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With open weave fishnet sleeves, lightweight stretch and scoop neckline make this bebe dress an edgy take on the little black dress. Try it with a pair of boots and top it off with a moto jacket.
- 92% nylon, 8% spandex.
- Center back to hem: 27" (69 cm).
- Sleeve length: 23" (58 cm).
- Made in USA with imported materials
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S.
Fishnet Sleeve Dress is rated out of 5 by 12.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Excellent fit Love this dress, very sexy!! Fit is amazing:) Good find.
Date published: 2013-01-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by Maur11 from very cute and unique Love this dress! It really is different with the sleeves, which make it so unique! a fun dress, but still can be dressed up!
Date published: 2013-01-20
Rated 4 out of 5 by JZBL from Nice dress! Nice dress! careful not to catch things in the sleeves though! Hugs the body nicely.
Date published: 2013-01-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by Tina90 from Love it!!! Fits like a glove!!!!!!!! Perfect for a night out!
Date published: 2013-01-05
Rated 5 out of 5 by Nena from Love it!!!! Shapes very nice and fits comfortably. Edgy and sophisticated looks. affordable prices.
Date published: 2012-12-26
Rated 4 out of 5 by arkadya from A lot classier then shown here I anticipated this to be a fun addition to my long sleeve LBD collection, and was pleasantly surprised how classy this dress can actually look. I opted to belt it, and wear with hosiery, pumps, and a faux fur vest. It can be worn fairly long, just above the knee. The dress is tight, so it is most flattering for a confident, athletic body.
Date published: 2012-12-10
Rated 2 out of 5 by Lizzy from Great material, good length, a little trashy This dress looked so sexy in the picture I just had to have it, now im regretting buying the dress. Material and length was great on the dress and it fit snuggly (I'm 5'4, 115lbs and i bought a small), i think i could've went for a medium if i wanted to since my hips are a bit bigger(38") and the dress is very snug but small was fine too. I bought the dress for the fishnet arms but found that the holes were a bit large so instead of giving off a sexy look it looked a bit .............meh. I think this dress has potential to look good on larger girls but girls with a small frame, stay clear, you will end up regretting it. I bought this dress at final sale so i'm thinking of cutting off the arms and wearing it with a sweater. I like the length of the dress since its not overly short and i love this type of material so I'll find a way to make it work.
Date published: 2012-12-10
Rated 4 out of 5 by mmccuiston from Sexy dress! I love this dress. I typically feel a bit self conscious when wearing something so tight, however this was very sexy and flattering on. I got so many compliments - from guys and girls. I love all bebe clothes and this definitely didn't disappoint!
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I was talking to my daughter about New Year's resolution--an inevitable topic at this time of the year. Do you have one? Or a few? Stephanie suggested to me to exercise more. She even said that in order to make her happy and worry less for me ( for the long run) is to keep MYSELF healthy. I think this applies to anyone in any stage of life. It was suggested to me that I exercise 30. min. a. day. The key is just 30. min. a. day! This video called What is the Best Single Thing We Can Do For Our Health? is excellent and I think Dr. John wholeheartedly agrees! Preventive medicine is the key! I am going to work on that in the New Year and I will update you if I am even successful for a month! I can also break up the routine into 10 min. and do them three times if I have to. That sounds do-able!
Well, it's New Year's Eve and I am having company over for dinner party to count down to the New Year. I have nothing prepared yet (gasp!). I 'd better get cracking! SO.....this is my LAST post of 2011. I want to wish you a Happy and Healthy 2012!
Well, it's New Year's Eve and I am having company over for dinner party to count down to the New Year. I have nothing prepared yet (gasp!). I 'd better get cracking! SO.....this is my LAST post of 2011. I want to wish you a Happy and Healthy 2012!
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I also want to take this chance to share my top 10 favorite cards of 2011. (not in any particular order). These cards "earned" their right to be my favorites as they are most FUN to make. They may not be the most successful ones (such as winning challenges or getting published-except the last one ), but I learn something special along the way.
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I hope you like them as much as I do! This past year, I have achieved my personal goals, namely, fulfilling my design team work, winning a few challenges, doing guest designs and even getting published!! I do not have any specific card-making "goals" for 2012, but I definitely want to continue to learn, share and create.
Thank you SO much for following up on my blog and give me your feedback tirelessly.
Wish you all the best in 2012!
updated at 6pm: for those who are wondering how my dinner plan is going. Things are under control! I have Salmon Dip, Smoked Salmon, Manhattan Style Clam Chowder, Fish and Chip ( instead of chips, we have Chinese sticky rice!), Vegetable/Fruit Salad, Lemon Squares (that David made)! My friend Linda is bringing her famous Chocolate Cake! We are ready to ring in the New Year!

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The Ravens have cut reserve safety Christian Thompson, according to a league source.
Thompson had just been reinstated by the NFL after serving a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
The Ravens had been granted a roster exemption for Thompson but opted instead to release the 2012 fourth-round draft pick from South Carolina State.
Thompson, whose suspension cost him $112,941 of his $480,000 base salary through the punishment (four $28,235 game checks), is eligible for the practice squad if he clears waivers. He played in seven games as a rookie last season and registered no statistics.
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PARIS (AP) — Pieces of the Iron Curtain's most iconic symbol, the Berlin Wall, are being put up for auction in Paris after being decorated by some of the world's top artists.
Slabs of the smooth concrete that divided East and West Berlin from 1961 until 1989 totaling 60 meters (66 yards) were given to artists including France's Daniel Buren and the late Eduardo Chillida of Spain in the 1990s to be used as canvases.
The result of their unique work is going under the hammer in central Paris on Thursday, under the title "Artists of Freedom."
Chillida's piece — a simple but menacing brown-painted silhouette— is expecting to fetch the most, with estimates of up to 300,000 euros (nearly $400,000).


