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Brockman, Dentmon Earn NABC District Honors
March 5, 2009
KANSAS City, Mo. - The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) has recogized Washington seniors Jon Brockman and Justin Dentmon as members of its Division I All-District teams, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes.
Brockman is a first-team selection, while Dentmon was named to the second-team for District 20, which is made up of Pac-10 players on the West Coast. Arizona State's James Harden, Arizona's Jordan Hill, California's Jerome Randle and UCLA's Darren Collison were also named to the first-team.
Dentmon is joined by Arizona's Chase Budinger, Arizona State's Jeff Pendergraph, California's Patrick Christopher and USC's Taj Gibson.
A native of Snohomish, Wash., Brockman is on the midseason watch list for both the John R. Wooden Award and the James Naismith Trophy - both national player of the year awards. He leads the Pac-10 in rebounding for the third-straight season and is the UW's all-time leading rebounder. His 1,735 career points also ranks as the fourth-highest total in school history.
A native of Carbondale, Ill., Dentmon has undergone a renaissance this season. His scoring average this season has increased by nearly six points per game and he is ranked among the top 15 career scorers in school history. Dentmon is also among the top three in UW history for steals and assists and is the second-leading scorer in the league for conference games.
Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. The 240 student-athletes, from 24 districts which were realigned this season, are now eligible for the State Farm Coaches' Division I All-America teams to be announced on Saturday, April 4, at Hoop City in the COBO Center at 10 a.m. as part of the 2009 NABC Convention in Detroit.
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Mo., the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest 'Phog' Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.
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text: Hey guys, a month or two back I posted this thread in regards to being asked to join an SEO company in my home town http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackh...ouse-search-engine-optimization-position.html As a 300th post (well 310 or so now) I just thought I?d share a bit of what I did prior to getting that interview/job. The main purpose I have with sharing this is because I think a lot of the time people try to over complicate things. If you?ve read enough on BHW then that knowledge should already put you above about 99% of the people. Although it might not help everyone, if you find someone in the 1% then you can really go to town on some pretty basic stuff. It?s true, all you need to do is take a bit of action and you?d be surprised how far you can go with something pretty simple. Please note the following is something that isn?t super special, but it got the job done and that?s where it is up to you to decide what you need to do. If you can rank well with minimal effort and simple campaigns then why would you do something more complicated/harder/more expensive? To start, here?s some basic data on the project. The client was a local tree service company that serves a mixed urban/suburban/rural area with .75-1.25 million people. The target area comprises about 20 municipalities. The client already had an existing Frontpage website with a modest amount of content on it. I began this project by focusing on the basics. I installed Drupal on his server, had him choose a template he liked, and migrated over his existing content. I generally use WP but for this case in terms of the design he liked, that?s why I went with drupal. The very next thing I did was reconnaissance. I looked at what his competitors were doing, and I used Google?s AdWords Tool to find out what search terms were most popular. It turns out potential customers not only search for ?tree service,? but also ?tree trimming.? ?tree removal,? ?arborist,? ?stump removal,? ?stump grinding,? and a bevy of other phrases. From there, I did the kinds of things a beginning SEO consultant ought to do (but often fails to): [FONT="]1. [/FONT]I made sure his pages? titles included his company name and appropriate keywords. [FONT="]2. [/FONT]I generally cleaned up his metadata so that descriptions and keywords were appropriate for each page?s content. [FONT="]3. [/FONT]I reorganized the content of most of his pages using header (h1, h2, etc.) tags. [FONT="]4. [/FONT]I added alt tags to most of his website?s images. [FONT="]5. [/FONT]I checked for and cleaned up validation errors. Again this is probably some of the simplest stuff you can do. While I do see the value with automation tools (I use them often in harder campaigns) but you would be surprised how many people neglect simple on-page optimization. Next, I realized that this guy needed some additional content on his website. It was looking pretty sparse. Originally I thought he had an average amount but after looking at his competitors it turned out they were also lacking in content, so a small increase could make a big difference. At this point, I sat the client down and explained to him the importance of content, both for SEO purposes and for establishing credibility with his clients. I told him he could either pay $25/hour for a professional writer to create content, or he could do it himself. Some people may say, ?Why pass up the income opportunity?? but I firmly believe in involving the client in the SEO process so that he starts to understand the work put into it and the value he?s receiving. The client created some educational material on oak wilt, the Texas draught and trees? water needs, etc. After that, he decided he didn?t have the time to write anymore, so he commissioned another several thousand words worth of content from me. Which is another reason I gave him the option earlier, sometimes if you give your information away for free people will still hire you because they can?t do it themselves. That?s when I realized that his company does something pretty cool. For most of their tree work, they don?t use ladders?they use ropes! In other words, the tree trimmers go swinging around in the trees doing their job. My first thought was YouTube. We arranged for some of his company?s tree-trimming work to be videotaped, and I took some highlights, mixed it with some cool music, and uploaded it to YouTube (complete with backlinks to his company?s site). This is what I would call adding value. So I decided to discount him on the video production but charge him extra for video SEO. It?s the Gillete razor system I guess, sell the razor at cost-price and make your money on the blades. I also realized that his company was not registered with many local directories. I quickly remedied this by adding his business to Insiderpages, citysearch, Yahoo!, etc. I also submitted his business to several local business directories. Of course, it?s great having a profile on all of these sites, but it?s not so great for business if you don?t have any reviews. Again, something simple but it makes a lot of sense to do this. Before I did anything about that, though, I had to take care of Google Places. My client wanted to be above the fold for ?tree trimming? + <a variety of municipalities>. A little creativity on both his and my part allowed us to establish business addresses in five different municipalities and register them with Google Places. I made sure that these addresses and contact information were also referenced on his website. Originally, I wasn?t super confident with Google Places but I thought I would be a bit of a hypocrite if I didn?t give it a go because my limited knowledge of GP was still better than 99% of other people. We fixed the lack of reviews by sending out an e-mail to all of his past clients advertising a fall special?something like 15% off all fall weatherization services, and an additional $25 credit if they?d had a positive past experience and would like to write about it on a review site. Since we were interested in local links, we registered for daily deals with a couple of local Groupon copycats who had decent PR to get links with contact information on their sites. We also pledged small sponsorship amounts to some local school projects so that we could both benefit from some traditional advertising and from having his company linked to by the local school sites. One major coup was getting a link from a high PR newspaper site. I called one of their editors and convinced him to interview my client about the ?war on oak wilt,? a major issue in some states. They prominently linked to my client?s website in their online article. I also corresponded with several local businesses and organizations in an attempt (mostly successful) to land completely legitimate local backlinks to my client?s site. I admit to doing some old-fashioned backlinking, but it was important to me to do only a small amount of this on relevant forums and blogs. However, I had done my research and knew a ball park figure of what quality/quantity links I needed to get to get on page one. All and all, it?s been a positive experience?and the client is happy. He also understands the kind of work that goes into a successful SEO campaign and knows that when it comes to Internet marketing, quality content has staying power?and spills over into real life as well. Since then, he has not only still signed on to receive my services but has passed on some other good clients to me as well which is great. Anyway just thought I?d share this to remind you that if there is a magic bullet out there, don?t worry about it because you may the magic bullet to someone else. ------ I?d also just thought I?d quickly add, besides doing this I like to have a bit of fun with IM including things like Fiverr. On fiverr alone I?ve probably made about $3k directly off of their site. But the contacts you can get on fiverr have been worth $20,000 over about 6 months (part time i.e less than an hour a day). Again I followed the principle that I could provide something that 99% of people didn?t know what to do. I chose a gig that could be outsourced and maintain a good margin. I also chose one that would have repeat business with the customers. Sampler

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My journey to become a better teacher has coincided with my discovery of John Hattie's Visible Learning principles, and I thought I'd record how my introspective reflection has led to my use of effect size, SOLO Taxonomy and visible learning mantra within my classroom.
