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They really do last and last and last.I usually skip the manicure because I absolutely destroy them. I normally, nick smudge or dent them when done at a salon because I am antsy. I ruin them because I am a very hands on person. Forget doing them at home. I am impatient and get polish every where. I was very skeptical, but had the cnd shellac done at a salon for a special event. It was awesome. My event was 3 days after my appoi...read morentment--I had a very hectic schedule! I deep cleaned, landscaped, and they were PERFECT! Shiny and smooth. You cannot chip, break, or dent them even immediately after they are done. Your nails will grow out long before you can damage them--I am the poster child for that. The only downside is that they are a little damaging to the nails--I had 3 in a row and I do not like the idea of soaking my hands in acetone or the UV light (I do use sunscreen before I get my nails done). These are worth the money if you need your nails to look good. I hate chips and peeling polish!!! The color range is good--they could add some more colors. I like this much better than regular manicures. It only takes about a half hour to remove the old shellac and put on the new. — 5 years, 2 months agoThorne | 456 reviews
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MY HOLY GRAIL!!!!!CND Shellac is by far my favorite beauty product that I've discovered recently, hands down (no pun intended). I discovered it in early 2011 when I tried it on a whim while at a nail salon. Good lord!! I was hooked. I am a nail color fanatic but always had trouble maintaining manicures because of my career as a nurse. Manicures for me typically never lasted more than 2 days, so a lot of times I wou...read moreldn't even bother getting them . Shellac has changed my life! I'm able to get 2 and a half (sometimes 3) weeks out of every manicure. And it stays gorgeously shiny and beautiful until the very last day. I was skeptical at first. I'd tried Calgel, Gellish, and OPI Gels in the past with failed results. They never lasted more than 4-5 days and all of them messed up my nails big time. So I wasn't expecting much from Shellac and as you can imagine I was pleasantly surprised. Shellac is like your typical UV gel nail polish but applies in the same way you would a regular polish. Shellac base coat + 2 coats of Shellac color + Shellac top coat, with 90-120 seconds of baking time under the UV lights in between. But Shellac's formula is incredible..durable without damaging your real nails underneath. The finish is deliciously shiny too, even if you are rough on your nails like me. Your nails will stay "new car shiny" from the second you step out of the salon to the day you take them off. Minimal scuff marks, absolutely no dulling. It takes a lot to chip this polish. I've opened soda cans, done housework, etc and my manicures have held up. They seriously stay on your nails forever. The only reason why I need to get them done again every 2-3 weeks is because of the nail growth at the cuticle line. Pros: -Durability is incredible -Beautiful shine -Nails grow long and strong underneath -No drying time. ZERO DRYING TIME!!! After the top coat is done baking under the UV lights, you can put on your coat without worrying about smudging your nails. Cons: -Limited color selection (compared to other popular nail polish lines) -Cost. Unless you buy a UV light machine, you'll most likely have to get this done at a salon -Removal involves placing a cotton ball soaked in acetone on top of the finger. Even though it removes easily in comparison to acrylics or other gels, it can still be a little harsh. More tips: -Make sure your manicurist does not soak your cuticles or apply cuticle oil to your nail bed before application. Water logged nails and greasy nail beds will make the bond weaker and your manicure won't last as long. My manicurist usually does only a very basic clean up and then asks me to wash my hands with soap and water before applying Shellac (for a clean nail surface). -For even better wear, you can apply a regular heavy duty top coat on your nails every 2-3 days on top of the Shellac. You can use non-Acetone polish remover to remove the top coat every couple of days and apply a fresh coat, without damaging the Shellac. -It's a good idea to give your nails a break every few weeks. When I first started Shellac-ing, I was so obsessed that I went about 8 months with non-stop Shellac manicures back to back. At first, my nails grew longer and stronger than they ever had. But after the 6-7 month mark, they were definitely getting weaker. So make sure you take some breaks in between Shellac manicures. I can't believe I just wrote a novel about this product, but that's how much I am in love with it. My favorite Shellac colors are Asphalt, Fedora, Rock Royalty, and Blackpool. I highly recommend this for anyone who is tired of having your manicures chip on you right after you step out of the salon. Great for busy mothers and career women who don't have time to worry about manicures. Try it out! — 5 years, 5 months agoModernDayWriter | 205 reviews
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Best gel serviceCND is the best gel service. They last forever on your nails. There are so many colors to choose from as well as specific finishes. Its so fun! — 2 years agoanniebeaux | 129 reviews
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I've got a situation where a non-profit making organisation has a .co.uk domain name.
When I do a whois lookup, it's registrant is the organisation, and the type is organisation.
Someone else has registered this domain under their own account at the registrar, and are not willing to release the domain to the organisation because they believe it's theirs. Basically, they don't get on with people at the organisation.
I'm sure this is right, but I just want to check...
If the organisation is listed as the registrant, then it's their domain, and could approach the registrar to have it transfered into an account of their own?
oh, and the address on the who is lookup is the address of the person who registered the domain. Does that matter?
I would normally consider the person who registered the domain as the owner. But you raise an interesting point about the organisation's name being included. I still suspect that the individual registrant has the claim on it, but I'd be interested to know what others say. I guess someone's name has to be on the registration, and people who fall afoul of an organisation shouldn't be allowed to walk off with that organisation's domain.
Hi thereIMHO and by experience, registrant and owner can be different persons. I know some web designer sells a web package containing hosting, domain registration and obviously the design.Often the designer registers the domain by entering his name, it buys the hosting package and resells all this at his client.ciao
"Someone else has registered this domain under their own account at the registrar" - either it is not possible or "it's registrant is the organisation" is not possible. - when someone register a domain it fills all his own details. How come the name of an organisation appear if some individual is registering the domain?
" and the address on the who is lookup is the address of the person who registered the domain." - this guy has all the ownership right now.
The registrant is the owner.
This is a really interesting scenario. But given the facts the organization would be the legal authority to hold the domain.You can raise the issue with the registrar (the service through whom you have the domain registered)
If they are not able to solve it then you need to raise a Domain Dispute with ICANN with complete details.
Basically you need proof like the organization got the domain registered via X and made payments to X for buying the domain. If you don't have any of this any written proof that the organization had asked the domain to be registered.Further it helps if the Organization Name is a registered trademark / registered NGO which would make things a bit easier.
when someone register a domain it fills all his own details. Details that can then be edited by the registrar account's owner to anything he/she wants. If you're listed in the whois as the owner of a domain, email address and everything, you will ultimately be able to take possession of that domain.
