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Celebrating our achievements – Licence Partner Conference and the Annual R&R 2015
The 2015 annual Rewards & Recognition function for Engel & Völkers Southern Africa was held in Cape Town in March 2015. Both events had a particularly impressive turnout of attendees from our offices around South Africa. At the R&R function, the excitement and anticipation of the respective winners of the various categories, was palpable.
Phillip Nieman (Managing Director of Engel & Völkers International) and Simone Soltau (Country Manager for E&V Southern Africa) from the E&V AG head office in Hamburg, Germany, also attended both the Rewards & Recognition function as well as the Licence Partner Conference with all our licence partners.
The Licence Partner Conference was an opportunity for all the existing licence partners around South Africa to network and welcome the number of new licence partners to the fold. As usual, this conference was an opportunity for Craig Hutchison, CEO Engel & Völkers Southern Africa to share the highlights of the past year, the increase in sales, top performances of specific shops and individuals, and to thank and congratulate all the licensees on a very successful year. With Engel & Völkers Southern Africa showing a 30% growth in registered sales over the last year in what is still in general quite a flat property market is quite a remarkable achievement, and the targets have been set to even better this in the coming year.
This management event is also the ideal platform to strategise, introduce and discuss the status of the property market and to map the future and anticipated growth of E&V in South Africa, especially with regards recruitment. The licensees are always encouraged to give their input which is invaluable and this contributes to policies such as planning for innovative new software, training and mentoring of our sales advisors, etc. All our principles and values are reinforced at these licence partner meetings.
As the theme for the R&R was strictly white with a touch of sparkle / bling, this ensured that the event was certain to be fun, light-hearted and custom made for easy conversation and enjoyment.
At the awards ceremony, Riaan van Deventer, Director of Engel & Völkers Southern Africa was particularly appreciative and proud as he thanked all the achievers for their dedication, hard work and commitment.
Many new friendships were made and rekindled and the inevitable networking was sincere and of great value.
The winners per category were:
Agent of the year: Eastern Cape
Brett & Mandy Grant, Port Elizabeth
Agent of the year: Garden Route
Elmari Stander, George
Agent of the year: Gauteng
Cristina Rosa, Waterkloof
Agent of the year: KZN
Jana Vorster, Ballito
Agent of the year: Limpopo & Mpumalanga
Charla du Plessis, Projects
Agent of the year: North West
Theo Volschenk, Potchefstroom
Agent of the year: Western Cape
Jackie de Waal, Kalkbay
Agent of the year: National
Theo Volschenk, Potchefstroom
Bond Origination – Support by Individual Agents
Cherise Ansara, Broadacres
Brand Ambassador
Carl Venter, Potchefstroom
CI Shop of the year
LIPA of the year
Carl Venter, Potchefstroom
Most Exclusive mandates
Francis Case, Simon's Town
Most Listings in 12 months
Theo Volschenk, Potchefstroom
Most Showhouses
Sanet Dicks, Potchefstroom
Rookie agent of the year
Etienne Durandt, Bryanston
Team Assistant of the year
Samantha Theron, Umhlanga
Team Leader of the year
Beatrice Joubert, Potchefstroom
Unit Sales (Existing properties)
Theo Volschenk, Potchefstroom
Unit Sales (New Developments)
Charla du Plessis, Projects
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Well, today I have the time to have a peek on this blog. It's been a while. Not sure if I can get the time anymore.
Life has been hectic. Trying to make extra money by selling something else and this completely occupying me.
Work becoming more mundane. Day in day out. Been the worst office politics but I can survive. I have to, got family to support. And a child in the making. :)
Suddenly missed my traveling days, but I glad I get out from the hell hole.
Exercise? No time. Bank notes collecting? Still on going but slow. New hobby? Vaping. Do vaping change your life? Yes, meet few friend and foe. What is Vaping? Google it yourself.
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Many who are eager to "get ahead" with their search engine optimization (SEO) program are typically consumed with the latest and greatest SEO techniques, how they are sure to work as well as fantasizing over their list of targeted keyword terms.
Competitive analysis should also take a position of high importance. Don't get me wrong, proper keyword research, the predecessor to competitive analysis, is important. We know where we want to rank and we know who is ranking there, but how will we get there?
At the onset of your dive into SEO competitive analysis, it's important you segment your analysis into three areas: content, authority, and opportunity.
Content is king, right? You betcha, and the more you or a competitor have the more likely it is to have enhanced visibility in search engines.
The starting point is your keyword target list. Find the most important terms to your company/site theme and review the search results.
Who comes up consistently in organic results? You may find that your online competition may be quite different than your brick-and-mortar competitors.
Once you've found the top 3-5 regularly appearing sites, review their results to identify if they have a keen grasp on title tags, meta description, and URL naming convention best practices. Are they obviously targeting the terms they are showing up for?
Utilize a tool such as SEMRush or Spyfu Kombat to assess what other terms they rank for and that drive traffic. Are these terms also on your targeted keyword list?
Next, take a deeper look at their online presence as there is much more than just the organic SERP. Are they supplementing their SERP presence with PPC? Perform site:www.competitorname.com queries in Google Images, Video, News, Places.
Content isn't just text. Have they optimized these digital/local/press contextual elements to take advantage of universal search?
Don't forget channel coverage. Take a look at their social profiles (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) and assess for presence, content delivery, engagement, and their fan base. Since citations are an algorithmic factor there is more now to the process than simply feeding the engines.
Your competitor has tons of content, but let's see if it's good content that gets links and shares, and if it has authority via inbound links.
This is also an important stage as we have to decipher competitor engagement with link building. A tool here is Open Site Explorer simply because you can easily review several competitors across multiple trust/authority factors.
Compare the domain authority of the competitors' sites as well as the page authority of top pages. Also consider the amount of links coming to the site and the number of unique linking domains.
Is the content on the site shared, tweeted, etc.? Is there an overabundance of a certain anchor text phrase or a dominance in any one type of linking site, directories, forums, news, etc.?
Judging these metrics closely is going to tell you what types of content you may need, how well you need to push your content, and where you may need to make up any ground between you and the competitors.
Moving forward you can use a tool such as the SEOmoz Competitive Link Finder to find potential linking options to help even the score.
This is basically an on-site review. This is an opportunity to assess the structure of the site to see where improvement is needed.
Look at on-page keyword targeting of site pages in areas such as titles, copy, heading, alt tags and internal link anchor text. What is the overall hierarchy of content on the site? Is this an advantageous information architecture? Do they utilize sitemaps to deliver content to search engines and are they using up to date techniques such as HTML5 and schema markups?
To gauge their SEO savviness it may also help to review their robots.txt to see if they are withholding certain content accidently or making other flubs such as duplicate content. This can be a good indicator of how in touch they are with SEO and their site.
Moving Forward
The elements of review for competitive analysis can vary from marketer to marketer based on how deep they want to analyze competitors. The areas above are a good way to not skimp on competitive insight but to not exceed a few hours.
It will be imperative moving forward that you continue to monitor your competitors. This provides content topics and channel ideas as well as a way to stay ahead of the game. It can help to decipher content by type gaps whether they are digital or textual, blogging, articles, how-to's, etc.
You should use competitive link tools as mentioned above, but also utilize tools such as Linkdex that can monitor changes in your competitors' rankings and traffic estimations.
If you're extremely strapped for time, spend 30 seconds and set up a Google Alert for your competitor's name. You may find that Google is noticing them more than you think, showing you that you need to spend more time on the offensive.
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February 02. 2013 10:07PM
Wildcat cagers come up short vs. Stony Brook
By ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
DURHAM - The University of New Hampshire men's basketball team, looking for a third straight win, came up just short on Saturday and dropped a 56-54 decision to Stony Brook at Lundholm Gymnasium.
The Wildcats played good defense in posting wins at Binghamton and Maine on the road leading into Saturday and for the most part played well defensively against Stony Brook, too.
But one stretch at the start of the second half proved costly.
The Seawolves went on a 10-2 run in the first three minutes of the half to take charge of the game.
"We played real good defense in the first half and just couldn't stop them there," said UNH coach Bill Herrion. "They were going inside and scoring too easily."
The Wildcats nearly overcame a tough shooting night by their leading scorers: Chandler Rhoads was 4-for-14, Ferg Myrick was 3-for-14 and Patrick Konan 1-for-9.
Senior center Chris Matagrano, who has been playing very well, scored nine points and had a couple of rebounds. Matagrano picked up his second foul less than two minutes into the game and was limited to 15 minutes by foul trouble.
Matagrano had been in double figures in points the last five games. The only time he had at least 10 points before that stretch was in the first game of the season.
