One of Canada?s leading political writers and editors, L. Ian MacDonald appointed Senior Fellow and Editor at MLI

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OTTAWA, September 28, 2012 ? The Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) announces the?upcoming?launch of its new flagship bi-monthly magazine, Inside Policy, and the appointment of L. Ian MacDonald as its Editor and a Senior Fellow of the Institute.

?We?re very excited about this new initiative,? says Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director of MLI, recently recognized internationally as one of the top new think tanks in the world. ?And we?re very confident that under Ian?s leadership, Inside Policy will become a must read for the entire Canadian political class.?

MacDonald comes to Inside Policy after a decade as Editor of Policy Options, which saw its online readership increase by a factor of six to 1.2 million article downloads per year. ?I?m very excited to be a doing a start-up with a start-up,? says MacDonald, ?a think tank that has built a national brand in less than three years since its founding.?

The inaugural issue of Inside Policy, to be published October 1, is thematically aligned to the 25^th anniversary of the negotiation of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement.

Inside Policy will be published in a print edition for a guaranteed circulation of Canadian policy makers and business leaders, and will be available for purchase by subscription and at selected Canadian newsstands, as well as a digital edition. An online edition of Inside Policy will be available without charge at MLI?s website, www.macdonaldlaurier.ca

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Chroniqueur et r?dacteur politique canadien de grande r?putation, L. Ian MacDonald devient r?dacteur en chef et senior fellow de l?IML.

OTTAWA, le 28 septembre 2012 ? L?Institut Macdonald-Laurier (IML) annonce le lancement de sa revue bimestrielle, Inside Policy, ainsi que la nomination de L. Ian MacDonald au poste de r?dacteur en chef et au titre de senior fellow de l?IML.

??Nous sommes tr?s heureux de cette initiative??, d?clare Brian Lee Crowley, directeur g?n?ral de l?Institut, r?cemment d?sign? parmi les nouveaux groupes de r?flexion les plus int?ressants du monde. ??Et nous sommes persuad?s que sous la direction de L. Ian MacDonald, Inside Policy deviendra une lecture indispensable pour toute la classe politique canadienne.??

L. Ian MacDonald dirigera Inside Policy apr?s avoir ?t? 10 ans r?dacteur en chef d?Options politiques, dont le lectorat en ligne a ?t? multipli? par six durant cette p?riode pour atteindre 1,2 million de t?l?chargements annuels d?articles. ??Je suis ravi de me joindre ? un groupe de r?flexion en plein essor, qui a acquis en moins de trois ans une r?putation nationale.??

Le premier num?ro d?Inside Policy, qui para?tra le 1 octobre, sera centr? sur les 25 ans de l?Accord de libre ?change Canada??tats-Unis.

Inside Policy sera publi? en ?dition papier pour assurer sa diffusion aupr?s des d?cideurs et chefs d?entreprise canadiens. La revue sera aussi disponible par abonnement, dans certains kiosques et en ?dition num?rique. Enfin, on pourra lire sans frais sa version en ligne sur le site de l?IML, au www.macdonaldlaurier.ca

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - 'On Iowa Live' welcomed Iowa assistant men's basketball coach Kirk Speraw to Monday's program, and Speraw and the guys talked about Iowa men's basketball's 2012 season outlook and Speraw's playing days at Iowa.

Before Speraw joined the show, TV9's Scott Saville and Scott Dochterman, Mike Hlas and Marc Morehouse of The Gazette talked about Iowa's loss to Central Michigan, Iowa State's unbeaten match-up with Texas Tech and plenty more.

Part 1 - Iowa/CMU recap, and a breakdown of the botched onside kick:

Part 2 - The guys welcome Kirk Speraw to the program:

Part 3 - Speraw talks about his 2012 Hawkeye basketball team and the team's new players, including freshman Mike Gesell:

Source: http://www.kcrg.com/sports/cyclones/Watch-On-Iowa-Live-With-Iowa-Assistant-Basketball-Coach-Kirk-Speraw-171092781.html

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Romney 'Recalibrating' Health Care Message, Biden Attacks GOP On Medicare

News outlets reported that as Mitt Romney prepares for Wednesday's debate, which will include health care, Vice President Biden campaigned in Florida, appealing to seniors by criticizing the Romney/Ryan plan for Medicare.

