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ASM Agar Art Contest
Congratulations to our 2017 Winners!
1st Place, 2017
"Sunset at the End"
Jasmine Temple, Laboratory Technician
Jef Boeke, PhD, Director, Institute for Systems Genetics
Michael Shen, Graduate Student
Leslie Mitchell, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University, New York, United States
2nd Place, 2017
"Finding Pneumo: Starring Klebsiella pneumoniae"
Linh Ngo, Microbiology Technologist, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Ontario, Canada
3rd Place, 2017
"Dancing Microbes"
Ana Tsitsishvili, Undergraduate Student, Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
People's Choice, 2017
"Portrait of Hon. Dr.G. M. Warke, Founder of HiMedia Labs"
Yogita Pankaj Phalke, MSc
Girish Mahajan, PhD, FSAB, HiMedia Laboratories, Mumbai, India
Submissions must be:
Photos at least 8" x 10" at 300 dpi of works that are at their core an organism(s) growing on agar. However, you may use any organism(s), with any type(s) of agar, on any size or shape petri dish.
Created safely in the appropriate Bio Safety Level environment for the organism(s) used. For more information, please consult ASM's Guidelines for Biosafety in Teaching Laboratories and the Appendix to the Guidelines.
New and original, not seen/posted on the internet before or previously published or displayed elsewhere.
Digitally untouched or minimally edited to improve clarity of the photo. No other artificial enhancements or manipulations (e.g. false coloring) are permitted.
Accompanied by a description that captures the attention of a general public audience, as well as explains key features of your piece, in 200 words or less.
Submission deadline: Submissions are closed for 2017.
Eligibility is restricted to:
Non-members who worked with an official ASM Agar Art partner organization(s) to create their submission.* We are happy to announce that the following organizations are official ASM Agar Art partners for 2017:
BUGSS is a non-profit lab space for amateur, professional, and citizen scientists, makers, artists, creative thinkers, engineers, and biology and technology enthusiasts. We offer an array of workshops, hands-on lab courses, public lectures, and other interactive gatherings to enhance knowledge, skills, and appreciation of biology and technology. BUGSS is a space for creative biology!
Capitol Area BioSpace (CABS) is a community biology group in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The mission of the organization is to provide access to anyone interested in learning and practicing biotechnology or synthetic biology by sharing the costs among the members and providing expert advising and training.
BioHubIL is a non-profit organization, based in Israel, serving a community of biology enthusiasts sharing one core value: safe biological experimentation should be accessible to everyone. We aim to promote life science outreach, education and entrepreneurship and are establishing an open lab space in order to enable community members to safely experience hands on biology.
The DNA Learning Center is an operating unit of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the world's first science center focused solely on genetics education, offering hands-on educator workshops, field trips, student summer camps and research opportunities in genetics and biotechnology.
Genspace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 2009 in Brooklyn, NY. It is dedicated to promoting citizen science and providing access to biotechnology. It was the first community biotechnology laboratory, with a full BSL-1 facility.
The SVA Bio Art laboratory was founded in 2011 by Suzanne Anker as part of the SVA's BFA Fine Arts Department new facility consisting of 54,000 square feet in the heart of Chelsea, NYC. Conceived as a place where scientific tools and techniques are applied in art practice, the Bio Art Lab hosts a number of undergraduate classes, graduate workshops, continuing education courses, as well as a summer residency.
*Individuals who worked with an official ASM Agar Art partner organization to create their submission MUST submit through the link provided to the partner organization. He/she cannot submit through the link provided on this page. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
All winners, including the 1st place winners of official Agar Art partner contests, will be featured in the Agar Art Gallery in the exhibit hall at the ASM Microbe 2017 conference (June 1-5, 2017 in New Orleans, LA).
- Note that the following table indicates prizes for the main Agar Art 2017 contest ONLY. Prizes for partner contests differ. Please contact the partner organization for more details.
|ASM credit to put toward books, registration fees, etc.
|Amazon gift card
|Artologica credit
|1st place
|2nd place
|3rd place
|People's Choice
Judging Criteria:
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be chosen by our judges based on the following:
- creativity/originality in technique, organism(s) used, and agar(s) used
- overall artistry of design
- presentation
- scientific accuracy of description
- appropriateness/accessibility of description for a general audience
Judges include:
Michele Banks, Watercolor and Collage Artist
Dennis Bray, Professor at the University of Cambridge
Maria Peñil Cobo, Mixed Media Artist
Jamie Henzy, Postdoctoral Fellow at Boston College and Associate Blogger at Small Things Considered
Vincent Racaniello, Professor at Columbia University and Host of This Week in Virology (TWiV)
- The People's Choice winner will be selected based on the number of 'likes' obtained after being posted to ASM's Facebook page. The public will have until May 16, 2017 at 5:00 pm EDT to vote.
Winner Notification:
Winners will be announced on May 18, 2017 on the ASM homepage, through ASM social media channels, and through direct email to all submitters.
Previous Winners and Submissions:
How To Create Agar Art with Agar Art 2015 Winners
Step inside the creative process with Agar Art 2015 winners Maria Peñil Cobo, Mixed Media Artist, and Mehmet Berkmen, PhD, Staff Scientist at New England Biolabs. During their multi-year collaboration, Maria and Memo have created astonishing works of art using living microbes. Find out how they meld science and art with this behind-the-scenes how-to video guide.
1st Place, 2016
"The First Race"
Md Zohorul Islam, DVM, Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2nd Place, 2016
"This is not a beer!"
Mariarosaria Marinaro, PhD, Permanent Researcher, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
Erika Grandolfo, Graduate Student
Cristiana Catella, Postdoctoral Fellow
Livia Bodnar, Graduate Student, Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
3rd Place, 2016
"Twelve Years of Yuck"
Elena Gart, DVM, MS, Graduate Student
Laura Bryan, DVM, Graduate Student
Sara V. Little, Graduate Student
Sara Lawhon, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States
People's Choice, 2016
"Bacterial Shadow of Wolf"
Barış Halaç, DVM, Graduate Student
Sevgin Can , Undergraduate Student, Department of Microbiology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Agart Art 2017 Finalists (2 of 3)
Agart Art 2017 Finalists (3 of 3)
Terms and Conditions:
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This contest is open to all ASM members, as well as non-members who worked with an official ASM Agar Art Partner to create the Work. Current ASM staff are not eligible, though ASM volunteers, former ASM staff, and the friends and relatives of ASM staff are eligible if they meet the primary eligibility criteria specified above.
Participation in this contest is open to groups of participants limited to 5 participants. Only the Submitter must meet the eligibility requirements.
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19 CFR 18.3 - Transshipment; transfer by bonded cartmen.
(a) When bonded merchandise in one conveyance is to be transshipped under Customs supervision to another single conveyance while en route to the port of destination or exportation, the in-bond document which accompanied the merchandise shall be presented to the port director at the place of transshipment for execution of a certificate of transfer thereon. The in-bond document shall be returned to the carrier to accompany the merchandise to the port of destination or exportation. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, merchandise covered by a TIR carnet shall not be transshipped if the transshipment involves the unlading of the merchandise from a container or road vehicle.
(b) When bonded merchandise, other than merchandise covered by a TIR carnet, is to be transshipped to more than one conveyance, the carrier or any of the parties named in § 18.11(b) shall prepare for each such conveyance two additional copies of the Customs Form 7512 which accompanied the merchandise to the place of transshipment. The Customs Form 7512 which accompanied the shipment to the place of transshipment shall be presented to the port director there. The Customs officer supervising the transshipment shall execute a certificate of transfer on all copies of the Customs Form 7512. The original copies of the Customs Form 7512 shall be delivered to the conductor, master, or person in charge of the first conveyance. Two additional copies of the Customs Form 7512 shall be delivered to the person in charge of each additional conveyance in which the merchandise is forwarded for delivery to the director of the port of destination or exportation.
(c) Merchandise covered by a TIR carnet may be transshipped in a case involving the unlading of the merchandise from a container or road vehicle only if the transshipment is necessitated by casualty en route. In the event of transshipment, a TIR approved container or road vehicle shall be used if available. If the transshipment takes place under Customs supervision, the Customs officer shall excute a certificate of transfer on the appropriate TIR carnet voucher.
(d) If it becomes necessary at any point in transit to remove the Customs seals from a conveyance or container containing bonded merchandise for the purpose of transferring its contents to another conveyance or container, or to gain access to the shipment because of casualty or for other good reason, and it cannot be done under Customs supervision because of the element of time involved or because there is no Customs officer stationed at such point, a responsible agent of the carrier may remove the seals, supervise the transfer or handling of the merchandise, seal the conveyance or container in which the shipment goes forward, and make appropriate notation of his action on the conductor's or master's copy of the manifest, or the outside back cover of the TIR carnet, including the date, serial numbers of the new seals applied, and the reason therefor. This authorization shall not apply in any case not involving a real emergency.
(e) All transfers to or from the conveyance or warehouse of merchandise undergoing transportation in bond shall be made under the provisions of part 125 of this chapter and at the expense of the parties in interest, unless the bond of the carrier on Customs Form 301, containing the bond conditions set forth in § 113.63 of this chapter or a TIR carnet is liable for the safekeeping and delivery of the merchandise while it is being transferred.
- 19 CFR 151.4 — Time of Examination.
- 19 CFR 112.21 — License Required.
- 19 CFR 18.4 — Sealing Conveyances and Compartments; Labeling Packages; Warning Cards.
- 19 CFR 18.2 — Receipt by Carrier; Manifest.
- 19 CFR 18.26 — Indirect Exportation.
- 19 CFR 18.22 — Procedure at Port of Exit.
- 19 CFR 18.31 — Pipeline Transportation of Bonded Merchandise.

