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Drawing inspiration from Australian artists such as Bernard Ollis and the Strutt sisters, my artwork is an attempt to explore the power of simplicity and the naive symbolism as a means of bridging the communication divide that separates us. My artwork is an extension of drawings done by a brave, young boy, Daniel Harris, a close family friend who is hearing-impaired and living with cerebral palsy. Daniel's artwork, while naïve in style, expresses a purity of thought and reflects an understanding of the common consciousness.
Look closely at these works by Georgia Driels, Destiny Deacon and Itaya Hiroharu. Analyse each work responding to the colours used, the nature of the characters and the overall composition. Are their characters playful or solemn? Is the work childlike and naïve, or is it more sophisticated? Does your response differ from your initial reactions to each work?
Hiroharu's ink drawing depicts object-goblins running amok, a tale which reflects traditional Shinto anthropomorphic view of the world. Research the term 'anthropomorphic'. How is anthropomorphism present in fairy tales, as well as Driels', Deacon's and Hiroharu's work? Are the characters in each artist's work as simple as they initially seem? What purpose does the artist seek to fulfil by presenting the message of their work with the characters they chose?

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SUNY Canton Seeks Energy Expo Input
SUNY Canton is interested in hearing the North Country's opinion about the future of the area's annual energy expo.
The Energy expo Committee at the College has created an online survey to gather information and ideas from community members for any future energy expos or related trainings that would focus on alternative energy sources.
"The survey questions cover a wide range of topics including public concerns about energy, usage habits, interests, and opinions about various energy education efforts," said Douglas B. Welch, SUNY Canton's sustainability coordinator. "The goal is to reach a wide cross section of the community so we can gauge a true interest in energy conservation and what people would like to know more about."
Those interested in participating in the survey can complete it online at http://tinyurl.com/cantonenergysurvey or you can access it from SUNY Canton's website at www.canton.edu/sustainability. The survey will be available from Thursday, April 29 through Wednesday, May 19.
If you have questions, comments and ideas regarding the survey or future energy expos, contact Welch at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Frustration in the United States is running high because we can't seem to get our elected representatives to do much more than blame each other for the mess the country and increasingly the world is in. But from crisis often comes great innovation, and during the latest presidential debate I heard one answer that took me off the fence and put me behind one of the candidates running for U.S. President.
What had me in the frame of mind to make this decision was the announcement from AMD on Asset Smart and several days with HP's very strong Printing and Imaging division.
For me, AMD is representative of the post-crisis United States, and the result was an amazing amount of innovation that corrected its own serious financial difficulties and left the company with what now may be a competitive advantage.
HP was like the pre-crisis United States, secure in its belief that changes would come slowly and that all that needed to be done was preserve the status quo. But change is always coming and the United States is a good (well, maybe a bad) example of what can happen if you aren't prepared for it.
AMD's Amazing Choice
The problem AMD had was terminal. It would run out of money in 24 months, and its industry requires a massive investment in technology on a regular basis. This investment typically has to come years before the benefits arrive, and AMD has been operating on near zero to negative margins for some time. So it simply didn't have the money to make the investments that needed to be made.
Even if it had the money, the market would have punished AMD for not maintaining profitability during the process. In short, even if it could have come up with the cash to build out the plant and equipment needed to compete, the company probably wouldn't have survived the process with its executive team intact.
Intel, one of the few firms able to succeed with the current model, estimates that of the 20 companies that could do what AMD does, fewer than six are likely to be around in a few months because the costs of maintaining manufacturing capability are so high.
AMD, to initially and continue to survive, needed to change the game plan, and that is what it did with Asset Light. It found a funding source in Abu Dhabi, basically oil money, that was both deep enough and more than willing to wait for a future return.
AMD was able to cut a unique innovative deal that not only made it solvent, it also delivers $2 billion in reserves and a lower break-even point (meaning it will be more profitable going forward). It is the now most competitive, on paper, in terms of available resources than it probably has ever been. And had it not first dropped into crisis, none of this would likely have ever happened.
HP Printing and Imaging
HP Printing and Imaging is far from crisis. This company within a company is a revenue and profit machine, generating a massive amount of money for HP but showing only a moderate 8 percent growth.
The unit does innovate in terms of things like green technology, and its high-end Indigo presses are rapidly replacing analog counterparts in a variety of markets. At the event, they announced an alliance with Tandberg to help drive Halo technology (high-end video conferencing) more broadly into a market hungry to save money with travel alternatives.
But HP Printing and Imaging really isn't Printing and Imaging, it is more of a Printing company and imaging is probably where the future is. In addition, HP Printing is solidly in the two-dimensional color present where the future is three-dimensional and animated.
In looking at the company, I'm reminded of the railroad industry just before the introduction of Transworld Airways, or the Gas industry as the first light bulbs were strung in demonstration, or the carriage industry the year before Ford figured out mass production. If you go to Times Square or drive down many freeways the billboards that catch your eye are not the static ones but the active ones and the prices for that technology is in freefall.
The hot news this past week was on the battle of the new eBooks. Second-generation Kindle information was leaked, and Sony responded with its new touch screen reader. 3D printing continues to advance, cutting massively into the cost of prototyping and promising a future where we will be able to print some of the objects we use.
Most of what we read is coming to us by way of Google, Facebook, MySpace, and the Web and viewed on products like the iPhone and Archos. Snail mail is already in steep decline, and an increasing number of us haven't written a letter or published in a paper magazine in years. Esquire magazine has just published the first issue with a digital cover and got national recognition for it (though not all response was good). Still, the first light bulbs and commercial airlines were hardly great either and the issue evidently sold out at twice the normal cover price.
Industry analyst Rob Enderle is a frequent contributor to Datamation, where this commentary first appeared.


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Each local government is required to keep a public record of its decisions. You can access this information by contacting your local government.
Minutes of meetings
The minutes of local government meetings are a record of the business transacted at meetings and the decisions made by local governments. As a public document, the minutes need to be well-prepared to make it easy for anyone to locate items of interest, understand the reasons for certain decisions and identify the outcomes of meetings.
The chief executive officer must prepare the minutes of each meeting of a local government under the supervision of the chairperson. The minutes must record each decision of the local government with sufficient detail so that the proceedings of the meeting can be easily understood. (They do not necessarily need to be a verbatim transcript of the proceedings at the meeting).
The minutes of the local government must be confirmed by councillors present at the subsequent meeting of the local government. When confirming the minutes, councillors cannot change a decision made at the previous meeting - they can only make amendments to correct any errors in the minutes.
A copy of the minutes of each meeting must be made available for public inspection, at a local government's public office or on its website, within 10 days after the end of the meeting.
Reasons for decisions
If the local government accepts the recommendation of a local government officer's report, the reasons for the decision will usually be recorded in the officer's report.
The minutes must also include the following:
- the reasons for the local government's decision if the decision was inconsistent with the recommendation of staff about:
- a contract over $200,000 or one per cent of net rates and charges whichever is greater
- a decision made under a policy or approach ordinarily followed by the local government.
- any declarations of material personal interests or conflicts of interest and what action the councillor/s took to deal with their declaration.


text: About Fendi: Fendi is an Italian designer of luxury merchandise, is a brand of special kind of accessories, handbags and shoes. It was launched in 1925 by Edoardo and Adele Fendi, as a fur and leather shop in Via del Plebiscito, Rome, but today is a multinational luxury goods brand owned by LVMH. The company is well known for its "baguette" handbags. Fendi store can be found around the world, and the modern contour includes watches, fragrance, eyewear, ready-to-wear apparel and shoes, but conceivably most admired are Fendi handbags. The elegance and classic appeal in their designs is what makes Fendi and iconic name in the work of fashion.


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Pridie's granny helps Herd
The Buffalo Bisons and Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) played to a 6-6 tie on Wednesday afternoon.
