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WALTON, Kansas (Reuters) - The first clue is a sign "Fresh Eggs for Sale" in front of the school. There is a sheep pen on the baseball field and the sounds of farm animals greet pupils every morning.
This is not your ordinary elementary school. It is the Walton Rural Life Center, a kindergarten-through-fourth grade charter school in rural Kansas that uses agriculture to teach students about math, science, economics - and responsibility.
The farm theme is so popular that the center has a waiting list to enroll and has given the town of Walton, population 235, a boost, said Mayor Evan Johnson.
"It's been a priority for us and a source of pride," Johnson said.
Students take turns each week feeding chickens, sheep, pigs and cattle. They wash and sell the eggs, make yarn from sheep wool and raise pigs for market - with pork coming back to the school for meals. They also raise vegetables for school snacks.
"The kids love it, and they are learning," said Principal Natise Vogt, pointing to better test scores as one example.
At a time when many small towns struggle to keep their schools open due to shrinking enrollment, Walton is turning students away for lack of space. In 2007, enrollment dipped to around 100, putting the school at risk of closing, Vogt said. But the school has 168 students today.
About half the students come from outside the school's enrollment boundaries and some live outside the school district, which is based five miles away, in Newton, Kansas.
"The parents like the unique curriculum, the project-based learning," said Jennifer Sauerwein, co-president of the school's Parent-Teacher Association. "The kids get that real-life hands-on, day-to-day connection to learning."
Working with animals, for example, is a study in math because students count out eggs in dozens, add and subtract money earned and spent, measure animal food in fractions of each container and equate perimeter lengths with animal pens.
Feeding the animals is not just a chore, said Walton teacher Amanda Paulus.
"It gives them a lot of responsibility in that they are actually caring for something that depends on them," Paulus said.
The first 20 minutes of the school day is spent tending to the animals. About 16 students do the work each morning on a rotating schedule while the rest take a walk outdoors to prepare their minds and bodies for the day, Vogt said. On weekends, teachers take turns going to the school to feed the animals.
Walton students also learn about recycling, composting and reducing waste. One class went through the school trash for five days and discovered that too much of it consisted of paper towels. So, now there is a sign above every dispenser urging students to use only two paper towels.
A wind turbine generates power for the school's greenhouse.
"The kids become more interested in science and the environment and the planet Earth and what we can do to make this a better place," said second grade teacher Staci Schill.
The Walton school's success drew the attention of the U.S. Department of Education, which produced an eight-minute online video about the school, helping to draw visitors from around the country, Vogt said.
Walton Rural Life Center is one of 17 charter schools in Kansas and one of only two elementary schools that is ag-based, the other being a small kindergarten through eighth grade school in Oswego, Kansas.
A charter school gets autonomy from certain school district rules so that it can pursue unique courses of study while still having to meet state education standards. An advisory board monitors the charter school's performance.
Since Walton became a charter school, its test scores have risen, Vogt said. For three years straight, 100 percent of students have tested at proficient or above in state assessment tests, she said.
One measure of the school's success is how the students fare after advancing to other schools in fifth grade, Vogt said.
"The teachers tell us they can always tell Walton kids because they are respectful and know what they need to know, so we feel we are doing our job," Vogt said.
The kindergarten wait list for next year has 35 students, but Walton has room for only 20, Vogt said.
Set up as alternatives to traditional public schools, charter schools typically operate under private management and often boast small class sizes, innovative teaching styles or a particular academic focus. But while they are operated privately, they are publicly funded.
Nationally, the number of charter schools has more than tripled since 1999 and stood at 5,618 in the 2011-12 academic year, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. They represent 5.8 percent of all public schools.
Only 15 percent of all charter schools in the United States are classified as rural, but the numbers are growing faster than for urban schools, according to the alliance.
Their record of student achievement is mixed, with some - such as the Kansas farm school - boasting good test scores while others do no better than public schools or worse, according to national studies.
To accommodate more students, the Walton school has added classrooms over the past four years ago and is trying to raise $300,000 to build two more rooms by next fall. So far, it has only raised $65,000. A longer-term ambition is to expand the school to eighth grade, paid for with a bond issue to build a larger school.
Reporting by Kevin Murphy; Editing by Greg McCune and Gunna Dickson
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Nigga fuck that gin & juice, I'm fuckin with Hennessey
That's right
[2Pac] They wanna knows my role model, it's in a brown bottle
[S.B.] Ooooh, ba-ba, ba-ba-dahhhhh
[2Pac] Hennessey (Hennessey) hahaha, yeah
[2Pac] They wanna knows my role model, it's in a brown bottle
[S.B.] Ooooh, ba-ba, ba-ba-dahhhhh
[2Pac] Hennessey (Hennessey)
[Verse One: 2Pac]
Now I was born in the gutter facin life or death
I was a thug ever since my mama gave me breath
These motherfuckers wanna see me die, so who am I
to try to warn 'em, I buck and bomb 'em, them niggaz fry
Hey, remember me? Down that Hennessey
The nigga you don't wanna see, let me procede
My definition of some thug shit, y'all don't hear me
Now that it's poppin ain't no love bitch
I maintain in the game in the gutter's where I still kick it
I'm tryin to hustle up a meal ticket
I'm still wicked in my ways, a hustler 'til my dyin days
Ain't nuttin wrong with gettin paid, so nigga blaze
Cause we some motherfuckin fools
Walkin through the streets wearin jewels, breakin niggaz makin moves
Even the cops can't stop us, my enemies flip
when they see me drink a fifth of that Hennessey
[Chorus w/ minor variations]
[Verse Two: Edi Amin]
Up late nights (c'mon) under the city lights
The Henn got me feelin right, I'm tryin to keep from swervin
She's so fine and she love Henn too
After a couple of shots she said, "I could do what I wanna do"
(That's right) We ain't sippin champagne (nah) we off the Henn-Rock
Alcoholics back at the liquor sto' cause we can't stop (can't stop)
And won't stop (we won't stop) all night long
'til the break of dawn, gettin it on, Hennessey
[Sleepy Brown]
Ooooh, lady watchin (lady watchin) as I'm glidin by (glidin by)
And the place is jumpin.. that I can't deny (no, noo, no)
Ooh I can't wait to go in, throw my glass in the sky (glass in the sky)
For the people partyin, 'til the mornin light
[Chorus w/ minor variations]
[2Pac] Hahaha, y'all niggaz can't fuck with this ol' thug shit
[Sleepy Brown - over Chorus second half]
We keep on sippin, and sippin, and sippin
[S.B.] Keep on sippin, and sippin, and sippin, ba-ba, ba-ba-dahhhhh, Hennessey

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HI Folks
I was having a discussion with a company that specialises iN
search engine optimisation the other day.
