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The Future of Web Design for You
Sometimes i'm pleasantly surprised to find out that innovations have happened that will greatly effect the way I design, develop and think. Over the past 72 hours I had the opportunity to learn from some of the best minds in the web design & development world at Future of Web Design NYC. This delightful Carsonified event is centered around the idea of progressions in the industry and hopes of leaving it's attendees with a pocket full of new tools, ideas & a list of like-minded connections.
As I expect HTML5, CSS3 & Mobile were the most popular topics but not introduced away that let you get your feet, you we're thrown in head first and it was great!
Brandon Mathis, Sass & Compass
One of the first impactful sessions that I attended was by Brandon Mathis who is a part of the core development team at Compass. His sessions gave an overview of Sass, and how to leverage the power of Sass using Compass. If you've used LESS in the past then you can understand the idea of compiled CSS. Sass has a similar concept but offers so much more. One thing that really showcased its power was an example using social media sprites. With Compass you can specify a directory for all of your sprites static & hover states and then with a few lines of code, generate all of the CSS for your sprites. Writing the CSS for 50 sprites could take an hour, with Compass you're looking at 30 seconds. I also love the fact that you don't need to write out the vendor specific prefixes for CSS3, with Compass mixin's, you can just write the base for each style and it will generates the vendor specific prefixes when you compile the CSS.
I suggest taking a look at the slides from Brandon's session on Sass & Compass : The Future Of Style Sheets Now, here —> http://speakerdeck.com/u/imathis/p/sass-compass-the-future-of-stylesheets-now
"if it's not responsive its not web design"
It's been a long time coming and luckily i've been getting my hands dirty with media queries for my mobile feedback platform SquaQr. It's seems that the consensus amongst everyone in the design/development community is that going forward you must design & architect your sites with a responsive layout. It's one website, no matter the device, a user must have a good experience. Media queries have been available to us for years but are just now being used in full capacity. Again and again responsive web design became a speaking point and each speaker had deep insight on the topic. My personal favorites were Steve Fisher(HelloFisher.com) & Aaron Weyenberg(AaronWeyenberg.com), both were very entertaining speakers at the core but had relevant examples and clear solutions.
HTML5 Device API & Web Workers
I thought I knew a lot about HTML5 until Tim Wright introduced the device API's and web worker. The addition of these to features to the HTML5 spec truly helps developers push the web into the future. Web workers allow you to run multiple javascript files in parallel with each other, as where the DOM previously was limited to running one script at a time. Tim gave a great example of how this might be beneficial. So in Yelp you have the option on the Google map to allow the location pins to reload onces the map has moved, but as it works now the map is moved then a script runs and performs a search for locations on the current view of the map. With web workers you would always show the locations pins and a script wouldn't need to perform a new search every time the map is moved.
Through the device API we can easily access & interactive with mobile devices. Security is certainly an issue but once we can access a devices camera, contact lists, applications a whole new world is opened up for developers. The device API is still in the works but the WC3 are expecting to have a full spec doc released in March 2012, in the mean time you can see some of the details here(http://www.w3.org/TR/dap-api-reqs/).
The future of web design is no longer the future and we now have the tools to make it what ever we want. Thanks again to Cat, Carsonified & all the speakers for making Future of Web Design such a great experience, I look forward to seeing you next year!


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FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — State officials are cracking down on poachers.
In one recent case, New Mexico authorities say they have seized the head and antlers of a trophy mule deer illegally shot on public land in northwestern New Mexico. In another, a man suspected of poaching in the Jemez Mountains has been arrested for illegal possession of a firearm.
The head and antlers were seized from a Texas hunter recently following an investigation by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department .
In the other case, officials say 33-year-old Freddie Sanchez of Albuquerque was arrested for possessing a stolen firearm and could face several wildlife-law violation charges after conservation officers serving a search warrant discovered parts of a doe mule deer believed to have been illegally killed in late November.
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Egypt FM: Israel, Hamas cease-fire to go into effect at 9pm
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Amanda Bynes' New York bong-tossing case dismissed
The bong-tossing case against Amanda Bynes was dismissed Monday after the actress complied with the judge's orders to stay out of trouble and go to counseling.
Bynes, 28, was charged last year with reckless endangerment and marijuana possession. New York City building managers called police because they said she was smoking pot in the lobby of her Manhattan residence. When officers entered her 36th-floor apartment, they said they saw her heave a bong out the window.
Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Lori Petersen sealed the case after the dismissal. Bynes' lawyer appeared in court; she was not present.
The court previously had said the charges would be dismissed if Bynes stayed out of trouble and went to counseling twice a week. Attorney Gerald Shargel submitted an affidavit saying Bynes had complied with the court's requirements.
"She did her counseling and it's now all behind her," Shargel said outside court.
In February, Bynes pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving for clipping a Los Angeles County sheriff's patrol car in April, 2012. She was sentenced to three years of probation and three months of attending alcohol education classes.
She received psychiatric treatment last year after authorities said she set a small fire in the driveway of a home in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Bynes was 13 when she landed her own hit variety program, "The Amanda Show" on Nickelodeon. She went on to star in the TV series "What I Like About You" and several movies, including "What a Girl Wants," "Hairspray" and "She's the Man."
Bynes has publicly stated that she has retired from acting. Her last film credit was 2010's "Easy A," which starred Emma Stone.
She celebrated her 28th birthday last month and thanked fans on Twitter for their wishes:


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives trying to write an immigration bill met on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences over a temporary worker program and healthcare benefits for illegal immigrants.
The group of eight Democratic and Republican lawmakers has been attempting to craft a bill to overhaul the immigration system and deal with the millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States.
But disputes over border security, work visa numbers and healthcare provisions have risen to the point that there are fears some lawmakers might be on the verge of dropping out.
"I am concerned that the bipartisan group has been unable to wrap up their work," House Speaker John Boehner told reporters, adding, "I know there are some very difficult issues that have come up."
Lawmakers have been arguing over the "triggers" that would define when additional border security steps under the legislation would be sufficient to start legalizing some of the 11 million unauthorized foreigners, sources said.
There also continued to be disagreements over several other policy issues central to an immigration bill, including the number of foreign high-tech workers who would be allowed in, as well as low-skilled construction and service industry employees.
Congressional aides were describing the meeting as "one last-ditch effort" to stay together and produce at least an outline of a bill following about four years of private talks.
All of the House's issues were negotiated in a carefully crafted bipartisan bill now being debated in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
That panel is also struggling with the work visa program in the bill and is under intense pressure from technology companies to make it easier to hire foreign workers.
The committee hopes to complete work on the nearly 900-page bill by the end of this month, clearing the way for debate in the full Senate as early as June.
One of the members of the House group, Republican John Carter, repeatedly told reporters that there was no way the Senate bill would pass the Republican-controlled House.
Immediately following the November 6 elections, in which Hispanic voters roundly rejected Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Boehner called on his party to pivot on immigration.
After years of blocking moves to put the 11 million on a pathway to citizenship that many conservatives call "amnesty," Boehner, the top elected U.S. Republican, urged his party to work for a major revamp of immigration laws.
