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The Elephant on the Runway (part 1 of ?)
Well, it seems the topic cannot be avoided any longer. Various articles in the news last week practially compel LOF to finally address the elephant on the runway: federal legislation that would change the intellectual property landscape for fashion design.
As LOF has written about in the past, copyright is generally not very useful to fashion designers. Yes, copyright does extend its warm (or sometimes frigid) embrace around fabric designs, images or designs affixed to a garment, and in rare instances, elements that are "physically or conceptually separable" from a garment, but for the most part, the Copyright Act considers items of apparel to be "useful articles" ineligible for protection.
Whether these distictions are sensible or not, the fact is that the current state of the law allows many people to get away with "knocking off" others' designs, as long as those designs do not contain any of the protectable elements mentioned above, a company's actual trademark, or a feature that consumers so strongly identify with a particular source that the design itself constitutes "trade dress."
Hundreds of bills have been introduced in Congress over the years in an attempt to grant additional intellectual property protection to fashion designs. Most recently, Senator Schumer introduced a bill (uncatchily called "The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act") that would provide copyright-like protection to designs containing "a unique, distinguishable, non-trivial and non-utilitarian variation over prior designs." The Bill made it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee in early December, only to have to start all over again once the 111th Congress adjourned at the end of the month.
[Note: The writer co-chairs an American Bar Association subcommittee tasked with evaluating this bill; the views expressed here are those of the writer alone and are not necessarily the views of the ABA, or any subdivision thereof.]
This past week, New York's other senator, Kristen Gillibrand, hosted a roundable at FIT with members of the NYC fashion industry in which she addressed, among other things, the Schumer bill (of which Gillibrand is now apparently a co-sponsor.) As far as LOF can determine, there has been no action whatsoever concerning the fashion bill since the 112th Congress was sworn in on January 6, 2011.
Thus, LOF and its readers can quite leisurely consider what garments, if any, are likely to contain "unique, distinguishable, non-trivial and non-utilitarian variation[s] over prior designs," as required under the Schumer/Gillibrand bill.
In a now-fraught interview with WWD earlier this month, Comme des Garçons mastermind Rei Kawakubo was quoted, ominously, as saying: "The motivation has always been to create something new, something that didn't exist before . . . . The more experience I have and the more clothes I make, the more difficult it becomes to make something new. Once I've made something, I don't want to do it again, so the breadth of possibility is becoming smaller."
Who can possibly (and credibly) challenge Rei's judgment about "what is new"? Indeed, perhaps the easiest tomato to throw at the Schumer/Gillibrand bill -- and many have thrown it -- is that there is "nothing new in fashion."
Perhaps there is some truth to this. One of LOF's favorite designers of menswear, Dries Van Noten, used one of LOF's least favorite materials, fur, on lapels in his collection shown last week in Paris. Noten told The New York Times: "this sort of construction has its origins in the military uniforms for which lapels were first invented. Often one would be buttoned across the neck for extra warmth, but because that interrupted the shape (particularly a problem if any battle medals happened to be hanging there), a second lapel was needed to cover the chest." Hence the Times' title of the story: "An Old Lapel Is New Again."
Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett has been sporting her own Dries, inspired not by military uniforms but by the outfits that Katharine Hepburn made her signature so many years ago.
And on Sunday, sadly, designer Charles Nolan passed away, after a notable career putting his "personal touch" on "American classics." In 2008, for example, Style.com reportedly observed that Nolan had been inspired by American sportswear pioneer Claire McCardell.
In short, how many of the designs we see on the runway -- let alone in stores -- are "new"? Or at least new enough that they contain a "unique, distinguishable, non-trivial and non-utilitarian variation over [all] prior designs"? The question is not a rhetorical or sarcastic one. Anyone who wishes to intelligently support or oppose the Schumer/Gillibrand bill must seriously ponder this question... assuming that the 112th Congress bothers to resurrect the legislation.
(LOF will tackle other aspects of the bill in later posts, in each instance expressing the views of the writer alone.)

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Newspaper named a National Historic Site
It's appropriate that the Silverton Standard & the Miner newspaper has been named a National Historic Site in Journalism by the Society of Professional Journalists. After all, it is housed in the old Miners Union Hospital in the very room where some longtime Silverton residents and their ancestors were born. That's a pretty heady bit of history that not many newspapers can claim.
The Standard, which was founded in 1875, is only the second journalistic enterprise in Colorado to be given the historic designation. The first is the Denver Press Club. Nationally, there are 97 other historic journalism sites.
The designation also is well deserved in Silverton because the paper is owned by the San Juan County Historical Society. The Society took on the financial responsibility for the paper in 2009 to keep it afloat. The Historic Society allows the paper to operate independently with the help of donations and community support.
"This is actually very cool," said Standard Editor and Publisher (as well as reporter, photographer, distributor, etc.) Mark Esper about the designation.
The Standard is not only the longest continuously operated newspaper on the Western Slope of Colorado. It is also the oldest business of any kind. And it surely has one of the most colorful histories.
It has the distinction of once being printed on blue butcher paper when avalanches cut the town off from the rest of the world for two weeks. Headlines on its front page over the years trumpeted events like the gunning down of the town marshal by the Ike Stockton gang, the shameful 1902 purge of Chinese residents and the Sapnish flu epidemic that wiped out 10 percent of the population and required the digging of two mass graves.
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In Syrian rebel training, motivation trumps skills
'Our faith in our cause outweighs our shortcomings,' says former commando turned rebel instructor
MAARET IKHWAN, Syria (AP) — Sixteen grunting rebel fighters dropped down for pushups in a rain-slick backyard, practiced storming a house from the cover of an olive grove, and then assembled for a refresher course on firing rocket-propelled grenades.
Their instructor, a former Syrian commando, said his young trainees still have a lot to learn, but that their drive to topple President Bashar Assad already makes them better soldiers than the regime's conscripts.
"Our faith in our cause outweighs our shortcomings," said the instructor, who defected from the Syrian army in February and gave his name only as Abu Hamza to protect his relatives against regime retribution. "Psychologically, they (rebel fighters) are stronger than the Syrian army."
Monday's training, in a rural area of Syria's largely rebel-controlled northwestern Idlib province, is part of a widening attempt to transform ragtag rebel groups into a disciplined fighting force.
Earlier this month, more than 500 commanders of rebel units, meeting in Turkey, elected what is to be a unified command, headed by a new chief of staff, defected Syrian army Gen. Salim Idries, and a 30-member group of senior officers.
Syria's opposition hopes the new military command will bring badly needed international support for the fighters. The West is unlikely to send weapons, for fear they will fall into the hands of Islamic militants among the rebels, but Syrian opposition leaders hope a unified command can become a conduit for logistical support.
For now, local rebel groups still operate with considerable autonomy, despite attempts in recent months to establish provincial military councils and cooperate more closely on a regional level.
Monday's training session was part of an attempt by the Idlib branch of the Tawheed (Unity) Brigade to improve the skills of its fighters. In Idlib province, the brigade is made up of seven battalions with about 900 armed men, said the instructor, Abu Hamza, once a special forces commander who served 12 years in the Syrian military.
Abu Hamza, 32, said that for the past month, he has been moving among rebel outposts to train the fighters. The tall, clean-shaven ex-officer said he hopes to pick the best for a future rebel commando unit.
For Monday's drill, 16 trainees faced Abu Hamza in four rows in the backyard of a farmhouse near the village of Maaret Ikhwan, about half an hour's drive from the Turkish border. Most were in their late teens or early 20s, dressed in an assortment of military fatigues, eagerly participating in Abu Hamza's morning warm-up despite a cold drizzle.
The group grunted in unison, punching fists in the air, then dropped down for pushups, shouting "God is great."
For a little extra excitement, Abu Hamza demonstrated how to break ceramic tiles with karate chops, explaining later that such routines, while not exactly needed in a civil war, were meant to boost confidence.
The group then moved into a nearby olive grove to practice storming a house. Taking cover behind the trees, the men slowly sneaked up on an empty building, banged on the door, waited a few seconds and then pretended to fire at the door.
Just months ago, most of the trainees had held ordinary jobs as farmers or laborers, and now appeared to be relishing the excitement and camaraderie of rebel life.
"This is better," 22-year-old Ahmed Najar said of being a rebel, when asked to compare his life now to his days as an aluminum worker. "This is jihad (holy war). This gets us into paradise."
