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Dear all,
After being a silent reader of trip reports in this forum for the past three years, I've decided maybe its time for me to contribute one. Well, since this is my first trip report, I hope you all bear with me on this one, and also to note I did not come from an English speaking background, so my apologies if I do lack in vocabularies to describe my flying experience. Hopefully you enjoyed the report. Thanks.
Being my home country's flag carrier, I flew a lot on board Garuda Indonesia flights, especially on their domestic and regional flights. Nonetheless since I was based in Australia currently, this gives me an opportunity to try Garuda's medium haul service, especially a few years after the Quantum Leap programme on the airline has started. I was so excited on my first longer flights with Garuda Indonesia!
Check-in and Boarding - Tullamarine Airport Melbourne, 07.55
I reached the airport using the convenient 'Skybus' from the Southern Cross terminal in Melbourne city area. The international departures check-in area were extremely crowded with people checking in for GA, SQ, CZ, and QF flights. While there are around eight desks serving both GA departures from Melbourne, one to DPS and the other one is mine to CGK, queues were still long. Situations were exactly the same on customs and security check. In fact, departure were pushed back for 25 minutes due to passengers unable to complete immigration in time, as a result of the long queues.
Flight Details
Flight Number :GA 717
Type of aircraft :Airbus A330-341
Registration :PK-GPA (delivered 21/11/1996 to Garuda Indonesia as msn 138)
Well, these are the seat and legroom I have throughout my journey
Blanket, pillow, and amenity kit for the 6 hour 45 minutes journey.
Safety video were displayed upon pushback. its on the 'how to use your seatbelt' part.
Inflight Entertainment System (IFE)
In my opinion it was a decent IFE for a 7-hours flight with good choices of music and games, but I find it lacking in newly released, or at least recently released movies compared to other carrier. However, having this standard of an IFE its a good progress for Garuda under its 'Quantum Leap' project.
Meal services
Meal services on this flight consisted of peanuts and a choice of drink that was served after take-off, continued by hot meals and drinks of choice served around 2 hours after take-off. Throughout the flight a bottle of mineral water was distributed to keep passenger hydrated. Prior to landing, passengers were served mango ice cream. I was impressed that GA distributed paper menu and even welcome drink (packs of orange juice) in Economy class considering many airlines no longer do that as part of cost-cutting.
An exclusive look : The Garuda Indonesia 'Executive Class' seats on A330
While we're flying over northern Australia, I asked the purser's permission if I was allowed to snap some pictures of the executive class cabin, and he permitted me to go to J class cabin and snap some pics. In fact, he asked his subordinates to explain the features of the seat and demonstrated its use to me. What a nice gesture to aviation/travelling enthusiasts like all of us.
After I finished taking pics of Executive class cabin, I returned to my seat for a short nap before it was already time for descent and landing into Soekarno Hatta Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Immigration in Jakarta was quick this time, although it was quite notorious for its long and rowdy queues. Nonetheless it was a good experience of flying onboard Garuda Indonesia to Jakarta. It was pleasure sharing it with you. If there is any suggestions I would gladly accept. Thank you.
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Wilson College Welcomes Regan Crotty as new Director of Student Life
Hello everyone,
As some of you already know, our beloved Director of Student Life for the last five years, Mike Olin, has been selected to be the new Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students. He now will oversee the DSL program across the campus and, although we of course will miss him (a lot!), we hope you will join us in congratulating him on his new position and in wishing him well. We have great confidence that he will soon become one of the administration's most cherished colleagues and he will remain affiliated with Wilson College, so I'm sure you still will see him, here and there, visiting us.
I am pleased to let you know, too, that we have appointed Regan Crotty as the new Director of Student Life in Wilson College. Regan has worked for the University in several different capacities—for the Office of the Dean of Students and, last spring and summer, as executive director for planning and administration in the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life. She oversaw a variety of issues related to international travel, represented the VPCL office on numerous committees and ad hoc work groups, and oversaw ROTC and the Outdoor Action Program. A Princeton graduate (and a former member of Wilson College!), Regan earned her J.D. from the University of Chicago. We are delighted that she has joined our community and we hope that you will help us welcome her. We're very glad to have her with us!
I hope you are continuing to enjoy your semester and I'll hope to see you soon.
With my warmest wishes,
Eduardo Cadava
Master, Wilson College

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It should be no surprise that Paul Lowe's Attributes image is lush, beautifully composed and rich with color. He is an incredible stylist, and his magazine Sweet Paul is one of our favorite online reads. I'm collecting a long list of recipes and crafts to try, and I look forward to each new issue. Read on to find out a little bit more about the objects that Paul chose for his portrait.
- Chocolate: Don't think I can ever live without. I love the Vosges Chocolate, with caramel and sea salt, amazing.
- Salt: I'm a total salt snob. My favorite is Maldon salt from England. It's thin flakes of sea salt. You can really taste the difference.
- My mom: My mom is very sick and will not be with us very long. This childhood photo of her means a lot to me. Love her outfit; it was specially made for her.
- Coffee: I cannot function without coffee. Every morning I make super strong espresso that I drink with a splash of steamed milk.
- Spoon: I don't know why but I have always collected old silver spoons. Have to many of them—maybe I will open up my own spoon shop?
- Vintage Hermès: Love my vintage Hermès wristwatch from the 1940s. I think it's so stylish, clean, and just screams good taste …
- My Goyard cell case: This was a birthday present to myself. Had to wait two months while it was made in Paris for me. I know, I'm such a label whore! — Paul


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A letter from YAV Rachel Hudson in Peru
November 5-15, 2010
The Power and Grace of God
We planned a quick excursion to Pucallpa so that the boys could play their instruments at a local church. What we didn't know was that God had a longer stay intended for us. Our two day trip ended up being an 11 day adventure that has really challenged my faith and touched my heart.
We were welcomed to the "selva" (jungle) of Pucallpa by a friendly slap of humid air on a Friday morning at 5:30. The sun was already high in the sky. We threw the instruments into the open-aired motorcars of the selva and whipped off to the church. My adventuresome spirit couldn't have been happier as the wind blew in our faces and I tried to hide my grin.
At the church we were greeted by a relaxed and welcoming smile from the pastor which I now know reflects the amazing hospitality and Godly "gozo" (joy) that is unique to the people of Pucallpa. We put our stuff down in the room next to the sanctuary. It was a little cramped and muggy with some thin mattresses to throw on the cement floor. But I wasn't worried. After all, "It's just two days. I can stand a few bugs for two days."
The concert that night was awesome. My brothers played well and we did a musical drama to represent the youth of our church in Huánuco. I continue to be so impressed by the strong faith and devotion to God that Christians in Perú exhibit. I am inspired by the energy with which they worship the Lord. God is not someone they think about on Sundays; He is the center of their lives and every conversation.
We had a great weekend. We tried out the pools to escape the heat and visited a few more church events. But when Sunday came we found out that multiple "huaycos" (landslides) had occurred between Huánuco and Pucallpa and that the highway was covered, preventing all bus passage.
Our initial reaction was worry for all of our responsibilities back home. I had commitments in Paz y Esperanza, my siblings had classes and exams, my host mother would be left by herself tending to our store, and my host dad had trips planned for his NGO. We were worried about those important jobs back home but we knew that God must have a plan and a reason. We worried too about money. How long would we be stuck? We didn't bring money for a whole week.
Without a second thought, the church members gathered and planned a schedule to provide us with meals. Various families took two or three of us at a time to eat. We divided up to visit the houses of the church members. They continued to feed us for the next eight days! Their hospitality toward strangers was incredible. Each family offered the very best of what they had, serving us huge helpings of delicious food typical to the jungle.
I was profoundly touched by the generosity of the community, because by American standards, they didn't have very much themselves. They live very humbly with few commodities. Yet despite what that community may lack in resources and opportunity, they are abundantly rich in their relationships with God and others, which is more important than anything money can buy.
My host family and I were uncomfortable to be "caught" without money to support ourselves. We didn't like having to rely on others. We weren't sure what to do without our jobs, studies and everyday activities back in Huánuco. Yet I believe that God wanted to give us a taste of his free grace. It didn't matter what we accomplished that week. Productivity was impossible. Instead, we just had to be ourselves and experience Pucallpa. We didn't earn or deserve the special treatment that the church community offered us, but God blessed us with that experience to show us his love through the people of Pucallpa.
We learned so much more during those 11 days than we would have if we had been back at home, living our everyday lives, and busy with "things to do." I will never forget the special moments and conversations we had in the homes of each family. We practiced English, baked, shared life stories, rested together and worshipped together.
