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The Asheville Downtown Association has partnered with LEAF Schools & Streets to bring additional programming to Pritchard Park this summer. Performances by LEAF Schools & Streets teaching artists take place from 5:30-6:30pm and are open to the public.
LEAF Schools & Streets is a local educational outreach program matching artists with youth in schools and communities for hands-on workshops, residencies, interactive performances and mentoring that includes opportunities for youth to perform with the artists at LEAF and now in downtown Asheville.
Wednesday, July 24 – Dance Performance and Workshop with Christine Garvin
Christine teaches at the Children First/ Communities in Schools Woodridge site with LEAF Schools & Streets. Children from the Woodridge site are scheduled to perform. She is also a Hip-Hop and Bhangra/Bollywood dancer, Christine loves to combine the three forms for a unique experience. She is an exceptionally professional and self-employed business woman and her passion for dance is inspiring. She believes everyone can dance and love their bodies fully, they just have to let go of that ridiculous notion of perfection and fully embrace having a good time. She is currently teaching Bhangra, Jazz, and hip hop dance classes while living in the Asheville area. Find out more at http://christinegarvin.com.
Wednesday, July 31 – Circus Arts Performance and Workshop with Nina Ruffini
Nina teaches at two programs with LEAF Schools & Streets: the In Real Life after school program at Asheville Middle School and the Asheville City Schools Summer Plus program. Students from the Summer Plus program are invited to come and share their circus skills at this workshop. Nina Ruffini graduated in 2000 with a bachelor in Art and a Theatre minor from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. Shortly after she moved to Asheville, North Carolina where she pursued her career in the arts. After continuing her education in theatre and dance at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, she became a puppeteer with P. O'Connor Puppetry. She is currently a member of the Asheville based Runaway Circus, who she has performed with in Guatemala, Canada, and most of the United States.
Wednesday, August 7 – African Drumming with Adama Dembele
Adama is teaching at the Asheville Parks & Recreation Malvern Hills summer camp with LEAF Schools & Streets. Students from the Malvern Hills Summer Camp are invited to perform with him for this workshop! Adama Dembele is a master djembéfola (djembe player) from Ivory Coast, West Africa. Born into a family of musicians, he has toured several continents with various major acts such Oumou Sangare, Salif Keita, Affou Keita, Sogona Djata and many others. Adama has played in several drum and dance companies such as Yelemba d'abidjan, Ensemble Koteba, Congoba and many more. In 2002, in collaboration with Siriki Sanogo, Adama founded Djembeso CI Drum and Dance Ensemble. "Djembeso" in the West African dialect Bambará means "the house of djembe." Adama chose that name because his family has been playing the djembe for 33 generations and his native home was known as the house where the djembe is played. In 2005 Adama moved to the US to perform and teach the sacred art of West African drumming. Since then he has played in major cities all over America.
The Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program is a production of the Asheville Downtown Association, a nonprofit organization committed to the preservation and improvement of the central business district.
More information about the Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program and the Asheville Downtown Association can be found online at www.ashevilledowntown.org or by following through social media including Facebook (www.facebook.com/AshevilleDowntownAssociation) and Twitter (@AVLDowntown).
More information about LEAF Schools & Streets can be found at www.theLEAF.org.


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Last week at the Google I/O conference, we announced the public availability of the Adobe AIR for Android Developer Prerelease program. This week, we wanted to highlight a few excellent examples of AIR and Android powered enterprise applications developed by two members of our evangelism team, Christophe Coenraets and James Ward.
Both Christophe and James recently recorded inspiring video demonstrations of some of the sample applications they have been working on lately.
- Employee Directory Application sample using Flex and AIR for Android by Christophe Coenraets
- Android Trader Application with Flex 4 and AIR by Christophe Coenraets
- Flex on Android in Flash Player and AIR by James Ward
Mobile version of Employee Directory application by Christophe Coenraets.
Trading sample application by Christophe Coenraets.
Example of a Flex and AIR application that includes multi-touch support by James Ward.

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Despite its quirky aversion to case sensitivity, appMobi has reached the public beta availability stage of its playMobi HTML5-based game development SDK. Positioned as a JavaScript API solution, the new release targets common game developer challenges by addressing issues relating to user authentication, in-game payments, social player engagement, and scoring/leaderboard management.
The core technology of playMobi is based on the TapJs game-hosting platform and API, which has been lauded as influential in the quest to bring a social networking element to HTML5 games. According to tapjs.com, TapJs allows developers to integrate games with player accounts, server side data storage, high score leader boards, badges, and Facebook via a JavaScript API.
According to the platform's website, "TapJS is a game-hosting platform with community features, NOT a game portal. When you upload your game, you specify the URL of your game. It can be its own domain like angryrobin.com or a subdomain like angryrobin.tapjs.com."
"With a single JavaScript API, playMobi gives HTML5 game developers all the tools they need to create interesting and socially engaging games that run on iOS, Android, and Facebook platforms," said Sam Abadir, CTO of appMobi.
As of now, playMobi includes in-app purchasing capabilities based on appMobi's "1Touch" technology — plus, playMobi offers game developers the ability to "write it once" and deploy the same code to iOS, Android, Facebook, and the open Web — "Fully compliant with each platform's terms of service," says Abadir.
The development team behind this technology highlights the fact that playMobi also gives HTML5 game developers new insight into how their games are actually being played, saying, "Detailed analytics can be captured as the game is played, isolating trouble spots or levels that are too easy. Because high-score cheating is an issue on the open Web, playMobi allows developers to create rules-based checks on posted scores, eliminating most score hacks and protecting leaderboard validity. Integrating playMobi analytics into a game is simply a matter of adding the playMobi JavaScript library and a few lines of JavaScript code."


