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For DIY DAYS NYC we ended up doing a different format then the other events in LA, SF and Boston. The NYC event was a casual dinner gathering and an open discussion. The evening was made possible thanks to Storybids and indieGoGo. It was an evening of good food and conversation. Dinner guests included Ted Hope, Faye Dunaway, Lance Hammer, Susan Buice, Paul Rachman, Lance Weiler, Arin Crumley, Joseph Morin, Slava Rubin, Steven Raphael, and Jennifer Kushell.
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By Dan Schwarz
During the last week in May, Nyaya Health – the Nepalese-based medical NGO – had the opportunity to attend Partners In Health's first annual Community Health Worker (CHW) Summit in Boston. More than 30 CHW program leaders attended the Summit, including representatives from Tiyatien Health (Liberia), Project Muso (Mali), Zanmi Lasante (Haiti), Inshuti Mu Buzima (Rwanda), Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (Malawi), Companeros En Salud (Mexico), Socios En Salud (Peru), COPE (Navajo Nation), and PACT (Dorchester, Massachusetts).
Spanning four days, the agenda included sessions on CHW recruitment, training, management and supervision, monitoring and evaluation, retention, and related topics such as the implementation of mobile health applicationsand research strategies to improve CHW programs.
With regards to Nyaya's own CHW program, we had the opportunity to present our program to the other participants, highlighting our progress and challenges to date, as we approach the notable milestone of two years of program implementation. A robust discussion of interim program evaluation and re-evaluations ensued, highlighting other programs' challenges in the early identification of "vision drift," and the importance of periodically re-assessing a program's progress as measured by its stated goals.
This discussion is particularly salient as Nyaya undertakes a complete CHW program audit and review during the summer of 2012, with the hopes of ensuring that we stay true to the our patients' needs and maintain and expand our program accordingly.
With gratitude to PIH and to all of our partners from around the world, we look forward to much more robust network collaborations in the future, such that we may learn from the lessons of those who have come before us, and humbly offer our own lessons learnt to those who are struggling for their own communities alongside us.
Learn more about Nyaya Health.
Dan Schwarz is a board member for the Nepal-based Nyaya Health and a medical student at Brown University School of Medicine. He completed his MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health.

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Be careful what you wish when you set sales goals: Setting your sights too high can do more harm than good.
Goals that are out of reach most often arise when an owner or manager thinks, "Asking sales people to 'stretch' to reach a goal motivates hard work and creativity, so asking them to 'stretch farther' must be even more motivating."
But there's evidence [PDF] that asking for too much often drives otherwise hard-working sales reps to disengage, feel discouraged, and ultimately give up — which, of course, hinders their performance. The most effective sales goals are high enough to be motivating, yet low enough to be achievable by most of the people on your team.
Here are five reasons your sales targets can become unrealistically inflated, plus some tips for setting appropriate goals.
1. Managerial Ambition — Just as pricing can be based on revenue aspirations rather than the competitive landscape, sales goals can be based on managerial needs instead of market realities. When sales goals are too high, they can threaten your company's future. For example, salespeople often start cannibalizing long-term performance to hit immediate targets. A better approach is to set sales goals based on each rep's past performance and the market realities he or she will face tomorrow.
2. Blind Padding — When sales goals pass through levels of administration or oversight, they often balloon a little at each step. A common reason for this is that people who aren't out in the field reflexively prefer to see year-over-year increases to "prove" the business is growing. But by the time the goals get to the sales team, they're out of reach. A better approach is to seek consensus on the final sales goal in the context of current market conditions.
3. Market Dynamism — There are inevitable delays between management setting sales goals and salespeople actively working to meet them. In dynamic markets, goals set in anticipation of higher demand can be put into play during uncertain economic conditions or even slumping demand. Sales goals should include a provision for feedback, so that the people on the front lines can report market changes to management and have their sales goals adjusted accordingly.
4. Across-the-Board Allocations — In many organizations, an expectation for a companywide sales increase of, say, 10 percent, may be reasonable, yet may get translated into unrealistic individual goals. For example, a new product line may easily yield 10 or even 20 percent sales increases by attracting new customers and finding business in new markets, while staple products sold to well-established long-term customers may have no real chance to nudge sales volumes upward. That's why sales goals should reflect individual situations as often as possible.
5. Superstar Burdens — It's equally unfair to ask a few top performers to provide the bulk of the asked-for sales increases. This approach turns the idea of rewarding good work on its head, because it lets weaker team members slide by with easier assignments and demands that top performers shoulder heavier burdens. It's better to set goals so each member of the sales team faces the same degree of individual challenge.
Tips for Setting Appropriate Goals
Higher sales targets are rarely an effective solution to weak demand, sliding quality, increased competition, or other problems in your market. Sales goals based on organizational or psychological factors rather than market ones can have a negative impact on your business.
There's no simple formula for setting appropriate sales goals. The trick is to balance such factors as:
- The sales rep's skills and abilities
- The challenges of the sales rep's prospects
- The temperature of the overall market
- The power of the competition
You want to fine-tune your team's sales goals so that its overall performance matches the classic bell-shaped curve, with most people meeting their goals, a few exceeding them significantly, and a few missing the mark.
When too many of your salespeople fail to meet their quotas, look to management, which may be setting sales goals too high or hiring inadequate salespeople.
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Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) are asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to finalize USDA's Salmonella and Campylobacter performance standards as soon as possible. In January, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) proposed changes to the Salmonella and Campylobacter Verification Testing Program created brand-new standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter levels in chicken breasts, legs and wings, and for… Continue Reading
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FSIS Releases New Salmonella, Campylobacter Performance Standards for Poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that its new pathogen performance standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground poultry and chicken parts will prevent about 50,000 illnesses each year. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) proposed changes to the Salmonella and Campylobacter Verification Testing Program create brand-new standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken breasts, legs and wings, and… Continue Reading
Study Finds Antibiotic-Free Turkey Less Likely to Harbor Resistant Bacteria
Ground turkey from birds raised without antibiotics is less likely to be contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria than conventional ground turkey, according to a new study published by Consumer Reports today. The group tested 257 samples of raw ground turkey meat and patties, purchased from major retailers nationwide, for Enterococcus, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, and… Continue Reading
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After two nationwide Salmonella outbreaks linked to ground turkey sickened at least 148 people last year, the federal government has decided to implement stricter pathogen controls for raw ground poultry products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday in a policy statement that all manufacturers of raw ground turkey… Continue Reading
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So the new year is coming. How do you feel about this past year?
Are you ready for a change? Or are you looking at this as just another year?
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I am a pessimist (hey, we're never disappointed, and sometimes pleasantly surprised). However, I am REALLY looking forward to 2016. The past year was hard for my partner & I healthwise and financially. 2016 is already shaping up to be MUCH better. Hope you have a great one, too. ~~NB
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"It shall be the duty of the addressing division to establish an addressing standards and definitions policy in the unincorporated area of the county, to name and number all streets therein and to designate numbers for houses or buildings fronting upon all such streets, to issue an affidavit identifying a certified address and to enforce the provisions of this chapter, consistent with the purpose of this chapter".
Since the creation of the Addressing Office in January of 2009, the office has readdressed eight different communities within Unincorporated Salt Lake County assigning addresses based on the Salt Lake Base and Meridian Grid System:
Emigration Canyon:
Re-addressed approximately 450 properties and formalized 12 street names.
Big Cottonwood Canyon:
Re-addressed 1074 properties and formalized 70 street names.
Re-addressed 260 properties and renamed eight streets.
Wasatch Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon:
Re-addressed 50 properties and renamed six streets.
Hi Country Estates I:
Re-addressed 120 properties and renamed seven streets.
Re-addressed 165 properties and renamed 13 streets
Re-addressed 598 properties and named four streets.