While citing concerns on Thursday about the lack of progress in the House so far, Boehner said: "I continue to believe that the House ... needs to work its will. How we get there, we're still dealing with it."
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, has expressed his preference for doing individual bills tackling parts of the immigration policy problems, instead of a comprehensive approach.
But Democrats in both chambers have rejected such a strategy, saying it would indefinitely delay the pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents, many of whom have been in the United States for decades and are raising families here.
Besides policy disagreements, individual members of the House group have differed over whether it would be productive to unveil a House measure while the Senate is in the midst of debating its bill.
Democrats, for example, have been hesitant to embrace a more conservative House immigration bill, which they fear would undercut their fellow Democrats in the Senate.
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The Republican National Committee continues to hold a significant cash advantage over the Democratic National Committee, going into the final weeks of the election with six times the amount as the DNC and half the debt.
The RNC raised $19.8 million while the DNC raised $13.8 million in the same period of Oct. 1- 17, according to federal reports filed by both committees Thursday.
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After spending $34.8 million in early October, the RNC still had $67.5 million in the bank while the DNC reported having $10.3 million.
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DURHAM � Even coming off one of the most disturbing losses on record, Duke plays another game with the label as the country�s No. 1 team.
The Blue Devils will try to enjoy it well it lasts.
Maryland visits this afternoon as Duke tries to wipe away the cobwebs of Wednesday night�s 90-63 loss at No. 25 Miami.
Since then, the Blue Devils have been hunkered down certainly try to figure out how to make things right after their second loss in the last three games. The new poll comes out Monday.
Duke is playing its only home game amid a four-game stretch today with the Atlantic Coast Conference game.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said on the Duke Basketball Report, a daily broadcast segment with Bob Harris � the radio Voice of the Blue Devils � that it was �embarrassing� the way the Blue Devils lost to Miami.
�It�s not acceptable,� Krzyzewski said.
It was the sixth time in the last 10 seasons that Duke lost a game by more than 15 points.
Krzyzewski talked on the brief broadcast segment about the importance of moving forward.
�Each game has its own entity,� he said.
In the loss to Miami, the Blue Devils had eight shots blocked. That�s the most times the Blue Devils had been rejected this season. Today, Maryland arrives with center Alex Len, who ranks third in the ACC in blocked shots with 1.9 per game.
Who: Maryland (15-4, 3-3) at No. 1 Duke (16-2, 3-2)
When: 1 p.m. today (CBS)
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650 Larch LaneSacramento, CA 95864
3Full Baths
Magnificent .83 Acre Property in Quiet Location in Sierra Oaks Vista. One Story Family Home Features Gracious Entry, High Ceilings/Walls of Glass, 4 Bedroom/3 Baths, Master Suite with Outside Access, Formal Living, Dining Room & Family Room, 2 Fireplaces, New Wood Floors, Kitchen completely Remodeled, Wolf Appliances, Sub-Zero, Wine Fridge, Media/Office Room, Custom Cabinets Throughout, Dual HVAC, Security, Newer Roof. Lush Landscaping Many Trees, Pool, Decking, Fire Pit and Sport Court
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- Subtype
- 1 House on Lot
- Approx Lot Size
- 0.830
- Year Built
- 1985
- Stories
- 1
- Fireplaces
- 2
- Garage Spaces
- 2
- Pool
- Yes
- 18010147
- Contemporary, Ranch
Garage type
- 2 Car Detached
- Garage Door Opener
- Area
- Sacto Arden Arcade Creek Vicinit
- Area ID
- 10864
- County
- Sacramento
- Subdivision
- Sierra Oaks Vista
- Cross Street
- Holly Drive
- Elementary District
- San Juan Unified
- Junior High District
- San Juan Unified
- Senior High District
- San Juan Unified
Additional Details
Census Tract56.06
Living Area SourceAssessor/Auto-Fill
Energy Features
- Attic Fan(s)
- Dual Pane Full
- Skylight
- Whole House Fan
Security Features
- Carbon Mon Detector
- Smoke Detector
Miscellaneous Features
- Fire Pit
- Spa/Hot Tub Personal
- Audio/Video Prewired
- Cable TV Available
Existing FinancingTreat as Clear
CC & R's1
- Central
- MultiUnits
- Central
- MultiUnits
- Natural Gas
- Domestic Well
- 220 Volts
- All Public
- Natural Gas
- In and Connected
Family Room Dimensions15x20
Dining Room Dimensions12x10
Kitchen Dimensions13x12
Living Room Dimensions13x20
Other Room 1 Dimensions12x14
Remodeled / UpdatedYes
Master Baths
- Shower Stall(s)
- Stone
- Tub Jetted
Additional Bath Options
- Double Sinks
- Stone
- Tile
- Tub w/Shower Over
Laundry Description
- 220 Volt Hook-Up
- Cabinets
- Inside Room
Fireplace Description
- Family Room
- Gas Log
- Living Room
Dining Description
- Dining Bar
- Formal Room
Kitchen Description
- Counter Synthetic
- Pantry Closet
Kitchen Appliances
- Dishwasher
- Disposal
- Microwave B/I
- Range Gas B/I
- Refrigerator B/I
- Wine Refrigerator
Floor Coverings
- Carpet
- Stone
- Wood
Room Description
- Media Room
Remodeled / Updated Description
- Bath 0-5YR
- Bed 0-5YR
- Kitchen 0-5YR
- Other-Rmks 0-5YR
Pool LocationOn Lot
- Concrete Slab
- Raised
- Wood
- Stone
- Stucco
- Fenced Back
- Sprinkler Auto F&R
Pool Type
- Built-In
- Curbs
- Gutters
Road Description
- Public Maintained
Roof Description
- Comp Shingle
Site Description
- Level
- Shape Irregular
- Trees Many
Located near the heart of Sacramento, Arden-Arcade is an unincorporated community comprised of some of Sacramento's finest neighborhoods, including Sierra Oaks, Arden Park, Arden Oaks and Del Norte Woods. The area also includes Garden of the Gods as well as many high demand mid-level neighborhoods. Campus Commons has also been another popular area to call home that is comprised of townhomes that are convenient to Sacramento State as well as downtown.
Nearly 100,000 residents live in this community, covering approximately thirteen square miles. It is home to Pavilions Shopping Center, Town and Country Village, Loehmann's Plaza and Arden Fair Mall. A number of local and signature Sacramento shops and cafes can also be found throughout Arden-Arcade.
The San Juan Unified School District has many award winning schools in addition to schools that offer the International Baccalaureate program, attracting students from many parts of the region. There are also several private schools throughout the area that are in high demand by families.
While the area is thriving with commercial business, neighborhoods full of character are quaintly tucked away amidst an abundance of well-established towering trees. Numerous parks make the area ideal for families. Many host a number of events and activities including movies in the park, and recreational sports.
Nestled on the American River are bike trails, the American River Parkway, and stunning views at Ancil Hoffman Park & Golf Course.
