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Celebrate Small Business Week in San Leandro – April 29-May 5
In the City Council meeting on Monday, April 2, Mayor Cutter proclaimed the week of April 29th through May 5, 2018 as Small Business Week in the city of San Leandro. With 28 million small employers nationwide, small businesses constitute two out of three jobs in America. In San Leandro there are more than 2,700 businesses employing 25 or fewer people, and many of these are minority- and women-owned.
During this meeting, the City honored four innovative San Leandro businesses whose work builds upon San Leandro's strong history in hardware and food production. Those honored were creative small-batch brewery Cleophus Quealy, groundbreaking bio-tech company Geltor, clean energy innovator FreeWire Technologies, and environmental graphic design firm Shannon Leigh Associates, whose owner, Shannon Hackley, will soon be opening "Station SL" – the first coworking space in Downtown San Leandro.
San Leandro's Small Business Week aligns with the national celebration, and there are a number of free activities for businesses to participate in to help them grow and improve.
The San Leandro Chamber of Commerce is hosting a number of free and public workshops:
- Monday, April 30th, 9 AM – 11 AM
Social Media Monday – Angel Moore, Marketing Manager, the Alameda County Fair
- Tuesday, May 1st, 9 AM – 11 AM
Learn Quickbooks From a Quickbooks Pro – Diana Cohn, Certified Quickbooks Pro, Corner Office
- Wednesday, May 2nd, 9 AM – 11 AM
Constant Contact (Email Marketing) – Wil Hart, Co-founder, Smart Simple Marketing
- Wednesday, May 2nd, 1 PM – 3 PM
Crime Free Business – San Leandro Police Department
- Thursday, May 3rd, 9 AM – 9 AM – 10 AM
How to Invest For Your Future As a Small Business Owner – Riza Hernandez, Vice President, Wells Fargo Advisors
- Thursday, May 3rd, 10:15 AM – 11 AM
Microloans – What They Are and How to Get One – Naima McQueen, Business Development Consultant, Working Solutions
- Thursday, May 3rd, 1PM – 3 PM
City of San Leandro Forgivable Loan Program for Small Businesses – Mariana Garcia, Economic Development Specialist, City of San Leandro
- Friday, May 4th, 9 AM – 11 AM
Where Do Ideas Come From? – Miguel Colon, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business, Chabot College
The East Bay Economic Development Alliance will host a panel discussion – Building Blocks of Export Success – on Wednesday, May 2 from 10:45 AM until noon at 375 11th Street, 2nd Floor Board Room in Oakland, CA. Panelists include Tom Neff of RINA Accountancy Corporation, Ken Rosenberg of the Bridge Bank International Banking Group, and Jeff Deiss of the US Small Business Administration. Click HERE to learn more and to register for this panel.
Additionally, the Small Business Administration is hosting a free virtual conference, on May 1 -3, including online seminars on changing consumer behavior, creating a strong social presence, managing finances in the "cloud," cyber-security, and more. Click HERE to learn more about the virtual conference.
Remember to Shop Local this Small Business Week!


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- Version 1 Released Dec 27, 2012 - download pdf. (1,697 downloads since Jan, 2017)
- Preliminary Version Released Dec 23, 2010 - download pdf.
This report is a revised version of our preliminary report that was released in Dec 2010. The report contains the core topics in parallel and distributed computing (PDC) that a student graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering is expected to have covered. The topics are organized into four areas of architecture, programming, algorithms, and cross-cutting and advanced topics. Additional elective topics are expected. This report is expected to engage the various stakeholders for their adoption and others usage as well as their feedback to periodically update the proposed curriculum. This document contains an introductory write up on curriculum's need and rationale, followed by the proposed topics, with specified Bloom level of coverage, learning outcomes, and suggested number of hours and relevant courses, and additional material in the appendices on suggestions on how to teach individual topics, a cross-reference matrix on core courses vs. topics, and a sample elective course. The revision has updated all the sections, with a new section on rationale for cross cutting topics, reorganization of the programming topics, and updates to several learning outcomes, expected number of hours, and the appendix on how to teach. The scribes of the revised version were Anshul Gupta, Krishna Kant (co-coordinator: crosscutting topics), Andrew Lumsdaine (co-coordinator: crosscutting topics), David Padua (co-coordinator: programming), Sushil Prasad, Yves Robert, Arnold Rosenberg (coordinator: algorithms), Alan Sussman (co-coordinator: programming) and Chip Weems (coordinator: architecture).
Since the release of the preliminary version, we have selected over 100 early adopters from U.S. and from across the world in order to get its evaluation and to obtain templates on how these topics can be adopted in various courses across the curriculum. The early adopters have been awarded stipends, equipment, and travel support through five rounds of competitions (Spring and Fall of 2011 and 2012, FAll 2013) with support from NSF, Intel, and nVIDIA. Additional competitions is planned Fall 2014 with proposal deadlines in June 30. These early adopters and the community meet annually at EduPar workshop held at IPDPS conference to provide feedback and discuss state of art in PDC education. In Fall 2012, NSF supported creating a Center for Parallel and Distributed Computing Curriculum Development and Educational Resources (CDER) for long-term sustenance of this initiative. CEDR center will coordinate the ongoing activities including periodic curricular updates as well as become a hub for collection and creation of educational resources and will facilitate access to hardware and software resources for instruction.
1A preliminary version was released in Dec 2010. Contact: Sushil Prasad (firstname.lastname@example.com)
1. Introduction
2. Why a Parallel and Distributed Computing Curriculum?
2.1 A short history of computing
2.2 What should every (computer science/engineering) student know about computing?
4. Rationale for Architecture Topics
5. Rationale for Programming Topics
6. Rationale for Algorithms Topics
7. Rationale for Cross-Cutting and Advanced Topics
8.1 Notations
8.4 Algorithm Topics
8.5 Cross Cutting and Advanced Topics
9. Appendix I: Cross Reference Matrix – Core Courses vs. Topics
10. Appendix II: Suggestions on how to teach topics
10.1 Architecture
10.2 Programming
10.3 Algorithms
10.4 Crosscutting
11. Appendix III: Sample Elective Course: Introduction to Parallel and Distributed Computing
†This material is based upon work partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants IIS 1143533, CCF 1135124, CCF 1048711 and CNS 0950432. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
†† How to cite this report: Prasad, S. K., Chtchelkanova, A., Dehne, F., Gouda, M., Gupta, A., Jaja, J., Kant, K., La Salle, A., LeBlanc, R., Lumsdaine, A., Padua, D., Parashar, M., Prasanna, V., Robert, Y., Rosenberg, A., Sahni, S., Shirazi, B., Sussman, A., Weems, C., and Wu, J. 2012. NSF/IEEE-TCPP Curriculum Initiative on Parallel and Distributed Computing - Core Topics for Undergraduates, Version I, Online: http://tcpp.cs.gsu.edu/
††† This initiative is partially supported by IEEE TCPP, Intel, nVIDIA and IBM.

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Are you looking for a music or worship leadership program that will inspire, nurture, and challenge you? If so, Ohio Christian's music and worship leadership programs are just what you are seeking.
The Bachelor of Arts in Music
The Bachelor of Arts in Music program will help you deepen your understanding of music while developing your musical performance skills. Our Worship Leadership program provides flexible options for students seeking to lead authentic, Christ-centered, and transformational worship.
Students in our performance ensembles have interned, performed, and/or ministered in Carnegie Hall, The Brooklyn Tabernacle, Atlanta, Nashville, and Karuizawa, and Matsomoto, Japan.
Music Department professors are well-qualified and experienced, yet caring and compassionate.