The New York Times: Romney, Appealing to Wider Audience, Recalibrates Message
Candidates who emerge from competitive primaries ? as Mr. Romney did ? often find themselves forced to recalibrate messages and proposals initially aimed at partisan primary voters to appeal to more moderate general election voters.? ... when Mr. Romney was asked in an interview with NBC News this week how he could better connect with Americans, he pointed out: ?Don?t forget ? I got everybody in my state insured.? At a rally that same day, Mr. Romney renewed his call to repeal the president?s health care law (Cooper, 9/28).

The Associated Press: Biden, 69, Seeks Florida Seniors' Vote For Obama
Joe Biden may just be the perfect pitchman for the senior vote. Seeing Medicare as a window to gain new support, President Barack Obama's campaign dispatched the vice president to two sprawling Florida retirement communities Friday, hoping a white-haired 69-year-old running mate will be able to stir enthusiasm among seniors in Democrat-rich South Florida and tip the scales for the state's 29 electoral votes (Sedensky, 9/28).

ABC News: Biden Courts Seniors, Blasts Romney-Ryan on Social Security, Medicare?
He argued that that Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would turn Medicare into ?vouchercare? and increase the direct costs seniors would have to bear. ?Rather than tell you, since their convention or even at their convention, what their position on Medicare is, they?ve gone out of the way and spent tens of millions ? I don?t know maybe hundreds, I don?t know how much, millions of dollars ? on advertising telling you what they say our position on Medicare is,? Biden said. ?All of you in this room know that President Obama has increased the benefits available to people on Medicare today by the action he took" (Saenz, 9/28).

Los Angeles Times: Joe Biden to Florida seniors: Mitt Romney would threaten Medicare
Biden has long been hammering the Republicans on Medicare, which he continued to do here by tying Romney to the plan once offered by his vice presidential pick, Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin. As he acknowledged that Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, has revised his initial plan, Biden said the debate gets to the issue of "someone's credibility" (Memoli, 9/28).

Fox News:?
The vice president said the ?press accurately points out? that he cites Ryan budget numbers to hit Romney, but Biden doubled down on his offensive, saying it?s a ?fair? argument. ... ?Can you imagine the president supporting a plan that would, under any circumstances, would raise the cost for seniors $6,400 your out-of-pocket?? he said, referring to a CBO estimate of the difference between projected health care costs in 2022 and the premium-support subsidy for an average 65-year-old proposed by House Republicans. As voices from the crowd shouted ?No!? Biden continued, ?So press, that?s why I raise it" (Lin, 9/28).

NBC News: In Florida, Biden Assails Romney-Ryan Ticket Over Medicare, Social Security Taxes
[The vice president] did face persistent questioning on the Obama administration's health care plan when he stopped at Nestor's, a Jewish deli in Boca Raton. Steve Grossman, a 39-year-old who said he worked in the financial services industry, approached Biden as he sat down to order a tuna salad platter and began asking about health insurance costs. The vice president initially seemed reluctant to answer ...?but he ended up offering a description of state-based health care exchanges more fitting for a think tank roundtable than a deli?(Dann, 9/28).

This is part of Kaiser Health News' Daily Report - a summary of health policy coverage from more than 300 news organizations. The full summary of the day's news can be found here and you can sign up for e-mail subscriptions to the Daily Report here. In addition, our staff of reporters and correspondents file original stories each day, which you can find on our home page.

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Predatory bacterial crowdsourcing: Scientists ID simple formula that allows bacteria to engulf food in waves

ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2012) ? Move forward. High-five your neighbor. Turn around. Repeat.

That's the winning formula of one of the world's smallest predators, the soil bacteria Myxococcus xanthus, and a new study by scientists at Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School shows how M. xanthus uses the formula to spread, engulf and devour other bacteria.

The study, featured on the cover of this month's online issue of the journal PLOS Computational Biology, shows how the simple motions of individual bacteria are amplified within colonies of M. xanthus to form millions-strong waves moving outward in unison. The findings answer longstanding questions about how the waves form and the competitive edge they provide M. xanthus.

"When the cells at the edge of the colony are moving outward, they are unlikely to encounter another M. xanthus cell, so they keep moving forward," said lead author Oleg Igoshin, assistant professor of bioengineering at Rice. "When they are traveling the other way, back toward the rest of the colony, they are likely to encounter other cells of their kind, and when they pass beside one of these and touch, they get the signal to turn around."

Igoshin said the net effect is that the cells "spend more time moving outward than inward, and as a result, they spread faster."

M. xanthus is an oft-studied model organism in biology but, Igoshin said, it is one of the few well-studied organisms that lends itself to the study of systems biology, a rapidly growing field of life sciences that aims to model and discover emergent phenomena -- like the rippling waves of M. xanthus colonies -- that have a basis in genetics but only become apparent when cells cooperate.