During a time of need, God gave us the opportunity to truly get to know that church community in a way that never would have happened if we hadn't been stranded. God's plan was bigger than we could have imagined. He knew the best way for us to make true connections in that neighborhood and experience his love.
My experience in Pucallpa has really made me think about what is important in life and about the kind of life I want to lead. I was reminded that God calls each of us to serve others. We are each called to serve in different ways, using our many different talents. I hope that I don't become so busy with my own personal agenda one day that I forget to look for where there is greater need than my own.
I realize how incredibly blessed I am with all of the amazing opportunities that I have had as a North American. I struggle with the contrasting social classes that exist in the world. Why is it that some of us have everything at our fingertips, while others live in dirt houses? I don't know if I will ever fully understand why our society is the way it is, but I know that we have a lot to learn from each other. The people of Pucallpa may not ever receive an American university education and they may never have the opportunity to fly across the world to share their faith, but they are witnesses of God's love and they are changing lives.
I think that God has a purpose for each of us. We are all called to serve God in the reality that we live in, with the resources that are available to us. We are also called to acknowledge need and suffering in all of its forms. Even when it means stepping out of our comfort zone, or letting go of a few items on our personal "to do list" sometimes. For those of us with more privileges come greater responsibilities. I am left with a challenging question to propel me forward. How can I use my resources, my education, and my talents to make positive changes in the world?
"Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received." (1 Peter 4:10)


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Time to complete: 5 minutesTeach your kids simple origami with some "first" origami models like this cheerful dog.
What you need:Square of brown origami paper , googly eyes or small white stickers , black pen
Instructions:Origami is a great way to improve your child's fine motor skills and have fun at the same time! This simple dog model is a good introduction as it takes just 5 folds but looks really good.
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- Robert S. Mueller, III
- Director
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Dedication of the Chicago Field Office
- Chicago, Illinois
- September 12, 2006
Good morning. Thank you, Rob, for that introduction. It is an honor to be here. Thank you to all the local officials and members of law enforcement who are here. You are our friends and partners. In particular, I want to recognize Congressman Danny Davis; Chief Judges Joel Flaum, James Holderman, and Eugene Wedoff; U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald; State Police Director Larry Trent; Sheriff Kenneth Ramsey; and Police Chief Michael Holub.
I would also like to mention someone who could not make it today. Chicago Police Superintendent Phillip Cline wished to be here, but he is hosting a dedication for the "Gold Star Memorial" to honor those officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. For generations to come, that memorial will serve as a reminder to all of us of their ultimate sacrifice. I understand Mayor Daley is also expected there later, and we thank him for joining us.
We also have a number of former agents with us, including John Jarmul and his wife, Marie. John is the most senior retired special agent in the Chicago area. He served as an applicant recruiter in the 1950s. John, with all the hiring we are doing, we could sure use your help today. Truly, it means a great deal to us that you both are here as we dedicate a new Chicago Field Office of the FBI.
I also want to point out Alston Purvis, an associate professor at Boston University and son of legendary Special Agent Melvin Purvis. As the special-agent-in-charge of the Chicago office, Melvin Purvis fought some of the most notorious outlaws in our nation's history.
It was the era of John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson, and gangsters like them, who avoided capture by fleeing over state lines. In response, the jurisdiction of the FBI was expanded to address the threat posed by a perceived gangster crime wave.
The world of threats has changed dramatically since the days of Dillinger and Nelson. Since then, globalization has made the world smaller. Air travel and technology have allowed crime and terrorism to expand far beyond local and national borders.
Today, hackers can target us from anywhere in the world. Terrorists use the Internet to spread their message of hate across the globe. And organized crime operates from Anchorage to Azerbaijan and from Tampa to Tokyo.
Among this world of threats, the prevention of another terrorist attack is our number one priority. We are particularly concerned about the threat of homegrown terrorist cells. Over the past five years, we have worked extremely hard—both at home and abroad—to strengthen our ability to detect and deter terrorism.
Even as we fight the war on terrorism, we face a wider range of threats than ever before. Today, we confront violent gangs, corrupt corporations, sexual predators of children, and sophisticated spies, just to mention a few.
To succeed against these new and evolving threats, we must work together as never before.
Let me give an example. A recent joint investigation with the Chicago Police Department is a model for improved cooperation between local law enforcement and the FBI. In 2004, the Chicago Police began investigating drug dealers at a notorious open air market. For decades, they had operated at a housing complex on the west side, known as "The Square."
The Chicago Police Department reached out to us, and together, we developed a strategy. The FBI would investigate the leadership and the organization of the "New Breeds" gang running the Square. The Chicago Police would continue to target the retail drug dealers there.
This joint investigation managed to tie low-level drug dealers to the gang's leadership. With our two agencies using each of our investigative strengths, the result was the largest single gang takedown in the history of the Chicago FBI.
On May 9 of this year, 53 gang members were arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute, along with nine others who face related charges.
Improved cooperation extends across the board. To strengthen our efforts against terrorism, we have increased our Joint Terrorism Task Forces from 35 to over 100. In Chicago, 17 participating agencies work as a team to investigate each and every terrorism lead. The Joint Terrorism Task Force has broken up terrorist financing rings and made it harder for terrorists to operate.
We have also strengthened our partnerships with smaller police departments who are not on the JTTF. We have brought them on-line in a secure environment, and we are now regularly pushing intelligence out to them. Commander Jim Zimmerman, from the Niles Police Department, is heading our efforts to provide terrorism training and intelligence to over 300 area police departments.
In this case and many others, working with our partners has meant success. Together, we have taken violent gangs off the streets, disrupted hate crimes, captured software pirates, uncovered public corruption, and made it harder for terrorists to carry out their deadly plots.
I commend the men and women of the Chicago field office for doing their part to ensure that in this great nation crime does not pay, corruption does not prosper, and fear does not prevail.
The dedication of FBI employees is always a great source of pride for me. It is immensely gratifying to work with individuals who are committed to doing all they can to protect America. And I think there is not one of us who, when asked, is not proud to say we work at the FBI.
Today, America is safer, and Chicago is safer, than we were before the attacks of September 11. But we are still not safe.
Throughout our history, the FBI has always adapted to new threats. Today, the threat of terrorism requires us to be the best law enforcement and national security agency we can be. This new building, in the heart of the Medical District, is a flagship for our new mission.
I can tell you that many of our employees here thought it was high time we built a new office. Our operations were located at five different sites, and, even then, overcrowding was a problem. Technical connections were challenged by the age of the buildings and their design. Indeed, I am told that it was not unusual for the temperature to swing from the ice age to global warming in a matter of hours.
With more than double the previous space, Chicago is the largest stand-alone FBI field office in the country. Improvements include tighter security and upgraded technology that will give employees the support and efficiency they deserve.
Thank you to Deborah Orkowski from GSA; Debra Schug, from FBI headquarters; and Chicago employees Barbara Valocik, Michael Triem, and Brad Fister for contributing enormous time and energy to this project.
Like this building, today's FBI is stronger, more flexible, and more modern-able to meet whatever challenges lay ahead.
Thank you, and God bless you.


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Announcing the Midwest Drupal Summit, a Drupal 8 Power Sprint
by George DeMet
Update, July 12: Registration is now open at http://mwds.eventbrite.com/. The event is limited to 100 attendees, so register early. Registration closes August 12.
Last summer, several dozen Drupal developers and other motivated individuals got together in Madison, Wisconsin for the first Midwest Drupal Developer Summit, an event designed to help accelerate the development of Drupal 8. A year later, a lot of progress has been made, but there's still a lot of work left to do before Drupal 8 is ready for release.
This year's Midwest Drupal Summit (MWDS) will be held August 15-17 at Palantir's offices on Chicago's North Side and will consist exclusively of well-organized sprints focused on breaking down remaining release blockers and helping to ensure that Drupal 8 is the best and most polished version of Drupal yet.
Unlike a traditional DrupalCamp, MWDS will not have any regular sessions, just focused working groups organized around specific topics. All attendees will be asked in advance to commit to a specific sprint for each day they attend. We anticipate that there will be at least one sprint track for non-technical contributors as well as a track designed to onboard new Drupal contributors.
Confirmed and anticipated attendees include Drupal project lead Dries Buytaert and Drupal 8 co-maintainer Alex Pott, as well as other Drupal 8 initiative leaders and key Drupal contributors including Larry Garfield (Crell), John Albin Wilkins (JohnAlbin), Karoly Negyesi (chx), Jen Lampton (jenlampton), Dave Reid (Dave Reid), Cathy Theys (YesCT), and xjm.
