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A (future) noted West Virginian befriends Charles Dickens
The year he turned 44 years old, in 1864, Joseph Hubert Diss Debar was appointed WV commissioner of immigration by Governor Boreman; during his tenure he produced the only handbook for immigrants to be published in the state, printed in English, German and Swedish. He was Doddridge County's first representative to the newly created West Virginia Legislature, the only foreign-born delegate to serve in that body. In 1863, the legislature had appointed Debar to make drawings for a state seal and coat-of-arms. These designs became the official seal and coat-of-arms for the state when West Virginia came into the union. Joseph Diss Debar, in short, was prominent in matters of state.
But all these successes were still far in the future in 1842, the year Diss Debar crossed paths with Charles Dickens for the first and only time.
Diss Debar didn't start his life in West Virginia. He was born in Strasbourg in French Alsace in 1820, the son of the estate manager for Cardinal Prince de Rohan. The young Debar headed to America, with strong connections from France to pave the way, to become a land agent in what would later be West Virginia. One major land holding covering several counties in the north central part of the state was known as the Swan lands, acquired by James Swan of Boston before 1809. John Peter Dumas of Paris, named trustee for the estate upon Swan's death in 1831, ended up hiring Diss Debar.
Joseph Diss Debar sailed toward America from Liverpool, England to Boston, in January 1842 on the steamer Britannia. Charles Dickens was also making the voyage, and the two became friends.
In this excerpt from Reminiscence of Charles Dickens' first visit to America by a fellow passenger (J. H. Diss Debar), Debar explains how:
"For pastime only — for I have never played anything but whist or e'carte' before — I took part in a game of vingt-et-un in the saloon, supposing the company respectable and the risk slight. The fascinations of the game, however, and the stimulating example of an American gentleman at my elbow, carried me beyond my soundings.
"I lost nearly fifty dollars the first day and half as much the next — almost a catastrophe for a young commercial traveler on a moderate salary. Hoping to retrieve my luck, I next morning again ventured to the shrine of the fickle goddess and had recovered half my losses, when, a change of dealer or banker occurring, I felt a soft but significant touch upon my right shoulder, and looking around beheld a pair of large and wonderfully eloquent eyes beckoning me to come away.
"Comprehending the situation, I quietly arose under some pretext and took a walk on deck, where Mr. Dickens made his appearance an hour after, apparently unconscious of my presence. Seeing me approach him, he waived the formality of my expressions of gratitude with a sweeping gesture, merely inquiring whether I meant to play again in that company.
"Upon my unhesitating reply in the negative his satisfaction was unequivocal, and with a brief injunction of secrecy regarding his intervention he gently bowed himself away. Subsequent developments in the case of another victim of nearly my age revealed the fact that certain passengers, rising importers of New York City, whose banking proved so disastrous to some of their clients, were confederates playing into each other's hands by such tricks as may readily be surmised by persons familiar with the game.
"Another occasion on which Mr. Dickens was forced out of his contemplative mood into something like personal display was afforded by the midnight storm so graphically depicted in the "Notes". Granting that this war of elements was all that is claimed for it by the imaginative author, it failed to impress itself upon a majority of the passengers as a narrow escape from a watery grave.
"Perhaps an accident to the cow, which somewhat reduced the supply of milk in the regulation tea and coffee, contributed to magnify the perils of the gale in the eyes of transatlantic neophytes. At any rate they regarded the occasion as one eminently suggestive of a substantial testimonial of their grateful admiration to the captain, although this gallant little man, on hearing of the proposition while picking up crumbs around his plate with his moistened index, 'thought he had often seen much worse weather.'
"A meeting was called, attended by scarcely any one not belonging to the British mess. In explanation of this term it may be of interest to state here that in those days English travelers on transatlantic steamers generally outnumbered all the others put together, and regularly messed at one and the same table during the passage.
"On this trip this table was presided over by the captain or his next in rank and occasionally by a young Briton, a colonel in a Canada regiment which he was going to join. Since this scion of nobility could be spared from the turf and field, it undeniably was a wise discretion that destined him to the military instead of the diplomatic career in which his father, a peer of the realm, occupied a distinguished rank.
"And it was undoubtedly the attraction of opposites which threw this young man preferably into the society of Mr. Dickens, who, at the table, occupied the seat immediately to his right. The other table in the saloon was almost exclusively tenanted by passengers from the continent, with a sprinkling of Americans and such Celts from the Green Isle or the land of Scots as were conscious of a tinge of disloyalty to her majesty's authority.
"Some one having called the meeting to order, the choice of president fell upon the youthful Colonel, and Chas. Dickens Esqr was chosen secretary. So far, so good; but when the first named officer blushingly arose to explain the object of the meeting, an incident occurred, the generous omission in the "Notes" is herewith supplied it is hoped without impropriety.
"Although endowed with an organ that would have marshaled a whole army corps as well as a regiment, the noble colonel was totally unable to give vent to his feelings. In vain did his nervous hand wander from the tips of his flaxen hair to the depths of his pockets and vice-versa, but beyond the thrice repeated invocation, "Gentlemen — I — ah — awh" — he could not proceed. The meeting was beginning to look blue and sly jokes were already flashing up and down the opposition table, when the cart was happily pulled out of the bog by the nimble secretary who, gently elbowing down his honorable friend, accomplished the refractory task in his most felicitous style.
"As a result it was unanimously decided to present Captain Hewitt with a silver tea-set, for which a subscription was raised before the meeting adjourned. Nor did the luckless orator lack in grateful appreciation of his timely rescue from a critical strait, for he was ever afterward observed to cling to his benefactor more devotedly than ever, and at the sightseeing at Halifax and Boston the two had become perfectly inseparable."
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Great to see this story in fuller detail. Dickens of course would have known all about card sharping and hustlers from his early days in London. One thing that puzzles me is that I first came across this in Peter Acroyd's Dickens, published in 1990. He attributes the story to Pierre Morand. Was that Joseph Hubert Diss Debar's original French name? Or has Acroyd got it wrong?


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The Patriots have released cornerback/special-teamer Marquice Cole, the club said Friday.
The move opens a spot on the Patriots' 53-player roster.
Cole played in the Patriots' first three games but did not record any statistics. The 29-year-old Northwestern product has appeared in 54 combined regular-season games in five seasons for the Jets (2009-2011) and Patriots (2012-2013). According to the Patriots, Cole has notched 43 special-teams tackles and 26 defensive tackles in his NFL career.
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The real jobs numbers: 2014, 2016
NEW YORK - Welcome to the good-news-could-be-bad-news economy.
Friday's Labor Department report showing a better-than-expected gain of 195,000 jobs in June was a heartening sign for many that the economic recovery continues to move ahead at a modest pace. But it could ultimately turn out to be bad news, especially for Democrats, because it means that the Federal Reserve might start winding down its extraordinary efforts to boost the economy later this year.
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And if the Fed takes the juice away too soon it could tank the stock market, crush housing prices, snuff out the four-year-old economic recovery, and make life exceedingly difficult for any Democrat who hopes to run in 2016 for what will essentially be President Barack Obama's third-term.
( Also on POLITICO: Economy adds 195K jobs in June)
"This jobs report is a data-point that will get people wondering if the Fed will really start pulling back as soon as September, as many people are expecting," said Nigel Gault co-chief economist at the Parthenon Group. "And it certainly raises the stakes for the next for the next three jobs reports."
Stocks initially rose on the jobs news. But the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which is the benchmark for everything from home loans to credit cards, quickly spiked over 2.7 percent, the highest level since 2011, indicating investors fear the good hiring number will make the Fed move faster.
Fed moves and pronouncements from central bank chairman Ben Bernanke may seem like the province of quick trading market jockeys and green eyeshade economists. And they are. But they will also have an enormous impact on the economy and political landscape for the 2014 midterms and 2016 general election.
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To an unprecedented extent in recent years, the Fed has become the focal of point of U.S. economic policy. The central bank under Bernanke filled in for a polarized political process in Washington whose main recent contributions include a downgrade of the nation's credit rating in 2011 and a crudely designed set of spending cuts this year.
To fill the breach, Bernanke has kept the Fed's target for short-term interest rates at effectively zero and exploded the bank's balance sheet by buying up huge amounts of Treasury bonds and mortgage debt. The effect has been to boost home and auto spending, which in turn is driving much of the economic recovery, such as it is. The traditional drivers of stronger long-term growth, including business investment and higher wages, are largely absent. Friday's jobs report showed wages rising 10 cents to $24.01. Over the year, hourly earnings are up 2.2 percent, not the kind of growth likely to survive higher interest rates.
And the jobs being created are not the kind of high-wage positions that tend to drive a robust economy. The leisure, hospitality and retail industries added 112,000 of all the jobs created in June. Professional and business services added just 53,000. The average workweek was unchanged at 34.5 hours, suggesting employers do not see much need to try and boost production. The number of workers who want full-time jobs but were only employed part time surged by 322,000 to 8.2 million, a figure some attributed to employers declining hire workers full-time in order to avoid the mandate to provide coverage under President Barack Obama's health reform law. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.6 percent.
Despite all this, the Fed still appears to be planning to start winding down its asset purchases as soon as September, a precursor to eventually increasing interest rates, on the theory that economy will soon be able to stand on its own.
If the Fed gets it wrong and pulls the plug too quickly, economists say it could send interest rates soaring and tip the economy back into recession. That in turn could rob Democrats of one of the advantages they have in the 2014 midterms and make the environment much less hospitable to Hillary Clinton or any other Democrat who hopes to succeed Obama in 2016.