In addition to the outdoor activities the American River offers, there are several racquet clubs and golf courses for residents to choose from. Del Norte Swim and Tennis Club is a long time family favorite. Rio Del Oro Racquet Club offers a 12-acre facility with twenty four tennis courts and a five-pool aquatics center. Prestigious Arden Hills Resort and Spa combines a luxurious atmosphere with racquet club amenities. The private Del Paso Country Club sits tucked away at the corner of Watt and Marconi while the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex resides north of Arden-Arcade.
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I enjoyed reading this book because Alice took me on many adventures. Another reason why I enjoyed reading this book is because it taught me not to be afraid of dreaming. The last reason why I enjoyed this book is when Alice woke up and realized she was dreaming and she returned home. This book was very enjoyable.
My favorite part is when the Mad Hatter ruined the white rabbit'[s clock that was two days late. Another interesting part is when Alice fell down when she met the queen. The queen was scared of Alice when she grew. My absolute favorite part of the book was when I realized that you can imagine anything. This book is really funny when Alice grew taller or smaller and had many great parts.
This book was really funny because when Alice met all the characters they told her something different. Another reason why this book was funny is because Alice kept on chasing after the white rabbit with the clock. The characters in the story are strange and funny.
I recommend this book to others because it is a funny book. I also recommend this book to others because there is always a problem with Alice and the characters. Finally, I recommend this book to others if you like interesting and adventurous stories.


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When Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers plays Madden, he always plays as himself. Using someone else would be "cheating on myself." With the Super Bowl in town, the Museum of the Moving Image opened its exhibit "Madden: 25 Years and Running." A video by ANIMALNewYork shows what happens when NFLers get on the sticks.
Samer Kalaf of Deadspin wrote the introduction for ANIMAL; the exhibit was curated by Samit Sarkar of Polygon, and my colleague on the Press Row Podcast covering sports video games.


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See First Picture of Hilary Duff's Son
It's like Hilary Duff listened to us. After sharing a photo of her precious son Luca Cruz Comrie's little feet (and a photo of her freshly dyed locks), we, in turn, posted the "feet tweet" shot and essentially said that while we adored "oohing" and "aaahing" at little Luca's tiny feet and all, we wanted to see his undoubtedly adorable face. Well, Mama Hil obliged today, posting an image of her little man — and he's quite a looker!
Duff tweeted a message, which then sent fans to her official website displaying the image of her No. 1 guy. The post read: "Baby Luca, 2 weeks old "
The verdict on Luca? He has the face of an angel. Can you say "Precious?" Because that is just what he is.
Something tells us Duff is gonna have a little heartbreaker on her hands as this kid grows up. With a mom who is a talented actress and singer, and not to mention gorgeous, as well as an athletic dad who is a now-retired pro ice hockey player, Luca Cruz Comrie hit the genetic jackpot.
Thanks for sharing your little munchkin with us, Hil! He's adorbs!


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Where in the U.S. will you find the most satisfied employees? And what makes them so satisfied in their jobs? For job seekers looking to relocate or launch their career, Glassdoor has released its second annual "Employment Satisfaction Report Card by City (2014)," offering a comparison by city of overall employee satisfaction, number of employers hiring, business outlook expectations and more, according to local employees in the 50 largest U.S. metros.
Based on local employee feedback shared over the past 12 months, the San Francisco Bay Area takes the lead for the second year in a row, with San Jose, California ranking #1 (3.5 employment satisfaction rating) and San Francisco, California taking #2 (3.4). Both cities are home to several companies that won a 2014 Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, honoring the 50 Best Places to Work.
Washington, D.C. (3.4) jumps two spots from #5 on last year's report to #3 this year, followed by Norfolk, Virginia (3.4) at #4 (up 8 spots from #12 last year) and Salt Lake City, Utah (3.4) rounding out the top five. (Ratings based on a 5-point scale: 1.0=very dissatisfied, 3.0=OK, 5.0=very satisfied).
Interestingly, Salt Lake City (#5) ranks #1 when it comes to employee optimism for business outlook. Fifty-two percent of Salt Lake City employees believe business will improve in the next six months. Local employees report several benefits of working in Salt Lake City, including enjoying a healthy work-life balance, in part comprised of working reasonable hours and being able to take advantage of the beautiful city and outdoors.
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Author Notes: Last summer, I fell in love with zucchini sautéed with mint and chili. This year, I'm still loving zucchini with mint and chili, but I decided to come at it from a slightly different angle. I decided to try roasting the squash, and to get the flavors of the mint and chili to really soak into the zucchini, I whisked together a simple vinaigrette with sherry vinegar, fresh chopped mint and chili flakes and drizzled this over the squash before roasting it. I drizzled some more over the cooked zucchini. This is a dish that can be made ahead and served cold or at room temperature, or eaten straight from the oven. Whichever you choose, make sure you start with excellent zucchini -- it'll make all the difference. —Merrill Stubbs
Serves: 6
tablespoons red wine or sherry vinegar
Pinch sugar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Large pinch red chili flakes
cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, chopped
tablespoons olive oil
medium zucchini and/or summer squash
- Heat the oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper to taste. Whisk in the chili flakes and mint, and then slowly drizzle in the olive oil, whisking constantly. Taste, add more salt and pepper if necessary, and set aside.
- Trim the ends off the zucchini and halve them lengthwise. Arrange the them cut-side-up in a large shallow baking dish and sprinkle lightly with salt. Drizzle about half of the vinaigrette evenly over the zucchini. Roast for about 40 minutes, or until just tender when you pierce them with a fork.
- Heat the broiler, and then put the squash about 5 inches beneath the flame for 3 to 5 minutes, watching it carefully and rotating if necessary to make sure it browns evenly. Let the squash cool for a few minutes, drizzle more of the vinaigrette over the top and serve family-style.
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Smoke that billowed from the fire in the club's sauna seeped into the rubber floors and the rubber on the equipment, rendering all of it useless. The sheet rock and duct work had to be ripped down. Ceilings had to be washed with a solvent. Other damaged property included tables, chairs and temporary signage, as well as the company's membership files, which had to be moved off-site and were frozen before going into an ozone room for contamination removal. Adding insult to injury, someone later stole the club's IT equipment for its makeshift operations.
It has been nearly a year since a fire erupted on July 26 in the women's sauna of the corporate club of WOW! Work Out World in Brick, NJ. After initially trying to reconstruct the 30,000-square-foot club, owner Stephen P. Roma has instead decided to sell it and open a new club in the area.
Roma said all of the damage from the fire was covered by his insurance, except for one element — the stress level. In the months since the fire, Roma has had help in reducing his stress level by working with his insurance agent and a public adjuster to detail the damages, estimated at well over $1 million.
"If it was not for us obtaining and retaining the public adjuster, I think we probably would have achieved at best 60 percent of what we're achieving financially through the insurance company," says Roma, who also has nine other locations.
In this tight economy, some club owners are contemplating cutting back their insurance premiums, but examples such as Work Out World should make them reconsider that notion. Ken Reinig, senior vice president of Association Insurance Group, Kennesaw, GA, says he's received more questions from club owners about cutting insurance costs in the past few months than he has over the last 20 years. Each time, Reinig advises club owners to keep their premiums.