The client had asked them to look at the SEO aspects of a site
that I'd built in NOF - and they had decided to do a complete 'look &
feel' redesign, and create the new site in Wordpress.
The 'look & feel' I have no problem with - I'd be the first to admit to
being no graphics designer <g> - but I was a bit mystified to hear them
say that their new 'Wordpress' site would be much more search-engine
friendly - just because it was made in Wordpress...
Anybody got any experience of this 'Wordpress Vs NOF' debate in the
context of search-engine friendliness...??
My take (fwiw !) is that getting the relevant indexable content up
towards the top of the page, and making sure that links exist so that
se's can find all of the site (site map also) is a good start....
Comments invited.


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Carrie Fisher appeared on The Talk Wednesday, much to the delight of Star Wars fans everywhere who wanted the actress' suggestions on where Episode VII should pick up.
Losties? Trekkies? Which TV show has the best fans? Vote now!But they might not like her ideas! "I like the idea of being Mrs. Solo and we've just fought and fought and I've killed him," Fisher joked. "But I'm sorry! I feel badly. And I've probably had an affair with some general," she said, poking fun at the recent Petraeus scandal.We know Fisher was joking, but we can't help but imagine Leia having a scandalous affair with Lando Calrissian. And to be honest, we're kind of into it!
Photos: Everybody's posing nude! Check out Rihanna and other stars who've bared allWatch the full clip below. Where do you think Han and Leia should pick up?


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Special K: Mini-cars come of age in a maxi-world
The nationwide used car dealer, Gulliver, recently set up a new venture called Gulliver Minicle, which deals only in kei-jidosha, often referred to as minicars in English, though here we like to call them K-cars, which make up a separate class of automobile. The engine displacement can't be more than 660cc, and they were developed in the '60s and '70s for people with limited incomes.
When K-cars first appeared the engines were as small as 360cc, and have always been a point of contention for the U.S. automobile industry, which describes them as a "non-tariff trade barrier" because taxes for K-cars have been much less than they are for regular cars and thus are deemed as being unfair competition for infamously larger American cars — though it should be noted that U.S. automakers have tried to sell compacts in Japan.
K-cars have always had one glaring drawback. Because the engine is so small, they have to be light, and that means they are less safe. Consequently, families don't buy them; or, at least, they didn't until recently.
Gulliver's launch of a retail entity that only sells used K-cars shows that there must be a viable market, since K-cars are already cheap and Japanese people aren't big used car buyers. So far there is only one Minicle, in Morioka, and it has about 50 cars on display divided into three sizes: S, M and L, like apparel.
According to an article about the store in the Asahi Shimbun, there really isn't much difference in the sizes, but the designations appeal to women, who are now the main target demographic for K-cars. There is even a play space in the store where kids can relax while mom is shopping for new wheels.
Gulliver is already planning Minicle stores in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kyushu and the San'in region, and by 2018 expects to have about a dozen throughout Japan, mainly in the vicinity of regional capitals and not so much in the big three metropolitan areas.
In December, the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association estimated that 2.1 million K-cars would be sold in Japan during 2013, a new record. In contrast, sales of all other cars amounted to about 3 million. So while sales of minicars increased by 4.8 percent over 2012, sales of other cars decreased by 5.3 percent.
As a portion of all car sales, Ks increased by 2.4 points to 39.3 percent. The only other automotive sector that showed more growth was foreign (read: German) cars, whose sales increased by 9 percent, also a record. And in terms of production by Japanese automakers, 40 percent are now K-cars.
The obvious reason for the popularity of minicars is their price, but they've always been cheap. It's their reason for existing in the first place. Some say that people bought them last year because the K-car tax is set to be eliminated sometime this year, but a more likely reason is increased safety and functionality.
More than a year ago, Daihatsu started selling a new version of its Move model that uses sensors to automatically reduce speed when it gets too close to the car in front of it. Though it's offered as an option at ¥50,000, more than 80 percent of the buyers order it. In succession, similar options were added by Suzuki to its popular Wagon R model, for ¥42,000, and by Honda to its N-WGN model.
A Honda representative told Asahi that since 64 percent of K-car drivers are women, this option was incorporated specifically to attract them. A good portion of K-cars are bought as second cars, for shopping and shlepping the kids around. In the past, these women bought compact cars, but they're switching over to Ks.
Nissan and Daihatsu have upped the ante by also offering windshields that cut ultraviolet rays, something else women demand. In addition, K-cars now have much roomier interiors than in the past and larger cargo areas. In truth, there isn't much difference, performance-wise, between a K and a standard compact.
Which is why the U.S. is even angrier than before, because that makes the so-called trade barrier even higher to scale. Due to regulations and consumer sentiment, K cars aren't marketable in America, and the Big 3 automakers aren't going to manufacture them only for one market, but that could be changing. India seems ravenous for K-cars and Suzuki is quickly setting up factories and joint ventures on the sub-continent.
Some experts say that the U.S. Trade Representative's gripe about Ks is actually a means of keeping pressure on other sectors, generating leverage to open Japan's agriculture and insurance markets more, for example. Also, it gives the American government an excuse to maintain its own tariff to protect the U.S. truck market from low-priced Japanese imports.
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Enterprise IT Report on the UK and Germany: How do the European IT Power Players Stack Up Heading into 2013?
13 Dec, 2012, 11:34 GMT
LONDON, December 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Research commissioned by Savvis (http://www.savvis.co.uk), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and managed virtual hosting solutions, has revealed a dramatic rise in CIOs planning to put the majority of their infrastructure in the cloud over the next ten years. Still in its relative infancy, Europe has the chance to be at the forefront of cloud computing adoption and development.
In Europe, the UK is set to lead Germany in this trend, with rises over the decade from 2 to 45 per cent in the UK compared with 4 to 33 per cent in Germany. In 2012, cloud computing is currently being utilised by a higher percentage of IT decision makers in German organisations (86 per cent) than in their UK counterparts (80 per cent). IT decision makers in Germany are more likely to be using a hybrid cloud whereas public cloud is most popular amongst UK organisations.
The study also revealed that 45 per cent of IT leaders in the UK believe that they will have to do more with a reduced budget over the next twelve months. This was cited as their highest constraint and was well above the global average (28 per cent). The number one constraint cited by CIOs in Germany for the next year is a shortage of IT staff (31 per cent).
One of the most interesting findings from the research is that at least one third of organisations worldwide are not outsourcing applications that they feel should be outsourced. IT leaders believe savings can be made by reducing owned infrastructure and outsourcing to professional services.
CIOs that are currently outsourcing around a quarter of their IT infrastructure anticipate saving 24 percent (UK) and 25 per cent (Germany). The key reason German IT leaders believe they need to increase outsourced infrastructure is to deal with their shortage of IT human resources.
