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It gets worse. Before the rigs can extract oil, they first take up the slurry of chemicals used during the drilling process. This toxic concoction of chemicals and heavy metals finds its way into unlined open pits. The last time anyone bothered checking, in 2003, nearly 7,000 of these pits were leaching contaminants into New Mexico's groundwater. Governor Susana Martinez recently gutted a new pit rule that would have banned the use of open pits. If fracking doesn't foul our groundwater, the pits surely will.
For nearly a generation, the Forest Service has placed the interests of the timber industry above any ecological or social concern.
While BLM is expanding, flush with oil and gas revenue, the USFS is dying on the vine, strangled by a declining budget. And that's not entirely a bad thing. Like BLM in New Mexico, captive to corporate interests, the districts of the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests once operated like timber company field offices. Timber sales funded growing staffs, which made it possible to offer more and larger timber sales.
The Forest Service and its mission to manage timber for industry was born with a sweep of Teddy Roosevelt's pen on Feb. 1, 1905; it died in New Mexico on March 16, 1993, the day the US Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Mexican spotted owl as a threatened species. That listing was the thunderclap announcing a gathering storm of environmental organizations that swept in after the ruling to sue the Forest Service into submission. The lawsuits disciplined the agency and transformed it from an appendage of industry to an arm of the environmental movement.
Environmental histories of New Mexico celebrate March 16, 1993 as the day the Forest Service died for our (timber) sins and was resurrected as an ecologically oriented agency. Walk into any district office in northern New Mexico. Where you once found rangers furiously preparing timber sales, you now find them polishing their environmental impact statements. Where you once found rangers huddling with timber executives, you now find them handing out trail maps to hikers.
And this is a good thing, right? They've been made to see the light, right? And, lo, the angel of ecology came upon the Forest Service, and the glory of Nature (and the threat of a lawsuit) shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. Right? Not quite. There is another view of the Forest Service that doesn't see the agency's legally mandated commitment to ecology as a revelation but rather as the renewal of a long history of mismanagement and paternalism in northern New Mexico.
You love nature, and you see the lawsuits as a victory and the Forest Service as an agency organized around your interests—devoted to protecting wild places. Think again.
That history began in 1944, a year in which the Forest Service found itself gripped by the imaginary fear of a looming timber famine. If there really was a timber famine, it was only because industry had exhausted timber in the east and midwest and found itself suddenly without forests to clear-cut. The threat of a timber famine in the middle of a war effort produced precisely the panic the timber industry intended. Lobbyists for the timber industry, eyeing the vast public lands of the west, wrote what became the 1944 Sustained Yield Forest Management Act, a law that promised to give commercial timber operators control of forests on public lands.
Sustained yield invaded New Mexico in 1944 like Stephen Kearny's Army of the West invaded in 1846: An occupying army that was "just here to help out." What the Forest Service found in New Mexico in the early 20th century was an economy organized around small-scale sheep farming, supplemented by household production, in an arrangement requiring close cooperation within and among villages. But the Forest Service taught its rangers to understand forestry solely through the prism of commercial timber, and so the strange world that rangers found in New Mexico made no sense at all. What do you make of a people who leave timber on the stump? What do you make of a people who remain unmoved by the profit potential of a ponderosa pine forest?
[The Forest Service] was charged with managing timber at all costs, and it did that job very well. But what if its job was to support local communities and ecologies? What new policies and practices would that imperative create?
Consider a passage from a 1935 Forest Service report: "[New Mexicans] are sedentary in character living in the present and with no thought for the future. They accept conditions as they are and make the best of them with no idea of conserving the natural resources much less enhancement of them. They would remain in place to the point of extinction by starvation and disease before they would migrate."
This is revealing language. To the Forest Service, the point of a forest is timber. Trees are only stumps-in-waiting. In sustained yield forestry, rangers found a way to "enhance" New Mexico. They slashed permits for livestock, explaining that local villagers' animals were overgrazing ranges. Locals protested. I interviewed an older man in El Rito years ago about these cuts. He was a boy at the time, and he watched his grandfather argue with a local ranger. His grandfather told the ranger he needed the workhorses but didn't have the money to feed them through winter. They'd starve, he said. So the ranger walked into the corral and shot the horses.
The claim of overgrazing, however, was just a pretense. In internal Forest Service memos, they described the cuts as necessary, not to protect ranges but to force locals into wage labor in the timber industry. It was a plan to turn peasants into proletarians.
The cuts culminated in the creation of the Vallecitos Federal Sustained Yield Unit (VFSYU), a special timber unit on the Carson's El Rito District. During its heyday in the 1970s, the district office served as little more than a day labor operation for timber firms. To protect profitability, the district kept wage rates low; to keep locals trapped in low-wage jobs, the district cut more livestock permits. Rangers turned the forest into a factory. When workers went on strike in the 1950s, the Forest Service sided with the timber operator. The sawmill mysteriously burned down. Clear-cutting became common.
There is so much turnover in the Forest Service, and so little interest in the past among current rangers, that this history is unknown to them. The stories of those years fill their archives, but they never read it. And so what was once a ruse to rob permittees of a living—the myth of overgrazed ranges—is now the gospel truth to which all Forest Service employees pledge allegiance. The district maintains to this day that ranges have always been, and continue to be, overgrazed. They swear it is true—it's written in their Environmental Impact Statements—and yet the El Rito staff has never included a rangeland ecologist, has never done field studies, has never taken samples, has never maintained a monitoring program?
For nearly a generation, the Forest Service has placed the interests of the timber industry above any ecological or social concern. Year after year local residents pleaded with the Forest Service to slow the pace of timber cutting, an ever-growing yield that always meant lower wages for workers, increased erosion and habitat destruction for the forest, but guaranteed profit for industry.
The commercial focus ended on March 16, 1993, but it is not a date celebrated in northern New Mexico. The environmental lawsuits that followed the listing of the Mexican spotted owl made no distinction between commercial and community-based forestry. Environmental organizations decided that they alone spoke for nature, and apparently nature likes middle-class, white people from the city who hike and camp and don't own chainsaws. The lawsuits protected forests from corporate greed, but they also condemned the small-scale and sustainable timber and cooperative firewood industry that thinned overgrown forests and employed hundreds of northern New Mexicans.
But maybe you don't care about traditional forest-dependent communities in New Mexico. Maybe you just like to hike or camp. You love nature, and you see the lawsuits as a victory and the Forest Service as an agency organized around your interests—devoted to protecting wild places. Think again. Your interests are not aligned with the Forest Service but rather find common cause with the land grant communities of northern New Mexico. And here's why:
The Forest Service does not have the staff to manage a forest overrun by all-terrain vehicles. There is a new plan to manage off-road use of the forest, but no staff to enforce it. The budget has collapsed and left the agency unable to maintain roads, trails and campgrounds. Budget cuts have meant staff cuts and so the enormous task of thinning a thick and dying forest in the middle of a historic drought is beyond the ability of the Forest Service to plan and administer. Despite it all they still manage to cut what few livestock permits remain, forever blaming forest-dependent communities for their own century of mismanagement.
In the mid-1980s, a coalition of loggers, community activists and even a few environmentalists came together to form the VFSYU Association in an effort to force changes to Forest Service management. They recognized the problem with the Forest Service was not its institutional form but the imperatives that gave the institution momentum. It was charged with managing timber at all costs, and it did that job very well. But what if its job was to support local communities and ecologies? What new policies and practices would that imperative create?
The VFSYU Association suggested that instead of large yields for commercial operators, we should offer smaller yields to local loggers. We should end the exemption from state and local property taxes and use that money for schools, playgrounds and trails. Wildlife and fisheries management should benefit local communities. Jobs as hunting guides and the money from hunting permits should stay in the local community. We should train interested students in northern New Mexico in silviculture and rangeland ecology. And we should hire them to work in Forest Service offices.
We should invest in the infrastructure of a local economy: Small sawmills could offer good jobs and handle the small-diameter trees that overpopulate the forest. No more driving to the Los Alamos bomb factory to find a job. We should monitor the grasslands and forest ecology. In short, we should create management priorities that sustain a healthy forest and a local and sustainable forest economy.
While the Forest Service ignored these suggestions, we should not. The stakes are too high. Our forests are managed by an agency that was created to do one thing—manage timber—and today that is the one thing it can't do. And the things it should do—support a local forest economy and protect forest ecologies in a changing climate—it won't.
