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Is Prime Minister Julia Gillard moving into smoother water? The opinion polls may still show her behind - probably significantly so - but it must be at least a month since observers have routinely described her, or her government, as beleaguered.
This is by no means necessarily a result of her sexism and misogyny speech, but that of itself may represent a turning point of sorts, if only because it has made Opposition Leader Tony Abbott nervier about head-on attack.
Meanwhile, Gillard has had a period of reasonably uncritical headlines - over the Bali commemorations, her visits to Afghanistan and India, and Australia's election to a UN Security Council post. She has contained a number of events with the potential for bad headlines - mini-budget cuts, signs of a flagging economy, continuing border security problems, a noticeably-sniffing-around Kevin Rudd, and the final acts of the Slipper affair.
She rates personally well ahead of Abbott. Whether this will ultimately be reflected in voting intentions is by no means clear, although one pollster (Morgan) said this week that Labor was actually ahead. Most polls have the Coalition at least several points ahead.
Only six months ago many observers (including me) believed the gap insurmountable and Abbott's election inevitable. An Abbott win is still the most probable result, but many will now grant that Gillard has an outside chance.
The despair of many of her colleagues was not necessarily at individual disasters - because political events are of their nature highly unpredictable - but at her seeming inability to win a single trick. Failure begets failure, inhibits confidence, makes people risk-averse, and makes observers expect, and see, the worst. A sequence of good days generates its own momentum, and can galvanise the whole team.
On paper, there are eight more sitting days before Parliament rises until February, on November 29.
The Abbott camp insists that Abbott has been in a process of repositioning himself, away from sheer oppositionism and head-on attack towards alternative policy and philosophy, and his kinder and gentler side. He has, in any event, probably made as much as he can from carbon tax oppositionism, persistent insistence that Gillard is a liar, and high personal aggression.
Ironically, though, some will insist that any marked shift in the aggro is a proof that Gillard has achieved some moral ascendancy over Abbott as a result of her misogyny speech. Yet a resumption of intense hostilities, as though nothing had happened, would almost certainly rebound against Abbott much more than a chastened response.
The problem for the pugilist is the feeling of being made to back away. He has complained to his caucus that she won't lie down and die; for the year ahead, he has to expect that she won't even be on the ropes.
Abbott does not have to be tamed, and Gillard may have to do little more than survive the next month without any great damage. Then she can, or should, sit down and get serious about her strategy for the year ahead. She needs better teams. She needs better discipline. She needs a more focused effort from the central agencies of government. We need more of the confident, off-the-cuff ''real Julia'', and a lot less of the painfully rehearsed fake Julia. And she needs fewer distractions from policy and program areas that seem unlikely to do much in helping her party regain the confidence of a slight majority of the electorate.
It may well be her own fault, but that doesn't matter now if she moves past it. There was the untidiness of the coup against Kevin Rudd and his own unwillingness to lie down and die, and some tough, and bad, decisions. But she increased her burdens by saddling herself with some poor performers, poor staff work, and a lack of focus. She has fudged dealing with fundamental problems in her own party organisation and structure, the reorganisation of government in her image, or strategic or tactical use of a huge public-relations and advertising machinery.
A Julia Gillard contemplating doing all for re-election would be asking herself how many of her cabinet ministers are doing things, and saying things, that will be helping the government over the year ahead. It is not only a matter of managing policy or programs, but whether they are taking the debate to the enemy, or framing the debate in a way that is to Labor's advantage. If not, are her ministers in the right place, or should they be there at all? Some, such as Peter Garrett and Jenny Macklin can put on bombast and faux outrage but their skills are not effective in the chamber, on television or the street. Others are not even heard.
Relaxed and comfortable prime ministers, not least those with political eyes in the back of their heads, can carry a few passengers - people who are there as a part of factional or regional stitch-ups, or who can bring to the table qualities (including wisdom and experience) not otherwise there. But Gillard is still up against it, and is entitled to ask herself whether she is getting real value for money from the cabinet performances of ministers such as Tanya Plibersek, Martin Ferguson, Joseph Ludwig, Peter Garrett, Jenny Macklin, and Simon Crean. Nicola Roxon may enjoy being attorney-general, but is doing nothing useful by way of policy or politics there. Tanya Plibersek has done a reasonable job as one endlessly sent off to do the media rounds defending the indefensible, but has, in the process, ceased to make health work as a political plus for government.
Jenny Macklin is not providing, or co-ordinating, the development of saleable political and policy ideals, even in her own field and specialty. Her ideas no longer even attract what passes for a party left. Her department is supposed to serve what ought to be a prime Labor constituency, but Macklin's political leadership is so poor a skilful opposition could easily steal it away, something which has already largely happened with the indigenous vote.
Stephen Smith in Defence, Chris Bowen in Immigration, and, perhaps, Tony Burke in Environment, may be doing their best to manage problematic portfolios so that they are not actually political liabilities. But Gillard is entitled to wonder whether that is enough in straitened times, when, once, Labor was the party of choice for managing each of these areas.
Wayne Swan and Penny Wong are senior and capable ministers, but both are poor at selling genuine achievement, with Gillard doing most of the heavy work. Politicians, performers and leaders in Finance and Treasury such as Peter Walsh, John Dawkins, Kim Beazley, Lindsay Tanner, Ralph Willis and Paul Keating, actually inspired confidence and led public debates. The incumbents may be of equal technical ability, but are not in their rank as politicians or vote winners.
Nor does David Bradbury, who seems to take up some of the presentational work by default, inspire great confidence in the Labor brand.
Gillard must accept responsibility for her disposition of her team, and use of it to best effect. She has, moreover, a large personal staff, and a loyal and attentive department whose job it is to co-ordinate that team, to know what is happening, and to close up gaps as they emerge. Perhaps her ''good luck'' in recent times has been by improved staff work, but there seems still a major problem of a lack of governing ideas and themes, road map to the finishing line, or structured plan to get there. Perhaps that's her Christmas holiday project.
Jack Waterford is The Canberra Times' Editor-at-large.
Jack Waterford is the former Editor-at-large at The Canberra Times and writes a regular column


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Accidents were slowing traffic on Route 295 northbound near I-895 in Baltimore City, and Philadelphia Road near Hospital Drive in Rosedale.
A vehicle fire was slowing traffic on I-70 eastbound near Route 97 near West Friendship.
Disabled vehicles were slowing traffic on the outer loop of I-695 near York Road in Baltimore County and on the inner loop of I-695 near Route 140 in Baltimore County.
Some streets around the Washington Monument in Baltimore City will be closed today in preparation for the Baltimore Book Festival this weekend. All will reopen by late Monday. Here is the schedule:
Now closed: Mount Vernon Place (Monument Street) from St. Paul Street to Cathedral Street.
Closing at 9 a.m. Thursday: Charles Street from Centre Street to Madison Street.
Closing at 6 p.m. Thursday: Charles Street from Madison Street to Read Street and Madison Street from St. Paul Street to Cathedral Street.
Monument Street is closed between Wolfe Street and Patterson Park Avenue in East Baltimore, due to sinkhole repairs. Maryland Transit Administration bus 35 has been diverted.
Until further notice, the No. 14 bus stop located northbound on Crain Highway at Furnace Branch Road has been temporarily relocated due to construction.