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Your morning roundup for November 6, the day we learned how to make our own sea salt. Image via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors.
What we watched: The game of the century. The first half was all "I'm going to lull you to sleep with jumpy offenses and missed field goals!" But then, the second half was all "Not so fast! I'm gonna bore the hell out of you, too." Then overtime was all "You thought that was a touchdown, but guess what? He stepped out on the 7 yard line. Field goals for everyone!
There were any number of more exciting games (FYI: Tim Brando informed the post game viewers across the country that they don't understand college football if they didn't find this exciting), but thanks to the way college football is set up, this was "The Most Important" because one of these teams will be in the National Championship game. So, we watch And we delight in the madness. Then we ask for our money back.
In Case You Missed It: "Sandusky, 67, coached at Penn State for more than 30 years. He spent the final 23 of those years-the last of which was 1999-as the Nittany Lions' defensive coordinator. From 1977 until his retirement last year, Sandusky had also run a foster home in State College, Pa., for troubled children called The Second Mile...The Second Mile, according to the report, 'gave [Sandusky] access to hundreds of boys, many of whom were vulnerable due to their social situations.' After his retirement from coaching, Sandusky also still had full access to Penn State's football facilities." Read the whole story here.
Tim Duncan's personality would drive anyone to drink: "Spurs general manager R.C. Buford was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he crashed into a fence, San Antonio Police said. A police spokesman confirmed Buford was arrested after crashing into the fence in the 500 block of N. Leona just west of downtown late Friday night." [ksat.com]
I know I'd suffer the indignity of shriveled testicles if it meant some day I'd have my name on a street sign somewhere in suburbia: "Barry Bonds may be reviled by many around baseball for his role in the sport's steroid scandal, but he was treated like a king Saturday in south suburban Harvey. Bonds was there as the city renamed a section of 150th and Loomis after the all-time home run leader. Why rename a street for a native Californian with no obvious ties to the city? Harvey officials explained that Bonds has been a friend to the city for years and has helped disadvantaged children in the area." [Chicago Tribune]
Your Genoan flooding aftermath interlude
With a name straight out of Central Casting: "'We called the frat house, this is no lie,' Vols coach [Derek Dooley] said, 'and sent the police to pick him up. And he suits up and nails three PATs and a field goal. I'm proud of Derrick.' Dooley said the kickers went out for their pregame drills and everyone came back in a panic. 'I said, "Let's get an APB out for Brodus." And it was a good thing he wasn't out having too much fun on Saturday afternoon. I told the coaches an intoxicated Brodus is better than nobody. Get him in here and we'll do a breathalyzer. Fortunately, he didn't do anything bad.'" [Chattanoogan]
Lenny Dysktra's business manager is pissed he flaked out last night: "The cool thing is I am 27, I can move on, and do bigger and better things. While karma will slowly erode Lenny Dykstra. I will always remember what he was, what I thought he was, and try not to think about what he turned into. I think it would make a very entertaining documentary, I think people need to really know what happened to Nails. Spring 2012 expect the documentary detailing how Nails became liquid nails, released on Pick Six Productions LLC, a new division of Chinga Chang Records." [Hickey]
Merch: Managing editor Tom Scocca and contributing editor Drew Magary have both written books. You can buy Scocca's Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future here, and Magary's The Postmortal here. Now do it.
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Monday, May 15, 2006
The JCAHO Shakedown
JCAHO provides accreditations to hospitals that allow them to continue to operate with a ''clean bill of health''. Without JCAHO accreditation your hospital is a pariah and funding and reimbursement dry up until you toe the line. I'm sure they do some good work but the following are examples of the absurdity that we deal with everyday in the Emergency Deparmtment.
JCAHO has established 'core measures' for all emergency departments, one of which is that we must draw blood cultures on all pneumonia patients. Never mind that the literature does not supoprt this as helpful in standard cases of pneumonia, never mind that blood cultures add hundreds of dollars to patient's bills, we have to do them because if we don't our 'core measures' score will not be good and we can't advertise complete compliance with the JCAHO standard.
If I am Joe Shmo and have never heard of JCAHO and don't read the New England Journal of Medicine then I damn well want the hospital I go to to be JCAHO compliant. Why wouldn't I? They know, don't they? Well, no.
JCAHO progressively has taken decision making away from doctors and nurses and made much of what we do redundant and 'by the book'... the blood culture example being just one of many. Are the rule makers at JCAHO doctors? I don't know, but I do know that most physicians who work for JCAHO no longer practice medicine themselves. Now here's the real shit.
Because of JCAHO we can not have food in the ED. We have to leave the ED to eat. Probably, I think, the hygeinic concerns might be outweighed a little bit by having staff out of the ED for even short periods of time. Also, I now have to push certain drugs myself. The nurse is not allowed to even if I order it. The ridiculous result is that I have to futz around with IV lines and have the nurse show me where and how to push these medicines. Does this make sense? A nurse, specifically trained to start IV's, do assessments, and push medicines is suddenly restricted so that I, with very little training in the above, have to stand with a nurse at my side and push the plunger at the nurse's direction.
I hate JCAHO.
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The crucial sentence was that the doctors at JCAHO, if they are doctors, do no longer practice medicine. Say it louder, so that everybody can hear it.ReplyDelete
And, you know what? It will get worse in the future.
- Anonymous1:14 PM, October 20, 2007
Replace JCAHO with AACSB (accredits colleges of business) and it is the exact same situation. Luckily there are no lives at immediate risk.ReplyDelete
On a separate note, is there some way I can get you guys to give me real stories about state professional scope-of-practice rules that are blatently ridiculous (for lack of a better word)? I'm an economist writing about state licensing of medical professionals (scope-of-practice for physicians and non-physician clinicians) and need some real world examples. Or, if you think state scope-of-practice rules are the best thing since sliced bread, I'd like to know as well. I'm at firstname.lastname@example.com...911DOC, I'm counting on you ;) although the fact that your favorite music is ABBA concerns me.
i would be happy to help but quite frankly you will need to inform me about what these rules are. i have a feeling you are talking about rules peculiar to each state which define the scope of a particular physician's practice... procedures, treatments and whatnot.
i have never run into a problem with these because each hospital has a credentialing department that has created it's own scope-of-practice paperwork, usually about 60 pages, which i never read but sign only, and i check boxes in procedures for which i am seeking credentialing and am qualified, then, weeks later, my priveleges are granted.
i'm sure the credentialing department makes sure they are in compliance with the laws.
as you probably know each state requires licensing for physicians. there is no national license to practice medicine. i have, so far, been licensed to practice in four states and it's all similar painful process to get licensed, and a similar painful process to get credentialled though i hear that texas and california have the worst and most onerous physician licensing requirements.
i will try to answer your question more fully but need more info.
- Anonymous2:20 PM, October 21, 2007
I'm thinking of examples of either intra- or interstate inefficiencies. Intrastate inefficiencies could include, say, specific tasks that lie outside NPs' SOP, but that many NPs are perfectly well-qualified to perform (i.e., why should an NP have to go through medical school just to do X?). Interstate inefficiencies could include, say, an NP who could perform X in his licensing state, but who cannot perform X in the state where he now practices. Also, I've read that job ads will state that they are looking for a "PA or NP." If specific training is as important to patient care as advocates say it is, it seems any particular position would require one or the other, not either.ReplyDelete
Don't know if you know, but the AMA has set up SOPP to monitor efforts of non-physician groups to secure enhanced SOP in every state. SOPP: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/17840.html
dear shirley, god bless ya, i care so little for acronyms that i nearly hit my head on the table in the middle of a snore.ReplyDelete
i think your man on this might be panda bear, he's linked on my site. he has posted on midlevel scope of practice before and has some very strong opinions as do i... starting to wake up now.
the whole PA v. NP thing mystifies me. as a whole i much prefer to work with PAs though i have one outstanding NP that works for me. my explanation is that NPs are nurses first and are taught by nurses and NPs are steeped in the culture of nursing and nurses tend not to be great independent problem solvers, again, not a rule, but an observation.
PAs get their training from docotrs and other PAs, they are physician-culture based, and i just think they are better in the ER than NPs in general and more comfortable making decisions.
it's hard to get in to medical school, not as hard to get into nursing school or PA school. some nurses would do great in medical school, most wouldn't. anyone who graduates from an american medical school would eat nursing school for lunch. midlevels are midlevels for a good reason and while i do believe that individual midlevels should, after, i don't know, ten years of practice, be able to expand their scope of practice within their chosen specialty, i don't think they should ever get an MD by their name, because they are not doctors and did not absorb the incredibly broad knowledge base that we did.
after ten years i don't remember much about biochemistry, it's true, but now we are discussing economics more than medicine as you will have a hard time getting anyone to go to medical school if you can back-door it without the risk by becoming a PA or NP.
as to why PAs and NPs can't do certain things here and there and whether they should be able to i truly don't care. what i care about is if they are good or not because it's my license on the line and my malpractice they are operating under and mistakes they make are my mistakes by respondeat superior. if they want to open up clinics that are free standing and are trying to change the law to do that i'm not going to stop them.
without making light of your question and without being literal in this analogy, a very wise surgeon once told me, "you can teach a monkey how to operate, you just can't teach him when not to."
- Anonymous10:43 AM, July 21, 2008
I take issue with the allegation that getting into PA school is easier than getting into medical school. Having gone through the application process I would claim, if not the reverse, then that it is at least equally as difficult. For one reason, there are only around 7000 (if I'm being generous) PAs graduating every year whereas there are more than twice that many medical school graduates. Also, medical schools' pre-requisites are relatively consistent whereas to apply to more than one PA program requires that a candidate have a vast number of courses already completed. In addition to all the coursework, PA programs are intent on service work and direct patient contact experiences (~2000 hrs on average). Application review board members will admit: PA programs are looking for students who could successfully apply to medical school; they want PA school to be a choice over medical school for applicants. Programs don't offer themselves as consolation prizes to those who really wanted to go to medical school.ReplyDelete
I'm not suggesting that on the job being a physician isn't harder or more demanding and certainly physicians do, as you mention, bear the responsibility for PAs'/nurses' which is a heavy burden. However, it is a burden that does come with some consolation prizes: physicians get to be the top dogs in the nurse-PA-physician hierarchy. And as the research shows: on average, the people who have the highest job satisfaction and least work-related interpersonal stress are those who have the most autonomy.
Dear 911doc--ReplyDelete
Just so you know, we "JCAHO" survey coordinators (those pesky people in your ED's--who are NEVER doctors--who poke around doing tracers to see if you are complying with the latest iteration of the 'standards') hate JCAHO.
We hate them because they don't even practice medicine anymore. We hate them because their surveyors have zero objectivity. We hate them, especially, because they are now citing hospitals for continuing to reference them in their policies as "JCAHO", since they changed their acronym in 2007 to "TJC".
Surveys suck. They are unnecessarily stressful and entirely unhelpful. Surveys force hospitals to 'fix' things that are observed in one or two or three days, that don't address culture, Leadership or accountability. It's about pretty policy books, documentation and well-rehearsed staff.
I work in a small psychiatric hospital in Texas. Your blog is a recent find, and it makes me laugh every day. Thanks for being the cynical folks you are!
- Anonymous4:51 PM, November 20, 2008
Love, love, love the comment about graduates of any American medical school eating nursing school for lunch! I work as an ED RN at a Level I teaching facility and I wonder how a majority of these said graduates learned to tie their own shoes, much less graduate from med school. Sounds like someone is beginning to develop quite the ego! You must have forgotten the nurses who saved your butt (and its wide expanse of knowledge) as a med student or resident. Don't you know they take us all aside in nursing school and teach us how to prevent you god-like creatures from killing OUR innocent patients? I agree that what RN's learn in nursing school is a much more focused (ok, yes, smaller) body of knowledge than one would receive in med school, but just because we learn less does not mean we are less capable of learning (great monkey analogy). While incredibly intelligent, I doubt at least half of the med students, residents and even seasoned attendings I meet would last very long in nursing school...it would require the ability and willingness to remove one's self from the proverbial pedestal and interact with humanity at the most basic levels on a daily basis. Some people got it and some people don't. I could go on and on about the art of nurturing and caring, blah, blah, blah but I assume you are already rolling your eyes.ReplyDelete
I agree vast differences exist between medical and nursing models in regards to the delivery of healthcare and I acknowledge that both physicians and the public-at-large both respect and feel most comfortable with the traditional, medical model. Thus, as I pursue my goal to become a mid-level practitioner, I have chosen to become a PA. But I believe my background in nursing will make me a much stronger, more well-rounded provider of healthcare.
In essence, quit denigrating nurses as mindless monkeys and be grateful you have someone to assist you with your...let's call them suggestions...so you can remain safely positioned as a higher being above "us simple folk".
Examine your sentence "...work with PAs though I have one outstanding NP that works for me". Interesting. And one more thing- what horrible, forsaken place do you work at where "your nurses" don't have the ability to independently problem solve...that must be absolutely terrifying, I would fire them all.
P.S. No, you can't have my chair and you can go get your own damn cup of coffee...but get me one while you're up!
first of all, anonymous,ReplyDelete
i can't figure out why your name is so popular all of a sudden. secondly, if you work at an academic center then you have not seen the problem. third, i'm not getting you coffee. if you can show me that the nursing curriculum has not changed from patient care to chart care then i will take it all back. if you can show me the higher standards that exist today to both get into and then graduate from nursing school then i'll shut my mouth. if you can show me newbie grads from nursing school that respond to patient complaints with something other than 'it's in the chart' then i'll take it back. toodles,


