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collected aminals
edited February 2012 in Non-Animal Collective Discussion
I went to collectedanimals.org for the first time today. I just want to say that this site is more efficient, cleaner, and easier to navigate on than collected animals. alls we need is more users in on the loop !!
I dunno I quite like the drab we have going on here, I used to be the same as you honestly I really did, I don't mean to sound patronising but it just feels right with the people we have here albeit there isn't the amount of posters there used to be Blah blah blah Bleugh, but what do I know ! And I agree I have seen collected animals and it isn't as good or as efficient as this brilliant warm friendly board ! You go hater....
I KNOW I was wanting more people (just a week ago actually) but having this amount of posters is actually pretty good, but what we need is more threads about many things!
I am pretty big hater. Peace youre right, we cant run out of things to discuss. I feel like people post in spurts tho
There is an official CA topic on here but I think the last posts on it were totally not on topic. Probably should talk CA over there if you want to!
edited because i don't want to deal with more time-consuming shit.
Also, it seems to me this forum is more active than ever before.
i got banished / banned from seeing let alone posting in the Current Events section of AKKA how messed up is that?! haha? i guess my opinions were too extreme! and if yr opinion doesn't match up with the moral majority you get BLACKLISTED censor'ddd! that keeps happening to me on that board
They locked your poetry too. It's funny. They really like you over there, GO
they do! but then a certain few (with POWER) really do NOT like me or at least don't like it when i get annoying / go TOO FAR cigar! gah! i should have Absolute Freedom on there! oh the things i would do!
the things i would say! THE GAMES I WOULD PLAY...
They may take our POSTS but they may never take our AVATARS!
For SPARTA !!!!
this is madness!
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TOOL! Who is the fool, the fool himself or the fool who follows the fool?
They're both such fuckers.
:-B I see your point sir.
I had no idea we could use these little faces @-) ahaha
:!! Doc this is Heavy!
>-) I chose this guy, he looks awesome and what's the point of a forum where you can't express your opinion or disagree, that's what being human is all about, CA sounds like a dictatorship/communism... Bleugh
Its the MAN...Man! Bringin' us Down!
i'm here because i'm in exile from CA but at the same time i look forward to posting here
You knew too much man! You went rogue/maverick!
i just wish i could view the current events forum on there and see if my posts were utterly deleted or what the responses were or WHAT gah!
Calvin is here?! When did this happen? Recently? Is this a recent move?
Were you guys on CA at one point too or is this a whole new world, via aladdin?
We Tigers, I created an account ages ago but never posted. Never again! I LOVE the font of this site when you are typing up the post and it's very clever how everything is designed. The positive energy is incredible, too.
The font is wonderful! I'm with you on that. WELCOME CALVIN. I was on CA, but never really posted much, (Through Crash) was my name there. Some good threads to read but this place has always been my home.
Good to be here!!
AH I knew you were that Calvin... The one everyone hates on. No offense. But really. Hi. I'm Doc.
Fuck the POLICE!
Eat my MEESE! Ah! I need a new avatar now. brb
Yeah, I got a LOT of haters lmao
Haters got to hate ! Doc your avatar is pretty neat I'm proud to say I've never been a member of CA..only ACorg.
Was there anything you did on CA to make them hate you?
The same reasons people loved me on there were the same reasons people hated me. So basically, not really. I just rub some people the wrong way.
We all love to get rubbed here
LOL when I originally wrote that I was going to write "I just rub some people the wrong way and others the right way" LMAO
pull out yr eyes / rub her!
got banned defending calvin sup y'all
Wow, they seem like some meanies, that right, I said meanies! What did they ban you for? Also this is post 500! :O :O :O
The admin hate me because they do dumb stuff and i call them out, I've been there for like 6 or so years. Its fine though
Come over with Slippi Wherewolf! Come and play with us Dearest!
oh seriously? they hannah montanaed you too?
edited because i don't want to deal with more time-consuming stuff.
shit, i'm just reading through some of the old CA threads, the one that quote was from included. what a bunch of crazy people. they're acting like the people they're talking to aren't conscious beings with feelings and sensitivities. what a bummer.
Guys, this is obviously the new CA. I don't mean that this isn't it's own thing, it's a brand new vibe, but like, this is clearly the better board. It's only a matter of time before more people post here.
Calvin, sweet thing, please don't encourage anyone else to come here. We think it functions as lovely as it does because it stays small. Also, we have an older, more co-ed crowd. G.O. told me what happened, and you are certainly safe and welcome here. But we still have rules, and we still are human. (the rules being one- be kind) (and I will beat that into everyone's head) (ha ha! violently kind!)
really digging the lots of new posts that have been happening recently now that i'm actually reading them. hasn't ever been this active i dont think.
violent kindness. the secret to our board being fucking wonderful is that we have great mods. >-


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Q&A with Senior Attacker Hanalei Crowell
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With more
than 100 collegiate goals to her credit, UC San Diego senior Hanalei Crowell
has more than established her credentials as a top flight women's water polo
player. But in the eyes of Head Coach Brad Kreutzkamp, the quiet native of
Kailua, HI is much more than just a competent goal scorer. "Hanalei is our No.
1 outside threat but she's also the person we put on the opposing team's best
scorer," says Kreutzkamp. "Out of the water, she's definitely a calming
influence who helps keep the rest of our players grounded and focused on the
task at hand." With the No. 18 Tritons preparing for the second half of their
2011 season, Crowell took time to talk about her sport, her team and growing up
in Hawaii.
Q-You're involved in a sport dominated by big, physical players. How does someone that's 5-foot-6 and slightly built survive in that world?
CROWELL- A smaller player has to use her size to her advantage by being quicker and smarter than the bigger players. Our team isn't known for our big, physical players but we still compete with teams like that because we are quick and smart.
Q-Given your physical limitations, what's the most difficult aspect of the game?
my size, the most difficult aspect of the game for me is one-on-one
strength. I'm definitely not the
strongest on the team but I try to use my speed and quickness to hide that
Q-In one sentence, how would you sum up the sport of water polo?
polo is one of the most physical, intense, rugged, aggressive sports in the
Q-What sport do you find is the most similar to water polo and why?
CROWELL-I think water polo is a combination of swimming and wrestling. If you're not swimming, you're wrestling with someone and if you're not wrestling, you're swimming, and sometimes you're doing both at the same time.
Q-In high school you were on the swim team and water polo team, why did you choose to pursue water polo in college?
preferred water polo to swimming the first day of water polo practice when I
was eight years old. From then on
it was all about water polo. In
fact, in high school I only swam to stay in shape for water polo. I enjoyed the team aspect of water polo
much more than the individual aspect of swimming, and I knew that I wanted to
pursue water polo in college at a pretty young age.