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Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Network Coverage In Syracuse, New York Area
SYRACUSE, NY — Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage in Syracuse, Cicero, Clay, Cortland and Sullivan, further expanding coverage on the high-speed wireless data network the company launched locally in August 2011.
4G LTE lets Verizon Wireless customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.
In real-world, fully-loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to use their 4G LTE smartphones, tablets, notebooks, laptop modems and mobile hotspots to experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.
"We've always believed the best wireless devices deserve the best wireless network," said Gene Fassett, executive director of Network for Verizon Wireless in Upstate New York. "People everywhere are increasingly relying on their tablets, smartphones and apps to stay organized, connected and entertained. Our investment here in Upstate New York and across the country has kept us ahead of this consumer trend and underscores our belief that 4G LTE delivers the best value to customers by maximizing the performance of their wireless devices."
Verizon Wireless has invested more than $1.4 billion on its Upstate New York network since 2000, including more than $158 million in 2011, to increase coverage and capacity on behalf of its customers.
The company's 4G LTE network is currently available to two-thirds of the U.S. population in more than 300 markets nationwide.
When customers travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, 4G LTE devices automatically connect to Verizon Wireless' 3G network, where available, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast. Verizon Wireless' 3G network is the most reliable high-speed data network in the country and allows customers in 3G coverage areas who purchase 4G LTE devices today to take advantage of 4G LTE speeds when the faster network becomes available in their area, or when they travel to areas already covered by 4G LTE.
Visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte for more information about Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network.
About Verizon WirelessVerizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 93.0 million retail customers, including 88.0 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 80,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.


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Note If you're unable to access the guide or if the console appears to be frozen, press and hold the Xbox button on the console for 10 seconds, until the console turns off. After the console shuts down, touch the Xbox button on the console again to restart. Try to launch the app again.
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Blue Competition Cycles 2011 – first look
RC8 replacement, plus Jonathan Page signature 'cross series
Blue Competition Cycles showed the successor to its RC8 round tube road race warrior at the Lifeboat Events 2010 PressCamp. It's a 2011 model called the Axino, of which there are only two currently in existence. The new bike shares a few of its key features with the Norcross cyclocross line, which is again revamped for 2011 and includes three models that are ready for this autumn.
Blue describes the Axino as a versatile, stiff crit bike, and we found the assessment to hold true during our short test ride here in Park City, Utah.
The new bike relies on monocoque frame components that are joined with a tube-to-tube construction that Blue calls Virtual Lug Technology, which was first used on their Norcross cyclocross frame last year. The new Axino also adopts a tapered head tube and fork steerer.
"A lot of the stuff that I learned while building the Norcross SL last year, I put into this frame," said Chris Pic, Blue's product manager. "Our vision was to make an amazing USA criterium style bike or one day World Cup style bike – super stiff and light."
According to Pic, a key element of the new bike is its chainstay and BB30 bottom bracket assembly. The components are monocoque molded as one piece, called Direct Drive, which is the heart of the Axino. The head tube, top tube and down tube are also molded as one piece. The two-monococque components are assembled together along with the seat tube and stays, using Blue's Virtual Lug Technology. The construction is far superior to the traditional lugged construction of the previous RC8 model.
Blue's Direct Drive chainstay and bottom bracket assembly
"The RC bikes were good bikes, but this takes us to a level where we can compete at a world class level," said Chance Regina, Blue's product and marketing manager. "We want a bike that can go up against a Tarmac SL or a Madone, and that's what this bike is."
The Axino is finished with internally routed cables that enter the frame just behind the head tube. The location keeps them out of the way of a rider's knees when standing, and allows short runs of cable housing with straight shots to save weight and decrease cable friction. The routing also keeps the housing from rubbing on the side of the head tube and marring its finish. A medium frame weighs 1000g, while the frameset costs US$2100. Blue will also make the bike available with a few component builds, ranging from working man's to completely extravagant.
The Axino's internal cable routing protects the frame, reduces cable friction and keeps the housing out of a rider's way
The Jonathan Page line: Blue Norcross SL, EX and SP
For 2011, all of Blue's cyclocross bikes carry the Norcross name. They are also branded as the Jonathan Page signature line.
"He's one of the few athletes I've worked with in any industry where, we sponsored him, and immediately people called and said, 'because you sponsored this guy I went to this bike shop and I bought this bike,'" said Regina.
Aside from calling further attention to the brand's star cyclocrosser, a portion of the sale price of each model will go directly to the racer to fund his racing program.
"What we've done this year is to make all three of these bikes Jon Page signature bikes, and in addition to the contract we already have with Jonathan, we will, on top of that, give him a portion of the proceeds of each of these bikes," he said. "So now if you want to help Jonathan, it's kind of cheesy to say, but if you buy a bike you are helping him it's – a significant amount. If we sell all of the bikes that we've ordered, which is three times the number of 'cross bikes that we ordered last year, his salary from us will triple."
The Norcross SL heads up the line as Page's true signature bike. Indeed, it's the one he rides himself. It features slight refinements to the Norcross model Blue produced for the 2009/10 seasons. The new model keeps the same keeps front triangle, but adds BB30, and a refined, open junction between the chainstays and bottom bracket shell reduce the amount of mud it collects. The full-carbon tapered steerer fork also remains the same (save for a switch to carbon dropouts), which saves a small amount of weight. The new frame has a claimed weight of 1000g (medium) and will cost $2300 as a frameset; $4300 built with SRAM Force or $4500 built with Shimano Ultegra.
Complete Norcross SL bikes will come with the Umlenker an add on front derailleur linkage that allows bottom pull road derailleurs to accept top routed cables
The Norcross EX is a new model that fills the void left by the discontinuation of the CXC. Whereas the old bike was constructed from aluminum lug and carbon tubes, the new EX is a full monocoque carbon bike. This model, and the entry-level SP alloy model, both gain 2cm in their head tubes, when compared to the SL model. The EX features most of the technical features as the top model, including BB30, a tapered head tube and steerer, and better mud clearance than last years frames. The EX frame is roughly 100g heavier than the SL model, so still quite light, and will cost $1700. An SRAM Apex equipped Norcross EX will cost $2400 and is said to weight 18.4lbs out of the box.
The 7000 series double butted alloy Norcross SP costs $1800, complete, with SRAM Apex. A frameset will retail for just $600. The bike features both BB30 compatibility and a tapered head tube fitted with the same full-carbon fork found on the EX model. It also features a taller head tube, in line with the EX model. With these features it will surely offer one of the best price-to-performance ratios out there this autumn.
Despite its reasonable price, the SP features a tapered head tube, tapered full carbon fork and BB30
"At Blue Competition Cycles, our concept is to provide the best bike for that athlete to be as competitive as they want to be in whatever realm they're in," said Regina.
The Norcross SP looks to give credence to this motto. Even if you're on a budget it seems, Blue is trying to keep you on the latest technology, especially on the cyclocross course.


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I'm sure you get asked this a lot but where exactly is the course?
When & where for USM DG this evening?
Fingers crossed, but am pretty sure I'll make it. Need a basket?
How do I get to the kiln? Gonna try and make it.
5:30 tee time tomorrow/Tue? 18 or 22 holes? Meet by #1 or the Oak Kiln?