So let's get rid of the Forest Service and support traditional forest-dependent communities in building a real alternative. There are efforts in the New Mexico legislature to reimagine public lands management. Demand that these efforts continue. Ignore the efforts of people like the Koch brothers, who seek to turn public lands over to the oil and gas industry. Support efforts that seek alternatives responsive not just to environmentalists in Santa Fe, but to the people who live and work in the forests of northern New Mexico.


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Easter eggs, carrot cake and beautiful lilies…this holiday party plan has it all!
Easter eggs, carrot cake and beautiful lilies…this holiday party plan has it all!
With refrigerated rolls and a few everyday ingredients on hand, you can have ooey gooey warm caramel rolls ready anytime. And kids love eating monkey bread!
Egg bakes are great make-ahead dishes for busy times or holidays. They require time for the bread to soak up the custard mixture, so spend a few minutes assembling the casserole the night before and have this yummy family favorite dish ready to bake for brunch in the morning.
Fresh orange adds spring flavor to this classic carrot cake.
Start a tradition of decorating Easter cookies with the kids or grandkids. This dough is easy to work with and the cookies are sturdy enough for little hands to do the decorating.
Fun and festive individual cheesecakes are easy to serve! The papers peel right off, so there's no time spent slicing. Just serve on a platter or on individual dessert plates.
Kids will enjoy decorating these fun cupcakes with chocolate crumb "dirt" and that naughty bunny Peter Rabbit.
Mini fudgy brownies topped with creamy truffle candies are a perfect sweet treat to serve with coffee.
Garden peas are a classic spring vegetable. Lemon and a hint of mint add to the fresh spring flavor.
Roasting brings out the natural sweetness of vegetables. The maple syrup and honey add an extra hint of sweet flavor.
Glazed toasted almonds add crunch and a nutty flavor to this colorful spring salad. If you prefer, you can purchase packages of glazed almonds from the produce department.
This beautiful fruit platter can be made ahead. Peel and slice the fruit, and store each kind separately in the refrigerator. Prepare the dressing and refrigerate until serving time. Just arrange the fruit and whisk the dressing before serving.
Slightly tangy cherry sauce adds a beautiful glaze to the ham. Served as an accompaniment sauce, it enhances the smoky flavor.
Encourage the young guests at your Easter celebration to run for their candy and hunt for their eggs!
Easter baskets are traditionally all about the candy, but you can treat the basket recipient to a whole lot of fun by changing things up a bit.
Spring has (finally) sprung and you'll likely want to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Even when you're indoors, you can stay mindful of nature's bounty and beauty by arranging vibrant floral bouquets and bringing them inside.
Fresh greens tossed with tomato, avocado, bacon and blue cheese in a Sweet 'n Spicy Balsamic Dressing, topped with golden Wild Alaska Seafood nuggets.
Semolina is a bit courser than most flour, has an awesome texture and creates a great crust for Alaska halibut. I really enjoy semolina and seafood together. It's a simple and humble pairing that lends itself to all kinds of sauces and flavors. It won't distract you from the most important thing on the plate: the fish!
Bursting with fresh lemon taste, this pie is a springtime classic. Serve & enjoy the sweet and tart flavors of this delicious dessert.
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Making your own dye for Easter eggs keeps things natural and can create beautiful colors, but keep in mind that you must leave the eggs in natural dyes longer than the store-bought dye kits – maybe even overnight.
Created by: Nicole Leggio, Cooking for Keeps
For some people, breakfast is just a means to an end, a way to curb hunger pangs until lunchtime. It's not really a meal they enjoy.
Created by: Hannah Hagler, Champagne Lifestyle
There's something refreshing about a cocktail with a mix of floral and citrus flavors. This Lavender Collins Cocktail is the perfect mix of sweet (from a lavender-infused syrup) and tart (from lemon juice). The club soda topping gives it a nice sparkling twist.
Created by: Greggy Soriano, Greggy's Digest
Here's a fun way to incorporate Peeps into your spring-themed dessert table: a moist cupcake, topped with a mountain of fruit punch-flavored Peeps frosting and dipped into pastel-colored chocolate.
I love making small changes to my home to welcome the coming seasons. Spring is one of my favorite seasons because it reminds me of flowers, fruit and sunshine. Below are some of my favorite ways to ring in the spring season.
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Who doesn't love enchiladas? The melted cheese mixed with the flavors of the sauce and meat are delicious. Combine this with breakfast, the best meal of the day, and you've got the perfect idea!
Created by: Emily Buys, Clever Housewife
When the seasons change, I like to have a few go-to recipes in my back pocket that incorporate seasonal produce. I love fresh asparagus in the spring – it gives a bright pop of green to any dish.
Created by: Julia Mueller, The Roasted Root
For those of us who love slathering just about anything with hummus, this version is otherworldly… a supercharged vitamin and protein-packed dip of your dreams.
Created by: Julia Mueller, The Roasted Root
One of the best parts about coming out of winter into springtime is all the spring produce – namely, fresh, vibrant, tangy, sweet berries. While I am all about a sweet fresh berry fruit salad, berry smoothies, berry muffins, baked oatmeal with berries, etc., etc., I can also get on board with a sweet and savory side dish.
Created by: Carrie Robinson, Frugal Foodie Mama
When I need to satisfy my sweet tooth without the guilt, I make a creamy smoothie inspired by one of my favorite desserts. Lately, my guilty pleasure has been a slice of cheesecake drenched in strawberry topping.
Created by: Cathy Pollack, Noble Pig
Roasting asparagus will intensify its woodsy flavor and make each stalk succulent and flavorful. If you haven't tried this method before, this is your chance to experience something really outstanding.
Created by: Cathy Pollack, Noble Pig
Cupcakes are not just for children (grownups love them too!), especially when they're soft, sweet and full of flavor. While cake mix versions are convenient, adults are often looking for something with a little more complexity, originality, substance and charm. However, I will say even the older crowd loves a really good frosting.
Created by: By: Molly Hembree, RDN, LD - Dietitian
Make this Easter both entertaining and health conscious for you and your family by following some of these helpful tips.
Created by: Emily Buys, Clever Housewife
The classic Moscow Mule recipe is a vodka-based cocktail with the unusual addition of ginger beer, topped with a wedge of lime. This version substitutes club soda in place of vodka for non-drinkers to enjoy!
No matter the color of the eggs in your fridge, we make it easy to host a sunny, springtime celebration this Easter. Full of brunch classics and sweet treats, these recipes are as simple to prepare as they are to share with your guests. Explore our Easter menu.
These perfectly portioned mini-casseroles use mustard and crisp apples to strike a balance between sweet and savory.
A hint of honey adds a heavenly touch to these deviled eggs. For an elegant touch, use a pastry bag with a decorative tip to pipe the filling, and garnish with a sprig of dill or a sprinkle of paprika.
These layered parfaits can be just as colorful as dying eggs. Mix and match your favorite fruits and yogurts for a varied look on a platter, or just set out the ingredients and let your guests get creative.
No need to learn how to flip an omelet for a successful brunch. With a pre-made piecrust and little time in the oven, it's easy to whip up an egg dish that will have guests serving themselves in seconds.
Can't decide between a Mimosa or a Bellini? You don't have to with this sparkling peach nectar and orange juice cocktail that mixes the best of both.
There won't be many carrots left for the Easter bunny after your guests get a hold of this tender carrot cake with cream cheese and flaked coconut frosting.
Sliced apples and flaky biscuits form the base of this sweetly-spiced spin on a coffee cake.
Champagne vinegar and olive oil make a simple dressing for this bountiful bowl of juicy spring flavors.
This potato gratin recipe has all the mouth-watering appeal of everyone's favorite cheese and potato dish, but eliminates the intensive prep work.
Earthy Brussels sprouts join forces with bacon and creamy cheesy for this individually-sized side dish.
Serve this fruity and refreshing drink to put a spring in everyone's step.

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Metro Congratulates Safety Award Recipients!
In an April ceremony, Metro recognized 226 drivers with safe driving records in 2013, including five drivers that have 30 or more years of safe driving!
Drivers with 30 or more years of safe driving are Jayme Johnson, Don Roeth, Denny Johnson, Jim Killerlain and Ed Sinner.
