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We have finally succeeded at taking more than a 15 minute nap! The most she has slept is an hour and a half! WhooHoo!!! She gets so restless and will still bang her head sometimes trying to relax and unwind. But little by little I think she is getting there with that. As far as just normal baby stuff...she definitely doesn't always like the nap and we will have to leave her and hear her cry, checking in to let her know we are still here. It's just too hard for us to totally leave her with all that she has been through. I have just started noticing a change in cries sometimes and I do wonder if she is grieving.
She has been doing so good since we've been back that we went ahead and signed up for Gymboree. She was ready! And she has been loving it...she is getting more and more comfortable and enjoying herself rather than staring at everyone else and pointing to all of the posters.
So we take her to her class for her level and for music. Then for a free play day. As much as we can fitting it into her schedule...
She has improved so much with walking. She can now walk an entire room in a flash!!! This little activity of pushing the log...she wouldn't do the first time, but had no problem this time...just still likes to stare at the instructor ;)
Believe it or not...she was having fun. Crazy little thing. We can usually tell if she likes it or not. Sometimes she's just a little unsure. Everything is so new to her...especially all of this attention.
Bath time has really improved and have had no problems since! She got in the big jacuzzi tub with me tonight and just LOVED the bigger bubbles! This picture of her she is pointing at Hello Kitty. She is constantly pointing at EVERYTHING...lights, switches, Daisy and Archie's pictures, Daisy and Archie, her pictures, all of the Hello Kitties...she spots every one of them. Her little mind just doesn't stop...
She does the craziest looks. She's not really too crazy about the big camera either. But she really does wear her expressions all the time...too funny! I'm not quick enough yet to get really good shots of a great smile...she's just too fast!
My friend, Denise, from where I used to work had this little toy delivered, and we had it ready for her when she woke up from her nap. She is kind of slow at waking up, but also just wasn't sure about all of this. Once she realized she could play with it, she was just clapping and swaying to the music!
Dennis went back to work today...first day back. It was hard for him. He was so excited to get back home to see her. I did pretty good. I was really getting worn out though the last couple of hours. She really doesn't play by herself much still...so it was pretty much 12 straight hours of carrying her around or letting her walk me around, or playing, or eating, cleaning up, etc. My back is pretty achy...and I'm ready for some sleep! But she is soooo adorable and such a sweetheart!!!


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International Day for the Eradication of PovertyOct 17, 2013
Extreme poverty destroys the lives and spirit of people; it kills more children, young persons, and adults than any war. Every day, people living in extreme poverty are challenged and threatened by lack of food, shelter and access to essential services.
The 2013 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty focuses on "Working together towards a world without discrimination: Building on the experience and knowledge of people in extreme poverty."

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The agency won the business following a five-month long competitive pitch against undisclosed agencies. The business moves from Johannes Leonardo, with which Bacardi parted company last September.
The £5m UK advertising account, handled by Brothers and Sisters, is not affected by the appointment nor is Mr President, which has just created a series of global online films to celebrate Bacardi's 150th anniversary.
The Mr President films, which are being promoted on Facebook and Twitter and Bacardi.com, highlight some of the more colourful episodes from the brand's history.
The New York-based shop Johannes Leonardo took over the global account in 2011 from the previous incumbent Y&R. The WPP network had worked on the agency since 2005 but the appointment was an attempt to find a boutique shop to oversee the bulk of its activity.
No one at BETC London would comment on the win.
Earlier this month Bacardi appointed Andy Gibson as its chief marketing officer, following the departure of Silvia Lagnado at the end of 2011.
Gibson becomes president of Bacardi Global Brands, and will be responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the company's portfolio of spirits brands.


