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Earlier today, our bus fam headed over to Volunteer Park to raise our voices in support of other families' rights. (We were not down with the three-bus trip–48 + 43 + 10–to a park two miles from our house and so took the 48 north and made the rest of the trip on foot.) At the rally, we saw many folks who had been on the 48 with us and recognized many of our favorite bus regulars. (You know you're a bus chick if…, item #21: "When you're at a big gathering [sporting event, festival, concert, fair] you see several people you remember from the bus.")
I have to say, all the clever, 8-themed signs had me wishing (yet again) that my third-favorite route, which would have gotten us within spitting distance of the park, ran on weekends. But I digress.
For Chicklet-related reasons, we left the festivities early. We weren't the only ones.


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Two St. Bonaventure University students have been awarded grants from the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Simone Bernstein of St. Louis, Mo., graduates May 11 with an honors degree and a bachelor's degree in altruism and entrepreneurship. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awarded her a grant to research age-related hearing loss at the University of Toronto. The grant is for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Rebecca Weitzel of Dansville, N.Y., graduated magna cum laude last May from St. Bonaventure with a degree in elementary/special education and will earn her master's in childhood literacy on May 11. She was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant to work for 10 months in Malaysia, but declined the award because she had already accepted a two-year contract to teach second grade at the Al-Bayan Bilingual School in Kuwait.
"To have two students awarded Fulbright opportunities in the same year is a remarkable achievement, a testament to not only how talented these two young women are, but to the faculty and administrators here who helped them navigate the intensive process to apply for the grants," said Dr. Wolfgang Natter, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.
"I am particularly grateful to Bryan Messerly, who served this past year as our Fulbright adviser, and join him and our faculty in congratulating Simone and Rebecca."
Bernstein will work with Dr. Claude Alain to investigate how older adults' brains compensate for reduced speech representation in the auditory cortex. Alain's lab at the University of Toronto is at the forefront of investigating the speech motor system in compensating for age-related declines in comprehending speech, she said.
A student in St. Bonaventure's combined-degree Franciscan Health Care Professions program, Bernstein will begin medical school at George Washington University Medical School in fall 2015. She was granted a one-year deferment to allow her to accept the Fulbright grant.
"When I learned that I received the Fulbright, I was excited about the opportunity and honored to receive the grant," Bernstein said. "By completing the project, I will better understand the effects of age and background noise on the cortical mechanism of speech perception. … I want to pursue a career focused on the health and wellness of older adults."
Fulbright awards to study in Canada offer a unique opportunity to explore important contemporary issues relevant to Canada and the United States and the relationship between the two countries, according to the Fulbright website.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the United States government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by Congress to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect support. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The program operates in more than 155 countries worldwide.
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With their qualification fixtures for the 2014 World Cup set to begin once again next month, Peru have unveiled their new home shirt, tailored by Umbro. The South American giants have once again looked to the history of their nation and their heritage on the football pitch for inspiration, combining to create a modern shirt that will inspired both players and fans.
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The white shirt features the red sash across both the front and back of the shirt, an iconic part of Peru's football shirts for a number of years. The shirt also features a sun symbol embroidered on the back of the neck, a subtle reference to the ancient civilizations that were the founding fathers of what is known as Peru today.
The shirt, which is crafted from a comfortable and lightweight cotton/polyester blend, also features a ribbed red and white striped v-neck collar, offering comfort and movement to the wearer. Overall, the shirt continues a fine series of designs that Umbro have tailored for Peru, and we're sure the team will look smart when they step out in the new kits for their game against Venezuela on 7th September. If we hear of any ways that you can purchase the new shirts here in the UK or in Europe, we'll be sure to let you know!


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Visitors at the Autosport International show in the UK earlier this month got their eyeballs flushed by a a new, hyper-orange track-day car: the Zolfe Orange. Powered by a 1300cc Suzuki Hayabusa motor, the 1300-lb Orange has a composite body built on a tubular spaceframe chassis. The Hayabusa mill, hooked to a six-speed manual, produces 175hp of juice — which, with all the lightness, offers up zero to 60mph times in the 4.5-second range and a top speed of 135mph. Oh wait, there's also a turbo option, which boosts horsepower to 350 and turns the little coupe into an orange pavement eater — zero to 60 in 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 150mph. The Orange starts at the equivalent of $44,653.29. Street legal? Uh huh.
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We started by making some child sized gingerbread people with craft materials. After the kids painted the paper cutout, they sprinkled with cinnamon on the wet paint. Smells really yummy!
The kids used fancy scissors to make paper ric rac for trim with a few simple shape cut outs. One friend colored the eyes so they would be "more prettier". There was a great discussion about adding eyelashes, but the discussion went by the wayside by the time they'd finished with the other features.
On Friday, we invited parents to come in and help us make some gingerbread houses in small groups. It was a lot of fun, a fabulous creative, sensory experience! I am so thankful for such wonderful parents that came to help. (And they are all working parents, but still managed to find time to help us out!)
It turns out that the parents had the most important job of all--hold the house together!! (I promise, next time we'll read the directions well beforehand, and we'll know to let the houses set up for a bit before decorating! ;)
While the parents held the houses in place, the kids decorated like crazy!
I'll try to come back and post a pic on Monday of the one that collapsed before setting while we were outside at recess. By the time we returned, it finally had set--in collapse mode!


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I made a youtube playlist for Dion over at Bodytonic. Thought I'd share it here also and try and get back into the old blogging game again.
Opening Title - Halloween III: Season of the Witch - 1982
The opening title sequence by John Wash for Halloween III is a wonderful marriage of sound and vision. This sequence plays on the hypnotic power of television and hints at how the film plays out. Alan Howarth & John Carptenter ditched the infamous Halloween theme for a score even more sinister & doom laden. Something evil is being transmitted slowly through our tv screens, pixelated line after line. Watch this underrate movie to find out what.
Oh, there is an interesting interview with John Wash over at Art Of The Title, if your into that kind of thing.
Cabaret Voltaire - No Escape - 1979
Taken from The Cab first album "Mix Up". "No escape" is a cover of 60's nugget by American garage band "The Seeds". The video is great, just them in the lake district, rocking out. Love Richard H. Kirk's heavy distorted guitar and Chris Watson tape echo caterwauls . Hard not to shout along with Stephen Mallinder as he gurns "No escape". No Escape indeed.