We'll be opening registration to the public in mid-July, but in the meantime, we're looking for volunteers who are willing to step up to help out with the event and to lead various sprints. If you're interested in helping out, please let us know by filling out the form at http://www.palantir.net/mwds-volunteer
While Palantir will be donating the venue, we're also looking for sponsors who can help fund scholarships, as well as food and refreshments for those in attendance. Our goal is for MWDS to be a free or near-free event for all attendees. If your company is interested in sponsoring, let us know.
This is a great opportunity to give back to the Drupal project and help ensure the success of Drupal 8!


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Fast Truckin'
September 1, 2011
Alliance Truck Parts Connects to Customers Through NASCAR Events
Given the popularity of NASCAR among those who work in the trucking industry, it came as no surprise when Alliance Truck Parts announced its sponsorship of the #12 Penske Racing car, driven by Sam Hornish Jr., earlier this year at the Mid America Trucking Show. Between Penske's expertise with truck leasing, and the Hornish family's trucking company, the fit with a trucking-related sponsor like Alliance was perfect.
Just a little more than a month later, Alliance "doubled down" on its NASCAR connection by announcing into a three-year agreement with Michigan International Speedway to become the title sponsor of the track's early-summer Nationwide Series race, noww the "Alliance Truck Parts 250," typically held on Father's Day weekend each year.
To spread the connection even further, Alliance developed multiple audience involvement programs, including a "Vi tory Lane Sweepstakes," a "Pit Stop Tour," and a "Watch & Win Mobile Sweepstakes" that allowed the race's television viewers to enter by texting in a code displayed during the race.
Alliance Truck Parts, a member of the Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) family, has long been a supplier of quality replacement parts for its sibling brands at Daimler, but earlier this year, the company expanded its focus to supplying a range of key truck parts for all makes of commercial vehicles.
Through its network of more than 800 retail locations across the U.S. and Canada, Alliance will expand its product line to provide "need-it-now" parts, including Alliance brand LED lighting, clutches, AC compressors and brake drums.
In addition to news of the #12 car sponsorship, the Victory Lane Sweepstakes was also announced during the Mid America Trucking Show. The grand prize was a trip for two to see the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway during June, including pit passes, VIP suite access, a chance to meet the Alliance Truck Parts-sponsored #12 Dodge Challenger driver, Sam Hornish Jr., autographed NASCAR merchandise and more.
Other prizes included a NASCAR Driving Experience package, an Alliance merchandise package, and Alliance Truck Parts gift cards.
"We know our customers are huge NASCAR fans. We wanted to share our pride in Alliance's NASCAR involvement with our customers, and what better way to do that than bringing them with us to the track," said Dan Haggerty, DTNA Parts Marketing Director. "These prize packages offer the chance of a lifetime to experience NASCAR racing up close and personal."
David Carlow Jr., from Bucksport, Maine, won the grand prize VIP Race Experience. "The highlight of the day was riding in the pace cars," said Carlow, who attended with his father to celebrate the Father's Day holiday weekend. "The Alliance team made us feel like kings. Hanging out with them at the Emerson Drive concert following the race was also an exciting time."
For those who missed the "first lap" of the Victory Lane Sweepstakes, lap two is currently in progress, with an entry deadline of September 30, 2011. This time, the grand prize is a VIP Race Experience for two at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in November. Similar to the first lap, other prizes will include the driving experience and merchandise packages, as well as gift cards. The entry form and full details are available at alliancetruckparts.com/racing on the web.
It's also possible to get an inside look at Alliance's racing connection a little closer to home through the company's Pit Stop Tour. Featuring the #12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger, the traveling exhibit will visit Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star truck dealerships, as well as Travel Centers of America and Petro truck stops from now until November of 2011.
By the time it finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida, the tour will have covered over 20,000 miles. At each stop, attendees will be able to win $25 Alliance giftcards in hourly drawings and play the Alliance Pit Stop Challenge matching game. Attendees will also be able to have their photo taken with the #12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger with the option to download it later at no cost at the alliancetruckparts.com/racing website.
The tour schedule is coordinated to include visits nearby the Nationwide Series races at Chicagoland (9/17), Phoenix International (11/12) and Homestead-Miami (11/19). Tour details can be found at alliancetruckparts.com/racing, the Alliance Truck Parts Facebook Page, or by following @allianceparts on Twitter.
At the Michigan race, DTNA's Haggerty was optimistic about the success of Alliance's NASCAR participation to date, so stay tuned for more announcements during the NASCAR off-season, and make sure to check out the Alliance booth at the 2012 Mid America Trucking Show.


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If you are selling a product, do not submit your site to a Recreation/Pets/Cats subcategory - it will not be listed. All such sites are listed in Shopping/Pets/Cats_and_Dogs/Cats/. Boarding kennels, grooming, training or pet sitting services, should be submitted to the proper locality in Regional.. Your site will not be listed in Recreation/Pets/Cats. Please send sites that only offer cats and kittens for sale to the appropriate location in Regional. Recreational categories are intended for the hobbyist with a focus on the breed and showing the animals; on limited occasions litters or puppies may become available and offered to the public. Websites whose primary focus and content is to sell cats or kittens will be considered a business. Currently all businesses selling cats and kittens as companions, pets, or show animals should be listed in Regional under the businesses physical location. Thank you
If the club is for a specific breed, it should be submitted to that breed category. The breed categories are listed hereWebsites of all-breed multipurpose cat clubs.
This category is for FREE graphics only.Resources for building your cat's homepage. Mostly cat graphics, but not limited to this.
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Galleries on breeder sites will not be accepted here. Please submit breeder sites to the appropriate category under Cats: Breeds.Websites that feature photos and galleries of cats.
This category is for web sites dealing with controversial cat health issues, such as vaccination and elective surgery. If your site deals with general cat health issues, please submit it to Health/Animal/Pets/Cats.Websites about issues affecting cat owners and cat ownership.
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Impact Entrepreneurship Group
Impact's goal is to create the next generation of entrepreneurs and help young entrepreneurs realize their true potential. Impact connects people, knowledge and ideas, recognizing success and providing inspiration to leaders at every stage of their development.
The Impact Entrepreneurship Group is Canada's largest non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit amongst youth in Canada and becoming a starting point and catalyst for youth interested in entrepreneurship and leadership. Since 2004, Impact has developed programs both at the national and local level that reach over 100 000 young people each year. Consisting of over 100 student volunteers nationwide, Impact is dedicated to driving the entrepreneurial spirit.
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Lois Smith - November 14, 2013
Lois Lee Knight Smith was born Sept. 29, 1942, in Whittier, Calif., to Roy and Laurine Knight. She died Nov. 14, 2013, at Yuma Life Care Center.
After leaving California, her family settled in Holyoke. She attended school in Holyoke and graduated from there in 1960. In October of 1960, she married her husband of 53 years, Larry Smith. To this union, four children were born: Jeri, Judy, Jim and Justin.
Besides raising four children, Lois had different jobs through the years. She worked in a shoe factory, was a bookkeeper at Highline Electric, was a lifeguard, waited tables, cooked at the school, drove school bus, was a municipal judge and for many years had the answering service for Y-W Electric in her home.
Lois' hobbies included crocheting, playing cards and games, playing guitar and banjo, and cooking. Lois was an excellent cook and loved cooking Thanksgiving dinner every year for her family. She cooked for many years at the Senior Center in Otis.
Lois was well-known for her strength and her humor. She didn't know a stranger, and a lot of wonderful memories are of her and her family and friends sitting around the table after eating a fabulous meal that Lois had cooked and sharing many laughs.
Lois loved life and her family. Also very important to her was her faith. For many years Lois had health problems, but she faced them with a great attitude and her faith and humor. Her family takes comfort in knowing Lois did have strong faith in the Lord and was ready to go to her home in heaven.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Laurine Knight; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Cecil and Marjorie Smith; sister, Bobbie Whittaker; sister-in-law, Marilyn Conway; great-nephew, Mitch Whittaker; and great-niece, Miranda Whittaker.
Lois is survived by her husband, Larry Smith of Otis; daughters, Jeri Stallings and Rob of Otis and Judy Deshayes of Sterling; sons, Jim Smith and Lana of Denver and Justin Smith of Denver; brother, Pete Knight and Helen of Holyoke; brothers-in-law, Dick Whittaker of Holyoke and Carr Conway of Branson, Mo.; grandchildren, Cody Perry and Annette of Wyoming, Travis Perry and Stephanie of Yuma, Doug Perry and Ashley of Otis, Bradley Perry of Otis, Melissa Barnes and Gus of Australia, Derek Smith and Dani of Padroni, Monte Deshayes of Sterling, Rebecca Guerrero de la Torre and Luis of Denver, Daniel Smith of Denver, Joshua Smith and Juliet of Denver, Lydia, Josiah and Grace Smith, all of Denver, Matt Stallings and Nikki of Aurora, Jeremy Stallings and Savanna of Sterling, Dustin Stallings and Ashley of Yuma, Zak Stallings and Savannah of Yuma and Chance Stallings of Denver; and numerous nieces and nephews. She had 18 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Her services were held Nov. 20 at the Presbyterian Church in Otis with Glen Osborn officiating.


