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China's APEC Spotlight Is Missed Opportunity for U.S.
U.S. President Barack Obama's absence at the APEC summit in Bali could have a negative impact on a trade pact the U.S. has been pushing for. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks to Emeritus Prof. Carl Thayer of the University of New South Wales about why the U.S. may need to make up for lost time.
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... the the ... us President Obama has ... since at the apex and in Bali Indonesia has put the spotlight on Chinese President Xi Jinping ... whose calling for greater regional cooperation ... and ever con joining me now is Carl Thayer ... who he is with their consultancy okay Kyle and ... I was start with the Trans Pacific Partnership and TPP as it's called ... 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I think you're absolutely vital ... the president ... at a rehab while actual meetings offline ... to to ... decibel but is and and and and get people on board go to Malaysia to ... show the ... show your support and then to make the argument ... that a pack ... as president the United States ... lacking that are forcing about how good Secretary Kerry is ... is dopamine cells ... the pay channel when we look at what progress time it is making at these meetings and in you talk about Indonesia a talk about ... Malaysia ... but what can we see so far I mean what is what is coming out of these meetings that I'm that that where the Chinese press it is ... are progressing ... well I don't wanna when we said a decision based on the limelight with a local college or in his giant press actually that that ... the sea and the Obama were in the spotlight Obama stepped off stage it's a ... CD paying is left their ... body can play and ... I think the most important thing to get to know is that China's going to post a pic next year ... so it's setting itself up in a double act is calmed their own offered mass ... support for infrastructure which is what the president in Asia this huge cherub as John ... has been providing offered to set up an infrastructure bank can find it ... and ... he's also argued that a correction be the prime vehicle for Asia Pacific integration would take a stall ... that's why the Trans Pacific Partnership was picked up by Obama it wasn't initially an American initiative ... but it's up to Obama came to support ... ICR has its own alternative called reset ... Regional comprehensive Economic Partnership ... China is a member of that ... so they have this this three competing models of economic development and all she Jinping acid in display ... the two ... against GPT ... in the hopes of ... keeping American pressure ... in in the background ... that and I guess I'll let alone lot of people are wondering is can Obama really make that for this last time ... well ... the end of the year ... before all these conferences happen again on all the summit sector ... when egos The Next APEC some of the Senators Kennedy and China's law can agree on home ground and have that that particular advantage ... the only other way to recruit Paul this is to try to reschedule this is the work that the four countries said he's mess that I don't think that's possible ... it was of ... because I was on the schedule ... now it's going to impact on other things perhaps the Middle East ... so I think the president says ... he's lost yardage in his government airport ... what's it going in and how much the U S domestic political crisis is really impacting growth or how will it impact growth ... opportunities on in this region ... well one they had just before this the APEC economic ministers met may issued a report which noted a downturn ... and on balance growth in the region is slowing down ... and just today I just ... all color flashes she Jinping was telling us to give its economic house in order ... I guess the two aspects one is just that the unknown funding of the government ... of crunch time comes over the ... over the debt limit ... no matter what happens this is the view that the American economic model ... is not an attractive one ... and that it weakens the president and undermines his larger commitments ... and if the U S economy begins to suffer everybody else ... see Jinping's warnings because they sell to the United States they have an interest in us recovering in keeping but not going into recession ... so until we reach this deadline Mako that mid October ... and find out whether Congress is really got off the cliff this time ... how does she interest in the marketplace ... it means interest rates the US dollar probably ... will ... begin to lose its role as a reserve currency strengthened China's ... push for the young ... the the renminbi to the tothe adopted ... so this change implications here ... but we just have to wait and say so at the moment is uncertainty ... and cake thanks Fran that's called Panjang us from camera Australia ... for monastery to go to Des beest dot com and ever con ...


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I'm not sure how this works but saw the post about Knox. Do referees in Indy's push to get on a promotion like TNA or WWE(I assume they do)? I never gave it much thought but does Knox appearing on Smackdown(if for sure it was him) mean he might get hired by the company. I realize he could be a wrestler or just making side cash, like I said I dont know just using him as the example but wondering now about refs and what a refs deal is. If you were a PWG ref are you hoping your skills get noticed? Do you apply for a position? I know its a dumb question but honestly never gave it thought and been a wrestling a fan a long time.
Anyone shed some light? Thanks.

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"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."
This is one of the reoccurring themes of work dealing with the methods involved in what makes our minds tick when formulating ideas about the world. There are those with more singular beliefs and those with understandings that are diverse to the point where they may seem without certainty. I view this concept not so much as a direct classification but a spectrum where people can be both foxes and hedgehogs to different degrees. Nevertheless, it has some serious truth to it and we might just be witnessing it with our football team.
Pete Carroll is the consummate hedgehog. His singular belief above all else is competition. He's a competitor, his players will be competitors, his practices are competitive, and come game day, our players aren't so much playing a game as they are following their refined competitive instincts. He's conformed his idea to what should constitute the proper organization to support his teams. This is to have an entrusting owner, a general manager that if all else fails must abide by his decisions, and to place himself at the head of the table to instill his singular belief throughout the organization. This isn't to say PC is a man of few ideas. He's bounced around the league, gathered his own ideas, and even incorporated influences from the late great John Wooden. But these ideas have been honed under the scope of competition and "Win Forever". The man doesn't just speak or act in cliches formed of his own prerogatives and ideals, he is them.
John Schneider, on the other hand, is the consummate fox. "No stone unturned" is commonplace when describing his approach to obtaining players. CFL, character issues, too short, too long, or hasn't even played the position? I imagine he would shrug assuming he even cared enough with the various schools of conventional wisdom to begin with. However, checking every rock is a product of something occurring in his intellect. It's the realization that for him to best fulfill his role and his potential as a GM and FO figurehead, almost no idea will be dismissed (unless it's you, Tebow). He may be a product of Green Bay's remarkable FO where they hold the belief in building through the draft as singularly as PC believes in competition, but, as we've seen with his signings of Rice, Miller, and Harvin, he holds no loyalty to the GB method. His only loyalty is to the opportunities of the market and the multitude of ways he may use that for our franchise's benefit.
The potential of what happens when a fox like JS is teamed under the scope of a powerful singular belief like PC's is difficult to frame. Many of our poster's struggle calculating this very thing when attempting to predict what our future will hold with mulling over the products of this relationship. Bad ass defense + bad ass run game x possibly great QB + sick off-season acquisitions = many titles? #1 in DVOA + sick off-season acquisitions = #1 in DVOA with authority....? Homerism x homerism^homerism = EVERY TITLE TIL RW RETIRES??!?! But there is a theory in place that can map out a basis for why our current success has been cultivated so suddenly and what our future potential may be even beyond the current squad.
Enter Chaos Theory.
Chaos theory involves a definition of chaos not necessarily meaning destruction or the like. The severe range of possibilities of this theory is best described by the expression: "the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil can set off a tornado in Texas". It's a concept about how even small and seemingly completely unrelated events early enough in a process can culminate and cultivate even drastic events if it is capable of and allowed to grow exponentially. Nate Silver features a story in his book, The Signal and the Noise, where a group of meteorologists discovered they had predicted both a sunny day and a storm with seemingly the same data. They discovered that someone had rounded the 4th decimal of a single, seemingly unimportant number up and that fraction of a fraction was the difference between sun and storm in this particular situation. That's what a 0.0001 difference in barometric pressure in a small section of the atmosphere can potentially do.