I'm So Hollow - Touch (Live) - 1981
Another Sheffild post punk band but unlike Cabaret Voltaire they are relatively unknown. I dont know why that is, their one and only album, "Emotion/Sound/Motion" is killer, gem after gem. Im surprised it hasn't got a re-release yet? Great to see some live footage for them, this seemingly being the only video though. Taken from the hour long documentary "Made In Sheffield - The Birth Of Electronic Pop". Shout outs to Dan Gray for the hot tip.
Primitive Calculators - I Can't Stop It - 1980
I still dont know much about this Auzzie synth punk band other than a couple of songs. Hopefully do a homage of this vid for a Children Under Hoof video. The music is so brutal and hypnotic. Rudimentary thumping drum machine over dueling white noise synth/guitar attacks, with a pulsating synth bass line propelling it forward as two vocalist shout over each other about mundane, never ending arguments. Pretty perfect in it's two & half minute execution.
Palais Schaumburg - Wir bauen eine neue Stadt (Live) - 1981
I'm glad someone had the foresight to film Palais Schaumburg back in 81', so we can see how mindblowingly brilliant they are live. Note the young Moritz von Oswald (Basic Channel) drumming in the video, like his life depend on it. Bureau B re-released their self titled debut last year which this song is taken from.
DAF - Der Mussolini (Live) - 1981
Like Palais Schaumburg, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft were also as it turns out another dynamite band, live and on record. The raw physicality of both Robert Görl pounding relentlessly on the drums and Gabi Delgado-López throwing himself about the stage is total intoxicating to watch. I wish more shows where this engaging, my own too.
Beverly Hills 90210 - Club Scene - 1991
I read online somewhere that Tones on Tail (The Side project from Bauhaus rhythm section that surpass their original group) were featured in an episode of Beverly Hills 90210. Who would have known the whole scene would be pure gold, "This place is never again". I shorten it down from the sake of the mix but both clips are worth viewing if and your into that sort of thing.
Trisomie 21 - The Last Song (live) - 1986
Quality live track from North France outfit, Trisomie 21. The original version appeared on their rather terrible three album, "Chapter IV". "The Last Song" (first song on the album) was the clear highlight. Which is a shame considering how the first two albums are essential coldwave classics. Network Awesome posted up the original footage of this fan made vide back at the start of the year.I was a little guttied to find out the club isnt in Europe but in San Diego, the Stratus Dance Club to be precise.
Front 242 - Controversy Between - 1983
For the next track, we go a little further north, to Belgium and like Philippe and Hervé Lomprez's Trisomie 21, it's the first couple of releases that gets my blood goin'. Especially the EP which this song is taken from,"Endless Riddance"EP. It's a pity everything post 85' or so when straight up industrial. The fight at the end of the video is too good..
Borghesia - Noćne šetnje - 1984
Love this early unreleased (?) version of Noćne šetnje from Slovenian electronic body music band, Borghesia. It's a far darker and gothic version of the song compared to the LP version. Like Front 242, their later atypical EBM / Industrial work holds little interest. It's the more dark, minimal synth sound from their first few releases, I find far more appealing.
Iron Curtain - Black Gloves (Live) - 1983
Rare VHS Basement footage of my one of my favourite American cold wave synth bands. This is the only band footage of them on the net and they have feckin' Duke Nukem on Minimoog, Amazin'. "Black Gloves" only surfaced in 2008, on a compilation of demos & live Iron Curtain on Pylon Records. They also re-released all Iron Curtain vinyl discography, all three singles and their only EP. I pick the lot up in a handy double vinyl compilation called Desertion 1982-1988 also on Pylon..
A Clockwork Orange - Promanada Fight Scene - 1971
An interlude if you will. One of many iconic scenes from Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange".
"...suddenly, I viddied that thinking was for the gloopy ones, and that the oomny ones used like inspiration and what Bog sends. For now it was lovely music that came to my aid. There was a window open, with a stereo on, and I viddied right at once what to do."
Whirlywirld - Window to the World - 1979
So I tried to keep the playlist as visually interesting as possible, this might be the only exception since its a video of moving stills. The stills are from the cult Australian 80s punk movie "Dogs In Space" which features songs by Whirlywirld.& Primitive Calculators. Taken from Whirlywirld debut EP from 79', "Window to the World" is one of the finest post punk/ new wave songs you'll likely hear. For a great pre Whirlywirld interview of Ollie Olsen & Rowland S. Howard (The Birthday Party) aged 19 & 17 respectively, go here.
BLANCHE BLANCHE BLANCHE - "Fireworks" - 2012
Taken from "Wink With Both Eyes", one of four albums they released last year alone and is easily my favouite LP of the year, out on my favourite label of the year, "Night People". Recorded on a Yamaha MT8X eight track, all 16 fast paced portasound pop ditties by Zach Phillips and Sarah Smith are so cleverly constructed, with strange chord structures and sweet pop boy/girl vocals melodies. You can listen to the whole album here.


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Calvin Klein's new sunglasses offer up a little storage with your UV protection thanks to a 4GB USB flash drive embedded in the right arm.
Too bad these glasses can't store the images you see. Last week at the beach I saw some things I would like to remember. Then again, I saw other things that I would reaaaally like to forget. At any rate, they will be available for $200 this October—just in time for...fall? [Men.Style via GetUSB via Technabob via Geekologie]


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Kathleen "Kate" Grable, 92, Chattanooga, Tenn. passed away on Aug. 28. She was born on June 26, 1921 to the late Oren and Lula Leota Miller in Madison County, Ind.
Kate was the world's best wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She was an accomplished Avon Sales Representative and won various awards for her gift of connecting with people. She enjoyed crafts, card games, and spending time with her loving family. She remained very active her entire life, involved in Christ United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Good News Sunday School Class, Naomi Circle, Holy Rollers, Quilting Hands-Seeking Hearts, Single Ladies Supper Club and worked at the information desk. She was also a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House, the Bethleham Center and was a Gray Lady at Wabash County Hospital. She donated 86 units of blood to the Red Cross. Kate will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
Kate is preceded in her passing by her late husband of 48 years, Edward E. Grable; her grandson Mike, and several of her siblings.
She is survived by her son, Ed (Janice) Titus, Clermont, Fla.; daughters, Beverly K. Ball, Sebring, Fla., Diane (Bill) Jay, Cleveland, Tenn., and Betty J. Grable, Chattanooga, Tenn.; grandchildren, Alan (Tammie) Jay, Angie Jay, Mark (Cindy) Gray, Mick Gray, Heather (Rob) Slingerland, Nicole (Tom) Jenkins, Melanie Titus, and Amanda (Jacob) Titus; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild.
