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There's a (fairly) new World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) activity, the Digital Publishing Activity, and it's headed up by Ivan Herman, formerly the Semantic Web Activity Lead there. That activity was subsumed in December by the W3c Data Activity, with Phil Archer taking the role as Lead (see our story here).
Begun last summer, the Digital Publishing Activity has, as Herman describes it, "millions of aspects, some that have nothing to do with the semantic web." But some, happily, that do – and that are extremely important to the publishing community, as well.
Take annotation, and the concept of having two digital resources that you want to combine in a specific and structured way, like a web page and a sticky note. Herman notes that the Open Annotation Group at the W3C has done successful work on developing a model for annotating digital resources that is strongly related to RDF, and that "on the publishers' side, having annotations is actually extremely important," as well. E-readers today typically have some sort of annotation facility, some good and some bad, he says, but all proprietary. "If you have an e-pub file, even if you could put it into another reader, you can't carry the annotation with you, and that's not what you want," he says.
Consider in particular the education market, which Herman says is one of the most dynamic sectors in the publishing world. Students and educators have a tradition of annotating their paper textbooks, and it's one the educational community wants to continue for electronic teaching materials, too. It's very crucial to explore the future of digital annotation for this whole area, he explains, hopefully with the publishing industry acting as an active participant in doing so. "It's relevant for the semantic web [community] because of the underlying RDF structure," he says, and notes that this year we can potentially look forward to some work getting underway in the Activity to move the needle forward here.
Another area of intersection with the semantic web: "Metadata for publishers for e-books is absolutely essential," says Herman. "It's really a core business aspect for them," in particular in regard to serving as the means for which readers can find information about e-books on the web. A lot of effort has gone into metadata vocabularies to date, of course, with EDItEUR's ONIX serving as one major example used by publishers. But, in the electronic ecosystem, Herman points out, they'll come across many more, and confront questions over relating to libraries and their own metadata world (BIBFRAME and Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, for instance). "And you can't forget schema.org, which also has bibliographic information," he says.
It's a complicated area, but at the least, Herman says, he's hopeful the Digital Publishing Activity can assist as a neutral source in properly documenting things, "and give some kind of guidelines, categorizations, mutual relationships of various vocabularies that would be extremely helpful," he says.
Herman also points out that, already on the semantic front, there's interest by EDItEUR, for instance, in evolving the ONIX XML vocabulary into something around RDF, and that generally speaking those with a stake in the ground in this area "realize this metadata should be bound to other vocabularies via the Linked Open Data cloud. Put another way, these metadata vocabularies for books should be part of LOD somehow," he says. "We are in a position to maybe help that."
When it comes to scholarly publishing, Herman also discusses that there's an increasing recognition that linear stories no longer really reflect the work that goes into sciences-related publishing projects. "You want to attach data, video and experiments of data, so you want essentially to publish data sets and then you suddenly hit a number of issues about data publishing," he says. In an abstract sense, he says, you could consider these research objects together as a small graph, with RDF behind the scenes, that collects everything that makes a research output, from the traditional article to the data sets to the multimedia and experimental results, and their relationships to each other.
"The scholarly publishing world for now is not yet prepared for that but long-term that has to change," he says. It's not a core W3C effort yet, "but eventually there may be another intersecting area between publishing in the general and traditional sense and data on the web in a very general sense."
There's a long road ahead, he acknowledges, but it's an exciting time, Herman says. Stay tuned.


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3. If The Che Store doesn't like your credit card number AND they haven't set up their system correctly. Normally, it should return an error message that says something like "Invalid card number," but some stores don't pay much attention to error messages when they set up.
By the way, your card number is probably fine, but they might be using an out-of-date database to automatically reject potentially fake numbers.
2. Your VISA gift card needs to be activated and it hasn't been done yet. Some credit-card gift cards need you to call or visit their website to activate it before you can use it. There may be about a 3 dollar fee.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Shirley Ann Vigneau, a 74-year-old Virginia woman, has been charged in connection with a series of arsons in an Alexandria, Va. apartment complex, reports CBS DC.
The Alexandria Fire Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said Thursday they arrested Vigneau in connection with a series of fires at the Southern Towers apartment complex.
Authorities say Vigneau has confessed to more than two dozen fires at the complex in the last year that caused $50,000 in damage, but no injuries.
The arrest of Vigneau, a resident of the apartment complex, follows a 10-month investigation.


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Aviation industry groups in the U.S. and Europe oppose a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plan to establish a customs pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport that would spare passengers the inconvenience of waiting at a customs checkpoint upon arrival in the U.S. A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers also questions the plan and has requested more information from the DHS.
In a letter sent earlier this month, seven U.S. industry groups asked DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to forgo an agreement that would enlist the UAE government to fund the facility, saying that it would "set a dangerous and unauthorized precedent" for the department to shift its sources of funding to include foreign governments. Although they do not mention it by name, the organizations also contend that customs pre-clearance would help Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi's government-owned carrier, attracting passengers by facilitating their travel to the U.S. through its home airport.
"At a time when U.S. carriers and airports are fighting to maintain our global competitiveness, the U.S. government should not be signing a deal that benefits a foreign emirate and its wholly owned national carrier, particularly since no U.S. carrier serves that emirate," says the letter, signed by Airlines for America, the Air Line Pilots Association, Airports Council International–North America, the Consumer Travel Alliance, the Global Business Travel Association and the Regional Airline Association.
The Brussels-based Association of European Airlines (AEA) argues in a press release that the Abu Dhabi pre-clearance facility "would be detrimental to a level playing field in the transatlantic aviation market." While U.S.-bound passengers departing or transferring through Abu Dhabi International would avoid customs lines on arrival, travelers from Europe remain subject to waits that have reached an "unacceptable level." The association notes that staffing reductions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) due to federal government budget cuts will only make matters worse. CBP operates as a constituent agency of the DHS.
Fourteen Republican and Democratic members of the House sent a letter to Napolitano requesting more information about the Abu Dhabi facility on April 18. The signers include the chairmen and ranking members of the House Transportation and Homeland Security committees. "[W]e are concerned that establishing a CBP pre-clearance facility in Abu Dhabi sets the dangerous precedent of deploying customs resources based on the availability of third-party financing, not national security, common sense or the needs of traveling taxpayers," the letter states.
The U.S. does operate customs pre-clearance facilities at eight Canadian airports, Dublin and Shannon airports in Ireland and certain airports in the Caribbean served by U.S. carriers. The DHS did not respond to AIN's request for more information regarding the planned Abu Dhabi facility. In early April, the leadership of Etihad Airways and the U.S. and UAE ambassadors participated in a series of events in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the start of daily flights by the airline from Abu Dhabi to Washington's Dulles International Airport.


