For nearly 25 years, I have had some form of hair color on my hair.
I've been red, black, and blonde; I've had hi-lights, low lights, and color blocking. I also think at one point I had turquoise bangs. The rainbow's colors pale in comparison my colors. But I finally did it! I grew out my hair to its natural color. No highlights, low lights, not even a toner, just my own god-given color.
I figured maybe it was time for a fresh start. I also wanted to see just how much grey there really was. I even had a fleeting thought that I might like my natural color and stop coloring my hair all together (ha ha ha …yeah right). I also was interested to see how long it would take me to grow the color out. I was ready for the challenge but I have to tell you, the growing-out phase was a process and at times a severe struggle.
There are a couple ways of going about it. The way I chose to do it was to cut my hair into a short tousled hair style and ride out the regrowth line. The regrowth line is the visible line were the colored hair and your hair's natural color meet. The short haircut did two things for me, it removed most of the hair that had color on it; and with a tousled style I could cover my part. By covering the part, I couldn't see that pesky regrowth line. I work in front of mirrors all day and I knew I wouldn't be able stand it if I saw that line every day. I needed to camouflage it as long as possible. Out of sight, out of mind as they say.
My chosen hair color compared to my natural color wasn't too far-off. Therefore I didn't have a huge noticeable line as my hair grew out. If your hair is between 75 and 100 percent grey and you've been coloring it a medium brown, your regrowth line is going to be very noticeable. A short haircut may not help, or you may not want to have a short haircut. I would suggest highlighting your hair to blend the color and soften that regrowth line. Granted, it will take you longer to get to your natural color, but sometimes the longer road is the best one.
I have many clients who color to cover grey and every once in a while they talk about growing out their hair to their natural color. I've had people make it as far as three weeks and some make it as far as three months before giving up and making a color appointment. However I have also had clients who saw the process through to the end and decided they loved being grey and wore it with pride. Whatever you choose, it's about expressing yourself. I'm not saying it was an easy transition, there were times I wanted to color it, but I'm glad I stuck to my guns. There were many times I had a color tube in my hand ready to mix up something wild, but I didn't, and I'm glad.
If you have any questions about growing out your grey, contact me. We will come up with the best game plan for you to reach your hair goal.
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Data Incident Notification Toolkit | Notification Letter Components (Section Two) | Incident-Specific Web Site Template (Section Three) | Incident Response FAQ (Section Four) | Generic Identity Theft Web Site (Section Five)
I. Before getting started
A. Do I need to issue a press release?
B. Who will the press release be sent to? Victims? Media outlets?
C. What medium will be used for the press release?
D. Do I have legal obligations relative to the press release? Is it serving as "substitute notice" per state law?
II. Elements of a press release
A. Summary statement
i. The first sentence of a news release should contain a summary of the entire story so that those reading the release know exactly what is going on.
ii.What are you doing?
Announcing a breach? A theft?
Announcing that the case has been resolved? That notification has occurred?
C. Brief incident details:
ii. Who is affected/not affected? What specific types of personal information are involved?
iv. What does evidence suggest? (e.g. "No evidence to indicate data has been misused...")
D. Expression of regret (if appropriate)
i. If details of the incident are still unclear, it may not be appropriate or advisable to express regret.
E. Concrete steps the institution is taking to prevent this from happening again.
F. Major (re)actions taken.
G. For more information, ...
III. Sample snippets
A. Introduction and Basic Description
1. University of Kansas officials today announced they have detected suspected computer hacking into a file server that contained records on 1,450 students, most of whom were international students.
2. University of California, Berkeley, police are investigating the theft of a campus laptop computer that contained files with the names and Social Security numbers of more than 98,000 individuals, mostly graduate students or applicants to the campus's graduate programs.
3. UCLA began mailing letters June 5 about the theft of a laptop computer from a locked van at a UCLA blood drive last November. The computer held a database containing personal information from some 145,000 people who have donated blood and platelets to the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center since 1985.
4. A Boston College student has been suspended from the University for violation of the University's computer use policy after he admitted to illegally obtaining personal identification numbers (PIN) and Social Security numbers of a number of BC students, staff, faculty and recent graduates by using keystroke-capturing software.
B. Impacted Persons and the Information at Risk
5. The server contained personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, on current, former and prospective students, as well as current and former faculty and staff.
6. The stolen computer contained information on most individuals who applied to graduate school at UC Berkeley between fall 2001 and spring 2004 (except law school students in the JD, LLM, and JSD programs); graduate students who registered at UC Berkeley between fall 1989 and fall 2003 (including law school students in the JD, LLM, and JSD programs); recipients of doctoral degrees from 1976 through 1999 (excluding law school students in the JD program); and other small groups of individuals. Approximately one-third of all of the computer's files contained dates of birth and/or addresses in addition to Social Security numbers and names.
7. The server contained personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, on current, former and prospective students, as well as current and former faculty and staff. The vast majority of students involved were new students within the past five years. The faculty and staff data was contained in a file from the Wildcat Card identification system.
8. The server did not include any information related to the UConn Health Center's electronic patient records and no patient information was affected, said Kerntke.
9. Student laptop computers were not breached, and, at this time, school officials believe that [population e.g. current undergraduates] were not affected.
C. Incident details
10. Five apparent hacking incidents, which took place between Jan. 6 and 17, were discovered Jan. 21. Once officials determined yesterday that university data had been downloaded, the incidents were reported immediately to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the INS and other appropriate agencies. The university is assisting the FBI in efforts to identify and apprehend the person or people responsible for the hacking.
11. The University discovered the hacking during routine monitoring of the network. An investigation revealed that the hackers installed software to store files, such as for movies or games, on the system and attempted to break into other computers.
