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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Do you or someone you know work for a state agency? Have you been involved in making a new law? You can call for a free legal consultation today.
But if you hire a lawyer, it will cost you. And as state agencies lay out their budget needs for the coming year, one of the most frequent anticipated costs is going to court.
From lawsuits over election laws to revamping the Medicaid system, if state government officials are doing things, they likely are defending what they're doing in lawsuits, according to legislative budget documents released by the various agencies this week.
The Department of State, which oversees Florida's elections laws and rules and is at the center of every controversy involving how residents vote, anticipates it will need a half million dollars next year to pay for legal help.
The state has faced lawsuits on a range of voting controversies, from the effort to strip ineligible voters from the rolls to plans to reduce the number of days of early voting, and also has been enmeshed in the process of getting federal court approval of a whole new voting law.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, meanwhile, is asking for an extra $4.4 million next year to help cover legal expenses that it expects to face because of major lawsuits and an overhaul of the Medicaid program.
AHCA, in its budget request, said the litigation includes a class-action lawsuit that the Florida Pediatric Society has spearheaded about care that children receive in the Medicaid program. Also, AHCA pointed to a lawsuit and a U.S. Department of Justice investigation about disabled children who are placed in nursing homes.
The budget request also cited legal challenges that could result from the state's plan to move to a statewide Medicaid managed-care system. AHCA is overseeing a process that will lead to managed-care plans competing for contracts in regions across the state.
The first part of the process involves HMOs and other plans bidding to provide services to seniors who need long-term care, while the second part involves the broader Medicaid population, such as women and children. AHCA will award dozens of contracts and said in the budget request that it anticipates "multiple protests of each award for LTC (long-term care) services."
"Effective legal representation is necessary to bolster AHCA's chances of winning the bid protests and any federal class action lawsuits,'' the request says. "A loss of any one federal lawsuit could potentially cost the state of Florida millions or even billions of dollars in increased Medicaid funding."
In its legislative budget request for $500,000 from the state's general revenue account for lawyer fees, the Department of State, which includes the Division of Elections, said the state attorney general's office and in-house counsel can't do it all.
"The Department has limited staff and funds available to handle on-going lawsuits," the agency says in documentation explaining its request. "…In some instances it is necessary to obtain outside counsel with expertise in elections…."
The request is for legal fees for cases already ongoing and anticipated costs, said agency spokesman Chris Cate. The request is the same as the agency received in the current year budget.
Each state agency this week released its proposed budget for the coming year, an early document that serves as a framework for lawmakers who ultimately will write the budget. Gov. Rick Scott will make his recommendations to legislators after the first of the year, and lawmakers will likely complete work in late April or early May on the spending plan for the budget year beginning July 1.
Several other agencies are requesting money to deal with increased litigation. Even the most seemingly arcane parts of government get mired in legal disputes. For example, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is anticipating an uptick in complaints against licensed real estate appraisers because of changes in federal law that the agency says encourage banks and borrowers to make such complaints.
DBPR's Division of Real Estate is requesting money for three new senior attorney positions as well as other positions related to investigations of complaints against appraisers.
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Beyonce's head is, uh, falling apart
I don't know where or when this was taken, but that's not how a human head should look. Ever. I'm assuming the wrinkling skin has to do with Beyonce's wig or something, but it looks like she just had a lobotomy and the stitches are giving way. While posting this I've subconciously felt my own forehead like six times just to make sure I haven't contracted a rare form of head-burrowing tape worm. I've also masturbated twice. Multi-tasking, baby.
Thanks to Alex for the tip, and for showing me just how normal my head really is.

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The majority of the elderly in a society of ignorance know well the helplessness and difficulty that old age brings but, in spite of their recognition of the fact, they do not take the lesson from it, and do not temper their attachment to the life of this world. Even though they have come so near to their death, they keep the thought far from their minds. They see their friends dying one after the other, but still act as if death will not come upon them. Rather, they save to secure their future. They fear some day having none to take care of them, or of running out of money, and therefore store food, clothing and funds. But, though they are afraid of finding themselves in dire circumstances, they never think about the Afterlife. They do not consider there to be any need to prepare for the world to come. However, a human being's true existence is in the next world. That is the one he should prepare for. Allah relates us the following in the Qur'an:
The life of this world is nothing but a game and a diversion. The Hereafter is better for those who fear Allah. So will you not use your intellect? (Surat al-An'am, 32)
Believers, who believe this truth with certainty, will experience old age in a very different way. They have already lived their lives in the hope of gaining Allah's favor. The further time passes, the more eager they are to meet the Hereafter and, by the will of Allah, to live their lives in the eternity of Paradise. Due to their hopeful expectation, they are joyful, contented and morally upright. They do not cause problems for those around them; on the contrary, they help to solve those problems, telling others about the moral teachings of the Qur'an, and helping them attain the kind of character that will be pleasing to Allah. Even if they become physically feeble, they remain mentally active, and try to be of benefit to their community.
This moral uprightness gains for them great love and respect from their community. Because they teach moral rectitude to those around them, and are morally upright themselves, they are always treated with respect. In the Qur'an believers are enjoined to be respectful towards those who are advanced in years. In the Qur'an, Allah says:
Your Lord has decreed that you should worship none but Him, and that you should show kindness to your parents. Whether one or both of them reach old age with you, do not say "Ugh!" to them out of irritation and do not be harsh with them but speak to them with gentleness and generosity. Take them under your wing, out of mercy, with due humility and say: "Lord, show mercy to them as they did in looking after me when I was small." (Surat al-Isra', 23-34)
We have instructed man to honor his parents … (Surat al-'Ankabut, 8)
We have instructed man concerning his parents. Bearing him caused his mother great debility and the period of his weaning was two years: "Give thanks to Me and to your parents. I am your final destination." (Surah Luqman, 14)
Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him. Be good to your parents and relatives and to orphans and the very poor, and to neighbors who are related to you and neighbors who are not related to you, and to companions and travelers and your slaves. Allah does not love anyone vain or boastful. (Surat an-Nisa', 36)2012-01-21 02:25:11


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I'm curious to know something about how assistive software is most likely to handle known children of unknown HTML5 elements, like headings in an <hgroup>. Is a failure to understand the parent element likely to cause child elements to be ignored?
Not that I want to start throwing HTML5 things around my site; just curious.
Isn't there an import/export functionality in the Bookmarks Manager?
What I ended up doing was
on the Winblows machine at work (where anything can break and I don't care) I installed all the plugins I use except Web Visum (forgot my password, it's on the Linux box) and then upgraded to FF6.
So far, most things seem to work, which is good (even my minor plugins). Although, FF on Windows isn't the same as FF on Gnome.
So now I'm backing up my .json bookmarks file so I can do a clean install of FF6, but not 100% sure plotsing the .json file back in will mean FF will automatically use it, because those are backups, not the mail file (which I can't seem to find anywhere... old search engine posts talk about an html file and I don't seem to have that).
Nice tips, AussieJohn. Thanks for that.
I remember I went through a phase on my macbook when Fx 4 came out where I had a similar situation. I think I cleared out a bunch of addons and maybe even created a new profile to get rid of that particular issue.
I tend to run the latest version on my home mac and work (win7) and the latest beta for both Chrome and Fx on my home (win7) machine. Apart from the occasional addon not working on Fx it's not too bad. (I get around the addon issue by having Addon Compatibility Reporter installed)
Should upgrade Firefox first v6 is stable, v7 is in beta channel and rocking out.
Every time I close FF6 I get a message trying to explain why Firefox crashed. And when I start up again I get a message that "This is really embarrassing ...". The only embarrassing thing should be all these stupid messages.
Not sure if Jaws 11 is any better than its predecessor,
I'm using 10 which at least doesn't screw up with  in FF (but then, I'm still using FF 3.6x).
"No JAWS 11 in 2011!"
I've been thinking of upgrading to 12 this year actually
Because I love adding my 2c to old threads, here it is
I went to a Web Standards Group meet up here in Sydney a short while ago where we had Craig Sharkie talk about HTML5, which inevitably brought up some lacking accessibility love. Silvia Pfeifer (http://gingertech.net/) spoke about HTML5 video and also brought up the lack of accessibility of the controls in many browsers/assistive technologies. I do believe she mentioned Mozilla are working on this though (because ultimately it is the browser's responsibility to make sure that controls are made available to the assistive technology.
Also heard Steve Faulkner & Bruce Lawson talk about aria roles (and general HTML5 accessibility), while aria roles aren't implemented properly in a lot of places yet, these are things in the works at the moment.
Regarding headings in HTML5, I tend to think that when they are used in the correct way (probably hgroup aside, though I could see potential uses for it) they could be more helpful. For example, when you have an article listing on a blog, does it really make sense for the article headings to be h2 or h3 inside of the listing page. Probably not.
Of course I understand what people are saying, the headings are supposed to give a document outline. I think at the moment, because we are at the cusp of the technology being adopted, the implementations are a little bit lacking. The current parsing algorithm for it is fairly rudimentary, a new one can't just look at the headings, but also needs to look at the context. And that is what it's all about in the end, the context. The article heading is a h1 for the article in the listing, because in the context of the article, it is the most important heading. In the context of the entire web page, the h1 that appears in the site header (which would likely be the first  that is marked with the aria "banner" role) would be the most important.
Slightly Off Topic:Not sure if Jaws 11 is any better than its predecessor, but 10 isn't all that much to write home about. (and I'm being very nice here).
I think <hgroup> is one big step backwards for accessibility. Unless something with it will be altered, all examples I seen are:

My Cool Company

Our Motto

Blog post title

Post meta data

The h2 in the first block and the h3 in the second should be paragraphs not headers. It breaks what a heading does, which is give hierarchy to a page/document, in my opinion.
One thing I think hgroup could be cool for would be allow browsers to create an outline of the page. I think Opera does this already. However if you could make the outline, you would need id's to show which heading is a child to what. But wouldn't just adding a new attribute to <hx>'s be cleaner? Yes! Therefore hgroup is useless.
One of the rules of HTML is that unknown tags are to be ignored. It's why the content of


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A US Army lab shipped live spores of the deadly bacterium because of improper irradiation protocols, a Department of Defense review has found.
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Mental agility in women deteriorates at twice the rate of that in men, according to a study of people with mild cognitive impairment.
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Analyzing the acoustical qualities of screams and other sounds, researchers pinpoint why people find screams—and emergency vehicle sirens—frightening.
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Arabidopsis thaliana defense hormones shape the plant's root microbiome.
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Patient-derived organoids reveal autism spectrum disorder–associated anomalies.
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Scientists identify neurons that track speed in the brains of moving rats.
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Researchers build a mathematical model that can predict whether a mouse will be infected by Clostridium difficile based on the microbes found in its GI tract.
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Researchers network the brains of three monkeys to create a "living computer" that can steer an image of a robotic arm toward a target.


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Topic: Great News! (non-CC related)
I just wanted to share good news with everyone on here, since you have become my second supportive family. My eldest daughter Erin got engaged last weekend!! she has been with her boyfriend for almost 6 years and I wasn't sure they intended to get married at all! (which would have been fine with me as well if she was happy, which she seemed to be).
I say this news is not CC related, but back in December of 2009 I wasn't sure I would ever seem my kids life transitions beyond a few months. I am so so so so blessed (yes I can even say that after having cancer 3 times!).
So I am very happy to share this news with all of you and I know you understand how these kinds of milestones are so much more joyful when you don't think you will live to see them.
I am one happy Mama! Thanx for listening
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Wandy outlasts Gallardo as Bucs top Brewers
Pirates' starter scatters more hits, but Walker lifts Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH -- It's early: Clint Hurdle's favorite caveat. Even the season's quarter-pole is still a few innings away.
However, make no mistake, the tables have turned. For years, the word around the National League was: Stay close to the Pirates, and, in the end, they will give it up. Too green, too thin, too insecure to know better.
That line, and the attitude and approach that go with it, now belongs to the Pirates. They wait for an opening for the upper cut, then they stick it to you.
It served them well again Wednesday night, when left-hander Wandy Rodriguez stuck to Yovani Gallardo long enough for the Bucs to get enough of an upper hand for a 3-1 victory over Milwaukee at PNC Park.
That's right: the Bucs edged the Brewers for the second straight night. Please be wary of flying pigs. The Pirates (23-17) also edged six games above .500 for the first time this season.
"Gallardo usually does a pretty good job against us, but Wandy was terrific," said Neil Walker, who ultimately provided the difference between the two stubborn veterans.
Gallardo was sharp for six. Rodriguez outlasted him by one inning, meaning he reached the Pirates' promised land of seven: That called for an inning of Mark Melancon, who has allowed one run in 20 appearances, and another inning of Jason Grilli, who is now 16-for-16 in saves.
"He gets us to where we're going to turn the ball over to Melancon and Grilli -- and everybody's been feeling pretty good about that," Hurdle said.
"I'm fine with seven. Lot of confidence in the bullpen," echoed Rodriguez, somewhat of an understatement.
Gallardo had the Pirates in his usual grip through five innings, allowing them only one hit. And his shutout string in PNC Park reached 23 innings before the home boys said, "enough."
The ultimate home boy, Walker, got the Pirates on the board in the sixth inning with a two-run single after they got the bases loaded on Starling Marte's double and walks of Andrew McCutchen and Gaby Sanchez.
"Bases loaded" being the operative phrase there. Walker's video-game career numbers in that situation improved to 17-for-34 with the single that accounted for his first RBI since April 17 and gave Rodriguez a 2-0 lead.
"You know you got the guy on the ropes with the bases loaded, especially with less than two outs," Walker said. "You know he's got to come to you and throw strikes. So if you don't go chasing pitches, you're gonna, more often than not, at least barrel a ball. The biggest thing I've learned as you get older and accumulate more at-bats [is], sometimes less is more. Trying to do too much is counterproductive."
"That bases-loaded thing has worked for him pretty well," Hurdle said. "Right spot, right guy."
Walker's liner produced the Bucs' first hit of the series in 24 at-bats with men in scoring position.
"It was actually a pretty good pitch," Gallardo said of the first-pitch delivery. "It was off the plate away and below the knees. Sometimes you've got to tip your hat to a hitter. I threw it where I wanted to throw it."
"Tonight, we were fortunate to push two across," Walker said. "And two were plenty enough."
Rodriguez made sure of that, resorting to throwing more changeups and better breaking balls than he had in Milwaukee two weeks ago, when the same Brewers lineup had subjected him to seven runs in 3 2/3 innings.
His only uh-oh moment came on a high changeup in the seventh, which Rickie Weeks impressively deposited just to the left of PNC Park's faraway North Side Notch, making it 2-1. Weeks would give that run back in the eighth with a throwing error that charged an unearned run against reliever Burke Badenhop.
Rodriguez finished that seventh inning, though, and was finished. He allowed six hits and the one run, with one walk and five strikeouts, to become the Bucs' first four-game winner.
He basically earned it long before he had a lead, back in the fourth inning, when the Brewers had the optimum situation to draw first blood.
But Rodriguez was unfazed by Jonathan Lucroy's leadoff triple. He calmly retired both Carlos Gomez and Weeks on infield popups, then got Alex Gonzalez on a grounder to short.
His explanation of that escape was equally calm: "I threw some breaking balls good enough to get two pop ups."
"That was a great push for us, not letting them score," Hurdle said. "I thought we gained some momentum right there. It was a feel-good for us coming off the field. A big shot in the arm."
Jordy Mercer, the recent and once-again Pirates infielder, had the team's only hit through five innings -- a bouncer up the middle for a single to lead off the third.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Sophie Theallet Spring 2012
Regardless of the shifting moods around her, Sophie Theallet is blinkered in her vision for delivering sensual clothes that hint at a nonchalant Parisian sensibility. While resort paid homage to the chic, masculine attitude of Zelda Fitzgerald, spring riffed on Romy Schneider's mesmerizing, feminine allure as depicted in Jacques Deray's late-sixties film La Piscine.
Needless to say, Schneider's character, Marianne, who spent most of her screen time in a swimsuit, can't be credited for inspiring any of these silhouettes: From floor-sweeping cotton frocks in tulip prints, to silken pencil skirts and blouses, everything here adhered to the ladylike dress codes that have fast become the designer's trademark. Theallet's use of color, however, is a different story. "It starts soft and gets more powerful in reference to the film's building sexual tension," she explains of her ice-white cotton dresses which are later followed by silk cocktail and bias-cut floor-length numbers that pass by in a blur of tangerine, fuschia, sky blue, and moss. The palette, perhaps accidentally, falls in line with the bright, solid-color spectrum seen elsewhere, but Theallet interprets it her own way. One black chiffon dress appears to be simply that, but as the model sashays into the light, its electric green underlay becomes apparent. While nothing here strays far from familiar territory, there's enough swaths of foolproof silk to satisfy Theallet's core devotees.