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post1086257854074037951..comments2017-04-24T17:05:04.886+05:30Comments on Hindu Blog: Somvar Vrat – Monday Fasting Dedicated to Hindu God ShivaAbhilash Rajendranhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-10481787589763881622014-01-23T00:27:26.317+05:302014-01-23T00:27:26.317+05:30OMG SERIOUSLY YOU GUYS BELIEVE ANYTHING AND EVERYT...OMG SERIOUSLY YOU GUYS BELIEVE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING! email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-17395278996288994282013-12-18T22:00:13.921+05:302013-12-18T22:00:13.921+05:30Hi, I did 16 somvar vrat udyapan on last Monday. ...Hi, I did 16 somvar vrat udyapan on last Monday. While distributing churma laddu prasad few people refused to take it. She wasn't fasting that day still she refused. May I know, if there is any reason behind this? Thank email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-62150301787704955182013-10-21T21:36:13.656+05:302013-10-21T21:36:13.656+05:30 I would like to ask few things. I was doing Somva... I would like to ask few things. I was doing Somvar
vrat two years back i.e from June 2011 to March 2012. but as I was in
hostel i could not continue with it. I wanted to resume it from today
onwards as today is Kartik 1st Monday. As I belong to Odisha we fast
on Monday of this month and have purely vegetarian food without ginger
and garlic. but i have some queries. recently I have undergone the
surgery (removal) of Gall bladder. Please suggest me what food can I
have on Monday for fast asspecially at night and please let me know if
I can resume the Monday fast or not. Lots of problem there in my life.
I am currently staying in USA. Also let me know the Puja vidhhi also.
There are some limitations I will not get flower each time. Can i have one time meal and one time sabudana khichdi at night and fruits and rice subzi without gingergarlic vrat ka khana during day time ? as doctor has suggested not to stay in empty stomach for a long..please suggest.
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-73736234908330637952013-10-21T20:22:09.229+05:302013-10-21T20:22:09.229+05:30 Hi I would like to ask few things. I was doing S... Hi
I would like to ask few things. I was doing Somvar
vrat two years back i.e from June 2011 to March 2012. but as I was in
hostel i could not continue with it. I wanted to resume it from today
onwards as today is Kartik 1st Monday. As I belong to Odisha we fast
on Monday of this month and have purely vegetarian food without ginger
and garlic. but i have some queries. recently I have undergone the
surgery (removal) of Gall bladder. Please suggest me what food can I
have on Monday for fast asspecially at night and please let me know if
I can resume the Monday fast or not. Lots of problem there in my life.
I am currently staying in USA. Also let me know the Puja vidhhi also.
There are some limitations I will not get flower each time.

Cheers,
Sangeeta
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-68974490037948451432013-10-14T22:17:02.948+05:302013-10-14T22:17:02.948+05:30Is it okay to eat food on the 17 Monday after I ha...Is it okay to eat food on the 17 Monday after I have done the pooja at the firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-5168280523054958742013-09-29T07:54:42.092+05:302013-09-29T07:54:42.092+05:30Hi my name is manishaa.I started my solah somvar ...Hi my name is manishaa.I started my solah somvar vrat so can I do udyapan on 21 Monday instead of 17 Monday .and the periods day willl be counted email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-50195944236792340332013-09-20T00:37:22.916+05:302013-09-20T00:37:22.916+05:30i m deeply in love with a guy and really wish to m...i m deeply in love with a guy and really wish to marry him. But he is saying that due to religion problem his family is not ready to accept me.

Can i get him if i do this vrat? And is it necessary to do udyapan after 16 somvar even if our wish has not been completed and we are willing to continue our fast?

which is the most appropriate monday coming to start this fast?

