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With one more day remaining in the XX modern Winter Olympics, I would like to express my opinion as to why these series of sport are lackluster:
-The outcome of many Winter games is influenced by who performs the prettiest.
-The world's most popular sports are not included.
Particular to the Winter games, I don't like watching a competition in which a performance is judged on prettiness. We're not talking about an athlete completing a set distance in the fastest time or moving a certain object the most reps. We're talking about artistic performances adjudicated by interpretive opinions of human judges. I wasn't around over two thousand years ago, but the ancient Greek Olympics had nothing to do with prettiness. I'm sure if we thawed out some Greek Olympian from ice and showed him (only men competed in the main events back then) today's games, he would fall over laughing at the bastardization of sport. Besides, back then there was only one winner and no such thing as second or third. You win for your city-state or go home a failure. That's sport.
I would like to present Reasons 1 through Thirty-Six Point One Three Billion why the U.S. is currently fighting a war in Iraq:
DALLAS (AP) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. posted record profits for any U.S. company on Monday -- $10.71 billion for the fourth quarter and $36.13 billion for the year -- as the world's biggest publicly traded oil company benefited from high oil and natural-gas prices and solid
Sammy G was not a happy camper when yesterday's mail brought a letter from the U.S. District Court emblazoned with the words, "Juror Materials." Yes, yours truly has been selected as a potential juror for a federal court case, and I am delighted to be provided the opportunity to come forward and represent my fellow citizens by participating in this country's great judicial system.
Included was a questionnaire to get the jury selection process rolling. They want answers bubbled in with a #2 pencil. I'm using a red pen.
Found out about Waxmail (www.waxmail.biz) this morning. A neat idea for those who are slow typers or prefer to communicate by voice. I tried it for the first time this morning.
Basically, this is a plug-in for MS Outlook that allows anyone with a microphone and internet connection to attach voice recordings to their outgoing emails. I liken this to the 'send voice mail' function on phone systems that allows people to send a voice mail, rather than directly call. In general, this 'send voice mail' function leaves me annoyed when I'm the recipient. You didn't want to talk to me so you're avoiding a conversation by leaving a voice mail?
I recently noticed that I've turned into my father. Is this happening to anyone else?
-I look forward to mowing the lawn.
-I wait to watch the garbagemen take the trash each week to make sure they get everything.
-I get worked up when I see strangers walking near my lawn because preserving the perfect nature of my grass has become more important than people.
-I don't like people.
-I don't like talking to people.
Here's what I love about today's home and office printers: you're really paying for the ink. Similar to the blades-and-razor deal, printing is more about the ink then about the hardware. In fact, I came to the realization that it's cheaper to buy a new printer off the shelf then to pay for ink cartrdige replacement.
Enter 'draft' option. Printing with this option prolongs the life of ink catridges. How many times do your print jobs really need to be in a 'text' or 'photo' version? Aside from digital camera pics of the fam, most print jobs don't need to be fully inked.
I'm accustomed to auto insurance ads on TV. I'm used to auto insurance ads showing up in the mailbox in the form of junk mail. However, I'm never seen a sales pitch for auto insurance come from the Office of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement from an accredited university; in this case, the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Yesterday, I got a letter from a Vice President of my old school asking me to switch from GEICO to Liberty Mutual. Sheldon Caplis wrote me a nice bulk mail piece giving me a basic to-do: call Liberty Mutual to save on auto insurance. Since starting my business, I've become adept and experienced in developing direct mail campaigns for garnering improved business results. This was a classic direct mail letter that included all the features: personal story, service action, strong post script, didactic language, and credible outcomes.
I just read a stat putting half of U.S. households paying at least one bill via online banking. Which leads me to ask: how many of you are paying bills with an online bill-pay service?
I don't know much about paying bills via the internet. At one time, I thought that you set up a bill-pay account with your bank, and then the bank did the work of collecting all the monthly bills and presenting them to you through their web portal. I've been told that this is not how it works. I've been told you have to personally set up each and every repetitive bill with the vendor, not the bank.
Before I issue my observations, I would like readers to know that I consider myself an expert in going to the bathroom. Since birth, I've had to purge excess waste from my body an estimated 35,328 times. Plus, the older I get, the more I get fixated on this process and the timing of this process. You see a lot of guys in their 30s and 40s talking about the phenomenon associated with having to get up a couple times a night. It's a main topic of conversation with old people.
I have to post this blog, because the story needs to be recorded where others will see it, in the hopes that they might reference the story as a clear manifestation of spiritual involvement. Like fate. Or Nabu, the Assyrian god of knowledge and destiny.


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Training on offer
In-House Disability Benefits
For organisations that work with people in vulnerable circumstances, some of whom may also be disabled. If you work with people who are homeless or have substance misuse problems you may have a wealth of expertise in that area but lack the specialist knowledge to support your client with disability related problems including benefits claims. We do take referrals from other agencies but we would rather work with your staff to help them develop that specialist disability knowledge and know how how to keep it up-to-date. Inevitably there is a lot of staff turnover in some organisations so we can offer a cycle of training courses to suit your needs.
Mental Health First Aid
MHFA (Wales) is for everybody
Who should attend?
It is particularly relevant for those who are likely to come into contact with those at risk of experiencing mental distress such as police, nurses, community workers, employment agency staff and family members.
Quotes from participants:
"I am definitely more aware of mental health issues and think I would be better able to recognise if
someone is suffering from a specific type of mental health problem."
"Before the training I would never have known someone was feeling suicidal or how to help them. I think I would now be able to recognise if someone was feeling that way and be able to provide them with support...even if it is just talking to them."
Course programme
The 12 Hour course covers a number of topics including:
- what is meant by mental health/mental ill health
- the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems including depression, anxiety disorders, and psychosis
- the range of effective interventions and treatment
- how to access help and support.
The course delivery is very flexible and may be delivered over 2 full days or spread out over a maximum of 4 sessions over 4 days. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance and a copy of the MHFA (Wales) Manual, which covers the course content.
You can learn to help someone who is developing mental health problems,
or is experiencing a mental health crisis.
Disability Equality
There several different modules on offer. In a typical 1 day training session the day starts by looking at the Social vs. the Medical model of disability and establishing the difference between disability and impairment that is essential to understanding the social model.
This is followed by a session examining the language/imagery/etiquette of disability which may sound dry but in reality participants find this very useful and relevant to their day-to-day work practice.
What then follows depends largely on the needs of the organisation but can include modules on Practical Access Issues, the new Equality Act 2010, Disability Arts, Issues of Work Practice and Organisational practice.
The day concludes with an action-planning task that will give the organisation some actual, practical things to be doing to improve access for disabled people.
There is a lot of participation involved, tasks/games/exercises and discussion in small and larger groups and a variety of media are employed to make the day fun as well as educational.
Get in contact to discuss your specific needs.
The Value Base Of Disability Equality Training.
- Establishment of disability as a rights issue.
- Recognition of diversity.Equality of opportunity.
- The Social Model of disability as defined by disabled people collectively.
- Using the Social Model to inform changing practice.
- Anti-oppressive behaviour. (Challenging and interrupting oppression at all levels).
- Empowerment of disabled people.

