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2009 Referee Week in Review - Week 18
The usssoccer.com Referee Week in Review is designed to address the issues facing referees at all levels by using video highlights from professional games as well as the U.S. National Teams. Written by U.S. Soccer Director of Referee Development Paul Tamberino and U.S. Soccer Manager of Assessment and Training Brian Hall, the Referee Week in Review will highlight specific areas of focus and current U.S. Soccer initiatives designed to improve performance and aid in the development of officials across the country.
Week In Review
Week 18 – ending July 19, 2009
With multiple top flight international and domestic league matches on the agenda, week 18 had many interesting situations. The U.S. National Team has been competing in CONCACAF's Gold. On the MLS front, six league games were played. The six games saw 18 goals scored for an average of three per match. Interestingly, 11 of the 18 goals (61 percent) were scored in the second half. Of the second half goals, more than half (six) hit the back of the net in the last 15 minutes.
The large percentage of second half goals illustrates the competitive drive occurring toward the end of matches. Teams are continuing to push to goal with the mentality to score even as the game progresses. Once again, this requires all match officials to maintain focus, concentration and high energy levels for all 90 minutes of the match. Even when the result of the game is seemingly determined, due to the potential for late goals, match officials must be prepared and ready to handle last minute critical decisions that may impact the outcome of the game.
With the MLS midseason break a week away, the second half of the season will result in increased intensity and determination on the part of the players and the teams. This is the case with all league play. Destinies are up for grabs. Officials must be prepared mentally and physically for the challenge.
Offside Situations – Interfering and Gaining an Advantage: Law 11
A player who is in an offside position may only be declared offside if he is involved in "active play†which means one of three factors is present:
- The offside player has "interfered with play†by playing or touching a ball that has been passed or last touched by a teammate.Â
- The offside player has "interfered with an opponent†by preventing the opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent's line of vision or movements or the offside player makes a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent.
- The offside player has "gained and advantage†from being in his offside position by playing a ball (that has last been played or touched by a teammate) that has either: (a) rebounded/deflected to him off a goalpost or the crossbar; or (b) that rebounds/deflects to him off an opponent.
Remember, in each of the three cases above, the assumption is that the player was in an offside position at the time the ball was last played/touched by a teammate.
Law 11 uses the term "active play†to assist in the definition of determining an offside infringement. "Active play†is a term that varies depending upon the skill and age level of the players.
- The higher the skill level of the players, the smaller the area of "active play.†In other words, the closer the offside positioned player must be to an opponent for the player to be judged to have "interfered with an opponent.†Skilled players have a greater ability to adjust to and play in tighter situations and are less affected by opponent positions.
- The lower the skill level of the players, the larger the area of "active play.†In other words, offside positioned players may be further from the opponent to be judged to have "interfered with an opponent.†At lower skill levels, match officials have slightly more leeway to determine "active play†and "interfering with an opponent.â€
This concept will become more clear as video clip 1 is reviewed below.
This clip involves the concept of "active play.†This is a professional game. Hence, the skill level of the players is very high. As a consequence, the area of "active play†is small. To "interfere with an opponent,†the offside player must be much closer than at the non-professional or youth levels where the skill level of the participants may not be as high.
This clip provides an example of a situation where "interfering with an opponent†is not a factor and play should be allowed to continue. Despite the closeness of the offside positioned attacker (white jersey), the attacker has not entered the area of "active play†and therefore does not "interfere with the opponent's†ability to play the ball. A player at this level should be able to cleanly play or head the ball despite the location of the offside attacker.
The following items are key visual indicators that should assist in making a no-offside decision:
- The defender has plenty of space to cleanly head the ball. The offside positioned attacker is not the cause of his misplay.
- The offside positioned attacker declares himself not involved in "active play†by freezing and not making a move to play the ball or interfere with the defender's ability to play the ball.
- The offside positioned player does not "interfere with play†as he does not play or touch the ball that has been passed by his teammate.
In general, this is not offside at most levels but certainly not at the professional level. Assistant referees (ARs) must refrain from indicating offside until one of the three factors are present. Use of the "wait and see†principle will aid in correct decision making and ensuring the area of "active play†is appropriately defined relative to "interfering with an opponent.†ARs should take their time, evaluate all the visual signs and then make a definite decision regarding offside.Video Clip 2: Galaxy at New York (41:14)
Clip 2 involves all three offside concepts: "gaining an advantage†by being in an offside position, "interfering with play†and "interfering with an opponent.†In this situation, the referee team uses sound judgment to decide that the offside position player should not be sanctioned for being in an offside position at the time the ball was played by a teammate.
From approximately 30 yards from goal, an attacker takes a shot. At this time, there is a teammate of the attacker (white jersey) in an offside position in the penalty area. The goalkeeper makes a diving save but is unable to maintain control of the ball and it deflects/rebounds off his hands. The rebound goes to another attacker who was in an onside position and outside the penalty area at the time of the shot. This onside positioned attacker shoots the ball which again deflects/rebounds off the goalkeeper.
Let's evaluate each of the three offside concepts and see how they apply to this no offside call:
- Interfering with play
The offside positioned player does not touch or play the ball after it deflects directly off the kicker. He moves toward the ball but he does not touch it and he stops his run when he realizes his teammate will play the ball. Consequently, this player has not interfered with play.
- Interfering with an opponent
There are two instances where the offside positioned player has the opportunity to "interfere with an opponent.†The first instance occurs on the initial 30-yard shot on goal. Although the player is in an offside position, he is not obstructing the goalkeeper's line of vision as he is not in the direct path of the ball and the goalkeeper is not prevented/distracted from clearly seeing the ball as it approaches him. The second opportunity to "interfere with an opponent†comes after the keeper makes the save and while the ball is rolling free. At this time, the offside positioned attacker makes a move toward the ball as if to play it, while at the same time, a defender is making a run to get to the deflected ball. Although both the defender and the offside position player cross paths, the offside positioned attacker does not obstruct the defender's movement or ability to get to and eventually play the ball.
- Gaining an advantage
Remember, "gaining an advantage†can only occur when an offside positioned player plays/touches a ball that deflects/rebounds off the goalpost, crossbar or an opponent after the ball has last been played/touched by a teammate. In this case, although the ball deflects off the goalkeeper, there cannot be an offside infraction for this component of the Law due to the fact that the offside positioned player does not touch the ball.
Match officials and particularly ARs need to remember the following statement. It is the first sentence of Law 11 – Offside:
It is not an offense in itself to be in an offside position.
Once offside position is determined, the offside player must be involved in "active play†by:
- Interfering with play; or
- Interfering with an opponent; or
- Gaining an advantage from being in an offside position.
Once one of these three components is present, the AR should raise the flag to indicate offside.
The "wait and see†principle must be applied in this offside/no offside decision. When two attackers (one offside positioned player and on onside positioned player) go for the ball, apply the "wait and see†principle to see who touches the ball and, therefore, "interferes with play.â€
Handling the Ball by "Making Yourself Bigger†and Management of Penalty Kicks: Laws 12 and 14
U.S. Soccer's 2009 Referee Program Directive on "Handling the Ball†describes multiple factors to be considered when deciding whether a ball makes contact with a player's arm/hand should be whistled for a handling offense or not. The most often factor cited in prior "Week In Reviews†is the concept of "making yourself bigger.â€
Review of the following "Week In Review†issues will enhance the understanding of the "making yourself bigger†concept:
- Week in Review 4
- Week in Review 5
- Week in Review 6
- Week in Review 7
- Week in Review 15
- Week in Review 16
In summary, "making yourself bigger†is defined in the directive as:
The placement of the arm(s)/hand(s) of the defending player at the time the ball is played by the opponent. Should an arm/hand be in a position that takes away space from the team with the ball and the ball contacts the arm/hand, the referee should interpret this contact as handling. Referees should interpret this action as the defender "deliberately†putting his arm/hand in a position in order to reduce the options of the opponent (like spreading your arms wide to take away the passing lane of an attacker).