Adopting a 'pay as you go' model of outsourcing is seen as a significant cost saving by a high proportion of UK (39 per cent) and German (32 per cent) adopters. Known as a "utility-based model", the use of IT services flexes and adapts to business needs. Rather than paying a fixed upfront CapEx (capital expenditure) or longterm contract fee, the cost varies with the amount of services used.
CIOs in more mature markets also expect outsourcing to help them differentiate their organisation. UK IT leaders are much more likely to be driven by the need to increase IT agility to address changing business needs, than their counterparts in Germany (50 per cent versus 34 per cent). Access to specialist skills scored highly, suggesting a desire for flexibility to focus on core company work and specialist projects.
As is typical in technology adoption, where larger organisations lead smaller organisations, the rate of outsourcing going into 2013 has slowed down for those companies with a global turnover of $50-$100 billion. Mid-market European companies seeking agility are now driving the outsourcing trend. CIOs from the largest organisations in Germany predicted an increase of six per cent in outsourcing over the next five years, compared to 13 per cent among those with lower revenues. The UK forecasted a similar trend, with the largest organisations predicting an additional 11 per cent of infrastructure will be outsourced in five years' time, compared to 14 per cent among smaller organisations.
Alarmingly, just under half of European IT execs regret IT purchases when spending their IT Pounds and Euros in the last year, at a rate of 47 per cent in the UK and 48 per cent in Germany. 44 per cent of IT leaders in the UK said they would consider an outsourced infrastructure for new products or services they deploy, compared to 53 per cent in Germany.
The findings suggest that recently purchased IT infrastructure on large scales is a key reason why bigger companies hold on to their personal IT assets. CIOs confirmed that contractual obligations are the main barrier to outsourcing, whereas in previous years, company culture was the most common inhibitor. The exception is the UK, where company culture has been the number one barrier to outsourcing for the past three years, combined with an unwillingness to relinquish control.
In conclusion, both the UK and Germany are well positioned to lead Enterprise IT in 2013. As new technologies are introduced on a global playing field, it will be the individual companies that deliver operational efficiencies who make the most progression in the next 12 months. Through the advice and feedback of IT decision makers surveyed in this report, the best approach needs to be tailored to the individual needs of your organisation, identifying the required bespoke levels of cloud adoption and outsourced infrastructure models to increase your competitive advantage.
About the Research
To download a copy of the full research, please visit: http://www.savvis.co.uk/en-gb/solutions/it-outsourcing/pages/2012-global-it-leadership-report.aspx
This independent survey was commissioned by Savvis and conducted with 550 leaders of global large enterprises based in six leading IT enterprise countries. The research was conducted by Vanson Bourne, a research based technology marketing consultancy offering clients analysis and advice based on incisive, rigorous research into their market environment. The research used a combination of online fieldwork methodology and telephone interviewing. All research carried out by Vanson Bourne adheres to the latest MRS Code of Conduct. Demographic detailing respondent communities include industry sector, country in which the respondents were based, and size of business.
About Savvis
Savvis, a CenturyLink company, is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises. Nearly 2,500 unique clients, including more than 30 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500, use Savvis to reduce capital expense, improve service levels and harness the latest advances in cloud computing.
Follow @SavvisEMEA on Twitter for the latest company news, blogs and industry opinions.
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Half scale selection of furniture and accessories by Bespaq, Bauder-Pine, Aztec Imports, and CIMTA artists. Orders ship within one business day.
Joan Wheatley's Creations
One-of-a-kind whimsical miniature treehouses and collector's cases to display collections of wee forest animals, dolls, fairies or dollhouse miniatures.
Piccole Tentazioni
My Italian/English site is partly dedicated to the miniature world: all is handmade by me and I am particularly fond of food... Come and have a look!
Miniature Luxuries
Handpainted painted decals, wallpapers, fabrics and rugs for dollhouses and scale miniatures.
Karen Cary's Miniatures
1" scale and 1/4" scale doll house wicker furniture and accessories already finished and in kits. Including die cast metal miniatures in quarter scale and one inch scale. Small scale handcrafted finished dollhouse furniture, and kits.
d.Anne Ruff Miniatures
Home of the Pretty Pleater, plus furniture, kits and window treatments & drapes in 1", 1/2" and 1/4" scale.
Pearce Miniatures
Era Anderson Pearce offers beautiful flowers, lovely gardens, greenhouses and plants. Over 200 1/4" scale accessories include food items, furniture, accessories and theme rooms in collectible tins.
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Nertha's Micro Miniature World
1:144 Scale rooms, landscaped scenes, domes, etc. Book "1:144 Scale In and Out" by Anita McNary and Nertha Gaal.
Molly's House Miniatures
A site dedicated to 1/24th scale and 1/48th scale with online shop. Everything you could wish for from the house to it's contents, picturs of my projects and Free printable wallpaper.
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Quarter scale and half scale house kits. A complete line of miniature quarter inch furniture kits, metal miniatures, and miniature accessories are also available.
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Full service shop in Ohio, offers a complete range of dollhouses, dollhouse kits, dollhouse furniture and accessories, artisan miniatures, and dollhouse building, electrical and decorating supplies in both one inch scale and half inch scale.
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1/4 inch (1:48) Scale Laser Cut Furniture and Accessory Kits, Quarter Scale Room Box Kits and Structure Kits by Karen Benson. Also other quarter inch kits and supplies.
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BIN Deploying ASP.NET MVC 3 with Razor to a Windows Server without MVC installed
If someone says "just bin Deploy it" they mean "deploy the application with the dependencies copied into the application's /bin folder, rather than running an MSI that installs the dependencies into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC)."
You may not have administrative control over your Web Server and your host may not want you running installers when new stuff like ASP.NET MVC 3 and Razor comes out. You'll want to "bin deploy" these new technologies.
Here's two ways. The simple way and The Awesome Way.
The Manual Way to BIN Deploy ASP.NET MVC 3 with Razor
On your development machine that has ASP.NET MVC 3 installed you have a C:\Program Files\Microsoft ASP.NET\ASP.NET MVC 3 folder and a C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft ASP.NET\ASP.NET Web Pages folder. In those folders are "Assemblies" folders.
ASP.NET MVC itself references these additional assemblies.
- System.Web.Mvc (well, we ARE this assembly, actually)
- Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure
- System.Web.Razor
- System.Web.WebPages
- System.Web.WebPages.Razor
And the default Web.config for projects also expects:
- System.Web.Helpers
After you deploy your ASP.NET MVC 3 Razor application, you'll need to manually copy these five assemblies to the \bin folder of your deployed application.
NOTE: It's possible to just reference these assemblies directly from your application, then click properties on each one and set copyLocal=true. Then they'd get automatically copied to the bin folder. However, I have a problem with that philosophically. Your app doesn't need a reference to these assemblies. It's assemblies your app depends on. A depends on B that depends on C. Why should A manually set a dependency on C just to get better deployment? More on this, well, now.
