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- Pets Alive Westchester / Elmsford Animal ShelterJenessa Taylor, Executive Director
- Misa MartinStaff Canine Trainer, Pets Alive Westchester
- Kerry ClairExecutive Director & President of the Board of Directors, Pets Alive, Middletown, NY
Pets Alive Westchester: Safety for Pippi – Help Protect My Miniature Pinscher
On October 21, 2012 my beloved dog of 12 years, Pippi (6 lbs), was brutally attacked in her own home by a foster dog (60 lbs) that belonged to Pets Alive Westchester / Elmsford Animal Shelter. Pippi's eye was savagely ripped from its socket (proptosis), and the vet believes the attack will render her blind. In all likelihood the eye will have to be completely removed.
Her life will never be the same.
Although Pets Alive Westchester was aware of the foster dog's violent behavior as early as July 2012, the organization allowed its dog to be left unattended with small children and animals.
The shelter dog demonstrated violent and aggressive behavior towards my mother, my uncle, and myself. The pattern of behavior is clear – and must be stopped. My grave fear is that this escalation of violence will ultimately lead to Pippi, or her sister Aida's death – or serious bodily harm to a human child or adult.
Despite repeated communication with Pets Alive Westchester Executive Director, Jenessa Taylor, (firstname.lastname@example.com) and Staff Canine Trainer, Misa Martin (firstname.lastname@example.com), the organization refused to remove their dog and give Pippi a safe and peaceful recovery.
Demand that Pets Alive Westchester:
• Revoke the adoption and remove the dangerous dog, "Dorie"
• Prohibit the legal adoption of a foster dog suspected of being a "dangerous dog"
• Conduct a detailed investigation of claims of violent canine behavior
• Provide sufficient transparency for these documented claims
• Ensure a comprehensive screening of large dogs before they are placed in homes with small animals and children
• Take proactive steps to ensure the safety of co-habituating animals when foster dogs are placed in domestic environments
Gross negligence does not begin to capture the severity of Jenessa Taylor and Misa Martin's ethical and professional failures.
Pets Alive Westchester is a "no-kill" facility and there is no risk of the dangerous dog being euthanatized – that is unless a human being is attacked and maimed in the manner as Pippi. It is my deep hope, for all parties, that the dangerous dog is removed before this apparent eventuality.
This is a time-sensitive matter, and I implore Pets Alive Westchester Shelter to act swiftly before anyone else is injured.
As a life-long animal lover the sadness of petitioning an animal shelter does not elude me. However, I firmly believe that Pets Alive Westchester has an obligation to look out for the well-being of all animals (and people).
So I entreat all of you – friends and strangers alike – to please help me ensure safety for Pippi and the other members of my family.
Please sign this petition and tell Pets Alive Westchester that they have a moral and legal responsibility to protect all animals and people.
Many thanks and warm regards,
Nicole & Pippi
Make your voice heard – help Pippi and contact Pets Alive Westchester / Elmsford Animal Shelter:
Jenessa Taylor, Executive Director – (914) 592-7334, firstname.lastname@example.com
Misa Martin, Staff Canine Trainer – (917) 523-7011, firstname.lastname@example.com
Pat Whitacre, Lead Canine Behaviorist – (914) 592-7334, firstname.lastname@example.com
Kerry Clair, Executive Director, Pets Alive, Middletown, NY – (845) 386-9738 or (845) 386-5408, firstname.lastname@example.com
Tweet for Pippi – send Pets Alive a bark, or two:
@PetsAliveWest @PetsAlive @Misa212
Pets Alive Board of Directors:
• Kerry Clair, President
• Joy Sarnelli Carson, Vice President
• Mary Ann Kuhens, Secretary/Treasurer
• Marisol Thomas
• Rob Thomas
• Maria Maldonado
• Sandy Mozdierz
Learn more about Pippi: Visit http://tinyurl.com/Safety-for-Pippi to read more about my beautiful min pin.
Live in the Elmsford, Westchester area? Contact the local authorities and tell them you don't want a "dangerous dog" in your community.
Elmsford Police Department – (914) 592-8383, firstname.lastname@example.com
Village of Elmsford, Village Hall – (914) 592-6555, firstname.lastname@example.com
Protect your loved ones / know your rights – read about New York State Agriculture and Markets Law § 123 Dangerous Dogs
Complete statute – AGM Article 7 Section 123: Dangerous Dogs
Report animal cruelty in Westchester –
SPCA of Westchester (914) 941-7797 (open 24/7 – all calls remain confidential)
- Jenessa Taylor, Executive Director
Pets Alive Westchester / Elmsford Animal Shelter
- Staff Canine Trainer, Pets Alive Westchester
Misa Martin
- Executive Director & President of the Board of Directors, Pets Alive, Middletown, NY
Kerry Clair
I was appalled to learn about Pippi's brutal attack by one of your foster dogs.
Your mission statement reads that your organization's objective is to, "improve the lives of companion animals everywhere by any means possible, including rescue, adoption, advocacy, collaboration, intervention and education." However, you have failed to ensure the safety of an innocent maimed dog, Pippi, and her sister, Aida. You have additionally failed to protect the community at large from a dangerous dog, which belonged to you.
I demand that Pets Alive Westchester:
• Revoke the adoption and remove the dangerous dog, "Dorie"
• Prohibit the legal adoption of a foster dog suspected of being a "dangerous dog"
• Conduct a detailed investigation of claims of violent canine behavior
• Provide sufficient transparency for these documented claims
• Ensure a comprehensive screening of large dogs before they are placed in homes with small animals and children
• Take proactive steps to ensure the safety of co-habituating animals when foster dogs are placed in domestic environments
The inaction your organization has demonstrated is inexcusable. I pledge to withhold donations from Pets Alive until you intervene to protect Pippi and Aida's safety. I will also ensure that my friends and family do the same.
Do your ethical duty and remove the dangerous dog from Pippi and Aida's living environment.
Thank you.
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11th Apr 2013 - 12:00 pm
Venue: 3rd floor staff lounge (3rd floor of E&B building - at the back on left)
Speaker: Charles Areni, USyd Marketing Staff
Title: Scarcity, Savouring, Satiation and the Serving Size Effect
What do you do on the last day of a vacation that you know has to come to an end? What about on a Sunday afternoon of a weekend you wish would last another day? The last glass of an expensive bottle of wine that you know you can't afford to drink too often? The last piece in a box of gourmet chocolates that you are not likely taste again anytime soon. Financial and temporal constraints often force consumers to end consumption experiences prior to the onset of satiation (i.e., fullness, boredom, physical exhaustion, etc.). How do consumers adjust when the amount to be consumed will not lead to complete satiation?