A memorial service will take place in Chattanooga, Tenn. at the Christ United Methodist Church on Thursday, Sept. 12. Family will receive friends from 6 p.m - 7 p.m. with a service beginning at 7 p.m.
An inurnment graveside service will take place in Wabash, at the Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made in memory of Kate to any of the following organizations: Mike Conley Hospice House, 2100 Oakley Seaver Blvd., Clermont, FL 34711 or online at https://donate.cshospice.org/, the Susan G. Komen Foundation Attn: Donor Services, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309, and/or the American Heart Association 1101 Northchase Parkway Marietta, GA, 30067.


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I get a few people every now and then who ask me how I've set up Gmail to manage all of my accounts.
It took me a day or two to get everything migrated and organized, and it does have a couple of drawbacks, but I do love it.
- Google has all your stuff – this is questionable on both ethical and practical levels. To address the practical aspect – I do back it up to my computer via Thunderbird when I remember, but I should do it every day. [ETA – I now backup automatically by having all of my computers running Google Gears.]
- Sometimes the main account address will sneak through in the header depending on what email client the receiver uses. It makes me wish I had set this all up through my elliecollier account rather than the account with the funny name I set up to amuse my brother. But at this point I don't feel like investing the effort to make the switch.
- One (web-based!) ring account to rule them all
- Google's search functionality
- All the Gmail goodies – including mobile Gmail that works on my phone, grouping conversations, etc.
How I did it:
Under settings->accounts I set up all the accounts I wanted to monitor, including the "send mail as" options.
For my work email I used About's How to Import Mail from Mozilla Thunderbird in Gmail to get all my old email into Gmail. There might be better options out now.
Then I ran gobs of filters to get labels on as much as possible. Some of the filters I just used to get initial labels on, others I've kept permanently. I also use tons of labels. In my personal account I have a label for each person I email regularly. In my work account I have labels for teams, projects, list servs, etc.
I also use Better Gmail, which gives me the multiple signatures for the various emails as well as the Folders4Gmail feature. I use this to chunk out some of the accounts – my personal email, my work email, and my personal blog email. Look through that Better Gmail link for all the goodies there are if you're not familiar with it.
Work email skips the main inbox and goes right to the ACC tab. This is so I can check my email from my phone away from work and not be inundated with work email. While I'm at work, I live in the ACC section.
I also have my work email as the default "from" address. It means that sometimes friends accidentally get emails from my work address, but stops me from accidentally sending work emails from my personal address.
As for items getting lost once they're off the front page, I rarely have a second page to my inbox. I try to keep it as empty as possible. If I can answer an email relatively quickly I do. If it doesn't require any action from me, I label it and remove the acc label so it's out of my ACC inbox. I skim list serv items and delete or archive them. If I'm overwhelmed with list items I go into the list's label, select all the unread ones and remove the acc label so they're out of my ACC inbox. Then I can go back to them when I have time. Once I have the quick stuff dealt with I tend to work top down through my email tackling the bigger projects.
I think that covers the basics. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll update this post with more info.
ETA – Migrate All Your Old Gmail to a New Gmail Address from LifeHacker


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Today on Cute Crochet Chat, I am pleased to present a recently published crochet book, "Totally Simple Crochet", Over 30 Easy Projects for the Home and to Wear, published by Trafalgar Books.
Most of us who crochet would agree with the book's author Tove Fevang, "When evening comes and I'm rather tired after a long workday, getting out the crochet hook and some yarn re-energizes me. Everything else melts away as I relax with my crocheting".
Aren't we all lucky to have something like crochet to feel so passionate about?
If you are new to the art of crochet or if you have been crocheting for years, you will find a project in this book that you want to make. From dishcloths to baby hats to scarves and afghans, there is something for everyone! Each project is well photographed and some of the beginner designs have step-by-step photographs that will help you breeze through the instructions. The crochet designs in this book are just what they say, "Totally Simple", but that does not mean beginner-only. Fevang uses a wide variety of interesting crochet stitches to create some very pretty designs that will be popular with every skill level. Even some of the beginning projects have interesting crochet textures!
The book begins with Abbreviations and General Crochet information. Each stitch used is outlined with a nice description and the photographs are very clear. The Materials section lists several tips and techniques by the author written in plain language to help you as you begin to crochet.
For the beginner, there are also several pretty colored dishcloths that will take you through learning all the basic stitches in crochet, each color a different stitch and edging! I love this idea for the novice crocheter, who will have something useful when practice time is over!
Some of my favorite projects include:
Hexagonal Block Afghan (I love the color patterns chosen for this design)
Net Bag (I love the stitch pattern used)
Blanket with Flower Border (love all the different colored flowers)
Potholders (done with dc post stitches)
Half Gloves (fingerless gloves)
Pink and White Scarf (it uses a very interesting stitch pattern)
Totally Simple Crochet is available from:
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Trafalgar Books website
Trafalgar Books has donated the book for our giveaway! In order to be eligible to win, become a FOLLOWER OF THIS BLOG in the left sidebar (if you have not already done so!) and leave a comment on this post. Let us know the title of the last crochet book your purchased and why you bought it. It should be fun to see what responses we get!
PLEASE, PLEASE don't forget to leave your contact information and/or email address, so we can contact you if you are the winner!
One lucky winner will be drawn at random at the end of the contest!
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The images are incredible. They're candid, personal photographs of rock royalty: John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.
They are from the personal collection of Patti Daley, a Southern California woman who has stored them for decades underneath her bed in her home two hours east of Los Angeles. The collection features dozens of photographs of the Beatles post-breakup in the early 1970s.
Inside the photo albums are documented proof of what Beatles fans have only read about in books and magazines: the biggest rock stars in the world were still working, playing and at times even living with each other in Southern California in the early 1970s.
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"All of them were very good friends and always kept in touch," said Daley.
Daley was the ultimate rock 'n roll insider. Her boyfriend at the time was Jesse Ed Davis, the go-to guitarist on nearly all the Fab Four's solo albums.
The now 64-year-old Daley said she always carried her camera in her purse, ready to capture the rock icons who drifted in and out of her life.
Often the gathering place for Lennon's crew of musicians and friends was his rented beach house in Santa Monica. Daley captured that era like no other: photos of Ringo Starr leading backgammon games around the pool; Eric Clapton with his then-girlfriend Patti Harrison shooting pool inside the house. She also photographed a young Mickey Dolenz goofing around on the beach, and a picture of legendary "The Who" drummer Keith Moon lying on shag carpet inside the house.
"Keith was one of a kind. I always called him 'Moon the Loon,'" Daley said.