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New Zealand's natural heritage threatened by 20 years of environmental inaction
Posted on 28 May 2012
Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats following a series of broken promises made at the Earth Summit 20 years ago.Wellington, New Zealand - Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats following a series of broken promises made at the Earth Summit 20 years ago.
'Beyond Rio' is released today by global conservation organisation WWF ahead of next month's meeting on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro, the location of the groundbreaking 1992 Earth Summit. At the historic summit New Zealand signed up to a series of agreements to tackle climate change, conserve biodiversity and live more sustainably.
However WWF's report reveals the nation is falling short on important commitments made on greenhouse gases, water quality, land and marine biodiversity, fisheries and education for sustainability.
Chris Howe, Executive Director of WWF-New Zealand said, "Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, is now a land of polluted rivers and lakes, rising greenhouse gas emissions, pressured marine ecosystems and disappearing bird and mammal species.
"While it is important for the government to constructively engage in the upcoming summit, we should not lose sight of the many commitments that already exist. If New Zealand's political leaders had made good on the promises made back in 1992, then we wouldn't be faced with such a battle to turn things around. "
Key findings of the report include:
- Increased pollution in our lakes and rivers, including 43 per cent of monitored lakes in NZ now classed as polluted and an estimated 18,000-34,000 people annually catching waterborne diseases.
- More than 60 per cent of native freshwater fish as well as the only freshwater crayfish and mussel species are now threatened with extinction.
- Seven of New Zealand's ten official 'indicator species' for measuring biodiversity status are threatened. The Kokako, for example, has suffered a 90 per cent contraction in its range since the 1970s.
- Iconic species such as Maui's dolphins and NZ sea lions are listed as 'nationally critical'. Only an estimated 55 Maui's over the age of one year remain and NZ sea lion pup numbers have halved over the past 12 years at their main breeding area in the Auckland Islands.
- Almost two-thirds of New Zealand's seabird species are listed as threatened with extinction. The main threats to seabirds are predation by introduced mammals, fishing methods and human disturbance.
- New Zealand's gross emissions have risen by 20% since 1992, due to increased pollution from energy, transport, agriculture and industry sectors. Even with our weakened Emissions Trading Scheme, emissions are projected to continue to rise.
Although the picture looks bleak, the report points to solutions that can help New Zealand improve its environmental record and restore integrity to its international commitments.
"Solutions do exist to the problems we face, but the political will has been sorely lacking," said Chris Howe. "As world leaders prepare to meet again in Rio this June, we urge John Key's government to heed this report's wake up call and, regardless of new agreements, take immediate steps honour our existing international commitments."
"New Zealand's future social and economic well-being is dependant on functioning and flourishing ecosystems. Sustainability must be put at the heart of decision-making to ensure a future where people live in harmony with nature."
For more information contact:
Rosa Argent, WWF-New Zealand Communications Manager, firstname.lastname@example.com, 04 471 4292 / 027 212 3103