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We are looking to change the brand identity of our business. The logo design will be the starting point for a whole theme for the website redesign plus merchandise... Please read the brief for more info ....
Our website is an online network for women to meet and support each other with the aim of losing weight and changing their lives.
Our brand essence: Healthy Happy Women
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Benefits of Membership: Rational 24hr support, information and communication, Emotional, confidence, connected, clarity. Cared for supported, understood.
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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim previously starred in the Cartoon Network series "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" Viewers who walked out of the Sundance screening of the pair's first movie, "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie," likely wouldn't describe it with words like "awesome" and "great."
Heidecker says he and Wareheim "don't really give a [bleep]."
"A lot of the people that so-called [makes air quotes] 'walked out'—They actually did walk out, I don't know why I had quotes around that—these are older, rich people that are there to see very sophisticated documentaries and foreign films and stuff," says Heidecker, 36. "It's just not a movie for them. But our audiences seem to love it and a lot of people that have never seen us before seem to be enjoying it."
Adds Wareheim, 35: "The programmers at Sundance put our movie in there to cause this kind of controversy. They want to screw things up; they're kind of sick of the norm there."
"Billion Dollar Movie" isn't the norm in any movie theater. Heidecker and Wareheim (who both directed and co-wrote the script) star as fictionalized versions of themselves. They waste $1 billion making a movie and then try to earn back the money by taking over a dilapidated, wolf-infested mall from its sleazy previous owner (Will Ferrell). Absurd gags ensue involving everything from "Top Gun" to used toilet paper to a grown man abandoned in the mall as a child (John C. Reilly).
At the James Hotel, the funnymen considered how many people share their unusual sense of humor, Oscars they've already won and unconventional ways they maintain a friendship that began nearly two decades ago at Temple University.
You guys have such a clear vision of doing what you want to do. What percentage of people do you think share your sense of humor?
EW: Seventeen percent of the population. We actually tested that for the movie instead of doing focus research.
TH: There's a simple dip test you can do. You put a string down your throat and you take out the string and you mix it with a little bit of a hydrogen peroxide and if it turns blue, you've got our sensibility.
How many people did you submit to that test?
TH: One in every two males on the planet. So 50 percent of the population of the male population. And one in every four females.
EW: It was a very thorough test.
And it came out to 17 percent?
EW: Seventeen.
TH: That's a huge percentage.
EW: That's a lot of people.
TH: That's a big number. We were thinking it was going to be like six or seven. So when 17 percent popped up on the computer model, I freaked.
Is there a line between absurdity and stupidity? If so, how do you identify that?
TH: That's funny, that's like a "Spinal Tap" line. I can't remember it.
EW: There's all different levels of jokes that we like. Some are Meta jokes, some are real physical gags.
TH: There's definitely an active ongoing discussion and debate amongst us and the people we work with where it's often, "That's just too stupid. That's just too much. It's too much."
What's something that almost went into the movie that you ultimately decided was too stupid?
TH: Well, I can't think of one for the movie but we were just doing Dr. Steve Brule's "Check It Out!" show [starring John C. Reilly], and there's an image of a person farting into a hat.
EW: [Laughs.]
TH: Now, the graphic is a rear end and a hat, and the original graphic had like a poof smoke, and ... it was determined that the poof smoke was too much; that was too silly. So you take that out, you're left still with the ass, still with the hat.
EW: Still with the concept of passing gas into a hat.
TH: But the poof goes.
EW: It makes it more real and serious.
Yet filling a tub full of poop in "Billion Dollar Movie," that passed the test. Why?
EW: Well, yeah, it if was solid logs that would have been way too silly. But a nice stream, that's more real. If you eat soft meats all day.
TH: Yeah, if you take it in the context of the body of our work, you'll see that there's a reverence and respect for diarrhea. It's a continuity to our earlier work. It goes beyond the actual substance of diarrhea. It goes to a much bigger issue.
Politically …
TH: Yes.
EW: People at RedEye know everyone's got the D.
TH: Especially after eating some of that deep dish [pizza].
How strategic is it that the movie is coming out the week after the Oscars?
TH: [Laughs.] I think not strategic at all.
EW: We're excited for next year's noms.
You're trying to be first out of the gate?
TH: Yeah. We picked up a couple of preliminary Oscars a couple of weeks ago.
Oh really. For what?
TH: Most Handsome Duo in a Film.
EW: Tallest Actor.
TH: Most Creative Personality, which was a great honor to get … I got the Tim Allen Award for Success in Film.
EW: I got the Best Off-Screen Beard. It's like what you do in your private life, your look.
TH: So we're proud of all those awards.
Why can't malls have wolves? Where are they supposed to shop?
TH: I don't have an answer for joke questions. No. That seems like you can share that with your friends or family if you like, but not with us. Because we don't take that kind of [bleep]!
You don't like jokes?
TH: [Laughs.] No. We gave so much already.
EW: We gave the jokes.
TH: In the film. You can go to the film and see it.
What's something you guys have done over the years to maintain the closeness between you?
TH: We only speak to each other on camera. So you'll see when the camera goes off, I'll go in a separate room. We will not discuss anything with each other. That's been going on for 15 years now.
So any time you even want to call the other one—
EW: Oh, ho, no!
TH: You gotta say, "Rolling!"
EW: Can you imagine me calling Tim Heidecker?
TH: It really wouldn't work out.
EW: First of all, I don't even have his phone number. Second of all, what would I say?
What's something you want to do next once the hubbub about the movie dies down?
TH: I'm working on a series of detective novels. I have an order of 35 books that I have to write.
Are they all due at the same time?
TH: It's called the Inspector Trist series and it's just about this inspector who investigates murders in the south. And I have no idea what I'm doing but I've gotta write a lot of 'em.
What are you going to do, Eric?
EW: I'm going to Brazil; they have this special surgery where you can drill a hole into your brain to release some pressure.
TH: Oh, you're doing that?
EW: Yeah.
TH: Don't do it.
EW: Why not?
TH: A friend of mine did it and he's like [mentally challenged] now. He can't eat or talk or anything.
EW: I wish you would have told me that before.
TH: I am telling you now, I didn't know you were going.
What makes you laugh the most in the movie?
EW: It's when I propose to Katie because I am in love with Katie in real life as well, that's why we wrote that.
With the character?
EW: I'll always be in love with her.
TH: He's got mental problems.
EW: That's why I was going to Brazil to drill, but now since I can't do that …
TH: Electro shock therapy should help. And we're working on that.
On Chicago: "It might rate as the No. 1 spot in the country, if not the globe. I've never said that before about any other city." (TH)
"We feel like this is our second home. Whenever we come here, this is the first city we sell out for our live shows, and last night we had a screening of our movie and that sold out pretty fast. People here are just very warm and loving and respectful of the art." (EW)
On if their audience is mostly stoners: "We have a lot of fans. Some of 'em smoke weed; some of 'em don't. My dad likes our work. He is not a stoner." (EW)
A guilty pleasure movie they love: "I Am Sam" (TH); "Jerry Maguire" (EW)
A not-currently-popular band they love: The Troggs (TH); Hoobastank (EW)
Favorite Hoobastank song: "Who's Hoobastank?" (EW); (singing together) "Who, who, who's Hoobastank?"
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When you experience physical pain, ignore it and say something like, "I'll take care of that later", you are doing a HUGE disservice to your precious body.
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ChanaHorowitz needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 124 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
The Zone
We are a Jewish summer camp that caters to a diverse group of religious and irreligious campers. We have an extremely upgraded and modern campus in upstate NY. We also have year-round programming to keep in touch with our campers.
looking to attract children (ages 10-16) and their parents looking for a quality summer camp
Until recently, we have portrayed ourselves as two separate camps: "boyzone" and "girlzone". We now want to rebrand ourselves as ONE camp, that has two separate campuses.
The logo should be modern, FUN, appropriate for the summer, but not so much that it will look funny on our year-round mailings. The fact that it's Jewish should be very subtle, and not dominating the logo at all. Also portray how we'd adapt the logo for the two separate divisions. Design should allow for versatile media applications (i.e. screen printing, embroidery, etching, etc)
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Concerned neighbors are voicing opposition to a proposed cell tower that would be located at 185 Mistletoe Road — behind Bellview Elementary School in Ashland.
Velocitel, which is representing AT&T, is holding an informational meeting about the proposal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Ashland library's downstairs Gresham Room, 410 Siskiyou Blvd.
AT&T is proposing a 120-foot-tall cell pole about 300 feet behind Bellview's track and field, according to a letter Velocitel sent to neighbors and a map prepared by the city.
The dark green pole would have cell antennae at its top, with room for more and a microwave antenna, according to plans.
The pole would be on a peninsula of land under Jackson County jurisdiction that juts into Ashland's city limits.
In 2010, AT&T failed to win city permission to build cell facilities behind the facade of Ashland Street Cinema in southeast Ashland, where it said cellphone coverage is poor.
Many residents, fearing potential negative health effects from radio frequency waves, had fought that proposal.
Ashland requires cellphone companies to meet various standards, including siting new towers with existing facilities when possible.
Earl Harris, who lives near Bellview, said he is opposed to the new tower and fears it could harm his health and the health of others.
"I think they are trying to skirt Ashland laws by being just outside city limits," Harris said.
Another neighbor, who asked not to be named, said he also has concerns about health impacts from the cell tower and pointed out the battle neighbors fought in 2010.
"What part of 'no' didn't they understand?" he asked.
Velocitel site acquisition specialist Ryan Flanagan said he could not comment on the proposal. AT&T did not respond to a request for comment by press time Tuesday.
The American Cancer Society has said there is very little evidence to support the idea that cellphone tower emissions can cause cancer or other health problems.
Cell tower radio frequency waves emit relatively low levels of energy compared to other types of radiation, such as ultraviolet light found in sunshine, according to the society.
The Federal Communications Commission, which sets safety limits on cell tower radio frequency emissions, said that exposure on the ground is thousands of times below safety limits.
Federal law bars cities and states from regulating the placement of cell towers based on environmental effects — including human exposure — of radio frequency emissions, as long as the facilities comply with FCC regulations.
Because of that law, Ashlanders were barred from talking about their health concerns when testifying before the City Council against the 2010 proposal. The council rejected AT&T's request, saying the company hadn't done enough to show that co-location of cell facilities wasn't feasible.
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Concerned neighbors are voicing opposition to a proposed cell tower that would be located at 185 Mistletoe Road — behind Bellview Elementary School in Ashland.


