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Abbi Lodge Residential Home
Accommodation for persons who require residential care, Caring for adults over 65 yrs
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Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care, Treatment of disease, disorder or injury, Caring for adults over 65 yrs
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Main Hall - capacity 80 Meeting Room - capacity 12 Other facilities: stage, stage lighting, community notice board, kitchen equipment, public entertainment licence.
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The DEC is investigating two separate sites outside Hornell, while efforts continue in city to move birds.
While city police are using scare tactics to shoo crows from roosts in Hornell, someone else may have taken up murder to rid the area of the black birds.
Region 8 state Department of Environmental Conservation personnel are investigating what happened to a number of crows found dead at two sites on Upper Glen Avenue. Wildlife Technician Marty DeLong bagged six each at the two locations, checking on a report he received Wednesday afternoon. The bagged birds have been sent to the DEC pathology laboratory in Albany for a determination on the cause of death.
"From what Marty says, it looks like they might have been poisoned or died of natural causes, and they died in the roost area," said DEC Environmental Conservation Officer Tom Flaitz, adding he was unsure of the exact number found at the sites. "It could have been treated bird seed or fertilizer, the birds might have eaten something that was poisonous."
"He said he didn't think any of them were shot, because he couldn't determine any blood," he added.
Flaitz said the lab report would likely take a week or two to come back, but should provide information on how they died. Steuben County Public Health & Nursing Services also were notified by DeLong, but West Nile Virus is not believed to be a factor.
"It's probably not a cause right now because it's so cold," Flaitz said.
If the birds were poisoned, the person who may have done so could be facing punishment by the DEC. While it's legal to hunt crows - though not inside city limits - Flaitz said poisoning is not.
"If someone's done something, the best thing would be to let us know now," he said. "If poison comes back as the cause, we'll investigate it.
"Once a cause is determined, we'll see if we can find that type of poison," Flaitz added. "If it's a pesticide, we'll see who's purchased some, there's usually a trail there."
Hornell has had issues with crows crowding the city streets, gathering in trees and leaving their mark. Mayor Shawn Hogan said city police are using a variety of methods to scare the birds off, in hopes of eradicating the large groups - murders - from Hornell. He said there have been calls about crows from residents living on Olive and Adsit places, and John, Center and Maple streets, with the latest area to have problems being Genesee Street.
"We've been using high-tech bottle rockets to continue to harass them," Hogan said. "I think we've finally driven them up outside the city.
"Cortland had police opening up on them with buckshot on Sundays, but we have been more humane," he added. "They cordoned off the area and did some selective shooting, but we're not going to advocate that sort of thing."
Hogan said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department wanted $10,000 to come into the city to disperse the birds with fireworks and the screeching sounds of the Great Horned Owl.
"I said we'd try it ourselves first," he said, "and I think we've been somewhat successful."

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While it is possible that God made miraculous provisions for the daily care of these animals, it is not necessary—or required by Scripture—to appeal to miracles.
One of the scientific objections to a young earth is the apparent evidence that large plutons of granitic and other igneous intrusive rocks necessarily required millions of years to cool from magmas.PDF Download
While it is possible that God made miraculous provisions for the care of these animals, it is not necessary—or required by Scripture—to appeal to miracles.
A procurement forester offers his thoughts on tree growth rings and the biblical chronology. John Woodmorappe responds.
The Bristlecone Pine long chronology, comprised of hundreds of live and dead trees, is claimed to be over 8,000 years long. But is there more to the story?PDF Download
Considering the fact that most fossils are not "in-place," how often do those that appear to be "in-place" come up that way by chance?PDF Download
Recent discoveries of function in certain pseudogenes have led to the recognition, by some evolutionists, of widespread function in pseudogenes.
Although some evolutionists try to deny the existence of irreducible complexity, others, while using different wording, tacitly admit that it is a serious problem for organic evolution.
According to standard evolutionary thinking, pseudogenes are simply disabled copies of genes.
Theropod dinosaurs, widely accepted as the ancestors of birds, do not show a step-by-step gradational change to Archaeopteryx, the first known bird.
The discovery of a functional nitric oxide synthase (NOS) pseudogene compels us to understand pseudogenes in a new light.
The trends cited in whale evolution are rather superficial in nature, and little different from those that become apparent by lining up wheeled vehicles within a cladogram.
Taken together, the features of the Columbia River basalts suggest that they were mostly extruded and emplaced during the Late Abative Phase of the Recessive Stage of the Flood.
A recent National Geographic article fails to portray the commonly used age-determination methods either accurately or objectively.
A long-accepted mid-Carboniferous 'paleokarst' in the western United States fails several tests for subaerial exposure at the time of 'karstification.'
Artificially-inflated 14C dates have been found to occur when trees absorb 'infinitely old' carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere from local, volcanogenic, subterranean sources.
There is a plethora of anti-creationist books on the market, most of which are so inaccurate that they are hardly worth dignifying with a review. This book is little better.
Billion-Fold Acceleration of Radioactivity Shown in Laboratory
It was once thought that granitic magma was so viscous that it would take hundred of millions of years for granitic rocks to form.
Evolutionists repeatedly claim that their assembled chain of mammal-like reptiles shows a step-by-step morphological progression to mammals.
It is important that alternative models are developed to explain the observed patterns of strontium isotopes.
The claim that pseudogenes and their respective variations are shared between primates in a nested hierarchy, and can only be explained through common evolutionary descent, is found wanting.
The only distinction between 'Theistic' and naturalistic evolution is the empty theological language attached in the former case-making no more difference than an invisible horse to a tractor.
Although of questionable validity, the 800-billion figure in no way vitiates creationist discussions about the richness of the Karoo vertebrate fauna.
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Answers in Genesis is an apologetics ministry, dedicated to helping Christians defend their faith and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.


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Family Owned and Operated - Incorporated 1969
Bunker Manufacturing, Inc. is a full service machine shop, structural steel metal fabricator, and steel distributor and warehouse. We offer a wide range of machining capabilities as well as metal stampings, and tool and die work. We serve you with a commitment to service and value. We appreciate your interest and look forward to earning your business.
The mission of Bunker Manufacturing, Inc. is to honor the core benchmark values instilled by the original founders, Bob and Wanda Bunker, of hard work, integrity and pride in product.
We strive to provide exceptional service and product, to create not just a satisfied customer, but also one that will speak for us. The finest compliment we could receive is a referral from a customer.


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Check out reviews left by other students or leave your own review. You could win a free scholarship.Add your Review
Alesia from Mint Hill, NC
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There are plenty of guards that monitor the campus and hospital. They are very helpful. But always be aware and alert of your surroundings no matter what.
Great for these types of students
-Ambitious -Leaders -Flexible -Well-rounded -Embrace diversity -Persevering -Outgoing -Caring
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
School is very big on holidays. You can expect to see some funky decorations or surprise lunches. Also, there are a lot of fundraising events that the school does to raise money school activities and charities. So T-shirts may go on sale or there may even be a shopping set-up filled with many fashionable things in the school lobby.
Bang for the buck
Has a great loan program and all the financial advisors are very helpful and do their very best to find ways to aid your future.
What to do for fun
Since the school is downtown, there are plenty of places to eat. There are also museums, parks, and shopping centers too!
Food and Dining
There are vending machines and a very small caf�© where one can find something to eat in between classes.
Dorm Life
Houses or apartment suites that are fairly cheap and surrounding the hospital and school.
