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Editor's note: Oliver Luck has been busy since taking the position of athletics director at West Virginia University last June, most notably hiring Dana Holgorsen to replace New Martinsville native Bill Stewart as head football coach following the 2011 season. The Sunday News-Register sat down with Luck to talk about Stewart, WVU sports in general and also to learn the current state of college athletics in the country.
If I did a state of the union address after seven-eight months on the job, I would say that things are solid here at the university within our athletic department. The business has changed dramatically, I think, over the past 20-30 years, certainly since I was here as an undergraduate in the late (1970s) and early (1980s), and I think our department has changed as a result. We've got a lot of what I'll call solid fundamentals, we have a lot of very quality people, certainly some very great coaches within our 17 sports, but I think also there are constant challenges to our business because there's a lot of changes.
There's also some threats to the industry - this is true of any business you're running - ... there's threats to our stability, threats that just don't apply to us but to all intercollegiate athletic programs. I think we're in good shape, if I gave us a grade I'd give us maybe a B+ or so, but I do think as with most businesses there's plenty of room for improvement, there's plenty of things we can do to make us stronger, to make us better able to ... repel those threats. ... So, it's like with most businesses, a constant daily battle to make sure we're doing the right things and improving on the things that we do here.
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That just doesn't mean winning more games or matches or meets. ... It includes doing a better job of advising our student-athletes academically, generating more revenue (as) we're in sort of an arms race with every other school to have the nicest facilities and the best coaches, and that all costs money. And ultimately, at the end of the day, we can never lose sight of the fact that we are the state's flagship university. We carry the West Virginia name when we go into a game ... and that's very important. Despite all the business things we have to do on a daily basis, I think we also have to remember that ultimately, our job is to represent the state and the university as best as we possibly can with our student-athletes and coaches.
What we try to do, and what I've started doing over the past seven-eight months, is really take a look at everything we do. How do we sell tickets? How do we sell sponsorships? How do we academically advise our student-athletes? How do we orient them to the school when they show up on campus as a freshman? How do we recruit? What vendors are we using?
So we're looking at literally everything that we do, and trying to be methodical about it, to make sure we're delivering the best product that we possibly can. And that just doesn't mean the performance on the volleyball court, but how we put together the volleyball program. How do we spend money on the volleyball program ... are we being as efficient as we possibly can? I'm a big believer in efficiency, and I'm a big believer in asking a lot of questions. If you could spend time talking to my staff, you'll probably have them tell you that all I do is spend time asking questions. Why do we do it this way? How long have we been doing it this way? Is there a better way of doing this? A more efficient way of doing this? What are our peer institutions doing - those could be Virginia Tech, Pitt, Ohio State - because I think you can always learn from your neighbors, even though we're rivals ... at the end of the day we're all in the same industry and there's no reason why we shouldn't be learning from the experiences that others have had.
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I think really, to answer your question, it's going to take a methodical, comprehensive view of all the different things that we do to make sure that we are if not best in class, that we are trying to approach best in class, and really that means understanding what is best in class in all these different facets of what our department does.
The short answer ... is yes, I did. Having served a couple years on the Board of Governors I had some insight into the department, how it's operated, what things were being operated very well and where I thought we needed to make some changes. I'm also - I guess it's in my DNA - if I take a new job or start a new position, I tend to do a lot of things quickly. If I look at something and say it can be better, I don't push it down to the bottom of the priority list, I try to actually improve it. That in some cases means changing personnel, in some cases it means changing the structure of how things are looking. It has been busy.
... I'll give you an example. The first move I had to make was with our volleyball coach. This was in early July (2010), shortly before the start of the volleyball season. What drove me is the fact that I wanted to be able to say to myself that we were providing the best experience for our scholarship volleyball players that we possibly could. I thought we could make an improvement over the previous coach, Veronica Hammersmith, who did a nice job over many, many years. ... But I also realized we needed to enthusiasm, more excitement, we needed more youth, to be very honest with you.
The woman that I hired, Jill Kramer, I think did a phenomenal job in her first year. She came in in a difficult circumstance, obviously, but she's done a marvelous job.
We hadn't beaten Pitt in volleyball since 1981, when I was a junior or senior. ... We beat Pitt under Jill's leadership. ... We hadn't beaten Marshall in eight years ... and we beat Marshall here in Morgantown. I felt good about that move because I truly believe we gave the volleyball players a better experience for that year. And I think Jill's going to continue to build and I think we can become a real powerhouse in volleyball.
It's not in me to see something that's not working well and not change it. I think that's what President (James) Clements wanted me to do when he asked me to become the AD, is go in there, be smart, be judicious, use your discretion but if we can improve, then we need to improve. ... As important as football is, and men's basketball ... the other 15 sports are equally as important because those kids and coaches are working as hard as the football players or the basketball players and they need to not only have a great experience, but they need to leave WVU with a diploma saying, 'That was fun. I enjoyed that, I liked that university. That's something I can stay attached to.' ...
It has been a busy seven-eight months, but I think at the end of the day they were all things that really needed to be done and I went ahead and did them.
I think number one it's extraordinarily important that we stay in the national conversation. We need to be bigger than we really are. We need the perception to be around the country that we are a national program, that we can go out and recruit nationally, that we can compete with the top schools. ...
The basketball program I think is in great hands with Coach Huggins. We're not playing quite as well this year as we have in the past, but I think people understand losing (Da'Sean) Butler and (Devin) Ebanks was a tough thing. Very few teams can ... reload as I'm sure Bob would have liked to reload. ... I think we're in great shape in basketball for many reasons, one of which is the new basketball practice facility, which I think is going to be just a tremendous asset for both the mens' and the womens' team.
In this business, football is king, whether we like it or not. I happen to like football ... but it is what drives the athletic department revenue. We're no more unique than any other school, we're really all in the same boat. It's extraordinarily important as we go forward that we maintain not only the high expectations but we achieve the high results that I think people expect in football.
I tend to take a little bit of a historical approach and go back to the early days when Don Nehlen arrived and, quite honestly, we weren't a very good football team. He made us a good football team, but we were not a national player. Under Coach Nehlen's leadership and the new (Mountaineer) stadium - I don't think people realize how important that was at the end of the day in giving us a platform in being a national player, I'm not sure we could have been a national player had we still played 10 or 15 more years at old Mountaineer Field, as nice as the place was it didn't really say 'big time' to others.