The Seawolves held on to first place in America East with the win. They are 17-5 overall and 8-1 in the league.
The Wildcats are 6-15 and 2-7.
Three of UNH's next four games are on the road.
The Wildcats are at Vermont on Wednesday night. They are off next weekend and then play UMBC at home on Feb. 13.


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Photo 1: Bryce Canyon National Park.
In its promotion material for the Grand Circle Tour, the Union Pacific Railroad claimed that after a short walk to the rim of Bryce Canyon, "there bursts upon [the visitor's] amazed eyes what is probably the most astonishing blend of exquisite beauty and grotesque grandeur ever produced by the forces of erosion. It is not to be described, however imperfectly, except in the language of fancy."¹
Questions for Photo 1
1. How would you describe the scenery of Bryce Canyon? How does your description compare with the various descriptions presented in the lesson?
2. What do you think was meant by the phrase "grotesque grandeur"?
3. Does this photo help you understand why Bryce Canyon became a popular tourist destination? Why or why not?
¹The Union Pacific System, "Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Cedar Breaks, Kaibab National Forest" (Omaha, Neb.: no publisher given, 1929), 33.
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"Neither Congress nor the States shall make any law recognizing, defining, or granting any special status or privileges to any person based on marriage or marital status. All such laws currently in existence shall be updated to comply with this amendment by 180 days after its enactment.
Congress and the States may, if they so choose, make laws defining a new status and granting that status to persons married at any time prior to 180 days after the enactment of this amendment. This is the only purpose for which marriage may be recognized in any way by any law. No law may recognize in any way any marriage occuring more than 180 days after the enactment of this amendment.
Neither Congress nor the States shall produce any laws or documentation using any of the following terms related to marriage, EXCEPT for the purpose of carrying out the laws permitted in the previous paragraph: marriage, married, marital status, spouse, husband, wife, wedding, bride, groom."
This would essentially require the government to either get out of the business of marriage altogether, or define "civil unions" for heterosexual couples and grandfather existing married couples into that status.
The trick with this amendment is that it doesn't say anything whatsoever about what the government can or can't permit or prohibit for gay couples. Based on only this amendment, the government would be entirely free to define the new status as "Heterosexual Union" and refuse to ever grant it to gay couples. The trick is that by forcing the government to define an entirely new term for everyone, rather than reusing a loaded word like "marriage", it's far easier to apply the common sense interpretation of the rest of the constitution to any law they make.
Non-governmental and religious institutions would of course continue to be free to talk about marriage if they wanted to, and could apply whatever restrictions they liked to the meaning of it.
I watched last night as every major network projected Ohio for Bush, un-projected it later, and then acted like they'd never projected it at all. Okay, I was pretty tired by this point and I won't swear that they all had it projected, but it was certainly the clear consensus for a while if you scanned through all the channels. CNN was the quickest to either restore or re-affirm its "too close to call" status.
Frankly, based on the figures that had been released last I watched, I really don't give Kerry much of a chance. I wonder if his better bet would be to try to overturn the result in some other state instead...
If, by some miracle, Kerry manages to grab Ohio, I look forward to the Republicans complaining about the way the electoral college can let a candidate win the popular vote but still lose the election. As they say, turnabout is fair play, or in other words, payback's a bitch :)
If, on the other hand, the current situation persists and Bush ends up with the presidency, it appears that the vote was swung by what the pundits are calling "Moral Values" voters - those who claimed that moral values were the most important factor for them in deciding which way to vote. What blows my mind is that these people apparently have a definition of moral values which doesn't include tolerance but does include bigotry, doesn't include truthfulness but does include greed, doesn't include respect for the concerns of others but does include shooting the crap out of anyone we don't like, doesn't include respect for freedom but does include a reckless disregard for civil rights, doesn't include a respect for science or logic but does include dogma, and doesn't include self-criticism but does include overwhelming stubbornness. How anyone can claim that set of values is "moral" is beyond me.


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Unknown Western singer and guitarist
I found this photo in an old book that I purchased. I'm curious to know if anyone can identify this man. It seems likely that his genre was western music, perhaps during the 1940s or 1950s.
I'm pretty sure that this is Tex Ritter.
Thanks for your input, Susan! Tex Ritter does definitely fit the MO of "singing cowboy."
CONTENTMENT: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry, live simply, expect little, give much, sing often, pray always, forget self, think of others and their feelings, fill your heart with love, scatter sunshine. These are the tried links in the golden chain of contentment.
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IT IS STILL BEST to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasure; and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong.
(Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867-1957)
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A new bill on Capitol Hill could have far reaching implications for government use and development of open source platforms – potentially requiring all open source projects to "prove adequate industry support and diversification."
S. 3254, the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, would bar the Department of Defense from using the National Security Agency's Accumulo open source software platform after September 30, 2013, unless the DOD's CIO can demonstrate either the software's industry success and uniqueness or that there are no viable commercial open source alternatives, according to a report from Wired.
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NSA's open-source project aims for secure, large-scale storage
Further, the bill requires NSA to support and provide technical assistance to developers of the Apache Foundation's HBase and Cassandra open source platforms -- as well as and similar platforms -- so that they can integrate the security features of Accumulo.
NSA's Accumulo is a more secure version of Google's BigTable, the foundation of many of Google's online services and runs across tens of thousands of computer services. It is one of many open source systems that seeks to mimic Google's infrastructure – including HBase and Cassandra.
But what makes Accumulo unique is that it tags each data cell with a label, allowing access to data while restricting access to other information that is protected by policy rules. And because Accumulo has a distributed design that can run across multiple servers, it could be used with large systems, rather than spread information across a range of disparate databases that must be accessed separately.
NSA created the software, backed by the Apache Software Foundation, by reverse-engineering Google's BigTable. The agency released the code to the public in September because it believed the software would be of interest to "government, health care and other industries where privacy is a concern," according to the original proposal. The software is already in use at NSA.
Gunnar Hellekson, chief technology strategist in U.S. Public Sector group at Red Hat, sees potentially dangerous ramifications ahead if the bill is approved. In his blog, he questions whether Congress is overstepping its bounds, unnecessarily requiring legislation where none is needed and that could limit development of further open-source projects.
Hellekson believes Accumulo, when it was written, added unique core concepts, such as the cell-level security, he told Wired. "That's an incredibly important feature, and to do it properly is incredibly complicated," he said.
In his blog, Hellekson also noted that, historically, government projects have helped the private sector and that open source is an excellent tool for developing new technologies and ensuring that they are widely available to the government and private sector.
Since it has already been released to the public, it has now become just like any other commercial software "and can win or lose on its merits," said Hellekson.
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"Is NSA's Accumulo open source or Google knock-off?"
Umm.. Both?
Also, Accumulo belongs to the ASF.
JimO, you've got it sooooo right! It sounds to me like some software giant is using Congress to fight their battles.
Accumulo is more than just a cell labeling technology, it is a well engeneered distributed data base. Both HBASE and Cassandra are college experiments that are based on intrisically false assumptions. Having used all three of these data bases and rejected HBASE and Cassandra in favor of Accumulo it would be a shame to force NSA to fund 'fixing' these college experiments.
This soooooo backward! It should be "use open source unless you can make a case for spending the (extra) money on a commercial software package." No wonder the nation's debt is sooooo big.
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2013: Suffered a mid-year injury and did not compete in spring matches.
2012: Selected to the America East Tennis All-Academic squad… Earned America East First Team accolades in doubles play, teaming with senior Carmen Jackman to win 22 of 32 matches at the No. 1 position… The tandem won matches in both the semifinal and title matches at the America East Championships… Also earned second team all-conference honors in singles, where she held down the No. 1 position for much of the season… Led the team with 42 total victories in 2011-12 and is now 74-39 (65.5 winning pct.).
2010-11: Earned 2011 America East Conference Rookie of the Year honors… First tennis player in Retriever history to receive that distinction … Posted 11-6 in singles play to accompany a 11-4 doubles record.
Background: Attempting a double major in physics and economics...Captured the Hessen junior team championship… Defeated a WTA player ranked in the top 750 earlier in 2010… Reached the semifinal round in German Championships in 2006… Considering a major in physics… Has an older brother, Rafael, who is 21… Daughter of Francisca and Heino Berghaus… Born Aug. 18, 1992.


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Menu planning provides efficient family meals.
One of the best habits my husband and I developed years ago was menu planning. Each Sunday afternoon we organize a menu for the following week depending on work and family activities. We create a shopping list and head to the grocery store. My years as a caterer have proven helpful as I have the store aisles memorized and am able to make a shopping list in order of the store. What a great time-saving tip!