12. The computer was stolen March 11 when an individual entered a restricted area of the Graduate Division offices that was momentarily unoccupied. A campus employee saw the individual leaving with the laptop and contacted campus police. The case remains under investigation.
13. According to Moore, an extensive computer forensics investigation concluded that the computer was not targeted to access personal information, but to allow the hacker to launch attacks on other computers on the Internet.
14. As a result of the detection, the computer was immediately taken off-line and the breach secured.
D. "Statements of Perceived Risk"
15. "Even though we believe this incident puts users of University technology at low risk of identity theft, we felt it was essential to notify them of the incident," he said. Kerntke advised individuals to consider submitting a fraud alert to the three national credit reporting agencies as this will make it more difficult for identity theft to occur.
16. "While this is worrisome, we have no evidence that anyone has extracted the private information and is using it," she added. "We wanted to advise our donors to be extra alert to signs of possible misuse of their personal identities."
17. In a statement to the media, Director of Public Affairs Jack Dunn said there was no evidence that personal information was accessed in any way, but given the seriousness of the issue, Boston College decided to send out a precautionary advisory to those alumni whose names were on the database with Federal Trade Commission guidelines they could follow to help ensure their privacy.
18. "Based on forensic analysis, there is no indication that any of the data on the machine was actually compromised---only that the opportunity for someone to access it existed," Kerntke said. "Even so, the University wants to be sure individuals are aware of the situation so they can carefully monitor their financial records for unauthorized activity over the next several months."
19. The student, whose identity is protected under student privacy laws, admitted to the dean of student development that he had gathered the information by exploiting a security hole in Microsoft Windows on several public computers on campus, but denied having divulged the information externally in any way. An investigation by the Boston College Police Department confirmed that the information was not misused externally.
20. "Even though we believe this incident puts users of University technology at low risk of identity theft, we felt it was essential to notify them of the incident," he said.
21. No evidence of unauthorized use of personal information included on the computer system has been discovered. However, potential risks associated with identity theft are serious, and the school's administration has taken precautionary steps to inform all affected students, graduate alumni, faculty, staff and others whose information may have been contained on the system about safeguarding measures aimed at protecting privacy.
22. The University reports that it has no evidence that personal information was accessed in any way. However, given the seriousness of the issue, Boston College decided to send out a precautionary advisory to those alumni whose names were on the database. The advisory includes FTC Guidelines to help guard against identity theft.
E. Apology or statement of commitment to security
NOTE: Apologizing for an incident could serve as an admission of guilt and create unnecessary risk to your institution, especially in situations where litigation might follow. Such a statement should be reviewed by General Counsel and Public Relations to ensure the institution is in agreement on whether or not an apology is appropriate. This is especially important if an incident is still under investigation.
23. "We deeply regret this situation and are taking steps to support the affected students," said Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor David Shulenburger. "We will help them in every way possible and do our best to protect against future intrusions."
24. "We deeply regret our delay and the security breach," she said. "We have put new measures into place to better assure that sensitive data stored on laptops are encrypted, protected and limited to essential need."
25. "Blood donors are generous people who sustain the lives of thousands of UCLA patients each year. We would feel terrible if any harm befell them," said Dr. Priscilla Figueroa, director of transfusion medicine for UCLA Medical Center.
F. Major (re)actions taken to prevent future occurrences
26. "We are doing everything we can to prevent this from happening again in the future," he said, noting that the University is reviewing its dependence on social security numbers as a unique identifier, auditing other servers and departments that are not directly part of the breached system but contain or transmit sensitive information, and implementing even more stringent network and server access controls while striving to support the technologically collaborative environment essential to a comprehensive research institution like UConn.
27. Social Security numbers will display only the last 4 digits wherever possible. Helpdesk staff will assist UCLA Healthcare employees in removing private information from laptop and desktop computers and relocating it on secure network servers. Employees must encrypt any sensitive information that needs to remain on their computer's local drive.
28. Upon learning of the breach, Executive Vice President Patrick J. Keating organized a task force of staff from Information Technology, Human Resources, Student Services, Student Affairs, BCPD and Public Affairs, along with a consultant from the Massachusetts State Police, to address the issue.
G. Major (re)actions taken to limit impact to victims
29. "The university will provide anybody whose information was on the hard drive with free identity theft insurance for one year," he said.
30. "The university is offering to pay for consumer identify theft protection insurance for all involved. At a negotiated rate of $7 per person, the total cost will be about $42,210."
31. "We have arranged for you to sign up for a one-year credit protection program from ConsumerInfo.com, Inc., an Experian®, at no cost to you. This program includes identity theft insurance."
H. For more information
32. The School will provide updates for its constituents via the Internet. A Web site providing information and frequently asked questions can be found at <URL>. Affected individuals also can call 1-800 for more information or send an e-mail to [email protected]
33. In addition, the University has established an alumni phone line at (866)683-6369 that will be staffed by BC employees to answer questions regarding the breach. Information is also available at http://www.bc.edu/offices/techsupport/security/.
34.Keating suggested that any faculty and staff with questions on this issue should contact the Office of Human Resources at ext.2-3330. Students should contact Student Services at ext.2-8900.
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The Tao that can be described is not the true Tao.
The Tao Te Ching describes the nature of the infinite; it describes the vibe of the source of all things. Laozi, the author of this text, starts his work by telling the reader that the upcoming descriptions of the Tao are not the Tao itself. He's implying that the reason we humans don't get the Tao is that we let our need for descriptions, our labels, and our language, get in the way of reality.
Laozi realised that his desire to transmit knowledge of the Tao was fundamentally flawed: he had to use language to describe what could only be diminished by description. But that realisation didn't stop him from trying. I suspect Laozi understood that words, while imperfect, can open a reader's eyes to the world around her, and to the world inside her.
Words may not be the destination, but they can point you in the right direction, and they can give you an idea of what you will see when you get there.
