 2006 @ 7:07pm
IntellicrapIntelliflix has actually caused me phychological harm. I think I need to see a shrink to release all the stress and anger I am having trouble coping with. I regret ever signing up with them. I just want my money back. Damn it I feel like a fool.
torrey, 23 Oct 2006 @ 10:30am
Another victim of IntelliflixI agree with all the people who feel ripped off. I purchased a Superpass Subscription back in March of 2006. Unlimited rentals!!!___Oh, please!___I had DVDs returned for 3 days and no new ones sent out. I had requests for new releases that were 5-6 weeks old and never filled. I returned a defective DVD and was sent back the same defective DVD!
I canceled my subscription back in June of 2006. Even though it states in their policy that Superpass Subscribers will get their money refunded right away, I still haven't received any refund. It is now October.
Customer service!!!___I have more ticket #s than I can keep track off. They won't give you a phone number to call to resolve any issue. They just issue another ticket #__a computer generated response__saying "I've escalated your request to the billing department for immediate attention. You will be receiving an email soon with regards to the
status of your refund. Sorry for the delay." BULL!!!
Don't get suckered by their website!!! That NBC story looks good__citing Consume Reports__don't believe it. I can only warn you!!
torrey, 23 Oct 2006 @ 11:18am
Re: Another victim of IntelliflixAfter reading the comment I just submitted, I need to correct one statement. Instead of saying that Intelliflix policy states that a Superpass Subscription can get a refund right away. I should have said that Intelliflix Terms and Conditions state that your can cancel at any time. Does that imply an immediate refund? Does the email reply I quoted imply an immediate refund? You can be the judge.
Maybe someone should ask Intelliflix if their business model isn't in part, selling prepaid subscriptions, that if canceled, can finance current operations until they get around to giving a refund. Sort of an interest free loan. Does that sound possible?
Bill, 31 Oct 2006 @ 10:54am
Intelliflix SUCKS !!!!!I have been an intelliflix member for almost a year and they have screwed me arround from the start.
I have never had 3 DVD's at time which is what I signed up for. There suppot tickets are useless- better of banging your head on a wall. They never seem to have the titles I request(and many are older) and they ship from across the country. I'm convinced it is to limit how many DVD's theya send out. They suck -
Frank B., 17 Nov 2006 @ 11:01amI had about 70 movies in my queue and ALL the movies in my back-up queue simply VANISHED !!! The back-up movies are the ones I REALLY want to see but I don't think I ever will....
Carol Stone, 29 Dec 2006 @ 12:01pm
intelnetflixI AM NOT A MEMER YET AND WHAT I READ I DONT THINK I WANT I AM GAL YOU GUYS CAME ON AND TOLD ME ABOUT IT THANK YOU
Lori, 30 Jan 2007 @ 11:08am
INTELLIFLIX SUCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is the most fradulant company ever. Avoid at all costs! I am bitter and fell like such a sucker. At least I'm not the only one.
Ron, 12 Feb 2007 @ 2:56pm
Intelliflix PetitionMaybe everyone who is unsatisfied (including me) should start a petition for a class action suit against this company Intelliflix for failing to deliver satifaction to their customers with a real customer support and a constant flow of movies,games or whatever you signed up for.Lots of TV stations will investigate a company when people are unsatisfied with them and run it as a news broadcast if they are contacted about such poor service.
Christopher, 15 Mar 2007 @ 5:13am
Intellisuck CancelationDoes anyone know how to get them to cancel a subscription????
Christopher, 15 Mar 2007 @ 5:13am
Intellisuck CancelationDoes anyone know how to get them to cancel a subscription????
Movie lover, 11 Apr 2007 @ 12:21pm
Intelli-screwedChristopher, and everyone else dealing with Intelliflix shady business practices, contact the Better Business Bureau of SEFlorida at http://www.bbbsoutheastflorida.org/
Bob, 12 Apr 2007 @ 4:07pm
bad serviceI have had a similar experience as psoter 24. Delivery is slow, website does not function as described and instructed and don't plan to get the titles from the top of your queue. If you start a complaint ticket on Friday you won't be hearing back until at least Monday so if you get a bad dvd don't plan on getting a replacement soon I made a big mistake signing up for a year. They won't give my money back so here I am letting the world know about them.
CHERYL, 18 Jul 2007 @ 8:50pm
Christina, 16 Aug 2007 @ 1:52pm
IntelliSUCKSThose capitalist bastards are ripping people off. The service sucks and the customer service reps are all drones. They are probably all Danny Carrao's family members. I want a refund and those greedy lying bastards won't give it to me!
michael, 11 Sep 2007 @ 10:46pm
Intelliflix vs NetflixI tried to be as honest as possible when comparing intelliflix with netflix, so I listed the pro's & con's of each service. With netflix I have the rent three at a time with a monthly deduction from my bank account. With intelliflix I have the three at a time movies, xxx, & games paid by the year at a discounted rate. I read the consumer reports review that rated intelliflix higher than netflix, I already had netflix and I was not satisfied when the new releases were put on waiting lists. I cancelled the netflix account and then I bought the intelliflix plan. At the beginning I was happy with intelliflix, I was getting all the movies I requested. A month later there service was absolutely unacceptable and after numerous e-mail complaints I re-ordered netflix and tried to cancel intelliflix. I e-mailed intelliflix stating I would like to cancel the membership and they wrote back that they would not refund any portion of the payment, but they would cancel the service at the end of the agreement in 10 months. I figured I would make the best of it and use the two services. I will now list the pro's and con's of each service. Intelliflix: Pro's: quick response from customer service e-mails, innovative feature that lets you click that you sent back the movie and they start shipping the next title in your querie; (limited to 1 time per 3 movies), they have game rentals for consoles and xxx movie's, and if you pay by the year they give you a discount. Con's: Slow turnaround, slow shipping (5-10 days), slow returns, unplayable or broken cd's, dirty cd's (I clean them and then they will play), lost cd's when I return them, pre-written responses to customer service requests, new releases seldom available, I have to contact customer service every time I want movies sent from my querie, new releases are seldom available. Netflix Pro's: Fast turnaround, fast shipping, fast returns, bigger selection of movies, better search engine when looking for movies, better website design, can put future releases in your querie and it will list the release date and then send you the movie when it is released, innovative feature that allows you to watch a movie instantly over the computer and it does not matter if you have 3 movies out and there is a friends list that allows you to add friends on netflix and share your reviews of movies you watched.