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New York, New York – Medlert 1.4.2 is a free Medical Emergency Response App built for families and individuals with High Risk Medical Conditions. One push of a button during an emergency notifies your selected family, friends, doctor and 911 simultaneously.
Medlert is an incredible time-saver during an emergency. Once you've set Medlert up with your list of contacts, you never again have to call each person individually during an emergency or after calling 911 for help. You can also send specific messages to everyone at the same time. The messages can be preset, or manually entered.
Medlert was created after one of our co-founder's family members was indirectly involved in an emergency. We felt that with the proliferation of smartphones and the evolution of digital health, we could improve the outcomes of emergencies dramatically by just focusing on the time it takes to get help and the information we can quickly provide to responders.
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Chrisstewartmba needed a new wordpress theme design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Korean International Hockey Players Association: association of players who play recreational hockey (ice hockey) in Seoul, Korea. We are an exciting young league with players from all over the world. The league has been operating for several years but the players association (KIHPA) is new. We want our website to reflect our exciting sport and our youthful membership.
Website is targetted for our members, but we also want to attract new members.
Take a look at WHL.ca - we want that kind of look and feel. We want our logo in top left (see attachment). We want the following horizontal links at top (Home, News, Schedule, Scores, Standings, Stats, Store, Sponsors, Join Us, About Us, Main Contacts). These links should be graphics.
Layout details: similar to whl.ca, we want 2/3 of page to the left, and 1/3 of page to be right-hand sidebar.
We have included a basic concept layout (see attached Word document.
Colors and logo: we have attached our logo. Use those colors throughout the theme. We want the page centered (like WHL.ca) in the browser, and the background should be blue (see our logo for the blue we want).
Each section should have a title. We are going to populate the right-hand side bar later so keep don't create a title for it yet. We may ask you to create some sections for right-hand side bar during the contest.
We want an exciting design. No FLASH please. We are proud of our logo so we want a design that matches well with that look.
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An ideal package for the modification at MTM: the compact Golf 5 plus. MTM also offers modification kits for the Golf 5 plus model-series with different performance variations. Especially the turbo-diesel engines are one of MTM's favourites. For the 2,0 l TDI with 140 hp (103kW) the MTM-engine electronic will bring the power up to 177 hp (129kW). The torque of 390 Nm will convince. Aswell as the modification kit MTM offers for the Golf 5 plus: 18 and 19''- Alloy-wheels, performance breaks and improvments to the suspension of the car , all individually designed for this model-series by MTM.» Pricelist MTM Tuning
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Hi guys, i'm a 3.5/4.0 player, very friendly and cheerful. Anyone available to hit this evening for a few hrs, (June 15), 5pm onward? Rockville / Bethesda. I live next to the grosvenor metro station, and there are 4 courts available here. Any other location is fine with me too.
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I actually have plans for this Sunday and Monday, perhaps is next week Friday a better fit for you? If so, ill definitely be okay with it. Let me know :)
i could do that let me know
Hey Mark, give me a call so we can figure out where you'd like to play tomorrow evening (i'm fine with any place).
My number is : 202 297 5535
Hi... I am close to you at River rd and 495 and can certainly play weekdays after 4pm... my better e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com or feel free to call at 202 494-4843. Ed
Id like to hit tomorrow (Thursday). Let me know if you are interested.
Unfortunately, i wont be able to play tennis at all this week. Next week for sure.
cool next week then
sure Leo. you can´t make it this Monday right? (cause I don´t have to go to work...). or maybe tuesday around 7 pm? what are the best courts to use around here? i live in avalon apartments, on strathmore hall st, just behind grosvenor station
you mean i can go meet you at the courts on monday at 5 pm? or on tuesday? if it's on tuesday i could make it at 6.00 pm, all right?
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100 Years of Arizona's Best: The Minerals that Made the State
- Intro
- Historic Mining Towns
- Arizona's Mineral History
- The Union Struggle
- Bisbee's Crystal Caves
- Tucson Gem and Mineral Society
Before air conditioning turned Arizona into a "sun belt" destination, life in the rugged remote desert was difficult. Heat and drought drove many early settlers and ranchers to ruin. But dreams of mineral wealth lured prospectors, then miners, to brave the heat, thirst, and Apache attacks so they could stake claims and dig for precious metals.
The discovery of large silver deposits around Globe, Superior, and Tombstone drew thousands of fortune seekers to the territory in the 1870s and 1880s.
Just as some silver deposits were drying up in the 1880s, a bonanza of copper discoveries started mines that built towns, railroads, and fortunes around the state. More than any other resource it was copper, and the workers that came to mine it, that pushed Arizona to become the 48th state, the last of the contiguous United States, in 1912.
Mineral Specimens
Many of the wondrous colors and forms of Arizona minerals developed from the chemistry of copper. As soon as discoveries were made in the late 1800s, Arizona specimens attracted wealthy collectors and thrilled visitors at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, and the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
Featured Exhibit: The Minerals that Made the State
Historic Mining Towns
Mines and miners built many of the towns in Arizona. Some of the mines are still producing, and the towns have survived with them. But most of the mines closed when the ore gave out, then the jobs vanished and the people left, leaving only ghost towns.
Some towns where the mines closed were able to attract tourists or retirees and survive as Arizona's economy shifted from extraction to attraction. No matter where they stand today, all these towns are on the map thanks to the metal in the ground and the jobs the mines provided.
Arizona's Mineral History
The unique geology of Arizona not only gives the state some of the most gorgeous vistas in the nation, it also gave the state its copper riches.
Copper Formation: A Scientific Mystery
In the language of geologists, the "Copper Province" of the American Southwest, centered on Arizona, has few counterparts in the world, and none in North America. These deposits are called Porphyry Copper Deposits because they appear in a type of rock called "porphyries." More than a century of mining and discovery in this region, and a century of geological study, have yet to provide a conclusive answer about the reasons for this unusual concentration of the red metal. However, geologists continue to grow and refine our understanding of the geology and origin or Arizona's copper deposits.
UA Expert on the Case
Dr. Spencer Titley, Professor Emeritus in the UA Department of Geosciences, has spent his career trying to answer the geologic mystery of Arizona's copper deposits. He explains what we know like this: most of the deposits formed in a narrow interval of geologic time, between 60 and 65 million years ago. They formed along a continental margin during a period when, in terms of plate tectonics, oceanic and continental plates were converging rapidly, and they are closely related to ancient volcanoes.
Previously, geologists believed that the copper came from the mantle (a hot layer of rock below the Earth's surface crust), and mid-century ideas involved rock from the ocean crust. However, evidence from Dr. Titley's research using isotope analysis now reveals that there is a significant contribution to the deposits from local rocks in the Earth's crust, and that evidence points to a different, yet still uncertain, origin story.
The final story remains to be discovered. But we know that it took millions of years of geologic transformation to create Arizona's great copper wealth, a resource that humans have mined for about 140 years.
Mineral Specimens
Many of the same geologic forces that created copper ore deposits created the wondrous mineral specimens that we see in this exhibit. Water, heat, pressure, and minerals combined over millions of years to form incredible colors and crystals when chemical elements met the right conditions. Most of the minerals formed in regions where water and air from the surface could seep in.
In much of North and South America, this surface zone was scraped bare by glaciers during the last ice age, a mere 15,000 years ago, so whatever mineral specimens formed were destroyed, but the glaciers did not reach Arizona. Arizona's underground copper mines were also crucial to the discovery of many amazing Arizona mineral specimens—if miners had not gone deep underground to dig copper ore, many of these incredible specimens would never have been discovered.
The Union Struggle
Although few Arizona mines are still unionized, the struggle between labor and management is a central part of the story of copper in Arizona.
The Fight for Equal Pay
Underground mining was a tough job, but it paid well. Skilled miners could make a good living, and most of them loved the camaraderie underground. But in many Arizona mines from the 1880s up through the 1940s, Mexican-American miners were paid at a lower wage scale than Anglo miners. In addition to the push for better pay, benefits, and improved safety conditions, it was this wage disparity that drove miners to organize. After Mexican-Americans returned from fighting in World War II, they refused to accept second-class status. Miners soon won equal pay, and all the mines in Arizona were unionized.
The Bisbee Deportation
On July 12, 1917, nearly 1200 Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) strikers were rounded up and deported from Bisbee by county officials and citizen posses. Strikers were held at the ballpark in Bisbee until a special train of 24 cattle cars arrived from Douglas to pick them up. Over the next 16 hours, they were transported 200 miles through the desert without food or water. The deportees were unloaded at Hermanas, New Mexico, without money or transportation, and were warned not to return to Bisbee.
The Union Era
Starting in the mid 1940s and for roughly forty years, Arizona copper companies negotiated conditions and contracts with the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers (IUMMSW), and most contracts lasted three years. At the end of three years, new contracts were sometimes resolved quickly and other times they prompted strikes that dragged on for months. The strength of the unions was finally broken in the infamous 1983 strike, most visibly in Morenci, when copper giant Phelps Dodge purged the unions from its mines. It was a turning point in the history of the United States labor movement.
San Manuel Success Story
The giant San Manuel underground mine north of Tucson remained a union mine, but relations between management and labor deteriorated until 1991 when the company hired consultants who brought the two sides together. The workers and management developed trust, and the company engaged employees in mine design and decisions. The new solidarity resulted in an unprecedented ten year contract and astonishing gains in productivity that made headlines in the business world.
Can you find all eight miners in the cave photo?
Pull the bar back and forth to compare.
Bisbee's Crystal Caves
Imagine the dim, grimy, back-breaking labor of an underground miner in the late 1800s.
Your only light source is a candle, and your eyes have adjusted to the gloom. When the smoke clears from the last dynamite blast, you see an opening in the solid rock ahead of you. You stick your candle into the crevice and peer inside. A vast and wondrous cavern opens in the flickering light—one of Bisbee's magnificent crystal caves. Crystalline white stalactites hang from above, the walls molded in rich blues and greens of azurite and malachite, it is a sight to inspire fables.
Alas, most of the caves were destroyed as the miners removed the rich copper ore around them, and the caves that survived are no longer accessible, but some of the gorgeous mineral specimens from the caves still inspire awe.
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society
Local Passion
Arizona has been blessed with an abundance of copper, and its amazing mineral specimens rank among the best anywhere. Yet Arizona's minerals and the passions they inspire would not have captivated millions and nurtured the greatest gathering of gem and mineral collectors in the world if not for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, a non-profit, wholly volunteer organization. When the Society began in 1946 as a local association of rockhounds, collectors, and mineral professionals, the members just wanted to share their excitement, their specimens, and their stories. They had no notion of how they would inspire and unite an international audience of mineral collectors. The first "Tucson Gem and Mineral Show," organized by the Society in 1955, was a humble affair hosted at an elementary school—and it was a hit from the very beginning.
Global Impact
Over the years the show grew to become the first and largest international showcase for gems, rocks, and minerals in the world, a gathering where the best gems and minerals come together with the knowledge and passion of top collectors and dealers from around the globe. The contribution of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society to the study, appreciation, and popularity of minerals is profound, and it all started in Tucson, Arizona.


