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In late April, I learned of the City of Chicago's plans to launch a new bike share program called Divvy. Aware of how this kind of system has already taken off in other major cities around the world, I was eager to learn more about how the program will work here in the city, as well as the design of the bikes themselves. Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Scott Kubly of the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) about this new system, all set to launch this month. Read on to learn more about what the City of Chicago has already done to make Chicago an even more bike-friendly town, what projects are already underway, plans for future improvements and, of course, to learn all about Divvy.
Andrew DeCanniere (AD): While the City has seemingly invested quite a bit of time, money and energy into making Chicago a more bike-friendly city over the years, it seems that significant progress has been made in the last couple of years. What are some of the recent improvements and what is in the works?
Scott Kubly (SK): Well, we're a big city for biking, and so that's lead us to start making really rapid improvements and build on the progress of the Daley administration. Over the last year, we've rolled out over 30 miles of protected bike lanes and are in the process of doing another 35 this year. It's a way to hit the Mayor's goal of 100 miles of protected bike lanes in four years. To do that, we've been putting facilities all over the city. The big one that we'll be rolling out this summer is on Milwaukee Avenue, and that will be coming soon. We completed the Streets for Cycling 2020 plan, which is a comprehensive plan for the city's bike network. There's a network of about 645 miles of on-street bikeways, both protected lanes and regular bike lanes as well as neighborhood greenways throughout the City of Chicago, so that we can make cycling safe for everyone from 8 to 80. Basically, what we want to do is to make the roads as safe as possible for all users, so that no matter your age or skill level, you feel safe riding on the streets of Chicago. As a part of that plan, we have put together a facilities guide that lays out the different types of facilities that we have in the city and how to use them. We are also launching a new bike share system, which will be comprised of 400 stations and 4,000 bikes. That's going to launch this June, and it will serve the city going all the way up from Devon Avenue down to 63rd Street and then all the way west to California Avenue. It will be a very dense network of stations and is going to be affordable. It will be $75 for an annual membership, which will allow you an unlimited number of trips at no additional charge, provided each of those trips are under 30 minutes. If a trip is over 30 minutes, there's a small fee. So, it's going to be the fastest, cheapest, most reliable way to get around the city, and it's going to open up biking to a huge new group of people. No longer will you need to have your bike with you all day to use one. You only need to make a one-way trip. So, if you're at work and you need to go to a lunch meeting, you can bike across the Loop for the lunch meeting. If you're meeting a friend for Happy Hour, you can bike to the Happy Hour but then take a cab home. It's really a much more convenient way for people to use bikes. Then the bikes themselves are really nice. They're upright, so you are more visible to cars. They're more robust, so you don't feel the bumps in the road, as you would on a smaller bike. They are designed for everybody. They can be used by anyone from 4'10" up to 6'4" or 6'6." They really are bikes that are built for everyone. Additionally, you have a step-through design so that it's very easy to mount and dismount the bike. They have a chain guard so you can wear a suit, and fenders so that you could wear anything from shorts and a T-shirt to a suit. For example, you'll see me riding around town in my suit once we roll the system out.
AD: It really seems like there's a huge amount of flexibility in terms of the overall design -- both when it comes to the bikes and the system itself -- which is great. There are so many places you can return the bikes, too, so that you're able to start out with one mode of transportation and switch to or from it.
SK: And that's kind of how we came up with the name. So, Divvy is the bike share system's name, and when you look up "divvy" in the dictionary, it says "to divide and share." That's really what the bike share system is. You can view it in terms of the fact that you're sharing bikes, or you can view it as you're dividing up your commute or trip into different modes. Maybe you biked to work, but it rains in the afternoon so you take a cab, the bus or catch a ride with someone to get back home. It's super flexible. The stations themselves are completely modular and solar powered. You can just drop them in wherever there is space. You don't have to worry about excavation.
AD: And is this going to be available in winter as well? Are the stations and bikes going to be kept out all year long? I'm curious, because though I don't ride a bike myself, I'm sure that there are some challenges to riding in winter. It's probably not as easy as, say, it is to ride during the rest of the year. So are the stations and bikes going to be picked up and stored someplace during the winter months and then brought back the following spring, or are they just going to be left outside?
SK: The system is going to operate year-round, because we will get a warm day every now and then in December, January or February. Sometimes you'll get a 50 degree day here and there, and we want to make sure that when it's warm, or when people want to ride the bikes, they know it's always going to be there. That's the number one thing. If you want people to use your service, then you need to make sure that it's always available. But in winter, when the bikes aren't being used as much, we'll pull some of them into a warehouse so we're able to do preventive maintenance on them, make sure that they're well maintained and operating smoothly. So, it's a little bit of both. The stations are modular as well, so if we have a station and we find out that it's a block away from where it needs to be, we can pick it up and move it. If we find a station needs to be expanded because there's too much demand, we can add docks to that station so it's a little bit bigger. It's just this incredibly flexible system. I think that what you'll find is that it will truly be the fastest, cheapest way to get around. In other cities they have shown that users of bike sharing save as much as $850 a year in transportation costs. It's everything from saving money because you took a bike instead of a taxi to taking a bike instead of driving, or perhaps you took a bike instead of the bus or the train, so you wind up saving money. That, in turn, allows you to spend more on goods and services that you want to consume, so if you're saving $850 a year, maybe you get to go out to eat a couple more times, or you're able to go out and buy your own bike if you want to. It's an economic development tool as well.
AD: And then there are a lot of health benefits, too. Are there any plans to expand the service boundaries?
SK: We would like to continue expanding the service both north, south and west. Our goal is to keep expanding the system. You're also right from the health standpoint. There are a lot of health benefits of active transportation, that's why we're always trying to promote biking and walking. Beyond that, when you ask people why they bike or why they want to use bike sharing, typically it's because it's fast and it's affordable, but also it's fun. I think it's a very relaxing way to get around town. You're outside, you're active, as you're pedaling you're releasing endorphins, so it actually puts you in a better mood as you're commuting, which is the opposite of what I think driving a car does to you.
AD: I think it's safe to say that. I can't say I know many people who enjoy rush hour, sitting in traffic in your car or crammed onto a bus that is just way beyond full, stuck there for what can seem like forever, especially at the end of a long day or when you have to be someplace by a certain time. I think a lot of people tend to just stress out, and it's so much nicer when you're able to arrive at work relaxed rather than stressed out.
SK: I think the other thing that is great about this is that it's going to get a lot of folks that are not your typical rider out on the street. It's going to put a lot more bikes out there, but it's also going to encourage people that are on their bikes now to follow the rules of the road a little bit more as they see other cyclists stopping at stoplights and things like that, which I think is something that you see in other cities. The more people you get out there, the better the adherence to traffic rules you're going to see.
AD: That makes sense, because with a broader mix of traffic people should be more alert, drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians alike, which might not happen in a town where the traffic consists primarily of cars because there's really no way to get anywhere on foot and there's no public transportation to speak of. Then there are also the benefits to the planet. With a program like Divvy, you stand to greatly reduce emissions.
SK: Absolutely. What you're going to see is with 400 stations and 4,000 bikes -- once the system is up and running and people are using it regularly -- on a sunny day you will probably see 20 to 25 thousand rides a day, Those would have been a car. Now it's 25,000 people getting around via bike. It's also going to be great for businesses. If you think about a bike share station sitting in front of a store or restaurant, it's taking up some space on the sidewalk, but you're creating the opportunity for people to access that business. In a dense, busy area, a typical bike share station might get used 50 times a day or so, and that's 50 customers that now have better access to the business that the station is in front of. So we think it's going to really help businesses. I'm sure you can think of restaurants that, if you want to get to them via the L, it's a bit of a long walk. Now this will really extend the reach of the L. It's really improving access to all parts of the city.
The Divvy bike share system launches on June 14, 2013. For more information please log onto the Divvy website.
In addition, Chicago Bike to Work Week is almost underway. Chicago Bike to Work Week takes place beginning on Monday, June 10 and runs through Friday, June 14 this year, with the Bike to Work Rally taking place on Friday, June 14, as part of Bike Chicago 2013, presented by Goose Island Beer Company and the City of Chicago. Highlights include spinning classes in Millennium Park presented by Life Time Fitness, a yoga class that is designed specifically for cyclists, a screening of the 2003 animated feature film The Triplets of Belleville in Millennium Park and more. The Bike to Work Rally itself will feature live music, a free continental breakfast (provided by 7-Eleven), and a free T-shirt, and all participants have use of the complimentary Kickstart by Mountain Dew Free Bike Valet.
For additional details regarding Bike Chicago 2013, Bike to Work Week, the Bike to Work Rally, and a complete list of sponsors, log onto www.bikechicago.us.
Please note that the information presented above regarding Bike Chicago 2013, Bike to Work Week and the Bike to Work Rally has been obtained from a City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Press Release, dated April 29, 2013.
Update (June 17, 2013): Last week the City of Chicago announced that the launch of the bike sharing program, Divvy, would be slightly delayed. The program will now launch on June 28, 2013.
"Bike the Drive" Photos: Patrick L. Pyszka/City of Chicago; all other photos: City of Chicago