Worship Leadership Programs
Churches are looking for well-prepared musicians to lead their worship. More and more churches recognize that worship leaders are pastors too, helping care for the spiritual needs of the church. OCU's worship leadership program is multi-disciplinary, preparing students to be pastor-musicians, who also have the performing and coaching skills of a confident leader for other musicians.
Because so many professional musicians and worship leaders are dual-employed, we offer unique dual-major programs helping students prepare the second income stream musicians often desire. Our growing list of second-emphasis options includes business, psychology, ministry and piano studio teaching. Students who want to pursue full-time employment in worship leadership can choose a music-and-worship only option.
Music Opportunities for High School Students
High School students who are interested in pursuing collegiate-level music study and who live close enough to the University to commute to and from the university during the school year may enroll in entry-level music classes, participate in selected instrumental ensembles (by audition only) and take private instruction on their primary instrument. Students who have successfully auditioned for one of the music programs at Ohio Christian University by the end of the fall semester prior to their high school graduation may begin their music program of study a semester early.


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by Salvatore Bongi (1863)
Bandi lucchesi del secolo decimoquarto tratti dai registri del R. Archivio di stato in Lucca
https://archive.org/stream/bandilucches ... arch/naibi
... contains something about the year "1372", what I not really understand. But it might be important. Or just an error.
Otherwise there are statutes for game playing of 1436.
Some new game names, which I don't know.
Gioco della Mora


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The Symposium on "Advanced Neuro MR Imaging" is conceptualised to provide a unique opportunity for participants to learn advanced MR Techniques as applied to neurological diseases. The event is being hosted in partnership with Phili
Gurgaon, February 11, 2016: Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurgaon, Asia's leading quaternary care hospital, will host a two-day International Symposium on 'Advanced Neuro MR Imaging' on 13th February and 14th February, 2016. The conference will bring together renowned international experts to deliberate upon the latest developments in radiology and imaging techniques for Neurosciences, with special focus on advanced multi parametric imaging in brain tumors, clinical applications of MRI in brain pathologies and advanced imaging in neuro degenerative diseases, among others. A special session on "Brain injuries in young boxers" will also be conducted on the first day.
The Symposium on "Advanced Neuro MR Imaging" is conceptualised to provide a unique opportunity for participants to learn advanced MR Techniques as applied to neurological diseases. The event is being hosted in partnership with Philips India.
Renowned experts at the Symposium, who would conduct sessions will include Dr R K Gupta, Director and Head Of Department, Department of Radiology, FMRI; Dr Senthil Kumaran from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr Jitender Saini from National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), amongst others experts in this field.
International speakers at the two-day conference would include Dr Ji Eun Park, ASAN Medical Center, South Korea; Dr Lindy Rae from University of New South Wales, Australia and Dr Orasa Chawalparit from Siriraj Hospital, Thailand, among others. Together with lectures by prominent speakers, the symposium will also feature hands-on sessions to teach participants advanced MR techniques as applied to neurology, musculoskeletal systems and body imaging.
Dr R K Gupta, Director and HOD, Radiology, FMRI, said, "Cutting-edge techniques have been emerging across the world to improve our understanding of the human brain and India has kept abreast with the latest technology in this field over the last few years. Take the example of resting state fMRI which is being used to define the eloquent areas along with tumor grading. This path breaking technique is likely to transform brain tumor management."
The symposium will showcase state-of-the-art radiology and imagining technologies at FMRI which includes the Digital Broadband MRI, 256 Slice CT Scanner, Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Perfusion Imaging, MR Spectroscopy, Digital Mammography, Non-invasive measurement of Intracranial Pressure, etc.
Mr Jasdeep Singh, Zonal Director, FMRI, "Advancements in MR imaging is helping doctors reach more accurate diagnosis than ever before and enhancing their clinical outcomes. This symposium will provide a fertile ground for radiology experts to share knowledge about different developments and train participants in technologies of the future."
About Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Fortis Memorial Research Institute is the flagship hospital of Fortis Healthcare Limited. It is a multi-super speciality, quaternary care hospital with a comprehensive team of clinicians and patient care programmes, supported by advanced technology and medical research solutions. Set on a spacious campus with a potential bed capacity of 1,000 beds, this ultra-modern facility utilises and showcases some of the latest technologies in use in world class health care. Some of the milestone technologies at the hospital include amongst the first pilot project for precision Radio-surgery in the world, integrated operating and procedure rooms, digitized critical care cubicles, advanced Cath-labs, transplant rooms, endoscopy suites, private birthing centres, a state-of-the-art radiation wing and a stem cell lab to name a few facilities. A range of thoughtful services and health facilities for patients and their attending family include several Art 'n' Health programmes to recuperate, a mini theatre to de-stress, retail therapy outlets for immediate needs and a food court providing a choice of dining options to replenish energies.
About Fortis Healthcare Limited
Fortis Healthcare Limited is a leading integrated healthcare delivery service provider in India. The healthcare verticals of the company primarily comprise hospitals, diagnostics and day care specialty facilities. The company operates its healthcare delivery services in India, Dubai, Mauritius and Sri Lanka with 54 healthcare facilities (including projects under development), approximately 10,000 potential beds and 306 diagnostic centres. In a global study of the 30 most technologically advanced hospitals in the world, its flagship, the Fortis Memorial Research Institute' (FMRI), was ranked No.2, by 'topmastersinhealthcare.com, and placed ahead of many other outstanding medical institutions in the world.
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If An Interesting Monster Can't Have An Interesting Hairdo, I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To
One of the nice things about spending a big chunk of time here in Stratford is that I get to see the plays more than once. I've now see their Tempest twice, and I think I was a bit too hard on it the first time around – possibly because my mood wasn't right, possibly because the performance wasn't at peak. In any event, some new thoughts on the production:
- The opening storm was better than I remembered. The flaw, I now see, wasn't in the effects but in the acting – it was, for lack of a better word, too stagy. They stood too steady and were heard too clearly above the storm, Gonzalo in particular. A dissonance crept in between the storm effects and the acting we saw, and that's what undermined the effect. But the effects themselves were very well-executed – particularly, as I noted previously, the billowing clouds above the stage.
- Caliban was much better than I remembered from the first performance I saw, and the whole Stefano-Trinculo-Caliban plot worked better than I remembered. I think in this case it was a combination of a tighter performance and lack of preconceived notions about how Caliban should be played. I think when I saw it the first time, I wasn't open to so innocent and childlike a Caliban – I wanted Caliban to have some genuine malice. But, knowing what I was getting the second time around, I was more open to it, and it works very well. This Caliban really is a child, a child in whom Prospero is deeply disappointed, but not really angry at. "This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine" is not, in this production, a recognition by Prospero of his dark side or of his dark creation, but that Caliban is, after a fashion, his son – not a favored son, not a son in whom he holds much hope, but a kind of son nonetheless, and he's not going to deny him at the end. And so he gives him back his island. Caliban's apparent half-breed nature works well with this interpretation – the islanders may not be close enough to human to form a human society (though, Gonzalo avers, they seem to be more gracious and kind than civilized men) and so are never civilized by Prospero, but Caliban is half and half, and Prospero is trying to make a man of him. And I suppose an utterly alien Caliban would be the only way to do this – it would be obviously offensive if he were portrayed as a Carib. My only wish now is that there were some form of interaction between Caliban and the other islanders, that we might see how they treat him, and how he reacts to this. I would imagine he would not be welcome, that they would fear him at the least, hate him at the worst. It would give Caliban an additional dimension that I think he could still use, for all that I've revised my opinion of him positively. But that's the main point: the childlike Caliban works, as a performance and more specifically in the context of this production.