What I wish to hypothesize for the members of our forum is aspects of chaos theory, mainly those about dynamic environments and exponential growth, very much apply to the growth of an organization like our Seahawks. It's not just something that can happen but it may have been a phenomenon that has happened and may still be happening. Pete Carroll's singular belief of competition may seem like a minuscule, unequivocal concept when he's not using it to push out holdover veterans from a defunct regime. John Schneider's prudence in evaluating not just every player seemingly known to man but even his own methods of evaluation may occasionally seem like exercises in futility when he's looking at players with seemingly no chance of making our team let alone any team in the NFL. However, with chaos theory in mind, I ponder about how the "Always Compete" mantra and these revolving nobodies taking their only shot at making it to the big leagues may contribute to just a small increase in work ethic and output. I ponder about how this small increase, even as little as a 0.0001 increase, is just the sort of thing that culminates a bottom-feeder into one of the quickest and total rebuilds in the NFL - and possibly even a championship.


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I did the usual "Windows update" this morning. After the installation had completed I noticed that my Trackpoint has "disappeared"! There is no reaction whatsoever when pressing the red dot and I can't control the mouse with it any more. I then checked in the control panel (no trace) and then had to learn, that it doesn't even exist in the device manager, either. I then rebooted, no change. I then even powered off and reboot from power off again, still no trackpoint!
And after I downloaded the trackpoint driver from the Lenovo drivers download site and wanted to (re-)install the driver, I got an error message "this driver can not be installed on non-trackpoint systems". ?!? What? What the %@$@#*%? Where has my trackpoint gone??? How come, that it has completely disappeared? How do I get this thing working again?
Edited: I later noticed, that a part of that Windows Update apparently was a new "Wacom Two Finger Touch" driver. Might that have to do with my disappeared Trackpoint?
PS.: Boy - is this annoying to have to work without Trackpoint!
Solved! Go to Solution.
04-15-2011 03:42 AM - edited 04-15-2011 03:44 AM
I just had to learn that there is a Fn-key (F8) that allows to enable/disable Trackpoint and Touchpad. I must have accidentally operated that button without noticing (in fact, I hadn't even known before that there IS such an option...).
Its setting was on "Touchpad only". After re-enabling the trackpoint there everything came back to normal.
Wheew. What a relieve! :-)
And it (most probably) had nothing to do with the Windows Update - just an unlucky conincidence!
This is a recurring issue for the two X220T that I own and I am fairly certain it is not related to an errant FN-key F8 combination. It is noted most often after waking the computer from a sleep state.
I was glad to learn of the Fn F8 fix. Prior to that deleting the registry hive in HKEY Current User corresponding to the glidepad was the work around for me.
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(Editor's note: Updated with a no-comment from Gilead.)
This probably won't go over well with insurers.
Gilead Sciences Inc. /quotes/zigman/72849/delayed /quotes/nls/gild GILD reportedly plans to sell full regimens of its controversial Hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi, for $900 in India — a price that is roughly 1% of what U.S. patients are being charged.
The Times of India reported earlier this week that Gilead offered to sell Sovaldi at what amounts to a 99% discount for the impoverished nation, following its plan to sell the highly effective treatment in Egypt at the same $900 price tag.
Gilead has taken heat for pricing three-month Sovaldi regimens at $84,000 in the U.S., translating to nearly $1,000 for a one-day dose. The criticism has come from a number of corners, most notably from the insurers' trade group America's Health Insurance Plans, which has repeatedly said such drug pricing is unsustainable and damage from that pricing scheme could reach far beyond the pharmaceutical industry. Rival drug firms, however, are developing similar treatments that could drive down the price in the U.S. in coming months and years.
AHIP spokesman Brendan Buck said in an email that Gilead's $900 offer was "more evidence that Gilead is pricing not based on the cost of development, but rather just what it thinks it can get away with."
The Times of India quoted Gilead spokesman Gregg Alton as saying: "We have set three basic pricing tiers (based on a country's per capita income and hepatitis C prevalence) that serve as the starting point for negotiations with national governments. The tiers are low-income, low middle-income and upper-middle income."
Gilead officials would not comment further.
The Times says that at $900, Sovaldi will be cheaper than existing treatments, which cost roughly $6,000 and can take four times as long.
But the publication reports that $900 still will put Sovaldi out of reach for many users in that nation. So Gilead may license Sovaldi to generic drug makers in India.
Gilead shares were up marginally in recent action to $92.44.
More must-read health coverage from MarketWatch:
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Morale is high as troops return to combat, but both Narumi and Sopp realize that they're gradually going to run out of both human and mechanical resources. Sopp suggests they put the division's activities on public display without going through military channels first, gambling that the populace will be inspired by their determination even though this mean exposing how badly off they are to the enemy. High command is not happy about this at all, but jurisdiction in this case falls to the member nation so they can't stop her and it may actually work.
Depre's people have meanwhile joined up with Lound, who welcomes them to the team. Tisphone is trying to calculate how Trukk division managed to get so many machines working so quickly, and nearly falls over when she realizes who must be helping them.
Meanwhile, Sopp cheers up Narumi, mourning her fallen comrades and a messenger from Dr. Ballanche arrives.
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LDI Zwanzig arrives at Trukk with a note from Meeth searching for a certain AP Knight who retired after losing his fatima. Zwanzig introduces herself as a free knight and takes and interest in the division and Sopp, which makes Lachesis jealous. Sopp convinces Narumi to hire her on, though she initially asks for an unreasonably high pay rate. She introduces her fatima Ohine with the false name Eniho, but Sopp and Lachesis recognize her regardless and wonder if Zwanzig is connected to Kubalkans.
Seeing Lachesis's happiness from just being with him, Sopp reminisces on the advice he got from Cha to just take Lachesis out somewhere. Even in flashback, Cha is accidentally hitting Hugtlang's masochism by making her wear the less combat-ready of her fatima suits.
On the battlefield, Zwanzig blitzes through the enemy, rapidly disorienting them and setting them up to be taken down by the AP Knights following, while a hooded figure watches the battle from the distance and recognizes her fighting style.
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The after-battle damage report indicates they did remarkably well, and after presiding over a promotion ceremony Narumi talks with Sopp about the increase in supplies and volunteers they've been getting. Back in the hanger, Zwanzig notes that Sopp's name has come up in more historical battles than he looks old enough to have participated in and tries digging for information, but is interrupted by Lachesis. Zwanzig bribes her with boba tea.
In Bachtgma, Gide is complaining that all the other countries are getting to fight and show off while they're stuck on standby. Decors discusses his own troops' impatience and the general military situation with Bosjasfort, who is still regenerating his left arm, and they both agree it's best to continue letting their allies do most of the fighting for the time being.
When Decors passes Ninaris in the hall, he inquires about the performance of Gide's GTM (he took Schpeltor after Kaien died) and Ninaris fearfully admits she's detuned it significantly to bring it down to a level Gide can use. To her surprise, Decors agrees that this is an appropriate and functionally correct course of action. Back in his quarters, Decors gives Est a present, claiming that Meeth scolded him for neglect and rationalizing his actions as a form of equipment maintenance.