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The Summit on Creativity and Aging in America
This summary of proceedings from the 2015 Summit on Creativity and Aging in America highlights recommendations on healthy aging, lifelong learning in the arts, and age-friendly community design.
Explore research on the issue of aging produced by social sector organizations working for the benefit of older adults and senior citizens. Topics include improving programs that provide senior services, advocacy-related works, and public policy work to protect and promote the rights of an aging population.
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2018 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
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Midlife Cardiovascular Fitness and Dementia
Mar 14, 2018
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Selected Contemporary Challenges of Ageing Policy
Nov 21, 2017
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Medicare Spends More on Socially Isolated Older Adults
Nov 1, 2017
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Senior Hunger Fact Sheet
Sep 1, 2017
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Immigration: A Demographic Lifeline in Midwetern Metros
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Medicare Chart Book 2005
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At the Edge: Near Elderly Americans Talk About Health Insurance
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Health Insurance Coverage of the Near Elderly
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Medicare Reform: Widespread Confusion, Uncertain Benefits
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SOURCE: Ricoh
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Ricoh's Broad Range of Offerings Brings Immediate Cost Savings, Reduced Complexity, Greater Flexibility and Efficiency to Multi-Site Print Operation
Ricoh's Broad Range of Offerings Brings Immediate Cost Savings, Reduced Complexity, Greater Flexibility and Efficiency to Multi-Site Print Operation
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Sep 9, 2013) - (PRINT 13, Booth #1931) -- Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced that Diamond Marketing Solutions (DMS), an end-to-end partner in the creation, production, and deployment of data-driven, highly personalized communications in print and digital response media, has selected Ricoh's portfolio to enable the delivery of secure, high quality and cost-effective solutions to their customers. By making the full switch from a multi-step production process to a completely digital solution with Ricoh, DMS has increased its operational efficiency and overall print management, lowered costs and expanded its complex, multi-site operation.
Using Ricoh's continuous forms platforms, cut-sheet devices and workflow software, DMS has elevated its capabilities to deliver output ranging from direct marketing to critical communications. Previously, DMS used preprinted forms, which were no longer a sufficient or effective way to share information with its clients' customers. Incoming variable data orders were printed on these forms using a variety of printing devices, adding yet another inefficient step to the process. The high levels of cost and complexity became an unnecessary burden for DMS, so it looked to Ricoh to find a solution that better serves their customers.
"We at DMS have been working with Ricoh for many years, so when we sought solutions to help us enhance our operations, they were a clear choice based on our proven and successful track record together," said Jim Renella, senior vice president and general manager, secured document services, DMS. "From day one, the Ricoh team has provided us with leading software, cutting-edge inkjet and toner technologies, and proven support --time and time again. Working with Ricoh has been a true partnership and through that partnership we've seen our processes improve tremendously, and we have even expanded into new facilities."
DMS has been leveraging the market-leading InfoPrint 5000 production print platform since 2010. During its shift to becoming a fully digital operation, DMS recently incorporated additional InfoPrint 5000s, the award-winning RICOH ProcessDirector workflow solution and RICOH Pro C900 devices from Ricoh that have brought enhanced levels of print management and document workflow capabilities, along with higher quality color output and added flexibility throughout its facilities.
"Realizing that in order to continue expanding their offerings, minimize costs and streamline operations, DMS did not hesitate to make the changes necessary for a complete transformation," said George Promis, vice president of Continuous Forms Production Solutions & Technology Alliances, Ricoh. "This was a team effort all around as the Ricoh and DMS teams worked seamlessly to ensure successful implementation of this solution together."
To see Ricoh's solutions in action at DMS, watch this video: http://bit.ly/1aU3HhY.
If you're attending PRINT 13, Jim Renella of DMS will be live in the Ricoh Theatre, Booth # 1931 on Tuesday, September 10th at 11am and 2pm CT, to share more insight into his operations and answer questions.
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Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen (approx. 20 billion USD).
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RAND HRS Family Data Files Release for the 1998, 2000, and 2002 Core Waves (Early, v.A)
June 7, 2011
The RAND HRS Family Data Files Release for the 1998, 2000, and 2002 Core Waves (Early, v.A) is now available.
The RAND HRS Family data file is a user-friendly version of HRS family data. The data contain a cleaned, processed, and streamlined collection of variables related to the respondent's family. The files include a subset of available characteristics of all children of HRS respondents and spouses, data on children-in-law, and data on grandchildren of the respondent.
The files are longitudinal files that link HRS child families within wave and link HRS children across waves. They contain consistent variable names across waves and will easily merge with other HRS data, like the RAND HRS and RAND Enhanced Fat files. The files are distributed as two alternative longitudinal files: one with respondent-child observations with variables specific to parent-child pairs, and one with respondent observations with summary variables about the respondent's children.
The RAND HRS Family Data (Early Release, Version A) file contains data for the years 1998, 2000, and 2002. The files incorporate only the core interviews. They do not include exit interviews or any restricted data.
They were developed by the RAND Center for the Study of Aging.
Note: Be sure to check the HRS File Merge Cross-Reference Table for up-to-date information on the restricted data merge status of this data set.
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Proper care and maintenance is a must for surgical tools like safety scalpels in Milwaukee. They need to be sterilized and disinfected before and after use. When it comes to instruments like scalpel, forceps, retractors etc. it is understandable that they will be used on vital body organs so you must ensure that they are completely germ free and disinfected before you end up using them. If the surgical instruments are cleaned and disinfected properly there is little to no chance of infections.
Correct Use of ultrasonic scalpel in Milwaukee
Proper maintenance of these instruments are required in Milwaukee, and it also increases the life span of the instruments. This results in reducing extra costs like repairs and replacements. Also you need to make sure that the instruments which are disposable are being disposed in a proper way as per the health regulations of Milwaukee. You do not want them to get used by someone else. So ensure that all needles and other disposable surgical instruments are gathered and properly disposed off, since failure to do so will allow microorganisms to spread to and cause further diseases. These are some of the factors which everyone who uses operating room instruments must keep in mind; they will help in ensuring the safety of the patient as well as the other people in the Milwaukee area. Hospitals have proper procedures for disposing off such medical devices as well.
Laprascopy With the Harmonic ScalpelA 40 watt CO2 laser scalpel with applications in ENT, gynecology, dermatology, oral surgery, and podiatry
A laser scalpel is a scalpel for surgery, cutting or ablating living biological tissue by the energy of laser light. The laser scalpel was invented in 1964. In soft tissue laser surgery, a laser beam ablates or vaporizes the soft tissue with high water content. Diode, Nd: and Er:YAG, and CO2 lasers are used most commonly in soft tissue surgery.
CO2 lasers are best for cutting soft tissue because their wavelength is most absorbed by water. The focused CO2 laser beam vaporizes tissue precisely, with little thermal damage to surrounding tissues (thermal coagulation zone is as little as 50 microns). The surgical outcome is thus safe and predictable. The CO2 laser is used in virtually all soft tissue procedures, including face lifts, tumor excision, and surgeries in the oral cavity. CO2 laser surgery is praised for minimized bleeding, less swelling and discomfort, reduced infection risk, and less procedure time, as compared to traditional scalpel surgery. Applications include oral surgery, periodontal surgery, oncological surgery, among many others.
In ophthalmology, excimer lasers are used for changing the shape of the cornea, procedures known as LASIK and LASEK.
Other surgical fields where the use of a laser scalpel is common are circumcision, neurosurgery and vascular surgery.
For research use in cell biology, special laser micro-scalpels can make cuts smaller than a single cell.
Laser lancets, e.g. Lasette or LaserDoc, are used as a less painful alternative for drawing small amounts (up to 100 µl) of capillary blood, e.g. for diabetic glucose tests. An adjustable-power flashlamp or diode pumped pulsed Er:YAG laser is typically used. A 150 mJ pulse (focused to 6 J/mm2) can vaporize a 0.025 mm2 of skin to 0.5 mm depth.
Today diode lasers, Nd:YAG and Er:YAG (and their variants, differing by pumping methods and host crystal type, e.g. Er,Cr:YSGG laser), and CO2 lasers are most commonly used, but possible benefits of using the vastly more expensive free electron lasers are being researched.
Use of a Laser Scalpel
The Harmonic scalpel is a surgical instrument used to simultaneously cut and cauterize tissue. Unlike Electrosurgery, the harmonic uses ultrasonic vibrations instead of electric current to cut and cauterize tissue.
The harmonic is superior to a Bovie in that it can cut through thicker tissue, creates less toxic surgical smoke, and may offer greater precision. The harmonic scalpel is not as easily maneuverable as the Bovie, and takes longer to cut and coagulate tissue. Additionally, while a Bovie can be used to coagulate bleeding tissue at any time, the Harmonic scalpel only coagulates as it cuts.
A Harmonic scalpel cuts via vibration. The scalpel surface itself cuts through tissue by vibrating in the range of 55,500 Hz. The high frequency vibration of tissue molecules generates stress and friction in tissue, which generates heat and causes protein denaturation. This technique causes minimal energy transfer to surrounding tissue, potentially limiting collateral damage. However, incidents have been reported where the active jaw has caused bowel perforation.