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Kurt Nimmo
February 12, 2013
If you have a wireless or landline phone, you're paying for millions of people to get a free phone. The cost is deducted from your monthly bill. The average deduction is around $2.50 per month.
Transnational telecom corporations are so enamored with the government mandated transfer of wealth to their swollen coffers they don't bother to check and see if subscribers are eligible for the program supposedly designed to "ensure that poor people aren't cut off from jobs, families and emergency services," according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Lifeline program is available to people who conform to federal poverty guidelines or are on food stamps, Medicaid and other federal assistance programs. It cost about $2.2 billion last year.
Lifeline found the spotlight back in September when the "Obama phone lady," aka Michelle Dowery, was caught on video ranting about her free phone. In January, she appeared on the Alex Jones Show.
Last year the FCC determined a staggering 41% of more than six million subscribers participating in the "free phone" program either couldn't demonstrate their eligibility or didn't bother to respond when asked for certification, according to the Journal.
Millions of people were inappropriately signed up after telecoms persuaded supposed government regulators to let them onboard.
It's a sweetheart deal for the telecoms. "For the carriers, the program is a chance for them to sign up more subscribers and make a small profit, plus more money if customers go over their small initial allotment and need to buy more minutes or text messages. Carriers can set prices for their Lifeline subscribers as the companies wish," the Journal reports.
"Lifeline users have been a source of subscriber growth in the otherwise saturated U.S. market and helped fuel the expansion of companies like TracFone, now the fifth-largest U.S. wireless carrier."
Lifeline is yet another example of corporate socialism. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and the rest are depending on the federal government to enforce rules – ostensibly to help the poor – that grow their business by stealing money from their customers.
As Paul Joseph Watson noted in September, Obama is not helping the poor.
"The delusion that these people are living under knows no bounds," he wrote. "Under Obama that the poor have got poorer. Poverty levels have increased to levels approaching the 1960s. Obama didn't pay for your mortgage, he bailed out the mortgage companies, the predatory lenders, the big banks, and then the Federal Reserve paid them not to lend."
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Being stuck on a flight on the night of Halloween didn't stop one dad from ensuring his daughter was able to go trick-or-treating.
The father passed out a note to fellow passengers on a flight from Boston to San Francisco with candy attached Monday, asking them to hand the candy to his 3-year-old daughter Molly as she trick-or-treated through the aisles dressed as a doughnut, according to one passenger whose heart was warmed by the gesture.
Stephanie Kahan, a Boston resident who was on the Virgin America flight, tweeted a photo of the note to Twitter Monday night, calling the father the "dad of the year." The tweet has gone viral, garnering over 60,000 retweets and 100,000 likes in about 12 hours.
The note read: "Happy Halloween! My 3-year-old daughter, Molly, was bummed that she wouldn't be able to go trick-or-treating this year due to this flight...so I decided to bring trick-or-treating to her. If you are willing, when my little donut comes down the aisle please drop this in her basket. You'll be making her Halloween! If you're unwilling, no worries, just pass the treat back to me. Thanks so much!"
"It pulled at everyone's heart strings," Kahan told NBC Tuesday.
While she said that she didn't see just how many people participated, the overall reaction from those around her was positive.
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"Everyone thought it was great," said Kahan, who works at Twitter.
Kahan said she spoke to the father, who wished to remain anonymous, toward the end of the flight. He said most people were happy to participate, though some were confused by the note. And according to Kahan, the father told her he wished he had spoken to people about it, rather than just handing them a piece of paper with candy.
Kahan also posted a photo of the little girl, who she said seemed shy, as she trick-or-treated down the aisle as a smiling passenger handed her candy.
After the girl got back to her seat, Kahan overheard her talking to her father, who asked if she had fun.
"She was just kind of like, 'I want to eat the candy!'" Kahan said.
Virgin America retweeted Kahan's post, while Twitter users gushed about the father's love.


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.... and why do some theists say it proves the universe was designed?
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Ogden Nash would turn in his grave!
How did YOU know where I got the idea?! You're so smart!
I've never seen a purple cow,
I think I'll never see one,
But as regards a purple cow,
I'd rather see, than be one!
-- Ogden Nash --
(I'm working from swiss-cheese memory, the words may not be exactly correct)
During a few Philosophy of Science classes, the concept of causality was discused.
A few folks consider causality as only perceived correlation, a linkage between antecedent and conseguent in a time series. This can have a statistical/probability description.
There can be what could be called 'hard linkage' with known dependencies.
The Sciences, could be considered an attempt to turn perceived correlations into hard linked dependencies. Building theory and models as a result.
1) Everything that exists has a cause
2) the only way to break the inevitable series of infinite regress is to postulate a "supernatural" cause
The problems with this little bit of logic are quite profound. Firstly, if everything that exists has a cause, than either the Supernatural cause is uncaused and therefor 1) is not correct or it does have a cause which raises the bigger question of what "caused" this supernatural cause.
Also, postulating a supernatural being with identity and capabilities is a complex structure, the whole idea of postulating "god" as a solution to the problem of complexity fails miserably unless this god is very simple indeed. (like a Deist god, which just pushed the "start" button and is not active in human affairs).
Sounds like Aristotle's "Unmoved Mover" --
It isn't really a law. It's a necessary presupposition of understanding anything on the gross level. The subatomic level is understood in an entirely different way, though presumably there is some kind of cause and effect there as well. We use statistical ways of understanding the subatomic level due to some of the limitations on experimentation and observation there.
Getting back to the gross level where Newtonian and Einsteinian laws prevail, theists imagine that anything that runs according to laws must have a lawmaker. The advantage is that all of the causes and effects go back to a First Cause, which is an act of God.
However, that is a made up explanation. God must be proven first before using Him as a cause.


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Forming a Florida limited liability company is not the panacea that most small-business owners think. Yet more LLCs than corporations are being formed in our state.
In part it is because forming a LLC can be less costly and not as complicated as incorporating. Additionally, some business owners choose LLCs instead of S-corporations thinking that they are the same because they both provide income tax advantages and personal liability protection for the owner and the key employees.
Adding to the misunderstanding, many entrepreneurs come here from other states where LLC regulations are different than they are in Florida.
Even if a lawyer formed your LLC, explained how it works and in which way it differs from a S-corporation, much of that will change in five weeks.
On June 13, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act. "The new statute constitutes a complete re-write of Florida's organic law governing limited liability companies," says Victor Diaz, a Maitland-based lawyer with Starfield & Smith. "It becomes effective on January 1, 2014 for all limited liability companies formed after that date and on January 1, 2015 for all other limited liability companies regardless of their formation date."
In other words, many provisions of your LLC will become obsolete either in 2014 or 2015 depending upon when it was formed.
The current law was revised to eliminate "the use of the concept of 'managing member' and 'managing members'," Diaz says. "Going forward, all limited liability companies will be deemed member-managed limited liability companies, unless the operating agreement or articles of organization provide that the company is manager-managed."
That gives members the ability to "bind the company in the ordinary course of business or activities of the company." But for extraordinary activities, such selling the company's real estate or other assets, for example, they may do so "only if the act was authorized by appropriate vote of the members."
Diaz says, "A review of the operating agreement will be critical in determining if the member is acting within the ordinary course of the company's business or whether a resolution adopted by a vote of the members will be required."
So what's the big deal?
I am not a lawyer and you will need one for legal advice. But I have owned small businesses and I've financed many more as a lender. Thus I have seen bad things happen when unauthorized parties sign contracts or borrow money without the legal authority to act on behalf of a LLC or corporation.
Even when the parties are authorized to enter into a contract or borrow money, they must sign documents using their correct title as specified in the LLC's operating agreement or articles of organization. If they sign incorrectly, they may pierce the shield afforded them by the LLC and be held personally liable.
In the real world, plaintiffs' lawyers will look for his client's recompense in whoever's pockets are the deepest. That means the small-business owner may become a party to the lawsuit even when the business owner formed a LLC to protect her from personal liability.
But when the LLC's operating agreement and articles of organization are amended to comply with the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act, she can make a stronger case for removing her individually from the lawsuit. And if the LLC lacks liquid assets, the lawsuit is more likely to be dropped.
The new law "is a default statute, meaning it provides rules that apply in the absence of an agreement among the members in an operating agreement," according Philip Schwartz and Andrew Schwartz, attorneys with the Fort Lauderdale office of Akerman Senterfitt who summarized the key provisions of the new law.
That's why you must amend your operating agreement to negate the unwanted consequences of the waivable provisions in the act. Otherwise some of your routine activities may be in violation of the law by default.
Additionally, "the new act expands the list of items that are nonwaivable under Florida law," regardless of what is written in the operating agreement, according to Akerman Senterfitt.
You can read the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act in its entirety at tinyurl.com/zfxtd.
Even though do-it-yourself forms are available online, the safer way is to contact a business lawyer for advice.
Jerry Chautin is a volunteer with Manasota.SCORE.org, a local nonprofit SBA resource partner offering free business advice and mentoring. He is SBA's 2006 national "Journalist of the Year" and a former entrepreneur, commercial mortgage banker and business lender. He writes and blogs about business and commercial real estate strategies for several publications and financial organizations nationwide. Contact him with your questions and stories at email@example.com and follow him on Twitter, www.twitter.com/JerryChautin.
LLCs are popular, yes, but keep this in mind
Forming a Florida limited liability company is not the panacea that most small-business owners think. Yet more LLCs than corporations are being formed in our state.