Don brought us there. Coach Rodriguez, I thought, did a great job of taking advantage of that, we were playing at a very high level going into the last game regular season game, fighting for a national championship. I thought Coach Stew has done a good job, I really do ... with his three years. I'm sure he ... is excited about this upcoming season. But I also think we had to guard against kind of slipping back into - this is not a word, so I'll just make it up - 'regionalness,' to be just a local, regional player. I think that would be damaging to our program, I sincerely believe that, and I think the obligation we have because we are the state's flagship institution, we carry the brand on our chest as we go into battle ... I think it's important that we really strive to be a national player and to be in the national conversation. And that means expanding our recruiting areas, it means responding to demographic changes that we see in our region. I grew up in Cleveland, and I can tell you that Cleveland is not producing the number of Division I football players that it did 30-40 years ago. There's still some great talent coming out of Cleveland, as is there great talent coming out of Pittsburgh and other places, but we don't the numbers like we used to. There's nothing we can do about it, but we have to realize that the fertile recruiting grounds are now Florida, and Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma ... It's all about changing, and being smart with the way you change, and looking for opportunities maybe in some places we historically hadn't looked for opportunities. ... This year we will take the greater Houston player of the year out of Houston, coming to WVU, really because of Coach Holgorsen's connections down there and his knowledge of that space, if you will. This kid took his team to the 5A state championship, which is the big school level in Texas, and he was the MVP of the state championship game. He's one of those kids who got overlooked a little bit in the shuffle, to show you how much talent there is down there. He's coming to WVU. I don't think we can get 10 kids a year out of Texas, but we can get two, three or four, much like we did when we first started to recruit Florida. It's all about changing, nothing stays the same. ... We have so much equity in this program, we do have great history and we do have a lot of respect around the country that certainly Coach Nehlen earned, and Coach Rodriguez and Coach Stew. I think we need to continue that, we need to set high expectations for them. That's why we're going to continue to push forward, pulling toward one goal and that is winning a national championship.
The short answer is no. The way college football is structured, and the fact that 6-6 teams go to bowl games now routinely ... there's no way to do it smoothly. If you're going to make a coaching transition, by definition ... there's really no way to do it where the casual observer would say that was handled well. Look at our neighbor schools. Maryland, they went through a pretty ugly, contentious coaching change with Coach Friedgen, and now Coach Edsall. The Maryland kids were in turmoil and they ended up playing very well in their bowl game and won. Look up the road, our friends at Pitt went through a pretty ugly (situation,) and they won their bowl game over an SEC team, Kentucky.
My point is this: ... I think it would have been derelict - if I say to myself that we need a change, we need a new offensive coordinator, which is what we did, and down the road, a new head coach, I'm derelict in my duties if I don't proceed with dispatch early in the process. Because guess what, all the good coaches get gobbled up. There's very few coaches who are around after the bowl game because most ADs will do what I did which is decide a course of action, scour the country, we all have our list of coaches that we think are the great up-and-coming coaches that have lots of potential, we all hope we're right. ... I think it's negligent if one waits through the course of the bowl game because the candidates just aren't there. ... I did not want to lose the opportunity to get a guy like Coach Holgorsen who I think is one of the great offensive minds in the country. ... I didn't want to run the risk of losing him, and I can guarantee you if I had started the process ... Dec. 28, not only would Coach Holgorsen been scooped up ... three or four other coaches on my list would have been scooped up. I don't think any AD anymore can do anything that the outside observer would say 'that was handled well' because of the structure of college football, which has 6-6 teams going to bowl games and in many cases, if you're a 6-6 team or a 7-5 team, your athletic director is probably going to be making a change, because for many schools that's not acceptable. ... I think part of it is the structure of college football today, which is odd. There's no sport in the world that plays games on more or less a one a week basis for ... three months, and then takes four weeks off and does a final game. It's an issue that's going to become more prevalent as more and more teams go to bowl games and there's more ... bowl games. So you have effectively mediocre teams at 6-6 going to bowl games and you'll see more ADs making decisions that will leave you with the ... situation you had at Pitt, at Maryland, all the talk at Michigan - I can't believe the Michigan players were focused on the bowl game because they didn't know what was going to happen to Coach Rodriguez. If you look around at the bowl games you saw many examples of that because of the odd calendar that results from having these bowl games.
Bottom line is yes. I think the BCS has done one thing very well ... they've matched up No. 1 and No. 2. ... That's really the goal of the BCS. ... I just don't think that there's a reason logically not to look at a reasonable, rationale playoff system. They do it in Division II, they do it in Division III, and they do it in Division I-AA. Those kids somehow handle their finals, they handle their academics very well. I don't think I-AA students are any brighter than Division I students. Every sport that the NCAA sponsors except football has a playoff system. ... I really do think the NCAA and the bowls should look at that because I think you could put together a system that protects a lot of the great history that some of the bowls have. ... I think there needs to be a better way to determine who the national champion is.
I operate under this premise: try to explain college football and the bowl system and how the national champion is determined to an intelligent sports fan, let's say a soccer fan from Germany. They understand sports. They're into their sports, they love their soccer, basketball ... If you explain how the system works, and that people vote on who's number one, they would look at you and scratch their head and say, 'Gosh, these Americans are nuts!' I just don't think (the current system) holds up under intense scrutiny, and I would like nothing more than to see the NCAA and the power conferences look at a system that would maintain the integrity of the bowls but also look at a playoff system.
If you think about it, the one bowl that matters is the national championship game. The Champs bowl, WVU playing NC State, or the Orange Bowl, with Stanford playing Virginia Tech, the two bowls I attended this past year ... I mean beyond local bragging rights, and beyond wanting to win for your school, they don't really mean anything. There's no real significance to those games, and I think you're starting to see that because a lot of the bowls had pretty poor attendance, a lot of the schools sat on thousands of unsold tickets ... we were able to make a small profit on our bowl game, but we cut back significantly on the costs of attending. ... Most schools lose money on these bowl games. I think we're getting to a point where there's going to be some pressure for the NCAA and the conferences to really look at a different system.
There are a couple things. Our $60 million number is a little misleading because we include capital costs in there. ... If you looked at our more traditional operating expenses it's less than $60 million, but it's still a significant number, no question about it. I think we need to be on the one hand very hard-nosed, to make sure we operate efficiently, that we're spending the money we need to spend but that we're getting the value out of every dollar we spend in terms of all the things we do, how teams travel, how we feed our players on the road, what tournaments we go to ... we have to be very smart about that. We have to be very diligent about generating revenue. That means constantly changing things. We had a parking lot out here at the Coliseum - I'll give you a short example, because I think it's illustrative of the challenges we face - we had a parking lot out here, that was a public lot, for free, you could park there for basketball games. ... I asked our staff who typically parks in this lot? They said well, we open it up three hours before the game and the people who get their first. And I said the people who get their first typically in the sports industry are the security staff, concession workers, and I said do they park there? And the answer was yes. So we had out best parking that we're giving free to literally people working for us. So we changed that. We now park those folks off site, we shuttle them over, and we turned that lot into a paid lot and I think in the course of the basketball season we've generated (more than) $100,000 from that relatively small parking lot. That money is needed to pay for all the other things we have going on here. ... It's important that we maintain our financial viability.
On the other hand, we can never forget that we need to treat our student-athletes as well as we possibly can. We need to give them the best coaches that we can possibly afford. We need to put them in situations with facilities where they can achieve, we cannot afford to have sub-par facilities. ... We need to travel relatively well on the road, eat well so their parents can feel comfortable that their kids are being treated well. We have to be smart in the way we go about things. Thankfully our coaches, by and large, get that ... they've done a good job over the years of running good programs that are quality programs because you need that, you need that buzz around your program for recruiting and everything else. At the end of the day we really cannot afford to forget that the student-athlete really needs to be the focus of what we do. We expect that student-athlete to take his or her sport very seriously, and virtually all of them do. We expect them to take their academics seriously, and thankfully virtually all of them do. ... We do want them to have that first-class experience where they can leave this university ... with a diploma ... and say that was great, I really appreciate what WVU did for me, because that's how you create quality graduates that go out and represent the university well.