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Banner-Holding Rally Against Napolitano 6:00 pm
Banner-Holding Rally Against Napolitano @ Upper Sproul Plaza
Oct 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
As head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano implemented programs such as Secure communities and 287g which have deported almost 2 million undocumented immigrants. Her only background on education is getting rid of in-state tuition for undocumented youth in Arizona. We'll be having a rally on Tuesday at 11:00AM on Upper Sproul to protest Napolitano's nomination. At 12:00PM students from the Multicultural coalition are going to meet with Napolitano and present their demands. It's important that we show that we are one! Napolitano thinks this will be … Continued
Rally to Save Albany Bulb! MARCH and CAMPOUT on Solano Avenue! 1:00 am
Rally to Save Albany Bulb! MARCH and CAMPOUT on Solano Avenue! @ Albany City Hall
Oct 8 @ 1:00 am – 6:45 am
Party/Street Party The City of Albany plans on evicting the residents of the Albany Bulb sometime this month. The Albany Bulb is home to over sixty residents who have made the Bulb a home and a community like nothing else in the Bay Area. If evicted, the residents of the Bulb will have no where to go but the streets of Albany, a city with next to no support for its homeless. Rally at the Albany City Council this Monday at 6:00pm! At 6:30 we will participate in the public … Continued
Speak Out for Lynne Stewart 12:00 am
Speak Out for Lynne Stewart @ Diane Feinstein's San Francisco Office
Oct 9 @ 12:00 am – 1:30 am
Lynne Stewart's burthday is October 8th and rallies, vigils and speak outs will be held throughout the country. In the Bay Area, we will gather at 5 p.m. and speak out from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. outside the offices of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Market and Montgomery in San Francisco. Our goal continues to be to win compassionate release for our fellow Guild member, who is suffering from cancer and turning 74 years old. Senator Feinstein has a unique role to play as a member of the Judiciary Committee. There are … Continued
Support Richmond eminent domain Wednesday October 9 11:00 pm
Support Richmond eminent domain Wednesday October 9 @ Oakland City Hall/Oscar Grant Plaza
Oct 9 @ 11:00 pm – Oct 10 @ 12:30 am
Support Richmond eminent domain Wednesday October 9 Join the demonstration in Oakland to support the Richmond local principal reduction program, called by ACCE/Home Defenders League with the endorsement of Strike Debt Bay Area. Richmond has offered to restore financial stability to hundreds of homeowners by buying their distressed mortgages and negotiating new loans at fair market value–or seizing the mortgages by eminent domain if necessary. The banks holding these mortgages ignored the offers, Wells Fargo and other banks filed a law suit (dismissed for the time being) and Wall Street withheld purchasing a city bond. … Continued
Meetup to support BART Strikers if the BART Strike happens. 1:00 pm
Meetup to support BART Strikers if the BART Strike happens. @ West Oakland Bart
Oct 11 @ 1:00 pm – Oct 12 @ 1:00 am
BART workers could go out on strike at 12:01 AM Friday, October 11th. BART management may attempt to run BART trains between West Oakland and Embarcadero. Sponsored by the Transit Workers Support Committee.52946
Bum's Paradise Screening and Action Against Sierra Club's Pro Albany Bulb Eviction Policy 1:30 am
Bum's Paradise Screening and Action Against Sierra Club's Pro Albany Bulb Eviction Policy @ Sierra Club offices
Oct 12 @ 1:30 am – 4:30 am
On Friday at 6:30 pm we will be screening "Bum's Paradise", a documentary about the Albany Bulb, outside the Sierra Club's bi-monthly "Green Friday" event. The Sierra Club is pushing a project on the land that would result in the eviction of the Bulb's 60+ residents. Our screening will demonstrate to the Sierra Club that there is public support for the continued existence of the Bulb. Food will be provided but bring blankets, folding chairs, mats, and warm clothing to stay warm! "Bums' Paradise is a 53-minute documentary that depicts … Continued
March Against Monsanto. March Across the Golden Gate. 6:00 pm
March Against Monsanto. March Across the Golden Gate. @ Golden Gate Bridge Plaza
Oct 12 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Come to the Plaza at 11 am … park below … carpool … take the bus … bike … get dropped off … whatever way you can get there come join us! More info & RSVP.52885
CopBlock: Police Accountability Tour Stop. 4:00 am
CopBlock: Police Accountability Tour Stop. @ 16th St. Bart
Oct 13 @ 4:00 am – 6:45 am
The Police Accountability Tour, on the road from mid-August until December, will maximize police accountability by facilitating connections and collaboration among those who know that badges don't grant extra rights, and through skill sharing and the capturing and dissemination of relevant content. This tour will help further connect individuals involved with Cop Block, Cop Watch, and Peaceful Streets groups as well as all police-watching groups and people around the world, so we can together advance a reality free from institutionalized violence. On Saturday, Oct. 12th we'll have a meetup and … Continued
Let's Up the Pay, East Bay! 6:45 pm
Let's Up the Pay, East Bay! @ Wendy's
Oct 15 @ 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm
Rally with Fast Food Workers as we hold Fast Food companies accountable! While the fast food industry makes billions in profits, hard-working fast food workers are struggling to afford their basic needs like food, clothing and rent, and often rely on public assistance. Fast food companies rely on the fact that taxpayers will pick up the slack for their low wages. This is outrageous. Let's hold fast food companies accountable.52971
Day of Solidarity With the Colombian Resistance 7:00 pm
Day of Solidarity With the Colombian Resistance @ Consulado de Colombia
Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
End all U.S. military aid to Colombia, and close the U.S. military bases Repeal the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade agreement End the Repression of the Agrarian, Labor and Popular Movements! Free Hubert Ballesteros; unionist, peasant rights and peace activist! Support negotiations with Colombian popular movements Stop the exploitation of Colombian human and natural resources by U.S. corporations, including Chiquita, Drummond, and Monsanto Colombia has suffered from mass repression, poverty, and displacement, among other things, for many years but the resistance has grown and unified. After a long peasant movement in Catatumbo … Continued
SUPPORT JUSTICE FOR KAYLA MOORE! Press Conference & Rally. 11:00 pm
SUPPORT JUSTICE FOR KAYLA MOORE! Press Conference & Rally. @ Veteran's Memorial Bldg
Oct 16 @ 11:00 pm – Oct 17 @ 12:00 am
SUPPORT JUSTICE FOR KAYLA MOORE! Copwatch to Release Findings of People's Investigation PEOPLE'S INVESTIGATION REPORT FINDS BERKELEY POLICE AND INADEQUATE POLICIES RESPONSIBLE FOR IN-CUSTODY DEATH. Press Conference and Rally Demand that Police Review Commission to hold Special Hearing into the Death Of Kayla Moore. According to a detailed report just released by a People's Investigation, the in-custody death of Xavier Christopher Moore never should have happened. A coalition of groups and individuals will convene in front of the Police Review Commission offices on Wednesday October 16th at 4pm to submit … Continued
Stop Deportations: Urgent Day of Action. 10:00 pm
Stop Deportations: Urgent Day of Action. @ Sydney Walton Square
Oct 17 @ 10:00 pm – Oct 18 @ 12:00 am
While Congress shuts down the Government and delays immigration reform, our communities continue to be terrorized by ICE. Stop the unjust detentions and deportations. Tweet announcing the event. 53193
Protest Gov. Jerry Brown's Environmental Award! 12:30 am
Protest Gov. Jerry Brown's Environmental Award! @ Parc 55 Hotel
Oct 18 @ 12:30 am – 2:00 am
*He signed SB 4, which will frack up CA *He supports the Delta tunnels diverting water to Big Ag and Big Oil *He refuses to reject REDD carbon credits, which will devastate indigenous communities around the world. On Oct. 17, Governor Jerry Brown is being given the Right Stuff environmental award by the Blue Green Alliance. Brown just gutted and signed SB4 which will ramp up fracking in the state. He has declared war on CEQA, the environmental review law that is our last resort against polluters. And he is … Continued
Bart Picket Begins Early: 1:00 AM 8:00 am
Bart Picket Begins Early: 1:00 AM @ Lake Merritt Bart
Oct 18 @ 8:00 am – Oct 19 @ 6:00 am
According to this tweet by Lauren Riot Bart picketing will begin at 1:00 AM at the Lake Merritt BART station.53269
Call for BART Worker Supporters. 12:00 am
Call for BART Worker Supporters. @ Port of Oakland, Piers 30-32, out beyond Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
Oct 19 @ 12:00 am – 2:00 am
All supporters of the BART workers and the right to picket please assemble at Piers 30-32 at 5 pm. Also a tweet: lauren riot @laurenriot #BARTstrike support action at 5pm is MOVED! Instead of West O #BART meet at Berths 30-32/Middle Harbor Park for Port of O action! Here is a map of the port. Here's an account of what's happened: There was a successful picket line this morning called by striking members of ATU 1555 (with supporters from other unions and TWSC ) Members of ILWU 10 honored the … Continued
Port Truckers Port Shutdown 12:00 pm
Port Truckers Port Shutdown @ Port of Oakland
Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Meet at Berth 58, the SSA Terminal, at 5:00 AM!! Port Truck Drivers have self organized and voted to shut down the port of Oakland on Monday morning at 5am! Solidarity requested! Support these workers who have been taking it on the chin and are fighting back! From an email: Yesterday a group of about 100 Port truck drivers voted unanimously to picket/strike/protest/shutdown the port on Monday morning at 5am. Facebook page: More info & RSVP. An Open Letter to the Community From the Port Truckers. IMPORTANT LOGISTICS INFORMATION: There … Continued
Solidarity Picket, Assembly & Potluck for BART Workers and Port Truckers. 9:00 pm
Solidarity Picket, Assembly & Potluck for BART Workers and Port Truckers. @ West Oakland Bart