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At a time when he couldn't vote or have a drink at the pub, New South Wales north coast man Samuel Browning willingly enlisted to serve for his country. The Fingal Head man returned to his childhood sweetheart a changed man.
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For Betty Shields ANZAC Day is a time for reflection on the sacrifice her father made for his country.
She's the last surviving child of Samuel Browning, who along with more than 500 Indigenous Australians served for their nation in the First World War.
Betty didn't know her father before the war, but she's been told he left a happy man and returned a ruined one, both physically and mentally scarred from his 13 months in France.
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You are the once-trusted bodyguard of the Empress. Framed for her murder and driven by revenge, you must become an infamous assassin, known only by the disturbing mask that has become your calling card. As you navigate a world torn apart by plague and oppressed by a government armed with strange new technologies, the truth behind your betrayal is as murky as the waters surrounding the city. The choices you make will determine the fate of the world, but no matter what happens your old life is gone forever.
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Scientist Tackles Climate Change
Friday, March 4, 2011
By BULLETIN STAFF REPORTS -
A Virginia Museum of Natural History scientist is involved in research that she thinks shows the Earth's climate is changing.
Tiny Antarctic marine creatures collected 110 years ago by explorer Capt. Robert Falcon Scott are giving an international team of scientists, including Judith Winston, the museum's curator of marine biology, new clues about environmental change at the South Pole.
The team compared recently collected colonies of bryozoans - animals that live on sea beds and look like branching twigs - with specimens from Scott's expeditions.
"The ocean bottom is just covered with these creatures," Winston said.
In doing so, the team discovered the first conclusive evidence of increased carbon absorption and storage among Antarctic marine life.
In the scientific journal Current Biology, Winston and the team recently told how they examined annual growth bands in skeletons of bryozoan specimens collected from the Ross Sea of Antarctica by researchers from more than 80 nations during the Census of Antarctic Marine Life.
The census was a 10-year project aiming to assess and explain the diversity, distribution and abundance of ocean life. After analyzing samples of a marine creature collected during Scott's 1901 expedition to the South Pole and ones collected during later expeditions, the scientists determined that instances of carbon sinking to the bottom of polar seas may be increasing.
Winston said the bryozoans grew consistently until 1990, when their growth doubled.
"We don't know why exactly," she said, "but something is different in their environment" now.
The findings offer insight into how carbon dioxide is being stored on the seabed and could help geologists and environmentalists forecast climate change, said Winston.
"This is one of the few pieces of evidence that life in Antarctica has recently changed drastically," she said. "These animals are taking more carbon dioxide out of circulation and locking it away on the seabed.
"Thus, the amount of carbon being buried on the seabed is increasing, while globally we are becoming more aware of the need to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere," she added.
The study helps reveal the challenges of understanding how climate change, the ozone hole and other large-scale environmental processes are affecting the Earth, according to officials with the museum in Martinsville.
The bottom line is that the study is "another canary in the coal mine that says the climate is changing whether we like it or not," Winston said, and perhaps we should try to find ways to control it "before it bites us."
Other scientists at the museum are excited about Winston's and the other scientists' work.
"This is a perfect example of the value of museum collections," said Jim Beard, director of research and collections at VMNH. "They provide windows into the past that would otherwise not be accessible to scientists."
Although more research is needed to understand how big a role bryozoans plays in the environment, the researchers believe it probably is a small one.
Experts from the Virginia Museum of Natural History, The British Antarctic Survey, the Institute of Oceanology at the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History contributed to this study.


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Beat this: the year was 2002, sink or swim time for old Pontiac. They needed something, anything, to bolster their "excitement" branding because for the past ten years the division had done little but crap out plastic-clad rentals. Why not a sporty little wagon? Sure, the kids will love it, families on a budget will love it and people who have to haul a lot of lightweight junk around (like my friend Peter the photographer) would be all over it. Obviously, this calls for a clean sheet design, right? No, Pontiac is part of GM, the largest car maker the world
has had ever known. Therefor Vibe was (and still is) nothing more than a re-skinned and re-badged Toyota Matrix. And what's a Toyota Matrix? Glad you asked. Like a Lexus R330 is actually a Camry, the Matrix is nothing more than a boxy, jacked up Corolla. To recap, GM's youth-oriented "Excitement" division hangs a new nose off a fat Japanese economy box that delivers Novocaine instead of thrills and almost mendaciously names it, "Vibe." But, that's not why I'm so sad.
In 2002, GM happened to own a 20% stake in Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent of Subaru. In 2001, Subaru introduced a car Stateside to mondo acclaim. Automobile named it their Car of the Year. Car & Driver stuck it on their 10 Best List. Consumer Reports named it a Best Buy. I bought one. Yup folks, we're talking 'bout the Subaru WRX. Now pretend you're a Pontiac brand manager for a moment. Your car czar has called your division, "Damaged." You are aware that Pontiac occupies a chamber of every true pistonhead's heart because you invented the muscle car. Wouldn't you at least raise your hand during a marketing meeting and make a case for building the Vibe off the WRX chassis? Yes, $25,000 is a lot of scratch for a small wagon. But exactly like sibling Saab did when they got the WRX platform and badged it as a 9-2X, why not sell both a normally aspirated version? The less-powerful guy can sticker for around $17,000 (essentially what the Vibe costs) and the more expensive a turbo iteration is for the enthusiasts. Makes sense, right?
Saab's 9-2X, of course, was an utter flop and discontinued after just three years. And why not? Did the the 9-2X offer a single meaningful improvement over the WRX upon which it was based? No. Did it make any sense whatsoever as a Saab? Of course not. Put it this way, when a friend's 9-2X lease was up (they were practically giving 'em away) he bought a WRX, not a Saab. Oh, and the wizards at GM decided to slide the Saabaru's base price up by $2,500. And that was for the turbo-charged Aero model. The non-turbo Linear 9-2x sold for a whopping $5,500 over the Imprezza wagon. Which was simply, fatally insane. The irony is that GM sold a large chuck of its shares in Fuji Heavy Industries to none other than Toyota.
Out grabbing coffee today I saw a baby-blue Vibe and hung my head in shame. Could you imagine what a sales success a WRX-based Pontiac turbo AWD wagon would a have been? Especially compared to the duller than dirt Vibe? Oh, my friend Peter the photographer I mentioned above, bought a Matrix instead of the Vibe because he thought the Pontiac looked like the Aztek, the Toyota cost less and, in his words, "It's a Toyota." Sigh... You?


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WASHINGTON — Congress approved continued funding of the Physical Education for Progress (PEP) grant program in late December. As they did in 2005, $73.4 million was approved for 2006. The only change expected from 2005 is a 1 percent cut, which is an across-the-board reduction to the entire Labor Department of Health and Human Services bill that contains the PEP program.
"We consider this a very positive indication that our policymakers are hearing the voices of advocates on the importance of making quality physical education in our schools a priority," said Anne Flannery, president and CEO of PE4life.
She said PE4Life owes thanks to those who joined a Congressional PEP rally on National PE Day to help preserve the program.
The PEP program, introduced in 2001, has enhanced K-12 physical education (PE) programs across the country through grants used for training in health and wellness-based physical education methods and the acquisition of state-of-the-art PE equipment and facilities.
According to a Department of Education (ED) report, the application notice for PEP grants will be on Feb. 27, with applications due on April 12. The ED estimates that there will be 63 grants at an average $250,000 each.


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We spotted David Karp, the founder and CEO of blogging-platform Tumblr, at Facebook's headquarters yesterday.
We have a pretty good idea why the New Yorker is spending time out west.
Tumblr is talking to investors about raising another round of investment, two sources involved these conversations tell us.
Tumblr last raised money in 2011, at an $800 million valuation. It's raised $125 million total.
Tumblr, which is ad-supported, generated $13 million in revenues in 2012. It spent $25 million during 2012.
Both figures are according to Forbes, which also says Tumblr will spend about $40 million this year, when it hopes to be profitable.
We're told by one of our sources — a source close to Tumblr — that Tumblr doesn't need to raise more money, but that it has gotten so much inbound interest from firms asking "what would it take," that it finally decided to come up with an answer.
Plus, this source says, the market for fundraising has recently gotten much better than it was in the months following Facebook's disastrous IPO in the middle of last year.
This source tells us that another reason Tumblr is considering raising more money is that it would like to be able to acquire companies.
The source says Twitter's acquisition of Blue Fin labs earlier this year was the kind of deal Tumblr would like to be able to do.
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Heart disease and stroke are the second and fourth leading causes of death in Alaska. The goal of Alaska's Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program is to maintain and build the state's capacity to improve the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health of all Alaskans. Collaborating with other state programs such as Obesity Prevention and Control, Diabetes Prevention and Control, Health Promotion, and Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control is an important part of this goal.
In December 1998, the Alaska Division of Public Health developed a comprehensive plan to reduce heart disease and stroke (cardiovascular disease) in Alaska. The Take Heart Alaska Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Plan was developed in collaboration with the American Heart Association, Alaska Health Fair, and representatives from hospitals, tribal organizations, and governmental offices, and with help from experts in cardiology, wellness, nutrition, and physical activity. Starting in October 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began providing the State of Alaska with a grant to address cardiovascular health in the state.
Alaska's Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program provides staffing and support for the statewide coalition, Take Heart Alaska. Take Heart Alaska is a partnership of agencies, organizations, and individuals working to promote cardiovascular health, prevent cardiovascular disease and improve cardiovascular care. The membership includes participants from state and local governments, private businesses, the medical community, non-profit organizations, schools, and individual community members.
The mission of Take Heart Alaska is to improve the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health of all Alaskans. This is accomplished by advocating for individual and community commitment to healthy lifestyles, improving access to preventive and treatment services, and promoting evidence-based practice in the health care community. The Take Heart Alaska coalition coordinates its efforts with other coalitions addressing cardiovascular related concerns including Eat Smart Alaska, Alaskans Promoting Physical Activity (APPA), the Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance, and the Obesity Prevention and Control Workgroup. Take Heart Alaska works with communities, worksites, schools, health care providers, public health leaders and others interested in the health of Alaskans and improving the systems to carry out its mission.
For more information, please contact:Valerie Gosselin, RN, BSNNurse Consultant II
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program,
Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Services,
P.O. Box 110614
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0614
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Ok. I was tagged by our home grown 18 year old 2 published books author/blogger. Don't laugh ok. I find this tag is a bit feminine for a man to do. Sigh. What to do, I still want my
Girlfriend Sweetheart From Hell that I haven't bought yet autograph by the author.
Some genius were able to screen capture the post and turned it into 10 JPEG files. In this tag, I have to paste the whole controversial blog post in my blog. I found the post actually quite funny with all the 'bones' that Xie Xue wrote. So, this is the post that Xie Xue wrote before it was deleted.
At the end of the post, I have to tell Why I Hate Dawn Yang. This is step 2 of this meme by the way.
I hate Dawn Yang because of her that this tag was created and I was tagged and now it makes me look like a sissy.
Step 3: I have to tag 6 other people. (Er.. May Zhee can I skip this step, my karma is not very good already :p)
Ok, I'll tag the first 6 that leave a comment in this post. (There goes my chance of getting comments.)


