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Mean Betty: Brad Pitt Is DEAD?! Oh, Wait—It's Just Another Hoax (He's Fine!)
Thank goodness Brad Pitt is actually perfectly fine! Mean Betty investigates this latest of celebrity death hoaxes.
-Mean Betty
Gasp! Can it be? Has Brad Pitt really met with a terrible fate? Oh, kittens! How horrible!!!!
…Except not really. The lovely Brad Pitt has simply been the victim of a celebrity death hoax. Mildly unfortunate, perhaps, but nothing more. Thank goodness!
Oh, but of course you want the full scoop, do you not? Very well, Meanie shall reveal all! On Monday, an article popped up on something called Global Associated News claiming that the actor had died following a snowboarding accident early that morning. "The actor & novice snowboarder was vacationing at the Zermatt ski resort in Zermatt, Switzerland with family and friends," the article said; "witnesses" indicated that Brad lost control of his board and struck a tree. The article went on to say that Brad had been airlifted to a local hospital, though it was "believed that the actor died instantly from the impact of the crash." He had supposedly been wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and drugs and alcohol did not appear to play a part in it.
But here's the thing, kittens: Global Associated News isn't an actual news site. Going to GlobalAssociatedNews.com brings you to this lovely-looking page:
Read Mean Betty: Justin Bieber Has a Potty Mouth!
That's right—the whole site is a hoax generator for the amusement of the general public. Meanie has yet to understand why it is that some people find it so enormously entertaining to start terrible rumors about living human beings (although she does something of a kick out of the description that using the hoax generator is "so easy even a Lohan could do it." Excuse Meanie her uncouthness); and yet for some reason, it seems that one has not truly "made it" as a celebrity until one has become the subject of such a rumor.
To be fair, the Brad Pitt article does have a disclaimer at the bottom of it which reads as follows:
"about this web site. FAKE… THIS STORY IS 100% FAKE! this is an entertainment website, and this is a totally fake article based on zero truth and is a complete work of fiction for entertainment purposes! this story was dynamically generated using a generic 'template' and is not factual. Any reference to specific individuals has been 100% fabricated by web site visitors who have created fake stories by entering a name into a blank 'non-specific' template for the purpose of entertainment. For sub-domain info, name removal requests and additional use restrictions: FakeAWish.com"
Unfortunately, though, the hive mind has a tendency to overlook the small print in the face of such tragic-sounding stories. Indeed, this disclaimer failed to stop what E! Online called a "firestorm" from burning up the Twittersphere faster than the butler can shake up his signature martini (speaking of, Butler dear, do you mind? Thank you!).
At least the hoax was quickly revealed—and at least it wasn't as odd as that exceedingly bizarre Jon Bon Jovi death hoax that appeared on "DailyNewBlogInternational" last winter. We're glad to know that you're safe and well, Brad! Do us (and Angelina and the six little kiddiewinks) a favor and stay that way, please!
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HOUSTON - A man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in northwest Houston on Sunday morning.
Houston police said the man was walking down North Shepherd Drive near Pinemont Drive at 11:15 a.m. when a driver exited a Valero station, ran him over and drove away.
Friends of the victim said the man lives in the neighborhood and was walking to a restaurant when the driver struck him.
Witnesses said they tried to chase down the driver but were unable to catch him.
The victim is in critical condition at Ben Taub General Hospital.
Police said the vehicle that hit the man was a white Pontiac or 4-door Buick.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 712-222-TIPS.
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My favorite game growing up was Candyland, and leave it to Urban Outfitters, creators of the Everyone Loves a Jewish Girl tee to sell a version with a Jewish twist. Great for keeping the little ones occupied at Chanukah parties!
we miss jamiem here in the office so i had to give her, and these very classy yet fun place card holders, a nod.Tags: entertaining, home decor, tables, silver, decorations, party, holidays, hanukkah, HannukahAdded 9 Years Ago from Crate and Barrel
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Kim Kardashian's bikini-ness continues
These are some more shots from Kim Kardashian's obviously posed photo shoot in Miami Tuesday. You can tell it's canned by the lack of butt shots, so let me tell you about the time a paparazzo took a picture of Kim's ass when he wasn't supposed to: HE MADE A SHIT-TON OF MONEY!
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Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he builds a ridiculously complicated irrigation system using said fish to grow produce without the need for soil.
That's just what an industrious farming aficionado in Oakland, California has done. It's called Aquaponics, an innovative mix between hydroponic gardening and fish farming. This is not your grandfather's urban farm. The farm's creator, Eric Maundu, outfitted it with sensors and microprocessors aplenty. These gadgets and gizmos fix problems automatically and even send a warning Tweet if anything occurs that the system can't handle. Wait, tweeting can be useful? Somebody better get Kutcher on the line.
Here is a video of the farm in action, along with a brief overview on how it was made. Soil, your days are numbered.


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The act of noming in your sleep, or in an altered state of consciousness caused by irregular sleep patterns. For it to be classified as true Nomsomnia, the subject must have little to no recollection of eating while in this altered state of consciousness. Noming refers to the eating of foods normally eaten as snacks or are on the go. Examples include chips, beef jerky, pickles, goldfish, and nutrition bars. Nomsomnia is common in sleep deprived teenagers forgetting to eat fourth meal or elevensies.
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SEE OUR MOST RECENT GUIDE TO BERRY PICKING IN NY, NJ, and CT
Looking for a great family outing before summer winds down? Check out our comprehensive 2010-11 guide to farms that offer pick-your-own berries in the New York metro area, including Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
*with additional research by Melanie Baker, Perry Martin, Corey Moser, Nicole Schreiber, and Sarah Wormser
Plump, ripe berries are making their way onto produce shelves right about now, but what could be sweeter than watching your kids scour a local sundrenched farm field for their own basket of fruit? Well, joining in the fun yourself! Stock up on the season's juicy raspberries, blueberries and peaches - picking your own is a great way for the family to pass a lazy afternoon and save a little money on your grocery bill - then head home and bake some fruit-filled goodies with your kids' help (peach pie or blueberry muffins, anyone?).
When you head to one of the farms below, keep in mind that all dates are projected, and produce availability is subject to change. Calling ahead before visiting any of these locations is highly recommended.
Albany County
Goold Orchards 1297 Brookview Station Road, Castleton 518-732-7317; www.goold.com Pick-your-own strawberries and raspberries in the summer, pick-your-own raspberries in the fall. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm. Indian Ladder Farms 342 Altamont Road, Altamont 518-765-2956; 866-640-PICK (berry picking hotline); www.indianladderfarms.com Pick-your-own blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes and cherries. Open 9am-5pm daily. Also offers a petting zoo, store and café with local produce, and hayrides. Rulfs Orchard 531 Bear Swamp Road, Peru 518-643-8636; email@example.com; www.rulfsorchard.com Pick-your-own strawberries and blueberries beginning in mid-July. Open 7am-7pm. Also features a roadside stand and apple cider (after Labor Day), and bakery with open bread market.
Columbia County
Samascott Orchards 5 Sunset Avenue, Kinderhook 518-758-7224; www.samascott.com Pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Open 8am-6pm daily. On-site farm store with jams and soft-serve ice cream.
Dutchess County
Barton Orchards 63 Apple Tree Lane (County Route 7), Poughquag 845-227-2306; www.bartonorchards.com Pick-your-own raspberries, blueberries, red and black currants, and gooseberries. Open 9am-5pm daily. On-site farm store with pre-picked produce, honey, jams and jellies, and more.
Dykeman Farm Located on W. Dover Road across from 776 W. Dover Road, Pawling 845-832-6068; www.dykemanfarm.com Pick-your-own raspberries from late August till the frost. On-site store with pre-picked veggies and local apples. Open 9am-6pm daily.