Metro also congratulated William Roeth, Jeff Rogers, Brian Weiss, Kathy Ary, Jean Craig, Rick Drengsen, Dave Knoche, George Ward, Gerald Jackson, and Gary Tachon on 25 or more years of safe driving.
A total of 186 full-time drivers received awards for a grand total of 2,026 years of combined safe driving!
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL program for government employees, managers, and union officials from August 26 through August 29, 2003, at the Bally's Park Place Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
EXCEL is the EEOC's premiere federal sector law conference of its kind and provides an interactive educational forum for examining contemporary leadership, effective and low-cost dispute resolution approaches, and other equal employment opportunity and merit systems issues and trends nationwide.
EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez will speak at the conference, which includes presentations by top-ranking officials from more than 10 other federal agencies, EEOC staff, and other subject matter experts. The conference theme is: Assuring the Freedom to Compete In the Changing Landscape of the Federal Workplace.
Conference issues include, but are not limited to: the role of the Senior Executive Service in promoting equal employment opportunity; workplace violence; recruiting; the model EEO office; retaliation; investigations; trends in government employment; the Americans with Disabilities Act; and Merit System Protection Board and EEOC policies and case updates. The national conference is presented by EEOC's Baltimore, Cleveland, New York, and Philadelphia District Offices, with support from Washington, D.C. Headquarters staff. For more information or to register, contact Louise Garcia at (215) 440-2625. Further information about the program is available on EEOC's web site www.eeoc.gov at the following link http://www.eeoc.gov/outreach/taps-46.html.
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Hospital: 2 Navy Yard victims improve; 1 released
September 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington hospital says a police officer and a civilian injured in the Navy Yard shooting have been upgraded from fair condition to good condition, and a third patient has been released.
Washington Hospital Center announced Wednesday that a police officer shot in the leg and a woman shot in the shoulder continue to improve and are now in good condition.
The hospital says a third patient, a young woman whose skull was grazed by a bullet, was released from the hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
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Skype In The Workspace Finally Out of Beta
Skype In The Workspace Finally Out of Beta
Ural Cebeci, Product Marketing Manger at Skype, said in a blog on Thursday that Skype in the Workspace (SITW) is now open to the public.
It's a free-to-use online platform for small businesses and entrepreneurs so that they can establish an instant connection with potential customers, partners and suppliers across the globe.
"Skype in the Workspace brings you closer than ever before to the customers, partners, suppliers and prospects that you need in order to be successful. No matter what your business or where you're based, joining the Skype community allows you to make valuable personal connections in real-time, face-to-face," Cebeci said.
The new platform is ideal for new startup companies, offering a wide range of on-hand experts and consultants to provide best practice and guidance. For starters, new users can click 'add a service' and create an offer to publicly demonstrate their services. The Skype team will not only promote the startup's profile page across social networks, but seek out the right SITW members for discovering the startup's services and products.
For more established businesses, the new Skype platform provides promotional tools, not to mention loads of new business relationships to be made. Once signed up, these businesses can connect with other users and schedule Skype sessions to present their products or services. Afterward the contact can provide a testimonial, helping companies build their portfolio of endorsements.
The best part about SITW, Cebeci said, is the simplicity of the platform, offered in a single, web-based interface so that business can be conducted online without having to download and install a desktop client.
"SITW is designed to be simple and straightforward for small businesses to use." he said. "Users can sign up in just 30 seconds using their LinkedIn profile, and sharing tools on the site allow users to share their latest business activities with their online network via Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. And, whether it is video calling with Skype or by booking appointments to meet with new connections, it can all be done within the Skype in the Workspace environment."
Cebeci added that SITW is also available to the general public, not just for businesses. Consumers can use the service as a global directory of companies so that they can search and instantly connect with businesses no matter where they're located.
"At Skype, we believe there's an opportunity for small business owners to share experiences with and learn from each other. This is why we are opening the Skype in the Workspace platform to the public," he said.
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PLANS have been submitted to install another metal sculpture on a roundabout at the gateway to Blackburn.
Newground chief Nick Riley has asked Blackburn with Darwen Council for permission to install the artwork on the Haslingden Road roundabout near DW Fitness and Eurogarages HQ.
The sculpture, made entirely of metal and featuring a figure of a woman sat down with their palm outstretched, has long hair made out of steel chains.
It has been made by Chorley artist John Everiss as part of a display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and it is hoped that once the show is over, it can be shipped to Blackburn to take pride of place on the road.
The move follows the successful relocation of the stags sculpture which was made by Mr Everiss under the same circumstances last year before being relocated to the roundabout outside Royal Blackburn Hospital. And with the beehive sculpture adorning the roundabout by Shadsworth Industrial Estate, it will mean there is artwork on every roundabout on the approach to Blackburn from the M65.
Artist John Everiss said following the success of the stags last year, he and Nick Riley had come up with the concept for this year's piece before it was designed.
Mr Everiss said: "Nick has been doing some work with young people who have been helped by the Reachout project in Darwen, which promotes creating a better life through various means, including horticulture. So the design reflects that as we have the girl who is about to go on a journey from despair to the better end of the garden."


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How To Become A Nanotech Engineer in Connecticut
In order to qualify for Nanotechnology jobs in Connecticut, you should compare all available technical schools in your target area, as well as consider taking some of your nanotechnology research courses online. Check with each engineering school below for assistance with certificate program requirements, degree prerequisites, and class registration. You may request information from several different schools below, without making a commitment.
To prepare for Nanotechnology careers in Connecticut, you need to complete a technical education in your specialty area, as well as consider taking part of your required courses online. Which college degrees give you the best chances of finding employment after graduation? To earn a competitive salary, compare accredited engineering concentrations, and research technical certificate programs in your chosen field. Check with the nanotechnology research department for course registration deadlines, and engineering program requirements.
At the smallest scale, mechanical engineering becomes nanotechnology, one goal of which is to build molecules and materials via microsynthesis. Current areas of mechanical engineering research in nanotechnology include nanofilters, nanofilms, and nanostructures such as microtubules. At its most basic, nanotech relies on tailoring the structure of materials at an atomic or molecular scale, to achieve specific properties. Using nanotechnology, new materials can be fabricated that are stronger, lighter, and better electrical conductors, among other properties.
Self-assembly of these structures may lead to new breakthroughs in artificial tissue generation. Micron-scale mechanical components such as springs, gears, and heat-transfer devices are fabricated from a variety of substrate materials such as silicon, glass and polymers like SU8. Biomechanics applies traditional engineering methodology to the analysis of biological systems. By copying the efficiency of nature, the study of biomechanics aids in creating prosthetic limbs and artificial organs for medical application. Beyond major requirements within the nanotechnology research department, you may consider Macalester College agronomy as a complementary elective.


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JMH Creative needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 1672 designs submitted by 295 freelance designers.
The Training Farm
We provide courses in post-production editing and
design software for film and television. We work with a variety of
trainees, from experience professionals looking to learn new programs
to novices and beginners hoping to learn the art of film editing.
Our classes, which provide trainees with the tools needed to gain
certification in their program of interest, are taught in a
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By branding as The Training Farm, we're hoping to develop a new
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We're a fun group enjoying ourselves in the creative industry, and we'd like our logo to reflect that. One of the advantages of this business is the ability to embrace our quirky side and have it be an asset to the company. We hope to express that sense of liveliness and adventure in our logo and our brand, and set ourselves apart from our competitors by offering more than a training program.
We think with the right logo we can let potential customers know right off the bat that they're going to get an experience at The Training Farm they won't soon forget!
Most of our trainees are between 25-30 and can be identified in two groups: novice editors looking to improve their skills and possibly pursue a career in post-production, or experienced professionals who need to qualify on the specific software we offer.
Our target audience is usually tech-savvy, creative and generally detail oriented. New trainees usually have amateur experience with lesser editing software and interest in new media and online outlets. The more experienced group work long hours in a repetitive process, usually on a variety of projects.
We're looking for a logo that captures our enthusiasm we like to be contagious with our trainees.