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The equity markets put on a nifty fireworks display in the first four weeks of the year, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (up 5.8%) and the S&P 500 Index (up 5.0%) turning in their best January performances in nearly two decades. The Dogs of the Dow strategy had an even more impressive showing. An equally-weighted position in the 10-highest yielding Dow stocks at the end of 2012 would have advanced 6.1% in January. If history is any guide, all of this augurs well for the rest of the year. Using the S&P 500 as a proxy for the market, returns have averaged about 7.5% a year since the 1950's. But, in those years with a positive showing in January, stocks gained about twice as much, on average.
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Hewlett-Packard (HPQ –Free HP Stock Report) took the brass ring the first month, advancing an impressive 15.9%. This was the top performance not only among the so-called Dogs, but of all the Dow Industrials. The stock's move serves to illustrate the contrarian nature of the Dogs strategy. HPQ made this year's list largely because of the big tumble it took last year. Investors headed for the exits in 2012 as the computer maker reported steep losses due to writedowns in the second half, sending its shares to their lowest level in a decade. Indeed, its 44.7% drop was the worst among the Industrials. But, because of the decline, and the fact that the dividend was kept intact, it became one of the top-10 highest yielding issues in the DOW and thereby a full-fledged Dog. Although we look for the company's earnings to begin rebounding this year, H-P still has a lot of work to be done, and competition, particularly in personal computers, is likely to remain intense. Most recently, the company announced plans to restructure its Enterprise Services business in Germany. The move includes the elimination of about 1,100 positions and the closure of its site in Russelsheim.
Market enthusiasm has likely been stoked in the wake of competitor Dell's (DELL) announcement that it would be going private. Even more so after Hewlett-Packard opined in a press release that "Dell's ability to invest in new products and services will be extremely limited. Leveraged buyouts tend to leave existing customers and innovation at the curb. We believe Dell's customers will now be eager to explore alternatives, and HP plans to take full advantage of that opportunity." On top of all this, there's been much media speculation over a potential breakup of all or parts of HPQ.
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While we single out HPQ for its outsized advance, let us not forget some of the other puppies who behaved well. Among them Pfizer (PFE - Free Pfizer Stock Report), the world's largest drugmaker, was up 8.8%. Its fourth-quarter earnings improved strongly over the prior year, mostly thanks to a $4.8 billion gain from the sale of its nutrition business at the end of November. But even excluding that one-time item and some nonrecurring charges, the bottom line more than doubled in the period. While Lipitor (which has gone off patent) continues to grab the headlines, improved contributions from Pfizer's newer products and positive news from the pipeline lead us to believe better days are ahead for the company. Notably, key drugs such as Lyrica, Celebrex, and Prevnar 13 all reported double-digit growth during the fourth quarter.
Elsewhere, shares of McDonald's (MCD - Free McDonald's Stock Report) were up 8.0% in January as the restaurant operator reported better-than-anticipated fourth-quarter earnings. While the fast-food purveyor will likely face challenging operating conditions this year, menu innovation, compelling value and convenience, and new and remodeled restaurants should help drive a bottom-line gain of between 5% and 10%. Rounding out the top performers, shares of industrial and financial conglomerate General Electric (GE - Free GE Stock Report), rose 6.1% for the month. Adjusted income from operations for the fourth quarter of 2012 came in at $0.44 a share, a penny ahead of the consensus and $0.02 above our call. All told, the full-year bottom-line tally came to $1.52 per share, a year-over-year improvement of 16%. Profits increased across all divisions: the jet engine branch led the way with a 22% uptick, while oil and gas rose 14%. GE's recent performance is even more impressive when taking into consideration the still-soft global economy and the fact that GE is unwinding certain aspects of its portfolio
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From a historical perspective, January's 6.1% advance for the Dogs of the Dow would be a pretty decent showing when stacked up against most full-year returns. As such, it wouldn't be at all surprising if some of the more conservative readers might be tempted to cash in their chips and sit out the rest of the year. That, of course, is every investor's prerogative, but it would go against the tried and true Wall Street adage of "letting your winners run". While we don't have a crystal ball to consult, even if these stocks only tread water for the remainder of the year, adherents to the Dogs strategy stand to rake in nearly 4% in dividends which should help smooth out any potential bumps along the way.
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So, what exactly is Tegra? It's an ARM-based system-on-a-chip design, with an ARM11 750Mhz processor. The entire SoC seems to be geared towards multimedia processing, as it allows for full HD (1080p) playback, both on the internal display as well as an external one. The GPU also accelerates processing of Flash content, and since slowness in Flash on Atom-based devices is pretty common, this can only be seen as a good thing (we'll ignore the fact that Flash is a pile of crap and should not need GPU acceleration in the first place, but let's not go there again).
This being ARM-based equipment, battery life is mind-blowing (again, if we were to believe NVIDIA): 25 days of music or 10-hours of 1080p video playback on a single charge. Let me repeat that for you: 25 days of music or 10-hours of 1080p video playback on a single charge. Seeing an Atom-based device barely pulls a few hours of normal usage (and does not allow for HD playback at all), this is pretty amazing stuff. NVIDIA also promises that "video games play at up to 46 frames per second", but on whatever game that's based, I don't know. Furthermore, the processor is "always-on", meaning you'll get instant access to your network (cool). 3G, WiFi, and WiMax are all supported.
That's the hardware side of things - what about software? This is an ARM-based design, so regular Windows won't work. That means Linux, right? Well, of course, Linux will work. However, the first actual working device based on this new Tegra 650 platform runs... Windows CE. It's called the Mobinnova élan smartbook, and comes with a custom 3D-ish interface designed by NVIDIA. A short video below, where it plays a 1080p trailer.
Devices based on this new Tegra 650 platform will arrive before the end of the year, at USD 199, but they could be as cheap as USD 99 if subsidised by mobile carriers.


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Interesting. Isn't this called something else than just Neonatura? I think he did a green floral one and this doesn't sound like it. I'll check it out. I like to stock up on shower gels and stuff at Yves Rocher. Some skincare too when I'm poor.
Edit: Stupid me. You *said* Neonatura Cocon. Sorry. Not enough coffee yet. *runs to get a double espresso*.


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Dan Blatt, the Gay Patriot, is a friend of mine. He is a smart conservative and, as you would surmise, gay. So I thought his perspective on President Obama's evolution–maybe the least surprising flip-flop in history–is worth hearing. Here is what Dan had to say today. If you follow the link, you can follow Dan's links to a number of sources:
Judging from my Facebook feed and anecdotal evidence from friends, many gay people today are celebrating their imminent procurement of the Brooklyn Bridge. Expect them to soon increase their down payment toward that celebrated span.
This swoon, to borrow an expression from Jennifer Rubin, "will take up the political oxygen for a while." What exactly will this accomplish save to give gay Democrats, already eager to support Obama, a reason to rally 'round the Democrat? Will Obama do what he didn't do when his party had majorities in both houses of Congress, work the phones and otherwise buttonhole legislators to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – as LBJ did in 1964 on behalf of the Civil Rights Act?
Why did he wait until after North Carolina voters passed Amendment One to issue his statement? Today's comments, quips Christopher R. Barron, Chief Strategist and Co-Founder of GOProud is "cold comfort to the gay couples in North Carolina." Heck, he didn't even cut a radio or TV ad opposing the ballot measure.
He even canceled a scheduled visit to the Tarheel State on primary day.
Wonder if this sudden change of heart had something to do with money. A few weeks ago, Ed Morrissey noted that "Obama remains significantly off of his own 2008 pace of fundraising, and way under the Democratic donation performance of that cycle." And as Dan Eggen reports in the Washington Post:
Many of Obama's key financial supporters are gay–including finance director Rufus Gifford and Democratic National Committee treasurer Andrew Tobias–and the campaign has regularly held fundraisers focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender donors.
A review of Obama's top bundlers, who have brought in $500,000 or more for the campaign, shows that about one in six publicly identify themselves as gay.
It's all about the money, friends.
Obama's self-referential statement included no specifics about what he means to do. It, Philip Klein writes, "has no tangible policy impact — [Obama] still thinks the issue should be left to the states" — pretty much the same position Dick Cheney articulated in the Vice Presidential Debate twelve years ago. And I didn't hear my gay friends singing hosannas then.
Some gay Democrats just need a token gesture to get all googly-eyed about a Democrat. And the White House's waffling words on gay marriage caused much consternation among his gay supporters. Simply put, the president moved to quiet a political firestorm in order to raise some much needed campaign cash.
Indeed, he "stressed that this is a personal position, and that he still supports the concept of states deciding the issue on their own." "But what if," Jennifer Rubin asks, the states "want to ban it?"
She also noted how Obama personalized the matter:
The president said that "at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married." Me personally? There's the cynical Obama still dancing, trying to signal to gay marriage opponents, I suppose, that this is "just" his view.
So, now, we have the president on record supporting gay marriage, but not putting forward any plans to make state recognition of same-sex marriages a reality–not pushing legislation to recognize same-sex civil unions. As on most issues, all we have from Barack Obama is words. And if you really believe he's going to act upon these words, well, there's a bridge you might want to buy in Brooklyn.
What strikes me about Obama's announcement is the naked political calculation that so obviously underlies it. He seems to have calibrated the exact moment when he would gain politically, rather than lose–including, of course, the financial element–by coming out as a supporter of gay marriage. He also calculated how he could fudge his endorsement of gay marriage in such a way as to preserve a fig leaf with supporters who oppose gay marriage, including large numbers of African-Americans. It isn't stupid to engage in political calculation, but isn't it stupid to engage in political calculation that is blindingly obvious to everyone?