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RollingCones117 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 68 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
Rolling Cones Ice Cream
We are Rolling Cones Ice Cream. A growing ice cream catering company in Connecticut and New York. Our main business is ice cream trucks (good humor, blue bunny, klondike, ben and jerrys) but have recently moved into Sundae Bar Catering - where we set up full service ice cream bars complete with cones, cups, and unlimited topping selections.
Rolling Cones Ice Cream, Full service Ice Cream Catering.
We are currently in negotiation for a new Television Reality show featuring our ice cream trucks and company. This logo is important for the marketing of that, our website and print materials, and will be vinyl wrapped on our entire fleet of trucks.
Our target audience is everyone. We cater corporate events, birthday parties, weddings, Sporting Games, Festivals, grand openings and more. Ice cream is great at any type of event imaginable.
We are looking for a full color, fun and exciting logo. rollingcones.com could be added in if you see fit. The logo will be on all of our trucks, website, print, and more. Be creative.
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I've always been impressed with the variety of cupcakes in US. There are so many flavors, colors, decorations and passion to these lovely treats that I was excited to prepare them. There's one in special that got my attention: the Red Velvet. Their beautiful and unique color fascinated me!
But I have to confess something… I've never eaten a Red Velvet before, so I decided to choose a recipe from someone that already made a lot of stunning cupcakes. I'm talking about my dear friend Carol from The Sweet Fairy Cake. The cake was very moist and the frosting was delicious. I even bought a new pastry bag and tips to decorate them. I was so happy with the result!
Red Velvet Cupcakes With Vanilla Mascarpone Frosting
(adapted from here)
Yields: 12 cupcakes
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 stick butter, softened
1 egg
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder sifted
2 tablespoon red food coloring
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 1/4 cup cake flour sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare cupcake liners in a muffin pan.
Mix the vinegar and baking soda and set aside.
Beat butter and sugar until the cream is light and fluffy, that's about 5 minutes.
Add egg and beat until well incorporated.
Make a paste with cocoa powder and food coloring and add to cream butter and sugar.
Add the flour and buttermilk to cream butter and sugar in 3 additions always start and finish with the solid. Add salt.
Add the vinegar mixture and the vanilla.
Fill cupcake tins until 2/3 of its capacity.
Bake for 20-25 minutes and let cool to be able to unmold and cool completely wait to decorate.
Vanilla Mascarpone Frosting
Yields: 3 cups
1 cup (8oz) mascarpone at room temperature
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla paste
4 cups powdered sugar (1 lbs)
1. Beat the mascarpone cheese, vanilla and butter in a large bowl of electric mixer
2. Add the powdered sugar and beat until fluffy.
3. Decorate your cupcakes!


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Dave Jones insists he will not quit as manager of Sheffield Wednesday following Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Bristol City.
Jones, who took over at Hillsborough in March, watched the Owls slump to a seventh straight league defeat but the former Cardiff boss remains defiant.
"Pass the problem onto someone else? I'm a bigger person than that," he told BBC Radio Sheffield. "If a decision is made I can't have any choice in that, but I've never walked away from anything in my life.
"Everybody always wants you to walk away in football. It's a sad indictment that somebody who comes to the game thinks you should lose your job because things aren't going well.
"Where's the sticking together? The fighting through it? Where's that attitude?"
Chairman Milan Mandaric recently handed Jones a vote of confidence with the majority of those defeats coming at the hands of sides in the promotion mix.
But Saturday's defeat marked their first against one of the clubs in the bottom four with a Yorkshire derby coming against fellow strugglers Barnsley next weekend.
"We know we have to get results. I know how the football world works. We've had 12 managers in 15 years which is a lot and we're still where we are," Jones added.
"You've got to have time. Six months in we got promotion, and all of a sudden it's 'he's not got this' or 'not got that'
"Most of my career has been at the top end, but when you're down at the bottom, it doesn't mean your values and way of going about things is wrong - it's the only job in the world where people think they can do a better job."


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Kim Couture necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 37 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
My name is Kim Couture and I am also a Pro MMA Fighter, but also a manager and business owner. Most known for the brand I created along side my ex-husband Randy Couture known as Xtreme Couture. This new project with the all womens team "Vixen Crew" will offer management and protection for these young fighters and a supporting clothing line and equipment line as well. The team already consists of some of the top names known in Mixed Martial Arts and womens Boxing and Muay Thai who are now a part of the MMA community!
We are tarketing women 18-45 who are not only supportive of our sport, but want to be inspired by strong, motivating beautiful and classy female athletes. The clothing line will be for all types of women, athletic or not. The mission of our team will be to encourage women to be confident enough not to be caddy! We are looking to set high standards of character and sportsmanship while encouraging everyone to get not only physically, but mentally tough and confident to push past self limitating bounderies and fears!
For "Vixen Crew" keep in mind this will be on Professional Athletes clothing along with a whole line of products and equipment. We want to use a red Fox some how in the logo or Fox eyes. Feel free to try block lettering by fillling in some of the letters like V, X, C or W with cage like background. Utilize the Fox, its red color. Be creative as possible, we thought of maybe a womans hand in MMA gloves holding onto the top of the V with Fox eyes in the center of the V. We want the logo to be sexy, yet tough and always classy. Very fine lines I know:) We like the colors, red with either black or smoky gray. Shadowing or mirrored images are also cool. Good Luck, Can't wait to see what you come up with:)
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Factors such as these can make all the difference when deciding how to "market" oneself, including which basic law school or history courses one will teach, etc. It is also worth noting that each of our three candidates has a partner with some geographic restrictions; one is a new parent.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Factors such as these can make all the difference when deciding how to "market" oneself, including which basic law school or history courses one will teach, etc. It is also worth noting that each of our three candidates has a partner with some geographic restrictions; one is a new parent.
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- Dan Ernst said...
Now, more than ever, legal history candidates must be able to explain why they can only do what they want to do as a member of a law faculty. That's not to say that candidates have to shoehorn their interests into the legal profession's conceptions of useful scholarship and pedagogy. (Good law faculties, if not the ABA's Task Force on the Future of Legal Education, will value teaching and scholarship that sustains the law's place in the wider academe.). Candidates will still need an answer, though, and preferably one that makes sense to as many of the very different kinds of thinkers on a law faculty as possible.
- August 8, 2013 at 2:40:00 PM EDT
- Karen Tani said...
Back in 2011, I posted a few thoughts on FAR forms, AALS interviews, etc.:
There are also words of wisdom to be found in the "comments" section of this earlier post, as well as the posts to which it links.
But as Sally and Dan note, the market seems to have gotten tighter for legal historian... so to all of you with fresh insights, please to chime in!
- August 8, 2013 at 6:43:00 PM EDT
- Matt said...
Now, more than ever, legal history candidates must be able to explain why they can only do what they want to do as a member of a law faculty.
Dan- do you really think that "only" is the right qualifier here? It seems either clearly too high (if someone could best do what they want to do as part of a law faculty, why would that not be enough?) Or else trivially easy to meet (If someone wants to teach torts to 1ls, this can only be done as part of a law school faculty.)
I suppose that what you mean is that people should have some good reasons for wanting to be at a law school that are not just good for them, but also good for the other people involved- other faculty, students, etc. But that seems rather different from how you've put things here. Do you disagree?
- August 12, 2013 at 12:07:00 AM EDT
- Dan Ernst said...
Reasonable minds can certainly differ on the openness of law faculties to hiring entry-level legal historians right now. I tend to be a glass-half-empty fellow, and my views should be discounted accordingly. That said, I think the entry-level market for legal historians will be tighter than last year, which was awfully tight. When even the thoughtful members of the legal profession who served on the ABA's Task Force have apparently questioned whether most law schools should be devoted to producing legal scholarship (of any kind), my guess is that all but a handful (maybe two handfuls) of law faculties will want to be sure that an entry-level legal historian candidate is fully invested in their law school's mission.
More concretely, I'm suggesting that candidates come up with answers to the following two questions. Why do lawyers-to-be need to know what only a professionally trained legal historian can teach them, whether in, say, Torts or a legal history survey? And why can you only write the best version of the scholarship you hope to write--whatever its audience--by having as colleagues legal intellectuals and other law professors? I'd be happy--relieved, actually--to learn that law schools today are willing to support legal historians who could do what they want to do as well somewhere else. But when law faculties need all hands on deck, I have to predict that most are likely to hire only hands that are all in.
- August 12, 2013 at 10:26:00 PM EDT
- Matt said...
Thanks,Dan- I think I might have slightly misunderstood you. If I have you right, you're giving practical advice to job candidates w/ the "only" bit, not stating a view about what's desirable or reasonable in itself. Is that right? If so, you may well have the right take on things, though I'll admit I'd find it very short sighted and more than a bit silly if that is, in fact, the view that most schools have.
- August 12, 2013 at 11:51:00 PM EDT
- Dan Ernst said...
That's right, Matt. The comment was my best guess at the "is" of the matter, not the "ought."
- August 13, 2013 at 10:29:00 AM EDT