My journey began four years ago, with a simple student survey of my teaching habits.
The previous year, I'd moved from Fitzroy Crossing DHS to Goollelal – from a remote aboriginal community school, to a "leafy green" metro school – and through an analysis of my repertoire of teaching strategies, geared towards engaging weaker, disengaged indigenous students, I identified that there were aspects of my teaching that needed to change.
I have always encouraged my students to be critical of my teaching habits. The simple student survey I conducted was a reflective PMI towards the end of 2009. It suggested I wasn't providing feedback quickly enough for my students' liking. Although we negotiated suitable timeframes and guidelines at the time, I began to research the techniques and methodology that other highly effective teachers use.
I began engaging with colleagues in professional discussions – both within my school and utilising my online Twitter network – and was given a range of starting points – one of which was the research of John Hattie. After reading John Hattie's Visible Learning, and more recently, Visible Learning for Teachers books, I began applying some of the key recommendations to my own teaching – such as identifying the importance of self-grading and making explicit learning intentions.
If you are unfamiliar with John Hattie, he is an educational researcher from New Zealand who has spent the last few decades examining as many studies into learning as he can. Based on his meta-analysis of over 60,000 studies, he has developed a quantifiable list of influential factors on a child's learning.
When you look at the three main recommendations that come out of his analysis – making learning goals transparent for the student, making the criteria for success explicit, and providing explicit feedback about student progress – you get an idea of why his reasoning for maximising impact on learning has been labelled Visible Learning – it's all about making the journey for success as visible as possible for the student.
So I integrated the concept of SOLO Taxonomy and its explicit nature of expressing success criteria into my teaching and learning programs, and worked with my students to help them identify what was required for their learning, and what success would look like.
After attending a professional development presented by John Hattie on Visible Learning, I adapted what I had seen of the New Zealand asTTle student feedback system, to meet my own requirements of my own feedback model for my students, providing them with an overview of gaps in learning and strengths and also providing them with individualised, explicit feedback sheets which they use to identify for themselves areas they need to focus on. The examples here come from pre-testing:.
I utilised Hattie's effect size measurements to measure the effectiveness of my teaching practices across all areas, using the data I gathered to refine my teaching style into one which I believe is highly effective.
If you are unfamiliar with effect sizes, it is a measure of learning growth over a period of time, with the salient message being that if we as teachers are to make a difference with our teaching , we need to set our student learning targets at an effect size of 0.40 or better over the course of one year or a unit of work. This is a fairly simplistic summary of effect sizes – I thoroughly recommend reading Hattie's Visible Learning for Teachers. Some light bed-time reading!


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The Grown-Up's Guide to Summer Movies
Amid the superheroes and sequels, there are more and more alternatives. How to navigate the season.
"Moonrise Kingdom," the latest feature from offbeat indie director Wes Anderson, tracks the adventures of two precocious tweens—he smokes a pipe; she wears eye shadow. When it opens May 25, it will go head-to-head with "Men in Black 3," a big-budget, effects-laden spectacle starring Will Smith and Josh Brolin as secret agents battling 3-D aliens to save the universe from imminent ruin.
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Nobody won the May 2008 Reader Challenge, so we wish you better luck this month.
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Solve this month's Vista Update challenge, and you might win a prize! Email your solution (don't use an attachment) to [email protected] by June 12, 2008. You MUST include your full name, street mailing address (no P.O. Boxes), and a telephone number. Without that information, we can't send you a prize if you win, so your answer is eliminated, even if it's correct.
I choose winners at random from the pool of correct entries. I'm a sucker for humor and originality, and a cleverly written correct answer gets an extra chance. Because I receive so many entries each month, I can't reply to respondents, and I never respond to a request for an email receipt. Look for the solutions to this month's problem at http://www.windowsitpro.com/articles/index.cfm?articleid=99391 on June 13, 2008.
The Challenge:
I received an interesting message from a reader. He works in his company's financial department and because of security concerns (especially about payroll records), this department runs within its own peer-to-peer network. Sometimes an employee from Human Resources comes into his department's office to work on budget preparation documents for department heads, or to perform other tasks. The computer the visitor uses is not connected to the peer-to-peer network; instead, data is copied from one of the finance department computers to a stick drive and given to the "outsider" via sneaker net.
The reader's purpose in writing to me was to point out that old-fashioned techniques like sneaker net are still used in large enterprises to make sure that security is tight as a drum. He concluded with, "Thank goodness for modern networking functions, because I wouldn't want to run a company full time on sneaker net. The files we work on would be moved back and forth among us constantly, which means safely removing the stick drive, walking it back to the original computer, editing the documents, reversing the process, and so on and so on."
Actually, there's a better solution, and I sent him the instructions for an ad hoc network between two computers. An ad hoc network makes his paradigm easier to work with than sneaker net and still maintains security. This month's challenge is to gauge how much you know about ad hoc networks:
Question #1: An ad hoc network requires wireless connections and can't be set up with Ethernet connections.
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I wrote this almost a year ago for a challenge on a Livejournal community, then completely forgot about it. This can be taken as bookverse or movieverse I suppose. I enjoy both.
"Dad, why don't I have a mum?"
The blunt question put an abrupt halt to what had been, until now, a pleasantly benign walk home. Dunstan Thorn, startled, turned to look at his eight-year-old son. Tristan simply kicked at a stray pebble and continued walking, as if this was a topic that came up frequently in their conversation. Dunstan was silent for a moment before responding.
"What makes you ask that?"
"Gregory Frank told me the reason I don't have a mum is because she took one look at me and didn't want me anymore. Said I scared her off."
"Surely you don't believe all that." Dunstan was taken aback. He made a mental note not to leave Tristan alone in the square anymore; and to have a bit of a word with Gregory Frank's own mother.
"No. Not really anyways. Gregory Frank's awfully mean and I don't think he really knows a thing about my mum. But I don't either. I did HAVE one, didn't I dad?"
"Everyone has a mother somewhere Tristan."
"But mine's somewhere else."
Dunstan could think of no response to this. The pair walked on in uneasy silence for several minutes. Tristan seemed to be intensely facinated with his feet and stared at them intently, hands jammed in his pockets.
"Did my mum love me?" Tristan said, suddenly.
Dunstan was somewhat thrown, not only because of the question its self, but because he realized that he did not actually know the answer. It was awful to even suggest the possibility, a mother not loving her own child, and Dunstan did not entertain it for more than a few seconds, but still... He could never really say he knew for certain. There had been no note in the basket (save for one addressed to Tristan, which he did not dare to open), no explaination. He did not know what had induced her to send Tristan to him, or even if she was still alive. He did not even know her name.
He looked at his son, staring up at him, and realized there was only one answer he could possibly give.
Tristan somehow, with the infinite wisdom only children seem to possess, sensed the finality of the answer and did not ask him to elaborate, for which Dunstan was thankful.
"I wish she wasn't gone," he said after a long moment, sounding strangely older, "but I suppose everybody has to leave sometime, don't they? One way or another."
"I suppose they do..." Dunstan searched for something else to say, until his gaze settled on the darkening sky.
"Tristan," he stopped walking and sat on the stone wall beside the road, motioning for his son to join him, "come here." Tristan looked puzzled, but clambered up beside his father.
"Do you see the stars?" Dunstan said"
"Yes..." Tristan sounded as if he wasn't quite sure where his father was going with all this.
"They never change. No matter where you are in the entire world, you can always see them. You see that star there, burning brighter than all the others?" Tristan nodded.
"Yes, but what --"
"That star will never leave you."
Tristan stared at the star, then at his father. For several seconds he said nothing. Then, he smiled and hugged Dunstan tightly.
Neither one of them said anything as they left the wall and continued home. They didn't need to. That night, before he went to sleep, Tristan Thorn went to the window and looked again at his star. Then he whispered, softly at the sky.
"I won't ever leave you either."


