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The Adopt-a-Spot program will be a catalyst to organize active community participation in keeping the City of Ramsey beautiful. This program is a partnership between the City of Ramsey and its citizens. This program will build civic pride by beautifying our city streets, parks, trails, a designated spot, etc., whereby increasing safety and decreasing litter and other pollutants through trash removal and other volunteer beautification efforts.
The Adopt-a-Spot program wants individuals, organizations, or businesses to "adopt" a street, park, trail, lot, or hotspot most anywhere, and agree to keep the area cleared of litter for at least two years. (Two clean-ups per year.)
The City provides a supply of trash bags, reflective vests, and gloves to the volunteers. The City will also give the organization a certificate suitable for framing and erect a special Adopt-a-Spot recognition sign in your designated area.
If your organization decides to Adopt-a-Spot, select a representative as liaison to the Program Coordinator. Select the spot that your group would like to adopt and then complete and return the Agreement Contract. View the application (PDF).
The City deposes of collected litter for free! To schedule a pick-up you must call us at 763-433-9820 to discuss where and when you want the litter picked up.
Yes! Through the City's approval, citizens can plant trees, shrubbery or flowers along streets, plus other beautification projects. Contact the Program Coordinator and we would be happy to assist you with these projects:
When you inquire, we will let you know what "spots" have already been adopted.
You may report animal control issues by calling 763-427-6812, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 24-hour dispatch line may be contacted at 763-427-1212.
Licenses are required for all dogs over 6 months of age in the City of Ramsey. You may contact the Ramsey Police Department to obtain dog licenses. A current rabies vaccination record is required.
The City of Ramsey also offers annual pet clinics. At the annual pet clinics, veterinarians are available to offer low-cost vaccinations, and City of Ramsey staff are on hand to provide free pet licenses to clinic attendees. Pet Clinics are held in the spring. Visit the Community Events page for more information.
The Animal Humane Society offers adoption, outreach, pet boarding, training, and humane investigation services throughout the Twin Cities. The Anoka County area is serviced by the Coon Rapids location, which may be reached by calling 763-862-4030 or visiting:1141 Main Street NWCoon Rapids, MN 55448For more information please visit the Animal Humane Society.
Please refer to Anoka County's website at License Center Home Page or the License Center Birth Records page.
Building permits are required to construct, add, alter, remove, demolish, or repair a structure. Permits are also required for some maintenance items. A permit ensures proper services are provided to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare. Permit applications are available online, by visiting the building permits page or at City Hall at7550 Sunwood Drive NWRamsey, MN 55303
A copy of the current City Charter is available online at Municode or at the Ramsey Municipal Center at:7550 Sunwood Drive NWRamsey, MN 55303
Citizens can also visit our online archive for current and past Charter documents.
Citizens are able to download/print a copy of the current charter online at Municode.com. They can also view archived versions of the City charter in our online archive.Copies of the charter are also available at the Ramsey Municipal Center to view, or citizens can have one printed for them for a small fee.
Ramsey Municipal Center7550 Sunwood Drive NWRamsey, MN 55303
A copy of the City Code is available online at Municode or at Ramsey Municipal Center at:7550 Sunwood Drive NWRamsey, MN 55303
The Ramsey Municipal Center is located at 7550 Sunwood Drive Northwest.The telephone number is 763-427-1410. The fax number is 763-427-5543.
The Ramsey Municipal Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and is closed for all major holidays. For more information, please call 763-427-1410.
Meeting rooms for public use are available at the Ramsey Municipal Center Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, or to reserve a room, please email Pam Miller or call at 763-427-1410.
The City publishes a bimonthly newsletter titled, the Ramsey Resident. The newsletter is delivered via U.S. Mail to every address in Ramsey. The most recent issue of the newsletter is available online.
Exceptions are allowed for young people who are in front of their own residence, with their parents, going to or coming from a place of employment, attending school or church functions, or on an errand for a parent.
Please refer to Anoka County's website at License Center Home Page or Government Center Vital Statistics Office.
If you see a downed power line, please call 911 or Connexus Energy at 763-323-2650 immediately. Downed power lines are dangerous. Do not assume that the downed wire is insulated or is no longer energized.
Driver's licenses are available at any of the Anoka County License Centers. The Ramsey location is: 7550 Sunwood Drive NWRamsey, MN 55303
For more information, please visit the License Center Home Page. Please note that the License Centers do not offer the Driver's License Knowledge or Road Tests.
Election information, including a list of polling places and a Ward and Precinct Map are available on the Elections portion of the City website. You may also email Colleen Lasher, or call at 763-433-9867 for more information.
Smoke detectors should be checked monthly. Check them by pressing the test button. Find more details in the Smoke Alarms Safety Tips (PDF).
At least once each year. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms will produce a chirping sound if the batteries become weak. Read more in the Smoke Alarms Safety Tips (PDF).
Smoke detectors should be cleaned once or twice per year. You can do this with the brush attachment to your vacuum cleaner. please note: The detector may sound when you are cleaning it. read through the Smoke Alarms Safety Tips (PDF)
Smoke detectors have a normal life expectancy of 10 to 15 years. If you are getting false alarms from your detector, it may need to be replaced. When having problems with your detector, always remember to check the battery. Read through the Smoke Alarm safety Tips (PDF) for more information on how to maintain smoke detectors.
Yes. Professional chimney sweeps advise that chimneys be cleaned when the creosote has built up to 1/8 inch to ¼ inch. This will help prevent chimney fires. Remember: The fireplace is not an incinerator. Do not burn trash or large amounts of paper. The temperatures these items may produce can damage your fireplace or chimney. Find more resources on the Safety Tips page.
Yes! The Fire Department responds to several fires every year because a homeowner has cleaned their fireplace or wood stove and placed the ashes in a paper bag. Ashes can stay hot enough to start a fire for up to seven days. Find more resources on the Safety Tips page.
Some stains are capable of creating enough heat to start a fire as they dry (check the label). This is known as spontaneous combustion. Rags should be laid flat or hung to air dry. They can then be disposed of when completely dry. Rags should be hung or laid flat outside or in well-ventilated areas. Visit the Safety Tips page for other helpful resources, and recommendations.
Effective August 1, 2008, all existing single-family homes shall be equipped with an approved carbon monoxide alarm. read more on the Fire Prevention page.
Garage sales, moving sales, boutique and craft sales are allowed in the City of Ramsey without a permit if:
Anoka County Library maintains libraries in convenient locations throughout the area. For more information on locations and hours, please call 763-785-3695 or visit the Anoka County Library website.
The library also maintains an online catalog of its holdings on its website.
To review what improvements and projects require a City license, please visit the Licensing page for details, as well as contact information.
Water meters like any device with moving parts eventually wear out.
The entire process will be between 15 to 30 minutes.
There is no charge for this exchange.
Water meters are located in your basement typically in the laundry / utility room.
A radio read meter is a wireless meter that sends a meter reading to a drive by receiver.
This technology makes it possible to get fast accurate readings, it also eliminates the need to enter thousands of backyards and businesses since the reading can now be gathered by simply driving by your home or business.