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There's almost no awareness about disposal of electronic waste in India. Most individuals, and even organizations, sell off their unused electronics to unauthorized electronics dealers or neighborhood waste dealers, who pass it to a dump.
Unfortunately, due to a lack of awareness and access to convenient services that allow safe disposal of these devices, electronics that could be refreshed, repaired, refurbished, resold, or recycled are ending up in landfills, causing pollution and depleting natural resources in an unsustainable manner.
Televisions, computers and other electronic items contain hazardous materials like lead, mercury and cadmium. They pose a threat to the environment if buried in a landfill.
By recycling we can avoid serious toxins, chemicals and heavy metals from going to landfill and polluting our environment.
The Times of India, in association with Exigo Recycling and supported by various civic bodies, seeks to address this issue with an interactive session involving govt. agencies, NGO and authorized recyclers & civic bodies who can shed some light on the subject.
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Registrations: 9:00 Hrs. – 9:00 Hrs
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Session Overview : What is E-waste & what are the current practices & concerns, Current Scenario of E-waste in India, Recycling Industry and what E-waste recyclers are doing, NDMC current stand on the subject & future plans on e-waste recycling, Enforcement of E-waste rules & Regulations of Industry, Collection of E-waste and the stakeholders involved.
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Ravenswood Recap: Season 1, Episode 4 — There Will Be Blood Relatives
Tonight's episode of Ravenswood — Season 1, Episode 4 ("The Devil Has A Face") — saw four of our five teenage protagonists barrelling forward in their search for the truth about the town's murderous curse. The fifth, a tragically desperate Luke (Brett Dier), owns this episode as he struggles to find normalcy. Will someone please tell this poor boy he lives in Ravenswood, the unofficial ghost capital of America?
Chandelier aftermath
Episode 4 sees the gang trying to come to terms with the fact that a generations-old curse tried to kill them with a chandelier. Some are dealing with it better than others. Miranda, really coming into her role as the group's protector, seeks out the truth in the cemetery. She sees a group of ghosts, including Abby, one of the curse victims from 1992, gathered around a gravestone. They run off when they see her, as Miranda is apparently the ghost no one wants to hang with in Ghost World. Or, at least, the ghost the Ghost World bully told everyone else not to hang with unless they wanted their gravestone split down the middle. (That's totally what happens to Abby's stone!) Hey, there's only so much retaliation you can take against someone who is dead.
Meanwhile, Caleb is still trying to find the words to explain to Hanna why he is still in Creepsville, PA. This time, it is via email, and the words just aren't coming. Miranda interrupts the towel-clad Caleb, and they chat about why Caleb can't just tell Hanna the truth. But we're distracted by Caleb in a towel. This guy takes more showers than anyone else on television, but we're not complaining.
The gang (sans Miranda, who cannot leave the funeral home/cemetery) meet at The Volt to discuss The Curse. Well, Olivia, Remy, and Caleb discuss the curse. Luke wants to pretend it doesn't exist and have a nice, normal dinner-and-a-movie date with Remy. It seems that the Montagues and the Capulets (aka Remy and Luke's parents) have finally chilled to the idea of them being together. Remy is hesitant to hang in a dark theatre. Clever girl!
On Luke's way to school — adorably, via bike — a raven flies into his bicycle's wheel spokes and dies a gruesome, centrifugal death. Luke crashes, but plays it cool, even when Olivia's boyfriend Dillon stops his car to ask Luke where his sister is. Yeah, Luke is really committed to his "Everything's fine!" campaign.
We may have a new favorite ship on this show: Uncle Raymond and the Black Widow! You know that look Rochelle Matheson and Raymond Collins shared in the second episode? Well, it's back in tonight's episode, but in awkward conversation form.
An impeccably dressed Ray runs into Rochelle and Olivia outside of The Volt. First, he totally blows Rochelle's cover as his non-stranger. He asks why she left Miranda's funeral so soon, apologizes for the way the cops harassed her, and said he would never let anyone speak to her like that in his home. Then, he totally blows Olivia's cover as non-cursed teenager by telling Rochelle that her daughter was at "a party" at Caleb's the other night (aka the DIY seance and chandelier-crashing).
The Matheson women make a quick exit, and Liv proceeds to grill her mother about her connection to Ray. Olivia didn't know they were "friends." Apparently, Ray and Rochelle knew one another in high school, but didn't see each other pre-Papa Matheson's death as there was bad blood between Charles and Raymond. Olivia begins to suspect Ray for the murder of her father, because, why not?
Whilst hanging at the cemetery, Caleb confronts an old woman for grave-robbing — OK, she's stealing flowers from the tombstones, but still a serious offense within the cemetery-related crime world. The old woman immediately recognizes Caleb. Seems he is the spitting image of the long-dead brother of her friend, Henry. Henry's brother's name: also Caleb Rivers. Eery.
Caleb and Remy take a trip out-of-town to seek out Caleb's "Uncle" Henry. (Great, another fake uncle.) Henry, now in a nursing home, challenges Caleb to a game of chess for answers. Henry tells Caleb and Remy that his brother disappeared years ago after "the pact," but nothing else because Caleb sucks at chess. Henry tells Calebs that he has to get better at making his moves.
Olivia goes to the Collins Funeral Home to snoop on Uncle Ray. Miranda admits that her uncle is totally spooky, and that he spends much of his time in his saw-and-knife-filled study, pouring over news articles about Charles Matheson's murder. Miranda promises to give Liv the full tour when Ray isn't around. In the mean time, the two bond over their respective mother problems: Olivia's mom is way too overbearing, whereas, Miranda has never met hers. Miranda also confesses her "attachment" to Caleb. Are these two friends now?
Friends enough to comb through hair samples together! The next day, Miranda leads Olivia through the morgue and into Ray's study, full of spooky objects. In addition to his cache of weapons, including a knife that could have been the as-of-yet unfound weapon used for Papa Matheson's murder, a human heart and, wait for it, a many-drawered catalog of human hair samples. That's right! Ray has a collection of hair from the curse's many victims.
The girls find his latest acquisition: a lock of Miranda's silky brown strands. Miranda freaks out, justifiably angry that Ray has held onto a piece of her, even though he barely gave her the time of day when she was alive. She uses her rage to finally cross the borders of the cemetery. One small step for ghost-kind!
Luke likes Honey-Roasted Peanuts
Meanwhile, in Luke's "La, la, la, life is normal" zone, the hunky bicyclist has decided to take to the stage! Actually, his history teacher persuaded him to appear in the school's production of Our Town to make up for his abysmal history grades. (Note: We are totally suspicious of Kindly History Teacher/High School Drama Teacher. He is entirely too nice.)
When Luke finds out that Tess (aka Liv's ex-best friend) is in the play, he almost opts out. But, Tess convinces him with a vulnerably honest speech about how she regrets using Olivia to hang out with the in-crowd. Later, while they are rehearing one of their scenes as Our Town's central couple, George and Emily, she makes him laugh by reminiscing about her nickname in 8th grade: Honey-Roasted Peanuts, earned when she made the poor choice of trying to eat peanuts with braces. They kiss… twice. But it's for the play… maybe.
Later, Luke tells Remy that he kissed Tess. She asks if it was for the play, and he admits that he's not sure. (We're digging his honesty.) He tells her that he likes how he feels when he's with Tess, like he used to feel when he was with Remy. Now, with her dogged pursuit of the truth about the curse, being with Remy doesn't feel good. We totally know where Luke is coming from — and his struggle to find some normalcy in the wake of his father's murder and the realization of the curse really tore us apart this episode — but this breakup totally breaks our heart. As do Remy's tears.
In a total invasion of Caleb's privacy, Miranda finishes Caleb's email to Hanna. She writes that Caleb loves Hanna and will be home soon. She shows Caleb the unsent email, and tells him to leave Ravenswood to be with the person he loves while he still can, which is really selfless and sweet, but Caleb's not going for it. He calls back to a conversation the two shared earlier in the episode. In it, Miranda had asked Caleb if he found her ghostly presence irritating. He finally answers her: he doesn't find it irritating; he finds it confusing. Eek! Does Caleb have feelings for Miranda, too?
Before the conversation can continue, the two are interrupted by a knock at the door. It is Uncle Henry, apparently, on leave from his nursing home. He takes a necklace strung with two keys from around his neck and thrusts it into Caleb's hands. Henry says something about how "he never signed it, but he lost the battle" and "it's your turn now," then storms off. Yikes!