Offensively, OF JASON PRIDIE went 1-3 with a first-inning grand slam. INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI was 1-3 with an RBI-single.
RHP JOSH STINSON started for the Bisons and allowed just two hits in five shutout innings. He struck out four batters. RHP RYOTA IGARASHI chipped in an inning of shutout relief with two strikeouts.
The Bisons are now 4-6-1 in their spring exhibition schedule that concludes tomorrow afternoon with a 1:00 p.m. game against the New Orleans Zephyrs from Port St. Lucie, FL.
There are just 8 days until the Bisons' 2011 Home Opener on Thursday, April 7 against the Syracuse Chiefs (3:05 p.m.). Tickets are now on-sale at bisons.com or by calling THE-HERD at (843-4373).


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How much help will I receive through the home selling process?
What happens after I order?
How it works: In a traditional real estate transaction, you would pay around 6% at closing. Out of this 6%, half, or 3% usually goes to the listing agent, and 3% goes to the buyer's agent. With a flat fee listing, you eliminate the 3% listing commission and replace it with the flat fee listing price for your package above. You get all the same exposure and the same MLS listing that you normally would for a full 6%.
If a buyer's agent is involved in bringing a buyer to you, you still pay a commission to that agent as you would in a traditional real estate transaction -- this is what motivates them to show your home. However, through the whole process, you retain the right to sell your home yourself to save even more money. In fact, our typical seller saves $8,072!
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Maine's Chickadee Check-off program at risk of disappearing from state income tax forms
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � Maine's Chickadee Check-off program is in danger of disappearing from state income tax forms.
The tax form check-off has been around for 30 years, allowing Mainers to make charitable contributions on their tax forms in support of a Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund.
In its best year, in 1985, the program raised more than $129,000. But last year, contributions totaled just $37,000.
Wildlife officials say if contributions drop below the $25,000 threshold, the check-off will be eliminated from tax forms.
Spokesman Doug Rafferty says for every $1 raised through the program, the state receives an additional $3 to $ in federal matching funding.


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Bob Sheppard and Tony Gwynn
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You, sir, are just the best. This Padres fan remembers every wonderful & painful detail of 1998, including Tony's thrill at meeting Mr Sheppard. Something you and Tony have in common – he is such a huge student and fan of the history of the game and it's many characters. That's why every Padres broadcast that he does (just a hand full thanks to his own coaching duties) are always so much fun. His stories are priceless. Thanks for sharing this one.


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You know, nothing is going to encourage kids to head out there and hit the books than an interactive reading session with Tampa Bay Devil Rays Shawn Camp and Rudy Lugo, particularly because each and every one of the kids is better at reading than Shawn Camp and Rudy Lugo. (Seriously, those SUPERSTAR ATHLETES appear to have been failed by the school systems. Really!)
Dream, kids: DREAM.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — California's severe drought, stalled Middle East peacemaking and Syria's civil war would appear to have little, if anything, in common, but President Barack Obama will address all three, and possibly other issues, on his first visit of the year to the nation's most populous state.
Obama was traveling Friday to the Fresno area of central California, in the San Joaquin Valley, to draw attention to the state's worst drought in more than 100 years.
The president was announcing more than $160 million in federal financial aid, including $100 million in the farm bill he signed into law last week for programs that cover the loss of livestock. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the programs had lapsed but were renewed under the farm bill. He said Obama has ordered that they be up and running in 60 days.
The overall package includes smaller amounts for the most extreme drought areas, and to help food banks that serve families affected by the water shortage.
Obama also will call on federal facilities in California to immediately limit water consumption.
Before the announcement, he planned to visit a stricken farm and discuss the drought with farmers and others who have been affected.
Later Friday, Obama was meeting Jordan's King Abdullah II at the Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage, in Southern California, for talks covering the Mideast peace process, Syria and other issues.
The White House did not explain why the meeting was taking place in California, particularly when Abdullah spent much of the past week in Washington in separate meetings with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and others.
"The king is also going out to California. The president and the king can meet there and will meet there as part of this trip," said White House press secretary Jay Carney.
Obama was expected to spend Presidents Day weekend at Sunnylands, which has a golf course that he is familiar with. Obama treated himself to a golf weekend at the estate last June after holding a two-day summit there with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
California's drought follows a year of the lowest rainfall on record and has brought to a head political warfare over the state's water resources that feed major cities, the country's richest agricultural region and waterways that provide habitat for endangered species of fish.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency on Jan. 17. Obama telephoned him several days later for an update on the situation.
Farmers recently learned they will not be receiving irrigation water from the State Water Project, a system of rivers, canals and reservoirs. They anticipate a similar announcement later this month from federal authorities who operate a similar system called the Central Valley Project.
Federal officials, including Vilsack, earlier this month pledged $34 million to help farmers and ranchers conserve scarce water supplies, improve irrigation methods, head off erosion of unplanted fields and create better ways to water livestock.
The Republican-controlled House recently voted to address the drought by rolling back environmental protections and temporarily halting the restoration of a dried-up stretch of the San Joaquin River, work that is designed to restore historic salmon runs. Farmers would prefer to have the water diverted to their crops instead.
Boehner recently showed his support for the bill by visiting a dusty field in Bakersfield and saying fish shouldn't be favored over people.
Environmentalists and Democrats oppose the bill and the White House has threatened a veto, arguing that the measure would not alleviate the drought but would undo decades of work to address California's longstanding water shortages.
In response, California's two Democratic senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, joined fellow Democrats in proposing legislation that would pour $300 million into emergency aid and drought relief projects, upgrade city water systems and water conservation and speed up environmental reviews of water projects, among other steps.
Obama's trip to California meant that he and his wife, Michelle, were spending Valentine's Day apart.
Associated Press writer Scott Smith in Fresno, Calif., contributed to this report.
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Becoming More Aware of our Emotions: sometimes, though, when we check on our emotions it may not be clear what's happening. In these situations it may simply be that our emotions are not really engaged. They are like a car sitting in neutral gear. Or, maybe a better guide to our emotions is to look at the state of our thoughts, either as they are when we sit to meditate, or at how they have been before we sit down to meditate.
For example, when we are feeling positive emotions, we find that we tend to see the good things in people. But when we are irritable and in a negative emotional state, we tend to find fault with ourselves and with others. By being aware of our thoughts we can discover an emotional tone to them.
Metta Bhavana: If the Mindfulness of Breathing gives us greater awareness of our body, thoughts and emotions, by practising the Metta Bhavana meditation we can learn how to work with our emotional states and to increase our emotional positivity.
"Metta" means 'loving-kindness', or 'unconditional love', a love that is given without asking for anything in return. "Bhavana" means cultivation. So Metta Bhavana means the cultivation of unconditional love or loving-kindness.
But "metta" can also simply mean friendliness or wishing someone well. And for most of us it's best to think of "metta" as wishing someone well. It's no good thinking that we can give unconditional love to all living beings if we can't wish for someone we know to be well!
The Practice of Metta Bhavana: The practice of the Metta Bhavana meditation is in five stages, though it's best to start by only doing three of them. In each stage we cultivate metta or well-wishing as follows:
Stage 1 Towards ourselves
Stage 2 Towards a good friend
Stage 3 Towards a 'neutral' person (someone we neither particularly like nor dislike)
Stage 4 Towards a 'difficult' person (someone we have conflicts with, or towards whom we have feelings of ill-will)
Stage 5 Towards all living beings
To start with we will only do Stages 1, 2 and 5.
How To Cultivate Metta: There are several ways to cultivate well-wishing, but the traditional and simplest method is to use words and phrases. So, if we are trying to develop metta towards a good friend, then you could use the following phrases:
May you be well
May you be happy and content
May you be free from pain and suffering
May you make progress in your life
[The same phrases can be used in all the stages]
First of all, call the person to mind. Maybe silently say their name to help bring an image of them into your mind.