Now, you likely remember that "If you're using XCOPY for deployment, you're doing it wrong" so you're likely wondering how to make this deployment process less manual and more awesome.
The Alpha-Geek Show-Off Fancy-Pants Future-Proofed Way to BIN Deploy ASP.NET MVC 3 with Razor
I created a custom Windows 7 Virtual Machine that had only IIS7 and .NET 4 installed, plus Web Deploy, and nothing else in order to test this scenario. This machine has never seen ASP.NET MVC 3 or Razor and we're not installing anything on it. It's our pretend "shared host."
In my ASP.NET MVC Application, I'm going to create a folder called "_bin_deployableAssemblies."
Yes, that's a underscore in the front. IIS will not serve from folders whose first character is an underscore. You can thanks FrontPage for that feature. In fact, this guarantees that even if you accidentally copy this folder up (don't) it won't be served. Apparently I got bad info on this from the IIS team. I'm looking into this statement as it's incorrect.
- Create a _bin_deployableAssemblies folder.
- Copy the assemblies we want bin deployed into this _bin_deployableAssemblies folder.
- Select them all, right click and hit properties. Set their Build Action to "None."
- You are expected to check these into source control as well.
Here's my Solution so far:
Here comes the secret awesome sauce.
NOTE: You're reading this on some random dude's blog, so lower your expectation of support now. No, lower. Bit lower. There. Yes, that's zero support. If this accidentally formats your harddrive or deletes your source code, kick yourself hard so you'll wake up to the previous level of Inception, specifically the one where the skinny kid from Third Rock From The Sun is walking on the ceiling. Be careful. Make backups.
Get ready, because we are going into the belly of the beast. This is for VS2010, to be clear. Also, your Program Files folder will vary depending on your x86/x64 version of Windows.
- Go into C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\WebApplications and make a copy of this folder. Put it somewhere safe.
- Go into C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web and make a copy of this folder. Put it somewhere safe.
- Download this file and unzip it somewhere: FancyAndTotallyUnsupportedMSBuildFilesForBinDeployableAssemblies.zip
- Inside is:
- "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets"
- "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.OnlyFilesToRunTheApp.targets"
- Copy these new files OVER your existing ones (remember, the ones you backed up?)
Now when you build your Web Application, all the files that are in _bin_deployableAssemblies will automatically get copied into your /bin folder.
This is better than a simple Post Build Step Batch File because it works specifically with publishing. Now, you can right click on your Web Project and "Publish..." an the bin folder contain your project's build output PLUS the _bin_deployableAssemblies folder.
I could publish directly to my Shared Host, or I can Build Deployment Package and get a ZIP file with all the things my app needs.
For me, as I have a VM (remember that I put Web Deploy on it?) and from IIS Manager just "Import Application." Some hosters have a control panel for this, but you'll likely use Web Deploy or Publish via FTP.
This is a nice, clean, self-contained way to bin deploy an ASP.NET MVC 3 application with Razor views to a host that doesn't have any of these bits installed.
INTERESTING NOTE: In a "future update to Visual Studio 2010" (that's marketing code for SP1, which I'm not allowed to say) this feature will be built in. Because with this hack we've only messed with our built-in build targets, those files we've modified will be torched (replaced) with the new Visual Studio updated files, effectively undoing what we've done here. It's a "future-proofed hack."
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Method not found: 'System.String System.Web.Mvc.TagBuilder.CreateSanitizedId(System.String)'.Ahh, I had MVC3 RC1 installed on my server. Uninstalling all traces of it helped, though I don't understand why the bin directory didn't take precedence over old-and-busted. Also, wow, lots of new dll's needed for the _bin_deployableAssemblies directory. Odd, couldn't use google's openid, said 414 Request-URI Too Large The requested URL /accounts/TokenAuth... is too large to process. hope there's no secret info in this url:
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Independent bloggers who fail to disclose paid reviews or freebies can face up to $11,000 in fines from the Federal Trade Commission, according to revisions to the agency's "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising" published Monday.
This marks the first time that the Guides document has been updated since 1980.
"The revised Guides also add new examples to illustrate the long standing principle that 'material connections' (sometimes payments or free products) between advertisers and endorsers--connections that consumers would not expect--must be disclosed. These examples address what constitutes an endorsement when the message is conveyed by bloggers or other 'word-of-mouth' marketers. The revised Guides specify that while decisions will be reached on a case-by-case basis, the post of a blogger who receives cash or in-kind payment to review a product is considered an endorsement. Thus, bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service."
The FTC also has its eye on celebrities. "Celebrities have a duty to disclose their relationships with advertisers when making endorsements outside the context of traditional ads, such as on talk shows or in social media," the release explaining the revisions explained.
That means, theoretically, that if a celebrity gushes about a new car on his or her Twitter account and it turns out that the car was given away for free, the celebrity could be fined by the FTC.
Word of the FTC's crackdown on blogger endorsements first broke in June and set off a wave of chatter in communities of bloggers who are well used to receiving and keeping free products from marketers and PR agencies--most notably the thriving "mommy blogger" sector.
It's going to be hard to police--there are a lot of bloggers out there, not to mention a lot of different kinds of bloggers, and a lot of marketers. And as some media critics have pointed out, undisclosed endorsements of freebies have plagued some sectors of the magazine industry for decades now.


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California has been hard hit since the economy took a dive in 2008, with at least one city declaring bankruptcy and others considering it. The state is struggling to find ways to cut expenses. Pension reform tops the list of items that would save both local and state governments money.
California Gov. Jerry Brown made pension reform a priority. In October of last year, he came up with a 12-point proposal to help solve the pension crisis. The Senate Republican Caucus has taken on the duty of making Brown's proposals a reality.
"I am committed to pension reform because I believe there is a real problem," said Brown in his State of the State Address on Jan. 18. "Three times as many people are retiring as are entering the workforce. That arithmetic doesn't add up. In addition, benefits, contributions and the age of retirement all have to balance. I don't believe they do today. So we have to take action. And we should do it this year."
Brown's proposal would, among other things, stop current and future employee members of all state and local retirement systems from purchasing additional retirement service credits, would prohibit pension holidays and prohibit employers from making employee pension contributions. It also would prohibit retroactive pension increases and pension spiking and any person who commits a felony related to their employment would no longer receive pension benefits.
The state Senate introduced a Senate Constitutional Amendment last June, which was amended in January 2012, that calls for various pension and health reform measures, including the creation of a hybrid plan for new hires.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), which is the nation's largest public pension fund with $245.8 billion in total net assets as of June 30, 2011, conducted an analysis to find out what the impact would be of offering a hybrid plan to new hires beginning Jan. 1, 2013. A hybrid plan would include a defined contribution plan and a reduced defined benefit plan.