"Most of the model bacteria that biologists selected for study in the lab were chosen because they were very good at growing on their own in a test tube and not sticking to the wall or to one another," Igoshin said. "When we were choosing model organisms, we lost a lot of the social properties that systems biologists like to study. M. xanthus is different in that people chose to study it because it grew into cool patterns and structures arising from cooperative behavior."

As a computational biologist, Igoshin specializes in creating mathematical models that accurately describe the behavior of living systems. Such models are useful for understanding the cellular and even genetic basis of emergent phenomena.

In the case of M. xanthus waves, Igoshin and Rice graduate student Haiyang Zhang and postdoctoral fellow Peng Shi created an agent-based model, a computer program that simulated the actions and interactions of individual cells to examine how they collectively produced M. xanthus waves.

The model showed that just three ingredients were needed to generate the rippling behavior:

• When two cells moving toward one another have side-to-side contact, they exchange a signal that causes one of them to reverse.
• A time interval after each reversal during which cells cannot reverse again.
• Physical interactions that cause the cells to align.

To verify the model's accuracy, Igoshin's team partnered with UTHealth's Heidi Kaplan, associate professor of microbiology and molecular genetics. Kaplan and graduate students Zalman Vaksman and Douglas Litwin, both of the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, used time-lapse images from microscopes to examine the behavior of M. xanthus waves. The experiments confirmed the relationships between wavelength, reversal time and cell velocity that had been predicted by the model.

"We also found an interesting flip side for the behavior, which was counterintuitive and unexpected," Kaplan said. "The same behavior that causes the waves to spread quickly and to cover newly found prey also allows M. xanthus cells to stay on a patch of food and not drift away until the food is devoured."

The exact biochemical signals that the cells use to sense their prey and signal one another to reverse are still a mystery, but the new study helps to narrow the field. For example, many signals between bacteria do not require physical contact, but the study found that the reversing behavior requires contact between cells.

"If the mechanism for this behavior can be found, it could prove useful for synthetic biologists who are interested in programming touch-induced functions into synthetic organisms," Igoshin said.

The research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The computer modeling was performed on three NSF-funded Rice supercomputers -- STIC, SUG@R and DAVinCI -- that are jointly managed and operated by Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology and Rice's Department of Information Technology.

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France taxes rich and business to slash deficit

PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande's Socialist government unveiled sharp tax hikes on business and the rich on Friday in a 2013 budget aimed at showing France has the fiscal rigor to remain at the core of the euro zone.

The package will recoup 30 billion euros ($39 billion) for the public purse with a goal of narrowing the deficit to 3.0 percent of national output next year from 4.5 percent this year - France's toughest single belt-tightening in 30 years.

But with record unemployment and a barrage of data pointing to economic stagnation, there are fears the deficit target will slip as France falls short of the modest 0.8 percent economic growth rate on which it is banking for next year.

The budget will also disappoint pro-reform lobbyists by merely freezing France's high public spending rather than daring to attack ministerial budgets as Spain did this week in a bid to avoid the conditions of an international bailout.

"This is a fighting budget to get the country back on the rails," Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said, adding that the 0.8 percent growth target was "realistic and ambitious".

"It is a budget which aims to bring back confidence and to break this spiral of debt that gets bigger and bigger."

With public debt at a post-war record of 91 percent of the economy, the budget is vital to France's credibility not only among euro zone partners but also in markets which for now are allowing it to borrow at record-low yields under two percent.

The government said the budget was the first in a series of steps to bring its deficit down to 0.3 percent of GDP by 2017 - missing an earlier target of a zero deficit by then.

Of the total 30 billion euros of savings, around 20 billion will come from tax increases on households and companies, with tax increases already approved this year to contribute some 4 billion euros to revenues in 2013. The freeze on spending will contribute around 10 billion euros.

FEARS OF EXODUS

To the dismay of business leaders who fear an exodus of top talent, the government confirmed a temporary 75 percent super-tax rate for earnings over one million euros and a new 45 percent band for revenues over 150,000 euros.

Together, those two measures will bring in around half a billion euros. Higher tax rates on dividends and other investments, plus cuts to existing tax breaks will bring in several billion more.

Business will be hit with measures including a cut in amount of loan interest which is tax-deductible and the cutting of an existing tax break on capital gains from certain share sales - moves worth around four billion and two billion euros each.

