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Volume 34
The Skeptics UFO Newsletter
Philip J. Klass
July 1, 1995
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Key Roswell "Witness" Shifts Location Of UFO "Impact Site" 50 Miles And Sells Exclusive Rights to Roswell's International UFO Museum
Jim Ragsdale, one of two key (alleged) first-hand eyewitnesses who earlier told Kevin Randle and Don Schmitt that the flying saucer had crashed 35 miles north of Roswell, rather than on the Mac Brazel ranch (75 miles northwest of Roswell), has changed his tale and now claims the "impact site" is roughly 50 miles west of Roswell. Further, under an agreement with Roswell's International UFO Museum and Research Center, Ragsdale is not to reveal the exact location of the new "Ragsdale Impact Site," according to a letter dated Sept. 10, 1994, written by Max Littell, Secretary-Treasurer of the Museum.
IT COULD BE ONLY A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE: In early 1994, shortly before publication of the second Randle/Schmitt book which would reveal the location of the new R/S "impact site" 35 miles north of Roswell, officials of the International UFO Museum reportedly offered to buy the land on which the site was located, according to Miller (Hub) Corn, who owns the property. Corn told SUN that he accepted an invitation to meet with Littell and other museum officials, president Walter Haut and vice president (and former mortician) Glenn Dennis, who wanted to buy the "impact site" property so the museum could exploit it as a tourist attraction. Corn said he declined to sell. Several weeks later, Corn said he offered to lease the site to the museum in return for a share of the revenue, but his offer was rejected.
During the next several months, Ragsdale's recollections seemingly improved and he now remembered that 47 years earlier he and his girlfriend had been camping about 50 miles west of Roswell, not 35 miles north of Roswell, when they (allegedly) had stumbled onto a crashed saucer with several dead and dying ETs. When Randle/Schmitt interviewed Ragsdale in January and September 1993, he said that he and his girlfriend did not get close to the crashed saucer and ETs before they saw military vehicles approaching and decided to depart. Now Ragsdale recalls that he got close enough to pull off one of the ETs' helmets.
In Littell's Sept. 10, 1994, letter to Ragsdale, he refers to a recent "series of interviews" with the museum's staff and says, "You have verified the total information being put into print as being totally yours, and not from any secondary source. The Museum will prepare the information and dispence (sic) the same in various ways. From this date, any net proceeds realized by the Museum will be divided with you, for your lifetime, on the basis of 25% of any gross amount to Jim Ragsdale, and 75% to the Museum. In exchange the Museum will own the rights to do this on a permanent basis and any designation of the impact site, and all material relating thereto will be designated as 'The Jim Ragsdale' incident and site." (Emphasis added.)
SUN recently heard rumors that the Museum, or some of its officials, had purchased the "Ragsdale Impact Site" land, near a now-deserted Boy Scout camp which could be converted into a tourist motel. When we called Walter Haut on June 18 to check out the rumors, he said: "If anybody has, it's unknown to me." But he added that Museum officials had recently met with a representative of the Bureau of Land Management to determine if the "Ragsdale Impact Site" was Federal or State-owned land or privately held, and the BLM representative agreed to find out. Haut added: "If perchance it is private property, I hope nobody buys it so that we can get people to go up there and look at it, if they want."
When Kevin Randle learned of the deal between Ragsdale and Roswell's International UFO Museum and Research Center, it was a most embarrassing development. The second R/S book claimed that the crashed saucer and ET bodies had been found 35 miles north of Roswell, based on the tales told by Ragsdale and Frank Kaufmann, which Randle claimed "tend to corroborate one another." When Randle spoke at a UFO conference in Pensacola on Oct. 16, 1994, he opted to make a limited disclosure [SUN #31/Jan. 1995]. Randle said that Ragsdale's latest version was "significantly different than the story he originally related to us....The story he tells now is much more exciting than just seeing the [ET] bodies in the distance. He's now talking about going down and trying to pull the helmet off one of the dead aliens....Ragsdale has signed a paper with another organization to provide his story for monetary inducements....We believe the changes were coached by those who want to sell his story..." But Randle did not mention the new "Ragsdale Impact Site."
Dr. Mack/Harvard To Conduct Controlled Experiment On "Abductees"
Harvard University has accepted a (belated) proposal from Dr. John Mack, its controversial professor of psychiatry, to conduct a controlled test to determine whether persons who tell abduction tales are ordinary, run-of-the-mill folks as he has repeatedly claimed. The psychological test reportedly will involve 40 persons who report UFO-abduction experiences and 40 control subjects who do not. Although Mack has now worked with more than 90 persons who meet his qualifications for "abductees" (or "experiencers"), he himself has had only four of them undergo psychological testing, as Mack admitted during a CBS radio interview in early 1994. Mack proposed the controlled test after a Harvard faculty committee began to investigate his research methodology [SUN #32/Mar. 1995].
It is not known to SUN whether Mack will run the test or simply participate. Hopefully, other members of the Harvard Medical School will be involved to assure scientifically meaningful test results. Some skeptics are concerned that Mack might "coach" some of the "abductees" on how to respond to the test questions.
If these tests confirm Mack's hypothesis that "abductees" are ordinary, well-adjusted persons, this might convince skeptics in the university's Psychiatry Dept. and Harvard could become a world center for UFO-abduction research. If the tests indicate that some "abductees" are psychologically disturbed or simply seeking attention, SUN predicts that Mack will explain this to be the result of childhood UFO encounters, or he will invoke some "hyper-dimensional universe" explanation.
Is Mack's Harvard Tenure At Risk? His Lawyer Says "Yes" And "No"
Mack's attorney, Rod MacLeish, provided an ambivalent answer to the question of whether Mack's tenure at Harvard is at risk because of the current faculty investigation when he, and SUN's editor, were interviewed on a CBS radio program on May 12, hosted by Gil Gross. At one point in the program MacLeish said: "This committee is not investigating whether to remove John Mack's tenure. I want to be clear about that. This committee is looking at whether or not John Mack has complied with Harvard's standards."
When SUN said: "Mr. MacLeish, you say his tenure is not in question," he responded: "No, it IS the question, sir." When SUN responded: "Please clarify, Mr. MacLeish, is tenure at stake or not?" he replied: "I do not believe it is." MacLeish went on to explain: "The question is whether Harvard should be conducting an investigation into him for these well-known views that he's had for a number of years because he happens to receive a fair amount of publicity over a book that sold a tremendous number of copies." When SUN asked how many copies of Mack's book had been sold, MacLeish responded: "What's the circulation of your newsletter, Mr. Klass?" We replied: "400 copies. How many copies did it [Mack's book] sell?" MacLeish replied that he thought that the hardcover issue had sold 70,000 copies—which is very good for a hardcover book.
MacLeish said the only issue involved is "academic freedom. It has nothing to do with Aliens or UFOs....Whether John Mack, a tenured professor at the Harvard Medical School, ought to have the ability to write and speak about things without fear that there's going to be a reprisal....That's really what the issue is." I replied that David Jacobs, a history professor at Temple University has published a book promoting UFO-abduction claims and Ron Westrum, a sociology professor at Eastern Michigan University, has publicly endorsed such claims, without any threat to their tenure. I added: "The key question, or issue, arises in Dr. Mack's case because he is a psychiatrist and because he should be able to recognize [distinguish] fact from fantasy." Later, SUN commented: "John Mack's problem, in my opinion, is that he does not use a scientific approach in this work. He is simply a credulous collector of 'Old Wives' Tales.'"
At one point MacLeish asked: "Why do you want to suppress John Mack, Mr. Klass? Maybe you can explain that?" My response: "I do not want to suppress John Mack....When I learned of the Harvard inquiry two months ago, and some people suggested that I should make an input, I said 'absolutely not.' I have not talked to anyone at Harvard." Additionally, I informed MacLeish that SUN had not voiced any editorial opinion as to what the faculty committee's verdict should be. I said I am content to "leave it up to the wisdom of this committee."
While some of Mack's supporters have characterized the faculty committee as a "kangaroo court," MacLeish disclosed that the group "has met on more than 27 occasions," indicating that it is trying to obtain all the facts before reaching a decision. "When we prepared our response to Harvard," MacLeish said, "we got absolutely volumes of letters from tenured professors in the fields of medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics and astrophysics saying: 'Look, this person has something important to say and he ought to be able to say it.'"
Lawyer's Claims Are Challenged By Mack's Published Statements
During the CBS radio interview, MacLeish said: "John is not saying that specific things happen to specific people. Really, all that he's saying is that there are some mysteries going on here that are not explainable in standard psychiatric terms." Later Mack's attorney said: "You mis-characterize it when you state that John is really stating that these experiences occurred in the way described." MacLeish's claim is challenged by Mack's own words in the paper he presented at the 1993 MUFON conference in Richmond, as published in the conference proceedings. For example, on page 204: "I am now persuaded that these [abduction] experiences are real."