Tips for prospective students
1. Be ready to WORK 2. Do not slack off, it reflects on you. 3. To even apply to this school, you have to be on your A game. 4. Meet people, support them, be smart and enjoy the journey.
In three sentences
A college where everyone is driven to be successful. The educators care about the well-being of the students and are very helpful during the process and afterwards. It is a small school that is filled with so much spirit and pride!
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Christylee from Charlotte, NC
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Very serious and focused students.
What to do for fun
What's that?
Food and Dining
The hospital has excellent cafeteria type setting and there are plenty of food discounts nearby.
Academic Rigor
Five out of five stars.
Tips for prospective students
Be prepared to work the hardest you've ever worked in your life and still feel like it's not quite enough. Don't give up.
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It is an excellent and extremely rigorous nursing program. That classes are small, it is extremely competitive and the staff does a wonderful job preparing students to become excellent nurses.
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Leighton Baines is not your conventional Premier League footballer. He certainly doesn't fit into the identikit Nando's scoffing, Chinawhites partying, media savvy wideboy who dominate the landscape of Premier League footballers. Baines is a quiet kid who lets his football do the talking, with one of his few ventures into the media being his fantastic music blog in which he refreshingly reveals his favoured bands as Pink Floyd, the Velvet Underground and The Coral….with no mention of Phil Collins.
The Left sided marauder was on the Toffees' books as a teenager, but eventually joined Wigan's school of excellence and made his senior debut at the age of 17 for the Latic's. After earning rave reviews at the JJB, notably for a delicious 30 yard free kick against Manchester United, he was rewarded with a big money move to L4. Baines has improved season on season, and he finished the last campaign on song, recording nine assists – the highest number for a Premier League defender in the last decade. In this campaign he has already matched that figure and its not surprising when you look at the positions he gets into high up field. The below screenshot is a nice example of the telepathy Baines had with the now departed Pienaar, bombing up the wing in the space created by the South African dragging his marker inside.
Everton's left side has been our key strength and significant weakness this season. The reasons behind this have been talked about on the blog week in week out, but the below charts get the message across quite succinctly….
*Origin is determined as the source of the goal, so for instance Beckford's goal v Blackpool was from a left wing cross so would be classed as left. Sturridge's goal for Bolton was from an up and under from the centre circle so will be classed as Central.
Ashley Cole and Patrice Evra have been the benchmark left backs in the Premier League for several years now, and below is a snapshot analysis of their statistics this season in comparison to Leighton Baines. There is also a short analysis on the key findings broken down into crossing accuracy, tackling and passing.
Crossing Accuracy
Baines wide delivery has been superb this campaign, with seven of the nine assists coming from crosses, 4 of which where despatched by the head of expert aerial exponent Tim Cahill. Indeed, the Baines/Cahill partnership has directly combined to produce 13 goals in the last 2 ½ seasons for the Blues. His range of delivery means he is just as adept at drilling crosses from the touchline for someone to run onto like Saha, or high curling deliveries 40 yards from goal onto the head of Cahill. There is clearly a greater emphasis on Everton getting the ball into the box to play to our strengths, highlighted by the below chalkboard where Baines whips deliveries into the 18 yard box with great regularity as opposed to Cole (8 v 1 Baines advantage) and Evra (8 v 3 Baines advantage)
Baines v Cole/Evra this season Passing Chalkboards….
Baines tackling completion this campaign stands at 71%, which is a 6 % improvement on his figures last term, although still behind Evra, who steams in at 77% completion. Baines has been amongst Everton's top 3 tacklers for most of the campaign, with only Seamus Coleman and Marouanne Fellaini currently boasting a better completion rating.
Baines tackling in away games at Fulham & Villa, winning 6 of his 7 tackles in both matches – Successful tackles in blue, unsuccessful in red
In terms of passing, Baines is lagging behind Cole who boasts an impressive 88% pass completion. At 74% completion Baines passing is decent for Everton, with our average pass completion per game this season just under 75% with our opponent's average 69%. To put that into context, Iniesta from Barca's pass completion is 89% with the La Liga average around the 82% marker for this season.
In terms of creative passing, Baines creates an opportunity for an opponent 1.7 times per game. This is a 0.6 improvement on his rate from the season we reached the Cup Final in 2008/9. This figure is also considerably better than Cole who averages a key pass 1.0 per game and Evra 0.9 per game. In fairness to Cole and Evra, Baines is arguably our key creative force this campaign with Pienaar gone and Arteta out of sorts, so our tactics are often manipulated to get Baines into opportunities higher upfield, whilst United & Chelsea have more players capable of a creative spark in their ranks.


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In the "first answers" tab of the review panel, I always assumed that it would only ever show the very first answer that a user posted to the site. Apparently this is not the case:
What are the actual criteria, out of curiosity? Does one of their posts need to get an upvote before it stops flagging them as "first answers"? Is there some sort of time period?
I'm also assuming this isn't a bug. It makes sense to me that a user can post multiple answers in a short amount of time at first, but it would also be good to know what satisfies the system.
Are the criteria the same for "first questions"?


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Wishing everyone a happy & healthy 2018. Winter skin tips
Healthy skin care tips for winter… Winter weather is not fun for skin. Cold weather and low humidity levels result in dry air, which then robs moisture away from the skin. Without immediate care, dry skin can lead to cracking and bleeding, and harsh winter wind makes the problem worse. Indoor heat further robs the…Read More


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It has been a few days since I have posted anything. Sorry about that. I have been a little busy lately. Fimlys-Draenor did have the opportunity to do a few instances that he hasn't been able to do. Slave Pens, Sethekk Halls and Achunai Crypts (not sure I spelled them right). I had a pretty good time with each one and I finally got Honored with Sha'tar and Lower City last night.
I have some screenshots of a few spots, but I haven't gotten them uploaded yet.. I'll try to add them in as soon as possible. I've been neglecting my Earthen Ring cohorts, but I promise I'll be back.
That is all for now.
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Grungy & Rusty Hangar! Maybe a nice Prefab for your Underground Club!
This is a Grungy and Rusty Hangar.. or call it Aircraft Shelter.. yea maybe a Bunker?
This Product is perfect for airports but of course also for music Clubs in Second Life which need a grungy underground enviroment. For example rock or electronic music clubs? 😉
Here are the metrics so that you can be sure if the object fits to your land:
29,8m wide x 32,8m long x 15m high
The whole structure has just 35 Prims.
So if you think it is cool.. just grab it here: Grungy & Rusty Hangar on SL Marketplace
Awesome PROMO Price Cut! DJ Booth for Clubs
Price Cut from 900 L$ to 700 L$ until October:
Awesome PROMO Price Cut! "DJ Booth for Clubs" You can find it on the Second Life Marketplace!
– It is Modify and Copy Permission
– The stage for the artist
– Animation for the dj and producer included
– A desk (table for all the dj and producer hardware components)
– 2 animated triple sub woofer speaker (This means you get 3 loud speaker on the left site and 3 loud speaker on the right site. This is a total of 6 animated power subwoofer)
– 2 Turntables (with rotating vinyl records)
– 3 different mixer equilizier and synthesizer
– 1 drum mashines
– 1 midi keyboard (64 touch sensitiv keys)
– 2 Music Notebooks with 2 different Ableton Live Screens (Display)
This together is a very big and professional bunch of hightec instruments and furniture for your club, disco or home! This is a DJ Gear Set full of components. You will love it.