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As Baltimore Raven Jacoby Jones makes his "Dancing with the Stars" debut tonight, he revealed who else on the team he thought would have a chance on the show.
Jones knows what he's talking about. He has shown Baltimore his fancy footwork in the end zone. And even one of his fellow competitors on the show -- "Bachelor" star Sean Lowe -- has said his biggest competition for the mirror ball trophy will be the wide receiver.
When asked which other Ravens players might have some skills on the dance floor, Jones didn't hesitate, listing the team's best -- and worst -- dancers for Insider.
Among the best:
Ray Lewis (who Jones says "can get down"). Of course Lewis is no longer technically a Raven. But still.
Anthony Allen.
And perhaps most surprisingly, the nearly 350-pound Terrence Cody. "You ever see Terrence Cody to the worm? Oh my god. There's a lot of things moving but he's good."
As for the team's worst dancer?
That would be Arthur Jones, according to Jacoby. "No rhythm."
Watch Jacoby Jones and partner Karina Smirnoff on "Dancing with the Stars," at 8 p.m. tonight on ABC.
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The Brother HL-2170W laser monochrome printer provides a viable alternative to the bottomless money pit that has become today's inkjet printer. Modern photo, tricolor, and high capacity ink cartridges can cost anywhere between $20 to $100 per refill, so multiply that by your volume of prints and try not to balk at the true cost of owning an inkjet. As an alternative, supplementing a printer set up with an inexpensive black and white laser printer can cut costs in home offices that tend to cycle through black cartridges with text-only documents. Although it's not without its shortcomings, such as cripplingly poor quality graphics prints, the Brother HL-2170W balances out with speedy text printing and 802.11b/g wireless functionality for just $150. We'd certainly recommend it as a secondary text-only printer if you already have a photo inkjet and have a little extra change to throw around.
The HL-2170W has the same overall size and design as the HL-2140 ($129.99) but adds 32MB of onboard memory and an 802.11b/g wireless interface for an additional $20, boosting the total price to $150. As far as laser printers go, this little guy is more David than a Goliath at 6.7 inches tall and 14.5 inches wide and weighs just fifteen pounds. Designwise, it's unassuming and finished in the same matte grey found on most cubicle walls and the original Nintendo Gameboy.
The front lip folds down to reveal the toner port and like most laser printers, the paper tray is located on the face of the unit and can be fully removed from the body for refills. If you're the average home user, you probably won't need to refill too often considering the printer can hold 250 sheets of standard 8.5 inch by 11 inch paper. Also, there is a manual feed paper slot handles an assortment of different paper sizes including Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, and envelopes. We printed more than 150 sheets of paper during our lab testing and never experienced a paper jam or even the slightest delay.
The control panel is just as simple as the body of the HL-2170W itself, including one large all-inclusive "Go" button (error recovery, wake-up, job cancel, wireless on/off, manual feed) and three small LEDs for toner, drum, and error status. Other than that, this printer has few other features to brag about. The Brother HL-2170W isn't the prettiest pup in the show, designed with utility, not fashion, in mind. Design nerds will probably be more satisfied with the glossy finish and atypical footprint of the Samsung ML-1630.
As we mentioned, the HL-2170W includes 32MB of internal memory, which allow you to queue more documents at one time and generally speed up the whole printing process. The Brother HL-2170W also comes with three options for connecting to your computer: USB 2.0, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, and wireless 802.11 b/g. Most monochrome laser printers don't come with same breadth of connection options. The printer is also Mac, Windows, and even Linux compatible.
Connecting the printer to our wireless network gave us a significant amount of trouble, but we were eventually able to connect it to our wireless router, an older D-Link DI-624. Brother's software walk-through gives you two options for installing the driver using either a wired or wireless setup--we went straight for the wireless option. Unfortunately, it turns out that if you choose this option, the device will attempt to set up an ad-hoc network with your router to initiate the pairing. Because of that, we decided to deal with wires--at least for the duration of the installation--so that we wouldn't have to change the settings on our network preferences. We plugged in a network cable to the router and the printer and were surprised at how easy it was establish a wired connection and remotely configure the printer for wireless connectivity from there. The printer also supports SecureEasySetup, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, and AOSS, which automates the process even further if you have a compatible access point.
We're slightly disappointed that the HL-2170W cannot autoduplex, meaning it can't print automatically on both sides of a piece of paper. While we wouldn't normally expect this feature in a modestly priced device, we find it slightly ironic that a printer flaunting Energy Star compliance is lacking the potential to literally cut paper consumption in half. At the same time, autoduplexers add bulk to the back of the device and are typically an added bonus on $250+ printers, such as the Samsung ML-3051ND, so it makes sense that this one wouldn't include it.


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Square Enix said today it would include this cute stylus as a preorder bonus for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, which is great for two reasons:
1. It's adorable.
2. It's an actual bonus, not content that has been stripped from the game and only made available to people who preorder.
Theatrhytmhtmhmrhmrthmrthm, which is basically Elite Beat Agents with Final Fantasy music, will be out on July 3 for Nintendo 3DS.


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I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. As the Baby Boomer generation prepares to retire, will there even be any Social Security benefits left to collect? Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions. Throughout history, the American government has found it nearly impossible to spend only what has been raised through taxes. Wielding candid interviews with both average American taxpayers and government officials, Sundance veteran Patrick Creadon (Wordplay) helps demystify the nation's financial practices and policies. The film follows U.S. Comptroller General David Walker as he crisscrosses the country explaining America's unsustainable fiscal policies to its citizens. With surgical precision, Creadon interweaves archival footage and economic data to paint a vivid and alarming profile of America's current economic situation. The ultimate power of I.O.U.S.A. is that the film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how we can recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations.
See more about the film here
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Southeast of San Jose and south of Limon, the snorkeling off Punta Cahuita is one of the best spots along the Caribbean coastline. Located within the Cahuita National Park, there is access to Punta Cahuita via a 5.6 mile long trail. The driest months of September and October offer the highest water visibility.
Keep in mind that overall snorkeling is not very common ...
Southeast of San Jose and south of Limon, the snorkeling off Punta Cahuita is one of the best spots along the Caribbean coastline. Located within the Cahuita National Park, there is access to Punta Cahuita via a 5.6 mile long trail. The driest months of September and October offer the highest water visibility.
Keep in mind that overall snorkeling is not very common or generally too rewarding off Costa Rican coastlines. The heavy rain runoff and plantation drainage tend to reduce visibility significantly. On the Caribbean side, there has been much damage done to the coral reefs. The villages of Cahuita and Puerto Viejo have a cool Caribbean attitude mixed with the multicultural community of locals and expatriates from North America and Europe are definitely a local attraction. To reach the snorkeling in Costa Rica by air, you can fly into either Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) on the west side of San Jose or Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR) near Liberia. If you are going to stay in one resort and do little traveling, it is highly recommended to use the resort shuttle bus or a private shuttle bus to avoid driving yourself (this tip will save your vacation). Otherwise, make sure to read the extensive notes below about driving in Costa Rica. When leaving Costa Rica, there is a $29USD cash departure tax per person. It may now be included in your airline ticket, but you will want to confirm since the lines could be quite long. Here are some basic notes on driving in Costa Rica for the tourist. There is a myth about the quality of the roads and of VW bus sized pot-holes. This may have been true years ago, but on the main routes, this is no longer true. With that said, there are still numerous challenges for first time drivers in Costa Rica. First, do not expect much out of so-call �highways�, like the InterAmerican Highway. The fancy name makes the uninitiated think this is a major 4 lane divided, restricted access road. Well, yes, about 1% is. The rest is two lane (marginally), undivided, rural roads with tons of traffic constantly stopping, turning, passing or driving slowly. Like every other road in the country, you can expect to see on the road numerous unexpected cows, cyclists, pedestrians, bus stops, school crossing zones, dogs, mud slides, police check points, unannounced one-lane bridges, missing manhole covers, and, of course, a never ending stream of semi-trucks driving erratically fast. What you do not find on any roads is much signage. There are infrequent signs indicating the distance to the next town, and even more infrequent are road names or numbers (if at all), including even within major towns. To make matters worse, signs that used to exist are disappearing due to deterioration or theft. Also, do not expect drivers to use their head lights, even in a heavy rain shower, unless it is really dark. This makes passing in rain a game of roulette since you can't see the oncoming traffic. Speaking of dark, do not drive at night since the roads in some areas can be ruled by those under the influence of alcohol. When picking up a rental car, make sure to check all the tires for wear, check the spare tire pressure, check the tire jack, and make sure to test the lock on the spare tire. It would be wise to quickly purchase a can of Fix-A-Flat. A GPS unit can be helpful when navigating roads, however, the maps in Costa Rica were created using a special map datum. This datum is not usually available on GPS units but the road base maps were created with it. Therefore if you use the default WGS84 datum with a base road map on the GPS unit, you will always show a position being about 0.5 miles to the north of the road base map. If you have to drive through San Jose, make sure to do it at dawn to avoid the horrendous traffic all day long, including weekends. Keep in mind several maps show highways passing through San Jose. This is not true. They end abruptly on the outskirts of town and you have to slug it out in a crazy stop-and-go traffic and many unmarked turns to get to the other side all day long. There are unsigned so-called by-pass routes around San Jose, but finding them can be a challenging game of trial-and-error, and they are only marginally better. If you have to drive on the Nicoya Peninsula, you can expect to find generally better roads with better signage. However, there are numerous unmarked eroded road sides, especially over stream culverts. Do not drive at night. Watch out for the iguanas sprinting across the road.
Overall, Punta Cahuita is the 21st most popular snorkel dive spot of all 21 snorkeling dives in Costa Rica.
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- Hilda Hellstrom Radioactive VesselsArt is a way for people to deal with intense issues and daily crises. Artist Hilda Hellstrom has employed her own version of art therapy to deal with the after effects of last year's nuclear meltdown in Japan. Hellstrom worked with Fukushima victim Naoto Matsumura to create a series of food vessels made from the still radioactive soil of the Fukushima evacuation zone. Called "The Materiality of a Natural Disaster," the five vessels were part of her 2012 degree project for the Royal College of Art.1
- Hilda Hellstrom Radioactive VesselsWorking with The Foreign Correspondence Club Japan, Hellstrom learned of Naoto Matsumura, a native of the Fukushima area. Refusing to leave the affected zone near the Daiji power plant, Matsumura is the last man living in Fukushima's evacuated zone.2
- Hilda Hellstrom Radioactive VesselsOnce Hellstrom was put into contact with Matsumura, she documented his day to day life in the radioactive zone for four days, snapping pictures as she got to know the 52 year old farmer who has dedicated his life to taking care of the pets and cattle left behind in the evacuated area.3
- Hilda Hellstrom Radioactive VesselsVisiting the affected area for days, Hellstrom collected soil from the contaminated rice fields.4
- Hilda Hellstrom Radioactive VesselsStill slightly radioactive, the designer sculpted the soil into a series of five pieces of pottery. A serving dish, bowl, vase, water glass and covered container resemble artifacts that could have been discovered on an archeological dig.5
- Hilda Hellstrom Radioactive VesselsThe product of Hellstrom's experience with Matsumura and at the Fukushima area, the food vessels make something useful from the wasteland, and create a new tactile symbol of the historical disaster.6
- Hilda Hellstrom Radioactive VesselsMatsumura continues to live in the evacuation zone, tending to the animals.7