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I would like to ask for prayer for my pastor and his family as he lost his dad a couple of days ago very suddenly and unexpected. My pastor's name is Jamie, thank you so much guys.Rob Snyder...no not the actor!2011 Celestial Blue/Black Accent Moomba Mobius LSV, 340HP
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I agree with Razzman. Even suggesting this topic has led to repeated need for intervention by the moderators. One can ignore a flash-in-the-pan thread that is off-topic for a forum. A prayer group won't go that way. Perhaps starting up a support group (where only positive replies are allowed) for a political party would also be welcome and easily ignored by those who do not agree, but I doubt it.
The point is that this forum is for Moomba boats and that is why people came here. There is no lack of venue elsewhere for prayer. Adding an active subgroup for it will create an environment where members will feel that they aren't welcome unless they also subscribe to some unrelated beliefs.
Some forums have dealt with the issue by creating a special section (usually near the bottom of the ordered list) for off-topic discussions. It makes it easier for the disinterested to overlook the content because only those who subscribe to specific threads will have the content pushed to the top of the list. The moderators tend to more more permissive to those sections, unless it degrades into personal attacks.2005 XLV, upgraded ballast, Comptech swivel wakeboard and hydrofoil racks, Monster cargo bimini
I think this should be moved to the families section. Although I am not a regular church goer and do not believe that a god is responsible for anything, I do believe people have a right to choose whatever they wish to believe in regardless of how I feel and as long as it is not forced or preached on me.
I am all for wishes, thoughts, communion, prayers as just like a raffled t-shirt, anything thats free is all good.
I do not think this should be in the general forum at the top of the forum as this is a boating forum. Nor should it ever be a sticky.
I actually find humour in this thread and if left where it is I can see it getting silly for stupid prayers and incite remarks as we have seen and worse. I have a few I have been thinking of as I want to be a part too.
Please pray for my ticket in tonight's lotto.
please pray for sisters brother knee which is sore from snowskiing and wants it better for waterskiing season.
Please pray for my wifes sisters mother who has early alzheimers and is being taken advantage of by her sisters.
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I don't pray nearly as often as I should I don't have an excuse for it at all. Just straight laziness on my part.
I think this thread will help me with that, if I see things on here that my peers need prayer for it will remind me to pray and give thanks for what I have as well as send their request up! I am really looking forward to this board.David
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Well this thread was created as another way to communicate and provide support for fellow Moomba owners and family members. Just because support is in the form of prayer, it becomes a scary monster, it shouldnt be that much different than supporting someone change an oil filter for instance. Prayer for those that practice or dont practice can be very encouraged during difficult times. I also believe that we are somewhat mature enough not to post a lotto prayer request.
This was not intended to be a place of religious debate, although I am sure there will be moments, but rather a place that fellow Moomba owners can come together as a community to help one another. Sure, there are and will be subscribers that are not believers but we all have a choice to either click on the threat or not. Dont want to dont! I dont go to the Skiing & Slalom area of this forum because I have no interest, why should it be any different for this thread?
When you look at the design of the discussion forum you see various categories that either interested you, pertain to you or matter to you ..or not. By adding another category its simply adding another interest for the users of this board and you may not have an interest in this category, which is OK.
Some people just enjoy conflict and debate..I get it! The sky is blue today, no it's green, does it matter, really?Rob Snyder...no not the actor!2011 Celestial Blue/Black Accent Moomba Mobius LSV, 340HP
This is a GREAT thread, and I've lifted the requests mentioned thus far in prayer as I read them.
As most have said, if you don't like it, then don't read it. Seems simple enough to me...
That said, I propose a rule for us users of this forum:
- If somebody tries causing debate, just ignore their post and move on. If somebody wants to have a serious debate (not just flame another person), let them PM somebody instead of doing it in the open forum.
I'd love to see this thread be a sticky in the family forum! Perfect location for it IMO.
Please pray for my family, as my wife and I are getting outta dodge for a few days (Wed.-Sat.), leaving all the kids with my parents.'00 Moomba Kamberra
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Hmm. Turn the other cheek. That's a great idea. Wish I was better at living my life that way. I'm going to pass your advice to the other moderators. This is a prayer group thread not a religious arguments place. As long as posts are positive and in support of others there should be no objections. Now, let's pray for all the atheists.My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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Great idea Sea-N-Things, way to stand up. I love it, and I'm in.
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Now that his personal life is back in order, Nonito Donaire is ready to take charge again in the boxing ring.
The 31-year-old from San Leandro, coming off the most difficult year of his career, goes after a world title in a fourth weight class Saturday night when he takes on WBA featherweight champion Simpiwe Vetyeka at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Macau.
"It's my biggest fight to date," Donaire said this week in a phone interview. "I have to make a statement that I'm still in the game."
That was open for debate 13 months ago, when Donaire had his 12-year, 30-bout win streak snapped by Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux, who scored a unanimous 12-round decision in their super-bantamweight bout.
Donaire rebounded with a ninth-round knockout of Vic Darchinyan in November, but not before the Armenian featherweight dominated much of the fight and left Donaire with a fractured orbital bone below his right eye.
Donaire (32-2, 21 knockouts) said fans will see a different fighter in the ring against the South African Vetyeka (26-2, 16 KOs), thanks to family peace and renewed motivation.
Back in Donaire's corner for this fight is his father, Nonito Sr., who sculpted his son's career from the start and had served as his head trainer. The two had a falling out several years ago because Nonito felt his father still treated him like a child.
The effects of the estrangement spilled over into the ring. Robert Garcia took over as primary coach, and Donaire's style gradually shifted from boxer to slugger.
Last summer, after the birth of their son, Jarel, Rachel Donaire arranged for her father-in-law to pay a visit. Nonito Sr., held his grandson and embraced his son once more. The thaw in their relationship was quick and natural.
"My son has been a very powerful key to forgiveness and realizing we are family and that's what's important," Nonito said. "The relationship with my dad has been incredible. He's been very open with things and very respectful. He looks at me as a man now instead of as a 12-year-old boy."
The two also returned to work together. Nonito Sr. was ringside for the Darchinyan bout, then took over as head trainer during a just-completed, two-month camp in the Philippines, the family homeland.
Donaire said he feels 10 years younger.
"I'm starting to think again," he said. "Before I just would think of throwing a left hook. Now I'm trying to think of everything. My brain is starting to work all over again, which is good.
"My speed and power and the velocity of each punch is much greater. I feel good, I feel confident."
Longtime Bay Area trainer Virgil Hunter said the father-son reunion is crucial to Donaire's future success.
"With his dad back in the corner, he's secure," said Hunter, who trains unbeaten super-middleweight Andre Ward. "'Nito is a pure boxer — in and out, side to side. He lost that over a period of time. He was standing in front of people trying to knock them out with one punch."
ESPN.com boxing expert Dan Rafael said Vetyeka, coming off a December upset of 10-year featherweight champion Chris John, will test Donaire's motivation.
"I'm not going to say he didn't work hard. I'm sure he did, but maybe not with the same level of passion," Rafael said of Donaire's preparation for Rigondeaux last year. "Marvin Hagler once said it's hard to get out of bed and train when you're sleeping in silk pajamas.
"Nonito has been extremely successful and sometimes some of your priorities change a little bit."
Ring Magazine's 2012 Boxer of the Year, Donaire doesn't argue that he wasn't the same fighter in 2013. Donaire said his goals now include winning titles in three or more divisions, starting Saturday at 126 pounds.
The loss to Rigondeaux was a splash of cold water.
"It made me realize I still have a lot in this game and I want to utilize all the time that I still have," Donaire said. "Now that I realize that, I'm going to reach for the highest star I can and go from there."
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San Leandro's Nonito Donaire, who fights Saturday for the WBA featherweight title, previously has held belts in three weight divisions:
Flyweight (112 pounds): 2007-09
Bantamweight (118 pounds): 2011
Super bantamweight (122 pounds): 2012-13.
Note: Donaire was WBA interim super flyweight (115 pounds) champion, 2009-10.
Nonito Donaire (32-2, 21 KOs), San Leandro, vs. Simpiwe Vetyeka (26-2, 16 KOs), South Africa, 4 p.m. Saturday HBO (delayed)