Green Horizons Organic Farm 6 South Dingle Road, Pawling 845-855-5555; www.greenhorizonsorganics.com Pick-your-own raspberries by appointment.
McEnroe Organic Farm
5409 Route 22, Millerton
518-789-4191; www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com
Pick-your-own raspberries through October. Open 9am-6pm daily. On-site store with certified organic produce, dried goods, and more.
Greig Farm 227 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook 845-758-1234; www.greigfarm.com Pick-your-own blueberries through early August. Pick-your-own red and yellow raspberries through early October. Pick-your-own blackberries in August. Nursery and garden shop on site. Gigi's Market offers lunch and refreshments. Petting zoo for kids.
Secor Farms 63 Robinson Lane, LaGrange 845-452-6883 Pick-your-own blueberries. Open Monday-Friday 8am-6m; Saturday 8am-4pm.
Orange County
Apple Ridge Orchards
101 Jessup Road, Warwick
845-987-7717; www.appleridgeorchards.com
Pick your own white and yellow peaches from mid-August through mid-September. Monday through Thursday by reservation only, 9am-5pm; Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and all holidays open to the public 9am-6pm.
Enjoy hay wagon rides, fresh-pressed cider, friendly farm animals for petting, glass observation honey beehive, farm store, and bouncy house.
Hodgson's Farm & Garden Center 2290 Albany Post Road, Walden 845-778-1432; www.hodgsonfarm.com Pick-your-own blueberries. On-site store with pre-picked produce. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 9am-4pm.
Ochs Orchard 4 Ochs Lane (off Reservoir Road, Route 94), Warwick 845-986-1591; www.warwickinfo.net/ochs Pick-your-own plums and peaches through August, 9am-5pm daily. Farm stand with pre-picked produce, open 9am-6pm.
Oswego County
Sage Creek Orchards 139 Minckler Road, Mexico 315-963-3486; www.sagecreekorchards.com Pick-your-own blueberries through early August. Also offers pre-picked produce, refreshment stand, picnic area, tractor-pulled hayrides, and face painting. Open 9am-6pm daily through November 15.
Saratoga County
Bacon Hill Blueberries 113 Winney Drive, Schuylerville 518-695-5547 Pick-your-own blueberries through August; also offers red and black currants in July.
Bowman Orchards 141 Sugar Hill Road, Rexford 518-371-2042; firstname.lastname@example.com; www.bowmanorchards.com Pick-your-own blackberries through mid-August. Pick-your-own peaches through September. Pick-your-own raspberries through the first frost. On-site farm market with fresh local produce.
Ulster County
Jenkins-Lueken Orchards Route 299 West, New Paltz 845-255-0999; www.jlorchards.com Pick-your-own blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries from mid-July through October. Open 9am-6pm daily. On-site store with pre-picked veggies, local maple syrup, and snacks.
Kelder's Farm & U-Pick 5755 Route 209, Kerhonkson 845-626-7137; www.kelderfarm.com Pick-your-own blueberries, raspberries, and a variety of vegetables through October. Open 10am-6pm daily. Petting zoo, mini-golf, hayrides, and picnicking available, as well as an on-site store with pre-picked produce, ice cream, honey, maple syrup, jams and jellies, and more.
Long Island
Davis Peach Farm 561 Hulse Landing Rd, Wading River 631-929-1115; www.davispeachfarm.com Pick-your-own peaches, plums and nectarines; 9am-5pm daily, beginning in July.
Fort Salonga Farm
30 Meadow Glen Road, Northport
631-269-9666; firstname.lastname@example.com
Pick-your-own raspberries through October.
Lewin Farms 812 Sound Avenue, Calverton 631-929-4327; www.lewinfarms.com Pick-your-own peaches. Closed Tuesdays (hours vary, call for availability). Pies are sold on weekends.
Patty's Berries and Bunches
410 Sound Avenue, Mattituck
631-298-4679; www.pattysberriesandbunches.com; firstname.lastname@example.com
Pick-your-own raspberries, blueberries and blackberries through August. Pick-your-own fall raspberries through September. Open 9am-6pm (U-pick closes at 5:30pm) daily.
Seven Ponds Orchard 65 Seven Ponds Road, Water Mill 631-726-8015 Pick-your-own raspberries, blueberries and blackberries; open July-November, 9am-6pm. On-site market with baked goods and jams; pick-your-own vegetables; children's play area; corn maze.
Wickham Farms 28700 Main Road (Route 25), Cutchogue 631-734-6441; www.wickhamsfruitfarm.com Pick-your-own raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and peaches through August; open 9am-4pm Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday. Tours available by appointment.
Windy Acres
3810 Middle Country Rd, Calverton
Pick-your-own blackberries, peaches and nectarines through August; open 9am-6pm. Farm stand with pre-picked fruits and vegetables, jams and pies.
Alstede Farms 84 Route 513 (Old Route 24), Chester 908-879-7189; www.alstedefarms.com Pick-your-own red and yellow raspberries from mid-August through October and peaches through mid-September. Corn maze with giant hay pyramid, animals for petting, hayrides, pony rides, homemade ice cream, and farm market. Open 9am-7pm daily.
Battleview Orchards 91 Wemrock Road, Freehold 732-462-0756; www.battlevieworchards.com Pick-your-own straw peaches through the beginning of September and nectarines through the end of August. Pre-picked corn for sale. Country store and a bakery on-site with fresh local produce. Open 9am-6pm daily.
Califon Farm Stand & Orchard
472 Route 513, Califon
908-832-2905; www.melickstownfarm.com Pick-your-own yellow and white peaches through September; open 9am-6pm daily. On-site store with fresh produce, ice cream and baked goods.
Conte Farms 299 Flyatt Road, Tabernacle 609-268-1010; email@example.com Pick-your-own blueberries and peaches through mid-August. Also offers pre-picked produce, bake shop and soft ice cream. Open 8am-6pm daily, through Thanksgiving.
Demarest Farms 244 Wierimus Road, Hillsdale 201-666-0472; www.demarestfarms.com Pick-your-own peaches. Farm market with seasonal fruits and vegetables. Open 8am-7pm daily (on weekdays, 9am-3pm by reservation only).
DeWolf's Farm 58 West Colliers Mill Road, New Egypt 609-758-6288; www.dewolfsyoupickfarm.com Pick-your-own blackberries. Pick-your-own vegetables in August. Open 7am-7pm daily.
Earth Friendly Organic Farm and Bed & Breakfast 17 Olde Noah Hunt Road, Clarksburg 609-259-9744; www.earthfriendlyorganicfarm.com Pick-your-own blueberries, 9am-5pm daily (call for availability).
Emery's Organic Blueberry Farm 346 Long Swamp Road, New Egypt 609-758-8514; www.netpie.com Tractor ride to pick-your-own blueberries through early August; fields open 9am-4pm daily. Farm market open 9am-6pm daily.
Fred + III Odd Fellows Road (Route 663), Pemberton 609-784 4839 or 609-894 2198; www.fredplusthree.com; email@example.com Pick-your-own blueberries, 8am-4pm daily.
Fruitwood Farms 419 Elk Road (Route 538), Monroeville 856-881-7748 Pick-your-own peaches through August. Open Monday-Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday 8am-3pm. On-site store with honey and fresh produce, open Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm.
Hillview Farms 223 Meyersville Road, Gillette 908-647-0957; www.hillviewfarmsnj.com Pick-your-own blueberries and peaches through August. Open 10am-5pm daily in the summer. On-site farm store with local honey and free-range eggs.