A City of Ramsey employee will be doing all the work, they will be driving a vehicle with city markings and have a City of Ramsey badge for identification.
Yes all water meters in the city will be replaced to make the program successful.
Newer water meters will only need the register replaced. We will still have to gain assess to the meter to complete this action.
The readings will be logged to assure a correct billing cycle and then the meter will be recycled.
You should call as soon as you receive a letter. This will assure you get a time that is convenient for you.
You must call 763-433-9820 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Utility personal will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Special accommodations can be made.
City of Ramsey utility staff will be removing the device.
City of Ramsey utility staff will remove as much if the wire as possible from your home.
Please note: sometimes the wire will be left if the walls and ceilings are finished.
The new meter has a twenty year warranty on the batteries.
The City of Ramsey requires that vehicles be licensed and operable. To report an abandoned or derelict car, please call the Ramsey Police Department at 763-427-6812 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 24-hour dispatch number is 763-427-1212. If you have an emergency, please call 911.
Off-street parking in residential areas is permitted only on an improved surface. Blacktop or concrete is required in all MUSA areas. Currently licensed and operable motor vehicles, the primary purpose of which is for private transportation or recreational use, may be parked in the front yard if on a driveway or in the side or rear yard, provided they are parked on a residential parking surface that consists of either bituminous pavement or concrete in the MUSA area, or recycled concrete, bituminous, or prepared gravel outside of those boundaries.
Commercial use motor vehicles and equipment may be parked outside for short-term periods (8 hours or less) or for long terms under the following conditions:
Private and / or commercial use type motor vehicles and equipment parked on properties must be owned by the person owning or leasing the parcel. Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles registration records will be used to determine the owner of registered vehicles and/or equipment and said owner's address.
Parking is prohibited on City Streets:
Naturally occurring iron deposits have been stirred up within the water main system, this is often a result of water main flushing, which occurs in April and October. Another way this can happen is when a fire hydrant is used, either in the event of a fire near your home or unauthorized hydrant use. Whenever water is moved rapidly through the water mains, the iron deposits that settle to the bottom of the pipe get stirred up. We have also noticed a trend during hot weather, when a large number of irrigation systems are running and creating high water demand, the iron in the system can be stirred up.
Human bodies require iron to function properly, but iron, like many substances, is toxic at high dosages. However, you could not consume enough water to cause toxic levels of iron in your body.
The Environmental Protection Agency considers iron in drinking water as a secondary contaminant, which means it does not have a direct impact on health. Although it won't harm your health, iron will stain clothes and plumbing fixtures. You can stop the iron, before it enters your home, with an iron filter and water softener.
Remote control video cameras televise the entire sewer system once every five years or 30,000 feet of sewer mains per year. This video tape inspection locates existing and potential problem areas for repair including root cutting or root treating areas with tree root problems, joint sealing and short lining areas to correct infiltration and broken tile.
The entire sewer system is cleaned with a high pressure sewer jetter once every three years or 1/3 of the system annually. Pressure changes when the City cleans the sewer main may cause your toilet to flush and or create noise.
Any thing that will not totally dissolve and could plug the sewer mains such as disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, bandages, rags, and plastic bags. Watch a video on what not to flush down your toilets.
Yes. Most of the sewer system was built in the last 15 years and pipe sizing was determined anticipating future development.
Frequently televising the systems allows us to see if there are any defects in the pipe network. As mentioned the Ramsey sewer system is relatively new.
Lift stations pump the sewer up hill from a low point which enables the sewage to flow by gravity to the next low point and eventually into one of two Metropolitan Council Environmental Services interceptor sewers.
View our special assessments lookup (PDF) to find what you're looking for. Pay your special assessment online.
Similar to the sanitary sewer and water systems, the maintenance of the storm sewer system is financed through the use of a storm drainage utility fund.
Every property in the City of Ramsey that has a house and/or driveway produces run-off. The storm drainage utility is a method to provide a dedicated source of revenue for storm drainage projects and maintenance. The storm drainage system is more comprehensive than just underground storm sewer pipes. It includes the ditch systems, ponds, pipes, and wetlands that are essential to the treatment and storage of storm water run-off prior to the discharge into lakes, rivers and streams.
Other than City owned property there are no exemptions to the storm drainage utility. Residential uses, regardless of size, pay the lowest rate.
Every new development will require the installation of new storm sewer pipes and the cost of those improvements will be borne by the developer of the property. Storm drainage utility revenue will not be used for new developments.
Financing storm water management projects with the storm drainage utility is the fairest and most economical method for the residential customer. The money that is collected through property taxes is based on the value of the property rather than amount of run-off that is produced from a typical residential parcel. The storm drainage utility fee for residential land ($6.30 per quarter) is based the run-off produced from a theoretical ¼ acre lot. Commercial and industrial parcels pay a much larger proportion of the storm drainage utility revenue, as they produce much more run-off.
Please email Grant Riemer, our Public Works Superintendent, or call him at 763-433-9863. Be sure to include a location, such as a cross street or street address.
Note that some roads in Ramsey are managed by the County and the State, and requests regarding those roads are not handled by the City. This map shows County roads and State roads. Contact info for each is located below. For more details, visit our page on potholes.
The current seasonal load limits can be found on our streets page.
Yes. Water stored in water towers flows by gravity and does not require power. For the extended power outages Ramsey has its own power generator that can run the wells to pump 1 million gallons per day, enough for a limited temporary supply. Ramsey also has an interconnection with the City of Anoka which could be opened to receive water during an emergency.
Definitely. Ramsey's water meets all of the Environmental Protection Agency's health and aesthetic standards for safe drinking water.
Ramsey's water is classified as very hard with 15 to 17 grains per gallon. Water hardness is due principally to calcium and magnesium and water is generally harder in areas where calcium and magnesium rich limestone rocks are present. Ramsey pumps its water from aquifers in dolomite/limestone rock formation.
Yes. The groundwater naturally contains a small amount of fluoride. The Water Department then adds more fluoride to bring the total amount to the Minnesota Department of Health standards.
Remember that US bottled water is less regulated than municipal water and bottled water costs up to a 1,000 times more than Ramsey's water.
This is a personal decision. A water filter is not required for the municipal water in Ramsey to meet drinking water standards. If the water is not to your liking, then you may want to consider a home treatment unit. Most filters will remove the large chlorine ions, which is in the water to kill the harmful bacteria and fluoride ions, which strengthen teeth.
Ramsey has very hard water that may cause scale buildup on your fixtures, or spots on your dishes. If you are bothered by this a water softener should help. Soft water rinses off better, and you generally use less soap for your dishes and laundry.
Water pressure levels range from 55 (low) to 70 (high), with the average being 65.
On a scale of 1 to 14, the average Acid PH level is 7.
The iron content is 0.4 to 0.6 parts per million. Hardness is 15 to 17 grains per gallon.
Deposits of calcium and magnesium build up over time. These two minerals make up most of the hardness in your water. Hard water is not harmful.
Groundwater is pumped from 8 deep wells, ranging from 320 to 350 feet deep. The groundwater is located in the Ironton-Galesville aquifer. Ramsey has the capacity to pump over 10.5 million gallons per day if needed.