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Fresh Veggie Sauté Side Dish
Feb 5th, 2014
Asparagus Spring Rolls with Sweet Red Chili Dipping Sauce
Quick Facts
Servings: 18
Cook Time: 10 min.
Store-bought chili sauce adds a dash of spicy to these sweet and simple spring rolls.
- Spring Rolls:1 lb asparagus
- 3/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 3/4 cup cilantro leaves
- 1 mango or papaya
- fresh ginger, 2-inch piece
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup dry roasted, salted peanuts, chopped
- 2 cups fresh bean sprouts
- 8-inch Vietnamese dried rice paper spring roll wrappers, 6 to 8 sheets
- Dipping Sauce:1/4 cup store-bought sweet chili sauce
- juice of 1 lime
- Filling Blanche asparagus in boiling salted water until tender to the bite, to 5 minutes. Peel and julienne mango or papaya and ginger. Julienne bell pepper. Set aside with remaining filling ingredients.
- To assemble, fill a large bowl with hot water. Working with one wrapper at a time, slip rice paper wrapper into water until pliable, about 1 minute. Place wrapper on cutting board. In the center, put 3 to 4 asparagus spears with the tips coming off the end of the wrapper slightly, 3 to 4 mango or papaya slices, 3-4 pepper slices, tablespoons sprouts, 2 tablespoons herbs, sprinkling of ginger and peanuts.
- Roll the wrapper from the bottom up, tightly. Leaving the ends open. Set aside and cover with a damp towel. Finish with remaining wrappers.
- When ready to serve, slice wrappers into 3 segments each and stand upright on a serving platter.
- SauceMix chili sauce and limejuice together. Serve along side the rolls as a dipping sauce.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 59
Calories from Fat 27 (46%)
(5%)Total Fat 3g
(2%)Saturated Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
(0%)Cholesterol 0mg
(2%)Sodium 56mg
(5%)Potassium 189mg
Total Carbohydrate 6g
(7%)Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 3g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(5%)Protein 3g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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Squid could thrive under climate change
Squid will survive and may even flourish under even the worst-case ocean acidification scenarios, according to a new study published this week. Dr Blake Spady, from the ARC Centre of Excellence for C
Understanding of the links between coral reef ecosystems, the goods and services they provide to people, and the wellbeing of human societies.
Examining the multi-scale dynamics of reefs, from population dynamics to macroevolution
Advancing the fundamental understanding of the key processes underpinning reef resilience.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
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Tropical reef fish already live in warm water, but how will they be affected by global warming and ocean acidification? In this seminar I will outline the potential impacts that climate change will have on reef fish communities and summarize research being conducted in my laboratory to predict the effects of increasing water temperature and reduced ocean pH on tropical fishes. There is some bad news, some good news, and unexpected outcomes that indicate climate change will deliver ecological surprises that we are yet to consider.
Squid will survive and may even flourish under even the worst-case ocean acidification scenarios, according to a new study published this week. Dr Blake Spady, from the ARC Centre of Excellence for C
Scientists have revealed the torrid, adulterous love lives of the mouth-brooding cardinalfish, with cuckoldry going hand-in-hand with cannibalism of the young."This is a small and unassuming cor
A new study published today in Nature Climate Change finds coral reefs are under threat from ocean acidification.The study was led by researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef S
New research has revealed that the short lives and violent deaths of some of coral reefs' smallest tenants may be vital to the health of reef systems, including the iconic Great Barrier Reef.Dr
China's extraordinary economic development over recent decades has had enormous impacts on coastal marine ecosystems, including extensive, coastal coral reefs in the southern provinces. With around
Pesticides (particularly herbicides and insecticides) are detected ubiquitously in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) region waterways. This is largely as the GBR has relatively comprehensive long-term moni
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Most of the world's coral reefs are periodically exposed to heavy seas generated by tropical cyclones which can cause major structural damage to corals that, over time, can play a key role in shaping
Anthropogenic global heating has emerged as a major driver of the trajectory of the world's coral reefs. Pan-tropical coral bleaching (affecting >94% of coral reefs) has now occurred three times
Corals and sponges are morphologically simple organisms, playing key roles in the ecosystems they build and maintain, providing habitats for other species of animals, plants and microbes: branching st
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Recchi sees Bruins building momentum
As part owner of the Kamloops Blazers, the Western Hockey League junior team he oversees along with Jarome Iginla, Shane Doan, and Darryl Sydor, Mark Recchi has a leaning toward management that makes him more aware of team building than most NHLers.
So based on the Bruins' trade for Nathan Horton, the selection of Tyler Seguin, and his own re-signing, Recchi sees a club, still being tweaked by general manager Peter Chiarelli, becoming better equipped to march deeper into the playoffs than the second round.
"I had some great conversations with Peter and I really like the direction he wanted to go,'' the 42-year-old Recchi said during a conference call yesterday, when the Bruins made official his one-year renewal ($1.7 million approximate cap hit).
"He had a great feel for what was needed. When you hear that — now, everything may not work out the way he wants — but from what the dressing room needed, the players we needed, he has a great understanding of it, and that was exciting to me.
"I think there was some unfinished business. I've never been so disappointed to end the way we did. But with what he's planning on doing and what he's done, getting the second pick, we're continuing to get this team better. I think we're going to be a little bit younger and a little bit faster. I think we're going to be a better hockey team.''
Unlike last summer, when Recchi had to wait for the Bruins to finalize their budget and structure their cap dollars before offering him an extension (he signed July 2), player and organization were clear, this time around, that a reunion would take place swiftly. Recchi, after all, dressed for every game in 2009-10 save for the regular-season finale, when the Bruins already had clinched a playoff spot. The right wing had 18 goals and 25 assists during the regular season. In the playoffs, Recchi netted a team-high six goals and added four assists.
But Recchi was just as important as a leader on the ice and in the locker room. He was a mentor for Milan Lucic and Blake Wheeler, showing them how to engage in the dirty areas for tips and rebounds. Off the ice, Recchi wasn't shy about calling out his teammates when their effort was less than expected.
To that end, Recchi will be an important presence for Horton, the 25-year-old right wing acquired from Florida in last week's trade for Dennis Wideman. Horton, long considered an underachiever, will have to answer to Recchi if his work ethic dips in Boston.
"He's a young gentleman whose potential's been untapped, really,'' Recchi said. "I think part of it is that I don't think he's been in the greatest place for his development. I think they've always been kind of floundering around. I think the Boston market, the sports market, is going to be tremendous for him.
"No. 1, I think he really wants to be a good player. I think he's really excited to get this opportunity to come here. He's a tough kid. He can score. He can pass. This kid's got pure talent. We've just got to get it out of him on a more consistent basis and surround him with the right people. If he's willing to learn and be effective, then it's going to be a great fit. He's going to be a huge factor for our hockey club. It sounds like he's willing and able to come in here, get better, learn, and continue to grow.''
Recchi will also be a mentor for Seguin, the second overall pick from Friday night's draft. Recchi was already in his third season as an NHLer when Seguin was born.
"It's wonderful,'' Recchi said of landing Seguin. "Any time you get a kid like that, they're franchise players. We're very fortunate. Up the middle, we've got three dynamic guys. They're all different types of players. You throw this kid in the mix — he can possibly play the wing, I understand — and he's going be an important part.
"He can come in and just be a player. That's most important for a young kid. There's no pressure to come in for this kid internally. He doesn't have to come in and be a world-beater. There's a lot of pressure on Taylor Hall to go [to Edmonton] and be an impact player right away. Seguin can come in, learn, grow, and be part of a good hockey team. That's important for the development of a young kid.''
Were it up to Recchi, he'd like Chiarelli to add a bottom-six forward and a defenseman, via trade or free agency. He has read and heard the chatter that Marc Savard is on the market.
"I really like Savvy,'' Recchi said. "You never know what's going to happen. General managers explore everything. If there's a viable option to Marc Savard, you've obviously got to look at it. [Chiarelli] might be looking for a different dynamic. We've got [David Krejci], [Patrice] Bergeron, and Seguin as centermen. We've got some younger centermen coming up. He might be looking at the big picture right now.
"If there's something viable, maybe he gets a defenseman he's been trying to get. You maybe get stronger in one area, and maybe not as strong in another area. You can add depth that way if you choose to move Marc Savard. He's a dynamic passer. He's been great for the Boston Bruins. I'm sure they're not taking this lightly. I'm sure if it makes sense, they'll do it. If it doesn't, he'll be here and be a good player for us.''
The Bruins qualified all of their restricted free agents except Daniel Paille and Kevin Regan by yesterday's deadline. They both will become unrestricted free agents Thursday. The Bruins are negotiating with Paille, acquired Oct. 20 from Buffalo for a 2010 third-round pick. He earned $1.35 million in 2009-10. Had the Bruins qualified Paille, the left wing would have been guaranteed at least $1.35 million in 2010-11. Paille projects to be the fourth-line left wing and penalty killer next season, albeit at a lower price if the Bruins get their wish. Regan, the South Boston native and former University of New Hampshire star, will not be brought back. Adam Courchaine and Matt Dalton are the projected Providence goalies, with Michael Hutchinson eligible for an overage year in the OHL next season. The Bruins are also considering re-signing veteran Dany Sabourin . . . Phoenix placed ex-Bruin Petteri Nokelainen on waivers. The Bruins traded Nokelainen to Anaheim for Steve Montador at the 2009 trade deadline . . . Seguin and Horton will throw out the first pitch at Fenway Park tonight.
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Highline Mayors update Chamber members on local economic rebound
Story by Ralph Nichols
Photos by Scott Schaefer
Highline cities have weathered the recession and now their economic futures look bright, mayors of four area cities told members of the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 11.
Mayors Lucy Krakowiak, Burien, Dave Kaplan, Des Moines, Mia Gregerson, SeaTac, and Jim Haggerton, Tukwila, all said at the annual luncheon that city revenues are increasing as new economic development boosts their local economies.
"Our budget improves as the economy improves," including a marked increase in sales tax revenues, Krakowiak said.
Ninety percent of the condominiums in the long-vacant Town Square condo-retail complex downtown have now been sold – and two new residential complexes, one for senior housing, are planned for development on vacant parcels in Town Square, Krakowiak continued.
"We have a great town center that's starting to come together," she observed.
Grant-funded construction of a major water retention facility immediately north of Sea-Tac Airport's third runway, the acquisition of adjacent properties, and planning for an off ramp from SR 518 to Des Moines Memorial Drive all are readying Burien's Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA) for economic development there.
And the $10 million Phase II Seahurst Park Rehabilitation Project, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to restore the north beach to its natural state will be completed later this summer.
In addition, Krakowiak added, Burien has grown to the point where it can now bring its public works equipment and facilities in-house. Previously this was contracted with King County.
Of special significance, she also noted, Burien – with its strong arts community – is partnering with the Highline School District for an Arts in Education program.
"It's been a very eventful year," Kaplan declared. "Our best days are ahead."
Delayed time and again by the recession, the Des Moines Creek Business Park immediately south of Sea-Tac Airport "is now ready for development," Kaplan said. Ground will be broken for both the Phase I and "a lot of" the Phase II projects this year due to "strong tenant interest."
He expressed appreciation to the Port of Seattle, which owns the business park property, for its cooperation with the city in the development plans.
As Des Moines readies for this construction, the city's Gateway Project to improve highway access from Pacific Highway S. to the business park just off S. 216th St. is nearing completion and will be finished yet this year.
Kaplan said another major construction project, the five-star Artemis Hotel along Pacific Highway S., is on schedule with foundation work now done – and is expected to open in time for the U.S. Open golf tournament at the new Chambers Bay course near Tacoma in June 2015.
Highline Place Project, a transit-oriented development at Highline Community College adjacent to the planned Sound Transit light rail route, is in the planning stages.
For the first time, he continued, the City Council has selected a contractor to build "a five-acre prime waterfront development" at the Des Moines Marina. The five-story multi-use building will cater to senior living.
Marina expansion "ties in with renovated, historic Beach Park, Kaplan said, where the dining hall – a popular attraction – will be upgraded with an $850 million grant from the Washington State Historical Society.
Significantly, added Kaplan, local crime went down in 2013 and the police department in cooperation with other agencies is targeting human trafficking.
The beginning of Sound Transit's light rail line extension southward from the SeaTac/Airport station and the start of work on the Angle Lake light rail station at International Blvd. and S. 200th St. made this past year "eventful," said Gregerson.
As did the passage last November of Proposition 1, which mandates a $15 minimum wage for certain employees in SeaTac and requires city government to regulate the initiative's wage and benefit requirements.
"The increase in revenues and permit fees has been phenomenal," Gregerson continued. "All this economic development revolves around new infrastructure," which is largely financed by the Legislature's 2013 transportation funding package.
"Permits are also the result of our booming economy as we come out of the recession … 2013 was very successful with revenues almost recovered to pre-recession levels."
Gregerson said the Angle Lake light rail station, in addition to a large parking area, will feature a number of amenities including pedestrian- and bike-friendly facilities that link with the Des Moines Creek Trail, a variety of shops, and a public plaza.
Another significant transportation project that she noted, one that will "unlock five million square feet of land for economic development," is a new 24th Ave./26th Ave. connector – being developed in cooperation with Sound Transit and the Port – to provide vehicle access from the south to Sea-Tac Airport.
Enhancing SeaTac's designation as a Tourism Promotion Area – as a significant regional hub with the international airport, light rail, and Interstate 5 – is the addition of lodging facilities with a major expansion at Cedarbrook Lodge and plans to build the Hyatt Place, a new hotel.
She added that last year's merger of the SeaTac and Kent fire departments was a "seamless transition" that continues to go well.
Major strides were taken in removing criminal activity from Tukwila International Blvd. – improving its character and setting the stage for economic development, something he is "especially proud" of, Haggerton said.
Last August some 400 law enforcement agents converged on an area along the boulevard zoned as an urban renewal area, where they made numerous arrests and seized illegal guns and drugs. The city subsequently legally seized the properties where the illegal activities were taking place.
Now, as part of a city priority "to fulfill our vision," Tukwila is buying the seized properties, Haggerton said. They will then be demolished, "and we already have several good businesses that want to move" into those locations.
This area neighbors Tukwila Village at Tukwila International Blvd. and S. 144th St., a long-planned six-acre mixed use project for which ground is now expected to be broken this summer, he added. The development is a two-phase housing-condominium project that will be built concurrently.
Going up in the expanded Southcenter Mall area will be three new hotels, Haggerton said, including a 19-story story where Circuit City was located before the company went out of business.
And a nearby pedestrian bridge for both foot traffic and bicycles will be built over the Green River.
Haggerton is pleased with progress made by city staff in implementing the strategic plan of a 2012 task force that focused on ways to provide local services more efficiently and improve communications with the public.
Despite a growing city population, Tukwila has the same number of full-time employees today as 10 years ago, Haggerton noted. This has been accomplished by finding efficiencies to handle the added work load, including "cross-departmental teams to address many issues."
With many long-term city employees approaching retirement, Tukwila has begun a "succession plan" to replace them – something he encouraged the other mayors to consider.
Haggerton also recounted his recent sobering experience when he visited the Oso mudslide area and told local officials there that communities well south of them are supporting them in any way possible.