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I have decided to start my own business
Some of you might have seen this thread:
Commercial Film Score
Composing music for any kind of commercial use, wheter advertisements, phone waiting-lines or what ever, has always been in my head. As far as I can imagine, or at least as I assume and hope, this field seems to be one of the last ones in which there's actually money to be made by making music.
I have done some some similar jobs in the past on a semi-pro basis, some with pay, some without, but lately I have become more serious about it and I have a small portfolio together to show.
I think by the time I became quite good at it, and I'm ready to take the next step.
My goal is to get the business running by first concentrating on telephone waiting-line stuff.
There are tons of small businesses which have their main connection to the outside world through the telephone, but still use the boring beep-beep tone.
Also, as the piece of music will be played through a really bad mono-speaker anyway, there is no need to really get the highest-possible production quality.
Also, as I don't really have a network yet of very good studio musicians,
I have good chances to do most of the jobs by only using VST's and synths (of which 99% of commercially used music consists anyway).
But nevertheless, I don't have enough opportunities at the moment to also offer vocals, for example. But that shall change sometime, I think.
Getting customers will probably be the hardest part. I think I will start by focussing on internet (website, mailings) and mass-sendings of advertisements through the good ol' postal service.
In the far future I want to expand the whole thing on to website-sounds, corporate audio, tv-spot music and so on.
But I'll see what the future brings.
Any suggestions, thoughts?
Has someone of you done something similar?
Can you see any must-do's and big no-no's I should be aware of?
How do you think should I handle the pricing, what would YOU pay for a similar service?
From a technical view, what equipment do you think I NEED to have?
So far, everythings been basically doable with just loads of VSTs. Is there anything else you recommend?
Thanks guys!
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Free Knitting Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn, formatted for input to refreshable Braille displays or Braille software
Bandana Cowl
Lion Brand® Wool-Ease
Thick & Quick
Pattern Number: L10746 Constructed with a triangular peak in the front, this cowl is built to hang around your neck as a kerchief would, and to protect you from all the cold breezes of fall and winter.
SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2)
SIZE: One Size
Finished Circumference About 26 in. (66 cm)
CORRECTIONS: None
640-503 Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn: Granite
Light and medium grey
Quantity needed: 2 Skeins
Estimated Price: $ 18.98
Lion Brand Size 13 [9 mm] 29-inch [75 cm] Circular Knitting Needles
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9 sts = 4 in. (10 cm) in St st (k on RS, p on WS). When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from person to person. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles. Making a Gauge Swatch
Exact gauges is not imporant to this project.
ssk (slip, slip, knit) Slip next 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time, to right needle; insert left needle into fronts of these 2 sts and knit them tog – 1 st decreased.
ssp (slip, slip, purl) Slip next 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time, to right needle; pass them back to left needle; purl them tog through back loops – 1 st decreased.
Cowl is worked from the top down.
The straight side edges are seamed to form a tube.
Circular needle is used to accommodate the bulky sts.
Work back and forth in rows on the circular needles as if working on straight needles.
COWL Cast on 56 sts.
Row 1 (WS): *K1, p1; rep from * to end of row.
Continue in St st (k on RS, p on WS) until piece measures about 10 in.
(25.5 cm) from beginning, end with a WS row.
Note: End with a WS row means that the last row you work should be a WS row, and the next row that you are ready to work will be a RS row.
Bandanna Triangle Next Row (RS): Bind off 14 sts (1 st is on right needle after 14 sts are bound-off), ssk, k22, k2tog, k1, bind off rem 14 sts - 26 sts at the end of this row.
Rejoin yarn at rem sts to work WS row.
Decrease Row (WS): P1, p2tog, p to last 3 sts, ssp, p1 - 24 sts at the end of this row.
Decrease Row (RS): K1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 - 22 sts at the end of this row.
Rep last 2 rows until 4 sts rem.
Next Row: K1, k2tog, k1 - 3 sts at the end of this row.
Next Row:P1, p2tog, pass first st over 2nd, cut yarn and draw through last st.
FINISHING Seam sides to make a tube.
Weave in ends.
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 together
p = purl
p2tog = purl 2 together
rem = remain(s)(ing)
rep = repeat(s)(ing)
RS = right side
St st = Stockinette stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
tog = together
WS = wrong side
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Flames Top Titans in Horizon League Nail-Biter, 76-74
Feb. 23, 2013
CHICAGO – The UIC women's basketball team (9-16, 5-7) picked up its second consecutive Horizon League win on Saturday night with a 76-74 triumph against third-place Detroit. Eight lead changes and four ties in the final 3:44 gave both teams the opportunity for victory, but a wide-open layup by sophomore Gisselle Truiett with 20 seconds left and a Flames' defensive stop sealed the outcome. Junior Rachel Story posted a game-high 22 points to notch her eighth 20-point outing on the season.
"I thought we played with a lot of passion tonight," said head coach Regina Miller. "It was a true team effort and I'm very pleased with how we executed our post defense."
Junior Emily Kobel tied a career-high with 17 points as she sank four three pointers, including three in the second half.
"Emily knows if she's open, she has the green light," said Miller. "She hit some huge shots for us tonight and really stepped up her play."
Redshirt junior Katie Hannemann added 16 points to UIC's total as she is averaging 21.6 points in her last five games. Senior Taylor Foulks recorded her third game of the season with double-digit rebounds, leading all players with 10 boards. Foulks' seven points leaves her just 12 shy of 1,000 for her career.
Both teams struggled to find the basket in the early goings as they combined for just two buckets in the first five minutes of play. The Flames caught a lucky break at the 14:55 mark with Detroit's Shareta Brown picking up her second foul, sending her to the bench for the next eight minutes.
Even without Brown, the Titans were able to go on a 10-0 and pull ahead of UIC, 15-4, with 12:22 left in the period.
Later in the half, the Flames went on an 11-2 run, capped off by a Kobel three, which gave UIC its first lead of the game, 30-28, with 2:28 on the ticker. The advantage was short lived as Detroit responded by scoring the final 10 points of the half, including eight from junior Senee Shearer, jumping in front the Flames 38-30 at the break. Shearer led all scorers at the half with 17 points, drilling 5-of-9 from the outside.
Story paced UIC at half with nine points followed by Hannemann with six.
The Flames were able to cut Detroit's lead down to four points by the 16:33 mark of the second half, but then the Titans' Demeisha Fambro put up seven straight points to give UDM a 52-41 edge with 13:50 on the clock.
With the Titans ahead by 11, UIC executed a 15-3 run over a four-minute span to grab the 56-55 edge. Detroit retook the lead on the next possession on jumper by Shearer, but then Kobel did what she does best and nailed her third trey of the game to put the Flames in front 59-57 with just over eight minutes left to play.
The Flames held the lead until the 3:44 mark when UDM's Brown made good on a three-point play to put the Titans up one. That's when both teams batted the lead back-and-forth until Story found Truiett all alone under the basket for a layup with 20 seconds remaining, giving the Flames a 75-74 lead. UIC held strong the defensive end by forcing Brown into a tough look which clanked off the rim and out-of-bounds. Kobel secured the inbounds pass and was fouled with just 0.2 on the clock, leaving Detroit with three-quarter court heave that fell short.