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If you've ever wondered if you're gay, lesbian, or bisexual, you're not alone. Many teens ask themselves this question. It is a normal part of life.
Maybe you've been attracted to someone of the same gender or you may have even kissed or had other sexual contact with someone of the same sex. But sexual behavior is not always the same as sexual orientation. Sexual orientation develops as you grow and experience new things. It may take time to figure it all out.
So don't worry if you're not sure. If over time your attraction to members of the same sex continues to grow, it's not a bad thing, it's just who you are.
Read on to find helpful information as you discover more about yourself, your friends, and your place in the world. There also is information that may help your parents understand you better.
Let's start with a few definitions.
Sexual orientation: Whether a person is attracted to a person of the same sex or a different sex. For example,
Straight (or heterosexual): People who have sexual or romantic feelings for people of the opposite gender. Men are attracted to women and women are attracted to men.
Gay (or homosexual): People who have sexual or romantic feelings for people of the same sex. Men are attracted to men and women are attracted to women.
Bisexual (or bi): People who have sexual or romantic feelings for both men and women.
Lesbian: Gay woman.
Some estimates say that about 10% of the population is gay. There are gay people of every race, age, family background, and body type. You can't tell just by looking at someone that he or she is gay. Just because a boy has some feminine qualities or a girl acts a little masculine does not mean that he or she is gay.
Homosexuality is not a mental disorder. All of the major medical organizations, including The American Psychiatric Association, The American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics agree that homosexuality is not an illness or disorder, but a form of sexual expression.
No one knows what causes a person to be gay, bisexual, or straight. There probably are a number of factors. Some may be biological. Others may be psychological. The reasons can vary from one person to another. The fact is, you do not choose to be gay, bisexual, or straight.
If you're confused or worried, it's important that you talk about your feelings. Find someone you trust to talk with. It might not be easy but in the end it's better if you do. The following are some people you may want to talk with:
Close friends or family members
Your pediatrician
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual friends
A teacher, school counselor, coach, or other adult mentor
A minister, priest, rabbi, or spiritual advisor
A local gay, lesbian, and bisexual support group
If you are nervous about "coming out of the closet" or revealing your sexual orientation to others, that's OK. Not everyone accepts homosexuality so sharing this information may be difficult for you. Some people wrestle with this for years before finally deciding to do it. Others keep their sexual orientation a secret for their entire lives.
Remember that only you can decide the best time to share this information with your family and friends. Do not feel pressured to "come out" before you are ready.
The following are some things that might help as you decide:
Learn from others. Talk to other gay friends about their experiences. This may help you know what to expect. Gay youth organizations also can be a great source of support (see "Resources" at the end of this publication).
Choose a good time and place to tell your family. If this information comes out during a family conflict or crisis, it may be even harder for them to accept it.
Be prepared for a variety of reactions including shock, denial, anger, guilt, sadness, and even rejection. Remember, you have had time to accept your identity. Give your family and friends time, too. Try to stay open, honest, and patient.
Sexual activity. Most teens, whether they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight, are not sexually active. In fact, not having sex is the only way to be completely protected against sexually transmitted infections (STIs). But if you choose to have sex, make sure you know the risks and how to stay safe.
Always use a condom. HIV, AIDS, and many other diseases are spread during anal, vaginal, or oral intercourse. Gay males and bisexuals must be particularly careful and should always use latex condoms to protect against these diseases. Lesbians should use latex dental dams to help avoid STIs.
Avoid risky sexual practices. Using alcohol and drugs before or during sex, having unknown sexual partners, or having sex in unfamiliar or public places can spread STIs and other serious health problems or lead to unwanted pregnancies.
See your doctor. Regular checkups are important to make sure you stay healthy. They are also a great opportunity to talk with your pediatrician about any questions or concerns you have about STIs or other health issues.
Make sure all of your immunizations are up-to-date. Check that you have had 3 doses of the hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a virus that can make you very sick. It can be spread through contact with body fluids.
Substance use. Avoid using drugs or alcohol to relieve depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Doing so can lead to addiction. Drug and alcohol use can also lead to unsafe sex.
Mental health. Isolation, rejection, ridicule, harassment, depression, and thoughts of suicide—any teen may feel these things at some time. However, gay and lesbian youth are more than twice as likely to attempt suicide than straight teens. About 30% of those who try to kill themselves actually die.
Counseling may be helpful if you feel confused about your sexual identity. However, avoid any treatments that claim to be able to change your sexual orientation, or treatment ideas that see homosexuality as a sickness.
Discrimination and violence. Gay and lesbian youth are at high risk for becoming victims of violence. Studies have found that 30% to 70% of gay youth have experienced verbal or physical assaults in school. They also may be called names, harassed by others, or rejected by friends and family.
There are things you can do to avoid becoming a victim of violence, especially at school.
Talk with someone you trust. A trusted school counselor, administrator, or teacher should be told about any harassment or violence you have experienced at school. You have the right to attend a safe school that is free from discrimination, harassment, violence, and abuse.
Get involved in gay/straight alliances at your school (or help form one). These groups can help promote better understanding among gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth, and other students and teachers.
Join a gay youth support group in your community.
Encourage your parents to join a support group. See "Resources" at the end of this publication for groups for parents and family members of gay and lesbian teenagers.
Finding out your son or daughter is gay, lesbian, or bisexual can be difficult. Parents often feel guilty. They ask themselves questions like, "Did I do anything to cause this?" "Should we have done something differently when he was a child?" "Is it my fault?" Questions like these are common, but do not help.
Rejecting your child also is not a good response. It may have been very difficult for your child to come to terms with her or his sexuality. But it could be devastating if you reject her or him at the same time. Your child needs you very much!
So take a deep breath and think. Take a little time to come to grips with your child's news. You may need to readjust your dreams for your child's future. You may have to deal with your own negative stereotypes of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people. But you must not reject your teenager. He or she is still your child and needs your love and support.
Your teen did not choose to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Accept her or him and be there to help with any problems that arise. Your pediatrician may be able to help you with this new challenge or suggest a referral for counseling. You also may find it helpful to talk with other parents whose children are lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Check "Resources" at the end of this publication for information about support groups for parents.
The Hetrick-Martin Institute
Lambda Youth OUTreach
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
OutProud, the National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Youth Guardian Services
Youth Resource A Project of Advocates for Youth

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Eleven associates and one of counsel, in various offices throughout the firm, and practices, were elevated. Baggett previously served as an associate in the firm�s Tampa office.
Baggett was also chosen to be a member of the 2013 class of Fellows, participating in a landmark program created by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.
�This is a singular honor for Lori,� said Gary Sasso, president and CEO of Carlton Fields. �Lori joins a select group of experienced attorneys from diverse backgrounds who have been recognized for their potential as leaders in their organizations.�
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Now We Know Why IU Was Recruiting Bud Mackey: His StashPosted by rtmsf on December 18th, 2008
(* for those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Mackey, click here for his personal saga….)
