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Fall Foliage in Indiana Dunes State Park. You got to be lucky to experience the peak colors in Autumn.The entire park gets a golden glow and it's once in a lifetime experience to walk in there.
Amazing Waterfall Scene in Munnar
Amazing Waterfall Scene in Munnar. Photography by Prathap.
Colorful Road!
A Road to Agate falls beautifully decorated by the Autumn colors in the Ontonagon County in Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Mesmerizing Sunrise at Lake Superior in Upper Peninsula, Michigan.
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If you don't have a Sounds folder in your Library folder, create one by choosing New Folder from the File menu. Spell "Sounds" with a capital S. You might be asked to enter your administrator password when creating the folder or moving sounds into it.
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Perfectly fine. You deserve a holiday, sir. I hope you enjoy yourself.McGuffin wrote:In London for a holiday, will be back home on Tuesday, sorry I didn't let you know sooner.
Also, I continue to be envious of you Europeans. Years ago, Manintights had a four day weekend, so he went to Egypt--no big deal. It was pretty much the same for Smashed247: "Oops, don't mind me! Just heading for another country for a bit. Ho-hum."
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I almost always prefer couscous to pasta. It's easier to make, just as versatile, and no draining required. Â And when it can be combined with two of my favorite veggie ingredients? Â Yes, I think we're done.
This isn't a dish you'd serve to impress guests. Â Frankly, it probably isn't a dish you should post about on a food blog. Â But it's easy, simple, healthy and really good, and if that's not the kind of food you're proud of, then what is?
I'm back on Wednesday of this week, with honeymoon pictures to boot. Â I'm writing this post up four days before the wedding, so I'm going to keep it short, but let's hope that I've read a lot of good books, done a little writing, and gotten a fantastic tan over these two and a half honeymoon weeks. Â And if it didn't rain for the wedding? Â That's just icing on the cake.
Spinach and Mushroom Couscous
1 box couscous
2 shallots, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 package fresh or frozen baby spinach (about 5 ounces, either way)
1 package baby bella mushrooms (about 12 ounces)
1/4 cup olive oil
Cook the couscous according to the directions on the package (including 1 tbsp of olive oil), and set aside, covered, to keep warm.
At the same time, saute garlic and diced shallots in 3 tbsp olive oil. When fragrant, lower the heat and add spinach, musrooms and 1/4 cup water. Cook until the water burns off, the spinach wilts and the mushrooms are cooked. Add to cooked couscous and salt as needed, toss to combine, and serve.


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by destroying the reactor. That is the power source for the human base. With out it, their armory won't work, their medistation won't work, and all of their defenses are useless as well.
Would you, sir? I'd like that.
Nnnnngh look into my eye.
Looks like love at first sight to me.
Oh, he likes you, Burke.
We're on an express elevator to hell, going down!
Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up with current events, but we just got our asses kicked pal!
Sure, I've seen the Alien movies. Aliens was my favorite by far. It has been like a decade though.
This game totally captured the feeling of that movie. I've been an alien dretch hiding on the wall in a dark corridor, watching an unsuspecting human roaming the level. Then I silently drop down behind him and bite! lol
The only problem with the game is that everyone only wants to play one map, ATCS. This particular map is symmetrical just like 2fort. There are lots of other great maps that sadly are rarely played where you can really get creative with base construction, there are multiple paths through the level, and they just look a whole lot prettier.
I say we take off, and we nuke the map from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
If just one of these quotes come from lost_soul you can kiss all this goodbye!
Get away from her you BITCH!!!
plotline-die if you don't bother.
The problem with some of those D&D games is that they've got crap learning curves. They suggest at first that you're absolutely free to create any party you like, but in practice you'll find that unless you go for a small number of preferred builds (or switch to lowest difficulty) you'll be slaughtered by a bunch of retarted kobolds armed with raw potatoes. And the game doesn't give you enough feedback for you to know whether the problem is your strategy, your party build, your equipment etc., which isn't particularly good design (and saying, "Get better at games!" is disingenuous"...). I love Baldur's Gate II and Planescape Torment to bits, but without some previous understanding of how D&D works it's frustrating to be thrown in at the deep end.
The IE games were my first contact with D&D as well, and while I now love all of them it took me a looong time to really get comfortable with them. It doesn't help that I played PST first and spent most of the first half of the game running around thinking "Where on earth can I buy a proper set of armour for the Nameless One!?!"
Aside from that though, there's definite issues with the mechanics* and the lore** that are simply counter-intuitive, especially to a D&D novice.
* lower armour class = better, WTF!?!
** I most remember the quest in the Umar Hills where a dude asks you to kill a Silver Dragon. The game gives you the option (or even asks you) to kill various dragons throughout it, and it's never a problem to any of your companions, but as soon as you agree to kill the silver one there's all sorts of uproar. Nowhere in the game beforehand does it explain that killing dragons = good, killing silver dragons = bad. Admittedly, this whole quest is about you trying to obtain armour made of human flesh, so I should have guessed something foul was afoot, but still.
Nevertheless, if you can get past all these issues I think all the IE games are well worth a playthough.
Didn't a number of those games (I think Neverwinter Nights and possibly Baldur's Gate II also) come with gimped manuals in the UK, with a lot of the mechanics explanation cut out of them? Wouldn't help matters, certainly.
I'm not sure, I got some re-release versions of these games without a paper manual (pdf manual only, I believe). Don't know whether those were gimped.
Done with DXHR. Will post my thoughts once I'm capable of thought.
"why do they hate Viconia so much..."
"why cant my gnome be a paladin..."
"whats wrong with killing a silver dragon to craft armor from human flesh...?"
....and thats how you learn things.
They could've included this lore in some form or another within the game (or atl east in the manual). That way you can learn first and then make an informed decision when you're asked to kill a Silver Dragon, as opposed to going in blind.
I know ingame tutorials weren't as ubiquitous back then as they are now, but there's a reason games nowadays have them - to get you to learn about the game (setting, story, mechanics, etc.) so you've got foreknowledge for when you are confronted with having to make a decision.
Well, one of the reasons, at least.
Unless the game designer intended you to not have any foreknowledge.
Which isn't really the case with the Umar Hills example.
