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'We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us for the last few months,' the band says about fans' patience during singer Billie Joe Armstrong's rehab stint.
By Gil Kaufman
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Argentina is urging a US appeals court to reverse an order requiring the country to pay $1.33 billion to creditors who did not participate in its two debt restructurings, a legal case that could have huge ramifications for global debt markets.
Lawyers for Argentina's government said in court papers filed late on Friday that a trial judge was "wrong to ignore the chorus of voices" who opposed his November order on payments to so-called "holdout" creditors.
Those payments, to a court-controlled escrow account, would threaten the service of $24 billion in restructured debt, Argentina's lawyers wrote in papers filed in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.
"There is no authority permitting a US court to order a sovereign to bring its immune assets into the United States in order to 'turn over' or distribute them to its creditors," lawyers for the Argentine government said in the 69-page filing.
Lawyers representing Argentina confirmed that President Cristina Fern?ndez de Kirchner plans to send a bill to congress to allow a new debt swap under the same conditions it was done in 2010.
On Friday night, the US Government backed Argentina?s stance filed on the New York Court of appeals. ?By restricting the immunity that the properties of a foreign state possess excessively, the decision not only contradicts previous rulings by this court, but could could affect US foreign relations and jeopardize goods of the US Government,? the office of the US Attorney General
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Getty ImagesThe Associated Press now unveils its postseason awards the night before the Super Bowl, weeks after most people have stopped caring about the winner.
So we announce ours immediately after the regular season ends.
At a time when you still actually are interested in these matters and not, you know, you?ll win the Super Bowl, here are the men who, in our opinion, deserve special recognition for their accomplishments in the freshly-completed regular season.
Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Winner: Russell Wilson, Seahawks.
Runner-up: Robert Griffin, III, Redskins; Andrew Luck, Colts.
Honorable mention: Alfred Morris, Redskins; Doug Martin, Buccaneers.
The AP award likely will go to either of the top two picks in the draft, but it shouldn?t.? Wilson entered the league short on height and long on smarts and talent and determination.? Russell Wilson commanded the No. 1 spot on the depth chart in Seattle, beating out big-money free-agent Matt Flynn and incumbent starter Tarvaris Jackson, and Wilson then began to prove week-in and week-out that he is as good as his more famous counterparts who were selected much higher.
Despite the 11-5 record for the Colts, Luck had too many turnovers (contributing to a mediocre passer rating of 76.5), and Griffin missed a game and crunch time in another due to an inability to avoid contact.? While Luck broke Cam Newton?s rookie passing yardage record, Wilson tied Peyton Manning?s record for touchdown passes by a rookie ? and Wilson showed that he could run the ball effectively (489 yards, four touchdowns) without getting hit or, in turn, hurt.
The best news is that the three rookie quarterbacks all made it to the playoffs, and they?ll all make their postseason debuts on the same day.
Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Winner:? Luke Kuechly, Panthers.
Runner-up:? Janoris Jenkins, Rams.
Honorable mention:? Bobby Wagner, Seahawks; Lavonte David, Buccaneers; Casey Heyward, Packers; Harrison Smith, Vikings.
The ninth overall pick in the draft, Kuechly led the NFL with 164 tackles, finishing 10 short of the rookie record set in 2007 by Patrick Willis.? Kuechly also had 10 games with 10 or more tackles.? In Week Five, he slid from outside linebacker to the middle, where he participated in every snap on defense for the rest of the season.
Jenkins, a second-round steal, instantly became a dangerous cover man and return specialist.? He could soon be one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.? Some may say he already is.
Coach of the Year.
Winner:? Bruce Arians/Chuck Pagano, Colts.
Runner-up:? Leslie Frazier, Vikings.
Honorable mention:? Mike Shanahan, Redskins; Pete Carroll, Seahawks; John Fox, Broncos; Mike Smith, Falcons.
The best coach routinely is determined based on a team?s actual performance relative to its expected performance.? This year, no team exceeded expectations more than the Colts, who won 11 games a season after winning only two.? Pagano and Arians combined to generate a wild-card berth despite Pagano?s three-month absence due to leukemia treatments, as part of a run that included seven come-from-behind wins.
Frazier and the Vikings improved their win total by seven, going from 3-13 to 10-6 and a playoff berth secured on the last day of the season against the Packers.? Shanahan and the Redskins reeled off seven straight to secure the NFC East after Shanahan seemingly threw in the towel on the 2012 season.? (And all future coaches whose teams are 3-6 after nine games will do the same.)
In all, three of the six worst teams from 2011 have vaulted to the playoffs only one year later, providing real hope to every other non-playoff team, in 2013 and beyond.
Comeback Player of the Year.
Winner:? Peyton Manning, Broncos; Adrian Peterson, Vikings.
The two greatest comebacks in NFL history came in the same year.? For Manning, the return from multiple neck surgeries was unprecedented.? For Peterson, his performance following a Christmas Eve 2011 ACL tear was equally stunning and unlikely.? Both deserve the recognition, and it?s only fair for them to share it.