The writer of prose knows that words are imperfect. He knows that his ability to communicate an idea or feeling is limited by his knowledge of words and how they work together. But, like Laozi, the writer believes in the power of the human mind, its ability to transmute words into magic, to find the infinite through the finite.


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Imagine Christmas morning with the most boring parents in the neighborhood. Two kids with bleary eyes and flannel pajamas tumble down stairs excitedly, only to stumble on a pile of building blocks and baby dolls. Their overly practical parents decided that glossy red and green paper was a waste of money. And curling the gold ribbon was just too much trouble. Tsk tsk.
Unwrapping presents, no matter the holiday, is half the fun. The same principle applies to your business's packaging.
It doesn't matter what your product is, or how much you charged for it. Packaging will either enhance or reduce your product in the customer's eyes. To increase sales and encourage repeat customers, you better make sure your packaging enhances the product.
As marketers who appreciate the value of packaging, we've got some advice for how you can improve the customer experience with a bit of paper and a lot of creativity. Texture is one of the most important elements of product packaging.
An intriguing texture will highlight the value of your product. A box of chocolate tied with a velvet ribbon makes the contents feel—even taste—extra luxurious. Are you going for a luxurious, hassle-free or delightful customer experience? Whatever mood you want to evoke in customers, use texture to enhance it.
Packaging will build your brand or break it down. Just as texture affects your customers' experience, color will impact your brand. Don't let the opportunity for brand building via packaging pass your company by: choose colors carefully.
For example, a winery with a grape motif on all other marketing elements would be crazy not to extend the design to their packaging. And the color purple would be perfect for wine crates that really stand out.
Selecting the right material for your packaging is as important as choosing an unusual texture and a relevant color. Plus, your packaging material can be a brand-builder (or destroyer) just like color. Material will tell your company's story if it reflects your mission. A picture frame made from recycled bottle caps won't make sense wrapped in plastic bubble wrap. But protecting your product with something more sustainable is smart and environmentally friendly.
Great packaging makes a good customer experience even better. It can build anticipation and signify what's special about your product. Like wrapping paper, it can even prolong the fun of being your customer.


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"Dead as a doornail" has been used for several centuries to refer to something that's completely and irrevocably dead.
"Dead as a doornail" is an interesting idiom with a complex and long history. It is also one that still doesn't make a great deal of sense. English speakers, new and native, have wondered over the nature of this idiom, and its true origin, for centuries. What exactly is it about a "doornail" that more dead than any other kind of nail?
Explore Dead as a doornail
1 Meaning of "Dead as a doornail"
2 When to Use "Dead as a doornail"
3 Example Sentences with "Dead as a doornail"
4 Why Do Writers Use "Dead as a doornail?"
5 Origins of "Dead as a doornail"
6 Related Idioms
Meaning of "Dead as a doornail"
"Dead as a doornail" is a very common idiom that's been used for several centuries to refer to something that's completely, totally, and irrevocably dead. The phrase is used when someone wants to emphasize how lifeless a particular object, event, or even a person appears to be. One might also use it in reference to their own emotional state or that of someone else.
When to Use "Dead as a doornail"
The phrase "dead as a doornail" should be used among friends, family, and colleagues. It is quite easy with idioms, especially one like this, to use it inappropriately in more serious situations, so it is better to avoid doing so.
"Dead as a doornail" might be used by someone to refer to almost anything, for example, how a plant looks, how a class experience was, what a party was like, and sadly, to the passing of another person. Because the phrase is rather insensitive, it is more likely that one will hear it in regard to someone the speaker was not close to. Or, if they were, they would likely say it as a way to ignore their true emotions and the pain of what's happened.
Example Sentences with "Dead as a doornail"
Did you go to that party last night? It was dead as a doornail.
What was it like visiting your aunt? "Oh, we didn't go. She's dead as a doornail."
I wish I could keep my plants alive. They're all dead as a doornail.
What's wrong with you? You're acting as dead as a doornail!
How much longer are you doing to make me wait? I'll be dead as a doornail before you're ready.
Why Do Writers Use "Dead as a doornail?"
Writers use phrases like "dead as a doornail" for a variety of different reasons. Someone like Charles Dickens (see below) used the phrase as a way of creating a bit of humor in a dark and scary moment. His speaker, Scrooge, muses on the meaning of the idiom after using it. This is a great example of how the phrase is used in a new and original way. Often, idioms such as this one have been used for so long and by so many people that they're no longer beneficial in dialogue. But, if used well and in some new original way, it can make a passage more interesting.
Origins of "Dead as a doornail"
The phrase "dead as a doornail" has been used to some extent since the 14th century. There is a very interesting reference to the phrase in a French poem Guillaume de Palerne, translated by William Langland. It reads:
For but ich haue bote of mi bale I am ded as dorenayl.
The same translator also included the phrase in a version of the poem The Vision of William Concerning Piers Plowman from 1362. This time it read:
Fey withouten fait is febelore þen nouȝt, And ded as a dore-nayl.
This is further translated to, "Faith without works is feebler than nothing and dead as a doornail." It should be noted that just because the translator used this phrase in his translation of the poem doesn't mean it is exactly the original writer's intention.
By the time that William Shakespeare was writing his famous plays and poems, the phrase was widely used in English-speaking society. It appears in King Henry VI Part II, written in the 1590s. The line of dialogue reads:
Look on me well: I have eat no meat these five days; yet, come thou and thy five men, and if I do not leave you all as dead as a doornail, I pray God I may never eat grass more.
One of the most well-known references to something being "dead as a doornail," and often where people attribute the phrase, is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. He writes that "Old Marley was dead as a door-nail." Scrooge then continues one to wonder "what there is particularly dead about a door-nail" and suggest that "a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade." He also alludes to the fact that the phrase has been around for a while, "But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it."