Back with Trukk, Zwanzig and Lachesis are at a recovering local market when two suspicious figures in school uniforms show up.
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I have been gone for a while but hopefully I'm back. Need to catch up on the serialization in Newtype. Recently saw his GtM redesign of the Bangdoll and I like it.
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Nu Soard, great to hear from you. How have you been? Any FSS updates worth noting?
If you don't like the news then go make some of your own.
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Not too bad. I haven't been keeping up lately. Now I am trying to catch up.
There is a tumbler user I found that has a lot of the new FSS stuff posted.
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Nice one! I spent some time on that site scrolling through the images.
If you don't like the news then go make some of your own.
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Thanks for the summary Levrin !! It's very helpful.
I bought vol. 13-14-15 but had no idea of what was happening in front of my eyes.
It's even more difficult since the reboot and the disturbing change of the mecha design.
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Chevy Body Roll Control
Improving Our C1500's Handling With Hellwig Front & Rear Sway Bars
We all know the feeling of riding in an old Cadillac or Lincoln Continental, and experiencing that wallowing body-roll sensation in corners. Unless you're a grandmother on her way to bingo night, it's pretty embarrassing. Sloppy, loose handling may be fine for a plush highway cruiser, but it's absolutely unacceptable for a performance application. So, for our high-performance 1989 C1500 build, dubbed Project Rehab, we chose to upgrade to a set of larger and firmer Hellwig sway bars. These new front and rear bars improve cornering traction, quicken turn-in response, and most importantly, kill the truck's body roll once and for all. Read on to see how this quick and easy install improved our Chevy's handling in an afternoon.


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Paul E. Sax, M.D., is director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
A flurry of coverage recently appeared about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's recommendation for one-time HIV screening for all Americans, ages 15-64.
Some might wonder why this is news -- um, hasn't this been recommended now for years? -- and I think I've figured it out.
Let me start by relaying that every ID/HIV specialist can tell some version of the following sad story, which is still repeated on a regular basis (including just the other day, in our very own hospital):
Because the above sequence of events is all but 100% preventable with early identification of HIV -- and because people who are unaware they are infected continue to spread the virus -- in 2006 (yes, it was that long ago) the CDC made a big splash by recommending one-time HIV screening for adolescent and adult patients in all health care settings.
(They also said that high-risk patients should be screened annually -- unfortunately this is all too rarely done, but that's an issue for a different day.)
To say that the ID/HIV provider community (docs, nurses, PAs, social workers) supported the CDC recommendations is like saying dermatologists support wearing sunscreen and a hat in the tropical sun.
"Support" just isn't strong enough -- we were strongly, unanimously, and vociferously behind them, so much so that virtually every lecture on HIV for the next several years mentioned the guidelines. To us, this was a total no-brainer -- how could anyone oppose screening?
Indeed, the American College of Physicians, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics all came out with guidelines that said pretty much the same thing.
But not everyone did agree -- namely, on the books already were guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, who had come out with their recommendation in 2005 for risk-based testing only.
For the unaware, the USPSTF is "an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, or preventive medications."
I picture these USPSTF folks with hats, T-shirts, and coffee mugs emblazoned with "Evidenced-Based Only, Please." Nothing speaks more clearly about their mission than these slide presentations entitled "Too Much Prevention" and "What Not to Do in Primary Care". In plain English, the presenters make the excellent case that many well-intentioned screening strategies don't help patients -- and actually hurt them by uncovering clinically silent conditions that lead inexorably to procedures and medical treatments that are harmful and expensive.
Most cancer screening (infamously PSA) falls into this category. Cardiac CT. EKGs. Regular physical exams. Spirometry as a screen for COPD. Routine urinalysis. RPR. Hepatitis C testing (ahem).
And I generally agree with them. But HIV testing? That cheap, accurate test that identifies a clinically silent, eventually deadly infection that is both treatable and can be spread to others? Don't they realize that the "risk-based" testing they favored has been a failure?
Well now they do. In the plain language so characteristic of this committee, they write:
Previous studies have shown that HIV screening is accurate, targeted screening misses a substantial proportion of cases, and treatments are effective in patients with advanced immunodeficiency. New [well, "new" since 2005!] evidence indicates that ART reduces risk for AIDS-defining events and death in persons with less advanced immunodeficiency and reduces sexual transmission of HIV.
The bottom line is if this group recommends screening, it must be the right thing to do. Because these guys are tough.
Welcome to the club, USPSTF.
Paul Sax is Clinical Director of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital. His blog HIV and ID Observations is part of Journal Watch, where he is Editor-in-Chief of Journal Watch AIDS Clinical Care.
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Moyes looks for bargains like Coleman
Everton manager David Moyes rewarded defender Seamus Coleman with a new five-and-a-half-year deal and then expressed his hope there were more bargains like him to be found in the lower leagues.
The 22-year-old cost the Toffees just £60,000 when they bought him from Sligo Rovers in January 2009 and his progress since then has seen him establish himself in the first-team squad.
"He deserves it as he's worked really hard since the early days when we brought him in from Ireland," said the Scot.
"Seamus is one of the young boys. He is improving. He came as a right-back and we've used him wide right and he has got his chance to settle in and I feel I can use him in either position whenever needed.
"He's a long way to go to get to Leighton Baines' (who has been a permanent fixture on Everton's left for years) standard at the moment but that's why we've kept him for a long time because we think there's a chance of good improvement in him.
"Hopefully he will continue to improve. You need a good work ethic and Seamus has that and is improving all the time."
On the trawl for players in the lower leagues, Moyes added: "You have to hope (it is worth the gamble) because if they don't come from the leagues below that means they are already at a club academy.
"If you are a player in the Championship, League One or Two or in Ireland you have to hope the scouts are out watching and you can play well enough to get recognised."
Coleman, currently out injured with a hamstring problem which has forced him to miss three matches, is looking forward to celebrating his new deal with a swift return to first-team action.
"It is never nice to miss games through injury," he told evertontv. "I've a little hamstring injury so hopefully I'll be back in the next couple of games."


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Happy Father's Day to all the Father's in Redleg Nation!
The Reds hope to give you the gift you always wanted today: A Reds victory and series win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Mike Leake takes the hill for Cincinnati, trying to get back on track after back-to-back 5-run outings. Similarly, Marco Estrada is trying to recover from a string of five straight poor starts.
Your Father's Day lineup:
1. Billy Hamilton (S) CF
2. Todd Frazier (R) 3B
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Brandon Phillips (R) 2B
5. Jay Bruce (L) RF
6. Ryan Ludwick (R) LF
7. Devin Mesoraco (R) C
8. Zack Cozart (R) SS
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(Reuters) - Eight-time world champion Floyd Mayweather has left HBO in favor of a 30-month, six-fight deal with Showtime and its parent company CBS in what is being called the richest pact in boxing history.
Financial terms of the deal between the undefeated boxer and Showtime/CBS, announced on Tuesday in a statement by Mayweather Promotions, were not disclosed.
In making the announcement, Mayweather also confirmed a May 4 fight with Robert Guerrero which will mark the fighter's Showtime debut.
Widely recognized as boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter, Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs) has been a part of boxing's four biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view events.
The 35-year-old fighter was listed as the highest paid athlete in 2012 by Forbes after earning $85 million from two fights against Victor Ortiz and Miguel Cotto. Filipino southpaw Manny Pacquiao ranked second with earnings of $62 million.