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TSTC to host Community Connections Fair
All businesses are invited to participate in the TSTC Sweetwater Community Connections Fair again this fall on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity for new and returning students and their families to meet local businesses and organizations and get to know what services are offered. "We think this is a fun and informative opportunity for our students," said Jeff Howard, Associate Vice President of Student Development at Texas State Technical College West Texas. The Community Connections Fair will be set up in the gym in the Student Center during move-in and family orientation. "You are encouraged to set up a display to advertise your group. You are welcome to decorate your booth, have handouts, give-aways, etc. Each interested group will have a table and two chairs," said Howard. For more information or to reserve a space for the Community Connections Fair, contact Howard at 325-235-7396 or 325-721-6344 or by email at email@example.com.


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The latest YouTube meme is the Harlem Shake, a video in which a dude dances with a helmet on to dubstep. The groove is so infectious, the room starts gyrating too, harlem shaking, all crazy style.
At 10M views, Harlem Shake v3 (office edition) is one of the funnier ones, cause a bro tries to track stand for 30 seconds and can't hold it.
Also see Harlem Shake with my Son, the ShayTards, Speedboat edition, and the original. Bikini version too.
Hey Bike shops, here's your call for a Harlem Shake video and have the number 1 mechanic do something freaky with a Park stand. Also see this lamer one in the Playboy Studios where another bro rides a bike around hip swiveling bunnies.


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Katherine Heigl is seen here at the elite Desert Rose restaurant in Loz Feliz, Los Angeles as her hubby takes her out to celebrate turning 30. And worry not, Katherine isn't set out to annoy the good folks at PETA, no, she was seen out on her birthday in a faux fur coat and looking fabulous with her hair pinned up in a cute and flirty ponytail. Katherine is one of those naturally beautiful women though, and it seems, she just can't have a bad anything day. And her naturally blonde wavy hair is no exception.
This look is easy to accomplish, but if you aren't fortunate enough to have the natural curls that Katherine has, you will need to start out with some product and some help with your curling iron. You will be finishing with a ponytail, so don't worry about a wash and dry. Run some pomade through your hair, and use a small barrelled curling iron to create your curls. After you have curled your hair, gather up your curls and secure them with a small elastic. You can sweep your bangs off to the side if you wish as Katherine does, or secure them back with a pin as well. Finish with some extra hold hairspray and you are good to go for day or night.
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Deadline ending for Kids of Distinction nominations
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and Kids Helping Kids by Kids Way, Inc. Co-Founders Robert A.J. Eslick and Philip M. Eslick remind residents that there is still time to nominate exceptional young people for the 2007 'Kids of Distinction' Program. The deadline for nominations has been extended to May 15.
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This blog discusses current weather, weather prediction, climate issues, and other topics
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Adult Theme Blog --Mammatus Clouds
For the rest of you, lets continue. A number of readers of this blog have sent me emails the past few days about some strange looking clouds. Here is an example provided by Pam Keeley of Columbia City:
And our favorite high-definition time-lapse video provider, Dale Ireland of Silverdale, sent out this video yesterday showing the rapid formation of a similar phenomenon:
If you go to the second video, you will see another example of mammatus.
Both the still pictures and videos show evidence of sack-like protuberances extending below the cloud base---generally from base of the anvils of cumulonimbus clouds. Since they appear similar to female breasts (or udders if you know your way around cows), they are known as mammatus clouds. (that is about as racy as this blog is going to get).
Mammatus clouds can really look quite extraordinary....he is a particularly dramatic example:
So what is the origin of these other-worldly clouds?
As noted earlier, mammatus clouds tend to form under the anvils of cumulonimbus clouds. Here are some schematics of cumulonimbus clouds (thunderstorms) that show the positions of the mammatus.
There is some debate about the origin of these clouds, but the most frequently quoted explanation starts with the updraft sending lots of liquid water droplets or ice crystals in the anvil. The weight of all these particles results in negatively buoyant air (air denser that air around it) and this forces descent into the drier air below. This is just the opposite of normal convection you are used to, where warmer air rises to produce the turrets of convection. In this case, denser air descends producing downward-directed turrets. There are more details, of course, but you get the idea.
Just an amusing note to end. Some of use an IPHONE App by PointAbout, Inc. to view this blog. These folks produce all kinds of great weather apps (like IRADAR) and they did mine for free. For some reason, Apple gave this blog a rating of 9+ "Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes." I just can't imagine why!
Perhaps my talk about math education.....
8 comments:
- Harrison said...
I love the humor! Very nice. Informative too!! Good stuff Professor Mass.
- April 19, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Missy said...
I was wondering what you called those! Yay! I grew up in the Midwest and saw tons of thunderstorms, finally saw that here last week.
Did I catch it on my camera?
- April 20, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- Spiff said...
Eek! Glad we didn't get a tornado!
- April 20, 2011 at 4:43 AM
- Debow Family said...
Here's a stunning photo of Mammatus Clouds over Manhattan in June 2009: https://picasaweb.google.com/spamhappy/NewYork2009#5351886855567166082
It's nice to now know what we were looking at.
- April 20, 2011 at 9:26 AM
- Houseboat guy said...
I will admit it... sometimes i find this site mildly arousing. Depending on the weather of course.
- April 20, 2011 at 10:48 AM
I live in the midwest (near KC, MO), where we see these fairly often, whether associated with storms or not. Sometimes they're called SLC's -- Scary Looking Clouds.
- April 20, 2011 at 5:28 PM
- Rob Jellinghaus said...
Cliff, this is off topic, but check out this excellent article on math teaching:
What do you think of jumpmath.org? Doomed to be snowballed by the terrible federal Common Core standards, "discovery math", etc., etc.? Or can we get some local momentum going around this, even if it's not well supported by the schools?
- April 20, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Just AboveNOAA said...
...meteorologist Paul Douglas, "The weather is inherently wacky. Personally, I'm seeing an increase over time in the wackiness."
- April 21, 2011 at 11:06 AM


