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Japan's research whaling fleet is planning to kill 850 minke and 10 fin whales on its annual hunt in the Antarctic, according to the Fisheries Agency.
The six-ship fleet left Wednesday from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, to begin this year's hunt, the agency said.
It said the fleet has a target of 850 minke whales, a relatively small and plentiful species, along with 10 of the fin species, which is larger and more rare. It will return next April.
The world's biggest consumer of seafood, Japan is strongly opposed to the global ban on commercial whaling imposed by the International Whaling Commission 20 years ago.
Though the stated primary objective of the fleet is researching the populations, feeding and breeding habits of whales, the meat from the catch is distributed commercially, with proceeds cycled back to pay for the cost of the program.
Many environmental groups claim the research program is merely an excuse to keep whale meat on the market, a charge the Fisheries Agency denies. Data from the research are used by the IWC's scientific committee to gauge whale stocks.
While the government-backed fleet continues to set sail each year, the whaling industry has all but vanished. Once a common part of the Japanese diet, whale is now an expensive delicacy, though it is easy to find cans of whale meat at most large supermarkets.
There have been reports, however, that consumer demand for whale has fallen off, in part over fears of the mammals' high mercury levels.
Even so, the government plans to catch 1,070 minke whales in 2006, as well as a total of 170 Bryde's, sei, sperm and fin whales.
This year, 35 whales have already been caught off Hokkaido in a 42-day expedition. That catch was well below the 60 allowed under the coastal program, which like the Antarctic hunts is authorized by the International Whaling Commission.
The small catch was blamed on bad weather. Other reports, however, suggested the small haul was due to the decline in the smaller fish the targeted whale species feed on.


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Police Investigate Third Shooting At East Columbus Apartment Complex In 24 Hours
A third shooting in less than 24 hours on Clifton Avenue injured two victims in east Columbus early Saturday morning.
Police said two people were shot around 2 a.m. near an apartment building.
Police said it occurred after a man was asked to leave a party.
Lena Woody and Rakim Crawley were both shot in the lower extremities and transported to local hospitals.
They are listed in stable condition.
Police also said a 23-year-old man was shot in an altercation Friday night just after 9 p.m. in the 100 block of Clifton Court.
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UK helicopter service company Sterling Aviation took delivery of Honeywell's Sentinel navigation system for its Eurocopter BK 117 fleet, and the initial response from operational crews is "very encouraging," according to Sterling Aviation managing director Gerry Hermer. Sterling Aviation operates the East Anglian Air Ambulance service. "Before Sentinel, no navigation systems provided a cost-effective solution to the specific requirement of EMS helicopter operations in the UK," he said.
The Sentinel multifunction nav display offers EMS, executive and utility helicopter operators enhanced situational awareness, according to Honeywell (Booth No. 2137). It is a component of Honeywell's integrated safety solutions program that borrows navigation technologies from its integrated hazard awareness system. Sentinel provides mapping, relative terrain, traffic information and checklists.


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Wrongful Death Law in Rhode Island
Rhode Island, like all States, recognizes an action for wrongful death. In early common law, such actions were not allowed under the belief that since the victim was dead, no one was alive to bring the lawsuit. Wrongful death statutes changed this practice and allowed for the family to sue for the death of a loved one. Today, when someone dies due to the fault of another person or entity (like a car manufacturer), the survivors may be able to bring a wrongful death lawsuit. This lawsuit seeks compensation for the loss suffered, including but not limited to, Loss Of Wages and earning potential, companionship, and funeral expenses.
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Boonville casino celebrates 10 years
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A Boonville landmark is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
The Isle of Capri Casino and Hotel has brought some huge changes to the Cooper County River Town over the past decade.
Isle of Capri is now the largest employer in Boonville. The boat generates about $4 million a year for the community. Casino money helped pay for a new police and fire station. When the casino first opened 10 years ago, some people feared the boat would attract more homeless people and increase crime. Police and tourism officials say that did not happen.
Boonville Tourism Director Lisa McClary said, There TMs been nothing like that. In fact, there have been no traffic issues and no crime issues. We get hundreds of thousands of visitors coming to Boonville. We are able to capitalize on the marketing dollar that Isle of Capri has to get the word out that Boonville is here.
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Isle of Capri General Manager Barron Fuller said, Boonville is so strong in culture and history, that hopefully, we TMve helped preserve some of those things and promote those things by putting Boonville on the map as a true tourism destination.
Boonville TMs Isle of Capri employs about 500 people. 78 of them have been there since the doors first opened.It was just about 10 years ago when the people of Jefferson City turned down the chance of having a casino along the Missouri River.


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...and bring back American faith. "America, bless God again." (Hat tip to Political Brambles.)
Church isn't just about what goes on in our Churches on Sunday, but what we do the rest of the week to bring God into the marketplace. This man makes a lot of good, ole, down-to-earth common sense. Are we listening?
And more common sense about politics and "conservative jackasses" (who aren't as smart as Balaam's ass).


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Fudge is one of mankind's greatest weaknesses, along with the inability to lift a car unless it's pinning down a fudge square. Let sweetness give way to superhuman strength with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of fudge truffles from Napa Valley Fudge Company. This Groupon is valid toward shipping ($6.95+).
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Congress and Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen had war of words over 4 percent Muslim reservation issue. Both the parties were trying hard to take the credit for 4 percent reservations. It must be recalled that leader of opposition in Telangana Legislative Assembly had given PowerPoint presentation in the house giving proof that 4 pc reservations were implemented in Congress rule on which leaders of Town Majlis Nizamabad declared it wrong saying that the efforts for reservations began during the period of late Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi hence the credit of reservations goes to MIM.