By Sunday evening's end we have stocked cupboards and are ready to hit the ground running. I'm fortunate my husband enjoys cooking as much as I do. Dinner preparation is left to the first spouse who arrives home from work. If we are lucky, one of our kids helps with the process. The other spouse takes care of the dishes after the meal.
Our lives are full of activity but we strongly feel the evening meal is the nucleus to family communication. This is where we learn about daily happenings and we are able to monitor our children's progress with academics, friends and extracurricular activities. The menu planning process provides efficiency to to the evening meal so we can focus on what matters most.


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Nursing glider reCOVERy
Added Feb 22, 2012
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Rutledge, Pennsy...
It is unfortunate that I am allergic to the typical wooden nursing glider with the big padded cushions on it. They are comfortable and they definitely have a purpose and a place in our little one's room. (we've been calling him/her ITBERT… "It" just feels so impersonal so we personified it a little!) Last year this time we were still living in China as Peace Corps Volunteers. We found out about Itbert two days before we left China… (the reason I got out my printmaking stuff and made myself and Itbert matching "made in china" shirt and onesie!) Needless to say our return home, and needing to get a place to live left us with a pretty tight budget. Our new home is situated in a GREAT neighborhood where every fall they have a giant group yardsale! We wandered the streets and found an (in my opinion) ugly old nursing glider and stool for only 25 BUCKS!!! (the ones in big R Us type stores go for up to 600 for the two pieces) so we snapped that baby up. I was excited about the find but disgusted by the orangy wood finish and the dirty oatmealy cover. It needed to be fixed! So, I fixed it! I made an initial slip cover with muslin then got some fabric from Ikea and fixed this baby up. A little teal ribbon pulls the chair into the room. If you want to see more nursery pics… (like hand made hot air balloons… too crafty to post on burdastyle, and paintings and general decor) check out Itbert's nest
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Cotton Canvasy Ikea fabric… I wanted something neutral that wouldn't complicate our small space!
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Jun 30, 2013, 09.26 PMby Siân Drinkwater
I love this – need to cover my glider and didn't even consider skirts. Beautiful.
Feb 23, 2012, 02.46 PMby Douli Bee
Very very very good!I want to do the same, I even bought the fabric but I'm afraid to start the project. I'm not as good as you are! You did an excellent job!
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Feb 23, 2012, 03.23 PMby littlewren
Thank you, but I'm sure you can do it as well, probably better than I did! Can't wait to see your finished project! :)
Feb 22, 2012, 09.19 PMby jennyrecorder
Well done, it looks great. I have two chairs to make slip covers for, but I am put off by the size and complexity of the project, how long did this take you as a guesstimate?
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Feb 22, 2012, 10.11 PMby littlewren
probably about 4 hours to make the muslin pattern and get it right, then about 2 to cut and sew the real thing, though I'm totally a hand sewer so I used my machine for a few parts but most is sewn by hand. Glad you like it! :)
Feb 22, 2012, 04.30 PMby janul
haha, "made in China" is so funny :). off to look at your blog!
Feb 22, 2012, 03.38 PMby patti-r
Wow the chair looks great, love the fabric!!!
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fourteen people accused by federal prosecutors of involvement in a street gang's sprawling prostitution ring that spanned dozens of cities and states entered not guilty pleas Thursday.
Authorities say members of a San Diego-based gang lured women and girls with promises of luxurious lifestyles. They say the dozens of victims, spread across 46 cities in 23 states, were instead branded with tattoos, passed from gang member to gang member and forced to sell themselves.
U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy announced the indictment Wednesday, charging 24 San Diego residents, ages 22 to 36, with racketeering and conspiracy. She said at the time the sex trafficking was "nothing less than modern-day slavery."
Fourteen of the 17 defendants arrested Wednesday in raids by police and FBI agents appeared in a crowded San Diego courtroom and were ordered held without bail by Magistrate Judge Barbara Major.
Two others were arrested in Arizona, and one was taken into custody in New Jersey.
Four other defendants were already in custody, and three remained at-large.
Brian Watkins, an attorney for defendant Robert Banks III, said his client did not commit the crimes described in the indictment. The other 13 defendants who appeared were assigned court-appointed attorneys.
The indictment alleges that women and girls were recruited from city streets or social media, then forced to deliver their earnings to pimps in exchange for protection, food, housing, clothing and cars.
The pimps took the trafficking victims to Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas and other states, according to the indictment.
The U.S. attorney's office said authorities have offered assistance to 60 female victims, including 11 children.
Robert Howe, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI in San Diego, said gang involvement in prostitution has intensified in the last two years in San Diego with the explosion of social media and use of smartphones as recruiting tools.
"It's all very anonymous for the johns," he said. "You're not out walking the streets and getting harassed by the local police departments."
The network was run by a gang known as BMS, which traces its origins to San Diego's increasingly gentrified North Park neighborhood in the early 1990s, and whose members have nicknames like "Pimpsy," ''Stick Up" and "Li'l Play Doh," prosecutors said.
Members would post photos and videos on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter advertising a high life of jewelry, champagne and parties, authorities have said. But gang members would use threats or violence to force their victims into prostitution, tattooing them with gang monikers, pimps' names and bar codes, they said.
Authorities also seized luxury cars, dozens of expensive gym shoes and pimp paraphernalia like diamond-studded canes, hats and chalices, much of which prosecutors said they would seek to have forfeited.
Racketeering conspiracy charges traditionally are used for organized-crime syndicates. Fourteen of those arrested could get life in prison if convicted.


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Seriously, you guys are the meanest people I have ever met. I hope you are happy and feel really good about yourself.
Don't kangaroos skip along the surface of the water?
Welcome back. You'll be pleasantly surprised that everybody on WWGHA has converted to Scientology, so hail Xenu!
Welcome back Kimberly!! I know just what you mean about AA god....sometime I'll put up my story about working-from-within in AA over a 20+ year period. That's another post, however.For now, am glad you're back!!
A fellow ex-non-denominational. I also am not much into debating anymore. Did it for a while, but found myself getting splinters in my forehead from pounding it into my table due to the craziness I was debating.
I really like the new section here for theist. Hopefully once I'm around longer I will get to step in to one of those convos.
You got that backwards. Xenu is the devil or less broadly speaking the Gnostic's demiurge who wants to keep our souls trapped here.There is no Prophet but L. Ron Hubbard and David Miscavige is his vicar upon Earth!!!
You believe evolution and there is no evidence for that. Where is the fossil record of a half man half ape. I've only ever heard about it in reading.
Hi, Kimberly. I'm practicing on debates, I find my self rude, seldomly intellectual, and apparently dodgeable when referring to references and facts..
Actually, I came to this site as a Catholic desperately looking for a good excuse to hold onto my beliefs in JHC, only to see by the author of the site that he was right-on. I was always looking around at other Christians, Mormons, Muslims, etc. saying - damn, that's some crazy shit they believe in. But then I would think my own world of beliefs was correct; that I had the correct 'interpretation' of the bible, and was happy with that...
To get to why I am here blasting theists now, is because I am now in agreement with a book-club professor that I used to talk to who had taught theology in universities, and was of the opinion that religion does much more harm than it has done good. Looking through history I can see that, and looking at the time wasted on the imaginary problems religious people are putting out there vs. real problems they are completely ignoring, plus current foreign issues with religion, I am prepping a fight against all religions.
At the same time, I'm programming my own stuff, trying to make it through what I expect to be the most massive recession we have ever experienced, combating the global warming dilemma, and trying to find answers to real-life problems. It's a lot of work, but if we all sit around praying that things either don't happen or do happen, we're all screwed. I'll leave the explanation at that..
Thanks for getting back on here - I've enjoyed your posts so far..


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ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA -- November 14, 2008: **, the manager at Smith Brothers Appliance Repair (714.379.8748) called to discuss the problem and subsequently advised that considering the facts of the situation would be more than happy to refund the $75 service fee. We received a check from Smith Brothers on Monday November 10, 2008. It hasn't cleared the bank yet, but it is deposited. ** took care of the problem as he promised. As a side note there doesn't actually seem to be any owner that is actually named "Smith" involved with this company.
They do not have their state license number printed on their receipts and ** declined to give it to me when I inquired over the phone. However, I discovered by checking on the internet that their corporate license number is C2639425. They are a corporation developed a few years ago at "Legalzoom.com" and the owner shows as **, but no Smith. The "Smith" name appears to be totally FICTITIOUS. ADVICE: This trade (APPLIANCE REPAIR) industry unlike other trades, i.e. electricians and carpenters, etc. who will provide a quote for you FOR FREE requires a FEE for giving you a quote to repair your appliance. Yep, that's the rude truth.