Con's: New releases sometimes have a waiting list, computer generated responses from customer service, online viewing has few new release titles and limited selection; but they are constantly increasing the library. I would rate Intelliflix 1 star and Netflix 7 stars, but in comparing the services: Intelliflix would get 1 star and Netflix I would rate at 10 stars. I have not had any movies from my querie sent from intellitflix in a month, because I have not written customer service complaining, which is the only time they send movies. I have 30 titles in my querie and 10 state they are available, none are being sent or out at this time. It takes 3 days total from Netflix: the day I send it, the day they receive it, the day I get it. If you are going to try intelliflix, take it from me, pay by the month so you can cancel the service, because it is absolutely unacceptable.
Chris, 3 Oct 2007 @ 3:20pm
Intelliflix is a complete jokeI signed up for a year with Intelliflix, well in the last 90 days with over a hundred movies in my QUE, I have only recieved ONE MOVIE, their customer service is a joke, and all thier responses are lies. The President published his email in the monthly newsletter, and said "what other company would do that", Well the next month the first item in their newsletter was how THE President was not customer service, and his email address is no longer published.
I am tired of fighting with Intelliflix, it's a hard lesson at the price, but hopefully by reading this post someone else waon't make the same mistake.
Ed, 19 Oct 2007 @ 1:36pm
IntelliflixJust to let you know legal action is filed by the Fla Attorney General against Intelliflix
Case LO7-3-1010
Office of the Attorney General
Jeffery Dikman
1515 North Flagler Drive
Suite 900
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Fax 561-837-5109
I do not think they know how many were mislead. I sent them my history of emails and rental (or lack of) history.
Intelliflix has changed their rental argeement several times in the last 60 days to cover up what they have done.
If you lead this in Nov or Dec of 2007 I would suggest you share with them also.
By the way they never registered to do business in Florida either.
Kenny, 3 Feb 2008 @ 11:47am
IntelliflixI've e-mailed Intelliflix just about everyday for a week inquiring about the website and my next movie but, I got nothing. Now, they are refusing to respond to my latest support request and my e-mails are not being delivered from their website nor from my e-mail account. They suck. The only reason I renewed this terrible service was because when my original service ran out, they tried to charge me $50 for two movies they said they never received. So, instead of paying them for the two movies, I renewed at two-a-month which was roughly about the same amount of money. Of course, they suddenly received the movies and now I'm just trying to make the best of this contract. I have about four months left with these guys and I already have plans to make sure not to rent anything too close to the end of this agreement so that I won't get screwed again. (Provided that they ever send me another movie again. They keep putting every movie in my queue into a waiting area. Even older movies and B-movies. C'mon, does anyone really want to see Undisputed with Wesley Snipes?) Oh, and by the way, they are allegedly updating their database which is why the website has been messed-up for the past month. But, I have Netflix and they seem to be able to add new movies every Tuesday without any problems. Netflix is awesome. Intelliflix sucks!!!
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The gas chromatographic behavior of a mixture is represented by the retention times corresponding to the different sample components. Optimizing separations can be done by altering column parameters such as column length, column internal diameter, stationary phase polarity and stationary phase film thickness as well as operational parameters such as carrier gas flow, and column temperature. A complete understanding of how these parameters affect the separation is very useful in column selection and method development. Frequently column selection and operating conditions are based on previous knowledge, information from literature and trial-and-error which is usually time consuming. Computer simulation, on the other hand, has emerged as a useful tool for separation optimization. Many reviews demonstrate satisfactory accuracy in prediction and optimization of various separations with computer assistance [1-5].
Method development can be somewhat tedious for the case of temperature programming separation which is a major mode of capillary gas chromatography. Resolution and retention time depend on heating rate, starting temperature and temperature programming profile (linear or multi-linear). Thus, a large number of experiments may be required to adequately explore the various separation options. Computer simulation can greatly reduce the time and effort required for method development in gas chromatography while achieving a satisfactory separation. DryLab (LC Resources, Lafayette, CA) is one type of software that simulates a separation based on experimental data. Initially, two experimental runs at different heating rates are performed. The retention data is then entered into the software, after which, a separation under any other condition can be simulated. Predictions of separations can be made for (i) isothermal runs at any temperature, (ii) linear temperature programming runs for any starting temperature and heating rate and (iii) multi-linear temperature programming runs. Both expert and novice chromatographers can benefit from this software. Those who are new to chromatography can gain an understanding of separation variables without occupying instrument time or consuming chromatography materials. Experts can use the program to drastically reduce the time typically involved in getting a satisfactory separation or developing a complete method. Moreover, in-depth studies on the effects of separation variables can be applied.
Although other workers have reported on the use of computer simulation to predict and optimize gas chromatographic separations, their applications are analyzed using conventional gas chromatographic conditions [6-10]. In this chapter, the use of DryLab software to predict and optimize separation under high-speed gas chromatographic conditions is described. The accuracy of DryLab was first evaluated under conventional gas chromatographic conditions for separation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). Then predictions of separations under high-speed gas chromatographic conditions were studied. Predicted and experimental separations are compared and examined.
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Approaches to Conjugated Polymers Using Sugar Reagents
It is desirable to use sugar reagents to bring about synthesis because of their ready availability from renewable sources, low cost, and water solubility. An undergraduate student initiated our work in sugars, and we have demonstrated the advantages of the use of unprotected sugars in reactions of dicyanoalkenes and –arenes to form conjugated polymers and the well-known molecular cyclotetramers, phthalocyanines. This work involves the use of sugars as either reducing agents or nucleophiles and has been reviewed. (1) Our current focus involves the use of sugars as electrophilic and oxidizing reagents, and we are the first to use such reagents. (2) We have shown that selective functionalization of the primary hydroxyl group in glucopyranoses with halide or sulfonate allows polymerization of ethynylpyridines leading to polymers that are water-soluble. We are interested in optimizing these polymers to obtain high molecular weight materials and to understand mechanistic aspects of these reactions. In addition, we are interested in the use of Cu (II) and Fe (III) complexes of sugars to initiate the oxidative polymerization of electron-rich compounds such as aniline and thiophenes under mild aqueous conditions. (2) The Fe (III) complexes require detailed characterization as current samples are structurally amorphous and may be polymeric.
Approaches to Conjugated Polymers via Solid State Polymerization
While the overwhelming majority of polymers are not crystalline, it is possible in certain cases such as diacetylene polymerization to obtain macroscopic single crystalline specimens of polymers. These polymer crystals have properties that have a higher degree of definition than noncrystalline specimens. We are interested in the study of diacetylene polymers for details such as understanding the role of lattice mechanical strains in the thermochromic phase transition of urethane substituted diacetylene polymers (3) and the extension of the discovery of charge-transfer spectra (4) to new conductive systems. We are also interested in expending the scope of lattice controlled solid-state polymerizations to monoacetylenes. (5)
All facilities of the Center for Advanced Materials will be available to undergraduate students involved in these projects.