Jackson Mill Farm 304 Jackson Mills Road, Freehold 732-284-9471; www.jacksonmillfarm.com; firstname.lastname@example.com Pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries; also pick-your-own Oriental vegetables such as Luffa gourds, Chinese cucumbers and water spinach.
Johnson's Corner Farm 133 Church Road, Medford 609-654-8643; www.johnsonsfarm.com Pick-your-own blueberries through mid-August, pick-your-own peaches through the end of August. Hayrides offered Monday-Friday 10am-1pm; weekends 10am-4pm; Wednesday and Friday evenings from 5-7pm. Farm market, bakery and produce hours are 8am-7pm; ice cream window open till 9pm. Wednesday night is Family Fun Night from 5-8pm; Friday nights the farm hosts a BBQ Family Fun Night, which features a flea market in the parking area.
Lee Turkey Farm 201 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor 609-448-0629; www.leeturkeyfarm.com Pick-your-own raspberries, peaches, nectarines, apples and pears; open Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 2-6pm. On-site market with sweet corn and homemade pies for sale. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 2-6pm.
Melick's Town Farm
19 King St, Oldwick
Farmers market: 170 Oldwick Road
Pick-your-own strawberries. Open 10am-6pm.
Mood's Farm Market 901 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill 856-478-2500; www.moodsfarmmarket.com Pick-your-own blueberries, blackberries, sweet and pie cherries; bring your own container; open 8am-7pm daily, closed Sundays. Store on premises with freshly baked donuts and a jelly-making room.
Peaceful Valley Orchards 150 Pittstown Road, Pittstown 908-730-7748 or 908-713-1705; www.peacefulvalleyorchards.com Pick-your-own strawberries, call for availability. Pick-your-own blueberries, raspberries, blackberries through early November. On-site store with food and refreshments, fresh produce, organic and hormone-free meats and snacks. Petting zoo and tours of the 150-acre farm are available. Open 9am-6:30pm daily.
Phillips Farms 290 Church Road, Milford 908-995-0022; www.phillipsfarms.com Pick-your-own raspberries, sour cherries and sweet cherries (call for availability). Farmstand with a variety of fresh produce. Open 8am-6pm daily (U-Pick closed on Tuesdays).
Race Farm LLC 87 Belcher Road, Blairstown 908-362-8151; www.racefarmllc.com Pick-your-own raspberries and a variety of veggies through September. Small market (open through Oct. 31), bakery (fresh-baked goods on weekends), and cider mill on premises. Open 9am-5pm daily.
River Side Homestead Farm Taylors Lane (at Delaware River), Cinnaminson 856-829-4992 Pick-your-own blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and a variety of veggies. Open 9am-6pm daily, closed Sundays. Includes a 100-acre wildlife preserve and nature trail through wetlands and woods.
Schaefer Farms 1051 Flemington/Whitehouse Road (also known as County Route 523), Fleming 908-782-2705; www.schaeferfarms.com Pick-your-own red raspberries through August. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm; Sunday 10am-5pm. Farm Stand with homegrown sweet corn and a variety of vegetables.
Strawberry Hill Farm Corner of Waln and Ellisdale Road, Chesterfield 609-298-0823; www.strawberryhillfarm.org Pick-your-own peaches; call for hours.
Stults Farm 62 John White Road, Cranbury 609-799-2523; www.stultsfarm.com Pick-your-own blueberries and raspberries; bring your own container. Open Monday-Friday 3-6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-1pm. Farmstand with a variety of fruits and vegetables.
Sussex County Strawberry Farm Route 206, Andover 973-579-5055; www.sussexcountystrawberryfarm.com Pick your own raspberries in September and October. Open Monday-Friday 7am-6pm, Saturday 7am-3pm, and Sunday 7am-3pm. Also has a greenhouse with flower picking.
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton 609-924-2310; www.terhuneorchards.com Pick-your-own blueberries and blackberries. Open 9am-5pm daily. On-site store with pre-picked produce and baked goods; weekend festivals beginning in September.
The Allen Family Farm 26 Tarkiln Road, Belleplain 609-861-3778; www.come-over.to/TheAllenFamilyFarm Pick-your-own blueberries; open daily from sunup to sundown. Also have pick-your-own tomatoes (call for availability).
Valley Crest Farm 14 Allerton Road, Lebanon 908-238-9696 Pick-your-own blackberries and raspberries through August, peaches through September. Open 10am-3pm Saturday and Sunday. On-site stand with pre-picked vegetables.
Valley View Farms 290 Route 206 South, Newton 973-579-7271 Pick-your-own raspberries through August. Also offers pick-your-own vegetables. Open 10am-6pm daily.
Von Thun's Country Farm Market 519 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction 732-329-8656; www.vonthunfarms.com Pick-your-own raspberries and blackberries. Open 9am-6pm daily. On-site market with pre-picked vegetables and plants.
Fairfield County
Candee Farm 456 Morehouse Road, Easton 203-268-5623 Pick-your-own raspberries, end of August till the first frost Jones Family Farms Rte. 110 and Walnut Tree Hill Road, Shelton 203-929-8425; www.jonesfamilyfarms.com Pick-your-own strawberries and blueberries through late August; open 8am-5:30pm Monday-Saturday and 8am-12pm Sundays (blueberry fields closed Sundays and Mondays) Silverman's Farm 451 Sport Hill Road (Route 59), Easton 203-261-3306; www.silvermansfarm.com Pick-your-own peaches beginning in July White Silo Farm and Winery 32 Route 37 East, Sherman 860-355-0271; www.whitesilowinery.com Pick-your-own, yellow and orange raspberries and blackberries, September-October; special blackberry bushes without thorns; open 10am-6pm Friday-Sunday.
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Lundqvist back in goal, looking to pass John Vanbiesbrouck on the Rangers' wins list.
Kris Newbury was returned to Connecticut this morning, meaning the Rangers have one extra player around. So Steve Eminger is expected to be prucha'd as the Rangers go with the same lineup tonight.
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HOUSTON - A man has been accused of killing a woman at a north Houston hotel.
Darrell Dewayne Smith, 22, has been charged with murder.
Houston police said Smith used a belt to strangle Diamond Harper, 15, at the Hyatt on the Sam Houston Parkway near Imperial Valley on Nov. 2. She was also beaten, investigators said.
Harper's body was found covered with pillows in a room, investigators said.
Investigators said a guest in a neighboring room said she heard a woman crying and screaming about 4 a.m. on Nov. 2. The guest said she heard choking and gagging sounds about 4:15 a.m. and then heard a woman crying again. The guest said she heard screaming, crying and three loud thumps that shook the wall of her room about 4:45 a.m.
Police said a front desk clerk told them that she checked Smith and a woman into the room about 4:40 p.m. on Nov. 1. Another clerk checked Smith out of the room about 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 2, and that clerk said Smith appeared to be in an extreme hurry, detectives said.
Smith told police that he and Harper, his girlfriend, checked into the hotel on Nov. 1 and he left her asleep in the room when he checked out about 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 2. He said there was no one else in the room with them at any point, investigators said.
Harper lied to her parents about Smith's age, telling them that he was 17, relatives said.
Smith is being held in the Harris County Jail with bond set at $50,000. His criminal history includes misdemeanor theft charges.