They may state that the QUOTE IS FREE in their advertisement or even while speaking with you. Well,it is free if YOU USE THEIR SERVICES but if you don't, well, guess what? There will be a fee,anywhere from $50 to $75. So, chose your repair company well, check their license number with the BBB in your area. Ask about fees so you are not caught off guard and end up being in an uncomfortable situation. Some of these companies accept credit cards and some don't. So ASK!
Don't rely on how good the Yellow Book advertisement looks. The advertisement rarely reflects what you actually get and that is a rule you can apply to almost any advertisement that you hear or see, anywhere, anytime, ever! This will be my last update on this situation.
Company has made restitution
BERNE, INDIANA -- I purchased a living room suite in November of 2008 and it was delivered in December of 2008. Recently, I noticed that the stitching was coming apart on the seams of the ottoman. I do not know how long it has been going on since I cover it with a towel to keep it clean. The furniture was Smith Brothers, which was highly recommended by Tyner Furniture of Ann Arbor, Michigan. I spent close to $7,000.00 for this suite and have been greatly disappointed with the quality. Not only is the stitching coming apart at the seams, but my back cushions look lumpy and the pillows lost their shape within months.
I constantly turn the cushions and fluff the pillows, so I am able to keep them looking tolerable. The ottoman was the one piece of furniture that gets little wear and tear. I have adult children that do not live at home and no grandchildren. This is used only to put our feet on. We never sit on it. The wear on it was minimal. I am angry that a product made in the USA and touted to be of such high quality, is nothing close to what I have been told. I find it interesting that they only cover the material for one year, but other areas have a much better warranty. It seems that they know that within a year their fabrics and workmanship will fall apart.
I called Tyner Furniture in regard to the problem and of course the warranty will not cover it. I also would have to bring it in for repairs and would be charged for it. It is a shame that you try to promote and purchase items made in the USA, but then you find out that the quality is poor and that you have virtually no recourse to correct the problem. I know in the future I will be more cautious as to the products I purchase and their warranties. I will definitely not recommend Smith Brothers furniture to anyone. I waited many years to buy my living room outfit and thought I had made a good choice. It is such a bitter disappointment to have wasted my money on their poor workmanship.
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA -- If only I'd read the other guy's review first, I would have known to stay away from this company! I spoke with someone from this company, let him know what the problem was with my oven (wouldn't hold a temperature) and he said that the appointment charge is $20 just to come diagnose the problem, and then parts/labor are added on. Okay! Sounds fine. Let's schedule! He says that the man who will be doing the job will call. I wait and get the call. The repairman, named ** says the appointment charge will be $60 just to come diagnose the problem..... WAIT a second! I told him that his company had quoted $20. He then says "well, how about $40?" FINE... Sheesh.
It's amazing what you'll agree to when you have a broken appliance 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. So ** shows up, 30 minutes earlier than he had scheduled. Not good, I say, as I need to pick up a child from school. He says he cannot wait. (I should have sent him home!) So, someone had to be at the house for this guy while I was gone. Upon coming home, ** charges me $45 for the inspection.... YES, $45. The price got higher! He also gave me a quote for how much the job would be, around $520. HOWEVER that is IF he can get the parts. So I agree to have him acquire the parts and he says to call and schedule with his company.
I called the next day and left 2 messages. Then I called the following day to hear from some woman that the repairman had called in sick, but "yes, he got your message and he'll call you!" Then I called the next day. And the next (did I mention that they are a bit on the rude side? Gee whiz, I just want to know if I can make an appointment!) I kept getting the runaround. HERE IS THE GOOD PART! After a week, my friend suggested another company. Boy am I glad! The man from THAT company not only called me back, but had my oven fixed within 3 days for $350 and I had Thanksgiving dinner with a working oven.
Oh, and by the way, Thanksgiving was last week, and ** from Smith Brothers still hasn't gotten back to me....
FISHERS, INDIANA -- We purchased a couch and two chairs at a furniture store about 6 years ago. The brand of furniture was Smith Bros. from Berne Indiana. We had heard that they had wonderful construction and felt it would be worth the extra money to have sturdy furniture. Here's the problem... the fabric and the cushions have gone bad and did so within a couple of years. No longer under warranty, we are not able to get anything done about it. The fabric thinned and tore which then caused the foam to come out of one chair. The fabric on the couch balls up constantly and I have to use a fabric shaver on it.
On all the furniture, the cushions became very smashed down and oddly shaped... I puffed them like they told me too but they still did this. On the second chair, the frame has fallen so you sink when you sit in it. Smith Bros. has a lifetime warranty on the frame but when I called, I have to pay a fee for the store to come look at the chair! I hate that I am stuck with furniture that doesn't look good in such a short time for the money I paid. It upsets me to no end that the couch and chair are still very sturdy pieces but I'd have to have them reupholstered and have new foam pieces to even make them look nice.... what's the point of a wonderful frame if the other stuff doesn't hold up?!!!
If you buy this furniture, I suggest buying a very cleanable fabric and don't sit on the furniture too much!!!
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA -- Someone named ** came out to my house to look at an outside BBQ refrigerator and a Beverage Air Kegerator. On the phone they quoted me $60 to come out and give me an estimate however they charged me $80 just for the estimate. ** proceeded to tell me that the compressor on my Kegerator was out and that it would cost $1385.00 to fix and my little fridge had a freon leak and it would cost $399.00 just to find the leak - and that does not include the repair.
Now - a brand new Beverage Air Keg Refrigerator costs $1600. Why in the world would I pay $1385 to fix something that I could buy brand new for just a little over $200 more. Also I found out that the cost price for this particular compressor is only $165. Boy did they mark that part up by like 1000%. On top of that, I had two other companies come out and give me an estimate for repair because this $1385 quote just didn't seem right. Both companies quoted about $950 for the repair of the kegerator.
Smith Bros. totally tried to pull a fast one on me and then when I called to complain, they just said they would talk to the technician and see if they can get them to repair it for the same as the other prices quoted to me. Quite frankly, I don't trust them and I think they are trying to take advantage of customers thinking that they don't know any better. Take my advice (it cost me $80) DON'T USE THEM - THEY ARE CROOKS!
They just left us hanging. I am very disappointed with the level of service received by Smith Brothers. Our refrigerator failed over a week ago, a repairman came over on 3-5-2010, replaced the capacitor and the relay switch which cost us $240.72. Five hours later, the refrigerator failed again. I called Smith Bros. to let them know what happened and asked to speak to the repair man to discuss what can be done. On both occasions I was told that a call-out was made and that we should be receiving a call back and that there was nothing more that could be done.
Nobody ever contacted us. We were forced to purchase a new refrigerator to keep all our food from spoiling (and to prevent the $45 a day cost for dry ice) and are out the $240.72 paid to Smith Bros. in addition to the cost of a new refrigerator.
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA -- I was put in touch with a company by a search engine who was supposed to be "factory authorized" to repair Whirlpool appliances. I was referred to Smith Brothers in Orange. They charged me $250.00 for a $40.00 part and $150.00 for 15 minutes of labor. After they refused to take a check, had no license number on their receipt, I had a BAD feeling about them. I checked with the Better Business Bureau and I only wish I had known who was coming before they arrived so I could have handed them copies of the complaints and given them the boot when they showed up.
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA -- My wife called and asked if they were an authorized repair contractor for Sub Zero. She was told yes. A technician came and replaced the freezer coil for $300 for parts and $180 for labor. Five days later, the service light went on in the refrigerator. I called them back. I was told that there was a leak in the coolant line and he wanted another $300 for a freon charge. I balked because I was told that they checked out the entire unit and cleaned the coils for $79.95 on the first visit.
I called Sub Zero and was told they were not an authorized service company. Had I called one, the part may have been covered bt their warranty. I got ripped off. I'm currently drafting a letter to the Better Business Bureau. Please be sure to use authorized repair centers for your appliances.
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA -- Don't ever, UNDER any circumstances, use these guys. They were the WORST provider I have EVER tried to use. The repairman who came to fix my dryer did NOT know what he was doing. The first time he came, he couldn't figure out what was wrong at all. The second time (I only went back because they already had my diagnostic money), he said it was a problem with my timer, but it would work on one setting while he ordered a new timer that would cost over $200. While waiting, it didn't work on that setting either.
I called the company and requested another repairman, and was told I could not have one because I had already given this one the diagnostic $$$, which is irrelevant since the check was made out to Smith Brothers. They requested one more chance, to which I agreed. Of course this time (just like the first two, he did not show up on time and I had to call the company to figure out where he was). The third time was strike three. I told the company not to send him at all, that he was no longer welcome.