Caleb employs Remy's help in figuring out what the key means. Remy has done some research on the Old Caleb Rivers (of course), and discovered that he worked as a bailiff before his disappearance. They head to the high school, formerly the town courthouse, where they find the basement cell one of the keys fits into. Inside of the cell, they find a box fastened by a lock that fits the other key. Caleb tries to open it, but the key snaps with half still inside. Of course.
Walk away from the light, Miranda!
Miranda, still on her first post-death jaunt around town, comes to the high school to find Caleb. She finds Luke instead. Bad luck, as he promptly ignores her. You know who doesn't ignore her? Her mother! Who is sitting in ghost form amongst the practicing high school actors. They share a teary reunion as Miranda sits down next to her, and her mother finally takes her daughter's hand in her own.
Backstage, Olivia, Remy, and Caleb try to convince Luke to see reason, i.e. that there is a curse out to kill them. He's still not having it. Cue a pointy swinging prop that would have taken out the teenagers if not for Caleb's timely tackle. "Still think you're not a part of this?" Caleb deadpans at Luke. Meanwhile, we tally up the curse's failed murder attempts. Seems the Ravenswood spirits have really lost their edge.
Back at the funeral home, Caleb confronts Ray about his human hair collection, but the drawers have been emptied. Mistakenly assuming that it was Caleb who ransacked the study earlier, Ray tells him to stay away from his things. Caleb assures him that he will be gone soon. We're not sure if Caleb is taking a bus out of town, or making a morbid quasi-joke about his seemingly imminent death-by-curse. Either way, Ray doesn't flinch. He's not spilling any Ravenswood secrets — yet.
A frustrated Caleb returns to his caretaker's pad and angrily kicks the locked box he found in the school's basement. It pops open, Caleb stares at its content, and the scene ends. Damn you and your episode-ending teasers, Ravenswood!
The credits roll as we watch Miranda and her mother walking hand-in-hand towards a light-filled door. Now, we've never personally been ghosts before, but we're pretty sure the illuminated threshold is code for "moving on." Selfishly, we will Miranda to stay. Her not-dead friends need her! But, she follows her mother into the light. R.I.P., Miranda?
What did you think of Episode 4? Were you are heartbroken over Remy and Luke's split as we were? What do you think is in the box? Share your reactions in the comments below!


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Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) has increased the company's 2012 capital budget by $1 billion over previous levels, with the extra funds to be used for exploration and additional oil and gas leasehold acquisitions during the year. The company is targeting various crude oil and other liquid plays in the onshore United States.
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2012 Capital Budget
Devon Energy's original capital budget was set in a range from $5.1 billion to $5.5 billion, with 90% of the funds devoted to the development of the company's extensive domestic inventory, and only 10% allocated to exploration and leasehold acquisitions.
The new budget adds an additional $1.07 billion for these purposes, bringing the exploration and acquisitions budget to $1.6 billion, or 25% of the total. The company's five-year capital plan calls for exploration and production spending of $35.4 billion through 2016.
Leasehold Acquisitions
Devon Energy will spend $350 million on acreage prospective for the Cline Shale in the Permian Basin, and $500 million on an undisclosed play in the onshore U.S. The company has already acquired 250,000 net acres exposed to this new play and is targeting a total position of 500,000 net acres.
It will use the final additional $220 million on various other undisclosed plays that produce oil and liquids.
Cline Shale
The company has built up a position of 500,000 net acres prospective for the Cline Shale and plans to drill 15 wells into this play in 2012. It estimates that unrisked resources here may total 3.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). See Understanding Oil Industry Terminology.
Other operators have started to explore and develop the Cline Shale formation. Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) has 100,000 net acres exposed to this play and recently reported the production results of a well drilled and completed to this formation. The well had an initial production rate of 600 BOE per day, and an estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) of 340,000 BOE.
Laredo Petroleum Holdings (NYSE:LPI) is also active in the Permian Basin and has allocated $560 million in capital for the Cline Shale and other plays here.
Apache Corp (NYSE:APA) is also targeting the Cline Shale and other plays in the Permian Basin. The company plans to spend at total of $1.7 billion to develop the Permian Basin in 2012, and will drill six wells to the Cline Shale in 2012.
Production Growth
Devon estimates that it will grow production by a 6 to 8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2011 to 2016. Crude oil and natural gas liquids production will increase at a faster rate and grow at a 16 to 18% CAGR over that time.
The Bottom Line
Devon Energy is taking advantage of its large cash hoard to increase its exploration and acquisitions budget for 2012. The company's decision two years ago to divest its offshore and international oil and gas segments has turned out to be a prescient one and has added to shareholder value. See What Determines Gas Prices?
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Bilateral congenital absence of the kidneys is a fairly uncommon developmental anomaly, with only 168 cases being reported in the literature since Everhard1 reported his first case, in 1633. According to Hinman's2 review of 135 cases in 1940, in only 11 of these cases was the defect unassociated with other malformations. In all other instances, the association of renal agenesis with other developmental abnormalities, particularly involving the lower extremity, was quite striking. Since his review, only 53 other cases have been recorded, and, of these, only 3 by Nation,3 1 by Grim4 and possibly the one by Soloway5 show no other gross abnormalities. It must be remembered that the true number of cases of bilateral renal agenesis may be much less, since in a great many instances a careful gross and microscopic search for renal tissue was not made, because only comparatively recently have microscopic
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The ethics of end-life sedation and hydration
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By Andy Ho
SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore medical school just launched an online casebook about ethical dilemmas that doctors face, including end-of-life issues, which have been on my mind a lot lately.
My mother passed away at 81 less than two weeks ago from end-stage adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Diagnosed 14 months earlier, she was virtually symptom-free for the first 13 months. So she did quite well considering also that the median survival time for such cases is about 8 months.
Locally, lung cancer is the third most common malignancy in women. And the adenocarcinoma variety is the most common form of lung cancer in women, often non-smokers like my mother.
Because the adenocarcinoma often begins in the outer parts of the lungs, symptoms like cough, shortness of breath and blood in the sputum are not common: my mother never had them.
She stayed active and independent until the final month of her life when the cancer started producing the antidiuretic hormone (ADH). In health, it is the pituitary gland in the brain that produces ADH, which normally maintains the delicate balance of water and salt in the body.
When a cancer itself starts producing ADH - this is called the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) production - it upsets the body's delicate balance of water and salt.
In SIADH, the kidneys stop producing urine, so the body retains too much water and does not have enough salt. At this point, the patient becomes weak, confused, delirious and may fall into a coma.
Because the body retains water excessively in SIADH, the patient is not allowed liquids. At this point, I asked if my very delirious and distressed mother could be sedated continuously until death.
This is called continuous deep sedation (CDS), during which fluids are concurrently discontinued, even if there is no SIADH.
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Kristy Kowal stayed on her rampage as she blasted the field in the 100 Breast with another American Record of 1:05.74. Second place was a tie between Staciana Stitts, who was a big part of Cal's winning 200 Medley Relay, and Amy Balcerzak of Northwestern, both over a second back (1:07.79). Fourth went to Amanda Beard from AZ (1:06.95). Brook Monroe of Auburn finished fifth (1:07.22), and Kristin McGregor of USC and Ashley Roby of Georgia tied for sixth (1:08.25). Erin Eldridge of Wash. State finished 8th (1:09.43). Can you say BIG POINTS for Georgia with two in the final and one in consols – I knew you could.
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The real American Taliban [Darleen Click]
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) –
A threatened lawsuit had put a halt to what's become a Christmas tradition for members of the Moanalua High School orchestra.
For the past six years, the award-winning group and volunteers from the New Hope Church have raised more than $200,000 for a charity that treats poor people in Africa.
But that all came to a halt on Monday when the Department of Education decided to cancel the concert just four days before the event.
In a letter to the Department of Education, Mitch Kahle, founder of the Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church, took issue with the involvement of New Hope Church, which handles ticket sales and sells those tickets at its services.
"The issue here is an entanglement between a public school and a Christian church," said Kahle.
"And one of the things about the constitution is that it prohibits the involvement of public schools and churches."
Concert volunteer Chad Brownstein said that this year's event has sold more than 600 tickets and would have generated about $30,000 in sales and donations.
So what, Brownstein, you have no right to feel your pitiful efforts at individual charity are worth anything. Kahle has the right of it, with his protecting the public from obvious bitter clingers like you.
Now please excuse Kahle and his virtuous Citizens, they have a some Buddhist statues to blow up and some Nativity scenes to kick over.