Najar joined five months ago, saying he could not stand aside as the regime stepped up attacks on Syrian civilians.
The uprising against Assad began in March 2011, initially with peaceful protests, but became a full-fledged civil war in response to a violent crackdown by Assad's forces.
In recent months, as the rebels gained ground in Syria's countryside, Assad's air force has increasingly bombed rebel-held areas.
In recent days, there have been signs Assad may be losing his resolve to crush his opponents. On Monday, his vice president, Farouk al-Sharaa acknowledged that the army cannot defeat the rebels and called for negotiations.
Abu Hamza said that as a career soldier, he could not have imagined he would one day be asked to fire on unarmed Syrians. He said he got in trouble with his commanders when he refused to shoot at demonstrators, finally ending up in a military prison in January. He was released after two months, returned to his home province of Idlib and joined the rebels.
Now he is passing on what he learned in the military.
After the outdoor part of Monday's training, the group went into the farmhouse and, sitting on mattresses spread out on the floor, listened to Abu Hamza explain the intricacies of rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
He demonstrated how to hold the weapon while standing or prone, reminding his students to make sure there's no one behind them when firing because of the hot burst of gas that escapes the weapon as the rocket takes flight.
The RPG is effective against the Syrian army's smaller Soviet-made tanks, but not the newer models, he said.
One of the students, Ayman Abul Hashem, peppered Abu Hamza with questions. The 26-year-old farmer said he had made RPGs his specialty, fired them twice during a battle near the city of Idlib last week and wanted to get better at it.
Abu Hamza said the men in the unit are now 70 percent trained as soldiers. "For a fighter to be 100 percent needs a lot of work," he observed.
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The City of Sheridan is getting closer to going "live" with their on-line permit program that will offer many benefits to local developers and contractors. City Building Official Kevin Bare says that people should be receiving notification about the change soon.
Bare explains that there are many benefits that will come from on-line permitting.
As far as those that don't want to do things digitally?
Bare stated that the on-line permitting should be available in the next couple of weeks and that they'll be offering classes to the developers on how to use the program.


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Patient Seeking New Kidney Gets One as a Surprise Gift
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -- A chance meeting with an old friend in a hallway at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage turned into a life changing encounter for retired medical officer Terri Teas.
Almost a year after her conversation with former co-worker Judie Wolfe, Teas learned that Wolfe had volunteered to donate a kidney to Teas.
For the past 10 years Teas' kidney had been failing because of a congenital condition. "My kidneys were malfunctioning. ... I became weaker and had to retire as a medical nurse very early," Teas told ABC News.
Teas' doctors told her she needed a new kidney. "Dialysis made me feel somewhat better, but it is not a cure," said Teas.
Teas, who is in her early 60s, and Wolfe knew each other from years before, when they worked in the office of Dr. Louann Feldmann, who practiced family medicine.
"I had offered my kidney to Teas because I felt that it is the right thing to do," Wolfe told ABC News.
The news that Wolfe was undergoing kidney-match screening to see if she could donate a kidney to Teas came as a surprise.
"We received a call one day from my husband's co-worker, who was a kidney match, saying that the medical center no longer needed her kidney because they'd already found a match. This match was Wolfe. ... I hadn't known that Wolfe had been undergoing all this screening for the past year," said Teas.
"When I heard the news, I had an emotional block, and we both thought we should wait until this happens. But I was very happy," Teas' husband, Howard Teas, a marine biologist who works for the state of Alaska, told ABC News.
Teas' only son couldn't donate his kidney, because while testing for organ compatibility, he learned he had kidney problems of his own.
Teas and Wolfe are in Seattle now preparing for Teas' upcoming transplant surgery at Swedish Medical Center Oct. 8.
Dr. Marquis Hart, the director of the Swedish Medical Center's Organ Transplant Program, will be performing the surgery on Wolfe. "The surgery is minimally invasive and will be done through a laparoscopy. ... After two days, the donor can go home, while the recipient will stay in the hospital for five to six days," Hart told ABC News.
"Even though I am a bit anxious, I am hopeful, and after I recover, I hope to spend a lot of time helping others with transplant issues," said Teas.
Wolfe, on the other hand is "more than ready," she said. "Emotionally, I am there and I want to go to surgery and get this done, and I want to go back home," she said.
Both Wolfe and Teas are eager to share their story. "There are about 113,000 people waiting for organ transplant, and there are only 8,000 donors available. I want to tell people, please don't hesitate to donate," said Teas.
"I am an organ donor upon death and I urge everyone to do it," said Wolfe.
"What we're really up against in transplantation every year is the risk of people dying while they are waiting for an organ," said Hart. "Seventeen percent of them die every year, and we need to raise awareness about organ donation. More and more, we are getting benevolent donors and a quarter of the donors are friends of friends," said Hart.
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David Gilliland takes Daytona pole in bizarre qualifying
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — What the heck was that?
David Gilliland pulled an upset by winning the pole position for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400, but only after one of the most bizarre qualifying sessions in NASCAR history was shortened by rain.
Front Row Motorsports' Gilliland won his third career pole — all at restrictor-plate tracks — and was followed by surprises Reed Sorenson (Tommy Baldwin Racing) and Landon Cassill (Hillman Racing).
The story, though, was how drivers handled a qualifying session that was full of strategy but not much logic.
Teams wanted to form small drafts that would get a run behind a long line of cars. After the Richard Childress Racing contingent executed its strategy with much success at Talladega in May, everyone else wanted to try the same thing.
But the result was awkward, funny and downright strange. Some cars were going full speed while others would go slow, then speed up in an attempt to dupe the competition.
"It just doesn't feel like racing, I think is the way to put it, because half the time people are running 40 mph," Jamie McMurray said. "I don't even really know what to say because it's so messed up that I can't explain it."
"I'm as confused as everyone else is right now," said Joey Logano, who called the session "pretty dumb."
Gilliland called it "uncontrolled chaos out there" and said the whole thing was "pretty unpredictable." But he, Cassill and Sorenson were among those who succeeded with a "don't have a plan" strategy.
"You can't plan it," Gilliland said. "You can try to get in a group and do this or do that, but then guys slow down because they don't want guys to get a run."
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At times, that created a dramatic difference in the speeds — so severe that it almost seemed scary. Brian Vickers said everyone was lucky "we haven't wadded a bunch of cars up," and Matt Kenseth said it was "really wild and pretty dangerous."
"There's cars doing 80 (mph) and cars doing 200, and nobody wanted to go," Kenseth said.
Overall, it didn't make for very entertaining viewing.
"I ain't never seen anything like it," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said after qualifying seventh. "Funniest thing I've ever seen."
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Coke Zero 400 Lineup
1. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 199.322 mph.
2. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 199.221.
3. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 199.194.
4. (33) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 198.97.
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 198.79.
6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 198.776.
7. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 198.697.
8. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 198.684.
9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 198.662.
10. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 198.575.
11. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 198.531.
12. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 198.474.
13. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 198.47.
14. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 198.373.
15. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 198.234.
16. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 198.229.
17. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 198.116.
18. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 198.103.
19. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 198.068.
20. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 198.059.
21. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 198.055.
22. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 198.042.
23. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 198.033.
24. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 198.015.
25. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 197.994.
26. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 197.85.
27. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 197.82.
28. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 197.741.
29. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 197.724.
30. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 197.364.
31. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 197.273.
32. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 197.217.
33. (98) Josh Wise, Ford, 197.152.
34. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 196.975.
35. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 196.691.
36. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 196.661.
37. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Owner Points.
38. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, Owner Points.
39. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Owner Points.
40. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
41. (66) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, Owner Points.
42. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, Owner Points.
43. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, Owner Points.
Failed to Qualify
44. (29) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 195.763.


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I'm bored and it's quiet here, so the one or two of you who check here regularly get a special treat! It's a drawing I did for dome friends of mine here at Purdue, to help spice up their room. The basis of the joke is from millions of notices all around campus that claim that 67% of Purdue students have four or fewer drinks when they party. Of course, this statistic doesn't really mean anything, so I sort of shot it to hell in my own satirist bastard way.
P.S. Four or fewer drinks? What pussies! Whenever I party I drink a fair amount of my own, then finish off all the drinks that others couldn't!


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Find and Replace Text and Numbers in a Excel Worksheet
This is how Find And replace option is described by Microsoft excel in its post
Use the Find and Replace features in Excel to search for something in your workbook, such as a particular number or text string.
- In a worksheet, click any cell.