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I am so glad that you stop and know the moments that are so important! ~KellyReplyDelete
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happy weekend, leslie! i hope you enjoy every last minute of yours.ReplyDelete
Oh, daisies are my favorite. You can so rarely get them for bouquets, it's sad. Yet another reason why wildflower bouquets are superior to florists'. Glad to know you're getting to take time and enjoy the moment(s). <3ReplyDelete
Being aware of those moments can be difficult with the hectic pace of our lives. It is so important to sit back and enjoy them! Beautiful images...ReplyDelete
That's so sweet!ReplyDelete
I love the last photo with the daisies as the sky darkened (or where they backlit, I can't tell).
hope it's a wonderful weekend for you.ReplyDelete
there is crazy summer busy here too. nice to slow for a bit!
Wonderful photos that so well capture the simplicity that is life and love, time well spent between a beautiful mother and daughter and summer days of young children growing their youth into maturity with loving parents to watch and guide.ReplyDelete
Make magic this weekend, the same as you bestow on us in this awesome space!
just sweet!ReplyDelete
Those moments are the sweetest! Savor every one of them. Daisys are my favorite flower of all. I love how you captured them. Happy summer days!ReplyDelete
love the post, endears my heart as a mother of girls!ReplyDelete
- Béatrice, décoretrice.7/19/2009
Hello madame.ReplyDelete
I *visualise* your blog throught the blog of an *abonné fidèle*. You might go on my blog. Some *reportages* could interest you. If you have patience and a bit of time, you go on the archives. Some knittins to, and more and more.
Un bonjour depuis la Suisse.
What a lovely post. Your daughter will always remember the time she spent with you, too.ReplyDelete
hope yours was wonderful,leslie.ReplyDelete
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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 11 Jan 2011
The mobile world is here to stay, I think we all agree with that. The next big thing for museums then is developing applications for smartphones. Whether to charge or not to charge for these seems to be the question ... or is it??
There has been some discussion about charging specifically for museum applications on the #mtogo stream on Twitter. Responses have ranged from (and I'm paraphrasing here): "I will not be using your app if you charge", "we already pay taxes for content so it should be free" to "it could be considered that you need to cover your expenses" and "it is a revenue raiser". One comment said it depends: "you'd charge for a book but not a pamphlet, and for some talks. just depends on what the quality and intent is".
As at 5 January 2011 (when I last searched the iTunes Store) there were around 259 iPhone apps that were categorised as "museum education". Of these around one-third seem to be actually produced by museums, although it was difficult to tell as lots of city guides and commercial art apps seemed to be tagged this way too. Anyway, of these several are paid (some examples include the iMusuem Musee du Louvre $3.00; Gauguin Exhibition at the Tate $3.99; Houdini at the Jewish Museum NY Acoustiguide Smarttour $3.99; $5.99 for the Mucha Museum). Current apps from the Smithsonian, Cal Academy and AMNH are free. However, just today the British Library released a much-trumpeted app for around $4 for iPhone and $6 for iPad.
From chatting to folks here and on Twitter, it seems to me that, rather than a blanket statement saying they must always be charged or free, there are a number of charging models that could be considered, each with its own set of positives and negatives.
Model 1: Free app
Model 2: Free app for (say) two-three months then charge
(Note @jvsankar suggested "maybe cost can be tied to a real visit to a museum that then provides a time limited code for free access, benefit both worlds")
Model 3: Free app, then charge for version 2 (i.e. offer as a 'light' version first)
Model 4: Charged app
Another model seems to be "freemium", as stated in this Smartphone owners paid less for apps in 2010 article: "More applications on Apple's App Store switched to a freemium model, which lets users download applications for free and then makes money by selling premium services through the application. About 34 percent of all revenue generated by App store applications came from in-app purchases on free applications. Half of the revenue generated from the App store came from paid application sales."
And while we're at it here's a link to the video Mobile Year in Review with some stats that will amaze you, as well as some online resources thanks to the folks on #mtogo (especially the lovely @nancyproctor and prolific @musebrarian and yours truly):
In summary then, it seems that the answer to this question is "it depends". Or, indeed the question may not be whether to charge or not, but how much and when - which charging model best suits that particular circumstance?
One final thought: perhaps museums could market charged apps as users paying for convenience (i.e. pushing content to their mobile device) rather than paying for the content itself which may also be free on the website or the physical site anyway?
So, just my two cents worth and I'd be keen to hear your thoughts, as well as any alternate charging models.
Here's a good paper on this topic: Getting on (not Under) the Mobile 2.0 Bus.
Just in via Twitter: "@sherah1918: 73% of museum iPhone apps are free, others range from $.99-7.99: http://bit.ly/foihJL . Compiled #s from @CharlesOuthier's list. #mtogo"
Thnx Lucinda and look forward to hearing what happens at Te Papa.
Jen - I think partnership could be the fifth model actually. I hadn't thought about that before so thanks. I guess if it's a commercial runaway success the revenue sharing arrangements could get messy? Apart from Angry Birds, I'd also be curious to see what apps are making big bucks? Might have a sniff around...
Nice post, Floods, community spirit and Australia #qldfloods, by Kate Carruthers that sums up some of my earlier comments. What can museums learn from this I wonder??
Also here are some comments I got on my facebook post:
"Charge but keep it cheap"
"I would easily spend up to $6 on an app that I wanted without thinking twice."
"If they are for kids to use then they need to be free or very cheap. This is a way to get the kids more interested in museums and will have flow on effects in other monetary and non monetary ways. Charge more than cost for the ones you expect adults to use - this will at least cover some of the cost for the free or cheap ones. I don't think a "one cost all apps" should be applicable. Also, make sure you have good apps for all types of phones not just iPhones! Hope this helps!!"
"… even in the commercial world different revenue models can co-exist. Whether it is free or fee, it has to be terrific!"
"I think this is an interesting question and wonder if it would be related to how the app. is being used. How often does the "visitor" use the app? Do they update it? How much did the museum spend to create it? The Pentimento app. at the National Gallery in London, I believe cost $2.99 but cost $90,000 to create it. Perhaps it could be argued that if the app. is an "in visit" app, such as the Smithsonian app, then it should be free, as the visitor has to go to the museum to fully appreciate it. However, if the museum is reaching out to the world, creating an experience with their collection, like the National Gallery, then perhaps a small "admission" fee isn't so bad."
Thanks for your interest all everyone!
Thanks so much for your insightful comments Nancy and generous sharing of links.
The Freemium model as mentioned in our Tweets and this post seems an interesting idea, and I'm with you on Option 4, however attractive it may be to museum managers it is a risk (however I'm not saying we shouldn't dismiss it out of hand).
As you and Mike have consistently pointed out, there is a much bigger issue here. Business models aren't the only thing that will have to develop and change. The rapid development in mobile means that the ways we work to deliver content across both our physical and virtual sites are now being disrupted. Today more than ever, museums need to be nimble and flexible and on top of our game. However, most of all we need to be prepared for major change – this I see is the fundamental challenge for the 21st century museum and is something that will not go away! Our traditional models of exhibition development, interpretive strategies and learning programs, as well as collection management including databasing, will need to be re-thought to include what's happening in the mobile sphere. I don't see that we are having these major conversations at senior levels across our sector, and any discussions are patchy. There was a piece in the Harvard Business Review just today about strategy which stated that: "Ultimately, strategy is a way of thinking, not a procedural exercise or a set of frameworks."
Trite now it may sound, but the Queensland floods have yet again brought home to me the power of social media and, even more so now, how it functions in the mobile arena through galvanizing communities, providing information and support (and raising big bucks too) and museums could well learn from this.
Be interested in seeing your museums and web paper at some point too and can't wait to see you guys at our Museum 3 March event (can't help the shameless plug!).


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We've discussed the fact that VDI appliance makers were making good progress simplifying adoption of a virtual desktop infrastructure. An appliance-based route to market can be seen as win-win: being designed both to reduce cost and complexity of implementation (for the customer) and shorten sales cycles (for the vendor). So goes the theory. To understand this theory further one VDI appliance vendor, Pivot3, commissioned Dimensional Research to survey global IT in order to get real-world insight into the state of VDI.
The survey showed that over 80% of respondents had VDI in their current strategy. Over 50% of those deploying VDI would utilize new hardware. What was perhaps more interesting was that traditional stall points of VDI, hardware complexity and security, took a back-seat in a list of concerns. The appliance model was undoubtedly popular, but if that problem is solved – what were the main concerns of organisations?
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British researchers said on Monday that a skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park was that of Richard III, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle.