UIC shot 14-of-28 (50.0%) and held UDM's Shearer to just four points in the second half. Detroit went 9-of-26 (34.6%) from the field in the final period.
The Flames are back in action on Thursday at second-place Youngstown State with tip scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.


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State-of-the-art, 92,000-s.f. LEED® Silver certified community center designed for the underserved residents of Salem, Oregon.
Lakewood Commons
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Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center
New multi-phase recreation and aquatic center whose exterior brings a contemporary interpretation to New Mexico's rich architectural vernacular.
Kroc Phoenix
One of the largest in the family of The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers in the country, with 137,000 s.f. of space.
Kroc Suisun
Reclamation gem converted into a state-of-the-art worship, community, education and recreation center with a theater, gym, fitness, aquatics and more.
J. Leonard Levy Family Wellness Center
New state-of-the-art active-aging wellness center with a therapy and exercise pool, rehabilitation therapy and fitness center.
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Fairfield Community Arts Center
Cultural center with 250-seat performance theater, art gallery, studios, classrooms and conference/ community meeting rooms.
Arvada Police Community Stations
Prototype and subsequent full design of the first two Arvada Police Community Stations, serving the northeast and western sectors.
Gypsum Recreation Center
New recreation center with multi-activity gymnasium, gymnastics center, climbing and bouldering walls, leisure pool with lazy river, and more.
Kroc Augusta
82,000-s.f., LEED® Silver certified center with worship and performing arts education, family life and personal development, and recreation and aquatic opportunities.
Durango Public Library
Cutting-edge, LEED® Gold certified library reflecting Durango, Colorado's commitment to a new standard for sustainability.
Devil's Thumb Ranch
Multiphased project adding new cabins, a state-of-the-art activity center, restaurant, lodge and spa to a high-end Rocky Mountain resort.
Kroc Quincy
Cutting-edge, LEED® Silver certified community center boasting nearly 97,000 s.f. of amenities, including a 500-seat chapel as well as fitness and aquatics.
Heather Gardens Community Center
Community for active independent adults, including a community center with indoor and outdoor pools, recreation facilities, a restaurant/bar, golf course and pro shop.
The REC of Grapevine
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Arapahoe County Municipal Projects
Fifteen years of planning and construction projects, including studies, programming, tenant improvements and new construction.
Eagle View Adult Center
LEED® Gold certified active-aging center for residents of the City of Brighton, with recreation, fitness and aquatic elements to be added in subsequent phases.
Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center
52,000-s.f. aquatic center that includes a competitive 50-meter pool and spectator seating for 800, plus loads of energy-saving features.
Dinosaur National Monument Quarry Visitor Center
Major renovation and expansion, including sustainability upgrades, of a 1956 visitor center that had been closed due to unsafe conditions.
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
Revitalized arts center with museum, gallery, banquet hall, theaters, studios and an outdoor amphitheater.
North Richland Hills Public Library
New library, serving a community of 60,000, that uses traditional Texas civic building forms and materials and was planned for future expansion.
Huffhines Park & Breckinridge Park
Renovation of two Richardson, Texas ball fields to a championship level of play, resulting from a bond measure passed to upgrade facilities.
Fossil Trace Golf Clubhouse
$2.5 million luxury clubhouse with scenic views of Golden Valley and the Rockies, created in conjunction with Golden's premier 18-hole golf course.
The Splash at Fossil Trace
Outdoor aquatic park located on a 25-acre recreation campus complete with waterslides, an interactive play features and a competition pool.
WECMRD Field House
First large-scale public building to complete Eagle County's ECO-Build commercial program, stacked with energy- and material-efficient design.
Waunakee Village Center
New 45,600-s.f. community/senior center brought about through extensive public process, and located on a reclaimed factory site.
Troy & Dollie Smith Family YMCA
27,500-s.f. addition and 21,000-s.f. renovation to an existing YMCA facility, including a new lap and leisure pool and renovated gymnasium.
Erie Community Center
New community center with lap and leisure pools, a gymnasium, aerobics, weights, fitness, a climbing pinnacle, and teen and senior lounges.
The MARQ at Southlake
104,000-s.f. multipurpose community facility, with a senior community center and recreation center to be built in two phases.


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- Singapore, Kvinnelig, 18-24
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Shared mixed dorm, did not stay the night. Other than the climb up to 4th and 5th levels, pretty sufficient accommodation - close proximity to attractions, not far away from main train stations. Excellent WiFi but ask for password before you head up. Ample clean showers and toilets. For longer stay, request for a lower bunk; unless you want to break your neck climbing up and down the unstable bunk, or get scolded by unsympathetic bonker below for almost falling off and balancing.
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THERE HAS BEEN some discussion lately about whether the sustainability movement has lost steam. When we asked this question on our website last year, 57 percent of you said it was losing momentum, 24 percent said it was gaining momentum, and 19 percent said it had hit a plateau.
I recently found some news that shows the 24 percent who said it was gaining momentum were right. The U.S. Green Building Council says that the total footprint of commercial projects certified under its LEED green building program surpassed 2 billion square feet. There also is another 7 billion square feet in registered projects currently in the pipeline worldwide.
Registered projects in July alone included an office for Google in Mumbai, India; an office for Vestas, a wind turbine manufacturer, in Lem, Denmark; and probably a school or office building near you.
Also closer to home, NRMCA recently announced it has become an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) program operator. EPDs are third-party verified reports from product manufacturers that provide information regarding the environmental performance of their products. The association's members can use this information to meet requirements for LEED and other environmental certification programs.
Being environmentally responsible goes beyond displaying a plaque in a building's lobby. "Goodwill and recognition are part of it," Cliff Bocchicchio, Titan America's environmental manager, says in our feature story on page 20. "It also helps awareness among the employees. When you start doing these types of things, people become proud of where they work and it really helps the business. It makes people feel more productive."
It's hard to argue with that.
The U.S. Green Building Council has launched its online App Lab as part of its LEED Automation Program. The lab is a searchable catalog of third-party apps that are integrated with LEED data. Users can use these tools to help with task management, data interchange, file uploads, credit scorecards, credit strategies, and team messaging. Each app is a fully functional software tool that has been enhanced to provide LEED project teams and administrators integration with LEED Online and address the LEED certification process.
"The potential leverage points are so numerous that we really cannot anticipate the full impact of the App Lab," says Scot Horst, USGBC's senior vice president, LEED. "All we are sure of is that we have created a place to ignite the flames of true innovation and growth." For more information or to use an app, visit http://usgbc.org/automation.
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Social media has taken not only the internet, but the world by storm. From one-on-one conversations between friends, to multi-billion dollar business alliances, social media has and is transforming the way the world socializes and the way it does business.
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In less than six years, Facebook has morphed into a global sensation with over five hundred million users. Since its inception, dozens of other social media sites have sprung up. Many have withered and left for "cyber-heaven," others are kicking in the cyber-door and becoming significant players in.
These top five social media companies and networks are attracting attention and look to be here for the long term. (Quit your job, be your own boss and earn a paycheck. Find out what to do to make it happen. Refer to Start Your Own Small Business.)