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-77769079742325250482013-09-07T02:16:31.576+05:302013-09-07T02:16:31.576+05:30I wish to know that is it allowed to eat fruits an...I wish to know that is it allowed to eat fruits and drink water, juices, cold drinks and sharbets before sunset on Mondays?Rohan Ram Vaswanihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-78860503853801687402013-07-30T18:55:48.005+05:302013-07-30T18:55:48.005+05:30i've stated the fast .. mainly had a break up ...i've stated the fast .. mainly had a break up
after 2 yrs of commited relationship.
he betrayed me but i still want him.
After the fast ends .. at the start i got some problems in other section
then from these problem
emerged a new me
i becaoem more confident positive strong etc..
Stranger i fasted to get ma love
but its ma first love ( a boy whom we fell in love ) but cudnt be together for some domestic reason.
he came to me with abundant of love
still for same reason me n him cant be together..
I still love ma EX and i dnt kw
coincidence he came back too
said sorry & wish us to be together
but he is nt as serious as he was in our relationship 2 yrs
he cares but i scared ne ma leave again for another adventure
i dnt kw
am kept fast on mondays for shravan
hope shiva guide me or bring him back completely
its been 2 yrs we broke up
he is still z onli one i think before opening ma eyes in monrnng & before gng to slip
in all ma desire he is z onli one
in all ma desicion
i ve never love someone life that
infact its after our seperation i realize i love him more than i thought
but i cant go on like this ya .. hope shiva unite me with ma love

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-15632573543287001542013-07-22T08:46:31.781+05:302013-07-22T08:46:31.781+05:30Hello I want to know ki girls shivling pe jal dal ...Hello
I want to know ki girls shivling pe jal dal sakti hai. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-35941074607691336902013-07-15T10:53:33.551+05:302013-07-15T10:53:33.551+05:30Hi, Appreciate this blog for providing lot of...Hi,

 Appreciate this blog for providing lot of information. Would like to start 16 somvar vrat.
One query which I have is, apart from monday, can we eat non-veg on the other days during this 16week firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-80207528758708881012013-06-24T15:17:35.646+05:302013-06-24T15:17:35.646+05:30Monday moon (chandra) shiv ji white & blue tue...Monday moon (chandra) shiv ji white & blue
tuesday mars (mangala) hanuman ji red, orange & pink
wednesday mercury (budha) krishan ji green
thursday jupiter (brihaspati) vishnu ji yellow
friday venus (shukra) shakti maa (durga, kali & santoshi) blue & white
saturday saturn (shani) shani dev black, dark grey or dark shades
sunday sun (surya) surya dev yellow, red, pink & email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-48712618110337169902013-06-24T15:15:51.879+05:302013-06-24T15:15:51.879+05:30One should wear white & blue on MondayOne should wear white & blue on firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-89552965296959410032013-05-14T09:26:31.389+05:302013-05-14T09:26:31.389+05:30My name is K.Ganesh Date of birth-11/05/1962 Time-...My name is K.Ganesh
Date of birth-11/05/1962
Time-16.30IST
Place of birth-Karukuruchi Village,Tirnelveli District,Tamilnady=u(Near Ambasamudarum)

When will get a permannent stable job and peace of mind?
Is there any foreign chance?

Thanks and regards.

K.GaneshK Ganeshhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-71350838431406205972013-03-26T20:37:27.001+05:302013-03-26T20:37:27.001+05:3016 somvar have finished . I want to wt to do in 17...16 somvar have finished . I want to wt to do in 17 somvaar puja mein kya krna hota email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-75285361225006517902013-03-21T16:14:22.229+05:302013-03-21T16:14:22.229+05:30Ok giys, good you people are wanting to do shiv vr...Ok giys, good you people are wanting to do shiv vrat. Do not expect miracles. I have fasted for 4 years continues. The wish i seeked never go full filled. But one thing some one Rightly ly said: you may start vrat for a material comfort, which you may or may not get...do not loose heart or belief if you do not get it. Definately.... gradually you shall have strong will power. Mentally more mature, feel the presence of shiva as a protector and get divine grace and guidance...you shall also take obstacles in right spirit. The end of the story you shall die a more evolved soul then you were born...bless you firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-28530293571438271032012-12-19T21:55:27.373+05:302012-12-19T21:55:27.373+05:30Hi! I had started these fasts 7months ago , but so...Hi! I had started these fasts 7months ago , but somehow i keep messing it up sometimes by accidentally consuming salt or onions..
I dont cook,so i had to eat dinner out after fasting the whole day, i ordered a veg meal and the menu hadnt mentioned onions in it, so i ate it..later i found out it had a small amount of onions in it..does ShivJi get angry about all this? I feel guilty that i didnt ask the waiter about onions before ordering it..firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-4399484589964981532012-12-15T17:15:11.829+05:302012-12-15T17:15:11.829+05:30i have completed my 16 fasts of sohal somvar. now,...i have completed my 16 fasts of sohal somvar. now, on 17th monday, which process required to do? how to finish the vrat?? how to do email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-79521722528662285152012-12-04T17:35:59.893+05:302012-12-04T17:35:59.893+05:30Dear Shweta, Shiv pooja and vrat will be fruitful...Dear Shweta,

Shiv pooja and vrat will be fruitfull, if you begin in the following way.

- Please wake up in Brahmamuhoort (Around 4 am in the morning).

- Take bath.

- After the bath smear Bhasma (Vibhuti) in the form of three parallel horizontal lines with fore finger, middle finger and ring finger on your forehead, chest, both the upper arms, both the middle arms and both the wrists, chanting Aum Namashivaya (Total Eight places).

- After lighting the lamp, sit wth cross legs and folded hands on the mat.

- Recite Aum Namashivaya 108 times.

- In the morning visit nearby Shiv Temple and do Abhishek with water

If you do the above vidhi with Bhakti and Devotion, then you need not to worry. Your ambition will be fulfilled by Shankar Bhagwan.

Aum email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-8301281226158739192012-10-14T11:26:25.084+05:302012-10-14T11:26:25.084+05:30I had started 16 somvar fast from savan. Though ea...I had started 16 somvar fast from savan. Though earlier good proposals were pouring in but now m not getting in proposals or good ones are declined..plz help me as m running out of age. Is shivji testing me for faith? Also every time when i take meal in evening do i need to take 3 bites before eating or 1 is enough? shweta sonihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884083117643488041.post-66115837936825776442012-10-08T11:19:16.363+05:302012-10-08T11:19:16.363+05:30Hello, I have started Solah Somvar vrat with frui...Hello,

I have started Solah Somvar vrat with fruits. however, mistakenly, i had a pinch of salt and chilli with mango. (a small piece of it)
can i still continue fasting today?
or do i need to start it again?
also, can i do more than 16 mondays?

your reply would be appreciated!
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"Jaisa roop hua jis jan ka, waisa roop hua mere mann ka"

Similarly, if I had been in place of u, i wud hv apologized to Lord and continued with my vrat.. It all depends on one's faith.. Be afraid of God only when u indulge in wrong deeds..