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How Often Do You Have to Replace Pricey Products? 'GMA' Separates Myth from Fact to Save You Money
To replace or not to replace? Find out the top 6 product replacement date myths.
July 5, 2011 -- If you feel like you are working too hard to replenish the money it takes to replace the pricey products you buy, listen up!
As consumers well know, products from computers to cars to medications and foods often come with instructions on how long they should be kept, in your cabinet or on the road, before they being pitched, used or not, for something new.
But, more often than not, the people making the replacement recommendations are the same people who profit from the products. So are the replacement recommendations really true?
"Good Morning America" set out to investigate the most common replacement recommendations, from getting the oil changed in your car every 3,000 miles to replacing your running shoes every three months.
We went straight to independent experts to get the real deal on when you should pitch or save, and narrowed the list down to the top 6 replacement myths on the market today.
Read below to learn which replacement dates are fact, and which are fiction, and see how much money you can save.
Replacement Myth #1: You should purchase new running shoes every six months.
"GMA" tested running shoes at a lab and found that after 500 miles one pair had minimal damage and another pair showed no wear at all.
Those results were no surprise to the testing experts at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute in New York City.
"What really matters when you're thinking about your running shoes is how many miles are on them," said Stacy Genovese, director of Consumer Electronics and Engineering at the Institute. "So if you're an avid runner, running 25 miles a week, you need to replace them more quickly than someone who's just a casual runner who's running five miles a week."
Replacement Myth #2: Expired Foods Will Make You Sick
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the dates stamped on processed foods packages have to do with quality, not safety. Other than meat, foods past their expiration date are not dangerous, the FDA says. They just may not be not as nutritious or flavorful.
Click HERE to read more facts from the FDA on food labels and food expiration dates.
Further down the grocery aisle, the "The Consumerist" website was the first to notice that new labeling on boxes of Arm and Hammer® Baking Soda says to replace the product "every 30 days." Those are much different instructions than on the old labeling, which said to replace the box "every 3 months," even though the product itself hasn't changed.
In a statement to "GMA," Church and Dwight Co., Inc., the maker of Arm and Hammer Baking Soda® responded that new research shows "improved odor elimination" with the shorter time frame, which led them to make the change.
Click HERE to read Church and Dwight Co., Inc.'s full statement to "Good Morning America."
Replacement Myth #3: You Must Get Your Car's Oil Changed Every 3,000 Miles
"GMA" called 10 auto-repair shops and asked how often we should change the oil in a 2004 Honda Pilot SUV.
The two Honda dealerships we contacted, along with one other shop, told us the oil should be changed every 4,000-5,000 miles. The remaining 7 shops we asked instructed us to change the oil every 3,000 miles.
They were all wrong.
Honda's own owners' manual for the 2004 Pilot instructs owners to change the oil on the vehicle just every 7,500 miles.
Since 2009, Honda has installed its new vehicles with a system called Maintenance Minder, which signals when each individual vehicle is due for maintenance, including an oil change. Since the advent of this system, Honda no longer provides an approximate maintenance schedule in its owners' manuals. However, a spokesperson for Honda advises that owners of vehicles purchased prior to the implementation of this system should refer to the owners' manual that was provided at the time of purchase.
Replacement Myth #4: Expired Drugs Could Endanger Your Health
When it comes to prescription drugs, those written expressly for you by your doctor, the expiration dates should be closely watched, and followed.
The medications you purchase over-the-counter at your local pharmacy, however, are another story.
"If they're pills, things like pain relievers and analgesic medicines, they're going to be good for several years after they expire," ABC's chief medical expert Dr. Besser told "GMA."
And Dr. Besser offered another tip for holding on to your medications even longer.
"One thing to keep your medicines lasting longer is to take them out of the bathroom," said Dr. Besser. "Hot, steamy air will cause your medicine to break down sooner."
"Cool, dark places like a linen closet or the top of a kitchen cabinet are a better place to store your medicine if you want them to last longer," he said.
Replacement Myth #5: Your Computer Becomes Obsolete As Soon As You Buy It
"GMA" quickly learned this myth is a giant whopper.
"As long as the computer's not really running slowly, there's no reason to upgrade," Good Housekeeping's Stacy Genovese told "GMA."
In fact, as long as your computer has at least one gigabyte of RAM, and if you are just using your PC for things like checking email and shopping online, there is no need to replace it with another.
Replacement Myth #6: You Have to Replace the Ink Cartridge When Your Printer Says So
Not so. In fact, you can keep printing well past the moment the warning lights on your printer start blinking.
Tests conducted by PC World magazine found that some ink cartridges are, in fact, still 40 percent full when the indicator says they are empty.
The Savings?
So what would happen if you, the consumer, saved, instead of replaced, all the items in our "Replacement Myths" checklist?
To find the total savings, "GMA" added up what it would cost to not replace, but save, the so-called "expired products" we set out to investigate, totaling the cost of new running shoes ($89), an oil change for your car ($39), saving your computer and print cartridges ($1050), and keeping 3 types of medicines and 6 various food items past their expiration dates ($20).
The result?
You could end up with more than $1,200 in savings, back in your wallet!


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Freshman midfielder Sachem Wilson scored twice, pushing the Liberty Flames past the Radford Highlanders, 2-1, in a Big South Conference men's soccer match, Tuesday evening at Patrick D. Cupp Stadium. The victory extends Liberty's unbeaten streak to eight games (6-0-2). After Radford took a 1-0 lead early in the second half, Wilson netted his first two markers of the season less than four minutes apart. Liberty moves to 6-1-2 in Big South play and 8-6-2 overall. The Flames finished the month of October without a setback. Radford falls to 6-2-1 in conference action and 8-5-4 overall. Liberty won for the first time at Radford since a 1-0 victory in 2004. Neither team was able to find the net during the opening half. After Liberty goalkeeper Scott Sutarik stopped the first shot of the game by Radford's Dario Redondo during the ninth minute, midfielder Juan Niño fired the Flames' first shot wide in the 15th minute. Liberty midfielder Blessing Tahuona forced a save by Highlander goalkeeper Ryan Taylor during the 31st minute. Four minutes later, Sutarik stopped an attempt by Radford's Joe Mayer. In the 40th minute, Flames forward Tyler Bullock came free for the last shot of the half. However, Highlander keeper Taylor made the stop, sending the contest to halftime scoreless. Liberty held a 5-4 edge over Radford in shots and a 1-0 advantage in corner kicks during the first 45 minutes of play. The host Highlanders began the second half with the game's first goal. Off a corner kick, the ball deflected off a Liberty defender in front of the goal to Radford defender Michael Hutcheon, who scored his first goal of the year from five yards out at 51:45. Flames forward Kyle Breitmeyer and Highlander midfielder Chel Ho Kim Park exchanged shots, each forcing goalkeeper saves in the 62nd minute. Liberty knotted the contest at 71:08. Tahuona dropped a pass into space for Wilson, who ripped a shot from 20 yards out into the far side of the net for his first career goal and a 1-1 tie. Less than four minutes later, Wilson struck again during the 75th minute. Bullock fed a pass from the left side into the center of the field. Wilson ran onto the ball just above the 18-yard box and one-footed a shot into the upper, left corner to give the Flames what turned out to be the final margin of victory. Over the final 15 minutes of play, the Liberty defense took over, allowing only two Highlander shots. Neither went on goal, forcing a save by Sutarik. An attempt by Lucas Diniz was wide during 82nd minute, while a shot by Jannik Eckenrode during the 88th minute sailed high over the goal, sealing the Flames' victory. Radford outshot Liberty, 13-12, and held a 6-5 edge in corner kicks. Sutarik made five saves in the match for the Flames. Taylor recorded four saves for the Highlanders. Liberty will close out its regular season with Senior Night, Friday. The Flames will host the UNC Asheville Bulldogs for a Big South match. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Osborne Stadium. Before the game, the seniors on the Liberty roster will be honored.