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FlightSafety International will start construction this spring on an expansion and renovation project at its learning center in Teterboro, N.J. The project is slated for completion early next year.
The existing building will be renovated and reconfigured to provide more amenities and improve workflow, FlightSafety said. A new wing will be added that features facilities for flight crew emergency training, including a pool and other specialized equipment, as well as more classrooms and office space.
When completed, the center will have eight full flight simulator bays, three more than the facility currently has. Though the Teterboro center currently offers only training programs for Dassault Falcons, a company spokesman told AIN that the three new bays "might include simulators for aircraft built by other manufacturers," depending on customer requirements. The new wing will also have classrooms and debriefing areas, as well as customer service and office areas.
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Now that she's left McKinley High, it appears Rachel Berry's trademark miniskirts and cardigans are a thing of the past!
RELATED: 'Glee'view - The End of 'Klaine?'
Lea Michele tweeted the snap above on the set of Glee Wednesday, sporting a striped shirt, beret, and most interestingly—trousers!
"And today Rachel's wearing pants!," she wrote with the accompanying pic. "She never wears pants! Lol".
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Just a few days ago, Glee creator (and Twitter newbie) Ryan Murphy shared more evidence of Berry's seemingly more sophisticated stylings as she posed on set in an elegant black dress with guest star, Kate Hudson.
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The invites have gone out for a Mac special event to be held at Apple Town Hall in Cupertino in Tuesday August 7th. The tubes have been resonating with rumors of a new aluminum iMac for some time, and that keyboard, which looks more and more legit by the day, would seem to confirm it.
The iMac is overdue for a refresh. The average life of an iMac design is 168 days. By Tuesday the current model will be double that, at 335 days. So, dear reader, what will we see? Multitouch? No more 17" iMacs? Speculation in the comments. Go.


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The Back Page - Fool vs. Fool: Apple is Rotten and Macs Suck, So There!
by - October 7th, 2004
I always enjoy The Motley Fool's Fool vs. Fool debates over a stock, especially when it's Apple they're talking about. The Motley Fool's stable of writers usually make a good argument on whatever topic they are writing, and when it comes to Apple, it's not hard to get strong opinions no matter what you think of the company. Such is the case today with a new debate on the maker of our favorite computing platform.
On the pro side of the argument, we find a cogent piece titled "In Defense of the iEmpire," written by Tim Beyers. Mr. Beyers makes the argument that Apple is a good buy at US$40 a share, with a P/E of 73, because the company is a "Rule Breaker." Rule Breakers are companies loosely defined as ones that defy conventional investment wisdom.
He lists as examples of rule breaking the fact that AAPL has continued to rise despite having a P/E higher than conventional wisdom for the last two years; that Apple can make money charging a premium in a commodity market because of the strength of the brand; that iTunes will make money for Apple; and that Apple's retail success is proof the company can sell Macs in a retail environment.
A quote from Mr. Beyers' piece on another rule breaking reason that Apple is a solid buy:
Windows is just as good as the Mac; there's no reason to get one anymore.
Sorry, wrong again. But this time I need only five words to prove it: no Mac OS X viruses. (Even the virus that hit my PowerBook was never able to execute. The damage created by deleting my e-mail in-box wasn't due to the bug but instead to an overzealous cleaning job performed by Symantec's.
There's a lot more in the full article, which I recommend as a good read.
I also recommend the con article -- "Apple is Rotten," which was penned by Seth Jayson -- but for different reasons. It's an entertaining, yet vitriolic rant that relies on half-truths, untruths, and really bizarre logic to slam Macs, Mac users, the iPod, and everything else about Apple. Mr. Jayson attempts to couch his contention that Apple's stock is "ready for a mighty big fall" in investment tradition, but really it's just one big attack on everything about Apple. He dresses it up in attempts to be extra snide, cynical, biting, and witty, but that just came off to me as somewhat pedantic and artificial devices.
How could that not be entertaining?
For instance:
Think different, like me!
"Think different?" I've always found this key slogan in Apple's marketing to be troubling, and not just because it shows that CEO Steve Jobs needs to brush up on his fifth-grade grammar. (Hey Stev-o, buy yourself an adverb!) It's creepy and ironic because Mac fans -- especially the ones who write me -- are about as freethinking as the lovely ladies of Stepford. They're like a pack of Moonies telling a congregation of Snakehandlers, "You're brainwashed. Join us to free your mind."
Americans have always preferred their rebellion in commercialized and socially acceptable packages -- witness GM's Hummer H2, Harley Davidson motorcycles, or the Mullet -- but wake up, people! Leaving a $300 billion monopoly to support a $15 billion one does not constitute intellectual daring.
In fact, it simply means you've got less consumer freedom, not more. Think I'm making this up? Ha! Count the PC vs. Mac software packages at your neighborhood Best Buy. Try using your iPod with competing software. Try using any non-Apple MP3 player with iTunes. This is more than a question of tech theology: Mac's legendary insularity has always been a huge anchor on growth.
Dude, take a valium. Maybe Prozac. At least get some therapy, because it's OK. You don't have to be a Mac user, and you don't have to be part of the iPod crowd. It's OK, do what you want.
Buried in that verbal sewage are a couple of legit points. Mac zealots can be annoying, and you won't find much Mac software at Best Buy. Wait, you won't find any Mac software at Best Buy because they don't carry Macs or Mac software. That's like saying that it's obvious that sports documentaries are in decline because you can't find any at XXX SUPAR PR0N SHOPPE!!!!11!
It's just not relevant.
The underlying message of that passage, though, is an attack on those who make an argument not to be a Windows lemming. That's extra funny because his wording makes it clear that he feels he is missing out. I find that very amusing.