May Lord fulfills your wishes!:)
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2013/03/06 - Contact centers likely to adapt their businesses to offer more complex services in a competitive market - ContactCenter.frost.com.
The shrinking of offshore revenue in 2012 for both the Argentinian and Chilean contact center outsourcing market translates to a spurt in domestic revenues. In Argentina, the domestic market accounted for 90.9 percent of the total market revenue in 2012 and is projected to rise to 92.1 percent in 2019, as many outsourcers are investing in innovative applications. In Chile, the domestic market generated 84 percent of the revenue in 2012, but is expected to slightly dip in favor of offshore revenues after 2014.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (contactcenter.frost.com), Analysis of the Argentinean and Chilean Contact Center Outsourcing Services Market, finds that the Argentinean contact center outsourcing market earned approximately $906.5 million in 2012, and estimates this to reach $1.87 billion in 2019, mainly driven by the demand from the telecommunications vertical. Chile generated revenues of $363.2 million in 2012, and is expected to reach $628.8 million in 2019. Both local and multinational companies have substantial expansion opportunities in the country.
Chile lost considerable contact center outsourcing orders to its neighbors, Peru and Colombia. However, both Chile and Argentina will continue to offer significant contact center outsourcing services to other Latin American countries and the offshoring shares of Latin America are expected to increase to 50.7 percent in Argentina and 6.6 percent in Chile by 2019.
"Both countries have talented, experienced contact center personnel and strong infrastructure, so it is reasonable to expect that the markets will diversify into more specialized services to create more value per contact," said Frost & Sullivan ICT Research Analyst Martin Ramirez. "Some of these specialized services include software support, financial banking consulting, and health/medical virtual diagnosis."
To change the perception of the contact center market as a commodity service provider, innovative contact center leaders in Chile and Argentina are looking to branch out their services to offer a more professional platform and increase margins. Gradually, they have begun integrating communications and marketing, IT and financial services with their contact center services.
"Revenues from the telecommunications vertical are likely to decrease in the next two to three years due to the slowing down of Spanish mobile telephony as well as Chiles market saturation and Argentinas unmet portability expectations," noted Ramirez. "This will drive the contact center market to more promising industries such as healthcare, retail, government and education."
The thinning out of Spanish deals will be compensated by an expansion in business from Latin America, and may even lead in Argentina to a development of Portuguese speaking resources. Revenue shares from Latin America are expected to grow the most at a compound annual growth rate of 9.3 percent within the forecasted period. However, Spain is the biggest consumer of the Chilean markets offshore services and despite its share loss, the country will continue to dominate the Chiles offshore revenues in 2019.
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TOPEKA, Kan. — A proposed "Health Care Freedom Amendment" to the Kansas Constitution won approval Friday in the state House, but the measure faces a doubtful future in the Senate amid questions about how far it would go toward blocking a major part of last year's federal health care law.
The House vote was 91-27, giving supporters seven votes more than the two-thirds majority they needed for adoption of a proposed constitutional change. The proposal would add a new section to the state constitution saying no law or rule shall force an individual or employer to buy health insurance — a challenge to the federal law's requirement that most Americans purchase insurance, starting in 2014.
The result in the House was expected, given that the measure won first-round approval Thursday by a similarly large margin. Supporters' goal is to put the measure on the statewide ballot for voters to consider in November 2012.
But they also need a two-thirds majority in the Senate, or 27 of 40 votes, and that's likely to be difficult even though it, like the House, is controlled by Republicans. Last year, senators were almost evenly divided over a similar measure. Even some Republicans who dislike the federal law championed by Democratic President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress want to wait for the outcome of federal lawsuits Kansas and other states have filed.
"Why are we wasting taxpayer dollars and legislative time fighting something we're already fighting through the court system?" said Senate Majority Leader Jay Emler, a Lindsborg Republican.
Strong opposition among Republicans and the rise of the tea party movement have led states to look for ways to challenge the federal law. Last year, voters in Arizona, Oklahoma and neighboring Missouri approved constitutional changes similar to the one being considered in Kansas. Colorado voters rejected a proposal.
Thursday's debate in the Kansas House allowed GOP members to make now-familiar arguments that the law will hurt both consumers and businesses, while making the federal government far too intrusive.
Critics focused on doubts that amending the state constitution would have any practical effect if Kansas residents want to block the health insurance mandate in their state.
The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. Some House members said the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately will decide whether that power allows the health insurance mandate, not state laws or amendments to state constitutions.
Kansas is among 26 states challenging the health care law in a federal lawsuit in Florida, where a judge struck down the law as unconstitutional last month. An appeal is expected.
"I think most of us understand that this is purely a political exercise," said House Minority Leader Paul Davis, a Lawrence Democrat and attorney who opposed the amendment. "By putting this in the constitution, it is not going to have any consequence over what's going to happen in the federal courts."
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lance Kinzer, an Olathe Republican and attorney, came close to conceding the latter point in his defense of the proposed amendment. He said it's "an overstatement" to suggest such a change in the state constitution could nullify a federal law in Kansas or directly block its implementation.
But he said the more states amend their constitutions, "The more ammunition there is for people who are litigating this issue."
Yet House Health and Human Services Committee Chairwoman Brenda Landwehr, a Wichita Republican, said she believes a constitutional change will allow Kansas to block the federal law.
The House considered a similar amendment last year, and it received 75 votes, nine short of the necessary two-thirds majority. But after last year's elections, the House has a 92-33 GOP majority and 33 new Republican members, many sympathetic to the tea party movement.
Only two Senate seats were on the ballot in special elections, with all 40 up for election in 2012, and Emler doesn't see a big philosophical shift. Senators considered their own amendment last year; it failed to clear committee, and the Senate voted 21-19 against pulling it out for a debate by the entire chamber.
Proposed "Health Care Freedom Amendment" is HCR 5007.
Kansas Legislature: http://www.kslegislature.org