Well if the organization registered the domain and you own the organization or are the head of it, you technically own the domain. Unless the organization has a huge board of directors, you are the sole owner.
We had someone locally who offered a service similar to this - he registered his client's domains for them in his name. This was fine until he died unexpectedly. The domains were all technically his, and his clients had to pay again to get "their" domains transferred to them.
Color me curious....you don't have to name the registrar, but were they the ones that charged for the transfer of ownership? Our company offers reseller hosting and a few years back, situations like the OP explained used to happen quite often. Some site designers would buy the domain name for the business owner and list themselves as the registrant. Most would release it when asked, but some would hold on to it if their was a billing disagreement, to be spiteful, etc. I think people are a little more informed about how domain names work these days, but I imagine it still happens.
Actually country level domains are usually covered by regulations unique to the domains authority of that nation. For example, in Australia (which is modelled on the UK) .au domains are regulated By the Australian Domain Name Authority (AUDA).
If this was an Australian domain then the answer would be that what ever ABN or ACN was used owns the domain. (a Business or Company Number has to be furnished to register a Australian business extension such as .com.au or .net.au).
If there is a dispute about ownership (a common occurrence is when the web designer uses their own ABN instead of the clients) then you can get the ABN or ACN changed (lots of paperwork and costs a fortune) or if it is an acrimonious dispute - seek a ruling from AUDA (which costs even more).
Or bring in the lawyers.
GTLD domains are hardly regulated at all compared to this regime. And disputes can get very messy.
Cheers - Tim from Ingenyes
The organisation should get in touch with nominet, who are the ultimate authority on uk domains. I've carried out this process for people in the past and found the process to be relatively straightforward, and nominet representatives to be helpful. The registrar will be unlikely to be able to assist - they'll generally only deal with whoever paid the bills for the domain, or will do what nominet tells them to do. Legitimate UK registered companies and organisations can overrule a personal registration essentially, you'll have to get an organisation director or management to communicate proof of status to nominet.
The registrant is just the technical name for the owner. So the registrant is the owner.

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Up-and-coming Homegrown FashionApril 16, 2014
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Though it still has some way to go to stand equal alongside its international counterparts, the Chinese fashion galaxy is certainly illuminated on a global scale by ever brighter stars each year – from Vega Zaishi Wang, Simon Gao, projects like Tu Cheng and BIFT works, to Paris Fashion Week's recently crowned darling, Masha Ma. Inspired by an orchid blooming in the dead of night, Ma's fall/winter 2014 collection in a tonal palette of blacks, whites and navies draws on nature by way of textured layering, woven fabrics and embroidered flowers, and its March runway showing quickly earmarked the Central Saint Martins graduate as one of the most exciting up-and-coming designers to watch.
Juxtaposing the soft floral details are intricate, heavy fabrics like cable knit, wool jacquard and fur, fashioned into kimono-style coats and fixed with black nylon belts to create warrior-esque silhouettes, while flowing satin skirts, sheer weave panels, and cropped tank blouses up the feminine ante. The collection might not be the most wearable on the market, but no one can deny it's one of the more artistic and exclusive, especially given it's only on sale at Shanghai boutique ONEBYONE. With such exposure and limited availability, best you get in before the global competition catches on. Shine on, Ma!
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Otherwise known as "Serbian Stuffed Pork Loin", it's a recipe in Planet Barbecue and I cooked it for dinner last Monday.
It starts with a piece of pork loin butterflied lengthwise; the one I used weighed about 2-1/4 pounds. I also pounded it thin and then brined it for about 4 hours.
It's stuffed with bacon, ham, and cheese, and that's mustard on the uncovered half. It's definitely a good idea to use a fairly lean bacon and it helps to cook it a little bit ahead of time.
My 15-year-old asked if I was making a "heart attack meat sandwich", and I guess it does look a little like a sub/hoagie!
The recommended side dish is a cucumber salad and Mrs. O took care of that while I grilled the meat.
It doesn't take all that long to grill (I think it was about a 1-beer job ) and I took the loin to the just-barely-done stage. I probably should've pounded it just a little thinner.
The local corn crop is just now starting to come in so I put a half-dozen ears on the grill. It probably wouldn't have hurt to let them grow for a couple more days but they were still just fine...like the first corn of the season always is!
The loin tasted great and while the mustard is optional I think it's a great contrast to the richness of the cheese and bacon fat. The only down side was that after cutting it fell apart, but that also makes it easier to see how it looks inside. Fortunately there've been enough leftovers for lunches this week!


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I picked it up over the winter and it seems to have some real promise to help load the kettle with lots of coals for a long smoke.
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FLAGS were raised across Dulverton, in celebration of the Exmoor Flag design competition judging day.
The eight judges had the difficult task of shortlisting nearly 300 design entries down to just four finalists to go through to the public vote.
But the choice seemed to be too tough, and as a result, five finalists were chosen.
Judges spent the afternoon selecting designs which stood out as potential Exmoor flags under expert Philip Tibbetts from the Flag Institute.
The 261 unique pieces of art filled the floor of Dulverton Town Hall and the finalists' designs are currently being adapted to conform to The Flag Institute's criteria.
Philip Tibbets said: "The range and quality of entries was very impressive and clearly reflects the beauty of Exmoor itself and the passion of its people.
"This beauty and passion manifested in many different ways, from the 200 plus entries, to the incredible flag flying display put on by the businesses of Dulverton in honour of the judging.
"It is these characteristics of Exmoor that have ensured a fantastic set of finalists and will further guarantee a beautiful winning flag for the area."
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Kazmir earns 10th victory for pitching-rich Oakland
Offense delivers too, including a solo homer from Donaldson
OAKLAND -- For most of the day Saturday, the conversation surrounding the A's was dominated by two potential All-Star hurlers: Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel, the right-handers general manager Billy Beane plucked from the Cubs in a deal no one saw coming.
By night's end, though, another A's pitcher offered a friendly reminder that the team's best starter, arguably, has been on the roster since Opening Day. Scott Kazmir, an All-Star candidate in his own right, was brilliant once again in a 5-1 victory.
Over his last five starts at the Coliseum, the southpaw is 5-0 with a 1.00 ERA.