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The vegetable gets its fantastic flavour by combining the complex taste of the sprout with the mild, sweet 'nutty' taste of the kale.
The result is a vegetable which has not only a great flavour but is also incredibly versatile and can be cooked in a variety of ways; in fact the Kalettes® may well be one of the most versatile vegetables out there!
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and so this is christmas
Every year we get together with our surrogate family for Christmas dinner.
Two years ago I made my husband go without me. I was too miserable to face anyone. My mother (93 with Alzheimer's, who we cared for in our home, putting her needs ahead of ours for five difficult years) had just been legally kidnapped by my only sibling. I was beside myself with worry and woe. I refused to see a soul.
Today the misery was in the hearts of others. The mother of a brilliant 4.1 student who had just started college on a full scholarship, came home to find her perfect son passed out on the sofa with a bong and a bottle. When I confided this to my husband he said "Well that's normal." But for our friend it was the end of her world. All evening she wept in her wine and stared me down from six inches crying, "Tell me what to do!"
One sweet and wonderful young man, recently diagnosed as bipolar, has been learning to cope and balance heavy meds, social situations, not to mention raging hormones and, although he appeared to be doing well, you know that he too had to be going through hell.
The woman who graciously opened her home to all of us the past few years, had just fled the country for legal reasons. Her two children were there trying to carry on Christmas without her for the first time.
A very old and dear friend of my husband's made dinner for everyone at his apartment in a valiant effort to preserve the tradition. He is about to lose his business and hasn't a penny to his name.
As we finished our ravioli, listening to one despairing rant after another, I quietly began to sing: and so this is Christmas. Everyone burst out laughing and merriment was restored. Hail humor! What would we do without it?
We didn't give gifts this year, but I got one anyhow. I learned that everyone has troubles that can't or shouldn't always be hidden away. If your friends are your friends, they will put up with you no matter how miserable you are. Back in the quiet little trailer we call home, my husband and I held each other and agreed we possess a fortune. Christmas doesn't always come wrapped in fine paper.


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We knew this day was coming.
CBS is not really providing overnight ratings numbers for its shows this year.
The earliest we may get is viewers in live plus three days; but CBS is saying in a press release Monday that they're getting the most complete information about viewership when they're about to include online or alternative platform data that takes in 30 days after broadcast.
So if you are wondering, I have been checking for information that is more than the overnights (which we would get Monday mornings) or at least the weeklys (which we'd usually get on Tuesdays) and it looks as if the earliest we may see data from CBS would be live plus three days or later. I have a feeling I won't be able to access the real data since I'm not in the advertising business, or the television business, but maybe some of the others will be able to poach that information from time to time.
Deadline.com is providing us with a report on the demo change for the entire primetime schedule for premiere week and the increase for all the shows from the live plus same day numbers to the live plus seven day numbers:
And for TAR:
2.0 Live+SD US AA% (The typical overnight number)
2.4 Live+7 US AA% (The total demo audience for Live plus seven days)
0.4 +7 minus SD Contribution (the net increase due to viewing after day of broadcast to seven days)
21% L+SD to L+7 Increase (percentage increase from the live plus same day to live plus seven days)
After TAR23 opened with the series' lowest season premiere numbers ever, last night's episode 3 may have garnered the series' lowest ratings ever.
According to preliminary ratings, the episode got a 1.8 18-49 rating with 8.07 million viewers.
That number could still get adjusted up with final ratings tomorrow, but it could still match the 1.9 series low from episode 2 of TAR22 which aired against the Oscars last February.
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I hope the ratings improve. I think Sunday Night Football was popular last night, Tom Brady vs Drew Brees.
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It was Dallas/Washington on NBC and Detroit/Boston in the MLB Playoffs on FOX last night. Brady/Brees preceded 60 minutes on CBS.
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London, WC2B 4DF
How to Get There
Nearest Tube Station: Covent Garden (Piccadilly line)/Temple (Circle & District line) From Covent Garden turn right (south) towards the market. Turn left and walk around the piazza clockwise, taking the first left hand (east) exit along Russell Street. Keep on Russell Street past the Theatre Royal before turning right (south) onto Drury Lane. The theatre is at the bottom of Drury Lane on Aldwych crescent. From Temple exit via Temple Place and head left (west). Turn right on to Surrey Street, and then left onto the Strand. Cross to the north side of the Strand at Somerset House, and head follow the Aldwych cresecent. The theatre is about 50m on the left, at the bottom of Drury Lane.
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Nearest Train Station: Charing Cross Exit via the Strand, cross the road to the north side of the Strand, and head right (east). The theatre is at the very end of the Strand on the Aldwych crescent.
Nearest Car Park: Drury Lane, Parker Street. Meters around theatre. Parking in central London can be difficult and excpensive - please use public transport whenever possible.


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Not that many days ago, the nation experienced perhaps the most extraordinary presidential election in its history. The American public won praise for patience, common sense, and calm amid the tumult.
Yet many people are still unsettled. Some may feel fairness, and maybe democracy itself, were somehow out of reach. But, at heart, democracy - the whole notion of self-government - isn't something outside of us; it is us.
On this eve of a new year, as the post-election rhythm sets in, we offer a few thoughts from people who had no knowledge of the recent extraordinary events, but whose words are highly relevant:
*"Democracy means not 'I am as good as you are,' but 'You are as good as I am.' " - Theodore Parker, clergyman and social reformer
*"Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian - that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves." - Bergen Evans, lexicographer
*"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." - Reinhold Niebuhr, theologian
*"At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper...." - Winston Churchill
*"A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in contradistinction to a sovereignty of will." - Thomas Paine
The founder of this newspaper, Mary Baker Eddy, also wrote on the subject: "God has endowed man with inalienable rights, among which are self-government, reason, and conscience. Man is properly self-governed only when he is guided rightly and governed by his Maker, divine Truth and Love."
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Preview: ShadowPlay support for mobile GPUs
Nvidia added ShadowPlay support to Geforce Experience when they introduced the Geforce GTX 780 Ti. However at that time ShadowPlay lacked support for mobile Geforce GPUs. Support came with the mobile driver version 331.82 released on November 19. We tried ShadowPlay using an Alienware 17 which is equiped with the Geforce GTX 780M and we can confirm that ShadowPlay now works as advertised, but we had to resort to a few tricks along the way.
Normally when you want to use ShadowPlay you launch Geforce Experience and you press the 'ShadowPlay' button. The problem is that in the installed Geforce Experience we could not find the ShadowPlay button. The next images show Geforce Experience running on our Alienware 17 with the message 'ShadowPlay is not ready'.
On the next image you can see what the ShadowPlay button looks like. The screenshot is taken on a desktop system.
One simple trick allowed us to launch ShadowPlay on the Alienware. The only thing you have to do is to add string '-shadowplay' to the Geforce Experience shortcut.
This way you will launch directly into to the ShadowPlay where you can adjust some settings. ShadowPlay recoding time can be set between 1 and 20 minutes. Manually you can record even longer videos, if you are not limited by storage. Other settings include video quality (low, medium, high) and in-game audio (enabled / disabled).
With two shortcuts, one for ShadowPlay and the other for Geforce Experience, we were able to start Geforce Experience and then launch ShadowPlay. Note you have to enable ShadowPlay in order to make it work in games. This is done simply by clicking a button that visually resembles an old power switch.
In current beta version ShadowPlay worked for us in two out of three given modes. If it is set to Manual mode then ShadowPlay will not work once you are in the game. But in the other two modes ShadowPlay worked for us. Both important commands, Alt+F9 (toggle manual recording on/off and save) and Alt+F10 (save shadow recording) worked for us in the 'Shadow&Manual' mode.
The preferences button took us from the ShadowPlay window to the new window in the Geforce Experience. The preference window shown in the image below cannot be opened from Geforce Experence but only from ShadowMode window by pressing preferences button.