Using the correct address allows emergency service responders to locate the caller in optimum response time, the USPS to deliver the mail appropriately, and the public to easily find a location in the Salt Lake Valley.
Some of the Addressing Office responsibilities are street name approval, assigning addresses in unincorporated County, and maintaining the property location for Salt Lake County.
The County Addressing Office implemented an ordinance that defines the requirements of urban style addressing, the naming of streets, and the posting of address numbers.
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Letters to the Editor
I am writing in response to the article "Lawyer alleges discrimination by LSUC security guard," published in the July 25, 2016 issue.
Law Times recently published an article (see "Ontario courts differ on prejudgment interest," Oct. 19) on the temporal application of the new prejudgment interest rate on non-pecuniary damages in motor vehicle accident cases.
The recent commentary piece by Nikolay Chsherbinin (see "Deductions of disability payments in wrongful dismissals clarified," Aug. 24) highlights what I believe is a major difficulty inherent in contracts of adhesion where one party, typically the employer, has far greater bargaining power and the employee is essentially left with a take-it-or-leave-it option.
Your editorial criticism of Immigration Minister Chris Alexander (see "A shameful performance," Sept. 8) is misdirected.
I read Prof. Philip Girard's piece ("Debate over contingency fees goes back a long time") in the Sept. 21 issue with interest.
Matthew Gourlay's comment in the Aug. 10 edition (see "Originalist creed a problematic approach to assessing the law") missed the salient arguments related to the living-tree versus originalism theories of constitutional interpretation.
With respect to your June 29 story, "A closer look at law society voting patterns," I would respectfully point out a fact that might have caused some of the decline in the vote during the Law Society of Upper Canada bencher election.
I am writing in regards to a recent article (see "ABS firm's expansion offers new fodder for Ontario debate," April 20) in which the purchase of a legal services firm in the United Kingdom by Slater & Gordon is utilized to spark alarm about a potential change in law firm ownership laws in Canada. There are a number of comments and concerns raised in the article that require a response.
In his recent article in Law Times, Dr. Michael Ford applauds the Ontario Court of Appeal on its decision in Moore v. Getahun and the finding that counsel indeed is entitled to discuss with an expert the contents of the expert's report. During the trial, the judge had ruled that such contact was improper and experts really should be left to their own devices based on submitted material information to come to their opinions. In his article, Ford suggests an independent medical examiner can come to a fair and unbiased opinion even after conversing with referring counsel.
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Guest bloggers Manny and Latona: Game 3 in review
"Must win:" We tend to throw that term around pretty frequently in the playoffs. The "Best-of-7" format really lends itself to the cliché. Well, the Bruins were in a must-win situation. Winning 4 straight against the Canucks is as close to impossible as you get. The Bruins came out of… Read More →


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This subcommittee establishes minimum staffing guidelines for internal audit units. This effort includes research on benchmark data from private industry and other governments, as well as analysis of potential variation in staffing requirements by factors such as agency size, funding source, operational complexity and/or service sector. Analysis identifies best practices where agencies provided substantial coverage with lesser levels of personnel resources. Study findings are shown here .


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That is wicked cool; the amount of detail in each ring of the lineart is nuts, and I like how each ring pattern is different. The waviness of the whole thing almost makes it seem like it's moving and flowing.
I find the Cape Breton background to be somewhat distracting from the lineart, and don't really like how it obscures some of the fine details of the ring patterns, but I do like some of the color variation it adds... I just feel like it's too prominent. It looks like you modified the colors of the background image and then laid the partially-transparent lineart over it; I think I would prefer to see the lineart remaining opaque with some sort of color effect applied to it, such as combining the lineart's colors with the colors of another image through addition, subtraction, etc. But that's just me.
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Personally I don't mind the tree blocking out the patterns on that one part of the image, as you can still see the details of those particular patterns somewhere else on the image. But I do see what you mean by it being too prominent. It is however, what I chose after tweaking it multiple times from either being too subtle or too prominent.
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CARSON, Calif. (Feb. 25, 2008) - The newly re-instated U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team swept matches against three Southern California college teams last week and will now focus on its first international competition of the year, traveling to La Manga, Spain, from March 7-16, where the U.S. U-23s played last month.
In a get-together that features U-19 Women's National Teams from Denmark, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, the U.S. U-18s will play three matches against teams preparing for qualifying matches for the European U-19 Women's Championships. The USA will face Sweden's U-19s on March 10, take on Norway's U-19s on March 12 and finish with an always talented France U-19 side on March 14.
The U.S. U-18s warmed up for the trip to Spain with three matches played in cold temperatures at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Last week. The USA defeated Pepperdine, 3-0, downed UC Irvine 4-1, and then gutted out a 4-2 win over UCLA on the final day of training camp.
Against Pepperdine on Feb. 19, the USA got first half goals from Lauren Alwine, Laurie Nosbusch and Lydia Hastings for the victory. Against the Anteaters on Feb. 21, the USA got first-half goals from Beth West and Caitlin Mooney while Hastings added two scores after the break. The match against the Bruins on Feb. 23 was back-and-forth with the U-18s opening the scoring off a blast from Sade Ayinde in the 16th minute. UCLA scored twice to take a 2-1 lead, but Nosbusch equalized right before halftime. With the match seemingly cruising toward a draw, Toni Pressley struck for two goals in the final 12 minutes to seal the win.
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DEFENDERS (6): Danielle Brunache (Belmont, Calif.), Camille Levin (Newport Coast, Calif.), Michelle Olivier (Roswell, Ga.), Alyssa Pember (Northport, N.Y.), Ashley Rape (Dallas, Texas), Whitney Sharpe (West Des Moines, Ia.);
MIDFIELDERS (5): Charney Burk (North Tustin, Calif.), Katy Frierson (Homewood, Ala.), Brittany Kerridge (Trenton, N.J.), Christine Nairn (Bowie, Md.), Beth West (Centennial, Colo.);
FORWARDS (5): Lauren Alwine (Elizabethtown, Pa.), Tiffany McCarty (Laurel, Md.), Laurie Noshbusch (Mequon, Wis.), Toni Pressley (Melbourne, Fla.), Casey Short (Naperville, Ill.).
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Empty-net goals don't change much for Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos in goal-scoring race
In my chat about the Tampa Bay Lightning today, there was one question I wish I could have gotten to but didn't at the time. So, did a little research about Steven Stamkos' race for the Rocket Richard Trophy and if he has been hurt or helped by empty-net goals.
First the overall stats: Stamkos' 47 goals entering Thursday were one behind Washington's Alex Ovechkin and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby. But Ovechkin has a league-best five empty-net goals. Crosby has one and Stamkos two.
So, taking out the empty-net goals, Crosby still leads with 47 goals, Stamkos has 45 and Ovechkin drops to third with 43. On the other hand, Ovechkin has played only 70 games while Stamkos has played 79 and Crosby 78.
In other words, circumstances are part of the game.
Anyway, an interesting question. Sorry didn't answer it sooner.
Also: Mike Smith in net tonight against the Senators. ... D Victor Hedman is back after missing three games with a hip flexor injury.


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Gladys A. Kaufhold, age 86, of Waconia, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Auburn Home in Waconia.
Mass Of Christian Burial held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday April 23, 2013 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church (41 E. First St.) in Waconia with Fr. Bennet Tran as celebrant. Interment in the church cemetery. Visitation held at the church Tuesday one hour prior to the Mass.
Gladys Agnes (Eitel) Kaufhold was born the daughter of John and Laura (Gaulke) Eitel on Feb. 21, 1927 in Chaska. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Chaska. On July 21, 1945 Gladys was united in marriage with Alvin Kaufhold in Key West, Fla., by Fr. Grinies. This union was blessed with daughters Bonnie, Nancy and Laurie.