Then silently in your mind say each phrase in turn. Say each phrase with kindness and put meaning into it.
At the same time as putting in gentle and kind effort to each phrase, leave time after the phrase to observe and absorb what effect it has.
You are being both active and receptive with your mind; actively working with your emotions and receptively watching what effect your actions are having.
It's like dropping a stone into the centre of a pond and watching as the ripples from the stone spread gently out to the edge of the pond.
You might want to try saying the phrase on an out-breath — then waiting and watching for its effect, whilst breathing in and out another two times — before moving on and saying the next phrase on an out-breath.
Finally, it's important to realise that you don't have to be in a good state of mind, and already experiencing positive emotions, in order to practise the metta bhavana. In the metta bhavana meditation you can work with whatever emotions you find are present in your mind. Be honest with how you are and the meditation will go better!


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Strain relief for Platinum Tools EZ-RJ45 Cat 6 Connectors
Platinum Tools innovative Snag Proof Strain Relief is designed specifically to be crimped with the EZ-RJ45® plugs. Two Patent Pending versions are offered for both the Cat5/5e and the Cat6 plugs. The primary strain relief of the plug locks the snag proof strain relief in place so they will not pull off, creating one, integral assembly. Once crimped, this design allows the plug's primary strain relief to relax slightly, preventing the cable pairs from being over compressed. This decrease in stress contributes to achieving peak performance. The tab on the strain relief is designed to extend over the plug's locking tab, making it snag proof when administering patch cords.
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This product is specifically used to reduce strain on the Platinum Tools EZ-RJ45 CAT 6 plugs. It helps maintain bend radiuses, especially on stranded cable. For an installation that requires a professional & finished look.


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A company which supplies Halal meat to prisons has had its contract suspended, after traces of pork DNA were found in pies and pasties.
The Ministry of Justice said it had withdrawn the products immediately, while justice minister Jeremy Wright said the Prison Service was investigating "as a matter of urgency".
It comes after traces of horsemeat were found in burgers sold by some UK supermarkets , including Tesco.
"All prisons have been informed about this very regrettable incident and we reported this issue to the Food Standards Agency immediately," a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said.
"We are taking immediate steps to suspend the contract with the relevant sub-contractor."
Justice minister Jeremy Wright said: "This is an absolutely unacceptable situation and one which we regret greatly.
"This must be distressing for those affected and they can be reassured we are doing everything we can to resolve the situation. The Prison Service is investigating this as a matter of urgency."
The company involved has not been named and it is not known where the firm is based.
Islamic law forbids the consumption of pork and prison rules dictate that Halal meat must be offered to inmates.
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said: "This lapse will have offended and distressed high numbers of Muslim prisoners and their families so apologising, suspending the supplier and investigating the incident are the right steps for the Ministry of Justice to take."
A spokesman for the Food Standards Agency said a local authority investigation would look into the cause of the contamination and determine where the products had been sent.
It is due to meet with retailers and suppliers to remind them of their responsibilities surrounding food labelling after the recent horsemeat scandal.
Burger King has dropped the Irish food processing plant which supplied the contaminated burgers.
The Silvercrest plant in Co Monaghan, which is part of the ABP Food Group, has also lost contracts with Tesco, Aldi and the Co-operative Group.
A sample of Tesco's Everyday Value Beef Burgers was found to contain 29% horsemeat.


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The Coach
It was the start of my senior year of high school. Everything was going perfect. I had made the varsity cheer squad again for the fourth year. My boyfriend the starting QB on the football team. We were the perfect couple until his eyes started to wander. Sure I was almost perfect standing at 5'7 120 pounds, long brown hair, killer legs, and round pert 34c breasts, but there were other girls, at least one that were not virgins. Yes, my flaw if you call it that I was a virgin. Don't get me wrong I was no saint, I have pleasured myself many times and others in that fact but never have I felt a full pulsating cock inside of me. I was starting to think that I may never either because I mister QB and I had broke up just before the first home game.
I was a nervous wreak for the first game, I always have been. However, everything went off fine, we won the game and now it was time for all of the after parties, yeah. I figured that I should probably go to at least one of them. I decieded to clean up before I went, so I waited until all of the guys left the locker room and went in to take a shower. I went to my usually locker and started to undress. I got down to my lollypops and bra when I heard a noise. I turned around and saw a light on in the athletic director's office. I thought nothing of it and got my shampoo and stuff around. When I went to turn around again I jumped and screamed because Coach Younger was standing in front of me. Coach Younger, Cole, was in his mid twenties, single and in college. He used to live down the road from me before he moved away for college. He was a little taller than me and built to a tee. He had muscles in all the right places.
" Coach I am so sorry I thought nobody was in here." I said as I slowly tried to cover a little with my hands.
" Jesse, no its alright you don't have to apologize, I was just finishing up. What are you doing in here?"
"I figured on taking a shower before I left to a party, but I can leave its alright."
"No its alright", he slowly looks up and down my body," I'll just be here in my office a little longer, you can finish cleaning up", he suddenly realizes what he is doing and looks at the floor and blushes.
I scoop my stuff up and walk towards the showers, towards him. I give him a pleasant smile and say thank you, as I walk off to the showers. I quickly undress and get the shower running, nice and steamy water. I close my eyes and slowly let the water run over my body. I wash and rinse my hair and stand there a while longer. All of a sudden I get this prickly feeling on the back of my neck. I turn around and see Coach standing in the door way looking. Surprised, I spin back around loosing my balance and fall to the ground. I scream " Cole, what the hell are you doing!!" just then the pain hits me, my ankle hurts so bad. I gasp in pain and reach for my ankle. Cole rushes in and asks if I am all right. Tears stream down my face as I grasp my ankle. His face looks pale white as he reaches down and picks me up. He takes me to his office and sits me on the couch. He sits on the edge of the couch facing my ankle and starts to examine it. I feel his strong hands move their way up and down my lower leg. Flattering myself a little I start to get turned on by his touch. Then, I am snapped back to reality when, he moves is slightly and asks if it hurts. I nod my head yes and say in a weak helpless voice, Just a little. I think you just twisted your ankle he tells me, after a couple minutes of examination, he says, he has to take me to the hospital to make sure.
"What, why you said it was just twisted."