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The Splurge: A discontinued limited-edition Louis Vuitton Monogram Fleur de Jais Speedy Satchel Handbag
How Much: Approximately $2,420 to $3,690. Though it's a drop in the bucket for a Kardashian, the price of this particular handbag is about three times the average rent for a 1-bedroom city apartment in the U.S. What's so special about this purse? Well, it's trimmed with natural cowhide and features rolled Vachetta leather handles. But what really makes it a standout for Louis Vuitton lovers is the gray-and-black sequined silk screen floral print that adorns the classic LV monogram canvas. Unfortunately, the Speedy design, which was created for the "Fleur de Jais" line of bags from LV's Fall/Winter 2010 collection, is no longer being produced, but if you really need to have one, there's one (which has supposedly only been carried once!) for sale on eBay for $2,999.
Khloe Loves Her Louis: Though we haven't seen Khloe toting this particular bag out in public, she adores it so much that she just had to post a pic of it on Instagram last week. She's even discussed the piece of arm candy with The Coveteur. "I love this bag; it is romantic looking to me. It is discontinued now, so I am happy I have it. You might have noticed that I have a reoccurring theme in my closet: sparkles, glitz, bling … basically anything that glitters!"
[Related: Katy Perry Drops $11.2M on Hollywood Hills Compound]
Naturally, it's not her only Louis Vuitton piece. Khloe's signature bag is the LV Gold Miroir Alma, which costs approximately $3,200. She's also been known to borrow big sister Kim Kardashian's fur-lined Monogram Sac Thunder Tote, which retails for $3,550.
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Roundup: Where Will the Next Generation of Abortion Providers Come From?
Who will the next generation of abortion providers be?; Family Research Council snubs Brownback; three Dems vote against UNFPA funding; hospital merger threatens reproductive health care; Anna Quindlen against abstinence-only; abortion bills in West Virginia don't get traction.
Who Will the Next Generation of Abortion Providers Be?
staff members of women's health clinics that provide abortions
developed a passion for their vocation during the pre-Roe era, seeing
women go through unsafe, illegal abortions. Now, clinics struggle to
find staff to replace the those retiring, reports Michael Winerip on the New York Times. Winerip writes, "As [the current] generation approaches retirement — women whose
commitment to abortion was forged in the pre-Roe v. Wade days — will
younger women take their places at the clinics?"
"We worry about
that a lot," said Sally Burgess, executive director of the Hope clinic,
who is also chairwoman of the National Abortion Federation, the main
professional support group for abortion providers. "Younger women have
always had access to abortion care, they don't fully appreciate the
battle that was fought to have it available to them. And more
important, I don't think they know how precarious the option is at this
point, even with Obama's election."
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the sacrifices required to work at an abortion clinic, Winerip writes,
"People running these clinics," Ms. Arick said, "have brains wired for
social work and social justice even though they're in the medical
business." Studies show the typical woman having an abortion is a poor,
single parent in her 20s. Many don't have insurance, or the insurance
won't cover abortion. Ms. Burgess said half who come to her clinic need
financial help, and she employs a staff member to search for charitable
Family Research Council Snubs Sen. Brownback
CBN reports that "the Family Research Council is taking a "temporarily leave of absence"
from the socially conservative 'Values Action Team' meetings on Capitol
Hill because of Senator Sam Brownback's support of pro-choice HHS
Secretary-Designate Kathleen Sebelius. FRC says they may rejoin the
meetings AFTER the Sebelius nomination is finished."
Three Dems Vote Against UNFPA Funding
On the Washington Monthly,
Steve Benen calls the three Democrats who voted for the Wicker
amendment to strip funding for UNFPA out of the omnibus "heartless."
"The three remaining moderates in the Senate caucus — Collins, Snowe,
and Specter — voted with the Democratic majority. But three Democrats
— Evan Bayh (Ind.), Ben Nelson (Neb.), and Bob Casey (Pa.) — voted
with the Republican minority."
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Takes His Name Off Surgeon General List
Dr. Sanjay Gupta has taken himself out of the running for the Surgeon General decision, Our Bodies, Our Blog reports. Rachel Walden blogged about her reservations on Gupta back in January here.
Hospital Merger Threatens Reproductive Health Care
An Albany Times-Union op-ed
looks at the implications of a possible merger between two secular
hospitals and one religious hospital in Rensselaer County, New York.
The op-ed examines the effects on abortion and other reproductive
health services for patients, and also on the impact on the hospitals' employees:
"Last, but certainly not least for the 12,000 employees involved, is
question as to employee health insurance benefits. Following the
Catholic directives would mean no coverage for such services as birth
control and sterilization. That can equate to considerable expense for
employees trying to avoid an unplanned pregnancy."
Public Opinion Opposes, Washington Supports, Ab-Only
In Newsweek,
Anna Quindlen decries the gulf between public opinion (overwhelmingly
in favor of comprehensive sex ed) and the state of Washington politics
(which just allocated another round of funding for abstinence-only).
"Positive Tone" at White House Health Care Summit, But No Specifics
US News and World Report, Deborah Kotz talked to National Women's Law
Center co-president Marcia Greenberger about the "incredibly positive
tone" at the White House Health Care Summit. Kotz notes that one of
the reasons there was such a genial tone was a lack of specificity
about coverage requirements for private plans or a public plan:
"Prevention, including contraception, was raised as important and vital
for saving money at the end of the day, even if they cost more money at
first," says Greenberger. But she says no one specifically discussed
whether insurance companies should be required to cover contraception
on a par with every other prescribed drug.
What about abortion? I had a hard time fathoming how that didn't come up in all the chatter. Obama is in favor of including the coverage of abortions as
part of a comprehensive healthcare plan, to the dismay of those who
oppose any government funding for abortions. "We didn't really talk
about that," says Greenberger. "There were very few conversations about
what should be covered."
Abortion Bills in West Virginia Don't Get Traction
of abortion bills have been introduced in the West Virginia state
legislature in the past four years, but none have passed, reports the Herald Dispatch. "Lawmakers, occupied with staving off the deficits that have dragged
down nearly every other state and with roughly $1.8 billion in federal
stimulus dollars, seem to have misplaced their once dependable desire
to advance the goals of abortion foes."
Of WV FREE, a state pro-choice group, the Herald Dispatch writes,
But WV FREE has seen success not only in the failure of bills it
condemns as divisive and ineffective, Chapman said, but also in
convincing lawmakers that a better strategy to reduce abortion is to
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Information regarding a certain despondent shrub in front of the four-unit apartment complex along Mesa Road, in Point Reyes Station, was unearthed on Tuesday, raising few concerns from anyone about anything remotely related.
The Community Land Trust Association of West Marin (CLAM), which owns the property and is planning to retrofit the complex once it secures funding, was unavailable for comment.
In a rousing 1984 column by former Light publisher Don DeWolfe, which described a particularly quirky incident that transpired one Friday in the mid-1970s, when its developer, Robert Worthington, was completing his application for county construction permits.
According to DeWolfe, who witnessed the event from the rear window of the newspaper's office at the corner of Highway One and Mesa Road, Worthington showed up at the then vacant lot with an acquaintance and a monstrous backhoe and promptly began tearing into the asphalt at its far northeastern corner.
DeWolfe, bewildered by the activity, wandered out to warn Worthington that he was "fixing to get into a heap of trouble" with the county. But Worthington, a retired Marine who'd once been stabbed by Japanese forces in the South Pacific, didn't seem to care. "The hell I can't," DeWolfe recalled him responding. Worthington explained that when the county had originally paved Mesa Road it had over-calculated its boundary, cutting over the corner of his property by a few feet–feet he now needed back in order to reach the size requirements for his permits.
"Look, Don," Worthington went on, spitting into the low-slung sun. "It's Friday afternoon. All the big wigs at city hall have already left for the weekend. By Monday morning I'll have the forms all in and be ready to pour the foundation."
As DeWolfe wrote, "Monday morning came, and so did the county." After examining the newly battered corner, they called a road crew in to smooth it out, this time leaving the corner untouched. Worthington, elated by the success of his ruse, positioned a small cypress shrub surrounded by a concrete island to mark the spot.
And that was mostly the end of it: Worthington got his permit, and Point Reyes Station became the unintended beneficiary of a small but promising bit of vegetation.
Ironically, though, the decades since have proven unforgiving to the plant, which, according to resident sources, has been repeatedly hit by wayward vehicles and their negligent drivers as they try to cut the corner—as they had once been guided to do.