Do any party members comment on it before acceptance? I can't recall.
Not before, merely with disgust afterwards, from what I recall. It's been a while since I played the game, admittedly.
I find myself replaying the ridiculously short demo of HardReset over and over again. I still fail at insane though. I have high hopes for this game and this short section seems to deliver on: EVERYTHING MUST EXPLODE


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Bolivia: Risk Assessment
Country Risk Rating
Business Climate Rating
- Significant mineral (gas, oil, zinc, silver, gold, lithium, tin, manganese) and agricultural (quinoa) resources
- World's 15th largest exporter of natural gas
- Member of the Andean Community and Association Agreement with Mercosur
- Tourism potential
- Poorly diversified economy and dependent on hydrocarbons
- Poor development of private sector and heavy reliance on public sector
- Landlocked country
- Size of the informal sector
- Insecurity, drug trafficking, and corruption
- Risk of social unrest
Current Trends
Growth Dependent on Public Sector
In 2018, growth will be sustained by dynamic internal demand, especially thanks to continued high levels of public spending in an economy dominated by the public sector. Public investment should continue to grow under an ambitious National Economic and Social Development Plan (Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Económico y Social, USD 48.6 billion between 2016 and 2020) first implemented in 2016 and built on an anti-cyclical stimulus objective in the face of falling commodity prices. Focused on the development of infrastructure and state-owned enterprises in the energy sector, this plan targets specifically the gas sector (29% of the country's exports in 2016) and the refining industry. Nevertheless, the results were below the objectives in 2017, due to a lack of skilled personnel, problems of corruption and priority given to the political agenda rather than the effectiveness of the projects. The level of private investment is expected to remain low, because of a business climate being more than inadequate (152nd in the Doing Business 2018 rankings, with the risk of nationalization and discrimination against private investors in favor of state-owned enterprises) and dampening confidence. The manufacturing and mining sectors are likely to continue to be characterized by the lack of investment, worn down by structural problems, inefficiency and corruption. Agriculture (employing 32% of the workforce) should be robust provided good weather conditions prevail. Private consumption is expected to grow, in a context of controlled inflation thanks to the boliviano's dollar peg. Nevertheless, the non-payment of end-of-year civil service bonuses (bonuses subject to growth above 4.5%) could limit this rise. Finally, net exports will contribute negatively to growth. Higher gas exports, linked to the recovery observed in Brazil and Argentina (the two main destinations for Bolivian gas) are unlikely to offset the rise in imports linked to investment projects.
Persistent Twin Deficits
In 2018, there will still be a significant budget deficit despite the increase in energy royalties associated with rising hydrocarbon prices. The accommodative fiscal policy, under the five-year Investment Plan, as well as the considerable share of spending allocated to civil service wages and social programs (28% and 19% of public spending respectively in 2016) limits deficit reduction. To finance its budget, Bolivia relies on external debt (bond issue for USD 1 billion in March 2017) and on the financial support of its strategic partners, including China in particular (USD 3.5 billion in loans for projects in 2016). The public debt will, therefore, increase but remain sustainable (external debt amounting to 37% of GDP in 2017).
From the perspective of the current account, the deficit is expected to remain large, burdened by a growing trade deficit. The rise in imports will be greater than that of exports, given the significant need for intermediate products for investment projects and competition from North American liquid gas. This deficit will be partially offset by remittances from expatriate workers (3.4% of GDP in 2016). Weak FDIs (0.5% of GDP in 2016) will force the government to finance it by drawing on declining foreign exchange reserves (14.2 months of imports in 2015, down to 11.6 months in 2016).
Heightened Political Tensions
In power since 2005, President Evo Morales, from the MAS Party (Movimiento al Socialismo), is exacerbating tension by trying to stand for a fourth term in the upcoming 2019 presidential elections. Written into the constitution, the two-term limit was scrapped by the Constitutional Court in November 2017 on grounds that it didn't respect the President's rights. This decision, taken following an appeal by MAS representatives, was seen as having been forced through by the President, after his defeat in the February 2016 referendum (51.3% against unlimited re-election). The appointment of judges to the Supreme and Constitutional Courts (December 2017), marked by 65% of blank or spoiled votes, is a sign of this growing defiance with regard to the government and the judiciary. The latter is criticized for its links to the executive. However, in response to this lack of satisfaction with the ruling party, the opposition is far from providing a convincing alternative, with support for opposition candidates even lower than for President Morales. Meanwhile, the government faces growing numbers of corruption cases involving state-owned enterprises and has been forced to intervene (arrest in June 2017 of top executives in the national gas company, YPFB, for peddling influence when awarding contracts). This further undermines an already mediocre business climate, given the relative legal insecurity (expropriations and nationalizations are still possible) and the ban on any recourse to international arbitration. The government's failure to meet the demands of diverse social groups is a potential source of popular protest.


text: raymac46 2,441 Posted May 10, 2017 Out with my daughter in Ottawa today and afterwards I dropped by the large Canada Computers store. They had a really good sale on refurbished Thinkpads so how could I resist. The one I got is a T430 14 inch model. The T430 was the first one to replace the old style keyboard with a newer Chiclet style. But it's a pretty nice keyboard in its own right. Good feel and travel and space enough between the keys for my fat finger typing. It still has the little red pointing stick although I prefer a mouse. It came with 8GB of RAM and a 128 GB Samsung SSD so no upgrades needed. It had Windows 10 installed but that is gone now. Maybe it'll come back in a virtual machine maybe not. It has an Ivy Bridge 3rd gen Intel mobile processor and it flies with Debian Stretch GNOME desktop. The difference from Virtualbox is quite amazing. This unit will be my on the rails Linux tester. The llttle netbook I have is fine but really too slow and memory deprived to do that. And my other netbooks are museum pieces. ray@debian-ray-T430:~$ inxi -Fxz System: Host: debian-ray-T430 Kernel: 4.9.0-2-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 6.3.0) Desktop: Gnome 3.22.3 (Gtk 3.22.11-1) Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) Machine: Device: laptop System: LENOVO product: 2347H76 v: ThinkPad T430 Mobo: LENOVO model: 2347H76 UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO v: G1ET94WW (2.54 ) date: 04/22/2013 Battery BAT0: charge: 60.9 Wh 100.1% condition: 60.9/93.6 Wh (65%) model: LGC 45N1011 status: Full CPU: Dual core Intel Core i5-3320M (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10376 clock speeds: max: 3300 MHz 1: 1207 MHz 2: 1286 MHz 3: 1201 MHz 4: 1200 MHz Graphics: Card: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 Display Server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: N/A Resolution: firstname.lastname@example.com GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 13.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes Audio: Card Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.9.0-2-amd64 Network: Card-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 5080 bus-ID: 00:19.0 IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter> Card-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 03:00.0 IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter> Drives: HDD Total Size: 128.0GB (9.9% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128 size: 128.0GB Partition: ID-1: / size: 110G used: 4.5G (5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.27GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 2555 Info: Processes: 193 Uptime: 16 min Memory: 1545.6/7689.3MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: N/A Client: Shell (bash 4.4.111) inxi: 2.3.5 ray@debian-ray-T430:~$ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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A new species of barnyardgrass millet is growing in Arkansas County, Ark. But according to a rice consultant, this millet could make you money, especially if you lease out land for hunting. The millet variety was developed by Stuttgart, Ark., consultant Ronnie Helms as a waterfowl forage and is a selection of a naturally occurring millet.