" Yeah but it could be worse." He said as he stands up to face me. He has a look of fear in his eyes. Then it hits me, I am sitting in his office on his couch, nude with a twisted ankle. Embarrassment takes over me as I suddenly try to hide my exposed body from his sight. He quickly tries to find something anything but no luck. He pulls his shirt off and holds it up in front of me. I grab it and slid into it. It is still wet from the shower and I instantly get angry. "Cole what the hell were you thinking, looking in on me like that." He drops to one knee beside the couch. " I am soooo sorry I don't know what came over me." He looks to the floor. I notice the color still hasn't returned to his face and instantly feel bad for yelling at him. "Cole, I reach up and touch his hair, hey look I'm sorry, sorry for yelling at you. I am just upset about my ankle" He looks up into my eyes, "No it was my fault, I shouldn't have well been looking in on you." "No you shouldn't have but, I am fine now, you saved me." I slid my hand down to your shoulder and pull you towards me and give you a hug. " You don't have to worry Cole, it will be alright." His strong arms wrap around me as he lets out a sigh. He pulls back and looks at me, the color slowly returning to his face, " You scared the hell out of me for a minute there, I thought you were going to hit your head." " I'm ok Cole, really, just a little tender." I wince as I try to move my foot. "Kate, we have to get this looked at." "NO, it's nothing, besides, it would only bring trouble." "What do you mean?" "Cole, think about it, you, bringing in a teenage girl who slipped and fell in the shower after a football game. This is how rumors start and neither one of us can afford that type of rumor." "I don't care what people think of me, you could be hurt and it's my fault, I can't let the school be sued for a stupid thing that shouldn't have happen. If I wouldn't have let my head get foggy with your looks I would have not been looking at you, and you wouldn't have fell." My heart lightens when I hear him speaking. "Hey, look at me." I move my hand to his chin and lift it up so I can look him in the eyes. "I am not going to sue the school, and I am not going to the hospital." "Oh Kate," he moves in for a hug but turns my head and kisses me passionately on the lips. I struggle for a second then close my eyes and return the favor. "Kate, I have waited so long to kiss you like this." He comes in again, our lips meet and part, our tongues intertwine probing at each other. He moves on to the couch and sits next to me, looking at me his arm wraps around me shoulder pulling me even closer to him. I pull back slightly, "Cole, we can't." "Why not", he asks as he moves in to kiss me again. "Because you could get into a lot of trouble, you're the coach you can't do this." "I was your neighbor before I was a coach, besides you are 18 and a legal adult." "But I am still a student and you are basically the same as a teacher. It's not right." " I don't care if it isn't right I have wanted you since you were 15. I have only wanted you since." My heart swells, I have wanted him since I was little he were also so handsome and nice. A tear runs down my cheek and I smile. His hand sweeps my hair out of my face and you kiss the tear from my face. "Kate, trust me please, I love you." My eyes meet his again, he lowers his body down on to of mine. Our lips meet in the most passionate kiss ever. His hands move to the lower part of the shirt I have on and with one swift movement, he brings the shirt up over my head, leaving me fully exposed to his stare. His hand roams my body and finds my left breast and gently caresses it rolling my nipple between his fingers. My hands move down his side to your back and finally rest on his tight ass, softly massaging it through his jeans. He rises up and starts to unbuckle his belt and slides his pants down. My eyes widen, fearing what is to come next but trusting him completely. I see his harden prick forming a tent to the front of his boxers. With undying courage, I move my hands to his hips hooking his boxers with my thumbs and slowly drag them down releasing his member form its constricting bindings. I let the shorts fall and stare at the magnificent sight in front of me. It is the biggest I have ever seen standing at 9 inches long and about 3 inches wide. I instantly begin to get frightened. I have never done this before and worry that I am going to get hurt. "Kate, Hun what's the matter?" "Umm, I have umm never…" "Oh Kate, are you telling me that you are a virgin?" I lower my head in shame and nod yes. "Oh Kate, I love you more and more do not be ashamed of that. That is the best thing that I have ever heard. I hated imagining you with another guy. I am so glad that you have waited this long." With that he moves next to me facing me on his side. I reach over and kiss him softly on the lips. He reaches over with his muscular arms and pulls me on top of him. I can feel his engorged member between my legs and it sends shock waves through my body. He quickly flips our position and presses his body weight on top of me. He looks at me lovingly as if to ask if I am ready. I close my eyes and relax my body, with him in charge I am ready for anything. He positions himself over my cunt and gently rubs his prick over it. I am so wet. He puts the head perfectly and gently starts to slide himself inside of me. He gets about what seems like inches into me and stops. The pressure is so intense. He moves in a little farther and whispers to me that it might hurt. I say ok and I reach up to kiss him just incase I scream out. He takes the hint and when our lips meet he pushes all the way inside of me. I scream, but his mouth around mine muffles it. When I calm down he releases the kiss and asks if I am alright. I catch my breath and barely whisper yes. He waits a few more minutes and then starts to slowly move his hips up and down. It hurts at first but then pain mixes with pleasure and I start to move my hips in unison with his. We move together for what seems like hours when my body and his starts to tighten up. I arch my back and let out a low moan as ecstasy sweeps over my body. He plunges into me as hard as he can as we both cum together. He collapses on top of me and gently turns us to our side holding himself inside of me still. "Katie, I love you so much are you all right?" I smile and reply, "Cole, I have never been better, I love you too but if you ever sneak up on me again you are going to have to sleep in the garage." "What's that mean?" " It means you now have a new house mate and a new love." 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I love love love sequins and its so strange i just finished doing a post and video about blair! lol :) Have a great public holiday!!! :)ReplyDelete
Don't know about sequins ... No, no, not really my style.ReplyDelete
Yeah ... think I might be addicted to blogging. I've already got blog post topic.
- Anonymous23 September 2009 at 14:20
I bought a black dress with some sequins about a year ago and normally I am not a fan. But I have to say that was a fantastic buy - so I think it really just depends!ReplyDelete
Sequins do ad a "glam" factor. Yes, your top with some jeans and heels will surely make you the belle of the ball, er, braai.ReplyDelete
Have a fabulous time!
xo, Mango
Enjoy your hol! I can't wait, just hope it's sunny! :)ReplyDelete
Superficial girl - I think im strating to like them too.ReplyDelete
Sid - Im definintely addicted to blogging to
Lettice - i agree. like i would never wear a hat with sequins on it.
Mango girl - Thanks :)
Lana - Thanks, you too. I hear it may rain a little...hope its a lie
i used to think i couldn't do a bit of glam.but i'm now trying it a bit and love it! LOVe sequins but still looking a cute and cheap one!have a nice long weekend!xReplyDelete
I think sequins can be glam depending on if you pair them with relatively neutral and not-so-flashy pants/skirt and other accessories. A little goes a long way.ReplyDelete
P.S. I heart you and your Gossip Girl love.
chuck n blair r one of the greatest reasons y i love GG :)ReplyDelete
have a great holiday and braai!ReplyDelete
I found that sequins are itchy and catch on things. I didn't know that until last Christmas when mom gave me a sequined vest.ReplyDelete
I have to wonder how performers put up with them?
I'm soooo very very in love with Blair and Chuck! That scene at the end of Season 2 was the best scene on televsion EVER!ReplyDelete
Dont' particularly care for Sequins, but I bet they look good on you.ReplyDelete
Yay for Gossip Girl Season 3!!ReplyDelete
Definitely not a sequin fan. They looove sequins in the UK though. I bet you could pull them off.ReplyDelete
Sequins are fantastic! Nothing wrong with a little showgirl sometimes. Just try not to get carried away and go head to toe sequins! Enjoy your day off, very jealous!ReplyDelete
The top sounds great! I love adding different items to a simple outfit to make it special!ReplyDelete
Hope you had a great hoilday. :)
Have a fruitful day ahead and good luck on that event "heritage day and national Braai day. I hope you can update us all about it.ReplyDelete
That must be very exciting! Eating tasting different kinds of traditional food all day! I'll look forward on your next blog.ReplyDelete
So with you on Blair and Chuck...LOVE THEM!ReplyDelete
Probably the only reason i watch GG.
Have a great Heritage Day!
Do you have access to Season 3?????? I'm almost done with Season 2. So glad to hear I have another 25 odd episodes to look forward to.ReplyDelete
The top sounds nice - I share your sentiments on sequins but worn in the right way can look stunning!
Have a great weekend x
- Anonymous27 September 2009 at 11:23
Waha... I hope Heritage and Braai day was as fab for you as it was for me!ReplyDelete
Sequins and me don't get along. I just have bad associations with the things.


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Posted on September 17, 2013, in Author Interview, Rachel Grant and tagged Fatal Mistake, Fatal Series, Inside the Actors Studio, James Lipton, Marie Force, Romance, Romantic Suspense. Bookmark the permalink. 184 Comments.
I've been reading this series since the first book came out and have them all, so don't enter me in the drawing… but I always look forward to the next FATAL book! The series just keeps getting better.
Many similar answers– except I have no children, and 'bollocks' trumps 'fuck' any day 🙂
I can't wait to read this series of books. They sound real interesting.