Product length = X = 1.500
Product width = Y = 6.000
Product high = Z = round about 2.800
This is a very good size for a dj booth. And it is a good size for every music club and home.
You get a mod/copy version of this product collection. This means you can make several backups in your inventory.
But you shouldnt change the object size otherwise you could destroy the adjustment of the dj animation!
About primitives:
This collection all in all has 44 Prims.
This product has definitely some hightlights.
– Dj animation
– High quality textures
– Texture speaker animations
– Scriptet and rotating turntables
– Very modern design
After you buy, you will receive a Collection BOX.
You just need to rez and unpack it to your inventory. Now rez again.
Place it where you like now.
DJ´s just need to right click the whole object and choose "sit". Now the DJ will be animated and the party can start.


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EWG's Guide to Safer Cell Phone Use: Cellphone FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Cell Phones
- What needs to be done to protect people from cell phone radiation, and how can I help?
- Do cell phones cause cancer?
- Does cell phone radiation lower sperm count?
- Are cell phones safe for children?
- Is cell phone radiation the same as radiation from an X-ray or a nuclear power plant?
- Is cell phone radiation the same as radiation from a microwave?
- Do cordless home phones give off radiation?
- Where is the EWG cell phone database?
- What are the best ways to reduce my exposure to cell phone radiation?
- Does radiation from cell phone transmission towers harm health?
- Are wireless or wired headsets better for reducing cell phone radiation exposures?
- Does the government regulate cell phone radiation?
- Would a radiation shield help reduce my exposure to cell phone radiation?
- Do cell phones emit radiation when they are on but not being used to text or talk?
- Can radiation emitted from one person's cell phone affect people nearby?
- Will using my phone in speaker mode reduce my exposure to its emissions?
- Does texting emit as much radiation as talking?
1. What needs to be done to protect people from cell phone radiation, and how can I help?
What should the government do? EWG recommends that the Federal Communications Commission update its regulations based on the latest scientific understanding of cell phone radiation risks. It should provide cell phone users with clear information about ways to reduce their cell phone radiation exposure.
Recent studies suggest that cell phones may cause health problems. Concerns about cancer and other health problems have spurred government agencies in six countries to issue warnings to consumers to reduce cell phone radiation exposures, especially for children. Yet the Federal Communications Commission and the Food and Drug Administration, two U.S. government agencies charged with oversight of radiation-emitting devices, have not kept up with recent research on cell phone radiation. The FCC issued its cell phone regulations setting maximum radiation limits back in 1996, based on recommendations offered several years prior to that by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an industry group. Those regulations hail from an era when people used mobile devices infrequently and when few children had access to cell phones. FCC rules are based on outdated safety assessments that considered short-term, not life-long, exposure to cell phone radiation. They do not calculate the extra risks to children, whose brains are still developing and whose skulls are thinner than those of adults.
The FCC and FDA should ensure that cell phone radiation limits protect children and others who are most vulnerable.
What should cell phone manufacturers and retailers do? The cell phone industry should test each phone's radiation in real-life scenarios, with different providers and radiation frequencies, at varying distances from cell phone towers and during different forms of use – texting, making phone calls, surfing the Internet. This information must be disclosed to the public.
Independent researchers and scientific institutions must address the questions of cell phone radiation exposure and risks it may cause, so that society is not dependent on the limited data industry decides to release.
What can cell phone users do? You can protect yourself and your family by adopting straightforward precautionary steps to reduce exposures to cell phone radiation. The simplest step is to use your phone in speaker mode or with a headset. And please help us tell the FCC to update its cell phone radiation limits.
2. Do cell phones cause cancer?
Last year, the World Health Organization classified cell phone radiation as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer that the multinational INTERPHONE cancer study has associated with long-term cell phone use. Some studies have suggested an association between frequent, long-term cell phone use, salivary gland tumors and acoustic neuromas, tumors of the nerve that links the ear to the brain.
The WHO classification is based on the opinion of a panel of 31 scientists from 14 nations, convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The panel did not make a categorical judgment but took the existing data as serious warning signs and called for more research. "The conclusion means that there could be some risk," explained panel chair Jonathan Samet, M.D., chairman of the preventive medicine department at the University of Southern California and an international authority on environmental causes of disease. "And therefore we need to keep a close watch for a link between cell phones and cancer risk."
Not all studies have discerned health problems among cell phone users. Shorter studies, involving less than five years of cell phone use, typically have not reported elevated cancer risk. In contrast, studies that have looked at cell phone use over seven years or more have reported a risk. These results make sense. Cancer, particularly brain cancer, takes a long time to develop, often 20 years or more from the time a person is first exposed to something that may cause cancer. People began using cell phones about 20 years ago, so if cell phone radiation can cause cancer, studies may only now be able to detect the disease among long-time cell phone users.
Children may face even greater risks than adults, since their brains are still developing. Childhood exposure to carcinogens has been associated with cancer development later in life. There have not been any long-term studies of children's exposure to cell phone radiation published to date.
3. Does cell phone radiation lower sperm count?
Ten human studies conducted in the U.S., Australia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, South Africa and Turkey link cell phone radiation to significant decreases in sperm numbers, motility and viability. Learn more in EWG's report on the issue. More research is essential, but in the meantime, EWG advises men not to keep a cell phone in a pants pocket or on a belt while talking. The possible effects of cell phone radiation on women's reproductive health are not yet known; however, research on laboratory animals and studies on children whose mothers actively used cell phones during pregnancy suggest that caution is warranted.
4. Are cell phones safe for children?
Research groups around the world have concluded that current cell phone radiation limits may not protect children. These concerns have prompted the governments of Switzerland, Germany, France, Finland, Israel and U.K. as well as the European Parliament to recommend limiting children's cell phone use. They encourage children to keep phone calls short and to text instead of talk.
In 2008 the National Academy of Sciences published a comprehensive review of available studies on biological effects of cell phone radiation, asserting that the question of cancer was paramount. It recommended a study of childhood brain tumors, "owing to widespread use of mobile phones among children and adolescents and the possibility of relatively high exposures to the brain."
Children may be at greater risk from cell phone radiation because their bodies are still developing. Researchers in the U.S., France and Japan have reported that children's brains and bodies can absorb more radiation than those of adults. There have not been any long-term studies of children's exposure to cell phone radiation published to date.
5. Is cell phone radiation the same as radiation from an X-ray or a nuclear power plant?
Cell phones, X-rays machines and nuclear waste all emit electromagnetic radiation — energy in the form of electric and magnetic waves that travel together. The high-energy waves of X-rays and certain nuclear waste emissions can tear apart the body's molecules, including cellular DNA. The damage from this "ionizing radiation" leads to cancer and other illnesses if doses are high enough. Cell phone radiation is different. Its lower energy waves, called "non-ionizing," penetrate the body but lack the energy to break apart molecules. Scientists do not fully understand why cell phone emissions would cause cancer and changes in the body such as altered brain metabolism and damage to reproductive organs. Some hypothesize that the body may be damaged by cell phone radiation's ability to produce free radicals that can kill cells and cause disease. More research is needed to pinpoint how cell phone radiation could damage the body.
6. Is cell phone radiation the same as radiation from a microwave?
Microwave ovens use the same form of radiation as cell phones. Most microwave ovens operate at a frequency of 2.45 gigahertz. Bluetooth devices and many cordless phones use the same frequency range. Some radiation always escapes from microwave ovens during operation, although recent models emit less.