Helms began the waterfowl forage project at the request of George Dunklin, a rice producer in DeWitt, Ark., who also owns Five Oaks hunting club. "George wanted his own forage grass that was better than Japanese millet," Helms said. "We were looking for a stronger stalk, shorter maturity and high yield."
Helms, with G&H Associates, Inc., started working on those traits in 2001, and it didn't take long to get results. Three years later, he and Dunklin were ready to market the forage as Five Oaks Golden Grass.
The new forage "brings more to the table than Japanese millet," according to Helms. "It outyields millet by 30 percent to 50 percent, and produces over 2,000 pounds of seed per acre with no fertilizer. The forage has a strong stalk, short maturity and can re-seed itself the following year and come up to a complete stand."
Helms planted 20 acres of Golden Grass in 2002 and sowed the harvested seed in woods and rice fields. "It's been phenomenal the way it came up and headed out," Helms said. "We flooded the fields and the ducks ate it up."
The latter was the litmus test for Golden Grass in more ways than one. "The last few years have been lean duck hunting years," Helms said. But the Five Oaks hunting area has been one of the most consistent duck hunting areas around. I think the forage has something to do with it."
A common formula for a successful hunting club is to provide a resting area for ducks to reduce hunting pressure, according to Helms. "The ducks rest there at night, and they'll fly to the green timber in the mornings. That's where the duck hunters hunt."
Golden Grass is a good way to help hold the ducks in those resting areas, according to Helms. "They'll stay there as long as there is food and safety and nobody is hunting them."
Conversely, "some people may only have a little two-acre slough, and they want something in addition to acorns in a green timber area to attract the ducks. They can seed Golden Grass."
Golden Grass could be a good choice to sow on rice fields that are laid out, according to Helms, and any herbicide used for barnyardgrass will easily control the forage. Helms is also looking at the possibility of flying on Golden Grass seed after the last watering of Group 4 soybeans. "When you cut your beans, you already have this established for duck hunting.
This year, Helms planted around 350 acres of Golden Grass as a seed crop. Harvest began in July at 11.2 percent moisture. The crop will ratoon before the field is flooded up this fall for waterfowl feeding. Ducks will feed in the winter, and the crop will still re-seed itself the following year.
Helms says the straw strength of Golden Grass is much tougher than its cousin, barnyardgrass. "It doesn't fall down like regular barnyardgrass."
Golden Grass is about a 60-day crop from emergence to maturity. "You can plant it as early as April up to late July, the first of August, and have plenty of duck forage. Yield is about 2,000 pound plus per acre with no fertilizer."
Helms and Dunklin have not established a price for Golden Grass, but plan on selling it in 50-pound bags. "The seeding rate for an average duck hunter using a spinner on the back of a four-wheeler is about 25 pounds per acre," Helms said. "We drill-seeded at 10 pounds to 12 pounds when we were increasing the seed."
Helms admits that it's somewhat odd that he's helping a client grow a species of barnyardgrass millet right in the middle of a large rice farm. But Dunklin and Helms are looking for an edge in the competitive world of hunting clubs.
"A lot of money is spent on land, water, waders, shotguns, boats and motors, but if you don't have anything to hold your ducks there, you've wasted your money," Helms said. "That's how the Golden Grass helps. It's a good waterfowl forage."
For more information on Five Oaks Golden Grass, contact Richard Gaston at 870-946-8220.
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This cake has all the flavors of a Honey Bun, but it tastes SO much better! If you love cinnamon, you will love this coffee cake. This is made with a box of cake mix couldn't be any easier. We served this cake as a coffee cake for breakfast, but it would also be great warm with a big scoop of ice cream. Either way, you can't go wrong. Yum!
Honey Bun Cake
adapted from The Cake Mix Doctor
(Printable Recipe)
1 package plain yellow cake mix
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup oil
4 eggs
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon or pumpkin spice
2 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, sour cream, oil and eggs on low speed of an electric mixer for 1 minute. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more. Pour into prepared pan.
Drizzle honey on top of batter, then sprinkle on the brown sugar and cinnamon or pumpkin spice. With a knife, swirl topping to blend.
Bake 38-40 minutes. Whisk together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Pour over warm cake. Allow cake to cool at least 20 minutes before cutting.