Richard, depicted by William Shakespeare as a monstrous tyrant who murdered two princes in the Tower of London, was killed fighting his eventual successor Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field in central England in 1485.
A team of archaeologists and historians from the University of Leicester said evidence showed that a skeleton found last year during excavations of a medieval friary under a parking lot in the city was indeed that of Richard.
After a detailed academic presentation detailing the life and wounds of Richard III, the lead archaeologist on the project, Richard Buckley, announced his conclusion to cheers and applause.
"It's the academic conclusion of the University of Leicester that beyond reasonable doubt the individual exhumed at Greyfriars in September 2012 is indeed Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England," Buckley said.
Academics said DNA taken from the body matched that of Michael Ibsen, a Canadian-born furniture maker in London who genealogists said was the direct descendant of Richard's sister, Anne of York.
The skeleton showed signs of injuries consistent with wounds received in battle; a bladed implement appeared to have cleaved part of the rear of the skull while a barbed metal arrowhead was found between vertebrae of the skeleton's upper back.
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Melvin Ejim had 24 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in the 16th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones' 91-85 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
Dustin Hogue added 19 points, 10 boards and two steals for the Cyclones (24-7), who will face either Oklahoma State or Kansas in the semifinals on Friday. Georges Niang tallied 18 points and seven rebounds.
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SCHILLER PARK, IL -- The Life Fitness Division of Brunswick Corp. had a slight increase in first quarter 2010 revenue, according to financials released today by Brunswick, Lake Forest, IL. The Life Fitness Division manufactures and sells Life Fitness and Hammer Strength fitness equipment.
Fitness segment sales in the first quarter of 2010 totaled $119.0 million, up slightly from $118.6 million in the year-ago quarter. International sales, which represented 52 percent of total segment sales in the quarter, increased by 15 percent. For the quarter, the fitness segment reported operating earnings of $9.5 million. This compares with operating earnings of $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2009, which included restructuring charges of $1 million.
Commercial and consumer equipment sales were flat during the quarter. Higher operating earnings in the first quarter of 2010, when compared with 2009, reflect the favorable effect of lower material and freight costs and other cost efficiencies, according to the company. In particular, steel costs were lower in first quarter 2010 compared to first quarter 2009, Dustan McCoy, CEO of Brunswick, said in a conference call with analysts today.
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WEST POINT, N.Y. -- When fifth-ranked Stanford went to the locker room at halftime leading Army by only seven points, head coach David Shaw realized he needn't worry.
"What I love about the team today is that, when people tell you you're supposed to win the game by a lot, you come in at halftime and it's close, if you listened to the outside people you'd get a little anxious," Shaw said. "In the locker room at halftime, we were not anxious. We knew we had to play our best, came out in the second half, and played great."
Played to a near standstill the first two quarters by a 30-point underdog, the Cardinal regrouped in the second half and beat the Black Knights 34-20 on Saturday. Kevin Hogan threw for three touchdowns and Tyler Gaffney had two touchdowns and 132 yards rushing for the Cardinal (2-0).
Still, Stanford had its hands full against Army's triple option offense, falling behind 6-0 at the outset as the much smaller Black Knights (1-2) challenged at every turn.
"They came out there with a little bit different approach than what we had seen," said defensive end Josh Mauro, who led Stanford with seven tackles. "It just took guys having the will to do their jobs. We made some adjustments in the second half to stop the inside run. We got the look all week, but it's so much different when you're actually doing it. All the credit to them. They played their butts off."
Hogan's 23-yard touchdown pass to Gaffney after an Army turnover gave Stanford a 27-13 lead late in the third quarter and the Cardinal averted an embarrassing moment. Army has not defeated a ranked team since a 17-14 win over No. 15 Air Force on Nov. 4, 1972.
"We kept our calm. We tried to keep an even keel," Gaffney said after his second straight solid performance following a year of minor league baseball. "We went out there knowing that six points wasn't going to win the game. We went out there with the same mindset, keep grinding. We didn't overlook them. We had to keep grinding. We were down. Adversity stepped in and we responded."
Ty Montgomery had six catches for 130 yards and one score, while Hogan was 11 of 18 for 188 yards passing for Stanford.
Terry Baggett led Army with 96 yards rushing on nine carries.
Done in by three turnovers and eight penalties in a 40-14 loss last week at Ball State, Army needed to play a flawless game against the Cardinal to have a fighting chance and acquitted itself well. The Black Knights forced the lone turnover of the first half as neither team was penalized before the break.
The most critical play came in the third quarter. Trailing 20-13 and poised to tie the game, Army quarterback Angel Santiago botched a third-down handoff after the Black Knights had driven into Stanford territory, and James Vaughters recovered the fumble for the Cardinal. Montgomery's 27-yard catch on a third-and-7 play set up Gaffney's touchdown catch.
"We didn't play the game we wanted to play," Baggett said. "Our goal coming into the game was to win. There were about three offensive plays offensively that changed this game. We have to make those plays every time. It's a step in the right direction, but it's not the final step for us."
Army failed on a fourth-and-1 play early in the fourth quarter inside its own 30 and the Cardinal secured the victory on Gaffney's 1-yard run.
Stanford's rushing defense has posted the best numbers in school history the past two seasons, allowing 84.4 yards per game in 2011 and 97 per game last year. Army's triple option led the nation in rushing both years, averaging a school-record 369.8 yards per game and accumulating 4,438 yards on the ground in 2012.
The Black Knights, despite the loss of four-year starter Trent Steelman at quarterback, entered Saturday's game on pace for another strong year, averaging 329 yards rushing in splitting their first two games. Not quite so effective without Raymond Maples and Larry Dixon, who were hurt in the game and sat much of it, the Black Knights still finished with 284 yards rushing on 61 carries, and inspired play by the Army defense kept the game close for most of the first three quarters.
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Warner Bros. Interactive has officially announced LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. The set was revealed by images inside LEGO toy sets last month, but WB has now confirmed that the game is set to be released later this year.
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TTG released at last!
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Oh wow. Since there are a bunch of us locked out from the SUPER SECRET FORUM (oh I said it!) I'll post it up once I snag it from What. There's usually someone on there fanatical enough to do a lossless virgin vinyl rip of something as rare as this.
Also comes with an mp3 download
AH! Awesome. So excited
And Dave. I still have access
So rad. iWant !!
woah! i like the idear of hearing the recording ... but then also being able to go to the website and it sounding different every time! ... seems like a groovy thing to have on in the background ... i knew they were talking about some website but i didn't know they'd do an official release! ... record store day / only 5000 copies!~ haha! crack box and in some ways even oddsak were so underloved talked about even though i waited for them for so long! ... like 05/06 them talking about some live early rare 3 CD set and some sorta of "movie" film thingy... and years and years went by! ... finally by 09/10 they came about! ... and now THIS! the actual project sounded cool in theory but also baffling ... and some showed up not knowing it wasn't a more traditional concert and were pissed (which i admit kind of amused me too!) ... i have heard various things of the audio and some visual but i've kept myself a bit in the dark so in a way it will be a bit of a sir prize! what this even IS! and where it's glowing...
yeah but i wouldn't take their crappy download links... though the thought that you're still unbanned had crossed my mind. if all else fails... there has been a request for this on What for quite a while now. we'll see if it gets filled now. i bet it will.
Do you think it'll leak before RSD? I think I'll attempt to find it at my little Denver record store regardless.
Ohhh I could be a secret spy!
miles of gyros!
i wish i had money. i'd just order the stupid thing. it'd do wonders for my what ratio, which is total shit right now.
Tis only 16 dollars!
I am so excited about this! I'm going to try and hunt it down, but if I can just order it then i'll do that instead because let's face it - i'm looking for it in a record store in Maine. I have that two hour recording of this from CA and have listened to about half of it, multiple times; i'm interested to see what they compose into a 12".
If one of us gets it, we need pictures!
Totally, my cousin and I were already preparing to go to our record store at midnight on record store day, so I think that if they have it there is very little chance that I won't get it.
Really want this but I'am not sure HOW to get it.
Dearest shall be first in line, dearest shall own, dearest shall share.
How come I've never heard of this?
what do they mean by mail-order? like an email with paypal or what?