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
For the last few years, I've had a summer tradition. When I packed for vacation, I'd bring a novel by Cormac McCarthy to read. The last three I read were all while tent camping: "The Road," "No Country for Old Men" and "Blood Meridian." For McCarthy, the world is a particularly ruthless place. Nature, he recognizes, has no rhyme or reason. Murders natural disasters – the end comes swift and owes no explanation. I can tell you this: reading "The Road" at night by campfire is the way to do it.
Each time I've grabbed a McCarthy book, it was a quality paperback. Two I had borrowed and one was bought with a Barnes and Noble gift card.
This year, I didn't pack a book. And I was in the perfect place for McCarthy – a Vermont cabin in the mountains with no electricity, gas lamps for lights and surrounded by woods where passing chipmunks crashed through twigs and leaves like hungry bears.
The truth was, it hadn't occurred to me to bring a book. And I didn't have any handy. I just haven't had the appetite to read any novels. Even by McCarthy, who in my book is about as good a fiction writer as it gets.
I still read a lot, but when I do, it's not novels. I read a lot of blogs, news sites and magazines. I'd say that more than 90 percent of what I read, I read online – much of it on a small laptop, which I pop open every morning and nearly every evening. And I don't feel less informed. If anything, I have too much to read and not enough time to read it.
But back to Vermont. After a few days, I felt the need to read. I found an old copy of "The Watchmen," a pioneering graphic novel (that's a semi-serious comic book for those who don't know) from 1985. It was a fun read, but I polished it off in a day and a half and needed more.
The Book Nook, a small and really well stocked shop in nearby Ludlow, had a good selection of paperbacks, and I went with "Eating the Dinosaur," a collection of essays by pop culture journalist Chuck Klosterman. His essays – exploring why people submit to interviews or how Kurt Cobain and David Koresh had a lot in common – aren't exactly Vermont cabin compatible, but the reading would be good.
As I left the store, I realized that "Feeding the Dinosaur" was the first non instructional, physical book I'd purchased in more than a year. The last book I'd read was an e-book version of "In the Plex," a historical look at the Internet company, Google.
"Eating the Dinosaur," fittingly, just might be the last print book I ever buy. My days of feeding the proverbial dinosaur of print just might be over.
I'm not sure what any of this means, but I do know this: I used to be sentimental about things like paperback books and CDs, but not anymore. I have shelves of both, but they go largely untouched. I've thought of selling them, but the effort seems hardly worth the pennies I'd earn. It's funny really. I worry about leaving things in my car, but never CDs. Who would break into your car to steal CDs these days? They're practically valueless.
I'll enjoy the Klosterman book. And it'll probably look pretty good on one of my book shelves, but I'm afraid even those shelves, the way we used to decorate homes, are as endangered a species as the print that sits on them.


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03.07.2017 - PHILA HISTORICA 2/2017 available for download
(wm) PHILA HISTORICA is the title of a prestigious digital magazine published in the German language that focuses mainly on postal history, philately and philatelic literature. It concerns a high-level magazine that has been awarded the important CG Award in 2013. Each issue of the magazine – there are four of them each year – contains about 250 pages in large (A4) format, and offers illustrations in full-color. In many cases the contributions in the magazine are published for the first time, which makes the contents of PHILA HISTORICA even more interesting.
In the latest issue, published recently, the Editor of the magazine, Wolfgang Maassen, brings the famous 'King of Philatelists', Philipp von Ferrari, to the fore; this on the occasion of the fact that this fascinating collector died exactly one hundred years ago. Maassen discusses not only the person of Ferrari himself, but also the – often inaccurate - literature that has been published about this intriguing philatelist. In a further article, he discusses the theme "German Emigrants in New York", also a very interesting subject. He also presents the upcoming exhibitions in Monaco (MonacoPhil 2017) and Sweden (Stockholmia 2019) and offers a thorough review of the "Philatelic Summit" that was held some time ago in Stockholm. Regular readers of the magazine will appreciate the pre-release a part of the series "Who is who in philately?"; it concerns the 2nd part of the letter "K". Another contribution of interest could be an extensive list of philatelic literature rarities, and the same goes for the continuation of Hans-Jürgen Dobiat's article about the so-called "name sales".
One of the best things about PHILA HISTORICA is that the magazine can be obtained totally free of charge: you may download it at the internet address www.philahistorica.de. Although you are not obliged to do so, a small donation to help financing the production of this extensive magazine will be highly appreciated. You will find the details on the aforementioned website.