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Ech time i make wudoo ,i keep getting this uncomfortable feeling in my vagina and anus.I dont exactly pass wind , but nevertheless , i feel some sort of wind inside the private parts , which do not leave the private parts.Because of this ,should i keep repeating my wodoo.It is very difficult for me , as i continually get this problem , and i do my wuzzu at least 5 timess b4 praying just one of my salats.Does this uncomfortable feeling break my wuzu.?
A person should not stop praying unless he is certain that something has come out of him, He should not pay attention to these whispers because they come from the Shaytaan. Hence al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on him) gave one chapter (of his Saheeh) the title, "One should not do wudoo' based on doubt until one is certain," in which is narrated the hadeeth of 'Abbaad ibn Tameem from his paternal uncle, that a man complained to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that he imagined that he felt something whilst praying. He said: "Do not stop (praying) unless you hear a sound or notice a smell." (al-Wudoo', 134). None of these whispers and thoughts break one's wudoo'.
But if a person is certain that something has come out of him, then in this case his wudoo' is broken. If a person is faced with such whispers, he has to ignore them and assume that he is taahir (pure), because if he thinks too much about this matter, the whispers will persist.
With regard to wind emitted from a woman's vagina, this does not break wudoo'. The Standing Committee was asked about wind being passed from a woman's vagina during prayer. They replied that this does not break wudoo' because it does not come from an impure site, unlike wind that comes from the anus.


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PARIS (AP) — French drug maker Sanofi says its net profit was more than halved in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as mounting restructuring costs and patent losses on key drugs combined to hammer earnings.
Sanofi said Thursday that its net profit was €438 million ($593 million) in the October-December quarter, down from €1.5 billion a year earlier. Sales were flat at €8.5 billion in the quarter. Restructuring costs rose over €100 million to €834 million.
The company blamed the loss of U.S. patent protection on key drugs Plavix and Avapro cost it €1.3 billion last year.
Sanofi warned its core earnings per share could fall up to 5 percent this year, after a 12.8 percent drop in 2012.