Q-What did you find to be the biggest difference between high school and collegiate water polo?
school and collegiate water polo are worlds apart in every aspect of the game,
but I think the biggest difference is the physicality. High school water polo is much
"cleaner" than collegiate water polo.
There definitely aren't as many broken noses and black eyes in high
school as there are in college.
Q-After scoring 22 goals in your first two seasons, you more than doubled that total with 49 as a junior and have 32 already this year. What's led to the "offensive explosion" the last two seasons?
CROWELL-I started taking the 5-meter penalty shots my junior year, which is where I get a lot of my goals and why I started scoring more. I also started getting more comfortable in the field and having more opportunities to score in games once I became a starter my junior year.
Q-Aside from scoring goals, what do you consider your most important contribution to the success of the team? How does your role this season differ from previous years?
CROWELL-I think
my most important contribution to the success of the team is trying to lead by
example. I know when I was a
freshman I really looked up to the seniors on my team so I'm trying to do the
same for the freshmen now. In
previous years I've always looked up to the seniors for leadership so I feel
like this year I need to fill that role for the underclassmen.
Q-Talk a little bit about your impressions of Head Coach Brad Kreutzkamp. He stepped into his position prior to your junior year. What has he brought to the UCSD program?
CROWELL-I didn't get to meet Brad until half way through my junior year because I studied abroad for fall quarter, so I only knew what other people told me about him and what I could tell from our email conversations.
When I came back in January, I could tell things were different from the previous years. Practices were more intense, Brad was more intense, and expectations were much higher. Aside from that, Brad brought Jenna (Murphy), our assistant coach, who is great for our program with her water polo knowledge and experience and has really helped us improve. This year we have 10 new people, which is half our team, and all of them will contribute positively to our program for the next few years.
I think most importantly, Brad and Jenna are building our program and looking to the future of UCSD water polo, which is evident in the current freshmen class. I expect UCSD to win a lot of conference championships in the next few years.
Q-Your older sister, Kamaile, played water polo at UCLA. Was there any sibling rivalry there? Have the two of you ever gone head-to-head in a game? If so, how did that turn out?
and I have been on opposing teams our whole lives, unfortunately. We only played against each other once
in college, but we also went to rival high schools so we played against each
other a lot then. When she was a
senior, I was a freshman and unfortunately my team didn't beat her team that
year, but both of us did get to participate in Hawaii's first state
championship for water polo, which was pretty cool and memorable.
I do remember one game where we were guarding each other and it got a little physical for a second but that's water polo. I am glad we only had to play against each other for two years though and wish we could've been on the same team at least once because it would've been really fun playing with her instead of against her.
CROWELL-I really
dislike running so I don't do too many land sports, but I do like playing
racquetball even though I don't really play it often. And no, I don't surf often either, but I like to stand up
paddleboard when I'm at home. I
like watching my brother's baseball games and love watching any sport in the
Olympics, especially water polo, because the level of play is so intense and
Q-What was it like growing up in Hawaii? What led you to come to UC San Diego for college and how would you compare your hometown to La Jolla?
CROWELL-I loved growing up in Hawaii. The weather is always nice there, even when it's raining, and the beaches are always warm. I live five minutes from the beach and would go pretty much every weekend. I love the people, the food, the beaches, the mountains, the history, the culture, everything. I wanted to come to UCSD for college because I knew I wanted to go somewhere in California, and San Diego, especially La Jolla, is the best city in California.
I loved UCSD's campus and the competitive water polo and academics. I can honestly say UCSD was the perfect fit for me. La Jolla reminds me a lot of Kailua because they're both little beach towns. I kind of think of La Jolla as the mainland version of Kailua because it's not quite like Hawaii, but as close as it's going to get.
Q-Anyone from Hawaii could probably be considered something of a "beach expert." What would you rank as the best beach in San Diego? Why?
CROWELL-I think I'm more of a beach snob than a beach expert because I was so spoiled with warm Hawaii beaches, but I do really like Blacks beach. I've only been there once, sadly, but when I went it was really peaceful and secluded. There were like three people on the beach and dolphins surfing in the waves. We don't get to see that in Hawaii very often so that was really cool.
Q-Outside of water polo, what sports do you enjoy playing and watching?
Q-What do you enjoy doing in your spare time and what are some of your non-sports hobbies?
CROWELL-I love to nap. I can nap anywhere at any time for hours. When I'm not napping, I'm usually watching Food Network. I also like going to the beach when it's warm out, reading when I have free time, and shopping, of course.
Q-You've listed knitting as one of your interests. How did that come about and what's the most interesting/difficult thing you've ever knitted?
CROWELL-I'm so happy this is one of the questions because I can finally explain myself! The summer before college I was a teaching assistant for a knitting class at an elementary school in Kailua. I didn't know how anything about knitting prior to the class but they assigned me to it anyway. The teacher needed to teach me how to knit so I could help the kids if they needed help so I literally learned in a day.
Every day after that, I knitted with the rest of the class and ended up becoming slightly obsessed. I would knit anywhere and everywhere, even on deck before club water polo practices. So when the time came to list my hobbies for UCSD Athletics, I obviously had to put knitting because that's all I did that summer. I knitted a really ugly scarf that summer that at the time I thought was awesome. I have never worn it and have not knitted since that summer-but I love that it still says that and that people actually think I knit.
Q-You have a fairly young, inexperienced team that is approaching the halfway point of its season. What would be your evaluation of how the team has performed to date and what do you think of its potential for the second half?
CROWELL-I think the team has done well so far for being so young. Our freshmen are doing awesome this year and have helped our team a lot. We're 4-1 in conference right now and gunning for the No. 2 seed at the conference championship, which is exactly where we want to be. We've had a couple of rough games this season but overall we're on the right track. I think the second half will be better than the first because we have some good games coming up against competitive teams that we are capable of beating so we'll see how that goes.