Something else I find amusing is his assertion that a Wal-Mart computer was better suited at heavy duty publishing duties. From the article:
Every year I get to play with brand new Mac gear -- direct from Apple -- as the "tech guy" at a well-known photojournalism workshop. This year, as usual, I wasted entire days trying to coax the new Mac OS to make nice with a variety of printers. Plug and play? Try plug and pray. Color fidelity, WYSWYG? Not with top-of-the-line Power Macs and cinema displays, I guess. This year, incredibly, I ended up relying on a no-name Windows laptop purchased at Wal-Mart's Sam's Club to do the heavy lifting.
OK, take less of the valium, because that's just whacked. Windows better at color management? Windows being better at plug and play? In other news, black is white, the world is flat, and life began on in the asteroid belt.
In the full article, Mr. Jayson makes a better go at saying that Apple is overvalued, and he may well be right from a technical standpoint. Apple's P/E is sky high, and the company's huge cash reserves no longer support most of that P/E like they did when people like Mr. Jayson first started attacking the company's valuation. That's usually a recipe for a fall in the stock price, especially if anything close to bad news comes out.
It's just hard to see the nuts and bolts financial analysis through the attack on Apple's fan base, and all the other bizarre stuff he throws in with it. So instead, I chuckle in wry amusement.
One last thing: A few people wrote in to suggest that this was an Apple Death Knell. Mr. Jayson's pronouncement of doom strictly concern Apple's stock, and not the company itself or the Mac platform, making it not relevant to the Apple Death Knell Counter.
began using Apple computers in 1983 in a high school BASIC programming class. He started using Macs in 1990 when the Kinko's guy taught him how to use Aldus PageMaker, finally buying a Power Computing Power 100 in 1995. Today, Bryan is the Editor of The Mac Observer, and has contributed to the print versions of MacAddict and MacFormat (UK).
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i just got a 30% glycolic acid peel, and my doctor gave me a post peel cream to use it for 2 days so when can i wash my face? after two days or anytime i want?
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I recommend using a gentle cleanser (ie. Cetaphil, EltaMD foaming cleanser) during the period when your skin is recovering from a chemical peel. Once the peeling, redness and sensitivity (if any) resolve, you can return to your normal skincare regimen. Its also a good idea to limit your sun exposure during this period as well.
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atom buster flint gun?
March 15, 2011, 05:54 PM
not really a firearm but I did find it in a box with a old set of CAS holsters
March 15, 2011, 06:25 PM
Wow!!! Stand back! That could be daynjerus!! Somebody call the EF BEE EYE!!:eek:
Way cool, M4! Thanks for sharing that!;)
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any idea what it is from some of our..more experienced (old) members
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From the 1930s you figure?
March 16, 2011, 09:09 AM
Toy Liberator?
March 16, 2011, 10:10 AM
I was guessing early 50's..you know it does look like a liberator! :D
March 16, 2011, 05:48 PM
May be worth some decent money in and of itself...toy guns seem to be getting popular again. There always was a market, but I think the popularity of Airsoft is having a halo effect.
March 16, 2011, 09:18 PM
Is it a cigarette lighter ?
March 16, 2011, 10:42 PM
When you pull the trigger a small shower of sparks sparkles out. They used to have stamped metal toy tanks that the sparks would come out the barrel, toy firetrucks that the sparks would come out the back, rocket ships, etc; A small wheel rubbed against piece of pyrite. Made in Japan at a time when Made in Japan meant Junk made in Japan. Made in the late 40's and 50's. Things sure have changed , haven't they.
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Kidney transplant in September gives Darrell Thurnbeck new lease on life
Cliff Buchan
Staff Writer
Christmas is a time for family and giving and no one knows that better than Darrell Thurnbeck.
When the Thurnbeck family gathers this holiday season it will be more than special as the Columbus man has a new lease on life, thanks to one special gift from a daughter, Carla Thurnbeck Nordenstrom.
On Sept. 11 Thurnbeck, 69, received the gift of life from his daughter when she donated a kidney to help save her father's life.
"I'm much more than thankful," Thurnbeck said this week.
"It was definitely a gift," his daughter said. "Anyone in our family would have done it."
All three Thurnbeck siblings figured into the planning as potential donors. Carla's older brother and sister, Jake, 43, and Serese Honebrink, 45, were also possible kidney donors during the extensive planning and testing this spring and summer.
When it came time to select a donor, Jake was ruled out because it would have curtailed his summer construction work.
With sisters Carla and Serese identical matches to donate a kidney, Carla was selected by a coin flip by the transplant coordinators at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Family Well Known
The Thurnbeck family is well known in the Forest Lake area. Darrell Thurnbeck has worked the family farm in Columbus since 1968 when he returned home from the military and college.
In the early 1970s he took over operation of the Thurnbeck Farms turkey raising enterprise from his father, George, who started raising turkeys in 1930.
The Thurnbeck connection to the Columbus farm dates to 1893.
Darrell Thurnbeck, a 1961 graduate of Forest Lake High School, has been involved with the farming operation for close to 50 years. Some 150,000 turkeys are produced for market each year on the farm.
Medical History
Darrell Thurnbeck's need for a new kidney this year was the culmination of a long-running health issue, he said. He was in his early 40s when medical testing determined his kidneys were slowly deteriorating. His kidneys were functioning at 50 percent, he said. He was also determined borderline diabetic in his early 40s.
"They [doctors] didn't know what caused it but it wasn't from diabetes," Thurnbeck said. He continued to monitor his health and it wasn't until spring of 2011 when the functioning levels of the kidneys continued to worsen.
It was nine months ago when doctors said his kidney function had declined to 16-18 percent and it was time for a major decision. Blood tests for creatinine revealed elevated levels indicating impaired kidney function. Creatinine is a chemical waste molecule generated from muscle metabolism and is produced by creatine. Kidneys that function properly filter and dispose most of it through urine.