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Apple likely to adopt slim bezel for its 7.85" iPad mini, to target the sub-$300 tablet market
0. phoneArena posted on 12 Mar 2012, 04:32
Apple is planning to use a significantly shrunk bezel to keep things compact, yet provide ample screen real estate. The iPad mini, or whatever it gets called eventually, is expected to range in price from $249-$299, depending on the configuration...
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1. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
This small ipad will make the ipod touch obsolete since the ipod touch and ipad are essentially the same besides screen size,the iphone 4 being almost the exact same albeit with full voice and calls integrated.
Looks like the success of the kindle fire and possibly the upcoming 7 inch nexus tab at very good prices is getting apple concerned enough to enter this tab size.
Its good news for ipad owners also as they can now buy the ipad in this new smaller size to compliment the larger ipad they already have as well as their iphones and ipod touches and increase their apple mana by ten fold.
2. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
i hate to say it but if they release this ipad android sales will drop in the tablet game lucky for me windows 8 will save us all
5. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
...you're counting on Microsoft to save you? Seriously? It's a sad day when people are looking to that company....
6. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
and what is wrong with microsoft the only aspect that they are slow on at the moment is mobile so tell me how is microsoft a bad company
7. stealthd (unregistered)
You haven't known about Microsoft for very long have you?
8. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
you must not see the world around you windows is the most dominant so on the planet dame near every computer both business and personnel runs a version of windows I don't think there phone will gain much but there tablet PC will
3. biophone (Posts: 1994; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Ipad nano?
4. jdelgadi2230 (Posts: 3; Member since: 04 Feb 2012)
I would buy one in a heartbeat. I have the original Samsung Galaxy tab 7 inch and the size of it is the number one reason I got it, and the number two reason was the price. I would definitely pay $300 for a 7 inch iPad any day of the week. Hope to see in on the market soon so I can get one.
9. rsmills5 (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Mar 2012)
I would definitely get one! I bought the galazxy tab as well just because of the portability of it. It fits in my pocket even in slacks, and in my back pocket in jeans. That was my determining factor is just being able to take it everywhere. I recently bought the iPad 2 and I don't use it as much, it spends the majority of its time in my bag. If it was the size of my galaxt tab I would be more prone to use it.
10. W.P._Android_in_that_Order (Posts: 208; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
Im glad apple is making a 7inch iPad. It proves that they are changing as a company since the passing Steve and it also shows the value of good competition that makes everyone make better products.


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Consumers Want a More Seamless and Personalized Customer Experience from their Bank
Results show 85% of Indian consumers would provide more private information in exchange for more personalized service, higher security against identity theft, and greater simplicity in managing their finances
SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 22, 2013 - Cisco today announced the results of the Cisco Customer Experience Report focused on retail banking. The global report examined consumers' desire for a banking experience that is more personalized to help simplify the management of their finances over multiple channels, including online, mobile phones, telephones, video conferencing and bank branches. It also examined views about the privacy of their personal information and the value of financial management tools used in their daily lives.
Consumers globally identified the most important attributes when interacting with their financial institution or financial advisor as: availability (63%), competence (65%), and efficiency (68%). Consumers indicated a willingness to exchange more details about their financial habits and having banks be more active advisors in exchange for greater protection from identity theft (83%), increased savings (80%), personalized service (78%), and greater simplicity (56%) in managing their finances. Only 54% of consumers expressed a desire for automated systems to provide financial advice or recommendations, while 50% indicated that they would be comfortable with location-sensitive recommendations delivered to a mobile device.
The majority (71%) indicated being comfortable with the increasing use of virtual communications in addition to in-person financial conversations, with emerging economies slightly preferring on-demand access to expertise (53%) over speaking with a particular individual which was favored in developed economies (59%).
Overall, the report demonstrates consumer interest in more personalized, timely and valuable connections with banks; the type of connections made possible by what Cisco describes as the Internet of Everything (IoE). The Internet of Everything brings together people, process, data and things to make networked connections more relevant and valuable than ever before. Cisco recently released an Internet of Everything economic analysis that identified banking and insurance as industries positioned to capture as much as 9% of the $14.4 trillion in bottom-line value that will be created over the next decade by the Internet of Everything innovations.
Highlights and Key Facts:
The global report, conducted in early 2013, includes responses from 1,514 consumers and 405 bank professionals across 10 countries. The report studied the views of how and when consumers want to engage with their banks across multiple channels for activities ranging from account monitoring to acquiring financial advice.
Majority (91%) of Indian consumers' desire more simplified personal financial services
- Personalized services consumers want from their bank: 92% indicated a desire for more identity theft security, 95% wanted advice to increase their savings, 89% requested more financial education, and 72% wanted an assessment of their financial status as compare to other clients.
- Banks' ability to deliver personal financial services: Only 63% of Indian consumers feel their bank has enough information to offer them personal services, while 75% of bankers feel they have enough personal information on their customers.
Indian consumers' willingness to share private information with bankers
- Fingerprints for more security: 88% of Indian consumers would provide their bank with a fingerprint or other biometrics to verify financial transactions to protect the consumer against dangers such as identity theft. Globally 61% of consumers would share biometric data, with Japanese consumers least likely with only 33% and Chinese consumers are most likely at 94%.
- Simplified money management: 72% of Indian consumers would provide additional personal information in order to receive greater simplicity in managing their finances.
- However, keep personal information in the vault: 55% of Indian consumers would not want their bank to share their personal information outside the bank, even if it improves quality of service in other areas. 72% of consumers in Russia and Germany were unwilling to have their bank share personal information.
Majority of Indian Consumers virtually connected to their bank
- Willingness for virtual meetings: 85% of Indian consumers are comfortable communicating with their financial provider using technology (such as texting, email or video) instead of seeing them in person. Globally, 7 in 10 consumers and 92% of bankers are comfortable communicating using virtual technology.
- Even mortgages and loans could be managed virtually: More than half of consumers in India (72%) would be comfortable entirely securing a loan or mortgage using technology like video to communicate with their bank.
- Computers preferred to smartphones for video: 46% of Indian consumers would favor a smartphone for video conversations with bankers, with most (54%) preferring laptop or desktop computer.
- Physical presence is still important especially to capture new customers: 71% of Indian consumers would open an account with a bank that is completely virtual if it offered the best and more secure services -- Compared to 60% of consumers globally who would open accounts with virtual banks
For more information about the Cisco research in retail banking, please visit Cisco Customer Experience Report website.
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Jorgen Ericsson, vice president, Global Financial Services Practice, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG)
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South Shore woman critically injured in wreck
A motorcyclist and his passenger, a South Lake Tahoe woman, were critically injured Saturday night when their motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Carson City, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. Audrey G. Rugamas, 21, of South Lake Tahoe, was a passenger on a 2007 maroon and gold Suzuki motorcycle driven by Andrey L. Gallegos, 20, of Sparks. Both were thrown from the motorcycle. According to the NHP, the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Roop Street and approaching the intersection with Fairview where it collided with a Chevy Silverado pickup truck traveling westbound on Fairview. Rugamas and Gallegos were flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno in critical condition. The driver of the pickup truck, Donald T. McKean, 60, Gardnerville, was not injured in the accident. NHP Trooper Dave Gibson said Monday there was a report of a speeding motorcycle with two riders in the area at about the time of the accident, shortly before the accident, but he added there's no confirmation that it was the motorcycle involved in the accident. The NHP has asked whether any individual or business in the vicinity of the accident may have captured video or witnessed a motorcycle with two riders wearing dark jackets and dark helmets and driving at a high rate of speed at roughly 10 p.m. on Saturday. Any witnesses are encouraged to contact Trooper Chris Kelly at 775-689-4661 or by email at email@example.com. The incident is case number NHP-140301796.