- On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find & Select.
- Do one of the following:
- To find text or numbers, click Find.
- To find and replace text or numbers, click Replace.
- In the Find what box, type the text or numbers that you want to search for, or click the arrow in the Find what box, and then click a recent search in the list.You can use wildcard characters, such as an asterisk (*) or a question mark (?), in your search criteria:
- Use the asterisk to find any string of characters. For example, s*d finds "sad" and "started".
- Use the question mark to find any single character. For example, s?t finds "sat" and "set".
TIP: You can find asterisks, question marks, and tilde characters (~) in worksheet data by preceding them with a tilde character in theFind what box. For example, to find data that contains "?", you would type ~? as your search criteria.
- Click Options to further define your search, and then do any of the following:
- To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, in the Within box, select Sheet or Workbook.
- To search for data in rows or columns, in the Search box, click By Rows or By Columns.
- To search for data with specific details, in the Look in box, click Formulas, Values, or Comments.Note Formulas, Values and Comments are only available on the Find tab; whereas only Formulas are available on the Replace tab.
- To search for case-sensitive data, select the Match case check box.
- To search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what box, select the Match entire cell contents check box.
- If you want to search for text or numbers that also have specific formatting, click Format, and then make your selections in the Find Format dialog box.
TIP: If you want to find cells that just match a specific format, you can delete any criteria in the Find what box, and then select a specific cell format as an example. Click the arrow next to Format, click Choose Format From Cell, and then click the cell that has the formatting that you want to search for.
- Do one of the following:
- To find text or numbers, click Find All or Find Next.
TIP: When you click Find All, every occurrence of the criteria that you are searching for will be listed, and you can make a cell active by clicking a specific occurrence in the list. You can sort the results of a Find All search by clicking a column heading.
- To replace text or numbers, type the replacement characters in the Replace with box (or leave this box blank to replace the characters with nothing), and then click Find or Find All.
NOTE: If the Replace with box is not available, click the Replace tab.
If needed, you can cancel a search in progress by pressing ESC.
- To find text or numbers, click Find All or Find Next.
- To replace the highlighted occurrence or all occurrences of the found characters, click Replace or Replace All.
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In a stainless steel pot, combine pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, and salt; bring to a simmer. (If using fresh pumpkin, stir until it's tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.)
Continue simmering until the mixture starts to thicken, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a blender; blend until smooth. Return mixture to pot and heat for 10 minutes on low until it reaches desired thickness. Remove, cool, and serve.
Feeling adventurous? Try one of these variations: Apple-Cinnamon: Add 1/2 pound of peeled and diced Granny Smith apples, 3/4 cup apple juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger. Spread this on toast for a sweet treat. Cardamom-Clove: Add 1 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1/2 teaspoon ground clove, and 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice. This slightly more savory butter goes well with meats such as pork.


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In Dinosaurs on a spaceship he kills the bad guy (admittedly a really, really bad guy), and then in Mercy he is initially keen to kill bad guy but then has a change of heart. Seems a bit out of character. Is the Doctor becoming callous in his old age or what? Or is this leading somewhere? Any thoughts?
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That was badly scripted IMO. But the general idea is that he isn't spending as much time with Amy and the Roman and so he's getting revengeful and angry again - because that's what happens when he has too much time on his own.....
That sounds about right. Amy in particular seems to ground him a bit. A previous episode implied he had aged a couple of centuries while away from Amy, seems like all that time alone left him bitter.
Dr Who is a kids show, so we can't unravel it too much - because it starts unraveling very easily ... :)
Also, if you've watched the classics, the Doctor has had moments where he's almost killed someone, or he has, or whatever. This isn't a just new thing. It just depends on what's going on at the time, the story. He's not infallible. He's a madman in a box. :)
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Bile acids, which are normally present in the digestive tract,
stimulate the colon. Bile acid binding agents prevent bile acids from
stimulating the colon, which slows the passage of stools and relieves diarrhea.
It is not common for bile to cause this problem, but if it does, these
medicines can help. They usually are not tried soon after a person is
diagnosed. But if symptoms don't improve with usual treatment, they may be
Bile acid binding agents, such as cholestyramine (such as Prevalite), are
mixed with water and may be taken several times a day.
These medicines are usually prescribed to treat high cholesterol.
Side effects include nausea, bloating, gas, feelings of fullness, abdominal
(belly) pain, and constipation. These side effects may be similar to the symptoms that
the medicine is intended to treat.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference
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Hyde's Town Yard
Hyde had it's very own 'Town Yard' in times gone by and part of the wall is still standing today... just! as can be seen on the map and the pictures that Dave's provided.
The picture below would be the Tanner Street side... the building with the scaffold is Bangla City Indian restaurant formally 'Lowry's Night Club' and before that 'Hyde Reform Club'.
This one is taken from what was part of Clarendon Street... I have often wondered about these walls... the tree are Cherry Trees... and when in bloom do look well... but even better than that are the cherries some of these tree's produce. The dark ones are very sweet and cook very well.


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Emmental Sandwich Recipes
Croque Madame Sandwich Recipe
My little munchkin loved the croque-monsieur and she asked for the same lunch the next day. I decided to make another version of the same sandwich: the famous croque-madame. The croque-madame is essentially a croque-monsieur topped with a sunny side up egg. If you ever get confused about which sandwich is which, just remember that the "female" version is just like the "male" version, but with extra flavor .
I added ketchup and flat-leaf parsley to create the face of an angry clown to make the sandwich kid-friendly and more playful. In case you were curious, she loved it!
For those of you who are wondering if the croque-mademoiselle exists, it does! It's supposed to be more delicate like a diet version, with whole wheat bread.
* I want to give a special shout out to Cookie and OysterCulture, who mentioned that they also make croque-madame at home.
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Croque-Monsieur: A Perfect Back To School Lunch Recipe
In France, the croque-monsieur sandwich is as much a staple of school children's lunches as the PB&J is in America. I grew up with them, and they are still the ultimate comfort food for me.
The girls are going back to school today and I wanted to share with them one of the fondest culinary memories of my childhood. When I was in middle school, I would come home early on Wednesdays. Since I didn't eat lunch at school, I would always make myself a croque-monsieur.
Croque-monsieur is super easy to make. All you need is a few ingredients such as sliced white bread, emmental cheese and ham (I used smoked turkey). To make it fancier, I bind all the ingredients together with a Mornay sauce, which is basically a béchamel with cheese. I use béchamel a lot; it's really just a white sauce made of flour, butter and milk.
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IT services provider Anittel Group (ASX: AYG) has entered an exclusive agreement with James Cook University (JCU) for the development of a data centre in Townsville, Queensland.
According to Anittel, the multi-story data centre facility will be the largest of its kind in Northern Queensland and form part of JCU's $1 billion Discovery Rise re-development.
This development was launched in 2008 to develop an academic, residential and commercial community based on the university's Townsville campus.
Anittel connects Armidale council to the NBN digital hub
Anittel reports half-year revenue of 31.4m
Avoiding the data centre property trap
Anittel managing director Peter Kazacos said the company will work with JCU and the Townsville community to finalise the data centre proposal over the next six months.
"This staged methodology will deliver a temporary solution using a modular data centre facility in 2013, while design and planning permissions are placed for the purpose built mult-storey complex," he said in a statement.
Once complete the data centre will form part of Anittel's national private carrier network and hosted infrastructure system, offering businesses in Townsville access to cloud services.
The company is also in talks with other regional communities around Australia to develop similar data centre models.
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Internet Librarian 2013 – Designing Our Future
Internet Librarian 2013 – Designing Our Future
Lewis Belfont
As leaders of the change process it's important to ask ourselves three questions: Who are we / what is our library's brand? What do we do / what is our business? Why is it important?
Lewis works for the Howard County Library System. During a strategic planning approach they assessed the environment in which they operate to come to a fundamental understanding of who they are, what they do, and why it's important.
Appreciative inquiry is a philosophy and methodology of change. All human systems, and an organization is a human system, have times when they perform optimally. We need to identify those times of peak performance and the factors responsible in order to build our future for those factors to thrive.
Appreciative inquiry is founded on principles:
1) Constructionism – what is your functional organizational structure?
2) Anticipatory – the images of things we anticipate area powerful reality in and of themselves.
3) Poetic – an organization's story is continually being co-authored by the people within and outside the organization. The past, present, and future are endless sources of learning and inspiration. We have a choice about what we study, investigate, and focus our attention on.