"Ever since playing against the A's coming here, I felt comfortable here," he said. "You feel a little bit more confident when you look behind you and see a big field and a lot of foul ground. You just want to go out there and attack hitters and get outs."
Kazmir held the Blue Jays to one run on three hits over seven innings, striking out eight and walking two as Oakland took a 3-0 lead in the four-game series. He has surrendered two runs or fewer in 12 of his 18 starts, and on Saturday he improved to 10-3 while shrinking his ERA to 2.53.
With All-Star rosters being announced Sunday, Kazmir did all he could to plead his case as he threw a season-high 113 pitches.
"For me, [he's] very deserving," said manager Bob Melvin. "I can say that about a lot of guys, but he's been awfully consistent this year. He gives our team a chance to win every game. The players feel great every time he takes the mound."
The A's scored three runs off left-hander Mark Buehrle after falling behind in the first, and they maintained their two-run lead in the eighth thanks to two stellar defensive plays. First, Donaldson made a great catch in foul ground, slamming into the tarp to retire Munenori Kawasaki and evoke memories of last September's famed "Tarp Catch."
This time, instead of flipping over, the tarp got Donaldson square in the midsection.
"This [ball] was a lot lower, so I had less time to get there," Donaldson said. "The last time, I kind of was able to measure it up. This time I was kind of going full speed into it."
"He doesn't think twice about laying completely out and putting his body at risk," Melvin said. "It's all about his desire to get the out. That was a helluva play. He has no regard for his body."
Then, with one out in the eighth and Melky Cabrera on first, Jose Bautista lined a double down the left field line. Craig Gentry got the ball in to shortstop Jed Lowrie, who fired home to Derek Norris just barely in time to nail Cabrera.
Norris applied the tag on Cabrera's helmet, a call that stood after a crew-chief review.
"It's tough when it's right down the line or along the wall, and I was lucky to get it quick and get it in, and Jed made a great throw." Gentry said. "That was a big point in the game."
The Blue Jays scored their lone run in the first on a near-double play ball off the bat of Edwin Encarnacion -- who was hurt on the play -- and Kazmir did not allow a runner past second after that.
Donaldson hit a solo shot to center field to tie the game in the third, his 19th homer of the year, and the A's added two more off Buehrle in the fourth, when Coco Crisp and Gentry each had run-scoring singles. Alberto Callaspo and Stephen Vogt scored the runs and finished the night with two hits apiece.
The A's added a fourth run on Lowrie's RBI double in the eighth, and a fifth when Lowrie scored on a passed ball. Luke Gregerson and Fernando Abad pitched in relief of Kazmir, as the A's staff clinched the series victory having allowed just two runs in the first three games.
Samardzija witnessed the win from the dugout after arriving early on, and he will get his turn Sunday when the A's go for a four-game sweep. But Saturday's contest was about Kazmir, and he gave his new teammate a tough act to follow.
"After that first inning, just felt like I was kind of locked in, and used all my pitches," Kazmir said.
On Sunday, the two-time All-Star could make his first Midsummer Classic roster since 2008.
"If it happens, it happens," he said. "I've said it before -- we're focused on one thing here, and that's to get to the postseason."
Aaron Leibowitz is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Radioembolization is used to treat tumors that began in the liver or have spread (metastasized) to the liver. This treatment is a combination of radiation therapy and a minimally-invasive treatment called "embolization". Placing the radiation source directly in the tumor, allows for maximum treatment effect with relative sparing of normal liver tissue. Extensive experience already exists with this type of treatment for prostate cancer-known as prostate seed therapy or brachytherapy. We are now applying this concept to the treatment of liver cancer.


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THEY may not have come from a galaxy far, far away but Star Wars fans turned out in Force to see their sci-fi heroes.
Darth Vader actor David Prowse was joined by Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2, and other characters from the hit movies at Turf Moor yesterday.
The Star Wars Fan Fun Day was organised by East Lancashire Hospice to raise funds for their centre in Park Lee Road, Blackburn.
Best friends 40-year-old Mark Gascoigne and 37-year-old Diane Walter had travelled from West Yorkshire to attend.
Mark said: "I've come to Burnley just for this. I'm a huge fan of conventions. This is my third this week and I'm just obsessed with the films."
Husband and wife Star Wars fans Helen and Stephen Lyth came to Burnley from Manchester on Sunday night to attend a dinner with the stars.
Helen said: "It was the best night out ever. There we were sat on a table with Tim Rose who played admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi."
Jeni and Callum Rigby, from Darwen, attended the event – a day after Star Wars day 'May the Fourth'.
Jeni said: "It's been a great day out and we were queuing up first thing this morning. It's an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan and I was pleased that when the cast list for the new films was revealed some original cast members were included."
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Barnet's Sellathurai Ganeshalingham is in with a chance of winning a prize at the London Awards for Sport & Physical Activity which will be presented at Lee Valley VeloPark on Wednesday.
Mr Ganeshalingham, who has been nominated in the inspirational performance of the year category, is a karate practitioner who provides coaching to students of all ages.
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Six months today, Sweetheart. I cannot believe it has been six long hard months. Not a second goes by that my heart doesn't yearn for your presence, my love. I miss your handsome face and your infectious smile. I can't wait to hold you again my love....my life. 02/24/2017
This online memorial was created in loving memory of our Keith Stone, whose life story is told throughout this memorial website. Please sign Keith's guest book and take a moment to look at his photos!! Please let us know you came to visit. We will remember Keith forever.
Keith. Richard Keith..... Sgt. Stone...... Strong.....Sure....Confident......A Protector.....Fair... Loving....Caring.....Loyal. Brother.......Father........Uncle.......Sweetheart.....Friend.....Son,
33 years serving in law enforcement.....Sheriff's Deputy, Sgt. Stone.
I have loved him since 2/14/2012. His children have loved him all of their lives. His brother/friend has known and loved him most of his life.
I called him my very best friend, my sweetheart, my love, my protector, my only guy... Christian, and many other worthy names that depicted the highest calling a man could be.
He deserved those names. He earned those names. He lived those names.
His favorite places were the lease with his best friend, Lloyd, and the boys and the lakehouse at Cottonwood. When we would go to the lake, he would fish all day long and into the night. He felt home there, he said.