D.J. Sandman, et al., "Conjugated Materials: Problems and Prospects for Synthesis Using Carbohydrate Reagents" Synthesis, 1147-1156 (2002).
M. Keddy, R. Gurney, B. Tran, and D.J. Sandman, "Approaches to Conjugated Polymers via Electrophilic Carbohydrate Reagents", Polymer Preprints, 46 (1), 601-602 (2005). 2. D.-C. Lee, S.K. Sahoo, A.L. Cholli,and D.J. Sandman, "Structural Aspects of the Thermochromic Transition in Urethane Substituted Polydiacetylenes", Macromolecules, 35, 4347-4355 (2002).
J.L. Foley, L. Li, D.J. Sandman, M.J. Vela, B.M. Foxman, R. Albro, C.J. Eckhardt, "Side Chain Interactions in a Polydiacetylene Single Crystal", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 7262-7263 (1999).
J.M. Njus, L. Yang, B.M. Foxman, and D.J. Sandman, "Thermal Solid State Polymerization of 4-Ethynylbenzoic Acid", Polymer Preprints, 44 (1), 905-906 (2003).
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Several hundred demonstrators chanting "U.S. special operations forces out!" marched to the Afghan parliament building in Kabul Saturday, protesting the continued presence of U.S. commandos in Afghanistan's troubled Wardak province.
Kabul's deputy police chief Gen. Mohammad Daud Amin said the demonstration of roughly 500 Afghans has been peaceful.
The demonstrators are demanding the release of nine local citizens they believe were detained by the U.S. forces. Banners in the Afghan languages of Pashto and Dari as well as English read, "I want my father," and "We want our prisoners back from the government, dead or alive."
"Americans and U.S. special operations forces must leave," said protester Abdul Hadi.
U.S. officials have acknowledged four men arrested in the province in joint U.S.-Afghan raids, but had no information on the other five alleged detainees.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai had demanded all U.S. commandos leave the province early last week, but agreed to give top U.S. commander Gen. Joseph Dunford more time to craft a solution that maintains security in Wardak, which is used as a gateway by militants to bring bombers and weapons into Kabul.


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I Have Been Turned Down For Social Security Disability
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
I've Been Turned Down For Social Security Disability, now what?
During the years I worked as a social worker I saw the Social Security Administration do some truly amazingly hard-hearted things to people with disabilities.
They routinely denied social security disability claims for people with serious health problems including one man with terminal lung cancer who was undeniably dying. In fact he did die just a few weeks after they denied him disability. He was out sick from work for a considerable time before the doctors knew what his problem was, had no medical coverage and never worked another day after his diagnosis.
Of course he would not have been eligible for Medicaid payments for medical care until he had been on disability for 2 years after he had been approved for a check. He did not live long enough to reapply or to get any help. Medical insurance companies often play this game, too. It's cheaper for them if people just die before they have to do anything.
Other people who have applied for SS disability have had similar experiences.
One strategy for getting a better outcome is to reapply and keep reapplying until you get the approval you need.
Another is to ask for a hearing when you get the denial of your application. The advantage with this strategy is that your 2-year clock for medical coverage starts with the initial application if you are eventually approved.
The test for Social Security Disability is that a recipient must be totally disabled and unable to work at all. If you are in a wheelchair but feel able to answer the phone at a place of business you may not be eligible for disability.
Their list of rules is very long and constantly growing, but your own persistence can help you get what you need.
The big complication is that it's difficult to muster that kind of persistence when you are ill.
Families and friends may be a resource for you if you lack the ability to handle this problem yourself. The workers at Social Security are generally unhelpful probably based on what their bosses require of them. You will need to be pretty pushy and demanding. Having to ask for a hearing is somewhere in the paper work they give you, but they probably will not offer if you don't demand it. Be ready to demand what you need or get someone to help you through all the difficulties. They make it hard for you on purpose so maybe you will give up. The key is to NOT give up. If you ever hear anyone say "I've been turned down for Social Security Disability", tell them to keep trying. Persistence often pays off.


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you simply have no way of knowing that, at all.
Phillips has produced nearly 100 RBI's with only 16 home runs, clearly he can hit with runners in scoring position and drive runners in.
I'm just glad there is at least one person in the organization that wants to try and shake things up a little bit. Little concerning that it has to be the 2nd basemen but whatever, I'll take it.
This from Twitter from a St. Louis media member (ESPN 101)
@StullySTL: Just witnessed Brandon Phillips go off in CIN clubhouse, not pleased w some media members
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Reds need to come up big tonight. BP showing leadership by suggesting batting order change. Time to get back on track.
Barry On Baseball Also blogging at Banished to the Pen.
If he was doing public punishment -- he's had SO many chances this year and he's passed on every one.
Next issue -- is it a good idea -- that's another debate.
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I miss Raisor
They will play with fire tonight....the Cards will be a little unfocused. The strike zone will be fair and Bailey will pitch well with Chappy going the 9th.
Reds 5
Cards 3
Stop the panic.
CySeymour (08-28-2013)
Despite an off day tomorrow, Molina sits tonite. A little Matheny hubris?
This just in...Due to the comical hijinks of the last two nights Dusty is making some changes in the lineup for tonight....Your new lineup...
1st base-Sam Kinison
2nd base-Rodney Dangerfield
Shortstop-The 3 Stooges--Yes all 3 of them
3rd base-Leslie Nielsen
LF- Jerry Lewis
CF-Bob Hope
RF-Stephen Wright
Catcher-Robin Williams
Pitcher-Jim Carrey
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http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/s...plinary-reason This is how to run a team.
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Rdtitus necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 676 diseños de 199 diseñadores freelance.
Octavian Ventures
Octavian Ventures is an investment vehicle and advisory firm founded by Richard D. Titus, (more info on him at http://www.linkedin.com/in/rxdxt ) a serial entrepreneur, business leader, investor and strategic advisor to businesses across the UK, Europe, Latin America and the USA.
Octavian works with a broad range of T.I.M.E - Technology, Internet, Media & Entertainment enterprises and has particular focus on developing early stage businesses.
Octavian's approach to investments and advisory services are based on real experience and rooted in strong, sound and hard-earned strategic product and investment rationale.
Target investment firms, Investing partners including Private equity, Venture Capital, potential strategic partners and customers including all of the above and traditional media companies. Lastly Media & the press.