4) Positive – Momentum for change requires hope, inspiration, and joy in creating with one another.
A common approach to strategic planning is SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). Appreciative inquiry is an alternative. Conversations produce knowledge—new ideas, perspectives, understandings, and potential for action. There is usually a small group within any institution that guides strategic planning—who are more involved and push forward more than others (well, yeah, of course). Leaders of organizations are responsible for defining the future but also developing shared meanings and understandings.
The process of appreciative inquiry has 4 phases: discovery—dream—design—destiny—all surrounding a positive core. (Sarah's note: what kind of double-speak alliterative nonsense is this?). This process management is something you can do yourself. You don't need an outside facilitator. Using a staff day for appreciative inquiry is a good idea…you can do this whole process in one day.
What has been a time of your organization's greatest success? Think about a time… Tell us about a time when… Tell us about your proudest accomplishment… Then identify themes—commitment to excellence, community connections, exceptional customer service, winning teamwork, everyone a leader, etc.
He recommends reading The Encyclopedia of Positive Questions, a book that helps structure questions in a positive way. Probe to discover sources of success. Engage external stakeholders through a traditional survey and a community leadership breakfast. Dream – tell us what the library will look like in the future when every strength is operational. How do we make these dreams a reality? What new organizational architecture needs to exist? What service initiatives need to be in place? When we talk about designing our future it involves getting everyone inside and outside the library invested in this future. That's not easy to accomplish. But the reward is a much more profound and deeper commitment.


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GoLite Roan Plateau 800 Fill Down Jacket
Jacket is warm and has nice features not found in…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $99.99
Jacket is warm and has nice features not found in all jackets.
- Elastic wrist cuffs
- Fabric around neck
- Long for my torso
- Stuff sack instead of pack into pocket
I'm 5'7", 170lbs and the medium fits good. Enough movement through the shoulders and room for two layers underneath. The neck can be zipped all the way up and still be comfortable. The soft fabric around the inside of collar feels nice and prevents chaffing.
I like the extended sleeve length on the outside and the wide jacket cuffs. The length is a little long compared to most jackets but with the elastic cinch cord around the waist it is not a problem. Would be perfect for someone more average height.
Couple ounces heavier than several down jackets used for layering but this is more of a final layer jacket. Comes with a stuff sack.
I bought it on sale for $99.99 and at that price I don't think it can be beat.
Was camped out in subzero weather. This jacket keep…
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Was camped out in subzero weather. This jacket keep me warm all weekend. I was concerned that that the weight and thickness was not going to hold true to the rating but I was very warm and with the exeption of when the snow fall became hard I never used a shell over it!
- Weight - very light
- Warmth
- Packs down to very small space
- In heavy snow fall shell could be necessary to keep dry
- Pockets are small
I was able to move easily, setting up tents, cooking, working around camp wearing the Plateau. We had a very wet and heavy snow fall and did not want to risk the down getting wet so added a light weight shell on top to keep it dry but in the light dryer snow fall it did great.
The strong points are LIGHT WEIGHT, warmth, and packs down to less than my down vest. I will make this my go-to jacket for all my hut trips, spring, fall and winter backpacks.
Recommendation- Worth the $ I think you'll be very pleased! I was.
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Rolland returns to ref in Wales
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Rolland shows Wales captain Sam Warburton a red card during their Rugby World Cup semi-final loss to France © Getty Images
Alain Rolland will referee his first match on Welsh soil next month his controversial decision to send off skipper Sam Warburton in Wales' World Cup semi-final defeat to France.
Rolland is sure of a heated reception when he referees the Scarlets' Heineken Cup clash with Northampton Saints at Parc y Scarlets on January 14. The Irishman famously sent off the Welsh skipper for a dangerous tackle on France winger Vincent Clerc during France's 9-8 victory.
Rolland was overlooked for all of Wales' 2012 Six Nations games following the criticism he received from Welsh fans for that decision during the World Cup in New Zealand.
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What happens when you apply Zen Habits to scrapbooking? The "zen" panel of Ali Edwards and Molly Irwin took on this topic along with Noell and Nancy![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/roundtable/prt036_mww.mp3]
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Beautiful Set of earrings and pendants, colored stones, 925 Taxco México
Weight: 19.3 g
Hallmark: Mex 950
Pendant: 1 1/6 x 1 1/6 In
Mexico is one of the world's leading producers of silver, being Taxco the city most linked to find Silver Jewelry.
Most Mexican Silver is 925 (92.5 percent) pure. Sterling Silver is combined with another metal, usually copper. In order to carry the "Sterling" designation, the alloy must contain 92.5 percent Silver.
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We first took notice at CES, and today Panasonic has refreshed their excellent Viera LCD range. The new flagship model goes by the sexy moniker, TX-37LZ800. The other new entrants include the LZ80 Series, TX-37LZ85 and TX-32LZ85, which will all be full HD (1080p) capable, have three HDMI inputs and boast 10,000:1 contrast ratios. Available this month, the new sets will also pack in Real Pro 3 picture technology, which is coined as a new image optimisation enhancement, allowing for "images of mesmerising beauty." Obviously, it's all very technical. Panasonic, not content with dropping all those goodies for the full HD display searching hordes, also plans an April launch of even better TV sets.
April's batch will include the LZ85 Series TX-37LZ85 and TX-32LZ85. These LCDs will add in 100 Hz Motion Picture Pro 2 and 24p Real Cinema function, which will allow for smooth motion transition when reproducing a 24p movie source.
Lastly, the TX-37LZ800 will complete the product refresh, which will boast Motion Focus technology and an exceptionally clear panel, supposedly capable of outputting a pristine image even in well-lit surroundings. The integrated speakers will tote SRS trusurround XT, and it will come equipped with four HDMI inputs; one at the front of the display and three in the rear...must...not...make...joke.
The complete, updated Viera range will have Panasonic's latest generation of IPS Alpha panels, which will offer a 178 degree viewing angle, horizontally and vertically. V-Audio surround also makes an appearance, which will aid in sound reproduction thanks to the V-Audio technologies that feature Panasonic's digital amplifier and BBE (Bass Boost Enhancement). We'll be at a Panasonic event later today, so stay tuned for our first impressions on the whole lot. [tech.co.uk]


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About Girlfriendology
Our story: You know that 'lost' feeling we women have when a friend is hurting and/or in need? Well, that's where Girlfriendology all started. Back in 2005, two great girlfriends of Debba Haupert found out they had cancer. All she wanted to do was spend time with them and other girlfriends. She wanted to learn how to be a better friend to them and the other amazing women who blessed her life.
After a little research (The Tending Instinct, by Shelley E. Taylor and other studies), Debba found that female friendship makes women healthier, happier, less stressed, live longer and feel more beautiful.
Wow! That's a lot of benefits for women who often are stressed and don't get a lot of inspiration to build into those female friendships that impact our lives in such a wonderful, positive way. So, Girlfriendology was born – as a website and community of women to inspire and support each other, to encourage women to appreciate and celebrate girlfriends, and to be the kind of friend we'd love to have.
Women 'get it.' We need our girlfriends. Best friends, sisters, neighbors, coworkers… we're blessed with wonderful women who inspire, admire and care for us. They bring us joy, love, laughter and wonderful memories. Female friendships make women healthier, happier, less stressed, live longer and feel more beautiful.
"Inspiration, Appreciation and Celebration of Girlfriends" is the goal of Girlfriendology. We promote and encourage strong, supportive female friendships. We want to help you be a better friend. We encourage women to support women. And, we'd like to inspire you to spend more time with your female friends, to share more with each other and to appreciate the great gift of female friendship.
BE GIRLFRIEND RECOMMENDED (AKA: Work with us!)
If you're a brand, please contact us and check out more for Brands and Businesses who want to be Girlfriend Recommended. Ways we work with brands/companies:
- Sponsored Posts – Let us create great content about your product and how we'd recommend you to a friend.
- Social Shares – We have over 90,000 followers and we'd love to share you with the women who trust a recommendation from a girlfriend!
- Advertising on Girlfriendology – From featuring you in our weekly newsletter, to having a banner on our site, to creating a package of promotions featuring your brand … let's talk!
- Social Media Assistance – We have hands-on experience at creating great content, sharing in social and growing followers. We'd love to work with you!
WORK WITH US: debba (at) girlfriendology (dot) com
Together we can make the world a better place – one friendship at a time.
So join us at Girlfriendology as we continue to grow friendships and 'do life' together. Please pass along this site to your girlfriends and be sure to share your stories, ideas and comments on the wonderful value of female friendships. Check out our Facebook community, LinkedIn group, Twitter, and for great girlfriend gift shopping, newsletters, contests and more!
Check out Girlfriendology in the news too!
* Debba Haupert is founder of Girlfriendology™. Award-winning author, dreamer, entrepreneur, social media maven, animal-lover, and definitely girlfriend, Debba believes in living life with a passion. Recognizing her purpose in life is to connect people and to inspire women to share friendship, she started Girlfriendology with the optimistic idea to make the world a better place. And she can too – if you're a better friend, you inspire your friends, then your friends will be more caring for their friends, and it can continue to make the world a better, friendlier place! (Plus, girlfriends make women healthier, happier, less-stressed, live longer and feel prettier – now isn't that enough to base a business on?!)
Debba often speaks to groups about female friendship as well as social media marketing. For information on having her speak to your group/company, please contact debba (at) girlfriendology (dot) com.
For more info, check out Debba Haupert's profile on LinkedIn and the Girlfriendology Media page.
Note: Girlfriendology does share affiliate links. However, we only recommend products that we'd honestly share with a girlfriend.
Welcome to Girlfriendology!
WELCOME Girlfriend! You're at the home of female friendship!
Did you know that female friendship makes women healthier, happier, less stressed, live longer and feel more beautiful?! It's True! If Oprah sold a pill that did all that, everyone would buy it, right?! Girlfriendology.com is the community of women who support other women, care about our friends, strive to be a better friend and even those times where we don't know how to be a better friend or mess up a friendship.
Our Goal is to EMPOWER, INSPIRE, and CELEBRATE WOMEN and FEMALE FRIENDSHIP!
For over ten years, Girlfriendology.com has been inspiring women and our friendships with:
- Thousands of Inspiring Blog posts – From how to be a Better Friend, to how to be a more Supportive Friend, to insights into the benefits of female friendship, and more!
- Bunches and bunches of Friendship Quotes – Sometimes we just can't find the right words to express ourselves. Or, we need some inspiration ourselves. Or we need to cheer up a friend. We share friendship quotes every day on Girlfriendology and here. Share them with your friends!
- Hundreds of Interviews with Amazing Women – We have so much to learn from each other, right?! We love sharing women's wisdom in our blog posts, podcasts, and social media communities (like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest).
- Dozens of dozens of Girlfriend Gifts – Because we believe that giving a thoughtful gift to a friend is a wonderful way to express our love and appreciation for their friendship.
Join our mailing list for weekly inspiration and/or daily friendship quotes. LIKE us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Life is tough. You're going to need Girlfriends!
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2016: For ten years, Girlfriendology.com has been a wonderful, supportive and inspiring community of fabulous females. Each day we reach THOUSANDS of women with our positive, inspiring site and social syndication. Our readers and members are women who understand and appreciate the benefits of having female friends – and who are interested in products/services that are GIRLFRIEND RECOMMENDED. We're looking for female-FRIENDly partners for advertising and sponsorships. We have a variety of options – from newsletter ads to contests, site sponsorship to research/review opportunities. We work directly or through networks/affiliate programs. Please contact Girlfriendology founder Debba Haupert at Debba (at) girlfriendology (dot) com to reach this influential and supportive audience.
Types of Brands we'd love to work with: Fashion/Shoes/Accessories, Jewelry, Travel/Destinations/Hotels, Restaurants, Gifts, Home decor, DIY, Food, Wine, Health/Wellness, Fitness, Books, and products that make women's lives better.
Types of Brands we do not work with: gambling, dating, products for men, religious, political, children/baby products or spammy companies. (Generally, we do not work for product or free campaigns unless it is a good opportunity for Girlfriendology and we might be able to work on sponsored posts in the future.)
Ways we work with Brands: sponsored posts, social sharing, advertising, reviews, consulting/strategy, writing, events, training, live streaming, sponsored posts/online advertising, banner ads, etc.
The Girlfriendology community of women and online offerings include:
- 90,000+ Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram Fans (and growing!)
- 2500+ Blog Posts and 200+ BlogTalkRadio/podcast interviews on female friendship, women's topics, girlfriend advice, gifts, reviews and more – great for SEO.
- Weekly newsletter mailings to over 3000 women.
- Brands we've worked with: Sears, Honda, Frito-Lay, Kroger, ConAgra/Healthy Choice, UPS, T-Mobile, Biz (sponsor, TV advertisement, print ad/FSI), Wine Sisterhood and more!
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With over 2,500 blog posts on our site, less than 20% sponsored posts, and our SEO efforts, we're continuing to build our site as a destination for girlfriend advice, inspirational content and girlfriend gifts (and girlfriend approved products).
Do you have a brand, product or blog that you'd like to be 'Girlfriend Recommended'? Would you like to have your brand featured in front of thousands of women? Here are a few ways we could work together:
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- Reviews – We can review products and offer our 'Girlfriend Reviews' – things we'd tell our friends about your product or service. We'll do a blog post, feature it in the newsletter, Tweet and Facebook about it (2+ times). You provide the product and payment (to be agreed upon).
- Let's get creative! Let us know your ideas and budget, and we'll come up with some creative way to promote you to our amazing community of women!
Sample REVIEW posts: SHOES – we love 'em!, Fall Fashion SWEATERS from Sears, and Sears event with SANDRA LEE. Check it out –> Girlfriendology creates over 450,000 impressions on women for Frito-Lay launch of new women's campaign with Brooke Burke – generates female awareness of Frito-Lay "A Woman's World" campaign. SELECT ADVERTISERS: We reserve the right to only accept advertising from companies/brands that fit the Girlfriendology brand. For example, we DO NOT promote/advertise for: Companies/Websites for Dating, Dieting, Gambling, Baby/Children's items, Religious or Political. [Tweet "About Girlfriendology: For Brands/Companies who want to be GIRLFRIEND RECOMMENDED"] GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES: Girlfriendology typically does not do giveaways without a fee except for products valued over $150 dollars. (Product giveaways priced less than this may be accepted for a fee of $200+ to cover the time for running the giveaways and does not include fulfillment and shipping.) AFFILIATE SITE: Girlfriendology is an affiliate site for Amazon, Commission Junction, LinkShare and others. We also receive revenue from paid ads such as Google and paid advertising. ENDORSEMENTS: Girlfriendology/Debba Haupert has been spokesperson for products but only does so when she personally believes in the product and actually would recommend to a girlfriend – as seen in this commercial for Biz Detergent. FTC GUIDELINES: Girlfriendology strictly follows FTC Guidelines for blogs indicating when we have received product or payment for service in regards to a blog, event, etc. We do not endorse any products without acknowledging this information or recommend products that we would not recommend to a friend. DISCLOSURE POLICY: This policy is valid from 01 January 2007, indefinitely This blog is a sponsored blog created or supported by a company, organization or group of organizations. For questions about this blog, please contact debba at girlfriendology dot com. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. This blog also is an affiliate of Amazon and various affiliate programs. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third-party ad network. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements. The owner(s) of this blog is not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blog owners. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our expertise, are worthy of such endorsement and that we would recommend to a girlfriend. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest. To get your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org
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Girlfriends help Girlfriends. Bloggers help Bloggers.
Debba (founder of Girlfriendology) here. (: I've been honored to speak at lots of conferences on social media marketing, building online community and female friendship. (I know – fun combination of topics. Variety is the spice of life, right?) One of our goals here at Girlfriendology is to help others achieve their dreams – because that's what a good girlfriend does, support her friends and their life goals. So, following are some of the tools we use at Girlfriendology and that we trust to recommend to our girlfriends (and guyfriends – since we definitely have both in the blogosphere!).
WordPress platform is THE standard for blogs. The new Girlfriendology.com website is built with the new DIVI Builder. It makes the site amazingly adaptable. (& it's actually kinda fun to work with!)
Anything Darren Rowse does is helpful and brilliant. This book – Secrets for Blogging your way to a Six-Figure income – is awesome!
Two SMART Girlfriends, Aliza Sherman and Danielle Smith, wrote this book for Entrepreneurial Moms: MOM, Inc. – Business and Baby. Another SMART woman (I met at a conference) – Amy Lynn Andrews
You trust your friends, right? We want you to trust us (aka: Girlfriendology) too! So, we promise to provide inspiration and support for women, without the risk of spamming your or misrepresenting our online or social content.