Oct 21 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Facebook event & RSVP. PORT TRUCKERS AND SUPPORTERS WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN AN SSA TERMINAL OF THE PORT MEETING TOMORROW @ 5 AM – SSA BERTH 57. https://www.facebook.com/events/536144669809976/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming AFTER THAT WE WILL BE RE-CONVERGING AT 2 PM AT WEST OAKLAND BART FOR THE SOLIDARITY PICKET, POTLUCK AND ASSEMBLY TO ORGANIZE THE 5 PM PICKET OF THE SSA TERMINAL http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Feast_bay&id=9294329 Solidarity Picket for BART Workers Strike and Assembly for Port Truckers! FREE STORE, ASSEMBLY AND POTLUCK AT WEST OAKLAND BART EVERY DAY OF THE STRIKE @ 2 PM THIS EVENT IS … Continued
Support Port Truckers. Keep the Port Closed. 12:30 am
Support Port Truckers. Keep the Port Closed. @ Port Of Oakland
Oct 22 @ 12:30 am – 4:00 am
People are needed to keep up a presence at the Port of Oakland so that ILWU workers can have a picket line not to cross. Come out and support the Port Truckers' attempt to negotiate fair working conditions. People are needed at 5:30 SHARP!53323
Albany Bulb March Against Eviction, Followed by Speaking at City Council 1:30 am
Albany Bulb March Against Eviction, Followed by Speaking at City Council @ Albany Bulb, Albany City Council
Oct 22 @ 1:30 am – 3:30 am
Attend the Albany city council meeting on Monday, October 21st and tell them to delay the evictions until permanent, affordable housing exists. March from the Albany Bulb (1 Buchanan Street) at 6:30 to the city council meeting, which starts at 7:30. 53223
Busses Leave For Sacramento: National Day of Protest Against Police Violence. 3:00 pm
Busses Leave For Sacramento: National Day of Protest Against Police Violence. @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Oct 22 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
A message from Oscar Grant's uncle, Cephus Johnson: If you are planning to go to Sacramento for National day against police brutality, repression, and criminalization of a generation, there will be a 45 seat bus at Oscar Grant Plaza at 8:00-8:30 am departing at 09:00 am. This is a free bus ride there and back, First come first serve until bus is full. Get their early to secure your FREE ride. More info.53343
Hold Police Accountable: National Day Of Protest To Stop Police Brutality 5:00 pm
Hold Police Accountable: National Day Of Protest To Stop Police Brutality @ California State Capitol
Oct 22 @ 5:00 pm – Oct 23 @ 12:00 am
NO SCHOOL, NO WORK, NO BUSINESS AS USUAL UNTIL POLICE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MURDERS OF: Oscar Grant Alan Blueford Idriss Stelley Kenneth Harding Kelly Thomas Gary King Manuel Diaz Mario Romero … NATIONAL DAY AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY. October 22nd is a day that people around the nation have mobilized every year since 1996 for a National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. It is crucial that we bring forward a powerful National Day of Protest in cities and towns across … Continued
Oakland Protest: Stop Police Brutality, Repression and Criminalization of a Generation. 11:30 pm
Oakland Protest: Stop Police Brutality, Repression and Criminalization of a Generation. @ Fruitvale Bart Station Plaza
Oct 22 @ 11:30 pm – Oct 23 @ 12:30 am
If you can't make it to Sacramento on this 18th annual day of protest, you can still take action. Wear Black! Hoodies Up! If you couldn't sleep when the verdict of Trayvon Martin's killer came down… If you burn with anger or agony living in such a society… 52796
Urban Shield Day of Protest 4:00 pm
Urban Shield Day of Protest @ Marriott Hotel
Oct 25 @ 4:00 pm – Oct 26 @ 1:00 am
Join the demonstrations against "Urban Shield," a war game and weapons show that will be held in the Bay Area from October 25th-28th. This convention brings together more than 150 local, state, federal, international and private sector partners defined as "first responders" to "critical events" in "our high-threat, high-density urban area." They includes human rights violators such as police departments from BART's to Bahrain's, together with private security corporations and weapons manufacturers. Join the Facing Urban Shield Action Network on October 25 to confront the weapons manufacturers and the local … Continued
Rally Against Police Violence: Facing Urban Shield and OO. 12:00 am
Rally Against Police Violence: Facing Urban Shield and OO. @ Marriott Hotel, then Oscar Grant Plaza
Oct 26 @ 12:00 am – 4:00 am
It will be two years to the day since Oakland Police tear-gassed, beat and dragged Occupiers from Oscar Grant Plaza, then later in the day shot Scott Olsen in the head with a bean-bag round and then flash-bang-grenaded his rescuers. Join Urban Shield protesters and Occupy Oakland peeps at a rally at the Marriott Hotel to protest the Urban Shield convention – aka warrior cops loose on our streets. Urban Shield promotes the use of so-called "non-lethal weapons" against peaceful protesters, the same weapons that nearly killed Scott Olsen and … Continued
Emergency Rally Monday in SF: Governor Brown, Climate Leaders Don't Frack 10:00 pm
Emergency Rally Monday in SF: Governor Brown, Climate Leaders Don't Frack @ Cisco-Meraki
Oct 28 @ 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Fracking for dirty oil in California is a major threat to our climate. Yet, Governor Brown–an advocate of action to avert catastrophic climate change–has given Big Oil a green light to frack our Golden State. We just learned that on Monday, Gov. Brown will be in San Francisco to sign a climate change agreement with the governors of Washington and Oregon and the British Columbia Premier. Will you join MoveOn members and our allies with Californians Against Fracking for an emergency rally outside the signing ceremony to tell Gov. Brown: … Continued
March & Vigil for Andy Lopez – 13 Year Old Gunned Down by Sheriff's Deputies in Santa Rosa 7:00 pm
March & Vigil for Andy Lopez – 13 Year Old Gunned Down by Sheriff's Deputies in Santa Rosa @ Santa Rosa Junior College
Oct 29 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
STOP THE KILLING! STOP THE LIES. ANDY LOPEZ DID NOT HAVE TO DIE! Facebook event & RSVP. The march will have 2 meeting places. At 12pm, people can either meet at The Old Court House Square or Santa Rosa Junior College. Those that choose to go to the Court House will begin marching to the SRJC at 1 pm. Those that choose to protest at the SRJC will meet at 12 and rally while they await the arrival of those marching from the Old Court House Square. Once the two … Continued
STOP VEOLIA UNION BUSTING! HANDS OFF THE BOSTON SCHOOL BUS UNION 5! 6:00 pm
STOP VEOLIA UNION BUSTING! HANDS OFF THE BOSTON SCHOOL BUS UNION 5! @ Veolia's Para-transit Office
Oct 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Demonstration. Say NO! to Veolia Union Busting! Defend the Boston School Bus Union 5! More info. STOP VEOLIA UNION BUSTING! HANDS OFF THE BOSTON SCHOOL BUS UNION 5!53561
Direct Action at a Big Corporation 6:30 pm
Direct Action at a Big Corporation @ Donahue Labor Statue
Oct 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Sponsored by ACCE: In addition to Wells Fargo, there are a number of Big Corporations who are aggressively lobbying and spending money on politicians to deceive voters and in the name of more profit to hold back the recovery. We will be targeting a company that has been holding back our campaign to fix the housing crisis. 53551
HALLOWEEN ACTION at the OAKLAND AIRPORT!! 6:30 pm
HALLOWEEN ACTION at the OAKLAND AIRPORT!! @ Oakland Airport, Terminal 2
Oct 31 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
HALLOWEEN ACTION at the OAKLAND AIRPORT!! Ghosts and zombies are scary – organizing your workplace shouldn't be! Non-union fast food workers at the Oakland Airport are fighting for the right to organize without fear. They want their restaurants to sign card check agreements – so they can decide freely whether to join a union, without retaliation or intimidation from their bosses. This Halloween, come stand with them! Costumes not required, but highly encouraged! Featuring face painting and Halloween snacks! For questions or rides, contact Sarah Norr at 510-502-5344 or email@example.com. … Continued
March to Protect SF City College 10:30 pm
March to Protect SF City College @ CCSF Civic Center Campus
Oct 31 @ 10:30 pm – Nov 1 @ 12:00 am
Sponsored by ACCE: Join us for a big mobilization to Protect San Francisco City College. Our week of action will culminate in a march to deliver several thousand postcards to Mayor Lee asking him to protect City College. We need our City College to keep its broad mission and protect educational access for low-income and immigrant communities, veterans, older adults, displaced workers, and so many others. 53552
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Monkey God at Kathmandu Darbar square
http://www.buddhanepaltrek.com/ Long time ago, Kathmandu Durbar Square is king's palace before Shah dyanasty ruling in Nepal.Kathmandu Durbar Square is listed in World Heritage Sites,UNESCO. Kathmandu Durbar Square is known as Basantapur Durbar Square which is one of the famouse sight seeing spot for the wood carving and historical cultural and religion.Visit the old center of Kathmandu with the kings palace, Basantapur,a living goddess home as kumari home and in front of Durbar Square.Close,mokey god . By, http://www.buddhanepaltrek.com/


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Other Shoe Drops in Target Customer Data Breach
Jan 10, 2014 2:36 PM PT
The security breach that initially appeared to affect as many as 40 million customers may put many more at risk, Target revealed Friday.
In addition to accessing those customers' payment card data, hackers stole the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses for up to 70 million people, according to the retailer.
Not a New Breach
The personal data theft is not a new breach; it was uncovered in the investigation of the payment card data heist, Target pointed out.
The company in December disclosed that hackers might have accessed as many as 40 million customer accounts between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, during the busiest retail period of the year. Information associated with credit and debit cards used in Target stores during that time frame were put at risk. Online transactions were not affected.