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Posters in the Rotunda 2013 in Review
Posters in the Rotunda: Explore the Power of Undergraduate Research
An International Approach to Examining the International Baccalaureate (IB) Mathematics Studies in the United States: Comparing a Topic in Statistics between IB and Chinese High School Mathematics Textbooks
Abstract: Hoping to find the evidence of how International Baccalaureate (IB) programs may help U.S. students compete academically with students from other countries, I examined textbooks from an IB math program and a Chinese high school to determine similarities and differences in a purposefully selected topic on a basic statistics concept.
Luteolin Suppresses Daidzein Induced Cell Proliferation in Breast Cancer Cells
Abstract: We evaluated the effects of luteolin, a phytoestrogen found in a variety of fruits and vegetables, and daidzein, a phytoestrogen found in soy, alone and in combination on cell proliferation in MCF-7 BOS breast cancer cells. We found that luteolin suppressed daidzein induced cell proliferation and daidzein antagonized the anti-proliferative effects of luteolin. These findings have broader implications in regards to using dietary phytochemicals as chemotherapeutic agents.
German Media and the 2012 US Presidential Election: How Ideology, Regionalism, and Issue Coverage Shape the German Public Attitude toward US Politics
Abstract: This research project, under the guidance of Dr. Levintova, investigates German media coverage of the 2012 US presidential election. Using 247 articles across the ideological spectrum during the period from July 2012 through mid-November, three questions are explored: how the political orientation of each news source affects its coverage of the candidates, how the regional coverage of each source affects its portrayal of the election, and what issues each source covered and how its regional or ideological orientations affect issue coverage.
Brown County Zero Waste
Abstract: UW-Green Bay Environmental Policy and Planning student Robyn Nielsen presents the findings of the Brown County Waste Stream Committee's year-long work to establish a business plan and long-term strategy for redirecting waste from landfills, by turning it into marketable materials, as part of a more environmentally sustainable local economy.
Role of Cultural Congruence and Trust in Online Charitable Giving
Abstract: We study the influence of cultural-congruence on the relationship between trust and intention to donate online. We created two exact website homepages – with different images in order to manipulate the cultural congruence. Each respondent saw only one type of homepage, and answered the questions. We got 352 useful observations.
Hidden Intelligence: Downplaying Intelligence in Social Settings
Abstract: This study was aimed at better understanding why people might downplay their intelligence. Participants took a survey which consisted of scenarios and questions measuring personality characteristics. A regression analysis will be performed to see what predicts hiding one's intelligence. Revisions will be made to create a measure. Results are pending.