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Barbosa stifles again in wild win
D-backs prospect has yielded one hit over first 10 innings
By David Heck / Special to MLB.com | June 25, 2012 8:48 PM ET
With Helena down, 2-0, and a man on with two outs in the bottom of the 10th, Mondesi hit one over the center-field wall to tie the game. But he didn't step on home plate. Osprey manager Andy Green appealed and Mondesi was called out to end the game.
"It was crazy," Barbosa said. "[Mondesi] hits a home run, he's taunting a little bit running around the bases and then he steps over the plate. Our catcher, Michael Perez, saw it and waited for him to go in the dugout. He appealed it, the ump saw it, too, and he called him out."
For his part, Barbosa allowed one hit over six shutout innings in the Rookie-level Osprey's 2-1 win over the Brewers.
After striking out five and walking one, the D-backs prospect has yielded just one base knock over scoreless innings in two professional starts.
"I haven't really changed the way I've been pitching," said Barbosa, who estimated he threw about 70 pitches. "It's the same game from college. I don't want to come up here and try to do more than I can or am capable of; that's usually when you get in trouble. I'm keeping the same mentality and attacking hitters the way I know how to pitch."
Barbosa, a 36th-round pick in this year's Draft, set down his first eight batters Monday before Adrian Williams drew a two-out walk in the third. Emmanuel Quiles recorded the first hit off the 24-year-old left-hander, singling to lead off the fifth.
"It was the first pitch," Barbosa said. "The whole game, I knew they'd tried to attack early. It was a fastball away, I missed a little bit over the plate. They looked for the fastball early because they knew I threw a lot of off-speed later on. He happened to get good wood on it."
Barbosa went from a walk-on at the University of South Florida in 2010 to one of the best starters in the Big East Conference. He posted a 2.01 ERA over 191 1/3 innings in his college career and recorded a league-best 110 strikeouts as a senior.
The Florida native said he improved, thanks to his college pitching coach, Chuck Hernandez, who has served in the same capacity in the Major Leagues for the Angels, Rays and Tigers.
"It's unbelievable how you get a pro guy in there and it just changes the way you see the game because you have someone that has experience in it," Barbosa said. "He's really calm, helps you slow down. It's the same game you've been playing since you were 12 years old."
As a late-round Draft pick, Barbosa isn't dreaming of what could be down the line some day. Instead, he's focusing on what he has to accomplish this year.
"I know if I do what I know how to do, hopefully, I can take it to the next level," he said. "But one pitch at a time, one game at a time. I'm not looking too much into the future or looking at how many strikeouts I have. I want to get our team a win and I'll know I've done my job and it'll make me look good also."
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This amazing wine and sprits store could not be better unless they had a larger location and floor space. If you're having a larger party, they can arrange for the liquor portion with delivery of ice, wines, mixers, etc. AND they pick up the unused items as well! Wow! Such service! The prices on their selection of wines, spirits, and liqeurs are reasonable and their STAFF IS INCREDIBLE. If they don't carry it, they will tell you who does or at least how to find it. Stop by and check out this local secret.


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AS AUSTRALIA's fast bowlers strained for a breakthrough without success, Brett Lee lamented the lack of zest in Test pitches around the nation and described Adelaide Oval's second-Test strip as ''the most amazing batting pitch I've ever seen''.
It was, Lee said, a good time to be a retired fast bowler.
Australia piled on more runs on day one (5-482) than a team has scored in a day's play in more than a century. South Africa took the last five Australian wickets for 68 before lunch on day two through sheer perseverance, leaving the home attack to struggle in baking heat on an unresponsive pitch.
The 138-run opening stand between Graeme Smith and Alviro Petersen wasn't broken by a bowler. It ended because of an amateur mix-up between the batsmen and an accurate throw from Mike Hussey.
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Lee was disheartened by the lack of assistance for fast bowlers in Brisbane, and said the traditionally placid Adelaide pitch had become even more of a batsman's haven because the boundaries have been shortened for the ground's redevelopment.
A top-edged hook from Warner sailed into the construction zone over the fine leg fence, which used to be one of the longer boundaries in world cricket.
''[Day one] was one of the best days of Test cricket you could ever watch, [with Australia] scoring at 5½ runs an over the whole day,'' Lee said. ''But from a bowler's point of view it's tough work. Australia were 3-55 and fought back really well, but that is the most amazing batting wicket I've ever seen. It's hard work for the quicks - spin will come into play - but I would personally love to see a little bit more juice in wickets.
''The three things against the fast bowler here are it's a beautiful batting wicket, the outfield is so lightning fast, and the boundaries have been brought in. They're there for players' safety, but we've seen that many fours hit. I don't understand … we still bring the boundaries in tighter. So I would put a bit more in the wickets for the quicks and have the boundaries out as much as possible.
''When you're playing in India you know you'll get low, slow-turning wickets, but in a place like this, I think it's a great cricket wicket, but if there was a little bit more in it for the bowlers it would make it more entertaining.''
Lee said he doubted the Test pitch at the WACA, the venue for the third Test, would display its traditional characteristics. ''I just hope that it's got the carry and the bounce that we want to see in Perth. I don't reckon it will.''
Morne Morkel, his workload increased by the injury to Jacques Kallis, was rewarded for his tirelessness with the first five-wicket haul in the series. As Morkel noted before the match, Adelaide pitches become more hazardous for batting on days four and five, and not just for the spinners. Uneven bounce can help the quicks too.
If the 2006 Adelaide Test is a guide, when England made 551 in the first innings and lost, this match could still build to a thrilling crescendo.


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VISITORS to Evesham's Almonry will be transported back in time to the Medieval ages this weekend as an enactment group set up camp for the weekend.
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Tonia Collett, the Almonry manager, said: "We're so grateful to Trevor Edwards from Hawkes Edwards and Cave for suggesting this great opportunity to help us raise funds for the Great Big Almonry Project, and to Feudals, who have volunteered their time and expertise.
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This book was created as a result of a cooperative group class assignment from which students demonstrated their concepts of "Fashion". The class was 4th Quarter Advanced Photography, comprised of high school juniors and seniors.
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Volleyball Turns 40 This Fall
John Antonik
August 11, 2013 08:48 AM
It's been 40 seasons since West Virginia University first began playing women's volleyball in 1974 – one year after the Mountaineer women's sports program was officially adopted in response to the federally mandated Title IX provision of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972.
Title IX, as it has since become known, was introduced into law to protect people from discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.
