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Insect bites and stings can cause an immediate skin reaction. The bite from fire ants and the sting from bees, wasps, and hornets are usually painful. Bites caused by mosquitoes, fleas, and mites are more likely to cause itching than pain.
Insect and spider bitescause moredeaths from poisoning than bites from snakes.
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Bee sting; Bites - insects, bees, and spiders; Black widow spider bite; Brown recluse bite; Flea bite; Honey bee or hornet sting; Lice bites; Mite bite; Scorpion bite; Spider bite; Wasp sting; Yellow jacket sting
In most cases, bites and stings can be easily treated at home.
Some people have extreme reactions that require immediate medical treatment to prevent death.
Certain spider bites, such asthe
Symptoms depend on the type of bite or sting. They may include:
- Pain
- Redness
- Swelling
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Some people have severe, life-threatening reactions to bee stings or insect bites. This is called anaphylactic shock. This condition can occur very quickly and lead to rapid death if not treated quickly.
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- Turning blue
If you had a severe, body-wide reactions to a bee sting, your doctor should send you to an allergist for skin testing and therapy. You should receive an emergency kit to carry with you wherever you go.
- Avoid rapid, jerky movements around insect hives or nests.
- Avoid perfumes and floral-patterned or dark clothing.
- Use appropriate insect repellants and protective clothing.
- Use caution when eating outdoors, especially with sweetened beverages or in areas around garbage cans, which often attract bees.
- If have severe allergies to insect bites or stings, you should have an emergency kit and EpiPen. Make sure your friends and family know how to useit if you have a reaction.
Schlossberg D. Arthropods and leeches. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 380.
Fradin MS. Protection from blood-feeding arthropods. In: Auerbach PS, ed. Wilderness Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 41.
Otten EJ. Venomous animal injuries. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al., eds. Rosens Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2013:chap 62.
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He has spent an entire expansion frying me like only goblins should be fried (I wonder if they taste like frog legs… I have never had froglegs btw.)
Well in reality, I have summoned more people to their death than I should be comfortable with. Only in our game do we get excited about someone getting an achievement that involved walking into a wall of fire to get a "Charred and Crispy" achievement.
Killing Ragnaros with new acquaintances in a new server felt really weird. I was used to only killing stuff with guildies. Sure in WoTLK I did a lot of Naxx, Ulduar and ToC with pugs… but after getting Kingslayers I thought it would always be a guild affair to down a new boss.
So I said to myself, lets make sure we kill Douchewing together… however Mr Frotobaggins had other plans. Elune bless him… he can pug like no other.
I knew he had been close to killing Douchewing before, with 3% wipes that seemed to be hunting him and the pug group that seemed to clean up the place after we were done with our attempts on the ship.
I was about to log off last night, and I recognized the person spamming in tradechat as possibly one of the people Froto was in Dragon Soul with. They needed a Disc Priest… I asked Froto, how are the attempts going… and he said, we need a disc priest. I cursed a little under my breath and told the pug RL that I will be right back on my priest.
3 attempts later and we had the shinny new "Destroyers End" title.
I should be happy right, I killed Douchewing before the OMG NERF! and sure, I am in some level. I know that what Froto and I did will help our future raids quite a bit. We now know what it takes to down that humongous dragon.
We could have never done that in our last server. This server has a lot of great pug raids… it seems like the quality of people is about our speed. No it is not a "everyone is awesome realm" more of a "everyone seems to be a decent person."
There was excitement in vent after the kill. It was a first kill for everyone in the group. Besides my guild mate, it looked like it was a combination of groups of 2 from some guilds I recognized and some I had never heard of before.
The Douchewing fight is not too bad (madness that is) it just required lots of DPS and very frantic healing during some of the fight.
I was assigned the very daunting task of healing the tank as the last elementium bolt tried to just decimate us. The last burn phase with the adds is just as frantic and we ended up with only 3 people alive when he finally gave us the shinnies… none for me or froto because his /roll skills sucked.
The fight is actually very similar to the LFR, but just a lot more damage.
Most groups in the LFR go Left – Left – Right/Right/Right, but I guess the normal version goes Left/Left – Right – Right/Right. Other than that it seemed to be the same, just requiring tons more numbers… I think everyone was 40K plus on DPS… and I contributed about 10K worth of smite healing.
Without coordinating the healing cooldowns I think it went pretty well. The group seemed somewhat DPS centric with lots of big numbers just killing things quickly rather than tank or healing centric. It made me realize how different each group is. Our tanks do ridiculous damage… that should help this fight a bit when we get to it as a guild… who knows, that might even be tonight.

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So I finally finished the chain of quests, got my Safari hat (on every toon surprisingly) and the Singing Cricket.
I remembered reading that you could re-battle the Spirit Tamers but then someone said it was a bug that got fixed.
Correction: As you are doing the quest you can battle the same tamer over and over. I liked the Fire one the best and just kept doing it until I had to log out. Later when finishing the quest, I was able to go back and do each tamer as a daily but not over and over.
Conclusion: If you're doing the Spirit Tamer quest, grind on it. I got about 8 of my pets leveled up (this was before I was in possession of my new stylish Safari Hat) which really helped me get the Singing Cricket. Take a bunch of bandages, and stand there until you've left a groove in that spot. Pick your favorite, do it over and over, save Thundering for last because he's a flatulating turdburglar.


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Microsoft added a couple of new Christmas themed HTML5 demos to their IE9 test drive site which included Vorbis audio in addition to the AAC audio in the audio tags. They've since modified both demos to remove the Vorbis audio. It seems Microsoft is happy to use Vorbis in HTML5 pages internally, just not publicly.


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Rethinking Music Selling Incentives: Can A Pyramid Scheme Help Save Music Sales?
from the it's-creative,-but... dept
1) An artist/label sells its record directly to the public through a The Privateer System website for $10.00.He notes that the prices and profit sharing margins are examples only, and can be changed by a participating musician/label. It's definitely a creative and different idea that got me thinking, but I'm not convinced it would really work. It certainly might be worth a shot, and it's nice that it seeks to do a better job aligning certain incentives. However, in the end, this still looks like a typical kind of multi-level marketing deal, better known as a pyramid scheme. Those tend not to work very well in the long-term, for a variety of reasons. I think this does improve slightly on the classic pyramid scheme, in at least there's some level of price differential between levels, which creates an interesting conundrum for potential "buyers." Do you pay a higher price thinking you can sell more and get more?
2) Any party that buys the record directly from the artist/label we will call a "primary buyer." The primary buyer receives a license and a Java widget with their purchase, enabling them to sell digital copies of the record for $7.50; $5.00 of that sale price goes to the artist/label, while $2.50 is profit for the primary buyer.
3) A party that buys the record directly from the primary buyer we will call a "secondary buyer." The secondary buyer receives a sublicense with their purchase to sell digital copies of the record for $6.75. $5.25 of that sale price goes to the artist/label, with $0.75 as profit for the secondary buyer, while the primary buyer sees $0.75 of profit. (The party that buys the record from a secondary seller we will call a tertiary buyer.)
In the end, I could definitely see this working in some instances, but I'm not sure it would really work on a wider scale basis, and still seems very focused on the idea that the music has to be paid for, rather than looking for better ways to leverage the infinite nature of digital works. So while it's intriguing, it still seems like ultimately it would be limiting. Still, I'm curious to hear what others think.


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Paint Color Portfolio: Emerald Green Living Rooms
As lime has taken a dive in popularity, the latest green color to take center stage in home interiors is the sophisticated shade of emerald. Once Cleopatra's favorite gemstone, today emerald is the perfect backdrop for adding luxury to a living room.
1. An eclectic living room designed by Liza Giles, spotted on Decor8.
2. Deep green walls combined with emerald draperies, by Kay Douglass for Veranda, via Ann Carpenter Designs.
3. Erika Bearman's Southhampton home designed by Miles Redd, seen on Elle Decor.
4. A more masculine take on the emerald living room from ReDoIt Design.
5. A traditional living room designed by Thomas Jayne and featured in Architectural Digest.
1. Seaweed by Benjamin Moore
2. Emerald Ring DE5629 by Dunn Edwards
3. Bottle Green 3022 by Fine Paints of Europe
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The New Airline Fare to Avoid: Basic Economy
by Amy Lignor
Whether on business or going on vacation, buying airline tickets in this day and age is getting more difficult. The most recent term in airfares is "Basic Economy." Now, all people want to nab the cheapest flight they can get in order to save money, yet even travel agencies are now scrambling to explain to their clients that "Basic Economy" may save $30 to $50 from a standard airfare price, but will not grant them the same privileges.
The terms "Basic Economy" and "Standard Coach" sound the same, and are the same in any other industry, but what Basic covers are tickets sold at a discount – thirty to fifty dollars less than standard coach tickets – by the three largest airlines: Delta, United and American.
When opting for Basic, fliers are stripped of basic amenities, like advance seat assignments and overhead bin space. Now, for some, it works. There are those who don't mind losing amenities if they can save fifty dollars. However, this could work the opposite way, which seems to be what the airlines are betting on; that with the constraints, people will get upset and thus spend more, upgrading to standard coach tickets, or higher.
With Basic, the flier cannot get a seat assignment until right before departure and cannot make same-day flight changes. On Delta, these ticket holders are boarded in the last group and aren't eligible for upgrades or extra legroom seats. On United and American, the Basic Economy ticket holders are last in the boarding line unless they hold a qualifying credit card that gets them earlier boarding. If a person happens to get confused and ends up bringing a full-size carry-on for the overhead bin, they will be charged $25 to check it at the gate, which then takes away most of the money originally saved when purchasing this discounted ticket.
Families and groups are being told to avoid Basic Economy tickets because when choosing this path, there is absolutely no chance of sitting together on the flight. In addition, Basic Economy should not be purchased if the flier is worried about getting bumped from a flight, because having no seat assignment is more likely to cause involuntary denied boarding if the flight is overbooked.
As far as the revenue boosts for the big three airlines, American says the average upsell so far has been miniscule. Delta chimes in with the statement that they received an extra $100 million in revenue in the second quarter from this strategy, which includes upsells so that fliers could get extra-legroom and first-class seats. Lastly, United's President Scott Kirby said the airline in the second quarter did not get the expected revenue boost they thought they would, but they still expect Basic Economy to add at least $200 million when figures are tallied at the end of 2017.
There are many companies that have completely removed this airfare from corporate travel-booking sites, and travel agencies online. American Express Global Business Travel showed that 66% of its clients opted out of the Basic Economy fares because fares that are completely unchangeable or nonrefundable end up costing companies more money.
Most people agree – whether vacationers, travel agencies, or business people who do a great deal of flying, that Basic Economy would perhaps help the airlines more if the airlines would do a better marketing job of the program. That way, people coming to the airport with Basic Economy tickets would know ahead of time the potholes that can occur when purchasing that lower airfare. As it stands now, most people with those tickets in hand get angry because they had no idea that certain extras had been given up.
What comes next? The big three will remain in business; that's a fact. However, Southwest and most especially JetBlue, which is becoming a "favorite" airline of many businesses across the country, will gain fliers because of these Basic Economy tickets and the negatives that go along with them.
So make sure, before booking your flight, that you know all the ins and outs that come along with your ticket. Saving money is always a good thing, just make sure that the choice made doesn't cost more in the end.
Source: Baret News


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Monday, January 26, 2015
@ the Extinction Marathon
London 2014
Labels: Etel Adnan, Readings
A weblog focused on contemporary poetry and poetics.
Labels: Etel Adnan, Readings
Ron Silliman was born in Pasco,
Washington, although his
parents stayed there just
long enough for his mother
to learn that one could
step on field mice while
walking barefoot through the
snow to the outhouse, and
for his father to walk away
from a plane crash while
smuggling alcohol into
a dry county. Silliman
has written and edited 40 books,
most recently
if wants to be the same as is:
Essential Poems of David Bromige,
co-edited with Jack Krick &
Bob Perelman, from New Star Books,
and had his poetry
and criticism translated into 16
languages. Silliman was a 2012
Kelly Writers House Fellow
at the University of Pennsylvania, and
the 2010 recipient of the
Levinson Prize, from the
Poetry Foundation. His sculpture
Poetry (Bury Neon) is permanently
on display in the
transit center of Bury, Lancashire,
and he has a plaque in the walk
dedicated to poetry in his home
town of Berkeley, although
he now lives in Chester County, PA.
Silliman teaches at the
University of Pennsylvania.


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Graham Oswick
Graham began to dance at the age of eight when his mother took him to the local dancing school for his first Saturday afternoon class. After passing through the medallist system he began to enter the open competition scene at the age of thirteen, soon to become a regular competitor.
The highlight of the junior career was the winning of the International Championship at the Royal Albert Hall. Graham continued to work his way through the youth and amateur fields before deciding to take a break and concentrate his efforts on his teaching career. After a five-year period off the floor he decided to team up with Cara Stubbington in the professional field. Among their successes were being semi-finalists in the World Masters, Runners up in the United Kingdom and British Rising Star Championships and winning the United Kingdom Closed Professional Latin Championship.
Since retiring from competitions Graham now dedicates himself to the training of Ballroom and Latin American competitors both at home at the famous Dance Options Studio and all over the world.
Having been an active member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing since first qualifying in 1988, he was asked to join the Latin American Faculty as an invited member in 2000 and became a full member later the same year.


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| First Appearance
|Mass Effect 2
| Race
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| Squadmate
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| Voiced By
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Jack, AKA Subject Zero, is a recruitable squad member in Mass Effect 2, and a supporting character in Mass Effect 3. Jack has led an exceptionally troubled life - as a little girl she was experimented on by a rogue group of Cerberus agents, who believed she had the potential to become one of the most powerful human biotics alive. While formally referred to as "Subject Zero" by the officials, most handlers gave her the name "Jack".
She is a criminal who was convicted of piracy, kidnapping, vandalism, and murder. After being captured for her crimes she was put in stasis on the prison starship Purgatory, and was reawakened when Commander Shepard came to recruit her in Mass Effect 2.
EditAppearance and Personality
Jack is often extremely unstable, a result of her brutal childhood at the hands of Cerberus. During her time as 'Subject Zero', Jack was routinely injected with drugs and forced to take part in extreme experiments designed to make her associate acts of violence and killing with pleasure.
As a result of this, Jack is unpredictable, crass, revels in violence and is often rude to others. She is particularly untrusting of Commander Shepard, and seemingly can't understand why the Commander shows an interest and talks to her.
Her appearance is extremely different from most in the Mass Effect universe - Jack is completely bald, and practically every inch of her skin is covered in tattoos. She also wears extremely revealing clothing, and reveals that her tattoos represent various events throughout her life - some are actually the results of experimentation, while others have been added in reference to prisons, kills or other activites Jack has been involved in.
EditEarly Life
At the age of just four in 2165, Jack was kidnapped by Cerberus agents from the human colony of Eden Prime. Cerberus was particularly interested in Jack's biotic abilities - as she was in the womb, Jack was subjected to a large dose of Element Zero (Eezo) which is believed to have given her extreme biotic powers.
Cerberus took the young Jack from her mother on Eden Prime. The kidnapping was covered up by explaining to Jack's mother that she was killed as a result of the eezo exposure, and afterwards she was promptly moved directly to a Cerbus facility on Pragia, where she was to be subjected to extensive physical and psychological torture.
The Illusive Man, leader of Cerberus, is shown to be particularly interested in human biotics regularly in the Mass Effect universe. It is likely he believed Jack could be extremely useful to his plans, but the Illusive Man actually shuts down the facility where Jack is captured after discovering how horrible the experiments taking place there really are.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditPragia & Cerberus Experimentation
Long before the events in the Mass Effect trilogy, Jack was subject to countless horrors during her time in Cerberus' Pragia facility.
The facility, which is in an area of Pragia known as Teltin, was a project designed to agressively awaken the potential in human biotics, and Jack was present at the facility with a number of other human children biotics for many years.
The project, unlike the Alliance's similar Acension Project, focused entirely on agressive, morally wrong experiments. As a result, many involved with the project were left extremely mentally unstable, including Jack herself.
Unknown to Jack, she was actually the focus of the entire project. The other children were used for experimentation purposes, and were deemed completely expendable. Any succesful biotic experiment was then applied directly to Jack, who became known as 'Subject Zero'.
She was purposefully kept away from the other children by Cerberus, who would routinely inflict both mental and physical torture on Jack to see how she reacted and test the extent of her biotic powers. One of the most frequent pyschogical tortures performed by Cerberus was to keep Jack caged up in her room, with a one-way mirror showing her outside where the other children were playing. It is believed that this torture unhinged Jack more than anything Cerberus ever did, leading her to distrust people as the children showed no interest in her.
Jack never knew until many years later that she kept captive in a sound-proof room, and the children couldn't see her through the one-way glass.
Cerberus also deliberately caused the other children to hate Subject Zero. The children would be routinely be forced to fight against Jack in arena style combat, and Cerberus injected Jack with drugs to make her associate killing with a source of pleasure during these combat rituals.
The children of the facility soon became terrified of Cerberus and Jack, finally realising they were simply being used like lab rats. On the way to another experiment the children rebelled against the guards, using their biotic powers and damaging the facility in the process.
The rest of the events on Pragia are sketchy, but later filled in during the events of Mass Effect 2. It is known however that Jack escaped during the riot, and years of extreme torture led her to kill practically everyone she saw on sight, finally unleashing her extreme psychotic biotic powers.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditEscape & Later Life
Jack's escape resulted in untold destruction on Pragia - she killed anything she saw before stealing a shuttle and fleeing into the nearby Dakka system.
It is known after this point that Jack was 'rescued' by another ship, but these individuals instead of saving her sold the girl into slavery, most likely on the space station Omega.
The events after this remain vague. It is known that Subject Zero, in order to distance herself from the name, took on the moniker Jack and went on over the years to take part in countless criminal activities, finally leading to her being incarcerated in the prison facility Purgatory by the Blue Suns.
While there Jack's life did not get any better - she was brutally attacked and raped by a gang of prisoners and guards. This led to Jack hunting down and murdering each and every person involved in the attack, finally resulting in the Warden of Purgatory locking her in cryostasis. The Warden hoped to sell Jack on to Cerberus or another bidder for an extreme amount of credits.
She would remain there in a cryogenic sleep until Commander Shepard appeared in Mass Effect 2 to recruit Jack for the suicide mission against the Collectors.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditJack In Mass Effect 2
EditPurgatory Escape
Jack's escape from Purgatory is made possible by Commander Shepard, who has been handed her dossier by the Illusive Man.
Shepard discovers that the Illusive Man, and Cerberus, have paid the necessary amount of credits required to secure Jack's release. However, the Warden of Purgatory, Kuril, decides that Commander Shepard is worth far more as a prisoner than Jack ever was, and sets the Blue Suns on the Commander and his/her squad.
The resulting release of Jack coupled with the fight between Shepard and the Blue Suns leads to Purgatory suffering extreme structural damage. Jack and Shepard ultimately escape the ship after lengthy fighting with the Blue Suns, and Shepard is finally able to kill Warden Kurill before fleeing the base.
There is also a possible dialog option available where Jack demands access to Cerberus' files as soon as she is on board the Normandy. Shepard can agree or refuse this option by lying, and you must have Miranda Lawson or Jacob Taylor in your party for this to happen. Either way, Jack will join Shepard on the Normandy.
It is implied through a message to Commander Shepard at a later point that Jack is not the only one to escape the facility; a mysterious prisoner known as Billy also escaped, and says:
"Hey Shepherd heard I have you to thank you for getting out of Purgatory (sent a ship to round me up, but they didn't weapons-check good enough)! I'm gonna carve your name instead of mine into my next victim as thanks, got anyone you need dead (haha)? You did take a shot at me though on my way out so I have to kill you, you know how it goes. Dad taught me that you let anybody hurt you, they get ideas so you make sure to send a message, not like I'm sending now, though! See you around, the people who live here are coming back and it's showtime! Look around for your name, I'll make sure you find it before I find you! Billy…"Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditThe Normandy SR-2
Once Jack is on board the Normandy, she will immediately ask for access to Cerberus' files once more. Shepard is allowed to either accept this and give Jack immediate access, or alternatively tell her to 'settle in' first.
Jack can then be found afterwards in the lowest section of the Normandy's engineering deck. She likely chooses this spot to be as far away as possible from others on board, and whenever Commander Shepard visits she is generally suspicious of his/her motives and displays a desire to be left alone.
By conversing with Jack routinely throughout the game, Shepard can learn more about her past, gain access to her unique loyalty mission and it is also possible for a male Commander Shepard to pursue a romance with Jack.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditJack In Combat
Jack's combat style, known in game as Subject Zero, involves her using her skills with weapons and her powerful biotic abilities.
She is proficient in the use of heavy pistols and shotguns, and is capable of using the biotic moves Shockwave, Pull and also unlocks the Warp Ammo option once her loyalty mission is succesfully completed.
Jack's unique power, Subject Zero, improves her combat efficiency, health and also her power cooldown.
Jack will also routinely shout out 'I will destroy you!' or 'I'll kill you!' during combat. It is believed this is either a reference to the human enemies of the first game which would shout this often, or instead ties in with her past on Pragia, where she was forced to kill for feelings of Euphoria.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditJack's Loyalty Mission - Return to Pragia
By pursuing the right dialogue options and giving Jack access to Cerberus' files, Commander Shepard is eventually able to learn that Jack wants to return to Pragia.
She also reveals that she fully intends to destroy the facility. It is up the player to how they respond to this, and Shepard can remark that attacking Cerberus allies is a bad idea. This prompts Jack to reveal that the facility was decommisioned after she escaped, and the mission begins.
As the crew of Shepard, Jack and another squad member travel down to the facility via shuttle, Jack reveals a little more about the structure of the facility, and the Normandy's AI, EDI, reveals that she is detecting multiple thermal signatures throughout the complex.
The group arrives at the facility, which is seemingly deserted. Upon arrival at key points Jack will comment on her escape and time at the facility, revealing that she doesn't remember there being a large amount of containers when she fled in a biotic rage.
The group also stumble across a console, which upon activation reveals that the Cerberus group in the facility had gradually gone rogue, working outside the Illusive Man's orders. This is why the Illusive Man shut down the facility after Jack's escape, as he wasn't pleased with the way the facility was run, presumably because he tries to protect humanity at any cost.
Jack also reveals that the first time she saw sunlight was when she escaped, glimpsing it through a skylight in the atrium.
The next major plot point is revealed by examining an old bloodstain. Here Jack will reveal that she was often pitted in arena-style battles against other children to test her biotic powers. It is also revealed that she was shocked routinely for not reacting quick enough, and that she was also injected with drugs to feel 'warm feelings' when she attacked others.
Further investigation of the facility reveals that Jack had suffered extensively as a result of being locked behind a two-way mirror in a sound-proof room. She would routinely bang on the window and shout at the children playing outside, but they would never respond and aknowledge her presence. As a result Jack suffered immense pyschological trauma.
Continuing on through the facility, Shepard and his/her crew are assulted by members of the Blood Pack, who are at the facility for unknown reasons. After fighting these off, Jack will eventually learn more about how much other children at the facility suffered by interacting with three terminals inside a room.
It is revealed that the other children at Pragia suffered just as much, if not more than Jack. Children would be routinely subjected to extreme temperatures, biotic experiments, chemicals and other horrors, all with the aim of testing out things before they could be safely applied to Jack, who they were moulding into the perfect human biotic.
The final console reveals a doctor talking about the ongoing riot which allowed Jack to escape, and his desire for Jack not to leave.
The group then move on to Jack's former cell.
Before that happens, a cutscene plays which shows a member of the Blood Pack talking to a human, Aresh Aghdashloo. Aresh is also a former member of the facility, and like Jack he escaped during the riot. After fighting through the Blood Pack, Shepard and the rest of the crew finally find Aresh inside Jack's old cell.
Aresh reveals that while Jack knew none of the kids at the facility, they all knew her. He also tells Jack that the kids feared her and were made to think of her only as Subject Zero, before he finally tells Jack that he plans to re-open the facility because he now believes all the suffering must have been for something.
At this point, several options are possible. Shepard can choose to use a paragon option to spare Aresh's life, or alternatively he/she can tell Jack to kill him by using a renegade option.
Afterwards, it is possible to stay in the facility or leave immediately. Staying allows Jack to look around her cell, and reminisce about life inside her own personal hell.
Once this is completed, Jack will return to the shuttle with Shepard. She is seen flipping the cap of a detonator up and down repeatedly and - after a nod from Shepard - presses the button and destroys the Pragia facility for good with a powerful bomb.
The mission concludes with a final argument between Miranda and Jack about the facility. Miranda tries to justify what happened, but Jack will have none of it. It is important at this point for Shepard to have high renagade/paragon abilities, as it is only possible to appease both crew members by using one of these dialogue options. If your points are not high enough, the renegade/paragon dialogues will be locked off and you may lose favour with either crew member.
Afterwards Jack will return to the engineering decks, now loyal to Shepard. An email from Cerberus is also sent, which says:
If Commander Shepard is a male, it is possible for him to pursue a relationship with Jack over the course of the game.
Jack's relationship in the game is unique - it is possible to both pursue a legitimate relationship with her, or alternatively Commander Shepard and Jack can engage in casual sex, which will lock off the full relationship option.
The casual sex option comes about at one point during the game, and afterwards Jack will be cold and distant towards Shepard for the remainder of the narrative.
It is also possible to engage in this scene even if relationships are being pursued with other people.
If the player declines this option, it is then possible to pursue a Paragon relationship path with Jack that reveals a significant amount about her past and softens Jack's demeanour.
The romance with Jack requires Shepard to visit her regularly during the course of the game - making frequent trips down to the engineering Jack will both allow you to pursue this option and also unlock Jack's loyalty mission.
Although initially suspicious of Shepard's motive, Jack will gradually begin to reveal more about her past. She will eventually tell Shepard that she has been the victim of multiple people trying to take advantage of her over the course of her life, and also revealed that she once showed an emotional side when a partner stayed behind and sacrificed his life for her.
This breakdown in Jack's icy exterior eventually leads to Jack coming to visit Shepard in his cabin. Here Jack shows a side she has never shown before - she breaks down in tears as she reveals to Shepard that he is right, she really does need someone and the two then proceed to spend the night together.
After the lovemaking ends, Jack is shown with Shepard in bed, a happy smile on her face. It is implied that Shepard has finally given Jack happiness, which she can never remember having throughout her entire life.
It is also possible for Shepard to reject Jack during this scene - if so, Jack will simply swear at Shepard every time he goes to visit her.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
It is possible for Jack to die during the assault on the Collector Base, just like the rest of Shepard's crew and even Shepard him/herself.
There are multiple ways that Jack can die during the Suicide Mission - [https://img203.imageshack.us/img203/3025/suisidemissionfinal8.jpg this link] contains a chart that details all of the possible outcomes.
If she dies in the game, and you import your save into Mass Effect 3, Jack will not appear as a supporting character. She will however return in a different form - see below for more information.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditJack in Mass Effect 3
EditGrissom Acamedy
Sometime after the events of Mass Effect 2, Jack took a job teaching biotics on the System Alliance's Grisson Academy, a facility dedicated to teaching biotics to realise their full potential.
Jack's acceptance of the job comes from two sources; the first being Commander Shepard changing her mentality and 'rubbing off' on Jack during Mass Effect 2. It is likely the second reason for accepting the job is her own horrible past, and her desire not to see other children go through what she did on Pragia inside Cerberus' similar biotic facility.
Jack changes her appearance between Mass Effect 2 and 3; she grows some of her hair back, and wears a lot more clothing. Her tattoos are still clearly visible and she still retains her punk-like style though.
Jack's new job also brings about a significant change in her personality - she is drastically more reserved, swears less and seems to care a great deal about the biotic children inside the facility.
When Cerberus attacks the facility, Jack, with the help of Commander Shepard and scientist Kahlee Sanders, is able to secure the safety of the students from kindap by Cerberus.
Jack will then leave Shepard and stay with her students, but can still be found at other points during the game. She is not a recruitable squad member during Mass Effect 3.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
After the events at Grissom Academy, Jack can eventually be found on the Citadel, inside the Purgatory Bar.
Although never referenced, Purgatory is the same name as where Jack was incarcerated in Mass Effect 2, which may lead her to the bar to resiminisce.
Jack will not appear until Cerberus has attacked the Citadel. Her dialogue depends entirely on the decision Commander Shepard made after Grissom Academy, where he/she decided to use the biotic students either as support in the fight against the Reapers, or sent them directly to the front lines.
If the students were granted support roles, Jack will remark that they are doing extremely well and Shepard probably saved a lot of lives by doing so. If they were sent to the front lines, Jack seems surprised by the ability of her students to perform when under direct attack.
It is at this point that Jack can romanced, provided you have an imported save from Mass Effect 2 where a romance was pursued. Jack will also dance with Shepard regardless of how the events play out in Purgatory.Spoiler - Click to see/hide
If Jack is still alive in Mass Effect 3, she will appear via video link during the battle for Earth.
She tells Shepard that she is present in the battle for Earth with her students, but can't reach Shepard's location.
If romanced in the past, Jack tells Shepard to survive, declaring that 'After this is over, I'm getting laid.'Spoiler - Click to see/hide
EditMemorial Wall
If Jack died in Mass Effect 2, her name appears on the Normandy's memorial wall.
It is easy to miss - Jack is referenced by the name Jaqueline Nought, which is known to be a name she used. It is not known whether this Jack's real full name, or merely a pseudonym.
EditJack as a Phantom
You must import a Mass Effect 2 save with Jack alive for this Easter Egg. If you don't rescue Jack in Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation before Priority: Citadel 2 she will appear as a Phantom in Priority: Cerberus Headquarters in the Reaper Heart/Brain room. The lifebar for a Phantom will simply be renamed "Jack" and she will say "I will destroy you!"
"Turns out, mess with someone's head enough, you can turn a scared little kid into an all powerful bitch."
"If you screw with my head, make me nod and smile at everything...I'd rather you blew my head off. Let me die as me."
"Hello, dead people."
"Fly, bitch!"


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The Arbiter was a "Heretic" Elite blamed for the destruction of the first Halo discovred by the UNSC. An Arbiter is someone who is decides, and enforces and issue. The past Arbiter's of the Covenant have dealt with such situations such as those in campaign mode of Halo 2. (By the way, incase none of you pin-heads noticed, the Arbiter's voice is the same of 'Golaith' from Gargoyales.)
The Arbiter was ordered to deal with the true heretics of the Covenant
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The Elite character you play as in the campaign mode of Halo 2.
"What would you have your Arbiter do?"-the Arbiter
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Danks' revival a needed boost for White Sox
CHICAGO -- It's not going to be easy, and they know it.
But the White Sox have Jose Abreu, an abundant supply of energy and a winning record, their first on this date since 2006. If they can get some better pitching, who knows where they will be when September rolls around?View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- It's not going to be easy, and they know it.
But the White Sox have Jose Abreu, an abundant supply of energy and a winning record, their first on this date since 2006. If they can get some better pitching, who knows where they will be when September rolls around?View Full Game Coverage
One season removed from 99 losses, they just might have a shot to do something no one expected, contend for a playoff spot. Their chances increase significantly if they can get a summer's worth of quality starts from John Danks, who bounced back from a pair of subpar outings to beat the Cubs on Wednesday night.
Danks is excited about the foundation that the White Sox are building.
"I think we're right where I've said we were going to be since Spring [Training]," said Danks, who is 3-2 with a 4.93 ERA. "We're a fun team that never feels like we're out of a ballgame. We play hard, and the pitching is coming around. I still expect it to be a fun summer."
Catching the Tigers is a tall order for the White Sox, as it would be any team that doesn't have its own trio of starters like Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Anibal Sanchez. But the balance around Major League Baseball could mean that Wild Card spots stay within reach for many teams this summer, with 88 or 90 wins enough to let teams dream.
"There's a chance of that," White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said. "You've got some awfully good teams in the West, too. That could drive it a little. But you do see extreme balance in the East, and I think there were certain years with one Wild Card when you just assumed it would be from the East. Now that there's two, I'm sure some people assume that at least one of the two will be [from the East]. But [the balance] could well lower the target, at least for the second Wild Card."
Abreu, in his first nationally televised game, had two early doubles and a single on Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular, helping the White Sox to an 8-3 victory that leaves them one win away from sweeping the Crosstown Cup from the Cubs. He even showed off his wheels, going from first to third base on a single that went off second baseman Darwin Barney's glove.
The White Sox started four players born in Cuba, and at one point had three of them (Abreu, Dayan Viciedo and Alexei Ramirez) on base at the same time. Paul Konerko was so inspired by the gathering that he pulled a double down the left-field line to clear the bases.
As well as anyone in the White Sox clubhouse, Konerko understands what it means to win a series against their Chicago rivals.
"When I got to this team, winning the city series was just as important if not more important than making the playoffs for some reason," said Konerko, who has played for the White Sox since 1999. "It was ingrained in me early on that this was a big deal for us. Our fans care a lot about how we do against the Cubs. I'd dare say more than their fans care about how they do against the Sox. I've never taken this lightly."
This was truly a night to let the imagination of White Sox fans wander. Gordon Beckham, who had four hits and a game-winning home run on Tuesday at Wrigley Field, blasted a three-run homer. Ramirez continued his electrifying two-way play and rookie Marcus Semien was on base three times (although he got picked off for the second night in a row).
With four wins in a row, the White Sox are 18-17 -- their best record at this point since a 22-9 start in 2006. That team was led by the starting rotation that carried the club to a World Series sweep the season before, with Mark Buehrle, Jose Contreras, Freddy Garcia and Jon Garland taking pressure off the lineup.
That's hardly the case at the moment. Chris Sale and Felipe Paulino are on the disabled list, and the White Sox starters are barely keeping the rotation ERA below 5.00. They've already used nine starters, getting some good results from imports like Scott Carroll and Hector Noesi.
"I think they've done great," manager Robin Ventura said. "Part of it is that, being able to get to a point [in the game], and the bullpen has really picked it up. That's another part of it that's been good. We've got a makeshift rotation compared to when we left Spring Training. These guys have been stepping up and giving the offense a chance to come through. It's been nice. Everybody feels like they're part of it and contributing."
Danks wants to be for this staff what Buehrle was before he left as a free agent after the 2011 season.
"With Mark, you just always felt good when he had the ball in his hand," Konerko said. "Mark was clutch. I know that's what's driving [Danks]. He wants to be out there in Game 1 of the playoffs."
Danks was a difference-maker the last time they went to the playoffs in 2008. He mowed down the Twins in the "blackout" Game 163 at U.S. Cellular Field. But that was before the shoulder surgery Danks underwent in 2012, which has changed the way he attacks hitters.
Danks, then only 23, averaged 91 mph with his fastball in 2008 (and hit 96 mph during that one-game tiebreaker against Minnesota). He threw it almost 2 1/2 times as often as he threw his changeup. But this season, with his fastball averaging 88 mph, Danks has thrown the changeup more often than fastballs.
Danks worked six innings on 98 pitches against the Cubs, allowing three runs. His command was unusually good -- although Anthony Rizzo was one of several Cubs who felt home-plate umpire Tom Woodring had an overly generous strike zone, a complaint that led to manager Rick Renteria's ejection -- with all his pitches.
In one span of eight batters, Danks threw 23 of 25 pitches for strikes. It was shortly afterward that Renteria said something he shouldn't have during a pitching change, earning his third ejection of the young season. This wasn't the Danks of old, yet he's now 5-for-7 in quality starts.
"Every pitcher wants to have the same stuff they came up with, but it rarely happens," Konerko said. "If you had a nickel for how many times you heard, 'You should have seen how hard this guy threw when he came up,' you'd be [rich]. Everybody loses their stuff. It's who's going to overcome that and be a good pitcher. He's doing that. He's a guy you want to pull for. ... You want to see him do well. He's a good person, the kind of person you want in the clubhouse."
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com.


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The set list includes music from The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Who, The Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark
With its latest production, "Talkin' Bout My Generation: The Music of The British Invasion," Brunswick Little Theatre indulges itself somewhat with a departure from theatrical performance into a concert-style musical revue.
The set list includes music from The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Who, The Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark and many more groups and artists from the U.K. who changed the face of American music.
The two 16-song sets will bring back memories for Baby Boomers, but nearly all of the songs are part of the classic rock canon, so practically anyone will recognize the familiar melodies, if not the titles or the names of the bands. It's sort of an educational experience, but the focus is on fun.
Despite some minor sound and lighting glitches, the singers and the band pull off a daunting progression of tunes that builds until you'll likely be left wanting more, even after two hours of music.
Standout moments
There are more standout vocal moments than I can mention, but every member of the troupe has a chance to really shine.
Mark Deese nails the vocals on the Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin" and Eric Burdon/The Animals' iconic "House of the Rising Sun."
Mark Bachara makes the Hollies' "Bus Stop" as memorable as the lyrics and delivers beautiful harmonies in "World Without Love" and "Because."
Natalie Flow's sweet voice brings tenderness to The Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and "Blackbird," which are arranged for her with minimal accompaniment.
Jen Iapalucci is just fun to watch, because she appears to be having the time of her life. But she really brings the goods on Dusty Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man."
Katie Deese does not have a lead vocal, but sings great backup and gets at least partial credit for everything as the group's vocal coach.
The diverse ensemble of musicians backing the singers looks a little like some guys just showing up for a jam, but they pull it together and each have their breakout moments.
Young drummer Eli Fouch kicks it in Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love," and Michael Stringer wows us with an organ solo in the Zombies' "Time of the Season."
Both Jim Tewell and Stephen Gossin pull off nice guitar work in The Who's "I Can't Explain" and "Pinball Wizard," especially noteworthy since they're trying to fill Pete Townshend's shoes.
Endlessly energetic bassist Joe Martino is fun to watch the whole time, but he's really showcased in another Who song and the show's title track, "My Generation."
A 32-song set list is a real challenge to master, but for the most part, the group keeps it together.
Several numbers have timing issues where one or more of the musicians lags, and there are some low sound level issues, particularly on Gossin's guitar work and Flow's vocals.
Having said that, these folks are all talented and a blast to watch.
All in all, it's a walk down memory lane and a good opportunity to sing along. This is a family friendly, feel-good night out in downtown Southport, which is not a bad place to hang out.
The setting in Franklin Square Park is beautiful under the oak trees, so there's not a bad seat in the house, but getting there early will make it easier to claim a spot with a good view. Bring bug spray and some refreshments and settle in for a great show.
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This walkthrough does not cover every last facet of installing Debian, but it is quite thorough, and even painfully detailed. I wrote this with somebody completely new to Linux and Debian, but somewhat familiar with their computers, in mind. I hope people new to Debian find it useful.
Some people complain about the Debian installer not being easy, user friendly, graphical, and so on. This tutorial does not attempt to debate those views, but rather attempts to walk people new to Debian through the installation process; a hand-holding into the world of Debian if you will.
A couple of the things I won't cover in this tutorial are configuring a USB mouse and installing KDE (the tutorial is long enough as it is). Also, this tutorial is geared more towards people with either high-speed internet connections through a network card in their machine, or people who access the internet via a LAN. I do point modem users in the right direction I think, but I don't go into much detail regarding modems (mainly since I don't own one).
I have tried to maintain a standard style throughout this document, but since it is my first tutorial of this magnitude, I may have varied slightly here and there. For the most part, whenever I am discussing commands that need to be typed or selected from a list, I have put them in quotation marks. Please don't type the "" marks when entering commands at the prompt. If I have varied from this, I apologize in advanced.
Finally, if you follow my instructions, what you will end up with is a very trim installation of Debian; meaning Debian minus all the redundant applications. You will end up with Debian itself, Xfree86, WindowMaker, Synaptic and Mozilla installed and that is it. However, you will also be armed with the knowledge and ability to install whatever else you want to; allowing you to make your Debian system exactly what you want it to be.
Having said all that, let's get started.
Getting Debian
The first step to installing Debian is to obtain Debian CDs. While you can buy Debian CDs from places like Linux Central or Cheapbytes for around $15.00 US, if you have access to a high-speed internet connection and a CD burner, it is quicker and cheaper to get them off the internet at Linuxiso.org.
Linuxiso.org has seven CDs listed for installing Debian, but you only need the first one. If you want to spend the time downloading the entire CD collection, that is okay, but this walkthrough will only make use of the first disk; "Debian GNU/Linux - Disk 1 Generic boot (US)".
- "Introduction and how to get hold of Debian"
- "Getting to the main installation"
- "Going through the main installation cycle - Part I"
- "Going through the main installation cycle - Part II"
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A Roman Palette
Ah, the eternal city. To step in and see it up close and personal is to revel in 3000 years of history, still quite alive and kicking. I haven't been to Rome in a while and I forget what a complete feast for the senses it is, including color.
There's a quality of light here unlike any other. It bathes the landscape and architecture in a golden pink light that also produces the blackest shadows. I can't get enough of making wide laps around the old city via bicycle, by which you drink in ancient monuments to art and intellect at a rapid pace.
Buildings are painted deepest ochre and the same sorbet pinks you find along the Riviera, yet it's all so masculine somehow. There's a passion and sensuality to the street life, and an embracing of age that you simply don't see in the States. I find myself taking more photos of old walls then of statues or people. And when it comes to pattern, ornament and adornment, the Romans did it like no other culture.
I've come up with a "Roman Palette," based on architecture, frescoes and, I suppose, the vibe: light and deep yellow ochre, red ochre, vermillion; golden yellow, a weird mauve you don't see anywhere else; green black, blue black, ivory black.
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JMU senior named Virginia Nursing Student of the Year
Suzanne Beeckler of Chesterfield, Va., plans to work in neonatal intensive care after graduation in December.
Suzanne Beeckler grew up helping her friend face a chronic, life-threatening disease.
"My best friend since second grade has cystic fibrosis," Beeckler said. "I was with her through all of her hospitalizations. In high school, she went through a three-week drug-induced coma, and eventually, my freshman year of college, she got a double lung transplant."
Now a nursing major at JMU, Beeckler strives to be a positive, encouraging force for her patients, just like her friend's nurses were for her. "When I would visit her in the hospital, it was the nurses who were with the patients the most," Beeckler said.
This passion is one of the attributes that led to Beeckler being named the Virginia Nursing Student Association's Nursing Student of the Year. Beeckler, the president of JMU's NSA chapter, is the fourth JMU student in a row to receive the award.
Dr. Sandra Annan, assistant professor of nursing and the recipient of VNSA's Most Supportive Faculty Member award, believes that the students' dedication to community outreach plays a part in the selection process. The JMU chapter has received the association's Most Active Constituency Award the past five years.
"We have a really good reputation in the community as a whole," Annan said. "I know a lot of hospitals say things like, 'We prefer JMU students.'"
According to Beeckler, the nurses JMU students work with are always impressed with how much the students care and the lengths they will go to in order to help a patient.
"We really take community service seriously. It's not just academics," Beeckler said. "Most JMU students, in general, are really well-rounded, and we really try to go out in the community and find opportunities to help."
JMU nursing students usually spend two days a week in class and three days in the community working at hospitals.
"You'll learn something in class one day and then a few weeks later you'll see a patient with that same condition, so you're really learning skills and knowledge that you're going to be able to apply to real-life patients," Beeckler said.
The experience that students gain during clinical hours is also helping prepare them for life after graduation. Beeckler, who hopes to become a delivery and labor nurse, has already assisted with three live births.
After graduating in December, she plans to work in neonatal intensive care before continuing her education to become a nurse practitioner.
Jennifer Eyring ('14)
March 14, 2014
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A Place to Read and Write: Tiny and Efficient Kitchen Offices
A lot of us spend a good deal of time in the kitchen, so for some it's only natural to create a workspace, however small, for reading, writing, or paying bills. These tiny kitchen offices show that you don't need a lot of space; in fact, creating a work area is often the best way to make use of an otherwise awkward corner or area.
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Next-Generation Manufacturing Models Taking Hold in Food Industry
The food industry may not be ready for lights-out automation, but some next-generation manufacturing models are taking hold.
The 1990s proved to be an unusual decade for food manufacturing.
It was particularly frightening for food engineers, who were shoved out of their organizations in droves as processors sought to cut salaries -- some grown heavy with 25 or more years of tenure -- from their cost structures.
Companies such as Frito-Lay and Kraft, which once had huge in-house engineering staffs and equipment-making operations, yielded to trend and economic pressures. They sacrificed in-house assets and leaned on equipment suppliers and engineering firms for "proprietary" equipment, yielding strengths they once regarded as a major competitive advantage.
But the '90s also was a decade of exploration and innovative, out-of-the-box thinking that continues into the new century … even as downsizing continues to trim the manufacturing ranks.
Engineers and manufacturing execs stepped out of the food mines and examined how the manufacturing arms in other industries with similar concerns were organizing and operating. They looked at high-performance work teams and cross-functional project teams and pushed decision-making down to well-trained operators close to the action. They explored outsourcing models that seemed radical departures for many companies and formed alliances with engineering firms.
Some of it worked, some of it didn't.
Lean or Six Sigma?
Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma may be buzzwords in other manufacturing industries, but they're not in the food industry's lexicon. Both methodologies -- if you embrace them, they become philosophies - come from the discrete manufacturing world and have a difficult time translating into the world of batch, where piece-by-piece measurements are difficult, if not impossible, and variability is a fact of life.
Simply put, lean is about removing waste from the process; Six Sigma is about reducing, maybe eliminating, variability though a disciplined, incremental improvement process.
Lean is "all about giving your customer exactly what he wants and only what he wants; maximizing the things that add value to your product and minimizing or eliminating the things that don't," says Vernon Spaulding, vice president of integration services at Data Specialists Inc. (www.dataspecialists.com), Elkhorn, Wis., which does consulting and custom software for food plant automation. He came out of the auto industry, which has embraced both philosophies, and now is on a mission to bring them to the food industry.
"Companies spend millions of dollars a year on activities that add no value to the product in the eyes of the customer," Spaulding laments. However, even he admits some of those overhead activities include food safety, traceability, regulatory compliance - things that are untenable to eliminate.
As for Six Sigma, "There really are unique variances in food production and any batch process, which make Six Sigma difficult," he says. "I see food manufacturers doing one or two of the components that may be part of a lean or Six Sigma program, but no one who's doing it all."
Why not? The answers are usually the same, he says. "The absolute No. 1 reason is 'we don't have the time, the money or the labor resources.' Second is education -- they just don't how these programs work and how they can save their companies money." Other food industry-specific reasons are the lack of baselines and poor measurement systems.
"In the food industry, nobody is really doing Lean or Six Sigma thoroughly," agrees James Maurer, national managing partner in the Consumer and Industrial Products Practice of Grant Thornton LLP (www.foodprocessing.com/gt/knowledge), the international accounting and business advisory firm. Indeed, in the 2007 Survey of U.S. Food & Beverage Companies, which Food Processing sponsors with Grant Thornton, 42 percent of respondents were employing some "lean thinking" methods, but less than 9 percent were using Six Sigma.
"In an industry already dealing with thin margins and high cost of raw materials, there is great potential for these incremental improvements. Companies making progress in these areas have significantly reduced their costs," says Maurer.
"For many food companies, maybe 70 percent of the cost is in raw materials and other direct costs. That leaves only 30 percent you can control," he continues. "But even this 30 percent is a huge opportunity for companies who take lean to the next level." Maurer pegs freight, information technology procurement, maintenance (especially contractual) and even benefits as costs capable -- and worthy -- of being better managed.
Outsource everything!
Alliances with engineering firms became commonplace at the end of the previous decade as processors tried to accommodate engineering loads their downsized departments could not handle.