ShadowPlay worked with all Steam games we had installed including Bathman: Arkham Origins, Bioshock Infnite, Dirt Showdown, Sleeping Dogs and Tomb Raider 2013. However ShadowPlay was not willing to work with Battlefield 4 (Origin Edition). Battlefield 4 was messing around with ShadowPlay and we needed to restart system in order to use ShadowPlay again in other games.
ShadowPlay is great feature if you want to share your best gaming moments. By utilizing the hardware encoder built into the GPU, ShadowPlay's impact on game frame rates is far lower than that of traditional recording applications, which can place great strain on the CPU. With higher frame rates you enjoy smoother gameplay, and by encoding in H.264, ShadowPlay avoids the humongous multi-gigabyte files associated with many other applications. This saves space, but more importantly reduces stutter by avoiding unnecessary hard disk thrashing. ShadowMode works only in full screen mode, and recording will stop automatically if you jump out from the full screen to windowed mode.
In Tomb Raider game we measured performance with and without ShadowPlay. We played the game at 1920×1080 resolution with in-game settings set at Ultra. We recorded video for one minute in the game and output file was 343MB for High quality mode and 109MB for Low quality mode. The quality of recorded videos is much better for the 'High quality' mode compared to the 'Low quality' mode.
We tried also Sleeping Dogs game which is graphically more demanding. On Extreme settings we recorded 35.9 FPS without ShadowPlay and 33.9 FPS when recording video with ShadowPlay.
We hope Nvidia will take effort to polish ShadowPlay in future releases because this is a great feature to have and many owners of notebooks with Nvidia discrete graphics will welcome it.


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You may have seen us in the hospital, at the mall or in a parade and wondered what exactly do these dogs do? Just what they have been doing for centuries – offering unconditional love and friendship.
Undeterred by human illness, handicap, disfigurement, confusion or tears, with no prejudice against creed, colour, religion or politics, our Therapy Dogs calm the anxious, cheer the lonely, distract the pain-ridden and comfort the despondent. They can coax a smile with the light in their eyes and rekindle happy memories with the wag of a tail; stroking the dog can lower blood pressure, and seeing a dog thread its way through a corridor full of gurneys, drip poles and wheelchairs can restore a sense of balance, of life outside the high tech walls of modern medicine.
In a health care environment where patient contact time is being squeezed as never before by economic constraints, the dogs offer the invaluable gift of just being there.
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If you have less time and you are finding it tough to make out some time for the trip that you promised to your family then flight is the best solution. Golden triangle tour by flight is also fun and It helps you cover Delhi, Agra, Jaipur by flight. You can save enough time for your other works too by travelling to all these places by flight.
On arrival at Delhi airport or railway station, our representative will meet you. With displaying your name card and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at your leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel in Delhi. ( In case of any difficulty call us on our 24 x 7 No. +91 9810383473 ).
This morning after breakfast first you will visit old Delhi. The Raj Ghat, Red fort & Jama Masjid. Afternoon proceed to visit the New Delhi. The Qutub Minar, tallest stone tower in India, imposing India Gate and the Rastrapathi Bhawan, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Lotus Temple and, newly built Akshardham temple are of much significance. By evening return to your hotel for overnight stay.
Today you will be transferred to airport to take a flight to Agra. On arrival at Arga Pickup & Transfer to hotel. Rest of the day is at your leisure. Overnight at hotel. This afternoon visit the Agra fort, built by the great Emperor Akbar, and the famous Taj Mahal-the symbol of love, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. By evening return to your hotel for overnight stay.
This morning after breakfast you will drive to the pink city of Jaipur, enroute you will visit the Fatehpur Sikri, the deserted red sandstone city built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. On arrival check into your hotel and rest of the day is at leisure. Stay overnight at hotel in Jaipur.
This morning after breakfast visit the Amber fort, built in 16th century, enjoy an elephant ride at Amber. Drive past the Hawa Mahal-a Palace of winds. In the afternoon you will visit the city palace and museum, walk to adjacent Jantar Mantar an astronomical observatory. Rest of the evening is at leisure. Stay overnight at hotel in Jaipur.
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Willies Place is up past Waxahachie(sp). We actually stopped there this year because my daughter had to pee and could'nt wait till the next rest area. I think its called Carls Corner and its a nice truck stop for truckers.
nah, we were right. but something left a bad taste in his mouth. 8^o
I read that New Times story on "Junior" a few months ago. What an arrogant snot! God help us if he ever gets elected to office in Phoenix...
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We're now officially entering colder weather, and while you're cozy inside, remember that all of your outdoor companion animals, feral kitties and dogs, and even your chickens and other poultry need help to stay warm too. Sadly, over the last several winters we here at Four Legs and Fur have received too many reports of animals literally freezing to death.
Most regular dog houses and outdoor cat condos are not insulated, so they provide little in the way of shelter from biting winds, freezing rain or snow. It's relatively inexpensive to fix this. Hermitage Lumber and farm stores sell bales of straw, which have an amazing insulating value if stacked against the walls and even over the ceiling of the house. And a warm four-inch layer of straw inside keeps your pet from being exposed to as much of the cold coming from the ground.
If that doesn't suit you, and especially if you're dealing with feral cats you want to try to help, here's a great link for instructions on building a variety of feral cat cold and all-weather shelters: http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/feral-cat-health-shelter-cats-how-to-build-diy
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Nowadays online video content is a big part of social media. According to Cisco Forecast video will represent 80% of all consumer-based Internet traffic by 2019. So there is no surprise that businesses spend more money on video advertisement. According to Business Insider video will account for 41% of total desktop display-related spending in 2020. The two top platforms for video advertisement are Youtube and Facebook. In January 2016, Facebook announced that people watch 100 million of hours of video a day. In February 2016, Google's CEO reminded its investors that Youtube users watch hundreds of millions of hours of video a day. It was indirectly pointed out that Youtube users watch more videos than Facebook users. So what is the difference between Youtube and Facebook?
Social Media: The Future of The Relational Church
Throughout history, The Church has been challenged with continuing to share its unchanging, relational message of the love of God in a world that is constantly changing. Many churches are embracing social media as part of society's undeniable move towards digital communications, in an effort to build relationships and maintain their voice into the future. In his article, Communication In the Church of the Future, Christopher Harris states, "As the church we not only need to be mastering the tools of social media to connect with and communicate with society, we also have to be studying how these transitions in communication will transform how we are community and how we exist as church." Glebe Road United Church, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with a history dating back to 1851, has found great benefit in utilizing social media not only as part of building relationships through today's ministry, but also in looking to their future.
Measuring a Church Ministry's Digital Reach Through Social Media Analytics
Church leaders of all ministry types and sizes will likely agree that the task of numerically measuring progress, although sometimes tedious, can be one important means of gaining insight to a ministry's health. We measure congregational attendance and engagement to help gauge existing ministry connection and determine future programming, staffing and resource needs. We measure congregational giving both in the monetary sense and by way of volunteer hours, to help with our strategic planning and ongoing ministry mission. Many churches have broadened their mission field to include the online world. This includes utilizing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and more to connect and network with people who may otherwise never engage with any aspect of the church. According to Church Works, "Social media can be a brilliant way to reach users who may be entirely outside of your community…effective, generous engagement on social media can attract new followers who appreciate your message and identify with your mission." How then can we best measure our social media and digital reach?
"The Hip" Way Social Media Can Influence Small Biz Product Development
If you were using social media for personal or business use in Canada during the summer of 2016, you will have no doubt heard at least something about The Tragically Hip. The favoured Canadian band was touring in what likely would be their last, due to frontman Gord Downie's onset of brain cancer. Concerts sold out and media of all sorts took note of what was developing into a notable time in our country's music and lifestyle history. As the final concert came to pass in August – complete with the attendance and interaction of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – an influential social media phenomenon was occurring. Ensight Canada reported, "In addition to multiple trending topics throughout the weekend of the concert, social media posts about The Hip and (Gord) Downie's First Nations comments generated roughly 20 million potential impressions across Canada over the past week. What's really telling is that Canada has about 14 million daily Facebook users, so when we look at the impressions generated, we can conclude almost everyone in the country who used the internet or social media came in contact with the story in some way."