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Gov. Dayton, legislative leaders to answer questions together
ST. PAUL—Minnesota's governor and legislative leaders often communicate with each other by letter or by talking to the media.
But a week before the 2018 session is to begin, Gov. Mark Dayton and leaders from both parties will sit at the same table and answer the same questions.
Forum News Service will bring the five together in front of journalists from around Minnesota for a pre-session briefing. The briefing could be especially interesting this year after Democrat Dayton won a constitutional challenge by the Republican-controlled Legislature over his veto of legislative funding.
But it will not just be tension between the governor and lawmakers. At a recent legislative forum without Dayton, Democratic and Republican leaders were far apart about what they would accept in a bill funding the Legislature. Without such a bill, lawmakers would run out of money.
Joining Dayton at the testifiers' table will be House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown; Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa; House Minority Leader Melissa Hortman, D-Brooklyn Park; and Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, D-Cook.
This will be the only time the leaders and governor appear at the same time and location before the session. It also will be Dayton's last appearance at the event since his second and final term ends just before the 2019 session begins in early January.
Forum News Service annually sponsors the briefing, which begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13. A livestream will be available via Forum Communications Company Minnesota websites and the Minnesota Senate Media Services website. Senate media also will archive it so it can be played back later.
Reporters from news organizations across Minnesota will have an hour with the five officials.
The briefings, which started about 20 years ago, provide information for reporters writing stories previewing the upcoming session. They often also produce breaking news.
The legislative session begins at noon Feb. 20 and must end by May 21.
Forum News Service provides state and regional news to dozens of Upper Midwest newspapers. The service's Minnesota Capitol-based reporter, Don Davis, will moderate the briefing.


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Attorneys for the man accused of kidnapping three young Cleveland females and holding them for a decade are trying to fight off the death penalty, and in so doing, dropped subtle hints Wednesday about the possibility of making a plea deal.
Some of the charges against Ariel Castro, 52, "cannot be disputed," attorney Craig Weintraub told reporters after a hearing Wednesday morning, in which a 329-count indictment for rape, kidnapping and murder was lodged against his client. Three women who had been missing for a decade were discovered in Castro's home last month.
For the entire 80 seconds Ariel Castro appeared in court Wednesday, his bowed head did not lift above a 45-degree angle as he stared at the floor.
As Castro's attorneys entered a not-guilty plea for him in the abduction case that shocked Cleveland, his eyes appeared to be closed. When it was over, he trudged away, face still bowed at the floor. His eyes never met another face.
The case has entered a tender legal phase as prosecutors and Castro's attorney decide whether to broach a plea deal that would spare Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who have begged for privacy, from having to recount horrific details of rape and dungeon-like conditions in a highly public trial.
Without saying so explicitly, the defense hinted at that possibility Wednesday.
Weintraub said the not-guilty plea would force prosecutors to consider whether murder charges -- founded on allegations that Castro beat one of the women and caused a miscarriage -- were really worth pursuing in court.
"We are very sensitive to the emotional strain and impact that a trial would have on the women, their families and this community," Weintraub said. "Mr. Castro currently faces hundreds of years in prison with the current charges, and it is our hope that we can continue to work toward a resolution to avoid having an unnecessary trial about aggravated murder and the death penalty."
So what would such a "resolution" mean? Are Castro's attorneys willing to accept a plea deal that would ward off any trial if prosecutors just drop the murder charges? A reporter asked as much, and Weintraub declined to clarify.
"We're not answering any questions at this time," Weintraub said. "The statement speaks for itself."
It's a trial balloon that made a quiet landing at the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office, where a spokesman told the Associated Press that the defense's remarks were under review.
The victims, too, responded softly, in a statement given through an attorney that said "days like today aren't easy."
"We understand the legal process needs to run its course," they said in the written statement issued through attorney Jim Wooley, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "We are hopeful for a just and prompt resolution. We have great faith in the prosecutor's office and the court."
Castro's first pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for June 19.
According to the Plain Dealer, he is being held away from other inmates at the Cuyahoga County Jail and, officials said, being checked on every 10 minutes for his own protection.


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What better way to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Sony's iconic Walkman than asking a teenager for some feedback on the device?
The BBC couldn't think of one, and neither can I.
I like to imagine that the experience was like an archeologist rediscovering how a recently excavated artifact was employed thousands of years ago.
But I'm well aware that it must have been different for 13-year-old Scott Campbell, who co-edits his own news Web site. For one, teenage impatience must have stood in the place where I fantasize scientific curiousity should have been.
"My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day," Campbell wrote. "He had told me it was big, but I hadn't realised he meant THAT big. It was the size of a small book."
Sure enough, people on the street noticed the antique clinging from his belt with amusement and friends in his school bus were quick to come up with some witty remark ("No one uses them anymore," someone duly noted).
Campbell went on to criticize the portable cassette player's size, appearance, functionality and the "hissy backtrack and odd warbly noises."
Even when he discovered the cassette had more music on the other side (it took him three days), Campbell was still disappointed it could only hold a small fraction of what an iPod can.
"Did my dad… really ever think this was a credible piece of technology?"
Ouch. I thought it was pretty cool.
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So, I've been running into an issue on my Lenovo Thinkpad X120e when booted into Windows 7 where programs won't launch from the taskbar when I click on them. The little transparent box shows up around it, it sits for a second, then fades away.
I found, however, that I could run things from the command line, though that was not a good fix. After futzing around with the startup applications in msconfig, I found that it would start programs just fine if I turned off all of my startup items. This was also suboptimal, so I set to tracking down the culprit from the startup items by enabling them one-by-one and restarting each time.
UPDATE (6/5/11): Turns out my below "fix" may have just been coincidental, because my issue returned. It hung around through several reboots until I ran Windows Update and updated my video card driver, after which it went away again. Whether this fixes things permanently, we'll have to see.
I'll update this post if anything changes.
Original, ineffectual post:
Eventually, I found the problem to be related to the Sidebar application, which powers the CPU frequency and weather widgets I like to have sitting on my desktop. :(
I haven't had any problems since I turned it off.