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Lightwright understands what designers and electricians do with their paperwork. It knows that dimmers and circuits shouldn't be overloaded, that striplights have more than one color, that color scrollers have a whole series of colors and need a control channel, and that some lights don't use color at all!
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Spoken Word
by Tamesha Hudson
About the Book
"Spoken Word" is a compilation of heart felt, inspirational poems grounded in the Word of God and filled with spirit-led accounts of just how awesome, faithful, gracious, merciful, and real God is! This book, by author Tamesha Hudson, is not about length, but about depth. So, dive in and read each piece with the expectation to fully experience and encounter God in an uplifting and encouraging way.
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- Category Poetry
5×8 in, 13×20 cm
20 Pages
- Publish Date Dec 30, 2012
- Language English
About the Creator
Tamesha Hudson is a woman of many words, insights, and ideas; but beyond this, Tamesha is a woman of God. She has a passion for studying God's Word, growing in His Word, and sharing it with others. A native of Paris, Tennessee, Tamesha grew up being known for her sense of humor and wit, but her love of writing is something she kept secret. It is her growth in God and efforts to be obedient to Him that helped Tamesha progress from writing privately to self-publishing her first book, "Spoken Word." With both a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, and studies abroad, Tamesha's education credentials are noteworthy- but it is her life experiences that make her so relatable and capable to share what God has spoken to her with the world. She is a wonderful mother, friend, and an all around incredible woman. Her confidence in her walk with Christ is inspiring. She trusts Him completely, and she believes "Spoken Word" is just a preview of how God will reward her diligence and faith.
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This rewriting script almost works perfectly.
# don't rewrite images or scripts
RewriteRule ^(images|scripts)/ - [L]
# the rs query variable is never numeric
RewriteRule ^([a-z_-]+)\\.html /sub_folder/landing_page.php?rs=$1
So using http://www.example.com/sub_folder/web.htm navigates to http://www.example.com/sub_folder/landing_page.php?rs=web
However, one of the links on the http://www.example.com/sub_folder/landing_page.php?rs=web page, specfically
Front End Skills
does not work, in that it stays on the landing page and does not navigate.
I have renamed skills_front_end.html to front_end.html but no luck. Other similar links on this page work fine?
Any idea of what is happening?
Warm regards,Steve
# This has NO bearing on your stated problem - and makes almost no sense anyway (the L should be PT for passthrough)
# don't rewrite images or scripts
RewriteRule ^(images|scripts)/ - [L]
# the rs query variable is never numeric
RewriteRule ^([a-z_-]+)\\.html /sub_folder/landing_page.php?rs=$1
No Last flag? Oh, well, don't forget that you can test your mod_rewrite using the R=301 flag (then remove it for your production server).
YGBSM? Yes, your URI, http://www.example.com/sub_folder/web.htm CANNOT redirect to http://www.example.com/sub_folder/landing_page.php?rs=web with your above code ("sub_folder" does not match "^") OR ... just what directory is your .htaccess located?
[quote="SS"]However, one of the links on the http://www.example.com/sub_folder/landing_page.php?rs=web page, specfically
does not work, in that it stays on the landing page and does not navigate.[/quote]
Of course not! Your link is a relative link which is to the sub_folder/skills_front_end.html. Wait! My error! Because you're changing directory level, I must ask whether you have told your sub_folder scripts they're one level lower in your website (<base> directive or absolute links in the scripts) or believe they're in the root directory!
Now that I'm thoroughly confused, please specify directory levels and any code within the scripts which acknowledge directory level changes.
It may help you to checkout the "Relative Links Are Missing!" section of my signature's tutorial for more information about the directory level changes.
In the past few times you have suggested to write out your rewriting objectives so here goes:
Thanks for your help!Steve
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No, the Last flag simply tells mod_rewrite that, if it's matched the conditions of a RewriteRule and redirected, simply start the next pass immediately rather than go through the remaining mod_rewrite code. Your concern that images and scripts directory files not be affected is already handled by the ^{letters, hyphens and underscores}.html$ - no match on subdirectories nor on files without an .html extension.
The R=301 flag will tell the browser to display the redirection (it also tells SE's that the redirection is permanent so don't leave it if you're trying to hide the real link). That's very helpful because it allows you to see the resultant URI and that can help you decide whether your problem is with the mod_rewrite code or the code of the target script.
If all files are located in the subfolder, you can remove any reference to the subfolder in your .htaccess (which is also in the subfolder). Just don't use absolute redirections without the subfolder being referenced, too. If you're not changing directory level with your mod_rewrite, the "missing support files" problem doesn't rear its ugly head so your other files are fine as is. It was simply my kneejerk reaction to what appeared to be a common problem (you didn't need the /sub_folder/ in the /sub_folder/landing_page.php?rs=$1 redirection).
My apologies for "going off" on you over the "missing support files" problem. I'm just too used to directory level changes being the cause.
Duly noted.
Thanks, I've since done more reading at apache.org and your description fits well! Thanks.
Yes I tried this and now get it why this is a good thing to help you understand the rewriting that has been performed.
Yah, I'm still working on getting this right as I still have the one link that doesn't work, so for now I've disabled the rewriting until I get a chance to get to it tomorrow.
No problem, I'll head that warning to check this when multiple directory levels are present.
Thank you
Well I'm beginning to think that the problem may be how this particular server is configured. Please correct me if I'm wrong but having a directory structure of:
with the .htaccess file in the sub_folder and doing this simple rewrite (I show the <FilesMatch> directive in case it is causing problems):
#force download of pdf
<FilesMatch "\\.(?i:doc|odf|pdf|rtf|txt)$">
Header set Content-Disposition attachment
# Rewrite
RewriteEngine on
# rewrite the non-numeric text parameter to the single atom in the RegEx
RewriteRule ^rate/([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/ $rate.php?rs=$1 [L]
This should mean that if I use www.asite.com/sub_folder/rate/buttons that my $1 atom is 'buttons' and the RegEx replacement is the balance of the URL.
When I try this url then I get a 404 error that reports:
[B]Not Found[/B]
The requested URL /var/www/SiteFolder/sub_folder/rate.php was not found on this server.
Any ideas as this should not be difficult!
And for completeness here is the virtual host that I've just altered the names for this post but it is structured this exact way.
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/ASite
ServerName www.asite.com
<Directory "/var/www/ASite">
Order Deny,Allow
allow from all
Options Includes FollowSymLinks
<Directory "/var/www/ASite/Ice_Rink">
Order Deny,Allow
allow from all
Options Includes FollowSymLinks
Routes to this server come from a front-end Apache server. Here is the config
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.asite.com
ProxyPreserveHost On
ProxyPass / http://172.16.4.15/
ProxyPassReverse / http://172.16.4.15/
<Proxy http://172.16.4.15>
Allow from 172.16.4.15
Hi Steve,
Ah, with the understanding you've gained, you're becoming an expert, too! :tup:
SiteFolder is your DocumentRoot and you're dealing with sub_folder and its files where the .htaccess is in the subfolder. Did I get that correct?
You may want to remove your IP addresses from the post above.
Finally, you may want to add an optional / to the regex on the RewriteRule (because you're in a sub_folder of the DocumentRoot. I recall reading that subdirectories are handled slightly differently than the DocumentRoot (which Apache 2 assumes a leading / and will not match it in the URI). Making it optional will test whether the / is required for the subdirectory or not. Sorry, I (almost) always code my mod_rewrite in the DocumentRoot so this had slipped my (porous) mind.
Feedback, if you please, especially on the optional leading / (RewriteRule ^/?rate/([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/ $rate.php?rs=$1 [L]).
Thank you... wouldn't say this yet but working on it.
yes this is correct
I fudged these as to not reveal the real IPs but thanks for pointing it out if I had not done this!
This may well be... I'm going to read up on it ... for now I will not need to (see below)
I got rid of the trailing / as your recommended. It is now working for all but one different link. Here are the things I needed to do:
So here is the code
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^rate/([_A-Za-z0-9]+)$ rate.php?rs=$1
# Test php first - gives preference in case you have both
# then test for the .html extension
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^([_a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ $1.php [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -f
RewriteRule ^([_a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ $1.html [L]
This works now; however there is one .html file that does not work if the .html file is not included. It is in the same directory as all the other .php files reside, so in other words it does not traverse directories. the file is web_portfolio.html and any time I do I get a 404 error. It should match just like the extensionless .php files do but it needs the .html extension?
This is now liveable, as I can use http://www.asite.com/sub_folder/rate/buttons and it works. I'd just like to know why with the
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^([_a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ $1.php [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -f
RewriteRule ^([_a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ $1.html [L]
testing if it is a php file first. It should say nope and then move on to the .html test, but it does not
Thanks again for you support on this one!
Well, you're certainly working on it ... and being quite successful. I just hope others are gaining from this thread, too.
Okay, #1 is the best solution to the "missing support files" problem.
Okay, no harm, no foul.
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^rate/([_A-Za-z0-9]+)$ rate.php?rs=$1
# DOES THIS CODE LOOK FAMILIAR ;) :tup:
# Test php first - gives preference in case you have both
# then test for the .html extension
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^([_a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ $1.php [L]
# Add R=301 flag to view this redirection
# If URI.html is a file, this is the only shortstop which could interfere
# ... except the case where web_portfolio is also a directory where !-d would be the exclusion
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -f
RewriteRule ^([_a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ $1.html [L]
# Add R=301 flag to view this redirection
As you said, it works EXCEPT for web_portfolio (an .html file). The obvious question is whether web_portfolio.php exists? Then, does web_portfolio exist as a directory? When troubleshooting a redirection problem (like this), use of the R=301 flag can identify the redirection which has resulted so you are saved from looking at the mod_rewrite log file (a painful, albeit invaluable experience)
Okay, okay, I wasn't trying to be insulting as those are the only possibilities I can think of that could hijack your URI. I KNOW you're smarter than that (as you know, too)!