1. Vimeo
Vimeo is a video sharing site that Mashable.com calls YouTube's "artsy cousin." Home to artistic and creative video talent the site has channels, categories and groups that feature a bounty of talented videographers. From stunning travelogues to short films to political activism speeches, this site covers everything video. Vimeo can be uploaded across multiple other social platforms including Facebook and smartphones. The videos can be also viewed through your television using GoogleTV, Boxee or VizioTV.
It is the major international video sharing service with a strong presence in South America. Adding additional services such as increased upload limits, HD capabilities and an HTML5 player will see their user numbers increase. Their free service offers the user plenty of space, ease of use and extensive privacy settings. The Plus service is $9.95 per month and gives unlimited HD uploads, 5GB of space per week and the ability to archive your videos. They do not allow commercial content of any kind; only creative and artistic endeavors. If you dream of being the next Spielberg this is a good place to start.
2. Screenr
Screenr allows you capture your computers screenshot add audio and with a click share it. An extremely easy program to use, it doesn't require that you download anything. You can record you screen images, format them, add audio and have a complete presentation within minutes that can be uploaded to Twitter, Facebook or downloaded as an MP4.
It offers an easy way to create a brand, show-off your businesses expertise, and embed videos on blogs and websites. Screenr Business allows user businesses to share information publicly or privately between associates and offices, giving employees around the globe the ability to easily collaborate. It also gives businesses the ability to see a customer problem instantly. Creating demos for clients, user guides, teaching/educational instruction or just for sharing with friends and family, and it can be integrated with Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
The basic program is free, but there is a pay Pro section for business. They have recently added features that allow users to playback their presentations on virtually any device: iPhone, iPads and Androids.
3. Postling
This new platform offers "one-stop" publishing. Creating a presence on social media sites can be very time consuming. Postling was created to allow the user the ability to post once and have that post be immediately uploaded to all their social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, LinkedIn, YouTube and several others. Postling allows you to schedule your posts, and emails you a log of activity from all you social media accounts. Users can even respond to comments via Postling. For businesses, Postling monitors your companies keywords then sends you an email when those keywords are mentioned. A one-user account is offered for free. Subscriptions are available for additional users and businesses.
4. Groupon
Using existing social media such as Facebook and Twitter, Groupon offers "collective buying power" to consumers. The process is simple: sign up using your email address and select the city nearest you. You will receive offers daily from local merchants on special deals available only to Groupon members. It has proven to be very effective in reaching new customers. Groupon, which is expected to IPO this summer, is the world's fastest growing website. (Learn more in Is Groupon Good For Business?)
Groupon now has over 13 million members, 8,000 employees, is available in 88 U.S. cities, and 46 countries. It has earned over 600 million in revenue and is still growing with ventures into television with deals offered by contestants on Bravo's "Top Chef."
5. Foursquare
The idea is simple, but brilliant. With your smartphone or via texting, GPS technology shows the user's location and sends it to their list of contacts. These can be open or private depending on the settings chosen. Users can bookmark information about locations, businesses and brands they like or don't like.
If a user frequents a particular business, they can share this location each time they visit, those with the most visits can earn points, collect badges and become a virtual "mayor," which gives that user additional discounts for being a loyal customer.
Businesses get instant feedback on their products, gain new customers, and have access to instant international marketing of their product or service. With over 10 million users, 400,000 participating merchants, and three million check-ins daily, Foursquare is a social media newcomer to be reckoned with.
The Bottom Line
There are others climbing the social media chain, but these five are the ones that seem to have navigated the murky waters of dot com start-ups and are rising fast. (Give your business what it needs to thrive and it will reward you for years to come. See 9 Tips For Growing A Successful Business.)


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Sharing three little peeks into our day.
8am A grey Autumn sky greeted us this morning.
I am not sure what Bunnings is, but it looks like a great spot and the two of your are certainly happy to be there :) Hope you enjoyed your dinner. Great little peeks into your day. Thanks for playing along. xoReplyDelete
Ha ha... :) to describe what Bunnings is.
Simply put, they're a mega hardware/homemaker store chain here in Australia.
But a trip to Bunnings is almost the equivalent of a trip to Ikea. Our local one is a new store, so it has a café and a children's playground inside it! There's something there for everyone :) and over the weekend the place is packed with people picking up things for projects around the home.
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As Monster and CareerBuilder battle for the leadership position in online recruiting, a nonprofit association is quietly and slowly influencing everything from what they charge to how coveted customers like Cingular Wireless calculate their recruiting results.
In recent months, DirectEmployers has announced a partnership with Business.com, allied with the networking site LinkedIn, and deepened its relationship with the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Its member companies say it provides an economical way to draw job-seekers to their sites, and that it has devised innovative methods of connecting candidates with businesses, and businesses with each other. But questions remain about how cost-effective DirectEmployers is, especially for smaller companies, and whether it's more significant for its actual traffic or simply for being an alternative to the policy at Monster.com, HotJobs and CareerBuilder of charging by the listing.
"Social welfare"
Rather than containing listings itself, DirectEmployers.com is designed as a search engine. It currently indexes jobs listed by about 1,400 companies, sending job-seekers directly to the employers' own Web sites. The site is run by the DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit consortium of about 170 companies that each pay a flat fee of $12,500 a year. Member companies' listings appear above others in search results. DirectEmployers will also post them to America's Job Bank on request. And executive director Bill Warren reports that DirectEmployers is developing plans to make large and small cities' job postings available.
Warren, the former president of Monster.com, put together the DirectEmployers Association in early 2002. It's set up as a nonprofit so that its member companies can own and manage it through the nonprofit association, without owning stock. It does, however, pay taxes as a for-profit organization. (According to Warren, it has applied to be a 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organization.)
The association announced a partnership with Business.com at the beginning of June. DirectEmployers also provides job-search functionality for Classmates.com and LinkedIn. Asked about the financial arrangements, Warren says of all three partnerships, "We provide them a service, they provide us with additional traffic, and there's no money exchanging hands; I can't go into more detail than that."
In addition, DirectEmployers and the National Association of Colleges and Employers cosponsor NACElink, a recruiting system that connects employers' job listings with college career centers' résumés for students and recent graduates. NACElink now covers almost 350 schools, and plans to expand further. It's currently beta-testing a campus interview program. But how many job placements has it led to? "The hirings are a tough one to measure," says NACE's executive director, Marilyn Mackes. "But when we were at 300 schools, we had more than 100,000 students using the system."
Steven Rothberg is president and founder of CollegeRecruiter.com. "We don't feel like [NACElink's] presence has hurt our business in the slightest, and in fact we think it's helped our business," Rothberg says. The DirectEmployers/NACE partnership, he says, has "hurt MonsterTRAK a lot more than they've hurt the smaller independent boards--they seem to have broken up what was close to a monopoly."
Influencing market prices
Other observers note that DirectEmployers itself is significant for challenging the big boards' position--and providing an alternative to their spiraling fees. "Employers have reason to want a competitive environment," says Peter Zollman, founding principal of Classified Intelligence. "They want to know that if Monster were to become as arrogant in pricing as newspapers used to be, there would be an online alternative. Now, with the tremendous growth in traffic and postings at CareerBuilder, the landscape has clearly changed since Monster was the overwhelming number one, with competitors barely visible in the distance." (Asked to comment on DirectEmployers, a Monster representative noted that it has a policy of not commenting on other companies.)