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Reynolds lifts Indians over Mariners
Cleveland, OH – The Cleveland Indians squandered a four-run lead, but rebounded to beat the Seattle Mariners in walk-off fashion for the second straight day.
Mark Reynolds homered and finished with three RBI, as the Indians edged the Mariners, 5-4, in the second test of a four-game set at Progressive Field.
"I don't think our mentality is ever that we can't win," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. "Go, go and go and play and play until they make you stop and if you don't have enough runs, then show up the next day."
Cleveland starter Zach McAllister was given a 4-0 lead heading to the top of the eighth, but was removed after giving up a two-run homer to Brendan Ryan.
The Mariners then pulled even in the ninth when Raul Ibanez and Justin Smoak hit back-to-back, two-out homers off closer Chris Perez (2-0).
"You don't see that happen very often," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said. "You hit a couple solo shots to tie the ballgame against a closer like that. They really came back and snatched it from us."
Oliver Perez (1-1) didn't retire a batter in the bottom of the frame for Seattle.
Jason Kipnis, who crushed the game-winning, three-run homer in the 10th inning of Friday's series opener, singled and Asdrubal Cabrera doubled before an intentional walk to Nick Swisher loaded the bases.
Following a pitching change, Reynolds chopped Yoervis Medina's 0-1 offering to short. Ryan made a nice diving stop to his right and fired home. His throw beat Kipnis home, but the Cleveland second baseman was called safe because catcher Jesus Montero didn't have his foot on the plate.
Cabrera finished with three hits for Cleveland, which has won three straight and 16 of its last 20 games.
Reynolds drove in the Indians' first two runs with a two-out single in the first off Seattle starter Joe Saunders and a blast to left field in the fifth.
Cleveland further extended its lead against the veteran left-hander in the next inning.
Mike Aviles open the sixth with a double and Yan Gomes singled. After Drew Stubbs dropped down a sacrifice bunt, Michael Bourn knocked in a run with a fielder's choice. Bourn had hit an infield chopper to short, but Ryan's throw home was late. Saunders' outing was done following an RBI single by Kipnis.
Game Notes
McAllister gave up six hits in 7 1/3 innings ... Saunders allowed 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings ... The Mariners have lost four straight games in Cleveland ... Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager (0-for-4) failed to get a hit for the first time in eight career games at Progressive Field ... Ibanez has six home runs over his last seven games.


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- Answer to the Friday Whatsit for November 12, 2010 on November 15, 2010
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I am a PhD-level cell biologist at the University of Chicago. My Dad loved to introduce me by telling people that I am a doctor, just not the kind that helps people.
I started this blog to discuss science in a way that is understandable and interesting to non-scientists. In this way, I hope to increase public awareness and acceptance of scientific findings.


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|Front Sight
|Fiber Optic
|Rear Sight
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|11mm dovetail
|Two-stage adjustable
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|Plinking & target practice
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Things I liked: This is a really solid and well made gun. It's pretty quiet and easy to cock and accurate. The trigger is very smooth and the cocking action is very smooth. It also has a simple and attractive stock. The recoil is minimal.
Things I would have changed: I did not care for the operation of the safety. It takes more effort than I would like to take the safety off and it is not terribly smooth. It's also pretty audible when taken off which could alert your target. Once the safety has been taken off, you must recock the gun and it will automatically reset, obviously this is more effort than simply sliding the safety back on.
What others should know: I think this gun is suitably sized for almost any adult but it is a little on the small end of the range, it works fine for me and I am 6 feet tall. It would be a great choice for smaller shooters.
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Things I liked: I like the light weight, easy of cocking, all steel sights, bright blue finish and fit of metal to metal, metal to wood and accuracy. I always use RWS SuperDomes. In all my Air Guns. I bought mine used recently, and it is my favorite plinker and target shooter. I use a GAMO Big Cat .177 with Chalie's Gold Trigger for garden ground squirrels.
Things I would have changed: Nothing. Since Beeman and WH are no longer linked for distribution to retailers, WH does not need to lower its quality to keep the same MSRP. No Plastic triggers or sights like RWS. WH , currently, are heritage collectables.
What others should know: Buy the WH 30. Buy any HW airgun that fits your needs. You will never have to look back.
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Things I liked: Superb accuracy. Very high build quality. The bluing is rich and dark and the stock is very nice. When you crack open the barrel you can tell it is very well made, extremely smooth cocking and lock-up. Very easy to cock. It is also very quiet and does not have the "twang" that spring rifles usually have. You can shoot this all day long. Also all metal construction, the only thing I can find plastic on this gun is the safety button.
Things I would have changed: The safety is in an odd spot and automatic.
What others should know: This gun is pricey for a low power springer, but worth it. The Rekord trigger is fantastic. It is the same gun as the Beeman R7 but with a simpler stock and fiber optic sights. You really do get what you pay for, if you are looking for more power look at the HW-50. But for paper punching at 20 meters and under you will not find a more accurate springer than the HW-30/R7. I am very happy with this purchase, this is a gun that seems like it will last a lifetime and more.
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Yes the HW30s does have the Rekord trigger
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Re: "antifa" (06/02/17 16:27:31)
Sadly, this type of reaction isn't exactly news. I'd expect it in Sweden too. It might happen in muslim-immigrant-dense city areas of Oslo, but not outside Folkets hus. No way.
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Dr. Garnet Anderson is director of Fred Hutch's Public Health Sciences Division (PHS) and an affiliate professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. As the PHS Director, Anderson will provide scientific leadership to the division, coordinating and initiating collaborations with the other divisions and the overall Center leadership.
After receiving her Ph.D. in biostatistics from UW, she joined the Public Health Sciences faculty in 1989 and currently serves as a member of the Cancer Prevention Program and the Biostatistics and Biomathematics Program as well as principal investigator of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Clinical Coordinating Center.
Since the launch of the WHI study in the early '90s, Anderson has been a central figure in the WHI Clinical Coordinating Center. She has played a major role in clinical trial design and in overseeing trial implementation of data management and quality-control activities. She became co-principal investigator of the WHI Clinical Coordinating Center in 2008 and the sole principal investigator in 2011. She currently chairs the national WHI Steering Committee.
Dr. Anderson has held leadership roles in other multicenter groups including as Project Director for a project in the NCI-funded Pacific Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium SPORE, as statistician for the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Gynecology Committee and as Associate Director for the SWOG Statistical Center for Cancer Control. She was co-principal investigator of the data coordinating center for an NIA-funded clinical trials network to study alternative therapies for menopausal symptoms (MsFLASH). Dr. Anderson was recently awarded an NCI Cancer Cohort Infrastructure grant to establish the WHI Cancer Survivor Cohort. She has authored over 120 articles and has served on numerous national and international panels and review groups.