The Indianapolis Star reported tonight that former Hoosier standout Eric Gordon spent time living off-campus during last year's tumultuous season in large part because of the drug use that was occurring among members of his team. He declined to name names of the users, but he did say the following:
Gordon didn't say which players used drugs, but he said D.J. White and two others still on the team were among those who did not. Attempts to reach White and several other former players were not successful. Gordon said Sampson "tried to stop it," but the coach "was just so focused on basketball and winning and everything." Gordon said he spent considerable time with a family friend in Bloomington because the atmosphere around some players was so bad he didn't feel comfortable on campus. "Sometimes it felt like it wasn't even a real basketball team because of all the turmoil that went on," said Gordon, now a starting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. "I was just thinking about that the other day. It was so crazy that all that stuff threw off a good season and made it a waste, basically. "It was really tough for us to be around each other all the time off the court because we were so separate."
If true, this confirms one of the oft-repeated rumors in Bloomington as to the seedy underbelly that led to the demise of Kelvin Sampson possibly even moreso than his ridiculous phone call scandal. Certainly if Sampson had knowledge of certain players using drugs and he "tried to stop it" but ultimately turned a blind eye to the matter, then Indiana administrators – no dummies, them – would have caught wind of this problem and looked for any way possible to get rid of him. This also explains the mass exodus that took place both prior to and upon Tom Crean's arrival in Bloomington.
We do have one question for Eric Gordon, though, and this in no way should be taken to suggest that we think HE was involved in any illegal activities. But, it's a little hypocritical to throw a bunch of your teammates under the bus for a failed season when your own numbers dropped significantly in the last two months of the season, isn't it (see above fg%)? Perhaps he'd argue that his mind wasn't into it anymore because his teammates were more concerned with snorting blow than beating Izzo, but we think, as the best player on the team, he should have taken some responsibility and looked into the mirror with the rest of the clowns to explain IU's miserable finish in 2007-08 (8-6 after beginning 17-1) .
Update: We wanted to address a post by the Indiana blog Cannot Falter, which accuses us of shooting ourselves Plaxico Burress-style by failing to mention that Gordon was suffering through an injury to his non-shooting wrist through the second half of the 2007-08 season. They're right in that we should have mentioned it as a contributing factor, and for that omission, we apologize. They're wrong in that we still don't believe that was the sole reason for his precipitous decline in play, ESPECIALLY after Kelvin Sampson was fired (the wrist injury was on Jan. 29; IU's first game w/o Sampson was on Feb. 23). Not only did Gordon's FG% drop to a disastrous 32 percent over his last seven games post-Sampson, but he also committed 4.2 turnovers per game in that span (from 46.6% and 3.4 tos). Was that all due to his wrist injury? Or did he quit playing and lose focus along with the rest of his drug-addled teammates in those games after his coach was let go? You tell us.


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For those not up to speed with the latest happenings in reality TV, a show called The Voice is set to expunge across UK plasma screens and tabloid newspapers very soon. As you'd expect for a mindless Saturday night extravaganza, the show's format is standard fare: a panel of judges passes comment on auditioning singers who are subsequently appraised by the watching square-eyed masses, with the winner taking home a neat, but ultimately unrewarding, record contract.
So what?
Well, The Voice sells itself with an added twist. Instead of focusing on the entire 'package' on offer, the judges hone in on one attribute: the voice. Before seeing the goods, the panel – which in the States contains the rapidly decomposing Christina Aguilera – chooses those who make it into the business end of the competition based only on the strength of their vocal-chord busting prowess. Oh, the authenticity of it all.
As anodyne as it seems, the show does form an intriguing basis for debate. Who in today's current musical climes would cut the muster in a blind audition? Would Beyonce manage to holler her way to public approval without the taut jiggle of her derriere? Could Justin Timberlake brace himself for an audition knowing his artillery of robotic-jiving and A-list collaborators was as redundant as his acting acumen? And what about Cheryl Cole? Could she succeed if… actually, let's leave that one alone.
One man who'd surely have no problem progressing past the blindfolded preliminaries is Fionn Regan. In full flight, the Irish-born songsmith's pipes coax a remarkable sound. Soaring and swooping with eagle-like effect, Regan's spine-tickling intonation is the auto-focus of his work, rising beyond the arrangements that form the backbone of his work. If The Voice is looking for a surefire bet, Regan is all they need.
But this strength can work its way into a flaw. Too often Regan's records are vocally imposing, yet musically lacking; too frequently his towering cries capture attention, only to be released by a lack of musical clout. Somewhere along the way he seems to miss the vital connection between his natural and creative abilities. Sadly, new record 100 Acres of Sycamore does little to redress the detachment.
Laid to tape in just seven days, 100 Acres… was recorded live in a quest to stay true to the integrity of Regan's songwriting. And, to an extent, it's an aim well struck; the confessional narratives and layers of instrument bleed a sincerity that bypassed last year's folk-rock throbber The Shadow of an Empire. But while Regan produces an undoubted cosiness of sound, there's a lack of bite to the record and a distinct hum of sterile predictability percolating through its spine.
On their own, these candle-burning canticles float with poignancy and poise. 'Lake District's ivory key balladry is an opulent tearjerker, wailing out a symphony of string and gentile guitar plucks. More positivist in rhythm, 'For Nightingale' finds Regan tingling out scales like Rufus Wainright without the drama school histrionics, crowing "You're a star" as though it's the climax to some love-sloshing Disney animation.
When he gets it right, it's an instrumentally rich affair; strings, piano and acoustic guitar are woven into a fine tapestry of contemplative melody. The quivering title track is testament to Regan's ability to fine tune. His gorgeous, tear-soaked strain coils around the weeping violin and officious percussion, lilting and wilting its way through a soundscape so sparse and atmospheric it could rival Cave at his balladeering best.
Yet, as a whole, the record has one obvious flaw: it's dreary. Too much of 100 Acres... passes over without need for recognition. The melancholic tint of 'North Star Love' is indeterminable from 'Dogwood Blossom''s equally emotive plodding. Likewise, the bleak, mournful narrative and minor-key weep of 'Vodka Sorrow' swills along at the same painful pace as '1st Day of May', so much so it's barely noticed that a distance of two tracks segregates the pair.
Ultimately, 100 Acres of Sycamore biggest failing is its own consistency. A banal collection of candle-lighting acoustic numbers, it's little more than a mild-mannered soundtrack to a bourgeois dinner party in suburbia. He may well have the voice, but Fionn Regan needs something more powerful to convince the record buying judges he's worth their vote.
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First there was 10 Simple Ways to Green Your Halloween. Now here are 10 Simple Ways to Green Your Thanksgiving and reduce your impact on the earth. Pick one or two or do them all. Every little bit helps. 🙂
1. Be aware of the amount of packaging in the foods you purchase. For example, instead of buying a can of pumpkin to make a pumpkin pie, buy a pie pumpkin. Instead of buying a ready-made pie crust, make your own from scratch.
2. Just say no to environmentally destructive factory farms. Buy a free-range Heritage turkey or go meatless.
3. Buy organic. Buy local. Whenever you can, buy organic foods. Organic foods aren't just better for your health, they are better for the earth and animals as well. If you can buy local foods and reduce your meal's carbon footprint and support your local economy, all the better.