"I see the big commercial boards becoming something like the Wall Street Journal is now in terms of recruitment advertising, where people only go to them for hard-to-fill jobs," Warren says. "Charging $300 to $400 per ad--that's going to be tough in the future."
Paul White, director of staffing at Cingular Wireless (who is also on DirectEmployers' board of directors), agrees that the presence of DirectEmployers has softened up the big boards' costs to companies: "The major job boards are much more willing to negotiate pricing now, and we're not seeing increases year after year."
Ray Schreyer, manager of Internet recruiting at DirectEmployers member IBM, says he remembers "when job boards cost $3,000 to $4,000 a year. But within a few years, we saw the cost for large companies rise to millions of dollars. DirectEmployers gives us hope for a level playing field."
Competing on cost per candidate
The question is, though, how many candidates--and of what quality--does DirectEmployers.com drive to its members' listings? It's hard to say. As of June 21, Alexa.com's numerical rankings of Internet traffic listed Monster.com at 152, CareerBuilder at 316, HotJobs at 494 and DirectEmployers.com at 23,808. Then again, Warren says, "Alexa rankings do not apply in any way to us. A job-seeker will come to our site and stay there an average of about 22 seconds, and then they're off to a corporate Web site. Our measurements are how many people are hired, and how effective it is for recruiters."
Still, there are no audited figures for the measurements Warren suggests. And workforce-management professionals, especially at smaller companies, want numbers that are comparably cost-effective to those of the big boards. "When I look at advertising media," says Chuck Matthews, director of human resources with G&T Conveyor Co., "I'm very interested in knowing what the subscriber base is, how many Web site hits they get, how many unique visitors--it's like a newspaper ad. DirectEmployers has solid companies, but I've never really found out how many hits they get. And they're cost-prohibitive; for $12,500, I can do a lot more with other endeavors."
For larger companies with more positions available, though, the flat rate may represent less of their overall recruitment advertising costs. Cingular's White says that, this year, DirectEmployers has driven about 23,000 candidates to Cingular's listings--about 2,500 in all. "The major boards are driving more traffic," he says, "but when you look at cost per candidate, it balances out to be roughly even."
Even so, because of DirectEmployers' low-key approach, it's still not well known among job-seekers. David Tanguay, CEO of recruitment-monitoring company Wanted Technologies, calls DirectEmployers "one of the best-kept secrets of job banks out there."
Randy Mehl, managing director at Robert W. Baird and one of the analysts who covers Monster.com, agrees that the word hasn't gotten out: "DirectEmployers hasn't had a noticeable influence yet." The consortium's members, Mehl says, are "companies that would probably pay a million dollars a year for online recruitment advertising--so about 1 percent of their budget goes to DirectEmployers…. Companies are paying for where you're actually going to get candidate flow. I think the online recruitment segment can support growth, but it's going to be challenging to make progress beyond the big three and the established niche job boards."


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A potatoe is a word used to describe someone from Ireland, not in complimentary terms!
Oi look at that fuckin potatoe pissing on your newly washed car.... he is so drunk the stoopid fukn potatoe. irish fuckwit idiot annoying cunt always drunk gibberish useless argumentitive repulsive cheap ass
Lencko tərəfindən 30 İyun 2012
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The proper spelling of the starchy root-vegetable, according to then-vice-president Dan Quayle as he tried to correct a small child in spelling.
<Child> "Potato. P-o-t-a-t-o. Potato."
<DQ> "Thats P-O-T-A-T-O-E you stupid kid!"
<Secret Service Agent> "Uh, Mr. Vice-president, the child was actually correct."
<DQ> "Oh."
<DQ> "Thats P-O-T-A-T-O-E you stupid kid!"
<Secret Service Agent> "Uh, Mr. Vice-president, the child was actually correct."
<DQ> "Oh."
pythonspam tərəfindən 07 Noyabr 2003
Potatoe is an older but still correct spelling of the word more commonly word spelled potato. It turns out that Dan Quail and the young student were both correct in there spellings. The e at the end of potatoe was largely dropped by the end of the 20th century.
white potatoe, baked potatoe, sweet potatoe
crjohn tərəfindən 08 Mart 2014
A word that can be a response to anything.
"Are you Republican or Democrat?"
Yogurtland tərəfindən 06 Aprel 2015
A retard. Someone of low intelligence. May claim higher intelligence.
You're too potatoe to communicate properly.
Liberty rockstar tərəfindən 13 İyul 2015
This refers to male "Camel-Toe", whenever pants are pulled up, testicles go separate ways down the pant legs, forming an odd potato.
My sister pulled up my pants, and I got a Pota-toe
Ariel Mejia tərəfindən 05 İyun 2006
a douche bag
haters gonna hate, winners gonna win, potatoes gonna potate.
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A photovoltaic facility is a solar energy system that generates electricity using photovoltaic (PV) cells, also known as "solar cells", which generate electrical energy from solar radiation. The system consists of collectors and a converter that converts direct current into an electric current that is compatible with the electricity grid. Photovoltaic devices generate "clean electricity" without emitting smoke or pollutants and help to protect the environment. Each facility built reduces greenhouse gases to a small degree, thereby contributing to the battle against air pollution and global warming, in addition to lowering electricity costs. In addition, the Israel Electric Corporation undertakes to purchase generated electricity at an attractive price that is several times higher than the rates paid by the consumer, in accordance with the tariffs of the Electricity Authority, and to sell this electricity to its consumers. To regulate statutory approval for small and medium sized photovoltaic facilities, the National Board for Planning and Building has approved National Outline Plan 10/D/10, a guideline plan for expediting proceedings at the level of the district and local planning and building commissions. In March 2011, the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources and the Israel Land Administration published two more tenders to market land for solar energy initiatives involving photovoltaic electricity generation:
Construction of two power stations to supply 10 MW in the Mitzpe Ramon Industrial ZoneConstruction of a solar energy station to supply 5 MW in the Ein Evrona Industrial Zone, Eilat


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Release Date: July 13, 2012
Running Time: 148 mins.
MPAA Rating: None
Box Office: $1,027,121.00
Genre: Comedy, Foreign
Three strangers in London inadvertently become best friends and start living together. Everything seems to be perfect until love comes to town. A contemporary story about the interplay between friendship and romantic love and how in the truest sense one really can't exist without the other.


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Book your room at Zenitude Hôtel-Résidences Les Terrasses du Lac
Get an overview of this hotel3-star lakefront residence near Evian Casino
Located in the heart of Evian-les-Bains, this residence is within 1 mi (2 km) of Evian Masters Golf Club and Evian Casino. Evian Thermal Spa is 1.3 mi (2 km) away.
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Along with a sauna, this residence has a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities and multilingual staff are onsite.