Your exposure to radiation from cell phones is very different from that experienced using a microwave oven. A person typically holds a cell phone next to his ear or in a pocket. Radiation is absorbed directly into the head, brain or soft tissue. In contrast, even when you stand near a microwave oven, there are inches or a foot or more between your body and the oven. Radiation weakens significantly across that air gap.
Distance matters. That's why EWG recommends you hold the cell phone away from your body when talking, whether with a headset or in speaker mode.
7. Do cordless home phones give off radiation?
Cordless home phones give off radiation. Just as a cell phone communicates with a tower, a cordless home phone handset emits signals to the base station in your home. Like a cell phone, the cordless phone handset emits peak levels of radiation during a call. Some base stations emit radiation continually when the phone is off the base, whether you're making a call or not. Scientists have not yet determined the potential health implications of exposures to these sustained signals.
8. Where is the EWG cell phone database?
Cell phone network technology is rapidly changing, and that has a significant effect on user's exposure to cell phone radiation. Yet the Federal Communications Commission does not require cell phone makers and service providers to make public data that accurately and comprehensively measure emissions by type of cell phone, network hardware and software, the user's distance from a cell phone tower and other factors that come into play in the real world. The FCC's inaction makes it impossible for EWG to present a cell phone database that accurately reflects how consumers are using today's phones today.
9. What are the best ways to reduce my exposure to cell phone radiation?
EWG's researchers have developed six simple safety tips to help you reduce your exposure to cell phone radiation. Among the most important — use your phone in speaker mode or with a headset, hold the phone away from your body when you're using it, and make phone calls only when the connection is good.
10. Does radiation from cell phone transmission towers harm health?
Cell phones communicate via radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation. Cell phone towers send high-power signals that travel hundreds of meters to establish contact with individual cell phones. These signals essentially bathe the user's body in low levels of sustained radiation. Risks from these whole-body exposures may be very different from risks associated with concentrated, intermittent cell phone radiation that penetrates a small area of the head or another area of the body. Scientists do not yet understand the effects of long-term exposure to cell phone tower radiation because the necessary studies have not been completed.
11. Are wireless or wired headsets better for reducing cell phone radiation exposures?
The jury is out — but either type of headset is preferable to a phone held to the ear.
The governments of Switzerland, Germany, Israel and Finland and the European Parliament all recommend using a headset or an earpiece as a precautionary measure. But expert advice differs on the type — some recommend wired, some wireless.
A wireless headset such as one incorporating Bluetooth technology uses radiofrequency radiation to communicate with a cell phone. This is the same form of radiation emitted by cell phones. But the signal travels only inches from the Bluetooth headset to the phone, so wireless headset emissions are lower than emissions from a cell phone, which transmits to a distant tower.
Some wireless headsets emit continuously, even when you're not on a call. EWG recommends that if you use a wireless headset, take it off between calls.
Multiple research teams have found that corded headsets reduce the overall radiation exposure to the head. But some scientists report that the wire of a corded headset can act as a secondary antenna, transmitting some small amount of radiation toward the head of a user.
Whether you choose a wired or a wireless headset, don't keep an actively transmitting phone near the waist (such as in a front pocket or clipped to a belt.) In this case, radiation will be transmitted towards the torso and absorbed by internal organs. Ten studies now connect cell phone radiation to declines in sperm count and impacts to sperm health. The possible effects of cell phone radiation on women's reproductive health are not yet known; however, research on laboratory animals and studies on children whose mothers actively used cell phones during pregnancy suggest that caution is warranted.
12. Does the government regulate cell phone radiation?
The Federal Communication Commission is responsible for cell phone certification, which means ensuring that cell phones on the market comply with the radiation limits established by the FCC in 1996. Yet, these limits have never been updated, even though a significant body of data indicates that they may not fully protect the public from radiation risks.
Government agencies in Germany, Switzerland, Israel, United Kingdom, France and Finland, the European Parliament, and multiple national and international organizations and scientific expert groups have recommended adopting a precautionary approach by taking steps to decrease exposures to cell phone radiation, especially for young children.
13. Would a radiation shield help reduce my exposure to cell phone radiation?
Radiation shields such as antenna caps or keypad covers reduce the connection quality and force the phone to transmit at a higher power with higher radiation. At the moment, public health agencies in the U.S. and other countries unanimously recommend against the use of such devices since they are untested and don't undergo government review.
14. Do cell phones emit radiation when they are on but not being used to text or talk?
When a phone is on and not in use, it send outs an intermittent signal to connect with nearby cell phone towers. The phone's "check in" communication with the tower is significantly lower than the level of radiation used for actual conversation, but it never falls to zero. Because of this, EWG recommends against keeping a cell phone on the body. A handbag, briefcase or a nearby surface is probably a better place for a cell phone in the "on" position.
15. Can radiation emitted from one person's cell phone affect people nearby?
Yes, someone standing next to a person who is speaking into her phone is exposed to some radiation. The dose is significantly smaller than that to which the user is subjected.
16. Will using my phone in speaker mode reduce my exposure to its emissions?
Using the speaker mode is a good option for reducing radiation exposure. In general, holding the phone away from the head and torso is a safer choice. EWG recommends against holding a phone against the ear, in a pocket or on the belt where nearby tissues would absorb radiation.
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Time for a Lion in the Cloud – Apple WWDC
Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. At the keynote, Apple will unveil its next generation software – Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS® X; iOS 5, the next version of Apple's advanced mobile operating system which powers the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®; and iCloud®, Apple's upcoming cloud services offering.
Apple has confirmed maybe the worst kept secret in Silicon Valley: It's been working on a cloud service, and will announce it at the June 6 Worldwide Developers Conference.
So now we know annual developer's conference will unveil "iCloud®, Apple's upcoming cloud services offering," but we don't know yet what it is, or what exactly will reside at the domain name it may have bought for $4.5 million in April.
iCloud could be the mythical iTunes streaming service, a possibility that is looking increasingly likely now that Apple has most of the major record labels signed up for it, in a space pioneered by Amazon and Google, which has no such deals. Or it could be Apple's version of DropBox, the amazing sync and storage service that currently glues together the whole iOS ecosystem along with its desktop service.
Or it could be yet another abortion of an internet service, like Mobile Me, iDisk and Ping before it.
Whatever it is, it'll have to be good. DropBox is already the default file system for iOS, and can be used by any developer, on almost any other OS. If iCloud is to succeed, it needs to be just as available to developers. ITunes streaming, too, needs to be something special. A "cloud locker" service like Amazon and Google's is almost pointless, and we already have amazing streaming services like Spotify and Rdio.
WWDC will feature more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers. Mac® developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities. Mobile developers will be able to explore the latest innovations and capabilities of iOS and learn how to greatly enhance the functionality, performance and design of their apps. All developers can bring their code to the labs and work with Apple engineers.
For more details, visit the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 website at developer.apple.com/wwdc.


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For many sun worshipers and golf enthusiasts that live in a seasonally cold climate, I have to regretfully inform you that the 2006 summer season is coming to a close.
The good news is that you may be planning your next sun drenched vacation to escape your cold winter, and if you are fortunate enough to get away this year, allow me to provide you some valuable travel information that can help you prevent any travel pitfalls!