My cousin totally bailed on our Record Store day plans so i'm going to have to drive myself to the store at Midnight and then drive home and go to sleep and go to work at 6am - what a day!
im excited for this. i have school on rsd, it better not sell out
ANY RECORD STORE? ANYWHERE? SHIT where do I go help me out yawl!
Anyone got plans for Record Store Day? I think I'm going to wake up early to make sure I get a copy of TTG, plus I'm thinking of getting the Cursive and of Monteal/Deerhoof releases.
man i wish i had the money !
I have had to work on Record Store Day every year in recent memory and this year is no exception. The worst part is in Athens they hold a comic and zine festival called Fluke, which I've never been to! And I have been doing zines since 1987! So frustrating.
Happy Record Store Day! I bought TTG, Ys and Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom. I've just listened through all of TTG, it's amazing! The acoustics are phenomenal.
Unfair! You're a time traveler to the rest of us. I'm getting it tomorrow I hope
OH yeah! Wow, I forgot about that. Hahaha...
just bought it. Time to go home and listen to it
it's Great !
Of course!
FUCK! My bestfriend and his pseudo-hipster grilfriend went to a record store today, and I asked if they were going to buy something (TTG specifically) but they had no idea. Unfair that they get a slight oppertunity at getting TTG although I know they will never buy it. Will it be downloadable anytime soon?
It came with an MP3 download card... so it wouldn't be hard to find if you knew how to look.
By god this is amazing. What else did you guys get this RSD?
so Clawed, you are last night when we talk? No, I mean, you are tomorrow night? What? When we talked this morning, it was tonight? Or was it tomorrow night? CRAP!!!!
Damn Austrailian time! It's like he is 20 hours into the future and we are 20 hours in the past. It's April 22 there.
I only had enough money to buy TTG but i really wanted the flaming lips record too
So Penny, describe it! What else have they done, that sounds like this? Did you get it on vinyl or CD? Is music a lot more esoensive over there? Are imports even MORE expensive? I think it's eom that Record Store Day is one thing that all of us on here, regardless of count, can particpate in. I'm so happy you haven't ever left us, Penny.
Although your picture is a little frightening.
Fishy I'm sure someone will upload it to the internet sometime, whether it be for youtube for the Yaarggh Pirates. I can describe the TGG! Well it's hard to describe but I'd say the closest I can get is it's like a less aggressive, more ambient version of ODDSAC. Also it has a lot more focus on delays and reverb because of the crazy Guggenheim setting. The acoustics are fabulous, as far as I can tell it's mostly Avey singing, generally it sounds more Avey and Geo than Panda or Deakin. There's only a few guitar parts and that's acoustic, Pullhair Rubeye/Young Prayer style strumming, and some Deak plucking (I think) on the B side. I hope this helps, it's kind of a mess, but it all sounds very different, but all the same style at the same time. Maybe Penny can help me.
NO! i forgot about RSD! how could this have happened? im going to my record store tomorrow in complete denial of it being sold out. at the end of the day at least i get to listen to some new AC, even though its digital
I found the link to the download of TTG. I had some help...
Peace post the link pleeeeeaaase
i bought it for about 15 bucks which pretty cheap for Danish standards, My record player is at my dads place so i had to listen to the MP3 download. i think the best way for me to describe is that it kinda sounds like some of Oddsac in very big room..Which is great! i really love the Deakin songs on it !
it's more of an experience than an album
It's really great to listen to in the dark. I would describe it as a bizarre, surreal forrest sort of thing. Animal noises and Animal Collective noises If you listen, you can hear Scheherazade in Part 1. Deakin sings at the end of part two.


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The North Carolina-based home furnishings company that markets Paula Deen's furniture line is sticking with the embattled celebrity chef. Even as a longtime former employee speaks out against her.
The High Point Enterprise reports that Universal Furniture International will continue to market the Paula Deen Home Collection.
Deen, 66, has been under fire since the revelation earlier this year of a legal deposition in which Deen admitted under oath to having used the N-word. Many companies have dropped Deen since the deposition became public.
Jeff Scheffer with Universal Furniture says he feels bad for Deen. He says the Deen he knows isn't the one who has been portrayed in the media recently.
Al Roker Discusses Deen's "Today" Appearance
Scheffer wrote retailers saying his company accepts Deen's apologies for her previous comments. He says part of the decision is based on retail customer feedback.
For 22 years Dora Charles worked in Deen's kitchens and helped to open the Lady & Sons, the restaurant in Savannah, Ga. that helped propel the self-proclaimed Queen of Southern cooking's career to great heights.
Charles now claims Deen used racial slurs and treated her employees in a way that would suggest an underlying prejudice, according to an interview with The New York Times.
The two women were reportedly close friends and with their birthdays being only a day apart they often celebrated together.
"If I lost Dora, I would have been devastated," Deen wrote in her 2007 memoir, "It Ain't All About the Cooking."
Charles claims that in the early days of their relationship Deen made her a deal: "Stick with me, Dora, and I promise you one day if I get rich you'll get rich." Charles now says she wished she had gotten that promise in writing. "I didn't think I had to 'cause we were real close back then," she said.
Paula Deen's Second Apology
Despite their closeness, Charles claims Deen referred to her and others using a racially offensive term for a black child and wanted Charles to ring a dinner bell in front of the restaurant and holler for people to come and get it.
"I said, 'I'm not ringing no bell,'" she told The Times. "That's a symbol to me of what we used to do back in the day."
Deen's publicity team denied Charles' allegations: "Fundamentally Dora's complaint is not about race but about money. It is about an employee that, despite over 20 years of generosity, feels that she still deserves yet even more financial support from Paula Deen."
Charles says her reasons for speaking out now have nothing to do with money. "I'm just trying to put my story out there that she didn't treat me fairly, and I was her soul sister," she said to The Times.
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RHR necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 210 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
Red Hot Relationships - Bruce Sullivan
Red Hot Relationships is the company formed by keynote speaker, best selling author and relationships specialist Bruce Sullivan.
Red Hot Relationships is all about advice for:
- Family relationships
- Workplace relationships
- Change management for organisations and teams
- Personality types (How to live and work with people who aren't like you)
- Leadership
- Customers
- How to have more energy every day
Red hot relationships will be its own website soon, but right now we are looking for a new logo for marketing collateral, business cards etc. The logo will be transferable to the website however.
Bruce Sullivan is an extremely vibrant, larger-than-life personality and this is reflected within his business. He is a very positive person and you'll always catch him looking on the brightest side of any situation.
Bruce speaks to 20,000+ people a year and makes a big impact in the lives of those who hear him speak. Bruce works with many charities and donates a significant amount of money each year, particularly to the make-a-wish foundation and the downs syndrome association.
Red Hot Relationships aim is to make our every day relationships RED HOT. It is a company entirely focused on PEOPLE.
The target audience will be both corporate organisations as well as the mainstream (families, people in relationships) who will find our site via the internet when looking for a website devoted to relationship issues.
EDIT 12/05 - Don't bother submitting something that looks similar to all the other entries so far. Explore more ideas about relationships and how you can translate that to a logo.
Also, when some people think of RED HOT RELATIONSHIPS, they think it's something of a dating site. So I would encourage people to keep that in mind when submitting designs that people aren't going to get the wrong impression.
We are hoping to find a new logo with a good mix of professional/corporate design but at the same time having energy and vibrancy.
We would like to make the 'Red Hot Relationships' the main emphasis of the new logo, but keeping Bruce Sullivan's name as well.
So the things that we need in the new logo:
- the title: Red Hot Relationships (to be the focus)
- the name: Bruce Sullivan
- Bruce Sullivan's name needs a trade mark (tm)
- the colour red... it's up to you how much/little you use it.
We have attached our current logo to give you some idea of what we want to GET AWAY FROM.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Friday, July 8, at 10 a.m. (Eastern time), at agency headquarters in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W., to deliberate and vote on a proposal to reposition the agency's field structure. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters will be considered:
EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez announced a proposal designed to reposition the Commission's field structure to enhance the agency's enforcement presence and delivery of services; improve the efficiency of its operations; and reduce or eliminate costs. Under the plan, no jobs will be lost and all current EEOC offices will remain open. Recognizing demographic and workload shifts, additional offices will be opened in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Mobile, Alabama.