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Zenitude Hôtel-Résidences Les Terrasses du LacEvian-les-Bains Haute-Savoie 74500
Hotel Amenities
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In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, Zenitude Hôtel-Résidences Les Terrasses du Lac provides a sauna and a children's pool. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This Evian-les-Bains residence also offers multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and an elevator (lift). Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Total number of rooms - 103
- Number of floors - 3
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Children's pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
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- Family Hotel
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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- Balcony
- Microwave
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Kitchen
- Refrigerator
- Cable TV service
- Sofa bed
- Free WiFi
- Private bathroom
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Breakfast is available for a surcharge and served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
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A children's pool and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
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- In-room accessibility
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is 10 AM
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- Dogs and cats only
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
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No rollaway/extra beds available
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1 per person, per night
- Resort fee: EUR 1.00 per person, per night
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- Breakfast fee: EUR 8.50 for adults and EUR 5 for children (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 5 per pet, per stay
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- Zenitude Hotel Terrasses Lac
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AsparagusAsparagus (Asparagus Officinalis), also known as sparrow grass, is a vegetable which has been grown from early times in ancient Egypt and in the Roman Empire. Because it is rare and pretentious to both growing and cooking conditions, the plant is considered to be a delicacy.
Description of AsparagusAsparagus is a plant which grows spontaneously in hay fields. It is cultivated in different varieties. In the earth it has a strong rhizome. The leaves are scale shaped, and the fruits are actually linear ramifications of the stems. The flowers are small, of a whitish-green color. The fruits are of red color.
Properties of Asparagus plantThe vegetable contains phosphate and vitamin B, which gives it remineralizing and stimulating properties. Also, it has rare nutrients: copper, iron, zinc, manganese, chrome, calcium, sodium, potassium, which give it depurative, and laxative properties and make it a hepatic and renal drainer.
TreatmentsNext to its qualities of being a refined vegetable, asparagus is also used in natural medicine. It is used to control some stomach affections, clean the liver, lungs and intestines of their wastes and toxins. Apart from its depurative effects, the vegetable also has a protecting action on the arteries. Consumed regularly, it prevents the development of arteriosclerosis and cleans the blood.
For cases of physical or intellectual asthenia, anemia and convalescence, the asparagus diet is recommended, consumed in its raw state.
Also, for treating cardio-vascular erythrism, the raw asparagus diet is recommended. Consuming this vegetable stimulates the decrease of glycosuria and increases diuresis, a reason why it is recommended to diabetics.
The asparagus stem has the property of eliminating toxins from the digestive trap. The pulp of the asparagus stem is used, its exterior side being first cleaned.
The asparagus root, boiled in vinegar, is used in treating paradontosis. The asparagus tea is used for its diuretic actions.


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The search engine's logo has been replaced with an inky black sky with the word "Google" written across it. The Hubble telescope takes the place of the word's two Os.
Hovering one's mouse pointer over the image brings up the words "20th Anniversary of Hubble Telescope Launch by NASA". Clicking on it brings up the Google search page for "Hubble Telescope", while clicking on "I'm feeling lucky" brings up the Hubble's own website.
The Hubble telescope, launched on 24 April 1990, has had a chequered history, requiring major repairs early in its career due to one of its focusing mirrors being incorrectly made. However, since then it has returned some of the most incredible images ever taken of space, including the famous Pillars of Creation image and the Deep Field.
Google's Doodles - the images on its home page - change frequently in response to major events. 23 April saw it being given a St George's Day makeover, showing a mounted St George and a cartoon dragon.
The first Google doodle was of the Burning Man Festival of 1998. The doodle was designed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's founders, to notify users of their absence in case the servers crashed.
Doodles have been produced for the birthdays of several noted artists and scientists, including Isaac Einstein, Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci.
Last year a series of doodles showing UFOs and crop circles caused lengthy speculation before it was revealed that they were celebrating the birthday of science fiction author HG Wells.


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I just set up Release 4.5.6_GA_1044.RHEL4_20070706225645 CentOS4 FOSS edition. I have set up an alias (junk@domain) pointing to the spam training account for each of our domains that our mail server is hosting. The problem is that the messages being forwarded to spam@domain don't appear to be reaching the spam training account and are instead being deposited into our catchall account.
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Hebburn is a warm and affectionate tale of northeast family life... mostly. It tells the tale of the Pearson family and their impetuous and ambitious son, Jack, who has left Tyneside for the bright lights and glamour of Manchester. He has secretly married (while drunk in Las Vegas) a middle class Jewish girl, Sarah, and realizes that it is about time he introduced her to his family. Hebburn airs Saturday nights at 10 p.m. beginning August 10, 2013 on WXXI-TV.
Jim Moir and Gina McKee play Jack's parents, Joe and Pauline, who are devoted to their family and their hometown. Jan Ravens and Phil Nice star as Sarah's parents, Susan and Ben, who have to contend with their daughter marrying into a family from a very different background.
Other characters include Jack's fun-loving sister Vicki; his Grandmother, Dot, who likes to keep everyone 'up to speed' on her bowel movements; Sarah's hippy sister, Marial; Jack's 'larger than life' friend, Big Keith; and Vicki's best friend, Denise and her boyfriend Gervaise. Writer Jason Cook also stars in the series as 'Ramsey', a friend of Jack.


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Is "Dad" still alive? Did the divorce decree attempt to make a conveyance of title or just direct one party to deed the property to "Mom"? Have you looked into recording the divorce decree as a muniment of title?
Dad is still alive. Not sure what a muniment of title is.
If he is still alive, then the title issues can be resolved by obtaining a deed from him pursuant to the divorce decree. If he refuses, he can be forced to sign over the property or face a petition for indirect contempt of court (failure to follow the directive in the divorce decree).
Further, in TX, certified copies of divorce decrees can sometimes be filed to serve as a deed.
The loan would be fine regardless of the purported title issues because the divorce decree extinguishes any legal right that "Dad" has to the property. Thus, it doesn't matter that he did not sign any of the loan documents.
Unfortunately, if her step-father signed the loan document, he is still liable for the loan regardless of whether he has any interest in the property.
Once the title issues are resolved by getting the deed or recording the decree as a muniment of title, then the mother's will can probably also be filed as a muniment of title so that title is solely in the names of the beneficiaries named in the will. They can then proceed to close on the sale of the property and transfer good title.
There are several steps to the process and given the money at stake in selling the home it would certainly be worth spending a few thousand dollars to retain a local TX attorney to assist you with getting everything in order. www.martindale.com and the TX bar association's website are both good starting places to locate a TX real estate attorney.
Okay. Since Dad has no legal right to the property, can a judgement issued against him personally in 2008 impair our ability to transfer good title to the buyer? The title company seems to think that a release is required before they can issue a title policy. Maybe the steps you discussed above might correct that problem. Also, if Step Dad is still liable for the loan, would the entire loan balance be required to be paid from the sale proceeds?
Yes, taking the steps above should resolve the issues. Yes, there is still a valid lien against the property for the loan so the loan will need to be paid in full in order to transfer good title.
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Music Department
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Voice: (504) 865-5274
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2008 PhD, Ethnomusicology, Columbia University
2003 M.A. Musicology, Tulane University
1995 B.Music, Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. Dual degree: Classical Guitar Performance and Sound Recording
Matt Sakakeeny is an ethnomusicologist, journalist, and musician in New Orleans, where he has lived since 1997. His book, Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans, is a firsthand account of the precarious lives of brass band musicians in New Orleans. Keywords in Sound, co-edited with David Novak, is a critical reference work for the field of sound studies. Matt has published in journals such as Ethnomusicology, Black Music Research Journal, Contemporary Political Theory, and Current Musicology, and filed reports for public radio's All Things Considered, Marketplace, and WWOZ's Street Talk. He is also a board member for the Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund and volunteer for the Roots of Music afterschool program.