She also has two rare photos of Paul McCartney playing a baby grand piano in Lennon's living room. It was the first meeting between the two musicians since the Beatles breakup in 1970.
"I had gone into the house to use the bathroom," said Daley. "He was playing. It was so full and so beautiful, and I just crouched down and took the shot. But it didn't even faze him."
As for what Daley remembers about that legendary meeting: "I wasn't sitting right there when they were talking. I was always off doing something else. I didn't want to intrude. But I remember it being very pleasant."
Daley's favorite picture is one of Lennon and Harrison at the Troubadour nightclub in west Los Angeles.
"It just shows who they were. John with his rock 'n roll button and George just being his beautiful, spiritual self," said Daley. "And that was his mate. He was just being patient and loving him."
Daley was there during the now-legendary, alcohol-fueled recording sessions for singer Harry Nilsson's "Pussycat" album, a record that Lennon produced.
She has several shots of Ringo Starr during that time, as well as Lennon's then-girlfriend May Pang, who was his constant companion during his 18-month separation from wife Yoko Ono.
"I think John had left and wanted to get away and do something different," remembers Daley. "I know he missed Yoko, but I think he was just letting it out, being with the boys."
Follow @TaraWallis for the latest on Rock 'N Roll Treasure.
Editor's Note: NBCLA will have a series of reports this week on this "Rock 'N Roll Treasure." On Tuesday, we bring you more never-before-seen photos from The Rolling Stones and The Faces.


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Slightly change those traditional recipes
We are just a few days away from Thanksgiving. Have you thought about looking over some of your traditional Thanksgiving dinner recipes to see if you can adjust a few ingredients to lighten up the calories or sodium? After all, the average American adult will consume about 2,000 calories at Thanksgiving Day dinner alone!
With a little change here and there though classic recipes can be updated to save calories.
Substitute healthier ingredients to save calories:
- Mashed potatoes: Replace butter, cream and whole milk with nonfat buttermilk or low-salt broth
- Yeast rolls: Replace white flour with whole wheat or ground oats
- Turkey basting: Replace oil or melted butter with low-salt broth or apple cider
Focus meal planning on healthy foods:
- Serve fish for the entrée, just like the Pilgrims.
- Feature vegetables for the Thanksgiving meal like oven-roasted Brussel sprouts or green beans, spinach salad with dried cranberries and sliced fresh apples, and mashed acorn or butternut squash.
- Fill half of your plate with vegetables, one-quarter can be the starch like potatoes and the other quarter the lean protein.
- Enjoy fruit-based desserts such as apple crisp and baked pears.
Other tips to stay balanced on Thanksgiving Day:
Be sure to eat breakfast and lunch so that you don't arrive at the holiday dinner starved. Drink calorie-free beverages for most of the day. Put dessert on hold, and get in a walk after the holiday dinner before having that sweet treat.
Although Thanksgiving Day is well-known for overindulging in food, its purpose is to enjoy our family and friends. The whole food prep process can be fun for the family. Even the children can help out with stirring and mixing or decorating and setting the table. After eating holiday dinner, take a break from the kitchen and enjoy a long walk with the family. Then, everyone can all come back and pitch in with the dishes.
About the Author
Rita Smith is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator. She's been working in the field of nutrition and disease prevention for more than 35 years and currently works at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. Each week, Rita provides nutrition counseling to clients who have a variety of disorders or diseases including high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroparesis and weight management. For these clients, food choices can help them manage their health problems.


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Felony Offenses
A felony offense is a serious criminal offense for which a person can be sentenced to a year in county jail, a state prison commitment, and/or a fine. Felonies also carry with them serious collateral consequences. One such consequence is a lifetime prohibition from owning or possessing a firearm in the State of California. Your attorney will explain the collateral consequences to you. Typically you will be appointed a public defender at your first court appearance if you do not have the funds to retain a private attorney.
If you have been charged with a felony in Yolo County, your case will proceed in the following manner:
Arraignment is your first appearance in court. You will be advised of your charges and asked if you have a private attorney or the funds to hire your own attorney or request the services of the Public Defender. You also have the right to represent yourself, however, in most circumstances this is not a wise decision.
If you are in custody, the judge may hear a motion to see if you should be let out on your "own recognizance" (OR). This means that you promise to return to court and to not to commit any criminal offenses. Your attorney will make the decision on whether or not it is appropriate for the court to hear this motion.
If you are in custody the judge may also consider releasing you on supervised OR. This means there will be rules that you will have to follow while your case is proceeding and a probation officer you will need to check in with.
If you are not released on OR or on supervised OR, you have the right to have the judge set bail on your pending case. In addition, a hearing regarding releasing you on your OR, or bail, may be set within two court days of your arraignment. For violations of probation, you are not constitutionally entitled to bail and the court may decide you are not entitled to bail on a violation.
Typically you will enter a plea at your arraignment. A plea is when you plead "Not Guilty", "Nolo Contendere" (No Contest) or "Guilty." Your attorney can explain the differences to you.
If you enter a plea of not guilty, you have the right to a preliminary examination within ten court days (this does not include weekends and court holidays) and no later than sixty calendar days. If it is necessary to continue your case beyond that deadline in order to prepare your case, you may be asked to "waive time." Waiving time is common for those clients who are out of custody as it allows you and your attorney more time to be flexible with your schedules in setting future court dates and appointments. If you agree to waive time, you retain the right to a preliminary hearing, but the hearing may not occur within the statutory time frames.
Pre-Preliminary Hearing Conference
After discussing your case with you, your attorney will discuss your case with the District Attorney and the Court to see whether a resolution agreeable to you can be reached. If a resolution cannot be reached your case will proceed to a preliminary hearing.
Preliminary Hearing
The purpose of a preliminary examination is for a judge to decide whether there is "sufficient cause," or "probable cause," for the judge to believe that one or more of the crime(s) charged were committed and that you are the person that committed that crime.
At the hearing, the prosecutor calls witnesses and puts on evidence. The District Attorney will call witness at the preliminary examination, but not necessarily all of the witnesses related to your matter. Your attorney will ask questions and might also present evidence, (however, for tactical reasons, presentation of such evidence is rare), but this is a decision your attorney will make in consultation with you.
At the end of the preliminary examination, the judge will decide whether the evidence produced establishes probable or reasonable cause to believe that you committed one or more of the charged offenses. If the judge decides there is no probable or reasonable cause, then you win and the case against you will be dismissed. The judge may also reduce the charge to a misdemeanor, however Not all offenses can be reduced. Your attorney will advise you regarding this. However, if the judge decides there is probable or reasonable cause to believe you committed one or more charged crimes, then the judge will issue an order requiring you to stand trial and set a date for you to be arraigned on the information.