Much of the additional data that might have been grabbed, based on the investigation's findings, was partial. However, Target will contact customers who may have been affected if it has an email address for them. The company will provide details about the breach, including information on how to avoid consumer scams.
No Liability
Target assured customers that they will assume no liability for any fraudulent charges that might be incurred as a result of the breach. It is offering a year of free identity theft protection and credit monitoring to consumers who shopped at its U.S. stores. Customers have three months to register and can access more details about the program next week.
Along with the disclosure of updated breach data, Target issued updated guidance for its Q4 2013 financial performance. For the U.S. segment, it now anticipates earnings per share of US$1.20 to $1.30 for the quarter, down from previous guidance of $1.50 to $1.60. That relates to an expected sales dip of around 2.5 percent, whereas previous guidance suggested flat comparable sales.
Slowing Sales
Target updated its guidance based on stronger-than-expected sales prior to announcement of the breach on Dec. 19 and lower-than-expected sales since, even though sales have rebounded somewhat over the last few days. Target expects a comparable sales drop of between 2 and 6 percent for the rest of the quarter.
The firm was unable to update the expected generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) EPS, though it expects 5-10 cents of dilution linked to store closures, real estate impairments, and similar causes. It expects around 45 cents of dilution linked to the Canadian arm of the business, compared with previous guidance of 22-32 cents.
Lawsuit Warnings
The GAAP EPS for the quarter might include charges related to the breach, Target noted. It's unable to provide estimates of the related costs, which may include liability payments to credit card firms; civil lawsuits; government investigations and enforcement; legal, consulting, and investigative fees; and any investments for remediation.
These potential costs, Target noted, may affect results both for the quarter and the future.
The extent of the hack is "really a game changer in many respects," Aaron Titus, chief privacy officer with Identity Finder, told the E-Commerce Times.
'Bad Practice'
"Addresses and email addresses and phone numbers are not on your credit card. This points to a much wider breach than I think we were originally anticipating, technologically and in sheer numbers," Titus said.
"Typically, the database holding credit card numbers and the database holding email addresses are separate from one another. Either there was a database where credit card data and customer names, phone numbers and email addresses were all held together -- if that's the case, that's a very bad practice -- or it means that two separate databases were compromised," he conjectured.
"Each of those scenarios has implications, none of which are good," Titus continued. "I hope it was two separate systems that were hacked. Though if that's the case, the question arises: How were separate systems hacked, and what does that say about Target's overall corporate security?"
Titus used his credit card after the initial news of the breach, based on the understanding that the systems had rarely been as secure as they were at that point. The latest revelations, which suggest a much wider breach, really are "a kick in the gut, for me as a Target customer," he said.
Target is now surely focused on shoring up its defenses to avoid similar occurrences in the future.
'Stronger Audit Systems'
"Putting in stronger audit systems is job one -- to try and detect data infiltration," Dave Jevans, chief technology officer and founder of Marble Security, told the E-Commerce Times.
" I think these days pretty much everyone is coming around to that position: that someone is going to break in at some point, and you've got to be able to detect when that data's leaving the network," he said.
"My recommendation on these types of systems is increasingly becoming that archived data should not be left online and should be deleted or air gapped," Jevans continued.
"There's no reason you need 70 million credit cards and people's information accessible over an Internet-connected system. People leave that stuff around because they're lazy. It's too hard to delete it," he said. "There's no way they need more than half a million people's data online for repeat shoppers."


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I offer one-to-one counselling and psychotherapy sessions for adults and young people, working through issues in a confidential, nurturing environment. Sessions last 50 minutes and I usually see clients once or twice a week for a given period. I am based in Cheshire, working from Alsager (East Cheshire, Junction 16 of the M6), although my client base geographically includes North Staffordshire, the Peak District and beyond.
To date I have helped individual clients in both short- and long-term therapy, dealing with issues ranging from anxiety and panic attacks through chronic eating disorders, phobias and relationship problems to bereavement, post-traumatic stress disorder and abuse.
My therapeutic approach is integrative, which means that I borrow freely from various schools of thought to use the techniques that will work best for each client. These include psychodynamic and transpersonal therapy and CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) as well as less mainstream creative techniques including bibliotherapy and eco-therapy in cases where they can be helpful for the client. I have also trained in animal-assisted therapy (AAT) which can be very effective in some instances.
For more information about individual therapy or to make an appointment, please contact me at email@example.com or call me on 07811 981645.
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Dr Elsa Cayat, 54, the only woman murdered in the 5th January terrorist attack at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, was a psychoanalyst and author whose popular therapy column 'Divan' appeared fortnightly in the publication. She was also known for her book Un Homme + Une Femme = Quoi?. Dr Cayat was attending the weekly editorial meeting at the newspaper's offices on Monday morning.
A long-standing patient of Dr Cayat's write a moving tribute here in Marie Claire online.
Dr Cayat leaves behind her husband, her adolescent daughter and her dog.
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George W. Bush to Open NFL With 9/11 Tribute
Former President George W. Bush has been announced as special guest to open the National Football League's festivities Sunday with a 9/11 tribute feature.
The two-minute clip will air on Fox in lieu of the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington and Pennsylvania.
The tribute will air at the beginning of Fox's pregame NFL coverage and will include members of the FDNY, NYPD, and NY/NJ Port Authority Police.
Last week, Bush recorded the clip from his home near Dallas, Texas. The 43rd president of the United States will talk about "heroism, perseverance and recovery."
Also ahead of the 1 p.m. ET NFL game Sunday, Fox will feature a piece narrated by actor Robert DeNiro. The New York native and Academy Award winner will commence a moment of silence in honor of those lost on 9/11.
In addition, Fox will broadcast a ceremony to take place at Arlington National Cemetery, and will air the playing of taps from Shanksville, Penn. later in the day.
The NFL games begin on CBS and FOX Sunday at 1 p.m., and will include the Washington Redskins and New York Jets game which will follow Bush's tribute.
The 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks has authorities in major cities, especially New York and Washington, on high alert.
Checkpoints will be scattered throughout New York City in response to threats related to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
President Obama ordered increased vigilance following news of the threat in a U.S. counterterrorism effort in New York City Friday. Police are scattered throughout New York, and city residents are familiar with random searches on belongings at the subway station.
Raymond Kelly, New York City Police Commissioner, told CNN: "We have to be concerned. Terrorism is theater and this is a stage, right now probably the world's biggest stage."
"We have the opening of the 9/11 memorial, the president and two former presidents here, obviously a lot of high profile public officials will be here," continued Kelly. "So we have to be concerned."


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Dan Keegan necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 73 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a brand new London (UK) based creative digital agency currently with one exceptionally hot social gaming client and we are looking to design our corporate logo for use on our website that is yet to be built.
We have no in-house designer at the moment and if the project is commissioned we would want to build a relationship for future work, particularily for mobile oriented illustrations for use on our home page.
We are a digital marketing agency intending to specialise in consultancy and professional services such as business development and application development, primarily in the mobile space.
Therefore, carriers, brand owners, entertainment companies, start-ups and developers are our target market.
Company name background. There wasn't a great logic to how we came to using this name other than wanting our own .com url and wanted to be as neutral as possible rather than linked to any format and, of course, to have some stand-out.
The South Odessa end choice was because Odessa is equally an exotic city which most people can't place on the map and could be one of those small mid-west towns in the U.S. with names like East Moscow or Northern Jericho.
We might junk it if it's holding us back, but so far it seems to be working fine and raises a few eye-brows and giggles, which is good enough for us…
Brand values
• Clean
• Bright
• Creative
• Web 2.0
We will use this on our corporate B2B site which we expect a small amount of potential business contacts will view briefly.
Our website is likely to be white/clean background and uncluttered. We intend to have a central image starting with an image of a set of housing estate tower blocks (i.e. housing project) which will be replaced with illustrations of abstract images incorporating mobile imagery we are about to commission.
We would like a clean and dynamic brand with stand-out and which fits in with the imagery described above.
Ideas incorporating or with a separated icon would be welcomed. We would prefer to stay agnostic, but if you have a clever treatment then we favour a mobile association.
What we like
Steakdigital.co.uk We like what the guys have done here. We in no way want to copy their imagery, but we like the stand-out factor as there are so many companies competing in this space who have incorporated generic names into their company logo and proposition.
Grapplemobile We've just eaten our words here, but we like how this site is laid out and the company operates in a similar space to where we would like to be. The icon is nice and subtle as well.
Required formats
We would like the final winning design to be available in a format such as EPS so that it is scalable and can be used by us in different mediums including business cards.
Good luck!
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Stocks are ending little changed on Wall Street as a slowdown in Europe's economy overshadowed an encouraging report on the U.S. jobs market.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell nine points to close at 13,973 Thursday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 edged up one point to 1,521. The Nasdaq also rose a point to 3,198.