I subsequently had the dryer fixed by another provider who was fine, where the issue turned out to be related to coils - it had nothing to do with the timer. I called back Smith Brothers and requested a refund of my initial diagnostic, which is reasonable since the guy was terrible and never on time, misdiagnosed my problem, and I was refused another repairman. Of course they refused. I have left messages for the owner, Jim Smith, and of course he won't call back. In short, these guys are terrible. Do not EVER use them unless you want to be ripped off.
LOS ANGELES -- Smith Brothers was contacted May 2008, a tech named ** responded and replaced the compressor start relay at a cost of near $500. In Sept. 2009 a safety recall was issued and the tech sent to us replaced the start relay and stated that the part was not correct and that a wire was cut. The tech had to order a special repair kit. It was installed Sept. 2009 at a valued repair of near $160, including the repair kit. SUMMARY: Excessive cost, improper (and perhaps unsafe) repair performed by Smith Brothers.


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|23rd in NL
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|July 6, 2015
|Seattle Mariners released SS Willie Bloomquist.
|July 2, 2015
|Seattle Mariners designated SS Willie Bloomquist for assignment.
|October 31, 2014
|Seattle Mariners activated SS Willie Bloomquist from the 60-day disabled list.
|September 1, 2014
|Seattle Mariners transferred SS Willie Bloomquist from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. August 2014 right knee surgery
|July 24, 2014
|Seattle Mariners placed SS Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list. right knee contusion
|December 5, 2013
|Seattle Mariners signed free agent SS Willie Bloomquist.
|August 28, 2013
|Arizona Diamondbacks activated 2B Willie Bloomquist from the 15-day disabled list.
|August 26, 2013
|Arizona Diamondbacks sent 2B Willie Bloomquist on a rehab assignment to Reno Aces.
|August 19, 2013
|Arizona Diamondbacks sent 2B Willie Bloomquist on a rehab assignment to AZL D-backs.
|July 3, 2013
|Arizona Diamondbacks placed 2B Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 28, 2013. left hand contusion
|May 31, 2013
|Arizona Diamondbacks activated 2B Willie Bloomquist from the 15-day disabled list.
|May 24, 2013
|Arizona Diamondbacks sent SS Willie Bloomquist on a rehab assignment to Reno Aces.
|March 31, 2013
|Arizona Diamondbacks placed SS Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 27, 2013. Right intercostal strain.
|September 1, 2012
|Arizona Diamondbacks activated SS Willie Bloomquist from the 15-day disabled list.
|August 23, 2012
|sent SS Willie Bloomquist on a rehab assignment to AZL D-backs.
|August 11, 2012
|Arizona Diamondbacks placed SS Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 9, 2012. Strained lower back.
|November 9, 2011
|Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent SS Willie Bloomquist.
|October 31, 2011
|SS Willie Bloomquist elected free agency.
|May 18, 2011
|Arizona Diamondbacks activated SS Willie Bloomquist from the 15-day disabled list.
|April 25, 2011
|Arizona Diamondbacks placed LF Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 22, 2011. strained right hamstring
|January 18, 2011
|Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RF Willie Bloomquist.
|November 7, 2010
|RF Willie Bloomquist elected free agency.
|October 13, 2010
|Cincinnati Reds activated RF Willie Bloomquist.
|October 6, 2010
|Cincinnati Reds reassigned RF Willie Bloomquist to the minor leagues.
|September 13, 2010
|Kansas City Royals traded RF Willie Bloomquist to Cincinnati Reds for Player To Be Named Later.
|March 14, 2002
|Seattle Mariners reassigned LF Willie Bloomquist to the minor leagues.
|November 19, 2001
|Seattle Mariners activated LF Willie Bloomquist.
William Paul Bloomquist…resides in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife Lisa and daughters Natalie, Ava Lynn and Layla…graduated from South Kitsap HS in Port Orchard in 1996…All-State and all-league MVP in baseball…high school teammates with former Major Leaguer Jason Elllison…drafted out of high school in the 8th round of the 1996 draft by Seattle, but chose to accept a scholarship to Arizona State University…was a business management major at ASU…honored as Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1999 and named first-team All-American by Baseball America…was GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American…collected 5 hits in 1998 College World Series game vs. Long Beach State to tie CWS single-game record…finished college career with a .394 (256x649) average over three seasons…started the "Abe & Max Fund" at Phoenix Children's Hospital in 2011 after developing friendships with Abe Speck and Max Marangella through his inseason program…the funds are used to supply the hospital with new electronics and games for the patients, many of whom are in the hospital for multiple weeks, as a fun and entertaining activity.2014
Limited to 48 games due to two stints on the disabled list. Made starts at three positions (2B-15 G/15 GS, SS-9 G/9 GS, LF-7 G/6 GS)…also saw action in 18 games as a pinchhitter. Played 48 games in his third season with the D-backs and hit .317 (44x139) . Batted .400 (10-for-25) with runners in scoring position. Began the season on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right intercostal. Recorded 4 straight multi-hit games to start the season, matching a club record. Recorded 100th career double June 4 at St. Louis. On the 15-day disabled list from June 28-Aug. 27 with a left hand contusion…was hit on his left hand by Tyler Clippard on June 26 at Washington. Played for Team USA in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.2012 Set career highs with a .302 average (98-for-324) and 21 doubles in his second season with the D-backs...Made 61 starts at shortstop, 11 at third base and 1 at second...also made 2 appearances in the outfield...Hit .435 (27-for-62) with runners in scoring position, which would have led the Majors if qualified...Batted .344 (76-for-221) since May 15,the fourth-best average in the Major Leagues (min. 200 at-bats) during that span behind Melky Cabrera (.350), Buster Posey (.349) and Joey Votto (.347)...Hit safely in 19 straight home games from Aug. 9, 2011-April 8, 2012 (.325, 25-for-77), tied for the third longest streak in club history...Career high-tying 12-game hitting streak (.302, 16-for- 53), dating back to Sept. 26, 2011, ended on April 13...Reached base safely in 21 consecutive games from May 14-June 14...Hit .341 (28-for-82) in June, tied for eighth-best in the NL with teammate Paul Goldschmidt...Set a career highwith 5 straight multi-hit efforts from July 16-23...On the 15-day disabled list with a strained lower back from Aug. 11-31, including 4 rehab games with Rookie AZL D-backs...Made only 1 appearance (pinch-hit single on Sept. 3) after Aug. 9...D-backs Roberto Clemente Award nominee 2011 Tied his career high with 4 home runs in 97 games with the D-backs, his most since playing in 125 games in 2009 with the Royals...Made a career-high 59 appearances (57 starts) at shortstop and posted a .979 fielding percentage (5 E in 236 TC)...hit safely in 46 of his 57 starts at short...Reached the 20 stolen base plateau for the second time (also 2009)...His 10-game hitting streak to open the season tied for the longest such streak in franchise history with Steve Finley (2000) and Danny Bautista (2002)...Collected 3 hits on Opening Day on April 1 @ Rockies, tied for the second-most by a D-back on Opening Day...Hit his first-career leadoff homer on April 4 @ Cubs...Placed on the disabled list on April 25 (retroactive to April 22) with a strained right hamstring...reinstated on May 18 after missing 21 games. 2010 Spent a majority of the season with the Royals before a September trade sent him to the Reds...batted .267 (50-for-187) with 31 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs and 17 RBI in 83 games between the two clubs...Hit .265 (45-for-170) with 31 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs and 17 RBI in 72 games with the Royals... made an appearance at every position except pitcher and catcher...Traded to the Reds on Sept. 13 for cash or a player to be named later...Made 11 appearances (3 starts) for the Reds...hit .294 (5-for-17) in 11 games. 