"It is definitely on the minds of club owners today, trying to just figure out ways to hang in there," Reinig says. "Their insurance costs, at least in their mind, is an area that they may be able to cut back in, but really, they can't."
To the Rescue
Roma's insurance agent, Jon Denley, senior vice president of Creative Agency Group, Holmdel, NJ, arrived at the scene of the World Out World fire on the day it happened — thankfully, no one was injured. The cause of the fire, Denley says, was a protruding nail that had been touching a live wire since the sauna's renovation. It took months for the nail to create a spark, Denley says.
Denley, who serves as the go-between for his client and the insurance carrier, surveyed the damage and immediately contacted a company to begin clean-up work the next morning. Roma was out of town on the day of the fire. When he returned home that night, he found an introductory packet from Leslie Knox, a public adjuster from the firm Andrew K. Knox and Co. in Toms River, NJ, already in his mailbox. Knox would end up putting together several hundred pages of photos and other details of the club's damage to show the insurance carrier.
"The damage was great enough that you've got to get a public adjuster involved," Denley says. "An insurance agent is just not going to be in a position to advise and counsel in a catastrophic position. An insurance agent is not trained for that. Public adjusters are. They will attempt to get advance money for the insured. They will attempt to get all of the necessary permits. They'll make arrangements for the debris removal and the reconstruction. They get very deeply involved."
The three types of claims a public adjuster prepares for the insurance company are a building claim (detailing construction costs), a business personal property claim (featuring furniture and fixtures, equipment, stock and supplies) and a business income portion claim, which estimates the amount of revenue the company lost from the time of the fire.
"The devil is in the details," Knox says. "The more detail I can provide to document the loss and prove the value, the more satisfactory the settlement is going to be for the insured."
The public adjuster and the club owner agree to a contract in which the public adjuster receives a percentage of the insurance payment, usually between 4 percent and 10 percent, Knox says. The check from the insurance company to the club will include the club owner, the mortgage or lien holder of the building and the public adjuster. Once the club receives the check from the insurance company, the club owner then writes a check to the public adjuster.
Knox says the insurance company has paid off the building claim and the business personal property claim so far in the Work Out World case. The business income portion check from the insurance company is expected to arrive soon, Knox adds.
At first glance, public adjusters might appear to be stepping on the toes and the duties of the insurance agent. Regardless of whether egos are damaged, the public adjuster knows what role he or she has to play, Knox says.
"Very often, there will be a battle of wills between the insurance agent and the public adjuster," Knox says. "That's not unusual. But as long as both sides enter the relationship with the goal of getting the insured paid as quickly as possible and an amount that is truly representative of the loss in damage, then all parties will come out much better."
Denley says: "It has nothing to do with ego. It has to do with satisfying my client to the best of my ability in the attempt to get them back in business as quickly as possible. Agents get commissions by insurance companies to write business with them. An agent, in my opinion, earns that commission at that time of need when you have a claim."
A few days after the fire, the office was back up and running, complete with temporary cables that connected the company's two T1 lines for phone and Internet connection. Roma's team put together a makeshift operations center in one of the areas of the building not as heavily damaged by the fire.
The 3,500 Work Out World members at the Brick, NJ, location were allowed to work out after the fire at competing neighboring clubs, to which Roma paid a monthly fee. Roma had hoped to continue those agreements with the other club owners into this year, but when reconstruction went slower than anticipated, and it was apparent the club would not be ready by the start of 2009, Roma decided to sell the building. Roma figured it wasn't worth the $2 million to re-build a club that he estimates might have only a quarter of the membership returning.
Other Insurance Claims
Midtown Athletic Clubs, Chicago, experienced a similar situation about two years ago when a fire erupted in its club in Evansville, IN, says Steven Schwartz, CEO of TCA Holdings, which operates Midtown Athletic Clubs. Like the fire at Work Out World, the Midtown fire started in a sauna. And like Work Out World, Midtown initially attempted to rebuild the club but ended up selling it, Schwartz says.
"We realized that the cost to rebuild was going to be more than our mortgage," Schwartz says. "We already spent a significant amount of money trying to repair the club. We sat down with our insurance company and negotiated a final settlement, which would have saved them money from having to completely rebuild but got us enough to be whole."
Schwartz adds that Midtown sold the club to a company that finished construction at a lower cost than his insurance company could have paid to reconstruct it. Because of Midtown's cooperation with the insurance company, the company did not raise Midtown's premiums, Schwartz says.Continue on Page 2
"Insurance companies historically do not increase your annual premium or future annual premium as a result of a catastrophic loss," Denley says. "They generally increase your premiums because of claim frequency and not severity."
Mark Mastrov, founder of 24 Hour Fitness, San Ramon, CA, who now heads the private equity firm New Evolution Fitness Co., remembers dealing with insurance companies after three separate instances resulted in heavy damage to his clubs.
The roof of one 24 Hour club caved in over the pool area after drain blockage from heavy rainstorms caused the roof to fail. No one was in the pool at the time, Mastrov says. It took the insurance company more than 12 months to agree to the repairs, Mastrov adds, and the amount the insurance company offered 24 Hour for coverage of the loss of business was much less than the company suffered. After arbitration, it took 24 Hour more than three years to receive payment from the business loss revenue claim.
In another case, after tornados damaged several 24 Hour clubs in Texas, it took more than 60 days for insurance companies to agree to bids for repairs, Mastrov says. In a third case, a fire in a neighboring building spread to a 24 Hour club, causing management to have to shut it down for more than a year, Mastrov says, and once again, the company recovered the business loss revenue after arbitration with the insurance company.
"Generally, in any insurance request, we had tremendous difficulty in getting reimbursed for work done," Mastrov says. "The insurance companies generally drag their heels and sometimes take years to pay off what we are owed. The damage claims are a bit easier than the business interruption losses [claims]."
Not Time to Trim Costs
Despite some of the difficulties that can occur in dealing with insurance companies, now is not the time to cut back on insurance costs — especially liability insurance — no matter what financial situation a club owner is in during this strained economy, insurance agents say.
"Any club [operator] that would be self-insured for liability would be a complete fool," Denley says. "The fitness industry is vulnerable to a liability claim every day. You can't go without liability insurance. As far as the property insurance, if they own the building, they usually have a mortgage, so the bank is going to make certain that you have insurance to protect their financial interest."
Club owners need to understand the value of insurance and how affordable the amount of coverage is for the protection they get in return, Reinig says.
"If an insurance agent is doing their job, they will attempt to make sure that club owner understands that you don't want to cut off your nose to spite your face," he says. "You don't want to save $400 when it could end up costing you $400,000 in a claims situation."
Roma doesn't have those worries, thanks to his insurance policy and the agents with whom he worked. Roma's stress level may have been reduced, but the emotional tie to the club that suffered the fire and will eventually be sold is still there, he says.
"I used to ride my bicycle to this building because I don't live that far," Roma says. "I won't be doing that this summer."
Tips for Risk Management Services
Mary Wells, area vice president, risk management for Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc., Eden Prairie, MN, offers tips for how insurance agents manage their catastrophic claims with their club owner clients.