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The EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals 40 years of age or older; sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Equal Pay Act; Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and state and local governments; and the Rehabilitation Act's prohibitions against disability discrimination in the federal government. Additional information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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(p ∨ s) → (q ∧ r)= ¬(p v s) V (q ∧ r)
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invalid argument
What bout it? Miku us awesome, altough she's not real. :P
Crunchyrolling is my thing -ttebayo!
Well, it is garbage and it is fake. Some individuals just can't take an opinion without getting easily offended. I personally don't care what the fans do, it's not going to hurt CBS ratings.
She is community-driven music, written by people passionate for various music styles and giving themselves a voice that can be shared and appreciated more rapidly than before. To me, that's more real than corporate-driven music by women with fake boobs.
Tobuscus 2016!
Miku represents an artistic medium that created its own artistic identity, shared through different characters. It reminds me a lot of early religious pantheons, wherein man embodied his observations of the world in multiple deified forms. Why wouldn't the incarnation of an idea--even a virtual incarnation--be considered real? I can't touch her, so I should consider her fake? She can't touch me, either--should she consider me fake? (And just as a caveat, I'm much more of a Haku and Teto fan anyway. . .)
just wandering about...
Good points, sir.
I can't touch myself in public. I must be fake
Tobuscus 2016!
Ummmmmmmmmmmm. . .well, then
just wandering about...
Victoryfraud wrote:
What exactly was offensive about that? I wouldn't stretch it as far as calling her "fake". But she's not a real, living person either. What's written there is simply the truth.
Oh, but don't mistake me, I'm a great fan of Miku, I'm simply tired of the people that believes as much in Miku as they do in Santa. None of them exists in the flesh. Deal with it.
The argument is not that they believe Miku exists in the flesh, it`s just the article`s poor word choice. Using fake gives the idea that something is a sham or a disgrace. A proper word to be used here would be unreal, because ANY sane Vocaloid fan knows that these animated characters are not real. With that being said, Miku is NOT entirely fake. "She" is just as real as any other instrument out there (because that`s what she fucking is), and her voice is actually sampled from a very REAL artist/singer. To dismiss that fact is not only disrespectful, but also giving the middle finger to the face to all the composers, songwriters, and animators behind this project. You have to remember that most actual pop stars FOR THE LONGEST TIME (not just this modern era) had their songs written by producers and other songwriters. Vocaloid is merely a tool for these unknown songwriters and composers to have a voice in their music when they can`t really afford or have the time to find a talented singer.
If you or anyone else is not a fan of her voice or music (which can`t be jotted down, since there are over 3,000 songs to her name), then that`s completely fine. No one will chastise someone for that. It`s just the implication that the Vocaloid movement does not mean anything because the "singer" is not real that gets its fans all riled up.
A simple motion. ♥ Over and over.
Well yeah she is fake but also real at the same time, if people don't like miku then who cares. I know for a fact if one of my m8s or the entire world told me i couldn't like something like miku i wouldn't really care i'd still like it.
So my question to all of you is, if this guy is putting his own opinion (from what i scanned it seems like it) then why do you allow yourselves to care?
I love vocaloid, but I certainly know it's not exactly the best source of music XD but nonetheless I still listen to it 24/7
And I agree that it doesn't seem too offensive, Miku Hatsune is indeed fake. It's simply the truth. It doesn't mean it's particularly bad :/
Living in Tokyo and can 10/10 confirm this is anime af
Sure is fake, but she/that was like the first Hologram artist i saw. I got hooked at once, it's just so cool Would be cool to be on a hologram concert Not that i'm a fan of her, more the technology
we'll sneak out when they sleep and sail off in the night
I think the whole vocaloid thing is a nice novelty, but they will never compare to real singers.
I don't see whats worth getting riled over in the article, they are fake at the end of the day.
You can't choose what stays and what fades away
Nightcore34 wrote:
Well yeah she is fake but also real at the same time
So she's Schrodinger's Waifu?
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
Did any of the idiots who responded to this article actually read it?
From my experience, the vocaloid fanbase tends to be a bit...overly-sensitive and somewhat elitist. I on the other hand, don't see how this is insulting. I like Hatsune Miku as well, yet even I have the sense to know that she isn't technically a real popstar and is in fact, fake. Yet that doesn't stop me from enjoying her music.
Blewweh wrote:
Watch dem Miku fans RAGE again~~! XD
Not sure fake is the right word though since no one tried to declare she was "real" in the first place. Q 3 Q;
I'm sure there are plenty Miku fans out there that have wished for her to be real at least once lol... and probably a lot of other creepy things with her that would make for a much more interesting news story than calling her "fake".
So far behind on anime... need to catch up


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Actors who portray professional baseball players are not themselves professional baseball players. So hitting home runs—or just making contact with the ball—isn't automatic.
"There [were] some times when I struck out. Struck out over and over again," says Chadwick Boseman, who stars as legendary Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson in "42." "At a certain point you wonder, 'Oh, I hope I really can do this.' "
He absolutely did it. The relatively unknown actor (seen previously on TV shows such as "Lincoln Heights" and "Persons Unknown") is fantastic as the baseball great, who in the late 1940s strives to break baseball's color barrier with support from his wife (Nicole Beharie) and Dodgers president Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford).
At Wrigley Field—a place where Boseman notes Robinson was booed—the 36-year-old South Carolina native talked about how "42" could have gone wrong, similarities between Jackie Robinson and President Obama, and the kid-friendly sports movie he does and doesn't prefer.
Why do you think you got the role in "42"?
I don't know. I really don't know. I know that [writer-director] Brian Helgeland and I, I think we realized that we would be making the same movie. I think when you're a director, it's kind of like being a coach. You need those players on the team that are coaches on the floor, and I think he felt secure in the fact that I had the passion for it. That I believed in it.
During filming, did he direct you by twirling his arm and shouting, "Go home!" like a third-base coach?
No, no. [Laughs.] That's a funny joke, though. We actually didn't have to talk that much. We would just kind of look at each other sometimes. People have talked about that before, how we had an uncanny connection in moments. He would be like, "I think I want you to ..." I would be like, "I gotcha, I gotcha." He'd be like, "Yeah, that's what I meant right there."
There's so much obvious inspiration in the story. What's a way this could have been done wrong?
To play it like you already knew what was going to happen. And to do it passively. And to also do it like a victim. He's not a victim; he's a hero. For it to be a more paternal relationship between Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson. They were two men who saw eye-to-eye on something, who made an agreement to achieve a goal and to perform a different task to achieve that goal. I feel like those pitfalls have been made in movies like this, and I don't think we did. I don't think we did any of that stuff.
I appreciated that both in the way the character is drawn and in your performance, the emphasis is on Jackie. I was thinking about "The Blind Side," which is much more about Sandra Bullock's character and, also, by the way, Michael Oher had some good stuff happen to him too.
Right, right. The true story is his story. Again, that was one of the things, Brian Helgeland and I—nothing against "The Blind Side," it's a great movie—we knew that wasn't this movie. The iconic character is Jackie Robinson, and we had to follow that.
I think a lot of younger viewers are living in a "Jersey Shore" world where if someone yells something at you, people are much more likely to emulate that, starting a fight--this notion that's the opposite of what Jackie had to do. How many people out there have the attitude that Jackie had to have—that it takes more strength not to fight back? Or is it that if people say something to them, they're more inclined to react?
I think he is a special individual. [Laughs.] What you just described, that's not anything to fight for anyway, but we still fight for it. To be put in his situation where the essence of who you are is being questioned and undermined and belittled and your family is being belittled and your wife, your manhood is being challenged, in most cases people would think that is something to fight for.
What do you mean that what I described is not something to fight for?
Meaning reality TV sometimes stages fights. And you look at it like, "Why are they fighting over that?"
"Because somebody shouted at me across the bar!"
"Yeah! You got a problem with me?" None of that. To me it sensationalizes that response, and there's a glorification of that response. I think this movie, it's definitely a messianic idea. "I can sacrifice that for something greater."
Can you think of a time when you had your temper tested in a similar way?
Yeah, but I'm not going to tell you. [Laughs.] Absolutely, I mean, yeah. Growing up as kids, everybody's been in a fight before. Everybody's had a situation where things could have blown up in a way that they shouldn't and sometimes you fought and sometimes you didn't. I don't think I could do what Jackie Robinson did. I'm not sure if I have that in me to withstand moments and not rationalize that I should fight.