A Radical Revolution: Social Media, Metrics and Success
Timmins, Ontario is experiencing a cultural renaissance. Young entrepreneurs with lofty goals and a high tolerance for risk are spurring a revolution in this mid-sized mining town. The organization that served as the catalyst for this change – Radical Gardens. Radical Gardens (RG) is a multi-faceted company that is comprised of a Certified Organic farm, a LEAF certified farm to table restaurant, and an online market that distributes to the region.
PUMA: Leaping to the Forefront using Social Media Metrics
It's safe to say that when German brothers Adolf and Rudolph Dassler first founded footwear and apparel giant PUMA in 1924 the world was a much different place. Computers, the Internet and social media were obviously not of concern whereas merely having reliable electricity to manufacture their shoes was. Fast-forward to nearly a century later and the game has changed in ways that would have once seemed unimaginable. In order to compete in today's global marketplace companies need to have an online presence. While initially it may have been adequate to just have a corporate website, it is now becoming increasingly necessary for companies be active on social media. But merely participating in social media does not ensure success. Companies need to be analyzing their social media traffic and taking advantage of the insights that it can provide in order to ensure that their time and effort is providing them the optimal return on investment.
Royal LePage Niagara…Social Media Metrics
Company: Royal LePage Canada, Royal LePage Niagara Real Estate Centre Brokerage Industry: Real Estate Contacts: Ryan Johnstone, Broker/Manager, Royal LePage Niagara, Deanna Gunter, Broker/Manager, Royal LePage Niagara Web References: Royal LePage Canada, Royal LePage Niagara, Inman.com – 6 social media tools for real estate, Increasing Real Estate Social Media Engagement In a previous post (Top Share of Voice Rankings for… Read more »
How Should an Organization Report on Social Media?
Organization Name: Bombardier Industry: Aerospace/ Defence Railways If your business is active on social media, then your business should be reporting on all your social media efforts. While reporting on "vanity metrics" on your companies channels, like follows or likes seems like the thing to do, many people tend to confuse this as an achievement versus what it really is… Read more »
Humber College AdCentre measures its social performance
Organization Name: Humber College AdCentre Industry: Post-secondary Education Contact: Marilyn Cresswell, Director, Humber College AdCentre Web References: Humber College,Humber College AdCentre, Social Media Examiner, HootSuite About Humber College and the AdCentre Founded in 1967, Humber College has evolved from a college of Applied Arts and Technology to a full polytechnic academic institution. With two campuses in Toronto, Ontario and one… Read more »
#SMSS15 success feeds off social media analytics
Organization: Social Media Examiner Industry: Social Media Marketing Contact: Phil Mershon, Director of Events Web references: Social Media Examiner®, Social Media Success Summit® 2015, Simply Measured, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube Social Media Success Summit 2015 – Social Media Examiner Social Media Examiner® is one of the world's largest business blogs, helping millions of businesses discover how to best use social media. Nearly 400,000… Read more »
Red Bull & Social Media – Treasure What You Measure
Organization Name : Red Bull Industry : Energy Drink / Beverage Industry Web References: RedBull.com, smbp.uwaterloo.ca, nytimes.com, shiftcomm.com , brickmarketing.com , redbullstratos.com, redbullmediahouse.com The Company Behind the Can The above tag is how the Red Bull site welcomes consumers to their company history page. The first can of Red Bull Energy Drink was sold in 1987 in their home market… Read more »
The Call of The Wild – Wildcoast Adventures
Organization Name: Wildcoast Adventures Ltd. Industry: Tourism – Kayaking Adventures Name of Contact: Kristen Mucha, Owner Web References: Marketing Examples, Wildcoast Website, Wildcoast Twitter, Louis L'Amour, Wild West, Wildcoast YouTube, Wildcoast Facebook, Wildcoast Pinterest, Stumbleupon, Wildcoast Google+, content marketing, SM marketing tips, Stumbleupon, Nielson White Paper, Flying the Nest Description: You may have heard we are still in the Wild… Read more »
CPR Cell Phone Repair puts relationships before numbers
Organization: CPR Cell Phone Repair Industry: Small Business – Retail Name of contact: Robert Elder, Owner, Cambridge (Ontario) location Web references: CPR Cell Phone Repair, CPR Cambridge, Hootsuite Blog, Forbes, The Globe and Mail, Facebook, The Record, Community eBook: "Practical Social Media Measurement & Analysis" (March 2010) What started out as a "life after Blackberry (formerly RIM)" story has… Read more »
Social Media Metrics: Diply Slam Dips It
Measuring Social Media Success: THEMUSEUM
Organisation Name: THEMUSEUM Industry: Arts Name of contact if available: David Marskell- CEO Web References: twitter.com/themuseum, www.themuseum.ca, facebook.com/themuseum, linkedin.com/themuseum Company Overview: THEMUSEUM (formerly named the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum) opened to the public in 2003 following eight years of planning and fundraising. It was renamed THEMUSEUM in 2010. Now focused strategically on four pillars; Family Experience, Community Stage, Exhibitions, and Museum After… Read more »
Social Media Metrics – Beyond Number Crunching
Organization Name: Centennial College Industry: Higher Education Name of contact: Ann Buller, President; Rosanna Cavallaro, Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications Web References: Centennial College Description on how Social Media is used for Business Performance: In Albert Einstein's words: "Not everything that can… Read more »
The Platform is Twitter, The Metrics Are Social
Organizations name: Unmetric , Sprinklr Industry: Online marketing Websites: https://unmetric.com https://www.sprinklr.com Every organization works and produces, this way or another. Some of them market their customers the hell out, some of them are advanced users, and practice social media broadly – in supply chain management, product design, and customers engagement. However, the question of social media impact is still blurred…. Read more »
Social Media Metrics: the snapd example
Organization Name: snapd Inc. Industry: Publishing Contacts: Dawne Taylor-Gilders, Owner/Publisher/Editor at snapd KW Sean Gilders, Co-Owner & VP Marketing & Sales snapd KW Andrea Dunn, snapd Director of Social Media Web References: snapd As part of my UWaterloo online course; Social Media For Business Performance, students are required each week to do a case study/blog post pertaining to our… Read more »
Toronto Star photo projects build value, create exposure
Organization: Toronto Star Industry: Daily newspaper, digital media outlet Contact: Taras Slawnych, visuals editor, firstname.lastname@example.com Web references: Toronto Star, Toronto Star photos, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Photo projects designed with social media in mind There's little doubt that there's a 'cool factor' to being a photojournalist. Movies such as The Bang Bang Club and Under Fire have dramatized the lives of… Read more »
Air Asia Berhad Group Branding Awareness: Facebook Marketing Campaign to Promote Free Flight
Organization Name: Air Asia/Air Asia Berhad Group Industry: Travel/Transportation Web References: http://www.airasia.com, http://www.airasia.com/ot/en/home.page Description of how social media is used for business performance: Air Asia Berhad Group is a Malaysian low-cost airline company headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air Asia Berhad Group operates a schedule domestic and international flights to 100 destinations spanning 22 countries. The company's main hub located at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Affiliate airlines carriers includes, Thai… Read more »
Assessing the way the social media winds are blowing
Organization Name: Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) Industry: Industry Association – wind power generation Name of contact: Lejla Latifovic, Communications Officer Web references: Canadian Wind Energy Association Description Social media has become a part of everyday life. Countless numbers of conversations take place online daily. Smart organizations have realized importance of participating in social media activities, and the value… Read more »
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Title of Post: Canadian Tire – Measuring the ROI of Online Customer Service and the Christmas Spirit Organization Name: Canadian Tire Headquarters: Toronto, Canada Industry: General Retail Web Reference: www.canadiantire.ca Metrics and Social Media Almost every organization doing business today is using at least one form of social media. Of these organizations, most are still planning to establish and… Read more »
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Organization Name: Pleora Technologies Industry: Machine vision, industrial automation, military, medical Name of contact: Ed Goffin, Content Marketing Manager, Pleora Technologies Ever wonder about the world of external frame grabbers and embedded video interfaces? Spend your time considering critical factors in interface development? Stay awake at night trying to figure out the right way to transform camera link into USB3?… Read more »
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Organization Name: Hootsuite Industry: Social Media Analytics Name of CEO: Ryan Holmes Description of how social media is used in business performance: As social media can prove to be a strong, useful tool in a developing company, one has to be sure of its exact impact. When using social media to promote your product or company, you have to make… Read more »
Social Media Metrics: Tips for Non-profits
"Social media metrics refers to the kinds of measurements that can take place on the social Web. Beyond traditional metrics like traffic and return visits to your website, social media metrics take into account this simple fact: Most people are talking about your brands in all sorts of venues — social networks, blogs, forums, YouTube — well beyond your organization's… Read more »


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If this is what they admit to 35 years ago, can you imagine what they have today?