It?s also only fair that there be no one else mentioned as the runner-up or otherwise.? Manning and Peterson are in their own class on this one, and no one else comes close.
Executive of the Year.
Winner: John Elway, Broncos.
Runner-up: John Schneider, Seahawks.
Honorable mention: Ryan Grigson, Colts; Rick Spielman, Vikings; Les Snead, Rams.
Elway wanted Peyton Manning in large part because it gave Elway cover to dump Tim Tebow.? The gamble (in light of Manning?s recent medical history) paid off in a major way, making other teams (like perhaps the Texans) wish they?d done more to land one of the greatest players in NFL history.? Though making the move for Manning is enough on its own, hiring coach John Fox in 2011 after a two-win season in Carolina, picking linebacker Von Miller in last year?s draft, and not giving up on Knowshon Moreno are icing on a cake that Elway has been masterfully baking for the past two season ? even though Elway entered the job with fry-cook credentials.
Schneider found a quarterback who could become one of the best current signal-callers in the league in round three of the draft, five spots after the Jaguars picked a punter.? Schneider likewise rolled the dice in round one on Bruce Irvin, a controversial pick who panned out as a rookie.? Throw in linebacker Bobby Wagner in round two and the prudent decision to re-sign Marshawn Lynch, and Schneider had a lot to do with the team?s unexpected success in 2012.
Grigson quickly turned around a talent-challenged roster with a strong draft and the ability to make good decisions about who should stay and who should go, bringing back Reggie Wayne and keeping Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis.? His success will make more owners opt for young, grinding scouts.
Offensive player of the year.
Winner:? Adrian Peterson, Vikings.
Runner-up:? Calvin Johnson, Lions.
Honorable mention:? Drew Brees, Saints; Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks.
Peterson is the easy and obvious choice, given that he rushed for 2,097 yards, the second most in NFL history.
Johnson set the single-season record for receiving yardage with 1,964, and Brees threw for more than 5,000 yards for the third time in his career.? Lynch?s performance gets lost in Peterson, but the guy the Bills gave away has become one of the best running backs in the league.
Defensive Player of the Year.
Winner:? J.J. Watt, Texans.
Runner-up:? Von Miller, Broncos.
Honorable mention: Aldon Smith, 49ers; Charles Tillman, Bears.
Watt was a wire-to-wire disruptive force for the Texans.? Beyond his league-leading sack total (20.5), Watt has shattered the mold for 3-4 defensive ends.? Miller is becoming one of the best 4-3 outside linebackers in the NFL, and Smith has emerged as the top 3-4 pass-rushing outside linebacker.
Amazingly, all three players are in only their second seasons in the NFL.
MVP.
Winner:? Adrian Peterson, Vikings.
Runner-up: Peyton Manning, Broncos.
Honorable mention: J.J. Watt, Texans; Aaron Rodgers, Packers; Tom Brady, Patriots; Matt Ryan, Falcons.
Many have wrestled with this one for weeks, determined to give it to Manning but keeping an open mind for Peterson.? It would have been easy to say Peterson gets it only if he sets the single-season rushing record.? It?s harder to accept that he missed it (by 27 feet) but still deserves it.
In the end, Peterson?s value to his team simply outweighs Manning?s ? even though Peyton once again has had a season to remember, shrewdly picking a talented team with an easy schedule and pushing the franchise to the top seed in the AFC.? Last year, however, the Broncos made it to the final eight without Manning.? This year, the Vikings would have been nothing without Peterson, a man who overcame a serious knee injury to become better than he ever was.
Moreover, at a time when we are more sensitive than ever before to the damage inflicted on the bodies of NFL players, Peterson earned every yard, foot, and inch that he gained.? Even the long runs came after he ran through a potential tackler.? Or two.? Or five.
So that?s the full list.? Feel free to agree or disagree in the comments.
Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/30/the-vikings-are-going-to-the-playoffs/related/
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I always seem to struggle with questions like these, my understanding is we know the spacing of K-states throughout the lattice is given by
[tex]\frac{2\pi}{L}[/tex]
Such that the fermi wavevector divided by this spacing and multiplied by 2 due to the fact there are 2 electrons per k-state gives us the total number of electrons:
[tex]N=\frac{k_{F}}{\frac{2\pi}{L}}\times 2[/tex]
We also know that the total no. of electrons is given by the electron density multiplied by the the length of the lattice
[tex]N=nL=\frac{3L}{a}[/tex]
Where I have said the electron density is equal to 3 conduction electrons divided by the unit cell length.
Equating the expressions to eliminate 'N' I attain
[tex]k_{F}=\frac{3\pi}{a}[/tex]
Which to find the fermi energy I think I'd just use this equation but I'm not sure?
[tex]E_{F}=\frac{\hbar^{2}k_{F}^{2}}{2m_{al}}[/tex]
Where 'm_al' is the mass of an aluminium atom?
Though I'm not sure I've done this correctly... I think I may need to have the fermi wavevector divided by 2 for it to be correct - not sure why I would need to do this though.