Advertising & Affiliate Policy
At Girlfriendology, we abide by FTC guidelines for blogs:
- All sponsored posts are acknowledged in the post. No products/services are recommended that we wouldn't recommend to a friend.
- We do feature affiliate links, online ads and occasionally do social ads for our clients.
- We do not sell links. (Girlfriends wouldn't do that.)
- The opinions expressed are our own. We just offer them as 'helpful advice or info' that a friend would share. We do not have medical, financial, psychological, sociological, therapeutic or any other formal status – just girlfriends sharing content that is hopefully helpful, entertaining or inspiring for women.
Comment Policy
At Girlfriendology, we have a few guidelines on commenting:
- Commenters must use a name or handle that is not offensive, vulgar, or only based on SEO keywords.
- Keep it G / maybe PG. The occasional mild swear word may get a pass, but everything else heads straight for the trash. The Girlfriendology team has final say on what constitutes a violation of this rule.
- No personal attacks or hate speech.
Email / Private Information Policy
At Girlfriendology, we believe in the golden rule: treat our girlfriends (aka: readers/followers), as we would our friends:
- We don't buy or sell lists of email addresses. Girlfriends would never do that.
Social Media Policy
We love connecting with women on Social Media and sharing inspiring, helpful updates. We promise to:
- Keep it clean, positive, supportive – we like girlfriends who respect us. We make sure we respect and appreciate you and your time.
- We reserve the right to delete negative posts/updates if they are offensive or might cause a negative reaction with our readers. We're just here to support each other and our friendships.
Contact Girlfriendology
Contact Girlfriendology
Thanks for your interest in Girlfriendology – the online community for women based on female friendship.
For information on Girlfriendology, submit the following form. THANKS!
Media & Speaking Experience
Girlfriendology was started in 2006 by Debba Haupert as a way to express her gratitude for girlfriends as well as inspire women to spend time with, appreciate and celebrate their female friendships.
With her 20 years of marketing experience in communications, PR, product development, etc. (self-proclaimed 'marketing mutt') in various industries (high tech, finance, B2B, CPG),Debba has grown the girlfriend community online. She employs Twitter, Facebook and other social media methods to further expand the awareness of and traffic on Girlfriendology.com. Debba and her team are excited at the growth and potential of Girlfriendology and invite you to be a part of this thriving, inspiring community!
Through her social media efforts on Girlfriendology and background in corporate marketing, Debba has established herself as a passionate social media maven. Ranked #1 for Twitter in Cincinnati and achieving a perfect 100 score on Twitter Grader, Debba is recognized to be proficient at social media with an emphasis on social media marketing to women. Currently her Twitter followers number 35,000+ with primarily females. Debba teaches and speaks on social media, marketing to women and the importance and benefits of female friendship.
Debba … Thanks so much for being on Doug Stephan's Good Day USA! You hit our target audience right on the bullseye! Your message at Girlfriendology.com is thoughtful and made for great talk conversation to our hundreds of radio stations!
(And "We love having you on! You are our 'official' girlfriend expert.")
Rich McFadden, Director of Operations, Radio America Network, Doug Stephans Good Day USA
For pr/media, sponsorship or advertising information contact: Debba Haupert, debba (at) girlfriendology (dot com).
- Interview on 'All Things Marketing' with Monica McGee and Tiffany Odutoye, March 2011
- Commercial for Biz Detergent – July 2010
- Over 250 on-camera presentations (live and taped) on HGTV, DIY Network, QVC, Shop at Home network, PBS, A.C. Moore in-house videos and consumer instructional videos.
- Examples: The Carol Duvall Show – lamp, The Carol Duvall Show – purses, and more Carol Duvall show examples.
- Featured on local Fox network news show on WXIX – for National Women's Friendship Day, September 21, 2008
- For "What's Hot" radio show on WKRC55, hosted by Cooking with Caitlin, June 14, 2009
- For "Train with Shane" BlogTalkRadio show, June 10, 2009
- For Soapbox Media – Cincinnati community publication, May 12, 2009
- On SmartWoman Radio – Live women's BlogTalkRadio show, February 4, 2009
- On Vicky & Jen – Women's weekly podcast show, February 1, 2009
- On VintageImageCraft – Interview regarding my book "The New Book of Image Transfer," January 2009
- On RadioAmerica – The Doug Stephan "Good Day" Show, nationally syndicated show (300 radio stations plus on the Internet), About women, friendship and stress, October 24, 2008
- On BlogTalkRadio – Inspiration Station show with Takiela, Sydney and Marla; October 2, 2008
- On WXIX News, local news story on National Women's Friendship Day Cincinnati event, September 21, 2008
- On "Get Real Girls" – FM107.1, Minneapolis/St. Paul, September 20, 2008
- On The Diva Cast – Podcast interview with The Diva Cast, September 18, 2008
- On RadioAmerica – The Doug Stephan "Good Day" Show, nationally syndicated show (300 radio stations plus on the Internet), About National Women's Friendship Day, September 16, 2008
- With The Passion Project – Live hour interview on BlogTalkRadio with Katherine Reschke
- With the PodTalk Divas – Live interview on BlogTalkRadio with Tammy and Wendy, September 18, 2008
- With "Just For Women" – Podcast show hosted by Alissa Kriteman
- With LUCRUM – Hosted by David Bowman, local tech solutions company
- With SBTV.com – Small Business Television – the online channel for entrepreneurs
Here's more on Girlfriendology Media experience! And more on Debba Haupert's speaking experience!
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Three Gymnastics Individual Event Gold Medal Finals Tomorrow Night on NBC
Roger Federer vs. Andy Murray Gold Medal Tennis Final LIVE on NBC in Daytime to All Time Zones
NBC's Daytime Sunday Coverage LIVE to All Time Zones Beginning at 6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT
Team USA's Women's Basketball vs. China at 11:45 a.m. ET Live on NBC
Team USA's Women's Beach Volleyball vs. Czech Republic at 5 p.m. ET Live on NBC
Mixed Doubles Tennis Gold Medal Final Featuring Andy Murray and Laura Robson vs. Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka Live on NBC Sports Network at 7 a.m. ET
Serena and Venus Williams Doubles Gold Medal Final Live on NBC Sports Network at 12:15 p.m. ET
LONDON - August 4, 2012 - Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Tyson Gay sprint for the gold tomorrow in the 100m gold medal final on NBC tomorrow night. Also in primetime, Sanya Richards-Ross, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, seeks her first individual Olympic gold in the 400m. Gymnastics team gold medalist McKayla Maroney looks to earn her first individual Olympic gold in the vault.
Live daytime coverage on NBC starts at 6 a.m. ET/5 a.m. CT/4 a.m. MT/3 a.m. PT with the women's marathon, and features Great Britain's Andy Murray facing off against Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in a rematch at Centre Court at 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT/ 7 a.m. MT/6 a.m. PT. Federer defeated Murray in July to capture his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title.
NBC's daytime Sunday coverage will air live and feature Team USA's women's basketball vs. China at 11:45 a.m. ET, followed by Team USA's women's water polo vs. Italy in the semifinals at 2 p.m. ET. Team USA's women's volleyball faces Turkey at 3 p.m. ET and at 5 p.m. ET, Team USA's beach volleyball duo Jennifer Kessy and April Ross take to the sand at her Majesty's Horse Guards Parade to play against Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic.
Live on NBC Sports Network, the mixed doubles tennis gold medal final features Great Britain's Andy Murray and Laura Robson vs. Belarus' Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka at 7 a.m. ET. The women's doubles tennis gold medal final features Serena and Venus Williams vs. Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic at 12:15 p.m. ET.
All of the events mentioned above, and all other events will be live streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Olympics Live Extra app, available on mobile devices and tablets. The vast majority of live stream content will only be available to authenticated cable, satellite or telco customers.