When a match official sees a potential situation involving "making yourself bigger,†they should ask themselves the following questions:
- Does the defender use his hand/arm as a barrier?
- Does the defender use his hand/arm to take away space and/or the passing lane from the opponent?
- Does the defender use his hand/arm to occupy more space by extending his reach or extending the ability of his body to play the ball thereby benefiting from the extension(s)?
If the answer is "yes†to any of the questions, the likelihood of a handling offense is great.
Law 14 deals with Penalty Kicks. Referees must be diligent in the organization and execution of penalty kicks to ensure the players adhere to the requirements of the Law. The referee must ensure the following four components are correctly administered prior to the taking of a penalty kick:
- The ball:
Must be placed on the penalty mark.
- The player taking the kick:
Must be properly identified. The referee must ascertain which player will take the kick and clearly identify the kicker to the goalkeeper. This can be done by getting the keeper's attention and pointing to the kicker who is clearly isolated from the other players.
- The defending goalkeeper:
Must remain on his goal line, facing the kicker, between the goalpost until the ball has been kicked. The goalkeeper is permitted to move or jump along the goal line prior to the ball being kicked. He may not, however, jump out or toward the ball prior to the ball being touched.
- The players other than the kicker must be located:
• Inside the field of play.
• Outside the penalty area.
• Behind the penalty mark. This ensures there can be no offside from a penalty kick.
• At least 10 yards from the penalty mark. The penalty arc ensures this distance.
Referees must take the time to ensure that the players know that they are responsible for adhering to the requirements of the Law. This can be accomplished by the referee quickly walking along the top of the penalty area while pointing to the line and voicing the requirement that players must not enter the area until the ball has been kicked. This work shows authority and acts as a preventative measure. The referee should clearly ensure (both verbally and visually) the players know the requirements.
Once all these components have been met, the referee may whistle for the penalty kick to be taken by the identified shooter. The referee should take a position near the top of the penalty area where his presence acts as a inhibitor to those that may want to encroach (enter the penalty area before the kick is taken) and from which he can clearly see the kicker and the movement of the goalkeeper. In no event should the referee allow players to get behind him, out of his vision.
Law 14 sets forth sanctions for various infringements by players. One of the most common infringements is encroachment (being closer than 10 yards after the whistle has been blown and before the ball has been kicked) by field players. The following is an overview of the sanctions for encroachment by field players once the whistle has been blown:
- By a teammate of the player taking the kick (an attacking team player)
• Goal = retake of the kick.
• No goal = referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick to the defending team from the place where the infringement occurred (the spot from which the attacker came within 10 yards before the ball was kicked).
- By a teammate of the goalkeeper (a defending team player)
• Goal = a goal is awarded.
• No goal = retake the penalty kick.
- By a player of both the defending team and attacking team
• The kick is retaken regardless of the outcome.
The following chart provides a summation of the penalty kick infringements and is taken from U.S. Soccer's position paper entitled, "Violations of Law 14 (The Penalty Kick)â€. Review of this position paper will enhance match officials' knowledge of the various situations surrounding the taking of a penalty kick.
Consequences of an Infringement of Law 14
|Who infringed Law 14?
|What was the outcome of the kick
|Ball goes into goal
|Ball does not go into goal
|Attacker (including the kicker)
|Defender (including the goalkeepr)
|Both attacker and defender
*From where the infringement occurred
Note: There are other penalty kick infringements listed in the Law which officials must be cognizant of especially since this is a critical aspect of any game. All eyes are on the referee during penalty kick situations from the initial decision through the taking of the kick; hence, the importance of managing the situation correctly.
Referees must have courage to apply Law 14 correctly.
This video clip contains multiple decisions and learning points and includes an example of "making yourself bigger,†an opportunity for delay in decision making, a potential "denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity†as well as encroachment on the taking of the penalty kick by the attacking team.
"Making Yourself Bigger:†Handling the Ball
The defender (black jersey) has his arm extended in an unnatural position in two instances in this scenario. The first is on the cross in which he attempts to play the ball with his hand. The second is on the shot by No. 9 on the white shirt team. The defender has his arm extended from his body and not to his side (a normal playing position). The last replay (at the end of the clip) shows the ball hitting the defender's upper arm as it is extended in a manner that takes away space from the opponent resulting in the defender benefiting from the unnatural position of his arm. Notice how the hand and arm are well above the defender's head.
Making the Call
Both the referee and AR should be positioned to make this decision. As the ball is crossed from the left flank into the penalty area toward the far post, the referee must be anticipating the drop zone and be moving to an advantageous position giving him the best view of the ball and the players in that zone. This involves anticipation and movement. Due to the location of the handling offense, the AR may have a clear view. If the AR sees that the referee has a poor angle of vision and the AR is 100 percent certain that handling has occurred, the AR should raise the flag and bring the foul to the referee's attention (once the referee has blown the whistle, the AR should mimic the substitution signal across his waist to indicate that the foul should result in a penalty kick).
After whistling the handling offense, the referee should not run to the penalty spot where he is accosted by four defenders and two attackers. As stated in prior "Week In Reviews,†the referee should attempt to move to a neutral spot where he is facing the field of play and the players have to approach him from a long distance. By taking this position, the referee must deal with the arguing players which prevents him from having the opportunity to clear his head to evaluate the potential DOGSO event as well as seek input from the AR either visually or via the RefTalk communication devise.
Delay in Decision Making
Closely watch the clip. Immediately following the handling offense, the ball comes back to an unmarked attacker who has no one between him and an open goalmouth. In this case, the referee must exhibit patience, hold the whistle and utilize the "wait and see†principle. By utilizing a split second delay, the referee would be able to evaluate all the facts and see that a goal scoring chance exists and a goal results. Referees must resist premature whistles and read the potential development of the play and give the play no more than a few seconds to develop in a positive sense for the attacking team. If it does not develop (a goal results), then the awarding of a penalty kick must occur.
Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity (DOGSO)
Given the replay angles, it is not clear whether a DOGSO exists or not. However, if the referee awards a penalty kick and the match officials believe that the defender prevented the ball from going toward the open goal and consequently denied the attackers with an obvious opportunity to score, then the referee should red card the defender who handled the ball for "denying a goal or obvious goal scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball.â€
If the referee plays advantage and a goal results but the referee felt that DOGSO existed as a result of the handball, the player who committed the handling offense may not be sent off but the referee may caution him depending upon the severity.
Encroachment by an Attacker at the Taking of the Penalty Kick
First, the referee must take a position closer to the top of the penalty area where his presence can been seen and felt by the players. Once this is done and the whistle is blown, the referee must be cognizant of players who enter the penalty area before the ball is put into play (encroachment). In this case, it is clear that an attacker has entered the penalty area well before the ball is kicked and is approximately five yards behind the ball once it is put into play. This is an obvious and blatant infringement of the Law and must result in the kick being retaken since a goal is scored.
Feinting at the Taking of the Penalty Kick
FIFAs "Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees†states that "feinting†(a deceptive move to disguise the real intent) is acceptable by the kicker at the taking of a penalty kick:
"Feinting to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of football. However, if, in the opinion of the referee, the feinting is considered an act of unsporting behavior, the player must be cautioned.â€
During the taking of the penalty kick, the kicker does a quick stutter step during his approach and several yards before he contacts the ball. This is an acceptable form of feinting. The ability for a kicker to feint was introduced when the Laws were changed to allow the goalkeeper to move along the goal line prior to a penalty kick being taken. Because the goalkeeper can move, the keeper has the opportunity to react to a reasonable feint by the kicker.