It was interesting, Garrett Ford, who has worked here for 44 years, (recently) announced he was going to retire. ... He's spent virtually his entire life, outside of grade school and high school, at WVU. I didn't realize this until I was reading his biography, he started the academic advising department back in 1978 when I was a freshman. That's probably one of the things that's changed the most from my experience is that we've got computer labs, we've got tutors, an army of people that worked with our ... 500 student-athletes on academics, to make sure they really have every opportunity they need to do well academically. ... That's one thing that's changed enormously. ...
I think the student-athlete experience has gotten better. All the things associated with being a student-athlete - living conditions, food, training - all that's gotten significantly better. ... The Mountaineer Athletic Club, which is our fundraising arm ... they've gone from basically zero to 60 in the ... 30 years I've been gone from the university. Last year I think they set a record, raised over $18 million. I think as you look around at the facilities that we do have - sometimes people take them for granted because they see them every day or they come up for ball games - we've got some of the best facilities in the nation. It's encouraging to hear from, for example, some of the new coaches - Coach Holgorsen and some of the assistants that he brought with him - they look around and say, 'Wow, this is awesome. We didn't realize you had these great facilities.' They don't have, for example, at Oklahoma State ... an indoor practice facility. They walked into our Caperton Indoor Practice facility and were blown away. That's great to hear, it's obviously an affirmation that what we've been doing in terms of raising money, trying to be aggressive in putting these facilities together not just for football but for all the sports, that we really are best in class in some of those. ...
I think at the end of the day the student experience has gotten better for the student-athletes, the amount of money that's being generated by these departments has gotten much, much bigger, the emphasis on fundraising has gotten much bigger, the attention paid to student-athletes and to college sports because of the explosion in the media ... I can remember being a senior here at WVU and it may have been the first or second year ESPN was in existence. Watching a college football game on cable was a brand new experience.
Also, the focus on the student-athlete in terms of cell phones and cameras didn't exist when I was a student-athlete. ... Being out socially and having your picture taken, my son (Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck) experiences that, so I've got both professionally as well as personally some anecdotes about have difficult that has become. ... The media and the focus on the kids has changed, and the focus on the coaches as well.
I hope by 2012 they'll have their labor dispute resolved. I went through a strike in 1982 and then I retired ... right before the 1987 season, one of the reasons I left is that I was finished with law school and had to take the Bar exam, but also there was a strike coming on, you could sense it as a player, that was the year (the NFL) did the replacements, which was a lousy year ... to play professional sports.
I told Andrew, I said, listen, I don't have a crystal ball, but I have followed the NFL labor issue because I'm a vested union member. It's in my own financial interest to make sure the union is representing the old players well. I said, the challenge this year is there's a strong likelihood that the preparation period any rookie quarterback is going to have ... that preparation period is going to be ... short. Which means no mini-camps, potentially. We could lose two or three weeks of summer training camp. Believe me, veterans don't want to go to training camp, they're happy to lose two or three weeks. But for a rookie quarterback not to have those mini-camps ... because you're locked out, you can't go visit with your coach to watch film, you can't do it. ... Not to have those mini-camps, not to have a week or two or three of training camp, to miss potentially a preseason or two preseason games, that's brutal.
I said you've got to keep in mind, Andrew, you're going to be going to the worst team (Carolina Panthers) if you're the number one pick. You're going to be going to the worst team, they've got a new head coach, a new offensive coordinator ... it's hard enough as a rookie quarterback to pick up a new system and play well. ... Sam Bradford had a marvelous year this year, but he had a full preparation period. ... Peyton Manning told Andrew you're first year's going to be a disaster anyway, it's just the nature of the beast. ...
I don't know if the (lockout) will happen or not. I hope it doesn't, because I'm an NFL fan as well as a college fan, and would love to see them reach an agreement, but my sense is that it's going to be a pretty hostile negotiating atmosphere. ... I can see this thing going through the summer, and them missing some of training camp and potentially a regular season game or two.
I will say you've got two new leaders, Roger Goodell's going through his first labor negotiation - I know him well, I used to work for him, he's a very smart guy - and you've got a new union leader, Mr. Smith, who's a real union guy as opposed to Gene Upshaw, who was a former player, so I think that those are two guys who are going through this for the first time, they've staked out their positions and they're pretty far apart. We'll see what happens.
The addition of TCU gives us a much better footing. TCU is a good football team. They finished second this year, right behind Auburn, they played Wisconsin very well, I watched that game, I happen to know (TCU's) quarterback, Andy Dalton, he's a local Houston kid who grew up just down the street from us and he and Andrew are pretty good buddies. They just play good, solid, fundamentally-sound football. They remind me a little bit of a Don Nehlen team. Not necessarily the best athletes, but boy they play well together.
I think that the road to the Big East championship beginning in 2012 is going to go through Fort Worth, because somebody's going to have to go down there, hopefully us, and win a game on the road at the end of the year to claim the Big East title. That's helped us in football enormously.
I also think that clearly the Big East was down the last year or two, we finished the season without any teams in the top 25, but I also think that we hit sort of the bottom of the valley and we're coming out of that cycle. ... I think part of it was we lost some pretty good coaches over a two, three, four year period. (Bobby) Petrino down in Louisville, and Rich here - people might have strong feelings either way about Rich, but he got some great results on the field - (Brian) Kelly at Cincinnati ... so I think we lost some pretty good coaches ... I do think we've reached the bottom and things are coming up. ... I think this year, with Stew as our head coach and Dana coaching the offense, we're going to be much more exciting. We're in a good trajectory. ... I know that various ADs are saying to themselves, much like I've said to myself, gosh, we're going to beat TCU we've got to pick our game up. ... I think everybody realized that every team need to upgrade its talent pool, its coaching ... to be able to compete against TCU.
I think the Big East football conference is going to get better, the presidents have given the commissioner authority to go get a 10th team, Villanova has been mulling over whether they want to go Division I for a number of years, we should have an answer this spring. There are some other candidates out there, some quality schools. I think that we're headed in the right direction. ... There's still this threat that's out there ... of major college football realignment, what that could mean to us. The crazy thing is nobody knows when or if it's ever going to happen. ... That's one of the reasons I think people are frustrated: they look at college football, which is more popular than it's ever been ... but you have this multibillion dollar industry with no CEO. The conference commissioners only care about their individual conferences. ... There's nobody who's taking sort of that big-picture view of how we can move this sport from where it is to another notch or two higher. That filters down into a lot of things, like the bowl system and the lack of a playoff. ... That's the one really glaring weakness I see, coming from the private sector is you have this massively popular industry, and there's really nobody guiding it. ... That's one of the challenges the sport faces as it goes into the future.


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Heidi Klum Opens Up About Her Relationship With The Bodyguard
September 14, 2012 10:00 AM by Lisa Princ
Heidi Klum may have upset her soon to be ex-husband, Seal, when the news broke that she was dating the couple's bodyguard. Now, the Project Runway star has denied even looking at another man while she was with Seal, although she did open up about her relationship with the bodyguard.