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Untying the Knot:
"Untying the Knot is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the current struggles over the nature, meaning, and significance of marriage, and it borders on being a must-read for anyone with a serious interest in the relationship between liberalism and marriage."--Eric M. Cave, Social Theory and Practice
"[T]his book . . . is a forceful volley that effectively changes the terms of the marriage debate, forcing us to argue about fundamental assumptions as well as implications."--Michele Pridmore-Brown, European Legacy
"An obvious strength of this work is Metz's clarity of argument, both in terms of her careful and considered analysis and her exceptionally clear writing style. Her prose is refreshingly enjoyable to read, and spells out her case at a measured pace. Whether or not you agree with the argument Metz presents, you will understand it."--Amy Watson, LSE Politics and Policy blog
"In her thought-provoking book, Metz makes a compelling case. . . . This is a straightforward and important book."--Timothy J. Woods, INTAMS Review
"In clear and jargon-free writing, Tamara Metz makes a persuasive case for the separation of marriage and the state. Readers who pick up this book to inform themselves about the same-sex marriage debate will be led to wonder why the state involves itself in marriage at all."--Shelley Burtt, author of Virtue Transformed
"This provocative and timely book makes an important contribution to our understanding of both liberal political theory and what marriage law should be. The writing is clear, succinct, and a pleasure to read. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the family, political theory, public policy, or law."--Mary Lyndon Shanley, Vassar College
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THE crew of the Ragamuffin Loyal are today assessing damage to the mast of the yacht which last year won the Sydney to Hobart.
Under the guidance of veteran skipper Syd Fischer for the race south this year, the yachts team were today checking out damage to the rig of the yacht sustained in an unspecified incident on Wednesday.
It is understood the yacht was damaged after a training session.
This afternoon it was still unknown how serious the damage is or whether it is race-ending for the 100-footer which last year survived a protest and a close race with arch rival Wild Oats XI to claim line honours for then skipper Anthony Bell.
It is hoped the damage to Ragamuffin Loyal will be able to be repaired in time for the yacht to take its place on the starting line of the Sydney to Hobart on Boxing Day.
The fleet for the race stands at 78.
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Ulster golf resort's £1m deal with operator to boost tourist numbers
A plush golfing resort in Co Fermanagh is celebrating after confirming a £1m contract with a leading tour operator.
Tauck World Discovery has quadrupled its number of tours to the Lough Erne Resort and has announced it will extend the partnership into 2011 and 2012.
Jonathan Stapleton, general manager at Lough Erne Resort said that the partnership would benefit the economy and tourism industry by boosting visitor numbers to the Co Fermanagh area and resort.
"Earlier this year we secured our first-ever Tauck Tours contract and welcomed over 400 North American guests during 10 different tours between May and September," he said.
"Feedback from these international guests was extremely positive and, as a result, Tauck Tours have just confirmed that they will be increasing the number of tours from 10 to a total of 39 for 2011, with a similar number envisaged for 2012."
Lough Erne Resort also plans to attract international guests through an Incentive Tour Group partnership with The Westbury in Dublin, Gleneagles in Scotland and The Merchant Hotel, Belfast.
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E. S. Shimron, I. Molho, Persky & Co. is one of the most prominent and oldest law firms in Israel. The firm was founded in 1953 by the late Erwin S. Shimron, who served as the State's Attorney General. The firm's managing partner today is Adv. Isaac Molho.
The firm prides itself on offering professional, multi-lingual and dependable legal services to its clients. The vast experience of its lawyers in diverse fields enables its lawyers to handle complex and novel matters, understand clients' needs and respond to them in a timely and appropriate manner.
The annual Dun & Bradstreet and BDI reports consistently rank E.S. Shimron, I. Molho, Persky & Co. as one of the leading firms in Israel. In addition, the firm has been recognized by the pre-eminent European Legal 500 guide as a top tier firm in the field of telecommunications. Likewise, various international guides, including European Legal Experts, acknowledge the firm's expertise in the fields of: intellectual property, media and telecommunications, corporate and commercial law, and energy and resources law.


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Did an Angel Appear in the Clouds Above Aurora Cinema?
Clouds gathered above the Aurora cinema after Sunday night's vigil for the victims in the tragic 'Dark Knight Rises' shooting, believed to be shaped like an angel. Crystal Fuller snapped a photo of clouds and wrote on Facebook:
"I took this picture last night after I left the vigil…Looks like an Angel in the clouds above Century 16. Touching!"
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Columbia hosts a fun day just for the kids
Sat, 25 May 2013 19:28:40 GMT —
COLUMBIA (WACH, AP) -- The City of Columbia encouraging children to get up and get moving with a family fun day this weekend.
On Saturday, the city's Parks and Recreation Department put on its annual Let's Move - Kids Day at Finlay Park.
â??You know kids get a little lethargic in the summer time and they sit at home because itâ??s to hot to go outside to play. So we want to encourage them to get outside and play and be active, relay races, jump rope anything that keep them moving, is a form of exercise. We just donâ??t want them to be lazy during the summer time,â?? says Kim Mitchell, City of Columbia Parks & Recreation.
The daylong event included an interactive family fun zone and petting zoo. There was also a family fitness challenge, pony rides and live entertainment.
The event was free and open to the public. It's part of an initiative that focuses on encouraging kids and parents to live active lives and eat healthily.
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Pat and Janelle (Klenke) Gildehaus, Union, announce the birth of a daughter, Amelia Katherine Gildehaus. Born July 4, 2013, at Mercy Hospital Washington, she weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 21 inches long.
Amelia joins Marissa Gildehaus, 16 months.
Maternal grandparents are Rick and Janice Klenke, Union. Paternal grandparents are Charlie and Gerry Gildehaus, Washington. Great-grandparents are Mary Ann Klenke, Union, and Marian Roesner, Dutzow.


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Another sex offender will be taking up residence in Superior next week. A community meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Government Building, 1416 N. 14th St. regarding the release of William Ramirez, 52.
Ramirez was convicted of first-degree sexual assault in 1988 and has been incarcerated since that time in the Wisconsin prison system. He will be released from custody on Tuesday, May 6 and moving to 1620 N. 16th St., according to a release from Deputy Chief Nick Alexander with the Superior Police Department. He will remain on supervision with the Department of Corrections until 2027.
Ramirez' offense involved a repeated sexual assault against a female unknown to him. The assault involved the victim being threatened with a knife and occurred over a period of two and a half hours. Ramirez did not act alone in this assault. He and the co-defendant were arrested and convicted. Due to the nature of the offense, the Douglas County Sex Offender Notification Committee determined that a level III notification will be conducted highlighting the release of Ramirez into the community. In addition to the Thursday meeting, information will be mailed and fliers delivered door-to-door in the neighborhood.
Ramirez is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 270 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes. He will be moving to 1620 N. 16th St. in Superior. To report a rules violation or speak with the Department of Corrections, call probation and parole agent Meghan Pohmenr, 715-392-0812.