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Prepare yourselves for another unforgettable Halloween spooktacular.
Before trick or treating begins, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and the co-hosts of the "Today" show are hosting a holiday costume celebration greater than any year before.
In a new promo for Friday's highly anticipated show, fans are taken down memory lane with a look at some of the many memorable costumes from years' past.
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From "Saturday Night Live" costumes to iconic music superstars—anyone remember Lauer as Jennifer Lopez?—viewers get a quick glimpse into what has been done before. Before long, the million dollar question is asked: How will "Today" top themselves this year?
PHOTOS: Stars celebrate Halloween 2015
"Every Halloween, the challenge seems too great," an unknown voice shares on the promo. "Soon, all will be revealed."
So what can we expect from this year's show? Your guess is as good as ours. If you watch the video, however, we may be able to expect a special guest this Friday. Hey Meredith Vieira, is that really you?
"Today's" Halloween spectacular airs Friday morning at 7 a.m. only on NBC.
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The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell to La Salle, 70-46, on Wednesday night at Detrick Gym. The Blue Devils (4-4) were led by 15 points from senior Jaclyn Babe. La Salle (2-9) had a pair of players share a game-high 22 points, Brittany Wilson and Ebonee Jones.
La Salle opened the game with a 6-0 run and the Explorers never looked back. Central was unable to tie or take the lead at any point in the game. The Explorers led 10-2 three minutes into the game and had expanded the lead to 25-12 after 11 minutes.
Jaclyn Babe led the Blue Devils in the first half with nine points in the first half. Sophomore Kaley Watras added six points and five rebounds for the CCSU in the half.
La Salle led by as many as 20 points in the first half and closed the period with a 44-26 lead.
Junior Jessica Babe scored the first points of the second half with a three from the left wing. A free throw by Watras cut the deficit to 14 points, the closest the Blue Devils would get in the second half, but La Salle answered with a run that pushed its lead to 21 points minutes later.
La Salle led by as many as 26 points in the second half.
A small run over the final five minutes, including a basket by senior Jameilia Dillon, helped the Blue Devils cut the final deficit to 24 points.
Jaclyn Babe led CCSU with 15 points and Watras also reached double-digits with 11. Watras was also CCSU's leading rebounder with seven.
Prior to the game, a moment of silence was held to remember the 26 victims and the families of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. All of the players, coaches, staff and fans in attendance at the game wore green and white ribbons, the school colors of Sandy Hook Elementary.
The Blue Devils will return to action on Friday night at 6 p.m. The women's basketball team will play Rider in the first game of a doubleheader at Detrick Gym. The CCSU men's team will host Northeastern at 8 p.m. in the second game.


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Mistaken Identity
The fame of the great Torah scholar Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (the Chazon Ish) preceded his visit to the Russian city of Minsk but few people actually recognized him in the early years.
When he entered a local synagogue and took a volume of the Talmud from a shelf for study, he could not know that a shiur was soon to be given to a group in that very Gemara. The sexton snatched the Gemara from his hand angrily saying, "A simple Jew should be reciting the psalms of Tehillim; the Gemara is needed for the participants in the shiur!"
The next morning the sexton approached him to ask his name in order to call him for making a blessing on the Torah. When he heard his name he realized that he had insulted a Torah giant who would someday be the leader of his generation and he profusely apologized for his behavior.
"Everything you said was perfectly correct. The people in the shiur had a priority to the Gemara I was holding and a simple Jew should recite Tehillim."


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Japan's next generation of stars have staked their respective claims for a berth in the nation's 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ squad, after an experimental side dethroned holders China PR to clinch their first-ever EAFF East Asian Cup title in dramatic fashion. An opening 3-3 draw against the Chinese was followed by two narrow wins over Australia and hosts Korea Republic as Alberto Zaccheroni's team emerged tournament victors for the first time.
Fielding entirely home-based players - one third of whom were uncapped heading into the competition - the Italian was aiming to blood some new players amid the cut and thrust of international football. And his young charges opened brightly, leading China 3-1 on the hour-mark only to see the defending champions draw level with two late strikes to steal a point in the opener.
With Zaccheroni's new-look side beginning to gel, they proved largely dominant against tournament debutants Australia in securing a 3-2 victory. The closing match saw Samurai Blue edge hosts Korea Republic 2-1 to clinch the championship with tournament top-scorer Yoichiro Kakitani scoring in each half. The raw statistics, however, do not tell the full story with Japan's crucial second goal coming in injury time of a winner-takes-all contest, while a draw would have seen Samurai Blue level on all counts alongside the Chinese, and requiring a countback on yellow and red cards to determine a tournament winner.
"I'm really happy," said an ecstatic Zaccheroni. "This tournament has turned out to be a very positive one for us. Most of our players were new to the national team, but they understood my message and the philosophy of our team and displayed that on the pitch.
"It's also a good sign for Japanese football as we were able to show that we have such good players in Japan. I hope they can continue working hard and become good competitors for the current regular players on our national team."
New stars shine brightly
Indeed, the former Juventus coach's confidence was not unfounded with a host of under-23 talents unearthed on their full international debut. Kakitani emerged Japan's biggest revelation of the campaign with three goals from two matches. His Cerezo Osaka team-mate Hotaru Yamaguchi, meanwhile, earned the tournament's Most Valued Player award for his outstanding creative displays.
Forward Yuya Osako, too, excelled including completing a brace against Australia, while Kashiwa Reysol marksman Masato Kudo continued his fine club form, netting one and setting up another against China.
With just one goal scored and two points gained, new Korea Republic boss Hong Myungbo saw his first competition in charge end in disappointing fashion, on the scoreboard at least. In all three games the hosts, cheered on by their vociferous home crowd, enjoyed the lion's share of possession and fashioned out numerous chances only to lack the necessary accuracy and aplomb to convert.
Still, Hong's new boys, captained by FC Seoul midfielder Ha Daesung, provided a silver lining through their youthful exuberance and relentless attacking play. The 21-year-old Yun Illok - who figured prominently at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup as Korea Republic progressed into the last eight - turned in a dynamic showing against Japan, highlighted by his blistering long-range effort on the half-hour to equalise.
Despite finishing bottom in their debut East Asian Cup, Holger Osieck's Australia returned home with some positives, thanks to the bright showing of several young attackers. The tournament debutants, who edged past Korea DPR to qualify last December, never gave up without fight although they found themselves on their back foot in all three games.
Mitchell Duke and Tomi Juric, both of whom earned their first international call-up, earned a deserved reward for some tireless endeavour as each scored late on with Australia coming from behind to draw level against Japan, only to see Osako score the match-winner just as the spoils seemed set to be shared. Duke was again on target against China, striking in stoppage-time to put the game on a knife's edge in a 4-3 thriller.
*Holder's redemption *Despite conceding the championship to Japan, it proved a redemptive campaign for China who arrived in Seoul in the wake of their disastrous 5-1 home friendly loss to Thailand last month; a result which cost Spaniard Jose Antonio Camacho his job. Under stand-in manager Fu Bo, the holders battled from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Japan in the opener and, after holding hosts Korea Republic to a goalless tie, they rounded off the competition with a resounding defeat of Australia.
Both Dalian Aerbin forward Yu Dabao and Shandong Luneng midfielder Wang Yongbo impressed against Japan, with the latter twice converting spot-kicks. Yu continued his form against Australia including opening the scoring inside five minutes, but it was a young trio that stole the show. Sun Ke capitalised on a rebound to make it 2-1 in China's favour, while Zhang Xizhe came close on more than one occasions. Having had a hand in their second goal, 21-year-old Wu Lei made it 4-1 by breaking his international duck with a fine solo effort.
"These young players have long played key roles with their respective clubs," said coach Fu. "The East Asian Cup provided them with a good chance to gain international experiences. It may remain premature to predict whether they will become icons, but they will surely form the backbone of the future national team."