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BTest-1 Release Notes
From OLPC
This page contains hardware release notes for an early prototype of the XO-1 laptop.
The Meaning of BTest-1
This is the beta test of fully functional hardware. There is typically one or two builds of systems internally before an external beta test, so our BTest-1 is really beta test for the electronics, while alpha test for the new screen, touch pad, industrial design, and keyboard; this is earlier in the development cycle than systems are usually made available, and is correspondingly rougher. The camera, SD slot and NAND flash are currently interfaced by an FPGA version of CaFE; the ASIC version is in BTest-2 and has significantly higher performance for both SD and NAND flash.
Hardware Specification
The BTest-1 laptops were built with an extra 128meg of RAM, to partially make up for well known memory problems in key applications, in particular the web browser, based on Firefox's Gecko technology. Work is well underway to reduce the browser's footprint; some of this work is visible in Firefox 2.0. BTest-2 will be built with 128 meg of RAM total.
Note that the BTest-1 systems use an Altera FPGA to implement that CaFE ASIC (which interfaces the camera, NAND flash and SD slot), which will not be available until the BTest-2 build. This has allowed us to test the design of CaFE and to build early systems more than 6 weeks sooner. Using an FPGA has several consequences: the FPGA consumes considerable power, and it is relatively slow. CaFE's NAND flash controller, while several times faster than on the Geode's controller on ATest boards, is still very slow relative to what it will be when implemented as an ASIC; similarly the SD controller is also slow relative to its eventual performance, both due the limitations on the speed of the FPGA, and since high speed mode for SD is just now being implemented in the device driver.
Instructions for Programming the Altera FPGA are available.
If for some reason you get bad data in the SPI boot FLASH so the system won't run the firmware, you can reload the SPI FLASH with a special cable.
The hardware specification is elsewhere in the wiki.
Hardware Release Notes
Our master list of hardware and mechanical issues and status can be found in the trac system we use. Please check this list before entering new issues: but please do enter issues you discover. The items below are the most significant from the list.
- The battery charging algorithms have problems
- The old EC code shipped with some units had a bug which prevented startup with low battery and another bug which prevented charging with a low battery. Updating to EC Q2B61 should fix most battery charging problems and please report any further difficulties. Please read this bug report for more information.
- Inconsistent battery charge state indications
- The EC can't report proper charging or capacity information and is overly conservative on the amount of power remaining, as the hardware chosen for the battery pack to report capacity is incorrect; this should be fixed in the BTest-2 build.
- Keyboard keys occasionally stop working, and sometimes the machine does not reboot.
- (ESD problem with the embedded controller.) One of the most irritating and noticeable problems is a static discharge problem that can lockup pins or entirely crash the embedded controller, causing some or all of the keyboard keys or touch pad to stop functioning. Power the machine off and on again to reset it (Note: you may need to remove and re-insert the battery to reset the EC completely). If your machine won't power on at all, remove the battery and make sure the machine is unplugged. Wait up to 10 minutes. We're not kidding; the EC takes very little power, and it can take a long time before everything has reset. Then replace the battery and plug it into the wall.
- The resistive sensor does not work
- (for use with a stylus for writing), due to a design flaw: The stylus pad area was disabled and should be fixed in BTest-2 machines
- The arrow keys ("game keys") cannot be distinguished from the arrow keys on the keyboard
- This will be fixed on BTest-2 system.
- Manufacturing data values are in the wrong order
- This is fixed the first time we update the BIOS SPI ROM, which should occur when you update the machine to current software on arrival.
- Power management is as yet unimplemented
- Therefore you cannot suspend and resume the machine (yet).
- The internal microphone
- does not work well as it is too near a speaker. It will be moved in BTest-3
- The screen is covered by a plastic film by mistake
- With care, it can be removed. Not every machine has this film and it is probably not worth the risk of damaging your machine to remove it if it is not really there to begin with.
Design Release Notes
The BTest-1 systems do not have textured plastic: this will happen in future builds.
- Other design issues are also under investigation
- Note that design is always an over constrained problem: it is often not possible to get every thing you would like in a design, though you can usually get most or all of what you value most.


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After two days of losing out to NBC's top-rated "Today" show despite an assist from Katie Couric this week, ABC's "Good Morning America" narrowly beat "Today" in viewership Wednesday, according to preliminary numbers.
This week has featured a slew of special guests on all three network morning shows. Couric is co-hosting "GMA" all week, Sarah Palin dropped by "Today" Tuesday, and Oprah Winfrey appeared on "CBS This Morning" on Monday.
Also read: Small Palin Bump for 'Today'
"Today" usually beats "GMA" by more than half a million total viewers, and continued to beat it Monday and Tuesday, though by smaller margins. On Wednesday, "GMA" had roughly 5.24 million viewers, compared to 5.15 million for "Today," beating it by 87,000 viewers, according to preliminary numbers.
'Today" still won among viewers 25-54, the demographic most important to news advertisers. "Today" had 2.25 million viewers in the demo compared to 1.93 million for "Today."
Also read: Couric Doesn't Close 'GMA' Ratings Gap With 'Today'
"GMA" has averaged 5.4 million total viewers this season, while "GMA" has averaged 4.9 million. It isn't unprecedented for "GMA" to beat "Today," despite the seasonal average. In fact, "GMA" beat "Today" two days last week, even without Couric. She left "Today" in 2006.
No numbers were immediately available for "CBS This Morning," which is typically far behind "GMA" and "Today" in the ratings.
Couric took the morning show gig as she prepares to launch her own new daytime show in the fall.


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sangita needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 78 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
We're creating a new interactive TV channel which features educational games, activities and information. Okay before you fall asleep because I mentioned the word 'education' you should know that we're taking a whole different approach. Ki-POW! is not about book learning, it's about empowering yourself and your life with knowledge and having fun. Our goal is to help people see and use the fact that knowledge is power.
Broad demo ranging from preschool through adults. I know it this is broad but we have been able to successfully do this before with our entertainment games channel - TAG (see playtag.com if you're interested)
Because we will have content appealing to such a broad range we want to make sure the design is accessible, friendly, fun and recognizable. We choose the name Ki-POW! as a varation from the KA-POW! used in comic books. It stands for Knowledge is Power. We want a comic book inspired design (see attachments) which conveys fun, energy and power. Ideally incorporating the colors orange and green but we're open to all ideas. Thanks!
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President Kennedy gets "up close and personal" with the parking lot crowd outside the Hotel Texas before delivering his brief speech.
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Long Haul Gets Computers Back, Wants UC to Delete Seized Info
Berkeley's Long Haul Infoshop finally has its computers back, but its legal battle with UC Berkeley is far from settled.
Jennifer Granick, Civil Liberties Director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in San Francisco, said she has asked the campus police to delete all the information they seized during an Aug. 27 raid at the Infoshop.
Members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force seized computers and electronic storage devices from several offices at 3124 Shattuck Ave. looking for evidence that would identify the senders of threatening e-mails received by campus researchers who experiment on live animals.
Granick said the university has yet to respond to a letter "we sent about two weeks ago."
The EFF and the American Civil Liberties Union have been working with groups at the Long Haul, with the ACLU replacing the National Lawyers Guild, which had earlier been involved in the case.
The raid raises a number of legal issues, Granick said, including the sworn statement used by campus Detective Bill Kasiske to get a search warrant, which failed to mention that the Long Haul offices housed several organizations including a publication—which is entitled to special protections under federal law.
That the Long Haul houses a variety of groups is apparent to any visitor, Granick noted, as well as from its website, http://thelonghaul.org/.
The presence of the Slingshot, a quarterly tabloid newsletter, raises questions under the federal Privacy Protection Act, which gives special legal status to organizations that disseminate information to the public, said the EFF attorney.
If the search was invalid, then campus police aren't entitled to retain or use any of the information seized during the raid, Granick said. Attorneys for the Long Haul are now deciding what their next steps will be.
No arrests have yet been made as a result of the raid, which featured officers from the campus police and Alameda County Sheriff's department as well as at least one FBI agent.
The raiders removed locks from several doors, including those of offices housing Slingshot and East Bay Prisoner Support, a group which works with inmates. Also seized was Berkeley Liberation Radio's hard drive.
Four of the computers were freely available for "activist-oriented access" to anyone who sat down at the keyboards in a second floor loft area.