My other major criticisms – of the marooned Italians from the ship and of the masque – I let stand. But on the whole I think this is a stronger production than I originally thought – indeed, a very strong production, and very worth seeing.
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You may need to transfer apps to iTunes as a way to back up the apps and the data on them so that in case you lose them, you can simply restore the backup to get them back. Most people are however not aware of how to do this. In this article, we will provide you with effective ways to transfer apps from an iPhone to iTunes. Let's begin with content you have purchased.
How to Transfer Purchased Apps from iPhone to iTunes
Apps that you have purchased on your iPhone using your Apple ID can be easily transferred to the iTunes Library. Here's how to do it with iTunes.
Step 1: Launch iTunes on your computer and then click on "Account." Click on "Sign in" and sign in with the same Apple ID you used to purchase the apps.
Step 2: Click on Account > Authorization > Authorize this Computer. Only after you've done this are you then able to transfer the purchased apps.
Step 3: Now connect the iPhone to the computer and once the device appears in iTunes, right click on the iPhone and select "Transfer Purchases" from the drop-down menu that appears. You can also go to Files > Devices > Transfer Purchases from "Device name."
How to Transfer Apps from iTunes to iPhone
If you need to transfer apps from your iTunes library back to the iPhone, the following simple steps should help.
Step 1: Launch iTunes and then click "View." Choose "Show Sidebar" to see all the items on the left side of the iTunes library.
Step 2: Connect the iPhone to the computer using USB cables. It should appear in the Devices area.
Step 3: Click on the device and then go to Summary > Apps. Select the apps you want to sync to your iPhone and then click Sync/Apply to begin the process of copying these apps to your iPhone.
How to Backup and Restore iPhone Individual Apps without Reset
What if you wanted to back up a specific app like WhatsApp to your computer and then later on restore the WhatsApp data to your computer? In this case, only a specialized backup and restore tool can help. One of the most effective is iMyFone D-Port Pro and the following are just some of it features.
- Backup just Messages, WhatsApp and WeChat database from your iPhone to your computer.
- Selectively restore data from iMyFone, iTunes, iCloud backup to iPhone without reset.
- Export 18 data from your iOS device or backup files to computer as HTML or CSV format.
Backup only WhatsApp Messages using D-Port Pro
To use iMyFone D-Port Pro to back up your WhatsApp data from your iPhone to computer, follow these simple steps.
Step 1: Download and install iMyFone D-Port Pro to your computer. Launch the program and then choose "Backup and Export from Device." Connect the device to the computer if you haven't done so already and wait for the program to recognize the device.
Step 2: From the left panel, select "Back Up WhatsApp."
Step 3: Click "Back Up" to proceed. The program will back up the WhatsApp data on the old iPhone to your computer. You should receive a notification when the process is complete.
Restore WhatsApp Messages to iPhone using D-Port Pro
You can also use D-Port Pro to restore the backup, just follow these simple steps.
Step 1: On the program's main window click "Restore Backup to Device." You may need to connect the new iPhone to the computer at this point. Select a "WhatsApp" backup from the list and click "next."
Step 3: In the next window, the program will display all the WhatsApp data found. You can then simply just preview and select the ones you need and click on"Restore." Once the process is complete, the WhatsApp messages will be available on the iPhone.


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After the competition, Miss Bulgaria, Violina Ancheva posted on her official Facebook page stating her desire to give away her midnight blue crop top gown before she leaves the country.
On the said post, she says, "I would like to give as a present my Miss Universe Gown (on the picture) to one of you that really want it and need it. I want to give the dress to a girl in need that can't buy a dress for her prom the next month."
Ancheva tells that she can be contacted via personal message on her Facebook page, and we guess her inbox is bursting right now! We can't wait to find out who the lucky girl will be!


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Warren Buffett's stock-picking is usually what makes the headlines, but another business at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B) that launched a year ago could deliver big results in the future.
In 2013, Berkshire Hathaway reported nearly 30% of its $19.5 billion in earnings available to shareholders came from its insurance lines. Yet in April of last year, insurance mastermind at Berkshire Hathaway, Ajit Jain, launched a new insurance business that is already gaining ground against competitors and has drawn high praise from Buffett himself.
The new step forward
In April of last year, Berkshire Hathaway launched the Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance ("BHSI") which principally operates in the excess and surplus line of insurance "with the goal of providing customers with tailored solutions for large and complex risks ranging from natural catastrophes, to securities litigation, to construction liabilities."
And although it is a small part of the broader insurance market, consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers noted in a 2012 report: "Previously seen as the 'wild, wild west' of insurance, the excess and surplus market has become a more and more attractive means for property and casualty carriers to bolster the bottom line," as a result of less regulation and their unique products.
Strong results delivered
All too often, companies will approach new businesses with the grandest ambitions but ultimately the results won't match the lofty goals, however that has not been the case for Berkshire Hathaway. SNL, a provider of market data, reported Berkshire Hathaway grew its excess and surplus premiums in 2013 by 40% moving from $404 million to $560 million.
This far outpaced the industry as whole, which only saw its premiums written rise by 7.6%. AIG, which is far and away the market leader with $4.8 billion in premiums and about 17.5% of the market, actually saw its premiums fall by more than $200 million over where they stood in 2012.
In fact, this strong performance in 2013 was applauded by Buffett in the most recent letter to shareholders, as he said:
"BHSI is led by Peter Eastwood, an experienced underwriter who is widely respected in the insurance world. Peter has assembled a spectacular team that is already writing a substantial amount of business with many Fortune 500 companies and with smaller operations as well. BHSI will be a major asset for Berkshire, one that will generate volume in the billions within a few years."
Encouraging endorsement
The endorsement from Buffett is not one that should be taken lightly, as he is not one to praise individuals or businesses simply for the sake of friendly formalities. His assertion that the volume could be "in the billions" is evidence he thinks the impressive growth seen in 2013 will continue for years to come.
Insurance is often viewed as a stable industry with little room for growth, so to see BHSI has delivered impressive growth already, and to hear that Buffett believes the best is ahead of it is an encouraging reality.
All too often, the insurance business at Berkshire Hathaway is considered simply an afterthought. But this business helps prove there is always opportunity for growth in the cash cow that turned Berkshire Hathaway into the investment titan it is today.


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It's hard to deny that zombies are getting a little hackneyed. They're everywhere these days. They may be called "Infected" or "Possessed" or just the plain old z-word, and they may be supernatural or scientific, but the brain-munching monsters are in every genre, and it sometimes feels like they're in every other game. Even Popcap got into the action with Plants vs. Zombies, so it's pretty easy to get burned out on killing the undead. Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 was released before the big zombie rush and played off famous zombie tropes, so it managed to feel fresh. The title had its fair share of problems, and they're addressed in the sequel, but this time around, Dead Rising 2 has a harder market to break into, with games featuring everything from space zombies to zombies that you fight with a guitar.
Usually, a zombie story is both brief and self-contained, or a complete zombie apocalypse. Dead Rising 2 assumes that zombie outbreaks have such a common problem in life that the undead are used for brutal and disgusting game shows. A group of protestors finds it inhumane to treat former humans like blood-filled piñatas. There's even a miracle drug that prevents zombification, although it appears far from perfect. Chuck Greene is a former motocross star who lost his wife in a previous outbreak and has since spent his time caring for his daughter. Chuck is caught in town when a zombie outbreak occurs in Las Vegas, but even worse, his daughter is bitten and infected and the media is reporting that he is the one responsible for that particular outbreak. With only 72 hours until the military arrives, Chuck has to find a way to prove his innocence, save his daughter, and escape before he ends up an unintended casualty of the zombie infection.