Overall, a handling offense ("making yourself biggerâ€) did occur. The referee should have waited (using the "wait and see†principle) prior to whistling for handling to see if a goal materialized. In this case, it did. Therefore, the optimum decision would have been to award the goal and not call the penalty kick as this would have a greater benefit for the attacking team.
Looking Forward – Week 19
With MLS midseason a week away, referees and ARs working MLS games must prepare for the two day midseason clinic in Dallas following the MLS All Star game. At this clinic, the FIFA interval and sprint test will be administered. Hence, mental and physical preparation will be needed.


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A new method to combat global warming by dumping iron into the sea needs to be treated with caution, governments and scientists warn.
Neither the safety nor the effectiveness of ocean fertilization – adding iron or other 'micronutrients' to the sea to encourage plankton to grow – have been established and the method should not be touted as a cure for climate change until they have been, cautions the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
This warning is based on a Statement of Concern endorsed by the Parties to the London Convention and London Protocol, the international agreements that regulate dumping of wastes and other matter at sea. According to an International Maritime Organization press briefing of 16 November 2007, Parties to the Convention and Protocol, unanimously adopted the June 2007 Statement of Concern issued by their scientific advisors that "knowledge about the effectiveness and potential environmental impacts of ocean iron fertilization is insufficient to justify large-scale operations".
The idea behind the method is that micronutrients such as iron or urea will stimulate the growth of phytoplankton in the sea, which can absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Many scientists have critiqued the technology based on studies showing little if any potential for long term sequestration but a high likelihood of damage to the marine environment. They have also noted the possibility that ocean fertilization could promote further climate change by stimulating the production of far more potent greenhouse gases, methane and nitrous oxide. Nevertheless, some companies are already promoting this method and are selling carbon offsets to the public to support their research.
The IPCC Working Group III report on Mitigation of Climate Change describes ocean fertilization as "speculative and unproven, with the risk of unknown side effects". In that respect, Parties to the London Convention and Protocol called for "further study (of) the issue from the scientific and legal perspectives with a view to its regulation" and "urges states to use the utmost caution when considering proposals for large-scale ocean fertilization operations".
Kristina Gjerde, High Seas Policy Adviser to the World Conservation Union, said: "Speculative technologies and unregulated voluntary markets for carbon offsets are a potentially lethal brew. This statement of concern sends a clear message to governments, soon to meet for next month's UN climate conference in Bali, about the need to consider the full range of impacts of proposed geo-engineering fixes and to ensure that they are properly regulated to prevent adverse impacts on the environment."
Notes to editors
For more information please contact:
Kristina Gjerde, IUCN High Seas Policy Advisor, Poland. Tel: +48-22-754-1803, +48-22-737-2300; Cell phone +48 50 117 20 48; Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Carl Gustaf Lundin, Head IUCN Global Marine Programme, Switzerland: +41 22 999 0204; Cell phone + 41 78 477 14 00; Email: email@example.com
Sarah Halls, IUCN Media Relations Officer, Tel: +41 22 999 0127; Mob: +41 79 24 72 926;
Fax: +41 22 999 0020; Email: firstname.lastname@example.com; Web: https://www.iucn.org
Additional information
Extracts from press release from IMO website:
Large-scale fertilization operations not currently justified, say Parties to international treaties
29th Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (London Convention) and 2nd meeting of Contracting Parties to the 1996 Protocol thereto (London Protocol) (LC29/LP2): 5 - 9 November 2007
Parties to the international treaties which regulate the dumping of wastes and other matter at sea, say that planned operations for large-scale fertilization of the oceans using micro-nutrients - for example, iron - to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2), are currently not justified.
The Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (London Convention) and to the 1996 Protocol thereto (London Protocol), meeting in London from 5 to 9 November, 2007 (LC29/LP2), considered a report from their scientific advisers and other submissions relating to fertilization of the oceans to sequester CO2, using iron and other micro-nutrients.
Recognizing that it is within the purview of each State to consider proposals on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with the London Convention and London Protocol (LC/LP, the meeting urged States to use the utmost caution when considering proposals for large-scale ocean fertilization operations. "The meeting takes the view that, given the present state of knowledge regarding ocean fertilization, such large-scale operations are currently not justified."
The meeting endorsed the "Statement of Concern" on large-scale fertilization agreed by the LC and LP Scientific Groups, in June 2007, which indicated that knowledge about the effectiveness and potential environmental impacts of ocean iron fertilization was currently insufficient to justify large-scale operations and that this could have negative impacts on the marine environment and human health. The meeting agreed that the consideration of ocean fertilization falls under the competences of the London Convention and Protocol, in particular, in relation to their objective to protect the marine environment from all sources. The meeting agreed to further study the issue from scientific and legal perspectives, with a view to its regulation.
London Convention and London Protocol
The London Convention was one of the first global conventions to protect the marine environment from human activities and has been in force since 1975. Its objective is to promote the effective control of all sources of marine pollution and to take all practicable steps to prevent pollution of the sea by dumping of wastes and other matter. The 1972 Convention permits dumping of wastes at sea, except for those materials on a banned list. Currently, 82 States are Parties to this Convention. In 1996, the "London Protocol" was adopted, to further modernize the 1972 Convention and, eventually, replace it. Under the Protocol, the precautionary approach is applied and all dumping is prohibited, except for possibly acceptable wastes on the so-called "reverse list". The Protocol entered into force on 24 March 2006 and there are currently 31 Parties to it.
Both the Convention and Protocol require Parties to issue permits for the dumping of wastes and other matter at sea.
Further information on the London Convention and Protocol can be found at http://www.londonconvention.org

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Kðthe Gibson, 83, of Albrightsville, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.
Kðthe was the loving wife of Ewald Gibson. They celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on June 5, 2012.
She was born in Scharmbeck, West Germany, on July 8, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Peter Friedrich-Asp and Katherine Dorathee Beecken-Asp.
Kðthe and her husband immigrated to the United States in 1956 and lived in Wisconsin until 1970, moving to New Jersey and, finally, to Pennsylvania.
She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Brodheadsville.
We have been blessed with the presence of Kðthe in our lives. She will be deeply missed by her loving husband, Ewald; her children: Gudrun (Gudi) Forsyth and her husband, David, of Noirit, France; Hans Gibson of Albrightsville; and Karin Meyerhoff and her husband, Tim, of Jackson Township, N.J.
She was a loving and gentle "Oma" to her eight grandchildren: Katie Gaborit, Dave and Peter Forsyth, Toni Mark and Jon Gibson, and Ashley, Tymothy and Kelly Meyerhoff; and her four great-grandchildren: Harriet, Gabrielle, Hannah and Maille Gaborit.
Family and friends are welcome to offer their condolences from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday, April 27, at Donald N. Gower Funeral Home, Route 209, Gilbert.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in loving memory of Kðthe to: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, 153A Route 115, Brodheadsville, PA 18322; or a charity of one's choice.
Donald N. Gower Funeral Home
1426 Route 209, Gilbert
Kðthe Gibson
Kðthe Gibson, 83, of Albrightsville, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.


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selector necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 64 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
I am publishing a book written in Russian by my 78 y.old mother.
It is a scientific book about origins of language and thought.
On the front cover we should have authors name at the top (in Russian) followed by the title (also in Russian):
Name: В.С. Мазлумян
Title: О ЗАРОЖДЕНИИ ЯЗЫКА И НАЧАЛЕ МЫШЛЕНИЯ
Note: the font style can be changed, of course, to match the design. Note - there should be no other text on the cover.