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Michigan high school football team decides to end season early
A Michigan high school has called off its its varsity football team's season with three games remaining due to concerns over player safety.
Two thirds of the players at Caro High school in Caro, Mich., voted to end the season early, according to a report from minbcnews.com. Caro Community Schools superintendent Mike Joslyn reportedly said three kids had concussions and four or five had suffered season-ending injures.
Caro, which started the season with 25 players on its roster but featured 22 this week, according to a report from MLive.com, will end its season with a 1-8 record. Eight sophomores had reportedly been called up from the junior varsity team. From the report:
"It comes down to safety," said Joslyn, who played football for Caro and for Alma College. "It has become a perfect storm in a very bad way. We've had four or five season-ending injuries. We had two kids quit last week and two more on Monday.
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Reston, VA, United States, 2014/05/29 - New dynamic technology relationship mapping solves critical problem faced by large enterprises - ScienceLogic.com.
ScienceLogic today released a new version of its IT monitoring software. The software is designed to solve the age-old challenge of automatically discovering and visually mapping the connections and interdependencies of technologies across different IT silos and clouds. The solution enables organizations to use this information to dramatically reduce IT complexity and solve problems faster than ever before. With the world generating more data this year than the past 5,000 years combined, technology moving at the speed of light, and IT complexity growing at an exponential rate, reducing IT complexity has become a fundamental need for an organizations survival.
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With this software release, ScienceLogics CloudMapper technology now offers the only monitoring solution on the market that can visually map relationships, measure, and monitor cross-technology stacks without human intervention. For some time, many solutions have been able to detect how elements relate within a specific technology silo (i.e., how VMs relate to each other and to vCenter, or how NetApp LUNs relate to one another, etc.). Yet, without error-prone human interaction, there has been no easy way to identify which devices and applications depend upon each other across technology types or across on- and off-prem clouds, and no easy way to understand how they interrelate with one another. You can now visually see the relationship and dependencies of VMs to storage, to network, to applications, and more, across multiple hybrid clouds. This visual understanding helps IT professionals see anomalies before they cause an impact.
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Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization, before leaving for Paris stated that the interview published in the Warsaw Naje Haint, reporting a conversation between him and Mr. Levite, a member of the Zionist Actions Committee, was incorrect.
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White Sox rally past Rays in eighth
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But after picking up his third win in four starts, and helping to engineer the White Sox 5-3 victory over the Devil Rays on Wednesday night before a Chicago-partisan crowd of 10,492 at Tropicana Field, the White Sox ace drew a comical comparison between himself and the socialite who was recently sprung from incarceration.
This comparison dealt more about publicity in the media, via Buehrle's potential contract extension and Hilton's prison term, than the way they live their respective existences.
"I think somebody said me and Paris Hilton's names have been in the paper the most this last week, and I don't know if that's a good thing," said Buehrle with a laugh, after allowing two earned runs on nine hits over seven innings, striking out six and walking three during the White Sox third straight win. "Like I said before, the contract stuff won't affect me one way or another. I'm going out there to pitch and try to win."
"Buehrle is as solid as he can be," added White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen of his ace, when asked if Buehrle might have been bothered by Wednesday's contract talk, beginning with WSCR 670 AM reporting Buehrle was very close to agreeing to a four-year, $50 million deal. "He [didn't] let anything bother him. He's gone through tougher and harder things before. I think this kid mentally is one of the best in the business."
When Buehrle exited after 114 pitches, the White Sox (32-42) actually faced a 3-2 deficit. They managed only three hits over the first six innings against Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine, but pushed across two runs on four hits in the seventh against the young right-hander and reliever Gary Glover. They took the lead with three more in the eighth against Glover (3-3) and Shawn Camp.
Scott Podsednik lined a single to left off of Glover that Carl Crawford misplayed and Podsednik hustled into a triple to begin the rally. Andy Gonzalez's single to left through a drawn-in infield scored Podsednik with the game-tying run, and Gonzalez moved to second when Jim Thome's high fly ball to right was lost in the ceiling by Jonny Gomes for a single. Camp's wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position, and Paul Konerko's two-run double down the third-base line gave relievers Mike MacDougal, Boone Logan and Bobby Jenks (save No. 20) room to work to produce the South Siders' first three-game win streak since May 20-22.
For the third straight game, White Sox hitters reached double-digits in strikeouts and gave free pizza to the fans in attendance -- including Guillen, who presented his game ticket to the media after the victory. For the third straight game, the bullpen was not scored upon, giving the relievers a stretch of nine straight scoreless innings.
"It seems like we are playing well and had the breaks go our way," Buehrle said. "We told our hitters to keep striking out 10 times so we can keep winning. We have been getting clutch hits and our pitching and defense are there. It's all starting to click."
Tampa Bay (33-43) stranded eight runners combined in the second, third and fourth innings alone, making for a little more trying night in Buehrle's mind. But Buehrle made the big pitches when necessary, leaving the bases loaded in the second and third and leaving runners on second and third in the fourth.
"He just knows what he's doing," said Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon of Buehrle. "He's not an easy guy to get around in those moments. Even when we had him in trouble, I'm sure he never thought as though he was in trouble."
"With the way the first couple of innings were going, I was kind of glad to be able to get into the fifth and sixth innings," Buehrle added. "I was falling behind guys and my pitch count got up there."
As for his ever-changing situation with the White Sox, reportedly going from being traded over the weekend to signing a multi-year deal on Wednesday, the only light Buehrle could shed on the situation after the game was that both Jeff Berry, his agent, and White Sox assistant general manager Rick Hahn were in St. Petersburg. Buehrle planned to meet with Berry late on Wednesday and joked that the latest rumor he was going to start dealt with his retirement, ending this entire media frenzy.
Guillen claimed to not know any more than Buehrle about the possibility of a new deal. But the White Sox manager sounded hopeful when asked for his gut reaction.
"That's my hope, he's going to sign," Guillen said. "But there are so many things in the middle. So many hard things in the middle. Hopefully we sign him before we get to Chicago. That's everybody's hope. That's the way it is, but you never know.
"It's not what I hear, it's what I read. The way both parties love each other, I think he will sign."
Long-term contracts and big dollar amounts aren't needed for Buehrle to show his devotion to the White Sox. He made that point clear once again when asked if he had talked to White Sox personnel about staying with the organization where he grew up and became a star.
"Everyone knows where my heart is at and where I want to stay and how bad I want to stay here," Buehrle said. "If anyone has a question or thinks I'm going to St. Louis after the season, if I'm a free agent, or if it gets to that point, they are wrong. I want to stay here and do everything I can to stay here."
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text: The Promise of For-Profit Urban Agriculture May 9, 2013 1 Comment Share tweet Graciela Watrous By: Graciela Watrous Four years ago, something novel happened in Detroit. John Hantz, a rich entrepreneur, decided to pursue the creation of Detroit's largest for-profit urban garden. Hantz's initial plan was to buy 10,000 acres from the city and turn it into a farm that housed a diversity of crops and trees. That's a lot of land, but it's important to remember that over the last decade, Detroit's population has declined by 25 percent and that 40 square miles, or about 2,5000 acres, are now vacant within the city due to foreclosures. Hantz's idea was simple: to provide work, fresh food, and a hospitable, pleasant outdoor space in an environment that was short on all three. Urban gardening isn't totally new to Detroit, but its scale was unlike anything proposed by a private developer. Unlikely as it sounds, Detroit has no real shortage of small-scale urban farms. In the last couple of years it has been estimated that there are as many as 355 urban agricultural farms and gardens in the city. Most of them are small, and many of them are non-profit community gardens. Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, for example, runs one of the more successful community gardens within the city limits. It hosts a 1.5-acre vegetable garden and an apple orchard. Several other NGOs have sprung up in the last couple of years, like Greening of Detroit, which has given the urban agricultural movement in Detroit legitimacy and force. Even an institution like Detroit's Eastern Market (a farmer's market founded in 1891) has changed its purpose to become part of this new movement. Michigan State University has even been pouring money into urban agricultural research, spending $100 million on an urban agricultural center in Detroit and financing a $1.5-million project called Metro Food Plus, which aims to reshape the food system in Detroit and beyond. But Hantz stepped into a morass of competing visions for the future of Detroit and all the various ideologies that butt heads over how to best use the vacant land to rebuild the city. Since the time of his initial idea, the city government and various citizen groups have scrutinized and arm-wrestled the plan to the point that now the land will be converted into a 200-acre tree farm. Debate around the Hantz farm spanned more than what should be grown there and included whether the farm should exist at all. Even advocates of urban farming in Detroit questioned its existence. Some characterized it as a "corporate land grab," stating that Hantz had bought the land at a hugely undervalued price and suggesting the government gave him special treatment. With population declining and high poverty rates in Detroit, activists wonder why the city can't offer those prices to the people who already live there. They wondered whether a for-profit farm of this size would change the role of urban agriculture in the area. Community organizations view urban gardening as a community-building tool, not a business, as Hantz has proposed. I attempted to contact several urban agriculturally focused non-profits in Detroit, and none of them returned my calls to comment. I recently spoke to Mike Score, the president of Hantz Farms, about the specific charges that various writers and community board advocates had leveled against the farm. He told me that the main opponents actually came from within the local government, and that during the time the farm has been proposed, there have been four mayors and many changes to the city council, which therefore required restarting discussions several times. On an ideological level, the local government resisted the farm because of its own development plans for the city. The local government did not return my calls for comment. But as Score pointed out, the city does not necessarily have the money to put any of their large-scale plans into play. Non-profits also raised some objections to Hantz' plan, such as the aforementioned price of the land, the city's responsibility to its people and a need for urban gardening to remain solely a mechanism for community empowerment. Score agrees that the current price of city land is too high and that citizens of Detroit should have an opportunity to buy vacant plots if they so desire. He objects, however, to the idea that Hantz Farms won't build community. In fact, when I asked how Hantz Farm had accommodated the surrounding neighborhoods, he had a list ready for me. Scope told me that 90 percent of the people one square mile from the parameters of the farm support the project. Second, community members were concerned that food crops would attract rodents. So Hantz Farm became a tree farm. Third, Score initiated a program where vacant lots next to properties surrounding the farm must be offered to the neighboring property owner at a lower price. Fourth, Score plans to keep all roads and streets through the 200-acre property intact so that community members feel free to walk through the farm and enjoy the trees. When I asked Score whether he considered for-profit urban agriculture to be part of Detroit's future, he answered affirmatively. He expects both large and small companies to emerge in Hantz Farm's footsteps. This process has already begun. Farms like Food Field have sprung up in the last couple of years with the mission of creating an alternative (not simply a supplement) to our industrialized food system. Food Field grows organic produce on four acres of land in Detroit and is looking to expand into aquaponics, a closed-loop system where both vegetables and fish are grown. Both Food Field and Hantz Farm stand as testaments to the need for a for-profit urban gardening initiative that can work at scale to truly change the food system and make Detroit a more habitable place. Furthermore, the ideology of the city government and non-profits are not fundamentally opposed to farms like these; both would like to see a greener, economically healthy Detroit. Some green initiatives can and will be governmental or prompted by NGOs. But when something as potentially useful as two hundred acres of a tree farm growing in the middle of a city come along, it is hard to not think that it's a step for a better future – one in which government, NGOs and private capital all combine to produce a brilliant mosaic. Contact Graciela at email@example.com. 2013-05-09 Graciela Watrous May 9, 2013 1 Comment Share tweet Subscribe Click here to subscribe to our daily newsletter of top headlines.