At first glance, Dead Rising 2 is a lot like the original game. The interface is almost identical, and although Chuck moves around better than good ol' Frank West, he's still not a super-agile action hero. The zombies are weak but appear in great numbers, and many of the animations seem quite familiar, especially when the zombies try to latch on to Chuck and bite him. You can still earn experience points (or PP) by defeating enemies and rescuing survivors, so it's a very similar game. Some other interface elements were cleaned up. Fans will be very glad to hear that the radio system has been much improved. Getting a call adds a short info blurb to Chuck's wristwatch/PDA, which can be checked with the touch of a button. You won't receive any more long annoying calls from Otis, which is a blessing to anyone who had to take one of his agonizingly slow calls while surrounded by zombies.
Chuck is a motocross star, not a photographer, and so the photography elements of Dead Rising have been completely removed. Instead, Chuck's focus is on his ingenuity. While Frank West was limited to whatever weapons he could find around the mall, Chuck can make his own weapons. Early on in the game, Chuck finds a workbench. If he brings specially marked items to the bench, he can attempt to combine them. If successful, Chuck will somehow convert two seemingly normal objects into death-dealing monstrosities. The first one we got to see was a rather simple bat combined with a box of nails, which turned it into a spiked bat. Simple and easy, and it heavily increased the killing power of the weapon. Chainsaws plus a rowing paddle let you turn the paddle into a roaring double-sided spear of death. The weapons can get quite silly. Combining jewels with a flashlight allows you to make a lightsaber by focusing the light through the crystals, but my favorite was a combination of a machine gun and a stuffed teddy bear, turning the bear in a bandanna-wearing, gun-using pseudo-turret called Freedom Bear that could mow down zombies in an area.
These weapon combinations are not just useful for their improved killing power. As long as Chuck is using a self-built weapon, he gains additional PP for his attacks. Using a nail bat to swing through a crowd of zombies earns roughly 50 PP per kill. Use a charge attack to swing the bat at full force into the zombie's head, and you'll earn a hefty 200 PP for the kill. This lends an interesting tactical element to the combat. Self-built weapons only have a certain amount of durability, so you'll want to keep a hefty selection of combined weapons on hand. You can only combine these weapons at Chuck's tool bench, which is located near the entrance to the safe room. There may be other tool benches in the game, but they're going to involve a time investment to use, so you'll have to find the proper items and lug them back to your tool bench in order to make a PP-improving weapon. It may sometimes be worthwhile to grab guns or weapons that are lying around the mall, but doing so means that you're sacrificing experience to save time. There are also combo cards that you can find around the mall, and the cards not only tell you the exact combination of items necessary to create a weapon, but they'll also make it more effective.
Time is going to be very important in Dead Rising 2. Just like the original, you've got 72 hours in the infested Las Vegas, and there is a lot to do in that time. Beyond Chuck's main quest, he also has other things to worry about. His daughter needs a daily dose of Zombex in order to stave off her infection, and as you'd imagine, that's in rare supply during a zombie apocalypse. There are also other survivors in the area that you need to rescue. Each survivor has a certain time limit that he or she can stay alive, and it's sure to be a challenge to rescue every survivor while still keeping up with your daily mission objectives. You'll be able to replay the game multiple times with your earned levels, à la Dead Rising, so not every player will get the game's best ending on the first playthrough. Higher levels mean more abilities and more useful attributes, such as extra holding slots for items and more health.
One of the more frustrating elements of the original Dead Rising was dealing with survivors. Their AI was rather awkward, and they didn't react well to anything getting in their way. Since survivors are back in Dead Rising 2, one has to hope that their AI has improved. I only encountered a few survivors in my brief trip, but they seemed to react a lot better to Chuck's instructions than they ever did to Frank's. They handled themselves in combat more competently, quickly moved where I told them, and perhaps most importantly of all, they seemed to have a much more lenient hitbox when it came to weapons, making it a lot harder to accidentally kill them when you're trying to smack zombies away from them.
The AI also seems to have improved, although it will be tough to tell how much until we can see how it handles a large crowd or hectic situations. Your eventual goal with a survivor is to lead him or her back to the vent that leads to the safe room, exactly as in Dead Rising. The good news is that this vent is at ground level, so survivors won't be queuing up at an awkward ledge that they don't know how to handle.
Dead Rising 2 is pretty much a direct sequel to Dead Rising. The gameplay mechanics are mostly identical but have been cleaned up and smoothed out. The same basic ideas are in play, and if you've played Dead Rising, you have an idea of what Dead Rising 2 is going to involve. There are enough new gimmicks and features to keep things interesting. The absolutely obscene amount of different combo cards means that you're sure to spend a lot of time trying out different weapon combinations. The game retains the time-based challenges from the original game while still allowing players who just want to kill zombies a chance to screw around. The game is also set to feature co-op and multiplayer modes, although we didn't get a chance to try those during our demo. It's hard to get a more straightforward sequel than Dead Rising 2 looks to be, with more of the same gameplay and a few new and improved features.
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Adam Gopnik and A Hazard of New Fortunes
From The Christian Science Monitor:
The essay "A Hazard of No Fortune" wrings the requisite amount of humor out of the search for a habitable space in New York. Gopnik notes that looking for an apartment in New York is "potentially fatal, like scaling Everest." Adding an interesting literary twist to what seems to be an entirely contemporary real estate horror story, Gopnik harks back to the forgotten "A Hazard of New Fortunes," a William Dean Howells novel, to prove that looking for an apartment in New York was every bit as traumatic over a century ago as it is today.


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Triona Mint Leather Detail Hoodie
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The business moves from Dare whose swan song was quite a nice ad featuring politician John Prescott.
Mother, which seems to have been a bit quiet recently, remains a big player in both London and New York and has beaten off some stiff competition for this one including Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Wieden + Kennedy.
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China: By Journalists Eyes X: Qing Hai Province - The First Night In Xi Ning
We are 6 hour of flight from our destination. In the capital of Xi Ning we landed about 8pm, dark and completely new types of faces welcomes us. At the airport is to know that here live totally different nationality than on the east. They have darker skin bigger cheekbones, narrower and bevel eyes, women with woven braids somewhere up to their waist. I am excited and look forward to what's next.
We are in the bustle of the city, which has noting more common with the Beijing than a few tall buildings and some neon lights here and there. Otherwise it looks quietly, quietly, sleepily, the streets are half empty. Hotel, where we will stay, but again does not disappoint us - a modern, luxury, glass, marble, detailed trim. Definitely not worth the time and probably is also the only of its kind.
Right at the reception we dealt drugs against mountain sickness - we is at an altitude of about 2500 meters a.s.l. and the risk that we might have a health problem. We wonestly swallow pills, later we have organized dinner but we are look forward for nothing more than to wander the night Xi Ning.
We go down Main Street toward the river, which crosses the city. It was after 10pm, but the streets relatively live. We pass various businesswoman who are on the sidewalk spread their goods (beads, trinkets, toys, etc.), stop at the painter cartoons and Hungarian colleague is allowed to perpetuate. Figure it is the equivalent of about 40 crowns.
We're the only "white" and it's a lot to know. People stare at us intently, stopping us, shout, show each other the finger and brave and is trying to touch us. A group of men, we took a lot, even sticks to us and scans our every move. It's high time to stop somewhere and shake them down - after all we don't know the local conditions and culture and I´m afraid.
After a while we come to the street, surrounded by a kind of snack bars with adjacent outdoor gardens. Sit at the first free, of course, plastic table and waiting for service. It comes with a tight woman faces and colourful scarves on their heads, trying to hide the excitement of such a visit. We order a beer - we can say it in Chinese - so "pi-ďo" and we are looking for refreshment. Waitress but frowned moves the head and also her forefinger, and we understand that here it is waste to wait for beer.