That meant West Virginia University and other public educational institutions that received federal money for research and scholarships were going to have to become compliant with the new law in order to continue receiving federal aid. Naturally, the two biggest questions for the University at the time were how to do it? And, more importantly, where was it going to get the money?
At the time, the athletic department struggled mightily to deal with those two critical issues, but fortunately, there were a couple of dedicated women on campus who could help – the Founding Mothers of West Virginia University women's sports, if you will.
"We knew (Title IX) was going into law and we were ready for it," recalled Kittie Blakemore, at the time an assistant professor in West Virginia University's School of Physical Education and one of WVU's leading women's sports advocates.
For staunch women's sports supporters like Blakemore and Dr. Wincie Ann Carruth, chairperson for women's physical education at WVU and a "true, true Southern lady from Mississippi," former women's tennis coach Martha Thorn recalled, the years leading up to the University's decision to finally adopt women's sports on April 10, 1973 were filled with frustration, angst and disappointment as their efforts to be heard were stonewalled at almost every turn.
But that changed on June 23, 1972 when the Educational Amendments Act was signed into law.
"At that time, President (James) Harlow saw the handwriting on the wall," said Blakemore. "You have a big land-grant institution that is going to lose a lot of federal money if they don't go with this. With all of those kinds of things in your corner you can certainly go after the possibility of starting this."
In early August 1972, West Virginia University Athletic Director Leland Byrd, on the job for just a week, walked into his office at the WVU Coliseum one morning and noticed a telephone message left on his desk by his secretary, Eleanor Lamb. It was from Blakemore and Carruth and they were requesting a meeting to talk about women's sports at West Virginia.
What Carruth and Blakemore had planned for Byrd was almost an ambush, if that was even possible coming from two women as kind and sweet as Kittie Blakemore and Wince Ann Carruth. Byrd knew the adoption of women's sports was an issue retiring athletic director Red Brown had left for him, and he also knew it was something that wasn't going to go away.
"(Kittie) came to me and said, 'Hey, we've got to start a women's program. I'm here and I can take basketball, Martha Thorn can take tennis …' I said, 'Listen, I can sympathize with you but we just don't have any money," said Byrd.
It was a response Blakemore and Carruth had heard many times before. However this time they were prepared.
Since at least 1969, when Blakemore and Carruth were asked to help write the constitution for the women's portion of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Kittie had been efficiently and methodically collecting data on women's sports programs at other institutions.
Her bulging file cabinets were stuffed with memos typed up on crinkled onion-skinned paper, handwritten letters from women's student organizational leaders and their parents, correspondence from female sports colleagues at other institutions, carbon copies of charts of proposed women's sports budgets and suggested organizational policy statements for women's athletic programs.
There was WVU student Gail Oberholtzer's letter to Carruth with the names and phone numbers for all of the WVU women's tennis club members – all of them with the exception of her own. Gail wasn't sure what her new phone number was going to be at Women's Hall for the next semester, she wrote, but she left her parents' mailing address in Vienna, W.Va. in case anyone needed it.
There was University of Minnesota professor Dr. Eloise Jaeger's two-page typed letter with her suggestions on how Blakemore should go about crafting West Virginia's women's sports policy.
Then there was the University of Kansas' women's sports budget for the 1972-73 academic year. The Jayhawks had $11,987.42 allocated for their seven women's varsity sports that season, with women's gymnastics getting the biggest slice of the pie at $3,539.76. On the other end of the spectrum was the women's tennis budget of $575.95 for its fall and spring seasons.
The four away matches the Jayhawks had that year ate up most of their budget with an additional $20 earmarked for "hospitality" to cover home matches against McPherson, Kansas State, Washburn and Central Missouri State. At $5 per event, the Jayhawk women really knew how to party back then.
Blakemore's file cabinet also contained the yearly budget allotments for Fairmont State's women's basketball program, which averaged out to roughly $1,000 per year dating back to the late 1960s. The Falcons in 1972 spent $348 for uniforms and $15 for one game official, although they sometimes opened up the checkbook for an extra set of eyes when the games were more important or the Falcons were badly in need of a W (not really, of course).
She had samples of game contracts from the University of Pittsburgh and women's sports participation charts from the University of Illinois. There was also a mimeographed women's sports guideline diagram with comments, recommendations and questions, such as:
How much control will the AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) impose upon the member institutions?
Do the women have any mechanism for enforcing its regulations?
Where are the women going to get the structure and finances to function?
Are students limited to the number of sports in which they participate?
How does one determine or enforce rules concerning the length of a season?
What constitutes a practice session?
Where do administrators send the verification of eligibility?
What are the implications of increased varsity programs for undergraduate professional preparation?
But perhaps the most interesting (and most important) record in Blakemore's file cabinet was a one-page typed document titled "Discussion of Intercollegiate Program for Women at WVU." This was essentially the Magna Carta for women's sports at West Virginia University.
It dealt with the organizational structure for Mountaineer women's sports, which local and national associations West Virginia University should be a part of (the women preferred the WVIAC initially for competitive and financial reasons), the problems with starting a new women's program and the budgetary issues it was going to present, facility requirements for practices and games, team scheduling, a plan of action for tryouts and which sports to adopt first.
Handwritten notations were made in each column with suggestions on how the coaches should be compensated, which sports should be delayed or phased in over time, where most of the athletes would come from and whether or not a separate Athletic Council for Women should be instituted with the same representation as the regular Athletic Council.
It was quite clear to Byrd that Blakemore and Carruth had all of their ducks in a row when they met with him. In fact, they had already prepared a women's sports proposal for the University, complete with a table of contents covering such things as administrative organization, potential coaches, sport suggestions, budgets, insurance and physical examinations, association dues, eligibility requirements, athletic trainers, department staffing recommendations, facilities to be used and the attached by-laws for the WVIAC, Midwest Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the AIAW.
The one thing the women were adamant about from the outset was joining the athletic department instead of being solely an entity of the School of Physical Education because they knew athletics was on much firmer ground financially.
"We can start it but it will have to be on a shoestring," said Byrd after leafing through their proposal. "I don't know where I'll find it, but you've got $5,000 this first year."
To his knowledge, Byrd said Kittie took $1,000 for women's basketball, Martha took $1,000 for tennis and the same amount was allocated for women's gymnastics.
"I think they were surprised that we always came in very conservative because I remember Martha saying she brought back money from a trip once, and Leland wanted to know if she had fed the players," Blakemore chuckled.