Related Idioms
"As dead as a dodo."
"Bit the dust."
"Beyond the pale."
"In the same boat."
"When it rains, it pours."
"Through thick and thin."
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Free and Moderately Priced Experiences in Buffalo Bill's Cody/Yellowstone Country
CODY, Wyo., July 5, 2011 – With the high price of gasoline this summer, vacationers are naturally keeping an eye on the contents of their wallets. Yellowstone Country, comprised of the northwestern Wyoming towns of Cody, Meteetse and Powell and parts of Yellowstone National Park, offers a wide array of affordable experiences, including many that are free.
"The price of gas is unfortunate, but based on advance bookings, vacationers are still choosing to enjoy travel adventures this summer," said Claudia Wade, executive director of the Park County Travel Council, the region's marketing arm. "Yellowstone Country has always been a destination that offers incredible value, and many of our most memorable experiences – like watching our nightly Cody Gunfighters or spotting a bear along the road outside of town – are free."
Wade offers the following ideas for free and moderately priced Cody experiences:
Find "Snoopy the Dog" or "Laughing Pig Rock." The 52-mile road between Cody and the east entrance to Yellowstone National park has abundant rock formations and lava flows that have been named by imaginative locals. The road travels along the north fork of the Shoshone River and traverses the Wapiti Valley through the Shoshone Forest. Don't forget your binoculars. "Wapiti" is an Indian word meaning white tail, or elk, and the region is known for its abundance of deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, grizzly bears and moose.
Visit Heart Mountain Internment Camp, home to some 11,000 Japanese-American citizens – mostly from California – who were interned there following Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. A new visitor center operated by the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will open in August 2011. An interpretive walking tour at the site showcases the history of the camp and its residents. This free site is a must-visit for students of American history, young and old.
Watch a gunfight. The place to be at 6 p.m. on summer evenings is outside the Irma Hotel to watch the supremely entertaining Cody Gunfighters engage in Western skits that always end up in a gunfight (often prompted by a damsel in distress). Kids learn a bit about gun safety, and parents enjoy a classic Cody experience without opening their wallets. This fun-loving and slightly wacky group of locals has been performing nightly in the summer for 15 years. The show is free, but dinner at the Irma Hotel – highly recommended for its prime rib and aged steak – is extra. The Irma Hotel was built by Buffalo Bill Cody and named after his daughter, Irma.
What started as simply a way to fill a ranch house with functional furniture has turned into an art form in Cody. Today, some 25 local artisans create high-quality Western furniture and accessories for display and sale. Cody has long been a center of Western design. The most famous designer and builder was Thomas Molesworth, owner of the Shoshone Furniture Company in Cody from 1931 to 1961. Molesworth combined the basic furniture designs that local cowboys used in their ranch homes with elements such as leather, horsehide and elk antlers. His work eventually became known by Easterners, and he became the best-known furniture-maker in the Western genre.
See a diorama that will knock your socks off – and give your children ideas for their next social studies project. Tecumseh's Old West Miniature Village and Museum is a room-sized, glass-enclosed diorama of miniature trains, bison, soldiers, cabins and more. The display illustrates the history of the West by depicting important battles like the Battle of Little Bighorn, a buffalo jump and a fort under Sioux Indian attack. Hundreds of American Indian artifacts are on display, including clothing, weapons and a hand-made wooden canoe.
Pahaska Tepee. This is where Buffalo Bill went to relax with friends such as Teddy Roosevelt and the Prince of Monaco. Built in 1904, this hunting lodge sits just outside the East Gate of Yellowstone National Park. It was called Pahaska after the nickname given to him by the local Indians; it means "long hair." The rustic log lodge displays many gifts given to Cody by guests. An excellent restaurant and gift shop are housed in an adjacent building.
If there's someone in the group who likes to see how things work, they will thoroughly enjoy a visit to the Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center. Water was as much a concern in the days of Buffalo Bill Cody as it is in the West today. Cody foresaw that and convinced the U.S. government to build a dam here to help conserve that precious resource. Today, agriculture thrives in this naturally arid area due to his foresight. See the dam and learn all about its construction and benefits. The dam is located six miles west of Cody.
For chocoholics, a "must-visit" is The Meeteetse Chocolatier. See the creations of cowboy and dedicated chocolatier Tim Kellogg. We're talking chocolate-dipped Oreo cookies. Caramel-dipped pretzels. And, for the adults, maybe a champagne truffle or two. Located in Meeteetse, it's not far from Cody. This stop is only free if you have the willpower to look but not taste.
View fine Western art created by local artists at the Cody Country Art League, which shares a historic building – the original Buffalo Bill Museum – with the Cody Visitor Center. Artists with ties to the community display photography, oil and watercolor paintings, sculptures and more.
Strap on your walking shoes and hike, stroll and explore downtown Cody and some of the hundreds of hiking trails that surround the town.
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A terrific introduction to the destination is the Cody Trolley Tour. This informative one-hour tour covers 22 miles and helps orient visitors to where things are and what they might like to go back to see. Offered only in the summer, the tour introduces the history, attractions, geology, wildlife and scenery for further exploration. Some fun audio clips are interspersed with the skills of entertaining live narrators. Admission: adults, $24; seniors (65 and older), $22; children (ages 6-17), $12; ages 5 and younger, free with adult. Visitors who are planning to take the Cody Trolley Tour and explore the Buffalo Bill Historical Center should consider the "Experience Cody: Inside and Out" package which includes tickets to both attractions. Package price: adults: $37; youth: $20.