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Ask the EcoGeek: Can I Have My EV Now?
Dear EcoGeek,
Who killed the electric car? Seriously, why can't I buy one yet and when will I be able to?
Alan Carney
Dallas Texas
Hey Alan,
Much love to the people who made Who Killed the Electric Car, because they got a lot of stuff right. It wasn't any one person, corporation or technicality that killed the EV1. As with all product failures it was a combination of tons of factors.
The reason major auto companies aren't making electric vehicles look like this. First, Americans were looking for SUVs, not ultralights. Second, the technology was primitive, the biggest problem being that batteries could only take cars a hundred miles before they needed to spend hours at a charging station. Third, major car companies were too foolish to see that, in the next decade, electric cars could quickly become technologically viable and extremely appealing, so the abandoned their projects completely.
And now, here we are. Electric cars are technologically viable and extremely appealing. But no one's done the kind of development necessary to introduce a pure electric vehicle to the mass consumer market. But it will happen. It's just probably going to happen intermittently, by solving all three of the above problems in different ways.
Drivers will have to get used to smaller, lighter, sportier, more aerodynamic vehicles. It's already starting to happen, and the new Prius body, most folks agree, is a very nice looking car.
Technology to make EVs more viable are being developed constantly. Ten minute recharge times, higher capacities and energy densities, and safer and more environmentally friendly components are all on the way, if not already proven. Of course, there's a difference between a battery working in the lab, and being able to get it into a car for less than $30,000.
The short answer, for you, is that you can buy an electric car now. But you'll either have to pay a premium for a Tesla or a Phoenix model (both companies have battery packs that cost more than Honda Civic) or you'll have to go small, with NICE Cars or the Smart Fortwo. Or you can head to EVFinder, and search through listings for quite a lot of new and used electric vehicles.
But if you wait for mainstream manufacturers to catch on, it might be a while. Plug-in hybrids will soon (though no one has any concrete dates planned) offer an intermittent step which will allow for at least some emissions-free driving. We should see a Prius plug-in and possibly a plug-in from Saturn before 2010. And plug-in series hybrids (which always use the electric engine, but use a gasoline engine to charge the batteries (not to spin the wheels)) will offer another step toward full EVs.
But we're going to have to wait for the ultra-expensive, high capacity, quick charging batteries to start getting way cheaper before we see any major car company embracing electric vehicles. Because if the EV1 hit the streets again...chances are, we still wouldn't be able to get it off life support.
Ask the EcoGeek is a syndicated column provided by EcoGeek.org. If you want to ask a question send it to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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For the past year, Meditatio, the outreach of the The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) has been collaborating with the Georgetown McDonough School of Business in introducing meditation to MBA students.
On Tuesday 9th April, this collaboration reached a new level with the seminar Leading from the Center. The Seminar focused on how the practice of meditation enhances the professional effectiveness of leaders and also how it helps develop an ethical culture in finance and business.
Above: Dean of the Business School, David Thomas, formerly of the Harvard Business School, welcomed the three speakers and affirmed the School's commitment to teaching meditation in its academic curriculum.
The speakers were Sean Hagan, (General Counsel of the IMF), Ray Dalio (Founder of Bridgewater Associates) and Laurence Freeman OSB (Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation).
A for-credit course on this theme, supporting students to develop a personal practice of meditation, will be introduced into the McDonough School in 2014. It will be taught by Laurence Freeman and will include successful financial and business leaders as guest speakers and mentors in meditation to the students.
"For someone like me who already meditates regularly, the event was a great source of additional motivation to continue on the journey. The 3 different experiences we heard from Fr. Laurence, Ray Dalio and Sean Hagan show how much meditation can transform someone's life. Although it's more obvious for Fr. Laurence as a monk, it's enlightening to hear how meditation has played a main role in Sean and Ray business lives. Their testimonials are very concrete and practical and it was clear with all the questions they had at the end that the audience was intrigued and curious to know more." (Bertrand Bouhour, Systar Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer).


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|Transcriptional misregulation in cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
|In tumor cells, genes encoding transcription factors (TFs) are often amplified, deleted, rearranged via chromosomal translocation and inversion, or subjected to point mutations that result in a gain- or loss-of- function. In hematopoietic cancers and solid tumors, the translocations and inversions increase or deregulate transcription of the oncogene. Recurrent chromosome translocations generate novel fusion oncoproteins, which are common in myeloid cancers and soft-tissue sarcomas. The fusion proteins have aberrant transcriptional function compared to their wild-type counterparts. These fusion transcription factors alter expression of target genes, and thereby result in a variety of altered cellular properties that contribute to the tumourigenic process.


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Chrsitian Bingham necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 102 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
We are looking for an ICON based logo that is appealing to the eye. Colours are not restricted at this point, however no more than 3 should be used, and we would prefer to stay away from gradients or anything that would make the logo difficult to reproduce on a variety of media.
We are a start-up VOIP company offering top of the line IP based telephony, conference and IVR solutions. We are looking for a logo that represents trust, reliability and a modern approach. The design should be easy to reproduce across a wide range of media and be easily identifyable. We would prefer to have an ICON based logo where as we could display just the ICON or the ICON and company name depending on what type of media we are dealing with.
We will be providing constant and high quality feedback throughout the design process and will bump the prize to $375 if the design includes a business card as well. The business card and logo must include all original layers and associated font files. The business card must be editable in photoshop.
Company Name: CanCall (Can be displayed in any case and with or without a space)
Website Address (not up): http://www.cancall.ca
Slogan Ideas (Open to Change): "The future of phone service", or "Reliable Voice and Data Solutions"
Possible ICON Ideas: Tin Can with a string coming out of it, A neat version of a telephone, Swooshes, or lines.
Service Offerings: VOIP, IVR, Confernce Bridges, ADSL, related data solutions
- Easy on the eye (colour wise)
- Appealing
- Easy to reproduce across a variety of media
- Fonts should be fresh and modern
- Colours are open, but please stay with 3 or under
- All PSD or EPS file with original layers, and any custom fonts
- We would love a brandable ICON style logo but only if the fit is right
- Tacky
- Unprofessional
- Neon colours
- Old fonts
- Designs that don't represent strength or something to do with our service offerings
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In Bloom: Jeepers creepers, it must be spring!
Bill McLaughlin, Plant Curator at the U.S. Botanic Garden highlights plants currently in bloom at the U.S. Capitol.
The flowering season in our National Garden's Mid-Atlantic native plant collection at the U.S. Botanic Garden begins each year at ground level. Starting in March and lasting into April, bright patches of low-growing phlox punctuate a landscape whose other residents are just beginning to raise their groggy heads to the warming sun of springtime.
While most people would refer to these vibrant bloomers as "creeping phlox," they are actually represented in our garden by two different, but similar-looking, species: moss phlox, or creeping phlox (Phlox subulata, above) and trailing, or pine phlox (Phlox nivalis, right). Both species are found in shades of pink or lavender, but pure white forms are available, many with a contrasting "eye" for extra punch.Phlox subulata shows more color range, and selected forms and hybrids can be had in lilac blue, rose and garnet red. This is the phlox formerly sold by the side of the road in cardboard flats, each a sheet of brilliant color to entice you to pick one for your home landscape.
Phlox nivalis is available through mail-order specialty firms, and is a bit slower to cover ground, usually making it a perfect rock garden plant. Its colors tend to be more pastel, often a candy pink or near white. Named varieties are available in bright magenta and lavender shades, if that is what it takes to jolt you from your post-winter blahs!
While both of these plants are hardy in the D.C. area, Phlox subulata is the species of choice far North and West of the city, or if you are looking for a quicker growing groundcover. Phlox nivalis is likely to be a bit more heat tolerant, and ideal for smaller spaces where it will take a little more time for its low mounds of foliage to advance.
Whatever you choose (we chose both!) just give them an open, sunny spot with excellent drainage. While drought tolerant, a little water during periods of extreme dryness will keep them looking their best, and a shearing right after flowering, followed by a light feeding will keep both of these creeping charmers tidy and vigorous. To see these plants, or for other ideas for your garden, visit the Mid-Atlandtic native plant collection in the National Garden at the U.S. Botanic Garden.
To learn more about the U.S. Botanic Garden visit www.usbg.gov.