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Alec Leamas says December 5, 2012 at 8:40 pm
"And one of the things about the constitution is that it prohibits the involvement of public schools and churches."
It's quite a novel reading of the establishment clause to conclude that it prohibits a church from raising money for a public school event.
Ernst Schreiber says December 5, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Not anti-theists, free thinkers
geoffb says December 5, 2012 at 8:52 pm
Take it away dicentra.
Jeff G. says December 5, 2012 at 8:59 pm
But remember: it's the social cons who need a good reining in…
Ernst Schreiber says December 5, 2012 at 9:07 pm
After they're done making the public sphere a God-free zone, maybe they could all treck to D.C. and protest a government that doesn't do more to ease the sufferings of AIDS afflicted Africans.
sdferr says December 5, 2012 at 9:13 pm
It would be a pleasant thing for a change to see the community take ownership of their school — put the grapefruit to the face of their school administrator, for instance — and go ahead to hold their concert as planned. If the opportunity arises, even maybe give the lawsuit dude a good beating for his troubles.
newrouter says December 5, 2012 at 9:14 pm
a government that doesn't do more to ease the sufferings of AIDS afflicted Africans
being all tribal these days eff the africans and the zebra they ride. hi racial carson
Of course the public sphere needs to be cleared of any real gods. The Little God-King hates competition.
BigBangHunter says December 5, 2012 at 9:22 pm
– You simply cannot make government into your god without breaking religion. That is why the Left won't open their duplicitous mouths when one of their own, the Athesists, attack any and all benevolent works that night benefit groups directly, groups that they claim to want nothing more than to help and save, if the work is done by any private charitable action. Because so many of the electorate now have been taught that suckle on the god of governments teat is the way to a happy life, the Left gets its way.
– Question: Why usn't the SC called on tpo set forth the actual positions and meanings of what is really in the Constitution so we could put done to all these politically motivated manuevors that are used daily to game the system. The court "hears" cases and by "indirect inference" imply meaning to the clauses, but they are careful to avoid direct readings. Why?. Why do we allow that?
BigBangHunter says December 5, 2012 at 9:31 pm
– Case in point: "Ask the court to clarify the meaning of the "Congress shall make no laws respecting religion or the practice thereof."
– Question to the court: "Clarify what that clause says and means in innumerated powers, show where it prohibits in any way the simple interaction between church and government, and show where those enummerated powers effect any action beyond the federal government to other governments at the state, county, or city level."
leigh says December 5, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Is that revolution I hear rustling in the fallen leaves of the Founding Documents?
Ernst Schreiber says December 5, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Probably because the other two branches, being co-equal would feel free to ignore any clarification they didn't like.
BigBangHunter says December 5, 2012 at 9:47 pm
– No cigar in that case Ernst. The Constitution is quite specific addressing only the powers of Congress in that clause. There is in fact, no reference to the powers of the Executive or SC in matters pertaining to religion.
– The Executive is supposidly prohibited from making law, and the SC is permitted to adjudicate, so there would be no barrier to a full and complete hearing, and this is true of the entire document.
– My guess is the ruling class, no matter the stripe, want nothing to do with such straightforward clarifications for their own agenda's.
bh says December 5, 2012 at 9:49 pm
There is no desire so primal as the need to make sure one isn't tainted by the other. Used to be food and shelter, I think.
I'm sure this bodes well.
Ernst Schreiber says December 5, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Your forgetting 14th amendment juris prudence on incorporation, bbh.
The Constitution is Apollo at Delphi and the Court's own precedents are its oracles.
BigBangHunter says December 5, 2012 at 10:11 pm
>i>The Constitution is Apollo at Delphi and the Court's own precedents are its oracles.
– The Constitution is a 50 state ratified dobument that holds sway over all else in governance by fiat of the soveriegnty of the citizems wishes first, the states soveroegn wishes second, and majority rule.
– If the court wishes to usurp that by imagined Delphi rukes than let them speak and show themselves in the public forum.
– If we do not require that then the focument is a fake.
BigBangHunter says December 5, 2012 at 10:13 pm
– The IX and X assures us that right of governance.
Ernst Schreiber says December 5, 2012 at 10:25 pm
I'm understand what you're saying and sympathize with it, but until some State tells the court to piss off, or some group engages in civil disobedience against the State's agents* IX and X protect exactly nothing.
*alright! All you kids are under arrest, there's religion going on in this play!
BigBangHunter says December 5, 2012 at 10:26 pm
– Since that is the case, if we do not require the court to put its interpretations where its mouth is then we deserve whatever contrivances they choose to visit upon us.
BigBangHunter says December 5, 2012 at 10:35 pm
– Also since the court is adept at reponsibility avoidance the gridlock could be broken by an amendment that deliniates Constitutional interpetation as a direct and in perpituity requirement of the SC's duties. Diract interpetation, not burried in endless opinions and nuance such as it is now, which of course is the means and reason for that approach in the first place. The whole idea of a 'living document' should be precluded for all time. If the people feel additional amendments are needed in the future there is a straigtforward means for that built in.
Ernst Schreiber says December 5, 2012 at 10:40 pm
Like I (sorta) said, I'd love it if the school superintendent would tell the Education secretary to get bent. And I'd love it even more if the Ed. Sec. or the concerned citizens for a god-free public sphere went to court to prevent the concert from proceeding and defendents decided to go ahead anyways, irrespective of the court. And then I might just make an embarrassing mess in my shorts if the court ordered the state police to bar entry into the venue and the orchestra and concert goers all went to jail –for holding a charity concert at a church.
Ernst Schreiber says December 5, 2012 at 10:42 pm
I'm not inclined to write Marbury into the Constitution itself, personally.
bh says December 5, 2012 at 10:47 pm
It'd be nice if people so upset with any possible contact with religion would send their children to special schools so they could be taught according to their parents' extreme moral* code. Imagine, as John Lennon once said.
*I'm using moral in a way that doesn't preclude sub-optimal mores.
Ernst Schreiber says December 5, 2012 at 10:56 pm
In the case of that Little Rock, Charlie Brown Christmas play, it was one parent that ruined it for the rest. Asshole could've taken advantage of the opt out and taken their brat to see the Vagina Monologuesinstead, if that was his/her thing.
bh says December 5, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I kinda hope the kid of that one parent was rolling his/her eyes behind his/her parent's back.
You're so embarrassing, they're thinking.
BigBangHunter says December 5, 2012 at 11:05 pm
– Years ago I wrote a musical score for the Vagina Chronicles, including a spirited version of "I'm dreaming of a white Vagina", but none of the Universities showed any interest. Go figure.
I cannot help but notice that you never here these principled protectors of the First Amendment arguing against the HHS birth control mandate.
serr8d says December 6, 2012 at 6:44 am
"And one of the things about the constitution is that it prohibits the involvement of public schools and churches."
The key to his entire attack is based on the word 'involvement' I'm thinking. The church isn't asking school kids to join a religion, it's not promoting itself, but is offering help in keeping kids off the streets and their minds occupied. That's always a good thing, since kids are escaping public schools filled with vapidness and with no virtue whatsoever. What is cross-purpose to kids picking up some decent thinking is Kahle's attack on religion, just because it exists.
Let's see the atheists attacked the same way. Wait, they RUN our public schools for all intents and purposes; just as Kahle & his allies intend.
Yes, we as a vibrant, virtuous Republic are well and truly fucked it seems. This division isn't getting healed until one camp or the other is out and forgotten.
serr8d says December 6, 2012 at 6:46 am
Oh, OT, but for those who follow the Walker – Frey – Kimberlin saga…
Matt says December 6, 2012 at 6:50 am
The conclusion I have drawn from this idiotic attempt to stop a school and church from raising money for poor African kids is Mitch Kahle is a racist and the Hawaii Citizens for Separation of Church and State hate brown people.
Start throwing the racist thing back in their faces and see if they scuttle back into their hole.
happyfeet says December 6, 2012 at 6:51 am
When you have perverted justices like John Roberts gleefully defiling your constitution like it was a young thai boy it gets harder to get excited about these sorts of petty oppressions taking place in the blue blue obamawhore heart of our failshit little country.
Gulermo says December 6, 2012 at 10:03 am
"Asshole could've taken advantage of the opt out and taken their brat to see the Vagina Monologuesinstead" You do understand this is all about forcing his will on them? It's who they are and what they do.
leigh says December 6, 2012 at 10:28 am
That's one of the many things I like about living here in Smallville, Jesusland.
A few years ago, torrential rains collapsed the roof on the elementary school one week before school was to begin. One of the megachurches in town offered up their space for use as classrooms for the tykes while the school was being repaired. They have a kitchen and a large playground, too, so it worked out well for all.