Your vacation is supposed to be relaxing and carefree, and booking your holiday should be stress free as well. When planning your vacation it's always best to research your destination, accommodations, and flight itinerary months in advance, even though you're thinking about jumping on a last minute package deal.
Now you may be the spontaneous individual that may say that planning in advance takes the fun out of your last minute booking, but I have come across many people that overlook some key travel requirements, and wind up experiencing a vacation nightmare!
Travel Tourism Organizations And Embassies Are Your Best Source For Information!
The first step many vacation travelers do is either pick up a holiday brochure at their local travel agency, or go online and start searching travel sites for planning tips and package information. These sources are great for helping you select your travel destination, choice of hotels, resorts, and desired cruises, plus detailed information on the destination's amenities and available tours, but chances are you won't find in these brochures, or on many of the travel sites, currently updated political and economic situation at destination.
Other important information you may not find is up to date information on changes in your required travel documentation for the country you plan to visit, or any major construction going on nearby your accommodations.
You would be surprised how many vacation tour companies don't advise travel agencies that extensive renovations are taking place at their properties they offer, and this can be a real inconvenience to you if you're not informed ahead of time!
Even though you may put all your trust in your local travel advisor, or the information you find on some of the reputable vacation websites, it's your responsibility to obtain the most current information available, and to do this you should TRAVEL POLL the Tourist Boards and Embassies of the destination you're planning to visit. If you're not sure what to ask or find out, below are 3 valuable tips to help you plan a safe and enjoyable holiday, and avoid any pitfalls that may create a vacation nightmare.
Tip # 1: In my opinion, knowing what travel documentation is required for each country you visit is extremely important, and if you think that your travel company or online services will keep you up to date, think again! Prior to booking your vacation, ensure you ask your agent to provide you a number to the Embassy of the destination you're traveling to, and TRAVEL POLL them directly yourself to get the most current travel document information.
You would be surprised how quickly a country can change their document policies to enter on a dime, and if your travel agent didn't get this information quick enough, it's your responsibility to get the proper papers, passports, or anything else that's required to enter that destination. If you don't, then it doesn't matter whom you point the finger at, it's your responsibility in the end! TRAVEL POLLing the country's Embassy will give you all the requirements, and having this information ahead time will allow you to prepare without having to pay extra passport fees, or even worse, cancelling your vacation.
Tip # 2: It's a fact that many of the vacation paradises you plan to visit may have increased tourism crime. No matter where you go on you holidays, if you don't use your common sense and gut feelings, you may become a victim to crime. Tourism Organizations are good sources to find out about the destination's economic situation, and also other information on tourism growth. You might be asking what this all would mean to you, and I will tell you!
You unquestionably should be TRAVEL POLLing the Embassies for any current political unrest, or dangerous events that may be undergoing, but don't stop there. You should also TRAVEL POLL the Tourism Boards as well, and ask them questions such as:
・ Can you provide me your best safety tips that apply to your destination I plan to visit?
・ Do you recommend I stay away from certain areas of your country or island?
・ Is there anything that you "highly recommend" that I bring or not bring with me to your destination?
・ Do you have any current information I should know about that the Embassies don't have yet?
It's best to compile as many questions as possible to ask the Tourism Boards that will help you determine that the destination you're planning to spend your vacation at takes priority in your safety and well-being.
Tip #3: This tip in my opinion is very important to help you not only save money, but also save your vacation from becoming your holiday from hell! I can't express to you enough on how many budget travelers jump on the deal of a lifetime without doing their research, and asking the necessary questions to avoid an extremely inconvenient and annoying vacation.
In my past experience in booking travel, I quickly realized that too good to be true vacation package deals pop-up suddenly for a reason. There are usually underlying factors of why these packages are so cheap, and I will tell you why!
A. The resort or destination is brand new! When tour companies introduce new destinations and properties, they like to offer them as a highly discounted package, so they can get exposure, and build up their new clientele.
Keep in mind this a great way to experience a high-end property with all the exclusive amenities at a price you would normally pay for a lower rated property, however, the only negative side to this is that you must understand the staff is new and inexperienced, so the standard of service is not going to be up to the level of expectancy. The properties are more than likely not completed, and chances are you may not get much relaxation due to the ongoing construction, and possible unexpected problems that may occur during the opening.
B. The second reason may be that the resort or hotel you plan on vacationing at is undergoing extensive renovations, they know this will be an inconvenience to the clients, so they offer it at an extremely low price to attract your business.
Please note: This is not a bad thing if you don't care about the banging and drilling noises. The message I'm trying to convey is that hopefully your travel agent or the online vacation company brings this to your attention prior to booking. The last thing you want is to find an incredible deal, but one of your major vacation requirements is to stay at a resort that is peaceful and quiet.
With my 3 traveling tips, I truly believe that you will be able to find the vacation of your dreams on your budget, and avoid many of the common problems many travelers come across. You will be experiencing fun in the sun, and also enjoying your golf getaways from your long cold winters stress free!


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QOTD: What are the most underrated Texas BBQ joints?
15 comments:
- Jacob said...
City Meat Market in Giddings may get praise, but not near enough. Top 5 place in Texas.
May also throw some love out to Prause Market in La Grange.
- July 15, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- whargoul said...
I don't hear near enough about Baby Back Shak in Dallas (going there for lunch today). Can't beat their ribs, boudain, green beans and Shak beans.
Mike's real pit BBQ in Grand Prairie has some pretty awesome ribs too.
Not that much of a of the brisket from either of those places tho.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Voodoobill said...
Augies BBQ in San Antonio has great flavor, sauce and sides. And they never get recognized. Their pulled pork is amazing as is their brisket. And the creamed corn is divine. One of my favorite local BBQ joints.
- July 15, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- Mike said...
Artz Rib House in Austin. The country style pork ribs are the work of the gods. Live music all the time too.
- July 15, 2011 at 12:44 PM
- Drew Thornley said...
Twitter reply: "The Cele Store or Gonzales Meat Market. Longoria's up outta FW is pretty decent too.
- July 15, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- silvercuellar3 said...
Every catered function in Seguin, TX always had Davila's BBQ at it or you weren't a true Seguinite. Its what I call nostalgia-Q.
Also, give me any small town Volunteer Fire Department $5 fundraising BBQ plate any day.
- July 15, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- Don O. said...
I ain't sayin'. I don't want anymore 2 hour lines like Franklin's. :)
- July 15, 2011 at 3:18 PM
- Drew Thornley said...
Twitter reply: "I vote Red Barn BBQ in Colleyville-- very underrated. (NOT Big Barn BBQ which is nearby)"
- July 15, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Coker's in Arlington - generally average-to-below average in reviews, but always thought they really good smoky brisket. Then again, living in Arlington, tends to skew BBQ joints that actually have a little flavor a little higher.
- July 16, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Hinze's BBQ-Sealy and Wharton
- July 24, 2011 at 1:05 PM
- Andreas said...
Busbee's BBQ - Bandera, TX
- September 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- hedrives said...
Gatlin's BBQ on 19th street in Houston's Heights. Really good brisket & pork ribs form this great little family joint.
- November 18, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- Drew Thornley said...
Twitter reply: "Rudy's"
- June 1, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- Drew Thornley said...
Twitter reply: "Cyclone corral BBQ"
- June 1, 2012 at 10:25 AM
- Drew Thornley said...