Mack's attorney said: "You do John a terrible disservice when you describe him as a proponent for the proposition that there is physical evidence that this phenomenon exists." In Mack's published paper (p. 209) he wrote: "Often after abductions experiencers will have cuts or bleeding areas that may heal quite quickly and they notice unexplained scars, scoop marks, and even little implants...may be left in their bodies....There is actually a great deal of physical evidence, but it is largely corroborative."
During the CBS talk show, the subject of Mack's belief in reincarnation did not come up. But in Mack's published 1993 MUFON presentation he reported: "I have encountered many past-life experiences among abductees....I have taken several abductees through their 'deaths' in previous lifetimes, so perhaps in this way we can learn a lot about what happens when we do die." Mack added: "Finally, abductees may feel that they have an alien [ET] self which, through their work with me, they are trying to integrate with their physical selves."
SUN's readers learned about the Harvard/Mack investigation in early March, approximately a month before the story appeared in the Boston Globe, and two months before The New York Times. The Washington Post story on Mack appeared several weeks later.
Roswell Researcher Schmitt Finally Admits Falsehoods, Resigns One CUFOS Post But Remains On Its Board
Donald R. Schmitt, who co-authored two of the leading books on the "Roswell Incident," publicly admitted that he had made false claims about his educational background and how he earns his living, in a "Clarification" statement published in the most recent (March/April) issue of the Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) publication, International UFO Reporter (IUR). Schmitt admitted that he did not have a Masters Degree as earlier claimed and acknowledged that he has worked for the U.S. Postal Service since 1974—which he earlier had denied [SUN #32/Mar. 1995; SUN #33/May 1995]. Schmitt said that he had resigned as CUFOS's Director of Special Investigations but would continue as a member of its Board of Directors.
Schmitt's tendency to "play loose with the facts" was evident in his appearance on the Walt Disney World TV show "Alien Encounters From New Tomorrowland," which was syndicated nationally and aired in March. In discussing the Roswell case, Schmitt said: "We have over 550 witnesses. They were there. They handled the debris. They saw the craft. They saw the [ET] bodies. They handled the crew members of that craft. And invariably, they say, this was not from this earth."
"Over 550 witnesses....handled the debris..." In reality, there are no more than about a dozen persons who claim to have done so. The only person alive today who is KNOWN to have handled the debris is Bessie Brazel Schrieber, daughter of rancher Mac Brazel, who in 1947 said she had helped him recover some of the debris. Schmitt and co-author Kevin Randle interviewed her twice, but in their books they do not include anything she told them because it debunks their crashed-saucer claims [SUN #32/Mar. 1995]. "Over 550 witnesses....saw the bodies....handled the crew members of that craft." At most there are only several who make such claims. And one of these, Jim Ragsdale, has significantly changed his story because of what Randle calls "monetary inducements."
Whitley Strieber Returns To UFO-Abduction Field With New Book
When Whitley Strieber bowed out of the UFO-abduction field in mid-1991, after his book "Communion" published in early 1987 brought him more than a million dollars in royalties, he offered several reasons in the final issue of his newsletter. One was that he "[did] not wish to endure the continued media attack that is associated with being involved in this field." Strieber criticized the media for "trying to cast me as a self- proclaimed alien abductee" despite the fact that he made such claims in "Communion" and its less popular sequel, "Transformation."
Strieber also harshly criticized "the so-called 'UFO-ologists' (sic) [who] are probably the cruelest, nastiest and craziest people I have ever encountered. Their interpretation of the visitor experience is rubbish from beginning to end. The 'abduction reports' that they generate are not real. They are artifacts of hypnosis and cultural conditioning....Hypnosis by UFO experts and psychologists who support them does not open the door to the truth. It opens the door to fantasies based on the modern folklore of the alien and the flying saucer—and it opens the door to fear." Although Streiber dismissed the possibility that his "visitors" might have "some comprehensible psychological origin," he added: "If the aliens are here, we are not going to find them in the sky. Our own minds are where we will find them..." [SUN #11/Sept. 1991]
If You Thought "Communion" Was Bizarre, Read "Breakthrough"
Strieber's new book, "Breakthrough: The Next Step" (Harper Collins), begins: "Steadily rising over the past fifty years, a chorus of voices has been claiming that unidentified flying objects are real and that mankind is coming into contact with extraterrestrials. Other voices, as loud or louder, have claimed this is all nonsense. As the evidence has built, official denial has become more strident. At the same time, the number of people who do not believe the government, science, and the press has grown until it is a substantial majority....As knowledge grows, we are losing the superstitions that have surrounded us and obscured the presence of the visitors, perhaps from time immemorial. We are beginning to see that something real lies behind old myths and gods....The proof I am about to present is quite sufficient to pass the 'reasonable man' test."
The first two-thirds of the book is a more bizarre version of "Communion," involving Strieber's own (alleged) experiences. Strieber reports a profound discovery: When ETs come to call, they sometimes bring along a DEAD RELATIVE (of the person visited) who recently died under tragic circumstances [p. 91, p. 98]. Strieber reports his own experience with ET "Teleportation," from his cabin in upstate New York to the house of a friend in Boulder, Colo., in a matter of seconds [p. 17]. The craft, according to Strieber, "was cramped with two seats in front, two immediately behind..." The pilot "was a very fair-skinned man wearing a white, short-sleeved shirt and white pants." Because the pilot shielded his face, Strieber is unsure whether he was an ET or an Earthling who was "somehow in complicity with the visitors."
Strieber reports that when he is in the presence of the "visitors," he is able to go "through the floor and into the room below," and on other occasions to pass through the roof of his house—without so much as a bruise or a scratch. Perhaps Strieber's most astounding discovery is that his "visitors" have the ability to take him on "time travel"—both backward into the ancient past and forward into the future. (Similar claims were made two decades earlier by Switzerland's Billy Meier, who achieved fame via his beautiful color photos of UFOs. Both Meier's time-travel claims and his photos were rejected by most pro-UFOlogists.)
One night in August of 1993, after a year without "visitors," Strieber was asleep when he says he "was awakened by a slap to my leg." The small creature with black hair and pale skin, wearing a white tunic, jumped on the foot of the bed. When Strieber said "Hi," the creature (reportedly) "held up a knobby little hand. I took it....For the first time in all these years, I was finally touching one of the visitors....I wanted to hug him, I was so glad. Apparently he detected this wish, because his hand shot out of mine as fast as a flash of light."
According to Strieber, his "visitor" stayed on for many months and slept in the guest room. Strieber reports that he and the "visitor" would meditate together for an hour at midnight. Then, at 3 a.m., he would awaken Strieber for another hour of meditation and would do the same at 6 a.m. "He could float in the air, he could disappear in an instant, he could walk through walls, he could enter my mind," according to Strieber. "He started leaving little bits of candy in my basement library in front of books that he wanted to bring to my attention. He never spoke, although I talked to him all the time." [Emphasis added.]
During the many months that the "visitor" (allegedly) stayed with Strieber, if he had been able to take a single photograph, it could have provided the "positive proof" that he has sought for so long. This occurred to Strieber: "Once, I went in [the guest room] with a camera when he might have been there. He wasn't, at least not visibly, but his bed has never been slept in again, and I have quit trying to take unwanted pictures."
Although Strieber's wife Anne was present during the lengthy visit, Whitley notes that "Anne never sees the visitors." [Emphasis added.]
In February of 1994, an old friend visited Strieber and spent the night, staying in the guest room where the "visitor" had been sleeping. In the middle of the night, Strieber reported hearing sounds from the downstairs living room. "Then a low voice drifted up from the family room below, struggling mightily to form words: 'It's me.'" It should have been a joyous moment for Strieber: the "visitor" had mastered language and now normal communications could facilitate a closer relationship.
But instead, Strieber reports: "The shock of hearing him speak—of having him suddenly enter what had until that moment been a separate part of my life that was mine alone—caused me to revert back all the way to my original state of fear and I went rushing through the house with a gun in my hand." [Emphasis added.] Fortunately, by the time Strieber came to his senses, the "visitor" had escaped through the ceiling to Strieber's bedroom. When Strieber returned to the bedroom, the "visitor" escaped through the ceiling to the roof. Strieber says he went down on his knees, asking the "visitor" to come back. Not surprisingly, the "visitor" never returned.
Strieber (Unknowingly) Reveals New Evidence That Bill (MJ-12) Moore's Claimed Top Intelligence Source ("Falcon") Is Sgt. Richard C. Doty
The last third of Strieber's book briefly covers the "Face On Mars," the Roswell crashed-saucer case, secret underground ET bases and Government conspiracy/cover-up. Unwittingly, Strieber provides new information to confirm the suspected identity of the "high intelligence official" who William L. Moore has long claimed was supplying him with "Top Secret" UFO information. Moore referred to this source as "Falcon."
Moore claimed "Falcon" had selected Sgt. Richard C. Doty, then assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., to serve as Falcon's liaison to convey UFO secrets to Moore. Suspicions that Doty was "Falcon" were flatly denied by Moore. During the two-hour TV show "UFO Cover-up—Live," broadcast on Oct. 14, 1988, "Falcon" was interviewed with his face and voiced electronically disguised to protect his identity. During the interview, after "Falcon" described a live ET allegedly recovered by the USAF, he was asked what ETs eat, and he replied: "They like vegetables and their favorite dish or snack is ice cream—especially strawberry."