Here is a short summary of the book - may be it can help your thinking about the design (but please - do not put this text on the cover):
The author discusses the advancement of the human psyche from its animal origins, which is undoubtedly connected to the development of language and human thought. She attempts to discern the specific events in the daily lives of our ancestors that enabled that development. She further suggests the idea of the connection between the progressive development of psyche and the level and the actual content of mental images which are based on evolving symbolization.
So it a scientific book - about communication between people in groups (also between monkeys). About primitive society - common situations leading to creating symbols / words to describe them, etc.
The design should relate to book's content - which is about communication, not about monkeys or about writings on cave walls.
It is very important to keep the colors light, friendly, warm.
The author actually likes crimson background (cherry, cherry red).
Another thing - there should be no photo of the author on the back. And no description of the author. No English text at all. And we need some space at the bottom of the back cover for bar codes.
Finally - the author is a scientist. And the book summarizes the latest scientific discoveries. So it should have this aura of science about it.
Image height = 8.75"
Image width = 11.618"
spine width = 0.493"
Note - this size already includes bleeding of 0.0625 on each edge.
So please keep characters from being too close to edges.
The publisher allows to use TIF CMYK 300 dpi color file as cover. It should be one image containing front cover, spine, and back cover.
The book size is 5.5"w x 8.5"h, the spine width is 0.493"w, the bleeding on the edges should be 1/16". So the size of the image should be:
height = 8.75" (8.5" + (1/16)*2)
width = 11.618" (5.5 + 0.493" + 5.5 + (1/16)*2)
spine width = 0.493"
So please provide the image which contains the front, spine, and back - all on one image - and with the above proportions. The graphics should not be very busy or intence.
I want something for the front of the book, and something for the back. I really prefer light warm colors. Crimson background may be good.
This is a scientific book - reads like a fairy tale. It is a summary of many latest scientific discoveries. So the design should support this "magic" and attractiveness of science.
I don't want black color on spine or background.
Also please no frames, because when the book will be cut - the distances from edges may differ.
Please - no black backgrounds. No dark backgrounds.
No strong/scary images. The book is written by an old woman. Her idea was to make cover as a single-toned warm background without any graphics.
The design should not distract from the title and should allow to apply the title on top of it.
Also the bottom portion of the back cover should not contain anything special, because publisher will drop there 2 bar codes.
Also - don't put author's name at the bottom. In Russia the custom is to put the author above the title on the front cover.
Yet another thing - the title should be in all capital letters - same way I have provided it in the summary.
There should be NO text at the back of the book.
The only text on the cover is author's name and the title of the book - both in Russian.
Don't put monkey face on the book just by itself - because this book is not about the monkeys - it is about communication between people leading to development of speech and thinking.


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Performance MKTG needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 14 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
We're in the process of creating a new online dating landing page. We plan on creating this landing page to convince the visitors to click the call to action (free sign up button etc) to continue on to the real dating site, to sign up. We need a high quality design that appeals to our target audience - Males and Females, ages 35+ from the United Kingdom, looking to meet someone online .
Free UK Online Dating - DATEUKSINGLES.COM - Design and Code
As mentioned in the project summary, we're building a UK Online Dating Landing Page . We're looking to create a call to action page, which gets the user to click through to the actual site to sign up. So the visitor should be sold on the idea of signing up, as soon as they see this page. This contest is for design and coding of the site.
Design Style:
We need a site that uses the same colors and overall look that http://www.datingdirect.com/signup/landing_g.php? does. This is the site that the landing page will send users to. It needs to be different enough that it doesn't copy that site, but the user should not feel that they have been directed to a different site once they get there.
All contest entrants should should create both a home page design and one sub page design. Sub pages will be: Contact Us, Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, Site Map and Resources.
Contest Notes:
We will give feedback to all entries with 4 and 5 star ratings. We are not interested in entries that we rate with 3 stars or less.
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Men's hockey team practices at Chancellor Falwell's farm
|Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr., gets out on the ice with LU's men's hockey team at his Bedford County, Va., farm.
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On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the Liberty University men's hockey team vacated the LaHaye Ice Center on campus in favor of an unusual practice arena. Head coach Kirk Handy surprised the entire team by holding practice outside at a lake on Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr.'s Bedford County, Va., farm.
"Our players loved it," Handy said. "It made you feel like a little kid again."
The players and coaching staff were excited for the opportunity to skate outside, he said.
"We kept it as a surprise for the team and had them change at the ice center and ride out in LU vans to the farm."
Team members spent their time at the lake scrimmaging each other and conditioning in preparation for their Jan. 15 game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Canadian senior Dave Semenya said it was a very unexpected surprise for the entire team.
"I never thought it would be possible in Virginia," Semenya said. "The ice was surprisingly smooth."
Liberty's men's hockey team is 18-2 this season, and is currently ranked 4th in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I rankings. The team hopes to capture the national title at this year's ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships in March.


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Beyonce, Jay-Z Marriage Figures in Ohio Stabbing
We found him. The one guy in the world who didn't know that Jay-Z and Beyonce are married has been located, but not without incident. According to a local news station, the 48 year-old man was stabbed after revealing to a 31 year-old man that he was not aware of popular music's hottest power-marriage.
Shortly before midnight on New Years Eve, Ronald Deaver of Parma became enraged when a guest at his apartment building said that he did not know that the singer of 'Countdown' was married to that of 'Empire State of Mind.' The fight escalated into a stabbing, after which Deaver was arrested. The victim (whose name is withheld, because honestly, this level of ignorance is kind of embarrassing) has been listed in good condition by MetroHealth Medical Center.
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Overview of the intergovernmental process
Recognizing the importance of avoiding or minimizing negative impacts of response measures, the Conference of the Parties (COP) at the Cancun Climate Change Conference (COP16, 2010) provided a forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures, and requested the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies to convene such a forum at SB 34 and SB 35, with the objective of developing a work programme to address these impacts and a view to adopting, at COP 17, modalities for the operationalization of the work programme and a possible forum on response measures.
Furthermore, the COP at its 17th session adopted a work programme with the objective of improving the understanding of the impact of the implementation of response measures in eight distinct areas (overview below). In addition, the COP decided to establish the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures mandated to meet twice a year under a joint agenda item of the subsidiary bodies. The subsidiary bodies have a mandate to review at SB 39 the work of the forum including the need for its continuation, with a view to providing recommendations to the COP 19. Thus, the forum consolidates all progressive discussions related to response measures under the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol.
Areas of the work programme (see implementation at the bottom)
The work programme and its areas were adopted by the COP at its 17th session as contained in Decision 2/CP.17.
a) Sharing of information and expertise, including reporting and promoting understanding of positive and negative impacts of response measures;
b) Cooperation on response strategies;
c) Assessment and analysis of impacts;
d) Exchanging experience and discussion of opportunities for economic diversification and transformation;
e) Economic modelling and socio-economic trends;
f) Relevant aspects relating to the implementation of decisions 1/CP.10, 1/CP.13 and 1/CP.16 and Article 2, paragraph 3, and Article 3, paragraph 14, of the Kyoto Protocol;
g) Just transition of the workforce, and the creation of decent work and quality jobs; and
h) Building collective and individual learning towards a transition to a low greenhouse gas emitting society.
Chronological overview of the forum download here
Recent progress
At SB 36, Parties operationalized the work programme. The activities agreed include submission from Parties an relevant organizations, in-forum workshops, an in-forum discussion by Parties and an in-forum expert meeting. These activities have been carried out and are set to be finalized at SB 39 in Warsaw in November 2013.