He was placed on the preliminary transplant list at HCMC and told it could take six to seven years to secure a donor through the national transplant program.
That's when the family got involved.
Family Decision
In March the Thurnbeck family gathered to discuss Darrell's situation. "I was going to put it off for a while," he said. He had not reached the point where kidney dialysis was necessary and he was comfortable in not moving ahead with immediate plans for a transplant.
But family members would have nothing of it. His wife, Bonnie, also urged her husband to take action now.
Extensive testing at HCMC determined that both Serese and Carla had the necessary antigens needed to stimulate the production of antibodies needed by the immune system to neutralize foreign objects like bacteria, viruses and infections.
Once the decision was made, Carla and her husband, Dale, began their internal family discussion that involved their daughter, Kylie, 7. "She was scared," Carla said of Kylie's reaction to a major surgery for mom.
As part of her medical preparation, Carla said extra measures were taken to determine that she did not inherit the kidney problem that her father had encountered when he was in his early 40s. Now 41, Carla said she was reassured when no genetic link could be determined.
By late summer, they were ready. On Sept. 11 father and daughter were rolled into separate operating rooms. Laparoscopy surgery removed one of Carla's healthy kidneys and within minutes it was transplanted into her father.
Smooth Process
"I can't say enough for HCMC," Carla said. "They have a wonderful program."
The four-hour surgery resulted in both daughter and father starting their recovery the next morning. There was some friendly competition as to who would be up and walking first.
"I was awake really early," Carla said. "I just couldn't sleep. You have to get up to feel better."
By the time Darrell Thurnbeck was up and walking, Carla had beat dad to the task.
The transplant required time off for Carla, an adaptive physical education and regular PE teacher at the North Campus of White Bear Lake High School. Her sister, Serese, is also a PE teacher, working at St. Croix Prep Charter School in Stillwater.
Both were outstanding athletes in high school here and spent 10 years as co-coaches of the North St. Paul varsity gymnastics team.
Darrell Thurnbeck continues to get good medical reports. He is constantly watching his diet and is on a series of anti-rejection drugs that he will need for the rest of his life.
He is now three-months plus removed from his surgery. His weight jumped from 160 pounds to 175 pounds following the surgery, but he has since shed 10 pounds.
On Friday, Dec. 14 he made his return to Wild Mountain Ski Resort near Taylors Falls where he hit the slopes for the first time in nearly a year. He is a regular skier at Wild Mountain and also works the ski patrol there every Thursday.
"I didn't want to miss out on the skiing season," he said.
It's just one of the small gifts that has come Darrell Thurnbeck's way this Christmas season.


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See previous years' engagement by clicking the relevant year. You can also read council's Community Engagement Policy.
Community Engagement 2017
View the current opportunities to have your say and stay up to date with outcomes of council's recent community consultation activities
Community Engagement 2016
Consultation during 2016 included the coastal pathway, Nelson park playground, Racemosa environmental reserve, and more
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Consultation during 2014 included the Evans Street upgrade, Place Making Palmwoods, and the Maroochydore City Centre PDA
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Consultation during 2013 included the Festive Season Strategy review, the Caloundra Area Transport Study, the Show Holiday assessment, and a number of local law reviews
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UNT's Electrical Engineering department has excellent state-of-the-art instructional and research laboratories and software to provide practical and advanced hands-on experiences for students. Some laboratories and instrumentation from other departments are also available to our students for interdisciplinary work.
Analog, RF, and Mixed-Signal Design Laboratory
- Supports teaching, research and development of RF and microwave systems, and antenna designs.
- Research includes designing, fabricating, and testing new RF/microwave/millimeter-wave circuits both in the board-level and chip-level, as well as antenna design.
- Program features facilities for simulations, prototyping, and measurement of RF/microwave components and systems.
Autonomous Systems Laboratory
- Focuses on information assurance, decision making, and video communications aspects in autonomous systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs).
- This laboratory consists of infrastructure and simulation tools necessary to develop protocols for autonomous systems and analyze their performance.
- Includes several indoor and outdoor robots to develop and test decentralized decision making and task scheduling algorithms, and a wireless video sensor network platform suitable for simulating applications such as video surveillance.
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Focuses on design and development of advanced communication techniques to provide efficient and robust information transmission over wired and wireless networks.
Working in concert with academia and industry partners, CSPL researches:
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Traffic is slow along Interstate 40 in Hickman County after a UPS truck overturned Tuesday morning.
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Hello 2008/7/16 Milan Oparnica <milan(dot)opa(at)gmail(dot)com>: > Milan Oparnica wrote: >> >> It's simply to complicated to return recordsets through server-side stored >> procedures. They are obviously designed to do complex data manipulation, >> returning few output variables informing the caller about final results. >> Returning records through sets of user-defined-types is memory and >> performance waste (please see my previous post as reply to Steve for more >> details). Plus it's hard to maintain and make improvements to such a system. >> I hate to see 800 user types made for every query we made as stored >> procedure. > > Is this topic completely out of scope in Postgre ? > If I'm missing something too obvious or too important, please let me know > what. > > I run over and over through internet and Postgre documentation and still > found nothing. > try to write prototype and show advantages. I am able to undestand advantages of persistent prep. stamenents, but I see some disadvatage too. Mainly you have to manage some shared memory space for stored plans. It's not easy task - MySQL develepoers can talk. Implemenation on postgresql is little bit dificult - lot of structures that lives in processed memory have to be moved to shared memory. This feature is nice, but question is - who do write it? Actually this problem is solved from outside - with pooling. Regards Pavel Stehule > Is there a better place to communicate with Postgre developers ? > > Sincerely, > > Milan Oparnica > > -- > Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql >
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Heeeeeeeeeeeey MyIGNers! Hope every has gotten their August started off on the right foot. Summer is winding down for me. I'll be heading back to school on Saturday to start my senior year of college! A very bittersweet thought. But don't worry! Getting ready for the real world shouldn't hamper my game time (it SHOULD if I was a good student, but.... )
Anywho, the big news coming (seemingly) out of the woodworks yesterday is that Hyrule Historia, the essential encyclopedia for fans of The Legend of Zelda series, is coming to North America in beautiful, sexy English! [CUE THE MUSIC!] This nearly-300 page collection of Zelda goodness will have concept art, never before seen notes from the makers of the games, an original manga, and the fabled timeline! If you're anything like me, you squealed like those two girls in Twilight Princess's Castle Town who follow you around all the time. This is a must have item for any serious fan of the series.