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If middle-aged men in middle-ranking jobs feel that they are discriminated against, there's good reason. They are. The only question is whether they are singled out for good reasons.
At the heart of the conflicts uncovered in the Attitudes to Older Workers study is the clash between the ideals of corporate culture and the reality of the dogged, ordinary worker.
Corporate culture is still a snakes and ladders game. You're either on your way up or you're on your way down. You don't need to have filled in many performance review sheets to realise that the company expects everyone to have ambition; to aim for the next rung up the ladder.
So, when HR personnel find a middle-aged man who's still in a middle-league job on an ordinary income, they immediately wonder why this person is stuck in the middle of the board. The questions they ask themselves are – has this person reached their level of incompetence? Are they a little complacent? Or are they not that interested in work because they have priorities elsewhere?
For the dogged worker, it might seem unfair that they are suddenly going to be penalised for doing the job they've had for decades simply because they've been doing it that long. But in corporate parlance, doing your job is putting the bar too low. Men in lower-level jobs don't face this pressure, mostly because fewer people want their jobs and no one wants their income.
And men in higher-level jobs have, in the corporate eye, proved they can work their way higher up that ladder so they're given the presumption of competence.
The other key characteristic about the modern corporation is that it embraces change. With so many disruptive technologies, market ructions and economic pressures, the corporation has had to accept that change is a constant.
So, the middle-aged worker, who has been doing the same job, often at the same company for many years, looks like an anomaly in the cycle of change. They have proven that they can resist change, simply by staying in the same position.
These workers may want change – many say they have been refused training opportunities –but by the time they're in their 50s they are held responsible for the lack of change in their jobs.
The corporate desire for workers who can change, retrain, move jobs, move cities and generally express delight when new computer systems are introduced also helps explain why middle-aged men feel marooned but middle-aged women don't.
The study by the Westfield Wright group makes a distinction between the fate of men aged over 50 and that of women. Generally, women of that age have had very different trajectories than men. By their 50s, most women have moved in and out of the workforce to have children.
Often when they return to work, they've gone into different jobs or trained for different careers and many express excitement about their second careers.
Women of that age have proven they're used to change. And, after time out of the workforce, they are often delighted to be in a job while the man, who's never had a break, might find it difficult to be excited by his job.
Expectations also play a part in the different experiences of men and women. Again, surveys have shown that women have lower expectations than men. They simply don't expect the sort of salaries that blokes ask for and they're more patient for promotions. This is often to the detriment of women, but not in middle age.
One of the most telling parts of the latest study was that men are less willing to accept a drop in either pay or status, even if they want more flexible working arrangements. Many women who have had children have had the experience of negotiating for fewer hours for less pay and often in a job with less responsibility. Mothers are used to downward mobility.
The idea that men would expect more flexibility from their employer for the same work or the same pay shows a disconnect between their thinking and the corporate ethos.
Do they not know that companies are always looking for people to do more work for the same pay or, better still, more work for less pay?
For men of a certain age, the corporate world looks like the end of a game of snakes and ladders. At a certain point, there are more snakes than ladders. The challenge for them when the ladders disappear is to choose the smoothest path down.
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BusyLife Software is filling a critical need for retail merchants today with a complete and fully integrated mobile ordering service. And the scalable cloud hosted platform approach is seamless and meets the needs of busy merchants.
Denver. Colorado (PRWEB) April 02, 2013
BusyLife Software leads the evolution of mobile commerce with their QwikCart application and cloud hosted mobile commerce platform solution. Today, BusyLife Software announced the closing of an oversubscribed strategic funding round with participation from David Cohen and Point B Capital. The BusyLife Software QwikCart is a game changing mobile commerce solution designed for busy consumer shoppers and retail merchants. It is a unique product on the market which combines world class user design, a reliable and scalable hosted commerce platform, and seamless integration with retail Point of Sales, inventory data and pricing systems, and shipping partners.
BusyLife Software's founders and several strategic investors participated in this funding round designed to accelerate growth by increasing installation capacity to meet growing demand and expanding business development efforts for moving into new markets. In addition, these funds will allow BusyLife to increase the number of Point of Sale partners.
According to David Cohen, "BusyLife Software has a proven flexible platform well positioned to gain a leadership position in the retail mobile commerce space." The BusyLife mobile commerce platform has proven it can flexibly address the needs of any retail vertical such as restaurants (e.g. Basil Doc's Pizzeria), sports nutrition (e.g. Max Muscle of Colorado), and specialty retailers (e.g. Applejack Wine & Spirits and Bouquets Floral).
Basil Doc's Pizzeria owner Mike Miller said, "We aim to make life easier for our customers by ensuring they can order from Basil Doc's QwikCart whenever, wherever and however they like and pickup at their convenience from any of our locations."
According to Colin Armbruster, Regional Director for Max Muscle Sports Nutrition in Colorado, "Our goal with the MyMaxMuscle QwikCart is to help our customers stay on top of their nutritional supplement needs with easy mobile ordering and re-ordering from anywhere at any time. And, we offer the added convenience of in-store pickup or delivery to their home or office."
Busy consumers seek out easy to use tools to help them do more on the go. More and more, consumers are turning to mobile apps thus by-passing the use of websites. As consumers rapidly migrate from eCommerce to mobile commerce, the QwikCart offers consumers the convenience of "round-the clock" purchasing from their favorite retailers anytime and anywhere on their mobile smartphone or tablet. Consumers have access to real-time product inventory availability by store location and a choice of pickup, delivery or ship. With mobile coupons and loyalty programs shoppers receive targeted incentives and promotions tailored to their purchasing needs.
Brian Armstrong from Point B Capital sees that "BusyLife Software is filling a critical need for retail merchants today with a complete and fully integrated mobile ordering service. And the scalable cloud hosted platform approach is seamless and meets the needs of busy merchants."
BusyLife Software's goal is to deliver a market leading turnkey mobile commerce capability to retailers. The BusyLife mobile commerce solution offers merchants a dedicated and custom branded QwikCart application available on Apple iOs, Android and Windows Mobile, for smartphones and tablets covering greater than 96% of the mobile device market. The BusyLife solution's full integration with Point of Sales systems eliminates the need for back end reconciliation. The application offers a store locator and a scalable multi-store real-time inventory availability system ensuring accurate product availability and pricing. The full integration with shipping service providers ensures seamless and efficient shipping. And the Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud hosted solution provides merchants with reliable and scalable low cost operations managed by dedicated technical experts. Chris Roser from Roser Ventures sees "the Point of Sales partnerships as a competitive advantage and an excellent growth opportunity for BusyLife"
BusyLife was founded in 2011, by Chris Poelma an accomplished, forward-thinking technology entrepreneur with a wide range of skills and a track record of building innovative software solution at venture backed private companies and successful public companies. Chris previously served as CTO of Microsoft's Operator Channel leading the Global Mobile Technology Platform development efforts and the Windows Mobility direction and managed the American Operator Partnerships.
According to Chris Poelma, BusyLife Software Founder and CEO, "Mobile commerce has proven to increase sales, improve productivity, and build customer loyalty for our retail merchants. With applications like QwikCart™, we strive to create solutions that enhance the lives of consumers and increase profits for our retail merchants. Consumers love the convenience; Merchants love the sales it generates."
About BusyLife Software
BusyLife Software is a provider of mobile commerce solutions. BusyLife Software powers the success of merchants by providing "best in class" mobile commerce solutions which drive sales and enhance the lives of their customers. We are dedicated to the success of our merchants and a world empowered to Do More, Simply. Learn more http://www.busylifesoftware.com
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Point B Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Point B. Inc. We Launch, acquire and invest in a select group of entrepreneurial businesses. Learn more
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has led the way in using open policy requirements in solicitations for grant requirements first with its Career Pathways Innovation Fund Grants Program (http://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/SGA-DFA-PY-10-06.pdf), then with its Trade Adjustment Assistance and Community College Career Training grant program (doleta.gov/taaccct). Now they are once again requiring the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license on all content created with the grant funds and modifications made to pre-existing, grantee-owned content using grant funds in their Ready to Work Partnership grant program. Bravo!
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where can i shoot my rifle outside in colorado
February 18, 2007, 11:16 AM
any thoughts?
whats left hand canyon like?
February 18, 2007, 01:01 PM
What pert of the state are you in? I lived in Ft. Collins for awhile and currently live in C. Springs. Also, how far do you want to shoot?
Never heard of left hand canyon.
February 18, 2007, 07:05 PM
in the denver metro area
left hand canyon is in boulder
i want to shoot my 223 and other handguns
February 18, 2007, 09:54 PM
Lots of good hunting north in the Cash le Poudre pass.
I hunted there last fall. There are plenty of camp sites that offer areas to shoot on DOW land. You probably need a hunting lisence and should check with the folks at any local sporting goods store. They are a wealth of knowledge.
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Stare Decisis v. Ugly Babies
During their confirmation hearings, Justices Roberts and Alito told Judiciary Committee members how much they respected stare decisis, the principle that past Supreme Court decisions would be honored and not overruled without compelling reasons to do so. These assurances were part of the elaborate charade put on to fool the willingly gullible Gang of 14 and calm Democratic fears that these new justices would apply a slash and burn approach through the great liberal decisions of the last 50 years. But now that the Roberts/Alito Court has finished its first term, it is painfully clear that there is no precedent, liberal or conservative, of any age that is safe from their radicalism and duplicity.
Christy wrote yesterday about how the new radical "Gang of Five" had cracked the foundations of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) by overruling local diversity efforts to reverse decades of past racial discrimination. For more expert analyses, see recent posts at Balkanization and others compiled here, especially the Mike Graber quote (h/t Christy). But I think Eugene Robinson's reaction is spot on:
This court would have been perfectly happy for me to go to the "black" high school in my hometown of Orangeburg, S.C., instead of following a handful of pioneers who integrated the "white" school. This court has the whole concept of affirmative action in its sights. Sorry about the whole slavery thing, and the whole Jim Crow thing, and the whole "separate but equal" thing, and, oh yes, the whole racism thing. That was then, and this is now
If we as a society — black, white, brown, yellow, red — are going to work toward fairness, inclusion, equality and, yes, integration, we're going to have to do it by working around those dour men in black robes on Capitol Hill. They have decided to stand in the schoolhouse door.
Earlier this year we saw the new radical majority undermine Roe v. Wade (1973) and then women's rights to pursue discrimination cases. This week also saw an orgy of unrestrained radical activism as the Court undermined the First Amendment's protection of free speech in the student banner case and protection against government establishing a religion in the faith-based funding case, the latter effectively overruling a 39-year-old decision. What next?
If 30- to 50-year old precedents are not safe, what is? The answer came in a less noticed decision, Leegin v. PSKS, in which the same 5-4 radical majority overturned a 1911 decision, ruling that it was not an automatic violation of the antitrust laws for manufacturers to fix prices and prevent competing retailers from competing by offering price discounts. Now think about applying that principle to gasoline prices and independent gas stations.
One of the foundation principles of the antitrust statutes and the cases interpreting them is that fixing prices is a per se violation of the law. If you fix prices, you're guilty and you pay huge damages to those harmed by the price fixing; you can't wiggle out if it. There are few exceptions, because price fixing is so inimical to the whole theory of competition. But this Court held that price fixing to prevent discounts to consumers can be okay, because — wait for it — it may promote competition by protecting competitors from competition! We're back to case-by-case analyses, where much mischief will occur.
You'd think a true "conservative" court would, in addition to honoring 100-year-old precedents, at least nurture antitrust laws, designed to protect markets from collusion by suppliers or buyers that undermine the benefits of competition. But this court is not "conservative." It is deeply radical, and it had already proven that with decisions shielding corporations from suits by shareholders and consumers who had been defrauded by illegal corporate mismanagement. Think Enron. Much of the policing of corporate behavior is done by shareholder suits, a form of "self regulation" to back up enforcement by state and federal Attorneys General. But if the Supremes limit such suits, self regulation becomes a hollow deterrent.
In all these cases, the dissents lay out the tortured logic, neglect of precedent and harmful effect on the public interest. But the most radical of the new majority also accused Roberts or Alito of being disingenuous when they claimed they were not overturning precedent when in fact they were. Of course, Scalia and Thomas, who don't shed tears over stare decisis, would have preferred the new radical majority just explicitly overrule the old precedents, rather than pretend they hadn't.
We could be in for decades of dreadful decisions from a group of relatively young, committed radicals with little regard for precedent and a mean-spirited view of the Constitution, its Bill of Rights, and the public interest. We should assume no precedent that protects the public interest is safe, no principle of the Constitution that preserves our rights is sacred.
Someone observed after Alito's confirmation that everything we were taught before about the Constitution and Supreme Court precedents just became inoperative. Or as Stanford Law Professor, Pam Karlan, put it at a meeting of the American Constitutional Society yesterday, "if this is the birth of a new constitutional era . . . what an ugly baby."
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University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston 77030, USA
South Med J 99:137-42. 2006..The data for the water fountains were compared with what we found in the local municipal drinking water supplies...
- Spatial distribution of orofacial cleft defect births in Harris County, Texas, 1990 to 1994, and historical evidence for the presence of low-level radioactivity in tap waterIrina Cech
University of Texas at Houston, Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
South Med J 100:560-9. 2007..While both ionizing and nonionizing radiation are known to impair human reproductive capacity, the role of low-level domestic radiation continues to be an unsettled issue...
- Factors contributing to elevated indoor radon in the Paso Del Norte region of the Texas-Mexico border: information for physiciansIrina Cech
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Division of Epidemiology, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
South Med J 102:701-6. 2009..We collected sample data on radon concentrations concurrently in the air, water, and soil in the northern part of the Texas-Mexico border (both sides) popularly known as Paso Del Norte...
- Serological differences in folate/vitamin B12 in pregnancies affected by neural tube defectsIrina Cech
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
South Med J 103:419-24. 2010..Laboratory evidence is presented of significant associations between reduced maternal serum folate and vitamin B12 levels and neural tube birth defects (NTD) compared to referents...
- Annual pattern of human conception in the State of TexasKavita D Chandwani
School of Public Health, University of Texas Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Chronobiol Int 21:73-93. 2004..The amplitude of the annual pattern in conceptions varied directly with gestational age and inversely with birth weight class...
- Association of type 2 diabetes mellitus and seroprevalence for cytomegalovirusBertram W Roberts
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South Med J 98:686-92. 2005..We examined the seroprevalence of selected viruses in a group of predominantly Hispanic patients with type 2 diabetes and control subjects without diabetes...