Anyway thanks for any help!
SK
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Some employees think that merely declaring they have a disability means it?s up to the employer to figure out an accommodation. That?s not entirely true. The ADA accommodations process is an interactive one, requiring input from both employee and employer.
Recent case: Kathy worked for UPS for many years as a delivery driver. Then she injured her shoulder and was out for about two years on various medical leaves and workers? compensation. Eventually, she told UPS she was ready to return to work, but with restrictions.
UPS asked for medical information on her restrictions and got several conflicting reports. One showed her ready to return with a 40-pound lifting restriction. Another said she was unable to work as a delivery driver at all, but could work a sedentary job instead.
After reviewing its job descriptions (which clearly stated that drivers had to lift packages weighing up to 70 pounds on their own) and looking for other openings, it told Kathy she would not be rehired.
Kathy sued, arguing that UPS had refused to engage in the interactive ADA accommodations process and hadn?t suggested any accommodations.
The court tossed out her case. It said Kathy was also obligated to engage in the process, by suggesting potential accommodations. She hadn?t done so, while UPS had at least considered options by asking for medical information and reviewing it before rejecting her request. (Wright v. United Parcel Service, No. 11-1563, CD CA, 2012)
Final note: Be sure to track the entire accommodations process, from the moment an applicant or employee notifies you of a disability to the point when she?s either accommodated or you conclude no accommodations are possible.
If you accommodate her, check back to see if the accommodation is working.
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Apple and Google have been attempting for years to entice customers to ditch cable television for set top boxes that deliver TV shows, movies and more via the internet. For the past year or so, Intel has also quietly been working on a top-secret set-top box that could not only be better than what Apple, Google, and even Microsoft offer today, but also kill the cable industry as we know it.
This set-top box, said by industry insiders to be available to a limited beta of customers in March, will offer cable channels delivered ?over the top? to televisions anywhere there is an Internet connection regardless of provider. (Microsoft Mediaroom, for example, requires AT&T?s service, and Xbox has limited offerings for Comcast and FiOS customers). For the first time, consumers will be able to subscribe to content per channel, unlike bundled cable services, and you may also be able to?subscribe per show as well. Intel?s set-top box will also have access to Intel?s already existing app marketplace for apps, casual games, and video on demand. Leveraging the speed of current broadband, and the vast shared resources of the cloud, Intel plans to give customers the ability to use ?Cloud DVR?, a feature intended to allow users to watch any past TV show at any time, without the need to record it ahead of time, pause live tv, and rewind shows in progress.
Intel had hoped that GoogleTV and AppleTV would spur demand for Intel chips, but that having failed they poached much of Microsoft?s Mediaroom team. Much of the direction of Mediaroom came from the leadership of Jim Baldwin, who is now VP of this Intel initiative.
At Microsoft, Jim demonstrated that the technology to enable customers to watch TV over the internet using any device was feasible, but content licensing, the goals of ISP?s and bandwidth limitations previously stood in the way.
?In creating Mediaroom, we brought together key emerging technologies to create the world?s most modern television system: better video compression, higher access network bandwidth, lower cost single-chip devices, cloud computing; and added to it some great software to make it all work together seamlessly with a great user experience. Our goal was to provide technology to operators that will continue to delight consumers as the world of internet-delivered content unfolds.?
According to an Intel job posting, Jim joined Microsoft in 1997 as a part of the WebTV acquisition, and Jim has been a key architect of digital video technology for various products including the WebTV Plus, Echostar Dishplayer, DirecTV UltimateTV and Microsoft TV.
Along with hiring the right key players with the expertise needed to develop a revolutionary set-top box, Intel also has the technology to create a product unlike its competitors. Intel has been providing chips for set top boxes since the days of Akimbo, which had a similar vision as far back as 2005. Back then, though, no one had digital rights to content ? and up until now, no one wanted to risk unbundling the channels. This is clearly the biggest barrier for Intel ? but since Intel is used to betting billions on chip design, it has allocated a budget significantly larger than Apple or Google?s. While Silicon Valley measures investments in tens of millions, Hollywood often drops more than $100 million into a single movie. Intel came to the table knowing this, and so was able to negotiate the licensing agreements with Hollywood that other tech giants have never been able to.
Intel has made it clear to Hollywood they are serious about this product and dedicated to its longevity. Intel is also prepared to invest heavily in making it a success. In contrast, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have always viewed Hollywood as something of a hobby. (Steve Jobs even said as much of Apple TV). As Intel has approached Hollywood with much more dedication (and dollars), this is likely the single reason that Intel, more than any company before it, has the potential to really bring to consumers the things we have never seen in online content before, such as live sports, release schedules that match broadcast, and first episode through current libraries for video on demand.
Intel is scheduled to hold a press event at CES, where Intel will likely officially announce this new product. However, while industry insiders say a working version is scheduled to be ready for CES, it will likely be only for limited demos.