Twitter reply: "Rudy's has better brisket than Stubb's, Salt Lick, City Market and a few "biggies." Not my 1st choice, but underrated"
- November 8, 2012 at 6:08 PM


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Environment New York is a citizen-based environmental advocacy organization and a project of Environment America. We believe there's something special about New York—something worth protecting and preserving for future generations. Whether it's hiking in the wild forested hills of the Catskills, going for a swim in Long Island Sound, or camping along Lake George in the Adirondacks, New York's natural wonders enrich our lives in countless ways.
Yet the places we love and the environmental values so many of us share are too often threatened by powerful industries, short-sighted politicians and more. Defending our environment requires independent research, tough-minded advocacy and spirited grassroots action.
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Environment America is a policy and action group with more than two million members and supporters spread across all 50 states. We promote national, state and local policies that put the environment first. For example, we've won policies that have resulted in more solar and wind power in 22 states, cleaner cars and power plants nationwide, and better protections for our rivers, streams, lakes and drinking water.
Working with state offices of the Public Interest Network in 32 states, we have field presence in 21 of the top 25 media markets and 313 Congressional Districts. We use that reach, along with clear strategies, creative tactics, grit and determination to make a difference for our environment and our families' health.
In addition to our presence in Washington, D.C. and in the states, Environment America is nationally recognized for our training program. Each year, 10-20 young people graduate from our two-year apprenticeship program ready to launch their careers as environmental advocates.
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Paving the Way for Graphene-based Spin Computer
UC Riverside Physicists Pave the Way for Graphene-based Spin Computer
Roland Kawakami's lab is first to achieve "tunneling spin injection" into graphene
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Atomically-thin insulating barriers greatly improve spin injection into graphene. Top image shows flow of electrons (dotted line) when no insulator is used. Flow of electron spin polarization is greatly improved (bottom image) when a magnesium oxide insulator is used as shown. Image credit: Kawakami lab, UC Riverside. (More photos below.)
An electron can be polarized to have a directional orientation, called "spin." This spin comes in two forms – electrons are said to be either "spin up" or "spin down" – and allows for more data storage than is possible with current electronics.
Spin computers, when developed, would utilize the electron's spin state to store and process vast amounts of information while using less energy, generating less heat and performing much faster than conventional computers in use today.
Tunneling spin injection is a term used to describe conductivity through an insulator. Graphene, brought into the limelight by this year's Nobel Prize in physics, is a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms arrayed in a honeycomb pattern. Extremely strong and flexible, it is a good conductor of electricity and capable of resisting heat.
"Graphene has among the best spin transport characteristics of any material at room temperature," explained Roland Kawakami, an associate professor of physics and astronomy, who led the research team, "which makes it a promising candidate for use in spin computers. But electrical spin injection from a ferromagnetic electrode into graphene is inefficient. An even greater concern is that the observed spin lifetimes are thousands of times shorter than expected theoretically. We would like longer spin lifetimes because the longer the lifetime, the more computational operations you can do."
To address these problems, in the lab Kawakami and colleagues inserted a nanometer-thick insulating layer, known as a "tunnel barrier," in between the ferromagnetic electrode and the graphene layer. They found that the spin injection efficiency increased dramatically.
"We found a 30-fold increase in the efficiency of how spins were being injected by quantum tunneling across the insulator and into graphene," said Kawakami, who is also a member of UC Riverside's Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering. "Equally interesting is that the insulator was operating like a one-way valve, allowing electron flow in one direction – from the electrode to graphene – but not the other. The insulator helps to keep the injected spin inside the graphene, which is what leads to high spin injection efficiency. This counterintuitive result is the first demonstration of tunneling spin injection into graphene. We now have world record values for spin injection efficiency into graphene."
Study results appear this week in Physical Review Letters.
In their experiments, the Kawakami lab also made an unexpected discovery that explains short spin lifetimes of electrons in graphene that have been reported by other experimental researchers.
Kawakami explained that spin lifetimes are typically investigated through an experiment, known as a Hanle measurement, which uses a ferromagnetic spin detector to monitor the electron spins in graphene as they change direction in an external magnetic field. When his team placed a tunnel barrier in between the ferromagnetic spin detector and the graphene, the spin lifetime from the Hanle measurement jumped up to about 500 picoseconds (compared to typical values of 100 picoseconds) even though the researchers did nothing different to the graphene itself.
"People usually assume that the Hanle measurement accurately measures the spin lifetime, but this result shows that it severely underestimates the spin lifetime when the ferromagnet is touching the graphene," said Wei Han, the first author of the research paper and a graduate student in Kawakami's lab. "This is good news because it means the true spin lifetime in graphene must be longer than reported previously – potentially a lot longer."
Kawakami explained that, theoretically, graphene has the potential for extremely long spin lifetimes.
"This lifetime could be microseconds long," he said. "A long lifetime is a special property of graphene, making it a very attractive material for a spin computer."
Growing insulating barriers on graphene is neither a simple nor easy process. The insulator tends to form clumps on the graphene sheet, due in part to graphene's reluctance to form strong bonds with materials. To circumvent the problem of clumping, in their experiments the Kawakami team layered the graphene sheet with titanium (about half an atom thick) using a method called molecular beam epitaxy. The titanium layer, the researchers found, prevented the insulator from clumping on graphene or sliding off it.
Next in the research, the Kawakami lab plans to demonstrate a working spin logic device
Han, a recipient of the Leo Falicov Award from the American Vacuum Society, and Kawakami were joined in the study by Kyle Pi, Kathy McCreary, Yan Li, Jared Wong, and Adrian Swartz of UCR. Grants to Kawakami from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research supported the study.
Wei Han (left) is a graduate student working in the lab of Roland Kawakami (right), an associate professor of physics and astronomy at UC Riverside. The machine in the back is the molecular beam epitaxy chamber, where the researchers grew the titanium and the tunnel barriers. Photo credit: UCR Strategic Communications.
Wei Han (in blue shirt) and his advisor, Roland Kawakami, analyze data from their experiments. Photo credit: UCR Strategic Communications.
- More about Roland Kawakami
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
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- Article in Computerworld, Oct. 18, 2010
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A woman rushing home to watch this past weekend's Nascar race on TV crashed her Chevy S-10 Blazer into a store window. Apparently you can't bump-draft a building. What, too soon?
Police say the woman meant to step on the brake, but accidentally hit the gas instead and crashed into a storage room of a building in West Penn Township, Pennsylvania near the Poconos. No one was injured, but the accident provided an unexpected bit of foreshadowing for the actual race. [WFMZ]


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How can you juggle running a business with other commitments – such as parenthood, sports teams, or your social life? We asked Go-to Girl, a social media and networking company, to share the combined experience and knowledge of thousands of women in business. Here are their tips.
Challenges and opportunities
Women at work can face some unique challenges. Workplace sexism is being actively challenged all over the world. But it hasn't been completely eradicated.
Attitudes are changing, but not quickly enough. And life decisions such as parenthood still tend to affect women's careers more than men's.
For these reasons and others, many women are setting up their own businesses. This gives them more freedom:
- They can work the hours that suit them, rather than a strict 9-to-5 day.
- They can work from home whenever necessary.
- They can make better use of their skills, experience and knowledge.
- They can balance working life with parenthood.
- They aren't limited by a glass ceiling.
It's not just women who are making this choice, of course. Gender roles are shifting and slowly becoming more balanced. Some of the above reasons also apply to men, many of whom are actively involved in looking after children.