On page 220 of the book, Strieber reports that he interviewed Doty after he retired from the USAF: "Mr. Doty repeated the same tale that he had told many times, of the capture of a living alien....This being, he continued, had not been able to talk until Air Force surgeons had rebuilt his vocal cords, which was done in 1949. He stated that he had seen videotapes of the alien and is the originator of a now-famous story that aliens like strawberry ice cream..." [Emphasis added.] Yet in Doty's letter of Mar. 3, 1988, published in the Just Cause newsletter, he stated: "I have never heard of MJ-12 or any secret Government agency that investigates UFOs..."
In early 1985, Sgt. Doty was transferred to West Germany and assigned to counterintelligence work where his proclivity for spinning tall tales soon got him into trouble. As a result Doty reportedly was charged with submitting two spurious reports about his contacts and a false claim for funds he allegedly had spent for counterintelligence activities. The USAF decided against a court-martial because it would disclose counterintelligence details. Instead, Doty reportedly was "given Article 15," his rank was reduced to Technical Sergeant and he was dropped from AFOSI. Doty ended his USAF career in the Services Squadron at Kirtland AFB where his duties included managing the non-commissioned officers' mess hall [SUN #7/Jan. 1991].
British UFO Magazine Editor Questions "Roswell Autopsy" Film
Graham W. Birdsall, editor of Britain's "UFO" magazine, has challenged the authenticity of the film made public in London in May by Ray Santilli, head of Merlin Films & Publishing, which purports to show an autopsy, being performed in a dimly lit tent, on an ET recovered in the Roswell crashed-saucer incident [SUN #33/May 1995]. Birdsall notes that Philip Mantle, MUFON's representative for England and director of investigations for BUFORA (British UFO Research Association), has known about the film for nearly two years, but no attempt to verify that the film was of 1947 vintage had yet been conducted.
The May issue of the MUFON UFO Journal carries an open letter from Mantle to Santilli which requests a copy of the "autopsy" film for independent analysis and asks that Santilli arrange for an interview with "JB," the photographer who (allegedly) filmed the autopsy. [JB's name is Jack Barnett.] Walt Andrus, MUFON's International Director, reported that he tried to call Barnett, who lives in Southern California, but discovered he has an "unlisted" phone number. Portions of the Santilli/autopsy film are slated to be shown at BUFORA's Eighth International UFO Congress in Sheffield, England, on Aug. 19.
Attendees at Italy's Third International Symposium on UFOs and Related Phenomena, held in San Marino on May 20-21, had the opportunity to view seven 35 mm. slides of scenes from the film. According to Italian UFOlogist Edoardo Russo, who viewed the slides, the body under autopsy had "two human-like ears in a lower position than we humans; two large Communion-style black eyes, wide open; a very small nose and an open mouth." Another slide, according to Russo, showed "the black eye-cover being removed, showing white eye-balls." [Emphasis added.] Another slide shows a hand with six fingers. Russo observed: "Although we were told [that] organic liquids are visible and abundantly flowing in the video, nothing at all is visible in the slides; moreover, neither [the] doctors' gloves nor the table are soiled but white- clean in all seven slides."
Mysterious Tiny Circles And Events Puzzle MUFON Investigator
Joe Barron, MUFON's Chief Investigator for Gulf Breeze/Pensacola, reports discovering mysterious tiny circular depressions in the carpet of his house—seemingly made by tiny UFOs which land inside his house. In the May issue of the MUFON UFO Journal, Barron reports finding two 7-in. diameter circles in the carpet around 6 a.m. on April 7, after hearing a very loud noise. When he inspected other rooms, he discovered three more identical rings on the carpet of a small bedroom—none of which had been there the previous day when he had vacuumed the house. Barron's investigation prompts him to conclude: "As a result of the loud noise, and finding the rings, contact was established with me by some entity which, at this moment, is a mystery to me."
If Barron is correct, this entity is clearly female. He reports: "In the past, I have heard female voices in the house, when I was alone; my [telephone message] recorder, on several occasions, talked to the caller in a female voice....I'm consistently hearing strange noises at awkward times..." Barron adds that "most of us, the members of the Gulf Breeze Research Team who are actively engaged in...conducting [UFO] investigations, have all had similar experiences much more bizarre than mine, for example energy balls, fuzzy balls, in their home, ETs creating pranks and visits, and many more different types of aliens and creatures who visit them day or night."
SUN Comment: These are the same folks who investigate, and endorse, the numerous UFO photos and videos taken by Ed Walters and who are unable to find a prosaic explanation for Gulf Breeze's numerous UFO sightings.
Walt Disney's "Alien Encounters" TV Show Deserves "Enema Award"
If you chanced to see the hour-long TV show "Alien Encounters From New Tomorrowland," intended to promote Disney World's new UFO attraction which opens this summer, you saw what purported to be hard evidence that even the President of the United States does not have access to the Government's "UFO Secrets." After briefly reporting that Jimmy Carter had a UFO sighting in the late 1960s, the narrator said: "Later, when he assumed the office of President of the United States, his staff attempted to explore the availability of official investigation into Alien contacts. As this internal Government memo illustrates, there are some security secrets outside the jurisdiction of the White House." During this narration, the camera rapidly panned down a document, then zoomed in on "NO JURISDICTION." When SUN repeatedly replayed the videotape, the document proved to be an FBI memo, dated June 14, 1977, which read in part: "As far as the FBI is concerned there appears to be no jurisdiction for us to investigate inquiries relating to UFO sightings....FBI has never had any jurisdiction."
Near the end of the TV show, the narrator said: "Every year NASA sends about two dozen astronauts to explore space aboard the Space Shuttle—a somewhat primitive rocket ship. But most Americans will likely explore outer space aboard a craft of Alien origin....Statistics indicate a greater probability that you will experience extraterrestrial contact in the next five years than the chances you will win a state lottery. But how do you prepare for such an extraordinary event? At Tomorrowland in Disney World, scientists and Disney engineers have brought to life a possible scenario that helps acclimate the public to their inevitable Alien encounters."
The new Disney World exhibit is titled: "Alien Encounters and ExtraTERRORestrial Experience." It should provide lots of young fodder for the "UFO-abductionists."
- Although Budd Hopkins tells friends he has found a publisher for a book on his Linda Napolitano "beam me up Scotty" UFO-abduction case, as reported in the last issue of SUN, nobody seems to know the name of the publisher—prompting speculation that he may still be looking.
- Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson, in a recent column devoted to the General Accounting Office investigation into the Roswell Incident, claims that "the GAO is not satisfied with the Air Force's [Project Mogul] explanation...[but] GAO officials add emphatically that no one involved in the audit believes the Air Force is covering up a UFO incident."
- One of SUN's usually unreliable sources reports that GAO feels it has to find some Air Force cover- up to avoid embarrassing its sponsor, Congressman Steven Schiff (R.-NM). So GAO is now investigating whether the original press release announcing recovery of a "flying disk" was really a cover story for sexual harassment. The USAF is believed to have a secret counterpart to the Navy's "Tail Hook" organization, called "Flying Sorcerer," which was meeting in Roswell in early July of 1947. Further, that the two pathologists from Walter Reed hospital who claimed they were going to perform an autopsy instead sexually harassed Glenn Dennis' nurse-friend. The young nurse was so embarrassed at what the two pathologists did that she concocted the "ET bodies" tale and told Dennis the ETs had no genitals.
NOTE: Opinions expressed in SUN are those of its Editor—unless otherwise noted—and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which he is affiliated—or his spouse. We thank Dr. Gary Posner for help in proofreading.


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Fouls can be subtle and players work hard to disguise fouls. In other words, players attempt to trick the referee by making a foul look like a fair challenge. Referees must be prepared for such deceptive attempts but this is not an easy task given the speed of play. The empowerment of assistant referees (ARs) to help the referee with decisions involving foul play has helped to counteract the speed of the game. Yet, there are many decisions which the referee must address without the aid of an AR or fourth official. In these cases, the referee must rely on his positioning and his interpretation and "feel†for the challenge. Referees need to possess the ability to take several snapshots of a potential offense as it is occurring and translate those snapshots into a decision in a split second.
When the match official is interpreting each snapshot, consideration must be given to the various criteria (from the Laws of the Game, U.S. Soccer position papers, "Week In Reviews,â€Â 2009 U.S. Soccer Referee Program Directives and other publications) that has been established to assist in the correct interpretation.
Video Clip 1: San Jose at Colorado (89:36)
This video clip provides a good example of a player committing a foul that is easily disguised as a fair challenge and requires the referee to visually identify the components that make the challenge unfair. The identification of the foul is exacerbated by the fact that it occurs in the penalty area.
As you view the clip, take snapshots of the play as the ball approaches the two players. In each picture, consider the position of the ball, the position of the defender relative to the ball and the attacker, and the position of the attacker relative to the flight of the ball.
Keys to identifying this challenge and jump into the opponent as a foul and a necessary penalty kick call are:
Location of the defender to the ball
- The attacker is positioned (standing) between the serviced ball and the defender.