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Friday, December 9, 2011
2-Tone Sound Alive And Kicking In 2012!: Madness, The Specials and The Selecter Get Ready For The New Year
As we get ready to bring 2011 to a close, I'm happy to report that it looks like 2012 will be another exciting year for fans of 2-Tone ska and its many musical purveyors who are still keeping the flame of the sound alive.
Madness to play in Mexico City in 2012!:
As the band readies its new batch of songs (which were previewed at the House Of Fun Weekender), Madness is also gearing up to finally cross the big pond to play a show on the North American content! Thanks to a tip from one of The Duff Guide to Ska's readers in Mexico, the news is out that Madness will be playing the Vive Latino Festival in Mexico City from March 25, 2012. With the band in Mexico in March, it begs the question: Will Madness finally play shows in the U.S.? The last time the band performed in the U.S. was during a very short 2005 tour as The Dangermen.
The Specials to tour in 2012!:
True to their word, The Specials will be back on the road in 2012. The band is scheduled to play 4 dates in Australia from April 3-7, 2012 and a show at the Live At The Marquee in Cork in Cork, Ireland on June 11, 2012. Fans of the band living in the U.S. are still keeping their fingers crossed that the band will finally return to play and rumors I've heard from sources inside the band suggest this is a distinct possibility! Stay tuned.
The Selecter release Christmas single:
The Selecter have just released a double 'A' side digital Christmas single. According to the band, the single represents the 'yin and yang' of the holiday season, including including the light side 'Skank Til Christmas' and the dark side 'A Christmas Fable'. The single is available as a download from iTunes, Amazon and other online music retailers. Check out the video for 'Skank 'til Christmas' which includes video clips submitted by fans showing off their best 2-Tone style skank dances.
4 comments:
- Steve from Moon said...
Here's hoping that Madness and The Specials come over to play NYC in 2012!
- December 9, 2011 at 7:44 PM
- Jonny R said...
Novelty Christmas singles? Really Selecter? Really?
- December 9, 2011 at 8:35 PM
I'm very much looking forward to the new Madness album.
Also heard the first the single from Neol Davies and it's sounding excellent. As good as any of the hits he wrote as The Selecter. There should be an album coming from him in 2012 as well.
- December 10, 2011 at 4:19 AM
@Marco: check UK Nova for This is England
- December 11, 2011 at 3:24 PM
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T.O. stands for Too Old?
All season long people have questioned and portrayed Terrell Owens as a cancer on this team. I have even read comments here on Star Struck where writers and commenters both stated that Terrell Owens was turning into the old T.O. again. Complaining, whinning and causing turmoil on the field and the locker room because he wasn't getting the ball. A DMN ( Dallas Morning News ) writer as well questioned whether or not Terrell Owens had lost a step and wasn't the same receiver we were all accustomed to seeing. Boy, did T.O. prove them wrong yesterday?
The guy was nothing short of dominating yesterday. He was causing seperation against a descent corner in Nate Clements and had his first 200 yard receiving game in over 8 years. I don't know if you guys know this but having a 200 yard receiving game in NFL isn't easy by any standards. You don't hear about it every week. T.O. proved a very strong and season long point yesterday. Throw him the ball and good things happen. Amen T.O., Amen!!! Owens has been frustrated all year long. If any of you saw that Deion Sanders interview, Owens gets his point accross as a team guy. Sure he is complaining about not getting the ball but all the great ones do. Hint: Michael Irvin. Owens when questioned whether the catches or the championship is more important to him did not hesitate to say that the championship was more important.
Owens has been nothing but a great teammate first and great player second since coming to Dallas. I still find it hard to believe that there are Cowboy fans out there who hate Owens even in his third year here. I know he desecrated the star back in 2001 I believe but the guy has really grown up. Owens reminds me of that high school bully that everyone feared. Then you see the guy at your 10 year high school reunion and he is a really nice guy. Some people grow up people and some people dont. Owens I believe has gone through a really great transformation while in Dallas. He has grown up. How many times have you guys seen a star reciever on another team protect his quarterback from ridicule like Owens did last year after the loss to the Giants in the playoffs? Did that seem like a self centered, egotistical cancer of a player?
I dont know about you guys but Owens has become one of my favriote players on this team. When we first got him a couple years ago, I was just like everyone else. WTF is Jerry Jones thinking? But, over the past couple of seasons I have seen nothing of the old T.O.. Many current players on this team have said repeatedly that he is the ultimate teammate. So give the guy a break already. He single handedly, with a little help from Romo and the O-line torched the 49er secondary. I was really expecting for Owens to run to midfield after his touchdown and stand on the star like he did back in 2001 but that didnt happen. Kind of would of been ironic, wouldnt it?


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Detectives have issued advice to prevent Dales residents from falling victim to holiday booking frauds as part of an new initiative.
According to recent statistics from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau fraudsters stole an estimated £7million from travellers and holiday makers in 2013.
Victims are scammed by fraudulent advertisements of holiday villas and apartments, with some discovering they have nowhere to stay or a fake ticket for a flight.
For more advice on fraud, visit the Stamp Out Fraud campaign web page www.derbyshire.police.uk/stampoutfraud


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From BrikWars
Asterios is a pretty cool guy.
He has lots of Lego briks and is good at sharing.
His photography is well lit and in focus.
When he isnt out feeding the homeless, he is teaching young children how to neatly arraign 15,000 minifigs on a baseplate.
He once received an award for being a great husband and father.