According to the statement, Mayweather averages more than 1 million pay-per-view buys per event, the highest of any boxer, and if all six fights take place it could result in the richest individual athlete deal in all of sports.
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Tommy Blair, Sustainability TechnologiesTuesday, July 16th, 2013
A native of Alaska, Tommy Blair made his way to Cape Fear Community College after studying journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. Although he enjoyed journalism, the job outlook was bleak, so he decided to pursue another passion: sustainability technologies. Tommy had a job six months before he graduated Cape Fear Community College. Today, he is with the same company, Above and Beyond Energy.
"I decided to enroll in the Sustainability Technologies program at CFCC because the program seemed very practical. I really wanted to get a job right after I finished, and to have skills I could apply to my career right away."
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J.C. Penney's bold experiment with honesty in pricing may not last long.
The chain abandoned its perpetual clearance sales in February, replacing the steep discounts listed on price tags with a "fair and square" system featuring a range of three discounts. "No games," ads proclaimed. "Just great prices."
It didn't work, analysts say. Sales dropped 20% in the first quarter, executives were fired, and the new scheme was called into question.
The problem, say retail experts: Customers still want bargains — even if they're just price-tag fictions. "Shoppers are deeply conditioned to seek deals," says James Tenser, principal of VSN Strategies, a retail marketing consultancy in Tucson, Az.
J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson insists the company is sticking with the strategy. "We will not waver," he told the Wall Street Journal. But experts expect a gradual return to the chain's old days as a promotional department store. On Tuesday, J.C. Penney ousted its president Michael Francis, the former Target executive who was primarily responsible for the new pricing model. And it recently added "Best Friday Sales" on the first and last Friday of the month, plus nearly half-a-dozen other Friday sales so far this year.
The management realizes that many consumers actually like the cat-and-mouse game of bargain hunting, says Alex Goldfayn, author of "Evangelist Marketing." "People love buying something with a heavy discount – even if it's always on sale," he says. J.C. Penney did not respond to requests for comment.
J.C. Penney's difficulties provide a cautionary tale for retailers that are considering abandoning their 50%-off stickers to draw in customers, Tenser says. As a result of its move, J.C. Penney now occupies an "awkward middle ground" between a discount store and a fashion outlet. J.C. Penney has clothing and accessories endorsed by veteran designer Liz Claiborne, but he says it's never been known for carrying well-known brands. "J.C. Penney was always the place to go to buy clothes for your children," he says. "The new pricing doesn't please older customers and it won't appeal to the aspirations of younger people."
But some say J.C. Penney's new pricing structure wasn't the problem – it was the failure to communicate the message clearly to customers. Morningstar retail analyst Paul Swinand says the new three-tiered pricing is fairer as only 2% of goods were sold at the retail price, but customers were confused about how much they were saving. "The new prices took regular shoppers by surprise," he says.
Indeed, retailers should be careful to introduce major changes to their brand gradually — not virtually overnight as J.C. Penney did, says Anthony Bruce, CEO of retail consultants Applied Predictive Technologies. "Always do tests first to anticipate the customer's reaction," he says.
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I have reminisced about my time in Greece, and the country's amazing cuisine, before. As my own summer now gets more and more ruthless, my thoughts turn to that long ago summer in Athens. Running around to and from meetings in the heat and traffic of the city (in a suit no less!), catching a gyro-lunch on the fly or sitting down to a fresh salad in the shade, dreaming of the islands that we would visit during the weekend.
There is less running around to meetings now, but I am still working in the summer's remorseless heat (as only summer heat in a city can be), clacking away at my computer while sweat drips down my back. I still have to deal with a city's staggering traffic. And I still dream of the islands I'm going to visit during the weekend (not every weekend, but on a certain weekend next month I'm off!).
The only thing missing is the food. With only three restaurants in the city and surrounds devoted to Greek cuisine (and of course, for some, we can't even say solely to Greek cuisine as the occasional Filipino-fusioned dish will make an appearance on the menu), I don't exactly have a plethora of choices. Well, that stops now.
Garides saganaki is a dish made of shrimp (garides), tomato sauce, and cheese (saganaki). You can find it in all over Greece in countless restaurants and ouzerie's. You can even find it in the aforementioned three Greek restaurants here. And now you can find it on my table. Bliss.
Garides Saganaki
(my own patchwork of a recipe adapted from various recipes)
- 500-600 grams prawns, peeled and deveined, head and tail intact
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 7-8 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1-2 small dried chilis
- 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 1 400-gram can chopped tomatoes
- 170 grams feta cheese
- 2-3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- Olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
– Drizzle lemon juice over prepped prawns and set aside.
– Heat some olive oil in a pan. Toss in the garlic and onions, and sauté until the onions are soft and translucent.
– Add dried oregano (crushing between your fingers as you do) and chilis, and sauté until the fragrance wafts up.
– Add fresh tomatoes and sauté until soft, and then toss in the canned tomatoes
– Let this simmer, covered, to allow flavors to develop, about 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
– Add prawns and cover. Simmer until prawns are cooked, turning pinky-orange. Check after 5 minutes because this shouldn't take too long and you don't want to overcooked them.
– Crumble feta in (reserving a few bits for topping) and add parsley. Stir through then remove from heat.
– Transfer everything to a baking dish, top with remaining feta, and place under a preheated grill until feta is toasty.
– Serves 2-3.
I decided to use prawns instead of shrimps to take this from meze to main course. The combination of the prawns, tomato, and feta, embraced by the oregano, chili, and garlic is a stellar mix. It's also one of C's favorite Greek dishes, so all the more reason to have it on our menu!
Greek food at home! Sweet liberation…hooray!
There are more Greek dishes I want to try…including my favorite. But that is a recipe for another post…
To all the Manilenyos out there…keep cool!


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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of 2013 At Techdirt
from the happy-new-year! dept
Happy new year, everyone! As you can tell, we're taking a break from regular posts today — so it seems like a perfect time to run down the top comments of 2013. Instead of just two winners, we've got the top five from each category. Looking forward to another year full of great comments!
- Akari Mizunashi on the post ICE Starts Raiding Mobile Phone Repair Shops To Stop Repairs With Aftermarket Parts:
"Immigration & Custom's Enforcement (ICE)"
Uh, sorry, but that's not what it stands for.
Industry & Corporate Enforcement.
Please make note of this in the future, for accuracy. ;)
- silverscarcat on the post Guy Who Wrote Legal Memos Defending US Torture Defends NSA Because It Takes Too Long To Obey The Constitution:
There's one thing John Yoo missed
the terrorists have already won.
After all, Bin Laden said that he didn't have to do anything anymore after 9/11, since America would destroy itself.
He was so right.
- Anonymous Coward on the post Bizarre 'Attribution' Troll Bullies Twitter Users Into Compliance With Baseless Legal Threats:
I enjoy the irony of someone being a complete jerk regarding a quote about being polite and civil.
- Rikuo on the post London Police Order Registrars To Shut Down A Bunch Of Websites Without Any Legal Basis; Threaten Registrars If They Don't Comply:
Before certain people come in and vomit their usual idiocy, be aware of these facts.