Romantic suspense is a fave of mine and this series, plus the charming recreation, demanded my attention! I would love to read this!
Ignorance definitely turns me off as well.
that's my favorite curse word too and no therre isn't another lol
I can honestly say that at least 6 answers are the same as I would answer, including 7 and I loved answer for 10!! Love this series, would recommend to anyone.
Many of them! I will have to start saying kerfuffle out loud just for fun!!
Great interview!!
Love the series, keep on writing!!
I match with 6 of her answers. I had to laugh at #9, b/c I was an asst. accountant for almost 5 years!!!!! btw, Marie Force is a new author for me. haven't read any of her books YET, but I will !!!!!
Love love love this series and Marie Force in general is awesome!!
There are other curse words than 'fuck'??? That word comes outta my mouth more times than I care to count in a day! It's so versatile! Oh, Mama sure is proud! 😉 And I HATE the word 'lover.' Abso-f*cking-lutely HATE it! I come across that word in a book & I groan (out loud) in annoyance.
I love, LoVe, LOVE the Gansett series — read them all in a matter of days, (minus book 9 that hadn't been released yet), then turned around & read them AGAIN! Then Book 9 came out & yeah, I was through it in less than a day! I've heard that the Fatal series is amazeballs, so I can't wait to dig into it!
Love Marie! I'm always so excited to read one of her stories.
I love all of Marie Force's series. I stumbled upon the first fatal book, which was being offered for free and have been hooked ever since. I have now read all the fatal series books, all the McCarthy's of Gansette Island series, and the Treading Water series. I am planning on reading the Green Mountain series and her single books.
I have yet to read this series and i would love to win these books..thanks for the giveaway…I don't like the word lover either just does not sound right to me and there is nothing like the sound of kids laughter…keep up the awesome writing..you rock
I loved the Gansett Island series!! I'm sure the Fatal Series is just as awesome!
I have loved all of your books. It would be wonderful to own the set. I usually get them on my kindle. Your books are always very enjoyable and entertaining. I don't want to put them down.
Keep writing.
I've just read a few of these books and already love them. I admire the authors writing and I would love to win the whole series.
I have a Fatal Addiction to all of Marie's series as well as a deep respect for how she turned all those initial rejections into lemonade! Not to have moved forward on her own would have been a Fatal Mistake!
Awesome books!
Loved the Fatal Series…Sam is awesome, she reminds me of Jane off of Rizzolli & Isles…BTW Marie is pretty awesome too 🙂
I absolutely love Marie! Her books are fantastic:)
I love love love the McCarthy series. I just so happen to have started book one of the fatal series last night! I happened upon this post today…I think it was meant for me to see it! 😉
As one of my favorite authors, Marie Force whets my appetite for mystery and romance…I devour every word she writes and "hunger" for her next adventure. As she says, we fans read faster than she can write. Keep up the great work Marie. I mark future release dates in my planner so I can plan ahead for my next "meal."
I absolutely LOVE Marie Force books! She is a phenomenal writer and I can't wait to read more!
Would love to win the Fatal Series ! Great interview! Love LOVE LOVE Marie Force !!!
Love love love this author she is amazing great stories!!!
Marie's books are awesome! I was able to read the first book in this series and defiantly wanna be able to get my hands on the rest to find out more on Sam and Nick's story. Happy reading…..
I just recently found you Marie. I LOVED the McCarthy series and can hardly wait for the next book. Just finished The Wreck and have started the Treading Water series. The Fatal series is next up and then to the individual titles. You are a fabulous story teller. Keep those books coming!
I have read the gansett island and treading water series. I loved all of the books in the series and would love to read the fatal series.
I ended up with 5 answers matching Marie's too. Kerfuffle is a fun word and not be you hear very often. I've enjoyed all the books I've read by Marie. Hope I win and get to lose myself in the Fatal series!
Love Marie's writing. I've been wanting to start the Fatal series…what better way than to win the ebooks!
I agree with 4 of Marie's answers. I definitely would not like to work in accounting. I worked for an accounting firm in their word processing department for about 8 months. It was SO boring! That is the least amount of time that I have ever been with a job since I started working over 12 years ago. Even my first job I stayed for 2 years! It was terrible!!
Have read everyone of your books absolutely loved everyone! Can't wait for the next McCarthy book, stupid me read your new one way too fast now have to wait for next one next year. The fatal series is also fantastic can't get enough of your books. Keep up the great writing I'm forever a fan and I get everyone I know to enjoy your books also. Sandy
I haven't yet read the Fatal series, but would love to. I'm a huge fan of Marie's. I'm currently enjoying the Gansett series.
I have loved Marie Force's books since the I opened "Maid for Love" I have read alomst all of her books except the Fatal series I have the first 3!!! They are all on my tbr list and are the next series on my nook!!!!
I am hoping to someday have all of Marie's books in paperback and all of the signed!!! Just a nice little thought!!!!
It's hard to say what my favorite word is. I love words, love playing with them, love reading them. I think they are powerful, healing,inspirational, and enlightening, but can also be hurtful and destructive.
And, btw, I love, love, love Marie's books.
Marie, congratulations on your release…and New York Times Bestselling status. Great answers all. My favorite word is 'indubitably'; hate 'puke.'
I am a huge fan of all Marie's books, but the Fatal series, I mean Dr. Harry holds a special place for me.
Thanks for the contest!
Love your books….this is the only series I have not finished. Would love to win the set. My favorite work is also fuck…learned it from my Mom..she was one of a kind!!!!!!
Only 4 of my answers line up with Marie's. One of those being about the rap music. That gets annoying very quickly.
I first stumbled onto Marie's books after downloading Maid for Love free on Amazon. After that, I was hooked, and I've been working my way through that series ever since. I also got a friend hooked on them as well. She's already read the entire series, and is anxious for more.
Thank you, Marie, for the opportunity to win this series.
Awesome interview.. Awesome giveaway, Thanks for the chance to enter! 😉
4 of my answers are the same as Marie's. My husband yells at me all the time "must you use that word" LOL
I am currently reading the Treading Water series. In the middle of the second book I found out Marie was giving a talk at our local library! Last Thursday I went to meet her. Such a lovely woman! And her books… I can't read fast enough!
7 out of 10 line up … not bad, I think. I am a fan of Romantic Suspense and sorry to say I have not heard of this series, though it is now on my to-buy list. A writer friend recommended this blog interview and I cannot thank her enough. The chance to win and add to my literary collection is awesome. Thanks!
Received my order last week, I can't wait to start reading your books!
I would definitely be hearing the same reply for question 10! Most of my friends favor the F or C words! Personally 'bollocks' and 'cocksucker' are faves of mine. I love Marie's Gansett series and can't wait to start on the fatal series!
I agree with 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & love #10. I have not heard of this series until now, but plan on getting "with it" as I love romantic suspense & would love a little bit more in my life. BTW, I am a 63, widowed grandma of 16 & great grandma of 4!!!
I have read all of the Gansett Island books and I really wanna start on the Fatal Series next. Just had hip surgery so I have had plenty of time to catch up on my reading.
Wow – kerfuffle… I didn't know that word (French being my maternal language). I just LOVE Marie's books, writing style, humor – the whole package!!! I haven't gotten around to read the Fatal Series yet so I would love to win this!
I loved all of the Gansett books! I found them, bought them all on my Kindle, and went to town. Uh oh, I just finished #9. Now what? Now I start more of Marie's books. We do agree on some of your answers to the quiz. I love the sound of a child's laughter. I guess that's why we adopted 4 of our grandchildren when they were little. The youngest is now 17. While I'm reading one of your other books, I will be waiting for #10.
ive read all your books except the fatal series. dont know why i have not completed this set. i did read the first one tho..maybe this will give me a chance to say i have read all of you!!!!