"One key aspect to keep in mind when a hybrid plan is being considered is the fact that lowering the risk for an employer in a hybrid plan does not necessarily mean lowering the cost," the CalPERS analysis found.
In the hybrid scenario, new hires would have to foot about half the bill of both plans, taking on more risk while the employer sheds risk. The plan would reduce a new hire's benefits at retirement from what they are today.
"Even though the total retirement benefits provided to the member by the proposed hybrid plan are lower than those currently in place, the expected savings are generally not significant and for the State plans cost increases for some plans may largely offset cost savings in other plans," according to CalPERS.
"We're doing fairly well. We're estimated to be around 75 percent funded as of June 30, 2011," said Amy Norris, a spokesperson for CalPERS. "With the adjustment of our discount rate, that might go down a percentage or two, but if a fund is 80 percent funded, that is fairly good for a pension fund and we're close to that."
Currently, CalPERS offers a defined benefit plan.
"We stand behind defined benefit plans as an efficient way to deliver a secure pension," she said. "We just have to wait and see. Funding depends on the markets. We did recently lower our discount rate to increase the stability of the fund. It will increase our unfunded liability, but does make our fund more stable."
She added that "everybody wants a sustainable pension system that works for members and employers that will be here for the long haul."
CalPERS isn't the only California pension that has suffered during the economic downturn. The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and California Common Sense released a report in February showing that California's local pension systems, that aren't part of CalPERS, are more than $130 billion in debt.
The study covered the top 24 independent systems across California, including the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Stanislaus and Ventura and in the cities of Fresno, L.A., San Jose and San Diego.
It found that as of June 2011, the funded ratio for the 24 systems was 53.6 percent, based on a discount rate of 5 percent. "This is higher than the 45.1 percent estimated under the same assumptions for CalPERS," the report stated.
The unfunded liability for the 24 systems is $135.7 billion and none of the systems is at or above 80 percent funded.
The aggregate reported 2011-2012 employer contribution rate is 23.8 percent. About one-half of this rate is due to contributions for unfunded liabilities, the report found. "Aggregated pension costs were 4.1 percent of aggregate municipal spending in 1999; by 2011, that figure had more than doubled. The highest share is 17.7 percent in San Mateo County and the lowest is 6 percent in Los Angeles County."
It also found that between 1999 and 2010, "pension spending grew at 11.4 percent per year, more than the rate of growth for any other expenditure category. If the investment rate of return is 6.2 percent annually, which is a typical rate of return for private pension systems, total pension costs would total 17.4 percent of all municipal expenditures by 2012," according to the report.
Many California municipalities are exploring different ways to rein in their pension costs, like raising the average retirement age, having new hires contribute more to their plans or switching from defined benefit to defined contribution plans.


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Katyusha multiple rocket launchers (Russian: Êàòþøà) are a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Compared to other artillery, these multiple rocket launchers deliver a devastating amount of explosives to an area target quickly, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload. They are fragile compared to artillery guns, but inexpensive and easy to produce. Katyushas of World War II, the first self-propelled artillery mass-produced by the Soviet Union, were usually mounted on trucks. This mobility gave Katyushas (and other self-propelled artillery) another advantage: being able to deliver a large blow all at once, and then move before being located and attacked with counter-battery fire.
Katyusha weapons of World War II included the BM-13 launcher, light BM-8, and heavy BM-31. Today, the nickname is also applied to newer truck-mounted Soviet (and not only Soviet) multiple rocket launchers—notably the common BM-21—and derivatives.


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You have to love the fact that Joe Yonan, author of Serve Yourself, has created easy, accessible homemade pizza recipes for the single cook. Yonan adapted Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread recipe into pizza dough form, a "throw it together and leave it" dough that can be started in the morning and ready to bake by dinner time. A mix of bread flour, yeast, salt, and water, this dough takes between 8 and 12 hours to become oven ready. After that, it's ready to be portioned out and frozen, or topped and baked.
It's a remarkably pliable and easy to work with dough that's baked on either a preheated griddle pan, cast iron skillet, or pizza stone. The stretched dough is placed on the cooking surface, very quickly topped, and baked until melty and crisp.
It's a versatile dough that can stand up to virtually any ingredients you choose to top it with. I went with a Fig, Taleggio, and Radicchio Pizza, a complex balance of sweet, sour, and pungent flavors that left me wishing that I had made at least another personal-sized pizza or two. It was about a billion times more enjoyable and complex than anything I could have had delivered, from the toppings right down to the dough.
- Yield:1
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:8 to 12 hours
- For the Pizza:
- 3 dried Mission figs
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 2 tablespoons raw walnut pieces
- All-purpose flour
- 1 (6-ounce) ball No-Knead Pizza Dough (recipe follows)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 small head radicchio, shredded (about 1/4 cup)
- 2 ounces Taleggio or another pungent cheese, cut into small pieces
- For the No-Knead Pizza Dough:
- 4 cups bread flour, plus more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon instant dry yeast (also known as rapid-rise or bread machine yeast)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Olive oil
To make the No-Knead Pizza Dough: Combine the flours, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Add the water and stir until blended. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest for 8 to 12 hours at room temperature (about 70°F).
After 8 hours, the dough will have risen and be bubbly on the surface. The timing is very forgiving here; you can let it continue bubbling and very slowly expanding for several more hours if you like. Transfer the dough to the refrigerator for about an hour before dividing, so it's easier to work with.
Lightly rub your hands and work counter with olive oil. Turn out the dough onto the counter in one piece. Lightly dust it with flour and fold it onto itself a few times, adding more flour if necessary, until the dough comes together and holds its shape when you form it into a ball. Cut into 5 equal pieces (for pizza), about 6 ounces apiece, or 10 equal pieces (for flatbread), about 3 ounces apiece.
Refrigerate or freeze what you're not going to use right away. Transfer the balls to individual freezer-safe plastic food storage bags, drizzle with olive oil, and turn the dough to coat it in the oil. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Sprinkle the piece(s) you are going to use immediately with flour and transfer to a lightly floured baking sheet. Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise for about 1 hour.
Note:Note: If you have refrigerated the dough, remove it from the refrigerator and let it rise for about 1 hour. If you have frozen the dough, defrost in the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours, then transfer it to the counter to rise for an hour. The dough should be pliable and able to be easily stretched into shape.
To make the Pizza: Preheat the broiler with the rack set 5 inches from the element or flame. If you are using a cast-iron skillet or griddle pan for the pizza, set it over medium-high heat until it gets smoking hot, about 15 minutes. Transfer the skillet (turned upside down) or griddle pan to the broiler. If you are using a baking stone, heat it in a 500°F oven for an hour, then carefully transfer it to the broiler.