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After your procedure, you may go home later the same day of your surgery. Or, you may stay in the hospital or surgery center for 1-2 days. Your healthcare providers will help with your recovery during this time. Before you go home, get answers to any questions you have.
Recovery Right After Surgery
After the procedure is finished, you'll spend a few hours in the recovery area. You may feel drowsy or nauseated from the anesthesia. Shoulder pain due to the gas used to expand your abdomen is also common. Your throat may be sore and you may be hoarse due to the breathing tube used during surgery.
What to Expect During Your Hospital Stay
During your stay in the hospital or surgery center, the staff will look after you and help you prepare to go home. During this time:
- You will be asked to walk around to help improve breathing and blood flow.
- You will be given medication for any pain you have. Tell your nurse if you are uncomfortable.
- Incisions may leak a small amount of pinkish fluid for the first day or two.
- Spotting from the vagina may occur. If so, ask the nurse for a sanitary pad.
- You will be shown how to clear your lungs to prevent infections.
- The catheter may be left in place for a short time after surgery. You'll be checked to make sure you can urinate without the catheter before you go home.
- Your meals can include solid food as soon as you feel ready.


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Many devices now come with Accelerometer, in fact back in late 2007 it was "discovered" that the Nokia N95 had one that wasn't exposed through an API. Nokia were in fact using the chip to create better images from the camera by removing the dreaded shakes, and even today it's one of the best devices for taking pictures and video.
Lately we've seen these chips used to rotate the UI or to provide interesting models for user interaction through gestures like shaking. So we thought it timely to introduce the flash.sensors.Accelerometer API into Flash Player 10.1 and AIR. With the new API you can create games and applications that make use of the API consistently across device platforms.
In Device Central CS5 we have also added a new feature to help with the testing of applications and content using this API. The team tell me that this new feature is actually using Flash Player embedded in the panel!
The video below covers this new feature, including the APIs, testing and deployment with Device Central, as well as a demo on the Google Nexus One.


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The community has lost two wonderful people in recent weeks. Both had a tremendous impact on the lives of more than two generations of Butler children, teenagers, and college students. We, as a community, can pay tribute to their legacies by continuing their efforts.
My wife, Cindy, had Beverly Antis (Miss Antis) as her music teacher at Institute Hill Elementary School, during Bev's first year of teaching for the Butler School District. My daughter, Olivia, had Miss Antis as her music teacher at Emily Brittain Elementary the final year of Bev's teaching career for the district.
I met Bev as a participant in the annual Boars Head and Yule Log Festival, held for many years on the Feast of the Epiphany at St. Paul Catholic Church. Bev played the recorder solo and with a trio. Those performances are still vivid spirit-lifting memories of mine.
When I would attend my daughter's concerts at Emily Brittain I would simply marvel at how Miss Antis could flawlessly play the piano with one hand and direct the ensemble groups with the other. Whether the group was performing a classical Beethoven piece or singing "Oh Susanna," Bev gave all she had to her students. Following retirement, Bev shared her talents with the students at Slippery Rock University where she taught and helped with performances until her recent illness.
For 50 years Beverly was a church musician, playing the organ or piano and directing choirs at services in the Butler area. Students, parents, fellow teachers and congregations all knew that Miss Antis had a special gift for music and teaching. We were blessed to have known her.
Many people have given their all to the sports scene, but few have had the influence that Harry Leyland had. Whether on the hard court or the gridiron, Coach Leyland was instrumental in the development of hundreds, if not thousands, of young players over the past 50 years. Anyone who participated in the Midget Football League since the late 1960s would have a memory and story to tell about Harry. He taught many of his players how to growl.
Harry was an athlete and competitor all his life. I knew him as a person of my father's generation who, much to my competitive chagrin, outran me in one particular Butler Road Race at a time when I considered myself a good runner. Many know Harry as the longtime coach of the Butler Catholic Saints basketball team. The gymnasium at Butler Catholic as well as the Butler CUBs Hall are aptly named in honor of Harry. The CUBs Hall was named as a tribute to the many years he and his crew spent maintaining that facility to benefit young boys and girls who could not participate at the high school level.
If it is true that a life can be measured by the positive impact a person has on children, and the people around them, Bev Antis and Harry Leyland can certainly rest in peace knowing they have done their part to make our community a better place. We can all pay tribute to them by continuing their efforts wherever we can by having a positive influence on the lives of our youth.


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Closed but still connected. Learn more about bringing the spirit of the Far Niente Family of Wineries & Vineyards to your home.
There is so much behind a great bottle of Nickel & Nickel Single-Vineyard wine: carefully farmed vineyards, impeccable winemaking and a team of people passionate about our wines. Through our blog, we'll give you an inside look at the personalities and stories behind the scenes.
We invite you to explore our singular point of view and see what makes Nickel & Nickel and our single-vineyard wines so special. See you soon!
You are cordially invited to a spectacular evening celebrating the art of life during Napa Valley Festival del Sole 2013. Join us Saturday, July 20, for a star-studded performance of The 24 Hour Plays, followed by dinner at Far Niente with a dynamic musical concert by Frederica von Stade. Through our partnership with Festival del Sole, we are delighted to offer our wine club members VIP evening passes for $500 each ($150 off the full-ticket price).
This evening begins at Yountville's Lincoln Theater with The 24 Hour Plays. Watch what happens when actors, writers, directors and producers are given just 24 hours to create and rehearse short original plays and perform them in front of a live theater audience. This year's award-winning cast includes Academy Award nominee Alfre Woodard, four-time Emmy winner Allison Janney, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Calista Flockhart, Christopher Meloni and Chazz Palminteri.
Afterwards, join the cast, festival patrons and fellow wine club members at our sister winery, Far Niente, for a lavish dinner and private concert. Overlooking the pond and vineyards, dine on Executive Chef Trevor Eliason's cuisine paired with Far Niente estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The evening concludes with an intimate performance by Frederica von Stade, one of the world's most celebrated vocalists, plus a special surprise from the cast of The 24 Hour Plays.
The 24 Hour Plays
Alfre Woodard, Allison Janney, Calista Flockhart,
Christopher Meloni, Chazz Palminteri and Star Jones.
Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater
Dinner & Private Concert
Frederica von Stade
Far Niente
To purchase your VIP evening pass at the $500 preferred Far Niente wine club rate (full price is $650), please contact Tessa Edwards, Festival del Sole Patron Services Manager, at email@example.com or by calling 707.944.9910 ext 2. PROMO CODE: FARNIENTE
Important: VIP evening passes must be purchased directly with Tessa Edwards, Festival del Sole patron services manager, to ensure you receive the preferred Far Niente wine club rate.
Wine Club Members may enjoy additional Festival del Sole events at a preferred rate of $850 for a full-day VIP pass or $550 for an evening VIP pass. Highlights include Audra McDonald, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, the Russian National Orchestra, Concord Jazz All-Stars, Sarah Chang, Dance Gala, and more. Visit www.festivaldelsole.org for the complete schedule.


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Round Coasters
Personalize Round Coasters and keep your surfaces safe while serving drinks in style. Add your theme to create the ideal accent for your wedding bar, engagement party, graduation or birthday celebration. Custom coasters can even be used as personalized party favors.
Design Now or Select a Design Below to Make it Yours


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Can you believe it?! We're at our last challenge for 2012! Time has surely flown by this year, quickly. We have been truly blessed by your participation this year, and are looking forward to having you join us again for the 2013 year. There were tons of gorgeous entries for last weeks challenge. You guys are rockin those Christmas cards!
I'd like to take a minute to thank our fabulous designers for all of their hard work this year. We're losing a few, and are sad to see them go, but wish them all the best in their future crafty endeavors. It has been a pleasure having them with us.
Our last challenge for this year is Paper Piecing. Please keep in mind that all challenges are optional. The only real rule is that you must create a new Christmas Holiday, Winter or Hanukkah card. Also, it is not necessary to use a SCRS stamp on your card, but we sure love it when you do!
Our design team, and fantastic guest designer, have created some really awesome projects for you this week. Check them out!
Jamie (November Guest Designer)
I love them! We hope to see you back next week to help us kick off the next year!
Please remember to link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation, and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. You must create a new project. No backlinking please.
Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you upload to an online gallery, please use the tag SCCC52 so that we can all enjoy your cards.
Happy Crafting!