Thanks Pamela! Hope you enjoy the Fatal Series!
Marie – you sold me on the Gansett Island series. It was such a wonderful addiction. My husband and I are planning a trip to Block Island next summer. Can't wait purchase and start the Fatal Series and lose a little sleep.
As for the answers to your interview questions – I would have to say if I had to answer #10 (the heaven question) – it would be: "Girl – you fought me so hard to get you here (I am a 2 x cancer survivor), I am going to have to let you in although you and I BOTH know where you belong….LOL!
You can ask my mom. . .we have the same favorite curse word! ;)- Love the Fatal Series. . .and so do my friends.
Love, love the McCarthy's, I have them all! I love, love, love the Fatal series, I only have 2 and on a budget. Please choose me!
I have not read this series as of yet. Though it does sound like it will be an excellent read.
I have read the Gansett Island series and LOVE it. This set is on my to read list. I have to agree with about 5 of Marie's answers as well. Great interview!
I'm a FATAL addict — to be completely honest, I'm really a FORCE addict. I've read all Marie's books, loved them each & every one, and am always waiting for the next one. Can't recommend her books highly enough — they're amazing reads! Whoever wins this fab giveaway will be a lucky reader.
I love the Fatal series and Sam and Nick! Keep 'em coming, Marie! Hope I win!
I am so enjoying the gansett series & would love to be the lucky winner. I helped Marie see better with her eyeglasses which she needs to continue her awesome writing!
I have been reading Marie's book for along time.I use to look up her name to see when she had another one coming out.Her writing is awesome and you fall in love with her characters.With all these independent writers coming out,you change and discover new authors.Not me,Marie will always be my go to author.Keep writing Marie,I love you.
I'm a voracious and picky reader, especially hate typos and loss of continuity, etc., But I love Marie Force. Started with 1 bundled with another author (maybe Linda Howard?) and have since bought and read all of them. Some a couple of times. Curious as to why all the books show almost a thousand pages and pages jump 3-4 instead of 1 but just curious, it doesn't interrupt a great read. Thanks for the hours of reading treasure!
Just wanted to mention that I haven't found the typos or continuity issues in MF that I have found in most other books, ereads or paper. So hats off to not only a great author but also a quality writer. Thanks again!
Fuck n ignorance
You are a great author. I came across you by accident. I downloaded Maid for Love and feel in love with your books. I have read everyone in the last month
I just Love Marie's books and have read them all. I'm excited about this giveaway because this is the only series I read out of order, and only because I was being cheap and depending on the library so I don't own them and cannot go back to them. I sooooo hope I win so I can go back and read them in order….would be sooooooo much better!
Love, love, love Marie's books. They are a great way to spend the day or sometimes the night. Just can't put them down.
I use to hate the curse word fuck until I started reading my romance novels again. Now like Marie it's my favorite. Plus I'm older and more independent. Use to be shy and withdrawn
Answers for 6, 8, and 8 would fit me to a tea! I am a teacher and wouldn't want to do anything else! Love Marie's books! I have read a couple of the Fatal books so I would love to get the whole series!
I'm a HUGE fan of Marie and this is one of my favorite series that just keeps getting better and better!!! These were great questions!! I also HATE the word lover!! lol Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂
Awesome! I would love to win this series as I haven't started it yet! I love Marie Force and have read all her other books. Can't wait for the new series and the next McCarthy book!
I like # 5 & 7 as well. I just love your books. The McCarthy Series is my favorite. I LOVE the way you write the series and all the interactions with the characters. I haven't read the Fatal Series yet but plan to this winter. Thanks again for all your great books. 🙂
I would love to win these ebooks
I haven't read this series yet, but am looking forward to it. I like romantic suspense.
Love the fatal series and also the McCarthy series. Marie is one of my favorite authors
Definitely can't wait to read these! I've loved every one of Marie's books so far!
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e_i_pi wrote:Okay, I haven't read through all the posts here, so apologies if this has been raised cairns.
I am playing a doubles 6 player game on this map (Game 4884171), and found a weird forting thing going on. I was able to fort along the Meridian despite not owning any Emperors...2009-05-31 09:14:59 - e_i_pi reinforced Japan with 1 troops from Hall of Preserving Harmony
Now, I didn't hold anything along the Meridian, aside from the north gates. So I guess the chain was...
Hall of Preserving Harmony ->
Shenwu Men West ->
Russia ->
But, the instructinos on the side say...Emperors can attack territories along or bordering yellow Imperial Meridian & vice versa
To me, this means Emperors can attack along the Meridian, and territories along the Meridian can attack Emperors. But it doesn't imply that territories along the Meridian can attack other (non-adjacent) territories along the Meridian (which would explain why I could fort along the Meridian).
Is this an oversight in the instructions, an XML problem, or a chain fort code problem?
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2009-06-02 00:03:01 - saito hadjime assaulted Emps. T'zu-hsi from Wu Men and conquered it from e_i_pi
this tells me that you held this old bird who borders Shenwu Men West which probably enabled you to fort Japan thru Russia, yes? If this is the case, this is not bad, that old dear had her fingers in so many foreign pies....


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Capitals Sign David Kolomatisby Staff Writer / Washington Capitals
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman David Kolomatis to a one-year, two-way contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
Kolomatis, 24, recorded 28 points (eight goals, 20 assists) and 18 penalty minutes in 46 games last season with Manchester of the American Hockey League (AHL). He led all Monarch defensemen in points, goals and assists despite playing in just 46 of the team's 76 regular-season games. Kolomatis registered six penalty minutes in four playoff contests.
The 5'11", 195-pound blueliner has collected 110 points (29 goals, 81 assists) and 118 penalty minutes in 254 career AHL games with Manchester and Providence. A native of Livingston, New Jersey, Kolomatis was originally drafted by Los Angeles in the fifth round (126th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.


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Welcome to the newest of San Diego's great neighborhoods. Civita is more than a lifestyle. It's where life finds a new and evolving style. It's a vision for living, a community in the making. And you can be part of it.
Located in the heart of Mission Valley, Civita blends equal parts urban vibe and village charm with surprising touches everywhere. At Civita we're creating a master-planned community that's perfectly walkable and inherently green—with parks and open spaces, nearby transit and car-sharing, buildings that exceed energy standards, and smart technology. All this, surrounding stylish new homes and apartments—with shops and restaurants to come. This is life at its San Diego best. This is the Civita life. It's stylish, playful, fresh and fun.
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When you buy a new home at Civita, you also get a convenient Mission Valley lifestyle you'll love. And with an array of new home options we have something that will fit your personality. Explore the options and imagine what owning here can mean to you.
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Circa 37 and West Park are more than just a place to call home. With outdoor saltwater pools, fitness centers, lounges and other top notch amenities, these apartment homes offer the perfect place to live, work and play. Floor plans offer a variety of living options—one, two and three bedrooms, some with lofts. These new apartment homes also offer upgraded kitchens and finishes.
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All of the exercises used are traditional lifts taken right off the gym floor and formatted for you. The key to your success in "MU" is straight-forward and simple for everyone: use heavier weights than usual.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Despite having a one-game lead in the NFC East with four to go, the New York Giants may need to win out to make the playoffs
A frustrated Tom Coughlin made that assessment Tuesday, knowing that the Giants' 17-16 loss to the Washington Redskins Monday did more than cut their division lead in half.
The defeat left them at a surprising 2-3 in the NFC East with one division game left - vs. Philadelphia in the season finale. If the Giants (7-5) finish tied with either Washington (6-6) or Dallas (6-6), the second tiebreaker after head-to-head matchups is division record.
The Giants split games with Dallas and Washington, and have already lost to last-place Philadelphia.
The Cowboys and Redskins each already have three wins in the division and they play each other again. So, one or both stands to have a better division record than New York.