Gloomy news out of Europe weighed on the market. Germany's economy shrank late last year, deepening a recession across the region.
Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz soared 20 percent after agreeing to be bought by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Whole Foods slumped 10 percent after the grocery chain cut its earnings forecast.
Rising and falling stocks were evenly split on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was slightly higher than the recent average, 3.7 billion shares.


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Mike Voll presented "Together, Designing our Sustainable Future" at the 2017 Sarnia-Lambton Energy symposium. The presentation provides an overview of Stantec's Power expertise, the evolving grid, various types of energy storage and a detailed overview on microgrids.
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Tom Phelps, Principal for Combined Heat & Power at Stantec, outlines commonly used analytical methods in the latest issue of District Energy
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Stantec's Mike Voll, Global Sector Leader for Smart Technologies, is featured in an article that talks about a Stantec microgrid project
Stantec was part of OPG's EPC team on its first-ever 44 MW solar facility at the location of what was once North America's largest coal fueled power plant
Stantec's Bill Shelley is featured in an article that focuses on the strong and growing transmission market
This white paper provides solid insight into the role of energy storage, especially as it relates to the Smart Grid.
Resiliency, Hardening, and Reliability have become familiar terms in the power industry. The Bayonne Energy Center (BEC) II Expansion Project in Bayonne, New Jersey is not immune to these terms.
Helping clients select suitable electric vehicle charging stations in Canada and other cold climates.
For northern towns still largely dependent on oil, biomass heating systems present an enormous opportunity for energy independence. Stantec's Sandy Birrell explains.
Storms like Irma and Maria expose the cost and vulnerability of diesel-based energy; renewables and battery storage will change the game
Mehrdad Boloorchi, Mehrdad Rostami and Vince Green published a paper in IEEE about the considerations required to study and assess the connection impact BESS onto utility grids.
Stantec has a long history working in CO2 capture and clean energy technologies.
An overview of the impacts of a "Smart Grid" to our electrical grid, and to our communities and homes.
Mehrdad Rostami published a paper "Inrush current limiting of transformer primary winding with grounded Y-Connection using diode-bridges" for IEEE's CJECE.
The presentation takes a look at some of the successful biomass projects in the UK.
Tom Phelps discusses the case for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) solutions, outlining some of the key considerations for multiple buildings sector clients
In IEEE's September 2017 special issue on transmission, Mehrdad Boloorchi's article "Interconnected Smart Grids" was featured.
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Mehrdad Rostami co-authored an article in IEEE's Generation, Transmission & Distribution Journal.
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A blueprint for high-volume, high-quality lung cancer screening that is detecting cancer earlier—and helping to save lives
Sidebar: Executives have often used coaches to extend their skills, by Val Williams
Sometimes you don't know what you don't know. In the mid-1990s, I left my job as division director of general internal medicine at Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. I welcomed the challenges that would come with my new position as medical director (currently, I'm interim chief medical officer) at Horizon/Mercy, an HMO for the publicly insured in New Jersey.
Yet I had little inkling of what some of those challenges would be and how my medical training had left me unsuited to respond to them.
This became evident from the moment I sat in on my first business meeting in 1995, where the focus was on reviewing financial reports, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, strategic plans, and quality programs.
When I expressed my point of view, I didn't just leave it at that. I explained it, rephrased it, then explained it again just to make sure that everybody really understood.
This, of course, is the way many good physicians deal with patients because we know that people often don't hear things the first time.
My CEO at the time took me aside and said: "We heard what you said the first time. We heard it the second time. We even heard it the third time."
He said he wanted clear, concise, "lasered" presentations — right to the point. The assumption was that you had done your homework — long explanations were generally not required.
Many physicians who are considering career moves into the business arena mistakenly believe that, compared to clinical medicine, being an executive will be "easy."
While clinical medicine is certainly difficult and challenging, large numbers of physicians have failed to make the transition to the business world due to a fundamental lack of skills — and they are truly shocked by the difference between the reality and their preconceptions.
My CEO was aware of this disconnect, and he suggested that I could use some executive coaching. I welcomed the help. The way I saw it, even the best tennis player in the world has a coach. No matter how good you are at something, you could still benefit from the objective advice of an expert.
The higher up you are, the fewer people you have to really talk to, whereas in clinical practice, "sidewalk consults" with peers about a difficult decision, case, or issue are common. Objective expertise may not be as readily available in a business hierarchy.
Every two weeks, usually on Tuesdays at 2 p.m., I speak to Val Williams, my executive coach. During our first conversation (in person, other meetings via telephone) we conducted an inventory of areas where I could benefit from coaching.
These included business skills such as how to do proper and useful performance reviews; approaches and language to deal with difficult issues with a boss or someone who reports to me; and getting buy-in without being repetitive. She also taught me how to get important feedback, run a successful committee meeting, and use conflict-resolution skills.
Val keeps me focused on the fact that every clinical issue also has a business side. If I want to start some program, I have to make a business argument for it.
Whenever we discuss an issue, Val redirects me with the questions: "What is the business issue here? How does this have an impact on the business?"
We also talk about specific problems that I might be having with specific people. Then the question is: "What's the best way to handle this?"
Again, medical training can't help here. Physicians manage themselves well but manage people poorly. They're deficient in giving feedback and tend to ignore bad behavior.
Of course, this is not unique to physicians — many, if not most people who are promoted to managerial positions due to their technical or clinical expertise, face the same difficulty.
Val and I go over various options and strategies. Then, the next time we talk, I tell her how the specific strategies had worked out.
Executive coaching probably has helped me the most relative to doing performance evaluations. I believe they present some serious challenges to physician executives. Doctors like to be liked; they want to be patted on the back. They enjoy recognition and try to avoid giving critical feedback. They have not been trained to do evaluations. Again, this is true of many professionals, not just physicians.
Executive coaching has helped me develop the skills to do performance reviews. I have come to realize how crucial it is to provide fair coaching and feedback to people who report to you, so that they can improve their skills, and be more productive, which also benefits the company.
Part of this is structuring a development plan for each individual. Expectations need to be clearly understood. This needs to be done on an ongoing basis, not just once a year — the review should never come as a surprise.
I have sat in on innumerable medical departmental or staff meetings where the same issues were complained about and rehashed for months or years, without any attempt to establish a plan to deal with them.
Now, I identify specific issues, establish action plans, and set deadlines for improvement. This is something that I had always been weak at and that, I believe, physicians in general do poorly. Those kinds of things never got done in my whole experience in an academic center.
Another big area where executive coaching paid off for me is in running committees. That's a challenge because you have different people with different agendas. You always have some people who are more vocal. How do you keep them from drowning out the less vocal members? The challenge often is to get some people to listen more. Another strategy here is to ask specific committee members to give feedback to an individual.
I've also learned that good managers manage those above, as well as below, them. If I'm not happy with something my boss has done, how do I handle that? There's a whole lexicon that I needed to familiarize myself with.
For instance, I learned to avoid "you" language. Val told me that too many people barge into somebody's office and start saying "You did this" and "You did that."
Of course, the other person immediately gets defensive. If you're managing people that way, you're going to have a lot of unhappy employees. In addition, if you use that language with your boss, you may find yourself out of a job.
There are better ways of expressing dissatisfaction. For instance, you can say, "At the meeting I felt that my voice wasn't really heard. Can you suggest how I can present myself better at a meeting?" Or, "I think you run the meetings very well, but this situation came up. I felt a bit uncomfortable. I'd like to discuss it with you. Maybe you can help me work through this."
Just the phrasing helps you to manage somebody higher up when you're unhappy. As opposed to "I want to do this" and "I want to do that," the business rationale must be presented. It may be of individual benefit, but ultimately it has to make business sense.
Because most doctors tend to be Type A personalities, they are generally quite compulsive, work extremely hard, and strive to become efficient. Even so, they have not learned how to manage people. They tend to work much better alone than in a large, hierarchical organization.
Moreover, the many management courses that are available do not, for the most part, prepare someone for the day-to-day issues that will come up. I have been quite fortunate to work for a company and chief executive officers that have recognized the importance of management and leadership training.
Having an outstanding coach has been invaluable in learning to solve problems and deal with some very difficult situations. She is a person I can count on to be supportive and help me look at complex problems from different points of view. Most importantly, I believe that our company has derived substantial benefit as a result.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Whitehaven Coal (WHC.AX) has won state approval to develop its most valuable project, the A$651 million ($673 million) Maules Creek mine, and now just needs federal clearance, Australia's largest independent coal miner said on Thursday.
Whitehaven aims to start operations at the mine in mid-2013, ramping up to produce more than 10 million metric tons (11 million tons) a year of mostly high quality semi-soft coking coal, used to make steel, from fiscal 2016.
The approval relieves some pressure on Whitehaven, whose shares have plunged 43 percent from a high of A$5.62 this year due to a coal price slump, worries about delays at Maules Creek and fears its top shareholder may be forced to dump his stake.