Arraignment on the Information
Your arraignment must be done within fifteen calendar days of your preliminary hearing. At this court date you will be informed of the charges that have been filed and that you will face at your jury trial.
Trial Readiness Conference
The next court appearance is your trial readiness conference. At this time your attorney will discuss your case to see if it can resolve. If not then they will discuss whether or not both parties are ready for trial.
Jury Trial
This is a court proceeding to determine whether or not the charges against you can be proven. If you do not waive time, your trial must be set within sixty days of your arraignment on the information. At a jury trial twelve members of the community listen to evidence and decide whether or not the charges have been proven. You are presumed innocent and cannot be found guilty unless the prosecution has proven to the jury that each element of each charge has been proven by proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
If you are found not guilty your case ends. If you are found guilty then the court will set a further date for judgment and sentencing.
Judgment and Sentence
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At The Plate – The Smokies trailed 3-0 early but fought their way all the way back to win this one 5-3. Arismendy Alcantara continues to be a threat in the Smokies lineup, he was 3-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base (his 5th in the last two games), and a run scored. Jae-Hoon Ha was 1-for-4 with a two walks, and two runs scored. Justin Bour had the biggest hit of the day, and he was the most productive, he was 1-for-3 with three walks, and three RBI's.
On The Mound – The Smokies nearly exhausted all their options on the mound as they used six pitchers in the victory. Kyle Hendricks got the start, he only made it through two innings giving up three runs on five hits while walking one. The next five Smokies pitchers went nine scoreless innings combined, giving up just two hits, they did walk six guys, and struck out four. Trey McNutt got the win out of the pen going two scoreless innings giving up one hit and walking one.
At The Plate – Another high scoring wild game for the Daytona Cubs, unfortunately the D-Cubs came out on the short end last night. Zeke DeVoss had another solid game from the lead-off spot going 2-for-4 with a walk, and an RBI. Javier Baez is starting to get locked in at the plate going 2-for-4 with an RBI, and a run scored, he's now hitting .226 on the season (six hits in the last three games). Jorge Soler made his return to the D-Cubs lineup after serving his five game suspension, he went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Stephen Bruno continues his hot start going 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored, he's hitting .407 on the season.
On The Mound – P.J. Francescon got beat up again but didn't get the loss, he worked three innings giving up seven runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out two. Eduardo Figueroa took the loss in this one, as he worked three innings giving up two runs on three hits while walking four and striking out two. Austin Reed was beat up as well, he worked 1.2 innings giving up four runs on four hits while walking four as well, and striking out two. Sheldon McDonald worked 1.1 scoreless innings, he walked two and struck out one.
At The Plate – Kane County trailed 5-0 early but came right back to take a 8-5 lead by the 4th inning but stumbled late in losing 9-8 to the River Bandits. Five different players had at least two hits for the Cougars. Gioskar Amaya was 2-for-5 with two doubles, and two runs scored from the lead-off spot. Marco Hernandez was 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored, with a caught stealing. Willson Contreras was 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI's, a walk, and a run scored. Daniel Vogelbach was 2-for-5 with an RBI, and a run scored in the loss.
On The Mound – Lendy Castillo was roughed up in this one, as he worked four innings with five runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out six. Justin Amlung didn't fare much better out of the bullpen going 3.2 innings giving up three runs on three hits while walking two and striking out one. Steve Perakslis took the loss going 2.1 innings giving up one run on two hits while walking one and striking out one.
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Headline inflation unexpectedly eased to its slowest pace in eight months in October, a welcome relief from a string of bad data but still high enough to be a headache for policymakers struggling to balance the need for growth with taming prices.
Wholesale prices—India's main inflation gauge—rose an annual 7.45 percent, the slowest pace since February, government data released on Wednesday showed.
The figure was slower than the 7.81 per cent recorded in September, as food and fuel prices rose less quickly, and less than the 7.96 per cent predicted in a Reuters poll of analysts.
With India's economy on track to grow at its worst pace in a decade, and a general election due in just over a year, the government has been pressing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut interest rates to revive growth. But the central bank has rebuffed those calls, saying prices are still rising too fast to risk loosening policy.
The latest inflation reading is still seen as too high for the RBI to bow to pressure from the government and businesses by cutting rates at its next policy review in December. However, it could do so early next year.
"Despite the downtick, elevated inflation will prevent the RBI from easing aggressively," said Jyoti Narasimhan, senior principal economist, IHS Global Insight.
"With inflation unlikely to recede substantially, we no longer expect the RBI to soften its stance and cut policy rates on December 18 to support flagging economic growth."
India's financial markets were closed on Wednesday on account of Diwali.
Dismal data
Data on Monday showed the monthly trade deficit climbed to its highest-ever level, while industrial production surprisingly contracted, dashing hopes that the economy was regaining traction.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is trying hard to get the economy back to the near double-digit growth that helped project India as a rising global power and helped Singh's Congress party win two back-to-back elections since 2004.
But with state polls looming and a general election due in 2014, an economic revival would help Singh generate resources to fund big-ticket welfare programmes meant for his party's core constituency comprising poor and rural voters. It would also help mitigate anger at rising prices.
Singh said in a speech over the weekend that his government had "dispelled doom and gloom" about the economy with a series of policy steps, including curbing fuel subsidies and liberalising foreign investment rules.
But investors are clamouring for the government to do more. They want Singh to push ahead with a reform agenda that has progressed fitfully, calling for a more business-friendly tax regime and speedier clearances for infrastructure projects.
Singh has faced opposition to flagship policies from powerful regional allies as well as opposition parties, setting the stage for another stormy parliament session when it reconvenes on November 22.
"The (inflation) number is better than what most people had expected, but based on the past experiences there is a likelihood of the numbers getting revised," said Rupa Rege Nitsure, chief economist at Bank of Baroda in Mumbai.
The government revised up August inflation to 8.01 percent from the 7.55 percent initially reported.
"The Reserve Bank will wait till the headline inflation falls by 100 basis points more. The government is putting on pressure, but the Reserve Bank will not succumb to that pressure until the inflation comes down to the comfort zone," Rupa Rege Nitsure said.
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Anna Rita Emili-Absolute Box Small House Post Disaster
At Design Interviews
Interview with Anna Rita Emili : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Anna Rita Emili : Our architecture can be defined experimental that is we experiment the impact a particular space has on people. Those effects, mainly related to the phenomenological and perceptive aspect, as Merleau Ponty meant, take their inspiration from a series of phenomena inherent to the contemporary reality that influence the conception of the living space by changing the individual behaviour living space is meant both public and private). We are talking about phenomena permeating the urban area (mobility, speed, complexity, etc…), natural phenomena (desertification, floods, earthquakes), or events concerning the whole world which, even interacting with different cultures and races, all share common elements underlined by terms such as information, consumerism, emigration, globalization etc…Our research is therefore intended as a possible response to a series of events, or, in some cases, rather like predictions sometimes approaching utopian solutions. We often wondered how it was possible to reach abstract solutions, forecasting future whether immediate, even starting from real elements.. The answer lies in what we mean by 'real' talking about a specific phenomenon. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Anna Rita Emili : The human body, as well as the architectural one is an hypothesis to be run, for it involves all the fields of knowledge analyzing changes, associations and alienations (whether they are architectural, social, territorial, philosophical, anthropological etc) which the individual inhabits, runs, changes, crosses, far away from home. The house, or the box (as a too generic and banal expression used to indicate the more complex living systems whether they are built in series or just one by one) conceived to satisfy and to protect our being in the world, indeed it can just isolate us taking us away from the surround. Trying to cover the distance a man gets into a cardboard box, in which he cut out a fissure, and walk around the city. "So like a nomad weaving connects his cloth and the house itself to the outer space, to the open space within the body moves". Once he has built his living cloth the man in the box leaves for an exploration travel, that will let him confront with his inner self, with the territory that he marches over, with the geography he draws,. And with the complexity he passes through. "Eppure a me piace moltissimo un paesaggio così a distanze vaghe configurazioni equivoche forse perché assomiglia alla mia condizione. Di qualunque paesaggio non ci si stufa mai a guardarlo da dentro una scatola" (Indeed I like so much such a landascape characterized by vague distances, equivocal configurations, maybe because it is similar to my condition. Never get enough looking at it from a box). K.Abe, Hako Otolo. "L'uomo in scatola" Einaudi .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Anna Rita Emili : to continue to get architecture .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Anna Rita Emili : I dont' remember .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Anna Rita Emili : was a project competition .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Anna Rita Emili : Being firmly convinced that architecture is a perfect synthesis of science and art, my inspirations are, on one hand, as I said before, the facts determining the reality around us (this finds expression in the use of new techniques and materials), and, on the other hand, the study of the various arts: music, philosophy, literature, but above all the figurative arts. Art has always been the utmost expression of political, cultural and social thought and is typically expressed and developed long before architecture. The knowledge of art as well as an artist's mindset are essential components of the spirit of an architect. It is this "artist's mindset" that distinguishes a real architect from a mere technician of architecture. Our ambitions are to look constantly ahead, at the world around us and project it into the future. Our goal is to offer real answers to the kind of problems that increasingly affect the reality we live in. What we are talking about are events affecting the entire planet such immigration, mobility, complexity, etc., or natural phenomena such as desertification, hurricanes, floods, etc., or even computerization, an increasingly fast communication, etc. … Our purpose is to discern, based on social, anthropological, political experience, what will be the developments of future society without omitting near-future scenarios that might be not so optimistic. In that case, our message becomes a warning that cannot be ignored .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Anna Rita Emili : no .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Anna Rita Emili : Various .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Anna Rita Emili : The term box, when applied to residences, expressed a living condition that recalls back substantially to traditional methods. Humans have always lived in more less articulated boxes, which have always been more or less open (or closed), and which when configured as organised living places, represent that refuge in which man gathers and expresses the memories of his private world. This condition tends to accentuate the inversely proportional relationship that exists between in and out: the more comfortable is the inner space the less disposed is to the outer one. In fact, since remote times, man has developed increasingly welcoming and comfortable domestic spaces, but which are at the same time increasingly withdrawn from the outside world and thus create an inevitable distance between the individual and the external world and the social relationships. (That however seem to be fundamental given the present living conditions, look at the Greek cities for example). That's why we propose a housing model which is not the result of a merely aesthetic work, it focuses on the recovery of individual relationships and moves towards new living requirements. We think that the box leads to consider the house exclusively as a refuge, it is an instrument that models itself on the individual, just as a skin and not longer as a domestic space, as for example with animal shells. In this sense it is a provisional shelter that is necessary but at the same time eternal for the person who inhabits the territory. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Anna Rita Emili : absolute and simply space .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Anna Rita Emili : With engineer Barbara Pellegrino, sociologist Massimo Ilardi .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Anna Rita Emili : Very important role .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Anna Rita Emili : sociological and anthropological research .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Anna Rita Emili : Simply and light construction and technology .
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Posted: Sun 18 Jun 2006, 05:17
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Unable to connect with wireless
it's the first time I really try to use a Linux OS.
I've installed a Puppy 2 on a 1.2GB FAT32 partition and start it with the wakeup2-floppy-disk.
My Computer is connected to LAN and Internet via wifi.
This card is a special extension of the Asus Mainboard P4P800E-Deluxe und works with the RT2400PCI Driver.
I found the right dotpup an installed it.
No connection to my router. Then I installed wifibeta and tried wag032, no connection.
So I've made a screenshot in comparison to that video how to work with puppy.
I hope there ist some help for my problem. Thanks
I'd pressed the button "Run Wifi Beta"
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Posted: Sun 18 Jun 2006, 15:03
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To get my wireless running (at least some of the time
) I needed both the atheros driver (madwifi) and the wpa_supplicant module to get the WPA support. Maybe you need more than one dotpup file too?
Also, make sure you follow the readme's that come with them. Good info in there. You have seen
this thread
, haven't you?
Hope this helps, at least a little. "The blind leading the blind."
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Posted: Sun 18 Jun 2006, 16:16
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Thanks, I read that post.
I had to admit, that I'm an Win-Idiot, unfortunatly a german too.
So, it's quiet difficult to understand, what code they typed to execute modprobe etc.
I'll try and learn, cause I'm not keen on dying as a Win-Idiot.
cu Q.
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Posted: Mon 19 Jun 2006, 14:54
Post subject: ndiswrapper failed
I've read some articles in these 'sticky posts' for beginners an after failing to use the original driver; I tried ndiswrapper and failed again.
It looks like there's no AP, but definitly there is one (im using it just in that moment with my WinXP).
I've grabbed some pictures of puppy while it is kidding me.
I hope someone may give me a hint.
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Location: Michigan, US
Posted: Mon 19 Jun 2006, 15:42
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Your driver seems to have installed ok. See where it says "hardware present", that means it sees your wireless card.