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Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things many of us will ever face. Dealing with death is difficult, and grief can sometimes be overwhelming. Each person grieves in his or her unique way, and determining the best way to show your support to someone who is grieving can be tough. What's the best way to convey your sincere sympathy? How can you show you care in a meaningful, appropriate and comforting way?
There are all kinds of ways to show that you care. Sympathy cards, condolence messages, flowers or plants, food and small gifts are a few ways to express support. Attending a funeral or memorial service to offer condolences in person is another meaningful action.
If you need assistance finding an appropriate gift or crafting the right words, your Dignity Memorial® professionals can help. We've put together a list of resources to help you choose the best way to show your sympathy and support.
Ways to show sympathy
Whether you want to write a letter, share a favourite memory or simply provide a listening ear to someone who has suffered a loss, the most important thing is to be heartfelt and sincere. Sending flowers or a gift, or attending a memorial service can be other ways to show your sympathy. Ongoing support in the weeks and months following the service lets someone know you care and are there to lend assistance whenever it's needed.Learn more
What to say when someone dies
It can be hard to know what to say to someone who is grieving. It's easy to feel like there are no words that will truly offer solace, but simply saying, "I'm here for you," or "I'm so sorry," can be enough. If you're more comfortable letting actions speak for you, you can convey your condolences by attending the funeral, sending a gift or taking a meal to the family.Learn more
What to write in a sympathy card
It's common to send a sympathy card to the family or close friends at a time of loss, but often it's hard to know exactly what to say. We have tips on what to write and what to avoid when sending a sympathy card.Learn more
Honor them with flowers
Show your support with a beautiful and lasting floral arrangement from Cemetery Flowers. Our exclusive cemetery floral placement service makes it easier than ever. You pick the arrangement and delivery schedule, and our professional staff hand-places your selection at the memorial site. You'll even receive a photo of your placed arrangement to share with friends and family.
What to wear to a funeral
Whether you're attending a traditional religious funeral service or a contemporary celebration of life, we can help you decide what to wear.Learn more
Comforting those who grieve
Supporting a friend or loved one who is grieving is an important role. The Dignity Memorial network offers a range of helpful caregiver resources.Learn more
Writing a eulogy
Delivering a eulogy or funeral speech is an opportunity to share the things you cherished about someone, brag on their accomplishments and tell friends and family about their unique charms and funny quirks.Learn more
Religious and cultural traditions
Religious and cultural traditions in funeral services are a significant and special way to honour a loved one's legacy. Whether you are observing Catholic tradition, incorporating Hindu customs, following Jewish practices or incorporating other religious or cultural aspects important to you or your loved one, we are here to help.Learn more
Grief library
It's hard to know what to say, do or even feel when you're going through the grief process. Use our list of resources to help guide you along the way. Whether you are searching for personal ways to heal or helping loved ones deal with their grief, this is a good place to start.Learn more


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The Mars Rover Curiousity landing will be going downs soon, but before it does, take the opportunity to get familiar with the step by step process of how it's supposed to happen.
This animation from NASA provides an excellent breakdown of the Curiosity's insane landing plan on a second by second basis. You can set the animation to autoplay, or scroll back and forth through if you miss one some of important details of any given step. The animation provides statistics for just how fast the rover will be going at any given point in its descent and really gives you a feel for how hard this whole thing is going to be to pull off. So check it out, and let's all hope the real deal goes according to plan. [NASA via @litheon]


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BlueStarEnergy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 288 diseños de 89 diseñadores freelance.
BlueStar Energy Services
BlueStar Energy. Your Power. Your Choice.
BlueStar Energy Services, Inc. is a retail electricity supplier currently operating in Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. BlueStar is the fastest-growing energy supplier in the United States.
A cornerstone of the American ideology is the ability to choose. Even for basic utilities, Americans are able to choose between their phone and cable providers. However, for decades residents have had no say about their electric companies. Largely controlled by one company, the vast majority of residents were left with no choice but to use traditional forms of "brown" energy, which is generated from burning non-renewable resources like fossil fuels such as oil and coal. Alternative sources of renewable energy, or "green" energy, were not even a possibility for these residents. That is, until now.
BlueStar Energy provides residents with the option to use "green" or "brown" energy to power their homes. Using BlueStar Energy's "green" electricity, residents will now have the opportunity to choose an electric company that shares their interest in protecting our environment. BlueStar Energy's green electricity is sold for the same price as your traditional "brown" energy, which means that it is not only available to all residents, but also an accessible option for everyone.
BlueStar Energy. Your Power. Your Choice.
- are online.
- live in a metropolitan area.
- live in a household with 2+ members.
- have a college or graduate degree.
- own their dwelling.
- interested in taking personal "green" actions.
- BlueStar Energy in the name.
- is authentic
- is energetic
- is effective
- is for people like me
- is fresh and cool
Colors we like:
cool colors
ocean blue, sky blue, green
Font Styles:
not futuristic
not all-caps
we like serifs with modern twist
unique but not distracting
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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The Mobile Diesel Technician is responsible for maintaining the fleet for clients and to handle service calls at client locations. Provide service to our customers while maintaining exceptional customer service. This can include: cleaning, maintenance, visual inspection, and removal of parts and attachments. Installation with the help of proper manuals, report writing, disassembly, assembly, parts reuse evaluation, and reconditioning.
Rush Truck Centers is a premier provider of quality products and services to commercial equipment users. We are customer-focused, people-oriented, and financially motivated to deliver excellent outcomes for customers, shareholders, vendors and our people.
We offer a rewarding career as a leader in the transportation industry. Grow with us as we continue to expand our network of locations and services. Whether you desire to be the best Mobile Diesel Mechanic or Groundbreaking Leader, we have the infrastructure to help you reach your goals.
- Maintain all aspects of equipment according to company standards.
- Handle basic maintenance of the truck including filling tank with fuel, checking oil, keeping it clean, and making sure required inspections are performed and documented as assigned.
- Manage inventory control on the service truck and for keeping the vehicle properly stocked.
- Report to the Service Manager and will be assigned duties on a daily basis.
- Maintain availability for after-hours service calls and be available for an open work schedule.
- Maintain and inventory the supplied tools for the work required in maintaining diesel engine trucks and associated equipment
- Read job order and observes and listens to vehicle in operation to determine malfunction and to plan work procedures.
- Utilize various diagnostic equipment to determine malfunction and utilize available technical information to determine and perform correct repair procedure.
- Diagnosis, removal and replacement of injectors, pistons, liners, cam shafts, cylinder heads, rod and main bearings, oil pans, clutches, fan hubs, differentials, fifth wheels, brakes, changes or recharges batteries, and replaces transmissions and other parts.
- Perform all necessary diagnostic and documentation functions on the company computer system.
- Examine protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks, and makes adjustments.
- Lubricate moving parts and drives repaired vehicle to verify conformance to specifications.
- Perform preventative maintenance work as requested.
- Document and submit necessary paperwork or enter into mobile service program as work performed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Respond to customer inquiries regarding the work. Foster positive customer relations.
- Advise customer and/or service writer of any repairs or services which should be performed within the next 3 months.
- Participate in training and utilize that training in the course of work.
We offer exceptional compensation and benefits, 401K and stock purchase, incentives for performance, training, and opportunity for advancement - all in a culture that appreciates and rewards excellence, a positive attitude and integrity.
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- 5 years' experience as a Class 7 & 8 technician in a dealership or related truck service facility.
- Have a current and valid CDL and Medical card as required by the FMVS.
- Mechanical aptitude and technical ability is a must.
Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ: RUSHA & RUSHB) operates the largest network of heavy and medium- duty truck dealerships in North America. Its current truck operations include a network of locations throughout the United States. These dealerships provide an integrated, one-stop sales and service of new and used heavy- and medium-duty trucks and construction equipment, aftermarket parts, service and body shop capabilities, chrome accessories, tires and a wide array of financial services including the financing of truck and equipment sales, insurance products and leasing and rentals.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled