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What Mistakes Did You Make On Your First Film?/
A week ago, I asked this question on Twitter, feeling that it would be good advice for everyone to have. I started things out by sharing that I thought everyone would be professional and want to get along.
My first production was called TIGER WARSAW. I was 23 years old I believe. I found the script, developed it, did all the initial budgeting & scheduling, cast it, did the cast deals, hired the key crew, did those deals, designed some of the shot lists, over saw the production, and got credited as the "Assistant To The Producer". There was very little trust or good behavior on the show, but there was a fair amount of drug abuse. Lots of threats of different sorts. Many separate agendas. When it was done I quit the business to become a drug counselor (but didn't get very far with that...).The mistakes I and others made, including false assumptions, definitely informed me going forward.
I suspected I would get more response from the Twittersphere than I did. But what I got was good. Here are 8 responses. Next time I will remember the #hashtag...
@TedHope Using whatever music I wanted in rough cut and then falling in love with it before truly grasping that it was never gonna happen. @TedHope Tweet 1 of 2: Needed a barn built, made downpayment with contractor, then didn't check until due date - behold, we were robbed! @TedHope 2/ 2: But our barn was built by a better contractor, just to be burnt to the ground, GLORIOUS #worththepainhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=268595943167910&set=pb.167615299932642.-2207520000.1354633057&type=3&theater … @TedHope I thought I knew what I was doing! @TedHope By contract I had to pay my SAG actors for rehearsals, so we skipped them and hit the ground running. Not next time.
@TedHope Thinking if I made a good movie, with good actors 4 less than studios then should make profit. Need 2 compete in a different space
@TedHope Flip answer is "making my first film," but, jokes aside, not having a long-range strategy all the way through post to distribution.
@TedHope Showing a rough, rough, cut to buyers.
But Facebook was astounding, I got over 100 replies. Here are some:
But then I found out that Facebook is much better to source this sort of thing and close to 100 comments:
Edward Crawford made the mistake tinking that the little details did not matter..and sound was horrible. i recieved many rejection letters from Film Fests stating they really enjoyed story but....
Kevin Sonnichsen I've been exceptionally lucky to not have had this particular problem. However, rain, tidal schedules, shooting permits, a futon factory unexpectedly working on their day off in the warehouse next to where we were scheduled to shoot... All other matters entirely.
Alix Whittaker mine was that I was just so excited to produce a film - any film - that I ended up spending a huge amount of time, energy, money, and love on a project that ultimately would have been worth it...if only we'd spent another little while on developing the script so that it wasn't total bollocks!!! Script Development is the most important part of the process for me now!Yesterday at 3:20pm · Like · 2
Michelle Dee this post smacks of bitterness and vitriol....my mistake was simply getting a surname wrong in the credits. Oh and leaving something on the edit timeline so you got a secret image minutes after the last frame (if you waited long enough)Yesterday at 3:21pm · Like · 1
Enzo Tedeschi I learned that moving forward on anything that I wasn't 110% confident in would ALWAYS come back to bite me. Trust your instincts!!!Yesterday at 3:24pm · Like · 3
Lindy Boustedt I've learned from similar mistakes. Having one "bad apple" especially on a small budget/small staff indie set can be the death of a production. I also learned how important it is to have proper contracts protecting both sides - and pay for a lawyer to look them over before signing.Yesterday at 3:43pm · Edited · Like · 5
Ellen Pickering THANK YOU FOR THIS POST TED HOPE! You just saved me thousands of $$ and hours in therapy.
Ryan Colucci That everything wasn't in a contract before production began.Yesterday at 6:13pm via mobile · Like · 1
Ryan Colucci Also being afraid to let people go. One miserable person is a cancer and sometimes you need to be the unpopular guy.Yesterday at 6:15pm via mobile · Like · 1
GB Hajim Rushing into distribution. Take a year or more to build interest. Get the good reviews and awards then get a distributor. I have theatrical distributors interested now, but it is too late- my movie comes to VOD in two months.
Nick Rossi Be very, very, very choosy in casting. It's not worth making the movie until the cast is right.23 hours ago via mobile · Like · 2
Marcus Kent Hamson The first film I shot was a guerilla style shoot. It was January, cold and miserable. Everything went okay on the shoot. My biggest mistake was in the editing. I did not have a full understanding of wave form and vectorscope. The finished film was so dark that it was almost not visible when we screened it.
Cathy Stadtfeld Am sharing all these great tips with my fellow movie makers. Thanks y'all.
David Fussell Yes I think finding the right people too work with is the hardest thing at any level of film making, even a tea boy can damage your production if his heart is not fully behind your film and anyone wanting to destroy your film can do so much damage before you know whats happen. Sorry if I have put anyone off film making.10 hours ago via mobile · Like
Pleasant Wayne Mind blowing to me that anyone with an opportunity to be on set would behave so carelessly!
Ross Katz I hit the dolly grip in the head with a piece of track. I'm not kidding. I was a grip in training.Yesterday at 9:55am via mobile · Like · 2
Phil Morrison I made that mistake (Ted's) on 2nd film, on account of how much it was the case on the first that people were the way one would hope.Yesterday at 10:00am · Edited · Like · 2
Barry Norman My first film was a fantastic experience. If I made any mistakes, I was blissfully unaware.
Geoffrey Nardine Ted, was that perhaps a function of no budget or zero budget financing? In my very limited experience I found that if people weren't paid a nominal amount let alone fed well the over all esprit de corps flew out the window pretty fast.
Sarah Marder I'll read this with interest since my partners and I are in post-production on our first feature-length film (doc): The Genius of a Place. It's too early for us to say what our worst mistakes are...
Sarah Marder ah, Barry, I like your point along the lines that ignorance is bliss!
Phillip Lefesi You mean you thought there are professionals in the movie business? Did you soon find out that being in the movie business has nothing to do with merit and requires no big mental resources... like a lawyer or a doctor. (except the people who ARE actually trying to come up with a story)
Barry Norman I had an all night editing job in Atlanta - took two planes and rented a car from Seattle to drive up to Port Townsend and by 10 AM that morning, I was on set. I was one of five, first time producer/directors. Ended up being a co-executive producer. The film had a great fest run including the 2nd Slamdance, and from that experience, I founded my own international film festival. Wish all film experiences were like thawt
Stacy Title Had to thin a crew on Last Supper and a work light fell over and started a big fire.
Phillip Lefesi and Stacy, then I heard some of the crew pulled out a Billy Joel song and started to dance on "we didn't start the fire"... so I heard..
Stacy Title Ha! no i missed that but. we had been so lucky that ralph odeirna who was our pm had taken all our shot footage (short ends of course! to the lab) so we didn't lose anything thank god.
Jennifer Lyne When the lead actor was arrested, pooling my cash with the director and trying to bail him out of Rikers before we knew what he had even been arrested for. Rookie mistake. (We re-cast with an extra, gave the former lead a smaller role, and the rest is history).
Samia Shoaib Thinking it was enough to ask the lead actors not to sleep with each other 'till after the shoot.
Paul Koronkiewicz One eye line issue which I knew was wrong but didn't follow my gut.Yesterday at 10:26am via mobile · Like
Paul Koronkiewicz @Phillip I've been working in film/TV for more than 25 years and have acted professionally most of the time. I've also met very intelligent crew people and some dim people "trying to come up with a story". If I have not survived on merit it must have been something else like ignoring elitist jerks who think they are the smartest person in the room.Yesterday at 10:32am via mobile · Like · 1
Mitch Klebanoff On the first film I ever worked on (1980) I believed the Producer had all the money to make the film. On the last film I've worked on (2009) I believed the Producer had all the money to make the film.
Mike Nichols Mitch, I'd appreciate it you kept my private affairs out of this.
JB Bruno Assuming that when you handed crew a call sheet they read it.
Joseph White counting on the wrong people is a BIG ONE! I was talking to someone the other day who was billing 2 jobs for rigging while on a commercial with me, sadly, its just a job to most people and to others its an ego game
Mike Nichols So here's a fun story: On a film where the producer allegedly had the money (i.e.: me), Money stopped coming in from my source after week 1. So I spent the better part of a weekend soliciting bank loans at ridiculous percentages, family loans and personal savings to ensure...wait, why am I sharing this? Nope, none of that ever happened. We made the movie on time, under budget and recouped 500%
Samia Shoaib What a fun question Ted Hope! Btw Tom Luddy said you were a welcome addition to the SF scene. Of courseYesterday at 10:40am · Edited · Like · 2
Mitch Klebanoff Fun story, before mentioned, unnamed but extremely lovable producer, thrust a stack of cash into my 23 year old hands and said pay off the crew 50 cents on the dollar - as he sped away in a car. Sorry Ted, this is getting off track.
JB Bruno Assuming that anything was actually "free". My mentor, Stan Bickman, used to call it the "High Cost of Free"
Katherine Dieckmann Not fully realizing what guys in trench coats from Queens fully signified when they popped up at lunch in an extremely remote holler in of western North Carolina. That, and crying on set.
Samia Shoaib James Schamus - when teaching "No-Budget Producing" at Columbia, taught me many tricks (all stolen from Ted Hope no doubt). Did shots with the owner of a strip club in Wall St. to get him to let me tie-in when my generator conked.
Jennifer Lyne Oh, and when I called Magno Sound and they said they "lost the mix." Forever.
JB Bruno Samia, that goes with one of the other things I learned - cash speaks. People can walk away from a deal memo or a promise - take cash out of your pocket that they can have now but not if you walk away - priceless
Jonathan Goodman Levitt agreeing to a heavily-publicized, public work-in-progress screening before having anything resembling a decent cut. followed shortly by: believing that 3 hour assembly should be shown to anyone outside your immediate team. the screening was packed with people who might have helped finish it i'd made an appropriate 'presentation'...but as it was it took years to get those same people to watch anything of mine again. still haven't fully learned this lesson with my own directing work, but as a producer for others, it's much easier to know when to wait...
Scott Macaulay You executive produced mine! I would say not relying on or getting enough advice from a professional locations person so that we realized that a condo location contract had to be approved by not only the condo owner but the condo's board. A potentially disastrous mistake that we were fortunately able to correct.
Samia Shoaib Crying like a baby in the lobby of SoundOne when I got my bill and having a zero knocked off by Alishan (?) Granted - that was NOT a mistake
Jim Fall Believing that when you showed a rough cut to informed creative people that they could see pass the "rough" part to what I saw as the finished film...rarely happens.
Samia Shoaib JB Bruno - "Free" never cost me anything. Just a little appreciation and getting people emotionally invested. Lesson from James.
Christine Haebler Yes that one too Jim! Oh and...believing that LA agents were telling the truth.
Jennifer Roth Learning that 3 sets of script revisions/day was normal and that new pages needed the time as well as the date.
Jennifer Roth PS: Sleeping with the boom operator on my first movie was the BEST decision I've ever made.
Antonio L. Arroyo Phillip - I couldn't disagree more. Most people in the film are actually very bright and very professional. Yes, professionalism may be lacking at the very low level, where some kid with no experience decides that he is a director,granma gives him some money, and the crew is a bunch of kids just out of school who think that film making might be fun and bottom-feeders who rent beat-up equipment to said kids. But in the real business, almost everyone is dedicated to doing the best job that they can. It reflects on them, their reputation and their career. They may not care about the actual project due to a bad script and/or bad acting and/or a hack director, or maybe disrespectful higher-ups, but they still want to do their job as best they can. AC's want everything to be in proper focus, wardrobe wants everyone to dress as they should, make-up wants actors to look beautiful (or horrible), sound wants everything to sound clean and clear. Even the folks in the lower ranks want to do everything quickly, safely and well, in order to get their boss to call them for the next job and recommend them to others.
Samia Shoaib Skimping on craft services - BIG mistake, not to mention irretrievably short sighted.Yesterday at 11:11am · Edited · Like · 1
Jesse Ozeri If the key grip is a vegan, have vegetables on the crafty table. Nothing is scarier then an irate vegan refusing to work because he hasn't had celery in a week.Yesterday at 11:06am via mobile · Like · 2
Lee Friedlander Thinking that people with more experience knew more and placating ignorant investors..
Antonio L. Arroyo As to Ted's original question - my biggest mistake was being more interested in how films are made rather than how the real industry functioned. I also should have been more aggressive and careful about finding mentors.
Larry D. Eudene I remember that! Geez, I think that was shortly after I did Metropolitan and found out if you didn't have a cut in the film, you need to get paid decently no matter what. Long time ago.Yesterday at 11:19am via mobile · Like · 1
Samia Shoaib Touché. Finding mentors was the best bit of film school. (The fab Bette Gordon and Terry Southern in my case.)
Samia Shoaib Thinking that the teamster I had hijack HMIs from the "Quiz Show" set wouldn't expect me to sleep with him eventually.
Antonio L. Arroyo Actually, Metropolitan was one of my best early experiences. I was thinking of all of the time and money I wasted trying to raise money for mediocre scripts with senior partners that knew less about the business than I did. And as a sound mixer, starting out as a mixer and trying to reinvent the wheel rather than taking a stepping back and assisting people who really knew what they were doing.
Samia Shoaib As Spielberg said "Good directing is asking qualified people for help". (And getting your tits out in the process if necessary).
Larry D. Eudene Hey Mitch. I sent you a response to your blink tank email. I hope you get it.Yesterday at 12:11pm via mobile · Like
Jack Mulcahy My first film was PORKY'S, and the mistake I made was thinking the 1st AD was my pal.Yesterday at 12:21pm via mobile · Like · 2
Larry D. Eudene Hey Jack! Happy Holidays! You're the funniest! Did you at least have fun on The Reunion?
Al Magliochetti Letting the film fall out of the camera was kind of a problem . .
Al Magliochetti Biggest mistake on my first feature - not quitting when the idiot producers budgeted 1/10th of what was required to complete the visual effects, against my vehement objections.
Larry D. Eudene Me too! You did an amazing job in the Lead! Too bad Paul ran out of money!
Larry D. Eudene It's funny that some of my favorite people are on here! Thanks, Ted for starting this thread! Happy Holidays to you!
Jack Mulcahy And I, like you Ted, learned from that mistake.Yesterday at 12:59pm via mobile · Like · 1
Martha Coleman My passion for the characters made me blind to story weaknesses.Yesterday at 1:21pm · Like · 3
Terry Green I learned that by the time you get to your fourth film, nothing replaces the romance of that first one. You only get to make the first one one time, and there's a certain poetry in that.Yesterday at 4:11pm · Like · 3
Icarus Arts Assuming that if we made a good film and got it into a major festival, the rest of my career would fall into place. We worked for almost 3 years to get that film out.
Cornelia E. Burnham I actually had a blast - entire company stayed most of the shooting at my folks in CT - and Charles gave me an A+ / Boris....on the other hand, noticed one shot had Baby Legs in the middle NONE of us noticed it. Ha!
Sasha Santiago I learn to let go of complete control and trust your collaborators as often as possible. Maybe more often than possible. The bond becomes stronger, the results of the day more fulfilling and the willingness to push higher and for longer... oh yeah, we're cooking now. "They" say you should approach every movie as if it's your last, maybe it's better to approach every film as if it's your first?
Mamta Trivedi I assumed I had to work with lousy, awful & inept dolts just because the industry was small & exclusive.
Martha Coleman I learned that if you hire all the right people you can kinda let the movie make itself.
Rich Martini Not fighting like a banshee when the studio decided to cut ten minutes of comedy, despite an 86 rating. I found out years later, if u can believe it, the distribution guy hated the producer and deliberately torpedoed the release (his asst apologized to me years later when I ran into him). Leave no stone unturned until its completely out of your hands.18 hours ago via mobile · Edited · Like
Isen Robbins 1 Showing films to distributors in large numbers before getting accepted to a major festival. 2 using atm to hand cash to crews and not keeping records. 3 Passing on famous actors because we want audiences to identify with just the character... or what ever that is. 4 Shooting in one's own apartment (neighbors organized and signed a eviction petition when we got turned around and shot night for day, for a week) 5 work with friends. 6 having a weak non film lawyer. 7... and so on...
Neda Disney dated one colleague, then another. it was a three month project which felt like years to a young girl in the city. silly.
Jake Abraham Thinking I could trust the director to stop cutting and give us enough time to prep for Sundance without almost having a heart attack
JB Bruno Isen , but other than those little things everything went ok , right?7 hours ago via mobile · Like
JB Bruno Neda, I learned that one in theater when I was stage managing and dated my ASM during rehearsals. We were out of town. We broke up right before opening and I had to sit next to her EVERY day through the rest of the run. We both hated it. Didn't make that mistake again in film - until years later. Not much better. Sometimes, we need to RELEARN.


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Alcatel is using CES to re-announce its flagship device, One Touch Idol X+; unveil a pair of new, low-cost tablets – One Touch Pop 7 and Pop 8; and a phablet – Pop C9.
First, let's recap what Idol X+ is all about. If you recall from our previous post, we're talking about a high-end device that comes with a 5-inch full HD IPS screen, octa-core chip clocked at 2GHz, 2GB of RAM, 13-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras, 2,500mAh battery, and 16GB of expandable storage.
As for those tablets, the Pop 7 has a 7-inch 1024×600 screen, 1.3GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of expandable storage and 2-megapixel camera on the back; while the Pop 8 rocks an 8-inch 1280×800 display, 1.3GHz quad-core processor, the same amount of internal storage and 2MP rear camera. Both of these should hit the EMEA region later this quarter, with 3G-enabled versions of the Pop 7 and Pop 8 selling for €149 and €199, respectively.
Finally, the Pop C9 is an entry-level phablet with a 5.5-inch qHD (540×960) IPS screen, 1.3GHz quad-core CPU, 8-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras, and a 2,500 mAh battery. This model will be available in five different colors, like Bluish Black, Cherry Red, Full White, Hot Pink or Fresh Turquoise.
We like the Idol X+ and perhaps even the Pop 8, whereas we would skip the Pop 7 and Pop C9. Simply put, these two are too basic, and you're much better off getting some other devices, instead.

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'AFI's Master Class — The Art of Collaboration,' with Steven Spielberg, John Williams
Almost four decades ago, a young filmmaker named Steven Spielberg asked established composer John Williams to write music for his film.
As of next year, they will have worked "exclusively together" for 40 years.
"One of the greatest honors that I have ever received in my life," Spielberg says in a new program looking back at their partnership, "was the first time that John said yes to the movie that I wanted to score which was the (1974) "Sugarland Express."
The American Film Institute and Turner Classic Movies' "AFI's Master Class — The Art of Collaboration," starring Spielberg and Williams, will debut Tuesday on TCM.
In a cozy setting at the AFI Conservatory and with an audience of aspiring AFI Fellows filmmakers, Spielberg and Williams discuss their collaborations. After so many years, they still greatly admire each other, professionally and personally.
"He's never once said to me, 'I don't like that,' or 'this won't work,'" Williams says of his music for Spielberg, "He's enjoyed everything, even the mistakes."
Along with the discussion, clips are shown from their favorite movies, leading to a discussion of the power of the appropriate music for creating unforgettable scenes.
Williams' choices tie with his memories of the music, not film. He remembers clearly the music in a scene in 1954's "On the Waterfront," scored by Leonard Bernstein (better known from "West Side Story") but not the specific scene.
One of his favorites is from "E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial," when Elliot (Henry Thomas) soars through the night air elevated by E.T., which Williams always loved for its "sense of innocence and sense of gravity."
Spielberg cites the love scene in Hitchcock's "Vertigo," where he felt the music made the scene, and Alex North's score for the 1960 sand-and-sandal film "Spartacus."
Both love "Amadeus" — which was, of course, scored by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Williams says his Spielberg favorite is "Schindler's List." He was so overcome after viewing the film that he took a small walk, came back to the meeting with Spielberg, and said, "Steven, you really need a better composer than I am for this film." Spielberg's reply: "I know. But they're all dead."
Along with the discussion of collaboration and trust, a major element in making any movie, they give insights in the business of film creation.
"The master class that we both attend is the script which becomes the movie. And it is the movie that we both are devoted to serving," says Spielberg of his working style. In a question-and-answer session with the Fellows, Spielberg advises, "Just remember to learn your craft. Even before you start to think of yourself as an artist, learn your craft."
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by Matt Dalby, sports information graduate assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Freshman Shanteona Keys (Roswell, Ga.) scored 23 points, one off her career-high, but it wasn't enough as the Georgia College women's basketball team (4-19, 2-12 PBC) dropped the finale of their six-game home stand to Peach Belt Conference (PBC) foe North Georgia (12-11, 6-8 PBC) Wednesday, 71-46.
Keys got hot from long distance going 5-of-8 (.625) from three-point land, while shooting 7-for-16 (.438) overall from the floor. The freshman also grabbed three rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.
Enisha Donley (Loganville, Ga.) added eight points on an efficient 4-of-8 (.500) from the floor adding three assists.
The Bobcats struggled in many categories on the night, especially on the glass where the Saints had a 43-27 advantage due in large part to Jaymee Carnes who finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
Freshman Belinda Schaafsma (Momence, Ill.) did her best to corral Carnes finishing with nine rebounds, six points and four assists.
GC generated nine steals, playing the Saints to an even turnover margin at 16 apiece. The 'Cats capitalized on a number of these, outscoring North Georgia 11-10 in points off turnovers.
The Saints were able to get to the charity-stripe much more than the Bobcats, going 16-of-21 (.762) compared to just 4-of-9 (.444) from GC.
The Bobcats will hit the road for the first time in over three weeks when they travel to the University of Montevallo Saturday. Feb. 18 at 2:30 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Article 760 tells us how to install wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems, including all circuits these devices control and provide power to. What it doesn't tell us is when a fire alarm system is required to be installed in the first place — or where to place the alarm equipment, such as pull stations or horn/strobe units. For installation information, consult the locally adopted building code or NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. For placement of such equipment, turn to NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code.
As defined in NFPA 72, residential smoke alarm systems (including interconnecting wiring) are not powered by a fire alarm system. Therefore, Art. 760 does not cover them. Fire alarm systems include fire detection and alarm notification, voice communications, guard's tour, sprinkler water flow, and sprinkler supervisory systems [760.1 FPN 1].
Chapter 3 in reverse. When applying most Articles in Chapters 5 through 8, Chapter 3 wiring methods apply — except as noted. When applying Art. 760, Chapter 3 wiring methods do not apply, except as noted. You'll find the Chapter 3 references, as well as some other Article references, in 760.3.
One of the requirements is, naturally, that of firestopping. Openings in fire-resistant walls, floors, and ceilings must be sealed to minimize the possible spread of fire or products of combustion [300.21].
This requirement logically leads into the requirement to remove abandoned cable. Doing so limits the accumulation of products of combustion within a building. You must remove the accessible portion of fire alarm cable that isn't terminated at equipment and not identified for future use with a tag [760.2]. This rule doesn't require the removal of concealed cables that are abandoned in place. Cables in raceways are concealed cables, per the definition of "concealed" in Art. 100.
Some Chapter 3 wiring methods apply conditionally. For example, suppose you want to install fire alarm cables in ducts or plenums. If this is necessary for the direct action upon (or sensing of) the contained air, such as for a smoke detector inside of an air duct, you can do it, but only if you install those cables in electrical metallic tubing, intermediate metal conduit, or rigid metal conduit per 300.22(B) (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1.If you want to install fire alarm cables in ducts or plenums for the direct action upon (or sensing of) the contained air, such as for a smoke detector inside of an air duct, you may do so, only if you install those cables in electrical metallic tubing, intermediate metal conduit, or rigid metal conduit per 300.22(B).
You can install plenum-rated fire alarm cables above a suspended ceiling or below a raised floor used for environmental air movement [760.30(B)(1) and (2), 760.61(A), and 760.82(A)]. You can also install nonplenum-rated fire alarm cables above a suspended ceiling or below a raised floor used for environmental air, but only if you install the cable within electrical metallic tubing or one of the other raceways identified in 300.22(C)(1). Nonplenum-rated fire alarm cables are, of course, allowed above a suspended ceiling that is not used for environmental air.
Fire alarm cables installed beneath a raised floor in an information technology (IT) equipment room aren't required to be plenum rated [300.22(D) and 645.5(D)(5)(c)].
The power source for a fire alarm circuit must not be supplied through a GFCI or an AFCI [760.21]. But this limitation applies only to the circuit that supplies a power-limited fire alarm system (PLFA) or a nonpower-limited fire alarm system (NPLFA). This rule is not intended to apply to the single station smoke alarms commonly found in a dwelling unit. Once again, Art. 760 does not cover these types of devices.
Fig. 2.Labeling is required for fire alarm circuits at all terminal and junction locations.
Access and execution. As with many other Articles, Art. 760 requires you to install equipment and cabling in a neat and workmanlike manner [760.8]. Although the NEC doesn't define this, qualified workers know the difference between sloppy and neat work. Article 760 also provides a few hints as to what the AHJ will expect. For example, one aspect of "sloppy" is allowing ceiling-routed cables to accumulate in a way that prevents moving the ceiling panels so a person can get to them [760.7].
Article 760 also tells us that one aspect of good workmanship is supporting the cables by the structural components of the building so the cable won't be damaged by normal building use. Secure those cables with the right hardware, and take care not to pinch or damage the cable when you do.
Common sense says you haven't done quality work unless you have properly labeled the circuits at terminal and junction locations. This labeling is a requirement for fire alarm circuits [760.10] (Fig. 2). But, contrary to some manufacturers' statements, Art. 760 does not require you to mark raceways and cables [760.42].
Where Art. 760 is silent on other aspects of good workmanship, don't read something that's not there. To avoid being forced to rewire or reinstall, don't ignore the generally accepted workmanship practices.
Circuit types. A fire alarm system circuit can be one of two types: NPLFA or PLFA. What's the difference between the two?
- An NPLFA can operate at up to 600V, and the power output isn't limited [760.21].
- A PLFA has the voltage and power limited by a listed power source that complies with 760.41.
This difference means easier installation requirements for PLFA circuits, but these two types of circuits share all of the requirements detailed in Part I.
NPLFA. To meet NPLFA requirements, you'll need to refer to Chapter 3 and use those wiring methods where specified. Here are some highlights.
Overcurrent protection. For conductors 14 AWG and larger, this must be limited to the conductor ampacity per Table 310.16 and 240.6(A). Overcurrent protection can't exceed 7A for 18 AWG conductors, or 10A for 16 AWG conductors [760.23].
Wiring methods. NPLFA circuits must be installed using Chapter 3 wiring methods, and all splices must be in enclosures [300.15], except for splices and terminations in fire alarm devices and utilization equipment (e.g., detectors) [760.30(A)(1)]. This rule does not apply to multiconductor NPLFA cables for circuits operating at 150V or less [760.30].
Conductor size. Only copper conductors can be used for fire alarm systems. You can use conductors of sizes 18 AWG and 16 AWG (installed in a raceway, enclosure, or listed cable) if they do not supply a load that exceeds the ampacities given in 402.5. Conductors larger than 16 AWG must not supply loads greater than the ampacities given in 310.15 [760.27(A)].
Conductor insulation. Use conductors with a 600V insulation rating, and comply with Art. 310. For conductors 18 AWG and 16 AWG, comply with 760.27(B). Table 402.3 provides application provisions [760.27(B) FPN].
Number of conductors in a raceway. Comply with the fill requirements of 300.17 [760.25].
PLFA. PLFA requirements, found in Part III of Art. 760, apply to the load side of the circuit. For supply side wiring and equipment, use Part II (NPLFA), as well as the general installation rules in Chapters 1 through 4 [760.51].
Fig. 3. Splices and terminations of power-limited fire alarm circuits must be made in listed fittings, boxes, enclosures, fire alarm devices, or utilization equipment.
Wiring methods. You can use NPLFA wiring methods and materials [760.52(A)], if you choose, instead of PLFA. The PLFA wiring requirements are minimal 760.52(B)]. You can sum them up this way: Put cable splices or terminations in listed fittings, boxes, etc., and ensure exposed cables are adequately supported (Fig. 3).
Separation from power conductors. Provide a minimum of 2 inches of separation between PLFA conductors and conductors of electric light, power, Class 1, or NPLFA circuits, unless you meet the requirements of 760.55(G) (Fig. 4). Don't put PLFA conductors in any enclosure, raceway, or cable with conductors of electric light, power, Class 1, or NPLFA circuit conductors, except when you:
- Provide barriers.
- Meet the requirements outlined in 760.55(D), one of which is that these conductors are present solely for connection to the same equipment.
Fig. 4. Provide a minimum of 2 inches of separation between PLFA conductors and conductors of electric light, power, Class 1, or NPLFA circuits, unless you meet the requirements of 760.55(G).
Class 2, Class 3, and communications circuits. Class 3 and communications circuits can be in the same cable, enclosure, or raceway as PLFA circuits [760.56(A)]. Class 2 circuits can be in the same cable, enclosure, or raceway as PLFA circuits — if the Class 2 circuit conductor insulation isn't less than that required for the PLFA circuits [760.56(B), 760.82(C)].
You can't install audio system circuits [760.56(D), 640.9(C)] (using Class 2 or Class 3 wiring methods) in the same cable or raceway with PLFA conductors or cables.
Listing. Part IV of Art. 760 details the listing requirements. This information is primarily for manufacturers. What does this mean for you? Use the cables listed for the application.
The NEC doesn't require outside or underground cable to be listed, but the cable must be approved by the AHJ as suitable for the application per 90.4, 90.7, and 110.2.
Give special consideration to cables in areas that move or transport environmental air, so as to reduce the hazards that arise from the burning of conductor insulation and cable jackets. Because listed plenum-rated cables have adequate fire-resistance and low smoke-producing characteristics, you can use them in environmental air space. But you can't use them in ducts or plenums.
Before deciding how to install fire system equipment or wiring, turn to Art. 760. Apply the requirements of Part I, regardless of the power level. Apply the requirements of Part II to the supply side and to load side wiring and equipment of NPLFA. Don't apply Part III requirements unless the power source for the circuit is a Class 3 transformer or power supply, or it's a listed PLFA power source [760.41].
If you find it more economical to apply Part II requirements in place of Part III requirements, Art. 760 allows you to do so. Review a line drawing of the circuits involved, before making this determination.


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breast-feeding. A breast-feeding baby latches on more
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To find out whether you have flat or inverted nipples:
Special techniques and breast shells sometimes are recommended to
prepare inverted nipples for breast-feeding. But how well they work is
questionable. Inverted nipples may naturally become more erect after the birth
of your baby. Your health professional or a lactation consultant is usually
able to help you and your baby start breast-feeding if your nipples stay
Regardless of whether you plan to breast-feed, call your health
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – UMBC softball freshman outfielder Jaclyn Buckley (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Camden Regional) earned America East Rookie of the Week recognition after her first weekend of action, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Buckley helped the Retrievers to a 2-2 season-opening weekend at the Seahawk Invitational. The rookie hit .545 with a .909 slugging percentage in the tournament.
Buckley registered her first collegiate hit in the Retrievers' opener, belting a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to lift UMBC to the come-from-behind victory over host UNC-Wilmington, 5-3. The outfielder followed with a perfect three-for-three performance from the dish in Sunday's first game versus Norfolk State, a 5-3 Retriever win.
The Retrievers rescheduled their game at George Mason, originally scheduled for today, which will now take place on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m. in Fairfax, Va. UMBC will now play a doubleheader against Coppin State on April 30, starting at 2 p.m.
UMBC will return to action on Friday, Feb. 21 when it travels to the Elon Tournament. The Retrievers open up the weekend with a Friday doubleheader versus Niagara (11 a.m.) and Iona (1:15 p.m.).


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Swedes seek answers as riots leave suburbs alight
Mohammed Abbas sees himself as an ordinary Swede. And like millions of other ordinary Swedes, he fears that his dream society is under threat. When he first arrived in Stockholm as a refugee from Iran in 1994, the vast Husby council estate where he settled was a mixture of locals and foreigners, a melting pot for what was supposed to be a harmonious, multiracial paradise.
Two decades on, though, ''white flight'' has left only one in five of Husby's flats occupied by ethnic Swedes, and many of the immigrants who took their place do not seem to share Mr Abbas' view that a new life in Sweden is a dream come true. Last week, the neighbourhood erupted into rioting - some of the fiercest urban unrest that Sweden has seen in decades - prompting a debate about the success of racial integration.
''In the old days, the neighbourhood was more Swedish, and life felt like a dream, but now there are just too many foreigners, and a new generation that has grown up here with just their own culture,'' he said, gesturing towards the hooded youths milling around in Husby's pedestrian precinct.
''Also, in Sweden you cannot hit your children to discipline them, and this is a problem for foreign parents. The kids can feel they can cause whatever trouble they want, and the police don't even arrest any of them most of the time.''
After seven consecutive nights of rioting, Mr Mohammed was not the only one questioning the Swedish social model. Many were left asking why a country that prides itself on a generous welfare state, liberal social attitudes and a welcoming attitude to immigrants should have race riots at all.
The disturbances erupted in Husby on May 19, after police shot dead an elderly Iraqi man brandishing a machete in his house. Angered at what they saw as police heavy-handedness, youths torched cars and buildings, and stoned police and firefighters.
Police were forced to draft in extra manpower from outside Stockholm as the trouble spread to other immigrant-dominated suburbs of the capital and towns such as Orebro, where 25 masked youths set fire to a school on Friday night.
Also up in flames has gone the notion that egalitarian Sweden, which has largely avoided the global recession, might be immune from the social problems blighting less affluent parts of Europe.
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden's centre-right prime minister, blamed ''hooligans'' but also talked sympathetically of the difficult ''transition period between different cultures''. Politicians from the left, which ruled the country for most of the postwar period, blamed the trouble on social spending cuts introduced by Mr Reinfeldt, whose Moderate Party vowed to trim - but not slash - the welfare budget when he took office in 2006.
Perhaps the most telling comment was the one from Kjell Lindgren, the spokesman for Stockholm Police. ''We don't know why they are doing this,'' he said, when asked for a cause for the riots. ''There is no answer to it.''
Certainly, wandering around Husby last week, it was hard at first glance to see quite what the problem was. Built in the 1970s, the estate is one of dozens on Stockholm's outskirts that now house mainly immigrant populations, including large numbers of people from Somalia, Eritrea, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Between rows of clean-looking housing blocks are well-tended flower beds and neatly kept public gardens. And in the shopping precinct, where an ornamental fountain bubbles away, there are Ikea-style bars, shops and a cafe-bakery.
At 8 per cent, Husby's jobless rate is three times the Swedish average, but only slightly higher than that of Britain.
Mohammed Abdu, 27, whose family came to Sweden from Eritrea when he was three, works as a security guard. While he condemned the violence as ''hooliganism'', he claimed that many Husby residents suffered from discrimination from the police and employers. Besides, he added, living in such a prosperous, advanced country offered no real satisfaction for those at the bottom of the heap.
Yusuf Carlos, 32, a Palestinian construction worker said: ''Sweden is fair towards immigrants and it isn't hard to find work, or not before these riots anyway.''
Certainly, claims of racism upset many Swedes, who have no colonial history, and whose decision to admit large numbers of developing-world migrants from the 1980s onwards was more a very Swedish sense of humanitarian duty than political obligation. In recent years, far-right parties challenging the political class's long-standing pro-immigration consensus have flourished and now command up to 10 per cent of the vote.
Aje Carlbom, a Swedish academic and the author of a critical study of Swedish immigration policy, said: ''Anyone who wants to regulate immigration is immediately classified as a nationalist, which also implies a racist as well. It is still almost impossible to debate this question.''
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Vendors Paid by Crystal Cathedral Ministries During Christmas Week
Crystal Cathedral Ministries is in the process of paying vendors, some of whom have been waiting for years for their check to come in.
According to an agreement reached last Friday, CCM will give payments to the Rev. Robert H. Schuller and other creditors while Schuller's appeal goes through the court system.
The news came a few days after Schuller, who founded CCM in 1955, filed an appeal through Robert Harold, Inc. regarding the breach of contract suit he lost in late November.
With the deal, during Christmas week creditors received payments from CCM. Schuller was also granted $615,625 last month by Judge Robert Kwan of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles.
For its part, Crystal Cathedral Ministries in Garden Grove will be receiving $500,000; about 1,000 other creditors will get an estimated $12.7 million.
Todd Ringstad, an attorney for the creditors, told the Orange County Register that the long awaited agreement was "a compromise by everybody to get the creditors paid."
"Creditors have been waiting a long time. We can work late into the night. The creditors deserve it," said Ringstad to the Register regarding how officials worked late Friday to get the proper amounts sent out.
In November, Judge Robert Kwan awarded the 86-year-old former church leader $615,625 regarding the Schuller family's suit against Crystal Cathedral Ministries over claims of breach of contract. While a sizable sum, the awarded amount fell well below the estimated $5 million sought by Schuller over allegations of breach of contract, copyright infringement and intellectual-property rights by his former ministry.
Schuller and his wife, Arvella, founded Crystal Cathedral Ministries in 1955, which grew to be one of the largest Christian ministries in California. In 2010, CCM had to file for bankruptcy as it faced lawsuits for the debts it owed vendors from the 2009 "Glory of Christmas" production.
Schuller is now claiming that administrators of the ministry used his books and other works for their ministry even after he resigned as chairman.
"We never had anything in writing. We just had an understanding," the former megachurch leader said, "a gentleman's understanding."
Carol Schuller Milner, the couple's daughter, also filed claims in the case, and was awarded along with her husband Tim Milner $77,615 last month. The Milners decided to not appeal the decision.
"We want to move on," said Milner. "My husband and I still look forward to a future of success in ministry and business. But my parents are in a place where they can't move on. They're in their 80s."
Pam House, a Crystal Cathedral elder who had attended the court hearing in which Schuller testified, remarked in a statement that "It didn't have to be this way."
"If they had been more open about their finances, like other churches, and worked as a team, maybe we all could have worked on this together and prevented the bankruptcy," said House.
The Crystal Cathedral church is now called "Christ Cathedral" after the Garden Grove property was purchased by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange for $57.5 million last year. It is expected to be the largest Roman Catholic sanctuary outside the Vatican.


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The President's Plans
Obama offers an genda aimed at electing a Pelosi House.
WSJ Editorial, February 13, 2013
The big question of President Obama's second term is whether he wants to forge bipartisan compromises in the next two years, or whether he wants to spend these years campaigning against Republicans to regain Democratic control of the House in 2014 and then finish his Presidency with another liberal crescendo. Judging by his inaugural address and Tuesday night's State of the Union, we're guessing he's going for Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Mr. Obama's second inaugural was a clarion call to "collective action," as he put it, and Tuesday's speech showed what he thinks that should mean in practice. "The American people don't expect government to solve every problem," he said, while proceeding to offer a new government program to solve every problem.
Not enough job creation? Have the feds set up 15 new "manufacturing hubs" where business can get government advice.
Decaying public works? How about a "Fix-It-First" plan to pay the unemployed to repair roads and bridges? Thus do the "shovel-ready" stimulus projects of the first term become the "most urgent repairs" of the second.
Lousy K-12 results? Have the feds finance pre-school for "every child in America." A government study only recently found that any benefits from the current pre-school program, Head Start, wear off by third grade. But he'd still make it a universal entitlement.
Not enough money to subsidize electric cars or more Solyndras? Create a new Energy Security Trust, funded by taxing oil and gas companies.
Not all women earn as much money on average as men? Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act so government can unleash the trial lawyers to enforce equal pay.
Climate change? Congress must "soon" pass the Lieberman-McCain version of cap and trade that couldn't pass the Democratic Senate in 2010, or he'll unleash his regulators at the EPA.
Stagnant wage growth? Raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour and index it for inflation. But if a higher minimum wage can conjure middle-class prosperity, why not make it $20 an hour—or $50?
There was so much more, but the common thread is that this is what a Democratic President might expect to pass in a liberal Democratic Congress. It is not an olive branch for bipartisan deal-making with the House GOP. In its ambition and partisan framing, the agenda sounded like the opening bell in the 2014 Congressional campaign, an attempt to mobilize the new liberal majority he believes he has forged in his first four years.
That was also the theme of his proposals on the budget. He embraced "tax reform," though he defined it as lower taxes for businesses that do what he likes (manufacturers) and higher taxes for those that don't (oil and gas companies). He also spoke of "entitlement reform," but his only two concrete ideas were price controls on drug companies and more means-testing for affluent seniors. These won't come close to solving the health-care entitlement problem that even he admits is unsustainable, which is why Republicans don't think he's serious.
The one possible exception to his partisan agenda was immigration reform, on which Mr. Obama wisely laid down no red lines that might kill a deal. His brief statement of principles sounded similar to the Senate bipartisan outline, save for his notable omission of a guest-worker program. That omission will please the AFL-CIO, but we hope Mr. Obama realizes that reform without a flexible, expansive guest-worker program will lose business support.
Mr. Obama has never lacked for confidence, and perhaps he is right that he can steamroll his opposition in Congress, or in the 2014 midterms. But it's also possible that his re-election and a fawning press have made him too confident that the country wants as much new government as he seems to believe. The polls show voters think spending is a bigger problem than lack of revenues.
And for all his bragging Tuesday night of economic progress, his policies have produced a recovery with a mere 2% growth and falling middle-class incomes. Without faster growth in the private economy, his grand liberal plans will vanish faster than he imagines.


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Best 2013 Half-Marathons
Few distance runners would call 13.1 miles a pleasure trip. But tack on a post-race party with your girls, next day massages at an award-winning spa or a Michelin-starred meal, and that's what you've got.
To find races fit for a weekend, we looked at halves that were held on unique courses in travel-worthy destinations with lots to do and with ho-hassle logistics. Props for those held on Saturdays ... more time to recover from the, ahem, race.
OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
Saturday, May 4; $75
The 35,000-participant OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, held in Indianapolis, is one of the nation's largest halves, the seventh-largest road race in the United States and the 18th largest in the world: In 2012, runners represented all 50 states and 11 countries. The course takes you through the vibrant downtown district, past the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and back. If your prefer bottles of wine over the Brickyard, the Indy Wine Trail includes seven award-winning wineries, all within minutes of downtown Indianapolis. At night, the city comes alive with great music venues, such as the Slippery Noodle Inn, the oldest watering hole in Indiana and considered one of the best blues bars in the U.S. Catch a show after visiting the Sun King Brewery (try the Osiris Pale Ale).
The Great Wall Half-Marathon
Saturday, May 18; prices vary based on travel package
Not a race for the faint-hearted, the Great Wall Half Marathon is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and is consistently ranked as one of the 10 races worth traveling for. While pricey (entry must be purchased as part of a 6- or 7-day travel package upward of $1,250 a person, not including airfare), you'll have a chance to run along one of the seven wonders of world, on a closed course, with 360-degree views of China's countryside. The route starts near the village of Huangyaguan, a couple hours northeast of Beijing, and heads straight to the Wall. It's a tough, beautiful and extraordinary experience. Anticipate this race taking 50-percent longer that any other half given the extreme ascent and decent (there's an 8-hour time limit). The 5,164 steps of the Great Wall will put your physique to the test (you'll hit a wall, literally), and the breathtaking surroundings of Tianjin Province will compete with your tired muscles for attention. It's an ideal way to combine an unusual running event with exploring one of the world's most astonishing sights. Run it as a full, half or family 10k.
Allstate Life Insurance Miami Beach 13.1 Marathon
Saturday, March 9; $85 until March 3
Make it a Spring Break getaway. Start on the scenic Ocean Drive, take in the Art Deco-style buildings, run across bridges and tropical waterways, and end your run with a major white party on South Beach. Sure, there's sun, sand and surf, but Miami is also home to award-winning chefs and restaurants such as Florida Cookery, Exit 1 and Preston's at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, and as host of the annual Art Basel, the most prestigious air fair in the world, the city is ripe with some of the world's most respected art galleries.
The LA Marathon
Sunday, March 17; $175
Runners World named the LA Marathon the "Best Big City Race" of 2013. Instead of committing to a full 26.2, run as part of a charity relay team. You and a partner split the distance as part of the "I Run 4 Something" campaign and support one of the 60 participating charities. Plus, the course is hella cool: start at Dodger Stadium, east through Echo Park and Silver Lake, through West Hollywood, past stunning Beverly Hills mansions and an finish line end near the Santa Monica pier. And given the St. Patrick's Day timing, stay in Santa Monica and celebrate with green beer and a festive party scene at Barney's Beanery, Brick and Mortar or The Yard.
Allstate Life Insurance New York City 13.1 Marathon
Saturday, March 23; $95 before March 17
Disco down in Queens (oh yeah, there's an official post race party complete with '70s tunes) after a nice little jaunt through the historic Flushing Meadows Corona Park, site of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fair. The race begins in front of Arthur Ashe Stadium, home to the U.S. Open, and winds through the park, passing the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Wildlife Center, and the Unisphere, a 12-story high, spherical stainless steel replica of Earth. The southern end of the course loops around Meadow Lake, returning back into the park for a second loop and finishing with post race beers and music. Stay a day or two longer to take in the arts & culture scene of Brooklyn and Queens. Book a room at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, which boasts stunning panoramic Manhattan views at the rooftop bar, check out the latest installations at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (aka BAM), and book a lunch reso inside MoMA PS1 at M.Wells in Long Island City, Queens.
Oasis Rock 'n' Roll Montreal Marathon & Half-Marathon
Sunday, September 22; $105 until May 31
It's the best of both worlds: work hard, play hard. Another glass of wine? Go for it. You just ran 13.1 miles—you earned it. Course highlights include a nice downhill run over the Jacques Cartier Bridge, logging 3+ miles on the Grand Prix race track and running through Old Montreal, flanked with European shops and apartments that emit an Old World vibe. Have dinner at Pastaga (named one of the best new restaurants of 2012 by the Montreal Gazette), stroll through 30 thematic settings at the Botanical Gardens and linger in the Jean-Talon Market, an open-air food paradise that entices with aromas of grilling sausages, Quebecois cheeses, mounds of fresh produce, home-grown spices and handmade chocolates.
Rock 'n' Roll Oslo Half-Marathon
Saturday, June 15; 500 Norwegian kroner, or about $91 (exchange-rate dependent), by March 14 (online registration closes June 8)
During this race, you get to run through the capital of Norway. That's pretty rad. Runners will experience 13.1 miles of live entertainment along the picturesque route. Extend your trip and explore the city's cultural attractions such as the Oslo Opera House (home to the city's ballet and opera), and take in the original "Scream" painting by Edvard Munch at The National Museum. Make sure you leave time for the Oslo Fjord region. You'll find mountains and cliffs dropping off into clear blue water with red and blue cottages dotting the coast.
Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon & Half-Marathon
to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Sunday, June 2; $125 until March 31
This location launched the domestic, and now international, 33-city full and half Rock 'n' Roll marathon series. The course is flat and fast, so if you're looking to beat your PR, this is your race. Live bands every few miles keep energy levels up and the sunny, dry weather and gorgeous beaches allow for a perfect early summer vacay. A headliner concert is held immediately after the race (last year Donovan Frankenreiter performed) and the city is home to some of the best nightlight on the Pacific. Catch a concert at Belly Up in Solana Beach and grab fish tacos at World Famous in Pacific Beach. Want to be pampered? Book massages and stay for brunch at the chic Hotel del Coronado on Coronado Island.
Zappos.com Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & Half-Marathon
Sunday, November 17; $145
The Vegas strip is only shut down twice a year: New Years Eve and the marathon. Sport your neon night gear (we love Brooks) and sprint down the strip at night. The 4:30 p.m. late afternoon start means that you'll finish with ample time to hit up Hyde at the Bellagio or Encore' XS. Arrive on the Friday before the race and check into a Stay Well room at the MGM Grand. Designed by Delos (Deepak Chopra is an advisory board member), the Stay Well rooms have a Vitamin C shower infusion (to neutralize the chlorine in the water, natch), wake-up light therapy and a dawn simulator in place of a traditional, beeping, alarm clock. Take in a world-class show (we like Zarkana at Aria) and book post-race foot massages at Canyon Ranch in the Venetian. If you've noticed a hitch in your step, have a gait analysis by one of the Canyon Ranch experts.


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Zimmer Biomet Launches 3i T3 Short Implant in U.S.
The Zimmer Biomet dental division announced the U.S. launch of its new 3i T3 Short Implants, manufactured by Biomet 3i. The company is also offering a comprehensive surgical kit designed specifically to support site preparation and placement of 3i T3 Short Implants, which have been commercially available in Europe and...Read More
Zimmer Biomet Institute Reopens NJ Dental Training Center
The dental division of the Zimmer Biomet Institute has reopened its training center in Parsippany, NJ. The 20,000-sq.-ft dental training center includes a simulation lab, cadaver lab, and lecture room, and provides scientific educational courses for dental clinicians from around the world who are interested in restorative, surgical, and regenerative procedures. ...Read More


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A veteran veterinarian delivered the first known biologically identical puppy twins in South Africa, researchers who tested the pups' DNA over several weeks confirm.
Kurt de Cramer, who works in South Africa's Rant en Dal ANimal Hospital in Mogale City, was performing a C-section on an Irish wolfhound when he encountered something unprecedented in 26 years of veterinary practice: two puppies with umbilical cords attached to the same placenta, according to British news agency BBC.
The puppies were the same sex and had similar markings; the other five puppies in the litter also looked similar, but each had his or her own placenta, the website reported.
A team of researchers took DNA samples when the pups were 2 weeks old, and again at 6 weeks, and the results confirmed de Cramer's initial hypothesis that they were monozygotic twins.
It's not clear if this is the first case of monozygotic twin puppies, because pups born in the same litter often look alike and DNA testing is usually not performed -- but it's the first documented case in scientific literature.
Non-identical twins are more common because they each have their own placenta. Identical twin fetuses have been reported in horses, for example, but the placenta doesn't have enough oxygen to sustain both.
De Cramer told BBC he saw only one other case of puppies sharing a placenta, but both, oxygen- and nutrient-deprived, were dead before he performed a C-section on the mother.


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Talk:Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow
Revision as of 15:36, May 29, 2006 by 666 (talk | contribs) (Talk:Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow moved to Talk:ONLY SATAN CAN SAVE THE SINNERS)
I meant to edit, but I suppose I'd better ask first.
The point is, Alexei is (an alternative English spelling of) a secular name, and the church-related English-language sources usually refer to His Holiness as Alexy or Alexii, to comply with the clerical variant of the name. (cf. here, on the site of a Patriarchal parish in the US, and here, the official Moscow Pct. website (linked to at the bottom of the page), or here, the English version of the site which yours truly works for). I mean, maybe there's a point in adopting one of these spellings for the entry to keep things more uniform?..
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Why do cats run into one room then run back where they came from?
Cats, like dogs, have a lot of energy because they were meant to be hunters. Unlike dogs, cats in the wild don't work with a pack - they have to be solely responsible for their own survival so they need plenty of energy to sustain them for hunting. And lots of what cats hunt - birds, mice, etc. - are pretty darn fast movers.
In a home, cats don't get to use up as much energy so they expend it by running around crazily. It's really not so strange - I've seen the same behavior in at least two of my dogs.
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Inner SE Station Area Charrette in Progress August 20-22
Starting Tuesday, August 20, the City of Portland is hosting a concept development charrette focusing on the new light rail stations areas at OMSI, Clinton, Rhine and Holgate. The charrette will build on input from planning events held in June and July to develop initial land use, urban design and transportation concepts for the station areas.
Come to the Open House to see the results of the charrette and offer feedback!
Inner SE Station Area Charrette Open House
Thursday August 22, 2013, 5 – 7 p.m. (presentation at 6 p.m.)
St. Philip Neri Church, Carvlin Hall
2408 SE 16th Ave
The first two days of the charrette will involve focused work sessions where City staff and consultants will work with area stakeholders around maps to generate ideas and explore issues. The results will be presented at the open house on the third day.
View the charrette agenda.


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Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Welcome to the website of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA). The OVCAA is committed to academic leadership, excellence, and innovation. Its commitment is reflected in its support of the Mānoa and system visions, missions, and goals as they relate to academic matters. This involves planning, developing, organizing, directing, and evaluating academic programs, policies, procedures and guidelines. In addition, the office develops and oversees faculty promotion and tenure processes.
In providing this website, the OVCAA encourages campus involvement in its quest for academic excellence. The website presents a wealth of information on academic, planning, faculty, accreditation, and communication matters. It includes information on academic policies, general education, academic committees, campus programs, program reviews, student learning assessment, accreditation, planning of courses and programs, institutional research, faculty governance, and faculty promotion and tenure procedures. We hope that you will learn more about academic affairs on our campus and provide us with your comments. Thank you for visiting our site.
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Britney recording song for sons
Britney Spears has revealed she is recording a special song for her sons.
The pop princess tweeted her fans to tell them about a project she is working on for seven-year-old Sean Preston and six-year-old Jayden James, her children from her former marriage to Kevin Federline.
She wrote: "I'm at the studio recording a new song for my boys. They are going to freak out when they hear it. So excited!"
The star, who recently announced she and fiance Jason Trawick were ending their engagement and that she was quitting as a judge on US X Factor, didn't reveal further details about the track but promised that all would be revealed soon.
"It's a surprise so keep it shhhhh and don't be grouchy. I'll fill you all in soon ;)," she added.
The 31-year-old has been back in the charts recently, with her song with will.i.am, Scream And Shout.
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Donald Lambro of the Washington Times reaches the same conclusion as Rocket Man regarding Tom Daschle's recent outburst — it "had more to do with his political frustration over Iraq's dominance in the election debate than with President Bush's slap at Senate Democrats on national security." Lambro cites some significant poll results. A Gallup Poll shows that, by a margin of 49 percent to 41 percent, voters are more worried about Iraq than the economy when it comes to deciding how to vote in the upcoming House and Senate races. This represents a 16-point shift since last month. And an Ipsos Public Affairs poll (whatever that is) shows that, by a 6-point margin, Americans now think that the country is moving in the right direction. This represents a 13-point shift.
In order to cope with this sentiment and still appease their liberal base, Daschle and Gore want to persuade folks that one can care about our security and still be opposed to war with Iraq. But Gore recognized that this refrain, by itself, won't cut it. Thus, he tried to argue that he has a better plan for protecting our security — ongoing pursuit of Al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan and elsewhere. This required him to argue that current pursuit of these terrorists is inadequate. But most Americans (with some conservatives dissenting) believe that administration policy in Afghanistan has been a clear success and that Al Qaeda is already very much on the run. Consequently, Gore looked petty and foolish trying to argue otherwise.
The reality is that, in practice, the Democrats do place less of a priority on national security than the Republicans. Neither party places security considerations above all others under all circumstances. For example, neither advocates doubling the size of the armed forces or implementing a police state. But, compared to the Democrats, the Republicans advocate more resources for the military and greater constraints on civil liberties. Moreover, as we have documented during the past few months, Democratic policy on issues of high importance to their favorite interest groups, such as immigration and tort reform, does not consistently seek to maximize national security. These specifics are not understood by the public because they are not reported in the mainstream press. But the public seems to understand instinctively that the Democrats are more willing than the Republicans to trade-off security concerns. And every time a Democrat whines that the Iraq debate is shifting attention away from economic issues, he or she reinforces this understanding.
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The Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop in Thurrock has won a RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) award for Spirit of Ingenuity in recognition of its impressive architecture.
The workshop, which opened in January 2011, houses a dedicated team of artists and craftspeople who create the world-famous sets for Royal Opera House productions.
Most recently, the team in Thurrock constructed the enormous set for Les Troyens, which opened on Monday.
Barbara Senator as Ascanius, Ashley Holland as Panthus, Bryan Hymel as Aeneas and Fabio Capitanucci as Coroebus in Les Troyens © Bill Cooper/ROH 2012
Designed by Nicolas Hare Architects LLP, Thurrock workshop features a painting room, metal and timber workshops, and office space, as well as an enormous build area large enough to accommodate several Royal Opera House sets at once.
The building's structure includes several energy-efficient features, including a 'living roof' covered in growing sedum plants, designed to provide insulation, preserve rainwater and create a habitat for wildlife, and geothermal heating, provided by a 100-metre borehole in the earth's core. In addition, continuous roof lights and light-sensitive lighting instead of switches allow even daylight with reduced glare.
The Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop is now running public tours, offering visitors an exclusive insight into Royal Opera House set design and construction. A full programme of tours will commence in September.


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Supernova 1987A, II
Astronomers have been hunting for a neutron star for 25 years, but they haven't been able to find it. They know that it was born 25 years ago tomorrow as seen from Earth. And they know just where it is. But no matter how hard they've looked, they haven't been able to find it.
The neutron star was born when a supergiant star exploded in a companion galaxy to the Milky Way. The blast is known as Supernova 1987A.
Astronomers know that the blast gave birth to a neutron star because they detected an outburst of the particles known as neutrinos shortly before the supernova itself became visible.
Theory says that as a supergiant star uses up the nuclear fuel in its core, the core collapses to form a neutron star or black hole. The collapse triggers the birth of enormous numbers of neutrinos, which race outward with a shockwave that blasts the star apart.
The outburst of neutrinos lasted a few seconds — long enough to indicate that the collapsing star formed a super-dense neutron star. A shorter outburst would have meant that the collapse formed a black hole, which would have prevented most of the neutrinos from escaping.
Even so, no telescope on Earth or in space has been able to see the neutron star. That could mean that it's just too quiet and faint to detect. Or it could mean that, soon after the blast, a lot of material fell back on the neutron star, causing it to collapse even more — forming a black hole.
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Pacific Crest Securities
Analyst predicts industry growth of 6% in 2010 thanks to digital sales
Pacific Crest Securities analyst Evan Wilson has predicted that packaged games will maintain flatness in 2010 while the industry as a whole will show growth of 6 percent. Wilson claims this is partly due to a 34 percent surge in digital sales.
Pacific Crest Securities headlines
Analyst expects a 20% drop in game sales for June
Pacific Crest Securities analyst Evan Wilson expects says that he recession may be hitting games harder than financial gurus and chart trackers previously thought. In his NPD preview note to investors, Wilson estimates software sales for June have dropped 20 percent year-over-year to $700 million. "Our most recent checks have indicated that the relative health […]
New Microsoft console in 2010, says analyst
Pacific Crest Securities analyst Evan Wilson has pointed to 2010 being a major year in the games trade's cycle, with his company expecting a new console from Microsoft and the end of PSP and DS. "We believe that peak industry sales will occur in 2010, given that Microsoft will likely introduce its next console that […]


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Coke Sticks to Its Strategy While Soda Sales Slide
Beverage Maker Boosts Advertising Rather Than Move From Sugary Drinks
For 13 years running, Americans have been drinking less Coke. Now Diet Coke sales are falling off a cliff. Globally, sales growth of soda is slowing amid concerns about sugar intake and obesity.
The trends are industrywide, but it is especially bad news for Coca-Cola Co., a company that derives almost 75% of its global sales volume from carbonated soft drinks.


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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a national organization with an affiliate office in each state. The ACLU is a non-profit organization that is mandated to protect the civil rights and liberties as defined in the "Bill of Rights" in the Constitution of the United States. The ACLU will investigate discrimination, harassment or violation of rights of hte elderly, minors, minorities and gender-based or racial issues as well as sexual orientation issues.
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BOSTON, Mass. – With five different players finishing in double-figures and team field goal percentage of 53.5% the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth defeated men's basketball by the final score of 92-72 in a Little East Conference contest Tuesday evening at the Clark Athletic Center.
As a team UMass Dartmouth (13-11, 7-6 Little East) closed out the night 38-for-71 from the field and 7-for-17 from 3-point range. At the line they were 9-for-16 overall. UMass Boston (5-19, 1-12 Little East), who got off to a really slow start shot their way back into the contest to finish 24-for-60 from the field and 10-for-23 from behind the arc. They were also 14-for-21 at the free throw line.
Pushing the Corsairs to the win was Alex Rodrigues game-high 17 points. Along with a double-double from Justin Pulver of 13 points and 14 rebounds, UMass Dartmouth was solid on both sides of the floor. Lance Greene, who ranks in the top-15 in the country in rebounding and in the top-5 in the Little East Conference in scoring dropped in 16 points and finished with six boards. Colin Burns and John Genkos closed out the Corsairs double-figure scorers as they combined for 14 and 13 points respectively.
The Beacons finished the night with four players in double-figures with D3Hoops.com Team of the Week selection Vinny DeLucia (Miami, Fla.) leading the squad with 16 points. Senior Isaac Jenkins (Pordenone, Italy) made his return to the line-up after being sidelined for a week to finish second on the squad with 15 points in just 16 minutes of work. Quadry Allen (White Castle, La.) also came off the bench to have a solid night as he put-up 13 points. Carl Joseph (Brockton, Mass.) rounded out the Beacons top scorers as the forward finished with 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
On the glass UMass Dartmouth held a +14 over the host Beacons (44-30). They also took advantage of the Beacons turnovers which they converted into 21 points. Both benches finished with a combined 32 points, but the use of the Corsairs big-men in the paint proved to be the deciding factor as they scored 42 of their 92 points from close-range.
Men's Basketball will host Eastern Connecticut State University on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the 2011-12 season finale for the Beacons. Prior to the start of the contest the Beacons will honor their two senior members in Jenkins and Geoff Ebbs (Hingham, Mass.).


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Pregnancy pays already for Porny
This is Jessica Simpson with her freeloader yesterday celebrating her nephew's 3rd birthday. As you well know Porny is now pregnant with her own. Us Weekly reports that she will be signing with Weight Watchers after she gives birth to lose all her baby gain. Apparently she'll have a year to get skinny. The deal is supposed to be worth 4 million dollars.
Needless to say, getting pregnant these days is a career move, although it remains to be seen whether or not Jessica has the motivation to make it happen. This after all is a girl who spends most of her day on her couch, farting.
Here's what doesn't make sense to me: Jessica said she's going to go into labour in stilettos, YSL to be exact, but I have a hard time believing she's going to get out her UGGs. I also wonder who got paid more – Mimi for Jenny or Porny for WW.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - On the second day of Georgia Southwestern's two-day Sunshine State road trip, the Blue and Gold used a strong second game effort from sophomore pitcher Ashley Cavender to earn a split with Eckerd College after dropping the first game of the day.
Game 1: Eckerd 8, GSW 5
A first inning home run from GSW's Jordan Miller started the day off on a good foot for the Lady Hurricanes but the Tritons answered scoring three runs over the second and third innings to take a 3-1 advantage.
GSW notched four runs off four hits, including a RBI double by Elliot Martin to regain the lead 5-4 in the top of the fourth.
EC tied up the score in their half of the fourth inning off a wild pitch.
Eckerd took control over their next two innings as the Tritons scored three runs off three hits on their way to an 8-5 victory.
Erin Vick (2-3) took the loss for GSW (11-8) as the junior tossed for 2.1 innings giving up four runs off three hits and striking out three.
Game 2: GSW 2, Eckerd 0
In the second game of the day, starting GSW pitcher Ashley Cavender was determined to carry the Lady 'Canes to a split on the day and didn't disappoint as she simply put on a show against the Tritons.
Cavender didn't give up a hit through the first five innings but an infield single from Chelsea Jeffares in the bottom of the sixth inning spoiled the no-hit bid.
Both teams struggled offensively as the game turned into a pitcher's dual as both teams were held scoreless after six innings of play.
GSW broke the stalemate in the top of the seventh scoring two runs.
That offensive output was all the Lady Hurricanes needed to earn a split on the day to end the weekend road trip on a high note.
Cavender (3-3) was credited with the win as the sophomore finished with a complete game shutout, allowing just one hit with one walk and striking out three for Southwestern.
Georgia Southwestern (12-8) will be back in action Wednesday, Feb. 27, as GSW travels to Thomasville, Ga. to take on Thomas University in double-header action. The first game is set for 1 p.m.