Upon Alvin's honorable discharge from the United States Navy, the couple moved to Waconia. Gladys was a faithful member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Daughters Of Isabella. Often Gladys would volunteer serving funeral luncheons. She enjoyed playing golf, embroidery, gardening, traveling, and word find puzzles. Gladys was an outstanding cook and enjoyed sharing with others. She cherished the time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Gladys is preceded in death by her husband Alvin Kaufhold, parents John and Laura Eitel, two brothers and one sister.
Gladys is survived by her loving family: daughters and sons-in-law Bonnie and Jim Wing of Bella Vista, Ariz., Nancy and Roger Thiede of Victoria, Laurie and Terry Munson of Sun City, Ariz.; grandchildren and their spouses Eric and Alisha Wing, Kristine and Nate Moser, Aaron and Kari Wing, Jamie and Jeremie Boyett, Bobbie Jo Munson; great grandchildren Alex Forbes, Zachary Boyett, Katelyn Moser, Brandon Boyett, Lilly Wing, Caleb Boyett, Nataly Wing, Kate Wing, Lucy Wing; as well as other relatives and friends.
Serving as casket bearers Roger Thiede, Jim Wing, Terry Munson, Eric Wing, Aaron Wing, Dennis Johnson and Gary Eitel.
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I set up git on my FreeBSD box so that I can commit my code to GitHub. Today I tried to scp some stuff over and I was met with this rather unhelpful message:
vivin@serenity ~/Projects/code $ scp -r firstname.lastname@example.com:~/code/agnostic . Password: ps: Process environment requires procfs(5) Initializing new SSH agent... vivin@serenity ~/Projects/code $
I fixed the procfs problem by adding the following to my /etc/fstab:
proc /proc procfs rw 0 0 linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0
and then running:
vivin@enterprise ~ $ sudo mount /compat/linux/proc vivin@enterprise ~ $ sudo mount /proc
So I try to scp again and I get:
vivin@serenity ~/Projects/code $ scp -r firstname.lastname@example.com:~/code/agnostic . Password: Initializing new SSH agent... vivin@serenity ~/Projects/code $
WTF? Then I remembered making some changes to my .bashrc to be able to commit to github:
function start_agent { echo "Initializing new SSH agent..." /usr/bin/ssh-agent | sed 's/^echo/#echo/' > "${SSH_ENV}" echo succeeded chmod 600 "${SSH_ENV}" . "${SSH_ENV}" > /dev/null /usr/bin/ssh-add; } # Source SSH settings, if applicable if [ -f "${SSH_ENV}" ]; then . "${SSH_ENV}" > /dev/null #ps ${SSH_AGENT_PID} doesn't work under cywgin ps -ef | grep ${SSH_AGENT_PID} | grep ssh-agent$ > /dev/null || { start_agent; } else start_agent; fi
I pulled all that out of my .bashrc and made a separate shell script for it. After I did that, scp started working again. I had no idea that calling scp would actually run .bashrc


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(CBS News) Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli are the latest celebrity couple headed for splitsville.
Their reps confirmed the news Tuesday, releasing a joint statement to the Associated Press. The couple said they decided to end their marriage but share "the same deep love and devotion to our children." Garth and Facinelli said they remain "dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together."Pictures: Celebrity Splits
Facinelli and Garth met on the set of 1996's "An Unfinished Affair" and wed in January 2001. They have three daughters: Luca, 14, Lola, 9, and Fiona, 5.
The 38-year-old Facinelli has had a busy few years professionally, starring on the big screen in the "Twilight" movie installments and appearing on the Showtime series, "Nurse Jackie."
Perhaps the media were tipped off about the split when Garth didn't accompany Facinelli to the "The Hunger Games" premiere in L.A. on Monday night. He went with the couple's daughter, Luca.
Garth, 39, was married once before -- to Daniel Clark from 1994 to 1996. The former "Beverly Hills 90210" actress has starred in a few TV movies in the past couple of years. Garth also appeared on ABC Family's, "What I Like About You," and reprised her role as Kelly Taylor on the new "90210" series.


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For each OEM, the basic decision about infotainment is this: whether to "embed" most of the enabling hardware and software for wireless communications into the infrastructure of the vehicle, essentially creating their own mobile devices — or to minimize such integration and concentrate on producing the best possible interfaces with cell phones, smart phones and other devices consumers already are using and bringing into the vehicle.
Contributing factors:
The demographics of the customer: Unanimously, OEMs see interest in heavily embedded devices and systems being stronger with older people and higher in luxury segments.
Conversely, the younger a customer, the more interested he or she is likely to be in a tethered approach.
The rate of change: Automakers have long had difficulty keeping up with the incredibly fast pace of change in digital technology compared with the relatively slow speed at which new systems and technologies take root in vehicles and with the overall product cycle of cars. But now the tension is getting worse.
"All one needs to do is look at the success Ford has had with Sync", Newcomb (senior editor, technology, for Edmunds.com) said, "and how quickly and frequently the company has been able to roll out new applications for the system – to realize that it's the winning formula.
"And leveraging the mobile devices that drivers bring into vehicles, and that they change so frequently, is a great strategy for staying current technology-wise, as opposed to relying on embedded systems that can easily become outdated and aren't as easy to upgrade."
The tyranny of apps: Consumers increasingly expect to be able to use all their favorite websites and apps on their smart phones in the vehicle even if it isn't safe for them to do so while driving. If an automaker's embedded infotainment system tries to limit these desires, then consumers will favor systems that instead help them — or they'll simply work their fingers over their smart phones without a boost from an onboard system.
The issue of redundancy: One of the big advantages of a tethered system is it doesn't require users of onboard infotainment services to subscribe to another wireless service, such as OnStar or Safety Connect.
"As their own devices gain capabilities, consumers can choose to pay for them if they want, and we at Ford don't have to charge them a premium when they bring them into the vehicle," Marchwicki said. "And they can keep the devices and accounts that they already have."
The robustness of onboard systems: For what safety services promote and offer, they really can't depend on brought-in mobile devices. The reliability of mobile phones, for example, can vary greatly depending on the type of device, the carrier, variances in signal strength by location, and even interference from within the vehicle.
BMW has even obtained a grant from the federal government to test a "severe-injury algorithm" under its BMW Assist system that would use data from an accident to determine whether — based on the type and severity of the accident — the occupants of the vehicle in the crash likely would require trauma care. Then the system would make a 911 call automatically. The subscriber would have 10 seconds after hearing the call being initiated to cancel it.
"If you're relying on a Bluetooth-connected device like Sync," BMW's Fran Dance said, "that device may or may not be available to make that emergency call – and certainly doesn't send this kind of crash data."
The role of safety: The issue of how infotainment affects driver and passenger safety is on everyone's lips. "There have to be restrictions applied to these applications or we're going to create an environment in the vehicle that is downright irresponsible," said one auto executive.
Some, for instance, argue safety concerns remain one significant drawback of Ford's Sync, despite its obvious other advantages. "Directionally, overall, it's better to have a lot information flow through the car where it's accessed and visible to the car rather than having drivers fumble around with different devices," said Brad Stertz, a spokesman for the Volkswagen Group.


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<-- So you have no attention span and/or I'm not concise enough. petaQ. Verp 07:21, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
edit Clarification
A bit of snooping brought me here from your comments on Spang's user page, but I'm confused regarding your article.
Is this a parody article, or a joke article or ...? I assume the intent is humo(u)r but having never heard of the original subject it seems to have escaped me. Please enlighten me ^_^ (and please don't take offense, you've clearly put a lot of work into it and I'd like to be in on the joke! And I even went and wikied it as well to try and educate myself!) -- 07:08, 23 April 2007
- The humor of the article is that someone is presenting the subject in a serious manner, but that the author is not quite admitting that he got turned into one and that he is deeply ambivalent about being one for his foreseeable now indefinite life span. If I have failed at that and anyone has a suggestion how to make it funnier, let me know. I am rather a fan of dry, subtle and deadpan humor, myself.