Try running the wireless network wizard next. You can skip the ndis_wrapper button and go right to WAG. Make a profile and then use DHCP_toggle (I think). I actually connect myself with a script like this (you may find it useful to understand the process):
modprobe ndiswrapper
ifconfig wlan0 up
iwconfig wlan0 essid linksys mode Managed channel 2
iwconfig wlan0 key 777CCCFFFEEE6366FC7C312111
rm /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-wlan0.*
dhcpcd -t 20 -h puppypc -d wlan0
Although for some reason I have to run it twice most of the time.
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Posted: Mon 19 Jun 2006, 22:29
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What happens when you try 'iwconfig wlan0'
If you get an error like this ?
Set failed on device wlan0; Device or resource busy
you may have an IRQ problem.
I would be interested if you have as I could not solve it
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Posted: Tue 20 Jun 2006, 12:14
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Comparison between my WinXP and the puppy data.
iwconfig seems ok.
Little bit strange ist the frequency.
Is it 2.442GHz or 2.437GHz for IEEE802?
Sorry, I must relax a little bit with my Windows...
Yours Windiot Q.
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Posted: Tue 20 Jun 2006, 18:56
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I had similar problems with an adapter which uses the rt2500 chipset. Tempestuous posted an updated dot pup. See the 11th post in
this topic.
Don't know if your adapter is supported by that dot pup, but should be worth a try.
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Location: Texas
Posted: Wed 21 Jun 2006, 00:28
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After you have done modprobe and iwconfig, you need to run wag , click ok to let it configure, then click on dhcp toggle then exit wag after it shows your ip address. You may need to edit the profie for autoconnect so that all the values are "" before you modprobe, iwcongig, and wag. This worked for me.
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Posted: Wed 21 Jun 2006, 14:57
Post subject: Nothing works
Sorry, there is a big amount of bullshit.
Now I tried to connect with cable. That was done in about 30 seconds.
I'm quite sad and will take a little break and perhaps will look for someone, who can actually help me working with my Computer.
Pray for me and my poor Win soul, I'll try to get rid of this by drinking a few beer *ggg*.
This is the end of my first puupy posting, bye Q.
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Posted: Sat 24 Jun 2006, 02:34
Post subject: HERE I AM! Wirelessly!
Sorry for shouting! I'm so happy.
Ok, I tried to get help in a german spoken Linux forum, they told me similar thinks.
Then I booted with Knoppix 3.4 an this told me, that there isn't any network card.
So, I searched for this special mini slots of this ASUS Wifi Home card and found that this is a known problem.
I downloaded the latest WinXP driver for rt2400 und tried ndiswrapper...
And now I'm here
Thanks for your help!
Greets from Q. in g.
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Posted: Sat 24 Jun 2006, 02:46
Post subject: Re: HERE I AM! Wirelessly!
QuoVadis wrote:
And now I'm here
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Sunday was the third and final day of the ever start series northern division on Lake Champlain.
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Boaters and their co-anglers hit the water early this morning from Plattsburgh's Dock Side Landing.
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It was also an exciting day for some college age anglers that were able to fish alongside professionals on their boats for the day.
Today's winner was Thomas Lavictoire Jr. from West Rutland, Vt.
"We're fixing to give away a little of 200 thousand dollars. So there's a lot going on here today. We've got our top ten pros and co-anglers about to weigh in," said tournament director Ron Lappin.
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The two independent databases I've worked with for about six months indicate downward new membership sales and increased monthly membership attrition from May through September. In other words, these two critical numbers are upside down. My private searches indicate a steady negative 5 percent difference in same-month 2008 versus same-month 2007 new membership sales. The databases also show a steady 20 percent increase in membership dropouts.
Although individual scenarios vary, it is likely that the middle market with memberships priced between $30 and $49 a month will suffer greatly if the recession is lengthy. Given that most of the independent fitness-only offerings previously worked best at a profit margin in the neighborhood of 6 percent, it is predictable to say that independents already suffering either monthly operating losses or break-evens will have no profit margins whatsoever by the end of the first quarter 2009. Facilities with no cash reserves will not likely be able to borrow funds to stay afloat considering the credit crunch.
I informally polled attendees at my Club Industry 2008 seminars (more than 240 people), as well as dozens of friends and acquaintances that I encountered on the trade show floor. Sixty-five percent of those polled about income and profitability are doing worse this year than last year, 20 percent are doing about the same and 15 percent are doing better. Seventy-five percent are selling fewer new memberships, 60 percent have a higher monthly attrition of members, and 75 percent are selling less personal training and ancillary sales in general. I also found that low-price fitness-only clubs are growing their market share by getting members who left higher-priced clubs. I predict that the low-priced club segment will grow at the expense of others, but that membership attrition in these low-cost clubs will increase, too. In low-mid-price independents, sales are declining, attrition is higher, and lower ancillary sales and profits are being squeezed or are non-existent. I predict that 10 percent to 15 percent of clubs in this sector will close.
Mid-price independents are facing slowly declining sales, increased attrition, a slowdown in ancillary sales and profit margins that are under pressure. I predict that 10 percent of clubs in this sector will close. High-mid-price independents are holding market share. However, new membership sales are slowing perceptibly, retention efforts are working, ancillary income is holding steady, but attrition is creeping up monthly. I predict that this sector will hold steady but suffer seriously decreased profit margins. In the mid-price chains, membership sales are holding steady, attrition is increasing rapidly and ancillary sales are slowing. This will likely cause new building to slow, although funds from corporate will keep some of these company-owned stores afloat in given areas. A few will close.
High-end clubs of all types are experiencing slightly lower new membership sales and ancillary sales but slightly higher attrition. This sector will hold steady, although with decreased profit margins.
The 24-hour key-club and/or studio-type clubs are noticing slower new membership sales, skyrocketing monthly attrition in some regions and few ancillary sales. Dozens of these operators are already in the red. This sector will suffer the highest closings. I predict that 20 percent of this group will disappear by the end of 2009.
New membership sales at not-for-profit facilities are slowing, as are ancillary sales. In addition, serious cutbacks in public funding have occurred. This sector will scrape through with some local closings due to too much red ink.
Most industry experts are forecasting that 10 percent to 20 percent of clubs will close by the end of 2009. That would represent between 3,000 and 6,000 fitness facilities. No one seems to have a handle on membership numbers, although my guess is that U.S. health club memberships will fall to about 40 million — a drop of about 3 percent from present levels.
