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Blog Posting is available to all, but few do it successfully. Maintaining a blog is currently a very popular activity. Though, in order to have a truly successful blog, you must begin with a real strategy. Use the suggestions in the following article to design and create a blog you can be proud of.
Always be available to your readers. Try communicating frequently, and make it a habit. Once you've gained your readers' trust, they will want to contact you as well as read more of what you write. If you want to give up on blogging, keep in mind that you're not the only one who will be disappointed.
Make sure your blog incorporates search engine optimization. Your main goal is to get more readers, and in order to do this, you need to ensure that your blog comes up high in the search results for your topics. Get the most readers by using the most important keywords as part of your title and all through each article on your website.
Make sure that you are not overusing any keywords, plug-ins, Adsense ads and images. If you do this, you'll wind up getting flagged by search engines, which can prevent all your hard work from paying off. Try to write naturally, and you will find your work reads smoothly.
It is important that you don't over-do your use of keywords, imaging and plug-ins. Overloading your blog with these elements will get it de-indexed from search engines results pages, and then all your hard work will have been wasted. Write naturally, and make sure that your blog posts are easy to read.
Make your blog stand out from the competition. Readers will be attracted to unique content. Using rare information is also good. Blog about some uncommon experience that few other people have written about. Give details of how widgets are made. The point of this is to provide your readers with a reason to check you out when they are looking for information.
You do have a life separate from your blog. Failing to give yourself some time off and away from the computer will lead to dangerous burnout. Take a short walk, call a friend or take a quick break for a few minutes. Taking this time away from the computer will allow you to return refreshed so that you'll be prepared to produce excellent content.
It is important to maintain the health of your blog. In order to do this, you have to update and maintain your blog, including making minor but appealing changes from time to time. Keeping your blogs up-to-date will keep your readers interested and decrease the chance of boredom, so that your readers will continue to return again and again.
Look for other successful bloggers to guest write on your site. Doing this will give your blog some extra quality content. It also means more traffic for your blog once people find out about your guest writers. You an do that with several bloggers so that your blog has plenty of excellent content.
Create a blog mailing list as soon as possible. The sooner you start the list, the more time it will have to grow. A good mailing list offers many future possibilities, including generating profits. Not developing and utilizing a mailing list can prove to be very detrimental.
Don't let feedback effect you emotionally. Read it and respond to it. Even if you choose the perfect topic, and write about it well, some people will have a negative opinion to share. Those that are constructive can be used to improve your blog. Be courteous when responding to negative commentary, but if it isn't constructive then let it roll off of you. By doing this, you will show your readers that you know how to take the high road and build their respect, as well as your readership.
Strive to be patient as you wait for your readership to grow. It may take a while for people to find your blog. Also, it will take time to build up the content base that readers expect from a quality blog. As you stick with your blog, however, and add content, you will pull in readers that are attracted to different things.
Make sure you blog is in good health. You should do maintenance every so often to ensure your blog is easy to navigate and that everything is working properly. You can also update your layout as your site evolves. This will keep visitors interested and make sure that your blog is in good working order.
Blog writing is not effective if you are just writing streams of paragraphs. Take the time to select a subject area that make sense for the blog. If you write about topics that are wrong for your blog, or those in which you aren't interested, you probably won't enjoy much success. Keep in mind at all times that the way to be successful is through content.
If you want to improve your blog's readership numbers, remember the axiom that "content is king." Your blog should be full of useful and interesting articles. Readers who enjoy your work will come back for more. Your content should be well-written, personal and authentic.
The more high-quality, relevant content you have on your blog, the higher search engines will rank it. This will make it easier for readers to find you when searching for your niche. As such, you'll see a spike in readership as your page rank grows. Use the tips here to help your blog gain readership and make your blogging efforts more productive and interesting.
You will be able to create a more interesting blog if the topic is something you are passionate about. When you are writing about things that you actually care about, you will seem more interesting and more sincere. Writing about a topic that is meaningful for you can help you attract and connect with others who share your interest in the topic and better identify your target audience.
Having fun with your blog not only makes it feel less like work, but it's important to the way your blog is perceived. Blogging can quickly become tiresome when you don't feel passionate about your topic. Find a fun topic you love to write about! If you're enthusiastic about what you're writing, others will get caught up in your enthusiasm as well.
When choosing keywords for blogging, you must select keywords that are unique and different from those of other blogs and sites. If you opt to use the exact same keywords every other site is using, your site will very likely be lost. Being unique is the best way to attract readers.
Keywords should be both bold and in italics. This will help them stand out to your readers, and it is also something that the SE spiders like. Keywords that stand out will invite people to click on them.
Posting new content to your blog on a regular schedule is crucial to the success of it. With such a variety of blogs from which to choose, viewers will look elsewhere for entertainment and information if your blog is not updated on a regular basis. There are some exceptions, like holidays, but you should be sure to always provide regular and consistent blog posts.
Use social media sites to help build up your blog. Do not overlook the power of social media as the latest and best way on the internet of connecting you with the people you want reading your blog. If you want to post your blog to Facebook or even Twitter, you can get lots of new visitors to make your blog a success.
Determine why you are starting the blog and what you'd like to get out of it. For instance, consider whether you are hoping to write your blog in order to share your expertise, establish your expertise or both. Or maybe you are just looking to produce a blog that makes money. Perhaps you want to accomplish several goals. It's crucial that you fully understand your goals so that you can build your blog around them.
Determine why you are starting the blog and what you'd like to get out of it. Do you want it to be an expert blog or something more informal and light? Are you an expert in something? Maybe your personal goal is for you to make money. Perhaps there are several things you wish to accomplish. It's key to have structure to your goals and for your blog.
Setting up a "contact me" page is very important. This will allow your visitors to be able to contact you with any questions that they might have. Your blog may be read by a wide variety of people, and allowing them to get in touch may provide valuable feedback, including that from perspectives you hadn't considered.
Keep long blogs from dragging on by inserting clear divisions. A blog with 1000 or more words is a lot to read in one sitting. Organize your blog into digestible sections, so it is easier to read by your intended audience.
Consider making your blog's homepage a little different. If you use a blog site, the basic system simply lists recent posts, which is not always aesthetically pleasing. When you create a homepage that is customized and tailored to you, you can create something much more interesting than the basic form on many blog posting sites. This also makes it easier for search engines to find your site.
Customize your blog's home page. On most blog sites, the homepage appears as a list of all the recent posts. Try to make yours more interesting by customizing your homepage. Creating an original home page helps you get readers, since most of your readers come from search engine results or links on other blogs.
It is vital you get the correct font size when creating your blog content. The most crucial aspect of your blog is the written content, so the correct size font is very important. You want to achieve the perfect balance, avoiding a font that is so big that it overtakes the whole page or so tiny that your readers find it difficult to read the text.
Be sure that you include links on your blog pages to other areas of your blog. You will best achieve the purpose of your links if they bring readers to a precise page or location for which the link was provided. If you are unable to navigate a website easily, then you are likely to leave it quickly.
Write about classic, long-lasting topics. It's ideal to create a blog about concepts that will be in high demand for many more years in the future. This will cause you to experience the most traffic to you in the long run.
Each blog you run should focus on a single topic. Writing about more than one topic on a single blog can make it harder for your readers to follow your posts. Staying focused on a single topic will make your blog more readable.
As mentioned previously, writing a blog may initially appear to be simple and straightforward. Everybody is interested in imparting his or her thoughts and information. But then you realize that there are decisions to be made and plans to create. The tips provided in this article can help you to design a great blog that is both fun to write and interesting to read.
Add a survey or poll to your blog. This can help you attract more traffic to your blog, and also provides an entertaining way for your audience to interact with you. Post the results, with comments about what you have observed in the outcome. This allows you to change your blog to become more appealing to your readers.


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Lagos residents have the right to demand better services from ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as required by the service charter, the government has said.
At a briefing by the Office of Transformation (OOT), the government said it was creating more awareness on the charter to enlist more stakeholders on its application.
Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) launched the Lagos State Service Charter on July 3, last year.
OOT Director-General, Mr Toba Otusanya, said 14 MDAs were in the charter's pilot phase.
According to him, the service charter is a public document that informs clients about an MDA's services, and outlines citizens' right and responsibilities, as well as relevant avenues for communication.
It specifies standards of service delivery in the form of a series of commitments, entitlements, or promises upon which customers can expect, and demand quality service as a right; and to which they can also complain when a service fails.
Animplementation Committee is involved in the strategic planning and monitoring of all MDAs as they implement and deliver their services.
The charter has five basic elements: description of the services provided; service pledges describing the general quality of service delivery customers should expect, focusing on such elements as openness, fairness, courtesy, and professionalism, and service standard (or service delivery targets) for key aspect of a service, such as timeliness, access and accuracy.
Other elements are complaint and redress mechanism that clients can use when they feel standards have not been met; and cost, including fees for services with associated costs to customers and stakeholders.
Among benefits of the service charter is empowerment of citizens by increasing their awareness, encouraging them to demand the better services and to challenge government officials to improve customer sensitivity as public service providers.
Otusanya said before the charter was initiated, there was limited access to vital services due to lack of information, resulting in citizens forming wrong opinions about what government does.
According to him, the ministries of health and education, for instance, have had the initiative drilled down to their component agencies.
All health facilities, including general hospitals, and public educational facilities, are now to interface with members of the public in line with the service charter as service providers.
"As the frontline agency responsible for implementing and managing this service delivery initiative, Office of Transformation is embarking on public sensitisation to create awareness about this new face of service delivery," he said.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy Mr. Lateef Raji, said a capable public service is essential for creating a favourable investment climate and facilitating people's participation in the economy.
He said the initiative has become imperative to achieve the state's desire to ensure that service delivery is optimised and that people's expectations are met timely.

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Sale leaseback transactions have been an excellent tool for businesses to leverage the equity in their real estate while maintaining operational control of their property. Typically, an investor bargains for a long term passive income stream from the property in exchange for purchasing the real estate at a price that reflects both the underlying real estate value as well as the quality of the income stream that is created by the lease. With today's challenging real estate climate, this financial tool has a new application that is gaining interest in the hospitality industry.
Operating performance from hotels has generally decreased substantially from the peak in 2007 as a result of the economy. Additionally, property values have decreased further with the cap rate decompression that resulted from the capital markets issues. In many cases, this created untenable situations for otherwise credible and capable hotel owner/operators. Many a lender has found itself in the untenable position of being upside down in a hotel loan and needing to move the loan/property out of its portfolio in a very difficult market. Although the current borrower may be the best alternative for maintaining or turning around the asset, they are in no financial position to buy back their loan.
Here is where the sale leaseback fits in. An investor acquires the property from the bank and leases it back to the current owner. Unlike a more traditional sale-leaseback, this is a distressed situation. Therefore, the risk adjusted returns for these investors may be substantially higher than traditional debt costs. However, the heavy discounting in pricing that may occur in acquiring the property from the bank may more than offset the higher costs in the eyes of the troubled borrower. To illustrate how this might work, the following is based on a recent negotiation:
- A limited service hotel was acquired in 2007 for $2.3M
- The owners place a $1,750,000 mortgage on the property
- The borrower defaulted and the property ended up in special servicing;
- The borrower is still operating the property
- The current property appraisal is $1.1M
- The Lender has indicated that it will sell the property for $750k all cash.
An investor has proposed to acquire the property from the bank as proposed and cover transaction costs plus limited cap ex funds; in total investing $800k. In turn, they propose to lease the property back to the former owner for a term of five years at a rental rate that provides an absolute net 10% return to the investor. Additionally, the tenant will have the right (and does have the intent) to buy the property back from the investor at a price that yields the investor an unleveraged 15% IRR.
From the Lender's standpoint, they sell the asset all cash and exit the deal. From the investor's perspective, they are acquiring desirable real estate at below replacement cost on a passive basis. The lease provides for certain covenants to protect and preserve the asset. If there is a default, the eviction process is deemed desirable by this investor to a foreclosure process. The yield is attractive to the investor. Further, they intend to place 50% leverage on the property post acquisition to substantially increase their yield and are covering their acquisition costs in the transaction. I should point out that part of the underwriting included an assessment of the risks of becoming the operator should the tenant default. A careful review of the operator and certain limited guarantees accompanied the proposed lease.
Finally, from the current owner's perspective, they resolve their distressed debt situation. They maintain operation control of the property with the potential to benefit from upside in net cash flow in excess of the lease payments. Additionally, they maintain their management fee income. Their buy-back provision enables them to get back into the property at a substantially lower basis than their original investment. Lastly, little to no underwriting is involved as they know the property and are perhaps in the best position to assess the risks.
NAI Hospitality is finding the sale leaseback to be of significant interest to our investor clients and a creative and credible solution for our owners/operators.
About the author
Scope of Service Experience Paul's real estate expertise includes brokerage, equity & debt financing, development, and investment of office, industrial, retail and hospitality properties. He has serviced his client's real estate needs throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. He has been featured speaker & panelist at major real estate conferences including The Global Property Forum- Toronto Canada 2007 & 2008 ; Eiendomsdagene -Kvitfjell, Norway 2009; Queen's University Executive Seminar on Corporate & Investment Real Estate, Toronto, Canada 2009 and The Nordic Business Arena-Stockholm, Sweden 2009. Education BS & MS degrees The Pennsylvania State University Background & Experience Paul has been in the commercial real estate business for 26 years. His transaction volume includes over $1 Billion of leasing, sales, development, financing & investment of commercial real estate. Paul has been a principle in the DFW broker member of New America Network (predecessor to NAI Global), and a founding partner of its first Mexico City broker member in the 1990's. He has been a past Chairman of NAN Investment & Industrial Councils and has served on the network's national advisory board. ... Click here to read more about Mr. Reitz


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Last summer, 2-year-old Sydney Rezendes barely spoke a word, and would often cry because she was frustrated that she could not communicate her thoughts and feelings.
NEW BEDFORD — Last summer, 2-year-old Sydney Rezendes barely spoke a word, and would often cry because she was frustrated that she could not communicate her thoughts and feelings.
But during a recent therapy session with Julie Barcelos, a speech language pathologist at Speech and Language Therapy Services at 1167 Ashley Blvd., Sydney never stopped talking as she interacted with Barcelos, who used a gentle, soft-spoken approach and toys to elicit multi-word responses from her.
Sydney's mother, Fern Rezendes, said her daughter, now 3, has made great strides in overcoming her language delay since working with a speech and language pathologist at her preschool in Campbell Elementary School.
"Sydney has really blossomed since she's gone to preschool," Rezendes said.
But with summer vacation in full gear, and speech therapy not offered at the preschool, Rezendes wants Sydney to continue working with a therapist.
"I'm bringing Sydney here for the summer so she can maintain the progress that she's made," said Rezendes, who has also been bringing her younger daughter, Avery, who has shown early signs of having a speech delay, to Barcelos's practice.
Rezendes' story highlights a fact that many local parents of preschool and grade-school-aged children seek out private therapy during the summer months, when not as many students have access to school-based speech and language services.
Parents and speech pathologists say that continual treatment, especially during the summer break, is important for many children who have speech disorders, as well as language problems in which they may have difficulties understanding others or sharing their thoughts and feelings.
"For the kids who have significant speech and language delays, it's an opportunity to give them three months worth of therapy to help them catch up with their peers," said Barcelos, a 16-year licensed speech pathologist.
Barcelos said the local demand for children's therapy has been such that she and her husband, Jorge Barcelos, have had to hire three additional therapists since they opened the practice in July 2008. They said they are looking to expand their business.
"We've grown because there is such a demand for these services," Julie Barcelos said.
Many public school departments offer extended-year special education services during the summer that include speech and language therapy, but only a small percentage of students qualify for those programs.
The summer services are offered to children who are deemed at high risk of regressing to a point that they would not be able to recoup their speech and language skills by the start of the next school year.
"The speech issues need to impact academics," said Heather Larkin, assistant superintendent of student services for the New Bedford Public Schools.
Larkin said 1,184 students in the district receive speech and language therapy during the academic year. They are recommended for those services by a team of parents, teachers, speech pathologists and administrators who formulate an Individualized Education Plan for the student.
But for the six-week summer program, space is limited, so only students who the IEP team — after reviewing extensive documentation — believes would be at great risk of regressing are admitted for extended year services.
Larkin said 143 students are receiving school-based speech and language therapy this summer in New Bedford.
Meanwhile, several speech professionals, as well as parents of students who either do not qualify or have access to school-based therapy during the summer, say it is important that those children continue their treatment.
"I feel very strongly that it is very important that there be continuity over the summer to assure it's not just maintenance, but growth in the speech and language skills," said Dr. Diane R. Paul, the director of clinical issues in speech-language pathology for the Maryland-based American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
"Many of these students come back to school in the fall, re-enrolled (in speech and language therapy), so it's my thinking that they would have benefited over the summer," Paul said.
Officials also say it is vital to keep improving children's communications skills because those students are at risk of having academic difficulties, not to mention struggles with self-esteem and socializing with peers.
"Speech difficulties can damage confidence, self-worth and make kids introverted," said Robert Burns, a visiting speech professor at Bridgewater State College.
"A lot of parents who come here are really concerned about the progress their child makes. They want them to be on the level of other children their ages," said Barcelos, whose North End offices are filled with young children's toys and games.
Tracey Beaudoin, of New Bedford, said her 9-year-old daughter Abigail, who she said is epileptic, dyslexic and has a learning disorder, did not qualify for speech and language therapy at the New Bedford Public Schools.
Abigail received speech and language tutoring this past year as a student at St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet. During the summer, she is receiving therapy at Speech and Language Therapy Services.
"They're helping her to read," Beaudoin said. "I love them. They're great."


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The dairy farmers who spoke to the News Letter about Brexit at the Balmoral Show on Thursday seemed quite evenly split on EU membership.
Brian and Georgina McCord from Hillsborough had recently retired from dairy farming. "We have not made our mind up yet [on Brexit]," Brian said. "One is saying one thing and one is saying the other."
The big question is how subsidies will be impacted, he added.
Johnston McBride from Belfast said: "We should stay in because I don't think the British government will support us if we leave."
And Jonathan Marshall from Castlederg, a relief milker, also wants to stay in "because of the single farm payment". He is not sure the UK could subsidise farmers given current milk, beef and lamb prices.
A Poyntzpass dairy farmer also wanted to stay in "because we weren't told yet what we will get from the other ones".
Likewise an anonymous Fermanagh dairy farmer also wanted to remain "because that is where the farmers are getting the money from".
But William Connolly from Ballygowan wants out. "You think of the money we pay in – three times what we get back – and all the regulations you have to abide by, I would nearly say go out of it."
Another dairyman from Coleraine said Brexit offered a better future. "The government is paying too much in and we are not receiving enough out," he said. "The CAP reform system for the UK is not working."
A Co Antrim dairy farmer agreed: "There is too much money going out of the UK and into the EU and we are not getting enough back."
One Co Down dairy farmer said: "When we joined the EU milk was 15p and we have jumped through all the hoops this last 30 years and milk is still 15p. So they haven't done a whole lot for dairy farming.
"It is dire at the moment, dairy farmers are working at a loss every day. They are having to go into other resources. Banks are being sympathetic but that is running out."
He knows around a dozen dairy farmers who "had the sense" to get out, he said.


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Vittorio Dassi was a furniture designer working in Milan in the mid-20th century. As well as his own designs, the Dassi workshop worked with Gio Ponti and other well known figures in 20th century furniture.
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Call to pray. Transform. Not conform.
I'm not exactly sure how to word all of this, but I will try... its very heavy on my heart.
For some time now I've been lost somewhere in between traditions of man(I am talking about "Christians" not unbelievers) and Jesus's culture that i've seen and read about in the Gospels. What do you do when you are living among people of tradition of tradition of tradition of tradition? Do you conform? Do you fall into the tradition without asking why? "If Jesus dinned, talked-spent time with sinners (without sinning of course) why am I not?" "I see how Jesus spent time with the poor, the needy, outcasts, prostitutes...then why am I told not to, or 'its too dangerous'" Why are other Christians telling me "you cant go into a bar, your a Christian, we dont do that. We dont spend time with THOSE people."? "You see THAT man? THAT man is bad". Etc. Etc. Etc.
Jesus came to the world, died, and rose again for THAT man. How are we as followers of Christ going to love him, share God's grace with him, share that yes a time is coming of judgement but now, in his mess, THIS man is loved. That THEN he would change, transform by the love of God, repent and be made new.
Did Jesus come for the perfect, the righteous or did Perfect Love come for the sinners?


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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Painting and drawing for finals at the ART CENTER OF DESIGN - Marie Antoniette and her children - acrylic on canvas board and after Titian, Bachanal of the adrians - pencil, charcoal , conte crayon and soft pastel on Ingres paper.
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Plein air painting at the Hansen Dam View Park in Lake View Terrace, yesterday - Frank Serrano's class - oct 31st.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Plein Air, Los Angeles River, 8 x 10, Oil , canvas on gator board. Painted on oct 25, Frank Serrano's class.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
New plein air - several visits to same location, very near here - SOUTH PASADENA - 8x 10 , Exit Now! oil on linen mounted on gator board
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Monday, October 12, 2009
More from the bottom of my art trunk... Plein air Colorado Bridge form close and far ,and La loma Bridge, from 2002. Toscana Fall , and Paris , after an french impressionist.
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More early paintings - still life after CHARDIN , Lasndscape after Sisley, The Harvest after Van Gogh (painted in acrylic). Still life with peaches and cherries , and Monte Follonico - Toscana 2001.
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Older paintings - from 2002 - Toscana cerca di Pienza , Gondole - january 2008 (pastel), Koi pond at Houston's, Tiber River - Rome .
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More recent paintings. The Limone painting is at our 2nd home in NEW ORLEANS, where I already have my complete art gear, and can't wait to star painting some french quarter scenes. Ihave been very busy taking night time figure drawing classes at the Art Center, here in Pasadena.
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Other entry at the show. Both were accepted for show at the SoPas Gallery, From Oct 10 thru nov. SO EXCITED!!!!
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Painting for "South Pasadena City of Trees" show, at SOUTH PAS Library and then to SoPas Art Gallery.
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Here is my first floral painting, from a photograpf, and a better image of my still life , painted last dec. The floral I painted early march.
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Arroyo Seco Pasadena Dec 08 and Jan 09, New York, gouache 2006, Still Life nov/dec 08.
Arroyo Seco Pasadena Dec 08 and Jan 09, New York, gouache 2006, Still Life nov/dec 08.
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A group led by Italian construction firm Impregilo will start work next year and is expected to finish by 2012.
Spanning the Messina Straits, the bridge will be almost 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long and cut the two-hour journey time by ferry and train.
The controversial project has been on the drawing board since the 1960s.
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One of the biggest construction projects ever undertaken in Europe, the bridge has split opinion in Italy.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has trumpeted the project as a vital driver of development in the south, which will finally make Italy one nation by linking Sicily to the mainland.
The size of the project also will underline Italy's engineering prowess, polishing its somewhat tarnished image as a struggling economy and European problem area.
For critics its is nothing more than a vote-winning white elephant that will waste billions of euros, and put further strain on Italy's already over-stretched state spending.
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The bridge will carry a double six-lane highway and four tracks for a high-speed railway line.
The other members of the winning group include Japan's Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Spain's Sacyr Vallehermoso and a number of smaller Italian companies.
Only one other group, led by Italy's Astaldi, was still in the running for the contract.
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What A Joke
I think that all sorts of contortions are being done to justify voting for a ticket that promises to run this country further into the ground. If nothing else, Republicans are supposed to be about the money. Meanwhile these Republican clowns - following the Bush Doctrine! - have depleted our economy to the point where financial pillars that have stood for over a century are crumbling into the gutters of Wall Street on a daily basis.
I don't criticize Sarah Palin because she has five kids or chose to have a child with Down's Syndrome. I criticize her because she claims to have gone places she didn't go to manufacture experience and knowledge she doesn't have. And so what if she can see Russia from her house?! My buddy can see Dodger Stadium from his house, that don't make him no center fielder.
I did not vote for Alan Keyes. Why? Because, though he is Black, I can think of few people in this country I find more politically and personally reprehensible. I support Barack Obama because he is a candidate I believe in. And I resent the insinuation that he simply won the Democractic nomination because of sexism. Did sexism have its primary ahead of schedule? And while I'm on Obama and all the hell he's caught re: sexism... What did he actually do or say that was sexist? Yes, the media may have been out of line on various occasions. But I keep asking what Barack actually did and I get these vague stares and mumbling, meandering responses.
But I digress. The point is that Sarah Palin is the poster child for White privilege. (Tim Wise broke this down like an organic compound. Check out that article: http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise/this-your-nation-white-privilege) I wish that there were a Shaqualanda Obama sitting there pregnant with a thug boyfriend. Would our nation be so respectful of a family's privacy then? Oh... give me a break.
You know what I say to a nation that would vote for McCain/Palin? Well, then you deserve them. Go on. Cut off your nose to spite your uterus. I know doctors. Should a family member ever be in trouble, I'm sure I'll be able to work out a quiet little deal. But what of all those who won't have those relationships. How dare Sarah Palin bemoan her right to a private family decision as she poises herself to rob every American of that same right.
Lipstick? No, that's not the difference. The difference between Sarah Palin and a pitbull is that there is no reason that the pitbull should know better than to kill people whether with elective war, wire hangers or the poverty that will sweep this nation if unregulated companies are allowed to continue their unconscionable money-grab that is subsidized by government bail-outs. Go on. Vote for McCain/Palin. "Bomb, bomb, bomb. Bomb, bomb, Iran." And let Blackwater reap the rewards. Way to support the troops! What are people thinking?!
Sarah Palin is a joke. They say that comedy is just tragedy plus time. But this time around it will be comedy plus time that equals tragedy. What a joke. That's what I think.
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NBA Buzz: Wendell Carter Jr. looks like the real deal, plus RFA chaos
Let's start this week's column with our annual disclaimer: NEVER make any conclusions about a young player's potential based on Summer League results. And yes, I know guys like Tony Snell, Doug McDermott and Jerian Grant have been standouts in recent years in the loosely competitive format in Las Vegas.
But after three games playing for the Bulls' entry this summer, top draft pick Wendell Carter Jr. has drawn nearly unanimous acclaim as an NBA-ready big man capable of making an immediate impact as a rookie. Carter has made a big impression as a rim protector with 11 blocked shots, while also showing the lateral quickness and close-out ability to defend smaller players on pick and roll switches. As you'll recall, that was one of the biggest question marks about Carter after playing a lot of zone defense in his one college season at Duke.
Carter showed off his versatile skill set in the Summer League opener against the Cavs, finishing with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and 2 steals. He knocked down a pair of 3 pointers, scored in the post and in the mid-range while showing a good knack for reading pick & roll plays to either get to the basket or pop out for a 15-18 foot jumper.
After playing in Marvin Bagley's considerable shadow at Duke, Carter is thriving as the primary low post scoring option on the Bulls' Summer League team. He showed off his full arsenal of post moves in a loss to Atlanta on Tuesday, including a nice baseline up-and-under lay-up, and a quick shot fake, driving floater. Carter posted his highest scoring game of the week with 23 points.
Still, it's the 6'10" rookie's play on the defensive end that's really opening the eyes of NBA talent evaluators. He's blocked shots in just about every situation, from 1-on-1 post defense, to weak-side help at the rim, to switching on to smaller perimeter players. The Bulls ranked last in the NBA in blocked shots a year ago, so adding an agile, quick off his feet post man fills a glaring need.
Only time will tell if Carter opens the season as the Bulls' starting center or if the coaching staff decides to open games with veteran Robin Lopez in the middle. (Incidentally, Lopez was in Vegas to check out his new teammates Tuesday, wearing his trademark Seattle Mariners' baseball cap sitting behind the bench.) But no matter which player gets the starting nod, Carter is prepared to contribute in a variety of ways, hopefully having the same kind of impact 2017 No. 7 overall pick Lauri Markkanen had in his rookie season with the Bulls.
The Bulls' other 1st round pick, 6'7" forward Chandler Hutchison is still looking to find his offensive rhythm in the first three games in Vegas. Hutchison showed good quickness in attacking the basket and you can see how his ability as a secondary shot creator intrigued the Bulls' scouts and front office. He's already teamed up with Carter on a couple nice pick and roll plays, which could become a staple of the Bulls' offense if both play together on the second unit.
Hutchison is showing a knack for drawing fouls, which is another area where the Bulls were often lacking last season, and it was good to see him knock down a couple of 3-point shots late in the Bulls' loss to Atlanta. Defensively, the former Boise St. star has good positional size and will be able to switch comfortably to guard the 1 through 4 spots.
Fred Hoiberg and his staff will probably give both rookies a lot of playing time during pre-season games to figure out exactly where they'll fit in the rotation, but the early returns indicate both Carter and Hutchison have the ability to play the pace and space offense the Bulls prefer.
Speaking of the Bulls' rotation, they now have a bit of a logjam at the wing spots following Friday's decision to match the four-year, $78 million offer sheet Zach LaVine signed with Sacramento. LaVine will start at the shooting guard spot, with Denzel Valentine, Justin Holiday, Hutchison, Antonio Blakeney and possibly David Nwaba (if he's re-signed) competing for minutes at the 2 and 3 positions.
While some fans and media members are upset at the $19 million per season contract given to LaVine, the reality is the Bulls are in the talent acquisition phase of the rebuilding process, and you just can't let a talented, athletic, 23-year-old shooting guard walk out the door without any compensation.
LaVine should be much more efficient next season after a full summer of workouts and a complete training camp to build chemistry with the other young foundation players. He's still the same guy who was having a breakout 3rd season in the NBA before the ACL injury with the Timberwolves, and still was able to average 16.7 points in the 24 games he played with the Bulls that began with a strict minutes restriction.
Plus, with the salary cap scheduled to go up in the next few seasons, LaVine's contract will take on an increasingly smaller percentage of the Bulls' cap sheet, making it a better value. If the Bulls eventually decide that LaVine isn't a great fit with Markkanen, Carter and Kris Dunn, LaVine's contract won't be too rich to include in a trade.
Bottom line, the Bulls front office made the right decision to keep LaVine as a key piece in the rebuild. Now, we'll all get the chance to watch if he can fulfill his intriguing potential in Chicago.
With LaVine out of the picture, the Kings are still looking to add an impact player through free agency. They've shown interest in Cavs' restricted free agent Rodney Hood, but according to multiple reports, Sacramento's No. 1 target is Celtics' restricted free agent Marcus Smart.
Smart could be the most "gettable" player in this year's RFA class. The Celtics will be facing luxury tax issues in the not too distant future, and may not want to commit in excess of $10 million per season to a bench player. At the end of Boston's playoff run, Smart told reporters he was worth more than $12-14 million a season because of the intangibles he brings that don't always show up in the box score.
Smart emphasized his ability to impact the game on both ends with his all-out hustle and physical play, qualities that would be extremely valuable to a young team like the Kings that's still trying to figure out how to win. The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor reported Sacramento loved Smart in the 2014 draft and would have taken him if he had fallen to their pick at No. 8 overall.
It's unlikely the Kings would make the same type of offer they extended to LaVine, but something in the $14-15 million per season range should be enough to steal him away from Boston. The Celtics already have three max contract players in Kyrie Irving, Al Horford and Gordon Hayward, and young stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum will be due for huge extensions in the not-too-distant future. Whether Danny Ainge is willing to pay big money to keep a valuable reserve like Smart will be one of the more interesting stories to watch as NBA free agency starts to wind down.
Similar story in Milwaukee, where Chicago native Jabari Parker is still trying to drum up interest in a tight market. With just about all of the available cap space dried up, Parker could be forced to return to the Bucks on the one year qualifying offer and go back into free agency next summer.
Milwaukee is already over the cap for next season, with 5 players making in excess of 10 million dollars a year. Plus, sharp-shooting wing Khris Middleton will be looking for a sizable raise when he becomes an unrestricted free agent next summer. Teams have been reluctant to commit long-term dollars to Parker because of the two left ACL tears he's already suffered. Most likely Parker will have to prove he's 100% healthy again by making it through the 82 game regular season and playoffs without any setbacks. Then he could be in line for the big contract he hoped to land this year.
Finally, it looks like Carmelo Anthony may soon have a new team for next season. Anthony's reps are working with Oklahoma City to come up with the best formula to get Melo off the roster and give the franchise some much-needed luxury tax relief.
Houston is the overwhelming favorite to sign Anthony once he becomes free. Melo and Chris Paul are long-time friends and the Rockets could use a quality reinforcement at the forward position after losing both Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah A Moute in free agency.
Problem is, Anthony and current Rockets' coach Mike D'Antoni clashed when they worked together in New York, and it's difficult to project Melo being able to play at the pace that made Houston so successful last season. Defensively, the Rockets will miss Ariza and Mbah A Moute, especially if they meet up again with Golden State in the Western Conference Finals. Anthony is a huge liability on the defensive end, even if D'Antoni tries to hide him at the power forward spot.
So, Paul and Anthony might be the best of friends, but it's hard to imagine them leading the Rockets to an NBA title in their mid-30's.


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Displacement prediction of Liangshuijing landslide based on time series additive model
Q X Zhang1, Y P Wu1, 2, G Zh Ou3, X G Fan1, J H Zhou4
1 China University of Geosciences, Faculty of Engineering, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430074
2 Three Gorges Research Center for geo-hazard, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430074
3 Zunyi Normal College, Faculty of Engineering, Zunyi, Guizhou, China, 563002
4 College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi, China, 541004
The evolution of landslide displacement is affected by many factors. This paper studied the displacement monitoring data of Liangshuijing Landslide with Factor Analysis Method and found that the dominant factors influencing landslide displacement were in decreasing sequence: cumulative rainfall of anterior two months> rainfall of current month> the average reservoir level of current month>reservoir level fluctuation of current month. The paper selected three typical GPS monitoring points (ZJC09, ZJC11, ZJC13) of Liangshuijing Landslide to forecast their displacements by adopting the time series additive model on basis of the conclusion of previous factor analysis. The accumulative displacement of Liangshuijing Landslide can be divided into trend term and random term. The polynomial fitting was used for trend term displacement prediction. BP neural network model was used for the random displacement prediction. The final calculation results indicated that combination of factor analysis method and time series additive model could generate a reasonable and accurate prediction of landslide.


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Here's a post I've been thinking of for a while, and I dedicate it to all the people who need a little polishing up…not that I think less of you, but you just need to learn a few things. (And for the rest of you out there, have a good laugh.) There are people in the world who just need a bit of basic instruction.
I give you the guide on…
How to Properly Leave a Job
In everyone's life (man, woman, and also transgender), there comes a time to leave a job. For some people, this means leaving of their own free will and bravely adventuring on to more challenges that hold greater rewards and hotter chicks. For others, it means they got fired for being a dumbass. But everyone leaves a job at some point. [This short guide will solely speak to the latter category of job-leaver, as they are the ones in need of such a guide.]
Part 1 – What NOT to Do
Don't throw a tantrum. Don't get all mad and whiny when you get yourself fired. And don't throw a tantrum and complain. Don't demand things from your new ex-boss. Don't scream foul. Don't figuratively "throw yourself on the ground" and have a tantrum. Don't have an actual real tantrum like little Johnny here.
No one is impressed.
Don't get mad at your boss/coworkers/life/God/lunch/the humidity/etc. Realize that you were the one who caused your own self to get fired. Stop blaming other people, dingus. Out of all the people I've ever known who complained about getting fired (or even got fired at all), they were people who 1) Had bosses who "didn't like them" and 2) Get fired from numerous jobs. If you see a resemblance you YOU there, grasp the knowledge that you might have the problem. And you need to change your behavior. (Or, you can continue to be a loser.)