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The Voice reject Bob Blakeley breaks down after securing record deal live on TV
THE nation stared at their television screens in shock when The Voice judges failed to turn around for 55-year-old crooner Bob Blakeley.
But as the famous saying goes - when one door closes, another one opens.
And that was proved true for the warehouse worker today after he was offered a six-month recording deal live during an appearance on BBC Breakfast.
The Grandad from Stockport broke down when music producer Mike Batt, who discovered Katie Melua, called in with an offer he couldn't refuse.
The BBC studio surprised Bob, who was on the show to talk about his appearance on the reality TV show last Saturday, with a live link-up to Batt, who said he had seen his spine-tingling performance of Cry Me A River.
"He was so phenomenal, we knew someone would go for it, but nobody turned and I felt such a sense of injustice that I thought I ought to do something," he said.
"I would like to be the fifth person that did turn round… I would love to mentor you, to, if you like, manage you for six months or so until you get a deal with a good company, or with my own company. You must not let this chance go by and I would like to help you."
"You must not let this chance go by and I would like to help you."
Blakeley - who looked incredibly smart in a great suit - was moved to tears by his kind generous offer and thanked him repeatedly.
"That means so much," he said while holding presenter Susanna Reid's hand.
He later took to his Twitter page to air his thanks.
"Wow what an incredibly morning… I can't thank you all enough for your support! I hope to bring you some great music," he wrote.
While Susanna added: "It's not every day we get to make a dream come true."
Batt, 64, who owns the record label Dramatico, is best known for creating The Wombles pop act and writing chart-topping song Bright Eyes.
On hearing the news, Moira Ross, Executive Producer, The Voice UK: "We're so delighted that Bob chose to come onto The Voice, knowing the show is a great platform for amazing talent and we wish him all the very best for the future."


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As what the saying goes: "Life begins at forty". Forty is a turning point in age for some people. It is a milestone for those who reach this stage. It's truly worth celebrating for. Writing a message for the celebrant will surely mean a lot. So if you want to present a gift to someone celebrating their 40th birthday, it is great to include some 40th birthday sayings to make it more meaningful and extra special.
List of 40th Birthday Sayings
If you find it difficult to think for the best words to say for your loved ones or friends who is about to celebrate their 40th birthday, then you have nothing to worry. We will make things easier for you. Here are the lists of some of the greatest, finest, most inspirational and funny 40th birthday sayings and quotes that you can use. These are the following:
1. Be wise with speed; A fool at forty is a fool indeed. – by Edward Young
2. Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age. – by French Proverb
3. If life really begins on your 40th birthday, it's because that's when women finally get it… the guts to take backing their lives. – by Laura Randolph
4. At the age of 20, we don't care what the world thinks of us; at 30, we worry about what it is thinking of us; at 40, we discover that it wasn't thinking of us at all. – by Unknown
5. Forty is when your body gives your brain a list of things it's not going to do anymore. – by Anonymous
6. Turning 40 is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind it doesn't matter. – by Anonymous
7. The first forty years of our life give the text, the next thirty furnish the commentary upon it, which enables us rightly to understand the true meaning and connection of the text with its moral and its beauties. – by Arthur Schopenhauer
8. At forty you are approaching the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush to the net. – by Unknown
9. We don't understand life any better at forty than at twenty, but we know it and admit it. – by Jules Renard
10. Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely. – by Christian Dior
11. Forty is the real awkward age; you are old enough to realize that you would look silly doing things you are still young enough to wish you could do. – by Robert M. Yoder
12. Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen. If it were so, today you'd still be 40 but next year you'd be 39 not 41. – by Unknown
13. At 40 you have a lot to be thankful for. Isn't it nice that wrinkles, greying hair, thinning hair and developing belly doesn't hurt – by Unknown
14. Life begins at 40 – but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times. – by Helen Rowland
15. It was reported recently that at the age of 20, men say they have sex at least 5 times a week. By the time they reach 40, they're still telling the same lie. – by Unknown
I hope the above collection of 40th birthday sayings could help you a lot. You could write them on birthday cakes or even add them to your birthday invitation cards and to your birthday presents as well.