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Carl Eberts (Men's Volleyball) January 31, 2011
Neda Nguyen (Women's Swimming & Diving) January 24, 2011
Amy Bianchini (Fencing) January 14, 2011
Lauren Freidenberg (Women's Basketball) January 3, 2011
Christian Hatch (Men's Basketball) December 24, 2010
Blake Langland (Men's Swimming & Diving) November 27, 2010
Sarah McTigue (Women's Soccer) November 8, 2010
Brandon Yee (Men's Soccer) October 11, 2010
Bryce Madsen (Men's Water Polo) September 23, 2010
Annette Ilg (Women's Soccer) September 9, 2010
Ricci Luyties (Women's Volleyball Head Coach) August 24, 2010
Kevin Messey (Head Athletics Trainer) July 7, 2010
Dan O'Brien (Baseball Head Coach) June 18, 2010
Christine Merrill (Women's Track & Field) June 14, 2010
Vance Albitz (Baseball) May 11, 2010
Erik Elliott (Men's Tennis) May 3, 2010
Kelly Fogarty (Women's Track & Field) April 23, 2010
Liz LaPlante (Women's Tennis Head Coach) April 15, 2010
Kirby St. John (Baseball) March 24, 2010
Dan Perdew (Men's Swimming) February 28, 2010
Calvin Ross (Men's Volleyball) February 20, 2010
Nicole Saari (Softball) February 4, 2010
Brad Kreutzkamp (Women's Water Polo Head Coach) January 18, 2010
Tyler Acevedo (Men's Basketball) January 4, 2010
Dr. Cliff Kubiak (UCSD's Faculty Athletic Rep) December 18, 2009
Chelsea Carlisle (Women's Basketball) December 9, 2009
Carianne Cunningham (Women's Swimming) November 23, 2009
Elena Inouye (Cross Country) November 6, 2009
David Morton (Men's Water Polo) October 28, 2009
Juan Pablo Carillo (Men's Swimming) October 19, 2009
Sara Spaventa (Women's Soccer) October 10, 2009
Karen Reis (Women's Volleyball) October 2, 2009
Daniel Pavitt (Men's Soccer) September 23, 2009
Daniel Anderson (Cross Country) September 11, 2009
Peter Gresham (Men's Water Polo) September 2, 2009
Alexia Zatarain (Women's Soccer) August 24, 2009
Elaine Chen (Women's Volleyball) August 12, 2009
Jared Kukura (Men's Soccer) July 30, 2009
Dawn Lee (Former Women's Soccer Standout) July 8, 2009
Rob Mamula (Director of Athletic Performance) June 18, 2009
Garrett Imeson (Baseball) June 8, 2009
Leon Baham (Men's Track & Field) May 21, 2009
Kristyn Lesovsky (Softball) May 8, 2009
Kazumi Negishi (Men's Tennis) May 5, 2009
Laiah Blue (Women's Track & Field) April 16, 2009
Ryan Andre (Men's Crew) April 2, 2009
Josh Tanner (Baseball) March 24, 2009
Anju Shimura (Women's Swimming) March 7, 2009
Stephanie Bocian (Women's Water Polo) February 20, 2009
Lauren Chastain (Softball) February 5, 2009
A.J. Maulhardt (Men's Basketball) January 28, 2009
Annette Ilg (Women's Basketball) January 22, 2009
Steven Hardy (Men's Swimming) January 13, 2009
Frank Fritsch (Men's Volleyball) January 5, 2009

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Last Book I Read for Leisure
Posted 22 March 2007 - 10:48 PM
1. All the normal Member Guidelines apply to your review.
2. These are books you read for leisure or would recommend to others as leisure books. Do not include the book for your English Literature class, Scriptures or other religious texts, or that monster computer manual.
3. Books not suitable for teens should be labeled with a suggested age or maturity level. Also provide some reason why it's not appropriate (language, violence, etc).
Since I'm starting this thread, I guess I should go first.
In preparation for the new Harry Potter book and movie coming out this summer, I'm revisiting all the books in this series. The last book I've read this time around was Harry Potter and the Prisoner from Azkaban. I feel this book is on par with the first two for reading and comprehension level. That is to say that people as young as 10 could enjoy it. This book introduces Divination classes (discerning the future through palmistry, reading tea dredges, gazing in crystal balls, etc), so some Christians may be offended.
I give it 4 stars out of 5.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 23 March 2007 - 01:21 AM
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Posted 23 March 2007 - 09:31 AM
Does Poetry count? Am revisiting Pablo Neruda's Captain's verses. They are so sensual and soft. definitely 5 stars.
Posted 23 March 2007 - 09:47 AM
A friend just gave me THE HIDDEN MESSAGES IN WATER by Masaru Emoto, and it looks very interesting! That'll be what I read next.
Posted 23 March 2007 - 06:25 PM
Posted 23 March 2007 - 06:54 PM
It has violence and language/moderate.
Posted 24 March 2007 - 01:08 AM
Posted 24 March 2007 - 06:26 AM
wizards first rule by: Terry Goodkind, this is the first in the series, the others are great also.
but there are some parts of the book I would say that the younger teens shouldn`t read this for, so I would give this book an age group of about 16 and over.
5 out of 5 stars for the series, but especially this one.
a truly awesome writer.
oh and also anything by Anne rice...I especially loved Lasher.
Posted 24 March 2007 - 06:59 AM
It was about a 2 year old girl who was kidnapped. The one's who kidnapped her had lost a baby before that. And the woman went kind of crazy with missing a child.
In the end it all worked out.
Don't ask who it was written by, I can't even remember. I do think I have the book somewhere around the house. I do know it took me a short time to read it. And I really enjoyed it..... Hubby called it "Chic book".. LOL, he's funny (he thinks)
Posted 02 April 2007 - 06:18 PM
I recommend it to those at least 12 years old.
Mike Ramsdell was an American spy in the Soviet Union during the Cold War and witnessed the collapse of that empire. This story is based on his experiences there from 1988 to 2002, though portions have been fictionalized for his safety:
It is important to understand that, as a former intelligence officer, I had no other choice than to have this work categorized as fiction. The reason for this is three fold: First, I am subject to certain laws and regulations that govern what can and cannot be disclosed about my former work. Secondly, it would be foolish to put myself or my family in harm's way by disclosing anything traceable regarding past encounters with the Russian mafia. And, thirdly, it would be impossible to write this book and not have the liberty to add dialog, description, and detail in order to make the story more enjoyable. Therefore, due to the forgoing reasons, several of the events, dates, places, and names in the book have been altered or fictionalized.
This book is packed with action, suspense, faith, and the struggle for survival. The bulk of the story takes Mike from a small town in Siberia nearly 6000 miles to Moscow, mostly by train. Potevka is a small town along the way with a safe house, where Mike is forced to lie low to throw the mafia off his trail. What happens there is the heart of the tale, if not the climax. At least one miracle takes place in the safe house (sorry, won't give it away). And towards the end of the book we have a very unexpected encounter in an unexpected locale.