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Finance & Development, September 1980
- Bank activity: Education sector policy paper; McNamara to retire in 1981; Bank loans and IDA credits
- Fund activity: de Larosière outlines Fund role in present global economy; A Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C.; budgeting seminar; Fund transactions
- Developments in the world economy: An outline based on Chapter One of the Fund's Annual Report for 1980
- An international perspective on basic needs: Providing for basic needs can help in alleviating poverty and developing human resources; national strategies may vary
- World Development Report, 1980—principal themes: A review by World Bank staff of the global economic situation and prospects with special emphasis on the development of human resources
- World Bank lending for structural adjustment: A new type of lending evolved by the Bank to help member countries make structural changes in their economies
- Managing external debt in developing countries: Principal issues in the increased flow of external finance to developing countries and the Fund's role in helping members with debt difficulties
- Double-digit inflation: a wasteful tax for the developing world: Saving through inflation is a mirage
- Tax-base erosion and inflation: the case of Ghana: Controlling imports and prices of key products, while maintaining an overvalued exchange rate, can erode the tax base when inflation is high
- Community health care in developing countries: An efficient and low-cost method of providing greater health care, but one that is underutilized
- Reflections on the international monetary system: A report on the 1980 Per Jacobsson Lecture
- Book notices
World Development Report, 1980—principal themes: A review by World Bank staff of the global economic situation and prospects with special emphasis on the development of human resources
- International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
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- September 1980
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Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was selected as the Walter Camp player of the year on Thursday, saying he was "overwhelmed" by the honor before later praising his team for the support it gave him during a trying month.
Winston had faced felony charges after being accused of sexually assaulting a female FSU student at an off-campus apartment on Dec. 7, 2012. But last week, state attorney Willie Meggs decided not to charge the Heisman Trophy favorite.
"I know I did nothing wrong," Winston said from the 23rd Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
"People just got to realize that my family, and the coaches, and Coach (Jimbo) Fisher, they just supported me through this whole process, and I just feel so loved by that -- you just don't understand just how much that means to me."
The redshirt freshman is the second player from Florida State to win the Walter Camp award, joining quarterback Charlie Ward in 1993. Former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o won the Walter Camp last year.
The other finalists were Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and Boston College running back Andre Williams.
McCarron didn't go home empty-handed, beating out Manziel and Winston for the Maxwell Award as the nation's most outstanding player.
Winston, meanwhile, also won the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best quarterback, beating out Manziel and McCarron again. Six of the last seven winners of the Davey O'Brien have gone on to win the Heisman Trophy.
Winston has set FBS freshman records for yards passing (3,820) and touchdown passes (38), leading No. 1 Florida State (13-0) into the VIZIO BCS National Championship against No. 2 Auburn. His 190.6 passer efficiency rating is tops in the country and is on pace to set an NCAA record.
"When you have a team like that, anyone can go out there and do that," Winston said of the star-studded Seminoles.
The Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards – along with the granddaddy of college football awards, the Heisman – all basically recognize the player of the year. However, they are vote on by different people. Members of the media and past winners vote on the Heisman; sportscasters, sportswriters and head coaches vote on the Maxwell; and sports information directors and head coaches vote on the Walter Camp award.
The Walter Camp Award is administered by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, which has an annual awards dinner in January in New Haven, Conn., while the Maxwell Award is given by the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia.
The Heisman will be awarded Saturday at 8 p.m. (ESPN).
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McCarron became the first Alabama player to win the Maxwell Award as the nation's most outstanding player.
"Super surprised," he said. "I don't think I'm the best player out of the other two guys that were mentioned (Manziel, Winston), but I can't thank them enough. It's an honor to be here."
The fifth-year senior led Alabama to an 11-1 season that left the Crimson Tide just short of a chance to play for their third straight national championship. He threw for 2,676 yards and 26 touchdowns with five interceptions.
"It's awesome, but I can't thank my teammates enough," McCarron said of winning the award. "All my teammates back home, I love you guys. You all made this possible."
Doak Walker Award
Williams became the first Boston College player to capture the Doak Walker Award as the nation's outstanding running back.
Williams beat out fellow finalists Ka'Deem Carey of Arizona and Bishop Sankey of Washington.
A Heisman Trophy finalist, Williams became the first running back at the Football Bowl Subdivision level since 2008 to rush for 2,000 yards. He finished with 2,102 yards and 17 touchdowns to help the Eagles to seven wins and a bowl berth this season.
Williams also graduated from BC on Thursday.
Biletnikoff Award
Brandin Cooks of Oregon State captured the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's outstanding wide receiver.
Cooks beat out Texas A&M's Mike Evans and Clemson's Sammy Watkins for the honor.
Cooks, a junior, becomes the second winner from Oregon State, joining Mike Hass from 2005.
Cooks finished the season with 120 catches for 1,670 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also had 31 receptions for more than 20 yards, most in the country among wide receivers.
Home Depot Coach of the Year
Auburn's Gus Malzahn was named the Home Depot Coach of the Year.
Malzahn arrived at Auburn last December and took over a team that failed to win an SEC game in 2012. The No. 2 Tigers are 12-1 this season, won the SEC championship and earned a spot in the Vizio BCS National Championship.
The Tigers' 8½-game turnaround from last season matches the all-time mark set by Hawaii in 1999.
Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy
Senior defensive tackle Aaron Donald of Pittsburgh capped a big week by winning the Bednarik Award as the defensive player of the year and the Outland Trophy as the outstanding interior lineman.
Donald leads the nation in tackles for loss (2.2 per game), while ranking 10th in forced fumbles and 13th in sacks. Nearly half of his 54 total tackles have come behind the line (26.5).
He previously won the Lombardi Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy this week.
Donald topped Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley and UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr for the Bednarik. He beat out Texas A&M's Jake Matthews and Baylor's Cyril Richardson for the Outland.
Jim Thorpe Award
Cornerback Darqueze Dennard of Michigan State won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back.
Other finalists included Justin Gilbert of Oklahoma State and Lamarcus Joyner of Florida State.
The senior from Georgia finished the season with four interceptions and had two games with nine tackles, leading a dominant defense that carried the Spartans to the Big Ten title.
Lou Groza Award
Roberto Aguayo became the third Florida State player to receive the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top place-kicker.
Aguayo beat out Anthony Fera of Texas and Marvin Kloss of USF.
Aguayo went 19 of 20 on field goal attempts for the Seminoles, including a long of 52 yards. He also was perfect on 90 extra points.
Ray Guy Award
Tom Hornsey of Memphis won the Ray Guy Award as punter of the year.
The senior from Australia beat out Purdue's Cody Webster and Texas A&M's Drew Kaser.
Hornsey averaged 41.8 net yards per punt (fifth in FBS) and had 12 punts downed inside the opponents 10 (tied for sixth in FBS).
Honorary Awards
Tulane safety Devon Walker was honored with the Disney Spirit Award, given annually to the most inspirational figure or team.