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"I didn't actually know him before the tour, but I was played a few of his tracks and I was just like, wow, I can't believe this kid is 19, he's really, really talented and he's got his own thing happening. After we started hanging out and just seeing him crush dance floor after dance floor, I was like, this kid is awesome." – ill.Gates on Jay Fay, from interview with The Badger Herald
We caught up with 19-year-old Jay Fay, whose skilled moombahton beats have been grabbing the attention and ears of key players in the electronic industry. He'll be making his way to Madison with The Church of Bass Tour Saturday, and we thought a little introduction was in order. Below are our fast five questions for the young producer. Consider it speed dating.
Badger Herald: Who are your three biggest influences?
Jay Fay: Daft Punk, Diplo, the world
BH: What one track of yours would you want someone who had never heard you to play first?
JF: My remix of "Uncrushable" by Bro Safari.
BH: Without using 'moombahton,' how would you describe your sound?
JF: Crazy, all over the place bass music.
BH: Best moment of the Church of Bass Tour so far?
JH: There have been a lot of great moments, but probably playing San Diego on Halloween. It was absolutely bonkers.
BH: Where do you want to be in five years?
JF: Hopefully touring the world as an established producer/DJ, and have my hand in production for other artists.
Jay Fay will perform with Stephan Jacobs and ill.Gates on the Church of Bass Tour this Saturday at Segredo. Doors open at 9 p.m. and tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. For more information, visit segredomadison.com


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Joe Cascio is well aware of the rich athletic tradition at Long Beach City College, and he now has the chance to lead the Vikings into the future.
Cascio was introduced Monday as the new athletic director at LBCC, and Long Beach's long history of developing future Olympians and professional stars played a major role in his interest in the job.
"(It was) the tradition Long Beach City College has," Cascio said of his decision to leave a similar post at Santa Monica College, "the opportunity to be part of something so rich with history and that has been successful for so long."
With 89 championships earned since 1929, Long Beach City has won more state titles than any other school in California. But a pair of men's volleyball titles are LBCC's only state triumphs since 2009, and the Vikings haven't claimed a state crown in a "glamor" sport since winning in baseball in 2006.
Last year, LBCC's football team suffered through an 0-10 campaign, the worst in program history. Former L.A. Harbor coach Brett Peabody has replaced Mike Reisbig as head coach, and Cascio is excited about the opportunity to work with the energetic young coach.
"Having a football program that we can be proud of is a top priority," said Cascio, "and hiring Brett Peabody was a great choice. He knows the South Bay and he knows Long Beach."
"I am pleased to welcome Joe Cascio to the LBCC athletic department," said Connie Sears, Dean of Student Affairs, Kinesiology and Athletics, in a statement released by the college. Several messages left for Sears on Monday were not returned. "Joe brings a great deal of experience and knowledge with him to the position. I look forward to working with Joe as we prepare for the upcoming school year and athletic seasons."
Cascio has served as Santa Monica's athletic department project manager since 2010, essentially fulfilling the duties of an athletic director. He said his duties at SMC and those he'll face at Long Beach are "uncannily similar."
Cascio will replace Randy Totorp, who served as LBCC's interim AD for two seasons.
"I'm disappointed," said Totorp, "but I also know I don't make all the decisions. The leadership decided to go in a different direction."
Cascio acknowledged the tough circumstances under which Totorp worked - he and many coaches toiling away on a part-time basis - and praised the job he did.
"(My challenge is) stepping into the shoes of an interim athletic director who I think did an excellent job," said Cascio. "... My job is to keep the ship going in the right direction."
Reached Monday afternoon, Totorp was disappointed he won't get to finish the job he began at LBCC.
"I committed 10 years to the college and I believe I did a good job," he said. "I was really looking forward to a career at Long Beach City College."
Totorp came to LBCC as the men's volleyball coach in 2003 and had great success, winning state titles in 2004, 2006 and 2009. He stepped down as coach in 2011 after he was hired as interim AD, hiring longtime assistant coach Matt Silva and former LBCC player Jonathan Charette to take over the program. In 2012, with players recruited by Totorp, Long Beach won the state title again.
Cascio received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Cal State Dominguez Hills, and is a former Santa Monica College student as well. His daughter Jessica, who attended SMC for two years with her dad running the athletic department, was accepted at Cal State Long Beach last spring, even before Cascio had begun the interview process at LBCC. He called the turn of events "divine intervention."
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How Heavy Is Thor's Hammer?
According to versions of Marvel Comics and the Thor movie, the hammer of Thor, Mjölnir, was forged within the heart of a dying star, and it is composed of a metal called Uru, which is only found in Asgard.
So just how heavy is Mjölnir? The Uru version is said to weigh 42.3 pounds, but does it really? We all know that the only person who can possess the hammer and power of Thor is someone who is deemed worthy. The enchantment that was placed on the Hammer by Odin prevents other people from using it. Is that really the case though? Or is it made of material just too damn heavy to lift without some sort of god-like strength?
We have a great video from Vsauce3 to share with you today that explores the science behind the weight of Thor's Hammer, and how just dropping it could cause global destruction.
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"NCIS" is the gift that keeps on giving for CBS.
The mega-hit drama has already spawned one successful spinoff, "NCIS: Los Angeles." And now executive producer Gary Glasberg and star Mark Harmon are hoping the crime procedural's magic will extend to a third series set in New Orleans.
The "NCIS" team is planning a backdoor pilot — an episode of the original series that introduces the new characters for the potential spinoff — to air in spring 2014.
[Related: Your First Impresson of 'NCIS' New Hire Ellie Bishop]
According to Showbiz 411, there are four main characters and the roles are open to any ethnicity. Here's a rundown of each, with our casting suggestions. Plus, check out who our followers on Twitter want to see on the spinoff!
Agent Pride: A 50-something "charismatic and full of life" male who is "stubborn" and "no-nonsense" is the lead of the show, so he'll have to stack up to Harmon's Gibbs. We can see Benjamin Bratt, Titus Welliver, or Dylan McDermott as the tough guy in charge.
Agent LaSalle: This "sexy," "devilish," "sweet and raw" 30-something male is Louisiana born and bred. They need a hottie in this role, so how about Ben McKenzie ("Southland"), Mike Colter ("The Good Wife"), or Shane West ("Nikita")? We also like wild-card idea Enver Gjokaj, who recently guest starred on "The Walking Dead."
Agent Brody: This brilliant female in her 30s boasts a "Grace Kelly-like" demeanor along with an "Ivy League mind," and is "unpredictable, passionate, dedicated." A wide range of actresses could fit this mold, including Maggie Q ("Nikita"), Anna Torv ("Fringe"), or Autumn Reeser ("Last Resort").
Dr. Wade: The "outspoken" 40-something female medic of the team is "full of contradictions" — beautiful, "eccentric," and a lover of college football. We immediately thought of Carrie-Anne Moss ("Vegas"), Jennifer Beals ("The L Word"), and Molly Parker ("Deadwood").
Our Twitter followers also suggested:
@YahooTV Charles S. Dutton could be team director. He hasn't been on TV in a minute.— Keith Adams (@BigBrother1988) December 9, 2013
@YahooTV Mark Duplass— J. Chris Hendricks (@jchrishendricks) December 9, 2013
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Doubts over the impact of the national health funding reform on Victoria's budget have prompted calls from the state opposition for more detail before the election on November 27.
Shadow treasurer
"We are still waiting for an announcement about the loss of GST [goods and services tax] and the impact it will have on the state budget, the amount of money that will be saved or otherwise in relation to the commonwealth picking up part of the health budget.
"We thought it was going to be done a couple of months ago and it is incredibly frustrating that they made a commitment and there seems to be a significant time lag before the details are going to be released."
Mr Wells said it was not clear if the issue would be resolved in the pre-election budget update, which will be released in coming days.
"We are hearing there will be only estimates but we don't believe there will be any concrete figures," he said.
He said the opposition would expect the Commonwealth Grants Commission to hold off on any reworking of the GST distribution until the impact of the health deal was known. His comments came as the caretaker period began yesterday afternoon, signalling the official start of the campaign. But it was a low key beginning due to the focus on the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup.
A spokesman for Treasurer
"If Mr Wells wasn't so financially illiterate, he would understand that the recent discussions with the commonwealth reflect the figures published in the healthcare agreement," he said.
Opposition Leader
Mr Brumby headed to Ballarat to announce a $12 million fund to help win major events for regional Victoria, including pitching for a global rowing competition in 2014.
Both major parties are still to pick candidates in a handful of seats. They have until November 11 to nominate their candidates, while independents have until the next day to put their hands up.
Mr Baillieu told journalists yesterday that there were "one or two that we haven't got candidates in yet".
Most publicly the Liberal Party has a vacancy in the regional seat of Seymour after its candidate Mike Laker withdrew from the race under a cloud after admitting making racist remarks. Seymour is held by Labor's Ben Hardman on a margin of 6.7 per cent and Mr Baillieu said he believed Seymour was still winnable.
"There are very significant issues and we will have a very good candidate," he said.
The party is also yet to select a candidate to run in Thomastown, one of the safest Labor seats in the country, which will be vacated by long-serving minister Peter Batchelor at the election. Both vacancies are expected to be filled by Thursday.
Labor Party Victorian state secretary
The Liberal Party's coalition partner, the Nationals, is running in 15 lower house seats and standing six candidates for upper house spots.
The Greens are understood to have preselected candidates in almost every lower house seat and the party intends to run in every seat.
Polls suggest a hung parliament is possible, which would put the state's Governor, David de Kretser, in a position to decide which party or parties will form government.
He refused requests for an interview yesterday on how he would handle that scenario.
The governor's assistant official secretary, John Puls, said it would be inappropriate to make any comment but declined to explain why that would be the case.
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Looking for something tasty to bite into this weekend? Everyone must have been hungry this week, because there's a whole lot of delicious food and culinary festivals all over the Denver area this Friday and Saturday. From a classic corn roast to a global festival of international food, there's plenty to choose from. If you love food and trying new things as much as we do here at the Holiday Inn at Cherry Creek, you won't want to pass up on these scrumptious activities.
First off is a local favorite event - the Annual Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival in Loveland. Participate in a corn shucking competition, see a parade, and play some fun games. For the first time this year, appropriately enough, there will be a cornhole tournament! Oh, and did we mention there's plenty of corn to eat? Face off in a corn eating contest if you're still feeling competitive, but there's plenty of roasted and boiled corn to go 'round for everyone! For more information, head here.
If you want to keep the farm theme going, there's also the Lafayette Peach Festival! Celebrate the festival's 17th year by treating yourself to delicious peach pies, peach cobbler, smoothies, and more! You won't know what to do with all these peaches.
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By Kevin Kelley
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Ward 1 Councilman Brian McDonough, an assistant county prosecutor, tried his first case this summer as the first chair, or main attorney, on behalf of the county's major trial unit.
It turned out to be a big one, a murder trial that would not only garner significant coverage in The Plain Dealer and local TV newscasts, but also attract the nationally televised newsmagazine broadcast, "Dateline NBC."
McDonough, who was elected to council in November 2011, and the murder trial are scheduled to be featured on the season premiere of "Dateline NBC" at 9 p.m. Friday on WKYC-TV 3.
The case had it all, McDonough said – drama, conflicting experts, a love story gone sour.
Holly McFeeture stood accused of murdering her lover, Matthew Podolak, by poisoning his tea with antifreeze in 2006. The two had two children together, but never married.
Tests by the county medical examiner had determined the cause of Podolak's death – intoxication by ethylene glycol, the active ingredient in antifreeze – but not the manner of death, McDonough said. While Podolak's family always suspected McFeeture, the prosecutor's office decided there was not enough evidence to charge the woman.
In 2008, McFeeture began dating Jamison Kennedy, a convicted felon. Kennedy later told police McFeeture had told him she poisoned Podolak, McDonough said. Kennedy's credibility as a witness sank, however, after he and McFeeture had a confrontation that ended with her calling the police. At the hospital where Kennedy was taken that night, he allegedly tried to escape and ended up being charged with felonious assault against a police officer, McDonough added.
But Kennedy's tip was enough to convince the prosecutor's office to charge McFeeture with aggravated murder and contaminating a substance for human consumption.
Podolak had been taking an antidepressant and had incurred significant debt from playing poker on the Internet, leading defense attorneys to argue that his death had been a suicide. They thus argued that his death was from acute, not chronic ethylene glycol poisoning, as the prosecution contended. Podolak's health had deteriorated from the poisoning over several weeks, said McDonough, who graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1996 and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2000.
"It really came down to a battle of the experts as to what the jury would believe," McDonough said, referring to the medical examiners called to testify by both the prosecution and defense attorneys.
The jury deliberated for less than two days following a weeklong trial. On June 24, they found McFeeture guilty on both counts. Judge Brian Corrigan sentenced her to life in prison Aug. 28.
From the start of the trial, "Dateline NBC" cameras were in the courtroom, recording every minute of testimony. McDonough, a graduate of St. Ignatius High School, wondered if the jurors would act differently because of the cameras.
"The whole experience was surreal," McDonough said.
Not only was McDonough's prosecution recorded for a nationwide TV audience, he was later interviewed by correspondent Keith Morrison. The unique vocal inflections Morrison makes in his narration of murders and other crimes profiled on "Dateline" has been parodied on "Saturday Night Live." Comedian Bill Hader's take on Morrison in his impressions is that the correspondent appears to derive a perverse enjoyment from hearing about murders and other gruesome crimes.
McDonough had seen the "SNL" parodies of Morrison before being interviewed by the correspondent, but did not discuss them with him.
"Mr. Morrison has such a unique voice, tone, inflection and style," McDonough acknowledged. The seriousness of the case, as well as loss of the Podolak family, precluded the possibility of McDonough laughing at Morrison's inflections, the prosecutor told West Life.
"He asked all the possible questions from the defense point of the case," McDonough said of Morrison, who interviewed him and fellow prosecutor Alison Foy for two hours.
McDonough acknowledged that the "Dateline NBC" cameras made him nervous while trying the case. However, the attorney is an advocate of cameras in the courtrooms.
"I think in the interest of transparency, there should be cameras in all the courtroom," he said.
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of trials increases the public's knowledge of the law, McDonough said, and also can be informative for the legal profession.