Prior to a loss, insurance agents should negotiate a broad policy with their club owners to include:
An agreement on an independent adjuster
The loss adjustment expenses to include attorneys in loss preparation and coverage analysis
The identification of a business interruption expert
Arrangements for remediation partner(s)
The establishment of a chain of communication and coordination between all parties
After a loss, the insurance agent should:
Immediately schedule an on-site meeting with the insurance carrier and the club owner
Develop a strategy to mitigate and handle the claim in a timely fashion
Establish an agenda, identify key issues and set the expectations of all parties involved
Identify the needs for claim team members (such as consultants, independent adjusters and attorneys) and to assemble and manage the experts
Make sure the claim continues moving forward and time frames are met
Take digital photos of the damages; distribute electronically to all parties
Assist with coordination of temporary repairs; mitigate the initial damage
Help get the club owner up and running
Provide a spreadsheet with the statement of values, copies of policies; clarify how deductibles/self-insured retentions are applied, etc.
Manage the expectations and work as a team towards a fair settlement
Obtain initial advance and mid-term payments
Continue to schedule meetings and/or conference calls as needed
Review documentation submitted for payment
Assist with rebuttal analysis and counter proposals, seeking win-win compromises
Monitor reserves for accuracy and appropriate adjustments — avoid surprises
Fitness Club Insurance Carriers
Some of the main insurance carriers that work with the club industry are:
- The Hanover Insurance Group
- Liberty Mutual
- Meadowbrook Insurance Group
- Philadelphia Insurance Companies
- Safeco Insurance
- United National Insurance Company


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Counting down to the Game Developers Conference, we'll be highlighting one game a day powered by Joyent technology. Partly for an excuse to play games at work, sure, but also because our customers have developed some really fun, cool titles!
With nearly 6 million active monthly users, Kingdoms of Camelot from Kabam is one of the most popular Facebook games out there. And well over 100,000 of those players took the time to review the game, leaving with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5. In fact, players love it so much, it won the IGN Reader's Choice Award for Best Facebook Game of 2010.
It's one of the richest gameplay experiences available on Facebook, with all the depth of popular PC games like Age of Empires. Except what Kingdoms offers that older PC games couldn't is a rich social experience -- with such a large number of players, chances are a friend or three is already playing.
At least, that was my experience when I signed up as Lord MisterBelvedere, ruler of all the lands of Beaver Falls. For instance, it helps to knight a friend to help you defend your fiefdom, assist with research, or otherwise boost your might in the game -- and friends who are already playing make for more powerful knights. Further, you can create alliances with friends or any other player that will help you speed up improvements to your land and cities and protect your corner of the realm.
The way you improve your status is by harvesting resources in order to build more and better buildings, such as an a Alchemy Lab for researching technologies that unlock further improvements and better troops or a Barracks for training soldiers to build your army for both defense of your holdings and conquest of wilderness. While it lacks the real-time strategy element, anyone familiar with the resource-gathering and building mechanics of the aforementioned Age of Empires or even Starcraft should feel right at home.
Time is one of the key game concepts. Everything comes with a cost of time, from building new buildings and troops to researching technologies and making improvements. But that doesn't mean you have to play for hours -- instead, it makes it easy to check in for a few minutes at a time over the course of the day in between getting actual work done, and in around two or three days of casual play I had already progressed to level six. And thanks to a Quests system that rewards basic early achievements with resources, it's unlikely you'll run short of anything you need while building up your first city.
Of course, if hanging out at the round table isn't your thing, you can explore a magical, vanished isle in Dragons of Atlantis or try to clean up after the reign of mad Nero in Glory of Rome. So whatever flavor of historical fantasy you want to play out, Kabam should have you covered!


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Rum Review: Momento Amber Rum (Highwood Distillers)
Posted by Arctic Wolf on March 16, 2010
Highwood Distillers of High River, Alberta was created as Sunnyvale Distillers in 1974. The distillery has seen moderate growth since its initial start up which has increased during the last several years as Highwood has began to assert itself as a major player in the Canadian Distilling Industry.
Although primarily known for their whisky, I have found that Highwood produces a quality rum. Momento Amber Rum from Highwood Distillers is a Demerara blend of rums aged in charred oak barrels at the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. The rum itself, is imported from the world famous Demerara County in Guyana, which has a 300 year tradition of producing top quality rums. Here is an Excerpt from my review:
"…A light honeyed brown sugar aroma with spicy accents rises into the air after I swirl my glass. Long skinny legs trail quickly back into the rum. A vague hint of anise and orange peel oils drift into the merry little breezes. Finally a nice imprint of vanilla and oak set themselves into the aroma as well. Everything in the nose is light and clean. This is very nice and bodes very well for what comes next…"
You may read my full review here:
Review: Momento Amber Rum (Highwood Distillers)
Although this rum is a nice sipping rum, I have included three "forest Approved" cocktails for your enjoyment. Please enjoy the review!
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October 1, 2010 at 8:58 am
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April 16, 2010 at 9:52 am
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View Listening
In iOS some user interactions are reported via the Cocoa Touch target-action mechanism. For example,
UISliders report value changes as target-actions.
To monitor a target-action, FoneMonkey sometimes needs to add its own listeners to a UI component upon its creation. FoneMonkey injects listener logic into the constructors of various classes by swizzling their
–init methods.
For example, by swizzling the
-initWithCoder: method of
UIControl, FoneMonkey sets up a framework for customizing target-action recording.
@implementation UIControl (FoneMonkey) + (void)load { if (self == [UIControl class]) { // Hijack UIControl's initialializers so we can add FoneMonkey stuff // whenever a UIControl is created Method originalMethod = class_getInstanceMethod(self, @selector(initWithCoder:)); Method replacedMethod = class_getInstanceMethod(self, @selector(fmInitWithCoder:)); method_exchangeImplementations(originalMethod, replacedMethod); } } - (void) subscribeToMonkeyEvents { if (self.monkeyEventsToHandle != 0) { [self addTarget:self action:@selector(handleMonkeyEventFromSender:forEvent:) forControlEvents:self.monkeyEventsToHandle]; } } - (id)fmInitWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder { // Calls original initWithCoder (that we swapped in load method) if (self = [self fmInitWithCoder:decoder]) { [self subscribeToMonkeyEvents]; } return self; } - (UIControlEvents) monkeyEventsToHandle { // Default ignores all events return 0; } - (void) handleMonkeyEventFromSender:(id)sender forEvent:(UIEvent*)event { // Default is a no-op } @end
In the code above, we essentially inject a call to
-subscribeToMonkeyEvents: into the constructor of all
UIControls. This method in turn adds a target-action listener for all control events, filtered according to the mask returned by
-monkeyEventsToHandle:. By overriding
–monkeyEventsToHandle: in a category, you can customize recording for a
UIControl subclass. For example, the code below causes the recording of a "Slide" command whenever the value of a
UISlider changes.