- By legally standing in the defender's path to the ball, the defender must go through the attacker to play the ball.
Defender never plays the ball
- The defender only makes contact with the opponent (jumps at) and there is no contact with the ball.
- There is no opportunity for the defender to play the ball without going through or around the attacker.
- The service of the ball is too low for the defender to win it in the air.
Defender "jumps over†the top of the well positioned attacker
- The attacker is not given the opportunity to play the ball as contact is made prior to the ball arriving (being in playing distance).
- The attacker is not given the opportunity to play the ball as contact is made prior to the ball arriving (being in playing distance).
Location of the ball at the time contact is made by the defender
- The ball is two yards from the players at the time the defender makes contact with the opponent by jumping through him.
- Look at Image 1. Image 1 shows the position of the ball (two yards from both players) at the time of contact.
- In Image 1, the trajectory or movement of the ball is indicated by the red line. It moves down toward the attacker's head. The white line indicates the trajectory the ball would have needed in order for the defender to have a play on the ball without going through or jumping through the attacking opponent.
By taking several real time snapshots, referees can visually enhance their interpretation of challenges and better apply criteria in the decision making process. In this clip, regardless of the score or time in the match, the defender makes an unfair (careless) challenge that warrants a foul call and a penalty kick as charging and/or jumping into an opponent is one of the ten direct free kick offenses.
The Pass Back: Law 12
Over the years, U.S. Soccer has addressed the issue of the "pass back†in various publications:
- Position paper dated May 21, 2008: "The Pass Back Violation.â€Â
- U.S. Soccer publication: "Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game.â€
Law 12 – Fouls and Misconduct defines the "pass back†as:
"A goalkeeper is not permitted to touch the ball with his hand inside his own penalty area . . . if he touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a teammate.â€
In U.S. Soccer's May 21, 2008 position paper, "The Pass Back Violation,â€Â three criteria were provided match officials to interpret potential "pass back†violations. The three criteria which must occur in sequence are:
- By Foot: The ball is kicked (played with the foot) by a teammate of the goalkeeper,
- Deliberate: This action is deemed to be deliberate rather than a deflection, and
- Handling by the Goalkeeper: The goalkeeper handles the ball directly (no intervening touch of play of the ball by anyone else).
Each of these three events must occur in order for a "pass back†offense to have occurred. If the referee decides that all three events have taken place, then an indirect free kick should be awarded at the spot the goalkeeper handled the ball (exception: if the handling occurred in the goal area, then the indirect free kick is taken on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred).
Diagram 1 gives a graphical depiction of the three factors that must be present for a "pass back†offense to have occurred. Although seemingly a simple Law, the fact that it happens infrequently means officials have little practice or experience implementing the Law. Additionally, a "pass back†offense involves an indirect free kick within a close range of the goal and, hence, a high opportunity for a shot on goal.
Video Clip 2: San Jose at DC United (47:12 – second half)
This is a subtle clip that takes concentration to correctly identify. As you review the clip, carefully watch the ball and its contact with the foot of the opponent immediately after it is played to the goalkeeper by his teammate. Consequently, using the three criteria presented in Diagram 1, a "pass back†does not exist as the deliberate event did not occur due to the deflection by the opponent (No. 19). This is a difficult call for a referee but provides an example of a situation when the deliberate criteria does not exist as the ball touches an opponent (an "intervening touch†as specified in the "Pass Back Violation†position paper) on its way to the goalkeeper. If it were not for the â€intervening touch†of the ball by the defender, this would be a candidate for a "pass back†decision.
Video Clip 3: Real Salt Lake at Dallas (74:50)
This "pass back†example takes thought and analysis as well as a thorough understanding of the three components of the triangle in Diagram 1. Let's examine each element of the triangle to see why a "pass back†has not occurred.
By Foot – exists
- The defender runs from behind the opponent to fairly challenge and win the ball.
- The defender (teammate of the goalkeeper) plays the ball with his foot. As he does this, contact is made with him by the opponent.
Deliberate – does not exist
- The defender's eyes are down on the ball as he tries to gain possession of the ball – this is one of the multiple factors for the referee to rapidly consider. The defender is not looking to pass the ball to anyone. He is merely trying to gain possession of the ball from the opponent. Compare the defender's eyes in this clip with those on the defender in the previous clip (clip 2).
- The defender does not deliberately play the ball. The ball plays off the defender's foot as he is being contacted by the opponent. There was no deliberate pass.
- The ball is accidently misdirected.
- Similar to the definition used in "played†the ball when making offside decisions, this is a deflection rather than a deliberate â€play†of the ball. Hence, no offense can occur. Consider a shot on goal that deflects off the defender's foot but goes to his goalkeeper. This is not "deliberate†and should not be considered a "pass back.†On the other hand, a player who receives a ball, looks up to see where his keeper is and then plays it (passes it) to his goalkeeper has made a "deliberate†action to play the ball and may be penalized for a "pass back†should the goalkeeper handle the ball.
- "Deliberate†is a controlled action with an intended conclusion like a pass intended/targeted for a teammate or the goalkeeper.
Handling by the Goalkeeper – exists
- The goalkeeper does handle the ball by picking it up.
- The keeper is initially trying to legally waste time by holding the ball at his feet until challenged because his team is winning and there are about 15 minutes remaining in the match.
Given the fact that the "deliberate†element of the triangle does not exist, play should be allowed to continue as a "pass back†has not been executed.
Injury to a Goalkeeper: Law 5
In accordance with Law 5 – The Referee, U.S. Soccer issued a 2009 Directive "Injury Management.â€Â Like the Law, the directive requires the referee to: "Stop the match, if in his opinion, a player is seriously injured. . . .†If a player is seriously injured, the referee must stop play regardless of whether the ball is in play or not.
Serious injury normally relates to the location of the injury (this varies depending upon the age of the players involved as younger players typically require more immediate attention). Injuries to the head, neck or facial region should be considered serious in nature. The safety of players should be paramount in the referee's consideration.
Injuries to goalkeepers, while the ball is in play, are a special situation and often require further attention. Since the goalkeeper is the "last line of defense†and is the only player who may use his hands in his own penalty area, the referee must be on alert for any injury the keeper may suffer.
In a general sense, if a referee determines that the goalkeeper is seriously injured or cannot perform his special duties, the referee should stop play immediately. This ensures the Spirit of the Law is preserved and prevents the attacking team from having an unfair advantage. If the goalkeeper is injured and immediately the attacking team takes a shot on goal with the opportunity to score, the referee may use discretion and briefly await the outcome of that play but, should the ball not immediately enter the goal, play should be stopped. On the other hand, if the referee believes there will be several touches of the ball before a shot can be taken, the game should be stopped immediately.
The key question the referee should be asking is: "If a goal is scored when the goalkeeper is injured and unable to perform his duties IS THIS FAIR?†If a goal results immediately from that current play, the answer is likely "YESâ€. If not, it is "NO†and play should be stopped.
In the event the referee stops play due to a serious injury (the ball was in play), the referee must restart play with a dropped ball from the position of the ball when play was stopped (Exception: If play is stopped when the ball is in he goal area, then the restart is a dropped ball on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the ball was located when play was stopped).
Video Clip 4: San Jose at DC United (4:06 – second half)
This clip provides a clear example of a serious injury to a goalkeeper who has left his goal line to play a ball. The seriousness of the injury is evident by the goalkeeper's reaction after he plays the ball and hits the ground and, ultimately, by the fact he is substituted out of the game.
The goalkeeper plays the ball and, as he goes down, the ball goes to an opponent who takes an immediate shot. This shot is blocked by a defender. At this point, the referee must stop the play and see to the goalkeeper. Should a goal have been scored directly off the shot, the referee would be within his rights to award the goal if he judged, based upon the immediacy of the opponent's shot, that the injury did not prevent the goalkeeper from stopping the shot.
Once play has been stopped while the ball is in play and medical attention given to the goalkeeper, the referee must restart play with a dropped ball as he does in this clip. The drop ball should be given in the approximate location of where the ball was when the referee whistled to stop play.
The mechanics the referee uses to drop the ball in this clip requires refinement. First, the ball is dropped from too high a spot. This gives the players too much time to play the ball before it hits the ground. Remember, dropped balls are not in play and may not be played by players until they hit the ground. In this clip, the ball is played prior to striking the ground and, therefore, the dropped ball must be retaken if identified by the referee.
Solution: Drop the ball closer to the ground. U.S. Soccer's "Advise to Referees on the Laws of the Game†suggests the following procedure for dropping the ball:
"A dropped ball must be dropped, not thrown. The referee should hold the ball in the palm of the hand at waist level with the other hand on top of the ball. At the proper moment, the referee should then pull away the hand beneath the ball and let it drop. . . .â€
Referees may also consider talking to the players to get their attention just before the ball is dropped which may then increase the chances of the ball hitting the ground before it is played.
Second, the referee's position at the time he drops the ball is not optimal. The position taken by the referee interferes with a potential clearance of the dropped ball by the defenders while also potentially interfering with a touch or pass by the attacking team to the center of the penalty area.