In the domain of food consumption, research has shown that diners who are served smaller portions eat more slowly and consume fewer calories overall before they become full, suggesting that small portions prompt consumers to pay more attention to the food they are eating, which makes them consume less. The brain seems to work according to the heuristic "the more smells, flavors and textures experienced, the more food eaten" (Mars et al., 2009, p. 62).
This research invokes the savouring construct examine how receiving a smaller than expected number of chocolates influences eating behaviour. Three experiments show that consumers who know in advance that they will receive only two of six displayed pieces of chocolate (1) visually examine the chocolate more frequently, (2) take more bites per piece, (3) take more chews per bite, (4) eat more slowly overall, (5) report paying more attention to the smells, flavours, and textures of the chocolate, (6) take longer to rate each piece on a number of dimensions, and (7) desire fewer additional pieces of chocolate afterward compared to consumers who expect to receive all six pieces but are told that they will receive only two only after consuming them.
A fourth experiment shows that consumers who know in advance that they will receive six pieces of chocolate (1) visually examine the chocolate less frequently, (2) take fewer bites per piece, (3) take more chews per bite, (4) eat each piece more quickly overall, and (5) consume more chocolate overall compared to consumers who expect to receive only two of the six displayed pieces but are told of the additional four pieces only after consuming the first two.
3rd May 2013 - 12:00 pm
Venue: 3rd floor staff lounge (3rd floor of E&B building - at the back on left)
Speaker: Jarrod Ormiston ; Ranjit Voola, USyd Marketing Staff
Title: Poverty Alleviation AND profitability OR Poverty Alleviation THROUGH profitability?
Jarrod Ormiston, a PhD student examining social investment strategies and Ranjit Voola, Marketing academic engage in a discuss relating to the role of businesses in poverty alleviation. Traditionally, businesses have partnered with non profits, or engaged in other corporate social responsibility initiatives. However, there is an increasing call for businesses to proactively and more strategically engage in poverty alleviation. Theories such as the Base of the Pyramid highlight the less emphasized economic imperative (the moral imperative is usually emphasized) in businesses engaging in poverty alleviation. This notion goes beyond being socially responsible and environmentally aware. The key argument here is that Poverty alleviation and profits are co-equal in their importance and can (and should) occur simultaneously. This perceived contradiction raises a myriad of ethical (i.e., vulnerable consumers) and moral challenges. For example is it possible that market based poverty alleviation strategies are both the root of the problem and the source of solution?
9th May 2013 - 12:00 pm
Venue: 3rd floor staff lounge (3rd floor of E&B building - at the back on left)
Speaker: Timothy Dewhirst, Department of Marketing & Consumer Studies, The University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Title: Sponsorship-Linked Marketing and Image Transfer: The Role of Product/Consumption Constellations
Sponsorship-linked marketing involves activities by organizations that build associations between entities and brands in which sponsors strategically identify functional links, where the product is used for the event (e.g., Pirelli as a tyre supplier of Formula One auto racing), or leverage symbolic links (e.g., Rolex being a sponsor of the Wimbledon tennis tournament to associate the brand with themes of prestige, high quality, and greatness). A primary objective of sponsorship is to reinforce or enhance brand image and considerable literature has examined the role of meaning and image transfer towards sponsors via various instruments including the event (e.g., Cornwell 2008; Gwinner and Eaton 1999), celebrities (e.g., Kamins and Gupta 1994; McCracken 1989), and co-sponsors (e.g., Dewhirst and Hunter 2002; Ruth and Simonin 2003). Despite the demonstrated importance of fit, image-matching and congruence, one shortcoming of the literature is that meaning transfer has generally been examined in silos, being limited to one instrument (i.e., the event, celebrities, or co-sponsors). In this presentation, it is proposed that incorporating the role of product/consumption constellations will prompt a more comprehensive conceptual understanding of the meaning and image transfer processes apparent with sponsorship-linked marketing.
23rd May 2013 - 12:00 pm
Venue: 3rd floor staff lounge (3rd floor of E&B building - at the back on left)
Speaker: Nguyen (Beo) Thai, USyd Marketing PhD Student
Title: The effect of travel knowledge, choice size, choice similarity and target decision making on travelers' perceptions of destinations
Consumer research has noticeably argued about the effect of choice overload (i.e., being more frustrated and unsatisfied with the choice when choosing among a lot of alternatives), and the literature has come to the conclusion that choice overload effects may be context-dependent. Previous experiments only examined choice overload effects in the context of necessities and low value products (e.g., chocolate, gift box, pen, etc.). However, whether the choice overload effect is present in the context of high involvement activities or not remains questionable. One may argue that people are willing to evaluate more alternatives when they are highly involved with the activities such as making travel plans. Hence, choice overload effects in those activities may not exist. With the empirical support evidence from the latest article in Tourism Management by Park and Jang (2013), we also believe that our study can prove there is choice overload effect in tourism contexts. Our study further suggests that travel knowledge mediate the effect of choice overload, where expert (novice) travelers have high (low) satisfaction with their choice of destination, high (low) intention to visit the destination, and favorable (unfavorable) destination image when choosing among a large choice set.
The results from this study will help to guide our further studies where expert and novice travelers also have different perceptions of destinations, not only in choice overload contexts (large choice sets vs. small choice sets) but also in different choice similarity contexts (diverse choice sets vs. similar choice set). We also predict that in those choice overload contexts and choice similarity contexts, people have different perceptions of destinations when they make decision for themselves versus for others.
Park, J. Y., & Jang, S. S. (2013). Confused by too many choices? Choice overload in tourism. Tourism Management, 35, 1-12.
7th Jun 2013 - 12:00 pm
Venue: 3rd floor staff lounge (3rd floor of E&B building - at the back on left)
Speaker: Peter McDonald, Marketing
Title: 'Push or Pull' - what are the differing brand perception effects of category assortments with multiple price points?
We examine how multiple price points within five product categories influence shopper perceptions of constituent national brands (NBs) and store brands (SBs).