Put the figs in a small skillet set over medium heat, pour in the wine, and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and let the figs soak for at least 30 minutes. Drain, then chop into 1/2-inch pieces.
Toast the walnut pieces in a small, dry skillet over medium-high heat, shaking the skillet frequently, until they are very fragrant and starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately transfer to a plate, let cool, and then coarsely chop.
To shape the dough, dust a work surface liberally with flour and put the ball of dough on it. Sprinkle with flour and knead a few times until the dough comes together and holds its shape when you form it into a ball. Add more flour if necessary. Form it into an 8-inch round by pressing from the center out toward the edges, leaving a 1-inch border thicker than the rest.
Make sure you have all the topping ingredients measured out and ready before you assemble the pizza, because once you place the dough on the cooking surface you can't easily move it.
Open the oven or broiler door, and quickly slide out the rack with the cooking surface (skillet, griddle pan, or baking stone) on it. Pick up the dough and quickly transfer it to the cooking surface, pressing it back into shape if need be, while being careful not to touch the cooking surface with your fingers.
Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the oil onto the dough, scatter the walnut pieces on top, then the radicchio, then the chopped figs, and then the cheese. Slide the broiler rack back into the oven and close the door.
Broil the pizza until the crust has puffed up around the edges, the pizza has blackened in spots, and the cheese has melted, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove the pizza with a wooden or metal pizza peel or a square of cardboard, transfer it to a cutting board, and let it rest for a few minutes. Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil on top, cut the pizza into quarters, transfer it to a plate, and eat.
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Colour fast but please hand wash only - I'm a delicate flower!
Cloud Forest Studio yarn is hand dyed in very small, individual lots. Slight variations may occur between skeins because of their unique nature. If you are making a large project it is best to alternate skeins every few rows.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 18, 2013) – With the game tied at three after five innings of play, the ETSU baseball team broke things open by plating eight runs in the sixth to pull away from Jacksonville and complete the sweep of the Dolphins with an 11-4 win on Saturday afternoon at Thomas Stadium.
Saturday was also Senior Day, and after being recognized with a pregame ceremony, the four senior starters helped lift the Blue and Gold to their fourth series sweep and ninth series win of the season, which secured ETSU the number four seed in next week's Atlantic Sun Championship.
After providing the Blue and Gold with his walk-off double earlier on Saturday morning, senior Mason Hershey (Altoona, Pa.) came through with two clutch doubles in the series finale, marking the second time in his Buccaneer career the catcher tallied a pair of two-baggers. Hershey drove in two runs and scored twice, while it was his double in the sixth that ignited the eight-run inning. Fellow senior Andrew Green (Powell, Tenn.) extended his streak of reaching base to 19 straight games after walking twice and scoring a run, while Alex Reynolds (Johnson City, Tenn.) finished the regular season reaching base safely in his last 17 conference games played. Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a run scored on Saturday. Rounding out the streaks was senior Derek Niesman (Wellington, Fla.) as he has now recorded a hit in each of the last 12 contests with the Buccaneer infielder going 1-for-4 with a walk, run scored and an RBI in the seven-run victory.
While the seniors continued building on their streaks, a handful of underclassmen also finished with productive days at the plate. Freshman Kevin Phillips (St. Louis, Mo.) put ETSU on the board when he blasted his second home run of the season to leadoff the second and sophomore shortstop Chris Riopedre (Miami, Fla.) hit a bases clearing triple in the sixth to tie a career high with three RBI. Freshman outfielder Jeremy Taylor (Fayetteville, Ga.) went 2-for-5 with a run scored and stole his 19th base of the season in the sixth inning.
Junior Logan Rice (Erwin, Tenn.) earned the win (6-3) after allowing one unearned run on three hits in 3.2 innings of work, while Jared Burton (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Griffin Krieg (Nashville, Tenn.) combined for 1.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
For the series, the ETSU pitching staff generated a 1.20 ERA (4 ER/30.0 IP) and held the Dolphins to a .204 batting average (21-103). At the plate, Reynolds led the offense with a .400 clip (4-10) with two runs scored and two RBI, while Niesman hit .333 (4-12), and Hershey went 3-for-10 with three doubles, two runs scored and three RBI.
Following the sweep, the Bucs moved to 32-22, 17-10 in A-Sun play, marking the most conference wins since ETSU won 18 games in 1999. Furthermore, the 32 wins are tied for the fifth-most in program history, and the most victories since the 2011 squad recorded 36. Jacksonville saw its season come to an end as the Dolphins finished the 2013 campaign at 17-38, 8-19, and USC Upstate surpassed them for the eighth and final spot for the conference championship after rallying past North Florida with two ninth-inning runs on Saturday.
Despite suffering a tough extra-inning loss late Friday night/early Saturday morning, Jacksonville jumped out to the 1-0 lead when Zach Houck led off the game with a walk and scored after Ethan Loosen grounded into a 6-4-3 double play.
The Bucs didn't trail for long as Phillips pulled the Blue and Gold even at one as he belted a bomb over the left field wall to leadoff the second, but the see-saw game continued as the Dolphins regained a 2-1 lead on Loosen's two-out RBI double in the third.
ETSU responded with a two-run fourth to regain a 3-2 advantage as Hershey drove in Taylor on the first of two RBI doubles and the senior catcher later scored on a two-out throwing error by second baseman Jake Huxtable.
However, after the Dolphins tied the game at three in the top of the fifth, the Bucs exploded for the eight-run sixth to gain momentum and cruise their way to a sixth straight home win. ETSU had 12 at-bats in the inning and picked up RBIs from Hershey, Dylan Tritsch (Boca Raton, Fla.), Clinton Freeman (Jonesborough, Tenn.), Phillips, and Niesman, while Riopedre capped off the scoring spree when his triple to the gap in right-center plated the final three runs, making it an 11-3 score.
Jacksonville finished the scoring when Kris Molter's sac-fly to left scored Nathan Koslowski, but Will Chesney (Knoxville, Tenn.) forced Nate Ricci into a game-ending fly out to finish out the contest.
Jacksonville's Alex McRae suffered the loss (3-8) after being charged with five runs (four earned) on eight hits in 5.1 innings of work. Houck reached base three times on walks and scored three of the four Dolphin runs.
ETSU begins its run for an A-Sun Championship on Wednesday when the fourth-seeded Buccaneers face host and No. 5 seed Stetson at 10 a.m., from Melching Field in DeLand, Fla.
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Because ammonia and its reaction products can cause considerable damage to human health and ecosystems, there is a need for reliably operating and reversibly interacting sensor materials to monitor traces of gaseous ammonia in ambient air, which at best can be used on-site for in-the-field measurements. Herein, the development of a sensor material for gaseous ammonia in the lower ppm to ppb range using optical fluorescence as transduction mechanism is presented. A fluorescent dye, which shows reversible fluorescence enhancement in the presence of ammonia is incorporated into a polymer matrix, the latter to ensure the accumulation of ammonia. The sensor material is integrated into a prototype of a miniaturized sensor device, facilitating long-term operation. To calibrate the optical sensor system a gas standard generator, producing standard gas mixtures, is used, leading to a sensitivity down to lower ppm concentrations of ammonia.