Verp 02:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
- If I may offer one suggestion to start, you might want to cull the amount of links, both red and otherwise in the article to just ones that support the humour of it. Adminses hates redlinks precious. Or so I'm told. I've always been a fan of link text that says one thing while the actual link says the opposite. ie "Many people say Warlocks are overpowered, but this is generally because they are Mages" (sorry, terrible example but the only one i could think off) 04:08, 25 April 2007
- Awww I see you've started removing a lot of the excess links ^_^ One thing that creates issues for me with the article is the UU comments being dropped in there. I'm not sure what it has to do with Kitsune and kind of shows the author's bias. IMO the article should be distint from your beliefs. Try and separate the first person voice of the article from yourself :D It's kind of getting in the way of the humour. Just another suggestion, no offense intended, feel free to ignore me! I know what its like to slave away over one long project article ^_^ Click here for my baby! 03:30, 26 April 2007
What do you think now? Verp 19:56, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
I've been doing a lot of research on Kitsune for a manga project, and I found this entry absolutely hilarious! It is full of really good "in-jokes" for people who are familiar with kitsune legends. I got a lot of laughs out of it! I especially thought it was funny that the author independently came up with "my" idea of the nogitsune regarding the myobi as snooty, lazy rice-cake eaters. :)
Thank you for the compliment! I have been rather obsessive about editing it. I thought it would be funny if I came up with a relatively logically consistent explanation of them based on the mythology around them and contemporary explanations about how they are able to do what they do. I wrote the article from the point of view of a Unitarian Universalist loosely based on me who's interest in them got the better of them and ended up one. That could be the basis of a particularly entertaining novel, too.
edit Possession
Alright, there HAS to be something exploitable about it. But, what? Afterall, according to folklore, they can possess someone through the fingernails or the breasts. Now, this can be exploited in many ways. But, I can't put my finger on it. Anyone else gonna take a crack at it? - User:Zeonora
Let's brainstorm a bit. Are they more prone to go in through ornate false fingernails as a path of reduced resistance, or are they too tastefully fashion conscious? I recall that the Roman Catholics will give a person suspected of being in need of an exorcism a good physical as the possessed are in perfect health (do demons only pick on the healthy or do they tidy up those they possess?) Do kitsune specialize in which part of the body they go in? Which side? If they like to get under the nails, which side and which finger? Toenails? What is the reaction to ugly fungus infected nails? They could get into someone from a distance through nail clippings? Do they get stuck if the person has nipple piercings, like an animal with its head stuck in an opening too small for it? (I get a mental image of a minute animal trap hanging from a nipple and a kitsune chewing off its ectoplasmic foot to get out of it.) Also, what sort of things get left behind in the soul or mind when they leave? I get a mental image of a kitsune checking out the wardrobe of a woman they possessed and giving a vulpine scream of terror when they find a closet full of fox furs or run into her love of fox furs while rummaging around in her memories. What might the kitsune end up with when they leave? It might be funny if latent tendencies of the kitsune come out if they possess someone blatant, or if the human ends up able to handle higher math if the kitsune did such things while in them. Do nipples work as a way to get into a human male? Are there funny reasons not to go in through the clitoris, say? Do they leave the way they got in? Do they get stuck in a human if they do something careless or destructive in there (don't eat the soul, you'll get stuck!)? What if the person likes having a fox running around in their mind and is strong enough to stay in control and keep them from leaving (You have a purdy soul!)? Are there good reasons for myobu to possess people (that might be a useful technique for psychological or spiritual counseling or teaching or influencing human events)? Are there ways of finding kitsune to possess the interested or for kitsune to find humans who want to be possessed? Are there secrets to getting them out of you, like thinking of things that offend their delicate sensibilities?
Verp 05:19, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, I've been working on it. Hopefully, it will inspire others to work on it as well. XD
Zeronora 1:40 AM, September 8 2008


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His spikes have dug into infield dirt in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, New York and Phoenix.
So retired Major Leaguer Jay Bell knows what a ballpark is supposed to be like, and he's doing his best to make sure that players at Mountain Pointe have a field as close to those pristine grounds as possible.
He rakes, drags and waters the infield long after the players have gone home from practice.
"I tell people I missed my calling," Bell quipped.
He is also a volunteer assistant coach with the Pride and alternates between the varsity and freshmen teams during the season.
Bell has lived with his family – which includes two young ballplayers, Brantley and Brock, and daughter, Brianna, who graduated from Mountain Pointe last year – in Ahwatukee Foothills since he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 1998 to 2002.
He closed out his 17-year Major League career – where he played every position on the infield – with the New York Mets in 2003.
Bell retired from big league baseball after that season, but he will be forever remembered in Arizona as the player who scored the winning run when the Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in the bottom of the ninth inning in the seventh game of the 2001 World Series when Chase Field was called Bank One Ballpark.
He was the bench coach for the Diamondbacks until he retired again in 2006 to spend time with his family.
It didn't last long.
That spring he was back on the diamond helping coach Ahwatukee Little Leaguers, including Brantley, and working on the grounds at Ahwatukee Park.
During his career Bell befriended grounds keepers, asked questions, got some tips and even now has Diamondbacks head groundskeeper Grant Trenbeath coming out to give him some advice.
Last fall when some of the young players he got to know in Little League started to play at the high school level, he moved up with them.
"It's been a blast to get to know these kids and watch them compete at a higher level than Little League," Bell said.
"It's really been enjoyable to watch their progress and spend time with them," he added. "It's been a thrill for me because it's one thing to help make them better ball players and another to help them become better men, too."
Little Leaguers who might have been in awe of having a big league veteran on the bench with them are used to it by now.
Mountain Pointe head coach Brandon Buck is working on it.
"As a kid I watched him play," Buck recalled, "and now to have him with us is a big deal."
But Buck has been able to control his euphoria.
"We must talk baseball two or three hours a day," Buck said. "Mostly it's about our guys, what he sees and what we can do. Every once in a while I'll ask him a question."
It's not ego or the need to be around baseball that has Bell putting in so many volunteer hours, Buck said.
"He's out here for the kids and no other reason," Buck said. "But to have a guy around with as much baseball knowledge as he has and to put in so much time on the field; we have to have the best field in the state."
When he puts down his rake and hose, Bell picks up a bat and hits grounders or fly balls in practice then works with infielders and batters. Then, when the kids leave for the day he's back on the tractor, dragging the infield.
"I'm having a great time out here," Bell said. "It's a thrill for me to be out here with all of these coaches because they're having an impact on these guys' lives, too. There are a lot of coaches out there making an impact, I just have a little more time on my hands than most of them."
Community volunteerism isn't something that Bell started when he retired here. When he played for the Pirates he won the Dapper Dan Award, recognition from the city of Pittsburgh for a professional athlete who volunteers in the community.
"This is my community now," Bell said. "We love it here, and it's important to give back."
He says he's getting something out of it, too.
"It's been fun hanging out with the guys, and meeting some of their dads," Bell said. "There must be 40 guys who are putting in time around here, I'm just a little more visible."
He has also coached and been around players sometimes on the opposite bench.
"There are boys going to other schools I'd like to spend some time with, too, like some kids at Desert Vista that I'm pulling for," Bell said. "Silently, of course."
Bell isn't the only former big leaguer to help out at Mountain Pointe.
Retired Chicago Cubs infielder Ryne Sandberg kept a lower profile, but also occasionally volunteered to work with infielders and hitters during the 2001 and 2002 high schools seasons when his son, Justin, played for the Pride.
Bell credits Mountain Pointe athletic director Ian Moses and principal Bruce Kipper, a former professional ballplayer, for the opportunity to get dirty and put on a Pride uniform on game day.
"Brandon has been wonderful in allowing me to throw my opinions in there sometimes," Bell said. But I wouldn't be able to do what I do if it wasn't for the fact that Coach Buck, Ian Moses and Bruce Kipper allowed me to do it."