Initial pilot results suggest: 1. Inclusion of a regular priced NB (NB1r) in a choice set featuring its premium NB (NB1p) sibling pulled perceptions of the NB1p downward (i.e. a 'drawing' effect); and 2. Inclusion of an economy SB (SBe) in a choice set featuring a mid-range SB (SBr), pushed perceptions of the SBr upward (i.e. a 'repulsion' effect).
For the major study, we will again be using real brands as experimental stimuli to enhance the external validity of the research. By way of example, for the coffee category, Woolworths homebrand would be the SB1e, Woolworths Select the SB1r, Nescafe 43 the NB1r, and Nescafe Gold the NB1p.
23rd Aug 2013 - 12:00 pm
Venue: Level 3 Staff Room, Economics and Business Building (H69)
Speaker: Bronwyn Darlington, USyd Marketing PhD Student
Title: Working title: Moral identity, moral licencing and consumer behaviour: an exploratory study based on experimental (randomised control trials) research design.
25th Nov 2013 - 12:00 pm
Venue: 3rd floor staff lounge (3rd floor of E&B building - at the back on left)
Speaker: Dr Benedetta Cappellini, University of London
Title: The Everyday Mothering of Making Children's Lunchboxes: Between Display and Accountability
This paper looks at the role of mothering in mediating food consumption, from the perspective of mothers and their daily routines of preparing lunchboxes for their children. In this study lunchboxes are understood as an artefact linking together discourses and practices of doing and displaying mothering, marketplace and government discourses of feeding children and broader issues of care and surveillance in private and public settings. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews employing photo elicitation with twelve parents of children aged nine to eleven and a focus group discussion. The findings illustrate how mothers are required to account for their lunchbox practices to others including their own children, the school, the marketplace, other family members, and other mothers. These actors demand different (and sometimes contradictory) displays of motherhood. However, viewing mothers as entirely subject to external requirements misses out their own agency in the process, including attempts to retain control over lunchbox contents by subverting school regulations.
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Angus Reid is at peace with the most difficult football decision he's ever had to make.
The B.C. Lions veteran centre announced his retirement Friday, ending a 13-year CFL career.
"As an athlete you know this day will always come but you never want to think about it and never want to know it's real so you're forced with facing that reality," Reid said. "But I'm good with it because it was my decision and most athletes don't get that opportunity, their careers end because of various factors out of their control.
"Sure, in the youthful part of my mind I'd love to play football forever but I know I can't give the game what I'd want to give it in terms of what I have left physically and I wouldn't be happy with that. I have nothing but happy memories and there's nothing more I could've achieved. I think I over-achieved and I'm proud of what I was able to get done in this sport."
The six-foot-one, 305-pound Reid appeared in over 200 regular-season games, 11 playoff contests and three Grey Cups with the Lions (winning two). Heady stuff indeed, considering the inauspicious start to his pro career.
The 37-year-old native of Richmond, B.C., was selected fourth overall in the '01 CFL draft by the Toronto Argonauts. However, the former Simon Fraser star was released during training camp and spent time on the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster before being dealt to B.C. later that year.
"I vividly remember that first year after getting home to the Lions saying, 'Wow, I guess this is probably it. I'm a journeyman after one season. This is not what I planned,"' Reid said. "But true to my character and who I am I just sort of kept focusing on what I could do, kept working and didn't let what was happening dictate what I was going to do.
"I think I'm a pretty good example that continuous hard work does pay off. Life is going to be up and down and it's going to be a bumpy road but you just have to stay on that roller-coaster longer because most of us want to get off when it gets rough. I just stayed on and it worked out well."
Reid was a West Division all-star on three occasions and he earned league honours in 2011. He was also actively involved in community events.
"Few players have made the kind of impression both on and off the field as a member of the B.C. Lions that Angus has during his career," Lions general manager Wally Buono said in a statement. "He was an incredibly durable player, a tremendous leader in our dressing room and he will be missed by everyone in our organization."
Former CFL players Doug Brown and Bryan Chiu took to Twitter to offer their congratulations to Reid.
"Throughout college & the pros, there aren't many I've lined up against that I respected more," tweeted Brown, a native of New Westminster, B.C., who was a standout defensive tackle with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. "Congrats on ur retirement."
Added Chiu, a Vancouver native who played centre for the Montreal Alouettes: "Congrats on a great career. Proud of you bro. Who would've thought we would both be centers in the CFL back at (at)vcrfootball."
But Reid definitely saw the signs it was time to retire, most notably missing last season after undergoing major back surgery.
"That was a wakeup call to me saying I'm 37 now, not 27," Reid said. "There's going to be life after football whether you like it or not and you want to be as healthy as you can so you can do other things in life and still have a lot of enjoyment and fun.
"I have a wife and we're trying to start a family and you have to look forward to more things."
And then there was the realization that many of Reid's former Lions' teammates had long since moved on.
"Half the guys I played with are my coaches now and you look around and say, 'Did I not get the memo,"' Reid said with a chuckle. "The good thing is I have no regrets looking back.
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Especially with the majority of those memories having come at home.
"There was some luck involved, obviously, that I got to play my career in B.C.," he said. "I grew up going to Lions games, my brother, Mark, was a long-snapper with the Lions in 1990 so I looked at it as a kid thinking, 'This would be amazing to do.'
"Well, I actually got to do it in the stadium I grew up going to watch games in. You really couldn't write a better career in terms of happiness, to be able to do it with your parents and family being able to come to almost every single game. You dream of a career like that and no matter how good it is it often doesn't come as close to what you would envision as a youth but mine really did and I'm thankful and proud of that."
As for what lies ahead, all Reid knows for sure is he won't be suiting up for the Lions in 2014.
"That's a good question, that's what I'm trying to figure out right now," he said. "I did a pretty good job during my career of building bridges and good networks of people and so I do have a lot of opportunities.
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Reid has thought about a few different options when it comes to his future.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- JinkoSolar Holding Co (JKS) is up 4.9% to $28.59 in early market trading on Tuesday.
The increase comes on the news that the solar product manufacturer had signed a solar distribution agreement with PROINSO India. Under the terms of the deal, PROINSO will begin distributing JinkoSolar PV modules through its expansive sales network in India.
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That news follows last weeks announcement that the company had signed a $39 million loan agreement with China Development Bank to finance two PV solar projects in Xinjiang and Gansu Provinces.
JinkoSolar had coverage initiated on its shares with an "overweight" rating by Barclays (BCS) Tuesday. The firm set a price target of $51 for the company.