I posted a link to this IGN article on my Facebook with an inordinate amount of "YES"'s in the status to attempt to adequately convey my excitement. This prompted my girlfriend, who isn't a gamer, to ask me why I got so excited. This got me thinking...why DO I love The Legend of Zelda so much?
Well, you could take a look at the massive amount of memorabilia I have (this book will make a nice edition to it). I've got limited-edition players guides, action figures, shirts, posters, a case of mints shaped like the Hylian Shield...too many to count. I even read a book about the Christian theological themes one can find in the Zelda Universe! I could go on and on about the fun yet challenging puzzles, the thrill of discovering secrets, the joys of watching the characters develop...I literally write a book about it. But I think the quick, concise response I gave to her sums it up well. Below is the response that I gave:
Yeah, Mario is fantastic, as are the other Nintendo games that I like, but there's always been something special to me about The Legend of Zelda...[About Ocarina of Time] I think it was the first game I played where I really just got lost in the world. Like, full immersion. I didnt just fall in love with the game, or the series...I fell in love with the whole gaming hobby thanks to Zelda.
Feel free to use that quote at your discretion! I highly recommend everyone pre-order your copy of Hyrule Historia now to ensure that you get a copy of this gem! Game On, folks!
Currently Playing: "The Last Story", "Rayman Origins", "Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition", "Kingdom Hearts 3D" and "Birth By Sleep"
Currently Anticipating: Nothing! Working on my backlog! The Wii U, I guess?
Currently Listening To: "Favoritism" - MC Frontalot & "Jonathan Coutlon's Greatest Hit (And 13 Other Songs)" - Jonathan Coulton
Currently Watching: "How I Met Your Mother", Braves baseball, and "Code Monkeys"


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Non-stop Nena? Give us Frankie and Peter instead.
VH1 Classic -- the channel most dear to all 80s fans -- is going to air the video for "99 Luftballoons" non-stop for a full hour this Sunday (from 2 to 3 pm eastern time). Why? It's part of the channel's "Pay to Play for Hurricane Katrina Relief" campaign. One contributor paid enough to choose all the videos for a specified hour -- and chose to play the 1984 hit by Nena. Both the English and German versions will rotate during the hour.
But why this particular song? We may never know. Here's 5 videos we'd rather see played non-stop for a full hour:
-- Hungry Like the Wolf: Duran Duran's classic cost an unheard-of $1-million to make back "in the day." Let's give it some more airtime.
-- Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax: If we play this enough times, maybe they'll reform again and hit the road. I'd pay big-time to any relief fund to see our Liverpool pals again.
-- Sledgehammer: Peter Gabriel's video masterpiece never gets old. Even if the song does.
-- You Shook Me All Night Long: AC/DC's wasn't known for their videos, but after seeing this one, with the girl on the bull machine, you'll wonder why not.
-- Destination Unknown: There's something about Missing Persons, a paint tarp drapped over their instruments and hubcaps over breasts that is - dare we say - classic.


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Ms Kerstin Danasten joined EQT Holdings AB in January 2015 as PR and Communications Manager.
Prior to joining EQT, Ms Danasten spent more than 20 years as a journalist at for example Swedish daily newspapers Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet and business weekly Affarsvarlden. Furthermore, she has several years of experience from the PR and communications industry, specializing in content marketing and media relations.


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The Sexiest Photos from the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
As per usual, there was no shortage of sexy ladies on the runway.
As per usual, there was no shortage of sexy ladies on the runway.
This year the Victoria's Secret Angels are singing 'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift -- definitely the perfect choice in both artist and song.
Although the show doesn't officially air until Dec. 9, we compiled a gallery of some of our favorite looks from the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show ahead of its official airing.
You read that correctly. Jerry Jones has agreed to a deal for a Victoria's Secret store in Cowboys Stadium.
Last night's annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show showcased the must-have lingerie items for the holidays and left male viewers slackjawed and dumbfounded. Check out photos from the show below. And guys? Please stop drooling. It's unbecoming.
MIRANDA KERR has been chosen by Victoria's Secret to wear this year's jewel-encrusted "Fantasy Treasure Bra".
It's worth $2.5 million and it's studded with nearly 3,400 stones, including 142 carats of white and yellow diamonds, pearls, aquamarines and "faceted citrines". They're all set in 18-karat white and yellow gold.
Great news for breast lovers: Victoria's Secret's brand-new "Miraculous" swim collection promises to increase the bust of its wearers by a two full cup sizes.
South African Model and Victoria Secret's Angel Candice Swanepoel demonstrates the effects of this technological break through in the video below, which is basically just a bunch of shots of her floating around and climbing out of a pool (not that we're complaining or anything).
Deception has never looked so good.