Have you ever had something that was even remotely comparable?
To the racism and the prejudice? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I grew up in the South. I love the South, but people say that racism is more subtle now. It's not always subtle. I definitely have some things to draw from in order to play this role. It was a gap that needed to be bridged because we do live in a different reality. I acknowledge the strides that we've made. I definitely wouldn't say that I haven't experienced racism and prejudice.
What's an aspect of society you can't believe hasn't progressed farther? You say people call racism subtle but that it's not actually as under the rug as some act like it is.
I think it's all throughout. If you look at even the presidential race, there was not necessarily an equal treatment throughout Obama's campaigns. And I think he was scrutinized in a way that most candidates wouldn't be scrutinized. I would assume that he feels some pressure that he can't even speak of. And that is very similar to the situation that Jackie Robinson is in. He can't even talk about it because talking about it magnifies it more and makes it something bigger. Sometimes you beat things by not talking about it, by not giving it power. That's something that everybody can see. We don't need to go into everything else.
There used to be a ton of kid-friendly sports movies made when I was growing up, like "Rookie of the Year," "Little Big League," "The Sandlot." What's your favorite movie of those?
Uh, whoooo …. Kid-friendly sports movies. Does it have to be kid-friendly? Well, to me, "Remember the Titans." I can watch it anytime it comes on. I like "Any Given Sunday." There are a few that I could name, but "Remember the Titans" is probably my favorite.
So you're not a "Rookie of the Year" fan is what you're trying to say.
I'm trying to say that, yes. [Laughs.]
No love for "The Sandlot" either?!
It's OK, it's OK.
Why do you think those movies don't get made much anymore?
I think that when you make a sports movie you have to consider a lot of things. It takes a lot of money to recreate sports scenes and the crowd. Sometimes I think people don't make money off of them. There are ones that have done really well and a lot of them that haven't, so it's maybe viewed as a business risk to do it at times. I think that when you get a good one, when you get a special one, it's all worth it.
Well, I think "Rookie of the Year" and "The Sandlot" were very special movies.
"Rookie of the Year" is special, but you asked me what mine was, man, and I told you what mine was. [Laughs.]
Why he thinks the percentage of African-American major-league ball players went from 27 percent in 1975 to 8 percent in 2012: "I think part of it is because of basketball. Basketball is a lot flashier; people see it. And it's a lot easier for people to play in terms of equipment and fields. If you play baseball, you have to have a field that is kept up. You have to have a field that someone's going to mow the lawn. It's gotta be watered, all that stuff has to be done. It's an opportunity game, much like hockey and golf. I think African-Americans don't have the same opportunity to play it as other people do."
On playing another African-American sports icon like, say, Tiger Woods: "Uh … I'm not interested right now. [Laughs.] I think his story is still being written … They also did the Michael Jordan story as well. I think the next step for me is not to play another sports figure necessarily. But there was a wise man who said if you ask an actor what role he wants next, he's probably lying to you anyway. If there's a good script that comes across our desk, I'm not going to rule anything out."
On how "Django Unchained" impacted the way people talk about race and racism on film: "Uh … you really going to ask me a question about 'Django'? [Laughs.] I'm not quite sure where to begin with that. It's definitely a provocative--it's a fascinating movie like you said. It definitely raised the question of race up again in a way that people haven't talked about in a while … I appreciate the dialogue that it set up."
The first album he bought: Eric B. and Rakim. (He doesn't remember the name of the album.)
His first concert: The Roots
If he were on Jimmy Fallon, what song he'd want the Roots to play to welcome him: Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)."
A movie that scared him when he was younger: "The Exorcist." "'The Exorcist' is not even a scary movie. It's just about pure fear."
Watch Matt on "You & Me This Morning," Friday at 6:55 a.m. on WCIU, the U
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Surging Canucks open road trip in Calgary
The Vancouver Canucks will aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they open a five-game road trip in Tuesday's battle against the Calgary Flames.
The Canucks recently posted a perfect record on a three-game homestand, giving the surging club nine wins in its last 11 games. As a result, Vancouver has taken a four-point lead over Minnesota for the Northwest Division lead with nine games left in the regular season for both teams. The Wild are off Wednesday after losing in regulation to Chicago last night.
Vancouver enters this swing having lost two straight in regulation on the road. The Canucks are 9-6-3 as the road club this season and will begin this trek with two games against the Western Conference's two worst team. After facing 14th-seeded Calgary in the opener, Vancouver will make its next stop against the basement-dwelling Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
The Canucks then will close the trip with games in Nashville, St. Louis and Dallas.
Ryan Kesler returned from a lengthy absence to score the game-winner in Vancouver's most recent victory, a 2-0 win over Phoenix on Monday. Kesler scored in the first period and Cory Schneider posted 19 saves for his fifth shutout of the season. Schneider is tied for the league lead in shutouts with Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith and Nashville's Pekka Rinne.
Kesler had been out of action since Feb. 26 with a broken right foot, but he returned to play and scored his second goal of the season to help the Canucks win a third straight game.
"I think we want to go to the net and get rebounds as much as possible," said Kesler. "We just wanted to do that all game and we made it work once tonight, but it would have been nice to get a few more. Their guy did a great job."
Kesler, the 2010-11 Selke Trophy winner, has six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in eight games during his injury-plagued season.
The Canucks did lose forward Chris Higgins to a lower body injury on Monday and he will be sidelined indefinitely. Defenseman Chris Tanev will also miss a second straight contest due to a leg injury.
Vancouver, which notched a 5-2 home win over the Flames on Saturday, is 3-1-0 against Calgary this season and has won nine of 13 overall in this series. However, Calgary has won the last three encounters at the Saddledome.
The Flames are back home Wednesday after halting a 13-game road losing streak (0-12-1) with Monday's 3-1 triumph at Colorado. Mike Cammalleri scored the game-winner late in the second period to help Calgary pick up its first win as the guest since defeating Dallas on Feb. 17.
Roman Cervenka and Alex Tanguay each scored once, while Joey MacDonald made 39 saves to record the win.
"It's been a long time," MacDonald said of his team's road woes. "We kept possession of the puck and did the small things we had to do."
Calgary is now home at the Saddledome for two straight and five of its next six games. The Flames, who are 11 points out of a playoff spot, are 10-7-2 as the host this season.
Flames forwards Jiri Hudler, Brian McGrattan and Matt Stajan are questionable for Wednesday with upper body injuries.


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There are plenty of storylines for Tuesday's showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
The Thunder are gunning for the Western Conference's top seed and a third consecutive Northwest Division title. They are one game behind the San Antonio Spurs for conference supremacy and three games in front of Denver in the division standings with five to play.
Oklahoma City will start a three-game road trip Tuesday against Utah, Golden State and Portland, and is 23-15 on the road. The Thunder had won three straight and six of seven games until Sunday's 125-120 loss to Carmelo Anthony and the surging New York Knicks. Anthony scored 36 points to lead the Knicks, while Kevin Durant had 27 points for OKC.
Anthony and Durant are neck-and-neck for the scoring title, which has been won by Durant the past three years.
Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 37 points. The Knicks used an 11-2 run in the final minutes to secure the win. Oklahoma City, which made 57.7 percent of its shots, dropped to 25-2 this season when making 50 percent or better from the floor.
"Not a lot of defense from our team today and we gave up way too many offensive rebounds," Thunder coach Scott Brooks told NBA.com. "Every time we made 'em miss they got the rebound and that's not good. The basics of rebounding is blocking out and we have to go back to that."
Brooks' squad is 16-4 in games played after a loss and has won two in a row away from home.
Utah is in a dogfight for the eighth and final playoff berth in the West and is just one-half game ahead of the hard-charging Los Angeles Lakers.
The Jazz will play two in a row at home and are 29-10 in Salt Lake City this season. They are coming off Sunday's 97-90 road win at Golden State as Mo Williams scored 25 points and Al Jefferson posted 19 points and 12 rebounds.
"I can't say enough about this group of guys," Jazz coach Ty Corbin said. "This was all about them and them wanting it, and the way they came out. Although we made some mistakes in the game, everybody laid everything they had in them out there on the floor."
Derrick Favors had 12 points and 13 boards in Utah's seventh win in eight tries.
Utah has lost two of three meetings with Oklahoma City this season and 10 of the last 14 matchups in this series.