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The rise of mega-disasters this century prompted development of engineering solutions for community and infrastructure resilience. ASCE 7-16 will include a new Chapter 6 Tsunami Loads and Effects, drawn from context of the 2011 Japan Tohoku Tsunami and resulting Fukushima Plant disaster. Chapter 6 is a bottom up state of the art design methodology focused on loss drivers, contrasting with other hazard provisions revised ad-hoc over several decades. The tsunami hazards awakening from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, claiming nearly 300,000 fatalities, brought attention to need for broad disaster preparedness of vulnerable populations. In the Post 9-11 Security environment, it pushed efforts to develop methods for all-hazards community and infrastructure resilience using multi-faceted research, performance based engineering and improved standards and building codes. Tsunami and other understudied hazards are advancing now with relatively low cost digitized maps, lidar and geospatial tools used for rapid exposure screening, loss modeling and engagement by the insurance and business supply chain industry. The experience from tsunami, and its seismic and flood components is a useful context for understanding disaster resilience using a lifeline infrastructure engineering framework, to help communities identify and prioritize diverse needs. Recent initiatives include the UN Disaster Resilience Scorecard developed by IBM and AECOM in 2014, and the ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division launched earlier this year. Both support the 2015 UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development ratified one month ago in New York for guiding actions over the next 15 years.
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In our most recent installment of "Doing that wudu that they do so well," we noted the Wall Street Journal's editorial disapproval of the ACLU's hypocritical support for the installation of footbaths for Muslim students at the University of Michigan Dearborn. The Journal unfortunately missed the underlying issue involving the insistence of Islamic groups that taxpayer funds support their religious rituals. It is the explanation for the appearance of the same controversy in schools across the country.
As for itself, the Journal had no objection to public support for the footbaths. It only chided the ACLU for its inconsistency in supporting public funds for the footbaths given the ACLU's otherwise rigid insistence on the complete separation of church and state. In Saturday's Wall Street Journal, the ACLU's Michigan chapter elaborated its position for the benefit of the Journal's readers. Here in a letter to the editor is how the ACLU purported to reconcile its positions:
Contrary to your editorial ("Cleansing the ACLU," Review & Outlook, Aug. 14), the ACLU is steadfast in its commitment to protect the right to free exercise of religion and opposes any establishment of religion. There is no inconsistency whatsoever in the positions we have taken regarding the installation of footbaths at the University of Michigan campus in Dearborn, Mich., and our opposition to a coach-led prayer before a wrestling match. The First Amendment prohibits government from promoting religion; it does not prohibit the government from taking steps to protect health and safety. That distinction, which the Journal overlooks, has been central to the preservation of freedom of religion in this country for more than 200 years.
Kary L. Moss
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The ACLU cites a heretofore unrecognized exception to the separation it otherwise demands. Call it the "health and safety exception" to the establishment clause of the First Amendment. Not surprisingly, the ACLU cites no case recognizing such an exception. I think it's fair to say that no such case exists. Moreover, as far as I can tell, the health and safety rationale is itself mythical. The case of a Muslim student who fell while washing his or her feet in a sink at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College has been cited by the school to support its financial support for the installation of footbaths. But the school has never been able to identify the injurred student. Perhaps he re-enrolled at the University of Michigan Dearborn.
But I urge Christian citizens to avail themselves of the ACLU's health and safety exception to the establishment clause. Here is the argument modified to the case of the wrestling coach. When I don't hear the coach give his prayer before the match, it kills me!
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Baruch College Alumna Cristina Jimenez Participates in Immigration Plan Discussion with President Obama
Jimenez Among "5 From the NonProfit World Who Will Influence Public Policy in 2013"
NEW YORK, NY � February 5, 2013�Baruch College Alumna Cristina Jim�nez is among the labor and business leaders who will meet with President Obama on Feb. 5, to discuss his immigration plan. Other business leaders include those from Goldman Sachs, Yahoo!, Coca-Cola and Marriott.
Jim�nez is the Managing Director of the United We Dream Network, the national youth-led organizing network that promotes immigrant youth access to legal status and equal access to educational opportunities. She is a co-founder of the Network and served as chair of the Board of Directors for the past 2 years. Cristina has organized immigrant youth and workers for the passage of the DREAM Act, comprehensive immigration reform, and pro-immigrant legislation at the local and national level since 2004.
Cristina co-founded the New York State Youth Leadership Council, was an immigration policy consultant for the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy and an immigrant rights organizer at the Latin American Integration Center, now merged as Make the Road New York. She holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from the School of Public of Affairs at Baruch College, CUNY and graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Science and Business from Queens College, CUNY. Her awards include the Queens College's Student Activities Award and New York City Council Proclamation for Outstanding Service to the Latino Community. Originally from Quito, Ecuador, Cristina moved to the United States at the age of 13, attending high school and college as an undocumented student.
Jimenez was recently recognized by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as a leader and among "5 From the Nonprofit World Who Will Influence Public Policy in 2013." Jim�nez was included on the list along with: Bill McKibben, 350.org, an environmental activist and Middlebury College professor; Jim DeMint, Heritage Foundation, former Republican U.S. senator from South Carolina; The Charitable Giving Coalition; and Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 5 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world.� For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/.
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Extended maintenance of Ruby versions 1.8.7 and 1.9.2 ended on July 31, 2014. Read more
scanf for Ruby is an implementation of the C function scanf(3), modified as necessary for Ruby compatibility.
The methods provided are String#scanf, IO#scanf, and Kernel#scanf. Kernel#scanf is a wrapper around STDIN.scanf. IO#scanf can be used on any IO stream, including file handles and sockets. scanf can be called either with or without a block.
scanf for Ruby scans an input string or stream according to a format, as described below ("Conversions"), and returns an array of matches between the format and the input. The format is defined in a string, and is similar (though not identical) to the formats used in Kernel#printf and Kernel#sprintf.
The format may contain conversion specifiers, which tell scanf what form (type) each particular matched substring should be converted to (e.g., decimal integer, floating point number, literal string, etc.) The matches and conversions take place from left to right, and the conversions themselves are returned as an array.
The format string may also contain characters other than those in the conversion specifiers. White space (blanks, tabs, or newlines) in the format string matches any amount of white space, including none, in the input. Everything else matches only itself.
Scanning stops, and scanf returns, when any input character fails to match the specifications in the format string, or when input is exhausted, or when everything in the format string has been matched. All matches found up to the stopping point are returned in the return array (or yielded to the block, if a block was given).
require 'scanf.rb' # String#scanf and IO#scanf take a single argument (a format string) array = aString.scanf("%d%s") array = anIO.scanf("%d%s") # Kernel#scanf reads from STDIN array = scanf("%d%s")
When called with a block, scanf keeps scanning the input, cycling back to the beginning of the format string, and yields a new array of conversions to the block every time the format string is matched (including partial matches, but not including complete failures). The actual return value of scanf when called with a block is an array containing the results of all the executions of the block.
str = "123 abc 456 def 789 ghi" str.scanf("%d%s") { |num,str| [ num * 2, str.upcase ] } # => [[246, "ABC"], [912, "DEF"], [1578, "GHI"]]
The single argument to scanf is a format string, which generally includes one or more conversion specifiers. Conversion specifiers begin with the percent character ('%') and include information about what scanf should next scan for (string, decimal number, single character, etc.).
There may be an optional maximum field width, expressed as a decimal integer, between the % and the conversion. If no width is given, a default of `infinity' is used (with the exception of the %c specifier; see below). Otherwise, given a field width of n for a given conversion, at most n characters are scanned in processing that conversion. Before conversion begins, most conversions skip white space in the input string; this white space is not counted against the field width.
The following conversions are available. (See the files EXAMPLES and
tests/scanftests.rb for examples.)
Matches a literal `%'. That is, `%%' in the format string matches a single input `%' character. No conversion is done, and the resulting '%' is not included in the return array.
Matches an optionally signed decimal integer.
Same as d.
Matches an optionally signed integer. The integer is read in base 16 if it begins with `0x' or `0X', in base 8 if it begins with `0', and in base 10 other- wise. Only characters that correspond to the base are recognized.
Matches an optionally signed octal integer.
Matches an optionally signed hexadecimal integer,
Matches an optionally signed floating-point number.
Matches a sequence of non-white-space character. The input string stops at white space or at the maximum field width, whichever occurs first.
Matches a single character, or a sequence of n characters if a field width of n is specified. The usual skip of leading white space is suppressed. To skip white space first, use an explicit space in the format.
Matches a nonempty sequence of characters from the specified set of accepted characters. The usual skip of leading white space is suppressed. This bracketed sub-expression is interpreted exactly like a character class in a Ruby regular expression. (In fact, it is placed as-is in a regular expression.) The matching against the input string ends with the appearance of a character not in (or, with a circumflex, in) the set, or when the field width runs out, whichever comes first.
To require that a particular match occur, but without including the result in the return array, place the assignment suppression flag, which is the star character ('*'), immediately after the leading '%' of a format specifier (just before the field width, if any).
See the files
EXAMPLES and
scanf for Ruby is based on the C function scanf(3), but with modifications, dictated mainly by the underlying differences between the languages.
The only flag implemented in scanf for Ruby is '
(ignore upcoming conversion). Many of the flags available in C versions of
scanf(4) have to do with the type of upcoming pointer arguments, and are
literally meaningless in Ruby.
n specifier (store number of characters consumed so far in
next pointer) is not implemented.
p specifier (match a pointer value) is not implemented.
In scanf for Ruby, all of these specifiers scan for an optionally signed integer, rather than for an unsigned integer like their C counterparts.
scanf for Ruby returns an array of successful conversions, whereas scanf(3) returns the number of conversions successfully completed. (See below for more details on scanf for Ruby's return values.)
Without a block, scanf returns an array containing all the conversions it has found. If none are found, scanf will return an empty array. An unsuccesful match is never ignored, but rather always signals the end of the scanning operation. If the first unsuccessful match takes place after one or more successful matches have already taken place, the returned array will contain the results of those successful matches.
With a block scanf returns a 'map'-like array of transformations from the block – that is, an array reflecting what the block did with each yielded result from the iterative scanf operation. (See "Block usage", above.)
scanf for Ruby includes a suite of unit tests (requiring the
TestUnit package), which can be run with the command
ruby tests/scanftests.rb or the command
When using IO#scanf under Windows, make sure you open your files in binary mode:
File.open("filename", "rb")
so that scanf can keep track of characters correctly.
Support for character classes is reasonably complete (since it essentially piggy-backs on Ruby's regular expression handling of character classes), but users are advised that character class testing has not been exhaustive, and that they should exercise some caution in using any of the more complex and/or arcane character class idioms.
The impetus for a scanf implementation in Ruby comes chiefly from the fact that existing pattern matching operations, such as Regexp#match and String#scan, return all results as strings, which have to be converted to integers or floats explicitly in cases where what's ultimately wanted are integer or float values.
scanf for Ruby is essentially a <format string>-to-<regular expression> converter.
When scanf is called, a FormatString object is generated from the format string ("%d%s…") argument. The FormatString object breaks the format string down into atoms ("%d", "%5f", "blah", etc.), and from each atom it creates a FormatSpecifier object, which it saves.
Each FormatSpecifier has a regular expression fragment and a "handler" associated with it. For example, the regular expression fragment associated with the format "%d" is "([-+]?d+)", and the handler associated with it is a wrapper around String#to_i. scanf itself calls Scanf::FormatString#match, passing in the input string. Scanf::FormatString#match iterates through its FormatSpecifiers; for each one, it matches the corresponding regular expression fragment against the string. If there's a match, it sends the matched string to the handler associated with the FormatSpecifier.
Thus, to follow up the "%d" example: if "123" occurs in the input string when a FormatSpecifier consisting of "%d" is reached, the "123" will be matched against "([-+]?d+)", and the matched string will be rendered into an integer by a call to to_i.
The rendered match is then saved to an accumulator array, and the input string is reduced to the post-match substring. Thus the string is "eaten" from the left as the FormatSpecifiers are applied in sequence. (This is done to a duplicate string; the original string is not altered.)
As soon as a regular expression fragment fails to match the string, or when the FormatString object runs out of FormatSpecifiers, scanning stops and results accumulated so far are returned in an array.
© 2002-2003 David Alan Black
Distributed on the same licensing terms as Ruby itself
This software is provided "as is" and without any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantibility and fitness for a particular purpose.
scanf for Ruby was developed as the major activity of the Austin Ruby Codefest (Austin, Texas, August 2002).
David Alan Black (email@example.com)
Hal Fulton (email@example.com)
Nolan Darilek, Jason Johnston
Thanks to Hal Fulton for hosting the Codefest.
Thanks to Matz for suggestions about the class design.
Thanks to Gavin Sinclair for some feedback on the documentation.
The text for parts of this document, especially the Description and Conversions sections, above, were adapted from the Linux Programmer's Manual manpage for scanf(3), dated 1995-11-01.
scanf for Ruby is based on something of an amalgam of C scanf implementations and documentation, rather than on a single canonical description. Suggestions for features and behaviors which appear in other scanfs, and would be meaningful in Ruby, are welcome, as are reports of suspicious behaviors and/or bugs. (Please see "Credits and acknowledgements", above, for email addresses.)