Appearing on Wednesday's Katie Couric show, Heidi Klum put all the rumors to rest when she admitted that she was dating her bodyguard, but she went on to add about their relationship: "I don't even know if I can even call it that. I don't know, it just started. So I don't know. I don't know where it's going to go."
Heidi also claims that knowing him for the last four years has definitely helped, as she explained: "I trust him. I mean, I trust him with my children's life. He's a great man, you know and we just got to know each other from a completely different side."
But, what about all those rumors that she cheated on Seal with the bodyguard? Heidi says it's not true, and: "I've never looked at another man while I was with him and it's hard when you think that he thinks that."
Klum also admitted that things are touchy between Seal and herself right now, especially after all the chattering he has done with the press. Heidi hopes that they can continue to work on it, and eventually be friends. Note to Seal – stop running your mouth and maybe that will happen!
So, we have to ask: should Heidi Klum have waited until the divorce was final before dating again? Comment and share your thoughts with us below!
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5 Responses to "Heidi Klum Opens Up About Her Relationship With The Bodyguard"
san Says:
September 14th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
seems a little strange…I think she was cheating
Jim Colyer Says:
September 14th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
The skank from hell.
beverly Says:
September 14th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
When someone files for divorce they are still legally married until the day the divorce is final. So that tells me you don't date anyone until then.
It's just the right thing to do. What is the hurry?
Can't she wait a few months? Seems like it would be better for the children in a family as well.
Skeptic Says:
September 14th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Heidi…. has been "opened" by many many men…
Stella K Says:
September 14th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Nasty, just nasty!!!

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Have You Tested NIV Positive?
The SBC recently approved a resolution to turn its back on the 2011 NIV Bible translation. Zondervan publishing recently released a new version of the NIV which will replace the popular 1984 & 2005 versions of the NIV Bible known as the TNIV (Today's New International Version). The new 2001 NIV includes more gender-neutral language and is drawing criticism from some conservatives who argue that these changes can alter the theological message.
As previous versions mentioned 'he' and 'him', 2011 versions aim to avoid using these pronouns as the default reference to an unspecified individual. For example the former TNIV in Matt. 4:19 reads "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." The 2011 NIV – 'men' has been changed to 'people'.
The last two attempts at revising the NIV were met with a great deal of controversy due to their use of a gender-neutral philosophy of translation. The gender-neutral approach of the TNIV in 2002 and 2005 became such a lightning-rod that the version never caught on with American evangelicals and has now been discontinued.
Now before the new translation even hit stores, it drew opposition from the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. They provide a number of precise research to support there opposition to the translation which can viewed in these links. (1) To see the data supporting CBMW's review of the NIV 2011, please click here. (2) You can download the entire evaluation in a PDF, please click here. (3) To download: Denny Burk, et al., "The Translation of Gender Terminology in the NIV 2011" JBMW 16.1 (2011): 17-33, please click here. After reading their findings you see how the 2011 is just the 2005 TNIV in sheep's clothing as 75% of the alteration done by the 2005 TNIV remains in the 2011 NIV. Here are some examples of the changes:
2005: 'And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."'
2011: '"Come follow me," Jesus said. "And I will send you out to fish for people."'
2005: 'For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.'
2011: 'For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a human being.'
2005: 'If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.'
2011: 'If any brother or sister sins against you, rebuke the offender; and if they repent, forgive them.'
2005: 'If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues…'
2011: 'If anyone of you adds anything to them, God will add to you the plagues…'
The CBMW decided it would not endorse the new version because the changes alter "the theological direction and meaning of the text," according to a statement. The CBMW had previously showed concern with the 2005 NIV that making the subject of a verse plural to convey that it could refer equally to a man or a woman "potentially obscured an important aspect of biblical thought — that of the personal relationship between an individual and God."
These same concerns led the led the messengers of the SBC meeting in Phoenix, AZ, June 14-15, 2011 to (1) encourage pastors to make their congregations aware of the translation errors found in the 2011 NIV; (2) the SBC respectfully request that LifeWay not make this inaccurate translation available for sale in their bookstores (3) and be it finally that the SBC cannot commend the 2011 NIV to Southern Baptists or the larger Christian community. You can watch the video of the SBC convention session where the resolution was made at Denny Burk's page .


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I discovered an area under the Top Tube on my Lemond Zurich that the paint has been rubbed off apparently by the little silicon rings they put on the brake cable. They put these rings there to protect the paint but in this case it did the opposite. Anyway it is about an inch to an inch and 1/4 long and about 3/8 of an inch wide.
It is in a location that you can't see without looking under it and I don't think it worked through the undercoat. Does anyone have any idea's on how to repair it?
I was going to use some real fine steel wool to smooth down the edges and then put some touch up paint on it. I don't have the exact color but no one will ever see it anyway. My concern is that the paint might start peeling away.
Will putting touch up paint on it prevent the paint from peeling or is that not a concern anyway?
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"Our customers need more than incremental improvements to help them grow with the changes in their industry," notes SIPA general manager Enrico Gribaudo. "The XFORM is one example of how we're thinking ahead about what makes a big investment worthwhile for them."
SIPA's XFORM was presented for the first time at last edition of NPE 2012 (April 2-5, Orlando, Florida).
In addition to its unique versatility, the XFORM's has a very solid, compact construction. Highly even force distribution and extremely low platen deformation result in low maintenance needs and only minimal mold wear. Meanwhile, the "Autoprotect" system compares closing forces on a shot-to-shot basis with a sensitivity of 1 kN (one thousandth of a ton force) to ensure safe closing.
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The XFORM's total cost of ownership (TCO) is the lowest of any machine in its class. The XFORM's initial investment costs are especially low for preform producers who have already invested in preform molds. Producers can install the XFORM alongside existing lines without a major investment in new tooling.
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I have recently migrated some of my projects to the shiny new Flex 4.6 SDK. I wasn't expecting much trouble since it was only a minor release. But as a matter of fact I got hundreds of errors all over the place. These errors would mostly come from Spark
SkinnableComponents; for example:
override protected function getCurrentSkinState():String {
return mySkinPart.someProperty ? "normal" : "someOtherState";
would work just fine under 4.5, but would throw me a
nullpointer error in 4.6. The reason is simple enough: in 4.6
getCurrentSkinState() is called before the skinparts are created, whereas in 4.5 I could be certain that the skinparts in the default state would be there.
Further investigation led me to believe that the initial state of a Skin is now
undefined instead of the first state in the
States array (until it calls
getCurrentSkinState() that is).
Fixing these problems is usually pretty easy and requires just somewhat more defensive programming from my part. But that's not my real issue.
The real issue is that if the component lifecycle has changed, I'd like to know exactly what has changed and what parts of my projects might be affected.
I would be very appreciative if someone could shed some light on this or at least point me to the right place where I can read all about it (because the only release notes I could find were only covering the new mobile components).
Edit (this doesn't change the question; I just wanted to share my findings with you)
Another issue I just ran into: the
dynamic modifier seems to no longer be inherited by subclasses. This is a pure ActionScript issue, so I guess it's the compiler that treats it differently.