Western history buffs will appreciate a visit to Old Trail Town/Museum of the Old West, an enclave of 26 authentic frontier buildings (one used by Butch Cassidy and his gang). Old Trail Town includes several gravesites, including that of the infamous Jeremiah "Liver Eating" Johnston – portrayed by actor Robert Redford in the 1972 self-titled film. There is a built-in teaching moment – astonished youngsters visiting Old Trail Town are often heard commenting about how really small the houses were back then. Admission: adults, $8; children 12 and younger, $4; seniors, $7 and groups of eight or more people, $6 per person.
The Cody Nite Rodeo has been entertaining visitors for decades, and it is often travelers' first rodeo experience. Open nightly from June 1 through August 31, the audience will see riders, ropers, bull riders and bronc busters from all over the country. Admission: adults and teens, $18; children 7-12, $8; ages 6 and younger, free.
Try your hand at Cody's blue-ribbon trout fishing in one of Cody's many streams, lakes and rivers. Local guides can be hired to take anglers to their own favorite spots. Fishing licenses: $14 daily for non-residents.
Cody is home to several musical attractions including the immensely popular Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Revue. Hailing from Nashville, local singer Dan Miller entertains crowds six days a week with cowboy songs, poetry and laugh-out-loud jokes. This is a fun evening (Mondays-Saturdays, May-September) for visitors of all ages. Admission: $15. New this year is a dinner and show package including a dinner at the Irma Hotel Dining Room and one ticket to the show. Adult prices start at $26.95 for the Chuck Wagon dinner; kids rates start at $10.95
Some visitors can't quite believe that the little town of Cody is home to the massive, world-renowned Buffalo Bill Historical Center (BBHC). Plan to spend at least a day to explore the BBHC's five museums – The Whitney Museum of Western Art, Cody Firearms Museum, Draper Museum of Natural History, Plains Indians Museum and, of course, the Buffalo Bill Museum. This family-friendly museum is designed to be interesting to youngsters as well as adults. One day isn't really enough to do justice to exploring this museum, so all tickets are good for admission on two consecutive days. Admission: adults, $18; seniors 65 or older, $16; students (13 and older, including college kids with IDs), $13; youth (ages 6-17), $10; children younger than 5, free.
Cody is home to several outfitters offering float and whitewater raft trips that last from just a couple of hours to a half day. Floating on the Shoshone River with a knowledgeable guide is a terrific way to learn more about Cody's most colorful characters, its geology and wildlife.Wyoming River Trips offers a two-hour tour that passes through breathtaking red rock canyons and passes though white-water rapids with names like "Hole in the Wall," and "Sundance Kid." Admission: adults, $27; children (under 13), $25.
Yellowstone Country is comprised of the towns of Cody, Powell and Meeteetse as well as the valley east of Yellowstone National Park.
The area of Park County is called "Buffalo Bill's Cody/Yellowstone Country because it was the playground of Buffalo Bill Cody himself. Buffalo Bill founded the town of Cody in 1896, and the entire region was driven and is still heavily influenced by the vision of the Colonel. Today its broad streets, world-class museum Buffalo Bill Historical Center and thriving western culture host nearly 1 million visitors annually.
The Park County Travel Council website (www.codyyellowstone.org) lists information about vacation packages, special events, guide services, weather and more. Travelers wishing to arrange vacation can also call the Park County Travel Council at 1-800-393-2639.
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Tartaglione Questions Administration's Tax Fairness
HARRISBURG, Feb. 21, 2011 – Sen. Christine Tartaglione today questioned Pennsylvania's revenue secretary over why corporate tax loopholes aren't drawing the same attention as consumers who make purchases on line.
"The governor's going after getting the Internet loophole closed, which affects individual taxpayers, yet he's not willing to go after a corporate loophole which affects big business and that's very sad," Tartaglione told Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser.
In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee today, Meuser outlined his department's plans to force Pennsylvania taxpayers to report Internet purchases from all of 2011 and remit unpaid sales or use tax before the April tax deadline. Under the plan, taxpayers will be required to remember Internet purchases from 2011 and remit the six percent use tax.
But nearly eight years after Pennsylvania's Business Tax Reform Commission recommended closing the Delaware loophole for corporate income taxes, and nine months after Tartaglione wrote to Meuser about the growing number of Pennsylvana gas drillers with Delaware subsidiaries, the secretary could not detail action taken to enforce tax laws on businesses.
Despite testifying that "companies go way out of their way to avoid paying our tax level," Meuser said "solutions are being evaluated."
"Why don't we just close the Delaware loophole?" Tartaglione asked.
"That discussion certainly has been going on for a while," the secretary replied. "We're very focused on it. We'll see what comes along."
Tartaglione said the imbalance in tax enforcement is troubling.
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Q: Does equation $x=\frac{1}{1+e^x}$ have a closed-form representation? Basically , I was messing around with the logistic function $$\frac{1}{1+e^x}$$ and I found that when infinitely recursing the answer back into the function, the answer converged to a number.

Basically, what I'm trying to find is a non decimal value of $x$ , where $$x=\frac{1}{1+e^x}$$

Does anyone know how to go about this?

A: You can rwrite the equation as
$$e^{-x}=-\frac x{x-1}$$ which measn that there is a solution in terms of the generalized Lambert function (have a look at equation $(4)$). This is nice to know.
Consider that you look for the zero of function
$$f(x)=x-\frac{1}{1+e^x}$$
Expand it as a series around $x=0$
$$f(x)=-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{5 x}{4}+O\left(x^3\right)$$ So, $x_0=\frac 25 $ which is "close" to $\frac 1e$.
Now, expand again around $x_0$ and use series reversion to get
$$x\sim\frac{e+e^{1+\frac{1}{e}}+e^{\frac{1}{e}}}{e+3
   e^{1+\frac{1}{e}}+e^{1+\frac{2}{e}}}=0.401038$$ while the "exact" solution is $0.401058$
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I do not see how we could get a closed form for the solution. We can get very close solutions using series expansions of $x(1+e^x)$ built at $x=0$ followed by series reversion to get
$$x=\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{a_n}{b_n} 2^{-n} $$but this does not converge very fast.