And Moses, who was a freshman baseball coach at one time, appreciates what has fallen into his lap.
"Honestly," Moses said, "I don't think I've ever met a nicer guy. He loves every aspect of the game, and he wants all the kids to have every possible chance to do well."
When Bell works with Pride players as a coach it isn't just about throwing, catching and hitting.
"It's been fun to watch their progress emotionally, too, and how they handle themselves mentally," Bell said. "That's huge to me because that's where you separate the really good players."
Attitude, he says, is as important as fielding a ground ball or hitting behind a runner.
"I've always maintained composure and control on the field and it's what I try to teach these kids I've spent time with," Bell said. "You're dealing with control out there.
"If a pitcher is frustrated or upset he'll throw a fastball as hard as he can and if he doesn't have control he'll leave it out over the plate," he continued. "It happens from Little League to the big leagues. It's just a matter of paying attention."
Bell has not only coached his sons, he's groomed Brantley to groom baseball fields because he isn't going to be riding that tractor forever.
When he got a taste of being a bench coach for the Diamondbacks under Bob Melvin he enjoyed the experience.
"This is my fourth spring I've been away from (big league) baseball, and I'd like to get back into it," Bell said. "Being a bench coach might be the best job in baseball. You get to manage along with the manager, but you don't have to take the heat. It was a great job, and I enjoyed it."
Bell is 44 and entering a time when a new generation of baseball managers are starting to return to the bench.
"I want to manage," Bell added. "I still have those aspirations. It's a different game now and a younger generation is getting into coaching."
And maybe, someday, he'll get to work with some of the youngsters he's mentoring now.


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Wanda Sykes and Rainn Wilson aren't super heroes, but soon to becoming so or at least trying to do so. The twosome has joined the cast of "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," a comedy romance action flick directed by Ivan Reitman.
Already on board to star in is Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson. Wilson is slated to play the main role, a man who learns that his girlfriend (Thurman) is a superhero and breaks up with her when she becomes too controlling and neurotic. The story goes on as she then uses her powers to torment and embarrass him.
The film, which will start shooting in New York, will have Sykes playing the boss of Luke Wilson's character, while Rainn Wilson will play the best friend.


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The Red Birds have a fine quarterback in Carson Palmer but he is 34 now so the Cards may need to start planning for his replacement.
Let's take a look at a player they may select with the 20th overall pick: QB Derek Carr of Fresno State. Would this be a surprise selection?
Here is his updated scouting profile via nfl.com:
Strengths: Very athletic with very good feet — can roll the pocket, evade the rush or escape when pocket crumbles. Terrific arm talent — releases from the ear and can make all the throws. Quick-armed with wrist snap. Can alter his platform and throw on the move or off his back foot. Throws come out on time and accurately. Drills short-to-intermediate throws and flashes touch. Likes to play and it shows. Sells out to make a play. Record-breaking production. Adapted to coaching/system change and receiver turnover. Improved ball security — fumbled only once as a senior compared to 12 times the previous two seasons. Desirable intangibles for the position — advanced maturity, leadership and intelligence. Shows poise and moxie. On-field general who commands the huddle. Passionate about the game and works at his craft. Three-time captain.
Weaknesses: Lacks ideal height and has relatively small hands. Bulk is just adequate. Could stand to improve as a deep passer. At times tries to do too much and forces some throws. Occasionally throws off balance unnecessarily and sails some throws. Operated out of the shotgun and pistol and made a lot short/lateral throws and half-field reads. Production is inflated by spread offense and porous Mountain West Conference defenses — nine 2013 opponents (excluding an FCS opponent) ranked between 81st and 125th nationally in scoring defense and/or passing defense. Had his worst game in the Las Vegas Bowl against USC.
Bottom Line Carr is an athletic, tough, instinctive, strong-armed, highly competitive quarterback who will impress in workouts, interviews and on the board. Elevated the Fresno State program and profiles like a gunslinger, though he'd be better served in the long run honing his game-management skills. Will be a starter sooner rather than later and the degree to which he's able to make those around him better will determine his ceiling.
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New trailer introduces concept of 'Drinking Buddies' with benefits
Posted Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 5:07 PM Central
by John Couture
We've all heard of the term "friends with benefits," but I think I just coined the term "Drinking Buddies with benefits" after watching the new trailer for the film. And you're like, what's the difference?
Well, you don't necessarily be friends to be drinking buddies, do ya?
The new film stars personal fave Jake Johnson and Olivia Wilde as co-workers at a craft brewery who spend all day making beer and flirting non-stop. You'd think they would be perfect for one another, but there's a problem, they are both seeing other people.
I know, it sounds like any number of assorted stupid Rom-Coms, but I think you'll agree that this film has something that the others don't have, charisma. The pair's significant others are played by venerable actors Anna Kendrick and Ron Livingston, so right there you know that this isn't just a straight forward love story.
Jake Johnson sports a beard that his alter ego Nick on New Girl would worship. I'm pretty sure there are small birds living in it. And who doesn't love everything that Ron Livingston is in?
Did I mention that there's plenty of beer drinking and skinny dipping in the trailer? No? Huh, well, there is. Drinking Buddies hits theaters on August 23.


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NASHVILLE — It turns out there are people out there who have no problem cheering for Ryan Kesler. And it isn't just fans, friends or family members — but rather a fellow rodent.
"I love the way he plays the game," Claude Lemieux told Postmedia in a phone interview. "He leaves it all out there. He plays on the edge."
A night earlier, Lemieux had watched in admiration as Kesler poked, prodded and pestered Ryan Johansen during the Anaheim Ducks' 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of the Western Conference final. But it was Johansen's post-game comments, in which he complained that Kesler crosses the line, that put a Cheshire cat-like smile on Lemieux's face.
"I mean, he just blows my mind," Johansen had said of Kesler. "I don't know what's going through his head over there. But like, his family and friends watching him play, I don't know how you cheer for a guy like that. It just doesn't make sense how he plays the game, so I'm just trying to go out there and play hockey, and it sucks when you gotta pull a stick out of your groin every shift."
Opponents used to say the same thing about Lemieux more than 20 years ago, when he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP with the New Jersey Devils. When they did, Lemieux didn't tone down his game. Rather, it was a sign to ramp it up.
"If that was me, I'd be thinking I've got him right where I want him," the former player-turned-agent said of Kesler.
Lemieux should know. During his career, he was considered to be dirtier than dirt. He didn't just cross the line; he erased it. Lemieux once rammed Kris Draper face-first into the boards, shattering his jaw. He was both feared and respected.
But it wasn't the slashes, hooks or cheap shots that did the most damage. Like Kesler, he preyed on an opponent's mind.
"You would try to throw them off the game," said Lemieux. "You lived off their mistakes."
That is what Kesler has been trying to do with Johansen this series. And we say "trying" because it's debatable just how effective Kesler's antics have been so far. Despite the late hits and constant slashes, Johansen still had a goal and an assist in Game 2, and he leads all players in the series with four points in two games.
As Predators head coach Peter Laviolette said of Johansen, "He's played terrific … I think Ryan's been completely composed."
For now, that is.
We're only two games into the series, and as Kesler showed in the second round when he was matched up against Connor McDavid, this is about setting the table for later. The Edmonton Oilers won the first two games of their second-round series against the Ducks, with McDavid scoring three goals and five points in the first five games. But eventually, Kesler's constant needling started to wear on McDavid, who went the final two games without a point and was held to just one shot on goal in Game 7.
It's death by a thousand paper cuts — or pokes to the groin.
We saw that a bit of that in Game 2, where Johansen was far more effective in the opening 10 minutes than he was for the final 50. In the second period, Kesler assisted on a tying goal when Johansen lost his man in the defensive zone. In the third period, with the Predators trailing by a goal, he was frustrated to the point where he took a high-sticking penalty on Kesler.