2009 Spent his first season with the Royals after playing his entire career in Seattle...set career highs in nearly every offensive category including games, at bats, runs, hits, triples, home runs, RBI, walks, strikeouts and stolen bases...Tied for fifth in the American League with 8 triples after entering the season with 6 career triples...also tied for first in the league with 6 triples on the road...Finished the season with 25 stolen bases in 31 attempts, the most thefts by a Royals player since Carlos Beltran stole 41 bags in 2003...Made appearances at every position except pitcher and catcher, playing 3 games at first base, 14 games at second, 3 games at third, 38 games at short, 9 in left, 22 in center and 61 in right...After recording just 1 extra-base hit in 192 plate appearances for Seattle in 2008, recorded 23 for the Royals in 2009, including 11 doubles, 8 triples and 4 home runs...Had a hot-and-cold season, batting .293 (44-for-150) through his first 51 games before scuffling to hit .222 (34-for-153) from June 21-August 9...rebounded to hit .326 (30-for-92) in 25 games from August 12-September 17, hitting safely in 21 of the 25...Hit .358 (29-for-81) through July 5 against left-handed pitchers before slumping to a .143 (12-for-84) the remainder of the season...Batted .293 (65-for-222) away from home, hitting all 4 of his home runs on the road...Saved his best work for A.L. Central rivals, batting .314 (59-for-188) with 6 doubles, 4 triples, 3 home runs and 16 RBI in 55 games...His solo homer on May 2 in Minnesota was his first since June 26, 2007 vs. Boston, a span of 290 at bats...Each of his first 3 home runs of the season (May 2 at Minnesota, July 6 at Detroit and July 28 at Baltimore) came on the road and tied up games the Royals eventually came back to win...his fourth and final home run was on August 12 at Minnesota and provided the Royals with a first-inning lead. 2008 Set a single-season career high with a .279 batting average in his fi nal season with the Mariners...Made 40 starts at six different positions (2B-4, 3B-1, SS-11, LF-1, CF-16, RF-7)...was 1 of 10 Major Leaguers to play in at least one game at 6 different positions and 1 of 2 players to start at 6 different positions (also Chris Burke-Arizona)...Since the 2006 season, he is the only player in the Majors to play at least 30 games at second base (42), shortstop (44), third base (38) and outfi eld (126)...Was successful in 14 of 17 stolen base attempts (82.3%), including 12 of final 13...Hit .351 (26-for-74) vs. left-handed pitchers...Placed on the 15-day D.L. on August 10 for the remainder of the season with a strained right hamstring... transferred to the 60-day D.L. on September 2...Recorded his fi rst extra-base hit of the year on July 10 at Oakland (double)...the double snapped a Mariners record of 65 consecutive games (min. 200 PA) without an extra-base hit...previous record was 44 games by Julio Cruz in 1980...Had a season-high 9-game hitting streak from June 15-25...hit .419 (13-for-31) during the streak...Recorded a walk-off single on July 1 vs. Toronto, his second career walk-off hit (also September 25, 2006 vs. Oakland). 2007 Hit .277 (48-for-173) with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 13 RBI in 91 games with the Mariners...was 1 of 3 big league players to play every position except pitcher and catcher...Connected for his first-career inside-the-park home run on June 15 @ Astros. 2006 Bloomquist had a career-best 251 at-bats for the Mariners in 2006, and had only two fewer hits (62) than he did in 2005. Bloomquist had a walk-off RBI single against Oakland's Kiko Calero on Sept. 25. Bloomquist had a career-high five hits in a victory over Texas on Sept. 19. Saw his streak of 19 consecutive stolen bases -- dating back to 2005 -- snapped on May 17. 2005 Named Mariners Unsung Hero by the Seattle chapter of the BBWAA (as voted by Seattle coaching staff)...Set career-highs in doubles, RBI and stolen bases...Appeared in 79 games at six positions (32 at 2B, 24 at SS, 15 in CF, 6 at 3B, 1 at 1B and 1 in LF) and made 64 starts at four positions (29 at 2B, 21 at SS, 13 in CF and 1 at 3B)...Recorded 15 multi-hit games, including five three-hit games and 10 two-hit games...After being caught stealing on May 1 at Oakland, stole 14 bases the remainder of the...season without being caught...his 87.2 stolen-base percentage (34-for-39), ranks third all-time in Seattle franchise history among players with 30 or more steals...Became the 19th Mariner to tie the franchise record with three doubles in a game on July 6 at Kansas City...Tied Mariners season-high and also his career-high with two stolen bases in game twice: June 17 vs. New York Mets and July 9 at Los Angeles Angels...Recorded a career-high 12-game hit streak, hitting .395 (17x43) from July 3-23...Sidelined July 19-21 due to the flu...Hit .319 (23x72) with eight runs, six doubles and five RBI in the month of July...Hit .317 (46x145) with 17 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, 12 RBI and 10 stolen bases from July 3-Aug. 20 raising his average from .197 to .278...Tied career-high (third time) with three runs in a game on Aug. 3 at Detroit...Had back-to-back three-hit games on Aug. 3 at Detroit and Aug. 6 at Chicago...Hit first triple of the season on Aug. 15 vs. Kansas City...it was his first triple since July 12, 2003 vs. Tampa Bay...Placed on the 15-day disabled August 30 and then transferred to the 60-day disabled list on Sept. 30 with a strained left hamstring. 2004 Started 55 games at five different positions (25 at 3B, 16 at SS, 11 at 1B, 2 in LF, 1 in CF)...made 26 appearances as a pinch runner...on disabled list May 4 (retro to May 2)-May 21 with strained lower back. 2003 Made 48 total starts at three different positions (27 at 3B, 14 at SS, 7 in LF), while appearing at a total of six different positions (also 1B, 2B, RF)...hit safely in 31 of 48 starts, batting .257 in those 48 games (43x167)...hit .341 (31x91) as a third baseman...batted .309 (30x97) in 46 games at Safeco Field...started 13 straight games, 10 at third base, 3 at SS, July 11-26, batting .261 (12x46)...hit first ML home run, a grand slam, July 13 vs.Tampa Bay (off R. 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Avs inch closer to playoffs with win over Canucks
DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche took a step closer to their first postseason berth in four years.
The Vancouver Canucks moved closer to an early summer.
Defenseman Tyson Barrie scored 55 seconds into overtime and the Avalanche beat Vancouver 3-2 on Thursday night, dealing the Canucks' playoff chances a serious blow. They are five points behind Phoenix for the last wild card spot with seven games to play.
"We still think we have a chance," said right winger Zack Kassian, who had a goal in the loss. "Some of you might think we're crazy but we still think we have a chance. None of us are going to quit."
Center Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist and left winger Gabriel Landeskog also scored for Colorado, which won two straight. Goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves to record his 36th win of the season for the Avalanche, who need one point Saturday to reach their first playoffs since 2009-10.
"We know we're close to clinching and we want to keep trying to push and trying to finish ahead of Chicago," Barrie said.
The Avalanche came into Thursday with a chance to officially clinch a playoff berth, but the Coyotes' shootout win in New Jersey spoiled any celebration. Still, they moved to within one point of Chicago for second place in the Central Division, with Colorado having a game in hand. The Blackhawks were blanked by the Boston Bruins on Thursday.
"That's huge for us," Duchene said. "We want to finish as high as possible."
Colorado has 98 points, its most since recording 100 in the 2003-04 season. The team's 46 wins is the most since the Avalanche won 52 in 2000-01.
Barrie scored the game winner, his 10th of the season, when he redirected a pass from Duchene past goaltender Eddie Lack. It was his third overtime goal of the season, tying the franchise single-season mark set by David Jones three years ago.
"I don't know what it is," Barrie said. "I must be lucky."
Lack finished with 25 saves for the Canucks, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Defenseman Yannick Weber also scored for Vancouver.
The Canucks picked up three big wins in a week to stay in the hunt for one of the last wild-card spots. Since going 5-16-3 to start January, Vancouver played steadier and finishes the season with six of its last seven at home.
"We've been positive right on through. Just talking to them, we're fine," Vancouver coach John Tortorella said. "We're fine in our room; we're going to keep on playing."
The Canucks were already missing center Henrik Sedin (leg injury) when defenseman Kevin Bieksa went to the dressing room late in the second period after taking a big hit from Landeskog along the boards. He returned in the third period but only logged 2:35 of ice time in two shifts.
"Not sure. He's just too sore," Tortorella said when asked how his defenseman is feeling. "We'll know more tomorrow."
Play got a little chippy at times. Duchene nearly went to blows with Vancouver center Ryan Kesler at one point, and later left winger Jamie McGinn got in Kesler's face.
Duchene said his scuffle with Kesler was a long time coming.
"The last four years every time I skate behind the net after a whistle (Kesler) comes and hits me. So I hit him back and he didn't like it very much," Duchene said. "Fifth year in the league I'm not going to back down. That's his game, he's a great hockey player, he's a big two-way guy and he has a little bit of an edge to him. I don't think you're going to see us fight any time soon, but I'm not going to back down."
Things did not start well for Colorado, which took three penalties in the first period. The Canucks took advantage on the second power play when Weber scored midway through the frame.
The Avalanche were able to tie it on Duchene's 23rd goal at 15:40 of the first, and Landeskog gave them a 2-1 lead with his 24th at 8:58 of the second.
The Canucks got even when Kassian scored with 1:22 left before the second intermission.
Colorado failed to score on two power play chances in the third.