@implementation UISlider (FMReady) - (UIControlEvents)monkeyEventsToHandle { return UIControlEventValueChanged; } - (void) handleMonkeyEventFromSender:(id)sender forEvent:(UIEvent*)event { UITouch* touch = [[event allTouches] anyObject]; [FoneMonkey recordFrom:self command:FMCommandSlide args:[NSArray arrayWithObject:[[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"%.2f",self.value]]]; }
Delegate Interception
In the techniques discussed so far, we've been able to intercept method calls by creating a category that swizzles the
+load or
-init methods of its associated class. Unfortunately, delegates are assigned to views at runtime, and can usually be of any class implementing some informal protocol. Since we have no real way of knowing which classes implement an informal protocol, we swizzle the
-setDelegate: method of a user interface class so that we can know whenever a delegate instance is assigned, and we can then set up method interception to any delegate methods requiring monitoring.
One interesting complication of delegate method interception is that delegates are instance-specific. While one instance of a particular user interface class might be associated with the delegate of one class, a different instance of the same user interface class can be associated with an entirely different delegate class. For example, different instances of
UITableView are typically assigned delegate instances from different classes implementing the
UITableViewDelegate protocol.
Because we might associate instances of several different delegate classes with instances of a single user interface class, we can't just swap method implementations. We instead give a new name to the method to be intercepted, and then point the original selector to our replacement implementation. (Figure 5.)
For example, the following code shows an example of intercepting delegate calls for a
@implementation UIPickerView (FMReady) + (void)load { if (self == [UIPickerView class]) { Method originalMethod = class_getInstanceMethod(self, @selector(setDelegate:)); Method replacedMethod = class_getInstanceMethod(self, @selector(fmSetDelegate:)); method_exchangeImplementations(originalMethod, replacedMethod); } } - (void) fmSetDelegate:(id <UIPickerViewDelegate>) del { Method originalMethod = class_getInstanceMethod([del class], @selector(pickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent:)); if (originalMethod) { IMP origImp = method_getImplementation(originalMethod); Method replacedMethod = class_getInstanceMethod([self class], @selector(fmPickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent:)); IMP replImp = method_getImplementation(replacedMethod); if (origImp != replImp) { method_setImplementation(originalMethod, replImp); class_addMethod([del class], @selector(origPickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent:), origImp,"[email protected]:@ii"); } } [self fmSetDelegate:del]; } - (void)fmPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView didSelectRow:(NSInteger)row inComponent:(NSInteger)component { [ FoneMonkey recordEvent:[[FMCommandEvent alloc] init:FMCommandSelect className:@"UIPickerView" monkeyID:[pickerView monkeyID] args:[NSArray arrayWithObjects: [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%d", row], [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", component], nil]]]; [self origPickerView:pickerView didSelectRow:row inComponent:component]; }
The category above swizzles the
–setDelegate: method so that whenever a delegate is set, its
-pickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent: method is renamed to
-origPickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent: via the call to
class_addMethod. (The string argument
"[email protected]:@ii" is an encoded list containing the arguments and returns types of the method as required by the
class_addMethod function). The
-pickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent: selector is then set to point to the category's
-fmPickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent: implementation instead.
When this replacement method is called in response to a user interacting with a
UIPickerView, it records the picker's new selection and then invokes the original delegate method by calling
[self origPickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent:]. Because the method is defined in
UIPickerView(FMReady) , it might at first seem that
self is referring to a
UIPickerView instance, but since this is a replacement method implementation being invoked on a delegate class instance at run-time,
self refers to a
UIPickerViewDelegate instance, and so the call will invoke the original method on the class corresponding to the delegate instance. In this way, the interceptor is able to intercept and then forward calls to any number of delegate classes.
Perhaps surprisingly, the previous example replaces a method implementation on one class (
UIPickerView) with a method implementation from a completely unrelated class (any class implementing the
UIPickerViewDelegate protocol). This works because the moved method's references to
self are via selectors that are valid at compile-time in a
UIPickerView, but are also valid at run-time by any class implementing the
Command Playback
FoneMonkey plays back a command by finding a user interface component that matches the supplied class and
monkeyID, and by then calling
-playbackMonkeyEvent: on the found component. A default implementation of this method is provided by the
UIView (FMReady) category.
The default
-playbackMonkeyEvent: implementation plays back Touch commands by programmatically creating
UITouch events and using these to call the
-touchesBegan: and
-touchesEnded: UIResponder methods of the component for which touching is to be simulated.
Customizing Command Playback
You can customize command playback for a user interface class by overriding the
-playbackMonkeyEvent: method in an associated category. For example, the code below customizes playback logic for a
@implementation UIPickerView (FMReady) - (void) playbackMonkeyEvent:(FMCommandEvent*)event { if ([event.command isEqual:FMCommandSelect]) { if ([event.args count] == 0) { event.lastResult = @"Requires 1 or 2 arguments (row #, component #)"; return; } NSInteger row = [[event.args objectAtIndex:0] intValue]; NSInteger component = 0; if ([event.args count] == 2) { component = [[event.args objectAtIndex:1] intValue]; } [self selectRow:row inComponent:component animated:NO]; [self.delegate origPickerView:self didSelectRow:row inComponent:component]; } }
In the preceding code, the
FMCommandEvent's arguments specify the picker's selected values. If an incorrect number of arguments are specified, an error message is set on the
FMCommandEvent. Otherwise, the values are passed to the picker's
-selectRow:inComponent:animated: method in order to update the
UIPickerView to the values specified on the command. After updating the picker, the necessary delegate method is invoked explicitly by calling
-origPickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent:. As discussed earlier,
UIPIckerView (FMReady) renames
-pickerView:didSelectRow:inComponent: so that invoking
-origPickerView:didSelectRow:inCononent: actually invokes the original delegate method implementation.
In this article, I explored how FoneMonkey can be used to automate functional testing of native iOS applications. In this second and final part, we've reviewed the various mechanisms FoneMonkey uses for recording and playing back user interface interactions, and how these mechanisms allow FoneMonkey to monitor events, component actions, and delegate calls. Its ability to intercept both low-level events and semantically higher-level method invocations allows FoneMonkey to record single commands in place of lengthy event streams.
We've seen how Objective-C method swizzling can be used to intercept method invocations, and how FoneMonkey uses this technique to monitor an application's event stream by intercepting calls to
-sendEvent: method. Swizzling is also used to intercept
–init calls and inject logic to add event and notification listeners to some user interface components. For intercepting delegate method calls, FoneMonkey uses a modified approach that renames and replaces methods rather than swapping them.
We've also examined how FoneMonkey uses Objective-C categories to add recording and playback logic to iOS user interface classes, and how you can use categories to customize FoneMonkey recording and playback behavior.
I hope that this under-the-cover look might enable the FoneMonkey user community to participate in FoneMonkey's ongoing evolution. (Although beyond the scope of this article, we should point out that the various method interception techniques reviewed here can be used to implement aspect-oriented programming frameworks in Objective-C. Have fun!).
FoneMonkey downloads, source, and documentation are available for further reference.
Stu Stern is a Founder and the CEO of Gorilla Logic Inc., the developer of FoneMonkey and other tools.