According to a new study from the University of Minnesota, women feel sexier by merely putting a shopping bag from Victoria's Secret in their hand.


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Crambe amabilis Butk. & Majlun, Brassicaceae: See Crambe orientalis L.
Henriette's herbal is one of the oldest and largest herbal medicine sites on the net. It's been online since 1995, and is run by Henriette Kress, a herbalist in Helsinki, Finland.
Plant Healer Magazine: Very relevant to the practitioner.
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new from String
I wanted to share this news from String 2016,
"We continue our outstanding collaborations with Lotta Agaton (styling), Magnus Ingerstedt (AD) and Marcus Lawett (photography). The end of 2015 was marked by the making and taking of new, fantastic images with focus on showing how the String system can be utilized in the best possible way. Our aim with this year's catalogue was to display examples of different rooms showing how String fits in everywhere; in the hallway, the bathroom, the bedroom, the living room, in the home office and, last but not least, in the kitchen."
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Now for my list of the players who currently stand the best chance of actually winning the Heisman. This is not a predicted order of the final vote, nor the order of how the vote would go if held today. Some players not on this list are likely to receive support, but not enough to win.
So, here is the HP Heisman Watch after seven weeks of football. One of these guys is going to win the 2010 Heisman:
1. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon–Things went about as well as they could go this past weekend for James, who did not play due to a bye week. The top candidates for the Heisman fell by the wayside and he moves up into the top spot as a result. Right now, he's the nation's leading rusher and he plays for the No. 1 team. This week, he'll get a chance to put an exclamation point on his front runner status with a Thursday night game against UCLA that will get a LOT of attention due to it being the first game as No. 1 in Oregon's history. The schedule the rest of the way is favorable in the sense that James will have chances to shine in a few more high-profile games, including at USC, versus Arizona and at Oregon State to close the year. I believe that if the Ducks finish unbeaten and James leads the nation in rushing, he'll win the Heisman, but he's a narrow leader in this watch right now.
Current Stats: 114 att, 848 yards, 9 TDs, 7.44 ypc; 3 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD
Projected Season Stats*: 1,868 yards, 18 TDs; 6 catches,192 yards, 2 TDs
2. Cameron Newton, QB, Auburn–Last May, I mentioned that Newton could be a darkhorse Heisman candidate if his transition into Gus Malzahn's offense went smoothly. Well, I think we can safely say that it has gone very well to date. Newton is flourishing in the Auburn attack and seems to be single-handedly winning games for the Tigers. This past Saturday, Auburn beat Arkansas 65-43 behind Newton's 188 rushing yards, 140 passing yards and four total touchdowns. The Tigers have LSU up next, but I don't think that will be too much of an obstacle. It looks like Newton's Heisman candidacy could all boil down to the showdown with Alabama at season's end. However, there is also a chance that Newton could win the Heisman even with a loss to the Tide. In that scenario, Oregon suffers a loss or James falls off a bit statistically, but Newton plays well in a close loss to the Tide and his season numbers remain too impressive to ignore. Also, if Alabama loses one more game before then, the Tigers could clinch the SEC West regardless and give Newton another chance to redeem himself in an SEC title game.
Current Stats: 80/122 (65.6%), 1,278 yds, 13 TDs, 5 INTs, 180.52 rtg; 1129 att, 860 rush yds (6.7 ypc), 12 TDs
Projected Season Stats*: 2,191 passing yds, 22 TDs, 9 INTs; 1,476 rush yds, 21 TDs
3. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State–Moore's Heisman hopes are humming along quite nicely, thank you. He remains the candidate of last resort in that voters find him to be a perfectly acceptable choice but are not exactly rushing to proclaim him to be the most outstanding player just yet. His campaign for the Heisman mirror his team's quest for the BCS title. It will require the more exciting players ahead of him to falter a bit for him to have a shot. At the same time, he's probably already assured himself of no worse than a third-place finish in the race. He will appear on almost every ballot, so he's within striking distance. It helps that his numbers are quickly becoming ridiculous. He leads the nation in passing efficiency with a mark of 190.36, which as it stands is an NCAA record. Furthermore, after throwing for 231 yards and two scores last Saturday against San Jose State, he now has 55 touchdowns and just four interceptions in his last 20 games. It could well be that his numbers alone end up making his case–not to mention his status as the quarterback for an undefeated team–but it would really help him if James or (especially) Newton mess up.
Current Stats: 105/151 (69.5%), 1,567 yds, 16 TDs, 1 INTs, 190.36 rtg
Projected Season Stats*: 3,132 passing yards, 32 TDs, 2 INTs
4. Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State–The rationale for Pryor's candidacy was always centered around the Buckeyes being prime contenders for the national title. The thinking was that Pryor couldn't do it on his numbers alone. With Ohio State losing to Wisconsin, it looks like Pryor's only chance at the Heisman is if he finishes out on a torrid pace and the Buckeyes work their way back into title game contention. This certainly is a possibility–and maybe Pryor will shine more now that the pressure is off–but it's not one that I would bet on.
Current Stats: 118/181 (65.2%), 1,505 yds, 15 TDs, 4 INTs, 157.97 rtg; 75 att, 410 yards, 3 TDs
Projected Season Stats*: 2,580 passing yds, 26 TDs, 7 INTs; 129 att, 703 yards, 6 TDs
5. Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan–While Pryor's Heisman rationale was centered around his team's lofty ranking, Robinson's was centered around his incredible statistics. But thanks in large part to being knocked out early in the second half against Iowa, Robinson's numbers have suffered a setback. Unless he can get back on that pace he set in the season's first half, he's going to have to defer his Heisman hopes until next year. He did rush for 105 yards and throw for 96 before exiting against the Hawkeyes, so he showed he could still produce against a top flight defense, but his lack of durability has always been the main obstacle to his winning this race. And so it remains. He's still on pace for some great season numbers, but his penchant for injury will probably prevent him from getting there.
Current Stats: 97/143 (67.8%), 1,319 yds, 9 TDs, 5 INTs, 159.09 rtg; 137 att, 1,096 rush yds (8.0 ypc), 9 TDs
Projected Season Stats*: 2,260 passing yds, 15 TDs, 8 INTs; 1,884 rushing yds, 15 TDs
If the vote were held today
1. Cameron Newton
2. LaMichael James
3. Kellen Moore
4. Denard Robinson
5. Terrelle Pryor
6. Andrew Luck
7. Demarco Murray
8. Justin Blackmon
9. Matt Barkley
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Shourya Movie Team in Special Chit Chat - V6
Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 06:19 PM
Shourya is a latest film in Tollywood and this movie stars Manch Manoj and Regina Cassandra. This film is being directed by Dasaradh and this is his second film with Manchu Manoj after the film 'sri' which was done a decade back. This movie is being produced by Malakapuram Sivakumar and it has hit the screens on Friday. Watch the chit chat of the movie team.


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Rated 5 / 5 stars
Midi or No midi Song is fucking sick.
The feel is like a never ending rush and very energtic i love it.
Makes me want to sit down and listen more and more then feel sad that its over! XD
Amazing track
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Rated 5 / 5 stars
love it!
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DING that wuz it
nice i have that old game...ahh DK but y is he named DONKEY kong iz wut i ask?
Cuz japanesse made it.
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Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
It's okay, but there's no tension and release. It's just gogogogogo. It's nice in the middle of a properly formed song (in fact, it's even better in the middle of a properly formed song). But a song formed 100% of it is just not...good.
Sorry for the bad review, but don't take it too hard.
Also, how do you use *a* MIDI? MIDI is a way to interface with different instruments and controllers, not a type of thing you can use on its own (like *a* car, *a* street, but not *a* gasoline).
I honestly have no idea what you're talking about in the beginning.
As for the midi, I took the tune from the midi file and put bass to it and tweaked it. Therefore I used a midi.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Love it!
Excellent, man! It's so good, it's epic. I've always been kinda biased to more saw-like sounds, but either way, I love the effects in it. It fits in just perfectly.
Great job, 5/5!
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a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Sep 16, 2009 at 7:25 am
Kelly Fergusson should resign from the city council. She is so influenced by the SEIU that she can not possibly be an advocate for the residents' interests. She should save herself and the City any further embarassment and do the responsible thing by stepping down.
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Sep 18, 2009 at 3:10 pm
The recallfergie.com website now includes Fergusson's latest "incident."
Web Link
The Menlo Park video archive is archaic. I have cut to the "good part" so you don't have to wait.
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Sep 21, 2009 at 6:32 am
OK, Kelly's "rant" was childish and unfortunate, but to suggest that she's a "malevolent and unfaithful" public servant is absurd.
The overall message of the grand jury, that public employee costs are unsustainable and need to be brought under control, is an important one and the city needs to pay heed it. Let's get beyond the personal snipes and figure out how to fix the problem.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 21, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Let's not forget.the services being provided in your tax money! The cost is not unsustainable! They keep our streets open and sewers flowing! Get more involved with the local boards , not just turn a blind eye till the end and act surprised when this situation comes up! It's not like the employees aren't deserving of the funds your cities or counties or sewers are still operating right!
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Sep 21, 2009 at 12:56 pm
The costs are not sustainable. As more people retire early with egregious benefits that far exceed the norm, the operating budget will be crowded out by entitlements. This means we will have a shrinking budget for operations and maintenance. This translates into deteriorating city services for the same amount of money.
No employee working for any company or Government deserves the salaries and benefits that Menlo Park's SEIU employees are getting. And we can not affor it either!
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Sep 21, 2009 at 1:27 pm
I used to receive what I thought was informational email from Lee and Mickie...But I finally looked into the numbers of what they sent and I discovered it was all a shell game to prove their idealogy, not the facts. I have since unsubscribed because of the lies.
When the City moved to 9 hour work days, The City closed on every other Friday to make up for the increased work hours (by management request, not the workers.) Somehow, Duboc and Winkler considered that Friday off from a 9/80 compressed work week as a "holiday"! That Friday is not a holiday. That, people is lying! But, in skewed the books to look like the employees were receiving huge numbers of holidays. I am surprised, though, that they didn't include Saturday and Sunday as holidays too! As public employees, they aren't allowed to do anything but serve their masters!
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Sep 21, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Mickie Winkler does not send out information e-mails. Only Lee does. Lee did not state that every other Friday off was a holiday. She did say that because of the 9/80 work week, that employees got 9 hours for holidays that were on Monday through Thursday instead of 8 hours.
Mistating the facts is either lying or showing a total lack of comprehension of the facts [portion removed; personal attacks violate terms of use]. Please try to be more careful in your research before making specious assertions.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 21, 2009 at 4:48 pm
The plight of the State and our economy has me paying attention. I am grateful to Lee Duboc and publications like The Daily Post for giving us information about the wages and benefits paid to the City employees.
Up until now, I was willing to forgive Kelly Fergussen's grand standing as harmless politics, but this latest stunt is revealing. Why would she attempt to dismiss the findings of the grand jury by blaming former council members? Isn't the grand jury a non-partisan body making recommendations to all the local cities? I suspect that Kelly is deeply beholden to the employee unions who are impacted by the grand jury findings. Unless I am mistaken the city council is supposed to represent management (the voters) and not staff (the unions).
Council member Fergussen's rant is evidence she may not be representing the voters best interests.
a resident of another community
on Sep 21, 2009 at 6:14 pm
R.GORDON is a registered user.