Thanks and we are going to the next one, actually to the neighbours in the belief that we succeed with our demand. This time man we will come to serve, the rest of the family watches from the shadows of our buffet. We will try it again "pi - do". Tall Chinese with a turban on his head gestures that it is not in his offer, but he is more enterprising than the neighbour and keeps repeating "cha" "cha" ... wants to give us tea. Not that just hit our taste and mood, so we try to find out what else we could get to drink. Communicate but is impossible - absolutely does not work in English and Chinese and even the basics of one of our colleagues is not enough - in the Qing Hai harsh dialect is spoken. Efforts to reach an agreement to attract more people to our table, he looks here are two women and a boy. Attempts keep continue - Fanta? Cola? Chinese smile after a while, whispers something the young boy and he as a rocket fired into the unknown where xi-Nin night. Gestures indicate to us whether we sit and wait. Those less resistant of us swivel for tea in the end.
Women disappears for a showcase of their shop, we can see them casting a kettle and prepare the glass. The man remains firmly stand by our table. He doesn´t need to speak with us, but he looked at us as to animals in the zoo. When viewing images in the camera, calmly shoves his head between us and he made part of the spectator. Women bring snacks in between. I resisted, before fellow land a tall glass full of some floating plants and dried fruit. It does not look bad, but when you swallow the first sip, mop they face. The Chinese are smiling lightly. Out of curiosity and taste brrrrr - nothing sweeter in life I had in my mouth, tea flavour is zero, just horribly sugary water with bits of vitamins.
Suddenly in the distance we can see running boy who disappeared a few minutes ago. Breathless stops at our table, holding triumphantly chocolate milkshake from McDonald's. We do not understand. We started laughing. They do not understand nor our hosts. What is wrong? What our gesture in them the impression that we have a craving for a milkshake, decipher or later one of us. Anyway, we felt incredible gratitude and humility. Those people are trying to do literally what we saw in the eyes, although it was slightly odd look. And we have forgiven them and that when paying our purses crowded around and stared into them as into a well. Later we learned that staring, peeking, scanning, touching of strangers and lack of respect for the intimate zone.... it is all natural for local people and they do not consider it as nothing improper or indecent.
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There is a wide array of benefits and advantages to installing garage overhead storage products. You will be able to make much better use of your space, while clearing up unnecessary clutter. Additionally there are no trade offs you need to make in return, and you can accomplish everything you'd like for a low cost. Be sure to make your choice based on your needs and you'll end up with garage overhead storage products that are perfect for what you're looking for
One of the great benefits to these storage systems is that they are very versatile and functional. You can really store many different items, which will help you clear up the floor in your garage once and for all. It will also enable you to move items from other areas of your home into the garage where they belong, therefore improving your living space.
Many people use overhead storage units for bicycle storage. It's easy to hang them from many different styles of shelving or hanging units. Some overhead products are made specifically to hang bicycles, while others can be used just the same to hang them up.
Another great benefit to these products is that many of them come with an automatic lift system. This makes it easy to store heavy and large objects overhead where they are out of the way, while still enabling you to easily access them when you need to. Of course, many systems don't move or lift, and instead are stable overhead racks or shelves. Therefore you really need to think ahead of time for what you will be storing, how easily you'll be able to move everything and how accessible you need it to be.
In addition to these benefits and many more, there are some other important things that you'll have to think about. For example, you need to consider the budget that you're working with. Spending a few hundred dollars will enable you to get most garage overhead storage products. However, if you're looking for more complex or heavy duty gear, or if you need multiple units, you'll need to be willing to spend more.
Installation shouldn't be difficult but considering the location of the solutions that you'll be using, you may want to consider getting some help to complete the job. You need to make sure everything is secured properly so that you don't have a costly and dangerous accident down the line. Finding the exact location that makes sense for the product may also be a bit tricky, so remember to plan accordingly and to get help if you need to.
There are many different benefits to garage overhead storage products, including that you get to clear up a lot of clutter without losing anything in return, and there are different products to store many different items. It's one of the easiest ways to utilize your garage space more appropriately and fully, and many homeowners now pursue it.
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Garage Organization - Cabinets For the Garage and Closets Are Two Very Different Things!
You finally come to the realization that your garage is a mess and need to do something about it. Congratulations, acknowledging that you have a problem is always the first step. Now what? You decide that adding cabinets to the garage will provide much needed storage and allow you to put things away so that the entire neighborhood doesn't have to see all your stuff every time you open the garage door. Excellent. Step two: come up with a plan. Now what?
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Where do you go to get cabinets for the garage? How about going to you local home improvement store to see what they have? Good idea! However, when you get there you are overwhelmed by the choices; metal, wood, resin, etc. But then something hits you; if you buy these cabinets, you will have to put them together. And due to the fact you are handy-man-challenged, as you don't know the difference between an open ended wrench and a claw hammer, you decide to scratch this idea. Now what? Suddenly, a watermelon sized light bulb appears over your head and now everything becomes crystal clear.
A couple months ago you remembered that you remodeled your closet and had a professional closet organization company come in and install cabinets. Heck, why don't I just call them and have them install cabinets in my garage as well? A sense of calmness comes over you, as you believe this would be the perfect answer to your garage cabinet question...or do you? You go out to XYZ-closet-company.com to check it out. Perfect! As you review their website you even see pictures of their cabinets in the garage. Perfect, problem solved...or is it?
Garage organization is one of the fastest growing segments in the massive home improvement industry, accounting for multi billions every year. And the closet industry companies have been installing cabinets in the garage for over twenty years. They closet companies were really the first industry to start to focus on organizing the garage. So who better to help with my garage organization than the closet companies, right? I can answer that question with another question, would you order Mexican food at a Chinese restaurant? Of course not. Then why would you have a closet company install closet cabinets in your garage? The obvious answer is to hire a company that focuses on the garage and builds cabinets designed for the garage...a garage organization company.
So allow me to elaborate on the benefits and differences between closet cabinets installed in the garage and custom cabinets designed specifically for the garage. And while there are exceptions to every rule, for the most part, the following information is true about most large franchise based closet organization companies. First, most closet companies install knockdown cabinets. (When you think of knockdown cabinets, think of buying your cabinets at Ikea and then having to assemble them yourself). This means they buy standard size cabinet pieces from the franchise mother ship, inventory the pieces at their shop and then build them at the customer's site. This is fine when your garage layout allows for standard, cookie cutter size cabinets; i.e. 7 feet high by 3 feet wide by 18 inches deep.
However, if you want to have cabinets run the entire length of your 21 feet, 7 & 1/2" wall, and you want all the cabinets to be exactly the same width. Also, because of the garage door rail toward the front portion of the side wall, two of the cabinets will need to be 6" smaller in height. So now what? You can have the closet companies use their knock standard size cabinets and have almost 20" of wasted wall space and lose about 6 cubic feet of internal storage space. Or you can contract with a garage organization specialty company to have custom cabinets built 43 & 1/4" wide, with two of the cabinets 6 inches shorter. A perfect fit. Also, knockdown cabinets are assembled with cam and post screws, again think Ikea. Custom cabinets are built to order based on shape, size color designed. The cabinet box is permanently constructed with screws, nails and glue. So you don't have to worry about the boxes eventually coming apart or loosening with normal wear and tear and/or vibrations.