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New director for Norwich Arts Centre
PUBLISHED: 06:30 09 January 2013
He has been a regular visitor to Norwich Arts Centre over the years, and now Pasco-Q Kevlin is excited about taking on the reins at the city venue.
Pasco-Q has taken over as director from Stuart Hobday, who left to pursue writing interests after nearly nine years in the post, and he is looking forward to playing a part in championing new music talent, and developing partnerships across the arts to help keep the city's creative scene thriving.
"Since the mid 1980s I have been coming to Norwich Arts Centre. When I saw Stuart had decided to move on I saw this as a great opportunity to move to a great city, have a lot of fun and take on a successful, thriving venue," said 45-year-old Pasco-Q, who is joining the centre from Arts Council England where he was combined arts and touring manager for the east, and he has previously been artistic director at the Lakeside Theatre in Colchester and director of operations at Colchester Arts Centre.
"I do not want to change anything radically - if something works well it is about continuing building on what we have been doing. We have got this great reputation for music and a long history of putting on bands at the early stages in their careers and enjoying the kudos of watching them grow, and I definitely want to keep doing that."
He added: "There is nothing quite like standing in the audience and watching a new band that you just know are going to do something amazing."
He said as well as the centre being a platform for new acts he also hoped to work with other organisations to create opportunities across the region and beyond for new artists, and at the other end of the scale maintain great relationships with established performers.
In terms of his own music tastes, Pasco-Q said his favourites include The Smiths and Velvet Underground, and he was impressed David Bowie was releasing a new single.
"David Bowie has always understood art and popular culture and that is what I hope art centres understand too, that there is this need to have acts and artists that really do engage with popular culture and do not just separate off into what is too often seen as elitist art."
Pasco-Q - who is moving from Colchester to Norwich with his wife Nikk and their children Samuel, five, and Amelie, three - also wants to develop the centre's links across the arts.
"With the Writers Centre here and Norwich's UNESCO City of Literature status, I am very keen on supporting writers across the city, and fringe theatre is something I find extraordinary - what's seen as fringe in 2013 is probably going to be mainstream in 2015/16. We are at the coalface here and that's really exciting."
He added: "It is also not just about Norwich Arts Centre, it is about Norwich Arts Centre being amongst all these other great arts centres and organisations in Norwich.
"This is a city where things are really going on, and I'm looking forward to being a part of that."
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Right okay so a lot of you may be thinking no no. But i want to try this out, basically you just run a razor down the hair to thin the front out. I'm sick of my hair, it's so thick at the front, and so much curlier than the rest of the hair, and frizzy, no matter what i do. I'm finding myself having to put it up because I don't like the way it turns out, and it's at the front, which just makes me feel really not confident about my hair? I'm aware this may cause split ends, but hmm, i don't know. The only thing i'm concerned about is will it cause my curls to totally spring up and go crazy and awful? I have done it before but I can't really remember the results... please help, i'm at my wits end.