This is a police body issuing orders to parties to shut down and censor other parties all WITHOUT A COURT ORDER. Not only that, but in the case of EasyDNS, it's a BRITISH police body demanding action from a CANADIAN domain registrar to redirect a website based in SINGAPORE (I did a WHOIS search) to competing websites based in LONDON, or the police would complain to ICANN, a body based in the USA. Again, no courts involved.
- rw on the post Former DHS Official Says Boston Bombing Proves ACLU & EFF Are Wrong About Surveillance And CISPA:
And what about all the (self-created)terrorist plots the FBI keeps breaking up. A real one comes along and they miss it completely.
- Gareth on the post DJs' 'Dihydrogen Monoxide' April Fool's Prank Results In Suspension And Possible Felony Charges:
Hardly surprising, given:
A) It's Florida, and
B) It's a Country station.
Not exactly a Venn diagram that would contain a lot of smart listeners.
- Double win! Second place for Funny is the anonymous comment on the post Bizarre 'Attribution' Troll Bullies Twitter Users Into Compliance With Baseless Legal Threats that won third place for Insightful.
- Cowards Anonymous on the post Lawsuit Filed To Prove Happy Birthday Is In The Public Domain; Demands Warner Pay Back Millions Of License Fees:
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Duffy's next comment: "I'm not sure who that woman is. She may or may not be my wife, but I have no direct knowledge of any relationship."
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(CNN) — Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a 19-year-old Russian man Friday and charged him with possession of a weapon of mass destruction, Altoona police said in a written statement.
Police officers were investigating a reported marijuana-growing operation when they discovered a homemade bomb and bomb-making materials in a suitcase, the news release said.
Vladislav Miftakhov, a Russian citizen, was arrested and charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction, risking a catastrophe and drug-related offenses. He was arraigned Friday and bail was set at $500,000, Blair County corrections officer James McMahon said Sunday.
Miftakhov will next appear in court on February 5. He will be assigned a public defender, McMahon said.
The Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad "safely deconstructed" the device, officials said.
According to the release, Miftakhov told officers that he had purchased materials for the bomb off the Internet.
An independent student newspaper said the Russian native is a student at Penn State Altoona, a branch of the university about 40 miles from the main campus. The Altoona campus has about 3,645 full-time students, according to the school's website.
Miftakhov is also said to have graduated from high school in San Carlos last year, according to KTVU.
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By Mighty_Zuk
I realized we don't have a topic for a proper discussion of what future AFVs should look like, in the style of a general AFVs discussion rather than country-specific threads.
I spotted a revived potential need for future MBTs - a coaxial autocannon to replace the coaxial MG. The reason? An APS neutralizer.
Here's my short post on why I think it should happen:
I didn't add it there, but I see lasers as a potential alternative. However, I don't think they're viable because of the power required to properly neutralize an APS's components, especially if these components are dispersed, or worse yet, effectively camouflaged. An autocannon will be able to disable not only the APS but other external components all at once.
Similar to the engagement method showcased by Russia where they fired 2 Kornet missiles (almost) simultaneously to defeat an APS, a hypothetical mode of operation could include firing a burst of 2 KETF shells at a target prior to firing a main gun shell.
An additional alternative could be to use a single main gun ABM shell that would initiate outside the scope of the APS's engagement range (e.g engagement range is 30m so it initiates at 50m), but it would have 2 main issues that are a longer time to kill a target and a greater consumption of ammunition (up to a 3rd of ammo would have to be allocated to ABM munitions strictly for anti-armor operations).
By RedEffect
Greeting everyone, many of you are familiar with this very tank, and why shouldn't you be, it's a pretty good tank. Nevertheless, I am here to give a better insight into what this tank has to offer.
Where should we start, I usually like to first start off with protection, if you don't mind.
Unlike T-90A tank which we've seen enough in the past decade, T-90M has new "Relikt" Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) which offers much better protection when compared to Kontakt-5 present on T-90A tanks.
On top of having better ERA package, it is also much better covered in ERA, because those silly Shtora-1 dazzlers got removed and no longer take majority of space on the turret's front.
As you can see, dazzlers took up a lot of space, on top of that, those ERA blocks between the gun and dazzlers could not have been made the same size as regular Kontakt-5 blocks, because of... dazzlers.
T-90M only retained laser-warning receivers in the place of dazzlers, which gives a much better ERA coverage on the turret.
As you can also see on the picture, the tank now has a proper gun shield which should protect the gun mantlet against unwanted visitors (projectiles, ofc).
The Upper Front Plate is also covered in "Relikt" ERA.
The side of the hull is protected with panels with built-in ERA blocks. The sides can be additionally protected with 4S24 blocks mounted with bags.
The side of the turret is protected with 4S24 ERA blocks, side and rear of the engine compartment are protected with cage or "Slat" armor
On top of external protection, T-90M has some cool features to protect the crew. The insides of the tank are covered with non-flammable aramid fabric which serves to catch fragments formed by projectiles or perforated armor. The autoloader's carousel also received additional protection to protect it against additional fragments. Additional protection is also ensured by moving extra ammunition to safe ammo rack with blow-out panels placed on the rear of the turret which is additionally protected with cage armor.
The tank has 2A46M-5 125mm gun, which is the latest gun from the 2A46M series. The tank received a new feature which was not previously seen on Russian tanks, and that is Muzzle Reference Sensor (MRS) which takes the information of barrel changing its form in cold or hot weather condition and brings them to ballistic computer for more accurate shooting. The ammunition it can fire is of course the best Russia has to offer for the gun, and those are 3BM59 and 3BM60 APFSDS projectiles. There are also reports of 3VOF128 HEF projectile entering service with Russian army, which can also airburst and detonate after penetration. Other projectiles include HEAT and ATGMs.
The Fire Control System is really nice. It of course, has Sosna-U main gun sight, which has automatic tracking ability and uses 2nd generation Catherine FC Thermal Imaging System. The commander has much better time since unlike previous Russian tanks he now has his own Thermal Viewer connected to the 12.7mm Kord HMG (unlike T-90MS (SM) domestic variant has 12.7mm). CITV incorporates Catherine XP Thermal Imaging System which is 3rd generation TIS, which is better than what most modern tanks have. In addition, both gunner and commander can access back-up sight located next to the Sosna-U sight. Commander has access to new multifunction display which on top of other things, show location of the tank. The tank has YeSU-TZ Battle Management System which allows communication with all units on the present battlefield, making warfare much easier. Another small, but important improvement is the commanders cupola, unlike older T-90A, commander now has full 360deg view with larger vision blocks all around the cupola. In addition, the hatch can be rotated for different purposes and there are 4 cameras for additional 360deg view.
The tank weights 48t and it is powered with new V-92S2F 1130hp diesel engine, with 2000rpm and maximum torque of 4521Nm (pretty neat). In addition to such a good engine, the tank received automatic transmission APP-172 which is VERY NICE. On top of that, the tank received an APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) which reduces the fuel consumption when the tank is idle by powering the electrical systems.
That is it for this post, if I find more information I will add it in, and if I made a mistake I will also correct it.
By 2805662
The following is derived from various wanderings, discussions, & tyre kicking, and covers an opinion on the forthcoming Land 400 Phase 3 Request for Tender, and is as per June 2018.