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Susan Hilferty, Design for Stage and Film, Tisch School of the Arts, won a 2004 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for Wicked.
Ned Block, Philosophy and Psychology, Fang-Hua Lin, Silver Professor Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences,Sharon Olds, English, and Lai-Sang Young, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, all of the Faculty of Arts and Science, were selected as Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), the oldest and one of the most prestigious learned societies in academia. Fellows are selected annually based on intellectual achievement, leadership, and creativity in their respective fields of scholarship.
Sylvia Serfaty, Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded an EMS Prize by the European Mathematical Society in recognition of distinguished contributions in mathematics by researchers not older than 35 years. The prizes are presented every four years at the European Congress of Mathematics.
Gus Solomons, Dance, Tisch School of the Arts, has been awarded the Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching at the American Dance Festival, which is held each summer at Duke University. This is the premier teaching award at the nation's leading dance festival. Solomons previously received a Bessie Award for Lifetime Achievement, dance's highest award.
Racquel LeGeros and the College of Dentistry have been awarded a four-year grant in the amount of $1.99 million by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As principal investigator, LeGeros will use the grant to develop biomaterials that promote bone formation and inhibit bone loss in osteoporosis.
Dr. John Brademas, NYU President Emeritus, former Congressman, and Rhodes Scholar, was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws by the University of Oxford in July 2003 during ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Rhodes Scholarships. The degree citation praised Dr. Brademas for sponsoring laws in Congress "which gave important support to colleges, libraries, and cultural activities" and for promoting "legislation to help the weak by Federal subventions for those in need." The presentation by Oxford University's new Chancellor, Chris Patten, also hailed Dr. Brademas on becoming "President of one of the greatest of universities" and for " collecting enormous sums of money" for NYU.
Linda Nochlin, Modern Art, Institute of Fine Arts, has been invited to be the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University for 2003-2004. In Harvard's own words, "the Norton chair is the most distinguished visiting professorship in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences." "Poetry" is here interpreted to include literature, fine arts, and music. The six new lectures she will give will be published by Harvard University Press. True to form, Linda has accepted this year long award only for the Spring 2004 semester, wanting to be in New York this fall, when she will be co-teaching with Harvey Molloch in sociology, among other things.


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VILLARREAL, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have arrested the man who racially insulted Barcelona defender Dani Alves by throwing a banana at him.
Police say 26-year-old David Campayo Lleo was arrested, and Spanish media report he worked for Villarreal and has been fired from his role on the coaching staff of one of the club's youth teams.
Villarreal would not confirm the reports about Campayo Lleo's role with the club when questioned by The Associated Press.
Villarreal has banned Campayo Lleo from the team's El Madrigal Stadium for life.
Campayo Lleo faces up to three years in prison if found guilty of charges related to racist provocation.
Alves picked up the banana and took a bite, sparking a social media campaign against racism in support of the Brazilian player.


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ETSU, which now stands at 2-1 on the year, took the first game from the Highlanders, 30-26, before dropping game two, 30-23. The Lady Bucs would fight back and take game three and four in decisive fashion, winning 30-24, and 30-18.
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The Lady Bucs came out to a slow start against VCU, falling 30-17 in game one. The tide turned in games two and three, as ETSU recovered, besting the Rams, 30-27, 30-27, to take the 2-1 advantage. VCU would outlast ETSU in games four and five, securing the match with 30-22, and 15-9 victories.
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The Knicks have won just 5 of their last 13 games and despite really coasting through the first few months of the season they find themselves stuck in gear in January. While mid season struggles are very common (both the 1993-94 and 1999 Knicks had 5-8 stretches) the Knicks need to right the ship. We talked about how much time the team could borrow not too long ago, and it's looking more and more like some serious questions need answering.
They miss Ray Felton. But more than that Mike Woodson has gone away from the successful formula by moving Carmelo Anthony to the 3 spot and by making Jason Kidd the primary ball handler. Earlier, the Knicks were featuring pick and roll down the middle then getting good ball movement to Kidd who would shoot or make an extra pass. Same situation off of Melo post ups. The offense was much more fluid and spaced out for driving and kicking. Prigioni is a pick and roll specialist, he needs to focus on being more aggressive in getting Chandler the ball after getting in the lane. Woodson did say earlier in the year he wanted to save Melo from having to guard PFs, but Anthony has to find a way to grind it out right here. It's obvious the guy is hurt, like last year, but the team simply cannot afford to watch him sit over an extended period.
Felton and Kidd supported each other very well. That's why, for now, it makes sense to start Prigioni as the primary ball handler with Kidd and move Melo back to the 4. The Knicks face young, inexperienced legs coming up in the Hornets and the Pistons and would do well to control tempo. They can't just rely on J.R. Smith's ability to create his own shot. Prigs has to find some sort of chemistry with Tyson Chandler, who seemingly hasn't had one of these in a while.
It's a scary thing to think about but the Knicks desperately miss Rasheed Wallace's rebounding and ability to attempt to stretch the defense on offense. With Wallace on the second unit the Knicks could close more possessions and allow for space. In fact, I think Sheed and Amar'e would work well together in the sense of Sheed stretching the floor off Amar'e pick and rolls. This can also take some minutes away from Melo in the second and third quarters and allow him to rest a bit.
The offense that was so well-structured and balanced, which carried them for so long has sputtered. The space is gone as is the fluidity and rhythm. Shots are being forced and aren't coming very easy. Woodson needs to make the proper line up adjustments and that starts with putting Prigioni at PG, moving Kidd off the ball and putting Melo back at the 4.


text: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden has told the parents of slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology police Officer Sean Collier that he hopes they find some solace in their extreme grief through a large memorial service in their son's honor. Biden told thousands of students, faculty and staff, law enforcement officials from across the nation who had gathered Wednesday to pay respects at Briggs Field on campus that no child should predecease their parents. School President L. Rafael Reif told those gathered that Collier not only had a job at MIT, but also had a life at MIT. As many as 10,000 people were expected on campus for the memorial. They had to make their way through tight security, including metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs ahead of the service. MIT Police Chief John DiFava and members of Collier's family also spoke at the service.