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Brice Balmer
Assistant Professor
Contact InformationEmail: email@example.com
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Academic BackgroundBA, Bluffton College (Ohio), 1966
MDiv, Methodist Theological School (Ohio), 1973
MA, University of Waterloo, 1985
DMin, University of St. Michael's College/Toronto School of Theology, 1996
Brice Balmer teaches from his experience in community and congregational ministry as well as his academic background in ministry, community development, spirituality and addiction. Over the past ten years, Brice has worked among different faith groups in Waterloo Region and Ontario. He has published many articles in community ministry and authored Meeting Our Multifaith Neighbours, published in 2006. Just as he uses reflection on experience and theory as his primary metaphor, so his classes assist students in reflecting on their own or guests' experiences while engaging with theory.
Brice is adjunct faculty in social work and practical theology at Conrad Grebel University College, Renison College School of Social Work, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, and Wilfrid Laurier University School of Social Work.
Brice as been chaplaincy director at House of Friendship for the past 23 years and as of January 1, 2008 is working as secretary/coordinator for Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC)
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Hi everybody,
Please bear with me I am having a very strange problem. I am having a table that is used to store complaints registered by users.
The primary key is auto incremented. But I have another field i.e. token_id it is also incremented by 1 every time a new entry is inserted in the table and this should be unique.
token_id is incremented in PHP code. What I do is, before adding a value in the database, first I get the maximum token_id and then I add 1 to it. Then I use this value for token_id.
But I have realized there are many duplicate token_id in the table. I have rechecked my PHP code and there is no error within this. There is also a complaint_date field that stores date and time. For some entries the date and time are same even seconds, but some entries are entered in the table with a difference of 1 to 2 minutes and some with seconds after.
There are almost 4800 users who are accessing the website. Is it possible when I use the query "select max(token_id) as token_value from table", and simultaneously many users are accessing the website and they are having the same max_id and it is used in the table that is causing the problem.
There are many users who are using the website at the same time and registering complaints.One other thing is that, many people may be using a relatively slow internet connection.
At database level I can avoid duplicate entries by creating a unique index in the table for token_id, but why I am having duplicate entries for token_id when my PHP code is correct.
Any help would be appreciated, I never had such kind of strange issue before.Thanks in Advance,
More than likely I'm afraid. Mind me asking why you have a separate token_id field? Would the auto_increment id field not serve this purpose just as well (or better, as the case may be)?
obviously, it is not
why do you need token_id, anyway?
Thank you for your quick reply.Actually complaint_id is used for our purpose, and token_id is given to customers who are registering complaints. We want to keep these things separate. They are given a token_id to track their complaint. So the idea is to use two fields one for admin purposes and one for customer purposes.
Hope this justifies we are having two fields
One other thing, I have just noticed after having a look on my PHP code.We are also allowing users to upload attachments, and the limit is up to 2MB. And I am querying the table before uploading the file. In other words, I store token_id into a variable, then script uploads a file. If successful I insert the record in the database. Is it possible while a file is being uploaded another users registers a complaint with same token_id?
actually, no it doesn't... why can't you use a single column for both purposes?
i'll bet it will save a lot of cross-referencing, not to mention the problem with duplicates
Dear r937,
I agree 100% with you. It will save a lot of cross-referencing. For one second if we forget two fields, I want the thoughts of people on my duplicate values problem. Let's suppose,
User abc came to the site, he enters values in different fields and selects a file to upload to script does following,
stores the token_id by querying the table, gets the maximum token_id increments it and stores to a a variable.
$token_id = value;
Now same token_id is used in file name when uploading the file.
When script is busy in uploading the file a user xyz came into the site and fills the complaint form, and registers the complaints.
Now it uses the same token_id that was stored for other user because that hasn't yet uploaded and no entry is made in the table.
After uploading the file the script adds a new entry in the table with same token_id.
Does that make sense?
it makes sense that it is not working correctly, yes


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A Day at the Movie StoreSituation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.
Dontrelle and his mom walk into a movie store. Dontrelle spots a "Quarter toss" where the goal is to land a quarter on very small platform. If it lands and stays there, Dontrelle and his mom get free movie rentals for a year. The trick is that the platform is in a glass of water. The only rules are that the quarter has to land on, and stay on, the platform, and your hand can't get wet. (So he can't just lay it on there.)
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Frank Lampard approaches England milestone as part of new-look midfield line-up
Frank Lampard could win his 100th England cap on Tuesday after impressing as part of Roy Hodgson's new-look midfield.
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Hodgson revived Lampard's much-discussed partnership with Steven Gerrard against Moldova on Friday, but for the first time the veterans were joined by Arsenal's Jack Wilshere.
The three combined well as England won 4-0 to move top of World Cup qualifying Group H ahead of next week's sterner test against third-placed Ukraine.
Wilshere, who made way for Ross Barkley after an hour, told Sky Sports News: "I've grown up watching Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard play, and it was a pleasure to play in there with them.
"It worked well. Me and Lamps were a bit higher, and Gerrard was playing the sort of quarterback role.
"That suits his game - he's got a great passing range, and Lamps getting forward was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet."
Wilshere's Arsenal team-mate Theo Walcott said: "I bet Frank and Stevie feel very, very old next to him!
"It definitely did work. You could sense they had a nice communication between the three, and they all blended well. The rotation was fantastic to see."
Lampard will become the eighth man to reach 100 caps if Hodgson sticks with the same personnel in Kiev.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
There's much discussion these days about sales and marketing alignment, reflecting perhaps the sometimes uneasy relationship that exists between them, particularly in the business-to-business space. Numerous books have been and continue to be written on the "art" of selling, but marketing is a "science," and should be treated as such.
In far too many companies the marketing function has been misunderstood, minimized or marginalized. As a result they cherry pick only pieces of what could be considered a comprehensive marketing program – to the detriment of both their brands and businesses. Unfortunately marketing is often perceived simply as advertising or "sales with brochures." To be sure marketing communications and sales literature are important, but they're only part of a much larger picture.
Over the course of my career in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing, I've identified no fewer than 20 components that comprise a full marketing effort, as well as a "litmus test" for what constitutes marketing and what does not. Ideally, marketing encompasses, in no particular order, merchandising, market research, brand management, channel management, licensing, competitive analysis, product training materials, public relations, design, development and implementation of marketing and business plans, marketing communications, analytics and segmentation, brand architecture, pricing strategies, customer and brand surveys, managing creative agency relationships, special events and product management.
The importance of strategic product management cannot be overstated. Gathering and prioritizing customer requirements are critical to the development of products that are market-relevant. To assure new products are not spawned in an R&D vacuum, marketing must take a leadership role in this process, insisting upon customer-driven innovation rather than innovation for its own sake.
Marketing also plays a central role in product launches, as well as managing the overall product portfolio and life cycles of the individual products that comprise it. This is critical to maximizing the value of those products, achieving the optimal product mix, ensuring strategic alignment with broader business objectives and optimizing resource allocation. In addition, effective product management includes price and margin controls, product strategies and roadmaps, product demonstrations and training and packaging.
These then are the elements of a complete marketing program, each of which must be addressed to realize its full potential. It should be noted, however, that buying into total rather than piecemeal marketing can lead to misuse and abuse of the function. For example marketing should not be doing employee newsletters, nor should it be going on sales calls. These types of activities distract marketers from their primary mission, and are best handled by others in the organization.
The Marketing Litmus Test
Walking in New York City one day, I was taken by an ad on a bus shelter that used strong, action words to deliver its message. This prompted me to come up with some words (you'll be relieved to know I resisted the temptation to create an acronym) to convey the true essence of marketing and to differentiate it from non-marketing activities.
The result is what I refer to as my marketing litmus test, which includes target, lead, innovate, engage and measure.
Targeting calls for gathering and prioritizing customer needs as noted, but it also requires broader market intelligence to keep from pursuing dead ends and heading in the right direction. Leading means staying in front of the competition by developing innovative products to target-based marketing briefs rather than imitation, me-too offerings.