General: Phase 2 will significantly shape participation in Phase 3. Costs for the two bidders that weren't short listed for the Risk Mitigation Activity (GDLS & Elbit Systems) ran into the tens of millions of dollars. Costs for the losing BAE bid could rightly be assessed as double that. Combined with Rheinmetall's Phase 2-driven "perceived incumbency", nobody wants to waste money to be a stalking horse on the Commonwealth's behalf. There is a plausible risk that only Rheinmetall will bid.
Reorganisation of infantry sections: When Land 400 was conceived, Australian infantry sections consisted of two fire teams of four. This drove the initial "eight dismounts" requirement that has subsequently been relaxed. Now comprising three fire times of three, one of those teams will be the vehicle crew, the other two will dismount, for a total of six dismounts. Recent operational experience has highlighted the need for temporary attachment of specialist personnel, so a platform that has some spare seating could still count for it.
GFE Turrets: One possible tactic that the Commonwealth may seek to use is that of mandating that the Lance Turret, as used on the Phase 2 Boxer CRV, be used as Government Furnished Equipment (that is, purchased from Rheinmetall and provided to suitably configured hulls by competitors). This would simplify the turret training and offer spares commonality across both phases. Perceived savings for "buying in bulk" were (apparently) unable to be realised as Rheinmetall was reluctant to discount its turret. Costs aside, if an offerer has a GFE turret, who owns the systems integration risk? Who does the customer turn to solve potential issues between the turret and the hull when they, the customer, has mandated that particular turret? Commercially, this is a high risk proposition.
Unmanned turrets: Only GDLS offered an unmanned/remote turret for Phase 2, the Kongsberg MCT-30, as has been adopted in small numbers (81) by the US Army to meet an immediate operational need. A bias against unmanned turrets is unlikely to manifest itself in Phase 3 due to the likely presence of the PSM Puma IFV. Of course, that'll likely to open the door to GDLS bidding the ASCOD fitted with Elbit's optionally manned/unmanned MT-30 turret....should they decide to bid at all.
Likely bidders: This brings us to the inevitable list of potential bidders and their platforms.
BAE: Unlikely to bid. If they win SEA 5000, that may get them off the bench, as would a requirements set that looks a lot like CV90. In the event that they do bid, the CV90 Mk4 is the most likely platform.
GDLS: More likely to bid than BAE, but still waiting to see what the RFT looks like. (Tellingly?) Their ASCODs at Eurosatory we're painted for upcoming European opportunities, not in the distinctive Australian disruptive pattern.
Rheinmetall: likely to offer the Lynx and maybe also the Puma. With the reorganisation of Australian infantry sections (see above) the eight dismounts of the KF41 version of the Lynx are less relevant. Still, the modularity of the KF41 demonstrated at Eurosatory 18 definitely left an impression.
PSM: As a JV between KMW & Rheinmetall, Puma may be offered separately (unlikely if the Boxer =\= ARTEC in Australia model is followed). In the event that it is offered separately, its high unit cost, without the associated modularity of Boxer, may be a disadvantage. Also, PSM has no experience with industrial partnerships in Australia: a significant disadvantage.
Hanwha Defense Systems: Korea has been a bit "off" Australian defence opportunities, largely due to the cack-handed way in which the cancellation of the K-9/AS-9 was handled in 2012. The AS-9 was viewed as a loss-leader, primarily as Australia has a reputation of being a discerning (aka difficult) customer. If Hanwha bids their K21, it'll be interesting to watch.
Whilst no means exhaustive, the above outlines some less-obvious factors currently at play for the 450-vehicle opportunity that is Land 400 Phase 3.
By LostCosmonaut
Backstory (skip if you don't like alternate history junk)
The year is 2239. It has been roughly 210 years since the world was engulfed in nuclear war. Following the war, the United States splintered into hundreds of small statelets. While much knowledge was retained in some form (mostly through books and other printed media), the loss of population and destruction of industrial capability set back society immensely.
Though the Pacific Northwest was less badly hit than other areas, the destruction of Seattle and Portland, coupled with the rupturing of the Cascadia Subduction Zone in 2043, caused society to regress to a mid-19th century technology level. However, in the early 2100s, the Cascade Republic formed, centered near Tacoma. The new nation grew rapidly, expanding to encompass most of Washington and Oregon by 2239. The Cascade Republic now extends from the Klamath River in the south to the Fraser River in the north, and from the Pacific roughly to central Idaho. Over time, the standard of living and industrial development improved (initially through salvaging of surviving equipment, by the late 2100s through new development); the population has grown to about 4.5 million (comparable to 1950 levels), and technology is at about a 1940 level. Automobiles are common, aircraft are less common, but not rare by any means. Computers are nonexistent aside from a few experimental devices; while scientists and engineers are aware of the principles behind microchips and other advanced electronics, the facilities to produce such components simply do not exist. Low rate production of early transistors recently restarted.
The current armored force of the Cascade Republic consists of three armored brigades. They are presently equipped with domestically produced light tanks, dating to the 2190s. Weighing roughly 12 tons and armed with a 40mm gun, they represented the apex of the Cascade Republic's industrial capabilities at the time. And when they were built, they were sufficient for duties such as pacifying survivalist enclaves in remote areas. However, since that time, the geopolitical situation has complicated significantly. There are two main opponents the Cascade Republic's military could expect to face in the near future.
The first is California. The state of California was hit particularly hard by the nuclear exchange. However, in 2160, several small polities in the southern part of the state near the ruins of Los Angeles unified. Adopting an ideology not unfamiliar to North Korea, the new state declared itself the successor to the legacy of California, and set about forcibly annexing the rest of the state. It took them less than 50 years to unite the rest of California, and spread into parts of Arizona and northern Mexico. While California's expansion stopped at the Klamath River for now, this is only due to poor supply lines and the desire to engage easier targets. (California's northward advanced did provide the final impetus for the last statelets in south Oregon to unify with the Cascade Republic voluntarily).
California is heavily industrialized, possessing significant air, naval, and armored capabilities. Their technology level is comparable to the Cascade Republic's, but their superior industrial capabilities and population mean that they can produce larger vehicles in greater quantity than other countries. Intelligence shows they have vehicles weighing up to 50 tons with 3 inches of armor, though most of their tanks are much lighter.
The expected frontlines for an engagement with the Californian military would be the coastal regions in southern Oregon. Advancing up the coastal roads would allow California to capture the most populated and industrialized regions of the Cascade Republic if they advanced far enough north. Fortunately, the terrain near the border is very difficult and favors the defender;
(near the Californian border)
The other opponent is Deseret, a Mormon theocratic state centered in Utah, and encompassing much of Nevada, western Colorado, and southern Idaho. Recently, tension has arisen with the Cascade Republic over two main issues. The first is the poorly defined border in Eastern Oregon / Northern Nevada; the old state boundary is virtually meaningless, and though the area is sparsely populated, it does represent a significant land area, with grazing and water resources. The more recent flashpoint is the Cascade Republic's recent annexation of Arco and the area to the east. Deseret historically regarded Idaho as being within its sphere of influence, and maintained several puppet states in the area (the largest being centered in Idaho Falls). They regard the annexation of a signficant (in terms of land area, not population) portion of Idaho as a major intrusion into their rightful territory. That the Cascade Republic has repaired the rail line leading to the old Naval Reactors Facility, and set up a significant military base there only makes the situation worse.