``I am looking at it one game at a time, knowing full well it's a four-game season and we have to win really every one of our games,'' Coughlin said. ``That's how I look at it. I am going to be aware of all the things you are talking about. But that is not going to enter into my thinking.
``It's going to be win the games that are presented, the one that is right in front of you.''
The stretch run is not going to be easy, especially with the defending Super Bowl champions having lost three of the last four, including contests against Pittsburgh and Washington where they blew fourth-quarter leads.
New Orleans (5-7) is on tap at MetLife Stadium on Sunday and Saints quarterback Drew Brees has done a number on New York over the past few seasons. After that, the Giants have road games at Atlanta (11-1) and Baltimore (9-3) before returning home to face Philadelphia in what might be embattled Eagles coach Andy Reid's final game.
On Monday, the Giants could have damaged the Redskins' hopes and sent a strong message to their rookie quarterback, Robert Griffin III. Instead, Washington is alive and well in the division hunt after New York committed nine penalties and played an all-around ugly game that still had the coach annoyed 24 hours later.
``It was sloppy, careless play,'' Coughlin said. ``Everyone knows the rules, what you can and can't get away with.''
The Giants didn't get away with anything. The day-after laundry list:
- A false start on first down at the Redskins' 23 on the opening drive, which forced New York to settle for a Lawrence Tynes field goal.
- An intentional grounding call against quarterback Eli Manning on first down from the Washington 30 that forced Tynes to attempt a 43-yarder early in the second quarter. He missed.
- Backup offensive lineman Jim Cordle was flagged for two holding calls on second-half kickoff returns, forcing New York to start inside its 10-yard line.
- A holding penalty against tackle Will Beatty late in the fourth quarter nullified a third-down pass to Martellus Bennett that would have given New York a first down just past midfield. The Giants punted and Washington ran out the clock.
- The Giants' only second-half score was a Tynes' field goal after New York received a first down at the Washington 17. Two drops and a 1-yard run preceded the kick.
``We felt we orchestrated in the right direction for a great deal of the game, but we did not win the game,'' Coughlin said. ``We didn't get the ball back when we had to get it back. We didn't score when we had the ball in position. The penalties are a natural thing that eat away at your gut. How in the world can a team with something this important be as careless as we were?
``Those are the things that still eat away at me.''
The bottom line is the Giants did not take advantage of their opportunities and they didn't do enough in the second half to finish off the Redskins, who have now won three straight games.
``It certainly would have been a great advantage for us to win,'' Coughlin said.
And there is injury on top of the insult. Tackle Sean Locklear, who had started nine games, suffered a serious knee injury in the second half that will require surgery. David Diehl, who hurt a shoulder against Green Bay the week before, took over after the veteran was carted off.
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Posted by Editoress on 08/26/13
The day after the Masters Mountain Bike Worlds concluded, organizers in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, immediately began to prepare for the Mountain Bike World Championships for the Elite, Under-23 and Junior categories. Pietermaritzburg has a strong history of putting on World Cups, but this will be the first time the Mountain Bike World Championships have been held in Africa.
So far, all the action is organizational, with course markings being changed over from the Masters championships, teams setting up in the expo area and everyone picking up their credentials. The courses will not be open for training until tomorrow (Tuesday), so there are no riders in the venue, but they can be seen all around town on training rides. Team Canada has arrived and settled in with no problems, reports national development coach Ian Hughes.
Teams check in at Accreditation
However, a few people are having difficulty getting to Pietermaritzburg. South Africa requires a clean (ie, no other entry stamps) page on a passport, and some people are being refused boarding on their flights in Europe and North America. Various team staff, media and at least one rider (American downhiller Jill Kintner) have been caught out by this, and all have been frantically scrambling with embassies wherever they happen to be, to get either extra pages added to their passports, or new passports.
In other bits and pieces:
- Local Pietermaritzburg downhill star, and defending world champion, Greg Minnaar, has just opened his bike shop, a few hundred metres from the venue. Everyone is dropping by to have a look and get a coffee at the coffee bar. When I stopped by, Greg was working on a customer's helmet, so he is definitely a hands-on owner.
Greg Minnaar working on a customer's helmet
- On Thursday, a ceremony will be held to open a memorial garden for Burry Stander, the South African cross-country rider who was tragically killed at the beginning of this year when he was hit by a car while on a training ride.
- Since we are in the Zulu region (KwaZulu-Natal), we will be seeing traditional Zulu dancers and costume during tomorrow's opening ceremonies, and throughout the week. I am told that Zulu warriors will be on hand to guard every podium. It should be an interesting spectacle...
- South African Airways (SAA) ground staff just went on strike today, which may prove interesting for the athletes, team staff and media who still have to arrive...
- The weather is currently very hot - low to mid 30s Celcius. It is forecast to stay hot until Friday, when the temperature drops to the mid-teens and there is a strong chance of rain (Under 23 XC races). For the final two days (Elite XC, DH and Eliminator), it will return to sunny weather but stay cool.
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TechnologyBy Gary Bolles
Technology: Content Management
Every company has too much unstructured data to manage.
Content management may be the information equivalent of the Gold Rush: Give workers the tools they need, and they'll find the nugget of knowledge gold buried in a ton of data dirt. The only problem is, in many cases you're the one who's actually helping create the dirt.
Most of the data that companies accumulate isn't created by workers typing names and numbers into database fields. That's structured data, information with clear labels defining exactly what the information is about, making it easier to find and use. It's the unstructured dataunlabeled information with no indication of what it is or how it's to be usedthat creates headaches.
Every time someone writes a Word document, types an e-mail message, creates an Adobe Acrobat file, or generates an audio or video fileusing all those tools that IT providesanother shovelful of unstructured data is tossed onto the company's information mountain. How much? Analysts estimate that fully 85 percent of all the data in an organization is unstructuredand that the amount of unstructured data in the average business doubles every two months.
Why is that a problem? Suppose you're looking for a company's address. If that information is sitting in a structured database, you simply use a query tool to search for the company's record and the address field appears. Simple. But suppose you're searching the uncharted, unstructured vastness of the Web for that same information nugget. Sure, it's probably somewhere on the company's Web site. But unless the word "address" is sitting nearby on the same HTML page containing the data you're after, a keyword search isn't likely to find it.
It may not be a big deal to go to the company's Web site, find the "About" page, and write down the address, but it requires a lot more time and effort than typing a few keywords. In fact, IDC research says the average knowledge worker spends 21/2 hours a day panning for information nuggets in unstructured sources like Web pages and Word fileseven though many of those pages and files may be their own. A year's cost for 1,000 knowledge workers not finding what they need, according to IDC: $6 million.
Welcome to the world of unstructured data.
Ask Your CTO:
How much of our data is unstructured?
Tell Your Business Constituents:
Here's the difference between structured and unstructured dataand here's why getting the information you need is so difficult.
Ask Your Data Guru:
How much of our current efforts are focused on managing information in databases versus helping workers better coordinate and use their unstructured data?
Just imagine what you could gain if you cut that unstructured data mountain down to size.
Suppose you could provide workers with up-to-the-minute business intelligence blending data on customer activity with pertinent internal documents. Or link together the long chain of insurance documents associated with a complicated claim. Or deliver reference manuals to technicians around the world, no matter how poor their Internet connections.
Enter content management. Companies automating business processes ranging from resume management and contracts analysis to patents claims and litigation tracking turn to content management software to ease the creation and coordination of large amounts of unstructured data. U.K. researcher Butler Group makes the persuasive argument that "in an information economy, content, and the processing of that content, must be carefully managed in the same way that physical assets and production processes have been managed in an industrial economy."