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I understand the thought behing sending Fleury to WBS for the playoffs, and I understand that WBS Pens are there to be USED to make the Pittsburgh Penguins better... but... Looking up stats I see the Dany Sabourin is basically the best goalie in the AHL right now. #1 in GAA, #1 in Sv%, #3 in Wins. It is a shame that the best goalie in the league is going to get bumped right at the playoffs just to give some other guy some more playoff experiance.
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Police arrest seven in alleged Portsmouth drug distribution operation
November 13. 2013 10:00PM
PORTSMOUTH — Seven people were arrested Wednesday and a eighth person is wanted in connection with a drug distribution operation in the Gosling Meadows neighborhood, police said in a release.
The arrests, which included a ninth person police charged with trespassing, were made as part of a ongoing investigation into drug sales in the area, police said.
Arrested were: Persephanie Lesperance, 24, of 229 Raleigh Way, of conspiracy to sell heroin and drug possession, Kayla Crystal, 30, of 2 Winsor Road, of two counts of conspiracy to sell heroin, Sarah Bigelow, 33, of 4 Winsor Road, of conspiracy to sell heroin and breach of bail conditions, Patricia Jones, 42, of 5 Winsor Road, of two counts of selling heroin, Christian Kirkendol, 22, of 2 Winsor Road, of selling heroin and conspiracy to sell heroin, Tyler Townsend, 19, Somersworth, of two counts of selling crack cocaine, and Joseph Gamester, 22, New Castle, of conspiracy to sell heroin.
Police are also searching for Chelsea Glover, 21, who is wanted on charges of selling heroin and violating probation. She is described as white, 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 100 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information about Glover's whereabouts is asked to call their local police department or the Seacoast Crime Stoppers by calling 431-1199 or visiting seacoastcrimestoppers.org.
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Press release via the Nashville Predators PR department:
"Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has recalled defenseman Victor Bartley (VIHK-tohr BAHRT-lee) from Milwaukee (AHL).
Bartley, 24 (2/17/88), leads Milwaukee defensemen and is ranked among the AHL's Top 20 defensemen in points with 26 (7g-19a) in 54 games. He attended Predators training camp this season, but was reassigned to the Admirals before appearing in a game. The 6-0, 212-pound native of Maple Ridge, B.C., tied for 10th among American Hockey League defensemen, and second among AHL rookie defensemen in points (39) in his first season with Milwaukee in 2011-12 after signing as a free agent with the organization on May 24, 2011.
After a three-game trip out West, the team returns home for back-to-back tilts at Bridgestone Arena this Friday vs. the Edmonton Oilers, with a College Night presented by Taco Bell and Hal Gill Growth Chart giveaway presented by BlueCross BlueShield, and Saturday vs. the Minnesota Wild for a McDonald's Family 4 Pack Night. All fans in attendance on Saturday also receive a free souvenir cup courtesy of MAPCO and can stop by a Fifth Third Concourse location to receive a $5 concession stand voucher). Limited tickets are still available and may be purchased at the Bridgestone Arena box office, through all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, nashvillepredators.com and (615) 770-7800."


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How to Generate and Automate Content for Multi-platform, Multi-Display Distribution
Today's consumers of motion imaging content have many options when it comes to service providers and display devices. They may subscribe to on-demand services via satellite or cable operators. PCs and the Internet are now very common sources for content, smartphones and tablets have matured and become almost ubiquitous. This creates many new challenges when it comes to producing and managing content. With this in mind, the SMPTE Regional Seminar is designed to provide crucial knowledge to help participants plan, produce and manage content so it can be effectively utilized with minimal regard to the distribution platform used or the display device viewed.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
We are not overly attentive gardeners. So I am especially thankful for the week+ long downpour that draped the South recently, particularly as our days are right back up in the high 90s now. Vegetables don't adore the high 90s (nor do I). Walking to the garden (our first vegetable garden) every few nights to see what we might snatch for dinner gives me so much pleasure and feels so entirely like how it is suppose to be. It being life. I don't offer that as a social comment as much as I do a personal one. One of the loveliest childhood memories I have is standing in the garden with my sister and my father, picking and eating vegetables. He, with a salt shaker in hand, would take the first bite of a cucumber for us, so that the next (inner fleshy) bite could soak up a sprinkling of salt. I can smell it. My little gardens for now are small, raised, and just precisely what we can manage. I hope that one day, they will be larger, something that we can stand in and amongst. With a salt shaker. How it is suppose to be.
Dinner. I made a pesto sauce for a homemade pizza crust, topped it with mozzarella and sliced tomatoes. I thinly sliced a few zucchinis and layered them onto a hot pan, thinly coated with my dad's olive oil, flipped a few times until a little crispy, then sprinkled with salt. And lemon. It was lovely with the pizza. The eggplant, was just sliced and brushed with oil, sprinkled with salt and dried out in a cooling (from the pizza) oven. It's stored in the fridge now waiting to become part of a pasta dish for tonight. Or maybe moussaka for tomorrow night.
Hello little dinner guest. Growing, beautiful, sweet, schmumkins of a puppy. The walk to the garden is a very nice opportunity for this one to practice not biting my ankles and not jumping on and scratching my legs. Though he practices not doing those things and doing those things with equal enthusiasm.
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Garden goodness.ReplyDelete
Love it!
I share your enthusiasm,
for the pleasure of finding
something good in our own backyards.
It's good to keep it manageable,
so no matter the size, the joy and
appreciation are there.
Look at your gorgeous harvest!
Oh, that's something I miss, having my own vegetable garden. To liitle space in our little patio, though I can try in some pots. I only have some herbs.ReplyDelete
I just came back from a holiday in Italy, the zucchinis, eggplants and tomatoes taste so much better than here!
(p.s. eagerly waiting for your new designs!)
Haha, hi Lisa :) One of them I made, and one my husband made for me. I can't manage to use my mac for it, Eleni does. I usually safety pin my bracelet to a pillow while I'm making it :)ReplyDelete
tamie, he's about 5 months (we think) he was a rescue, so we're not exactly sure, and yes we have Leo who is 8. Handful is right! He's been digging like mad.ReplyDelete
My Summer wouldn't be the same without my vegetable garden. It's small, but just perfect. Ever since my Grandfather and I had a zucchini growining contest when I was twelve, I have to have one.ReplyDelete
My daddy kept a big garden and it was wonderful going out and picking the vegetables you would eat that day. I have lots of tomatoes this year and I'm loving picking and eating them and thinking of my daddy.ReplyDelete
I was late this year for a garden but next year, look out! Of course have to keep it from the deer. Your vegetables look amazing! I'm on the hunt for your flannel. I hope you plan to design more. I love them. Trying to find some for a baby boy.ReplyDelete
I love everything you write about Anna Marie! Fabric. Needlework. Traveling and places you visit. People you meet. Your children and your family. Greece. Your dog. Your garden. Cooking and baking. Random, crazy, real-life things! You name it! I LOVE your blog! Keep it up. You are awesome and I want to meet you some day! I hope you come to San Diego, CA. some time! I missed you at the LA Modern Quilt Guild!ReplyDelete
I saved this post to read again because the vegetables sounded so yummy. And I don't usually like vegetables. :) I love hearing about your cooking because it reminds of the things I ate when I lived in Greece. You rock!ReplyDelete
Hi! I have been reading your blog for a few months and I love hearing about how Cash is doing. We have been putting off getting a puppy because our current dog is 16 years old (Aussie and Golden Retriever mix) and I figured she would not appreciate a pup around at all! However, your story gave me hope that our sweet Emma might find some joy in having a little friend around the house. We are planning to get a puppy soon. Do you have any tips about how you introduced your pup to Leo? ~AnnaReplyDelete
Very nice natural scenery! thanks for sharing the blog.Keep on update the blog.ReplyDelete
Konto walutowe
the vegetables is look so good, i guess it be cucumber tomatoes, and i don know what the grafe is..ReplyDelete
but anyway it is a meal makanan sehat
absolutly great meal style for your health