I gave the solution to a friend of mine who enjoys this kind of problems and he came back with the approximation
$$x\sim \exp\left(\frac{23}{30}+\frac{1}{15 e}-\frac{29 e}{30}+\frac{1}{6 \pi }+\frac{\pi }{2} \right)\pi ^{\left(\frac{4 e}{15}-\frac{17}{30}\right)}\sin ^{\frac{8}{5}}(e \pi ) (-\cos (e \pi ))^{\frac{31}{30}}$$ which gives $20$ exact significant figures; for this value
$$x(1+e^x)-1=-1.176\times 10^{-19}$$

A: Unfortunately, the equation
$$x=\frac{1}{1+e^x}$$
does not permit a close-from solution. However, the close-to-linear functional behavior around the root allows decent approximate close-form representation, such as,
$$x = \frac{2+2\sqrt e}{2+5\sqrt e+e}$$
which is approximately 0.408, compared to the exact numerical solution of 0.401.

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Maywood Politics	 December 5, 2018 December 5, 2018
High Taxes, Water Bills Top Of Mind For Maywood Trustee Candidates
Friday, November 30, 2018 || By Michael Romain || @maywoodnews
Featured image: Nathaniel George Booker — one of at least nine candidates running for village trustee in the April 2, 2019 Consolidated Election — at his campaign kickoff event on Nov. 30 in Maywood. | Courtesy Nathaniel George Booker
We've identified at least nine candidates — two political parties, one slate of nonpartisan candidates and an independent — who plan on running for three open seats on the Maywood Board of Trustees during next year's election.
Sitting Trustees Isiah Brandon, Ron Rivers and Henderson Yarbrough are up for reelection. Yarbrough has announced that he will not seek reelection while Brandon is running aligned with two first-term candidates in the People's Choice Party. Rivers has not yet announced his plans.
So far, two political parties — the My Maywood Party and the Maywood Visionary Party — have formally submitted nominating petitions to be on the ballot in the April 2, 2019 Consolidated Election.
According to the Cook County Clerk's office, the candidate filing period for established political party candidates and nonpartisan candidates was from Nov. 19 through Nov. 26.
The My Maywood Party includes Mary "May" Larry, a liquor commissioner who has run for trustee and mayor in the past; her son, Nathan Lee, who runs the local nonprofit Nate Comic, Inc.; and Wanda J. Evans-Brewer, an adjunct professor at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest.
The Maywood Visionary Party includes former trustee Antonette Dorris, who ran for mayor in 2017; and Steven R. Smiley, a Maywood liquor commissioner.
Brandon's People's Choice Party includes Miguel Jones, a commissioner on Maywood's zoning board; and realtor Eileen Olivier, a longtime Maywood resident who is a member of the District 89 Parent Advisory Council.
Maywood Economic Development Commissioner Nathaniel George Booker, who held an official kickoff party for his campaign on Nov. 30, is so far the only independent candidate in the race.
In recent interviews and statements, virtually all of the candidates referenced the village's high property taxes, what many described as its stagnant business climate and the challenges confronting the village's aging water system.
"The taxes are high and people can't afford to pay their water bill," Larry said. "We need people who are ready."
In a handout identifying its campaign platform, the My Maywood slate proposes to build "public/private partnerships and relations, create "business opportunities to lower taxes" and to protect "residents from the over pricing/cost of their water rates," among other proposals.
Dorris and Smiley, who both ran on the Maywood Vision Party ticket last year, said that they're not running three people on their ticket this year, but are currently in the process of developing other candidates to run down the line.
"MVP is a movement," Dorris said, adding that the slate's emphasis during this most recent election cycle will be on developing strategies to ease the burden of local taxpayers.
"Everything is on the back of taxpayers, but when you look at the services, you still don't get anything," said Dorris, who was once executive assistant to former Maywood mayor Henderson Yarbrough
"So many people have been calling me about the runaround they get to do simple processes," she said. "I was working for the village at a time when processes and procedures actually worked. We've lost all of that."
Smiley said that he and Dorris "are willing to work with everyone" in order to enhance basic services for residents. Smiley also referenced the need for more collaboration and communication between departments, agencies and community entities.
Smiley also referenced a series of investigative articles published last year in the Chicago Tribune that laid out Maywood's water woes. Smiley, a buildings and grounds supervisor with the Maywood Park District, was interviewed for one article.
"Water rates in Maywood are among the highest in the Chicago region, in part to pay for the 38 percent of water the village loses before it ever reaches the taps of residents like Hylton," the Tribune reported.
Smiley and Dorris said that, in addition to targeting solutions to the village's infrastructure, they'll also advocate for the creation of a strategic plan that will guide how the village can go about luring more small businesses into town.
Booker, who is supported by Cook County Clerk and Proviso Township Democratic Party Chairman Karen Yarbrough, framed his candidacy in the context of his position as a homeowner in the village.
"I have a home that I've invested a great deal in," he said during the Nov. 30 kickoff event, held at Mariella's Banquet Hall in Maywood.
Booker said that within a span of fewer than two years, his property taxes have increased by more than $1,500. He also cited being charged "an extra $100 for my water bill for so long" and "fighting with different [village departments]" about the increase.
"And when you're doing renovations to your house and you're like, 'Why is there so much red tape for me to make this place look better?'" Booker mused. "You begin to think, 'If not you, then who?'"
Booker also cited one of the many media stories about the village's water challenges, including the high rate of water loss that takes place in Maywood due to aging pipes, water main breaks and other infrastructure issues.
"Who saw that we are one of the highest taxed communities in Proviso Township?" Booker added. "Those are the types of things I would like to address."