Deseret's military is light and heavily focused on mobile operations. Though they are less heavily mechanized than the Cascade Republic's forces, operating mostly armored cars and cavalry, they still represent a significant threat to supply and communication lines in the open terrain of eastern Oregon / southern Idaho.
(a butte in the disputed region of Idaho, near Arco)
As the head of a design team in the Cascade Republic military, you have been requested to design a new tank according to one of two specifications (or both if you so desire):
Medium / Heavy Tank Weight: No more than 45 tons Width: No more than 10.8 feet (3.25 meters) Upper glacis / frontal turret armor of at least 3 in (76mm) LoS thickness Side armor at least 1in (25mm) thick (i.e. resistant to HMG fire) Power/weight ratio of at least 10 hp / ton No more than 6 crew members Primary armament capable of utilizing both anti-armor and high explosive rounds Light tank Weight: No more than 25 tons Width: No more than 10.8 feet Upper glacis / frontal turret armor of at least 1 in thickness Side armor of at least 3/8 in (10mm) thickness Power/weight ratio of at least 12 hp / ton No more than 6 crew members Primary armament capable of utilizing both anti-armor and high explosive rounds
Other relevant information:
Any tank should be designed to operate against either of the Cascade Republic's likely opponents (California or Deseret) The primary heavy machine gun is the M2, the primary medium machine gun is the M240. Use of one or both of these as coaxial and/or secondary armament is encouraged. The secret archives of the Cascade Republic are available for your use. Sadly, there are no running prewar armored vehicles, the best are some rusted hulks that have long been stripped of usable equipment. (Lima Tank Plant ate a 500 kt ground burst) Both HEAT and APFSDS rounds are in testing. APCR is the primary anti-armor round of the Cascade Republic. Either diesel or gasoline engines are acceptable, the Cascade Republic is friendly with oil producing regions in Canada (OOC: Engines are at about a late 1940s/early 50s tech level) The adaptability of the tank to other variants (such as SPAA, SPG, recovery vehicle, etc.) is preferred but not the primary metric that will be used to decide on a design. Ease of maintenance in the field is highly important. Any designs produced will be compared against the M4 Sherman and M3 Stuart (for medium/heavy and light tank), as these blueprints are readily available, and these tanks are well within the Cascade Republic's manufacturing capabilities.


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"We-Care.com truly developed as a passion project. I had this idea that the behaviors people engage in every day are valuable, and believed we could take that value and accrue it to a positive benefit. By empowering users to choose the cause that their personal value goes to, we hope to make change in the world, one step at a time."
August 2008
We-Care.com launches!
September 2009
We-Care.com partners with the ASPCA and proves that good things come to those who wait.
Year 2011
We-Care.com donates a total of $1,131,778.23.
May 2012
We-Care.com donates $15,092.41 to Paul Newman's SeriousFun camp. SeriousFun camp provides a fun environment that allows children with diseases (many of them terminal) to just be kids.
November 2012
We-Care.com collaborates with Save the Children, the ASPCA, World Vision, and the American Red Cross to assist with disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy.
December 2012
We-Care.com funds eight Leukapheresis experiments to move us one step closer to a cure for AIDS.
June 2013
We-Care.com funds a well in Haiti that provides clean, safe water to 700 people every single day.
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We-Care.com collaborates with Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, Operation USA, and Save the Children to fund relief efforts for the Oklahoma tornado.
August 2013
We-Care.com celebrates 5 years of incorporating giving into our users' everyday lives.
December 2013
We-Care.com is invited to speak at the World AIDS Day concert in Los Angeles.
January 2014
We-Care.com changes the lives of 23 families by providing 10 children with autism and 13 children with SMA iPads to help them communicate with loved ones and participate in more activities than ever before.
January 2014
We-Care.com earns $9,987.17 for Khusi Hona, an organization that will work with We-Care to build a vocational center for children in the red light district of Varanasi, India. The center will offer children that would otherwise be destined to a life in the sex trade, an opportunity to break free from slavery and realize their true potential. The center will train the children in computer skills and sewing skills.
February 2014
We-Care.com raises $10,027.35 for Operation USA to supply victims of Typhoon Haiyan with supplies needed to resume their education.
March 2014
We-Care.com teams up with Bottomless Closet and raises $6,038.61 to help dress and prepare women who have been out of the workplace.
April 2014
300,000 fans on Facebook!
April 2014
We-Care.com works with International Book Bank to deliver 13,744 books to UN-run schools formed to support refugees in Lebanon. Our donation of $4,221.42 provides these children with an opportunity to continue their education.
May 2014
We-Care.com funds a camp for children who have lost parents in the line of duty (police, firemen, and soldiers). We-Care donates $5,604.18 to Heroes Honor (formerly Love a Hero) to allow 30 children to attend the camp and interact with others who truly understand what they've gone through.
June 2014
We-Care.com dedicates the full month to spreading awareness about skin cancer. We-Care partners with Shade Foundation to provide 275 children and their families with kits to gear them up for, and educate them on sun protection.
July 2014
We-Care.com donates $10,410.54 to Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) to light and power up a school using sustainable resources.
September 2014
We-Care.com, in partnership with Eflixir and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, hosts a tribute to Robin Williams.
December 2014
We-Care.com gifts toys to 73 children in Harlem, NY.
January 2015
We-Care collaborates with Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) to create a video that would educate Americans on the dangers of tobacco and tobacco products.
February 2015
The We-Care.com team makes Valentine's Day cards with children that are chronically and severely ill at NYU's Tisch Pediatrics and Fink Children's Ambulatory Care Center.
February 2015
We-Care.com works with its sister company, Sweeps4aCause, and rewards a couple (the Bensons) with a prize of $12,000! We then match that prize and donate the same amount to their favorite nonprofit— Save the Children.
April 2015
In response to the earthquake that hit Nepal, killing over 9,000 people and injuring more than 23,000, We-Care.com collaborates with our merchants to support citizens of a small village that had lost more than 90% of its standing buildings.
April 2015
This month, We-Care.com also works closely with the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee to launch a #NoBodyisPerfect campaign. The campaign is a huge success as thousands of We-Care users shop online and raise $4,878.34.
May 2015
We-Care.com users shop in support of ALS, sponsoring a race with a $7,168.24 donation.
June 2015
We-Care.com works with the Leap NYC program to inspire young entrepreneurs through a hands-on, arts-based approach to teaching the academic curriculum.
July 2015
We-Care.com sponsors two athletes in the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, California– Chavez Lamy and Natalia Marquez. Both bring home gold medals.
August 2015
We-Care.com encourages online shoppers to support a Title 1 school (a school district that requires supplemental funding from The U.S. Department of Education to meet the needs of at-risk and low-income students) in Greenacres, Florida. $2,107.60 was raised for this cause through everyday shopping.
September 2015
We-Care.com pays special tribute to America's VetDogs, an organization that to provide guide dogs to veterans and first responders who are blind or have low vision; hearing dogs for those who have lost their hearing later in life; service dogs for those with other physical disabilities; facility dogs as part of the rehabilitation process in military and VA hospitals, and PTSD service dogs to help mitigate the effects of PTSD in an effort to provide the emotional and physical support needed.