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TEBOW! Yeah! At least somebody can beat the Steelers...
TEBOW! Yeah! At least somebody can beat the Steelers...
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
Three quick notes:
1. At least we Bengals fans can say we made it as far as the Steelers did.
2. John Elway and Gary Busey must share the same orthodontist.
3. Did you notice how freaking STEEP the upper deck in the Denver stadium is? I'd be afraid if I slipped up there I'd roll right down onto the field...
"In baseball, you don't know nothin'"...Yogi Berra
The Steelers losing to an average team makes the weekend a little better, although I was really close to starting to pull for the Steelers. Took the fam to a local sports bar (a very family friendly one) during the second half of the game. I live in Jax, so the Tebow-mania was out in full force. We may have found the most annoying fans of all (excepting Cubs fans of course), the Tebow fans.
The happiest person out there right now is Tom Brady, and probably Bill Belichek.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
I can't believe what I saw
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
An just an aside. Polamalu is a HOF safety. But he is over aggressive and often makes his living guessing plays. It sure is nice to see an offense make him look foolish. (The whole game really, not referring to the last play)
"Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons
Is it me or do the Steelers almost always get favorable officiating. They definitely go it today. Can't believe they missed that backwards pass, that one was blatant. Also hard to believe they missed that blatant facemask on the Broncos drive before the Steelers got the ball back late in the 4th and tied it up.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
Tim Tebow might not be an amazing/elite Quarterback, but he sure is special.
"Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons
10 of 21 for 316 yards. Wait a minute...
When the Steelers got the ball back with about a minute and half left and started moving it, I would have bet large sum they were going to win.
Big win for Denver.
Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams
And fairytales
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The Rapid Transit Commission and the BERY
During the late Nineteenth Century as Boston continued to steadily develop as a population, industrial and educational center, a major problem arose that would lead to two historically significant urban mass transportation milestones—North America's first subway (1897), and mass transportation planning on a greatly expanded regional basis (1964). By the 1880's, Boston's Tremont Street had become so clogged with streetcars that the wags of the day retorted that it would be much quicker for a passenger to climb onto the roof of their trolley and walk over roof tops of stalled vehicles to reach their destination.
In July of 1891, public dissatisfaction with the transit situation forced the governor to appoint a special commission to investigate the public transportation requirements of the Boston area and to recommend any changes toward the existing system. Elevated railway proponents had advanced ambitious plans for elevated railways to cover the downtown districts. Subway proponents argued for a subway under Tremont Street and other sections of the City.
The Commission defined the territory to be covered by their recommendations as lying within ten miles of the State House, an area containing 27 cities and towns with a population of 850,000. In April of 1892, this Rapid Transit Commission issued its report recommending the construction of four different elevated railway lines and a tunnel for streetcars down Tremont Street, under the Common and Public Garden. On July 2, 1894, as a result of these findings, the Massachusetts Legislature authorized the incorporation of the Boston Elevated Railway Company (BERY) and creation of the Boston Transit Commission.
The Boston Elevated Railway Company was to be privately owned and was delegated the responsibility of building a network of various suburban elevated railway lines. The Transit Commission was to be a government agency whose main existence would concentrate on the Transit Commission's reccomendations for additional subway extensions.
Initially, the Boston Elevated Railway as a private company experienced difficulty raising necessary capital. By this time, though, the West End Street Railway was in difficulty. It had a virtual monopoly on all streetcar lines in greater Boston, but high profits, poor service, high fares and a general lack of concern for the public had resulted in alienation of the West End's management from its customers.
On December 9, 1897, under the supervision of the Transit Commission, a lease was entered into with the West End Street Railway by which the property of that company was leased to the Boston Elevated Railway Company for a term of twenty-four years, eight months and nine days from October 1, 1897. Because of legalities, lease requirements, stock negotiations and ratifications by various parties, the Boston Elevated Railway did not finally take possession until December 30, 1897.
This soon proved to be advantageous to the future of the mass transportation system here in Boston. Subway/elevated rapid transit lines were integrated with surface routes under one coordinated management. But before this could become a fait accompli, a bitter proxy battle took place. J.P. Morgan had purchased the Boston Elevated Railway's franchise assigning 50% interest to Kidder, Peabody, and Company. If the Boston Elevated Railway was to be profitable, all surface and rapid transit lines had to be unified. But the West End management, use to high profits and dividends, was not about to be absorbed by anyone. Nonetheless, at a November 24, 1896 West End annual meeting, a proxy battle took place and the Boston Elevated Railway came out the winner.
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The Crap We Missed – Monday 8.12.13
"Ms. Paltrow, here, I made you these brownies from scratch using all-purpose flour!"
Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed, capping off a day that brought you Maple Christ's naked ass, followed by his manly love-making, so on behalf of Fish and myself let me apologize and step right out of the way of Anthony Weiner wearing red pants because enough attention hasn't already been paid to that area of his body, Kevin Jonas enjoying a whiff of the axe body spray he makes his "wife" wear, and James Franco wearing a cardigan while seated in a leather chair answering questions about his book, 'A California Childhood,' so let's all just grab a loved one and wait for the collective worldwide eyeroll to shift the Earth off its axis.
Thanks dicknose, now we'll never know how Breaking Bad ends,
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The 12 percent: Is it politically fatal for Ernst?
Can a candidate in modern Iowa be too religious, too rural?
By DOUGLAS BURNS
, Staff Writer
Rep. Steve King (left) enjoys reminiscing about meeting U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst (second from left) during a trip to Iraq. Ernst was a soldier in the National Guard at the time and recently won the Republican Party's nomination and is facing Bruce Bailey for a senate seat. Also listening during a visit to the historic Carroll Depot on June 3 are Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and attorney general candidate Adam Gregg.
June 18, 2014
Mitt Romney had his 47 percent - the portion of the American electorate he famously dismissed.
The number is closely associated with the Massachusetts Republican's failed 2012 campaign.
U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican whom Romney endorses, faces her own challenging political figure - call it The 12 Percent, a muscular swing vote of the unchurched that's been largely obscured in analysis of modern Iowa politics.
In J. Ann Selzer's final Iowa Poll before the 2012 presidential election, conducted for The Des Moines Register, some expected trends emerged. Self-identified religious people were more likely to vote for Romney.
Iowa Catholics were going for Romney by 14 percent, Hawkeye State Protestants by 6 percent. A fraction of the state identifies with other organized religions. That's 88 percent of the electorate in Iowa. So how did President Barack Obama carry Iowa 52 percent to 46 percent?
Non-religious people, those who told pollsters they had no church or faith, the "none" category, went heavily for the president. The Iowa Poll days before the election showed that demographic in the president's camp by 43 percentage points.
On Election Day, exit polls showed President Obama, a Democrat, with 75 percent of the "no religion" vote, compared with 22 percent for Romney - a door-busting 53 percentage-point margin.
"This is a group that you will now see rising," Selzer said.
She added, "People don't think of it as a swing group."
The exit polls showed that Catholics and Protestants in Iowa went with Romney on Election Day, by 5 percent and 7 percent, respectively, Selzer said.
Taken collectively, Selzer said, the voting data on the unchurched led to one clear conclusion. "It actually swung the election," Selzer said.
Selzer said the numbers jumped out at her when she first spotted them in pre-election polling reports.
"This isn't the way we understand Iowa to be," said Selzer, president of West Des Moines-based Selzer & Company Inc. - a polling firm that has received post-election accolades for predicting the relatively wide margin for Obama when many peers saw the race as razor-thin.
In an interview, Selzer said she expects the 2014 electorate to be different in makeup - older and whiter - than for presidential election years.
"It's more conservative rather than less," Selzer said.
But she said the effect of the unchurched on the election remains an "interesting observation."
Romney, seeking to become the nation's first Mormon president, sought to downplay his religion in favor of an economic message and challenges to Obama's leadership abroad.
Ernst runs to her faith, making it a high-profile part of her biography.
The Ernst Message
Moments into her acceptance speech after lapping four other contenders in the GOP primary, Ernst continued her highly effective branding as a product of rural Iowa.
"The church that I was raised in is the church where I married my husband, Gail," Ernst said of Mamrelund Lutheran Church of Stanton during her acceptance speech June 3. "And it's the same church that Libby was baptized in. And it's the same church where I teach Sunday school today. And now some in Washington may call that kinda small."
She talked of hog castration and the clever Iowa frugality of wearing spent bread bags over her footwear to keep them dry and durable as a youngster.
Meanwhile, her website "issues" section leads with Ernst's religious-based position on abortion. "Joni believes life begins at conception," is the first comment that greets visitors in that corner of her online campaign presence. It's positioned above her thoughts on scrapping the tax code, fiscal responsibility and foreign policy - and the Second Amendment.
The Ernst strategy resonated with primary voters, and recent polls show Ernst well-positioned in her general-election match-up with U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, in the race to succeed retiring liberal icon Sen. Tom Harkin.
"She appears to be a reasonably intelligent woman who had some good ads," said former Republican Lt. Gov. Art Neu.
State Rep. Clel Baudler, R-Greenfield, said Ernst brings formidable credentials to the race.
"No. 1, I trust her," Baudler, who lives north of Greenfield, said in an interview. "No. 2, out of that whole group, she's the one that can beat Bruce Braley. I'm convinced of that."
Ernst, a former Montgomery County auditor, is a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard who served in Kuwait and Iraq.
Baudler said several years ago he called Braley "a rising star in the Democratic Party." But Braley is making some critical mistakes, said Baudler.
Braley, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, recently told a collection of trial lawyers that Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley - a farmer who has served in government since the Eisenhower administration - could chair the Judiciary Committee if the GOP snares control of the Senate in November.
"If you help me win this race, you may have someone with your background, your experience, your voice - someone who's been literally fighting tort reform for 30 years in a visible and public way on the Senate Judiciary (Committee)," said Braley. "Or you might have a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school, never practiced law, serving as the next chair of the Senate Judiciary. Because if Democrats lose the majority, Chuck Grassley will be the next chair of the Senate Judiciary."
Baudler said the Braley comment is politically fatal.
"I have no concerns at all," Baudler said. "I think Joni will walk all over Braley. I really do. I think it's her time."
The 12 Percent
But, taking in account Selzer's 2012 polling - the emergence of the roughly 12 percent of unchurched voters - is Ernst in jeopardy of too much rural choreography, of fashioning an image and molding an agenda alienating to that new swing voter Selzer identified?
"If you know her, no," U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, said in an interview. "I don't think you see that. She grew up on a farm. And, of course, I've been to her home. I know Joni. There's something about a person's character that comes through."
Bottom line, King said, Ernst brings a strong resume to the race.
"You can overdo something. You can underdo something," King said. But that's subjective analysis, he said.
Meanwhile, Harkin sees an effective statewide candidate as having dual appeal, hitting both rural and urban chords, and he said Ernst is lacking with the latter.
"You've got to keep in mind she comes from Red Oak, Montgomery County, and if I'm not mistaken, I don't know that they've ever elected a Democrat down there," Harkin said in an interview. "But maybe somewhere along the line. And I think that her views and her record are one that indicate that - that sort of one-party approach. And I think that she's going to have great difficulty in taking those views and her record to the more heavily populated parts of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Dubuque, Quad Cities, Iowa City, Des Moines, Mason City. Anything east of Interstate 35, I think she might have a problem."
Iowa State University political science professor Steffen Schmidt notes that Ernst performed well in the GOP primary in Polk County. What's more, she is running on issues with the potential to cut across the rural-urban divide, fiscal conservatism and opposition to the Affordable Care Act, for example.
"As long as she doesn't castrate any more hogs and sticks to these other issues I think she can connect with the suburban voter," Schmidt said.
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PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania will enter the 2012-13 season with one of its most-challenging schedules in recent memory as head coach Rob Eiter has put together a slate which features 13 dual meets and three stacked tournaments as the Quakers look to challenge again for an EIWA championship.
The Red and Blue will take on three of the top eight finishers at the 2012 NCAA Championships in dual meets this season - headlined by annual battles with No. 4 Cornell and No. 8 Lehigh. The newcomer to the dual lineup is Oklahoma State as the Quakers will take on the Cowboys - who finished sixth at the national tournament in 2012 - in Stillwater on Nov. 25. The dual with Oklahoma State is just one of two against Big 12 opponents as the Quakers will welcome Iowa State to The Palestra on Jan. 13.
"We are very excited about the schedule ahead for us in 2012-13," head coach Rob Eiter said. "We pride ourselves on being a national contender and a national program. Adding duals with Big 12 programs, heading to California and continuing our presence at Midlands will only grow our visibility as a program while also testing our wrestlers in preparation for high finishes in March."
November will be busy for the Quakers as they will have two grueling tournaments to contend with before the dual-opener with the Cowboys to round out the month. The season will have a new starting point for the squad as the Quakers open at the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold (Nov. 10) for the first time since 2005. EIWA rivals American and Rutgers join the Quakers in the field as Penn will look to add a third champion in three visits to Brockport (Matt Valenti, 133 in '05; Matt Feast, 285 in '04).
The Quakers again will host the Keystone Classic in The Palestra on Nov. 18, welcoming 14 teams for a stacked tournament. Northwestern is back to defend its title, joined by American, Appalachian State, Boston University, Bloomsburg, Brown, Cal Poly, Duke, Harvard, Indiana, N.C. State, Princeton, Rider and VMI.
"The Keystone Classic is always a highlight for us each season," Eiter said. "To have 14 premier programs coming in to compete shows how much other programs are starting to value our tournament as well. We are confident that fans will see multiple matches involving past - and future All-Americans."
Penn will be tested right out of the gate starting with the trip to Oklahoma State and followed up by a weekend which features a trip to Lehigh (Dec. 1) and a home date with Hofstra (Dec. 2). After a break for exams, Penn will return to the Midlands Championships at Northwestern (Dec. 29-30) as Micah Burak will again look to reach the finals at one of the country's most prestigious in-season tournaments.
Winter Break will continue on from Chicago to the west coast for the Quakers as Penn will spend time in Palo Alto around New Year's before a doubleheader on Jan. 6 against Stanford and Arizona State. Penn's last trip to Stanford came in 2003, a 38-6 win for the Quakers.
After hosting Iowa State on Jan. 13, Penn heads to Ithaca for its annual battle with Cornell. The Quakers were four points shy of knocking off the Big Red last season, and will look to snap Cornell's streak on the road in 2013. Penn will be busy that weekend, returning to The Palestra the next day to host EIWA opponent Bucknell.
Four consecutive Ivy League duals will take Penn into February, kicked off by a pair of duals at home against Harvard and Brown on February 9. The Red and Blue will then head to New York City on Feb. 16 to wrestle Columbia before returning again to The Palestra for the latest installment of Penn-Princeton on Feb. 23.
The regular season concludes for the Quakers on Feb 24 at The Palestra as Penn welcomes Drexel back to its regular season schedule. The two neighbors have not met in a dual since 2007, and are split in meetings, 11-11 with one tie.
Conference championships and NCAA bids will be on the line at Rutgers on March 8-9 for the 109th EIWA Championships Penn finished 4th at EIWAs in 2012, with graduated 133-pounder Bryan Ortenzio picking up Penn's first EIWA title since 2008.
The end goal for Penn in 2012-13 is Des Moines, Iowa and the NCAA Championships contested March 21-23. The Quakers sent five wrestlers to the national tournament, with 197-pounder Micah Burak finishing seventh to become Penn's 25th All-American. Burak, Steve Robertson and Mark Rappo are all returners for the Red and Blue who have competed at the NCAA Championships.
2012-13 Penn Wrestling Schedule
Nov. 3 -INTRASQUAD MEET TBA
Nov. 10 - at Brockport/Oklahoma Gold All Day
Nov. 18 - KEYSTONE CLASSIC All Day
Nov. 25 - at Oklahoma State TBA
Dec. 1 - at Lehigh 1 p.m.
Dec. 2 - HOFSTRA 1 p.m.
Dec. 29-30 - at Midlands Championships All Day
Jan. 6 - at Stanford 3:45 p.m.
Jan. 6 - vs. Arizona State 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 - IOWA STATE 1 p.m.
Jan. 26 - at Cornell* 2 p.m.
Jan. 27 - BUCKNELL 1 p.m.
Feb. 9 - HARVARD* 10 a.m.
Feb. 9 - BROWN* 2 p.m.
Feb. 16 - at Columbia* 2 p.m.
Feb. 23 - PRINCETON* 1 p.m.
Feb. 23 - DREXEL 1 p.m.
March 8-9 - EIWA Championships (at Rutgers) All Day
March 21-23 - NCAA Championships (at Des Moines, Iowa) All Day
* Ivy League Dual
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The ATMLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
The bank where Elmer and Pearl live just got a shiny, new ATM. So, they decided they had to get one of them-there cards so they could get their money any time--even on Sunday-going-to-Church day.
But, when the manager said pick a 7-digit number that you won't forget, and don't use your birthday, etc. they had a problem. They were not good at remembering stuff. What to do! What to do! Then the light came on!
Elmer picked 1058421.
Pearl picked 6060247.
They exchange information on how they would remember their numbers.
Pearl said, "That's a real handy number, Elmer. But I think mine is more timely."
Can you figure out what they were using for a memory jog?
HintPearl's statement is the clue.
AnswerElmer's number is: 10-5-8-4-2-1
The number of fingers & thumbs on both hands; fingers and thumbs on one hand; fingers on both hands; fingers on one hand; thumbs on both hands; thumbs on one hand. Pearl said this was HANDy.
Pearl's number is 60-60-24-7.
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Hi folks!
I've made a thread about suddenly getting many orders of mag swap in Gibson p'ups with UOA5s... looks like I've found how it happened.
Seems like in one or more of the several Les Paul forums, somebody made a post on how to recognize Shaw p'ups from the rest of Gibson p'ups, vintage and not.
In the list of specs, it was listed that the Shaws were using UOA5 mags. And for some strange reason, lately Shaws, T-Tops and Pat#s are in high demand, something that goes beyond my comprehension.
Unless, the vintage market is hyping'em as real PAFs dried out and are not available anymore, which it makes sense to me.
So, I think the word started to spread and here in Spaghettiland seems I'm the one guy that ever knew about'em, let alone using'em.
I'll be soon hitting Dennis with a substantial order and this time I'll be able to afford to pay DHL rates to have'em shipped ASAP!
It'll be a pleasure to see more people get acquainted with good tone.
A lot of people 'round here uses Gibson p'ups and never question their tone as they believe that if they're GIBSON p'ups and they sound like that, that's SUPPOSED TO BE good tone!
Anyway, if this trend develops, I'm pretty sure with time, I'll get many lost souls converted to the Duncan side, as they're better sounding p'ups to start with, and most take mag swaps gracefully, specially the PAFish designs (Seths, PGs, '59s, Jazzs) and the of course the Custom family including their newborn, the Custom/'59 Hybrid.
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Cusp may be most well known as a spot for top-notch cocktails, shareable plates, and cozy coastal cuisine, but Executive Chef Donald Lockart doesn't mess around when it comes to dessert, even at brunch.
His latest addition to the brunch menu is crispy apple rings: battered and deep-fried apple slices served with warm caramel, ice cream, and housemade granola. It's a dish with some excellent textural and temperature contrasts at play, from the interplay between the light and fluffy apple rings and the crunchy granola, to the always delicious pairing of ice cream with warm caramel.
You can taste them yourself during Saturday and Sunday brunch (8 a.m to 2:30 p.m.).
Click through the slideshow above to watch this inventive dish come together
About the author: Erin Jackson is a food writer and photographer who is obsessed with discovering the best eats in San Diego. You can find all of her discoveries on her San Diego food blog EJeats.com. On Twitter, she's @ErinJax