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Warriors' Brandon Rush has torn ACL, out for season
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Rush's season is over after two games.
Rush's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Saturday that an MRI exam on the Golden State Warriors' top reserve revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Rush will have season-ending surgery in the coming days, and the typical rehabilitation time is at least nine months.
"He's not doing great. He's devastated as you can imagine," Bartelstein said. "It's a traumatic thing to go through for anybody. We're going to figure it out and work with the Warriors and come up with a great plan to get him back. But for the moment, it's devastating with surgery and rehab ahead of you."
All the good vibes entering Golden State's home opener fizzled in an instant.
AMICK:With Andrew Bogut limited, Warriors' future teeters
Rush leaped in the air for a dunk when Zach Randolph fouled him from behind with 4:09 left in the first quarter of the Warriors' 104-94 loss to Memphis on Friday night. Rush landed awkwardly, and his knee bent badly as he tumbled to the court.
The small forward got up on one leg, waved his arms in the air, and shook off teammates who tried to help. Rush covered his face in agony and eventually limped to the locker room with the support of teammate Jeremy Tyler and trainers.
Memphis selected third-string center Andris Biedrins to shoot the free throws. The home fans booed Biedrins — the former starter — before he missed both.
Richard Jefferson and second-round pick Draymond Green will be expected to fill the void in Rush's absence. The Warriors could also use the disabled-player exception to sign a player who earns up to half of Rush's annual salary.
Rush signed an $8 million, two-year deal in July — with a player option for the 2013-14 season — after coming over in a trade from Indiana for Lou Amundson last year. The 27-year-old Rush appeared in 65 of 66 games, posting career highs by shooting 50 percent from the field and 79 percent on free throws.
The forward fit seamlessly into coach Mark Jackson's system and became one of the team's best perimeter defenders, especially late in games.
BOX SCORE:Grizzlies 104, Warriors 94
Rush averaged 9.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 26 minutes per game last season. He shot 45.2 percent from 3-point range — sixth-best in the NBA — and was Golden State's best option off the bench.
Rush was drafted No. 13 by Portland in 2008 after leading Kansas to the national championship. He was then traded to Indiana along with Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts for Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu.
Rush tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in 2007 while at Kansas. And just as he did before, those around him believe he will make a full recovery.
"He's strong minded," Bartelstein said. "Right now it's hard. I have no doubt he'll do great."


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How's this for a reality distortion field? Prior to last night's performance of Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," the Seattle Repertory Theatre hosted a Steve Jobs lookalike contest, offering complimentary drinks (Appletinis, of course) to those who showed up in their best Jobsian garb.
Take a look at some of the contestants in the gallery below, in these photos courtesy the Seattle Rep. Any guesses on who won? Post your favorite in the comments, based on the gallery number.
By the way, if you're bummed you missed out on all the fun, there are ongoing performances through May 22 — and, of course, one more thing: The Seattle Rep and the Washington Technology Industry Association will be hosting a special "iBBQ" before Saturday's performance. Your ticket to the show gets you into the BBQ and networking event. Details available here.
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Weekend picks for book lovers
What should you read this weekend? USA TODAY's picks for book lovers include Kate Atkinson's inventive novel Life After Life and two new kids' books for the young baseball fan in your house.
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson; Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown, 544 pp.; fiction
We'd all like a do-over, whether it has to do with choosing a life partner, not stepping off the curb without looking both ways or even something as banal as choosing a hair color.
But what if every day was a do-over? What if fate and all of life's possible scenarios could change the trajectory of your life for good or bad, or even change the course of history? And if given the chance — as in Kate Atkinson's novel Life After Life — would you kill Hitler?
Life After Life is mostly about Englishwoman Ursula Todd, who does and doesn't exist. The book opens in 1930, and Ursula is in Germany, seated across from the Führer with a gun in her handbag. In the next chapter, it's 1910, and Ursula dies at birth, strangled by her own umbilical cord. A few pages later, she's born healthy.
As the chapters unfold, so do the scenarios that make or break who Ursula is.
USA TODAY says: * * * * out of four. "Delightfully precocious and darkly moody …unique."
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler; St. Martin's Press, 375 pp.; fiction
In the vein of The Paris Wife (the best-selling novel about Hemingway's first wife, Hadley), Z is a novel about F. Scott Fitzgerald's talented if troubled partner, Zelda.
USA TODAY says: * * *. "Fowler draws a compellingly complete portrait of that other Paris wife: mother, painter, writer, flapper, feminist Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald."
Becoming Babe Ruth, written and illustrated by Matt Tavares; Candlewick, 37 pp., ages 5-8; non-fiction
This picture book opens in the streets of Baltimore in 1902, when George Herman Ruth was just a troublemaking truant. The rest, as they say, is baseball history.
USA TODAY says: * * * . "The appeal of Matt Tavares' beautifully illustrated biography is its focus on Ruth's humble origins."
Throwing Strikes: My Quest for Truth and the Perfect Knuckleballby R.A. Dickey with Wayne Coffey and Sue Corbett; Dial; 296 pp., ages 8-12; non-fiction
The kids' version of pitcher R.A. Dickey's autobiography, Wherever I Wind Up.
USA TODAY says: * * * . "An inspiring against-the-odds memoir by an avid reader."
While We Were Watching Downton Abbeyby Wendy Wax; Berkley Trade Paperback, 354 pp.; fiction
A dashing British concierge in a historic apartment building in Atlanta gathers tenants to watch the popular PBS series.
USA TODAY says: * * * out of four. "Fun reading for a spring weekend."
Contributing reviewers: Carol Memmott, Olivia Barker, Bob Minzesheimer and Craig Wilson


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Tours | Classes | Dorm Life | Nation's Capital | History
In Spring 2017, the Pi Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., hopes to send me and 19 other bright students of the Achievement, Self-Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Networking and Developmental Skills (A.S.C.E.N.D.) program to Howard University in Washington, DC for an educational and action-packed tour. This college exploration experience is a vital component to our students ability to narrow down and identify post graduate opportunities. The A.S.C.E.N.D. program aims to mentor and push its participants to their greatest potential. During this 4 day/4 night journey, we have planned a tour of Howard University, attending classes with students, experiencing dorm life, and visiting the new National Museum of African-American History. However, in order for this college trip to commence, we kindly enlist your support!
The cost for each student is $245, which means I must raise a total of $245.
While we have already secured other fundraising options, we need your help to reach our fundraising goal.
Would you consider donating to help me achieve my goal?
I greatly appreciate your support!
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We've had high winds and storms come through my part of Ohio today and my power flickered a few times.
Now I see that the server in at work is down. I'm too lazy to drive all the way in to work just to push a button. I've got a UPS battery backup on the server, but evidently the power has been out for awhile now.
I apologize for any incontinence. I will try to get in tomorrow to push the little button.


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Infrequently I'm required to use a Windows computer to create something, and today I needed to combine 2 PDFs for our school newsletter and post them to our website. Our district is using DotNetNuke as our CMS (content management system) and for some reason our site pages need to be edited in Internet Explorer for Windows. (Strange things have happened when I've edited with my favorite browser on all platforms, Google Chrome.) I recorded a 7 minute, 45 second screencast today demonstrating how I use the free Windows software program "PDFmate PDF Converter Free" to combine 2 PDF files into a single file, and then publish that file to our school website.
I recorded and posted this screencast to YouTube using the free, browser-based website and service Screencast-O-Matic. Since I don't have a Pro account it created a small, unobtrusive watermark in the lower left corner of my final video. Screencast-O-Matic (@screencasto on Twitter) works almost identically to Screenr, which used to be my favorite browser-based screencasting tool. Unfortunately, Screenr hasn't been updated for awhile and now it's not compatible with the latest version of Java. I added Screencast-O-Matic to the Narrated Slideshow / Screencast page of Mapping Media.


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College Marketing Representative Urban
Sony MusicDallas, TX
Part Time Job
Sony Music U plays an essential part in the development of Sony Music's emerging artists and also assists in the roll out of established artists. Among the myriad of functions and responsibilities, our College Marketing Reps organize listening events, interact closely with various campus groups, independent record stores, lifestyle shops (skate shops, cafes, barber shops, clothing stores, etc.) and are also very active across social media platforms. We ask our reps to spread awareness for our priority projects via social media, therefore you will be asked to utilize your personal accounts. This is a part time role that requires a commitment of approximately 20 hours a week. The College Rep position is a great way to learn about the music business, gain marketing experience, and get your foot in the door of one of the world's leading entertainment companies. We work with ALL Sony companies including but not limited to: Columbia Records, Epic Records, RCA Records, Legacy Recordings, Sony Masterworks, Sony Nashville & Sony Electronics.
• Generate excitement for our artists through social media marketing & traditional grassroots marketing
• Partner with various campus organizations in order to increase awareness for specific campaigns and activations
• Willingness to build & grow new relationships throughout your market with influencers, music related groups, blogs, etc.
• Set up and execute meaningful opportunities on or around campus for our developing artists
• Provide feedback on artists and/or projects on a regular basis
• Attend shows on behalf of Sony Music and provide detailed reports including videos, photos and general feedback of the performance
• Establish and maintain relationships with local lifestyle shops (cafes, venues, clothing stores, etc.) for marketing / visibility purposes
• Regularly submit recap reports of marketing efforts (3 to 5 reports a week)
• Contribute to marketing campaigns on the Sony Electronics side, focusing on products geared towards the college demographic
• Maintain timely communication with our NY based management team & participate in departmental bi-weekly conference calls
• Currently enrolled as a full-time Undergraduate college student with (2) or more years before graduation
• Maintain timely communication with our management team in New York City (note this is a remote position)
• Knowledge & passion for the current music scene, specifically urban music
• Must live within 30 minutes of the city you are applying for
• Great time management and organizational skills
• Strong appreciation for music and a passion for discovering new music
• Need immediate access to a car, or reliable public transportation
• Computer, phone & camera are mandatory
Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.