Mike Ramsdell is a Mormon from a small Utah town, and in the desperate times he draws strength from his faith. However, this book is not geared just towards fellow Latter-day Saints, but anyone who loves action, adventure, and good conquering evil in the end.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 02 April 2007 - 06:46 PM
I'm also reading "Twilight Eyes" by Dean Koontz. It's one of his earlier works, and I read it almost 20 years ago. The story is great, and stuck with me all this time, so I decided to re-read it. It also contains adult language and a great deal of violence, so again, not for kids or for the squeamish. It's the first-person story of Slim McKenzie, a 17 year old run-away, on the lam for killing his uncle - because his uncle is a goblin! There's an army of them living amongst us, and the war is about to start. This is a great thriller, and trust me - if you read this book, you'll never quite look at people the same way again...
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Posted 02 April 2007 - 08:13 PM
Horror so ofcourse there are adult themes. I absolutely was enthralled a couple hundred pages into the book but there are parts that drag on for what seems like forever. Though Kostova's imagery with words makes you feel like you're seeing the countries shes describing in the book it doesnt last all through the book which leads me to my second read.
"Haunted Heritage" by Michael Norman and Beth Scott. I love their whole series and was suprised to see this one at Borders, I thought I had them all!
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 05 April 2007 - 01:27 PM
The next book on my to-be-read stack is called The Thirteenth Tale. It looks promising. Has anyone read Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz? That was a good one.
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Tree of Beginning
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The Tree of Beginning (Japanese: 世界のはじまりの樹 Tree of World's Beginning or simply はじまりの樹 Tree of Beginning) is an anime-exclusive location and one of the settings of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. It appears to be based on the Norse myths of Yggdrasil, the world tree.
It is a rock formation that appears to be a gigantic tree. The Tree of Beginning is actually a living organism made up of crystal that feeds on sunlight. It has a symbiotic connection with a Mew that lives within it, and it is home to many kinds of ancient Pokémon thought to be extinct. It has a "circulatory system" of sorts that distributes nutrients to the crystals throughout its body. It also has a complex antibody system that takes the form of Fossil Pokémon that attack humans and machines within it, as well as guardians in the form of the Legendary titans.
The crystals of the tree actually seem to extend far beyond the formation itself, emerging from the ground like roots throughout the surrounding areas. The Tree of Beginning is located in a mountain range north of Pewter City and Mt. Moon, slightly outside of the borders of the Kanto region.
Time flowers grow inside and around the Tree of Beginning.
Many years ago, Sir Aaron sacrificed himself to transfer his power to Mew so that Mew could restore peace to the land and save it from two raging Pokémon armies battling each other. In the present, during the eighth movie, Mew, when attacked by Kidd's two Weavile (whose job was only to put a tracking device on it), teleported to the Tree of Beginning with Pikachu and Meowth due to injuries Pikachu received in the battle. Ash, Brock, May, Max, and Lucario set out to find Pikachu, since Mew had a history of taking toys from the attic and never returning them. Inside the Tree of Beginning, they were attacked by Regirock, Regice, and Registeel. Lucario fought them off but none of his attacks worked on the white blood cells, which ate Jessie, James, Brock, May, Max, Kidd, and Ash. They wouldn't swallow Lucario, however, not perceiving Pokémon as a "threat".
Mew brought them all back to life, though unfortunately this put the immune system into shock and dooming the tree to die unless the same aura procedure with Mew was performed. Ash and Lucario transferred their power to Mew in order to restore the tree to full health, Lucario finishing the process, sacrificing himself as Sir Aaron had done many years ago. The tree was restored to full health and the Legendary titans stopped attacking the humans.
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Jake Long is Michigan's first #1 overall pick since Tom Harmon was pwning the Amazon. Congratulations. By my calculations, Long can now make over 200 million cheese sandwiches. But we're all Michigan fans here, so let's focus on the negative: Long is the odd exception to the general slide experienced in Michigan's offensive line production over the past few years.
A dossier of recently departed linemen who started:
- 2007: Jeremy Ciulla and Alex Mitchell quit football for medical reasons; before that were distinctively uninspiring. Medical reasons kinda suspected to be an allergy to Barwis. Adam Kraus is a three-year starter unlikely to get drafted. Jake Long can buy and sell you sixty times over.
- 2006: C Mark Bihl goes undrafted, as does Rueben Riley. Riley sticks on the Panthers' practice squad for the 2007 season.
- 2005: G Matt Lentz and T Adam Stenavich, three-year starters both, go undrafted. They've both been on a couple practice squads. G Leo Henige is undrafted and out of football.
- 2004: C/G David Baas is the first pick of the second round.
- 2003: C Dave Pearson is undrafted. He does manage to make Lions in 2006 but is cut soon thereafter. Tony Pape goes in the seventh round to the Dolphins; he's never started a game in the NFL.
- 2002: T Courtney Morgan starts ten (TEN) games. Obviously, he is not drafted. Neither is G Dave Petruziello.
- 2001: G Jonathan Goodwin goes in the fifth round to the Jets. Now a backup for the Saints, Goodwin has started 15 NFL games. C Kurt Anderson is undrafted.
- 2000: Jeff Backus, Maurice Williams, and Steve Hutchinson are all currently NFL starters. Hutchinson will be in the Hall of Fame. Slacker C David Brandt went undrafted but spent a couple years at the end of NFL rosters. Note that G/T Ben Mast also graduates this year; Mast was a starter in '99 but lost his job to Goodwin/Williams as a senior.
- 1999: T Chris Ziemann goes undrafted (I think) but makes the Giants in his first year, playing in eight games but starting none. That concludes his career.
- 1998: T Jon Jansen is a second-round pick of the Redskins and has started every game he's been healthy for for a decade. G Steve Frazier goes undrafted and does not make the NFL -- though he only started six games with Williams, Brandt, and Mast picking up the other starts.
- 1997: C Zach Adami is undrafted.
- 1996: C Rod Payne is a third-round draft pick but his NFL career is cut short by numerous injuries. G Damon Denson goes in the fourth round and spends three years with the Patriots. T Thomas Guynes -- who I don't remember even slightly -- is undrafted and spends one year with the Cardinals.
In the six-year block of time from 1996 to 2001 Michigan graduated 14 starters, seven of whom were drafted. Five of those players are still in the NFL; four have been starters for between seven and nine years. Two have made Pro Bowls. One is probably going to be in the Hall of Fame.
This is a pretty stark difference that gets even starker when you consider that many of the undrafted-non-NFL sorts in the second group started for a year, or even less than a year, while the Jansens and Hutchinsons and Backi started for three or four. Meanwhile, the Suck Era often saw three years of starting from NFL nonfactors.
The thing that jumps out the most are the fates of Mast and Frazier, who saw their jobs come under severe fire from future NFL players. Can you imagine that happening at any time in the last five years? Absolutely not. The hallmark of the Suck Era was scrambling to find someone, anyone, to play the last couple spots on the line.