We are looking for DESIGN and brand palette (colour). We want something more esoteric and simple for a brand, no clip-art or literal visualisations. Think fine art, simple, artistic. The firms founder, Richard D. Titus has co-founded multiple design led firms including Razorfish and Schematic. He is a fan of high-end design and a lover of modern art.
Typography, visuals should be artful, yet classy. A mix of modern and classic, if not old.
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- Colonialism - When exploring new frontiers the firm will setup metaphorical beachheads enabling others to join them in these new exciting lands of opportunity.
Lastly the brand is about the joys of new ideas and the sharing of them with others, the power of new ideas and businesses and the ability of innovation to change the world for the better.
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UH Manoa School of Law presents real property law lecture by esteemed Yale School of Law professorUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU — The William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa presents the fourth installment of the Gifford Foundation's Distinguished Lectureship in Real Property Series on Monday, March 13, 2006. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, features eminent Professor Carol Rose of the Yale School of Law and University of Arizona Rogers College of Law speaking on "The Road to Shelley v. Kraemer: Racially Restrictive Covenants from the City Beautiful Movement to the Postwar Housing Boom — and Beyond."
The lecture will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Moot Court Room of the William S. Richardson School of Law (2515 Dole Street), with a reception to follow.
A nationally renowned legal scholar, Rose is the first occupant of the Lohse Chair for Water and Natural Resource Law at the University of Arizona's Rogers College of Law, and the Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor of Law and Organization at Yale Law School (Emerita).
Rose's research focuses on history and theory of property, and on the relationships between property and environmental law. Her writings include two books, Property and Persuasion (1994), and Perspectives on Property Law (3rd ed. 2002, with R.C. Ellickson and BA Ackerman), and many articles on traditional and modern property regimes, environmental law, natural resource law, and intellectual property. She has degrees from Antioch College (BA Philosophy), the University of Chicago (MA Political Science, JD Law), and Cornell University (PhD History), and an honorary degree from the Chicago Kent College of Law. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is on the Board of Editors of the Foundation Press.
The William S. Richardson School of Law's Distinguished Lectureship in Real Property Series was established in 2002 by the Gifford Foundation to honor William S. Richardson School of Law Professor David L. Callies, the Benjamin A. Kudo Professor of Law, and alumni Jerry M. Hiatt ('77), prominent Big Island attorney, for their superior work in the field of real property.
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The Energy Commission expects that new residential buildings that are granted an incentive under the New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) will be significantly more energy efficient than required by California's Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
Because energy efficiency is the most cost-effective means to meet California's energy and environmental needs, adding efficiency measures that reduce energy demand will ensure that your solar project is as affordable as possible over the life of your home.
To qualify for NSHP incentives, builders must meet either one of two energy efficiency tiers:
Tier I - 15 percent reduction in the residential building's combined space heating, space cooling, and water heating energy compared to the Title 24 Standards in effect on the date the building permit was applied for.
Tier II - 35 percent reduction in the residential building's combined space heating, space cooling and water heating energy and 40 percent reduction in the residential building's space cooling (air conditioning) energy compared to the 2005 Title 24 Standards.
In addition, for either Tier I or II, each appliance provided by the builder must be an ENERGYSTAR® approved product if an ENERGYSTAR designation is applicable for that appliance.
Utility new construction programs will provide substantial additional incentives for meeting each of these energy efficiency tiers.
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To qualify for an incentive, you will be required to have a Certified Energy Plans Examiner (CEPE) energy consultant, approved by the California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC), determine which energy efficiency measures are needed to meet the energy efficiency requirements and prepare the necessary documentation to must submit as part of the application.
A CEPE energy consultant will be able to identify those energy efficiency measures - including solar water heating - that would be most effective for your building using Energy Commission approved building energy software.
You may also want the CEPE energy consultant to use the NSHP PV Calculator to evaluate the performance of your PV solar energy system.
Most CEPE energy consultants provide services to a wide region or even statewide. The CEPE energy consultant can probably complete most of the work for you electronically and by telephone.
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Last night, Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson sent out what he thought was a harmless tweet:
No big deal, right? Wrong! To Nuggets shooting guard Evan Fournier, whom Lawson did not invite to the movie, this was a very big deal:
Caught in an awkward situation, Lawson had no choice but to deploy the same damage control technique that we all perfected while trying to avoid hanging out with that one really annoying guy in high school: the non-apology, non-invite "invitation."
But Fournier wasn't so easily pacified:
I'm not sure how the Nuggets will recover from this devastating blow to the team's chemistry. They might have to trade Fournier to Oklahoma City, so that he and Perk can hang out.
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Welcome to the new CommScope.com experience. Need help? Get Help
This week, we made a huge splash at SCTE, introducing a variety of integrated solutions across the cloud, network, and home.
ARRIS CEO Bob Stanzione kicked off the week talking with BBC News about the growth of the company and the importance of cultivating talent. Light Reading featured ARRIS SVP Kevin Keefe's prediction of 2014 being the banner year for the shift from traditional set-tops to smarter gateways and simpler clients—referring to the former as "the device formerly known as the set-top." Kevin compared the set-top's evolution to the migration from cellphones to smartphones, and foreshadowed the upcoming RDK-enabled set-top launch. CED Magazine covered our new network deals with WOW!, GCI, and Netia, highlighting opportunities to deliver new multiscreen experiences in the future. Additionally, Charles Cheevers, CTO, CPE Solutions at ARRIS, conducted a video interview with Videonet.TV discussing cloud and its role in multiscreen TV, and how smart gateways will be able to decide, dynamically, whether to request content from the cloud or the local transcode resources.
Frost & Sullivan validated what we said our 2013 Media Engagement Barometer study in that consumer appetite for more video and multiscreen experiences continue to change the TV landscape as reported by Rapid TV News. Frost & Sullivan is also predicting that the global IP video network management market will double over the next five years.
What were your favorite moments from SCTE? Let us know in the comments.
- Robert Stanzione: The tech boss who says it is all about the staff (Oct. 21) By Will Smale, BBC News: Mr. Stanzione is chief executive of fast-growing US technology group Arris. The company makes set-top boxes, and other pieces of hardware and software for digital television and broadband services.
- Arris tallies orders with GCI, WOW, Netia (Oct. 22) By Staff, CED Magazine: Arris announced a set of new business deals, including orders for its edge routers from both GCI and WOW, and a purchase of a range of headend equipment from Netia in Poland.
- Arris RDK Boxes Coming Soon (Oct. 24) Mari Silbey, Light Reading: With the set-tops now rolling off the assembly lines, Arris plans to ship its first RDK-enabled cable boxes before the end of the year.