Let me explain. Consider this class:
public class MyClass extends Array { }
Now, if I try to push a new item into this custom Array like this:
var t:Array = new MyClass();
- SDK 4.5.1: no problem
- SDK 4.6: "Cannot create property 0 on MyClass" at runtime
Apparently that's because Array is dynamic and MyClass isn't, so it's easily fixed:
public dynamic class MyClass extends Array { }
and the error's gone.
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This month's tour will take place in our Decorative Arts gallery and will be a holiday-themed tour.
The event is free, but limited, and all attendees must register to attend online. Registration opens a month in advance and closes the day before the tour.
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A NW-facing cave 3.4m wide, 3m high and lofty for 5.5m.
An examination of 1m square area near the entrance revealed that 2m of deposits had already been removed. Patinated palaeolithic flints suggested undisturbed deposits remain. The rear of the cave appears undisturbed, and the presence of a now blocked pothole in the ceiling - a former animal trap? - suggests the cave has great potential.


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This kit features an Xtreme pressure plate for the most demanding driver. ACT Xtreme pressure plates use exclusive diaphragm design to increase clamp load, reduce deflection and maximize clutch life. All diaphragms endure a four-stage, heat-treating process for unparalleled performance. ACT pressure plates have precision cover stampings to provide rigidity and consistency. ACT's Performance street discs are the most popular disc purchased. They feature premium organic materials with higher copper content for better heat transfer and steel-backed lining for greater burst strength and durability. These discs feature a reduced marcel for faster shift action to complement ACT pressure plates. Quiet operation with increased strength and reliability. Monoloc is a one-piece, direct replacement or upgrade to the standard, two-piece wedge collar and wire ring featured in pull-type clutches. The spring tension of the segmented retaining ring is carefully calculated and tested for optimal performance. It provides uniform loading on the bearing and pressure plate to assure proper alignment, regardless of driver influence or vehicle modifications. Monoloc's hardened chrome-moly steel construction will provide years of service.
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ACT's mission is to serve our customers in an extraordinary way with business excellence, outstanding product quality, and exceptional value which meets even the most challenging needs of our customers. ACT leads the industry in performance clutches and flywheels by manufacturing an extensive product line, including single disc clutches, twin disc clutches, carbon clutches and flywheels. Our Mission is to advance a family of people committed to innovation, measurable results and well developed systems of operation which provide adventure, quality and efficiency. Each ACT product is unparalleled in strength, durability and materials. ACT products combine all the features needed in a performance clutch or flywheel with many different combinations to choose from. Materials used from design to production provide the platform for a solid engineered part. ACT provides quality that lasts, materials that work and processes that perform to ensure calculated results. Simple yet advanced. Finite Element Analysis: ACT uses powerful Finite Element Analysis (FEA) computer software to test and evaluate products in a virtual environment. The FEA software accompanies the latest CAD and 3D solid modeling software used by ACT's research and development department so that numerous design alternatives can be considered long before coming to market with a new product. ACT's FEA software mechanical stress, heat transfer, thermal stress, vibration and buckling analysis under virtually any load condition which can help identify potential problems in a particular design. Custom Data Recording Press: ACT uses a computer operated data recording press to cycle, test and record pressure plate clamp load, working range, release load and release travel. Each pressure plate is load tested and cycled to ensure parts meet ACT's strict quality standards. This special equipment makes testing accurate, efficient, and thorough so both existing parts and prototype designs can be quickly evaluated. This equipment also allows ACT to create custom setups for customers and give them a dyno sheet for that exact assembly. Laboratory Testing: Utilizing the latest in laboratory testing, ACT continues to experiment with different friction materials and design alternatives for future product development. Friction material tests help ACT to evaluate coefficient of friction, fade, wear, and recovery under different load, speed and temperature conditions. Laboratory burst testing and material testing is performed on parts for SFI certification on a scheduled basis and regularly performed on new parts.
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Emma Roberts first appeared as Johnny Depp's daughter in 2001′s Blow, but soon made her mark in the Nickelodeon series, Unfabulous.
Things went up from there, and it's hard to believe that Eric Roberts is her father (come on, man. Celebrity Rehab?) What's not hard to believe is that Roberts takes after her iconic aunt, Julia.
To celebrate Roberts' talent and style, we put together a gallery of her evolution. I can't believe how little she is in some of the shots.


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I am running hudson in Resin, startet by user joe. Builds use Maven but the failed with the following error:
Failed to chmod /local/.hudson/jobs/MyJob/site/apidocs/background.png : Operation not permitted
When looking at the file, I can see it has been created (it is a copy comming from the scm) with another owner name, so Hudson can't chmod it.
I did not find any configuration option about user name use for builds, and I though the use name used to launch Hudson was used. But it seems it is not the case.
BTW, the hudson workdir (.hudson) was copied from another installation and chown was run recursively to change the owner. Before the build, all files belong to user 'joe'. After the build, some new files belong to the user of the original workdir. So I guess ther must be a configuration somewher saying that for some operation, the former user name is used.
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Jessie Wayne also posted two wins for Brooke in the 200 Freestyle (2:20.21) and the 500 Freestyle (6:11.05).
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I was into the ER the morning of Tuesday June 4th, Kelly in the ER was phenomenal! So caring and compassionate as well as knowledgeable, I have never had a nurse be able to start an IV with one stab and NO black and blue marks. I have seen her a couple of times since my admission, she always asks how I am doing. Kelly is a fine example of nurse of the year!
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The Internet is a big place, full of e-stores, chat rooms and videos of cats, and as you might imagine, it's incredibly busy on any given day. As more and more business is conducted online, more and more business opportunities are created due to the massive size of the internet. Companies like Amazon, Apple, and even Walmart are giants in e-commerce and their online revenues are continuing to soar. Last year, e-commerce raked in $680 billion worldwide. And on Black Friday alone, Amazon sold 32 items per second.
With the help of services like Facebook, Twitter, and email, companies are able to reach practically anybody on the Internet – all 7 billion of them.
The above snapshot of the daily activity on the Internet was compiled by the good folks over at mbaonline.com.


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Google Grants: An Introductory Search Advertising Guide for Nonprofits
25 Jan, 2013
Did we know Google allows many nonprofit organizations to spend adult to $10,000 per month in giveaway AdWords advertising? That's right, Google takes caring of a check around a Google Grants program.
It's startling how many nonprofit organizations (or people in general) aren't wakeful this module exists. So let's demeanour during what Google Grants is, and some-more importantly, some examples of how we can best take advantage of what's available.
What is Google Grants and Why Should You Apply?
Google combined a Grants module in 2003 to concede 501(c)(3) organizations, e.g., free health caring centers, schools, etc. to publicize around a Google AdWords platform. Once accepted, these organizations have perceived adult to $10,000 per month to spend on Search ads, and in some cases adult to $40,000 per month for those who competent for "Grantspro" (see bottom of this essay for some-more information).
In terms of a routine to get Google Grants adult and running, we used to be means to request directly in one step with a really elementary form regulating your organization's Employee Identification Number (EIN). But in new months Google started requiring that we request for a Google for Nonprofits module initial and afterwards to a Google Grants product once supposed in a altogether program, now creation it dual steps. Over time, a capitulation time has condensed yet can still take during slightest a month.