Four months after he defeated Nicolas Sarkozy, Hollande's approval ratings are in free-fall as many French feel he has been slow to get to grips with the economic slow-down and unemployment at a 10-year high and rising.

Data on Friday confirmed France posted zero growth in the second quarter, marking nine months of stagnation, as a pickup in business investment and government spending was offset by a worsening trade balance and sluggish consumer expenditure.

Despite a rise in wages, consumers - traditionally the motor of France's growth - increased their savings to 16.4 percent of income from 16.0 percent a year earlier. In another setback, other data showed consumer spending dropped 0.8 percent in August.

"Altogether the data paint the picture of a stagnating economy," said BNP economist Dominique Barbet.

BNP Paribas economist Helene Baudchon said the deficit was likely to come in above 3.0 percent due to the weak growth outlook. "As things stand, achieving a deficit of 3.3 percent would in itself be a remarkable outcome," she said.

(Additional reporting by Catherine Bremer and Brian Love; writing by Mark John)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/frances-hollande-stakes-credibility-2013-budget-063948579--business.html

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School Music Program Loans New Instruments To All 5th Graders ...

Despite schools across Michigan cutting music programs out of the curriculum ? 5th grade students at Warren Consolidated Schools are enjoying the high notes thanks to a new initiative that lets them all learn to play.

It?s just coming into tune, but students like Sydney Marsalais are already learning the scales of success ? and know how rare an opportunity this is.

?Because a lot of those kids would like to really try band and I just feel bad for them, because if they love to actually try to play an instrument then I just feel bad that the don?t,? said Marsalais.

For fourteen years elementary band teacher Catherine Case had to get creative with instrument instruction. But now the sounds of flutes, clarinets, trumpets and drums fill the classroom walls.

Dr. Robert Shaner has trumpeted the program. He?s?the school district?s instruction and technology executive director, and he has lobbied hard to get it off the ground. ?Arts are a 21st century skill. (It) helps kids to be creative and innovative in the classroom and as we know that?s what we want in the 21st century, because the kids are going to have to be really creative to be competitive in the 21st century job market,? said Shaner.

What?s so unique about this program is that each 5th grader receives a new instrument and is offered the opportunity to buy it at the end of the year so they can keep playing for years to come. Case said, ?It?s been proven that students who are in band or a musical group score 27 percent higher over four years.?

But even though Mrs. Case knows how crucial it is to perform ? students like Marsalais just want to play. She said, ?It?s kind of happy that I actually am learning how to play a new instrument that I never played before.?

Source: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/09/27/school-music-program-loans-new-instruments-to-all-5th-graders/

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by Chris Brown on Thursday, September 27, 2012

I received an email today with a request to tell my readers about a unique, new campaign launch that offers an emerging business the opportunity to win a business JumpStart with $100,000 in agency services from Blue Collar Interactive.

I skip over most of the requests I receive for pushing out information to readers, but I thought this may be of interest:

The JumpStart campaign aims to award one deserving emerging company with $100K in agency services in exchange for a creative, online pitch. They select three finalists who demonstrates the greatest need by delivering the most compelling pitch and the public will vote on the winner.? The deadline for submissions is Oct. 26, 2012, with the Top 5 Finalists selected and announced for the public to vote on shortly thereafter.

Entries can be submitted at the campaign website . Good luck to all!

Source: http://brandandmarket.com/enter-the-business-jumpstart-contest-to-win-free-agency-services/

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Out-of-Pocket Costs: High and Rising | Michigan Elder Law Center ...

The last several years of life are often the most expensive due to out-of-pocket expenses that are not covered by Medicare. A new study by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Manhattan documents the significant financial burden on individuals and families as result of out-of-pocket costs for older adults at the close of their life.

Published in The Journal of General Internal Medicine, the report analyzed data about 3,209 people who participated in the national Health and Retirement Study and who died between 2002 and 2008. The survey collects information about medical out-of-pocket spending every two years:

• On average, people with Medicare coverage paid $38,688 for medical care in the last five years of life.
• There was enormous variation, with 25 percent of participants spending an average $101,791 out-of-pocket for medical services and 25 percent spending an average $5,163 during this period.
• One-quarter of older adults incurred out-of-pocket medical expenses that exceeded the total value of their assets during this five-year period. Forty-three percent of older adults incurred expenses that exceeded their assets, excluding the value of their homes.
• People with Alzheimer?s disease spent more than those with any other type of illness ? an average $66,155 during the last five years of life, compared with average spending of $32,129 for cancer, $37,996 for cardiovascular disease and $38,517 for diabetes.
• Long-term care expenses (nursing home, assisted living), which aren?t covered by Medicare, much to many families? deep surprise, were the No. 1 category of out-of-pocket spending, followed by home health care.