- TV everywhere grows 'exponentially' (Oct. 24) By Joseph O'Halloran, Rapid TV News: Video consumption across non-traditional devices such as tablets, smartphones, PCs and connected TVs has evolved exponentially into a global phenomenon says new analysis from Frost & Sullivan.
- Balancing the cloud and home cloud for multiscreen Pay TV (Oct. 24), Videonet.TV: ARRIS Charles Cheevers, CTO, CPE Solutions, explains in a video interview when it makes sense to deliver premium content directly from the cloud to multiscreen devices around the home and when operators need to use a 'home cloud' solution, taking broadcast feeds and transcoding them locally.


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FAW Designs necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 326 diseños de 98 diseñadores freelance.
Files Anywhere is a leading provider of online storage, file sharing and collaboration solutions. We are looking to update our image and site starting first, with a new Logo to lead our transformation.
This is an excellent chance to start a strong relationship with a very dynamic, growing company that has a great deal of upcoming design work
We need a new logo to lead the way for us and set the tone for the coming redesign and look of our company. The logo needs to embrace the 2.0 spirit and convey a professional, trustworthy yet dynamic impression. Above all the logo needs to look great on the web where our business takes place, however a logo that prints well is a plus. We like blue but are very open to ideas. We have a great deal of design work being planned, and this logo needs to set the tone and style so its critical to us and an excellent opportunity for you to get your work established with is and seen with a growing company. We do not mind doing an occasional reference for the winner if needed - just WOW us. We reserve the right to end the contest early if we see the design we can't live without so do not wait until the very end to submit your designs!
- A distinctive, professional relaxed. Must appeal to consumers and companies- Simple, clean custom 2.0 design- Something strong enough to be the center of our new identity and brand- Final files need to include full hi-res files in .psd format as well as normal sizes for use in Site, Cards and Letterheads
Too complicated, stuffy or off-the-shelf
Colors that will be hard to use in wider site & image designs
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A Thin Slice
"Lettuce and Tomato?" This burger-ordering exchange is so automatic, that we tend to answer it without thinking. After a quick "yes" or "no," we are on to the decision over French fries. There are, however, ethical implications in that two-second exchange. The lettuce and tomato, while often considered a standard component of the burger, is often not included on the value-meal burgers offered at many fast food restaurants. These two items are unique among the other burger components in that they are fresh items that have a more limited shelf life. That adds cost. I'd like to consider the ethical aspects of those costs specific to the tomato in this post.
The tomato on your burger is most likely from Florida or Mexico. The vast majority of domestically grown tomatoes are from either California or Florida, but California grows tomatoes that are used in processed tomato products (like your ketchup), while the fresh sliced tomatoes on your burger are grown in Florida. The two types of tomatoes are bred with distinct characteristics, so, for instance, the tougher tomatoes in California are able to stand up to machine harvesting, whereas the more tender tomatoes in Florida must be picked by human hands.
Whose hands are doing the picking? According to The National Agricultural Worker's Survey, 77% of US farm-workers are foreign-born, and the vast majority of the workers–75%– have come from Mexico. These workers average $7.25 per hour and earn, on average, between $10,000 and $12, 499 a year. While their salaries frequently fall below the US poverty line ($11, 900 as of 2010), these numbers represent a recent improvement, which was the result of persistent efforts that pressured numerous fast-food conglomerates to agree to price increases on tomatoes and to demand humane treatment of farm-workers.
The story begins in 2001, when the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) began a boycott of Taco Bell on behalf of Florida farm-workers who harvested tomatoes. Immokalee is home to Florida's largest community of farm-workers, many of whom work on tomato farms. The community-based CIW instigated their boycott because "the corporate food industry as a whole… purchases a tremendous volume of fruits and vegetables, leveraging its buying power to demand the lowest possible prices from its suppliers, in turn exerting a powerful downward pressure on wages and working conditions in these suppliers' operations."(1)
CIW choose to boycott Taco Bell because they are owned by YUM Brands, which is the world's largest restaurant company. The boycott lasted four years, and civic, religious, union, and educational groups joined the farm-workers in their effort. Sympathetic Americans stopped ordering at Taco Bell, and students started movements to kick the chain off of college and high school campuses. By 2005, Taco Bell's YUM Brands was ready to sign a deal.
YUM Brands agreed to pay one cent more per pound of tomatoes, but with the stipulation that the added cost would go directly to the farm-worker's salaries. This resulted in a roughly 75% increase in wages for Florida farm workers picking tomatoes for Taco Bell (they had been receiving roughly 1.3 cents per pound, or 40-45 cents for every 32-pound bucket).(2) Furthermore, Taco Bell agreed to buy only from suppliers who followed this policy, and they began a monthly monitoring program to ensure it was followed.
The deal not only improved wages, but also addressed human rights. The farms rely heavily on immigrant workers, many of whom are undocumented, and as such, they lack the basic rights to protection under the law that US citizens rely upon to maintain a just society. The deal included provisions that required suppliers to honor American labor laws for all of their farm-workers, regardless of the worker's citizenship status. YUM also agreed to refrain from using suppliers who held workers in indentured servitude, and to petition the Florida state legislature "for laws guaranteeing tomato workers the same rights, protections, and privileges that other non-agricultural workers enjoy."(3)
Two years later, in 2007, McDonald's signed a similar agreement, followed by Burger King in 2008. Today, the tomato on your fast-food burger, if it was grown domestically (the story of imported tomatoes must be considered in another post), is likely influenced by the CIW's protracted but successful "fair food" campaign.
The fact that the "fair food" was secured through a market-based channel alone merits reflection. Certainly, revered social reformers such as Martin Luther King and Mohandas Gandhi have effectively employed economic boycotts, but these notable economic boycotts lead to substantial political reforms. In the case of the CIW's boycotts, political results are still pending years later.
In this globalized world, where domestically consumed products frequently contain components produced by non-citizens, must those concerned with human rights now side step the limited reach of nation-specific governments, instead petitioning the multinational corporations for the protection of essential human goods? While political entities bicker about threatened "ways of life," is the most effective pragmatic solution one that bypasses political stalemates by targeting those with economic power?
The tomato on your burger is evidence that the mechanisms for social change have shifted. The implications of this merit further reflection. The power and influence of American political institutions are declining, as many of their functions are being assumed by corporate entities. This is not simply the outsourcing of administrative functions, but the outsourcing of significant aspects of the democratic process. Perhaps this is the best available response to ensuring human rights in a globalized world. Perhaps not. As you take a bite of that burger, the story of your tomato should give you something more to chew on.
-Stacy Cherones, Ethics Design Team
(1) Coalition of Immolakee Worker's website, http://www.ciw-online.org/about.html, accessed on 10/5/2010
(2) http://www.ciw-online.org/agreementanalysis.html
(3) Ibid.