4. Use a cloth tablecloth and cloth napkins. No disposable paper products.
5. Use real plates, glasses and silverware. If you don't have enough place settings for all of your guests, ask them to bring their own. Again, the trick is not to use any disposable paper/plastic products.
6. Centerpiece. Use things from around the house to make a one-of-a-kind Thanksgiving centerpiece. Have your kids help! Or if you must buy flowers, make sure they are organic.
7. Eat your leftovers. Make sure you put away leftovers in a timely manner into the refrigerator or freezer. If you don't think you will eat them all, send some home with your guests.
8. Compost your table scraps.
9. Recycle anything that can be recycled.
10. Be thankful. Don't forget to express your gratitude for all that you have, including the earth.
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- From Super Eco – 5 Ways to Green Your Thanksgiving
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|A spectator holds one sponge cube in his closed hand, the magician touches his hand with a coin and the coin multiplies to two. The spectator then holds the two, and another touch of the coin causes them to multiply to three. Finally the three cubes are plainly placed in the hand, "Would you believe there are four now?" asks the magician. He touches the hand with the coin and when he spectator opens his hand, he only has one but a larger one cut into the shape of a figure four. This is a simple, clean sponge routine that produces a great effect without any complicated moves or slights. 003nufgo00550
|A puzzler that will keep people guessing. The magician shows a small metal lock. He hands the lock to a spectator and asks them to open it. They are unable to do so. Then without touching the lock, the magician tells the spectator to now hold the lock behind their back (it is a bashful lock). The lock opens! Simple and easy to do. No skill required. Complete with detailed instructions. 02nufro00050
|Remember the television program I Dream of Genii? A small red plastic bottle is displayed to the audience. Sticking out of the vase is a small rope. A spectator is asked to remove and then re-insert the rope into the bottle to show how easy the rope comes in and out of the bottle. The magician takes the bottle and turns it upside down but the rope doesn't fall out. But that's not all, the magician grabs the rope and is able to swing the vase back in forth on the rope. Have the rope and bottle somehow become attached? Not so commands the magician. He has the spectator simply grab the rope and it easily comes right out of the bottle! The rope and bottle can then be examined by the volunteer! 002nufro00130
|The magician displays two beautifully machined brass checkers. One checker is white and the other is black. He places one checker in each hand and closes his fists. When he opens his hands, the checkers have changed places! Again the magician closes his fists, and when they are reopened, the checkers have changed places yet again. Of course the audience suspects that the checkers are black on one side and white on the other. Indeed the magician then confesses and shows that indeed each checker is white on one side and black on the other. The magician then proceeds to "explain" how to handle the trick. Only this time when the checkers are displayed, the two checkers have changed colors! One checker is blue on one side and red on the other, while the other check is yellow on one side and green on the other! The checkers then can be thoroughly examined! There is nothing to palm away and the trick is quite baffling. Beautifully made, this is fine magic at its best. 0001NUFFI00140
|The magician displays a pocket knife. He shows it on both sides but when the pocket knife is given a quick flick, the knife changes color on both sides! Or the knife can be pushed through the fist and it changes color. A duplicate knife is included in case you want to hand the knife out for examination or do the routine where the knives apparently keep changing places with each other. A great pocket trick. 006FOLIF-0286 or 057NUFlo00170
|Pocket knives are interesting personal objects. Commonly carried as they were in Walter Jeans day, the Color-Changing Knives effect remains one of the most popular and intriguing effects in magic. On this incredible DVD, you will find great routines, moves, techniques, and ideas from some of the great contemporary close-up magicians to put together your own amazing routine.
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Running Time Approximately 37min 0021RUMDVDWGCCKNIVES
|A small plastic folder is displayed. On the inside there are two colored dots, one on each face, one blue and one black. The magician closes the folder and reopens it. The spots have changed to red and yellow! The folder is closed once again and the spots have now changed to blue and yellow! Everything can be handed-out for complete examination! 051nuffm00080
|With two rubber bands and two hands, the magician can create a moment of astonishment! The magician's fingers are "locked" together with two ordinary rubber bands. Then as if clipped from a movie, the bands magically melt apart. The illusion is so perfect it looks like trick photography! Clear illustrated instructions explain every detail of the trick. All necessary props and some bonus material are included. 052nuffi01260
|This great feat looks impossible, defying the laws of physics! The tubular "peg" (also sometimes called a Devil's Hook) will allow you to place a leather belt (as in the belt your wear around your waist to hold your tousers up) through the slit. The hook will then balance on the tip of the finger apparently defying gravity! Very simple to perform. Anyone can do it! A great trick for kids and a neat item to carry in your pocket.
|Three cups are displayed. Three small fuzzy balls vanish, appear, and penetrate the cups. A complete routine is included with these economy plastic cups. Easy to do and a great trick for the beginner! For more professional types of cups, check the Ball Effects section of our website. We also carry an array of books and instructional DVD's as well. 571nuffi02550
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Using ColdFusion, HTML, And CSS To Stop Spam Form Submissions (Revisited)
For anyone who has posted a comment on my blog recently, you know that I was using a random Math equation to stop automated spamming via form submission. It worked amazingly well; I have only gotten a few spam comments (maybe 5) over the past 6 months or something. Having had such success with that, I thought I would take that idea and make even better so that the user pretty much doesn't have to do anything but submit the form.
This idea, like the previous Math idea, is based on the fact that a user will not see page elements hidden by CSS classes but a spam bot will see them. Since most spam bots do not render the page, they tend to submit all form fields present in the HTML. So, what we need to do is get the spam bot to submit form fields that a user would NOT submit. Furthermore, we need to do this without Javascript 'cause we can't depend on a user to have Javascript.
To get this to work, first I have to come up with a random value:
- <!--- Get the de-spamming value. --->
- <cfset REQUEST.DeSpam = RandRange( -30, 30 ) />
Then, in the blog comment form, I output this value as an encrypted HEX value:
- <input type="hidden" name="de_spam" value="#Encrypt(
- REQUEST.DeSpam,
- )#" />
Here, I am using the encryption key "SECRET_KEY_ONE" but you would make something up for your own form (this is a demo only).
The next part of this solution uses two sets of CSS classes for input fields. One set hides the input, the other set does nothing:
- /* Hide these inputs. */
- input.HideA,
- input.HideB,
- input.HideC,
- input.HideD,
- input.HideE,
- input.HideF,
- input.HideG,
- input.HideH,
- input.HideI,
- input.HideJ,
- input.HideK,
- input.HideL{
- display: none ;
- visibility: hidden ;
- }
- /* Show these inputs. */
- input.ShowA,
- input.ShowB,
- input.ShowC,
- input.ShowD,
- input.ShowE,
- input.ShowF,
- input.ShowG,
- input.ShowH,
- input.ShowI,
- input.ShowJ,
- input.ShowK,
- input.ShowL{}
I am spelling out the CSS class names here so you can follow along, but in the actual solution, the CSS class names are much more random (so that spammers cannot guess things easily).