"If the Chinese government further increases its cumulative solar energy installation target of 50GW by 2015, we expect solar cell/module prices could rise given the supply/demand dynamics might be tighter in such a scenario. In this case, we would expect Jinko's gross margin and ROE to be higher and the share price could be re-rated," Barclays analysts said.
TheStreet Ratings team rates JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO as a Hold with a ratings score of C. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO (JKS) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed - some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk and poor profit margins."


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Is It Possible to Grow Your SEO on a Budget?
A quick glance throughout the industry shows dozens of SEO companies offering their services for a premium price. No doubt they bring with them the experience of running thousands of ad campaigns, social media profiles and blogs for years. For many small businesses, the price for that experience is simply too high. A business with a tight budget needs to make cuts somewhere, but it can't afford to ignore SEO entirely. Is it possible to utilize SEO without breaking the bank? Of course it is! Here are a number of ways to put modern SEO techniques to use without needing to hire an expensive optimization firm.
Audit Existing Policies
The first thing you should do is perform a detailed audit of your current website and SEO efforts. List your website and any existing SEO assets, whether from natural growth or previous SEO campaigns. Note down any relevant SEO factors, including your domain and your web host. Make note of any social media profiles, active or inactive. Determine how your site works for mobile users.
In addition to this list of digital assets, make note of any ongoing SEO schemes or techniques. Some, such as regular posting to a blog, maybe valuable to continue or enhance. Others, such as an emphasis on keyword density, may be out of date.
Review Site Speeds and Uptimes
One often overlooked metric for SEO success is website responsiveness. How responsive is your site? Consider the following factors:
- • Site load times. Longer load times are a detriment to SEO, albeit a small one unless the delay is significant.
- • Site optimization. The way your site is coded affects how quickly a page loads and how likely an error is to appear along the way. Users will often turn back if a page takes more than a handful of seconds to load.
- • Interaction. When a user visits, are they approached by any call to action or offer of assistance? If they submit information in a form, do they receive confirmation? Users like to be recognized and treated as special.
- • Uptime. Does your web host guarantee uptime? For a business, any downtime is a potential lost sale. For SEO, downtime is a hole in coverage where a web crawler may discover broken links. Minimize downtime as much as possible, even if it means changing to a more reliable host.
Perform a Link Audit
Incoming links are important for SEO. Incoming links from poor quality sites can hamper your site, while incoming links from authority sites can provide a significant boost in ratings. You need to know who is linking to you and whether or not those links are valid. There are a number of tools available to record links to your site, including the basic Google Webmaster Tools. These tools will also offer a rating of the site doing the linking, so you know how trustworthy the site is.
Most incoming links are at least of minor value. The links you need to watch out for are the links from known spam sites or black hat sites. These may be a sign of an old, failed SEO campaign, or a negative SEO attack. In either case, the Google Disavow Links tool will help remove any possible penalty coming from those links.
Maintain a Social Presence
Maintain social media profiles on the major networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn. Each site has a specific purpose, and you need to manage your account there for that purpose. Facebook is perfect for general promotion, advertising, user engagement and app promotion. Google+ is ideal for promoting blog posts and networking with partners in the industry. Twitter is best used for quick, responsive communication with users as well as short, time-sensitive announcements. LinkedIn is great for business-to-business networking as well as the usual employee networking. Additionally, you can pursue other social profiles depending on your audience. If they use Pinterest, Instagram or Orkut, you should follow suit.
Emphasize Content
Common wisdom holds that content is king when it comes to SEO. While all SEO metrics are important to some extent, the best way to succeed is to grow a dedicated base of users through a constant flow of content. This means blog posts at least three times per week, if not more often. It also means regular social media posts, both sharing your own and commenting on others. Emphasize value to your visitors over value to the search engines.
Learn the Google Webmaster Guidelines
Google is the leader in SEO. They're the ones that set the rules. It's best if you find those rules, learn them and follow them. It's also worth the time to monitor those rules and make sure you keep abreast of any changes. Google has rules and guidelines for everything, from publishing content to linking appropriately. If you have any questions about how you should implement a feature or how you should deal with an issue, chances are Google has an answer.
Focus on Local Value
Your local customers are your biggest resource. This is mostly true when you have a physical location, but can be true for nearly any business. Local customers are more invested in your success, as part of the success of their community. They are more likely to support you in your growth. All it takes to gain the attention of these local users is a big of a focus on local keywords and a local niche. Include your location in blog posts and calls to action.
Ignore Keywords
Well, don't ignore keywords entirely. Just be aware that keywords are no longer as important as they once were. They were too easily abused and too hard to regulate. Keywords indicate your niche, and you should focus on them to the extent that they guide your content creation. You should almost never bother with specific keyword densities, locations or utilization, however. Keywords exist to draw in the user's attention. They aren't some magic phrase that, when repeated the right number of times, guarantees a sale.
Utilize Free Tools
One of the best advantages new businesses have today is the prevalence of a wide variety of free tools for SEO. Nearly any SEO task can be performed with a free tool, though some still benefit from a minor investment. The largest budget savings you can find in SEO is in learning how to use free tools yourself rather than hiring a professional to use them. Link audits, keyword identification and analysis, content management, social sharing; everything has a tool.
Network with Industry Blogs for Links
Online, as in life, networking is everything. Identify competitors and potential partners in your industry, particularly among popular blogs. Approach these blogs with offers of guest posts and mutually beneficial links. Incoming links from quality sites in your niche are very potent tools for SEO.
Activate Google Authorship
Google Authorship requires Google+ and a few minor additions to your site code. If you have one or a small handful of authors publishing content on your blog, making use of Authorship is a great, free and easy boost to SEO. Once you've set it up, all you need to do is include your author's byline in the content they write. The system will do the rest.
SEO can be done on a budget, particularly if you have the time to learn. Free resources, free tools and a little knowledge is all it takes to succeed. You won't rocket to the top of the search results, but you'll be able to grow steadily as long as you put forth the effort.


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A police officer posing online as a child has netted a teacher who allegedly attempted to engage in sexual activity over the internet.
The covert Western Australia Police operation resulted in the arrest of a 30-year-old Hilarys man for online child exploitation offences on Thursday.
It will be alleged the man used online social chat facilities, including a live web-camera link, to sexually engage with the officer posing as a child under the age of 16.
He also allegedly expressed his desire to meet the 'child'.
During the time of the offence he had a Working With Children card and was a qualified teacher and coach with a sporting body, according to police.