Innovation is the lifeblood of any business. The most innovative enterprises have overcome the mindset that the customer belongs to sales and product development belongs to engineering. Indeed innovation should be occurring throughout the organization, not just the product development process.
Engagement with customers and prospects is a two-way street that involves not only pushing out information through marketing communications, but listening to and helping them solve their problems. And measurement means benchmarking and tracking metrics for market share, industry trends, pricing, margins and other key data for gauging performance.
If an activity doesn't fall into one of these five areas, it quite simply isn't marketing. The best marketers devote equal time and effort to each of these actions – targeting, leading, innovating, engaging and measuring – for a complete, balanced marketing program. If you've ever had to delay a product launch because the packaging wasn't ready, or had to deal with too much redundancy in your product portfolio because it wasn't being managed, your marketing program was either incomplete, unbalanced or both.
Omitting just one step in this process can result in inefficiencies that adversely impact a company's go-to-market strategy and ultimately its growth. In the final analysis it's all about knowing what marketing entails and doing it, as well as knowing what it doesn't to avoid distractions from the main event.
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A KIND hearted young musician has raise more than a hundred pounds by playing at the Ilkley cafe where a collection box was recently stolen.
A box containing hundreds of pounds for a mum who is battling Multiple Sclerosis went missing from the counter of La Stazione cafe, Station Plaza.
A regular at the cafe offered a reward to anyone who comes forward with information which will lead to the conviction of the person who carried out the crime.
But another member of the community, young Ella Hammond, went out to help replace some of the money, by busking with her trumpet outside the cafe at the weekend.
She played for about two hours on Sunday (July 27), collected an impressive total of more than £130.
Her father, Dan, said: "Max and the other staff at the café were amazing and supportive and the good people of Ilkley not only gave generously but also spread the word on social media."
She is considering busking outside the cafe again, in an effort to help raise more money to replace the stolen donations.


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some schedule changes that i like:
tonight's the night! the first live show.
I was really looking forward to tonight but I have to say it's been bad overall. It's over produced, the contestants are just alright, and the judges are trying to sabotage each other. I know this is the first live show and things will probably get ironed out but I'm skeptical. I have to say that after watching The Voice the last two nights and now this I prefer The Voice by a mile!
at least the hosts are doing a good job.
Really?! I thought Mario was good but Khloe was a train wreck imo! Her revealing outfit, putting the judges on the spot, and flirting with Simon were a bit too much.
i agree with you on mario, he was good, but i thought khloe did fine as well. remember this is her first real big TV gig(reality shows with her family don't count) so she was probably nervous. at least she seemed that way to me.
True.....Carly Rose has the best voice imo and I hope Brittany will let her sing songs that fit her style better.
me too. i'm rooting for her along with jennel, 1432(the girl group formerly known as LYLAS), emblem 3, lyric 145 and arin.
I felt like the night was filled with horrible song choices. That was a disaster of a first live show IMO.
i blame the judges on that one. they should've picked better songs for their acts, but at least there were a few performances that stood out to me(jennel, emblem 3 and lyric 145) so it wasn't a total mess IMO.
You are right on target with those 3. I didn't enjoy most of the acts, but those 3 did well. Cece and Willy were really big let downs
The show felt more like a circus than anything else imo.


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TIM Burke will soon be adding another familiar face to his Winnipeg Blue Bomber coaching staff.
Not long after Craig Dickenson had tendered his resignation as the special-teams coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, word spread quickly that he would be heading east to join the Bombers. The club wouldn't confirm Dickenson's hiring, offering "no comment as of right now." But a CFL source said the deal is still being finalized and it will get done.
Riders GM Brendan Taman told reporters in Regina he thought Dickenson's decision came because he couldn't commit to being in Saskatchewan as much as the team had asked during the winter. There were also reports Dickenson is building a home in Montana and wanted more time off in the off-season.
Dickenson is the brother of Calgary Stampeder offensive co-ordinator Dave Dickenson and considered one of the best special-teams coaches in the CFL. He replaces Kyle Walters, who has been bumped up to assistant GM, and rejoins Burke and defensive co-ordinator Casey Creehan. The three had previously worked together in Calgary.
-- TWO MORE LOCKED UP: The Bombers announced Thursday a contract extension for placekicker Justin Palardy and the re-signing of versatile defensive back/linebacker Johnny Sears, who was scheduled to become a free agent next month. Both deals were registered with the league office before the start of 2013, meaning the signing bonuses will count against the 2012 salary cap.
Sears (6-1, 192, Eastern Michigan) started 14 games last year, finishing with 50 tackles, six special-teams tackles and three interceptions.
"I really like Johnny Sears as a person and a player," said Bomber GM Joe Mack. "He has great versatility and he's really tough. He actually played the whole game in Hamilton with a torn ACL. He's a consummate professional for us and we're happy to have him back. I'm disappointed he had the knee injury, but we believe he'll be back for the start of the season.
"He might have got a shot in the NFL if it wasn't for the knee but we're happy to have him back because of how he conducts himself and his production. We were willing to take the risk with the knee because we like him that much."
Palardy (6-0, 201, Saint Mary's) is coming off a spectacular season in which he connected on 39 of 45 field-goal attempts (86.7 per cent), tying the single-season field-goal percentage club record he set in 2010.
The Bombers now have seven remaining free agents still unsigned: defensive backs Deon Beasely and Jonathan Hefney, linebacker Marcellus Bowman, receiver Clarence Denmark and defensive linemen Jason Vega, Fernand Kashama and Bryant Turner. However, the club seems destined to lose Vega to the NFL -- he worked out with the New England Patriots before the new year and had other sessions planned, according to his agent David Weinshel.
Bowman, meanwhile, has drawn interest from the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts.
"I had conversations with all our free agents before they left (at the end of the season)," Mack said. "I've reached out to all their agents. It's understandable, but the American players have a dream to try the NFL and we'll have to go through the process to see if they have any NFL interest and then adjust as we go along. They have all expressed interest in coming back to Winnipeg, we'll just have to see how much interest they have in the NFL.
"It's a balancing act for me, because obviously I have a vested interest in them coming back to Winnipeg but also having worked in the NFL for a long time I try to say to them that if they don't get a substantial signing bonus you have to ask yourself how much interest they have in you. If you only get $5,000-10,000 to sign, you have to live off that in training camp and now you've lost at least half of your CFL salary and, potentially, if the roster is set, the whole year of salary. That's a risk they are taking if they try that."
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A DISTRAUGHT family are appealing for help to catch the people who burgled their house and crashed their car on New Year's Eve.
Their home in Sutton Park Avenue, Colchester, was burgled overnight between December 31 and January 1 while a father and daughter slept upstairs.
The suspects got in through the back door.
They stole a silver Toshiba laptop and silver iPod along with the keys to the family's silver Volkswagen Sharan before searching the garage and shed as well.
The car was driven down the road, stopping off for the criminals to take a yellow and a black mountain bike from another property, and away.
A white man, aged in his mid 20s, was seen loading the two mountain bikes into the car at about 5am before driving off.
It was found abandoned and possibly written off in Alexandra Road, having been involved in a crash, but the burglars were gone.
Anyone who saw the burglary, the bikes being taken, a silver Volkswagen Sharan in the early hours of the morning, the crash or the car being abandoned call Det Con Hannah Richardson at Colchester police station on 101.
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This half-day clinic in NY will look at how prestige brands can capture data and integrate customers into an ongoing and direct relationship through effective use of social media. Topics will include the current state of social media and how to use big and little data for direct or indirect Customer Relationship Management. Speakers will include representatives from social luxury startups, legal experts, academics and creative CRM experts.