"Notwithstanding the stringent environmental conditions which have been placed on the project and the difficult coal market at present, this is a world-class project and Whitehaven will be seeking to bring it into production as soon as possible," Managing Director Tony Haggarty said in a statement.
His comments came the same day that a newspaper reported that he wants to leave the company.
Whitehaven declined to comment on the report in the Australian Financial Review that said Haggarty had told the board of his intentions earlier this year and the board had started its search two months ago.
The approval also comes on the same day that Whitehaven announced that it plans to suspend operations at its Sunnyside mine indefinitely due to continuing declines in global coal prices, joining other producers who have made production cuts and delayed projects, including BHP Billiton (BHP.AX), Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) and Xstrata XTA.L.
Whitehaven will offset the lost production from Sunnyside by ramping up operations at its Werris Creek mine from 2 to 2.5 million metric tons per year. The company will also offer Sunnyside mine employees posts at other Whitehaven operations, it said.
The company has been distracted over the past two years, first by a failed effort to sell itself and more recently as its top shareholder, mining magnate Nathan Tinkler, made a $5.5 billion bid to take the company private then scrapped it because he was unable to raise funding.
Tinkler this week threatened to use his 19.4 percent stake in the company, the main source of his wealth, to vote out most of the board if it failed to give a detailed earnings and project update ahead of its annual meeting on November 1.
Whitehaven put its shares on a trading halt on Wednesday and said it would give an update with its quarterly production report on Friday, as previously scheduled.
The trading halt made some analysts nervous that Whitehaven's outlook for earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization was going to be well below the market consensus of A$188 million.
But others said Whitehaven was just being cautious in the wake of recent guidance from Australia's securities regulators urging companies to seek trading halts where there is speculation that could move share prices.
"I'm not seeing anything onerous in them being in a trading halt," said Jason Beddow, managing director of Argo Investments, which owns a small stake in Whitehaven.
Tinkler has borrowed heavily against his Whitehaven stake, which has plunged in value to A$629 million as coal prices have slumped. That has sparked speculation he may have to sell the stake to pay his creditors.
Tinkler became Whitehaven's biggest shareholder earlier this year when the company took over two companies he controlled, Aston Resources and coal explorer Boardwalk Resources, in a $2.5 billion deal.
Whitehaven targeted Aston for the Maules Creek project, which is 15 percent owned by Japan's Itochu Corp (8001.T) and 10 percent owned by Electric Power Development Co (J-Power) (9513.T). ($1 = 0.9676 Australian dollars)
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Didn't play much on Monday night. Not enough of the right people on to get a good Malygos group going, so I logged off early and watched a movie (OMG!).. While waiting to get the group together that didn't happen, I herbed.. Picked up a very large number of Goldclover. LOL
Tuesday was a different story though. We got a group together and did OS25. We only had about 21-22 people so we didn't try any drakes up. Did well there and then moved on to Naxx25. We cleared out Spider Wing and the Plague Wing and in the end, we had very few people.. Little enough that I think we got credit for boss kills and the "less than x in a 25man" achievement. I picked up a healing necklace. I think that is it. We did get a bunch of upgrades for a few people, so that is good..
Hopefully we can get enough to go back tonight and do some different wings.. Maybe next week we'll start with those other wings so we can get a bit of "different" loot. Later this week will be Ulduar I think. Pretty much same ol' same ol'.
Still working on my mage, Fizz, who is at 73 now (did I tell y'all that yet?). Getting closer to completing Borean Tundra.. Then it's off to Dragonblight. I think I can get to 75 in DB.. Maybe.. Ah well.. Talk to you tomorrow!


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Review: Grado SR125i Headphones
Light on the ears, serious on the sound
Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
I'm not much of a headphone guy. Middle-of-the-road headphones have served me well enough in the past. So when I was asked to try out the Grado SR125i headphones I was a bit skeptical. Spending well over $100 for a set of headphones seemed a bit much — they couldn't be that much better could they? I'm also used to closed-ear headphones for my listening at work and at home, so a set of cups surrounding my ears when I plug in just seems natural.
But my first impressions of the SR125i's was favorable. The build looked solid, and I liked the retro look, nice styling details, and the sturdy cable.
I tested the headphones on my home living room system, consisting of an Onkyo TX-8255 stereo receiver and a venerable but dependable Sony CD changer. To check them out, I loaded up a few discs with a nice variety of music and sat down to see how the SR125i's performed.
Solid on the vocals
Right off the bat I liked what I felt. The headphones were comfortable – light on my head; excellent for longer listening sessions. And I liked what I heard, too.
Bonnie Raitt's soulful alto came through with more of her signature slight huskiness that my other headphones presented. The intricate instrumental interplays on "I Can't Make You Love Me" from Luck of the Draw moved forward and back on the soundstage with precision. On the negative side, there was a slight choked-off feeling on sections with fuller scoring, but the bass and mid-bass tones had a round and satisfying presence throughout.
Next, I went way back with Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." The headphones picked out the sonic limitations of the original recording, but in a good way. The sound was clean and unadorned – you could almost imagine yourself being in the studio with the musicians at the recording session. And once again, the Grados showed their chops on the lows, projecting Cash's gutsy baritone with real presence.
Shining on the instrumentals
To change the mood, it was on to a classic jazz cut, "Green in Blue" from Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. I was engrossed by the spacious sound stage and the details in the music. James Cobbs's brush work on the drum kit, Bill Evan's sparse piano work, and the timbre of John Coltrane's tenor sax and Davis's muted trumpet were compelling. The SR125i's were more than up to the task of letting me dig into this classic recording.
Finally it was time to let the horses run. For my final cut I enlisted the London Symphony Orchestra, performing "Desert Chase" from Raiders of the Lost Ark. I've always been impressed with how well John Williams can score for brass – he brings out an unvarnished gutsiness from the instruments that can really make a work soar.
This track was where the Grados really came into their own. There was the brass of course, but I also experienced a bright sheen from the strings, high woodwinds, and orchestra bells that was perfectly offset by a satisfying punch in the low hits from the percussion. The headphones never held back, or felt choked, stuffy, or cramped. It was a satisfying and immersive experience.
Summing up
Grado's SR125i headphones were an eye- and ear-opener. I didn't expect to hear the level of detail and quality of soundstaging I experienced in a fairly light, very comfortable headphone. With their open design, they wouldn't be my choice for a noisy office, but sitting in my favorite chair at home with these headphones on was a satisfying sonic experience. No doubt about it, the Grado SR125i's passed muster with me as a well-built product that's a great choice for someone looking to move up to a quality pair of headphones.
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Holdem Profiler
Hold'Em Profiler generates in-depth statistics from your own hand histories, giving you the power to analyze your opponent's play - as well as your own - on a whole new level. With Unlimited Storage there's always room to keep learning - this is your Cloud Solution.
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City head to Shepherd's Bush for their next premier league engagement against a side tanned at home by MK Dons at the weekend. Manager Harry Redknapp was obviously seriously displeased with both the outcome and the manner in which it was secured. Can City expect something of a reaction? History suggests a game of sweeping entertainment, plenty of goals and plenty of noise.
|Brian Kidd tries to force the ball in but Masson and Parkes flap it clear in 1977
|One of Steve Coppell's "Magic Six" games in charge of City came at Loftus Road in 1996 where he "coaxed" and coached a stumbling Blues side back from 2-nil down to earn a draw.
|City are beaten by young debutant Billy Hamilton in 1978
|Danny Granville goes in hard in 1999 as City's rise through the leagues brings the clubs together again in the old second division.


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"Commander. I hope your men are well-prepared. Today's mission won't be slaughtering pwnies. And look: even my guests made it in time."
Commander: "Duchess! You're alive! And... a Brittanian?!"
"It's amazing what can be achieved with Demon Magic- *cough* Immortal Technology and a good number of sacrifices. Duchess Angelica will take the traitor Duke Felipe's place. With that matter solved, we can look ahead again. Sir Rolys is here to support us: I'll need all the expendable pawns- I mean co-workers I can get my hands on."
"We thought the Prussians were able to land their forces unnoticed because the Midnight had been infiltrated, but it's worse, far worse. Look."
They've established a full space station above Dios and are in league with a force of Assyrians. The space station kept the ships around it cloaked and made it seem like the Midnight was still in orbit, but it wasn't too difficult to find them once we knew they were there. The Midnight's crew must have betrayed you for this to be able to happen unnoticed. I've already ordered your ground-to-air batteries to start an assault, but the space station's defenses are impregnable at this range, and it even shields its escorts from damage. Our only chance is to take them out with a naval assault, close and personal."
"Since the Space Station's shields may very well be impregnable, our only hope of taking it out will be to land you and your men on it and destroy it from the inside."
Commander: "That sounds like a suicide mission!"
"Your point?"
The place must be crawling with those mutants we faced earlier, so I will be personally accompanying your squad. My lieutenant can take care of my ship."