Detective Inspector Eric Smith of the Sex Crime Division said the arrest should come as a warning to those trawling for children online.
"This arrest serves as a reminder to other like minded persons that police continue to proactively identify offenders who use social networking sites to sexually exploit children," he said.
The man was charged with one count of using electronic communication with intent to procure a child believed to be under 16 years in sexual activity and one count of using electronic communication with intent to expose a child believed to be under 16 years to indecent matter.
He is scheduled to appear in the Joondalup Magistrates Court next week.
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Two Fraud Suspects Arrested by Boone PD
May 7th, Officers with the Boone Police Department were contacted by the Mountain City Tennessee Police Department and requested to assist in investigating a financial transaction card fraud that occurred at multiple locations within the city limits of Boone. Then Friday, Boone Police Officers arrested Tabitha Lynn Black, 27, and 32-year old Daniel Mitchell Fritz, both from Mountain City. Ms. Black and Mr. Fritz were each charged with three counts of Felony Obtaining Property by False Pretense and three counts of Misdemeanor Financial Card Fraud. Daniel Mitchell Fritz was also arrested on an outstanding warrant for Misdemeanor Failure to Return Rental Property. Ms. Black was placed under a $15,000 secured bond and Mr. Fritz was placed under a $15,500 secured bond and assigned a court date of July 30, 2014.


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Lance Armstrong told Barbara Walters to kick rocks and opted for some couch time with Oprah to talk about his dope use in cycling. The interview is set to air this Thursday, so now seems like the perfect excuse to roll out some Lance Armstrong memes. Peddle as fast as you want, Lance, the meme wave can not be stopped.
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's interior minister on Sunday suspended all activities of the country's former ruling party amid the most serious protests since the country's autocratic president fled into exile less than a month ago.
Fahrat Rajhi suspended all meetings of the Democratic Constitutional Rally, known as the RCD, and ordered all party offices or meeting places it owns closed — ahead of a demand to dissolve the party, a ministry statement said.
The RCD embodied the policies of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14, ending 23 years in power after a month of nationwide antigovernment protests.
The party became a key instrument by which Ben Ali maintained power and by which corruption spread. Should the RCD be dissolved, it would be among the most sweeping moves since the departure of Ben Ali.
The official TAP news agency, which carried the statement, said the measure was taken because of the "extreme urgency" of the situation, a reference to deadly weekend protests around Tunisia, and to "preserve the higher interests of the nation."
The announcement came hours after crowds pillaged then burned a police station in the northwestern city of Kef. The army responded by encircling local government buildings to protect them, but tension was high.
On Saturday, Kef police officers fired at an angry crowd of 1,000 people attacking the police station with stones and firebombs, killing at least two people and injuring 17, the Interior Ministry has said. The crowd had tried to break into the station after the police chief "mishandled" a citizen, TAP said.
Witnesses said the chief had slapped a woman.
The local police chief, Khaled Ghazouani, was placed under arrest, according to the ministry.
Protests have also erupted in other corners of the North African country, which is being run by a caretaker government before presidential elections to be held in six to seven months.


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REDLANDS >> In 2006, Ryan Howard Peake's life changed.
At 27, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer — briquets lymphoma, a form of Hodgkin's — and was only given a short time to live.
Instead of giving up, Peake underwent an advanced bout of chemotherapy, spending seven months holed up in Redlands Community Hospital until he recovered.
Now what, he thought to himself after there was no sign of cancer left in his system.
Not happy with the answers he was receiving on how to get himself back on track, Peake decided to do something about it.
He studied books and researched nutrition information that led him to become a personal trainer and now, a business owner.
About a year ago, Peake, now 34, opened up The Studio — a downtown Redlands fitness facility dedicated to getting area residents back on track with their fitness.
Proceeds are poured into a Survivor's Program that looks to provide cancer survivors or those currently going through treatment with free exercise and nutrition class to keep them on track on their road to recovery.
"After treatment, my body was a wreck," Peake said. "I went from being a healthy person ... down to about 170 pounds, and I kept going back to my doctor telling him my body had changed ... and I had lost a lot of energy, muscle mass and a will to live in a lot of ways.
"I thought I had survived, but now what? How do I get my normal back? I started gaining a lot of weight where I went up to 280 pounds in six months. I thought, 'Why is this happening?' And they didn't have any answers for me."
With fitness being his primary source of enjoyment, he began picking up books, seeking fitness and nutrition information and diving into research that provided him with some of the answers he was looking for.
While diving into that research, Peake said he had an ah-ha moment when he thought that information he was looking for could help others and went from there.
The Studio — a small, yet effective space on top of Cafe Royale across from City Hall — served as a perfect place for Peake to begin his mission.
But he would need clients to serve.
He began speaking about his experience with friends of friends and perfect strangers, and soon found himself speaking in front of thousands at area Relay for Life events, which opened his eyes even more.
"I had people coming up to me and sharing their experiences, telling me about their loved ones that they had lost and crying with me," he said. "It was such an emotional experience to go through in those 24 hours and seeing all these bags line the track ... and reading all the names. I came back home after that trip dedicated ... and inspired."
Currently, his Survivorship Program serves 10 — all free of charge.
Proceeds he makes from his Studio operation go to fund the program, which allows him to help provide comfort to those facing treatment, medical bills or both.
Cancer survivor Fred Ferguson, 46, is one of those clients.
Last December, the Redlands resident was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. On June 14, he found out he was cancer free.
He learned about Peake's operation through networking and began conversing with the fitness enthusiast to see what the program was all about.
Peake shared his story with Ferguson and the two went to work setting up the Redlander with nutrition guidelines to follow. A hernia operation halted Ferguson's exercise regimen for a few weeks, but the duo are slowly working that into his daily routine.
"We've gone from one Saturday at his studio working out with his TRX system to him inviting me along to 24 Hour Fitness," Ferguson said. "Not every day, but (days) we can coordinate where he can help me in (that) gym as well. He's an inspirational man as he's gone through his own journey with cancer. I really wish I had found him when going through treatments."
Peake said he is ready to expand more of his idea in the community.
He has already partnered with area physicians to help work with survivors on their road to recovery as well. He also has plans to network with other area charities so others can learn more about his program and goals.
"We're looking to take on more, do more work with cancer charities in the area, too, so we can collaborate and let people feel like they have something to go to or talk to someone after going through that experience because I know what it feels like," Peake said. "What I've noticed is everyone has a different fitness level. So what we're offering is functional training services, diet and nutrition counseling and also just motivation. So when they come in we sign them up for a program, work with them once a week and get them on a nutrition program.