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The Clinic will take place in a classroom setting with a curriculum designed to increase a manager's proficiency in, and understanding of CRM.
|Module 1: State of Social Media
SCOTT GALLOWAY | Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern: Classroom Moment: How Brands are Built
|MICHAEL LAZEROW | Chief Marketing Officer, Salesforce Marketing Cloud: The 7 Attributes of Customer Centric Firms
SINAN ARAL | Assistant Professor, NYU Stern & Affiliated Faculty, MIT: Social Contagion
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|Module 2: Big Data (Direct CRM)
| E. CRAIG STACEY | Research Director, The Center for Measurable Marketing, NYU Stern: Case Study: How Consumer Brands Are Using Twitter and Facebook to Inspire Action
|SONIA SAHNEY NAGAR | Co-Founder & CEO, Pickie: App Demo
|Module 3: Small Data (Indirect CRM)
STEVEN ROOSA | Co-Chair of Privacy and Data Security Team, Holland & Knight; Fellow, Princeton University: Mobile Privacy and Monetization: Risks and Opportunities in the Era of Networked Data
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Scott is a clinical professor at the NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches brand strategy and luxury marketing and is the founder of L2, a think tank for digital innovation. Scott is also the founder of Firebrand Partners, an operational activist firm that has invested more than $1 billion in U.S. consumer and media companies. In 1997, he founded Red Envelope, an Internet-based branded consumer gift retailer. In 1992, Scott founded Prophet, a brand strategy consultancy that employs more than 120 professionals in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Scott was elected to the World Economic Forum's "Global Leaders of Tomorrow," which recognizes 100 individuals under the age of 40 "whose accomplishments have had impact on a global level."
Scott has served on the boards of directors of Eddie Bauer (Nasdaq: EBHI), The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), Gateway Computer, eco-America, and UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He received a B.A. from UCLA and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley.
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Sinan Aral is a leading expert on Social Networks, Social Media and Digital Strategy. He has worked closely with Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, the New York Times, Nike, IBM, Cisco, Intel, Oracle, SAP and many other leading Fortune 500 firms on realizing business value from social media and information technology investments.
He is an Assistant Professor and Microsoft Faculty Fellow at the NYU Stern School of Business and Affiliated Faculty at MIT. His research focuses on social contagion, product virality and measuring and managing how information diffusion in massive social networks such as Twitter and Facebook affects information worker productivity, consumer demand and viral marketing. This research has won numerous awards including the Microsoft Faculty Fellowship (2010), the PopTech Science and Public Leaders Fellowship (2010), an NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2009), the Best Overall Paper Award at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) (in both 2006 and 2008), the ICIS Best Paper in IT Economics Award (2006), the ICIS Best Paper in IT Business Value Research Award (2006), the ACM SIGMIS Best Dissertation Award (2007), and the IBM Faculty Award (2009).
Sinan is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Northwestern University, holds masters degrees from the London School of Economics and Harvard University, and received his PhD from MIT.
You can find him on Twitter @sinanaral.
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Michael is a serial entrepreneur whose last company, Buddy Media, was acquired by Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) for $745 million. He currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
Marketing Cloud unites the capabilities of Buddy Media, the world's #1 social marketing solution, with the world's #1 social analytics solution, Radian6, and the world's #1 cloud computing CRM provider and 5th largest software provider, salesforce.com. It is the world's only unified suite for social marketing, empowering businesses to make better decisions in marketing, sales and service.
Michael is widely recognized as one of the most innovative leaders in digital media and marketing. His byline has appeared in Fortune, Advertising Age, Dow Jones' AllThingsD. Fast Company and Inc., among other publications, and he is a frequent guest on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, the BBC and other broadcast outlets. In October 2012, Michael was named to Fortune magazine's "40 under 40" list of business' hottest rising stars under the age of 40. In June 2011, Michael was named the New York region Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Michael is an active investor in digital media companies through Lazerow Ventures, an investment fund he launched in 2011. Current investments include Tumblr, Saving Star, Scopely, Namely, Tagman, ChatID, Twice, Bitium, Have to Have, Social Touch and Copious. He sits on the board of directors of Harmonix, one of the world's leading independent game development studios that created the blockbuster Rock Band and Dance Central franchises, and were the original developers of Guitar Hero.
He graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. and M.S. in Journalism in 1996.
Research Director | Center for Measurable Marketing, NYU
E. Craig Stacey, PhD is a recognized expert in the area of marketing productivity analysis with a special emphasis on marketing mix modeling and online versus offline marketing resource allocation. Craig serves on the faculty of New York University as the Research Director for the Center for Measurable Marketing and is the founding partner of The Marketing Productivity Group. He has previously held senior management positions at MarketShare Partners, The Coca-Cola Company, DemandTec, and Information Resources, Inc.
Craig received his Ph.D. in Marketing and Statistics from the University of Alabama in 1992, where he specialized in econometric applications of marketplace data. Craig has consulted on projects for many industries, including consumer products, entertainment, financial services, quick-service restaurants, telecommunications, and transportation. He has served as a faculty member at NYU, Columbia, and Emory University, teaching marketing productivity analysis, pricing strategy and tactics, and marketing management. He has been a regular speaker at events sponsored by the Advertising Research Foundation, American Marketing Association, INFORMS, and the Institute for International Research. Craig has served as a Trustee of the Marketing Science Institute and as a member of the Advisory Board for The University of Georgia's Master of Marketing Research program.
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Sonia Sahney Nagar is co-founder and CEO of Pickie, an iPad shopping app that is re-imagining the future of Catalog shopping by using your favorite brands, blogs and social feeds to pick products just for you. Pickie is a top 25 app in the Catalogs category of the iPad app store, and has consistently been featured by Apple as one of '10 Essential Apps' in the Catalogs category. She has previously worked at Amazon, Booz & Co. and Goldman Sachs. Sonia holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Follow her on Twitter at @ssahney.
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Steven B. Roosa is a partner in Holland & Knight's New York office and co-chair of the Data Privacy and Security Team. He is also currently a fellow at the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) at Princeton Univeristy. His practice focuses on advising companies on mobile app privacy compliance; leveraging anonymity solutions to help clients safely unlock the value of large data sets; Internet tracking; web security; geo-fencing; data breach and incident response; compliance with wiretap statutes and ECPA; public-key infrastructure (PKI); certification authority matters pertaining to online trust; and web-based reputation and defamation issues.
Mr. Roosa is the co-author of "Trust Darknet: Control and Compromise in the Internet's Certificate Authority Model," appearing in the May 2013 issue of the IEEE's Internet Computing. He is also a regular contributor to Holland & Knight's Privacy Blog http://www.hklaw.com/news/uniGC.aspx?xpST=BlogList&type=2564.
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Andrea is a research lead and consultant at L2, where she has helped members such as NARS, L'Oréal, Labelux, Origins, and Moët Hennessy develop digital and organizational strategies by leveraging best practices and benchmarking from across industries. Before joining L2, Andrea was at Goodman & Company, a strategic marketing consultancy where she worked predominantly on BtoB digital strategies for technology and software companies. Andrea began her career in the Next Generation Leaders Program, a unique one-year program by the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF) that selects top college graduates to rotate through a range of marketing companies.
While in the program, Andrea worked at Wunderman NY, eScholastic, Goodman & Company, and Harte-Hanks. Andrea serves on the board of directors of the DMEF and received a B.A. in American Studies from Columbia University.