Next what about the materials that the cabinets are made from? Most closet companies install cabinets made from 1/2" or 5/8" particle board. This is fine for cabinets installed inside the house, in a 75 degree climate controlled environment that holds shirts and sweaters. However that's not the garage. The garage is normally the hottest and/or coldest area of the home, as there is normally does not have air conditioning or heating. Also, the garage has to deal with a lot of moisture in the air due to rainy conditions. Also, these cabinets will need to hold heavy paint cans, various tools and tool boxes, plumbing and electrical supplies, 50lb bags of lawn fertilizer and pool chemicals. Items you normally don't store in your bedroom closet. Custom cabinets built for the garage are normally built of 3/4" or 1" industrial grade melamine. These cabinets normally have full and solid backs and reinforced shelves that can hold around 100lbs per shelf. My point is that closet company cabinets are not designed to handle the heavy loads, varying weather conditions and the rugged conditions of the garage. Custom cabinets from a garage organizational company are designed specifically for the garage.
So if you are in the market for cabinets for your garage, consider hiring a company that specifically has cabinets for the garage, a garage organizational company. And if you need cabinets to hold some blouses, socks and ties, call a closet organization company. And if you want some good Mexican food, go to a Mexican restaurant.
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OrganizIT! Inc, is a Chatsworth based company that provides organizational products and services for the garage. Operating since May of 2006, OrganizIT! is one of the fastest growing garage organization companies in the Los Angeles area. OrganizIT! is a full service garage organization company that focuses on providing a high level of professional service. OrganizIT! carries products from the leading manufacturers in the garage organization industry such as; SwissTrax garage floor tiles, Tuffrax overhead garage racks, Schulte and Racor garage accessories and HandiWall slatwall.
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After 20+ years in Corporate America in outside enterprise sale/marketing/management for companies like; Symantec, Unisys, Logica, Lanier, Gus started OrganizIT! Inc. Gus has appeared on TV programs about garage organization on NBC, HGTV and KCAL9. Gus published numberous articles on garage organization and has recently been featured in new book, "Big Book of Garages", by Tina Skinner. You can contact Gus at firstname.lastname@example.com or 818-232-7683.
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Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation in Norway, Volume 4
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Opening address (K.O. Gilje). List of Contributors. In the Beginning (F. Lied). The early marine geophysical investigations on the Norwegian continental shelf (M.A. Sellevoll and Y. Kristoffersen). Norwegian exploration and production in a global context (K.J. Chew). Strategies and techniques for exploring the remaining hydrocarbon potential of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (R.M. Larsen, E. Syrstad and J. Vollset). The Norwegian Central Graben - potential and pitfalls (M.B. Gowers). From the Chalk to the Palaeozoic, the new frontier in Central Graben exploration (C.E.J. Needham and L. Jacobs). Local tectonics and effects on sediment distribution within the Eldfisk Field (J.E. Brasher). Petroleum exploration in the Ula Trend (H.M. Bjørnseth and J. Gluyas). Exploration trends in marginal basins - from Skagerrak to Stord (S. Sørensen and O.H. Tangen). Exploration trends in the northern North Sea (60-620N) (G.Ø. Knag, D. South and A.M. Spencer). Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic reservoir rocks in the Tampen Spur area, Norwegian North Sea (J.P. Nystuen and L.-M. Fält). Exploring stratigraphic traps: an example from the Upper Jurassic in Block 33/9, the Norwegian North Sea (S.A. Ghazi and W.J. Schmidt). Jurassic reservoirs; field examples from the Oseberg and Troll fields: Horda Platform area (J.R. Johnsen, H. Rutledal and D.E. Nilsen). Exploration trends of the Halten Terrace (J.-O. Koch and O.R. Heum). Exploration trends in the Southern Barents Sea (D.J. Stewart, K. Berge and B. Bowlin). Hydrocarbon potential of the Bjørnøya West Province, western Barents Sea Margin (E. Rasmussen, P.H. Skott and K,-B. Larsen). Integrated basin modelling for maturity predictions in the Bjørnøyrenna Fault Complex (M.A. Stephenson, C.G. Guargena, W. Fjeldskaar and J.K. Michelsen). Structural-tectonic zonation and evolution history of the West Arctic metaplatform, Russian Barents Sea (E.A. Ignatenko). The Barents shelf investigations main results (Ya.P. Malovitsky and V.N. Matirossyan). History of tectonic models on the Norwegian continental shelf (R.H. Gabrielsen and A.G. Doré). Advances in prestack depth migration (D.W. Hanson, M. Boyd, S.S. Wang, W.S. Harlan and T. Cavanaugh). Nonmarine sequence-stratigraphic concepts and application to reservoir description in the Statfjord Formation, Statfjord Field, northern North Sea (J.C. Van Wagoner, Ø. Hostad and C.M. Tenney). Remote sensing methods in offshore exploration (B.M. Sæther et al.). The role of the Airborne Laser Fluorosensor (ALF) and other see page detection methods in exploring frontier basins (A. Williams et.al.). References Index. Subject Index.
This conference was arranged by the Norwegian Petroleum Society in order to commemorate the first 25 years of exploration on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Sixty papers and posters were presented of which 25 have been selected for this volume.
Since the start of exploration activities during the mid 1960's the North Sea has not only proved to be one of the main petroleum provinces in the world, but has also established itself as an excellent laboratory for geoscientific research and application. This development has been stimulated greatly by the openess towards exchange of technical data encouragement by the Norwegian authorities.
The objective of this book is to assess the results of 25 years of exploration in Norway. It focuses on lessons learned from past experiences as well as considering future challenges facing geoscientists in the industry (relating to both exploration and exploitation activities). Included, are papers which assess the status and future trends of exploration in the main geological provinces on the Norwegian Continental Shelf from the Central Graben in the south to Svalbard and the Russian Artic in the north.
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One third maturation is sherry hogsheads and the remainder in American oak, a exquisitely sweet and spicy contribution.
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The last beauty box review for the year and this time it is all about cruelty free subscription service Little Known box. The aims showcasing new, emerging and Indie brands including those that are natural, organic and with free-from credentials. Little Known Box also launched their first vegan edition in October too.
You will receive five to six products each month and they will be full or trial sizes. You can subscribe for 3-6-12 months or they also sell previous and one off boxes in their online boutique. I was sent the October "Super Natural" box to review and here is what was included:
The Konjac Sponge co Pink French clay sponge – I have written about my love for these sponges many times now. Perfect for a gentle daily exfoliation, they can be used with a cleanser or on their own for the most sensitive skins. They are made from the roots of the Konjac plant and are completely biodegradable, I just pop mine on the compost heap when I am finished with them, they last around three months. This is the Pink French clay version which is gentle for irritated skin.
Kitenest Lip balm – This is a new to me brand and I received the orange flavour and it smells delicious. It is a love lip balm, a nice texture and very softening.
Argan oil from Simply Argan – Another product I have been talking about for a long time, Argan oil is a wonderful plant oil that can be used on face, body and hair. This little is a great size for travelling and I love the pump container.
Urban Veda soothing Body scrub – I tested this product as part of the Green Parent magazine awards where it won a gold award and it is lovely and gentle. It smells really beautiful, sandalwood and lavender and peppermint are a few of the essential oils. Importantly this scrub is microbead free, so won't pollute the oceans.
PHB Ethical beauty lip pencil – I really like PHB products, they have some really nice everyday staples and the price point is always good. I received a peach lip pencil which has a pretty colour for Autumn or spring.
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David Sheff is an American author of the New York Times best-selling books "Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy" and the memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction. Wikipedia
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David Sheff is the author of Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction and his latest, Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy.
Beautiful Boy is an award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller that recounts Sheff's harrowing struggle to help his son Nic overcome his methamphetamine addiction. Following its publication, Sheff met countless people struggling to prevent drug use and abuse and survive addiction - their own or a loved one's. These encounters led Sheff on a ten-year mission to determine why America is losing its war against drugs and so many of its children in the process.