Walker suffered a severe spinal cord injury while making a tackle against Tulsa last season, leaving the walk-on-turned-starter paralyzed from the neck down.
Walker accepted the award in Lake Buena Vista on Thursday night after spending the season on the sidelines as an inspiration to his Green Wave teammates.
"They were there for me everyday I was in the hospital," Walker said. "It's like a family."
Walker, a cell and molecular biology major, said he's on track to graduate in May and is hoping to go to medical school.
John Gagliardi, the all-time college football leader in victories, was honored for his Contributions to College Football. Gagliardi retired last year after going 489-138-11 over 60 seasons for Division III St. John's (Minnesota).
Also, Chris Davis' last-second, 106-yard field goal return that gave Auburn an improbable win against Alabama was voted by fans as the play of the year.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


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From spooneradvocate.com: "Lawmakers look to lessen technical colleges' reliance on property taxes" — by Shemane Mills, WPR -Concerns about property taxes have lawmakers looking at other ways to fund the state's 16 technical schools. They're also considering changes that could reduce local control of technical schools.
Historically, the property tax has been the largest source of revenue for the Wisconsin Technical College System, a sore point for some taxpayers and the Wisconsin Realtors Association. In the last budget, the state put $406 million towards technical schools in an effort to shift some of the system's funding away from property taxes.
The WRA's Joe Murray supports the state increasing its share of funding to 45 percent, but urged lawmakers to consider funding technical schools in the future without any property taxes.
"From our experience, after watching this debate over the last 30-35 years, the only way you ultimately start and keep property taxes going in a certain direction is to take stuff off the property tax," said Murray.
That leaves the question of where money for technical schools would come from, according to Josh Dukelow from the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce.
"The same people who pay property taxes to support technical education pay municipal taxes to support law enforcement, pay school taxes to fund primary education, pay income taxes to fund state services, and pay sales tax when they shop or dine," said Dukelow. "To maintain our premier educational resources in Wisconsin, we will have to pay one way or another."
Dukelow also expressed concern about possible changes in governance of technical schools, saying a more centralized approach wouldn't be as quick to meet the needs of local business. He said each area of the state has different workforce needs that may not be suited for state control.
Opinion: Good investment at Blackhawk Tech
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From beloitdailynews.com: "Good investment at Blackhawk Tech" — IF YOU OR SOMEONE you know became a parent any time recently, chances are the job the child one day will hold hasn't even been invented yet.
And don't think that child will grow up, get that job and spend a lifetime performing the same work.
Most people will hold many different jobs — really different jobs — in the course of a life's work.
About now parents will be wondering how the child is supposed to prepare for a career culture so thoroughly fluid and unknown.
THE KEY INGREDIENT is education. For many professional positions that means a four-year university degree, or even more. Graduate degrees will proliferate as young men and women try to gain an edge in the job market.
For many others a two-year technical and career education can be the ticket, either for direct entry into the workplace or in preparation for more specialized training.
Just as importantly, technical and career education will be the bridge for those non-traditional students who find themselves left behind as the culture of work becomes more complicated and demanding. It happens every week. Advances in technology coupled with the global realities described in author Thomas Friedman's book "The World is Flat" lead to massive disruptions in traditional industries.
Staying current and staying relevant in the work environment requires flexibility and constant learning.
WHICH BRINGS US to our point: On Aug. 12 voters in Rock and Green counties will be asked to approve Blackhawk Technical College exceeding its levy limits by $4 million to pay for operational needs.
The answer should be a strong, positive yes.
First of all, it's a bargain. BTC's mill rate is lower than it used to be and will remain so if the referendum is approved. It sounds too good to be true, but your BTC property taxes will remain low.
Moreover, the referendum seeks just $4 million, a relative pittance in the overall scheme of governance. The federal government spends trillions — and squanders much of it. State government spends billions — and squanders a fair amount. Beloit city government and the School District of Beloit together spend hundreds of millions, better managed closer to home. The school district is spending $70 million alone on rebuilding district facilities.
In a sense, $4 million is lint in the pocket for government big spenders.
WHAT THAT $4 MILLION buys really counts. It pays for more direct course offerings for in-demand jobs. It pays for the flexibility to respond quickly to changing industry needs. It pays for adapting to the needs of non-traditional students, by increasing evening and weekend class sections. It pays for the people to teach those classes. It pays for support staff for faculty. It pays for people to pursue revenue-generating grants. And it's intended to help pay for a long-term water system need to protect taxpayers' investments at the college.
Most of all it pays for critical needs as the region moves forward into an uncertain and unknowable future. Change is occurring at a pace never seen before on this planet, and the future belongs to those most capable of adapting — repeatedly — to that cycle. The communities have been working hard to be ready in a changing world, with considerable success — most recently marked by the announcement that NorthStar Radioisotopes is beginning construction of its high-tech $150 million plant on Beloit's East Side. These and other jobs to come will require high-level skills. There's no alternative to staying state-of-the-art at the region's career and technical college.
BTC's $4 million ask is needed and it's reasonable. The Beloit Daily News endorses a "yes" vote on Aug. 12. Help our workers stay at the forefront.
CVTC grad overcomes obstacles to graduate
July 28, 2014
From chippewa.com: "Obstacles don't stop CVTC grad" — Scott Steenerson still isn't sure he should have graduated from high school. Struggles in reading and math due to learning disabilities resulted in poor grades. But that was back in 1997. On Thursday, July 24, he graduated from Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) as a top student in the Manufacturing Engineering Technologist program, a member of the College's honor society, and the student speaker for the commencement ceremony.
Steenerson was one of 129 graduates to receive degrees and diplomas in 26 different programs in CVTC's summer graduating class. Welding and Radiography programs had the most graduates, with 17 each, followed by Diagnostic Medical Sonography with 16.
Last spring, Steenerson received both the achievement and leadership awards among all Manufacturing Engineering Technologist students. He was the only one scheduled for summer graduation.
It's not as if Steenerson's learning disabilities magically disappeared since his days at Elk River, Minn. High School, but he learned to deal with them and got the help he needed at CVTC.
"In high school, they didn't have a lot of programs that helped with it," Steenerson said. "There were a handful of classes I did pretty well in, but I think that had a lot to do with good teachers."