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Firefall developer Red 5 Studios has created a parody of PSY's 'Gentleman' music video called 'Grieferman'. Get your fill of pixelated chicken abuse and dancing Creepers here
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There doesn't seem to be any way I can avoid writing about it short of actually resigning, so here: Ubisoft has released a Gangnam Style DLC for Just Dance 4, featuring PSY's now famous song about staring at ladies and doing odd things in elevators. See a trailer and some in-game footage through the break.


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So you are going on a trip! You are about to learn and see things you may have only read about. Experiencing it in real life, is something you will want to remember and relive for years to come. Take lots of pictures! These will help you tell the story of your trip.
Group Travel Videos™ makes it easy for you and your fellow travelers to share photos with each other. Use our FREE app, enter in the unique login for your group, and share your favorite pics with everyone traveling with you. If you are using a regular digital camera, use the same login to share your pics on this website.
Uploading your photos as you travel, allows your family at home to enjoy your travel experience. They can use the same login to view photos on the FREE app or this website.
• Selfies with your friends
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• Buildings, restaurants, hotels, and 'on the bus' shots
• Chaperones and teachers
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• Beautiful or aesthetically pleasing scenery
Every traveler receives a DVD!
Sit down with your family and enjoy the storytelling DVD video we create using all of the group's shared photos. You can also stream it on your phone, tablet, or computer.
All of the photos shared will be available to download for FREE. You can print them or share them on your favorite social media.
You've heard the expression 'time flies'. There is a reason for that. Hold on to the keepsake DVD, because time will teach you the value of memories.
We are excited about producing a keepsake DVD for your student made from everyone's shared pictures taken during their group trip!
Your tour operator is providing this keepsake as part of your student's tour package.
As a parent, you know more now than ever the importance of the memories recorded in pictures and videos. When you look at some of your old pictures you are reminded of this. Today, pictures are everywhere, and we may be taking them for granted, especially our young folks (just like we did as kids!). The trip your student is taking will be one they will want to remember in years to come and enjoy living at future class reunions. But we know they will want to enjoy it today, too. We have the solution.
We need pictures and are asking for your student's help! Using smartphones & digital cameras, your student can share photos with everyone in the group.
Watch this short video to learn how the Group Travel Videos™ App works!!
Login with the username and password your student has on their Traveler App Card using your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Enjoy seeing pictures of your student learning, having fun, and get some peace of mind knowing they're safe and having a great time.


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The Philippine Economy in the Aftermath of Haiyan
The Philippine peso, usually one of the more stable currencies in Southeast Asia, has fallen since Typhoon Haiyan's onslaught. The stock market in Manila has fallen sharply, too, erasing year-to-date gains. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks with Anjani Trivedi about the country's economic outlook.
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HULL – The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Boys lost a 66-41 decision to the Tigers of Trinity Christian of Hull Tuesday night, Dec. 18.
The Titans would trail 18-12 after the opening quarter of the contest, but went cold offensively in the second quarter to trail 37-17 at the intermission. Trinity Christian would go on to post a 56-26 lead at the end of the third frame and when on to record the 66-41 final margin of victory over the Titans.
For GT/RA, Austin Dyer led offense with 19 points, grabbed a pair of rebounds and handed out six assists to his teammates.
Marcus Girres followed with eight points, two boards and two assists, while Connor Sturgill added four points, but added 10 rebounds and three assists.
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This past week the Nevada State Athletic Commission issued pro MMA fighter Jessica Rakoczy a fine and suspension – and also overturned her recent win – for failing a post-fight drug test.
Her offense? Taking a painkiller for back pain and not alerting officials.
In his latest installment of "Ask the Fight Doc," MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin explains why commissions must take a hard stance against all banned substances, even in cases such as Rakoczy's in which the fighter wasn't trying to cheat.
Doc: Do you think that Jessica Rakoczy should have been suspended by the NSAC for taking a Percocet for back pain? How is that a performance-enhancing drug? – Anonymous
It is a bit surprising how many times I receive some variation of this question, though it usually involves marijuana use. It is a great question, and the answer is more complex than may appear at face value.
Let me remind you: Substances that some may consider performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are just one category included in the official banned-substances list. Anabolic steroids get all of the publicity but, in fact, are just one aspect of the overall testing spectrum.
Many substances appear on the list not for their performance-enhancing potential but for participants' safety. Many fans get lost in the debate of whether narcotic pain relievers are PEDs or not. The more relevant question is this: Is it safe to compete in a combat sport with that substance in your system?
Some say that training and sparring injure fighters and that they should be allowed something (i.e. pain meds) to compete with all of their dings. Others argue that painkillers allow fighters to absorb and tolerate more punishment than they would have otherwise, and therefore, it provides an unfair advantage.
As in many discussions, there is probably some truth to both arguments. But let's look at this from a different perspective.
As any busy ER physician or trauma-related surgeon will attest, it is difficult to properly, quickly and accurately assess a trauma patient who appears on your doorstep with drugs, including alcohol, on board. Is the patient unresponsive or mentally altered because of the trauma – or because of the drugs? Or both?
As an FYI, common side effects of narcotic painkillers include drowsiness, decreased cognition (ability to clearly think and respond appropriately), slowed reflexes, poor balance and nausea. These all happen to be characteristics of head trauma/brain injury, as well.
Fortunately, at properly equipped trauma facilities, we have the latest in diagnostic equipment (MRIs, CT, digital X-ray, etc.), dependable tests and the help of a properly trained, highly specialized team. In the ring or cage, the physician has virtually no assistance other than his or her training and years of experience. Don't forget; this all plays out in front of thousands of screaming fans and possibly a television audience, as well.
I will suggest that this is the wrong time for the ringside physician to attempt to determine if the changes that he or she is seeing in fighters' behavior and/or performance are related to potential head trauma/brain injury or if they merely took a painkiller for a bad back.
How do we (interested/involved physicians and state athletic commissions) protect an athlete who may enter the ring impaired by a painkiller (that we know nothing about), and how do we quickly, accurately and properly assess that person when he or she get stretched out or pummeled by an effective ground and pound?
Should the fighter in question be fined and suspended? Yup.
Should there be exceptions to the rules on banned substances? Nope.
Should the list of banned substance be changed? Currently, it's not for me to decide.