Leo Henige was operating on knees made of testicles and valiantly limped through a mediocre season that was in no way his fault. Alex Mitchell was pressed into service whenever he could be bothered to grease up and slide into his uniform. Rueben Riley played two years at tackle when he should have been a guard; for the last half of his senior year he was playing with a dislocated shoulder. Steve Schilling was hurled onto the field at least a year too early, and Justin Boren's saw the field as a true freshman -- the first time that had happened at Michigan since men hunted stegosaurus and JoePa was competent.
Is it a coincidence that Andy Moeller was appointed the Michigan offensive line coach in 2002? Can it possibly be? No. It's not all his fault -- linemen got fatter and less athletic as the program lost its edge, injured more often and softer because the injuries made the healthy off-limits; recruiting was increasingly erratic at identifying players who actually wanted to play football -- but a large portion of the blame falls on the position coach's head.
This is the wishful thinking of Michigan fans: Moeller was so bad and the linemen so coddled that despite the exit of the #1 pick in the draft and three other starters, there will not be a dropoff. Because whatever Greg Frey might lack in people skills he also might lack in suck. Note that Frey isn't the son of a former Michigan head coach who counts the current Michigan head coach a dear friend. He's not even a Rodriguez crony, having come to West Virginia from South Florida just a year before Rodriguez left for Michigan. He is here because of his performance.
Hey, it could be true.


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Introduced Species: Friend or foe?
The introduction of plant and animal species around the world has lead to the destabilisation and even collapse of some ecosystems. But are all the effects of introduced species negative?
For a number of introduced species, this is undoubtedly the case. In Australia they have caused dramatic—sometimes catastrophic—changes to our native wildlife. Since 1770 more than 2800 weeds, 25 mammals, 20 birds, 4 reptiles, 1 frog, 34 fish, between 100 and 400 marine species and an unknown number of invertebrates have been introduced to Australia, many with dire consequences.
When a new plant or animal finds it way into an ecosystem, it can have a knock-on effect throughout the whole environment. These species may damage land and water resources, carry disease, prey on native species and compete with native plants and animals for food and shelter.
Our tendency is to view native species as natural, and therefore good and non-native species as unnatural, and therefore unwelcome. But is it all doom and gloom?
Some introduced species have been vital in the fight against biodiversity loss, control of invasive species and adaptation to climate change. For example, in a case where a native species that played a significant role in an ecosystem has become extinct, an introduced species can be a crucial part of conservation efforts.
Some native species, such as the White Ibis, are referred to by some as invasive pests while other successful non-native invaders, such as corn, wheat, and cattle are ones that we would never label as weeds or aliens. Some of our iconic native creatures were once introduced. The Dingo, for example, is an Asian wild dog that was brought to Australia by Asian seafarers about 4,000 years ago. So, is human perspective at the core of this issue?
Should we encourage a more open-minded consideration of the benefits of introduced species often perceived as evil? How should we manage for introduced species when they can be both a friend and a foe?
Check out this article: Elephants for the Bush?
Discuss the topic in person. Join the Australian Museum at the Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability on May 17 at 5.30 pm for a drink and a lively discussion.


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French president: No survivors in Air Algerie crash
French troops sent to secure the site of Air Algerie's crash in Mali did not find any survivors, but France's president said they did recover the plane's black box. VPC
A French military unit dispatched to secure the site in Mali where an Air Algerie jetliner with 116 people aboard crashed Thursday found no survivors, but was able to recover a black box, French President Francois Hollande announced Friday.
The jet, an MD-83, disappeared from radar less than an hour after departing Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, en route to Algiers.
Officials in Burkina Faso said burned wreckage with human remains was located in Mali, 31 miles from the border with Burkina Faso. A search had been underway for wreckage in the remote region known for separatist violence.
"We think the plane went down due to weather conditions, but no hypothesis can be excluded as long as we don't have the results of an investigation," French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told RTL radio, the Associated Press reported. "Terrorist groups are in the zone … We know these groups are hostile to Western interests," Cazeneuve said.
Before vanishing, the pilots sent a final message to ask Niger air control to change its route because of heavy rain, Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedraogo said.
Debris scattered across a wide area is revealed in first images of the site where an Air Algerie flight crashed, with the loss of 118 lives. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Video provided by Reuters Newslook
WRECKAGE:: France 2 posts video of crash site in Mali
A U.S. official speaking off the record initially said one of the passengers was a dual U.S.-French citizen but later said the person had been on the flight manifest but did not board the plane and was at home in France. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because officials were not authorized to speak publicly about the identities of the passengers.
It was the third major international aviation disaster in a week, following the downing of a Malaysian Boeing 777 over eastern Ukraine and the crash of a passenger plane off Taiwan.
The plane was owned by Spanish company Swiftair and leased by Air Algerie.
The passengers included 51 French, 27 Burkina Faso nationals, eight Lebanese, six Algerians, five Canadians, four Germans, two Luxembourg nationals, one Swiss, one Belgian, one Egyptian, one Ukrainian, one Nigerian, one Cameroonian and one Malian, Ouedraogo said. The six crewmembers were Spanish, according to the Spanish pilots' union.
The deserts and mountains of northern Mali fell under control of ethnic Tuareg separatists and then al-Qaeda-linked Islamic extremists after a military coup in 2012. A French-led intervention scattered the extremists, but the Tuaregs have pushed back against the authority of the Bamako-based government.
However, a senior French official said it was unlikely that fighters in Mali had weaponry that could shoot down a plane, the Associated Press reports. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak for attribution, said the fighters have shoulder-fired weapons that could not hit an aircraft at cruising altitude.
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After a Chinese labour watchdog fingered Samsung with child labour allegations, the company set to auditing its entire catalogue of factories. Initial results weren't too great, but now the final results are in — and while there's no evidence of child labour, there are plenty more problems to worry about.
The company has inspected 105 suppliers who produce components purely for Samsung products. Fortunately, the inspectors found no evidence of child labour — but poor working conditions were rife. Samsung lists "overtime hours in excess of local regulations, management of supplier companies holding copies of labour contracts, and the imposition of a system of fines for lateness or absences".