This guide is about "women in business." But the 10 tips here are relevant to anyone who's trying to balance a working life with demands such as parenthood. Here are 10 tips we collaborated on with Go-to Girl founder Natalie.
1. Learn to delegate
Business owners tend to wear many hats and have to keep many balls in the air at once. You might be the CEO of your one-person company. But you're also the head of sales, business development manager, administrator, bookkeeper and tea maker!
You can't do everything well. There simply isn't enough time in the day. Mothers in particular often feel time poor. They therefore feel obliged to throw every spare minute at their business in order to make it succeed.
But that's not a good strategy. Instead, you should focus on the work that you love. Concentrate on what you really enjoy doing in your business. After all, that's why you started the business in the first place. And it's probably what you're best at.
Delegate and outsource everything else, whether it's accounting, graphic design or marketing. The more you concentrate on what you're best at, the faster your business will grow.
2. Remember to set goals – and rewards
Setting goals is a basic ingredient for business success. But some entrepreneurs forget the other side of that coin – the rewards for meeting those goals. Women in business sometimes neglect this, but it's important.
Everyone responds to positive reinforcement of behavior – from children to teenagers to business owners. So if you've achieved a milestone in your business, reward yourself for it! Give yourself something to aim for, something enjoyable in return for all that hard work.
It doesn't matter whether it's a weekend away or simply a day out of the office. What's important is that you reward yourself for your achievements in building your business.
3. Don't try to be all things to all people
If you try to appeal to everyone, you'll end up appealing to nobody. Marketing is all about targeting the individual. It's about persuading your customer that you understand their needs – and can fulfill them.
So try to refine your "avatar" – the image of your company that you want to project to your customers. Keep that avatar in mind for all your marketing campaigns, and make sure you always "speak" with its voice. Don't try to please everyone!
4. Know your USP
Your unique selling proposition, or unique selling point (USP), is what makes you different from other businesses. Do you know what it is? Could you explain it to your customers?
This is important because your USP should be guiding nearly everything you do in business. It determines your target customers and guides your product or service development. In fact it shapes the destiny of your business.
If you can explain your USP in two or three sentences, great. If you can't, work on it until you can. Without a clear USP you will struggle to build a successful business.
5. Don't get lost in social media
There are so many social networks that it can be hard to know where to concentrate your resources. The answer is to go where your customers are.
Social media is a powerful method of communicating with your customers. But it takes time to do it properly. So identify your "ideal client" and see which social media channels they use most.
Less is sometimes more – it makes sense to focus your energy where it will have the biggest impact. Read our guide to the golden rules of social media for more advice.
Marketing is all about targeting the individual. It's about persuading your customer that you understand their needs – and can fulfill them.
6. Make time for yourself
Women in business should never forget why they're in business. One of the reasons is to build a better life for yourself. You can't do that if you don't take time for yourself.
So block out some "me time" in your calendar, and take it. Do something every day that makes you feel better. It might be going for a run or having a cup of tea while reading a magazine. The activity itself doesn't matter – what matters is that it's not work.
Taking time out will help you recharge and stay in control during your busy working day. It will also give you a better perspective on your business – and your life.
7. Have buffers and boundaries
One of the hardest things for any entrepreneur to learn is to say "No". When you run your own business you're acutely aware of where the money comes from. So if a client asks you to do a rush job on a Friday afternoon, there's strong pressure to say "Yes". Otherwise you might feel you'll lose the client.
But that way lies disaster – for your business and for your health. Without boundaries you could end up working all the time. You might earn more money in the short term, but only at the expense of your family and other relationships.
So set some boundaries. Perhaps you might decide to:
- never work at weekends
- work a maximum of two evenings during the week
- win enough clients that the loss of one won't matter too much
- choose clients who have realistic expectations
- have buffers between meetings and appointments – don't run them back-to-back.
Work-related stress is a killer all over the world, and it's particularly bad for entrepreneurs. Take sensible steps to make sure it doesn't happen to you.
8. Try the "keep, stop, start" technique
This is an interesting technique that can help you focus on what's important in your business. It can also help you to make changes that you know are necessary, but are hard to make.
The technique is simple. Just write down the following:
- One thing that you're going to keep doing.
- One thing that you're going to stop doing.
- One thing that you're going to start doing.
You can do this for your business and for your personal life. It works for both. Having just three things written down can help you concentrate on them – and help you reach your goals.
9. Invest in yourself and your business
Many entrepreneurs start out with the view that the less money they spend, the more they will make. It does make sense to economize where practical. But sometimes you have to spend money to make money.
Without investment, your business can't grow any larger than you – its founder. Investment in your business might mean:
- outsourcing work to other people
- spending money on marketing and advertising
- paying for product development and market research
- renting office space to be nearer to your clients.
All of these involve spending money, but that money should work hard for you. It may seem like a gamble at times, but it's a necessary one if you want your business to grow. The old saying "You have to speculate to accumulate" is often true in business.
10. Forget the "to do" list
It's easy to make a list of things to do. The trouble is, the list tends to get longer and longer over time! That can be demoralizing and it also means you may lose your direction.
Instead, focus on a single target – your number one goal. Let's say your goal is to make a certain amount of money per month:
- Break that sum down into how much you need to earn per week.
- Determine what actions you need to take to earn that weekly amount.
- Focus on those actions – each and every week.
This will help you concentrate on what's important for your business. And it will prevent you getting lost in never-ending lists of things that seem important – but often aren't.
Learn from other entrepreneurs
The ten tips in this guide have been put together from years of experience. They represent feedback and ideas from thousands of women in business.
Whether you're an experienced entrepreneur or you're just starting out in business, you can learn from those who have gone before you.
Successful entrepreneurs understand how to delegate. They know how to concentrate on what they're good at, and how to balance work with life. If you do what they do, there's a good chance you'll be successful too.