Then, on the ColdFusion side, I have a comma-delimited list of these two sets:
- <!--- Set up the good class list. --->
- <cfset lstGoodClasses = "ShowA,ShowB,ShowC,......" />
- <!--- Set up the bad class list. --->
- <cfset lstBadClasses = "HideA,HideB,HideC,......." />
Then, I pick a random "good" class from the list of visible classes. I take this class and I randomly insert it into a list of bad classes (repeated twice for lower guessing probability):
- <!--- Get a randomly chosen good class. --->
- <cfset strGoodClass = ListGetAt(
- lstGoodClasses,
- RandRange( 1, ListLen( lstGoodClasses ) )
- ) />
- <!--- Insert the good class into the bad class. --->
- <cfset lstAllClasses = ListInsertAt(
- ListAppend(
- lstBadClasses,
- lstBadClasses
- ),
- RandRange(
- 2,
- (ListLen( lstBadClasses ) * 2) - 2
- ),
- strGoodClass
- ) />
At this point, the variable "lstAllClasses" contains all but one CSS classes that will hide any input field that it is attributed to. We also have the ONE good class (the only class in the list that shows an input field) in the variable, "strGoodClass". Using this full list of classes, I output a form submission button for each class:
- <!--- Loop over the class list. --->
- <cfloop index="strClass" list="#lstAllClasses#" delimiters=",">
- <cfsilent>
- <!---
- Check to see if the current class is our good class.
- This is the input whose name will contain the valid
- encrypted despamming key.
- --->
- <cfif (strClass EQ strGoodClass)>
- <!--- <br>
- Encrypt the valid key with a DIFFERENT secret
- key than the hidden form field is encrypted with.
- --->
- <cfset strButtonValue = Encrypt(
- REQUEST.DeSpam,
- ) />
- <cfelse>
- <!---
- This is a "bunk" submission button. Set a random
- fractional value so that we don't accidentally
- duplicate the real value.
- --->
- <cfset strButtonValue = Encrypt(
- (RandRange( -30, 30 ) & "."),
- ) />
- </cfif>
- </cfsilent>
- <!--- Output the form submit button. --->
- <input
- name="de_spam_#strButtonValue#"
- type="submit"
- value="Post Comment"
- class="#strClass#"
- />
- </cfloop>
Several points to see in the above code:
- All the submission buttons are named "de_spam_" PLUS an encrypted value.
- All the submission buttons outputted have CSS classes take from the list we created. Remember, this list only had one GOOD CSS class. This means that of all the submission buttons written to the page, only ONE should be rendered visibly on the page (but all will be in the page's source code).
- All the encrypted values in the submission button names are encrypted using a different secret key than the original de-spam value. This will make it near impossible to match the hidden form field to the submission button names.
- Only one of the outputted submission buttons (the one with the GOOD CSS class) will have an encrypted value (as part of its name) that matches the original de-spam value.
Ok, so what's with all this hubbub? The reason this works is that form submission button values are ONLY submitted as part of the form data if the user clicks on it. That means that the only one of the form submission buttons will be submitted by the user (since only one submission button is visible to the user).
Now that's all on the form side; let's take a look at the ColdFusion form processing side. This is the code I use during the form data validation:
- <cftry>
- <!--- Get the key count for despamming. --->
- <cfset intDeSpamCount = 0 />
- <!---
- Decrypt the despam value that has been submitted by the
- user. Since this value has been submitted as part of a
- form field KEY, we have to loop ove the form fields to
- find it.
- --->
- <cfloop item="strKey" collection="#FORM#">
- <!--- Check for the proper key prefix. --->
- <cfif FindNoCase( "de_spam_", strKey )>
- <!---
- Only get the decrypted value the first time we
- hit this type of form field.
- --->
- <cfif NOT intDeSpamCount>
- <!---
- Decrypt the key suffix to get our de spam
- test value.
- --->
- <cfset FORM.de_spam_test = Decrypt(
- UCase(
- ReplaceNoCase(
- strKey,
- "de_spam_",
- "",
- )
- ),
- ) />
- </cfif>
- <!--- Increment the key count. --->
- <cfset intDeSpamCount = (intDeSpamCount + 1) />
- </cfif>
- </cfloop>
- <!---
- Decrypt the despam value that we are testing
- against. This was the orignal random value that
- we generated.
- --->
- <cfset FORM.de_spam = Decrypt(
- FORM.de_spam,
- ) />
- <!---
- Check to see if the two values are the same. Also,
- check to make sure that only ONE dynamic de-spam field
- was submitted. If they are more than one, then it was
- an automated SPAM submission.
- --->
- <cfif (
- (FORM.de_spam NEQ FORM.de_spam_test) OR
- (intDeSpamCount NEQ 1)
- )>
- <cfset REQUEST.FormErrors.Add(
- "Please submit the form by clicking on the 'Post Comment' button"
- ) />
- </cfif>
- <!--- Catch any despam errors. --->
- <cfcatch>
- <cfset REQUEST.FormErrors.Add(
- "Please submit the form by clicking on the 'Post Comment' button"
- ) />
- </cfcatch>
- </cftry>
Here I am getting the hidden form field value as well as the submit button value, decrypting them, and comparing them. Notice that I have to loop over the FORM collection to get the dynamic submission button keys. We only decrypt the first value that we come across. However, we keep track of the number of dynamic submission values passed in. The idea here is that only a SPAM bot would submit more than one and a standard user would submit ONLY the one that they clicked on.
I only put this into effect this today, so I don't know how effective it is, but so far no spam has gotten through (except for three comments that got posted in the short time while I was working out the kinks). In order for a SPAM bot to circumvent the spam protection, they would either have to decrypt both the form values or randomly submit the correct form button. Since the de-spam value changes every page run, this becomes unlikely. I suppose the spam bot could submit the form data multiple times with different form fields excluded... but that's a problem I will tackle when I get to it.
So now, no more math questions. No more CAPTHA text. The only down side is the user has to physically click the submit button... but that's not so bad, is it? Oh and their browser has to support CSS... but if it doesn't do that - yikes!!!
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<tt>The only down side is the user has to physically click the submit button... but that's not so bad, is it? </tt>
Well, kinda. You can submit forms by hitting "enter" in just about any field other than a textarea. I think there are enough keyboarders (like myself) who would submit forms like that.
Does the user get any indication that their entry was not accepted? I waffle on whether they should or not. If you tell them, the spammers can fine-tune, which is bad. If not, you end up ignoring your users, which is far worse -- unacceptable for many projects.
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Then do it.
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Fellow developer, I completely agree with you. This was one implementation and is, in fact, not the one that I use any more. I use the keyboard quite heavily and this method was hurting my usability (let alone anyone else's).
What implementation are you using instead?


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Skype's Incredible Rise, in One Image
Telecommunications research company TeleGeography keeps a close eye on the global telecom system, and for years has documented the shift to Internet-based calling via Skype, even as traditional mobile and landline networks also keep growing.