Sorry for the bad audio/visual quality in some of the clips, they were recorded from old VHS tapes.
"Destiny Lab is dedicated to creating Truth music that asks the listener life examining questions that demand answers. Their music digs deep to help expose people to subjects and information they may not otherwise hear anywhere else. Destiny Lab serves as a link in the chain for others searching for truth and solutions by investigating many of the spiritual barriers, lies and deceptions that keep people from finding the real answers they are seeking."
Below is the full music video for the song featured in this video.
ROBOPHOBIA- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFyXm-HfYBU
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Sail off to new adventures with Disney Ariel and Eric.
LEGO® l Disney Ariel's Royal Celebration Boat has everything you need to play out a happy ending for Disney's The Little Mermaid's Ariel and Prince Eric. Dance on the revolving dancefloor under the gazebo, spin Sebastian's starfish decks, discover secret treasure and launch the colored firework bricks. Get creative using the modular design of this great children's toy to easily move and swap sections within the model, or integrate the gazebo with other compatible LEGO l Disney toys to build your own dream creations. Includes 2 mini-doll figures plus Sebastian and Max figures.


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DescriptionHurrican, a freeware Windows remake of Turrican, is a fast-paced side-scrolling platformer. The player has to explore 9 levels and fight many different types of enemies at once. Rather than only recreating the original game graphically, there are many new features and redesigns.
The player has 3 lives and each level is time-limited. Starting with 700 seconds, additional time is added when 50 diamonds are collected. There is only one weapon, but with three modes: spreadshot (red), laser (blue) and bounce (green). Each weapon has unlimited ammo can be upgraded multiple times, but these are lost when the character dies. Another function is lightning. By charging, the player can either create a blue blast and swing it around, or launch it as a projectile. It can be upgraded as well and cannot be used unlimitedly. In difficult situations, a powerline can be activated - a double vertical line of fire that covers the entire screen. The player can also go into wheel mode, during which the character is invincible. This can be used to go through narrow passages while optionally dropping bombs. Additionally, there are grenades, a shockwave, and a smartbomb filled with a power-up.
The player can shoot in five directions (270 degrees clockwise to 90 degrees), crouch and jump. Holding the jump button longer has the character jump higher and by holding the shoot button, there is autofire, but the rate can also be increased by tapping the button quickly. Enemies attack from all directions and often originate from nests that spawn them. There are multiple routes to cross the levels and signs guide the player to the exit. As in the original game, the levels are filled with secret areas, hidden behind destructible walls or on hard to reach places. Next to diamonds, there are different power-ups, health items, a shield, and bonuses to collect.
Each level ends with a level boss and there is an option to save the game before continuing. The character can take multiple hits and the current health is shown in a red circle in the top left corner. There are 4 difficulty levels and an option to play the game cooperatively with another human player. The game is mod-friendly and custom-made level packs, with new graphics and sounds, are supported.
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We are nearly at the end of the first round of matches in the 2014 World Cup and one thing is certain; with all the teams playing of their skins to gain wins for their nation, to try and go through to the knock out stages with ease, we are seeing a wonderful World Cup. Gone are the boring draws of recent tournaments. Gone is the playing at playing the beautiful game. In their place is a strategy to win the thing and it is totally refreshing to see.
Fans across the world have their favourites for this event; some will say the South American teams like Argentina and Brazil will win, and who would bet against them? But around the corner comes a team that has been in the making over recent years; that team is Belgium. So could Vincent Kompany lift that trophy at the end of the tournament? Could this be the year when a team that has been questioned for so long finally takes the title and the glory?
It is possible when you think of some of the players they have in their team. Consider the likes of Adnan Januzaj, of Manchester United. He has had a good season, resulting in goals and a bright future once Louis Van Gaal gets his hands on him. Born and schooled in Belgium, he is able to win games for his team. Then there is Vincent Kompany, born in Brussels from a Belgian mother and a Congolese father, whose experience at Manchester City stands him in good stead to lead the team to future glory.
Another player in the news this last season has been Romelu Lukaku, whose father played an attacking role in the Democratic Republic of Congo at one point. As a striker he can be lethal. Along with Mousa Dembele, Axel Witsel, Nacer Chadli and Marouane Fellaini, they have a team that can win this tournament. They also have a team that is packed with experience at the very top levels. Couple that with the addition of play makers like Edin Hazard and you have an instant recipe for success. It will be interesting to see how they play together when their time comes to open their account.
All good footballing fans across the world await their input. Can they emulate the Germans, French and those Argentinians in their opening game? Will this be their time? They may not have been known as a powerhouse in World Cup football over the years, but one thing is certain; sooner or later, they will win it. Let's see if 2014 is their year, the year the dark horses of the tournament win!
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Examines nineteenth-century American women's intellectual and aesthetic experience of nature and investigates the linguistic, perceptual, and scientific systems that were available to women to describe those experiences.
Many women writers of this period used the natural world as a platform for discussing issues of domesticity, education, and the nation. To what extent, asks Gianquitto, did these writers challenge the prevalent sentimental narrative modes (like those used in the popular flower language books) and use scientific terminology to describe the world around them? The book maps the intersections of the main historical and narrative trajectories that inform the answer to this question: the changing literary representations of the natural world in texts produced by women from the 1820s to the 1880s and the developments in science from the Enlightenment to the advent of evolutionary biology.
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"The Court, the Community and the Judicial Balance: The Jurisprudence of Justice Powell," 97 Yale Law Journal, Fall 1987.
Justice Lewis Powell often cast the critical fifth vote on a severely divided Supreme Court. In this article, Professor Kahn argues that Justice Powell's jurisprudence is characterized by a balancing approach that seeks to accommodate competing claims. He asserts that this "representative balancing" methodology derives from Justice Powell's belief that the role of a Justice is to reflect in adjudication the existing distribution of values and authority among the competing factions that constitute the contemporary community. Professor Kahn concludes that representative balancing is an unacceptable foundation for judicial review, because it fails to provide principled explanations for results and, therefore, is open to the charge that it usurps the functions of the political institutions of government.
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From famous musicians to movie stars and athletes and everything in between, it won't be hard to find a must-have autographed item at the United Way of Jasper County's Autograph Memorabilia and Experience Auction Friday night.
A guitar signed by Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, a scorecard signed by Zach Johnson, a bat signed by Casey Blake and a helmet signed by Nick Easley and his Hawkeye teammates are just a few of the items that will be up for grabs at 6 p.m. at the Newton Elks Lodge.