NOTES: Avalanche D Erik Johnson was in the lineup after missing the morning skate with flu-like symptoms. He was questionable for the game but felt well enough to play. ... Vancouver C Henrik Sedin missed his second straight game with a left leg injury suffered in Sunday's win over Buffalo. Sedin did not make the Canucks' two-game road trip that started Wednesday in Minnesota. ... Avalanche C John Mitchell missed his fourth straight game with a back injury. Mitchell has made progress and could play Saturday against San Jose. ... Thursday was the completion of the 16th back-to-back set for the Canucks. They have one more, which closes out the regular season.


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Fern Cunningham has a mission and it is to sculpt the story of her people. Back in 1999, when the city of Boston unveiled the Harriet Tubman Memorial that it commissioned her to create; she made a point to punctuate the fact that the monument told the story of the liberated, and not the liberator. Up until then, Boston had no memorials that honored an African American woman, nor was there one that honored any woman. Titled "Step On Board," the memorial is a testament to Fern's will to make the presence of the black experience known throughout the city of Boston.
"The victims have a different story to tell than the people who may have opened the door. Especially in the case of Harriet Tubman," she said.
Amongst her bronze repertoire, her favorite piece is "The Sentinel" which sits at guard in the 275-acre, historic Forest Hills Cemetery in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston. This work is just as stunning as the woman that it depicts. She is a black woman, clad in bronze and sitting cross-legged on a block of Roxbury puddingstone. "I like her because she reminds me so much of myself," Fern added.
Raised in Alaska and Upstate New York, it was her mother's influence that brought her to sculpting in the first place. Her mom was an art teacher and saw to it that her children were always involved in some kind of art-making too. After graduating from Boston University, Fern made Boston her permanent home. She worked for the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts as an art teacher until its doors closed in the late 80s. She has since been teaching art at The Park School in Brookline, which is home to "Time Enough" a monument that depicts her daughter reading a book.
Teaching at the Lewis School helped to shape the content of her work. Citing a list of influences like Paul Goodnight, Momadou Ceesay, Dana Chandler and the other artists that worked for the "movement" of the late 1960s, she described her work as "decidedly figurative" and stressed that it is really important for her to provide images of black people. It took a leap of faith for Fern to get the commissioned work that she desired though.
"I would apply to a lot of commissions and find myself a finalist. I would get my thousand dollars and be told to go home," she joked.
"After a while, I thought, am I just a convenient finalist? Because then people could say, 'Well, we had a black finalist and we had a female finalist,' when, really, female and black people are not expected to be sculptors." At that point she stopped competing and relied on individuals who would ask her to sculpt a statue of their children, full figures of their loved ones, heads, and portrait heads.
Nearly ten years later, The Browne Fund, which supports art projects that improve public space in the city of Boston, contacted her with a request to sculpt a monument for the Joseph E. Lee School in Dorchester. That project became "Earth Challengers", a playful depiction of three school-aged children holding up an orb of the globe.
She has since been commissioned by the city to do a number of projects, including the "Rise" memorial, which she created with her cousin, Karen Eutemey. In 2005, the city installed the 20 foot granite and bronze monument at what some call the "Gateway to Mattapan" if one were heading north from the suburb of Milton on Route 138 or Blue Hill Avenue. She also sculpted "Family Circle", a statue that portrays a father, mother, and child embraced together in a ball. This masterpiece is located in the cozy, tree-lined cul-de-sac at Elm Hill Avenue in Roxbury.
Her most recent commission, "The Value of a Life", is in the design stage. Dedicated to the youth who have lost their lives to violence, the memorial is expected to be unveiled in 2010 at Roxbury's Jeep Jones Park.
Fern is the recipient of many awards for her work, including the Beta Beta Boule Award that she received in 2000; an Appreciation Award from the Roxbury Action Program in 2003 for her efforts to bring her vision of African American history to her artistic creations. In 2004, she received a Drylongso Award which honors African Americans for their fight against racism; and in 2005, the Boston Renaissance Charter School presented her with its Renaissance Living Legend Award.
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Bridgit Brown is a graduate of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Emerson College ('98). She was a Fulbright Lecturing and Research Scholar in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, and her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Bay State Banner, Color Magazine, BasicBlack.org: Black Perspectives Now, Colorlines of Architecture, Exhale Magazine, Ibbetson Street Magazine, and Somerville Review.
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Wed, 28 March 2012
This month on the Relapse Records Podcast, we premiere an exclusive track from Cripple Bastards in addition to new music from 16, Inverloch, Horseback and more! As always, we have the latest updates, tour info, and Relapse artist news. This month's interview is with Christian Mistress Drummer, Reuben Storey! DOWNLOAD, PLUG IN AND TURN IT UP!
Cripple Bastards – *Agony of a reformed band
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Inverloch – "The Menin Road"
Spawn of Possession – "Servants of Solitude" from 'Incurso'
16 – "Her Little Accident"
Horseback - "Ahriman"
Disembowelment - Your Prophetic Throne of Ivory
Deceased - Robotic Village (13 Frightened Souls)
Exit 13 - Facilitate the Emancipation of Your Mummified Mentality (Ethos Musick)
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The sad tale of Fat Bob, the 141-pound Lab
Fat Bob was so fat he couldn't scratch his own ears.
The four-year-old black Labrador was thought to be the heaviest dog in Scotland at 64kg (141 pounds).
Bob's owner just couldn't resist over-feeding him a diet of fish suppers and four tins of dog food a day.
That was enough for the authorities, according to a story on the British Broadcasting Corporation website. Bob was confiscated, put on a strict diet and placed in a new home.
Bob has since shed a third of his body weight. His previous owner was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering by over-feeding him, making him lighter in the wallet.
So all's well that ends well? Not so fast.
While Bob's case might br extreme, it's not unusual. Some 44 percent of dogs and 57 percent of cats in America are overweight, according to the 2008 National Pet Obesity Awareness Study. (No figures were available for Scotch hounds.)
Some animal workers are calling pet obesity an epidemic. A local expert, Dr. Paige Garnett of Care Animal Hospital in Aurora, doesn't go quite that far. She says things haven't changed much in the past decade.
Garnett taught a weight-management class to fellow doctors several years ago and put together a program that animal clinics can use.
"Overweight animal statistics are similar to humans,' Garnett said last week "About 50 percent of the dogs and cats we see at my clinic are overweight."
"It's a big problem," she allowed. " You throw dog food in a bowl and think, 'That's not very much.' But we're seeing a lot of overweight pets."
Lack of exercise is a concern, Garnett said, but the big issue is cutting down calories.
"A large dog biscuit has as many calories as a Snickers bar," she said.
The long-term effects of obesity are serious, Garnett added. For dogs, they include torn knee ligaments, diabetes and heart trouble. For cats, they include diabetes, heart and liver disease.
She said mixing green beans or air-popped popcorn with pet food is one strategy to reduce calories, as is giving animals baby carrots rather than pet snacks.
Garnett works with clients at her clinic to come up with a plan tailored to them.
She's seeking two outcomes:
* To be able to feel the pet's ribs while not seeing them.
* To be able to see a pet's waistline.
It takes continous effort to keep an animal trim. Some of them won't quit eating until every scrap is gone. As a way of stressing this, Garnett tells a little joke on herself.
"My dog, a border collie, gained 15 pounds after being spayed," she said. "Everybody in the clinic was giving me a bad time."
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Scientists have uncovered the first-known example of human bacteria infecting an animal species, according to a recent article in The Times of London.
Researchers at Edinburgh University have traced a serious infection in poultry back to a single human-to-animal jump. It occurred about 38 years ago, possibly in the region of Poland.
The process is the first to be discovered in the 10,000 years since animals were domesticated, The Times said.
Staphylococcus aureus, a subtype of MRSA, is now endemic in chickens. It is a leading cause of bone and joint infections, which makes them lame and in turn leads to them being culled, and is a serious economic burden to the industry, according to the article.
S. aureus, which lives in the human nose, probably jumped from its human handler while he or she was handling a chicken. Changing agricultural practices meant that the bacteria then spread through the chicken population, the Times said.
It is not believed it can transmit back to humans.
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An emergency team from the Englewood-based American Humane Association has been in Tennessee caring for animals during an investigation of alleged animal abuse and cruelty at the City of Memphis Animal Shelter. The team's help was requested by the Shelby County District Attorney.
According to the warrant that was served last week, "Detectives have learned that some animals have been deprived of food and water while at the Memphis Animal Shelter," and while in the shelter's care, "…some dogs have been starved to the point of requiring euthanasia."