Steenerson ended up settling in Hammond and holding a well-paying job at Andersen Windows. "I had a couple of people at Andersen who took me under their wings, and I started to catch on to things better," he said. "That gave me the opportunity to work with the manufacturing engineers."
When he became a victim in large layoff, two weeks after his second child was born, Steenerson knew he'd have to do better in the future to support a family of four. Eligibility for a federal program for displaced workers allowed him to enroll at CVTC. He started off scared.
"Considering my grades in high school, I was really concerned about whether I could pull off college-level classes," Steenerson said. He had two tough ones right away in chemistry and math. "I was extremely nervous. Looking at the other students, half of them seemed young enough to be my kids."
But Steenerson says he had two great teachers, Ron Keyes in chemistry and Dave Vollmer in math, who knew about his learning disabilities and gave him the extra help he needed. Steenerson also got help from the CVTC's Academic Services Center. Success followed.
"When I got my final grades, I shocked myself, particularly in my math class, where I got an A when I had struggled so much in high school."
More success followed. On Vollmer's recommendation, Steenerson became a math tutor. When he started his program courses in manufacturing, Instructor Tom Vanderloop drew him into the student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, where he rose to a leadership position. Twice he represented CVTC with other team members at international competitions and was the team leader in one.
His exposure to lean manufacturing at Andersen Windows made him a valuable student. Instructor Hans Mikelson would bring him in to help with workshops on the subject.
Steenerson explained that, knowing his limitations, he was never hesitant to ask for help. When he got it, he shared it. "I'd grab some of the other students and explain it to them and we'd work out problems together." Steenerson helped in efforts to extend tutoring programs to CVTC's Gateway campus.
In addressing his fellow graduates, Steenerson said he feels a sense of sadness leaving CVTC because it has made such a difference in his life. "I've loved every one of the instructors I've had at CVTC," he said.
Steenerson is already getting some job offers, but he's hoping to lands something close to his current home and at a company where he can work to improve manufacturing procedures.
Like Steenerson, faculty speaker Jon Leenhouts had high praise for the teachers he learned from in his life. "Over time, I've remained interested in my own career, and have actively kindled new opportunities and have been willing to try new things – because of the type of teachers I've been fortunate to have had," said Leenhouts, an award-winning trainer and consultant with CVTC's Business & Industry team.
Commencement speaker Kathy Otto, medical assembly operations manager at Phillips Medisize, spoke of the skills gap with a different perspective. She told of a recent meeting with CVTC and business community leaders to identify training needs in the community.
"But in the end, one man stood up and summed up the gap for the entire business group: 'We just want people that care – care!' Every business leader in the room immediately agreed," Otto said.
From htrnews.com: "Kleefisch announces LTC prosperity grants" — CLEVELAND – Lakeshore Technical College will receive more than $1.3 million in grants through Gov. Scott Walker's Blueprint for Prosperity program.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch made the announcement Wednesday as part of a tour to announce the grants at each of the state's 16 technical colleges.
Earlier this year, Walker signed legislation under Blueprint for Prosperity that added $35.4 million to the Wisconsin Fast Forward worker training program. The expansion targeted three areas, including grants to reduce wait lists at Wisconsin technical colleges, grants for collaborative projects among high schools, technical colleges, and employers to train high school students in industry-recognized certifications, and grants that enhance employment opportunities for workers with disabilities.
"These resources provide critical funding to train workers quickly for our local employer's greatest needs, " LTC President Michael Lanser said. "The Blueprint for Prosperity grants benefit our students, our employers and our communities by strengthening our workforce with more skilled workers."
LTC's portion of the grants will target eight different initiatives.
The Basic Food Production Boot Camp will provide four sections of the basic food production certificate to a total of 40 students. The boot camp will provide necessary skills to obtain an entry level food manufacturing position.
The grant will also provide two sections of the mid-level food production certificate to a total of 24 students consisting of incumbent workers and basic food production completers. Students gain skills in lean manufacturing and six sigma and are qualified to secure a job as a line leader or cell leader.
The grant will provide two sections of the nursing assistant course to a total of 20 students at partner health care facilities. Upon passing, students are eligible to sit for the Wisconsin Nurse Aid Registry and become certified nursing assistants.
Four sections of the Basic Emergency Medical Training (EMT) will become available to a total of 60 students at partnering fire stations in Lakeshore communities.
For general manufacturing, four sections of basic, entry level manufacturing courses will be available using the Manufacturing Skills Standard Council (MSSC) curriculum in a boot camp format to a total of 48 students. Students gain entry level skills for the start of a career in manufacturing as a part of this program.
For Industrial Technician Automation, the grants will provide two sections of integrated manufacturing systems instruction to a total of 24 students and targets incumbent workers.
The grant will also provide 10 information technology certification workshops to incumbent workers and IT students to serve a total of 100 students. Curriculum modifications will include faculty training to infuse or update program outcomes to include Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Microsoft specialist, and A+ certifications.
Three industrial boot camps will target incumbent workers to include basic tools, measurement, math, print reading and maintenance to a total of 36 students. Students will obtain employment as entry level machine operators and basic maintenance and up to eight of the credits apply toward the Industrial Technician Technical Diploma.
From gmtoday.com: "$1.7 million grant slashes wait lists for popular WCTC programs" — PEWAUKEE – Waukesha County Technical College will now be able to slash wait lists and offer more class sections, thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin Fast Forward program.
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch was on hand at WCTC's Industrial building Wednesday to present the technical college with a $1.7 million award, which will be used to help train students for high-demand positions.
"There is a skills gap in Wisconsin and WCTC seeks every day to build a bridge over that skills gap – today you have some construction money," Kleefisch said. "It is through investments like these that Wisconsin will address the skills gap today and in the years to come."
The Fast Forward program is part of the Blueprint for Prosperity initiative which Gov. Scott Walker signed into law last year. In total, $35.4 million will be allocated by Fast Forward into worker training programs focusing on reducing wait lists, collaborative projects between high schools and colleges, and enhancing employment opportunities for disabled workers.