2015. Keywords in Sound. With co-author David Novak. Durham: Duke University Press.
2013. Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans. Durham: Duke University Press.
2012. Why Dey Had to Kill Him? The Life and Death of Shotgun Joe.Oxford American 79: 142-148.
2012. New Orleans Exceptionalism in "The Neoliberal Deluge" and "Treme."Perspectives on Politics 10(3): 723-726.
2011. New Orleans Music as a Circulatory System. Black Music Research Journal 31(2): 291-325.
2011. "New Orleans, Louisiana, USA," Critical Exchange on David Simon's Treme, Contemporary Political Theory 10(3): 395-398.
2010. "Under the Bridge": An Orientation to Soundscapes in New Orleans. Ethnomusicology 54(1): 1-27
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2010. "Jazz Funerals and Second Line Parades" - "Brass Bands of New Orleans" : KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana.
2006. Resounding Silence in the Streets of a Musical City. Space and Culture 9(1):41-44
2005. Disciplinary Movements, the Civil Rights Movement, and Charles Keil's "Urban
Blues." Current Musicology 79-80:143-168
2002. Indian Rulers: Mardi Gras Indians and New Orleans Funk. The Jazz Archivist
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MUSC 343 African American Music
MUSC 344 Blues in American Life
MUSC 703 Introduction to Graduate Studies
MUSC 706 Introduction to New Orleans Music and Resources
MUSC 1890 New Orleans Music
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Since its inception in 1997, Netflix has redefined an industry formerly dominated by brick and mortar franchises through a series of right-place, right-time innovations. Their monthly flat-rate subscription, unlimited rentals and elimination of shipping, handling and late fees were enough to drive Blockbuster into bankruptcy. The irony probably wasn't lost on the mom and pop shops that were forced to close their doors when Blockbuster and Hollywood Videos came to town. Netflix stumbled badly in 2011 when they split their streaming and DVD rental divisions and began charging separately for each service. Combined with the attempted spin-off of their DVD rental arm in the Qwikster fiasco in September, the company saw its stock plummet from an all-time high of $304.79 in July to $63.85 by November. Netflix lost over 800,000 subscribers, the Wall Street Journal declared the company's business model "broken" and CEO Reed Hastings was forced to abort Qwikster. Netflix rebounded in the third quarter with a 63% jump in earnings and 610,000 new subscribers by the end of the fourth quarter as a glut of new players began circling the blood in the water around its 61% marketshare.
Industry sharks like Apple's iTunes, Sony PlayStation Network, Microsoft Xbox Live, Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBOGo, Barnes & Noble and even Toys 'R' Us Movies are now bidding on the same exclusive content arrangements that were once bread and butter for Netflix. Rather than slink off to find a shady porch under which to disappear, Netflix is doubling down on a number of strategies to remain competitive in the exploding market. In April 2012, they established their own political action committee called FLIXPAC to aggressively lobby a pro-intellectual property, anti-video-piracy and net-neutrality agenda. In addition to expanding their streaming service internationally, Netflix is also investing in its own content delivery network called Open Connect to manage the billions of hours per month of streaming media currently handled by third-party commercial networks. Open Connect gives Netflix exclusive control over its own YouTube-sized pipes, effectively cutting out the middleman and reducing long-term overhead.
Most dramatically though, Netflix is putting $3.7 billion over the next five years into an original content strategy that marks another leap forward for the Los Gatos, California-based enterprise. Over the course of its evolution, Netflix has become one of the biggest content buyers in Hollywood and their latest play leverages technology, talent and capital in a way that may eventually change how television programs are financed. Using a proprietary algorithm to mine their vast stores of user data, Netflix is able to predict how a film or TV show will perform in their library. The bulk of Netflix viewers comes from past seasons of popular shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad rather than vast motion picture archives and the new crop of Netflix programs reflects the change in strategy.
Seeing the popularity of existing series like Arrested Development and Weeds, Netflix picked up a fourth season of Arrested Development and is licensing Weeds' creator Jenji Kohan's new women's prison comedy, Orange Is the New Black. Two seasons of a witness protection dramedy called Lilyhammer starring Sopranos alum Steven Van Zandt and the murder mystery series Hemlock Grove penned by schlock-meister Eli Roth round out their latest acquisitions, the crown jewel of which is the David Fincher-produced House of Cards.
In the type of deal unheard of in the industry, Netflix gave David Fincher $100 million for two seasons of his new political drama. Fincher has become one of the most bankable directors in Hollywood with Academy Award nominations for his last two films and a flair for adapting dense, complex narratives for the screen. He'll direct the pilot episode of the series which features Kevin Spacey in the role of Representative Frank Underwood, a political operator who after being passed over for Secretary of State begins pulling the strings that will put him back into power at the expense of a newly inaugurated president. The timing of the series premiere 10 days after the actual Presidential Inauguration is probably not a coincidence. Neither is the narrative voiceover in the trailer which harkens back to one of Spacey's most memorable roles as Lester Bangs in American Beauty. The last bold stroke for Netflix is to release every episode of the series simultaneously. Everything about the show feels big, from the CNN branding to the post-inauguration streets of DC, and the stakes are certainly high enough for the management team back in Los Gatos, but as the trailer cannily indicates, "That's how you devour a whale, one bite at a time." For the giant-killing company intent on changing the way we watch television, the cards may be stacked in their favor.
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A Twitter account that serves as the "news source" of the hacking group Anonymous vows revenge against the FBI for six arrests it made of LulzSec and Anonymous members announced yesterday and offers tips on how to strike back. @YourAnonNews also encouraged members in the group, telling them not to be discouraged that top members had turned FBI informants.
Yesterday Fox News reported the arrests, with the FBI later issuing a press release announcing the particulars. The Fox News story quoted an FBI official who characterized the operations against the group(s) in the US and UK as "chopping off the head" of the organization.
An indictment that was unsealed this morning accuses LulzSec and Anonymous members of a "deliberate campaign of online destruction, intimidation and criminality." It listed attacks against various governments and businesses that led to data theft, loss of data, and the exposure of people's personal information online (called doxing).
This morning @YourAnonNews tweeted "Love all, trust few, do harm to none." Later in the day it proposed a "black fax" operation against the FBI and provided a link and a phone number. Black fax operations are pranks that tie up fax machines and drain them of toner. The Twitter account also warned of another unnamed informant that may be working with the FBI described in the indictment.
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Here are answers to some common questions about video filters.
Video and audio filters are pieces of software that are installed on your computer that help interpret video files so that they will display and play properly. Windows Movie Maker uses them when you import video and audio, preview your project on the storyboard/timeline, and when you publish a movie.
Some video and audio programs install filters when they are installed or used on your computer. Examples of programs that might install filters include digital media player software, DVD player software, DVD-writing software, video and audio-editing programs, and video and audio codec installation software packages.