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Congratulations to Kimberly Hepburn AssocRICS from Transport for London for winning this year's Apprentice of the Year award.
A driven, passionate and resilient individual who has immersed herself in the opportunity of gaining authentic experience through her apprenticeship.
Her manager commended her commercial management of complex interfaces between the firm, main contractor and high-profile third parties commenting "Kimberly has performed exceptionally well, consistently exceeding expectations, adding great value to the team and contributing to the success of the project.
Kimberly's ambitious attitude led her to become AssocRICS qualified within two years and she has spoken at several high-profile surveying events including at a reception with the Deputy Prime Minister and the RICS Diversity and Inclusion conference.
Kimberly is passionate about surveying apprenticeships and has challenged the status quo by bravely choosing an apprenticeship over university as the best route for her to kick-start her career in construction. Her bold, active and open nature has led her to encourage industry leaders to reflect on the value of the norms in their recruitment.
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Guns are awesome. As an American, I honestly love them. They are beautiful mechanisms. But in our modern world, human beings are now becoming the prey.
America seems to be infatuated with guns. Guns are simple to obtain in America. They can protect us from foreign invaders and tyranny, according to the Second Amendment. Are guns protective? Yes, but our inaction concerning gun control in America has led to widespread distribution of guns into the hands of mad men and psychopaths like James Holmes and Adam Lanza. I must say that I partially agree with President Obama�s recent executive initiatives concerning gun control.
Broad gun distribution, through legal and illegal means, amongst criminals and socio-paths has contributed to significant gun violence in America. In my honest opinion, America needs more gun control. Why does America need more gun control? Well, nations with restrictive gun laws such as England have less gun violence, while nations with minimal gun laws, like America, have overwhelming gun violence.
Critics of gun control in America, like the National Rifle Association, claim we need less gun laws to allow citizens to protect themselves. I sympathize with this viewpoint, but in the grand scheme of things, law-abiding citizens would still have guns if gun control legislation were passed. America should have more gun control, because it would limit its gun violence. Guns are prominent in not only American society, but also American culture.
Guns assisted in America gaining independence in the Revolutionary War, but that is history; we are now entering the 21st century and instead of muskets we now have fully automatic weapons capable of holding 100-round drums and firing 300 rounds per minute.
Guns are, in this day and time, assisting in the deaths of numerous innocent Americans, young and old alike in incidents such as Sandy Hook and those of the Aurora, Colo., shooting. God bless their souls.
Rather than reacting with vigilance and doubling up on safer gun control laws, it seems we are acting with hysteria and doubling up on guns. Congress has acted passively in discussing or initiating gun control legislation. Yes, guns can be used for protection, but laws are meant to protect us, too. America�s gun laws are protecting guns that are designed specifically for killing.
The absence of gun control is the absence of safety for people who cannot own guns. The U.S. Congress found in a study in 2009 that at least 45 people are killed daily by gun violence across America.
Also, the Congress confirmed that in 2005 that homicide by firearm was the second-leading cause of death of people between 10 years of age and 24 years of age - second only to motor vehicle crashes.
Not only are innocent lives lost because of gun violence, but also countless taxpayer dollars. A study by Congress of all direct and indirect gun violence indicates that gun violence costs the nation nearly $100 billion annually. I strongly disagree with President Obama in his step to implement a $500 million stimulus package to combat gun violence. Setting up a stimulus program to reduce gun violence really makes no sense.
Since when has a problem as drastic as gun violence been solved by having money thrown at it? Gun violence revolves around life and death, not money.
The American government and the American people should act swiftly and responsibly to limit gun violence by modifying existing gun laws, keeping weapons out of the hands of psychopaths and enforcing the current gun laws more strongly.
If the Congress can act with precision in the statistics of gun violence, why can they not act with precision in combating it?
Instead of implementing stimulus programs to limit gun violence, we need to produce more effective gun control laws or enforce the current laws we already have with more force.
Pitching money to prevent gun violence is like a pitching a cup of water on a forest fire. Until we act in passing safer gun control legislation, gun violence will only increase as guns are still evolving in their deadliness, as are human beings.
Yes, the American people have a right to protect themselves through the Second Amendment, but we still have an obligation to protect our children, who cannot possess guns and protect themselves, from gun-wielding mass-murdering socio-paths. Inaction by us and the government in passing gun control legislation has opened a massive gateway of gun distribution in America that is creating massive gun violence.
The laws of the land have been established to protect us. The law is stronger than the gun. We need to combat gun violence with the law, not with more guns.
Although lawmakers have failed in promoting safer gun control laws that combat gun violence, people such as James Holmes, Cho Seung Hui and Adam Lanza have not failed in defying the current gun measures and killing countless innocent people.
The guns in the local pawnshops all over America are coincidentally similar to Lanza�s and Cho�s weapons. These weapons have the ability to kill large numbers of people in a blink of an eye.
When a person is training at a shooting range, there is no image of a deer, there is an image of a man. Guns are instruments of war, not protection. They are destructive creations. If people can�t even go see a Batman movie without being massacred, then I believe we have a problem; something must be done to prevent such heinous acts.
I feel somewhat comforted that anti-gun folks and pro-gun folks came together to pass stricter gun laws. And I, ironically enough, commend President Obama for moving with such swiftness on the issue and being a leader by issuing executive orders. This is not a game. Something must be done.
By allowing gun violence to grow in our country, we are all playing Russian roulette with a full clip. It is a lose -lose situation for us all if we fail to control our guns and control ourselves. Until the government tries to physically take your guns, you have nothing to worry about. If and when that happens, get your Bible; guns won�t be of much help.
Todd is a resident of Gastonia.


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On October 22nd, the three companies will host the Moonlight Masquerade–a seven-hour-long electronic music event featuring three stages of local and international talent–at the Oregon Convention Center.
Headliners for the Moonlight Masquerade include incredible talent such as Diplo (whose work with M.I.A. earned him a Grammy nomination), Lazy Rich, Datsik, Mimosa, Paper Diamond, Donald Glaude, The M Machine, and NastyNasty. Regional and local support will come from Seattle's Johnny Monsoon and Jason Lemaitre; and Portland's American Girls, Sidestep, Gabriel Driscoll, Evan Alexander, Jamie Meushaw, and many others.


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It was a visit to Nepal in 1996 that provided the inspiration to establish Namaste and we have been buying from this beautiful country ever since. Our supplier is a long established garment manufacturer that provides much needed employment in this desperately poor and challenged country. They work along Fair Trade guidelines and pay its employees well above minimum wages. We have hugely increased our spend in Nepal since the earthquake and are proud to help this wonderful country to get back on its feet. We contribute a % of all purchases we make from Nepal to Child Rescue Nepal – www.childrescuenepal.org
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Child Nutrition, a department within the Bonneville School District, provides meals to students and faculty throughout the district.
Our goal is to provide nutritious, well-balanced, student preferred, economic meals. We prepare and serve over 6,000 meals each school day at 18 kitchen sites through our National School Breakfast and Lunch programs. In accordance with Federal regulations, meals are available for free and reduced rates to families that apply and qualify. You can also pay for student meals online through My Payments Plus.
We currently have Falls Valley elementary school participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. This program is funded through a grant from the USDA and allows us to offer a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to students in the classroom. Students are also given handouts and information on where and how the fruits and vegetables are grown.
We also participate in the Summer Feeding Program which offers free breakfast and lunch to all children 18 years old and under during specified summer months. This program was established to ensure that low income children continue to receive nutritious meals even when school is not in session.
We also offer catering services within the district.


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neckattack necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 165 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
Our company specializes in relaxing people. Our massagists are booked by companies to offer neck and shoulder massages at large events and fairs to help exhibitors (and visitors) relax after a long day. They also massages stressed out office workers. This is the main focus of the business. All massages are through the clothes of the customers.
The second business focus is bar/pub massage where our massagists swarm out on a massage pub crawl and offer relaxing neck massages to guests of bars and pubs.
http://beingwicked.com/ - very clear and simple (a nice picture missing)
http://www.fonolo.com/ - (very nice, but the sliding pictures are irritating)
http://www.mint.com/2/ - friendly, clean and with very a clear call to action (though a bit overloaded)
http://www.madebysofa.com/ - straight to the point
1.) Frontpage
The frontpage needs to be clean and simple, with a clear call to action for potential customers. The web site is backed by an extensive backend web application, so there needs to be a non-obtrusive way for existing clients & partners to log in.
The visitor needs to recognize straight away that he is on a professional massage site (with bar/pub massage only accessible via a menu item, not to be represented on the frontpage). Three sections should be visible:
First, "Events and Fairs," which contain calls to action for people wanting to book masseurs for trade fairs and similar events,
second, "Office Massage in the Workspace," which contains calls to action for people wanting to book masseurs to come visit them at their office,
and third, "Australian Massage," which contains information about one of our company's USPs.
(The wording of those 3 sections is not yet fixed, it's just a general description of the respective target audiences.)
2.) Content Page
A Content Page contains a main menu (preferrably horizontally arranged), a main vertical column of content and a secondary, smaller, column for addidional widgets.
Content Pages should be able to contain at least those elements:
* blocks of text with several layers of headlines,
* ordered and unordered list elements,
* image & movie galleries (i. e., thumbnails arranged in a grid)
* The design should appeal to a youngish (20-40yr), modern audience, with those two audience sectors highlighted:
(a) People who are working in the event management or promotion sector, i. e. typical customers for massage on events and fairs.
(b) Businesspeople in general, who are typical customers for business massage at their office or their own fair.
All demographics should be represented on the front page - probably in 3 separate sections of the frontpage layout? – and there should be a means to structure the whole site around those three groups. (Maybe with colour schemes which can also be applied to menus later on?)
* The overall appeal may be similar to iOS's and Apple's current look, i. e. clean lines, not too much gloss. Overall design should be minimalistic, with not too many options to choose from, but those options should be very prominent. (See example http://www.mint.com.)
* The design must not be in any way esoteric, i. e. no dolphins, exotic yoga postures or similar. Straightforward massage is what we're best at.
* An Australian flavour might be added, as one of the massage types offered is Australian massage. However, it should not look as if it were a travel agency (as the current site "design" does).
* Our new logo is attached to the briefing. If possible, this should be used, but if you have a brilliant idea that could make the logo obsolescent, don't hesitate to submit it!
We will be online EACH DAY during the contest and will try to provide INSTANT feedback on your designs.


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My favorite from the lot are their massage bars that are perfect for home use.
Prices range from P199 to P629, but starting from July 31, ALL O.N.E. Naturales products will go on sale—everything for P199! Check out their product offerings by going to their facebook fan page. O.N.E. Naturales is available at all SM Department Stores (Beauty Section) and Watsons.
An exclusive TRUNK SHOW featuring fashion designer JOHN PARAS and bags and accessories designer RESHMA CHULANI for their Holiday 2011 collection is set tomorrow at the Rockwell Leisure Club function room 1. Doors open at 11a.m.
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The Lancet, a premiere health journal, produced two special editions in 2006 on the important topics of Maternal Survival and Sexual and Reproductive Health. Both series distill the most current information on these topics, and present clear and focused strategic recommendations. FCI contributed a historical review, "Safe motherhood initiative: 20 years and counting," to the Maternal Survival Series. FCI also produced an Executive Summary for the Maternal Survival Series.
The Lancet Executive Summary for the Maternal Survival Series is available for download.
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