For more information on live streaming, please go to: NBCOlympics.com/LiveExtra
For the full schedule of NBCUniversal's Olympic coverage, please go to: NBCOlympics.com
Listings subject to change (all times ET unless otherwise noted). Changes are italicized.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 (Day 9)
6 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET
5 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT
4 a.m. - 4 p.m. MT
3 a.m. - 6 p.m. PT
Men's Tennis - Gold Medal Final: Roger Federer(Switzerland) vs. Andy Murray (Great Britain) (LIVE)
Women's Marathon (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball - Kessy/Ross (U.S.) vs. Slukova/Kolocova (Czech Republic) (LIVE)
Women's Basketball - U.S. vs. China (LIVE)
Women's Water Polo - U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)
Women's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Turkey (LIVE)
Cycling - Track Gold Medal Final
Equestrian - Team Jumping Gold Medal Final, Round 1
· LIVE coverage of the women's marathon through the heart of London. Shalane Flanagan, the Beijing 10,000m bronze medalist, and Desiree Davila have medal potential, but the favorites will be Kenyan mom Edna Kiplagat and her countrywoman Mary Keitany. The sentimental favorite will be Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe, the 38-year-old world record holder who would be a longshot to make the podium.
· LIVE coverage of the men's tennis gold medal final from the grass courts of Wimbledon.
· LIVE coverage of the U.S. women's basketball team against China. Led by former UConn stars Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore, the Americans are favored to win their fifth straight gold.
· LIVE coverage of the U.S. women's water polo team in a must-win quarterfinal if they hope to advance to the medal round. The Americans have earned a medal at each of the three Olympics since women's water polo made its Olympic debut in 2000, but have never won gold. They look to have their strongest team yet in London.
· LIVE coverage of the U.S. women's volleyball team vs. Turkey. Led by Hugh McCutcheon, who coached the U.S. men to the Olympic title in 2008, the American women are favored to win their first Olympic gold.
· Plus, the gold medal final in track cycling's ultimate test and new Olympic event, the men's omnium, and equestrian's team jumping competition.
7 p.m. - Midnight (ET/PT)
Gymnastics - Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men's Floor Exercise
Men's Pommel Horse
Women's Vault
Track and Field - Gold Medal Finals
Men's 100M
Women's 400M
Women's Triple Jump
Women's Diving - Springboard Gold Medal Final
Beach Volleyball - May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings (U.S.) vs. Cicolari/Menegatti (Italy)
· Jamaica's electrifying sprint king Usain Bolt, the fastest man in history, takes to the track for one of the marquee events of the entire Games: the men's 100m final. In Beijing, a 21-year-old Bolt shocked the world - and blew away the field - in world record time. Now, the world's top sprinters are gunning for him, including a pair of Americans: 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin and American record holder Tyson Gay. But Bolt's biggest competition could come from his own training partner, Yohan Blake, who defeated him at Jamaica's Trials by running the fastest time in the world since 2009. Meanwhile, in the 400m, former world champion Sanya Richards-Ross seeks her first individual Olympic gold in her signature event - a distinction that would help her keep pace with her husband Aaron Ross, who earlier this year won his second Super Bowl with the New York Giants. In the semifinals of the men's 400m, Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt continues his attempt to become the only man besides Michael Johnson to successfully defend a 400m title, while collegiate standout Bryshon Nellum competes less than four years after being shot in both legs near the USC campus.
· The top gymnasts in the world return to North Greenwich Arena for the first day of individual event finals. In women's vault, 16-year-old McKayla Maroney, the daughter of a former Purdue quarterback, was the 2011 world champion and is a heavy favorite for gold with her signature Amanar vault.
· In the final round of women's springboard diving, Chicago's Christina Loukas is looking to upgrade her fourth-place finish at last year's world championships and reach the Olympic podium. While former Stanford star Cassidy Krug, who quit diving for a year after failing in her second attempt to make an Olympic team in 2008, defeated Loukas at Trials and, at 27, is diving better than ever before.
· On the sand at majestic Horse Guards Parade, beach volleyball enters the quarterfinals, where a single loss means the end of an Olympic run. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings are eyeing a golden three-peat after sweeping the competition in Athens and Beijing.
12:35 a.m. - 1:35 a.m. (ET/PT)
Track and Field - Gold Medal Finals
Men's Badminton - Singles Gold Medal Final
· Track and field's top men go for the gold in the steeplechase, a nearly-two-mile run over barriers and water jumps, as well as the hammer throw.
4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball - France vs. Russia (LIVE)
Tennis - Gold Medal Finals
Women's Doubles Gold Medal Final: Serena and Venus Williams (U.S.) vs. Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) (LIVE)
Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Final: Andy Murray and Laura Robson (Great Britain) vs. Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball - Larissa/Juliana (Brazil) vs. Goller/Ludwig (Germany) (LIVE)
Women's Weightlifting - Super Heavyweight Gold Medal Final (LIVE)
Women's Volleyball - Qualifying Round
China vs. South Korea
Italy vs. Russia
Cycling - Track Events (LIVE)
Synchronized Swimming - Duet Qualifying
Men's Shooting - Pistol Gold Medal Final
· LIVE coverage of the mixed and women's doubles gold medal finals from the storied grass courts of Wimbledon highlights the day, complemented by LIVE coverage of quarterfinals in beach volleyball from historic Horse Guards Parade. Plus, weightlifter Holley Mangold, sister of the New York Jets' Nick Mangold competes in the super heavyweight gold medal final. Also finals in men's badminton.
7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Women's Water Polo - Quarterfinals
Hungary vs. Russia (LIVE)
China vs. Australia (LIVE)
Men's Tennis - Singles Bronze Medal: Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Del Potro (Argentina) (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball - Zhang/Xue (China) vs. Schwaiger/SChwaiger (Austria) (LIVE)
Wrestling - Greco Roman Gold Medal Finals
Men's Field Hockey - Great Britain vs. Australia (LIVE)
Men's Table Tennis - Team Quarterfinals
Women's Handball - Norway vs. Spain (LIVE)
Fencing - Men's Team Foil Quarterfinal: U.S. vs. France
Badminton -
Men's Doubles Gold Medal Final
Men's Doubles Bronze Match
· LIVE coverage of the action-packed, fast-paced quarterfinals in women's water polo, with the winners guaranteed to play for a medal. Plus gold medal finals in wrestling.
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Women's Boxing -Elimination Bouts (LIVE)
3:30 p.m. - 5:30p.m.
Men's Boxing - Quarterfinals (LIVE)
· The inaugural Olympic women's boxing tournament kicks off with all three weight classes and the Americans have potential contenders in each: at flyweight, Houston native and first generation Mexican-American Marlen Esparza; at lightweight, 2010 world bronze medalist Queen Underwood, and at middleweight, 17-year-old high school junior Claressa Shields. The London Games marks the first time that women will compete in every Olympic sport. On the men's side, heavyweight Michael Hunter hopes to follow in the footsteps of his late father, who was a talented professional heavyweight contender in the 90s.
4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball - Qualifying Round
U.S. vs. China (LIVE)
France vs. Russia (LIVE)
Great Britain vs. Brazil (LIVE)
Canada vs. Australia (LIVE)
Czech Republic vs. Angola (LIVE)
Turkey vs. Croatia (LIVE)
Brazil vs. Great Britain (LIVE)
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
The Quarterfinals Encore
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ET/PT)
Women's Marathon
Women's Volleyball - Qualifying Round
Beach Volleyball - Quarterfinals
Men's Tennis - Gold Medal Final
Boxing - Elimination Bouts
Midnight - 2:30 a.m. (ET/PT)
Track and Field - Gold Medal Finals
Gymnastics - Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Women's Diving - Springboard Gold Medal Final
4 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Swimming - Gold Medal Finals
Track and Field - Gold Medal Finals
Women's Diving - Springboard Semifinal
Women's Gymnastics - Trampoline Gold Medal Final
MONDAY, AUGUST 6 (Day 10)
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (9 a.m. CT/PT)
Track and Field - Qualifying Rounds
Beach Volleyball - Quarterfinal
Men's Water Polo - U.S. vs. Hungary (LIVE)
Men's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Tunisia (LIVE)
Equestrian - Team Jumping Gold Medal Final
Cycling - Track Events (LIVE)
Synchronized Swimming - Duet Qualifying Round
Canoeing - Sprint Qualifying Heats
· Key qualifying rounds in track and field including the women's 100m hurdles, where the U.S. has a very strong team, led by defending Olympic champion Dawn Harper, 2011 U.S. champion Kellie Wells and also featuring Lolo Jones, who seeks Olympic redemption after tripping on the second-to-last hurdle in Beijing.
· LIVE coverage of the U.S. men's volleyball team against Tunisia. The American men won their first Olympic gold in 20 years in Beijing and have been surging recently as they look to repeat as Olympic champions.