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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too. A hard thing to disagree with, we know. Drink up, get down and go to sleep happy.
Luckily, with things like flower delivery services and online subscriptions to magazines or whatever, it's okay that you forgot about Mother's Day until just now. But now that we're three days away from celebrating the most important woman ever, it's time to get a plan in place, preferably complete with Sunday brunch and drinks for a crowd.
This White Sangria is the perfect brunch punch. Crisp white wine, brandy and slices of citrus are all dumped in a bowl with ice. It's easy, delicious and totally something Mom will love.
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Justin Keeps the Leadby Sara Levine in Community, Food Network Star, July 2, 2012
Justin Warner is holding strong in the weekly Fan Vote with 31% of your votes. Longtime leader Martita Jara is still a close second at 29%, and her teammate Ippy Aiona has fallen to 17% but still hangs on to third place. With just two weeks to go until our Finale Vote — where you, the fans, will decide on our next Food Network Star — will Justin continue to impress the judges with his outside-the-box food and rebel-rousing ways?
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Hi, after four weeks of exhaustive tests with many twists and turns my partner of 20 years was diagnosed with intrahepatic CC just over 2 weeks ago. He has a 12 x 12cm tumour in his liver, 5 cm lymph node involvement around the portal vein and lymph node tumours in his chest with the likelihood of other sites being involved. Apparantly it is very aggressive and poorly differentiated and inoperable and he is on a gemcis regimen of 3 weeks on 1 week off in the hope that he will receive a little more time.
Although I think we're coping ok, we're still so shocked at the speed of this disease. Three months ago he played in a soccer tournament and his only sympton was a bad cough. Now he struggles to walk up stairs and is very weak. Thankfully he is coping with the chemo well, except for a very sore throat so if you have any suggestions for that they would be very welcome.
Thank you so much for this site. I searched and searched for information and was having very little luck until I stumbled onto here and it's really helpful and reassuring to know that we're not alone. I'm not much of a poster but did want to let you know that you're helping people around the world.
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18 Jul 2014 by Guest Blogger in Food & Dining , Gros Morne National Park , Cultural Experiences and TwillingateRegion: Western
As with everything in Newfoundland, the food revolves around the sea. In fact, seafood is the main reason that settlers from Europe came to the island in the first place.
22 Sep 2012 by Alyssa Free in Food & Dining , Festivals & Events and EntertainmentRegion: Eastern
Over the past few years, a culinary revolution has swept over Newfoundland and Labrador and The Roots, Rants and Roars festival in Elliston is a perfect example. It's a regional celebration of the natural gifts of the province: food, culture, land and sea. The Friday night event, "King of Cod", kicked off the weekend of culinary delights, featuring cod as the hero, or as Todd Perrin – one of the chief organizers of the event – would say, Newfoundland's "national dish".
10 Apr 2012 by Janice Goudie in Food & Dining and Trip PlanningRegion: Central
There's a very important tip you need to know if you're planning a trip to Newfoundland and Labrador. It's so important, that not knowing this tidbit of information can add an element of surprise to your dining experience while on the island. This important piece of info is simply this...
11 Jan 2012 by Candice Walsh in Food & Dining , Nature , Culture and HistoryRegion: Central
I might have mentioned once or 300 times that I grew up in central Newfoundland, and yet my jaunt around the area this past summer had many surprises in store. That's what happens when you live somewhere for 18 years: you start taking things for granted.