His search culminated with Clean, a myth-shattering look at drug use and treatment. Based on the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, Clean's premise is that drug use is preventable and addiction is a preventable, treatable disease. Sheff rejects the stigmatization of drug use and calls for a new approach that treats use and addiction for what it is: a health crisis that is costing America $600 billion a year (in healthcare costs, crime, lost productivity, and more) and killing 350 people a day - more than any disease other than cancer and heart disease. This revolutionary work offers clear and cogent counsel for parents, schools, and communities, as well as addicts themselves.
David Sheff frequently speaks to schools, community groups, and conferences devoted to understanding mental health about effective methods to prevent drug use and abuse and about addiction on high school and college campuses. He argues that by addressing addiction, we take serious action against a host of other problems created and exacerbated by addiction, such as gun violence, domestic abuse, and any other mental illness-related issue. His ongoing research and reports on the science of addiction earned him a place on Time magazine's list of the world's most influential people.


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The Academy of Country Music today announced that country music superstars Rodney Atkins, Dolly Parton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood will perform as part of the 43rd ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. The ceremony honoring country music's top talent and the industry's hottest emerging talent will be broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18th, 2008 at 8:00 PM LIVE ET/tape delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
Last year's Top New Male Vocalist winner, Rodney Atkins is nominated for six awards including Top Male Vocalist. He is also nominated for Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Watching You" and Album of the Year for If You're Going Through Hell. In addition, Atkins received nominations for writing "Watching You" and for producing the accompanying album.
The legendary Dolly Parton will also hit the stage at this year's show. Throughout her illustrious career, Parton has been nominated for 40 Academy of Country Music Awards and has won 8. She is currently celebrating the release of her latest album, Backwoods Barbie, Parton's first mainstream country album in 17 years.
Multi platinum-selling duo and former Top New Vocal Duo winner Sugarland is nominated in four categories including Top Vocal Duo, as well as Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for the #1 single "Stay." Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush both received nominations for producing the track and video, and Nettles for writing the single. The duo releases a third album in September and will debut a new single in May.
This year Taylor Swift received three nominations, which include both Top Female Vocalist and Top New Female Vocalist. She also received an Album of the Year nomination for her self-titled album Taylor Swift. Swift is currently on tour in support of that album.
Carrie Underwood is nominated for Top Female Vocalist. Last year, she took home this honor as well as Album of the Year for Some Hearts and Video of the Year for "Before He Cheats." Underwood has recently announced plans to extend her sold out Carnival Ride tour through June 2008.


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If you know the name Emily W. Sunstein at all, it's most likely because you've read her award-winning and incredibly influential biographies of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter, Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. Both were beloved and very well-received upon publication: Of her 1989 book Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality, The New York Times wrote, "As biographers of women, we must, as Ms. Sunstein has done, ignore old reputations and, by means of our revisionary work, become the belated daughters of mothers long dead and long betrayed by history."
Today, Sunstein again gets a mention in The New York Times -- in her obituary, in which it mentions that the 82-year-old revered biographer and literary critic was, in fact, born on April 28, 1924, in Dallas as Emily Weisberg and that she lived here till she went to Vassar College. Indeed, her Texas roots were on display in The Times, again in '89, when she reviewed Ann Richards' autobiography. Sunstein died Saturday in Philadelphia, where she had lived most of her life as a revered and influential political reformer. --Robert Wilonsky
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Veterinary and human epidemiologists continue to be concerned about periodic occurrences of Salmonella Heidelberg. At the 2018 Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Annual Conference, USDA Veterinary Epidemiologist Jason Lombard updated attendees on the latest outbreak of the disease, which caused infections in both humans and dairy calves.
Lombard said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on the multi-state outbreak. In total, 56 people from 15 states were infected with 17 hospitalizations and, fortunately, no deaths. About a third of the cases were children younger than 5 years old.
About two-thirds of the affected patients reported contact with dairy calves or other cattle. Some of the ill people interviewed reported that they became sick after their calves became sick or died.
Follow-up investigation on the affected case farms showed that all of the farms had purchased cattle from outside sources. A USDA Info Sheet on Salmonella Heidelberg in dairy calves notes that calves acquired from dealers, sale barns, auctions or markets are more likely to succumb to Salmonella Heidelberg, due to transport stress and exposure to other animals that may be shedding the organism.
"Farms whose calves traveled more than 50 miles were at greater risk," noted Lombard. He said herds that acquire calves from outside sources should purchase them from trusted suppliers; minimize travel distance; confirm passive transfer of immunity (IgG>10g/L); and ensure that transport vehicles are washed and disinfected between groups of calves.
Lombard shared that fellow veterinarian Don Sockett with the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has noted Salmonella Heidelberg is one of the most brutal calf diseases he has ever seen. Sockett has investigated many on-farm cases of the disease, and told him calves can die within 4 to 8 hours of clinical disease signs, with some dying before showing any signs at all. "This underscores the importance of hygienic on-farm practices to protect human health," said Lombard.
The CDC offers the following advice to prevent human contraction of zoonotic diseases like Salmonella Heidelberg from animals:
- Always wash hands thoroughly with soap and water right after touching livestock, equipment for animals, or anything in the area where animals live and roam.
- This is especially important to do before preparing or consuming food or drink for yourself or others.
- Adults should supervise hand washing for young children.
- Use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available right away.
- Use dedicated shoes, work gloves, and clothing that you only use when working with livestock. Keep these items outside of your home.
- Do not eat or drink in the areas where livestock live and roam.
- Do not allow toys, pacifiers, spill-proof cups, baby bottles, strollers, or similar items in livestock areas.
- Wash hands after removing any clothes and shoes you wore while working with livestock.
- Work with your veterinarian to keep your livestock healthy.
- If you think your livestock are sick, talk to your veterinarian as soon as possible and take extra care to wash your hands after working with the animals and use separate clothes when caring for them.
- Children, adults over age 65, and people with compromised immune systems should limit their contact with sick animals.


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If you start to feel extremly anxious, displaying signs of nerves every time you have to attend a public event, you are not alone. Social anxiety disorder affects millions of people around the world. In fact after after drug abuse and depression, it is the next most common mental disorder.
Social Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
There are mild cases of this and there are much more severe cases, where it is difficult to even leave the house. There is also a difference between people who are shy and nervous to stand up and give a talk in class or in a meeting, and those who have to mingle with others at a social event.
The symptoms to look out for
- anxiety and avoidance of social situations
- more severe physical symptoms like a racing heart beat, sweating and trembling.
- most people don't like talking on the telephone, especially in public.
- a lot of people think they are being watched by strangers, and are constantly thinking what others are thinking of them.
- they fear being the center of attention
- some people even fear drinking or eating in public.
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As a child, you would probably fear being called on for an answer from the teacher. As an adult, you avoid going out to lunch with your colleagues. You will probably pretend that you are working on an important project. You will stress out when it came time to attend a staff meeting, especially when you know that contribution is expected of you.
Most of the time, this is left untreated, and it will affect one on a daily basis during school and work. People with this disorder also struggle with relationships. Most of the time, people don't even realize they have the condition, but the sooner it is treated the better.
What are the Causes?
- Genetics - children develop traits from parents, such as shyness. It has also been said that parents who are more critical or overprotective will also develop this type of anxiety.
- Social experiences - kids who had bad experiences are more likely to develop social anxiety. This could include neglect by their peers or bullying. Often this starts in the teenage years, but it could also start later than that.