Besides long-term care, traditional Medicare does not pay for companions or homemakers who help older people get dressed, eat, bathe and cook; dental services; hearing aids and eyeglasses.

Naturally, this has become a presidential campaign issue, with the Republicans having proposed a voucher system for Medicare that most analysts predict will increase older adults? out-of-pocket costs. According to Robert Moffit, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research group, all proposals being discussed by the Republicans will require seniors to pay more.

A June 2011 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that people with Medicare spent 16 percent of their income on out-of-pocket medical expenses in 2006 (an average $4,241 per Medicare member), up from 12 percent in 1997.

Read More: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/the-high-cost-of-out-of-pocket-expenses/

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Bill Clinton gets $2 billion in pledges to tackle world's woes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Healthcare for athletes with mental disabilities, organic know-how for Indian farmers and solar technology for isolated communities were among the pledges made at former U.S. President Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit, which ended on Tuesday.

With its theme of "Designing for Impact" and an emphasis on improving the lives of women and girls in the developing world, heads of states, business leaders and humanitarians at the eighth annual Clinton Global Initiative made 150 new pledges valued at about $2 billion to tackle some of the world's woes.

The three-day summit, scheduled when world leaders are in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly, also featured appearances from U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, as well as Egypt's new Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi.

"I am convinced that cooperation, not conflict, will define this century," Clinton said.

The meeting is largely a networking opportunity for some of the world's power brokers to exchange ideas and forge partnerships. It also offers a chance for successful companies to highlight projects that demonstrate social responsibility.

On the opening day, Clinton asked Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke if the company would consider opening a store in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Duke noted the company has opened stores in some of the world's more troubled cities, but politely declined the suggestion.

The summit was also a family affair. Clinton introduced his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who made remarks. And their daughter Chelsea, a board member, moderated a session called "The Case for Optimism in the 21st Century."

The idea for the summit came from Clinton's frustration with attending conferences while he was president that prompted no action. When the initiative began, corporations tended to show up and write checks to fund humanitarian programs. Now many see philanthropy in terms of investment opportunities.

The pledges will impact 22 million people, the Clinton initiative said. Some of the commitments took the form of donations.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Suntech Power Holdings and the GlobalECHO Foundation teamed up to install $250,000 worth of solar panels worth $250,000 at a hospital that treats victims of sexual violence.

"When you hear the stories of what they're dealing with, you can't not help them," said Andrew Beebe, Suntech's chief commercial officer.

(Reporting By Edith Honan; editing by Christopher Wilson)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/former-president-clinton-gets-2-billion-pledges-tackle-021215062--finance.html

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Drink the Brown ? Part 2 - Fortified Wines Malvasia Portugal ...

Madeira, a fortified wine produced on the tiny Atlantic island of the same name, ages in an equally odd fashion as sherry (see the previous post). The best madeiras end up ageing for years, usually decades, in the attics of lodges in Funchal, cooked by the warm Madeira sun. This method?is called canteiro, as opposed to the less-time consuming estufagem process which involves artificially heating the wine.

Exposing wine to high heat and wide temperature swings for decades at a time is exactly the opposite of how I was taught to?treat fine wine, but it seems to work quite well for madeira. In fact, after suffering through summer after summer in a semi-tropical attic, Madeira becomes quite resilient. After all, what else can you do to the stuff? It can last in the bottle for decades or even centuries.

You?ll see standard madeira blends classified by flavor profile (dry, medium sweet, etc.), but if you?re going to buy some madeira, spend a bit more and go for one with a more specific classification, such as Sercial, Verdelho, Bual and Malmsey, which indicate the predominant grape variety as well as the level of sweetness. Sercial is the driest, and Malmsey the sweetest (you can?read more information about these?styles here and here.) These categories are then further subdivided by age.

At Stella!?in New Orleans, I had a Rare Wine Company ?New York? Malmsey?Special Reserve, produced by Vinhos?Barbeito. ?Malmsey? on a madeira label indicates that it?s made from Malvasia grapes, and the words ?Special Reserve? guarantee that the youngest wine in the blend is at least 10 years old. Although this is among the sweetest styles of madeira, I didn?t have it with dessert. The creative sommelier, Marc J. Doiron,?paired it with some crispy veal sweetbreads with andouille sausage, turnips and egg yolk.