text: Pubdate: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Copyright: 2012 Hearst Communications Inc. Contact: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/submissions/#1 Website: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388 Author: Joe Garofoli WILL WASHINGTON VOTERS GO WHERE CALIFORNIA DIDN'T ON MARRIAGE, POT? TACOMA, Wash. - If you believe the polls, and many people here are wary even when they're favorable, then Washington voters are poised to legalize two things Californians haven't: same-sex marriage and marijuana. With ballot measures on both issues before Washington voters Tuesday, the lessons learned from California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in 2008, and Proposition 19, which would have made marijuana legal but was shot down in 2010, have been echoing across Washington for months. Some voters are noticing a different tone to the campaigns, with the issues being framed differently in a state where, in the case of marriage, there are proportionately fewer churchgoers than in California. In the case of the marijuana measure, there is far less political opposition from law enforcement. "I feel like this campaign is coming from a different place than where Prop. 8 was coming from," Georgina Mendoza of Seattle, a 23-year-old graduate student and former Santa Barbara resident, told a canvasser supporting same-sex marriage who showed up on her doorstep this week. "Prop. 8 seemed like it was all about civil rights and fairness. Which is good," Mendoza said. "But there's a lot more talk about family here this time." In California and other states, polls often have shown early support for same-sex marriage and marijuana, only to have it fade as doubts and negative ad attacks swelled by election day. Across the nation, similar measures have been rejected in all 32 states where they have been on the ballot. Same-sex marriage measures are also on the ballots in Maryland, Minnesota and Maine. Passed by Legislature A survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan KCTS 9 Washington Poll shows that 58 percent of voters support Referendum 74, which asks voters whether they approve or reject a law approved by the Washington Legislature this year and signed in February by Gov. Christine Gregoire, while 38 percent oppose it. The marijuana-legalization measure, known as Initiative 502, has the backing of 55 percent of likely voters, with 38 percent opposed, according to the survey. Washington has consistently been a socially liberal state, said Mark A. Smith, an expert on religion and politics and a University of Washington political science professor. Drawing on national and local research led by Oakland pollster Amy Simon, supporters of same-sex marriage have crafted a campaign that focuses on connecting with voters about how marriage is a universal value. Their ads recount the journeys that straight pastors and parents of gay children have taken in coming to support same-sex marriage. Besides allowing same-sex couples to marry, the measure would give clergy and religious organizations the right to refuse to perform or recognize any marriage ceremony. Broadened outreach People familiar with the California campaign in 2008 say same-sex marriage proponents have tried to broaden their outreach in Washington. Volunteers say at least half of the people staffing phone banks and performing door-todoor canvasses are straight. "When we got married a year ago, I realized how important it is to me to say, 'This is my husband,' " said Jessica Gavre, a 29-year-old who spent her first anniversary this week making calls in support of the measure in Tacoma with her husband, Steven Green. "But our gay and lesbian friends can never say that. And that matters to me." Democratic state Rep. Laurie Jinkins, the first openly lesbian member of Washington's Legislature, said convincing voters has involved a "slow buildup" over years. Three years ago, voters affirmed a domestic partnership law, often known as "everything but" marriage. "Now they want the 'but,' " said the Rev. Victor Langford, an opponent of Referendum 74 who has been the pastor of a mostly African American Lutheran congregation in Seattle for 35 years. He has organized rallies against the measure around the state. If voters uphold the marriage law, Langford fears it would create a "gender-neutral society" where there are no men and no women. "Just persons." Catholic opposition Opposition to same-sex marriage in California was led by the Catholic Church - including a prominent role by now-San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who said "the ultimate attack of the Evil One is the attack on marriage." But Catholic muscle has been tested in Washington. While Catholic leaders have taken strong positions against the measure, more than 1,000 self-described "committed Catholics" signed a full-page ad that ran in Sunday's Seattle Times urging voters to support the marriage measure. "That was huge," Langford said. "The Catholics in the Seattle area are severely fractured. I have not seen that before." Now, Langford said. "I'm just praying for a miracle to win." The campaign backing the state's same-sex law, Washington United for Marriage, has raised $13.5 million, giving it a 6-to-1 advantage over opponents, according to the state's Public Disclosure Commission. Donors include Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Opposition to same-sex marriage is rooted largely in the more conservative part of the state east of the Cascade mountain range. In a pouring rainstorm this week, a dozen opponents of same-sex marriage met in a Walmart parking lot in Snohomish County, north of Seattle. Before they moved on to hold campaign banners over an Interstate 5 overpass nearby, one of the opponents offered a prayer asking God for the strength to defeat the measure, "which in its power would be like Hurricane Sandy in changing our society." - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom


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NEW YORK – Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wasn't kidding — he really is making bold changes.
The software giant said it would cut 18,000 jobs within the next year — about 14% of the company's 125,000 employees. That's by far the largest round of layoffs in the company's history.
The previous record came during the lowest point of the Great Recession, when Microsoft cut more than 5,000 jobs in 2009 — the first mass layoff in the company's history.
Most of the latest round of layoffs — 12,500 — will come from Nokia's devices and services business that Microsoft recently bought. In a memo to Microsoft's staff, Nadella said that Microsoft found many redundancies between the two companies, including both professional and factory workers.
But Microsoft is also cutting 5,500 other jobs at the company. That's part of the company's new strategy, which Nadella outlined in a separate memo to employees last week. In that note, Nadella said that Microsoft would focus intently on improving its mobile and cloud productivity software, including Office 365, Windows Phone, Windows Azure, Skype, OneDrive and Bing.
Nadella said Microsoft was in need of a "culture change." Microsoft's rivals, including Google, Apple and Amazon, have in many ways beaten Microsoft at the mobile and cloud game in recent years.
"First, we will simplify the way we work to drive greater accountability, become more agile and move faster," Nadella said. " As part of modernizing our engineering processes the expectations we have from each of our disciplines will change."
Many of the job cuts will come from the management ranks, as Nadella pledged to have fewer layers of "top-down and sideways" oversight "to accelerate the flow of information and decision making."
As the company cuts jobs, Nadella noted Microsoft will be hiring as well in those "strategic areas" that he laid out last week.
Nadella said the first 13,000 job cuts would come in the next six months.


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What will be the greatest classical concert in San Antonio this year? Or the greatest in a decade? Or the greatest EVER?
There are so many candidates for the title of The Greatest Concert. The San Antonio Opera brought legendary tenor Placido Domingo to town a few years ago. Earlier this month the Tuesday Musical Club presented Paul Jacobs, the country's leading organist, in a memorable solo recital. In consecutive seasons the Symphony featured violin superstars Itzhak Perlman and Joshua Bell, and this year Gil Shaham opened our season. Some of The Greatest Concert Nominees have been local productions that dazzled without importing famous soloists. There are far too many great memories to list even a fraction of these concerts. But none of these noteworthy performances gets my vote for The Greatest Concert Award.
In my opinion there is a humongous tie for The Greatest Concert Award. The tie goes to every concert in an elementary, middle or high school that features young musicians being introduced to music performance. Here are two examples from just this week that are very deserving of a small portion of this award. (DISCLAIMER: a major crime of conflict-of-interest is about to be committed.)
On Monday the advanced and immediate string orchestras of Davis Middle School (SAISD) gave their opening concert of the school year. Even though my wife Paula is their teacher, the level of technique fell far short of the Itzhak Perlman standard. The music was simplified too. How simplified? Well imagine War and Peace reduced to three paragraphs and you get an idea of the Davis Middle School Orchestra version of the William Tell Overture!?! But regardless of technique, this was a Great Concert. During the school day many of these kids can barely sit still long enough to get through a class. But Monday night, they were all dressed up, they lifted their violins in perfect unison and they proudly launched into Lightly Row. Just magical.
Another nominee for The Greatest Concert Award will take place tonight (Thursday) at Ronald Reagan High School (NEISD) at 7:30 p.m. The Reagan Orchestra is light-years ahead in technique over elementary or middle school student orchestras (just as the San Antonio Symphony is light-years ahead of any high school group.) Reagan High School orchestras don't play student arrangements–they play the same pieces the San Antonio Symphony performs. And their concertmaster (my daughter Julia) will give a very credible rendition of the famous and difficult violin solo in Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre.
But when I listen to the Reagan Orchestra I don't just hear their excellent performance. I hear my daughter practicing for years (she started violin at age five.) I hear those countless elementary school concerts where the violins sounded like cats being tortured. I hear the thousands of hours of mistakes, first struggling with Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and now doing battle with the toughest passages in the symphonic literature as she prepares to audition for the Texas All-State Orchestra. I hear discipline, dedication, concentration and, most importantly, a growing maturity as a young adult emerges from childhood. Now that's a Great Concert!
Earlier this week the New York Times reported that a new study proves that studying a musical instrument has a very positive effect on reducing the high school dropout rate. But, we are living through very tough times, and school districts are cutting back everywhere just to survive. If we deprive children the opportunity to participate in a Great Concert, we will be far poorer–no matter what happens with the stock market in the future.
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