"These grant dollars will significantly impact the journey of our students pursuing high-demand programs … and in turn benefit our local economy," WCTC Interim President Kaylen Betzig said. "We are pleased and honored that the governor recognizes WCTC's work as an important and valuable investment."
The grant will be administered by the Department of Workforce Development and will go toward training as many as 168 students in the fields of welding, computer numerical control (CNC), transportation and early childhood education.
Betzig said that the funds will not only permit more students to enter these high-demand programs, but will also go toward hiring more professors and purchasing more supplies and equipment for student use.
"It is huge," she said. "We have lots of programs – yes we can shift money – but other programs have needs too. It takes resources in order to do this and it takes resources in order to expand and offer more sections so we can get more people into the funnel."


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Depends on the movie but if it's a kids movie, I say three. And don't expect it to be quiet in there. It won't be. It's good to teach your child how to be quiet in the movie, even though others aren't, but if they should talk above a whisper, it's not the end of the world. It's a good teachable moment as well.
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When your child was a baby, you usually avoided bringing her to the movie theater. As they get older, when does it become acceptable to bring your child to the movies?
When they are old enough to handle watching an entire movie at home
I fully believe It's different for every child. My son is 2 1/2 and will sit through movies at home and his favorite TV shows because he has the attention span. Some kids won't have the same attention span at his age. I was lucky. If you feel your child is ready and can sit through it then go for it. If you know he/she can't make through a 30min TV show... then you know he/she isn't ready.
I always brought my infants with me to movies. As a nursing mom, they would eat and generally fall to sleep for the duration of the film. Once they were older, they were interested in quietly watching the movie or looking at a board book I may have happened to have in my purse intermittently. They were always accustomed to respecting the silence rule in theaters and they always met our expectations.
I just worry about the sound being to loud. My daughter is just past her first birthday and would love to take her to the movies but not sure how she'd do. Your thoughts.
My boyfriend's parents took our daughter to see Toy Story 3 when she was three years old. They said she actually did very well for them, with her little kid's tray of popcorn and a drink. She didn't get scared from the noise (which was surprising to us since she usually gets upset over loud noises at home... we live near an air force base right beneath the flight path of the jets), sat (mostly) quietly through it, and only got scared when she shifted in her seat, and it folded up on her a bit. THey had to leave then because she wouldn't be soothed, but it was almost over by that time anyway. So I would guess 3-4 years would probably work. And just my opinion, those mentioning cinemas who have special theaters or what have you that you can let your kid roam freely in... quite frankly A) Scares the crap out of me for risk of losing your child somehow lol and B) Doesn't teach the child anything about proper movie theater behavior. But that's just my feelings.
I'd say the time he/she can watch a movie in one sitting at home is a good indicator to whether or not they're ready for the movie theatre. I know some children who are 7-10 that still run all over the movie theatre like they're 2 or something. Those children should not be there in my opinion, if they can't sit still, then why pay the hefty price only to chase your child up and down the movie isle? Not to mention it ruins other's experience because if your lack of control of your own child. I don't take my son to movies because I know he won't sit still and I don't want to waste my money only to chase him around a movie theatre. That is my personal feeling on the subject.
My daughter has come to the movies with me since she was 2 weeks old. Always has. It's only in the last year or so that she's old enough now I really need to screen what she sees. But yeah I say if u wanna take kid or baby go ahead. u shouldnt be stuck at home or b penalized for having a kid. i didnt
There is no set age, as all children are different. My youngest was 2 when she went to a concerts live, and loved them. went to see Rio and Shrek. she sat fine. Din't complain at all, was very quiet as she knew the rules before we went in there. I think if you are clear about what need to happen when you go in there they will be fine.
I took my son to see his first cinema movie when he was 3, he did enjoy it, but I think it was a little loud when the action parts came on, so I think if I could do it over again, probably closer to 4 would be a good age I think.
I have been taking my son to the movies since the month after his 3rd birthday. He loves watching movies and getting to eat popcorn. Was a little worried at first that he would sit in the theater with his ears covered but he actually has not done that and been very interested in every movie that we have taken him to.
I started to take mine around the age of 3, we tried a few afternoon shows to see how they would do and they have enjoyed it and behaved every time. But just be prepared for questions and the classic "mommy how come . . . , Mommy why? " mine kids are now 6 and 4.5, they really see it as a big boy/girl treat time!
We took our son to Secretariat when he was 2-1/2 because he loves horses. Unfortunately, he was also potty training at the time so he wanted to go quite a bit. Overall he did pretty well through the movie, but I will probably only take him to kids movies for a while. He is now 3 yrs and 4 months old.
About 3 years old, alot of cinemas do toddler mornings where they can wander and make noise, and dont cost much so you wont worry if you have to leave if they dont like it!
I took my daughter to see her first movie when she was three. She went to see Tango. Now, we have been to three others since then. Three is perfect.
As babies we always brought them to movie theaters I would breastfeed them if they got fussy. As toddlers we avoided going and when they started kindergarten around 4 we brought them again.
For my son's 7th bday, I booked 20 seats for a kids movie "How to train your Dragon". I was expecting them to be engrossed in the movie but they were very chatty. Management got many complaints from the audience and so I had to bring them out in the middle of the movie.
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I just recently took my fixing to be 3 yr old to the movies for the 1st time (despicable me 2) and she did pretty good considering it was late and we got there really early. It depends on how patient and tentative your child is.
I think 3 to kid movies. My mom took my daughter to see Puss & Boots at 20months old...
All of mine had to be at least five years old, able to sit through a movie at home without disturbing everyone else, and the movie had to be rated G.
The fun alternative for us is the drive in during warm months - it is one big party, there is a park, we can grill if we want and if someone falls asleep - we bring blankets and pillows.
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I think age 3 is appropriate as long as they are capable of holding interest in a movie for the duration.
it really depends on the child. my daughter has always been fairly good about sitting through a movie at home since around 2. if anything now that she's almost 5, is when she's wanting to do other things unless its to the drive-in.
do check your local theaters though as the ones in my area have "Stars and Strollers" movies. select movies shown at select times for parents with kids and the bonus is that the volume is not as loud which i find is often the case with 'regular' movies.
we also explained to her what was expected of her and that helps big time as they know they have to be quiet or try and sit still.