Good heavens, what a marvelous pairing! The madeira smelled rich and woodsy, with some wheat toast in there as well. It tasted predictably sweet and caramelly, but amazing bright acids kicked in on the finish, ensuring that it would be food friendly. It complemented the delicate sweetbreads but stood up to the andouille and turnips as well. Quite the balancing act! I don?t often write ?Wow!? in my notebook, but write it I did.

I don?t currently have any madeira at home, but you can bet it will be on my Christmas list. I could imagine it pairing well with some roast pork with sweet potatoes, or?perhaps turkey with stuffing. Indeed, madeira was quite popular in colonial America, making it a thoroughly appropriate choice for Thanksgiving. Get a bottle now, give it a try, and if you can manage to avoid drinking the whole thing, you can serve the rest to the more adventurous palates at your Thanksgiving table, assuming you have a few. If you don?t, then I say forget hosting dinner and head to Stella! instead. It?s not inexpensive, but my goodness, the food and wine is sheer delight.

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How To Acquire The Best Supplies For ... - Recreation and Sports ...

Owning a horse is expensive. Owners are feeling the continuous increase in costs for veterinary fees, stabling fees, and equestrian supplies. They still have high prices that the customer is left to face with despite the local shops having good customer service. It will be more difficult to find these supplies for horseracing if you live in the countryside. Luckily, it is possible to acquire the best supplies at a cheaper price by going online and checking the online retailers. They can ensure the quick delivery of your purchases at a better price when compared to the local shops. It is ideal to support the local business but sometimes it is more practical to do your purchases online especially for grooming supplies, horse coats, and saddles. Purchasing these items online will allow you to save more since these can be expensive in the local business. You will be able to have sufficient cash for veterinary visits and horse feeds with the money you have saved.

Shops found on the internet provide everything when it comes to horse equipment such as feeds, and paddock care. Investing a lot of time in conducting research when finding the best shops and affordable prices is paramount to finding the best equestrian supplies. The supplier should have a good reputation, make certain of this. It is also a necessity for them to have quality customer service and support in order to answer any queries you have on an item, shipping, or your orders. If you are just beginning with internet shopping, you will be reluctant. Asking a relative or close friend who has had experience with purchasing from the internet will be beneficial for you. Whether or not they are completely based on the web or not, good equestrian marketers always provide a phone line. Research on their return policies so that you will be aware of what to do in case you need to have an item returned or exchanged.

When purchasing feeds on the internet, it is advisable that you read thoroughly its description and avoid from purchasing anything that your horses have never tried before as it will be more difficult for you to return any items when compared to local distributors. Supplies needed for a horse race will be easy for you to buy. You can inquire about their return policy and find out when items are usually shipped in order to determine the date of arrival of your purchases.

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Toyota Pushes Hybrid Models, Scales Back Plans for EV ...

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September 25, 2012

Toyota Pushes Hybrid Models, Scales Back Plans for EV

Toyota will roll out 21 hybrid vehicles by the end of 2015, while scaling back plans for widespread sales of its new all-electric compact in a decision that signals the company?s growing confidence in its hybrid strategy and its tepid view of battery-powered vehicles.

Toyota predicted its sales of hybrid models will likely surpass 1 million this year ? nearly double what it sold in 2011 ? and expects to maintain this level of sales through 2015. Despite its confidence in the hybrid vehicles, Toyota acknowledged the need to cut costs to increase profitability and spur sales, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Toyota will release its all-electric eQ on a limited basis in December to local governments and selected users in Japan and the US, a decision that marks the company?s conservative outlook of the market for battery-powered cars. Toyota said a lack of demand for the technology prompted the automaker to drop its plan for widespread sales.

Early demand for EVs has fallen short of projections, according to a Lux Research report that recommended EV manufacturers focus on strategies other than scaling up production to lower Li-ion battery costs and boost flagging sales.

In 2010, Toyota had announced plans to sell several thousand of the all-electric eQ vehicles per year when it originally unveiled the compact EV.

The eQ compact, which is based on the iQ Scion, features a new high-output lithium-ion battery that uses a minimum amount of space, and boasts an improved electric power consumption rate of 104 Wh/km.

Toyota also announced its sedan-type fuel cell vehicle is scheduled for launch around 2015. The vehicle has a power output density of 3 kW/L, more than twice the density of the fuel cell stack currently used in the fuel cell hybrid prototype, but is about half the size and weight. Toyota also developed a high-efficiency boost converter, which increased the voltage, making it possible to reduce the size of the motor and the number of fuel cells.