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Mathias Stjernström needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 152 designs submitted by 32 freelance designers.
A small swedish company with focus on web2.0 web applications/services.
Pretty much the same users that use facebook today.
We are looking for a simple and clean logo, something web2.0-ish.
We have no website or color profile yet so be creative.
We want a logo with a simple symbol along with the text "sendamin".
We have not decided if we write sendamin, "Send a min", sendamin, SendAmin or something else so be creative! For us sendamin stands for "Send a one minute video".
The symbol can be pretty much anything but it's a plus if its related in some way to "Send a one minute video".
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Saturday, 25 September 2010
Postgraduate Certificate in Genealogical Studies - A Personal View
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Congratulations on passing Kirsty. I had to have a little chuckle at your critique, mainly on the referencing bit, as I think we had the same experience on that front in 2006/07! I would fully agree though that the certificate is a worthwhile achievement, particularly for those wishing to learn more about Scottish genealogy. Slightly surprised on your comments about the English side of things - we had Richard Baker up from the IHGS to give two superb lectures on English land records and inheritance when I did it (it was attendance based back then), though things have perhaps changed now the course is totally online. Agree on the Irish front though.ReplyDelete
Good luck to you and any fellow students progressing on to the diploma! A very different kettle of fish - the highlight for me was the English manorial records section, hopefully that is still part of it, as I suspect you'll have a lot of fun with that!
Thanks Chris!ReplyDelete
I think previous students had found the information on referencing too complicated with the result that we were given a simple version - so naturally complained that it didn't cover enough examples and record types. I suspect there's no simple solution to that one!
Re: English records - we were given handouts from Richard Baker's lectures which were indeed very good, but rather highlighted the lack of English coverage elsewhere. For example an assignment that was supposed to be on English Parish Record turned into another one on Civil Registration - despite the fact that the London Parish Registers on Ancestry could have usefully been used (plenty of Muddocks there after all!). But possibly it was just me that would have liked to see more English stuff as I don't think I heard that complaint from other students.
Looking forward to the 'fun' of the Diploma!
Hi Kirsty,ReplyDelete
After two years I still never got a satisfactory answer on how to reference a website using Harvard. For something so academic and scientific it definitely seemed open to a lot of interpretation... :) I suspect the use of Jedi mind tricks will be the only way I might ever get a definitive answer!
Congratulations Kirsty! Enjoy your few months off before the Diploma.ReplyDelete
Well done, Kirsty.ReplyDelete
As I contemplate study from the other end of the earth I find your (and Chris') comments most useful. Thankyou for sharing your thoughts on the course - it is much more useful than a course brochure.
Best wishes for the Diploma course
- Anonymous28 September 2010 at 13:44
Hello Kirsty:ReplyDelete
Congrats on your achievement, and wishing you the best on your diploma course. As for the referencing - I think that using Elizabeth Shawn Mills' Evidence Explained is a good way to use as a template for referencing sources. Mills pretty much uses the Chicago Manual of Style for her basis of referencing. She is a very stong advocate for genealogists everywhere to use this as a way of making genealogical sources uniform in referencing. It shouldn't be just for US and Canadian research, but worldwide.
Thanks to everyone for the congratulations!ReplyDelete
To the previous commenter: Thanks for the advice. I recently purchased the PDF version of 'Evidence Explained' from http://www.footnote.com/evidenceexplained/ but haven't had a chance to study it as yet. I agree that a uniform referencing style is a good idea and it's a shame this book isn't better known in the UK.
- Anonymous12 July 2011 at 21:09
I must admit that this course promised a lot but completely failed to deliver anything worthwhile. The response from the tutors was appalling and as for the time delay between submitting work and receiving feedback is this measured in aeons or centuries ... I did not expect the course at this level to be so centred on referencing and devoid of anything that was not already known ...ReplyDelete
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I'm sorry to hear you had such a bad experience of the course. I'm now studying for the Postgraduate Diploma and the length of time to receive feedback for coursework is still a big complaint among students. However, this does seem to be an issue with a lot of higher education courses.
Each year the course is being updated and altered in response to student feedback so hopefully some of these issues will be sorted out in the future.
- Anonymous2 August 2011 at 09:50
I've been following the comments on this. Some very interesting remarks. I'm thinking of doing the PG Cert this year bit not so sure now given what Anonymous said. It's a lot of money to do this course and I don't want to waste it!ReplyDelete
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The course isn't perfect but, as someone who considered themselves pretty knowledgeable about genealogy, I certainly learnt a lot and I would recommend it to others, provided you have the time (& money) to spend on it.
I've just come to the end of the PG Dip and have decided to take a break, but a number of my fellow students who started the PG Cert with me are now going on to the MSc which is probably a good recommendation for the course.
The main thing to decide is if the course suits you. I'd say read all the information on the Strathclyde website and then compare it with others courses such as the Dundee Genealogy course http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/certificate/ and the IHGS http://www.ihgs.ac.uk/
You might also consider doing a shorter course such as through http://www.pharostutors.com/
Good luck whatever you decide but if you want to do the Strathclyde course you may need to apply fairly soon as there are a limited number of places and these do get filled up.
- Anonymous2 August 2011 at 12:16
Thanks Kirsty. I've pretty well made up my mind and just wanted to air some thoughts. Thanks again for your comments.ReplyDelete
I've signed up for this year's PG Cert and am looking forward to it very much. I considered the other options mentioned by Kirsty but I particularly wanted the Strathclyde course because it's been around longer, has a formal certificate and opportunities to carry on and, probably most important, my main interest is in Scottish genealogy anyway. I looked at Dundee and the modular structure was good if you just want to taste... and also considered IHGS which is on my doorstep and would've been good for face-to-face - but (for me) lacked the Scottish focus. Pharos I quite like for short, reasonably priced, specialist courses.ReplyDelete
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- 1 foam wreath form (flat or rounded like the one above) I used a 12 inch form--any size will work.
- Tinsel garland or ribbon
- Approx 75 Christmas balls or other shaped ornaments (it is best to have some in small, medium and large sizes) Remove the hooks, but leave the little caps with the hangers and if the cap is missing that's ok too.
- 18 to 20 inch piece of wire (for hanger)
- Hot glue gun (high temp works best) & lots of glue sticks (do not leave glue gun on for 6 days straight like I did--it will ruin your glue gun and it might catch fire--boy was I lucky! Shhhh---don't tell the husband!)
- Scissors
- Favorite Christmas Tunes!
Simply wrap one end of the wire around the wreath, then back up and wind it around itself and repeat for the other side. It'll all be hidden when you're done, so it doesn't have to be pretty--just functional.
Note: Pick up wreath every so often, so as the glue may drip, it won't glue itself to the table. Yup, that's right--I found out the hard way--as usual!
It helps to hold each ball for a moment or two so that the glue can set and get a good hold. You might also want to add a bit of glue to each ball where they touch at the sides to add more support, but you can decide that as you go.
Note--When I got the end of the gluing on this step I ended up with a space that wasn't quite big enough to add another ball, but too big to leave a gap, so as you get to the last 3 or so balls you might need to slightly adjust the spacing to make them all fit with no gap left over.
I got so excited making my wreath that I forgot to take a picture of it being built--however I will be making more, so I will add a photo(s) later.
I did find that if I didn't think things through too much or try to over analyze it, it went much quicker, was more fun and turned out better!
Keep adding and layering as you go, filling in here and there with the small balls and adding odd shaped ornies if you have any. I also added a few large jingle bells. If you want the cap end to show that's ok too. There are no rules. It's all up to you! You can add stars or snowflakes, or try wrapping a beaded garland around it too. Just throw caution to the wind and glue, glue, glue!
It took me right at 2 hours to make this wreath. Most of the time being in holding the balls a moment or two as the glue set up enough and deciding just what to put where.
A tip on hanging--don't hang on a door that gets a lot of use as it may damage the wreath. It would probably be best to hang it inside or on a little used door. And for storage either hang it on a wall in the basement--you can cover it with plastic to keep the dust off or use one of the Rubbermaid type of wreath containers or other heavy box.
And that's all there is to it! See simple and fun!
I'll be on the hunt again in a few days and I'm hoping to find some pink, silver and creamy white ornies for my next wreath.
If you make a wreath don't forget to email me a photo or a blog link. I'd love to see what you create!


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The excitement around this year's Fragrance Foundation FiFi Awards is starting to heat up! To mark the approach of one of the most important dates on the UK's scented calendar, here's my regular line-up of the short films nominated in the Best Perfume Commercial categories.
No 5 from Chanel
Classique from Jean-Paul Gaultier
La Petite Robe Noire edt from Guerlain
Nina L'Eau from Nina Ricci
Our Moment from One Direction
Si from Giorgio Armani
For once, the shortlist displays a relatively wide range of styles, from the familiar 'glamorous woman in glamorous poses' of the Armani to the tongue-in-cheek cutesiness of the One Direction. My soft spot for the Guerlain campaign shows no signs of hardening any time soon, but I doubt the FiFi judging panel (chaired by Richard E Grant) will be equally charmed: they gave the award to the little black dress last year, so I expect they'll be looking to select a different winner. Could it turn out to be Chanel's post-Brad exercise in damage limitation...?
Best Perfume Commercial - Male Fragrance
1 Million Intense from Paco Rabanne
Brit Rhythm from Burberry
Uomo from Ermenegildo Zegna
Invictus from Paco Rabanne
Le Male from Jean-Paul Gaultier
Luna Rossa Extreme from Prada*
Oh dear. The last twelve months clearly haven't been too kind to the world of masculine scent adverts: taken as a whole, the above is an uninspired collection of exhausted cliches. That said, at least the Prada tries to tackle its subject in a somewhat less familiar way, and it deserves praise for being brave enough to dispense with a generic hunk. I have an awful feeling that the award will go to Invictus, which is easily one of the most offensive pieces of advertising I've encountered for quite some time. But I gather I'm in a minority on this one.
If you had to pick two winners from the above, which would they be?
The results will be announced on 15th May.
* Another version of the Luna Rossa Extreme advert is in circulation; Fragrance Foundation UK haven't specified which of the two has been shortlisted.
* Another version of the Luna Rossa Extreme advert is in circulation; Fragrance Foundation UK haven't specified which of the two has been shortlisted.


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text: California Expects Whey Factor Decision by Mid-October September 14, 2013 06:20 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Catherine Merlo Farm Journal's Milk Western and Online Editor Email Decision timeframe would give state's ag department time to implement any changes by Nov. 1. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is expected to announce by mid-October its decision on the Sept. 12 hearing on whether to increase the whey factor price for the state's dairy producers. Thursday's hearing in Sacramento stemmed from a petition from dairy producer groups to increase the current cap for the whey scale factor to $1 per cwt. Sources say the announcement's mid-October timeframe would give CDFA time to implement any changes by Nov. 1. Read a Milk Producers Council report on the Sept. 12 hearing in Sacramento here. (See page 4.) A report from Western United Dairymen on the hearing can be found here. The petition was proposed by Western United Dairymen, California Dairies Inc. (CDI), Milk Producers Council and California Dairy Campaign and agreed to in July by Assemblyman Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) and the processor-focused Dairy Institute of California. The proposal has two basic tenets, according to CDI's Eric Erba, who spoke at Thursday's hearing. First, there will be an emergency price relief for up to one year in an amount of no more than $.46 to be assigned to Class 4b milk. This will replace the existing emergency price relief. Second, the sliding scale used to value whey in the Class 4b formula will be restructured to result in a new ceiling of $1.00 per cwt. contributed to Class 4b, achievable at current market prices. The long-term solution also includes a California Dairy Future Task Force, whose members are dairy producers and processors. The task force is charged with providing economic research materials and proposed structural changes to the California dairy industry's milk pooling and milk pricing programs. Back to news