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You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 7 days -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard detained a Chinese fishing boat within Japanese waters on Sunday evening, China's Xinhua news agency said, citing the Chinese consulate general in Fukuoka, a city in southwestern Japan.
The captain of the boat, registered in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian, and two crew members have been brought to the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima for questioning, Xinhua said.
It said the captain had admitted he was in Japanese waters.
The incident comes just months after anti-Japanese protests erupted in many Chinese cities over disputed islands near Taiwan, known as the Diaoyu in Chinese and Senkaku in Japanese. Those tensions have cooled but could flare up if stoked by nationalists on either side.
A spokesperson for the Japanese embassy in Beijing could not be reached for comment late on Sunday evening.
The Chinese fishing fleet tends to range far into the waters east of China to offset depleted stocks closer to shore.
(Reporting by Lucy Hornby; Editing by Alison Williams)
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Microsoft has had a change of heart concerning complaints directed back at Microsoft concerning Windows 8. Several weeks ago Microsoft granted permission for the Complaint App to be included in the Windows Store for download. The App has been removed without explanation.
Well, it seems that something has changed since then, because today we noticed that the Windows 8 Complaints app was no longer available for download from the Windows Store.
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JERUSALEM: Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Sunday an Arab lawmaker could stand in elections, overturning her disqualification by electoral officials over her participation in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in 2010.
The nine-justice court ruled unanimously Haneen Zoabi "shall be a candidate for the Knesset" in a Jan. 22 poll without giving details of its reasons.
Zoabi drew widespread criticism in Israel for taking part in an international aid flotilla that challenged the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, territory ruled by Hamas Islamists opposed to the existence of the Jewish state.
She was on the Mavi Marmara when Israeli naval commandos raided the Turkish vessel in May 2010, killing nine Turks in clashes with activists on board.
The Central Elections Committee voted on Dec. 19 to disqualify Zoabi, saying she had shown "support for an enemy state or terrorist organisation engaged in armed conflict against Israel".
Zoabi has said she had no role in any of the violence on board the Mavi Marmara and had tried to mediate between the sides during the raid.
Environment Minister Gilad Erdan criticised the ruling saying Zoabi had been involved in "expressing solidarity with our enemies".
Zoabi told Israeli Army Radio the judges had "avoided giving in to the racist right".
The Central Elections committee, which authorises parties' candidates ahead of votes, is chaired by a Supreme Court justice and made up of legislators from a number of political factions.
It has tried several times in the past to disqualify Arab political parties for alleged disloyalty to Israel, only to be overruled by the Supreme Court on appeal.
Zoabi belongs to the tiny Balad party that believes Israel should not be defined as a Jewish state.
Most of the Arabs who make up about 20 percent of the Israeli population are related to or descended from Palestinians who fled or were driven away in a 1948 war over Israel's establishment.
They are full-fledged citizens, though many complain of discrimination.
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For those who may have the entrepreneurial spirit, locating farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN could be the optimal scenario. Just what you could or could not understand is that this sort of life is basically a method to incorporate both family and work. Make no doubt about it, life on the farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN is a real business. It is challenging work, either, but many people would not go back to living any other way.
Types of Farm and Ranch in Brooklyn Park MN
For starters, there are many different kinds of farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN. These can easily include dairy farms, cattle ranches, expanding crops (of many different ranges), orchards as well as a poultry farm or ranch. Which kind you decide is right for you will depend upon the amount of land is available, its location and a number of various other aspects.
There are a number of other kinds of land which are closely related to farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN. For instance, you might be considering searching land or wood land or even land for grazing a herd of livestock. There are even real estate agents that focus on a few of these kinds of farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN.
The Family Farm and Ranch in Brooklyn Park MN
While many of the trends are against the small household farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN, there are still lots of people participated in this type of way of life. There is something about being able to live off the land, consuming what you expand and / or raise, plus being able to offer enough of this to support your family at the same time.
The family farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN is additionally a business enterprise. Before choosing to go into this sort of way of life it is best to understand exactly just what to expect. There will certainly be costs as you begin to farm or raise pets. It is also important to know what your crops or products will be sold for. Of course there are always variations in any market, including crops and livestocks and anything else which can be produced on a farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN.
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Another benefit of life on the farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN is that you (and your family) will be closer to nature. You will likely see much more range of plant and animal life than it would be possible to observe while in the urban area. It is also much simpler to appreciate nature by a lot more closely observing her cycles and weather patterns.
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For lots of people, being away from the hustle and bustle of the urban area is another excellent advantage of being on the farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN. There will certainly not be any sort of traffic, no more 9 to 5, no more everyday commute and being hurried, having to hurry all over. You will be independent and pretty much able to do things precisely the way you want; no supervisor is examining your shoulder.
Drawbacks of Life on the Farm and Ranch in Brooklyn Park MN
Maybe many of the benefits do not apply or not have you too ecstatic about life on the farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN? Certainly there are also some negatives to consider prior to jumping into this kind of way of life.