But in order to have a women's sports program at WVU, the proposal first had to be approved by an all-male (and very conservative) WVU Athletic Council. The women's proposal, with the enthusiastic backing of School of Physical Education Dean Peter Yost, was sent to President Harlow on August 9, 1972; Harlow acknowledged receipt of the document a week later but it took almost nine months until final approval came from the Athletic Council on April 10, 1973.
"The thing that held it up in '72 was the fact that the state didn't know how they were going to pay the coaches," said Blakemore. "Well, when they finally realized that the coaches were already being paid because we were teacher-coaches, then they didn't have any question about it."
It was determined that basketball, tennis and gymnastics would begin in Year 1 (1973-74), followed by volleyball, swimming, track and field and softball in Year 2 (1974-75). In ensuing years, golf, field hockey, lacrosse, fencing, badminton and table tennis were also on the docket for WVU women.
Blakemore understood that it was a very ambitious plan that may or may not have been accepted in its entirety. She also knew if the women shot for the moon right away and asked for everything at once they might run the risk of getting a much smaller piece of the pie because sports participation quotas were not yet part of the Title IX equation.
"The athletic department really didn't want us but they knew – and I think Leland knew – that they were going to have to start with us," said Blakemore.
"I knew it was going to grow," Byrd added. "I knew they had to make a place for women and I knew it was going to have to be on par somewhat with the men, but I didn't realize that it would come that fast. We moved pretty fast compared to a lot of other schools, I thought."
At the outset there were your typical problems and other difficulties that, to some extent, still exist today. There were issues with the women and men being in the training room at the same time, plus, money (or lack thereof) was always a big concern at WVU. However, the battle for adequate practice time at the WVU Coliseum always seemed to be No. 1 on the list of grievances the women had.
"We worked around (the men's teams)," said Blakemore. "If they wanted the court they got the court. Since we worked around them they really didn't have any gripes to speak about us. We had some gripes, but they didn't."
"We picked our battles and at that time we really didn't have a battle," noted Thorn. "But Leland was ready to do it and we all learned together."
In 1975, Linda Burdette was hired to coach the women's gymnastics team and Veronica Hammersmith also joined the department that same year to coach volleyball in the fall and softball in the spring; both were required to teach a full load of classes in the School of Physical Education as well. And because Veronica was one of the lowest coaches on the totem poll at the time, her volleyball team usually got the short end of the stick when it came to practice times in the fall after basketball season started.
"Men's basketball was supposed to get 4-7 and women's basketball got 7-9 and we got 9-11," she recalled. "PE had the floor until 2 o'clock so there weren't enough hours to do a practice before men's basketball started."
Hammersmith said that PE paid one half of her salary and athletics paid the other half, but a portion of that was reduced in the early 1980s when the department dropped softball for financial reasons. She took another pay cut in the mid-1980s when her teaching duties were phased out.
"I took a big hit (financially) when that happened," she said. "They decided that they wanted them to separate and since my salary was 50-50 I got my salary cut in half when I stopped teaching, so it was really hard for me."
"The money was a big problem back then, even though we didn't spend a lot," mentioned Blakemore. "It was still a big hunk of the athletic budget and we had to be conservative and realistic about what we could get – take what you can and go with that.
"I guess I was from the old school where you just do what you can do and you work very carefully with it and don't make a lot of waves," Blakemore said. "I found I could get things accomplished a lot quicker if I didn't make a lot of waves, but yet I was still able to do these things and get them through."
"Kittie and those guys did a really nice job of getting things off the ground," added Hammersmith. "That was probably the hardest part of the whole thing was getting somebody to let them have teams. Nobody cared about it and I think, to some degree, they still suffer from that a little bit today unless your team is doing really well."
Byrd said it didn't take long for the athletic department to accept the women, and to the best of his knowledge, there were no major issues – or at least any big grievances that were brought to his attention.
"We were very fortunate because a lot of schools did have problems," he said.
Today, women's volleyball begins its 40th season of competition on Aug. 31 when it meets Eastern Illinois in the Blue/Gold Invitational at the University of Toledo. A 40th anniversary celebration is planned at the Coliseum for the Kansas State match on Sept. 27 with alums, coaches, administrators and support staff from all periods invited to return to campus.
Volleyball at WVU has had varying degrees of success through the years – much like its sister programs basketball, tennis, gymnastics, track, swimming (as well as the more recently adopted sports soccer and rowing) due in part to many factors, some out of its control.
But as new members of the Big 12 Conference, and with potentially more resources available to them in the near future when the department begins receiving full TV revenue from the conference, WVU volleyball is clearly headed in the right direction.
Winston Churchill once famously said the farther backward you can look the farther forward you can see.
Well, today the outlook for West Virginia University women's sports has never been brighter, thanks to a couple of pioneering women who through a lot of hard work, a lot of patience, and, yes, a little bit of guile, made it all possible.
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At Central, you may choose to minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. We offer courses that draw on the resources of many different departments, and we also offer four "stand alone" classes. When you take a course in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, you will take a course with some of the best and most dynamic teachers on the CCSU campus.
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With exports of both U.S. beef and pork to South Korea being lower than in 2011, some observers may question whether the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement – which took effect in March – is living up to its promises. But as Jihae Yang, Korea director for the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), explains in the attached audio report, meat trade with Korea is actually down this year due to unusual circumstances in the market – some of which are discussed below.
She details the significant tariff advantages U.S. beef and pork will realize over the next several years and the important opportunities this will create in Korea. In particular, Ms. Yang says the gradual phase-out of duties on U.S. chilled beef creates a strong marketing edge over Australia, which currently has no FTA in place with Korea. She also sees very strong opportunities for processed pork products, noting that USMEF's first processed pork showcase in Korea – which is scheduled for Dec. 4 – has drawn tremendous interest from local importers.
A surge in Korea's domestic cattle and beef production has created a difficult business climate in 2012 for all beef-exporting countries serving Korea. For example, Korea's cattle slaughter surged in September (the latest data available) to more than 115,000 head – nearly 75 percent higher than a year ago. This pushed the year-to-date slaughter total 22 percent higher than last year, due in part to a government-supported herd culling program. Domestic beef prices in Korea recently averaged about $5.15 per pound – down only slightly from last year, but 15 percent lower than in 2010.