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A Case For Relevancy in an Arguably Irrelevant Community ...

Maybe it's because I'm young, naive, and easily excitable having yet to be jaded by the pointy elbows of Capitalism, but I think WickedFire could be more. You're thinking,

"More? What the fuck does that even mean!?"

And that's fair. But first I'll address your next question:

"Why the fuck did you write this?"

I took some time out to write this proposal because I have a really big chubby for the idea of community. I've always agreed that once I've established a modest level of success in business, I'd strive to be an impact player at the city and local industry level. It's a win-win. I do believe there are differences between a real world, local community and an online, global forum, but I'll address those if a discussion follows.

Secondly, I've spent too much time around this board for the sake of entertainment and not enough time adding or extracting value. That's going to change, and until I write this community off entirely, I will do my part.

In response to your first question, I'll start by defining what I perceive WickedFire to be. Keep in mind that my first encounter with web design was in 1999 while my first meaningful encounter with SEO was in 2011. WickedFire is a shallow knowledgebase and common for internet marketers and related professionals. And of course, all of the meaningful stuff happens between newly-connected members off-site or offline. But in an industry that is particularly gaurded due to constant warring with search engineers, easily exploitable markets, and a wavering level of ethics, I find it hard to differentiate between the who's who. It was Guerilla who told me, "'Peasant' is just a state of mind." Among the "peasant" pool of our active membership, I see people with at least a basic understanding of marketing (exceptions apply), a commendable drive, and the want to work and learn. To me, that sums up potential. To vets, well, I've heard more than a few remarks regarding the "poor" state of this community in comparison to five years ago. I can't attest to that. But I am a witness to the upside, and I'm one of them. So here's my proposal:

This is not a plea for vets to hire out and mentor a new guy. Instead, leverage the membership here at WickedFire (and no, taking advantage of a situation does not require malicious intent). In my short time here, I can't recall the number of moments I've thought to myself, "Oh snap, that guy is a developer/designer/manufacturer/real estate agent/cock fluffer." Give us - small business founders and freelancers - a way to connect and collaborate beyond STS or the many useful sub-forums currently available.

I suppose this should be directed to Jon, but I'd like to hear what everyone else thinks about this proposal.

TL;DR: Give us - small business founders and freelancers - a way to connect and collaborate beyond STS or the many useful sub-forums currently available.

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Rockford For Sale By Owner: NEW LISTING! ROSCOE 2-STORY ...

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Newest "50 Shades" is ?5-Stars? Say Picky Erotica Readers ...

Lexi Maxxwell?s newest title, ?50 Shades of Lexi Maxxwell,?
published just two weeks ago has already 32 reviews, with an
average of 4.9 out of 5 stars. XXX Files I love writing for my readers. It?s one of my favorite things I do, and I see no reason why they should spend a fortune to familiarize themselves with my writing.

Lexi Maxxwell, prolific erotica author, gathered 50 previously published short stories in a ?mega-bundle,? and released the title for the bargain price of $9.99. Capitalizing on the runaway success of E.L. James breakthrough ?mommy porn? title, ?50 Shades of Grey,? Maxxwell titled her bundle ?50 Shades? as shorthand for erotica.

After publishing a short title each week nearly every week this year, ?50 Shades? is Ms. Maxxwell?s most successful work to date. It assembles much of her work from earlier in the year into a single, massive collection that makes it easy for her fans to have their favorite stories all in one book, while giving new fans an opportunity to dip their toe into her work for only .20 per story.

Maxxwell said, ?I love writing for my readers. It?s one of my favorite things I do, and I see no reason why they should spend a fortune to familiarize themselves with my writing.?

When asked if she felt like she was pricing herself too low, Maxxwell said, ?No, absolutely not. I write constantly, and I?ll always have new stuff. ?50 Shades? offers new readers a great way to get to know me. Once you read one Lexi Maxxwell short, you will want to read another, so I don?t see an underpriced book as leaving dollars on the table, I see it as gaining a possible lifetime reader. That means everything to me.?

According to Maxxwell, and many of the erotica forums, on Amazon and many other places online, there?s an abundance of subpar erotica. She wanted to give readers an easy way to recommend her work to their friends.

?There?s a ton of garbage out there. Just because there?s a ton of cheap erotica, doesn?t mean that much of the erotica is a good deal. Nothing is more valuable than your time. I want to produce erotica that?s worth reading, without being hard on your wallet.?

So far, Maxxwell?s gamble has payed off big with reader enthusiasm. In just two short weeks, ?50 Shades of Lexi Maxxwell? has earned 30 5-star reviews and 2 4-star reviews.