"There are a lot of issues cancer survivors need to understand, and that's why I felt the need to take on this."
He said he understands what it's like for cancer survivors and "that your body has been through a train wreck and has changed in a lot of ways. And so we try to make sure we take each one on a case by case basis" and tailor a program to their needs.
To learn more about The Studio, call 714-623-0639 or visit the site at 10 E. Vine St.


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Carlos Santana Reveals Autobiography Title
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Carlos Santana is writing his autobiography and revealed what fans can expect. He also shared the tome's title.
He told VH1 Classic Radio, "The name is gonna be called The Universal Tone because very few people can actually say it like Bob Marley or John Coltrane or yours truly. Very few people by one note you recognize worldwide. So I feel really excited and this is a beautiful, beautiful time in my life to be able to just honor it by saying I'm grateful that I'm a product of all the things that I love from Harry Belafonte to the Black Panthers to Jerry Garcia. I'm all that."
He also shared the narrative direction, saying, "You know, most people tell autobiographies to vent about, you know, I got ripped off by this guy and it's all really shallow, hollow, tell-all stupid shit that is not memorable. I want to talk about what's it like to receive a phone call at three o'clock in the morning from Miles Davis and he's asking you, 'What's happening man? What's going on?' Oh my god, it's three o'clock in the morning and the Prince of Darkness himself is calling me!"
The Universal Tone is due out in English and Spanish in 2014.
We love the direction that the guitar god is going with the book. We're going to pick it up when it's out.
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Been craving for a 4th generation iPad or iPad Mini? The time to purchase one might be perfect right now, as the Apple store has been graced by the first refurbished models, which of course come at cheaper prices.
Customers looking for a deal will be happy to know that price cuts range between six to ten percent off, depending on the model, of course. For example, if you have your eyes on a 4th generation 16GB model which was previously available for the price of $499, you can now get it for $449. If you're a Mini fan, however, a LTE free 32 GB model is now worth $389 (down from $42
Not all models are available at the refurbished market. If you're looking for the 16GB version of the iPad Mini, you might be a little disappointed. Even so, we're pretty sure that Apple is going to add soon the missing versions.
Refurbished products are basically reconditioned devices that not only work as well as new ones, but also look like the real deal. The tweak is that they come at lower prices. Customers pondering whether or not to buy a refurbished product shouldn't worry because Apple has an excellent track record. On top of that, the company has always practiced the refurbishing of devices. So we recommend you check out the Apple store immediately, until the good deals are gone!
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Flights could be rationed in the future as a way to cut emissions from the aviation industry, Gordon Brown's "environment tsar" predicted earlier today.
Lord Turner, chair of the climate change committee, said that personal limits would have to be considered at some point to constrain pollution from flights.
This is an idea which is likely to prompt a furore with business and tourism groups.
"We will have to constrain demand in an absolute sense, with people not allowed to make as many journeys as they could in an unconstrained manner," Turner told a Commons committee. Read more


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UNHCR forced to deny critical treatment to Syrian refugees due to lack of funding
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The UN refugee agency's top medical expert warned Monday that aid workers can no longer provide critical health treatment to Syrian refugees due to lack of funding, according to Agence France Presse.
UNHCR's medical chief Paul Spiegel told reporters this week, "We [aid workers] can treat [refugees] with measles, but we can't treat everyone with cancer."
The millions of Syrians who have fled their homes and now reside in neighboring countries in exile have largely "overwhelmed" health systems in the region, according to AFP's report, making critical treatments difficult to provide to growing populations with stringent funding.
Many doctors must decide who receives such critical care, and who does not.
"We have to turn away cancer patients with poor prognoses because caring for them is too expensive. After losing everything at home, cancer patients face even greater suffering abroad -- often at a huge emotional and financial cost to their families," Spiegel said.
In Jordan, for example, only 246 out of 511 refugee applications for cancer treatments between 2010-2012 were accepted, many due to mounting costs with the average cancer treatment approximately $21,000 per person.
"We face a terrible decision over who to help," said UNHCR doctor Adam Musa Khalifa.
More than three million Syrians have fled Syria to neighboring countries in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq, and even Egypt.
Many countries are facing severe financial hardships to provide for their own populations in addition to the growing refugee diasporas.
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- Medical institutions in Lebanon incapable of treating many Syrian refugees due to lack of funds
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The Sunderland striker has managed five goals in six games since his summer switch from Wolves, which was enough to secure the Player of the Month award.
Fletcher was delighted with the honour but the Scottish international, who is set to represent his country for the first time in nearly two years in their up coming World Cup qualifiers, insists that results are more important than individual accolades and is keen to continue his rich vein of form.
He told Sky Sports: "I'm delighted for a little personal award. We've had a good start to the season, so hopefully it continues.
"I wanted to hit the ground running as there was a lot of pressure on me coming to this club with the price tag and stuff."
Fletcher, who joined Sunderland for around £12million in the summer, hopes to improve on his goal record for relegated Wolves last season, where he managed 12 goals.
He added: "I think I'll just try and better last season, to be honest. I think I got 12 last year, so if I beat that I'll be happy."


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MALMESBURY Victoria banished the memories of Saturday's 7-0 thrashing at Lydney Town with a 4-0 dismantling of Carterton at the Flying Monk Ground.
Vics boss Gareth Davies said that he didn't need to pick his side up for the Easter Monday clash as they were determined to put things right after the disappointment in Gloucestershire.
Dan Thompson fired the hosts into the lead midway through the first-half and then Ryan Latham added a second minutes before the interval.
Scott Chilcott made it 3-0 to ensure that the points would be staying with cash-strapped club and then Josh Newman added the gloss to the win.
"We were well worth the win," Davies said. "When we got into the dressing room I told the lads to forget about Saturday and just go out and enjoy playing football.
"We started brightly and we were 2-0 up at half-time, but it could have been more.
"We created some good chances and it was good to see them enjoy themselves.
"I didn't need to gee them up, because you knew that after Saturday they weren't happy and that they wanted to put things right."
The win moves Malmesbury on to 28 points and with one game remaining they could find themselves above New College if they defeat North Leigh United tomorrow night.
"To think that we could end up with 31 points is a great achievement considering where we were earlier in the season," Davies said.