"The event is one of my favorites I have ever been a part of," said Jessica Lowe, United Way of Jasper County executive director. "It is just a fun, social event that happens to raise money for a really good cause."
While the event happens only once a year, Lowe collects items for the auction year round. She said she loves the "hunt" for great items but does not give away the secrets of how she gets each piece.
"A lot of people ask me 'How did you get that?' and 'How did you get this?' and I politely tell them I don't divulge my secrets," she said. "I've collected autographs since I was a child so I have taken many years of a hobby and turned it into a fundraiser for Jasper County nonprofits."
Items headed to the auction block include a variety of photos signed by actors, musicians, politicians, historical figures and even a few Muppets. Also available are signed baseballs from Nolan Ryan and Billy Williams, a jersey signed by Brett Favre, a drum head signed by Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, a poster signed by Julie Adams star of "Creature From The Black Lagoon" and a script signed by Bob Newhart.
Lowe said she has picked out a few favorites and enjoys the excitement of seeing what comes in each week as the auction approaches.
"I love some of the rock' n' roll memorabilia we have this year. We have a drum head signed by Jerry Allison of Buddy Holly & The Crickets. To me that is amazing bit of history," she said. "I definitely have items that I would love to own and sometimes it is hard letting them go, but for me the real fun is getting the items in and collecting them throughout the year."
Items available will be auctioned off during a silent auction, while about two dozen larger pieces will be part of a live auction with help of local auctioneer Perry Pendroy of Monroe.
"The auction is successful in large part thanks to Perry using his talents to help move along the bidding process," Lowe said. "He is wonderful to work with and his auctioning skills help out tremendously."
The event has grown since its inception and had nearly 250 people attend in 2016. Bryan and Robyn Friedman, of Newton, were among those attending and have been in attendance each year since the auction began.
"We love the autograph auction because it is one of the most unique fundraisers we attend and it is a very fun way to support the United Way," said Robyn Friedman. "Jessica Lowe does a fantastic job of acquiring new and different autographs and experiences every year and we appreciate her passion about and dedication to this event. Plus, we love to acquire interesting new decor for our home every year."
The auction will begin at 7 p.m. but people are welcome to come when doors open to check out the items up for auction. Admission is free and free appetizers also will be served. Lowe said she hopes people will come for a fun night out.
"I really look forward to the event every year and it is great to see people so excited about the memorabilia and experiences they are buying in support of United Way," Lowe said. "It is just a unique event for Central Iowa and I'm very proud of how successful it has been in raising much-needed funds to help people."


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Just a quick and dirty experiment: A Twitter ScreenSaver.
With the Apple Developer Tools installed, you are able to create your own screensavers with Quartz Composer.
(I've been experimenting with this tool a few years ago when it was called PixelShox. Later it was bought by Apple to include it in Quicktime.)
This "StreamSaver" is still a work in progress and sorry; OSX 10.5+ only.
If you have any idea's, lemme know!
Download/see it here, and place it in
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Wow this was really different than what I had expected and was a totally awesome story to go along with Darnell. The music was great in this action packed thriller the battle scenes were so neatly drawn keep up the good work on that. The effects of the robots blasts were neatly detailed out nice work man.
Certain features of the flash prevented it from being so thrilling unfortunately. Such as the animation was really sketchy and other than the blasts of the battle it seemed to be both rushed and choppy. The plot is really unclear making it not really worth waiting and watching the 2nd part or whatever is coming up. It at least needs some voice acting to make the series all that more dramatic and the pace and sense of timing is to short to enjoy to a maximum.
It's an OK flash for a few minutes of a somewhat cool battle scene but it doesn't have much point or a plot to be thrilled about any upcoming episodes.
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Assembly To Take Up Further Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms
Bill Expanding Drug Treatment And Judicial Discretion
Silver, Aubry and Lentol made the announcement at a Capitol news conference, at which they were joined by key Assembly committee chairs, including Assembly Judiciary Chair Helene Weinstein and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz. Also participating was David Soares, whose successful campaign last year for Albany County district attorney included a call for further drug law reform and other reform advocates.
According to Silver, the Assembly legislation (A.8098) seeks to "reduce drug-related crime by addressing the substance abuse that often lies at the core of criminal behavior." The bill would accomplish this goal by sentencing certain drug offenders to mandatory treatment and expanding judicial discretion.
"Prior to last year's success, the Assembly had passed legislation that was far more extensive than the compromise agreement we reached with the Senate and the governor. This bill provides for the kind of judicial and correctional reforms the Assembly has been seeking for years and that are at the heart of any effort to curb addiction and drug-related crimes," said Silver. "At the same time, we are seeking to increase penalties for drug kingpins, dealers who prey on children and individuals who sell drugs while carrying a loaded weapon."
"Last year, we pledged not to give up our fight for greater reform of New York State's ineffective and imprudent drug laws. Even as last year's compromise bill was signed into law, the governor and Senate Majority Leader acknowledged that we had achieved only a first step," said Aubry. "This bill fulfills our commitment by providing for a more sensible, comprehensive and cost-effective approach for dealing with low-level drug offenders and addicts."
"Judicial discretion is an essential component to real drug law reform," said Weinstein. "Without question, society will be best served by allowing judges to move certain offenders to drug treatment. Indeed, with judicial discretion and the establishment of drug courts we are moving toward dealing with the underlying problems of many drug offenders - giving them the opportunity to get treatment and potentially reducing recidivism in New York."
"Treatment for substance abuse will make a difference in the lives of thousands of New Yorkers and their families and save the state millions of dollars," said Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, chair of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee. "This bill will make a real difference in the lives of those whose criminal activities are driven by their addiction and ultimately lead to more productive taxpayers and citizens."
"This proposal is fair, effective and cost-efficient," said Assemblyman Peter Rivera, chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force. "By expanding needed drug-treatment options, we are placing a greater emphasis on rehabilitation and, in the long run, this bill will result in significant financial savings for New York State."
"Having finally achieved some success in tempering the state's Rockefeller Drug Laws last year, we are now faced with the challenge of continuing this important work. However, despite our efforts, families continue to suffer and offenders are not receiving treatment that will help them turn their lives around. More needs to be done," said Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, chair the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus.
"I promised the citizens of Albany County a "tough and smart" approach to crime. This legislation is both "tough and smart," continued Soares.
"We applaud the Assembly today for taking the next step toward real reform of the Rockefeller Drug Laws," said Michael Blain, director of public policy with the Drug Policy Alliance. "We encourage and advise the Senate Republicans to keep their word and follow suit, because New Yorkers demand nothing less than real reform."
"The Legal Action Center is pleased to support A.8098, the Assembly Majority's comprehensive proposal to reform the Rockefeller Drug Laws by giving judges discretion to sentence people who are addicted and convicted of low-level offenses to treatment instead of prison when appropriate, dedicating additional funds to drug and alcohol treatment, and making other necessary changes," said Anita R. Marton, Vice President of the Legal Action Center. "Last year Governor Pataki, Majority Leader Bruno and Speaker Silver came together in the spirit of bi-partisanship to begin reform of New York State's overly harsh and counter-productive drug laws. We thank the Assembly Majority for proposing legislation that will help thousand of New Yorkers and make this state a much safer place to live. We urge New York to enact this critically important bill."
Mandating Drug Treatment For Certain Eligible Defendants
The cornerstone of the Assembly plan is an effort to reduce crime rates by ensuring that non-violent offenders complete effective drug treatment.
Under the Assembly plan, prosecutors would get the first chance at deciding whether low-level, non-violent drug offenders would be diverted from prison to drug-treatment programs through the new "Court Approved Drug Abuse Treatment Program." Only after this initial prosecutorial determination had been made would the judge be empowered to make a decision on treatment under the program.
Drug treatment under the new initiative would generally have a minimum one-year term and include time in a residential drug-treatment facility. Those who do not successfully complete treatment would face a felony conviction, which, for repeat offenders, would mean a mandatory state prison sentence. Diversion would not be available for offenders who committed violent felonies or sold or attempted to sell drugs to minors.