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Age and Great Invention
Great achievements in knowledge are produced by older innovators today than they were a century ago. Using data on Nobel Prize winners and great inventors, I find that the age at which noted innovations are produced has increased by approximately 6 years over the 20th Century. This trend is consistent with a shift in the life-cycle productivity of great minds. It is also consistent with an aging workforce. The paper employs a semi-parametric maximum likelihood model to (1) test between these competing explanations and (2) locate any specific shifts in life-cycle productivity. The productivity explanation receives considerable support. I find that innovators are much less productive at younger ages, beginning to produce major ideas 8 years later at the end of the 20th Century than they did at the beginning. Furthermore, the later start to the career is not compensated for by increasing productivity beyond early middle age. I show that these distinct shifts for knowledge-based careers are consistent with a knowledge-based theory, where the accumulation of knowledge across generations leads innovators to seek more education over time. More generally, the results show that individual innovators are productive over a narrowing span of their life cycle, a trend that reduces -- other things equal -- the aggregate output of innovators. This drop in productivity is particularly acute if innovators' raw ability is greatest when young.
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Santa Catalina sophomore Chloe Corriveau could only watch as her ball hit the cart path and skid away.
It was that kind of day for the Monterey Bay League champion Cougars.
Santa Catalina fell short in its bid to reach the NorCal Championships, shooting 492 in Tuesday's Central Coast Section Girls' Golf Championships on the par-72 East Course at Rancho Canada Golf Club. Corriveau also saw her season come to an end, carding 75 to miss an individual spot in NorCals by three strokes.
"Our first goal is to win league and we were thrilled to go undefeated," Cougars head coach Scott Gebhardt said. "Just to get to CCS is an accomplishment."
Corriveau, who made it all the way to the State Championships last season, could never get going, shooting 1-over through her first eight holes. On the par-4 9th, she was snake bit. After driving into the fairway bunker, she clipped her second shot, an 8-iron, too clean. Her ball flew the green, hit the cart path and bounced out of bounds eventually leading to a triple bogey and front-nine 38.
"As soon as I hit it I thought, 'I shouldn't have hit that good,'" Corriveau said.
On her back-nine, Corriveau carded three birdies (holes No.11, 12 and 18) but she also made bogeys at holes No.10 and No.13. On her birdies at No.12 and No.18, both par-5's, she'd reach the green in two.
"I knew starting the round that the back-nine had more birdie opportunities, and I hit my irons well. The putts just didn't fall in today," Corriveau said.
Valley Christian won its first CCS title at 402, beating runner-up Gunn by a stroke. Medalist was Gunn's Anna Zhou with a 68. The low four individuals not on a qualifying team were Cupertino's Grace Park (71), Monte Vista Christian's Jessica Fore (72), Nancy Xu of St. Francis (72) and Aman Sangha of San Mateo (72).
"I'm so proud of everyone. Being a senior and having three league championships and going undefeated two times in a row, I couldn't ask for more," said Cougars senior Paisley Piasecki.
Other Santa Catalina scores were Kiley Gibbs (89), Alison Mody (116), Agnes Ames (131) and Vickey Lu (134).
Lu, who had to withdraw from last year's CCS championships due to an abdominal strain, didn't play in the MBL Championships due to having her knee drained of fluid earlier this month.
"I wanted to try and come out and help the team," said Lu, the Cougars No.5 player.
Gibbs missed last year's CCS Championships due to a dislocated shoulder.
Ames, who only picked up golf in August, shot 139 at the MBL Championships at Quail Lodge. On the East Course, she had to hit over the Carmel River four times.
"I'm pleased and proud of our No.5 and No.6 players for just finishing," Gebhardt said. "They were nervous about getting over the river and not running out of balls."
Other local individual scores were: Elizabeth Leavitt (Salinas, 85), Lauren Molin (Pacific Grove, 89), Ann Schmidt (Stevenson, 86) and Kaitlin Brennan (Stevenson, 90).
Looking ahead to 2013, Santa Catalina loses only Piasecki and Lu.
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Apparently, Rana's upcoming movie is 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum' and this flick is not sold out at any area till date. Most shocking stuff now is Suresh Babu has purchased the distribution rights of KVJ for whole Nizam area. This is the first time this ace producer is buying a movie rights of his son's film. Even for Rana's debut 'Leader' and other recent movies, Suresh has given distribution to someone else. Looks like, he has decided to give a better position to Rana's KVJ at theatres and Rana at Box Office.
On the other hand, director Krish confirmed that Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum is releasing on 9th November at any cost. Hold your excitement for the most hyped flick of the season folks!