Solution: A better position would be for the referee to stand on the goal side of the two players. In this position, he is not blocking a defending team clearance or an attacking team pass or shot to the center of the penalty area. In other words, the referee should take a position that ensures he does not interfere with the potential next phase of play.
Looking Forward – Week 29
Optimal positioning resulting in optimal vision is a critical component in making optimal decisions. Referees and ARs must work hard to anticipate play and position themselves so they are prepared for the "next phase of play†and they have ensured they have covered every eventuality. For ARs, this means chasing every ball to the goal line or back to the goalkeeper. For referees, this means reading play and moving with play and/or the ball so that they are positioned to make the difficult decision. All match officials must be able to exert full energy and exhibit hustle for more than the 90 minutes of a match.


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President Dobelle and UH Administrative Team in Asia to Strengthen Global Partnerships and Promote UH
Partnership agreement renewed today with Vietnam National UniversityUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Kristen Cabral, (808) 956-5039
Public Information Officer
University of Hawaiʻi President Evan S. Dobelle and President Thi of Vietnam National University (VNU) signed an agreement today renewing an academic partnership between the two universities for five years. Dobelle is currently traveling through Asia with a team of administrators as a demonstration of the University's firm commitment to building a world-class global institution.
A unique aspect of the relationship between UH and VNU is the highly regarded executive MBA program operated by the UH Mānoa College of Business Administration through the Hanoi School of Business at VNU. The MBA program, launched in fall 2001, currently has 40 Vietnamese and international students enrolled.
"This agreement builds upon our groundbreaking academic relationship in Vietnam," Dobelle said. "President Thi has committed to expanding our partnership well beyond the MBA program. A VNU delegation will visit UH in January demonstrating that this agreement will continue to generate concrete programs."
In addition to this visit to Vietnam, Dobelle and the team of administrators will visit Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan, in an effort to better understand these various countries situations, provide greater exposure to UH's vast programs, reconnect with UH alumni, meet with UH partner institutions and explore new partnerships.
The UH Board of Regents recently adopted a new strategic plan that directs the University to expand its global partnerships and linkages. One of the goals outlined in the plan is to "transform the international profile of the University of Hawaiʻi system as a distinguished resource in
Hawaiian and Asian-Pacific affairs, positioning it as one of the world's foremost multicultural centers for global and indigenous studies."
"With the Board's recently adopted strategic plan for the UH system strongly supporting global initiatives, we are now focusing on emerging markets — particularly Southeast Asia — which we believe has great potential for UH," said Dobelle. "Our current relationships in this region are a high priority for UH and we hope to strengthen and expand our affiliations with institutions, businesses and entrepreneurs here, many of whom are UH alumni."
Joining Dobelle on the trip are Senior Vice President for International Education Joyce Tsunoda, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Deane Neubauer, Vice President for External Affairs and University Relations Paul Costello, Chief of Staff and University General Counsel Walter Kirimitsu, Senior Advisor to the President for Global Affairs Michael Lestz, and Office of International Affairs Director Jenny Samaan.
Other highlights of the trip include:
· Meetings with presidents at National University of Singapore, University of Malaysia, and Chulalongkorn University,
· Exploring expanded relationships with Hanoi University of Foreign Studies and the University of Malaysia, in addition to the partnership with Vietnam National University,
· Meetings with consular officials to gain an understanding of visa challenges post 9/11 for students and scholars,
· Visits with various foundations including the Ford Foundation, Asia Foundation and meeting with Atlantic Philanthropies, and
· Meetings with government officials including the Minister of Education in Thailand where the UH Community Colleges have been engaged in training educators.
The group returns to Honolulu on October 8.


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Last week it was announced that Angelo Dell'Aera is elected as our new CEO. Here is a brief description about Angelo.
Angelo Dell'Aera is currently employed as Information Security Officer at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations. He's currently Chief Executive Officer at Honeynet and leads the Sysenter Honeynet Project Chapter. His interests are mainly related to botnet tracking, honeyclient technologies and malware analysis. Angelo started working as an independent researcher in networking and security research in 1998 focusing his research both on attack and defense techniques mainly focusing on *NIX platforms. Meanwhile he worked as researcher in Politecnico of Bari until June 2004 where his main research argument was TCP congestion control algorithms. His research led to the design of the TCP Westwood+ algorithm and the implementation of its support in the official Linux kernel. He's the lead developer of the low-interaction honeyclient Thug.


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What $100 Buys in... Quito
For their latest mother-daughter trip, Cathy Alifrangis of Herndon, Va., and daughter Christina explored Ecuador's capital, where the American dollar—the local currency—goes a long way.
$16 Hat Panama hats actually originated in Ecuador, where they're handwoven from native Carludovica palmata straw. Fine hats sold at Homero Ortega Peñafiel e Hijos take a month to finish.BenalcázarN 2-52, between Bolivar and Sucre, 593/22-953-337, homeroortega.com.
$10 Prints The museum, and former home, of Oswaldo Guayasamín, a Quito-born painter who depicted the country's indigenous Indians, is on a hill above the city. Calle José Bosmediano 543, 011-593/22-465-265.
$8 CD Traditional folk music, played on wind instruments carved from Andean carrizo trees, can be found atArtesanías Sumagta.García Noreno 8-92 and Espejo, 011-593/22-953-025.
$5 Napkin rings Artisans on the outskirts of Calderón use colored bread dough to sculpt tableware in the shapes of animals and dolls. El Danzante, Calle Carapungo 771 and Quitus, 011-593/22-825-892.
$5 Pan flute Street musicians often perform on the rondador, a straight pan flute that produces two tones at a time. Find it at Centro Cultural Tianguez, a free-trade store that supports vendors nationwide. Plaza de San Francisco.
$9 NecklacesTagua seeds, which are found in the jungles of Ecuador, look like ivory when carved to make jewelry. Centro Cultural Tianguez, Plaza de San Francisco.
$3 Bowl Indian mucahua pottery is traditionally used for drinking chicha, a fermented beverage made with maize or yucca. Centro Cultural Tianguez, Plaza de San Francisco.
$20 Mask Each June 21, the residents of Quito wear wooden animal masks to celebrate the harvest festival of Corpus Christi. Centro Cultural Tianguez, Plaza de San Francisco.
$7 Basket Generations of fisherman have been using these V-shaped baskets to hold their daily catch. Centro Cultural Tianguez, Plaza de San Francisco.
$6 Belt The Indians of Ecuador's Sierra region believe that the rainbow is a link between heaven and earth, which is why most native clothing is woven with all the colors of the rainbow. Centro Cultural Tianguez, Plaza de San Francisco.


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Derby defender Shaun Barker is making good progress in his recovery from a long-term knee injury.
Barker, club captain, suffered a dislocated kneecap and ruptured medial, posterior and anterior crucial ligaments during the 1-0 home victory over east midlands rivals Nottingham Forest in March.
The 30-year-old underwent an operation in April and was ruled out for the whole of the 2012/13 season.
His rehabilitation is going well and the Rams' head physio Neil Sullivan has been impressed with Barker's recovery, but he insists there is still a long way to go.
"It is a small step in the grand scheme of things, but it is a big boost for Shaun to be able to do more physical work on the vertical treadmill," Sullivan told the club's official website.
"It is a great way for him to do fitness work without worrying about the impact that is going through his knee."


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Point Breeze Penguins wrote:At 18 I was standing on the yellow footprints in Parris Island, SC.
newarenanow wrote:I'd seriously start thinking what I want to do with my life.
Tico Rick wrote:Malkamaniac wrote:Malkamaniac, can you tell me how valuable (if at all), knowing any of these programs is for a web designer: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Corel Painter? I'm developing a course to teach and I can include any or all of these programs. It's not meant to be geared to a specific profession, but it helps to know what would be good for a web designer to know. Flash and other programs would have to come later.
Photoshop is an wonderful knowledge to have for everything. It's a great basis for design whether if be graphic/web.
Illustrator - unless you're vectoring or you are doing specialized design for print, meh in terms of web. Same for InDesign.
The well rounded basis for all web designers anymore? CSS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, hell even notepad. Also, if you're straight designing in photoshop and need to cut out a complete design, a small base of knowledge should be taught to use ImageReady.
Thanks, Malkamaniac, I appreciate it!
Letang Is The Truth wrote:stream of consciousness:
you dont have to know what you want to do now. not to sound traditional, i think college is the best route. go and take some classes, see what you like. i changed my major three or four times. engineering general -> engineering management -> pulp and paper product engineering -> zoology. corny statement: its all about finding something you are passionate about and pursuing that. a few summers ago i worked at a paper mill and dreaded it every single day. i am in health care administration now and enjoy coming to work and like the people i work with and the place where i am now. i thought about going to med school. took the mcat, got ready for interviews, but i would lay in bed at night stressing about everything and decided that wasnt a life that i wanted (plus didnt want 6-8-10 more years of schooling and associated debt). its okay to be nervous, but dont be afraid to make a decision. your biggest risk is not taking one. looking forward and thinking about where you will end up 20, 30, 40 years from now may seem daunting but when you get there and look back it will all seem linear. most things turn out okay in the end. youll be fine
doublem wrote:P.S. don't go to the military.