At SB 37, Parties started the implementation of the work programme as per the activities agreed at the previous session of the forum and they will continue the implementation at SB 38 and SB 39.
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Social Media Kerfuffle Is a Carbon, A Clone and a Copy
Wise old newspaper hacks will tell you there's nothing new under the sun. Every story has been told before.
In the accelerated, amped-up world of Twitter, this has been amplified and exaggerated to rather ridiculous extremes.
If you've picked up a newspaper or surfed the news blogs today, chances are you've come across the latest social media firestorm, involving schoolgirl magnet Claire's Accessories and the trendy jewellery designer Tatty Devine.
It all kicked off when the social media savvy folks at Tatty Devine blogged on Wednesday asking 'Can you spot the difference?' – and laid out a series of their clever jewellery designs alongside, er, remarkably similar-looking trinkets being flogged by Claire's.
When the design team at Tatty Devine came up with necklaces that looked like the contents of Top Cat's trashcan (fish bones, half-peeled bananas and curly, comedy moustaches), they probably didn't expect they'd be calling Officer Dibble to investigate allegations of intellectual property theft.
To the casual observer, it seems a pretty cut and dried case of the big, faceless corporation ripping off the edgier and way cooler small business to cash in – and that's why the social media world has lit up with this story. Everybody loves an underdog, especially when the 'wee guy' comes out fighting against a villain of pantomime proportions.
In fact, Tatty Devine's latest blog post yesterday (Thu) confirmed the company intends to take legal action, while offering thanks to its army of social media supporters:
We want to say a big thank you to everyone who commented, and for all the support on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest too. We are truly heartened and impressed by the amazing response on this issue.
Here's the thing though. If you've been around in social media for a while, this whole stramash (that's Scottish for 'kerfuffle') might sound remarkably familiar.
That's because it is almost a year since one-women jewellery designer Stevie Koerner took to social media to highlight how faceless fashion giant Urban Outfitters had magically come up with silver trinkets which looked exactly like hers.
Indeed, in May last year I pulled together this wee zooming, video thingy (check it out, it's on Prezi, which is waaaay cool!) to show how the whole thing turned into a massive PR disaster for Urban Outfitters.
you can view it here: http://bit.ly/xmM3AU (last I looked it had been viewed 2116 times).
Last year's case in America was driven by Twitter, Tumblr and Etsy. The Tatty Devine brouhaha (I think that's French for 'kerfuffle') has been fuelled by Twitter, Facebook and … Pinterest. That in itself is very telling indeed.
Pinterest is the scorchio , shiny new social media darling – and what it tells is that the media team at Tatty Devine are no slouches, especially since the insanely fast-growing site is still 'in Beta' and accessible by invitation only.
And the point is? Just a whimsical thought that copying jewellery designs is a very naughty no-no that will get you a nasty knuckle-rapping. But copying (and let's face it, this really is a carbon, copycat, clone) a social media guerrilla strategy against a bigger rival is … well, PR genius.
Congratulations to the very smart social media team at Tatty Devine on a public relations success story.
They've managed to give a bigger rival a reputational bloody nose for shameless imitation, while pulling the same trick themselves yet somehow passing it off as the sincerest form of flattery.


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World of Warcraft Trivial Pursuit
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- Prove you know the most about World of Warcraft with this themed Trivial Pursuit game.
- Categories: Geography, Villains, Encounters, Characters, Lore, and Loot.
- Also includes custom die and baby Murloc playing pieces!
Ever wonder what Trivial Pursuit would be like in other lands? In Azeroth, for instance, would they still have questions about US Politics? We don't think so. They'd have questions about their own history and politics and geography and stuff. Well, like it fell through a dimensional fissure, that's what we got here: World of Warcraft Trivial Pursuit.
World of Warcraft Trivial Pursuit is all about WoW. Move your custom baby Murloc piece around (following the number on the custom baby Murloc die) and earn yourself some wedges by answering questions correctly (wedges still fit in classic playing pieces, also included). World of Warcraft Trivial Pursuit categories include villains, lore, and loot! Adventure through 600 questions to test who really knows World of Warcraft and who should just go out into the real world and play outside.
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- Trivial Pursuit mashed up with World of Warcraft.
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- Categories: Geography, Villains, Encounters, Characters, Lore, and Loot.
- Includes: Game board, 100 cards (600 questions), custom baby Murloc die, custom baby Murloc playing pieces, usual Trivial Pursuit pieces and wedges, and instructions.
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Schneider Electric / Square D Definite purpose contactor features a three pole, 40 ampere with resistive current rating 50 Amp, Includes quick connect binder head screw and coil voltage rating of 220 Vac at 50 HZ, 208 to 240 Vac at 60 HZ, Suitable for heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, data processing and food service equipment, UL Recognized and CSA Certified.
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A Tape Measure with a Story
This old tape measure follows me around everywhere. My father gave it to me, and it does the trick. Sure, it's a little heavier than today's newest models and the tape itself doesn't stay extended with a flick of a button. But it's a happy memory plus a working tool, and has pride of place in my belongings.
For many of us, home improvement was a chance for parents or other mentors to give us welcome advice. Do-it-yourself projects were do-it-together occasions, and we learned practical knowledge that still serves us today. For example, from working with a tape measure I learned:
1. Measure it—then measure it again! Those words really do save headaches and hassles.
2. Don't fear fractions. Measurements like 1/8″ and 3/16″ become less intimidating after working with them and seeing what a difference they make in a successful outcome.
3. Used tools can, and often do, work just fine. When I don't want to keep one, I consider if there is someone to whom I might pass it along.
We'd like to hear your home improvement memories. What did your Dad, Mom, grandparent, or some other mentor teach you? What lessons do you use today? What are you teaching your children? We'll publish Top 10 Readers' Memories with attribution to you, so write away—right away! Use the comment field below, or tell us on Facebook.


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"The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas"
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After reading this component you will have learnt what creativity, the foundation of generating ideas is based on, why and how stimulating creative solutions in an organisation is recommended; You will be able to distinguish and trigger individual creativity, group creativity and organisational creativity identifying factors that stimulate or block creativity. Finally, you will be able to create your specific creativity-booster in your organization. It will take you 60 minutes to go through this component.
Behind every successful business there is at least one creative mind. Nowadays, creativity, innovation and the effective use of knowledge represent the requirements for survival in business. Therefore, the optimal exploitation of organisational creativity, innovation and knowledge is the great challenge for all enterprises whatever their size and sector.
No matter how blurry and mystical the origin of creativity seems, it is already sure: creativity is not just a natural talent with which we were either born or not. It is more like a natural skill of individuals, groups and organizations as well. Creativity can be developed and learnt by everyone: developing creativity in an organisation requires a mixture of elements both of personal behaviour and environmental.2
1 The module is based on previous versions of an introduction to creativity developed for this guide. The module has been considerably updated within the InnoLocalSupp project (2010). A specific chapter referring to micro-SMEs has been included
2 Stemberg, Robert J. Cambridge (1999). Handbook of creativity. Cambridge University Press.
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Looking for BerkeleyGW 2014 - please go https://www.nersc.gov/users/training/events/berkeleygw2014/
This event is a workshop, with hands-on user sessions, on the GW and GW-BSE approaches using the BerkeleyGW package will be held November 22-23, 2013, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in the NERSC Facility in Oakland, California. The target audience for the workshop are graduate students, postdocs, and researchers who are interested in learning about or sharpening their skills onab initiocalculations of many-electron effects in excited-state properties of condensed matter.