I think she appears objectionable to most because she seems to be holding back information which might directly implicate Grand Jury members.
Fergusson has her facts and figures down pat and she shows no disrespect to the Grand Jury, who should not be excluded from malfeance. The entire operation of the County is terribly handled when looking back at the power given the G.J....
Someone has gone out of their way to bring down Fergusson, who I believe is genuinely concerned with misappropriations of funds or even something darker.
Her opinions have merit and I don't see her as anything but a threat to those who may have special interests. It happens. I have watched it happen.
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Sep 21, 2009 at 8:11 pm
I stand corrected - the emails were officially were from Duboc.
I stand by my comment otherwise. The numbers don't add up for only 1 hour difference per official city holiday. She used the entire Friday.
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Sep 21, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Any elected official who obligates us to fund the kinds of permanent benefits now given to Menlo Park's union employees should be required to pay for them herself. Kelly Fergusson would instantly be bankrupt.
When the city was running a surplus, perhaps it didn't seem quite so irresponsible to promise the moon in return for campaign support. But now the payoffs are exposed for what they are: cushy rewards for votes and campaign donations, at the expense of the future citizens of Menlo Park.
Public employees' benefits should be on a par with private ones, not head and shoulders above them. And the city council should start explaining their expansive generosity with our money.
The grand jury's recommendations are a good start. Let's put them into action immediately.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 22, 2009 at 7:27 am
"they should serve thier MASTERS" wow I thought we abolishied slavery!!!
a resident of another community
on Sep 22, 2009 at 8:48 am
The underlying issue is that a large portion of future MP budgets will go toward paying these pensions and benefits. It's really not unlike the unfunded liability the US government has for Medicare and Social Security.
It is clearly unsustainable.
I would suggest initiating a two-tiered system where newly hired workers do not get these types of benefits and compensation. The current work force should not be impacted. There will certainly be a difficult budgetary period in the future, but the liability would at least ease over time.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 22, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I never thought I would ever agree with anything that Frank Tucker or Hank Lawernce would advocate. However, Kelly Fergusson is clearly out of line here. She gets out of line on occasion, like with the Park Theater, but her popularity is un-denied, as witnessed by the huge vote total she got last fall when she was re-elected.
She is out of touch here and I would have to agree, it would seem that her motives are to keep on the good side of the SEIU.
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Sep 22, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Salaries and benefits for "city employees" vary greatly. If their performance justifies the expense, then why not? But who is checking their performance? If voters are the "employer", shouldn't we be looking at who's performance is exceeding and who's is lacking?
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For these and many other conditions that can cause low back pain and/or leg pain (sciatica), an epidural steroid injection may be an effective non-surgical treatment option.
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Baby on Board signs...
Poll Results
Question: do you hate them? (and why)
Dont care either way
*They are pointless*
Total Votes: 102
Question: do you hate them? (and why)
Total Votes: 102
Okay, so today I got yelled at by my MIL... I have a baby on board sign thing and I got a new car so I havent bothered putting it in the car yet cause I JUST bought it. She freaked out saying I needed one in my window and then when I was complaining to my mom about it and she was MAD.
The two arguments as far as they are conserned:
MIL-"People need to be informed there is a baby in the vehicle so they drive safer"
MOM-"The sign only pisses people off, if they are gonna be a fucking ass hole when you dont have the sign having it wont change shit"
I have seen online that its annoying and that it is just for safety reasons. I use it because people where I live drive like dumb fucks, most of them however see the sign and back off. Im honestly just interested in knowing what people think. :)
**So there have been allot of responses, Yay! I agree with most of you, its pointless. My husband just got a cute one that has footprints and it says real small baby on board and we put it on the side not even the back. People fucked with me hard core whenever I had the sign in my window, however now with my new car no one really fucks with me. (not sure if thats cause i dont have the sticker or that now i have a truck :P) i think my truck is a better deterrent than the sign! I think Id use them for cute ones but nothing serious. Im surprised that such a cheap thing can be so crazy. My mil called me just now to tell me I was horrible because I just "left my sign here (her house) like the horrible parent I am"
~I will use your arguments against her BTW~
Thanks Ladies!**
I can't vote because I don't really hate them but car accidents happen whether you have that sign on your car or not.
I never had one either I just didn't see why...
My MIL told nee but to put one out a stuck figure family so no one would want to steal my baby. She watched a lifetime movie about a psycho woman that stalked other moms.
Quoting kmorales7690:
I don't get them honestly. It's not like people go out saying "I think I want to wreck my car into that one, oh wait never mind it has a baby on board sign!"
Most bad drivers don't care or are just reckless, the sign won't do much to prevent the damage they'll probably cause. So I don't hate them but I don't see the point either. I don't really see someone making the choice to drive safely because there's a baby in the car. If they cared about other human beings they would be a better driver all the time kwim
But, signs like that don't stop drivers from being asshole drivers. It usually does instigate.


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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Tow Foundation are hoping to fill that gap, by giving Columbia School of Journalism $2 million to fund what you might call "applied research in journalism" — studies that not only describe what's happening, but prescribe the best practices for journalists to follow.
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Let me sum up a conversation I had recently with a member of the production staff of a company I work for.
"Justin," she began, "Why do you allow just anyone to post product reviews? Too many people are complaining about prices, etc." I responded with something to the effect of, "Well, consider this. If you're on website that allows customers to post what they actually think of a product, what impression does that give you of the company?" She then understood my point. When a company is transparent enough to let their customers opinions come out unfiltered, the amount of trust it creates for the website is tremendous. Sure, someone may not buy that particular product due to a negative review, but they are more likely to purchase another because they now trust your website.
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