Kicksave wrote:doublem wrote:P.S. don't go to the military.
Idoit40fans wrote:Sell your body.
I'm a web designer/developer.
Mango Salsa wrote:I'm a web designer/developer.
You're a spider?
doublem wrote:Kicksave wrote:doublem wrote:P.S. don't go to the military.
Unless that is something that you want to do for the rest of your life, going to the military isn't worth it, if you are just looking for a job, go to college and get a degree in a science field/ accounting something like that, I know people that went the military route and they have a lot of issues and don't get the proper treatment, PTSD, etc. Not worth it, IMO.
count2infinity wrote:take it to the political thread fellas...
shafnutz05 wrote:doublem wrote:
Unless that is something that you want to do for the rest of your life, going to the military isn't worth it, if you are just looking for a job, go to college and get a degree in a science field/ accounting something like that, I know people that went the military route and they have a lot of issues and don't get the proper treatment, PTSD, etc. Not worth it, IMO.
Are you kidding? Believe it or not, not everyone that joins the military is involved in some kind of traumatic life event like committing a genocidal massacre or holding their friends' intestines in their arms. My military experience was the best thing that happened to me, and I am a better person for it to this day. Then again, you want to abolish the military, so why is this not surprising?
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Stop Comparing Every Critical Bug to Heartbleed, Shellshock
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Not every critical vulnerability has to be compared to Heartbleed to be taken seriously. In fact, there is no need to bring up Heartbleed or Shellshock when there is a new software flaw which requires immediate attention. Read More »


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Nothing seems to stir up my emotions quite like a Toyota. My pop's first car when he came to the U.S. from the Philippines was a 1984 Toyota SR5 Corolla Coupe. During my high school years, it seemed like I was the only one rolling in a 1985 Corolla GT-S hatch while everybody else was posing in Honda Civics. And now that I'm living in the tuning mecca of Southern California, I was drawn like a fly to a bug zapper to the 18th Annual All Toyotafest put on by the Toyota Owner's and Restorer's Club (TORC).
TORC held its annual shindig this past weekend in Long Beach, California. Toyota aficionados from far and wide gathered and showcased their project cars along the shores of LBC and the legendary Queen Mary ocean liner.
Toyotafest has evolved from pure restorations to displaying more diverse builds. For example, there was the unique purple Previa I dubbed the "Ube Meister," which was built by Ojay Bayang. Either you hate it or you love it, but there's no denying this Previa has presence. It was fitted with a sexy Avanzare VIP kit and was rocking some Work Meister S1s. Pretty cool in my book...
I also came across a genuine Toyota 2000GT, which to me has more sex appeal than all existing import models combined. And those were just a couple of my favorites among the sea of awesome Toyota iron splayed out next to the Pacific Ocean. With everything from historic cars that evoked nostalgic feelings to straight up VIP builds, there was Toyota-flavored eye candy for every taste at Toyotafest. My emotions were stirred, indeed. Check out some of the killer Toyotafest stars below and see for yourself.


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Twelfth Night Concert and Ball 2005
For the eleventh time the Göteborg Opera invites you to dance. It is such a special occasion that it even has its very own day when tickets are released. The opportunity to listen to a wonderful concert, enjoy a delicious gourmet plate, and then dance the waltz, foxtrot and bugg at the Göteborg Opera Main Stage has attracted people from all over the country. This event has become a popular Christmas present for both young and old, because it includes something for everyone.
Welcome drink in the Foyer from 6 p.m.
Staffan Alléns trio with Karin Burman
Conductor: Kjell Ingebretsen
Host: Harald Treutiger
Göteborg Opera Orchestra
Göteborg Opera Soloists
Ticket prices: Stalls and Dress Circle SEK 825, Upper Circle SEK 725
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Put Yourself On Parade: Get in a Corporate Boardroom
Sometimes we must all participate in "Dog and Pony" shows. If you've been in business more than year or two, then you're intimately familiar with the term because you've participated in them too. For those looking for a definition, Urban Dictionary has done a great job defining the term:
[dog and pony show]…an elaborately staged activity, performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince people (from a derisive term for a small circus)
To be frank, these passé traditions of business showmanship are more of resource-drain than they are valuable. Especially to established companies. At that point, it's more of a formality than it is a get-to-know-you and make certain you'd be the "right fit" for them. But, if you're a new(ish) company, these can be invaluable to you. It was invaluable to me refining and redefining my circle.
Are Your Left and Right Hand Communicating?
We think that what we put down in proposals, what we put down on our company sites, is exactly what our business is. And, that if we were to ever explain what our business is, those are the words we would use to describe what we do and how we do it.
The reality is, at least for me, my site and proposals were only telling half the story. And, that exposes a huge flaw with the web; you can ramble on and on without really saying anything at all. You can compose pages and pages of exposé on your site, detailing out the most minute things and never get to the heart of the matter. We never deliver the punchline.
At some point someone is going to ask you a very simple question: what does your company do and what does it do best? It's a precarious situation because you can't deliver a long-winded answer and you can't give a one word answer. It's that question that Dog and Pony shows ask best: what does your company do and what does it do best?
The Great Gap in Stories
When I was asked that question, it gave me pause. Besides being a experienced and professional search marketing company, what did my company do? Furthermore, what did we do best? What was our big advantage in the market place; what separated us from Company X, Company Y, and Company Z whom all offer the same services?
It's a tremendous void, like the moment before thunder fills the collapse of burnt air left by lightening. I realized what I had on paper didn't emulate what I told people in boardrooms. That the real advantages I had were not on the company website. That the best story I had wasn't being told to the public, that I was being selfish and keeping it to myself. All the advantages, all the separation factors between me and the field, weren't on display.
Do As I Say. Not As I Do.
Maybe it has do with it being my baby, and that I'm protective of it. I didn't want to think of my own baby as ugly as hell. The facts are that I call other's people websites (babies) ugly and show them how to remove those blemishes for a living. It has a lot do with not pointing the finger at myself; my kid IS NOT ugly. But it was. It was a disjointed, unrefined ugly. Oodles of content that never made the point, never delivered a punchline. The boardroom meetings helped me see just how ugly it was.
As search marketers, how many of us take and apply our own advice to our sites? When we tell our clients how to build great, meaningful, and rich content, are we doing that ourselves? When tell our clients to write benefit-driven copy, distilling it down to in-your-face advantages, are we doing the same? In my case, I wasn't. I thought it was inherent, that it peaked through tangle of words.
It didn't. And it took a Dog and Pony show to help me point the finger at my own site. It helped me drop the rose-colored glasses and see what was really happening on my website.
Put Yourself on Parade
I still don't like being on display in boardrooms, but I would recommend that every company do it. Why? Because it forces you define and distill what you do in a few short slides. You don't have an entire site to explain yourself, your company's mission, and your company's market place advantages; you have 30 minutes to reveal your company's advantages.
You'll find out quickly if what you put on the slides is what shines through on your website. In my case, it wasn't even close. They were two different stories. It also helped me realize I was a hypocrite, and that if I were my own client, what would I do to fix it? Moreover, it helps me empathize with clients.
It's not easy being told your baby is ugly. It's not easy finding out your copy is lumpy, direction-less, and statement-less. I venture to guess it's how all our clients feel when we, hopefully gently, break the news. Put yourself on parade, even if you know you don't want a particular piece of business, because there's no better way to turn the magnifying glass on yourself.
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Jim JAW necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 75 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
I am James Welsby, founder of myViga.com. I've always had a passion for video games, and currently fulfilling my desire to run my own business in an industry I enjoy. Recently finished a Masters at Manchester University Business School, helping to fulfil my dream.
myViga.com - meaning 'my Video Gaming'
(website is currently in development)
myViga.com is a purely website based business hosting user created console video game tournaments. It's tools and online functions allows users to create their own video game tournaments to their own specifications. e.g. they will be able to create leagues or knock-out formats. They can join other tournaments, meet and interact with gamers through social networking facilities.
FYI - A quick note on the brand name
This allows for different pages/sections of the site to be labelled relevant to the brand, a couple of examples to illustrate this... the area where users will be able to meet and search for available tournaments will be called myVigaZone, secondly within the functions of the site, users will be able to collect tokens via different methods, this would be called myVigaTokens etc.
myViga.com will reflect my own values, for it to be a fun and competitive atmosphere, being a friendly, personable, enjoyable, easy to use, honest and respectful place for users. This needs to be reflected through the logo branding of myViga.com.
Targeting online console video gamers (for example gamers that use Xbox Live, PlayStation network, Nintendo WFC)
- Male
- Aged around 16 - 35
- Global users (English speaking)
- They are heavy Internet users
- Most likely to be students (college/graduate/post graduate) or have professional roles in sales and marketing, administration and similar
- They love playing video games, playing online frequently
- They play video games for the fun and excitement of playing and also the competive nature of playing against other similar skilled gamers
- They are not professional gamers, they range from intermediate to expert.