Brandon and his fellow People's Choice running mates explained in a statement on their campaign website that they would "focus on lowering our property tax rate while maintaining and improving village programs, services, and facilities."
Although she technically ran as a nonpartisan in 2017, Maywood Mayor Edwenna Perkins ran for reelection in alliance with the People's Choice slate. Perkins said on Dec. 5 that she plans on supporting the slate in April, as well.
According to Village Clerk Viola Mims, new political parties and independent candidates looking to run in April have from Dec. 10 until Dec. 17 to file nominating petitions. Monday, Dec. 24, is the last day to file objections to those nominating petitions.
After the My Maywood and Maywood Visionary Party slates filed petitions with the clerk's office last month, there was some confusion as to whether or not the two parties would face off in a primary election on February, 26, 2019.
An official with the village clerk's office, however, said that Maywood does not have primary elections, despite the fact that the two established parties filed in November. VFP
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CNN reported that the actor, who was arrested Aug. 4 in Oroville, California, announced his decision to get help in a lengthy Facebook post.
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YRB Interview: Cocoa Sarai
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Cocoa Sarai has been on the fast track to stardom since her big win at the 55DSL Has Talent Too competition. A New York native, Cocoa draws inspiration from her character-shaping past and present life. While in high school, she had the opportunity to take part in the Hip-Hop Project where she learned how to hone her craft, as well as the business side of the music world. In March of 2010, Cocoa released a 15-track CD via iTunes titled 1/2 Past Seven, penning every track herself. Two years later, she is now ready to release her second album in January 2012. Cocoa took some time out to tell us about what her life has been like since winning 55DSL Has Talent Too and what we have to look forward to in 2012.
YRB: You refer to your sound as pop-soul, so can you describe some of your influences?
Cocoa: Prince, Billie Holiday, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin [and] Gladys Knight. Those are mainly my influences. Growing up, I always liked the latter. Now it's moving towards… I don't even know what to call it, it's hard for me to categorize it now, especially when I am in the middle of creating a project. I definitely think it's not what it used to be. "Raining In My Room" is very different from my first project – it's grander, it's greater. I love it!
YRB: You took part in a program called the Hip-Hop Project. Can you tell us a little about that experience?
Cocoa: The Hip-Hop Project was an after-school program lead by a guy named Chris 'Kazi' Rolle. There was a movie about it; it was produced by Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah. 'Kazi' was at a high school and he put together an after-school program where kids could come and basically express themselves. It wasn't an average program where you got to rap and sing; he taught you about business, artist development, performing, giving back and about taking your life experiences and putting it into your music – making it real, making sure to touch the soul. I'm from the third generation of it; I'm the baby, I came really late, but by the time the school year started I was with the first generation traveling with them doing shows. I kind of skipped through the program but only because I was with 'Kazi' every single day, so I got to soak up all that knowledge.
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Cocoa: It was interesting. I was actually shocked when I got there, it was a really simple go in for me. I remember my choreographer, Heidi, sent me an email saying, 'Hey they're doing auditions you should go,' and I said all right, cool. So I get there and I see a bunch of people outside and they're all, 'I'm so scared to perform,' and for me, I perform so much that I'm not necessarily scared to perform – I want to know more about what it is. I didn't even know what the prizes were, I didn't know anything. I just knew it was something to get into and something to spread my name and be a part of musically. So I went and when I got there I saw that I knew Ray and Dave, so I was like, oh, they're judging this? They didn't treat me any different, they were like, 'Ok, Cocoa, what are you going to perform today? Give it your best shot.' I turned that store into a stage for the audition. It was an awesome experience. There was a lot going on, my mom was really sick and passed away three days after the show. I got to the show that day really late because I was in the hospital with her. As soon as I walked through the door they were like, 'Are you ready to go on stage?' I was all messed up, I wanted to cry, I was scared and nervous and a bunch of things. I was really shocked and happy when I won. I hadn't seen the other performers so I didn't know what I was up against. I was just thankful to the audience who chose [me] and the judges who were there. It was a great opportunity! I mean, YRB Mag, who gets that? [Laughs]
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Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Approved by UK Regulator
By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC	• Published December 30, 2020 • Updated on December 30, 2020 at 5:00 am
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The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper than others and does not need to be kept at the ultra-low temperatures required by the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
The shot is expected to be rolled out next week.
A vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech has been given to 600,000 people in the U.K., according to government statistics.
LONDON — The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca was authorized on Wednesday for emergency use in the U.K., marking another step in the global battle against the pandemic.
The shot is expected to be rolled out next week and will be added to a Covid-19 immunization program started by Britain in December with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. About 600,000 people in the U.K. have received the Pfizer inoculation, according to government statistics.
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The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper than others and does not need to be kept at ultra-low temperatures required by the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
In a statement, AstraZeneca said the first doses of the vaccine were being released Wednesday "so that vaccinations may begin early in the New Year."
It added that it "aims to supply millions of doses in the first quarter" as part of its deal with the U.K. government to supply up to 100 million doses in total. As a two-dose vaccine, the agreement means up to 50 million people in the U.K., which has a population of around 66 million, could be inoculated.
However, the U.K. government said in a statement Wednesday that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advises it on immunization programs, had recommended that the "priority should be to give as many people in at-risk groups their first dose, rather than providing the required two doses in as short a time as possible."
"Everyone will still receive their second dose and this will be within 12 weeks of their first. The second dose completes the course and is important for longer term protection," it added.
U.K. government minister Michael Gove said Monday that the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine could accelerate the lifting of strict lockdowns in the country, which effectively canceled Christmas festivities for millions.
Cases have surged in London and southern England with significant pressure being placed on hospitals. A new coronavirus variant found in the U.K. is reportedly more transmissible and has led to travel restrictions for people wanting to leave the country.