As we competence have guessed there are some caveats and restrictions to a module as mentioned on a Program Details page:
- A daily bill contingency not surpass $330 USD, that is homogeneous to about $10,000 per month.
- There is a extent cost-per-click (CPC) extent of $1 USD.
- You can usually run keyword-targeted campaigns.
- Your ads can usually seem on Google.com hunt (even yet AdWords typically enables we to run display, video and/or mobile ads, in further to Google.com hunt ads, if you're profitable out of your possess pocket).
Examples of How You Can Take Advantage of a Program
Let's get to some use cases:
- Focus on brand.
- Really consider about your goals.
- Use it for pilots to build information and transparent bigger spend.
In terms of generally environment adult and regulating your ads, you'll wish to use standard best practices (e.g., doing keyword investigate around your concentration areas, carrying tightly-themed campaigns, ad groups and ads to your keywords, essay duplicate with transparent call-to-actions). So if we don't have a credentials and knowledge with pay-per-click advertising, afterwards we can simply find a creditable group to assistance we get your ads going and conduct them for you.
Focus on Brand
As mentioned above, AdWords ads that are run by a Google Grants module have a $1 max CPC. Because of this, it means:
- As we figure out your aim keywords, you'll have to see if a normal CPC in your aim area for your ads is over/under $1. Using chronological information out of a prior AdWords comment is best for this exercise, yet if we don't have entrance to that information afterwards we can use a AdWords Keyword Tool
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Today ( June 2 – 2009) at E3 Sony Conference, Rockstar Fans were surprised when suddenly Rockstar Games Logo appear could be Rockstar Exclusive Title announced in 2007. Sony said Rockstar Games are releasing an Exclusive game for Playstation 3. Rockstar North ( Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt ) is currently working on the game.
The game is called Agent which will take players all around the globe in the shadowy world of late 1970s espionage.
Announcement Video.
Editorial: What to expect from Agent?
Perhaps the quietest of announcements from the Sony's 2009 E3 conference was also the most significant. Rockstar Games will be making a new IP exclusively for the PS3, whats more Rockstar's flagship studio, Rockstar North answering the call. According to one of the Houser brothers, the IP will be given production values as much as any Rockstar game and even hopes to make something as big as GTA IV.
So how can Rockstar make a new game in the brink of Cold War while at the same time separate itself from GTA and other games of its portfolio? Well, here is my vision of Agent.
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Alright, I was waiting for someone to post a topic on this game. Sounds awesome right now, when is it supposed to be released?
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Plates were piled high on Thanksgiving Day as local charities dished out thousands of free meals to the less fortunate.
Close to 75 meals were served at the Lansing City Rescue Mission. This year, the mission was part of a national effort called the Great Thanksgiving Banquet, in which 500,000 meals were served to the poor and homeless.
Free meals were also served at the Cristo Rey Community Center, Volunteers of America, and Stockbridge Elementary School.
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i commute 2 to 3 times a week on an upright. i ride anywhere from 12 to 15 miles one way. a significant portion of that commute involves highly trafficked roads where the cars go 50 to 60 mph. i'm fine with this on an upright, but i'm getting ready to switch to a bent and am a little nervous that i won't feel as safe.
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Metrolyrics Partners with Boost Mobile
MetroLyrics makes waves once again as they've just announced their partnership with Boost Mobile in hosting Be Heard, a campaign where users create content for a chance at winning 10,000 dollars in cash and an opportunity to produce a track with Dallas Austin at his studio in Atlanta, Georgia.
The winner will also receive a Beat Thang Beat Machine, an in-studio lesson from Aja Emmanuel, as well as a collection of Dallas Austin's "Rowdy" branded clothing.
In April of 2008, MetroLyrics became the first lyrics-only website to license Gracenote's catalog of lyrics. Now the industry standard, Gracenote Lyrics is also utilized by major search portals and music sites such as Yahoo!, AOL, MTV, Radio Disney and others. The Gracenote lyrics database contains lyrics for more than 500,000 commercial tracks and has license agreements with all four major publishers: EMI, Universal/BMG, Sony/ATV, and Warner/Chappell.
Recently Metrolyrics has gone beyond providing song lyrics to online readers. They've focused on working closely with artists, labels, managers, and agencies in artist development, tour promotions, sweepstakes and unique contests. They've worked with partners such as AEG and Universal Music Canada to promote artists like Usher, Shiloh, and the The Stereos.
Metrolyrics boasts its status as: the most popular lyrics site worldwide, reaching more than 48 million unique monthly visitors, receiving 126 million monthly page views, and ranking as the 3rd largest music web site worldwide.
Almost one year ago, Techvibes featured a story about the local startup that earned over $10 million that year.
MetroLyrics was created by Milun Tesovic an SFU student in Burnaby who was named the Global Champion at the 2009 Global Student Entrepreneur awards.


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Despite being at the far end of the continent students who venture to Argentina to study abroad often have a hard time coming back. Rich in culture, cuisine, and history, studying in Argentina will stimulate every one of your senses. Whether you'd like to climb sand dunes or wade in one of the country's many cool, blue rivers, Argentina offers all kinds of natural wonders, ranging from the highest peak in South America to Patagonia's world renowned landscapes. But your environment won't be the only incredible thing you encounter, you'll also travel through some amazing cities, Buenos Aires the most widely recognized, and fabulous, of all. Learning to tango or sinking your teeth into some of the world's best steak, Argentina will never leave you bored.
South America's second largest country and the world's eighth, Argentina is a fiery melting pot of distinct cultures despite its dominant Latin roots. Because of Argentina's large size, you will find very different regions, allowing you to experience stark contrasts within a single country. From the remote wild to the busy plazas of Buenos Aires, there's a study abroad program out there that best suits your goals and interests.
Argentina is different from many South American countries as its population is largely composed of people from Europe. Despite the majority of the population are from Spanish and Italian descent, Argentina is a diverse, multicultural center with a wonderful culture and strong economy. Immerse yourself in a new culture, study a language among native speakers, and experience Argentina the way its meant to be experienced--as a resident, not a passerby!
Popular Destinations
City or college town?
No matter where you study in Argentina, you can be sure that your program will either be in cities or near them, allowing you plenty of chances to fully explore the abundance of culture in Argentina. There are really two very different parts to Argentinian culture--one being Buenos Aires, the second being the rest of the country. We recommend giving both a shot while you're there!
Buenos Aires:
Buenos Aires is somehow a combination of indigenous, colonial, modern, and futuristic--you've got to see it to believe it! Nicknamed the "Pearl" or South America and the "Paris" of South America, Buenos Aires is home to 32 million citizens (about forty percent of the population!) AND serves as a major center for local cultural, economic, and political life. You will find that the architecture of Buenos Aires is much more reminiscent of Europe than you will find in other South American cities--and it provides a great selection of top notch museums, theaters, and other culturally significant (and entertaining!) places.
Tree lined boulevards, pop-up tango lessons on street corners, reggae music, and a wealth of landmarks makes Argentina's capital city an ideal location for a study abroad experience.