?I couldn?t be more thrilled,? Maxxwell said. ?I feel very, very fortunate to have such wonderful readers; readers who enjoy my work enough to take their valuable time to leave a review. Positive reviews are one of the hardest things for authors to earn, by far. Clicking on the ?50 Shades? page and seeing so many 5-star reviews tells me I?m writing the right things, and writing them in the right way.?

Lexi?s fanbase has been steadily growing through the year, and is poised to explode once she finally releases her first full novel later this year.

?I?m pushing for an October release,? she said. ?But I?m willing to nudge it to November if I need to. This isn?t a short story, it?s a full book, with the character arcs and solid development readers expect. It?s worth my time and attention to make sure it?s my best work before its release.?

In the meantime, Maxxwell is considering putting together another bundle.

?I?m definitely thinking about it. Fans loved the first one, and I don?t want anyone waiting too long to get what they really want.?

In the meantime, fans, new readers, or the simply curious can find Lexi?s serialized erotica hit, The XXX Files for free.

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Software Engineering ? One of the Fastest Growing Job Title ...

Internet and Technology | Computers and Technology | * Written by Patrica | Sunday, 23 September 2012 18:42 | Word Count: 528

The world is going digital. Most of what we do involves computers, and very few businesses can run without the help of some sort of computer.?With the need for software engineers increasing in virtually every part of the economy, computer.org/portal/web/swebok" target="_blank">software engineering has become one of the fastest-growing job titles in the U.S. The growing demand for software engineers, coupled with good working conditions and a strong earning potential, has made the job the best profession in the world, according to a new study.

Mechanical devices in automobiles, airplanes, and power plants are being replaced by software components because software is more adaptable, can provide more functionality, and can be upgraded more easily to accommodate future needs. Start-ups are creating some amazing products and services in the current web boom. And all this would not be possible without software engineers.?The role of computer engineers is to create and develop new computer software and hardware using a variety of problem solving techniques plus advanced computer and electrical knowledge.

As software applications have grown more complex, there has been a surge in the demand for software engineers who have the knowledge and expertise to develop high-quality software systems. Software is used in medical devices, transportation systems, and financial systems to automate repetitive but critical tasks. Scientists and business researchers use software to sift through data warehouses and to identify pertinent facts and trends. Banking, insurance, telecommunications, and other service industries use software to automate and personalize the services they offer to their customers. Virtually every area of business is being transformed and updated with the latest software technology and software engineers who can help with that transformation are reaping the benefits.

Computer engineers are in demand across all industries ranging from media and manufacturing through to industrial and web development companies. Constant trainings, developments, and computer software certifications helps software engineers enhance their skills and job knowledge at each level?keeping a company current and ahead of the competitors.

Despite the recent downturn in information technology, employment of computer software engineers is expected to increase much faster than the average for all occupations, as businesses and other organizations adopt and integrate new technologies and seek to maximize the efficiency of their computer systems. Demand for computer software engineers is said to increase as computer networking continues to grow. The employment of computer software engineers is expected to increase by 32 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations.

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More than four years ago, in one of my first columns for The Root, I wrote about pop star Usher Raymond?s proud papa moments in a piece titled ?What My Father Could Learn From Usher.?

At the time black fatherhood was dominating the airwaves with shows featuring Snoop Lion (n?e Dog), Deion Sanders and Rev. Run. Adding to the list of Cliff Huxtable heir apparents was Usher, who had just married Tameka Foster, the mother of his unborn son. The wedding wasn?t well-received by fans or Usher?s own mother, Johnetta. The ?controversy? baffled me because all I could see was a man standing up for the woman he loved.

As a fatherless child, I was awed by Usher?s 2008 appearance on MTV?s TRL. Addressing the rumors swirling around his new marriage and threatening to suck it down into a tabloid abyss, Raymond grabbed a mic and looked all the haters out there in TV Land directly in the eye: ?I?m a black, strong man in America standing up for my people as a man,? Usher said to the camera.

?To my wife, to my son, to my family, I?m making a stand that a lot of us should make. I could?ve been like any other man who would have a child and just, you know, live with that woman and continue to just, you know, play the game. I?m tryna do it the right way. This is the way you should do it. Pay attention, fellas.?Four years ago I wrote that I?d wished my own father had received a message like that in 1980. A message about sticking around and sticking to your guns. A message about what men ?should? be doing as opposed to what too many men were doing. It resonated with me and with readers.

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