- myViga.com logo
- Business card design
- Creative freedom...
- Could consider some way of showing that 'Vi' is derived from video and 'ga' from gaming, to get across the feeling of the website being related to video gaming
- Please display one version incorporating the tag line 'Create, Play... Enjoy Gaming' and a second version I am equally toying with, 'My Video Gaming Tournaments'
- Please display one version with no tag line
The logo and colours will be used throughout the final website design. Let your creativity decide the colour scheme, but make sure it is readable and presentable for use throughout the website. The logo will also be used for printing on promotional items.
- The whole feel of the website will be to make it an enjoyable, easy to use, and also offer good functionality... so an original, clean, crisp and simple design that is memorable, eye catching and a representative design of myViga.com would be great
please don't use stock images or clip art, submissions should be new work by the designer, many thanks.
Business Card
On the front please use logo (inc tag line), and:
- Meet gamers,
- Create tournaments,
- Join tournaments,
- Have fun
- On the back, arrange how you think looks best:
James Welsby
Founder and Managing Director
(space for mob and office number)
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When he became state's attorney two years ago, Gregg L. Bernstein created the Major Investigations Unit, pulling in elite prosecutors to go after violent repeat offenders using complex techniques.
In February, the unit took on a new case: a downtown fistfight among a group of people who work in finance.
After police had declined to charge anyone, two 29-year-olds with government clearances and no criminal records were indicted by a grand jury and taken to jail before dawn on a Friday to sit in Central Booking for four days before getting a hearing.
The defense attorneys representing the two men, who are charged with second-degree assault, wonder why prosecutors are taking such an aggressive approach to a relatively common charge. So do two city judges.
"I don't understand," Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill said Tuesday morning after hearing the facts of the case at an arraignment where the defendants pleaded not guilty. He was wondering why the case was scheduled alongside other, more serious crimes.
Earlier, Judge Althea Handy asked why the cases were taken before a grand jury, said the misdemeanor case shouldn't be on the felony docket, and asked to speak to the prosecutor's supervisor.
"I don't like this," Handy said at the hearing.
City prosecutors declined to comment. In court, Assistant State's Attorney Richard Gibson, whose roster of cases typically involves murders and shootings, has said that prosecutors believe the assault was a "brutal beating" and that their approach is appropriate.
Gibson has presented the following facts: Around 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 2, the victim, John Avirett, was walking with his girlfriend in the Harbor East area when a car drove through a stop sign and nearly hit them. Avirett hurled a water bottle at the car, Gibson said.
The car stopped, and Jeffrey Strong and John Pulley got out. A fight ensued, and Gibson said Avirett was stomped and kicked. At the bail review hearing, Gibson said the two "basically attacked" Avirett; on Tuesday, he called it a "particularly violent beating."
Police had been called to the scene at the time, and according to the defense attorneys for Strong and Pulley, the officers didn't observe serious injuries and Avirett didn't require hospitalization. The officers advised the victim that if he wanted to press charges, he should go to the district court commissioner's office, according to a police spokeswoman.
The report the officers took was among 9,784 reports for "common assaults" — a lower-level assault — that police took that year, statistics show.
The Major Investigations Unit typically takes on gang members and drug dealers.
Strong, of Elkridge, has an economics degree and has worked for 21/2 years for a government contractor as a financial analyst; Pulley, of Halethorpe, has a management accounting degree and has worked as a senior financial analyst with a software company with a government contract.
Avirett, meanwhile, works for a venture capital firm and played defensive end for the Johns Hopkins University football team while earning a degree in political science. He could not be reached for comment.
None have criminal records, and only Pulley has a prior arrest, for disorderly conduct in 2010, which was dropped by city prosecutors. He is also awaiting a hearing in a traffic case, accused of driving under the influence.
Prosecutors would not say how the case came to their attention. Gibson told Handy that the case came to him through his supervisor, Thiru Vignarajah, a former federal prosecutor picked by Bernstein to head the Major Investigations Unit. They obtained private security camera footage that Gibson said depicts the attack.
"Upon reviewing the cases, a determination was made that they would be indicted. A grand jury approved the case," Gibson told Handy. Gibson said he could have filed the charges as first-degree assault, which under Maryland law is an attack that "creates a substantial risk of death; or causes permanent or protracted serious: disfigurement; loss of the function of any bodily member or organ; or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ."
Few misdemeanor assault cases make it to Circuit Court, which has jurisdiction over felony cases and some misdemeanors. Both Handy and Fletcher-Hill told Gibson that the judge in charge of the criminal docket, Judge Barry Williams, doesn't want misdemeanor cases on the felony docket. The volume of cases in the city means defendants often face multiple postponements, and judges and attorneys alike have continually struggled to free up court space for cases that need to be heard.
Ivan Bates, an attorney for Strong, said in court last month that there was no reason for prosecutors to hold his client for days without bail. "He would have been more than happy to turn himself in," Bates said. "I've never seen anything like this. The way this came to court is extremely disconcerting."
At the arraignment on Tuesday, Bates told Fletcher-Hill that he was "angry with the state." With a trial date set for May 28, Fletcher-Hill urged the two sides to "work it out."


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Vintage photo from Arabia, Nebraska
In the 1950s and 1960s when I was growing up, Arabia, Nebraska, was just a set of corrals next to the railroad tracks. The headquarters of the Arabia Ranch (owned at that time by Johnny Drayton) was a mile or two across the meadow from the old cattle pens along the railroad. The only settlement around Arabia was the cluster of little houses and bunkhouses where the Arabia Ranch employees lived.
Whenever I traveled through eastern Cherry County in the back seat of our family car, I watched for Arabia. Most of the scenery along Highway 20 was sandy, hilly pastures with occasional cows and windmills. In comparison, Arabia and the Arabia Ranch were rather interesting.
|"Larry of Arabia", 1937.
Photo courtesy of Larry Wilson.
Used with permission.
The Wilson family's automobile, a 1935 Pontiac, appears in the background. They were driving to Valentine, because Larry's father Lawrence was interviewing there as a school administrator. He was offered the job but did not accept it, and so the Wilsons did not move to Valentine.
I see that Highway 20 was paved in 1937. My father had childhood memories of a sandy road to Valentine that went through pastures. Travelers had to open and close some barbed-wire gates along the way. That was probably in the late 1920s, around the time that Highway 20 was commissioned as an official route.
I'm amused to see in the photo that a small tumbleweed has blown in and lodged itself against the population sign -- or maybe it is growing there. Some things don't change much.
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may decide as soon as this week to appeal a judge's ruling against trading limits for oil, natural gas and other commodities, according to two people briefed on the matter.
The five-member commission plans to vote following a recommendation from the agency's general counsel's office to appeal the ruling, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the schedule is private. U.S. District Judge Robert Wilkins ruled on Sept. 28 that the CFTC failed to assess whether the limits imposed under the Dodd-Frank Act were necessary and appropriate.
The decision blocked rules scheduled to take effect Oct. 12 that were challenged by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. The associations represent JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and other banks and energy-trading firms.
Steven Adamske, the CFTC's spokesman, declined to comment.
Bart Chilton, one of three Democrats on the commission, has urged the agency to appeal the ruling. The agency should also consider a separate rulemaking that finds speculation limits are necessary, Chilton said in remarks prepared for a speech today at a High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum conference in Chicago.
The case is International Swaps and Derivatives Association v. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 11-02146, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (Washington).
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I was later informed that Phil was short for Philipe Gilbert, one of the local legends, ahhh ok, that makes sense then.
In other news, the previous evening was my first taste of Belgium Kermesse racing. And boy did it taste good. It tasted tense, nervous, angry, desperate, fast and left me yearning for a second course. 176 starters, lots of people watching, music playing, frites flying, beer flowing and big winds blowing, everything felt so very euro; so very cool.
The race was 22 laps of a 5k circuit with lots of corners but it was pretty free flowing and a lot of fun. Racing wise I didn't do much, just getting into the swing of it. Baby steps I say.
And yes, unsorted photo time from pre France and beyond...
Marco Paulo? Mais oui!
Le chambre petite
Assorted stuff in the team bus
All my dreams came true when Loh's parents visited us in Geleen and made a big pot of beef rib soup, complete with classic chilli, lime coriander garnish. Aaahhh to live with a Malaysian family...
When you are short on space, why not just conduct post race massage/physio in the hallway? At least at this stage Brad was still partially clothed...


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Apple's iPhone 5c Loses Its Shine
Apple has notified its two assemblers for the low-cost iPhone 5C that it is reducing orders related to the smartphone for the fourth quarter. The WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim speaks with Eva Dou about Apple's pricing strategy.
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Where does one begin when contemplating placement of an elderly loved one into a long term care facility?
The task of choosing a nursing home, assisted living facility or adult family home can be daunting, as is the task of determining how care will be paid for.
Firstly, it's important to gather a list of available facilities in the area. A list is available at www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov or by calling Regional Ombudsman Stacy Kellogg.