For lots of people, not being in the urban area might be considered a downside of life on the farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN. Some people truly take pleasure in being in the urban area and the busyness of everything going on. If this is you, than it might be hard to live on the farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN.
Another possible drawback is needing to rely on your own efforts. Some individuals simply were not constructed to be business owners. If the idea of not having an income waiting each week seems simply distressing, life on the farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN could be hard.
Some individuals are just not able to handle the daily grind of farm work. It requires waking early, doing duties every day and seeing to it that all of the work gets done when it should. It is hard being on the farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN, understanding that it all relies on your efforts. In this kind of life it is essential to make your very own security.
Finding Your Farm and Ranch in Brooklyn Park MN
Finding land to utilize for your farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN can be as easy as calling a professional real estate agency. There are even certain agencies which focus on this sort of land. Of course, the price array you are considering will additionally have a bearing on just what type of land could be offered.
Many people have the dream of getting closer to nature and leaving the urban area to offer their families a much more healthy life. Discovering your very own farm and ranch in Brooklyn Park MN could be simply exactly what you have been seeking. There are many advantages of this kind of way of living, but it is certainly not for every person and must just be done after really mindful consideration and research.
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CHICAGO (CBS) ? 25-year old Katie Widmar was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma when she was 19. She says when she was going through chemotherapy, she said there was one thing she couldn?t live without.
?I would get so cold, everything hurt my skin because of the chemo, I wouldn?t go anywhere without my blanket.?
So she and her mother founded ?Covers of Comfort? which provides blankets to adult cancer patients in Chicago and in Iowa where the Widmars are from.
?We do Northwestern, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa Methodist in Des Moines and the two hospitals in Dubuque.?
Now six years cancer free, Widmar says the ?Covers of Comfort? program makes all the difference for her and so many others.
?When you?re in the hospital as an adult, you are many times alone. We wanted to give them something that this there?s because there is nothing really out there for them. Every adult needs a blankie when you?re sick,? added Widmar.
The blankets are made and donated by friends, neighbors, and businesses.
The Widmars gave out 300-500 blankets just this year.
?You can?t go through something like this and see the outpouring of love and caring from people and not do something to pay it forward.?
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Any genealogist will tell you that one of the most rewarding things that can happen is for one of your family members to show an interest in your shared ancestry.
Before my niece, Stephanie Taylor, married Andrew Zimmerman, she told me that she would like to have as a wedding gift a one-page pedigree chart for each of them that could be framed and hung on their wall.
I was so touched to have her make this request, and arranged to have the framed charts compiled, wrapped and placed under the Christmas tree this year at my sister?s house to surprise the young couple.
Did I mention that Stephanie and Andy were married in October? That?s October ? last year.
Now that I?ve done the project, framed it and actually given it to the young couple, you can guess what my message for the new year is about sharing family history:
Don?t wait.
Whether your genealogy is in a computer or handwritten on sheets of paper, it?s not a big deal to make copies and put them in a simple three-ring binder for the intended relative. This makes updating easy because you can just give out updated pages as they are ready.
But don?t overlook the value ? and fun ? in sharing just a page of your pedigree.
In my early days of genealogical research, I often overwhelmed my dad and other relatives by trying to communicate everything I?d found about the family all at once.
What works better, of course, is sharing information on your heritage in manageable bites. My uncle Roddy Moore once asked for information on our Bennetts, as he and my dad and their siblings were very close to their Bennett grandparents, who were in fact, both Bennetts. I focused on what he wanted to know.
What I realized while doing the recent project for my niece is that a one-page pedigree chart, even if it reaches back only three generations, can represent a good amount of heritage. Moreover, confining the information to one page communicates in a simple way that can be understood.
The pedigree chart for my niece encompasses all eight of her great-grandparents ? Taylor, Willis, Marble, Osberg, Moore, Bennett, Steeves and Roberts. The Osbergs were from Sweden, and the early Steeves ancestors from Wurtemburg, Germany.
Her husband?s great-grandparents have surnames Zimmerman, Andrews, Atkinson, Soper, Higgins, Farmer, Hanson and Strout. Zimmerman is a German name. (Broadway and film star Ethel Merman was born Ethel Agnes Zimmerman.)
I printed off the pedigree charts on my Family Treemaker program and framed them. I also printed off an extra copy of each one for Stephanie and Andy?s parents: Scott and Maureen (Moore) Taylor and Ralph and Joyce (Higgins) Zimmerman.
When I find new information to add to the charts, or if Stephanie and Andy learn new things from their families, I can easily print off updated charts for them to use to replace the ones hanging on their wall.
Now that I?ve completed these first one-page projects, I can think of other relatives who would appreciate having the same thing for their home, even one family that already has a notebook I did with several charts in it.
After 35 years of research, all it took was one special niece to help me think in terms of kindling the family?s interest in genealogy, rather than swamping them with information.
Thanks, Stephanie Taylor Zimmerman.
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The national anthem is a difficult song to sing, requiring a range of voice I would never expect in youngsters.