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The apparent website for Call of Duty 9 has been updated. With the "treyerch" typo being fixed and the addition of an email newsletter, apparent release date of Fall 2012, the tagline "Something is coming" and an email; email@example.com.
Vilkas means lively in Finnish, this guy in Skyrim and Wolf in Lithuanian, which suggests this game could be about the Lithuanian Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf or the Lithuanian fascist movement formed in 1927.
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Henaff Pork Liver Pate - 4.5 oz tin - France Henaff pates are produced according to the same recipes that Jean Henaff used in 1907 to preserve a Brittany tradition. Honest to goodness meat pates, devoid of starchy fillers, the little blue tins are recognized by Frenchmen everywhere. 32% liver, milk and egg. No added coloring or phosphates. The Genuine Hénaff Pâté is eaten by the million each year all around the world. This famous Pâté is made only with pork (96%) including hams and fillets, salt, spices and a fraction of sodium nitrite to keep its lovely pink color. Of course, to make the famous Hénaff Pâté it must be enhanced with the little secret "je ne sais quoi" which is a closely guarded Hénaff family secret. Made exclusively with fresh meat, did you know that the longer it stays in your pantry, the better it gets? That's why we keep it in our warehouse for at least 6 weeks after production. about the producer Jean Hénaff wanted to do something for his village, and his friends and the local farmers, who had to deliver their green peas and French beans to factories in Pont- l'Abbé or Quimper. What seemed to be needed was a cannery in Pouldreuzic to process, on site, the vegetables produced in the surrounding areas. On April 30th 1907, with his two associates (Aristide Gantier and Joseph Stanislas Moreau de Lizoreux), Jean Hénaff started building his cannery just a few meters away form the heart of the village of Pouldreuzic, in the middle of the Pays Bigouden. Jean Hénaff was then 48 years old. In 1933, Jean Hénaff left the management of the company to his four sons. One of those sons, Corentin, was mayor of Pouldreuzic for 36 years. This function was given up by his father who also left his position as dean of the General Council of Finistère. in 1963, Jean-Jacques Hénaff, grandson of Jean Hénaff and son of Michel Hénaff, took over the company having just graduated from the business school ESSEC, and back from the USA where he studied at the University of Oregon as a Fullbright scholar.
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Wash squash, cut off ends and cut each squash in half crosswise. Remove seeds and loose fibers. Place cut side down, in shallow baking pan.
Bake at 350°F about 45 minutes or until squash is starting to soften.Meanwhile, in medium fry pan, saute' celery and onions in margarine.
In large mixing bowl, combine bread cubes, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal, salt and poultry seasoning. Add celery mixture, chopped apples and raisins, tossing gently. Stir in broth, mixing until evenly combined.
Cut each hot squash into 4 rings about 1 1/4-inches thick. Place back into shallow baking pan, in single layer. Fill each ring with about 1/2 cup stuffing. Cover pan with foil.
Bake at 350°F about 35 minutes or until squash is tender. Garnish stuffed squash with apple slices and sugar. Broil 3 minutes or until sugar bubbles or browns.