"I asked all the players after the match against Carterton if they were all available and they said yes.
"If we can get the win to finish the season that would be fantastic, because we were a million miles away from where we were.
"The lads have done a great job out there against Carterton and it is fair say I'm pretty buoyant after that."


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Carl Zeiss SMT: New FESEM
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Carl Zeiss SMT - Nano Technology Systems Division has released its new SUPRA(TM) 40 series of ultra-high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopes (FESEMs), which replaces the previous SUPRA 35 and SUPRA 50 FESEM models. The new nano tool is based on the latest version of the ZEISS GEMINI(R) FESEM column, which delivers nanoscale high-resolution imaging over the entire voltage range without the need for adjustments. The SUPRA 40 has been developed as an extremely versatile workhorse capable of delivering high-quality solutions for the many demanding applications in the field of nano technology.
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Illy gets bigger and better
July 17, 2012
Illycaffè and The Coca-Cola Co. increased the size of their Illy Issimo espresso-style beverages to give consumers an extra ounce in each bottle. The new resealable, ready-to-drink glass bottles hold 9.5 ounces. One bottle retails for approximately $2.49.
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Murder Mayhem!
Nowhere to run!
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Lauren Williams, a young woman who came across a dead body lying helplessly in the street and soon recognized it was the work of a serial killer that she once knew years ago!
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DETROIT - Meijer opened the doors Thursday morning to its first store in Detroit.
The 200,000-square-foot store is the anchor of the Gateway Marketplace, a development at the site of the old State Fairgrounds site at 8 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue.
This new store opening comes just days after the city filed for bankruptcy, but the $72 million shopping plaza is expected to bring 900 jobs.
Detroit police will have their own post inside the store.
Earlier this year, Whole Foods opened a store in Midtown.
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Reinforced Mithril Armor is a type of armor in Survival 303.
Reinforced mithril armor is the third best armor in the game, but slightly slows you down from 16 walkspeed to 14 walkspeed. It is the one of the two armor recipes that requires gold. It is the lightest of all of the reinforced metal armors. The visual difference between the reinforced mithril armor and mithril armor is that mithril armor has a metallic sheen to it. Reinforced mithril armour adds 325 HP to your max bringing it up to 425.
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The tone was low-key, but stakes were high on Monday as Texas local governments squared off against taxpayer advocates in a Senate Committee on State Affairs hearing on taxpayer-funded lobbying.
SB 1862 seeks to not only stop local government entities' practice of hiring lobbyists, but to also make violations a Class B misdemeanor. Bill sponsor state Sen. Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, calls it a needed reform to the current system of intergovernmental lobbying.
The bill largely addresses third parties being paid by public tax revenue to influence legislation or to generate good will in order to influence future legislation.
While public entities routinely hire individual lobbyists or lobbying firms, additional influence emanates from local governments' financial support of organizations like Texas Association of Counties, Texas Municipal League, Texas Association of School Boards and Texas Association of School Administrators. Often billed as "support service" resources, these groups' well-funded lobbying arms are formidable.
In laying out the bill, Burton explained how local governments who impose a tax would be prohibited from paying third party lobbyists to advocate for or against legislation. And while the bill prohibits use of public funds for paying dues to associations that employ or contract with lobbyists, it does not stop elected officials or local government employees from any activity including legislative testifying, so long as that activity doesn't constitute grounds for registration as a lobbyist under current rules.
The bill doesn't preclude local government associations from informing their members about proposed legislation, communicating with members on merits of bills, or directly communicating with legislators as a resource witness.
According to Burton, the Texas Senate Research Center found earlier this year that 732 individual lobbyists were registered to do business on behalf of city or county governments. That equates to 42 percent of the total 1,741 lobbyists registered with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Noting the number doesn't include school, water, or other local districts (the number has been requested, but not received), Burton said that conservatively suggests "over 50 percent of registered lobbyists in Texas represent some form of local government."
"More often than not, local government lobbyists appear on behalf of their clients to argue for expanded authority, the establishment of new governmental entities, against restrictions of their authority and against limitations of their power to tax," Burton said.
"Interests local governments have in legislation should be communicated by and through their officials," Burton maintained. "To allow local governments to continue hiring outside lobbyists to influence legislation works against the interests of ordinary Texans."
"Constituents have seen their tax money used to aggressively advocate against them." Burton asked, "Why should ordinary Texans be forced to compete with Austin lobbyists on local issues?"
Burton concluded SB 1862 would provide the public greater confidence and transparency by removing a local government's ability to participate in lobbying.
It would place local governments on same footing as state agencies by providing a more equitable system under which the voices of ordinary Texans will not have to compete against professional lobbyists. Additionally, she said, it provides for greater accountability of local elected officials for the positions they advocate.
Peggy Venable, Americans for Prosperity – Texas Policy Director, testified in support of the bill.
"It's only fair for taxpayers to be represented by the people we elected," she said noting additional offense with lobbyists lobbying for things with which she disagrees yet is forced to pay for via tax dollars.
"I believe elected officials are the ones answerable to the taxpayers and to the voters and they're the ones who should be working together with you and with Congress to put forward policies that will best serve all of your constituents."
Venable mentioned her organization's long involvement with this issue. Referencing her written testimony, Venable described a nationwide movement underway to defund the "growth industry" taxpayer-funded lobbying efforts have become.
In representing both the Texas Liberty Foundation and the Republican Liberty Caucus, Dave Nalle spoke specifically to the issue of education bureaucracy lobbyists.
"We will never improve education in Texas as long as the bureaucrats have someone lobbying for them and the people don't have anyone lobbying for them. Their interests aren't the interests of the students, the parents, or the taxpayers. Their interest is in perpetuating a growing bureaucracy and school expenses and keeping tax dollars coming in to keep that going."
Colleen Vera, a retired Texas public school teacher, also testified in support of the bill.
"Because of multiple lobbyists paid with public funds, Harris County still has to pay a property tax to support a county school system, a whole bureaucracy that hasn't had a student zone to it since we moved to independent school districts over 50 years ago," Vera said. "This bill will not only stop the large quarter-million dollar contracts to lobbyists who file with the [Texas Ethics Commission), but also those paid in the $100,000 range under the disguise of consultants."
"It will also stop bureaucrats paying lobbyists less than $50,000 to prevent the contracts from having to be approved by the school trustees at a public meeting," Vera added. Vera described an article detailing the chair of a legislative committee being paid with public funds for consulting work while still officially in office as "perhaps the most important thing this bill will stop."