So it is a pleasure to offer an ?A-plus? to three young ladies, approximately the age of fifth-graders, who gave their best during the Veterans Day dedication of the Bangor World War II Memorial at Cole Land Transportation Museum.
Emily Mock, Rachael Kiah and Ceci Doering stood up on the bench where they had been sitting and treated some 200 in attendance to one wonderful performance of ?The Star-Spangled Banner.?
It was more than a treat ? it was a blessing. It also was a worthy tribute to the memory of 112 Bangor veterans killed during World War II.
For information on researching family history in Maine, see Genealogy Resources under Family Ties at bangordailynews.com/browse/family-ties. Send genealogy queries to Family Ties, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402, or email familyti@bangordailynews.com.
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Soho Tea Room is a new Taiwanese/Hong Kong style restaurant that also specializes in bubble tea. Soho Tea Room is the revival of Flo Tea Room on Granville (that location closed earlier this year). The menu is large and takes some time to go through, but there is something for everyone on it.
I recently came here with Dee from Gastrofork for lunch. I was excited to try it because I frequently get bubble tea, but I?m actually quite unfamiliar with Taiwanese food.
We split an appetizer of crispy salt and pepper chicken ($6). The chicken came out very hot and freshly fried. The chicken was in perfect bite size pieces and the meat was very moist. The batter was light and crisp and very flavourful from the salt, pepper, and herbs that are in it. There was also a chili type sauce served with the chicken that was perfect for dipping. I would highly recommend trying this popular Taiwanese dish if you come here (You can get entr?e size versions with rice or noodles too).
For my meal I ordered the Taiwanese style beef noodle in soup ($8). I love all types of noodle soups, but this was my first experience with Taiwanese beef noodles so I have nothing to compare it to.
The picture doesn?t really do it justice, but this bowl was massive and filled with tons of thick chewy noodles. ?The meat (which I think is beef shank) was tender and had a nice little bit of fat on it.?Aside from the beef and noodles there was baby bok choy and green onions in the soup.
The flavour and depth of the broth is what made the soup amazing for me. The richness of it?reminded me of an Asian version of french onion soup broth. It had such a strong beef flavour with hints of other herbs and spices. I could drink this all day.
To drink I ordered one of their speciality slush bubble teas called Traffic Light ($5). I ordered pearls in the drink, but they forgot to put them in. I didn?t bother getting them to fix it because by this time I was getting full.
The menu description said the drink was layers of strawberry, mango and kiwi slush. It turned out to be green apple instead of kiwi, which was a bit disappointing because I don?t like green apple. I did enjoy the fruity sweetness of the mango and strawberry layers though. The drink was impressive to look at and it was so big I ended up taking some of it to go.
I thoroughly enjoyed my meal from Soho Tea Room and it was a great introduction to Taiwanese food for me. I would recommend both of the dishes I got and I?m craving them both again now as I write this!
Recommendation:
Yes, for tasty Taiwanese food and cool bubble tea drinks.
Source: http://thefoodqueen.com/2012/12/28/soho-tea-room/
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?Recently, I took?opportunity to chat with Carolyn Panzer, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for Diageo plc. Carolyn?is responsible developing and overseeing the strategy for community investment, external reporting, and alcohol in society - including, responsible drinking initiatives, responsible marketing and innovation, and alcohol policy. Carolyn is also the Chairperson of the Distilled Spirits Council's Code Review Board and has nearly 30 years of experience in the beverage alcohol industry, working across industry sectors in both the US and UK. Carolyn will be talking about: "Participating in indices and rankings - how does this contribute to reporting best practice?" at the February conference.
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"The reporting process helps me enormously. It makes us think about our data more and understand our impacts. Smarter Reporting for me is embedding the reporting process in the business - making everybody accountable. Actually, our people really appreciate hearing our story and participating."
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"For me, one of the most challenging things about my role is that Diageo is a big company and keeping on top of everything that is going on in the business, keeping up-to-date and having the headspace to keep on track is a major exercise in time-management. This can occasionally make me feel vulnerable, I feel I should know everything about everything, but obviously that's not possible. My secret for keeping on top is to rely on others to know the detail. Not only does this help me, it empowers the organization to own sustainability. I don't make it easy for the business. I help them take accountability and own their role in advancing our sustainability and responsible drinking programs. This is now paying huge dividends."
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine including Johnnie Walker ?and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff? Vodka,?Baileys, Captain Morgan, Guinness and more. Headquartered in the UK, Diageo trades in 180 countries and employs around 24,000 people with net sales of almost GBP10 billion. Diageo manufactures and supplies its brands its brands in?43 distilleries, 16 breweries, 13 wineries, 19 packaging and blending operations, 9 warehouses and 8 other sites.
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"This year's report has a lot more?engagement - we pushed people to align more closely?with?GRI indicators. We also we did better on the materiality piece. We conducted a market pilot study and now we plan to take that forward and expand it. Also, we tried to use more everyday language and less "corporate-speak", and, in the presentation of the report, we?tried to make it layered. We recognize that not one size fits all and that different stakeholders look for different things, so we opted for a?five-minute-read approach. You can?you go in and read different sections at a general level or dig deeper for more detail."??