Don't complain, especially not in public. It used to be that when someone wanted to complain, only those closest to them (or those sitting next to them in the bar) had to hear their garbage. Now, with the advent of blogs, complainers can voice their opinons publicly. Alas, however…people still don't wanna hear it. (So no one usually reads/comments on their blog.) But the worst thing about complaining in blog format is that next time you attempt to get a job…guess what? You're bound to look either crazy or look like a whiny-baby when your potential employer Googles your name. Doesn't matter if you're right or not: you still look like someone with problems, and are less likely to get hired.
Part 2 – What TO Do
Leave quickly. That's right, when you get fired just pack up your stuff and leave the premises. Grab your coffee-cup warmer, get your tupperware, grab your goofy hat, and just go. Don't hang around, don't argue with the boss, and don't drag it out. Retain your small amount of dignity and just go.
Leave people alone. Leave your company alone. Leave the boss alone. If relations were lukewarm/unfriendly with your coworkers, leave them alone too. Don't email them as an excuse to dig back at your boss with snide comments you hope get relayed. Don't email the company and pretend you're a customer or a website visitor so you can say "Your site sucks!" or whatever. The whole staff will only make fun of you later, for being a dumbass (an obvious dumbass, at that).
Leave the company alone and find a new one. Focus your attention on getting yourself a new job with a new company. Forget your past – it's done and over with. You didn't work out for whatever reason. So deal with it – you messed up. Now get your act together and go somewhere else.
When you get a new job, do what is reasonable. That means, do what they say to do. And don't do what they say not to do. (Should be easy, right?) They are paying you to do things for them on their time on their premises, so just do what they say. Don't try to run your own little side-venture while you're on their time. Don't dink around for hours on end when you're supposed to be accomplishing things for your employer to make them money. Just do your work, and act like employees are supposed to act.
Be nice, and act right. This means you should shower daily so you don't stink at work, you should speak politely to your co-workers, and you should respect your boss. In contrast, this means not saying things such as "Duh" to your boss when they tell you something (you think) you already know. It means not taking advantage of the generosity and kindness of your employer. It means not talking down to your co-workers. And it means considering the opinions of everyone and not behaving like a know-it-all.
All the normal people out there know (or have had to interact with) someone who needs these bits of advice. You wonder, "How will they ever make it in this world?" as you see them act like fools. Well, who knows if they ever will make it. I just hope they follow at least some of my advice. It is their only hope!


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On Saturday and Sunday I spent being lazy and hanging out with my host family. Miss Olivia's daughter Katia was visiting so I was able to put a face with a name. On Sunday, we relaxed and later in the day I began teaching Krizia how to swim.
Monday morning Pedro and I traveled to Belmopan to meet with our contact at the 4-H office. We delivered trees and newsletters to them. We discussed the possibilities of forming a stronger relationship with them since they are a youth based organization. We then traveled to visit PACT, Protected Areas Conservation Trust, to discuss some of our programs and invited them to tag along on one of our school visits. After delivering the rest of the brochures and newsletters we stopped for lunch and then headed back to Succotz. It was a busy day but I met a lot of really interesting people. We also dropped off our poster so that it could be judged in the nationwide competition.
Tuesday, I made my way to the FCD office and spent some time working on the computer and waiting for Pedro to arrive so we could make our trip to the Benque Viejo Schools. I also explained to the other staff that there is a free health clinic going on at the Nazarene Church if they are interested. The Doctors come from Arkansas and one from New Mexico. After lunch Pedro, Gliss, LeeRoy, and I headed over to Benque. LeeRoy is one of the students in our youth group. We delivered all the trees and traveled further down to Arrenal. It is a small town that is split by the Belize-Guatemalan border.
Along the way I could see where farmers had used the slash and burn methods to clear for agricultural production. Entire sides of mountains were just scorched. On our way back we stopped at the hardware store, where I bought a collar for Ms. Olivia's dog so he won't escape anymore and steal our shoes. I reinforced it with Duck Tape. Once we returned to the office we surprised Gliss with pizza, soda's and cake to celebrate his Birthday.
Once I arrived home I started showing Emil and Gordo how to draw cartoon characters which soon turned into a Spanish lesson for me. It was a lot of fun.
Wednesday morning I met with Rafael for a mentoring session. We discussed FCD's community involvement and at this stage it is mostly on an informative basis. We also covered the major issues the Chiquibul is facing. Key issues include Guatemalan interference, hydro dams, and mineral extraction. In the afternoon I traveled with Pedro to the Nazarene school down the road to plant trees and educate children about their importance.
On Thursday Pedro, Shirley, Edwin and I made our way to San Ignacio to do a planting at Sacred Heart and to run some errands in town. We met LeeRoy there and proceeded with the planting. We returned for lunch then went to the Central Farm to pick up more trees for our project.
This Friday and Saturday I will be camping at the Chiquibul Ranger station. I look forward to seeing the pine ridge, howler monkeys and orchids. I will post again upon my return from the mountains. Hope all is well on the home front and thank you for your continued support and prayers.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
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