I agree that it depends on the child. My daughter doesn't do well sitting still for extended periods of time, but we took her to the re-release of Beauty and the Beast, a movie she knows and loves. She was about 3 1/2. The look of awe on her face lasted through the entire movie. We also went to the first showing of the day, so it wasn't very crowded, mostly other families with girls in princess dresses. I don't think I would take her unless I was comfortable that the movie would not be too scary on the big screen and that it would hold her interest.
i took my son to see Rio and he was about 1.5yrs old and he did pretty good!
we took our son with us when we went to see Terminator: Salvation - he was just a few months old at the time. brought the bottles of formula/breast milk & chilled out. The occasional loud noises didn't seem to bother him, but of course I would want to cover his ears now & again. That said... when our son was about 1 year old (give or take), we took him to a movie with us & realised that was a BAD idea. He was at an age of squirminess, wanting to crawl & walk around everywhere. Now he is 3 years old & can watch a whole movie [most of the time] in a sitting. So at this point we probably take him to a kid/age-appropriate movie at the theatre.
Depends on the temperament of your child. I took my first child to the movies his whole first year. Once he hit a year old he would no longer sit through movies. He was able to sit through movies again when he was around 3.
I agree, it depends on how they are at home with watching TV. I'm sure there are some 2, 3 year olds who would do fine. My son however (who is almost 3), lacks the attention span to sit through basically anything, so I would probably take him to see a movie at 4 at the earliest.
Yup, depends on the kid.
My oldest started going when he was almost 3 (he's now 6) and he would even sit through the live-action movies at that age. My youngest started when he was just a baby but he usually has to leave in the last half hour no matter what the movie is (he's now about 3 as well).
When my youngest was under one, I timed it so I breastfed him and then he slept pretty much through the whole thing back then.
When they were toddlers, I just made sure to bring their blankies, drink and a snack. Also, I'd go a bit early so they could explore the theater enough to sit still when the movie started. (Though, the theater was almost empty when we'd go).
Most of the time they'd sit through the whole thing, but there were a few times where my youngest couldn't sit still through the last half hour and we had to leave. I found going at night or during a nap time was best because if they get bored, they'd just fall asleep.
It's funny because once I even took my oldest to a PG-13 movie (17 Again) when he was about 4 (no baby-sitter and i really wanted to go....heh), and he sat through the whole thing with interest....while the older teen sitting next to us kept talking loudly and texting through the whole thing. So yeah, it really depends on the kid.
I took my kids and they were always good! Even while other kids were running up and down the isles screaming! The parents need to be bashed if they are disrespectful enough to take their brats to the movies when they are just bad! I hate going to the movies with little kids in there... I always avoid sitting next to them....an if they sit next to me I will get up and move far away from them.....and at a restaurant I always ask for a table away from kids! Sadly most kids nowadays are so annoying cause either the parents are afraid to bash them in public or they just don't care! Like the parents who smoke around their kids! Especially when they are in a car with the windows even rolled up and there is no escape! Those parents need to have their kids taken away because that is plain attempted murder!
I agree with the it depends on the child. My nephew who is 2 1/2 has been to movies since he was 1 and has never had a problem. My daughter on the other hand would think the theater is her own gym and climb on everything (she's 20 months).
some screenings are specifically for people with newborns....
my son is five, and i still would not take him to a regular viewing at the pictures. he's been onve in the past few months and it was hurrendous.
for that erason i stick to the saturday morning movies for juniors, its only £1 each to get in (instead of the usual £6.50) and they get a drink and a game after the movie. everyone expects the kids to be messing around/talking etc, as its a kids screening, so theres no need to get embarrased with your kid if they keep talking through the movie. maybe when he's six we'll give the regular screenings another go lol. x
My son has come to the movies with us since he was a month old. Mostly he naps, even through the loudness. But, he sat through Cars 2 without getting too loud. The way my husband and I look at it: Our son is going to be 2 on the 21st, having a child doesn't mean you can't do things. We wait approximately a week after opening day to let the blockbusters die out, unless it's a movie for kids. We always try to go to the earlier shows. Regal cinemas is doing a "Any movie before noon only $6/person" so we take advantage of that a lot. It really depends on your comfort but as someone who used to go opening day for every summer blockbuster, I never expected children at late shows, but I knew they would be at morning shows. It's a simple understanding thing. Go with your gut. I started him early on theater films so when he's old enough to sit through one, he'll know proper manners.
It depends on your child. I brought my child to the movies when he was a few months old, but he was never fussy and never cried. He would usually be asleep, and it would be adult movies since he didn't know what was going on. For kids movies, it doesn't matter how old they are, none of the kids are going to be silent. But at age 3, I stopped taking him to adult movies (rated R).
my daughter loves to see movie in theatre. she enjoys lot. she is now 2 n 1/2 months old.
I just took my 3.5 yr old and 1.5 yr old to see cars 2. I spent the second half of the movie chasing them trying to get them to sit still in their seats!! ahhhh Lucky it was a loud movie!! luckily there were two other boys about 3 yrs old also running laps of the theatre so I wasn't the only exasperated mum there!!!
We took ours the first time when he was 2 and he sit quitely thru the whole movie. We took him again last month he is almost 3 now but he just couldn't sit still or keep quite. So we decided no more theater for him til he is older.
My daughter is 4 in a half and just saw her first movie theater movie this week!
I am taking my son to his first theatre exerience tomorrow and he is 2.5 years old - I think he will be fine as it's a movie he really will be interested in (cars 2) as it's a sequel to his favourite movie on the planet which he watches religiously at home.
I have taken my youngest child since he was 3 wks old. But once they are able to move around or pay attention to a movie waiting till there 2 is best.
i took my son to see the movie HOP at age 2 1/2. and he sat still the whole time. i just gave him some popcorn to keep him occupied
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John Verburgt didn't set out to live and breathe business process improvement at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group Inc. But after spending six years involved in remediation projects and overseeing 45 processes related to financial controls, he became the CME Group's de facto BPM guru.
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BPM is being pushed out to the front lines of an organization and beyond to speed up business process improvement, agreed Clay Richardson, senior analyst in Forrester Research Inc.'s BPM group. For example, one health care cooperative he works with is asking its customers to help design its business processes.
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