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I asked Carolyn Panzer about how Diageo assesses the impact of its multiple activities in this area:"Alcohol problems are not new and there have been many initiatives to address these. You can count thousands of initiatives by the alcohol industry, but the real question is what is effective? Where do you focus your resources to achieve the biggest impact? We want to tackle the issue of problem drinkers. Raising taxes on alcohol, for example, is not necessarily effective for problem users as there will always be a way around this."
Finally, all Diageo employees have a role to play in advancing responsible drinking behavior. Carolyn says: "We are always trying to connect our people with our CSR story, and we ensure they are involved and informed of our initiatives in this area. For example, over the Holiday Season, we campaign our employees with the need for extra vigilance and their role as responsible drinking ambassadors."
As?it is still the Holiday Season, this is great advice for all the CSR Reporting Blog Readers. I am not much of a drinker myself, actually. Personally, I am more concerned with ice-cream rather than alcohol. If ever there are laws which limit ice-cream consumption prior to driving, I may have a bit of a problem.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Looking forward to seeing you at the Smarter Sustainability Reporting Conference in February 2013. Don't forget to drop me a line for your registration discount code!
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Source: http://csr-reporting.blogspot.com/2012/12/in-good-spirit-smarter-reporting-at.html
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Internet promotion is incredibly interesting. The possibilities are endless when it comes to all the different ways it might be customized to meet a business need. Of course, this is a tall order for anyone who has not taken the time to explore the different factors involved in online marketing. These tips can help get you ready for the challenge.
It is important to keep track of online sentiment whenever you have an event or promotion running. This allows you to tailor your future strategies more effectively. After you set up an online promotion, keep track of how visitors respond on blogs or other social networking sites. You can grow your customer?s respect for your business if you use some of their ideas in the future.
Blogging is a great adjunct to any internet marketing business. A continuing blog also stands as testament to the enduring value of your products. By blogging you not only grow your site but you also have an opportunity to incorporate more search engine optimization techniques.
You can use tools to see how many people are visiting your site versus how many people are ordering from your site. Analyze the information, and you can get quick feedback on whether your online marketing is effective or not. Many of the bigger online companies have tracking meters available that will show you the precise number of visitors in comparison with buyers and repeat visitors.
These web analysis products are designed to suit a number of uses and easily integrate with you sites per-existing software.
Do not spend a lot of money on ads. You should not pay too much money for something which may not help your business grow. Make sure that your money is being spent towards something that will benefit you.
Make sure to include free samples and coupons with shipping boxes that will relate to whatever product your customer will be receiving in the mail. Many customers will look at the coupon as an added incentive for returning to the website for more purchases.
If you are looking to improve your SEO and the amount of traffic your site sees, you must be sure to provide content that is unique. Any idea you have for a business is probably not original. You?re selling the same stuff as someone else. So, separating yourself from the pack with originality becomes incredibly important for the life of your business. By writing your own unique product descriptions, while using important keywords, you will be able to blow away the competition.
Let customers be able to write ratings on your products and enable them the option to explain why these ratings were chosen. Once a buyer has given feedback that illustrates the strong points and weaknesses of a product, other potential customers can make a more-informed purchasing decision. You can use honest reviews and ratings to improve your product offerings, too.
Make a simple video where you demonstrate using the products that you are selling. This will allow potential customers to view how the product can be used before purchasing. Be sure to demonstrate any and all features and benefits that the product has. Upload this video to sites such as Youtube, and put it on your blog.
Learn how to use email marketing on your own. You should be able to master the necessary tools in no time. All of the experience you acquire will help you out as well.
Do everything you can to ensure your site?s ordering system is safe and secure. It is possible to establish a PayPal account that permits you to offer a safe method of completing the transaction on your website. Before giving you their personal and financial information, you should require users to create a password-protected account.
Back up your claims. A large percentage of Internet users are wary of online claims. Credibility is key; augment your sales pitch with support like references, customer testimonials and fact-based evidence. When you are dropping unproven statements throughout your site, people will ignore and dismiss you and your site.
Make sure to keep very detailed records of all aspects of your business. This information should encompass traffic, conversions, sales, refunds and anything else that is measurable. Maintaining detailed analysis of your customers and their purchase habits helps you becomes a better marketer because you see everything that works and what doesn?t.
Always have fresh, current content available on your site. If a site visitor sees outdated content, they might think you are doing badly and will not stay long on your site. Fresh, new content will attract readers and increase your ranking within the search engines, too.
Make sure that you maximize the quality of third-party security with transactions. Many different companies offer a variety of secure services. VeriSign and McAffee are two such services. You must pay fees for a good security system, but it?s a necessary expense and provides your customers and your business with safety in online transactions.
To promote your product to the audience before the sale, introduce them to a page that is specifically about the merchandise, like a video. When you do this, people can feel more comfortable about buying any item. This shows that you would rather inform them about the product than make a sale, leaving them the option to buy or not.