Laviolette called the high-stick "accidental more than anything," the result of a face-off battle gone wrong. But Johansen's post-game comments hinted at it being more than that. This is Johansen's deepest post-season run, the first time he's really had to deal with a shadow as relentless as Kesler.
"You watch throughout the series and throughout the playoffs, he takes pride in throwing guys off their game," said Ducks defenceman Josh Manson. "So hopefully it is working."
Kesler has made a career of not being liked. He thrives on it. But with eight points in 13 games, he's not a one-dimensional rat. Kesler can hurt a team as much on the scoreboard as he can with his stick. While playing for the Vancouver Canucks, he scored 41 goals and won the Selke Trophy in 2010-11 as the league's best defensive player. He's a finalist again this year after scoring 22 goals and 58 points.
"He plays the game and is used in a role that I was used in," said Lemieux. "I was the same player in my career. He's doing a great job at it."
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Microsoft has joined forces with the BBC, Sky and BT to discover whether the spectrums used for digital TV broadcasts can be utilised for Wi-Fi networks.
Not all of the 470 MHz to 790 MHz spectrum will be used for digital TV transmissions and it is hoped the unused frequencies, which are known as 'white space' can be utilised to provide Wi-Fi networks in areas where existing networks are overcrowded or in locations that currently don't have any form of broadband access, such as rural areas.
The firms, which also includes phone manufacturers Nokia and Samsung, are planning to trial the technology in Cambridge.
"Spectrum is a finite natural resource. We can't make more and we must use it efficiently and wisely," Dan Reed from Microsoft told the Financial Times.
"The TV white spaces offer tremendous potential to extend the benefits of wireless connectivity to many more people, in more locations, through the creation of super Wi-Fi networks."
The trial will commence on Wednesday June 29.
However, Stephen Rayment, chief technology officer, at Bel Air Networks said that while many see white space spectrum as a solution to coverage problems associated with wireless broadband, mobile operators should also think about how they can address capacity issues.
"The vast surges in data consumption are wreaking havoc across 3G networks, particularly in areas of high user concentration," he said.
Rayment said operators are looking at Wi-Fi as a solution for offloading data traffic to alleviate congestion and herein lies the true potential of white spaces for operators.
"Firstly, it can be used to augment licensed spectrum and deliver 1.5 times the capacity of 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi in the UK. In addition, the broad reach brought by the 700 MHz band spectrum allocation of white space can be used to extend this vast capacity into office buildings where operators continue to experience coverage problems," he said.
"White space's membership to the Wi-Fi family of standards means it will be supported by a plethora of supporting devices and economies of scale that drive chip prices down."


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Piri Weepu's stroke demands FAST action by all of us
7 April 2014
Piri Weepu's stroke demands FAST action by all of us
Piri Weepu's recent stroke comes as an unhappy but timely reminder that stroke can affect anyone at any time, said the Stroke Foundation of New Zealand at the beginning of its 2014 Awareness Week (7-13 April). People need to know that stroke does not just affect old people and they need to know the signs in order to act fast and seek urgent medical help.
"A quarter of all strokes happen to people under the age of 65," said Stroke Foundation CEO Mark Vivian. "Often they go unrecognised in younger people because it is thought that stroke only happens to the elderly. Since so few of us recognise the symptoms of stroke it is doubly unlikely that they will be recognised in a younger person."
A third of New Zealanders can't recognise a single symptom of stroke, and a further quarter can only name one. The FAST message is an internationally proven way of increasing recall of the three main symptoms of stroke and the need to seek emergency care straight away (see Notes to Editors below for detail).
"We need a national awareness-raising campaign to promote the FAST message," continued Mark Vivian. "That way thousands more stroke cases – young and old – will reach hospital in time to receive potentially life-saving treatment. Piri Weepu was lucky that as a professional sportsman he had ready access to the team doctor who picked up the signs, however unlikely they seemed. Ordinary New Zealanders need to rely on friends, family or colleagues having the knowledge to recognise a stroke when they see one."
Around 9,000 New Zealanders a year have a stroke – that's about 1 new stroke patient every hour. Up to half of all stroke cases could be treated with clot-busting drugs if they arrive within three hours of the stroke's onset at a hospital where they can be scanned and given the drugs. In many cases this can reduce the damage done by the stroke or even reverse the symptoms entirely. All stroke patients can benefit from stroke unit care to maximise recovery and prevent recurrence of stroke.
stands for Face Arms Speech Time:
Face – Look at the person's face and ask them to try and smile; is one side drooping?
Arms – Ask them to raise both arms; is one side weak?
Speech – Ask them to say something simple; are they unable to speak or are the words jumbled or slurred?
Time – Act FAST and call 111. Time lost may mean brain lost.
By memorising this simple symptom check everyone should be able to recognise a stroke and get the person to hospital where they can potentially receive vital treatment to reduce brain damage or even save their life.
More information at www.stroke.org.nz/FAST .
• Stroke is the third largest killer in New Zealand after heart disease and cancer.
• Each year around 9,000 people have a stroke – that's around 24 New Zealanders every day.
• Each year over 2,500 people die from stroke
• Disabilities from stroke make it one of the highest consumers of hospital beds, services and community support in this country.
• There are an estimated 60,000 stroke survivors in New Zealand, many of whom have disability and need significant daily support.
• A stroke is a sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain, causing brain cell damage. Basically, it is a brain attack.
stroke symptoms
• Delayed recognition of a stroke means delayed medical intervention – which can have tragic consequences, including further damage to the brain or death.
• In 2007 and 2010, the Stroke Foundation commissioned research to assess the general public's ability to recognise the signs of stroke and to act appropriately if a stroke is suspected.
• The results from both surveys showed that at least one third of New Zealanders were unable to recognise even one sign of stroke.
• Only about 10 per cent of respondents could recognise three correct signs of stroke.
The FAST acronym was developed by stroke researchers in the United States as an effective way for people to recognise three key stroke symptoms and to act fast if a stroke is suspected. Subsequent evaluation of the FAST message by researchers in the US found it sufficient to pick up 88.9 per cent of strokes and TIAs (mini strokes).
Other international evaluations of FAST have found that it is an effective mnemonic for increasing and retaining knowledge of the key signs of stroke and the importance of acting fast.
Large scale mass-media publicity campaigns to spread the FAST message have been launched successfully in several countries, including the UK, Australia and the USA. Australia last year invested in a A$2million extension to their campaign. Evaluations in Australia, the UK and Ireland have shown increased public recognition of stroke symptoms and increased stroke calls to emergency services following advertising campaign activity.


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Everyone who has ever thought about trading wonders if it is possible to forecast currency fluctuations. Actually, that is the core question defining if it is worth the effort. Therefore, I can say definitely Forex is worth it! The Forex market is predictable just like any other notion. You only need to examine this notion, devote some time to finding out some regular patterns that, no doubt, do exist.
Can anything be forecast at Forex?
Unfortunately, it may sometimes be hard to forecast market movements. This can greatly surprise most novices as their lack of self-confidence makes them want stability and transparency of all conditions. Nevertheless, professionals know that there is an exception to every rule.
Therefore, you might wonder how it is possible to rely on one's own observations when regularities sometimes do not prove to be correct. It emerges then, that market observations should be as versatile as possible and conducted over a long period. It means, not only do you have to notice correlations between the readings on the chart, but try to relate all sorts of things that happen in politics and economy (society or culture) to currency fluctuations. It may seem to be an unrealisable task. However, the opportunities Forex provides are worth it. You will learn to live with this idea in your mind and your brain will be able to pick out necessary information of everything. That is how professional formation is made up. You will gradually become a true trader.
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While observing the Forex market, you will certainly single out a slew of regularities. They become even clearer during major trading sessions. I suggest paying attention to oil, gold and dollar rates. All market participants know that growth in gold and oil prices results in descending dollar rates. However, you should be attentive here, as price fluctuations should coincide.