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For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, Bared to You, and Release Me comes an all-new erotic series of three enigmatic and powerful men, and the striking women who can bring them to their knees.
I knew better than to risk my heart.
But fierce passion comes at a high price.
I grew up believing in right and wrong, good and evil, black and white. I knew better than to trust. And then I met Tyler Sharp.
Bold, charming, and dangerously sexy, Tyler always gets what he wants. But his smile can be deceiving, his dealings sordid, his ambitions ruthless. I thought I was the one woman strong enough to resist him, but our need for each other was too urgent to deny.
One look and I was in trouble. One touch and I was hooked. One night and I became his.
And now that I've fallen, there's no going back.
Heated is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences.
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I love to read and I love to listen to books while I work around the house.
"Old Lady Voice"
I have no idea.
It was a good ending
Her voice sounded like a 60 year old lady
There was A LOT of sex. Hardly any story. Maybe focus more on Amy and the search and not all of those love scenes
"no story line"
I have! I just don't know what this book is suppose to be about. so far it been nothing but erotica with the main plot lost in the first couple of chapters. I'm finding it hard to get past chapter 10... Right now I just have to stop listening to it because even skipping some of the last chapter and moving on its still at the same place & time. I'm just wondering if this women is ever going to start looking for the person shes there to find or just keep screwing around with this guy, it maddening.
its not her fault the book is bad
Most of chapter 8 & 9.
Good luck to anyone who can get through this.
"Best so far!"
The second book in this trilogy is awesome! It is a mixture of romance, erotica, emotional healing and mystery and suspense; part of every type of novel I love. Of all the trilogies she's written and I have read, this may very well be my favorite. Considering how much I loved the Stark triolgy, that is saying a lot. This book will take you on a emotional ride, so be prepared. I can't wait to listen to Cole's story. He will be the hardest, of the three knights, to catch and I can't wait to know more about the story behind the dragon tatoo.
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"another winner by J. Kenner"
It's another easy listen by J. Kenner. There's character devolpment showing strengths and flaws. I'm looking forward to the next book.
I'm sorry to say that both Wanted and Heated did not live up to my expectations, especially after falling in love with Nikki Fairchild and Damien Stark. Don't get me wrong, I loved both Tyler and Evan's story and when all is said and done am looking forward to Cole's. I liked the steamy sex scenes and never before, I don't think, have I ever complained about there being too many. However, in this and Wanted there was a whole lot of sex and not enough storyline. I did like the character building of the men and in Wanted, Angelina's character, but Heated just didn't make the grade for me.
I also liked Saffron Martindale's narration in Wanted much better than Heather Smith (her male voice, at least that of Tyler was pretty good) but she spoke too slow and the "lilt" was off, in my opinion.
These two books seemed like they were rushed, something to get published and I so looked forward to them. I was disappointed. Although I also need to say that there have only been approximately 3 books that I have given 5's to, so 3's are not too, too awful.
Please use Saffron again or ask Heather to up her game in narration.
I love being swept away by a new romance and thankfully Audible's ever growing Library means I get to indulge myself over and over again
This was a good second instalment in the Most Wanted Trilogy and this time it's about Tyler, the second of The Knights to fall victim to Cupid's arrow.
First, let me get the negatives out the way…. I said it was good BUT it just wasn't up to JK's usual standard of writing as she relied very heavily on a lot of sex scenes and, I never thought I'd say this, but they got a bit boring so I would have liked a bit more story. The plot of Sloane, a female Homicide Detective who's worked Vice and Drugs, being all tongue tied and lost for words seemed unrealistic and she came across as mild and a bit weak which is again unrealistic.
However, it was an enjoyable opposites attract love story as Sloane and Tyler's instant sizzling chemistry played out into a hot voyeuristic romance with slight BDSM but the plot was Sloane, on medical leave goes to Chicago needing to find her missing friend, following clues and describes the lengths she goes to to find out what happened to her. Both H/H have terrible histories buried deep, secrets, murder, drama, twists and some tender shared times makes up this listen.
Worth a credit? Despite my negative comments this was an entertaining hot listen that has the rich, handsome, likeable, charismatic, domineering Millionaire bad boy Tyler having to say sorry more than once in order to keep the love of his life. Looking forward to Cole's story next and YES this is a creditworthy Trilogy but don't expect it to be on the same scale of The Stark Trilogy.
"Loved it!!"
I loved it kept me in suspense! I wish there was more to see if Sloan & Tyler married I love wanted too I wish there was a novella like the stark trilogy
"Forbidden Destiny"
J. Kenner gets a pat on the back for the Wanted series. It is great that she was able to spin such characters from the other series. It's like completing a circle or maybe a figure eight. In the case of Sloan & Tyler the fact that she's a cop is so hot & twisted that it fits.
Looking forward to getting to know Cole & ?
I have also been wondering about Angelina's friends Flynn & Kat. Will their happily ever after ever come???
Retired evidently sounds better than disabled.. It's a knee thing. Bone on bone, baby. Not a good candidate for surgery (health issues)..
"Read the critique under Ignited, it all fits."
I would if I knew the person well enough. I am amazed how books have characters who are so amiable to the BD/SM lifestyle.
All of the J. Kenner books on this topic seem to have the same characters in them.
HEhe did well.
It sure wouldn't be referred to as being like 50 Shades of Grey.
Just read them all, if you have an open mind.
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There's a meeting of Hullbridge Parish Council tomorrow night 14th January at 7.30pm.
It's at the Hullbridge Centre in Windermere Avenue. It's of course open to the public (even if you don't live in Hullbridge)
The agenda includes the housing allocation for Hullbridge/ NE Rawreth and also a new logo for the parish.
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Employment Law Questions? Ask an Employment Lawyer.
I was discussing it up to and including July 3rd.
I am concerned that they put this in the agreement to pull the severance back. Can I cross the date out and put (July 4) or (July 11) the actual date of my signing?
The statement in the agreement is not a true statement. It states July 3, 2013 is the date we reached an agreement. However I have the actual email from that day asking them to send me the agreement. Again though no agreement made.
I really appreciate your help. This has been a very crazy situation and one that I know could be taken quite a bit further. I just want to leave this all behind me. I only have one more question? If I discuss the change with them and advise them it is an incorrect statement but they still refuse to change it. Could that work in my favor if this ever went to court because they stopped paying? Also, just a little FYI...they have already signed it.
Thank you for your help. That makes sense.
I just have to ask you one more thing only because I am curious if you might know? Why would a large corporate company continue to pay off numerous woman who have filed hostile/discrimination claims against one woman. She is a manager and they are very aware of the behavior but just continue to pay off the little guys to keep it hush hush? Just thought I would ask?


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Ron Burgundy Helps the Dodge Durango 'Stay Classy'
The new commercials will air between now and the end of the year
The new commercials will air between now and the end of the year
We know that times are tough in this economy, but we never could have imagined things would get this bad - especially for a guy like Will Ferrell. The comedian appears to have fallen on a big old rough patch, as he was spotted last night working security for the L.A. Lakers.
Of course, it ended up being quite funny, because Will was at his stone-faced best.
"Acclaimed" comedic actor & entrepreneur, Will Ferrell, made an appearance at last night's Chicago Bulls- New Orleans Hornets game. Ferrell, during the Hornets '80s Night' celebration, announced the starting lineups courtside.


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In the fourth inning of his third AFL start, Aaron Crow gets Jonathan Gaston to ground out, strikes Josh Rodriguez out swinging and gets another grounder, this time out of Tim Fedroff. I was impressed that he was able to get so much movement with his 91-94 MPH fastball -- you can really see it against Rodriguez. (Sorry for the dizzing batter-to-batter transitions.)
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3 passengers were burnt alive as private bus caught fire near Hubli in Karnataka state. The bus was on its way to Bengaluru from Hubli when the mishap took place. The passengers burnt alive as fire spread very fast before passengers could realise what was happening. According to police, bus caught fire due to short circuit. However, police are ascertaining whether bus was carrying any chemical substance.