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Samsung has vowed to try and rectify those issues, promising to stamp out discrimination and fines, as well as increasing health and safety standards. It also recommended to the factories that "additional training for managers on sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse" be instated. Sounds like a good idea. [Samsung via Verge]
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Descriptions for reviews and previews should contain the following information: score; (p)reviewer''s name; date of the (p)review; a short summarizing quote from the review (optional); and any other contents found in the (p)review such as screen shots and system requirement information. Examples of correct descriptions include:
Adrenaline Vault - [4.5/5] Review by Bob Mandel. "In the end, after wrestling with my reactions, I feel I can endorse MechWarrior 4 enthusiastically, as regardless of your taste this polished product has more than enough to please fans of mechanized combat." (December 12, 2000)
GameSpot: Majesty - Reviewed by: Neil Randall, 88%. "Majesty is one of the rare games that you won''t want to stop playing until you find out what happens next." Also includes technical information, links, and downloads. (March 28, 2000)
IGN.com - Written by Judas Perry, contains screen shots, user reviews, system requirements, movies, and a comparison between platforms. [Score: 51%] (March 28, 2003)


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Davidphoto necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 26 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
I am looking for a logo to replace my existing one.
David Morris Photography, http://www.davidphoto.ca
I am looking for something more grown up than my existing logo, something modern and representative of what I do. What I do is very diverse. About half my income is from weddings but I don't want to be identified as a "wedding Photographer", I am looking for something (here come the keywords) grown up, professional, creative, and with some kind of edginess, coolness and or fun is good. I have been with my old logo for twelve years now and it served me very well, it stood out. I would like the new one to do the same but in a more modern, grown up way. Please check out my new web site as I hope it will give you some idea of what and who I am. The old logo is at http://www.davidphoto.ca/static/img…o-toon.png the web site address is http://www.davidphoto.ca
I would like an Illustrator or SVG file. I want this to work in B&W as well. The logo will be used on business cards, website, stationary, signage, etc. I would like to have access to the font used. I would like a logo that will work with and without the company name.
I don't want a great design of my initials, a monogram is not what I am after. I don't want many colors B&W plus one color is enough but I will look at more.
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Eastpointe Christian Church in Blacklick will take visitors on a "Journey to Bethlehem" Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, with a live nativity scene that includes camels, goats, donkeys, horses and sheep, and with actors portraying angels and shepherds.
Eastpointe Christian Church in Blacklick will take visitors on a "Journey to Bethlehem" Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, with a live nativity scene that includes camels, goats, donkeys, horses and sheep, and with actors portraying angels and shepherds.
The journey "celebrates the true meaning of Christmas," Pastor Chadwick Kellenbarger said.
"It is a wonderful and unique way to begin the Christmas season with your family and friends," he said.
Multiple 45-minute, interactive "journeys" will be presented outdoors between 6 and 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, at the church, 745 N. Waggoner Road.
Admission is free.
Kellenbarger said visitors begin in Nazareth, at Joseph's carpentry shop.
"They travel to Bethlehem, meeting Roman soldiers on horseback, another traveling family, three wise men with their gifts for the new king, shepherds keeping watch over their flocks and the angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Jesus," he said.
Following the angel's announcement, people enter a large tent with the village of Bethlehem inside.
Kellenbarger said visitors will encounter a tax collector and his Roman guard and a bustling marketplace, complete with beggars and pickpockets.
"Once through the village, our travelers seek shelter at a local inn, only to hear from the innkeeper that every room is full," he said. "Our little group is told there may be room left in the stable, where earlier that day, the innkeeper had sent a young, pregnant woman and her betrothed."
When visitors arrive at the stable, they find the live nativity scene.
"All are encouraged to quietly observe the first nativity and reflect on the importance of this unique and momentous occasion," Kellenbarger said.
After leaving the stable, guests are treated to hot chocolate and homemade cookies in the worship center.
Kellenbarger said the Journey to Bethlehem involves a cast and volunteers of more than 100 people, plus live animals in many of the scenes.
"While guests wait in line for their journey, they will be treated to live seasonal music from our talented musicians," he said.
Eastpointe presented the program in 2007, 2008 and 2009, averaging more than 1,200 in attendance each year, Kellenberger said.
"After a two-year hiatus, we are pleased and honored to once again share the Journey to Bethlehem with the greater Columbus community," he said. "It is a wonderful way to start off your Christmas celebrations by reminding us of the true reason for the season."


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Today I thought I'd cover some feedback and comments that have recently been posted on some of my previous posts. Some are feedback for ONC on meaningful use. Another suggests that more of us get involved in the meaningful use rule making process. These comments and others that I've ready have me wondering if I and others of my readers should be playing a more active role in helping form the meaningful use criteria.
As is evidenced by the 60 Minutes interview with Jack Abramoff last night, there's so much messed up about Washington and the legislative process. I guess I partially see that with meaningful use and the HITECH Act and I'm sure there's plenty more happening in Washington DC that I don't know about.
The problem I see is that the ones interested in being actively engaged in the rule making process are those that have the most financial benefit to gain. Certainly all of us have some reason to care how our government spends money and particularly the health of our healthcare system. Unfortunately, financial benefit seems to be a much stronger motivating force to participate than the greater good.
Look at it this way. If I'm an EHR vendor that's going to have to comply with meaningful use and use it and EMR certification to sale my product, then I have a reason to pay for someone to fly to Washington DC and be involved in the process. I could even make some reasonable argument for me as an EHR and healthcare IT blogger to make the journey to Capitol Hill to talk about what's happening. In fact, I'm going to be in DC in December, but I'm not going there to help improve meaningful use. The idea of getting ONC and CMS or other members in Washington DC to talk with me about meaningful use and the HITECH act sounds daunting and I'm not sure it's worth the effort for a one time event.
Does that basically mean that ONC and CMS are listening mostly to those who have a vested financial interest in meaningful use and certified EHRs?
I like many others would likely be happy to share our voice in the meaningful use stage 2 creation process. It just feels so hard to participate and with little confidence that our voice will be heard above those who are paying a lot more to have their voice played over a proverbial loud speaker. I'm sure most doctors feel this same way. Although, Dr. Koriwchak over at Wired EMR Practice was in Washington DC this last week. I'll be interested to hear more details on his visit, but I think his visit came as part of a larger health organization. Evan Steele of SRSsoft has a good post requesting other medical organizations become more involved in the meaningful use process. Could they be an independent voice for the physicians they represent?
Enough ranting about the challenge of working with the government to shape policy. Although, a comment from Anthony Subbiah was what prompted my reaction above. The following are Anthony's comments from my Small EHR Vendor and Specialty EHR post suggesting that EHR vendors get more involved in the process:
As a vendor who works with ONC, and having gotten to know them better, they do have the greater good in mind; and some of these hurdles are un-intended and un-foreseen. The Phase II of the meaningful use requirements are in pilot and this is a good time for the EHR vendors to work with ONC and point out the flaws which ONC will graciously accept and review. It has been interesting working with ONC and understanding their thought process goes a long way in positioning and requesting exemptions. Key here is for the EHR vendors to spend the time and effort and work with ONC helping to meet their objectives.