None were harmed by the Jesus cooties in the church buildings and no one complained that the city should have found a more secular school space, either.
Slartibartfast says December 6, 2012 at 10:37 am
None were harmed by the Jesus cooties
Divine miracle?
Gulermo says December 6, 2012 at 10:48 am
Most "anti-theists" I have met fit their own description of man decendant from apes; howling, aggressive asses.
leigh says December 6, 2012 at 10:50 am
True words, Gulermo.
The constitution was approved by 50 states? Accepted by perhaps as a condition of admission to the Union by 50 states, but I don't recall more than 13 that got to vote on it in toto, and the other 44, I mean 37 only got to vote on amendments offered after they became states.
beemoe says December 6, 2012 at 12:05 pm
"And one of the things about the constitution is that it prohibits the involvement of public schools and churches."
Our schools obviously need to spend less time on fund raisers and more time teaching pinheads to fucking read.
SDN says December 6, 2012 at 7:49 pm
I think the organization / parent in these cases should get a pointed reminder of how pitiful the clearance rate for homicide is when the killer and the victim have no ties between them….. other than one seeing the other's name in the paper and deciding to take advantage of the incentive system the Islamists have pioneered.


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January 10, 16
Epik Blog
Why new gTLDs are GOOD for domains
- posted by Rob Monster - Jun 23 - 9 Comments
The long anticipated announcement by ICANN about opening up the namespace to new gTLDs has received a great deal of attention in the domain industry. A number of people have asked for my assessment. My bottom line is that more TLDs is fundamentally good news for domains.
Why more TLDs is good news for Domains
The real battle for domains is not about which TLD one navigates to, but rather I believe the long-term battle is about the addressing system itself. In my assessment, ICANN is making a historic move that preserves the long-term viability of domains as an addressing system. Yes, there will be winners and losers created by the act of increasing the available supply of registerable domains. However, ultimately, I think the bigger risk to domains as an addressing system is changing user behaviors, particularly around the broad adoption of low cost mobile devices and the emergence of closed ecosystems on the web.
The Contenders that can challenge Domains
What are some other emerging addressing systems beyond domain names?
- QR Codes and machine-readable codes: QR codes are increasingly visible in daily life. It has not reached mainstream status in the US, but is gaining traction in Asia, notably Japan where most mobile phones are equipped with a QR code reader. No need to type in a URL. Simply scan the QR code. In the current practice, this will typically route the user to a web address where the content they are seeking is rendered in a web page. However, that does not necessarily have to be the case which is why QR codes are a risk factor.
- Mobile Apps: Mobile Apps have moved beyond entertainment. An eCommerce store can replicate the traditional catalog shopping experience using page-turn technology. The experience is highly intuitive and simulates leafing through a printed catalog. In most examples that I have seen, the ordering process still takes you to a web page to clear a transaction. That said, payment system integration on mobile devices is maturing quickly and so once again, a redirect to a web page would become optional.
- Closed Ecosystems: The average web user is spending more time on fewer sites. They are developing brand attachment to services like Facebook. These are increasingly closed ecosystems that have near-zero operating dependence on external domains. If you link out to from Facebook, it will be through a redirect URL.
- Decision Engines: Search engines are increasingly becoming decision engines. Rather than take the user to Weather.com, they will simply give you the answer in the search result.
- Reputation-centric Networks: Twitter is fundamentally a reputation-centric network. The @whoever addressing system could ultimately compete with email addresses as a primary identity on the web. Payment services like PayPal are built around email addresses, which in turn are built around domain names. So far, application services like TwitPay have gone nowhere. I would expect that to change soon when Twitter starts more aggressively acquiring enabling technologies that builds on their addressing system. Epik's own development of Identity.net as a network-wide addressing system is partially a response to the need for domain-friendly addressing systems built around single-sign-on and portable reputation.
Addressing Systems tend not to go away quickly
In the history of addressing systems, very few have actually ever gone away completely. The Telex was replaced by the Telefax, which is increasingly being replaced by scanned attachments. However, street addresses have not been replaced by GPS coordinates, and phone numbers are not meaningfully different from the 1940's when Bell Labs introduced the concept of telephone area codes or the 1960's, the country codes we use today became an international standard. As such, for the simple fact of inertia and entrenched behavior, I expect domains and email addresses will be with us for a very long time to come.
Marketing Budgets are usually a zero-sum game
The primary target for new gTLD are corporate sponsors. So, as a domainer, which would you rather see happen? Would you rather have Coca Cola spend $5 million on acquiring and deploying a .COKE TLD, or would you rather see Coca Cola allocate that same budget to rolling out a QR code or mobile application? At the end of the day, more money that is directed at acquiring and maintaining more domain names increases the pool of stakeholders that care about the long-term viability of an addressing system that also happens to offer a level playing field for new publishers to become producers of content using established publicly available TLDs like .COM and .NET.
Bottom Line: The real competition is not other domains
Long-time holders of super-premium .COM domains are probably the most impacted by ICANN's latest move. For example, it is cheaper to buy .RETIRE than to buy Retirement.com. This means the holders of undeveloped premium .COM names have a finite remaining window to turn their undeveloped .COM domains into recognized brands. For the moment, the search engines and social networks are willing partners in this matter. After all, they send free traffic to your site. My personal outlook is that this pattern will not continue into perpetuity as new addressing systems emerge and as web properties become increasingly effective at keeping traffic on those web properties and not directing users elsewhere. All that said, domain investors who are proactive and adaptable should do great in a period of rapid change.
Comments (9)
June 23, 2011, 5:54 pm
Excellent analysis – best, and most comprehensive, one that I've seen, thus far.
My comment on Morgan's blog yesterday was similar to your "Bottom Line"…
"The net effect of this will be that the average price paid for quality dot-coms may double in the next 12 months (theory being that the SMEs can't afford 185K, but can afford 10K. Conversely, some of the high(est)-end names may come down in value a bit (theory being that if you're BIG Company, and you have the funds to purchase Big.com for $750K or dot-big for 185K, you'll probably opt for the latter simply because your CMO thinks that dot-big will better-solidify your brand."
** RWM ** The next 2 years will be a pretty interesting period to watch whether .ANYTHING-YOU-WANT takes off.
June 24, 2011, 2:12 am
You need names for products, signs, badges, pay checks, packaging and first and foremost you are investing in a brand. Shorter, easy to remember, expresses what you do or do for the customer or even better a word that differentiates you from others (i am working on just this for a client now that launch with very bad naming after I couldn't convince them what buying the million dollar name out of the chute could do. So now we do it over.;
The new TLDs are great addresses but weak brands. You wouldn't use your phone # as a brand imagine Macy's going with 212-600-Macy's. Regarding the icons and apps, those create an even bigger challenge that I went through first hand. Your logo should scale to a 180×161 space in FB and all the other feeds. FF didn't express Frager Factor. And with Waikiki.me we made a beautiful logo only to load it into the Facebook fan page and see it fail. Communicating in a small space where a word can be expressed as image so everyone in any language can begin seeing it around, trust it ad explore it.
All companies will need brand names. Those which fit the needs above are now instantly more valuable. The .com is not even needed because any brand that's judged worthy will be expected to be on .com.
Also when designing logos and graphics consider how the name can be animated in multi-media or used in games. This makes a strong value add to the sales pitch.
Finally, you are right. If every New York business was a sub-domain on NY.com that's just better impression. .nyc makes it look like a government agency.
There may be some application for those tlds as advertising taglines. But closing a spot with Aetna.retire would never be as effective as retire richer or retire sooner which offer a benefit to the reader to explore.
There is no downside risk to getting Good domains dressed up and more attractive to buyers. Not with the development scale and features for the small price you pay.
Sit on name jet all day investing millions in new names when a fraction of that investment can turbo-charge your existing names. Along with this would be a clear exit strategy and an analysis of who would buy this domain and why. If your target is Zappos, add a personal touch that makes it show as if it were made for their needs and opportunities. Have a plan.
One last thing. Epik domains would instantly be more valuable i they had a real company behind them. The about us a story even if marketing invented how your wife could never find the flavor she had on vacation, so not only did I buy the ice cream maker, I opened this store. Notice on Elliot's sites, Kevin's sites, Frank's sites, Castello Sites they have a corporate signature will legalease, privacy policy and link to their site. On their site is press releases, speaking engagements etc Not only will Google rank you better, but these little branding touches express that smart successful people have taken their know-how and we can acquire all that and have it working tomorrow. Image, perception is everything. .com is where leaders are.