I should mention that forecasting the modern Forex market might be hard even for professionals. Successful trading implies a constant increase and careful selection of information sources because your money depends on their reliability. That is why high quality analytical materials are usually provided for a fee and solely by truly competent people who know really much about Forex, finance, politics, and so on. There are still brokers that assume financial responsibility and provide their clients with free analytical materials. Their clients, exclusively.
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The Zimmerman Thunder wrapped up second place in their conference with a 60-38 win at St. Cloud Cathedral on Friday evening.
Senior guard Kaitlyn Mason led with 18 points. Cami Bond added 10, Jami Schuster 10 and Lexi Funaro 8.
Albany finished 13-1 in the Granite Ridge Conference followed by Zimmerman at 10-3 and Becker at 10-4.
Zimmerman has one fewer conference game because its second game against Mora was not played due to weather, and was canceled.
The Thunder (16-9), in their first winning season since 2005-06, are seeded No. 4 in Section 5AA and will open playoffs with a home game against No. 5 Becker on Tuesday.


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Carnival Freedom - Trans-Atlantic: Carnival Freedom Cruise Review by Kismet E38
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Carnival Freedom - Trans-Atlantic
Destination: Transatlantic
Embarkation: Rome (Civitavecchia)
We booked our tour a tour company which was very reasonably priced, and although their excursions didn't always work out as planned, we thought they were a decent value. That may have been the problem with this cruise. It was priced reasonably enough that travel bums like us could afford it. There's something to be said for not buying cheap cruises. I'm guessin' here, but the pricier the cruise, the classier the clientele.
We flew out of Tampa on Delta, making connections via Cincinnati and Rome and then by bus to Montecatini (near Florence) for 4 days at the Montecatini Manzoni hotel, which included breakfast and dinner each night. Not the best flight/transfer arrangement but when you pay cheap, you get cheap. The bus ride from Rome to Montecatini took 6 hours with traffic and stops and that doesn't count sitting on the bus More for almost an hour before we left Rome. Oh well. We arrived in Montecatini in the rain and after dark. Then following the tour guide's directions, we got lost, couldn't find the hotel but then we did find a delightful 'evening market' and directions to the hotel. We went right in, dinner was waiting and by the time we finished dinner, our bags had arrived at our room. Excellent start!
While in Montecatini, we took our tour company tour of the major museums and plazas in Florence, did our own thing by train to Lucca and likewise Montecatini Alto. We had a great time and would return to Montecatini in a flash. It's a great location in the heart of Tuscany and near all the major Tuscan attractions. We never had less than wonderful food and delicious wines ... even the house wines in restaurants were fabulous. In Florence, we had a great tour guide, saw the major attractions albeit quickly and after 5 or 6 hours of walking, managed to find the bus and get back to the hotel.
Then instead just a bus transfer to the ship, we took another tour company bus tour/transfer that took us from Montecatini to Rome and then to the ship in Civitavecchia. This trip turned out to be more long bus ride than touring but we did get a very well done 2 hour walking tour of the Coliseum and forum ruins. We arrived at the ship about 5:30pm just in time for the early dinner seating in the Posh Dining Room on deck 3. A clue to what the cruise would be like occurred right after we boarded the bus. Two old men in the back seats about 4 rows behind us almost got into fisticuffs over the seating arrangements. This is at 7am yet! Amazingly, after all the planes, trains and buses, our bags came through as expected.
Then the fun began. The very next day we took another tour company bus tour to Pompeii (from Civitavecchia). After 6 hours on the bus we arrived at Pompeii and ultimately had about 45 minutes of walking tour in the ruins including lunch. Then back on the bus for a 3+ hour return to the ship. This tour was just too ambitious for the age and life style of the people booking it. First the bus had to stop ¼ mile from the ship to let off a couple that were already sick. Then 15 minutes later we had to stop at a roadside reststop/gas station because another passenger was ill. Then we managed to find a traffic jam on the expressway that killed at least 30 minutes. After that we had the scheduled pit stop that was supposed to be 20 minutes that ended up being 50 minutes because of long lines at the ladies restroom. You get the picture ... On top of that, the two old ladies sitting in front of us did nothing but complain both going and coming about one thing or another. Mostly they complained at the driver and the people across the aisle because the A/C was too cold or too loud. They finally succeeded in getting the air turned down when someone from the back of the bus came forward and complained to the driver about the lack of A/C in the back ... yeesh. How can two old ladies assume that they should control the A/C for a busload of 70 people? Put on a sweater!
Then, in Pompeii, our tour guide was getting hammered with so many stupid questions by these rude and obnoxious and apparently half deaf geezers that she ended up in tears. One guy harangued her for 10 minutes because her cell phone interrupted her spiel. It wasn't a personal call. It was the bus driver telling her where to meet the bus. No wonder we're known as the ugly Americans.
I have never met so many rude, crude and socially obnoxious people in my life as there were on this ship. I think the main reason for this is that the ship is just too small for the number of cabins and the number of people on board. The chow lines were always crowded, there were long lines at dinner, never enough seats at the shows and on top of that the ship is sick .... Three quarters of the people on board were hacking, sneezing and coughing. We made it until Friday when my wife came down with the worst cold of her life, spending the last two days in bed. I finally got it on Sunday as we disembarked. Now a week later we're still hacking up wads of green stuff.
I thought we were avoiding all of this by booking with a group of cruising sailors. Cruising sailors are for the most part younger and at least more vigorous. Apparently though the sailing group wasn't kept together and separate from the rest of the Legendary people or for that matter the rest of the Carnival bookings.
After we left Rome we stopped in Livorno. We were told that there's nothing worth seeing there and we should book a tour. We ignored this advice and walked to town from the ship and even though it was a rainy day we had a wonderful time just shopping, touring the cathedral and having lunch. It's really quite an interesting little city. OK, we passed on going to Pisa and missed seeing the leaner but we avoided another bus ride with snotty tourists.
Then after the roughest day at sea of the entire trip, the ship stopped in Malaga, Spain. A big low pressure system centered just off the coast from Livorno kicked up huge short choppy seas. The ship handled it well though and while the motion made walking difficult for the geezers, it wasn't bad at all. Again we toured Malaga on our own, climbing to the top of the old fort and wandering down to the Picasso Museum, with shopping and lunch along the way.
After another day at sea, we stopped in Funchal, Madeira which we again toured on our own. Interesting place. We would love to come back here and spend some time, what a wonderful island. We took the cable car to the top of the mountain and toured the botanical gardens. Of course, shopping in town and stopping for lunch was part of the deal. This part of the trip was wonderful.
Then things changed. After Funchal, we were basically stuck on the ship for the next week. When the itinerary was sail one day and stop in a new port one day, the ship didn't seem so awful. With everyone on different schedules it didn't seem so crowded. It was when we had to live on the thing for a week with a boatload of troglodytes that she showed her colors.
The outdoor theater is a joke, you can't see the screen in daylight and the sound system is worthless in the open air. The pools are too small, the hot tubs too few and always occupied by beached whales. Likewise the pool decks; you'd have to go to watch a walrus migration to see that much blubber in one place. 'Keep your shirt ON!' Plus whenever I walked the deck to get my laps in there was the stink of sewer gas emanating from the pool area. I don't know if the treatment system vents were near there or if it was the raw fat in the pool and hot tubs. Like wise the gym was always packed. Why do people want to walk on a treadmill when there's a beautiful, sunny, breezy day for walking the deck? Maybe the sewer gas drove them inside.