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Dublin, Calif. -- Epicor Software Corp., a leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, announced the company has again been named the leading vendor of point-of-sale software for both specialty soft goods retailers and hard goods retailers by research and advisory firm IHL Group. This marks the second consecutive year that Epicor has been ranked the No. 1 vendor overall in both studies.
The annual rankings conducted by IHL are based on the following criteria: Number of accounts in the top 250, number of POS licenses, and combined retailer revenue.
"Epicor has clearly distinguished itself among a very crowded group," said Greg Buzek, founder and president of IHL Group. "Our analysis indicates a key driver for technology innovation in this market is anything that helps organizations capitalize on emerging trends -- and scalable, integrated systems with a mobile focus are helping retailers streamline operations and provide a rich in-store customer experience."


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I'm certainly looking forward to seeing Lucas Duda hit this year. But to say that the Mets have an outfield that's competitive within their own division- well, it is going to require a lot of things to go right. They'll need Duda to adequately field. They'll need Andres Torres to rebound from both his performance and health drops in 2011. And Jason Bay is going to need to return from his two-year hiatus, and defeat the Faux Jason Bay who has played for the Mets in combat. (Hopefully, it will be swordplay- Faux Bay is likely to swing and miss.)
The division has plenty of outfield talent, however: let's take a look at it all, shall we?
1. Philadelphia Phillies: It's nice to think of the Phillies as a totally broken-down offense, with run output as fragile as Chase Utley's knees. And there's some truth to it, from an infield perspective. Unfortunately for opponents, the Phillies still have a productive outfield. If Lucas Duda's 136 OPS+ made you a believer last year, it isn't clear why John Mayberry Jr.'s 137 would leave you skeptical. Shane Victorino continued his irritatingly strong play, with a .279/.355/.491 line in center field. And Hunter Pence, entering his age-29 season, was a monster for the Phillies after coming over mid-year, with an OPS+ of 158 in Philly, 138 on the season. The sun is setting on the Phillies, but not quite yet, and possibly last on the team's outfield.
2. Florida Marlins: It is the infield that gets the press here as well, though for more positive reasons, with Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez manning the left side. But in Giancarlo Stanton, the ridiculously strong slugger formerly known as Mike, the Marlins have the most legitimate 40-homer threat in the division. In center field, Emilio Bonafacio is a good bet to regress from his .753 OPS last year- batting average on balls in play alert!- but still should provide a .700 OPS and speed. And Logan Morrison has settled in left field as an .800 OPS guy with poor defense, like Jason Bay, except for the, you know, .800 OPS thing.
3. Washington Nationals: At first glance, this may appear high. After all, it looks like the Opening Day trifecta will be Mark DeRosa in left, Roger Bernadina in center, and Jayson Werth in right. But this is quite temporary. Mike Morse, who was a revelation last year, is only a week or two away from returning. Rick Ankiel will be back shortly in center field. And before too long, he'll be supplanted by the best prospect in baseball, center fielder Bryce Harper. By July, this rating could look silly- and not because it is too high.
4. Atlanta Braves: This is really a toss-up with the Mets. In left field, a platoon between Eric Hinske and Matt Diaz will probably provide better offense than Jason Bay, and comparable defense, though an argument can be made either way. But once Chipper Jones returns to third base, Martin Prado takes over in left, and easily bests Bay. Michael Bourn was just above league average as a hitter in 2011, and just below over the past three years. His defense, according to the metrics, slipped last season, but he'd been elite the two years before that. Essentially, the coin toss goes to Bourn over Andres Torres, since the former is four years younger. And in right field, Jason Heyward simply has way too much upside not to expect him to best Lucas Duda in right field, especially since he is already a plus defender out there.
5. New York Mets: Too much is required of too many outfielders to rank them any higher. Then again, that's why they play the games.


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Lt John "Jack" Fitzgerald, WW II B-25 Pilot, "60 Combat Missions" 321st Bomb Group
WW II 1943-45 — Corsica/Italy
Jack was born the 2nd son of Dr Andrew and Elizabeth (Little) Fitzgerald in 1922. There were 10 children. Jack was a Pilot in the 321st Bomb Group, the 446th Bomb Squadron, B 25 Mitchells in the MTO. Jack married Yvette Allie in 1943 (Yvette was born in Maseau, Canada, 20 Nov. 1922 to Ernest and Aline Allie, she passed 10 Dec. 2007) They were married 64 years and had 9 children and 15 grandchildren. Jack passed soon after, 16 Jan. 2008.


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raek wrote:I've found a few inconsistencies in the above posts...
Thanks for your interesting questions. I'll try to answer you exhaustively.
About the pronunciation of <z>, it was /z/ in the first two Sejuvli forms, then I changed it into /dz/ in the current form just because I find it easier to pronounce. Anyways, that's only my own opinion: I'm actually thinking about making it an allophone for both /dz/ and /z/. So feel free to pronounce it as you prefer, until I decide for good.
About the lack of /v/, you're very ceųnom! (that literally means "who-looks", and describes a person who always pays attention to everything.) That's my fault, it's just a typo.
Same for jun lida so lacev. The correct translation is "we own this house". "That house" would obviously be to lacev.
About se ga, no, ilu must not be paired with it. Ga totally substitutes the pronoun, it doesn't just go with it. So, you say mi pula ga sųo, "I stand up", and absolutely not mi pula mi ga sųo, which would be very very wrong!
About šolan, well, I have to say that Sejuvli verbs tend to be preferably transitive. In this case, though, šolan and matan have different constructions: the former is transitive, the latter is not. Therefore you say mi šola ve, but mi mata na ve.
"I'm speaking Sejuvli to you" could be literally translated as mi šola ve Sejuvli, but a native speaker would rather say mi šola ve sa Sejuvli ("I speak to you using Sejuvli") or mi šola ve cųo Sejuvli ("I speak to you in a Sejuvli manner", cfr. Esperanto mi parolas angle), in order to be more straightforward.
About the words:
feta = from the verb fetan, which is used in phrases such as "how are you?", "I'm fine".
pocųo = how?
ben = modal particle which expresses politeness.
fųe = away.
al = auxiliary particle, used with the past simple and perfect, to form the conditional mood.
gom = preposition which introduces a quantity (e.g. tei gom poga = tea in-the-quantity-of [a] cup = a cup of tea)
priša = very very, really very (strong superlative)
tei = tea
poga = cup
uğa = 1, one
pi = explicative preposition (e.g. šiva pi Roma = the city of Rome; matur pi angavli = an English teacher) [more later... ]
ljoğe = someone, some people
And in the next post... past perfect and future!


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Topic: John's one tuogh guy!
Hi again to all,
I'm posting under chemotherapy this time becauce John has decided to give it his all and go out fighting. The doctor gave us the hospice talk then told John there was one more treatment he might want to try but the success rate was only about 5%.
John said 5% was better than no percent. It's quite a cocktail. First he gets panitmumab for 1-2 hour then 5FU for 1 hour then a 46 hour bottle of Avastin. After the 46 hours they then gave him 2 units of blood. He hasn't been sick as such just very weak. he won't eat and sleeps about 16 out of 24 hours. Anyone else had this combo of chemo ?
July 5th was his birthday, he turned 53. We had family from out of town and all got together for a party. It was great but he was exhausted and slept all day and night Sunday.
Love to all,


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The Crap We Missed – Friday 8.16.13
Welcome to Friday's The Crap We Missed that hopefully doesn't sound too wasted since I accidentally polished off the six-pack of Zima I was gonna bring to this post's house. But it's just about the weekend and 1DERECTIONFAN69 has some Snapchatting to do, so here's today's selections. We've got Luke Wilson about to experience the passionate thrill of that time your great aunt slipped you the tongue at Thanksgiving, Jonah Hill's BFFL, Val Kilmer about to pound some Cunth, and Kevin Smith dying of heatstroke.