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Ganson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 82 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
impetus business coaching
We are a consulting company launching a business coaching programme. We don't want to come across as boring or staid but rather dynamic, forward thinking and idea-driven. We want to represent a clean, professional image but not boring so you'll need to find the thin line between funky and dynamic and being too traditionally corporate.
We have two audiences - one are people who are/want to become business coaches, the other is business people and business owners requiring assistance to grow their businesses. The first group include existing consultants, accountants, bookkeepers and business professionals, the second includes everything from sme's to multinationals across all industries and market segments.
We require a logo to be used on all marketing materials and a website banner.
We'd like the design to be based on the letters of the name of the company, if possible, or a device to be included in the lettering or the background that represents movement forward or something similar however the logo will need to be produced also in black and white without losing the impact. We'd like a logo to be clean and contemporary and to represent movement forward, quality, professionalism but not to be formal and staid.
We'd like a two colour – perhaps blue and orange – but we're open to suggestions.
The logo needs the name "impetus" with the words "business coaching" after it or underneath it or somehow included.
We require the logo in high res .jpg and .psd formats.
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From the standpoint of selling tickets, Crew president Mark McCullers likes that the 2013 Major League Soccer schedule is not front-loaded with home games because of the unpredictability of the weather.
However, that also means playing five of the first seven on the road where the Crew lost its final four last season to finish 4-9-4 away from Crew Stadium and contributed to the club missing the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
"Regardless of where the road games fall that's where you still have to take care of business," he told MLSsoccer.com by phone just after the MLS schedule was released on Wednesday.
"We've been strong at home the past several years and we need to be strong again. There's opportunity in playing those away games to steal some points early," he added. "If we don't I'm not going to panic. I'm confident we're going to get results on the road along the way."
The Crew opens at Chivas USA on March 2 and plays at Vancouver on March 9. The first of 17 home matches (14 Saturdays, two Sunday afternoons and a Wednesday game on Sept. 4) is March 16 vs. defending Supporters' Shield winner San Jose.
There are five home games through May with a sixth on June 1 against the Houston Dynamo.
"I was really pleased with the league listening to us about five games before My 31st," McCullers said. "Even though we have the June 1 game that's still a favorable result. That's how it should be, frankly, in terms of trying to balance the schedule out over spring, summer and fall.
"If I had to prioritize, getting fewer games before May 31 would have been the top priority and we achieved that."
He likes having two home games against Eastern Conference rivals New York, Houston and Chicago - all whom finished ahead of the Crew last season - but two-time defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles will not travel to Columbus for the first time since the inception of the league in 1996.
The Galaxy has been the centerpiece of ticket promotions since the arrival of David Beckham in 2007, even though the English star played only once in Columbus.
" 'Blackout the Galaxy' has been a brand we've developed over the years. We'll bring it back in 2014," McCullers said. "On the flip side, we've got New York at home twice and they've got some compelling stars.
"At the end of the day we need people who want to come out to see Columbus," he said. "More and more that's the case. We have stars on our team, too, and that will be the focus."
The Crew has a favorable schedule down the stretch with three of the final five at home, including the season finale against New England on Oct. 27.
McCullers reacts to 2013 schedule
From the standpoint of selling tickets, Crew president Mark McCullers likes that the 2013 Major League Soccer schedule is not front-loaded with home games because of the unpredictability of the weather.


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Reblocking Maribyrnong
What is Reblocking? Reblocking is the process of maintaining the structural integrity of your house by ensuring that your stumps are in good condition. It is the replacement of wood or timber stumps with more durable concrete stumps. It also involves resettling your floor in order to make it even. […]Read More


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Transocean Ltd. Provides Fleet Update Summary
ZUG, SWITZERLAND, Jun 16, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today issued a monthly fleet update summary covering only newly signed contracts, significant changes to existing contracts and changes to estimated out of service time of 30 days or more for High-Specification Floaters or 60 days or more for all other rig classes since our fleet update summary of May 12, 2011 and our quarterly fleet status report dated April 14, 2011.
Drilling rig status and contract information on the company's offshore drilling fleet has been condensed into a report titled \"Transocean Fleet Status Report,\" which is available through the company's Web address at www.deepwater.com. The report can be accessed from the home page of the Web address by clicking on the Fleet Status Report link found in the tool bar.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements regarding the estimated duration of client contracts, contract dayrate amounts, future contract commencement dates and locations, planned shipyard projects and other out of service time, as well as any other statements that are not historical facts in the report, are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These include but are not limited to operating hazards and delays, risks associated with international operations, actions by customers and other third parties, the future prices of oil and gas and other factors detailed in the company's most recent Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated.
Transocean is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor and the leading provider of drilling management services worldwide. With a fleet of 137 mobile offshore drilling units and three high-specification jackups under construction, Transocean's fleet is considered one of the most modern and versatile in the world due to its emphasis on technically demanding segments of the offshore drilling business. Transocean owns or operates a contract drilling fleet of 48 High-Specification Floaters (Ultra-Deepwater, Deepwater and Harsh-Environment semisubmersibles and drillships), 25 Midwater Floaters, nine High-Specification Jackups, 52 Standard Jackups and other assets utilized in the support of offshore drilling activities worldwide.
For more information about Transocean, please visit our website at www.deepwater.com.
SOURCE: Transocean Ltd.


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A selection of images from Castletown estate during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown
My passions in photography are people in their envirnoment and the natural world. My interest in photographing the natural world also reflects a desire to protect and enhance our environment. We are at a pivotal time in the cycle of thing in the world with many habitats under threat due to climate change. It seems a shame that human greed and indifference is adding to the destruction.


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LETTER- Fences thwart thieving critters
I sure am glad that the Jaquith family did not kill the groundhog they have attracted to their property by gardening without a fence [Essay, "Distherbing: Rifle turns rage to reconciliation," October 11].
After all, if you grow food outdoors, how's an animal to know it's not supposed to help itself? Thus it wouldn't have been right to shoot that chunky critter as if it were a felon breaking the law.
Groundhogs are among the easiest mammals to keep out of the garden. You can read about the proper fencing on page 102 of my book, The Nature-Friendly Garden, which is available through Jefferson-Madison Regional Library branches.
Marlene Condon