Big city living comes to pass in beautiful Mendoza, found in Argentina's wine country. While featuring a ton of activities for nightlife, great dining, and many entertainment scenes, this city also has many tranquil areas, and is known for being very "green!" It's location at the foot of the Andes Mountains certainly doesn't hurt, either!
If you prefer to experience a different side of Argentina, one that is not found in the oft-visited Buenos Aires, Mendoza is the city for you. It is a perfect destination for lovers of the outdoors (or you regular ol' adventure-seekers).
Planning Your Trip
How to Choose a Program
Is Argentina calling your name? Great--pick up and answer! Now that you've made the exciting decision to study abroad here, all you need to do is select which program you're going to participate in. While it can feel overwhelming at times, we've made a cheat sheet to help make your decision process a little clearer.
Take advantage of your time spent in Argentina by selecting a program that gives you opportunities to study the local language--Spanish! An incredibly useful and widespread language, Spanish is the language of Argentinian's everyday life. Don't make the mistake of not taking language study seriously enough.
While English is used in business, you would be wise to learn a few key phrases to help enhance your experience there. You can learn Spanish in Argentina alongside students from all over the world!
If you are not entirely confident in your Spanish language skills, select a program that teaches students in both English and Spanish.
Living abroad can mean different things to different people. If you're interested in a true immersion experience, you would likely take advantage of any opportunity to closely interact with the locals, including participating in a home stay. On the flip side, if you prefer a bit more independence abroad, you may find an apartment is a more suitable living situation. Whatever you fancy, select a program that ultimately fulfills your desires for your study abroad experience.
Some universities offer dormitories or residencies, and those which do not offer accommodation counseling services for international students. As an international student, you can rent a room in a students' residence, or alternatively rent a house or an apartment; or a single room in a family home or apartment.
With API's study abroad program in Buenos Aires, students are automatically placed in a homestay environment, with the aims of improving students' understanding of Argentinian culture and Spanish language. On the other hand, Panrimo gives their students the option to stay in a home stay or to stay in a single / shared apartment in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires. If neither of these options sound ideal to you, we recommend CEA's program prepares international student residence halls.
Activities and Sightseeing:
Different study abroad programs use different approaches to helping students experience a culture outside of the classroom. Some programs will opt to pre-organize meaningful events for students to participate in, with the hope of giving students the most enriching experiences possible.
Other programs, conversely, prefer to allow students to organize their weekend activities independently, thus giving students more freedom for seeing the sights they truly want to see. Which is better? You decide!
IES Abroad organizes a slew of fun activities for students participating in their semester and year long program in Buenos Aires. From day trips to traditional ranches, longer trips to neighboring Uruguay, or visits to local craft markets, IES Abroad students certainly won't have time to get bored! If you're looking for a little more outdoor fun, check out Panrimo Abroad, who organizes a short trip to the nearby Andes mountain range! Sweet!
Life in Argentina comes at an extremely affordable price, so rest easy knowing that studying in Argentina will not lead to long last debt. Regardless that the cost of living is relatively inexpensive compared to the US or European nations, getting there may not be.
Instead of playing the "Find a Flight" game for hours on end trying to save a couple of bucks from different websites, jump the gun and instead apply for scholarships (which may end up saving you a large chunk of cash in the end).
- API Study Abroad has a variety of scholarships available for students studying abroad in Argentina averaging $1,000 per award. For more information, including requirements and deadlines, just visit their application page!
- Scholarships Argentina offers 30 partial scholarships to international students interested in learning Spanish in Argentina!
- IES Abroad offers a variety of scholarships for those participating in their programs - including a few great options in Argentina!
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Exakta Varex VX Ihagee Dresden #749378. In working condition, film advance works and shutter speeds all sound ok but not checked for accuracy. Mirror flips up on shutter release and returns when film is advanced. Good cosmetic condition, leattte in nice shape and chrome plating good with a few minor wear spots, check the photo's.I have two Exakta lenses up for auction, either would go nice with this camera body. PLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING Most often, our merchandise is old and/or used . We try to describe these items to the best of our ability and would not misrepresent anything intentionally. We can sometimes overlook something or make a mistake and admit that we are not experts on everything we sell. Please look at the pictures for condition and email us with any questions before bidding. Except for misstatements of an item description, purchase is not returnable or payment refundable. If you are unsure of an item, or do not receive a response back do not bid on item. You can not wait until after the auction is over to start asking questions about the item or change your mind. No Local Pick ups. If you plan to bid for more than 3 items, please contact me for approval. Shipping days are usually Tuesday and or Wednesday mornings EST. If payment is send Wednesday mid morning or afternoon item will not be shipped until the following Tuesday. All shipping will be mailed to the address used by your Paypal Account. IF YOU WIN THE ITEM YOU MUST PAY FOR IT. Any person who has not paid for item will be blocked from future purchases and will be given negative feedback. Any item returned without our express permission or due to non- delivery to a correct address will not be accepted and/or is subject to a 20% restocking charge . Shipping charges are not refundable under any circumstances. Please be on the alert for your package. All packages are shipped with tracking numbers. You will find the tracking number on the My Ebay Won Page. Feedback will not be provided until after buyer has received item and has provided feedback on item and transaction. Bidders with less than 3 feedbacks or excessive negative feedbacks need to contact us for permission to bid or their bids may be cancelled. NJ Residents pay 7% sales tax. All items are insured for the full purchase price. If you receive a damaged item report it to us immediately so we give you instructions on how to file an insurance claim. No refunds will be issued without filing an insurance claim . IF POSSIBLE WILL TRY to combine orders to save on shipping cost. Please send with your payment a note or a copy of the auction or item number. Thank you. Acknowledgement of winning bidder must be within 3 days of end of auction. Payment must be received within 7 days of end of auction or seller has Right to re-list. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS Shipping will be U.S.P.S. PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL. All items are insured for the full purchase price. If you do not like this method of shipping then do not bid on item. If you receive a damaged item report it to us immediately so we give you instructions on how to file an insurance claim. No refunds will be issued without filing an insurance claim. All shipping will be mailed to the address used by your Paypal Account . We do not falsify customs or insurance forms with lowered or raised values, contents, etc. Please do not ask. International buyers are responsible for all duties, customs & fees related to shipping their item. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.


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NEW YORK, Mar 17, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. [NASDAQ: ETFC] today announced that E*TRADE Securities has several new offerings to help investors select fixed income investments - including bonds, mutual funds and ETFs - to best meet their personal circumstances and goals.
"Customers are seeking greater portfolio diversification given recent market volatility, as evidenced by the greater than 50 percent increase we saw in fixed income trading in the second half of 2008," said Michael Curcio, Managing Director, E*TRADE Securities. "To better assist them, we're introducing tools designed to simplify the bond selection process, provide greater transparency, improve access to information, and help customers make more informed fixed income investing decisions."
E*TRADE's new fixed income tools and enhancements include:
E*TRADE Securities offers a simple, commission-based agency pricing structure, as well as commission-free online U.S. Treasury trades. Customers have three ways to purchase these products based on their experience and level of comfort - independently online; over the phone through the Fixed Income Service Desk; or with the help and guidance of an experienced Financial Adviser.