As a result, Korea's beef imports from all sources (through October) are down 14 percent to 249,461 metric tons (mt). Import volumes are lower from all three of Korea's main beef suppliers: Australia (125,659 mt, -11 percent), the United States (91,705 mt, -16 percent) and New Zealand (28,059 mt, -19 percent).
On the pork side, Korea's domestic production has recovered quickly from a major foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak suffered in late 2010 and early 2011. Korea's pork prices recently averaged $1.23 per pound, 31 percent lower than a year ago and down 20 percent from 2010.
Year-to-date hog slaughter (through September) is up 44 percent from last year, and just 7 percent below the pre-FMD pace of 2010. Korea's major shortage of pork in 2011 also created some highly unusual trade scenarios. Not only was imported pork in extremely high demand, but the Korean government also waived import duties on a significant volume of pork. Without looking at the historical performance of the market, these circumstances can result in misleading year-over-year comparisons.
For example, this year's exports of U.S. pork to Korea (through September) are down 31 percent in volume (105,736 metric tons) and 23 percent in value ($303 million) compared to the first three quarters of 2011. But 2012 is still the second-best year in history for U.S. pork exports to Korea, even with an entire quarter of results still to be reported.
So as Yang explains, the tariff relief provided in the Korea-U.S. FTA will help moderate the price of U.S. meat products, allowing them to reach a much wider range of Korean consumers. Current market conditions notwithstanding, the agreement is creating exciting long-term opportunities in the Korean market for a broad range of U.S. beef and pork items.


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TPWD Approves Changes to Fishing Regulations
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has adopted fishing regulation changes on two largemouth bass fisheries in East Texas, and new possession rules in state waters for aquatic resources taken in the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) as part of the 2013-14 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation.
The regulations go into effect Sept. 1.
On Lake Jacksonville, the change removes an 18-inch minimum length limit for largemouth bass. The five-fish daily bag for bass will be retained, but anglers will be allowed to keep two largemouth bass less than 18 inches in length as part of that five- fish bag.
For Lake Kurth, the change establishes a 16-inch maximum length limit on largemouth bass, with a temporary retention of bass 24 inches or greater for weighing purposes and/or submission to the ShareLunker program. Anglers will be allowed to harvest five largemouth bass less than 16 inches in length.
TPWD also adopted changes defining the parameters of handfishing for catfish and restrictions to aid in public understanding and enforceability, specifically regarding prohibition of the use of devices, such as poles, sticks, boxes, and pipes to aid in handfishing.
Canyon Lake Project #6 in Lubbock was also added to special regulations for catfish and devices restrictions.
The department also clarified the definition regarding possession of fish to indicate possession limits do not apply once a wildlife resource has reached the possessor's final residence and is finally processed It also clarified the definition of what constitutes a permanent residence.
In addition, TPWD clarified the definition of fish harassment to note It is unlawful to use any vessel to harry, herd, or drive fish by any means including but not limited to operating any vessel in a repeated circular course, for the purpose of or resulting in the concentration of fish for the purpose of taking or attempting to take fish.
TPWD also removed prohibitions concerning possession of red drum and bonus red drum tags simultaneously.
The department also adopted provisions regarding enforcement of federal regulations in state waters. The proposed change would make it a violation for a person to possess an aquatic wildlife resource taken in the Exclusive Economic Zone (federal waters 9-200 miles out) during a closed season provided by federal law; within a protected length limit or in excess of the daily bag limit established by federal law; or with any gear or device prohibited by federal law; or without a required license or permit required by federal law.
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Cystoscopy is a test that looks at the inner lining of the bladder and
the tube from the bladder to the outside of the body (urethra). The cystoscope
is a thin, lighted viewing tool that is put into the urethra and moved into the
When the cystoscope is inside your bladder, sterile
water or saline is injected through the scope to help expand your bladder and
to create a clear view. A medicine may also be injected through the scope to
reduce chances of infection.
A cystoscopy can
check for stones, tumors, bleeding, and infection. Cystoscopy can see areas of
the bladder and urethra that usually do not show up well on X-rays. Tiny
surgical instruments can be put through the cystoscope to remove samples of
tissue (biopsy) or samples of urine.
Cystoscopy also can be used
to treat some bladder problems, such as removing small bladder stones and some
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Weekly Wrap #8
1. Like-Gating: The Art of Reaching the Facebook Masses
Businesses already utilizing Facebook as a key player in their advertising strategy have one more technique to add to their list. "Like-gating" is Facebook's way of allowing a business to hide content on their page, with the promise that the simple click of the "Like" button will unveil precious incentives and exclusive content. The problem critics see: how will a consumer know if you "like" the business without getting all of the information upfront? See if you would "like" Hubspot Blog's 5 examples of successful "Like-Gating".
2. Personal Smart Phones Join the Workplace
Not long ago was the use of an employee's personal cell at the workplace a taboo. A recent trend brought on by the recommendation of the CTIA shows that this may be happening more often than not. Ragan.com reports that "According to research from 451 Group, more than 70 percent of companies surveyed already allow their employees to use their own mobile devices for work." With concerns of plan payment and protection of both company and employee privacy, the erasing of phone boundary between work and home may not be as convenient as many want to believe. Although the idea of using your own phone in and out of the office sounds tempting, would you want both areas of your life joined under one number?
Read more here.
3. Do Women Unintentionally Harm Their Own Careers?
As a woman entering the beginning stages of my career, my initial response to the Harvard Business Review article was "Impossible." Yet with the accompaniment of this week's discussion on the Today Show, the topic of women standing up for their worth in the workplace, or lack there of, seems to be on of heightened interest. The HBR article looks at a study that cites four "specific low-confidence behaviors" as contributing factors to the unintentional stunt to a woman's career:
- Being overly modest
- Not asking
- Blending in
- Remaining Silent
For further detail and to see if you agree with the findings of the study, visit the Harvard Business Review blog.
4. Moms Enter the Facebook Mix
I've noticed that the majority of my friends have had to face the same dilemma at some point in their social networking lifetime: To friend, or not to friend, your mother on Facebook. Emarketer takes a deeper look into the logistics of mothers using Facebook on a regula
r basis, and estimate that 23 million US moms are on the site this year. With mothers, fathers, and other relatives entering the Facebook world, many users are forced to look at what they post and respond to with more care. Could this social networking mom overload help members finally pay attention to advice social media experts have been preaching for years? With the graphics to prove the mother-to-Facebook rise, lets hope so.