Related Article: Project of the Month: Automating iOS Application GUI Testing With FoneMonkey


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The San Jose Earthquakes announce today that Francis O'Keefe of Sunnyvale, Calif. was named the Odwalla Player of the Month for May.
At 15 years old, O'Keefe has experience on two sides of soccer, both as a player and as a certified AYSO Regional Referee. He has been a fan of the beautiful game since an early age and kicked off his playing career while playing AYSO in Millbrae at seven years old for the Black Knights. From there, O'Keefe moved to Sunnyvale and joined up with AYSO West San Jose and Cupertino Middle School.
In the spring of 2010, he was asked to join the AYSO Region 64 U-19 Select squad coached by Mark Arrouzet, allowing O'Keefe the opportunity to play alongside his older brother, Anthony. Francis quickly found his nitch as a starting attacker and finished the spring tied for the team lead in goals scored. During the fall season, he led the team in goals and assists. O'Keefe continued his play on Arrouzet's squad this year and is anxious for his sophomore season with the Fremont High School Firebirds next winter.
The talented striker is an avid Earthquakes fan. His parents are season ticket holders and his favorite player is Chris Wondolowski. O'Keefe is also a fan of FC Barcelona and Argentinean striker Lionel Messi.
In his spare time, O'Keefe enjoys singing, dancing, beat boxing and playing the ukulele.


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No matter what the climate, or where they are in the world, fashionable forum members love to show off their legs in short shorts, short skirts, and skinny pants. Here are some highlights from this week.
juneping, luna_supernova, Kate_Moore
Juneping wore a pair of leather shorts by Muubaa with sheer black tights, Isabel Marant Mony boots, an Isabel Marant Etoile Belina top and an ICB jacket.
Luna_supernova wore a flower print vintage dress with an Elle MacPherson slip, a Romwe vest and Jeffrey Campbell shoes.
Kate_Moore bared some leg in an ensemble of head-to-toe Asos items.
Liina, solg, bloo90fashion
Liina paired her black Levi's shorts with tights, strappy leopard print heels from Aldo, an Asos tee, Zara jacket, Ray-Ban sunglasses and a Chanel Jumbo XL bag.
Solg enjoyed warm Argentinian weather in a black romper that she accessorized with a beaded, pearl-wrapped necklace. Both items are from Forever21.
Bloo90fashion wore a skinny pair of H&M pants with a blouse from Nife Polish, a pair of studded pumps that she picked up at the Jessica Buurman online store, and a YSL-esque cuff from Romwe.
justlikesushi, Mariliis, voodoo_mary
Justlikesushi kept the silhouette slim under her BB Dakota hooded coat in a pair of Levi's Curve ID jeans, an American flag sweater by Brandy Melville, a striped scarf from Forever21 and biker boots from Zara.
Mariliis covered up her Seppela jeggings with a pair of flat boots. On top, she wore a blouse by Madonna, a furry AWear vest, and a coat by Reserved.
Voodoo_mary paired a slim pair of acid-wash jeans with a Splendid top, SPY cardigan, vintage Etienne Aigner boots and vintage Nina Ricci sunglasses.
Images via the Fashion Spot forums.


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After watching the Jets game, the Hawks, with a rookie 5'11 QB, definitely are a top 10 offense. Just think about it.
1. Gotta start with Lynch. He is a boss!!!!
2. Next up is Wilson. He is a two dimensional threat, as he can run or pass it as we saw in the zone read and stuff.
3. Golden Tate. He is NOT a bust or anything. I wasn't on here when we did a little screen to Tate and he broke about 2-3 tackles on 3rd down to extend the drive, but it was amazing. That was a giant play, and Tate's playmaking ability made that happen. But enough about his tackle-breaking ability, did you see that leap for the TD? He can play the ball in the air too, and I'm not so worried about his routes now that he's been in the league for 3 years. He is a TD machine. You realize right now he has 7 touchdowns? Including 4 in the last two games (yeah I'm including the throwing TD)! He is not a traditional receiver, but that's not what we need. We need that receiver that can move the chains on a short pass, get open deep, and win jump balls. And surprisingly (especially for the jump balls) Tate does that stuff.
4. Sidney Rice. This guy just gets OPEN. He had a lot of targets today as well (7) and you can tell he's the go to guy for Russell. He also caught two TD's today. We need to keep this guy, definitely. He's just gonna keep getting better, especially when you consider he has more rapport to develop with Wilson.
5. Doug Baldwin. He had 3 receptions for 42 yards today, and I know for sure one of them was on a big 3rd down. Baldwin's that reliable slot guy you need on 3rd down, when you need the conversion. He's the safety blanket when he's on the field.
6. Russell Okung. Man, whoever our LG was (Moffitt?) struggled. But whenever I watched Okung, he was just doing his job. Run blocking and pass pro, he did it just fine. This guy is great to have in the offense, and I wonder how it's gonna be when Carpenter gets back to LG, Moffitt is just struggling a little there.
7. Michael Robinson comes in last, sorry man. But if you watched the Lynch TD run, you know he was essential to the play, clearing out the LB who would've railed Lynch. Remember 2010 when we complained about our FB troubles (it was still Robinson back then, but he improved)? We don't have that no more.
8. Darrell Bevell, the guy who's not on the field. Man, did I love how he utilized Tate. You can't have Rice throw it every time, so what do you do? You run Tate out there to throw it! You got some nice trick plays in there, along with the brilliant 4th down calls late in the game. This guy is a STRENGTH.
Top 10 offense + Top 5 defense + decent special teams = PLAYOFFS
EDIT: And I forgot about Zach Miller, who was a stud today! WE ARE FREAKING GOOD ON OFFENSE GODDAMNIT.
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Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (12)
Cultural (12)
- Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž (1998)
- Historic Centre of Český Krumlov (1992)
- Historic Centre of Prague (1992)
- Historic Centre of Telč (1992)
- Holašovice Historic Village (1998)
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (2000)
- Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč (2003)
- Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec (1995)
- Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (1996)
- Litomyšl Castle (1999)
- Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora (1994)
- Tugendhat Villa in Brno (2001)
Sites on the Tentative List (19)
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process...