"The Space Station's defenses are not completely finished yet, and we must keep it that way. Once its offensive capabilities are finished it'll have the power to assert Anti-Immortal domination over your entire home planet. As of now it has only one hyper phase cannon. My own battleship and the Brittanians will attack them from the side it's on to distract them..."
"... while your Dragonhead cruisers will attack from the other direction. A Jaguar-class will carry your squad and will have to be brought close enough to the Space Station for your men to board it. And remember, we can only destroy the Space Station from the inside, so the fate of this mission rests on you, commander. Even if we destroy the fleet guarding it, we'll only have a limited amount of time until the space station destroys us all."
Available factions:
Prussians ships
Disruptor - Predator
Dominator - me
Eagle - Ex-Bajir
Mastercutor - theblackdog
Assyrians - Natalya
There's a Venus, four frigates and the Space Station.
Santa Espada - Gorono
Duchess Angelica's Jaguar (middle) - Thesson
Inquisitor Alonso's Dragonhead - Silent-Sigfig
The Darkstar II - Cytheran
Sir Rolys' 'Francis Drake' - Spindle
Ironclad Gunboat (bottom) - Silverdream
Commando Squad - will start their mission once / if the Jaguar manages to drop them onto the Space Station.
Sharane Darkstar - NPC
Commander - Thesson
CC Specialist - lawmaster
Berserker - Zuppon
Engineer - Falk
Flamer - Silverdream
Psi ops - Warhead
Assassin - Kalvinator
Riot Trooper - Scratch
Pilot - Chinook
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My microspace rules:
The core of what you need to know to play.
Pilot crews
The pilots and captain of your ship play an active role. Each ship has 2 pilots and 1 captain. They each have 1 action they can use towards operating the ship's weapons or systems. Their skill is rolled against the UR of the weapon / system. A pilot can only shoot 1 weapon type, but he can shoot every weapon of that type the ship has at one target (so he could fire all 4 small turrets with 1 action but not fire both a small turret as well as a rocket launcher with his 1 action). The same weapon can only be fired once each round, but there is no limit on system usage (so all pilots could for example try to increase shield output at the same time).
Possible captain / pilot actions (effects last a round):
- Increase movement output (+1" move) UR: 4
- Increase shield output (+1 to shield) UR: 4
- Increase weapon output (+1 damage) UR: 4
- Increase targeting systems (+1 accuracy) UR: 4
- Use weapon (UR / effects differ)
- Commence boarding (no UR)
Automatic weapons
Some weapons are AI-controlled and will automatically fire, but you can also command them to fire on different targets for free. The skill of the AI is rolled against the UR of the automatic weapon system. The skill of the AI depends on your ship.
[url=http://www.brikwars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8598]Ship stats[/u]
Quick order template:
Title: Round + ship / hero / whatever
Using systems: which pilot does what other than firing.
Automatic systems: they will always automatically shoot the nearest enemy vessel in range, but you could also specify targets.
Heroic feat: optional, but encouraged
Movement: where does your ship go, how does it turn, if it does.
Attacks: which pilot fires which weapon at which part of the enemy ship or possible boarding actions.
Title: Round 4 Captain Hook
Using systems: Slimy Pete attempts to increase movement output.
Automatic systems: My ship's anti-fighter turrets and tower should fire on the enemy bombercraft.
Heroic feat: Captain Hook shouts some 'your momma is so fat...' jokes across the comlink to Peter Pan to make him cry and decrease his skill by -1 for the round.
Movement: My ship moves up beside Peter Pan's.
Shooting: Ugly Joe fires the harpoons at one of Peter Pan's turrets. Captain Hook orders to board the ship. He joins the attack but leaves Slimy Pete and Ugly Joe to steer the ship. Once inside slaughter them all and snuggle their moms. It's the only way to be sure.
The details of how everything works.
Movement: The basic movement your ship has is free. Just keep in mind turning your ship also costs inches. The 'inch cost' is simply the distance the ship has to turn measured from the nose away to the nose's new position. Keep in mind this means larger ships will have more difficulties turning quickly.
Movement mods (for attacker's skill rolls)
3": +1
4": no mod
5": -1
(and so on)
Slowing down: A ship always has to move at at least half the speed it was moving it's last turn.
Movement indicators: I'll keep track of the speed at which something is moving by the number of bricks I'll put behind it. 1" is indicated by 1 stud.
Size mods
Size 1 (all fightercraft and ship's weapons): -1"
Size 2 (gunboats / frigates): no mod
Size 3 (cruisers) +1
Destroying weapons: You can order your crew to aim at enemy ships' weapons at the cost of +1 UR (since weapons are size 1). Weapons have only 1 SP. Their armour is the ship's armour minus 1. In the event of a weapon being destroyed the hull is damaged by the resulting 1d6 explosion + eventual plowthrough damage. An area of effect attack may damage the hull and the weapons simultaneously.
Nearmiss: Unless you miss really badly a missed attack against fe a turret will probably still hit the hull of a ship.
Firing angles: some weapons only shoot in a straight line, others have a wider range. This'll always be specified in the weapon's stats.
Firing missiles: Missiles are homing and continue moving towards their target after they are fired. If you skillfail they will fly the amount of points you skillfailed off course before readjusting the next round. They can only adjust 1" for every 2" distance crossed and if they pass their target they won't come around again. On a 1 they explode prematurely and damage your ship.
Boarding: If your ship or boarding pod gets as close as 1" or less to an enemy ship you can board it. For ships this requires an action. Once boarding is initiated, both ship's marines will immediately start fighting. The attacker and defender will have to specify whether they want their captains and / or pilots to leave the bridge to join the fight. Attention: the ship becomes uncontrolable if they leave the bridge. If all defending marines are dead the captain / pilots are forced to leave the bridge and join the fight.
Ramming: Ramming / crashing damage is calculated as follows: Armour of ramming ship + speed +- opposing speed + size + shields + SP (when the order is to kamikaze rather than ram the ramming ship's remaining SP are added at the cost of the ramming ship being destroyed automatically)
Himmelsjäger Mo: 7" Sk: 2d6 Ar: 8 Heroic Feat, Farce-wielder 2 HP
- Beamsabre UR: 4 Da: 1d6+3 May parry energy rounds
- Lasershield UR: 2 Pa: 1d6 May parry energy rounds
Lieutenant Mo: 6" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 6 Heroic Feat
- - Zerreiser Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: 2d6+1/1"
Wolves Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6 Ar: 5
- Zerreiser Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: 2d6+1
- Panzerfaust Ra: 10" UR: 5 Da: 2d6+2/1"
Jaeger Mutant
Marine Mutant Mo: 6" Sk: 1d6+1 Ar: 6
- Sabre UR: 2 Da: 1d6+1
- SMG Ra: 6" UR: 4 Da: 1d6+3
Ripperbot Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6 Ar: 5 Skeletal -1 to hit
- Claws UR: 2 Da: 1d6+1
Angelica Mo: 8" Sk: 2d6+1 Ar: 7 Heroic Feat, 2 HP
- Nova Sword UR: 5 Da: 3d6 May parry anything
- Lasershield UR: 2 Pa: 1d6 May parry energy rounds
Inquisitor Mo: 7" Sk: 2d6 Ar: 8 Heroic Feat, 2 HP
- Stun Blaster UR: 2 Da: 1d6+1 May be set to stun
- Sabre UR: 2 Da: 1d6+1
Marines Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6+1 Ar: 6
- Minigun Ra: 7" UR: 5 Da: 1d6+3/2"
- Chainsaw UR: 3 Da: 1d6+3
Pilots Mo: 4" Sk: 1d6 Ar: 6
- Chainsaw UR: 3 Da: 1d6+3
Heavy Mo: 4" Sk: 1d6 Ar: 7
- Minigun Ra: 7" UR: 5 Da: 1d6+3/2"
Lieutenant Mo: 7" Sk: 2d6 Ar: 7 Heroic Feat, Farce-wielder, Dodge 2 HP
- Powerblade UR: 4 Da: 2d6
- Energy shield UR: 3 Pa: 1d6+1 Deflects energy round if parry > damage
Terrorkhan Mo: 4" (10" with jetpack) Sk: 2d6 Ar: 7 Special: Unknown
Captain Mo: 7" Sk: 2d6 Ar: 8 Heroic Feat, 2 HP
- BFG Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: 2d6+1
Plasma round Ra: 10" UR: 5 Da: 2d6+2/1"
Elite Mo: 6" Sk: 1d6+1 Ar: 6
- BFG Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: 2d6+1
- Plasma round Ra: 10" UR: 5 Da: 2d6+2/1"
Engineer Mo: 5" Ar: 5 Sk: 1d6
- BFG Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: 2d6+1
- Plasma round Ra: 10" UR: 5 Da: 2d6+2/1"
Sir Rolys Mo: 7" Sk: 2d6 Ar: 8 Heroic Feat, 2 HP
- Minigun Ra: 7" UR: 5 Da: 1d6+3/2"
- Chainsaw UR: 3 Da: 1d6+3
Francis Mo: 6" Sk: 1d6+1 Ar: 6 Heroic Feat
- Minigun Ra: 7" UR: 5 Da: 1d6+3/2"
- Chainsaw UR: 3 Da: 1d6+3
Guardsmen Mo: 4" Sk: 1d6 Ar: 6
- Long rifle Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: 1d6+2
- Bayonet UR: 3 Da: 1d6+2
Rogue Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6+1 Ar: 5
- Heavy laser Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: 2d6
All-Rounder Mo: 6" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 6 *Cyborg Reflexes **Cybernetic implants
- Cricket bat UR: 4 Da: 2d6
- Shield UR: 2 Pa: 1d6 Parries energy rounds
* +1 when parrying