On another note, while reducing the expenses is the goal, its more about the reduction of wastefull expenses which is being targeted to get the healthcare costs under control.
ONC maintains an extensive directory and blog of what they do at WIKI and any company interested can join. In order to realize value, the companies interested should be able to dedicate one or two senior resources towards this; there are many pilots that go on related to MU Phase II; the EMR companies can participate in the Pilots, provide their inputs and the ONC group is more than willing to listen. Actually, this is a great group of people to work with and they take the input and integrate that within the initiatives framework. We do not participate in all the Pilots – we are participating in two of them currently.
I believe its better to participate and shape the outcome as opposed to sitting on the sidelines and later on finding fault in such initiatives…………..
Here's a link to the Wiki that Anthony mentions.
The other comment that prompted this post was a comment made by Julie Lundberg about the meaningful use smoking status requirement:
In an attempt to improve 'Usability" we are trying to build a smoking status that will satisfy both the Core Measure (which requires CDC smoking status categories) and CQMs (which require SnoMed codes). There is no 1-1 relationship between the 2 lists. In fact, the CDC list makes no distinction between a "Light" cigarette smoker (1-9 cigs/day) and a "Very Heavy" cigarette smoker (40+ cigs/day). Both would be considered a "Current every day smoker". We can obviously gain this granularity with SnoMed codes but this makes the task more onerous for the provider to capture (selecting from 2 lists of "descriptions"). Let's give the Providers 1 smoking status to fit all requirements.
It's an interesting question for which I don't have the answer to which feels odd since I feel that I'm reasonably well versed with meaningful use and the creation of the meaningful use creation process. The only way to know the answer to this is to have been intimately involved in the creation process in Washington. Something no doctor that sees patients daily can really do.
I love that Julie was willing to offer her suggestion on my EMR blog. Plus, I know that a number of people from ONC read this site, so I'm hopeful that now that I've posted Julie's comment it will get more traction from the people in Washington. However, I still feel there needs to be an easier way for those who can't spend their days following the latest meaningful use happenings in Washington DC to have their voice heard in the process. Then, they wouldn't have to resort to blogs like mine to provide comments.
I'm open to other suggestions on how regular people can get involved in the process. Maybe my personal fear of involvement is that I want to actually effect change on something I'm involved in. It seems like casual involvement in the process isn't enough to be heard. I guess that's the problem when you want what you said to be meaningful (ie. actually heard and used).


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1 Think as a Writer
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b Write a Working Thesis
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27 Modifiers
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28 Grammar for Multilingual Writers
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b Articles
c Verbs
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29 Commas
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c Commas with nonrestrictive modifiers
d Commas with items in a series
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c Colons in sentences
d Colons with lists
31 Dashes and Parentheses
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32 Apostrophes
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How are Retired Italian Men Like Us EPM-ers?
If you are reading this article and are familiar with my reputation of being critical of accountants then you will expect some cynicism and sarcasm. You will be correct. Here goes.
My wife and I recently enjoyed a two week vacation in Sicily with a travel group. We had an exceptional tour guide. Almost every time that we visited a city's or town's public square or park, typically one with a fountain, our guide would point out the retired Italian men standing in small circles or sitting on benches or on the edge of the fountain. Our guide would joke about how these me men congregated for hours on end continuously talking but accomplishing nothing.
One of his jokes was one retired man asked the other, "What are you doing today?" The other man's answer was "Nothing." The first man said, "I thought you were doing nothing yesterday." The other man replied, "I am not finished."
These retired men were so endearing to watch. I'm sure they each have hours of stories to tell from when they were a younger age. I'm equally sure that they often discuss the ills and woes of today's world, what's wrong, and how to fix matters.
How are retired Italian men different than us?
As I observed these old retirees I began reflecting on what I have been doing during the last fifteen or so years of my career. It has been mainly speaking at conferences and writing blogs, articles, and books. And I have not been alone doing these activities. There are what I refer to as the "usual suspects" who also present at same conferences on analytics or enterprise and corporate performance management (EPM / CPM). They include David Axson, Brett Knowles, John Antos, James Taylor, Wayne Eckerson, Tom Davenport, Tom Pryor, Howard Rohm, Donny Shimamoto, Steve Player, John Miller, Howard Dresner, Bernard Marr, Doug Hicks, and Bob Paladino – just to name a few.
When I think of these other thought-leaders I was reminded by the retired Italian men standing around of the similarities of my conversations at conferences with these "usual suspects." And it is not with positive thoughts. For years we have been crying out for organizations to adopt modern and progressive analytics (e.g., regression, correlation, segmentation, and clustering analysis) and EPM/CPM methods (e.g., strategy maps, the balanced scorecard, customer profitability analysis using activity-based costing principles, driver-based budgeting and rolling financial forecasts). But the adoption rate of these methods has been painfully slow for our tastes.
It is very frustrating for us. Our PowerPoint presentations are compelling. We point out the deficiencies with the current ways that organizations manage (e.g., with constantly changing organization charts, intuition, gut feel, and control budgets that are quickly obsolete after they're published). We appeal to our audience to be more progressive by using analytics for fact-based analysis or to use EPM/CPM methods to align the executive team's strategy with actions and resources. (The annual budget is typically disconnected from the strategy.) Although the attendees may be briefly inspired by our proselytism to convert people to our opinions on new ways to manage, my experience is when they return to their offices and organizations, our ideas are quickly forgotten. Yes, they may briefly discuss some of the concepts with their managers and colleagues, but soon the daily firefighting and drills reacting to problems subsume them.
How can we accelerate the adoption rate?
My "usual suspect" colleagues are not alone. There are dozens of consulting firms who offer improvement services – sometimes called "transformation." These include the large firms like Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Accenture, and Cap Gemini, as well as many next and lower tier ones. And the software vendors are also promoting change. For sure, they are seeking to sell consulting and software, but most simply desire for the managers and employees of their clients and customers to have better information and tools to improve their organization's performance.
There is no magic wand that will nudge organizations to hasten their adoption of these methods and move off the status quo. One thing that is now obvious to me is that technology is no longer the impediment slowing the advances. The software modeling tools are proven and data quality and access to data sources is much less of an issue. The big barrier is people and organization cultures. This includes resistance to change, fear of knowing the truth, fear of being held accountable and measured, and weak leadership – just to name a few.