· LIVE coverage of the U.S. men's water polo team against three-time defending Olympic champion Hungary. The U.S. men earned a surprise silver in Beijing, but are focused on gold in London. Led by captain Tony Azevedo, the team sacrificed hundreds of thousands of dollars collectively by not playing professionally overseas this year to train together for the Olympics.
· LIVE coverage of track cycling, plus equestrian's team jumping final. Also, qualifying rounds in canoeing and synchronized swimming.
8 p.m. - Midnight (ET/PT)
Gymnastics - Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men's Still Rings
Men's Vault
Women's Uneven Bars
Track and Field - Gold Medal Finals
Men's 400M
Men's 400M Hurdles
Women's Pole Vault
Beach Volleyball - Quarterfinal
Men's Diving - Springboard Qualifying
Cycling - Track Gold Medal Final
· Three more gold medals are up for grabs in gymnastics, with the women's uneven bars and the men's rings and vault. Gabby Douglas, nicknamed the "Flying Squirrel" for the stunning height of her release moves, is one of the best bars workers in the world. On the men's side, Chinese strongmen Chen Yibing, the reigning world and Olympic champion, will try to cement his status as king of the rings. American team captain Jonathan Horton, who improved dramatically in the last year in this upper body event while nursing a broken foot, is the top American. And on vault, South Korea's spring-loaded 19-year-old sensation Yang Hak-Seon showcases the world's most difficult vault.
· On the track, 19-year-old Caribbean Kirani James, who defeated Merritt at the 2011 World Championships and is favored to win Grenada's first ever Olympic medal in the men's 400m. While in the hurdles, two-time Olympic champion Angelo Taylor and two-time world champion Kerron Clement join first-time Olympian Michael Tinsley on an ultra-deep U.S. team. And in the pole vault, Beijing silver medalist Jenn Suhr, who is coached by her husband Rick, renews her rivalry with two-time defending Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia.
· On the sand at majestic Horse Guards Parade, the quarterfinals of beach volleyball continue, with a single loss meaning the end of an Olympic run. Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser, "The Professor" and "The Thin Beast," are the defending Olympic champions.
· In the Aquatics Centre, former Georgia star Chris Colwill and Texas alum Troy Dumais, the first American since Greg Louganis to compete at four Olympics, take aim at the world's best in the men's springboard.
12:35 a.m. - 1:35 a.m. (ET/PT)
Track and Field - Gold Medal Finals
Cycling - Track Events
· Track and field's top women run for gold in the steeplechase, while Jill Camarena-Williams, who won bronze at 2011 Worlds, looks to win the first U.S. women's shot put medal in more than 50 years.
4 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Men's Basketball - Qualifying Round (LIVE)
U.S. vs. Argentina (LIVE)
Australia vs. Russia (LIVE)
Women's Soccer - Semifinals (LIVE)
Women's Boxing - Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Women's Field Hockey - U.S. vs. South Africa (LIVE)
Men's Volleyball - Qualifying Round
Russia vs. Serbia (LIVE)
Italy vs. Bulgaria (LIVE)
Men's Weightlifting - 105 KG Gold Medal Final
Men's Shooting - 50M Three Positions Gold Medal Final
· Twenty years after the original Dream Team, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and company continue their run at gold against Manu Ginobili and medal-contending Argentina, LIVE on NBC Sports Network. Plus, LIVE coverage of semifinals in women's soccer. Also, LIVE coverage of women's quarterfinals in the Olympic Boxing tournament, and the U.S. women's field hockey team against South Africa.
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Beach Volleyball - Quarterfinals (LIVE)
Men's Basketball - Spain vs. Brazil (LIVE)
Men's Water Polo - Romania vs. Serbia (LIVE)
Wrestling - Greco Roman Gold Medal Finals (LIVE)
Table Tennis - Men's and Women's Team Semifinals
Men's Shooting - Trap Gold Medal Final
· LIVE coverage of quarterfinals in beach volleyball from Horse Guards Parade in central London, and LIVE coverage of Spain vs. Brazil in men's basketball. Plus, gold medal finals in Greco-Roman wrestling.
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Men's Boxing - Quarterfinals
· The men's boxing tournament continues with quarterfinal matches.
4 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Men's Basketball - Qualifying Round
U.S. vs. Argentina (LIVE)
Australia vs. Russia (LIVE)
Great Britain vs. China (LIVE)
Spain vs. Brazil (LIVE)
France vs. Nigeria (LIVE)
Tunisia vs. Lithuania (LIVE)
Noon - Midnight
Women's Soccer - Semifinals (LIVE)
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (ET/PT)
Track and Field - Qualifying Rounds
Men's Volleyball - Qualifying Round
Synchronized Swimming - Duet Qualifying Round
Beach Volleyball - Quarterfinals
Midnight - 2:30 a.m. (ET/PT)
Track and Field - Gold Medal Finals
Gymnastics - Individual Event Gold Medal Finals
Men's Diving - Springboard Qualifying
Men's Boxing - Quarterfinals
5 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Gymnastics - Individual Event Gold Medal Final
Track and Field - Gold Medal Finals
Women's Diving - Springboard Gold Medal Final
Synchronized Swimming - Duet Qualifying Round


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Outstanding service has earned us IHG's most prestigious Torchbearer Award for 2016, 2017 & 2018.Conveniently located minutes from the Corpus Christi Bay, downtown Corpus Christi, and area attractions such as Schlitterbahn Corpus Christi, Texas State Aquarium, Hurricane Alley and the USS Lexington. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites of NW-Calallen offers quality accommodations and superior customer service. Located 10 minutes from the Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) and 5 minutes from Richard Borchard Regional Fairgrounds.Visitors have only a short drive to Mustang Island and the Municipal Marina. Our hotel is also within 20 minutes of indoor attractions such as the Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History and the Asian Cultures Museum.Business travelers will appreciate our convenient location 15 miles from American Bank Center and downtown companies. We are in close proximity to wedding venues such as The Ranch at San Patricio and Knolle Farms.We take pride in providing our guests exceptional customer service with attention to detail. Our hotel features an on-site convenience shop, Fitness Center and an outdoor pool. You can stay connected with the free high-speed wireless Internet access from the Business Center or your room.
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Complimentary Fitness Center
Onsite Fitness room is equipped with State of the Art Cardio Vasular Exercise Equipment.
Fitness Center Type: LIMITED
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Check Out: 12:00 PM
Check-in Age: 21
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Hotel Areas with Accessible Routes from Accessible Public Entrance
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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
Mayor's Office
"K" Street between 16th and 22nd streets will be closed for surface milling at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 12. At 7 a.m. Friday August 13th, the south two lanes of "K" Street will reopen. The project is scheduled to be completed October 1. The suggested detour routes are north on 14th Street or south on 16th Street. For more information, see the "K" Street Improvements page.
Information on City street projects is available on the City's website at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: projects). For more information, contact Kelly Sieckmeyer with the City Public Works and Utilities Department at 441-7454.


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Promotional and marketing profile and portrait photography for online businesses and marketing, advertising, and brochure material. Contact Andrew Kowalyshyn at AKPHOTO for details and pricing.
Portraits and headshots for business, Denver massage therapist, doctors, medical, and industry service professionals. Contact AKPHOTO.com for availability and pricing.
Corporate team photography for your business; online marketing and promotional materials. Denver based photographer Andrew Kowalyshyn.
Contact Denver based music and concert photographer, Andrew Kowalyshyn, to schedule photography services for your event.
Kitchen, chef and lifestyle portrait photographer, Andrew Kowalyshyn. Contact AKPHOTO.com for details.
Andrew Kowalyshyn has years of experience working with Denver's fitness professionals, including Crossfit gyms, personal trainers, and rehabilitation (rehab) centers and trainers. Contact AKPHOTO to discuss your photo and imaging projects.
Denver senior portrait photography by Andrew Kowalyshyn. Contact AKPHOTO.com for availability and pricing details.
Denver Business Portrait Photography, by AKPHOTO.
Denver Commercial Photography, Cuvee Escapes, JetLinx and Boys and Girls Club of Denver. Flight to Luxury promotional and marketing material photography. Contact Andrew Kowalyshyn at AKPHOTO.com for details.
Denver Commercial Photography by AKPHOTO


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Hey everybody!
Just thought I'd say hi.
I have a couple of Java classes I need to get through and I'm hoping for a bit of help here and there since this is being done all online and I have no instructor to talk to.
I have completed some code already and I've also come to understand I don't like Java and it doesn't like me either so I guess we're even!