The E*TRADE website provides one of the largest selections of fixed income products available online and 30,000 fixed income products including Treasury, Agency, Corporate and Municipal securities, and brokered CDs.
About E*TRADE FINANCIAL
The E*TRADE FINANCIAL family of companies provides financial services including trading, investing and banking for retail and institutional customers. Securities products and services are offered by E*TRADE Securities LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC). Bank products and services are offered by E*TRADE Bank, a Federal savings bank, Member FDIC, or its subsidiaries.
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Liberia: A Fragile Peace (2006)
2006. 60 minutes. Liberia. Producer / Director: Steven Ross. Documentary
Tells the history of Liberia and a war-weary people's struggle to rebuild their nation after 14 years of civil war. Focuses on the period from the departure of rebel leader-turned president Charles Taylor to the election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first African woman head of state, and the difficulties of rehabilitating a nation destroyed by war.
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CoreRx™ Inc. announces sponsorship of Pharmaceutical Strategy Series' executive forum
Combination products provide new avenues for the development of improved drug-drug, drug-device products, as well as generating opportunities for companies to leverage their existing products & patent life. This forum will focus on the development challenges, commercial and partnering strategies, as well as the market implications of combination products.
Combination Products should be considered
According to Pharmaceutical Technology, there has been a surge in the number of combination product (i.e. where a drug product is combined with a medical device) launches in recent years and this trend is set to continue as more companies seek to extend the life of existing branded medicines.
CoreRx Named to Tampa's 2011 Fast 50
CoreRx, fast becoming a world-recognized leader in early drug contract development, was announced today as one of Tampa Bay's Fast 50 companies. The Tampa Bay Business Journal's Fast 50 is a list of the fastest growing privately held companies in Tampa Bay over a span of three years. Last year, CoreRx was recognized as the 6th fastest growing company in the Tampa Bay region.


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Tomeu Vizoso (Sugar Labs) na Corunha
O próximo dia 11 de Fevereiro, e como parte do Master em Software Livre, Tomeu Vizoso estará no local de Igalia na Corunha das 16 às 19 horas para falar do projecto Sugar.
A entrada é aberta a todo o mundo, só limitada pola capacidade do local.
Mais info no blogue de Tomeu (em inglês) e no blogue do master (em espanhol).
Updates on Hildon and Vagalume
It's been almost two months since my last blog post so here's a quick update on the things I've been doing lately.
Vagalume 0.8.3
The first thing that I'd like to mention is the upcoming release of Vagalume 0.8.3 (which will probably happen during this weekend). The only changes in this version are that menus and dialogs have been fremantlized using the Hildon 2.2 style. It's not an enourmous change, but it was about time 🙂
Here's a screenshot of the new preferences dialog (click to enlarge):
Note that this release is only interesting for N900 users. There are no significant changes in v0.8.3 compared to v0.8.2 for other platforms.
Hildon development
There's been quite a few changes in Hildon during the last weeks. The maemo.org Bugzilla has been working reasonably well and I'm glad to say that some important bugs that have been fixed lately were reported directly by end users.
Apart from tons of bug fixes and speed improvements, perhaps the most easily noticeable change in Hildon that you'll see in the upcoming Maemo update is the new "live search" feature for tree views.
You've seen it in the "Contacts" application and Claudio talked about it some weeks ago. There's been a lot of tuning since then (including the support for icon views) and now it's essentially ready. I hope it'll make the overall user experience of the N900 a bit better.
Last, but not least, tomorrow I'm flying to Brussels to attend FOSDEM 2010.
Some fellow Igalians are giving talks there (Joaquim about OCRFeeder and SeriesFinale, Victor about the dspbridge for OMAP3 and Philippe about multimedia in WebKitGTK+ with GStreamer).
We'll arrive soon so we'll be at the beer event on Friday night.
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Software Firms Riding Contingent Staffing Wave
The rapid growth in contingent staffing has benefited not only the companies that provide the labor but also the firms that help manage the vendors and offer high-tech solutions for automating the process.
Indeed, many of the software companies that provide vendor management systems for tracking contingent labor are reporting record sales. For example, Provade Inc., a San Mateo, California-based vendor management systems company, reports that sales increased 200 percent in 2009 and are on track for another year of similar increases in 2010.
Edward Jackson, president and CEO of Provade, says many large companies are trying to get a better grip on spending for contingent labor, which typically comes through front-line supervisors and procurement officers rather than human resource channels. That spending is often categorized in ways that make it difficult to track contingent labor usage. As a result, Jackson says, companies can easily underestimate contingent labor usage by as much as 50 to 100 percent. "In the past two years, companies are realizing that their estimates of contingent usage are a fraction of what they really are," he says.
In addition to vendor management systems, companies are increasingly using managed service providers for their temporary workers. The managed service providers are conducting compliance screening for such things as legal status and proper use of contract labor. One of the newest twists in the field of managing contingent workers is the creation of online alumni communities. These Internet portals can provide a way for companies to stay in touch with former workers and post temporary and contract jobs that might be of interest to retirees or other former employees who already possess needed skills and knowledge.
SourceRight Solutions, a workforce management services provider that is a division of SFN Group Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has developed an alumni portal as part of its portfolio of contingent labor services. "There are quite a few portals for the full-time side of the house, but you don't see a lot on the contingent side," says Karen Turner, vice president of contingent workforce services at SourceRight.
Autodesk Inc., a San Rafael, California, software and design company that uses SourceRight to help manage its independent contractors, may be interested in trying an alumni portal as well. Laura Schuchardt, talent acquisition program manager at Autodesk, says an unusually high number of former workers return to permanent positions at Autodesk, and that trend is now spreading to the contingent side. Schuchardt would like to keep track of those alumni and reach out to them when temporary or contract jobs match their skills. "I don't think we are leveraging it to full capacity," she says.
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The Coast Guard has had a busy last few days helping out boaters stranded off of our state's coast.
On Sunday, a Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Station Elizabeth City hoisted 3 people from a 38-foot sailboat that was around 210 miles offshore of North Carolina.
The 3 people were placed on the Navy destroyer USS Cole while the helicopter responded to another rescue scene that turned out to be a non-distress situation.
The 3 people were picked up again and then taken to Elizabeth City, according to officials.
The rescue operation was conducted due to worsening weather in the area.
Saturday marked the end of a 28-hour tow of a disable sailboat.
Coast Guard Officials say that a 54-foot sailboat contacted watchstanders with a satellite phone at 11:30 p.m. Thursday saying they were disabled and adrift with 3 people on board. Officials say they were around 100 miles east of Oregon Inlet.
The Coast Guard cutter Block Island arrived at the boat on Friday and took it into tow around 5:30 p.m.
150-miles and 28 hours later and the sailboat arrived at Cobb Marina in Norfolk, Virginia.
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May 28, 2016
A former bank employee in Lauderdale County was sentenced in federal court for embezzlement.
52-year-old Mary Jaquita Jordan of Enterprise, Miss., will have to spend 60 days in prison and then be under three years supervised probation after she's released.
Jordan was ordered to re-pay $61,000 she took from the vault at Citizens National Bank from 2006 to 2008, when she was a customer service representative.
Jordan pleaded guilty to the charge in September 2009.
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