** RWM ** Thanks Owen. The last paragraph has a really good insight. The best brands (and websites) tell a compelling story. This is somewhat hard to at scale. In the case of the Epik network of stores, there is a cohesive story taking shape around a global shopping cart — a virtual mall where you can shop in any store and check out all at once. At scale, e.g. thousands of sites, I think the personal touches have to come primarily from user engagement. That said, Epik will be experimenting with the concept of store managers at the store level who then become part of that store's persona.
June 24, 2011, 2:27 am
"if you're BIG Company, and you have the funds to purchase Big.com for $750K or dot-big for 185K, you'll probably opt for the latter simply because your CMO thinks that dot-big will better-solidify your brand."
My bet is most of the traffic will go to Big.com not to .big.
Nothing to date has replaced an easy to remember domain name. The .com extension gets the most traffic by default and the business owner that wants to spend money on billboards, tv ads, etc should spend the money on an easy to remember dot .com for those ads.
It is pretty difficult and dangerous to get your cell phone to scan a billboard with a QR code at 60 miles per hour while driving on the freeway.
Also relying on other peoples networks leaves you at the mercy of their networks, etc. With domain names, YOU own them. When twitter, facebook, etc. is sold or shut down all of the work you put into building your presence on that system is gone, poof. imho
** RWM ** Right on. If you have to buy just one domain for your startup, buy a decent .COM. For the foreseeable future, that is still the safe bet.
June 24, 2011, 3:15 am
After much thought and numerous rounds of mental chess with my Mensan friends, here's my take…
In 2014 (or later!), the new gTLD's will be rolled out.
They will be a huge failure — as were .Aero, .Travel, .Museum, .Jobs, .Mobi, .Biz and .Coop. Hey, did you know that the extension .CAT has been available since 2005? Who knew? Go ahead and Google it. I'll wait. As such, can someone perhaps explain to me why it's not popular with feline lovers? Knowing this, do you really believe that .DOG or .PET will do any better? Highly unlikely, my friends.
I truly believe that those who are foolish enough to invest in gTLD's will lose their cybershirts.
As it becomes obvious that the gTLD concept is flawed, the laws of supply and demand will kick in and the value of a properly-spelled, generic .COM will absolutely need to skyrocket — even beyond what they are today. Mortgages on a premium piece of oceanfront domain will be common. Why would they not?
Just as landlords now rent out commercial bays in shopping plazas, so too shall domainers rent out their precious domain names to entities who want to monetize the traffic and benefit from the .COM prestige and credibility — something the in cohesive gTLDs will always lack.
There you have it, my predictions. Take 'em or leave em, but it seems pretty obvious to me.
Allow me to succinctly summarize everything for you: keep renewing those .COM's. If you let them drop, you probably won't be able to afford to buy them back in a few years.
* * RWM ** Good vision. I think you may be right about how this plays out! One thing that I believe folks greatly underestimate about new TLDs is that the marketing costs to legitimize a new TLD will far exceed the ICANN costs. Large corporates can play here. That is where it gets interesting. The average undercapitalized entrepreneur will be fighting an uphill battle to launch a new TLD. On this we can agree.
June 24, 2011, 10:22 am
1. .com is like a 212 area code — a new York address an ad agency on Madison ave is always going to be the phd while one in brewer pa is the med student
2. Opening a store in NYC will take a year and cost a half million dollars that price won't put you in high traffic area s you'll have to advertise to get known. Plus you'd need at least another half million for stock, staff, fees, utilities, insurance, security, signs and after all that you have to build a website that would cost 30k with you taking pictures and paying someone to change them never knowing you could have had product feeds that update automatically
3. Add Epik to your new York address and you get the opportunity to generate sales, same or more then is possible in 2 right from the gitgo day one
4. You've opened a store which can impact your tax bill even if you don't make a dime. When I worked in corporate and opened a real site, I got a 6000 refund due to eligible deductions
Excuse typos iPad not letting me scan
5. If you specialize in a product chances are you have many prospects you could sell the business to. For example there probably isn't a product portal on Epiks platform that Amazon is not paying to bring traffic to that page within their site. If you are selling dishwashers, simply go to GEs website and find a prospect list of thousands of local distributors who could gain an edge and advertising benefit with a dedicated site. It's even possible that they'd qualify for coop advertising funds from ge that would pay for the whole acquisition. Because your site conveys value that a domain name alone won't.
6. When you apply for a loan or affiliate program and they ask what's your business — show them this Epik site and they don't see a seedy cybersquatter across the table, they wonder how you ever scored a name like dishwasher. Net you must have paid a kings ransom. They don't see a 495 template they assume that you dropped 30k into that build because that's the amount the loan officer typically lends local businesses to build theirs. And you carry name brand products? What kind of inventory investment is needed to get you hooked up with GE?
I'm trying to show you how an end user values your site versus the domainer who only sees value they get to no1 on google as how much more they can make than ppc.
Not all sites are created equal. If you tell an end user you can import products directly and have a turnkey warehouse,service and call center to handle it all and putting your logo on the box…what's that worth? A little effort to create Facebook and twitter pages with thousands of followers and matching branding or build a mail list and you can begin to see how little return you can realize on domain speculation and how much more you can build wealth by shifting your focus to developed web businesses instead. Check out epics drop catch page and 1999 special with all of the new enlightenment in mind. In three months I'd love to compare the guy bought 7 drops reccomended on blogs with the guy who invested the money in Epik
June 24, 2011, 10:36 am
Ps. When development started the benefit emphasized was for names with little traffic and little hope, these exact match names would rise to the top of google and the money would come rolling in. With the lawsuit on google you can realize that's going to be contested and unreliable. But my experience is that most people don't search for dishwashers. They search for 7 year old dishwasher 300 repair or replace diswashers on sale dishwashers floor models what is safe to put in the dishwasher. Rinse plates in sink first or put in. Dishwasher to match black kitchen
Dishwasher electric bill comparison if you write articles on these topics which can often be based on Mfr FAQ you'll get more traffic then if you had the number one spot with less competitive options for the surfer.seeking answers to these questions your domain will stand out as the authority
Remember faqs give you fully researched tips to what people search for
June 24, 2011, 11:10 am
And finally in speculation it's not the extension or the pricer being first on google thats key– it's the platform versus the eyeball. With the drop domain you can park or list thats it. Consider that there are 10 million domains listed at a certain broker. Last week they sold a dozen of them and everyone musts knows if it's on the list, yours will be next. But a million in reported sales generates $100k for the agent before sales commissions and referral fees. Since the overhead of that company is a million a week or more it's not about closing sales but about the 10000 listed that never sell. Even each domain averages only $5 a year that's a 50 million dollar return someone else gets on your collective 100 million investment in hope
That's sick.
With the platform you get the ability to transform your asset into whatever you want it to be. You get new developments and capabilities they day they are released. You are the master of your future. And to millions of people unemployed or stuck in dead end jobs thinking their only way out is to borrow50k and open a quiznos that's pretty attractive.
Count your blessings. Others in the business have exploited your get rich quick without any work gene to enrich themselves at your expense.
Rob is giving you a real opportunity the other way around– he invests his money to help you make yours
Twitter: alokaltd
June 28, 2011, 2:57 pm
Another super analysis. Based on my little experiance in the domain field and various comments on this page, I think gTLD's will not have any damaging impact on TLD's such as .com, .net, .co.uk or .de and few others. I personally think it will increase the value of some of the existing TLD's. So it would be foolish to let your domains slip.
If you have the time and the knowldege than build your own sites or work with industry leaders such as EPIK. Just don't park them or else you will never realise their true value.
Twitter: JungleNavigator
September 1, 2013, 10:19 am
"For example, it is cheaper to buy .RETIRE than to buy Retirement.com"
Yes, that's why I did not sometimes understand how is possible someone is paying around a million for the super-premium names, instead of utilizing a opportunity to have own gTLD.
On the other hand – operating a TLD is far much less easy than buying a .com domain. It's not just paying the $185k.
Firstly, you must not have missed the gTLD application window, which is now closed for more than a year. Then, you must prepare to wait. Even if you have successfully applied within the window, you aren't always the only applicant. You have to have your own infrastructure and other expenses, etc…
**RWM ** Yes, good comment. When new gTLDs come online in volume, it will put an implicit cap on keyword .COM names that have never been developed. Why own Keyword.com when you can own .KEYWORD and have 50,000 versions of .KEYWORD with absolutely zero ongoing costs — the ICANN fee is waived for the first 50,000 names.
Despite of all I mentioned, IMHO, for big companies, all this is still definitely worth them to have their own gTLD.


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I just got stuck biking in a heavy down pour here going back to work. Mud all around, wet muddy slopping hills, on coming traffic. Love It!
And my favorite, people honking their horns and yelling out 'WEAR A HELMET!!!' as if its going to save my life 100% when they plow into me. Guess some one up there is looking out for me.