In addition, the warrant reported unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, and vicious and sick animals being housed along with other pets.
For more information on American Humane's role in the investigation, go to www.americanhumane.org/redstar.
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LATHROP - What started out as a five-acre corn maze to raise funds for a community organization has blossomed into a must-go attraction in San Joaquin County.
LATHROP - What started out as a five-acre corn maze to raise funds for a community organization has blossomed into a must-go attraction in San Joaquin County.
Much has changed at Dell'Osso Family Farm, which also hosts holiday festivities and events throughout the year, but the philanthropic mission continues.
"We started with just the basic corn maze," Susan Dell'Osso said. "It just grew and grew."
It was 15 years ago when Ron and Susan Dell'Osso partnered with a local nonprofit organization to build and operate a no-frills, square corn maze.
The maze has grown to 23 acres of intricate design with a train, hayrides, zip lines and other activities around it.
More than 150,000 people visit every October.
In the years since that first maze in 1997, volunteers from community organizations have earned close to $1 million working at the farm, filling work slots during the busy Halloween run, Susan Dell'Osso said.
"When we started adding it up, it was quite remarkable," she said of the total.
Volunteers earn $10 an hour toward their charity. This year, 19 groups will staff the pumpkin maze in addition to regular staff.
Lathrop Little League, which this year served a population of 210 children, is one of those organizations. The league will split Saturday with the Lathrop Youth Advisory Commission.
Last year, the league also shared a day with the commission, earning $600.
"We're able to raise more money for the league, which directly affects the participants because we lower the prices," said Omar Ornelas, league secretary and deputy chief umpire.
This year, Lathrop Little League volunteers can earn as much as $1,000 from a day of work at the farm.
Ornelas said the money goes toward making the league more affordable, to allow for growth. The partnership may help the all-volunteer organization with capital improvements as well.
"We appreciate them giving us the opportunity to do that," Ornelas said.
Saturday is the official opening day of the maze, but the farm will welcome Friday more than 2,200 special-needs children, adults and their caregivers from San Joaquin and surrounding counties for Special Day on the Farm.
"It's one of our favorite days," said Yvonne Sampson, marketing manager for the farm. "It's a day filled with the wonder and joy you see in their eyes."
This is the sixth year the event, sponsored by the El Dorado-Stockton Kiwanis Club, will be held at Dell'Osso Family Farm. It will not open to the general public that day.
New this year on the farm is a completely remodeled 5,000-square-foot haunted castle, a mechanical "bucking pumpkin" and a formal tea party area where children can enjoy a beverage with a pumpkin princess.
"Every year, there is something better and there's something new to explore," Sampson said.
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Currently the fifth largest employer in the area with more than 11,000 employees and 130 locations throughout Greater Cincinnati, a career with our organization promises challenge and opportunity. We've been named an Enquirer Media Top Work Place as well as an AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50. We've also been recognized nine times as one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Moms.
Additional awards and recognitions include but are not limited to:
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We define diversity as the unique differences and similarities that our employees, patients, families, physicians, volunteers, and communities bring to our environment. At TriHealth, diversity encompasses much more than race and gender. It is a variety of characteristics, visible or not, that distinguish one individual from another. These characteristics include, but are not limited to, age, culture, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race and physical abilities.
By developing a diverse workforce, we will increase our talent pool, reinforce our mission and strengthen TriHealth in ways that will maximize our performance and competitive advantage to the patients and communities we serve.
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Valentine's Day is almost here! Do you know what you're doing to make the day extra special for your kids? If you haven't made any plans yet, we've come up with a great list of activities and gift ideas to help your family celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14.
Valentine's Day Activities
Valentine's Day is a great way for children and adults to celebrate the people they care about and love, so be sure you take the time to celebrate Valentine's Day as a family with these four fun activities:
1. Celebrate the Color Red
People associate Valentine's Day and love with the color red, so make it an emphasis in your household on Valentine's Day. Encourage everyone to wear something red and decorate your house with red-themed decorations. You can even eat red foods, such as strawberries, cherries, cranberries, tomatoes, watermelon, strawberry jelly (on a PB&J), marinara sauce, or red velvet cake, that day to complete the theme.
2. Focus on Three Important Words: I Love You
Come up with a creative way to tell your kids you love them. Stick a handwritten note or special card in their book bags or somewhere in their room, for example, or schedule time during the day to spend time together doing their favorite activity. You could also make a special message for them in your backyard with rocks, sea shells, or other materials. To make Valentine's Day even more fun, come up with a scavenger hunt for children to do in order for them to find their special Valentine's message or surprise.
3. Create Unique Valentine's Day Cards
Creating handmade DIY Valentine's Day cards is a great way for families to celebrate Valentine's Day. Whether you're making them for family, friends, or each other, putting your family's own special twist on Valentine's Day cards will make them unique and memorable for both the sender and recipient. Visit Pinterest for a great selection of fun ideas for Valentine's Day cards for kids.
4. Make Heart-Themed Crafts and Baked Goods
Valentine's Day is all about matters of the heart, so make sure your family celebrates the holiday by making fun heart-themed crafts and baked goods. Junior bake sets are a great way for your kids to help you make and enjoy heart-shaped cookies, for example, and your family can also make heart-themed crafts with stamps, sand, and play dough. Be sure to check out Pinterest for other fun Valentine-themed craft ideas and Valentine's Day activities for kids.
Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Kids
1. Baby Love – Cloth Book – Babies will love touching this soft cloth book, and it can even be hung on a crib for them to enjoy.
2. Sweet Baby Blocks – These soft baby blocks squeak when they are squeezed and feature colorful raised pictures for babies to touch and explore.
3. Heart of Mine Dolls (set of 4) – These soft and loveable baby dolls are great cuddle buddies for kids.
4. I Love You Ritual Bib Set (Set of 3) – You can connect with your kids and help them increase their attention skills and brain development by telling them the different rhymes embroidered on each bib.
5. I Love You Rituals – This book features 79 activities you can do with your kids to teach them how to be kind and help build self-esteem.
6. Guess How Much I Love You – Kids will enjoy reading this board book about the love between a parent and child.
7. A Sweetheart for Valentine – The story of Valentine and how she discovers love will enchant children as they read this fun book.
8. Winter Beauty Dress & Matching Doll Dress – Children can play dress up with this beautiful winter dress, and they can also dress their favorite doll in a matching doll dress.
9. Road Construction Vehicles (Set of 3) – Kids will love using their imagination as they play with these three road construction vehicles.
10. Hugga Pet Giraffe – Children can snuggle with this adorable giraffe or use it as a pillow for relaxing and taking a nap.


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The problem facing cigarette manufacturers decades ago involved tragic deaths and bad publicity, but it had nothing to do with cancer. It had to do with house fires.
Smoldering cigarettes were sparking fires and killing people. And tobacco executives didn't care for one obvious solution: create a "fire-safe" cigarette, one less likely to start a blaze.
The industry insisted it couldn't make a fire-safe cigarette that would still appeal to smokers and instead promoted flame retardant furniture — shifting attention to the couches and chairs that were going up in flames.
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The project will consist in creating a Chrome extension to analyze ads in real-time. To this end, the Chrome extension will inject ads in a private tab, record the network flow, and take a screenshot when the page has been loaded. In order to stay stealth and not disturb the user experience, the private tab will not be selectable by the user.
Upon injecting ads, the flow will be recorded, i.e., each HTTP request with the Referrer per iframe. The extension should block popunder/popups coming from the private tab and open them in a new iframe in the private tab. It is also worth noting that the private tab should mute any video/music, e.g. an ad video should not be heard by the user.
The pricing will be 750 euros. Let me know if you have any further questions.
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text: I am getting extremely worried about my just turned 5 month DD. she has been breast feed only. Gained weight well, great eater (we nurse every 2 hours on average around the clock) but her diaper output (wet) has taken a big decrease in the last couple of days to the point where I'm so concerned that I think I may offer her some breast milk afterwards in a bottle or sippy cup. I never wanted to do this as I have fears like with my first daughter, where I struggled with BF and bottle feeding expressed milk. I did not want to go back there, but am worried my baby is not getting enough. She's gone from about 12 wet diapers a day (24hr) to about 8 yesterday and only 6 today. But what qualify as a wet diaper? She is having more very small wet diapers now. About 4 small and a couple that were a bit bigger. But she used to have lots if large wet diapers. We have had our troubles already with teething lots ( still happening and I believe she has pain when she sucks) and 4 month fussiness, and still happening. Do I start supplementing? Odds are she will drop me like a stone once she figures she can get milk from a bottle or sippy cup, but I don't want her to be hungry. PLEASE HELP!