'An important day'
"Today is an important day for millions of people in the U.K. who will get access to this new vaccine," AstraZeneca's CEO Pascal Soriot said in a statement. "It has been shown to be effective, well-tolerated, simple to administer and is supplied by AstraZeneca at no profit."
AstraZeneca's vaccine is a viral vector inoculation that is based on a weakened version of a common cold virus that causes infections in chimpanzees. It is designed to prime the immune system to attack the coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2, if it later infects the body.
Dr. Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet medical journal, told CNBC in December that these advantages meant it could be used around the globe more effectively.
"The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is the vaccine right now that is going to be able to immunize the planet more effectively, more rapidly than any other vaccine we have," Horton said, adding that it was important to think about vaccine immunization on a global scale "because even if we immunize one country, the threat then is you reintroduce the virus from another country that is not protected."
Confusion around its trial data in November led to some criticism of AstraZeneca. The initial figures suggested that the vaccine can help reduce the spread of Covid-19, as well as prevent illness and death. That study also found it had an effectiveness of 62% for trial participants given two full doses, but 90% for a subgroup given half a dose followed by a full dose.
Chief of the White House's Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui, and others in the U.S. have expressed concern over the age group tested, saying the 90% efficacy was only shown for the lowest risk group, which numbered 2,741 people below age 55.
AstraZeneca said Wednesday that "additional safety and efficacy data for the vaccine will continue to accumulate from ongoing clinical trials." It added that it continues to work with regulatory authorities around the world "to support their ongoing rolling reviews for emergency supply or conditional marketing authorisation during the health crisis."
It added that it is seeking emergency use listing from the World Health Organization "for an accelerated pathway to vaccine availability" in low- and middle-income countries.
— CNBC's Sam Meredith contributed to this article.
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Are you looking for the best Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers for 2018?
Wikipedia explains: "A virtual private network (VPN) extends a private network across a public network, such as the Internet. It enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network." Adding that it provides its users with anonymity and protection of their internet activity.
A VPN is a software that you can install on any of your devices (computer, smartphone, tablets), this software protects your privacy AND most importantly it gives you access to any geographically blocked content by making the content providers think that you are in another country and not really in UK; like using a VPN to watch American Netflix! The hard part, other than understanding VPN connections, is finding the best virtual private network for your needs.
There is a fair share of VPNs on the market. Thus, in order to find the best VPN, it's essential to set up certain criteria to judge them by. It's not to say that some features won't depend on personal preference or specific browsing needs -- but rather that some VPN features seem to a universal necessity. These are criteria to consider no matter the internet service or operating systems.
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Even the BBC think you should use a VPN!
In a nutshell why use a VPN?
Because of copyrights, Netflix and other streaming platforms cannot broadcast all their content outside of the USA but the best VPN service can help you.
Access to your favourite news, streaming television, sports games, and video feeds can be locked out while you are away from your home country.
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When used for legal purposes, VPNs are not considered illegal meaning anyone can start using a VPN service. The act of surfing through another IP is 100% legal and is something all the biggest companies of the world do all the time.
All the leading VPN's tested for you!
"Few tools are as simple and effective at combating such threats to our privacy as VPN"
Thanks to Mr Edward Snowden, public awareness about the extent to which all governments spy on everything we do, say, and where we visit online has grown considerably, leading to a surge of interest in ways to stay private on the internet.
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Netflix has been busy lately––especially today with ten new Netflix releases and a couple of drama classics! Enjoy your Thursdays, my friends!
Alexandria… Why? (1979)
Runtime: 2 hours and 13 minutes
Cast: Naglaa Fathi, Ahmed Zaki, Farid Shawqi
"Yahia", a young man living in the cosmopolitan Alexandria during World War II. Between his dreams, which up to Hollywood, and constraints of his life in the middle class, trying to be a new Hamlet with his uprising dreams wondering where all new meaning to life amid the horrors of war and life pain.
Alexandria: Again and Forever (1989)
Runtime: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Cast: Youssra, Youssef Chahine, Hussein Fahmy
During a hunger strike by Egyptian film industry, Yehia, famous Egyptian director, finds himself obsessed with Amir, the leading man in one of his movies and Nadia, a woman he desires to work with.
A Whisker Away (2020)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Cast: Mirai Shida, Natsuki Hanae, Susumu Chiba
According to Netflix's synopsis, the animation is about a peculiar girl who transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.
Lola Igna (2019)
Cast: Angie Ferro, Yves Flores, Meryll Soriano
An elderly woman finds her life disrupted when her family and village realize she has a chance at a world record for being the oldest grandmother alive.
One Take (2020)
Genre: Documentary, Music
Cast: Thai girl group BNK48
Members of the Thai girl group, BNK48, share the ups and downs for preparing for the 6th Single Senbatsu General Election.
Return of the Prodigal Son (1976)
Runtime: 2 hours and 4 minutes
Cast: Mahmoud Al Meleji, Huda Sultan, Shukri Sarhan
Freed after spending 12 years in jail, a man's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations.
Stray Bullet (2010)
Cast: Badih Bouchakra, Takla Chamoun, Nadine Labaki
In 1976 Beirut, after a rendezvous with her old flame, soon-to-wed Noha witnesses a violent incident and changes course on a path to self-realization.
The Blazing Sun
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Cast: Faten Hamamah, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rustum
Competition between sugar cane producers turns deadly after a greedy landlord conspires against an agricultural engineer who falls for his daughter.
The Emigrant (1994)
Cast: Youssra, Khaled Nabawy, Mahmood Hemaidah
Ram leaves the nomadic life and embarks on a quest for knowledge in a pharaonic Egypt mired in political intrigue.
The Order (Season 2)
Runtime: ~45-50 minutes
Cast: Jake Manley, Kayla Heller, Sarah Grey
Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.
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