Wild cards, such as credit crunch relief, a resurgent stock market and a new president, may influence our industry slightly positively, but it's best if you are prepared for a rocky ride in 2009.
Michael Scott Scudder operates MeetingZone, an online-based consulting and training service. He can be contacted at 505-514-0294, on Skype at michael.scott.scudder or by e-mail at [email protected].


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Public Comment
KPFA and the Blame Game
KPFA Radio, the first listener-sponsored radio station and progressive media outlet, is having board elections in November. Many of you will say "again?" - having recently received postcards and ballots for a recall election just a few months ago. This time, however, your vote will count, and there are some important decisions to be made. This article is intended to help you decide how to vote if you are a KPFA member – and encourage you to do so. It's not as hard as it may feel to decipher all the rhetoric!
Basically, there are two slates of candidates--United for Community Radio (UCR) and Save KPFA --and you will make a choice to largely support one or the other. Details on the candidates running and their statements can be found on the web as each slate has a website: UCR at votecommunityradio.org and Save KPFA at savekpfa.org.
But let's cut to the chase and answer the question: what is the fighting all about?
It all began five or six years ago. KPFA started to show declining membership numbers in 2006 and hit a deep crevice when the economy collapsed. The decline was up to 30% by the spring of 2009. At a non-profit where 85% of all income derives from listener-member donations, that is a big crisis.
When then-board treasurer (and Save KPFA poster boy) Brian Edwards-Tiekert presented the draft budget to the board on July 11, 2009, here is what he said:
"The bottom line--with all the caveats about rough numbers that I spelled out above--is a minimul (sic) operating surplus before capital expenses, and a minimal cash deficit afterwards. But getting to that break-even point requires cutting around $430,000 in salaries and benefits, and eliminating most consultant spending"
A year before, in May of 2008, Edwards-Tiekert had addressed the national board of directors and said:
We have spent, and budgeted, as if a one-time spike in listenership and listener support was long term growth, which it was not. … We have a lot more people on payroll; and it hurts to cut jobs … it hurts us as social-justice people. …And you get pushed back, you get politicking, you get coalitions to block any kind of job cut, so the path of least resistance is to first spend down your savings, as long as you got money to pay the bills, and then go, 'Oh my god, we're headed over a cliff now,' which is where we are now."
In fact, neither the final 2008 nor the 2009 budgets contained the cuts necessary to get to the break-even point, and just as Edwards-Tiekert anticipated, the station went right over the cliff., losing $575,000 in the year ending September 30, 2009 and another $585,000 in the year ending September 30, 2010.
The tragic thing for KPFA, besides the fiscal crisis itself, was that the scenario Edwards-Tiekert laid out went down exactly as predicted: There was push back, there was politicking, there was a coalition to block any kind of job cut. Ironically, it was Edwards-Tiekert himself who led the charge, along with his comrades in Save KPFA.
They inundated KPFA members with accusatory and angry emails, filed (and lost) five different complaints with the National Labor Relations Board, filed (and lost) a union arbitration, filed bogus lawsuits and a recall election, ran competing private fund drives and basically did everything they could to make people (and KPFA itself) "pay" for getting back to the breakeven point from the bottom of the cliff where they never should have gone in the first place.
There's a fundamental dishonesty to that.
So here we are in 2012. The last two years have been filled with charges and denunciations. Recall elections have been launched. Another executive director has bitten the dust. Yet KPFA's website is technologically backward, no Internet channels have been launched, KPFA hasn't gotten a grant in years, and the current fund drive is struggling. What have we gotten from this Save KPFA coalition to block any kind of job cut, this politicking, this push back?
Obstruction, anger, declarations of revenge. Making people pay.
I don't want it to seem as if this article is an attack on Brian Edwards-Tiekert. It's not. I would fight to save my job if it was in danger and everyone's job is in danger when their employer experiences huge losses and a fiscal crisis. Nowadays, everyone's job is in danger all the time because the 1% has looted this country and brought it to the brink of catastrophe.
Which is why we have to stop messing around with one of the few progressive media outlets we have and hold Save KPFA accountable for their destructive and fear-based campaign. They aren't helping KPFA. In the year since the recall campaign was launched last fall, KPFA slipped from 21,455 members to 19,800 in July of 2012. That's the wrong direction. It's not working.
So to you 19,800 remaining members and anyone reading this who isn't a member and should be, we don't have to keep falling over the cliff again and again. $3.4 million dollars (KPFA's current annual budget) is a lot of money. Stations all over the country demonstrate every day that you can have a vital, healthy, radical voice for change for a lot less than that. You just can't piddle it all away in a pitched battle about who is to blame for financial stresses everyone understands and no one likes.
Join Larry Shoup, Karen Pickett, Ramses Teon Nichols, Samsarah Morgan, Andrea Prichett, Dave Welsh, Oriana Saportas, Beth Seligman, and Kate Tanaka and vote United for Community Radio (votecommunityradio.org) for a vision for KPFA's survival a little deeper than the blame game.
(Tracy Rosenberg is the executive director of Media Alliance, and a local and national board member for KPFA. She knows a little bit about the blame game).


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Airbus and Emirates Airlines celebrated a major milestone today, delivering Emirates' 50th Airbus A380 to the airline. Along with the plane, 41 tonnes of humanitarian relief supplies were sent to a UN depot in Dubai.
Following delivery of their first A380 in July 2008, Emirates took delivery of their 25th A380 in October 2012. All Emirates' A380s are powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 engines. The airline has 140 A380 on order, while U.S. have ordered none. In addition to having the largest A380 fleet in the world, Emirates also flies more Boeing 777s than anyone else.
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We're going on a shape hunt. Do you see a circle?
Shapes are everywherefrom the pancakes on our breakfast plates to the street signs around town. After sharing a book about shapes and reviewing various shape models you've created, learning to spot them in the environment is more than just a fun game for children. It also helps them tie together different skills such as recognizing and identifying shapes and using words and pictures to describe their location. Just as important, this activity will also give children a sense that they know something important, making it highly likely that their shape-hunting skills will continue long after the game is over!
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Well it's taken me 8 months (!) but finally, Issue 7 is
done! It's 36 pages and it wraps up the 'O.M.F.G.' storyline (and deals with
*that* Issue 6 cliffhanger) – and not everyone is going to survive the issue
Free with this issue is Spandex Black & White – a mini-artbook
featuring 16 b&w portraits (including one photograph and one embroidery!) of
the team/cast by various very talented people! The images will also be featured
in an online gallery!
Spandex 7 will be launching at Thought Bubble in Leeds
on 17/18 November!
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