In one of the better-known examples, Kellogg Co. (www.kelloggcompany.com), Battle Creek. Mich., outsourced virtually all its engineering in an alliance with Jacobs Engineering -- which, in turn, hired many of the same laid-off Kellogg engineers. That relationship has continued to evolve over the past 15 years.
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erdistfroh needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Tigerteknik is a Swedish e-commerce business. We sell accessories to computers, ipods/iphones, mobile phones and gadgets. The business has been growing fast and we are now looking to get ourselves a seriously good looking website to really give the customers the right feeling when they enter the page for the first time. You only have one chance to catch their attention, if you fail, you loose the customer to somebody else.
You can find our current site at: http://www.tigerteknik.se
We have a wide age span of customers because we sell products that most people will need sometime such as a new mobile charger, a new laptop charger and so on.
We are looking for a smashing design for our shop. We have supplied our logo to use when you make your design. Of course that means that the design have to match the logo. The logo supplied has no text in it, its up to you to add the text "Tigerteknik" where it fits in the design around the logo.
Other then that I can only say that we probably prefer is the menu is on the left of the site (we don´t want to make our customers confused).
So go and make a great design and let the creativity flow!
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The World initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) has released a report that showcases best practices on pastoralist women's empowerment. Authored by by Fiona Flintan on behalf of WISP, the report focuses on pastoralist women from pastoral communities across the world.
Pastoralist communities are a group largely misunderstood by society. More so, when reading about women in pastoral communities it is common to find reference to their marginalized roles, their hardship, their oppression and their lack of power as opposed to men's power and ownership, as well as associated patriarchal relations.
However, pastoral women are extremely strong and powerful people. The report has shown that despite the many challenges women face, they do find ways to ensure that the household's basic needs are met. They also find ways to access resources and get their voices heard. Within the pastoral system, the women have 'rights' to ownership and use of many of the resources.
The World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) is a global advocacy and capacity building network that promotes sustainable pastoral development for both poverty reduction and environmental management. WISP consists of a Project Management Unit (based at IUCN ESARO), a Pastoral Advisory Group (PAG), a Partners Coordinating Committee, a global electronic network of over 2000 members (WISPnet) and various partners working on specific knowledge management themes.
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I'm a Millennial so that means I was born either in the mid to late seventies through perhaps the early nineties (depending on who you listen to). In any event, I am ambitious, loyal, hardworking, and I want what I want.
I seek a company or an opportunity that has more meaning than procuring a decent paycheck. I need to work for someone or something that is having an impact on mankind. Don't get me wrong I want to make good money-but I would trade the dollars and cents for the ability to be a part of something bigger and perform work I truly enjoy.
I will gladly put in extra hours at work and be a team player. However, I also value my family and refuse to leave them behind in my quest for success. I'll do the eighty hours a week if there is a balance somewhere in the equation. You will have to excuse me sometimes, because I will use the generous vacation time you provide and by the way let's chat about a flex work arrangement, because I will be a hands-on parent.
Did I forget to mention that I am full of innovation? I am waiting with a bevy of ideas to move your company forward. I will give you those ideas free of charge-just make sure you positively reinforce me at some point (i.e. a thank you, an award etc.) Is this asking too much? By the way, I don't live in the world of positive all the time. I want you to tell me if I am not doing the right thing too. I'd rather not find out when I am being handed my pink slip and a cardboard box. Tell me what you want and I will do it. It's that simple.
Let's chat about my views on technology. I grew up in the so-called computer generation. Therefore, I have an appreciation for how it helps us communicate and carry out business. Keep in mind, I was alive to witness the first cell phone, the antenna t.v. , VCR, and rotary phones. If you expect me not to embrace the beauty of digital and social media- I think you need to revisit your thinking.
Lastly, since we are speaking about methods of communication and how far I think we have come here's some other things I think you should know about me. I may be more likely to send an e-mail than to speak to you in person-but rest assured if there is something of importance I will see you up close and personal. You see unlike some of the previous generations, I know I have a voice. I know this voice of mine is of importance because my grandparents and parents have told me so. They knew it too but there was a reluctance to use it. I am not afraid to use it even if it costs me something. I want what I want. I won't be aggressive in my approach, but I want you to know that I want what I'm worth. I want to be treated fairly. I may want it quicker than other generations-but I also move faster and think quicker than previous generations. That's why you want to hire me right?
In return for giving me what I want, you have immense possibility of gaining with me. I'm not looking to impress or change your mind. I just thought you should know who I am so you make a way for me. There are no limitations on what or when I can achieve what I want. I will be a soccer mom, CEO of your company or my own, a wife, president of the PTA and anything else I want to be. I'm here and ready to work for what I want-whether you like it or not!
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Spacious Tudor-style home in Berkeley hills
Twice a week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. See more photos at www.sfgate.com/columns/walkthrough.
Address: 486 Michigan Ave., Berkeley.
Asking price: $1.55 million.
Description: This Tudor-style home in the North Berkeley hills was recently renovated by Bay Area architect Peter David Gilbert, who updated and expanded the house but retained early 20th century architectural and design details. Through an arched oak door, the home opens to a living room with vaulted, wood-beamed ceilings, an original wrought-iron light fixture and a stone fireplace. This room flows into a formal dining room featuring views of the backyard and then into a modern kitchen with a dine-in area. The kitchen adjoins a family room with French doors leading to an expansive deck with views of the San Francisco Bay. This level also features a full bathroom and a bedroom. An open staircase in the living room leads to the upper level, where the master suite features large closets, a remodeled bathroom and views of the Golden Gate Bridge. This level also has two other bedrooms and another full bathroom. On the lower level, there are two bedrooms, one with a private deck, and a full bathroom.
Don't miss: Dorothy Bolte Park is just one house away.
Built: 1928.
Size: Six bedrooms, four bathrooms in 3,264 square feet of living space.
For more information: Jill Carrigan, Grubb Co. Real Estate, (510) 388-2585, www.486michigan.com.
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Manchester United and Arsenal have one month to sign Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini before his release clause expires, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Belgian international currently has a £23.5m buy-out clause in his Everton contract – but that runs out on August 14. After that date the Toffees can hold out for as much as they want, and with three years left on his Goodison Park contract, Fellaini would be worth at least £30m.
New United boss David Moyes was expected to try to bring Fellaini with him to Old Trafford, but a deal is yet to materialise. But he knows all about the release clause deadline – having negotiated for it while Everton boss two years ago.
And with Bayern Munich now looking the more likely destination for Barcelona starlet Thiago Alcantara, the United manager may turn his attention back to his former player.
Arsenal have also been linked, and reportedly had a enquiry swiftly rebuffed by Everton officials earlier this summer. So far the Gunners have focussed their resources on completing a deal for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain.
A striker is thought to be their main transfer priority this summer, but Arsene Wenger remains a fan of Fellaini, having watched the Belgian physically dominate his Arsenal sides in the past.
But both Premier League giants are running out of time if they want to make their move. With pre-season tours to Asia getting under way and Fellaini currently at the Everton training camp in Austria, United and Arsenal will have to get organised – and quickly.


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