5. Who Is This Siri?
With the recent launch of Apple's new iPhone 4S has come non-stop discussion of its most coveted feature; Siri. Siri acts as a personal assistant to those operating the phone, answering voice-activated commands and questions. VentureBeat's review of the new software explains it as "More than a smarter version of the iPhone's previous voice command feature, Siri represents the first step towards widespread adoption of consumer artificial intelligence (AI). It's the beginning of something that will fundamentally change the way we live with our computing devices over the coming years."
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Fox News Downplays Debt Ceiling Deadline As "Made Up"
Fox News downplayed the immediacy of the upcoming debt ceiling deadline, giving credence to congressional Republicans' plan to use the threat of default as a means of gutting the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
On September 25, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent a letter [1] to congressional leadership in the House and Senate regarding the state of government finances. Lew specifically emphasized the consequences of failing to lift the federal debt limit by October 17. From the letter [2]:
Treasury now estimates that extraordinary measures will be exhausted no later than October 17. We estimate that, at that point, Treasury would have only approximately $30 billion to meet our country's commitments. This amount would be far short of net expenditures on certain days, which can be as high as $60 billion. If we have insufficient cash on hand, it would be impossible for the United States of America to meet all of its obligations for the first time in our history.
On the September 25 edition of Fox News' Happening Now, host Jenna Lee and Fox Business host Neil Cavuto discussed the upcoming October 17 deadline to raise the debt limit. Cavuto recognized the fact that a failure to lift the debt ceiling would have far more dramatic consequences [3] than a simple government shutdown, but also specifically rebuffed the nature of a firm deadline, claiming:
CAVUTO: Never believe those figures, Jenna, because every Treasury Secretary, be it a Republican or Democratic administration, has always cried panic and always attached a date that is really just made up.
Cavuto outlined the means by which congressional Republicans could use the threat of breaching the debt limit to extract concessions on the ACA, commonly known as Obamacare, which could range from delaying to defunding key initiatives of the law. In fact, The Hill reported [4] that Republicans in the House of Representatives plan on tying any increase of the debt limit to a one-year delay of Obamacare. From The Hill [4]:
Moving to the debt ceiling fight, which Republican leaders have long seen as stronger ground, could be a way to convince rank-and-file Republicans to fight their spending and healthcare battles there rather than on a government funding bill.
Cavuto's caution that listeners should "never believe" Treasury Department deadlines, and the claim that these deadlines are "really just made up," directly contradicts the facts presented by Lew.
According to Treasury estimates, the United States government will have merely $30 billion in liquid assets on hand by October 17. By Lew's own admission, this sum, equivalent to roughly 0.75 percent of annual federal outlays [5], would be insufficient to meet the obligated expenses of certain individual days. Contrary to Cavuto's claims that the government could use flexible accounting to sustain itself for months without a debt limit increase, those so-called "extraordinary measures" have been in place since May 17 [6] and are now at their limit.
If the debt ceiling is not lifted by October 17, the United States government will be unable to finance [7] the payment of its pre-existing expenses through the continued sale of Treasury bonds. This would have all of the effects [8] of a government shutdown [9] -- outlays to certain program beneficiaries, employees, the military, etc. would cease or be delayed -- while also initiating [10] a global financial crisis [11] among corporate and sovereign wealth funds that own or purchase American debt [12].
According to The New York Times, the Treasury makes more than 80 million [13] individual payments each month, and would miss nearly one-third of those regular payments every day until the debt ceiling was lifted. A $12 billion Social Security payment is due on October 23 and a $6 billion interest payment on public debt is due October 31. These alone would virtually exhaust the Treasury's remaining resources if Congress fails to act.
The notion that Republicans might be able to string a debt limit increase along for months as they negotiate attacks against Obamacare ignores both the economic consequences [13] of a debt default and the political reality [14] in Washington. The last legitimate Republican threat to breach the debt ceiling resulted in the first ever downgrade [15] of the United States Department of Treasury bond rating -- from AAA to AA+. This downgrade marginally increased the cost of future American borrowing and, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, will cost taxpayers [16] an additional $18.9 billion over the coming decade.
Increasing the debt limit does not increase the national debt [17], but manufacturing a crisis by using the debt limit to leverage political concessions has already cost taxpayers.
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An Intro to Facebook Timeline
It might be time to brush up on your Kierkegaard, because Facebook is about to become very existential. The new profile, called Facebook Timeline, is not concerned with what you are doing. It wants to know who you are. See the dramatic video below for a brief overview, or take a look at this article for a more detailed description of the changes.
As you can see, the most important parts of the profile will be static information, like where you went to school, where you work, what your interests are, and who you have been in a relationship with. The profile tells the world your history, or at least the history of your time on Facebook. These changes will have a big impact on the way people use Facebook, especially in a world where social networking is becoming a large part of the hiring process. So what do job seekers and employers need to know about this new Facebook Timeline?
Practical tips for job seekers:
Facebook Timeline essentially makes your profile an online resume.
So like a resume, try to emphasize your professional accomplishments and good qualities. Don't just write where you worked, write about what you did while you worked there. Make sure your employment history is up to date.
Familiarize yourself with Facebook's privacy settings.
The more control you have over your information, the better. Timeline will make it much easier to view a person's entire Facebook history. Employers don't need to see pictures of your 21st birthday or politically incorrect wall posts from your freshman year of college. Update your privacy settings so only close friends can see this type of information.
Go back through your history to find flattering posts and pictures to share publicly.
This information will help you present a consistent and positive story about yourself.
Pick a good cover photo.
The new profile has a spot for both a profile pic and large cover photo at the top of the page. This picture will represent you, so choose something that looks nice or shows off your creativity.
The new profile places more emphasis on your Likes.
So avoid liking things that might be considered distasteful or controversial.
Be aware of how you use third-party apps; some may publish a log of your activities.
For example, an app could show which music/movies you're steaming or what articles you have read.
What employers need to know:
Don't place too much emphasis on Facebook profiles during the hiring process.
There will be a wealth of information available on Facebook Timeline profiles, but not all of it will be accurate, verifiable or complete. You don't want to make hiring decisions based on unreliable information.
Be aware of possible legal issues.
Companies that look up protected information like race, religion, or age run the risk of violating anti-discrimination and hiring laws. It might make sense to hire an outside firm for background searches; a third party can provide your company with information useful to the hiring process, but protect you from the data that you're not supposed to see.