The BerkeleyGW Package is a set of computer codes that calculates the quasiparticle properties and the optical responses of a large variety of materials from bulk crystals to molecules and nanostructures such as slabs, sheets, tubes, wires, and dots. The package takes as input the mean-field results from commonly available electronic structure codes such as the Kohn-Sham DFT eigenvalues and eigenvectors computed with PARATEC, PARSEC, Quantum ESPRESSO, SIESTA, Octopus, or TBPW (aka EPM).
The two-day workshop will cover basic GW/BSE theory, features of the BerkeleyGW package, and detailed examples of using the BerkeleyGW package in conjunction with the above mentioned DFT packages. In particular, connections to the real-space code PARSEC and planewave code PARATEC are made.
There is no registration fee, but attendees must apply. (UPDATE: Attendance at workshop is at capacity. No more applications will be accepted).
Andrew Canning, LBNL, Jack Deslippe, LBNL, Felipe Jornada, UC Berkeley, Johannes Lischner, UC Berkeley, Steven G. Louie, UC Berkeley, Jaime Souta, UT Austin, Diana Qiu, UC Berkeley, David Strubbe, MIT, Sahar Sharifzadeh, LBNL, Derek Vigil, UC Berkeley
NERSC offices at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Oakland Scientific Facility. Address – 415-20th Street, Oakland, CA. (Directly on top of the 19th Street BART Station.)
Schedule and Presentations:
Friday, November 22
Morning Session
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-9:45 Introduction to GW/BSE: Theories, applications, and challenges. (Steven G. Louie)
09:45-10:30 An overview of BerkeleyGW: Features and workflow. (Jack Deslippe)
10:45-11:15 Introduction to PARSEC: Methods, algorithms, and examples. (Jaime Souta)
11:15-11:45 User experience: Molecular Foundry usage of BerkeleyGW. (Jeffrey B. Neaton)
11:45-12:45 Lunch (Discussion on PARATEC by Andrew Canning)
Afternoon Session
12:45-13:15 Discussion on BerkeleyGW calculations of Semiconductors and Metals. (David Strubbe)
13:15-14:45 Practical BerkeleyGW session I – Si. (Hands-on with real time Q&A - Led By David Strubbe)) Run Files
15:00-15:30 Discussion on Convergence Issues in BerkeleyGW – Presentation/Discussion I. (Derek Vigil)
15:30-16:00 Practical BerkeleyGW session II – Convergence in BerkeleyGW. (Hands-on with real time Q&A Led by Derek Vigil) Run Files
16:00-16:30 Practical BerkeleyGW session III - Sodium. (Hands-on with real time Q&A Led by Johannes) Run Files
Saturday, November 23
Morning Session
09:00-9:30 Discussion on BSE in BerkeleyGW – Presentation/Discussion. (Felipe Jornada)
09:30-10:30 Practical BerkeleyGW Session IV - Absorption spectrum of Silicon. (Led by Felipe Jornada) Si Run Files LiCl Run FIles
10:45-11:45 Practical BerkeleyGW Session V - BSE Convergence (Led by Diana Qiu) Run Files
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch. Q&A Lunch discussion.
Afternoon Session
12:45-13:15 Quasiparticle and optical calculations of reduced dimensionality materials. (Sahar Sharifzadeh)
13:30-15:15 Practical BerkeleyGW Session VI - Reduced Dimensional Systems. Sheets and Molecules. (Lead by Sahar Sharifzadeh and Diana Qiu) Run Files
15:15-16:00 Discussion: When things go wrong. (Derek Vigil)
16:00 Wrap-Up (Jack Deslippe)
Recommended Hotel:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/oakdt-oakland-marriott-city-center/ - This is one BART station away from the Workshop venue.
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by Hugh Gilmore
Years ago my mother-in-law kindly agreed to take our 6-year-old son Andrew for the weekend, so Janet and I could go on retreat for the first time. Not the kind you're thinking, but the kind where the hotel has heart-shaped beds and bathtubs.
Going to one of those corny Poconos places seemed like a fun idea, so we booked a room. We decided to pack scented candles and a Luther Vandross tape (and a big jar of Metamucil).
We started picturing ourselves driving along those small, winding upstate highways, climbing ever higher and farther from the worries and cares of home. Boy, were we going to have fun, singing together, holding hands, renewing our vows. What a great time of year to take a drive too. Late June, sunny, but not too warm. Get me out on the highways of America – I've been tied down by parenthood long enough. Drive, she said!
Drive. Hmmmm. Drive. In a car. A car. Car maybe go boom against another car? Car not go anymore. Car is crashed. No more mommy. No more daddy. What ever shall happen to baby?
Oh my gosh. I had to tell myself: "Don't think about such things. We're just going away to the Poconos. It's not Afghanistan, for goodness sake. It's the Poconos!"
What could be safer than the Poconos?
Such clear-headedness bought me about five worry-free minutes. Then the evil thoughts would return. And return again. Until, together, Jan and I agreed, we could not go away with clear consciences knowing the possibility we might … here's the euphemistic cliché: "if anything ever happened to us." Meaning: if we both got killed and our disabled son was orphaned. What would happen? We had left no instructions.
Of course, we knew that whatever assets we had would be inherited by him, but who would put him to bed at night and get him up in the morning? Dress him? Feed him? Just as important: guide him. Educate him.
What a burden we'd be imposing on our families. And suppose Janet's family and my family didn't agree on certain key things. What then? There was only one way we could get in our hot little gray Toyota Tercel and blast through those romantic Poconovian hills: we needed to draw up a will.
You're probably thinking, "How dumb are these Gilmore people?" Everyone has a will. But that's not true. Everyone wants a will. Everyone intends to make a will. But very few people actually do make themselves take time out and draw one up. Even people with young children. People with young children don't have time to Q-tip one ear, let alone sit down with a lawyer and draw up a will.
So, in the days before leaving for the heart-shaped bed, instead of shopping for new plaid boxer shorts for the lad, or a new peignoir for milady, we spent our time getting our facts and figures together and writing out the special provisions of our will. And then, on the day before we left, we sat in the lawyer's office and finalized the deal.
I mean that literally, the day before. And Janet was crying at the thought of poor little Boo-Boo wandering the earth without his mother. And Hugh was tight-lipped and narrow-eyed at the same prospect, and also wondering if he'd thought of everything. (Even after signing the will, one has the feeling he's left the water running somewhere back home.)
It's not easy to talk about your own death and accept that it's not a hypothetical. With most of us (I do hope I mean "us."), this major inconvenience will happen later, much later. If it should happen tomorrow, so be it. "That's just a chance I'll have to take." But what about the kiddos? Are they set?
Unpleasant as the process was, we signed the papers, shook hands all around, and left the lawyer's office with lighter spirits. The weeks after my mother-in-law had offered us this little vacation had been heavy with worries about our child's vulnerability. Now, at least, there was a plan for his care. We were free. There's nothing like a good cup of coffee and a croissant to help get you over the after-the-lawyer-visit-blues.
Now you're wondering, after all that build-up, if we've arrived at the spicy part.
Yes, we have. We went off to the Poconos lovers retreat. The room was musty. We asked for another room, That too was musty. What the heck. We looked at the heart-shaped bed. We were tired after a week of running around. Mommy and Daddy take nap? Look, Mommy, look: Mirrors on ceilings. Daddy see Mommy. Mommy see Daddy. Yoo hoo.
Later: Mommy bump into swinging chair at night, hurt head. Daddy pick two heart-shaped roaches from heart-shaped tub. Mommy prefer shower. Morning comes: Daddy call desk, tell procurer M & D must leave for emergency.
Which we did, driving all the heck over the Poconos and stopping where we wanted to stop and eating when we wanted to eat. And we lived happily ever after and got home by 5 p.m.Sunday night so we could eat dinner at grandmom's house with baby Boo-Boo, new owner of a lifetime contract.