According to META Group Inc. Senior Vice President Andy Warzecha, three major business incentives are pushing companies to explore content management:
Getting a handle on all the information the company is producing. If you have the nagging feeling that you're not making the most of the information employees are creating, you're not alone. According to META Group, 60 percent of the Global 2000 have some type of content-handling software in place, ranging from simple document and image storage to complex information creation and dissemination processes.
Reducing cycle times. CEOs are seeing that having the right information at the right time can speed critical business processes. Having access to data that helps workers make better decisions faster is critical for designing new products and solving customer problems.
Getting ahead of compliance issues. Depending on your business, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), new SEC disclosure regulations and the Food and Drug Administration's 21 CFR Part 11, which mandates electronic records and signature management standards for industries like biopharmaceuticals and medical equipment, will affect how you coordinate your company's content. If, for example, your e-mail records are subpoenaed due to suspicions about violations of "Reg FD" fair-disclosure laws, do you have the technology in place to adequately thread together discussions to prove your company's executives didn't overstep any boundaries?
Add the increasing pressure on companies to maximize their information capital and human resources, and content management begins looking critical for companies trying to provide decision-makers with usable data. "That's the crux of the content dilemma organizations are facing: 'How do I get to the right information that allows us to make better decisions?' " says META's Warzecha.
Ask Your CTO:
What kinds of content-related technology tools do we have today?
Review Your Company's Strategic Goals:
How clearly do our goals define the kinds of information employees need to be successful?
Ask Your Legal Department:
Just how exposed are we if we can't prove who has accessed specific unstructured data within the company?
Thinking about a content management system? Buyer, prepare.
The content management label is fuzzyafter all, what is "content"? Call it "information management," and you'll understand just how amorphous the issue can be. You're going to need a clearer definition if you want to get a handle on your unstructured information.
To figure out what kind of software you'll need, evaluate what kinds of information are central to the company's most critical tasks. Doctors need drug analyses, customer service reps must have reference materials, insurance brokers require complete descriptions of premiums. Next, ask how they access critical information. Is the data they need most useful to them on a Web site or in electronic document storage? Are workers most likely to be sitting at a desktop computer or carrying a PDA? Building profiles of such requirements will give you a clearer understanding of whether you'll need the content management equivalent of a few shovels, helping workers dig data out of a relatively small pile, or an industrial-strength backhoe that sifts through mounds of documents as rapidly as possible.
Typically, organizations in industries with tried-and-true processes for creating content, such as media, financial services and government agencies, will also want to automate the process of creating information. Using workflow software to improve collaboration and content development, teams in such industries can more efficiently develop training manuals or produce magazines. Being able to control the steps required to develop unstructured informationgiving you the opportunity to tag and categorize it at the same timecan increase flexibility when the time comes to distribute it.
But stay focused. Analysts say that "boil the ocean" content management efforts that attempt to automate data access across the enterprise are doomed to fail. Help business units understand they'll get better results by developing and managing their content locally, but within companywide guidelines. That's how Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. tackled the problem. The company used Vignette Corp. software to automate the process of creating and publishing information on Web sites for its 41 independent properties, each of which manages its own promotions and customer bases independently. Each hotel can even create targeted Web sites for every wedding party and meeting, so attendees can get specialized event information. "The process would kill us if it were centralized," says Vineet Gupta, Fairmont's vice president of technology.
Ask Your Business Constituents:
Which employees feel the most pain when trying to manage their unstructured information?
Tell Your Business Constituents:
Let's devise a way to help those departments get what they needthen create a rollout plan to deliver to other groups as well.
Tell Your IT Implementation Team:
We need to offer the best balance between local and companywide management rules.
Choosing content management software is mostly a function of where you have the biggest challenges.
At its most basic, unstructured information can be handled by systems that simply manage the way you catalogue and store documents. At the other end of the complexity scale, content management systems can automate the workflow processes required to develop, store and disseminate information from start to finish. But if you're just beginning to look at the software that's available, prepare to be overwhelmed: At least 150 companies offer such applications. "There are still too many vendors in this space for them all to succeed in their ambitions," says Nick Patience, an analyst at the451. He separates unstructured data-related software into four categories:
Document, content and knowledge management. These systems work like conveyor belts for unstructured data, automating the process of piling documents and other files together. Think of linking the numerous components of complicated insurance claims. Some systems also speed the steps required to create the data in the first place, like building product catalogs or publishing this magazine.
Search and retrieval. Even with all that unstructured data sitting in the same system, workers will still need an easy way to find that one specific document that will make their task at hand easier.
Taxonomy generation and data visualization. Since search by itself often isn't enough, some companies like to add their own labels, or metadata, to describe individual chunks of information as they're pulling documents together. The categories used for those labels, known as a taxonomy, vary significantly: Compare the categories needed to label the data in medical records to those required for an auto-parts catalog. But it isn't enough to categorize unstructured data: It also has to be visualized, using tools that can organize unstructured information into a useful picture, such as building a three-dimensional view of the resumes of job candidates that shows the strongest candidates located closest to you.
XML databases and tools. Increasingly, companies want to label previously unstructured data in industry-standard ways, ideally keeping descriptions in the same files as the data itself. That's how XML (Extensible Markup Language) works. "The Web has made people realize that information can be more cheaply distributedif only we knew where to find it," says Philippe Gélinas, CEO of Ixiasoft, a vendor of XML content management software. Placing documents and Web pages into an XML database can help make unstructured data that much easier to locate. Remember, though, that XML standards for specific industries are constantly changing, so automatically exchanging documents with customers and partners isn't a given.
Analysts say the lines between the four categories above are blurring, and that the larger content management companies are beginning to make the process of integrating their software easier.
Will you be content with your content management software? Users and analysts say it's possible, with tightly focused efforts designed to support continual changes in workflow processes. Says Diane Brassea, manager of client reporting for AdvancePCS Inc., which processes pharmacy claims: "We've been improving business processes and reducing customer-response times. You'd be crazy not to do it." Just don't think that the content management arena is going to settle down any time soon. "Some people think it's a mature market," says IDC analyst Susan Funke, "but it's not."
Ask Your CTO:
In which of the four major content management areas do we need the most help?
Ask Your Data-Modeling Team:
Which data taxonomies are we using today, and are they sufficiently flexible to support our needs tomorrow?
Ask Your Vendors:
Can you help us get started by meeting the needs of a specific department while assuring me that you'll be flexible enough to help us expand later on?
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Strategic Profile: LPL Financial Services
Even if it's well organized, it's not enough simply to make your unstructured data available to customers and employees on a web site. In some cases, companies can reduce support costs simply by making their online data easier to find. That's the approach taken by lpl financial services, which decided to add a little structure to data searches.
CIO: Esther Stearns, managing director and CIO
Project Manager: Mike Hamm, service center assistant vice president
Problem: LPL calls itself the largest independent brokerage firm in the U.S. It coordinates the efforts of 4,400 representatives, many of whom call regularly for advice on policies and procedures. Accord- ing to Hamm, the company's Vantive/PeopleSoft CRM software reported that 50 percent of its inbound calls from brokers concerned such inquiries, even though many of the answers were available on LPL's Web site. But the site's inefficient search engine forced users to sift through hundreds of Web pages to find what they needed. It was much more efficient for them to call.
Goal: Reduce overall costs for customer service calls.
Strategy: Install a search engine from iPhrase Technologies Inc. that could automatically "spider" the company's Web site at least once a day, automatically indexing pages and pulling them into the search engine to make the content easily available through keyword searches.
Challenges: Initially, call volumes remained high as brokers learned how to find the information they needed.
ROI: The company went from 10 percent to 27 percent monthly call volume growth to flat growth, and did it at tax time, its busiest time of the year. LPL avoided having to hire another two or three customer service reps as a result.
Assessment: Hamm reports that, along with the cost savings, he's seeing significantly increased broker satisfaction. "Now they're getting answers they never thought they could," he says.