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The Better Tomorrow Plan
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Launched in 2009, Sodexo's Corporate Responsibility roadmap, the Better Tomorrow Plan, formalizes our commitments and allows us to track the implementation and results in the 80 countries in which Sodexo operates, taking our efforts to a higher level of performance and transparency.
3 Core Pillars
The strength of the Better Tomorrow Plan is that it rests on three pillars that provide a consistent and structured approach for all of our efforts.
WE ARE: Sodexo's cornerstone of a responsible company: Group Fundamentals, Business Integrity and Corporate Governance.
WE DO: 18 commitments divided into four priorities:
• A Responsible Employer
• Nutrition, Health and Wellness
• Local Communities
• Environment
WE ENGAGE: Dialogue and joint actions with our stakeholders helps us define and refine our strategy for sustainable development and areas of action. It also enables us to go far beyond what we could achieve alone.


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It was only on third album Asking For Flowers that Kathleen Edwards got a proper release in these shores. Showing a brave honesty mostly absent from the Canadian's clean cut, alt. country contemporaries, critics praised Edwards for her vivid narratives, with debut Failer being a gritty portrayal of America, Back to Me reading like an open diary and Asking For Flowers' 'Alicia Rose' portraying said real life murder victim. With a four to five year gap between records, Edwards wasn't one for common album cycles - often finding new parts of her identity between albums.
Released late last year and co-produced by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, the soothing 'Wapusk' marked a new collaborative milestone in Edwards' music. She said: "For the first time I was open to the idea of co-writing, and what had previously been an intensely private process, became a challenge to see what would happen with an open mind to a different approach." Invited to support Bon Iver's last tour, such collaborations led to Voyageur. Produced by Vernon, the Polaris Music Prize nominee's fourth long player features a plethora of guests; Norah Jones, Stornoway and Vernon himself, amongst others.
It's no surprise Voyageur is an introspective record. Drawn from her recent divorce with long-time collaborator Collin Cripps, Edwards' cynical reflections are where Voyageur's most rousing moments lie. On 'Empty Threat' she's "Learning to say never," with an empty threat of "Moving to America." 'Going to Hell' sees her reflect on being left behind – reminiscent of Joni Mitchell, her soft voice fits comfortably with the track's snuggly plucked guitars. About her recent divorce, 'Going to Hell's plinky-plonky pianos carry her singing: "Call it quits / you think this is easy? / I heard you're calling the jury / We'll call it a catch without any strings attached." 'House Full of Empty Rooms' compares the positive past to her negative present as she cries: "You don't kiss her me like you used to." Finally on 'Pink Champagne' – opening alarmingly like a sedated version of Robbie Williams' 'Angels' – she thinks cynically about her submissive naivety: "In a dress to kill / In a glass to feel / She wasn't ready but she didn't fight," before realising "Pink champagne tastes the same." These themes of hope, naivety and struggle shed the spotlight firmly on Edwards, and more personal than ever, the effect has never been more thought-evoking.
As Edwards intended, any Americana and Lucinda Williams references have been firmly kicked out the door. Vernon's production has done subtle wonders: where phrases and solos would sometimes sound out of place on previous records, here they're much more at home. 'Change the Sheets' pays homage to the anthems of Springsteen, whilst 'Chameleon/Comedian' takes influence from Rust Never Sleeps era Neil Young. Whilst Vernon's production does add a glossy sheen, Edwards' captivating character is ultimately untouched and as a result, she can finally stand loud and proud as a truly talented individual.
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EPA Announces Awards to College Students in National Water Quality Challenge
Release Date: 08/19/2014
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WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced seven undergraduate and graduate student winners for phase 1 of the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) Campus Challenge, recognizing exemplary research in the area of water quality and ecosystems. Announced in February, the NARS Campus Challenge encourages students to develop proposals for research projects that find innovative ways to use NARS data about the condition of the nation's rivers, streams, lakes, and coastal areas.
"The National Aquatic Resource Surveys are helping our states and tribes effectively and accurately monitor the ecological condition of our surface waters, which in turn helps EPA better target program efforts to meet our Clean Water Act goals," said Ken Kopocis, Deputy Assistant Administrator for EPA's Water Office. "These students are working to protect America's surface water resources and bring to this challenge energy, innovative perspectives, and cutting-edge knowledge."
The National Aquatic Resource Surveys are a series of statistically representative surveys conducted by state, tribal and federal partners about the condition of the nation's waters using core indicators and standardized lab and field methods. In addition to providing national assessments of key water body types such as coastal areas, rivers and streams, lakes, and wetlands, NARS also helps to improve the states' capacity for water quality monitoring and assessment.
Winners of the Phase 1 awards are:
Anna Palmer, SUNY-Purchase, New York, for her proposal to use statistical analyses for assessing socio-economic factors related to water quality;
Lauren Reuss, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, for her proposal to develop a new system for identifying the condition of shallow lakes and factors that affect the quality of lake condition such as land use, lake size and depth;
John Lombardi, SUNY-College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, for his proposal to combine citizen science data with National Lakes Assessment (NLA) data.
Kelly Heber and Lain Dunning, Ph.D. candidates, MIT, Massachusetts, for their proposal to link between stakeholder communities and coastal ecosystem health;
Kevin Meyer, Ph.D. candidate, Iowa State University, Iowa, for his proposal to estimate land use effects on water quality using spatial econometrics;
Amanda Winegardner, Ph.D. candidate, McGill University, Canada, for her proposal to explore biological diversity changes across the U.S.; and
James Wood, Ph.D. candidate, University of Georgia, Georgia, for his proposal to assess major trends in river plants and measure the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in highly urbanized watersheds.
The Phase 1 winners each received an award of $2000 for their proposals. After completing their proposed work, these students may apply for Phase 2 of the NARS Campus Research Challenge. The Phase 2 winners will be awarded $5000 each.
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Brian Burke hired by Flames as president of hockey operations
CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are looking to Brian Burke to help with their rebuilding effort.
The longtime hockey executive has been named the team's president of hockey operations, a new position that puts Burke in charge of what president Ken King termed the "sports side of the Calgary Flames."
Burke will report directly to King, while general manager Jay Feaster will now report to Burke.
"I'm not the general manager of the Calgary Flames, Jay Feaster is"
It's not a normal arrangement in the NHL, but is common in other sports, Burke pointed out during a news conference Thursday morning.
"This is a relatively new structure in professional hockey," he said. "There are two teams in the NHL that have this type of management structure. There are a number of teams in the National Football League that do, a number of teams in Major League Baseball that do and a number of teams in the NBA that do. And it works effectively. And it's going to work here."