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Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment
There are many different treatment options available here. Some people go through the whole range, and still don't feel completely comfortable. However, since new treatments have hit the market, one can definitely see the improvements, and even if one does not fully recover, someone with the disorder will feel a lot better than before.
It is also important to remember that the patient has to play his or her part. Nothing is going to happen overnight and there is no magic wand that any psychologist can wave, which will improve the condition.
Treatment options available:
- Social Anxiety Medication - different medication is available which will be prescribed by a psychiatrist, depending on the severity of the condition. Usually this is an anti - depressant. One can also take something which which will help with the physical symptoms, such as the racing heart beat, and this will just calm you down.
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- Psychotherapy - talking to a psychologist or a therapist who is trained to deal with social anxiety is helpful. However,some people will argue whether it is worth paying someone to listen to your problems. This is why you have to search around for someone who is going to do you some good.
- Cognitive Restructuring - CBT is where the therapist will work with the patient at working on the negative thoughts that have been built up in their mind. They will help them change those thought patterns around. Since this form of therapy was developed, great improvements have been seen.
Where to Start
If you feel like you have any of these symptoms, make sure you get diagnosed first of all. They may give you a social anxiety test - find out where to go from your family doctor. You may feel you want to put this off, but if you don't make this a priority then your life is going to be affected.
The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale test is the best and most acurate way of testing yourself to find out how badly affected you may be. This isn't just another internet test, but it was designed by a qualified and experienced psychiatrist, who also specilializes in the research of this condition. You can find out if you have this on a moderate level, or whether it is more severe, in which case you should seek treatment.
Talk to your doctor about your findings before you think this is the end of the world and about whether you should find a psychologist. You could also find out through the American psychological association. The person that you go to should be qualified and trained in this area. Ask them about their patients and the recovery rate.
You can go to someone every week, but you also have to do the homework. You have to ask yourself if you want to improve, and that is the bottom line.
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Queen Elizabeth launches search for cushion maker at Buckingham Palace
By Danielle Pinkus|
When you're the Queen of England a trip to Country Road for new cushions just won't cut it. Which is why Queen Elizabeth is looking to hire a new curtain and soft furnishings maker for Buckingham Palace. The palace is about to undergo its first major renovation in over 60 years.
According to a job listing posted Monday on the royal website, the successful candidate will need to be ambitious as they'll be working between Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and St James' Palace, working across "more than a thousand rooms, all containing various furniture and furnishings."
You'd assume there'd be a princely wage for a noble duty like re-decorating a palace, but the successful candidate will receive just 22,000 pounds ($35,696) per year plus some benefits and pension contributions.
If you're a soft furnishings maker who's looking to play your part in "conserving and creating magnificent items that will be enjoyed by future generations" you have until the April 6 to submit your application.


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History of Rampart Surveys
Rampart Surveys, Inc. was established in June 1997 by Kevin Lloyd, PLS. Kevin began working in the field of Land Surveying in 1975 and earned his Colorado PLS license in 1990.
Rampart Surveys, Inc. was sold to Eric Simonson, PLS and Russ Wood on January 3rd, 2018 and re-established as Rampart Surveys, LLC. Eric and Russ were both long-term employees of Inc.. Their backgrounds include all aspects of land surveying applicable to our service area. We pride ourselves in providing high-quality service and support to our clients, whatever their surveying needs may be.
We occupy a single office in Woodland Park, Colorado. As of January 2020, Rampart Surveys, LLC has five (5) full-time employees comprised of Eric, Russ as Managing Members and Field Crew Chiefs, Randy as Field Crew Chief (all with field to finish skills), a Customer Liaison/Research Specialist, an Office Manager/CAD Tech, and a CAD Tech/Field Crew member.
Our equipment includes three (3) Trimble GPS systems, two (2) Trimble robotic total stations and two (2) Sokkia conventional total stations, all with electronic data collectors. Multiple computer workstations are networked in the office for data reduction and plotting. Digital data transfer is available by disk or e-mail in AutoCAD Civil3D 2016 format. Field crews are provided with fully stocked 4WD trucks to ensure that they have the ability to complete their work effectively.
Utilizing this excellent team of people and equipment, we have the capability to complete all aspects of boundary surveys and land survey plats, topographic surveys, design surveys, ALTA surveys, preparation of various plats, subdivision layout, preparation of legal descriptions and exhibits for various purposes and minor and major construction staking projects.
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Montreal is named after Mont Royal, a 3-peaked (apparently) hill / mountain / park 10 minutes from my apartment. I've walked past it several times and finally took a hike up today with Jack. Took a bunch of photos which I will process and upload soon. Looks like I'm accumulating a photo backlog.
Weiquan is on his way back to Singapore today. I only knew him as Suqin's friend but got closer when we started chatting and playing games together. The 3 hour time difference could be a pain sometimes but it's way better than the 12 hours difference with Singapore.
With him gone, there's 1 less person to play games with at normal-ish times. Hope all the best for his upcoming interview.


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Is Walmart and WalmartLabs Ready To Take on Amazon?
All eyes in retail (not to mention social media) darted to Walmart, dubbed the world's largest retailer, in April 2011, when it surpassed competitors and forged into the social-commerce sphere by purchasing social commerce start-up Kosmix (now called @WalmartLabs) for a reported $300 million.
The new addition shifted the retailer's focus to e-commerce, which seemed dramatic, considering Walmart had allowed Amazon.com and competitors to shuttle to the throne of online retail space unchallenged years before. Suddenly, Walmart was getting to work creating a hyper-personalized shopping experience.
It looked a savvy purchase, considering that a company called Junglee, started by Kosmix founders Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman earlier, had been successfully sold to Amazon.com in 1998.
Based in Mountain View, California and founded in 2005, Kosmix developed a technology platform — a social media filter–that searches, gathers and analyzes information according to topic in real-time data streams from social media platforms (such as Facebook and Twitter) and delivers the personalized data to users.
At the time of the Kosmix acquisition, Eduardo Castro-Wright, Walmart's vice chairman, said in a press release, "We are expanding our capabilities in today's rapidly growing social commerce environment."
At last, the retailer behemoth made this important (if late) observation: "Social networking and mobile applications are increasingly becoming a part of our customers' day-to-day lives globally, influencing how they think about shopping, both online and in retail stores."
Said Anand Rajaraman, co-founder of Kosmix, of the new venture, "Our work has focused on developing a social genome platform that captures the connections between people, places, topics, products and events as expressed through social media—be it a feed, a tweet or a post."
What better was to upgrade the shopping experience, right? But since then, we'd heard little about Walmart's grand social schema. In fact, comScore reported no traffic to Walmartlabs.com in July (which means it did not reach the 50,000 unique visitors mark) and 65,000 unique visitors for Kosmix.com (visitors to which were redirected to WalmartLabs.com) for July 2011. Thus, we were delighted to spot Nidhi Subbaraman's piece delving into Walmart's social plan and direction in FastCompany.
According to Subbaraman's reporting, by the end of the year shoppers may be reaping the rewards of Walmart's jump into social commerce.
Walmart will seek also to engage with its shoppers and fans on their preferred social networks, she reports, and plans to gather knowledge from customers (and pals in their social networks) to provide gift suggestions to shoppers. It also hopes to offer deals (psst, possibly around the holidays) through social networks, which may be a good reason to start following, she reports.
Lastly, Walmart hopes to enhance the in-store shopping experience by providing information (such as details on products and possibly reviews from a customer's social-networking connections) to shoppers via the smartphones many of them are now carrying. Hm, is there an app in the works, Walmart? The retailer also plans to use information gathered on social networks from people living in close proximity to Walmart stores to inform inventory decisions, added Subbaraman.
But is Walmart really prepared to take on Amazon.com? Time will tell.