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TPWD Hosts Workshop About Managing Land for Wildlife
HOUSTON — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host its annual "Managing Your Land for Wildlife" workshop on March 12 and it will be at the Tracy Gee Community Center, (3599 Westcenter), here in Houston. The event, while open to any landowners, is aimed at area residents who own or manage rural property outside of Houston.
The workshop begins at 9 a.m. and will include lectures about holistic resource management, doves, eastern turkeys, white-tailed deer, bats and integrated pest management.
"We're trying to offer the technical guidance for people so that they can manage their land better, for whatever species their trying to manage," said Keith Crenshaw, an urban biologist at Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center.
Earl Chilton, Ph.D., of TPWD's Inland Fisheries Division will host the final lecture of the day, focusing on aquatic vegetation management.
"There are a number of invasive weeds that grow in people's ponds as well as in public water that are not native to North America, and as a result don't have a lot of natural enemies and can get out of control," Chilton said.
Registration for the workshop is $20 per person. Pre-registration is required, and must be done by March 4. For more information, please call the TPWD Urban Wildlife office in Houston at (281) 456-7029.
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Regional Foods Face-Off — Announcing the America's Best Cook Bracket Challenge Winnerby Joseph Erdos in Shows, May 8th, 2014
Among the many things that define the United States, foods are at the top of that list with a specialty for every region. In the past five weeks, FN Dish has had you, the fans, vote on your favorite regional dishes to celebrate the series America's Best Cook, airing Sundays at 9|8c. On the show, home cooks from the four corners of the country are mentored by Food Network chefs and battle it out for a chance at winning the title of best cook.
This bracket challenge began with 16 dishes that you voted on, and round by round, the dishes were narrowed down until just two dishes remained: tacos and barbecue, basically West vs. South. Today, FN Dish is revealing your winner.


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Today the Wall Street Journal published a new op-ed by George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn in which they argue that nuclear dangers remain all too real and that "the pace of work doesn't now match the urgency of the threat."
Today's joint op-ed is the fifth since their seminal article of January 2007 which renergised the international momentum for further multilateral disarmament, non-proliferation and improved nuclear security. The 2007 article inspired several other "Gangs" of senior statemen to make similar calls in their respective countries. This included United Kingdom with the TLG members Douglas Hurd (former Conservative Foreign Secretary), Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP (former Conservative Foreign and Defence Secretary), George Robertson, (former Labour Defence Secretary and NATO secretary-general), and David Owen (former Labour Foreign Secretary and current Liberal Democrat peer) publishing a letter to the Times in June 2008.
The formation of the Top Level Group was inspired by the example of former Secretaries Shultz, Perry, Kissinger and Senator Nunn. The TLG commends their dedication to reducing the world's nuclear dangers.
To read the Wall Street Journal article in full, please visit to the Nuclear Threat Initiative website at http://www.nti.org.


text: World Energy Engineering Congress: A Showcase of Innovation and Efficiency 12/13/2010 | By Eric Woodroof, Ph.D., CEM, CRM Several thousand engineers convened in Washington, D.C. recently to report on progress in the energy engineering and management arenas at the 2010 World Energy Engineering Congress, an annual event in its 33rd year. Of course, there is no way to summarize the whole event within this column, but I will give you just a few of the highlights I witnessed. Note that there were 15 different conference subject tracks, with each track containing 16 different presentations. In addition, there were numerous one-day seminars and an exposition, all occurring at the same time. In the opening session, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman gave an inspiring speech on geopolitical and economic opportunities that exist in the energy market. I agree with Friedman that energy technology, or "ET," represents the next wave of economic development, and the persons and countries that can provide inexpensive and sustainable energy will be able to make trillions and change their economies as they export those technologies to other consuming countries. In the lighting technology realm, I saw major lighting brands offering five-year no-questions-asked guarantees on LED high intensity discharge (HID) lamps. Some fixtures were designed to replace cobra-type fixtures for street lighting along with reflectors that can direct or spread the light as the task requires. Eric A. Woodroof, Ph.D.Eric A. Woodroof, Ph.D., is the Chairman of the Board for the Certified Carbon Reduction Manager (CRM) program and he has been a board member of the Certified Energy Manager (CEM) Program since 1999. His clients include government agencies, airports, utilities, cities, universities and foreign governments. Private clients include IBM, Pepsi, GM, Verizon, Hertz, Visteon, JP Morgan-Chase, and Lockheed Martin. I also saw many good demonstrations of LEDs for smaller lighting systems. There are now many different color choices, which enable LEDs to provide more than blue or bright white light. Within the Combined Heat and Power section of the expo, I saw some very cost effective microturbines that are factory packaged to provide electricity and heat with a few simple connections to your building. These can be practically drop shipped to your building and installed in hours. If you need electricity and heat (even domestic hot water), these may be systems to consider. Another option is integrated solar PV/thermal technology. There were solar PV panels with integrated cooling mechanisms on the back-side of the panel that keep the solar PV cells cool and operating at peak efficiency, while the waste heat can be configured to deliver free hot water to save you even more energy. This could be very effective in both homes and commercial buildings. Also, there were many demonstrations of new wireless and Internet technology, including inexpensive data loggers that can collect information (pressure, humidity, temperature, and many more advanced functions) from a variety of systems. At the awards banquet on Wednesday night, I heard some great success stories where engineers had saved a company or the government millions of dollars via innovative approaches. One award was given to a researcher who had developed a thermocatalytic process that can convert a ton of plastic waste into 300 gallons of hydrocarbon fuel at 75 cents per gallon. This has numerous applications to convert the excess waste plastic that exists in our ecosystem – for instance, the plastic "gyre" in the Pacific Ocean that is larger than Texas. However, we also have plenty of plastic waste on land that could be used as a source for this application. Other waste-to-energy solutions on the show floor included all types of biogenic source fuels. The final keynote speech to the general audience featured Michael Gardner, a vice president from Wal-Mart. When I introduced him, I made reference to the change I had personally seen in Wal-Mart's suppliers in China. (Wal-Mart wants all its suppliers to report on their sustainability plans, and this has driven "green" change in the factories and shipping industries.) However, he had plenty to say about Wal-Mart's success within the U.S. The company has changed lighting systems not only for energy efficiency, but also because the new lighting systems put less heat on produce, allowing the produce to last longer. Wal-Mart also showcased how LED lighting in parking lots provides a more uniform distribution of foot-candles, which customers prefer because they feel safer. Wal-Mart has taken similar business-based approaches to justify improvements store-wide. 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Cabinet Installation Day 2
We came home the second day of cabinet installations to find that all the cabinets had been installed!! WOOHOO!!
Upon further inspection we found that actually part of the cabinetry had been installed incorrectly. This is the first hiccup we've experienced, so we calmly called our contractor and the carpenter. It was after hours, so we left voicemails and we're hoping to get in touch with them in the morning before we leave for work. It's nothing major, so don't worry, I'm sure it'll get taken care of. And it was in this area around the radiator, where our kitchen designer had to get creative to say the least!
They also put the stove and dishwasher in their places. It's all starting to come together!! Oh and they added the crown molding on the top of those incredibly tall cabinets and added the shelving for the cabinets.
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It's coming right along!! (I've missed commenting on your blog for a bit so it's so good to have some time and catch up with all your cooking/baking! 🙂 )
I'm kind of a moron today. I looked and I thought, "Wow a blue oven??" I'll be mainlining more coffee if you need me. 😉
Seriously, I love seeing the progress! How fun!