Each drug-treatment plan would have to include a drug-testing component. Offenders would generally be subject to probation while receiving drug treatment.
Judges would be given additional discretion to order non-violent offenders to DOCS' Willard drug-treatment facility in Seneca County. Judges would also be given the authority to sentence eligible drug offenders directly to the DOCS-run shock incarceration program. Both options would have to include a drug-treatment component and provide continuing drug treatment upon release from prison. In addition, judges would be given the discretion to sentence additional non-violent offenders who possessed small quantities of narcotics to drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration.
Ensuring the Penalty Fits the Crime
Another important component of the Assembly's proposal would give judges greater discretion to impose appropriate sentences designed to fit the facts and circumstances of each drug-related crime.
The Assembly's sentencing changes would:
Providing Tougher Sentences for More Dangerous Offenders
The Assembly plan not only increases sentences for major drug traffickers and adult offenders peddling drugs to our children from 15 to 25 years, but it also combats the deadly connection between drugs and firearms.
The proposal would impose a mandatory five-year determinate sentence upon offenders who carried a loaded handgun while selling or attempting to sell drugs.
Reforming the Justice System's Approach to Drug Treatment
Drug-treatment programs operated in prisons and in conjunction with the courts, the Division of Parole and probation departments would be reformed and enhanced under the Assembly plan.
The Assembly approach recognizes that enacting and fully funding Chief Judge Judith Kaye's initiative to expand drug courts to every county in the state is key to providing necessary treatment reforms. These drug courts would provide the needed judicial monitoring and infrastructure to assure strict compliance with treatment requirements.
Every inmate on probation, on parole or in a state correctional facility with a documented drug- or alcohol-abuse problem would be required to undergo a drug- or alcohol- abuse treatment program lasting at least one year. Mandatory tests for drug abuse are required.
Mandatory drug or alcohol treatment would also be required for appropriate juvenile delinquents and juvenile offenders.
An important goal of the Assembly plan is to make the Willard drug-treatment facility, which is jointly run by the state Department of Correctional Services and Division of Parole, a more effective treatment and crime-reducing tool. Under the plan, judges would be given the discretion to sentence statutorily eligible offenders to the Willard program and participation would be expanded to include non-violent Class "B" and "C" drug offenders. Also, all Willard "graduates" would be required to undergo an additional year-long treatment program following release from the Willard facility.
Because transitional services are critical to reducing recidivism, the Assembly plan statutorily establishes such programs.
Another key component of the Assembly's plan strengthens post-release supervision by reducing offender/parole officer caseloads for certain released drug offenders.
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Basildon Hospital ex-chief handed £70k payout
The former chief executive at a hospital sued 200 times in four years was paid £70,000 in compensation when he left, it has emerged.
Alan Whittle resigned from the top job at Basildon Hospital last September.
Basildon Hospital is one of 11 trusts placed under special measures following an investigation by NHS England's medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh.
The figure paid to Mr Whittle for "loss of office" is revealed in the hospital's annual report.
The BBC has been unable to contact Mr Whittle, who was paid a salary of about £150,000 and whose pension pot is worth £1.7m, but in the past he has defended his record.
The hospital, which has received warning notices from the Care Quality Commission, is now led by Clare Panniker.
Ms Panniker has said the hospital wanted to learn from "mistakes", "be transparent" and "listen" to patients.
The Keogh review said managers at Basildon had been "swamped" by a "multitude of issues" from previous reviews.
The hospital will be given support in infection control and clinical cover out of hours.
Colchester Hospital, which was one of the 14 trusts investigated by Sir Bruce, was not put in special measures.
Colchester's chief executive Dr Gordon Coutts said: "We accept the report, which identifies a number of areas that require us to take action.
"However, it also confirms that overall both of our hospitals are improving. We understand that we need to make further changes and go on improving."


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Facebook still remains today one of the most effective ways for advertisers to reach their audiences. And for Facebook, that represents an important income. Today, they announced the following in their business news section:
Beginning today and continuing through the next several weeks, we're launching features designed to provide direct response marketers with broader solutions to reach people across devices and encourage them to take action. Custom Audiences will now allow businesses to more easily deliver targeted messages to people who have visited their website or mobile app, and certain News Feed ads will feature enhanced call to action buttons.
This feature had been announced in October, but now it's becoming widely available.
This is huge for marketers! It will make it a low easier for you to 'follow' your visitors and ensure they take action on your offer.
To understand this a little better, this is the way it has been explained on one of my favourite Marketing and Technology blogs: The Next Web:
So here's how it works. Lets say you have a business and you place the Facebook remarketing pixel on your website, or the Facebook or third-party SDK in your mobile app, and then build Custom Audiences based on the actions people take while visiting your site or mobile app. Once done, your business can deliver ads to these users based on these actions.
It really can't get more targeted than that! The more targeted your ad is, the better it will resonate in your customer's or prospect's mind. An ad that speaks to people can generate very good results.
You can see the new custom audiences above on the left in that image. On the right is an example of marketers creating a Page post ad driving traffic to their desktop or mobile website and getting an option to add a call-to-action button in the lower right-hand corner of the ad. Marketers can choose from five types of buttons: Shop Now, Learn More, Sign Up, Book Now, or Download.
Facebook offers two examples of how businesses could use these features (available from Power Editor, Ads Manager, through PMDs, and via the API):
- A travel website with the remarketing pixel could use Custom Audiences to reach a group of people — say, people that searched for flights but never made a reservation — with a targeted message in News Feed: Come back for 10% off your next flight reservation.
- A retailer could build retargeting campaigns by installing the Facebook or third-party SDK in their mobile app and target people on mobile or desktop, encouraging them to come back and purchase the items left in their shopping cart.
Facebook is once again pulling the information located on other properties where its plugins reside back to its main service, to the benefit of revenue-generating advertisers. Since the company takes a cut, it is essentially growing its bottom line.
What do you think about this new feature? Ready to use it? Please post your comments below and share this article with anyone who may find it useful.
Read the full story on TNW: http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2014/01/28/facebook-now-lets-advertisers-target-people-visited-site-used-mobile-app


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We have the best luck with BOSS (black oil sunflower seed) so you might want to get a small bag and add that into your mix. We don't use mixes at all unless I happen to win a contest or take advantage of a giveaway that involves seed. (Yeah, I don't go after money prizes! I go after the precious seed prizes!
) We just offer BOSS, thistle, suet and now freeze-dried or roasted meal worms.
I suspect, though, that the main delay for you is just that they have to find and get used to your feeders. If you see birds in the bushes but not at the feeders, you might want to move your feeder a little closer to the bushes. Birds feel more comfortable if there is cover within a few yards or meters. Keep the feeders at least 10 feet (~3 m) away, though, or squirrels can leap off the bushes to your feeders...and they eat like little piggies!
As for cats in the windows putting them off--we have our feeders just outside the fence (about 10 feet). The dogs sometimes line up at the fence and stare out at the activity under the feeders--both squirrel and bird traffic--and they're totally ignored by the wildlife. They learn pretty quickly just how far the dogs are likely to come, and I suspect that they'll get used to the sight of cats at the windows, too.
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Parts for Fedders air conditioners exist for sale online at RepairClinic, Appliance Factory Parts, Encompass, eBay and Amazon.com, as of March 2015. Appliance Factory Parts and RepairClinic have the largest selections.
Fedders parts at these online sellers include capacitors, evaporators, control boards, transformers and housings. Appliance Factory Parts lists the available parts for each Fedders AC model, while RepairClinic lists unsorted replacement parts.
Encompass also lays out its selection by the model number, which is broken down further by the part number or name. Air filters are a part that Encompass lists as in demand.
EBay and Amazon.com have a limited selection that includes a thermostat and a compressor kit.