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Would you trust your SO to buy clothes for you?
Poll Results
Question: Can your SO shop for you
Yes, he knows my style
Yes, he dresses better than me so i know I will better than what I normally wear
Heck no! He will have me looking like a 90 year old
Heck no, he is like almost color blind and nothing would match or go together
Total Votes: 56
Question: Can your SO shop for you
Total Votes: 56
You just found out that you have someone very important to go which completely slipped your mind and you have nothing to wear that fits the outing. SO is dressed and you have time to take a shower but not to look for clothes yourself. Can you trust SO to leave quickly and get you something appropriate or you know you will look a mess and just say forget it?
No way. He wouldn't think of my weather tolerance, whether or not the shoes fit the style/occasion.... the last outfit he bought me was a pink jumper dress thing that had tiny little flowers all over it and it CAME WITH a cream colored, longsleeve turtleneck, in 1996. In his defense, it was to wear to a very conservative, fundy church, but damn. I was a size 2 back then. Why don't I just wear a fridge box?
My husband already does buy all my clothes for me. I would live in a sweatshirt and jeans if he didn't! Now I wear 4 inch heels, cute sun dresses, designer jeans, etc...he has much better taste than I do (or at least he cares more :))
I could trust him to some degree, if it's simple.
He's not almost like color blind, he IS color blind. And he doesn't understand my style lol.
Wise forget about it. He would get stuff that was way to big.
Only if I wanted to lokk terrible, horrible, no good, very bad.
My DH just brought me home the cutest dress today..:) I am so touched, it's the little things like that that keep me falling in love with him everyday :)


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Tiny Broken Capillary on my Nose: The Annoying Tiny Red Dot - Seattle, WA
I had a tiny red dot on my nose because I popped a tiny little zit (sooo stupid!) which I have done a hundred times over the course of my life. We all know we aren't supposed to pop zits but I couldn't help myself. Who would have thought I would actually pop a capillary! Cheers to being 40 years old. Dr. Reichel used a KTP laser which I have never heard of and it hurt like heck. I have a... READ MORE
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Nope, no swelling. I think I did have some redness immediately afterwards but I went back to work as soon as the appointment was over. I wish I had a good before and after picture but the dot was so small. READ COMMENT
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James Dennin, Kapitall: Trading in emerging markets was down last week amid speculation about the US bond-buying program and sliding growth amongst BRIC economies. The change reversed a decade-long trend in which the growth of developing economies wildly outpaced that in developed ones. [Read more from Kapitall: 11 Undervalued Stocks Post-Earnings Season] Falling prices for raw goods worldwide is part of the problem. These global trends are more likely to affect markets in developing economies such as Russia, which rely more heavily on high prices for the goods that they export. However, the overall trend is not necessarily a bad one. As The Wall Street Journal has recently reported , not all sectors within the developing world are down. In fact, certain industries that are seen as catering primarily to the middle class, such as technology or healthcare firms, are poised to do quite well in the next year. As growth of US firms starts to slow, it might make sense for investors to diversifying their portfolio with more technology companies based overseas. We decided to run a screen for companies operating in this sector outside of the US, with high ROI and low P/E ratios as signs that they might be undervalued. All of the companies that turned up in our results are based in China, so we screened for companies with no long-term-debt , insulating them from the largely perhipheral, but still disconcerting Chinese credit crisis . We were left with five companies on our list. Click on the interactive chart to view quarterly sales over time. Sourced from Zacks Investment Research.
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Matthew Sanders: Papal succession, perspective and respecting belief (+video)
Mike Richards South Jordan, UtahFeb. 15, 2013 2:56 p.m.
Where does man learn to control his appetites and passions? Government tells us that we deserve the wealth of others, that it has the right (and ability) to take from one person and give (with strings attached) to someone else. Christ told us to give freely. To help each other. He didn't use force. He didn't preach envy. He didn't tell us to covet the possessions of others. Government does - at least Obama's administration does.
Religion teaches us to live as God lives, in harmony with others. Governments oppress the people on this planet. Some people have used religion as the reason for fighting and unrest in the world, but looking at the facts, we see that someone wanted something that wasn't his. He used "religion" to justify taking that "something" with force. God is not the author of envy and of coveting. Just the opposite is true.
Our founding fathers worshipped God outside of organized religion. In 1776 God had no authorized prophet on the earth. He had no authorized "church" on the earth. It is little wonder that God-loving men did not belong to an organized church.
Tyler D Meridian, IDFeb. 15, 2013 1:35 p.m.
@9MM – "Man, by our very natures are corrupt…"
I would agree (though likely for different reasons). So the question then becomes, "what form of government should we institute to minimize that fact?"
I think the answer is clear that the best guarantor of all freedoms, including religious, is the secular government (which starts with a Constitution by "We The People…" and not one based on any religious authority, seen or unseen) devised by our Founders. If that is not obvious, then contrast our government with any theocratic one that has ever existed.
As to your last point, I don't think institutions are charitable or virtuous… people are. And as I said the vast majority of religious people I know are (or do their best to be) both of those things. Now if your contention is that secular people are not (or that religious believers are more moral), well, then we're going to have an argument.
But just to be clear, my issue is not with religious people, just religious power. If the last 2000 years have taught us anything it should be that it is always disastrous.
Hutterite American Fork, UTFeb. 15, 2013 1:01 p.m.
Tyler nailed it. There is no charity or virtue in religion that cannot be carried out without it, but religion exclusively can justify violence, evil and petty mean spiritedness without having to stand the test of reason. This collection of (mostly) men who claim to have special powers or insight into what is best for us has no business in the affairs of our government.
9MM Murray, UTFeb. 15, 2013 10:38 a.m.
A well written article, belief systems that have been set up to inspire and lift the ideals of the whole human race have benefited countless millions, inspiring countless individuals to act kindly towards their neighbors. As for being cynical of religion, WHY? Man, by our very natures are corrupt in our principles and actions. We don't need a religious cover to act badly, and when you are trying to unite a group of people so that you can get them to follow you on your campaign of bad behavior, using a religious cover has been useful in the past, but by no means is it the only one available. The struggle for political power by evil men is one constant we can count on, and these men learn very quickly the use of religious, political, and economic institutions as well as simple greed can be co-opted for their own selfish use. So why blame a religious belief, when those who profess to believe, fail to act on that belief and turn instead to their own selfish wills.
I have yet to see a lesson on charity, and virtue in secular institutions.
Tyler D Meridian, IDFeb. 15, 2013 9:12 a.m.
I struggle to not become overly cynical when reading articles like this – articles built around the premise of "religion is harmless, meek and mild and if you don't respect it you're just mean." Granted, most religious people I know decent and compassionate people, but let's be honest when taking the long historical view of religion (at least the western monotheistic versions).
There is something in monotheistic religions that is inherently totalitarian. It seems whenever one sect gains enough power the inevitable result has been mass conformity enforced by clerics who seem to have few restraints. Any reading of pre-Enlightenment Europe or many of today's Muslim countries makes this quite clear.
And I doubt these are "historical blemishes" or anomalies… they seem inherent in any system of dogma that allows special men who "know" what's good us to come to power.
Perhaps what Mr. Sanders should be celebrating is our wise Founders who understood this and devised a secular Constitution that not only guaranteed the separation of State power from clerical authority, but perhaps ironically, allowed the author's own religion to "come to pass."


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