Dr. Johnny Benjamin is MMAjunkie.com's medical columnist and consultant and a noted combat-sports specialist. He is also a member of the Association of Boxing Commissions' MMA Medical Subcommittee. Dr. Benjamin writes an "Ask the Doc" column every two weeks for MMAjunkie.com. To submit a question for a future column, email him at askthedoc [AT] mmajunkie.com, or share your questions and thoughts in the comments section below. You can find Dr. Benjamin online at www.drjohnnybenjamin.com, and you can read his other sports-related articles at blog.drjohnnybenjamin.com.


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This is the fourth post in a series on my favorite mutual funds. Over the past three weeks we discussed my favorite domestic equity mutual funds, my foreign stock fund picks and then which bond funds I like to use on behalf of clients.. This week, we'll turn our attention to TIPS and mortgage-backed securities funds.
Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)
The U.S. government has only been issuing TIPS since 1997 and I have been investing in this category since 1999. In the beginning there were few funds in this space. Today, there are several good choices. My two favorites are Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities (VIPSX) and Delaware Protected Bond I (DIPIX).
The Vanguard fund began in 2000 and, until recently, was managed by a team which included fixed-income aficionado Ken Volpert. However, about a year ago, co-manager Gemma Wright-Casparius took the helm. As with all Vanguard funds, the expense ratio for VIPSX is modest, at only 0.20%. Since 2002, the fund's performance has fallen out of the top half of its Morningstar peer group only once (2008), when it barely fell below the midpoint. This fund has been a consistent out-performer for a number of years. However, we'll have to wait and see how the new manager performs.
Delaware's Inflation Protected Bond fund has an excellent risk/return profile. For example, DIPIX's low standard deviation puts it in the bottom of its Morningstar category for the trailing three- and five-year periods while its returns have been at average or better. In addition, management has been in place for just over five years and the fund has been in the top quartile of its category in five of the past seven years.
Mortgage Backed Securities
My two choices here are Pimco GNMA Inst (PDMIX) and Payden GNMA (PYGNX). Scott Simon has managed the Pimco offering with great skill for nearly 11 years. Its risk has been consistently at or below average, while its returns have been in the top quintile (according to Morningstar's Risk and Return Profile). In fact, PDMIX's performance has made it a fixture in the top quartile of its peer group in each year from 2000 through 2011 with only one exception; 2008.
The Payden GNMA fund also sports an impressive track record over the past 12 years which is about the same as the tenure of the fund's current management team. With a good risk/return profile, PYGNX has been in the top quartile of its category in seven of the past eleven years and has never fallen out of the top half.
I should also give an honorable mention to the Vanguard GNMA fund (VFIIX). Although I prefer the Pimco and Payden funds, Vanguard has been a steady performer as well.


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West Virginia-based WesBanco Bank, which provides financial services to the residents and businesses of West Virginia, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania, grows through acquisition.
In addition to buying the assets of other banks it takes on the liabilities too - specifically, disparate, disjointed and far-flung telecommunications networks that were difficult to integrate and manage.
Main story: Cisco: It's all about the hardware
"When you go through those acquisitions you inherit what they have in place," says Mark Krupinski, WesBanco senior vice president and data security officer. "We had a conglomerate of different key systems out there. People couldn't go from facility to facility and know how to communicate effectively. It came to a point in time where we decided we need to redesign it to be a multiservicing network."
WesBanco began planning its unified communications network in 2004 and deploying it in late 2005. The bank decommissioned several decentralized PBX systems from multiple vendors and installed a centralized Cisco Unified Communications Manager call control, systems at its headquarters and Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISR) at branch locations.
The system performs call control and routing for 2,000 Cisco IP phones at 160 locations, Krupinski says. It also provides four-digit dialing, in-house audio conferencing and group distribution of voice mails.
WesBanco invested US$1.5 million to $2 million into the network and it's already paid for itself. The bank is shaving US$1.2 million per year off its telecommunications costs, a reduction of 33 per cent to 40 per cent, Krupinski says.
"It floated to the level of the board of directors, and the CFO was marching in himself to say, 'Look what we saved on this project,'" he says.
Much of that savings is due to:
- Local telecom cost reduced by 63 per cent
- Long-distance cost reduced by 69 per cent
- Equipment\maintenance cost reduced by 45 per cent
- Leased line expense reduced by 21per cent
- Other communication-related expenses reduced by 18 per cent
The system features toll bypass, which allows WesBanco to eliminate plain old telephone system lines to local carriers and, in essence, become its own phone company. Calls to Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, are like calling down the hall, Krupinski says.
But the success of the deployment is because of education and training of WesBanco personnel on the features and functions of their new phones; and to a gradual and phased rollout of the system.


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SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 26: Kerri McCoy (L) and her partner Erin Carder embrace following the California Supreme Court's ruling to uphold Proposition 8 May 26, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The California State Supreme Court voted 6-1 to uphold proposition 8 which makes it illegal for same-sex couples to marry in the state of California. More than 18,000 same-sex couples that wed before prop 8 was voted in will still be legally married. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - finished robot girl and some wacom stuff Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Gallery/Finished Work View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "finished robot girl and some wacom stuff" MrHiemeyGuestMember # Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 9:27 pm here's the finished version of this robot girl thingy i was drawing on some cardboard. Turned out alright, but i could have done better if i had planned it out. this has actually been finished for a few weeks but i got sidetracked by cowboy bebop and my new wacom. hehe and here are some quick things i did on my wacom... just getting used to it and trying out some stuff. comment if you want, i'd like to know anything to work on in the future. (i know my anatomy is bad right now, but fear not, help is on the way) ... that's all. ------------------ -david- Back to top burn0utmemberMember #Joined: 18 Apr 2000Posts: 1645Location: california Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 9:58 pm i like em, the reflective floor on the first one is a nice touch. good job man keep it up Back to top shardikmemberMember #Joined: 09 Apr 2000Posts: 494Location: Buffalo, NY Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 10:42 pm Bad...Ass ------------------ Never, ever trust a banana. Back to top faustgfxmemberMember #Joined: 15 Mar 2000Posts: 4833Location: unfortunately, very near you. Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 10:50 pm dig the first one. ------------------ sky high with a heartache of stone you never see me 'cos i'm always alone/ministry the law of lead now reigns!@#!/earth crisis email@example.com icq#35983387 http://faustgfx.0wns.org Back to top SemperememberMember #Joined: 20 Oct 2000Posts: 206Location: Spain Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 11:28 pm Yep! I like the first one. Althoght the characters aren´t very good drawed (2nd and 3rd in Special) you made them look interesting in a wisely way. But the first one is the best by far. Like the color ! Like the subject ! Like the finish ! Like it !!! Ah! and I like "Cowboy Beebop" a lot too. Awesome anime. Back to top fazedesignmemberMember #Joined: 28 Nov 2000Posts: 115 Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2001 11:42 pm Love the bre..ur...colours Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Gallery/Finished Work All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group