He stressed that he will not be taking on the role of general manager.
"I'm not the general manager of the Calgary Flames, Jay Feaster is," Burke said. "Jay and I have been friends a long time, we met this morning, we talked about how to make this work, we're both committed to winning."
The Flames are in rebuilding mode after missing the playoffs for the last four years.
"I think I can provide some help but I think Jay's got great ability," Burke said. "He's already made some important steps towards fixing things here and it's my pleasure and honour to be able to work with him."
King said the hiring of Burke was a plan that was in the works for many months, as the team started with some 60 potential candidates for the job.
"Both Jay and I feel very strongly that Brian will bring an added dimension of experience, guidance and mentorship that will add greatly to the progress that Jay has already made to improve our team," King said, adding that Feaster has been involved in the process from the beginning.
Burke's contract with the Flames doesn't have a set term, but is instead an open-ended work agreement.
The 58-year-old was fired as president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in January. He had been working as a part-time scout with the Anaheim Ducks since February.
Burke has had a lengthy career behind the scenes in the NHL.
After graduating Harvard Law School in 1981, he became a player agent until 1987 when Vancouver Canucks general manager Pat Quinn asked him to become the director of hockey operations for the franchise.
Burke held that post for five years, until the 1992-93 season when he became the GM of the Hartford Whalers. He stayed in Connecticut for a year before moving to the NHL's head office, becoming commissioner Gary Bettman's executive vice-president and director of hockey operations.
In 1998, Burke returned to Vancouver to become the GM of the Canucks. He drafted several key players, including superstar twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, as well as centre Ryan Kesler. Team management elected to not renew Burke's contract after the 2003-04 season.
After spending time as a TV analyst, Burke returned to management, becoming the GM of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 2005-06. He won his first Stanley Cup the next season.
He stepped down from the Ducks in November 2008 and two weeks later was hired by the Maple Leafs.
"I think Jay has already taken many steps to rebuild"
But the Leafs never made the post-season during Burke's tenure as Toronto remained the team with the longest playoff drought in the league. The Maple Leafs finally returned to the playoffs this year under new GM Dave Nonis, who replaced Burke.
"There was a lot that needed to be done in Toronto that took longer than I thought," Burke said Thursday.
But he believes the Flames are on the right path.
"I think Jay has already taken many steps to rebuild," said Burke, adding that he thought Flames had the best draft of any team in June.
A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, Burke's on the board of directors for Rugby Canada and is the director of player personnel for the American men's hockey team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Also Thursday, the Flames promoted John Bean from CFO and senior vice-president, finance and administration to chief operating officer.
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Here is a look back at our archived live blog of the press conference in all its truculent glory from Calgary Saddledome.


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Explainer: True 'tails' of animal survival
It's tough out there for a...
These and other amazing tails — er, tales — of survival are contained right here in this slideshow. Some feature reunions with long-lost family members thanks to the miracle of microchips. Others spotlight the acts of kind-hearted humans. All of them will make you smile.
A dog's four-year, 1,100-mile journey
The pup disappeared from his backyard in Kansas City, Mo. — and about four years later in 2007, his owners were stunned to receive a phone call from an animal shelter 1,100 miles away in Billings, Mont., saying that Mickey had been found and identified with the help of a microchip. Mickey's family said their dog no longer knew his name when he came home, and his teeth bore signs of wear and tear — but other than that, he was fine, and they were thrilled to have him back in their lives.
Oh Fudge!
Fudge spun with the blanket for a five-minute cycle. When Boon removed it from the dryer, she was horrified to see her tiny kitten collapse lifeless on the floor.
"She was limp and wasn't moving," Boon said, according to the British newspaper the Daily Mail. "She was just dead when she came out. She was very limp and just lying on the floor. I was very shocked. It was horrible."
Boon, a nurse, rubbed Fudge's belly in an effort to revive her, and she started breathing again. She then rushed Fudge to the vet, who feared the kitten had brain and vision damage. But after being treated for 24 hours and given steroids, Fudge bounced back. She's doing just fine today.
"It was really emotional and horrible," Boon said. "I would warn anyone else with pets to be aware when leaving the tumble dryer door open."
Gone with the wind, saved by a psychic
What may come as more of a surprise is that Tinker Bell flew completely out of the sight of her owners, Dorothy and Lavern Utley, who turned to a pet psychic for help. They said the psychic directed them to a wooded spot almost a mile away from the flea market — and, what do you know? There was Tinker Bell! After two days on her own, she was hungry and dirty but otherwise fine. Dorothy Utley said the little dog "just went wild" when she saw Utley.
Should I call myself a cab, too?
And that's just what the parrot did in May 2008 when he escaped from his cage and had to be rescued from a neighbor's roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. He spent a night at a police station, where he stayed quiet as a church mouse — but after he got transferred over to a veterinary hospital, he started chatting it up. "I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird announced to the vet, and he also spelled out his address and sang songs to the delight of the hospital staff. Because the address the bird provided was flawless, he was easily reunited with his family.
Kitty rescued from PVC pipe
The 6-week-old feline was wedged inside the pipe so tightly that Amado had to call firefighters for assistance. Two hours and a dollop of vegetable oil later, the kitty was free from the pipe and on her way to a nearby animal shelter, where she was treated for dehydration and a broken paw. The name given to her by her rescuers? Piper.
No swine before its time
Not only does he escape, but he survives on his own for an entire week before deciding to take a dip in LeAnn Baldy's swimming pool. Baldy was stunned when she happened to notice that her pool was overflowing in June 2009. She was even more surprised when she saw the immersed hog cooling off in the water and enjoying a drink.
This "ham on the lam" was spared a second journey to the sausage plant because slaughterhouse officials had no idea what he had been eating during his week on his own.
Reunited after Hurricane Katrina
Of course, Pullins was not able to return right away. J.J. ultimately got rescued and adopted by two sisters in California who cared for him deeply and wanted to keep him. After legal wrangling, the sisters returned J.J. to Pullins in 2009. The saga is detailed in "Mine," a PBS documentary about pet-ownership disputes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
'Dead' pet cat returns... nine years later
And sure enough, in 2008, animal shelter workers showed up at the Delaneys' home — with Dixie! They had found the cat wandering less than half a mile away from the Delaneys' home, and they identified her because she had a microchip. The Delaneys were ecstatic. "Dixie's personality, behavior and little mannerisms have not changed at all," Gilly Delaney told the Daily Mail newspaper. "She is still a happy, contented cat who just wants to sit next to you on the sofa and have a fuss. She hasn't stopped purring since she came back through the door."