** May use 2 Angry Inches
Sniper Mo: 6" Sk: 1d6+1 Ar: 4
- Sniper rifle Ra: 15" UR: 4 Da: 1d6+2 (Headshot: +1 damage at the cost of +1 UR)
Turn Order / Crews
Ship / Captain / pilots / marines
Alonso -Inquisitor Alonso, 2 pilots, 2 heavies
Venus - Captain, 2 elites, 3 ripperbots Space Station - Engineer
Santa Espada - Inquisitor, 2 pilots, 2 heavies
Disruptor - Lieutenant, 2 wolves, 2 marines
Darkstar - Lieutenant, 2 Terrorkhan, 1 sniper, 1 all-rounder
Dominator - Himmelsjäger, 2 Wolves, 2 Marines
Ironclad Francis , 2 Rogues, 2 All-rounders
Eagle Himmelsjäger, 2 Wolves, 2 Marines
Brittanian Mothership Sir Rolys, 2 Guardsmen, 2 Guardsmen
Mastercutor Himmelsjäger, 2 Wolves, 2 Marines
Jaguar Angelica, 2 marines, 3 marines
Alonso 4 executioner-fighters
Space station 8 Assyrian strike fighters, 4 Mercuries
Santa Espada 4 executioner-fighters
Disruptor none
Darkstar 4 immortal fighters
Dominator 2 mobhunters
Ironclad none
Eagle 1 mobhunter
Francis Drake 6 Brittanian strike fighters
Mastercutor 4 mobhunters
Jaguar 4 executioner-fighters
Commander Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 8 Heroic feat
- Nova Claymore UR: 5 Da: 3d6 May parry anything
- Scanner UR: 4 May spot enemies in 2d6" range (uses action)
CC Specialist Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 8 Double-wielding
- Powerblades UR: 4 Da: 1d6+3
Berserker Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 8 Berserk*
- OTC staff UR: 5 Da: 3d6 (Counts as 2 OTC's)
- * May attack once more after succesful kill.
Engineer Mo: 6" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 7 Engineer*, Demolitions expert**
- Plasmazooka Ra: 10" UR: 5 Da: 2d6+2/2"
* May attempt to repair / enhance / alter vehicles / systems. Costs action.
** May attempt to plant / create all manners of explosives. Costs action.
Flamer Mo: 6" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 7 Flamer*
- Flamethrower Ra: 5" UR: 5 Da: 2d6/2"
* May attempt to flame people to cause them to cry. Crying minifigs suffer the same effects as Disrupted ones.
Psi ops Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 7 Psi-ops ability*
* Can use his skill to use his psi-powers. Succes depends on roll / difficulty.
Assassin Mo: 7" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 6 Stealth*
- Sniper rifle Ra: 15" UR: 4 Da: 1d6+2 (Headshot: +1 damage at the cost of +1 UR)
- * Uses skill vs. enemies' skill to remain hidden. Negative mods are moving fast (-1 per 1" of movement above 5"), proximity of enemy (-1 per 1" of proximity closer than 4"), LOS (-1 if he's in an enemy's LOS) and attacking (-1" when trying to attack). Enemies can attempt to spot the Assassin every time he moves, attacks, or when he gets in their LOS.
Riot Trooper Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6+2 Ar: 8 Riot training*
- *+1 POP and MOM
- Shield UR: 2 Pa: 1d6
- Shotgun Ra: 6" UR: 4 Da: 2d6
Pilot Mo: 5" Sk: 1d6+1 Ar: 6 Pilot*
- * May operate machinery / systems without skill penalty
Hyena Frame
Size 3
Move: 5"
15 Armour, 3 SP
Lasertwin Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: (2x)2d6+1
Burst rockets Ra: 10" UR: 4 Da: 1d6+3/1"
You're a powerful band of mini's but don't get too cocky, the mortality rate of this mission has been rated pretty high


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Tips from the Better Business Bureau for making sure you get your money's worth on home and auto repairs after flooding.
The Better Business Bureau offers these tips for dealing with the aftermath of flooding.
If a consumer chooses to hire a cleaning and restoration firm to assist in clean-up efforts, the BBB urges consumers to keep the following in mind:The restoration contract should include a description of all the work to be performed, including the quality of materials to be used. Flood victims should not make decisions they are uncomfortable with or be pushed into making a decision. Victims should save all receipts, including those for food and temporary lodging that are covered under their insurance policy. Contracts should include a price break-down for both labor and materials. Any promises made orally should be written into the contract, including any warranties on materials or labor. References at least a year old should be requested. It may seem impossible to travel to an unaffected area to inspect references after a disaster, but remember the time spent will be minor in comparison to the possibility of living with inferior repair work for years. Review all documentation before any payments are made and before signing the dotted line.
Before homeowners make any repairs they should determine how much aid is available. The amount of aid may determine the extent of repairs. The three basic funding sources for repairs are insurance proceeds, government assistance, and private funds. If a homeowner makes emergency repairs, they should be sure to document all expenditures including temporary lodging and meals. Documentation may be necessary for reimbursement.Homeowners should be suspicious of door-to-door workers who, in order to get the job, may use scare tactics such as allegedly unsafe structural conditions. Contractors that use high-pressure sales tactics or "price is good for today only." Companies who are vague about their location. Homeowners should check to see if the company's name is on the worker's vehicle, if the company is listed in the telephone directory, and if a street address is provided. Although the victims may be most concerned with getting things back to normal, additional heartache and money will be saved by proceeding with caution.
HIRING A CONTRACTORUnless you know a contractor you trust, homeowners should request two or three estimates of the cost of repairs. The homeowners should also be certain that the contractors are bidding the same package including materials to be used, when work is to begin and be completed, and when payments are to be made. If financing, the contract should include a breakdown of these costs as well. Be sure the contractor is registered with the Attorney General's Office. Prepare a written contract agreement with anyone you hire. Make sure oral promises are included in the written contracts, including warranties on materials or labor. Make sure the written contract includes the contractor's full name, telephone number, address, and MA license number. Make sure the contractor will apply for any building permits in his or her name, so you are not financially responsible. When selecting a contractor, the homeowner should make sure the contract contains a detailed description of the necessary work. Never pay for all repairs in advance. The time when work is to begin is particularly important as many contractors may have a backlog of work due to the flood. Homeowners should not sign a completion form until they are totally satisfied. It is wise for homeowners to ask for a lien waver to protect them in the event the contractor fails to pay their suppliers.
use caution when having heaters, air conditioners and major appliances repaired, replaced or cleaned after a natural disaster. There are several steps consumers can take to protect themselves before contacting a repair company:Thoroughly clean out mud and residual material. Let units dry out thoroughly in order to determine whether the equipment is still functional. The gas valve in furnaces could be dangerous if the unit has been submerged. If this occurs, a professional opinion is recommended. When assessing damage to refrigerators, dishwashers and washers or dryers, homeowners should keep in mind that the degree the appliance was submerged directly affects the amount of damage incurred.
Consumers who decide their appliances need repair work should obtain bids from several firms, making sure that the specifications on each bid are identical. In addition, consumers should ask these firms for references and check each one carefully.
Beware of fly-by-night repair businesses soliciting work in unmarked trucks. A five-year warranty isn't worth much if the consumer can't track down the company that issued it.
Complaints against pest and termite control companies tend to increase after a flood.
A second opinion should be sought, particularly if infestation is found during a "free" inspection from a door-to-door salesperson. The relatively low cost of an inspection may prove to be a good investment.
Before signing a contract, consumers should determine whether the company is listed in the telephone directory and whether it has a street address. Some questionable companies may operate with only a truck, telephone answering service and a mail drop. Consumers may also check to see whether the name of the company is on the truck.
Water-damaged vehicles are often out of state to be sold. Consumers nationwide should be on the lookout when shopping for used automobiles. Unscrupulous dealers may try to profit by selling cars that have been damaged by flooding. Individuals may also try to get rid of damaged cars by placing ads in the classified sections of newspapers or other publications.
The following signs may indicate whether a vehicle has been exposed to flood waters:
The Better Business Bureau offers advice and tips on many industries including home repairs, cooling and heating and flood-damaged vehicles or by calling 508-652-4800.