October 2015
In observance of National Bullying Prevention Month, We-Care encourages users to shop in support of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, a nonprofit committed to erasing hate by replacing it with understanding, compassion, and acceptance. The funds raised will provide hate crime prevention trainings in Kansas City, Missouri and Miami, Florida.
November 2015
We-Care.com dedicates the month to giving back to its own city of New York by volunteering with City Harvest, hosting a food drive across all sister companies, working with one of its sister companies to run a $20,000 giveaway ($10,000 for City Harvest and $10,000 for one of its supporters), and encouraging users to join in this goal to #FeedNY.
December 2015
Baby, it's cold outside, so We-Care.com hosts a coat drive for Covenant House. Together, with its sister company, Didit, We-Care collects enough coats to fill half its office! Here's a look at some of the items that were collected.


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...for a virtual assistant to help with daily operations to include: Property Research -Posting Property Advertisement to Different Sales Channel (YouTube, Company Website, Craiglist, Landwatch, FB pages) -Run physical data through the use of Parcel, Owner Name and Plat Map -Research current ownership/property and mailing address -Enter data into spreadsheet
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Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Areas is located in the southern portion of LaSalle and Catahoula Parishes in Central Louisiana approximately 20 miles northeast of Alexandria. The area is easily accessible from the large metropolitan areas via Louisiana Highway 28 . The interior contains a network of all-weather roads providing vehicular access.
Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area is composed of approximately 61,871 acres and is owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and is managed to provide wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation.
The area is flat, poorly drained land that is subject to annual overflow. This tract is interlaced with a large number of bayous and lakes.
The forest cover is a mixture of bottomland hardwoods. The major overstory species are overcup oak, bitter pecan, nuttall oak, ash, elm, and willow oak. The understory of the flats or lower elevations is composed mainly of swamp-privet, reproduction of the overstory, and native grasses and forbs. On the higher elevations the understory is composed of deciduous holly, hawthorn, smilax, swamp dogwood, peppervine, rattan vine, dewberry, blackberry, palmetto, and reproduction of the overstory.
The timber was harvested prior to Department ownership, creating an open canopy, and the removal of livestock competition was all that was necessary to stimulate understory production. At present, the forest canopy has closed and browse plants have been reduced. In recent years a very serious combination of conditions known as Oak Decline has developed on the area. As a result large numbers of trees have died. The timber management program, including harvests, has been modified to counteract this threat.
Game species hunted are deer, squirrels, rabbits, raccoon, turkey and waterfowl. Each year the area produces trophy sized bucks. Unmarked hogs may also be taken. Trapping for furbearers is allowed and the species available include raccoon, nutria, beaver, mink, bobcat, fox and coyotes.
A tremendous variety of non-game bird species are present on the area. Neo-tropical nesters, shorebirds, wading birds, and various raptors are among the birds that can be found on the WMA.
The area affords excellent sport and commercial fishing. Species caught include black bass, white bass, crappie, catfish, bluegill, and other species of sunfish. Commercial species present include buffalo, carp, drum, gar, and catfish.
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has constructed and maintains four camping areas, five concrete boat ramps, and three stone covered boat ramps. The camping areas offer primitive camping only.
A nature trail is located on the northern end of the area.
Additional information may be obtained from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, 1995 Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA 71360. Phone (318) 487-5885.


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nandgate needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
We create web sites and mobile applications that provide fun and addictive quizzes. Games range from trivial diversions to educational study guides. Our mission is to provide our users brain-engaging fun everyday.
We are developing a new set of iPhone applications that are a destination for quick diversions - each of these apps will have new content every day. Topics cover a wide range of categories such as geography, science, history, literature, sports, movies, TV, music and more.
- The Minute Morsel is a short 1 minute quiz with 5-10 questions spanning all categories.
- The Word Scramble is a 2-4 minute quiz in which users are asked to unscramble words, names, or terms.
- The Missing Word is a 2-4 minute fill-in-the-blank style quiz (example: Little ___ on the Prairie).
Casual gamers, scrabble and crossword players, trivia enthusiasts.
Pick one of these 3 applications for your submissions. You are more than welcome to submit designs for more if you choose!
We'd prefer designs that aren't just the game titles. Please try to limit the use of the "?" since it tends to get overused. Consider images that convey the ideas of a fun and addictive quizzes across a wide variety of categories (see the overview). The icon needs to be bold and catch your eye for 57x57 size (when it's on the phone).
We will need the icons in the following sizes:
29 x 29
57 x 57
114 x 114 - high resolution with more/richer detail
512 x 512 - high resolution with more/richer detail
Original graphic files must be provided (ie .psd with all the layers) if the design is selected.


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This film fully immerses audiences in the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 70-year-old California woman who was a trustee at a private school and a retired business counselor with the U.S. Foreign Service was stabbed to death in a random attack in a New Hampshire hotel lobby by another guest, authorities said Tuesday.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 70-year-old California woman who was a trustee at a private school and a retired business counselor with the U.S. Foreign Service was stabbed to death in a random attack in a New Hampshire hotel lobby by another guest, authorities said Tuesday.
Catherine "Kitty" Houghton, of Novato, Calif., had traveled to New Hampshire for board meetings at the White Mountain School, her alma mater, in Bethlehem.
She was staying at the Hampton Inn in nearby Littleton and was in the lobby Monday evening when, prosecutors say, a 37-year-old man stabbed her in the neck and torso. Houghton died soon afterward at a hospital.
Littleton is a community of 4,000 just west of the White Mountains National Forest in northwest New Hampshire, near the Vermont border. Its last killing was in 1999.
Although a Vermont man was in custody, the lead prosecutor said she's at a loss to explain a motive.
"At this point in time there was no connection between the two, and it was random," said Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell.
She would not comment on whether an altercation preceded the attack.
Rodney Hill, of West Danville, Vt., was arraigned Tuesday on second-degree murder charges and is being held without bond. He is due in court Feb. 5. Morrell said he was a registered guest at the hotel.
Houghton held master's and doctorate degrees from Stanford University, had served in the Peace Corps in Nepal and worked as an international officer for Bank of America before joining the global business arm of the U.S. Foreign Service, according to a tribute posted on the White Mountain School's website.
The tribute adds that she had a pilot's license and volunteered for Angelflight, which provides transportation to indigent people in medical need. She was also fluent in six foreign languages, including Mandarin and Bengali.
She delivered her alma mater's commencement address in 2011.
Timothy Breen, head of the White Mountain School, said he was notified of the homicide by law enforcement authorities early Tuesday.
"Every indication I've been given is, frankly, that this is a random, senseless attack," Breen said.
Employees at the hotel would not discuss the stabbing. Brett Loehr, its director of operations, issued a brief statement extending condolences to the victim's family and saying staff is cooperating with investigators.
Hill's wife, Amy, did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment. She is a senior editor of SportsField Management Magazine, published by Moose River Publishing in St. Johnsbury, Vt. The publishing company's vice president for finance, Sharon Ferland, declined to comment.
A business called Hillside Welding and Mechanical Repairs is registered to Hill's West Danville address. Morrell said she doesn't have much background information on him.
Breen said Houghton's participation in the school — from which she graduated in 1960 — was a wonderful opportunity for both the 110-student private school and for Houghton.
"She's a great example of a graduate and what we aspire to as a school — to create young men and women who will go out and make the world a better place," Breen said, saying her membership on the board "was her way of giving back to the school."