Once a list of available facilities has been obtained, Kellogg says, "The first thing we tell people to do is go visit (the facility). There's nothing like being there, seeing with your own eyes, hearing with your own ears, and smelling with your own nose."
She said to pay special attention to initial reactions when entering a facility. And, she says, "Don't judge the book by its cover. Many older facilities provide great care."
Kellogg said that ombudsmen can't recommend individual facilities, but can share specific complaints fielded by her office regarding individual facilities. This too, she says, is important.
Also important is a family's willingness to inspect the latest state survey of a facility.
Kellogg explained that each facility is subject to an annual inspection, and during that inspection, if problems are found, the facility receives citations. "This tells you what certain issues have been in the past, and it gives you something specific to look for when visiting the facility," she said. "Past issues guide you to look more closely."
It's mandated by law that facilities make surveys readily available to families. Most facilities leave most recent surveys posted in a visible location in the lobby.
Kellogg said this is another area where her office is helpful. For example, if a facility is cited for medication issues, a family member can call her office and ask if there have been any complaints regarding medications since the survey.
"This helps people make decisions with their eyes wide open," she said.
Next, how does one determine what type of facility?
Says Kellogg, "Nursing homes provide 24-hour skilled nursing, which is pretty much impossible to find in an assisted living facility or adult family home. In those facilities, usually there's a nurse on duty during the day and maybe an on-call nurse at night.
"Assisted living facilities or adult family homes may not be able to accept someone who needs help with diabetic management or someone who needs two people (to help transfer them)."
Kellogg said that it's important to understand what is called "assisted daily living tasks," like how much help the loved one needs with bathing, eating, walking and medication management. If 24-hour skilled nursing care isn't necessary, Kellogg said, "then an assisted living facility or adult family home could be very appropriate and they often (make the resident) feel better, it's more like home."
Explains Kellogg, "In an assisted living facility, residents are more independent and have more privacy because they have their own apartments. An adult family home is literally a house, usually with two to six residents."
With regard to payment options, some facilities are strictly private pay. Some allow a certain number of beds to be paid for by Medicare or Medicaid.
According to Annie Vasquez, Program Manager for Home and Community Services, DSHS, different nursing homes have different rates and once a facility is chosen, it's up to the family to find out what the rates are.
Vasquez said that most nursing homes and assisted living facilities have private rates, as well as state-pay rates.
According to information provided by Kellogg, Medicare pays for post-hospital rehabilitation and hospice care services for short periods of time. Medicaid pays for nursing home care for longer periods of time for those who are financially eligible.
Lower Yakima Valley senior citizens age 60 and older who'd like help exploring options for paying for long-term care can call Senior Information and Assistance at 1-888-549-2582.
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April 28, 2013
The Jackie Clarke Collection: Treasure Trove of Irish Historial Artifacts
After his death, his widow decided it was time to share the newspaper clippings and documents her husband had gathered over the years. So she called in historian and author Sinead McCoole to organize the collection for display. It was estimated that this job would take about 6 weeks.
Then McCoole saw the extent of the historical treasure trove. Bundles and bundles wrapped in parcel paper; fish boxes and fish boxes packed with documents; stuff, and stuff, and more stuff. Six weeks became six months, and then a year. It is eight years later and Ms. McCoole is still at it.
In all there are more than 100,000 items that provide insight into Ireland's long struggle to free itself of English rule. Some items are fragile maps and rare newspapers, political posters and editorial cartoons, books, diaries, photographs, and films.
Read more at Trove of Irish Historical Artifacts
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- Mariann Regan said...
An amazing sight. I guess my big bundle of stuff isn't so bad, after all. At least it won't take me 8 years. Thanks for telling this amazing story.
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TMC wrote:This poll was insane from the very beginning. I said that much to avoid censorship on this board, which was what you and anyone that wanted to close the thread was trying to do (please, do not take this as a personal attack. It's strictly related to the issue. Nothing more. If you were the one posting in a topic that everybody were trying to close, I'd do the same).
Bob's thread, besides how useful it may or may not be, is not against the guidelines of the board, and that means that no one has any right to say when it should be closed. If Bob alone posts there, so be it, but do not become something more than we should. There's only one Admin here, and that is Hobbes. We're just along for the ride.
That's right!
Let's just leave things the way they are and get back to the usual, meaningful conversation!


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DuPont, through its Pioneer Hi-Bred business, has awarded a grant to Iowa State University to establish a corn breeding program through support of a new faculty position and a graduate research position. The program will support the education of future corn plant breeders, according to the announcement made September 19 by both ISU and Pioneer officials.
This position will be a leading authority on the application of modern technologies to plant breeding, they say. Support for corn research and education of tomorrow's plant breeders enables continued innovation in agriculture and delivery of products which help growers meet increasing agricultural demands.
The assistant professor position will lead research in corn breeding using advanced molecular marker and genomics technologies, teach coursework in plant breeding and advise graduate students. In addition to the grant, Pioneer will provide in-kind support to the research program through use of germplasm, world-class lab and field testing resources and molecular markers.
History of Pioneer and Iowa State University date back to Henry A. Wallace
"Pioneer and Iowa State University have a long history of collaborating to improve productivity and profitability for growers," says Geoff Graham, vice president, Pioneer Americas Maize Research. "Iowa State University is a premier institute for plant breeding and we are looking forward to utilizing our diverse germplasm and technologies to educate the next generation of breeders."
Pioneer founder Henry A. Wallace received his degree from Iowa State, forming the foundation of a strong interaction between Iowa State and Pioneer. Since then, the two organizations have entered into a number of collaborations aimed at advancing knowledge in agricultural science, with scientists from both organizations coauthoring a number of scientific and grower publications.
"The ISU Department of Agronomy and its corn-breeding project have a long history of working with Pioneer that dates back to Raymond Baker, the first corn breeder hired by Henry A. Wallace. This agreement is a continuation of a long and fruitful relationship between two organizations that are committed to agriculture," says Kendall Lamkey, chair of the agronomy department and Pioneer Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding.
ISU began breeding program in 1922; first hybrids became available in 1933
The ISU Department of Agronomy, which celebrated its centennial in 2002, began its corn-breeding program in 1922 with the first hybrids available for planting in 1933. The department released B73, which became the most important inbred line in the maize industry and the parent of nearly half of all corn produced in temperate regions of the world. ISU geneticists did much of the work in the national effort to sequence the corn genome using that hybrid, which was developed in the 1970s.
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is the world's leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries. Pioneer provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere. Science with Service Delivering Success is its trademarked moto.
DuPont has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs and thought leaders it can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment. For information about DuPont and its commitment to inclusive innovation visit www.dupont.com.


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Think of brown candy and you might think of brown M&M's, brown Jelly Belly (chocolate pudding and root beer!), and Tootsie Rolls. We have all of that and more, like brown chocolate candy served up several ways (Twix, Chocolate Licorice, Chocolate Pretzels), brown taffy, Gummi Cola Bottles, and Coffee Mallows.
What are Coffee Mallows? We're glad you asked. They are plump, coffee-flavored marshmallows that pack a caffeine punch, as much as two espresso shots in some. That's inspiration to create a gift-basket for the coffee lover in your life, full of unusual treats like those, Cappuccino Jelly Belly, and Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans. That tops a Starbucks gift card any day!


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Soft and cosy to touch, a design that really does look like pebbles and are perfect for your living room or bedrooms. Don't forget the pebble cushions to complete the look in matching colours or go for a contrast.
Here at Mail Order Rugs, you can browse through a wide range of rugs to find the perfect rug for you. Please don't hesitate to contact us for more information.
Dreamweavers was founded by Warren Walker and Bobby Wisdom and is based in Little Rock Arkansas. Both men still remain at the heart of the operation and make key decisions from design to the point of sale in the American market. They also oversee all manufacturing for the global market. Their initial challenge was to find economical and ecological solutions to produce their original designs. One of their early rugs used fabric off cuts and this approach is still in existence today with the 'Executive Rug'. An observant customer will sometimes spot a small 'KFC' or 'Dolce & Gabbana' logo amongst the neck tie fabric used to produce this rug. While not recycled, these are upcycled fabrics - in other words, we make use of materials which no longer have a function.
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Urban Professionals needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Every year we have African American Professionals from around the country come to Gatlinburg TN to go skiing for their first time. It is always a blast and we want to raise the standard this year with an awesome t-Shirt for the participants.
We want a classy, fun and excitng looking T-shirt design. The reason we want it designed is because this shirt acts a a great souvenir and added promotion for our company. Here is the link to the promo we are using for this trip right now -
- We would like our logo on the shirt somewhere
- 1st line = 6th Annual Ski Trip
- 2nd line = I skied Ober-Gatlinburg!!!
- 3rd line = Jan. 23rd-25th 2009
- If possible we would like some imagery that is reflective of an African American Professionals
- On the back we want 'What happens on the mountain... Stays on the mountain!!!


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Two of our Roborovski hamsters, Bryn and Darlene, have had babies. When they were between 1 and 2 weeks old, they looked a bit like small furry peanuts. With their over-large heads, they are the same shape as monkey-nuts.
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