The layout of this ship sucks. (not to mention the shlocky dEcor). It's like living in a 3 dimensional cartoon maze. Oh sure, a couple of decks allow you to traverse the length of the ship from end to end (maybe the 6th or Upper Deck is the only one?) but that's it. There's no where to walk laps under cover except the narrow hallway between the 6th deck cabins. You won't need to use the stair stepper in the gym, finding your way around will get you plenty of knee bending. Forget the elevators unless you like being crammed in among wads of fat. By the way, the dEcor was somewhere south of the Jetson's meet Scooby Doo for lunch at Bern's of Tampa but with all the other problems, you can overlook the spooky, light-blue, floating, liberty-head lights in the mostly copper-toned cafeteria.
To get to the internet cafe you must pass through the cigar bar that spans an entire deck from side to side and stinks to high heaven. I will never get on another ship unless it is entirely non-smoking. Even walking down the corridors, the stench of cigarette smoke was over-powering in places. Once you get into the internet cafe, you get the privilege of spending $25 for 20 minutes of email. OK, we're on a ship, doing high speed internet over satellite, I know that can't be cheap but get real. Carnival needs to drop the price of internet connectivity and get more workstations on the boat ... maybe replace the cigar bar with an internet bar? And cut the price to $.50/minute? Given the other entertainment on board they'd probably keep the lounge filled. They do offer various plans starting at $100 for some number of minutes but I didn't plan to spend $25 the whole trip. You can get high speed internet at home for under $20 month with unlimited minutes and I could even understand paying $50 for a week's unlimited access but this is ridiculous.
Thank heavens there were very few kids on board but they were replaced by their fat, obnoxious grandparents. I never heard so much intolerance and bitching in my life. After a while I refused to get in a chow line with these 'people'. I got tired of being elbowed out of the buffet line by some obese old lady.
Food. The food was acceptable, I think, but could stand a bit more variety. The breakfast line was the same everyday with no variation, as was lunch. For variety you had to try one of the smaller lines like the stir-fry, deli or fish fry. The pizza bar was the only place you could get something to eat after hours. Excellent pizza I thought. The deli did a good job in spite of the demanding passengers who just couldn't order straight from the menu but had to have it their way.... "gimme a Rueben but hold the Thousand Island, use spicy brown mustard instead and no swiss, use cheddar cheese on white bread" ... with nary a please nor thank-you. I guess this is Starbucks-it is. The longer it takes to order a coffee, the bigger the jerk. The Fish Fry Bar was ok but the fish was doughy and greasy. The ceviche was good though and while the fries needed help, my wife judged the calamari good. The seared tuna on watermelon was good too. Near the Lido pool deck was a Tandoori Bar that had a few tasty items also although nothing in particular stands out.
Dinners were excellent. Good if pricey wine selections (that ran out of some labels toward the end of the cruise) good but not the best steaks. The shrimp was ok. The extra cost SunKing Restaurant was also very good. We ate there once and it cost us an extra $100 for two of us including the wine. The level of service and the friendliness of the staff made dining a pleasure. The same could be said for Posh even though it was a very crowded and noisy dining room. The staff also was most accommodating. When my wife was sick and couldn't come down to dinner our server made up a plate for me to take back to the room (usually she just wanted soup but that was nice).
We booked and traveled with a group of cruising sailors but our tour company let us down a bit there. We thought we would be traveling, touring, dining with folks from this group but that was not to be. We were just lumped in with all the other tour customers and so while we were at a table with a cruising couple that we know (we had asked for that seating) the other 4 were non-sailors. It turned out that they were very nice and made pleasant dining companions. It just wasn't what we expected.
Also being sailors, it would have been nice on a transatlantic, to have a briefing by the captain or another officer about our planned course. We'd be curious about such details as the pilotage charts for that time of year, weather considerations, currents, etc. I even submitted a request for such through the Purser's Desk suggestion box and got back a prompt reply that no such briefing would be forthcoming. Oh well, it turns out that he did the Columbus course. That is, we ran south to the approximate latitude of Northeast Providence Channel (26N more or less) and steered due west. Not much sophistication there.
The cabins were very nice I thought. We had an inside cabin on deck 6 (6321) about 6 or 8 cabins aft of the glass elevators on the starboard side. This is just a little forward of mid ships and with the inside cabin we never really felt all that much motion. The cabins are quite large and well thought out. We never had a problem with anything except a lack of hot water one morning. The head/shower compartment is very well engineered and efficient. The steward service was acceptable except that we got the invite to the CC Meet & Greet the day after the event. Also note that the bottle of water provided by the steward costs about $4 ... we chose to avoid drinking the ship's water although it's probably safe.
The big production shows were very good. They had an excellent band and fine group of young people doing the dancing and singing. The theater is crowded however and with all the hacking and sneezing, we probably should have avoided it. We enjoyed listening to the Mozart trio that played in the main lobby and other spots throughout the cruise. On the first formal night (also Halloween) we did enjoy the only dancing we found in the 70's lounge. After that we never did hit the right time, music, or lounge for us. Most of the music seemed to be older 30s and 40s era stuff. We'd have preferred more 60s and 70s.
Here's a couple of tips that worked for us. We took a backpack on shore excursions to carry things like water bottles, umbrellas, snacks, camera, etc but also to carry souvenirs and gifts back to the ship. We never had an issue with bringing a couple of bottles of wine on board. We also pre-purchased drink coupons at 4 coupons for $19.95. That buys 4 drinks or a bottle of wine (give or take) at dinner including gratuity. The best buy, if you drink beer, was to swap one coupon for a Fosters 25 ounce keg. Usually the waiters just accepted a coupon but a few made me sign for the $.81 difference. Usually my evening Manhattan would cost $1.50 or so over the coupon.
But overall, NEVER AGAIN!, Certainly never again on Carnival and maybe never again on any cruise ship. If this was typical of the clientele and conditions, you can have it. 7 days at sea with a joke for a library and nothing to do is not my cup o' tea. I'm glad we came with our own reading materials and supplies of crossword puzzles, etc. Oh there was something on the schedule every minute. Usually a trivia contest, bingo, or some other 'activity' ... I suppose the idea is to get people into the casino, the art auction, the photo shop or the jewelry store. They have about half a deck dedicated to the photo shop. Even their 'free' movie selections were stupid. I suppose I should have paid $8.95 each to see their pay-per-view movies, haven't these people heard of Netflix? As it was, I dropped another $600 on our sail & sign account mostly on wine and booze. Hey, it made my fellow passengers easier to get along with.
We're still sick now a week later. There were so many people sick on the boat that they ran out of Sudafed! There's just too many ways to catch something when you're crowded into a boat for that long a period of time with so many slobs. We were scrupulous about hand washing and using the wipes at every opportunity but still we caught a nasty something. On top of that, we often found the hand wipe dispensers to be empty or jammed or just missing. It's just not worth the risk. In normal circumstances, my wife and I are very healthy. As near as we can tell, the last time we had a cold anywhere near this bad was 1976. Now the news is all about AD14 the latest version of an old cold virus that has killed 3 or 4 people since being identified earlier this year.
Maybe it's the closeness of the ship or the crowding but people were just not holding their gas for a private toot in the head. Many times we'd be walking a hallway or be in an elevator and you'd swear somebody just dumped a load in the corner. This was especially true right in front of the jewelry store. We felt like we were living in an assisted-living home for the aged that had run out of diapers.
I know Carnival doesn't get to choose the clientele but this cruise was overloaded with blue-hairs and last-gaspers. Oh Yeah, the chocolate covered strawberries at the 'crap-u-chino bar' were excellent at $3 for 5 strawberries. Less
Published 11/19/07
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Jon Bon Jovi's Son Newest Member of Notre Dame Football
Jesse Bongiovi, son of Jersey's-own Jon Bon Jovi is now playing for "The Fighting Irish" as a walk-on cornerback for Notre Dame.
Jesse's coach was quick to quell any rumors that the rock star's son is playing because of Bon Jovi's status. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly told csnchicago.com that Jesse, #34, is "a tough kid" and that "he's earned his spot on the roster."
Notre Dame topped Temple in their opening game Friday, beating the Owls 28-6.