In 2013 alone, Skype carried an estimated 214 billion minutes of international "on-net" calls (from one Skype app to another, rather than calls made from Skype to a regular phone), TeleGeography said in a report released today. That's up 36% on the previous year.
More importantly, Skype's traffic was almost 40% the size of the entire conventional international telecom market — that is, for every ten minutes spent making international phone calls on every mobile and landline network in the entire world, four minutes are spent on Skype. The service is gradually eating its industry.
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text: This summer, the National Aquarium welcomed some very special guests for a very special evening. Nine wounded soldiers from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center were able to live a dream and scuba dive in the Aquarium as part of their rehabilitation programs. These veterans, who participate in a program called Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba (SUDS), were taught the basics of Aquarium diving and safety procedures before plunging into the world of sting rays, sharks, and more than 50 species of fish. Each diver was accompanied in the water by dive professionals from the Aquarium. The animals responded exceptionally well and greeted all of them. Calypso, our green sea turtle who also happens to be an amputee, was very curious and interactive. One of the double-amputee veterans was in the Wings in the Water exhibit and Calypso came over to look at his prosthetic legs and then just sat down in his lap. She was a huge hit with all of the veterans, and everyone had a great time! The National Aquarium is honored to have worked with these heroes, and we look forward to doing this again soon! Tags: calypso, dive, diver, divers, diving, fish, military, scuba, sea-turtle, sting-rays, veterans, wings-in-the-water, wounded-warriors Categories: News Previous Post Next Post


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Spot the Actual British Aristocrats!
Quiz time! Of the four names below, some were friends of Charles Lee, the British army lieutenant colonel who became the Continental Army's second most celebrated general before flaming out.
And some are characters created by P. G. Wodehouse.
Can you sort these men into the proper categories?
- Clotworthy "Tatty" Upton, formally Lord Templetown.
- Capt. Primrose Kennedy of the 44th Regiment of Foot.
- Godfrey "Biscuit" Brent, formally Lord Biskerton, heir to the Earl of Hoddesdon.
- Arctic explorer Constantine Phipps, later Lord Mulgrave.


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These new figures show that compared to 1990, around 12 000 more children's lives are saved each day.
Declining child mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa
An annual report on under-five mortality found that in sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the highest number of child deaths in the world, the speed at which the child mortality rate is declining doubled from 1.2 per cent a year during 1990-2000 to 2.4 per cent a year during 2000-2010.
"The news that the rate of child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa is declining twice as fast as it was a decade ago shows that we can make progress even in the poorest places, but we cannot for a moment forget the chilling fact of around 21,000 children dying every day from preventable causes," said Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director. "Focusing greater investment on the most disadvantaged communities will help us save more children's lives, more quickly and more cost effectively."
Rate of progress
Between 1990 and 2010, the under-five mortality rate dropped by more than one-third, from 88 deaths per 1,000 live births to 57.
Unfortunately, this rate of progress is still insufficient to meet Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4), which calls for a two-thirds reduction in the under-five mortality rate by 2015.
"Reductions in child mortality are linked to many factors, particularly increased access to health care services around the newborn period. As well as prevention and treatment of childhood illnesses, and improved nutrition, immunization coverage, and water and sanitation," said Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director General. "This is proof that investing in children's health is money well spent, and a sign that we need to accelerate that investment through the coming years."
Greatest improvements seen in countries where children are most vulnerable
Some of the greatest improvements are in countries where children are most vulnerable.
One example is Niger, where the 1990 under-five mortality rate was 311 per 1,000 live births. To address the often large distances between people and health centres, a strategy of deploying trained community health workers to deliver high-impact interventions at thousands of new health posts across the country was used. In 2010, Niger was one of the five countries with the greatest absolute reductions in overall under-five mortality rates, together with Malawi, Liberia, Timor-Leste and Sierra Leone.
Dr. Chan and Mr. Lake agreed that the commitment of governments and the implementation of strategies to overcome local constraints to access and use of essential services are critical success factors.
The report shows that newborns and infants are the most at risk of dying, and there has been less progress for them than within the under-five age category as a whole. More than 40 per cent of under-five deaths occur within the first month of life and over 70 per cent in the first year of life.
Disparities persist
The improvements and progress are encouraging – but stark disparities persist. Sub-Saharan Africa is still home to the highest rates of child mortality, with one in eight children dying before reaching five – more than 17 times the average for developed regions (1 in 143). Southern Asia has the second highest rates with 1 in 15 children dying before age five.
Under-five deaths are increasingly concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia. In 1990, 69 per cent of under-five deaths occurred in these two regions – in 2010, that proportion increased to 82 per cent. About half of all under five deaths in the world took place in just five countries in 2010: India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan and China.
The new estimates are published in the 2011 report Levels & Trends in Child Mortality, issued by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME), which is led by UNICEF and WHO and includes the World Bank and the UN Population Division.
About UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME)
IGME was formed in 2004 to share data on child mortality, harmonize estimates within the UN system, improve methods for child mortality estimation report on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and enhance country capacity to produce timely and properly assessed estimates of child mortality. The IGME, led by the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organization, also includes the World Bank and the United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs as full members.
The IGME's independent Technical Advisory Group, comprising leading scholars and independent experts in demography, provides technical guidance on estimation methods, technical issues and strategies for data analysis and data quality assessment.
The IGME updates its child mortality estimates annually after reviewing newly available data and assessing data quality. The 2011 child mortality report contains the latest IGME estimates of child mortality at the country, regional and global levels. Country-specific estimates and the data used to derive them are available from the child mortality database of the IGME.
About UNICEF
UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
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I'm a big fan of Sleek Make Up palettes, so when I heard that there was a new limited edition one being released for the party season, I jumped on it right away. This one is called Sparkle and it contains 12 gorgeous eyeshadows as usual. Most of them are sparkly, but they have also included a matte black (Noir) and 2 metallic shades (Gold Ribbon and Tinsel). The rest of the eyeshadows are very sparkly and there's a good mix of colours: plums, blues, purples, plus a gorgeous green and an outrageous bright pink are also included. This palette is certainly not for those who don't like colours, there isn't a nude shade in sight, but then Sleek palettes are usually packed with colours.
I really like it that Sleek have changed their packaging from the old style see-through plastic sleeve to prettier boxes. This palette has a blue outer box with lots of sparkles - very festive! Inside it's the usual black matter slimline palette with the words "Sleek Make Up" printed across it. Inside the palette you find a very useful mirror, a double ended sponge applicator (meh) and the eyeshadows. The names of the eyeshadows are printed on the plastic cover inside, which goes over the eyeshadows. I tend to throw these plastic covers away as they get in the way, so I guess it would be better if the shade names were printed on the back of the palette. But I personally don't care about the shade names that much anyway, so I don't mind.
The eyeshadows are very smooth and pigmented as usual. I swatched them on bare skin and they showed up fantastically. I would recommend using a base under them though as they do stain a bit, especially the darker shades. Plus I always use a base anyway, but that's just me. Not sure how easy it would be to create looks from this palette alone unless you're going for a very dark smoky eye and there isn't a highlighter shade included, but I'm sure we all own our own highlighters and other eyeshadows anyway. All in all I think this is another great palette from Sleek Make Up and if you want to pick it up, I'd urge you to do it asap as they won't be around for long. Available from Superdrug and online from Sleek Make Up (they deliver worldwide I believe) for £5.99.