Jess Fields, Texas Public Policy Foundation senior policy analyst, also spoke in favor of SB 1862 because the bill protects taxpayers.
Fields testified how the bill prohibits use of taxpayer money for specific kinds of purposes of communication considered lobbying. Taxpayer-funded lobbying, he said, basically shifts to a third party a responsibility that is every local officials' responsibility – that of going out and expressing their opinion about what's going on in the Legislature.
Under the bill, Fields noted how an organization representing local officials would not be prohibited from issuing bill alerts or information, nor would local officials be prohibited from individually creating an organization with their own money.
Four people testified against SB 1862. In representing the Arlington ISD School Board and Texas Association of School Boards, Board President Bowie Hogg expressed concern regarding the 1,000-plus bills each session brings and the need for legislative consultants to assist in their tracking.
"A fundamental responsibility of democracy is participation in government," Hogg stated. "Provisions of SB 1862 directly contradict that responsibility by eliminating opportunities for school boards and school districts to communicate with their legislators through consultants and non-profit associations on matters that directly impact the students and taxpayers they represent."
A.J. Louderback, president of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, also testified in opposition.
"The bill would limit the voice of county government. Local government is limited to time, travel, and information on a regular basis," he said. "It would limit our ability to connect, collaborate and communicate during the session."
Similarly, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset called the bill "bad for us." Citing difficulties in getting away from work when in session, he said liaisons are needed to inform them when they need to come up and testify.
"It will make it very difficult if we can't have that liaison and the information fed to us for days like this," he said.
Bell County Commissioner Tim Brown, a 20-year veteran of the office, also shared his strong opposition for "entirely justifiable" reasons.
"Every session of the Legislature brings an increased scope and complexity in range of topics we have to deal with," Brown said. "Of the almost 6,500 bills that have been filed in this session alone, rough count or probably close to 2,000 potentially affect counties."
"I appreciate the fact that the author invites local officials to be the advocates for those bills, but in practical terms, there's absolutely no way that I or my colleagues have the time to read through and analyze and provide meaningful on feedback 2,000 bills. It simply cannot be done."
Brown testified also how the complexity of issues requires a level of expertise that the average elected official doesn't have.
"Those people (lobbyists) are assets for the Legislature and not just for those who hire them," he said. "They work with legislative staffs day in, day out, to try and achieve the noble purpose of crafting good legislation.
Though not testifying, seven self-represented individuals additionally expressed support for the bill while 15 representatives of various local governments and associations voiced opposition
SB 1862 is currently pending in committee.
This article was written by a contributor of Watchdog Arena, Franklin Center's network of writers, bloggers, and citizen journalists.


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No matter how many times experts warn of the dangers inherent in exposing one's skin to ultraviolet (UV) rays, people still want to enter summer with a tan. There is simply no such thing as a safe tan—unless you leave UV rays from the sun or a tanning bed out of it. And that's where sunless tanning products save the summer day.
Introduced years ago, the first sunless tanning products contained dyes that often made the skin look orange and unevenly colored. But today's tanning lotions, sprays, gels and creams work differently and offer much more natural-looking results.
"We are seeing greater demand for sunless tanning products and applications," says Avani Nayak of Avani Day Spa. "Demand for spray tan has increased over the last several months. Clients are recognizing the convenience of sunless tanning, as well as the health benefits from avoiding sun exposure." Spray tans at many spas and salons have improved in terms of texture, color and coverage, and Nayak notes that the products she offers also contain beneficial antioxidants.
"The self-tanner we carry actually stimulates your skin's melanin production, so the color you develop is all your own," says Erin Murphy, a medical aesthetician with Aurora Medical Spa. Specifically, most sunless tanning products today contain the active ingredient dihydroxyacetone (DHA), a colorless sugar that reacts with the top layer of skin cells, causing them to darken. The color lasts until the cells are sloughed away. "With this type of product, you can build a gradual, natural tan," she adds.
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OAKLEY Fun Run: Saturday, at 2pm, from Peter Houseman Recreation Ground. Open to all from age seven plus, with a choice of 4km and 7km routes with a medal for all participants, £6/adult, £2/child. You can just turn up on the day and register at the junior school from 10am to 1.30pm for a 2pm start.


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U.S. economic data point to a downshift in momentum beginning in March. Some of the March-June slowdown can be attributed to weather given that unusually mild winter weather coincided with stronger U.S. data from December through February. However, that looks to be only part of the story. The slow-motion train wreck called the Euro-zone remains an unsettling spectacle. Beyond the depressive effect on animal spirits worldwide, we are now seeing a direct drag on U.S. trade because of the spreading recession in Europe. U.S. merchandise exports to the Euro-zone went negative on a year-over-year basis in April, down 4.70 percent. Moreover, the spreading malaise in Europe is eating at their banking system, which is linked to ours. The political situation in Europe is adding a layer of complexity to any possible solutions to the malaise. Governments are turning over and potential new governments may seek to renegotiate existing agreements. Moreover, most potential solutions to the euro-zone crisis involve at least a small loss of sovereignty for the individual nations as they cede more power to the EU as a whole as well as to the European Central Bank. Politics does not have to follow economics as popular opinion trumps long-term fiscal realities. As if the Euro-flu was not enough, we are also seeing cooler growth in Asia. Manufacturing indexes for China point to at least a mild contraction in that sector as export demand cools. Domestic demand still has plenty of room to grow but a sputtering U.S. economy and a downward spiraling Europe is impacting the world's leading exporter of stuff. China has begun to ease monetary policy in response to weakening demand for its exports. They have the resources and capacity to add aggressive stimulus if needed, and so the expectation for China remains a soft landing instead of a crash. India is also cooling and Japan is vulnerable to a post-rebuild slump. Then we come to the "Fiscal Cliff," which is going to knock the U.S. economy back into recession in early 2013 if nothing is done to smooth it out, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The combination of large tax increases and major spending cuts could hardly be coming at a worse time given the situations in Europe and Asia. All told, a dark and scary stage is set for next week's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. The FOMC has the opportunity to launch new monetary stimulus coordinated with Chinese monetary easing, expected European Central Bank easing, and Bank of England monetary easing. QE3, if launched next week, may be a short-term lifeline for the U.S. economy, but it must be followed by Congressional action on the Fiscal Cliff to clear the way for U.S. economic growth in 2013.
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