- Renaissance Houses at Slavonice (2001)
- Paper Mill at Velké Losiny (2001)
- Fishpond Network in the Trebon Basin (2001)
- Český ráj (Czech Paradise) Rock Cities (2001)
- Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulcice - Church of St.Margaret at Kopčani (2001)
- The Industrial Complexes at Ostrava (2001)
- The Fortress of Terezín (2001)
- The Spa at Luhacovice (2001)
- The Betlém Rock Sculptures near Kuks (2001)
- The Karlstejn Castle (2001)
News (2)
- UNESCO launches new travel platform 'World Heritage Journeys' to promote sustainable tourism in the EU Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Message on the Occasion of the Floods Affecting a Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tuesday, 20 August 2002
Events (4)
- Playful Architect 2017 exhibition 23-Aug-2017-30-Aug-2017
- International Conference on Risk Management for World Heritage 19-Nov-2015-20-Nov-2015
- "Divided – united!" International Conference with ICOMOS 25-Sep-2013-28-Sep-2013
- Czech Republic exhibition for celebrating the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention 21-Nov-2012-30-Nov-2012
Succession of the Convention:
Friday, 26 March 1993
Source: Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI)
UNESCO Country page
Permanent Delegation of the Czech Republic to UNESCO
Czech Commission for UNESCO (Ceska Komise pro UNESCO)
UNESCO Country page
Permanent Delegation of the Czech Republic to UNESCO
H. E. Mr Petr Drulak
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
Czech Commission for UNESCO (Ceska Komise pro UNESCO)
www.mzv.cz/unesco (in Czech and English)
World Heritage
- Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
- Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
- Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
- Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
- Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)
- Multimedia Archives (UNESCO/MSS/BKI/ISS)
- UNESCO transparency Portal


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Notice to Members 06-41
Special Measures against Specified Banks Pursuant to Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act
This Notice reminds member organizations that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule imposing a special measure,1 which becomes effective August 14, 2006, against the Latvian bank VEF Banka and its subsidiaries, including Veiksmes lizings.2
1 The rule was issued pursuant to the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. § 5318A. Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act added section 5318A to the Bank Secrecy Act and granted the Secretary of the Treasury the authority, after finding that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that a foreign jurisdiction, foreign financial institution, international class of transactions, or type of account is of "primary money laundering concern," to require domestic financial institutions and domestic financial agencies to take certain "special measures" against the primary money laundering concern.
2 See 71 FR 39554 (July 13, 2006) available at www.fincen.gov/vef_final_rule_070706.pdf.


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It is said that "everything comes to he who waits." That is certainly true of Stephen Corey.
Corey [pictured below right] is the longtime associate editor of The Georgia Review. He joined the Review's staff in 1983 as assistant editor serving under the great Stan Lindberg. In 1998, when Stan's health deteriorated to the point where he could no longer continue to work, Corey was named acting editor. He "acted" as editor while UGA did a search and in 2001, when T.R. Hummer was appointed editor, Corey resumed the associate's role.
Since the middle of 2006 Corey has once again been acting editor, Hummer having left the Review and moved to Arizona State University.
And now Corey gets the top job himself, a position he richly deserves. He has been named the permanent editor effective immediately. I received the news from Corey himself in an email yesterday.
No one knows the Review like Corey. He served his apprenticeship under the tutelage of Lindberg; he has spent long periods as acting editor; and he was involved in the redesign of the journal that Hummer instituted.
It should also be noted that the National Magazine Award the Review won last year was for a piece from an edition that Corey edited.
Besides being an editor at the Review, Corey is also a very fine poet with nine published volumes to his name.
Recognizing him as "one of the more influential literary figures in the state," the New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature states that Corey "has helped shape the literary landscape in this country for the past two decades."
I'm so very glad UGA has finally awarded Corey the top job at the Review. He will continue and enhance the tradition of excellence the Review has come to embody, a tradition that Corey himself has been intimately involved in creating.
Congratulations Stephen!
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Story highlights
- In "Dead Space 3," developers explore psychological horror to keep up the scares
- Producer says his team knew they needed to keep the story fresh
- "Dead Space 3" is the most anticipated horror game of 2013
- It went on sale Tuesday in North America, sells later this week in Australia, Europe
When you are creating the most anticipated horror video game of 2013, there is a certain trepidation about how you are going to bring the scares to your audience. Visceral Games hopes it's up to the challenge with its latest title, "Dead Space 3."
In the series' third installment, everyone's favorite head case, Isaac Clarke, is back, and still trying to get the visions of a twisted future out of his head. Aliens are still transforming humans into hideous necromorphs (zombie-like creatures made from different body parts) and it is up to Isaac to save humanity from a fate worse than death.
Steve Papoutsis, executive producer of the "Dead Space" franchise, said his team recognized that keeping things fresh and scary for fans in the third title would be a challenge. It was easy to frighten players in the first game just by introducing the team's horrifying creations, and the second title offered new scares by changing the pacing of the action.
This time, Papoutsis said, the developers are adding new creatures and answering plot questions that have lingered throughout the franchise. However, they really wanted to dive into the head of Isaac more than in previous titles, and in co-op play, that element takes on a new life.
"When you decide to play with a friend, you get details about John Carver (the co-op character) and his back story and his personal journey," Papoutsis said. "We actually leverage that by delivering psychological horror moments. You'll have the psychological dementia that only occur in co-op and really bring details out."
Papoutsis said those dementia moments are highlighted by action occurring on one player's screen while the other player sees nothing. For example, Player One may see Player Two grabbing his head and asking what's going on. Meanwhile, Player Two is involved in a battle for his life against necromorphs. The question then becomes which character is seeing the world as it really is.
"Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will." -- James Stephens, "The Crock of Gold"
The development team at Visceral also moved away from "timed" scares, frightening moments that are keyed by a character moving to a specific spot in the game. They focused on an overall package of elements -- music, characters, mental tension and even background environments -- to create the feeling of angst players have come to enjoy from the franchise.
"One of the things we looked at over the course of this game is how does our environment play into scares? That's why we really liked the concept of (icy planet) Tau Volantis," Papoutsis said. "It spoke to us about things like survival, subzero conditions, low visibility.
"All these things reinforce the horror element. How can we surprise and delight and keep the players guessing?"
Papoutsis proudly said he has no fear. However, when pushed, he admitted he does get vertigo from time to time when he's high in the air. He said when designing the horror moments in the game, his team members search for the "relatability moments," things that frighten them and in turn will frighten the player. He said the visual moments in the game that could potentially happen, or that players could envision happening, create the most fear and tension.
"The enemies, for instance. These are twisted, suffering humans. The fact you can see the necromorphs with their limbs twisted, spiky bits are sticking up, jaws are missing -- that resonates at a primal level, because you look at it and go, "Wow. That would be super painful to have that happen to me.'"
"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you." -- Eric Hoffer
Papoutsis said the game's art and design teams also pushed the boundaries of current gaming systems to make scary moments look and feel even more traumatic.
"There are definitely more things to do," Papoutsis said. "We've added a lot more exploration elements."
He is hoping players will get deep into the missions, find out more about the characters and grow more attached to what happens to Isaac. It gives him personal enjoyment when players talk about getting emotionally invested in the game -- through either the story or the horror.
"It takes such a big effort for the team to create some of these scenarios. When you hear a player talk about the moments in a way that expresses how much fun or tension or excitement they had playing through them, it is extremely satisfying and one of the coolest things about making games," he said.
While he wouldn't reveal what he would call his "OMG moment" in the game, Papoutsis said there are definitely a couple of moments in that will surprise and shock players.
"We're anxious to see how our players react to them," he said.
As such, Papoutsis is inviting players to reach out on Twitter to him (@leveluptime) as they play. He said he enjoys bouncing ideas off fans and is very interested in their reactions to the latest chapter in the franchise.
"Dead Space 3" became available Tuesday in North America and releases Thursday in Australia and Friday in Europe. It can be played on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. It is rated M for Mature due to blood and gore, intense violence and strong language.