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EDITORIAL: DARFUR: Chad | The Camps
Following government funded violent pogroms against Ethnic Africans in the Darfur region of Sudan, millions of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) fled the abuses of the Janjaweed militias into neighboring Chad, a long and arduous trek from a region three times the size of France. Tribal grazing fields soon became massive refugee camps, overflowing with the maimed and hungry. NGO aid organizations and the UN rushed to control the influx of the refugees, running buses between the conflict-ridden border and numerous tent cities. Entire villages and tribal populations now live in plastic tents and impromptu mud-huts centered on speedily installed water pumps. A massive humanitarian disaster, not seen on the worldwide stage since the genocide and aftermath in Rwanda has continued to develop.


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Powerful jets of water and ice shoot into space from the south pole of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, in this 2009 composite image from the Cassini spacecraft. (The image has been rotated so that south is "up.") The water squirts through narrow cracks, called tiger stripes. It may come from a large ocean of mineral-rich liquid water below the moon's surface. Cassini has made several passes by Enceladus, and will swing just 50 miles above its surface on March 27. [NASA/JPL/SSI]
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Saturnian Encounters
The Cassini spacecraft has a busy few days coming up. The probe will scan five of the moons of Saturn, taking a look at everything from clouds to geysers.
Throughout the period, Cassini will take regular looks at the largest moon, Titan. It's enveloped by a thick, cold atmosphere, with clouds of frozen methane floating through its skies. Cassini will watch the motions of the clouds to plot the big moon's weather.
The craft will also look for tiny moons orbiting Titan itself, as well as another moon, Rhea. And it'll make its closest approach yet to the small moon Janus, which shares an orbit with yet another moon. The two of them work together to clear out a gap in Saturn's rings.
The star of the week, though, is Enceladus. Geysers of water and ice shoot into space from "hot spots" near the moon's south pole. Cassini has taken several close looks at that region, and at the geysers.
Tomorrow, it's scheduled to swoop to within 50 miles of the surface of Enceladus. The craft will approach from the nightside, so it'll see the spray of ice backlit by the Sun. It'll then pass around to the dayside, providing a 3D view of the geysers, plus one of the best looks yet at the hot spots that give them birth.
Enceladus is too small and faint to see without a telescope. But Saturn is in good view. The bright golden planet rises in mid evening, close to the left of Spica, the brightest star of Virgo. The pair arcs high across the south during the night.
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Content Is Advertising, Advertising Is Content: Media Company Buys Ad Firm That Makes Good Content
from the that's-how-it-works deptThere's an interesting Technology Review article about a new YouTube video campaign called ThinkR, which is trying to create videos of smart people talking about interesting things (think sort of TED-like, but a little flashier. and at least of the ones I've seen, with less substance). However, the Tech Review article highlights the oddity of an ad firm owned by a media firm making interesting content:
It goes on to note that some of their videos... have advertisements before them, and it's possible that "Radical Media produced both the "advertisement" and the "content"!" Of course, I'm not so sure why or if that's all that surprising. As we've been pointing out for years, it's not just that advertising is content, but that content is advertising as well. Good content always advertises something. Bad content doesn't advertise anything, even if it's designed as an "advertisement."
Here's how Radical Media describes its "entertainment" division:
AS THE LINE BETWEEN advertising and entertainment blurs, our Entertainment division is a solution to a changing media landscape. In conjunction with our Design + Digital Group and Integrated Marketing team, we work closely with our agency, network, and brand partners to integrate their visions into the DNA of the content we create.
In addition to films and music videos, Radical Media also makes television commercials and, well, "transmedia."
Here's where it gets really confusing: While Radical Media is essentially an advertising firm, it was purchased in 2010 by the RTL Group, which owns 46 television channels and 9 radio stations and is Europe's largest mass media company. In other words, a media company owns an advertising firm that moonlights as a media company. Huzzah!
Having an "ad agency" that knows how to make good content, first and foremost, is a lot more important than having a firm that knows how to make a "good advertisement." If you can make good content, you can figure out how it advertises something and act accordingly. If you're just focused on making a good advertisement, you'll often make bad content. So I actually think it's a good thing that ad companies and media companies are focusing on content first. I recognize the risk that many people worry about: that this makes "content" into something that's more "advertorial," but that's not what we're discussing here. It's the exact opposite. Purely "advertorial" content isn't good content. It's deceptive and annoying. When the mix of content and advertising works, it's because people want the content and actively seek it out (think Old Spice Man) rather than "hiding" an ad in the content -- which is more likely to turn people off.
Somehow, these two ideas too often get conflated. But if everyone's focused on creating good content first and foremost, that seems like a good thing -- even if that content comes from "an advertising" firm.
Filed Under: advertising, content, marketing, thinkr
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It is always advisable to consult professional meeting planners if you dream of planning successful business meetings. These are professionals who are very knowledgeable and who are certain to make your event a successful one. It is not mandatory to seek the services of one however, since with a few guidelines, you can successfully plan a meeting. Below are quality tips to help you out.
The theme is very important. It is important that the agenda is compelling so that you can attract a lot of attendees. It is true many business people like to attend events, but no one is going to attend any event that sounds dull. Additionally, the agenda should have one theme to avoid overwhelming your attendees. Remember the theme is what holds your meeting together.
You have to choose a convenient date for the meeting. Even with the most appealing agenda in this world, a meeting that is not scheduled on convenient date is likely to be assumed. Depending on the main reason of the meeting, choose the best time for everyone. If it is a seminar for instance, scheduling it in the morning is advisable. Appreciations are best scheduled after work. Do not schedule them on holidays.
The guest list you compile must be an appropriate one. Remember that your business agenda must address a specific audience. It is therefore important that you carry out some research on any guests you would like to invite, to ensure they are well suited. If your meeting is open to the masses, get in touch with them as early as possible. Advisably, you should invite guests of similar rank like yours.
Make a point of inviting your guests as early as possible. This is one of the most crucial factors that determine the attendance you are going to get. In addition, you have to constantly remind them about it, especially those who have confirmed that they are going to attend. Come up with unique ideas to create excitement for the event.
The partners you choose must be reputable. This is a business meeting, and any business partners you choose must have the best reputation ever. Take your time to research comprehensively about any partners you would like to be involved with. Researching on the internet about a company is advisable, but it is not enough. Consider asking around about the company in question.
No meeting can be successful without a viable budget. Make a point of planning well in advance to avoid getting unpleasant surprises in the long run. If there will be food and accommodation, plan appropriately so that you know the amount of money the event needs. Equipment and labor are other things that should be planned for in advance as far as money is concerned. You should also set aside enough money for unforeseen expenses.
You have to be flexible when planning business meetings. Anything can happen and you need to know what to do. The equipment you have hired might not work, your chief presenter might get held up somewhere or maybe the caterers fail to show up. Prepare yourself for such incidents so as to tackle them well in case they arise.