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Good service seems to be tough to come by these days, particularly in the retail industry.
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According to a review of the 2012 American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) by 24/7 Wall St., America's largest retailers aren't earning high marks with their customers. Discount giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) came in last in the study with a score of 71 out of 100 points for customer service (industry average was 76.6), while CVS, Sears (including K-Mart), and grocery store Safeway also scored below –average marks.
Maintaining consistent, high-quality customer service is a tall order for any sized business, but it can be the deciding factor among customers on where to spend their money.
Poor customer service is often rooted in the attitudes of just a few outlier employees that have slipped through the cracks. The challenge for managers is acknowledging and addressing the negative impact these folks can have throughout the company and curb it. In other words, managers need to be willing to step up and deal with the bad apples that may be spoiling the bunch.
Motivation is Infectious
There are few things worse for managers than having to deal with a poor-performing employee with a bad attitude. Beyond the pain of dealing with human conflict, there are also human resource issues, corporate policies and legal concerns to navigate. As an unfortunate result, far too many managers just avoid dealing with poor performers all together. Taking the ostrich approach will only make matters worse because unresolved problems… well, stay unresolved.
A recent article in Psychology Today by Professor Ron Friedman highlighted a study on the notion of motivational synchronicity. The study conducted by Friedman and his colleagues out of the University of Rochester found that when workers were paired with less-motivated partners, their levels of inspiration and performance suffered. In other words, the bad apples tended to poison the bunch.
"The more people we see expressing a particular feeling, the more likely we are to adopt it ourselves, amplifying it in the process," Friedman explained in the article. When managers have workers constantly expressing negative attitudes it will spread throughout the office and cause everyone to suffer. On the flip side, the researchers found that being paired with a highly-motivated individual had positive effects.
The findings may seem obvious, but they don't seem to be the driving management practice in the corporate world as evidenced by the ACSI findings. It's one thing to know about the ill effects of poor motivation, but it's entirely another to actually do something about it.
The Courage to Offer an Opportunity
All too often, people fall back on sticking with the status quo even if they know it makes them unhappy or isn't working in their favor. There is contentment in familiarity, especially when other prospects look bleak. Many workers across this country are working in jobs they don't like for companies they have no allegiance to. As a result, we have disengaged workers going through the motions while their engaged counterparts fight to pick up the slack. It is a manager's responsibility to step in and identify any "bad apples" and figure out the best way to fix the problem: whether it's firing them or re-shifting their bad attitudes
Firing a worker is one of the toughest challenges a manager will face, but as Friedman's research suggests, keeping a bad employee can have irreversible damage on a company.
Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, was notorious for firing the bottom performing 10% of his managers every year. While the sweeping cuts were controversial, it shows he took the responsibility to maintain a positive environment for those who excelled.
Building up the courage to face a low performer with a bad attitude isn't easy, but the decision to do so should be a no-brainer. In many cases, having them move on will help their career by finding the right employment fit.
As horribly cliché it may sound, it really does only take one bad apple to spoil the bunch. It will be up to managers to decide how long they are willing to let that bad apple rot before reaching in and pulling it from the crate.


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COLUMBIA, SC (TheBigSpur.com) - South Carolina has a new defensive line coach in place before Florida could even announce its hire. Former North Carolina assistant Deke Adams is the new defensive line coach at South Carolina replacing Brad Lawing, who left to take a similar position with the Gators on Sunday afternoon.
The hire of Adams came quickly, about 36 hours after Lawing landed in Gainesville, Fla. for his new position.
Adams served for one season at North Carolina under head coach Larry Fedora. He followed Fedora from Southern Mississippi to UNC after serving for three seasons on the Golden Eagles' staff.
Last year, in his first year at UNC, the Tar Heels allowed 142.7 yards per game rushing the football and gave up 3.6 yards per carry. Defensive tackle Sylvester Williams was selected to the All-ACC team with 42 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, and six sacks.
In 2011, Southern Miss allowed only 112.6 yards per game in rushing, which was good for 22nd in the country. The Golden Eagles ranked second in total defense that season and end Cordarro Law was named first-team All-Conference USA.
Contract figures are not currently known for Adams. Lawing made $300,000 in total compensation for the 2012 season and was scheduled to make $315,000 in 2013.
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Zac Efron: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Appearance
Zac Efron suits up as he appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday (October 5) in Hollywood.
The 24-year-old actor went on the show to promote his new film The Paperboy, which is in theaters now!
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On the show, Zac even chatted about his recent trip to the Philippines.
"We found that the best way to really explore the culture is to actually taste all the food. The first thing we tried is balut' It's kind of a weird thing. What they do is they fertilize the duck egg, and it sort of matures inside the egg," he shared as the host played a video clip of Zac trying the local food for the first time.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
ABC's "This Week" — David Plouffe, adviser to President Barack Obama; actress Eva Longoria, co-chairman of the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas; David Axelrod, adviser to President Barack Obama.
CBS' "Face the Nation" — Plouffe; Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state under President George W. Bush; Dee Dee Myers, former press secretary for President Bill Clinton; Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas; Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio.
CNN's "State of the Union" — Plouffe; Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Don Baer, a former Clinton speechwriter; Michael Gerson, a former Bush speechwriter; former Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis.
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Want to buy your friends and family unique hand-made gifts as well as contribute to a good cause?
Want to buy your friends and family unique hand-made gifts as well as contribute to a good cause? Then stop by the seventh annual Coastal Carolina Clay Guild Holiday Show and Sale at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center.
The pottery sale begins 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, with an artists' reception. Come enjoy hors d'oeuvres, wine and music provided by the Tallis Chamber Orchestra while browsing for that perfect piece of pottery.
The sale will continue 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3.
Many guild members, including well-known potter Hiroshi Sueyoshi, will exhibit and sell their work at the show.
This is the ideal place to add to a personal art collection and to purchase affordable hand-made holiday gifts. Functional pieces including mugs, bowls, plates, as well as sculptural and decorative items, will be for sale.
The show also features a popular raffle where a dollar will buy you a chance to win a piece of pottery. Each artist in the show donates a piece for the raffle.
All proceeds go to Empty Bowls, which helps feed the hungry in Wilmington.
From their love of working with clay, a group of Wilmington potters founded Coastal Carolina Clay Guild in 2007 to share ideas and promote the art and craft of pottery in the community.
The nonprofit organization has more than 100 members including professional potters, teachers and students who reside in coastal North and South Carolina.
Meetings are held in the Pancoe Clay Studio at Cameron Art Museum and a variety of guest speakers are invited to the meetings. Workshops are held each year with nationally known sculptors and potters. Membership dues provide scholarships and grants to members.
The guild has participated in National Craft Week and has been invited to exhibit members' works at the N.C. Pottery Center in Seagrove, Greenhill Gallery in Greensboro, and other galleries in North Carolina.
Members participate in community outreach and donate their work to benefit many community programs including making the majority of the bowls for the Empty Bowls project.
To learn more, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.coastalcarolinaclayguild.org.
Brenda Thomas is treasurer of Coastal Carolina Clay Guild.
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Received the laptop today. Looked good. The outer edge on the lower right corner has a sharp edge where the sections meet, need QA on any sharp edges for kids. Manual leaves much do be desired, but good for turning it on.
Need getting started and full manual on the laptop for when it starts up, allow parent or child to hit the ground running.
Problem with Wireless connecting to WLAN Router. My Router is set to channel 9, OLPC defaults to 1, 6, and 11; as per manual. It took a few minutes to pick up the SSID, but then it connected and worked fine. Need button to re-scan for devices and to change channels.
My son (6) loves it and started working with it as soon as he could get it away from me.