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low pass filter for input to powered sub
I just bought my first powered sub and even when I have it's crossover set to the lowest freq it is infringing on the low region of my main woofer creating a peak. I've been looking for a filter design I could use to restrict the sub but can't seem to find the right circuit.
In the attached drawing I tried to show what I am hearing when running a freq sweep from 20 to 100 hz. The amplitude is kind of ambiguous but basically the bottom line is when the signal is clearly audible and the top line is when the drivers seem to be at their full ouput for the signal level.
The drawing shows the sub starting up at 20hz and reaching full ouput at 29 hz, staying at that level until 55hz and then dropping to 68hz. The main woofer starts out at 30, rises to full output at 45 and then maintains that level.
This gives us a big overlap particularly in the 45 to 55 hz region and I can clearly hear this peak when I do the sweep with both driveres connected.
It seems I'm looking for a filter for the sub to create a drop-off similar to the dashed line I drew.
Input to the filter would be from my pre-amp output (300ohm source impedence). Output of the filter would connect to powered sub speaker level input with 150k load impedence.
Can anyone give some guidance as to what kind of filter I'm looking for here. Schematics or links welcome. Passive or active is OK, whichever will work best.
thanks in advance for any help
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sub: REL T5
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|17th March 2013, 02:58 PM
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Wanted to mention I'm not just being lazy here. I've been working on this since yesterday searching and trying different things. For example shown below is the result of simple 1st order filter with f=29 and from 29hz on it might not be too bad but freq's below 29 are also attenuated. Isn't there a way I can preserve a flat response below 29 and start the slope down after that? I've chosen several freq's but all seem to attenuate the signal before my starting point.
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That was a subjective finding, I think.
Phase can throw off your experience or what you hear.
Try one at a time and listen with your ear almost against the driver, as room gain and nulls will also give false results.
So room gain and phase issues are big variables here.
Do you have access to a measurement system?
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|17th March 2013, 04:36 PM
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I think it would be worth investigating adding a high pass filter to the amplifiers feeding the main speakers.
They will possibly benefit a lot more by having less bass signal being fed through them.
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|17th March 2013, 04:38 PM
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Regarding to listening at the driver I agree that's a good Idea but I wouldn't be able to read the freq numbers displayed on my PC as the sweep is taking place.
I also realize room gain is likely present but as I described when I did the sweep with the sub it rose gradually from 20 to 29 hz and then remained relatively flat until 55 hz and then dropped gradually to 68 where it pretty much dissapeared after that. I didn't hear any resonant peaks while it was 'flat'. Same for my main woofer, it rose gradually from 30 to 45 hz and then reamained relatively flat to the end of the sweep at 100.
I bought the sub to lower the extension from my main speakers. I would like to have it not overlap, which is why I want to reduce the sub's top end. I think any room gain is a seperate issue which may or may not have a similar solution. Unfortunately re-arranging my room is not possible. Too many complications there.
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|17th March 2013, 04:43 PM
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Without further discussion on your findings, I would suggest a Linkwitz Riley low pass filter and filter the peaks and dips out with an equalizer.
You will have to experiment with phase and delay I'm afraid.
Hopefully someone with more experience can chime in now.
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|17th March 2013, 05:09 PM
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Back to your suggestion, not a bad idea. Do you have a circuit in mind? I can do a simple CR network or is there something better?
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CR would work just fine, so just consider R as the input resistance of the amplifier, to give a gentle slope with the knee starting at 100 Hz
and Rin=100K a 100nF cap ....correct me if I'm wrong.
So the -3dB point would be located at 80 Hz where is also located the crossover point of the amplifier, giving a flat response by summing .
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If you know the roll off frequency of the speaker, then you can choose the roll-off of the passive filter to coincide thus adding the two slopes together and getting the combined Qs.
If as an example the speaker had a Butterworth roll-off at 65Hz for which the Q is 0.7 and you picked the single pole roll-off at the same 65Hz then you get a 3pole roll-off with a net Q of 0.5.
Arrange the bass only to have a matching 3pole & Q= 0.5 and the crossover is complete.
What is much more likely is that the speaker has a "humped" LF response with Q > 0.8.
Now combine that with the passive filter and with a bit of luck you remove the "hump" and still end up with a 3pole roll-off.
or go and look at Linkwitz transform and design an active filter to tune the main speakers to something that has no hump and has better power handling. That would then allow you to cross in the bass only to match the new roll-off of the main speakers.
If you read up Patrick Bateman's posts on QB5 alignment, it gives some clues to what can be done with vented speakers in a box that is far too small. Robert Bullock (in Bullock on boxes) also discussed these types of alignments.
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Why would you be an unmarried SAHM?
Do you realize that the law offers you zero protection if your boyfriend leaves you or dies? You aren't entitled to alimony or social security death benefits. Very foolish IMO.
Quoting Anonymous:
There is almost less protection after marriage when it comes to the kids. My husband could run away with our children tonight and I would not be able to get them back until a judge ordered otherwise. Basically we're all fucked lol. I don't really see anyone bitching to be honest, people are just trying to do their thing and it's offensive when others (like the op) mock or belittle their choices.
Quoting Lorik1969:
I don't care what other people do. Well, except for my kids. They'd better get married. How many young people, 20's and even 30's, think to spell everything out in a will?
If you're living together and raising children that piece of paper protects everyone. My friend's nephew was living with his girlfriend and their child. The girlfriend decided she was done and took the baby and left. Since they weren't married and their was no custody agreement he couldn't do anything except wait and file custody papers. She didn't even have to let him see the baby. If they were married she would not have been able to do that.
So no, I don't care if people want to get married or not. Just don't bitch if you find yourself in a position where you're screwed and a marriage certificate would have helped.
The obvious is that some people want a relationship plus a legal contract and some don't. The op has replied numerous times to tell people that they are losers who can't get a man. That's pretty degrading to me. I'm more than happy to agree to disagree though :)
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I don't think the OP is mocking or belittling anyone. She is just pointing out the obvious and wondering why someone would choose to do that.
We are not rushing marriage! DD was a total suprise, and just because I got pregnant does not mean we needed to get married. I am a SAHM and we are very happy, and if it changes, we wont have to go through a whole big divorce which will be nice.
I was an umarried SAHM for 5 years AND my baby daddy wasn't in the picture at all.
I didn't want him in it, he didn't want to be in it. We were both A-Okay with this.
I've never recieved childsupport or anything, NOR did I go chasing after him for it.
To each her own.
I would also like to add. I worked from home for the U.S Dept. of Comm. so I was financially sound.
umm you are entitled to social security if he is the father of the children...
first off if something happened to him and he had paid in enough social security to get survivors benefits and you have children the children get benefits and you can can get widows benefits untill the children gradute. In some cases even if you are not married but you can provide proof that you were either common law married or that you lived together and he provided your support you can still get benefits. also just become someone is a sahm doesn't neccesairly mean they are a welfare queen they could have inheritances or worked previously and invested and saved their money well. so maybe they don't need the money if it isn't affecting you then why do you care?