Unfortunately, not all of the video and audio filters that are installed by other programs are compatible with Windows Movie Maker. This can cause problems when you're importing video and audio, previewing audio and video on the storyboard/timeline, or publishing a movie.
The symptoms of problems with video and audio filters vary in Windows Movie Maker. Some possible issues with video filters can include:
Video appearing upside down or distorted when you preview it from the storyboard/timeline.
Video displaying black with no audio.
Audio playing back quickly and distorted.
Problems when you try to add transitions, effects, or titles.
Again, these are only a few symptoms.
If you are having problems that could be associated with video and audio filters not installed by Windows Movie Maker, you can try to turn video filters off in Windows Movie Maker. Turning off the video and audio filters only affects how they are used (or, in this case, not used) in Windows Movie Maker, so they can still be used by other video and audio programs. To turn filters on or off or to restore the default list of filters, do the following:
Click Tools, and then click Options.
Click the Compatibility tab.
Do one of the following:
To turn off a filter, clear the check box next to the video filter name.
To turn on a filter, select the check box next to the video filter name.
To restore the default list, click Restore All Defaults.
When you restore the default settings, the list and settings for the filters are reset to the last known good setting.


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Matt Maroni Closes Storefront, Mothballs Truck, Steps Back at Morso
Matt Maroni is stepping back from a lot.
Matt Maroni is stepping back from a lot.
Izard designed her own naanwich for the ride.
Even if you don't get tickets, this is probably worth checking out.
Morso moves into the short-lived Pastaterra.
Let's have more of these, though a little sunshine wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
Plus: State and Lake expands more drink options.
His food truck, the gaztro-wagon, has been doing very well this year.
Because everyone loves sandwiches.
With spring finally here, it's time for food truck season to begin.
Hoosier Mama Pie is taking this holiday seriously.
Time Out is celebrating food trucks.
Hopefully he can talk some sense into them.
Get a first look at what's going on at GT Fish & Oyster.
Tentori will be sampling some lobster rolls and chowder out on the streets.
Should we call it the gaztro-bike?
The two food trucks are working together.
Four food trucks from Chicago made the cut.
After three years, he's finally free to launch food trucks - or whatever his heart desires.
Phillip Foss to show food truck food concepts at Gaztro-Wagon.
Get a sneak peek at a potential new food truck today.


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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The mission of the Department of Business Administration and Management is to build upon the liberal arts focus of the College and to provide the base of knowledge and experiences that will enable our graduates to be business leaders, capable of making sound and ethical business decisions in a continuously changing environment. The Department majors are designed around a common core of courses along with the requirements for each concentration. A student can obtain a double major within the Department. However, only one major is permitted in each of the following areas: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Health Care Management, Sport Management, or Computer Information Systems.
Students who successfully complete the program will:
- Exhibit basic competencies in interpersonal skills, oral and written communication, leadership, and teamwork appropriate for the business world.
- Acquire and apply basic knowledge in the student's chosen field.
- Integrate the functional components of business into a workable whole.
- Illustrate the ability to apply critical thinking and reasoning skills and to utilize effective problem solving techniques.
- Demonstrate an awareness and appreciation for cultural, ethical, and responsible behaviors in a global world.
Why The B.S. In Business Administration At Albertus Magnus College?
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is offered in our Undergraduate Day Program.
The Undergraduate Day Program is the heart of the College, a semester-based undergraduate experience at our New Haven campus. Assisting students to develop insight into the world and their place in it, Featuring small class sizes, personalized attention from highly qualified faculty who are masters of their disciplines and the craft of teaching.
Where Will Your Degree Take You?
Business Analyst
Financial Analyst
Sales Trainee
Marketing Manager
Account Manager
Human Resources Manager
Program Of Study - Business Administration Major
Core Requirements for all Business Administration Majors (21 credits)
*All students pursuing a major in Accounting or Business Administration (with the exception of Computer Information Systems majors) are required to take the following set of core courses as a foundation for requirements in their area of concentration culminating with a capstone course.
Finance Concentration (51 credits, 30 credits + 21 core credits listed above)
General Business Concentration (48 credits, 27 credits in business + 21 core credits listed above)
This concentration is designed specifically for students enrolled in the Teacher Preparation Program who are seeking a secondary level teacher certification with a business endorsement.


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Phone Jacks and Plugs Information
Phone jacks and plugs are connectors used with telephones and other audio systems. They are also known as modular jacks (female) and modular plugs (male). The term "modular" describes a telephone connection interface developed by AT&T that allows installers to assemble phones at customer locations by using components that can be plugged together instead of hard-wired. Phone jacks are female receptacles into which plugs or male connectors are inserted. Several types of phone jacks and plugs are commonly available. In the United States, telephone jacks are called registered jacks (RJ), licensed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and described as RJ-nn, where nn is a two-digit number. The RJ-11, the most common type of telephone jack, can have six conductors but is usually implemented with four. Typically, these four wires consist of a red and green pair that carries voice and data, and a black and white pair that is used for low-voltage signals. Computers that use dial-up modems to connect to networks use mainly RJ-11 jacks. The RJ-45, another common type of jack, is a single-line device for digital transmissions over twisted or untwisted telephone wires. Both keyed and unkeyed versions of the RJ-45 are available. Other types of phone jacks and plugs include the 1/4" jack and the 1/8" jack, both of which are used as connectors in audio systems, amplifiers, and speakers. The 1/4" jack has a 0.25" diameter. The 1/8" jack has a 0.125" diameter.
Housing, Mounting Styles and Specifications
Phone jacks and plugs are housed in metal or plastic cases and differ in terms of mounting styles and performance specifications. Typically, wall or box mounted devices are flanged, threaded for an accessory such as backshell, and designed for permanent mounting. Connectors with receptacle-style mounting mechanisms are used to fit panel cutouts. Dummy receptacles do not have provisions for attaching conductors and are generally used for the storage of a cable assembly connector plug. Performance specifications for phone jacks and plugs include voltage rating, current rating, contact resistance, insulation resistance, dielectric withstanding voltage, and operating temperature. Contact resistance is the measurement of the electrical resistance of mated contacts when assembled in a connector under typical service use. Electrical resistance is determined by measuring from the rear of one contact area to the rear of the contact area of its mate (excluding both crimps) while carrying a specified test current. Dielectric withstanding voltage is the maximum potential gradient that a dielectric material can withstand without failure. The values that suppliers provide depend upon the thickness of the material and the method and conditions of the test. Another important product specification for phone jacks and plugs is the number of contacts or ways that mate with corresponding elements to provide an electrical path.
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D-Subminiature Connectors
D-subminiature or D-sub connectors are sturdy electrical connectors with a mating face shaped like the letter D. They provide polarization because male and female connectors can fit together in only one way.
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DIN connectors are high frequency, multi-pin, electrical connectors that meet standards established by Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN), a German national organization for standardization. The ends of DIN connectors are round, notched, and protected by a metal skirt to ensure that pins line up correctly.
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Samba Ice Perfume
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Samba Ice Perfume by Perfumers Workshop, Sweeten up your day with this feminine 2002 perfume . Samba ice has notes of jasmine, tea rose, sandalwood, and amber notes. Blended to perfection, you will feel your best whether you wear it day or not. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations. ... Read More
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