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Late planting this year isn't just causing corn farmers concern—it's a nail-biting issue for rice farmers as well.
Normally, rice farmers in southeast Arkansas would have started planting March 25. This year, they didn't get started planting until April 28. Being a month behind, the potential yield loss and crop damage is already weighing on farmers' minds.
"The later you push into September, you're taking a bigger chance of a big tropical storm coming in," says Eric Stevens, a farmer in Dermott, Ark. "It will cause shatter, and most of the time, it will blow that rice flat on the ground."
Another concern is the risk of crop diseases.
"One thing is going through more diseases, the later you are in the year," says Lake Village, Ark., farmer Joe Mencer. "We may be pollinating during the hot time of the year, which leads to blanking in the rice. This could set us up for lower quality rice, which has really plagued the U.S. the last few years."
Mencer says he's already decreased his rice crop by 800 acres this year, but the late planting could force even more acres out of rice production this year.
"If it keeps raining, we'll go to flying rice in, and that doesn't work as well," he says. "And usually if you're going to mud it in, you're going to mud it out. Extra costs. It just carries on throughout the year."
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The sandwich has to be one of the best inventions ever.
It doesn't get much tastier than shoving piles of whatever strikes your fancy in between bread and being able to chow down, sans utensils.
For our sake, there's no shortage of the beautiful sandwich here in Boulder. With a colossal selection of delis, this town offers cheap and tasty eats of nearly every combination imaginable.
Take a break from cafeteria food and ramen noodles, and try one of these great delis in town.
Half Fast Subs
1215 13th St.
10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. –1 a.m. Thursday and Friday; 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday
Sitting right across the street from campus on the Hill, Half Fast Subs is a great spot to sit on the patio. Try one of its more than 100 menu items, like a tempeh cheesesteak or a Texas Tommy — stuffed with two hotdogs.
2 locations
2128 Pearl St.
11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
5340 Arapahoe Ave.
11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
Snarf's own hot pepper relish is enough to develop an addiction to this sandwich shop. Fear not, you can buy it by the jar. Oh, and the fresh bread is pretty damn good, too.
There are about 20 sandwich options, including a mouth-watering prime rib as well as a slew of vegetarian options, like an artichoke, feta and provolone sub.
At lunch, you will wait in line — Snarf's colorful shops are a local favorite.
Deli Zone
3 locations
1322 College Ave.
Monday-Wednesday 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 7:30 a.m.-9p.m.
2900 Valmont Road
7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday
4800 Baseline Road
7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday
You may think you're in New York, but fear not — you're only on the Hill.
Deli Zone has famous Brooklyn heroes in the form of big fat Ruebens and Philly Cheese Steaks. Subs like Hell's Kitchen, the Guiliani, the Gangster and the Godfather are stuffed like the Manhattan borough.
Hungry for breakfast? New York's famous egg sandwiches are served all day on a Kaiser roll.
Cheba Hut
1313 College Ave.
11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday; Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Got the munchies? Cheba Hut's got your back.
The marijuana-influenced sub shop boasts "the only thing fried is the occasional customer." After examining the menu, you'll need to convince yourself that you are, in fact, not in a medical marijuana dispensary.
Try the Chronic — barbecue roast beef — or the Greifo with hemp cream cheese and tons of veggies.
3 locations
2609 Pearl St.
7 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
1397 Pearl St.
Open daily 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
1107 13th St.
8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday
Oh, the bread. That fantastic, warm, soft, fresh-baked bread. Drool.
Salvaggio's sandwiches are made with a wide variety of fresh deli meat and cheeses, sliced right into the sandwich. Try a hot pastrami or shaved roast beef.
There aren't many fancy-shmancy selections, but what the Italian deli does offer is just right.


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Tessa Hoefle
|Winnebago, Ill. (Winnebago HS)
2014 Track and Field: Placed first in the distance medley relay at the Emory Crossplex Invitational with a time of 12:16.58… Also placed fifth in the mile with a time of 5:17.04, marking a personal best in the mile… Placed sixth at the Samford Multi and Invitational in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:32.46... Placed third at the Rhodes Open in the 4x800m relay (9:55.08)… Finished fifth at the Georgia Invitational in the 1500 meters (4:47.59)… Placed seventh at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships in the 3000-meter steeplechase (11:15.05) and ninth in the 1500 meters (4:46.88).
2013 Track and Field: At her first meet of the season at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational 2013, she placed first in the distance medley relay with a time of 11:59.21s... Also awarded first in the distance medley relay at the TSU Invite crossing the line in 11:55.41s... Placed third in both the 3000m and 5000m at the Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships with times of 10:01.32s and 17:25.60s respectively... Captured second place with her personal best time in the 3000m of 9:53.59s at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invite... Set her personal record in the 5000m at the Raleigh Relays completing the race in 16:50.58s... Swept the competition at the 2013 Billy Hayes Invitational finishing the 3000m steeplechase in 10:39.97s to set a personal record as well as take home first place in the event... Placed first at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships in the 5000m with a time of 17:06.04s while also taking home second in the 3000m steeplechase finishing in 10:47.29s.
2013 Cross Country: Participated in seven races during the cross country season... Took home third place in the 5K with a final time of 17:58.4s at the Belmont Opener 2013... Finished the 6K at the Erik Anderson/Runners Soul XC Invitational in 22:07.9s... Took home fifth in the 5000K at the Atlantic Sun Championship finishing with a time of 17:58.5s.
2012 Track and Field: Competed in the distance medley relay, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m, and 4x4... Won first place at the Tennessee State Invitational in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:13.51s... Captured third in the 1500m at the BSC 'Southern Invitational crossing the line in 4:41.75s... Also took third at the Rhodes Open finishing 17:12.85s in the 5000m... Placed fifth in the 10,000m at the Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships posting a time of 37:15.08s, her personal record in the event.
2012 Cross Country: First Team All-Atlantic Sun after finishing 5th at A-Sun Championships in 17:38.90… Helped Lipscomb secure second-straight Atlantic Sun Championship… Named A-Sun Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year… Placed 4th at season-opening FGCU Invite in 18:26.50… Placed 13th at Crimson Classic in 18:05.44… Placed 48th at NCAA South Regional in 21:15.00…
2011 Track and Field: Finished fifth in the 3000m run at the A-Sun Indoor Championships (10:14.71s)... Had back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Birmingham-Southern Invitational (17:48.18s) and the Shamrock Invitational (17:46.42s)... Set personal-best 3000m run at the Shamrock with a 10:08.85s run, finishing sixth... Finished ninth in the 5000m run at the Oxy Invitational with a personal-best 17:15.96s run.
2010 Cross Country: Picked up three top-20 finishes, and added two more top-30s, in seven meets... Opened the season with three straight top-20 marks at the Belmont Opener (14:53.28; 16th), the Vermont Invite (19:25; 19th) and the Vanderbilt Invitational (18:34.23; 10th)... Personal-best 18:07.61 5K mark came at the Charles Bowles Invitational in Oregon, where she finished 26th.


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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has clearly stated the consequences of sequestration, and the Pentagon has delivered a responsible budget request with a sound strategy to the U.S. Congress, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters today.
"No one, to my knowledge, has really picked apart that strategy, including on Capitol Hill," Little said. "People seem to recognize that it's a sound approach to dealing with what we need to do to address the national security challenges of the future."
Little said he understands there will be disagreements between legislators and Pentagon officials over DOD's proposed budget, and how the security strategy will be implemented.
"We recognize that," he said. "The DOD budget is always fodder for issues that members of Congress may have. We presented a budget; we're engaging with the Congress to defend it."
It's understandable that Congress "may want to make changes along the way -- that's part of the legislative process" in a democracy, Little said.
"But this is an unprecedented budget build, as far as I can tell," he added. "And we believe that we have what we need in terms of a strong budget package to deal with a very strong strategy."
Meanwhile, the Defense Department is confronted with the possible implementation of sequestration, a mechanism written into last year's Budget Control Act that would trigger an additional $500 billion across-the-board cut for defense spending over the next decade if Congress doesn't find an alternative by January.
The consequences of sequestration would be "devastating" to the Defense Department, Little said.
Yet, "there's not a whole lot of planning [for sequestration], quite frankly, that you do, because it's an across-the-board cut," the press secretary said. "I've heard it described as a 'haircut' by senior department officials. There's not a whole lot of planning we would have to do."
The department would "take steps to deal with the consequences of sequestration, and for perspective reductions in resources, and personnel that sequestration may result in," he added.
But at this point, Little said, steps to deal with the consequences of sequestration "haven't started yet."
"We're going to have to see where the process takes us," he said. "The focus is on trying to avoid sequestration. We do expect, at some point, to have to deal with this if it starts to look us straight in the face."
Meanwhile, "we are affirmatively trying to hold off sequestration," Little said. "When you're dealing with about a half-billion dollars in cuts over 10 years, that is a daunting challenge, but we think we've addressed it responsibly."