P.S. We've updated the will, of course. Our recent troubles in Florida (see "A trip through the surreal to see the Salvador Dali Museum," CHL, April 17), have prompted us to update again. We saw our lawyer last week and are in the process of rewriting again. The former Baby Boo-Boo is now 26-year-old Andrew. His skills, capacities and needs have changed considerably.
Hugh Gilmore is the author of "Scenes from a Bookshop," a series of stories from his bookshop days in Chestnut Hill. It's available on Amazon.com in paperback and eBook formats. And also available through retail bookstores everywhere.


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Expo Photo Collection
The last of my photos to share from the Kansas City Family History Expo that was recently held the end of July. The next Expo is coming up soon in Salt Lake City. You can read more about it here.
"Go Hubby" and I are heading down the road on a bike trip soon. I look forward to sharing some sights from our trip and hopefully we will locate an interesting historical site or library to share!
Burnin' up the pavement again.....want to come along You Go Girl #1? Nothing like the wind in your hair, rain in your face and bugs in your teeth! I will take along a few of those ancestors to keep me busy in the evenings around the fire. Maybe they will share some tales of their own.
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - If you're a fan of the blockbuster movie Titanic, the elegant staircase at the Ryan Mansion Inn might deliver a sense of deja vu.
The ship, which sank off the coast of Newfoundland in 1912, was luxuriously furnished to capture the growing transatlantic traffic of the era. Its grand staircase to the first-class quarters was a hallmark of the liner's opulence.
Tradition has it that the staircase and wood panelling in Ryan Mansion was constructed by the same craftsmen who built the grand staircase in the ill-fated Titanic.
Owners of the upscale St. John's hostelry, Robert Hall and Kevin Nolan, say that evidence their staircase and the ship's staircase originated out of the same workshops, while circumstantial, is compelling.
"And the fact that they are very similar in design and were both built in the U.K. around the same time; well, it does lead you to think there's a real possibility," Hall said.
Made of English white oak, the ornate staircase is the centrepiece of the Ryan Mansion, a five-star inn at the edge of downtown St. John's.
Built between 1909 and 1911 to be the home of wealthy local merchant James Ryan, the stately architectural dowager was transformed last year into a top-notch boutique hotel by Nolan Hall, an award-winning St. John's real estate development company.
On a visit to St. John's, Ryan's granddaughter corroborated that her grandfather had indeed commissioned the same craftsmen who had built the Titanic's grand staircase to craft the staircase for his new home, Hall says. As Newfoundland's biggest fish merchant, Ryan had ships travelling back and forth to Europe delivering fish, Hall says.
"These ships would routinely bring back goods from Europe, including furnishings and manufactured goods, such as, quite likely, our staircase," he adds.
Constructed in the Queen Anne style, Ryan Mansion echoes the extravagance of its original owners through its ornate exterior and elaborate interior wood detailing.
With over 14,000 square feet, the mansion took more than two years to restore and renovate to its present five-star grandness. The newly added jetted tubs, Italian linens and plasma television screens in its eight deluxe rooms take nothing away from the integrity of the original structure. They do, however, go a long way in adding to the guests' anticipation as they make their way up the grand staircase to their rooms.
Sumptuous breakfasts are a standard part of the package, along with other fine dining options, including one that has yet another Titanic link.
The inn celebrates its unique connection to the past by offering Titanic-themed getaways, featuring a six-course dinner based on the actual menu from the last meal enjoyed on the ship. Served on English-made Titanic replica china, complete with gold lining, pattern detail with a logo finished in 24-karat gold, the meal is a delicious way to sample nautical history.
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There are times where showing someone existed in a certain place at a certain point in time can be a big clue. And the most mundane record can show that. I've been using directories of animal breeders recently in my research since most of my ancestors were farmers. Those items don't provide "huge" discoveries. But they do show a person was in a specific location at a specific time.
And at least that means they weren't dead when the material was compiled.
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The Dr Dick Review Crew is BACK! We're all rested and relaxed and ready to tackle whatever cums our way.
We begin 2009 with a bang. We have three vibes from Synergy Erotic. They're a relatively new company with a wonderful corporate philosophy, which includes everything from quality manufacturing to subtle yet effective packaging. Good for them!
This week's Review Crew includes:
Angie — Reviews #12, 16, 26
Glenn & Hank — Reviews #4, 16, 17, 18, 23. 24, 27
Jada — Reviews #14, 16, 20
Luscious Thrill-Her, Lavender $18.99
Angie introduces us to Luscious Thrill-Her.
This is a sweet and petite personal vibrator (5 1/2 inch long and 1 1/2 inch in diameter). It features a small diameter, which is ideal for the novice user. Luscious Thrill-Her is perfect for both anal stimulation and vaginal stimulation. It has a solid vibrator core that is encased in a sensual outer skin made of a product called Ultra-Gelle. It is soft, pliable and very comfortable to use.
I tried to do a little behind the scenes sleuthing to ferret-out what this Ultra-Gelle is composed of, but I wasn't successful. I am generally wary of new materials that might contain hazardous or allergenic materials. I was delighted to see that Ultra-Gelle is Phthalate free. Thank you for that! It says so right on the package, which is good for marketing. I always look for that designation on any soft material, like Ultra-Gelle. And so should you; especially if the toy is intended for insertion. I am unable to say if Ultra-Gelle is latex-free or not. If you have a latex allergy, you might contact the manufacturer for more information before you buy. That's always the safest bet.
Luscious Thrill-Her has several features I like very much. First, it is waterproof, so it's great to use in the bath. It also has a rheostat type speed adjustment that allows one to vary the vibration. This toy should only be used with water-based lube, however.
Clean up is easy; mild soap and warm water does just fine. You can also wipe it down with a lint-free towel moistened with peroxide, rubbing alcohol or a 10% bleach solution too.
Luscious Thrill-Her runs on 2 'AAA' Batteries, but the first set of batteries is not included in the package. This is a pet peeve for everyone on Dr Dick's Review Crew. We feel as though no one should be creating battery-operated toys without including the first set of batteries in the package.
Luscious Thrill-Her comes in several fetching colors. I confidently recommend this petite insertable."
Full review HERE.
Squirmy Touch-Me, Lavender $24.99
Glenn & Hank introduce us to the Squirmy Touch-Me.
Glenn: "Hey, ya wanna see my pink penis?"
Hank: "Actually, it's lavender, dude; not pink."
Glenn: "Oh, ok! Hey, ya wanna see my lavender penis?"
Hank: "Why are you always so wacky?"
Glenn: "Ahhh, because god made me that way? Besides, were talking about toys, aren't we? That call for a little levity, right?" 😉
Hank: "Alright then, let's have it your way. So Glenn, why don't you show us your pretty new lavender penis."
Glenn: "Maybe I will. Squirmy Touch-Me is 8 1/2 inch of vibrating cock. It even looks like a cock. And when I'm buggerin' myself, or having someone else cornholein' me; I like the weapon of ass-destruction to look like a cock, OK? I'm old fashioned that way. If you don't like your toys to look like a wang; that's fine with me. But I do; so there! And check this out; Squirmy Touch-Me has a flexible shaft that bends then holds its shape. I absolutely love it!"
Hank: "Squirmy Touch-Me has this very interesting articulated spine so that the vibrating tip reaches your prostate (or G-spot) each and every time. Then it does a little dance that'll really put a smile on your face."
Glenn: "It has the same Ultra-Gelle skin, as the product Angie showed you earlier. I like the feel of it in my hands, but even more so up my ass."