Create product and service packages that you can sell at a wholesale discount, and propose distribution agreements with other retailers on the web. Linking to several markets will increase the amount of sales you have. An example of this would be using an online book agent. They help to negotiate prices for people to make sure they get the best rates on things like airfare, hotels and car rentals. This is ideal for the businesses that have products linked in a complementary manner, rather than a rivalry.
Internet marketing involves many kinds of techniques, which can be both good and bad. Having so many different options makes it very difficult to decide which particular strategies to use. These tips will make it easier for you to cash in on Internet promotion.
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Source: http://www.websitehostdirect.com/ways-to-use-online-marketing-for-your-business/
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate leaders groped for a last-minute compromise Saturday to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly prevent deep spending cuts at the dawn of the new year as President Barack Obama warned that failure could mean a "self-inflicted wound to the economy."
Obama chastised lawmakers in his weekly radio and Internet address for waiting until the last minute to try and avoid a "fiscal cliff," yet said there was still time for an agreement. "We cannot let Washington politics get in the way of America's progress," he said as the hurry-up negotiations unfolded.
Senate Republicans said they were ready to compromise. "Divided government is a good time to solve hard problems_and in the next few days, leaders in Washington have an important responsibility to work together and do just that," said Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, delivering his party's weekly address.
Even so, there was no guarantee of success.
In a blunt challenge to Republicans, Obama said that barring a bipartisan agreement, he expected both houses to vote on his own proposal to block tax increases on all but the wealthy and simultaneously preserve expiring unemployment benefits.
Political calculations mattered as much as deep-seated differences over the issues, as divided government struggled with its first big challenge since the November elections.
Speaker John Boehner remained at arms-length, juggling a desire to avoid the fiscal cliff with his goal of winning another new term as speaker when a new Congress convenes next Thursday. Any compromise legislation is certain to include higher tax rates on the wealthy, and the House GOP rank and file rejected the idea when Boehner presented it as part of a final attempt to strike a more sweeping agreement with Obama.
Yet lawmakers have until the new Congress convenes to pass any compromise, and even the calendar mattered. Democrats said they had been told House Republicans might reject a deal until after Jan. 1, to avoid a vote to raise taxes before they had technically gone up and then vote to cut taxes after they had risen.
Nor was any taxpayer likely to feel any adverse impact if legislation is signed and passed into law in the first two or three days of 2013 instead of the final hours of 2012.
Gone was the talk of a grand bargain of spending cuts and additional tax revenue in which the two parties would agree to slash deficits by trillions of dollars over a decade.
Now negotiators had a more cramped goal of preventing additional damage to the economy in the form of higher taxes across the board ? with some families facing increases measured in the thousands of dollars ? as well as cuts aimed at the Pentagon and hundreds of domestic programs.
Republicans said they were willing to bow to Obama's call for higher taxes on the wealthy as part of a deal to prevent them from rising on those less well-off.
Democrats said Obama was sticking to his campaign call for tax increases above $250,000 in annual income, even though he said in recent negotiations he said he could accept $400,000.
There were indications from Republicans that estate taxes might hold more significance for them than the possibility of higher rates on income.
One senior Republican, Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, said late Friday he was "totally dead set" against Obama's estate tax proposal, and as if to reinforce the point, Blunt mentioned the issue before any other in his broadcast remarks. "Small businesses and farm families don't know how to deal with the unfair death tax_a tax that the president and congressional leaders have threatened to expand to include even more family farms and even more small businesses," he said.
Officials said any compromise was likely to ease the impact of the alternative minimum tax, originally designed to make sure that millionaires did not escape taxation. If left unchanged, it could hit an estimated 28 million households for the first time in 2013, with an average increase of more than $3,000.
Taxes on dividends and capital gains are also involved in the talks, as well as a series of breaks for businesses and others due to expire at the first of the year.
Obama and congressional Democrats are insisting on an extension of long-term unemployment benefits that are expiring for about 2 million jobless individuals.
Leaders in both parties also hope to prevent a 27 percent fee cut from taking effect on Jan. 1 for doctors who treat Medicare patients.
There was also discussion of a short-term extension of expiring farm programs, in part to prevent a spike in milk prices at the first of the year. It wasn't clear if that was a parallel effort to the cliff talks or had become wrapped into them.
Across-the-board spending cuts that comprise part of the cliff were a different matter.
Republicans say Boehner will insist that they will begin to take effect unless negotiators agreed to offset them with specified savings elsewhere.
That would set the stage for the next round of brinkmanship ? a struggle over Republican calls for savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal benefit programs.
The Treasury's ability to borrow is expected to expire in late winter or early spring, and without an increase in the $16.4 trillion limit, the government would face its first-ever default. Republicans have said they will use administration requests for an extension as leverage to win cuts in spending.
Ironically, it was just such a maneuver more than a year ago that set the stage for the current crisis talks over the fiscal cliff.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/last-minute-fiscal-cliff-talks-185551321.html
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