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A WORCESTERSHIRE MP has welcomed an extra £5 million for schools in the county - saying it was long overdue.
Sir Peter Luff says unfair school funding has been "a running sore" that was allowed to go on for far too long.
As your Worcester News revealed on Friday, an extra £350 million has been announced to dish out across the country's worst funded areas.
It includes Worcestershire, which will get an additional £5 million in April 2015.
The county is the145th worst funded local education authority in the UK out of 151 areas.
Sir Peter has also praised the efforts of Worcester MP Robin Walker, who was instrumental in arguing the case for it.
He said: "Schools in Worcestershire have been underfunded for too long because of a random and unfair funding system that successive Governments have used to allocate money to schools. "It has been a running sore locally for decades.
"I have been campaigning for change for nearly a quarter of a century - I was first selected as a local candidate in 1990 and I have been lobbying and campaigning for fairer school funding in every year and election since then.
"Since 2010 Robin Walker's work on this issue has been magnificent and a lot of the credit must go to him.
"This outcome proves that if you at first you don't succeed, then in politics you really must, try, try and try again."
Head teachers and parents in Worcestershire have welcomed the news but many are concerned it may not go far enough.
Education minister David Laws says the Government is aiming for further reform of the system from 2015 to make it fairer.
Sir Peter said: "This isn't enough to sort out the problem entirely, but it's a great start.
"It will be the first time in a quarter of a century that funding has not got relatively worse for Worcestershire schools.
Despite this unfair funding, Worcestershire's schools have done remarkably well recently in the league tables and pupils in the country are achieving excellent results."
At the moment each pupil in Worcester gets an average of £5,100 per head every year, £1,333 lower than those in Birmingham.
The cash will be handed to Worcestershire County Council, which is being tasked with handing it out across the 197 maintained schools.


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On December 24 at 7:45 p.m., personnel from the Baltimore County Police and Fire Departments responded to a single-vehicle accident at Hyde Park Road and South Marlyn Avenue.
Crash investigators concluded that a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette was traveling northbound on Hyde Park Road when the car left the roadway, overturned, then struck a tree. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. No one else was inside the car.
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In the early days of the crisis, Ben Bernanke and Jean-Claude Trichet injected liquidity on an unprecedented scale to prevent a financial meltdown. Central bankers elsewhere did little to help their cause.
In fact, their reserve managers – the people responsible for investing monetary authorities' foreign exchange stockpiles – made matters worse.
Reserve managers often stash a chunk of their stock piles in short-term bank deposits. But at the start of the crisis, research produced by the IMF found they had pulled about $500bn of deposits from the banking sector, contributing to financial instability in the process. This from the research:
IMF: Although clearly not the main cause, this pro-cyclical investment behaviour is likely to have contributed to the funding problems of the banking sector, which required offsetting measures by other central banks, such as the Federal Reserve and the Eurosystem central banks.
There is, as the paper notes, "a potential conflict between the reserve management and financial stability mandates of central banks". And so news that Norway's sovereign wealth fund (managed by the central bank, though the asset allocation strategy is decided by the finance ministry) will take on more risk during downturns is to be welcomed. Read more


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