Hank: "The same cleaning instructions that Angie gave you apply to the Squirmy Touch-Me, so I won't repeat them. But I do want to emphasize the water-based lube precaution. You wouldn't want to mess up this toy with a silicone-based or oil-based lube."
Glenn: "It's waterproof, which I really love. Rammin' this baby home in the shower in the morning makes the perfect start to each and every day. Oh, and it two speeds — yummy and even more yummier."
Hank: "We want to second what Angie said about the batteries. When we're faced with a choice of toys of equal worth; one with batteries in the package and one without; we always choose the one with batteries. We want to support the companies who are going the extra mile."
Glenn: "Considering the price of this puppy, it's a great starter vibrating dildo for anyone lookin for a little Gelle fun."
Full review HERE.
Vibe-Me Massager, Luster Blue $11.99
Jada introduces us to the Vibe-Me Massager.
Isn't this a beauty? It's so shiny and sleek. It looks like it's made of metal, but it's not. The Vibe-Me Massager is an 8-inch hard plastic bodied waterproof vibrator. There's nothing soft of squishy here. It contains a powerful motor, yet it is very quiet. I really appreciate that. I hate it when toys are loud enough to wake the dead.
The Vibe-Me Massager has several features I liked very much. Like the two other vibes that we are featuring today, mine is also waterproof. Angie, Glenn and I agree that a waterproof vibe is so convenient to use when one is already naked…like in the bath. It also has a rheostat type speed adjustment that allows one to vary the vibration, just like the one Angie showed you.
Because the Vibe-Me Massager is non-porous, you can use any sort of personal lube you'd like with this toy. I'm partial to silicone-based lube, so that's what I use. But water-based lube works equally well. The Vibe-Me Massager will stay slick either way.
Clean up is easy — mild soap and warm water works fine. But you can sanitize more fully with a lint-free towel moistened with peroxide, rubbing alcohol or a 10% bleach solution. This is a highly recommended procedure if you will be sharing your toys.
The bullet shape makes insertion effortless. And I must say I love the metallic blue color, it's so pretty.
Unlike my friend Glenn here, I have a preference for a less penis identifiable shape to my dildos. So does my husband. I'm sure I would feel the same way he does if I were a man using an insertable on a woman. Who needs the obvious comparison between the dildo and the real thing?
And just to make it unanimous, I concur with everyone else on the battery issue."
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If you spend any amount of time outside in the winter snowboarding, skiing, or doing anything else that involves speed and/or sudden impacts, you absolutely have to have protective head gear to ensure your head and eyes are protected. I've gone through my fair share of helmets and goggles over the past decade and a half, and it seems like no matter which combo I've tried, I never was entirely happy with both. Either the helmet was uncomfortable, too hot, too cold or too heavy, or the goggles didn't fit me well, they fogged up too much or they didn't fit well with my helmet.
Finally, after enduring years of various design flaws, I've finally found what is without question the best goggle/helmet combo I've used, and it comes in the form of the Smith Optics I/O Goggle paired with Smith's Vantage Helmet. Together, they form a perfect union of protection for your all-important noggin, keeping out the cold and sun, offering perfect venting in any weather conditions and absorbing brain-rattling impacts.
Rather than describe both simultaneously, I'm going to detail the Smith Optics I/O Goggle and Vantage independently, but truth be told, if you buy one, you need the other. They're like Simon and Garfunkel, peanut butter and jelly, beer and brats – individually they're great; together they're perfect.
Smith Optics I/O Goggles
First up we've got the Smith Optics I/O Goggle, a gorgeous, rimless pair of goggles that, first and foremost, look damn sexy. Now, let me state for the record that you shouldn't select a goggle based on its looks – form without function is worthless – but when you first see the Smith Optics I/O Goggle, you'll understand what I'm talking about, as the sleek rimless design is just damn good looking. Thankfully, however, they've got the engineering to match, as they're the best performing, most comfortable goggles I've ever used.
Technologically, the Smith I/O Goggle is built on an ingenious interchangeable lens concept. To change the lens on Smith I/O goggles, simply turn a couple clips on top, and the lens pops out. Once you've done it, you can swap out lenses in 30 seconds, meaning that as conditions change on the slopes, you can change the lens quickly, anytime you need to. As for the lenses themselves, each feature tapered lens technology to address refraction. Without getting overly scientific, the concept is that when light passes through a medium (i.e. the lens), it changes course slightly (refracts), which when left uncorrected, leads to both visual distortion and eye fatigue. To correct this distortion, Smith I/O lenses feature a thicker construction in the center and then taper out to a thinner design closer to the peripheral view, meaning that what you're seeing is 100% accurate. Improving your vision even more, Smith Optics offers a total of nine polarized and mirrored lens options that provide 100% protection from UVA/B/C rays along with three non-mirrored lens option – each of which will allow you to fine-tune your visibility in any weather conditions. They're quite simply the best, clearest lenses I've ever used.
But as great as Smith Optics lenses are, I love the I/O goggle's fit equally as much. Simply put, they're built to be used with the Smith helmets, and with the Smith Vantage helmet, the I/O fit absolutely perfectly. The curve of the helmet is contoured to perfectly match the curve of the I/O's frame, meaning there's no gaper gap. Even better, both the Smith I/O Goggle and Vantage helmet feature an AIREVAC ventilation system to eliminate fog. Traditional goggle/helmet combos have a tendency to trap warm air in the goggle chamber, which is what causes fogging, whereas the I/O goggle and Vantage work together to create constant airflow. To create this airflow, the AIREVAC system works by directing warm up up through the top ventilation systems of the I/O goggles, where it then is dispelled by the ventilation system of the helmet. I've been using both the Smith I/O Goggle and Vantage helmet all winter, and I've yet to encounter any fogging – the two perform absolutely brilliantly together.
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The second area in which Smith has taken the Vantage to a new level in helmet technology is in the area of ventilation. The Vantage features a total of 21 vents to provide an incredible level of venting for warmer days, a huge problem I've encountered with prior helmets. Even better, however, is that the Vantage features what Smith calls the Dual Regulator climate control system. The Dual Regulator system controls a total of twelve vents – four in the front and eight in the rear – and then allows you to open or close the front and rear vents independently of each other. So you can open just the four front vents, just the rear eight vents, and you can even open the vents on a sliding scale, meaning you can open them halfway, for just a bit of extra cooling. It's brilliant at keeping you cool (or warm), depending on what you need, and it performs exactly as advertised.
And lastly, the final area of the Smith Vantage Helmet that bears mention is it's lining, made from what Smith calls EVOLVE X-STATIC. Constructed from up to 50% recycled silver with other recycled materials, it eventually becomes 3.7% X-Static and 96.3% recycled polyester. It's super comfortable, warm when you want it to be, and best of all, it's environmentally friendly. Another great interior feature of the Vantage is the ear pad design, which feature integration for your favorite audio player by allowing you to insert your favorite ear buds. In addition, you can also choose from two optional Skull Candy variants that feature either wired or Bluetooth sound systems included (at an extra cost, of course), allowing easy access to either your music library or phone while you're on the slopes.
Ultimately, the Smith Optics I/O Goggles paired with Smith's Vantage helmet are, in my opinion, the best goggle/helmet combination on the market. Together, they're super comfortable, they provide a tremendous level of protection from the sun and impacts, and they don't suffer from any of the things I've been forced to endure using other helmet/goggle combos. They're simply brilliant together.
To learn more about either the Smith Optics I/O Goggle or Vantage helmet, you can check out both at the official Smith Optics website. To pick up both for yourself, head over to Amazon for the Smith Optics I/O Goggle and the Smith Vantage helmet, currently priced at $165 and $180, respectively.