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The St. Louis Cardinals baseball organization has a tentative deal with the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation and the city of Memphis in which the Major League Baseball organization would buy the Memphis Redbirds team and city would buy AutoZone Park.
The Cardinals front office announced the two-part transaction in a press release Friday, Nov. 15, mentioning that the sale of the ballpark to the city hinges on the Memphis City Council's approval.
"On Dec. 3, I will encourage City Council to approve this agreement, which I believe will bring renewed excitement and energy to Memphis and our beloved Redbirds," Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. is quoted as saying in the press release.
The agreement calls on all sides to close the transaction by the end of December, according to the Cardinals organization, which also said Fundamental Advisors LP, the sole bondholder of the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation, will retire the original bonds issued in the late 1990s by the Memphis Center City Revenue Finance Corp.
"Fundamental has agreed to take a significant discount on the original principal amount of the bonds as part of this transaction," reads the Cardinals' release.
The team also quotes Laurence Gottlieb, chairman and CEO of Fundamental Advisors, as agreeing to the deal.
"The time is right to turn the stadium back over to the great city of Memphis, and to leave the team in the hands of the world-class St. Louis Cardinals organization," Gottlieb said. "We will be cheering from the sidelines."
The Cardinals would sign a "long term lease agreement" with the city to use AutoZone Park, and according to the Cardinals press release, there would be a "significant capital investment in AutoZone Park to add features that will significantly improve the overall fan experience." The release does not say who would pay for those features.
That is certain to be among the questions council members ask when they get a presentation on Dec. 3. The council questions could come up Tuesday, Nov. 19, during council committee sessions before any formal presentation. That is the same day the Redbirds and Cardinals organizations are scheduled to present the deal at AutoZone Park in an invitation-only event.
Council procedures call for items to be presented in committee and then voted on by the full council at its next meeting two or three weeks later. That would put a vote on the deal on the agenda for the Dec. 17 council session, its last meeting of 2013. However, the council in the last year has routinely added items from committee sessions to the agenda of its voting meeting later in the same day.
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OAKLAND — Two East Oakland gang members on Wednesday were sentenced to more years in prison than they could possibly live in connection with a 2011 drive-by shooting on a busy East Oakland thoroughfare that killed a 3-year-old boy.
An Alameda County jury in June convicted Lawrence Denard, 29, and Willie Torrence, 25, of first-degree murder in the death of young Carlos Nava and two counts of premeditated attempted murder for wounding two men authorities say were the intended targets of the Aug. 8, 2011, afternoon shooting on International Boulevard at 64th Avenue.
Denard and Torrence, whose attorneys say are innocent, were also found guilty of gun and gang participation charges and charge enhancements. Judge Jeffrey Horner described the evidence against them as "overwhelming, devastating and powerful" and gave Denard and Torrence consecutive instead of concurrent sentences. Denard, the convicted shooter, received 137 years to life in prison, and Torrence, the driver, received 121 years to life.
Deputy district attorney Ben Beltramo argued during the six-week trial that Denard and Torrence sprayed the block with at least 10 shots with intent to kill rival gang members Jerome Williams and Robert Hudson, who each survived their gunshot wounds, as part of a neighborhood gang war.
Carlos, his older brother and their mother had just left a grocery store when the youngest boy, sitting in a stroller, was fatally hit in the neck by a stray bullet.
In letters to the court read aloud by Beltramo on Wednesday, Carlos' mother and grandmother said that they continue to struggle with depression, confusion, anxiety and health problems because of the boy's death. No longer feeling safe in Oakland, they moved out of the area after the killing.
The mother, Maria Teresa Nava, said she feels an "overwhelming sadness that never goes away," and holds on to the good memories of him.
"Thank you to everyone (involved in the case) and I hope to move on from this and help my other children have success in life," the mother wrote.
Denard's attorney, Annie Beles, said that Carlos' death is tragic but so is Denard being sentenced for a crime he didn't commit. She argued at trial that police and prosecutors were so desperate to make arrests in the shocking killing that they used leverage in a weapons case and the promise of victim compensation money to sway two witnesses into falsely identifying Denard as the gunman.
Those two witnesses did not point to Denard as the shooter, however, once in the courtroom, Beles said. She said the defendants, as well as the adult shooting victims, were mislabeled as a gang members by police and the jury reached its guilty verdicts because of cynicism, fear and a dead child.
"It is a disservice to justice to convict a man on this type of evidence," Beles said.
Horner said the greatest witnesses against Denard and Torrence were the defendants' themselves, with their gang tattoos and their jailhouse letters showing a "fixation" with tracking down witnesses to intimidate them into not testifying.
Especially compelling to the judge was a video that Denard filmed 50 minutes before the shooting in which he was talking about rivals and waving a Glock that authorities believe was the murder weapon they never found.
Judge Horner likened Denard in the video to "the angel of death."
Contact Malaika Fraley at 925-234-1684. Follow her at Twitter.com/malaikafraley.


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Photos: Windy City athletes at the Winter X Games
Chicago-area natives Ashley Battersby and Matt Ladley are prepared to take on the mountain--and their fellow competitors--this weekend at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. Battersby is competing in slopestyle skiing and Ladley is a contender in the snowboard superpipe. Want more? Discuss this article and others on RedEye sports' Facebook page.
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