A 'flush' with death for tiny puppy
Daniel's mother, Alison, told Britain's Daily Mirror that she was convinced the puppy had drowned. Not so, however. A drainage company used a special camera and found the wet, startled and very alive puppy about 20 yards from the house. Four hours later, the puppy was out and safe. "I'm so, so sorry, " Daniel told the Daily Mirror. "I won't do it again."Video: Puppy survives trip down the toilet
'Please Rocco, come home'
And then in 2008, more than five years after he had disappeared, he turned up 850 miles away at an animal-control office in Georgia. He was reunited with his family because of his microchip. "When my mom told me they found Rocco, I cried hysterically — just like I did when they told me he was lost," Natalie told the New York Post. "Every time I would see a dog on the street, I would say to my mom, 'Maybe Rocco will come back.' She would say that he probably isn't going to come back. I would say, 'I know, but maybe he will.'...At night, I would wish, 'Please Rocco, come home.' And now that wish came true."
Somebody help this poor doggie
It happened at a barbecue in London, Ky. Somehow a huge barbecue fork broke in two and went soaring through the air — and its 3-inch prongs lodged deep inside Smokey the dog's head. The 12-week-old puppy barked in pain, ran off and disappeared into a wooded area for two full days before his frantic owner, Hughie Wagers, managed to find him.
A trip to the vet, Dr. Keaton Smith, revealed that the fork had impaled the dog's brain. Smokey was operated on immediately. During a TODAY interview, Wagers told Matt Lauer that his pooch "did wake up weird" from the surgery, but Smith expects Smokey's brain to recover completely since he's still a pup.
Tossed turtle makes 670-mile journey
But, after Carley and her reptile friend were on board, flight attendants ordered the turtle off the plane.
The Helm kids set Neytiri in an airport trash bin, after calling their father William to come retrieve the animal. When he arrived, he wasn't able to find Neytiri. Turns out, another AirTran employee had already fished the turtle out of the trash, handed it off to a co-worker, who then took it home as a pet for their son.
Jennifer Forbes, a cruelty caseworker for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, learned of the case and ran interference for the family. Eventually, Neytiri was retrieved and made the 670-mile journey to be reunited with the Helms.Video: Girl reunited with turtle tossed in airline flap
David, Brooke and Jake – together again
Just ask celebrity couple David Charvet of ABC's "The Superstars" and Brooke Burke, the Season 7 champion on "Dancing with the Stars." They were distraught when their chocolate Labrador retriever Jake went missing for nine long months – until they got a shocker of a phone call informing them that Jake was fine and ready to be picked up.
"Someone found Jake in our town, had no idea who his owner was (Jake had no collar) and gave him to a neighbor who took him in and cared for him," Burke wrote in her blog on ModernMom.com. "The man took Jake to a vet for a random check-up and for blood work. After telling the vet the story of how Jake came into his life, the vet decided to scan Jake. David had an identity chip put in Jake as a puppy. ...
"Thank God for honest people who are selfless enough to do the right thing. I hope something wonderful happens to [Jake's rescuer] ... for caring for Jake and letting him go."
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Madeleine Peyroux - Words and Music - 2013
4.10.13 2:20pm
With her new album The Blue Room, Madeleine Peyroux continues to show little fear of tackling great works. The Blue Room is inspired by the Ray Charles album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, and it mixes songs that Ray chose with some contemporary classics from Randy Newman, Warren Zevon and more. Check out the live performances - strings and all - from Madeleine's latest visit to Studio A.
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Not-guilty plea for boater in fatal crash
July crash killed one
MAUSTON, Wis. — A 22-year-old man accused of driving a boat involved in a fatal crash has had a not-guilty plea entered on his behalf in Juneau County.
Prosecutors say Christopher Collins and four friends were boating on Castle Rock Lake last July, stopped at an island party and visited a couple of bars.
With Collins at the wheel, the boat slammed into a bridge pillar on the lake, prosecutors said.
Passenger Michael Miklavicic died from his injuries.
Authorities say Collins had a blood-alcohol content of 0.13 percent when tested at a hospital.
Collins is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and causing injury by intoxicated operation of a boat.
The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune says Collins stood mute Thursday at a plea hearing.
The judge entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.


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Product Labs brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 39 Designs von 14 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Logo design for Find My Pet, that will eventually be used across all branding material including the Find My Pet website, print material and business cards. Winning designer will also have the first opportunity to design the website (different contest however), various banner designs and other required branding material.
Find My Pet
What I want designed
A logo for the (soon to be released) Find My Pet website; logoneeds to be bright, contain pets or pet related products and definitely NOT "cutesie"if you know what I mean.
Why I want it Designed
I really want a great logo here – the vast majority of petrelated websites are dated, have had limited or no professional design adopted andquite frankly are terrible to look at!
About Find My Pet
The Find My Pet will essentially provide listings for lostand found pets and also pets up for adoption (initially free). Visitors caneither place a listing or search for a listing, receive notifications whenfound pets match the profile of their lost pet etc.; later the site will expandthis service to listings of other pet related services. Website adopts the popular Web 2.0 featuresincluding a blog, commenting, sharing with social networks etc.
About me
I am an interaction designer and business analyst currentlyworking freelance within the web industry in Australia (my sitewww.designclarity.com.au). Find My Petis a personal project that I am funding on my own.
Taglines likely to be used for the project are:
- "where lost pets are found"
- "reuniting lost pets with their owners"
- "the home of lost and found pets"
- "finding pets in Australia"Logos that I do like that are pet related include the logosof the following websites:
- http://www.petside.com/
- http://www.dogster.com/index.php
- http://www.catster.com/index.php
Prefer lower case type than upper case, but open tosuggestions. Logo is definitely not to be "cutesie" or cliché'; after a freshmodern approach as this is the approach of the Find My Pet service; having said that, it needs to be welcomingand appeal to all pet owners!
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The Lamar County Trojans open the 2010 football season tonight as they host the Bleckley County Royals.
4:14 1st quarter. Lamar 7, Bleckley 0. Rod Brown 31 yard run on fake punt for TD. Tyler Scandrett PAT.
1:13 1st quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckley 0. TD pass to Quay Searcy. PAT failed.
30 minute lighting delay.
4:59 2nd quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckley 7. 2-yard run for TD. PAT good.
1:29 2nd quarter. Lamar 13, Bleckely 14. Bleckley 14-yard TD run. PAT good.
2:25 3rd quarter. Bleckley 20, Lamar 13. Bleckley 14-yard TD pass. PAT blocked.
Trojans tangle with Royals in White-Out tonight
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