The solution to accelerating change involves behavioral change management. The problem is few of us were trained as psychologists or sociologists. We will need to get better at this. It would not surprise me that those retired Italian men might know some of the answers. They seem to be much more interested in the lives of people rather than looking at an organization as a big machine and just wanting to install the pulleys, levers, and dials to operate it.


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Massachusetts Recognized for Guard, Reserve Support
By Samantha L. Quigley
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2006 - The home of the Minutemen will now be known for another piece of military heritage: exceptional support of its Guardsmen and reservists.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was selected as one of 15 recipients of the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award recognizes public and private employers for going above and beyond what's required by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve manages the award.
Army Brig. Gen. Oliver Mason, Massachusetts' adjutant general, said the commonwealth has a longstanding tradition of support for its Guard and reserves.
"I think we lead the nation when it comes to this sort of support of the military in the state," Mason said. "Our state has been very, very patriotic when it comes to our servicemembers, and it's just very heartwarming to see it."
In a recently televised address, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said he was pleased with the recognition from ESGR. "I express appreciation on behalf of all who work in the commonwealth for the recognition that the federal government, through the association of Employer Support for the Guard and Reserves, have provided to us," he said.
He also confirmed Mason's belief that Massachusetts is at the top of its game when it comes to supporting its military.
"I do hear from our secretary of veterans affairs that we are the most generous state in America when it comes to recognizing our veterans," he said. "That's the way we want it to be, (and) we're going to keep working to make sure we always have that title."
Romney, his lieutenant governor and state legislators attend send-off and welcome home ceremonies, which means a lot to troops, Mason said. But the Welcome Home Bill signed by the governor on Nov. 11, 2005, is the icing on the cake and what prompted Mason to nominate the commonwealth for the ESGR award, he said.
"During this current global war on terror, when we've got units that are deploying and coming home, what we've found is that (Massachusetts legislators) are always there for us," he said.
The Welcome Home Bill provides several benefits for Guardsmen and reservists, according to a news release issued by Romney's office.
The commonwealth already offered free tuition for Guardsmen and reservists attending state colleges and universities. The new state law takes that benefit a step further, waiving all fees associated with obtaining an education. The state, not the schools, will pick up the tab, the release said.
The bill also provides for an increase in the state-provided death benefit to families of Guardsmen and reservists, from $5,000 to $100,000. Mason also noted that, because of the bill, the state now covers half of the monthly Servicemember Group Life Insurance premiums paid by reserve-component personnel.
Other benefits the bill created include a check-off box on state tax forms to make a donation to a nonprofit organization called Friends of the Guard and Reserve, an increase in per diem for those called to state active duty, an increased benefit for Gold Star parents, and a new benefit for Gold Star spouses.
Additionally, Massachusetts servicemembers serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001, are entitled to a $1,000 bonus, Mason said. Those serving at least six months on active duty in other locations will receive a $500 bonus.
"These young men and women across all the branches of the service -- active and reserve in Massachusetts -- they are today's patriots, and they're doing a wonderful job for all of us," Mason said. "It makes us all very proud."
Romney echoed that sentiment in his TV address, adding that the commonwealth feels a certain obligation to these patriots.
"I really feel that there's not too much we can't do for those who serve in the Guard and reserve and those who serve us in active duty as members of our commonwealth," he said.
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10:54 a.m. ET: Catholic high school in Arizona had an election-night watch party so that "dry facts" of the classroom could come to life. (From The Catholic Sun of Phoenix)
9:30 a.m. ET: The national Catholic newspaper Our Sunday Visitor offers three post-election perspectives:
— Editor John Norton (a proud member of the CNS alumni association from his work in our Rome bureau) writes that Catholics must find ways to work together after this divisive election season even though some are jubilant at the results and some are sickened to the core because of the president-elect's "pro-abortion ideology."
— Longtime Catholic author and commentator Russell Shaw has a column titled "What an Obama presidency means for Catholics," in which he notes both the challenges facing the pro-life movement and the questions surrounding the influence of the U.S. bishops over their flock.
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Companies can negotiate with credit card companies and reduce your interest rate. They close your cards and you pay them a flat amount each month that goes towards your cards. How does this affect your credit?
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The service can be done through a debt management plan or DMP. They set up a contract with your creditors with newly negotiated terms. You then pay the company and they in turn pay each of your creditors.
Reputable companies only offer this service to those who have gotten so far into debt that they need assistance in recovering. They do not abuse the good faith of the creditors by negotiating with them for accounts that the consumer should have and could have paid under the original terms. Creditors are willing to accept reduced terms to help their customers who are in trouble recover and to avoid a total write-off of the debt if they don't get help in paying it.
The impact on your scores may be minimal, depending on how the payments are managed and if you have other positive accounts. The most important things is that you must make sure that the company will immediately take over the payments so that you never miss a payment in the transition to their service. As long as all your payments are made on time, it won't matter who paid them and there is no scoring issue from that aspect.
However, if the accounts are closed to further charges, then they are no longer scored as open accounts. You lose the positives of demonstrating that you are managing your credit well.
Also, there will be a status statement added to your accounts that are paid through a DMP. If users of the credit report view the full report, they will be made aware that you did not actually pay the account as agreed, but repaid it at a reduced rate.
That doesn't mean negotiating with your lenders is always a bad thing to do. There are very good non-profit credit counseling organizations that provide education and training for their clients to help them understand how to manage credit and gain control of their debts and spending.
In those cases, the individuals usually are already so mired in debt that their credit scores are very poor. The negative impact of settling their debts in the short term is outweighed by the long term objective of reducing or eliminating their existing debt.
If you are in a position that you need to negotiate a debt settlement plan, you should not even be considering applying for new credit or taking on new debt, so your score is not your main issue for the short term.
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The budget includes funds for the eventual transition over the course of the decade to the Ariane 6 rocket, a more flexible launch system than the current one that would allow the space agency to launch small, medium and large satellites.
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"Today, the Ariane 6 is born," ESA spokesman Franco Bonacina said.
The ESA will first build a modified version of the current Ariane 5, called the Ariane ME, before launching the Ariane 6.
Ministers also approved Europe's participation in NASA's new Orion spacecraft, developing the service module that propels the capsule. Orion aims to travel farther than any human spacecraft has gone in more than 40 years.
"For the first time, ESA is developing a cruise vehicle together with NASA," Bonacina said.
Most of the space agency's nearly €4 billion annual budget comes from member states, and the rest from the European Commission. While ESA Director General Jeans-Jacques Dordain had sought €12 billion, he said that €10 billion was a good target and in line with commitments in 2008.
Bonacina called the budget "a huge success" and "a good sign for the future."
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